Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 15 July 1869 — Page 3

Frej'diiicn's linraoi Facts. The seventh semi-:inmi:il report on schools for freed men, ending with January 1, SO9, presented by J. W. Alvord, General 8nperlnteiHlent, in his ollicial capacity, is before us. We are struck with the immensity of the work uieh has been accomplished among the ex-slaves, in the matter of education, since the overthrow of the rebellion. It is wonderful to note the avidity with which the blacks, doomed by the laws to ignorance, have availed themselves of the advantages of education prol'lcred by a benign government, and benevolent and compassionate effort. According to the statistics presented, about one in every twenty of the benighted negroes is a pupil at one of the schools instituted by national or private enterprise for their education. As the -,/ork of instruction has proceeded, many of the colored population, impressed with .the advantages resulting from schools, and prosperous enough for the purpose, have combined to institute educational facilities of their own, entirely independent of eleemosynary assistance. .....But not only in these but in all other cases of colored instruction, intolerance has been full of venomous opposition. In various parts of the ground occupied, school houses and churches have been reduced to ashes b}r the remorseless hand of the inccudiary tcachcrs have been driven off by compulsory warnings, or by inflammatory threats fulminated by local meetings, or by actual violence impending at the hands of infuriated mobs.

Amid all these disturbances, the cause of education has made steady and notable progress notwithstanding th: various drawbacks of outdoor and home influence.' The attendance for the year 18G8 was considerably in advance of the attendance for the }rear 18(37, and the number of schools for the former twelvemonths proved, contrary to expecta tion, to be largely in excess,of what had been looked for.

There is a hungering and thirsting for knowledge among the ex-slaves which is not to be found anywhere among the body of th^ Southern whites. They seize the advantages presented as persons might be expected to clutch food from which imperative circumstances had excluded them to the very verge of starvation. In almost every neighborhood the freedmen, impecunious as they are generally, are inquiring how schools for their children can be carried on successfully. Fortunately, in discontinuing the Freedmen's Bureau —such discontinuance taking place on the 1st of January last—the question of education was left untouched. Appropriations will still be made for the purpose of maintaining schools among the victim race. Money could not be spent with more utilitarian effect.

The economical condition of the emancipated slaves is approximated by the fact that the Freedmen's Savings Bank, with twenty-four branches, distributed throughout thirteen States and the District of Columbia, aggregate deposits for the year 1868, to the extent, in round numbers, of about $1,000,000, on which, during the same period, interest was paid to depositors, amounting to $24,397 39. When such a fund can be collected within such a circumscribed number of localities, the general economy, industry and productiveness of the exslaves can be easily imagined. Take the whole race, and probably 820,000,000 would be an under rather than an over estimate of the surplus earnings of the negroes of the once slaveholding States for the year

1868.

Considering how utterly destitute this class of laborers was, and how ignorant, inexperienced and helpless, when turned adrift from their masters, by the eventualities of war, some four years ago, this showing is greatly to its advantage. A people capable of such accumulation, amid such complications, defraudment and repression, certainly must possess some of the most desirable qualities of human nature, such as patience, self-denial, perseverance, fixed determination, and preparation against probable contingencies.

Certainly there is nothing in this eagerness for education, even among those past adult ages nothing in this capacity for accumulation, which indicates incapacity for freedom or for participation in the right of the elective franchise. We think we may say truly that history does not make men tion of so' much moral, intellectual and material progress achieved in so short ft time, by a people starting from a condition of such utter pov erty, ignorance, superstition and de pendency, Surroundfed by so much hate, persecution and fraud.-— Chicago Republican, Zune

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Meating justice—dining the bench

How l'oor Hoys Kue In tiic Top Hound.

There arc 7,9.1!) names who pay an income tax in this city sixtyseven persons who pay tax on incomes of $10o,000 or over. Most of these solid gentlemen are self-made men, who have eorne up from the lowest round of the ladder. The man who leads the list, A. T. Stewart, everybody knows is a Scotch emigrant, who commenced life on a capital of less than twenty-live cents indeed, with a few exceptions, most of the parties in the list were scarce as well off as Mr. A. T. Stewart. Take Henry Keep he boasts that he graduated from ttie Poor House of Jefferson county, -lay Gould drovo a herd of cattle from Delphi, Deleware county, when a lad, for fifty cents a day, in order to get money enough to reach the Hudson River. David Groesbeck, over thirty years ago. used to mend old shoes for his his brother, who was a respectable shoemaker in Albany. We all know! the history of .lames (rordon Bennett and of Robert, Bonner, both poor boys full of talent and industry. Rufus Hatch when a youngster had an ambition to hold the reins of a peddler's wagon. E. 7). 3[organ, commenced life with a quarter measure of molasses. It is scarce a dozen years since Henry Clews was an er rand boy in one. of the bankinghouses down town. The brothers Seligman started out in life with a peddler's pack. Cavid Dowes, in his younger days, retailed pork by the half pound and molasses by the gill. H. T. Helmbold was first cabin boy on the sloop Mary .Jane, that navigated the Delaware. Wc might go on through the list, and show that nearly every one of these solid men was the architect of his own fortune. Young men who are studying for place and position, should remember that the individuals in the list above had to battle for life as hard as they are doing. Let them take heart and never say die.

Honor and shame from no condition rise, Act well your part—there all the honor lies. —N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.

The Bread Supply.

.The statistics of 1S68 show that in that year the United States produced 980,000,000 bushels of wheat and corn, or about 28 bushels per capita. Of this amount only 18,000,000 bushels, about two per cent, of the entire yield, were exported. In the same year the five lake ports, Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo, Detroit and Cleveland received 84,500,000 bushels of corn and wheat, which they shipped to the East, 18,000,000 of bushels going abroad, and 66,500,000 bushels being consumed in this country.

A comparison between* the Eastern and western States shows that the former have to rely on the latter for their supply of bread, In 1868, the New England States, Pensylvania and New York, with a population of 8,968,453, produced 68,033,469 bushels of corn and 23,289,620 bushels of wheat, together worth $136,221,291. The statistics of cach of the above States show that while Pennsylvania produces corn and wheat to the value of $19 for each of its inhabitants, and New York to the value of $15, Massachusetts produced only $2£, and Rhode Island $3£. Vermont produced $12, Maine $4£, New Hampshire and Connecticut $7. Four Western States, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan, with a population of 6,186,806, produced in 1S68 of corn 6,320,200,685 bushels, and of wheat, 61,785,539 bushels, together valued at $324,104,803. Of these four States, Iowa raises of corn and wheat the value of $72 to each inhabitant Illinois,

Ohio, $35 and Michigan, $50 or altogether they producc 62 bushels to each inhabitant. The New England States, New York and Pennsj'l vania taken together, produce 10 bushels to each inhabitant, and rely for the rest upon the surplus which comes from the lake ports.—Philadelphia Ledger.

MILLINERY.

1869. 1869.

MILLINERY, ANSS F. M. BAIDWIS,

Fashionable Milliner,

Hughes' Block, opposite Court House,

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.

HAS

just received a large and well selected

Spring Stock of Millinery,

which she offers to the ladies of Crawfordsvillc and vicinity. Call and examine hfcr stock.

Miss F. M. BALDWIN.

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CRAWFORDSVILLE JOURNAL: JULY 13. 1869.

MILLINERY.

I I N E

\YASS0\ CORNER,

Southwest corner of Washington and Vernon streets.

INVITE the especial attention of the ladies of Crawfordsville and vicinity to our large and attractive line of

Spring and Summer

Millinery Goods.

Consisting of all the latest styles of

Boiuiets, Hats, &<*., Ribbon,

BLACKSMITH! WC. WOOL DEPOT.

Blackftmitliiiig in all Branches

rpjIE unflcrsigncri would rcspcctfully inform the public, that tlu-v nru eun-v-ing on the above business in ili its various branches. I-Yoni a Ionic and practical experience in the business, they feel confident in assurin*c tiie public that, their work and prices will give entire satisfaction. They are well prepared to iron wagons, busies, &e., and shoe, horse* in the most desirable and approved style, and on short notice.

Kepairingof all kinds done with despatch. Particular attention given lonieiulingand sharpening plows.

They asii the public to give them atrial, as they feel conlidcnt of giving satisfaction.

EST" Shop on Green street, between Pike and South streets. apnio GEO. H.](iI.LTOW Klt.Y Filial'.

DRY COODS.

CMINF'S "BEE "wiyjET

GO TO

i: C^VTV is9

Hive Storo,

TO BUY YOIJK

Di •ess Woods and Notions

OF KVEKY VAKIKTV.

Gents' Furnishing Goods,

HATS AND CAPS.

ALSO, A FULL LIXE OF

Fashionable Clothing!

•HIST RECEIVED.

Calland See for Yourself!

National Block. Washington St.,

CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.

E N O W E S

Bonnet Silks of all Colors.

Wc have a very sice line of DRESS CAPS for Old IiH4lics.

Lacc Collars, Lace Handkerchiefs and Collars and Cuffs.

Our stock is one of the largest ever offered in the city. We guarantee prices as low as any house in the trade. East or West.

Miss Wise will be pleased to meet All of her old customers, and hopes ahe will have the pleasure of adding & great many more to the list. ......

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W. WASSOJT,

Southwest cor. Wash'ton and Vernon Sts. 15ap3m

CrawfordNVillc Wool Exchange

MANI.TFA CTORY.

K. M. BMOW* 0.

OFFER

the largest and best stock of

Woolen Goods of their own manufacture everoflered the

"W O O T,

rJT

AX E

Coverlets, Counterpanes, Cottonades,

Also additions comprising in part.*-

Cloths, fassimei's, Doeskins. blankets,

Tweeds Jeans.

Trimmings. Flannels, Yarns,

Of all descriptions, colored and white, double and twist, also single, on the best of terms for

WOOL OR CASH!

Let everv farmc and all wanting goods call and see Hills' stock before selling wool or purchasing. Also will manufacture wool on tlie best of terms.

Card, Spin, make Rolls and Batting with

jVatiH'KN suitl Dispatch!

CJISH FOR WOOl,

Wool received at

TIL ID FACTORY,

Headquarters of

BILLS'

WOOL DEPOT.

may27tf

NEW BAKERY.

IV E W- "JP1 I II

GROCERY and BAKERY.

"The Old Mack Stand."

Call and see the Hew Firm and get something nice in the Grocery Line.

EVERYTHING

in the Bakery Line of the

finest quality. Orders promptly filled, and all goods delivered. Don't forget to call when you come to town. Bring your producc and get the highest price, and the freshest and cheapest groceries.

If you'are hungry, come and get your dinner. Why starve"? You can appease your appetite for. a small sum. Don't forget the place,

Next door to the

4 6

MAHORNEY & GERARD.

may 6m 3

MERCHANT TAILOR.

Summer Stock! JOHN MAAS,

MERCHANT TAILOR,

6 Commercial Row, Green St.

Has the most complete

Supply of new Spring Goods

Ever brought to Crawfordsville.

NICE CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES

For pants and coats, and the

BEST TAILORS IN THE CITY,

To make them up.

EVERYTHING

In the Dry Goods line.

Boots, Shoes, Hats & Caps

Collars and Neck-Ties, &c.

All of the best quality, and to be sold cheap.

Custom-Work

Done at the shortest notice, in the best style, and for the lowest prices. apl JOHN HAAS.

DRY^COODS.

Grren/fc

enmg'

Off AKI/IEY OSAWFOTRirS

"Stone Front."

E S S O O I S

Less than Golil Prices!

These oocJs arc Kxliibite«l On Our Counter* ItaiJy.

:LADIES. CALL.

DRY-COODS.

MeCLURE, FRY & CO.,

A.VE Tllli-

Largest and Best Assorted Stock

ALL KINDS OF GOODS

TN THE CITY,

EVERYBODY

INVITED

To Come and See the Pile of

E A O O S

AT THE

RHINOCEROS."

CRAWFORDSVILLE.

may 13 tf

LIFE INSURANCE.

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Life Insurance Company. MUTVJX. 25S Broadway, New York. Assets $2,000,000. Assured members. .10,000.

ITS PRINCIPLES:

STABILITY, MUTUALITY and FIDELITY

Advantages of

the

All its policies

table

Home:

A first-class organization^. A Mutual Company. All net profits go to the assured.

Dividends declared and paid annually. It has declared and paid dividends every year since its organization.

are non-forfeitable 1.

e.,

its members will in all cases get all the m« suranee they pay for. No restrictions as to reidenee or traAel.

One-third of the premium a permanent loan: and this privilege is not confined to mrties whose annual premiums exceed $40 or $50, but is extended alike to all its mem.

^Yt makes a very liberal discount from its

rates to aU,ming^of the Gospel.

Walter S. Griffith, President. I H. Frothingham^ Treasurer. George B. Ripley, Secretary. William J. Coffin, Actuary.

FAKRAND TITTLE.

Agent for Western Indian*. gfW Pamphlets and all desired infoima* tion will he sent by mail on request. nov26yl