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C. H. BINGHAM, Editor. - UKOOKVIM.KFriday Horninp, May 20, 1870. f Judge Held Withdraws. In a card puMtaltei in the Democratic papers of the District. lustre Heid withdraws from the candidacy for the Democratic Congressional nomination in the 4th District. JuJsrc WiNon's competitor will inereioiB uo uavc uuuum, 1 1 .i r i rv n 1 : . it

ierstood that he will be unammousljvsfsly ... . .. . .

ctiosen by the Democratic Convention which meets iu Rushville on the 1st of June next. The New Bounty Bill Passed by the House early in February was favorably reported in the Senate. It gives the same bounty to the heirs of soldiers whS enlisted for one year, and died or were killed in the service, as is now given to two year soldiers. It also repeals the limitation on the act of ISG9 as to the time of the filing of claims, and pays they may be presented at any time. It further gives one hundred dollars bounty to all soldiers who enlisted between May 4, 1861, and July 22, 1861, who were hon. orably discharged or mustered out. This last clause is in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court in the case carried up by Mjor llosmer, of a Mssa chusetts regiment. Mode for Ratifying Amendment. Judge Bingham's Bill regulating the mode for ratifying amendments to the Constitution of the United States, makes it the duty of State Executives to forward certificates of ratification to the State Department, which shall be put on Gle. The second section declares that after a certificate of ratification has been given, it shall be unlawful for any State officer to certify any repeal uuless Congress shall have proposed to repeal it; and, if sneh certificate of repeal is received, the State Department shall make no record of the same, but it shall be void and of no effect. The third section declares that after threefourths of the States have ratified any amendment, porsons attempting to repeal it, either by color of State law or ordi- . nance. 6liall be rruuty ot uuty oi ruisric tic. nor, and, on conviction, subjc imprisonacat. to a fin 3 and The Indian Question. The Cabinet on Friday had Indian matters .under consideration, and the situ- I ation of Indian affiirs was generally dis- j cussed. Amoni; other things decided as conducive to the interest of both the Government and Indians, the Secretary of War has issued orders to prevent the starting of the Bi;r Horn expedition, pen dins' negotiations with Red Cloud and other Sioux chiefs now on the way there. General Augur, commanding the Depart- j

tnent or the I Iatte, has accordingly been ; al)0iisU tie franking system. He propoinstrueted to delay this and tiim'ar cx- j ... . reducc costasre to one cent per letter.

peditions. The intention of the Government is to carefully consider whether representations may be made by the disaffected chiefs, with a view to a just settlement of ali difficulties between them and the United States. The latter will no doubt insist that those who have left their reservations shall at once return to tlicni. Instructions to Enforce the Observance of the Sabbath Day. Chief of Police Ruffin of Cincinnati has issued instructions to the Lieutenant of Police to notify saloon-keepers that they must keep frontdoors closed on Sunday, and that they must not use blinds that day; also, that confectioners and keep er nf citrmr stores must kepn their fstah ', lishmcnts closed, and that ball jing standing on comers be stopped on the Sabbath. Officers neglecting to euforcc the order will be discharged. Financial. The market in Wall street is laboring under a great plethora of money, which has enabled some stock cliques to inaugurate a very lively speculation for a rise, and, of course, a euteeticnt fall, after a longer or shorter interval of time: for, when pricas are sufficiently hSh, the same parties will cautiously and gradu-iily realise, and speculate for a fall leaving thoso who are not socitnning as themselves with a mass of stocks on a no longer buoyant market. Woman Suffrage. The Woman SudYage bill in the British Ilou eof Commons passe 1 a second reading. Mr. Jacob Bright presented a petition from women for the vote, signed by nearly 100,000 names. The !l uc divided onfhe Proposition "Shall the oi;Miii be now put," and it was alp'el by a vote of Vlt Ayes against 'J I Aays. 1 tie announcement of the result was received with enJ Vt na! ct!it riKcnrSin I bA UV tic VUVtlMI, Decoration Day. Quartermaster General Meigs has ordera susnension of all work on the Ntional Cemeteries May 30th, except . what is necessary to assist the tions for decorating Ki graves. prepara-

It .is a matter of perfect indiffereece to Chicago. the Bpublioins of the Fourth District! By an order of the Secretary of War who is put upon tie track by the JJemoc- discnil r;cg employes, &c, the expenses racy. Greenfield Commercial. j. . , : . .,1 1 11 JL L . . r., . I oi the department have been reduced $1,Tint's so. Judge Wilson is sure to ; , win the race, whoever may be his com- j -r - petitor. Even the Democracy -cede ; A tettyfroui Rome, received in New tUis, though they must of course make a Yerk -City, says GaribalJi is planning a 6how of hopefulness for their nominee, to new campaign, to begin a3 scon a3 the keep up their party organization. ' Icumcnical Council is over.

The Protestant Ecumenical Council In New York Next September. As has hctu noticed in the news of the day, there id to he a Urge and distinguished gathering of Protestant delegates from all paits of the world at New York pext

September. It is feaid that since the Kefiormation there have been but four such tVlhcrings of Protestants at Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and London. ;, r. . Quite an array of distinguished foreigners who are expected to be in attendance is published. There will be present some ofith'j8ading divines and scholars of Hojjjrd, Switaerland, I ranee, Uetniany, -r? , , i i not yet been entirely determined upon, but among them will be the following: The religious relation existing between America and Continental Europe. The best method of counteracting modern infidelity. The harmony of science and revelation. The gospel and philosophy. Christianity and humanity. Family religion . Sunday schools. T 1 Religious aspects of popular education. Religious education in the Southern States of the United States. LA paper will probably be submitted in this con nection by the Rev. Dr. Barnes Sears, agent of the Peabody Fund. Christianity and the preaa, Protestantism and Jama.iTut under va rioua aspect. Christianity and civil governments, inj volving the general question of moral re- . i . . , i ? . ; torru by legal enactments in ati ti various forms, as temperance, marriage and di roroe, the observance of the Sahhath, etc., and as closoly related ta the same topic. Christianity and soolal evils. Christianity and philanthropy. The above are but specimens of the general range of subjects vthioh will be announced in due time in an official programme. The scope of the gathering, as a representative Protestant Assembly, will be limited by the fact that the Evangelical Alliance, at its last meeting, adopted a creed, making the recognition of the di. vine inspiration of the Old and New Testaments, of the total depravity of human nature, of the logical doctrines of the Trinity, the atonement, and eternal punislmient. and of the obligation of the two Christian sicraments. essential to membership. This creed, of course, excludes from the meeting such important Christian bodies as the Unitarians, Universalists, "Christians, Friends, and some oth ers. But there is no doubt that the meeting will bo an influential and Important council of that part of Protestant Christianity commonly known ns "orthodox." Penny Postage. Senator Sumner announced that he should introduce a measure to cheapen the postal service of the country, to simplify if ,0 facilitate it, and at the same time to A number of Senators have indicated that if he will make it two cents, they will vote for it. It is also said that some Senators assume that the Post Office Department is the only Department of the Government whose beuefits are directly felt and appreciated by the people, and that the effort s-bould be to diffuse its blessings as widej 3 Fusible. Mr. Sumner and other I Senators have asserted in conversation that they expect to live to see the day when free postage for all, rulers as well as peo ple, will prevail. The Projected China Cable. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered Field's China Cable bill. I They decided to strike out the land subsiJ ' 10 guarantee interest on me uouus iu mu in its construction. No concluijWi was reached. The projected China cable is to run via the Sandwich Islands, the Midway Islands and Yokohama, to Shanghai, and its length, including an allowance of twenty per cent, for slack, is 9,121 miles. State Fair. The Indiana State Board of Agriculture (having fr its object the developement and ! encourascment of agriculture, horticulture, live stock, mechanical, geological, j fine arts, and all other important interests jof this State and the West, will hold its 'annual fair at the old Fair Grounds in j 1 ndianapolis, commencing Monday, the 3d of October, week. and continuing the entire Advices from the Indian country continue to be more pacific. The total vote on the plebiscitum is: ' e, i,.S.U,4.H; INol,otu,mu. j General Sheridan has left Salt Lake City, and is now cn route for the Indian frontier. ' The Senate, without a dissenting voice, j declines to try the experiment of woman i suffra-rc in the District ot tolumbia. The Fenian General O'Neil has left v Y . f , . . , - movement will be made from Detroit or

Burning of a Railroad Train. Tuesday evening's eastward-bound pas

senger train on the West Wisconsin Railroad met with a terrible catastrophe while nearing Tomah. The woods in the vicin ity had been on fire for eome time, and a pile of about five hundred oak ties, seasoned two years, which were placed along the track about twelve miles from Tomah, were soon subject to the destructive ele ment. "The danger to the train," says the Mil waukee News, "was not apparent until the engine had turned a curve a short distance from the fire in the road, and was approaching on a down grade. The en gineer immediately whistled 'down brakes,' but seeing that this would stop in the fire, he whistled 'off brakes,' and putting on all steam possible determined to run the gauntlet. The rails had been so badly warped and the ties consumed that the engine was soon thrown from the track, bumping along on the ties until it was finally brought to a halt, with the engine and tender just through the fire, and a ladies' car at the other end of the train also free. The engine and tender were immediately uncoupled and ran out to a place of safety, and the passenger car also disengaged and removed, although not before it was badly scorched and the qUis broken from, the windows. The rest of the train, consisting of one haggage car, one second class and two freight cars, was entirely consumed. "The express messenger saved all his money packages, amounting to $2,000. The mail agent, Curtis Parker, was able to sftve nothing. There were five or six ladies on the trajn,, besides twenty-five men, who are entitled to thanks for their efforts in behalf of the train. The men worked hard all night, and at times they were obliged to throw water on tho backs of the men to keep their clothes from burning. The oars, however, were burn ed up in about fifteen minutes. The engine was a heavy one, of thirty tuns, and luckily escaped the fate of the cars." Horrible Outrage and Swift Punishment. A telegram from Fort Scott, Kansas, gives the following account of one of the most diabolical affairs ever recorded; "On Tuesday seven men, either Texans or straggling outlaws from the Indian Territory, came to the town of Ladore, a few miles south of here. After drinking all day, they went to the boarding-house of J. N. Roach, and asked to stay all night. Being refused, on account of their drunken condition, one of the party knocked Roach insensible with a revolver, then they went to a bed occupied by two daughters of Roach, aged twelve and fourteen, and ravished them during the entire night, using a knife to accomplish their purpose. Roach recovered after a time, but feared to stir, knowing that he would be killed if he did so. He describes the cries and entreaties of the girls as heartrending. A quarrel arose among the demons, and one was shot dead while in the act of satisfy, ing his lust. At daybreak the party fled, one taking with him to the woods the youngest girl. The town was immediately aroused, and parties started in every direction in search of the fiends. The one with the girl was soon overtaken and hung to a tree. Two others were found secreted in the town, and hung to the sime tree. The remaining three were also captured, and two of them hung. The other one, at last accounts, was in custody of the citizens, but will probably share the fate of his companions. The universal verdict here is, that, in this instance, at least, the manner of the infliction of tho punishment was entirely justified." . A large number of ladies residing in New York and vicinity are taking steps to cause McFarland to be sent to the Lunatic Asylum. Ex-Surgeon General Hammond testified in the McFarland case that eight hours sleep are necessary to a healthy brain in the active man. The St. Paul Press publishes a letter from Dulutb, which says that a large body of armed Fenians had arrived at the latter place, cn route for Red River to aid Riel. A telegram from Gov. Camrbell. of Wyoming, announces that Red Cloud and party would arrive at Fort Fetterman on the 15th, en route for Washington City. It is probable that Red Cloud and party will be there in about a week. McFarland pronounces the card of Mrs. Mcrarland-nichardson to be a tissue of misrepiesentations, and doubts if she really wrctc it. He thinks he has not been fully vindicated, and promises to take fur. ther proceedings, in the course of which he will upset the Indiana divorce case, and obtain possession of his other child. The American Woman's Suffrage Society adopted resolutions favoring a Sixteenth Amendment, and urging the friends of woman to work in all the States for its establishment, remonstrating against the movement pending in the Uuited States Senate to disfranchise the women of Utah as a movement in aid of polygamy, against justli2, a.nd congratulating the friends of the cause of woman suffrage upon its unexampled progress duricg the year. Speeches were made by Aaron M. Powell, Grace Greenwood, Julia Ward Howe, Oliver Johnson, Mrs. Haslett, Miss Catharine Beecher, and Miss Cutler. Miss Beecher said the reason her brother was not there, was because he could not say no to anything a woman might ask him .to do.

Indiana Items. The wife of General' H. B. Carrington died at Warsaw on Wednesday. General Spooner has received the books and papers necessary for taking the census. At the late City election in Shelbyville the Republicans gained seventy-seven votes. Thirty-five indictments have been found by the Grand Jury of the United States Court at Indianapolis several for counterfeiting. The-Indianapolis Young Men's Christian Association are making preparations on a

large scale for the international convention to be held there in June. The election in Anderson is the first instance we have heard where a "citiien's ticket" was successful in a Democratic city. Stephen W. Dibut, of Versailles, went to Indianapolis nearly three months ago to draw his pension, which he did on March 4. He has aot been heard from since. A man In Ripley County kicked his daughter's beau out of doors, the other night, and was shockingly beaten therefor by the daughter, .assisted fey ber awllfele mamma., Three ruffians In fjvausvllle, en Sunday night, drove a. lady and her daughter" out of their home, and smashed every frangible article in the house. It cost the scoundrels only twelve dollars eaoh. Miss Nellie Badger, a young lady of eigb,teau years, residing in Marshall county, walked twenty-five mites in six hours and ten minutes, on last Saturday. A young man who started to make the trip with her gave out on the fifteenth mile. Peter Hersleb, a farmer, who resides one mile south of Kokomo, met with a se rious loss last week. Some person went into his orchard and cut down seventy.five beautiful fruit trees aul seventy grape vines. Mr. II. offer a reward of $500 for the arrest of the vandals. A Mr. Jones, living near Jerome, in Howard oounty, was instantly killed Tues day morning while at work in his saw mill A rope was being adjusted around a large log, and while iu the act of fastening the rone, the I0.2 rolled uoon him, crusht 1 . ing him in a horrible ruannar. Gen. Ben. Spooner, U. S. Marshal, was thrown from a buggy, while driving with Mr. Vaughn, Sunday, near Lawrenceburg, and severely injured. A Teutonic gentleman, quite full of lager, drove a spring wagon, which contained 00 lager, against the buggy of the Marshal, and tipped him out. The wool-clip, it is stated, will be larger this than any previous season in the southern portion of the State. The prices in New Albany at present range from fortyfive to fifty cents a pound for washed and picked wool, and twenty-eight to thirtytwo cents for greased. The New Albany Ledger 6ays that "the new clip will be upon the market in a few weeks, and then a decline will be general over the United States." During the storm of Friday night last week, the dwelling of Mr. Richard Taylor, Perrymaosville, Hartford county, was struck by lightning. The two gable-ends of the building were entirely torn out from the roof to the ground, and openings made directly into the rooms of the house. Mr. Taylor and another gentleman who were sitting in a room on the lower floor of the house, were thrown from their chairs by the violence of the shock, while another gentleman sitting near them did not feel it at all. The remainder of the family who were in the sleeping rooms, were not injured. Miss Catharine E. Beecher and others in New York are making earnest and commendable efforts to establish in that State an institution of learning of a high order, for the "scientific and practical training of woman for her profession as the chief educator of childhood and the prime min istcr of tho family state." The Democratic journals, particularly the New ork World, propose that Republicans who advocate a reform of the present tariff Bhall join the Democratic party. They do not desire that the Republican party shall reform the tariff, but rather that the present odious system shall stand, in the hope that it will split the Republican party. The Coroner's Jury in the case of the accident on the Missouri Railroad have pronounced the conductor and engineer of the extra freight train responsible for the calamity, and the Coroner has caused the arrest of William Odor, the conductor. The new reveuue bill of the Ways and Means Committee is very voluminous and intended to take the place of all the laws now in force, and is so prepared as to cover all the points that have been disputed between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the tax-payers. The Western Home. The May number of this popular magasine comes to us filled with fresh, original matter of a highly interesting charaoter, made attractive by fine illustrations. What with its large corps of able writers and its low rate of subscription ($1.00 a year), this is becoming one of the most widely circulated and universally popular magazines published. We axe informed that for this month the issue is fifty thousand copies. The publishers (Stoddard L Parkhurst, Chicago,) are offering large inducements to canvasers. Those interested will do well to send for a sample copy and premium list.

The Indian Question. General Sheridan, in replying to a letter from a newspaper correspondent, gives his views on the Indian question as follows in a private letter dated Chicago, April 23, and now for the first time made public: "L may say, in reference to the management of Indians, the reservation system is the only one offering any prospect oT success, but all experience has shown that the wild Indian will not adopt it until he is forced to do so. All the tribes on the Northern Pacific coast had to be. subdued and forced on to the reservations, which was accomplished between the years 1855 and 1S69; then peace ensued. Latterly

the same policy has been pursued in re gard to the Camanches, Kiowa?, Cheyen nes and Arrapahoes. After the wild Indians are put upon the reservations a strong military force will have to be kept there, to protect the agents and others required in the work of cultivation, and their protection against the encroachments of the white settlers, who otherwise would take prossession cf their lands." A Terrible Railroad Accident, At six o'clock Wedncaciay morning, the night express, train 00 the Missouri PaoiGo Railroad, which left Chipu, Kansas, Tuesday evening, oollided near Eureka, twenty-eight miles from St. Louis, with an extra freight going west. Sixteen persons were killed outright, and twenty wounded, two of whom will die. Both locomotives were completely wrooked, and the trains are badly smashed. The collision occurred through a misapprehension of orders given to conductors. The Charleston Courier (Democratic) says: "At this moment South Carolina has but one organized party, which is the Radical party. The Democratic party, as a State party, is not in being." Unity of Action. The importance of unity of action among Republicans can not be overestimated. If it comes to be understood that at every election there is to be strife, contention and unpleasant feeling among Republicans, the party ean not long survive. The very central idea of a party presupposes unity of feeling and concert of action. It is better for the Republican party to be defeated as a united, harmonious party, than to be successful by trading and huckstering with the Democracy. The true plan for any party to pursue is to settle all its differences by the majority rule inside the party organisation, and to j oth(jr cours(j u gBioUI nd ,he men who show to our enemies a united front A pursue it manifest to the world that they eare more lor their little pet notions and personal schemes than they do for the party or its principles. Such men do the party immense injury, and should be regularly counted among the foes whose efforts are put forth to destroy us. It is pleasant to know that you can rely upon every man to do just what he professes, and that when be changes his politics he will renounce the one and espouse the other cause. There is no good excuse for any roan who professes to be the friend of one party and acts with the other. Every attempt to excuse duplicity of any kind only makes deceit and double dealing more odious. Decatur Press. The Crops. The Indianapolis Journal says: As a matter of great interest to all the people of the State, and to many out of the State, we are pleased to reproduce from our exchanges, representing all sections, the cheering accounts of the growing crops, both of grain and fruit. A careful review of the State papers shows that more than an average breadth of wheat has been sown this season, and that thus far the prospects are most excellent for a heavy yield. In large and small fruits, despite the fears of the late frosts, there seems to be no possibility of failure. In brief, so far as Indiana is concerned, our gardens and fields are fairly blooming with the richest promises for the harvest home. Peace and plenty fill the land. Lay Delegation in the M- E. Church. In our paragraph on this subject yesterday there were some inaccuracies in giving the final result of the vote of the conferences. The question has already been settled affirmatively, and that, too, without the aid of conferences outside of the UniStates. Seventy-two annual conferences (all but 17 reported officially) give ab aggregate vote of G.489. The full membership of the Germany and Switzerland Conference, which meets at Carlsruhe, June 16, is 45, making the total of G 554. Three-fourths of this is 4.900J, which is the affirmative vote required, and already in the United States the affirmative vote amounts to 4,903, or 2 votes more than is necessary. So it will be seen that the final result will not be affected by the vote of the Germany and Switzerland Confer ence, though its vote will doubtless increase the majority iu favor of the measure. Gasette. This from the Indianapolis Sentinel is the most refreshing news we have read for some time; "The Democracy of Wayne oounty will hold a convention at Conneraville, on the 2dth of May, to select delegates to the Congressional Convention." Can the Democracy of old Wayne find no resting place in their own county, that they must go over into Fayette to hold their convention? The Connersvillians had better quit electing Democratic mayors, on citizens' tickets, or ex-Knights of the Golden Circle will swarm upon them worse than the locusts did upon the Egyptians. Rushvillc RepublicanOn Saturday last Gen. Spooner received at Indianapolis thirteen boxes, weighing over sixteen hundred pounds, from the Census office, containing 74,800 copies of schedule A, for the enumeration of inhabitants for the Ninth Census; 2,140 copies of schedule 2, headed "Mortality;" 7,800 copies of schedule 4, headed ''Products of Industry;'' 175 sheets of blotting paper, and 274 sheets of wrapping paper. Register. "All right en the goose," any one will understand, means all right for Dave. It seems as tho' that "same old speech" had the benefioial effect upon the Rush County Democrats that it had upon those of this County. Greenfield Commercial.

Letter from West Virginia. Correspondence of the Indiana American.. Clarksbc&g, West Virginia, ) May 5th, 1870. J Mr. Bingham, Time, as you are no doubt aware, works wondrous changes in this world of ours. I am especially reminded of this fact from having the last two or three days wandered over the

grounds which were so familiar in the days of my youth. Forty-four years ago this day I was dashing around amongst my young lady acquaintances here with all the world before me, and this day I have been doing exactly the same thing with this difference, that now I have nearly all the world behind me. Of the busy throng who occupied Clarksburg forty-four years ago, I have as yet found but about twelve or fifteen, and these mostly look as though old Time with bis slimy arms, like lingo's devilfish, was feeling around for them. They, have as yet been able to elude his grasp, yet their time must come; for this monster," though he seems to be playing at blind-man's-buff, and grabbing at random, will finally succeed in finding us all, hide or dodge as wo may. iSc transit, Ao., &o. Clarksburg ia a queer old town, founded away back in the 18th century, situated on a kind of undulating plain filled with ravines, with houses stuck upon the level land and all about the ravines, both in them and on their eloping sides some of brick, some of wood, and some ot stone. Many of them are sixty or seventy years old, and show very decided marks of decay; and all, whether new or old, elegant or plain, are greatly blackened and disfigured by coal-smoke, dust and soot, whioh gives them anything but a pleasant appearance to a person who has been accustomed to the neat and cleanly appearance of the western towns where no coal is used. But tho most important part of a town is its inhabitants, and Clarksburg contains a great many of tW very beet people F. F. Y's, of course. ,. ,Dere they have F. F. V's and other kinds of people besides. With you, in Indiana, every Virginian claims to be of the '..'First Families." There was a municipal election held in Clarksburg on Monday, at which the American citizens of African descent voted for the first time in West Virginia. All the darkies made a holiday of it, and mala- (! female refused to work. The men with their Sunday clothes on met at a school -hbuse in the town and marched to the CoufI House in double file, and kept possession of the polls until all had voted. There wst &c &t&ept on the yt of any, whether re-k! or Union men, to prevent their voting. The Republicans carried every officer, by a majority varying from one to twenty -eibt; a&dt biU Sur the darkies they would have been defeated. So much for the place and its yf4now living. But when I come to speak of the dead; when I tell you that I have recently stood by the graves of my father and mother Oh! how sad and unutterably desolate 1 felt all my ancestors hidden iu th grave, whose faces 1 t-hall never sec aain my db immediate family dead or scattered, no member of which I may ever annul claim as my own a sad. lonelv wan derer among multitudes of busy men, scarcely knowing or being known by any; and even the places which know me now, will sburtly "kuovv me uo more forever." Such is life and such is fate, and dislike it, or suffer as we may, we ean but utter the thought that these thing are inevitable, and that the reasouiugs for them are only known to Him who placed us here and bids us to suffor without murmuring. H. Letter from Indianapolis. Correspondence of the Indiana American. Indianapolis, May 14, 1S70. Mr. Bingham, Sir: I thought I would write you a few lines and let you know how I am spending my time here. The Grand Jury of the District Court of tho U. S., of whioh I am a member, have been in session two weeks, and the District Attorney, Gen. Brown, thinks will be able to finish up the business next Friday. I am not at liberty to say anything about what we have done, further than that the crimes have nearly an open committed South of the National Road. Whether they have a better art of hiding North than South of that line, I cannot say. Indianapolis is improving fast. They think they have from 00,000 to 70,000 inhabitants. I have nearly "done up" the city. I have found quite a number of rranklin County men. Among them are Harvey Bates and Isaac Phipps, who were in the dry goods business more than fifty years ago in Brqokville; and some others familiar to the people of Brookvllle forty or fifty years ago. I was out to Lebanon in Boone County, last Saturday, and found some Franklin County peoplo there. Among them was a son of Samuel Rose of Fairfield, who is an artist at that place. There are about 2,000 inhabitants in that town. I also saw Elisha Kise, who is a cousin of mine by marriage, formerly of Georgetown, Kv. He is 81 years old. Also Col. W. C. Kise, bis son, who did good service at Mill Spring, Ky., where Zollicoffer was killed. I also saw Gen. Reuben Kise, son of Col. Kise, at Indianapolis. He is Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, and running the Democratic party of the State, at his office; but he did not treat me, nor did I see any of his jugs. But when at Lebanon, I told bis father that I did not see any of the jugs nor even any of the platform. He said to me that Reuben bad probably sent them to Jim Ryan's grocery to be filled, to be ready for the coming campaign; but I felt a delicacy in asking Reuben anything about that matter, as our party are opposed to the use of liquor. I have not seen a drunken man in town since 1 have been here, which could not be said about Brookville. I presume perhaps the reason is, I did not visit the places where it is sold. Yours respectfully, Wit. McCltjbb. N. B. 1 forgot to state that I visited the battle-field at Pogue's Run, and made a slight examination for some of my friends' and relatives' pistols, but failed to find any relic on that classic ground. W. M. Several papers in the State, prominent among the number is the Madison Courier, have put in nomination for Governor the Hon. Will Cumback. Undoubtedly Mr. C. would make an excellent gubernatorial officer, and that he would make a strong

race, should he receive the nomination, is a fact too patent to admit of argument. Rushville Times. Hon. John S. Reid, who contests tke Beat of Mr. Julian, does not deem it advisable to be a candidate again io the Fourth District of Indiana. He has written a letter withdrawing from the field, and it is affirmed that D. S. Gooodiog, the memorable Marshal of the District of Co

lumbia under Andy Johnson, will be nominated by acclamation. Unless all the good omens fail, Hon. Jeremiah M. Wilson, the Republican candidate, will bo elected by a large majority. "Chronicle. New York voted 00 Tuesday for a Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Court of Appeals. The partial returns received indicate the election of the Democratic candidates, with Sanford E Church at their head, by a majority of some 50,000. Last autumn Nelson, the Democratic candidate for Secretary of State, was elected by a majority of 22,524 over Gen. Siegel. There was no reason to believe that New York would elect the best man, and we suppose no one, ardent Republican though be be, will be disposed to feel particularly downcast over the news. Gazette. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS CHURCH MEETING. NOTICE it hereby giren that a meeting will b held at the!Jchnon' Fork Regular Baptict Church, one mile North of Drewenbarg, on Saturday, May 28th. 1870, at 2 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of re-organixlug the Church, electing three Trusted, and transacting aoh oth er business as may come before the meeting, may 17 2w J. H. CLOUD A OTHERS. PUBLIC SALE! Two Far ms. Four Town Lots, and Two Oct Lots at Auction. THE nndersigned will sell at publie aaction, on the premises. On Saturday, June 4th, 1870, at 2 o'clock P. M., (if not previously sold at private sale,) the following described proper!;: Lots 6, 7, 20 and 21, ia Cutler" A McCarty's plat of the towi af Srookville, Franklin Co., Indiana. A (so two valuable out lots adjoining said town. Also at the same time a ail ple will be offered Ihe farm known as the Rinkard Farm, lying miles north. vX Brookville, and containing l ; acre. Also 18 acre to Sen. , Town 0, Range 5, admitting the Kinkard Farm. Teruis made known on day of s?. may 20-Sw. JANEMcCARTT. ADAM RCTHERMEL, Watch Maker and Jeweler, LAUREL, INDIANA. HAVING opened a Store in ft. . Reibold's building, Laurel, Indiana, I am prepared to Mttl Watches, Clocks and Jenclry eS U kind. Repairing dae o sbort BAt'ive-at the very lowest prices-. 'JHe pa.rvBK-e of sk public is respectfully tolicited. ADAM KOTHERMEL. mny20-ly ALLEY & PEPPER'S Setufitt d 2 vifrs mrf& nj,- Mittimora, ON TI1ACS BlttStll 0FP7PS CHEZK. The undersigned are now prepared to furnish Lsimker of All Kimh As they hve in steady operation one of the So Portable aw .Mills in ibe conntry, convenient u primitive forests containing all kinds of tree Orders tilled on the shortest uotice, anl aS ih lowest market prices. WM. A. ALLEY, may 20 3m. C1IARLK5 PKi'PER. WOOL! WOOL.!! BRING YOUR WOOL TO THE SI JOSEPH WOOLEN MILL AT OLDENBURG IF YOU WANT The Highest Trice for Tonr Wool, IN CASH OH GOODS. We hare a large assortment of all kinds of HOME-MADE GOODS! SUCH AS Jeans. Satinetts, Cassimeres, Yarns, Blankets, &c As chepasthecheapest,andas good as the best. GIVE IS A CALL Before you dispose of your Wool, as we guarantee entire satisfaction, may 20-3ai. ROM WEBER t FLODDHR. CONFECTIONERY AND ICE CREAM SALOON. CHRISTIAN KOZBER, THANKFUL FOR past favors, again announces tht ho h made large additions to his establishment, and is prepared better than ever to acoommodate cui tomers with the very best article of FRESH T3TrtEALt Cakes oral. Kinds, Plea, &e. He will furnish Cakes and Crackers of all kinds, at wholesale or retail, on reasonable terms. A iso, a good supply of Lemons and Oranges on hand. His assortment of Confectioneries is eomple' embracing Candies of the best quality, Fruits, Ao., Jco. Having fitted up a room for the purpose, h ' " be prepared, during the warm season, to furni.a lee Cream, Lemonade, Ac, to those who iuT vor him with a call. mJ 20 1 AT THE HARRISON WOOLEN FACTORY. Custom Spinning & Koll rardlni? done on short notice and on reasoible teioi , and all work WARRANTED. We have on band at all times a large UASSIAIERES, lO-4FLA.NfcLS' JEANS, VVVZ . TWEEDS, PLAIN ALL WOOL BLANKETS, J, YARNS IN ALU luiiv. Highest Market Prices paid in Cm 'roloa or exchange for goods. We keep en,,V,Bd hand a superior No. 1 Cotton Batting. examine our stock for tSONS. Harrison, Q May 20, 1870-Jm. THE undersigned having ,ea,edftt",rTwtu House Llvary Stable for a Ur- of , conduct the same in connection b the opposite .id. of th- and F--increased stoea ot gooiin. lly Carriages kept for hire. f'TI0"tl"J feed and the best stable n tpwn, wi " P. rslR. March ll-3m.

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