Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 25 February 1871 — Page 1

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S. M. FBTTB1TGILL ft Co.. Ii Park Row. Sew ork, Arc tbi wu i(nti for the Crawfordtrnte RtvtBW, in that elty and ar« anthorited to contract for iwntiiii adrertl»«tneBU for o« at oar lowmt cask rate*. Adratitm in that eltr tw iNintad to Inn their faron with •Ilherof the above kouei.

General Wallace on ReTolntion!

5 Two years ago, when the Democrat

ic Senator? and Representatives re

figned their seats in the Legislature*

that an amendment to the National

Constitution conferring suffrage upon

the negroes might not be passed with

out the people being consulted in the

matter, General Wallace, in addressing

a public meetiag at the Court House

upon the subject, with more than his

usual mclo-dramatic earnestness, thus

gave vent to his pent op "pheelioks

I tell you my fellow citizens, this ia Revolution! it overturns the fundamental principles of our Government $ It is but one step removed from anar cky, as it cheats the people out of the legislation they have a right to expect .Xrom their Representatives. It is REVOLUTION in its worst f5rm, and but the first fruits of the revolutionary scheme as foreshadowed' in Frank

Blair's Broadhead letter. The party that would thus plunge the country into a REVOLUTION so- needless does not deserve the countenance, of any true patriot

Will the General be so kind as to

give us his opinion of Revolution now,

as inaugurated by the saints of his own

party Is it not "very sad" to think

that the Loyal men, aye, the "trooiy

loil" would thus (to prevent the House

passing an apportionment act which

might never pass the Senate, and which

his Excellency the Governor might

certainly have vetoed) pluuge

the country into a Revolution"

which "is but one step removed from

anarchy which is ".Revolution in

its worst formwhich is "but the

first fruits of a revolutionary scheme

a revolution so needless" that "the

party that would thus plunge the

country into it does not deserve the

oountcnance of any true patriot?''

General as you are "true patriot,''

"eyes front!" and meet the question

xqunrely

JVVnEN the Democratic members of the legislature resigned two years ago, they went back to their constituents, who approved their act, and re elected them in every instnnte by immensely increased majorities. Wo dare Governor Haker to give the people a like opportunity to deal with the Radical members, who in such a "revolutionary" manner have stopped legislation. When the House would again convene the seats that knew them once, would know them no more.

The Legislature." Barstfefl." hast Thursday morning thirty-four radical members of the Lower IIouso stampeded and fled to their homes. Their resignations were all accepted by the Governor and the forty seventh session brought to au abrupt tcrminastiou. The reform measures of the

Democratic members were too heavy and unpalatable for radical stomachs.

MORE TAXES.—An effort is beiug made to build a uew school-house costing thousands of dollars, which if carried out will increase grievously the already heavy burdens of taxatiou: We do not believe that our tax-payers are in favor of any such project. What is really ueeded is good and substantial ward school houses.

MONTGOMERY county needs a new Court House-—-JoHr/u/. True, but would it not be wisdom to wait a few years until our county is freed from her railroad debt before attempting to build a hundred thousand dollar Court House?

WE notice that several of our Democratic exchauges are interesting themselves in President-making. Now we make our guess that the coming man to lead the Democracy to victory is yet unknown, and will be until the day of the Convention. It will be a Polk surprisc'to the Radicals and a disappointment to old stagersand fossils of a paht age.

THE speculators who have bought up the old repudiated Mississippi bouds—which originally amounted to five millions, including the iuterest— are making an effort to persuade the Legislature to provide for their payment. The proposition does not seem to be favorably received in some quarters. One of the papers thinks it would be an act of prudence to throttie the Legislature, and if necessary to prevent the consumnation of the scheme, hang every member who'voted for it to the first lamp-post.

A HILI. should be introduced immediately in the Legislature cutting down the present extravagant salary paid the Governor of ojir State. Two thousand dollars a year is a salary amply sufficient^

A PROPOSITION is on foot among some of the radical members of the Legislature to build a new State House. We trust that no Democratic member will countenance auythiog of the kind. Reform is what is now needed. The old buildings will answer for some years yet.

THE Dent family are reported to be entbuiaatioally ia favor of Grant's renomination.

THE

THE present Congress will close its session on next Saturday.

having made the passage in ten days.

THERE are 25,000 persons in Hartford, Conn., who don't go to church and yet the religious folks are busy at all seasons in raising money to sent! the gospel to benighted heathens in Africa. Why not try evangelizing the pagans at home

MR. FORNEY, in one of his astonishing articles in favor of protection, .asserts that "home consumption home manufacture is an unfailing test of prosperity and therefore the Boston Post advi«es the Peunsylvanians, if they wish to bc'j£r6sperous. to adopt a diet of pig-iron. -j

Expulsion of Senator Burson. The Senate on Tuesday last expelled a fellow by the name of Burson from that body, who had sneaked into it by means of bribery, fraud and corruption. The Radicals squirmed terribly at this vote of honest ccnrure, as they felt that the skirts of any, were scarcely free from like taint. All hail this just act, as it foreshadows the return of more honest days aud better men.

vi A. V. Ramsay's Grocery llousc. This extensive cstablishmeut is rapidly filling up with a heavy stock for the Spring trade. Last, Thursday the house received direct from New Organs twelve hogsheads of sugar and ten barrels of molasses. These goods mere purchased direct from first hands and Mr. Ramsay proposes to sell them at a small profit. The sugars are the best Louisiana brands, and far superior '.o the Cuban sugars. The molasses is of a superior quality, equal to tbo best manufactured before the late war. In addition to his heavy stock of groceries, he has received a large and elegant assortment of imported queenswnre which no lady who desires to purchase a beautiful dinner or tea set should fail to see.

SAX D0H1XG0.

Arrival of the Commissioner I—What They have Seen and Heard—A General Whitewashing may be looked for.

SAN DOMINGO CITY Feb. :I. The Commission arrived from Samana Bay yesterday. Every one connected with the party is in excellent health. Want of coaling facilities detained the ship six days at Samana.

The Commission found the inhaitants of the peninsula very generally in favor of annexation.

Full investigation into the ownership of the land around tne harbor, showed that no United States official is involved in any private transactions there whatever.

Fabens and associates aud O'sullivan have a perpetual lease, at a nominal price, of nearly all of the available water-front for large vessels around the harbor of Samana. There is no valuable land in that section.

The commission landed here this morning, and was formally received by Baez. Mr. Wade explained the character and object of the commission. Baez aud cabinet gave hcm a cordial welcome. President Baez said that peace and a stable government would follow a union with the United States. The people were all anxious for union.

Cabial had no Dominicans with him. The force he was supposed to command were Haytiens, and Hayti was the real mover in the whole matter. He had information that an excursion was to be made while the commission was here, to influence them, and from his agents he learned the whole movement. He expressed tho hope that the commissioners would examine all classes, and promised to extend every facility.

Five of the party came across the island from Samana to this place. The commission find thus far no appearance of public disturbance, or dissentions.

The season is very healthy. The officers and crews of the United States steamers Tennessee, Nantucket and Yantic, now in this harbor, are all in good health.

The commissiou will be here a Week longer, and will probably visit Azgu next. The stories of trouble there are untrue. The commission intend to start for home in about four weeks. flaez has agreed to give safe conduct to Cabral or any of his officers, to comc hero and meet the commission. Messages will bo dispatched at once.

NEW YORK, Feb.20,

ACCOHNTS OF SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. The special correspondents of the New York press send home copious letters in regard to the voyage of the Tennessee, as well as the visit to Samana Bay and San Domingo City. The entire voyage was a regular summer trip, the vessel anchoring in Samana Bay at two o'clock on the afternoon of January 14, exactly seven days after leaving New York.

On approaching tho land, thoEe on the deck of the Tennesse feit disgusted at the sterile look of the country, but on going further up the Bay of Samana, disgust was replaced by enthusiasm. Terrace upon terrace, green as the Tyrol, presented themselves before our eyes, and the beautiful tropical foliage prjgpntcd a most charming picture.

On arriving at San Domingo City, the Commissioners declined to occupy the house set apart for them by Baez, because it was too near the river, the

Commissioners being afraid of the fever. After a great deal of bustle, they took possession of another house,

THE telegraph on last Tuesday heretofore occupied by au American, morning reported the'Tennessee safe, **or they paid forty dollars a

she having arrived off the coast of) official presentation, a San DomingO on the loth of January,

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As to Cabral, he had offered him free consent to come to San Domingo and confer with the Commissiotfers, and that no obstacles should be placed in the way of anybody to hear all sides of the question. He denied that the United States naval force in Dominican waters had been used for the purpose of forcing the people into annexation, and offered to do all in his power to give the party all possible chances to investigate every thing con. nected with the island.

While the Commissioners were in San Domingo news was received of a l\eavy Ilaytien invasion, and further serious troubles were anticipated. It is true the opinion of the majority of the expedition that the Dominicans' principal reason for desiring annexation was in fear of the Haytiens, who are a suspicious people, and have always shown the greatest enmity towards them. ...-j..,-.*

AN ACCOUNT CF THE VOYAGE. [From tho Tribune's San Domingo Correspondent.]

BAY OF SAMANA, January 27. We had charming weather for the first two days out. cold indeed, but bright and clear, with fresh and favoring winds, and every prospect of a pleasant voyage, but toward evenieg of the second day, in the rough lattitude of Hatteras, our troubles began, and from that time until we neared our destination we experienced abunda ii discomfort and many strong seis, though without any specially severe test of the sea going qualities of the frigate.

By using generally both steam and sails, we have made a moderately quick passage, but the behavior of the vessel under steam is far from satisfactory, and her machinery is found to be full of serious defects. As a sailer, however, the ship is pronounced faultless. We had been out of the sight of land six days and a- half, when, on the morning of the 24th, we heard from the lookout in the maintop the welcome cry, "Land, ho!" The morning was the hottest we had yet felt. A burning suu blistered the decks.

The brass work of the frigate glowed like fire, and the waters glittered like burnished metal under blazing heavens. There was hardly a breath of air and as we steamed through the calm sea the sails hung useless from the .yards.

At two o'clock in the afternoon we dropped anchor in the harbor of Samana, about two miles from the village. Over the property leased by tho United States floated the American flag, and we found iu the harbor the United States steamer Nantucket, Captain McCook.

The Burson Case—lie Is PronounccJ Disqualified and his Scat Declared Vacant. The warmly contested election case of John W. Burson and William B. Kliue, iu the State Senate, from the district composed of the counties of Delaware and Madison, terminated yesterday by deaclaring the seat vacant. The following is the conclusion of the report of the majority of the committee

In consideration of the evidence before the committee, the undersigned cannot avoid coming to the conclusion that John W. Burson, during his candidacy for a seat iu the Senate, did both offer aud give bribes and rewards to procure his election thereto. They therefore offer for adoption the following preamble and resolution, namely

WHEREAS, Section six of article two, of the constitution of Indiana says 'Every person shall be disqualified from holding officc, during the term for which he may have been elected, who shall have given or offered a bribe thereat, or reward, to procure his election and,

WHEREAS, In the opinion of a majority of the committee, the provision of the constitution as cited has been clearly violated by John W. Burson therefore, Be it

Resolved by the Senate, That the said John W. Burson is disqualified from holding the office of State Senator, and that the said John W. Burson is not entitled to a seat on this floor as Senator from the counties of Delaware and Madison, and that tho same be declared vacant."

The report is signed by E. Henderson, J. D. Williams, Jason B. Brown and James Elliott. On its adoption the vote* stood ayes 24, nays 21, a strict party \ote —State Jknthtel, Feb.

As infernal old Turk in Mobile has just married his seventh wife, a Mexiean. He had previously been united to German, French, Irish, Dutch, 1 English and American women, all of whom died. He expresses a fixed determination to go for a heathen Chi- I nee, as soon as he gets- his present partner comfortably laid away.

THE New Jersey Senate "ratified the Fifteenth Amendment" the other day, They have now under consideration a joint resolution acquiescing in last year's earthquake.

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ber of the correspondents intcr-

viewed Baer., and asked him what he had to say in reply to Sumner. They submitted a number of questions, of which he took counsel with his Cabinet and finally sent a categorical reply. He stated that Sumner's assertions were the most shameful misrepresent atious ever heard in a legislative body, and he assured the members of the press that no grant of land had been made to any person to carry through the annexation scheme, only, in acI cordance with an old Spanish custom, gf! a gralificaton had been given to General Babeock, but so much had been said about it, even, that it had been withdrawn.

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NEW SEBIES—VOL. XX7T, NO 26 CBAWF0RDSVH1E, MCNTGO INDIANA, FEBEUAST 25, 1871.

DR0W5ED BT INCHES.

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A Man Buried In a Well—The Water Sowly Klscs and Drowns him. An Accident of a horrible nature occurred on the farm of Mr. Houston, near tbe village of Wyton, Canada, on Saturday afternoon last, resulting in the death, by drowning, of an aged well-digger named William Robins. The well on the premises became foul, and several parties were applied to cleanse it but each one, on examination, refused, as from the construction of the well the process did not appear safe. It was an old fashioned well, thirty feet deep, and walled up with loose boulders. Robins undertook the job without fear, as he had been a well-digger of some thirty years' experience, and expressed no fears for his safety. The water was pumped out, and he decended. About midway was a piece ef pump-log running r.sross the well, and blocking up the way. This he found it necessary to remove. But no -sooner had I the tackle been applied, and the wood started, than the stones and the earth caved in on all sides, burying him beneath them.

The block in some measure checked the descent, or else the unfortunate man must have been crushed to death immediately.

But he was only spared to meet a terrible death by slow drowning. Part of the debris formed a partial arch over him—the rest wedging him in from below. Those above were paralyzed by the sight before them and, for some time, thinking poor Robins beyond all hope of recovery, did nothing to extricate him. At last his voice was heard, as it were, afar oft", feebly calling to those above to clcar away the stones and let him out. This reassured the men, and one and all set to work with a will in the best manner that suggested itself a man werit down, and by means of a tub lowered and raised by a windlass, a large quantity of the stones and earth was passed up. As fast as they worked, however, the earth kept falling in. All this while the voice of Robins was heard at intervals—now imploring deliverance, in affecting terms, now making incoherent ejaculations, and again invoking mercy.

The water is rising it's now up to my knees but work away boys and you'll save me yet," came from away down in the bowels of the earth in a faint tone, but yet distinct enough to be understood.

Then the voice broke into sobs of despair. Each time it was heard, the men in the well and at the windlass put on fresh energy, and worked till great beads of sweat rolled off their brows the crowd continually increased, until at last there was a very large and excited assemblage on the spot. "It rises very fast 0, let me out. of this i"

The thought that the man, besides the agony he must have endured from the pressure upon his body, was slowly drowning, lent fresh vigor to the work of deliveranco, but the exhumation was extremely slow from the sandy nature of the soil, which fell in almost as rapidly as it was taken out. Thus the work went on for three hours, and at last the unfortunate man was reached. But he was dead. The water had gradually risen, and, unable to move, so firmly was he jammed in, he at. last succumbed—actually drowned by drops! How frightful must have been his last agonies The Coroner was communicated with, with the view of holding an iuquest, but. upon hearing all the circumstances he dul nor, deem it necessary to do so.

The whole circular is an invitation to deal in counterfeit money, and to impress upon the person who receives it the conviction that the counterfeits are so well executed as to escape detection. Of course nobody but a knave will purchase this counterfeit money, and the authors of the circular know it. They manage somehow to find out the names of persons near every post-office and send tliem circulars, hoping to catch a succor out of the crowd, like a sportsman shooting into a flock of pidgeons, he hopes to bag one or more.

How is it that the Government is notable to detect the rascals who issue these circu-lars-is a mystery to us. Who makes this counterfeit currency? Who advertises it for sale? Can not the Government find out? Iu the mean time, let every one to

Chain Lightning Harnessed—Highly Successful Experiments. LFrom the Journal of the Telegraph.! If we mistake not, wc are in the dawn of a new and economic motive power. We are strongly induced to hail magnetism us the coming worker for millions of men, :t for purposes innumerable. Some will smile at this. It is right they should. The idea has been discouraged by electric writers as visionary and impracticable. They have asserted the impossibility of any su^li economic use of material for the production of magnetic power, as could ever justify ill

magnetic power is not proportioned to the

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jtidth of Wtperiphery, or rim, being about five ineheC Five apertures eqni-distant were cut Into the edge or face of this iron case, three and a half inches in length and of the width of the frame. Into these were inserted the faces of five iron cores, coiled with what seemed -to Us No. 14 covered copper wire, standing out from the frame and firmly fastened thereto. In the interior was a wheel, on whose rims were set six additional magnets, the same as on the iron case, and so set that the faces of the magnets in their revolutions would meet each other at different yet regular periods, corresponding with the double crank device in locomotives to prevent a dead center. By acting ott the periehery, all waste of power was, of course, avoided. On the shaft which extendedYrom the magnet wheel, there was placed aibelt wheel of the usual diameter, connecting with a shaft wheel on the ceiling, whichj-44 its turn, was connected by a belt with a circular saw on a bench. No power was g*tfed by tho diameter of the wheels, as ttfeyjfere all equivalents of each other. The wirps were then connected, when, on the instant, great rapidity of motion was at once acquired, the floor of the room shaking violently with the power.developed. Pieces of wood were «awn rapidly, and without apparently disturbing the rapidity or ev«nne9& otHhe motion. Two gentlemen weigh170 pounds each, endeavored to stop the motion of the wheel by the pressurt of a cojiirfcate break, having a surface six inches by four, bearing on the belt wheel, but without visible effect. This rapid and effectiv^actjon has been watjhed nine hours by investigating parties, without any perceptible decline of powtr, and a consumption of less than half a pound of zinc, a-cost of l«sa than half a cent per hour. The power developed was rated at two-horte, and can be maintained for twenty-four hours without intermission at a maximum cost of ten cents. Such at least is the statement made to us by Mr. Payne, and confirmed by a well-known gentleipan, who thoroaghly examined it. By increase of diameter and width, or by multiplication of wheels, and the number of magnets, the power can be largely increased, we were assured, by the tame number of cells. Thi3 was proven by the fact that by the addition of wire in the circuit of sufficient length to surround another set of magnets, no diminution of power was apparent, although the action of the battery was necessarily less thus another wheel with similar power could have been added. The four cells we saw were stated as capable of maintaining the speed and power produced in our presence for sixty hours without renewal, at the cost of about a single stage fare on Broadway per day.

In this machine, so utterly simple as to challenge the scrutiny of the most ordinary mind,..we see the dawn of a new power, capable of endless application at a minimum cost, and destitute of the usual elements of danger. It occurs to us as very strange that what is just being proposed as a possible status of facts by a learned divine in England should prove the self same theory which an American citizen has been privately -and persistently developing in actual practice for years. To what it may give rise we have no prophet's ken to tell. If the premises demanded are proven to be correct, its application is infinite. We may yet see the Atlantic crossed by huge ve»sels. propelled without an ounce of coal, by a power the initiative of which the captain may place beside his writing desk in his Cabin, which a child can apply, and the littlest finger may stop.

Character Is Power.

It is often said that knowledge is power, and this is true. Skill or faculty of any kind carries with it superiority. So, to a certain extent, wealth is power, and genius has a "transcendent gift of mastery over

"Strictly Confidential Circular" One of oursubscribei-s sends us a ''strictly confidential circulav,"' which he received through the posl-oflice from New York cily. It relates to an exchange of coiinterfHit.^jneu.it.But higher, pu'rer, better than all,

greenbacks for genuine greenbacks, or bluebacks. The circular says: "The Only difference between our money and the genuine, is one which would invariably escape notice." Of course, that is for the greenhorns. And counting on the simplicity of their country dupes, the circular proceeds to say "The Government begins to numbeitheir bills at number one, so we could not number ours lower, and it would not do ts» number them higher if that were done they would be detected at once." Indeed

more constant in its influence, more lasting injits sway, is the power of character—that .power which emanates from a pure and lofty mind.

Take any community, who is the man of raoet influence? To whom do all look up with reverence? Not the "smartest'" man, not. the cleverest politician, nor the most brilliant talker, but ho who in along course of years, tried by the extremes of prosperity and adversity, has proved himself to the judgment of his neighbors, and of all who have seen his life, as worthy to be called wise and good.

A Big Tree.

A section of the Original Big Tree" of Calavarus county, California recently arrived in Boston. The tree from which this section is taken was out in 1853 five men worked twentyfive days iu foeliug it. The stump smoothed off, now easily accommodates thirty-two" dancers. This tree, when standing, was three hundred and two lee!. high (nearly hundred feet higher thaii Bunker Hill monument). From section forty feet lou a ho3 tel was constructed. A saloon and

whom these proposals to deal in counterfeit j| double bowling alley, more than eighty money issent, unless he is a knave already

WONDERS OF LIGIlTMXi*.

The Mechanical Power of the Future— Elcctriclty as a Motive Power—Dawn of aNew Era In the Mechanical Arts-

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or wants to become one, put it in the fire, .TI,« '-5- ,, the prostrate trunk. ihe baric was from lifteen inches'to two feet in thick-

or, what is better, put it in the hands of some Government official in the neighbor hood.— Gin. Enquirer.

](JU(, built upjn a portion of

ness, aud a section was brought to I New York for the crystal palace. A portion was also sent to the Crystal

Palace, England, at the time of the world's* exhibition. The estimated a of the tree WIJS about twenty-five, hundred yeirs. The weight of this section, at thirty feet from the ground is eight thousand pounds, its diameter nearly sixteen fcer. and circumference forty-six feet. It i? fhe only section of the solid wood of the tree ever Brought from California.

INDIANIANS CL II hardly fail to ap_

pTeciate rollicking humor in the following gem? which arc taken from the New York Dernier it:

An ludiiiiiu ptjjL'i' says: 'lireen

hope of its substitution for steam. They castle has been iilssotied by Wendell were right so long as the battery was re-j Phillip.:.' The first reading of that garded as a source of power instead of a wouid le.ad one to tluuk Wendell had gone to .ringing, -Down Upon tho Swanee Iliver, but it iu :liy means that he failed to eoiuii to tinie on the night he was advertised^ Xilsson had the Indiana shakes one'night, .and could not appear, and the Iloosicrs will never get over it. They think aay ann can sing jua» well when shaking in their boots." 'Olive JjOgau waff riding on the Fort

mere initiative, such as results now seem to prove it to be. Our theories of electro-mo-tive force may require it to be re-exam ineJ —and perhaps changed. The axiom t'nnt a given magnetic force is the exact producev of a given consumption of zinc or chemicals, must now be challenged and put to proof. We confront, now the proposition that, although the electro-motive force may be in the battery, yet that the magnetic power which follows its application is capable of indefinite enlargement without increase of the initiative agent. We are brought face to face al90 with the fact that when a mag- noor. net is performing its maximum work, the! She looked at (or a while, battery which started the magnetic power hut they didn't eem ro dry up uiueh, ig most at rest! In other words, that the

Wayne Railroad when four men, sitting opposite, kept, spitting on the

a trength in tbe outer vessel. It ^as en-1

g0t up, .-truck an altitude,

aad orderfid he

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size or consumption of the elements oi a battery, although dependent upon it as an tones, to onus a :U5p or a shovel, and initial force. We do not pretend to explain clean out the pen^'i The spitters were this problem, but we ean tell what we luive

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frightened therfumped out of win-

seen. down an doors, and s?eftnied pleased to A few days ago we accompanied, on «»-J .ye

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-yitauon, several gentlemen to tbe worts of ... ., ,, IMr. H. M. Payne, of Newark, N. J. On a sat dowu aud turned ln-r Bright Side i.mall shelf we found a Daniels battery of toward the retreatiugjue. and whistled, lour cells, the ingredients of which were "Put me iu uiy litiie, you know how it the bi-chromate of potash in the poreus eel!, yourself." nnd dilated sulphuric acid of ordinary |T[

,. Qlive

Tl{E nunibor

tirely inodorous. Beneath it, firmly ooU«-U oar to the floor, was an iron circular frame, of "ago to date is 880 .M, and the paekdiameter of about eighteen inches, the era are .--til 1 at work.^

of hogs packed in Chi-

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'A ,1'w\ 'mij

itfi, Fish Law. '^1-' Tbe fullowing act passed the Legislature last Wednesday

Enrolled act No. 271, H. R. entitled an act providing for the protection of fish, and repealing all law in conflict with the same, and prescribing penal ties for the violation thereof.

SUCTION 1. Be it enacted by the yJ^

General Assembly or he State oi Ind,

ana, That no person shall take any fish

with a net, seme, gau or trap of any

kind or set net weir or pot in any

streams in this State except as hereinafter provided. No person shall take any fish with a gig or spear during the months of March, April, May, November and December. Any person violating the provisions of this section

vio aung tne provisions oruu. »uu

LOST OX THE PLAINS.

Perils of Buffalo iluntlng—Without Food for Five Days—Wonderful Perseverance and Escapc of a Boy.

In January last, John Wilson, a lad livened him up, and he soou asccr about 10 years of ixze, left his home tained that a band of friendly Indians on Mosquito Bo'ttom, in company with I

his lather and two neighbors, for the

purpose of hunting buffalo on the Upper Arkansas. The weather was all that could be wished, game was found in abundance, and the hunters secured as much as their teams were able to haul back so long a distance, and on the morning of the 10th, preparations were made for a return home.

herd of-buffalo', and here and there scattered groups of antelope. At sight of this our young hunter becamo excited, and only ''one more shot," before departing, was insisted on. Shouldering his gun hastily, he started out and was soon lost to view as he picked his way quietly along the river bank and timber.

Nothing further was thought of the young man whim by the father and

his companions, who were cooking ra_

companions

tions for tho return trip and peaceful ly smoking their pipes. Young Wilson found tbe distance to the game much farther than he anticipated, but. on getting within longrange shot, his presence was discovered, and a general stampede was the result. Nothing daunted, he continued the chase, fully determined on the last shot and a buffalo. Onward he went, over the plain, through wood and thicket, regardless of all impediments, but four legs could wander further than two, and he was left far in the rear. Time had elapsed, unheeded by him night was upon him, and, for the first time, he realized that he was aloue upon the vast plain, his game beyond his reach, and companions, he knew not whither. His reckoning was lost, and he ctood bewildered. To add to his misery, one of these fierce winds, so common in that section, came up, and with it a driving, blinding sleet, which transformed him into a walkiDg icicle.

Cold and benumbed, he started, as he supposed, for the wood along the ravine, but instead, traveled from it— now hastening, now slackening his pace as the cold affected him. At length he came upon a small clump of bushes, under which he took shelter, sat down, and was soon asfeep and lost to his lonely position.

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The boy not returning iu a reasonable time to the camp, his father and companions became uneasy, and set out in search of him. Guns were fired, Ijldian whoops and yelled indulged iu to tit* full entent of their lungs, but no answer came in response. The same was continued throughout the night, aud rge fires v.-ere kindled on the highest eminences, in hopes of attracting his attention, but all iu vain. 'Morning came yet with no boy. The day elapsed in fruitless search, follow ed by another night of demonstrations "tjie

similar to those of the first. Thus passtwo nights aud one day, and with them the hopes of his friends. The anguish of the parent in this extremity was almost unbearable. To go back without his son, he could not, for there too was an anxious mother fo'ndly awaiting their return from the hunt.

On the third day, after fully deliberating on it, the party concluded to return heme, form companies of their neifhbor3 and make a grand search for the boy on the plains.

Awaking from bis sleep through feeling of coldues?, young Wilson looked upon tiie dreary waste before him. The wind still howled, but the sleet had subsided. Iii3 frozen clothes clanked about his bodv a.- he

arose and picked up the gun. He jj

now fully comprehended his situation, and hia first thoughts were of his friends and something to eat. To choose bis course, puzzled him, yet no time wa-r to be lost. He plucked from one of the bushes a sprig, fat it on end, aud in his boyish way resolved on I going in the direction it might fall, As the result wil! show, it fell on the opposite direction to that in which his friends were, and be wandered furthcr and further away. 1 ,ii?For procuring food, his gnn was

aar

TOOLE NUMBER 1406

ail

was safe and a prospect of a replenishment of his vacant stomach offered. On the morning of the fifth day he came to a small stream, skirted by a few scattered trees. Here he gathered up somo broken limbs, and pulled out from beneath the roots dry grass enough to start a fire. This he did

oi hls

a blow,D

,, o, ..j wad into a blaze, which soori grew into

cl(Jthes Wgrc

IIow

yourself! and he gazed in astonishment at the intruder. The Indian comprehended the situation, proffered him a portion of his meat, and they sat down together, roasted and eat ravenously of it. The heat and food

encamped a few miles below

... .i To this camp the two repaired, and

Unn W1|Q n,ilv

and fed

Wilson was welcomed kindly and for tbreo days, whenfenough provision was given--him to reach the settlements. His course was pointed out, and he started on bis homeward journey. He traveled three days, when I he fell in with his father and friends, who were returning to renew the search for him. The meeting was a joyeus

re iiiuuu lui a icium uuujc. 117*1 „f Not so. however, with young Wil-

son, who had become enamored with the wild scenes and wilder sports. To him it wa? new life, of which he had often reaxi, but now had becomc a living actor in its fascinations. To the left of the river, and beyond the the skirt of the timber In which the hunters were encamped, stretched the unbroken plain, on which within

oue and

„t.„ i,„.i '"only one more shot. --Leavenworth ly Gommei ml.

y°UDo' ilson is content with

Too Soon.

Better wait a while aud see what will turn up before a Democratic nomination is made for the Presidency of 1872. We are induced to this remark.

a movomcnt in

a vi on a a a W 1,-rA n-nrl tbprA matin- Hendricks for President, anc

Washington, non,

Hoffman for Vice-President." Such action is premature. The future lies before us, it is a mist, a veil, impenetrable to mortal vision. What lies within that mystic realm wo may imagine but we cannot know. Time will reveal all, and wo must not run our train into that opaque obscurity.

.• ^without some glimpse ol what may in-

terfere and culmiuate to a catastrophe. Wait till the sun rise and' the cloud parting, and theu with the best engineer of the corps, strike forward "fearless, because assured. We asked iu last week's paper this momentous question:

Who is to take the helm." That question is only to be answered by a national convention, by whom its purport will be considered solemnly. To the formation of that convention the people must give their supreme and patriotic.attention. It must be composed of the wisest, the purest, and firmcr-t meu of the people. To them will he given in charge great destinies, greater than ha* fallen to any similar convention since that first great con veution after the Revolution. Let no trickster be allowed to take a seat or share in it* august deliberations. Let no tnau of mere petty

1 1

policy'' be per

mitted membership, no trader in local interests, no swapper of horses in the middle of the torrent.

In the meantime let us look to the preparations, adjust tbe accountagainst flic enemies of the country and the Constitution, and when the time comcs, strike for the old freedom, whose presence we miss iu every step we take Romeroy Democrat.

TIIK biggest.lift which the .San Do

mingo job has received as yet is from a—clergyman, of course—and (rraut is happy. The lie v. I rancis inton, I.

1)., of Trinity Church, New'York, is blessed with a wife who is a valeturliuaiiun. The Rev. Francis, being on a

I good salary, took her down Xa.-sua to brace up her health. From there lie wrUcs, with theological twang, a letter to Ulysses, whom he addresses as Dear General." In this affection ate epistle the Doctor tells him how •:ade runners at Nassua desired the annexation of San Domingo to the United States, because it would enrich them in some way rod Low

.b 1

way

Mr. Walker, down there, was of tbe opinion that if annexed. American society and culture would redeem tho West Indies. Hut the main point with Dr. Vinton is the desirablonrss of in Domia"0 as a Sivitunnut. He thinks it a wonderful place for Viek people, but how tho protecting influence of tbe United States Government is to soothe the dying moments of the poor people who dr.-ig their bodies down there, he fail? to tell the Hoar General." Another point with the Doc? tor is that in event of the cutting of a canal through tbe Isthmus of Panama, the commerce of Kurope and Asia would pa=: to one fide or the other of

a 0

ini r,

He thinks that if we

don't slip in and secure -Sau Domingo, some other Caucasian race will.. Of course IIis Excellency," as the age Dr. Vinton terms him, gave thi.i letter to the public. After this job is sii" ces?fu!ly put through, it will be .-L-'.-U that Dr. Vinton has not thrown his time away, and..that his sick wife i-i a blessing to him in disguise.

MRS. (rARKKT C'ONOVKU of this city,

grand daughter of the late Sir John' Monteith, of Scotland, i£ said to be one of the three surviving heir- of that gentleman. At the time of his death Sir John was possessed of an immense estate, consisting of a factory and lands valued at §2,000,000, which his since beeu iu Cbaueery, awaiting the appearance of the rightful claim ants. Wo learn that the chaiu of evidence establishing Mrs. Con over's rs

DOW his only reliance, and as he trudged, a sharp look out was kept up for game. The first day nothing in the game line presented itself, out on the second a small herd of bnffclo, on which he fired, passed him. The shot wa? short of the mark, and they were soon away. So pas-.ed tho third and fourth days." Weakened by hunger and fatigue, he nevertheless kept up good courage and hoped that if he did lationship is complete, and that he.r not find his friends, be at lease anight husband. Judge (Jonover, has emfall in with other hunters or Indians, ployed Judge Hughes, of Bloomingfriendly or otherwise, he did not ton, to take churgc of the ease, care mitch which, so long as his scalp Grfmemth- IWm.

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Job Printing Promptly Mid Seatly Kitcotfd.

Arrival and Departure of Malls at the Post Office In Ciratrford*rille. TnoRNTOWN, by Hack arrivM llamlajFS nnd

whi(jh frozen

thawed out and him.clf

h(j wm toQ

aud out tQ eed much

J™?' and he .csowJc, koopiog

up his fire through the day and night While so. engaged late in the evening, he was suddenly startled by a gruff "how and a big dirty Indian stood before him, with a gun oo his back

th(j hiod tcrs of au aot

shall be subject to a fine for each fish. Buliy replied Wilson, as ho so taken, of not less than five nor more JJ than twenty-five dollars.

olope.

Friday* DocaftS To«fld*r« A Hatnra 1 1 A

AI.AMO. by hack amvos Wednesdays and Saturdays -10 A. M. deparU [satno days at 1. I'. M. ROCKVIM.R, by hnck. arrives -.Mondavr.

Wedne.«dny» nn4 Fridays....4)4 P. depart* Tuesdays. Thursdays',' and Saturday-'" A. M.

\FWTOW-V- by carrier arrives Taeidays, Thursday#and Saturday?.... 12 M. V- eparts satnodayiatt— ...\V. M,

IIow the German Army is Fed What it takes to feed tho. German army in France may be inferred from the following In the space of twentyfour hours each corps d'armcc consumes 18,000 loaves weighing 3 lbs. each 120 cwt. of rice or"pearl barley, 70 oxen or 120 cwt. of bacon, 1-8'cwt. of salt, 30 cwt. of coffee. 12 ewt. of oats, 3 cwt. of hay, 3,500 quarts of spirits, and 3,500 ounces of orang? essence, or some other bitter tincture taken with the spirit?. To this gigantic repast add GO cwt. of tobacco. 1,11)0,000 ordinary cigars, aud 50,000 officers" cigars lor each ten dayri. If you multiply these figures by 2-1, or perhaps 25, you have the sum total of tho consumption of a single dav. or, as regards tobacco, of ten days*, of the troops in tho field.

Tur. Davenport, [ov*a, Qazett• says. When General Joseph Wilspn, ex-,Com-missioner of the General Land Officc, was in Dubuque a few years ago, somobody asked him, 'General, liow is it that you have managed to r.etain your posit ion through so many changes of ».'.ministration?' 'Humph I'd like to see ail administration that can flop jv§r yujeker than 1 can 1' was the reply."

ELECTION NOTICE.

Ollice Crawfordsvllio & Bhnnnondah Turnpike Company, FKBRCARV 20tIl,18TI

Tho annual Election of diiootorsfor the abovo named company, will bo held at its ouio in Crnwfordsviilc. on Sntfarday Mnrch tho Iltb. 1871. It. S. JjJiADhN. 1 res t, fcb25w^

JEWELER.

The Old WatelniiakcrCoJiicAgftm!

run FlUriT TI.MK StNOK TUli

FIRE!I!

JAMES PATTERSON

IS KSfAMLiSIIi:!)

Whore his Numerous Old Friends

A.\» CI'MTONNNX

May llcudily Obtain 11 is Services

FOU THK HKI'AIRINU 01*

"Vk ntcli'/s. ('locks & Ji.'wrlrw

Ho has also juat purchased a

more elegant stock of Now Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Spoctaoled

than was ever beforo ottered in

this market. Call in and soo him at

his new stand the Old Corner

Book Store," with L. A. Footc.

JAJIRS I'AWKRSO?*.

fcVmitf

LEGAL NOTICE

STATIC OK INDIANA) «.s

M(n,a"inory

Couuty.i

Circuit 'iiurt nt .Jniil ('o inty, Miireli ''rni l-sl..... Nelson I'utterfon et nl) IVti! i'in for rurtition Kr.mk 1'nUors it) ut nl

Kit remembered, thai e,n tho'Jlst ilny of oliruiiry IHT1, in vacation of the Cirouil Court of th') County .it'.resiiM, N'il-on ut nl. by Ccorco IJ. Hurley, hi* attorney til''1 in tho Cierk'* offir," of .urt, th'-ir cornplnint in wri Unz. u.s mmse of notion in I in.. !.

-nil. nNn

tho affidavit of :i ili-1 ntor--to«l ner.io ,-ifjttiri? forth that tho paiJ d'jf« ndan»i, Mnriorot .lone-'. 11 ii ii tor Jonc.1 iiutl (ieori?e .Jonui uro non-rc-i-'lonts of the State of Indiana. S'jVf therefore tliu saiil defendnntH, Mar?arot Jonui. Huntur JOIHM and (icorjju .lonep. will hereby take notic!) of thu filing Mid pendency of this action, and f.niil they he and appear ou the second day of th« ne.xt term of said ('oiii-t. then and there to niHwer «ai4 complaint: Said Court hoifinninz on the Hoeond Monday of rfaid month ot Mar'-h, A. J. 1^71. the ?nmo b-.}jm?th! KJjh ty of *:iid month.

WitneM my hnnd and the ?ea! of paid Court, thi^-'N' day of February, A. I). 1^1. fel.IV.vt WM.K. WAI.I.ACK. «'l -rk.

CITY FEED STORE.

The eiti/.eni of Gran tor I-vilo Mid vici '.ty aic respectfully 'unformed tint I have opsaed iv ..

FEED STORE

On Main Street, opposite tbo l.xpre^: Office, where will be found, at nil liio$*, :a Hid of

CORN, MEAL,

TIAOI K.

SHORTS, MIDDLINGS and BRAN!

Which I will sell at the lowest Cash figures.

AND

IMIvMrd lo .'ill pari* »f

city. I.I'THF'K rr.

DENTIST.

""T! .mix II AN.

RKSIDKNT

DKNTIST. Crawford** ill*. ln.i/

reo-pcti'iilly tenders hi-i «ervicc* In tho public. Motto. "t.-od work and moderate prie* V'leaJi ca'l. Ollice. cvrn'r Main •.•nd tireen Greet*, "'-x' doir to l'o-t OHicc. up -tiir may-l 1^"

ADMINISTRATOR'? NOTICE.

NoeTICK

i.s hereby niren that thonttdeMiituhfw been »tp dnt v! Administrator of the of Henry l,o.-cnz. li»t* of Montstoui-jry county. Indiana, deceased. S vid e^'ato -nipr po-fed to he .•'olvent, ISAAC M. ANC!.. febll lrTlwl. Ailinini-Lrator.

AGE.Vr* IVAVIEB /iHIYVi For the History of Tl \J O

CHURCH

From Adnm to (he present day. Lijht business. For wen and ladie* everywhere. Send for eireuttlr. /.lMit.f.h VIcCLRUV, Cincinnati. O. ill