Decatur Democrat, Volume 24, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 19 August 1880 — Page 2

THt DECATUR DEMOCRAT. Democratic State Ticket. For Governor, FRANKLIN LANDERS. For Lieutenant Governor, ISAAC P. GRAY. For Secretary of State. J. G. SHANKLIN. Auditor of State, MAHLON D. MANSON. Treasurer of State. WILLIAM FLEMING. Judges of the Supreme Court. JOHN T. SCOTT. J. A. S. MITCHELL. Clerk of the Supreme Court, GABRIEL SCHMUCK. Reporter of the Supreme Court, A. N MARTIN. Attorney General. T. W. WOOLLEN. Superintendent of Public Instruction. A. C. GOODWIN. District Ticket. For Congress, GENERAL JAMES R SLACK. Joint Representative —Adams and Jay. DAVID V BAKER. Joint Rerepentative—Adams, Jay and Wells, DAVID F. KAIN, Prosecuting Attorney, JOHN T.' FRANCE. Democratic v'ounty Ticket. For Treasurer, ROB’T. D. PATTERSON. For Sheriff. HENRY KRICK. For Surveyor, G. F. KINTZ. Commissioner —Ist Dist. JOHN RUPRIGHT. Commissioner —3rd Dist. LEANDER DUNBAR. For Coroner. JOHN E. SMITH. Hancock's Sentiments. The true and the proper use of the-j military power, besides defending the National honor against foreign Nations, j is to uphold the lows and civil govern- \ ment and to secure to every person re- \ siding among ns the enjoyment of life, i liberty and property. The right of trial by jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty of the press, the freedom of speech, the natural rights of property must be prserved. Power may destroy the forms but not the principles of justice. These will live in spite of the sword. The great principles of American liberty still are the lawful inheritance of this people and ever should be. Armed insurrections or forcible resistance to the law will be instantly repressed by arms. Nothing can intimidate me from doing what I believe lobe honest and right. Arbitrary power has no exception. Foi'Censcientious iiirpublicans [Cincinnati Enquirer] The Credit Mobilier and DeGolyer performances of Mr. Garfield are thorns in the sides of all conscientious Republicans, and they find it uphill work to present fitting excuses to relieve the acts themselves from meriting the I stigma of great scandals, and Mr. Garfield himself from the suspicion of being a venial statesman. The testimony is so strong against Mr. Garfield, and the records made by Republican Congressional Investigating Committees and a Republican Court in the Credit Mobilier and DeGolyer matters so dam- .. . i natory of his guilt that pleading in his ! exculpation taxes ingenuity to its utmost. One attributes his unsavory record to the fact of his having enter’d Congress when conuption was holding high carnival at Washington, the breath of whose atmosphere bred moral malaria in every one who came within its pestilential influence. But that, is a reflection on Mr. Garfield’s moral stamina, more injurious to a statesman s character than the commission of wrong themselves, for the latter may be the result of sheer ignorance, while the other discloses a weakness that leans toward knavery, and, therefore, renders its possessor unfit for public station, oecause he is at the mercy of sharpers. Another and the latest excuse for Mr. Garfield is furnished by a Republican to the Charleston .Wex and Guraer in reply to some strictures of that paper on the Credit Mobilier and D<Golycr scandals, and its assertion that “General Hancock’s character, in sharp contrast with that of Garfield, stands

out without a stain. This Republican writer says; “To the editor of the News and Courier : “I have carefully read your summary of the points in regard to Mr. Garfield, aid submit that the following is a fair statement of the case : 1. In the matter of hii denial of any connection with the Credit Mobilier he certainly testified to an untruth; but, in view of Oakes Ames testimony that he made no explanation of his •Good Thing at any time to Mr. Garfield. it is reasonable to suppose that this denial was made in good faith at the time, and that Mr. Garfield believed what he asserted before the Committee. “2. In the matter of the DeGolyer contract, General Garfield is open to the charge of imprudence. So much is conceded by those who know him best. Nothing more.’ This Republican admits that Mr. Garfield “certainly testified to an untruth” when he denies “any connection with the Credit Mobilier. The excuse offered is that Mr. Garfield was not aware that there was any thing wrong in that connection, as the “good thing had not been sufficiently explained to him to put him on his guard. Now that may be true, but if true, and Mr. Garfield was conscious of not having knowingly done wrong, why should he have sworn that : “I never owned, received or agreed to receive any stock of the Credit Mobilier or of the Union Pacific Railroad, nor any dividends or profits arising ■ from either of them.” He could have said that he was not ; aware, at the time he agreed with Oakes Ames to take an interest in the I Credit Mobilier stock, that was a fraudulent affair, and of the true nature of which he was entirely ignorant. That was the excuse made for him at the time of the exposure by certain Republican papers, as. for instance, the Albany (N. Y.) Journal, which said : “Mr. Dawes emerges with a complete vindic ,tion. We think .Mr. Kelley, .Mr. Garfield and some of the others do not stand quite so well. * * * * What is the nature of their offense ? Their wrong was that they did not frankly and fully tell the truth—that they concealed and prevaricated represented. This is the whole of it. We do not undertake to shield them from the charge of deception. They i resorted to it, and they must suffer the ! consequences. ’’ It must be remembered that Mr. . Garfield wa ■ under oath when lie did I not frankly and fully tell the truth, i and when he concealed, and prevarica- : ted and misrepresented. We think that excuse is only getting Mr. Garfield out of the frying-pan into the fire. The excuse of the Republican writer to the News and Courier in relation to Mr. Garfield's connection with the DeGolyer scandal is that he “is open to ■ the charge of imprudence,” which he ; says is ••conceded by those who know , him best.” Imprudence in a statesman i often amounts to a crime, as in the ! General of an army. It is. however, an index to his character, and should exclude him from confidence as a leader of political forces. What should be required by the people m the selection of public officials was well stated by the Republican State Convention of Pennsylvania in 1876, which demanded "honest men for office, men with brains enough to know dishonesty when they see it, and courage enough to fight it wheresoever they find it. No other kind of men can he relied upon to correct abuses of administration, or crush out rings gotten up to plunder the public Treasury. We submit to all conscientious Republicans that the record of Mr. Garfield shows that lie is not the right man for President. A Great Chicago Enterprise The Laboratoray for the manufacture of Eclectric Bitters is one of Chicago’s greatest enterprises, giving employment to a large number of hands. The extensive sale already attained for this wonderful remedy is astonishing. , Wherever once introduced and pecoines I ' known, it is almost impossible to supply the demand, because of its true merit—curing where all others fail—and at a reasonable price(fifty cents). ~Erch. 5

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TO NON RESIDENTS. The State of Indiana, Adams county, Ss. In the Adams Circuit Court, September term, 1880. Gustof Yeager, plaintiff, vs. Gracie Barnhart, Mary Clouse, Noah Coffman, Benjamin S. Coffman, Sarah A. Greek, Jacob Greek, Susannah Hoffman, Isaac Hoffman, Gracie Fonty, Isaac D, Fout.y, the unknown children and heirs at law ot . Elizabeth Strode, deceased, the unknown children and heirs at law of John ( offman, deceased, Puffenberger, whose Christian name to the plaintiff is unknown, Shannon Coffman, Mary E. Hendricks, Bazzel Hendricks, Jesse Coffman, Sarah A. Steele, Henry Steele, Harriet O, Coffman, George M Coffman, Isabel Springer, David Springer, Tims H. Coff man, Coffman whot-e Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown John McLeod, Charles McLeod, George W. Hughes, Margaret Hughes, Jonathan Liby, Liby whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, David Hughes, and Mary Hughes, defendants No 1396. Complaint for deed and to correct de A. i It appearing from affidavits filed in tl aboee entitled cause that Noah '’oftmaii. Benjamin S. Coffman, Sarah A Greek, Jacob Greek,Susannah Hoffman, Isaac Hoffman, the children and heirs at law of Elizabeth Strode, deceased, the uames of wh-m are to the plaintiff unknown, the children and heirs at law of John Coffman, deed, the names of whom are to the plaintiff unknown, John Coffman, Harriet O Coffman. George M. Coffman, Isabel Soringer. David Springer, Titus H Coffman, — Coffman whose Christian name is to the plaintiff un known, George W Hughes, Margaret Hughes, David Hughes, Mary Hughes Jonathan Liby, : Liby whose Christian name is to the plaintiff’ unknown, of the above named defendants, are noa residents of the state of Indiana Notice is therefore hereby given the said Noah Coffman, Beojamin S. Coffman, Sarah A. Greek, Jacob Greek, Susannah Hoffman, Isaao Hoffman, the children and heirs at law of Elizabeth Strode, deceased, the names of whom are to the plaintiff unknown, the children and heirs at law of John Coffman, deceased, the names of whom are to the plaintiff unknown, John Coffman, Harriet O Coffman, George M. Coffman, Issue) Springer, David Springer, Titus H. Coffman, Coffman whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, George W. Hughes, Margaret Hughes, David Hughes Mary Hughes, Jonathan Liby, Liby, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff un known, that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams circuit, court on the 7th day of the next regular term there of. to be bolden H the court house in the town of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 27th day of September, A D. 1880, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint or the s»mc will be heard and determined in their absence. Witness my name and the seal of said bourt hereto affixed, this 11th day of August, 1880. N. BLACKBURN, Clerk. August 12, 1880.

Ditch Notice. Notice is hereby given that at the June, 1879, session of the board of commissioners ot the cointy of Adams, state of Indiana, a petition was presented by John G. Bryan et al praying the board to establish the following described ditch in said county of Adams, the commencement, direction and termination being described in said petition, which is on file in the Auditor’s office of said county, as follows, to-wit: Commencing forty rods south of a point eighty rods east of the northwest corner of section thirteen (13), township twenty-six (26). north, range fourteen (14) east, in Adams county, Indiana, thence running north 42 rods; thence northeast 52 rods; thence north 60 degrees east 54 rods; thence south 86 degrees east 48 >ods; thence to point on the township line 90 rods north of the southeast corner of section twelve (12), township twenty-six (26) north, range fourteet 14; east, in Adams county, Indiana; thence in and with the natural channel of Big Run northeast, through section seven (7), Bluecreek township, county and state aforesaid, and to a point 20 rods nqrth of the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section five j township and range aforesaid; thence south- ' ea»t with the channel of said run 200 rods; ’ thence northeast to where said run empties I intotbe St. Marys river at a point 50 rods ; north of a point 100 rods east of the northwest tcruet' ot section 01), township and range aforesaid, and there to terminate. Baid petitioners representing “that a large | onion ot the lands through which said ditch will pass tire totally unproductive tor wan’ ot proper drainage that the const ruction of a ditch will not only be conducive ot public health, convenience or welfa O|but the same will be of publicbenefit aii"iitility, and that such drainage qan not be obtained without entering upon and passing through the lands adjoining, the ! owners of a portion of which are unwilling i j to engage in the enterprise of improvei ment." The board being satisfied that the peti-■ , tioners had, in all respects, complied with the act approved March 9, 1875. entitled * “An act to enable owners of wet binds to j drain and reeclaim them, ' etc., granted the , prayer ni said petitioners, and appointed j G. F. Kintz, Henry 11. Meyers, and Wash- | ! ington Calderwood viewers, who proceeded I to view the proposed location of said ditch, I and have tiled their report and estimate, and apportioned the work according to law’ and made oath to the same, and report the work to be of public benefit. The following list shows the tracts of j lands benefitted by said improvement, and ! the owners names thereof: The n hf nw qr sec. 13, tp 26 north range 14east. owned by Silas A,Worthington The sw qr sw qr sec. 12, tp 26 north, range 14 east, owned by Wni. A Duer. The n hfsw qr section 12, tp 26 north range 14 east, owned by George Howland’ The e hf se qr sw qr section 12, tp 26 north, range 14 east, owned by Elenor Walker. The s hf se qr section 12. tp 26 north i range 14 east, and the e hf e hf nw qr sec’ tion 7, tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by ’ Joseph Pogue. The w hf se qr section 7, tp 26 north

range 15 east, owned by Mary J. Merryman. The ne qr se qr sec. 12, tp26 north, aange 14 east, owned by Henry Derks. r The sw qr nw qr section 7, tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by John W Merryman. The w hf ne qr and the se qr ne qr sec 7, tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by John G. Bryan, ’ The ne qr ne qr sec. 7, and the sw qr sw ’ qr sec. 5, tp 26 north, rnge 15 east, owned by Ruth Danner, Martha Durbin, Jeremiah ' Danner, Jane Gilpin, Lucy Riley, William ’ Danner, Mary Shending, and Franklin ! Danner, heirs at law of James Danner. The n w qr and the sw qr se qr see. 8, tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by Robert ’ 11 & Edward H. Miller. * The e hf sw qr sec. 5, tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by Nanoy Harper. The w hf w hf nw qr sec. 9, tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by George Lutzenhizer. ' The nhfne qr section 8, tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by Louis Lutzenhizer. The se qr ne qr sec. 8, tp 26 north, range 1 15 east, owned by Christina Danner, Lucinda Parry, Wm. D:iiiii<-i. daynard Danner, Amos Danner, and E'-ia Danner, heirs a l-i wof Jeremiah Danner. i undivided hf ehfnwqr nw qr sec. 9, tp mirth, range 15 east, owned by David Harker The undivided hf e hf nw qr nw qr sec. 9. tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by Henry Derks The sw qr sec. 4, tp 26 north, range 15 east, owned by Margaret Lutzenhizer. The nw qr se qr sec. 12, tp 26 north, range 14 east; owned by Jane Durbin. The e hfsw qr sec. 7, tp 26 north, range la east, owned by Daniel Morgan. Now, therefore, ,be it known, that th® board of commissioners of the county of Adams will grant a hearing on the above petition and report on Wednesday, the Bth day of September. 1880. when all persons interested or aggrieved will be heard. All parties who claim compensation for land or damages by the construction of said work are hereby notified to make application in writing and file the same in the office of the Auditor of the county on or before the day set for the hearing of said petition and report. G. CHRISTEN, July 29, 1880. Aud. Adams Co. Ditch Notice. Notice is hereby given, that at the June, , 1880, session of the board of commissioners of the county of Adams, state of Indiana, a petition was present' d by Jacob Waggoner praying the board to establish the following described ditch in said county of Adams, the commencement, direction, and termination being described in said petition which is on file in the auditor's office of said county, as follows, to-wit: Commencing 20 feet south of the north- ! west corner of the east half of the southeast quarter ot section 6, township 28 j north, range L’ east, in Adams county, InI diana, running them e south 114 rods: ! thence south 20 degrees west, 24 rods; ! thence south 65 degrees west 60 rods; thence south 12 rods; thence south 60 degrees west 36 rods; theuce north 65 degrees west 48 rods; thence north 12 rods to highway; thence we-t along the south side of said highway between sections 6 and 7 to , the northwest corner of section 7, township 28 north, range 15 east, thence crossing the township line running west on the i south siwe of highway 32 rods; thence • south 30 rods; thence southwest to the terminus, at a point 140 rods south of a point 100 rods west of the northeast corner of i section 12, township 28 north, range 14 i east, in Adams county, Indiana. Said petitioners representing “th«t a large portion of the lands through which said ditch will pass are totally unproductive for want of proper drainage; that the constrctio of a ditch will not only be conducive of public health, convenience or i welfare, but the same will be of public . benefit and utility, and that such drainage cannot be' obtaineq without entering upon ■ and passing through the land* adjoining, the owners of a portion of which are unwilling to engage in the enterprise of itnj proveinent.” The board being satisfied that the petitioners had, in all respects, complied with the act approved March 9, 1875, entitled “An act to enable owners of wet lauds to drain and reclaim them, ’ etc., granted the prayer of said petitioners, «and appointed John A. Fonner, L. W. Lewton, and G. F. Kintz viewers, who proceeded to view the proposed location of said ditch, and have filed therr report and estimate, and apportioned the work according to law, and made oath to the same, and report the work to be of public benefit. The following list shows the tracts of ■ lands benefitted by said improvement and i the owners names thereof: The e hf se qr sec 6, tp 28 north, range | 15 east, owned by Jacob VVagner. Commencing at the nw corner of the se qr sec. 6. tp 28 north, range 15 east, thence east 80 rods, thence south 140 rods, thence west 80 rods, thence to place of beginning, ( r.y Charles W. Black. The nw qr ne qr sec 7, and the s hf s hf sw quarter se qr sec. 6, tp 28 north, range ' 15 east, owned by Isaac Magner. The n hf n hf nw qr sec. 7, tp 28 north, range 15 east, owned by IVm. Kline. The se qr ne qr sec 6, tp 28 north, range 15 east, owned by Win. Swartz. i Iheehf ne qr sec 7, tp 28 north, range 15 east, owned by Jacob Ahr. The w hf sw qr sec. 6, tp 28 north, range i 15 east, owned by Abel Cross. lhe se qr sec. 1. tp 28 north, range 14 east, owned by Samuel Miller. Highway running between sections 7 and 8, tp 28 north, range 15 east, Commissioners Adams county. • The ne qr sec. 12, tp 28 north, range 14 ! east, owned by Sylvester Wolf. j Now. therefore, be it known, that the board of commissioners of the county of Adams will grant a hearing on the above petition and report on Wednesday, the Bth day of September, 1880, when all persons i interested or aggrieved will be heard. All parties who claim compensation for land or damages by the construction of said work are hereby notified to make application in writing and file the same in the office of the Auditor of the county on or before the day set for the hearing of said petition and report. G. CHRISTEN, . Auditor Adams countyJuly 29, 1880.