Decatur Eagle, Volume 8, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1864 — Page 3

THE EAGLE. OFFICIAL I’APER OF THE COUNTY. Ul—l-J- . —- ~ : Remember! Remember!! Our terms of Subscription is. one copy one year in advance, sl. within the year $1,50, at the Expiration of tl.e year, $2,0i1. No paper, discontinued until all arrears are paid up, uness at the option of the Publishers. The paper will be sent to subscribers after their time of subscription has expired unless notice is given to the contrary. We receive no subscribers, for a less period than 6 months. Special Notice. TO ADVERTISERS.— All advertisements ta ken for a specified time, and ordered out before expiration of the time specified, wi'l be charged ths regular rates for the same up to the lime they ere ordered out. LAND FOR SALE IN Union Township. The undersigned offers for sale the South half of the North West quarter of •ection 18 Township 28 Range 15 East D. STUDABAKER. “ANNOUNCEMENT. J3*Wo are authorized to nnno’ine* the name ■of JOHN DIRKSON. of Root township, as a ! candidate for the office of Ccunty Treasurer, • object to the decision, of the Democratic Primary Election to be lield on the first Monday . of April 1361. Paid $2.

are indebted to the lion. J. F. Me Dowell for valuable public doc-; mnents. The Senate yesterday refused to concur in the House amendment to the enrollment bill. Ihe deficiency bill was , passed. In the House, a bill was reported extending the time for the Withdrawal of goods from bonded warehouses and a bill granting lands to the peoples Pacific Railroad. Mr. Nancy Arnold introduced a resolution, which was ail- ; opted declaring that the constitution shall b> so amended as to abolish and prohibit slavery wherever it exists, A debate took place on the whiskey bill but no vote was reached on the Senate amendments. A resolution was reported from the Committee of Ways and Means, authorizing Secretary Chase to sell 812, 000,000 of the gold in the Treasury. j The forces under Gen. t'h.erinan occupied Jackson and Yazoo City with but little opposition. Sherman's headquarters were at the former point on the 7th inst., and since then he has been heard of al Brandon, fourteen miles eastward. The cavalry expeditions of Gens Grierson and Smith are to co operate in movements.against Polk and Forrest. The entire line of the Memphis anil Charleston Rail road was evacuated by the Federals on the 13th. The army at Chat-: t»noojra is under marching orders, and the assertion is it is, at this > • time, in motion for Tunnel Hill and. Ba’• ton. It is believed that a great flank movement on Johnston's army is intended. Attachment If oti ce. State of Indiana 7 sg Adams County $ Henry Gephart ) vs j Notice is hereby given that Adam Apple, )on the 11, day of March 1«64, a writ of attachment was Issued by me Joseph R. Smith a Justice of the peace of tire county of Adams and State of Indiana at the Instance and upon the affidavit of Henry Gephart against the goods, chatties, credits, and ■ effects of Adam Apple, and al the same time a summons issued for Samuel Kerns to appear before me, Joseph R, Smith, Justice of the peace of said county, Wash ingtoa Township, on the 16th day of March, 1864, at 10, o’clock A. M of said day as garnishee in said writ of domes tic attachment,on said writ, no goods, cbattle, ■or effects, were found as appears from the constables return, and on the 16, day of March 1864, at ten o’clock A. M. at my office in Washington Townsbipof said county I will proceed to hear and decide upon said attach- j tuent where of the said Adam apple and all ■other persons concerned will take notice. Witness mv hand and seal. This 18, day of February 1864. J.R. SMITH. J. P. Notice of Administrator to SELL REAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby given that Daniel Pontius Administrator of the Estate of Levi Pontius ; Deceased has filed hiy petition in the Court of "Vommon Pleas of Adams Con ntv for an order of said court to sell the Real Estate belong- : in? to said decedent, his personal being insufficient to pay his debts and that said peti • : non will be heard at the May term of said court for 1864. [Attest.] JOHN Me CCNNEL, Clerk j • - —- — . - ! Notice to Heirs, of Petition TO SELL REAL ESTATE, State of Indiana? Adams County ) Notice is hereby given that the undersigntd Administrator of the Estate of’Sarah Rubert Deceased, has filed his peti- i tion to sell the Real Estate of the Decedent • v ° J >ersona l Estate being insufficient to pay " €r debts and that said petition will be heard the next term of the Court of Cornu. >n Pleas 1 •*fßaid County. j. R. 8080. 1 Administrator. JOHN Me CONNEL. C. C C. P. Adams-County,

| The News. i It was rumored at Newbern, N. C., on the 11th, that the rebels were again advancing upon that place. The garrison : was prepared to receive them. Jeff Davis has issued a proclamation to the soldiers of the Confederacy, in which he tenders his acknowledgements for 1 ’‘the generous enthusiasm pervaiding the army” on the subject of re-anlistment. He says, “Your battle cry will do justice to the cohimny by which the enemy seek I to persuade a deluded ’people that they are willing to purchase dishonorable safety 1 by degrading "submission.” The overthrow of she Federal armies is confidently predicted. Lee and Beauregard are reported to be sending off men from their armies, probably to Mobile, Atlanta or Knoxville. 1 Lee is stated to have only 30,000 infantry on the Rapidan. The application for a writ of certiorari in thecase of Mr. Vallaudighatn was refused by the U S. Supreme Court, yes-| terday, on the ground of want of jurisdiction. I i

Dr. Robaek-s Constituents. t We learn that the distinguished and i popular inventor of those famous Scan- ! dinavian Remedies the Blood Pills I and Blood Purifier, advertised in our business columns receives nearly as many i letters by every mail as the Treasury ! Department. The average is more than I 200 per day! His patients scattered over the broad West the Southern States and ■ New England are said to reach the eni ormous and almost incredible aggregate jof 100,0001 By his patients we mean those who use his preparations as their only medicines. We persurne that such a ' connection is without ft parallel in Med- > teal history. J-ST SHAKE and BURN ! Shake and Burn!! Shake and Burn!!! This is the life of agonv endured by the ‘ sufferer from Fever and Ague. He wanders like an uncetain shadow, never knowing what moment he may be prostrated, j and therefore disinchned to give any se-! i rious attention to business. This is the ! ' condition of thousands in town and conn- > trv, It is no exaggeration to say that Fever and Ague kills more people thad any twenty other diseases in America. For : a sure and speedy cure of this terrible i affliction, we take great pleasure in rjeommending Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, which have already achieved a wide reputation for rapid and powerful effects in . renovating the system prostrated by this! . disease. For sale by Druggists nrd dealers generally, every where. jlmo NIBLICK s (.'LOSS, ’ WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL , DEALER IN SOOTS, SHOES, AX!) LEM, At Niblicks Old Stand in Decatur, Indiana, ! J S receiving constantly a large and very su- * perior St-oc'k of Winter Boots and Shoes, Which w.« are selling at such prices as will suit the tiroes, and we’rucan to demonstrate this fact ,to our customers. A-uiong the stock will be found a large assortment of LADIES’ AND MISSES SHOES, Gaiters, Bootees, <fcc., Kid heeled Slippers; Calf, Kid, Glove kid Congress heeled Gaiters and Balmorals. CHILDREN’S WEAR. Kid heeled Balmorals ami fancy and strong Shoes of all kinds—including the celebrated j Copper Toed Shoes, the best and cheapest ever got up. HEX’S, YOUTHS’, AM) BOYS’ WEAR, of all kinds, of the best quality, and a* the lowest rates. Leather, Findings, &c , A full stock. The whole having been bought fo’’ Cash, and wilt be sold cheap. IIOIIE-M ADE UD CrSTOil WORK! And we warrant all articles to be well and carefully made, and of. the best materials. Calf and Kip ’Boots, Stogies, Brogans and Ladies Wear, ■ of all k ntls, kept on hand anti made to metisure. 1 he public are invited to call and examine * i our stock before purchasing of Stores as we warrant our Goods to be of the best quality, . and will be sold at much lower prices than • can be purchased at any other establishment ■ in the County, or even nt Fort Wayne. O’ CALL—we charge nothing for showing ; our Goods. NIBLICK <t GLOSS, Demcember 26, 1863. Decatur, Ind. I Bounty Orders, Treasurer’s Office,) ' Decatur, Ind., Dec. 26, 1863. ) < 'MOTICE is hereby given to the holders of Volunteer Bounty Orders, also Orders issued for the support of Volunteer families, that there is money in the County Treasury for the redemption of all the one year Bounty Orders, and all orders for the support of Vol unteer families issued during the year 1862, which are now due. i ‘ Therefore, from and after the 31st day of 1 Di cembei, a. n. 1863, there will be no interest allowed, or paid, on said Orders, at the county 1 Treasury. C. L. SCHIRMEYER, dec. 26. ’63-3w Treasurer Adams co. s I t Administrator’s Notice. ( Notice is hereby given that the undersigned ! has been appointed Administrator of the Es ’ tate of George W. Griffith, deceased, late of' Adams county. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. ENOCH A. BUNNER’, sec. 19, lb6#-3w. Admmlsiirator.

Iff STORE! j CRABBS & MOSES Have opened a New Store and New Goods entire in, Houston’s Building’, Where they are prepared to sell goods at Smaller Profits Than any other establishment in the West, Fort Wavne not excepted. If there are nny who ’ I doubt the truth of this assertion, let them come and examine our stock, and if-we fail to con vince them of the fact, we will, not only show ' them onr goods for nothing, but pay them for. j looking at them. Our t I OBY 000 K I I Consists of every variety, kind and style such as BROADCLOTHS. CASSIMERES, CASSINETB. JEANS. TWEE I S , <t c., Ac, ! DRESS GOODS!) In this branch of onr business, wo linvp labored without regard to time or expense to please the ladies, and in our selections of r ■ Prints, Alpaccas, Morenos, De Lains. Pnris Plads, Mohair Lustres, Mousseline Repps, Scotch Ginghams, j II005) Skirts, etc., etc., etc. ! IWe feel that we have more th in succeeded — ' I’hey are all of the latest and most fashionable 1 '• styles; and we will sell them cheap. We, also, : 1 have a splendid assortment of W IIIT E GOO D 8! Such ns: Heavy Sheeiinrs and Shirtings, blenched and unbleached, Jaconetts, Bobbinetts, Mule a la Swiss, Book Muslins. Brillants, Lawns, Checked Nainsoo’ks, SLii t Bosoms, •ete , etc. I FLANN E L S! )Of nil kinds and of the very best qualities.— 1 Woolen Hoods, for ladies, Comforters etc. Ready-Made Clothing! Over Coats, Coats, Pants, Vests, Slnrt-K, Drawers, <tc. Os the latest styles. Our stock in point of Myle, quality and price is second to none ever brought thw market. • j IHATS & CAPS! Our Hat and Cap department cannot be excel ? 1 led this side of £«ew York City, for variety, J and chapness. * 1 ! 1 OUR STOCKS OF 1 I f j 1 HARD WARE!! I I 1 Queens ware! 1 I ‘ I J GLASS WARE!|; AN)? I Wood ell IV are ’ t ! 11 Arc full and complete; and of the very best 1 qualities Our motto is small profits. ’ c GROCERIES! : Os these we have the very larges l and best as f sortment, which wesell very cheap: Coffee, ; p Tea-. Spices. Suirars of every variety, | » Saleratus, r, Indigo, <tc. a TO B A C C O S of the very best. Being new beginners, and well aware of the p opposition in trade, we expect, by close attmi- t tion to our business, honest and fair dealing, to q gain a fair proportion of the public patronage, i We recommend our goods to be what they realy are, arid our Clerks-are instructed to do the t same. Again we say, give us a fair and impar A tial trial and if we fail to come up to the mark f quit us. e IT" All kinds of country produce taken in exchange for goods. n CASH PAID FOR ALL KINDS OF GRAIN Crabbs & Moses < Sqpt.Sfi, 18fi«.—rv9a-r7

X I’ if HOSTETTERS CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERS. | A pure and powerful Tonic, corrective and | alterative of wonderful efficacy in disease of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels. Cures Dyspepsia, Liver complaint, Headache, General 1 Debility, Nervousness, Depression of Spirit-s, constipation, colic, intermittent fevers, cramps and spasms, and all complaints of either Sex. 1 arising from bodily weakness whether inherent ii) the system or produced by special causes. Nothing that is not wholesome, genial and ) restorative in its nature enters into the compo sition of H .st tetter’s Stomach Bitters This ; popular preparation contains no mineral of any 1 kiii l. no zleadly botanical element; no fiery excitant; but it is a combination of the extracts oi rare balsamic herbs and plants with the . purest and mildest of all diffusive stimu’ants. ' Il is well to be forearmed against disease. ■ ; aii.’t. so far as the Luman sy.-trin can be protec | ted by human means against maladies emgen- ? dcred by an UDwhoksvtue atmosphere, impure ! ■ water and <shcr 4>xtj?rnal causes, Ho-teltcr’s 1 ■ Bitters may’ be relied 011 as a safeguard. li> 'ii-tricts infested with Fever and \(iue, it : has been found infallible as a preventive and irresistible t»« a remedy and thousands whore- j sort to it under apprehension of an attack, ps- } cape the scourge; and thousands who ne<?l<-»cf ' T avail themselves es its protective qualities in :?ivaiice, are cured bv a very brief course of this inarvelous medicine. Fever and Ague , patients, after being plied with qninlne fwr ■months hi vain, unril faiHv saturated -wiHi > ' that dangerous <alkal(»id, are not unfrequently ■ i restored to health within a few days by the use i of Hostetter’s Bitters. The weak stomach is rapidly invigorated , 1 and the appetite restored by this agreeable j i Tonic, and hence it works wonders in cases of Dyspepsia and in less confirmed forms nf Tndi- ! GF.STioN Acting as a gentle and painless ap'i perient, as well as upon the liver, it also »nva- ) riably relieves the Constipation superinduced 1 by irregular action of the digestive and spere- i i tive organs Persons of feeble habit, liable to 1 .Verrors A/tac.ts, Lown '-f Spirits, and Fits of .Langour. find prompt an permanent relief , I from the Bitters. The testimony on this point ■ is most conclusive, and from both sexes. The agony of Bilious Colic is immediately assu; ged by a single dose of the stimulant, and by occasionally resorting to it, the return of the ) complaint prevented. As a general Tonic. Hostetter’s Bitters prod' * effects which must be experienced nr wit1m -1 before they can be fullv appreciated.— ; in cases of Constitutional Weakness, Premature Decay and Debility and Decrepitude arising | from Old Age, it exercises the electric influ- ■ 1 ence. In the convalescent -stages of all diseases ; !it operates as a delightful invigorant. When I i the powers of nature are relaxed, it -operates to re-in force and re-establish them. Last, but not least, it is The Only Safe Stimulant, being manufactured from sound and innocuous materials,, and entirely free from the acid elements present more or less in all the ordinary tnnics and stomachics of the day. No family medicine Iras been so universally, 1 i and, it may be truly ndded, deservedly popular ! with the intelligent portion of the community, 'as Hostetter’s Bitters. Prepared by Hostetter i i Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sold by all Drug- ' ! gists, Grocers and Storekeepers everywhere. 1 Helmbold’j Genuine PreparationsCompound Fluid Extract Buchu. a positive j and specific lemedv for diseases of the Bladder, Kidneys, Gravel, ami Dropsical Swellings. I This medicine increases the power-of Dices tion, and excite the absorbents into healthy action, by which the watery or calcareous de positions, and all unnatural enlargements are reduced, as well as Pain and Infiamnt’on. Helmbold’s Extract Buchu—For Woaknes ses arising from Excesses, habits of Dissipation, Early -Indiscretion of Abuse, attended with the following symptoms:—lndisposkion to Exertion. Loss of Memory. Weak Nerves, horror es Disease, dimness of Vision. Universal Lassitude of the Muscular System. Hot Hands, dryness nf the Skin. Ipss of Power, ! difficulty of Breathing, Trembling. Wakeful I ness, Pain in the Rack. Flushing of the Body, Eruptions on the Face, Pallid Countenance. These symptoms, if allowed to go on. which ' this medicine invariably removes, soon follows Jmpdtency. Fatuity, Epilectic Fits, in one of which the Patient rnay expire. Who can say that they are not frequently followed by those 'Direful Diseases,’ ‘lnsanity and Consumption.* Many are aware of the cause of their suffering BUT none will CONFESS THE RDCORDS of the insane asylums. And melancholy deaths by Consumption bearample witness to the truth of the assertion. [ 77i” Constitution once effected with Orga' ic Vr p - V. quin 's me aid of Medicine to strengthen and invigorate the System, which. Helmhold’s Extract Buchu invariably docs. A trial will convince the mn4 skeptical Ism xi.i s — Ffmat .l »—Females—Tn many affections peculiar to Fcma'?* the Extract Buchu is ’ unequaled by any other remedy, ns in (Thio rosis or Retention, Irregularity. Painfulness, or Suppression nf customary Evacuations. Ulcerated or Scirrhous state of the Uterus. Leu 1 diarrhoea or Whites Sterility, anlh for all complaints incident to the sex. whether arising from indiscretion habirs of dissipation, or in the d ciinc or ch ange of life Take, no more. Balsam. Mercury, or unpleasant Medicines for unpleasant and dangerous diseas s Helmbold’s Extraot Buchu and improved Rose Water cures Secret Diseases in all their staops, at- little expense. Little or no change in diet’ No inconvenience. and no exposure. Tt causes a frequent desire and gives strength to Urinate, thereby removing Obstructions, preventing and curing Strictures of the Ure-: thra, allaying Pain and Inflamation, so frequent in the class of diseases, .and expelling Poisonoue, Diseased and wornout Matter. Thousands upon Thousands who have deitn the Vierncs of Qum'ks, an d who have pai I he ivy fees to *he cured in a short time, have, found thev were deceived, and that the’ “Poi- « ■!>” has,by the use of “powerful astringents. ’’ dried vp in the system,to break out in an aggravated form, an 1 perhaps of'ter Marriage. Use Helmhold's Extract Buchu for all affections and diseases of the Urinajv Organs whetbei existing in Male or Feroak, from whatever cause originating and no matter of hnw long standing. Diseases nf these Organa reqwires the aid of n Diwrefric. Hclmbnld’> Ex-

tract Buchu is the great Diuretic, and is certain to have the desired < fleet ii. nil Diseases for which i r is recommended. Evidence of the most reliable and responsible character will , accompany the medicine. Price SI.OO per bottle, or six for $5.0 I I Delivered to .any acld.es*. securely packed ■ from observations. / escribe Symp'oms in all j Commutiieutions. '’ tires Guaranteed ! Advice ■' I Gratis!! Address lepers for information lo 11. B. HELM BOLD. ( heniist, 1 IC-1 South Teuib—t , be) Chestnut, Pa. Helmbold’s Medical Depot, Helmbold's Dr <j \and dumb al Warehouse, Bioadivay, New York. Beware of Counterfeits and unprincipled Dealers who endeavor to dispose "of heir own" and ‘ other" articles on th- reputation attained by Helmbold’s Genuine Preparations. *• “ Extract Buchu. “ ’* •• Sar«apn ilia. “ ** Improved Ro.se Wash. [ Sold by all Druggists everywhere. Ask for Htdmbold's. Take -do other. Cut out the ad ‘ vertisement and send for it. and avoid imp »sition and exposure. [drc Jfi. lhG3—l y ] Notice to Non-Rc>ident. ; State of Indiana J Adams Circuit Court, Adams County, ( February Term, 1864. Barnum W\ Chapman ) vs,. ’• Complaint fur Divorce Eliza B. Comes now the Plaintiff in this behalf, by I Moses Jenkinson, his Attorney, and file*, in this Court his complaint, accompaiied hv a proper affidavit setting for’h that the t’efen j <iant, Eliza B. Chapman, is a non resident of j the State of Indiana; Therefore, said Defen I dant is hereby notified of lhe filing and pen- ! deucy of said con plaint, and unless she ap , pear in said Court, lobe holden on ‘he Seeoml Monday of February, a. d. 1864, at the Court , House ’n said County, and answer or demur 1 to said complaint on or before the first calling . of the cause, the matters therein contained will be taken as confessed to be true. • Witness mv hand and the seal of I L. S the said Court, this 12th day o' December, 1863. : JOHN McCONNEL, Clerk. . D-crmbpr 19, 1863-3 w. Notice to Non- Resident. i State of Indiana | Adams Circuit Court, ! Adams County. 5 b February Term, 1864. Joel F. Gilc, ) vs. . Complaint for Divorce. Caroline Gilej Comes now thi* Plaintiff in this 'behal-f, 1»v • Moses Jenkinson, his Attorney, and files in . this Court his complaint, accompanied bv a proper affidavit setting forth that the Defen , dant, Caroline Gile. is a non resident of the State of Indiana: Therefore said Defendant is hereby notified of the filing and pendency i of said complaint, and unless she appear in ' said Court, to be bolden on the Second Moni day of Februvy, a. d. 18h‘4, at the Court House «in said County, and answer or demur j j to said complaint on or before the first calling’ of lhe cause, the matter’- therein contained 1 ■ will be taken as. confessed to be true Witness my baud and the seal of L. S. said Court, this 12th day of Dvcembe-, 1863. JOHN McCONNEL, Clerk. December 19, !863--3w. Notice to Non - Resident. ; State of Indiana ) t A<law,s Circuit Court. 1 Adams County, J " February Term, Mary J. Brown, ) vs. - Divorce. William H. Brown, ? | By affidavit filed in the Clerk’s Office of said ; Court, it appears that said Defendant is not a [resident of the State of Indiana. Notice is. I therefore, hereby given said non resident Defendant of the filing and pendency of said complaint, and that unless he personally be and appear before the .Judge of said Adams 1 Circuit Court, on the first day of the next term to he held on tho 2d Monday of Februarv, a. d. I 1861 and answer or demur therein the same ' I will be heard in his alienee and taken as con- . fessed to be true. JOHN McCONNEL, December 19, 1863-3 w, Clerk. Administrator’s Sale. Notice is hereby given that I will sell al i Public Auction, on i SATURDAY, JANUARY the :9lh, 18G* between the hours of 10 n’chiek, a m. and 4 ' o’clock, p. m . at the late of Geo r ge i ' W. Griffith, deceased, in St. Marys Township j i Adams County, all his personal property not . taken by the widow, consisting of Cattle, I Hotoes, Sheep, Ilogs, Grain,and other articles ; too numerous to mention. Term*.—A credit of nine months will be! given on all sums over three dollars, the pur- ; chaser giving his note with approved securi- ; tv. waiving valuation and appraisement laws. All sums under three dollars cash in hand. E. A. BUNNER, Administrator. December 19, 1863-3 w. Administrator’s Notice. I NOTICE is hereby given that t/lie under signed ha* been appointed Administrators of : tlx* Estate of Thomas R. Loofbourrow, late of, Adams county, deceased. Said estate is sup posed to be solvent. This the 9ih day of December, 1863. GEORGE W. LOOFBOURROW, david Walter, December 12, 1863. Admini.-drntors. 1 —, —.-- ... j Notice to Non-Residents. STATE pf INDIANA,? Adams Circuit Court ADAMS COUNTY, ss.| February 3’erm, 1864 B. Shoemaker, I vs. diaries M Shoemaker, Daniil Shoemaker, Emily Pontius. George Pontius, _ . . , Cathnriire Nnff, > Cornplamt for Par Minerva Neff. I tlt,on - Franklin Neff, Noah N< fF, Abraham Sho.'maker, I Andrew Shoemaker, ' Malinda Pontius. J Notice is hereby given that :he Plaintiff in this behalf, has filed his petition for partition against the Defendants in this behalf; and also filed an affidavit setting forth that Charles M. : Shoemake*, Catharine Neff. Minerva Neff, Franklin N(fT, Noah Neff Abraham Shoema- I ker and Malinda Pontius are non-residents of' the State of Indiana; the said non-residents are therefore hereby notified yf the filing and pendancy of said action, and unless they ap • pear in Raid Court on the first dav of the next | regular term of the Adams Circuit Court, to be holden on the second Monday of Februarv, A. D. 18C4, at the Court House in said county, and answer or demur tc said complaint, the •natters therein contained will be taken as j confessed to be true. Witness mv hand and the seal of said Court this, she 26th dav of November. A. D. ’833. JAMES B. BIMCOKE, Cleik Df'Cemhfr 5,

Twent* -Sixth Birth-Day of tho STAR PAPER OF AMERICA JANI’AKY 1, 1804, The New York Mercury FOR THE COMING TEAR. Jftcr mote than a quarter of a century of uninterrnp cd suteess, The New York >lrr*U' i v—standing first on the muster roll «f th‘» Literary I’rvsa in thi* country—points pioudIv to its past career as a guarantee of ntw l. umphs in th<* future. Heretofore, it has eclipsed all rivalry; bn* * propo-e* to m ike th* coming ye r ■' n orabl by eclipsing its own past history ■ 1 *>' • niiiu: before the world ns Uh* most iuxrv< o. * specimen of n fascinating, brilliant. a» * - and coßi>r**h<*n*ivo Literary Newspaper t, has ever l><‘< n published in either herr. THE GENIUS OF EUROPE will be laid under contribution '. ?!'••: or '• liancy io it« columns, mid ei< y i '* : origin al product ions of the it • ro imncista of the Old W’orld will ' ths chef d of the most emineu: 1. . ; It rs of '.lie New. MISS M. E BRADDCN. “Aurora Flo-yd.” “La.dv Audle*’, 'Secret. '''John Marchont’s Legacy. ” etc e’r , who has suddenly risen, like a ‘Star’ of H a . first magnitude in the literarv horizon es Great Britain, has been specially engaged t» supply The \’ew York Mercury fr.oji’ time to time with the wonderful creation* of her go nius, at a cost, which no other weekly in America could venture to incur Among the multitude of distinguished wil ■ tors and artists who have become familiar <0 the masses through the vast circulation of th* Star fikly of may be mentioned i the folluu iug, all of whom are atilt upon Us ' staff; Da. J. 11. Robinsok. Margaret Blouxt. Neo Buntline, Arthur M Grainger, GraceGabv* nfr. Felix 0 C Darley. Miso M.E. Braddon. Cousin May Carlton, W. O. Eatom. Georgs Martial. Julia S. Ingraham, Edward Wiillett, Mapy Ciin f, Ge rge Albany. Scares of other distinguished literati. nn<Ur : various vans de plume, contribute to its cMj urns, while its pictorial illustration* are from the inimitable pencil of F« hx O. C. Darley, E>q-,lho best draughtsman of the age. The War which lias given the coup de gracs to so many pretentious publications, and half destroyed those that still survive, has added thousands to the circulation of The New York 1 Mercury. Its heart stirring short stori?’, its <nihtarv historii ites, its matchless serial romances, Ha rnev bur?esqu<-<, its genial wit. and humor, it* delicious gossip, its fairy tales for little folks, its ran* poetry, its fresh and vigorous editorials, ; the infinite variety of its contents, and tho large amount of reading matter it comprises, render it. welcome everywhere and to all dalles. Containing, as it lines. FORTY COLUMNS of closety printed matter, it may aafely be pronon i ced the cheapest «ia well as the best Lil* raw Newspaper extant. three favorite writers. Doctor J. H. Robin, sou. Cousin May Carlton, and Ned Buntlinr, nr»- n *v pr< paring three stories Now York Mercury. One of these productions wJH be commenced in the Opel ing Numiter of the N’-*w Y ear. The authors bring aware of thi* fact, nre engaged in an emulative contest for i preci dence, gnd the yesujt will unquestionablv he that the most effective story ever penned by , any us the t'-rc-e, will commence iu th® new year’s number • the great Representative Weekly of the W\steri , World. The New York Mercury is sold by nil newsmi n and periodical dealers in America. subscrlneTs, it is regularly mailed every Saturday morning, for $2 a year; three copieA for $5; mx copies for $9; tight copies for 12, with an extra copy, free, to the tetter up of the club.— Six months’ subscriptions received. Always writ- plainly the name of your Post Office, bounty, and State. We take the notes of all sol von t banksjit'par. Payment must invariably b. made in advance. fl >" Specimen Copies s r nt to all applica- 's. , A-IdresS all letters and remittance postpaid, t • CAULDWELL WHITNEY. Proprietors of The Neto York Mcr .ury, Now. 4- Xnn street and 11.3 Fulton st jdccl9[ N. ~v Y *rk City, GOOD NEW UNION STOVE STOI The readers nf tho “Eagle” are info ; . ■ tt ASH & AGNEW Have on hand a very large and fine Ftr<k COOKING, PARLOR and BOX STOVEB, 'j of the very best psh*o-tA—none 'Letter can be found in the Un<<e<l {Mates—wbidb. we will sell at greatly REDUCED RATES. All Stoves , warranted 10 teas represented, or if not w« , will refund the money and have no unkind feelings. W’o have also a good stotfk of Hardware, Tin, Copper I and SHEET IRON Ware, and House Furnish ing goods, which we are selling very lew. y ® buy Stoves in Cincinnati. We buy Stoves in Pittsburgh, We buy Stoves in Troy. Me buv Stoves in Cleveland. W e sell Stoves on t ime. We sell Stoves for Cash. IVe sell Stoves cheap. We sell GOOD TIN WARE. ( I urch’isrrs will do well to call and extftHnw i cur slock, in order to judge for thcmselvea, at ASH .t AGNEWS, R. H. Schwegman’a old *tnud. No. 87 Columbia Street. Fort Wayne, Indies* Notice of Sale. NO I ICE is hereby given that we will i.tl At Public Auction, on the 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, a d. 1864, I at the res-Uonce of Thomas R. Loofbtmrrow, late of Atlants conntv. deceased nil his personal property not taken bv his widow, eonsistnu. of horses, cattle, sheep, hoes, wheat, corn. hay. and Atraw; wheat in the profit'd . tnrmmg utensils, household furniiwre. and many outer articles ton tedious to m< ntion — A credit «»f nine months will he given by th* purchaser giving his note with approved security. waiving /aluation and appraisement aws and all sums under three dollars cash in innd. This the 9»h dav of December, a. d. ‘ 1863. GEORGE W LOOFBOURROW. DAY’ID WALTERS. Dec I’, Administrator!. “ MASONIC. Notice ii hcrebv riven that Decatur Lod<® No 2 J. F <t A. Masons, will hold an electio* at Masonic Hall, in Decatur. Indian*, on th® eveningof December 2.3 d. 1863, at 7\' o’clock ■ P. M., for the purpose of electing three Trua fees for said Lodge, to serve a* arch UDIP their successors arc ele’tct) and qualified 3 D. BOW, W,W. Pccrwb r \ ’rf.l.