Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1881 — Page 4

NEW YEAR’S GREETING. Wave myrtle bough, with all thy pesrls; Shine, Utile pearls, o’er bench and (tail,; In poor man's cottage, rich man’s ball; Mane glad our merry boya and girls And gladden us of longer years. Made children by the happy glow Recalling from the loug ago Dear kisses «ud forgotten tears. We weave thv tints with those that glean More bravely in the holy eprays. And. weaving, niuso of ancient days. And, musing, see as those who dream. The forest glades, the solemn night, The glory where the moonbeam slan The far-off liroldleal ohant. The glinting robes—the pagau lite. Wave mystic bough! To thee belong The praise that I fate would slog; From out the wintry woodlands brio . Thesladiu sa of the thrushes' song. The foliage died on bark and byre, Toe pale leaves fluttered, stricken dead; The mir-e loads gathered overhead. The west was lit with sullen are. Each t re drew on Its snowy hood. Or bared guant arms, wh. e you between Shone out—a flash of golden green Upon the darkness of the wood. Shine now on all the darkened days. On hearth aed home, ou young and old, Aud teach some hearts to tl.ng their gold, As thou thy light, in straitened ways. Shine now that underneath thy leaves The eu tom old may live anew. And kisses rail, when hearts are true As pientliul as autumn sheaves. Shine upno all, both far aud near. Bring Joy and gladness to each home, # To taose there gathered, those that roam Upon this bright and glad New Year. A HAPPY NEW YEAR. "Listen, Maud. Listen!” Ernest Brinsley stood with ono hand upon the shoulder of his beautiful sisler, while the other was raised in attitude of expectation. Floating on the still night air—their clangour softened by the distance —for the old church steeple was more than a mile away —came the sweet jangling of the bells'that were ringing out a farewell to the old year that “lay a dying.” It was on a broad verandah, overlooking a spacious garden, that Maud Brinsley and her brother stood that New War’s eve. The air was frosty, but not a breath of wind stirred the leaves of the laureltrees below, while high up in the sky an almost full moon poured forth a flood of silvery lustre. “Listen!” said Ernest again In his deep grave voice. “In a few moments now the past year, with all its joys and sorrows, will be ended. Will you, Maud, allow another year to find you still harsh, uinorgiving, and Implacable? Bernard—“Bo not name him!” cried his sister vehemently, though her voice shook a little. “Ernest, you plead in vain. I cau never—never forgive him!” “T hink once again. Remember lie is my friend. Yes, allhough he has given ycu good cause for your resentment, I call him still my friend. How much he deplores that one rash act, and all tiie consequences that have flowed from it, I know fuil well. And Maud, he loves you still —loves you still.” Maud did not attempt to speak when her brother paused, but she made an impatient gesture. “I repeal n, Maud, lie loves you still; and incredulous as you may be, he has always loved you. See him once more—let him with his own lips plead for your forgiveness. It will be hard, I know, for you to overlook the past— I know that well. But the year is dying, Maude let your resentment die withit' Let us in good truth welcome the advent of a happy New Year!” “No, no!” she said slowly; “it Is impossible! We are parted, and so we must remain!” She shivered as she spoke. “Maud, dear one you are cold. Let me felch you another wrap.” “I will not be a moment,” she said, quitting his side hastily. “I can fetch a cloak, and be back again almost directly.” As she spoke she flitted through the half-glass door opening upon the verandah, and was lost to sight. It was not the cold, however, that made her shiver, but the recollections of the past that thronged upon her! and she hurried ofl'to fetch the cloak herself, in order that she might have an opportunity to recover her equanimity, and steei her her heart to listen unmoved to her brother's further plead-

ings. *«*«••• No sooner had the door closed than Ernest took a sudden step forward, and leaned over the iron railing of the balcony. “Bernard!” he cried, in a suppresed voice—“ Bernard!” At the summons a dusky figure stepped out of shadow of a clump of laurels, where he had been standing unobserved, and paused in the gardenwalk below. “You have heard all?” said Ernest, Interrogatively. “All!” He spoke in dejection. “If you could plead your own cause,” said Ernes, “you might have a chance; and see, fortune favors you strangely. Come gently up the steps, and stand here in my place—here, near this pillar. In the shadow she will not lor a moment notice the exchange, thpn will hp your opportunity ; make the best you can of it. Quick—quick! she comes!” A wild hope sprung up suddenly in the lover’s breast, and influenced by it, he hurriedly ascended the stone steps. Hardly had he taken up the requisite position and Ernest disappeared, ere the door opened and Maud came forth. Brief as had been her absence, yet Maud told herself that it had been sulHcient for her to conquer the weakness which had assumed her, She was calm now—she was sure she was quite calm —though the palms of her hand were burning and her eyes ached. But she would hear no more upon the subject—about that she was de- , termined. As she opened the door she looked across the verandah where she had ; left her brot her standing, and there of course she thought she saw him still. In her band she carried a large , white scarf, and hastening forward, s..e threw it round the neek of the si- j lent figure, while in a tone of gayety, , whiee only served to display instead , of conceal her emotion, she exclaim- ' ed. “Here, Ernest, is a wrap for you! , If you will be so absurd as to st md . out here listning to the old church liells, vou must protect yourself from the cold as well as myself, aud— I A cry—almost a scream—burst from her iips She had discovered her mistake. She tried to fly, but she found her hands gtasped so tightly that any effort at extraction would be futile. “Help! h Ip!" she cried. “Release me, sir. Lt go tho - oment! Earnest—Earnest! where are you? Let go, I say!” “Maud—Miss Brinsley." said Barnaul, in those deep, thrilling tones of his “I cannot —Indeed I cannot—let you go'- Bt *y one moment—only one Dl How" i h»t rich voice rang in her Despite herself, it moved her airungcly. She had never heard it

since that night when they had parted as she felt, for ever. “Surely,” she panted, breathlessly, for she 'still struggled to get free, "surely vou will not be guilty of holding me here by force? Rebase my hands at once!” “Not yet,” answered Bernard, in great agitation. “Not until you have heard me speak. 1 feel that I have now at least one frail hold upon happiness, and I cling to it as a drowning sailor might to a fragment of a wreck. And my life, what is it now but a wreck!" Maud—Maud as you may one day have need to ask tor forgiveness yourself, let me beg of you to hear me!” “Release me!” w s all she said. With a stifled groan he obeyed her. She was ree. But her arms dropped down to her side; and after taking one hasty step to .cards the door, she paused. At that instant the church bells ceased with sta.tling suddenness their clanging peal. Tiie hour of midnight had almost come. Trembling in every limb, with her heart beating almost to suffocation, anxious to flee, yet feeling it impossible to move, she stood spellbound, as it seemed, by tiie solemn stilln ss all around. “Maud,” said Bernard, brokenly, “thebells have done; they will not ring again till the New Year comes. The duration of the old year may now lie reckoned by minutes —nay,seconds. Surely this should be a time for me to invoke all the gentlest feelings of your nature! By the love you ouee had for me, do not, oh! do not condemn me to another > ear of misery and woe! I am here, an almost heart-broken suppliant, and any sole reliance is on woman’s forgiving spirit. I have wronged you, Maud; I confess to it with grief, with shame. But how bitterly I have repented of that act of folly none can know except myself-—none except myself; for eould you guess how bilte.r, how sincere has been my repentance, you would at least have pity for me. if rot forgiveness. Do not h ave me, Maud ; do not crush me with dispair. Ere the New Year comes let me hear one word of Forgiveness—only one—and I will be content.” Great as was the wrong this man bad done her, Maud felt that the love which all her efforts had been in vain to cast out was still dominant inlier breast, and urging her to crush down that resentment which she had thought she must ever bear towards him.

Her brain whirled; she felt sick and faint; and then came the solemn strokes of the old church clock striking the hour of twelve. “In another moment,” said Bernard, “it will be too late. Maud — Maud! Forgive—forgive.” One after another came the strokes upon the clock until the twelfth was reached, and then for a few seconds, which seemed like an age to those two on the varanda, there was again that impressive silence. Maud put her hand to her throat—she felt choking. She tried to speak, but not even a inurmer issued from her lips. Down on his knees -auk Bernard; with outstretched hand he grasp her dress, and turned his anguished gaze upon her. What did be see? Could it be real? A mist came over his eyes, aud then he felt a trembling hand touch his, while a voice in the faintest whisper murmured: “Forgiven! Yes—yes, Bernardi Forgiven!” “At last!” With one spring he was on his feet, and pressing the loved one in those arms which he had feared would never eucircle her again. Then with a wild, mad peal, the New Year's chime rang out upon the frosty air. Now low, then high, and anon, falling into a softer cadence, but speaking to Bernard's ears with joy ineffable. And how Maud clit"g to bim, while she sobbed and cried with hysterical violence! “Thank yon, darling!” said Bernard, huskily. “Thank you for those words! This is indeed ■■ happy—happy New Year's day for me! Speak again, darling! Tell me once more that I am forgiven ?” “Forgive; !” sobbed Maud. “Forgiven freely; arid what is more, the past—the dreadful past, which even now makes me shudder as I think about it —aud shall be wholly and absolutely forgotten as well as forgiven! I will never speak of it—never allude to it in any way. Prom se me that no mention of that subject shall even be made again!” “ Heaven bless you, Maud! I fain would s|Kak ; for if you knew all. you would find some pity for me!” “No, no—not a word! Not one! We have both suftered —but the suffering is over now.” “And you will trust me again?” “Absolutely and entirely, I have always felt that I crnld never do so, but Love conquer-, and I know now that you are as i.ear to me as y< u ever were!" Again and again did Bernard clasp the generous woman to his heart, and when she heard his vows, uttered with an impressiveness that left no doubt of their sincerity, she felt indeed that out of evil cometh good. And with a soft ami gentle step Ernest stole away un perceived, unheard. He felt that he could not yet intrude upon that scene of reconciliation aud trust renewed.

THE FUTURE OF THE MORMON SYSTEM. In the January Century, the “Legal Aspects of the Mormon Problem” are discussed by Arthur G. f-edgwiek,who concludes as follows: The failure of the attempt to break up the Mormon system by Congressional legislation does not, by any means, show that the Mormon system will ultimately prevail in Utah. The operation of natural causes is certain, in ttie long run, to sap the foundations of polygamy. The railroads have already brought the Territoiy into communication with the rest of the country, and ti.e development of of the mines must ultimately bring in a large Gentile population —almost altogether male. A strong tendency in the direction of marriages between Gentile men and the daughters of Mormon parents,must spring up. Indeed, this is said to show itself already. There ts no surplus of women in tue West from which to recruit polygamous households; the births of tire two sexes are always very nearly equal aud the Mormon population is no longer being rapidly increased from abroad, as it was in the times of the early persecution of the Church It is now stationary, or nearly so, and being rapidly hemmed in by a community having a social system which all experience shows is the only one one permanently adapted to modern industrial life. As the Territory fills up, and the Mormons are bi ought more and more into relations with the rest of the world, one of the strongest internal causes of disintegration will unquestionably lie the sense of shame operating upon the younger female generation. In the natural course of things, some of the daughters of Mormen householders must marry Gentiles. and others, who do not marry outside the church, will be made keenly aware that they are surrounded by a community which regards their position as a degraded one. As long as they could keep themselves separated from the rest of the world, this Gentile feeling was of very little I consequence io them. It did not as-1 feet them in their daily life; it was i something remote from them, which i they did not even reed to dc.rega d i !■ This cannot continue forever, aud iur deed a change must begin, if it has t not begun already, as soon as the sur-

rounding monogamic Gentile system of marriage has a fair opportunity to 'enter into competition with its rival. Under these circumstances, there is nothing to be done with tiie Mormons but to let them alone. Persecution has been tried, and has only served to strengthen and increase tnem. Law has been tried, and has proved of no use, because it has not been enforced. From the circumstances of the ease, it cannot be. .biuule Mechanism. There is a cherry -stone at the Salem Mass.) Museum which contain- one dozen silver spoons. The stone itself is of the ordinary size, but the spoons are so small that their shape and finish can only be well distinguished t y the microscope. Here is the result <h immense labor for no decided y useful purpose; and there aie thoesauds of other objects in the world, fashioned by ingenuity, the value ot which, in a utilitarian sense, may le said to be quite as indifferent. Dr. Oliver gives an account of a die: rystone on which were carved 125 heads, s> distinctly mat the naked eye could distinguish those belonging to Popes and Kings by their miler and crowns. It was bought in Prussia for fifteen thousand dollars, and thence conveyed to England, where it was considered an object of so much value that its possession was disputed, and it bec ime the object of a suit in chancery. One of the Nuremburg top-makers inclosed in a cherry-stone, which was exhibited at the French Crystal Palace, a plan of Sebastopol, a railway station, and the “M ssiah” of Klopstock. In more remote times, an account is given of an ivory chariot, constructed by Mermecides. which was so small that a fly could cover it with his wie g; also ashipot the same material, which could be hidden under the wing of a bee! Pliny, too tells us that Homer’s Iliad, withits fifteen thousand verses, was written in so small a space as to be contained in a nutshell; while Eliau mentions an artist who wrote a distich in letters of gold, which he inclosed in the rind ot a kernel of corn. But the Harleian MS. mentions a greater curiosity than that of the above it being nothing more nor less than the Bible, written by one Peter Bales, a chancery clerk, in so small a book that it could be inclosed within the shell of an English walnut. Disraeli gives an account of many other exploits similar to the one of Bales. There is drawing of the bead of Charles 11. in the library of St. Sohn’s College, Oxford, wholly composed of minute written characters, which at a small distance resemble the lines of an engraving. The head and rufl'are said to contain the Book of Psalms in Greek and the Lord’s Prayer. In the British Museum is a portrait of Queen Anne, not much larger than the hand. Ou this drawing are a number of lines and scratches, which, it is asserted, comprise the entire contents of a thin folio. The modern art of photography is capable of efleeting wonders in this way. We have befo.e us the Declaration of Independence, containing 7,500 letters, on a space no larger than the head of a pin, which, when viewed through a microscope, may be read lyKalamazoo, Michigan, is to be lighted with electricity within sixty days. Owners of gas shares feel depressed. General Campenon, the French minister of war, is contemplating the recall to France of most of the Tunisian contingent.

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KENDALL’S SPAVIN CURE □n human flesh it has been ascertained by repealed trials to be the very best lini-. tnenl ever used for any deep seated pain of long stat tiding, or of short duration. Also for corns, bunions, frost bites, or any bruise, cut or lameness- Some are afraid to use it on human fi-“sh simply because it is a horse medicine, but you shou'd remember that what is good for beast is go d for man, and we know from etpe rience that "Kendall's Spavin Cure' can he used on a child 1 year old with perfect safety. Its effects are wonderful on human flesh and it does not blister or make a sore. Try it and be convinced. What is Good for Beast is Good for Man. READ ITS Bri'BCTS ON HCMAS FLESH I Patten s Mills, Washington co, N Y, ) February 21. 187 H. £ B J Kendall, MD, Dear Sir—The particular case on which I used your Kendrll’s Spavin Cure was a malignant ankle sprain of sixteen months Stan ling. I hid tried many things, Ont in vain. Your “Kendall Spavin Cure" put the foot to the ground again, and, for the first time sitt-e hurt, in a natural position. For a family liniment itexcells anything weever used Yours truly, REV M P BELL. Pastor M E church, Patten’s Mills, N V . Bakersfield, Vt, Dec 23, 1879. B J Kendall & Co, Gents—l wish to adti my testimony in favor of your ir iuable liniment, "Kendall's Spavin Cure." In the spring of 1872 I slipped on the ice and sprained my right limb at the knee joint I was very lame and at times suffered the most excruciating pain. I wore a handage on it for over a year, and tried most everything in my reach, but could find nothing that would give me permanent relief. W hen I overworked it would pain me very much. In April 1878 1 began to think 1 should b- a cripple for life; but having some of "Kendall's Spavin Cure" thought 1 would try it. 1 used one-third of a l.o'tle, and experienced relief at once The (S O left me and has not troubled me since. 1 feel very grateful to you and would recommend ‘Kendall s Spaviue Cure to all who suffer with sprains and rheumatism. Yours truly, Mrs. J. Bovtbll. KENDALL’S SPAVIN CURE. Kendall's Spavine Cure is sure in its effects, mild in its action ss it does notblister, yet it Is penetrating and powerful to reach any deep seated yain or to remove any bony growth or auy other enlargement if used for several days, such as spavins, splints, curbs, callous, sprains, swellings, any lameness and all enlargements of the joints or limbs, or rheumatism in man and for any purpose for which a liniment is used for man or beast. It is now known to be the best liniment for man ever used, acting mild and yet certain in its effects. It is used full strength with perfect safety at all seasons of the year. Send address for illustrated Circular which we think gives positive proof of its virtues. No remedy hssever met with such unqualified success to our knowledge, for beast as well as man. Priee sl. per bottle, or six bottles for $5 All Druggists hav* it or can get it for you, or it will be sent to auy address on receipt of price by the proprietors. DR J B KENDALL & CO. Falls, Vermont, vol. 25. no. 23—1 year. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGIST’B.

beforebve I AVOID THE JAM I Gl chance A AN OPEN SECRET. Cans &c Seriously we Must get rid of this Elephant. Do you understand. 7 PROFIT out of the question. It is tie principal we aJe after. Ask no questions, but call if you want to save money. Clothing Way Down. SAM, PETE & MAX. • ■ v. .t ■'

A. G. HOLLOWAY, M. D., PHYSICIAN & SURGEOX, DECATUR, INDIANA. Office in Houston’s Block, up-stairs. Will attend to all professional calls promptly, night or day. Charges reasonable. Residence en north side of Monroe street, 4th house east of Hart’s Mill. 25jy79tf R B. Allison,Pree’t. W. H Niblick,Cashier. IK SrvnAkAKEk, Vice Pres’t. THEADAMSCOUNTY BANK, DECATUR, INDIANA, This Bank is now open for the transaction of a general banking business. We buy and sell Town, Township and County Orders. 25jy79tf PETE RSONTIIUFFM A ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATUR, INDIANA. Will practice in Adams and adjoining counties. Especial attention given to collections and titles to real estate. Are No t tries Public and draw deeds and mortgages Real estate bought, sold and rented ou reasonable terms. Office,Yuoms 1 and 2, I. O. O. F. building. 25jy79tf FRANCE ¥kING? attohnefs at la w, DKCATI'IG INDI ANA. E. N. WICKsT" ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUR, INDIANA. All legal business promptly attended to. Office up stairs in Stoae's building 4ih door. v25n24 year 1. B. R. FREEMAN, M. D., PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. DECATUR, INDIANA. Office over Dorwin & Holthouse’s Drug Store Residence on Third Street, between Jackson and Monroe. Professional calls promptly attended. V 01.25 No. 22. ts. J. T. BAILEY. ATVY AT LAW JJ. I’., DKCATUR, INDIANA. Will Practice in Adams and adjoining Counties. Collections a specialty. v24n‘29tf S. G. HASTINGS, M. D. HOMOEOPATHIST PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, DECITUR, INDIANA. All cnlls day or night promptly attended to. Office in Studabaker’s hnilJing, first do »r south of Court House Square. Vol. 25 No. 14. IHE DE CAT U R 'OOLEM MILLS RUNNING AGAIN! Having purchased the Eicher Woolen Mills we are prepared to announce t the public generally that we have for sale at Bottom Prices at our factory on the corner of Ist and Jefferson streets a fine line of strictly ALL WOOL * GOODS, Os our own Manufacture. We earnest ly solicit all former patrons of the Eicher Woolen Mills to come and see us, as we expect to reciprocate your patronage by honest, fair dealing. We will pay you the highest market priee in cash for your wool, or make any exchange for goods. Call and ■ i our stock of FLANNELS, BLANKETS, SATTINETS, JEANS and STOCKING YARNS before purchasing elsewhere, we promise to furnish you a better article for LESS MOUEY! Than you can buy anywhere else. MYERS BROS. Dccatu r May 5, 1881. ts In Good Hands. He was a young country fellow, a little awkward and bashful, but of sterling worth of character. She was a Cincinnati belle, and had sense enough to appreciate his worth despite his awkwardness and bashfulness,and was bis fiance. On a gloomy Sunday evening last winter, they were standing ia front of the window in the parlor of her home on East Walnut Hills, watching the snow-flakes rapidly outside, He was not up in social Smalltalk, and being hard up for something to say, remarked as be watched the snow falling: “This will be hard on the old man’s sheep.’, “Never mind, dear,” said she, slipping her arm around him, I will take eare of one of them.” In Cuba, 170 negroes were held in < aptivity who ought to have been manumitted. They were held under false certificates.

SMITH, LONGENBERGER & CO. dealers in HORSES & MULES. o We wish to purchase for the fall trade 2.000 Horses and * Mules, for which we will pay the very outside prices in cash. Our trade demands good, nice, smooth, driving stock for for buggy and carriage horses, and heavy square made draft horses Persons having stock to dispose of can always find -A MARKET—for the same at our stables, at all times, and giving you the full value for the same. You can rely upon —SQUARE DEALING,— as we intend to make this a permanent business. All we ask is that you give us a call before disposing of your stock. Persons living at a distance will find it to their interest to give us a trial. It will cettainly do no harm to look around before selling. In short, if you w ish to buy a horse; if you wish to sell one, we can accommodate you. In connection with our sale —S TAB LE—- — SMITH i LONGENBERGER——wiII run a first-class— Him STABLE Where you can get a tip-top rig, on call, whether buggy, carriage or saddle Horse. GOOD STOCK —and —GOOD CARRIAGES--is our motto. Charges reasonable. vol 25 n 22 m 6. Toledo, Delphoe & Bn lington R. R. 15 | 3 1 | toluinbua lune. |'L 4 1® pm 'mb ;m am j m am 1 0012 50 8 351rBuffalo... ar 4 10 >ls 7 40 pm mn am pm i pnt am 7 25| 7 0U 3 Oo ! v...Cleveland M .ar 10 Ifr 2 25 1 45 pru «m pm pm jin »m 7 15, 750 750 iv Detr’t.,.. .ar B*s 15U Ilu am I pm' am ; jm um r m 7 |5 15 8 451 v ... Toledoar 5458 25 660 8 40! 5 52 9 161.. 8ou;h To e.o 5 14 7 49 5 52 9 13 6 13 9 35!Waterv’le 4 55 4 55 5 05 10 ;8 G 45 10 W,.Grand Rapids... 4 2*l 4 25 346 11 12 7 11 lu 31jGreiilou 3 59 6 29 2 #4 pm 740 11 OOHolgate 3 29t 6CO 1 06 1 6’5 pm 11 30-... North Creek 300 am 12 10 3 oft 11 56Dupont 2 34 10 52 3 35 pm lium«town„ 2 18 10 27 4 1 8 12 34... Ft denning 16ft 9 4U 4 55 12 5- ar....Del, hoe ... !▼ 1 40 9 10 17 11 1 8 12 18 am am pm 715 1 501 v... Delphoe ... ar 123 pm 430 8 00 2 15|Venedocia am 3 42 8 53 2 47|...-Enterprise 2 2$ 2 47 9 58 3 20...’... Willshirell 55 10* 10 19] 3 31 ...Pleasant Mills... 11 44 12 25 11 25i 3 50jDecatur... 11 26 11 40 12 10| 4 CMPetersonll 10 11 00 12 M 4 17;CurrvviUe 19 58 10 37 1 SUI 4 44 Blufftonlo 31 9 OC 2 25 5 o];...Libert)Centre... 1" 14 8 23 2 51| 5 16|Buckeye 9 59| 7 56 8 1> 5 29 -Warr-H- 9 46 728 3 55! 5 47} w «..V»n uren . 8 28 6 60 4 50- 6Ou 6 15- North Marion 9 6 15 600 pm ! 8 40| 7 60|Kokomo. T 25; 3 35 am 19 9 1 | Datto* Dit. 2J 10 20 am am pm i pm | pu* pm 6 U 0 1 SO lv M ..Tolede„. ..ar 1 30| 7 35 Ho'gate am jar ...Delphoe «.!▼ !▼... Delphos...utr 6 32 1 47 .Southwoitb...... 12 H 7 06 6 5b 2 00 ... Spencerville _. 12 45 6 4*2 7 321 2 18 ...CeanellsTilla ... 12 2? 6 10 7 57 2 32„..Mendoa 12 13 5 43 10 3. 6 CO 3 lxCeltaa 11 33 7 55 ; 3 12 11 16 a 17 3 29 Montexuma. 11 15 7 37 1 03 11 44 6 82 3 44 Cickasaw 11 01 7 21 1 36 11 57 6 39 3 61 St Johns 10 54 7 13 1 23 12 45 4 08 4(8 Osgood 10 3’ 6 56 12 45 1 25 4 30 4 3>»Versailles 10 16 8 34 11 56 2 28 5 02 5 02 Covingt’n 9 43 6 02 10 48 2 56 5 18 5 18 ... Pleasant Hi’l » 27 5 46 10 18 337 828 539 ...West Milton.. 9055 20 939 4 08 8 49 5 56 ...Union. 8 49 .5 04 9 06 4 35 8 55 6 Oi Harrisburg...... 8 44 4 59 8 44 5 25 9 19 «25 Stillwater lunct’n I 2$ 4 35 7 25 pm 940 6 431 Dayton tOO 4 16 7'oo •am pm ILebancn am ; ■ am 1....C1D-- in’atl. W. W. RHODES, Gen. Paa. Agt. R G Pmn. General Manager Friends of the "president sent two detectives to escort him fronj Washington to New York. He was not aware of the fact.

BLACK BROCADE SILKS. We jus< Kai k<*(l Down the prices of three lines of rich Blwck Brocade Silk (29 inches wide ai.d elegant designs) for the purpose of closing them out this week: IO pieces reduced from st.’2s to 1.03. I'2 pieces reduced from 1.50 to 1.-25. 15 pieces reduced from 1.75 to 140. Os these scarce and rery desirable goods we have now in stock over 75 pieces in all the lending colors now used. BM( 1* €4R»I.V Ms. iiiiom wive. ihUL BKOW.W, I’Lin MYRTLE. XAVV BLUE. oiaiitiOLn. OH It KE PLUS HE S 2, $'2.75, '3. 53.50. ?4. and $5 per yard. 1310.015. Ei’ocacle Velvets Colored. Brocade Velvets, STRIPED "VJE3 V. VETS BLACK skirt velvets 27 inches wide, $2 50, -2.75, $3 00 and $3,50 per yarl, all very cheap Al.I. COLORS Plain Gros Grain SILKS 50e, cn c 75 C1 sl, $1,25 and $1,50 per yard, Bllitble for evening or street use, to match any shade of silks or dress goods. BLAGK SIL K VELVETS For trimming use (17,19, 21 and 24 inches wide,) SI, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and |2. per yard superior color and finish. n.OOT <&? COJX/H > -A.KTY 16 ami IN Calhoun M. THE NEW YORK CLOTHINGHOUSE! GRAND OPENING! —o— SAMUEL GATES has just opened in the Studabaker and Allison Block the LARGEST ATVJD BEST selected stock of MEN'S BOY'S.and YOUTH’S clothing and Gents FURNISHING GOODS ever bronght to this city, which will be sold at the LOWEST BOTTOM PRICES, for cash. Give me a call. No troucle to show goods. Come one, Come all. and see the new clothier.- N028m3. 4,000 TOOTS V OF ' Flax Straw Wanted FOR W [IICH __ I WILL PAY THE BEST PRICES W hen delivered dry and in dd condition at the Decatur FLAX" tfILL. T'SOS. jaTLOWT.

A United State* Steamer Take* Hand. Panama, December 20.—A Lima correspondent under date of November 16, says the rumors as to the visit of the Alaska, which were rife last week, but whi h no one credited, proved to be well founded. In fact she called at Mallendo and landed a brother of Garcia Calderon, whois said to have been the bearer of funds and instructions for the leaders of the revolution against Pierola. There seems to be some truth in this statement, since directly after his arrival at that city the troops were marched in tne direction of Ayacucho, the headquarters of Pierola and his friends

and at present the capitol of Peru. In the eyes of his followers and all European diplomats who have never failed to recognize him as the head of the republic, what the people will say in the United States when they learn that one of their war vessels has been used to assist a party in a civil strife can be readily imagined. The superior officers of the fleet are not at all satisfied at this duty given the Alaska by Minister Hurlbut. Had it not been for their remonstrances the act would have borne a yet more serious character. One-fourth of the population of Idaho are Mormons.