Decatur Eagle, Volume 11, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1867 — Page 2

THE EAGLE. A. J. HILL, Editor. DEOATVR INDIANA. M.-wT- 1 .- . —• ——. s FRIDAY April 26, 1867. ■W^!—— -L . ■" _W." Democratic County Ticket. Fob Auditor, SEYMOUR WORDEN. For Clxrk, A. J. HILL. FvR Commbeiohkr 2d, Dist. JACOB SaRFF. GREAT EXGTEMEXT IN 'DEGATI'S! •USPICIOI'S CHARACTERS IX THE WOODS. An Attempt to Arrest them. Some things whispered in Secret. Very Pertinent Inquiries.

The usual quiet of our town was seriously disturbed on last Sabbath, the excitement for a time running quite as high as last spring when the burglars were caught for attempting to break open the County safe. The first scene opens with W. W. Moses discovering three persons under very suspicious circumstances, partially concealed in tire woods cast of Mr. Detrick Reiters and about three-quarters of a mile from town. While sauntering through the woods, Mr. Moses came unexpectedly upon a young man tying upon the ground, who immediately nrose on' being discovered, advanced toward him as if he would prevent the discovery of his companions, but the ruse failed, as their feet were noticed projecting from under a bark screen thrown access a couple of logs, ■evidently erected for the double purpose of a temporary shelter, and to hide them from the gax j of unwelcome intruders. Net liking the ■appearance of things, after exchanging the compliments of the day, Mr. Moses passed on, but after going forward a short distance retraced his steps. passing near enough to observe that they Lad evacuated their position. "Mo immediately returned to town and reported his adventure, when several of the citIscns went out for the purpose of making observations, but they were unable to find them though they were seen during the afternoon by other persons in the woods adjacent to town, but further west than when first dis-

covered. .During the day rumor with her many tongues was busy, and by some means it was ascertained that five men had broken jail at Vanwert, on Friday night, among them Nicholas Potts, but the news did not come through’ Jack Bear, who arrived here about 8 o'clock on Sunday morning, and we might add the passengers that left him above town were careful to say nothing of the jail delivery. Strange! About dark two men —all that were seen— Potts being one, as was afterwards ascertained, came to town, called at George Fetick’s livery stable, but not finding the proprietor coms out of the alley on which it is situated on to the street, met Mr, Jesse Niblick and inquired for Fetick. Suspicion was at once aroused that the mysterious strangers wore the jail birds of Van- j wert, and accordingly arrangements were at once sat on foot to cause their arrest, but before this could be accomplished they met Fetick and his confederates who gave them the signal of danger, when they turned and fled, passing through the crowd, most of whom were ignorant of the character of the parties, and offered no impediment to their flight. A vigorous pursuit at once began, but the darkness concealed their movements and ensured their safety. Seeing they were about escaping Captain Chubb fired several shots at them from his revokver, but instead of calling ahalt it only accelerated their speed. At this juncture the excitement was intense, and for a short time there was great danger of Judge Lynch holding a special term of his court, but the sober second thought prevailed, •nd prevented the enactment of a scene which we hope will never be our painful duty to chronicle.

In this connection it becomes our duty to inquire why were tho feelings of the people so , wrought upon? Why were they so e.vasperated ' at Fetick and his confederates? There are, we think, good and sufficient reasons why the popular mind became so excited as to nearly take the law into their own hands, and it is time that things whispered in secret should be unfolded to tho broad light of day, that the accused may refute the suspicions resting upon ( them, and avoid offence in the future by furn. i Jghing no ground to rest suspicion upon. But, what, we would inquire, are these suspicions that invariably 'point to certain partie s? . Let us retrospect. The burglars who last spring made the nt- I tempt upon the county safe confessed that they had a plat of the town furnished them before they were within one-hundred miles of Decatur, containing all the particulars required by them. They also state! that they were guarded by persons living in town, while they made the attempt upon the zafe. This testimony is corroborated by the facility with which they procured tools from Jackson’s sawmill, Bailey’s blacksmith shop and Shraders marble shop. Beyond question they, were ac•empankd by partiea well acquainted with

every part of the tbwh. Tt has been a query i in the minds of the people who furnished the I information, and who stood guard? There has 1 been but bile opinion in this community as to Who they Were. If any person don’t know let them inqeire. J. C. Carpenter figured rather conspicuously here about a year since. During that time he had frien Js, boon companions—who were, they? Carpenter had many horses; Le “pick- : ed’’ one up in Mercer county, Ohio, broaght i the horse hers and left him a short distance ' from town. Immediately upon his arrival he I made dilligent inquiry for a certain man, one of his particular friends—what for? Some- [ body—who?—was to take the horse off of his hands, but the pursuers were then in town and it was no time to “trade” horses. That kind of a horse was a drug just then; Carpenter was deceived, caught and sent to the penitentary. He blamed his Decatur frien Is forfaiting him .in the hour of need. Who were they? By the way, this question has never been satisfactorly settled in the minds of the people upon the hypothesis th at" Goorge Fetich is an ■ hones.t man. Look at the number of stolen horses found in his possession, and reclaimed by the owners—/our? —we believe, in a period of about one year and a-half. And so notorious hive his stables become that strangers frequently call and inspect Lis stable—for what? ztoJen horses! Why? That is what the people wish to know. *

In 1861 two young men left this town and started toward Fort Wayne, it was at the close of the day, while the earth was veiled in darkness. That night two horses were stolen at the Nine Mile House, then kept by Michal Orr. One of those young men returned home the next day, the other absented himself for a month or six weeks. Meanwhile the owner of the horses found evidence of a suspicious character sufficient to get his pay for the missing horses. Who stole these horses? Who footed the bill demanded by the owner? Why did the young man who remained at home mail his letters at Monroeville, when he wished to communicate with the other? Who were those young men? The people would like to know. This, to use the language of ths “clyfaxing” fraternity, “shoving queer,” in other words passing counterfeit money is an old game. We believe there is an indictment in existence upon which an arrest was made, and so strong was the evidence that the recognizance was forfeited rather than run the risk of a trial. Give us his name—who was it?

We might continue these paragraphs column after column, but it is needless. We think we have shown conclusively that circumstances have been transpiring in this community for years, all pointing in one direction, and toward certain parties, indicating their complicty in violations of the law that no community can overlook without doing violence to the moral obligation that one neighborhood owes to another, and that they owe to themselves. Within a circuit of fifteen miles around Decatur twenty-five horses, nt least, have been stolen during the last eighteen months, and not one of the thieves been caught and punished, if we except Carpenter who committed the crime beyond the limit indicated. Should the people submit to these outrages year after year with impunity? We think not. No man with a fine animal knows when he lays down at night whether his favorite horse will not be missing in the morning. And there are persons who are far more dangerous to the community than he who steals your horses. It is the man who stands between the thief and the law. Such men are ever on the alert for fine horses, they familiarize themselves with the habits of the owner, and furnish minute imformation of the surroundings to the thief, who is never seen in the neighborhood; he takes up his quarters in the woods, and is furnished the means of support by the “middle man,” or“go-betwecn.’’ The first knowledge the public have of his presence a horse is missing, and no clue to the thief. “Go-between’’ thinks it very strange —thieves are getting very bold, and wonders who done it. He thinksit is no use to follow, is ready to place you. on the wrong scent, and he thinks the people are making a great fuss about nothing- Thief takes the horse to one of the stations of the organization kept by a “go-between,” and gets a nominal price for j the horse. The horse is then moved accor- ' ding to circumstances, and if the owner should Ibe lucky enough to find him he is in innocent ■ hands, of course, and all there is to do is to ; bluster around a little and give up the horse. These kind of men do not confine their opera'.tions i> horses; success encourages them to ■ larger operations; safes, stores and other val- ■ uables receive a due share es their attention, and these kind of jobs are “worked up” as above indicated. The question naturally arises, have we any of these kind of men about? Arc there any indications of their presence with us?

These “middle-men" are Professors in the j school of vice and crime, and furnish many ' apt pupils who take the first downward step I under the supervision of their preceptors, un- | til they became fully fledged thieves; plunge - intoa long course of crime which finally ends in the penitentiary. Have we any Prof, of this stamp among us? In conclusion we would remark that these observations were not called forth by tho ’ events of Sabbath evening. It has been the ! work of time, and what we have had to say is but the profound co nviction of the honest : masses of the community for years. Those [ interested have endeavored to hide from pubi lie observation the calender of their offences ■ through outall its ramifications, from their first ' inception to maturity. The attempt to cover I up foul misdeeds can only be successful fora time; aooaer or later they will Coma to light,

Ito the conaUrnation of the guilty. Such >a I the lesson before us; as such we lay it before 'ourreaders, knowing full well that the citizens of this county are deeply interested, not only as spectators, but as victims. An Egcixo Scraps.—Daniel Beets, who it will be remembered was barely rescued from the water at the time J. L. Eyanson and G. ' Bates were drowned, last winter, was egged ; by the boys of town on Wednesday, and that{ i profusely. When the first eggs were thrown ; Beers called a halt and commenced reasoning j with the boys, who for a time listened.very re- [ spectfiilly, being only occasionally interrupted Iby a flying egg. Encouraged dy the—under the circumstances—good behavior of the boys,. Beers began to think he had won his case, and to make sure, changed, his tactics aud proposed to fight, which brought about further demonstrations iu the way es stale eggs, which Beers met by threatening to “hunt law.” His law hunt soon degenerated into an ignominious flight, the “shells” exploding on his beck with remarkable regularity at every step of his retreat, and when he crossed the river [ bridge he was coated from head to foot with a heavy layer of broken eggs, which were drip- ' ping from his clothes, and furnished conclu- I sive evidence of the. character of the storm through which he had passed. His offence was encouraging his wife in a shameless course of prostitution that would disgrace a Digger Indian, and supporting him. self off of the proceeds of her degredation.—■ If one half of the street rumors be true, and we should only publish that half, clothed in the most inoffensive language wo could employ, it would still bo unfit to appear in the columns of a public journal. The object of the mob was to rid the community of further exhibitions of indecency, which in itself was laudable, but i we feel it to be just and right to condemn s uch a course. A judicial investigation of the affair would have done more to prevent a rep etition of the offence than any illegal demonstration, besides it would show all the parties to the transaction, and placed them side by side for the papular will to have passed a verdict upon. Such a course would do more to prevent the repetition of the shameless occurrences of the last few months, than any argument a mob could produce.

The News. The Herald i special says the rumer still prevails in Washington that negotiations are pending for the purchase of British America by the United States, Mr. Seward proposing to give Alabama claims in part pay. An expedition is being organized by the State Department to explore Russian America and acquaint our people with the value oftheir recent acquisition. It will start abeut the Ist of next month. The Herald t Queenstown, Ireland, correspondent says there is almost a general exodus to the United States. The class of people emi grating are generally comfortable farmers. The Worlds Washington special gives an extract from the testimony given before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives relative to the arrest of John H. Surratt, whose trial is expected to take place next June. It would appear from th? evidence given by Dr. Milian that Surratt was ignorant of the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln, through a party to the plot to abduct him. The Tribune's special says Attorney Generel Stanberry is said to have recently remarked to the District Attorney of Virgini» t that Jefferson Davis must be disposed of during the coming term of the Circuit Court of the United States, which meets atßichmond tho first Monday in May. The Govjrnor of Arkansas says that she is ready to organize under the rcior.ctruction act. The futher investigtion concerning the eoin and bullion captured on the downfall of the confederacy, shows conclusively that it belonged to the rebel Government, notwithstandiny it was claimed by tho Richmond and New Orleans banks. The regular statmentof the commissioner of emigration shows-that there has arrived 33, 863 emigrants al this point since January 1, against 43, 853 during the same period in 1866.

Mexican Mews. New Orleans, Friday, April 19. Advicz from Matamoras to 13th instant, report the Liberals had captured Puebla and j Maximilian had offered to surender, but his I overtures had been rejected, the Liberals re- i fusing to grant the terns demanded by him. J«?w Yoag, Friday,.April 19: The Courant says as soon as Maximilian is out of the mix a strong pressure will be brought upon Juarez for the cession of Lower California to the United States. Tho rumors that the Liberal foreeshadbeen defeated and suffering on account of supplies i has been directly contradicted. The report of a revolution, headed by Herrera, at San Luis Potosi, is denied. Letters from President J uarez, received today, make no mention of the disturbances taken place or anticipated, Cons il Godfrey received a letter from GenI eral Corona, in reference to the operations ! at Queratora, March 15th, which state the I I Liberals made a reconnoisaueein force, bringing on an engagement which lasted eight hours and resulted in driving the Imperaiists from some possessions. Liberal force 2,600; Imperial force 10.000. Front So.atb America. A fight took plra:at Curapalty ontne2d ;of February in which all the iron clads but ' one, and tho land forces all around the lines I ! were engaged. The results to the Paraguay--1 ans is supposed to be severe, although no i lodging was effected by the attacking party. | Proposals for peace by the American Minister is being seriously considered, although not well receivsd at first. i The Brazilian navy, on Caplatta, consists I of thirty-five vessels, one hundred and fortyi' sight guns, and four thousand men.

Election of A Moke In Franklin. A corroepondet of the Ciaeianati urer, writing from Franklin, Johnson county says: The Republicans of this) Franklin) township elected Nathan S. Perry, a colored mzn, supervisor of road district number fifteen, last election, over Monro Hendrcks, radical, None but black Republicans were competitors, as the district is strong Republican; and it js a query if the blackest is elected. In the days of old Democratic fogyism, when only white i men ruled, a negro could not serve in any official capacity. Bnt in the present days of progression, under the rulings of our no deplume supreme Court a negro is as good as a white man, and tho township trustees hold that the negro is eligible, and will issue his certificate of election.. The above fact might induce some to’ thiak old Johson had become Africanized but such is not the case.Tbr the strength of the Dem ocraey i raining, as evinced, in the last election. This township is Republican, but the county is Democratic, and next fall her majority will assist in wresting the State from Republican corruption and inthrallment. Politics on Behring’s Straits. Now that Russia American is to be a part of the United Statesf there will, no boubt, be a great scramble for offices among the Esquimaux of a political turn of mind. Perhaps j Congress may be persuaded to admit it as a I new State and the hospitalities of Congress I will be shared by Esquimaux prepared with long speeches to enlighten the world about fish oil and the fur trade. At any rate ateritorial government will be erected at an early day, and the delegate from New Archangle he given his five thousand dollars pay nud twenty thousand dollars mileage per annum for silting in the House and listening to the eloquence of its members. Twenty-five thousand dollars s year ig enough to mako politics lively among tho Esquimaux, to whom the right of suffrage will at once be extended, and stump oratory and torchlight precessions will soon be at a premium among the icebergs, Who is the first can<Udate for Tentorial Governor, and who does not want to be postmaster and collector of customs at Sitka?— Philadelphia Ledger. A Horrible French Idea—Gas Manufactured Out orDead Bod - ies. It seems a scrions thing to make light out of death, yet some disgustingly practical French savon proposes to littcrally perpetuate that eormity. His theory—advanced through the i medium.of La Gazette Medical de Lyons— is that human bodies are at pesent wasted, when they might as well be utilized by distillation into gas, to be used for illum'n.Med purposes. He remarks, in a sort of grimly humorous vein. ,'Coal is being exhausted, and since the human carcass is capable of supplying a gas of good illuminating power, why should it not be employed to this end? In India, they say. the idea is a’ ready realized. By a proc ss of combustion in retorts, a corpse of ordinary dimensions may be made to yield twenty-five cubic metres of illuminating gas, which, at a cost of twenty-five centimes per cubic metre, would give a value of about eight francs foradecoased friend of about medihm s'ze.”

A Revolution In Hayti. Hayti has once more gone through i revolution. Fabre Geffrard, who was President a short time ago, being unable to contend against the insurgents, has resigned, and withdrawn from the country, An new P?ovs>onal Government has been formed, of whieltSalnave, an ambitious rival, is the chief, lie wiil probbalybe elected President, and may hold the office for a few months, when he will be superseded by some new aspirant, and perhaps" by Geffrard himself. The latter has been the President ofHa, ti since 1858, and in 1865 he was successful in suppressing an insurrection in which the Salnave was the leader. At that time it was supposed that the spirit of insure rection was totally beaten down, as Salnavefled. The uncertainty of such expectations is shown by the present result, wh ; ch after two years of banishment brings Salnave back and puts Geffrard to flight. Hayti seems to be a kind of second Mexico.

The Blockade Banners before the Ju die ary Committee. The Charleston members of the famous blockaderunuing firm, Frazer, Trenholm & Co, have been served with subpoenas to appear before the Judicary Committee on the 10th of next month. This looks bad for tho chances of the impeachment project. Tho object of bringing up the blockade runners is to see whether th* President can not be made a plrty to certain corrupt compromises wnicb are alleged to have been entered into with them by the government. Our own opinion is that the inquiry will result, like Mr. Ashley’s investigation into the alleged correspondence between Mr. Johnson and Jeff. Davis, in—a mare s nest. All this is very foolish. It shows not only a weak case for impeachment, but discloses a vindictiveness of spirit which can not fall to produce a violent reaction —jV. K

AQeer Will. We have heard of a rather queer will which was lately admitted to probate in one of the counties bordering on the tipper Cumberland. A wealthy old citizen had two sons, one of j whom was in the Federal army, and the other ; in the rebel ranks. During the early part of I the war, the gentleman was taken suddenly ill, I and wishing to divide his property equally between his two sons, bequeathed to Henry, the federal soEief. all his slave property, embracing about fifty negroes, and to Thomas, the boy in gray, the entire landed estate. He died and thus the will stands Both brothers lived to return fiom the war, and the gallant soldier of the lost, cause, being perfectly satisfied that slavery was no more, generously divide thed lands with his brother, and both are living happily together, and arc bitterly opposed to t he radical progra nme. ■ »i m Senator Wilson’s Interview | With Henry A. Wise. Garbled and incorrect accounts of an inter- 1 view between Senator Willson, during his late ! ! visit, with General Henry A. Wise, have I been published. The Senator admitted the ’ chance of obtaining the negro vote for the rad- ; icals was not so favorable as he anticipated.; lie expressed his amazement at the quiet of the negro celebration on the 3d of April, and ‘ stated were such a thing to occur in New York j there would La a consequent bloodshed and riot. Wise repeatedly asked him would the late reconstruction measures be a finality on j the part of Congress, but- he could not be in- . duced to commit himself by a direct reply. —H. i r . Herald. g General Sherman is going to the Roly Land. Senators Chandler, Ben. Wade, Dick Yates and others of tiie radical persuasion, are going to the plains on -a buffalo hunt. Men will follow thoir inclinations, az far as possible.

Estray Notice. Taken up by Abraham Bawkj’, a dark red st«er, »upp«>«”d to be three years old in the ‘pring. light hern drooping, white on the belly, with no marks or brands perceptible Appraised at fourteen dollars reported by E. Conkle, J. P., of Wabash township, attestJOHN AL-CONN EL, Feb Ist, 1867. Clerk. Nonce~to Non-ResidenU. Id the Court of Common Pleas of Adams Cdunty Indiana, May Term, 18G7. Harmon M. Eldrige> vs. S- Divorce. Harriet J. E!dridge ) It appearing frem affidavit tied in the above entiled* cauie thst- Hlrriet J . Hid-id ge is a non-resident es t hr-State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said Harriet J. Eldridge that she be nnd appear before tiie IlonJudge of the Court of Common Ple_sof Adams county. on the first day if the next regular term of said court, to be held nt the Court House in the town of Decatur commencing on Monday the 26th day of August, 1867. and plead by answer er demur to said complaint or the same will behei.nl and determined in her absence. Witness inv hand and ser.l [ti] of said court this J9th day of February. 1867. JOHN McCONNEL. CPrk. Feb. 22d, 4w. A. i-. Hnt Deputy. Notice to Non-Residents. Stile of Indiana, A4uns county; in the Adams Circuit Court, August Term, 1867. Sideny C. Bloombuff *| vs. I Attachment. Stephen J. Taft <fc ( Daniel M Beers It appearing from affidavit filed in ths above entitled cause that Stephen J, Taft nnd Danniel M Brers, the abora named defend ant are non-residents ofthe state of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby givei the said de fcintoiihs of the filing and pendency of this in attachment, that they Ho and appear WJfore the lion. Judge of the Adnnis Circuit Court, on the first day of the next regular term thereof, to he begun and held at the Court House hi the town of Decatur on Monday; the 26th dny of Angust. 1867, and plead by answer or demur to said proceed tug, or th« same will be hoard and detenu hied in their absence. Witness my name and the seal of said court, this 19th dav cf February 1867 JOHN’McCONNEL Olerh. Feb.22d,4w. A. J.Hill, Deputy.

Notice to Non-Res denls. slate of Indiana. Adams coun.y, in the Court ol Common Pleas of A lams county. May Term, 1857. Jonathan K-lley jr. vs. | Complaint. Elizabeth Gettis Jacob Gettis Charles Gottis E’izabeth Gettis I Phoebe Getiia J I*- appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause that Elizabeth Gettis Jacob Gettis, Charles Gettis and Phoebe Gettis are non residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the above named defendants of the filing and pe- iency of this proceeding, and that they be and ap pear befjro the lion. Judge of the Court of Common Pions of Adains County Indians, on the first day of the next regular term thereof to be begun an-l held at the Court Hou-e in the town of Decatur,'■n Monday, Augu’t 26t i. 1867,and plead by answer or demnreto said complaint or thy same will be heard deturui inediu theirabsenee. Witness "my name and seal of said court this ! 9th, day of February, JOHN McCONNEL Clerk. Feb 22d,5w. A J. Hill, Deputy. License Notice. No'ice is hereby given to the citiz ns of Washington township. Adams county Indi um, i hat George Smith will apply to the Board of Commissioners or m iu a m. <nm next session to commence tn the first Monday oi March, 18 >7 at the court House in said jCount/, for a license, for one year, to sell vinous malt ami iii'oxl Tiling Vquors. in less qnan’ity than a <Jirirt,at an I in the building owned by the unde signed, situated on the following described premises in the town of Decatur, Washington to vnship, Adams county Indiana, to wit; commencing at a paint on S’cend street, thirty six feet smith east of the north-east corner of i lot number sixty one. in said town of Deeatur, thence running southwest at right angles with second street fourty feet, thence south east paralL 1 with second street, thirteen feet; thence nor ill east parallel witht“e line first discrib.-d forty feet, : thence north east along second to the place of • beginning thirteen feet, to be used as a barer i age on said premises. Feb 8,4 w. GEORGE SMITH.

Commissioners Sale. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned commissioner Appointed by the court of Common Pless of Adam’ county will sell at private sale at his law office in the town o r Decatur in the county of Adams in the State of Indiana oian 1 after'the 9th, day of Aftrch A. D. 1867. Tne fellowing described Real Estate to wit: The north west qn liter of the north west quar ter of section twenty five ( 25) the ea«t hilf of the north east quarter o! section twenty six the east h ilf of the south east quarter of section twenty-three and the west half of lie south west quarter of sec ion twenty-four all in township twenty Uro (25) north of range fourteen east in the County of Adams in the State of Indiana containing in all ,8) acres subject to the life estate therein of Janes Aspy ; which his been assigned the record of whieh i assignment, may be found on Order Book 'of court of common pleas of Ad inn county: j Said sale will be made on the following Terms i one third Vie purchase money in hand one ' third in one,year one third in two years with I interest on defered payments to be secured by notes to satisfaction of the unde-signed. DVID STUD BKRR Feb Ist, 1867, Commissioner. Estray Notice. Taken up by Jcsbo Rumel, Union township, a white sow and eight pigs, marked with slit iin left car and up lerbit in the sama An : praised at fourteen dollars; reported by G. D. j Bucket, J. P. Attest. I ci«]».

NEW BAKERY. Merryman & Archbold/* Would raapcctfnßy inform the public tha| the best of 1 BREAD, ROIXS, PIES, CAKES, CRACKERS, ETC., can -tall times Im had at their cstnb'isl mc-nt Cak? and Confectionary furni-hed private families and parties on short notice. CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES ~ ~ AKI) . CO N P’E aTION BR? I ’ kept constantly on hand, The p.ttronaga of Ute public XpspecUully so * B-ikerv. east side Second street, opposite J. Stoops Harness Shop. * . T New Wagon Shop! Frederick, lieitz. VFFOt LD announce to the public that he ta v V prepared to manufacture on shert notice and reasonable terms, C.UHfiAGES, BUGGIES, W.IGOJF Spring Wagons, etc , etc., made to ordchave on hand a good supply of seasoned It m tier,and will warrant all my work, and drfw competio.l in workmanship and prices RE P A IRING ! done on short notice, and the most reasonsbl terms. Give me a call. Hiop. in the o Democrat” Office, south side of M«di-on ■ netweea Front and Second sfieets, Drc*»u I»4'» ua - Sept. 22,a. 18C5-' New Planing- Mill. DECATUR, INDIANA. In the buildiay formerly known as Nuttinan'b Aihery.

■ :0.-— : — undersigned is prepared to dress all kinds of lumber used f ur building purposes, ou the shortest notice. Lumber brought I from a distance dressed so that it can be taken back the same trip. Charges reasonable vHI-i.27, NUMBERS'A BLACKBURN’. ‘ PLANING MILL, DECATUR, IND. Attheold FORNAX MILLS. All kinds of lumber dressed to order, such rloortng Ceiling, Siding, Wide Lumber etc.. I ersons bringing lumber from a distance can get ltdressed and take it baek-thc same trip. . D.O.J.WKSON. vlo-n:5-ly. Proprietor. wnorwrfMor ' IAJIE undersigned School Examiner, will hold 1 .4 public examinations at his office,in Deca tur,on tho last Saturday ofeach month, and on Saturday. Oct .13, 1C66. “ Nov. Ju «« ” Dec. 8, spbFtai>. T ie School Law positively prohibits exami. nation upon any other day than that set sparer public examination .arid requires all teachers to present to l he Examiner a certificate or good character, from a Township Trustee,"of s uno other preminet citizen. _ S, C. BOLT.MAN. June 17. Iyr S. E. AC. David Studabaker, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLAIM & REAL ESTATE AGENT DECATUR, INDIANA. Will practice law in Adains arid adjoining counties, will secure pensions and other-claims against the government, will buy and sell Real Eslat?, examine titles and piy taxes, and do till other business pertaining to Reni Estate agency- He is also a Notary Public, and is prepared to draw deeds, mortgages, and other instruments of writing. June Blh. t 866. yJO-tll-ly.

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