Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1878 — Page 2

©ranttaH? IntfißfL FRIDAY. AUGUST 9, 1878.

Democratic State Ticket.

SECRETARY Of *T/.TI!. JOHN G. SHAN KLIN,-Of VanderbUig. ACinroii or rfATfc'i MAHLON O. M,VNSON< of Montgomery 'TREASURER OP STATE,' WILLIAM FLEMING, of Allen. ATTORNEY OEXFIIAty THOMAS W. WOOLEN,of Jobifffftr. |«i*Wkhinte'sokst or public instruction, JAMES 11. SMART, of Allen.

Democratic County Ticket. '•* For Clerk CHARLES U. PRICE, For Auditor—EZßA C. NOWBL*. l*or Treasurer— WlLLlAM K MOURE For Sheriff—JAMES NICKEL. For Recorder-GIOPE B. MILLER. For Surveyor—CHAßLES I*. HOPKINS. For Coroner-SAMPSON ERWIN. Commissioner, Dint. 1-BR. W. HARRINGTON. S-F// B. HOCKWOOJ).

A Democratic Convention, to nominate a Prosecuting Attorney for this Jmlicial Circuit will be hed at Goodlund next Wednesday, August 14th. We suggest tiie nomination of Col. Healey, of Goodland. Go to Cutt & Smoot for the Bald Head Cigars. itfnjah Cnlkihs didn’t say, in his speech at this place, that an asylum should be established for “flat idiots,” but he did say those who •■dost d their principles “hadn’t a bit of sense.” Go to Catt & Smoot for tire solid hot smoking tobacco. And now the LaPortc Argus wants so know something about S2OO said to have been paid by Mr. Calkius. — We would explain these things satisfactorily or remove to Liberia. James T, Abbett, radical candidate for Recorder, is one of those narrowminded, bisfcfced republicans who believe, or seem to think thut devotion to that party is loyalty to the coun tVy, and that Democracy is treason. Intelligent, liberal minded men, of all parties, will condemn him at the polls. Why will men smoke poor cigars when they can get the best at Catt & •Smoot’s? Call for the Bald Head b'iirWe not only loaned, but sent to the Union our ‘eut’ of the Poland China hog, to bw used in (lie ‘ad.’ of Nowels it. Yeoman, printed in the pamphlet of the Jasper-county Agricultural Association. It was kept in that office a week, not used, and then the consul, true to his propensity for misrepresentation, informed Mesrrs. N. & H, that we would not accommodate him, which was untrue, and eu tirely uncalled for. What a model of fairness!

The radicals made great prey orations for a tremendous oil.pouring of tiie people at their convention last Suturday. Runners had been sent Over the county to stir up the faithful, and to accept no excuse for ahseuce. “liig Guns” wore announced to be present to orate. The day arrived, and aoout the usual number of people for Saturday. The convention ivas run by machinery. Simon “wiggle wuggled "and James" thumbed up” with glaring eyes and distended nostrils. He opened the con venUi’on with the announcement that in his experience of ten years—lß74 inclusive—with Jasper county politics he never knew prospects to be brighter. He paused for applause, but it didn’t (rome. A great many “doubting Thomases” were present whose faith ws mueh,. much smaller than a grain of mustard seed. Simon “wigglewaggled” again and Will Coen popped up,? announced, as per preconcerted arrangement, Hoc Maxwell for the chair. Simon had Horace made secretary, and he was favored with two assistants -they performing the labors and he enjoying- the honors hugely. The proceedings moved on lo the end smooihiy, the “ring” knowing the men. The ticket is exceed ingly weak, an I with steady, determined effort can readily be beaten.— Horace wouldn’tcare, only—the {Hinting at stake. Best browned Coffee ut Catt & Smoot’s. Try it.

SENATOR VOORHEES.

He is Interviewed and Tells What He Knows About Republican Lies. Ex-Soltliers Among His Strongest Supporters—He Always Wins in a Personal Campaign [Lnporte (Inrt.) for. Cincinnati Enquirer.] I found the Hon, D. W. Voorhees quartered a the Teegarden house, in this city and, before lie wasj aware of my intent, had drawn upon him a •opy of a South Bend paper contain rug copious extracts from the Indianapolis Journal, which extracts were not as full of praises as they might have been. lat once prepared myself for business by saying : “Mr. Voorhees, it seems that the leaders of the rep iblicun party, aided by tile Indianapolis Journal, have decided to make this a personal canvass against yourself. Does not this strike you as a little peculiar, and outof the usual way?” The Senator leaned back in his chair, glanced out of the window for a moment and then replied: “Yes; I can see no good reason why I shoul i thus bo singled out from among the large number of Demo crats in the state who are as justly dOtltled to be candidates for senator

a? I am. lam not a candidate to the exclusion of the aspirations of otheis. I have simply tried to <Jo my duty during the short time I have occupied that position, and if the people of Indlahft shall approve my course it will be gratifying, but if they sho’d prefer some otic else it will not Ire a matter of complaint on my part." “In your opinion, what will be the effect of these persona] assaults upon you in this canvass, and the likelihood I of your being returned to the senate?” j ‘ I cun only say, in regard to that, ! that my success Ims always been | greatest when my enemies have re- ; surfed to their present mode of at- ; tack. I have been six times a candidate for congress in my old district, ami five times elected. The only time I was defeated was in the Greeley campaign, when there was scarcely a word of abuse uttered against mein the entire canvass. During my successful cahVusses all the slanders and calumnies how being repeated in the Indianapolis JoOrftttl, and many more were poured upon ttte ih continuous torrents. The fact is, the matters now being published are a rehash of old, cast off, refuted falsehoods which I have met and trampled to the earth a thousand times." “But, Mi. Senator, here is a specific charge that you culled Union soldiers Lincoln dogs?” “That is a stupid lie—in fact ft brutal falsehood, ami has been stamped as such by the written statement of the Hon. Henry K. Wilson, late Senator from Sullivan county; by Maj. Griffin, one of the most reliable citizens of the same county; by Mr. Ed. Ptice, cleikot the circuit court, and tiie Rev. Joseph K. Wolf and scores of others embracing people of the highest respectability and unquestioned veracity, who heard the speech in which it is said I used the language. In addition, h-wever, the Hon. J. E. McDonald, sat by me on the stand at that time, and tins repeatedly stated that no more cruel and abominable falsehood was ever littered than ti.is charge contains. Besides ail this evidence every man of sense must know it to bo untrue from certain events which followed the close of the war. I was not a candidate for re-election in 186(5. In tiie meantime the legislative gerrymander in the state took place, which took Putnam county out of my district ami put Monroe and Lawrence in it, making it according to previous returns, a republican district by about twelve or fifteen hundred majority. In 18(58 I was renominated when absent and against my earnest wishes, but I accented and made the race That district had sent over twenty thousand gallant soldiers to the war.” “Let me interrupt you, senator.— What was the entire rote polled at the last election for congressman in that district?” “I think about #2,000. Well, my opponent was Major Carter, a good soldier and an officer of one of the regiments from the district. The survivors of the war. over 10,000 in number, were all at homo, aud for the first time I had an opportunity to me t them face to face in almost every township in »he district nnd reply to lhe accusations they had heard at a distance. I carried that republican district by 128 majoriiy by the aid of the votes of ie!urned soldiers themselves. If it could have been shown that I called them hirelings arrtDxlogs while they were imperiling their lives under the old (lag for the preservation of the Union they would not only have defeated meat the polls, but they would have killed me, as they ought to have done. At the nextele tion I was returned by nearly fifteen hundred majority by the same constituency.”

“But the Journal seems to rely a great deal on your alleged sympathy with the south before the outbreak of the rebellion,, and your disloyalty to the government during the war.” “.So I perceive,” he replied. “I was reared under the conservative influences entertained by both of the old psrties on the subject of slavery. I always regarded human slavery as a vast evil, but I found it in the constitution, and I feared worse evils growing out of an attempt to forcibly abolish it. It was natural, therefore, that I should cling to the last chance ami hope of a compromise and settlement, between the north and south, on the basis of existing institutions. I see tha* what purports to be an extract from a speech made by me at Green castle, shortly before the war broke out, Ims been revived. There was noshort hand importer present at that meeting, and I have no idea that my exact language has been retained, but at the same time I have no doubt I did say that I would not vote for men or money to bring on a conflict between the two sections as long ns there was the slightest hope of a compromise.— This was the position of Stephen A. Douglas, whose sneech of March 15, 18K1, in the senate, I had just heard, but when the war came by the firing on Sumter, from that hour until Lee’s sin render at Appotnatox court house. I voted for every man and evtry dollar demanded by the government iu its efforts to suppress the rebellion; every dollar which soldiers received in pay; every ration of food issued to. them; every blanket and every stitch of clothing that they received had the sanction of my support in congress. I can say the same with truth in regard to their bounties and pensions. I might also safely, were I disposed to do so. challenge a comparison between the private assist»m*e which I have personally rendered Union soMfers and which they have received from my bitterest assailants. All these facts are so familiarly known to my former constit ueue.y hi the Eighth district that I would not now stop to mention them but f or the fact that people of diff rent parts of the state can not, of course, be so well informed in regard lo them.”

“Did you see in the Journal of a few weeks ngo what purported' to be a facsimile of a letter written by you in behalf of Shoup in December, 1860?” “No. I did not see it. Itwasprlnted before my return from Washington. Ido not remember havtng written the letter, but have no doubt that I did. Frank Shoup and I were schoolmates. My recollection is that In the fall of 1860 he desired to go south on account of the delicate health of a sister. I was much attached to him, and doubtless gave hi n the general letter of commendation to the people of the south. So far from there being any thought on my part of recom mending him for military employment, I had not then, nor had the country genetally (he most distant idea that there would be a war at all. The statement that my Sympathies on public issues at that time were sub stantially with the south must of course be taken in the light of the is sues presented at that time, and not afterward. The Crittenden compromise was then tho most prominsnt issue presented. A peace congress had been called, or was in contemplation. The representative men of both factions earnestly desired the success of such a proposed settlement, and it was my understanding then that a large

majority of southern people were in favor of it. On the other hand< there was a class of extreme men in the north, headed by sucbimen as Chandler, of Michigan, who were loudly asserting their desire for blood-letting. As between this latter class and a compromise preserving the Union, and securing to all the states their existing rights under the constitution, my sympathies were certainly in favor of the latter proposition. But what sense or fairness is there in trying a man’s fitness for the confidence of the people at this time on the issues before the war? Suppose I were to do so. Suppose I were to go mousing through the sayings ol public meneightoen or twenty years ago. Discoveries could be made by me as well as by others. I believe it is understood that Judge Martindale is a candidate for the senate; yet the paper which he controls wasatgthe very date of the Shoup letter a disunion upper. Day after day, as everybody remembers, ft announced that the/Uuion might be broken up without resistance on the part of the north; that the southern states might secede in peace; that a line of separation might be drawn across the face of the country with its consent. This was simply treason to the Union, as far as treason can exist in men’s words. It may be answered that the proprietors and editors of the Journal have changed since then, but it was the organ of the same party it speaks for now. It was controlled and edited, I believe, by the Hon. J. t>. Defrees and Mr. Benjamin Sulgrove, one at this time a republican office holder at Washington, and the other still a writer for the Journal. I know of no republi can convention which has repudiated the treason of the Journal in 1860 and 1861. Tho New York Tribune, then and now the great organ of the republican party, boldly announced similar sentiments of disunion. lam reliably informed that the republican state central committee of Indiana is now engap-ed In aiding the circulation oi that paper as a campaign document in the present canvass. Its sms are all overlooked and its treason forgiven without repentance. The Cincinnati Commercial occupied substantially the sam i ground as the Tribune and the Journal, and hundreds of men from the south who labored to stem the tide ot disunion before the rebellion broke out have since assured me that such newspaper articles as these organs contained did more to lead the south into secession and into the belief that they could establish a separate government without bloodshed than all the efforts of Yancy, Slidell and other extreme men of that section put together. It is a well known fact of history, too, that Chase, Stauton, Holton and many others were in full aocord with the views contained in the papers mentioned. It seems to me that the In dianapolis Journal and the leaders of the republican party had better cleanse their own political reputations before assailing mine. The truth is, that when the inevitable struggle growing out of the institution of slavery became immediate and imminent, ’he wisest and best minds of both parties were blinded by the magnitude of the issue aud were guided substantially by their previous education and training. Some, while holding that slavery was a monstrous perversion of natural rights, had their faith still so strongly grounded in the compromises of the constitution that they were willing to make the greatest sacrifices rather than resort to the sword. lam not disposed to assail the living or the memory of the dead on tbisquesti in. I.wotild rather ascribeputrioiic motives to all iu the light of the events then surrounded them. This is all that I claim for myself, and I willingly concede it to others.”

“What do you think will be the result of the approaching contest in this state?” “Well, I hare not the sli .htest doubt that the people of Indiana, without regard to party, are with me by an overwhelming majority. And I believe, farther, that the democratic state ticket will be elected by the largest majority given by either party within twenty years. 1 * P> ow a bout tbc legislature sena“Of course I am not blind to the fact that by reason of a wicked and criminal apportionment of the state the republican party has large advantages in regard to the legislature; but at the same time I am confident of a democratic majority in both houses. The truth is, the repubficans are offering nothing to the people, The republican plattorm contains nothing which meets the'popular desire. On the other hand, the democratic platform contuins; especially on the financial Question, what two thirds of the voters of Indiana would indorse if that issue wore directly submitted without the influence of party bias. Our people are an intelligent, reading and thinking people; they know what they want, aud they will find out practical methods of obtaining it.” “What do you thiuk of the nationals and greenbackers?” “ They have a great deal of strength in the state, and as a general thing are aincer , honest and intelligent men. While, perhaps, a few of their leaders are governed by motives of political ambition, as is the case in all parties, the great mass of thejorganizution is made up of independent, unselfish pers&ns. Like all pioneer movements it embraces somo speculative minds who are tco far, but in the main their tendency is in favor of much needed financial reform. I do not apprehend injury to the deraociatic narty on account of their votes. Those who are sincerely acting to accomplish great ends must necessarily see that at this time in Indiana they cau not do so through their own organization. They also see that the democratic party stands pledged in its platform to carry out the substanoe of their principles, and in my opinion their votes will not be thrown away, but will be cast where they will produce substantial results.”

H3L.ZA. I- PHILLIPS, Law. Collection and Abstract Office, ItKNSzELAEIt, TAD. Special attention giveu to collections. Office in Court Bouse. June 1 -*7B Notice to Non-K«»ldeat. The State of Indiana, lln the Jasper Circnit Jasper County, ’ f Court October Term, _ . . 1878. Complaint 1681. Michael Halloran v ». Simeon Johnson, Martha J. Johnson and Charles O. Willits. NOW' comes the Plaintiff, by Yeoman * Douthit, his attorney*, and files his Complaint herein. (£| h .l; r o W wmf,“ davit that the defendant Charles O. Willits is not a resident of the State of and that he is a necessary party to said Notice Is therefore hereby given said defendant, Charles O Willits, that unless he be and appear e?^u fl o td ?^ 0 £^ e .? ext Terra of /aSpe? v OUrt to be holden °n the Third Monday of October, a. d. 1878, at the Court House in Rensselaer, in said County and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be heard and determined in nis absence, In Witness Whereof, I hereunto i —* — j ««t my hand and affix the Seal of l seal. ( said Court, at Rensselaer, this 30th —’ day of July, a. D. 1878. CHARLES H. PRICE. Clerk „ Jasper Circuit Court. i eoman & Donthit, Att’ys for Pl ff. August ■!. 1878—$0,

THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

The democracy of the state of In dial)a assembled in delegate eonveution declare: That national bank notes shall be retired, an 1 in lieu thereof, there shall be issued by the government an equal amount of treasury notes withfullie gal tender quality. That we are iu favor of making'the United States notes, cominonly called greenbacks, a full legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except such obligations only as are by the terms of the original contracts under which they were issued, exoressly payable in coin. That the right to issue paper money as well as coin is the exclusive prerogative of the government, and such money should be issued in such amounts as the sound business interests of the country may from time to time require. We are in favor or such legislation by congress as will authorize tiie taxation by the states of the United States notes in common with all other money. That we deem It unwise and inexpedient to enact any further legislation for the funding of the national debt abroad, through the means of home syndicates, or other methods; and we believe the true policy of the government and the best interest of the people would be subserved by legislation so as to distribute said debt among our people at home—affordiug them the most favorable and practical opportunities for the investment of their savings in the funded debt of thu United States. That we are in favor of such legislation as shall fix the legal rate of interest at not exceeding six per centum per annum. We demand the restoration of the silver dollar, of 4124 grains, to the coin of the country, aud with full legal tender quality in the payment of all debts, both public and pri Fate; and that the coinage thereof shall be unlimited, and upon the same terms and conditions as may be provided for the coinage of gold. That we are in favor of the immediate and unconditional repeal of the resumption act. We are in favor of the most rigid economy in public expenditures, and we declare that the fees and salaries of all public officers should be reduced.

That we are in favor of the repeal of the bankrupt act. That we sincerely deplore the recent violent collision between labor and capital, and to preA'eut the recurrence thereof aud to protect the futuie public order and security we believe that the wages of corporations engaged in the business of mining, manufacturing and transportation should be a first lien upon the property, receipts aud earnings of said corporations, and that such lien sho’d be declared, defined anJ. enforced by appropriate legislation, That we favor the passage of a law for the ventilation of coal mines—one that, would be just to ♦he miner and owner. The democratic party is the friend of the eommon school system, and will in every legitimate way labor for its success, and will oppose any attempt to divert any portion of the common school fund to any sectarian purpose. That the last apportionment of th« state for legislative purposes was grossly unjust and dishonorable, snd we demand that the next legislature, iu apportioning the state for legislative purposes, as will be their imperative duty, shall have regard alone to population aud contiguity of territory.

That the jurisdiction claimed and exercised by the circuit courts of the United States over questions of corporate aud individual rights arising under the laws of the states tends to oppress aud burden litigants to such au extent as to amount to a practical denial of justice in many cases; and we consider the legislation which has conferred such jurisdiction as unwise aud hurtful to the true interests of the people. And we demand such legislation as will restrict and limit the jurisdiction of such courts to such matters as ure clearly contemplated by the constitution and expressed iu the judiciary act of 1789. We are opposed to class legislation, and protest agaiust the grant of subsidies by the federal government,either in lands, bonds, money or by the pledge of the public credit. Thai we abhor and hold up to public detestation the leaders in the republican party who secretly connived, and with barefaeed effrontery, carried out the scheme, by and through venal returning boards, whereby Samuel J. Tildeu aud Thomas A. Hendricks, the people’s choice for president and vice president, were wrongfully kept out of the positions to which a free peo pie had called them. We hold it up as the monster crime of the age, a crime against free government a crime against the elective franchise, and a crime that can only be condoned when the malefactors who seated a fraud in the presidential chair are driven from power and consigned to everlasting infamy by the people whom they have ontraged. And we denounce the act of the president of the United States in appointing to high and lucrative positions the corrupt members of tho returning boards, and condemn the acts ot federal officers in attempting to interfere with the rights and powers of the state courts iu the prosecution of these criminals. That our senators and representatives in congress be and are hereby requested to secure the passage of a law giving to the soldiers of the Mexican war a pension similar to that now given to the soldiers of the war of 1812*

NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The State of Indiana, .. In tho Jasper CirJasper County, 8 * f cult Court, October Term, 1878 John Makeever vs Simon V. Walton. Sarah Walton, Henry L. Welton, Elizabeth Walton. George W Walton. Elizabeth Walton, Alexander Rowen. Mary Rowen, Elizabeth Howard. Samuel P. Howard. George Burton, Martha Burton. Alexander Updegraff, Jane Z7pdegraff, John Tharp, Margaret Tharp aud Ellis Walton. Complaint No. 1634. NOW comes the plaintiff, by Daniel B. Miller, his attorney, and flies his complaint herein, together with an affidavit that the defendants Simon Y. Walton and Sarah Walton. his wife, Henry L. Walton and Elizabeth Walton, his wife, George W. IPalton and Elizabeth Walton, his wife, Goorge Burton and Martha Burton, his wife, and Alexander Updegraff and Jane Updegr ff. his wife, are non-residents of the State of Indiana, and that said defendants are necessary parties to said action. Notice is therefore hereby given said defendants, that unless they be and appear on the first day of the next Term of the Jasper . Circuit Court to be holden on the Third Month y of October, a. d. 1878. at the Court House in Rensselaer, in said Oounty and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be he; rd ami determined in their absence. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and hereto affix < , the seal of said Court, at my ■j seal. [■ office, in Rensselaer, Indiana, - ’ this Ist day of August, a. d. 1878. CHARLES H. TRICK. Clerk, „ Jasper Circuit Court. Daniel B Miller, Att’y for^JM’ff. August 3.1878—50. Ocan mass money taster at work tor ns than at anything else. Capital not required; we will start yon. sl2 per day at home made hy the industrious. Men, women, boys aud gtrls wanted everywhere to work for ns. Now is the time. Costly outfit ond terms free. Address Tkcb ffi Co., Augusta, Maine.

National State Ticket.

SECRETARY OF STATE, HENLY JAMES, of Grant county. TREASURER OF STATE. K. P. MAIN, of Floyd county. A UDITOR OF STATS, JACOB F. BURG, of Gibson county. ATTORNET-OENERAL, DAVID MOSS, of Hamilton. SU rmUSTESUHKT OF FUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JOHN YOtfNU, of Marion connty. STATE SENATOR, GEORGE MAJOR, of Benton county. REPRESENTATIVE, GEORGE H. BROWN, of Sapper county. National County Ticket. For Clerk—CH vRLES H. PRICE. For Auditor—EZßA C. NOWELS. For Treasurer —WILLIAM E. MOORfi. For Slioriff-J AMES NICKELL. For Recorder—HOPE B. MILLER. For Surveyor—CHAßLES P. HOPKINS. For Coroner—SAMPSON ERWIN. Commissioner, Diet. I.—BR. WV HARRINGTON “ “ E. B. ROCKWOOL).

National State Platform.

The National Greenback Labor Party of Indiana, in convention assembled, declare: I. We declare oar fealty to the American monetary system—the abolition of att bank issues, the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver, and the issuing by the government of full legal-tender paper money, receivable for all dues and pavable for debts, public and private,- In amount sufficient to meet the wants of trade, to give employment to all labor, and to enable the people to do a cash business, and to relieve them from the debt system which has made the industrial and commercial classes the slaves aud drudges of the creditmongers of the world. ■i. We declare our opposition to every measure looking to the resumption of specie payments, the monarchical system of finance which puts all the interests of industry, trade and commerce in the hands of the few, and enforces a monopoly of wealth, destructive of the highest material good of society. 3. We proclaim our uncompomising hostility to the perpetuation of the system of goverment bonded indebtedness which is intended to hind unborn generations in chains, and we declare that the government should use all the funds now hoarded lor resumption purposes to pay and cancel outstanding bonds, aud that Tit should makunew and liberal issues of money to be applied to the same purposa; aud that the issue of future interestbearing bonds sbc'ffld be prohibited by constitutional amendment 4. We deinuud that all legislation should be so enacted and so administered as to secure to each man, as nearly as practicable, the just reward of his own labor; and we denounce all lawlessness, violence and fraud that refuses submission to the will of the people honestly expressed through the ballot. 5. We denounce the red flag communism imported from Europe, which asks for an equal division of property, and we denounce the communism of the national banks, of the bond syndicates, and of the consolidated railroad corporations, which have secured and are enforcing an unequal division of property, having already divided among themselves ten thousand millions of the pioperty of the people by corrupting the representatives aud servants of the people. The one system of communism ignores tiie inequalities of capacity jyhieh have been planted by nature in the human family, and both systems are destructive of the rewards of toil and of the incentive to industry and exertion. 6. We declare that until the American monetary -system, which will result in the practical extinction of debt aud usury is established the State should by all the powers thut it can exert, limit uud reduce the rate of interest so that it shall in no event exceed the average increase of wealth by productive industry. 7. We favor simple, plain and economical gov ernmentr as few laws as possible, and they rigidly enforced—as few officials as practicable, aud t they held to a close .accountability. To this end we demand the abolition of all useless offices, aud the overthrow of the system by which offices are made to yield almost princely fortunes. It is the lirst duty ol the next general assembly of Indiana to secure such legislation as shall make it impossible lor any local or State official to receive more than adequate pay ter his services; aud when practicable the compensation should be fixed bv a specific salary. 8. We denounce the conspiracy of tho Democratic and Republican leaders of Indiana to build a costly and magnificent state house, which, us experience has proved in all similar cases, would result in the general plundering of the people.— We denounce file action of the governor in calling a special session of the legislature for the purpose of fostering this scheme. We denounce the indecent haste with which the state house commissioners are proceeding to let a contract to bind the people of the state, and we demand that no contract shall bo let until the voters of the state have had an opportunity to express their will upon the subject through the legislature to be chosen iu October next. 9. We protest against the weak and ineffective election laws of Indiana, aud we ask that the next legislature shall enact statutes which shall secure lair elections iu Ihe state, aud which shall provide severe and adequate punishment for fraudulent voters, and for those who bribe voters or procure fraudulent votes. 10. We denounce the criminal and utv£uir apportionment of the legislative and congressional districts of the state in the.interest of the Republican party, and the equally unjust apportionments made in the past by the Democratic party, and we pledge our members of the legislature to vote for a fair aud equitable apportionment which shall secure a full and uutrammcled expression of the sen* timents of the people. 11. The State shall enact laws which will abrogate the utilises and protect the interests of meu who work in mines, by providing for the proper ventilation ol the mines; aud the earnings of all employees of corporations should be a first lien upon the property of said corporations. 12. If it was wise aud needful in 1807, when money was plenty and the country prosperous to enact a bankrupt law, it is certainly humane now to amend such law so to prevent frauds and to continue iu force this lust escape of tho oppressed debtor from the extortions of the money power And wo favor the exemption of not less than §I,OOO worth of property to the householder from forced sale on execution. 13. The constitution should be so amended that thePresideni, Vice-President and Seuutors of the United States shall be elected bv direct vote of the people. 14. We are unalterably opposed to adding to the burthens of the people by an increase of the standing army, believing with Washington thut "overgrown military establishments under any form of government are inauspicious to liberty, aud particularly hostile to republican liberty." 15. We indorse aud reaffirm the platform of principles acopted at Toledo, February 22.1878. and we congratulate the country upon tiie union of the political interests subserving the useful tanks of society, in one party which shall advance this decree to a higher and better civilization and this oldest gospel, that there shall be work for all and that all shall work. The cheapest place in town to get groaeries is at Catt & Smoot’s. Try them and see for yourselves.

DITCH NOTICE. State of County ol Jasper, ss: WHEREAS, on theSlst day of May, 1878, Allen J. Yeoman ut al filed in the Auditor s Office of said county, a petition to the Board of Commissioners ol said County, which petition Is nqinbered and docketed a* cause No. 2870 on the Docket of said Board of Commisskmt.rs, praying said Board to cause to be constructed a ditch in Jordon Township, of said County, as hereinafter described: And.Wuerca .on the sth day of June, 1878, the same being the third day of the June session, 1878, of said Board of Commissioners, and said Board then being legally aud duly in session, did byau order entered on their Record appoint Lucius Strong, Henry Welsh and George Bessc Viewers in said causo to view said proposed Ditch aud to do and perform all neces sary acts and things as such viewers and to file their report thereof with the County Auditor of saidconuty: And whereas said viewers have made their view of said proposed work, and have made their report thereof in writing and filed the same with the undersigned County Auditor of said county: Therefore, Notice is hereby (given of the pen deucy and prayer of said petition, and of the filing of said viewers’ report thereon, and that the time get for the hearing thereof is on Tuesday, the third dayof September, 1878, the same being the second day of the regular September session, 1878, of said Board of Commissioners. The following Is a pertinent description of the ronte of the proposed Ditch and its commencement, direct! ) a coarse from its source to its outlet and terminus, to-wit: Commencin'' at a point south 27 degrees west, 510 feet from the center of section 32 in town 28, north, of range 7, west; thence running north, 30 degrees east, 2150 feet; thence north, 25 degrees east 800 feet; thence north, 25 degrees west, 300 feet: thence north 13 degrees east 600 feet; thence north 15 degrees west 1150 feet; thence uorth. 20 degrees cast 1100 feet; thence north 2 degrees west, 500 feet; thence north, 32degreeeast, 300 feet; thence north 15 degrees east, 600 feet; thence north, 38 degrees west, TOO feet; thence north. 86 degrees east 250 feet; thence north,27 degrees west, 650 feet; thence north, 13 degrees east. 500 feet; thence north 700 feet; thence north, 17 degrees east. 775 feet; thence north, 18 degeeus west, 725 feet; thence north, 48 degrees west, 700 feet; thence north, 14 degrees west, 600 feet; thence north, 60 degrees west, 700 feet; thence north, 30 degrees west, 500 feet; thence north, 15 degrees west, 1875 feet; thence west 2765 feet; thence sooth, 50 degrees west, 660 feet; thence south, 70 degree# west, 900 feet; thence south, 88 degrees west, 600 feet; thence south, 35 degrees west, 300 feet, to the point of terminns. south 32 degrees east 815 feet from the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of section 18, town 28, north, range 7, West. The names of the owners of the land that will be affected by said proposed ditch are as follows, to-wit: Thomas Kane, Isaiah Manseur, Allen J. Yeo man, Stephen Hamblin, John Ulm, William Washburn, Henry F. Jones, Ellen Summers, Emma Summers, Nathan P. Barger, Thomas Haywood, John Reed, Oliver G. Wilder, Arthur B. Clinton, James A. Loehbaugh, William V. Miller, John Cully, Alfred McCoy, Alfrfed Thompson, Isaac N. East, John E. Man, also Catherine Raymond, widow, Lyman Raymond, Leonard Raymond, Mina Raymond, (whose full and proper name is unknown to the undersigned and to the petitioners), Margaret East, wile of Isaac N. East,heirs at law of Renben Raymond, late of said county, deceased, and other heirs of said decedeflt to said Auditor and the petitioners unknown. ( —*— | Witness my name aud official seal I aral. > at my office in Rensselaer, tni6 2d 1 —v— ’ day of August, 1878. HENRY A. BARKLEY, Auditor of Jasper county. Ind. Prank W. Babcock, Att’y for petitioners. . August 2,1878—4w—522 50.

Notice of Administrator's Sale. NOTICE Is hereby given that I will sell, at Public Auction, on SATURDAY, the I7tli day of August, 1878 at the residence of John Phillips, late of Jasper county, Indiana, deceased, ail his personal property, not taken by the widow, consisting of Household Goods, one Hone. &c. Also. Harvey Phillips, partner of the late John Phillips, deceased, will sell at same time and place the personal property belonging to the firm of John and Harvey Phillips, consisting of Horses. Cattle Wagon, Farming Utensils, Corn and Hay in the field, JSees, &c. A credit of nine months will be given on all sums of $5 or upwards, purchaser giving note with approved security waiving valuation and appraisement laws. All sums under $5 cash in hand. Sale to commince at to o’clock, a. m. DAVID GRAY, Administrator. July 19, 1878, SHERIFF'S SAM’, BY VIRTUE of a certified copy of a Decree to me directed from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, in a cause witerin Robert S. Dwiggins is plaintiff, and James E. Abbott and William H. Merritt vro defendants requiring mo to make the sum of Five Hundred and Eighty-nine Dollars and three cents, with interest on said decree and costs, I will expose at Public Hale to the highest bidder, on SATURDAY, the 17th day of AUGUST. A. D. 1878, between the hours of 1» o’i’lock, a. m. art! 4 o'clock p. M.,of said day. at the door of the Court House in Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana. the rents ami profits tor a term not exceeding seven years, the following real estate, to-wit: Lots thiee and five (8 and 5) in block eleven (11): lots nine and twelce (9 and 13) in block twelve f’2]; lots fifteen and seventeen [ls and 17] in block sixteen [l6]; lot four [4] in block twenty-two (22); lot six (6) in block twenty-five [2s], and lots five and seven (5 and 7] in block thirty-two [32], all in Weston’s addition to the Town of Rensselaer, Jasper county, and State of Indiana. If such rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, interest and losts, I w r ill, at the same time and place, exnose to public sale the fee simple of said real estate, or so muen thereof as may be sufficient to discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said sale will be made without any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. GEO. M. ROBINSON, Sheriff „ _ of Jasper county, Z. Dwiggins, Att'y for plaintiff. July 26, 1878.

W. B. NOWKLS. D. H. YEOMAN, Nowels & YeemaHj , BREEDERS OF THOROUGHBRED POLA.ND-CHINA HOGS, ALSO, Partridge-Cochin (Mens and Bronze Turkeys! I^-Hogs—paired and not akin—for sale at reasonable rates. NO WEES & YEOMAN. 1\ 0. address. Rensselaer. Ind. May 24.’78 | NOTICE a 3 C 1 1 TO CONSUMERS u 3 | -OFa o o The great celebrity of our Tin Tag Tobacco lias caused many imitations there'2 of to be placed on the market, we thcre- -> fore caution all chewers against purchasing such imitations. £ All dealers buying or selling other plug .2 tobacco bearing a hard or metallic label, o render themselves liable to the penalty of the law, and all persons violating our o trade marks are punisnnble by line and y imprisonment. See Act of Congress. a Aug. 14,1876. •n The genuine Loril,l,ab* Tin Tag Toc bacco can bo distinguished by a Tin Tag £on each lump with the wor . Lori Hard w stamped thereon. tt Over 7.088 tons tobacco sold in 1877, £ and nearly 3,000 persons employed in "2 factories. Taxes p.-.id Government in ■P 1877 about #8,500,000, and during past =2 1- years, S2O/khi,»iOO. 2 ‘ These goods sold by all jobbers at manH ufacturers' rates

DITCH NOTICE, WHEREAS. A. H. Fnirchilil, Thomni* Antrim. Koroelius Bowman. Anne Burring, Jacob Haan, Asa Tyler, Ira A. Williams, Herman Schwankie. Fred Schwankie, Daniel O'Donnell, Joseph Whited Hied in the Auditor’s Office of Ja: per County, in the State of Indiana, a petition to the Board of Commissioners of the County of Jasper. State of Indiana, praying said Board to cause to be constructed a Ditch or Drain in Keener Township, County and State aforesaid, as hereinafter described: And whereas, on the sth day of March, 1878, the same being the second day of the regular March session, 1878, of said Board of Commissioners, they did. by an order dnlv entered of record, appoint Ezra C. Newels. David 11. Yeoman and Malachi P. Comer Viewers in said cause to view said proposed Ditch, and to perform certain duties in said order named and to do and perform all other necessary acts and services as such viewers and to file their report with the County Auditor: And whereas said viewers have made their view of the said proposed work, and after having subscribed and sworn to the same have filed their report with the undersigned County Auditor of saidconnty of Jasper: Therefore, Notice is hereby given of the pendency aud prater of said petitionTand the filing of said view - ers’" report thereon, and that the time set for the hearing thereof is on Monday the 3d day of September, 1878, the same being the Ist day of the September, term. 1878. Said proposed Ditch is described as follows, towit: Commencing at the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter' of section thirty-six (38), in town thirty-two (32) Dorth of range seven (7) west; thence north fifty-seven (57) degrees west 4,710 feet to a point at or near the north- west corner of the southeast quarter of thethe north-west quarter of section thirty-five (35), town and range aforesaid; thence north2sdegrees west 700 feet; thence north 21 degrees east 3,000 feet; thence north 43 degrees east 1,230 feet; thence north 42 degrees west 2.241 feet; thence west on the section line between sections 23 and 20 town and range aforesaid 1,013 feet, thence north 1214 deg.ces west 528 feet; thence south 85 degrees west 1,843 feet; thence north 20 degrees west along the line of an old ditcli 1,539 feet; thence north 66 degrees w r est 4300 feet and terminating at a point about 35 rode north, 40 degrees west of the south-east corner of the northeast quarter of section 21, town and range aforesaid. The entire length of said proposed ditch is 21.900 feet. The names of the owners of the land that will be affected by said proposed work are as follows, to-wit: Daniel O’Donnell, Michael F. Schwankie, Edward Stebbe, Henry M. Benedict. Simon P„ Thompson, John Buckingham, Ebene/.er Buckingham, Alexander A. Tyler, Thomas Thompson, Elam D. Fairchild, Ira A. Williams, Joliue. Greenman, William J. Itoacb, William E. Moore, John B. Tyler, Sarah H. Ray, Albert Brook, George W. Blakcmore, Anthony 1. Drexell, William Jennings, (Duniei E. Fairchild, Kornelius Bowman, Willard J. Sheridan, Asa Tyler, Sarati J. Tyler, Anne Burring, Rijnje Ilonserjije, Eli It. Farmer Jacob Ham, Peter Crocker, Nannie E. Spitler Trustee for John K. Spitier, Signor Defries, Grielz Bierma, Nicholas Bierma, Theodore Mount, Mary Mount, Celina Mount., Mahlon F. Antrim, James F. Antrim, George B. Antrim, Jasper county, Indiana, uud Keener Township. In wituess whereof I have hcre- , - , uuto set ray hand and aflixed the ■! sea 1.. r seal of the Board of Commissioners. ' ' at Rensselaer, this 14th day of June, A D 1878 HENRY A. BARKLEY, Auditor of Jasper county, Ind. June 14.1878—4w—23 80. Frank. W. Babcock, Att’y

SHERIFF’S SAXE. BY VIRTUE of a eertifled copy of a Decree to mo directed from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court in a cause wherein J >hn Makeever is Plaintiff, and Gatthold Hoehbaum, Anna A’liza H ochbau m, and John Gusa are Defendants, requirins me to make the sum of Two Hundred anti Eighty-five dollars, with interest on said deeree and costs, I will opost. at Public Kale, to the highest bidder, on Saturday, the 17th Day of August. A. D. 1878, between the hours of lo o'clock, A. M. and i o’clock P. M., of said day, at the door of the Court House, in Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, thorents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, the following real estate, to-wit: The north half l!») ot the north-west quarter <J4] of section fourteen (H), in township thirty [3O) north of range seven (7) west, in Jasper county, and State of Indiana. If such rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said deeree. interest aud costs, I will, at the same time and place, expose at public sale the fee simple of said real estate, or so much theroof as may be sufficient to discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said sale will be made without any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. GEO. M. ROBINSON, Sheriff of Jasper county, Indiana. M. F. Chilcote. Att’y for plaintiff. July 19,18T8.-s7.‘

Mourn a oiimmlu ® STOCK OF NEW GOODSif Kr, Ul lIIIKJIHUUmiVILII Just Received and bein? pened Out by RALPH FEU, OOT'TSISTIJSTO- OF* STAPLE ARTICLES, most generally in demand with the people. In the selection of my new stock of Spring & Summer Goods. I have kept stesidily in view the desires and tastes of the people with reference to Styles, Quality, Durability and price. Thsßest Dross (tab, Hftatly-Miis Qoihi&g, Hats bps, and STANDARD GROCERIES, kept in quantity and at lowest rates. An inspection of Goods and prices is repectfully solicited. West corner Bedford & Jaeksmds'w!^'' W. S. ORWTN -IMWIEXtMm, RENSSELAER, IND,, Formerly of Liogansport, W ill keep constantly on hand a largo and complete assortment of A /&& BATCHES! Watches —. Buttons’ Pius, Cull J ewelrv I n Masonic and Odd CONSISTING OF jCV G '4 ver Thimbles, etc., K Weight" and fir nriTtt I to suit al; vAIVV/AO ! mi, —ages and sizes. Castors, Cake-Baskets, Butter-Dishes, Cull-Bells, Cups, Napkin-Rihgs, Fruit Knives, Tableware, Gold Thimbles. He can procure you an Elgin. Howard, Springfield, American or Swiss Watch, as readily and cheaply na any in the trade. He has secured the agency of the Rockford Watch Movement., the best in the America for the money. Ho purchases direct from the manufactures. Anything not in stock procured on short notice, at rates advantageous to tho.,e who purchase through hi it, CLOCKS, WATCHES & JEWELRY REP AIRED ! FIXE WATCF WORK A SPECIALTY !_gLj Also Agent for the Western Cottage, Estey, Mason & Hamlin, Burdett and George Woo 1 Organs; Decker Bro., Weber, Valley Gem, Bradbury. S'ory <p Cam]) Pianos. All of these first-class instruments. All Goods warranted as represented; and all work warranted to give satis action. Nov. 80.1877.

THE OLD LINE DRUG STORE. Wills f % Xam Would respectfully call the attention of the citizens of Jasper and adjoining counties to his large and complete stock of tho following goods, bought low for cash, which enables him to defy competition : Pure White Lead Painters’Materials, Window Glass Paint Brushes, Pure Linseed Oil, White-wash Brushes, Varnish Brushes, Coach Varnish, Copal Varnish, Damar Varnish, Feather Dusters, Coal Oil, Perfumery, Patent Medicines, Chemicals, Drugs, Neaps, Hair Oils, Hair Brushes, Face Powders, Dye-Stuffs, Combs, Putty. Red Load, Portmonnias, Pocket Books, Lamp Wicks, Lamps, Paper. Jte„ Jfcc. Books, School Books Stationery. All goods guaranteed strictly pure. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Everybody nvited to call. Rensselaer* Ind. vin6 J, IMES. j. w. />f •r.4/,t\s’ And Daily Hack Line. United States mail hacks run daily except Sundays, between Rensselae aud Fgancesvillc. and Rensselaer and Remington, making connections witi trains on the Rail ways passing those points, and conveying passengers, ex pi isage and freight each way. Goods or money shipped by Express to’ aD . p> tof the United States. Livery Teams, with or without Driven, nislied upon application. Stock boarded by the day or week. Oftlu e Stables on Front street.above Washington. Rensselaer. Ind.

Wg Buy Them to Sell. n. If . peck , F amily G roceries £ P rovision CORNER RAILROAD & INDIANA STREETS, REMINGTON, IND. Keeps constantly on hand a full line of Groceries of all Kinds. 001 and WILLOW WARE, GLASS WARE, ROOTS & SHOES, GLOVE: HOSIERY. Also a full line of Fancy Articles and Notions. You will the best stock of fresh new goods, always 6n hand, at prices that defy petition. We will not be undersold, in any tiling in our line. We '» the best brands of Flour and Salt, constantly on hand, in quantities' tc purchaser. We take in exchange all kinds of Country Produce,and will you the best price the market will afford. We deliver nil goods free of cl inside the city limits. Come and examine our stock and be convince! we give you more goods for your money, than any other house in towr v2n27tf D. W. PEL