Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1882 — Page 5

WASH-RIG SEEDS. The Wonderful Stories Told by Several Spruce Young Men of Newark One afternoon last week a spruce young man visited a cottage in the subucbs of Newark, and ottered for sale seeds of the amaryllis, and what he called the wash-rag plant. He was <{< od looking and a fluent talker. The only of the house was amused by his Wlttieis as and gentlemanly impudence. He said that he had recommendations from several well-known florists, all of wnom had purchased his wonderful wash-rag seeds. These seeds, he said, would develop a tine stalk after being planted two days In dry soil. If no water was thrown upon the soil the stalk would in several hours put lorth a red, a white amt a yellow flower of exquisit loveliness. As each of these flowers burst into full bloom a wash ng of the finest texture would appear. This wash rag could be used, he said, In hot or coin water without injuring it, and grease or dirt would not adhere to it, the wonderful material of which it was composed being incapable of getting soiled. The lady knew that there was no such thing as a wasu-.ag plant, and, therefore, she was suspicious that the fellow was a swindler or sneak thief. She quietly bowed him out of the house He then went to another house in the vicinity, where he induced a woman to pay one dollar for six seeds, after be had guaranteed that each one of the seeds would develop three wash-rags. Another lady whom the fellow attempted to swindle notified the police, and then it was discovered that several of the wash-rag swindlers were operating in the city. On Saturday afternoon detectives endeavored to entrap one of them, but they were not succ.-ssful. “One of the swindlers called upon me on Saturday morning.” said the wife of a prominent citizen, “and exhibited the wonderful wash-ragseeds. They resembled pumpkin seed, but they were black and not half as large. The swindler was about twenty-five years old, of medium height, and was handsome, well dressed, and a charming talker. He criticised the paintings in the room, praised two of Roger's groups, ami was as enthusiastic as an aesthete over some flowers in a vase. He was so gentlemanly and accomplished that I would have been deceived had he not represented that the seeds would produce plants on whit-h flowers with wash rags in them would bloom. I inquired if he had seed tlvtt would grow silk or lace handkerchiefs, and he replied that he knew nothing about the properties of the plant except that a peculiar wash rag was found in the flowers. I thought for a while that some of my friends had been playing a practical joke, but a few hours afterward a lady friend related to me a similar experience. But my caller was evidently not the one who visited her, although she said that her visitor was entertaining even in his impudence. We bad a hearty laugh coming from church when we compared notes of our experience, and learned also that that the seedmen had plied their trade in Roseville, Woodside, and in the fashionable neighborhood at South Park.” The swindlers varied their tactics in different parts of the city. On the hill they represented that wash-rags would appear in the blossoms, and on the neck they said that the flowers would produce lace handkerchiefs. In the central part of the city they said that the seed was from a celebrated Indian plant,which filled a room with a pleasant aroma while growing, and the seeds of wliieh sweetened the breath and were serviceable on elothjjgg. They asked $2 for half a dozen

THE SEDICTIVB FARO. A Washington Man's Experience with the t'acinating Game. “Well,” spoke up the smooth-faced young mau, "Faro has sent me to the wall many a time. 1 will,’’continued to, “relate a little experience that occurred to me some two or three years ago. I was, as many > f you know, paying my addresses to Miss. .the accomplished daughter of the Hon. —. I had an engagement to go to the theater with this young lady one evening. I drew my half-mouth’s salary that afternoon, and instead of paying my board bill and oilier incidental expenses, repaired to a ‘bank and dropped the entire amount. 1 did not even reserve enough to purchase theater tickets. 1 looked around to see if I could find a frieu : who would loan me the required smo nt, but as usual when you are in dist ress your iriends are often not i • be found’ “It «*n ■ now past 7 o’clock, ami knew the y oujig lady was dressed and ready to go to the theater. I studied over the situation and finally braced up and resolved to go and tell her t e plain truth about the matter, and humnly a-k her forgiveness. I knew she was a practical girl,endowed with more than average intelligence, and 1 thought alter I told her the whole truth stu- would tie contented to postpone go :;g to the theater until a more opportu.ie U iie presenter! itself. I went. 1 t 'id her ail. ‘ Did she rebuke you ? ’ chimed in three or four voices. “Well I should say not,’’ answered the young man. "She just said that she regretted very much that I had lost my money, but it would’nt do to out off going to the theater, as she had tor a week been talking to her folks of the pleasure she anticipated. The young lady looked at her watch for 1 had none—it was in pawn—ami said “It is time we were off. “I told her it would be impossible to purchase theater tickets with buttons, that was about all I could,show up at the time. The little lady excused herself aud hastily left the parlor, saying she would return in a moment. She did return in less thana minute, and putting on her hat and coat commanded me I xnight «ay to come on. It iusl then begau to dawn on me that she ayas going to buy the theater ticketherself, and you can imagine how my proud heart beat at the reflection that I was to have my way paid into the theater by a lady.

I had to accept her generosity,though for she was determined to go at al) hazards. She slipped into my hand a brand new S3O bill and said, “Take that and get the tickets am Land me the change.” “I bought two tickets and paid for them st,so, leaving $17,50 in change. We sat the first act through, and suddenly I thought of a scheme by whc li I coffld repay the lady the cost of the tickets. I told her that I left my room door open and ilia I feared that some one might enter it in my absence and abstract some valuable papers which J kept in the bureau drawer. As ( only lived two or three blocks from the theater, she suggested that I had better run home and lock the room door and then return. Off I went, but instead of going home I repaired to a faro bank intending to make one or two Lets only, and if I made a winning to return and give the young lady her money. I put down a dollar on the ace and lost; another dollar on the ten and lost. "Fate seemed to be against me, and I began making half and one dollar beta, loosing ami winning alternately. 1 did not keep track of the time, my mind was so much upon the game. By and by, I looked around and saw four or five young men standing near toy me, all of them in full dtess. 1 Entered the wtsr-.U, “1., the-theater out God's sake7” ‘Yes,’ said one, it 'en out about twenty minutes.'

I did not tarry to cash in what few chips I had, but rushed out of the room at race-horse speed, and down to the theater. All was darkness there. The Janitor of the theater with his small night lantern, was on the outside. He had just put out all the lights. I stood dumbfounded, and Anally concluded to go back to the gambling den and finish up the work which 1 had begun. “It was but a short time before 1 was again broke, and then 1 departed to my room. My first impulse was to kill myself, but I was too much of a coward to do it. When 1 arrived at my* room I raved like a madman, t hat I should so basely deceive the one who hail done so much to make a man of me. When I thought of the Foor girl having to go home all alone, tore my Lair and swore that I never again w ould play against a game of chance, and 1 have kept my word to this day. “Early the next morning I received a note from her, reprimanding me, and requesting that I send her the change from the S2O note. I had it not but succeeded in borrowing it later in the evening, but this time I steered clear of the faro bank and went directly to the young lady’s house and handed the entire amount in an envelope to the boy who answered the bell, and requested him to give it to the lady. Ten thousand dollars would be no inducement for me to go into a faro bank again. The game is a viciously enticing one, and any young man who bucks against it is bound sooner or later to become both a financial and social wreck.”

The duke of Edinburgh is composing the music of an operetta, and has it nearly completed. The scene is said to be laid in a Russian village, and the plot was suggested by the duchess. Chicago. Flour—Dull. Grain —Wheat, irregular and moderately active; No. 2 Chicago spring, $1 26al 26’4 cash; No. 8 Chicago spring, $1 08al 19. Corn, quiet but steady at 57058 c cash. Oats, dull at 42> 4 c cash. Rye, quiet but steady at 86e. Barley, quiet but steady at $1 04. Flaxseed—ln fair demand at $1 15a 1 83. Dressed Hogs—ln fair demand and market quotable at $7 55a7 65. Provisions—Pork, unsettled but generally higher at sl7 15al8 20 cash; sl7 15 February and March; sl7 85 April; sl7 65 May; sl7 85 June. Lard in good demand at $lO 50 cash, February and March; April; $lO 80 May; $lO 90al0 June. Bulk meats, unsettled; shoulders, $6 40: short rib, $9 30; short clear, $9 50. Whisky—Steady and unchanged at $1 18. Call —Wheat dull and lower at $1 28 April. Corn in fair demand but at lower rates at 57a57i e March. Oats active but lower; 40} „ asked March. Pork unsettled but generally lower; sl7 15 March; sl7 37Ja April; $lB 55 May; sl7 67-»al7 75 June; sls 95a16 00 year. Lard in fair demand at $lO 47)£ all) 50 March;slo 65 .April;slo 80 May; $lO 90al0 92Js June; $lO 46 year. Hogs—Receipts, 10,500; shipments, 10,600; the market was strong, active and higher; common to good mixed, $6 10a6 65; heavy packing and shipping, $6 70a7 15; Philadelphias and lard hogs, $7 20a7 45; light hogs, $6 25a6 70; skips and culls, $5 (Xia 6 10. Cattle—Receipts, 7,000; shipments, 4,200. Market active and strong, prices firmer; exports, $6 10a6 75; good to choice shipping, $5 60a6 10; common to fair, $4 90a5 40; mixed butchers’, weaker; po r to choice, $2 60a4 50; stockers and feeders, $3 00 a4 80; closed weak; clearance fair. Sheep—Receipts, 2,200; shipments, I,lo'. Market steady and firm; poor

Xew York Produce. Flour—Weak; superfine state and western, $4 00a4 45; common to good extra, $4 70a5 50; good to choice, $560 aS 75; white wheat extra, $7 00a8 75; extra Ohio. $4 90a8 25; St.Louis,|4 80 aS 75. Grain—Wheat IX to 2 3 8 c lower, heavy and feverish; hard spring, $1 38; No. 2 soring, $1 34X; ungraded red, $104a135; No. 2 red, sl3Bal 34; new, $1 34'4al 34X; old track f. o. b steamer, No 2 red, $127; No 1 red, $1 39;’ ungraded white, $1 22‘ 2 I 28X Corn, to 5-16 c lower, closing dull and depressed; ungraded, 65a69c; No. 3, 65*<ia65 7 .c; steamer, 65a68c,X; No. 2, 67^at>7? 4 c new; job; No. 2 white, 775; steamer white, 71c. Oats, 1c higher; options, Xfo y a c lower; mixed western, 49a51c; white western, 50a55c. Eggs—Western, fresh, higher and market firm at 28a29c. Provisions—Pork, firmer; new mess sl7 75a18 00, bat quiet and steady. Cut meats, dull and unchanged. Lard unsettled; prime clear, *slU 65a10 75. Butter—Firm at 10a45c. Cheese—Firmer at 9al2Xc.

Baltimore. Flour —Quiet and without change. Grain—Wheat, western easier; No. 2 winter red snot, $1 281*101 29; March, JI 29@1 29) 4 ; April, $1 32X@ 132 X ; May, $1 337,(81 34V 4 '; June, $1 32@1 32’4; July, $1 20X@l 21. Corn, western dull; mixed spot, 65@ (c' c: February, 66' 4 e asked; March, iiiftft.ftc; April 67 l a <aßßJijc; May, i;? . ftfi» J 4 c; June, 70c bid; steamer, 63c. Oats firmer; western wnite, 47(3) 18c; mixed, 46e: Pennsylvania, 47® 50c. Rye dull at 95@96e. Hay—Unchanged. Provisions —Unchanged. Butter—Firm: western packed at Is 346; roll, 25<a32e. Eggs—Easier at 24 g2sc. Petroleum—Dull aud heavy refined, 7%c. Coffee—Firmat 9 810 c. Sugar—Quiet; A soft, Whisky—Dull at $1 19@1 20. Cincinnati. F our—Active and firm; family,s6 00 (36 30; fancy, $6 65 ft 7 25. Grain—Wheat firm; No. 2 red, $1 35 a . Corn eaniei at 63j,e. Oats firm at 46@47c. Rye firmer at 96c. Barley in fair demand at 98e@$l 0). Provisions—Pork dull at sl7 75® 18 00. Lard stronger at $lO 40. Bulk meats quiet and unchanged. Bacon in fair demand at $7 50, SJO 37U and $lO 75. \\ hisky—Steady atsl 16; combinabmation sales of finished good 540 barrels on a basis of $1 16. Butter—Firm and higher; choice western reserve. 40c; choice central Ohio, 35c. Hogs-Firm; common and light, $5 50@7 1O; packing and butchers, $6 65ft 7 50; receipts, 1,200; shipments,

New York Dry Goods. There have been a very large number of small order-< executed to-day, while there is moderate quotations of new assortments called for. Business in plain, dyed and colored cottons will reach a good average. Prints irregular and in light demand with moderate business. Dress goods in steady request for small assortments. Woolen goods are having much attention with order business, and future deliveries are progressing satisfactorily. Hosiery acd underwear in light to moderate inquiry, but good in distribution. Kentucky jeans and cottonades in active request. Liberty* Cattle—Receipts, 204 head. Nothing doing and none for sale. Hogs—Receipts. 1,300 head. Market dull; Philatlelphias, j>7 40a7 00; Yorker.-«, $6 75nfi ?>> • ' Hheep—4(X) head. Market doaiug iui. aud prospects favorable.

g|g.A Drummer’s Brilliant Some people seem born with a (acuity of raising the ancient masculine juvenile. They get folks who are minding their own busines and merely want peace and quiet, into all sorts ofserapes. This faculty is peculiarly developed in the commercial tourist, usually referred to as a drummer. He's the man who makes love to all the pretty servant girls in the hotels aud get their notionsso high that they won’t notice the porters, and it makes the latter want to “slug” the drummers. One of this class ot gentlemen was at an up country railway station some days ago, and discovered, while waiting for a tsain, a wasp’s r st. An idea at once struck him. How he achieved the feat without getting hurt we don’t know. Probably the wasps were dormant with cold. But at any rate he got that nest down, and tied it to the tail of a large yellow dog that was fooling around the depot. The dog started to run and that so stirred up the wasps that they sent a courier out to investigate, and as he did so in a manner dissagreeable to the dog he only ran the harder and made three wild circuits of the depot. The train meanwhile came in, aud as trains do not stop long at country stations, it was just starting as the dog camaround the third time. Wild with pain,the dog leaped aboard the train and plunged into a crowded car just as the brakeman closed the door. The poor brute got beneath a seat and tried to curl up. The car was hot and it warmed up the wasps and they earns out, and in about half a minute the men in that seat jumped up so hard they nearly stove holes in the roof, and the way they clawed at their legs was a caution, Every body looked. Then others became interested. And the dogs started on the run through the ear. The wasps went for him nud everybody in the car. A wild scene took p’lace ; Men cursed and clawed wildly. Women got up on the seats and danced, and the dog, which everybody thought to be mad, tore up and down the ais’e, howling. The conductor came in, thinking the people insane. He promptly joined the show. As the train was flying, folks couldn’t jump off. No mad house ever saw* such a scene. There was profanity enough to sink a ship, and the brakeman, gazing in at the door, said it beat anything he ever saw in a variety* show. Finally the conductor stopped the train, folks got out, and the car was cleared of wasps and deg. But the passengers didn’t get over it. They were an awful mad set, and occasionally, after they got started again, a man would find a stray wasp in hie trowsers and yell. They talked of suing the railroad, ami if they ceuld have got that drummer his death would have been frightful. But he had gone on anoti er train the othei way,—Boston Post. Lieut. Harbor and Maeter Scheutze, United States navy, have left St. Petersburg for Irkutsk via Arenburg. They will proceed down the river Lena on a steamer and along the coast to the east in the search of the Jeannette's third boat. Lieut.Danenhauer starts from Irkutsk for America in a few days. The pastors of Chicago who are opposed to Sunday theatricals and the alleged immorality of the stage are organizing a committee of five ministers from each denomination to take measures to purify the stage and suppress Sunday performances. The sub-eommissioners of the Cork and court have reduced the rent of two of Bence Jones’ farms fpm £B2 and £126 to £59 and £B6 respectively.

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Statement Made Under Oath. To whom it may concern--ln the year v 875 I treated with Ken iall s Spirin Cure, 5 bone spavin of several months growth, learly half as large as a hens egg, and tompletely stopped the lameness and renoved the enlargement. I have worked be horse ever since very hard, and never ias been lame, no** could I ever see any iifference in the size of the bock joints lince I treated him with Eendall’e Spavin Jure. R A GAINES. Snosburgh Falls, Vt, Feb 25, 1879. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 25th day of February A D 1879. JOHN G JENNE, Justice of Peace. KENDALL’S SPAVIN CURE On human flesh it has been ascertained by repeated trials to be the very best liniment ever used for any deep seated pain jf long ststnding, or of short duration. Xlso for corns, bunions, frost bites, or Any bruise, cut or lameness- Some are ■ifraid to use it on human flesh simply because it is a horse medicine, but you should remember that what is good for beast is go d for man, and we know from experience Hiat “Kendall’s Spavin Cure can be used on a child 1 year obi with perfect safety. Its effects are wonderful on human flesh and it does not blister or make a sore. Try it and be convinced. Wk at is Good for Beast is Good for Man. B2AD ITS NFFICT9 ON HUMAN FLESH t Patten s Mills. Washingto-n co, N Y, 1 February *2l. 1878. j B J Kendall, M D. Dear Sir—The particular case on which 1 used your Kendrll’a Spavin Cure was a m Jignant ankle sprain of sixteen months siau ling. I hail tried many things, but in vain. Your “Ken lall Spavin Cure’’ put the foot to lhe ground again, and, for the first time sin e hurt, in a natural poaiiion. For a family liniment it excells anything weever Med Yours truly, REV M P BELL. Pastor M E church, Pauen’s Mills, N Y. Bakersfield, Vt, Dec 23, 1879. B J Kendall & Co, Gents—l wish to ado my tesuuony in favor of your invaluable liniment, “Kendall’s Spavin Cure.’’ In the spring of 1872 I slipped on the ice and sprained my right hmb at the knee joint 1 was very lame and at times suffered the most excruciating pain. J wore a bandage on it for over a year, and tried moss everything in my reach, but could find nothing that would give me permanent relief. When I overworked it would pain me very much. In April 18<8 1 began to think I should a cripple for lift; but having some of “Kendall’s Spavin Cure’’ thought I would try it. -I used one-third of a bottle, and experienced relief at once. The J a u left mean! has not troubled me since. 1 feel very grateful to you and would recommend ‘Kendall’s Spavine Cure to all who suffer with sprains and rheumatism . Yours truly, Mas. J. Bovtrll. KENDALL S SPAVIN CURE. Kendall s Spavine Cure is sure ia its effects, mild in its action as it does notblist er, yet it is penetrating and powerful to reach eny deep seated yain or to remore any bocy growth or any other enlargement if used for several days, su=h as spar, ins. splints, curbs, callous, sprains, swellingr, any lameness and all enlargements of the joints or limbs, or rheumatism in man aud 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 effecs. It is used full strengtl with perfect safety at all seasons of the /ear. Send address for illustrated Circular which we think gives positive proof of iu virtues. No remedy has ever met with such unqualified success to our knowledge, for • east as well as man. Price sl. per bottte. or six bottles for $5. tn Dricgists have it or can get it for you, or it will be sent to any aAiress on > eceipt of price by the proprietor*. DR J B KENDALL A CO. Enokburg Falls, Vermont. vol. 25. no. 23-—I year. SOLD BY ALL DRUgGISTB.

BEFORE EVE I AVOID THE JAM | “chance A AN OPEN SECRET. 300 dozen Shirts and Du. , Elephant. Do you C T' outof ’So question. It is the principal “e u" after. £kno questions. but call ifyon want to save mon ev. Clothing Way Down. y SAM, PETE & MAX.

A. G. HOLLOWAY, M. D., PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, DECATUR, INDIANA. Office in Reuston's Block, up-stairs. Will attend to all professional cells promptly, night or day. Charges reasonable. Residence an north side of Monroe street, 4th house east of Hart's Mill. 25jy79tf £ B. JLLIKS, Pnet. tv. H NrsLica,Cashier. D. Stvdavaxkb, Vice Pres t. THE ADAMS COUNTY BANK, DECATUR, INDIANA, This Bank io now open for the transaction of a general banking business. We buy and sell Town, Township snd County Orders. 2ojy79tf PETERSON & HUFFMAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATUB, INDIANA. Will practice in Adams and adjoining counties. Especial attention given to collections and titles to real estate. Are Notaries Public and draw deeds and mortgages Real estate bought, sold and rented on reasonable terms. Office, rooms 1 and 2,1. C 0. F. building. 25jy79tf FRANCE & KING. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BBCATtR.INDIANA. E. N. WICKS, ” ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUX, INDIANA. All legal business promptly attended to. Office up stairs in Stone s building 4ihdoor. v25n24 year 1. B. R. FREEMAN, M. D., PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. DECATUR, INDIANA. Office over Darwin & Hollhouse's Drug Store Residence on Third Street, between Jackson and Monroe. Professional calls promptly attended. Vol. 25 No. 22. ts. J. T. BAILEY, ATT’Y “AT LAW P., DBCATUB, INDIANA. Will Practice in Adams and adjoining Counties. Collections a specialty. v24n29if S G H ARTINGS. M. D HO. MO EOPAL THIST PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, DKUATUR, INDIANA. All calls day or night promptly attended to. Office in Stwd a baker’s building, first do >r south of Court House Square. Vol. 25 No. 14.

THE DECATUR

WOOLEN MILLS RUNNING AGAIN! Having purchased the Eicher Woolen Mills we »re prepared to announce to the public generally that we have for sale at Bottom Prices at our factory on the corner of Ist and Jefferson streets a tine line of strictly ALL WOOL GOODS, Os our own Manufacture. We earnest ly solicit all former patrons of the Etcher 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 price in cash for your wool, or make any exchange for goods. Call and Miour stock of FLANNELS. BLANKETS. SATTINETS, JEANS and STOCKING YARNS before purchasing elsewhere, we promise to furnish you a uetter article for LESS HOMY! Than you can buy anywhere else. VI YE US BROS. Decatur May 5, 1881. ts Prince Victor, eldest son of Prindc Jerome Napoleon, has gone to stude at Heidleberg. While Chicago is rejoicing in a decrease of small-pox eases, Cincinnati reports an increase. David Dudley Field, of New York, is the oldest practicing lawyer in the United States. He is 78. Northcote’s motion, expelling Brad- . lough from the house ot commons, passed by a vote of 291 to 82. Queen Victoria will spend three weeks in Switzerland this spring, leaving England on March 17. Joseph W. Harper, our new consul at Munich, is a son of the late Fletcher Harper, the New York publisher. Captain Selby, commanding H. M. S. Falcon, has died of the injuries he received from an Albanian ruffiau. A Berlin dispatch says no official representation regarding Skobelofl’s ; speech will be made at St. Petersburg. ■

SMITH. LONGENBERGER A CO. DEALERS IN HORSES & MULES. We wish to purchase for the fall trade 2,000 Horses aud 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, aud 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 wish to buy a horse; if you wish to sell one, we can accommodate you. In connection with our sale —S TAB LE—

—SMITH A LONGENBERGER-— —will run a first-class—-iiHU mm Where you can get a tip-top rig, on call, whether buggy, carriage or saddle Horse. GOOD STO( I -—and-— —GOOD CARRIAGES— ■ is our motto. Charges reasonable. t ol 25 n 22 mfi.

Toledo, Deijihos & Burlington R. R, 9 3 1 | Columbae Time. 4 $ am pm i pm 12 50 8 35 Iv„....Buffalo ... ar 4 1018 15 am nm ' pm 7 00 3 O& l r...Cleveland,..ar 10 10 2 25 am pw» pm pm 7 50 7 5O lv„...,Detr‘t ar 8 16 1 30 pni am p m am 426 845 lv ... Toledc ar 5 10 00 5 04 9 24t... South Tolcto ... 5 (4, 9 24 5 ‘Zi 9 41! Waterv’le 4459 06 6 52 10 Grand Rapids... 4 151 8 36 6 17 10 83. Grelltor. 3 .=>> 8 10 6 4411 Holgate 3 t’£ 1 42 7 11 11 29 ...North Creek 2 54 7 14 7 35 11 S 3 Dupont 2 30! g 50 749 pm HaaMtown. 2166 36 810 12 30l Ft Jenning 1 55! 615 82512 45 ar....Del. hoa ... lv 140 l« 00 — it 471 Knterpriee 12 24| « 20’ Willshire 11 52 3 31 ...Pleasant Mills- . jl 42! 3 501...... Decatur........ 11 251 4 Cs| - Peters n j] jd 4 17| Curryville 10 4 44; Bluffton 10 31 5 01 ...LfbertjCentre... 10 14! 5 29. ... -Warren. y 44.' I 6 47' Van nren 9 28 6IS North Marion... 900 540 i n « o -<<*«“>— T 25 356 ; 11 351 9 39 »rankort 6 0012 2«> 1 Dattom Div. 2 10 1 *“ IV-V.M. „ Holgate ar ....Delphos ...lv 1 30 Iv ~ Delphoe...uir IK) 9 85 800 Si eneervillc 12 45 9O< *} 4 Monticello..--13 31 850 x 18 onnelleville ... 12 27 8 48 X 32 ......... Mendon.... 12 18 833 8 lz Cetiua... ill 33 7 62 8 44 i Cickaeaw 11 7 26 4 301 Vernal !1m p, 19 e4l 4 42 Bloomers 10 06 6 4 JJ -Ballou 10 11 <27 6 02 Covinft'n 9 49 « R 6 13 ... Pleaaait Hi 11... 9 31 5 67 639 _West Hilton... 907 539 5 6<> Union- 8 50 5 19 •01 ...._ Harriaburg_.. 846 4 59 6 25 Stilwater Junct’n 8 22 4 60 6 46 Doytoa 8 05 4 K) P m pm rm 11 15, ~... Ci ndn’atl 9 20 | 2 46 J W McKLVAINK.G.n, Cm., Art. T.A. PsrlUM. e<„r>. The grand lorige of Michigan, I. O. O. F. assembled in annual session at Lansi-.g. Three hundred lodges were! represented.

BLACK BROCADE SILKS. inst MniUcd Down the prices of three lines of rich Black Brocade Silk (29 inches *wide and%^n"designs) for the purpose of closing them out this week: io nlrcM reduced from 31.23 to 1.00. 13 pieces reduced ri om 1.50 to 1.15. 15 pieces reduced from 1.16 to 1 40. Os these scarce snd very desirable goods we have new in stock over 75 pieces in all the leading colors now used. BLACK UARDIWAL. HItOVZE WlilE. SEAL BROWN, I’Lt 11 HYKTLE. WAIT BLUE. OLD GOLD IHIHRI' PLUS HE S 2 $3.15, S 3. $3.50. $4, and $6 per yard. ° STKIPED VELVETS BLACK SKIRT VELVETS 27 inches wide, $2.50, -2.75, $3 00 and $3,50 per yard, all very cheap \I,L CO! Oil? Plain Gros Grain SILK? 50e, «0e 75e $1 $1,25 and $1,50 per yard, Slide tor evening or street use, to match any shade of silks or dress goods. 3LAGK SIL K VELVETS rui uimminguse (17,19, 21 and 24 incise, wide) *l,ll-25, sl-75 and »S. per yard superior color and finwh. OOT dto ;:sui Calhoun M.

THE NEW YORK CLOTHINGHOUSE! GRAND OPENING! o SAMUEL GATES has just opened in the Studabaker aud Allison Block the. LARGEST REST selected stock of MEN'S BOY'S and YOUTH’S clothing and Gents FURNISHING GOODS ever brought 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 <• thier.-N028m3.

4,000 TON'S OF , Flax Straw Wanted FOR W HICH I WILL PAY THE BEST PRICES W hen.delivered,dry ant in od condition at the Docatur FLAX HILL. *rS3OS» MTtkOTT.

The unfavorable rumors regarding the posit’on of the Vienna Lander bank are entirely unfounded. President Arthur, is in mourning still. He dresses in deep black, and usee letter paper with a broad black margin. I>> an explosion of giant powder near burgh N. Y., two men were instantly killed and another badly injured. 3 . At Canton, Ohio, a patient. Buffering from cane r in the stomach, died of starvation after an involuntary fast of fifty-one days. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, daughter of' D. O. Mills, the millionaire, has been rendered a cripple for life by an at- i tack of rheumatism.

A brutal fellow named C C. Peterm,n who keeps a cigar store and pool room a* 601 West Indiana street, Chicago vos .hied SIOO and costs by Justice .Mo *ri*on for setting a bulldog to attack ai. vi of 15 - who had turned to leave the ptsce. The Canadh Mt government are preparing to light new f? >rtion l ?L t (n Welland canal, nine miles in length, with electi e,t y* The weekly staten of France shows an '■’'^ re^ >rpa9 u of ; 850,( Oil francs in gold anu 8 decrease of I 13,175.000 francs in silver. 1 HL i troops have been <'tdered to. I Herat from Cabul,