Decatur Eagle, Volume 7, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1863 — Page 1

THE DECA TUB EAGLE.

VOL. 7.

DECATUR EAGLE. Issued every Saturday morning, by. Spencer & Schirmeyer. PUBLISIIERs’aND PROPRIETORS. OFFICE—On Second Street, in Patterson\ building, over the Drug Store. Terms of Subscription: One copy, one year, in advance, $1 CO ] If paid within the year, J 50 If not paid v.iitil the vearhas expired, 2On j U*No paper will be discontinued until all arreragps are paid except at the option of the i Publisher. . Term’ of Advertising: One square, (ten lines) three insertions, $1 00: Each subsequent insertion, 25' U*No advertisement will be considered less ; than one square; over one square will be coun-' ted and charged as two; over two, as three, etc, ! UTA liberal discount, from the above rates, j madeon til advertisements inserted for a period ’ longer three months. Lj The above rates will be strictly adhered | to underal] circumstances. JOB PjR I N TING: We are prepnr- d to do all kinds of job-work i inn ne:V and workmanlike manner.on themest: roar.mable terms. Our material for the corn-' pletion of Job-Work, being new and of the la' ' est styles, we feel confident that satisfaction i can be given. dec iSE SK "hurt house. Decatur, In (Ii a n*a , Proprietor. Will give good attention, and makes reasonable charges. n37-vG-ly. 1)7 w CIIAMPEILi PHYSIC A IN $ SURGEON DECATUR, INDIANA. ITO FF ICE—On the east side of Second St , { in the room fo’-merly occupied by J. D. NTuttin.an as a banking office. v4-n42. DAVID STi Dill IK Ell , ATTORNEY ATI I. A W AND CLAIM AGE N T DE C A T UR. 1N U I A N A . ! AV til Practice in Adams .and adjoining Counties [ Will scenrH bonnlifs, pensions; and all .kinds j of claim* against, the Government. LTOFFICE—On Main K ’tr.‘ t hnmediatrly South of the Auditor’s Otlice —v6-n 12 JAMES IL 8080. Attorney and Counselor at Law, DECATUR. INDIANA. ITUFr ICE, in Rpcorder’s Office.,/J Will p* act ice in the Courts of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. Attend to the Redemption of i Lands, the pay ment of Taxes Especial atten.' lion will be given to the colieci ion of Bounties-' Pension and all claims against the Government Nov. 2S, 1362. v6—l*42. r HlTll E G I L-h E HY! P. V. SMITH. Ambrotype & Photograph . vk. ■<£. r jr Having permanently located in Decatur and Fupplivd himself with everything that may be found in a First Class Picture Gallery. H oul.l call the all cm ion of aH who desire good Picture at low prices, to call at his rooms in Houston’s Building, immediately over the Drug Store. n37-ly JEFFERSON QUICK, DEALER IX CLOCKS, WATCHES, MUSICAL 1 \ STU VJI ENTS, JEWELRY. &.C., DECATUR, INDIANA. Clocks, Watches/Jewelry, Musical Instru meats, etc., repaired on short notice. SHOP—On Second Street, in Erazee's law of flee. v-5-n-41 VICKSBURG! I. J. MIESSE, In his line of business, Defies the World! All other LIKE INSTITUTIONS thrown in the shade! All efforts at. COMPETITION gone by the BOARD. It i’ acknowledged by all that he can ’ell a BETTER article of Harness. Saddles, Bridles, Whips, and all such like ‘.rTSfeX for LESS money than any other establishment in Northeastern Indiana, without < xception. His work is all warranted to bp made of the ▼cry best material, and made by old and experienced workmen. Buggies and carriage’trimmed in the latest and most approved style. Repairing done on fchort notice and at reasonable rates. •TTGive us a call, and we will convince you of the truth of what we say. We PAY CASH for our stock, and consequently BUY CHEAPER than if we bought on TIME; aud of course Bull ua p.ojorlioD —irk S-i 6

ms THE LAST Silver Dollar. ’Tin the last Silver dollar Left shining alone, All its laughing companions Are faded and gone Not a coin of its kindred, No specie is nigh To echo back softly Its silvery sigh. You must leave me. bright dollar, The last of my few, Since thy mates have departed, Skedaddle thou too. Thus kindly I send thee To wander afar In the sky of shinplasters, A glimmering star. So soon may I follow, When thou art no more And I wreck of starvation On shinplaster shore Where the purse never jingles, And shines have flown. Oli! who can feel wealthy On pictures alone. John Clark nnd His Fortune. ‘Nevermind the house, John, we’ve got one of our own,’ whispered John i Clark’s wife. She was a bright little tiling, only twen ty years old. And how brightly and be- j witching she shone! —a star amid the I sombre company. ‘Bui what in the world has he left me, i muttered John Clark. ‘I believe he haI ted me—l believe they all hate me.' •Hush, dear!’ said his wife. ‘I bequeath to John Clark, my dear|ly beloved nephew,’ read the grim attor j I ney,’ as a reward for his firmness in re- ! sisting temptation during the last two years and his determimttion to imI prove in all acceptable things, my one j horse chaise, which has stood in my barn [more than twenty five years, requesting I that he will repair it or cause it to be reI [ aired iu a suitable manner.’ That was all. Some of the people who 1 were present tittered, and all seemed to [enjoy the confusion of the poor young ■man. His eyes flashed fire, he trembled ■ excessively: poor little Jenniy fairly cried ‘To think,’ said she to herself, ‘how hard he has tried to be good aud that is j all he though! of it.’ ‘Wish vou joy said the red-head,d I youth, with a broad grin as he came out ■I of the room. John sprang up to collar the fellow but a little white hand laid on his arm re- [ strained him. 1 Let them triumph John, it wont hurt j you said Jennie with her sunny smile, •Pray don't notice them for my sake.’ I ‘Served him right,’ said Susan Spriggs ■ i the neice of the old man just dead, and to whom he had left a good deal of his I money. ‘Served him right for marrying j that ignorant goose of a Jenny Brazier. , I suppose he speculated a good deal on . the old man’s generosity.’ To which [she added in a whisder that only her own heart heard; he might have married me ; he had a chance: and I loved him better than any oue else—better than that pretty little’ simpleton Jenny Brazier. [ ’ ‘Now we shall see how deep his goodness is,’ slid a maiden aunt. 'He became I verv pious just because he expected a | fortune from my poor dear brother, but j we shall see how much of a change there 'is in John Clark—he always was an imp I of wickedness.’ I ‘Well I think John Clark will have to ibe contented with his little cottage said [ the father of Susan Spriggs, to good old Joe Hemp. I ‘Well, I think he is content: if he ain’t he ought to be with that little jewel of a wife.’ ‘Pshaw, you're all crazy about that gal [ Why she ain’t to be compared to my Susan. Susan plays on the forty piano like sixty, and manages a house first-rate. J ‘Bless you neighbor Spriggs Id rather i have that innocent, blooming face to I smile at me when I waked up in the morn ■ ing than all the forte piano forty gals.’ ‘l'd like to know what you mean, ex- [ claimed Mr Spriggs. ‘Just what I say, replied good old Joe; coolly. ‘Well that John Clark'll die on the gallows yet mark ray words said Spriggs spitefully! ‘That John Clark will make one of our best men yet, replied old Joe very complacently. •Doubt it,’ said Spriggs. ‘Yes, may be you do said Joe and that is a pretty way to build up a young fellow up isn't it when he istrying his best. No. John Clark won't be a good man if vou can help it- People that cry mad ilogs areplaguey willing to stone theani-

‘Our Country’s Good shall eve? be our Aim—VZilling to Praise and not afraid to Blame.”

DEMUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, JUNE 6,1863,

mal while he’s running, and if he ain't! mad they're sure to drive him so. Why i don t you step up to him and say, ‘John 1 1 am glad you are going right now, and I i I've got faith in you; and if you want any help why come to me and I’ll assist you! That is the way to do the busines Mr. I Spriggs.’ j ‘AA ell I hope you'll do it that’s all re- [ plied Spriggs. ’I hope I shall and I’m bound to do so 1 if I have the chance. Fact is that he’s I ' got such a smart little wife that he really ! : don't need any help.’ No —tis a pity then that brother Jacob left him that one horse chaise. You needn’t laugh at that; old Jacob never did anything without a meaning to it, and that old chaise may help him to be ■ great yet. Fact is I think myself that !it Jacob had left him money it might! [ have been the ruin of him. Less things than a one horse chaise have made a mans i fortune.’ | \\ el 1I am glad you think so much of hiimldont.’ ! •No, muttered Joe as his neighbor turned away; but if he had married your raw boned daughter that plays on the forty pi > anner he'd been all right. ‘A one-horse chaise, said Spriggs what a fortune.’ ■ Aud so it went from mouth to mouth None of the relatives—some of them alrea dy rich—had offered the poorest man among them the owner of a one-horse chaise, any of the bequeathment left to I : him or her: but they had rather rejoiced ; in his disappointment. The truth is everybody had prophesied that John Clark a poor motherless boy I would come to ruin and they wanted the prophecy to prove a true one. He had in his youth been wild and wayward ami somewhat profligate in the early years of his manhood but his old Uncle had eni couraged him to reform—held out hopes , to which he had hitherto been a stranger and the love of the sweet young Jennie Brazier completed as it seemed his refor- [ mation. Jennie never appeared so lovely as she did on that unfortunate day of the reading of the will after they had returned to the poor little house that was Jennie's i ow u. ‘No matter John, she said cheerfully ; ; ‘you will rise in spite of them. I would not let them think I was the least discour- j ahed: that would please them too well — ’A’e are doing fine now ami you know if they cut the railroad through our bit [of land the money will set you up quite | comfortably. Isn't our home a happy one if it is small? Ami John by and by. | | An eloquent blush—a glance at the i work basket out of which peeped the 1 most delicate needlework, told the story —that new story ofinnocence beauty ami. helplessness. For once John Clark stopped the gossip's month. lie held his head up manfully—worked steadily at his trade i and every step seemed a sure advance and [ an upward one. Baby was jast six months old when the Rail way Company paid into John (’lark's hand a handsome sum for the privelege of cutting a rail way through his little field. A handsome baby, a beautiful and industrious wife, and a good round sum from the railway company thought John I with an honest exultation, well tins is liv-1 ing. ‘John, said his wife, rising from her work, ‘look there.’ He did and saw the old one-horse chaise dragged by a stalwart laborer. ‘Master says as how the old barn is going to be pulled down, so he sent the shay ’ said the laoorer. iThank him for nothing, said John bitterly; but a glance at his wife removed ' the evil spirit and abetter one smiled out of his eyes. ‘John you can spare a little money to have the old chaise done up, can't vou’— You ought to according to the will said ' ■ Jenny. ‘The old trash.’ muttered John. I ‘But you could at least sell it for what the repairs would cost,’ said Jenny in her ' winning way. ‘Yes I suppose so,’ said John. ‘Then I'd have it done said Jennie, and 1 bless me I'd keep it too. You've got a i good horse and could have the old chaise made quite stylish for baby and me to • ride in. | ‘Well I'll send over to Hosmer's tomorrow and see what he’ll do for it,’ said John ‘Look here! Mr Hosmer wants you to > come over to his shop!’ shouted the wheel rights apprentice at the top of his lungs Old Joe Hemp's there ami says he's ■ right down glad. Its hundreds and bun dreds and hun ' ‘Stop boy—what does he mean Jennv? t cried John putting the baby in the cradle - die free downwards. ‘Mv patience John just look at that f child —precious darling! I'm sure I don’t I know. I'd go over and see said Jenny. John hurried on his coat and in a mo-

| went he stood breathless in the wheeli rights shop. ‘AVish you joy my fine feller'.’ said Joe ; Hemp. ‘Look here! what’d you take for that ■old chaise? 11l give you four hundred, : cried the old wheelright ‘Four hundred!’ repeated John Clark aghast. ‘Yes, look at it! You're a rich man sir and I'm glad of it. You desene to be said the wheelright shaking John s hand [ heartily AA’hat do you suppose was the consternation, delight gratitude—the wild joy that filled the heart of Clark when he found the old chaise filled with gold and bank notes! I mean the cushions; the linings, and every place where they could j be placed without danger or injury. At first old Joe Hemp proposed to ' take the old chaise just as it was—linings ! stripped bits of cloth—and proclaim with a trumpet the good tidings to the whole i village, taking especial pains to stop before the house of Mr Spriggs, and blow loud enough to drown all the forty pian- ■ ners in the universe, but that was voted [ down by John’s kind little wife. ‘La! they'll all know of it soon enough ; she said, kissing the baby; I wouldn't I hurt their feelings. They did know it: and a few years afterward they ail agreed that John Clark had really turned out a good man. So much for the old one horse chaise. M. A. D. ' A queer excuse was made a few days ago by an old lady, a witness. The good woman was subpsenied as a witness in a rather delicate case. She did not come, nnd a bench-warrant was issued for her appearance, upon which she was brought into court. The Presiding Judge thought it was his duty to reprimand her: ‘Madame, why were you not here before.’ ■I could not come, sir. •AA'ere you not subpoenied madam.’ ! ‘Yes sir. but I was sick.’ •What was the matter?’ ( ’I had an awful boil sir.’ •Uiion your honor, madam?’ i No sir, upon mv arm.’ .. — ... Resolved, That we appro-v ot the Dry Tortugas’ »s a summer resort for all sym 'pathiz‘-rs with treason. Tile above is one of the resolutions passed at the Black-Walnut-disunion convention held on the 2i)th inst., at Cleveland, Ohio. The Union Democracy wil' : Ibe in power after the next presidential election, and these abolition sympathizer* with treason will be able to test their sincerity by submitting with a pious resignation, to a compulsory, visit, of lour, years,’ duration, to that distinguished watering place.’ : •Dutciiy.’— A squad of Dutch girls went into one of our largest mercbantile i bouse to bur goods. One of them purchased a hoop skirt, and the clerk was about papering it up. when she stopped him and said the wanted to use it now. Stepping a little one side, she proceeded , to put it on while the merchant blushed, stammered, and at last told her he preferred her to go in a back room. The obedient girl started, but kept putting her, hoops on, and by, the lime she reached, the door, of the room, was hooking, the band, around her waist. ill Showed the White Fethes —Strange stories are told about a Brigadier General whose name is not given, who has received a present of .a while feather from the men of a brigade in whose rifles pits be sought refuge during one of the recent engagements in Virginia until a cessation in shelling enabled him to skedaddle* to the rear. A Queer Set of Marriages.—The oldest of three brothers recently married quite a yinng girl, his next younger brother married the girl’s mother, and the youngest took for his wife the grandmother. Copied in our times seldom firings about such a curious union of two families. ‘Doctor what do you think is the cause of this frequent, rush of boot! to mv head ‘Oli it is nothing but an ettort of naIture. Nature you know abhors a vacu- . [ um.’ I 111 AVhen may bread be said to be inliabi , ited? AVhen it has a little Indian in it. AVhy are the young ladies of Paris like printed slips? Because they are la bells.’ AVhy is a minister like a locomotive We have to look out for him when the bell rings. - Men boast of their hearts more than of their, heads, but are more anxious, 'to have their heads, admired than their ' hearts.

From the New York Sunday Mercury. | Vnlla.ndlgham’s Arrest—A Historical Parallel John AVilkes, in 1765 was arbitrarily and illegally arrested lor advocating the freedom of the press in his journal the North Briton. — A Chief Justice of the ( C.iurt of Queen’s Bench, in those days ( ,of servility to the Grown hadtheconr age to grant the writ of habeas corpus j ( and to declare the warrant of the Seore- f I tary of Slate illegal. A jury awarded ( < him large damages against the members ( of the Administration who issued the warrant The people were aroused. In j the person of Mr. Wilkes their dearest j libelies—tl.e liberty of the press and of . public discussion—were endangered. , ■ They returned him to Parliament from ( the largest an ! most important const!- . 1 tuency in the kingdom In spite of all , the corrupt influence of the Crown An I i ( 1 the Administration, the people returned him three times to Parliament The cit- j ’■izens of London elected him Lord Mayor ( ■ of their city. Sir Francis Burdett assailed the Ad- [ ( I ministration ol that day. He vindicated [ ( the lights of the people io meet and ; ( discuss their political grievances. He , 1 was arbitrarily arrested, and imprisoned iin the tower of London. The spirit ol ■ I tlie English people were again aroused. ■ ( They led him in triumph from his captivity, and sent him to Parliament as the [ [representative, of Westminister, the: wealthiest metropolitan constituency! 'decline/ said Mr. Edwin James in reply to a request by some gentlemen, to j ! attend and express his sentiments with: reference to the arrest and inock trial of Mr. Vallandigham. for the present to j c take any part in political discussions, but [ ( I the fact I have narrated to you from one ' , |of the pages of England’s history,’ (citing ‘ the instances above given,) may be used |to advantage with the American people. ; whose spirit nnd love of freedom have [ J | not I believe degenerated. And 1 com- | mend, the historical, parallel, to the ‘ ! notice of the free citizens, of the Scute of ' Ohio. -— —~ I, The Crops. The prospects for the growing crops in , I [this county and through the north gen j 1 I erally as we have already stated, are [* uon-».™llv- We HTfl gl id tO ' ■ notice that our exchanges, in all parts ' ' of the State, give equally, favorable ac • 1 ; counts. The Morgan County Gazette says it is j assured by the farmeas of that vicinity ■ , [ that there never was better prospect for [ good crops than at. piesent. The wheat is ’ unusually promising. ', : The Lafayette Courier of the 18th , I says: The wheat crop in this section , never gave better promise than at the , present writting. The area sown noli withstanding ths scarcity of labor, is , larger than for several years past, and | ! will bring, rich returns, to the Wabash ! ( ! farmers. >, The Laporte Herald of the 1 Ith says: I, ;We have made diligent inquiries of far- ( mers from all parts of this county, and learn that the prospect, for both grain ( : and fruit was never more promising ( lit this, season of the year than now. j The Evansville Journal says: VVe re- / '■ j ceive from all parts of the coin.try the j j ’ i.,ost encouraging reports of the crops . ■ The wheat looks thrifty and excellent tlie ( ‘ grass is luxuriant, and the prospects for j : fine crops of apples and peaches were I, i never better. ] ’ j The St. Joseph Register Says of that , ' section: As far as we can learn, the late ( ’ nights have not in the least damaged the , ’ fruit, and tlie prospects of a very heavy ’, fruit crop this season are very flattering. . ‘ We also understand that the wheal in , I i this, section, looks very promising. ’ The Centerville True Republican says [ that tlie prospect m that section for a crop [ is excellent: but that the peech fee is ’ again affected with the curl,’ whii-o will j ' undoubtedly aiTect the yield of the r peache". Wheat locks well. Large amounts of cotton, tobacco, and other crops ' are being extensively planted in that i ® county > | J —» It will be recollected probably by some ! that several years ago the household of ? of an officer in the army Uniled States ; was thrown into consternation and mourning by the sudden and mysterious dis-1 appearanea of the wife and mother. After a long and painful search on the i part of her friends the conclusion was at i last reached that, suicide had been her . fate and the habiliments of mourning were put on for th# lost one. But two years als terwards information was received that e she had committed the most awful of suicides and was then living in Italy with I another officer named AVymaoas his wile e At the commencement of the war AVye man returned with hi' victim to Boston, took command of one of the Massachusetts regiments and was killed at the batn tie of Fair Oaks. . The husband now Gen. Brannsn of the r army has just obtained a decree of di-1 voreemeot is> (he Supreme Court.

Arbitrary Arrests in Indiana. The state Sentinel says: AVe understr. nd that Gov. Morton has taken a decided position in opposition to any further arresls in Indiana by the military authorities AA’e must sincerely hope that this report inav prove true. Tnere is no neces-iry for this exercise of arbitrary power in this State. Indiana is faithful in all her obligations to the Federal Government and the requirements of the Constitution. Obedience to law is not only a recogniz-d tule of action by our people but all the mandates of the civil courts can be served without interrupt’on or opposition. Indiana is not in an insurrectionary condition hence there is no apology for the exercise of military ml- in derogation of the civil power. It is tight that Governor Morton should resist any encoachments upon the constitutional rights of the people of Indiana and anv derogation or assumption of the duties which d"volve npon him as the Chief Magistrate of the Stale. He should not permit h’3 authority to be overshadowed by a military commandant.. He is Governor of Indiana and as such it is his duty to see that ail the constitutional rights of the people are respected and observed. Governor Morton will gain the confidence and respect of the people of the State irrespective of party if he will maintain a firm position against anv encroachments, upon, the civil, rights, of the people, or bis official prerogatives. There is no necessity for keeping a large military force in this State. It would require but a very few soldiers, if any to protect the Government property, or to aid the civil authorities in the discharge of their duties In fact the people themselves would sustain the latter in preserving order and peace. Every soldier in the , tate fit. for duty should be promptly sent to the fieil.l to ai l in crushing out armed rebellion and thus restore peace to the country. Ti e only hope of preserving the Government and the free institutions which the Constitution list secured to us ns a nation, is in a speedy termination of the war. The longer it is procrastinated the greater the danger to the liberties of the people.— If war is the only way of determining the sectional coti - troversy—it the sword is the only erbilre Ml llJ»? llrF*9«e*#*w -■ ■■ -A-I - - I , fc _. J..|. .. w is fought out the belter. This course is den.nnded alike bv sound po icy and th." dictates of humanity. -—■ —-——.».-«».«•• — North Carolina Will be a Slave Neither to Lincoln nor Davis.’ The Raleigh. N C. Standard the special organ ol Gov A'ance in commenting noon an article from the Richmond Enquirer favoring nn imperial despotism like that of France, says: AVe know that military despotism is making rapid strides in these States. We know that no people ever lost their liberties at once but step bv step, ns sems deadly disease steals, upon the system, and gradually but surely says tl.e fountains of lite. AVe know that tyrants and theii minions always prepare tlie popular mind in advance for their usurpations, and that these usurpation are always based upon the plea of the general good’ or military necesitv.’ The argument now is we halo Lincoln so bitterly, that in order to resist him successful) we must make slaves of ourselves. The answer of our people <s we will lie slaves neither to Lincoln nor Davis nor France nor England.’ North Carolina ts a State, not a province. She has eighty thousand as brave troops as ever trod the earth. AVhen she calls them they will com*. If the worst should happen, she will be able to take care of herself as an independent power. She will not submit, in any event to a law of Congress passed in deliberate violation of the constitution She will not submit to Mr. Davis being invested with diettorial power”; but will resist such a law bv withdrawing from the Confederation, and she will fight her way out against allcomers wills a courage nnd an ardor which will eclipse even anv former achievements of her sons during the existing i war. For, one we are, determined, not, to exchange, one despotism, for an- : other.’ I Young Recruit.— A correspondent recently writing from the Army of the Potomac, gives the following astounding* intelligence: ‘The army has increased some lately, not by enlistment, not hy conscription, but by birth. A soldier in one of the Wisconsin regiments, who has been in every battle that this regiment has been in since they came intd the service was taken suddenly ill if * other morning; a surgeon was calle, and this soldier gave birth io a child. I havnot learned whether the recruit was a male or female.’ | Tom Hood speaks of a bird building its nest upon a ledge over the door of a doc tor's office as an attempt to rear its yo : * in the very jaws of death

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