Decatur Eagle, Volume 8, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1864 — Page 1

THE DECATUR EAGLE.

VOL. 8.

DECATu” "EAGLE. ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY. Spencer & Schirmeyer. PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. OFFICE—On Second Street, in Patterson', budding, over the Drug Store. Terras of Subscription: One cony, one year, in advance, $1 00 If paid within the year, 1 50 If not paid until the year has expired , 2 0l) 'ITXo paper will be discontinued until all arreragesare paid except at the option f the Publisher. Terms of Advertising: square,(ten lines) three insertions, $1 25 Each subsequent insertion, 50 1 ilTXoal vertiseiuent will beconsidered less I than one square; over ne square will be counted and charged as tw; over two, as three, etc, tJTX liberal discount, from the above rates. m ide ou all ad vjrtiseinsntsi nserted for a period ’ lunger three months. iTflie ab»/e rates will he strictly adhered 1 to under all nrcumstanccs. JOB PRINTING: W« are prepared to do all kinds of job-work r.* neat sad workmaohke e nr'-.on the meat reasonable terms. Onr matefl for the completion of Job-Work, beiusj new A- .1 of the latest styles, we feel confident that satisfaction ean be given. DECAHR BUSINESS CARDS’ “burt house? Decatur, In (1 iana, MIE *I Si JBL ''JSC* Proprietor. Will give good attention, and makes reasonable charges. n37-v6-ly. dTwTchTv PHYSIC A IN $ SURGEON DECATUR, INDIANA. ITTOFFICE—On the east side of Second St . in the room formerly occupied by 3. D. Nutttnin as a banking office. v4-ni2. DAVID STI I) Ul AKER , ATTORNEY AT LAW AND CLAIM AGENT DECATUR, INDIANA. Will Practice in Ad ims and adjoining Counties Will secure bounties, pensions; and all kinds of claims against the Government. ILFOFFICE. —On Main Street immediately South of the Auditor’s Office—v G-n 12 eTAMES It 8080 Attorney and Counselor at Law, DECATUR. INDIANA. ITTOFFICE, in Recorder’s Office.jqj Will practice in the Courts of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. V'ten I t the Redemption of Lin Is. the pay ..ent of Taxes Especial atten, tien will be given to the collect ion f BountiesPension and all claims against the Government Nov. 28, 1362. v6-p42-ITcTI RE' GALLERY! P. V. SMITH, Ambrotype & Photograph A Having permanently located in Decatur and upplied himself with everything that may be ound iu a First Class Picture Gallery, Would call the attention of all who desire god Picture st low prices, to call at his rooms in Houston’s Building, immediately over the Drug Store. n37-ly Large fall & Winter Stock OF READY MADE. « TRIE ME <t BRO.. FORT WAYNE, IND. ’FASHIONABLE TAILORS JOSWinCLXRK, TAILORING A ITRVISHING FMPOKHJI. Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne. Indiana. Gents’ Furnishing Goods, An excellent assortment for sale low. 5-1 VICK SBURG! I. J. MIESSE, In his line of business, Defies the World! All other LIKE INSTITUTIONS thrown in he shade! All efforts at COMPETITION gone by the BOARD. It is acknowledged by all that he can sell a BETTER article of Harness,Saddles, Bridles, ft-A Whips, and all such like for LESS money than any other establishment in Northeastern Indiana without < xception. His work is all warranted to be made of the very best material, and made by old andexpe rienced workmen. Buggies and carriages trimmed in the latest' and most approved style. Repairing done ou short notice and at reasonable rates. TTGive us a call, and we will convince you >f the truth of what we say. We PAY CASE for our stock, and consequently BUY CHEAPER than if we bought on TIME; and of course I seH in proportion —n3£-vM.

fWWM AbVERTISEMEVrS. II HXTtR e¥t _ eYcII AXGE.i J. LESMAN, - - • Proprietor, | Jlalu Str, Calhoun, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Good Accommodations at Reasonable rates Stage office for Bluffton, Decatur, St. Mary’s, Kendalville, Sturgis and Auburn. n3th 6 MEYER & BROJ Whole & Retail Dealers in | Drugs and Medicines, Paints, Oils, French and American Window Glass, Dye Stuffs, Brushes,Spices, Liquors and Wines. Coal Oil and coal oil Lamps, Ao. D*No. 95 Columbia Street, Fort Wayne, Tn .diana. n3BvG. I B. W. OAKLEY? Wholesale Dealer in HARDWARE AND STOVES. And Manufacturer of ’ TIN,SHEET IRON AND COPPERWARE AT THE GRANITE STORE, No. 73, Columbia Street. v4-n24. FORT WA YNE. IND. IIEDEKIN HOUSE, i J. EKARN3 & SON, - - - Po’s Barr St.eet. between Columbia A Main. i FORT WAYNE. IND. This House has been entirely Refurnished and Refitted in sffcod style, aud every attention will be paid to the com fart of guests. Board I ers accommodated by the Day or Week, nllg MA YER HOUSE, Corner of Wayne and Calhoun Sts., FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. H C. FOX, - - - Frcrrietcr General Stage ( ffi e. vSiiSO. JUSTIN B ■ UKET, Dealer in WITCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY . SILVER-PLATED WARE.d-c , INION BLOCK. FORT WAYNE, IND i All kinds ot Repairing done to order, ano . warranted. p. s7uni)ekTiili., -DEALER INMarble Monuments, HEADSTONES, MANTLES, CABINET-SLABS, <fc s . , & c FORT WAYNE, IND Work done to order on theshortest notice and iu the neatest manner. vsn3'.). S. PATTERSON, Agent. d f.c 6 m pare?. PORK PACKER. MILLER AID COMMISSION M e r c h ant, EORT WAYNE. IND. General dealer in all kinds of Grain, Se Fish, Sa't, Produce, Agricultural Implemanis, de. Best Bra d Family Flours ITLiberal advances made on .Produce,etc.. n44v(if f SIG\ OF TH E PADLOCK, o. p. aTorgan No. 81 Columbia Street, FORT WAYNE Ind. ■ >KHS.-W ■ B !W Hardware & Stoves -AND— Manufacturer of Tin & Sheet Iron--I>. WlK' ■«. • no 15 I I GUST F. SIEMON. RUDOLPH SILM A F SIEMDN & BRO , I Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Books, Stationary, Toys And Fancy Goods, Calhonn Street, between Columbia au<; Main FORT W VYNE, IND. English School Books, German and Latin Bookw.Toovs —a large assortment, Wall and Window Paper, Looking Glasses, Picture Frames, Engraving s <tc., <tc„ The attention of the public isrespeef fully invited Most of our stock is imported directly ourselves, which enables us togiv<* our customers Great Bargains. v5n.3S. UNION FILE DMP ANY. C SCHMIDT & Co. —MANUFACTURES OFFIT.F.S, RASPS. MILL-PICKS, STONECUTTERS’ TOOLS Ac. lu-C itting Old Files, &c , done to order ntid '.V irrxnteJ eqnal to new. All kinds of lUsps and Files made to order Also. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and D > n 'Stic Hardware, Pine Sash and Doors, NaiD.Glass, Paint, Ac., At Factors Prices. I UNION BLOCK, opposite State Bank. FORT WAYNE. IND. I all Orders from the Ceentry attended to.

‘Our Country’s Good shall ever be cur A!m-Willing to Praise and not afraia to Blame.”

DEC.tTI’R, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, M ill, 12,1864.

THE EX-REBEL, GEN. GANTT. To the Editor of the Chicago Times, In your issue of Feb. Bth, under the head of “Unionism in Arkansas,” the exrebel General Gantt is referred to as conclusive evidence of the fruitfulness of the conciliatory policy upon the people of that State. i It will doubtless be interesting to your readers to know a little more about this ex-rebel, who has just been feted and petted by the President and Cabinet generally. Too cowardly and craven to face danger himself in the execution of base purposes, and relying upon the weight of his purse to hire some wretch in human shape to perform his hellish deeds, this I ex-rebel, who finds so easy to transfer his j allegiance from Jeff Davis to Abraham Lincoln, subscribed with his own hand, • in the city of Little Rock, one thousand 'dollars to hire an assassin to murder Lincoln in Washington. Two prominent citizens subscribed each an equal amount at the same time and place. I 1 I Should the ex-rebel notice this assertion, and call it false, let me tell him a little incident which he will remember, and in which he will recognize the witnesses: Shortly after the war broke out, a regiment was raised in and near Little Rock and a gentleman who resided ten miles from that place, and who had seen service in -Mexico, was requested by various . jtart.es to take command of it. He put them off by saving that he was getting J J ° O O j ■ old and had seen fighting enough. i When ths regiment was filled, he was i notified that on a certain day it would I muster, and that he must either take cotni mand or join the ranks. He then determined to take to the woods, and, in company with two neighbors who were home on a furlough from a Tennessee regiment did so. They secreted themselves in the woods ; for several days, when the two soldiers become so careless that he determined on leaving them and making his way to New Orleans alone. Several days after his escape, some officers waited upon his wife, and took her into custody as a hostage for the return of her husband- She was placed in a carriage and taken to Little Rock, where she was placed in jail. On the way from her home to the jail, she passed the bodies of two men, who she recognized as those who left with I her husband hanging to a tree by the roadside, guarded by a soldier to prevent I them being taken down, while their wives and children were throwing stone at the ; buzzards to keep them from the dead bod- ‘ ies. j For two months and a half she lan- ■ I guished in a filthy jail,—a part of the | time not even allowed to wash her own lor her child's clothing,—until some huI mane ladies who were old acquaitances, among whom was the wife of the Governor, interceded in her behalf, and fina'ly ' succeeded in getting her release. Her husband found means to communicate with her from New Orleans, and she made her way there, where she found him in disguise. She then rented a furnished house, and ; kept her husband concealed for five moml.s in a cistern, —which, to northern leaders, needs the explanation that cis te« ns in New Orleans are huge vats, or I tubs, setting upon the ground at the I back of the house, and fiom eight to ten . feet in diamater and from twelve to fifteen feet high. In this place of conceali ment, after fastening the pipe so as not : allow water to run into it, they placed a | lounge, which answered for a seat and bed, and never, except in the night was he out of it, until after the occupation of the city by the Federal troopis. This lady, at whose house Gen (!) Gantt has spent weeks at a time, was present in , <he store of one of the principal firms in 1 Little Rock and saw both members of ' that firm, and Gen. Gantt, each subscribe a thousand doDars to hire an assassin ' to murder the President of the United ' States. N. V. B.

MOB IN DaYTON-A PRINTING OFFICE DEMOLISHED. f Day’tos, 0., March 3—A party of ( twelve or fifteen furloughed soldiers of j Company C. 44th Ohio regiment, went I, into the Empire office at noon to-day and completely riddled the establishment. — 1 After the work was done the soldiers 1 i went to the Court House steps and the s leader made a speech in which he took j upon himself the whole responsibility of the act. By that time a large crowd was ' gathered and E. S Young, Esq , anct H. G. Cowine made speeches in order to al ( I lay the excitement. During the speech ', of the latter a man in the crowd made an j offensive remark about the Government protesting the negroes, when the soldiers ' made a rush at him. In the melee a dozen or more shots: : were fired resulting in the. wounding of j two soldiers and the death of a man named ■ Daniel Curl from Tippecanoe, who was a I mere spectator. He was struck by a ball; i:: the lungs and died in a few moments afterwards. He leaves a large family to mourn his loss. Capt. Badger of Company C was arrested and admitted to bail iu the sum of I SSOO. i There is much excitement in the city, but as all parties condemn the act it is not likely that any further trouble will grow from it I The home guard, however, are under ' arms to preserve the peace of the city should it be again threatened. THE NEW CONSCRIPTION ACT. The following are the important features of this Act: Section 3 provides that when any ward 1 city, town, township, precinct, or election district, shall not fill its quota under any ■of the President, a draft for the deficien- ? cy shall take place in the ward, city, town ■ township, or precinct, in which such deficiency shall have occurred. Setion 4 provides that any person enroled under the act may furnish a substi- ; tute who is not liable to draft, and that . the person furnishing such substitute shall !be exempt from draft only for such time as the substitute may have been exempt not exceeding the time for which such substitute shall have been accepted. i Section 10 provides for exceptions as , follows! Such as are rejected as physical'y of 1 mentally unfit for the service, all persons actually in the military or naval services of the United States at the time of the draft, and all persons who have served in ; the military or naval service two years during the present war, and been honor-' ably discharged therefrom: and no persons but such are herein exempted shall be exempt. Section 11 provides for the consolida tion of the two classes into one, making it the duty of the Board of enrollment to so consolidate them. Section 12 recites that any person reI sisting the draft ar enrollment, or who counsels or aids any such resistance shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not to exceed five years, or both at the discretion of the court. Section 17 provides that members of religious denominations who shall by oath or affirmation declare that they are conscientiously opposed to bearing arms, whan drafted, shall ba assigned to service . in the hospitals, or to the care of ffreed- ' men,’ or may pay three hundred dollars | and be exempted. , Section 18 provides that all persons of i foreign birth, who have exercised rights citizenship, by voting at any elect ion held . under authority of the laws of ar.y state or territory, or who have held any oflice ; under such laws shall not be exempted on i account of alienage.

Section 25 provides for the enrollment . of ail able bodied negroes—that a slave of a -loyal’ master, when drafted and mustered into the service, shall be free,! 1 and his master shall receive the one hun--1 died dollars, payable by law for drafted s men and also provides for the payment p of three hundred dollars to such owner for his slave. The S3OO clause in the old act is ret taiued, but the payment of that sum does 1 not exempt a person, liable to draft, for j a greater term than one year, and he must be enrolled in the next quota, if a call be 1 made at any time within such year, and e stand lus chances of draft in the filling n up of each succeeding quota. d The other clauses in the bill are similar to those in the first bill.

We have good reason for saying that the statement that General j Grant “has written a letter to his , father, declaring /hat he will not t accept a nomination fur the Presi- j deucy,’ is entirely without founda- \ tion, as are likewise all similar,! statements that have appeared, from time to time in the partizan y papers that are interested in pre- < venting him from becoming a can- ] didate. Gen. Grant, we assure the \ ( public, has written no letter upon l the subjeetto his father or any oth- , er person, excepting the letter to a Hon. Mr. Washburne. In that , letter. General Grant did not say , he would accept a nomination fori] the Presidency. 7t may be added, 11 however, that in all probability); General Grant would not and will , not accept the nomination of any L of the old political parties as such , General Grant feels that hisl, present position in the military! service of the country is a national I i one and he prefers-we think wisely ( ' -not to abandon it, or to be thrust )out ol it, by mere pirtiz in efforts )’ to in ike him President. Circnm ! stances may arist, however, under 1 which we are sure General Grant will not decline to be a candidate for President.—(Chicago Post. Capture by a Negri.—The Richmond Examiner gives rather I exulting account of the recapture ot one of the escaped Libby prioners by a negro. The editor says: j One ofthe captures of Wednesday I was made by‘an Am rican citizen Aftican descent.” The dusky captor was engaged in a matutinal I “dig” on his potato patch, when ’ he observed the fugitive officer streaking it across the fields Suing) that he wore suspiciously blue! 1 garments, the darkey hailel him .and asked him where he was ‘gwine’ Something to the effect of 1 ;he “nowhere ’ being the reply, the darkey, with courage and patriotism worthy of immortality, brought his hoe to a ‘charge’ and responded ■‘yes you is, do-you done brake out o’ one o’dem prisons—come along I you got to go wid me.’ TZe marched him to the house, handed him ) over to his masrer, and returned to his potato patch, covered with glory. The Yankee arrived under 1 due guard, yesterday morning.’

The impression deepens that heavy taxation will still be called for from this Congress, and that efforts to have specific basis of interests like petroleum escape will be unavailing, The expenditures of the, war continue at such nite that it is believed the Treasury Depart will be forced either to insist on stringent taxation orallow finances tobeco ij irretrievably involved.—

Wash i ns ton Cor, Ci n. G azette. The above, from an abolition paper, is a delicate little morsel for the people, Not only more men will be called out and more worthless rags issued, to be used as a circulating medium, but heavier taxation will be called fur- Tax and draft—draft and tax! This is the bill of fare set before the dear people by the keepers of the great National Hotel, Blood soup, savored with greenbacks! Excelent. And they ask to be allowed to continue this thing for four years longci. If we continue the reins of government in their hands, it will be tax and draft—blood soup . and greenbacks till the country is ■ irretrievably ruined, if it is not so t already. 1 Frederick E. Streeter, ths mur- ’ derer of the Coy family in Ohio. . was hung at Mcdiana on Friday last.

FLORIDA EXPEDITION a few weeks ago. as the reader may remeber Mr. Hay, until then the Private Secretary of the President, was fitted out with some sort of a commission from the War Department, and sent to Florida At about the same time, without the knowledge of the General-in Chief, the miiiatary expedition to Florida, which has terminated so disastrously, was set on fort. — as it was without the knowledge ofthe General-in Chief so it excited the surprise received the disappro val of General G il/more, com man <ling the Department of the South, uexi ited the surprise and receiver the disapproval of General Gillmore because the military posse.ssion of Florida could be of no strategic importance whatever, and to attempt to occupy it would co.?t a useless sacrifice of life an I treasure. The expedition was not fitted out for military, but political oh jjects and Mr. Hay was appointed ! toe. md net political operation after the army should gain military possession. These were, to sei up a bogus State government aud arrange for the election of a set of Presidential Electors next November. These were the unlawful, disgraceful, infamous objects of the expedition, the author ot which is Abraham Lincoln. We have yet to learn the cost in life of the disaster which has 'overtaken the expedition. It is, however, two or three thousand men. And the cost in treasure is i doubtless two or throe millions of dollars. And all this to subserve the most atrocious partisan designs which any public man in thiscounitry has ever conceived. All this to manufacture three fraudulent electoral votes which should stand against honest electoral votes in loyal States. If the time do s not soon come when Abraham Lincoln will be i buried deeper beneath public wiajth and scorn than any man of moderii times has been buried, then indeed are the virtue and integrity of the American people things of the past-—Chieag" Times. Greeley’s New Y r ork Tribune has come <-ut against the re-nomi-nation of Mr Lincoln tothe Presidency, The “heir to tbe aspiration Jof John Brown,” will be crowded off the track. The Tribune does not tell who it favors, but think that Chase, or Fremont, or Butler, or Grant, will do as well aS the present incumbant has. No doubt of it. We hardly think the people ; want to try any of them.

lii the new book called “Miscegenation. ” written by a young mulatto women, there is the following complimentary passage explaining “wh it’s de matter”’with New England: “The white race which settled in New England will be unable b> maintain its vitality as a bl-,-nd people. They need the intermi ng’ing of the rich tropic temperament of the negro to give warmth and fullness to their natures. They feel the yearning and do not know how to interpret it. At a select ba'l given by, the Empress Eugenie at the Tuileries on the evening of January 26, Iler Majesty was attired in a white dross set with gold, and the upper part of the bottom of the skirt and the upper part of the corsage. A belt of gold encircled her waist. Iler head dress was in green velvet ornamented with diamonds and emeralds.

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