Indiana American, Volume 6, Number 12, Brookville, Franklin County, 15 March 1867 — Page 2

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!. il. SWIFT, Alitor. 4 -UUOOKVILU:-Tridsy Horciuf, JIarcli 13. 1337. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF 1367. The Act approved March 2, 1SG7, siuending exutiop; laws relating la Internal He venae, requires the assessment of innual taxes, heretofore made in the month rf May, to be made on the corresponding daja in the month of March. In conform it y with this law, tho Annual Asmisnient, incluJing. Incotrp. Hf ecial Taxes or Licensee, gold watches, billiard tulles. Sic, will he made iin mediately.. The principal change in the law respecting the Income tax aro thoso increasing the exemption from 6C00 to $1,000, and the repeal or tho tax of 10. per cent, on aams above 5,000, so that the law now imposes a uniform tax of 5 per cent, on incomes in excess of 81,000. Profits oo sales of real estate, purchased since December 31, 1SC3, are wade taxable as income. The Act of July 13, 1SCG, repealed tfio tax on musical instruments, yachts, and carriages talued at less than SGOO each, including the harness used therewith. GETREADY. No time fchould bo lost by persons liallo to an excise tax in reportiug tho same to the Assessor or Assistant Assessor of their respective districts. And whjlc, for tho convenience of the people, tho Assistant Assessor will canvass th3 various portions of his Division, it thould be remembered that persons subject to a special tax or license incur heavy fines and penalties by engaging in or prosecuting such business without having first paid said tax or license. Sufficient time has now elapsed for all to become familiar with the law, and those who wilfully neglect or refuse to eoruply with its provisions will be held to a rigid accountability. RAILROAD MATTERS. ' The track of the W. W. V. Railroad is laid to Updike's farm, within, two miles of Coonersville. The new passenger and freight depot at Mctamorn is nearly completed. It is situated over the caoal, west of and adjoiuing the former location of the canal bridge.flie unsightly row of houses heretofore tanding between Main street and the canal are being removed, thus adding much to the appearance of that portion of the town. - ' . . ' Nothing adds more to the pleasure of travel by rail, as well as the senso of security from peril, than tho knowledgo that the train is under the management of a gentlemanly and prudent conductor. Thune who pans over tho V. W. V. 11. It. may congratulate themselves that in Mcs-rs. Jau.es and Avery, conductors op the mornin; and afternoon train respectively, their afty aud comfort are entrusted to officers of proved competency and efficiency. Wo trust they may bo j.cutiaticnt fixtures of tho road. COMMON PLEÄS COUHT. Cctitinuatioti if leport of cacs decided at the present term of the Common l'lcas Court: M. 1 L. I'lThiimer r Henatu fc'hiincr and others. Civil action. Ju?guent for Johu C. A miAlronsr r.. Stephen Drunker and John toiler.' Civil action. Judgment $502 21 ... Joseph Norm, rr Henry Kulil. Civil action. Judgment Co'J. George Dickie- is. U'tn. Aohton. Civil action. Jury tiiul. ' Verdict lr defejidar.t. b'tate of Indiana r. ilctiry llilLcnc. Ohitructing highway. ' Voidict of qc-u uit Wil-on Morrow, -Atiii(o Äc. ri. . Thos. Tague, Civil action. lUnicl ut defendant's COet.i. " Surah Daniela rs". George W. Ihitieh. Divorce. Granted. . State of Indiana t. John Morgan.Grand larceny. Jury ttial. Verdict of guilty. Fine $14 and imprisonment two Slate of Indiana m.. Cry Faulk ncr. ilalkioua trespa.s. Jurv liial. YcrJUt tf Bfrjuittal. . '.'John Syre and o'.hcis xt. Junction 'KailrontT. Civil action. Change of venne to Wo j no County. Wui. 13. Jackiuan r. Maria Jackman. Divorce. Decrto prantcJ. 'Martjia Webt an J otluTH r. Michael T. iMastin and others. Civil action. Judgment fur $cor.. .atcrntl Revenue. In rases Lere it will Le must convent. rtit for persons to male a return to the of 4i. .Til. n A -i.i- rrlnrn rail 11(1 l.a made at any tiauo privjr to the 1st of ;i.y ., ' r ' next. v ,. Election In New Hirnpsliire. Tie election hi New Imupluio on la.--t 'ucsday toultcd lu a MUi ping Hn-uVi-! Tuesday

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AN INTERESTING RELIC. As we write, we havo before us a most interesting relio of the olden time, being an original letter in the handwriting of Martha Washington. It is the property of Lieut. T. C. ühcppcrd,bo obtained it near Stevenson Station on the Harper's Ferry k Winchester Railroad. None who see it will doubt its genuineness. The quality of the paper on which it is written, the peculiar chirography, the manner of ToMing and scaling, its orthography, date, ic, all point unmistakably to its authenticity. There is no postmark upon it. The direction, ia the, well-defined hand -Willing of George Washington, is as follows: , . . Mrs. Frass. WAsniNOTox, 1 Elkhorn. The following is a literal copy of the letter: Philadelphia, December the) 3d, 1792. f Jfy Dear Fanny, Your letter of the 23d of November came to my hand yesterday lam truly glad that the major has had some iittlo relief, and trust are this ho has ft. und case from the pain in his breast and side, I beg. my dear Fanny to write one day in every week and that we shall know when to expect her letters wo are very anxious when tho southern post comes to hear from you, I writo to you by every taondays post, your letters comes to us on b'attcrday. I hope you will pav some attention to your one health as 1 feared you were in very dclicato situation when 1 left yo i at Mount Vernon thank God we are nil tolerable well hear tho I know you aro with your friends that is

ready to givo you every assistance- and kindaess yet if there is any thing hear that you cannot get wharo you are that you ix.ay want I beg you will let us know and it will givo us pleasure to supply you with it. I am happy to hear that your dear little Dales keep well. Our compliments to Mr. Dassett my love and good wirhes to yourself and the major your Ilrotbors and sisters kiss the childrcu fur tue I aui uiy dear Fanny Your most aÜ'cctionato M. Washington. Mr. Purton says of Mrs. Washington: 'i'ho was a plump, pretty little woman, very sprightly and pay, in her young days, and quite as fond of having her own way ns ladies usually arc. hhe settled down into a cood, plain, domestic wife, who looked sharply after her Fcrvants, and was seldom seen without her knitting needles in full play. She was far from what we should now call an educated woman. -Scarcely any of the ladies of that day Llcw much wore than to read their prayer book and almanac, and keep simple accounts. Mrs. Wafhington probably never read a book through in her life, and as to her fpelliirg tho less said of it the better." 'um i NEW COLLECTOR. Col. Gavin having been rejected by the Seuatc, tho President has appointed, and the SDate confirmed Gillct V. Stevenson as Colu&tft - of this District. Mr. Stevenson vJ'iJio Union candidate for Sheriff of lTcarborn County, for which ho was defeated by tho votes of the Democracy, lie is a young man of pleasing appearance and engaging manners, of radical Ilcpuhliean proclivities, and in the discharge of tho duties of his oflico, we predict, will givo the people no cause to regret that ho succeeds tho late incumbent. ADJOURNED. The Indiana Legislature adjourned on Monday last, llth tost, tint die. Prior to adjournment lion. Daylcss W. llanna introduced the following resolution, which was adopted unanimously : !olc'l, That the nioit cordial thanks of the Sonnte ure horcby tendered to Hon. Will. Cumback for tho ability, integrity and impartiality with which ho has uniformly dicharj.ed his arduous labors as President of this body; that for tho urbanity, harmony and pro.nority of our deliberations, wo are greatly indebted to his deep rcntc of justice,. and his elevating rcvjrcuco for principle. Confirmations. The Fcnatc bus continued tho following Indiar. PoKtisiustcrn : M. 1. Tacket, (Jrccnsburg; Jurucs Vauhan, Lawrcncobur;:; lJ. A. Jone, Kichmond; John Hendricks, Mio'byville. 'Asylum Trustees. Tho Lrgulaturo has elected John II. Spaittt Trufte of tho Uiind Aiylum, James C. Hurt Tru.-tco of the Institute for tho Douf and Dumb, and John W. Moody Truitcj of tho lutano Asylum. All cxci'llti'it appointments, particularly that of Dr. Moody of Grcenabur, than wltoui there I no more aflublo gentleman or competent oGcer in the State. New. Railroad Project. The Lawrenceburg Krgit'er is very much elated over what it conceives to be the probability of tho construction of a branch railroad from Hamilton, Ohio, to Liwrenceburg, connecting the Atlantic Si Great Western with ti e Ohio Si Missiisppi ltaürond. Tjie Lady's FuttM, i'R March, 1SJ7. " 1 )io Truant's lletnrn," a beautiful Steel Kngraving, leads o2' this number of the ' Queen of tho Monthlies." Then we have tho uxuol clcgaut and refined Steel Fashion Plate, and a number of Patterns for Spring Dresses, Promenade Toilctti-s, Cup;, Ac. An engraving of n noted French Aquarium in Paris, shows I the largo ttylo in which they do nomo ! (bin? ii tho Old World. The Music this inouth is "Till'.o's Passed Away." The ! Literary Matter is made up of tho conti I nation ut iIih novelets of -"ürviliü Culhy Mrs. Henry Wood, and "How A 'ni,i.in 1 1 a .1 llnr War liV Fliz.bcth j Pre-cotr, with shorter article., aucU a l-Travelins with Half a Million," "DocI trr Dalhou.-ic," "A Bull-Fight at Mad ' rid," (Ulu-tiutcJ.)"Auut Julia's Visit," ,ahd I:iorial,t focci.)K Fusions, Äe. ,,icc envying) ?2,50 n ye.ir. Ad,lres Do :k-(mi & Fetu-mt, UVJ Walnut

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Mr. Cyrus Kilgore. Our former townsman, Mr. Cyrus KUgoro, is at present teaching school at Milford in Decatur County. The School Examiner, in an article in the Chronicle, reviewing the District school, says: MiLrono School,- Mr. Cyrus Kilgoro and daughter, Teachers. All that is nee-" e.-sary to say of this school is, as far as we could learn.' it maintains' its former reputation. The report of the Trustees shovy considerable money spent in paint ing, repairs, walks, and other things, which serve to make tho school property neat and convenient.

Memijeiis of Congress. Hons. B. F. Wade, John B. Alley, D. F. Boyer, J. W. Patterson, J. II. Farquhar, 11. 1). Hays, l. P. I'uckland,-Wm.-Lawrence, Martin Welker, S. E. Ancona. ' Also, Mr. Thomas C. Durant, N. P. Willis, with Portraits, Biographies, and Characters. Indian Le gends; Mental Telegraph; Woman's Uights and Womau'a Wrongs ; Plain Words to Big Boys; The Teacher; Hints to Iravelers ; Visiting the Sick ; Health at Home: A Trip to Omaha; Flogging; Parental Influence; Going to Paris ; Popo'a Essay on Man, etc., in March number Phrenological Journal. Only 20 cents, or ?2 a year. Address Fowler & Wells, 339 Broadway, New York. On a "Bust." The Osgood TVmci says: "Joe. Montgomery is busted J. II. Colston is busted Abo Yater is busted J. L. Vater is busted A. Volt is busted, and Versailles is said to .be on a big bust, and who is it that ai'nt, or couldu't be busted?" Personal. Mr. IL II. Swift, Assessor for this District, was in town last week, looking ol'U'r "dodders," and other matters conncccd with his oCco. He retires from the editorship of the American, this month. Mr. Swift wields a spicy pen, aud we don't like to have him abandon the tripod. Col. Jas. Gavin returned from Washington ou Tuesday last, whither ho had been for the previous two weeks, looking after a cage in which to secure his Johnson elephant. We do not learn what his success was, but opino tnat it was not over brilliant. Messrs. J. V. Bemusdaffer and Jos. Smith have taken up their residence in Brookvillc. Greensburg Press, Cth inst. Soldiers for tho Offices. The editor of the Greensburg JVn himself a soldier uses the following for ciblo language: Our respect for the "Soldier for Office" dogma, never over large, has, in the few years past, grown yet smaller "by degrees and beautifully less.' We, with the noble band who went in at the beginning of the war, did so at a time when thero were no "oft repeated pledgea" that "when we returned homo we should bo preferred in the distribution of cfliccs." OlQco was not the thing thought of then it was Country; and tho man who entered the service under such pledges, aud who now claims oflico simply becauso he was a soldier, and has no better claim or qualification to recommend him, is quite auro never to get our vote while we can find another good man to voto for. Tho soldier, who was in deed a soldier, feels himself to bo one of tho grot llepublican-Union pnrty that saved the Nation, and asks no other personal reward than that his services entitlo him to; he recognizes all working Union men as his equals, and will donounco all such factious distinctions as Soldier and Citizen llcpublicais. Ho who does not, pretty surely fought for o See, and not lor country. For the Amertoin. LETTER FROM INDIANAPOLIS. Is i) ian Aro lis, Ind., Mar. 0, 1SG7. Dear Sniff, I see, from a standing notice, that you aro about to rctiro from the chair editorial. Allow mo to congratulate you, first, upon your success cs an editor. After making duo allowanco for the fact that I feci Dioro interest in your locality thnn in any other in Indiana, I am still of the opinion that tho American ranks all other county papers in tho State. Your attention to tho local matters of the county and town deserves great commendation, and has been a decided success. 'Too many editors of county papers think they must cotnpeto with I ho cw York Tribuno in long icadars and general intelligence. I hope tho publisher lias realized hishhato of the profits as well. I congratulate you, secondly, on your retiring, leu years Iictico you will wonder thutyou ever did as much work for other parties for so Iittlo money or thanks. An editor is a very good fcl'o.v while he grinds somebody cIbü'm bx, but when he ref uses to grind, or cca.-o to grind, ha is tho best fellow to kick in nil the world, and thoxe whoio axcs he bad ground dolight to kick him as much as any one, whnn ho cau grind no longer for them. You havo ruado enemies who will be enemies for life, and long alter the iuua on which the disagreement existed, will havo been forgotten while thoe who profess extra friendship will feel at liberty to drop you for any cauo, or without cauo. 1 pity your successor in advanco, without knowing who he is to bo. I hopo ho may succeed as well, at leant; 1 can hardly hope for better success. Tho Legislature is about adjourning. It has becti in most respects a model Legislature. One or two only have dUttuguished themselves by drunkenness, and theso havo bcon less ofTensiie than some of their prcdeccsiors. It has been a working Legislature, and some important measures have been matured and passed, but many measures of tho utmost importanco havo failed for want of timo to harmonizo conflicting views. I may b.fely say that moro than a huudrcd important bills will fail for want of time. And it will ever bo . 11- a l.i.nhi.l n n A aa in t BO WUUC EC9lOll I unuun'i auw, i tu 'this ca.e, composed largely ofntrangera to each other aud to legislation, ana tneso limited to sixty days. No ouo, not conversant with tho facts, can form any idea of the amount of legislation done by tho lobby. Hy fur, tho' majority of tho bills originato in tho lobby, ond their success depends much upon the tact of the lobby member. When wo loam enough to pay for aunual sessions, and to continuo the name men in the LogialaturQ from year to year, this will he obviated, 'i'liu lr. Gilford, of your County, has

an Influooco which no novice could obtain, and as long as it U necessary to keep a man of his politics in the Ir'cr.oto, I hope you will keep him.' Ho will not diegr'ace his constituents, except on politics, and os be will faithfully vote jho party ticket, those who vote lor hin 511 generally be pleased. Mr. Cory, j H young man, docs well. He will a some mistakes in the future into whi la was led in the early part of. the sessi (by a mistaken notion of his abiliA Ho is intensely Democratic, of courselut otherwise you could do worse that is, the Democrats could than Jo re send bim. . I most heartily coccur in the vote of both' your members on thewhisky-bccT billr The Dem ocrats in a body united with the more consistent temperance men and defeated it. Tho result will be like their late com bination with Thad. Stevens -to defeat a milk-and-water reconstruction measure ono that means something will bo pasted. There will be a called session, probably not beforo next winter.' Yours, T. A. Goodwin.

Written for the American. SCRAPS OF HISTORY. Sayings and Doings in tho Whito VVator Valley Thirty-Five Years Ago. Tho following notice of a dissolution of portnership brings to mind many paiuful things in the history of tho two individuals there represented. Two "better business men nono more honorable, or who took more pride in their integrity as merchants ever lived in tho White Water Valley. As a countiog-houso clerk, Mr. Bonnell had but fev superiors anywhere. When he left Drookvillc, he engaged in a I large establishment in Cincinnati, tho rro- ' prietors of which for years had unlimited confidence in him. Cut "ho 'that btaudeth, let hitn take heed lest he fall." Lotteries were his ruin. Tho glittering charms of the Goddess of Fortune allured him to destruction. He commenced in a small wuy, but was imperceptibly led on till his own means were swullowed up, and in an evil hour he used his employer's until it amounted to thousands, beyond his means to replace. L'xposure came, and he was ruined. He went, i; is understood, to California, there he disappears. Much charity should bo exercised in his case. He was naturally an honest man, but he was betrayed at a point, like Grant at Shiloh, where ho had net sufficiently guarded the approach of tho eucmy. Of the other partner in that firm it is useless, in your community, to speak. He was betrayed in another direction. Tho hog and pork trade has scattered tho wrecks and ruins of the best business men of Indiana alongits pathway. They are in Cincinnati ; they aro from ono end of your Valley to tho other; they arc fill over your State, either in their graves, or in private lifo suffering from the effects of permitting excitement to rulo their judgme uts. Mr. Tyner ipent many long years of faithful devotion to his business. Moral in liia habits, strictly temperate, and never indulging in cards even for amusement; guarding his credit as the npple of his eye, but always extending aid to those in pecuniary distress; yet that fatal, uncertain andjifing trudcuwepaivaj .the accumuluflfC ys-Srl. -lTe retains that, however, which is dearer to him than property his honor. Some who suffered through his misfortunes may have l ard thoughts; but now that twelvo years have cast their lights and shades over his nets, with the indulgence of that chirity which should be exercised towards all men, and especially towards the acts done in the struggle between hopo and despair, we trust no one will harbor a thought, or say an unkind word, to add ono pang to an over-sensitive mind. Still the advertisement we copy from the Franklin Jipotitory of April 1, 1S2G, will do for a beacon for any new bt-ginncr in n commercial life. None of you can start with fairer characters; but few better qualified; nof ony with moro prido to sus tain their characters and their profession : Dissolution cf Partncrchip. Tli partnership heretofore xi-tin b!wern tho BuWribrM. under tin? (inn of K Tyticr & Co , is llii d ir lipt.rc i ly mutual c inient. Thoso having claims rtyyut rai l firm vi l plrnt prrtent iheni to-T for paj nient, and all perxon indbttV aid rinn nie refiiritl to make iinincliu: f romet t to It Ty ner. TIidio nelectin.? ihi tiotiei nmy expect to be j ut to cost. It TVNLIt. A. V. L'U.NNLLL. Rrookville, Apiil I, 1S2G. We now propose to give you a list of letters remaining in t. o Dost Ofiico at Hrookville, April Dt, 1S2I1, as setting forth, partially, a lit of tho neun es witli whom Messrs. T)iter & Uonncll cotmuen ced to trade. And os wo run our eyes down tho list, our thoughts wander oQ' in a thoujand vUioti, and our head reck in contetnplnting tho history and cud of many of thno whom it was our privilcuo to know. Wo might fill a column, profitably, with the recital of tho tragic cud of several, but it might ad I only an addition ol pang to surviving friends. Thero is, in fact, material enough in that Iht of letters to ''point a moral or adorn a tale": List of Letters. , Richr-r! Andrew. S unuel J. AM-n. John I In rim, James Rez. Jihn Rlock, Calvin Uenion, William Rower, William Uutler. An drew Houldin, George Itarnei, Kmelia Urundije, John Rrison, llenrr Ucrry. Ovore Clarke, D J. Caswell, Andrew Cullaway 2, Jame Ciuiir, F.lisha Clarke, Alva and Joieph Churchill, Jacob Cory, Henry Cute, John Clendeninr. Nathan Davij, Samuel Daviton, Chnrle Dorsey, Iisae Darnell, Abint D.ire, Johu Davis, F.phraitn Dnrloii. Andrew Donouh, James LIkIh, Jonathan Kad. Margartl 1'iuit, Johu 1 04ter or Lliiiabetli Fvans. Jotei h Oo-j dir, Telcr Gr'ner, Jame flordon. H:rpben llarrtll, Moipi Jlarnady, Abraham llamon 2, Charles lluttl.rn. Stephen Kendall, Mr. Kerr. Will iam Jacktnn, Henry Irish, Thomas James, Ixaiah Jackton, Jamet Johnston. J. tr.es Lomicc, liunoin Lach, Ephraim Law. Henry Morria, Arcl.ili MaKer, Rowler M'MiPan, Thomas Matbvws, Merry M'Uuire, Uefiry Äloorr. Kixou Oliver, JanV ()liver. David Oliver. Dfty Pettijtrue, i Vah l'houjr. Ulbert retlijrrue, Fredrick I ,ke, Thomas 1'orilock, John l'icriion, lieoriM.,iUu. John ltodjer. MTr hew llobison, James Reed, James 11. Rav 2, John Ryhutn. James Smder, Thomas Smith, James Spilman, Jere Silben, lai l Steel, Jane Know, den, Mary Stono. Iaae Stipp, S'llmnon Saren, John C. Smith, Jitmn S:epuens, James Shank, John Shuliz, Ltwii Sal, a. JjLu Saelboru, Stephen S!ir,. Alexander Tilfer, Jhn Tcit, George Taylor, Jamea Thoinp-on. luchaid VaT cniujx '

IWnjarnin Wood, Frfdrick Wnnderlich 2, D. F, Wallace 2, L)viJ VUiono, 'AIohko WooJ, I)Sid Wauon, Flui. WvKh, John Williams, Charles Wn Hl, Georgs WitJIafJ.Tbomas Willst, Jacob Wilue, Jotiua V"y-ih. . ; ä N. D. (1 A I. LI ON, T. M. In 182 1 there were thrco Congressional Districts in Indiana. The following is a list of tho candidates for Congress iu each, at tho Ausust election for 1621, to wit: r t Congress. .,, ' Firat District William Prince,' Ratliff Uoone, Thomas II. Dialer, E;ib llarrinon, Jacob Call. r 3,'cond District Jonathf.u Jcunings, Jeremiah Sullivan. Third District John Teit, James B. Ray,

Daniel J. Cusell. How empty and ' ephemeral aro political honors. Hero aro ten aspirants lor Congressional honors, all of whom have gone to their 'graves, and it might be difficult for the friends of some of them (if they have any) to find the stake or moss-grown stone that marks thnir resting place Judgo Sullivan, we believe, baa a son living in Lee Count', Iowa, and Judge Test has a grandson in Fottawattomic County. Iown, both of whom aro lawyers. . In Iowa we havo prairie chickens to natiety. We have known of an individual trapping as high as seventy-threo dozen in ono week. But when we tend tho following from the Brookcille Enquirer of April 21th, 1824, we feel an appetite for tho "flefch-pots of Kgypt." Do not suppoe we have any allusion to tho Kgyptian political darkness that reigns in tho lower part of tho White Watet Valley. Brookvilla Squirrel Hunt. At the houfC of Mr. J tin Adair on the 22J inst. was counted 1GG3 S' a'pi. The squirrel trim 'iich llny wcru Inkeu are aij t.i have leeti kiilrj a'l on that day. The pifa'xi nuiiib-i of icals taken bjoue f ereon was 155 Tho following is supposed to be a notice of the first meeting of the friends of Henry Clay for I'rcsideut, ever held iu Urookvillo : ErfjuTlie friends to it.terral improvement and domestic iuiutry in Iimukvil!? and it vicinity, are icqm-eC-d to attend at the house of Jloliry Jenkiimon K-q. on Thurhday evening 'tit x, at early candlelight, for the pmp'ise of , iiomitiaiit a cninliJaie fr an If clor to te supiioried in lh. Third Judicial Circuit ihm will vi la fir Henry Clay at l'rCKident if the Untied S ates at the expirution of Mr. Monroe's time if sei vice in that tuMon, a well a ti nominate a committee to cot respond wi;h sueh o:ht r committees as inny b a;p i itetl throughout the S'ate to promote sail elect ion. A put n, 1821 'J 11 12 l'KOPLlC. In 1S23 we wero living on a farm bolonging to Henry Compton, in Springfield Township, about ono mile northeast of where Joseph Goudie now resides. During that year the great State lload was laid out from Scipio through Drookvillc and Kushvillo to Indianapolis. It created moro excitement in that part of the State, at tho time, than the construction of the Pacific Railroad did through Nebraska last year. K very person along the route was rich and happy, except tho&e who did not get the road exactly where they wanted it. To thow tho manner, the time, and the persons connected therewith, we insert the following: Notico It hereby given, that t ie utidcrslj-ned Commissioners, pipointel to lay out a road f.nin the iine dividing I lie Stute ot Ohio from this S nie, through Druokville to Indiana) oil", will in-el for the purpoito of receivitiij ir'pi-a?t for the nr-atiiug and clearing out naid rai, on ih f Ilowing Hays, at th following places, to wit : at l'.uslivillo, on TuetJay th lOib; ut Stone's Ta.trni llue River, on Thursday the 2 1 at ; and at Indiaiiapolid, on Saturday iho 2! I ol Auul next. SiiJ roud will be required to he cut and cleared out IS feet wi(e; all timber 421nches and und -r with all the olJ Io' tu be taken out of tin roa l; the tree C inches and under, with all the underbrush, to be cut level wi.u the ground; all ab.ve that ii to be cut j 12 inches high, the (lute ot in'UHurin, 12 incite from lue ground. Slid road to b lei out in sections of fivo niiles each. ' S.VMUK1. SHIRK, DAVID MnUNT, JOilK UAVIS, J j ne 2Cih, 1823. Coiuiiiisiiio:iris. These old documents will call tip many rem in Sconces in tho minds of your older readers, mid rckindlo sacred memories, which tho lapso of years had almost obliterated. C. F. U. LETTER FROM MINNESOTA. Th AmrriranA !?iigjrt.tion Auld Lwvy ,SVp A )ijn$it.iiIunurit jireicnt und jnoxjtrrfioe. 4f trial Currt'fi') Jooct cf tho Auierlcnn. Anoka, Minn., March 1, 1SG7. Mr. Jjditur, lVihaps those living ncur ( Drookvillc may tiot bo to nuch iutcic-'.cd in the letters published from week lo week in your excellent paper ; but to ono so far removed ft myself, from tho hotno if my infancy and bo. hood, and from tboi scene of tho tuost devoted labors cf tny i .-i ii i r..l ...-I nianiioou luoora tco iiiuc lucctaiiui iu Anuriam, with its faithful report of news and progress, its history and its letter1, contiol fail to bo full of interest. Whilo I live I want tho Anfrlctn ; tat w, if it cuuliima tchtit it tliould It, I have been led to this train of thought by tho puu-al tf the letters of Clarkson and tho Goodwins, in your iuc of Feb. 15th. And it has occurred to mo to ask 4 C. F. C." to prcpuro for your paper a bticf hiomphy of some of tiio curly notables ol franklin County ; such, lor instance, as some of tho Noblos,.Wollace, tho elder McCartys, Arrington (the young preacher who excited so tuuch admiration at ono of the Rlooming Grove rampmectinp&), Jocclyn and his paper, Dr. Oliver, and others whose history no might deem interesting and instructive. No writings ore moro delightful, or more profitable, than Urography. Tho chief .interest of novels consist in tho relation of lives and their delineation of character. Tho Ribio is largely made up of IJiogrophy. , I would give any reasonublo sum to look, for one day, upon the scenes of my boyhood ; to fee my father's houe ntid farm juntas they were then, the neighboring farms und woodlands, tho creeks and rivulets uncumbcrcd by clearing or fences, tho Whito Water in almost iu native wildocss unpolluted with levee, cai nnl, or railroad; the high road that led pust our humble homo to Urookville, down that awful hill beginning with Stony Foint, most of the way through the woods ; and Drookvillc it?clf, Lcl'oro (lov. Wallace stuck tho Cret spade in tho earth to inaugurate the commencement of that won dcrful aohiovement for that early day, tho Whito Water Catial-llrookvillc, in the days of tho old court house, and low frame buildings all round tho public square, the Dutch bottom all covered with its heavy growth of cottonwovd aud ryenmove, tho

bottom towards Speers' mill nearly all one open common, on which the regimental musters wero annually held. What would I uot give to see all that again ? Thoso were grand old days; at least so they seem in the distance. The light of thirty years casts & softening, attractive radiance

over them. , iney were days ol rnucu stm iplicity. illy live In a new. country, people generally 1 nearer to nature, in stricter obedience to nature's laws ; and she rewards them with greater vigor both of body and mind, and longer life. In those tarly days, people lived more plainly and more happily than now; our homes were humbler and health ier ; there was less of form in society and more of friendship ; there was less affectation and more confidence ; less fufcl.ion and more faith ; less wealth in tho country, but more real good ; the ladies were less finely arrayed, but more beautiful. Mr. Editor, I do not often speak of myself ; will you pardon a digression in that direction for once? I would not crave this indulgence, but for fcomc unexpected and undeserved honors which have lately devolved upon ray humblo self. I do not allude to a Professorship or Fiincipalship in the Public Schools of Anoka that is comparatively nothing. But I have lately received the honorary title of D. I). of which I fuel myself quite unworthy, of course. Indeed I have thought of writing a letter declining the honor, as some others have done when they wished the fact to be more widely known. Hut it is said that he lives well, who is wijll concealed. Next, 1 have been invited to become Occasional Editor of tho, Minnesota Farmer, the latest agricultural paper ever inaugurated, in this country or any other. And last, though nut least of all, 1 have been nominated, if distance wcie not iu tho way, as Editor of tho American. Honors never coma tingly. llussLLL. CONGRESSIONAL. March 5. Iu tho Senate several bills and resolutions wero introduced and referred to appropriate committees, including one teiid'.'iing the thanks of Congress to George Pcabody for his munificeut donations, and dircctiug the President to cause a gold mcd.il to be struck and pre feented to .Mr. 1 eabody. 1 ho committee appointed to wait on tho President re turned with the information that he had no message to communicate at present. . . . .. A bill was introduced lor the reorgani zation of the Judiciary of the United Slate, which was ordered to lio on the ta ble until the lormation of committees. lu the House, after administration of the oath of olhco to efhrers elect, and the transaction of some miscellaneous business Dr. Doynton was rc-clcctcd Chaplain, receiving S7 votca out af 111). ro Icjris lation of importance was transacted Maucii G. In the Senate, a number of bills of a local or personal character were introduced und ordeicd to lie on the table until tho formation of the landing com mittces. Messrs. Doolittle und Patterson, rising to a question of privilege, pronounc ed tho charges recently madu against them of having received bribes from Collector Sin the, of New York, false. Anion; the bills introduced wcic one by Ir. Sumner, to provide a republicanWorm of goern incut lor the late rebellious btatcs, and i ud tyie ialld Conts to increase the fees of the Maltha Clerks of the District and Circuit fifty per cent. Mr. Wilson introduced sa joint resolution declaring that tho municipal authorities ol Alexandria, Virginia, having refused to obey the laws of the United States at the recent election there, their offices aro hereby declared vacant, and their incumbents ehall. on conviction, be imprisoned for not Icjs thin ono year, und p:iy a lino of not less than one thousand dolhrs. The Houso refused to suspend the rules to allow Mr. Price of Iowa, to introduce a bill amendatory of tho nutiotiul currency Oct to prohibit National Ranks from withdrawing on any account any portion of their capital, and from making dividends greater than the net profits. The petition of J. J. Stewart, contesting iho seat of Mr. Phelps from Maryland, was introduced and rclerred to the Committee on Elcctijns. '1 he following molutions wero introduced; Ry Mr. Hurlburt, directing tho Secretary of tho Treasury to fumi-li a ftuteiiic'it hhuwing what number of Collectors of Customs, Nuval Olliccrs, Surveyors and Inspectors of Cu-tomi, Uc venue and other civil otiicers have been removed eiticu iho 111 day of March, lu'll, which was adopted. Ity Mr. Monhcad, referring the tariff bill of tho 3'Jih Congress, with the ponding amendment, to tho ComuiiUco ou Wuy and Means when aj point. d. Tho Ccllsctorchlp. 0:i Mottd.iy last Collector Gavin re ccivvd n di-p.itch from Washington notifying him that his com minion had expired und asking tho name of his senior deputy. Wo suppose this iu view of tho fact that the law relative lo Collectors provides that in ciso of a vacancy iu tho ofdo from death, removal or otherwise, tho duties of the olfice shall devolve upon tho senior deputy. Mr. Ilayncs, a very clever gentleman, is tho hcnior deputy. So Col. Gavin U played out. Ho hid better held on to hi tiiTirc of County Clerk nt (3reen. burg. He has been collector one month and thirteen days. Turning traitor to a party against ono's convictions of right never does pay very loug. Iloucsty is tho beet policy. " There ore verious rumors rclativo to who will bo the lucky individual to whom the ollice will next be piven. Col. Gavin, it is soid. went to Washington, and tried hard to fix things up, but couldn't come it. Madam Itumor has it, that Andy told him to come homo and forward the name of sonio conservative soldier who could be confirmed. Ho came homo and he and Judgo llolman united in recommending Gillctt V. Stevenson not that they liked Stevenson, but becauso they Iked him better thau they did some others whom they were afraid mi?ht by somo possibility get the ofdee. Lawienccburg Press, March 7, 1SÜ7. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. HEUF! JIEEF! UKEF! "PHI uodertlRiied hnvlnff opeaed rrfrular SI eat k Hioro la Urookvtlla, will furnish tbeir customers rntiu at all hours. W will pay the market prlco fur Pcli and Country Duepo. Terms Invariably cash. ItEMUäUAFFER A SMITH. roar 13-t THE METUGTOLITAN COLLAU, BOLD DY A. T. STEWART & CO., Drtsvttsr, rbamers und Heads Streets. !7. Y.

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PASSEXUKKSwho wish a Quick and Comfort. bla Trip will sppreclate tho Smooth and l'erf'ct Track, the Luxurious VtjyCart, and th Maicnlicern oiecpiog Coach... tba txcall.ot liaio-r II IIa, with au.pt tiuit for Meal, and the Prompt Time and Sure Connections of the - - - Allantlc Ct. Western Railway, Faroes low and Time as Quick as bj any other ' Koucj. Throujh Tickita and Jjjffjagc Chtck No. 23.1 Droadiray.Nevr York; Ko. 15 Stat Street and 34 School Stieet, Doston; lept and Union Oflic.s, Cleveland; So. tit Clark Street, Chicago, in Cincinnati, at .No. 80 West Fourth Street; X, . E. cor. Uroadnay and Front Street; 115 Vine Street; at U. .Mil Line 8tamer Landing foot of Vine Street, and at New Pasrenj-.r lept ot the Cincinnati, Hamilton A Dayton Kail way; Ice Louisville, at S. W. cur. Main and Third Streets, ami 25 Fouith Street, and at the OEcci of Contacting Line. P. Mrf.AREX, On! Sopt. t . 1 1 LLI.ll, Ucu'l Ticket Agent. rnarS-ly The Transit Koutes of ranama and Mcararua. tFromtheSiw York Ütr.M, l Ith FVj isf7.1 PtKav, 1-t Fe'j.. 18;7- ' "Yel-'ow Ferer is nl;.it e ideiul. on the Uihdiui. Tho Jfiiih fr in btcli-efc er numerons-r and Pjnaiua l" fall of 't.tileiio and fillh. Tba fca.un is the rii'kliet known fir you. The ytllow fever is r.giiig on LoarJ the J smertown, (the I' ijited Stale iimn-of-war,) and t!ie deaths average one r two per Ii tu. . he CVinmudre wHT put to eain order lo Ji. infect the thlp. 'Dr. Little, .ineti.'nn ('insul. died of yellow fcrer on the 2'Jih Janusiy. From the fact that the majority of tu wen .n board the Jataestuwn are proftrated with di-en'e, tie usual guard of marine at LU fuicrat eiu!d nt r-e for mo I." From the N. Y .TriUnoe, llth Feh'y, 19ii7.J I'anava, Slut Jan., )bT. "Tl.e hertttS ef onr city ( I'anaiua) I. n.fby sty means wlmt il U'u.illv lr; there l.ari Uen msoydraili.. Chnltra I. .aid to h a ve en llrely di.ap ptarcd on the Micirr,u i rute." FOII. K TO rl.iroBXUKI. There ha not beta ep'd'Oilo lUeme of any' hind on the N lcirn.ua rouio anlll 1 f)ii.e healthy.The next rtSHincrs by the w.y of . icsragua will be tie VSautiego de tuts," nud "fcsti l ial.c'ico," Vlh and 3"th M-rrh. THE AMERICAN FAKMEU Ft' It 1RG7. 1SG7. 18G7, piiK :tACTCALFAH.M.s, o7X PAi'ta. J. Tha Chui.pt t acd tit Agrlcwllural and ItorticullurMl Jiurt.ul In Anieuva. lllustrattii 1U tiumoioiis tngiavini;s tf 1 aim L'uildicgs, AmiiokIs, ltnplüii cuts, Fruit, Flfwure, Ac. Only one d..lUr a jeiir. Aftv.d e an it J In oery ellhu, tu it, cMii.tj, and Slate, to fui tu Clubs, ta Iran SpUnJid I'reintnms are oCcrtd For full pittiW-ulars of which, send lor a specimen copy. Nuw I the tibi tu ub.rrlb. bend os your buuic and the u.ui of jour f. l nd. Address, JOHN TU UN Ell, PobiUhcr and Proprietor. . U'iphr.ter. N. T. "Ä BÖnKTüll THB BULLION. JJitiy FamVy H'cdi it. Ferry Tcac.'ter J.'HiJ have it. 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