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Special Notice. TO ADVERTISE RS.— Alladvertisemcnt sta kea for a specified time, and ordered out before tk9‘gpirationofthe f imeipecified, ini! the charqed fl'reqrtlar rates for the sameup to the timet hey ri ordered out. J 1 J lISCEUUM, Rumored Escape of Stephens from Ireland—A Homiintic Story. The daily News has advices from ii.s Dublin cot respondents to the effect that James Stephens, the Irish Head Center, succeeded in making his escape Iroin Ireland on the 4 h instant, and that he sailed either fur this country or France. The way in which the escape is said to have been effected is thus described: On Sunday evening last, about hall pant six P. M . just as the shadows ol night were tilling over Dublin, a handg.umly appointed open carriage, containing five persons, and driven by sour 1 dashing horses, two of which were be- ! rt idden by postillions, drew up before n second class hotel in one of our best ; streets, not a quarter of a mile from the general post office. The occupants of the carriage were quickly joined by a sixth person, a com | pact, muscularly built man, with fair I beard piercing eyes, slid the whole parly I then drove off ala moderate pace through ! the heart of the city, up Sackville street. ' along the highway leading northward I from the city, past the spot where Clarke, the suspected informer, met It s doom, sad then onward at full gallop, the horses' heads still turned to the north, whil- 1 their hoofs spumed the earth with rapid motion as they tore along the city sub-1 urls toward Drogheda. The lamps wer> glimmering through the darkness that overspread Dublin as James S'ephens—far Stephens it was who had last stepped | into the carriage—turned bis back on the I City of the Pale. Hundreds of clever men, as he well knew, were engaged within it, striving to discover a means of earning the reward (placed upon his bead; in easile yard and Selective office, and police station, the minions ol the Government wore tortur ing their brains in the endeavor to light on some clue which might lead them to the discovery of the arch conspirator, and, wbat was of (ar more importance, within i the Castle itseli, Government officials, i high in tank, were deliberating as to the lvalue to be attached to the inf ormation, which some traitor had brought there a . ■day before, that James Stephens was I about to tempt Lis fate by endeavoring ■to quit Ireland. But of this last fact Stephens and his friends were ignorant They did not know that the authorities were on the scent, and that the work of searching vessels outward bound from the Irish coast had already commenced. Opposition to (heir plans they expected none, but a moderate amount ol it they Here prepared to face. The occupants of the carriage, (IrishAmericana all except Stephens,) were each ol them well supplied with revolvers. One of them carried as many ns four of these formidable weapons in hii belt, and the outsiders, both good Fenians, were also armed to the teeth. Had a score of policemen crossed their; path that night I am inclined to think Stevens and bis party would have been able to give a good account of them. Fortunately for all parties, however, no ne•cessity for resorting to these desperate extremities arose, and Stevens with bis Sotnpaniona reached the end of their land * W ¥4 ' ” A * J »W * •

journey, a sandy cove about half a mile distant from Skerries, in perfect safety, about ten o’clock. Skerries is a picturesque little fishing village on this coast, some thirty miles north of Dublin. Here they speedily effected communication, through the medium ol a fishing smack, with the vessel, which was lying to a short distance seaward, and which had been engaged for the woik of taking StiVensoff, ami before daybreak Stevens was tar at sea, beyond the power and jurisdierion of the enemies who thirsted so ardently for his capture. The bark which carried “Caesar and his fortunes” was a sailing vessel, and he; course, after leaving the Irish shore, was steered for the "sunny land of France." Stevens, I may add, left Ireland unaccompanied by any of those who had es corted him from Dublin, the whole ol whom drove back to this city on Sunday night.

A Coining Political Issue. The only live political issue, at the present time, is the question of southern restoration. Slavery was lor a long time the fuel that fed the flame of party strife, but it was displaced and succeeded by the question of secession, which has now likewise passed Iron the field of politics. Restoration has succeeded to the place that slavery and secession once occupied in the political field, and it in turn must give way to some new issue Ami the new issue will necessarily come before long, for the question of restoration is but temporary, and can only maintain political lite during the probal bnary condition ol the Southern States. Tien what will probably be the nature and character of the new political issue. There are indications, signs and man ifestations in the political world that may be regarded as a safe baioineler ol party t-hdet.ciis. From these we infer that the new issue, unlike its predecessors, wii] not draw the line ol division be tween the North and the South. It will have ri ference to pecuniary and busi ness interests, and the division will be between the manufacturing districts ol the Eastern Slates, on the one side, and die producing districts of the West and the South on the otiie.i side. According to our present laws for the government of trade, the interests of the producing and the manufacturing districts are so directly at variance that a political issue upon that difference can not long be avoided.

M-iiiy years ago, tins conflict of interest between manufacturers and producers was used as a political i-su--; but [in those times the country was not ’ mo rning under a heavy debt, taxes Were 'comparatively light, duties on imports i were, and the subject finally became ; stale and ceased to furnish the necessary xcitemrnt for a political issue. Ai'ihe I present time ibe case is different. The ' public debt weighs heavily upon the [people, and n lurally causes them to . ximine closely every feature of their load. This examination disclose these ■acts: Manufacturers are gettieg rich ; with marvelous rapidity, and the Ccr 1 yorate companies aie all declaring im- ! raense dividends. On the other hand, the ' producers of the West are bitterly comi plaining of the prices that they are I obliged to p>y for commodities, and the | low prices that they get for la-'m pro- ■ ducts. For example, c >rn is worth only fifteen cents per bushel in Illinois, and it consequently takes fifty bushels of corn to buy a pair of coarse boots. The cause of this difference in prosperity between manufacturers and producers is cleanly apparent. The high tariff upon imports shuts ont the competition of foreign minu? o'. irers. By this means the munuiacturing interests in the Eastern Sates have a monopoly; [ they can charge such prices as they like, I and" while lucky stockholders complaIcer.tly count their fat dividends, consumers in tiie producing regions are obliged ito pay enormous prices as a conse ! queues of this monopoly. There is no discrimination of law in favor of home producer*. Iu fact there could be none, for the reason th it our staple products can be raised more cheaply iu this conn ’ try than they could be imported under any circumstances. Slavery, secession and restoration have In turn furnished the pabulum of our political parties, but there is no doubt that a new issue upon the merits of free trade protection will soon occupy the political field —-.Yen' York Sun, (Independent )

"My dear,” said Mrs. Dogberry to her daughter, "you should not hold your dres* so very high iu crossing toe street.” "Why ma,” replied tlie maiden, “how should I ever show the beauty of my flounced pantalets, that I have almost ruined my eyesight to manufacture? I’m sure I don’t care if the beaux do look at me.” Mrs. Dogbeiry spoke of “the sin of vanity and the beauty of decorum,” and walked to her chamber.

"Our Country’s Good shall ever be our Aim—Willing to Praise and not afraid to Blame.”

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTV, INDIANA, APRIL 6, 1866.

The New York Distillery League—How French Brandy is Made. The Internal Revenue detective in New York recently gave information of ' frauds upon the law, which caused the seizure of about thirty distilleries. In 'the course of the investigations the facts which are recounted below come i out: The officers, in the course of their tour among the distilleries, discovered many ol the modes by which the law is evaded. In one instance, where ade I scent was made on a house in Thirtyninth street, it was found that a distillery was located in a soap boiling establishment. The steam arising from ■ the still was conveyed through .he soap , 'channel to prevent suspicion. After the detectives entered the premises they discovered a trap door leading to an apart incut below, where a large still was in I operation, which was capable of manti- ; facturing sixty gallons at a time. In the corner of the room a large pot ; filled with "composition,” which had been nse:l as rollers on a printing press, was boiling on the new substance whisky could be made, inquired what was in the pot. The owner ot the establishment told them it was glue and molasses.

"What can you do with them?” asked the officers. “We can make French brandy out of the molasses,” was the reply. “How?’, was a-ked. “Well, we distill it. Yon see the glue floats to the top, and the treacle to the bottom; we skim off the glue and the molas>es remain.” “would it not be cheaper to buy tl.e molasses/” asked the officer. “It would;” replied the owner, “if we [ did not Inve to keep returns of the article. You know we keep none of the rollers.” This ended the dialogue, which showed that our citizens have long drank French brandy manufactured out of printers’ rollers. From the Jackson, (Mich.) Citiz n, March 1 ? Romance of Real Life—A Man's Mug■nirnimtty and a Warnau’s Wanton-; ness. At the close of tho war a wealthy [ lumber merchant of Toledo employed.as a teamsters in Ids lumber yard, a vet eran soldier of one of the Ohio regiments. who was a young man of comely looks and more than ordinary intelli genre. The latter was not long in for-ming-the acquaintance of the lumber merci.ant’s wife, and as he was obligid to be absent from home for weeks together on bu-iness, an improper intimicy sprang up beteen the guilty pair. She was surrounded with every appliance of wealth and luxury, moved in good society, had two pretty and interesting children, and a loving, devoted ' husband. Yet all of these surroundings did not deter her from a course of crime, , regardless of her marriage vows. Matters went on in this way for months, while her husband had implicit faith in her integrity. At last he returned from a L-ngthened absence, expecting to meet bis loving wife and family; but what was his astonishment to find bis house vacant, his wife fled with her guilty paramour, taking her two children and I every article of value in the house with her.

AU efforts to trace the fugitives were in vain, and week after week passed away in an agony of suspense. At last a former acquaintance of the woman saw her in the street of this city, and wrote the injured husband that his wife was here. The latter came to Jackson a few weeks since, and found her living with bis former teamster as his wife, determined to live on in her lile of shame. With more generosity than is usually found in the heart of man, the desert, d and wronged husband bought a house and lot in a pleasant part of town, furnished and fitted it with all the ne cessitiesof life, settle a liberal sum of money ou his children, and returned to Toledo to apply for a divorce from the faithless woman who had wrecked all his hopes of happiness, and brought a dark cloud upon his life. The parties are still living here, and tfiose who knew them little dream of the sad heart histoiy connected with their lives before their advent in Jackson. The Rinderpest. The State Agricultural Society in Albany have received from Professor Wilson, of Edinburgh, very important information in regard to this terrible disease, end with the reports made by him and others, colored drawings and illusti ations which show the whole progress of the disease from the first attack to the death of the animal. These drawings and the reports made upon them are in- ! valuable, and put this country m posses-

siun of all the information secured abroad after the labor ol many months. Professor Wilson reports the disease as wholly incurable, and adds, that in view of its dangers and ravages the authorities have prohibited the importation of all cat tie from abroad, and ordered the killing of all animals who shall not recover in thrae weeks after their first ati tack, as the rapid spread of the disease ; during this time is sure to result in death. They have also demanded the separation of ail diseased animals from Chose which are healthy. Notwithstanding the rapid spread of this disease, and its virulence, Professor Wilson states in his letter to the secretary of the Stale flg; icu It in al society, ihat in two cases out ol ibree which have’ fallen under his observation, bv careful nursing, and no other mole of doctoring, ; the animals recovered; which is very imj portant information. j In \\ des none of the cattle have been j attacked, and few or none in Scotland. i The disaa e known as “plenucni mia,” which attacked cattle in the United j States some years since, in under com- ' plete medical control, and is altogether| different from the rinderpest, thou ji apredisposing cause to it. Tlie illustrations furnished by Professor Wilson show that the disease is quite a new one in many of its features. Il good nursing can cure it, why may not proper care be taken Co prevent its introduction among us? The whole subject is one of vast importance, and not alone to all cattle raisers, but to all consumers of cattle.

A Story Tinged with Romance. The Wheeling, Western Virginia, 7n\telligencer relates a remarkable story. [ About ten years ago a young man of finished education end polished manners "wooed and won” the hand and heart ol the daughter of a neighbor. Possessed of the girl’s affections, under the promise of marriage, the young man worked the ruin of the girl, after which he informed her, in the most heartless manner, that Ins object having been gained, he would now leave his victim to the scorn of the world and se k his fortune in ihe far I West. He went. The girl followed, and for nine years she kept on his triil, over taking him but once, in California, where he again fled from her. Eventually he believed her dead, and came back to his native place. Judge of his surprise, and that of the whole community, when he was followed in a short time by the supposed dead girl, who war accompanied by a bright haired girl ol some nine years ol age. Confronted with the charge of his wrong and deception, and the strong arm of the law having been invoked the betrayer was compelled to make restitution as much as possible by marrying the girl whom he had so terribly wronged, and who had followed him half across a continent. The parties ore now living as man and wife at the scene ol theit former oveS.

Ainalgamation as Seen in the Dance Halls of Boston. The local of the Boston Post, in describing the dance halls of that city, paints vivid pictures of vice. Here is his account of one he entered. There were many others like it, but we select this as a specimen: Passing into the dance hall, we found quite a company present ‘tripping the light fantastic toe” to the music of a piano lorte with violin accompaniment. This hall is about sixty feet deep, and is fitted up with considerable taste. The walls are hung with pictures, real and fancy, and to give a patriotic cast to the whole, the names ol all the Presidents and the names of the principal batlies in which Massachusetts colored regiments have served, are printed in gold, and relieve the sameness of the dingy walls. But the scene here presented by those participating in the “social dance” is not only novel, but disgusting. Young, good looking white girls and negroes, black as lamp black, mingle and com mingle in the dance, and embrace each other with seeming tenderness of spirit. The tall, athletic specimen of the genuine African, with great gusto and enthusiasm, whirls the young white woman in the mazy dance, and at the signal to promenade for drinks, escorts her to the bar and treats her to a tumbler of spruce beer and some peanuts. This scene is revolting in the extreme to one accustomed to respeet-.ble society, but it is practiced here, iu this mixed compeny, nearly every night in the I year. Familiarity knows no restraints. I All are ou a level, and we have here a I perfect illustration of the theory of negro ■ equality at the expense of white woman’s respect and virtue. A Romantic Story. About twenty years ago a learned associate justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana fell in with what the proverbs [ calls a “strange woman,” and she led

him a fast life, and finally into debt. To retrieve his fortunes, he bethought himself of sending a present of fruit and cakes to John McDonough, who, in those polite days, of course acknowledged it by an autographic note. The autograph was used to give validity to a promissory note or draft for §B.OOO, but the forgery was detected very quickly by the forger’s associates, and one morning he found himself alone on the bench, with no one to bear him company or keep him counsel. He therefore hastened to the river, and threw himself in, but was rescued by some kind hearted j llatboatmen. He subsequently, however, mounted a fast horse, and undo I ; hio <io„u to the coast, and safely I I got off to the then republic of Texas,; whence he found his way to Mexico. I AnJ il any one will take the trouble to ; look at the picture of the Mexican generals, recently published by the Harpers they will discover among them one which is neither Iberian nor Aztec, but genuine American. That is old John ?dcDonough’s friend, a very learned able in-io, one -judge of Louisiana, who, firsi victim of a “strange woman,” has since run the noble career of a Mexican Gen eral.

Slate of Feeling in Georgia. Says the correspondent of the New York News : And this reminds me of the report that comes to us from Washington, to the effect that the Hon: James J >hnson, late Provisional Governor of Georgia, who is now in that city, "in'ormed the President the other day that the Freedmen’s Bureau was still an absolute necessity in that State (Georgia) to protect both whites and blacks; that the rebellious spirit was still untamed and malignant, and that more troops should be sent there without delay.” The friends ol [Mr. Johnson do not credit the rep >rt I There are others who, remembering the meager vote received by him in the Lrglidalure for United States Senator, fear there is some foundation for it. Be this as it may, I refer to the matter here to say, that the Freedmen’s Bureau is not an absolute necessity in this State, to protect either the whites or the blacks; that there is no spirit of hostility on the part of the grevt bodv of the people to the Government, and that more troops are not needed here; but on the con trary, those now here might be recalled with advantage to the wbolmcountry. Any other statement is false, and a slander upon the people of Georgia. The people earnestly desire the immediate restoration j of the Sia'.e to its constitutional relations; with tlie Government. At the same time, he states, the South- I ern people feel deeply outraged by the I course adopt d toward them by thu North ern radicals. The Unchangeable Land.

Things do not change in the East. As Abraham pitched his tent in Bothel, so does an Arab sheikh now set up bis camp; as David bti’lt his palace on Miunt Zion, so would a Turkish pasha now arrange his house; in every street may be seen the hairy children of Esau, squatting on the ground, devouring a mess of lintils Lke that lor which the rough hunter sold his birthright; aloi.g every road plod the sons of Recbab, whose fathers, one thousand years ago, bound themselves and theirs to drink no wine, plant no tree, enter within no door, and their children have kept their oath; at every khan young men sit around the pan of parched corn, dipping their morsel into the dish; Sob’s plow is still used, and the seed is still trodden into the ground by asses and kine; olives are shaken from the bough as directed by Isaiah; and the grafting of trees is tin changed since the days of Saul The Syrian house is still, as formerly, only a stone tent, as a temple was but a marble tent. What is seen now in Bethany may be taken as the exact likeness of the house ot Lazarus, where Mary listened and Marthe toiled, or as the house of Simon, the leper, where the precious box of ointment was opened, and whence Judas set out to betray his Master.— Dickens' All the Year Round. One of the Vagaries.—One Dr. Sibby, sentenced for eight years to tho penitentiary, for killing a woman at Cleveland, by producing abortion, is yet confined in his cell, and the Plaindealer says lies on his back and gives vent to nothing but groans and incoherent meanings. He is overrun with lady visitors, and this fact, by the way, is a curious one. Here is a man sentenced to the penitentiary, for causing the death of a woman through abortion; and he is almost smothered with kindly personal attentions from females. Dr. Hughes was sentenced to the gallows for shooting a woman to death, and he was absolutely made a pet of by numerous representatives of ths gentle sex. Could anything ba more puzzling than these facts?

Nice Thing for Clara. i r ,V >C R‘ ver Monitor very justly save n n ! Co "-? ressi ’ n! ‘> appropriation of $15,. 000 to Miss Clara Barton for collecting .tho names of missing soldiersAnt IfV’’ 8 rD9de . a Ver ? thing ■ out of her speculation, and traded her - patriotism to a good purpose. The bus.mess in wlncn she was engaged was unauthonced, and she had no claim upoa the Government for cervices, or any thing else. Her operations were purely of a speculative character, and exactly upon .tbefooungofa pardon broke: or a claim ■ gen , and she is entitled to no more consideration than those classes. If Congress goes on .vwardmg these interested patuots in this way. "all the gold of Inl‘iu Y, n , d J nd ’ W ' Jl be sufficient to I meet the demand upon the treasury.'The ' 817000 n f "d° VOlCd ‘° B iVO “ •blo.ooo for doing nothing for the Government Will no doubt haggle a month over a proposition to equalize the bounties o the biaye men who offered themselves for the defense of the country when treason sought to destroy it.’-—New Bedfvrd^faeeachueetts, Stand ird, Bepublican. An Indignant Magistrate* Some years ago, in Egypt Illinois, a lough looking mm was brought before a county justice on a charge of assault and battery. As he had beaten tome one very badily. “I am astonished,’ said his honor “at your arrest on such *a charge. You have beaten the man horrib'y, and I must punish you severely. Why did you do it?” " J Because,” was the reply, he proved me. ” t j r AA hat did he say?” “He said that, sir, that I was a tiii.-f.” Won’t do sir. I shall have to Hus you heavily.” “He said I was a thief.” "Won’t do—no excuse.” "He charged me with having poisoned my grandmother.” "Shouldn’t have beaten the man so badly.” “He said I was the offspring of a canine species of the fem de sex.” “No sufficient provocation. Should not have been so severe. Should have got a warrant. Any other excuse?—must punish severely.'” “Aes, your honor, he accused me of being a Republican.” "Did he? the scoundrel! Called you ycu, sir—called you a Republican?—lf you had shot the scoundrel dead no jury in the world would have found yoa guilty. I dismiss the case.”

‘l’S’ chool master, after giving one of his scholars a sound drubbing for speaking bad graramer, sent him To ths other end of the room to inform another boy that he wished to speak to him. and at the same time promising to repeat the dose if he spoke to him ungramatically. The youngster, quite satisfied with what he had got, determined to be exact; and thus he addressed his fellow pupil; ‘iThere is a common substantative, of the masculine gender, singular number, nominative case, and in angry mode, that sits perched upon tho eminence at the other side of the room, wishes to raliculate a few sentence* to you in the present tense.” The London Patriot says: The Roman Catholics have nearly doubled their priests and chapels in England and Scotland, since 1851. There are nearly fout times as many converts as there were fifteen years ago, and there more than fifteen hundred priests in England nlone. Cg-The journeymen painters of New York some time since determined to ask their employers to establish eight hours as day’s work in that occupation. On the first day of the present month the request was accordingly made, and has been granted. Big Dog.—A gentleman residing in the vicinity of Memphis has, it is believed, the largest dog in the United States. It is an imported Siberian blood hound, seven feet eight inches in length, thirty’ three inches in hightb, sixteen inches across tho chest, and weighs one hundred and eighteen pounds. He is eleven months old, of pure white color except the mouth and throat, which is, inside, of a jet black, and is remarkably efficient as a watoh dog at night, though entirely harmless, even to strangers, by day. Notwithstanding his great size, this beautiful animal is as active as a cat. Some of the London merchants have instituted a custom of charging an admission fee to their stores. .The lady sight seers can enter by paying a small fee, and examine all the latest styles and costumes without making anv rurckr.-j'-s I unless disposed to 4e sr>.

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