Decatur Eagle, Volume 11, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1867 — Page 1

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ATTORNEYS. JAS. C. BRANYAN. HOMER J. RANSOM. BRANYAN & RANSOM. -Attorneys at Law, Claim & Insurance Agents. Also, Notaries Public, DECA TUR, INDIANA, References.—Hon. John U. Petitt, Wabash, Ind., Wm. H. Trammel, Esq., Hon. J. R. Coffroth, First National Bank, Capt. U. D. Cole, Huntington, Ind., Hon. H. B. Sayler, In lianapolis, Ind. J.C. Branyan is Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. vl 1 n!9t f. dTsHselver, .Attorney at Law, DECATUR, INDIANA. Will practice his profession anywhere in Indiana or Ohio. OFFICE.—With Dr. Sorg, over Spencer & Meibers’ Hardware Store. vlOns2tf. JAMES R. 8080, -Altorney at Law, -A.JSTT3 Pension & Bounty Agent, DECATUUR, INDIANA. Draws Deeds, Mortgages and Contracts. Redeems Lands, pays Taxes, and collects Bounties and Pensio-s. OFFlCE—Opposite the Auditor's Office. ♦ vlOnfitf. D. STUDABA KER, -A.ttorn.ev at Law, -A.JNT3D 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 oertaining 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, LICENSEU REAL ESTATE AGENT, DAOLI TUR, INDIANA, I/IDA ACRES of good fanning ,VVV land, 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 vou want vour land Sold he wiil sell it for you’. Fo sole, no charge. vlOnfitf PHYSICIANS. F. A. JEELEFF, Physician and Surgeon, RECITER, IJTDIMM' OFFICE—On Second Street, over Bollman’s Store. vßnl-stf. ANDREW SORG, Physician and Surgeon, DECITIR, I.Fni.lA'.l. OFFICE—On ScoondStreet over Spencer & Meibers’ Hardware Store. S. C. AYERS, M. D., —RESIDENT—and Ear Surgeon, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, OFFlCE—Corncrof Main and Calhoun Streets, opposite the Court House. vllnOtf. AUCTION E ER. C. M. FRANCE Would annonnoeto the public that he is a regularly licensed auctioneer, and will attend all Public Sales, whenever requested, upon addressing him at Wilshire, Ohio. hotels" MIESSE HOUSE, Third St., Opposite the Court Dowse, DECATIR. urn., I. J, MIESSE,::::::::::: Proprietor. In connection with this House there is a Stage run to and from Decatur and Monroeville, daily, which connects with trains running both ways. vllnOtf. MONROEHOifSE; MONROEVILLE, INDIANA. L. WALKER, : ::::::: Proprietor, This House is prepared to accommodate the travelling public in the beet style, and at reasonable rates. nsvlltfi_ MAIN STREET EXCHANGE. A.FREEMAIV, Proprietor. West Main Street, near the Public Square. FORT UMV.rE.I.Vn. vllnllyl. HEDEKII’IIbUSE On Barr, between Columbia and Main Sts. FORT WAYNE, IND. ELI KEARNS, Proprietor. Office of Auburn and Deoatur Stage lines. Also good stabling inooanection with the House. vllnllyl. MAYER HOUSE J. LESAlAN,Proprietor. Corner Calhoun and Wayne Sts., FORT WAYME, vllnllyl. Indiana. MONROEVILLE EXCHANGE. MONROEVILLE, IND. E. G. COVERDALE, Proprietor. Mr. Coverdale is also a Notary Public, Real Estate and Insurance Agent. vllnllyl. ,

DECATUR, INTO., FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 1867.

MUSINGS. I love to stay among the tombs, To read of those that were, And though no sound comes from their graves, I love to linger there. I love to roam in some green wood, Far from’the haunts of men; To watch the fitful shadows come, And hear the gladsome wren. I love to sit on rock-bound coast, And watch the fading sail Sweeping the waters dark and deep, Careering with the gale. I love to climb ‘.he mountain steep, And sweep with manly stare, The acres broad of duke or lord, Down in a valley fair. I love to sit in happy homes, And watch the’children play: And note the prattlings of the young, The wisdom of the gray; But most I love the churchyard lone, To read of those that were; For though no word they speak to me, I love to linger there. ItudUnma The Grave of Braddock. Among the many things which time has brought to light is the answer to the oft-repeated query, “Who killed Braddock ?” During that memorable retreat of the British and provincal troops, Braddock ordered that his troops should not protect themselves behind the trees. One Joseph Fausett presumed to disobey this order, when Braddock, in. a passion, struck him with his sword’ Tom Fausett, who was but a short distance from his brother, saw the whole transaction and instantly shot the General through the lungs. The Hon. A. Stewart, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, says his father often heard Fausett acknowledge this. After Braddock fell his body was carried by the troops for four days, when he expired.— He was interred in the middle of the road, so that all of the soldiers, wagons and horses might pass over and obliterate all vestiges of his grave from the eyes of the savages. About twenty-nine years flgo some laborers, who were repairing the road, came upon the remains, and after taking a number of the most prominent bones reinterred the others. Some time afterwards the scattered, tones were collecteb and sent to \Pe.ile’s Museum, which was in Philadelphia at that time. Braddock’s grave is in Fayette county this State, and is marked by a plain shingle nailed to a tree, where part of the bones are interred. This is the only monument which serves to point out to the traveler the last resting place of the proud and brave but unfortunate victim of Indian warfare.— Philadelphia 1 Press. Gerrit Smith, the orignal abolitionist and first bondsman for Jefferson Davis, is out in a letter explanatory of his action. He says he deemed himself under a moral obligation to bail Davis and declares his belief that Davis’ acts during the rebellion did not quite constitute treason, that the North was quite as responsible for the war as the South, and that the South already suffered more than enough. He opposes confiscation and even goes so far as to recommend a loan of fifty millions dollars by the General Government to the Southern States, at a moderate interest, to enable them to repair the losses of war. Mr.— Smith’s sentiments are those of forbearance and charity. Illinois is a very wealthy State and the Auditor General reports that for 1867 the value of its meat cattle is $14,154,597; sheep, $3,510,777 : hogs, $5,224,552; manufactured articles, $2,240,536, and bank stock, $2,270,326. Total, $32,387,788. The value of horses in the State foots up more than all combined, the figures being $32,578,523.

General Grant’s Politics. Any authentic item of news relative to General Grant’s politics must be a matter of interest to the reading world at this time—something like a chapter on the source of the Nile or the exact whereabouts of the North Pole, or other revelations concerning a fact in physical or moral history around which a halo of mystery hangs.— If the General would take a friends advice he would give the world the benefit of hisjapinions through the medium of an interviewist from the Commercial: but like the gory and harrowing tale of the ghost in Hamlet, “This.eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood;’’ So the public are left to work the problem as best they can. Here, then, is a slight contribution, on the principle that every little helps. Among the witnesses summoned before the Impeachment Committee was Colonel Willyer, formerly of General Grant’s staff, now a Federal office-holder in New York. What he testified to, or was supposed to know deterimental to A. J., lean not say, but he yesterday met Mr. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, (a member of the Committee,) on Pennsylvania avenue, and addressing him, said he supposed it would not be necessary for him to revise the report of Lis testimony7’“No,” Eldridge said, “that would be all right.” “Well,” saidllillyer, “there is one thing you might have got out of me if vou had put the question to me, and you came mighty near doing it when you were examining me about Grant.” “What’s that?” said Eldridge. “Why,” replied llilly er, “I heard a conversation between General Grant and the President some time agro —the only time I ever heard them talk politics. Grant seemed to be very earnest about it, and bringing his hand down heavily on the table, said he (Grant) :“Afr. President, demagogues may talk as they please, but this is a white man’s government, and none but white men should have a voice in it.” Now, the above is no figment of a Copperhead imagination. It is precisely what was related to me yesterday by Mr. Eldridge, with permission to print it, just after the conversation between him and Colonel Hillyer.— Alack. Novel Carriage—Horses Inside. An ingenious idea has been carried out successfully in Cincinnati by the construction of a one-wheel-ed carriage propelled by the horses being inside. It consists of a large wooden wheel, fourteen feet in diameter and six feet broad, with footboards, for the horses to hold. From the axles are suspended seats for the passengers, which axle extends on both sides beyond the the wheel, it being only neceasary to keep them balanced. Iron stays from the extremities of the axle are carried over the top rather in front, which supports the seat for the person who drives the vehicle, which is done with the greatest ease, and it can turn in a much shorter space than a coach. A successful trial was made recently with one carrying twenty-four passengers, and two heavy draught horses, previously trained, as they are entirely unfettered by harness. A distance of five miles was performed in tweenty-eight minutes. The work of the horses is easy, as they travel on an endless plank road. What they have Done.—The radical leaders are always boasting of what they have done for the country, but there ie one thing they always forget to mention.— Hon. S. S. Cox, in a recent speech at Albany, New York, supplied this deficiency. He said: “Lee’s army, Johnston’s army, Stonewall Jackson’s army, and all the rebel armies combined, have not plucked one star from the old flag. [Applause.] This was left for the radical Congress to perform. The have done the work. [Applause].” This is the chief work consumated by the party in power.

Wliat they Said. We asked a girl what she wanted most, and she replied, “a lover!” j We asked a wife what she want-' ed most, and she said “kind words from my husband, and children to ! bear his name!” W e Ask eff a troy whatrhe wanted ,- and he said “a sweetheart and a happy home!” We asked a miser what he wanted, and he replied “gold, more gold!” We asked a gadding woman what she wanted most, and she replied, “dress, and more news to tell my neighbors!” We asked a mother what she wanted, and she replied, “my darlings to love me!” We asked an affianced what she wanted, and she said, “my chosen one to be true to me!” We asked an old man what he wanted, and he said “rest, and a decent burial” We asked a working man what he wanted, and he replied, “light taxation, and a chance to make a comfortable home for my loved ones!” We asked a New England raanuufacturer what he wanted, and he replied, “legislation and tariffs to make me rich at the expense of the West and South!” We asked a coward who dared not fight, but speculated during the war, what he wanted, and he siad “go d interest on my bonds—support at the expense of working men!” We asked a soldier what he wanted, and he said “peace, now that war is over!” We asked a man why he was a Republican, and he replied, “Office and stealing!” We asked a pulpit preacher what he wanted most to make him happy, and he said, “political influence !” We asktfd God what He wanted, and He said— ‘'Peace on earth and goodwill toward all men!”— La Crosse Democrat. Patronize Advertising Houses. One who knows what he is talking about, discourses in this wise: When we see a business firm giving publicity to their particular branch of the trade, we argue that such a house is alive to the requirements of the time. It implies not only keen sagacity, but likewise that sort of liberality which is sure to attract the attention of the trade. Many establishments forego the benefits of advertising from a spirit of mere penuriousness. They reason in this way. “Should we incur an outlay of SSO or SIOO or SSOO, possibly we never get it back —thenit would be so much thrown away.” These are timid men always, and properly belong to a past generation. The true men of business, appreciating the fair advantages of being represented in newspaper columns, look upon advertising as “bread cast upon the waters”, —and should he find no immediate fruits of his expenditure, he rests at ease, being fully satisfied that it “will return after many days.”— Exchange. The Newest Frfak.—ln fashionable life here is to have all marriage ceremonies undergo a preliminary rehearsal before the wedding comes off, so that there be no faux . pas when the congregation, or aud- 1 ience, are present. We have had 1 several of such rehearsals of late, i with the music, the parson and the i bridesmaids thrown in. Jenkins 1 says if things keep on at this rate, i we shall by and by have prelimi- 1 nary courtships, and all that. It 1 is a pity that the upper ten thou- 1 sand don’t hire the theater or the 1 opera house at once, and be done with it. What’s the use of having places of worship desecrated with , such fooleries ?— Exchange. Copperhead.—The last and best definition of this word, as applied politically, has been given by a chap in Elmira, N. Y., as we learn from the Gazette. *‘A Copperhead,” i said he, “is a man whose mouth is t too small to swallow a nigger!” I

The Presidential Eletion. If all the Southern States are ' admitted, the full electoral vote ’ will be three hundaed and seventeen ; absolute majority required, ! one hundred and fifty-nine. Revolutions never go backward, and the present one witt progress steadily, bringing in under the con- ■ servative banner other States, and ! conforming by increased majorities those that have already cut adrift from radical rule. No one, it is presumed, will deny that the following States are absolutely lost to the radicals for the next Presidential contest, viz: j California, Connecticut, Delaware Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. They poll one hundred and nineteen votes, leaving forty to insure an absolute majority. With present prospects, can there be any doubt but that they can be readily obtained ? Indiana and Illinois give twenty-nine votes. Will not both these States wheel into line ? When we see in one year a change of 15,000 in thj radical majority Massachusetts, may we not even hope for that fossil State, and still more so for New Hamshire and Maine. Then th?re are several of the northwestern States who undoubtedly will cut loose from radical rule within the coming year and it will be impossible, with all their hardihood of action and defiance of the Constitution, for the extremists to negroize all the Southern States, so that some of them will not undoubtedly vote for the conservative candidate.— Though it will take some time to reform the Senate, the radical rule will be destroyed in the next House, and all power for further mischief taken from them. Let us then be thankful for the bright skies above. We have an abiding conviction that the Republic is saved.— National Intelligencer. What Ben. Wade thinks of the old Clothes Speculation. The Cincinnati. Commercial publishes a long article, headed “An evening with Ben. Wade,” from which we extract the following: “During the conversation, the subject of Mrs. Lincoln and her recent disgraceful conduct came up, and, remembering that Mr. Wade was one of a committee appointed ■by the two Houses to investigate the pecuniary’ condition in which Mrs. Lincon’s family was left, and report a bill for their relief. I asked him if it was true, as stated by Mrs. Lincon, that Mr. Lincoln left little or no property behind him. “No,” said he, “it’s a d—d lie. We looked into that matter very carefully. The Illinois men wanted us to give her one hundred thousand dollars, and we agreed to do so, if it appeared that she really needed it. We sent for the administrator of the estate, and he testified that Mr. Lincoln left seventyfive thousand dollars in government bonds, or something like that, besides some little productive property in Springfield, Illinois, in all, about one hundred thousand dollars. We thought, then, twenty-five thousand dollars would be enough—the same that was paid to the widow of General Harrison. Mrs. Lincoln was very well off, and didn’t need, even, what she got. She took a hundred boxes of something or other—l don’t know what—away with her, and the Commissioner of Public Build- j ings swore there were fifteen other boxes that she wanted to carry off, and he had to interfere to prevent her. At any rate she cleaned out i the White House. I didn’t know ] but she was going to run a big ho- t tel, with all she carried off.” I A Boston paper announces that < sixty pounds of cents were deposited in the contribution boxes of a church in a neighboring city a few days ago. There were over three thousand of them. _ _ . < The Memphis and Charleston j railroad has paid its indebtednes to c the Government, amounting to i half a million. s

Vales of Liqcid Mancre^ —J. I L.Hersey, of Tnfteuboro, N. H., I treats on this subject as follows: “A great effort should be made by every intelligent farmer to preserve the liquid portion of his manure. When allowed to run off, the most active portion is gone. The greatest part of a superabundant crop, or, in other words, the increase of growth which is in our power can be obtained exclusively’ by this means. When it is taken into consideration that with every pound of ammonia that escapes a loss of sixty pounds of corn is sustained, and with every pound of wheat might be produced, the indifference which some farmers show is truly incomprehensible. The quantity of liquid manure produced by’ one cow, annually, is equal to fertilizing one and one-quarter acres of ground, producing effects as durable as do the solid evacuations. A cord of loam saturated with urine, is e- ■ qual to a cord of the best rotted manure heap is left openly exposed to wind, rains and sun, thus losing the best of the heap. This should not be; if you wish to go up hill farming, and see your farm improve, and good crops repay you for your toil, then protect your manure heaps from the weather. A barn cellar is very’ desirable for this object, but in some locations this cannot be had; still you ’ can put up a shed to protect, and make use of muck to soak up the liquid manure. The farmer who • cannot see why’ his farm deteriorates must consult his manure heap, and I think an : answer will be had—‘starved cat- ■ ’le and starved land.” I T — » . Keeping Potatoes.—-Potatoes that I wish to keep for summer use , I would gather into pits of twenty , bushels each, and give them a cov- ; cring of long rye straw six inches . in thickness, and a light covering ■ of earth at first, increasing it at t the approach of cold weather, and . leaving a small vent in the top of . the pits, secured from the liability of wet by a board or some other covering. They should be taken out of the pit in early’ spring, put into barrels, headed up and placed in a cool cellar, or ice room, where the temperature is low enough to keep them from sprouting. In all my manipulations, I woiill han- , die the tubers as carefully as I would apples. In this manner pc-l tatoes, I maintain, may’ be kept until new ones come again, and be nearly fresh as when first dug.— If thus preserved, we could justly criticise the cook who should be so foolish as to stick a knife into a tuber before it was placed on the table ready’ to be eaten. Soaking Corn for Horses. —A correspondent writes to the Prairie Farmer as follows: “One of the best farmers that I know saves one third of his com. by soaking it, before he feeds it to his horses. His plan is this : He places two hogsheads in his barncellar, secure-from the frost, fills them with ears of corn and pours in water enough to cover them.— When well soaked he feeds out of one to his horses, and by the time this is exhausted the com in the other hogshead is well soaked. The cobs becomes so soft that the horses cat them with as good a relish as they do the corn, and they require only about two-thirds as much corn as when fed without soaking. There is no doubt that the cob eaten with the corn renders the diet more wholesome. A certain amount of coarse feed is necessary to the health of annimals. Salt as Manure. —Many of our readers, doubtless, have a small pasture in which they keep a cow and occasionally’ turn a horse.— Many of these pastures have coarse grass growing in them, while in other places the grass dries up quickly on approach of warm and dry weather. All such pastures will be greatly improved, and often the coarse grasses will entirely disappear, if a harrow is passed freely over back and forth during this month, and salt at the rate of eight or ten bushels to the acre be spread over the ground.

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