Decatur Eagle, Volume 10, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1866 — Page 2

THE EAGLE A. J. HILL, Rontofc. DEO A TUR, INDIANA. FKiDAY, June 16, I sue. Democratic State Ticket. MCRITaM CT STATS. GENERAL M.AHLON D. MANSON, of Montgomery. AUDITOR or 'TATE. CBBJBTAIN G. BADGER, of Clark. TREASURY OTSTATB JAMEBB. RYAN, of Marion. ATTORNEY OBNERAL. JOHN R. COFFROTH, of Huntington. SUrEMNTBFDBNT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. R. M. CHAPMAN, of Knox. CGVNTY TICKET. FOB represent stive, JAMES R. 8080. FOR TBSafCUB. JESSE NIBLICK. T' B RECORDER, M. V. B. SiMCOKSFOR SHERIFF, JAMES STOOPS, Jb.

NEWS ITFMS. Trouble is anticipated between the white* and negroes in Florida, growing out of <he tale of reb'-l lands for taxes, and it it feared a collision may occur at any time. The cate oi Jeff Davis will be called before the United States District court, Richmond, and the District Attorney Chandler will move a continuance. Il granted, an effort will ba nude by the opposite, counsel to procure bis release on bail. Ths life size equestrian portrait of Gen. Scott, ordered by the State of Virginis, painted by Edward Thayer of Switzerland, and which they refused to accept when the General refused to j iu the Confederate cause, is now in the Capitol, Washington. Forty thousand three hundred emigrants hnded at the port of New York in May, which sum d e> not include three thousand seven hundred landed irom the cholera ships now lying in quarantine. The British Minister, at Washington has demanded the surrender of the Fenion prisoners captured, but it is expected the demand will not be complied with.

The Treasury Department ht« ordered a circular io be sent to every postmaster receiving a salary of over 8600 from the office, requiring him to show that he has paid his income tax. A fire occurred in Manchester, Eng land, lately, destroying property to the amount of 5’500,000. The Government has positively refund to surrender the Fenian prisoners in our possession, d-tcsnded by the British au thoritie. The Brn»ilii»n| have lately gained important advantages over the Paraguayans.; so much so that it is thought the war is virtually a: an end.

Fenian Mews, The Fenians who crossed over in'o Canada 'torn the neighborhood of Buffs 10, and captured Fort Erie, in cocseqnence of the Governm nt interfering and preventing any further attempts at crossing were compelled to retreat, and recross into the United States. In a collision which occurref between the British and Fenians the former were seveiely handled, by as inferior force of Fenians.— Quite a numb-.r were killed and woundel on both sides. In recrossing a few were taken prisoners, among them Col. O’Niel and staff, and are reported to have been roughly treatid by the British. In recrosring a large number were taken pris oners by the United States forces. The Feniansclaim that they have secomplisie 1 all they intended irFcroasing over in the neighborhood of Buffalo, that it was only s feint; that the real point of aitack is along the line of the St. Lawrance. Considerable bodies of them nave bten concentrating opposite St. John threatening Montreal, others at Cornwall. There is a camp of Fenian* near Ogdensburg and 81. Albans.

Every effort is being made by the United States authorities to preserve neutrality, and orders l ave been i?»urd to arrest all prominent Fenians. The nap Jure of arm* end amunhion from the Fenians by the Government is the worst drawback to the enterprise. Could the Feuisns arm and »qnip the men that are rendesvouing at different points, the tn vision fould oaus* the British bet work , to drier th'-m out

A LEFT HANDED COMPLIMENT, The following is taken from the Jay and Adams county Republican'. ‘Adams county is and ha, been for year* entirely under the control o' the most corrupt and unscrupulous herd of local politicians that has ever cursed the Sate of Indiana. To show the damnable official corrupt i inn that pervades the whole body of lo | e«l < ffite holders from the hydra headed i cbqne at Decatur down to the lowest menial in the service of the Copperhead party in that County, we have only to cite the well known fact that the affida vita of 17 men are on file in an office of a Jus'ice of the Peace that in the last Go bernstorial election they voted for O. PMorton for Governor, and only 12 of their votes were counted out of the ballot box. Say, shall not such outrageous infernal assaults on the purity of the ba! let box be exposed and rebuked?” We would remark to the Republican •hat it would be better to state facts, rather than make broad assertions. It is a verv easy matter to arraign men be fore the public, but it is another matter to prove ail that is alledged, or convince the public of their truth. Besides this it soon becomes a habit, and if that habit should consist in making untruthful assertions, editors, like other mortals, goon become a« notorious for truthfulness as Fals’.aff for bravery. Z-al is commend able, and Young America is proverbial for the passionate ardor with which he exalts the virtues of friends, and paints th# blackness of his foes. This may be the case with our young friend of the Republican. and is sometimes called in newspaper parlance, doing the dirty work if the party. "eI ke io see persons, as well as parties, blow their horns loud and ; shrill, but they should not ring with sell praise, ‘-Modesty highly adorns a wo man;” we might also add that men and parlies could use it to great advantage.; We are acquainted with a party whose members for several years have inces I Santly boasted of their loyally and pa'ri otism, but we never heard any but those , interested accuse them of either, We have pursued the subject further than we first intended, for which good intentions must be our excuse. If the Republican will furnish us the names of, the seventeen men who filed their affi la vite, »a will ass'st in exposing the out-; rages mentioned.

Colonel Stillwell. We give him the tide of Coionel, because we hear other people do so, not because we ever heard of his loosing any blood or limbs in the service, and we have not yet been able to learn wh it regiment he fought in. We hear the Colonel has large treasures laid up on earth which he doubtless honestly acquired by hard labor; as to the amount he has laid up in Heaven, we have not heard any report. The Colonel, we were going to sav, is in the city. The Colonel is a connection of Morton, and a connect ion of General Caret, we unders'and. mark. General Caret, and he has absolute eoniiol, X idetie says, o 1 the appointments in this O' course, he will lake the occasion of f.is visit to the city to have diverge inter views with M ETON touchin; the family matters of the trio, Caret. Mort >n and Stillwell. This, • f course, is naturally and ought not to be complam-d of All men want to get the most they can for themselves. But. while we like Colonel Stillwell per,''nail right well, and used to like him politically, when he was a Democrat, we must tell him, with >h-candor and frankness due between friends, that there is a rumor Ont that we do not like, an I that is that he arid Mok ton and Caret are playing fast and loose with Johnson, in order lo gat appointments from him, while they run wi h the radicals at home to secure representative and senat rial places from them. If this rumor be true, and the frets shoul i ba proven 10 President Johnson, perhaps the control of ti e appointments in this S’ate might shift hands. Morton and Caret, of course will try to get » renomination for Still ell or an executive appointment.—<Ind. Hearal> [sic]. ---<>---

THE GENTLE SAVAGES HAVE A BIT OF A DISCUSSION.—A special dispatch from St. Joseph savs a gentleman, who has arrived from the plains, in the neighborhood of Ash Hollow, states that the Indians have been having considerable difficulty among themselves at a grand pow wow. Three hundred of the young braves refused to yield to the older members of the tribe, who favored going to Larimie [sic] to the great peace treaty, and painted for the war path. Whereupon the wiseheads surrounded the youngsters killed their horses, burned their tents, and killed one or two of the ringleaders, after which peace reigned among the gentle savages. ---<>---

A new line of trading steamers has been established between Richmond, Virginia, and New York, to be known as the "Old Dominion steamship line." — There are three steamers on the line, the first of which sails from New York on Saturday next.

STATE ITEMS. Murder Will Out —A Club to the Murder or tub Soldier —Our readers will remember the tocent murder of' Casper M Stiiei, a returned sol- i <her, whose remains were- found near the L N. A. and C, R R. track, three miles north of this city. The remains, it j will be remembered, were exposed to view at the south end of the court house and were buried without recogniz nion An envelope found near the scene of the | murder, came into the band aof Dr Wright, and this clue energetically pursued by the doctor, led lo the indentification as Casper M. Sgier; but no clue was obtained lo the murder beyond the ’ fact that he had left Cincinnati in company with two Frenchmen, whose names ■ were unknown. A few days since, as j noticed in the Courier, a Frenchman named De Latoret was arrested for I stealing a wagon from the Oakland House, and committed to jail. Ho was i pursued some distance, and when taken into custody begged bis captors to shoot him.

A search of his person revealed a large plain gold ring lied up inaiag.witb two twenty dollars gold pieces. The possession of the nog is supposed lo furnish a clue to the murd-r of the sol dier. It seems that shortly before the unfortunate Sgier left Cincinnati he bought two heavy gold ring' one of which he presented to a friend named DeSax. and the other he retained. The ring found in the possession of De La Foret is supposed to be the ring. Dr. Wright, who has taken a considerable interest in the matter from the first, telegraghed the facts to the friends of the murdered soldier in Cincinnati, and a Mr. II Bissagtrer, who had seen the two Frenchmen in company with Sgier before he le't for Lafayette, was dispatched to the city. He arrived, yesterday, and proceeding lo the county jail, was usheivd into the West hall, where the prisoners assembled during the day. and immediately recognized De La 1-oret, as one of the men who accompanied Sgier when he left Cincinnati. The jeweler who sold the rings will probable be able to furnish another clue, and it is not imorobable‘hat some additional evidence may turn up b-f >re the close of the w-ek.— Lafayette Courier.

Di-tresixg News.—Wa understand the butchers of this city held a meeting i yesterday, and passed a resolution ad vancing the price of first class beel to twenty cents per pound, lower grades in proportion. The price of beef is a tender subject tn th* citizent of this metropolis. The beef itself is not quits so tender. We view with alarm and disgust this j proposition to increase the price of beef. We eat bee’ —occasionally—because we like it The devil—in the shape of trichina spirals—is in the hogs, and we have turned Hebrew for the nonce. Sheep meet is very good, and healthy, but frequently tastes of wool. Beef has been our main hold, but if the butchers begin such game* as that, we shall have to abjure fl-sL and turn vegetarian, taking soup once a week, after the manner of the natives in the neighborhood of John O’Groat,s —“three dips end a wallops fol a bauble." Any person owing a good fat dog. or having a little cracked wheat for sale, will please ad dress the undersigned, inclosing stamp Donations of bran respectifully solicit* d A report of the sanitary condition o< Nebuchadnezzar, after three we*k« trial of the grass system, will be perused with interest, if inclosed— lnd. /Jerald.

House Breaking in Spescer and Dubok Counties —The Ja-per Courier states that on Wednesday night of week before last the dry good, establishment of M>*ssrs. Turnham and Hammond, of - El zabeth, Spencer county, were broken into and about * hundred dollars in : money taken from ea-l house Mr. Turnham had jtrsl hid sine painting .Tone to his store, and the thieves got some paint on their clothes, which led to their detection and arrest. We learn that two of them are now in jail at Rockport. On last Saturday night the store, of Mr. M. B Dlllen, and of Mr D W Crecelius, Os Ireland, in Dubois county, were broken into, and about fifty dollars taken from each store . Ou the sama night, the door of the county ■ i reasurer's offi e was forced open, but 'h* rascals could not get into ihe sr.le, and so they got nothing. On Sunday . night the store o' Mr. Henry Shafer at : Haysville, was entered by three men. I Shafer was in bed in the back part of the store at the time, and after thev got in he commerced shooting at them with his revolver, firing thre» shots before they got out of the store, with what effect is not known, but the men got away. and no trace ha, bet n heard of them since. .Mr Shafet is well known in New Albany having formerly resided here.—-\eu> Albany Ledger.

Desperate Fiout at Owensboro— One Man Killed-One Mortally and One seriously Wounded.— From Mr. J L Cusmck, who whs a passenge' by :he Tarascon, yesterday we learn the following Particulars of a desperate and latai recounter that occurred at Owensboro Kenlu ky, on thursd »v evening. A difficulty sprang up between a man named Goodman, a gunsmith, and several others. An attack was made on Goodman by two or three mm at the same time. Goodman drew hi< revolver and shot one of the men named McAllister, killing j Hua instantly. He alia shot a tusc

named Barkwell in ih« breast, from the effect ot which it was believ d he would die. A third man, named William Brown he shot in the leg, inflicting a serious but not dangerous wound. Goodman, it is said, acted with great coolness and delibera.ion, and after the shooting was over he deliberately packed his clothes, settled with his employers and left town No attempt was made to arrest him. We could not learn the origin of th- difficulty, or who was lo blame.— Evansville Journal

The Fort Wayne Democrat announces the death of Col. G W. Ewing, on the 29th ult. He was one of the oldest citizens of Fort Wayne, and had accumulated a large property. The Democracy of Allen county held a convention at Fort Wayne on the Sod tnst.. for the purpose of nominating a countv ticket, etc. The following are the candidates selected. For Clerk, Wm. Fleming; Treasurer, Henry Mooing; Sheriff, John McCartney; S'ate Senator, W. W. Carson; Representatives, J hn P. Shoaf and Peter Kizer; Commissioner, D. H. Lipes; County Surveyor, Nathan Butler; Coroner, John P. Waters. The Convention also selected delegates to attend the 10th District Congressional Convention, to be held at L'gonier on the 14th inst., and passed a resolution instructing their delegates to cast the vote of the county for Hon Robert Lowery, provided Hon. J.K Edgerton is not a candidate.

The Bluffton Tanner says that two men recently from Germany, while in Newville, a short timo since, on a banter, drank four lager beer glasses of brandy each. One of them died befoie morning; the other probably learned a lesson he will not soon forget. The Ranuer also spoke of ths storm last week, and eays the wind blew the house of George McDowell off its foundation and carried it some twelve or sis teen feet. Ths new store room of N Burwell, which was nearly inclosed and roofed was blown to the ground, making a complete wr-ck of the structure.

FENIAN NEWS. New York, Thursday, June 7 A di’patch from St. Albans yesterday says G n-rai Swe-ney has ordered an advance. General Mahan commands the movement, and General Spear is bringing the support. The United States regulars are represented as sympathising strongly with the Fenians. The grand movement seems to have commeneed in earnest. Fenians and supply wagons were constantly moving yesterday between St. Albans and East Franklin. Specials from Ogdensburg say the movements of the Fenians in that quarter continue brisk. Since Friday at least 1.500 have passe l through there toward the Canada border, and there is reliable information that nearly 10,000 are con cenirsted there. The United States regulars sent to De K.lb Junction to seize Fenian arms were ordered to load with ball catridges, but after they were gone forty bails were found oo the ground where they loaded. There was continued excitement last night among the Fenians fraternity. Attorney General Speed’s order to arrest all prominent Fenians, has acted unfavorable in the bro'.herho >d. Mr R iberts. President of the Fenians Brotherhood has been arrested. R .b-rts has refused to accept bail or give his parole. Us is under guard at the Astor House. Roberts has issued a characteristic address to the Fenians, denouncing the course of England during our late war, her active sympathy with and assistance to the rebel cause. He feels assured that most of the true and loyal Americans are wit i their brethern who fought tor the preservation of this republic. He bids his fellow countrymen to be of good cheer, and predicts that all will yet be well He closed as follows:

•‘No matter, my l“ll<>» countrymen, how many of us may fall, our cause will triunph as *ure as a just God lives, and Irishmen and their descendents ro . main true to the genius and valor with wl.ich our race have always been connected.” A F nian meeting announced to take place in Liberty Hall Park last even ng, did not take place. T-.mmany Hall was closed, and the Fenians were somewhat discouraged by lhe aciion of the Government. It is reported that one thousand recruits were raised yesterday for the Fenian cause It is believed large numbers have recently been sent north and thut more will follow. The Fenians are very despondent here ‘to day. The leaders say they can do little more lor their army anvsding Canada. Thursday, June 7. A St. Alb-ms special to the Herald report* the Fenians making for Stanbridge, C. E.. eeven mile* from lhe frontier. It is **id that they have come into 'possession of large quantity of ar.ns,

amnnition and provisions which have! been forwarded by agents who have been secretely collecting them from Ceaadtaa sympathisers - Rumors has it further that horses hare been found in sufficient numbers to mount a cavalry division, and that sabres were ; also plenty. New York, Friday, June 8. ' The Tribune's special dispatch from Malone last night, says the arrest of Gen- i era! Heffernoan caoeed the deepest des- , ipondency in Fenian circles. He had | i gone to the depot to load a train from : St. Albans, from which point attack was to be made at once. On reaching the depot, an old acquaintance named Major Mount, of Albany, met and shook bands with Litn. Mount then went to Major Siluey. of the United States Regulars, 1 and pointed out Hefferman as a leading Fenian, he also pointed cut Colonel Quinn, both of whom were immediately i arrested. The officers! lien proceeded to ■ the hotel and narested Genera! Murphy, i The following list comprises the arrest made: Generals Murphy and|Hefferman C plain Lynd’av, Colonel Rilley, of Rochester, St. O’Btine, Nsw York, Colonel Eason, New Jeisr-y, Colonel Buiun, Albany, Dr. Shina. Nrw York, Captain j O'Grady. Albany, Captain Joseph Mur-: ohy, Major Kmnelby, Albany, Major Conne'ly, New Jersey, Captain Fuller, | Captain Greary, Captain Glass, St. Al i bans. Two hours were given them to explain some State affairs; to counsel their men to submission to the authorities and accept transportation to their homes The men are entirely destitute

The greatest excit-ment followed the arrest, and threats of all sorts were made A man denounced as a spy was seized upon and horribly beaten under the eyes of the regulats, who lookel on without evincing the least disposition to interfere in his behalt. The officers commanding the regulars became bewildered, scarcely knowing what to do. They had had very pood reasons to believe that they could not make their men a’tack the F-nians, many of whom had served wuh them in the late rebellion Meanwhile, Major Silv-y went to Hrffermnn and Murphy, and be sought them to come out and que l the disturbance and disperse the crowd. They readily acquiesced, an ! spoke to the crowd at some length, besevcliing them 10 keep untarnished the reputation they had gained under the stars an< stripes in the war of the rebellion, by keeping quite, and doing nothing to disgrace the cause thev had now in their keeping. The crowd then qu • etly dispers d. The men are h< Id under a strong military guard, and will be probable taken to Ogdensburg to-mor-row.

The Fenians were to move along the I whole line to night, upon Monteial. Montreal Special say ail the inhabitants on the borders are leaving, with their movables, for the United States, for protection. The Seventh Fusileer regiment left for West Farnham, the probable scene of an early battle, and the Royal volunteers ' are under marching orders. It is reported that to-morrow is the day fixed for the general isisingofthe Canadian Fenians. A Buffalo special says G-neral Lynch ordered his men to return to their home, but there is a rumor current that the Fenians crossed below Rochester last night. Later.—The order to arrest the leaders of the Fenian movement has been extensively enforced and in various places the leaders have been arrested. This movement has caused the greatest despon lency, and for the time time being we regard th 1 invasion of Canada failure, although there is prob iblv more than 30.000 Fenians within st ik ng distance of the border.

Mr. Stephens* View ofthe Situation. A letter from Alexander II Stevens, e-q., dated Crawfordsville, )sdi instant, say.. "I found all things in Washington upon the whole, in as good condition, if not better than I expected. My only hope for the country is tn the next fall elections at the North. Should the President’s policy be sustained in these, all may yet be well. If not, to me the prospect of the future of this country, both North and South, is gloomy indeed. But from what I saw and heard in Washing ton, my hopes for a change next fall were greatly stimulated. lam still hopeful in thia view, but tar from b- ing sanguine.— Constitutional liberty will, in myopinion, in a great measure depend upon the result. ”

j The Springfield Republican i»vsthe practice ol wearing jeweled garters has been resumed bp the ladi-s of Paris. With lhe prevaling style ot tilling hoops, it is impossible not to see that the fashion does not prevail in this country. — Exchange. Indeed tho lilting hoops constantly enable us to see the jewel of a kg. It is rather singular that, if the white* of Mississippi are as cruel to the negro as represented, lhe Freedmen’* Bureau should send moie blacks to that State, than to ths “flee Stale*.” The New York Timet notice* that the President of the United States i» the only person a member ol Congre** can abuse and vilify, without getting out of order and incurring rebuke from the speaker.

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