Indiana American, Volume 10, Number 38, Brookville, Franklin County, 22 September 1871 — Page 1

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in the National Bank (Third Story.') jace TEKHS nr SUBSGBIf TICN: . - - Dti YEAH. IK ADVASCB. S - . . -x-. nnpra delivered IV ADVAKCB within this fnnntVTndiawa h ouse, 163 West Fif Steet ftide on Ry m an. Proprietor. March 59,1870- - VALLEY HOUSE, Brookville,' Indiana. pETEU SCIIAAF, - PROPRIETOR Jn.'o?yL,OUl ,r iT T A WT , . ttrooWvtUc, ma. oorefullr drawn. .Titles Deed na 1 ...: i collection iimiriel Especial a""- . Hard Office on " - HI. met 'J Jiune 2-iy ware Store BICnVRO DURNAN, PROP RIETOR June 9. 1870O- R. CORYAttORNE Y AT L A W . Brookville, Indiana. & Gates' building, opposite the aug 1-ly. 0 (Bee in uavis Court House DEALER IN STOVES, TIN WARE, 4c., FAIRFIELD, IXDIANA. Alio puts up Lightning Rods.Guttering, Spoatict.ind Tin Roofing. ill work warranted to gve satisfaction. tune 9 Cm. GEO. BOWL BY licalSfltatc cnt t a n Y 1 U tt 1 C . ARRSON, OHIO l hare for lOe a large amount of farm a and -town property in all the Western States. Brookville. T ndiana John ni'ady, T T 0 II N K Y AT L A W AND NOTARY PUBLIC. ttvookVc, VnA At present, and until further notice, he Toun i at the office of Adams A Berry. will b July 14 ly. lUui ui hud nuiiu uuiui. I'll b public will take notice that the undersign -lis prepared on short no ticeto furnish ALL LEADIJSG KEVSPAPRS OF THE DAI tehts Ledger, Weeklies, Saturday Night, West era World , bay's Doings, Clipper, Wilke's Spirit, Scientific American, Harper's Weekly, Basar, aai all the Literary and Scientific papers now fiablithed. Alsothe MONTHLIES,, . , Harper's. Atlantic, Godey's, Frank Leslie s;iu rct,H Magaiines of note. UeaUo has on hand and will keep an assortment of Stationery, Envelops, Pins, .Inks Pencils, &c, together with all the ta'e NOVELS AND NOVELtlTES entt c h. TAMES B. TYNKR FRED BATT, MERCHANT TAILDE L aurel, Indiana Keeps a full supply of j.iece goods, suoh as DOESKINS, CASSIMERES, FRENCH AND KNQLISH CLOTHS, 4C, An & will make op suits to order, in the h est style and (cording to the most Approved Fashions. "Will keep constantly on hand a large and well sleeted Hock of 11EADY-3IADS CLOTHING, sd every other artieto of furnishing goods. T'U FRED BATT. CROCERY STORE. J- H. BROCKAMF, tJAS opened a new Grocery Store tn the rotm rriaing Davis k Gatea' Drug Store, where lor sale a t.t. iriNns nt? AMILY GROCERIES, each as Teas, Coffees, sugars, Spices, &c reoffered for sale A.T THK LiOWIST MAKKKT PRICKS. Terjthing usually kept tn a Grocery Store :-e abtamtd there, eitherat WUOLESALE OR RETAIL. tkrBSttPM tfal ,olicit tb l"Wal ratrag 24 J.H. BROKAMPon

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VOL. 10, NO. 38.3 Take Your Choice. Tbe Aruerican people again 00 front the proposition of the Democratic jjarty to take potisessifto tf the National Government. In making up theiT intinda which party thej will support, miner cousideratioas will generally be disregarded The tact, that this official here and that one there hare been inefficient and dishonest will have but little to do in determining men's votes. What is the great, wide gulf between the two parties? Adeuitting, lor the sake ot the argument, that each prty is equally honest as a whole, let us examine briery what are tfae purposes and ten'deu'crcs ot each. The llepublieao party proposes to enforce an observance ol' tbe whule constitution, including the tecent amendments. This wonid have no political eigui&cance wre it tiot tor the tact that the Democrat -ic party has not yet admitted the validity I of the amendments, but still keeps open: the question of tearing them from tbe body of 1 He constitution. What are these! amendments? ihe first abolishes slavery, the second defines citizenship, makes sacred the national debt, declares the rebel debt forever invalid, and prescribes a mode : of amnesty; the third prohibits the denial ot the right ot suffrage od account of race, color or previous conditiou of servitude. Few Democrats, even in the hottest political hot-bed of the South, expect to reestablish slavery. Yet the most conser vative "Southern Democrat denounces the abolition of slavery as a sweeping confiscation. We might fill our pages with extracts lrom Democratic journals that advocate the new departure,' showing how bitterly the Democracy condemn the freeing of tnc slaves without compensation to their owners The phrase, 'sweepiog confiscation,' is to be used to educate the national Democratic mind up to the point of being willing to make a moneyed restitution to the boutUfor 2,000,000,000 or 3,. 000,000,000 of slave property swept away by the war. A few days ago tbe leading Democratic journal of ihtrtiouth contained this lauguage; 'Slavery has been abolish ed, but slavery never has beeu paid for. it then proposes that the South sectional ize itself bands its States together for the purpose of coercing paymeut Dropping all other questions, argues the Rich nioud V big, and combining upon this, the South could drive a big trade with Northern Democrats, aud perhaps with Kepubiicausl This scheme need not be developed by the use of more woids. Its tremendous proportions and district outlines are easily uiscertnble at tbe most casual glance. Thus it may be seen wliy Mr. Knott, who once reminded Congress that the South had ?3 000,000,000 of claims against the Natioual tioverumeut, could afford to pro less acquiescence in the ratification of the I Thirteenth Amendment. The douth is beginning to learn that free is more profible tbau slave labor, tiud seeks only 10 get back the money it invested in flesh and blood, and not to enslave that flesh and blood again iu the same chains. The Thirteenth Amendment is to be allowed to stand and to be labeled; 'Sweeping Confiscation.' Bat what of the other two? The Fourteenth commits the nation against repudiation and against payment of the conlederate war aeDt. mere is no way to get around it. . Hence, although there was no more actual 'duress, as it is called by the Democracy, in the one case than in the other, it is proposed by such men as Lieutenant Governor Carlisle, of Kentucky, who represents the non-depart-ists generally, to get it, in some way (?), before the Supreme Court, and have it de. clared null and void. Davis says the Southern cause is not lost. Hundreds of thousands of Southern voters think and feel the same way. But the experiment of force is not again to be tried, at least in this generation. Repudiation to be reach ed through an indefinite expansion of the public debt, is tbe programme. Expansion of the public debt is to be brought about in this way: Pay for slaves, pay for other property destroyed by the war and payment of the Confederate bonds are to be demanded. With the Fourteenth Amend ment out of the way by the decision of a Democratic Supreme Court, or overridden by a legislative revolution, a thousand million dollars worth of claims could be distributed to corrupt Congressmen by the Southern lobby! Ten billions of public debt. What then? bloods of paper money. What then? Practical and complete repudiation. WThat then? National disintegration and ruin. What then? Accomplished secession The Fifteenth Amendment, which confers suffrage upon the negro, does not stand half as much in the way of the purposes of the Democracy as the Fourteenth. let it is contemplated to annul atong with the Fourteenth as having been rati fied by the same fraudulent means. Could the Democratic leaders be aure of the ne gro vole, they would re-propose the tifteenth Amendment, by wnicn u is secureu, as soon as their court decided it null. From this view of the case, it may be gathered why there is 1 hitch in the New iionnrtnra nusioess. lei it is uv uu means certain that, for the purpose of allavinsr suspicion, the National Democratic Convention may not adopt the Vallandig ham nlatform. But what are Democratic professions on paper? The 'inexorable logic of facts sweeps them away in ai instant. Does the. South lack the desire to consolidate her pension roll with ours her bonds with ours her war claims t.01 all kinds) with ours? No- Have the leaders of the Northern Democracy the OT.nlinml ttiA Lnnpotv In a natriotism to resist the party demands of their o d iuiuuvvu -- - r mastersr No, tnousani times, o. Then ttiA Ttenublican cartv must be kept in pow er trt nemetuate the Union it saved from destruction by th Democracy.- Lafayette Journal. TK hnva are advised to get their .m.v.J i.ea rsid for the next eclipse It will come off in Jmne, 1954, and will be total through a Urg part of be United

THE UN It) N, THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS."

BROOKVILLE, Who Shall Bear Our Standard? That otir standard shall be borne next, year by those who shall be victors in the end-, is, of course, the desire of every ealroest, honest Republican, There is no single reason why the Democracy shall carry Indiana next year There are a thousand good reasons why they should not The toad to victory is easy provided we do not ake the wrong one. Whieh is the right route? We reply, nominate the right sort of a ticket It cannot be deni d that the Republicans of Indiana have made some egregious mistakes in the nominations for effioe But then we could not be beaten, record made by that Then, tuost ot the party was a grand victorious war record Since then this j party has made a few mistakes. While its history is mostly a clear one in favor ; of the right, it is also a fact that some mistakes have been made It could not be otherwise. No organization, political or otherwise, is perfect in every respect. During the war, loyal people were bound together by patriotism. Victory was certain then, for ouly a minority of the peo pie of this country were or traitors to its jprinciples. But new questions have been developed and there are many who forget so easily the terrible crimes of copperheads. Besides, personal quarrels between members of the Republican party have arisen from this cause and that. These are ready to oppose each other to the bitter end We need, then, a State ticket composed i ot our very best men, our smartest men zaalous, hard working men who are free from strong alliance with any sub-party or influence. And we want a good man for every position, not a first-class candi date for Governor and then a set of nin compoops or popinjays or poppycock gen tlemen tor the other positions. W e want men who are for the people, who can go out and make friends, who do not drive voters from them by their stiffness. If soldiers, and the more we get of them the better, they should be man who were pop ular with their companies, regiments, brigades or divisions, not those officers who were hated by every member of their commands. Republicans of Indiana, let us put aside personal preterances at our next State Convention. The result of the nominations to be made may fix Indiana permanently for or against us. The hottest con test ever known will be that of next year. Let us not go into the battle with any heavy weights upon us. Let us not trade or traffic to get this man or that upon the ticket but work to secure the best men. It will be our pleasure to advocate tbe nomination of one citizens of this country, because we believe he can go over Indiana and secure more votes for the position than any other man, and, because he is also qualified, a gentleman of spotless character and a thorough worker. But we shall quarrell withnone about this nomination. There should be go quarrels among us. We should reason together, think closely and carefully and then meet and nominate those for whom the last man can vote. It was not our iutention to name, in this article, any gentleman who should be selected for the head of the ticket Nor shall we indicate any preference. We have an abundance of good timber. Gen eral Tom Browne, with his earnestness, his enthusiasm, Lis elegant and eloquent style of speaking, his graceful manner, and thorough identification with the people of this State; General Ben. Spoon er, with his empty sleeve, the thunderbolts of his speeches, the terrific musketry that he would fire along the entire line of the enemy; Gen. Ben. Harrison, grandson of President Harrison, scholar, soldier and statesman that he is there are these and others able to bear our standard aloft and on to victory. Give us such a man as one of those at the head, such a. man at the other end of the ticket, and such a man for each intermediate place, and then the Renublican army of Indiana will organize such an attack as will drive the enemy at ever? point, and insure a most glorious triumph in the autumn. Kokomo Tribune. General Bovnton's Darky. Wheu General Boynton was in the South, a swarthy, good-natured darky be. came quite attached to mat jony son 01 Mars ana quiii-uriTer. xu ucuciai, iu course of time, sent him to his father in Ohio. The old gent asked bam it he Knew nvthins: about horses and carnages Spec I does, mass a; wasmassas ole coach man, aiacuue wast was mm i &v i the barn and 'grease up' the buggy, mean of course, the wheels. Alter a while Sam was told to put the tiorso into the bu2v. which he did. The old gent then got in, but thought the dasher was rather sticky as he iaid his hand on it to assist himself in eettinsr in. nut wnai was uis horror to find that Sam had literally greased up the buggy, for he applied the wheel crease to every part ot it the seat, op. sides, wheels, dasher, ana suaits. iiis ' . . i u v... e., race was not COOieu iuucu vy uia n ic- - it. . r . 1 marking, as be scramoiea out 01 uae siicsy concern, 'Golly, uiassa, couldn't grease dis yere harness, coa de grease it 3 an aun gonel' . . . 1 Tbe same darkv was atterwara tanen 10 the village with Mrs. B , who, wishing to leave a short message with a lady friend, and not desiring to get out of the carriage. mid Sam to tret out and rinc the bell. Sam got out and stood in the road, peer ing and gazing up in the air ana arouna the sides of the house, with his great hands stuck in his trowsers' pockets. Mrs. li. asked him what he was looking after. 'Foh der Lord, missus, I don t see no bell. Reckon dey hasn't got any hands on dis yere plantation. He was looking for a Southern plantation hell of two-darky power in Ohiol Mrs. B saw the joke and directed him to take hold of the little silver bell handle on the aide of the door and pull it out. Sam went for it, got hold of it. hold on to it. put his big right toot ao-ainst the door post, gave a tremendous nti vhn aomethioir broke, and Sam landed in the middle of the dusty road, er claiming, By golly! reokon dey meant dis rcre shoulda'l neper eoiue out!'

LND., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1871.

A Night's Adventure on the Ohio River. Anlno dent of the Flood of 1832. ''The river rises wonderfully fast, wife," said Jack Martin, as he wiped his hands on the roller-towel behind the door, before sitting down to his sapper "It is almost up to the top of the bank; never was known to be so high; and Wilson really seems seired about it." "Do you think there is any danger, ' asked Mrs Martin as she poured out his tea. 'No, we are not going to be carried away because it is a few feet above high water mark. Ft will go down as it came up, wheu it is ready Come in." This was said in answer to a knock at the door, and was followed by the appearance of a boy about thirteen years of age. Mother is sick, Mrs Martin." he said, approaching the table, "and she sent me' to ask you to come over. Granny Hays is down with the rheumatiz, and she hain't got no ooe with her." I expected it,' eaid Mrs. Martin. 'What shall I do?" "Go, of course," said her husband. "You can't d anything else." 'She is very bad," 6aid the boy, "and I am to go around and fetch the doctor." "Well, draw up and get some supper, Joe," was Jack's answer, ''then I will put Dolly in the wagon, and we will go the upper road and take the doctor in." "But the children, father?" "Now don't begin to worry, Molly. Sally can take eare of the baby, and I will not be goGe more than an hour or so. I'ou can get along, can't you, Sally?" "I guess so," was the smiling reply of a bright-eyed girl of some thirteen years wh sat beside him. "The creek is running like a mill race, and the water is spreading all over, said Joe. "The trees looked standing in it when I came over the hill. I don't believe we could get along the road." 'The water is backing tip then," said Jack; but it is too cold for it to rise much farther." Mrs. Martin made a hurried meal, and, having stowed various articles in a basket, was ready by the time her husband had the wagon at the door. With charges to Sally concerning the baby, she stepped in, while Jack locked the house door and put the key in his pocket, telling the children to go to bed as soon as they had set things to rights, but to bo sure and have a good fire and keep a light but ning, for he would not be long gone. Jack Martin and his young wife had left New England when they were first married and settled upon the Ohio some distance above Cincinnati. Here Jack had built a small frame house and begun to cultivate his land, and here his five children were born, two of whom had died Sally and Will and the baby being all that were left. Jack was a happy, ight-hearted, industrious man, who work ed his farm and 'took things easy. His land was productive, his crops had sold well, he had built a fine barn, and had good out-houses, but his own dwelling was the shabbiest part ot the premises. It was a frame of but one room, with a loft above which had been put up for present wants when he first settled there, but it was plastered snug and tight Every year Jack had thought he would add to it, and when his wife represented that it was gettins vary old, and was really too small for her growiug family, he would put her off with a promise of building next spring, and a compliment to her housekeeping. After her parents left, Sally proceeded to wash np the tea things, lha baby, a child some ten months old, Was asleep. Turning up the end of the brown table cloth, Will got out bis slate and arithmetic, and began to cipher, while Sally went back and forth from the cupboard to the table, singing and putting the things away. Will was slow at figures; he put aown and rubbed out, and bothered and scratch ed his head; and finally appealed to Sally, with, 'Just show mo this part.' Thus an hour passed The baby awoke and was fed and played with, and the two setting sleepy they prepared for bed. Usually they slept in the loft unless the weather was very cold, but this night they had been told to get in below with the baby. Before undressing they rolled a lare log on the fire, and put a candle in thelantern, as they had been taught to do for safety. Tired with their walk of tw miles from school in the wind, they were soon asleep. Suddenly Sally was awakened by she knew not what, and was turning to go to sleep 1 . I. ... A v .1 .1 .--. j,aa air I ni. again, wncn mere va a giunuiu """ft noise, and she thought she ieit toe nouse move. Thoroughly aroused, she sat up in bed The lantern was dark, and from the hearth, where she had left a great fire, came a hissine sound, aud there was only tbe glare of a dull burning log. She thought anmA one was nuttinsr out the fire, and called, 'Father! father.' There was no answer, but the sound continued. Without waking William, she sprang out upon the floor and ran towards the fire-place. As 8he reached it her feet splashed in the water which was running along over tne noor. vuick as ngui th thought came. 'The river is up!' She groped for a candlestick, and found one - , with a small piece ot canaie remaining in it. Taking one of the long sulphur matches used in those days, she touched it to a coal, and had a light. A quick g'ance around told her at once what was the matter. The hearth laid with heavy stone had sunk several inches below the floor of the room, and up through the crevices of this came the water, which had almost put out the fire, leaving only the loirs burnincr. The door was locked but raising the window-curtain she gazed ont. The house was surrounded by water the waves were washing up against it and over, the doorstep. As far as hei eye could reach, all around about, was water,

only water, with tree standing; in it.

The girl had been brought tip to depend on herself, and she had both resolution and coarage. Running to the bed, she shook Will. Get ap. Will, get upl The river is all arotind the houseV The hoy sat op, rubbed hia eyes stupidly, then Bank back again. 'Get up. Will, do iret

upl Don t you hoar? the rfver is coming 'See!' exclaimed Will, 'there is somem the bouse. She 6hook him again tMn? nn thuth.!. nFi,,. i.-

'Dress quickly, and don't wake baby. She already had was fastening up her own shoes oa, and her dress. There was the same creaking noise, and the house shook. Will comprehended at last, and while putting on his clothes ran to the window. "What are we to do?' he asked in afiight. 'If father was only here I' 'We must go to the loft and wait until father comes,' 6he answered. Taking the baby in her arms, she climbed the stairway and iaid it on her own bed wrapping it up warmly. When she came down again, Will, who had been looking out, stood with the tears running down bis face. 'Where is father? O Sally, where is father? I am so afraid he is drowned; he has not come home.' She hugged the tender-hearted boy close. 'No; Will, no, father is safe, he will only be troubled about us.' She shuddered herself as she reassured him. ''He will get a boat and come.' Finding the water was covering tho floo they carried to the loft all the articles they could move, not forgattiog some bread and a croak of milk for the baby. They then took refuge there themselvesWhile they were thus engaged they frequently felt the house quiver. It was eold. They had a light, but no fire. So, wrapped in comforters, they held each other olose, not daring to go to bed. lhey crouched near one ot of which there were two in looking back on 'the hills,' the windows. the loft, one the other in front on the river. Their father did not come. It was not a dark night, and they could see that the water spread over the meadows almost to the hills. The barns and all the out-houses stood surrounded. They could hear the geese gabble in alarm, and the ducks quack, for they had been driven from their shelter. It was a strange sight, and one well calculated to fill them with fears. They spoke little as they sat hugged together, except to say, 'What is that?' as the creaking noise they had heard grew louder. Will, who hadralways been delicate, was a dependent, loving, sympathizing boy, whose bravery was shown in bearing he was uncomplaining but sympathetic. Sally, who had often kept the hottse for weeks together when her mother was ill, and cooked her father's meals, and even done the washing, was sturdy, and a little rough to others, but to Will she was always tender. Now her heart ached for the lad she held in her arms. The little wooden clock on the mantelshelf below struck two, and a moment after there wes a great noise, as of something tearing away a jarring and a jerking, the house swayed to and fro, and as if struck with something, went down one side, and up the other. With a smothered exclamation, the children covered up their heads and clung closer to each other. A violent motion was followed by a calm. They looked up. There was a tearing and pushing along the sides of the house, a violent thump, the window glass rattled as it broke and fell, and the opening was darkened by branches of trees. A moment more, and all was quiet again. They were still Presently Sally stood up and said, We are moving, Will; the house is moving!' She ran to the front window and looked out. They were afloat on the broad Ohio. Alone, without help, iu this old house, tney were moving down the surging stream. With a wild scream Sally sprang across the floor, and looked out at the back window. She saw the bam and tho woodhouse and the tops of the fences, with chickens roosting on them, ureat trees which had been " uprooted, and in whose branches wood and logs and other debris had cau2ht. were swaying where the house had stood, apparently pinned by some thing remaining there. Evan as she gazed thn distance between them and these fa miliar objects increased, and she knew they, were on the broad, swift current of the river, helpless. Tho boy saw the terrot in her faoe, and clinging close to her, he looked up and said, softly, as a big tear swelled from un der her lid and tell upon His upturoea cheek, 'Don't cry, Sally; God will help us.' The girl, always more given to depend upon herself than to seek higher aid; clasped him, and relieved herself by a oud burst ot sobDing. Awakened by the noise, the baby cried, and had to be taken up and fed; this took the attention of tho children tor some mo ments from themselves and their situation, which they could not fully realize. Ihe raft of trees and driftwood coming against the old house, already swaying in the water, had forced it from its foundations and swept it out into the open river, bearing it past the great trees on tne uau, iu h.nria of which had broken the windows and tore off some of the weatherboarding from rliA sida. Somewhat herself again, Sally laid tne - - - . . ..... k.hi Hnvn an d drawins Will with tier, Crouching, they Vtvpt - . ii Jl looked out. Just then the piece 01 canuie flared up, sank again in the socket, ntcw- ,,! .rl wnt out- 'It will soon oe moruin.' the bov said, in answer to oany a , i , clasp as they were left in darkness. Then the people will see us and come t,a t.ks n 9V was her reply. The clock had struck four. Kneeling thpre- thev nassed villages and high bluffs. and saw distant towns, all of which seemed submerged, for there were lights gleamin from upper Btory windows in the houses, and moving about as though on the water. Dark objeots went swiftly by them, and every little while the house would dip and rock, as a log or tree ot other weighty object struck it.

WHOLE NO-506 Heavy as their hearts were they spoke 10 eacn otner ot the great flood and liken ed themselves to Noah in,the Ak. They were in me current and went swiftly on. Five o'clock struck, then sixi they began to ee objects distinctly in the dawning licrnr coop, iuii or cmcxens tooi 'Look at that settle and those chairs! and their is a dog-house turned upside down, and the poor dog iselinging to the Outside with his paws; he is chained to it.' Salley pointed thwards the spot Hay, straw, articles of furniture bales of cotton, wood, and timber of all kinds strewed tne lace ot the river. 'Oh!' The house careened as going over, as some large object against it, and the children were though struck thrown back upon the floor. It righted again, and tremblingly they continued to watch the waters their thoughts diverted from them selves from what they saw. Therejwas a stronge noise at ' the back window, a scratching and clawing and thumping. They drew near to see what it was, and found that the cat, which had probably been on the shed, that plank by plank was falling away from the house, had sought the refuge of the window sill without, where she was disturbed by the old ram, also on the shed, and making frantic efforts to reach the same position with puss, as he felt his unsafe foothold quiver beneathahim. As he bounded , up, or climbed against the house, striving to mke away with his horns, the-cat would draw back and spit and hiss at him, Amused despite themselves, the children opened the window and the cat bounded in, wnue tne old ram was left to his late. With the light, all Sally's resolution and energy came back to her. They prssed towns and villages. She knew they must be nearing Cincinnati, of which she had heard, and there, she had a vague idea, they WOuld be rescued. Taking the sheets off the bed, she fasttened them to a couple of slats from the bedstead, and put them out of the win dow, as she had seen persons do on the rivcr-bank when they wished to attraot attention and get a steamboat to stop. Aftsr several attempts she succeeded in nailing the slats to the window.silh Stationing Will at one window, she placed herself at tho other, her heart palpitsing with expectation. Ihe sun had now been np some time; she had a clear view of the scene, and began to realize the danger and to shudder at every creak of the timbers of the house. They passed a solitary dwelling half immersed, then several, then a town with steamboats at the landing, and skiffs and dugouts paddling through the streets. They were sure that the men ia them saw the house they pointed to it, and they were talking of it; but still no help. On they went. Ibe waters were more turbulent, the surface of the stream more thickly studded with floating articles. Now it spread out so wide it seemed boundless, and egain it would contract, and on the high ground would be dwellings not yet reached by the flood An hour passed. Sally was almost frantic, and began to despair. Several times she had seen people make signals to them, but none came to help. The baby fretted and cried, and Will took it up and soothed and gave it milk. 'Eat a bit, Will, eat a bit,' said Sally, who was herself almost exhausted through want of sleep and excitement. The lad Only shook his headand looked up. There was an expression in his face beautiful to S30. 'We are coming to town. This must be Cincinnati. See the houses! Sally leaned out of the window and wildly waved something she had snatched up, raising her voice at the same time and shrieking for aid. rut the Dahy down. Will, and come and wave and holler, she said, looking in at him, and Will obeyed. They see us! Why don't they help us?' she exclaimed in wild excitement 'It is Cincinnatil Why don't they come? See the boats 1 She came near falling out of the window. They passed tbe suburbs; people saw, and shouted to them, but seemed to have no power to reach them They were coming in front of the city, the ower part of which, with Covington and Newport, lay in the water. The steam boats appeared to be away up in the town, and many skiffs and other little crafts were plying upon the river. Now they were indeed seen, and their shouts were answered, but the skiffs could not get near them. The current of the river was strong, and there were too many large objects on its suffice. Encouraged bv a knowledge that thev were seen, the childreu increased their exertions. Sally brought the baby from the bed and held it up. Presently a large boat, which was manned by men who were at work trying to save some of the lumber of a saw-mill shot out and came towards them. Slowly and steadily it moved in and out, avoiding or pushing off the driftwood and other articles floating by. People who had been obliged to retreat to the second story of their dwelling put their heads out at the windows to see the strange sight a house afloat and waved and shouted and threw up their hand when thev saw that it had inmates, and those inmates were children. Meaotim the house was floating on and the boat was nearing it. A few lengths and it would be at itsjside. Just tben a huge saw-log which had been lying like a great what on tbe suriace of tbe water, was struct Dy something, and, changing its course, dashed into the side of tbe dwelling. A startled shriek was given by the Ijokersoo, as, thrown down by the concussion. the children disappeared, and the water dashed over the parted timbers. While the frame turned and whirled in the eddy, the log moved on. Taking advantage of the clearer space, the boat cained bv a few clever strokes the side of the ruin; then, while ooe of the crew sue ceeded iu making it fast, another climbed

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Need we say it was a joyful meeting? Our Young Folks. The Weakness of Ihe Democracy For a long time the Demacratic party was distinguished by its brilliant victories over all opponents. It was so confident of its power over the American JpeopleJ that its leaders boldly proclaimed it as the per manent party of the repnblrc, ana warned the young men of the country to aone un der its wing if they would be sure of po ltical advancement; a warning which was heard and acted upon by very many who had been educated in adifferent:political faith, but who preferred selfish success to faithful adherance to torifceiplexBttt however devoid of principle individual Democrats might be, the party, as an or ganization, was noted for making square. unequivocal issues With its adversary, and exacting an implicit obedience of eaoh of its members. It was a party of measures. f not of principle. The Democrat in of fice who disobeyed a party decree, was led forth to execution without either mercy or remorse, ibe party, after an election, might go back on its previous pledges, bat wheu it came before the people it bad an appearance of honest conviction on behalf of something, or against something, that gave it an air of honest conviction and ia consequence it had great power over the majority ol the American people., Thas, n Pennsylvania it professed to be in favor of a protective tariff before elections, and then it voted solid for a revenue tariff when it ruled in Congress. The judgment of the cauous, and not of the indiidual member of Congress, determined that matter. In 1844 the Democratic par ty of the North said it would have Oregon up to 'fifty-four forty, or fight.' But it gave a way to Ureat Britain a great shoo ut off this side of 'fifty-four forty,' with out any 'fight' whatever. But, as we have said, when it came before the people it made square issues on something or other, nd had tbe advantage which positive conviction and earnestness give to a large ody of men. Since the first national triumph of the Republicans the Democratic party has been thrown somewhat on the defensive. has been Under the necessity of 'rising to explain' under embarrassing clrcumtadces. Many of the deeds of the party ts orators and journals have not been al together 'free to maintain.' They have had to stammer out apologies and excuse their blushes of shame as best they could. But after all this is said, it still had some thing it could call unquestionably and distintively 'Democratic.' That was hosi lit y to tbe negro, and a determination that he never should be a citizen and voter on equal terms with other men. But evea his ultra Republican proposition - it can no longer resist at least if the Ohio Dem ocracy is authorized to give voice to tne sentiment of tbe party. In 1S63 the Democratic National Con vention wa9 compelled to concede two very mportant things: irpt, that slavery Was" lead; aud second, that a State had no right to secede or withdraw from the Union. These were important conces sions, and every patriot rejoiced that they were made. Bot the party wnioh made tbe concessions was made to plav an en tirely new part in public affairs in making them. It had, in its day. compelled the Federalists to submit to its liberal natur alization laws; the Whigs to say that they no longer wanted a national bank, and that they were satisfied not to disturb the ndependent treasury. It had compelled the Whigs to adopt its creed and policy on tbe slavery question at a later day. But to make concessions to an enemy, to fail to join issue squarely with vital points of his creed is a new experience for the Democracy and indicates the era of moral decrepitude and waning influence upon which the party has entered. Failing tosecure victory by thin concession, its leaders now propose to abandon their ancient lit on the long-oppressed African, and eoncede at last, after thirty years fight t the contrary, that he Is, politically, under our coustitation, 'a man and a brother No Democrat, oertainly no Republican, believes that any change has come . over the pro-slavery Democracy. Instantane ous conversions, powever good they may be in a religious way, when they occur in politics are of a very suspicious character. Of such oonverts by far a great number apostatize than hold out to tbe end. Some body gets badly bitten, whenever they oc cur. When a great political party begins to concede to its opponent s principles and measures it has opposed with extreme bitterness and great unanimity for more than a genaration, it only shows that the party is becoming morally and politically weak. Its concessions are the pleadings of a condemned culprit, appealing for a new lease of life, or changing the figure, the concessions are the death rattle in the throat of the party which is in the 'hour and article of death. They indicate no sincere change of conviction or of purpose. The party which makes a seeming change of front deserves no confidence and should receive no respite from tbe American people. Toledo Blade. Divorces are obtained in Maralynd without publicity. They take their wives out riding and lighten th boat. A romantic young man aays that a woman's heart is like the moon it changes -continually, but alway has a man iu it. Faased to a third reading Love letter

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