Decatur Eagle, Volume 11, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1867 — Page 2

THE EAGLE. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COVXTY. DECATUR, lADIAMA. FRIDAY, JUKE 7, 1867. Democratic County Ticket. FOR AUDITOR, SEYMOUR WORDEN. FOR CLERK, A. J. HILL. FOR COMMISSIONRR, 2d. DIST., JAOOB SARFF. THE YEWS. Gen. Thomas will prohibit the arming of Brownlow’s militia. The register of voters in South Carolina will show 45.000 whites and 00,000 negroes. It is stated the President has written to John C. Breckenridge to return to the United States. The edition of the National Republican, of Mobile, of the 30th of Max', was suppressed by the military. The Vincennes*<s«;i says the arniy worm is reported to be doing the wheat severe damage in that vicinity. , Bainbridge E. Reynolds, son of General J. J. Reynolds, of Lafayette, has bpen appointed a cadet to West Point-Ex-Governor Brown, of Georgia, again urges the people of that State to accept the terms of the military re construction act A Washington dispatch advances the opinion that the Judiciary Committee is no stronger for impeachment than when Congress adjourned. The registry list, Washington, was recently re-opened. Fivethousand names were added, white and black, mostly radicals, and less than a dozen struck off. The Radicals ratified the universal suffrage act, at Washington, on the night of the first of June. White and black fraternized, marching arm in arm to the Citv Hall. Gayle, recently pardoned by the President, offered a million of dollars for the assassination of Lincoln. He is represented as a harmless demented, worth nary red, specimen of humanity. Another Fenian invasion of Canada is rumored, but the Canadians laugh at the idea and regard it a false alarm intended to assist smugglers in defrauding the Government of revenue. The attorney of the Government will quash the indictment for murder in the Surrat case, and find another charging him with treason and conspiracy. It is thought Surrat will not be tried, but finally released like Davis.

It is said the President intends to restore the mayor and ftuncil of Mobile, removed by Gen. Pope, lor alledged.neglect of duty in connection .vitli the Judge Kelly riot. This, on the strength of General Swayne’s report and opinion. Maximillion was captured by the Libcrials under Juarez on the lath of May, together with Mejia,' Castello and Miramon. It is thought tho'Liherals will'shoot him bat the opinion prevails at Washington that his life will be spared. This ends Napoleon’s scheme, of Ibtfimihg'an Empire in Mexico. I resident Johnson appeared the other'cllty in the streets ofWashi ngton without a guard ! Another link in the chain of “military necessity” is about to be wiped out. May we not hope that the Presi(leat oflhe United States appearing on the streets of Washington without a guard will soon be the rule not the exception. ■Sam. Gregory, of Delcware couunty, hung his “warmus” on a bush while repairing a worm fence. An old sow came along, and "chewed” the garment lacerating a roll of greenbacks in one of the pockets, containing $1,700. Mr. Gregory is reported to have indulged, to a limited extent, in profanity. The New York JKorZd, thinksit probable that Jeff, Davis will ag iiii become a planter, on a. .re-, duced scale, in the State of Mississippi ; that the residue of his days will be passsed in meditative seclusion; and that humiliation and broken hopes will tinge his life with a chronic sadness, under which he will ere long sink into the grave.

The Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Reveille, mentions the arrest in that town of a worthy citizen “who has long acted as a leader iu the caiiset of temperance and as a champion of the prohibitory law, for secretly maufacturing whiskey in violation of the revenue laws. No petition has yet been presented for the removal of Governor Wells, of Louisiana. The President would riot entertain such a proposition if urged, as Louisiana, having a State government, the Federal authorities have no right to remove her State officers. The President left Washington, Sunday morning, June 2, for Raleigh, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Stover, one of his secretaries, and one or more servants. No members of the Cabinet are to be of the party, so far as known. The party will be absent about a week. The first military trial under the reconstruction act took place in New Orleans by commission of General Sheridan's appointing.— It was that of John W. Walker, citizen, for assault with intent to commit murder. The report' of the trial has just been received from General Beckwith, President of the Court. Walker was sentenced to hard labor for six months and General Sheridan approved the sentence,

Captain John G. Ryan, the “mysterious prisoner,” who was arrested and confined in 1865 as the supposed John H. Surratt, is now on his way to Washington to prosecute the Government for false imprisonment The circumstances connected with his case were peculiarly trying and aggravating. He was arrested at Memphis in July, and taken in chains to Washington. Afterward, for some unaccountable cause, he was removed to Vicksburg, and confined there until the following November, when he was released. A new phase has been developed about the Booth diary. Ex-de-tective Baker declares that the diary is not in the condition it was when he first saw it. He says that it contained an account of Booth’s killing his horse in a tangled wood to escape detection, and then sleeping between the animal’s legs to get the warmth while it remained iu the dead body, during all of one night. He has published this declaration in his book, and the Judiciary Committee intend to question him again on this point; for there is nothing of the kind in the diary as just published. The buisiness of the Japanese Commissioners has finally come to light. They have, after cosiderable negotiation with the President and Mr. Seward, become purchasers of the iron clad ram Stonewall, for which they pay four hundred thousand dollars in currency. This includes the vessel and armament, and we are to put her in first class order. She is now lying at the Navy Yard in Washington. It is understood Seward was at first opposed to selling-any guns with her, for reasons of State, but the President said there was no objection, particularly to a foreign Government, from buying guns from our foundries.— Her armament consists of Armstrong guns. The Japanese leave for home in about ’.two weeks.

The internal Revenue. An interesting pamphlet, embodying some curious facts in reference to the Internal Revenue, has just been published, from which we learn that out of the whole population of the United States only 450,000 persons paid a tax upon incomes—in other words, that out of the thirty-five millions of our people, less than half a million have incomes of more than S6OO a year. The great mass of the people, therefore pay taxes only indirectly, through the duties of the imports imposed on the articles they consume. Mr. Atkinson, in the same essay, says that one of the largest railroads in the country has adopted the principle of paying to common laborers the price of a barrel of flour per week, finding this to be a more just and satisfactory mode of measuring the value of labor than the price of paper money, as it is assumed that the price of the necessaries of life are more likely to follow the price of flour than the .fluctuations of tlic currency. We are inclined to believe, however, that if the truth were there are more than 450,000 persons who oujhl to pay income tax.

I ' "—■ The Portland & Union Railroad, and Its Extension. On Saturday, .May 24th, Isode Underwood and F. M. Lottridge, came from Portland to Decft’ur, to represent the interest of Portland in the above company. They brought a statetaent giving the estimated amount of money required to grade the road and lay down the iron from Union to Portland, the sum of 362,219 58, of which sum 358,000 had been subscribed, leaving a remainder of §4,219 58 to be secured by the next evening, which was the object of their visit. They brought a proposition signed by the principal men of Portland, pledging themselves to raise an amount equal {to what we might subscribe, not exceeding 35,000, within five years alter the completion of the road to Portland. Under this novel proposition some §2,200 was subscribed on Satururday, and the residue made up at Portland, thus completing the subscription. In the issue of the Jay and Adams Republican, of May 30, we find the President of the road has given notice that the subscription is complete; that the Directors have resolved to commence work as soon as the iron, ties and material can be collected in a sufficient quantity. An agent of the company will start for New York in a few days to superintend the shipment of the iron, and arrangments are already made for the delivery of a quantity of cross ties. He also notifies subscribers to be ready with the money, as the first tram is expected to reach Portland by the last of August. The road once built to Portland, and its extension to Decatur and Fort Wayne, a distance of fortynine miles, can be only a question of time. To build from Portland to Decatur our people will give liberally. The proposition for the county to take 3100,000 in stock, submited to our people by the board of Commissioners at the April election, and affirmed by a decided majority, show that we mean something more than mere talk- — This sum together with what can be raised by private means will go far toward the completion of the road to this point. The road extended to Decatur, Fort Wayne would without delay complete the gap. Taken in connection with the Grand Rapids road now under construction, and its importance to Dayton and Cincinnati at once becomes apparent. The road is nearly on an air line from Dayton to Fort Wayne, and traverses one of the finest belts of timlxer in the west. These facts taken together with the comparatively short distance to build, are matters worthy of examination by capitalists. Its importance to the merchants of Dayton and Cincinnati once laid before them in a proper light, cannot result otherwise than in liberal subscriptions toward the completion of tlie road. Aside from its loCftltrafic, it opens up tB those two cities the immense resources of the rich peninsula of Michigan, with its vast pineries, the finest and the best grain raised in the world, saying nothing of its undeveloped, mines and tiie local trafic that would in a great measure be adsorbed by those two cities. ' ‘ We have no data to ascertain the value of the timber trade along the line from Fort Wayne to Union, but it can hardly be estimated.— We have the finest oak, hickory, walnut, poplar and ash to be found in the world, and which for years have been burned by the hardy pioneer to 'prepare the ground for the operations of the husbandman. This will cease and every stick find a ready market both north and south. To the backwoodsman transformed to a farmer, Jt opens up at once a market for his “truck,” heretofore but a nominal addition to his annual receipts, but under the stimulus of a market brought to his door, at once becomes a source of wealth. To secure the road our people must work together, subscribe lib’ erally, and tliey will find assistance in the way indicated. If they do this, but a short time will elapse until the iron horse will wake the slumbering echoes as he daily goes ■ over the course.

1 Commissioner’s Court. The following is the proceedings of the Board ofUoipmissioners, so far as passed Upon as we go to press, except that relating to roads, which, 'being of only limitecTlocal interest, we do not report: Jaeob Stacy vs. Citizens of Hartford Township—Application for license to retail intoxicating liquors ; license granted; place of business, Buena Vista. Cornelius Rodemaker vs. Citizens of Washington TownshipApplication for license as above; remonstrance by citizens.; license granted. Andrew Sorg vs. Citizens of Washington Township—Application for license as above; remonstrance by citizens; license granted. The following allowances were made the Assessors of the several townships, for assessing their respective townships: Union, William May, §SB 00 Root, Lyman Hart, 70 50 Preble, Jacob Yeager, 58 00 Kirkland, John Hower, 41 25 Washington, Harlo Mann, 118 00 St Mary’s', Samuel Teeple, 70 50 Blue Creek, Christ Kauffman, 75 50 Monroe, Robert E. Smith, 75 50 French, Alonzo Sheldon, 68 00 Hartford, John Chrisman, 78 00 Wabash. David. McDonald, 85 00 Jefferson, John Abnett, 45 00 Lyman Hart vs. Adams County —Petition to repair Bridge; petition not granted, and the County Auditor ordered to make sale of the bridge in its present condition to the highest bidder. This is the bridge built across the Saint Mary’s river at the Ball farm. In the case of Meitz vs. Board of Commissioners, the Board will cause an order to be entered of record authorizing the County Auditor to audit the accounts of those who have similar claims to those of Meitz, upon the persons having such claims making the proper application to the Auditor, or something to that effect, As we gojto press the Board have not acted upon the proposition to tax the people §IOO,OOO for building a railroad through the county. We think the tax will not be levied this session, but an order entered to do so at the proper time, so that we will have some basis for an agreement with any company undertaking to build a road.

Wool.—The market has not as yet fairly opened for wool, and little if any yet offered, though for the last few days there has been considerable inquiry as to price by the wool.growers. It will probably range from 30 to 40, and choice lots of fine, w’dl handled, 45 ednts per pound. Our farmers have not paid that attention to. keeping their sheep from getting covered with' burs, cleansing the wool and handling the fleeces neatly, that they should. A little attention in this respect, which would cost comparatively nothing, would repaid in the increased price their wool would command. II . Escape of Convicts.—William H. Cook, who, with Theodore Dennis, was sentenced to the penitentiary from this county, at the May term <’f the Comt of Common Pleas, 1866, recently escaped from the Northern Prison, by being headed up in a barrel or cask, and is still at large. His confederate Dennis, is reported sick in the prison hospital, liis confinement seriorisiy affecting his health, and has made a proposition to make a full confession, If the authorities will pardon him, and thus save his life. Let us have it by all means. The Union League Club of New York resolved, in relation to Horace Greely’s going bail for Jefferson Davis, that it was not a matter of which the Club was called upon to take cognizance.— They also resolved that Davis should not have been admitted to bail. The Club, in its aetipn to- ; ■wards Mr. Greeley, has thus properly rebuked that narrow partisan spirit which is always trying to interfere, in all parties and sects, with the individual freedom and independence of their members.— With all the talk about liberty in this country, the liberty of indi-. viduab thought, speech and fiction, unfettered by cither enemies or friends, is not as, lyell understood as itisiu England. Liberty, in the view of Urge munberp of our citizens, ih the liberty tdfbrcc othhr men, by public opinion and bylaw to think, speak, and act as.the majority think right und proper.

The Uoud. The the body of the uu which Jett’. Davis wa» liberated, to wit: ig Tlie condition jot’ thitfrt 'cognizance is siwli thatjf theßtoid Jv(| fersoiiTJavTs, shall, per son, well and truly appear at the Circuit Court of the United States for tlie District of Virginia, to be held at Richmond, in the said district, on tlie fourth Monday of No- ’ vember next, at tho opening of tho Court on that day, mid then and there appear.fromday to day, and stand to abide ’and perforin whatever shall be then :uui there qrdered and adjudged, in respect to him with said Court, and not depart from the said Court without the leave of the said Court in that behalf first hail and obtained, then the said recognizance to become void, otherwise to remain in full force. Taken and acknowledged this 13th day of May, 1867. (Signed) JEFF'N. DAVIS. Horace Greeley, New York. Augustus Schell, New York. Aristides Welsh, Philadelphia. David K. Jackson, Philadelphia. W. H. McFarland, Richmond. R. Barton Haxall, Richmond. Isaac Davenport, Richmond. Abraham Warwick, Richmond. Gustavus A. Myers, ‘'Richmond. Wm. W. Crump, Richmond. James Lyons, Richmond. John A. Meredith, Richmond. Wm. H. Lyons, Richmond. John Minor Botts, Thomas W. Doswell, Virginia. Janies Thomas, Jr., Richmond. The name of Horace F. Clark, of New York, was added, he having sent a note for that purpose. IMP O The Mobile RiotsThe account we give from the Mobile papers respecting the allegeded riots show how mpnstrdusly the public has been decifed by the exagerations of the Herald correspondent, whose dispatches were published by all the city papers with the exception of the World. They were so one sided and sensational that we threw them out when sent us in the usual course of business from the Associated Press office. The Post, of last evening, is compGlleu to admit that Kelly acted like a poltroon in running away; and the Commercial Advertiser takes the same view of the affair. There were no incendiary appeals to the Mobile press previous to the meeting, and the accidental disturbance was deplored next day by all the papers for the text it would give Northern radicals to belie the whole people of the South. It is provoking to the last degree that a sensation; al penny a liner like this Herald cortespondentnhould set the whole country by the ears with his malicious inventions. The changes will be rang on this theme by the Tribune and Phillips and Company from now Until the meeting of Congress, and no ’radical paper will take the trouble to tell the true story of the comparatively trivial commotion at Mobile.— New York World.

Indianapolis vs. Mobile. The Albany Ev ening Journal says: “Give the South proper encouragement, and a few years will show them a true people. Crush the maledictions and exactions, and a turbulent, discontented people will possess territory for years.” If a citizen of the United States sap not addregs a meeting in Mobile sefely, then Alabama can. not safely be admitted to representation in Congress.— Tribune. It therefore follows that if a President of the United States can not address a meeting in Indianapolis r safely, then Indiana can not safely be admitted to representation in Congress.— Boston Post. Matrimonial Quakbels —Last evening, a woman appeared at the Mayor’s office complaining that her brute of a husband had thrown herbut'Of thfe house with all of her traps and calamities. She gave her name as Mrs. Simon Biggs, and stated that he treated her niore like a dbg than “a wife.— She was told to call around’again this monling, whe> the City Attorney would be in and make her complaint. Biggs is not only Bigg in name, but Big(g) in stature, only tvhile his better half is a pale puny looking woman. If lie is guilty of one-half she says he is the future awaiting him, is tcrrble indeed.— Ft. Wayne Democrat. —» — ■ A recent writer has said that no nation bestows less attention on the human hair, than the Ameri-r cans. If this be said in regard to the oils and grfeases that are used, then never was greater mistake made. We are pleased to know a Remedial Medicinal preparation is now offered in the .market. It is not one of those clear colored liquids, whose Only merit consists in their ’ beauty, but of intrinsic worth, which curdsall diseaes of the scalp, restores the hair to its natural color, when gray, and causes new hair to grow where it has ifallbti out ; this isHSH’s Vegrtable Sicillian HairßeneWer. We speak of its virtues from actual use.— Nort/kcrn Gazette.

MwOlW - heAb riUASfteRS -FOB ALL KpfDS Olj- ’ CIfOTRINO, •’ HATh.fCAPg, 1 BOOTS $ SHOES, GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE, Jc., Which we are offering at GREAT BARGAINS. We have added to our trade a well selected stock of GARPITS! of Which, we will at all times, keep a good assortment, and at reasonable priceg.'Ohkv Goods :are of the best quality and styles. Great bargains are to be had in -the following articles of Staple VA * 100 Pieces Prints, from 10. to 20 cts. 100 “ Sheeting, “ 12 cts. up. 50 “ Detains, 25 cts., old Price. 20 “ Ginghams, 15 to 50 cts. Cottonades from 25 to 50c—Buy Soon. All Wool Caslmeres from 75c to SI,OO per Yard less than last Year. In presenting ourselves, under our new film, to solicit your patronage, we will only say that our facilities are such that we will be enabled, at all times, to carry out our determination to keep always as desirable a stock of Goods, in dur line, as can be found in this County; and we shall offer them at prices that will compare favorably with the Western Markets. We will pay the highast market price for . ' - ■ WOOL, •Ishes, Black Salts, and COUNTRY PRODUCE. CRABBS, MOSES A RICE Decatur, June 7. vllnOtf.

■ ■ ■ Ml W. O. SPEXCRB ’ * J. MEIBEtIS. NEW STOCK HARDWARE, ’ ./ir DECATUR,: :: : :7': :: f: INDIAjO.. Jhatches, Butts, iv. ti Screwy JTails, • Irott, DOORS & SASH, Cabinet Hariwars ftois. HAND. PANNEL. RIP & BUCK SAWS. Chisels, Aluffers, Steel Squares, Boring Jtlachines. Table ami Pocket Colley Also a great vareity of General Hardware beiAg received every day. Cable Chains, . Dog Chains, Butt Chains, Halter Chains. FABMING IMPLEMENTS, Ptotbs, Cultivators, Road Scrapers, Grain Cradles, Scythes, Ralies, Hoes, &c. : ■ ——:o:—— COOK STOVES in lie market are kept by We have also 6 large stock of good TiN WARE, which we can afford to sell as cheap as any House in flie County. Remember the place—one doof north of Dorwin & Bro’s New Drug Store. J uiiC'7,lßG7.

CABINET WARERGOMS! BARTHEL & YAGER, DECJTUI, Would respectfully call the attention of the public to the fact they kespconstantly oh band, and uianufiiyure to order, all kinds of ;r •’-retuUAiBureaus 9 Stands, Breakfast, Dining, /Side A Centre LOUNGES, CUPBOARDS, SECRETARIES, PLAIN AND FANCY" CHAIRS, fr., AH of which will be sold cheaper than at any other establishment of the kind in this county.,, -Vi. All work warranted to be made out of clear and seasoned lumber. Repairing done to order on short notice. Please call and examine our Furniture and Frioes before purchasing elsewhere. We also keep on hand or manufacture to order all and styles of We have a first class Hearse with which to attend Funerals, whenever desired, on reasonable terms. Shop and wareroom on Second Street, Opposite the Public Square. vllnOyl

Grocery & Provision Store! — :o U SCHtBMEVEBt DECATUR, - - - - - INDIANA, Is receiving fresh supplies.,of Family Groceries "eVcry week. IHs “stock consists of Coffees, Sugars, Teas, Syrvgt, JVlolasses, Vinegar, Saleratns, Spices, of all kinds, Dried Beef, Bacon Ilams, Shoulders, Salt Fish, of all kinds, Soap, Candles, Dried Apples, Prunes, Canned Peaches, & Oysters. Wooden & Willow Ware. TOBACCO 4 CIGARS, Butter, tee., In fact everything usually kept in a First Class Family Grocery, And which l will sell very cheap for cash. The highest Market price paid for all kinds of Country Produce. Cash paid for Hides. vllnOtf TIN WJIRE! STOVES! HOVER & BRO., East'sideid Str"., opposite the Clerks Offlce, MCJITIIR, Respectfully’, announce to the citizens of Adams-Couniy, and the public in general, that they keep constantly on hand a largo assortment of WOVIh. -SUCH ABOEIFCB Also a large stock of TIN AND JAPAN WARE. They are also prepared to put up LBW Rofts and Tin Snouting, and in fact are prepared to do all kinds of work pertaining to their business, in-, eluding COPPER SMITHING. Having recently enlarged by an adpared to fill alb orders in their line, of their own manufacture, either at at lower than can be furnished by any otjicr establishment in pie county. Country Produce taken in. exchange for work, i. ’ I . ylOiilitf.,. NfW HACK IINE, -FROM- - r , * Decatar to llojaroeville. Where it connects with the trains running each way. For passage enquire at the Burt-House or. Post Office in Decatur, and the Monroe House at Monroeville. ■&6rThis line is much the safest, best and quickest route from Decatur, to tho Railroad. .PHILLIPS & WALKER, ntvlllf.