The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-05-15
Pen and Scissors.

SOC. 900 tons.
The supreme court OF Tennessee
has its hands full. There are thirteen
hundred cases before the court, rep
resenting five million dollars and
twenty thousand litigants.
Mark Gray, the young man who al
tempted to kill Edwin Booth at Nc
Vicker's theater, in Chicago, short
time since. has proven 10 be raving
maniac and been sentenced to lu-
matte asylum.
Dave Davis vos a barty; where is dot barry now?
Where is dot lotely golden cloud dot floats on the
moundains prov?
Where Is dot hmmelstrahenle Stern?
Che sta of the spirits light.)
All goned away nit das Lager Bier;
Away IN der Ewigkeit.
s-!'ldianapolis Ne,cs.
There isn't much difference now
between stalwerts and liberals" says
Secretary Sherman. Not very wide
difference, to be sure. for the liberal
lamb is nesting inside the stalwart
lion. -Philape,phia Chronicle Herald.
The Memphis Avalanche believes
that the Bourbon leaders in Congress
would hit the nail on the head il they
would adopt resolution to this effect:
Resolved. That we are mostly fools. 4"
This comes from Democratic paper
1t is believed by many Ohio Demo-
Gratis that uncle Dick" Bishop is 10
cahoots with Tilden and that the
"barl" will be used to obtain his re-
nomination as candidate for Cover
nor in order to injIre Thurman's
prospects for the Presidential nomi
nation.
The Nav Yo i sun does not recol-
lect any instances in the history OF
American politics where a candidate
has advanced more rapidly forward
to nomination for President than
John Sherman has in the last week,
The Sun doesn't like il, but it can't
stop it.
Tile coming silk crop OF France is
likely TO be OF an inferior quality.
The temperature and the cold rains
have been unfavorable. As this
country consumes annually about
S20,000.000 worth OF European silk,
the coalition OF the crop is a matter
Of Importance TO us.
Forty-6ve years ago Paul Dilling-
ham. ex governor OF Vermont, took a
bay into his service to do chores for
his board, and lowed him to use his
library aud attend the district school.
He is now flity-Gve years old and he
occupies a seat in the United States
senate. His name is Matt. II. Car
penter,
The indianapolis Journal says:
I've like the OHIO boys and have not
a word to say against Que Of them
personally. but come how or other il
keeps recurring that the next r. pub
lean candidate for President will not
be an Oaio man. This is not a dec
laration for Grant. either.
1t Is a singular circumstance that
though any number OF crowned heads
have during the present century
been exposed to the attacks OF assas-
sins. the only head OF state who has
fallen ia that manner WAS the fresi-
dent Of republic Lincoln, and the
Only monarch put to death in the GEN.
fury was executed on American soil
-Maxilimian OF Mexico.
The strike at the Brazil coal mines
il getting disorderly, and 1t would
not be surpri-ing il riot were 10 en-
sue. la such a case it might be a
difficult matter to get organized mil
itary companies to act as state militia
since the legislature reused them
any encouragement or help Ia the
way OF passing a suitable militia law.
Indianapolis Neics.
DIR. Blackburn saysif $4,000 were to
be asked for in the Kentucky legisla-
ture, to prevent the spread OF a con-
tageous disease that would prove ia
tai to three quarters OF the popula-
ton not cent could be obtained, but
IL somebody will show how to save
the life Of hog or horse, $4,000
could be gotten easily. l suppose 1t
IL so in Ohio, as well.
The Charlesto Is. CD Ne,cs and
Courier says there arc two phases OF
the exodus question In that State.
The negroes in many counties are
preparing to leave the State, and In
addition TO this the colored people
from different sections are fiocking
to Beaufort county, the only county
in South Carolina which the Demo
Gratis did not carry at the last cleo
ton.
1.-THE military gentlemen VIII y make
our laws are TO continue to explain
away the blood spots on their records
as officers. Congress will be unable
to transact other business. AIR. { .ial-
mers may be justly or unjustly &C.
cused OF committing barbarities at
Fort Pillow, still his explanation will
convince no one to the contrary. The
people do not want the war revived
by any discussion OF its atrocities.
The past is past, and nothing can
change the page Of history--not even
Congressional amendm