Decatur Eagle, Volume 11, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1867 — Page 1

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ATTORNEYS. JAB. C. RBAXYAN’. HOM KB J. RANSOM. BRANYAN & RANSOM. Attorneys at Law, Claim A Insurance Agents. Also, Notaries Public, DECATUR, INDIANA, References.—Hon. John U. Petltt, Wabash, Iml.,- Wm. H. Trannnrl, ~ Hon. J. R. Coffroth, First National Bonk, Oapt. U. D. Cole, Huntington, Ind., Hon. H. B. Sayler, In iianapolis, Ind. ttS'J.C.BaAXTAR iiDsputy Proeccuting Attorney. __ vlfnl9tf. D. D. HELLER, Attorney at Law, BBOATUR, INDIANA. Will practice his profession anywhere in Indiana or Ohio. OFFICE.—With Dr. Borg, over Spencer & Meibers’ Hardware Store. .JAMES Re 8080, .Attorney at Law, ■A-ZNTSD Pension & Bounty Agent, DECA TUUR, INDIANA. Draws Deeds, Mortgages and Contracts. Redeems Lands, pays Taxes, and collects Bounties and Pensto-s. OFFlCE—Opposite tire Auditor’s Office. • vlQnCtf. OrSTUPABAKER, Attorney at Law, Claim & Real Estate Agent, DECA TUR, INDIA NA. Will practice law in Adams and adjoining counties; secure Pensions and other claims against the Government; buy and sell Real Estate; examine titles nn<l pay taxes, and other business pertaining to Ron] Estate Agency. He is also a Notary Public, and is prepared to draw Deeds, Mortgages and other instruments of writing. vlflnlltf. .REALESTATEAGENTS. JAMBS. R. LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT. DECATUR, INDIANA, lADA ACRES of good farming .I FvjLf 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 you want your land sold he will sell it for you. Fosale, no charge, vlOnfitf pnysjgiansTJ Fo A. JEBUEFF, Physician and Surgeon, OFFICE—On Second Street, over Bollman’s Store. von!stf, ANDREW SOK®, Physician and Surgeon, DECATUR, LVDIJUKL OFFICE—On Seoond Street over Spencer & Meibers’ Hardware Store. vßnl2tf. s? c. TyersTm. d?, —RESIDENT—ttye and Ear Surgeon, FORT WAYNE. INDIANA. OFFICE—Corner of Main and Calhoun Streets, opposite the Court House, vllnfitf. AUCTIO NEER ' Co m. France Would announce to 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, Opposite the Court Ilowse, DIC.ITIR. LTD,, 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. vlln9tf. MONROEHOUSE. 7 MONROEVILLE, INDIANA. L. WALKER,:::::::: Proprietor, This House is prepared to accommodate the travelling public in the best style, and at reasonable rates. nsvlltf. mfEOffifiL A. FREEMAN, Proprietor. West Main Street, near the Public Square. FORT if\3TA'E, IND. vllnllyl. HEDEKINHOUSE On Barr, between Columbia and Main Sts. FOR T IR-1 END, IND. EM KEARNS, . Proprietor. Office of Auburn and Decatur Stage linos. Also good stabling in connection with the House. vllnllyl. mayer~house. J. LES At AN, Proprietor. -Corner Calhoun and Wayne Sts., FORT WAYNE, vllnllyl. Indiana. MONROEVILLE EXCHANGE. MONROEVILLE, IND. E. G. COVERDAJLE, Proprict.r. ■* :o: Mr. Coverdalc is also a Notary Public, Real Estate and Insurance Agent. vllnllyl.

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1 IIIVGS.TIIAT NEVER DIE. The pure, the bright, the beautiful, That stirred our hearts in youth; The impulse of a wordless prayer, Thedream'pf live and trith; _J . T’h® I-ORjgiTiaftci" GGHlC’tlmlg l<s3ti -f*'™ The spirit's yearning cry; The striving after better hopes,— These things shall never die. The timid hand stretched forth to aid A brother it his need; That kindly word in griefs dark hour That prove* the friend indeed; The plea of mercy softly breathed When justice threatens nigh; The sorrow of a contrite heart, — These things shall never die. The memory of a clasping hand; The pressure of a kiss, And all the trifles, sweet and frail That make up love’s first bliss; If with a. firm, unchanging faith, And holy trust and high, Those hands have clasped, those lips have met, — These things shall never die. The cruel and the bitter ward That wounded as it fell; The chilling want of sympathy - Wo feel, but never tell. The hard repulse that chills the heart Whose hopes were bounding high,— In an unfading record kept, These things shall nffver die. Let nothing pass, for every hand Must find some work to do; Lose not a chance to waken love; Be firm, and just, and true; So shall a light that cannot fade Beam on thee from on high, And angel voices say to thee: These things shall never die. How a Convict Won Pardon. BY WM. n. BUSHNELL. “Will you never give up those trips, Terrence ? It is so lonely staying here nights, and, beside, lam fearful that some one will break in and rob the house and mur dor us all. I never say my prayers and go to bed without trembling for my own life and that of the children,” and the little woman hung upon the arm of the. strong man, begged him with tearful eyes to give up his wandering life (that of a peddler) and settle down. “As soon as I have gathered enough together, to buy me a bit of ground, or what would be better still, to emigrate to America, that blessed land of Freedom, whore, as the song says, ‘there’s bread and work for all’ and the bright sun is always shining, I’ll gladly give up carrying the pack, for it is no easy work at the best.” “Only think of the money you have in the house now, husband dear! Surely there is enough to take us across the sea—you and I and the children, and Bridget, too, if she likes to go?’ Bridget was the servant girl who helped the wife of the peddler and was her sole companion when he was away, and her eyes snapped with apparent delight when she heard the proposition. But she said nothing and “the master” continued: “It is true for you, Kathleen, that I have a matter of a hundred pounds or so which I shall leave for you to take care of, and if I have good luck this trip I promise you to either remain at home or go to America, bless her. It’s a good friend she has been to Ireland, and many’s the poor soul she has kept from starving. So take good care of the gold and the children, Kathleen, —you and Bridget,—until I come back” and he kissed his wife and brighteyed, curly-headed babies, gave Bridget the good-bye, shouldered his pack and strode stoutly away, whistling merrily. Ilis heart was light, his form strong, he had none of the fears of his wife and was looking forward joyfully to the time when he would have a little home, “a pig and a cow and patch of pratees” that would belong to himself alone, and over which no hard-hearted steward or non-resident landlord could claim control, although ho

would willingly pay his tithes to ' the church. ( Terrence O’Brien was & peddler by profession, and what wnsmalted ' a “forehanded” |nan. His family ' consisted of the good vrffo, two children, a boy of scarcely three ' j’e&rs,.a the girl of all ' work-t-Bridgdll At the start of| his marrfed lifedie had rented a lit- ■ tie cottage that stood in a lonely, ' out-of-the-way place; although he - had increased hia stores, he had { retained possession of it on the score of economy. A brave, athletic man, and -one who feared nothing human, he could not understand the terrors of his wife, Kathleen—in fact, gave them little thought. Beside robbery was a thing almost unknown among the peasantry, and who would ever dream of his having a large amount of money in his ’ wretched cabin ? But it was not his custom to do so. Usually he deposited it in a secure place. So he gave the matter no further thought than to promise himself thatthis should be his lastjourney (if he did as well as he anticipated,) and tugged around, flattering the rosy-cheeked girls into purehaseing finery with which to dazzle the eyes of their beaux at the next fair. With Kathleen, howeVer, it was far different. As the night began to draw hear and the wind to creep round the corners of the cabin and whistle down the chimney with a mournful sound, she • bethought herself of the sovereigns her husband had left, and taking the bag ‘ in which they were kept from the little cupboard over the fire-place she carefully tucked it between the beds, remarking, at the same time i to Bridget, “that no one would ’ ever think of lookiug for it there.” , “No,” was the reply. “It would ' be a smart man, shure, that would be looking under the childers to i find gould.” The tea over, for they were ear- ' ly sleepers as well as early risers, the girl requested that she might be allowed to pass the evening with her sister who resided about ' a mile.distant, and the anxious wife and mother, although sorely loth to do so, at length consented insisting upon an early return. “But you will be back early, ' Bridget?” •‘Av coorse I will that same. — But don’t be’after frettin.” And the girl departed. The lone woman busied herself as best she might until a late hour but the girl did not return. In a fever of anxiety, she watched until fully another sixty minutes had passed, although it appeared to her like half a day; and then, considering it useless to remain up longer, sought her own pillow,- after commending herself to Him who is the proctor of the widow and the father of the fatherless. But she had not closed her eyes before there was a loud rap upon the ' door. “Is that yon, Bridget?” she asked, hopefully. “No,” was the answer, and her heart sunk like lead within her.— ' “No ; lam a stranger —have lost 1 my way; you must let me in. 1 “I cannot—cannot! lam a poor ’ lone woman. I dare not let you 1 in.” ‘ Yon need have no fear. As there is a God in Heaven, I will ( not harm you. lam an escaped , convict—an innocent one—and , as you have mercy in. your heart, ( open the door.” When was such an appeal made j to an Irish heart in vain ? An ( escaped convict and wanting 1 succor ? That is a talisman to o- i pen every door —to have the last potato or bite of bread forced into f the hungry mouth. Yes, it is tru- 1 ly the open sesame to an Irish i heart, and it operated so in this ( ease. j The woman arose, opened the j t door, gave the fugitive food, and { having again received his assur- ( ancc that he would do her no harm <

'but on the contrary, protect her i aud having also seen him stretch I himself upon the floor before the remnant of the peat fire, she again ' sought the side of her 'sleeping 1 children. ’ But even then she was not allow- : ed,la. At flrst hcr fears kept , her awake. Then came anither ■ loud rap for admission, and both ’ she and her strange visitor aLrose. “Is thia part of your gang ?” she asked in trembling whispers. “f cast Heaven to witness.” he answered, solemnly, “that such is not the case. Ask them what they want.” She did so, and was told that they knew she had money in the house, and were determined to have it. “Tell them,” whispered the stranger, “that you have a friend with you, and that it will be dangerous for them to enter.” “I have a friend here,” she said going close to the door, “a man who will protect me, and you had better not try to get in.” “I knowbetter!” laughed a female voice—that of Bridget, the servant girl, “I know that there is no one there except the children.’ “What shall I—shall I do ?” asked the poor woman, wringing her hands. “Tell them,” again said the stranger “that I have a pistol, and will shoot the first one that dares to step his foot within the door. God help me! I would not have blood upon my hands, but I promised to protect you with my life aud I will. Warn them yet once more. “Bridget,” shouted Mrs. O’Brien, “the friend I have here has a pistol, and will certainly kill you. I warn you to go away.” Again the bold, bad laugh of the servant girl rang out, and her voice could be distinctly heard urging them on. “It’s only talking they are.— Divil a one is there in the cabin but the children. Break down the door, and be done with it. I tell you there is more'n a hundred pounds hidden between the beds.” “Stand back,” whispered the convict to his hostess. “Their blood be upon their own heads.” Scarcely had the words been uttered, before heavy blows fell upon the door, and made it tremble upon its hinges. The self appointed protector stood a little one side calm and—firm. In either hand he held a pistol, and his manner showed that he was no stranger to their use. “Down with door!” shouted Bridget, “or else stand aside and give me the ax.” A shower of heavy blows, and it fell. The false servant girl entered, and dropped dead with a bullet buried in her brain. The foremost of the men met the same fate, and the others fled. They had quite enough of bloodshed. To leave the hopeless woman thus, was not to be thought of by the kind-hearted stranger, and though prison or transportation started him in the face, he comforted her as well as was possible, straightened the corpses, and then hastening to the nearest magistrate, told the entire story, not even denying who and what he was. The facts were too evident to even bear questioning, and as a reward for his bravery the convict was pardoned—subsequently found to have been convicted innocently and when the husband and father returned, was readily persuaded to emigrate with the family to “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Now in bne of the Western States, Terrence O’Brien has a house by the side of a beautiful river, and not far from it is another where the once fugitive convict - has a wife and children of his own to protect, and both families will give as an heirloom to their decendants the little but true story ’ of how a pardon was won. 1

• The Money Question In ConL g-ress; , The theory which Mr. Blanc, of Maine, decribes as “Messrs. Butler . and Pendleton’s theory of paying olf the five-twenty bonds in greenbacks,” from the opening debate l on the subject in tlxe House of Re- . presentatives, promises a tremen- ( dous sensation in the Republican camp, if not a clean division between the national banks and , bondholders on the one side, and the bondless rank and file of the , party on the other. ( Mr. Blane thinks tha t the adopt- . ion of the Butler and Pendleton theory, and he might say the Ste- . vens theory, of greenbacks, would , be a violation of the plighted faith of the Government, a “confidence game,” utterly dishonorable, dis- ; graceful and disastrous to the counI try. Mr. Blaine’s remedy to retrenchment and a steady advance toward specie payments. Mr. Butler, in reply, contends that by the terms of the contract the five-twen-I ties are payable, not in coin, but in the lawful money of the United States. Every dollar of the na- ; tional debt, payable in coiu, he would pay in coin, but every public debt contracted not payable in , coin he would pay in the lawful money of the United States, used in the payment of ail personal s debts. This is the issue between the bondholders and the masses of the people. How will it be decided in Congress we have yet to . learn : but that a decision in favor \ of the the theory of a redemption of all these bonds, principal r.nd interest, in gold, will be disastrous to the responsible party in power it needs no prophet to convince us. Ground was broken upon this question in the late Ohio election, , and the remarkable popular reaction in that State against Mr. Chase and his negro sufirage and financial theories was but the breeze which precedes the coining storm. We shall accordingly watch the progress and await the issue of this discussion in Congress with the deepest interest; for upon this issue mainly depends the issue of the coming Presidential election. —N. Y. Herald- — ui*fc . ■ ■ Tlie New French Arm. There is atleast plausibillity in this story that one motive for the French “pitching in” to the Garibaldians near Rome was to test the efficiency of the Chassepot rifle. If those weapons were on trial in that encounter, it must be confessed they stood the trial very well. The French lost two men killed and thirty-eight wounded ; while the loss of the Pontifical troops was small. On the side of Garibaldi six hundred were killed outright, with the usual proportion of wounded. Os course considering the number engaged, the blow inflicted on the invaders of the Papal territory was terrible. The description of how the Chassepot worked shows it to be a most effective weapon. A cor. respondent of one of the journals, who witnessed the battle, says the report was so rapid that “it sounded like the running down of an alarm clock .” The arm was discharged from eight to ten times every minute and could be fired fromtwelve to fifteen times when the cartridages were held in the hand. The wounds, mostly inflicted at short range, were severe—falling chiefly upon the breast, abdomen, thighs and knees. The Philadelphia News tells a story of the widow of a Union soldier who married again but was persuaded by her husband to continue drawing her pension. In order to do this, she was compelled to take an oath each time that she was “still a widow.” She is now i under indictment for perjury, and , the informer was the rascally bus- ( band himself. . ■ —III The hotel’kbtipers of Cheyenne have lately raised the price of i board from sl2 to sl4 a week-

Cons Meal for Butter Making.—At a meeting of tbe Little Falls Farmer's Club, at Herkimer. N. Y., Judge Owen made some remarks on feeding com meal to cows, which are reported as follows; in the Utica Herald'. . He found ’no ground feed so good for butter-making as Indian f meal; he made a number of exr periments in feeding, and the best ; results were obtained by feeding - it dry. In the state, the animal 3 took it slow, moistening it with - saliva and thoroughlyjoastkatiag - it. In feeding it wet, he thought i it passed directly to the third stom- - ach, and hence, was not properly 1 assimilated. Had a large cow of 1 the Holderness breed upon which j he experimented to see how much me»l could be fed with profit,— - F&yid that feeding two quarts at i a feed, and twice a day was all she - would bear. This, in addition to I hay, brought down the milk irt 1 large quantities. By such feed, 5 this cow yielded fourteen pounds -of butter per week. Her highest - product was forty-one pounds of - butter in fifteen days, besides thir--3 ty quarts of millk which was sav- - ed out for family use. Did not re--3 gard turnips as of much value for - milch cows; preferred potatoes, as t far more valuable to feed. 1 —-— Care of Implements.—ln rainy 2 weather, if you have your corn . husked out, it is a good plan to j see to your plows, harrows, etc., 1 and repair them if repairs are needI ed, and not let them go till wanted 1 as much valuable time is thus wasted. Every farmer should e have a small work-shop, where he f can make a handle to a plow, or head a rake, or shoe his own sled , or do a thousand such things which r nine out of ten fanners can do ! themselves as well as to employ a ] mechanic, who perhaps lives two 3 or three miles away. And you r can teach your sons, so that they 3 can use a saw or plane for many s purposes just as well as a carpenter. ’ Good, Plain, Old-Fashioned Apple Sauce.—Let your stock of 1 apples by picked over several times in the course of the winter, and all of the defective ones taken out.— Let the good parts of these be pared, and if not used for pies be made into apple sauce. Boil it in a preserving kettle, and to a pailful r of cut apples put one sliced lemon. After the apples are tender, add a pint bowl of brown sugar, and boil them gently fifteen minutes longer. Toward spring, when apples beL come tasteless, a teaspoonful of , tartaric acid, dissolved in a little water should be added to this . quantity of apple. Cheap Food.-—The cheapest and most nutritious vegetable used for food is beans. Professor Liebig says that pork and beans form a compound of substances peculiarly adapted to furnish all that is , necessary to support life. A quart of beans costs say 15 cents; half a pound of pork 5 cents. This, hs every housekeeper knows, will feed a smali family for a day, with good strengthening food. Four quarts of beans and two pounds of corned beef, boiled to rags, in fifty quarts es water, will furnish a good meal to forty men at a cost of one dollar—two cents and a half a meal. Evergreen branches taken from the forest and planted in the ground among the shrubbery and grouped low over the flower-beds, serve to give life and cheerfulness to the grounds, and at the same time are a protection and shade to the plants, bulbs, etc. — Horticulturist. Apples keep best when cool and dry. Sudden change of temperature induce the collection of moisture on the skin, which dissolves the delicate varnish with which the skin of the apple is covered, and it soon decays. The-Hbrri’cwßurw? says that the Hartford Prolific grape does better on clay than on sandy and grav- . elly soils. The opinion is based on experience. A barrel of dry wood shavings thrown into a hog-pen will absord more wet than a cart-load of moist earth.

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