Indiana American, Volume 23, Number 18, Brookville, Franklin County, 20 April 1855 — Page 2

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niNl' BT T TftVT, TO LIIIITT LAW, mm fwtn ca, o rts tt 41." T. A. GOODTOT, Editor. XLSCXTHLZ, JTDUSk. rnioAY jiraiL tot ma Fcdd Parties. Oa wadcrswill remember that ire freqatnüjr said; last summer, that the o-called old Kne ' party of this State waa a ' o prtv. Everybody knowathat it was composed of Demorata and Whigs, wb oppraed temper tsce, and - favored the demands ol aUveiy and foreigners. The pleaa of "old line" "popular soweigntj" &c, did indeed induce a fuw ignorant bot honest old men to rote for men and Ctasurcs they abhorred, because they thought lh opposition wm the ghost, At least, of their old foe, Whigery. Bat reading and intelligent men knew Utter, and toted for the men simply because they approved their measures. This waa right. We believo that every maa should vote on the living questions of the day, and vote for the men who will carry out the measures he approve. Io no other way can our government be a representative democracy. When a few designing aen my lead the masses blindly to wppiTtmen and measures that are repugnant to their views, oar boasted democracy is sham our govern. Beat becomea an olearchy of the oat odioua kind. We are' therefore oppoacd to all p'artics but Fusion Parties, and we believo these should be resolved into their original elements at evert election, and fuse again whenev er new questions and new issues arise. To say that those who acted in con cert oa the questions mat were ai is sue last October, should act in concert tea or even two years heneo is to as sumo that no new question of impor tant U to aris: or that men are to see alike oaall questions. We arc glad to record that the old Un party f hut summer is assuming tuis position. A late number of the Indiana Sentit eontaios tho following significant admiion and exhortation. The questions of Banks and Tariffs are not before tho public. The great question is, shall the compromises of the constitution be respected. Oath i question the Democratic party is the only conservative element in the North. Let the issues of tb past Ka turned with the cast. Cutlet the .tUA.l Whirs of the old school unite with the only Union party of the North." Everybody knows thaUhe phrase Mcon.romijci of the constitution" Beans, allowing the South to do as it pleases carry slavery everywhere tax the free states by hundreds of thousands to return fugitive slaves over-tide the habeas corpus writ, as in the Rosetta case drive freemen away fron the polls by mob violence, as at the K ansae election, Ac. We most heartily say amen 1 to the exhortation. "Let the issues of the past be buried with the past." And we have n,o objection to the pro-sUvcry party's calling its If the only Union party. Six months ago they were the votndar tmrvgniy party, but they refused to allow the sovereigns of Iodit ia to elect a Senator, and other oflee s. No harm will ariso from this misnomer. The people arc used to that, and will interpret it to mean the contrary, as did the "popular sov creicnitj' name of.last fall. Nor do we bieel to the appeal to old line Whigs to fine- with old lino Democrats. This 11 liht. Whatever msy have been a mn's opinion on "the issues of the past" he should now co-operate with those whose viewshe endorses on the new issues. And we most sincere ly hope that all such Whigs will give a . a a ft a, a ia the adhesion with all duo uispatcn. Let them bo found shoulder to should er with their compatriots of every ' clime, fighting for the glorious princi ples of slavery extent ion. Ana as they do battle, loud let them sing. TaaUr-pacId aanaas, far, far, 1 Hwt, Or'rtba laadvf Ua lor J, sud Utcttum I lb lr. rX7We know a drunken lawyer to whom an honest farmer applied sometime ngo to conduct a caw through court. He tgrccd to do so for 810. Hut being too drunk or too ignorant, he began wrong, and was non-suited, the first clip, at the expense of his elient. He tried again and Jost the case. The honest farmer called sometime after, believing that he ought not to pay anything, as through the ignortace or drunkenness of the law ycr he he had not only lost his case, but had been subjected to an unnecessary cost Ja the non-suit. Judge of his surprise when a bill of 850 was presented for tuck services! In vain, tho old man plead the contract. Ho could produce co papers or witnesses, to prove it, and had to fork over or be sued. Uext time that farmer gos to law, he intends to employ a sober and honest m m, and we would advue all men to do the same. Not Dakkaiu. Nono of the Free BanV issuex of the State of Indiana are r eeived now on deposit, or in payees, of notes ind bilU, by tlje Branch of the State Dank in Madison. Thesumof three thousand dolJin haa been raised in Indianapolis to ensure the permanent hrttioa of the Ctx Fair ia that city.

A Genuine Beftrm. We have been receiving for a year or more the Trn of tna Timxs, published at Cincinnati, O., by Longley Brothers, a firm of five young men of energy, who are engaged in promoting the Phonetic or Spelling Reform, by the publication of Books and Periodicals in the re-formed and scientific orthography. The "Type of the Times" is a mammoth sheet, of good paper, well printed, and made into sixteen four-column pages, convenient alike for reading and preservation. A limited portion of it is printed with the new Alphabet, which any one can read after a few minutes observation; but the body of the paper is filled with judiciously prepared matter, in the

common spelling, for the patronage of the reading public. Br the list of Phonetie Books advertised in the "Type," wo judge the Spelling Reform is making permanent progress. Besides a renes of Phonojpio School Readers, and instruction books for the study of Phonetic Shorthand, we observe tho New Testament, Biographies of the PrcsideoU of the U. S., and their portraits, an essay on Money Getting and Money Spending, dec. There is also in course of publication a large Phonetic Dictionary, to be rea ly by September next. The merit of this system consists in having a distinct letter for each sound in the language, and in always representing each sound by the same letter. All that is necessary in learning to read, therefore, is to learn the char acters, and the pupil is as sure to pronounce a word correctly, belong ing to any other language, as he is the most common household word. What an advantage would this be to pupils were it In general use, especially to those learning other lanjruaee s. And what a vast amount of money and precious time it would save to be devo ted to other objects. This steam and lightning age cannot ' long abide the ought and aight, and tfce thousand and one other ridiculous contortions of the English alphabet to represent sim pie sounds. Brevity is one of the marked characteristics of tho age, and if everything which haa more length than depth, passes its gauntlet without losing a few of its last joints, it will be on account of its speed. The price of the Trrx is 83.00, and such is Jthe arrangement of the publishers for the prvscnt year, that every person subscribing for the paper will receive ia addition, a premium in books, ranging from 60 cents to 83,00 according to the number of copies tent to his office, so that the paper alone will cost no one over 81,50, while many will receive in addition to their paper, enc, two and id reo uoiiars worth of books. This may look un reasonable; but we have no reason to doubt that it will be faithfully lived up to on the part of the publishers. The arrangement will pay them by the in troduction which it will give to their publications throughout the country. Who will get up a club? A club of a dotcn will receive a pre mium of from 75 cents to 81,00 each; one of two dozen, a like premium of Irom 82,00 to 83,00 each. Specimen copies will be sent gratis on application, or may be seen at this office. It is our conviction that in less than twenty years this reform will be taught in all our schools. We will receive subscriptions for the paper and forward tho money. ' A Rich Hoax. Some k low. knowing the trullibili"WW ty of the Cincinnati Enquirer has sent him a word of information that makes poor Robinson perpetrated the follow ing. What is the richest of the juke is that old line papers' are copying it extensively as a veritsble occurrence: The Rev. Mr. Crow has been se verely censured by his Methodist Know Nothing brethivn in Fulton, be cause he did not voto for James D. Taylor at tho late election. It is commonly reported that he will be tried bi the church, and expelled from th ministry in ruiton, lor darin to cast bis voto according to the dictates of his own conscience. When his expulsion Is effected, his enemies should inscribe on the front of the church the motto of the Athenians: "Totheun known God. " This hoax and the readiness with which the Sentinel hnd kindred prints copy it is second only to the following April Fool hoax, which is copied by the lovers of the terrible all over the land. An old man by the name of Steer, was recently murdered near Cambridge City, Ind., by a man whose name ia Butcher. Jealousy, it appears was the cause. Butcher bud wn accomplice, who, after Steer died, cut his body to pieces and packed into a barrel. X3TWe hav rectivrd the first number of the Jacl tonian, under the editorial con troll of Hon. John L. Robinson, of Lard Oil notoriety. It pitches in lustily. We think it is destined to do good servico before another election. We uro glad to learn from its columns that brother Hibben has made his mark among the Rush-uV-liane. About a column is devoted to him with a promise- ofmoro of the same sort. We are glad to learn that the drinkers and makers of Lard Oil don't like him. Good Advice. Ono of our cotemporaries advises everybody to stay away from the anti-prohibition indignation meeting, who intend hereafter to figure in political life, as that law can never be repealed, and none who favorite repeal can ever prosper politically. Sensible advice.

The Next Hotts of EepresentatiTes.

Elections for members of Congress have been held in all the free States and the result la as follows: Antiadministration, 122; Administration, 21. Last Congress the same Slates had anti-administration 58, Adminis tration 91. Here we have a change. which indicates marvellous loss of popularity on the part of the national administration, through the government organs seem unable to recognise the fact Five Soutnern states have also held elections, which hare resultted iu an Administration loss of of 3. ' Altogether 129 of the opposition and 81 supporters of the administration hare been elected, leaving a clear ma jority of 98 against the . latter. Only 73 members remain to be chosen. So that if the administration should earry them all, it would still be ia a minori ty of 25. But there is no likelihood of this. ' ' ' gUnder the worst auspices, the op position eannot fail to elect SO members in these States, which would gire them a majority in the House of 56. But it can scarcely be doubted that w Kentucky, Tennessee, North Caroli na, and Virginia will ahow decided gains for the opposition; so that, ia all probability, tha Administration will go into the next Congress with a force in the House aboutequalto that of the Whig party in the last Congress, or probably eren less,. The, Lest Grata. A few weeks ago, we saw a beret v ed father standing sadly by a little grave in the crowded grave-yard of Brookville. We asked if there was where his child was buried. His an swer waa calculated to awaken strange reflections. It was simply: "I think so, but I am not certain." Such is the crowded slate of our grate-yard that new graves hare to be dug in the midst, or over others, and unless some special mark is made at the time, in may be difficult, in many cases, to identify them in a few days, particularly if several have been made near the samo time and place. We hoped, a few months ago, that the Town Trustees would remedy this matter, but it has not been done. The Question of Ineligibility ia XI linois.' Ooy. Matteson, of Illinois, has issu ed a proclamation in regard to the in eligibility of Judge Trumbull and S. S. Marshall, elected to Congress, the one from tho Eighth and the other from the Ninth Congressional Districts both, at the time, being Judges Trumbell, of the Supiemo Court, and Marshal, of the Circuit Court. Got. Matteson refuses to decide as to whether they are eligible, but makes a statement of the facts of the ease for the infoimation of the Ntiona' Houso of Representatives at Washing on, whose province itj is to determine questions of eligibility of its members Worms in Trees. On our fourth pago will be found a communication from Mr. Stout, in re lation to the worms that are destroying fruit trees. Tho following preventive is proposed by a horticulturalist of Al bany, New York: "Boro a hole in to the tree the aixe of roll brimstone six inches in depth, say four feet from the ground; fill the cavity four inches with the roll brimstone, plug two inch es and seal over with pitch. The sap ebsorbs the sulphur, and imports healthy hub to the leaves; beside be ing very offensive to the worms, it causes them to leave for parts un known." 8Ute Bank Law. Wo have read with some care the new State Bank Law, and say that, with all our opposition to banks, we re gard it as being as good and safe a charter as is ever likely to be passed under which capitalists willorganize banks. We regard it 'as both anti democratic and unconstitutional, but democracy and our 8tale constitution are both down on banks. It is not, we conceive, obnoxious to the extreme objections urged against it by the Gov ernor and Secretary, and we think that fw charters could make the bill ho ders safer than this. We will publish it next week, to put it on the record at least, and let our readers be posted in the matter. Wheat Crop. The few days of spring that we have recently enjoyed, have brought to life many wheat fields that had appeared almost worthless. While there are lo eiditicj, as there always are, where the crop will be nearly a failure, we are happy to report that cur first impres sion in reference to the crop is confirm ed. The prospect has not been more flattering for many years. The Law 8ohool. We have only room thU week to say that from a conversation with a law student, in the Asbury Law School, at Grcencaslle, we learn that Judge Downey has rendered the uu roost satisfaction during the late term. We can most cordially recommend Judge Downey as an able jurist, and suitable man for that post, and we advise all who want tube proficient in law, to attend his instructions. When we learn the terms, prices, dec., we will have more to say about this school. Indiana Crops. The Portland Journal says: The growing Wheat crop never looked hotter in this couatry, than it does at this time. If nothing takes place to interfere, there is every prospect of a beautiful crop the eoaiag season.

üttrt Htention.

XThe rooms lately oeeupied for Post OSce, are to rent, cheapo XSTTbe summer term of the Brook ville College, begins next Monday. Jl3A dog, supposed to be rabid. wag shot in Bloomingrove, last week. 3A. . F. StJohn haa moved to Lagro, Wabaah-Co. 3TWbat are we to infer when we see a young batehelor making parden? We pause for reply. ( ' , , &Dr. Ray,' the author of Ray's Arithmetic, Algebra, dte., died last Monday, at Cincinnati. ' XSTOur townsman, Wm. II. Risk, eft this week for a temporary sojourn at Greensburgh, where he is furnishing brick for the new Court House. ASeveral old liners were elected on the K. N. ticket, ia Jackson township, Rush county, at the late elec tion. TW hare received the partlcursof an unpleasant suicide, which .. ... . . - w withhold at me reouesi oi me friends of the deceased. JKTlt is urged an an apology for taking Caba, immediately, that France and England have their hands so full in the east that we can do as we please with western nations. ZSTGreely is shouting happy over the passage of the New York Prohibt lory law. We don't wonder. He has battled manfully and may well rerejoice Hocsa or Rxruot. In anothsr eol umn we publish the synopsis of a law for providing, for a House of Refuge. Let it be located at Indianapolis, by all means. XSrNearly all the available ships of our Navy have been ordered to the Gulf of Mexico. e presume the plan Is to take Cuba before Spain can have time to ask pardon for the grave offences committed. Preparations for war with Spain are going on vigorously. We think it would be best to merely get ready this summer and do the fighting next win ter. It will be unpleasant fighting in the latitude of Cuba, in dog-days. Moac Fcsxoif. From the way the Jacksonian is patting old wbigs on the shoulder, we suppose it is in faror o fusion, to put down'the prohibitory law, and anti-slave-eatching-and-sla very-extensionism. That ia right. brother Robinson. AsTOMsnixol The liquor dealers of New York are opposed to the new liquor law of that Sute. They say it is unconstitual, oppressive, and al that. Moreover, they intend to follow the'exampl of the "Sunes Creekcrs' and hold a mcctingand pass real ug ly resolutions, they do. JTiTThree jails in Yrrmont are empty, two hare but one inmate each two others have four each, one has six and another seven. Tho average is but three to each jail in the State. Can such a state of things be found in any State where they have the liq or traffic ia full blast? jfyLet the tax payers read the ar tides signed "Tax-Payer. They are from the pen of an honest man, who though hopelessly Old Line in his pol itics, can not be silent while so many leaches are sucking our treasury. He has several additional items which he will give from time to time, hit whom they may. Mrs. Rodman and Miss Qulgly have opened a Millinery shop over Mr Powers store. v e do not know any thing of their qualifications, but we do know that they deserve at least a tii al, andwehopo that the public wi give them an opportunity to show wha they can do. iJTMa. Jamxs Wilxt, of Mftsraora, passed through Brookville last Tuesday, en route tor Iowa. He will bo gone some six weeks. He has promised to furnish us some notes of his observations. As he has not purchased a large tract of land which he wishes to sell at a speculation, er which he wishes to enhance by calling around it a number of settlers, his observations may be regarded as not only truthful but disinterested. jt7Tnx Statb Skntixbl copies from the New Albany Ledger, most terrible account of a desperate assault made by a Know Nothing on the M. E. Church. Bahl Mr. Sentinel, that is an old yarn; more than twenty years old, that some fellow has re vamped, just to se bow much you old liner loved the Methodist Church. We expect to see it in the Jaeksonian In a short time, and hear tell of John L., weeping oceans of tears, lest the Know Knothings, having ruined old lineism, turn and rend the church, he so much loves. Causes of War f jr Cuba. Whatever may be said of the nbso lute right of the case, it can admit of no doubt that national comity cannot refuse to acknowledge the, propriety of a vigilant surveillance by Spanish ships of war over the vessels approaching the eoast of Cuba from the United States. The Government of this Island has lately detected a profound and extensive revolutionary conspiracy, in which it is alleged, and no doubt truly, that our filibusters were extensively implicated. Alarmed by tho wide ramifications and characterof the proposed rising, the Governments of Spain and of the Island have made the most vigilant exertions to suppress every br men of the insurrection, and to guard asini t its repetition. In pursuance of this design, it has stationed ships of war upon the coast to watch and examine suspicious crafts of all sorts entering the Cuban waters. In prosecuting this precautionary measure against a piratical descent, a few

of our vessels have beea visited by thy

Spanish cruisers to sea whether thea were engaged in the prosceution oi a legitimate trade, or whether tuey were filibusters in disguise, with loads of loafers id the hold, bent upon plun der, robberr. and murder. It is said, and with a great snow oi truth, that our rery rirtuous and lib-erty-loviag Administration ar indig nant at the course pursued Dy me Spanish authorities, and contemplate a fo ray upon the Island, oa their own hook. 0 one thing we feel sure; no honest met chant or ship owner, trad ing to Cuba, will.in the least object to all that has yet been dono to our vessels. Their commanders have been treated civillr. so far as we hear, and have onlr been required or asked to show that they were engagea in law ful commerce, and were not onganas or Dilutes. Itanr oiuiem nsre com plained, it haa been those who hare sinister desiirn. offeror the Cuban con nirarY. Y dira smt bo honest, well meaning man has found fault with the procedure. , The eomplainanls, If complaints there be, aie filibusters, rogues, or pirates we have no doubt. And il our Government is really meditating serious measure irainst Cuba, thaw too must lie tincdr the imputation of sinister desiims and robbing propensities. has the ear of the President. He is fresh from the fields of his dis comfiture, mortified and chagrined be yond measure. He, doubtless, is the insDirerof anr belliirerent acts that may be meditated acainst that island The Administration is entirely off its balance. It has been so overwhelming y eondemed in. every State where an election has been held since it took the ebra&ka villainy in hand, that it longs tor some theater on wnicn it may recover to eome extent, the ground which it has lost. What folly or wrong it may not eoamit therefore no man can foretell. It haa not the dignity or repose of a Government that feels that it has ant capital stock or reputation amontr the ceoote. It ia a political bankrupt shinning for a loan of popu larity, oesioea, it is, as is ever nas been, under the poisonous influences of the Black power. It is tlaying in tntbe hands of the Slavery t'ropagan da, and dlsiring to further its aims. out we protest against its oeing pro cipitated from any of the sourcs of in spiration we have enumerated, upon a course or buliyin brngaudag in bv half of our land pirates and slavedrivers. ' MxTAMoaa, April 16th, 1855. At a regular meeting of the Metamora Division, No. 11 Sons of Tem perance, on the 16th Inst., the folio ing preamble and Resolutions were adopted: Whereas, In the wisdom of divine judgement, it hath pleased Almighty God to emore from amonc us by sudden death, on the iZfi inst Brother James R. Perine, a highly es teemed and raluable member or our order, and whereas, his exemplary life as a citizen, and his praiseworthy integrity and virtue, command a tnb oto of respect from those who mourn his exit offthu cbequred stage of lif and though w grlve for his depar ture, yet we submit with deep nuinili tr to ths afflicting disoensation of i UDreme Bein?. uDon whom we are pendent, whose plans are wise and just, ana wnose motives are ina ou spring of his mercy. Therefore, Retolved, That in the death of brother Peiioe. his wife has lost an a Tec tionate husband, and our Division leslius and raluable member. Retolved, That we deeply sympa thixo witlt the relations, especially the wife and father and mother of our de e)aelb!o;ker, in the th sffiict'on which, like a withering blight, has stricken them, and brought grief and death unwelcome guests to treir rami ly hearth. Retolved. That we tender to the wife and relations, the kind regard and sincere condolence of our fraterni ty andlthat as a mark of respect for our deceased Brother, the members of this division wear a badge of mourn ing thirty days, and that our hall also be dressed in mourning. Retolved, That a copy of the above resolutions be presented to the wire o our deceased brother, and that a copy .t a a. . a w a f oi mem do sent to tne luaiana Amen can for publication. Attest. JOAN H. WIOOINS, W. P. Josxru A. VaacAxr, R. S. From lbs Ks York TIcdsi' The President in Earnest about Ca bu. An Apology will be Insisted on War Probable. Wasuinoto. Monday, April 9. The President really has determln ed to make a demonstration against Spain at last . The selection of Commodore McCauley to command the Gulf Squadron, is significant, and the rumours of an increase of the squadron, which I gm you some time since, are well confirmed. As strong a naval foree as can be spared for the purpose has been ordered to cruise in the neighborhotd of Cuba, in the track of our steamers, and future insults to our flag seem likely to be promptly re dressed. Captain General Concha is much frightened about the 1 Dorado affair, and makes all the apologies in his power. The President has taken very decided ground ia that matter, and assumed the responsibility of carrying out his own views of the measure proper to be adopted' These, you msy rest assured, are vigorous and extreme. It seems that not only the El Dorado and the Daniel Webster have been broght to. on the high seas by Span iah cruisers within the last month or two, but the Illinois, also, was served the same way not long ago. She did not report the fact, however. such outrages, without atonement, having become to common to be deemed, in the estimation of her officers, worthy of notice. There will be trouble with "Spain soon, unless, with the usual pusillanimity of insolent imbecility, she tumbles to her knees at the first exhibition of spirit on the part of Ute United States. Prompt atonement will doubtless be made for the outrages upon the El Dorado and the Daniel Webster. But they will be repeated, doubtless, in tho cases of other vessels. The Spanish naval commanders rvjoicinff in this opportunity of indulging their hatred of "los Vankocs," wilt doubtless insist that they eannot perform their duty without firinjr a shot at our pass ing steamers, and pursuing their insulting search. . . a m a .ft m a. I hey will probably, uereiort quite

inregard Concha's frightened exhor

tations to grenUr piopriety; but the next time a Spanish cruiser brings to, one of our mnil stesmrrft on the hiyli seas, it is intended that a United States war vessel shall be near enough to participate in the t-nirrtainnu-nt by pouring her booadsides into the Spaniard forthwith. Mark the truth fof this. The instructions to McCau!ej will confirm what I say whenever thy are made public. Such demonstra tion will make an issue, not to be eva ded; and wo shall then learn the true characterof the secret protectorate of spam maintained by hngland and the re neb. What a cnpital privateer fleet our Cuban Filibusters would fit out in the erent of a war with Spaii, arising out of these events. Mr. Marcy, is somewhat backward about going into this bunne?; & u Mr. CuMiinz, Wesr (iuthrio nrd McClelund are also understood to op pose extreme measures. But the President has acted on hit own impul ses although only Mr. Davi. and Mr. Dobbin approve bis course. Plant your Corn Early. For many years past wo have care fully noted th ditlercnco between e-rly and late planted corn our observations have fairly convinced us that in nine cases in ten, th former has a uo-cuJeil preference but lor what n-nson we may not be sble clearly to explain. We incline to tho opinion, howover. that it is something like this: Kurly planted corn has a chanci to strike its roots deep into the soil, and is thin he t ter enabled to withstand n drouth or ack of moisture, which usually In: gins near the same time in the season each year. Ur it may bv? that tli ciop havinir a longer time to mature in, is able ihn better to take nd van tage of everything in its fnvor. But whatever may be the cause, we have no hesitation in recommending that corn bft planted in ihis latitude as soon as the ground is warm enough to sprout it It might ho remarked that should the season be uniformly favorable, little or no difference miirht bo perceived. Or should a severe drouth occur just at the earing time of an early planted held, the yield might be Jess than that of one planted later, but such cases are not common, and it is easily reen ihm in the firmer case there is nothing lost, and in the latter a drouth is about as likely to occur when a latu rlnnted field is earing, as at the earing lime of one a little earlier. From our boyhood days we haw noticed that those who were universally looked to as the best and most prosperous, planted their corn early, sometimes finihingin A(. rl. Of course nobody raised better co-n. Lite frost seldom or never kill early corn; if they chance to cut itdown, it comes nain, the root is not killed. Corn kIiouU be planted by the middle of May, and we would prefer that it bu done sooner rather than later, if the f pring is not unusually backward. fmliann Far' mer. Mealing of the Sij NisMs. On Monday evening latt, n German of this city, in company with a friend obnervinga lint in a room in the low er parlor thuty, where ball nre some times held, concluded to go up and M e what was going on. At the door they found Christian Feltee, acting as sentinel, and atked permuMon to enter, prolTcring to pav unv fee that might be demanded. Mr. Pet tee went in und informed those present who it whs that desired admissson. A friend of the applicants came out and entertained them with conversation, until a decision should bo mude as whether to adroit them or not. In a short time however, Mr. Fetteo returned and without a word of denial to admit them, sfiuckoneof the upplicants, who win standing at the head of the stairs, ar knocked him down, so that ho fell to the bottom of ths s'airs. Theso nre the facts as detailed to u, and we only refer to them, to show the uneentlemanly conduct with which out bag Nicht friends treat respectable member of community. Whyitwnt done great a mystery as tho order itself, and we hope ourntighbor, if lu was present, will uivo us n reaon for such conduct, there wa1 no uipnsi lion upon the part ofg the applic.nv to intrude upon the privacy ol any Orde The Sag Nichts have a right to reject the application of any one for udnms' ion to their order, but? it is n fuuerv whether they have the right to knock down a man simply because lie mi took their meeting for it public ball, to which any gentleman mijlit bu admin ed by paying his way. Richmond ralaiUum. orrtsponbeucc. COURT MATTERS. Court of Common Fleas, April Term, 1955. Diar Prone: Your faithful ser vant and guardian of your interest, true to tho trust voluntarily assumed by him, repaired to the Court House, aliat, German M. K. Church, at the proper time, armed and equipped with the stump of npine pencil and n lew scraps ofyofr cup to report tho doing of His Honor, the Judge of (he Court ol Common IMees. But to (ny utter ur prise, no Court was there! What does this mean, soliloquized Q. It can't be possible that 1 was mistaken in the man I took for his honor, pass, ingdown street. 1 may be misiaken ia the man. but I can't bo in tho foot. It is already past the hour for court! What can it mean? a stratagem oi the court to elude Q, that's ill! So off I started, post haste, to hunt foi tho court, swcniing in my wrath that I could not bo foiled in tli's way! Neither was I. for it wasn'nt lon; before I found His Honor, hohlini; Court right in the Clerk't oßcef You ought to have seen the JuJc, whm he saw me; in 1.1s surprise, ho said Q. right out, and I fool like, come near answering him, nnd that would have "told tho whole story" and 1 would have had the whole ponsy ol them, Lawyers, Sheriff, Court, nnd would-be. Clerks, down on tne person ally, for I tell you, dear people, that I "hit'ihe nail on the head" preth generally, and have nvulo om pretty sore head, too, in i vinif factand figures, ai they occur in thU lo cality. The first cao His Honor tried, i. the Clerk's, office, after I got then was the State, vs. Sandy West. Sandy appeared in his own proper person, his own lawyer and witness mid saiJ. "May it pleaso your Honor, I plead guilty. But I'll bo d d if 1 am

guilty." Whereupon the court was

much puzzVd to know just how to decide, under the pleadings of evidence, but as the natural bent of the court is to 'both sidesfexcept on questions of law,) Sandy oloff wilha betwixt and between punishment. Tnc next ease we shall report is that of Burton vs. Furguson, which in volves a principle which intcicsts you, dear people. A young man by the nam.i of Burton, sued Samuel Furguson for work, before a Justice of the Peace, and claimed judgement for 6 100. lie was defeated before the Justice, and his lawyer appealed to this court. It Appeared that Burton had contracted to work for defendant for one year, from the 28th of August lat, at 812,60 per. month, or 9160 per year, and worked under said eon tract until February following, about six months. That Burton to quits the employment of defendant, without any cause whatever, and contrary to the will of defendant, und engaged with Fye for lCper month, and sued Kurguson kr the time he worked, without reference to the contract. The court decided that the contract must, govern, and allowed the defen dant to prove damages generally and as it appeared from the evidence, that tho contract was that the plaintiff was not to receive any pay for the work un til the endof the year. The plaintiff was non-suited. The costs, lawyer's fee and dama gea of Furguson, will more than cover the young man's six month's work. Young men ought to comply with theiKcontract, and then the law and justice would bo in their favor and the courts too. William llobcson vs. Heuben Ccoly. Facts Defendant, Cooly, bought ofltobeson several shares of Turnpike Stock, sometime last December, and had two checks on the Brookville Bank from E. F. Cooley, and Join F Cooly, which he offered Robeson in payment, who readily received the check on payment, and defendant paid the balance in Stock money, which wis current at that time. Hobe ion held the check some days, and' then presented ithem to the bank. The Il.ink requested Rolicson to hold on t the check n few days as they were a lit lb short of funds, which he agreed to do. When Mr. Robeson again pre scnted the checks, he refused to take the fund in the bnk to meet said clacks, it being stock money. This was sometime in January, after stock money had depreciated, Robeson then ucd Cooley for the money and was defeated, as l.e ouiht to have been For it would be a hard ca?e, dear peo pie, to inaLe Cooley pay that money IIa had given HulMtson )teks to draw out of the b.ink and the money had depreciated after check was given and entirely under the controll ilobeson. This is not the only cac o the kind th:it has occurred in the las i line months. It is well to have courts sometimes lo let parties know their rights. More anon, Q. Friend Goodwin: Omtha 1st, (no ways related to Kamehameha 2d o Sandwich Inlands notoriety) has re turned to this place, after a brief so journ of three weeks, the bigger pert of which was spent in Cincinnati, tes ting tlio tili :iency of tho Ohio Liquor Law, nnd being in very delicate healt on his arrival at St. Louis, resolved to return and maintain tho principles o "Squatter Sovereignty." Now I am really sorry, that "Daniel" has be come so brazen faced as to deny in various ways, the facts set forth in my previous article, when Levi Ay res being n member of tho Board of Com missionera at that time, and being cognizant of those facts, presented bill for an allowance to be made Jones for tlin sum of nino dollars, for th sail services, which he would hat charged the County had he performed them, which said allowance was road and recorded, nnd afterwards stricken out by order of his majesty, Orocha, Ikt. Furthermore (I speak from au thority.) one of the Board expressed himself as to the exorbitancy of the bill of 833,00, but thought it best to allow it, rather than to subject the County to li e expenso of a law-suit with hi majesty, the County's Attor ney. Now can his majesty pi ovo himself LjuiltJcs of any of tho assertions made in my previous article? No! The shoo fits him, pinches him, and he is forced to wear it. Ho thinks it quite necessary to notice "Tax-Payers" communication io order not to impli cate the Commissioners and clear their Lirt of uny blame, for being bullied into the allowance of his bill. Quite considerate in him, to defend them and keep in th ;ir favor in order that.a future allowance of the same character may bo made to him. Would lie bu so kind as to inform the citizens of .his county, the reason of there being no deduction ma le in the cost of the roofing of ihc Court House, when Mr. May, the architect, receives the same price for thick leaded tin, and it not costing half as much as galvanized iron which i named i t the original contract? And furthermore, the farmers itrl tnx-p iyers of litis county would like a little light as to the necessity of having a Superintendent of the turt l!ouo, when Mr. Miy contracts to build said House; according lo a writ- : n contract and apecilications, and as to hi (Jones') knowledge and capability of judging what kind of a roof is the best. Tho truth is time has been consid

erable more "dwlvmacy' displayed

and used in this county by such men as Dan Jones, than what those that have taxes to pay, and do pay them. will tfubmitto, and if no one else will xpose them, the duty then devolves upon lAA-i'Aitn. Brookrille College. Mit. Editor: In my former article peke in reference to the prices of tu ition in the different departments of our College, and that comparison is so favorable that we think there is no ground of complaint on that score. But least there should be some who still think we might reduce our terms, wish in this article to refer to the course of study persued, us there may possibly be some misnprehension in re gard this particular item. In our Primary Department the folowing branches arc taught: Orthog raphy, 1st, 2d, 3 J, and 4th, Headers, iMcGuffeys. Smith's Primary Geog raphy. Pinnec's Primary Grammar. Ray's Arithmetic 1st, and 2d, parts with exercises on slate. TJ. S. Ilistoft -x ft ry. I'ariey s first lessons in i'iuiosophy. Miss Swift's Penmanship, nnd exercises in composition and declama tion. Academic Departments, .Kngl'uh Grammar, Pinneo's Analytical. Geography, ancient and modern, Smith's. Arithmatic 3i Part, Ray's. Aid to composition, Parker's. U. S. History, Wilson'. Philosophr, Cutter's first lessons. Collegiate Department Ladic' Class, First year, first session. Algebra, Rob eson's Elm.; Natural Philosophy, Dra per's. Bota.iy, Mrs. Lincoln's. Physiology, Cutter's; KxercHc In pnr sing and false syntax. Second session, Algebra, Robinson's University Edi tion. Geometry, Loomts . Botanr " 0 completed. Natural Philosophy com pleted. Junior year, First Session, Algebra continued. Geometry couv -ted. W 9 Rhetoric, Ntwman's. Chemistry, Johnson's Turner's. Seeon'.' Session. Geology, Hancock's. Logic, Hedge'. Trigonometry. Locmis'. Astronomy, Buritt's. Senior year, Frst N?sion, Mental Philosophy, Upham's. Astron omy, completed. Moral Science, Wayland's. Ancient HUtorj, Goodrich's. Evidences of Christianity, All zander's. Second SesMon, Political Economy, Wayland's. Moral Science, Wayland's. Modem History, Taylor's. Evidences of Christianity. CLASSICAL COURSE. First Lessons in Latin, McClintock and Crook's. First Lesnons in Greek, McCiintock and CroolV Cc-ar, AnUion's. Greek Header, Anthon's Jacob's. Virgil, Cooper's. Cicero, AnlttonV SmIIusI. AmhonV Horace, Anthon's. Graica, Mijora. "Young Ladies completing the foregoing cource of KnglUh Study, after thorough and satisfactoiy examination thereon, will receive thedegiee of Mistress of English Literature; those persuing ti e classical course, in addition, will receive the degree of Lady Baccalaureate." The course of study required of young gentlemen, is that required in the Indiana Asbury University, which is as thorough as any Institution in the country. Should young gentlemen wish to complete their studies in an older Institution, they can spend at least three years here to as much advantage as they can elsewhere; and with Jess expense, especially to those living in Franklin county as they can reach home on Saturday, if they desire it, and thereby save the expense of washing mending die, which they could not do were they at a distance from home. Ani we are glad to know that young men are waking up to this fact. Our object is to build up a good home Institution, and should those living within the limits of Oio county, and whoso business frequently requires their presence at the county seat, patronize the College, we can make it stlf-supporting and on honor to ourselves and our communi ty. It is rumored that tome whom we should expect to aid in building up this school, recommend young gentlemen to go tluewhere, but it seems to me if they would take the pains to inform themselves as to the facilities for an education here, they would persue a different course Our Institution is young tt be sure, but we should not io these days of progress be despised for our youth. We would say then to all try us, and if we do not perform what j promise then abandon us. J. W. KTF.LY. F at'u Pm kj'erlu Presbytsryof Whitewat r. This body held its anii tn(td meeting at Ru&hville, Api.i -J lIi . Opened with a sermon by W. M. Stryker, from John 4: 3G. Isaac W. Monfort, Moderator, and L. D. Potter, Clerk. Present, twtlvo minitcrs, and fifteen ruling elders. Kev. II. , Cambern, was received f"m Madison Presbytery, and appoinU Stated Supp'y, at Rushville. Th church of Greensburgh was called upon to iive evidente of the settlement of the nd iry of their 1 ito pastor. No representative from the church being preant, J. G. Monfort, stated to the Prcbytery, that the congregation had appointed a committee to make ti c settlement, and that the committee, had called on him to attend lo it; bu'. that on account of want of lime, on his own part, it had not been don n yet. Further tune wa; granted to the church, until the next stated in-etin. Tho church of Ebeneter was ordered to present at the mxt stated metting, evidence of the i-etllement of congregational dues to ineiriatv imni-iter, Rev J. J. Srut. Ti e next stated meting will bo at Conm rsville, on the third Tuesdar of September, at 7 o'clock. P. M. Rev. 8. S. Potter was cho.-eii com missioner to the next Assembly, as principal, and W. 11. Mouro as alter-

nate, and J. D. Carmichatl rolin elder, of Ruhville, ns pincipal, and J. Hendricks, cVersaill s, as alternate. The following supplies were appointed. For the commit toner's pvlpit, A. McFarland 3rd Sabbath of . Mav; J. O. M on fort 4ih May; and D. M. Stewart, 1st of June. Sardinia Church, James Gilchrist, 4th Sabbath of April; F. Monfort 4 h 1y;W. M. Stry kcr 4;h Jone;F.P. Monfort 4th July; J. 0. .Monfort 4th August. Union Church, W. M. Stryker, 2nd f abbath of May; F. Mor.fort f od of June; D. M. Stewart 2nd July; W. Ptlan 2nd August. Metamora church, L D'. Potter 2nd Sabbath of May; A. McFarland 1st t Julr. Elneier Church, IL II. Cambern. and D.M. Stewart, 6th" Sabbath of April. Vertaillet Church. S. 8. Potter 3rd Sabbath nf April; W. II. Moor 4h

May; I. W. Monfort 4th Jone; w. u. Moore 6th July; F. - P. Monfort 4th Au?utfe . ' Soartt church. F. P. Monfort 3rd Sabbath of April; John Cilrhnsl 3id Mar; J. G. Monfort 3rd of Jmsej 8. 8. Totter 3rd July; V. Monfort 3rd . August. Ripclv Church. John Gilchrist, tlh Sabbath of April; Jamea GilchrUt 4ih ' June; W. II. Moore, 4th August. . A call was presented to ihe rrebyteriai. for the pastoral services of Rer. John Gilchrit. from the church of Savannah, in Missouri. The call does not seem to have come through the Presbytery, having the ear of the church, making the call. It was resolved that on account of this deficiency, the call be returned to the church, and the Presbytery add, there exist no sufficient reasons, known to Presbytery, why Brother Gilchrist should b seperated from his r re scat pastoral charge at Dunsjapsville, and rn the contrary, tht-re seems to b weighty considerations in favor of his continu ance. The following preamble and 'resolutions were adopthd: Whereas: This Presbytery have already entered into the plans of the Assomwlr, in reference to the estab lishment of institutions of learning un der ecclesiastical control, and have es tablished an Acidemy which t now ir. succtssfnl operation, to whih eandidr tes for the ministry under our care will usually be sent, and wheren it is of the utmost importance that Presbytery acknowiecge. ana act upon ueir responsibilities to the church at large, and to the Board of Education ia particular, therefore, Retolved. That Presbytery require ofihe Board of Trustees of Eunlapsville Aoademy. a report of the state nnd pri spects of the Institution, at each full meeting of the Presbytery. 2. That we require of the Principal, at every fa:e d meeting, a full, and explicit report in reference to each of the benificiarit a of the Board ol Education, as to grade io scholarship, talea'a. deportment, attendance upon reliri us duties, religious character, influence and prnmine. 3. That th above be added to the standing (locket. In regard to Inlterirs. the following wasadop'ed Presbvtery having heard, siithyeat rrjjret. that the buying and. telling of lottery t'ukets is prevailing to a great extent, within iur bounds, commend he frubjecl to the attention of onr ministers, and sessions iu order, that oar people, may b? instructed and warned in regard tothetvil, and lhat proper discipline may bo exetvUed. whenever it is called for. Presbytery rtfer to the action of the General Asseroblr on this subject, found on paces 1C9 and 170, in which the Assembly says: "It is our duty to testify that all encouragement, of lotteries, and purchasing of lottery tickets. And attempts of whatever kind to acquire gain, without giving an equivalent, involve the gambling principle, and par tieipate in the guilt that atUches to lhat vice. J. 0. MoxronT, Slated Clerk. On the 4:h inst. by Iter. T. A. Goodwin, Simiow Revs it tr to Miss Akw Maria Gaim, llcfo bbcrtisemtnts. HILLIIIERY AND MANTAU MAKING. TUB I'SDKRHCNED HAVE TAKKM THE Kat room, or Mr. tmrt, hr Iticjr III ativiid 10 all kind ol Millinery tad On Making1. A Iura of futile aUiaft U ulk-lied ablftetl. KlVIRt II. ROHM AM. aprVO ANN. K. Ml'IGLKY. f rinEsii Fno liiAt5uiN57 .M AMt I ACTl lirD AT KIXILTOH, OHIO. O'wxsa, Iahx amp PTxa, ixov TOtnrp. ra. r uitciuritjg aa ,n ,.a, rtjf ( U,tUacftrfilng HU, a, hit! m;iIj of both kim of .H.Ifli Pitonl Threading 9ta rtalnes undSftparsisr. Tali Mti'liln, Imlnf Ukan tha hlrl pr. rn'nm ntUitf WorM'a fair, la Lou Ja, t In lni Ul HaliH'ft. Pal ' In Yr. mi xhm ki.U Fair nt OntftaNil lt.tlUaa4 all f larva I haa own ltl, now aUuJa al Um ba4 af all Tb rathInt Mach Utes, tu U'S tmouul and perfect)! of lis work. rii. wroiitvs cxovr.tt in i.s.cna fumli to or.litr. OrUart from s rflalaaea, or entut'MiM'CMitrtii I raialion U Ua roscbtuat ri.iti, itriiJöU to. a.r iuiu In thn Onrt of I o'niuon hufti of frstillla Consly.Jult Turm. HAJ. Tli oiiia J. whlla, aJatlalatratAr ftf ' Ui eiUtla wf bttorga (i. Huuum, I laUUft 'p ( CoMvajaOt Frtarlt A, fiaoup, at tit. - Tha wvUianeron thta a flt1 U tha Clark 0'Sua of PntHkltaCi.uMlv.ftiaiiftUlia, mmtmmtmtv4 l' an ani.lavll aaox laa? Mh m rrt i.m a mi Fraaell A. hhourt, Ii Uta dafaiiaaiUa. ra Ui rraaclt A.Khoup It lhrrf.t- narahjr nilflt! itratt.M (taUtiAH la aaii. an4 lhat nnlaaa ha auawar lliaral at Ilia neat I rm nf aaltl 1 -a rl, t ba brfn, add hol'ltfn na la Srl Mla)r ( July t-it.altaa Court llnu In Hruokt lila, Ihaaatua III t bar4 III hi, atxclir. V una Miy band till l?th tar Af AH1. ItU. JOII.N M. JOIINhOJt, sprW tl. rk or tu f. c.C. T. ' THE MARKETS. BROOKVILLE LI AB KITS. Corrected Esfry M'rduratfMjr by UNCI; & K.UlQUIAIt, Dry Uwnh ? Produce Deitert 4Vo 1, Commercial Rote. Wheat lrlM Arft I lii.ty m1 OaW. 534 1.1 s. r, :!: t . rMltta .... u-r - MaXwrt .... Wh.ia rtant tMal'Wl.. ., (,'towr atfl . I UU I rl.i I. HI. I.ii v ixi. j r rt.. hi Y.M'. ri..ur. t 2 Htfvwaaa .... CINCINNATI MARKETS. COkat CTKD EVKI'T WtDltADAY From i It l.nctat und U t Asttltcr llla. Ftrt'ir lnjlfl I TlftiolUj kar1. .0 .Hl... 5.1" I UM , a "or 'i I Harn, hurar l'nal, I Wala I llama, 'iutl) IMd rVacbaa ....S.'SI laa 3 I'laaaa ..II I hbouljara ... , CWvarkaada J,TS Drlad AjUa. ...... I,:!