Decatur Eagle, Volume 8, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1864 — Page 3

THE EAGLE. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNT?. LOCAL* “MISCELL AKEOVS Remembei! Remember!! Oar terms of Subscription is, one copv one vaar in advance, sl. within the year .50, at the Expiration of tin* year, s2,o'. No paper discontinued until all arrears am paid up. unees at the option of the Publishers The paper will he sent to subscribers after their time of sub--’iption has expired unless notice is given to the contrary. 15 *• receive no rnbscribers, for a less period than 6 months. Special Notice. TO ADVERTISERS.- Allailvrlisrmrntsta ktnfnr a uneeified time, and nrdrrrd out before the expiration of the lime specified, wi'lbe cha'qed the regular rates for the same up to the time hey »r« ordered o"t. XyThe candidates for nomination should be making somo arrangement about their tickets, poll-books and tallypapers. Price of tickets, for those that announce their names, is two dollars; for those who do not announce their names four dollars. tjsrMr. F. W. Miesse has opened a Billard and Oyster Saloon in the room heretofore occupied by J. Townsend, in Houston's Building. jtjp-'We have received a package of extra tobacco seed at this office. If any of our subscribers wish to raise the weed and will call wo will furnish them with seed gratis. j DIED —In Decatur, on the 3rd inst, Mrs. Isabelle Jenkinson, in her 70 h year. announcement. BrW« are authorized to announce the name •of JOHN DIRKSON. of Root township, as a . midklate for th* office of County Treasurer/ •übjict to ihe decision, of the Democratic Primary Election to b* held on the first Monday «f April 1861. Paid $2. JWWa are avthoriz- d to snnour.ee the name of P. N. COLLIN'', as a Candidate for Representative to the State Legislature euhj-ct to the decision of the Dem oci ate ui the Primary Eb-ction to be held oo the first Monday of April 1864. Paid 2 are authorised to announce the name c D.'.VID SHOWERS »s a candidst* ' : ttie office ot County Trensuri r subject to tin- decision of the Democrat' st the Primary Ei. ction to be held on thu first Monday ot April, 1864. Paid 82. —We nr* aufl-or-a-d to ann.-usce the name of JESSE NIBLICK, as a Candidate for the office ol Coui/y Treasurer, »übj> ct to the decision of the Democrats at their Primary Election to be held on the first Monday of April 1864. Paid 82. are authorized to announce the name of J ACOB SARFF, of French Township, as a candidate for the office ol County Commissioner for the second district subject to the dicision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held on the first LI -nday in April, 1861. p'B2.

Take Notice* Al! persons knowingtln-mselves indebted io me by note or book account, will please come forward, settle the same and -thereby save costs. D. W. CH AM PER. Mar. 6, 1851. Notice to Non - Resident. State gs T.xd \na,{ Court Common Pleas, Adams County, ( •' ay Term, 1864. Eliza S. Harroun, ) vs. > Divorce. Oscar W. Harroun, ' By affidavit filed in the Clerk’s Office of said 'Court, it appears that said Defendant is not a reaident of the State of Indiana. Notice is. therefore, hereby tri ven said non resident De fendant of the filing and pendency of said complaint, and that unless he person.illv Re and appear before the Judge of said Court common pleas on the first d»y of the next term to be held un the 2d Monday of Mav, a. d IF6I, and answer or demur thereto Ihe same "id be heard in his absence and taken as confes»ed to be truA. JOHN McCONNEL, Mar, 5, ]864-3\v. Clerk. For Sale. I I have a g.mrl Wagon Maker’s Shop, ■ anr Blacksmith Shop, in the town ol Decat' «!natn! on Main S>r<-et within Oi>» lot ‘■■usiness corners, that I will sell che c ti I «4 D. W. CHAMBER. k’s Notice. ?>.?' ’ that the undersigned ha I i "rator of the Es ts ■' . used, late of| A- . S H ite i» supposed to be i s ENOCH A. BUNNER, ' 11,-. l;--«5-3«r Administrator. Notice oi Administrator to SELL REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given ‘hat Daniel Pontius Administrator oftheE< of Levi Pon just Deceased has filed hs - petition in the Court of ' iniinon Plea* of Adam* County for an order ; : conrr to d (he Real Estate belong to *aid de. lent, his personal bring in •'ufficirnt topax his d. btaand that said petition will be heard at the May term of said C( >urt for 1864. I ] . JOHN Me OiNNEL, Clerk I

! Dr. Robnck’s Constituents. We learn that the distinguished and : popular inventor of those famous Scandinavian Remedies '.he Blood Pills and Blood Purifier, advertised in our business columns reed v s nearly as min letters bv every m»tl as the Treasury Department. The average is more than 200 per dav! His patients scattered over the broad West the Southern Slates and N«w England are said to reach the enormous and almost incredible aggregate of 100,000! By his patients we mean those who use his preparations as their only medicines We perstirne that such a i connection is without a parallel in Medical history. . I IMF SHAKE and PURN ! Shake and ; Burn! 1 Shake and Burn.!!! This is the life of agonv endured by the sufferer from Fever and Ague. He wanders like an uncetain shadow, never know ing what moment he may be prostrated, and therefore disinrtjnen to give any rei riotis atten'ion to business. This is the i . condition of thousands tn town and conn try. It is no exaggeration to say that Fever and Ague kill' more people ibad rn> I twenty other diseases in America. For. i a sure and speedy cure of this terrible i affliction, we take great pleasure in rrn-om I mending Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, , which have already achieved a wide rep j utation for rapid and powerful <-11--ets in t renovating the system prostrated bv ibis disease. For sale by Druggists ardl dealers generally, every wh“re. [lmo j The total expenditure up.-n the Capital ex’vrsion, up to the present lime, is j 86.399 909

‘— — I Attachment Notice. State of Indiana 1 ss Adams County ( Henry Gephart ) vs ? Notice is hereby given that Adam Apple, \on the 1!, day of March 1F64. a writ of attx’hment whs Issued bv me Joseph R Smith h Justice of the ] race of the county of Adams and State of Indiana at the Instance and upon the affi lavit of Henry Grphart against the goods, chatties. credits, an I ’ rff. cts of Adam Apple, and nt th ? same time a i '•ummons issued for Samuel Kerns to 'ypear | j before me. Jost ph R.Sm.'h, Just ice of the peart • of said county, Washington Township, on the . i 16th dny of March. 1864, at 10, o’clock A. M ' of said day as garnishee in said writ o« d unes j ’ tic attachment, on said writ, no goods, chau?*. or rfftcts, were found as appears fn»m the con - I j stables return, and on the Hi. day of March , 1864. at ten o’clock A M nt my office in ■ Washington Towns).ipof said county I :( ' proceed hear and decide upon said attach i j ment where of the said Adam Apple and all | other persons concerned will take notice. Witness my liana and seal. This 18, day of ; February 1864. J R SMITH. J. P. ; ; NIBLICK i (TOSS, HV/C’ZZ’SJZA' AXD RETAIL I riAi.i.r. iv HOOTS, SHOES, AXD LEATHER/ At Niblicks Old Stand in Decatur, Indiana, IS receiving constantly a large and ve r y su- ■ perior Stock of Winter Boots and Shoes, Which tv arc selling at such prices as will suit . the times, and we’menn to demonstrate this fact j to our customers. Among the stock will be found a large assortment of LADIES’ AND MISSES SHOES, Goiters. Bootees, <tc . Kid heeled Slippers; i Calf. Kid. Glove kid Congress heeled Gaiters, and Balmorals. CHILDREN’S WEAR Kid heeled Balmoral* nnd fancy and sirong : i Shoes of all kinds—including the celebrated j Conper Toed Shoes, the best and cheapest ever got up. MEN’S, YOI TIIS’, AND BOYS’ WEAR, of all kind®, of the best quality, and a* the lowest rates Leather, Findings, &c , A full stock The whole having been bought ' so»- Ch nd wiL be sold cheap. HOME-HIDE AID CUSTOM WORK! | And wp warrant nil articles to be well and I carefully made, and of the best materi.-.ls. Calf and Kip Boots, Stogies, Brogans and Ladies Wear, of a 1 ! k nds. kept on hand and made to measure The pu' lie are invited tn call nnd examine our stock before purchasing of Storks a® wp warrant our Goods to be of the best qualnv, and will be sold at much lower prices than can be purchased at any other establishment in the County, nr even at For Warne (UF CALL—we charge nothing for <d»owin >■ our Goods NIBLICK <t CfbJ*'. Demcember 26, 1863. Decatur, Ind Bounty Orders. i Tskarurfr’s Ofetcf.) Decatur, Ind , Dec. 26. 1863. \ 'VyOTICEis her-hv given to the holders of • * Volunteer Bounty Orders, also Orders is sued for the support of Volunteer families., that there is money in <h ' Count v Treasury I f'»r the redemption of all the one yen’* Boontv Orders, and *ll orders for the support of Vol ! unb < r families issued during the year 1862, j which are now due. J Therefore, from and after the 31st dav of December, a. n. 1863. there will be no interest I allowed, or paid, on said Orders, at the county Treasury. C. L. SCHIFMEYER. dec 26, *6B-3w Treasurer Adams co. j x oticeto Heirs, of Petition TO SELL REAL ESTATE, I State of Indiana! Adams County No. ice is hereby pi ven that : the under ign> d A'hninistrat< r of the Estate ' of Sarah Robert Deceased, has filed his peti- ' tion to sell the Real Estate of the Decedent the Personal Estate being insufficient to pay ’ her debts and that said petition will be heard ’ at the m xt. term of the Court of Common P.eas of Said Couaty. J. R. 8080. Administrator. ’ JOHN Me CO NN EL. COO. P. Adams County,

W STORE! 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 nnv other establishment in the West. Fort iWavn.-not, excepted. If there are any who ' doubt the truth of this assertion, let them come ’ nnd examine our stock, and if we fail to con vince them of the fact, we will. not. only show them our goods for nothing, but pay them for ; j looking at them. Our | OST GOODS Consists of every variety, kind and style such as BROADCLOTHS. I U.4SSIMERES. C4SSINETS. JEANS. TWEE I S , Ac., <& c., DRESS GOODS! In this branch of our business, we have labored without- regard m time or expense to please the ladies, and in o-i- selections of I t Print a, Alpaccas, Morpnc*. De Lains. Paris Plada, Mohair Lustres. Mou-tseline Repps, Scotch Ginghams. . Hoop Skirts, etc., etc , etc. j IWe feel that we have more than succeeded — ' i H. y are all of the latest ami most fa.-hionabb’ i ■ styles; a*4 we will sell them cheap. We, also, ! ; lIUVe a splenJ.’d assortment of jIV IIIT E GOO DS! j Such ns: Henvy Sheetinps and Shirtings, i bleached and unbleached, Jaconetts, Bobbinet tR, Mule a la Swiss, Book Muslins. Brillants. Lawns, Checked Nainsooks, Shirt Bosoms, etc , etc. FLANNELS! jOf all kinds and nf the very best qualities.— I Woolen Hoods, for ladies, Comforters etc. Ready-Made Clothing! [ i Over Coats, Coats. Pants, Vests, Shirts, I Drawers. 4 tc. Os the latest styles. Our stock in poit.t of style, quality and price is second to none ever brought this market. HATS & CAPS! i Our Hat and Cap departrm nt, cannot be excel i led this side of New York City, for varietr, | and cbapness. OUR STOCKS OF HARDWARE! Qtieensware! GLASS WARE! ANu ;•¥oo de ii W are! A".’ full Itr.deumplr-te; ami of the very best qualiii < 0 f uivttuis small profits. _ _ GROCERIES ! Os these re have the very largest and best as sortment. which we sell very Coffee, Teas, Spices. Bn«»nrfi of every variety, Saleratua. 1 epp r. Indigo. <tc. TOBA C C O S of the very best. Being new beginners, and well aware of the opposition in trade, we expect bv close atten- > tion to our business, honest and fair dealing, to gain a fair proportion of the public patronage. We recommend our goods to be what they realy are, and our Clerks are instructed to do the same. Again we say. give us a fair and impar tiai trial and if we fail to come ip to the mark quit us. O’All kinds of country produce taken in ex(fhange for goods. CASH PAID FOR ALL KINDS OF GRAIN Crabbs & Moses Sept 9ft. Igra,—n93-*T

I j HOSTBTTEB’S CELEBRATED I STOMACH | BITTERS, i A pure ant! powerful Tonic, corrective and albralive of wonderful efficacy in disease of ' the Stomach. Liver and Bowels. Cures Dys pep<di. Liver complaint. Headache, General Debility. Nervousness, Depression of Spirits, j constipation, colic, intermittent fevers cramps and spasms, and all eomid-iints of either Sex. | arising from bodily weakness wh' iher inher , f rid m ll ■' 1 v -f' Hl or produced h . spec in] C'H’seS 1 Noihing that, is not wholesome, genial and r-'torativu iu its nature enters intn ‘hi* com nt) : sition of H sttrfter’s Stnninrh Rioters This; j. ipnlar pri parntion contain no mineral anv ] | kin *. no deadly botanical element; no fiery i I • xcitant; I nt it is a comhinat inn of the extracts I •of rrro bal-a»nic herbs -,nd plants with the I urest and mildest of all diffusive stimu’ar.ts.; I’, is well to be forearmed against disease, and. so far a< tlm human sy c tr-m cnr. ho protec i ted bv human means against nudadi s engpn<hred b an unwholesome atmosphere, impure i water and other external causes. Ho fetter’s , Bitters maybe relied on as a safeguard. In districts infested with Fewr an'l Ague, it has been found infallible as a preventive and irresistible a re'nedv and thousai.ds whore- j sort to it under apprehension of an attack, os cape the scourge; and thousands who nP'dect I to avail themselves of its protective qualities in advance, are cured hv a very brief course of this marvelous medicine. Fever and Ague ■ patients, after being plied with quinine for | months in vain, until fairly s’lturnfod with! that dangerous alknlnid, nre nnt nn f reqnentlv restored to health within a few days by the use of Hostetter’s Bitters The weak stomach is repidlv invigorated and the appetite reetnre t hv this agreeable j Tunic. !»nd henee it .wn-l-s wond »r* in ra«u*« of Dw-p psia -ml in less confirmed forms nf IndiI oistigN Acting as a gentle and painless ap- ! perif-nt. as well as upon th“ liver, it al«n «nva- | riahly relieves the Constipation superindtKed j by* irregular nc ion of the digestive and «ocro | I live organs Persons of feeble habit, liable tn Athwo-i L f nrn st n f Spirits, and Fits nf \ Langour, find prompt an permanent relief from the Bitters The testimony on this point I !is mo c t conch sivp. and from Both sexes. ‘ Tl.p agony of Bilious Colic is immediately ; 1 assu a.'* bv a single dose of the stimulant, and ! by occji-ionailv -sorting to it, the return of the ; complaint mnv prev» , ' t, ‘ '-L Asa general Tonic Hostetter’s hitters pro- <]■ ce effects which inrd be experienced or r.' 1 ’ nessed before thev Ii '’■’v-s of Constitution al Weakness, Premature Decay and Debility .nd Decrepitude arising from Old Age, it (x roises the electric influ- 1 i once In the convah -cons stages of all diseases it operates as a delightful invignrant- When the powers of nature are relaxed, it operates : to re inforce and re-establish them. Last, but nnt least, it is The Only Safe SCm ulant. being manufactured from sound and innocuous materials, and entirely free from the j acid elements pres-nt more or less in all the j ordinary tonics and stomachics of the div No family medicine hn« hoi-n en universally. ! amt. it may be truly added, tleserredly popular I with the infellbn nt portion of tb»» community. ,as Hostetter’s Bitters. Prepared by Hoctetter l ifr Smith, Pittsburgh. Pa. Sold by all Drnggists, Grocers and Storekeepers everywhere. ITelnibold’’. Genuine Preparations i Compound Fluid Extract Bnchu. a positive , and "Pecific ipmody for diseases of the Riad- | dor. Kidnevs, Gravel, and Dropsical Swellings. This medicine increases the power of Diges tion. and excite the absorbents into healthy action, by which the watery or calcareous de j positions, and all unnatural enlargements are , reduced. as w» 11 as Pain and Tnfiamntion. llet.mbold’s Extract Blcitc —For W<*nknes sps arising from Excesses, habits of Dhsipation. Early Indiscretion of Abn<-p. at ndpd ' with the following symptoms:—lndisposition ‘to rxertinn. Loss of Memory. Weak Nerves, ! horror of Disease, dimness of Vi«inn. Irniversal Lassitude of the Muscular System. Hot . i Hands, drvnpss nf the Skin. lns« of Powpf. i difficulty of Rroathi* r . Trpmhi’ng. Wakeful 1 npss. Pain in the Bark n«i<hi’ig of the Body. Eruptions on the Fa<*° P dlid Cnuntenanco. Those <vmntom«. if allowed tn non. which ; this n'odicine inv iriahlv »'nniovp». soon follows Tmvnt.cncy Fatuity. Ep'lectic Fits, in one of which the Patient mnv expire. Who can any > that thev are not frequently followed bv tho-p : 'Direful Diseases.’ ‘lnswtty -n’d Consumption.’ Many are aware nf the enu«o of thrir suffering t BUT NONE WILT. CONFESS THE Rr>cmr»« OF THE TNStN'r asylums And melinchnly deaths hy Consumption , bearample witness- to the troth nf th« assertion. The Constitution once effecte'f trifh Orga ic B’e-Jcjiesg r quires the aid of Medicine tn ' st»'enoth« n and invigorate the Sy-tom. which H-Imbnld’s Extract Bnchu invariably does. A trial will convince *be mo«t skeptical FrMAT/s—Ffmit.es—Femilt s—Tn many afftc- 1 tions peculiar to Ferna the Extract- Rnchu is unrqu.alod by any other remedy, as in Chin ro-i of Retention, Trrognliwi’v. Pain fulness, nr Suppression of customary Evactiatious, Ul- - or Srirrhnus state of the T T tpjrn«. Leu chorrhoea or Whites Sterility, and for all enm- | plaints incident t.n the sox. whether arising from indiscretion habirs nf dissipation. or in th d olincer eh nee r.f life T foe no 'inr Ft dsam Mercury, nr vnnte.jstint Medicine for unpleasant and Cmaernus dis»as s Helndwibl’s Fxtraot nnd improved Rose Water cures Secret Disea in all their staves, I at little expense. Little or no change in diet. I No inconvenience, and no exposure. *» a uses a frequent desire and gives strength tol l •••;« thereby removing Obstructions, preventing and curing Strictures of the Urc- ! lira, allaying Pain and Tnflamation. so frequent in the rinse of diseases, and expelling Poisot oue. Diseased and womout Matter. Thousands upon Thousands who have been the Victims of Quacks, and w’ o have paii heity fees to be r lin a short time, have fo”' itheyweix dec iv< i. «nd that fi. e “Poison’ ha<,b\ the i s« of “powerful istringents,” been ied nin ihe system, to Bren' mt in ru ■ i ■ _ • ••d iorm in i perhftvi "fler Marriage.. t's i mb I l’s Extract Puchu for all affee- - tions an i diseases of the Urinnjy Organs ’whethm existing in Male or Female, from whatever cause originating and nn matter of [how long standing. Diseases of t)v*e Organs requires the aid of a Hebnb<dd*» Ex-

I tract Buchu is the great Diuretic, ami is certain io have the desired effect ii. all Diseases for which i’ is recammendtd. Evidence of the: most reliable and character will i ’ accompany the medicine. Price SI.OO per bottle, or six fm $5.0 I. ' Delivered to any address, securely parked . j from ohs< rvrttioifs. escribe Symp'oms in ail ' f, urcs Guaranteed ! Advice ! . Gratis!! Address letter* for information to If. B. Ii ELRBOLD. < hemist. ! IP4 South Tenth st . bel Chestnut, Pa. 1 Helmboi.i/s MerftcaZ Depot, Helmbold's Drvp and Cbmval Warehouse, 594 »»mad way, New York. Beware of Counterfeits and unprincipled Dalers who endeavor to dispose ‘ cf heir own* * : and ' other" articles on th l reputation attained by | Helmbold’s Genuine Pr paratinns. *• ’* Extract Buchu. ° ° •• Sarsapa ilia. “ ° Improved Rose Wash. ! I Sold by all Druggists everywhere. Ask for i Hehnbold’s Take no other. Cut out the nd verlisement nnd send for it. and avoid imposition and exposure. [dec-6. lf'63-lv ] Notice to Non-Resident. ! State of Indiana./ Adams Circuit Court.; Adams County, j February Term, 1864. Barnum W. Chapman J vs. > Complaint fur Divorce , Elixa B. Chapman, ) Comes nn-r the Plaintiff in this behalf, I y ■ Mosps Jinkinsnn, his Attorney, and file; in ! this Court, his co’U dalnt. necomna lied by n * proper affidavit sotting forth that the I'efcn 1 .'nnt. Elifm H. Chnpmi’n is » non of I i iho State of Indiana; Therefore, said Defen- 1 ' dnnt is hereby notified of th? filing and pen- . denc.v nf said complaint, nnd unless rhe up ‘ i n<*nr in said Court to be holdon on *he Sm ond ■ ! Monday of February, A.n. 1564, at the Cour' House ; n said County, and answer or denu' - ! to said complaint on or before the calling of thp cause, the matters therein contained 1 will be taken as confessed to be true. Witness my hand and the seal of, L. S the said Court, this 12th day o December. HG3. JOHN McCONNEL. Clerk. December 19. 18G3-Sw. Notice to Non-Resident. State of Indiana | Adams Circuit. Court. ; i Adams County ( 83 February Term, 1864. Joel F. Gile, ) v«. > Complaint for Divorce. i Caroline Gile.i Com now the Plaintiff in this behalf, bv Mo«p« Jenkinson, his Attorney, and files in this Court his complaint, accompanied bv a proper affidavit setting forth that the Defen | <lnnt, Caroline Gile. is a non resident of the I Sta’e of Indiana: Therefore sni«l Defendant is hereby n oCfied of the filing nnd pendency of said complaint and unless she appear in [said Court, to be hoblen on the Second Monday of Febnißvy, a. d. at the Court ! House in said County, and answer or demur j tn Raid complaint on or before the first calling of the cause, the ma’ters therein contained will be taken as confessed to be true. WitneßSwmy hand and the seal of L. S. said Court, this !2ih day of Deccmbe , 1863 JOHN McCONNEL, Clerk. I December 19, 1863-3 w. — Administrator’s Sale. ■ Notice is hereby given that I will bell nt | p u ; ( ;r Auction, on SATURDAi*, ? ANU ARY the 9th, 1861, I between the hours of 10 . Q cloek, a. m. an 1 1 o’clock, p. m , at the late residence of Geo’-ge | W. Griffith, deceased, in St. Marys Township. Adams County, all his personal property not taken by the widow, consisting of Csttle. Horses, Sheep, Hogs, Grain,and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms.— A credit of nine months will be given on al! sums over three dollars, the pur chaser giving his note with approved security. waiving valuation ar.d appraisemeut laws. ; All sums undwr three dollars cash in hand. E. A. BUNNER, Administrator. December 19, 18G.3-3w. Administrator’s Notice. ■ NOTICE is hereby given that the under , I signed ha- been appointed Administrators of ; the Estate of Thomas R. Loofbourrow, late of; Adams county, deceased. Said estate is sup | posed to be solvent. This the Sth day of De- ; cember, 1863. GEOROE W LOOFBOURROW, david Walter, December >2, 1863, Administrators. Notice to Non-Residents. STATE of INDIAN A.? Adams Circuit Court ADAMS COUNTY, ss.s February Term, 1864 Noab B. Shoemaker, vs. Charles M Shoemaker, Daniil Shoemaker, Emily Pontius. sh orge Pontius. n t : » r _ n - Catharine Neff, > Con.pH.nt for ParI Minerva Neff. I t,hon - Franklin Neff, 1 Noah Neff, ! Abraham Sho.‘maker, I Andrew Shoemaker, ' Melinda Pontius, J Notice is hereby given that the Plaintiff in this behalf, has filed his petition fnr partition against the Defendants in this behalf; an I al*o filed an affidavit setting forth that Ch irlf« M. i 'Shoemake*. Catharine Niff. Minerva Neff, Franklin N* ff. Noah Neff Abraham Sboema- i ker and Malinda Pontius arc non residents of | the State of Indiana; the said non-resident arp therefore hereby notified of the filing and I pendancy nf paid action, and unless they ap , pear in said Court on the first da of the next I i regular term of the Adams Circuit Court, to be i Imlden on the second v, nnday of February. A. D. 18 4. at Ihe Court House in said county, I and answer or demur tc said complaint, the i matters therein contained will be taken ns confessed to be true. Witness mv hand and the seal of said Court this, the 26th dav of November. A. D. '8 .3. JAMES B. SIMCOKE, Cleik. Depemher 5. 1ßfi.3 I Town Lots for Sale. I offer for sale In Lots No. 79, 81, 98, IGO, 101, 134, 135. 136, <t 147, in the Town of Decatur, These lots lay near the public squai e anil are the best vacant lots in Town lor building purposes D. STUDABAKER. LAND FOR SALE IN Union Township. The nndersirrned offers for sale the - South half of the North West quarter of section IS Township 28 Ransje 1-5 East. D BTUDADAKER.

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E BRADDON, A” th on er of “/Virora Floyd,” “Lady Andley's i Secret, ' “John Maiclmnt's Legacy.” itc.. etc , who has suddenly risen, like a ‘Star’ of Ihe .first magnitude in the literary horizon »»f Great Britain, has been specially engaged tn supply The New York Mercury from time t»» .Lime with the wonderful creation* of her pr [ nhis, nt a cost which no other weekly ia 1 America could venture to incur. ! Among the multitude cf <ii tinguisbi d tr»i 1 tors nnd artists who l.a’ A become familiar t* [ihe masses through tbc vast circulation of the ■Star ' ltrly of Zmfrica, may br mentiomd ! the following, all of whom are al ill epon its ' staff: Dr J. FI. Eon:?; son, Marc ail t.t Blount. Nho ' Bunteine, Arthur M Gratkofr. Grack Gawd 1 nfr. Felix O C Darlet Mn-s M.E. Braddox. i Povstn May Carlton. W. 0. FaTun. Gkobos Martial Julia S. Ingraham, Edward Wililtt, Mary Chtff. George Aibany. Scores nf other distinguished literati under various rwms de plume, contribute to its col urns, while its pictorial illustrations are from the inimitable porcil of Felix 0 C Darky, : E«-q . tho best drnu jhtsmnn of the age. The Wnrwh:ch has given the map dr orrr« ; to <m many pretentious publications, and half destroyed those that still survive, lias adde-1 thousands to the circulation of The New York Mercury. Its heart stirring short stories, its military historietlrs. its matchless aerial rcmnncea, ita * tfcv burlesques, its genial wit nnd humor, ita 1 delicious gossip, its fairv tales for lit tie folks. its rare poetry, its fresh and vigorous the infinite variety of its contents, ar.d the j large amount of reading mnlter it comprise*, render it welcome everywhere and to all cl ism les. Containing. n«s it doos. I FORTY COLUMNS : of closely printed matter, it mar safely b“ pronounced the cheapest a* well as the best Lite I rarv Newspaper extant. j T hree favorite writers. Doctor J. IT. Robiaison, Cousin May Carlton, and Ned Buntlinr, I are now preparing three stories for The N< w j York Mercury. One of these productions will I be commenced in the Opering Number of the , New i ear. The authors being aware of this : fact, Are engagrd in an emulative contest for precedence, and the result will unquestionnblv ]be that ilie nuv;t effective story ever penned ty i any of the t' rre. will commence in tho NKw TEAK’S NUMBER tl. T great. Represent-? 'ivc Weekly cf the Bkatcra I World. The New Y’ork Mercury i-< sold by all newsj men and periodical dealers in America. To i subscriner-', it is regularly mailed every Sat nrI day morning, foi a year: three copies for $5: , >ix copies for $9; eight copies for 12, with rm ' extra copy./rec. to the tctH-r up nf the club.— Six months’ subscript ions received, zl/ircy* Writ plainly the n ar r<.c of gour Post Office. "aunty. and State. We take the notes nf all solvent banks at p:ir. payment must invariably b» i mode in advance. I O’Specimen Copies s*nt to all applicant< Address all letters and remittances, poll- [ paid, to CAULDWELL dr WHITNEY . Proprietors nf The New York Mercury. Nos.4-> z inn street and 113 Fulton st., i [ Jcrl9[ New York Cily. GOOD NEWS" UNION STOVE STORE!! j The readers of the “Eauis” are informed lhc( ASH & AGNEW , Have on hand a very large and fn<* Mick ; COOKING, PARLOR and BOX S I OVI3 r •»f the very best patents —none letter I *» found in the United States—ul ich wc v ill rell at greatly JiEDL’CED RATES. All Store* '»va r ranted to he as represent d, or if not wp will refund the mom y ami have -o vr.kind ; feelings. Wj tax o a good stock c f Hardware, Tin, Conner and SHEET IRON Ware, and H-’-e i vrni-h ing goods, wlii.-h wc arc Felling very lo* *■ buy Stoves in Cincinnati, i We buy Stoves in Pittsburgh. Wp buy Stoves in Troy. We buy Stoves in Cleveland. We sell Stoves <»n time. Wp sell Stoves for Cash*We sdl Stoves du r.p. We sell GOOD TIN WARE. Purchasers will do well to call and examm* 1 our stock, in order so judge fnr themselves, ASH AGNEW’S, R. 11. Schwegman’s old stand, No. 87 Columbia Street. vi>n39. Fort Wayne, Ind is a a Notice of Sale, NOTICE is hereby tiv n that w-_ will sell ; at Public Auction, on the ,7TH DAY OF JANUARY, a n 1864. i at the res’dence of Thoma* R. Locfbonrrnw. i lain of Adams county. deceased all his per ; sonal property not taken by his widow, con sitting of horses, cattle, sheep, hugs, wl r: t, (corn, hay, and straw; wheat, in the ground, farming uh nwils. household fnriiifnrr. and many other article* too tedious to nurtion — ' A credit- of nine months will he given bv the j purchasi-r giving bis not# 1 with approved security, waiving /aluation and appraisement laws, and all *um« under three dollars cash in I hand. This tlm 9‘b dav nf December a n ‘ ! 1863. GEORGE W LO6FBGVRROB’ k D WID WALTERS. Dec. I?, 1863. Administrators . i MASONIC. Notice i* hereby • ivrn that D»r«fnr Lodge INo 2’l. F A Masons, will hold an election ;;t M i nnic f’alL in Dccnt*: v . Indians, on the ’ evening of December ?".l, 186.3. at o'clock , P. M . for the purpose of electing three Tru« .. tecs for said Lodge, to rei ve as such nr tit their successors arc < !.* t»*d qualified J R. k, M. DerrMlur ■ HMU.