Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 5 December 1874 — Page 4

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^nturdau (toning Journal,

T. 11. McOAIN and ./. T. TALBOT, Publishers.

Saturday^

Crawfordsville

Dec. 5

House. Pioneer, Covington

fort Crescent.

1874:

out to hear Olive Logan to-nlrht is

statement that

SENATOR MORTON has reconsidered his determination to spend the AY inter in California. He expects to be at Washington next week and to occupy his seat in the

Senate a portion r.f the time at least. Democrats who have been trying to create the impression that Morton was seeking to save himself from making any record in Congress this year may as well spare themselves the trouble. He is not in ie habit of shirking either duty or responsibility.

II the Evausville Courier is an authorized spokesman of the Democratic party there need be no fear that the coiored children of the State will suffer from the decision of the Supreme Court excluding them from tlie public schools. It says

The Democratic party will not attempt to obstruct the avenues of education to the colored race. They are citizens, and therefore it is for the interest of all that they should be educated. The State law should be so changed as to conform with the law of the United States, and the same educational advantages should be provided for colored children that white children enjoy. The State can not afford to hare any ignorant element in its population, and if our Republican friends will be patient, they will see such legislation upon the subject as will be consistent with the interests of Indiana and the civilization of the time.

YVe are afraid, however, the Democratic party is way behind the Courier in its notions about colored people.

Oa'E of the beauties of a protective tariff can be seen in the fact that two years ago Congress repealed the duty on tea andcoflee. By that law we lose nearly $10,000,000 of revenue, and tea and coffee are no cheaper. Coffee that costs 10 to 12 cents or less in Cuba we pay 25 and 28 cents for. —Frankfort Crescent.

What has that to do with a protective, tariff? If the fact stated by the Cresccnt proves anything it is that the price of articles now protected by the tariff would not be reduced by a repeal of the duties, which is an argument in favor of protection. Free trade in tea and coffee annually keeps $10,000,000 out of the U. S. Treasury and put it in the pockets of speculators. But the Crescent, nevertheless, in utter disregard of the dictionary, calls this "one of the beauties of

protection."

THE first bill on tlie Speaker's table in the lower house of Congress is the civi' rights bill. This bill has already passed the Senate. There ware strong indications at the last adjournment that it would be defeated in the House, as much opposition to it had been manifested by Republicans who regarded it as an un--«ary measure, the tendency of "1 be to retard rather than -iwth of public sentiment

in favor of equal rights for the colored race. Such Republicans argued with a good deal of force that to pass this bill would be at best only an attempt to bring about by force a state of affairs to which public sentiment is already slowly but surely drifting. The old time

TAYLOR & Co., tlie clever and reli- prejudice against the negro still exists, able advertising agents of the Indiana ^)Ut js teiidily giving way before the pres3 at Indianapolis, have moved into

new and elegant rooms at '29 Circle

new street.

recogn

HON. II. M. MARVIN, of Boone conn-! JRIVE him all the advantages which make

tv, is a candidate for Speaker of the He is backed bv the Lebanon and a better citizen Friend and Frank- Ocean has expressed the opinion since

AMOTION to review the sentence ot

prisoner was remanded to Blackwell's

Island to begin the incarceration.

Teire Haute papers to bring the ladies

she

THE Indianapolis Sentinel aflects to be creatly surprised and shocked at the action of the school board of Brazil, in Clay county, in dismissing o5 colored children from the public schools of that citv. The Sentinel defends the decision of the Supreme Court which excludes these children from the public schools, but thinks it "a piece of absurd blundering" on the part of the school board to obey it.

MARSHALL M. MILFORP, of Attica, died suddenly in the court room at Williamsport last Monday while conducting a case. He had just entered the court room after a short walk and seated himself at a table when he was attacked with dizziness and died within a few minutes. Mr. Milford was one of the ablest lawyers in Fountain county. A few years ago he was a prominent candidate for Congress before the Republican convention of this District.

U1(

will appear in a

fact that he is a citizen en-

(1(nve(1 with

i,e right of suffrage, and

that it is safer and better for society to

the white man a more intelligent voter The Chicago Inter-

I the election that the Republican parly

owes its defeat in great part to its failure to pass the civil rights bill. But the

ure t0 pilss

Bo*s Tweed, of New York, was overruled Jnfer-Ocean is probably mistaken. The ago, to write tor the JOURNAL, had a bv the court la.-t Wednesday and the Republican party is far from being a deeper purpose than that.of mere a muse-

lluit in

AMONG the devices resorted to by the INDICATES a stronger preju- self, "I have had some experience as a That decision indicates a stronger preju the ladies

a!rainst tlle negro among

persons supposed

wardrobe made expressly for hcr.-elf in raris at a cost of *-20,000. QO UXTYJfEWS AXD OSS IP.

ONE of the most brutal murders re- Mount oiivot, corded for years is that of Martin, who —Nearly all the hogs of this vicinity shot his wife at Clovcrdale, Putnam are sold. county, last Sunday night. There wa- —Townsley'ssaw mill is running at apparently no provocation or motive ex- full blast. cept pure meanness, and ihe act was as cowardly as it was mean, lie is now in jail at Greeneastle, and has already attempted to plav the insanity dodge.

Peter Townslev is booked for California next Fall. —The school of this district, No. 7, is under the watchful eye of J. (!. Overton. —The Crood Templars gave an oyster supper on Friday night of this week. The proceeds go for the benefit ol the lodge. —The new lodge of Good Templars organized at the Dawson school house has elected the following officers t'or the quarter ending January 1.51, 1S7": W. C. T., J. 11. Dawson W. V. T., Imogene Brown W. S., Alice Gilkey W. T., David Paxton W. F. S., John Townslev W. M., Thomas Dawson W. Chap.,

Graham was present and preached an able sermon on Sunday morning. The meetings have been continued during the week, under the direction of Rev. Sam Patch, the pastor. —The Yankeetown Debating Society has reorganized for the Whiter with A. Elmore as President, W. G. Hutchings Vice President, F. W. Sutton Secretary, E. Martin Treasurer and YY'. P, Craig, Sergeant at Arms. The question, Should the United States annex Canada without the consent of England was disscussed at the last meeting and decided in the affirmative. —Charles M. Johnson expects to leave for Vermilion county, Illinois, in a few days. J. O. G.

Susnr Crrck TowiiHtii|.

—The trade in corn continues lively at 50 cents per bushel. —Mercury Monday morning at day light 18 degrees below nothing. —The good wife of Esquire Mitchell is still sick, but somewhat better.

Adonijah Bowers, of Decatur, III., who has many relatives and friends up here, is now spending a few days with old time friends. —Our schools are unusually full and teachers are generally giving good satisfaction. Now will not parents and patrons come forward and encourage and sustain the teachers? —Rev. D. P. McClain, after holdin quarterly meeting at Potato Creek, has protracted the meeting through the week. So far with poor success, but strong faith and hope. —There is considerable talk in the northern part of this county over the proposed railroad from Frankfort west via Linden and Clark's Hill. So few folks have any faith in this long talked of route that there are not many who favor the project. —Slowly and surely the hog crop is being sent to market. Perhaps about one third of the crop still squeal with us.

B. MANN.

Ripley TowuHhlp.

The Tattler having, as the lamented Greeley remarked on a similar occasion, been engaged in "other business," and while engaged in that "other business" his farm work having gone to the ''demnition bow wows," as Mr. Mantalini would say, lie has been so terribly busy trying to catch up with his work that he had not time to tattle. Since October 14 he has been engaged in digging potatoes, hauling cord wood and in making things as snug as possible for Winter. As snug as possible does not mean very

snug at the Tattler's either. I did think that, like Artemus Ward, 1 would write a lull account of the events of the last few months, which were so full of interest to me and I accordingly

JOURNAL editor, is willin'.

ho civil riirhts bill- Hut the When I began, more than six years

favor of this bill. We noed not ment. 1 desired to show the reading

eond year of his be surprised, however, to learn that the public the ups and downs, the joys and I measure gains new friends from tlie re- sorrows, the trials and troubles of the jeent decision of our Supreme Court. average Western farmer. I said to niv-

intelligent quill driver I am toiling, rejoicing, ,-or-

iurgc minded Democrats than most rowing, like Longfellow's village black-

there was.

T-. wr r. ™--u- r, I JOURNAL Will reilieil L. \V. lvinir W.I. G., William II art ... ... ,, "...

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W. O. G., Allen Gilkev W. 1\ FC., IC I ... ... who loin tattler w: tona Dawson W. L. £., hmtna King P. W. C. T., J. McCorkle. ALPHA.

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—Hogs have about all been sold. The highest price received was §7. —A bridge has been built across Little Sugar creek by F. YV. Sutton. —G. A Smith, who has been with us a long time, has moved to LaFayette. —Wheat looks well. The com crop was good and is nearly all gathered. —The first quarterly meeting of the Freiloricksburg circuit of the M. E. church was held at Salem church last Saturday and Sunday. Presiding Elder

THE OKAWFOKDSVILLE SAT UK PAY EVENING .JOURNAL.

chapters to competent critics. said that they did not believe 1 could find a publisher. So, dear reader, I have reluctantly abandoned the enterprise. But not being content to give up scribbling I "embrace the present opportunity to let you know" that in the future as in the past I shall continue to write sense and nonsense for the JOURNAL. provided always Barkis, that is the

I smith, on a poor, worn out, unpaid for farm I am one of those miserable ne'er-jdo-wells one of Wliitelaw Reiu's No-j vcmber Banks, with more brains than money, or more conceit than brains, have it so e'er you will: why not gojto the great

American publicum! tell?" I accordingly 71 spoke my mind. 1 invaded the sanctity of my oivn home, and gave as much of! my every day, hum drum life as 1 thought any sar.e man would print. 1

told about our crying baby, now a line, healthy girl of six Summers I snowed down on corsets ridiculed expensive'

I funerals and contrasted witli them the simple, unadorned, unattended, heart, I felt sorrows of the poor for their dead

I tried to account for the apparent confliot between landlord and tenant I tried to ridicule the foolish American habit of judging by apparent instead of real worth, and our foolish and ruinous wor-1 ship of sham and shoddy. And much more that the old time reader of the remember. Time passed public found out ife. I then had to' change my cue. From a statesman and philosopher I became a known reporter who had to mind his p's and q's. But if I did no good to the public 1 at least benefited myself. The old copy we wrote after wiien boys,

.it I on. Ihe inquisitive

-He

There was another compensation. I did not discover it till recently. During the late political campaign I found that I had struck by my manner of tattling a popular vein, and that Tom Tattler occupied a place in the hearts of Ihe people of Montgomery county that no money could have bought. My face and real name were not known to one person in a hundred outside of Ripley. Not one in two hundred was known to me. Why, I did not even know the old war horse, William Krug. YVheu I introduced myself as Mr. of Ripley

township, people bowed to me respectfully and asked after the health of their acquaintances down here. But when I told them (after ascertaining that they were readers of the JOURNAL) thr.t 1 was Tom Tattler, their laces changed from the icy dullness of December to the genial warmth of May. In short the words Tom Tattler were tlie "open sesame"' that caused the latch string of every cabin and palace of old Montgomery to hang out and bid me welcome to their frugal or sumptuous fnre as the case might bo. And, gentle reader, you may not believe it, but these kind eople, so many of thein in all stations of life, all over thia great, rich, prosperous county of Montgomery and in the city of Crawfordsville were so good to me that I regret more my inability to return their manifold kindness than I do my own defeat. I commenced one rainy day to write each one a letter, but I found that the task was hopeless, and so with your indulgence, Mr. Editor, I thus publicly thank them in a luriip, and furthermore I shall do better hereafter than I have hitherto done, and if they will but take the JOURNAL the coming year they shall have many laughs over the ups and downs of TOM TATTLER.

The New Oak Hall Clothing House is the place to buy. The entire stock is new and will sell at the very' bottom prices. 49w2

New goods arriving almost daily at the CHEAP STORE of Campbell & Harter.

A charming stock of holiday goods already in at I. N. VanSickle's.

Tlie liiist Call.

The books of J. C. Snyder. Son & Co. arc at the Sheriffs office. Parties that have accounts with the above firm must settle within ten days or there will be

did have material sufficient for a small costs to pay, and those having notes now volume. I showed some of the opening due the firm will have to share the same and they fate. Please attend to this matter at

once. J. C. SNYDER, SON & Co. (JUAWIVHUSVLUX, Nov. -7,

who

writes must, certainly think," is true. To write for the eye of a captious public one must put on his thinking cap. He must read to enlarge his mind and range of ideas, and then think in order to condense and arrange these for the eye of the critical. To the professional writer this becomes an easy task, but for the daily toiler with muscle it is no easy oneTo work hard on a farm six days in the week, do chores, and read up the manifold affairs of the world on the 7th, and then "At the close of the day when the hamlet is still," tattle by candle or lamp light is fun because it is work, but it gives a body but little time for ''fooling around."

Fine Pictures.

Dickev & Brewer, who are ever on the look out lor something to tickle the tancv or minister to good taste, have just procured a stock of line steel engravings which they offer to their patrons at prices which need not exclude them from any home. They are also selling their large stock of handsome chroma* at cost..,:

To Whom It Slay Coiiecrn. All pc-r.-ons owing us are requested to call before Dec. i' and settle, as all accounts must be settled then.

OAMPUELL & TlXril.EY.

Sure Your Carpels.

Now is ihe time to call at Campbell &• 3larter's CHEAP STORE and get a cocoa foot rug. They are sold at less than half the u-ual [trice.

The great clearance sale of Adams, Man-mr & Co., Indianapolis, is attracting trade from all parts of the State. This is not to be wondered at when they are selling Brussels Carpets at $1.00 to SI 2oi three plys at SI.2") to ?l .3\ Extra two plysSlOOto =?110 Wool Ingrains at i!t) to 70 eonts Cotton chain at -10 to oO cents, and Hemp at 1!) cents per yard. YVe would advise our readers to take advantage of the ureal bargains offered, and to lose no time in making purchases.

ITOHNEY AT LA \V

in I'liiun Hl.ifli

lll'ilMhl

ATTORNEYS

Cnnvl'oi-'lsvillo. lnft

For hats, caps, trunks and furnishing goods iro to the Oak Hall Clothing Store. «_ j,. llhv2

Will sell nice and good clothim: cheap at the new store of Jake Joel's. 49v2

Sleeve buttons from $1 ."0 to $20 at Mat Klein's.

Go to Johnson & Vancleave's for a

good meal or a first rate dish of oysters.

The first invoice of honey in the comb from California ever received at New Haven came in Friday, and there was a ton of it.

New Orleans is not a good place for the theatrical profession these times..jFecter played one night to a house of $-18, and shook the dust.off his feet the next day.

ATTORNEYS

K. 0. SNYDKK,

wuh tlio S*i• r«fr*

stairs, CrawloH.* nlle,

«. \V» I'M'I., JOHN i.

eovin.vEY

L'AIIIj & COURTNEY,

AT LAW oitiro, 24 K. MI»

•St., CriiwToi'ilsvillc\ lmliumi.

JAM E8 W. II. TIIOMI'KI.IN, Noeirv 1'iihlie.

M. "1 UOMl'tiON.

THOMPSON & THOMPSON,

ATTOUNKYS

ANHCOUN^KIJ-OUS AT LAW,

ami lionei'Ml Collecting Agents. 0 Uce Np. j. 8 East Main street, opposite Court. Ilon^i1.

A. ('. .IKNNISON^ ~~"j

ATTORNEY

AT LAW, N. 22^ MAIN street,

C.L.THOMAS,

TTORNKY AT LAW,

CI:IYVfonisvillo,

1 ml

Officp, floor PhfHmx Block, cornor room

It. li. F. PEIItCE,

ATTORNEY

AT LAW, Crawfordsville, Indiana,

OHire over Mrs. ilanna's store, entrance btono I'j'ont, Will give prompt attention to business in all the courts of Montgomery county.

w. i\ tmirros. 31. W. MitUNEK.

MUTTON & URUN Eli, TTOKNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, rV Crawlordsvillo, I ml. Will attend to all legal busmen^ entrusted to their care. Special attention given to collect ions. Also to settlements by Giiardiaiw, Executors and Administrators. They will continue the business in Soldiers' Claims, Conveyancing and rent estate, heretofore conducted by W P. Brit ton.

KEMEDY intUSH,

ATTORNEYS

AT LAW, CRAWIONISVIIIO, MI.

Sucr'«.«*KiiuniHteHl in all rusca nnilortiikcii vhore h'-' fiicts ure COITCPHV rft|ircsonloil: otherwise no f" will lie charged. Collections rniifle in nil part* of the United Stolen ut. rnnnonnble nii^s. OHiee, vor C:uii|)lu'H fc Tm^lcy's HurdwnreStori', Plitniiix Block.

DENTISTS.

E. T0TT0N,

DENTIST,sc-roml

JL. II.

llonr, eorner loom, Fisher's

Kloek.Ctawfardsvillo, lnd., respectfully tenders tiis profi'ssionul service* to the public,.

.KY. II. V. UAI.F.Y.

OALEY BROTHERS,

DENTISTS,

Crawfordsville, lnd. Itliee, e.or-

ner Main mid Green streets, over Oornei Hook Store.

T!1ICIECHAN.

ESI DENT DENTIST, Crawfordsville, Intl., respectfully tenders his services to the public. Motto, "Good work and moderate prices." Plenso call. OHiee, over post olFico.

PHYSICIANS.

J. It. I) UNCAN, l),

fJAVlNG located in Cruvvfordsville, will lefl vote hisentire attention to the practice ol his profession in all its various brunches. Office corner Main and Green streets, over tlio Corner Bookstore. Residence 74 East Mam street.

j. s. -M'CI.F.I.HSII, M. D. E. II. COWAN, M. D.

MCCLELLAND

& COWAN,

PRACTICINGlnd.

Physicians and Surgeons. Craw

fordsville, Office, 2 doors west of the postoffice, on Main street, ground llnor. KhnG

M. L. BASS, M.D.,

DEVOTES

his entire attention to the practice

of medicine. Calls attended tonight or day. Office and residence on Main street, west of w. N. Wasson's store

DR. DETCHON,

DBUGGISTnnd

Pharmrceuist, No. M, Fisher

Block, makes a specialty ol the truntmcnl of chronic diseases. Tlie choicest, most approved and reliable remedies are used in tho treatment of every case.

EDUCATIONAL.

M. E. CLODFELTER,

SUPEKINTENPANT

of the Schools of Mont

gomery county. Office in rear of the Recorder's offiae in Union Block, Crawfordsville, lnd. Examination of applicants for teacher's license takes rl»ce on tlie last Saturday in each month.

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