Decatur Eagle, Volume 12, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1869 — Page 2

THE EAGLE. ■Est.-. '-X.-. — OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY. DECATUR, IHHAvT ; FRIDAY, MAtUH 12. The Inauguration of Graut and Colfax. The attendance of people, though large, was less than eightyears a go, owing to the absence of associations and military companies announced in the programme, and was sprinkled with the negro element to the extent of about one third. As General Grant had refused to ride with the outgoing President from the White House to the Capitol, as is customary, upon the ground that there was no eonstitu tional requirement in the case, for the same reason Andi Johnson absented himself from the inauguration ceremonies. The procession commenced moving from Gen. Grant’s office at 11 o’clock and as soon as the head of the column reached the capitol the president elect entered took the oath of office and proceeded to deliver his inaugural address, as fellows: Citizens of the United States. Your suffrage having elevated me to the office of president of the United States, I have, in conformity with the constitution of our country, taken the oath of office provided therein. I have taken this oath without mental reservation, and with the determination to do. to the belt of my ability, all that is required of me. The responsibilities of the position I feel, but accept them without fear. The of- : fice has come to me unsought. I commence its duties untrammeled. I bring to it a conscientious desire and determination to fill it to the best of my ability and to the satisfaction of the people. On all leading questions agitating the public mind, I wil always express my views to congress, and j urge them according to mv judg ment. and when I think it ad- j viable I will exercise the con , •titutional privilege of interooiing a veto to defeat measures wh’ch I opnose; but all laws will be faith fully executed, whether they mee£i mv approval or not. I shall on . all subjects have a policy to re : command, but none to. enforce a- ■ gainst the will of the people.— | Laws are to govern all alike, — those opposed to, as well as those who favor them. I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution. The country having just emerg ed from a great rebellion, manv9 questions will come before it for settkrnent in the next four years, which the nreceeding alministra tions have r. tt ver bad to deal with In meeting these, it is desirable that thev should l>e approached ; calmly, without prejudice, hate, or sectional nnde, remembering that j the frr°atest rood to the greatest n'imb«r iq the object to he attain-1 ed This requires security of person and propertv, and toleration j forrelirioiis and political opinion ; in ■ y.very n°.rt of our common i country, without regard to local prejudice. Laws to secure these will receive mv best efforts for ' their enforcement. A great debt has been contract ed in securing to us and our pos t*rity the union. The payment of' this, principal and interest, as well ( as the return to a specie basis, as soon as it is can ba accomplished without material detriment tn the debtor class, or to the country at large, must he provided for. We must protect the national honor.— Every dollar of the government, indebtedness should be paid in gold, unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. Tz»t it l>e understood that no renndiator of one farthing of pur public debt will het,trusted in jfcfblic place, and it will go fir townriT strengthening a credit which ought to be the best in the world, and will ultimately, enable ns tn replace the debt with bonds bearing l«>ss interest than we now pav. To this shonld be added a faithful collection of the revenue, a strict accountability to the treasury for every dollar collected, and the greatest practicable retrenchment In expenditure in every depart ment of the government When we compare the paring capacitv of the country now. with ten states still in poverty from the effects of war, but soon to emerge. I trnst Into greater nmaperity than rv»r before, with Denarlng capacity 25 years a-rn. and calculate what it will be 25 years hence, who can doubt the feaetWllty of paving every dollar then with more easn than we now pay for useless luxuries? Why. it looks as though Providence had *»evtnwed upon us a strong box (the precious metals locked up in the sterile mountains of the far West) which weave now forging the keys to unlock, to meet ths very contingency that is

upon tie. Ultimately, it may be • necessary, also, that the General Government should give its aid to s secure this access; but that ahould . only be when a dollar of obliga- = tion to pay secures precisely the same sort of dollar to use. Now, j and not before, whilst the question of specie payments is in aj beyance, the prudent business man is careful about contracting debts payable in the distant future, and ‘ the nation should follqw the same s rule. A prostrate commerce is to I be rebuilt and all industries encouraged. The young men of the country, those who, from their age, must be its rulers five years hence, have a peculiar interest in 1 maintaining the national honor. A moments reflection, as to what will be our commanding influence among the nations of the ' earth, in their day, if they are only true to themselves, should inspire • them with national pride. All divisions, geographical, political and religious, can join in the common sentiment. > How the public debt is to be paid, or specie payments resumed, , is not so important as that a plan should be adopted and acquiesced in. A united determination to do ' is worth more than divided councils upon the method of doing. Legislator upon this subject may not be necessary now, or even ad visable, but it will when the civil >aw is more fully restored in all parts of the country, and trade resumes its wonted channels. It will be my endeavcor to execute all laws in good faith, and to collect all revenues assessed and to have them properly accounted for and econominally disbursed. I will, to the best of my ability, appoint to office those only who will carry out this design. In regard to my foreign policy, I would deal with nations equitably, all the law requires individuto deal with each other, and I j would protect law abidit g citizens, I whether of native or forign birth, wherever his rights are jeop ardiz&i or the flag of our country floats. I would respect the rights of all nations, demanding equal respect for our own. If others depart from this rule in their deal- ! ings with us, we may be compelli ed to follow their precedent. I The piAper treatment of the original occupants of the land—the! Indians—is one deserving careful • study. 1 will favor any course llowarA-them which tends to their ; civilization, Christianization and ' ultimate citizenship. The question of suffrage is ' I one which is likely to agitate the public so long as a portion of the 'citizens of the nation are excluded ' from its privileges in any State. It seems to me very desirable that this question should be settled ! now. I entertain the hope and express the desire that it may he the ratification of the fifteenth article of amendment to the Con-1 stitution. In conclusion, I ask patient forbearance, one towards another, ; throughout the land, a determined ■ effort on the part of every citizen to do his share toward cementing i a happy Union. Andi a«k the prayers of the nation to Almighty j i God i.n, betfhlf of this consumma . tion. U. S. Grant. ! The inangnra! was received with ! satisfaction by the crowd, and at its conclusion the President was warmly congratulated by his friends, when he proceeded to the White House, where he was met by Gen. Schofield, the Vice President < and members of Graft’s staff. An i immense throng gathered in front! expecting a general recepHsn, in which they were disappointed. Th* throng at the inauguration ball was immense. It was held in the new wing of the treasury de partment. which had been especially fitted up for the occasion At half past 10 the President and I Vice President with their families made their appearance, accompanied by invited friends and the diplomatic corps, when they held a reception and received the con- • gratulations of their friertffs and 1 the crowd in general. There was |an abundance of music but little I . ’ dancing, owing to want of room. > The gentleman from Africa with r his wife failed to put in an appearance at this point: the “man and brother*’ was excluded. i The following cabinet officers f ■ were announced : Secretary of State— E. B. ’ , Washburne. of Illinois. Secretary of the Treatvry— A. T. Stewart, of New York. r Secretary of the Nary— Adolph „ E. B -irie, of Pennsylvania, .' Attorney Genera!— Judge Hoar, 'of Massachusetts. - j Portma'ter General —J. A. J. 5 Cresswsll. of Maryland. Secretary of War —Gen. Scho- ? field. , Secretary of the Interior—ExiGovernor Cox, of Ohio.

) Washburne assisted Grant in I obtaining his first regiment and J has clung to his fortunes ever since. He belongs to the family > branded with “M. C.” on thoir i “broadest parts.” Washburne; gained an uneviviabl* notoriety a-I bout a year since by an exchange of Billingsgate with Donnelly, of Minnesota, being one among the most disgraceful wrangles that ever occurred in the House. A. T. Stewart is a Scotch-Irish-man ; born in Ireland; a graduate of Trinity college, Dublin, and commenced life as a teacher. He came to America in 1843 and soon commenced his mercantile career in which he has amassed from 30 to 60 million of money.— ! Politically he has always been a ' Democrat, and during the last canvass headed a list of “war democrats” in support of Grant. The radicals do not like him. Gen. Schofield is a native of Pennsylvania, is a graduate of West Point and was a regular army officer at the commencement of the war and did gallant service throughout the struggle. Being a Democrat be was set down as a ‘•copperhead” and was removed from ths department of the Missouri, through Radical pressure, by, President Lincoln. Adolph E. Borie has never been ' a public man. He held a position in the navy, was unknown to fame, and probably as much snprised as were the Radicals at the greatness so suddenly thrust upon him. J. D. Cox is a Canadian by birth, settling upon the “Western Reserve” at an early day; he be come prominent during the war as a General. his first service being in West Virginia under Rosencrans and McClellan and winding up under Sherman. Since the war he was elected Governor of Ohio. Gen. Cox has always been ; an anti slavery man, but during i the canvass for Governor oppos ed negro suffrage, which nearly 1 ruined his ‘-loyalty.” E. R. Hoar, is of Massachusetts 1 notoriety. Aside from being Judge of the Supreme Court he i has never been prominently the public, and is about as widely unknown as the Secretary of the ] Navy. I John A. Crasswell is a Mary- ' lander by birth and a graduate of j ’ Dickenson college. At the break- | ing out of the war he was in the ' Maryland Legislature and strong I I.y opposed secession. During ' the war he become an extreme Radical. In 1863 elected to Con gress and in 1865 was chosen Senator, his term expiring Inst year. The Cabinet gives great dissat < isfaction among the Radicals and i it is thought that it will be reconstructed in a few weeks upon a more “loyal” basis. Grant kept “inure” to the last, even the members of his cabinet did uot know that they were selected to fill the positions assigned them until officially announced. The Suffrage Amendment, The negro suffrage amendment ito the constitution submitted to ; the several States for ratification, I was. last week, presented to the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and an attempt made to force it through the Legislature before the close of the session.— The Democratic members of both Houses, to defeat this odious measure resigned their seats, thus leaving the Radicals without a quorum to transact business.— The following is the amendment proposed: Be it enacted, etc., (twothirds of both houses concurring,) That the following amendment to the Constitution of the United States be submitted to the Legislatures of the several States, and Jwhen ratified by three fourths thereof, it shall be a part of the ! Constitution: Article 15. The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abritlg- , ed by the Unitid States, or by any State, on account of race, color , or previous condition of servi- ; tnde. Section 2. That Congress shall) have power to enforce this article , by appropriate legislation. Morton teleraphed to the Radi-' cals: “Pass the amendment immedi-. ately. If It fails now it will never pass ” Eager to do his bidding ( the Radicals attempted to fore* ■ the measure through ; prompt to

defeat it, as a last resort, Demq- ■ crate reluctantly resigned. This joint resolution is pressed ■ upon the people of Indiana in the face of solemn declaration of the ; Rad ical Convention which met in j Indianapolis Febcuary, 1868, that “the question of suffrage, in all the loyal States belong to the people of those States under the Constitution of the United States.” The, National Radical Convention that nominated Grant and Colfax, equally emphatic, declared that “the question,of suffrage in all the loyal States, properly belongs to the people of these States.” This was the doctrine they proclaimed, and whetx Democrats, during the late canvass, charged 1 them with favoring negro suffrage, they denied it with bitter emphasis. As we write, visions of prominent Radicals us this county flit befors us, a goodly company of them too, whose faces were flushed with indignation as they repelled with scorn the charge that they were or ever would be in favor of negro suffrage. Ths party that these men are in affiliation with now seek by unfair means to surrender the regulation of the right of suffrage of the State of j Indiana to the Geneaal Governj ment. I We wish the question to be sub--1 mitted to the people to give these" men an opportunity to denounce with their votes a measure they so unqualifiedly condemned. We wish to see whether the principles they then affirmed will stand the test when under the sound of the crack of the party whip. We wish to see them stand with heads erect and denounce this odious measure with the same vehemence thej’ did last fall or bow the knee like cravens to the dictation of party.— Wc wish to know whether they are reasonable lieings who think and act from principle, or whether party leaders think for them and dictate to them how they shall vote. In short we wish to know whether they are Men or thingt. We are opposed to negro suffrage unqualifiedly. » The people are opposed to it. It is an attempt to Myprive the people of certain powers vested in them and which should never be surrendered, except after a fair submission to the people, the proper majority had signified their willingness to surrender the question of suffrage to the Federal Government. We are opposed to delegating any more, power to the government. We are opposed to a centralized despotism ; the Radicals pot theory, which they ace attempting to secure by amendments to the Constitution. We are opposed to delegating them any more power, because they have abused the trust already confided in them by unwarranted exercise of arbitray powers, upon various occasions and under vari one pretexts. We wish to test the sincerity of those Radicals who declared, last fall, they were opposed to negro suffrage. . The evident haste with which the Radicals attempted to cary this measure through the General Assembly should arouse the people to the responsibilities now resting upon them. The resignation of ths Democratic members only produced a lull In the storm. Already the Governor has given notice of a special election to bfe held on the 23d of this month. Although thirteen days after this special election the annual township elections occur throughout the State, at which there is always a large attendance and a general expression of the people could have been olitained: though from the importance of the question involved the time would be utterly inadequate to present the subject in a proper before the people, yet it would have saved the people of the State a large sum of money and afforded at least a half a 1 chance for an expression from the 1 people. Let the men who are opposed , to negro suffrage in Indiana arise iin their majesty and return to their respective places our Senator and Representative who resigned to defeat this measure, which the Radical leaders of Indians refused

to, submit to the people. It is a titne in the year when the farmer I can do but little. Let him spend * the few days intervening between ! this and the elCelionin canvassing i his neighborhood and arousing ; the people. Let us endorse the > the action of our Senator and 1 Representative in resigning by returning them with an increased i, .majority. NEW ADVERTiSEMENTS NOTIdS OF ELECTION. Shiriff’s Offici, ) Adam* County, Indiana, t Decatur, March 6, 1809. J Notice is hereby given, that, pursuant to the Statutes of the State, and in accordance with the annexed notice from the Clerk of the Circuit Court, that at the annual election to be held on the first Monday of April the same being the sth day of April 1869, the officers named in the following certificate will bo elected. Given under my hand, this day above written. JAMES STOOPS, Jr., Sheriff of Adams County. State of Indiana, | gg Adams County, J The State of Indiana, to the Sheriff of Adams County, Greeting: 1, A. J. Hill, Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court do hereby certify that the following officers are to be elected in the several towuships of Adams county, at the annual election, to be held on the first Monday of April, the same being the sth day of April, A. D., 1869, to-wit: Two Justices of the Peace, for Union Township, to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the term of service of E. B. Looker and by the death of " Ceorge D, Hackett. One Justice of the Peace for Root Township to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lyman Hurt. One Justice of the Peace for Kirkland Township, to fill the vacancy capseJ by the expiration of the term of service of Samuel D. Heavers. Oue Justice of the Peace for Washington Township, to fill the vacancy caused ! by the expiration of the term cl" service I of laiob W. Grint. One Justice o' the Peace for St. Mary'» Township, to till the vacancy caused by the expiration of Ute term of service of Samuel Smith. One Justice of the Peace for Bluecreek Township, to fill the vacancy caused by tho resignation of Charles M. France. One Justice of the Peace lor Monroe Township, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of D. M. Keir. One Justice of the Pe.iee for Hartford Township to fill the vacancy coused by the expiration, in June, of the term o( i service of Martin Kixer, Sen. One Justice of the Peace for Jefferson Township, to nil the vacancy caused by the expiration, in Juue, of the term of service of Justus Kelly. Y >u are therefore requested to gi ;e notice thereof according to law. Witness A. J. lliil, Clerk of said Court, and the seal theteof hcre(l.S.) to affixed, at the Clerk's Office, in Decatur, Indiana, this Ist day of March, A. D., 1569. A. J. HILI a March 15, _ Notice of Special Election. Statt of Indiani, to the Shsriff of Adame County, GrW.tng: Whkrevs, a vacancy has occured in the office o[ Representatives during the present session of said General Assembly of the Htateof Indiana, during the present session of said General Aaiemb!y, by the resignation of James K. Bobo, Representative from the Couutiee of Wells and Adams. Now, Thereforv, in pursuance of the Convention of thetjiete. and of the statute in such case made and provided, I CONRAD BAKER, Governor of the State of Indiana, do issue this Writ of Election, hereby ordering and directing that a Specitl Election shall be held in the Counties composing said Representative District, on Tuesday the 23d of March 1 H»>9, for the purpose of electing a Representative to represent said Representative District in the House of Representatives of the State of Indiana, and to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the said James R. Bobo And the Sher ff to whom this writ is directed is hereby ordered to give notice of said Special Election, pursuant to the requirements of the statute in such case made and provided In Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name (1.a.) and catteed the seal of the State to be affixed, at Indianapolis, this the sth day of March, A. D. 1869. CONRAD BAKER. By the Governor, M. F. A. Hoffmar, Secretary of State. State of Indiana, gg „ Adams County. / I James Stoops Jr. Sheriff of Adams rounty, do hereby certify the above is a true copy of the cert’ficate of election therein named, of which the voters in the aeveral townships will take notice. JAMES STOOPS, Jr. Sheriff, A. C. March 12th. 1869. Notice to Non-Residents. Strte of Indiana, ■» gg Adams county, f In the Court of Common Pleas, of Adams County, May Term, 1869. The Thompson Prairie' Ditching Association, vs. Complaint. Bvzxle Buffon larger, It appearing from affidavit filed in the 1 above entitled cxnse that Bsss'e Bnffcn- ': berger is a non-resident of the State of ’ ' Indiana, Neticeietherefiorehereby given the said Baltic Buffenbergtr that he be and ap- I : pear before the Hon. Judge of the Courtnf i Common Pleas, on the first day of the ' next regular term » r *»'d Court, to be , begun and held at the Court Honea, in the town of Deca fir. on Moivlsy, Mav 19th, I’M*’, and plead by answerer demur to said complaint or the same will ] be heard and determined in hie aboenca. Witness my hand and the seal of (L.S.) eaid Court, thia the 9th day of March, IW. A. J. HILL, March IX *4

Petition to Bell Real Estate. r ' ' State of Indiana, I Adams County, / Ntftiee is hereby given that Mark Aapy, Administrator of the estate of Samuel Hilton, deceased, has filed his petition to sell the real es'ate of the decedent, his personal estate being insufficient to pay his debt;; and that said petition will bo heard at the next term of the Court of Common Pleas of said County. Witness my hand, this the sth day of March, A. D., 1869. A. J, HILL, March 12, 1869. Clark. Petition to Sell Real Estate. State o? Indiana, > Adamo County, j Notice is hereby given that Peter Hcstetter, Administrator with the will annexed, of the estate of Christina Kelehoffer, deceased, has filed his petition to sell the real estate of the decedent, her personal estate being insufficient to pay her debts and legacies; and that said petition will be heard at the next term of the Court of Common Pleas of said County. Witness my hand, this the 10th day of March, A. D., 1869. A. J. HILL, March 12, 1869. Clerk. Notice to Non Residents State of Indiana, > Adams County, J * In the Court of Common Pleas, of Adams County, May" Term, 1869. The Thompson Prairie' Ditching Association, vs. ” Complaint. Samuel Mendenhall, Caroline Hostetter, It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause that Samuel Mendenhall and Caroline Hostetter are non-residents >f the Stale of Indiana, Notice ia therefore hereby given the said Samuel Mendenhall aud Caroline Hostetter that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Court of Common mon Pleas, on the first day of the next regular term thereof to be begun and held at the Court House in the town of Decatur; on Monday, the 10th day of May, 1869, and plead by answer 'or .lemur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in their absence. Witness my hand and seal of said (1.5.) Court this the 9th day of March 1869. A J. HILL, March 12, wt. Clerk, i Notice to Noa-Resident. State of Indiana, 1 Adams County, j ’ In the Court of Common Plesa of Adams County, May Term, 1869. The Thompson Prairie' Ditching Association, vs. Cor plaint. William Buffenberger, It appearing from affidavit filed in tho above entitled cause, that William Buffenberger is a non-resiJeut of the State of Ind'ena. Notice is therefore hereby given the said defendant, William Buffenberger, of the filing and pendency of this cause of action, and that the be and appear before the Hen. Judge of he Court of Common Pleas, on the first day of the next regular term thereof, to be begun and holden at the Court House in the town of Decatur, on Monday, the 10th day of May 1869, and plead hy answer or demur to snid complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in hie absence. Witness my hand and seal of said (1.5.) Court, this 10th day of March, 1869. . A. J. HILL, March 12, w 4. Clerk. Notice to Non-Residents. State of Indiana, I Adams County, / ’ ' In the Court of Common Pleas, of Adnms County, May Term, 1869. The Thompson Prairie' Ditching Associatio*vs. Complaint. Samuel Mendenhall, Allen, It appearing from affidavit filed in the aliove entitled cause that Samuel Mendenhall ia a non-resident of the State of Indiana, Notice is therefore hereby the said Samuel Mendenhall of the filing and pendency of this cause of action, and that he be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, at the Court House in the town of Decatur, on the first day of the next regular term thereof. to be held Monday, the JOtli d«y of May, 1859, and plead by answer or demur Io said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in his absence. Witness my hand and seal of said (ls.) court, this the 9th day of March, 1869. A. J. HILL, March 12, w 4. Clerk. Notice f t? " — -• ■ State of Indiana, > Adams "County, ( * In the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, May Term, 1869, The Thompson Prairie' Ditching Association, vs. Complaint. Susan Deter, It anneart’ng from the affidavit filed in the above entitled canse. that Rn«an Deter, is a non-resident of the State of Indiana, Notice ia therefore hereby given the said Susan Peter, that she be and appear before th* Hen. J'tdge of the Court of Commrn (’leas, of Adame Conn’y. Jn- ! diane. on tb» fir” dav of the n«xt rsgn- | lar term thereof, to be held in the Court House in tha town of Deeafnr, on Man- | day. the 19»h day of Ms'. A. D. and nlead by answer or d*mnr to said I enmalaint. or the same will bo beard and dete-min*! in her absence. Witness my hand and the seal I (us ) o* saM Cnnrt, this 9th day of March. 1*59. A. J. HILL, j Mareh 11 _w 4 Clertr. 1 TIACUERS WANTED. J 75 to f 150 per month: for full pan- 1 tieulars address “The Feon’r's Jon-nri," ( CiMiAAMi. QU< »12ail-49w4 I

Notice of Special Election. The State of Indiana, to tie Sheriff of Adame County, Greeting: Whereas, a vacancy has occurred in-. ths office of Senator, in the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, duringthe present session of said General Assembly, hy the resignation of Oebsnig; Bird, Senator from the Senatorial District composed of the Counties es Alisaand Adams. Now, Therefore, in pursuance of the Constitution of the State, and of the statutein such case made and provided, I, Conrad Baker, Governor of the State of Indiana, tfo issue the Writ of Election, hereby ordering and directing that I a Special Election sha’l be held in the Counties composing said Senatorial District, on Tuesday the 23d day of March, 1869, for the purpose of electing a Senator to represent said Senatorial District in the Senate of the State of Indiana, and to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the said Oehmig Bird. And the Sheriff to whom this writ is directed is hereby ordered to give notice of said Special Election, pursuant to the requirements "of the statute in such case made aud provided In Witness Whereof I hava hereunto subscribed my name (l.s) end caused toe seal of the State to be affixed, at Indianapolis, this the 6th day of March, A. D. 1869. CONRAD BAKER. By the Governor, M. F. A. Hoffman, Secretary of State. State of Indiana, 1 Adams County. / M " I James Stoops Jr. Sheriff of Adame county, do hereby certify the above is a true eopy of the certificate of election therein named, which the voters in the several tewnshipe will take notice. JAMES STOOPS Jo. Sheriff, A. C. March 12th, 1869. Notice t 9 State of Indiana,) . j Adams County, / 89 ‘ In the Court of Common Fleas of Adams County, May Term, 1869. The Thompson Prsirio" Ditching Association, vs. Complaint. Susan Deter, It appearing from the affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Susan Deter, is a non-resident of the State of Indiana, Notice is therefore hereby given the said Susan D*ter, that she be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, In'dtnna. on the first day of tbe next regular term thereof, to bo held in the Court House, in the to w n of Decatur, on Monday. the 10th day of May, 1869, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in her absence. Witness my hand, and the teal (1.5.) of said Court, this 9th day of March, 1869. A. J. HILL, March I'2, w 4 Clerk. Nbtice to Non-Resident9. State of Indiana, 1 Adams County, J 8 " In the Court of Common Pleas of Adamo County, MayJTerm, 1869. Esther'Smith, John A. Smith, vs. Aanie Marsh, Marian Avy, John Hill, - Cotnp't for De»d. Rachel Hill, Elisabeth Stillwell, Alexander P.ee, Marv Harrison, Jeremiah Roe. It appearing from tbe affidavit filed in the above entitled cause that said Ma- * nan Avy, Annie Marsh, Elisabeth Still well, Alexander Roe, Jeremiah Roe and Mary Harrison, five of 'be above named defendants, are non-residents of the State of Indiana, Notice is therefore thereby given the said Marian Avy, Annie Marsh, Elisabeth Stillwell, Alexander Rce, Jeremiah Roeand Mary Harrison, that they be and appear before the Judge of the Court of Common Plena, on the first day of the next regular term to be held in the Court House, in the town of Docatur, on Monday, the 10th day of May, 1869, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard aud determined in their absence. Witness my band, and the seal (1.5.) of said Court, this 4th day es March, 1869. A. J. HILL, March 12, w 4 Clerk. NOTICE ia hereby given that anelec- _ tion will be held at the usual place of holding elections, in Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana, oa Monday, ARbil sth, 1869, for the purpose of electing the following Township officers, to-wit: One Township Trustee, one Justice of the Peace, two Constables: and one Supervisor for each road district in said Township. CONRAD BRAKE, March 12. Trustee, Wash. Tp. Collet of Sunty. Notice to whomsoever it may concern, is hereby given that I will, on tbe 22nd day of March, IW9, at 9 o’clock, A. M , begin the survey of section number eeventcaa, in township »«mber twenty-sev-en north, range number fourteen egst, and tbe location and perpetuation of lines and corners thereof. Said survey to begin at the south-east corner of said section end be continued from day to day till completed. Done by order of M. F. Burkhead. H. V. FRIMBOX, .. March 6, 1869. C 8. A. G McCULLOCH A RICHEY. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Hardwaie, Tinners' Stock, ASRICUUURAL IMPLEMENTS, Mechanics’ Tools, STOVES, &c„ ST OlbbiMb Street, . r.B.M'epiLOCB,T FORT WaYNI, IND. OMiwr T vlMltyl