Indiana American, Volume 6, Number 30, Brookville, Franklin County, 19 July 1867 — Page 2

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C. M. BIMGHAM, Editor. -nuoKvii,u;Frlday Kornlrp, Jn1y39. 3517. THE RECONSTRUCTION DILL. The lteontiar'.-tl(rt bill, a agreed up tn by Imtli llonra of CoiiRrr, was rent la th I'lfoiditit hout half peal five on Hutu day afternoon. II will, ofoourjt to(t. Th fullowlntf Ii tU till as retorted: Fmu 1. Tiat 1 Ip hereby declined to hnto bKn tl r true Intent nice titmnln of thrt at of Muldi 'J. iXt,. I kt the tvrrtti,eni) Mmu I ! i n J? lu lj rrlrl! . . . . . . . 1 MairaorthvliiittvrrirCiitoUna. Houlhl aroiina, irori , ,uiiMt ii, Ai ii.ama, LouMena, l'loill, Ta and AiUiim. vet not Kin 10 tuermenle, ui thaf thyteufier aid psii'Mitneni, It' .otillnned M alt, wvro to l o I'Kiitlnuiil aul jot In II r-frt t. , inilititry rniiiiiintutta of their rf'jxrilve 1 ttr f r , und lo lh nr Mount aulhorl'y ! (VttjmM. Hrr. That llio commander of nny diitrift linked In mM avt, hall hitvo pmr er, autlet tu lh apotiival of Iii (venera) oftlm army tfllnj C ! h'tnl, hMt ut In thd opulon )f ih entuuiondi r (ho )ropr adtuUitMti"H of fxld at t ahall r uir it, to auuiid or retiiovft Irota cfluo cir from th) l eiturniMtiv ol' 'lücLI tluti it si e I ltt a a I und ricfrlii if i.HrliLt. -

fnn! r rone-Mt, would have llnaUificd Um from nUtrution or voting, t Jrc 8. Tim All members of ld " , Ifooril tf ItcsrWtrntion, nd all persons ! hereafter elected or artV.nfcd lo office In

" .ald military (Unit let uTilvr any ao-caWed (Mate or municipal authority, or ly detail lor ot polntment of the ditiiet commander, 'thailhe required t take and subscribe tic calti of ofllce prescribed by law for lue tCicere cf tl United State. rc. 9. That no di.trlct commander, cr tncuiWr of the Hoard of lUi'tratlon, or hit Rtcr or artolntee undof tbcii, hell Ve bound In lit netion hy any opinion c f any civil officer In llto United States. Hir. . Tin, J Mc(i..n 1 of eald Ui( tinned pet 1i 11 to construed to authorize tie cututiiKti dirjr General named therein, whenever ho rl. all deem It needful to remove any member of a Hoard of itejjisration ana arrfdnt another in Ml stead, ntid fill any vacancy in such Uootd. H:c. 11. That all trovMsns of Mit net, and of tha net to which this supplomctitary, hall bo construed liberally lo t'ja cm! I gat ntl Iho Intent thereof may lo fully ntid jcii'octly carried out. Mr. Trumbull, of 111. (Union), explain, cd (hat t Ii 0 lill xth Mibstanlinlly a njjrcod upon hy ihn Hcrate; It had no now fua (urea Incorporated In It affuctlng lt char aCcr. ---W A,. TrrTZ m!..i.. il.,.U (!'ii;;tcM had not lean radical enoiih; ilia(,lvil gnverntiitnta ofthetioutU ouht lo hava loon wcjl away at onco. Al'icr comlJgrallo dlal tho confer ene report woa agreed to. Vödn Mcara. Anlhony, Chandler, Cameron, (Me, Cvtiklliij, (.raffln. Kdmunda, renend'tt, ToNrler, IVellnuhuyatn, Jiitiun, Ifardin, llenderaon, Howard, Howe, .Tohnaon, Morgan, Morrill, ol Miilne, Nye, l'iitteraon, cf New llauip hlr, l'oiiieror, lUinany, Humner, Thayer, Tipion, Trmulull, Van Winkl, Waflc, Willry, WlUon and YaKi-HI. Nnvw Mera. Uaynard, lluokalow, DatIj, IlcndricVa, NyMon nd rotieraon, er Thjucmcc C. Indiana Stjto Ttlr. Tho Cfteentk annual ÜUto l'alrof InJlan will to held tltia year at Terro Haute, beginning on Monday, September UOth, and cloning on tho evening of Saturday, October 5ih. The Fair thU year will lo I peculiarly attractive. Kverj oiertlon Vill bo ued to wake it as comptcto a repro auntativo aa poaaiblo of the agricultural, Industrial and mechanical reaourcca of Indiana. Prcmiuma nmountiug to 810, 000, payablo in eauli ; gold and ailver mod!, and other testimonial, are offered to the aucceitful eoinpetitora in all tho different departments of tho exhibition. Such gathering, when propoily managed, aa we are assured this will be, aro useful aa well as intcrcitin. liver farmer, median i r, ftititt ond manufacturer in Indiana ! ahould do lis beat lo contribute something to tho "(Jrcat Imposition" of lie State. He tuay thus reap direct advantage to himself, and uill certainly derive indirect profit by icnctittin jlje commonwcullli of which he is a citizen.The Fourth at Shelbyville. They had a big time at hclbyvj!lo on tho 4th. There yraa a largo crowd, a proccsttion, music, basket dinner, and speeches by Hon. J. II. Farquhar, Ücn. Thos. 11. lien nett and T. Kd. Johnson Kso. The Shelbyville 1'nion thus speaks of Mr. Farquhar'a oration, which oration we will publish in full next week: Mr. Tarqular r-pole for about threefourths of an hour, and his words of eloquence and patriotism wero well received by tho audience. A full report of" the Oration may be found on our first page, and tho.e who did not have the pleasure of hearing it, would be benefited by reading it in prjnt. Spice of our tendertoed Democratic friendü, wo learn, re inclined to adianco the idea that the oration woaa political peecb, but for our part wo are at a loss to discover wherein its partizan leaturea appear. It is true, Mr. arquhar spoke of the late rebellion which was seeking to destroy, the Government our Revolutionary sire 01 years prior lad bequeathed to us iu that immoital instru ment, the Ucclaration of Independence, and he possibly may have said a word in condemnatiou of those who were ia sympathy with if; hut how may a minister of God preach morality and righteousccs9 without condeming siu? or, how can a loyal man preach loyalty without condemning that which opposes it? ' Mr. Farquhar' rcmatka were to the point and appropriate, and if anybody felt "hurt" on account of them, we are'glad to know the shec pinched in the right place. The Foater-Lozier Discussion. The publio debate 1 between Revs. Foster and Lotier on tho subject of endless punishment has corae to a close. Mr. Lozier '-leid his own better than was expected; but, as in all. tueh discussions, nothing nibstantial was decided. Tho Journal's report tbu? closes: Tho remarks of Mr. I.czicr occasioned mingled applause and biffes from frienda of citr.r fide of the controversy, and reveakd the fact that after the two weeks' wo;k tbero were still two opinions." Another Removal Contemplated. General Sheridan has been fur eome tltco contemplating the removal of Governor Tlockmorton, of Texas, who is an obstacle to reconstruction in that State, and it i probable that the event will follow hard upou tho final action on tho reconstruction lill. Columbus Bulletin.. .We hae received a copy of the Jlvil'tin, published atColumbus ia tkU State N.T. .Crr, Kditor and Proprietor. -It is a good feized, well printed, and well conducted paper excepting its Democratic politics. Success, Brother Carr. Detter Educated. In tic .interior parishes cf Louitiansj Gen. Hl;oriJD reports more I lucks than whites can sign their n tmc5, when called upon Vy.thc registraIos,Vpar'l,to jl o.

Wo think tha tiiuo hua not c t armed for, dl cum in x tho uieiit and claim cf aspirants for tho congreiaional nee in IbiiS; but if our cotampwnrjf of the A inch uo hau any ono of "unspotted" character and record to put upon the track, leahould ''trot' him out. It would do us no harm to too Li 11 and quietly coiulder hi lltnon for the potition of representative in Congreat fium tho "new fourth dutrict." Wilh a good derev of harmony In the Bileiiou of a candidate, and hearty er thusiiiktu lo his support during the canrasa, no shall have no fears of defeat at the polls. To aceure good feeling In our ratika, and inauro our success at the Fallot box, uo must discard tho rrrjudicca and pcrnonsl animoaitica which liave lcn engendered in post contesta, and lo cor crned by an earnest deairo lo adronco tho best interests of our atoUand nation. Wo must not loro sight of theco in our anxio ty to aerro and honor tho individual of our choice Connoravillo Timca. We leaitily concur with our cotemporary of (Lo linn-; 09 tp the time of discussing the "mtUa and tilajma of aaplranla for tho Congressional race (it 1HC8." We have not and do not now propose to enter that Cold. Our columns have only been thus fur open to a protest against llo continuation or renewal of tho unfortunate warfare that haa embittered and distracted our party lit tho Old I'ifih. We will say, however, to our neighbor, that at tie proper llmo we will "(rot out'' our man, and with confidence that he will 'flit tho bill," and la found a "neck ahead" 00 the "home stretch. Fvtititor Morton lain Washington City,

! Ills health Ii somewhat Improved, rviORHT'i Mn.NTiiLr, No other (yditon and literary mayaiiuoln cxUieme hniide auch rapid strides in popular favor aa this. Tho current number now before ua si oaka for Itnalf, aa to the cause rtyliclt li4V0 LrouM about auch flattering reult. It U full of fiesh, attractive, and uacful matter, specially Intorcstlng lo ladles and households. Tho funhlon ilcputtnont ii complete thrco time aa full aa that of any other magailne and contains abuudanco of sensible, practical information, Invaluable to those living at a diatauco from the Metropolis. The illustrations uro beautiful and numerous the tone of the literary articles high and, lu fjet, the entiro contents aro greatly atove tho average, from (he first lo tho last. We do not wonder that ladies, generally, dcclaro they "could not do without it." Thrco dollars per annum, with a premium. Address, W. Jr.sxiNos Dkmohest, 437 Ilroadway, New 'York. THE 4TH AJ LAUREL. Mr. Editor, In your paper of last week I aco notices of our gcncrully quiot and orderly town and its doings on tho -lib drinking, lighting, cursing, &o. Now whatU the use of trying to magnify a mole-hill into a mountain? Tho 6'itnple facta are: A large number of pcoplo assembled here to celcbrato the 4th. A few roughs and rounders also came. Tho great body of the pcoplo repaired to the grove at an early hour, where evert) hing was quiet and orderly all day. Tho latter class rcmaiucd at tho groceries in town; soon got drunk; said they came for a fight; must have it; two of them fhid tbey had been in the rebel army; had taken some of our boys prisoners, and, in abort, tbey were spoiling for a fight, which thev soon got to tlicir entire aatibfuction. In the evening the same mean whisky got up a squabble on the street. Tho whole affair amounted totimply nothing no shooting, cutting, bones broke, or anything of the kind. Other towns would not have noticed it. So far as Laurel encouraeing the whisky traffic is concerned, Mr. Visitor" is mistaken. A majority of.tbe people are opposed to it; but what can they do legally in a County liko Franklin, where whisky controls its polititions and office holders? ft-i vf. l - 1 ? . r Tho Sute has enacted a License leaving it with County Commissioners cithuaw, cr to grant or reject applications f cense. Ours always prant them; or Lidon't think any Scamp would be refused licenpe, no odds what his character wan. or the number or respectability of thoso rcmonbtrating against it. The Trustees of our town have imposed a tax of $30 in addition to tho Government and State tax. If Mr. 'Visitor" will tell us how wc can get rid of, or, as he cays, burl the foul crew out cf the village, by any legal process, we will do it, and bo under ever lasting obligations to him. We have a temperance organitation in a flourishing condition, which I think is doing some good. If he will strike out and establish two Lodges in Brook villc, .two in Oldenburgh, one or two in all the other little towns, 100,mcmbers each get publio opinion right, starve out grog 6hops and build more schoolhouses thcu be would find office-holders and office-seekers stumping fur temperance reform, and County Commissioners Hike -Wayne County bas. WLat fsnjs Mr. ! "Visitor" to that proposition? Your other corespondent "C. P." gives us some eucouragement; says we are increasing in civilization and morality; about to revive the Presbyterian Church; 140 subscribed in one day, a part from liberal Methodiker, who think the gospel can be spread by the advancement of the Presbyterian church co equal with their own. Don't know how that is "to be did" coj equal in point of numbers, wealth, iniluence, size of organ, caliber 01 preacher, &c; but he tells us we have a few narrowminded, bigoted Christians who fee but one loop hole tu heaven, and thatathrough the ordinancesof their, own church. They of course belong to that class who fonnd their purse a little too .tight, or if they had a little surplus tbey would prefer paying an honest debt, and not be too liberal with other peoples' money. A,t Jo the hop holt, don't know how many the Presbyterian Church and Westminster Confession of Faith furnishes to go to heaven. The Bible tells of but on, and that narrow; but who mode him a judge of other peoples' thought? Another evidence cf pur advance' in morality. Ife says we ' have quite a number of petty grievances settled each week by I'q. Burjroyne, and more would be in Court but for lack of lime on the part. of the lawyers; thinks it a good opening for

luoro lawycia. I thiuk It U u l'k of money on tho part of the clients, Wo hivQ three or four conititutlonal lawycra. Let any person wanting law ippryich ono of them with on of those green papers Chased out during the wor, or tho moro recent Ishuo of green and black with a saw luck painted on lhem,or 'evcn a V, and I will para nice lliy will la taken Into a Justico'n oflico andjltwio for not

turned awav emntv. unlf ) it be with ciuMy rocket. . . ft O11ID. i the snko of - Mr. JJirtytKim, SIR justice and truth, and as( icud of your paper, I am glad to ace I ;ur "explana lion" that you throw oirl'rom your own shouldera the rcrpotttibilty of the article in your paper of Iho preceding week in relation to tho Hon. Geo. y. Julian. I W'fil pained to fco such ati unwarranted and unjttftt an attack appear in your paper as tttitvriiil. Aa a cymmunUqfion I would huvo understood it, as I understand it now'. ' Wltf this urjunt eltiuk vpon Mr, Julian at this time? Thoro can bo but one reason for it. and that la, somebody wants to ti.ako tho mco for CongreM, nnd being a lilllo lame, thought it nccc'Mury to start on by endcuvoring In tiiunufiKituro a littU public rt iitliiietiBL'uIiit Mr. Julian. I euro but liltln nCTr1l I e tlo cmidldato for (?ongtCM In this DUlilct, so ho Is a uood Union Iran, ' and (reo from the Jnhtiioii ConaorvntlMaHitid I huvo full lulih In tic iiilt;iity, JuHice and wUdom of tho Union men ol ilia l)!trl';t, and am allrfiod that wfidom will govern their couiutls, nnd lhat a proper man vlll lo prcKiiifd lo the voters lor lluir suffinC) wiiiioul utli fuUo and ticjim tjimk Tlo Irtnh la and thi vtlirr ofllfli inTlolfl known (t-that Mr. Julian la ilht lorla ami Im Inn light, while a imjoiiiy i f the people have In en wrong, nnd ho justly uiftlf tlo plnudit of "well ilnie, good and faithful seivniil.' Ho Im a Hood, na it veto, alone, und battled lor tha tlht, Irrespective of tho niluiiiiilulloii of nut only tho venumotis Uviooor icy, but of tho tlltkitcra nnd sc hem era of hi u parly. H'lhero I any ono man lh.it the lh'iiiucni1 ey hate abovo all other in thU Dikl 1 let. lhat mm la tieo, . JuIImii, And p do the weak-kneed sthenicr luito him, lis evinced by such faNo statementa aa appeared In the afureauld article. 1 care no moro for Mr. Julian (ban I do for any other good and true mun, and am only led to auy thia much in eon. sequence of the iij lotiee done him by taid nriiclo, During Mr. Julian's whole couoo in Congress he hoa been so cotihlttenl, wise and jut (hat even his wortt ciieiuies do not attempt to uro lis record suinat him Tf llo Union parly dcirc imce.-sin tho next canpiiign iu lliis Dintiict, they mut nominato a man who stand i'ilily on the platform, and who, like Mr. Juüin, is not ofruitl tu stand on it, and whimo iecrd iright. Wo wunt no man who hu tho until of Johnioniüin or CunfcrvntiMii on his garments. Wo want no dodging poliiician, but ono who will LithCully st;ind by the prjn:iplcs of the party, ond who las $ue cnoiigli lo know what they tire, end to defend them. .. v. Lackel, Im., Jli.v 15, 1SC7. Mr. Lditok, b'JrXir: Tho lamo or ill fume of Laurel must certainly Ic rprend far and wide ly (lis time, vlicu it called forth no lets than three articles in lust weck'a American, to wit : ono editorial, ono letter, und one lecture from a visitor. As to tho matter cotitnincd in the cditotial, it was mixed with good feeling and plenty of soft soap to wash all that was objectiona I 1 . a I aoio as ejean ana origin as a trau new Mexican mill dollar. But the letter of Prof. C. J. P. certainly did injuftico ia two wayg, ly omisMoii and commission. First, iu omitting to namo another firm of respectable Merchants in town, with whom tho gentleman was very intimate and exceedingly friendly when he lirtt tamo to Laurel, and continued to lo 80 with las company, favors and patronage, an long as the fiim was useful to Iii iu. But, in the course of human events, it becjme palpable to the gentleman it would bo to his interest to be near the Trustee nnd Treasury of the School Fund ; consequently he tnntferrcd himself in that dirccon, and there remained, until another hange took place, and you cm now find hi ui at any time out of school hours loafing at the store of Trustee (No. 2.) Secondly, in committing himself to farns to charge some of the Christians of Laurel with being narrowminded bigots. 1 have known the people of Laurel for ceaily tweuly years, and this is the fmt time we huvc learned they were carrow-minded bigots. Tho truth ia tho very reverse of what the gentleman charges. I don't believe there is a single member of any Christian church in the place that would say one word or rhe a 6traw in the way of cstabliehing another church in the place. If thero is, I havo the first word to hear in opposition thereto. It is not now, nor never h&s been any fault of those tho gentleman closes to call bigots, that no other church Jbut the Methodist has- succeeded here. Within n;y recollection not less than three or four Presbyterian ministers lave leen called to the work here, but from the very fact j of tho want of alarc support they have been compelled to leave,' and that, too, at a time when they had some wealthy and influential members here. But if the gentleman charges some Chrislinns with bigotry because they don't withdraw their support from the church of their choice i and transfer themselves and support to the church or denomination of his choice, then I suppose they will have to plead guilty to the charge. I learned when a boy that pcoplo who live in glass houses should be very careful about throwing stones at their neighbors ; ufd I do think, to say the least of it, that incomes with very bad grace from a gei4 poan and almost a stranger, possessed 0 p much pure ar.d undulteratcd Christial V, to charge others with bigotry, who nt ) enters the church himself. All I have 12 6av in con clusion is, that if we never get to heaven by any other way than throuch a hole J made by the leadership of Prof. C. J. P., i tear we will stand a bad chance of ever getting in very, very. In relation to the lecture of .''Visitor," some of it is too true. Wc are cursed with those worse than pestilential dens. But it is untrue that the good people took them in. There is a majority, and I think a large majority of the citizens too, that would vote to consign them all to Hell, I w h'TC they belong, if they had tho '

li't to do so. Muh Law we' aie and eve- have been opposed to. Give us Legislators that are not afraid of loalng the votes of drunken Hosts and drunkard makers, and m will show you that wo will soon get rid of those dcvclUh ilena, I lave not the shadow rf a doubt if it If posaillo for

morcai man to oc rcxiicM in the grave, thot old Father (!onner must fscl so, If lie aces lie blighting, withering curse fastened upon tho very soil ho so confidently thought ho hodacrured to Temperonce for the inhnpltant of Laurel fur all lime 14 come. 'Visitor', chargea lhat thero was moie swearing, drinking and fighting doue in Laurel an tho 4(h Inst, than is usually dono in other villajjea in a wholo year. Mr. "Visitor," did you know that there wcro not moro loan thrco or four of (he citizens proper that were drunk that day? If Brookville end Conticrsville had not puked out all their drunken shoulderstrikers and ruffians, (hero would havo been no fighting, and no swearing, and no moro drinking of lad whinkey and rotgut leer ,lho most of which, ii not oil, Is manufactured iu the tUilizcd, Christianized city of Uru'Aville. Comp and are ua, Mr. "Uitor,M when you leave oil your rug-lags and bob tail at homo, where they will lo out of Iho rcm li of tho end of our loyn' marrow. lonra. When they threaten to clean out tho town, "it can't ho did," for jut aa sine na they come hero nnd tunko such threat mm that, juot 0 suro will llicy go homo with soio lends and lloody ntca. In ono Illing ihcy came Very near succeeding, and lhat was, cleaning out Ihn had whUkey and worse leor: that Is, I thought so from Ihe quantity i snw staggering 011 tho cars lhat evening lor llrnokvlllo, Voura, kd,, ('mm, LETTER FROM CnEENSDURQ. Mr, JMioi'i This city ia rapidly locoming one cf tho (list Uhud clilcs of iho Sluto, lis Court llouc, with Its coxy and roniontio lowrry campu, Its publio square on whieli 1(4 chief ItulocM Is translated, Its nuiiuiou co in lot In bio and In romo Inaluiiera palatial residences, lla yuan tu in K'ßi'it of good and piuloua Churches, iia two Hank, lu ihn newspapers, lla Bar of Luwy re, it Ion id of PhyMclan, with lis groiiriis, ahopa, maiiul'iu tui lea, general dement, and grand future pronpeeta all make (irteiisbuig ono of tho flist towns of tho Wtt, As it rcgarda men of abilities, they lave a pretty la 1 r hure in the different profes sions, albeit they 11. u jr not claim umny of Iho ilivt'i'liit power. Aiuonu; their lawycia, Scoly und Cum Utk und Donner huvo pci hops hud (he ltt rank. Seoby, (hough, ia turning' his attention chiefly to the f-ulo of Agricultural Muchlocry, and from the (noh of his buiiiCM ono would judge lo wss milking it pay. Stoly ia a Franklin County production, and iu tho buxine pursuit of life las proved himhclf a suetchtful citizen. As a lawyer nnd luiiic mull lo iciuiuJ mo somewhat of my old friend tlcoij-o Holland, loth Icing good hwycrs und very clever men. Both have kept out of politic, and are thcrcforo iho letter Iumho.-s mon. Will Cumluck is so "everlastingly popul it" ns n f;ir, that it will lu laid wutk lor lim to keep out ol political lite, llii friend liko hint for Iiis talents and geniality, and lis political enemies respect him Icc-uuhc lo is never litter or proH-riptivc. Cumbuck, in lütt, luv moie of tho genuiuo elements cf manly propriety in him nnd about him thun any luwycr I know in tho State. 'His in connection with tho fact thiit he was born in Fran , in County, ccitaiuly makes lim available for any offico or placo tho people may tako a notion to put him in. Frank lin has not lost any of her eld prcMigc for grand productions or distinguished men, and it is perhaps ubout her time to give another Governor to tho State, and 1 would not wonder much if Cumback proves to Ic tho man, ' Judge Douncr is Cumback'slaw partner, llo has been lit pici-cututive and Judge, but is now devoting his wholo time to the law. Personally the J.udgo is considered the laudhomcst widuwer in Decatur, ai d if the joung and blooming widows of White Water know his many fine traits of character and his financial reliabilities as well aa I do, they would assuredly be tempted to come over hero on a visit to some of thcii Uuclcs before the frosts of Autumn. It would amusa any one who has ever been much about Laurel to call round to the Kail Itoad corner of this place, where "his lonor" Wesley Morrow kirjs 6tore. IlisffWA looks a liitlc like him.-elf somewhat untiqua cd, though respectable, lie hit? in tlo door, smokes his pipe, and don't Kein to care whether the fishes bite or not. lie U still Democratic to the core, and I presume still beiie'ves in the Apostle's Ciecd. Wesley Morrow is "a character." He has lead the Bible, studied politics, sold dry goods and groceries, and believes in the fiual annihilation of the wicked, in the unconsciousness of the dead until the resurrection, aud in the unflinching patriotism of Crick Pomeroy. Wesley is, after all, a clever man, as honorablo as he is independent, aud shows that he has been educated in the fcchool house where the master taught each boy to be sclf-rcliaut until the breath w ent out of the body. I found your old FuirGeld Iriend Wash Adams tilting on a tailors board in one of the large business houses of the town; still, as ever, the picture of honesty and industry. 1 don't know whether be will feel at homo here or not, but a change of pasture may at least make somo improvement in his internal condition. I have said above that this plce now boasts of three newspapers two Republican and one Democratic. I lave my fears, however, in regard to them, for a County printing office that has no publio patronage from County offices must necessarily havo a hard time of it. But it may be that the j?oor Editors have learned to live on jat recollections, or it may be that they arc feeding on the substantial glories of future protpcclt. I fee that Pound of the Chronicle dresses well, yet he looks poor and thin, as if lis credit was about run out with his butcher, and yet the Chronicle comes out regularly as one of the best papers in the State. It will be a difficult operation to stint Orv. Thompson, for he has already gone through the rubs of innumerable printing otlices, and he has learned "the ait preservative of all arts" most perfectly. That is to say,' he can write a good spicy editorial, set lots of type, run round and gather up a thousand items, and live on a herring, with, it may be, a glass of ale, and keep "fat, rich ond forty" all the time. Tho Preis, I think, was not bom to die, and will not rren ehakc in the wind as

long aa he aud Mart Korgcr can lie and move and lave their being. Mart las in hint the very aouj of a Local L'dltor, and, hating a little ainul occasionally, makes the Presa a lain thttif, Tlo JJtralJ, tha organ cf Democracy, las just started out, and la edited ly a young Comer, pcrhapa from aluut Vernon; If 10, lo la the aon of an old Methodist preacher friend whom I knew thiitr years ago. Aa the District now stands, tho lhrnhl may live on future Congremlonsl proepccla. But I reckon no fears need be enter tslned. They will all live, for aa yet no one haa ever known a County Kditor or a Methodist preacher to starve to death in the Slate. They all will live somehow, no matter what party is in theincondancy, or how littlo religion they may have. W. W. lltnnix.

CONGRESS. Tho Miuouri Militia llll'bas been given up for dead. " Tie Senate, on Monday, look up Ihe bill defining deserters, and will pa it. Tho Senate passed Ihe Houso bill authorising a Commission for truulliig with the Indiaria. Tho Houao concurred In on amendment of the Sonate to the Reconduction Appropriation bill, reducing the amount appropriated from $l,G7f,000 to 1,000,000. On motion of Mr, Kelly, the Judiciary Commlltco was instructed to inquire whether Iho Stales of Maryland, PoUwart and Kentucky lavoSiato Governments repulllesn In form, The Kanäle on Monday confirmed the nominations of George Bancroft, John Hay, Bugene Schuyler, and aöveral Boatmaster. Mr, llsymond's nomination was lil 1 on the table by a dncUlvo voto, On motion of Mr. Banks the President wis requested lo return Iho llccotia truo lion lill lo Ihe Houe, llo words slating list appointment lo oflico shall stand until disproved ly tie General of lie army, laving leen accidentally omitted In Iho enrolled lill. Tie Houso sdopted a resolution that, In ita judgment, In any city where thero Ja 1 reakuter or AaUisnt Treasurer of iho United State, no Natlonil Mnik ought to le made a depository of pullio money, aim ieqiiciinK tna Foereiary ortnoTreiury lo transfer sny amounts now iu uth hanks lo tho Treasurer. Tho ('onrcal"nal Republican 1'seeu live Cummltteo held a meeting Monday night, and report was rondo of tho work accomplished. Tho Commliire hi ent Ally spesken stid mganirxM ihrough the South, and partially utnliied three lime aa many mora. Two hundred ll.omand dot omenta have leen dUlrihutcd. Tlo President sent n menage to tie Senate on Monday, in whifh Ic Iroaehcd the opinion that if lie nvw Reconstruction lill lecume a law, llid National Government would lo ohÜgfld to p.iy the debt owed by the rebel States lelro tho war. Tie idea wn strongly euiitK-inoed 011 all lunda, Mr. Johnson, of Mory laud, making a strong sjrech against it. Mr, Covode ttimle an nuruereshful attempt to lavotlo .Iiiilieinry tYinmittec in Mrueied to furnMi tho public with the evidence already laken on ihe impcuchmcnt inquiry, and authorizing mrmhers lo rc poit at once. Tho Hunto a No refused to second the previous qn'eMion, on a resolution offered ly Mr. Fiinihwonh, to dis charco Ihe committee from lurihcr consideration of the impeachment inquiry. Iu the House on Tucs-day another resolution woa offered, declaring that future iisuca of bonds ought lo he taxnlle. A resolution calling on the Secretary of the Interior for information regarding the condiiion of tho Washington Monumcnl, passed ihe II ouse. Mr. Schecck's resolution, culling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information regarding the Metropolitan Board of Internal Revenue, iu New York City, was passed. An attempt was nndc to pet the House to adjourn till Thursday, the Speaker stating that the President would not return the Reconstruction bill before that day, but the motion failed. The Senate spent some timo in a discussion of the bill to appoint u commission of army officers to examine aud locate a a reservation for the Indians. It was voted that the territory should Ic located north of the Nebraska and West of the Missouri rivers, east of the traveled' route of Montana Territory, and south of the 45th degree of north latitude' The President on Tuesday communicated to the' Senate a copy of the Walrussia treaty, calling to the attention of Congress the necessity of appropriating the money to pay for the ceded portion of the Arctic zone. He also transmitted the proceedings of the late convention between the United States and Venezuela, and the correspondence' of Lewis D. Campbell, late minister plenipotentiary to New Or leaus. In the Senate, Mr. -Wilson, from the Military Committee, introduced a substitute for the House billrcgardingdeserters, which was passed by the Senate. It provides that no soldier shall b held to be a deserter who faithfully served until after April 19(h, 1S65, and tber went borne wirhout leave from the proper authority, but nothing in the bill shall operate as a remission of any forfeiture of bounty, hack pay or pension incurred by desertion. Mr. Stevens introduced into the House a bill regarding reconstruction and the status of tho rebel States, which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. It declares that all pretended Governments in the rebel States are null and void, and of no effcet other than that which they derive from Congress; that neither the President, nor any head of a Department, nor the judiciary or military, have any right to interfere in matters pertaining to the government of this territory, except they are required to do so by Congress; and that each district, as now existing, shall be governed by three commissioners, civilians, chosen by a joint resolution of Congress. Report from Gen. Custer. The following telegram has been received from Gen. Custer at Gen. Grant's headquarters : Headquarters 7tii U. S. Cavalrt.I Riverside Station, 40 miles west of Ft V Sedgwick, July 6, 18G7. ) Xiett. W. T. Sherman: On tho 24th ult. forty-fire Sioux warriors attacked a detachment of twenty-five men of this regiment, tinder Capt. M. Hamilton, near th forks of the Republirun Cnrt Hamilton' rartr. after a ralJant fij.ht, defeated and drove off the lndi-

ans, Illing two wartlori and . wounding SfVfra other lla own party ltubut one lorso wounded. '

On the 2Cth ult. a rar party of the Sioux and Cheyenoea combined, numbering be tween 500 and COO warriors, attackedend surrouadaJ 43 men of ilia reimmt who under Lieutenants 9. M. Bobbins ata Vf. W. Cook, 7th Civahry, were eseortins ruf train of supplies from Fort Wallace: The Indians aurro'urvi'eJ tho train for threa hours to fTot ita capture, Lu t, after a cell eonteatod fight on the pall it 'Meuteeinr Bobbins, the Indians were repulsed with a loss of five warriors killed and severs? wounded, and one horse csptartd. Our injuries wero but two men slightly hurt.' ' The lealers were under tl e leadership of Roman Nose, whose horse was shot, I a Ono of tln attempts to charge thf trito? At daylight on tho morning of the 2 Ith; a Urgo bnd ofiout warriors surroundedmy camp and' endcavWc'I to stampede my animals. My men. turning outrrn'mrtly, drove the Indiana away without loafn a single animal. One of my men was itrioaaly wounded la tie mtlet by csrblct shot. To Captain Hamilton, LUottnaats Rollins and Cook, at well as there men.' great praise is dae'for tho plock anJ de termination exhibited by them in Me; their first engsgemeuts with hostile Indians. . Signed O. A. CfaTftt, Brevet Major Generali NEWAD V E R T 1 0 E NJ roa balk ".v.. T.IT.f f.f Mte mf II 9 USB AND LOT iltt la 1 lAtU, Frtaklla Coaaljr, AW STORK lltlll.MNt), t.f-ihtr Ith a 4 ' rtint r inv uoola, unoexnua, a, Tbm katllltti ar la r!r. Tetwi tsa. enable. Ktrr UXUIlOU UUYll. Jalf IS, lltVl NÜTICK. K LL fsrsnnaar tmW Vra4 sfitait krUr, A Is 1 er Irvitlng Mtrik I. !. es4 ar tail en wr seHat,a I Hl aet ms any 4M ea' lia-i.4 hj lt.. CAljlltt J, LVCAi. . i rrruwn, jei; 1, iie? i. DITIlN'AISr IlOUSji, UICUAHD lit UN AN, lMtOmiKTOn. Jut 10-7 96TH SEMI-ANNUAL EXPOSE, Tutnl lomn Pnlfl, $21,273972 67! INSURANCE COMPANY HARTFORD CONN. JU XarJj 18 07. ASSETS: (.ir u.uht r.ituf) Ceil, rn Land lJ k Dink .'.T.....tMS,asa :r Hr.lKi'-t., atsi Miirii lUoJ, S'Ji.tiO b$) lUna hirk,.n - 1,1 1 6,4'jO CO U. Ktiilri, hui act CK; )i,cH aa4 (her l'wbll täuntl,.... a la4,3PSSS 4,CJi,v:a IT I tit T.Ukllitl, CUtmi not 4ue ar.J un'J i.lcJ, 37T.ISS 41 Kl Afi.lt, e .f4.3;3,:ciat Firo & Inland Navigation Risks ,f O-.tffnelf la all the rine!l Citl.iea T. ni lu the Ultd 8t. A tietl n fwr Inu'nnTt will k remf H7 et t.oJ.d to br JSO. S't KEULt, Aj.tt. ATTENTION " jSL 32. 33 JEl. Q ! MII K m il.rflned bat ing urrbJ the right A lu ue and laaaafaetare CHAMBERS' Cliraas Grain Drill, In Fr n Ilia fonntT. repretrttr aas the etlta. Hon or the farmer, in tatJ County to this Uber aving Machine. He iivit attention t tb f.l lowing certiOoateef come of the bett farmer in Decatur Cwuntj as to its utility, to show that it ia no bnmhag, but a reliable piece et mechleerj: Oiiisucaon, Ind.. April JO, 1867. We hve nted the Climas Drill, and take tea re in bearing testimony it. praatieal nUlitj. We eeteem il eptrior la many re.peete, an4 the j equal in all, of snj other Drill la ie,aa4 is Ue tnaehine for the farming eommnalty. R. Cubb, Prei't Deeatar Co. A g. 6e Jamet B. rolejr, Marine D. Iteea, William W. Ilamilten, fttab.a Pleak, J. 1. Spllmaa. AnJ. leetar Co., Ie4. The mea are among the beat tariaera ia Deeatar Ceaa Andrew Darldfon, ex-Jaige Sapreme Cenrti Will Cumback, Aetlng Lieatcnant-OoTeraer tf Indiana. I aa now aiannfaelnring the aboee Drill at BreokTille, and aik tboi who want to pnrcheae, to call at once, a the eaon for e.iog then i alaoithere. LOUIS FEDDEBMASM. Jal19 5w. Appltcntlon Tor License. NOTICE is hereby giren, that the ndcrdgne will make application to the Board ef CmmlMioner ot Franklin Conntr, at the September term of laid Board, for the year 1867, for a lieen to retail spirituous and Intoxicatisg liaori, dor the rroUlon ef the act of the tieaeral Asieta blj of the Stat of Indiana, rUtia( tkrt. aa approred March 3, 1649, aad that be i-mpeeaei ell at the home on lot Xo. 27, in Greta's plat of the town of Cedar Giere, at the eonnty and State. afor.Mid. A. N. LAWSONw Ja'7 i: Sw . ROBERT H. POWER, Attorney tat Law, BROOK Vi L L 27, JKD1A XA . . . f3T Office with S. S. Ilarrell. Eiij., ia T.T. Tiu'i nu.ldiog, vppo.ite the Coart llouie. Jnly 11-1 j. - Ailmlnlsirator's Sale. NOTICE i bereby given, that by Ttrtae ef en ,,Ur nf the Coart of Common Fleea of fmakiia County, Indiana, at tho July Term, 1867, thereof, in the cae of Richird J. Day, Admiai.trator of the Estate of Claiborne W. Briton dee' 4 ti. Heirs of Deeeeted, the undersigned, en the preaiiei, ' On Saturday, August 10A, 1SG7, (a alee sold preeloaly at prieate ele,) will ell at peblie auction the fallowing described reel Ute, .Hunted in aaid Coaaty, to wit: Lots No.13, 14, 1 and 16, tn Dloek 11 eftbe town of Lanrel, surjeet to the interest thermta or Sarah K Bri.on, widow of daeeaaed. Bids for the purchase of the same at private eale will he received to the th ef A ngast neit. TERMS. One-third purchase money dewaea day of (ale, one-third ia nine, and ene third la ighteeu month, deferred payments aoewred hy notes bearing Intereet, without relief from equation aad appraisement laws, and by mortgage 0 a the premise. R. J- 1AT, AdmlaUUnlor. Holland Btnktey, Attj'. July li, 1867-4 w Administrator's Notice. NOTICE Is hereby given, that the nnderatguei bat thia day been eppeiated Administrator f theEiUte of Charles Xarna,Iate ef Fraakliu County, Indiana, deceased. Said Elf ate is solvent. JO IIS Y. RICK KT IS, Admlaiitrator. July 9, im 3. ' -