Indiana American, Volume 8, Number 24, Brookville, Franklin County, 11 June 1869 — Page 2

Indiana American.

A JL,LJUILri .fujL.L.L Jfrifinnr. . i --..u) n m 1 : l C. H. BINGHAM, Editor. -DUOOKVILLHFriday Morning, June 11, 1869. . f 1 Commencement at BrookviUe College. 1 The Commencement Exercises of Brook- , villa College begin Sabbath next, and will ,,nntinne until Wednesday the loth mst. Ten cent? will be charged for admittance "lo the Preparatory Exhibition. Tin's is lvstomnry in other phicts. The proceeds y are to meet the necessary expenses of Commencement. Any surplus will be " applied toward painting and repairs on tbe College building, llev. C. N. Sims preach - v a n .1 Kurmnn The Board of C9 1 1 1 13 ni'uudi - - - Trustees will meet Wednesday at 2 F. M. Let ererj body be present at the-Com. weneement Exercises, nd especially at the Examinations. "The Judgment on Presbyterian Reunion. The New York Independent, commenting on the action of the Tresbyterian Conventions on the question of unity, says: 'Both are about to unite, not on the basis of any new articles of faith, or any new .Interpretation of old articles of faith, or any new principles of church politics, but ' that of mutual confidence and charity. .Presbyteries can not reject it without selfetulttfication, provided they are in favor 4f organic reunion upon any term9, end that they are in favor of reunion seems to be an unquestioned fact. The details of actually consummating the union and the concurrent declarations of two assemblies are no part of the basis submitted to the presbyteries. They are simply pledges of honor, left to be disposed of by honorable men in an honorable way. The results of this union will depend very largely upon the moral temper that shall mark both for the next ensuing ten years." f Tha InJian Question. The subject of the recent Indian out. rages on the Smoky Hill, Saline and Republican Rivers, and th line of the Kansas and Pacific RiilroaJ, in Kansas, has been earnestly considered by the Piesident, Secretary of War, General Sherman, and the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, within the past few days, and the Western Congressmen now in Washington have urged that immediate action be taken for the protection of the frontier from the predatory bands of Cheyennes and Sioux, aided, as they have been, by a number of white outlaws and half-breeds. Senator Koss called upon the President with reference to the outrages, and recommended the propriety of stationing military garrisons along the frontier at proper points, au J of furnishing additional troops for that purpose. The President stated to Mr. Ross that he had fullv determined to take steps for the suppression of future depredations, and would follow his recommeudions. lie also siid that the necessary orders would be dispatched to Gen. Schofield at once, and the Senator is of opinion that all predatory bands, and all bands absent from their reservation, will b treated in the nature of outlaws, and thtt a Presidential proclamation to that effect will be soon proniu'gatcd. J i The New Election La Does not take away the sccresy of ihc ballot. 2so one has a right or will be permitted to examine the tally lists and compare them with ballots c;ist, except in cases of contested elections. The oljeet 01 me statute is to taiiiitate ine proot ot illegal votin-j. The ballita and tally lists will be sealed and deposited wish the proper officer, and will not be mil ject to examination like the records in the public f'ffices, except, a we have stated, iu cases of contested clction. Georgia. The Administration is somewhat embar tassed in determining the political status of Georgia, as she was not included in the aepplemental bill, which passed Congress in the last hours of the session, with the States of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas; and she is alsj not represented in both branches of Congress. The President has therefore submitted the question to the Attorney General for his opinion. If be shall decide the State as still out of the Union, under the laws of Congress, it is ot improbable that the President will aspuroe that Georgia is in the condition of the other unreconstructed States and reeogntxe her only as under a provisional government. Claim Agents. The practice of claim agent? of charging unlawful and rxoibitant fees for obtaining pensions for the widows and heirs of sol-j diers, is still going on, notwithstanding the rigorous measures instituted by Dr. Van Aernam, the present Commissioner of Peuaijns. The law prescribes that attorneys shall charge a certain fee fur procuring a pension, but dishonest practitioners charge in some cases four times the lawful price, under the head of expenses, extra testimony, and various other dodges. The Commissioner, when satisfied of the truth ol cafes reported to him strikes the name of tbe ttorney from the Department records, aud will not allow him to prosecute further business here. Jlust has appeared in the wheat in Virginia, and the crop ub ut Richmond will b reduced OOC-hull'. IIn Ge. W. Julian proposes to visit California some time this summer via the Pacific Uiilway.

The Administration on Indian Troubles. The Cabinet session, on Tuesday, was mainly devoted to the consideration of Indian matters. A telegram from Gen. Sheridan was submitted, in which he eays the late depredations in Kansas were committed by Cheyennes, who spent the winter up in the Powder river country, and have lately and secretly moved down into Kansas. Those Indians whom he punished so severely last winter have had nothing to do with these troubles. The President, on advice of the Cabinet, has directed Sheridan and Schofield to eend troops to protect the line of the Kansas Pacific Railroad and the eettlers all along the frontier of that State. Troops are also to go to the Cherokee neutral lands to protect railroad rights there from the violence

of settlers and squatters who oppose the road. General Sherman pays he will call out militia if necessary, but does not think such a eourse will be needful. Safe-Blowing Burglars Made a raid on Liberty, Indiana, Tuesday night, of la6t week, and did a deal of hard work for a very small amount of money. The Gist place visited was the office of Mr. D. M. Dunbar, United States Express Company, whose safe they blew open, getting nothing for their pains. They next broke open the dry goods store of Mr. Ezra Crist, blew open his safe and abstracted the contents, some fifteen or twenty dollars. Being encouraged by this immense haul, ttey visited the store of Fosdick & Kennedy, dry goods merchants, burst open the doorand blew open the safe. Here their efforts were rewarded by the capture of twenty-six dollars belonging to the Methodist Book Concern, and a 6mall amouut of money, the property of the firm. Two parlies were arrested on suspicion of having been engaged in the safe-blowing, at Oxford, Thursday morning, and another at Hamilton. On those arrested were found a number of keys and other burglars' implements. All were taken back to Liberty, where they will have a hearing. The State Treasury. The following statement shows the transactions of the Treasurer of State for the month of May: Balance on hand, May 1, $336,197 41 Receipts for May, 1,2"2,94 10 $l,53.19l 51 784,456 88 Warrants paid May .... Balance Jane 1,... $754,734 63 The receipts for the month of May, last year amounted to ?l,415,2S8 21, and the balance in Treasury, June 1, 1SG8, was 993,433 99, making a difference in f.vor of last year of both receipts and balance of about 1 12,000. The Gubernatorial canvass in Tennessee was opened ou Saturday, at Nashville. A mass meeting was addressed by Stokes and Sentcr. The former announced that on the franchise question he stood by his record, lie had never been in favor of universal suffrage, was not now, and never would be; but that when the killing of Union men ceased, the Ku Klux dit-banded, and the laws were observed, he would be willing to entertain a proposition to admit i the disfranchised gradually to the ballotbox. Senter came out square for immediate enfranchisement. The proposed compromise in favor of Horace Maynard has failed, Sentcr refusing to consent. President Grant, Postmaster General Crcsswcll, Attorney General Hoar, Secretary of Interior Cox, Assistant Secretary of State Davis, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Crcsswcll , v ...... ,.fev.,... j.. fcu,,s. BUUUl l" au. arrivca i nunapoiis, briday morning, from ashington, and were received with a salute of The rrecentation rf me presentation " twenty-one guns. diplomas by the Piestdent to tbe gradu ating class, consisting of sixty-five, took place at 11 o'clock. In the evening there was a boat race between first and second classes, in which the boat of the former was swamped, and its competitor made seven miles in twenty-one minutes twentythree seconds, and mock naval fii.rht between dug outs manned by midshipmen of the graduating class, each of whom was knocked oveiboard, and one of the boats sunk. The crew gallantly escaped. The total vote in Chicago, so far as it has been taken, on the lay delegation question in the M. E. Church; foots up 592 for and 5d against the proposition. Ihe voto iu the Centenary Church, which has 100 members, was very small lb" I for ah d 19 against. Out of that city the Kvanston Church voted SG for and IS against; Joliet, 19 for and 23 against. Information from authentic sources j shows that thirteen expeditions in all have left the United States for Cuba. Seven have gone from New York, three from Baltimore, and three from Florida. Three expeditions were on steamers, and the rest in schooners and briga. The largest number of men carried was four hundred and fifty, and the smallest twenty-eight. There were five batteries of artillery, and arms for fourteen thousand men. We are to have tea and coffee in abundance at home. A large number of Japanese families have arrived in. California with the tea plant, and will commence its immediate culture. It is believed many portions or our country are well adapted to the successful cultivation of the plant, and if commenced by persons familiar with its cultivation can be made both successful and profitable. President Grant will attend the Boston Peace Jubilee.

Indiana State University. r The Fortieth Commencement of the Indiana State University will begin Thursday, June 23. The following isjhe programme: , f" . Thursday, June 24, to Monday,, June 23 Examination of Classes. The .Committee of Examination will meet June 24. at A M. . Friday, June 25, 7 P. M. Valedictojry Exercises of the Athenian and Philo ma

thean Literary Societies. . -Saturday, June 26, P. M. Address before the Athenian and f Pbllomatheab Literary Societies by Rev. II.' It. JS'aylnr, A. M., Bloomington, Ind. -Saturday, June. 27, 3J- P. MBaccalaureate Sermon by the President, Rev. C. tfutt, D, D. . , Monday June 23, 3 p. M. Meeting of Joint Board of Trustees and Visitors. At 7 P. M., Address before the "Beta Theta. Pi" Fraternity by T. A. Parvin, M. D., Indianapolis, and a Poem by Lion. J. B. Black, Reporter of the Supreme Court . of Indiana. Tuesday, June 29. 7i PM. Address before the Alumni by David E. Beemj Spencer, Indiana. Wednesday, June 30tb, p.- M.- - Business Meeting of the , Alumni. At 7i P- M., Alumni Reunion and Entertainment. Thursday, July 1, 8 A. M. Graduating Exercises of the Senior Class; Master's Oration, by Prof. A. Atwater, A. M.r Hiram, Ohio; and Conferring of. Degrees by the President. Commencement at the Miami University. From the Forty-fourth Annual Circular of the Miami University we take the following appointments for 1SC3: . . , f The Baccalaureate Discourse will be preached by the President, on Saturday evening, June 20th, at 8 o'clock. The Society of Inquiry will be addressed on Monday evening, June 21st, at S o'elock, by Rev. Ilenry I). Moore, of Cincinnati. The Board of Trustees will hold their Aftnual Meeting in the Library Room, on Tuesday morning, June 221, at 10 o'clock, f t - .1 . t. vr T - I :! - - On Wednesday, the New Buildinar, in which is a large and commodious Chapel, will be dedicated, with proper ceremonies, under the direction of the Alumni Association of the University. The Society of Alumni will hold their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, dune 23d, at half past 8 o'clock, A. M. The Annual Address before the Society will be delivered by Rev. Joseph Miliikin at 3 o'clock the same afternoon. Hon. E. D. Mansfield will deliver the Annual Address before the Miami Union and Erodelphian Literary Societies, on Wednesday evening, June 23d, at 8 o'clock. Immediately after Mr. Mansfield's address, the Diplomas of tho Graduates of the Literary Societies will be delivered, accompanied with ?n address by John J. Davis, Savannah, Missouri. Class of '6G. The usual exercises of Commencement Day will be held on Thursday, June 24th, beginning at 9 o'clock. Washington City, since the riots on Tuesday, has settled down to its accus tomed tranquility, and all admit that there was a great cry and little wool. .An evening paper publishes a list of the wounded, making eight in all, oue of whom is likely to die. No deaths have occurred so far. The argument recently published by Senator Morton, on the question of what j constitutes a quorum in our State Legis-j lature, has been extensively publUhcd i throughout the Slate, and both generally and favorably commented upon by the press of the country, lhere is not a single Republican paper in this State, so far as we have observed, but what accepts this argument as entirely conclusive, and in no instance hts any Democratic editor or politician attempted to refute it. The Sentinel and one or two other of tho more rnpnil,!p n.n.iiinn urinu afV.w.tdl fn a a r a - sneer at it, but they soon stopped that, I when some of the lesser lights resorted to their old argument of abusing its distin guished author. That game was pretty . r.,t..-it :...! : icci! ..r...- .!... j cciehrated Masonic Hall speech: but tbev then ascertained that nbuse was not arjrun.ent, and abandoned it. Vice-President i Colfax, who is conceded to be one of the ! best parlimentat ians in the country, in a , . , icini iv lj i i y o jiiic u'K8 Mint, eu "itered into an argument of this same ques !. ?,' .11 , , -it tion. in wtucn tie niiiy coinciueu wmi ine s of Senator Morton, upon the quesViews ftillv r. r..t.t Tliosnm.or !. Domnni;,. i-arty ceases to be a etumblinir block j the way cf all great questions that have for their purpose the advancement of society and prosperity of the country, tie sooner it will command the respect of ti e thinking people of the country. But we have little hope for their removing the scales Irom their eyes; they prefer to re ma'n in ignorance, and pursue the inn ked out for t'em by those who nitli have outlived their usefulness in political atfairs. As long as the leaders of the pres-1 cnt Democratic party live, there is little hope of the country's being saved the af fliction of their continued orpoMtiou to all salutary measures proposed for the country's good. Journal. In the evidence taken at the South Poll of Richmond, 539 men testify that they voted for Mr. Julian, while many others thought they voted for him but could not positively testify to the fact. As there were but 479 votes found in the ballot box for Julian, it seems quite probable that there was a little of that Democratic luxury called "stuffing," indulged in. Sixty men have perjured themselves, and about fifty more are most woefully deceived, or the persons in charge of that ballot box committed a fraud. We will give particulars next week. Connersville Times. Railroad Matters. Fort Watne, June G. The contractors for the laying of iron on the Fort Wayne, Muncie and Cincinnati Railroad will coin-j mence laying on this end in a few days, and expect to have the road in running order between here and islultton, twentv-six miles, by the first of Setjtember. The contract for grading and preparing the road bed for the middle division has been given to J. C. Bosmer & Co. The company expect to have the entire road' com jdcted by Jmuary 1, 1S70.

tion ot what constitutes a uuorum and the'

legality of the passage of the Fifteenth ?n;! !,,ape of V'e s,,:,n-e occurrence. T he Amendment by our Legislature. The ! lnrw,l8,,on 1 received was this: List fact is, the position of Messrs. Morton and ' k, u"d:,-v ojormns, five weeks ago, Mr. Colfax is rorreet nnd i-mnot he success- i Dawson, a near neighbor of Dr. Cooper's,

Indiana Railroad Law. I 1 The Legislature of Indiana, at the recent special session, passed, a law autboriiing counties or townships to aid in the construction of railways by taxation. The main features of the law are liberal And excellent, and tta passage will mark an important era in ibe progress of internal improvements in that State. By the provisions of this law any one huodred citizens and freeholders of aeouuty or twenty-five citizens of a civil township, by their petition to the County Board of L'ommisioners, may have an election ordered on ;tke question of aiding in the cons'tf ucliba of any line'of railway within The county, and if at such election a ma

jority ot the votes cast. be in favor of such aid, the Commissioners are required to make the additional levy on. the tax duplicate for this special purpose. The question is net one left to the discretion of the C ommissioners, but on the vote of such majority the tax - must be ordered. -The limit of amount is two per cent.; on any one order, one half only of which'or one per cent., can be collected in any one year. 'Additional orders may, however, be obtained in the same manner, from time to time, so that the aid granted to any given enterprise is limited only by the wishes of the people. . - An important uard is interposed to prevent, unwise or injudicious expenditures On works which will not be completed, by the provision that tbe aid thus granted shall be paid while the work progresses, and not in advance oue half, also, of the amount becoming due and payable when the iron is placed. on the track and the same is ready for the cars. The very f,reat interest throughout the country just now iu the further extension of the railway system is earnestly shared by the people of Indiana, and there will be great activity in new enterprises under the provisions of this liberal enactment. The 'amounts which ' may be raised by this system of taxation are very large yielding, perhaps, on an average, fcr all the counties iu the State, not less than twenf v.five thousand dollars each an nuallv. , niakinat a trrand total for the State, on the supposition that each county should avail I . - . ... .. itself of ' the . privilege, of Heuifu seven milions r.f dollars. If twenty ouly of the uinety-two counties iu the State cuter into this system of improvement, there will be raised the sum of one and a half millions of dollars. ?- It must be noticed further that the aid thus afforded is by way of donation to private corporations which may undertake the construction of the railroads. There is scarcely a locality in tho State, where a ralway is desirable, that the entire cost of survey, grubbing, grading and bridging the road, will not be puid by these donations so that the question of new railway a in ludiana is placed ncarly on a level with the tepairs aud renewals of lines already constructed. Ti e great interests in coal and iron in the southwestern part of the State will probably secure greater activity there than in other localities; but a rapid increase of railway facilities in all parts of the Stitte will be immediately projected, and in manycases will be successfully- completed. The best feature of the plau is that it doe not authorize the creation of a debt. It is to be a cash fui-iness. When people, therefore, vo'e aid to a railroad, they vote to tax themselves immediately aud direct ly. I his will serve to preveut reckles ex j penditurts. GnEctte The Earthquake. Special C.-rrespon leii'.'e of tiio Ciimi -.n iti Onrcfto. LlBKRTV, I xn., May 29. In yesterliy's tlz;tt3 tturo appeared "cm rien iy an intentat . . I I ... . I , , . vii i tiiiviliuu J l ini ' t .n. v . '-Immediately in the viciuity ofLibcrty, Union County, Indiana, a most singular phenomenon occurred a few days sitice, which is worthy the attention of geological investigation. About a quarter of an acre of irround on Dr. Coorier's farm J P",e W3V a"a 10 Ine aefui 05 ,ri,n' three to twelve niche, leaving a crevice 1 I A .1. , .i surrounding the whole area of from two to five inches. At the time of the occurrence a rumbling noise, like distant thunder, wa? heard by many of the citizens in the Surrounding neighborhood. The cattle and t-tock gave evidence of frigh', and act , c" as tneJ arc 5,,u 10 aCl ac e recurrence i ot ?" ca,":M!1c J. P. K. I 15roi;''t KV hy business mat- ! , ! a, "av,ng soine leisure, I concluded to look ut the phenomenon and snve vonr 1 , . j Readers the. benefit of my research. I first i wont to the house nf Tlr I ' ....... ; : . y . - .. v,t., .....v... suaJeJ 'e immediate vicinity of the .iii.'w, aiiu lunut lli'j'iiij its I u l!ie U IUl '. wtiiie out in trie flcld anions i . . i nis cattle. i I'.cavu a loud rumMins noise, seominr-lv heard a loud rnmbling noise, iti the earth. The cattle were frightened ! so that they Stopped feeding and ran ; across the field. The same mysterious ' noise was beard by Esquire Burke, four and a half miles southwest of this place; j by J. V. Witt, three miles north, and by j Dr. Garver, six miles southeast. The next il r. ..- ... . ... ; uaJ aiter iris noise naa Deen heard, L'r. ! l1ool er discovered that a patch of his laud, j jreaP a quarter ot an acre, Laa sunk, a p"eVib?d by J. P. lv. It has sunk Considerably since then. I was shown i ,lm l"ai:e a,,u "" o oe on me siae j vf a tor gue ol land rising some forty feet between two ravines. The side on which the sinking occurred is irregular and broken, the indications being that a number of such sinks or slides had at different times taken place. Tt.e sinking of the ground could easily be accounted foron the principle of land slides, wereit not that the piece which sunk did not m vo downward toward the ravine, but "ntfar, makin the same break below as above, and leaving a distinct crevice on each side. About two hundred yards from this place is a still more remarkable evidence of some subterranean commotion. Here in a field, gently sloping towards the south, is a crack in the earth from four to six iuches wide, which cau scarcely be accounted for on any other theory than that of an upheaval of the earth in this vicinity. This crevice was partially closed up by the late j heavy rains, but some thirty or forty feet j of it are yet very distinct even through the tall grass. The I ami slide theory 1 could uot possibly be applied, in this case, Us the crevice runs up ami down the slope and is tho most distiuct wivere the ground is almost level. There is no creek or ravine on either side of it. D. S. ' The pablio debt statement conveys the gratifying intelligence that the public debt has been reduced otcr thii-twn inii'ojhs of

dollars during the month of May. Tbe

taxes have not been increased, but the revenues showa large increase over corresponding weeks last year, which is to bo accounted for in the increased efficiency of the new officers. We submit this tact to tbe consideration of our Democratic friends who are daily declaring that the administration is a failure. Th reduction, in round numbers, is 13.334.777 97. Journal. Special Correspondence Cineintmti Dsilj Xiinei. . - Letter From Washington. Opening of a Box of Captured and 'Aband6ned Rebel Property- in the .Treasury Department, .Under Orders of the Secretary of War. Washington, May 28, 1SG9. I happened to be a witness to a very interesting scene yesterday, in tbe Treasury Department, which recalled many re minis ceuces of the late rebellion, and awakened, some curious reflections upou tbe uocer . taiuty of humau affairs. It - was the examiualiou of a large box of captured .aud abandoned property from the Southern States, which had been stored in the Treasury Department, iu charge of Treasurer Spinuer, for safe keeping. The box was made of good, sound, heavy Carolina pine, was about five feet long by some two and a half feet wide and two feet deep. The Secretary of War recently gave orders that the contents of several of these boxes should be examined under the supervision of au army officer," to ascertain whether everything was in the same condition as when 'first placed in the Treasury vaults. The army otlicer detailed for this duty was Brevet Brigadier Generafewis li. Peiouza, uttached to the Adjutant General's ofiiee. lie was supplied wiih a complete iuveutory of the contents of the box, and the examination commenced. . General Spinner was an interested spectator, with two or three others who happened to bo in the cilice at the time. After tbe removal of the lid, and a considerable qu.mtity of piuo shavings, they came to the packages carefully wrapped up in bundles of old newspapers. The j " ' ' V. 1 J . I'A VIIICICIVI4 II I 1. ' V I J J 1 ; articles of silver fjr family ,ue, pitchers, j knives aud f rks, cream jugs, and almost I every thing of that kind urually fouud in j a well appointed jewelry store. After the.-e had been examined and duly "cheeked off' cu the inventory, packages of jewelry were brought to light, among which were several magniCeeut diamond finger rings, aud several sets of ladies' cameo jewelry, iu morocco cases, consisting of bracelets, breastpins and callings. Tley were iu excellent condition, and s each package was brought to light it excited lemaiks uf admiration f roui the little group of spectators. W hile this was going on, a splendidly dressed lady called to see General Spinner on some business, and after he bad chat, ted with her a few moments, he said, good huuio redly: "Now, Mrs. , I've something to show yiiu which wili make your eyes water." "What is ii?'' inquired the lady viva ciou-ly, "lor 1 assure you it mutt he some tiling unusually iuteie&titiir to briuir me to the melting mood." ' el!,'- said Spinner, taking a magnifi ;tent pearl necklace from the tab'e, "just look at that, and if yxu don't say it is one ; of the finest pieces of jewelry you ever saw in yuur iiie, I il give up. As he said this, he l.eid up the beautiful tiiuktt in sight of all present. With the ii'.stict of a true woman the lady took it iu her hands, inspected it closely, and seemed to doubt its being genuine pearls. Mic, like most of her sex, was not inclined to take anyTii'jg in tho jewelry line, on trust, and wanted to break oue uf the links to ascertain whether it was genuine pearl or not; but this not being admiss.ible, the gallant Spinuer was mmi pel!ed to object, and the fair one was not j gratified iu her destructive design. The necklace teas really magnificent, fit for an Kmpress, and was examined careiuiiy oy eaeti one. present, and then consigned to its rcsting-nlacj with the other articles. The reflections which crowded upou one looking at the display of wealth and refinement which ihcs-e articles indicated in their former possessors, was Fad. Where were the beauties which these expensive articles bad once adorued? Alas! they I una nea on iiie approach ot ttie union ; troops, believing that they were savages, I bent on rapine and piliage. j The examination ot' this brx was one ; of the strongest proofs of the honesty ol' our officers and men durifis their eampatgus it the rout for every artic.c, however minute, was duly accounted for. , even to a few gold pencils and other little ; trinkets all being carefully gathered to i gether aud turned over to the accounting ' officers of the Government, to be disposed ; of iu accordance to law. i There are several other similar boxes i of captured and abandoned property stored in the Treasury lor safe-keeping, i which will be examined as this has been, aud the probability is they will all be sold at public salt, aud the ptoceeds paid into the Treasury. Many of ihe articles of table furniture looked us if they had been kept in old families for generations, such as silver tureens, spoons,' cream jugs, tea-sets, cotfec-urns, etc., and if they aie properly advert i.-ed before the sale, there is no doubt that many wealthy persons iu the South would pay liberal prices for them as mementoes of the conflict. The value of the conteuts of this box is unknown, but from marks iu cypher on j the top it is fair to assume it would amount to many I housands of dollars. U he articics were mostly from deserted residence iu Sjuth Carolina. Waverlt. Religious Revival in Indiana. Perhaps so gracious a revival of God's grace and of his love in the hearts of the people, has not been known for years, as that which has been experienced through a large portion of Indiana during the past winter and spring. It haa not only spread over nearly the whole State, . but has extended to all denominations. In Indianapolis and Richmond the work has been particularly gracious. Hundreds in both cities, maiiy of them far gone in the walks qf vice, and not a few from the leading professional men of both cities, have been hopefully converted and are now laboring to all others into the way that leads to Heaven. Several lawyers, recently converted, are preaching acceptably to larsr.e and earnest audiences at niEht.. la llieuUi.mJ, we Laru fum tboc con

versant with the fact, that Presbyterians and even the Quakers set out tbe "mourners' bench," and in both societies many wha presented themselves for the prayers of the Church were changed in heart. Id the Friends' Mission Church they sung hymnsand even shouted the prai-e of God. So it is that when the Spirit of God is at work among the people, sectarian lines are obliterated, prejudicers are flung to the winds, old habits are forgotten, and there is an experience of entering into a "large place," and of enjoying that perfect liberty there is in being set free in Christ. QWinchester Journal.; . r '

The Divorce Question Again What is the Remedy The Present Law Why Attorneys Like it Responsibility of Judges and of Society. Special Correspondence of tha Cincinnati Gaiette. Indianapolis; Jud., June 5. The editor of the Kokomo Tribune expresses the opiuioo that my reference to the divorce case in; tbat county, in a recent letter, was unjust to the parties concerned. 1 certainly had no such intention, and know enough of Judge Davis not to rank him among the unscrupulous Judges of the State. In fact, the number of J udges who may be ranked in this class is uot large, and tbe legal talent, ability and honor which may be found upon the bench in this State is much above what could be expected so long as there is no disposition shown on tbe part of the' law makers to pay for more than second or j third class talent in this capacity. I had no disposition to single out this instance! any more than any one of a thousand oth- ! ers of a similar character, except that it came before me in the notice made of it by the Tribune. The circumstances of this case, as I recollect them, were that the parties, having lived together for many years, and raised two children, had succeeded in keeping their differences so entirely to themselves that general surprise was expressed when it was ascertained that anv such differences really existed. The husband suddenly closes out his business, i and removes to another State; ti e wife j commeuces suit for a divorce, and the husband enters an appearance, virtually ad ! mining the truth of the" allegations, and I t lie divorc3 is granted. The property is j divided," equitably a'iid honorably, this! having all been rrarg;,d pre. bm.-ly. Our objection tj the pinceeding is. that the divorce seams to have all been fixed up by the liarties themselves, and the Jud?e bad nothing m.-re to do wish it thin the umi i isttr' had iu marrying tliem. The prob.-i-j bility is, from what the Tribune says, that this was piccisely the proper thifttr to be done in this instance, i fi' iefenilant being "a man who hastens siowly, and when be has finally undo up bis mind, no court on earth could come between him and his rcs olution." Rut if this coue is to bo pursued, in general, the tuaniage tie in this State is no better than a rope of sanj The parties agree to be married, and the minister is paid a fee. They Hve together for a while as an experiment, and conclude; that they do not suit each other, ami they I separate. There is no adultery, no ill treat j me lit, no habitual drunkenness nothing j more than an -i :ieimp:i tibi lily of terapei ;." but this is siiiiicient, and tke divoice is granted, in Mticy instances, before the parties have really got acquainted with each other's f.iuirs ani peculiarities, much less wi-h their good .i ualiiies. ' Tbe veryfact that a divorce may be obtained so i ea.-ily leads to the com uienceuieot of five' sixths of the c:o. Slight grieveiiccs aie magnified, aid I hi ulv I ng - of t he matter, leads the parly to obt .in it, ;s the suicide j brooding over the opportunity offered is i frequently led to the eomrrissiou of the i act when tluie is iio real in ovucatioti for! him to do it. The Tribune thinks much of the difficulty lies further back, iu ihe hasty mar riage amnn$ young people not out of their teens, and the desire of pirents to make "good matches," fiiimcially. without reference to the adaptation of their children to each other, aud thinks the Q iaker mode of having Cnmin'ttees appointed beforehand to inquire into' the propriety uf the matches a good oue. The cumuiittees of inqniry did, and still do, very well in many instances, anion;; the Fiieuds, but has never beei. very successful iu preventing persons from marrying who were determined to do so, esprt-i.illy in these latter days, when the strength of filial duty has been lesseued and the fear of "duowument" has lost so many of its former terrors. The early marriages themselves are the direct result of the fastness of this age, when a young man has but little idea of parental control after he is fifteen, and a young mis ol a dozen years is old enough to go into society aud have beaux. There is some strength in this'reasouing, and it was this which led one of the Judges of this county, some months since, to divorce a-couple who were mere children when they were married. And yet, it was not long afterward when they discovered that they had made another mistike, and a fw days ago they were married again, although they were both under age, even theu after having been once married and divorced. This occurred in this county, where the Judges scrutinize the cases which are brought before them as closely as in any county of the State, but with the large discretionary power given them.it is extremely difficult to do the right thing in every instance, and the reformation cun not be brought about by the Judge of one single court refusing to grant a divorce where it can be obtained in an ad joiuiug county. The ease with which divorces may be procured in this State works . serious demoralization to society. - Many an instance has occurred where, after children have been born, and are growing up, a man has been led away into some iudiscretion, by some siren, who has broken the peace of his home, and instead of atoniug for hia infidelity by a faithful devotion afterward, he is led, by the very ease with which it may be procured, into obtaining a divorceT and on the very same day has been married to the woman who has worked all the mischief, only to become dissatisfied with her in . a short time. Such instances are of too common occurrence to excite special comments any longer, and, iu tbe meautime, the former wife has to struggle to support and sustain her children by tbe work of her own bauds. j I would not have it understood that i there are not thousands of homes scattered j over the State, where the marriage contract is regarded as a life-long one, and wu ere as true devotion and forbearance are shown as anywhere in the world, but it is so, notwithstanding the present infamous divorce law. bad cnouiih in itself, and many tin.es worse on accouut of its abuse. ( Twj ycaro tuuit uow t'.apac before it can

be remedied, and it is extremely doubtful if it is! changed' then.' There 'are Moo many.lawyers in the Legislature who find the law an excellent one for putting money into their own purses, to make aqy amendment to- it for the better, -on)esl 6uch a pressure shall be brought to bear It . . n n 1, A.,,'ftl... t . .. - . . . . r ' m

There will be talk enough, and so na action upou the question, but the ses-ion will not be quite long enough to complete the work. A very iarge'majority- of tho lawyers are not in favor yf any cLtin'e for the reason stated, and geujjerivsR 'i. good standing in the profession may Vo found iri every section of" the State, tun porting it as ' jast and conducive .Ud morals," For the present, a heavy responsibility rests upon jadges, and they can d.i ni,ueh to check the evil resulting froth the: frequent divorce suits. Society, too, niust uphold them in the proper course when they take if, frown upon tbe disreputable action of divorce solicitors, and give no encouragement to hasty marriages and still more hasty divorces. Chroniele. Miss A. J. Craig Awarded $100,000 Damages The Verdict Received with ' Cheers. . .... Wueatos, III.,' June Si In the case of Amanda J. Craig, of Cincinnati, against Elisha C. Sprague, Chicago, for breach of promise, which has been on trial here during the last seven days, the argument of counsel wore concluded at noon by General Linder, for the defense, aud General Eldridge, for the plaintiff. Judge Wilcox, charged the jury briefly, and thuy: retired to deliberate. The jury returned in about an hour witb a yerdiot awarding th'e plaintiff damages to the amount of 100,000 all she claimed. The verdict was received by the lar-e audicuuj wivh loud cheers. - i The Crops. - From a careful examination of cur State exchanges we tiud the growing crops everywhere throughout the State reported as most flourishing. The wheat never looked bett er, is a. remark heard on eveiv band and if no misfortune overtake the gro-ving crops we shall have a much latgor ieid thau baa ever been harvested iu i ii'iun.i.. The corn crop is lale, iu fact planting i not yet completed, but wi.in tj.;iic!y through, the aiuriuut plained will io large, aud with our present, warm wealth-, r it .viil rapidiy develop, and we may, vu inntaliiy expect u large yieiu cf this great M ijiltj. Piuitofall kinds will be abut: l int. Apples and peaches promise much more thau an average yield, and all kiuds of saiail fruit will be plenty. Journal. Mr. S. M. Avery,, Superintendent of the Valley Railroady deserves the thanks of this community for his efforts on behalf of ihe excursionists for Spring Grove Cemetery ou Saturf-da-y last. IVe went with the train audi spared no efforts for the convenience; pleasure aud safety vf the excursionists-., lie telegraphed back to seud on regular leu i lis,, free of charge, tho.-e who had procured tickets aud were uuable to geW aboard of the special trin. Mr. Avery is the riUi stylw ot a luan to make a rail road p JML'4M.'l! . i -fCor.rsviJe Tinws. Th Cily fountil, by a uuatiitu.-.us voto adopted t'uattanoigi as- th Sinitlurn tjrui in us of the proposed railroad a.nd ordered the question to be subu ified to the people of Cineinniti for approval or rj,oct' o;i it ,.-:ii t..-. ...,;(;...) i. ..; i,., .... nil! fc'VJ Itiiiutu vj itil . it j j i - y n u overwhelming majority, and then ihj Superior Court will appoint five trustees, as. provided bv law. when tha niut of re! business will be reached. Gazette. Woman Killed. Tuesday morning's up train on the Junction road, ran over and instantly killed a woni-an near the vill.ige of Milton, )ust below Cambridge City. The train was moving on a long stretch of straight; road, and yet neither the engineer nnr fireman saw the woman until the cirs hud passed over her body. The engineer thinks that she was concealed alongside tbe road, and as the train reached1 her, sprang forward and cast herself under Ihe wheels. The body was shockingly mangled, but not so badly as to prevent recognition h-td she beuu known iu the neighborhood. Journal. It is about time that our Bourbotiist politicians, of whatever party, were beguiling to recoguiae the fact that the political issues in this country are undergoing a complete change. The negro in publics is a dead issue. No more capital can ha made by resisting or advocatiog his claim to those equal rights which the war for the Union thrust upon the nation as a neccessity, aud which tbe Fifteenth An.cndment is to secure as a permanency, f l'e doctrine of State rights, so long a provocative cf discussion and a leading element in tbe division of parties, has, in like manner, received its quietus as the logical result of the war. The payineut of the national debt in full, principal and interest, has also been taken out of tho arena of discussion by the popular verdict, as we'd as b the setlled confidence of the CapitalL-ts ol all nations in the solvency aud honor of tbe American people. Commercial. NEW APVERTTSE.ME NTS, Lands Located ia Kansas. I will locate lands in any part of Kos. tl.1"I-S WITH MONET OR LAND WARRANT?. rli,, Quarter Section $20, 6iacres$15, 40' norrs For Land Warrants, four dalUrs will bo chars" in addition to the above rates. .... ' JAMES It. jrcCLtbEJnnciton City, Kansas, June let, IMiU. . June ll-3in. , Cincinnati Weekly Gaiette copy 4 week and eena ace't to this office. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. : NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign refuses t pny a note gien by Uiuj to Ai. Ingalls, of Independence, Iowa, payable ne September, and culling for 150 without latere .u My reason for refusing to py said note is, tc. was fraudulently obtained from me, and 1 not received any consideration therefor. JOHN CLESCEX-M'-. . Mt. Curmcl, Franklin Co7 In' , June 11, 1859-S W. H. BRACKIN, -f Attorney and Counselor at La BROOKVILLE, I'I. ,:-'' Office in the Old AYhitc Corner, Second Stnrj.,., June 11 y. '' IMllTLTLJmiSI 1 . .....w.i- r i T I7 T j n I A. GEO. F. MAXWELL, PEOrKlETC Oood Stabling and Livery attacte. june 4-ly .