The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
Fen ard Scissors.

Ile widow OF BOSS Tweed has III
herited thirty Thousand dollars by the
death OF her father.
Persons who read the enlarged Chi
cago Times are advised to buy a der
rick to help handle il.
The rumor that the devil is dead
may not be true, but if he is dead, we
suppose Bob Ingersoll is only his heir.
The Republicans in the Senate will
be generated by Edmunds and Conk-
ling and make vigorous fight against
the Democrats.
About one hundred Democrats and
thirty four Republicans and Indepen-
dents are elected to the constitutional
convention of Louisiana.
Nihilism thrives in Russia. The
latest arrest is that OF a well known
countess" She is charged with SYM
pathizing with the revolutionists.
The Chicago Telegraph says
Vending is pigmy in The path OF
Ingersoll, but thinks Moody has the
callibre TO meet him, AID suggests a
joint discussion.
A Texas doctor declares, that yell
low fever was imported last summer
in coffee sacks TO many Southern
cities that would otherwise have re-
NAMED free from the disease.
A clergyman recently aroused his
sleepy audience by asserting In the
most positive manner that, notuith-
standing the hard times, the wages Of
sin have not been cut; down one iota
A part OF the officers of New York
city have been elected from their po-
sition for alleged dishonesty, and it
is said that all the Tammany officials
will have to go to make room for
friends OF TiIden.
Kaarney is stumpiDg Southern Cal
ifOrnia for the new constitution. In
his speeches he abuses people with
out stint. A man whom be vilifi I'd,
after be got through speaking gave
kearney an unmerciful beating.
By the reduction OF revenue on to-
bacco the government will lose ten
millions Of dollars annually, yet cigars
will not be bought any cheaper OF
the papers Of fac cut be any larger,
but Voorhees, will have more money in
lis pockets.
A professor in Cornell lecturing on
the effect Of he wind in some West.
eTn forests remarked: "In travelling
along the road even found the logs
bound and twisted together 10 such
an extent that mule couldn't climb
over them. so went around.
La Persia a gill is expected to yield
her parents good round sum al
marriage, aud the people OF that
country are indignant and Mortified
when told that in America daughters
are given away in marriage, as though
the parents considered them worthless
! trash.
Mr.. Justice Hunt, OF the United
! States supreme co TT. who was siiick-
en- with paralysis early ia January, is
improving, although there is no hope
! Of his direct restoration 10 health
Within "a few days he has been able
TO sit up, and can ariiculate a few
words, but not connect sentences.
A Washington special to the Gin
cinnali Gazette states that as the c u.
| federates have captured both Houses
ofCongress, and virtually declared thai
none bat Confederates need apply for
Senate or House positions, that The
test oath should bs changed so as to
read that the person taking Office
never bore arms against JEFF Davis.
Monticello, the home anil buria
place of Thomas jefferson, situated
near Charlottesville, was sold at pub
lie auction Thursday for sl0,050 tC
jefferson NJ. Levy, OF New York, one
OF the heirs OF the estate Of Capt
Uriah p. Lovy, the original purchaser
The new proprietor will at once pui
the noted homestead in suitable re-
pair as his private summer house.
The Supreme Court OF Ohio has
decided that where drunken and un
ruly passenger is put of railroad
train, and Is then run over by another
train, the railroad company is not liza
bic. 1t was the duty OF the CONDUCTOR
10 protect other passengers against
him by ejecting him, and il he was
too drunk TO take care OF himself after
that, it was his own fault. Similar
law has been laid down 10 New Yoil
and in most of the other States OF the
Union. and IL seems to be about set
tied that il a man will get drunk, the
safest place TO do il is at home.
At the late Greenback Convention
In Chicago, it was resolved to cal
upon every Greenback club in the
country to contribute $500 each FOL
the benifit OF Brick Prmeroy. Bricl
is bankrupt again, Gin fact never wa,
much else when his debts were paid,
and the poor men OF the country ar,
now called on to contribute OF thei
hard earnings for his benefit. II thu
Greenbackers do not help Brick out
they may expect him to turn his bat
tariac npon than hafora varv len,