The Weekly Republican from Plymouth, Indiana • 1

3 PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, MARCH 7, 1872. Vol. XVI No. 16. JOHN MILLIKAN, Editor and Publisher.

ATTORNEYS. Amasa NOTARY Public. Attorney Counselor at Liw, Authorized War Claim Agent, Ply -auth, lad. Kspecial attention given to the set-tleiuent 'ol Estates, Conveyancing, and the collection of aioidiers' Claims for Pensions, Bonnty, rWk Pay, and all other War Claima. Office On Michigan street, over Bark Toau'a Hardware 8iore I34tfl LOGAN ATTORNEY AT LAW and No-tart Pi-blic.

Office Brownlee's Block, over llecker's Store, Plymouth, led. Collt-ctiona a specialty, jyi-tyi CD. S. FISH, Attorney at Law, Justice of the Peace, and Insurance Agent, Over the Post Office, in Kendall's Block, Plymouth. Ind.

jj'13yl CARD. i Attorney at Law, Real Estate, and Collecting Agent, KNOX, STARK Will practice in all the Court3 of Stark, Marrhail and Koscinsko, The payment of NoH-residoiits' tuxes promptly attended to. Jel3 H. C0K8IN JOHN DARNELL, DARNELL, CORBIN 4 TTORNEYS AT-LAW. Will XJL Practice in Marshall and adjoining Counties, in every Court when calk-d upon.

All loi.i-nes nriaiit'y altenled to. in t'orhin's Block, aecuud floor, Plymouth, Ind. jan29-ly r. A. O.

Packard. ATTORNEY at Law and Notary Public. Room No. I. Balcony Block, Plymouth, Marshall con'ity, Ind.

I34tf Public, attorney at law. and W. JLM claim -ret. Office Balcony Block. Plymouth, Indian.

C. Jiz A. 1 5- Cftrrrn, TOR.VKr-n-SKt.OBS Ileal K.t.ite and i Plymouth. a-e nractta- in in the 1 couotiee.and will irive or.oni.1 attention to all leeal i ha-im-M emm-H-d to ilirm. neral collecting 1 U.itts ror Aorthern ImlisiiHaud Southern Michigan r.n tfriinii eivcti to the reU.me"t rsrHf mill trtMi-di)nistnn.

l.ffMls.niort ir-i1 Hhd otltir contrjirU up und nckuowl UnviK tkin. Office, Rrovitlee's Block, up stair. Jt. It. rT-S, KOI A OSBORNE HESS.

A TTOH VKYS I.nw, uillnltf-n-l promptly (al proftmiiH( ntitJrttl tlti-nt. tiriiUf aUcuti'tu pi. tn toh! t-ri- ri Ytnitnt1 rfl CotltTfiviit! Hiid lr. iillv r-'tititifd. iffi(tw Mirliirtii Stiwf l.i.rK ntrtb ol tin Irkcr IIou-.

fMvuuiuili, Ind. Sc 1. Trtrli, a C-iit' pti at Not Pnh-. hi in r- Ihii.Iii'I. a 1 icjii iit "I'd) it tiiniii Kt: i-l xtim if fr IVinions.

HniMt, liicfc P.iy auil all itli War ('htiltt. f-Uttj' li-s. France A.C MATillCrTKf F.tANOC, I TIIIYSU'lAN? STftfiKONS. N. I Tl' fl-M-T'M- rtiHt i'Triif call i-at in tb day t't injure inoiiif rfi-nilH tuit iit- in rs citiirv, SjH.tMj(l (jjvt-ii in hriiiir liroi xii-i tt'-rat ivi siirrvry MHc al ay ojitn, atn.i lrtr iu irpinijtm V.

Jacoii' i. PllYSIi-lAN an.l Operative Snr-tre'tn. Ma oml services to the fM.i.pte of Marshall county. In addition it tie treatment ttiseas cow.mon to tne country. )erial attention will he given to the treatment of sureical diseases r.nd diseases of te.

MaJe4. Xiht caIIs iu t.wii and ceuutry prottiptly tteaded to tArirea office i.p stairs in enraer Knildin amith of the Imtik. i .1. Leland, and SUISCEOX, -priYSIUAS Indiana n'iftvli attend to all rails promptly. T.

A. Borton, M. jis removed to ins new, rosi- uciwe, one door tith of liir former dwelling, Hie Mit sile of Mirhiem urn-ft. hen he may I km found u4 rottsuUetl professionally. -H4-3'l i A.

O. liorton, DENTIST. Officaover J.E. Weatervelt'a Store, Teeth extracted without pain, hy the nee of Si- I troua Oxide (or Laughing Ga). Teeth; from one i tioth to a full sett, so chnvp that the rich and poor i can all ret thum.

Office open all days except Mon. lays and Tuesdays, G. Tl. Reynolds- I. IX.

EEGFLAR rhvsician and Operative Surjreon, offers his professional services tethe citizens Plymouth and surrounding country. Id addition tn the treatment of diseases common to the country, special attention wiil be given to Surgery, the treatment of snryttcal diseases and diseases of females. 5ight calls in town and country promptly attended to. Charges reasonable, eflice and resi-dencaon west side, of Michigan street, three doors of thebank. Plymouth, Ind.

(34ttl Airs. Dr. E. W. Cooper, LTOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, and 1 Jt widow of the late Dr.

E. W. Coop, calls the attention of the people to the fact that ehe intends continuing the practice of medicine and dentistry in ber late hnsbaad'a place; and that she will promptly attend Wall call and treat all diseases that afflict the human system. Office and residence first door sooth ot Allemaa's furniture store. 28 DR.

J. A. DUN LAP, Physician and Surgeon. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN to Chronic diseases, and diseaea of children. Office, over S.

E. Reeve's Grocery Store. sep-28-tf MISCELLANEOUS WESTERN LAND AGENCY OF LUTHER R. MARTIN, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Western Lands bought and sold.

Taxes paid Cash paid for quit claims to land forfeited for and defective titles coreected. Dealers snonlied with low -oriced lands. Swamp and overflowed lands in Northern Indiana pan-baaed at cash value Send nam her by mail to LUTHER R.MARTIN, febl5-3m. Indianapolis, Ind. EXCHANGE BANK or BUCK TOAiV, Plymouth, Indiax.v.

WE BUY AN SELL Foreign and Domesfc Exchange. We receive Deposits paj'ablc on demand, and make collections" in any part of the United States and Europe. We issue Letters of Credit and draw drafts direct on our correspondents in over 150 cities in Europe. C-OFFICE IN Oril HARDWARE Store, No. 9 Michigan st.

july20tf Ir. Henry Hollo way, IDIEItTTIST, OFFCE IN BALCONY BLOCK, LAPORTE, INDIANA. Teeth extracted with the most approved instruments, Teeth filled in a professional manner. Full sets of teeth made of the heat material and warranted na as the hat. jaiils-tf.

JOHN MUELLER Fashionable Barber AND hair deessee; South (Side ol' I jiiioi-t ritrett, PLYMOUTH, INDIANA. HIGHEST PRICK PAID FOR LADIES HAIR. novil-ly. I NEW SILVERSMITH. A.

U. PHILPOT wonld announce to the citi-Eeiis of Marshall c-untv and the politic iu general that he haa again located in Plytm.uth.and can at all times be foiiud iu his store, threo dts.rg west of Woodard A Hoham's aonth ude. Laporte street. Plymouth, Varshall Where he is prepaid to do all work in his lipo in the vury beat manner, and on the most reasonable terms 1 it Particnhir attention given to' the aiol repuiriu of Watches. All work Oive a call.

Meat Market AMCF.L JIOUKK, in the late Dr. West 2AMCKL JIODRE. in the late Dr. West's Build- or somh of A. K.

Phtlpnt's Silver- Mip. street, keeps the very kiuds olJleaiaud and sells them lo-l'i-tf. Mcurdy 1 tonae. tad- i Worm sole I'. t.

c. r- Wanataii. side P. Ft. A C.

Frank yicCnnly, Proprietor. Cuveiiieiit and tensive accoiimuoatiotxs. G. L. BHINK, PLYMorTH.

I.D.. PROPRIETOR OF THE PLYM-outh I'litiuinji; IVIill, and dealer iu Lumber, Lath, Walnut Bed fcc. South or the P. Vt. W.

A K. nlsn. maniitic-titrer of Urackets. aiol scroll um ol all knots aiol pat at more thau.jli jrl cent neli.w tire tiieao and i nnkee the v.urk is watruhUd iu he illlel tor to lome i Sure In.leinnitv etrninst loss by Fin, notte lor Stlctlli, Suk-ty and eluiniiny SevoTid to All tiled i lil Die "World's Great Fire! S8.0(HI,000 2.50:1, bOJ 450,000 i Tmjwrinl Five In. Tendon, Inxuriun-e Awrira, I 'ii'lrnrritt nf Xnr I rrU.

JMroit t'irt and M'triitr lux. C- i 11.27, ISO! 15J20.ii.S7 i Txt'l JEtitu JJfr Inn. C'J. mini Total C. WJTITMORE, Agent.

Also, Affcnt for the sale of Pianos, Or- gansand Melodeons; give la-tter luirgains bv st lling tor cash, or on time. 1-rciijht, Drsvtige, Cover and Stool ivcn in bv buying of uu deell-ly. C. WHITMORE, Ag't. W.

D. CAMERON MERCHANT TAILOR 4NI 1IEA I.Kit IN riT fi Mil qj tJ V'-LjW J-XIQ, XLiOXX-LN VJTO, CasMmeres, Trimmiugs, He is also getting newest and up clothing in the best styles. All work warranted to give satisfaction. Cutting done on the shortest notict INDIANAPOLIS, jgRYANT STRATTOX, PRACTICAL Business, Military Lecture COliLlDGrE, A New and Practical System of American Kdncation DF. R.

T. BROWN, President. For circular and particulars address the Superintendent. A L. 80TJTHACD, Iadianarolis.

Ind WILCOX LEONARD, BAKERY AND RESTAURANT. Oysters, Confectionary, FRUIT, T0EACC0, CIGARS, KEPT CONSTANTLY OX HAND. LAPORTE ST-, PLYMOUTH. USD. LARGE CAKES FOB Parties Weddings Made to order on lwrt notice.

jan25-Hi5. DICK'S ESCAPE- IFrom the Iudianapolis Journal.) In the latter part- of June last We discovered that Richard J. Bright, State had drfcwn $39,138 50 for 3,170 reams of book paper I'roui the 27th day of February to the 9th day of May, iuclu sive. This money was all drawn upon vouchers sworn to, approved and passed by the accounting officers of the State. Availing ourselves of the aid of practical printers, and having procured a statement from the officers of State of all the books and pamphlets printtd by Mr.

Bright, we discovered that while he' had received pay tor $20,138 50 worth of paper, he had used less than $2,000 worth, or, not to put too fine a point upon it, he had unlawfully abstracted from the treasury in less than three months over $27,000 of the people's money. We gav publicity to these facts on the 11th of July. Mr. Bright responded iu the Siittind the next day, by saying that he intended to make all he could out of his office, and hoped it would produce enough "to satisfy our (Ids) modest desires and leave a handsome balance to spend, if necessary, to aid in continuing Indiana Democratic." In the same article he quoted -the couplet which will hand him down to posterity as the "Cat-skinner'' of Indiana. Here was a defiant threat of further peculation.

We made up our minds to put an end to it. He also said he would explain "at the proper time." To hasten ah explanation we published our opinion of Mr. Blight's official conduct in language easily understood. We finally procured' his arrest on a charge of perjury in swearing to false accounts, lie declared his willingness to try the case before the magistrate, but when the time came save I bait for his appearance before the Crimin-jal Court The Grand Jury indicted him I for perjury upon the testimony of Colonel N.jrman Eddy, Secretary of State. J.

C. Shoemaker, Auditor of State, Jas. B. Uyan I Treasurer of State, L. Ci.

Hay the Notary who administered the oath, and John tj. I Doughty and Mr. Cameron, two practical printers. Mr. Bright now had an oppir-i lunit'y to explain.

To assist him in hU explanation he called his ant the fallowing eminent criminal lawveis: J. E. McDonald, A. W. Hendricks, John K.

CorlVoth, James Hughes, Jonathan YT. Gordon, W. W. Leathers. The connection of some of these gentlemen with the ca.se was brief and brilliant.

Judge Hughes having said in court that the edi tor ol'lhW paper had "lied in his teeth, throat, stonucli and bowels, and from his lips down to the bottom of his perjured heart," took a drink of whisky and left town. Mr CotlVoth came from Lafayette and made a ranting speech, iu which he compared us to a remarkable toad, which he described as perpetually "chawing his ow maw," Mr. CotiVvth also dropped out of the case after thi.4 remarkable de- Hiverence. The heavy vork of the de- jeuse devolved upon the broad shoulders of Mr. McDonald, and the shoulders, not I tiilile so broad, of Major Hendricks, Ma jor Gordon and General Leathers.

Wt I should do Judge Hughes the justice to sy thiU the reason alleged tor ins withdrawing from the caic was the q'libblrtg and disingenuous defense decided tiin by the other counsel in opposition to his wishes. cmie a motion to quash lor the following reasons: 1st. That the notary public had no authority to administer the oath. 2d. That -when Bright swore to the accounts his oath had no reference to the I took paper mentioned in them, but swore to the smaller items only.

yd. That the ioath simply meant that he intended to use ithe money to buy pxper. 4th. That it i was no oath at all, but simply a contract I for the future delivery of the paper. i That it was in the nature of a mililan' re- quisition by Col.

Bright upon Col. Eddy i tor money to lie used in biivmg 1 he attorneys with military titles are to uu crciiucu wiiii mis ponu, as my. Donald's military career had not been extensive enough to enable him to see it. By dint of hard hammering with this ponderous logic, the indictment was re-iduced to a single count. The next point i of attack was upon Shoemaker's memory.

it having been ruled that L'le Stale must i prove that Shoemaker req tired Bright's ioath to the voucher, the defense hinged on light's ability to persuade Shoemaker to tornet the facts. Shoemaker has said on several occasions out of court that he did require affidavits to printing vouchers. We believe he swore upon the trial that he did not. If he swore the truth he out of court, and if he told the truth out of court he swore a he. have our doubts as to which of these two positions is correct.

Having perforated Shoe- Maker's rotten memoir until you could see daylight through it in as many places as you can through the celebrated voucher, Mr. Bright concluded that he had bet ter uo to work buying book-patter, lie delayed this, however, until after he had been tried once lor perjury, ana has oeen sued by the Attorney Oeneral for the money he had drawn upon the false vouchers. In November or December Mr. Bright built an iron c'ad warehouse at the back, of the tkntinrt building on the alley, and several of his political friends informed us that he was buying and ship ping: larjre quantities of paper. lhc freight books of the Jeffersonville, Junction and Cincinnati liailroads show that he received more paper dnring the months ot November and December, than he did during the entire year previous thereto.

When the drays had' deposited these fresh invoices ot paper in the iron-clad ware house. Bright announced his willingness to. deliver it to the Secretary of State if the Attorney General would dismiss the suit. 1 his offer was accepted, mainly be cause be had given currency to the state mentmade by another paper, that he was execution proot. and had no unencum bered property.

Considering a half loaf oeuer man none, the Attorney ijenerai promptly and prc-Derlv accepted the of fered surrender, and thus secured some eight thousand dollars which otherwise would have "gone where the woodbine iwinein. Meanwhile, by the aid of a double refracting microscope of great power, the able council for.the defence had discover ed that the impression ol the notary st-al on the voucher was almost, it not quite, lmperceptablc, and that the letter in the word "subscribe to the jurat had no dot over it. After these important discoveries I Lad been made, aud had been argued at length by the attorneys for the defense, they ottered in evidence the tact that Bright had made restitution by delivering the paper to the Sectretary of State. While not a legal defence, and while the evidence in form was excluded, the jury were put in possession of the tact that under the pressure of the indictment Mr. Bright had disgorged.

Such a defense would not acquit a poor devil who should steal a stick of wood from a neighbor's woodpile, and return it six months after when indicted for larcency; but we were satisfied nt would let Dick out, and advised a nolle' prosequi of the indictment as soon as he declared his willingness to return the property out of which he had defrauded the Stale. We congratulate Dick upon his escape, for it is nothing but an escape. We congratulate him still more upon his evident disposition to desist from further fraudu lent practices, and shall make it a special dut so to watch his official conduct t.vt his strong desire to obtain money from the treasury by fraud be restrained" within just bounds. don know but we might safely leave that matter to the future care of Shoemaker That officer is certainly under great obligations to us for the useful lessons we have imparted to him concerning his official duty, and if he shall succeed hereafter in guarding the Treasury against Bhiout's unlawful designs, it will be because we have iudelibly impressed upon Uu mind the importance of attending carefully to his official du ties. The result of right's case will also exalt.

the excellence of our humane crimi nal code, and the method of its admini; tralion, in the estimation of merciful men. Scoundrels win also be encouraged to lieve that however the Legislature may seek to jwrsecutc and tnish them, there is no crime or villi iny flagrant but that a corps of able cri ninal lawyers may succeed iu finding -devising some way of escape. Some cross-grained, malignant people of cadaverous aspect may be disposed to complain. We would remind persons so disposed that Section 18, Article 1. of the Constitution of our State provides, that "The penal code shall be founded on the principles of reformation, ami not of vindictive justice." Never Was letbrmation more thorough than in Dick's case.

We do not believe he will ever swear to another bogus vouchor if he ere to be State Printer ii thousand years. He has repented in stick-cloth and ashes, he bus sorrowed for his sins, and has made restitution, after a fashion. We ask vindictive people, in all seriousness, "Would it not be 'unconstitutional' to demand more than this?" Ai.iieiit Oallatin as Secretary of the Trkasi-hy. Albert Gallatin was born in Geneva in 17tl. After receiving a liberal education, at the age of eig hteon became to America, thoroughly imbued with ihe progressive spirit of our political institutions and four years after his arrival, depending upon the business of a teacher for support, jus became a tutor "in Harvard College.

Carrying out his original idea of an active life, he finally settled i'l then the national capital, LA Came acquainted with the leading statesmen, anil rose so rapidly in public estimation that he was, in Ihe year 17:0, elected to congress, and was shortly after trans ferred to the Senate. In this prominent neiu oi national legislation nis surprising abilities, especially his reports on matters of finance, attracted universal atten tion. Characteristic ot the political bit terness of the era, and how neat men rise above its influence, we iiuoie Mr. Gallatin statements regarding hisnitrouiictiou to the responsibilities ot his otlice. He relates that Mr.

Jefferson, upon handing him his commission, said "Your most important duty, Mr. Gallatin, will be to examine the accounts and sill the records of your department, in order to discover the blunders and frauds of Hamilton, and to ascertain what- changes will be required in the system. This is a most important duty, and will require all your industry and acuteness. To do it "thoroughly, may employ whatever extra service you may require." Gallatin was at heart with the Preside nt, and as strong a partisan as possible else, with all his abilities, he probaly would not have been selected for the important position he held. He admits tlfftt he undertook his assigned task with a good appetite, and that he performed the searching work assigned to him with great thoroughness.

All the accounts and correspondence were examined with the minutest attention. What was at first to be a work of fault-finding, criticism, and a hunt for defects, soon liecame to Mr Gallatin a labor of love. Gradually Hamilton's perfect system developed itself, and when Mr. Gdlatin mastered the details completely, Le was filled with admiration. In the honest enthusiasm of a truly great mind, he finally went to Mr.

Jefferson and said "Mr.Tresident, I have as you directed made a thorough examination of the books, accounts, and correspondence of my department from its commencement. 1 have found." said the conscientious Secretary, "the most perfect system ever formed. Any change under it would injure it. Hamilton made no blunders, committed no frauds: he did nothing wrong." The administration of Albert Gallatin was distinguished by a series of reports regarding the best method of canceling the national debt, the proper policy of disposing of the public lands' and the legality and necessity of establishing a national bank. The purchase of Louisiana required fifteen millions of dollars, in addition to the current expenses, "yet the Treasury met all demands with promptness, mainly owing to the activity ot our foreign commerce, our shipping, in the general war then raging in Europe, being preferred carriers, on the seas.

The war also created a great demand for our agricultural Droducts. and thereby encouraged the set tlement of the then great ''wilderness of the West. Colonel T. is. Ihorpe, in Harper's Magazine for March.

Geo. Wells living near LaPorte, recently had one of his hands torn off with a rotary saw. Since the accident sympathising friends and neighbors have donated to him four acres of land and nearly one thousand dollars in cash. Laporte county always a little in ad vance of her neighbor! in generous deeds. How to Break Down a Church.

To do this effectually you must, I. Discourage the pastor, II. Discourage your fellow members. III. Destroy the confidence of the community.

-I. To discourage the pastor I. Absent yourself from one service every Sabbath, or miss at' least one in three if he is not very strong once in four times may answer. 2 Neglect prayer and class meetings. 3.

Criticize your minister freely praise him sparingly rind fault plentifully pray for him little or none. 4" If he proposes to hold extra meetings, let him conduct them without your 'co-operation. 5. Give yourself no concern whether his salary is paid or not. li.

Nevor call on him socially or allow, him to think that his comfort or that of his family, is a matter of any importance in your eyes. II. To discourage your fellow members 1. Observe the directions given above. 2.

Complain about everything they do and don't do. 3. Contrive to make yourself the head of a clique, and by their assistance and your own industry keen the church in hot water. 4. While doing this, lose no opportunity to complain of the bid treatment you are receiving.

5. Be as much like Diotrophes and as little like Paul as vou can. 6. Discard character and candor, takedis- trust to your bosom, and make scheming your specialty. III.

To destroy the confidence of the community 1. Observe the foregoing directions. 2. Tell the people that you are in the church by force of circumstances but have no respect for the way in which business is conducted. 3.

Publish the faults of your brethren, taking care to magnify them. 4. Make no effort to induce people to attend the church. 5. Take no part in the labors of the Sunday School.

6. Publish it on ali occasions that you have no confidence in the concern predict that it must fail go down blowup and tan succeed. By observing these directions faithfully you may have the satisfaction, if the church is not unusualy vigorous, of witnessing the fulfilment of your predictions. Irixli The Laporte Herald republishes an article nearly a column long, copied from the Chicago Tribune, which commences with an untruth and is mostly made up of the same kind of material. The open ing sentence is as follows: "Senator Morton, of Indiana, came into the Republican party at a late day, and was an Andy Johnsonite down to about the period when that worthy swinging around the circle." Any one at all conversant with the political history of this state ought to know that i Senator Morton was a Republican at the earliest period of the party's existence, and was an an-tislavery man before the Republican purty was organized, and yet the Tribune says that Mr.

Trumbull "voted and acted with the anti-slavery men two years before the Republican party was organized, and had grown grey in the service before Mr. Morton's banner was seen iu that holy cause." We very distincly remember that the Tribune was quite as severe in its denunciations against Senator Ttumhcll, for the course he took in defence of And)' John son, as it was against Senator Henderson, of Missouri. We were not at all surprised to see such an article as the one referred to in the Tribune; but we had certainly expected better things of the Herald than to see it re-published in that paper, without comment. The Plymouth Republican of last week contained an item to the effect that Howard M. Brooke had sent his mother a check for $100.00, that being the third check for a like amount that she has received from him during the past year.

We have known Howard from his childhood up, and he has always had that same self-sacrificing and devoted love for his mother, insomuch that he has denied himself fine clothes and pleasuregoing that he might contribute to her happiness. There are few boys like Howard. Rochester Sentinel. Boys, here is an example worthy of imitation. We are also acquainted with Howard, and take pleasure in testifying to his excellent qualities of head and heart.

The boy who is good to his mother will always make a good husband. Bourbon Mirror. The Winamac Itemor.rat and the Stark County Ledger endorse the honesty of the Democratic State printer. Bright, after he has honestly returned to the State abstracted book-paper to the amount of over $8,000 on compulsion. This is worse than the endorsement the Re publican central committee gave Conner when he returned from the chairmanship of the committee and that was bad enough.

If the Tammany thieves escape the penitentiary and divide liberally, they may stir up the sympathy of Democratic leaders for the persecution they haw been subjected to. Fire. The house" of Mr. S. C.

Perry, in Coolspring township, was destroyed by fire last Friday evening. The inmates had barely time to escape, so rapid was the progress of the flames, and without goods enough saved to make them comfortable. Loss about 1,500. No insur- ance The Small Pox- A red flag is still displayed at the resilience of Mr. Emmons, where one case of small pox and four of varioloid have already been developed.

The disease has not made its appearance elsewhere in town, and the Emmons family are all getting well rapidly. Dr. Hill informs us that the pestilence has made its appearance in Richland Township, near the Marshall Co. line, in the family of Chas. Holeman, Esq.

Mr. H. wore "home from Rochester a pair of gloves belonging to Mr. Emmons, shortly after the latter's return from Chicago. Mr.

Emmons now remembers where he was infected. He had purchased a shepherd dog in Chicago, and stepped into a one-horse hardware store in the suburbs to buy a chain. He asked the Irish woman who waited upon him where he could get a strap put on the chain, and her reply was that there was a harness shop opposite, but that the family had the small pox. She further said that she was waiting on the sick. Mr.

E. had already purchased the chain and received some change, lie thinks that he thus contracted the disease, but the circumstance passed out of his mind and was not remembered until he had almost recovered from the attack of varioloid with which he was prostrated. We make this statement as a matter of news, aud not by authority, but it shows thai Mr. E. was not in the least to blame.

His self-exposure was not wanton, but a misfortune to which all visitors to large cities are liable. lloch-enter Spy. Washington Brigadiers. During the early months of the warlike vear of 181)3 the Senate was blessed with a rare and independent Committee on Millitary Attairs. lwootthem were Pacific we mean from the coast Latham, of California, and Oregon.

Much pressure was brought on Lincoln to appoint brigadiers. Much delay and reflection weie had. "Old Nez," as Senator Nes-mith was called, lost his temper on that question. During a heated debate he at tacked the inefficiency and cowardice ot a class of brigadiers who always congregated about the hotels in Washington when there was imminent danger of a battle at the front. "Senators!" said he, "go down to Wiliiard's Hotel observe the fluctuations of our national conflict! If a battle is near, the brigadiers are afar off: they snuff it at a safe distance.

I passed Wil-lard's last night at dusk. An unruly dog was besieged by unruly colored bootblacks. Stones were thrown at the dog, snd sixteen brigadiers lay wounded on the gory pave; and it ica'n't a good niglU for brigadier either." Editor's Drawer, in Harper') Magazine for March. Having tired of voting for the hand somest man, the prettiest woman, the most popular conductor, policeman or preacher, the tcay of Fulton county, in a spirit of waggery have selected a wagging subject for this contest. A brass collar is put up to be voted to the dog having the longest tail, at ten cents a vote, the money to go towards defraying the expenses of the church.

The collar was on a recent trial (4't entries), awarded to a dog with tail two inches long. Fulton county canines carry wonderfully abbreviated narratives, or else the "ways that are dark," usually prevailing on such occasions, have been thoroughly learned by the good people there. Logamport Journal. A large joyful party celebrated the silver wedding'of Mr. and Mrs A.

S. McClur week ago last eve, at their pleasant home, on Madison street. The rooms were crowded with the happiest and sociablest of guests, and the supper, prepared by the ladies, was as nice and satisfying as any feast we ever tasted. The most note-worthy of the presents, was a silver tea-set, of about a dozen pieces. The wish of all is.

that this excellent couple may live from the silver to the goiden anniversary of of their marriage. Laporte Herald. Our invitation did not reach us in time. It has not come to hand vet. It is our painful duty to chronicle the decease of another old and highly esteemed citizen of this county Charles Vail, who died suddenly of heart disease at his residence in Springfield township, last Saturday evening.

Mr. Vail was one of the earliest settlers in the county; a man of sterling worth and beloved by all who knew him. It is worthy of note that Mr. Vail was the first man to take out a marriage license and the first man married, in. LaPorte County.

The Plymouth Republican wants to have the drinking houses all cleaned out of that place. Stark Co. Ledger. We only want those that are selling contrary to law, and those that are producing drunkenness, moral depravity and paupers, cleaned out. We have no hesitation in expressing in our desire to see all others flourish in Plymouth.

Michigan City Items. We copy the following from the Enterprise of Saturday Vast. Wm. Ritchie, a brakeman on the Ohio Mississippi road, formerly of this city, was killed at the crossing ol the L. N.

A. fc C. road, at Michell, last Tuesday. No particulars received. His remains have been sent to this place for burial, The Central have a large gang of men engaged in putting down another sidetrack near the toot of Hoosier Slide.

We understand that it is the intention to ship a large number of car loads of sand a day Chicago. We can spare it. The Revival. The special meetings of the E. Church closed last Sabbath Evening with a full house, and good interest.

Nearly forty persons, all adults, and, of the most part, heads of families, have united with the Church. These special meetings may be resumed again. The Presbyterian and Congregational Churches still continue their meetings. Fire. About 10 o'clock last evening Hosier, Miles factory and Planing Mill was discovered to be in flames, and so rapidly did it burn that the utmost efforts of the fire department were unable to save it, and it was soon reduced to ruins.

The loss is estimated at between and $5,000, with no insurance. It is a severe loss to the firm as well as to the own. i.t i '4.