Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 22 January 1859 — Page 1

F. H. FRY & CO.,

Aro now in receipt of a

fBESII ARRIVAL

05,000 yards I'rinta of th* Vc-t quality. & 40to{w) ynrds MnMiri!-, blue and brown. 20.0CW j-nrd^Canibric, Jucouot. lawnMind linens 115,000 yard.- Satinotl. of lie best.

Sfl.CKi'l yd*. Coi.tonnde. iatc.'t stylos. 16.000 Sumitiftr JJiien*. for Pants & Cents. 11,000 Summer Veutings, all the latest •«, *tj1es. 10i yarflu Satin Vcstincrs. 10,000 Gir.irhntiis of the bo*t quality.

Jaconct, Swiiw. Linen mid Thread .Edgings. A nicontix-k of linen Fringes. Nlcc'dlmity Lnwi-.s. 25.00) yard* J1 ennet and Cnp Ribbona. 1,000 Kucliu*, both plain and fancy.

1,000 Summer Bonnets-

A large ntock of Iluta, for both men, boys and children. A nicc stock nf Flats. for misses.

The beat i«tock of Shoes it) town. A good stock of Uoots.

KID AND SILK GLOVES,,,

Cotton and Liido thread (iioves. The chfRtc«*. t-tfH-k of in town. 6ilk and Sittin Cravat

hHosiery

very cheap.

A nico stock of linnnct Flower*. U,000 yards white dotted und piain Swiss.* 2,000 lilnck and

FANCY SILKS

ibearer than ever. 20,000 yards Hod Tickin®. 20,000 yurds Hickory, striped and eh ok 15,000 Chanibr.'i Shirting!*. 10.000 Fancy Shirting.

fijOOO

Phiin tnd Fancy Shirt Fronts.

6,u00 Collars.

COO

Jaconet, Swiss and Cambric Col-

larn for Ittxlivf. Our rtock t.f Umbrellas is complete. Our rilool of J'arusoU is unbtirpas.-icd by any bouse in the market.

We keep constantly en hand li eood stock of

GROCERIES,

Suoli as Sapnr, Coffee. Molasses. Flour and Men!. Wo invite the coniniunity to give ua a call we charge nothing for bhow ing good*.

W A N E

At F. H. Fry & Cos.,

2,ri,'i'»0 Uk. Frfhli r.utt*r. 'i/i.OOUdoz Kyus- I TS.OO'i lbs. .•••'•• ilw. Keith'"'--All ol ivhicli wc will lake in e*chr.n£c for CtOodrt, at the bos', iruirUol prk-es.

COM P, ONE COM IS ALL!!

f. ii. fi:y

S A}.'ti 1 !•), 13!S.~tf.

1858.

WINTER

co.

1859.

TRADE.

BUYERS

DRY GOODS!!

O I N

^,1

OFFERED cV DAILY SOLD AT

I^IIE

undnrs-icm-.l w^u'.d once claim t'-ie privilope of iulormiiisr their mi moron* Crimd* nnd ou -tumors, that they are now prepared to meet tliern with

A lull Stock of floods,

OF EVERY VARIETY

l'dually kept in tbo kind of a Stock above mentioned* Having purchased our Good* at thc

'llend of the Market,

\Vc fool aide nnd nnd willing to com, «.c with any

house in tho trndo. It being tpo tedious to mention all

Tfie diilcrciit kinds of

KEPT IN OUR STOOK,

Wc would only say that we havo nearly

ANY ARTICLE FOR WHICH YOU t.. :. MAY CALL.

With these remarks wa would solicit yoar at tentlpn to tlio stock, as

It will undoubtedly be to your,

ADVANTAGE

'tsr**''4*

TO CALL AND EXAMINE IT!

Bring yftir -v,

With Von. We Save a regular

O E E

r«sc*vc'any thirip you bring of a Mer-

chantabte charactcr, for which

•jH WE WILL PAY

The Highest Market Price

In Dry Good*.

Your Frioni

d*, f3t

C*e. 4.16M.

nSOtf.

APPRAISEMENT LAW.

AN ACT to provide for the appraisement

the vicinity of the same to railroads, Me-

IMAI1VIDW PRi6E8! ^g^«ssi:

towns, villages, navigao.e rivers, water privileges on the same or in thc vicinity of thf same, the location of thc route of any canal or canals, with any other local advantages of situation. Frovuk'd, I hat said appraiser shall also value all lauds at their cash value without taking iuto consideration any improvements that may be made thereon, and this valuation, as weil as the valuation with improvements, shall be set. down in proper columns provided for that purpo?e

thereon or affixed thereto, shall' be valued

!at their true and full value in monev, (a-

of real estate and prescribing the duties thereof as described in the recorded plat of officers in relation thereto. Section1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Inr.liana, That the

board of county commissioners of each! praiser, from information given by such county within the State shall, at their first person, and shall be signed by the person term after the passage and publication of this act, or at a special session to be immediately called, appoint some suitable person, resident in such county, as appraiser of the real estate of said county, and if a vacancy shall at any time happen in the office of appraiser as aforesaid, for any cause whatever, before the duties required of such appraiser shall be fully completed, then and in that case the county auditor shall (ill such vacancy, and the said appraiser so appointed shall hold his office until the completion and return of his appraisement. Provided, That nothing in this section shall prevent the board of commissioners of any county from appointing a deputy or deputies to the appraiser in case of sickness, want of time, or other disability to discharge the duties of his office in the time and manner required by law.

Sec. 2. At the annual election of October, A. D., cne thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and every five years thereafter, an appraiser shall be elected by the people thereof, who shall, after the first day of January thereafter, proceed to discharge the duties required by this act.

Si:c. 3. That the appraiser or appraisers so appointed or elested shall, previous to entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, to be endorsed on the certificate of his appointment, that lie will faithfully, impartially, and to the best of his skill and ability, appraise all lands and town lot* situate in his county, upon actual view, at their true cash value, which certificate so endorsed shall be filed with the county auditor.

Snc. *1. If any person appointed or elected appraiser as aforesaid, shall not, within ten days after his appointment, take and subscribe the with or affirmation required the preceding section, the siid olfi

shall be considered vacant, and the audit-

Src 5 That the county auditor of each

Icountv shall immediately make out, by eivand town iil townships, lists of all lands

lots entered on ihc duplicate ot

(iRKAT IXDl' 5IEENTSOFFERED TO''«»!

i.tlal or

Boots. Shoes,

earn

said iists, aud it s!ia I appraiser to^lcsiirnato I

IfetS. Clips.

Hardware & Queensware.

,lien

or shall at once (ill such vacancy bv ap-1 with the true quantity as ascertained by pnintinont, and the person appointed to fill j*"'-1' subsequent survey. If the owner or the vacancy shall lake the oath of office as ipcrston in whose name any lands are listed required in the preceding section. within the French or Clark's grant, shall

and present year, noting thereon all

transfers which may have been made sul !sequent to the making of such duplicate: •and fhali also enter lhereon all r.ew ei trie- and oilier lands and town lots 1\

mil town-iini .n n... ...

div'ded into seolions and quarter sections, reported to the county auditor ana paid and deliver the same to th* appraiser, with I

such piat. I Sr.r. li. Tlu't it shall bo the duty of the 'appraisers appointed in pursuance of this jaef. within ten days after their appointment, to proceed to list and appraise all the real estate in his county subject by

law to taxaiioii as follows, to-wil:

Fik*t. The. said appraisers shall, upon iaolual view, make a true valuation ol all

IfTQ !'amis, together with th

Ulr\WV/E:niv.O| buildings thereon, or affixed thereto, at their full value in money, as he on Id

situation the said appraisers shall Jj,'

also on actual vieAv make a true valuation

panics for road bed, depot or station

ed for asoertaining the value of other real

ed for ascertaining property aud hc shall, in the same manner. make a true valuation of all McAdair.-

hed roads "plank

canals other than the Wabash and Erie

1 W)

Canal, and also all toll-bridges belonging to private individuals or private corporations, to be valued upon actual view of the premises.

Sec. 7. The appraisers shall call upon each and every person resident in his county, for a list of all lauds and town out-lots a in sons lyi subject ularly owner each vision thereof, the range, township, section, quarter section, tract, lot or part thereof, or the number of the entry, location or survey, and water course, as thc nature of the general or particular survey may require and if thc same canuot be described by thc Congressional survey, theu it shall be described by metes and bounds so as to designate aud identify the same, and in the French and Euglish Grant, or Clark's grant, shall set forth the quantity of land contained in each survey of which the tract listed is a part, subject to the provisions of this act, the number of the entry, watercourse, and the name of the original pro-

grounds, gravel pits, switches and iUlv 'Tof whlJ the board *S

Sicks and all railroad Tracks, depot build-

NEW SERIES--VOL. X, NO. 27. CRAWFORDSVILLE, MONTGOMERY /COUNTY, INBIANA, "JANUARY 22. 1859.

prietor also all out-lots and in-lots owned or held as aforesaid, -with the number

of said town, or part thereof, if it has been subdivided, which statement shall be made out by the person assessed, or by the ap-

making it. Sec. 8. If the owner or owners of any property required to be listed and appraised by the preceding section of this act, shall be absent or unable to give in a list thereof, when called upon by the appraiser, or if the owner or owners thereof shall not reside within the county, or shall fail or refuse to deliver to such appraiser a list of his, her, or their real estate, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of such appraiser to make a list thereof, according to the best information he can obtain, subject to the provisions of the ninth section of this act, in the name of ths owner, if known, or in the name of the person to whom (he same is now listed but if it be not listed, and the owners name be unknown, then it shall be noted that the owner is unknown, in the column of names, and to enable him so to do, he is hereby authorized to examine, on oath or affirmation, any person whom he may suppose to have knowledge of the amount and value of all lands which such person refuses to list asmequircd.

Sec. 9. The appraiser, in ascertaining or determining the quantity of land in the several tracts within his county, shall be governed bv the following rules: Wheuever the owner or person in whose name it is listed, shall hold, by virtue of a deed from another party, or from the State of Indiana, or by patent from the United States for Congress land, such deed or patent, it'the quantify be therein stated shall be taken and received as the evidence of

the appraiser shall charge the owner

holJ ,lrl

the preee-

an original entry or survey,

tllc

1 :u 1 or

1 1

praise t'.u: same in payment -j!" a just debt due a solvent debtor, taking into eonsidera-j in.e hi shall be deuueted from the lands owned lion the. fertility and quality ot the soi

reiiicnts and also

in another column oppos the improvements crected thereon or affixed thereto: an'd opposite to each town lot or part of a lot thc value without improve

site, the value ot

incut, and the vajue of improvements ercct- [10

ed thereon or affixed thereto.

1IS a Iorm 1C 0WDC

or th

j'i5g

(ir

of all lands used or held by railroad com- "r, h,\ '"i

betical order, of the several parsons, companies or corporations, in whose names the several parcels of real property, in any town or towns in his county, shall have been listed, and in the appropriate columns opposite each name, the description of each parcel of real property in each town in bis county, and the value thereof, as determined by the appraiser, as above specified, and such return shall distinctly set forth, the name or names of the owner or owners of each separate parcel of real property if known, and if unknown, that fact shall be set forth also a correct and pertinent description of each separate pared of land or real property if a town lot, or part thereof, the name of the town, the number, or other designation of the lot, and if a part of such lot, then the proportion and situation thereof and the extent, in feet, along the principal street on which it shall abut. If the parcel of real property be other than a town lot, or a parcel thereof, the number of acres the range of townships the number of townships the number of sections, tract, lot or subdivision of either, as the case may require. If such land be situated in the Freuch or Clark's grant, or is not embraced in any land district, it shall set forth the original survey or survej^s, part or parts thereof contained in each separate parcel so listed and if any separate parcel of land shall comprehend the whole, or parts of any two or more sections, lots, tracts or surveys, then the statement shall set forth, as nearly as may be, the number of acres taken from each section, lot, tract or survey, included in each parcel.

Sec. 14. Each appraiser and deputyappraiser shall take and subscribe, an oath, which shall be certified by the magistrate or other officer, administering the same, and attached to the return which he is

the quantity in the tract described but if required to make to the county auditor in such land shall have been surveyed subse-1 qucnt to the survey made by the United States, and it shall be proven to the satisfaction of the appraiser, that any such tracts of land contain a greater or less quantity than is described in the patent or deed under which such lands are hold,

the following fori I appraiser of the couuty of in the State of Indiana, do solemnly swear

contains a correct description of each parcel of real property within said county, as far as I have been able to ascertain the same that thc value attached to each parcel in said return, is as I verily believe, the full and true cash value thereof, estimated agreeably to the rules proscribed

with or without the patent thereon, it shall be the duty of the appraiser to require the said owners or holders to cause the same I any way connived at any violation or evato be surveyed by the counly surveyor, or|sion of any of the requirements of the

within his eoun'v, which may C"me to knowledge, and not piv\iotisly litcrcd ft taxation, which shall be delivered to (lie owner or bonier shall refuse or nog- weeks public notice •I'liitniser from time t" time, as the srniie jl°ct ''o survey arid list his lands as herein a newspaper, if one be published in the arc completed, on application, and the said provided, or if he. she, or they be non- county, or if no newspaper be printed in auditor is hcr'ebv required to furnish the residents of the county, then it shall be the- county, by advertisement set .up at the ne-e^arv lists and blanks for said apprais-1,!li: of the appraiser to cause such doer of tho court house, and at some pub-

inds to be surveyed and returned to him- lie place in each township, of the time and I self th

pine iaati

county treasury, and be by the

-iriH be the duty of said "uli!or of the county assessed against such he lands each on

aiu

collected in tho same manner a

faxes are collected thereon: I'roridrd.

that if any owner or holder of lands has praiser shall each lie allowed for thc time had the same previously surveyed, aud I ihev may necessarily be employed in the shaii produce the appraiser a certificate performance of their duties two dollars of survey other than that under thc origin-1 per dav, which allowance shall be paid a! entry of said lands, such survey shall out of the county treasury. The said apbe taken by such appraiser: or if thc ap-1 praisers shall make out their accounts in praiser shall be satisfied, from other com-! detail giving the dale of each day which potent evidence adduced to him, under they shall have been employed, which ac-v-0,11'V or

afliriuation. that thc quantity rc- count tliev shall verify under oath, and thc

Sec.11. The appraiser shall, at the time boardXin- countv business"'shall'present!

cctivcl a wh cn board

inis and other superstructures thereon, "I'^^tmn for the county will meet

according to thc same rule herein prescrib- jJo A^tlTiP"l/c

Si:c. 12. For thc purpose of enabling thc

roads', turnpike roads and appraiser to determine the value of build-

"g8

and other improvements, he is hereby

.. _i rAftiiir/t/i in nnfflr u*Uli fnA pnncnnt AT Hin

required to enter, with thc consent of the owner or occupant thereof, and fully examine all buildings and structures of whatever kind, which are not by the laws of the State expressly exempted from taxation.

Sec. 13. Each appraiser shall, on or bc-

advertisement in

owncrs nis, the accuracy ot such statement, aim snail:

rcpreseuUUiyc, it re- answer such questions respecting the same

mreel'of land ^E

oto

th,^ir plaee of residence, con-'

a«.V

Se^*-

iado h5

doing county business

ered

t!,iey

receiving.the returns made by an

wl-.cn and where the board of equal-1 STATIC OF I NDIANA, •.ii cimli onTit- h: irill innnl f.ir lli.i! S|"CRrTlKYS JlTIC'l" Set.

of such county will meet for t!

purpose of hearing and determining griev-

aneos and thereon. Six. I"). The appraiser and deputy ap-

turned is correct, and that no surplus ex- board doing county business if they shall FIENDISH ASSAI'I/r BY A JiKW VOICK is in tho original survey, lie shall enter find such statement to be correct shall al- Prt.'ILlST. Sand return the same without further sur- low the same, but in no case shall thc same A most inhuman and barbarous i&iVfr'hge

for taxation: Provided, that there be allowed until thc appraiser shall have was perpetrated a few nights since in thr,:

liled his list of appraisincnts with the porter house of John Lyng, No. 4u Bow-

by any person, as shown by such deed or statements returned to him, the maps and cry, New York, by a notorious pugilist survey, the amount of the same occupied books in which thc original assessments I named Pat Matthews. If appears that by any railroad, canal or public highway. were entered with thc auditor, the list to two young men named John Tooley ann'

Sec. 10. The appraiser shall complete be aeeuratley made out and added up with !—Quinn. had a quarrel in the saloon relhis list, taken as before provided, placing a recapitulation of the whole by civil town- 'alive to some situation one had promised on the same, opposite to each, tract of land I .ships. the other in the office of the Sheriff, bu listed and if a town lot the value without iniprov

Each

t'cll'i: llULt I.'i lilliu '.snips. I 4.41V. wiu«,i in vi iuw uum iii, u* *1 or part of a lot, 10

appraiser and deputy I

Uer bhall at tfie cm] of cach wcc.-k

vllic!l hc hal

ha,i to ,lfil thc

have been engaged in

tbo performance of any of the duties re-

writing of the number of days or parts of A

have been so engaged during "P

tli^ week at some stated meeling of the

Iaw now

!"f°ruG wbichmay hereatter be enacted it

!-fel" Lrd',

account for services ren-'

(luct from hig accc

1 1

deem 1,st a rcas na

iWe. and he shall moreover be deemed

guilty of a misdemeanor and fiued in anyi

sum not less than five nor more than five

a column provided for that purpose oppo-

site thc name of every person, company

or corporation required to, list his real es-

tate, and who has refused to furnish the

list required, these words: ''Befused to

amount, description and value, of all the company and corporation opposite whose enness nor the slightest sickness. real estate subject to he listed for taxation name the appraiser shall have noted in his in his county, which return shall contain, return the words ''refused to furnish a list,"

First. The'names arranged in alpliabeti-1 and the taxes assessed thereon, shall be

eel of such real estate listed in snch name and the value of each separate parcel of such real property as determined .by 4he appraiser from actual view,

Second. Tlie names arranged in'alpha-

estate, the same arranged in alphabetical liUPOItTAXT To FAUMERR-TO I order by civil townships, and auditors! fcN Rtsr. l.\ \t II f.A'l. shall carefully file and preserve the same

any parcel of lands, town lot, or part of

either, within the county which it was his

correct all such omissions, and make return

merits, but nothing herein contained shall

authorize any appraiser to reduce the

Sec. 23. Each auditor shall immediately procure at the expense of the county, a sufficient number of the blank lists, forms and thc to thc appraiser. And thc State shall, immediately after the passage of this act prepare and transmit to tho several county auditors, all such forms and instructions as shall be neccssary to carry into effect the provisions of this act.

Sec. 24. The appraisement of thc real estate made in pursuance of the provisions of this act shall constitute the basis upon which the taxes within thc State shall have been made as provided in this act aud all laws or parts of laws that contravene any of the provisions of this act arc hereby rev tion pr

that the return to which this is attached, |f

ii ,•

thc election of township assessors: and

somewha under the influence of hquor and

resortcd t0 blows but duI cfica

quired of linn by law, enter an account in Toolev threw him bickwa-d

out llis

apprawa:r s.iull uy hmi-.

^eIn.,t-v0T

ltl

,ect of

du_t.y

vvh ch

ri?hf

.... a hmvri „,,,i1 umbrelyi, completely destroying the signt. I The ruffian then turned upon Quinn, knockjed him down and kicked him in the face,'

V'' onV who attempted to" "intorfcrc'with him.'

Quin 1 i? !vinLr at rc?iclenc0 in a

|ful

mess may make such ue-

move a

J-[0sTitn.l where* his ri"ht eye run out

|of the socket/and the other is-

Aft etrat n(r

cws

]cj-t jj p]acc°

Sec. IS. The appraiser shall enter in I0fi)antz5c. has just made a curious discove-1

unter po S

minoral tet wh

ve all

caforder, of the several persons, "coiupa- collected by the county treasurer for the nies or corporations in whose name the benefit of the county as other taxes are several parcels of real estate in each town- collected bj him, unless otherwise or-j ship within his county shall have been dered by the board of county commision- lowed by the secession of several of thc which they had assistc listed, and in apnropriatc columns oppo- crs.

site each name the description of each par- Sec. 20. Each appraiser shall at the I occur, if Senator Iverson, or any other Sen- to the tender mercies oi the

are

for

apprais

er, shall be satisfied that ho has omitted'

mcrs 1,1

auty to return, such auditor may require £u S/ad in If//c.v/.—Uisholve

such appraiser to correct such omission,!1™ a pound of frulphatc of Copper

and the appraiser shall within ten days

assessors: aud i.

a r.t o„,i ii,„ covered a small monument at one ot thc urers and auditors, anil the treasurer anil ,, ,, v. ro Drn marble vards in the city, which had been auditor ol State, approved June 24, lao2, I „:»i, „r!ordered by thc debtor to be aced over as arc ineousistcut with the provisions ot this act.

S» Insomuch as by the provis-

by law, that in no case have 1 knowingly j0ns of this act the officers.therein named omitted to demand a statement of thc description and value of all the real estate which I am required by law to list, or in

are required to enter upon thc discharge of their duties before the acts of this ses-

s:on can be punlished an eincrsfcucv ex-1

ists for the immediate taking euect of this

act, therefore this act shall be in force

President of the Senate. J. W. GORDON,

Speaker of House.of Representatives. Approved December"!, 1S53. ASH BEL P. WILLAK-D.

Governor of the Stale of Indiana.

Cysus L. Dunham, Secretary of State

aqr.al 7.e appraisements 10f the State aforesaid, do hereby certify the above to be a true and complete copy,

as appears from enrollment now on fil my office. Witness nn

SEAL

omisc

with

nnti

king into consideration all the local advan- cl"crb tio'n" ud Tt '"itting these outrages, .Matthew held a took thc great body of the people at the heading: to

oor

hor3e pis

be guilty ofany-j threatened to blow out thc brains of

mdebtjd to 3Ir. It. U. Carmt-

in his office I chael, Commission Merchant of thiscit\,| vji.' ,,1,1 Sec 21. If any county auditor uponj

blowing valuable information wifh

-^^nce to the preparation of seedwhoat.

The

Foccss has been fully tested by far-

England Ireland, with entire

su cs

,hrce

ready for sowing.

amount assessed against any person in Should wet weather or any other cause 'prevent it being sown immediately, spread it thinly on a dry floor, giving it an occasional turning, and it will not suffer injury for weeks.

his former return. Sec. 22. Each county auditor shall from time to time as he may discover any errors in the description or quantity of any land, town lots, or parts of either, correct the same upon the list of real property of his county.

The above was received from a vers* intelligent as well as extensive fanner and miller, who says, in regard to it: "Where thi3 has been carefully carried out, it has been found effectual in prevent-

instructions required by this act, or by |9lj0l!ld

S smut in wheat. Of course, no man

s°w

Auditor of State, and deliver the same produce gram perfectly free Auditor of

rom

ii „(.•

revealed, and especiallv so mncti ot sec- .. .., ,.

'jo oi or, i.

smutty wheat, but even smutty

smut, if it be carefully dressed as above. Thc reason that Sulphate of Copper produces this result, is, that smut being a fungus, which, when the balls are broken, attaches itself to the ends of the wheat, and in many cases kills the wheat and grows in its place. The solution kills the fungus, but is not powerful enough to hurt the wheat. Care should be taken to prevent any animal eating grain dressed with this preparation, as it is poisonous." —Cincinnati Gazette.

Unparalleled Meanness—Seizing the Debt. an exe-

nparalleled eanness—o

ions .)2, oo, o4, and 6o, ot "An act to .• —An individual in tins citv held ai irovide tor valuation and assessment ol

tthe!.

thc real and personal property, and ...

collection oi taxes in the estate ot Indiana ..

ctzti

lombstone of a Lniitl for a rather

icution aeairist another, which was nlaccd

mi the hands or the fc icritt tor the purpose

but

4,that

fc 4

officer find--

I U1 UUI 11 tT MIL* Clt.niJ, UUl UlilU Ui UI I It Ii I If pi .1 4 1

hti/* rw» if r.irittnwl nncinf l.di

ling no property, it was returned unsatisfi- ,i

assessors, ap-1 •.'

prescribing thc duties of a praiscrs of real property, county ,.

ed. A short tune since, the creditor dis- ,.

county treas- ,. to conquer, lie is the CVosar ot Chcs3.—

., lie was threatened with prosecution unless

1 4

from performed the unpleasant uuty, and liie

ure of a dog, the emblem of fidelity, in attitude of repose, surmounting it.—was bought in by this thing in human form.— As wc looked upon the stone and listened to this little history connected with it, wc could hel] thinking that he who had I done so base a thing against his fellow, dcserved no repose in this world or thc next.1 liulj'alo Courier.

Catalogues

tj icy than any European astronomer, has led hand and the seal of thc,

to some

State, at Indianapolis, this

^iUwlay of December, A.

CYRUSJJ. DUNIIAM, Secretary of State.

By Thomas Story, Dej^ity.

Comets.—The curious

discovery made of late that the Chinese had recorded comets with greater accura-

researches into the subject. I at comets have been recorded parchment books, and probably on tho ptpyntx Ezyficits, from the earliest peri-1 od of history. But the first person who! collected these records was Professor Lu-j bienski, who, about two ccnturies ago, pub-1 lished two volumes folio on comets, giving' an immense catalogue that extended up lo the times of the flood, lie represent-'!

that

0I1 parchm

e:ijasu°]ihe as being

Jj.ey were

other no ,,

ilnrm Whiln covin inn- l'nt nn I thillks Our last great COlllCt W33 the ccle-

t}='

rew

on fi

Jc'^t provocation :''rated comet of Halley so long expected,

aud I was 10

j?.

^'.

thc niost fieni,lsh

1 A ,lsocJ 0

tbc'polntof an

*a-

uou iL

-fe

being unable to sec, *r TtTc'Tucft ""tint ^'^'1

closed.-

this barbarism, Matth.

an(:] a5

ccn niade

Ciri:

flect that lt

yet no effort has

for

huudred dollars in the dcscretion of the ,,, (only acquiesced in the measure, but gave made and sustained by the friendly, though court or jury trying the same. I A

He'has'found an antidote, or rather a !it: S

which, oncc absorbed, destroys

not on]v thc r:si*nr:

avc tl,e

nm tutl0nS-

furnish a list."—and hc is hereby reauired I .n Histim-rlv rm.l iineuutvocallv nnon And who tendered it more than

Encouraged, perhaps, by a recent! the Lecompton question was started, the disunion avowal of the Argus, Senator Ivcr great mass of the Democratic parly said it

Southern States. If such an election should er, and which they did not wWj to abandon. yoo.

c-jjh-

catastropne as ncnitr caused

e,j,ac\j!i)-

"P'"'

an a an(1 uc ed 111 s0( 0

manner, ending by punch-.

,i •. ,"i the same vcar, ii'.' piavcd v., and thought it was the si'ne thai ap-! .-. '. ,, .- .. games wituoiit seeiiiir the Board, at New pcared again the time o: rsev.ifiti.

JjU-i,.

i' Orleans. In June no visited hurope,' bienski was followed bv several others who,

made lists of comets in (I'Tinaiiy «nd in England. Forstcr published one a Aachen, in Prussia, about thirty years age and, of late years, many have emanated from members of tho astronomical societies of Eutleinan, who has of late e.vthese catalogues collectively.

WHOLE NUMBER 867.

PKI-,-1 tempt to bring Kansas into the Union undor the Lccompton constitution failed, they

tj:(j uul

c»rctV

ci in thc

tj10

quarts of boiling water. Alter the

ni3xturc

thereof to such auditor, and thc correction '^sheis of wheat, stirring it through until shall be made upon the list of appraise-j

has cooicd, sprinkle it over two

whole be wet. Put it up in a heap,

nrn 11

it occasionally for an hour, when it

wher4

03 of a late

astrono-

cr at the Bu-hv Observatory who in

ho wi-hed hc* coul live

w, hc

for, vcars niorc on,or to RCC

man was sci"disfifVure'd as position was introduced into Congress, in They are expected to do more service^for

VhHe'^ !1S54, to repeal the Missouri Compromise, less pav toltand more .ponging and dead

tol in one hand, with which hc °rth by surprise, and Democrats as well without fees or hope of reward

Without exactly knowing why, ger, get oftener che'ated. suffer more

the Missouri compromise had got- to be re-, niary losses are oftener the victims of

ljir,b. Tooley was taken to thc New which niusf. not.be touched. Jnt hen gr.c* harder for a man to spend a dollar on

1,lcn camc t0 stu

1 4 1

of that so-called comproimse to rc-1gew gaws, yet ever

upun

per and in accordance with thc great prin- worthier-.

ciple upon which our system rests. Wh?n punetinl'ty, win

poli^Zhe^L^Vtic I'rS

on (lli (|Ue i,lio,f of popil

bolievo it will meet wit!, no favor from

Dcmo aey of the North—most B.«ar-

cdly not from the urcat State? known as

Xorthuest, a region which in a few

destined to control the destinies of

thc replll)lic The

principle of popular

reitpitv, which is butauothcr name for self-government, is deeply implanted in thc hearts of the people, and we are sure there are none who will go farther in insisting upon the retention of this article of flit Ii in the Democratic creed than fourtifths of those who sustained thc President's Lecompton policy. In that principle lies thc crreat strength of the .Democracy of thc West. Around it their atfcctions arc centered, and they will not give it up: wc think this is as certain as any futuru event, can be. It grows in the estimation ot the people and gains new strength daily, as the late elections throughout the country abundantly prove. Wherever the Democratic party and its candidates havo stood (iruily upon the Cincinnati platform and refused to give up thc principle upon which thc Nebraska bill was based, they have succeeded while in those parts of the country where they have stepped off, and allowed their opponents to step on, tho 1) enioeratic platform, defeat has overtaken them.—IV. A. Ledger.

MOKl'IIV ACi.VIN vicroitiors. The young Chess Champion, Paul Morpliy, is victorious in the match at Paris, with Prof. Anderssen, winning sever

•J

games

to Anderssc:ii's two, two being drawn.— There is now no one to dispute his claim to the till' of Chess Champion of tho World. The enthusiasm of his friends throughout the country will, at this announcement, be universal and most fervid.

... lie may now, like another Alexander, ween

.. ,. that there are no more worlds (of Chess)

the grave of a little child he had recently buried. Forthwith this worthy exemplar of Shyloek waited upon the Sheriff and instructed him to levy upon thc stone. That officer remonstrated against an act so bara a a a a

conquer.

He may say in tho face of Ivtrope, came —I saw—I conquered." His triumph is not an unworthy one. Chess holds in tho Old World an exalted rank. It has tho dignity of science and thc beauty of art/ It is held, for its infinite variety and""thc wonderful combinations of which it is susceptible, in thc highest esteem by the loftiest intellects.

The triumphs of Mr, Morphy over all the maslers of this supreme game, which

rphv is not a vulgar phc

nonienen, but, a gentleman, a man whoso ease of manner, happy personal appearance, and well-bred accomplishments, lit him to/move in, and adorn any .society, lie speaks several languages with fluency and correctness, using the French with Parisian purity. He is withal

m.•ni:sr:

and for that'

I priceless grace we may be thc more proud^ of him, for modesty may not always be safe-"... ly assumed to be a characteristic of Amcrijcan celebrities. I Our young hero was'born at New Or-' leans, ,| nc L'2d, 1837. When (en years 'of aire he was taught the moves in the game of Chess by his Father. He disIinguisi'od himself as a Chess Player when in his thirteenth y. ::n, and about, the same I lime entered College at Spring 11 ill, Alabatna, where, after four years'study, ho graduated. .In I*f7 he visited New York,!and won ensy victories over all the Chess

Players there In January, 180S, lie ofjfered :he odds of pawn and move lo any" e:-.- I'laver in America. In .March, of simuiL'iiicoua

in America

n«:-j carter of uninterrupted con-

quest-", of startling brilliance, just now crowned by the most brilliant of all, is familiar to all his countrymen.

'.V

VT A NKVVSPAPIOIt DOICS I'Oll NOTHING. The following article should be read and pondered well by every man that owes for printing, and lakes our paper without paying for it:

The result of my iufor-nation enables mo I to .-fate a fact, thai the publishers of newspapers arc more poorly rewarded tlun any

POP I LAK SO\ kltl.K.X i. men in thc United States who invest an It is useless to deny that when the pro- equal amount of labor, capital, and thought.

p,„f

without

any as their opponents did not hesitate to de- other clarscs. Thev credit wider ai:

and d,f,nd more persons

than all id larpecu-_ of

t,,an

t'lf! ^object, to read ihc valuable newspaper than ten on needless

was clearly inconsistent with the edit,, r's j-cu and printer's ink.

legislation of I860, which bad rcceiv- ^How many profr?sior.al men and politi-

to arrest him. jed the sanction of the country, they not eal reputations and fortunes have been

Drunkinncss Dr B»ck Iifc their warm and generous approval.

bodv avails himself of

I: unrequictcd pen of the editor? How ma-

step in the right direction, be cause uy railroads, now in successful operation,

P°°P^C who were alone iuier- v.ould have foundered but for the "lever

on, for ardent spirits. It is a ^t° the entire management, of tiwdr own that moves the world?" In short what

ich hc encloses in an ol- concerns and thc framing of t.ieir branch of industry and activity has not

effect, but Hkewise the The Democratic pariy plantc 1 them- substantially by thc press .'

been promoted, feinnuhtcd. and defendod

al"-'f

JaCa tiie.Pu./1

Pai

scrupul

co mtuig room of

the ne wspaper ix the -v it of jewing, cheaperr'ng trade, orders, and pennies.

Sir Pmilip r-.i'.liittV says—"l am no