Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 2 January 1868 — Page 1
mo ROE w. sjrmER, EDITOE AXD PIIBLISHE*.
VOL. XX.--N0. 17.1
TO TUB LADIES.
•-NEW-
MILLINERY GOODS
Mrs. M. L. Williams, HAS
JUST RETURNED FROM THE EAST,
•with an entire *ow stock of MILLINERY •OODS, eottttiitisf of
*ATS,
CAPS. BOJfNHTS, JR1BBON3,
FLOWERS, FEATHERS, Ac., &c., &c.j
*11 .r tie latent end most elegant styles, which sho y-orohased since the recent heavy decline in prices, •ad can sell lower than any other establishment ta the city. Sho respectfully invites the ladies of -invites the ladies of Crawfordsville and vicinity t» sail and examine her stock beforo purchasing tlMwhore. at shi feels confident she can suit iu «tyl68 and prices. SILK AND VELVE^E.JFQRK -receives her special attention.
BLEACHIN G- AND PRESSING
Bone on short notice, ftow, Ureen Street.
REAi
Room No, 2, Commercial novTtf
THIS.
T. W. FRY & CO.
ii
ATI
nat opened a fine assortment «f
A I N S
E I A S
OILS,
»jft-S*uBn, Toilet 6' Taney
ARTICLES.
CIGARS & TOBACCO
Wo
XHS FINEST QUALITY.
fcavo aWo ooosUatly on hand a very ssleat took of the boat (jualitj of
SUGAR, COFFEE, and TEA.
iU *1 wVicV wo will sett at too very* lowest SiiKKET PRICB. Call and se» °B ^ro»B stroet, two doors above J. W. Lvan fc goc.
Jane 21,'55. T. W. FRY A CO.
GROCERY & BAKERY.
,-«»S undersigned, after returning Vhanks to fl. bis friends for wiring his stock from tho
•Jafco Art,
Tthe
would inform hi* old customers and the
:«ablic generally, that he has creeled a Hew brick iailUing on the site, south of the publio square, -where ho now keeps a first claas Grocery, with
Bakery attaohod, and that he has, and intends *keopi»g
OB
hand a gtneral stook of
JKOCERIES, CON FECIONERIES, &e., Alt*,
JiBBAD. CAIKES,
I E S
Ceo. 20, 1866.] J. F. GALEY.
MACK SMITH IX G!
IS
HE undersigned would respectfully inform public that they are carrying on tho above kuniness in all its various branches. From along end practical experience in the business, they feel confident in asuring the public that their work Jk prices will give entiro satisfaction. They are well preparocl to iron wagons, buggios, fcc., and •hoe horses in the most durable and approved 4^ylc, and on short notice.
Repairing of all kinds done with despatch. Particular attention given to mending and Ofearpening plows. They ask the publio to give them a trial,"as they ffrol confident of giving satisfaction.
Shop on Green Street, betvoon Pike and gftath Streets. GEO. IIIGHTOWEll Firm. June 20, 1867-tf.
X.
CARTMELL
LL, a iphis.
?ato of |W illiams «ell Co. Memph
BILL OP PRICES
FOR ADVERTISING-.
Quarter column, S weoks $ 6 00 do do 2 months 8 00 do do 3 do 10 00 do do 4 do 12 00 do do 6 do 14 00 do do.. 1 year 18 00 One-half do. 1 month 9 00 do do .2 do 12 00 do do 3 do 14 00 do do 4 do 16 00 do do 6 do 18 00 do do ,1 year 30 00 Ont nUoltdo 1 month 16 00 do do 2 do 18 00 do do S do 20 00 do do 4 do 22 00 do do 6 do 30 00 do do 1 year 60 00 Business Card, 6 months 6 00 do do 1 year 10 00
Yearly advertisements subject to semi-annual change, at the game rates. All transient advertising, Public Sales, fcc., $1 per square, for first insertion, and 50 cents for each additional insertion.
.1 Oil N PTTRSEL, JUSTICE of the PEACE.
ATTENDSand
PROMPTLY to the collection of
Claims, all other business conncctcd with his office. Office second story above the boot and shoe store of T. S. Kelly, on Main St.
August 29, 1867-tf.
it. P. IfHITI THOS. riTTIISOX.
WHITE & PATTERSON,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLORS AT LAW.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.
OFFICE—EMPIRI BLOCK, MAIN ST. October 17, 1867. 1J
P. S. KENNEDY. it. It. GALLOWAY.
Kennedy & Galloway, ATTORNEYS AT MW.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.
OKFICL ADJOIXINO THE MATOS'8 OFFICE, OYER FOOTE'8 BOOK STORE.
C. L. THOMAS.
Mayl«,'«r-tf.
J. B. DRURY, Memphis Tenn., late of Uniontown, Ivy.
Cartmell & Drury, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, FOR
THE SALE OF PORK, BACON, LARD, Flour, Meal, Bran, Oats, Hay, Corn, Whisky, and Western Produce generally, 200 Front St., between Washington and Adams, Memphis,
Consignments respectfully solicited. Refer to Reamer «fc Co., New Albany, Indiana Irandeis & Crawford, Louisville, Ky. Barton fc Pool, Cincinnati, Ohio R. K. Dunkerson Co., IranBrille, Ind.
Seed, Potatoes.
THE
undersigned has been successful, the past season, in raising a fine variety of Potatoes, among which aro the Goodrich,. Garnet, Calico, tileasen, and a number of other kinds. Persons desiring to obtain seed potatoes can be accommodated by leaving orders at Wii. P.
Jrceory
Store on Green street, Crawfordsville, or
by applying at
mj
A. D. THOMAS, Notary Public.
THOMAS & THOMAS, ATTORNEYS AT 'LAW,
And Solicitors in BANKRUPTCY,
Cratvfordsville, Indiana. June 6,'66 yl.
R. B. F. PEIRCE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Craivfordville, Indiana.
Office over Crawford &• Mullikins Store.
WILL
give prompt attention to business in Justices', Coinaion Pleas and Circuit Courts of Montgomery county. Doeds, Mortgages and all other business of Notary Pablic neatly esecu'.od.
~VV. IP. BRITTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.
II. E. SIDEXER, Notary Public.
OFFICE IN WASHINGTON HALL BUILDING.
OVER SIMPSON'S GROCERY STORE.
WILL
atfend to all kindi of Legal busincs?. Especial attention given to the settlement of deccdents' estates. Guardians and Administrators arc requested to call when needing counsel or assistance. Deeds, Mortgages .and other Legal Instruments drawn and executed.
August 15, 1867-y I.
PASTRY,
everything to bo louad im such an establishment. Ho has secured bhe services of a firstclass Vaker, and is prepared to fill orders for Cakes for veddings and parties on short noticc. lie solicits a share of tho public custom.
GEORGE D. IIUBLEY,
»l TO I£,YE I* .f I, A W
—AND—
JSTOT^LRY PUBLIC
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.
OFFICE OVER CRAWFORD MULLIKIN'S STORE,
WILL
ALL
ITS BRANCHES!
attend to all kinds of legal business entrusted to him. Especial attention given to the settlement of dcccdent estates. Guardians and Administrators are requested to call when assistance is required in such cases no fee will be required for advice also will attend to road cases before tho Commissioners. Contracts, Deeds, Mortgages, and other legal instruments drawn and executed.
RF.FKKKNCKS—WM. K.
Wallace, Clerk,
J.
N.
McConnell, Sheriff, W. ll.Laymon, Mayor, I. M. Vanco Auditor,
R.
II. Myrick, Treasurer,
Coons Deputy.
J. R.
DKv J. C. SIMARD, HomeopatlLic PHYSICIAN,
CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.
Township
Office with
Feb. 21-, 1867.
Trustee.
•19n24tf.
T. H. WINTON,
HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL
PAINTER,
Glazier, Gilder, Paper Hanger, Engraver on Wood, A'c.
WOULD
return his thanks to the public for past favors. Hoping by strict attention to business and reasonable priccs to share a continuance of public favor. asar* Shop over R. J. Vance's Dry Goods Store, Green Street. T. II. WINTON. marchl4'67-tf.'
Paper! Paper!
FOR
RAHKY'S
residence, near Yountsville,
lad. BYLVESTBR HOPPIJTd. JTor. 7 1457,
SALE at the "CORNER BOOK STORE" a full assortment of a superior article of Cap, Bill, Commercial, Note and all sizes of taper also, same in Linen Fabric. This lot is designed to meet the demand for a-good reliable article and cannot fail to please.
ALSO, Rag, Straw, Tea and Manilla Wrapping Paper Paper and cotton Twine. The attention of dealers is eallod to those goods.
tfngrsrf.} L. A. RCNSTB CO.
On the following day a constable from Elkhart took the charge, and conveyed scenes of his depredations. The village referred to is one of unusual quiet., and hence no preparations had been made for the reception of the criminal. For the want of a jail. Seymour was allotted to a room in the hotel at the door of which the constable wsis placed in the capacity of a sentinel. During the night the tired sentry fell into a peaceful slumber. While in this state of blissful unconsciousness, two men quietly entered the apartment and took the prisoner in charge. It appears that one of the party, named William Collins, had some time previously lost a valuable gun, and at the time of the theft sus pected that Seymour was guilty of the act. The other individual was simply a friend of Collins'. The two men p.iocceded to tho woods with their charge, and, deliberately placing a rope about Seymour's neck, told him that ho must cither confess where he had deposited tho gun, which they believed tie had stolen, or die. Ho answered them with blasphemy and vulgar epithets. Thereupon the rope was drawn and Seymour dangled between heaven and earth. When he had hung but a few moments the ropo broke. But ho had scarcely time to recover from the severe choking when he*wa3 again drawn up, but with no better success. The cord again gave way. Next tho men dug a pit in tho ground beneath the tree, and therein built a roaring fire. They then doubled the rope, placed it again around Seymour's neck, and gave him a last opportunity to make a confession. lie still refused, and in a moment he hung from a stout limb by a strong cord, immediately over a blazing fire. In another moment he was literally ablaze, and then ho gave token bj: looks and signs that he was ready to confess. He was immediately cut down, considerably tho worse for the fire, and then he made a full confession, besides designating the locality where the gun had been bidden. He was then returned to the hotel afid again placed in the room he had previously occupied, and finally the vigilant cunstable was shaken from bis slumhers and roundly abused for not attending to bis business. Tho entire story certainly sounds very strango, yet every fact mentioned is literally true. It all comes under thd head of "Doings in Hoosierlaud."
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From the BIcomington (111.) Pantograph.
The Danville, Urbana, Bloomingrton & Pekin Railroad. Dr. H. Conlding furnished us with the following particulars relative to tho above named railroad
The work on tho Indianapolis and Danvillo, and the D., U., B. & P. .Kailroad, is being pushed forward to an eariy completion. It was commenced on tho 1st of October, as per contract. Between Crawfordsville and Indianapolis a large forco will soon be at work —between Crawfordsville and Covington a great portion of the grading is done—between Danville and Ur'oana more than twenty miles of the grading is finished—between Pekin and Tremont tho grading is completed, and between Tremont and Mackinaw Town the work is ^eing pushed forward and some of the grading done this side of the Mackinaw river.
The surveying is done and the road located near to Concord, and if the weather will permit the location will be completed to this city at an early day.
There are two corps of engineers in the field, one east and ono west, who will make all haste, but it must be expected that the cold weather will delay the work to some extent.
Early in tho spring, as soon as the frost is out of the ground, the work will be commonccd at this point.
Tho parties who have taken the contract for building the road aro gentlemen of ability and energ}r, and are looking after the work in those localities above mentioned, and will as soon as convenient and practicable give their attention to the work in this locality.
If there are any doubts relative to the completion of the road—be undeceived. With the spirit and enterprise not only of the contractors, but with tho peoplo along the line of the road, the work will go right forward, until the shrill whistle of the locomotive on tho Pekin and Danvillo Railroad will arouse the good people, of Bloomington to tho fact that the Indianapolis, Danville and Pekin Railroad is a complete success.
A Thief Thrice Hiinpr and Literally Roasted to Extract a Confession.
From the Chicago Tribune, Dec. 2.".
Last Thurrday tho police authorities of this city received a dispatch from Elkhart, Indiana, setting forth the fact that on tho previous day a gun store in that village had been felonouslj* entered and robbed of several valuable fowling pieces. The weapons woro minutely described, and the matter wap given into the hands of Detective Ktllj This vigilant officer immediasclv proceeded to work up tho matter. During his perambulations among the pawn shops ho espied one of tho guns described, which had been sold but a moment beforo. This led to.the discovery of tho thief, who, before night, was safely ensconced in the Armory. The name of tho individual is John Seymour.
Educational.
At the Staio Teachers' Association of Indiana, held at New Albany on tho 25th ult., Dr. TUTTLE, of Wabash College, is thus reported:.
In his preparatory remarks, the Doctor alluded in feeling torms to the dear old mountain pariBh of Now England from which he had been called to the West, but said his everjT regret had been silenced by his reception in Indiana. Though not directly connected with the free schools, his heart was in full Sympathy with their teachers. Tho laws under which they labored were defectivo they were not properly appreciated by the public, and needed tho sympathy and support of all good peoplo. Yet, he saw light behind the cloud a bright day was before them.
Through tho invention of the cotton gin, by Whitney, he illustrated tho great work of education. In tho cotton fibre, if properly separated from its seed, was the source of unbounded wealth to the South in the minds of our childron, if properly trained, were tho sources of exaltation to tho nation and happiness to society.
The early settlors of New England would not allow such a barbarism as citizens who could not read but we, notwithstanding our Fourth of July buntombe, counting our froedmen, had ono person out of threo, over ten }rears of age, who could not read. We could justly bo proud of our conduct in tho late war, but over our ignorance we should feel abashed.
The great problem of education could not be solved by ignorant teachers. Those he ridiculed
humor 60 peculiar to himself that ii can not be appreciated unless heard. He seems to understand tho value of newspapers as well as teachers, saying that the great problem of liberty co'd not be solved without a free and live paper in every family, nor could proper culture be received without an earnest, talented and pious teacher in every school.
Tho time had come when we could avoid sectarianism, and yet teach the great common ground principles of Christianity in our schools, and we should do this.
Our schools, he said, should sift out tho diamonds of talent for a higher culturc. lie prayed that God's grace might rest upon the great work tili a proper culture should bless every child of the Slate and the nation.
Tho Doctor is a live man, and his address was woll received. Nvt an* thing like an understanding ^f its
excellence outlino.
can be derived from1, this
The Newly Discovered Island in the Pacific. Captain Reynolds, of tho United
States steamer Lackawanna, has taken
formal possession of Brooks' Island, in the Pacific, for tho United States. Dr. Kennedy, the Surgeon of the Lackawanna, made an examination of the new territory. Ho reports it to consist of two distinct coral islands, surrounded by a barren reef. The soil is thin, producing only low shrubs, herbs and coarse grasses, but with cultivation it can be made to yield potatoes, peas, beans, and perhaps other vegetables. Wells were dug by the explorers, and water found at tho depth of four to seven feet. After filtration the water proved to be hard and free from organic 'irnp.urities in solution. Dr. Kennedy is satisfied that by digging to a proper depth a good supply of potable water can bo obtained. Tho island is a great resort of sea birds, but very little guano was found. The lagoon swarms with fish. "Wells' Harbor" is a little larger than that of Honolulu—safer, but has less depth of water at low water the depth varies from twenty-one to sixteen feet. It can readily bo entered by vessels drawing less than eighteen feet. Vessels of deep draught must lie in Sowaril Roads, picking their anchorage.
The Now Albany Ledger regrets that the questiou of compensation for loss in slave property sustained by citizens of Kentucky has been mooted at this time. Our cotemportwy carefully avoids giving any opinion on the legality of such compensation, but pleads that the action of tho Kentucky Domocracy will needlessly alarm the peoplo of the North, and will he used by the Republicans to that end. Tho Ledger says truly that the charge has been made that the advent of the Democratic party to power will be signalized by the contraction of another debt—a vast debt with increased taxation to pay for emancipated slaves, and that it has been denied. True, it has been so charged and denied by Democratic papers, but a Legislative body of one of the States by its action in the premises has utterly refuted that denial. No matter what Democratic papers may say in the North, the Democratic party in Kentucky are terribly in earnest in seeking pay for lost slaves.—Madison Courier.
A New York paper says: It may havo been forgotten that during the war a well known merchant of this city bought a sot of diamonds which proved to be "splits," that is, the tops were genuine gems, but they were veneered upon backs of paste The buyer was afraid to intest in Government bonds, and suffered for his want of faith.
Tile TJnion, in any event. Terms:
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND., JANUARY 2, 1868. (WHOLE NO. 1008
Careful inquiry into the facts relative to thG mysterious disappoaranco of Colonel E. S. Parker, tho Indian chief on General Grant's staff, shows that the story has been told by some papers in tho most extravagant and sensational manner, He was to havo been married Tuesday morning, and a largo number of fcivil and military officials, and prominent citizens had been invited. The tale that great crowds of invited guests were present at the church at the appointed time that General Grant was there in full uniform accompanied by his staff that ho and they were as much in the dark as anybody else, is all pure fiction. Colonel Parker's disappearance was known to his associates of the Staff on Sunday morninar, and some search was made for him that day. Monday, the fact that he was missing was communicated to General Grant, and soon thereafter to tho expectant bride and her family. Diligent search was instituted at once for Colonel Parker, and kept up all day and evoning, but without finding the least traco of him. On tho following morning, before tho time set for the wedding, the more intimate friends of both parties interesten, were notified of tho material facts, and accordingly none of them went to the church. Search was kept up all day by experienced officers, but no tidings of tho missing man could be obtained. Early in the evening of that day ho appoareed at one of the leading hotels and was given a room, whence ho sent word of his whereabout to headquarters. A hundred stories as to tho cause of his disappearance have been set afloat, nearly all of which refioct upon his character as a gentleman. He is at present sick and under medical care. Tho facts will doubtloss bo established in a few days. At present it may Buffico to say that his explanation fully relieves him from the stigma of dishonor with which ho has been charged. It is, in a word, that ho has boen a victim of certain Indians of the tribe to which ho belongs, who are bitterly hostile to his marriage with the woman of his choice. Ho says they waylaid hiin on Saturday evening as ho was roturning from Gen. Grant"®, and enticed him to thoir room. There they drugged him
sixty hours, and then abandoned him, expecting that ho would die from the effects of the doses administered. This storj-, strangj as V, may appoar, is credited at headquarters.
Colonel Parker, the missing Indian ide groom, was
A sad occurrence took placo on Sun-
a
heavily, kept him in that condition for surprise movement, September 6, 1861.
Monday night in Washington, to Miss Minnie Sackett. General Grant gave away the brido. From this we infer that he explained his peculiar absence satisfactorily.
evening at Marysville, O,. which
resulted in the death of Hon. C. S. Hamilton, member of Congress from the Eight District. Mr. Hamilton, it seems, had a son, aged about 17 years, who is insane, who approached him from behind, striking him on the head with an axo and killing him instantly, Ho then attempted to kill a }*ounger brother, but only succeedid in wounding him. Tho deceased was highly esteemed in public and private life, and represented his district ably and acceptably. The boy's insanity was of such a character that it was not deemed necessary to confine him, and had recently been attending school.
Terrible Sea Disaster. BOSTON, December 23. A Rio letter of November 24th to tho Boston Traveler contains tho following: "This morning a Brazilian steamer arrived from Montevedo, bringing the news of the loss of the English mail steamer Saturn in tho terrible gale off that piace a week ago. She had on board a hundred persons, including crew and passengers. Among the latter was the English Minister, who had just been relieved to enable him to make a short visit home. He with the rest was lost, only fourteen persons being saved."
The New York Citizen announces that the Hon. Thomas J. Creamer Senator elect from the strongest Democratic district in that city, Jno. Hardy. Alderman of the Twentieth Ward, John Y. Savago, Deputy Register, and Robert B. Roosevelt, Esq., are all out, flat-footed for General Grant for next President of the United States, and that they will stay out. At this present writing, the movement for Grant in our city, says tho New York Tribune, (Chaso organ) looks very strong, and the canvass iu his behalf is very active and efficient.
Two very sorious breaks are reported in the levee near Now Orleans, in Plaquominc Parish. Gen. Hancock has telegraphed for authority to set tho starving negroes at work upon them to stop further devastations.
Thore is now unbroken railroad communication from New York to the Rocky Mountains, a distance of nearly two thousand miles, a temporary bridge having been completed across the Missouri river at Omaha. ---<>---
The Eastern Division of the Union Pacific Railroad has just received three hundred and fifty freight cars and eight magnificent passenger cars.
General Grant'* Record. Ulysses S\'dney Grant, born at Mount Pleasant, Clermont county, Ohio, April 27,1822.
Family removed to Georgetown, Brown county. Ohio, 1823. Appointed cadet at West Point by Hon. T. L. Hamer, 1839. i:
Graduated June 30, 1843, standing number twent}--one in a clas3 of thirtyoight members. Entered on the army rolls as brevet second lieutenant, and
assigned to tho Fourth the Missiouri frontier, as a supernumerary.
Commissioned September 30, 1815, Second Lieutenant of Infantry. Went in Taylor's army to Mexico, and took part in all tho actions from Palo Alto, May 8 18-16, to Monterey, September 23, 18-16.
Transfered to Scott's army, and took part in tho Beige of Vera Cruz. Assigned as Quartermaster of his regiment, April. 1847.
In tho battle of Molino del Rey, September 8, 1847, promoted on the field, by General Scott, to first Lieutenant, for distinguished gallantry.
Battle of Chapultepec, September IB, 1847, officially noticed for gallantry by Gen oral Worth.
Entered the City of Mexico with the array. Sent to tho Paciffc coast at the close of the war, and assigned to duty in Oregon, with headquarters Fort Dallas.
Appointed Brevet'Captain, 1850, for services at Chapultepec. Commissioned Captain, August, 1853.
Resignod July 2i, 1854 spent a few years in business in St. Louis, and in farming.
Removed to Galena, Illinois, and, with his father established there the leather house of Grant & Son, 1859.
Appointed mustering officer and aid to Governor Yates, of Illinois, Springfield, April, 1861.
Commissioned Colonel of TwentyFirst Illinois (three years) Volunteers June 15, 1861.
Appointed Brigadier-General by President Lincoln, August 1861 (commission dated to May 1), and placed in command of the District of Cairo.
Occupied Paducah, Kentucky, by a
Defeated Joff Thompson at Green vjlle, October 16, 1861. Battle of Belmont, Novombor 7, 1861.
Moved up tho Tennessoe, and with Foote's iron clads, captured Fort Ilenrj', February G, 1862.
Invested Fort Donelson February 11, and capturod it February 16, by the unconditional surrender of the enemj*.
Promoted to bo Major General of Volunteers, commission dating from the fall of Donnolson.
Advance against Corrintb, March, 1S62 Placed in command of tho Army of tho Tennessee, April 13, occupied Memphis and Holly Springs in June made Commander of tho Department of Tennessee in July.
Began tho campaign against Vicksburg, October 25, 1862, capturod the city after a long and bloody wmtor and spring campaign. July 4, 1863.
Appointed Major General in the Regular Army. Severely injured by being thrown from his horse at New Orleans, Sep tember, 1863 three ribs brokon.
Appointed to command of tho Military Division of the Mississippi, October. 1863, and announced headquarters in the field, arriving at Chattanooga, October 23.
Battle of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain, November 24 and 25, 1863, driving Bragg from beforo Chattanooga.
Appointed and confirmed Lieulen-ant-Gcneral of the Army, March 2, 1864, the grade being created for him.
Arrived at Washinton March 8, 1864. Assumed command of all the Union armies, headquarters with the Army of tho Potomic, March 12, 1864.
Crossed the Rapidan, May 3, 1864. May 5, 6, and 7, battles of tho Wildorness. May 11, "I shall fight it out on this lino if it takes all summor."
May 29, crossed tho Patnunkey. Crossed the James and placed Richmon and Petersburg |under siege June 14. Constant battles during the su turner, fall and winter.
Began the final campaign of the war, March 25. 1865. Battle of Five Forks, March 31 and April 1
Occupation of Richmond, April 2. Surrender of Lee's army, April 9, 1865, and* substantial end of the war.
Appointed General of tho armies of tho United States, July 25 1866, the grade being created for him., r.
Secretary of War ad interim, August 1867.
The Atlanta (Ga.) <New Era> pronounces the reports of negro outbreaks at Perote, Alabama, and Elberton, Georgia, transmitted north by the associated press, base falsehoods. In the troubles that occurred the rebel whites were the aggressors, and this is concoded by reliable men of all parties. ---<>---
Brigham Young advises the Bishops and Mormon people at Salt Lake to lay up from two to seven years' supply of wheat and flour, as he expects a great famine,
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IS OO fER TEAR IN A»TAW«* S 50 W1T1IIH THE YEAK.
Contraction.
From the Philadelphia North American
In the National House of Representatives on Saturday last, a
passed, by
a
bill was
larga majority, suspend
ing all further contraction of tho greeback currency. This is a
sufficient
answer to the labored attempts of tho Secretary of tho Treasury, and hi* official coadjutors, to destroy public confidence in this currency, to trace to it all our misfortunes in business and
Tnfantry, on finance, and to ignore the disastrous condition to which he has reduced os
by his contraction policy. It is said that a majority of tho Senate sustains Mr. McCulloch's policy, and hag been relied upon to defeat any such measure as this. Wo trust it may bo erroneous. But upon that body is now thrown tho responsibility of relieving the country from its sufferings, or of increasing them. If contraction goes on, no man can tell whero the financial storm, which has already wrought so much mischief, will term, inato. Before this contraction policy was tried, tho House, by an overwhelming voto, sustained it. The law. under which contraction has been carried, was matured and passed by the House. Mr. McCulloch and his friends wanted to go much further and faster, reducing the currency at least ten'millionfl a month. The House pursued^a moderate course and one that seemed at tho time to bo safe, by fixing the ro-. ductron at four millions a month. Mr. McCulloch has pursued this policy in such a manner as to have involved the whole country in great peril, and to havo created alarm among financial and business circles as to the future, that is producing the most disastrous results. However men may think the policy established by Congress to have been wise, they suroly ought to see in tho universal depression n)w existing the proof that it can not safely be continu edj.at present, and that, whether we intend ultimately to resume it or not, wo need a pauso to take breath after what has been done.
We can readily understand that this action of tho House will be distorted to mean anew inflation, when in fact it means nothing of tho kind. If Mr. McCulloch must needs contract or go crazy, lot him work away at the compound interest notes in tho manner indicated by Congress, by substituting three per cent certificates for them let him extinguish the remainder of the seven-thirties, sell his gold balanco and pay off a portion of the debt, and use tho remainder of tho ten-for-ties to find means with which to pay eff some of his six per cent, bonds.
In the meantimo, as retrenchment is tho order of the day, let tho Senato pass this House bill to suspend contraction, and thus save to tho tax payers and to tho Treasury fortyeight millions of dollars a year, now wasted in the foolish effort to get rid of tho best paper currency this republic has ever had. Mr. McCulloch thinks it a great error ever to havo issued it at all, although this currency was advocatod by Thomas Jeffersou and many others of the illustrious statesmen of the early days of tho nation. We have sufferod quito enough from Mr. McCulloch's expo* riments, and hope soon to obtain relief by practical legislation, such as tho House bill just passed.
A lovely girl stepped into a store to buy a pair of mits. "How much j»re they?" "Why," said tho gallant and impudent clerk, lost in gazing on tho sparkling eyes and ruby lips, "you may have them for a kiss." "Agreed, said the young lady pockoting the mits, while her eyes spoke daggers, "and, as I see yovt give credit hero, charge it onr the books and collect ft tho best way you can and so saying she hastily tripped out.
Up to the 2d of December, writes a correspondent, five hundred shocks of earthquakes have boen felt at St. Thomas. Tho man who says thac Secretary Seward's lastpurcbaso is no great shake is clearly mistaken. 0 •.
An Englishman namod James, who rocontlycome into the possession of a largo fortune, was murdered on Wed^ nesday last near Dacota, Iowa, by an Irishman, and robbed of fivo hundred dollars.
The Ohio Cashmere Company, with headquarters in Vinton county, has purchased, within the last year, $100,000 worth of Cashmero goats. The wool is worth six dollars per pound.
God bless the wives! they fill ouf hives with little bees and hone}T. They1 CHBO life's shocks, they mond our socks, but—don't they spend thorn on ey.
Four companies of infantry have been left in Alaska, and recent advices from there state that they will probably all be frozen or maimed with frosted limbs before spring. They are very bitter against the Government for needlessly sacrificing them, and General Sherman has expressed himself very freely to General Grant upon the question; but he replies that it is the President's order. -----
Rev. Edward Dunbar, a clergyman of Minnesota, has been sentenced to
three years hard labor in the penitentiary, for having three wives.