Indiana American, Volume 5, Number 6, Brookville, Franklin County, 2 February 1866 — Page 2

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K. a. SWIFT, Edtim. -nltOOKVILLKFrlday Horning, February 2, 1860. MEETING OF TUR KXKCITIVK COMMITXKK. Thar member of the Union Centre) Committee should not fail to to present at meeting of the natno on next Saturday, 8d imt. Important matter demand tie consideration' of the Committee. RAILROAD FESTIf iL Th cituiu of Proolmllo, friends of fhe Wbita Water Valley Itailroad, give a Feitiril it (ho Court House on thia (Thursday) cre.oin, 1st inet., on the occiiion of the opening of the roud, (Joing to prea aa wo du on Thursday moruiiij:, wo can only peak of it in advanco; but judin from the tact nod energy of tl:o Committees th'nt have control of I bo variassdctiili, and tlm pirpiirations that uro Beleg wade, we predict a very pleaant timo. A train cotitjinintbo excursionist, accompanied by Menler'a Hand, will leave Cincinnati at 3 o'clock r. si., and return on the following morning. The completion of tbo W. W. V. Itoilroad, and the facilities it gives us fur transportation and travel, are uvcuU of tha highest importance tu I hu people of Franklin County, aud, we believe, aro properly appreciated. HIE FINALE OF THE COUNTY 0XDS. - Contrary to geitt-ral expectation, no Injunction was laid on tho County Honda issued to drufled men, and 1.1a couaiderablc pot lion of theui aro now pant due and paid off, there i no probability that any legal oppoiti.ii will now be made to their payment. Our views in regard to the action of tho Couiuiinioner iu steadily refusing to raalo appropriations us bounties to stimulate volunteering at tho proper time, and tlcir froJijj.il eziudititroof tlio people's money wben it was patent that their only object win to procure Mibstitutes for themselves und thrir 1'cnmrrutic brethren, are well known and need not to here repeated. Fr tho present we only havo time to ny that one-half cf iho original appropriation of l 17,000 felJ duo on tho 127t ult., finco which fituo tho loudhohler hnve kept our pood -natu red Treasurer and his Clerks as busy as bees. (July twothirds cf the amount due, with the iuter?st, ate now paid. Thus: A hold a, bond calling for ?lft. Two-thirds mid interest equal 112. Hut as tho State tax, which in about oic-third of thu entire tix, must be paid in eah, in order to rectivo tbo full mount of $112. it in necessary that A pay .into the Ttcnsnry $37, upon doing which le will receive CUD. This bo will not receive in cash, however that ncccrsary article noticing in the huud of tho Treasurer t auy -,'re.u extent, but it will lirjuidate that amount of Lis own or hi neighbor's uxei. A GOOD MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIREC TION. We tee by the Coiiic-Mon .1 reports that Col. Farqubarj. B. prctscntativxi for the 4tb Con-iepiual Dutriet. " resented a petition of one th'crtrsarrd citixeiis of.the United States for un equalization of bounties to the soldiers of the Hepublie who served in suppressing the rebe lion; for 'an increaew.r prions to dieibled soldiers, their widows and orphan?; and also reminding Congress of the cntiinent of the Bepuhlic in fvor of ibe eon fiscal ion of rebel lands, and their donation to tho aoldicra." This is emphatically a good move nd in the right direction. .Many of the soldiers, wben they fmt enlisted, went for 811 J er mon h, but eoon after the commencement of the war Con ire a raised the laouthly pay of soldier to tlC, and so continued 'until the clo?e cf tho wur. And whilo our soldiers were fighting fur $10 per nionth, con.rr.rn bauds on a farm or iu a hnp u tre getting from ?'J0 to 833 ler month. Moiioxer, thoi-e who first rprang to inn at the Gtet call went cut without bounty or even promise cf bounty. Hut toward tho close of the war tho Goteminent gnxe lare bounties to those who came in at the eleventh hour. Now, justice require that these lountici hbould be equalized. Moreover, we adrucate the ivin of land in bounties to our jatriotic foldiery. And we would hay, let tbe bounties Lo paid in the South with the hinds of the traitors who fou-ht in the rebellion. Let large 'iumbcrs of our eol J.'tr tettie on hemetead the South, and, our word for it, wc would M6ii haxe loyal men sent to Con irrem fiom all thcSouthctn Stitta, and the great quoMion of reconstruction would he fcotxed in ruch a way as to mctc out ex act justice to our oldir aud the rebels STRAWS. We commend the following little incident to the . deration of tbose of our eouutry triciids win been coulendin. thai luuoi.U uctioii of i Ii.- iidiiit.u would 1 cf iio U in.fi' to ihcic cü ita ir. UiCdiutt

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line. If it will pay to laul grain from Fayette County to Brooktillo, might it not be profitable for the farmers from all part of Franklin County to eck a market here? The Conaeratille Times of the 23th inat. uji; A gentleman of this County sold his wheat, the other day, at several eenta per bushel In advanco on the Conneraville prices. The wheat 1 to bo hauled to Ilrookillo for abipment. Strawt abow which way the wind blows, and this little locident is an'argument to induce our people to extend auch aid to tho Valley Hailroad as will ensure ita completion to this place. IJirORTAXT TO TAX PAYERS-INTER NAL REVENUE. Taxes ou 3Iftnurnc lures and Productions. Tho luw regulating the asfcsMnent and payment of taxes on Manufactures, Ac, provides that tho. tamo hall bo anti'Mcd by tho Aksistant Aioihir and forwarded to tho AMCMor on or before tho 15th day of each month", and tho Ascsor shall deliver the ntno to the Colltctor on or boforo the -Ül! day of ach month. Iy the terms of tie &3d Section of the Revenue Law, thoraxes on Manufactures and Products aCvTbe puid within tin days from tho 'ZVlk day of each month, and for failure to pny within tho prescribed time, tho tax-payer is liablo ton penalty of ten per centum on tho amount of the tax. This penalty mupt bo collected in all cuhcm when a tux-jnycr has become liablo thereto, a the Collector has no dincretion in the matter; hut in order that thcro may bo no occooioo for disHut'iMfuction, notice will be issued to all persons assossod, immediately upon tho receipt of tho list, informing them of their liability under the law. It must bo distinctly understood, however, tbit as this notice in not required by the tcimsof the law, tut is entirely gratuitous on the part of revenue olTlccrs, no person can claim an exemption from tho penalty by virtue of tbo non-receipt of the notice SOLMEKS'ROUNTIKS. The following rules which have just been published by the Paymaster General for the guidauco of i'rfvuiaktcrs, are inserted fur the Lcnefii of applicants to tho Pay Department for bounties or arrears of pay: 1. Under the act of July 22, 1801, the man should fctuto under oath, whether ho has received the 25 advanco bounty, or whether ho claims tho whole of tho tflUO bounty. 2. If UB'Jsr any other act authorizing the pa) tuen of United States bounties ho should name each and every installment claimed as due und unpaid. 3. No claim for veteran bounty will bo entertained unless tho claimant has heretofore been recognized und borne on his company rolls as such veteran. 4 Colored soldiers applvingfor bounty, thould stato whether they were mustered as 'free on or before April II), 18(Jl," or were ''enrolled and ruljLtt to draft" at the date of enlistment. I

5. If the claim is for back pny, the man must name the months forwhith he claims, and state where and on what rolh(hospital or other,) he has been mustered, or where he was on each muster day from the timo he first claims pay to dato of discharge. U. In cases of claims for uiiitettled clothing, tho sworn statement of a commanding officer of the company lo which the claimant belonged, sustaining tho claim, must bo tiled with it. 7. lithe claimant Lo nn officer, he must state when last paid, and, 4f possible, tbo name of the paymaster who last paid him. H. Iu uil ea.ocssend duplica'e copies of Form 3, in enlisted men's ca es, duly igned and witnessed. In cuscs of officers, i'orm 3, to bo signed and sworn to. thanks! Hon. J. II. Furquhar will please accept our thanks for valuable documents. lion. Geo. V. Julian has our thanks for sundry public docuiueuts. M A R IU 0 E 0 fTTrs ri) 0 UG LAS. Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas was married t Vahington on Tuesday evening, 2:'d ult., to Gen. Seth Williaus of the Adjutant General's Department. Union Paper at Shelbjillle. Mr. James M. Cumback, late of the German town (Ohio) Jitiltjundrnt, proposes to move his press and material to iShclbyvillc, Ind., at which place he designs commencing the publication of a reliable Union paper about the li-t of February, to be called the fcfhelhy Union. Success attend him. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS. In answer to an inW t rogatory, wc state that Justices of the l'cace and Notaries Public do not icquiro a license for taking acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments of writing. Every persou, however, other than one holding a license as a lawyer or claim apetit, who.-e business it is to draw deeds, londr, mortgages, wills, writ?, cr other lejjal papers, or to examine titles to real estate, is regarded as a Conveyancer, and, as such, must procure lice ue. A Fossil Man Twelve Feet Hlgn. The Montana I'ott, of November 11, records the discovery of some wonderful or--inio remains proofs of au extinct race of men and animals cf monstrous proportions on Meagher's bar, opposite Nevada. They were embedded eight feet deep, in a diluvial depoMt from what was once tho eddy of a river. The mammoth jawbone and tooth are exhibited ut the oilice of the I'vit. The jaw-bone (interior maxillary) ts that of a biped, and double the size of an ordinary jaw-bone, and is in perfect preservation. Ibe enamel oi tue teem still remaining, aud the sixteen teeth all perfect. Hibs and other bones of proportional size were found. Learned doctors estimate tbe biht f the biped at from (en una a halt to twelve Ietl i ne enor-1 nuns molar teeth. Un found, evidence an extinct nee of auadru: cd iwite - lure as any caw Lu.viu.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. The till for the enlargement of tho powers of the Freedmon'a IJurcau was discusscd in tho Senate on Tuesday, 29th ult. Mr. Saulabury, of Delaware, attacking the measure from the Copperhead aide, and Mr. Fesiendcn, of Maine, making the principal speech iu ita defense. Mr. Fessenden, in the course of his remarks, asserted that there waa no ground for the reports that thero was any conflict between the President and tho loyal members of Congress. In tho House, a spirited debate, often ansuming the character of verbal skirmishing, took place, in rcfcrcnco to tho proposed amendment of the Constitution iu regard to tho apportionment of taxation and representation. It was participated in by a largo number of members. No final action was taken. Tho Senate spent most of Wednesday's session in discus-ing tho till for tho extension of tho Frccdmcn'j lluroau! Several Copperhead amendment wero voted down. Tho section guaranteeing tho freedmen of the Sea Islands possession of thoso lands for three years was passed, and the taking of a final Tuto on tho till fixed for Thursday afternoon. Provious to this, Garrett Davis xvillVpcak at length against tho measure. In tho Houe, tho whole day wus occupied in u debate on the pro poHed constitutional amendment ou taxation and representation. Tito opposition to the amendment reported by Mr. Steven from tho Judiciary Cominittco increases,

and there seems lo to little probability of Its receiving tho necessary two-thirds vote. Tho Scnato on Thursday passed tho bill for extending the powers of the Freedmen's Uureau by n voto of 37 to 10. It has yet to come before the llouso. In tho House tho proposed constitutional amendment for rectifying taxation and representation wus debated at length. No final action was taken. Tho speech of Mr. Hingham, of Ohio, is noticed aa being especially able and timely. In tho Senate, on Friday, a bill was introduced by Mr. Wade, providing for tho improvement of certain harbors in Ohio. Speeches on reconstruction were made by Senators Howe, Potneroy and Saulabury. The day was given up in the House to speeches on tho Constitutional Amendment. Tho reply of Mr. McKce to Harding, of Kentucky, was particularly ablo A letter from Governor Orr was read, protesting against tho guaranteeing of the titles of the freed me n to the Sea Islands, and a motion was mudo in contequeneo to reconsider the bill already passed by tho Senate, but was Io.it. Mr. Farquhar, of Indiana, presented a petition cf one thousand citizens of the United States for an equalization of boun ties to tho soldiers of tho Itepublio who served in suppresses th rebellion j for an incrcaso of pensions 'to disabled solJics. their widows and orphans; and also reminding Congress of the sentiments of the Republio in favor of the confiscation of rebel lands, and their donation to tho sol diers. The Scnato was not in cession on Saturday. Tho House met, for the purpose of sreceh-makinr, in Committee of the Whole on tho Btato of the Union. Among the speakers were Messrs. Smith, of Kentucky, Baker, of Uliuois, and Uroomall, of Pennsylvania. PERIODICALS. The. Atlantic Monthly. The Atlantic for February is received, and .contains "English Opinions on the American War," "The Ficedman's Story, ''The Origin of the Gypsies," "Three Months among the llcconstructtonists," and further install ments of "Doctor Johns," "Tho Chimney Comer for ISOG'and "Griffith Gaunt, or Jealousy. Uustou : Ticknor t Fields, 121 Trcmont Street. Our Young Füll. Tho February number of Our Yunug Füll. contains articles by Gail Hamilton, J. T. Trowbridge, Mrs. A. 1. T. Whitney, Mayne Heid, aud other well known writers. It is a most attractive and interesting number. Single subscriptions, $2 a year; single numbers, 20 cents. Ticknor k Fields, Publishers, 124 Trcmont St., Doston. The Lutlg'i Frit ml. The February number of this magazine opens with a steel engraving, entitled "Actr From (he. ll'ir," "Tht women weep a. tbe rhildrtu pUj," a very expressive engraving. The large colored Double Steel Fashion Plate for this number is elegant. Then wc have an engraving of Elise 1 tad tier, (an illustration of a story of tho same name,) with engnvins of un Evening Toilet, Elcctra Codice, Embroidery, Children's Fatdiions, &c, A.c. The Music is "Near Tbec, the xvoids by Charles Swain. Among the literature we note "Elise Had uer," by S. Annie Frost; "Love Folgcr," a story by August Bell; "Tbe Hidden Bridal Gift," by Aunt Alice; "Rachel Dana's Legacy," by II. A. Heydon ; "Stories of our Village," by Deahice Colonna; "Faithful Unto Doitb," by Harris Byrne, ic., ic. Price 82,50 a year; 2 copies 81. Deacon & Pcterson,310 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Arrival of a Regiment-Wanted, a Platform. Indianapolis, January 28. The 145th Infantry, Col. Adams commanding, with 500 oflicers and men, ar j rived here this morning, and were given o dinner and reception at vhe Soldiers' Home, this noon. The Democratic State Centra'. Committee were in version in this city yesterday. The leaders of the parly are auxious to ; procure a new set of principles for their piauonu. nu win pay iioeraity tor any ' popular idet, notion, or issue which bus been discarded by ibe radical Republicans, TLo Vullaudigham faction are to be ovur-

slaughtered, and tho understanding is, that nominations for Stato oflicers aro to be given to Copperhead soldiers with fair records, if they can find any that are fools enenth to accept them. It waa decided to hold a Democrstio Convention for this County on tbe "21th of February. Tho Herald wants funds to prop its failing energies, and tho State Committee oro to undertake to provido them.

LETTER FROM WASHINGTON I'niimal Suffrage in the Diitrirto ColumHa 7'A Frrnlmtnl Jiurftu Iinpot' t'tnt l'rvtMi$itit intruductd into L'onjret$ ly Mr, Furquhar fperlat Comufondenc cf toe mrln. Wahiiixuton, D. C, Jan. 25, lEOG. Mr. Alitor: Congress has gone to wotk. Tho important C'Castiro extending the right of tuiTrogo to all classes and colors in this District, without any qualification, has passed the House by a very largo majority, and without doubt will pass tho Senate and become a law. It was tho expectation that n bill would pass extending tuffrnge to freed in on who could rend and write, but tho friends of universal, unqualified suiTrngo taw that a bill would p.iV simply striking out otha existing law the word "mtiff,' anXynaadii the trial and reached the goal. The members in voting on this bill did not regard what they knew to bo the will of Ihoir constituencies; for very few of them believe that the people ure ready for to' radical a measure ns this. Kspccially do they believe that their constituencies would not ask that tho same privilege be extended to all classes throughout all the Slate. The results in tbce Stute nhero the question was recently be foro tho people can not justify the opinion th.it the people Qsk it throughout tho country. Nor can the vote on the question in this District determine just who is or xvho ijiot the freed men's best friend. There are those who voted against the bill who have been tho life-time devoted friends of tho slave, aad who still are. They however, do not bclievo that the privilege of voting hero is the greatest boon that can be conferred upon tho (recdman as ho is just starting out on bis new career of manhood. Protection from injuries and insults and wrongs can be Recorded in other and better ways than merely giving the right to vote. It may not bo proper to atato, yet it is -dem:. n ded wheu persons who voto their sentiments and tbe sentiments of their constituencies aro accused of being unfiieudly to the ficcdmcn, that some who clamor and voto for this peculiar rifhl for tho colored man, aro of the number xvho enjoy as much us ever the menial scrvico of tbe colored mau, and rank iu society 1 no much in proportion to the number of sable attendants kept and used TliOj tetter test of who t und who is not too IrieiiU ot the liberated sluvo aud his el evatiou, bfhijbited in the vpte, that is not very d Uta ill, on the question of tbo extension of the powers of the "Frcedmen' Bureau." That Bureau will bo a heavy item of expense, but humanity aud justice, aud Christianity itself d tu: and that full protection iu the enjoy merit of all his rights be given to tho freed man, and that ho bo fully protected nod ossisted in the enjoyment of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." It cannot be denied, with any success, that the people of tho South hato the negro, and refute to let him live in peace. Tho Government would bo ungrateful for tho patriotism displayed by the negro if it would desert him to the cruelties that would befall him if unprotected. For this protection the Frcedmcn's Bureau with enlarged powers is demanded, and the proposition now before Congress will obtain the support of all who are tbe fricuds of thj fitodmcn and who rccognizo the obligation of this people to protect and qualify them for the high and responsible duties of the citizen. Another important mutter for the protection of our Republican institutions, n well os for a shield to protect tbe freedmen from abuse, is just being attended to iu Congress. Mr. Farquhar introduced a proposition iu Congress to-day to disfranchize in this District all persous who voluntarily bore arms ogainst the Union. That is striking directly at the root of tho disease. When this question comes to a vote, it will be interesting to see who thinks a voluntary traitor fit to bear a part in making our laws and shsping our destiny. This measure Is greatly 'demanded in this District, where there are many returned rebels xvho are putting on cbivalric airs as fast as is agreeable to Union men. In the neigh boring city of Georgetown, at n recent municipal election, a returned relel sol dier was elected to uu office by a very large majority over a Union man. In the faco of these facts Mr. Farquhar's proposition is demanded, and his constituents may rest assured that ho will sco it through. It is something of a pity to make these clever rebels as mad as this law will, tut perhaps they xvill nvt dissolvo the Union over it. J. R. G. The Sequel-All's Well that Ends Well. Our readers will undoubtedly remember that about two weeks since wc published n lengthy account of an nflfair whieh occurred at Liberty, Indiana, and which was ferreted out ut the United States Express office in this city, wherein a Dr. McL'hristio und a veiy respectable lady of Indianapolis were engaped. It will also be remembered that Dr. McChristio.after obtaining such valuables and money as the lady had, under pretense cf marriage, absconded, aud endeavored, by a deecy letter written at Covington, Kentucky, byone of hisfriends, to make tbo citizens of Liberty believe that he had been killed, robbed, and an inquest held, and the remains thioned to that dLco iu tho tshort space ufa day and a half.

The detectives, Mitchell and Colcher, were at once placed on tbo track of the absconder, but after a lengthy and diligent search they wero unable to learn his whereabouts. Immediately uftcr tbe publication of the affair in the Gazette, informatign was received here that Dr. McChristit could bo found at Camden, Ohio, where be bad a young ion at school. This information wns immediately transmitted to the lady

who had been betrayed, who was sojourning at Liberty, and unuer tho determination ot finding tho absconder, sbo came to this city. After consultation with two or three of her friends here, she proceeded to Camden, and there met the Doctor. x e have not been mado acquainted with what occurred at tbe interview, but it is sufficient to say, that the Doctor begged forgiveness for tbe montier in which he had acted. Iho lady held out fot somo timo, but finally her love for him, overbalancing her nner occasion ed by thcaflair, she relented, nndthecouplo " t ml . . . .1 . II wero marritu. inus, is me ou snying, that "all's well that ends well," verified. Cin.Gazotlo. LETTER FROM INDIANAPOLIS. Corrprndenc of th Amrlrn. . Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2G, 18CG. Mr, Editor, Having once been a follower of the "art pieservalive of all arts," and, liko yourself, having been caught, bound and branded as a disciple of the "quill end selsors,"I find it difficult to break old habits, and am intuitively jotting down a few lines for tho Amrricun. We aio now in the midst of grim-Tisaged Winter, with frosts and chilling blasts, cutting to tho quick many a poor mortal whose poverty and misfortune ban euuscd him to drift, like tho falling snow, hither and thither. It Is sad to tee wh.lt deVllStution old Winter makes with tho blooming gardens of Summer. I can count a dozen of the young, noble- and bonutiful, who havo unused uwav with tho flowers. As fulls tbe chilling sleet, so upon them ha fallen the mildew of death. This city is astir aa usual with her increasing trade and traffic. Ono fact is conceded by all, that is, she has outstripped in wealth and enterprise all her honorable competitors in the State. This being con sidered tho dullest month of tho whole annual dozen, trado at present is considered rood. 'hen Sprint; breaks tho icy bands of Winter, business aud building will go forward with renewed vigor. Indianapolis has received such n start in wealth and prosperity, that nothing but general financial ruin can check her onward course. A greater railroad centre than this is not to be found in the Wct, and herein is the secret ofour large and growing trade. Thero will bo commenced iu the Spring two more lines of railroad, both of which will Lo valuable "feedera' to this city. The first road to be pu under contract is tho Danville line, whoso terminus will be Danville, III. Tbo other is tho Vincennes road, which will run through one of the richest sections of tho State, abounding in agricultural aud 'mineral wealth. Coal and iron ate found near tbe routes of both roads, which will insure to tho people of this city cheap fuel. The morals of Indianapolis, always bad, arc growing won-o. rome one Iia said that "cities are sinks that gather filth and vice," and in a great measure this is true. There oro centered bcro putrid pools of corruption that gencrato some of the mott loathsomecrcututesin existence, and whose presence iu our midst poisons the yoking and risinggeneration. Saloons, doggeries, bawdy houses, gambling dens, gamblers, thieves and murderers, are found in all partsof the city. These ulcers cf mortality have been drawn here during the past four years by the concentration of Government patronage a nd tbo disbursmen t of her fu uds, as unclean birds gather around carrion. Hardly a night passes without some peaceable citizen being knocked down and robbed. Bolts and bats on doors of dwellings are no hindrance to the professional burglar. The "liberty of tbo knife" is carried into general practice even in the most insignificant fracas or row when in the "good old times" it was thought that the "fist" or a club were dangerous weapons of defense. Wo have police, but a brigade ofthat force could not preserve order over i territory covered by a city like this. Nor arc other cities Kast or West free from this immoral matter for proof of winch, read their daily journals So far as "heard from," thcro isVothing nexv in polities xvorthy of icention. The scenes uro not shifting as fast or in the direction predicted by the Copperhead press. Tho radicals aro skirmishing as though intending a detour from the prin ciples of Andy Johnson, ns applied to the lately rebellious States, in his efforts toward reconstruction. Men of political sagacity and judgment predict that there will be no split in the'Uuion ranks; tho radicals, always boisterous and in tho lead, will quiet down to something practicable, before submitting to any serious breach in the party. These crratio gentlemen may bceomo so determined aud jealous in their demands for negro legislation and sudden elevation of ignorant freed men to all the rights of citizenship, that tho staid and sober portion of tho organization cannot swallow tbe dose. The .W ' been at a f. . . lieon party, prop, new and fanatical demanded by circum they will continue to fret, il has always the Kepubting some ' out nor . .euts; at.d . :n over and agitate impracticable measures as long as they are incorporated in any organization. I see your Representative, a long with others of the snine political fuitb, voted against unrjualififd suffrage in the District of Columbiu. His constituent will endorse that vote, or else your correspondent is mistaken iu tho Uniou voters of the 4th District.

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llie lUSb iUUIUIIU IVllilVUlO Itwuuiu in the U. S. scrvico aro returning home, and being welcomed, I y a grateful people, to a Stato that they have, by their fidelity and patriotism, exalted to a high and noble positiom Thiy have returned to enjoy the fruits of tbe victory so nobly won, and should bo toasted and feasted in a manner that can but convince them of the high es teem in which they are held by the people. It is humiliating for honest Union. men to behold tho number of corrupt dema gogues identified in tho Union ranks Ono would naturally think that all tbo party hacks and political pick-pockets of the rotten Democratic party had deserted and joined their "enemies." These men, by their literal thciving and peculation, aro enough to damn any organization with which they pretend to co-operate. They should bo cust overboard by tho people, or else tho parly ship is in imminent danger of being wrecked in sea of tfo-ft and corruption, Reform is needed, and when it is commenced, all honest men should shout, Amtn! C. II. T. LETTER FROM DECATUR COUNTY. MiLrojtp, Cum P. (., Jan. 23, '00. V&JL,. Dt'.Att bin: I avail myself of tho present opportunity of writing you a friendly letter, as I havo doubtless had tbe advantage of you very materially in the last three months. Whilo I heard from you every week through tho medium of tho American, "nary" woiTd bavo you bad from tilO or about me. Hy tho wny, I always CHtecuied tbo A nirnVnu very highly ; but since- my partial alienation, or, rutber, separation f rom my "boyhood home," ns well ns tbe borne of my maturcr years, read its contents with additional pleasure and satisfaction. I bopo it will, iu all time to come, rcccivo a support commen surate with its merit. It has, to all outWard appearances, prospered beyond my most sanguine expectations, i was aware of the many disadvantages under which it labored. In the first place, its adherents and supporters were iu a hopeless minority; consequently, it has received nothing in the xvoy of County patronago that could possibly bo withheld from it by as bitter and relentless a nmjority as ever ruled a County. Rut it has surmounted all tlte.o diflicultics and obi-tucles, and 1 hope will mako its weekly visits to its uumerous renders for nil tircc to come. Enough of this. I like my new home very well. We arc surrounded by an excellent body of farming lauds, Which it JtkfH this (Milford) it very good busir.ess joint. Mot depurt incuts of business common to xilhgcs ate pretty well represented. The morals are pod I might pay excellent, when we take into coiibideratiou tbe fact that there ure f.vo "doggcriff ' in full blast. Thete is less profanity indulged iu by small boys and young men than in any village I know ..f. This I consider a very cvmmcuduble feature. We enn bonst of the best church edifice in tho County. It was erected under the auspices of the Methodist denomination. rp. u . i ,i . im. ... ... fhchocicty numbers somctlui.i; like two hundred and fifty. Tho Itev. J. W. McCnw, fifty it native of ' Old Franklin,' is the Pastor in cbargc. He has been laboring here for the last eighteen months, to rood acceptance. Tbcre is another mutter in which wo ein leave our neighboring villages in the shade nix physician, and the seventh coming. Think of it seven physicians in a village of two hundred aud fifty to three hundred inhabitants; but wbether this is a matter to boast over, I will leave others to judge. There is a very good School here, under the control of Jlr. l'owner, assisted by his lady, both formerly of Franklin County. Were it not for speaking rather disparagingly of Decatur County, my prc.-ent home, I would say she was under obligations to Franklin County for a large majoiity of her prominent men. I am rejoiced to hear thit Rrookvi'le is improving so rap'nly. I expect she will be taking ou all kinds of city airs after awhile. From reports, it will not be long before her citizens, instead of listening for the sound cf the "lumbering Buss," xvill be all awake to the "snort of the Iron Horse." I will most certainly avail my self of the very first opportunity to mako tho trip over the Valley Itoad to Brook- - - r ville. Yours as ever, J. S. Moore. Communicated. BENEFITS OFTIIE BANKING SYSTEM. The Bank is a necessary result of civilization, and as at present controlled is au essential element to success in business centres. Its history dates from A. D. 1171, when in Venice one was instituted to meet the wants of tbe Crusaders. Tbe Bank of England was established iu lC'Ji, in the icign of William and Mary, and owes its existence to the war with France, aud the cxtrenu difficulty in raining the necessary funds for conducting that war. That Government had been paying from 20 to 40 per cent, per annum until the Bjnk was established with a capital of 86,000,ÜÜ0 and the rate of interest to the Goveminent 8 per cent. It is "pretty clear that without ti.e present Banking System the money market xvould be ruiuously unccrtuiu. The rate of interest would reach 40 per cent., as it did a few years ago in Minnesota. Tbe currency would be most cumbersome and necessarily scarce. dr..fts unknown, business encumbered to Buch an extent that a ! far less number of transactions would be had with neighboring cities, and still loss with other countries.

We have no doubt but the Bo-ukiug- Sys

tern has its defects', yet it is a convenience-. A ny one may t afely lodge bis money tbere Nothing is charged for keeping it safe from all accidents and subject to draft al any t.'uie during tanking hours, latheBrookvillo National Bank C per cent, is allowed when tbo money remain for one. year. We trust that tnr merchants and farmers and mechanics will avail themreives cf its conveniences. Do you want to send $100 more or lesa. to Cincinnati, New York, anywhere, juil step into the Bank, pny your money anu two cents oxer for a stamp, and you will receive a draft on Cincinnati or New York; for tho amount, which may to sent in ft letter without risk, Lt it is of no use to. any one save him to whom it i mad pny able. C. T. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A ItAKK CHANCE! Al YUUa f&RMj fQRi 51UU 'IMIti undercut J uff.ri t !rll !, tbf F tritt J. Ut.ly ocoult(l by Jinn I JUrl.ii.tiaw, !.-. PI, Hunt on th Ilrook ir I lie sua tlnlnnll Tarai'l'f, half tall Weit of Mt.Cniil, eoiiUla. ir- Oo. liunilr.l ni Tea Aor.., tX food, waria. and lurlil U tri. in H.v.nty to tcijMy i.f wblih ar rK'srt l, u4 iu t On ut uf cuitl lUm.it Kt4tur voll" t.f ufa'h ( iirlT fitfe tu U, well uu'l.rtlrif..1, ami .uw in rUv.r n4 lliutihy) tt i.irmlu'liT wall itmbtr.tl, an4 th astir Km m biting nailer uul foot-, 1hr ar uiim th t'artu two OrebiriL, the, otdur cf which n.v.r Uli lo ui.y bundaal quantity it 1'iult, tb yuung.r u In a ibiltlnc eomlltlun Ml luLrMrlng Iii (liuiir.t MtUtift ti fruit. It I w.ll u jilicd Ith w.tcr.h.tlng two r failing w.lii, and a spring-ran fimlrf th nut jib th pUci la iikIi a nunoir (list itock en u .ljr ib.in.rlt . at all i.iioti f th .r,fVo at an y lrl ct tli farm, Tki.i. I al.o upon il a rouifortslil train Dsr.Uil'g ftour, a larga XVot Ikuiv, and ono uf (La Lct lisrni In tbi öuu. Ttrtu will be Mad a J-Jagy, Ptirtlf I I'Lli'g to f urrbni will mil npoa in at ujr reildcboo, cd u.llo S'ouib if Ml. Csrmrt. JOHN UKllTKNtiUAW. Mt. Carwcl,rb. 2, l i iw. "Put Money In lliy Purse.'' X 000 ACTIVK ANliIlfcLUIil.EvUiKNlK UjUuv Mala 01 l'riu.l, butt r all . ara wsulvJ to cm ii an vrj I'i'r, Tin, Village, li ji in let, Wirklii aud Pin lory lluuubuut lue titlra orSiI, lor tu . ut our wa rcth'a, jj: vi:ut r, sil vfji. WAJIV. MUSICAL JlOXiX A 1,11 VMS and O TJlJJli AUTIULFS. tntrgelio .rin ut g-oi hali anj fair bullneu luvt, van rlt-nr uivr '5 ir eck la Iba country, nl ntuuiu lur.-T muouutlu tb ukly MltltiU lojalttio I No Capital Required!!! Sninplc ( f nur Arliclri, tu th amount cf V, III b. nut by until t-r ini-ctluh, ami if tot j'trfictIjr .ti.luc ti.rv I. rliaigo. r'tml yoar uIJit-., il yu re T an In Ju.lrloa turn of mind und in unci of linno Jiati wenllb, lJir.-t to IWUKI.NSON Jt CO., Ioi.ortrr, ia'iZ 1-tir 20S rrualway, i aw Yurie. G6l.I)""sliLVKiT! AWl'UL SACHIFICE! nur I) A X K I! U P T Y AVOID HD ! a i tidCi (Infi l'"l-"' o.lb .f flo'd aa4. VUvV.vU'J,Si;r,.f XVatrlit;, Unii I Ji-w my, KiiiuU Uu k , l.ii..iid Kit g. Piahni, Malo.lui'D, Cw il g Mitcrtiu, Mlv.r M ar.. An., Ac, to In .li-j.o.ni I at TWO I'OLLAKt, ... rti' l, li'uu tit rrjprd tu Value 1 GJtAXI) lS'THUXAlloXAL MELTJXU OF MAX (FA HI I IlKlih OF WATCH US A XI JEWELRY. Tbt following h ii a been r.olv.'J, tint in coma-(I'lem-tt of lh jj'ct if rmtin nf Tisde, und In ( o'rJ,.r , reit. Ii m fmUrrM.n.,.t octaUi.ej t.y a .iim,eii,( War, aaJ t U BANKRUPTCY, 12,01111.0.111 worth of jiiu.Ii Tr in their Stock, luuit bi aoltl in t.i. t.mr.o of Mi umn hi, al SÄGSI2ICE? and lur that jutj.o, they Lav uuautuiiu.lj ai.eUd DE TREY & CO., 31 Libsity atteet AS THElil EXCLUSIVE ACENTS 1 A a prrliuiina ly I l.ty oulj rcmaik that the niADMlactura ami eil bu ItMt wale he ur iiuita i tiou cf Jewelry, All aro Warranted Gold OF Till-; Vlnest orUmnnshtix, 1 ha vrliclta to fell at 1XVO DOLLA Ks ach. No matter liuw costly it may bo, coniiit of .w(lenJi'i Hunting caia Uul4 an 4 silver Waiiht, riimb Uotli, Hug tt'l with Diamond!, Kulan, Pearl and other precioc ätone tolitaiie aud in clutlti.) Luthe' Sli of Jiwelry rtu.iiing I'll, aril lr.ar iliga f Iba uioat tiihiunubie aud nchcrcbc Mjlf, tiuld and L'nataeld lirartUt. Mud ajid SUcva iiullom, CUaiiii of all lcriitiona, Sie., Ace. Silver Vare,(axtra plated) coin ji i i !. i ii g Cutorr, Lultcr Virh, liraulit'ulljr t liaied and cbgraved, Table k I'ta loon, U blttt, Ac, Ac. 1'iuDof, McIodeuD Jt fc.wiog; Machines of Ike beet makers. Tho prim ei' each article varing from SIX to E1U 11 T1J UN DKLO dollar.. HOW WE SHALL PROCEED. AVe have atlitrd thk plao of sale now ao pop nlnr of chiriiijf a unif. rm piit-e and this prica will lnvanabijr be 2 for each ariic'.e regardleaa of value. The expenses of conducting oar Af.ncjr are .iJ lj Ibe sale cf ccriiCi atex, or eoupoi s reieretUii jt the various articles. 'J'he.e certift-c-tes are sold at Cfij t ents each tr fire for 2 and each e rtiflcute will show the holder tbe particular article he or she is cntiiled to on payment of an additional 2 OU. tiiki:xim:nsks of i-bi:igiit and PACKING riANos un skwixg MAt'lllNKS WILL BK PAID BY TUB P.VBTIKS WHO ABl: KXTITLKD TO THKM. AGENTS ÄÜK AVAXTED In err i part of tbe I'nited States and Prolince, snd to all such very liberal inducements wiil b ofltred, and on application a circular of teima will ba forwnrdt-d. t prefer money sent in Post Ollica orders where tbtv can be biair.d r by Hunk limits tu our order. TIchm wtiie jour Name, Toon. County and State plainly and ad-du-. all orders to DE TREY & CO., AUENTS FOK WANtSACTtltl'RS, 3 Liberty St., New York. fb2-0m lalccilon poller. NOTICE Is hereby piitn, that there will an election brlil al kvrrton. Ind., on Saturday, Ftbiuary 24, lMIß, for the purposed alectins; five directort for tbe JJrookinla and Conncrvilla Turnpike Company. A. T. UECK ETT, l'ra.'t. XV h. Klar, cc'y. tverton, nd., Jan. 2, 1806-Sw. "00 Acres linnd Vor H;tlc. 111 K nn.lersigotd offers at private rale bi Farm . of 200 Acres, si'untad four miles North of Mftimora, In Blooming flrova Town.hip. 40 acrei cleiurj, the remainder t)l timbered. A Loj lloufe, Ft.b'e. and small 0. chard are on the pteioiea. XVül la rot ton rcsaabl. terra.. Address the o nderrigned at Oxford, Ohio, or. If more ronve niett, ibiuiiü attbii cfüie. jia29 -r JACOB l'.BLAZlEK,