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DECATUR BUSINESS JAMS ’ BURT HOUSE, j Decatur. Indiana, C. BURT, Proprietor, 1 IT ILL ffire !?ood attention, and make rea VV son able changes. n'l7-vG ly. F. A. .IFI.I.EFF. Physician and Snrseon, DECATUR. INDIANA. iTTOFFICE —On the past side of Second St., in the room formerly occupied by J. D. Nutt* i man as a bankin’? office v9-nls. David Studahaker, ATTORNEY-AT-L AW and Claim Affftnt. DECATUR, INDIANA, AMT ILL practice in Adams and adjoining J V V Connties; will secure bounties-, pensions and all kinds of claims against the Govern - , inent. LTOFFTCE.—On Mn»n Street, immediately ' South of the Auditor’s Office. v6-n42 • JAMES R. BOBO: Attorney and Counselor nt Law, OFCITI'R. INDIANA. TTOFFICE, in Recorder’s Office./J] AXT ILL practice in the Courts of the Tenth VV Judicial Circuit.. Attend to the Redemp 1 tion of Land', the Parnvnt of Taxes. Especial ' attention will be <?iven tn th* collection of Bounties, Pensions, and all claims against the Government. v6-n*<2 TEL M‘-1 BOOT AND SHOE Manufactory, ISAAC A. BAKER. HAS opened a shop in Xih’ick’s Old Stand, where he manufactures to order all kinds of Boo's and Shoea of the best quality, and 0 r i the most reasonable charges. He respectfully I solicits a liberal sh ire of the public patronage. vß—n’2l-ly vT Practical Dentist I am now prepared to treat all . diseases of the teeth and mouth in j a scientific manner. T am also prepared *o insert drtificnl Teeth on Gold, i Ki! ter or Vulcanite Rubber, from one tooth to an ent ire set Decayed teeth filled with gold, tin foil or artificial bone. Scuevy and ton th j’.-he cured in a few minute*, all of which I will warrant. Tooth brushes, too‘h powder*, tnnth-acin- medicine for sale. IVOffice, one door south of Nuttman A Crawford's Store, in the brick. vB-n23 David Studabaker’s RF\L ESTATE AGENCY, FOR thr purchase and salp of Real Estate by the only Licensed Ag n nt in the county, now offer* for sale nt hialaw office, in Decatur, a fine Jnt of valuable lands situate in different parts of Adams conntv. Thosyt wishing to purchase will do well to come tn him. Those wi*hing to sell will do we]! so come to him No sales, no charges. He is, also. Licensed tn draw Deeds and nil other instruments nf writing, and will do the same with neatness and dispatch. Sept. IG Examiner’s Notice. qpHE undersigned School Examiner of Adams » County, Indiana, will hold examinations at his office in Decatur upon the fourth Saturday of the following named months, to witt—Janu try, April, June. March. May, December; and n Don each Saturday of September, October and November. Exerciseswill commence each day at ten o’clock, a. m. Teachers will please bear in mind that there will be no private examinations given, unless the arplicant can show there is actual necessity therefor School officers.and other friends of education are cordially invited to be i.i attendance. Applicants with whom the examiner is not ■ personally acquainted will he required to pres- ■ *nt, a certificate signed by a promi n *nt citizen lufthe county to the effect that said applicant sustains a good moral character. J. R. 8080, Examiner.

VICKS BURG! I. J. Miesse, j I * his Line of Busings, Defines the World! \ LLother LIKE INSTITUTIONS thrown in l-rr the shade! AH efforts at COMPETITION I |po*e by the BOARD It is ncknowlerlsjea bv I 12 t ‘ , at he can sell a BETTER article of Harness. Saddles, Bridles, Whips, and all such like fcr LESS money than any other establishment | in A ortheasf.ern Indiana, without exception. His work is all warranted to be made of the i very host material, and made bv old and expo-1 rienced workmen. Bugoies and carriages trimmed in the latest I and most approved style. Repairing done on short notice and at reasonable rates or^ G . i '’ P . l , US f C k 1 ’ and we win evince von ! of the truth of what we say. We PAY C ASH ■of our stock, and consequnnt!v BUY fiRPAP. pCR than if we bought on TIME, and of ccjrse sen in proportion,

FORT WAIVE ADVEBTISEME.VTS. Large Fall & Winter Stock, or BEADY MADS Clothing'. TIEME <fc BRO.. Fashionable Tn ilor i, Fort Wayne, Indiana. MEYER BRO J Wholesale and Ketiill Dealers in Drills and Medicines,! Paints, Oils, French and American Window Glass, Dye Stuffs, Brushes, Spices. Liquors and ! Wines, Coal Oil and Coal Oil Lamps, Ac. O’No. 25 Columbia Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. v6n3B B. W. OAKLEY, Wholesale Dealer in Hardware and Stoves, And Manufacturer of TIN, SHEET IRON AND COPPERWARE, AT THE GRANITE STORE, No. 79 Columbus Street, v4n2t Fort Wayne, Ind. RSUNDERIIILL, -DIALER IXMarble Monuments, HEAD-STONES, MANTLES, CABINET-SLABS, «fco., &□., FORT WAYNE, IND. Work done to order on the shortest notice i and in the neatest manner v5n39 S. PATTERSON, Agent. J. J SIMM. J. R. M'CVRDT. J. J. KAMM & CO , wholesale axd rctail dealers in Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushe . GLASS, WALL paper, Window Curtains and Fixtures, &c.. No. 57 Colcmbia Street, Fott Wayne, Isi>. i July 21,1861. ”T YaUFERTYT No. 91 Columbia Stre» t. one door w eat of Brandriff’s Stove and Hardware Store, FORT WAYNE, IND , XXTOtTLD say to the public in general that he VV is determined to sell DRY GOODS, Bon nets Hats, Flats, Carpets, Trunks, Ac , Ac., , cheaper than any other House in the city, or I country —No mistake. i Also, Home-m ule, Ready made clothing, or • made to order— W’<n rranted. I COUNTRY MERCHANTS j supplied cheaper than any other House in the ’ of the Mountains. Call and see before i purchasing els*where. No trouble to show igeods. I. LAUFERTY, No. 91 Columbia Street. v3n4l Fort Wayne, Ind. Sew China and Queensware Store! j No. 69 (. olumbia St., Ft. Wayne, One door east of Thieme's Clothinj Store. ' HUGH KLIX Respectfully announces that he has for sale, I as above, a fine assortment of China, Queensware, Glassware, Fancy China and Glass Ornaments lor Holiday presents, stone china dinner and tea setts, common dinner and tea setts, tumblers, decanters, win* and beer glasses, lamps, yellow ware, stone crocks, anp everything else in that line of business. Country Dealers Will find it to their advantage to call and exa mine, as he will sell cheap. July 23, ’64. GOOD NEWS UNION STOVE STORE!!

The readers of the “Eagle” are informed tha ASH & AGNEW Have on hand a verv large and fine stock COOKING, PARLOR and BOX STOVES, of the very best patents —none better can be found i n the United States—which we will sei at greatly REDUCED RATES. All Stoves warranted to be as represented, or if not we will refund the money and have ao unkind feelings. Wa have also a good stock of Hardware, Tin, Copper and SHEET IRON Ware, and House Furnish mg goods, which we are selling very low. We buy Stoves in Cincinnati. We buy Stoves in Pittsburgh. We buy Stoves in Troy. We bn v Stoves in Cleveland. We sell Stoves on time. •We sell Stoves for Cash. We sell Stoves cheap. We sell GOOD TIN WARE. Purchasers will do well to call and examine ! our stock, in order to judge for themselves, a i ASH A AGNEW’S. R. 11. Schwegman’fc old stand , No. 87 Columbia Street. j For* Wayn®,lndiana . ■ in

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TRUE TO THE LaST. ay a frisomkr or WAa. “When St. Henri de Marley went into the battle cl Solferino, he hastily penciled on the plating of his scabbard, the address of his lady love, and the wotds : 'ln the face of death my thoughts are thine.' He was killed, but his friend forwarded the sad memento of his sonstancy, as directed.’—[Rashleigh’s Italian N otes. The bugles blow the battle call, And through the camp each stalwart band To-day its serried column forms, To tight for God and native land I Brave men are marching oy my side. Our bann ( rs floating glad and free, Bitt yet amid this brilliant scene 1 give my thoughts to thee I The horsemen dashing to ai d fro — The drums with wild and thunderous roll— The sights and sounds—all things that tend To kindle valor in the soul ; These all are here—but in the maze Os squadrons moved with furious glee, Still true t» ever} vow we made, 1 give my thoughts to thee. The deep booms smite the trembling air, Each throb proclaims the foeman near, Ami faintly echoed from the front, I hear my gallant comrades’cheer. While, joy of heroes marching on Through blood, their glorious land ts free I I give to freedom here my life— But all my thoughts to thee 1 I And yet, beloved, I must not think What undreamed woe may soon be thine ; It would utitnan me in the work Os guarding well out country's shrine. Here on this sword I write my truth ; These words shall vet. thy solace be, They 11 tell how it, this last fierce hour I gave my thoughts to thee. I Along the east the holy morn Renews life’s many cares and joys. ! This hour I hope some wish for me ’ Thy pure and tender prayer employs. | Another beauteous dawn of light These eyes, alas ! may never see ; But even dying, faint,and maimed, I still would think of thee. And then in coming years that r->ll. When scenes of peace and brightness throng And round each happy hoar is twined The wreaths of friendship, love, and song ; Go to his grave whose heart was thine, And by that spot a mourner be — One tear for him thy loved and lost. Whose last thought clung to thee 1 CHRONICLES OF A SOJOURN IN THE LAND OF GEORGIA IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF ABRAHAM TUB FIRST.

BOOK I, CHAPTER I. A soldier, born of woman, and at- | tached to the 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 123 d Army Corps, is of long marches, I hard fighting and short rations. He I casteth a deep sigh down to the bottom of his empty haversack, and lieth down, wet to the skin, on the cold ground, and trieth to sleep. The greybacks crawleth over his body in various directions and complain of the pasture. The alarm—‘-fall in”—soundeth, and he falleth into line of battle and driveth the bloody Rebs from his front. He goeth again to his bed and repeateth these things three or four times during the night. In the morning he taketh off his rags and slaughtered his body guards by the hundred. He sigheth again in his empty grub-sack, and his officers assureth him the provision train will be np by hood. He heareth the

11 ' tr !„;runt of the secesh piggy, and the ! tlock croweth in his very ears. But he that command'-th hath instructed him. “Thou shalt not kill: tbon shale not! steal;” thou must not in any case dis-i turb “private propertyfor verily I ? n ' unto you, piggy must go through, tw, 1 Quartermaster's Department and; : bt 1 ' cut. up according to “Atmy Regulations,” (where it generally stops.) ! and the feathered tribe are only fit for j ■ him that commandeth. But the soldier stealeth out from camp and looketh i about for something on which to apply the Confiscation or the Conscription Act. And it cometh to pass, as lie! poketh his lean, lank, lantern-jaws, through the brush, he cometh upon the ■ Quartermaster or the Quartermaster’s! Cub, lying on his back, in the shade, 1 out of danger, looking, with his fat, j round chops, as sleek and fat as a well- ■ i fed “purp.” Audit frequently cometh | to pass that the mess dineth on fresh i i piggy, or haveth a foul stomach at i ■ dinner, and goeth on extra duty a few days because they breaketb the com- j mandment in eating that which was not! blessed by Quartermaster or Cub. Much hard soldiering hath made him sharp. Yea, the seat of his breeches; is cut through in many places, and his ■ knees stick out like the marrow bone of I a beef shank. CHAPTER 111. And it came to pass as the soldier I jsauntereth about in the cool of the I i morning, he cotneth upon what he sup-! ■posed to bs a village; but as he apI proacheth nearer he perceiveth it to be! a cluster of tents of huge dimensions, i He seeth a group of sable persons! busily engaged around a large fire j He perceiveth piles of bags, boxes, | i barrels and sacks promiscuously heap;ed together. He noticeth beef. pork. ! sow-belly, preserve jars, fruit cans, ; pickles, onions, meal, flour, and various j other things, too tedious to mention.;

The odor of saur kraut meeteth his everready nostrils. He openeth wide his! eyes, taketh a long breath, and approacheth the sable group, when a sentinel ariseth, rubbeth his weary eyes, and commanded “halt.” The soldier standeth and then noticed for! the first time that he is in front of the largest tent of the cluster; and he saith i unto the sentinel, “wh.it wouldst thou have me do?” And the sentinel answered, “thou shall not cross this line.” And the soldier asketh, “who! dwelled here?” The sentinel replied, “this is the headquarters of General — And the soldier asketh, “where getteth jhe all these good dings to eat?” The sentinel answered, “all these things | which thou seest, except hard tack, ■ sow-belly, beef and pork, are imported i from a far-off land, called Sanitary Commission.” And the hungry soldier asketh, “are any of these good things I for sale?” (For he supposed that he hath found a wholesale and retail I grocery in the woods, where he could I gratify his insatiable appetite.) The ! sentinel answered, “no ; for verily I sey unto you, our General is a great {man. His attendants are numerous, jHe hath many visitors, all of whom ; wear shoulder-straps, and he consumed the fat of the land in great quantities.” And the soldier asketh, “how fflovest he all these goods while : on the march?” The sentinel replied, j "considering his greatness and jmporI tance, the rulers of the land furnish him a great number of teams, wagons and men, wherewith to move his stores as he journeyed from place to place.” The sentinel turned him about and slowly paceth his beat. The soldier passed around to the rear of the tent, and the smell of old rum saluted his nostrils. CHAPTER HI. And the soldier approached the sable group, who seemeth to be preparing for a grand feast of many persons. Great puffs of savory odors saluted his nostrils, and he fcasteth his eyes on room good things than he ever

I " I 'before beheld in any country through I which he had journeyed. Now, all j ; these things remin loth him es the days | ; ')f “pancakes” and plenty, when his I wife and children used to call him to Jhe frugal meal. He sig'neth de-ply. iand first wisheth he was a General: j second that he hsd some kind friendin that far-off land, cal’ed “Sanitary, Commission:” and third that the war was over, and he permitted to go to the ■de irones at home to enjoy peach and ; plenty, as in by-gone dnys; where the! iboom of rebel cannon, and the rattle of I hostile musketry would be heard no 1 ! more ; where the sulphurous breath of' i artillery, and the savory odors of the igreat- Geneials mess pits would be] smelled no mote; and the shrieks and' ■ groans of wounded and dying men ; i would cease to be heard. And thus; i dreaming and wishing, the soldier pick-i jeth up some scattered grains of corn,; i which the mule refttsedi to eat, and | slowly fetnrneth to camp and proceed-I ; eth to parch his corn. And the Cafttwin 1 1 oometh around and ordered the soldier' ion picket for being out of camp with-; ! out leave, where he reinaineih tho remainder of the day ar.d all night, to ex- ’ i change cold lead and sharp steel with his ! “Southern brethren.” The Military Campaign of 1864. The gloomy tapestry of the skies, the I yellow leaves drifting to the ground, the l cold winds and shilling temperature 1 ad- ' monish us that we are upon the verge of winter. Summer went long since, and ! autumn has passed its meridian, so that 1 but a brief space seperates u» from tlte i snows and rigor of the winter months. So near is the latter season that, so tar as I military operations are contet ned, we may consider it already here, and that all ,‘urI (her operations ot importance must necessarily be postponed until the spring oi ; the coming year. The prominent events I which will give character to the campaign

iof 1864 have already occurred. Those which may follow in the biief interval between to-day and winter will not be of I a character to materially alter the present I characteristics of the campaign. , A careftii retrospection of the events of ! 'the campaign ol 1 864 forces the ttnpleas- , ■ ant conclusion that we have made no ma- i terial progress. If we have gained at i any one point, we have lost an equal t amount er more at some other; in « i tact, a careful weighing of our gains and ; / losses will, we think, shdw a considerable t preponderance in the case of the latter. | In this connection, reference is had to territorial acquisitions or otherwise. The balance with respect to this is easily , |! struck. Sherman has penetrated to Atlanta, and exercises a precarious feature I, over a n arrow strip oi country lying adjacent to the railroad, leading from Atlan- ■ I ta to Chattanooga. ; This, with the capture of the forts . guarding the entrance to Mobile Bay, is | ail the territory that has been wrested from the Confederacy during the present ■ year, and this, owing to the present dis- [ position of tne rebel armies, is a barren . victory. We are obliged to use a formid-. able (orc® of men to guard these acquis1 tions, while at the same time we are tin- ! .’able to use them for further advance. (J The foolholds that we had in Texas . and Western Louisiana have been given | >lup, as have the points held by us in j . Southwestern Tennessee, al! of which . constitute an area very many times larger ’ i than that captured by Sbeiman and Far- ! < ragut. Regarded as acres, the number ; held by our armies at the present time is I ’ very much less than that which we pos- | l„ sensed at.the opening of the present eaar paign. Nor have we been more fortunate in 1 other respects. We have not improved the abily of our leaders, the value oi our currency, our prospects Lr ultimate sue- , (> cess, or succeeded in dispiriting or demo- . ralizing the rebels. Terrific and useless as nave been our .- losses in preceding campaigns, they Lave s been still greater, and, if possible, still r more useless, in the season which is about

[Ciosr l. The history of modern warfare j furnishes no parallel of greater sacrifices [ and te.wer remits than those attending the ' march of General Grant from the Rapidan to RicfimonJ. , Tlte rebel capita! is to day as much in rebel pOjt.-essioti as it was in May last, so ! that lltebne hundred and fitiy-five thou- ! sand men who have fallen in tho attempt ; to take that place have been just so many j lives completely, absolutely wasted. From al 1 indications, Richmond will con- | tinue to defy o,ur e(Torts for an indefinite i period. We have thus fur made no in: - ! pression upen it, and, as it has been able 1 to sustain itself thus far, there is no raa ; son wlty it may not contine to do so for months, or even years longer. In the Shenondoah Valley, Sigel and 1 Hunter have both suffered overwhelming defeats, Sheridan, it is true, has won I several victories, but, despite these, he , bolds less than half the valley, while a ( r ebel army still, exists in his immediate ! front. Our attempts in Texas, Western Louis- ! ian i ami Florida have all been costlv failures. We have been driven ignominou?- ' iy from all these States, with enormous losses in men, material and reputation. I On the ocean, ws have captured a single i rebel war vessel, while at the same tim< , I our losses tn shipping are even greater ! chan the enormous losses o! any preceding I year. On land, th'e rebels hoid Richt mond, Wilmington, Charleston, Mobile, and, in short, every place and railroad of . importance which they held at the beginning ot the campaign, with a single exception of the railroad and position at At- ■ lanta. NV« are forced to the conclusion that wo have made nd progress towards acconi- > plishing the objects of the war. Such a conclusion may be humiliating, but it is ■ ii.svitiibir. Me commenced the campaign with lite largest and best appointed armies that wire ever marshaled upon the theatre of modern war. We have given li.ose armies ceaseless emplovtnent;

have sacrificed their life with a profuse hand ; weshave reinforced them with two conscriptions whose aggregate reaches nearly a million of mtn, and yet we have accomplished nothing, all these lives have been thrown away, for to-day the south holds its possessions of last spring intact, and presenisevery where as decided and defiant a front as it did at the beginning of the campaign. Never in history did a nation enter upon a war with as vast appliancesaa did the federal government upon the cam paigfi of 1864. Its only result has been the loss of several hundred thousand men, the adding of a few hundred millions to our national debt, and a strengthened conviction on the part of the south that preseverance will secure her independence. The campaign of 1864. regarded as a whole, has been one of the most stupend- , ous failures that the world lias ever seen. Its inferences are, that another year of such losses, failures and expenditures will annihilate the north and secure the recognition of the independence of the confed- , eracy. The only remedy in the case is a radical change in the policies of the war I and tiie administration of the government. ■ —[Chicago Times. The Southern Ressres —Frcenegroes have been enrolled fur the defense of {Mobile. This step, in advance, shows that the Southern mind is accepting ra- ! pidly the necessity which, in the event of I Mr. Lincoln’s election, will call into the I battle-field four or five hundred thousand i able-bodied slaves. Conscription after j conscription will necessarily follow, j among us, the enlistment of susli enormous reserves ; and thus doos the question {of peace or war come home to the door | ofA-very man of these States capable of bearing arms.—[N<w York News, I JEyTliere is a time for all thing — ! time, to leave, when the young lady is I you how the walking is. XifErery anniversary o.' .. s the dispelling of a dieam. Lioness is the mint *<? t r--leV ief. ,

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