Indiana American, Volume 9, Number 11, Brookville, Franklin County, 18 March 1870 — Page 3

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LOCAL DEPARTMENT. "TIME TABlE W. W. VrrT DOWNWARD TRAINS. Leave Br ookrllle Chicago Kipresa..... 8: OS a. m nkioo Mail 7:26 r. M Ditfrtiglit ...... -..-....8:25 r. . UPWARD TRAINS V Chicago Mail 8:58 a. M. Chic0 Express..... - .......8:47 p.m. Day Freight- 1:45 r. i, dominating Election Yoti&g' Places. The following voting places have been designated by the members of the Central Committee, for their respective Townships, at which polls will be opened on Monday, April 4, 1870, for the purpose of expressing a choice for a Congressional Candidate : Fairfield Township Fairfield. t Hlooming Grove Township Blooming Grove. Laurel Township Laurel. m l: i ,i- :n. Salt Creek Township Johnson's school house. Metamora Township Metamora. White Water Township New Trenton and Drewersburg. Announcements will be made for Ihe other Townships as soon as reports are received from the same, II. H. Swift, Chairman Cent. Com. Action of the Congressional Central Committee. 1 The Fourth District Central Committee which met in Connersville pn Thursday of last week, adopted the following mode of selecting a Republican Candidate for Congress for the Fourth Congressional District at the approaching election : " Resolved 1st. That a Delegate Convention be held in the City of Connersville on the 12th day of April A. D. 1870. 2d. That in said Convention the vote for candidates for Congressional nomination shall be by Townships. 3d. That each Township shall be entitled to one delegate vote in the Convention for each one hundred votes cast for U. S. Grant at the last Presidential election, and one vote for each fraction of fifty or upwards. But if any Township shall not have cant fifty votes at such election, such Township shall be entitled to one delegate vote in said Convention. 4th. That in all counties where the expression of the people shall have been taken by popular vote, the delegate vote of each Township shall be cakt for the candidate who has received -the highest number of votes cast in snch Township ; and in case no provision has been made by any Township for any person to cast the vote of such Township in the District Convention hereby called, the total vole of such Township shall be declared to the Convention, together with the number of votes cast in such Township for each candidate, and the delegate vote of such Towmhip Khali be recorded and counted for that candidate who may have received the highest number of the votes of the people as aforesaid in such Township. Louisville & Sandusky Railroad. F.Isewhere we puMish the proceedings of a meeting recently Lt-hi at Versailles in the interest of the proposed Louisville A. fianilonUy ll-.boad. Geo. Shook Fsq , the President of the meeting, writes ns follows in a letter handed ui for public' ion : We desi.re tbe co-operation of the citizensof Fraiiklin, J lVersoti and Clarke Counties, in order to i.-.we unity ot tifoit, etc. If your citizens feel no ir.tert st in the locution of the rond. we would request Jon to call a meeting and appoint a committee to net in concert with the . committee appointed in Kipley mid other counties. We llae assurance that the road will be built if the roper efforts are m'le ad material aid furnished hy those interest rd along the line. We would iirgs upon you ihe i necessity of immediate action ; first, from the fact that there is an flort being made at this tune to make a dillfciton in the original line at Brookville and run through Seymour to Kvansville. The survey of this line is being marie at this time. Second. If counties desire to lake slock, it will he necessary to act quickly, or the vote cannot be taken in time to have tlie levy made at the June term. The road was surveyed about sixteen years pO, atd the President inform us thai the Company has kept up its organization ever since in the State of Ohio, and lhat they have expended SAd.OUO, three-fourths of which is still available, and that they stilt hold the t i lit of way in lhat State. It is the opinion of this Committee that we wilt have to organize a Company in tins Si ale. N e desire you to call a meeting as soon as possible, at which meeting a committee of nine should be appointed thai would act with us and like committees from other counties, so that at leal a portion of each may jointly visit the important places along the line and Louisville, for the purpose of procuring the necessary aid to secure the location on or near the old survey, and, if necessary, to organize a Company lor ibis line in this Slate. W e would again urge the necessity of prompt action, and when the Committee ia appointed, notify us of the same, lhat we may go to work at once. ill be glad to see some of you at our meeting of the IShh of this month. The above letter, addressed to some of our principal citizens, evidently '"means business" on ihe part of the citizens of Ripley County. Ye refer ibis important matter to the people of Franklin County, and urge their immediate co-operation with their neighbors. King Si Son sell Clothing at Cost. Common Fleas Court Adjourned on Tuesday, having been in session bout a week. We have not had an opportu"tty of inspecting the record during this term, "id therefore cannot give a summary of the null number of cases disposed of. County Commissioners. Thi body adjourned on Tuesday, after an 'glit days' session. Some important road "tiers were attended to, among which was 'he taking possession of the Metamora and Brookville Turnpike, which was abandoned by 'he Company. Nothing was done with the Airfield bridge. The bridge across the East fork at Brookville was finally located at the foot of James Street, thus accommodating only one of ihe roads running Eastwardly through "e County. Indiana House. he Indiana House (Gideon Ryroan, Propri"or,) continues to be the favorite stopping ffcee with visitors to the Queen City frota this Pr of Indiana. Friend Ryman also boasts 0 having an immense patronage from the Pople of Ohio in every direction within thirty fc,'es of Cincinnati. Long may he prosper. Several interesting contributions are crowd0ul of our paper this week.

COO "Richmond Radicals" Riid on Fay ette County.

Fayette County, in company with Franklin County, was "raided" last week by the "Julian organ," as will be seen by the following para graphs scattered through the columns of the Connersville Times: On Saturday evening- last, the peace and quiet of Connersville were suddenly disturbed ry the arrival at the post office of 500 KadicaU fresh from Richmond, and loaded to the muzzle with Julian. Immediately a thunder-storm arose, and the sharpest lightning and loudest thunder prevailed for half an hour or more. Then the rnin set in. but the wind irrew bois terous, and in the morning the 500 Radicals were gently snowed under. Never before did such a storm prevail in these carts at this time of the year. Never . before did such an avalanche of Radicals come down, so overcharged with vituperation, vindictiveness. and other stuffs. It was more than calm nature could bear hence the storm. As a reasonable estimate we mav state that the 600 Radicals sent down from Richmond on Saturday last by brother Ike, have changed iuu votes tor v ilson tbat would otherwise have been given to Julian. "Lay on, Macduff," &e. Some of the persons to whom those 500 Rad icals were directed have not lived here for twenty years. Ike is decidedly belaud the times, and is going it blind. Our Post Master has employed three clerks to assist in distributing the 500 Radicals durng the remainder of this month. Some of the Julian men who did not get one of the 500 Radicals, have their backs up about tt I hey declare they will vole for W ilson. Gold Coming Down. So King & Son have marked down their Goods at Cost. Brookville Public School. The second term of the above named school will close on Friday of this week, and the third term will commence on Monday next. The German and English Departments are to be united hereafter. Dry Goods at Wholesale. R. II. Swift offers, at Wholesale, a well selected and superior stock of Dry Goods at lkss than Cincinnati cash prices, and on long lime. A rare bargain. Apply immediately. Ho re Clothing. Stacks of New Style Spring Goods can now be seen at the City Clothing Emporium, where you can gel anything in Men's Wear cheaper than at any other House in the Valley. The Cash System is the best. . Suits made to order in the best City S'jle. Rose & Loper, of Fairfield. These gentlemen are doing n heavy business in the manufacture and Bale of Buggies. They have several new ones now on- band at their manufactory in Fairfield. A. first-class trimmer and painter is "steadily employed by them, besides a full set of wool work men and blacksmiths. They sold three of their buggies on Tuesday last to A. M. Tucker of our town. Call and see iheir work, aud judge for yourselves. Non-Explosive Petroleum Flnid. Z T. Hutchinson, of this p'nci, ia Role agent for the sale of Daiif rth's Non-Kxploii ve Petroleum Fluid uiihin the bounds of Franklin County. This burning fluid is undoubtedly the best material for common use now in the market. From actual experiments it is known to be nnn-exT'toslve ; u otims Willi a clem er, brighter flame; il is free from all unpleasant smell, and it is cheaper than kerosene. It is not a compound, but a direct extract frcm the crude petroleum. Price forty cts. per gallon. Try it. Turnpike Meeting. There will bo a meeting of tho Directors and Stockholders of the Brotkvi)le and Oxford G ravel Road Company, at Adams Store in SpringSeld Township, on Saturday, March 19th, 1870, at 11 o'clock a. m. All persons interested are requested to attend, as business of importance will come before the meeting. Et oanKR or tur Board. Medical. Our fellow citizen, Mr. George W. Lines, hag been visited with severe sickness in his family during the past Winter. Ilis estimable wife it just now recovering from 1 ong prostrating illness. For many days no -hope of life was entertained. Her physician. Dr. Scull, bus been unremitting in his attention, and, we are gratified to say, has manifested such skill in his profession that we take pleasure in congratulating our community that so competent and faith Tul a pby sieian has located in Our midst. Pay Your Taxes. Every tax payer is interested in knowing that tho lsth day of April is positively the Ust day for paying ti.ves, in this dunty, without the penalty being aided. After that promptly, the ten per cent, penalty will be added without fail. j TJcion County Poor Farm. The Commissioners of Union County have purchased the farm of Mr. George Taylor, situated three miles North-East of Liberty, for a Poor Farm. New Postage Stamps. It 5s expected the new postage stamps will he ready for sale April first. As usual, they are proaounced far superior to previous issues. New Trenton Items. Ve nave religions services every two weeks and prayer meeting Thursday night, ahi.h are carried on under the ministerial labors of Revs. Whitmoreand RockafcMer, b.th of which gentlemen work zealously ia the good cause ot,Christ. The Hydraulic Works which are being built by J. D. Smith, are pogres-iag rapidly. He has two steam shovels engaged in removing dirt, which looks like be was going to make quick work . of it. Ilorn.iday'a Strawberries look prosperous. He has about ten acres planted, which in an average year will yield about 500 bushels of the luscious frait. There is but one whisky shop In our village, which is carried on in the common style. The small pox has been prevailing around our neighborhood, in a great many cases proving fatal. Quite a number of our farmers are moving West for the purpose of purchasing farms. We wish them success. Business is very good, considering the close times for money. Our store-keepers are getting a fair share of patronage. Casket. Shooting Affray in Osgood. Oa Saturday last, about S o'clock , Duff Ewing ntered the saloon of Win. Graf, in a state of intoxication, and demanded liquor. He was refused, because he already had too much. Ewing again demanded, at the same time using profane aad threatening language. Graf walked behind the counter, and at that moment Ewing took kold of a chair and struck at Graf across the counter, fortunately not touahinghira, and with'no further damage than breaktag some dozen bottles and a mirror. Graf then grasped his revolver, discharging the content 8 of one barrel, which took effect in Ewing's lower lip, knocking out two teeth, then passing along the jaw bone, imbedding itself near the ear. The wound, although painful, if not considered dangerous .--Vernailles Gaieltc,

. : Railroad Meeting at Versailles. Vkbsaillks, Ind., March 5,1870. The following arc t&o proceedings of'a large and enthusiastio meeting of the eitiiens of Ripley County, held at tho Court House in this place, to-day, to take into consideration tho propriety of subscribing one hundred thousand dollars stock ia tke Louisville Jfc Satfdasky Bail Road: Meeting called to order. On motion Mr. Geo. Shook was chosen President, Johu . Winter Secretary. By the reqnest of the meeting a latter was read from Mr. J. H. Foss, President of tho Louisville and Sandusky Rail Koad. Speeches hy Messrs. S. M. Janes, Wm. D. Will-

son, d. v . Ferns, (ieo. Shook, Col. Thomas Smith, and others. ( On motion the following resolution was adopted: That a committee of nine be appointed to confer with tho oitisens or Franklin, Jefferson and Ularke counties, on tho proposed line of the Louisville and Sandusky Hail Hoad making Versailles a point on said road in order to have unity of effort, and to take any other steps that may be necessary for the furtherance of the road. Committee: Messrs. Geo. Shojk, Ed. P. Ferris, Wm. Benson, Capt. S. M. Jones. E. D. Hun ter, B. F. Spencer, J. "U. Baker, Hon. W. D. Willson, and D. T. Hunter. Resolution by Mr. Luther Shook: That the sense of this meeting is, that Ripley County ought and will subscribe one hundred thousand dollars stock in said Rail Road. Resolution adopted. It was moved and adopted that the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Versailles, Louisville, Jenersonville, Madison, Brookville, Eaton and Piqua papers. Moved and adopted that this meeting adjourn to meet March 19th, 1870, at one o'clock. UKUttUK SHOOK, Pres't. Jobs E. Wixtkb, Soc'y. For the American. Metamora Bite'em.a BY W. W. XAGUIBB. Metamora is a thriving commercial and man ufacturing city, pleasantly located in the Wbite Water Valley, about fifty miles from the village of Cincinnati. The population was about five hundred yesterday; don't know what it is to-day; somewhat increased, no doubt; for, since tho ad justment of that little "onpleasantness" between the North and the South, all the married inhabi tants of the city, and some of the single ones, seem to have entirely forgotten all tho injunc tions of Scripture, except that one which speaks of bring raciTFCL axd acLTirLTisc, that was incorporated in the saichiks obdkbs of our venerable first parents, on account of their apple-eating propensities, after that delicious fruit had been declared contraband. The White Water Valley Railroad runs through Metamora do, the cars run through on the road, and Metamora has a Depot, centrally located and easy of access from all points of the compass. Great place, that Depot. There the residents of the place and vicinity, of all ages, all sexes, and all conditions, congregate to look at, and be looked at; to talk at, and be talked at; tj get the news, and give tho news; to see the gassengers on, to see the passengers oil'; to see the trains arrive, to seethe trains depart; and, in the stereotyped Ian guage of sale-bills, "various other things too tedious to mention." There is a platform all round the Depot, but no part of it is so much inhabited as that at the East end. Glorious place, that East-end platform. Loafers' Fara diss! See them assembled there on a bright, sunny morning, especially a bright Sunday morning , leaning up against the weather-boarding, their arms half way in their pockets, or a little more; their tongues half way out, or a little morei their eyes half shtt, or a little more; themselves half asleep, or a ?.tle more; nnd altogether lost, swallowed up in tke one, allabsorbing sense of sunny bliss. Were mortals ever so happy before? Old Noah on a bksdkb over the new order of things after the "great freshet" that occurred ia his day; tho hungry Jew eating his manna in the wilderness; a nigger on liuiivbuvi., v. ; . u nuw Qjviivf ii;b-t.v snoozing on a sand-bar in the Mississippi all those, and a hundred more such pictures of earthly felicity, will convey to the mind but a very imperfect idea of the cuperlative bliss of those platform-loafers. Why, Mr. Bingham, although that Depot has only been standing about three years; yet, in that remarkably short space of time, on a certain occasion, onk of the loafers assembled there was so completely lost in his sense of selfish enjoyment that he did not raiee his head to notice or make a vulgar remark about a woman as she passsd byl 1 would not venture to make this assertion if I did not feel eatisfied that il can bo substantiated by at loast onb reliable witness; and, if the "faithful few" should see fit to church me for a violation of that commandment that speaks about lying, (don't remember exactly which one it is,) I will try to bear the infliction with all possible grace, calling op, by way of mental plackbo, the well known fact that "so persecuted they" many good and great men before they got after me. "The Buzzards and the Crow" are at it again. They die hard. They are a very tough kind of bird, with a powerful hankering after anything lhat stinks right good. Metamora, March 12th, 1870. For the Amerioan. Laurel Chronicles. Mb. Editob, During a visit up tho Valley, a few days ago, your correspondent found the Laurclites excited by tke mysterious movements of two matronly ladies who carried a formidable remonstrance against the rights and privileges of tho "lords of creation" man. Now being somewhat Democratic in my notions, and believing in the right and privilege of man to sell and drink riflo whisky, I became interested in tho matter and was not slow to render a reason. In company with my friend "Towhead," who is a man of moral and upright character, not givon to excess, and in no danger of ruining his own and his neighbors' ehildrea by his example, I visited one of the gentlemanly and moral saloon keepers against whom this effort was to be made. My friend "Mack" I found to be hale and hearty. A rose of an ugly nature had budded, blossomed, and was now in a decay, making his fnce no fair index of a genial and loving heart within. A man who had never yet taken a cent from his neighbor, Mack felt satisfied he had never violated the law, and this he would swear to on a stack of bibles, no professed a perfect indifference as to the result of the remonstrance; iu fact, proposed to sign it himself. Passing up Pearl Street, I met friend Secrest looking the embodiment of health. If we are to judge the future by tho present, we are sure, according to the ratio of his growth during tho past year, another year he will have the qualifications of a fat alderman all this giving evidence of a good conscience within. David, it is true, is not quite so valiant as his namesake of old, for he keeps William the moral, William he of the longtailed coat, as his night watchman, thereby confessing that he is afraid of the torch of the incendiary being applied to the building in which he pursues tho legitimate business of selling the "critter." David's suspicions rest upon the ladies, especially she of meat-cleaver notoriety said lady having an independent way of her own in remonstrating against the sale of intoxicating liquor and disturbing peaceable eitixens in pursuit of their lawful traffic. Now David had called to his help Lawyer "Bob" of your city, together with the old agent of JEtna notoriety a pattern of morality and wisdom, and withal a clever lawyer. The big pipe was lighted and tho trio prepared to counsel. The pious Squire was quoted as to the plans and purposes ef the remonstrants, and as to his own views on the question. He was reported as saying he thought n maa was fit to sell whisky; but that if such a man lived, David was that man, as he was a man of unexceptionable honesty, and he would

swear to ft. "Bob" drew himself up, openinr the

gap between a short rest and a shorter pair of pants, thereby showing a growing corpora lion almost as Urge as that of tho towa of Laarel, aad swore, "Lay on, Macduff, aad d d bo ho who first cries hold, enough." It did not take David half tho time to relate tho faets, tho substance of which I have given yon, that it ku year sorrespondent to write thorn. David vafesaed xo some fear until receiving tho counsel of his friends and assurances from tho piou Saoiro. Of courss I fonnd difference of opinion exist ing in community. Tho learned 14. D., "the old war-horse," took vbctbal grounds on this most unimportant question, believing that it is wrong to legislate on the morals of the people. Tho sandy-haired Captain (barring the bald plaoo) was ia favor of tho remonstrance, if he thought they could succeed; while he of tho eorner grocery, tho candidate for tho letting of bridge contracts, believed in every mm doing as he pleased, for he himself had becomes frequenter of saloons since becoming a candidate, finding them vary good plaoes. And, by-tke-by, let ma hero advertise this as the place to gt free Senatorial whisky, the two worthy candidates having their respective headquarters at Jttack and David's saloons. But then I write at toogreat length, but must add that the ladies succeided in getting 225 names to their remonstrance. We confess some surprise at this, especially when we take into consideration the character of ths gentlemen engaged in this legitimate traffic. 3nt then the end is not yet. Mobs Altos. The following Poena ras road by Wm. T. Gifford at a recent Exhibition of the "Zetalathean and Julia Dumont Union Literal Society," of Brooavillo College, and on motion of Rev. Thomas H. Lynoh was ordered to be pub.shed in the newspapers of the Couuty: "The Programme." Once on a time, the boys ant girls Did to each other say, "Let's make a feast; what sy you all? Why, really it would pay" "A feast of reason, if you p:ase A feast with flow of soul;' And to make sure they hadthe stuff, They next ran o'er the rol. "For serious thought and said food. We've got the very men Orators two -just write themdown Vanlandingham and Ben.' : For comedy, they found in heir midst Material of the best; Tho', to mention no names, td'11 merely hint. The chief was Charlie Wet. And for a clown with plentyof jokes, I reckon you don't suppos They troubled themselves vry much about that So long as they had Dora lose. Then, next, after D avis ar.dShulU Had answered to the call, John Brady responded, and o! He was followed by Blackidge so tall I And over the sweets of this tast The maidens were asked t preside, And, would you believe it? be angels! "Why certainly," quickly replied. So they counted the Keeljs wo, With Beard t.nl Hcckenbirry, Burton and Bar ton, Sparks md Hull, And Pike whose name war'Sary." And now, when this labor wis ended, Which raised a most terribfc clatter, They turned themselves quicky round, And proceeded to mix up the latter. And a wonderful mixture tfcey nnde it, Of speeches, with music atd Cm; Of tableaux vivants, dramatia.' scenes, And burlesques by the tot. The cause of tno "Gentle Hicnt" Was pleaded by Lawye.- West; Shu! tx looked like a sciuii-a w bo didn't care much For the law of divjree, at its beet. But, perhaps what wis saddest of all, And most likely tomake the heart ache, Was the sentence pronounced by John, Which burned poor Joan at tho stake! Then we heard of a sorry tippler Who was known asPoor French John; Friend Hose told the ;tory relcrred to, Which we feared wuild take . him till dawn. And advice free, gratis, for nothing, Was given to everyman On the subject of Beadle's Dime Novels; For this wo'ro indebted to "Van." Aunt Betsey's hopele.-s case we heard, W ith Davis as one of the beaux; While Blacklidge Mr. Duatly played, Dressed up in his Sunday clothes. At one time the ".Maid of Orleans" Behaved herself dreadfully rash. As, while telling the tale of a toper, She broke a small joblet to emath. Then Ben told a storj, (not Jack O'Nory,) . Thistiiue 'twas of dgar A. Poe, And belabored each line till it souuded quite fine, For Ben at such things Un'tslow. Then there was the "Infant Prodigious," Wherein Mr. Rose was the Pa; While the "Sary" aforesaid was Auntie, And Elizabeth acted the Ma. And, ah! to be left in the cold, Is a most deplorable fate, As wc learned from the Foolish Five Who came, to the feast "too late." And the music which they mixed in To tell it, would take a great while; We'll but mention the "Zingara Merry," And the "Paddy who sat on a stile." Butin vain would be an attempt At rehearsing before you the whole Of this wonderful .conglomeration, To which forty cents was the toll. So now we'll just end the programme, By adding another line: Dear Friends, you would make as mos t happy, By as.-isting to sing Auld Laog Syne." True. Every citizen oujht to take a pride in supporting his County paper. The manner in which a local paper is sustained is a sure indication f the liberality and intelligence of tho people among whom it is published. Died. At Whitcomb, Indiana, March 5th, 1S70, AVillie P., son of Preston and Jane Cates, aged 1 year and 2 days. Jesus pitied the suffering lamb, and kindly took it home. F. M. C. Rail Road Meeting. In another column will be found tho proceedings of the Rail U ad meeting held in this place on Saturday last. One of the most striking fea tures of the meeting was. tbat the solid men of this section manifested a marked interest in all tbat transpired, and some made very liberal offers. Now is tke time for the people to work; the ebapecs for the road are, at least, fair. We are the last one to counsel anything like wild enthusiasm, but we do ask the people to give it careful thought, and act with promptness. Who would not work with incessant labor for one year to do that improvement to his properly which would enhance the value of it one-third? Now, with but the proper effort, and at comparatively small cost, you can have the valuo of your property doubled. Versailles Gazette. Last week Judge Reid requested the Comuiittce on Elections to summon two witnesses from the District, to give personal testimony. Next day, at the request of members of the Committee, the Judge withdrew the request, in order to save time. The main reason being that Julian

is trying to crowd the case over tilT the

next session, and the summoning of two witnesses would be an excuse for delaj. r We give tbe above on the authority- of it 1iT a J tae wasnington eorrespondent of the Cirjeinnati Gaxette oar readers must be their own judges of the truthfulness. Connersville Times. " Letter from Washington City. Oorrespondoneoof the Indiana American. The Ninth Census Important Bill Reducing Number and Pay of jlrmy Officer -Oneida ' Disaster An Indiana Graduate. ' Washington, D. (J., MAacn 11, 1870. - If you have watched the proceedings of Congress on tbe Census question, you have already learned that the Ninth Census is to be taken under tbe law of 1850 which regulated the taking of the Seventh and Eighth Censuses. A bill passed the House making radical changes in the system, but it did not meet with sufficient favor in the Senate to become a law. The comio? . - - a Census, to be taken this Summer, will be under the direction of the Marshals, and the work will be done by Assistant Mar- j Bhals appointed by the Marshals. It is probable that the old iaw will be modified ! bo as to require the returns to be made ' ,1 .1 f - . - i . i luau uo uish vi 1.1 oveui tier, ana further, to xfRr a xtinltjr f,ir rfns;n j0 answer qnestious propounded by the Assistant Marshals. The schedules will also be changed so as to get the information de sired to make a complete Census. The enumeration will begin June 1st. ITjJThe sensation to-day in legislative mat t- j I ters, is the bill of Gen. Lo?ao as Chair man of the Military Committee, provid ing for the reduction of regular army of ficers. It was discussed, and passed the House yesterday. It proposes to reduce tho expenses about three millions of dollars annually, and not make the army less efficient. Some startling faets were brought out in the discussion by Gen Logan. Previous to last November there were G22 supernumerary army officers! On the 1st of November there were 509! The staff of our army of 37,000 men was as large as that of the French Army of 500,000 men, and as large as that of the Russian army of 800,000 men. The bill reduces the number of the officers to the number actually required for the service, and stops the practice of putting Major Generals and Brigadier Generals on detailed duty hither and yonder where men without shoulder straps will do as well. The bill proposes not only to reduce the number, but also the rav of those retained. Piease here insert Mr. Logan's re-1 murks on the 14th section of the bill, which section explains itself, and which leaves the pay of officers as high as taxpayers will consider desirable: "The fourteenth section regulates the jay of oliicers. In explaining the necessity for it Mr. Logan made a statement as to the effect of" the present system of making allowances for forage, rations, quarters, &c. The pay proper of the Gen eral of the Army was 4,bU0, but he ac tually received from the (jOVCt ntlieilt for pay and allowances 19.278. The mode ; of fiyurinj up thef.e allowances ho never j could make out. The pay proper of the I Lieutenant (seneral wat S3 III hut tb ! amount which he actually drew was 311,- ! 118. The pay proper ot major generals; was but the amount drawn by Major General Ilalleck was y,(i62, by (eo. Meade was .342, by General George II. Thomas SJ.524, by General Hancock SU.Too, and by General Schotield 7.432. He did not understand why these differ ences were; but the reason assigned in General JSehofield's case was that he had not been reported as drawing any commutation. The pay proper ot a brigadier general wa3 1,488, but they actually drew 7,428. Tlie committee proposed to fix the pay of olhcers definitely, as follows, in lieu of pay proper aud all sorts ot commutations: General $12,000 Tbe House would recollect that the Chief Justice of the United States received only ?G,500 a year, the Associate Judges Sli,000, the Speaker of the Uou.su S8,(K)0, and the Vice l'resident (the second behest officer of the Government) 8,000. It might be said that this salary would be too small to permit of receptions aul entertainments to be niven, but he did not think that the people were willing to be taxed for any such purpose. Lieutenant General $10,090 It seemed to him that that wis a very fair salary for a youo family. Laugiitcr.J Major General . Brigadier General... ..... .. Colonel...... Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain (mounted) , man without a . 5,0111) . :i .sun . S.ooa . 2,500 .. 2,000 . 1 SOI) . 1,800 Captain (not mounted) Regimental Quartermaster Kirst LieUtcnant(mountcd) First t.ieutenan t (not mounted) Second Lieutenant (mounted) Second Lieutenant (not mounted) Chaplain Aide-de-camp to Major General, additional Aide-de cauip to Brigadier General, additional Acting Assist int Cotniuissary, additional... . 1 ,0(111 .. 1,500 .. 1 ,5IM) . 1,400 1 ,-Jif0 21)0 150 100 Fuel and forage in kind to be issued by the Quartermaster's Department as now allowed by law and regulations. Olhcers, when traveling under orders and not furnished transportation, to be allowed ten cents a mile. Retired officers to receive seventy-five per cent, of the pay of the rank on which tha? are retired. In conclusion, Mr. Logan, (who was permitted to occupy nearly two hours.):,, asserted that there WOUld be saved by this ' bill, in pay Of Officers alone, over 51,500,f.nl- ...;i L to ths savin., in Pon.m..tlin... i v,vv, 0 , 11 was impotsiuie to rin-uiiie n. ins u u estimate was that the saving to be effected by the bill would approximate to three J tr millions. The military influence is immense, and. J (. the friends of retrenchment fear for the fate of this most important bill in the Senate. If defeated, it will be by burial in Committee rather than by open vote. Its provisions are too much in accord with the popular will and judgment to meet open defeat. I dare to repeat, however, that the military influence is immense in the Sjnatc.

"""There is a feeling of sadness mingled: with bittertrcaa here at the fate of tbe U.I S. steamer Onefda, which was run into and

sunk in Japan waters on the 24th ult. by the British steamer Bombay. Some of the I uuiwiB n uu were iusi were rcaiuenis liere, and the action of the Captain of the Bombay in leaviog the unfortunates to their fate, without seeming to care for tho iojury he had done, excites the bitterest condemnation. It is not probable that the matter will -rest without some official investiga tion. Among the graduates of the Medical College here yesterday was one Indianiao, J. A. Tarkiogton, son of the Bev. Jos. S. Tarkingtoo of Greensburg, who is well known at Brookville. The Dr. has procared his diploma as "Doctor of Medicine" by reading and attending lectures ounng trie nours not required lor his of- ; ficial work as a Cierk iu one of the De- ! , , . ! partmeots. buch energy and devotion to science is worthy of honorable mention., ana IS an assurance Ot tuture success. J. 11. G. FAR31EIIS! FARMERS! "piAXSEEI to Uan on the most frorabio t -1 - - - - - - - March 4 3. tiWUV V t T FO t T the Warehouse near tte Uilfui. V. Pun Flax-Seed to Iota. Also cut Cast Steel . Plows for sale. CillaT Jfc S'JN. ; feb. 251m Executor's Notice. "NTOTICE Is herel-T eiven thattho nnderstgned 1 has beea appointed Eiorsturcl the last "rill of William W. Pettifrrcw, late .f Franklin Conn 1 ty, Indiana, ueceasea. ia r,inie is i'k" to be solvent. K. II. SWIFT, JSxecator. liinkley Jones, Atty's. March 11, lS7u-3w. Notice of Aclmliiltirallt n. j NOT1CK is hereby given that the undersigr.el ! has this day been appointed Adiuinisirxtor of the Estate of Win. II. llarstman, late of Franklin County, Indiana, deceased. Said Katate il solvent. PHILIP CHKIS1IAN, March 7, 1870-3w. Administrator. PUBLIC SALE. THE undersigned will offer at public sale, at bis residence one mile We.t of UrooWville, I On Thursday, Marc, 2-1, 1S70, ' the following described personal property, to-wit: Horses, Cattle, Spring Waon. Dngy 'and Harness, Two-Horse Wagon and Harness, new Sow- , ing Machine, Horse Power and Saw, Hay ia tho barn, 60 cords of Wood in the rick, Farming i Utensils, Hou-ehold Hoods, aud almost every thing ciso used on a farm. i C.I. trt .Atnm D. t y n'RloCIC A . .11 . ; X OrillB made known on d:iv of salu. March 1, lS70-3"w. Til OS. WILLIAMS. EXECUTOR'S SALE OF HEAL ES- j TATE. i ipil E undersigned Executor of the last will of J. James Webb, deceased, will sell at public auction, on the premises, On Saturday the 0th day f April, 1S70,

tbe following real EsUto, to-wit: consisting et wo-.. I. fa Ai vv w v--v u vv i-o Lot No '2 in tho town of Blooming Grove, in i of every description, si.-h as Franklin County. Indiana. j BROWN AND liLiUCIIKD MUSLINS, terms oFSALE-o... "'Ir'J,0""'"0-; j PRINTS, fell A W t S, ULOVKS, in one veitr, and rom-iuinj tmrd in tojera ViTIIVfrom day of sale, deferred pavnionti to be se- , . IlUolr.n I; 1U1 I oil O, curc.l by note and mortgige on t'e prcmi.es, ! RK.Jiy MADE CLOTltlNO, bearing 6 percent, interest, and payable wilbout : . . . . 0 j ,iS ( SSI .M K H ES, &0. reUcf from valuation or appraisement laws. j t;, ..,'.. . 4 i.v '

J01i. Wl.liu. fcxeoulor. March 11, 1ST:) 4x. GUAHDIAX'S SALE OF HEAL KS - undersigned IN Guardian of Jennie Maple, a minor, will sell at public or private sale , on the premises, On Saturday the dth day oj April, 1S,0, tho undivided one-fourth of tha Kist Half of the S.ulh-Wcst Quarter of becti.m Three (..l) Three (-), ia fewn Twelve (12), R.ange Lleven (11) fcast, in Fr.mklia County, tili.tu. TcVilMS Ob' SALE )nc third down, one-third in onti yeir, and ru:u.iiui:i thirl in f - yars froin day - of s.ile tho deforred ptyments lobe socureJ by notes nnd morigai; on the premi.'os, bearing interest from d iH, aid piy iie wuliiut relief from valuation or appraisement l.iws. T1IUM AS il. POND, Guardian. March ll,lS70-4w. Fleetwood's Life of Christ. new edition f this popular book will soon be A. redv for delivery t. subscribers. It i high ly roisuinended by ail denominations of Christians. It will bo illustrated with 16 fine steel plates, containing 750 octavo piges, printed on . tine ivhite papor, and boun I in tlie most subs ta n - j ti ll i.i. i ling. .Mr. It b ;r: itew.irt, ot" llrookville, is Agent for the sale of .this book iu Frank iu Couuty. eb. 1' 3ul- ! GROCERY STORE.' J. H. BHOCKAMP 7 AS opened a new Groeery btorc in tbe i,.oiu (joining Iavi i Unto- lrug siMt, mi ho lr nuo ALL KIN PS OF FAMILY ROCKR1ES. cuoh as Teas, Codecs, sugars, Splecs, &c whicb arcofTcrcd for sale At thk Lowest Makket Thices. Evervt'iins usually kept in a Ureccry ktor eaa be obtained there . eithet a t WHOLESALE OK RETAIL. He rcsiicoifulir tvlitlti the liberal patn.nge of tho public ... J. H. MKitkA&r. dae. 24 -y. ' ROM this lat 1 efir my large aiwca aaigitat assortment of from 1 1) to l'o per teil oLaapertban ay !! tnbiisbu r.t. Tbis Forr.itfcr ii kil tl u. y own mauufiicturing. 1 will aariait It .! I ti every piece tbey bay. 1 o-oa'l ip ai.J ii band Fumitura, aad mj lillti fcalt. Jaa't all to pjette hi tte road lfr tk a..jl.gt theuihauie. 1 FUXNITUfiEATAL C TICN oa my lavement, and la aislsai tke Market House. A K tlag will la It sil. TT -r- tr i Ti T . v ...a- v.. n,, n,kc the best and ntatcst 1 oo.aDa Walaat CotUni, and now I bav. a new pataat whi.h leak "er than all tb Metallic It U .n,.at i i a - j ljdg and out6,jef (o, bas a large glass w , 0 . kin j ma(ie rarticularlv rr ladies. I alao i keep on hand the metallic cases, allsiiet. V'kn yu "nd 3oaT ordc"' dcu,t foret V',1"' fV1"" : if you want the old or acw pataatfor ladies r I gentlemen. The price will b frc m 1 tola jar cent. chearr than tb eheapa.t u tk war-et. My establishment isnortb 6a Main Birfii,kt. twaen Railroad and Mill &U.,elose ta the Oeat Febl2. ttM.mnr. D l . X O . W . W K K ... Y 13 r o k v i 1 1 c. 1 ndiana

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AM ! mTT TT7 8 ffiMFETOSY J f oseoRfy z CAiw, BROOKVILLE, INDIANA, Have just opened a Stove aa l Tin-Ware Main .actory at Brookville, wher faey will keep constantly &u hand a fine assortment of C00XIN3, PARLOR AND SH0PST07E2, Together with aU their accompanying fsmiWre, ' embracing Brass, Sugar ana In KeUIes, Ami many extra Move Yxituosings, And I n.D Sad-Irons, Shovels and Toajs, ALSO v A general assortment of Tin aseJ Japanned Ware iTOB TSTOtS, SUCH AS Roofing, Spontiag, it., done with ntsess and dWfl1' r D , . Old Iron, Copper, Brass and Pewter, taaea 4a exchange for wares. Terms Clieap for Oa&sll. Shop oa Main street, rt d-or below Line block. A fair har vf th public pattunt jr,e is oUelUd March ll-y. USBuhJi Jk CAIN. i ilQ WOIaC! JliOVGS I

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Fimv just reccivtd a fine stock of Goods, conU in of lTTT'0 LliUU, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, 1 u J l I, TAINTS, VARNISH ES. DYK STUFFS, COAL OIL, 1 ' TURPENTINE, Xe. WINDOW GLASS. We call particular uttention to this branch of our trade, a we hvo a large dock of lb best PitUburg brands. we are prepare d to cflVr sj-cuial i tdUbCtuent to oar patrons iu Oils and Paints. SCHOOL BOOKS & STATIONERY. f Ve ouij rc,rCi fully request the public tn g ivo u a clll ftu j ui-l 3iae our 3,ek bel'r purchasing cse.A bcrt. . ,. DA Y IS Jt U ATLS.iarcii 11-ly. " ' ' ' " ' ' J , , . , " s3 ' - - m j Spring and ipujuuicr iraQC. jSploiidii Assortment of Goods ' . " . CH00IC3HAHK & MASTERS, FAIRFIELD,. IX D.t . sre constantly repleaiihisig their immense stoek . of ' DEE3S GOODS, ! CI UWli 1iVj:o, luiui'ti .iivu, QijJiE-NSWAKH, j 11 LY GROCERIES, In fact everytHnir uruel'.v to bo found in a flrsteliiss Store. Call and got ,, ClloOKSHASK A MASHES. FaiiCeld, Ind., Jitrili 4, 1S70 ly. K 3 IF 3 13 GIIOCKIIT STORE. A t his Grocery !?tjrc in IirouUvillc, in Jacksoa Lynn's llullditi, ha a L It O .15 ST OCK . OP ALL KINDS OP - GROCERIES COFFEE, TEA.' SUGARS, OP ALL GKADKS, 15EST FAMILY FLOUR CURED, ATS CF ALL KINDS. and every other uticie embraced in a FIRST-CLASS (JHOCEUY STORE. The Trade of tbe piiblir respttfolly ilir4 and satisfaction guaranteed. W il I tell very lew fureash. T11E0DUUK fcKlrf.L. J uly 7-1 y. PlilLlC SALE OF UK A L K&TATEValuable IUveu I'orTM Kakm and TiMLKit Land. ' ,.,,.; i. p tKirs of Vi!!i:ni. ilen 'rickson will sell at ablie A u-jiiou , c n t he p remises. ; (,e Fiid iy A;ril I, 187. the Whit Water Valley Hailioad, miles above Brc. -villa, franklin Coui.ty, Irdiana, about ICO aera of which is good river bottom, the residue beii g irood when" and pasiure land, on which tUrre ia a g0 i f,3!iie house, burn, orchard, and plrbty of water. T hi.- rarin it wit bin one -ball laiu i Yellow Hank snitch on Rail Koad. Also Sil acres uf good timber land about bo mi 'of i '.'in raid swiich. Private biis fui.said land will be received at the olTi.-e of Adams A Iteriy iu Urookville up t day of sale, who will give any iuloru atit.ncnicvrsinf S lid land. T mi MS uFSAl.Ii ne-tbird down, one-third i n one jea r, a li'l ri ui. i n i ii g t bird iu two year fr m day of s lie, ucfcrru.l payuicula to be .rear, c i !y notes an 1 ui"rtg i on the pr-uiisrs, beari;i ir.terc-tfro u date, waivii g valuation aad, a p 11 rais-m-ri t laws. . i v n h !hij;.s'x .t oriihK8 Adams A Herry, att'y s. February 4, IS.7II . . - I ALl'AIilf. I A? V I t I PAI r. HM! F undersigned will ..fTerat public sale, ot A premises, On FatrdV Ninth 20. IK, Eighty Ae re ol l.anil situated atlji ialag the ta of Ceiiar tlrove, Frai V.liii C unvy. l.ad. Said laeia is well in-proved ai-d well Ha.ervi. 1ta.v even Towu l.i-ts nre eonpri'td ill afcura taet On this pn.ptnj is situated good rui II oar e. roiitainirg thrt-e rwiii:, mpt fc, cellar, Iwo cisterns, and ou'biiililirgs. Fale to cniii'ii. iiee ji t I. oVl- ck P. M. TK11MS t'F Sil.K-.-Cis-'Mnl eb. kalauro in one and two jear. JiU S K. ASHTON, March H 3, Cedar Urova. Ikd. FLAX tl Vl- TO LOAN. pi! K atdti ro 1 v l I t "1 H I'urdrtd -i Uui-be.ls ot 1'uir b , If ii cc' flnxrtrd ti- loan, .ri the tuot jcasouabl'' ! s. W t V a'l tBtrcd-. teg to caw seed the cv.it'i'g S'priug call andj bear our tcruts bclvse I vnv it y t (,r. Urrir. Ml M'V. a A-l-f l9cl 1, Is,d , Ma ch it