Decatur Eagle, Volume 1, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1857 — Page 4

To a Friend. JD» a -j .-st rse*'M« BY C. 0. BTCART. And thou art stricken, then, my friend! That bitter shaft has found at length The door way of thy tenement, And jobbed thy spirit of its strength: Great woe,indeed! If tears of mine ; Could heat the grief, or ease the pain , Thou shouhi'st have her thou mourn’st as dead Ruddy and fresh with life again. ’Tin strange! 1 always thought 'twasatrange ‘ That Death, like an unkennel’d hound, Should through our fields and pastures range, i And gird our hearths and altars round — j For most, he seems de light to have Where fairest fruits and flowers abound, ■ Trampling the tender buds and vines Into the chillness of the ground. My heart did beat within me loud. And murmurs ran along my tongue. And even curses seemed 1 crowd 'Gainst one who spared nor old nor young . And oft-times I had murmured more, Had I not thought some wiser end Than human eyes are given to see. Hovered, thus grjtnly, to befriend. And when my litthqfaiih looked up. Bravely, through all the mighty barm, I said, perchance this bitter cup May be the working of a charm; For though *twas dark, around above, Aud darkest while the woe was keen, Glimpses of heaven and perfect love, Like sun-smiles, shot the clouds a tween. And whispering angels softly said, In tones most musical and mild, j •'The only living are tbedead,” ♦ j # As drooped the eyelids of the child— Ami when the mother’s brow grew pale And lip aud cheek of blush were shorn, { Louder the minstrels pealed their strain, “Now surele is the mother born.” .' These buds ye weep, have 'scaped the frost; | These flowers ye mourn obscured in gloom I Are only to the tempest lost, Which cannot reach their brighter bloom; . Their bloom ia climse that know no night, Where fields and streams, and skies are fair, ; And time is but the flow of light. Gulden and glowing through the air. Ko lingering ill nor sudden pang. Within thatbeautious land areknown, Where all have sandals made of fl >wers, . And gold harps of the tenderest tone — j With teachers from that starry band, Who wrote and sung their morning hymn ' When the young Earth, awaking saw Heaven and felt its eyes grow dim. April, 1857. { A Temperance Joke. Joe II trris was a whole-souled, Merry fellow, and very found of a glass. After! living in. New Orleans for many years,lie! came to the conclusion of visiting an old uncle away up in old Massachusetts.! whom he had not seen for many years.— { Now there is a difference between New Orleans and Massachusetts in regard to the use as ardent spirits, and when Joe arlived their he found all the people run mad about temperance; he felt bad; thinking with the old song that ‘keeping the i spirits up by pouring the spirits down,’ ! was one of the best ways to make time pass, and began to feel that he was in a ' pickle. But on the morning after his ar-! rival, the old man and sons being at work bis aunt came to him and said: ■Joe, you have been living in the South j and are in the habit of taking some J thing to drink about eleven o’clock. Now I keep some for ‘medical purposes,’ but! let no one know it, as my husband wants to be a good example.’ Joe promised and thinking he would get no more that day, took, as he expressed it, a ‘buster.’ After he had walked out to the stable, who should meet him but his uncle. ‘Well, Joe,’ said he, ‘I expect that you fire accustomed to drinking something ini New Orleans, but you will find us all { temperate, and for the sake of my sons,' 1 don’t let them know that I have any brandy about, but I just keep a little for my rheumatism. Will you take some?’ ■ Joe signified his readiness and took another big horn. Then continuing his walk cousins said: ‘Joe, I expect you'd like to have a dram nnd as the old folks are down on liquor/ we have some out hereto help us along wi’b the work.’ Out ctrae the bottl? and down they sat, and us re says, by the time he went to dinner, he was as tight as he coul I be. Flavin ; Tkiant.—We never know a boy in the habit of playing truant, and wasting the golden hours of youth, to become a great and distinguished man.— Most often the idler of early life is the laggard in the world’s race. Truly happy is the boy whom parental or friendly care saves from this alluring danger of youthful days. The reason why truancy is so serious an evil, is not the loss of a day or two at school now and then, orj any other immediate or direct consequence of it: it is because it is the begining of a long course of sin; it leads to bad company, and to deep, and to vicious habits; rt stops the progress of preparation for the duties of life, hardens the heart, and opens the door for every temptation and sin, which if not closed, must bring the poor victim to ruin. These are what constitute its dangers. Letters from Texas state that much injury has been done to the cotton crops. .

Money’. Money’.! Money!!! lUIIT BE WITHOUT*"MONEY? when it is V V just as easy for any one to be around with I a pocketfull as-not, they only think so. I have ( got a new article, from which from five to twenty dollars a day can be made, either by male or female. It is highly respectable business, and an article which is wanted in every family in the United States. Enclose me twodollars by mail, at niy risk, and I will forward by return mail a ■ circular, with full instructions in the art. The I business is very easy. Try it, if you are out of 1 employment, find you will never regret it", for . it will’be better for you to pay the above sum, I and insure a good business, than to pay twenty- | fivecents for a spurious advertisement. This is 'no humbug. Try it! Try it! Try it! Ad i dress your lette: s to DWIGHT MONROE, New York. { Feb 13, 1857. 46ru3 To the Ladies. A | RS. SULLEY of Fort Wayne whishesto .VI inform the ladies of Columbia rity and I neig borhood that she ha- just returned f om I New York where she has selected a large as- | sortm ntof Mil incry and Fa-ay Goods, co Tiprising in part, Bonnets, Bibbons, I.aceq Embroideries, Cloaks, Furs, Dre s Trimm ngs, <fcc. Mrs. >s enabled to sell t'ose goods al very low prices, on c ount of her exclusive attention beinggiven tothis branch of business. N. I!. I ndies mav depend npon hll articles being of the li st style an 1 quality. Feb 13th 1857. 3mo-51 Land Warrant Lost. Whereas by an official letter this day received from the Commissioner of Pensions, bearing date, March 6t.h 1857. I am informed that a Land Warrant No. 67,587, calling for 120 acres, was issued under the actol the 3d of March 1855 to the undersigned, as the widow of John Ross deceased, and forwarded from the department at Washington, about the 15th of April 1856, to ; the address of William G. Spencer, Decatur,! Ind. And, whereas, the said land warrant has failed to reach the undersigned, or William G. j Spencer, the person entitled toreceive it: There- , fore, notice is hereby given to all persons, that I the undersigned will apply to the Commissioner of Pensions on or about the 15th day of May 1857, fora duplicate of the aforementioned arid described land warrant. MARGARET ROSS, March 20, 1857. n6-6w. DENTISTRY. DR. KNAPP HAVING OPENED AN Office hi Colerick’s building, corner cf Columbia and Clinton streets, Fort Wayne, is now prepared to wait upon all who may favor him with their patronage. His new style of attachteeth to the plate with raised and double backing, is universally admitted to be a great improvement. They secure a more natural shape, are susceptible of a much higher finish, impart twice the strength, and perfectly correct the defect of the teeth becoming detached from the plate so common with the fiat backings. TEETH FILLED WITH CARE AND FIDELITY Special attention will be given to all diseases f the mouth which appropr: t-ely come under fthehead of Surgical Dentistry. . 1. KNAP? M. D. Fort Wayne,l nd., 1857. lesxru w. aoaa. jl’dsos m'combs. J. W. ROBB & Co., WHOLESALE GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 39 olumbia Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. I) II: I’Et'TUULLY invite the attention I L of MERCHANTS, DRUGGISTS, GROCERS, HOTEL KEEPERS, ETC-, To their large and general assortment of GROCERIES. Also, a full assortment of Liquors, Wines and Cigars, all of which they are prepared to sell at NEW YORK JOBBING PICES! \ With addition of transportation. iET All. kinds of produce and merchandize -old on commission. Consignments solicited, 1 and promt returns guaranteed. Tlii is the only exclusive Wholesale House in i the citv. J. W. ROBB i CO. Sept. 17, 185‘L 46 Administrator’s Sale. | The undersigned as the Administrator of the ■ estate of Peter F. Suiner, deceased, will in obe- ■ dience to an order of the court of common pleas ' of Adams county, offer to sell at private sale up ! to the 6th day of June next, and if not so sold at private sale up to that date, I will expose to j public auction at theconrt house door in the town ol Decatur,in said county, on said 6lh day of June, between the hours of ten o’clock A. M. I and fouro’clock P. M , of said day. The undivided tWC-thirds of the following i described land, to-wit:—the north west fractional quarter of tite north east quarter of sec ' tion three, in township twenty-six, north of I range thirteen east, containing fortv acres more or less in the county of Adams. On the following terms, to-wit: one-half in hand, aud the residue in six months, from day ofsale the deferred payment to beseemed to the satisfaction of the undersigned, and with interest from date. JULIUS J. B. ALEXANDER. Sale of Side Walk. The undersigned, by order of the'Board of Trustees of the town of Decatur, will sell at pub lie sale to the lone ‘ bidder, at the “Brick Cor- ! tier,” in the said town, on the 33d day of May, 1857, at two o’clock P. M , tlie building of a Side Walk, and the gradingincident thereto, on the cast side of Second street, between Monroe and Jackson streets and including said streets, in said town. Also, at the same time and place ■ ' will eil mi the same terinsJlie buildiugof i> i sewer from the plank road opposite Daniel O. Jackson’s bit, so as to convey the water under . said Side Walk. The plan and specifications of said work can ! be seen by calling upon the undersiened at his office. WM. G. SPENCER. May 15. 1857. Clerk. | I ''LOUR, of city brand, in half and quarter * barrel sacks, or by the pound. . J. D. 4 J. M. Ncttmax. j IJASKETsi of all kinds, common split, wil > low market, covered and uncovered,clothes baskets,etc., etc. I t Nt'TTMAX’s. i ua c,-AisE, 1 >5l!0 gali->. , th** best- asO sortiueut ever ottered in this market, at N cttman’s. (N LOTH talmas, colored and black silk rnanJ tillas, a fine assortment- at Nvttmas'b. OUG AR kettles, for sale at the ' > - Baici Couhra.

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D, 1357, between the hours of 10o’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock r m the ' { following de'c icd track of land, to-wit: l j l 4 of»S. 1,. of section 16, town- ' ship 26, north of range 11 east, the same bavin- ; be. c forfeited to the township of Monroe for the 1 [ non-payment of the annual interest on the orfo-' j inal purchase money for said described lanS I , Sull due and owing to the school fund of said : , township, of Monroe. TERMS OF SALE: I One-fourth of the purchase money due the i school fund, and all arrears for interest, and iui terest for one ■ ar in advance, on the balance 1 1 and all costs oi sHe, and .any amount that may | i he offered, exceeding the total amount due, must be ca ft .i m nand, and the balance due the fund in ten yearsfrom sale, with seven nr-r cent, interest, payable annually in advance. Total amount d 3 $46 21. JOHN MeCONNEL Aud’r ' ApnIQLOM CRAWFORD, TP,'. ; — I DOORS, BLINDS &, SASH. THE undersigned hereby given rice that they ■ will continue to manufacture at their old stand, a few rods north of the City Mills and haveon hand a large lot of Doors, Blind J and will sell cheap for cash, all of l wmen they Will warrant to l-e as good as any 1 made elsewhere. Me respectful!- inyite a cast > rom those tn want of such articles O-Blind slats gotont toorder at all times r itu v , <fc TODD, i! _Fort IV ayne, Feb. 13. 1557. n3slj ; I J MHED apples aß d reaclles f or safoTT Th?' Bbo.k. Ceavra,

PROSPECTUS of the CLEVELW'D I'Ll IN DEUER The cheapest family newspaper in the west. I The Weekly Plain Dealer will commence its Sixteenth Volume on the first day ol January, 1 57 It will continue the same independent, jocose, fearless, fighting journal, it has ever been, dealing plainly but kindly with ail. It will battle for the Constitution and the Union, as ‘the world's best treasure and last hope.’ It ; ; will oppose fusionism in every form, and battle , ; disunion in every disguise. Os its vigilence as I I a sentinel upon the watchtower of Liberty, it is ; , sufficietit to say that it has never jet been found ! napping at its post, i The New Volume! and the New Year! { The new volume will commence with a new year big with important events. A new leaf in the history of this Republic will be entered, upon the inaugration of anew President. During thecoming year the policy of the new Administration will be fully unveiled in regard to thefollowing important and exciting national topics: 1 ne final settlement of the Kansas difficulty, on which the whole slavery question in the territories upending. ; The final settlement of the central American ’ question as against the claims ofEngland. | Our right of transit across the Isthmus, and; the recegition and mantainance ofthe Walker Republic in Nicaragua. The Danish sound Dues. The acquisition of Cuba. The annexation of ’ Sandwich 1 slands. The admission of Minesota as a State. Admission of Oregon. ; Admission of Utah, with or without polyg-1 amy. Admission of Kansas, with or without sla-; very. . _ , ! Probable admission of Nebraska and W ash-; ington territories. The inaugral message of James Buchanan. The doings of the new democratic Congress. ! NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. ' Cleveland from its central location, and from ' its great concentration of railroads, telegraphs ' and water communication with the world, is ad- ; mitfod to be the best news point in the west. It can furnish intelligence from all parts ofthe world days ahead of the New York papers, and ■ iheP laindealer belong to the New York associ ated press, is the first to publish the foreign { aud domestic market--, news, disasters upon the lakesand contme:cial intelligence generally. | It will have daily telegraphic dispatches from ! Vt ashington during the session of Congress, and i has regular correspondents in all the principal cities of the Union, In addition to .. full and foithfnl record of passing event, we intend to devote considerable of our paper to polite literature. Every paper will contain a story, either original or selected, accompanied with the choicest variety of miscellany, such as poetry,discoveries, biographies jokes, oddities,etc., making altogether one of the most valuable family journals. IN TEE WEST. “Prompt to improve and to invite, We’ll blend instruction with delight.” Our agricuh :ral, commercial and telegraphic departments will each be worth the subscription price of the paper. TERMS, Single subscribers. 2 00 . Clubs of ten, to one office, I 50 I I do 20 do 1 25! do 50 do 1 00 Pay invariable in advance. To the getter up of a club, one copy gratis. Postmasters are especially requested to act { ns agents. They should in every case where pos- { fot.itute. -in democratic papers for ea'tern fusion papers. Ail funds received at current rates, and if registered, mailed at our risk. Address J. IV. GRAY, Cleveland, O. To the Hbn. Board of Trustees of the Town of Decatur: j The undersigned would respec‘fnlly submit I the following as the annual report of the receipts and disbursments on account ofsaid town , for the financial year ending April 31 th 1857: i EXHIBIT. i Os the Receipts and Expenditures on account ' of said town, from the first day of May 1856, to ' the 30th day of April 1857, both days included. Receipts,

1 Amount received from taxes collected by the County Treasurer, $534 08 I License, 4 00 County Treasurer School House tax, 401 00 Distribution of school funds, 231 00 Total receipts, SII7OOB Expenditures. . There wr.- , ' ’ - grading streets, SSO CO Building side walk, 150 00 Town Officers, <tc. 176 77 For sesting School House, <tc. 510 I ■ For teaching, °°d dl) i Total Expenditures, $1247 13 The above shows only the operation of the ' tronsurv dnrl b .’ e financial yearending April 3t to 1857; and the fob. w.ng statement shows the amount of receipts in tho treasury of the various funds, and the amounts paid at the treasury, with the true condition of the treasury. <phnnl LlniKO. v> Am’t in treasury at for Tho treasurer has retnersettlem’t SOO 31 deemed orders and recived of couii- deposited with the I ty treasury, 4>l 00 Clerk, $398 99 j balance in trea1 otal receipts, 4tH 31 j sury May 1’57 2 35' ~ , J « ta1 ’ 401 3J School Funds. Ca Ain’t in treasury at for- this sum borrowed for ' mer settlem’t $240 00 bmld’g school house receiv’d irom co. of this funds, $240 00 treasury on dm oders redeemed tr.’ -t’n sum <4’231 CO by treasurer 23100 Total receipts, 471 00 I Total exnen. 471 co I Town Revenue. Fa- Ca Am’t in treasury at for- Treasurer redeemed a mer settlem’t, SJJ 91 deposited with the received ot Co C’crk oders to the treasurer 534 08 amount of $420 70 I received from balance in treaT license, 01 00 sury May 1 ’57, 122 29 [ Total receipts 542 99 I Total < There was of the school house orders ou’4-ih-7 th' 1 unru '’ ee » i ‘'d, on the I,t day of' May i0.)7, the sum 01 <•? i * A . x - for teaching the sum of sl-'9 uO^total^lmr'^l outstanding May Ist 1857 $2,352 gs “al? of ’ Say 18^ e6pCCtfQl1 y sub!Bh tJ this, first day of i, Jill G. SPENCER. Clerk ACKEKErinir ? —-—; Ba.e* CoiMnt, 1

PROSPECTUS' HiDIMA STATE SESTISEL, It; The proprietors of this establishment d 1 almost unnecessary to urge upou tb e racy of the State, the importance cf Jw-j 47 creasing the circulation of the Sextisj/ 11 faithful and candid exposition of Dein ' - principles and policy is all that is necess.-" secure the ir continued ascendency in then?' of the people, and this can be best accoHnl,iu through the medium ofthepress. Andto? success easy in the future, our people sb?S be thoroughly informed and receive-correct'd pressions upon all the party issues and null questions of the day. As it has been W past, this will be the continued object of 3 Sentinel and tothe faithful this duty, its proprietors willgive all their', ; ity, energy and zeal. “ ' “* 'ln return we shall ask of the Demoeraer; the Stale a liberal and hearty support, h ' ing us a service personally, they will h« e ‘i satisfaction of knowing that thev will * broadcast, sound principles and justsentimni We hope that every democrat will fed duty to be asoljpiting agent in his own nciS borhood, for in tA way can he accomplish ter good than in the circulation of apaper id tn its faith. The’-'Sentinel should haw ciiculation in the Slate of Fifty Tholi,i.w> J it can be accomplished if the Democracy 4 ‘ State will it With a little effort on the pfo our friends, this number of subscribers cnj obtained in the next thirty days. As the central Organ of the party wed know no men,interests or cliques! and it d be our aim to do equal and exact justice to ( Our duty is to be the advocate and expose the principles and measures of the partv, J whoever they shall select as its Represents'. Men, to give them an energetic and cordialq port. The administration of Mr. Bt'cnASAsr! soon be inaugurated. Every democrat sh«_ be interested to know the sentiments and pj] of the man of his choice. Congress is in sess and the people should keep informed of tie; ingsof th ir servants. Th” Legislature of this State will assej on the 7th January, and every citizen off commonwealth should watch, with an aniie“' eye, all that concerns our State interests Sentinel will contain full reports upon all® I iopics, motives enough we think to induces ry man to take our paper. In addition veiir;; keep our readers informed upon all the cm news of the day, domestic and foreign. I will give fall reports ofthe markets, andiii; i teresting commercial and monetary matte| We will give each week a full report ofili] Y, catlie market. In a word we shall enia’l to give our paper an interest to the trades :he mechanic, the laborer, to all classesandJ fossions. Advertisers are especially inrnfl the great advantages the Sentinel offers n j advertising medium. Its extended cinwj reaches all portions ofthe State end all tug of the community, giving the advar .agedfi only a large local, but general circulatia, f We again ask our friends to aid iner::sl the circulation of both our Daily and Hx 1 naper. Having no soliciting agents,wtra have to depend entirely upon their good a and efforts, which we trust they will gc-ouaj manifest in good works, and which we to repay in every effort to give the Seutiad? ue and influence. We are prepared to print all kinds of B for county officer’s use, or furnish any n books of record they may need. IFe ifof? ceive orders for this kind of work. The Book and Job office of the Sentinfc equal to any in the west, and we are prepal to do any work in that line on the most fsd b’e terms. TI'HMJiS'WKSfa-i Daily Sfntinel, with full legislative,: graphic and market reports, will be ie: | mail at $G per annum or 50 cents per niottl.| Weekly Sestisee: — One copy, one year, 111 Ten copies, one year, and one to the get- ; teref club, 1« Twenty copies, one year, to one address 61 Thirty-five copies one year, to one ad-JI dress, and one to getter up of club, Fifty copies one year, to one address, H and two to the getter up of club, | —ln clubs of ten the name of each will be written on his paper, but in ci™®| that number, or where the papers are one dollar each no name will be writtsw papers, but the entire club sent to one for him to distribute. This is the ini< practice of all papers sending outclubstfl rates and cannot-be departed from in KJ j ticular. , , | Address, Proprietors Ser,:® J Indinnapolwjs«

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