Decatur Eagle, Volume 8, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1864 — Page 1

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DECATLR BUSINESS CARDS! BURT HOUSE. ■ Decatur, Indiana,' S J EHS.'-SCg Proprietor.; TV ill gi»e good attention, and makes reasonable eharges. n37-vC-ly. lTw. ciiami’ei? PHYSICAIN <s* SURGEON DECATUR, INDIANA. O*OFF!CE— On the past aid? of Second St . :n th« room formerly occupied by J. 1). Nuttman as a banking office. v4-n42. ih 77 Flimm FiF, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND CLAIM AGENT DECATUR, INDIANA, will Practice in Adams and adjoining Counties Will secure bounties, pensions; and all kinds of claims against the Government. ITOFFICE. —On Main Street immediately South of the Auditor's Office.—v G-n 12 .TA\nisi;H()p,c). Attorney and Counselor at Law, D E (7.1 TUR. IND I A NA. T.TuEr'IGE, in Recorder's Office. || Will practice in the Cour:s of tho Tenth Judicial Circuit. Attend t the Redemption of J jinds. the pay...ent of Tax ’s Especial atten, <ion rvill be given to the collection f Bounties. Pension and all claims against the Government Nov. 23, 1362. v6-i42. P. V. SMITH, Ambrotype & Photograph Hiring permanently located in Decatur and himself with everything that maybe a a’i ?! iu a First Glass Picture Gallery, Would cal! the attention of all who d. «ire go 1 Picture at low prices, to call at his rooms in Ho rsWß’o Bail ling, immediately overihe Drug Store. n37-ly Large fall & Winter Stock OF READY-MADE. «. :nr vsea’-ja? .ss a-a <■» TIE M E ct- URO., FORT WAYNE, IND. V A3 II I Off AB I. E TAILORS Seal Estate for Sale I ' ffvr f» r sale about 3.000 acres of land situated indifferent parts of Adams county. Any person wishing to buy, will do well to cal! on the undersigned. March 11/63 DAVID STUDABAKER PIIYSK JAN \VD SURGEON. RESIDENCE PLEASANT MILLS Adams County Indiana. JOSEPH CLARK, TAILORING & ITRMSRIYG FJIPORIIH . Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gents’ Furnishing Goods, -An excellent assortment for sale low. 5-1 VICK S B U R G! I. J. MIESSE, In his line of business, Defies the World! All other LIKE INSTITUTIONS thrown in he shade! All efforts at COM PETITION gone by the BOARD. It is acknowledged by all <hat he can sell a BETTER article of Harness,Saddles, Bridles, Whips, and all such like ‘for LESS money than any other establishment >n NortUcasteru Indiana, without < xception. His work is all warranted to be made of the very best material,aad made by old and expe ▼ienced workmen. Buggies and carriages trimmed in the latest Bad most approved st vie. Repairing done on short notice «and at reasonable rates. TjTGive us a call, and we will convince you •f the truth of what we say. We PAY CASH for our stock, and consequently BUY CHEAP* i>R than if we bought on TIME; and of course can sell in proportion —n3B-vf

Examiner’s Notice. The undersigned Schon] Examiner of Adams County. Indiana, will hold examinations at his office in Decatur upon the fourth Saturday of the following named month*, to wit:—January, April, June, March, May. December; and upon «ach Saturday of September, October and No ▼ember. Exercises will commence each day at ten o’clock, a m. Teachers will please bear in mind that there be no private examinations given, links the applicant can show there is act al necessit therefor. Shool officers, and other friendfl of education are cordially invited ‘o be in attendance. App icants with whomthe examiner is not peraonallv acquainted will be required to present * certificate signed by a prominent citizen of the county to the effect that said applicauUus tains a good moral character. J. R. 8080, Examines Mty Adauis Oeuutv.

FORT WAYNE ADVERTISEMENTS, MulTrHmxcifnGE, J. LESMAN, • • ■ Proprietor, Main Str, WsstofCilhonn, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Good Accommodations at Reasonable rates Stage office for Bluffton, Decatur, St. Marv’s, Kendalville, Sturgis and Auburn. n3th G MEYER & BRO., Whole <fc 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 Lamp*. <to. 13* No. 95 Columbia Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. n3Bv6. B. W. OAKLEY? Wholesale Dealer in HARDWARE AND STOVES, And Manufacturer of TIN,SHEET IRON AND COPPERWARE AT THE GRANITE STORE, No. 79, Columbia Street, v4-n24. FORT WAYNE. IND. HEDEKIN HOUSE, J. EKA.RNS &SON, - - - Pro’s Barr £t.eet. between Columbia <t Main. FORT WAYNE. IND. This Hotis® has been entirely Refurnished and Refitted in good style, and every attention will be paid to the comfort of guests. Board ers accommodated by the Day or Week. n 39 MAYER HOUSE, Cor nor of Wayne and Calhoun Sts . FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. H C. FOX, - - • Proprietor General Stage Cfine. vsn*o JUSTTN b¥UR JET, Dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry SI LV E R-P LAT ED WAR E. Ac , I I NION BLOCK, - FORT WAYNE, IND All kinds ot Repairing done to order. ana warranted.

P. S. UNDERHILL, -DEALER INMarble Monuments, 3EAD-STONES, MANTLES, O A B I N E T ■ S L A B S, <fc j . , & c FORT WAYNE, IND. Work .lone to order on theshortest notice and in the neatest manner. vsn3‘J. S. PATTERSON, Agent. D F.- CO M P~.A F. FT, PORK PACKER, MILLER MD COMMISSION Merc h a n t , EORT WAYKE. IND. Gpnrral fipßler in all kinds of Grain, Se Fish, Sa’t, Produce, Agricultural Implemants, d'c t Best Brand Family Flours TTLiberal advances made on .Produce,etc.. n 44 vf»t f Slt;\ OF THE I'AlilOcU O P. MORG AN No. 81 Columbia Street, FORT WAYNE Ind. o 1?» Bra.-W. ■ HW 1! a rd wa re & Stoves -AND— Manufacturer of Tin Be Sheet IronI>. "WW -W. MEC . no 15

IGUST F. SIEMON. RUDOLPH 81LM A F SIEMON’ & BRO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Books, Stationary, Toys And Fancy Goodfl, Calhoun Street, between Columbia and Main FORT WAYNE, IND. English School Books, German and Latin Books,Tooys—a large asssortinent, Wall and Window Paper, Lookin'?- Glasses, Picture Frames, Engravings drc.. <fcc., .The attention of the public is respectfully invited. Most of nur stock is imported directly bj ourselves, which enables us togiv<* our customers Great Bargains. v5n3S. UNION FILE OMPA NY . C SCHMIDT & Co. -MANUFACTVRBS OFFICES, RASPS. MILL-PICKS, STOKE GUTTERS’ TOOLS Ac. R3-C ilttiig Old Files, &c-, done to order and Warranted equal to new. All kinds ofßisps and Files made to order Also.Wholesaie and Retail Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Hardwire, Pine Sash and Doors, Nail-.Miass, Paint, Ac., At Factory Prices. U.’VJOX BLOCK, opoositastate Bank. POTT WAYNE, IND. All orders from the Country attended to.

’Our Country’s Good shall ever be cur Aim—Willing to Praise and not afraid to Blame.’*

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, JUNE 4,1861.

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PRISONS AND BIRDS. It is very pleasant to have singing birds in our houses, and few people think that the little songsters might prefer the open air and the woods to the confinement of a cage. But one who has been shut tip in prison himself understands it, like the sailor in the following anecdote: Soon after the close of long French war in Europe, aboy stood on one of the bridges that cross the Thames at London, i with a number of small birds in a cage for sale. A sailor, who was passing, observed the little prisoners fluttering about the cage peeping anxiously through the wires and manifesting their eager desire to regain their liberty. He stood some time looking at the birds, apparently lost in thought. At length, addressing the boy ho said; ‘ How much do you ask .for your birds my boy’” “Sixpence apiece, sir.” “I don’t ask how much apiece,” said the sailor; “how much for the lot? I want to bay all hands.” The boy made his calculations—they came to' six shillings. “There is your money,” said the sailor; giving the cash, which the boy received with evident satisfaction. No sooner was the bargain closed than the sailor opened the cage door and let all the birds fly AwAy. The boy. astonished, exclaimed: “Why did you do that, sir? You have lost all your birds." “I’ll tell you why I did it. I was shut up three years in a French prison as a prisoner of war, and I am resolved never to see anything in prison that I can make free.”

Vulgarity in Cvcumebrs, —We never dream, untill recently, of the existence of an aristocracy of appetite VV p ovei heard | in a market, the following brief dialogue, ; between an old woman and a littlte girl j while they were standing it; front of a vegetable stand: “Grandmother,” said the little girl, “buy some of these cucumbers,” “No, my child,” replied the lady. “Why not?’’ asked thr little girl. “Because I should hate to be seen car ryingthem home, when everybody knows they are only a penny a piece!” The little girl did not appear ■ to ap- | preciate the excuse. i A witty gentleman, speaking of a friend who was prostrated by Illness, remarked that lie could hardly recover, since his constitution was all gone. “If his constitution is all gone,” said a bystander, “I do not see how he lives at all.” “Oh,” responded the wag, “he lives on' the bye-laws.' 1

I Old Abe’s Last Joke.—Wo do not know what joke Old Abe .made when he heard of the sur- ■ render of Plymouth, In regard Ito Fort pillow affair be made a i Bushe speech, but no joke. His ilast joke, of which we have any | knowledge, occurred when Secre- | tary Chase was starting on his trip to New York, Old Abe is like i Cromwell, without his millitary I genius, and is very fond of playing practical jokes upon his associates. It is said that after Cromwell had signed the warrant for the execution of King Charles •he turned round to one of his collleaguesand smeared his face with ink. This he thought capital fun. I Old Abe’s jokes are of about (he sarne quality. When Chase called upon him to say good bye, the ! secretary of the treasui y asked for some information about theprobable end of the war, saying that {it would help him greatly in getting more money in Wall street. 'Do you want more money?’ asked Old Abe, and then quichly added, ; “What! lias the printing machine gin out?” This johe is fully equal Ito Cromwell’s. N. Y. Herald.

The Crops—So far as we can learn by observation and inquiry the crops are coming forward fine ly. We have seen some rye be* {tween two and three feet high, i The few pieces ot winter wheat in this vicinity are loohing finely and {spring wheat and oats are coming up vigorously. Most thrifty farmers have planted their corn.— Grass has an excellent start. The .rain last night was hardly suffici •ent to moisten the earth as much as needed.—Madison (V, is) Jour mil May 21.

Notwithstanding the fears en tertaincd in regard to the fall wheat in this county, the piospect is now that it will prove an aver age crop Rye is already heading out. Spring wheat and oats looh well except on flat lands Early i planted corn is alieady up, and looKing well. The prospect for apples,and almost all fruits grown in this latitude, is very good.— We observe also, that a number of personsare turning their attention to the planting and cultivation of vineyards. Grapes, particularly of the hardier varieties, are Kncwn to succeed well in this loca’ity,— Monmouth (111.) Atlas.

ASK THE CAPTAIN. While crossing the plains to Santa Fee, General Kearney was some distance ahead with the advance guard. One of the officers belonging to the rear division chose Bob out and sent him ahead with a letter to the General. — When he came up with them they had camped, and Bob sauntered into the General’s marque. “We’re gitting’ along right, General,” said he. Yes. sir,” answered the Cornman der. “I wish you’d jist looKat that hosso’ mine, General, and give me your ’pinion how he’ll stand the racKet clar through to where we’re goin’.” “Haven you a captain at the head of your company?” inquired the General. “Wall, we Lev, hoss, and he’s some pun Kins, too,” answered Bob. “Whenever you wish to learn anything in regard to yourmovements, then,” said the General, “inquire of him.” .‘That’s military,is it?’ inquired Bob, -That is military* sir,’’ answered the Genera],

“Well, Genera?, they gin me a letter for you, but cuss me if I Know whether I ought give it to you in posson, or send thro 1 your or derly, so 7’ll go bacn and ash the Cap’n,” and bach he went sure enough, with the letter in his possesion,

A Slight Difference of Opinion—How to Support the Government.—Some very ‘loyal’ women in Washington have lately formed an association, .and invited all the ladies of the country tojoin them in the adoption of the following pledge:

•NON IMPORTATION ACT. “For three years or for the war, we pledge ourselves to each other land the country, to purchase I no imported article of apparel.” Another loyal lady in the Sandusky (O) Register, a loyal journal, proposes an amendment, [as following, to the Washington programme. She says; “This pledge of the ladies of I Washington recommended for adoption by all ladies through the United States, seem very unpatri. otic at this time. The chief reliance ofour governmentfor paying the interest on their bonds, is the gold paid for duties on imported i articles. { “Nearly one third of the mon|ey we pay for foreign goods goes directly into the United States Treasury. “On the contrary, our own manufactories are growing rich, and are in nut likely to enter Heaven {by the enormious profits they are {making, consequent on these heavy duties. It is nonsense for (the rich to hoard up riches, instead of spending it, through fear 'ofsetting an example for poor i folks, which is theieason assigned for taking the above pledge. ■ “Here is a pledge which, in my estimation, is more patriotic than the above:

“We, the /adics of the United |States, pledge ourselves to buy {imported articles ot dress, &c?, whenever by so doing we can pay by duties into the. United States Treasury, what would otherwise go as extra profits into the pockets 'of our own luanufactories, , , . Mrs,JA” We think the last pledges decidedly the most loyal and patriotic, as well as the most agreeable. In this connection we give the following:

‘patriotic drinking. “A ’loyal' man came to town the other day, got a little heavy about the head, and fearing he might be suspected of drinking too freely, apologized to a crowd of bystanders in the following eloquent and patriotic language: “‘NowI ax you fellers who’s the best citizen, him as suports I Goverment or him as dosn’t?— Why him as does, in course.. l! supports Government, fellers— ievery man is as drinks supports. Government. Tlnf is, if he drinks) taxed lickers. Every blessed drop! of lickers he swallars is taxed to' to pay the lickers of them big officers at B ashington and sup-' port the war. Spose all was to quit a drinking, why the war must stop and the Government fall—it couldn't help it no how,— That sthe werry reason I drinks. 7 don t like grog—l mortally hatesit. If I folZered mv own inclination, I’d rather drink buttermilk, oi ginger pop, or soda .water. But lickers for the good of; my country, to set an example of loyalty, wirtuous self-denial to , therising genration.—Holmes Co. 1 ; Farmer, *

THESHAMBLES OF VIRGINIA . We make the absence, of all enthusiasm at even the wildest ri mors of triumph that come from the Virgainian shambles; and it is no wonder, for along with them coma such fearful accounts ot butchery that the public heart has no room for exultation in the intensity of its agony and horror. Could wc but read the anguish oind despair of the millions that j have been bereaved within thia j week, side by side with the details that we read of the murderous .strife, there would be few to cla« I mor for a prolongation of the war We count the mourners by millions, for the dead and wounded are being counted by the hundred thousands. The Tribune of yes terday’s statement cur loss thus {farat forty thousand; with what has since occurred, it is a hopeful ; calculation that makes it seventy | thousands. We claim a great loss for the enemy; but call it equal; and there are one hundred and for ty thousand victims immolated I within seven days of indecisive battle.

Do you think of this, you men that worship the meek and love ordaining Christ, and will you thirst for more blood, and have your pulpits again desecrated by furious invocations of the sword? Do you dream only of the mil tary fruits of victory? Oh! look a little at its other hideous offspring. No need the search all over the wide North to be conscious of the [desolation that the past accursed I nigh? has engeudered. Here at your own doors the wail of the stricken ones; count within this city's limits the innumerable inour-

i uers. The streets were thronged, th a ikcchiefs waved the shout of admiration was loud, when the Ninth Regiment of our city’s best and bra vest tramped gaily, I boldly down Broad wav, to fight the i abolition battle. In these full r inks were the youth, the manhood the pride of New York City. Where are they now? Os the Ninth Regiment remain four officers and ■fifteen men. The day will come when the ■ authors of this war will realize jtheir responsibility. The abolitionist will be startled from his fanatici-iin by the cry of the millions who no w mourn silently,but who will one day swell the inevitable chorus of broken hearts, ap- ■ pealing to God for vengeahco upon those that wrought their sor row. Think not, you fanatics, and you who have filled your purses with pieces that are stained with I the blood so your countrymen, you who have driven you brethern i like bullocks to the slaughter pens that you might build your fortu- ' nos and feed your ambition upo?i ,there corpses, think not that Nemeses will forget the day of reckloiiig. It is you meddlers, with , the social systems of vour fellow men. It is you, demagogues who have nursed convulsions that you might grasp power out of chaos; it is you heartless mercenaries, who are now feasting and luxuriating upon the wealth realized by y -ur country’s agony, it is you that the people will account in the hour of retribution.— [X. Y. News

I Capt Samuel Gunker, of Nantucket, Mass., recently caught a codfish weighing seventy three founds, in whose stoniache was fb-.in.l two bucks, two flatfish and ono sculpin. Soldiers used to get sl3 s month; tbw 1 now get afadut §7

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