Daily State Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 4439, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1865 — Page 2

DAILY SENTINEL.

TllCRSDAT MORNING. JANL AKi 13. .M.giiiiiaBBBsasjneajaaajsas11la ..t- tram Krerdf Johnson. The HonrTlrvtaDT JoMo.in an aMrf Kr. Lb.Uailftl Stat Court at Waahlngton, a few dar- 20, thtu Tlodicate! th Ute CLief Jostic Tastet from th felae reirefroUtiontfcat v haJ declared ia th Iid Scott decmoa iut vegrof wer peteons "who hd no right, which tb wb.it man .waa booed to rr?pct: . . ...t mtiEff of oar own bar, Mr Chairman, tot will rememUr that I dccme-J it due to bU ehreur lo TiadieU It from u iinruuüoa tttttrlf unjust, because utUr! faJe. , ' f . r.r. ....t it k. In theopibion that b delivered io the DrcJ Scott cee. rin of tb African racwfn tbia curdtrv, be eaiJ . thev had do rigbu which the wLit man was i . nltine oa thi eitract aloo. tboujh kDowioff that it ii but tbt. prt of sentence, by certain ciasa u, : t.it'er end maliroant terms, as enter .;n;.ih inhnmin ntiment that tue words , A I . I ' uv .V.r. K lKmUIlM conveyed: DU tbll. toO. although it U perfect! manifest, from what P. . - . . i - f . .1... be atta imtneiiateiv ociure anu auer, be mentioned the "fact tot to justify, but to deplore it. He Kava It a Historical fact, mud the architea. legislative atd ;r.r.;.! cf all the colonies, at ard fr.p rar after our Declaration of In dtptnden?. prove beyond all d ubt that in that mirm I V a ra an t rn 1 . JStl ttt QtD tliirt;rinf hlmrlf an Hürh opinion . Ion z bef ot e that cai nm decided b hid maoamittH the (Uth that be had owned, thl they might bare rlgbu which 11 mn would be bound torwpect, and nerer declined to rire professional id to auch of the race apoke to the courts to accure the rights of freemen The chirge ia but one of the many calumnie with which the prejudice or pfion of pcliticl prtism, ia time of high etcitemnt, caue them, io total dif regard of truth, to fill the public ear. In this infUiiCP, I nppoA, for a time. nd with eeruin ortiou of our people, it ruwercd Iw purpose. But, if not already, it will be hereafter forgotten, and fair and intelligent men of the future, ai do those of the prevnt day, should they ever refer to it. will oaly inarvel that an acc-nntitii po wholly Rroandlea could at any time hare been liitcned ta by honest men, een for a moment, with anything but disgust and Indignation. Mr. Johnson cooelulo.1 h!a remark?, which were quite lengthy, by ying that "the calm judgmetjt of posterity, uneorrepte! or unaffected by prtin paMion, will ratify the conclusion o . the bar of the Union that purer aud abler judge uercr liredtlun lioota D. Taxiy." ' Tb city council of Kranaville bare approprfated $2j.0(!0 f.r bounties to volunteers, on condition that the county commixfioncrfl ap propriate thirty five thousand doll.tr fur the fame purpose, the whole to make a common fuud for the beiieSt of the whole county. In New Albany, up to Monday evening Kit, $'i),UOO bad been paid iu by tho citizen ul-joct to draft, in um of $'25 each, to free the city froth the draft. The farmer say the winter wheat promises a great crop. , The Terre Haute Kxprcd nays th:it at the ' prexbyteTlin festival held ai'Dowlin's hall, on Tuesday evening Ust.tbc tableaux of the "Hirth of CopU" was presented " bttily and with fine effect." Au "Amateur Hi-trionic Association" has been formed in Terre Haute. It opens nett week with " She Stoops to Conquer " and "a Moruing Call" for the benefit of the poor and oldierw' familiea. ? Attempt of the Ila4lcnl to- Displace lien. Micrmati. WASiiixfcTos. Janutry 7.

' An adroit plot ta Irjuro (JenShfirraan for the

benefit of the radicals bat joatcomo to iint. I rive the story as it is circulated here without de cidiug upon it truth or falsity. The fact ia. the itfemist of the republican prty (and they are now in the majority) were immvnsely di.'gU.tcd at learning that ft en. Sherman did not seizo all

the negroes whom hia army met on it. triumph ant march through Georgia, and what was iu their eyes more unpardonable, did not arm every one of them who was able bodied. How to draw censure upon the brave general with a view to accomplish their purpose wa the problem to bo olved. Of course it was the hight of folly to say a word against Geu. Sherman while the lanrela of hi.- late caniuain were yet fresh. The report runs that this device wis resorted to: A rumor waa et ahVjat that Oeu Sherman ha J suddenly nhown 'gn of insanity; that he was believed to be lion compos nif titis at the early part of the wir, and the excitement arising from hU march from Atlanta to Sivannah has brought on ; , a return of bi olJ trouble. J ujt at tbi juncture Secretary Stanton was announced to have gone to Geo. Grant's headquarters to cocfer with him about most Important matters. "Nothing was laore ey tbao to start the story that the reason . for conference was the reported derangement of General Sherman. Could this officer be displaced on thlj ground, the radical. could wax loud in praises of his past achievements, sympathize with bis aßliction, and secure as hi successor some man perhaps Imitier who would not stick at any demand of theirs. Such ta the report in circulation here. To-day a new phae appears upou it which woulJ meeta to render credence to the original rumor. ' It is stated that the object of Mr. Staoton'a visit to General Grant was to decide upon oroe fixed rule for the disposal of negroes coming within the lines of Sherman's army. It is liow understood that the mode of dealing with them, which Sherman has adopted, and which is the same as that adopted by General Mct'lellan during the lima that be waa in active service, ta be uprrseded at once, and hereafter alt able bodied regroes who are captured will 1 furnished with arms, and ci iie to do such service as they can io the rank of our array. - Tbi deman 1 of the radical , was urged on the groend that Mr. Liu cola waa elected on a strict abolition polier, and that no? b taust pursue that policy to the uttermost, or forfeit the support of the very men who did the most to secure bis re election; and any ofScer who will co operate in this mat tax mut be shelved without any compunction. The whole story will doubtless ie made public in d'je lime, but I do not believe thit a. will differ in any Important particular from what I bare stated above. . ISavauaah CtrrfoaUDco of To Philadelphia Ircv .Tlajor Cieneral Mirrman. The pictures and descriptions of Gen. Sherman ooqvav anything but a just idea of of his character. In person r. el he bears a family likeless to his brotherSenator John Sherman, but has stronger quality of feature. As he sat upon Lis hore. erect as a mast, for more than two hours, I thought him, beyond comparison, the most soldierly figure in the artuj. He is about ix foot in bright, with all the mature physical power of vigorou middle age at command, and without aa ounce of fieh, superfluous or wanting. His brow is in'ellectual and free, he.td not big. bnt high, and he has th etroogoi eje in the army, and a long aquilice noe, as good in its wy as the "Iron Djke's." Those picturaa aad di-crip-t on, which give him sometime like the face of . a t-ger aid thi manners of a slouch, err upon the wrong side. . . The side face of Sherman gives you as much tLe idea of a profe-eor as of a soldier; the full face britling with the short cropped, stnJy mcs tacheand beard is military without being savage. He is a full composition of the Yankee soldier, and a ae tjje of the intellectual American. Bunta uct acd energy, instant frception, comprthensiTestuJj.and true military fire, scera to be written in his features. He ii bad of hi horse, and not at all foud of Jres;l a capital kifecior, and a drect talker. H, lamiliar mat.ner is eccentric sometime, ,v. generally gtxd ' humored, aal though ar uncocDf romiaing soldier, be is :iil a Lare aud kui heartal man a quality to which his freqaetit care for the poor and humble negroe who hire follcweJ h? camp will Lear wiu.ta. At tb reiew Le wore his bstat civlhe tud a new fell hat, which everyone suspect be bat donned in honor of the occu-pt'xn.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

SENATE. Wiat( January 11. The Senate met at 3 . n . L'rtit. Oorernor DaVcr in the chair. orriciAts cot5o to caitr. lVtillor. were laid before tie S:.äte from th county ofTiren of lijrtLoloroew tni ) U i ti. rraiir.r lor "more reeroacn. T. rtlt.om. w tb II thoe oi a ne Diurc ..r,fr rrtiej. were eien u u " r : . r i v. r.v. committee on grier.nre. anJ It wa ordered that K.I IWII vi m v .. .ii u -.. mkm j LereAiier are io c i" name cocimitteo without rcidln; tbe $100 TO IACU fWATüa. ilr. Herd, from the committee cn stationery. sumbitted the following: Mr rreident: Ti e select committco appoint J under a reaolion of the Senate to ueie ana report a suitable tnole of providing iM.Mj fr the member and oCcers tltreof, tve in structed me to report that, believing ia the exer cise of a rigid ecocomy, acd üe use of a frugal and (paring hand in our dealings with the public money, we have nsexl some eflort to dou the amount of expenditures heretofore required fur turnosia of tal;onery, that a convenient aud juat sytem might be devi-cd for an equal nd convior.al'e distribution of the sjujc Ibe committee have inquired of the secretary ofttite, who distributed a portion Of tee stationery to the members of the preceding scsion of the legislature, as to the cost of the stationery thus provideJ, aud ba reports thit be has ro data upon which to estimate the co.-tof the same, ina-much as such stationery as was di.apenacd by him was purchased t rior to bis htry into office, bat he is sntisfiel thnt the stationery furnished would exceed, npon an average, one hundred dollar to each Hifiuber, at tl o low rate. at which station cry was then purchased; and wince that time sU lionery has increped almost three fold in value, and it would economize the finance of the state to pa j to each member one hundred dollars, and require the members to furnish their own stationery. Such measure would avoid the necessity of a stationery clerk and a stationery doorkeeper, at a cost of $12 per day;'. thereby saving to the state tho sum of f 73i hi thee Item alone; and it will secure an equal and jut distribution of stationery amanjj the members. The committee therefore recommend to the Senate that each member of the Senate shall be pal 1 the sum of one hundred dollars and the president of the Senate $150, fr Hatiohery purposes, to be piid by the treasurer of state to the members, oa the certificate of the president, and to the president upon his ownorder; aud that the state librarian hall furnish to the principal and as.-iitant secretaries o( the Senate all hUtionery, required by them, upon their own orJr, and to the chairmen of committees upo'; their order, on a tote of their respective committees " The committee believing that this, arrangement would shut olT the sluices of a wasteful extravagance, recommend it to the conidf ration of the Senate. . Francis T. Honn, Chairman. Mr. Browu, of Wells, spoke againüt the proposition of the committee. He contended that the frame rs of oar state constitution intended th-it members of the legislature should receive whtt would be equivalent to thrrec gold dollars for every Jay the General Assembly should bo in Fossion, and in addition to that, nil the stationery they wanted. He fhoulJ therefore vote for the bill before the Senate, which provides that honorable members shall be paid in gold and silver, or its equivalent. Mr. Oyler was sure the old bill not on the files of the Senate would meet with sore defent. He should oppooc it, and should vote against the committee's report .also, because be could not consent to do that indirectly what he would not do directly. Mr. Ilennctt should vote for the adoption of the committee s report, because he believed it wa sus;estin4j what would result in a saving to the at atcMr. Nile remarked that it had been his intention, and he had so expressed himself, to vote against the principle of the report, but on reading in the morning papers the statement of a gentleman, who is probably better acquainted than any ' other with the diibursementa and financial alTiirs of the state, that the expendi tures for Etatiouerv have generally been more than one hundred dollars for' each member, he had concluded that it was proper to favor the rejKjrt. . . . The committee's report was concurred in un dor the pressure of the previous question, by the following vote: a Yeas JJesars. Allison, Darker, Bennett, Hon ham, Urowo of Hamilton, Cason, Chapman, Cobb, Corbin, Cullen. Davit.. Douglas, Dunniug, Gaff, Giflord. Hord, Hvatt, Milligan. McClurz. Jiilcs.'Noyea. PedeH. Rich mood", Stsgcs, Terry, Thompson, Van Bu?kirk, Ward, Wood, and Wrigbt-30. .. ... , jiays Messrs. Bceson. Uowman, Brvlley, Brown of Wells, Carson, Culver, Dykes. Eng lish, Finch, Fuller. ' Hanna, Jenkins, Marshall, Mason, Moore, Ncwlin,' Oyler. Vawter, Williams VJ. So the report waa concurred in. ' " AtJcsmo? ok tiik scnoon jftD. Senate bill No, I? was returned from tbe spe cial committee, to which it was referred, with recommendation that it pass. The report and bill was referred to the committee on'edueation. - . .. ROOM FOB COMMITTEES. Mr. Van Buskirk offered tbe followiae, which was adopted: Resolved, That the door keeper be authorized to procure one room for each of the followin; standing committees, viz: " Committee on Snan ces, committee on tne judiciary, committee ou elections, and committee on edacaticD. On motion by Mr. Thompson, tho doorkeeper was ordered to Gt up committee rooms in tbe governor's mansion, recently vacated. " Rr?OLCTIOS Mr. Bennett offered the following concurrent resolution, which was adopted: KcsoutM, l bat toe öenate will, the House concurring. 20 Into tbe election of the follow inar name J ujjeers, thrs day, at Ulo o clock p. m viz: Ont aent of state, one state printer, one state libarian, one trustee of the Wabash and Krle canal, one director for the southern and Ihree directors for tho oorthern state prifon. ,vr. lieeson offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the committee od finance be instructed to allow no claim, unless tbe same he presented at least ten days before the final a J journment of the legislature, unless tbe same may have accrued within the last teu day of the session. Mr. Bencett offered tbe following: Resolved, That tbe first standitg rule of the Senate be so amended as to read as follows: "The president shall take the chair every dvy at precisely 2 o'clock in the afternoon, unless the Senate phall, by resolution have adjourned to some other hoar." Mr. Vawter offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the committee heretofore ap" pointed on railroad appraisement be directed to investigate and report: 1st. Whether any railroad 13 or has beende linqnent as to the payment of its tax. 2d. The amount of such delinquency. 'M. Why the same has not been paid. 4th. Any necessary legation to correct this abuse; and that they bate power to send for persons and papers. COMMUNICATIONS. A bundle of testimony in the Jennings anil Jackson county contested election case, and the reports of the several branches of tbe B ink of the Sute of Indiana, were laid before the Senate by communications from tho secretary of state, and president of the ban, and were referred to th it rrro iriaie coin unices. ilection or STATE OrriCXRS. A message from the Hoae announcf J the passage by that body of tlic following : Resolved. By tie lLu of Representative, (the Senate concurring.! that the two Houe meet ia joint convention, in th?s at 2!8 o'clock p. ra: of this day, ard to proceed to the ejection of state agent, state printer, ttate libra rian, trustee of the Wabash and Erie canal, director of Southern Trven, directors of Northern 1'risoa. .' ' ' Mr. William moved to strike out the words "directors of the xorthera state prison." Mr. Cason moved to lay the amendment on the t4e. . ; -. .- -i ,r The motion was agreed to by yeas, 23; tajs, -4 the lieutcoaut governor giving the casting vote. '" The Senate then concurred io the House reso lafon by yaa. 27; nars. 31.

saw raoroaiTioss. Tbe following bills were introduced, read tbe

first time, sod severally passed to the second readier. By Mr. Dunning, (S. 23; authorizing the Bank of the State of Indiana to reduce the capita! stock of a branch or branches of said bank, and to cloe up the buinc of a branch or branches of said bank under certa'.n regulations, and amending sections 2 and 74 of "An act to etablih a ba-,k with branches," paed March 3, 1?$. ; r Y.j Mr IIL'ua.fS 30; to acthorfxe, regais and confirm the sale of railroad., to enab1' - ebasers to form corporations, Ac, to " Perforation to construct cunnecü' -a able cor I!v Mr. Hord (8. 31) an branches, Ac. suralce of life for tU -ct relating to the inphans. Any tt -eneSt of widows and orbencfit of L 'u mJ iu?.e hi for the etemt ' . wiiow or cnu.jren.or 01 either, om all claims. croTMed the annual t-re m ii does Lot exceed itLC: and anv married woman, by hcrhelf or in the uameot her trustee, froiu her sep-iratt property, to insure the life of her bnbari fur her or her children's uc, free from all claim. And ibca came the recess for dinner. AFTSaXOOX SX3S10X. The following bills were considered, read for the fir: time; and pissed to the seetfnJ reading. '-..L. Mr. louglas, (S. giving county survey crs pjwer 'i administtr oaths to viewers of roadi. Mr. Corbin, (S. 'A3,) amending sections 1,7, 9, 10 and 12 of the northern Mate prison act. Mr. Gaff, (S. 3t,) authorizing cities to rur chase parks, fair ground and grounds for public usch outside if their Corporate limits, , . , Mr. Vawter, (S. 2a,) providing for the ap praiscment of railroads. Mr. Gjff, (S. 36,) to legalizo c'Uy appraisenicrits, assessments, ic Mr. Willijms. (S. 37.) dividing the stato into 11 rongres-ional di-t ict. Mr. Corbin. (S. 3?,) making provision for the election of officers of the benevolent intitu tion. Mr. DiMilas, (S. 3'J.) rcrulatini: the time of holding the eomtnon plea court of hitley countv. IN'CL RABLE INSANL. un motion ty Mr. rr;üiev, a resolution wa r we vit 1 adopted instructing the committee on benevolent institutions to report a bill providing for the taking care ot the incurable insane of uur state at the public expense. JOINT convention. The Houc of Representatives pent iu a incssace informing tho Senate that beats were in waiting lor them Whereupon honorable Mutator left their place ana proceeded to t lie ball of the Hou.-e. tberc to elecUbe t-erersl state officers indicated in a rcso Iution 1 eel ted in this' forenoon's proceedings. W hen senators returned to their desks On motion the Senate adjourned. HOUSK. The House nut at 0 o'clock, Mr. Speaker in the ch.nr, und a quorum present The ionrn il of vesterd.iv w.n rend und au thentic at ed. Mr. Speaker laid before the llouo u commu nicntloii from tho president of the Bank of the Suto of .Indiana, transmitting reports of the condition of the several brauche. thereof. On motion ot 31 r. Hrowi. the resolution was referred to the committee on btnks. Lb AYE Or AHSKNCE, On motion of Mr. Spencer, was nskcsl and ob tained for Mr. Sullivau.of Vat.derburg. till Fri day. petition. Mr. Gregory, of Warren, with refereuco to tuk ing acknowledgements of deed by soldiers in the army; which, without reading, was referred to the committee ou judiciary. ÜEhOLLTIONS. Mr. Ilice Reciting that, Whereas, large amounts of tbo school fund have been long un used; therefore, the superintendent of public in Slructioti is requested at as early u day as pos sible to report to the House the amount of said funds ' from which no revenue is accruing Adopted. Mr. Colliu submitted the following: Resolved, That the committee on corporations be instructed to inquire luto the propriety an expediency 01 restricting tne rate and tare on all the railroads iu the state, and report by bil or otberwle. .-','.. On motion of Mr. Bojd the resolution was ro ferred to the coraniittre on corporations. Mr Grißith ubiaitted a concurrent resolutio: relative to the distribution of acts. Mr. Newcomb 6uggeted that it would lenuire mi act to aathoriao such a distribution of the acts. ; . ' On motion of Mr. Griffith the concurrent res olutioa wa. referred to the committee on judicia ry, with instructions to report by bill. SILLS 1NTROMCED. Mr. Harrison, (No. 12; amending li-t section of the act for the better protection of religious and agricultural meetings, and all other lawfu assemblages of the people. Mr. Prather. (No. 13) for the relief of per sons who havo lost property by rebel raids, par ticuiar by tne John morgan raid, nead once Mr.Dranbam: No. 12. A bill for tbe relief o! soldiers and mariners, and of the families of j-ol diers and mariners, in the United States service, by taxation levied upon tbe property of tbe country at the rate of. five mill per hundred cents. Read first time. Air. liraubam moved to-suspend the rule to read the bill tho second time, that it might be re ferred to the judicial committee. Mr. Bukirk stated the practice on the subject of reading bills twice on the same day. It re quired a two thirds vote to suspend the rules and also another vote to suspend to read the bil either by title or sections. ' ' ' Mr. Branham's motion prevailed, and the rules were suspended, in order to have the bill read a second time. Yeas 6G, nays 3. Mr. Bran ham then moved to suspend the con btituiional ru!e and read the bill by title only. Messrs. Barnes, Brown and Ruskirk stated the parliamentary uace. Mr. Speaker said that in hi9 ruling be Of sired strictly to conform to that. ' Mr. Branham's motiou prevailed and the bil was read by title and referred to tbe judiciary committee. JOINT BESOLITIOX. Gregory, of Warren.relative to tbe endowraet, of a college for the benefit of soldiers. Read twice. MLS AUE FROM THE SENATE. The Senate, as the secretary thereof reported agreed to tlie House resolution to go into th election of the several state ofEcer this after 1100 u at 2ln o'clock. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Buskirk had read by the clerk the late or dinance passed by the City Council of Indianap olis against substitute brokers and bounty jump ers, sc., and onereu a resolution tuit the matter be referred to the committee on corporations with instruction. to inquire whether the charter of the city permits such power to the Council to pass such an ordinance, and if so, to report a bil to amend the charter. Mr. Bukirk argued against the ordinance, and denounced it as interfering with the rights of citi zens outrageously. Mr. Miller, of Tippecanoe, also opposed th ordinance. Mr. Newcomb vindicated the action of th Ciiv Council in passing it. Finally the matter as referred to the judiciary committee. XEW STATERS. Mr. Wright stated that a resolution waa adopted yesterday ordering newspapers to be sent to soldiers He understood that the christian commission was furnishing papers by thousands to our soldiers in the field; therefore they needed, in this record, none of onr help. The adoption ot thi resolution entailed an expenditure of Lhxce thwUa.i:.d dollars or more unnecessarily upon the tax pavers of the state already onerously burdened. He therefore moved a reconsidera tion aaid of ue rote adoptiog tbe resolution afore Mr. Brown The provisions of the resolution adopted yesterday with regard to the newspapers have already ben carried out by the doorkeeper, w fe has made contracts in pursuance thereof with the several publishers. Already have the shwts beea laid .upon the 'desk in accordance therewith We are therefore bound by the contrac.a;d 1 move to lay the motion of the gentleman from Je0Vroc oa the table. Pending the question, on motion of Mr. New comb the House adjourned until 2 p. m

AFTIR.NOOX SKSSIOX. The House met nursuaal to sdiournasent. V

Speaker in the chair. A KE-SACE raow THE st.v Announced the passage by ' 2f os. 3 and 13, and sug -t body of bills of the Houe thereto .tir.g the concurrence sxwjr s' -rsms roc soLcirits mot)'' .jaker I he pending question i the 1? ,J Of the f et tie man from Jackson. (Mr. rown.) to lav the resolution of the centleman fmn T , CT TI' 1. .1 . 11. iwui ; unison, .ir. v rign:,; on me tao;e. Mr. Brown withdrew the motion to table. Mr. Branharn moved that Mr. Speaker be di rected to de foci a sum efficient to rv for these newspapers, to be drawn frotn the $KH) lpiece voted to tueaibers jesterdaj, but withdrew it lor ilr. tlrndricks, who subrxijUeii tlie following: Rewlved, That the stationery clerk be ntrtjted to charge each member with tLe cost of all the etitutcs fureished him. ard also the cost Of all newspapers placed on his desk for any purpose whatever. Mr. Brachara demanded the yeas and nays. Mr. Brown moved to refer the resolution to tho judiciary committee. Almost everything from this side goes that course. I ne motion was rejected, and tbe question re curred on adoption Mr. Rranbam demanded the division of the qnestion. tit. it ggin, Mr. bocatcr. I tnmic 1 can see mr TT m w . . -m in advance what will be the result of this news paper question, an I other kindred ones. I know that so far as the srate is coocerneJ, its finances will not be improved. I therefore move to lav the resolution on the table. The yea and navs beim: demanded. Mr. Huikirk explained that each member bad been furnished with a copy of the statutes under mistake. Jlo understood tbe effect of the adop tion of the resolution to be to charge members un inose statute whether they want tnem or not, and also with the cot of the newspapers Yesterday. Mr Speaker announcing that the time for tbe special order hid arrived, the matter was passed for the present. JOINT CONVET.TfO'l ELXCTIOS OF STATE OFFICERS At 2 o'clock, according to previous resolu tion, botn houses met in joint convention for for the purpose of electing certain state cfii cers. Sets were prepared for senators and they en tcrcd and possessed them, being received by the members of the House taudiug and in eilenre, under the rule enunciated by the honorable Mr rspeaker tne other dav. Seats were aUo provided fur I aw es, manv of whom were present, lending grace and enchttit merit to the view. The lieutenant governor, Mr. Baker, as the presiding officer, called the convention to order. announcing the objects thereof Mr. Newcomb, member from Marion, moved the order iu which the elections should be made Approved by the convention. KLECTIOX OK KTATK TRINTER. Mr. Newcomb nominated W. R. Ilolloway, of Marion. Mr. Bradley noniin tcd John B. Norman, of Floyd. M a. . t? a tfc .v 1 nc rcsun announced w.an: iioiiowuy tr-visor-man ; Holloway Has declared by Mr. Pie-ident duly elected. AGLNT OK STATE Mr. Dunning 'nominated George A. Uubkirk.of Monroe Mr. Williams nominated Matthew L. Rrett, of Daviess. The result was: Raskirk h4, Brett M Bukirk was declared duly elected. 6TATK LI Hit AlilAN. Mr. McCoy nominated R. F. Foster, of Ma rion. Mr. Buskirk nominated David Stcvtnsou, of Marlon. The result was: Foster c2, Stevenson 50. Zoster waa declared duly elected. WADASU CANAL TRl'STFK. After Fome debate as to whether tho candidate hliould be elected 4y ballot or by a viva voce vote, the convention decided to proceeded viva voce, the president remarking that If there was any -mistake under the Uw it would rectified here after. Mr. Chapman nominated David M. Dunu, of Ca.. Mr. Newland nominated William A.-Sangster, of FounUiu., The result was Dunn, bO; Smgster, 17. Dunn declared duly elected. PIIU.CTOR OK 8TATL" THISON SOUTU. Mr. Miller, of Tippecanoe, i.ominated William S. Ferner, of CUrko. . Mr. Hu?kirk nominated Mela W. Shields, of Jackson. - ... . Tho result was Ferrier, t2; Shields, 57. Fcrrier was declared duly elected for the period prescribed by law. . I1 RECTOR OK STATE TRISON MUTH. Mr. Brown, of Wells, offered a resolution declaring that it is the sense of this convention that two of the directors of tho northern prison fnld their cflicea Jegally two years longer, and demanded the yeas and nays ou the question. Mr. Dunning objected. This convention was not sitting in a legislative capacity; therefore, it could cot take the vote demanded on tho resolution proposed. Tbe president ruled ia accordance with Mr. Dunning's objection. Mr. Brown appealed. Mr. Dunning agaiu objected, and the president ruled the appeal out of order. . Mr. Buskirk stated that, ia view of the action of the convention, he waa instructed by the democratic members to say that they had no candidates to propose. Mr. Shipley nominated Carleton E. Shipley, of Delaware. The result was: Shipley gl, blank 40. Shipley elected. Mr. Whiteside nominated Hugh Hanna, of Wabash. The result w.as: Hanna b3, blank 33. Hanna elected. Mr. Chapman nomiuated Geu. Joseph K. Dodge, of Kosciusko. Mr. Buskirk nominated Gen. , of Buncombe. Ibe result was: Uodire c. blank JI. liodze elected. Mr. Dodge moved that the elections just made be declared unanimous. Lost The president of the convention, saying that the business for which it was assembled having beca concluded, declared it adjourned sine die The senators having returned from the hall. on motion of Mr. Gregory, of Warren, the House adjourned. Flux Manufactures. The Providence (R. I.) Press has the following: Within a few years the attention of manufacturers has been directed to the possibilities of again resuming tho manufacture of flax by machinery. Considerable difficulty has been experienced ia reduce ; the fibre to a proper täte to be operated upu.:; and numerous experiments have been institu cJ. Various degrees of sue cess have attended t! ese efforts, and there is a good prospect that tho culture and manufacture of flax will ere long become an important element in our industry. We were not aware that so great progress had been made and such a varietv of articles had been manufactured, until we 8aw, a day or two since, at the office of Governcr Smith, several kinds of goods made from Üx

bre, euch as carpet, heavy crah and seamless J House, Liverpool. Each successive mile wag bigs, the latter being the principal manufacture, witnessed by f ergons who attested its fair perthe other articles be:rg introduced to show tbe forruance. Dnriug her lat mile, which she applicability and value of tho fibre, large quacti- walked in tbe presence of several hundred perties of it till recently being tnrown away after j 60D9. f he several times stopping to dance, and at the seed had been secured. j the close f-be declared she could have walked On iuquiry, we learner! that Governor Smith, j 200 miles more, and would be willing to under, as early as September. 162, determined to enter j take 1.-100. upon the business. He erected workj at Dela- j ' - ware, Ohio, which have been in operation more The London Shipping Gaxette gives exilian a year. There is a brick mill 128 by 40 j pressen to a great deal of uneasiness in regard

icet, wita macc.nerv or tne mögt approved kinds for tbe breaking and scutching of the straw, with pickers, ic, the power beins furnished bv a Corliss steam engine. Connected with the mill is a barn, the largest ia ti e State, being 20 1 fee; and 50 wide, for receiving and storing ! the traw. Alter being reduced snd prepared, the product is brought to Rhode Island and man- j ufacturexl into tbe- articles abve mentioned. : The maeb'tery running at preheat Is at Kicr Toint, and two other mill are now being prepired and fitted with the neceary machinery, at Seituate. where it ia intended l conuaue the manu- . facture of all articles cf the coarser fabrics usual to produce from Hix with the present processes ; for ;epaiicg it. The number cf Indians State is estimated at 30,CW. in the United

The Duty en Printing raper. From tb 5w Tot Port. The object of a tax laid by the federal cavern-

meet, in the present condition of the country, is to brirg monty into the treasury ia order to de fray the necessary public expenses. A tax la:4 for any other purpose, a tax which brings nothing into the treasury, and the only effect of which is to Increase the public burdens, by making some important and necessary article of consump tion dear, is simply a piece of wanton legislative cruelty. So far as it goes it is as act of despotic power, exercised by the government at the expeu 4ibe community at large. , Tbe indirect tax laid by corjgreis on printing paper is of. this character. It was onquestionablf laid il iL bonfbt expectation that it would produce some income to the treasury. It briDgs it nothing. It Is a barren measure, except to the paper-makers. It makes printing paper excessively, artificially, unnaturally dear, and that is all. No importer can bring printing paper into tbe market in the face of a duty of twenty per cent, on tbe value of tbe commodity, payable in gold, and accordingly all competition Is excluded. 1 be owners o: paper mills m this country, with this advantage over the consumer in their bands. make their owu prices for paper, and dtfy the grumblers. ' '- It becomes the duty of congress to interfere in this matter, and protect the people against the paper makers. The mem era now see that it acte as a prohibition on importations, and makes the price of printing paper exorbitant. It is for them U act without delay, annulling a measure which ha so disappointed their expectations, and, bv allowing which to remain in force, they make themselves accessory to an act of oppression. It will not be maintained that the exclusion of cheap printing paper from our market is de manded by the public voice, or desired by the community in even the faintest desree. Ibe reader of books, wbo finds them growiug dearer and dearer, does not ask for them. The parent who finds himself obliged to purchase school books for bis children, and is made to pay three times as much for them as formerly, would re joice to be relieved from this inconvenience. 1 he reader of newspapers and periodicals, who is coiut ellcd to diminish the number of bis sub scriptions to these publications, does not desire that congress sbould rcluse to repeal a measure which forces him unwillingly to thi privation On the contrary; all those classes, and they comprise the whole community, the entire na tion, would thank Congreas with one voice for so reducing the duty as to make it productive to the treasury, and at'the sawo time relieve them from the unnecessary drain which the duty on printing paper makes upon their means. It was not long since that the stamp duty ou newspapers in Urcat Britain was repealed, in compliance with tbe public clamor against it as a "tax upon knowledge. The clamor was just the stamp duty was iu fact an obstruction to, the spresd of information; and the objections to were urged with such force, xeal and constancy that tho government found itself obliccd to give way, aud the duty was repealed. 1 he duty or, printing paper, under which the community suf fers, is infinitely more unjust and odious than n stamp duty on newspapers. It is not only a tax on knowledge, but a tax on education. It taxes what in (ircat Britain was left free. It taxes not merely the communication of news and the discussion of public questions, but It exacts a tribute from the learner iu .his tcodercst years, and from the scholar and the man of science in his highest researches. It levies an alms for the benefit of the p iper makers upon the child learning his alphabet. There is not a handbill posted on the coruers of the streets which docs not pay tribute. Worst of all this tribute does not go into the treasury. The stamp duty exacted In, Great Htiuin was added to the public income, went to support tho government and to pay tbe iutereet of the national debt Our duty ou printing pa per adds nothing to the riches of the public ex chequer, but finds its way diroctly into the coffers of the paper makers. Much better would it be for the government if it wero a stamp duty, finco then the origiual reason for imposing it would continue iu force, and the increase which it would cause in the prico of printed matter would go directly into the national treasury. As the tariff of duties on paper now stands, it is a cheat, a fraud upon the people. " Why are newspapers, pamphlets and books, and everything printed, so much dearer than formerly t" asked a patriotic customer of his bookseller. " Ono reason of the high price," tho bookseller naturally answers, "is the duty of twenty per cent, on imported printing paper, which must be'paid iu gold, amounting, in tact, to more than forty per cent. "Ob, a duty imposed by the government to supply Its owu pressing needs," rejoins the customer. "Well, if the government needs the money, I will pay tho difference cheerfully." A little further inquiry would satisfy him that this high duty is retained in the tariff not to meet the need of the government, but to satisfy the greed of the paper makers. The tax, therefore, resolves itself into a deception, which, if Congress allows it to continue, will be a disgrace to our legislation. These are but a part of the considerations in favor of the repeal of the tax on printing paper, and we have by no means done with the subject. .surplus of Women in the Kaai. A eerious disturbance in tbe equilibrium of seies ia noticed" by Gov. Andrew, of Mas9., as follows: I deire to call attention to the exceed of women in Massachusetts, and to the surplus of men, in Oregon, California, and other remote western commuuitie. The facility with which young men migrate, the attractions and opportunities for them of new states, ibe obriouä embarraRsrnetits to the migration of young women, the attraction? of home, wherever it is, to the heart of women, and her natural dependence, combine to create this inequality in the distribution of the sexe. In Oregon, baring 52,160 inhabitant, according to the census of 1860. there were 19,961 malet o?er 14 years old and only U,878 females a bo re that acre. Its population ia now estimated at over 100 ,000 this disproportion yet remaining. In Maachuett8 there were 257,833 males between tbe ages of 15 and 40, and 287,009 female, or a surplus of 29,166. The excess of women of all ages abore 15 years was 3S.846. The absorption of men by the military acd naral service during the intervening four years has ajjjirarated this disproportion. And it is a disastrous cue; it disorders the market for labor; it reduces women and men to an unnatural competition for employments fitted for men alone, tends to increase the number both of men unable to maintain families, and of women wbo must maintain themselves unaided. In civilized re fiued society, it Is the office aud duty of man to protect woman, to furni-h ber a sphere, a support, a home. In return, 6he com for U, refines, acd adorns do me.-tic life, the family, and the range ofj social" influences. This is also, tbe plainly providential order. Where women are driven to the competition of the market with men, or where men are left unsolacexl or unrefined by the presence of women, society is alike weakened and demoralized. I know of no more useful object to which the commonwealth can lend its aid than that of a movement adapted in a practical way to open tbe door of emigration to young women who are wanted for teachers, and for every other appropriate as well as domestic employment in the remote west, but wbo are leading anxious acd aimless lives in New Eng land. Mrs. Margaret Douglas, the Australian pedeaj trian, has completed the task of walking 1,000 j miles in 1.000 hours at tbe American Opera to the progress of the Amen progress or tne American navy, it says: "The Americans bave raised their navy to that of a first-rate power and this'one fact alone should mike us look more c!oely than ever to our r..vy. Instead of our fleet beine overerown. it is clear that we are a long way behind the United States iron cladj. A French physician is out in a long dissertation on the advantages of groaning and crying ia general, and especially during aurgical opera tion He contends that groaning ani crying are the two grand operations bv wbich nature ally anguiati. :dcev Smith occe remarked: After you bare written an article, take your pen and strike out half tbe words, and roa will be surprised to

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METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Corner 9 TT.Vtjrs nf Tmnn$ee Strrtti. TCsmaier.... 71 r. t. u.riiiejr. Thursday Evening, January 12th. Till. Is. P. BARRETT. KIM OX7T. Pair or Adhimiob. Irea CircU and rarqolts,S cDt; riSt Bop, for ; pron. fi t-, Irccwa gX. T5 cnt; tialltry aud Family Circle, Cent; CkiMrrn la arm, f IS; alt rtarre 4 seat t. Duor pn at a qaartfr t o clart. Prnarauanoe fommpnrf at l. o clock crfc;!. PAkTlcriJlR XOT1CK. The Hur Car lfav tfct Theater eery ftenict; at tbe clos of the performance. People living at a ;tixe caa rely ou tbia. Amateur s Charitable Association. hunt i;u.n i:TEitTAi.ni:T roa vhi Relief! CorMoldirrM' Familie ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. JAN. 11. Will be prevail at tLe. Hall ff tbe Aociation, o the Court House Square, tne Deauuiui irama oi STILL WATERS MUX Ts be Mleired by ta Celebrates A t V I Is C II O R IT S FcrtT Toioe. ith lostune and oenery aa In tie Opera t II Trovatore. JIjDor cpeu at T 'dec in price at a quarter of 8 o'clock. .DMISSION KKSKKVK HEATS Performance le com CK5T8. MASONIC HALL. POSITIVELY THREE NIGHTS ONLY Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, January littlt 17tli and istli. THE ORIGINAL AM) OSLY mm unties TWENTY ESTABLISHED ARTISTS AND THE WOULD KKSOWSRD GEORGE CIIUISTY, Who will ainr eaca eTtnlnr in a programme re plete with Choice Uolcal (Jeu, llurlenqnei, Dance, Ac. ADMISSION r0 CENT. CHILDREN 2& CKNT8. J. W. HAT NOR, Manas er. J. II. SUKUIIXJK, Agent. JanlldTt AUCTION SALE. LARGE SALE OF AT AUCTION. TVENS & CO., KO. 1 SOCTH MERIDIAN STREET, I fold roMonice Buildiujf.) will sell thslr entire stock of CLOAKS and SHAWLS at auction, (on the premise!,) prior to tbeir removal, on Friday and Saturday, January Mtn ant jtn, itoa. Sale to commence each day at 10 o'clock ia tbe fore noon and 2 o'clock in tbe afternoon. No reserve. Sale poititlT for ch. Cloak Stauda, Shoulders, Show Case and other fixtnrea for sale; eioo a stock of VlHinery Hoods cheap. A Urge LOOKING CLASS, and Balk Window, re. cently built and nicely ornamented. Janl2-döt ' A. L. HUNT CO., AtCtloneeja. DISSOLUTION. Uissolulion of Copartnership. rtMIE PAKTNF.KSIIIP HEKKTOFOkE EXISTING BEJL tween Henry Allen aad T. W. Sullivan, In tbe IJverjr aud Sale Stable buaines, was this day dissolred by mutual coment. Henry Allen having bought the eatire Interest la the stock-, cote and book acoan of the oaid Arm, is authorized to collect all debts due tbe finn. Hebasalse assumed the payment of all debts against the firm, aad will pay the eame when presented for payment. HKShY ALLEN, T. W. STKWAKT ludianapoli-, January It, 1SC5. I WILL STILL C0NTT5CK THE BUSINESS AT THE old stand ou Pearl tdreet, Immediately south of Glenns Bleck, where I wilt L very glad to see all cy old customers and friends, and aay new ones wbo deaiie to see me. HENRI ALLEN. Janl2-d3w Dissolution or Co-part ir ship. TllHE CO-PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE KUSTIXG between Heiekiih t John, iu the Saloon business. No. 32 North Illinois street, ha beea. dissolved by mutrat consent. All bill are payable to tbe ttndersigned and he will settle the indebtednes of the late ßm. Janlt-d3t HEZEKIAH. FOR RENT. T OR RENT Five or six roerus. Refereucee required. a AieJt at IM. corner er A i&inu ttrMt inl Uiu, . cbasetu avessa. Jant2.d4t tqsT. LOST In goir,grfrom Feriruson'a Jewelry Store te the Pcstofflce, a Gold opea-face Kng'sb Lever Watch, eruiadat aiid stet band; no chain apon the watch. The findet will be liberally rewarded ry leaves it at the gpencer Hon. L"3NIS CRAXK.. jaull-d?t , ME RCHANT TAILOR1N C. T.NEW . MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT! T ft RESPECT FÜLLT CALL THE ATTENTION OP THE citiiens of Indianapolis to the fact, that they have opened at No. 19 Virginia Avenue, A Itegular Merchant Tailoring Rt:ttlis lament. aud solicit a share of the patronage of the ceaaxuaadty THEIR STOCK OF COODS 1 ' !s complete, and nelr.fr In cbanrt of a jren'Jetaaa whose ability a a Cutter rick s So. 1, they are prepared te fill ordere wbkh in every repect they wf!I WARRA5T equal in qnaJity, style and workmarieblp to aaythiEf foHDd in any aim 11 at etubLsl.i&eBt la the city. . - mReiEember the place, No. 19 Virginia Avenue. TO VOLUNTEERS.

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DRY COODS. cioonio out sales -AT TIIK Trade Palace 26 & 38 WEST WASHH7GT01T ST., HUME, LORD & CO. tHrXSHlNO TO RETIRE FROM BCS1NEIB 50W f offer Uielr large and iplecdie etk of geeJe rertb At New Tor wholesale price, and many geWtoiocft ). Feeling oder eUigatioa to tbe public fee tbe very large palroua we bare receired, we bave eotxtaded te adopt toi meib od of clokiag out urpreDlti, tfeerebr rivinr laena tbe edra&tace f buji&f teir ge4a ae low as tbe aaiae can be bought at net wbvieieJe ertreale Kantern cittea. Tbia 1 ue bcllleua crj, akd w will ceotlDae the elea atUtbe bole stock ta clewed eait. We hae new to store tbe largest aad bt selected steck everbroegbtto tblsclty.couslstlng ef 0K1,OOO Worth f I Coroprtnlnf ry trade, frens the meet cestly aad beanUful Moire Antiques, Tetbecheapest . . , PLAIN SILKS AND SATINS, Which will be sold regardless ef therecettfreatad vances. FANCY DRESS GOODS, la great variety. Our baver being at the ieal ef tie market daring toe spring, nes meae eure en one so pro cure tbe finest and most fashion able ta the tnatkt,ceae prising all the late . Paris IVovolticM, MERRIMAC PRINTS, SPRAGUE'S PRINTS, PACIFIC PRINTS, AMERICAN PRINTS, DÜNNELLS PRINTS, DOMESTICS, FLANNELS,. SHEETINGS, HOSIERY, gloves;, EMBROIDER ES, HUME, LORD & GO. INDIAN AiOLlS. Janc2-dtf FOR SALE. -ci ä LIT: ii ItEAT OPPORTUIV1T7 FOR THE POOE MAN! IOR I5STANCE, IF III HAS tZOO HE CA1T BUILD 1 a horue worth f WC, and tfbral payt&enu will be given on tbe lot and tbe reoteJnder oa the house. In case of mUfertone te the parch aer, we will be willing to take tha rrnu of the property tor th balance of tbe purchase nosey until R If all paid, aad that relieve him from aay risk whatever. This la aa great an opportsafry as baa ever been ff: ed a poor man in a growing city 1'ke Indianapolis. This ia not a sew busine! te the u&dereigned, for . have been earaired ia It fer ten years, aad wo refer te t eld aetUere and business men of the city, aad te b an dreda of persona who have got their homes la th!s w4r throegb t. . ; - ITIcKKUNAN & PIEIICE, 39 West Warning iwn at reet, One Door Ett Palrr ieue. octl4-d3m CLOAKS, SHAWLS, CtC.

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