Decatur Eagle, Volume 11, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1867 — Page 1

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OFFICIAL OTRECTORY. District Officers. Hon. RobH Lowry,,. •■ - Circuit Judge. T W Wilson, Circuit Prosecuting Att y. Hon J. W. Borden,.. Com. Pleas Judge. J. S. Daily, Com. Pleas Prosccut’g Att y. County Officers. W. G. Spencer, * Auditor. John McConnel, Uierk. Jesse Niblick, Treasurer. W. J. Adelsperger,Recorder. Jarnos Stoops Jr., .... Sheriff. Conrad Reinking, 1 Jacob Sarff, >.... Commissioners. Josiah Crawford, J Town Officers. Henry B. Knoff, Clerk. D. J. Spencei, William Baker, Marshall. John King Jr., ) David King, STrustees. David Showers, J

Township Officers. Union.—J. H. Blakey, Trustee; E. B. Looker and George D. Hackett, Justices; Win. May, Assessor. Root.—John Christen, Trustee; Jacob Bottenberg and Henry Filling, Justices; Lyman Hart, Assessor. Preble. —John Rupright, Trustee; Abraham Mangold and John Archbold, Justices; Jacob Yeager, Assessor. Kirkland.—Jonathan Bowers, Trustee; 8. D. Beavers and James Ward, Justices; John Hower, Assessor. Washington./—John Meibers, Trustee; Jacob W. Grim and Samuel Merryman, Justices; Ilario Mann, Assessor. St. Mart’s.—Edward McLeod, Trustee; 8. B. Merris, Samuel Smith and William Comer, Justices; Samuel Teeple, Assessor. Bluecreek.—Samuel Eley, Trustee; C. M. France and Lemuel R. Williams, Justices; Christian Coffman, Assessor. Monroe.—Joseph R. Miller, Trustee; Robert McClurg and D. M. Kerr, Justi- . ces; Robert E. Smith, Assessor. French. —Solomon Shull; Trustee; Lot French and Vincent D. Bell, Justices; Alonso Sheldon, Assessor. Hartford. —Alexander Bolds, Trustee; Benjamin Runyan and Martin Kiser, Sen., - Justices; John Christman, Assessor. Wabash.—o. H. Hill, Trustee; Emanuel Conkle and James Nelson, Justices; David McDonald, Assessor. Jefferson.—Jonathan Kelly Jr., Trustee; Justus Kelly and John Fetters, Justices; Wm. Ketchum, Assessor. Time of Holding Courts. Circuit Court.,—On the Fourth Monday in April, and the First Monday in November, of each year. Common Pleas Court.—On the Second Monday in January, the Second Monday in May and the Second Monday in September, of each year. Commissioners Court.—On the First Monday in March, the First Monday in June, the First Monday in September, •and the First Monday in December, of each year.

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ATTORNEYS. D« D. HELLER, .Attorney at Law, DECATUR, INDIANA. Will practice his profession anywhere in Indiana er Ohio. OFFICE.—With Dr. Sorg, over Spencer & Meibers’ Hardware Store. vlons2tf. JAMES R. 8080, Attorney at Law, Pension A Bounty Agent, DECATUUR, INDIANA. Draws Deeds, Mortgages and Contracts. Redeems Lands, pays Taxes, and collects Bounties and Pensioxs. OFFlCE—Opposite the Auditor’; Office. vlOuGtf. D. STLDABAKER, Attorney at Law, A.WX) Claim & Real Estate Agent, DECATUR, INDIANA. Will practice law in Adams and adjoining counties; secure Pensions and other claims against the Government; buy and sell Real Estate; examine titles and pay taxes, and other business pertaining to Real Estate Agency. He is also a Notary Public, and is prepared to draw Deeds, Mortgages and other instruments of writing. vlOnlltf. REAL ESTATE AGENTS? JAMES R. 8080, LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT. DECATUR, INDIANA, ACRES of good farming ,* JLfCa l and , several Town Lots, and* a large quantity of wild land for sale. If you want to buy a good farm or wild land he will sell it to. you. If you want your land sold he will sell it for you. Fo sale, no charge. vlOnfitf ~ PHYSICIANS. F. A. JEI.LEFF, Physician and Surgdon, DEMTIR, IJVIDMJK& OFFICE—On Second Street, over Bellman's Store. vßnlstf. ANDREW SORG, Physician and Surgeon, DECLfTOI, INDIANA. OFFICE—On Second Street over Spencer & Meibers’ Hardware Store. vßn42tf. S. C. AYERS, M. D., —RESIDENT—OCIJLIST * JURIST, FORT WAYNE. INDIANA. OFFICE—No. 80 Calhoun Street. vlln9tf.

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SrtttM f Mini. WHAT THEM After the joy* of earth, After its songs and mirth, After its hours of light, After its dreams se bright— What then? Only an empty name, Only a weary frame, Only * conscious smart, Only an achtng heart. After this empty name, After this weary frame, After this conscious smart, After this aching heart, What then? Only a sad farewell To a world loved too well, Only a silent bed With the forgotten dead. After this sad farewell To a world loved too well, After this silent bed With the forgotten dead, What then? gliimlUntensi.

J. WILKES BOOTH’S DI A BY. The President Requests a Certified Copy-Stanton Furnishes It—lts flail Contents. Washington, May 20. So much has been said about the spoliation of the Booth diary since tiie charge was made by General Butler, in Congress, that now the people generally, and almost without an exception the leading journals, demanded the book be it important or unimportant Upon representing to Mr. Johnson all circumstances and of the general detaund &at the diary be printed, in order fhai the people may for themselves judge of ike and merits of the controversy about this book, the President gave his consent that a copy be published. The President himself, never having seen the diary, had some days ago ordered a certified copy to be made, which was accordingly a few days ago furnished. lam permitedto send you a copy of the record as certified to by the Judge Advocate: [copy,] Executive Mansion, ) Washington, May 9, 1867. f ■ The Secretary of War will please furnish the President with a certified copy of the diary found on the body of J. Wilkes Booth, together with a succinct statement of all the facts connected with its possession by the war department. [signed] Andrew Johnson. War Department, ( Washington, May 14,1867. f Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith a copy of the entries contained in the memorandum book found on the person of J. Wilkes Booth at the time of his capture, certified to by General Holt. Judge Advocate General, who has possession of the book, together with hfe report in relation thereto. ’ The memorandum book was first seen by me about the 26th day of April, 1865, shortly after Booth’s capture, and a few hours before his remains reached Washington. It was brought to my house by Provost Marshal Baker and another person, who was, I think, Lieutenant Colonel Conger. The book was then examined by me in presence of General Eckert, Assistant Secretary of Wax, and was found to contain only the entries certified by General Holt; also some photographs of females.— Immcdiaately proceeding the entries some pages appeared to have been cut out, but there was nothing indicating what had been written thereon, or whether anything had been written, nor when or by whom they had been cut out. Immediately after a careful examination of the book and its contents, it was placed in the hands of General Eckert, in the same condition as when I first saw it, to be delivered to the Judge Advocate General, in whose possession, after its delivery to him by General

Eckert, I am informed and believe it has continued until the present time. The last time I saw the book was some time lest winter.— It was then before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, and was, in all respects, in exactly the same" condition as when I saw it first, without any change or alteration, so far as I could discover, in its contents. General Eckert reported to me that upon receiving the memorandum book from me he scaled it up and locked it up in hia safe, and it continued in his possession until .he delivered it to the Advocate General, and that it was then in the same condition as when it was brought to my house by Baker. Very respectfully Your obedient servant, Edwin M. Stakton, Secretary of War. To the President: The following is a copj’ of the writing, which was in pencil, found in the diary taken from the body of J. Wilkes Booth: J. Holt, Judge Advocate Gen. Ti Amo, April 13-14. —Friday the ides. Until to-day, nothing was ever thought of sacrificing to our country’s wrongs. For six months we had worked to capture ; but, our cause being almost lost, something decisive ayd great must be done; but its failure was owing to others, who did hot strike for their country with a heart.

I struck boldly, and not as the papers say. I walked with a firm step through a thousand of his friends, and was stopped, but pushed on. A colonel was at his side. I shouted “Sic Semper" before I fifod. In jumping I brpke my legI passed all liis pickets, rode sixty miles that night with the bone of my leg tearing the flesh at dvejy jump. I can never repent it, though we hated to kill. Our country owed all her troubles to him, and God simply made me the instrument of his punishment.— The country is not what it was. April, 8, 1865. —This forced Union is not what I have loved. I care not what becomes of me; I have no desire to outlive my country. This night—before the deed —I wrote a long article, and left it for one of the editors of the National Inteligencer, in which I fully set forth our reasons for our proceedings. He is the government

Friday, the 21st, after being hunted like a dog, through swamps and woods, the last night being chased by gunboats till I was forced to return, wet, cold, and starving, with every man's hand against me, I am here in despair and why ? For doing what Brutus was honored for, what made Tell a hero, and yet I, for striking down a greater tyrant than they ever knew, anr locked upon as a common cut-throat My action was purer than either one of theirs.— One hoped to be great. The other had not only his country’s but his own wrongs to avenge.— I hoped for no gain. I knew no private wrong. I struck for my country, and that alone—a country that groaned beneath this tyranny, and prayed for this end, yet now behold the cold hand they extend to me. God can not pardon me if I have done Wrong, yet I can not sec my wrong, except in serving a degenerate people. The little, the very little that I left behind to clear my name, the Government will not allow to be printed ; so ends all. • For my country I have given up all that makes life sweet and holy brought misery upon my family, and am sure there is no pardon in the heaven for me, since-man condemns me so. I have only heard of what has been done, except what I did myself, and it fills me with honor. God try and forgfve me- and bless my mother. To-night I will once more try the river with the intent to cross,

though I had a greater desire and almost a mind to return to Washington, and in a measure, clear my name, which I feci I can do. Ido not repent the blow I struck. I swear before my God but not to man, I think I have done well, though I am abandoned with the curse of Cain upon me. If the world knew my heart, that one blow would have made me great, though I did desire no greatness. To-night I try to escape these bloodhounds once more. Who can read his fate ? “God’s will be done.” I have too great a soul to die like a criminal. Oh! may He spare me that and let me die bravely. I bless the entire world. I have never hated or wronged any one. This last act was not a wrong, unless God decrees it so, and it is with Him to damn or bless me, and from this brave boy with me, who often prays; yes, before and since, with a true and sincere heart, was it a crime in him ? If not, why can he pray the same ? I do not wish to shed a drop of blood, but I must fight the course.’ Tis all that's left me. Upon a piece of paper found in the diary, and supposed to have been tom from it, is written the following. My dear—(piece torn out). — Forgive me; but I have some little pride. I can not blame you for want of hospitality; you know your affairs; I was sick, tired, with a broken limb, and in need of medical advice. I would not have turned a dog from my door in such a plight. However, you were kind enough to give us something to cat, for which I not only thank you, but on account of the rebuke and manner in which to(piecetorn out}. It is not the substance, but the way in which kindness is extended, that makes one happy in the acceptance thereof. The sauce to meat is ceremony; meeting were bare without it. Be kind to accept the inclosed 85, although hard to spare, for what wc have received.

Mogt respectfully, your, obedient servant. report of the judge advocate, GENERAL. Bureau of Military Justice,) May 14, 1867. f Respectfully returned with the copy asked for. The diary purports to be one for 1864, and the leaves cut or torn from it probably contained entries of that year, and were thus destroyed by Booth himself. It is absolutely certain that the diary is in all respects as it was when it came into my hands; and Colonel Conges, who was prominent' in the. pursuit*and capture of Booth, after having carefully examined it in my presence on yesterday, declared its condition to be now precisely the same as when he took it from Booth's body, after he had been shot, the writing in it being the same, and all which it contained. Conger was examined before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Reprercntativcs to day. J. Holt, Judge Advocate General. j«-It is announced that the Great Eastern will not return to this country to make another trip the speculation being a complete failure, She sunk about 350,000 on her first trip. It is stated that the French Company which chartered her have collapsed, and no ftmds are forthcoming to pay either the tradesmen who refitted the ship or the seamen who navigated her. /grHon. George Bancroft, the historian, has been appointed, by the President. Minister to Prussia, to sncced Gov. Joseph A. Wright, deceased, and has accepted the appointment. Mr. Bancroft was formerly Minister to England. /ST Why is nibbled cheese like concluded treaties! Because it has been ratified.

Buried Alive. A Washington correspondent of the Boston Transcript tells the following story; A gentleman of New Albany, Floyd county, Indiana, a respectable and perfectly credible man, now a clerk in the Pension Bureau, Wasliington, was formerly a soldier in Company F, Fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteers. In 1862 he was stationed at St Louis. While there lie was taken down with the smallpox, and apparently died; placed in a coffin and immediately entomed. As the soldiers’ tomb was rather rapidly filled, five other coffins were soon piled on his. He lay there two aifd a half days, when he became somewhat concious, and fris first feeling was a suffocating sensation. His screams alarmed the German sentinel guarding his tomb, who, frightened, ran, dropping his gun which was discharged. The report aroused Mr. M. still more to a sense of his condition and awful location. He redoubled his screams, bringing a rush of soldiers to the tomb, who soon got him out and relieved him from his teriblc confinement. He is confident he should have suffocated in fifteen minutes. He says that though never concious of his dreadful situation, his mind was always active, and his sensation was unspeakably delightful—seeming to float through scenes of surpassing beauty, amid strains of delicious music, such to usc his own words, as he nfever heard since. For obvious reasons he does not wish his name to be published, but your correspondent will vouch for his character.

Defines His Position. The Fat Contrbutor, thus defines his position on the great questions now agitating the country. “ I am aware of the necessity of knowing just where a man stands in these times whiph try men’s soles —as well as the upper leather.— To begin with, I am an old HenryClay Whig, of the Polk School.— I believe in the Hard Cider Platform of 1840, during which I cast a somewhat colored vote for Jackson. I voted against the assassination of Lincoln, and am in favor of the immediate impeachment of Jefferson Davis. I favored the Maine Law until they fired on our flag, together with several of our flagstones, when I went in for a vigorous prosecution of peace.— I am in favor of woman’s rights, if it is a good looking woman and she writes to me. I don’t know much about the Monroe Doctrine, and as for horse Doctoring I don't know anything at all. I wouldn’t vote to oblige a Mormon to have more than one wife, and am opposed to introducing cholera into the Teritories. Igo in for a tax on waterfalls, and am willing to allow chignons a representation in Congress on the basis of population. Finally, lam in favor of allowing the negro to vote in South it is the only way to make treason odorous." JSFThc Government has just sent out a party to survey the section of country between the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains through which the Central Pacific Railroad will pass. The country there is but little known, and high anticipations are entertained of practical results likely to follow from this expedition. It consists of ten persons, who will be protecen by a military escort from San Francisco. The party comprises geologists, botanists, zoologists, etc., and the survey will be off the highests scientific character. The belt of country to be examined is nearly one thousand miles long and two hundred wide. The expedition begins its labor at Virginia City. Throe years will probably be occupied in completing the survey. The great organ for the Mormon temple at Salt Lake, will, it is said, consume 20,000 feet of lumber in its construction.

Mail Gleanings. In the Paris Exposition, at an English jeweller’s stall, are some diamonds so finely cut that by mere pressure the air is excluded from the surface of the stones in contact with the glass, and in this way they adhere to the under side of the glass in the show-case, although they seem to be lying outside. A woman who thought they were scattered loosly on the surface, recently tried to steal them by throw ing her pocket hankerchief over them carelessly, while she was apparently looking at something else. Those who noticed her was amused by her surprise and chagrin when she found that the diamonds were not to be swept off. A bit of sharp practice has been going on not a thousand miles from, Utica. A man contracted to purchase a farm. The “ forfeit” was five hundred dollars. A few weeks subsequent to this transaction, a third party came and offered the original owner an advance ofjifteen hundred dollars for the farm. The seller “ backed water” and paid the forfeit, when purchaser No. 2 “ didn’t want to bny.” As the man who received the forfeit money has made two or three thousand dollars in that way within a short time, it is entirely safe to conclude that the ways to make money are as numerous as holes in a- skimmer. The yong Men's Christian Association at Chicago, Illinois, furnishes fluids to pay postage on all letters that are droped into the Post Office without stamps, through carelessness or otherwise, and thus prevents their being sent to the Dead Letter office. A printed slip is affixed to each letter informing the rcceipient how the postage was paid, and inviting him to contribute to the Association, and sometimes the response is quite generous. The Michigan Southern Railroad, to fill a “ sink-hole,, of forty rods under its track in Northern Indiana, has dumped in two acres of earth, averaging ten feet in depth ; three acres of timber and brushwood; the ditchings and scrapings of fifty miles of railroad track for about eight years past; the old tics of about one hundred miles of repaired track; and about three thousand car loads of gravel; besides the forty rods of embankment, from four to six feet high, that was made before the sinking occurred, The work of filling seems now to have been accomplished. A small sensation has been created in a limited religious circle in New York by the discovery that two there both delivered sermons, word for word identical, on the same day. The inference is that they both, by a singular coincidence, made the same selections from their libraries, or that they purchased from one professional manufacturer of the article, who “manifolded” them. The brother of the Tycoon of Japan has arrived at Paris, with his suite, to attend the Great Exposition. This heir to the throne of Japan is about 16 years old, is small and appears to possess a serious disposition and an observing mind. His suit, in. his presence, maintain the strictest ceremony and defference. A Japanese nobleman always stands near him with his sword unsheathed and elevated. The prince intends to spend five or six years in traveling in France, England and America, to learn the languages and complete his education. Joseph R. Masters, late of the navy, writes to the Galveston News that Lieutenant William M, Tolbert, of Shenandoah notority, who disappeared at the close of the war, has turned up in command of a large vessel in the East India waters, and made himself famous by having laid a wager of 82,500 that J. Wilkes Booth is still alive, and won the money. The bet was made at Calcutta, and for some mysterious reaon was decided to belong to Tolbert. Orders have been issued in Council for the prevention or restriction of the ravages of the rinderpest, which has again made its appearance, and prevails in some of the counties of England,

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