Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1881 — Page 2

THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT UY fS. RAY WILLIAMS. DECATCR, INDIANA. Thursday, June 16, 1881. The temperance people of < fliio are ferninst Charles Fostkr. The revised Testament is beir. Adopted by almost all of the larger cih congregations. The New York senatorial contest remains jiwt about the same, with the deplorable exception that the administrations paid one member $2,590 to vote against Roscoe C. nki.ino, A com mittee is investigating the case. Rut ' isn't it a nice state of affairs to see the administration of a country like ours seeking to bribe a member of a state legislature. But then it is not surprising when we remember the fact that GaREJELD himself sold his country for a bribe. STAR KOI ItS. Another chapter of Hie Grand Swindlers-A Woman Secures Seventeen Contracts. New York, June 12.—The Washington correspondent of the Times furnishes for Monday morning's paper another batch of Star Route rascalities. The contractors and their con federates seem to have at least reached the conclusion that the Government is really ‘in earnest’ and intends to prosecute them and punish them if possible. After tlie election of President Garfield they used their political influence to effect his choice of Postmaster General, but their candidate received no consideration. Then they exerted their combined strength through exSenator Dorsey and others to secure in Brady’s place a person who would be satisfactory to them. But there was an honest man nt the head of the Department, and he was determined there should be good >..<ro arn-.tvul him. and the jobbers failed to get any of their candidates into Brady s place. There seems to be but one daily newspaper in the District which is not under the control of Brady, and the people of Washington are almost entirely dependent on outside papers for information concerning the startling disclosures which have been made, but the war against the'President and inve-ti gators has ended in defeat. The persons employed to gather evidence of wickedness quietly and relentlessly pursue their way, supported by the high authorities who approved their. selection. In the chair formerly disgraced by Brady sits an upright gentleman of rare business ability, who is rapidly becoming acquainted with all the details of the contract bureau, and Jooks with astonishment upon the system in which true business methods seem to have been completely ignored. The Postmaster General finding on every hand evidence of corruption and reckless extravagance, looks through the reforms of the present to a realiza .tion of the dream of a self sustaining department and cheaper postage in the near future, Energetic subordinates gather evidence which will overwhelm the guilty. It is hard for one who gains an insight into these records. • and who studies history previous to . .the investigations, to escape the belief .that the Postoffice Department has been a tint of ignominy for years, ft will bz-wr task to compute the amount of the peonie s money stolen or thrown away. A correspondent notes seme remarkable increase in pay by the familiar method of increase and expedition. On one route the pay was raised from S6BO to $32,640, and on another from $2,550 to $103,000. He then devotes himself to an exposition of the Texas temporary service, a newly-dis-covered ramification of the fraud. The favorites who hold “temporary service" in Texas arc General Frank C. Arm .strong, of Texas, and Major John D. Adams, of Rittle Rock, Ark., who, in this matter, are practically one and th* same person; one A. 11. Brown, James B. Colgrovc. J. D. Kerens and J. I’. Horbach. Armstrong was a General in the Confederate army. Adams was a friend and supporter of ex Senator Dorsey. A. If. Brown was once c’ rk in the Department, in charge of Terri,tonal routes, by which the Government has been robbed of many millions. It pppears.” says the correspondent, “to have been Brady's eastern to k •■••p a select circle of favorites inform d as AO his decisions in regard to temporary contracts, so that they could put in their proposals without delay. These proposarfwere at once excepted with- , out question and without eompetiti ni. No opportunity was given the local i stage men or others to compete for die ■ work which was usually given to a fa Write for on.-’year at the price which , Was thyes times as much as the w irk was really worth. The favorite sublet ' the route to a local maq and yocktcd or divided the difference. When one of these favorites became possessed of a little ready money he could very casily get temporary contracts nn three I ar four or a dozen rqutes in a buuch at his own figures. It is kqowu that a woman secured seventeen such contracts in 0..e day. The route bill, in 187!»,establisbed about 20M mutes. Brady P at temporary service very soon *fte ward, uron 1.300 o At the investigation of 1880

r he presented a statement of the tempo J rary service put pn from July 1,1879 to October 1, 1879. Most of the job =: given to favorites did not appear it. this statement, but were bestowed al a later date. Os the sum of $178,469 representing the total annual pay on the temnorary eon tracts in Texas. ■e $163,420 was given to Armstrong, Adams, Brown, Duxbury; Colegrove | Horbach and Kerens. Colegrove was rr 1 the friend of ex Chief Clerk 1* tench, Horbach is agent of the Louisena Lot ' I terv Company and a friend of Con- , '-rcssman Morey, and Kerens is the ■ head of Kerens combination at St. Lou--r . — - THE CYCEOMI4 dditlona! Accounts <>< flic Damage Caused »y Sunday’s 1 S •'.'l’.i.is, June 14.—Additional ac- ' counts of the cyclone in Northwestern ’ Missouri Sunday evening are that a large amount of property was destroyed, a considerable number of lives lost and a great many persons injured. Th:se known to have been killed outright are R. C Nelson, C. E. Maynard, MDs Maynard, Mrs. G. Roberts and child, and a man, name not known. The I injured so far as reported are Miss A. 1 Gee, will die: Miss Mauquard, severely injued; Wm. Miller, dangerously injur- ' ed; Robert Miller, severely brui-ed; ■ Israel Wood, injured; wife and children also injured; Frank Burk and a ' company of fourteen persons, all injured and bruised: John Colt and family injured, and children since died: Win. Ricks, seriously injured; Mrs. Ricks fatally injured; Mrs. Richards, right arm and ribs broken. Houses were blown away belonging to James Boyles, near Flag Springs; ii iam Elrood, near Saxe; Mrs. J. I*. Ham, Job I it roe L. G. Dangerfield, Israel Boyles, George Purviance, Israel U ood, L. B. Garret, L. C. Nelson, John Colt, Frank Lurke, Bloomer Dungan, Dr. Dungan, Leonard, Meeks, -Mrs. Mclntire. William Eon ham, Mrs. Bevens, George Roberts, Randolph Newman, Wilkes Meeks, Thomas Baltimore, M. Hartwell, South Berlin. A. B. Mans,-went ttwwu ybx->- , : also the two Thomases M. Wolf and i scores of others. The destruction took place at or near King City and Flag Spring’. Later in the evening another cyclone passed northeast into Nodaway County. From information received it appears the cloud formed in a field j near Ltesley Chapel, about eight miles northwest of Savannah, and moved south of east, tearing timber, trees and fences, until it struck a large buck house of Nathaniel Kellogg, situated about six miles north of town, which it tore to pieces. Mr. Kellogg and fami|ly were absent from home, and no doubt escaped being injured. Two horses belonging to Mr. Kellogg, which were in a field near the house were found in a field a quarter of a mile away, supposed to have been carried there by the cyclone. The ■ cloud then moved east, and at this; time was about 160 yards wide. The next building in its way was the residence of Mrs. J. Holt,situated near the toll bridge. It struck a corner of the house, moving it off the foundation, and damaging it considerably. W. S. Wright had fifty hogs killed. John Paiks’ house further on was blown away and Mrs. Barks severely injured. Hilman’s house was carried away and the Baptist Church near by torn to pieces. The furniture, clothing and everything contained in the house were carried away. Feather beds were torn to pieces and the feathers - blown all through the timber. ’ Stove and all kinds of household goods from the house were carried through , the air, and the owners have not as yet . found any of them. L’.nn Roberts 1 house was destroyed, as well as that of E. M. Philips, near Fish Ford. From there the storm passed on to Flag's Spring and King City. The cyclone was about a quarter of a mile wide, and was very violent. Fully two-thirds of . the houses blown away were unoccupied. the families being away from home, either at church or visiting. otherwise the loss of life would have been frightful. Estimate ot Hie Quebec Tire. Q: ehec, June 15.—1 t is ofn ially ' announced that 612 houses were de-i stroyed in the recent fire, making! homeless 1,211 families, consisting of! 6,028 individuals, two-thiri- of when ! lost all and without insurance. The relief committee adopted a resolution passed at a meeting of Protestant gentlemen, that 10 per cent, of I the [subscriptions received by the Re- i lief Committee be paid to the Protest : ant Committee for the relief of Prot- ■ estaut victims. People seem to bel seiz.dwith a panic, and rush wildly ! into the streets at each alarm of fire. I A large amount of missing property 1 has been recovered by detectives. Killed by Lightning. Hamewell, Kas., June 11. —Andrew D Robeson, nephew of ex-Secre-tary R.obesc:; of New Jersey, was instantly killed by lightning this afternoon. Mr. Robeson had just returned! from Hannewell to his ftjrin near this citv and was on saddling his horse near the barn. His clothes were literallytorn from his body and his watch and chain melted. The horse was also killed instantly and one end of the barn torn out. Mr. Robeson was quite a prominent young man. He leaves a I wife to whom the blow lias proven I nearly fajal. ».». ComlrnH d Telegrams. ,! Forty-tye mi’lioq live per cents I have been received to date for eoutinu- > j ante at 31 per cent. t) | John Middleton and wife fell out of c _' a boat at Roger's Milla, Barlow Counjj ty, Georgia, and l>oth drowned. 0, Albert F’e'ix Vogel, of Nc-v York

o- ion trial for the attempted abductioi 9, ' of Rosa Stra,sburger has been fount >s ' guilty. 11 , Win. Brannon, a farmer, was shoi it while riding along the road yesterdaj 1- ■ evening by a concealed assasin, and in 11 stantly killed. The murder was twen tv miles from Bedford, Ind. The National Greenback State Con s vention, to nominate a candidate ioi " the State Tresurer, assembled at Potts j ville, Pa., yesterday morning, F. S e Heath permanent Chairman. ' A delegation composed of white and colored Republicans, from Virginia, headed by General W. C. Wickham, leave to-day for Washington to call up- “ on President Garfield and protest against him taking sides with the Mahonc Republican coalition. 1 i The employing brewers of New York 1 ! were in session to-day. Reports were ; received from nearly all the brewers '! that the employers had now at work all ' the men they desired, and that business was progressing now as well as ! before the strike. A letter was read from the brewery firm of Smith & Brothers, who heretofore sided with the strikers, announcing a desire to join the Employing Brewer's Organisation. Agreed to. Employers -ty the strike is now a thing of the p i-t. FOKEIGS I L ISSILIS. Thirty-two new members of the Italian Bar have been appointed. The Irish Land League re lived only $132 from America the past week. Right Rev. James Darnell, Roman Catholic Bishop, of Southward, is dead. Farmers at Quebec complain of great drouth, which threatens to destroy the whole hay crop. The Government lias unJ jrtak n tl.e prosecution of MeKarratt and McGrath for attempting to blow up the Liverpool Town Hull. Important disclosures are expeeted. Admission receipts to Longcamp s Coursg, Paris, cn the occasion of the! grand Prix De Paris race, amounted to i ! nearly $50,000, the greatest amount ever taken at the course. So large a number of peasants arc emigrating from the Government ol Terusk, Russia, bcc.r-.se of their poverty, that the ferry owner at Valgu is notable to transport them. The jury in the Victoria iuvestigati n leml red a verdict yesterday at . London, Ont., that the capsizing was I caused by coming in contact with a ' .-nag or stone in the river, through . which water leakc 1 into the hole. The daily visits to royalty of Lord Rowton, who seems, as it v. er . a legacy bequeathed by the last one, have, as a i.; viler ut course, given rise to many sir aises. One is that of a possible marriage between him and the Queen's unmarried daughter, the Princess Beatrice. It is asked with some reason why has the Lord Ronton become so suddenly a constant visitor at court, It is answered that the Queen is anxious to assist at the examination of Lord Beaconsfield's papers, and that he is merely called to a seanoe every morning for the purpose, just as Sir TheoUorj JZartin atteu . .3 the Queen daring tl.e comfilalion of the, “Life of the Prince Consort; but many of the female sex declare that the project of I aa alliance which is lorkel on as ridiculous is not really so absurd when examined. The Queen, who Lurried ou the un- l ion between Lord Lome, the Governor-Gen- ! eral of Canada, with the Princess Liaise. ' I which hn been anything but a happy one, , may look with a favorable eye on a union which would keep her youngest and favorite daughter Ly her side. Personals. Miss Hattie Studabnker returned ' home last Friday. Jessz Niblick is on jury duty in the I'. 8. courts at Fort Wayne. Rev. J. B. Carns will be present at the laying of the corner stone. Mr. and Mrs. G. 8. Stanton are vis- | iting at their anole’s, Mr. Cans. StewI Miss Fannie Arnold and Mies Ida , Roebuck, of Delphos, are die guests of i Mrs. Nellie Snolty. Miss Ida Cathcart, of Lagrange, and Miss Vinnie Vixon, of Ripley, 0., are the guests of the Misses Studabaker. Mrs. Rossington. of Bluffton, rei maitied in Decatur between trains last i Thursday. -She was returning home from a visit with friends at ami near ! Kendallville. One Jay last week Judge Bobo and ! the editor of The Democbat laid the ! cares of business aside and "took in" I Rome City and a creditable number of creditable fish. It was the writer's first visit to this charming resort, and it gratifies him to know that too much Irac pot been claimed for the place. Improvements, such as beautifying the i grounds, and adding conveniences for tl.e ace inmodation of those who hie away there to seek a day or mope of recreation are constantly going on. The Dodge, kept by wino host Dodge, is a large brick hotel, located in pleas- . ing view of the lake, and it was hero I we found shelter in large airy rooms, i and plenty to eat. This hotel is doubt- : less the largest along the line of the • G. R. & I. road in the smaller towns, and it is kept in excellent style. Parties visiting Rome City will find the : Dodge to be all that the most exacting can wish for. All in all we had a pleas ant trip and shall endeavor to -‘call again" s'ltne time in the near future. It is meet that hay be made while the sun ' I i- .8 likewise meet that you go

>n fishing in season, that is if you wan id to catch fish; if you don’t you ca pack up and go most any tine. s'elgliborltoo<l Notes, y I* Four carrier pigeons were sent io Mi 1- Dennis Welch, baggage master of the 1* Ft. IP. & C. railway, at this place, by Mi i J. A. Allen, of JL eliesicr, Pa , with instruc tions to let them out of the cage if it wa >r not raining or foggy, before two p. tn. I 3 ‘ becoming known that the cage would b 3. opened at 12:05 p. m., a number of peoplt were on baud to witness the ascension o j the homeward bound ethcral voyagers. Th beauties were let loose promptly at 12:05 p b m., and then flew up about 200 feet aac *> circled about (own for at least, 15 minutet ’• | and tnen started east at a rapid speed, t These pigeons recently flew from Crestline. 0., to Rochester, Pa., a distance of 170 miles in two hours. We iearn that they arrived home at 320 p. m., yesterday, ’ 270 miles in three hours.—Van Wert : Times. 5 Mr. David Long who bad the small-pox 1 in Paulding county- and who appears to be . a citizen of Van Wert county, was brought . to our county Infirmary on last Saturday, j As Mr. Long is entirely cured of small-pox and bis contaminated clothing was all ’ burned before he left Paulding, Pr. Les--1 lie Infirmary Superintenden', had no doubt of the safety in bringing him home. . -Van Wert Times. Our old friend. Mr. Peter Hirst, ex-fii-firmary director, of Harrison township, has given us the following item of news; On June Ist, Mr. John King, of Harrison township, came to Van Wert to attend the Circus Royal, and on the way to town he lost his pocket-book. He did not missit until he arrived in town, when he at once I took a team an 1 went over the road carcI fully, but did not find his bock, as in the I meantime Mr. Charles Keil, a young farm er of Harrison township, while passing the residence of Mr. John Miller, discovered the book, lying in the road. Mr. Keil at ouce looked for Mr King, the owner of the book, but failing to Jud him, left the book in care of Mr. Hirt, who soon after returned the book to its owner. It contained $54.50 in currency, a check on the bank of Decatur for $23.03 and a due bill for $2 00. Mr. Keil was rewarded by a present of $5. —Van Bert Times. John Rar-ts and John English contemi plate entering into partnership for the [ u r P »« » slack barrel sactory iu Portland.—Portland Commercial. Will A. Hartley, Esq., of Freedom, Pa., will shortly move to our town, and engage in business with his stepbrother, J. H. Smith, Esq. Mr. Hartley is a young man of great energy, and a Democrat of the first water.—Bluffton Banner. The God of love Las been at work tbrowing his golden darts through this commu nity promiscuously. loras we gaze over the matrimonial record we find enrolled ' for a happy welded life, this (Thursday) ! evening: Mr.L. 11. Karns to Miss Obbie Covert, Mr. G. W. Grimes to Miss Aurie Mason, Mr. David B. Kowe to Miss Mary Valentine.—Bluffton Banner. The Exchange Bank paid a check drawn on them by 11. C. Arnold & Co. lost week sot $10,815 00. This is perhaps the largest check they hare paid for some time. —Bluffton Chronicle. A cavalry company, consisting of near one hundred citizens, living principally south of town in this and Pike township, was organized at the court house Saturday afternoon. After the organization was ! complete General Shanks mustered the I company into the service of the state, i —Pot Hand Sun. Among the illustrious stars shimmering ; in the firmament of Iu liana journalism we | tre proud to mention a “go-as-you-please” ! pedestrian of the highest possible prom- ; ise. Few who have gazed upon his Blight, ! fragile stature can conceive of his bottom or powers of circumimbalation. But we have irrefragable evidence of his migra- , tory powers. On Frilay last Ed. Phillips, !of tlie Decatur Journal, (for 'tis he who appeared comet-like upon the horiion of pe lestriamoniu; was in town between j trains and Jit happened that he lingered 1 too long with friends up town and was only awk. oed to the thought that “lime an ! i railroad trains await for no min'’ by the shrill whistle of the 5:19 train. E i took an even start with the train and soon attained such a terrific speed that the side walk rattled so you could hear it a distance of a quarter of a mile. Other pedestrians cleared the sidewalks sa l stood aside to witnesshim pass, srmo positively averring that they could distinctly hear ! the wind whistling about him as he split the air in his race against time Specula tion wa? rife. What had h? done 1 Little ' children fled to their homes for safety, while Brother Phillips flew toward the puffingtrain. He was not a second too early, for just as he prostrate! himself upon the rear platform of the car it began to move away. The conductor soon came upon i him and it was an half hour before Ed gained enough breath to convince the I dignified railroad 0 fEcial that lie had not been drinking.—Portland Sun. Dissolution of < o-I’at tnership. By mutual agreement we the undersigned have this day dissolved partnership. All parties knowing themselves indebted to us will please call at the Treasurer s office and settle by cash or : note. Thanking our friends who have in the past favored us with their patronage, we remain yours very truly. Comtek & Holthocse. Decatur, June 13. 1881. New Firm. • The undersigned having this day i formed a co partnership in the boot and shoe trade respectfully invito the leading public to call and examine their large and varied stock. Good goods at i ihe lowest living prices will be their motto. Vogi.ewede A Coster. Decatur. Ind., June 13, 1881. To the Pl’blic. Having this day formed a co partner ship to be known as Voglewede and ; Center, I request all parties knowG ing themselves indebted to me to call •' and settle by cash or note. Thanking I my friends for past patronage and so- ’ licking your favors in the future, I rc!1! main yours. o| J. 11. ViXiLEWEDE.

utj CHAT. 1,1 Delightful weather. The new railroad is what we want Sam Winters is running a daily paper lr. at pefu. .... '’•> | Fort Wayne has fourteen papers, so- ■ I called. C- I . as ! The board of equalization is tn ses sion to-day. ! Small pox has again broken out in of Monroeville. 18 A social hop wgs held at the Miesse 1 House last evening. :s i Our Berne correspondent failed to ; materialize this week. o Fort Wayne is trying to get nd ol r her houses of easy virtue. ■’ Ground was broken for the new sewt • er last Monday morning. s A. R. Bell has a new mail and bag e gage wagon. It s a daisy. The court room is beautifully dccot rated for the commencement. ' The paper is somewhat late this ' week, but better late than never. The Island Park Assembly will meet at Rome City on the 29th. The ‘ Lightning calculator” was ex- ’ cecdingly fond of spiked lemonade. 1 Sells Brothers circus will exhibit at ’ Van Wert an the 22nd day of June. i Look out for an important change in • Cully's -ad" in next week's issue. Donovan A Adlespcrger are now receiving another lot of fresh salt fish. 1 We will publish some statistical 1 news from Root township, next week. Several provoke cases were up for hearing in Squire Bailey s court during the week. Thank- to Mr. Wm. Spoiler, of Inion township, for a lot ol most excellent strawberries. Tickets are now on sale at the G. R. A I depot for the summer resort of Northern Michigan. Even the frogs in the pond have catcLed on to the popular breeze and now sing “How they tittered. Some of the boys are commencing to say, let us go to Northern Michigan for a two or three weeks fishing picnic. Andy Bishop has accepted the position of clerk and runner of the Burt House, at Decatur. — Portland C>ntmercial. The Bluffton Banner is now a ninecolumn folio, neatly printed, ably edited.and in all other respects a first-class country paper. The Saturday Ilcclew has tins to say on the patent business: “The patent inside is the vulture at the vitals of the country press." All aboard and take the G. R. A I. railroad to the fishing grounds of Northern Michigan. Turn out and enjoy the pure air in that section of the country, i Lawyer 'arr, of Bluffton, received a I telegram from Attorney-General MacVeigh, offering him SIO,OOO to assist in the prosecution of Star Route con- , tractors. “Do you play the piano? “No; I ■ don't play the piano, but my sister ' Hannah, who is in Savannah, she plays the piano in a most charming manner, Haveabanana Mrs. Winsel, sister to the Shafer ‘ Brothers of this place, lied at her home in South Bend on this Taursday, June 16. Her disease, we learr was cousumption. Every person who is at all interested in the schools of our town and educational interests in general should at- . tend the commencement exercises at the court house this, Friday, evening. Rev. Metts is going to move into the Rcider property ou Third Btreet, and in consequence thereof the M. E parsonage is for rent. Father and Mother Rcider are going to move to Bluffton. To-day. Thursday, is our twenty- ! sixth birthday hut we haven’t time to •! go and get O, be joyful and make a great big fuss over it. We’ll remain '; cs docile ns Bill Nve's mule Bootner- ' ' an S' t A man by the name of Coffee got an i overdose of bug juice last Monday , evening and Marshal Rhodes e hauled him before Squire Bailey, where the fines and costs amounted to twenty odd g dollars. j Paper bouquets arc a very improper , thing to present a person for anything - meritorious. Every flower that grows has its significance, while an imitation of flowers made of paper is mean- ■ ingless. Isaac Strass was in town on Thurs- '■ day and legally took possession of the ’ barber shop belonging to Nick, the col- , ored barber who recently left hete far t lan Wert. The shop will be sold at r Constable s sale to satisfy several , claims. On Wednesday of last week, a faini- ■ ly reunion was held at the residence of Joseph Crabbs, on Manchester avenue All four of Mrs. Crabbs’ children and ‘ eleven of her grandchildren, were pres > en‘, and the affair was enjoyable in ev . cry wav. — WofcasA Courier IDA. No doubt the teachers and many others of Adams county will learn with , satisfaction that Supt. Luckey will con t

..... gi! I .. . duct a normal school this summer. Mr. Luckey is very anxious to make it a suocess, and such it will be if properly managed and patronized. Last year s normal was not as successful as it might , ' have been. Let an improvement be made this year. In accordance with the discipline of the M. E. Church, the second Sunday ’ in June in each year is set apart as childrens day. Last Sunday being the j i second Sunday in June, the morning | services at the M. E. church were prepared especially for the little folks. ' , The church was beautifully decorated 1 with flowers, house-plants and a num- ' ber of cages with birds (who never I failed to strike in on the right notes.) and all were arranged in different parts of the church. Mr. Wash Steele informs us that he has sold two of the farms belonging to the Eli Zimmerman estate. The farm known as th» Crist farm. Mercer county, Ohio, was sold to A. J. Bargabiser, of Richlaud county. Ohio, for $5,000. There were DIO acres in the farm. The other, known as the Purdy farm, 634 I acres, also iu Mercer county, was sold , to D. B. Mery, of Clinton county, Ohio, for SB,OOO. As will be noticed in another column Center and Voglewede have consolidated the boot and shoe business and arc now located at the Voglewede stand where they have an immense stock of , goods. They invite in old friends . and patrons to call and see them, feel- ' ing confident that they can satisfy the wants of the public in their hne. They have much the largest stock of any house in the county, and will enjoy a | handsome trade. Those auction wagon fellows are be- , coming a nuisance, and the town btard should increase the license so that the business interests of the town will be protected. Besides, they swindle people more or less. Only last Saturday an old gentleman of our town stepped up to a soap wagon and bought one cake of soap for twenty five cents. In lens than three minutes thereafter ; the soap man was selling two cakes for twenty-five cents. Think of it, ye hoary headed sires who have sacrificed vourselves upon the altcrof this sewer- I stricken burg; a man who claims pro- ’ tection at your hands to be swindled in that manner! We only wish we had * a fo:t like a corner stone, with a swing to it like a pile driver. We'd land every soap mau on the east bank of the St. Marys. Geneva Gleanings. BY RUS-TI-CUS. The war is over. Please spell our name with a double S. Professor Jones was in Decatur last Satuiuay. G. W. Pyle is building a nice residence. I>oc Burgman and Batch, of Berne, were in town on Saturday. Lem Headington and family Sundayed in town. Granny Springer is lying dangerously sick. The night trains will commence running on the 19th. Ans. Roll has his heater in operation and now if you want a tip-top bath call on the Roll. Mrs. Samuel Galloway is quite sick with the mcasels. Platform “hoe-downs " in the woods will soon be ripe, and Ceylon should open the ball. That great fighting cock of New I Corydon, William Elzey, had the pleasure of being introduced to the cooler last Saturday. One half of Ceasar was in town on 1 Saturday, but not his better-half. Joe Hendricks wants to know what ; we meant by c. t. cabbage and turnips. Andy Judy returned last week from his western trip, and reports health good, crops in Missouri good, wheat - in Kansas is a failure, some corn knee i high, while some is just being planted. having been drowned out. Andy has concluded to live and die in oil Hoos lerdom. G. W. Pyle says he has discovered .a new kind of an insect in liis wheat which is going to distroy wheat to an alarming extent. II _■ says it is a worm . similar to the common cut worm. John France (Prosecutor) was in town Saturday ascertaining bow some 1 people get their meat and apple but i ter. I thought him a little inquisitive. . for the reason that he is going to make i them tell under oath. The monotony of our little village j was broken on Monday evening by the cry of fire, and on looking towards the depot. 1 saw a crowd of folks standing ‘ there looking towards Ceylon, who J seemed to be considerably excited. I 1 ruJted to the spot eager to learn what had caused the commotion, and looking up the railroad, I saw something co:n---r ing at break-neck speed, puffing and , blowing like a steam engine with great ’ balls of fire rolling from the headlight. s But in less time than it takes me to - tell it, the—well—what was it—Bill llcaston was among us. and rushing on by he exclaimed : Has Doc gone down yet? Our curiosity being now at its i- highest pitch, thinking that gomething c terrible had happened, or that Bill had become insane, I rushed hither and ’ thither to learn the cause, and happenr i ing to run across Doc Ralston, I inquirt j ed of him if he knew what was the ] ; matter, and I soon became composed j when Doc told me that a big nine pound red headed boy had just made its entrance into Bill's family circle, and the , first thing it said was "Fa. what is the matter with your head ?’ The mother, father and babv are doing well. ■1 _ ' 5- I Th? examination of applicants for admission to the West Point and Annapolis I military schools was held in CrawfordsI ville a shoittime sgo. Nineteen younj ’ ' men.presented themselves, and all passed h j very creditable examinations. The fori- j tunate ones were . To West I’oiat, Thorn-

. ■ sronkford, of Terre Hi>ut.| alter- , . Will Grimes, of KockviHo. To AnpXBCVToii: ■■ '1 Notice is hereby given that the Executor ! of the la iate of Aaron Archer, deceased, will soil at public auction, at the late reatLice of “he decedent, three miles southeast of Decatur, on FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1881 The following property, to-wit: two work horses, a lot of young cat lie, hogs, thirty head of sheep, corn, fa. iu.ng implements and many other articles too tedious to mention. . . .. Tasns: $8 and under, cash in hand, all srnns over $3 a credit of nine momhe will be given, by ihe purchaser giving uoie with approved security 'o the satisfaction of the undereigneu, waiving benefit of valuation and appraisement laws No property removed until ihe above conditions are complied with. Sale to begin at L 0 o'clock a m „ ENRV STEEtEi 1 June 16, 1881. Esrou:;. i ITOINMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Aaion Clendenen, late of Adan s county, deceased. TLe Estate is Probably Solvent. I ISAAC I.NGLE, | AJiuinisrator. June 16, 1881. —It. | , ''."r ATTACIIIU NT. State of Indiana, Adams county. Isaac Strass I Before'John T. Dailey, vg . j. J. I’, of Washington Amos T. Nichols j T. 1’ , Adams county J Indiana. The defendant Amos T. Nichols will take notice that Isaac Strass. the plaintiff, has file I his complaint against said defendant iu the above entitled cause upon a book account claiming and asking a judgement , upon said account in the sura ot fourteen , dollars and costs on the 9th day of July, : 1881, before said John T Bailey, J. I’., as | above siaUd and aid at the same time file j with said justice hisaffilavit of the non- I resideucey of said defen taut and his aS- . davit iu attachment proceedings and it ap | pears from said affidavit u at said defend- ■ ant is a non-resident of the slate of Ind - ana, and the trial of sai 1 cause is set for Saturday. July 9ih, l*v.M at 10 o clock a I in. of said day an i u ile.e said delend ut | appears and answers iu said cause, the I same will be tried and d, i< rmiued in bis absence dated Ibis the llthday of June 1881. JOHN T. BAILEY, J. P. (seal ) Sil Fill Fl 'S s.\LE. Malachi Buras vs. Henry J. Smith, Mayterm 1881. In the Adams Circuit Court of A .'unit ceun : ty, Indiana. *“Bv virtueof an order of sa’e to me direct- I ed and delivered by the Clerk of ihe Adams circuit court of said county and etale, upon a judgement rendered at the May term laS: of lire said Adams circuit eouri, I have levied upon the real estate hereinafter mentioned, and will expose for sale at public auction at the east door of the court bouse, in the town of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, between the hours of lOo'elock, , a. nt. and 1 o’clock o. m. on SATURDAY JULY 9, 1881, the rents and profits, for a term not to exoce,l seT en years, ot the following described premisis. situate iu Adams county, Indi-, ana, to-wit: Out-lot number ninety-sir (96) in Joseph : Cra’.bs a lliiion to the town of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, as the same is designated upon the recor-le-l plat of said •own. And on failure to realize therefrom the : full amount of judgment, interest thereon and costs, I will, at the same time, and in i the manner aforesaid, offer for sale ihe fee simple ofthe above described premises.— Taken as the properly of the defendants tc satisfy said execution. HENRY KRICK, June 16, 1881. Sheriff Adams Cc. SHERIFF’S SALE. John Schone vs Frank Rou’h, May term 1881. In the Adams Circuit court, of Adams { County, Indiana. ■ Dy virtneof an order of sale to me directed an I delivered by the Clerk of the Adams circuit court, of said eouuty and state, ! upon a judgment rendcrei at the May i te.in, 1881, I have levied upan the real 'estate hereinafter mentioned and will expose for sate by public auction, at the east door of i Ire Court House, in the town of Dicartir, Adams county, Indiana, between the hours of 10 o clo k A. M. and 4 o clock I>. M., on SATURDAY, JULY 9th., 1881. the rents and prosts for a term not to exceed seven years of the following dcserii bed premises, situated in Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: ln-lo:s seven Lun Ired and thirty-eight ! ( 788), seven hundred and thirty-nine (789), seven hundred and forty (710), seven hundred and forty one (741), seven hundred an I forty-four (7411, and seven hundred and forty-five (715 . iu Frank Routh s sub division of out 10l number two hundred and sixty-two (262; iu loan ol Decatur, Adams aeuuty, Indiana. Andon failure to realize therefrom the full amount of judgment, interest thereon and costs, 1 will, at the same time aud in the manner aforesaid, offer for sale the fee simple of the above described premises. Taken as the properly of the defendants to satisfy said execution H. KRICK, June 16, 1881. Sheriff A. Co Sale ol Real Estate and i'enonal Property. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, receiver, appointed by the Hun. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court to take charge of the property aud elite.» of the late firm of Rout, Eichar & Co., will sell at public auction, at the east door of the ’ court house in the town of Decatur, in Adams county, Indiana, on Saturday, the 9t7i day of July, 1881. between ths hours of 10 o'clock a. m and 1 o clock p. m., the following described ie.l estate and personal property, to-wit : The southwest quarter of the nor.finest qurter of section nine [9j, iu township ‘ I number twenty-nine [29] north, of range t ■ fifteen [ls] east, in Allen county, in the state 01 Indiana, excepting four [l] acres ,I in the southwest corner of said tract, I 1 owned by J. B. McDonough. Two notes made by Emanuel Woods to 1 I Charles M. France, on the 23rd day of M,rch, 1874, calling for two hundred > dolUrs each, due in one and two years, re- ; speeti4ely after date; and one note made ; by Emanuel Woods to Thomas L IFilaon, i uu the 18th day of April, 1874, calling lor four hundred [4oo] dollars, due two years ' after date. All bearing 8 per cent, interest from date, without relict. Tt:«»sor Sale.—One third cash, ane--1 > third in twelve months, and one-third in 1 two years. Deferred payments to bear six per cent interest and secured by notes ot t rue purchaser, waiving all benefit of valuation and appraisement laws; and such 0 notes to be secured by mortgage on the r, : propertv sold. DAVID ELEY. Receiver of Rout, Eichar & Co I June 9,1881. —4 w. I

SMALL-PO SUALL-POX! Now that the small-pox si is all dead ami burled, I prepared to show you nicest line of DRY GOODS Aotions. CLOTHINt Hats, Caps, GBOCERIES,at Ever brought to Decatur, am. at astonishingly LOW PRICES Please Hole the Folk ing: Follwell all-wool Cashmere at 50 cents. Hats from 35c. to $4.00, Corsets from 50c. to SI.OO. Table linen, 25c. to 1.00. Towels, 10c. a pair. Brocade Dress Goods worth 25c. at 20c. Dress Goods from 7c. upwards. Nice style of Dress Ginghams at sc. and upwards. Nice lot of White Goods at 10c. and upwards. Silk Fringes from 45c. to SI.OO. Black Laces, 10c., 15c. and . upwards. Curtain Laces, 12k*. and upi wards. i i Hose in endless varieties at » sc. and upwards. Fancy Buttons, of all styles, j I from sc. to 50. f i ; Piece Goods, single and double width, from 65c. to Ladies Cloaking in double n width. E t h e . . Highest tlarket Price Pa*« for Produce. ; James Edington. De. ttur, April 14, 18S1.