Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 June 1852 — Page 4

INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.

Salaries of State Officers. SPEECH OF MR. OWEN, Delivered in the Homseof Representatives, May 19, 1852. If there were nothing involved in the question before as, except a decision, whether some fifteen or twenty oat of the million of persons composing the inhabitants of our State, shoald have each three or four haudred dollars more or lea of annual income, I should not think it worth spending fire minutes over. Bot it is, in truth, a great question of public policy, intimately connected with the efficient administration of our State Government, m We speak of Lcosomt. That is well. But what is economy? It is derived from two Greek words, the one signifying a house, the other Uue or qoterntment. Economy, then, in its original sense, means the government or management of a household, or family; and may apply also to that large family, the State. Bat as, by many, dollars and cento are regarded as the end and aim of man's being, economy has come to be commonly restricted, in its meaning, to the keeping or saving of money. It baa often been taken as synonymous with parsimony, a word derived from a root signifying to ksmp, to sure. Paraimony, says Webster, is "allied to eovetousness, and imniies want of honorable liberality. " Vet there are circumstances, in which even parsimony may almost rise xo a viritie. sucu oircumsisnvca eisiw, Stile, in 1343. Indiana was then an insolvent debtor. For some years she had paid no interest on her debt. Her creditors knocked at the door, and knocked in vain. Thus situated, si? did wall to reduce public salaries to the lowest living rate. She did well to show to the world, that there was no item se unimportant but that she noticed and curtailed it. She was called upon to carry out the maxim " honesty first, liberality after wards." And. accordingly, she put 'ne salaries, especially ol her Governor and Judges, down to the living point, if not belew it. Bat circumstances have since changed. We pay all just demands against us, and have a surplus in the treasury. Without injustice to foreign creditors, we can afford tedo justice to onr own citizens. And here let me premise, that, as to this question ol State salaries, I have no personal interest, direct or indirect, to subserve I never expect, while I live, to ask or accept a Siate office. I have not a relation in the j world who belongs to the legal profession, or is, in the j least likely to become a candidate, nuw or hereafter. 1 j or mine will, in all probability, never have any thing to do with State salaries except to help to pay them. Bat yet I have as every citixen has an abiding in-! tercet in the question I earnestly desire to see the ailairs of the State administered with vigor, with honesty, with talent. Sir, in a general way, iu this world, a man gets just what he pays for. If he wants a good thing, he mast give a good price. If he will not give it, he must commeal put np with a bad one. Talent is no exception to this rule. In occasional cases, you may get it without adequate pay. Asa general rale, you cannot. Money does not always bring talent, any more than a high price ensures a good article. Yo'a may sometimes bid for it and fail to get it. But unless you do bid for it and bid fairly, liberally. yoa can expect nothing else than to lose it. Others, who do bid, will secure and command it. The sagacity of individual interest teaches, that notaing is more expensive, in the end, than poor talent, poorly paid. Corporations, wiser in their generation than we, act apon the knowledge of this. They bid two thousand, tw?nty-fivc hundred, three, four, five, even six thousand i year, to secure the highest order ol financial talent, in their presiding officers. They do this, not, certainly, by way of creating fat offices, for the money comes out of the pockets ol tue stocatioiders. , t aev ao it, necaus-: tuev sdu r. u ; u-caur u is uc economy, the talent tbey purchase repays me purchase money tenfold. Let us beware! Talent rules the world. They who ,

command talent, command power. The corporate in- jearterests of this State are growing, wiih every day. Each What does this bill propose to give our Governor I year their influence waxes greater, reaches further. It j Thirteen hundred a year. He does not live upon it. may become overshadowing, dangerous. on add itn- Qur present Governor', than whom you will not find, in a mensely to the danger, if you put public salaries so low , uunirer. ooe raore friljrai jn ms nauit$ or ,nore reaSonaas to drive talent from your executive and administrative , economical in his style of living, sinks, to my knowand judicial offices, and centre it in corporation. If you eU2e between six and seven hundred dollars a year, of

do this, you give the State no chance against the crea iures of her own making. We are sometimes told, in reply, that even if we were to put down the salaries of Slate offices to half what they now are. we should still have a host of candidates aspiring to fill them. Undoubtedly. And they would be just such men as never ought to hold otP.ce at all. Wa can get cheap goods too. Miserable things they are ! cheating men out of more money than any other of the world's thousand humbugs. Now and then, doubtless, we get, for the present salaries, excellent men; ju-t as extraordinary bargains occasionally fall in oar way. But we should guide our conduct by rales, not by their exceptions. Some men will tell you, that rare talent is not necessary in a State officer. No greater, or more fatal, mistake than this f Take your Governor, for example. There is not a year of his administration, that he may not, by careful supervision of the State's interest, by judicious recommendations as to State policy, save, iu dollars and cents, ten times the amount of his salary. Onr present Governor, by energy and promptness in the management of our Swamp lands, saved to the State aome twenty thousand dollars, which, had he delayed action, as other Governors throughout the Union did. would have been lost tons, irrevocably. So of your State officers, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary. The interests confided to their care run up to hundreds of thousands of dollars annnally . They will in addition hereafter have the gradual liquidation of the public debt in charge; a task requiring no little financial 'jii::v on iw wise and careitil, or careie-s ami iiiiudicious administration o their respective departments, thousands of dollars yearly depend. ' The State of Indiana lost, some twelve or fourteen 1 years ago, for lack of sound judgmeut and financial talent in two or three of her officers, a sum, the annual j interest on which would overpay twice the expenses of. our whole S'ate government. Our fund commisioners lost, to the State of Indiana, more than three millions ef ; dollars. 1 dare say thev did their best. Bat thev were ' weoiiy incompetent to nil the position they occupied ; as unfit to cope with tbo sharp wits and shrewd calculators of Wall street, as I should be to teach the Hebrew tongue The highest order of financial talent cannot be had for less than four or five thousand a year. We paid these men three dollars a day, went home pluming our selves, and boasting to our constituents of our rigid 1

economy; and the wretched parsimony which we digni- compelled to rent a house, and make my residence, at fled with the name, entailed upon us and our descen- i Indianapolis. dants a burden of more than a hundred and ninety thou-: One effect of too low salaries attached to offices resand a year for ever. Talk of the burdens of taxation ' j imiring a residence at the seat of government, is to give Tnat blunder alone that single fit of paltry niggardli- a sort of monopoly in these offices to the citizens or Inness that one refusal to pay for adequate talent cost diauapolis. Thev may afford to accept them, while oththe people of this State a sum, that would hare paid, j ers cannot. for ever, at tbe highest rate of salary proposed your There is yet another point to be noted in this case. Governor, Judges, State officers, members of the Legis- Inadequate salaries are corruntins iu their influence.

laiure, state printing and every otner expense whatever. connected with the administration of State affairs, and have left over, besides, an annual sum of a hundred thousand dollars? If ever a State in this world had signal warning of tbe disastrous effects of poor talent poorly paid, that State is Indiana. So refuses to learn by experience, if tbe tar rible lesson ts lost upon her. But turn, I pray you, to another department of the gove-nmeat, the judiciary. Life nod health depend on tae.r fiat Hundreds of thousands of dollars hang upon their decisions. From the decisions of oar Supreme Judges there is, in the great majority of cases, no apfeal upon earth. From the decision of our Circuit udges there) is an appeal ; and such appeals, carrying with them beary cots, will be common, just in proportion to our lack of confidence in tbe ability of the Circuit Judge. If we consider bim a man of the first order of legal talent, not likely to err, we shall be disposed to abide his decisions, and press tbe matter no further. If, oa the contrary, ho be a man inferior in experience and ability to the counsel who plead before him, appeals from bis opinion will be froqnent ; and sums, amounting to ten times his salary, may be expended on these. Now, what salaries does this bill propose for tbe Judtciaryf For the Supreme Judpres a thousand a year ; two uoiiars ami txentv nve cents a day ; less than we receive lor sitting uere. Tbey ought to be men stand log at the very head of their profession; men who have devoted half a life-time to legal etadv ; who have expended hundreds of dollars on a library; men of that grade of talent, which is often paid for. by private clieats, at the rate of a fee of three, four, five hundred dollars, ia a single cause. And to them you offer a ram probably four or five hundred dollars a year left, tnan the average earnings or the profession. t What is tbe sure reaalt ef this penny wise and pound foolish pol icy? What must needs come of it? Let Scripture reply: "That which a man soweth, shall he also reap." We bid for second, for third rate talent. What we bid for we shall get ; and we shall deserve; to get it. We Official notice of the passage of tbe Swsmp land bill reached spoilt in September. 185. ooyernor wngm. insveao oi waiting to lay the matter beforr tbe Legislature, as tbe Gover IR ISIITSSTaors of all the other Western States did, took Instant steps fr be selection of these lands. As the Legislsture. that year, did ott aieet tili the and of December and it would have probably been February or March before a law on tbe subject could Uke effect, tbe selection was advanced aboat six months. In that time about twenty thousand dollars was deposited in tbe land Ice, to eater me seiecieu iaoos. aj oeniun oi iu iuu S. tM SJBOOBl comas lO lee stave, bjhi, uu mt wnniu delayed these six months, would have been lost to It. fla Liviajstoa's "Law Register" for 1?. the number of law-: yers in tbe United States is set dowa at twenty-live thousand, east it is added, that their anaaal Income "Is not far from thirty -i. .m... ru,. v m a iw m n itirui vearlv Income to

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shall have men on the bench who are looked down upon by the attorneys who address them ; men who cannot hold their own against the bar of the Court, over which they preside. Fifteen years ago, wa fixed the salaries ol the Su-

'. preme Judges at fifteen hundred dollars. Ia 1843, at I the darkest hour of our State embarrassments, we re- ' dared their salaries to thirteen hundred dollars. Now, j when our State has grown in wealth, when the mem- ; bers of the legal profession are making two dollars for I every one they made in early day, now, in the day of 1 oar prosperity, wealth and business both increasing ' rapidly upon us, we fix the salary of the highest JudiI cial officer in the land at the arae rate as the wages of I an active clerk or salesman in a city store. If the Judiciary of Indiana fall not into disgrace and disrepute throughout the Union, assuredly it will not be our fault, i We shall have done our best to bring about such a coni summation. j, Bat I shall be told that the bill raises the salaries ot oar Circait Judges from eight hundred to a thousand a ' year. I do not object to placing Supreme and Circuit Judges on a par; for the expenses of the latter are neenarilr greater than of the lormer; ami pernaps me U'MBIII' urcici i , - talent demanded is nearly as great. It is lor talent, not for dignity, I propose to pay. the expenses oi President Judge, while traveling his circuit (especially now that the ate enlarged) cannot be less than two hundred and fifty to three hundred dollars yearly - leaving him, for snpport of his family, two dollars a day; just tha u-H'ies commonlv paid to a good mechanic; to a . m wa journeyman carpenter, for example, or brick layer. lad whv. wp shall be ask d, should a Judge, sitting in the shade of a Court-house, relieved from manual la bor, be paid Umher wages than a brick layer, exposed i tinder the burning san, risking his life on a lofty scaf- j fold. 1 enter not on the inquiry as to the abstract justice ol tnis. .noagn lor my present purpose, mat, throughout the civilized world, different sorts of talent command different prices. We pay bat a dollar for a whole day of the most laborious common labor; and the , S!irn Sllnl for half au hour's visit of a physician. We can command the services ol a skilful mechanic for two dollars a day; while for a day's service of a skilful attorney or ccansel.,r we are compelled to give five, perhaps ten, perhaps twnty dollars. The question is not whether these rates are right or wrong. They are the market rates; and whoever goes into the market, be it an individual or a State, must submit to them. Iron, pound for pound, maybe more intrinsically useful than gold. But if, for any special purlose, you want gold, you must give the market price for it, even if it be a hundred times that of iron. Hear what a plain, unpretending democrat, whom no j one will accuse of extravagance or aristocracy, says of j Judges' Salaries. Governor Wood of Ohio, in his last , message nuts forth, on this subjeot, what a paper pub- i Imbed near my residence justly cans -mgn toneo ana maniv recommendations." He says: - Judges are excluded from being candidates for any other than judicial positions. They are separated from their families for more than half a year, and frequently at a fireat distance. They are on expense, which in the extravagancies of the times, is, with them unavoidably j increasing. Thy must give up every other business j occupation; books mast be purchased and read, and their entire attention honestlr devoted to their duties, to re- ! tain the confidence of the people, and give public satis faction. Their laiuilies must be supported, and their ' . private affairs tollowed by neglect instead ol care. Does no ordinary justice require aa honorable and liberal support, in other words, an adequate compensation for those whose time and talent must be exclusively Uei voted to the State? Under democratic institutions extravagant salaries should never be paid, but an honest ' liberality, and just compensation, would be economy to , the State and receive the sanction of the people." And he wound up by saying, that he trusts it will not ;be longer supposed, that the distinctions of position are an adequate compensation for those on whom they arc eonferrejt when they are left with little else than old age anj ,i,frai,u DQi.frt.. In pursuance of t'nt-se recommendations, the salaries in Ohio have been put,, of Circuit Judges at fifteen hundred doiar, R,i OI Sunreme Judges atseventeen hur.drd. a - - . . . r

his private income, in order to make the two ends meet, dangerous document that may disclose the amount of Is that light or jnst? ay! or democratic? Ought a man Indiana's taxables, or the total her citizens yearly pay to pay six or seven hundred a year, for the privilege of into their State and county treasuries, besag Governor ? The aristocracy of Great Britain car- Indiana is heavily taxed. The amount yearly collectry the principle fully out as to members of Parliament; ed from the laboring man is often hard to pay. That providing that they shall receive no per diem, and shall , will suffer neither doubt nor denial. And any one who pay their own expenses. The result is, that none Lnt hall devise means that may essentially relieve the burrich men can be members. den will deserve to be ranked as a public benefactor. I would not accept the office ol Governor, under such But to do this, we must touch something that tells, somea law, unless I had a competence of my own; unless I thing that counts up; something that can be felt as a could live as a gentleman ; not as a spendthrift, net in relief; some question, some reform, that will cut at least aristocratic show; bat as a plain, unpretending gentle- a dollar or two off the yearly taxes paid by each one of m;in. maintaining a reputable, establishment, exercisins i the mass of our constituents. A relief to each ot one

orentUmanlv hooitality . This is what the people of In liana expect, and properly expect, of their Governor. They do not wish him stinted to the pay of a clerk in a dry goods store or some young assistant engineer, hardly fledged from College. Whatever their represertafives may think, or fear, or do, it is not the people who wish thc salary of their Governor put so low, that none but a rich man can, in justice to his family, accept the office. Some years since, while in this city, I was authorized, by a number of influential democrats, to tender, so far as their exertions might secure it, to a distinguished gentleman in the North, tha Democratic nomination for Governor. I did so, expressing ray opinion, that he could obtain the nomination without difficulty, and I re. member well his reply: "Mr. Owen, I should like to be Governor of the State of Indiana. It would gratify what I trost is an honorable ambition; and I should hop'1 to discharge the duties of the oliice. without discredit t myself or the State. Hut I am too poor a man to accept the nomination, and remove my residence to Indianapo. lis, if elected. It would cost me six or eight hundred a year besides the salary, and that I have not to give." This is all wrong! It is just as wrong as extravagant salaries, tempting to luxurious splendor, would be. The extremes are mischievous and aristocratic. Democracy and true economy lie in the golden mean, To some a thousand dollars raav seem a salarv huh.. , sufficient for Secretary, Auditor, or Treasurer of State. But we ought to b?ar in mind, that we compel these officers to break up their present residences, and settle at the seat of government. That entails an additional expense of at least five hundrtd dollars a year. I would rather undertake to support my family, where I now I : . ti i a Ä a a i c live, on a thousand do.lars, than on tiltecn hundred, il Many of us arc wont daily to repeat that brief and com prehensire prayer, of which one of the petitions mt, "Lead us not into temptation " If these be more than empty words, let us remember, that poverty has its temptations; which now, as in the days of Eugene Aram, are stronger than those of riches. A boy applied for the situation of salesman iu a store. 1 ''hat wage must I pay you, my lad?"' said the merchant. "Enough, Sir," was the houest reply, "for m to live ou, without stealing from the till' And even if in spite of temptatiun, our officers escape dishonesty or corruption, many of the most faithful among them do not escape a grumbling, discontented, embittered feeling; a feeling of injury and wrong; a sense of debt and embarrassment in tbe present; a prospect of poverty, increasing with years, in the future. Such is the frame of mind (how unfitting iir efficient public service') at this very moment, of some of those, of whose talents we boast as ornamenting the Circuit bench at eight hundred a year! Their practice gone, the best years of their life past away, their families increasing, they sullenly linger out a professional career, in whion there is no adequate reward, but from which there is no reasonable escape. Some, indeed, contrive, by a professorship of law or a fortunate speculation or two in land, to eke out the allotted pittance. Others, in their neglected ace, stand there, fit subjects to point the j lur "" uu,l " luc F,M":,U"1 i republics. I repeat it it is wrong all wrong ' ingratitude ol We would not j so act in private hie. We ought not so to act, in our public capacity. Our constituents, if they are men of I sense ami good feeling, will not thank ns for it. If they ! are able to cast up a few figures, it will be vain to go home, and try to persuade tbem, that by this stretch of 1 niggardliness, you have saved them from a grievous bur den of heavy taxation. If they foot up tbe columns snd estimate the saving, to each man, of which you make a , merit and a boast, they will deny tbe claim; see to it, that tbey do not resent the humbug ! Let us suppose, that tbey jot down, on a slate beside the cabin fire, tbe figures in two columns; one, of the low salaries proposed by tue Committee ; the other high beyond what any one seriously proposes. As thus: I - low s a las isa. es Lavs 1 Governor, at $1,300 i Governor, at t ?,9O0 V Circuit Judges, at 1000, 9.000 9 Circ't Judges t 1900, 13,900 4 Supreme Judges at 1000, 4,000 4 Sup. Judges, at fljOO, 6,000 3 State Officers, at 91000, 3,000 3 State Officers, at $1900. 4.90L 1 State Librarian at 900 1 State Librarian, at.... 1,000 Total tnOO " t7J00 I am not going to recommend any such rate of salaries as that set forth bar in the right hand column; not because I think it actually extravagant, bat because I .Aam thmt -nv,!.- oninjon o-ld not sustain it Bnt sun i pose even that high rate wer adopted. Mow much, J r : - - . . r to

the tax-payer, would his yearly burden thereby he increased r The difference, you will observe, is less than ten thousand a year. That sounds like a large amount; but what proportion is it, of the taxes usually imposed upon oar people? For State, County, and Road purposes (to say r.otning of our school tax) we usually pay, take the State over, about fifty cents en the hundred dollars. Five cents on the hundred dollars netts about a hundred thousand dollars; fifty cents, therefore, netts a million. In other words, the State, County, and Road taxes of the State of Indiana, nett, annnally, about a million f dollar. But what proportion of a million is ten thousand t It is the one-hundredth part. The practical effect, then, on taxation, as between the parsimonious salaries of the Committee, and these other salaries, extravagant as many will regard them, is an increase of one-hundredth only. Thus, if a man, worth twenty thousand dollars,

pays a hundred dollars of taxes, the dioerence to him will be a dollar aytar. To a farmer, paying taxes on one thousand dollars of property, the difference will be fix ctnts a year. Under the lowest salaries, his tax would be hvedtllars a year. Lnder the highest, it would- - ... - J , V , be yiee doUart and five cents. HMle grateful ought constituent worth a thousand dollars to be, for the patri- ; otic exertions, which, after a hard-fought battle of two or three days, waged on this floor, as if life and death were depending, actually save to him and his family, each year, the dd picayune ! But do not imagine, that I am about to venture on any ich rash proposal, as to give our Governor twenty, j Ave hundred a year, or our Circuit Judges fifteen hnn- ! died. I do not ask members to risk their popularity bv adding the picayune to the hve dollars. I do not w w ex- : pect so venturesome a deed. My expectations are moderate, and so shall ray motion be. It is to amend the bill, so as to put salaries as follow. Of the Governor $1,500 , 1,200 a year Of the Supreme Judges Of the Circuit Judges . 1,200 " . 1,200 700 ' the salaries of O," the State Officers Of the Librarian This is an increase of $200 each on eighteen officers; making annually three thousand six hundred dollars. It will increase the taxes of a merchant worth twenty thousand dollars, by the sum of' thirty-Jive cents a year. It will increase the taxes of the farmer worth a thousand dollars, just one ant and two-thirds of a cent annually: a sum practically inappreciable. If a man, in paying an account, makes j change within a cent and two-thirds, we never dream, I here in the West, where coppers are rare visiters, of demanding the balance. None of us would walk a hnn dred yards to get it. But it so happens, that lbs; property oi five out of every six tax payers, in this State of ours, does not ex ceed a thousand dollars. To live out of everv six voters in the State, then. and these five-sixths the compara tively poor, the men, if any, who are pinched by high taxes the men whose purses we pretend so tenderly to protect, and ought, iu truth, carefully to guard to them the loss or gain, by the motion 1 make, is a cent and two-thirds a year, at the very most; to many of them not half that amount! Ah, these political hobbies! What a lean and lame and worthless breed of animals they are' unfit for draught; unfit, under any decent man, for the saddle: good lor nothing on this earth, but to carry some poor devil ol a candidate, bard run tor through a single boisterous journeytime and breath, -ending abeut five o clock on tbe afternoon oi election day: In seriousness, fellow. members of the House, I pray you, in regarding my proposal, to make no false issues. If you vote against it, do not go home and tell your constituents, that you did so, to save them from the grievous burdens of taxation; for that will not be the truth. Say, if you will, that you thought an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars to the Chief Magistrate of the fifth State in the Union, a piece of unjustifiable extrava- 1 gance. Say, if that be your judgment, that the best Judicial talent in the land would be over-paid at twelve hundred a year, and can always be commanded for less. Or conless, if it should happen to be so, that you voted for political effect; risking the efficiency of the public service, in order to save to five-sixths of the working men whom you represent, the vast annual sum of less than two cents a piece: an honest confession is qood for tbe soul. But, if you scruple at such confession, do not, unless you are very sure that your constituents are totally ignorant of arithmetic, let any of them lay hands on the State Auditor's report, or any other cent and two thirds, or five cents, or ten cents, a year, reaches not the case. This is no argument in favor of wasting, or carelessly expending, even a single dollar of the public revenue. Grains of sand make up the mountain. Drop after drop of water escaping, at last exhausts the cask. But yet we ought not to mistake half a dozen drops for a gallon. We ought to give to all things their just relative importance, and no more. I ndue importance has ever been given to this subject f State Salaries, because it chances to lie on the surface, ready to the hand of every political declaimer, when other topics fail. It is put forth as the Aaron's rod, swallowing up all the rest. It is spoken of as the ureal issue, of which the decision mainly raises or lowers the rate of taxation throughout our State. And yet, in honest truth, upon its decision, one way or other, five sixths of the tax payers of Indiana are not interested to the vearly value of a five-cent piece. Thee truths, Mr. Speaker, may be unpopular ; especially on the eve of the hot contest which precedes a genoral election. I cannot help that. Nor will I withhold (hem, for fear of their unpopularity. They are troths important both because of their bearing upon the efficiency of our public service, and because their eflect is to recall the public mind, urged in a wrong direction, from seeking there what it cannot find. Tbey may produce, Rsf the time, but little effect. So lie it! Reforms ccme slowly. I am content to wait I east this bread nnon the waters, nothing doubting, that it will return, alter many days. Uaeet tlie law ul laid, the Siu L.ilraiiau was employed aboat 140 dar ia the year, at a salary of f.VOu a year. This salary (by the w.. was grantvd by a Democratic Legislature to a VVi.i librarian, a worthy maa, Mr. Dillon. By to new law just passed, tbe Librarian is cuployed 31-2 days in tbe year. Common honesty requires, that wr should pay him, somewhat iu proiortion. i ROCERIES -The u.i.ttfi.gi.i-J nave, tust received a oleniiJ M stuck of well assorted Checrries fresh aud rood, and are prepared m sell for eash or approved country produce, as low as any ne in the city. Oive us a call and see. feel, and taste for yourselves. Our word far it we will five you bargains Our stock consist, in part, of the iiNlovving aru -les. viz 90 bag Rio Coflee; 100 do Cotton Twine, lb do Java do; 5 do Mocha do; 3 11 11 D, prime and good I'air ' O Sugar; SO bbis crushed, powdered, clarified Havanna, and fine Loaf Sugar; 30 bbU n. O. Molasses, prime; 10 do S. H. do; 5 do Golden Syrup do; 5 do Pine Sal erat us M do. and half hbls No. 1. S, and 3. Mackerel, (1891, warranted good m all cases; M Kiu. No. 1. 9, aud 3 Mack'reh l.bovlbs Lead in 1 lb. and lib. Bars; 100 000 Oan Caps; 3S bags shell assorted, loo doc Brooms. Fancy aud Com , 1M0 lbs do Twine; 1UU dox Bedcords, No. 1, and i't, 40 hoses leal Tallow Candle; 10 do Star do, 10 j Summer Stearine do, 10 do Starch; IS do Soap; 000 do do Bailing Nu. 1, 100 do Candle Wick; 10 bags Almonds , soft and hard shell; 10 bags Pea Nuts; 10 do Brazilnui-, 9 do Kugiiah WSSSSBBSJ 1 do Fiiberts, all fresh t-wl, S ia Pepper; J S do Alspiee, 15 Mats Cinnamon, S b'-; Ginger; 1 half bbl Cloves, 1 do do Nutmessr 10 btds Madder, do Aluain; do Copperas; 8 Ceroous Spanish do&t induo IS boxe M. ft Raieins, IS half boxes do, 90 boxes Herring; SO do Pisas, assorted sizes. 11 doz Fiaaks, pt's and qi's; IS do Bottles, du, 10 Kesr Gunpowder; 10 hau Kers do; 50 Kegs Nails, assorted, and 144 gross Matches; 90 doz Blacking 90 do Shoe Brushes; 10 do Wire Stves; S do Sardines; 9 do Fine Table Sal:. 5 do Fancy. Shawns Toilet Soaw 5 boxes Chocolate, No I; 30 do E D. Cheese; 30 do W. R. do, 100 do ail kinds Oandy, 25 Nests Tubs, fancy and com mnn; doz Bucketa do do; 10 bags Liverpool do 1 do Saltpetre; S bbis Csrolina Tar, 100 do Rosin; 1 Tieroe Ru r, 1 bale Brown Blasts' 90 half Chests sine Imperial Gunpowder, Young Hyson and Black Teas, all well as SB do Wash Bosnia; MU do Pore ( round rVper; 100 do do Alspiee; 80 do do Cinnamon; 90 do do Cloves; SO do do Mustard, 10 000 doz 7. a. and 900 Cotton Yam's; ISO lbs Pound Yarn's; orted and fresh from Philadelphia; N..w. all yon hf.re to n to call set your own ptKre, for wr have oi the article to uit. Bring ob your Wheal, Flax ead. Live Geese Feathers. Beeswax, Ginseng, and V.gt if you wish to exchange Ur Groceries, tbe same as csw. MURPHEV 4 TAYLOR, marflS-ddtw Journal copy MasotuC Hall. COFFEE. SO bags prime Rio Coffee; 9 bags old Java Coffee; Just received by dectS BROWNING A MAYER. XS.ELE GRAPH TUMBLERS Now opening and for sale mayädhw JACOB L15DLEY shsk DOZ. CATAWBA WIME GLASSES now opening Jk Van I for sale. maySddcw JACOB LL1DLBY. C HOARS.-5,000 Imported Cigars, superior, i 89,000 Cabs fix do, 90,000 Half-Spanish do, 90,000 American do. Just received and fur sale by jaalS BROWNING & MaVER g ik DOZ. JELLE Y OLASSES assarted patterns, now openM. Vine and for sale inarfddtw JACOB Lf"DLKY

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I JIK CiUKAT KKNTCC KV RKMKDV rfJHK BUMS SARSAPARILLA I f Will Wonders never Cease? I i t:v.ring eui.. performed alane by Um as of 1 IM 1.1. s SARSAPMUI I.A. are nr.! woo dan. than w .i.;,-.l;i- ih.it we lo not know the meaning of tba 1 i, aad be ravin4 'bat facts are stranger maa Usr P. 0., Fulton r'o . R Oct 1, 1861. It .'.ihn Boil : Daar sir The two Jo.-.n of your Sarsa- . land in September, raine to hand, and, in ae- - adjcb t, 'h receipt of tl sui I iatj I would h . hjusttee to w1UkbrM the following, among tbe aai i' ilte lu'ta&c- tlia' h:iv rrme un.ler my obssrva!r.; tiirinj the la two ye.r. of the arreat ennittre propt cf ji.ar Sampsrtlla : Mr- Jisnsi tte M.rlia. s Lljjblv rpertble hi-iy of my 'Thoo-l. njsd ixfy -tive ttr.liad bean long afflicted i rsnrvrous tt'irf, which Anally rrdned her to so bXpV ; a rcntlttlon thai she -ould not lec her bed. Pba ri 1 tbe B -t medical dirlce in mir coirarr, wkhont relief, . I h i jirrn up all hop' nf s cure. At thh Mmge of aac I pi-iad1 her rn tr sake a Utle of yonr tiarsapaMs M smj and ia ftbort time returned, and pur -h:itd mother bottle, ats'iog the first had had a decidedly ood, sflhtt She eoutiaased ro upe It until, afrer tbs use of '. or idt bottles, 1 bad tbe pleasure of "to tue tbe old lady r.elfai ehur-b. She auied aac that she had almost 4Qtlrvly iwroT. -"d bar health, aod fron: her 1 perelred the i'. e:ir.t if hr disease, and in about tbe same words 1 give if to ye- Tht ia bat os of a number of eure under my ;MrTTitinn of ery remarkable ones performed by tbe oar of your trMparilla, in my neighborhood. Tbe 4snsil for it ha steadily increased since Its ibtroductioa r.f-r Very re tectf uily . your obedient servant, WM. R. DICKINSON, P. M. ft. h e Cocstt, Ky., Oct. 6, 1851. 1m J .hi. Bull . Dr Sir I have seen tbe mo.-1 marvel I Mia r.f cm- of my patients, by your valuable raediciu -an oid Luly. who bad been afflicted from her childhood US c-rofuU. and various diseases of the brain. She vis ir . it" nM. ft had run into something tike leprosy, EC i .lie was tbe boh frightful creature my eyes ever beat : t. I ca'Iad la Dr. MiFsddea, a very fine physician, ' usult with me in relation to her. We came to the .'miclusion that it was out of our power to relieve her ; bat, i. f z to my office, Z accidentally pi-kr l up one sf your ii. when, on seeing tbe wonderful cures your Sarsabad -fleeted, I resolved to try theeiperiment in this C$m t tor her two bottles of it, after taking which I tien-rivvd a exeat change. I took her same more. She is ion taking the sixth bottle, ana I consider her ;. ... rure-l I take great pi assure in recommending your Sar- . ; irlUa t.t thv ufflicted public. Vcurs rtspsetfuUv. JOHN M. MOSS, M D 1. 11 ISMI - Rlnga ot tirarea Co., Ky., for the benent : generally, dc hereby certify, that eu or about .f. lt,-h day of Octoiar, 1S47, I wae atUcktsd with a very .-re" pain in thQ losvr part of tue abdomro. which lanted but a few minutes, ai d moved into the left hip, and continued eiceelingly uiful for about firs days, during whi.-h time I ha I a v-ry luht frvnr. At lbs end of that dme tbe fever rvMSed, aud the pain abated for a day or two, f:.r Iii. !, It nf tln i-usrne l. nil was murh worse than Bethre. During U ii time I was ander medical treatment K r m a '.ort urns after I was taken, I was usable Iu wtdk or -U up : the hip in Ii the pain was so bad commenced rir. ' un'il soma time in January, when it bur snd a nun'Vr f pieci- of bone came out a masy taenfy. at lwit. J-ouie erf the pieces were three-fourth ul ... Im h lor.. oc time after rb. a hard knot p ? I hi iu riiit b:p. also one on my right writ, and oce on kffj h losrssy knee 1 coolinued la jet wk an i orse. ar.d pain l. if appearance In my rfgftti ihoul irr, and would m'.vv ic my br-ast and utomneh. At .; iiui ill p'""'"''" FLX" n,e np to die. A physician br ... i m rh-t'. of a la-t reniedv. 1 bd rArttr-r um IK kl I.I fi t ri r.XTItACT Or'"sARAPAKlLLA. Afr the .i of rt,- .-'Ond keSBSt, vhe knot oi my wrWt comt: .i .-I h; ech I op.-n"J it. aud a day or two afhsr, 4 pi. d hnw MM out. My wrlf oon g it well, and I .vailr ocd Is .i'i trw.jth After 1 sard the thinl bottle, I i-iuld s; iorr f.ir sonic i :iir wtok, after which iioif 1 ,ur. , . M la sshr tb:u nore hottlv. After using the J.-on. I int StsStasS, tti tno: sc ny hip became soft ; it wa. eprswd, snd some St uption ran out t. -im-r sitb a iu m. pit .v af bone, aa the sore pood got well, and the m. tntirely Jiappeaivd. The sotv on my Wg aloopt:ir.t sad a piure ef bone same ewk. I continuod the rase of tbs Strnp;i:iiLi until 1 u I twelve boctle, and am net entirt-iv well, end abli.- lo do dily labor. It may hwm r.tt-:e to souie. bot I 111 here ?ate that, during th msTt-.-r f liVX i "-ou.lifj np thn-e pieces -f bonr. h ; i. mb now 1 - ".en at the t . i. ... of icy unt-lt-. Tin.-. N'eal. sbere I oow Ran, and if any pcrsoc dsubt this stat-esaeat, I Sdil be happr tc converse with them, if thev will call on i;;e-J. THOMAS X RJJIOO .irtte of Kentucky, Grave Cv , ?ct. fi,'- N r.r.-.-nnlly CAtvie Itt-Kire me the unilersinJ . rtsM ju" it 9 af the peace in and for said vounty, and made . (. r du t'on.i r.f law, that ihe above statement i- inie. r-'.l ao t warn to. thU 15th dav of 1'ebruHry, DM !. P. MOKSK. J. P. far (). i . ! Irfn Anderson, i lerk .f :he County Court of Grve. it.i.-.'v. '( u Kentucky, do certify tliat S. V. Horse. . .. . aaeae t SQIesd to the ahc.ve certificate, i- now, and as ai rht tin e t.f igning 'b same, s Justice of gas Brace, ir as i fot ii I li raves t'oiwty, duly eessssissioned and , :'i. I us surh and that faith aud er t. are due all hi ..rtj. '. ! a. ts. Swh. Il tssritiiony hereof. I have hereunto et m 4 , Uu l. std caused the a: of the County t'-jr -vi -.ii l ittunty to be hereunto aflixf-i. tin ISih d-, .: fibnwe , MB ElJiVIX I11MIO0I i t, he rea U-r l-liw-. f er re1ln th.- tcseriplfc.fi ' tie sbwVi r.utucri'U -ur.-. fha "here i sl a few hiiumn U.I, uauerrng with tiisv.ie. tb".t refuse ?o dve Bull'i -.r- i, iril. i Tial. It V indeed bard to believe, but r; v er!!t !e-'8. I; is io.i rrne U h i: Win I f f testimony wouM U -r ...-luvtri-e iie fe reosaralag di S--!i-veit. thiti Butt jit-l't Ine wl. I do more v-n nn it proniises? The di'-tor .'.! pr lil'e ai.i- :.. r hi1 iin..h-r r'trs pi rff'ai'.eJ bU ss-dv bw; bu? if rha cu psslail bei ahote mm at' n , stre i. VfKleaLJt is ub-s ;(. .r.slue. snj i:ir.iv. and kadrvt, il st.nM rnst s l.n'unr to pul-.i-h the m ,ny rvr i 1.-, ev r,... Ir.ve ...en -hoverej in Dr Bull Tlu liirt-i-iiiMtnni--he-1 in Aast rlca unuld ctw coals SS t. n the 114. lies of (h't-e -irrd. M "TW fu"; 4't'BletJt' I f 'heir e I' ll- liie.li.it: "lie.- i- I : !' J ti.-t.-tWa sill eure, si bo..t f -i ' - aftnTida tr Ktttg'l t'vü. r.tn.-er. Tumor-, Krupftot i.t lit 'Ut. I.rystm ",. I'hrm.U r K.ie. V ..-,. n Termers, ,:,;.! 11-1 I. l!.. um it'-ttl. i' lin i'l 'e Kitties i.r Joint-. 'Il l or. iha IT-fr. -t 'te liian i-. th Ü1-. I'v -pepd i. -m'i -i. leS I-.-.; .!.. !.il.itJ r..se- tJI-init l'i- II he il-.- x.' : ury . I.rt .f Are-- e. Pain iu Has mm av S s1 k .- ' rsl Mälttr, l.i.inKa.-: fir:piv. JanndW. Ca ti. . ay, :tr-t. -t.l:K Ti :.' 'iMUjh-, OsMt W tsskn-- uf iks '"'it.-', puksinsiary ASvtit.t a. siu.l ali itther D- -tsvs ten i rn prt-tue t'onsnmp rioa. l.lf r l'oaisl de-. I mal InvjuUr'; if and l iu- ;' .i'l s. fiick Sjaa Nerv..i iieu i i. b'. lw Spiri . Nlgtii ist t'iu.t. or iiopr i lev. v in Lit . Chrtdr i'i.n. il'ii.n., fH-e.is.it. it,.; a,s i pr.,j 4ti I ."iinuiier t'rltit.. ten t ttSBMSd Toiib-fcr the .'iyt"ttjii. sit I s lien'le -inj nrfmm l'ur-ririv. 1' u s;i-ri- r tc liiur je' su I r.mgrv IVs'st. "falls, or .ei 1 Vi l'i.w Iters. lK Joit KTtLS fr! ü etaal riffl e SI li-iir'li st , t.i..ii. i'.'mr Ky I .-re ail it! - "... 7ra i.in- Ut a I lrs--il For sate, wholesale and retail, by CRAIGHEAD dz BROWNING. jan7-ddiwdm Sole Amerns for Indianapolis NEW HAT AND CAP STOKE C?-l .NDER THE PALMER HOUSE, INDIANAPOLIS. C3 f B1HE subscriber having taken, for the present, a Store in the JL Palmer House building, offer a laige and well selected slack of Goods in his line, consisting of Xokskia, Fur, Casaimere, and Silk Hat, Of the latest styles, which for quality, beauty of finish, and dma bility. challenge competition. A beautiful assortmeut of STRAW GOODS, for Gentleman's, Hoy s, and Children's wear; composing among oihers, Panama, Braid, Leghorn, and Straw Hats, Ail fresh from the manufacturer's hands, and in almost endless variety. He will also keep on band s complete assortment of Black snd Drab, Soft Casasimere and Brash Hats, Consist. og of the most tasty Kossulb. Magyar, Huugarias md other patterns. Palm-Leaf Hats, Blank and Drab Wool Hats, From the best to the cheapest qualities. Also, Men's and Boy's Cape. My Uodds are of superior woikmsnship and deigned to secure custom and will be sold as cheap as the ehenpesl, for cash. frjCountrv Merchant supplud on the most liberal terms SAMUEL W1LMOT. ; j - V B. This establishment will be removed ou er about the 1st of September, to tbe stand now occupied by W. H. Talbotl. Jeweler, under the Capital House. Indianapolis, April Oth, 139-d&wif. i-JJ-i ! hsw RIFLES AND SHOT-OONS, REVOLVtiHmjmmmWa S AMD ALL OTHER KINDS CF PISMjf2 TOL8. -SAMUKI. BECK would respectSgj fully inform his old friends and the public generally thai he has again taken charge of his Gun business, and will aaaiu devote hit entire attention to the man. ufocture of Guns. His shop is ou Washington street, half a square west of the Court House aqua e, aisru of the Big Gun. where he will be happy to eccornavidato all who may wth good Rifles, Shot Guns, or any other article in the Gun line. All work warranted, or no charge. He has constantly oa band the best Rifle Powder, ?sp. and Lead. Kis loss by fire of his Hal Store, makes it necessary to call on ali wfao know themselves indebted to him by note or book account, to call immediately and pay up, as he is compelled to have money. Come, and save cost 7Ordera from a distance prraptly attended to iebl3w Indianapolis Wholesale Chair Factory. sassy E take this method of informing the people m general that If we are manufacturing all kinds of Chairs ai Tower prices than were ever known in ihi country. Our facilities, embracing the bear, of steam power and most approved machinery, are as good as any in the West, and owing to tbe great amount which we manufacture, we are enabled to sell cheaper than we possibly could under other circumstances The facilities for transportation also are such that we can supply dealers in all the adjacent towns, at prices which will eusure a good profit We are also prepared to stzpply Halls of every Ot Jar with a aeai and substantial article of Settees, at Cincinnati prices. We would refer those wishing to buy, to William Sheets, Agent for Masonic Hall, and V Bulach, Agent for Washington Ha'l, m this city. We would call particular attention to our Office and Hotel Chairs, wbieh cannot be beat any where ia ine West, either in price or workmanship. N B. Hotels furnished at wholesale prices. Sales Room on Washington street, three doors east of Masonic Hall. Indianapolis, Indians. marUw3m FIELD dt DAY. mjrERRINa 100 boxes smoked Harting, just received snd for MM sale by jenM BROWNING & MAYER

Commercial Institute of Indianapolis, W. McK. SCOTT, A. M.. Principal. riHIS INSTITUTION is now permanently established, aad is m open at all tiroes foe tbe reception of Pupil, mal its room he vmg been recently titled up wiih oi. the Hegaiu e and convenience t.f the best Cincinnati College, now furnishes advantage equal to any

institution m the Wext for a mil and morougn l ouiwerrau xitu a lion, whilst the cost is Utile Over one hall of other m, whilst the cost is little Over one hall of oilier- ! Tue Studies of the Full Course are loose neeeasvy lor a complete , and thorourh Mercantile Education, and comprehend fwur distinct Classes of Subiecis. to-wit: FIRST CLASS Donata Estrv Boos Kkepiks This embrace the science of Book Keeping by Double Entry, and it apptkatiou to Wholesale aud Retail busiaes by sole trader and Partners, Banking. Manufacturing, and Domet.c Shipping, and Commission. 3teaia Boatins;, and Foreien Shipping, and general Coeatmecwwi huiuess, includiiitt the metbod of keeping tbe various auxuuuy books, as the Cash book. Bill book, Bank t-ook. Invoice book. Sale book, f.raiu book, Ouiw ard Invoice liook. Account Curreut book. dec. THE SECOND CLASS embraces the I jiws Cusioms a) id I'sage of Trade and Commerce THIRD CLASS MtuCAXTn.K AmtTHJiiiTic . Embraces Calculation in Interest, Discount. Itoas and Gain, Commission aud Brokerage, Equation of Faymeuts, Direct and indirect Exchange. Set. tec., ou the new and improved method of CaneeUatinn. FOURTH CLAfsS CoaxKBCiAi. Law. Embrace the law, i c . relalitig to Sle Traders, Par lueraiuns, Corporation, aud Principal aud Agent, Bills of Exchange, Promisaionary Votes, A r., Marine, Fire and Life Inorrauce. Cuntracts with carrier, wr hirin; and service, of Sales and the nature of Guarantees, and lastly lhe emedies which lie in a measure, in the hands ot ike Merchant him self, as the Stoppage of Good in Transit, Uon, dec CPrice oM'arda of AdmHion lo a Full Coure, occupy iiur from i) to IS weeks. Ss On. pre-pai'l or secured. A PARTIAL COURSE, Embracing the Scientifie part Full Course a illustrated in 9 different tel. of Book, together with Lectures on Mercantile Arithmetic sad Commercial Law. can be taken at any lime, leavinc it ptioual with the Pupil alter the omp;. lion of the Partial Course to continue through the Full Course. O"" Price of Card of Admissaon to Partial Course. 12.50, pre paid or secured. S7No adraittanee a a Pupil in either courre without ferst ohlitrne font AAmms'.,n ir.'.tn the Print- mit I LECTURES on Banking, PUitical Economy, and ttther nl.je.ts vaiuame mine .iiercnant. lo t snmvn, wis aa aenvereu inrougn - out the Course A Diploma granted only to those who may pas a saLsiaetm;y examination at the eompletiou of a Full Course. The bet lime for commencing either course will be the first Mi,n day of each mouth, although Pupils are admitled at any time Reptfrt of the Board of Kzaminm, May 90, is91 . We, the. uulerliel, (by special request. ) act.ng ai iht ll.ar.1 o' Examiners of the Commercial Institute of Indianapolis, do certify that we havs attended the examination of the pr. se : gradusting class of said Institution, and hist said class as well ac quainted with tbe elementary principles of Doulri Entry Book Keepine; us could well be expected, their ure and opportuniiies of actual praclice cousidered We belies'e them to hove received from tin ir present Instructor, a thoroi gh drilling in thu all important branch of Commercial Education, which, if teaddy observed and properly practiced rpon, will render them aUc accountants and valuable citizeus. snd ve would recommend that tbe iollowuig named members of the present class receive Diplomas, to-wit: James B Week. John M. Drcy. tlezekiah W Rot tens, Samuel J Morri. Joseph R. Haugh, Johu T. Ferguson. George W. Dorsey, Nicholas McCarty, Jr., James T. Brown, and TTa Montgomery. And in conclusion we would congratulate ihe citizen of Indians in now having it in their power to patronize a home Institution c( Commercial education where as much uiformation , hsSM short a time, and at far lass ..pense, and anxiety of mind nn the part of parsi.i.and rt anil ant, eaa. and we believe will he in.paiird. as st any oihtt simir.'I.istitutiouiathe West. B. F. MORRIS, DAVID W1I.IJAM-, WM SCLL1VAN, C. B. DAVIS. UENJ. L LANti lsitlAlafOLi. Ma) "JO, ltJol N. B Ii shall be the aim of the PdiiLipai to furnish all the grad uaies of this Institution who may dc...-.- it vritu immediate employ rac.it he therefore requesu business men in any pari of tbe Statt who may be in want of good arcouniaius to uiibrm nim of the same staling all particulars, and he wiii try aud send him one well quail fieri in every paruc-ular. Arrangements have been made with one of the largest sno bet Boarding house in tbe City to ooard and lodge all the Students from abroad al S tM' per week, making the entire expenses of board -imy. Tuition, and Stationary, about S4Ü 00, tbe price of Tuition alone iu the Cincinnati Colleges. julyl7-lydAv C. IIMMERMAI. CIWIt MAV. C. ZIMMERMAN At Manufacturers of the Co., Improved Fire and Water Proof Composition Rooting. MMrE desire to direct the particular attention of the Public to Ww our Compov'ion Roohng, in the Manufacture oi rhseh we have been extensively engaged during several years past. It ha been but recently tbt this article was first introduced by us in this Stat It was then new; had no influence ui its favor but its own merit, and did not fail to receive its full share of the opposition which is so generally and indiscriminately urged against newnn provemt nts, or innovation upon old established custom. The fact that it has, under these circumstances, solely upou iu iswn merits, and in so short space of time, overrun all opposition, and grown into almost universal favor, is sufficient evidence of the judgment of the public as to its utility and value. Having bad our Roof tested under every variety of circumstance we confidently offer it to tbe public as s mode of Roofing unobjectionable iu every important particular, while it combines in a greater degree than sny other Roof iu use, the valuable requisites of cheapness, durability, and security against both fire and water. This system of Roofing is superceding the use of alt other kinds, giving universal satisfaction, and i highly rec -mmended by all who nave tested iu utility. These Roofs require an inclination of only one inch to the foot, which is often of great advantage in cases ul fire, and for drying purposes. Tney are afforded at a price not to exceed the cost of shingle roofing, while ihe amount of material saved, which would otherw'se be used in extending up ihe walls for a steep roof, often renders the cost of the building less with the Composition Roof than with shingles; and rometitnes tbe whole cost of Roofing a building ailer this plan is paid for by the brick saved in the gable ends, and the truss framing necessary for suc'n buiidmgs The expense cf tit. or metal gutters may always be sved, as we make the gutters of th same material, and ihe distance the water may have to run does not increase the liability to It wdl be to tbe interest of those about to use lhee Roofs, lo bear in mind, that whatever value and reputation they have acquired in this vicinity, has resulted from the work performed by BB We have put on upwards of lour hundred Roofs, and there is not. to our knowledge, an individual who has had a Ro ' made by us. who woum not again adopt our Koni. Knowing the importance of punctuality in our busiuess we nledee ourselves that no hindrance to tue progress ot" other parts of the building shall be caused by delay on our pnrt We hold ourselves in readiness to execute orders to any extent for our Rooling. and al the abortest notice. In the coarse of our operations here, several important improvements have been made by us, both in the mode ot tutting on, and also in the preparation and compound, n ot the materials of the composition, which render it peculiarly adapted to this cliinaie "V knowledge of thi latter and very twniiui pun oi lue liusnie kasfrrr bttn communicaltd by mi to any oaf. JTjyWe are a:o prepared to furnish plans tor the construe:' n oi Buildings ami Roofs to recoil '- our Composition Roofing, and shall lie pleased to meet any who n.ay desire further information relative to our Rif, and show samples of our Roofing, measuring from 1,000 to S.tsUO feet. As an evidence of the truth of our statement, and the high character which -nr Rof sustains in this State, we refer to the undersigned, who have ir use our Improved Fire and Water Proof Composition Ri of. and are U-t qualified i testify n its favor: Indianapolis C. Mayer. P. Yaude. T. M. Siiarp. B. Pottage. H Griffith, V. Buich. R. Underbill, I) Williams. J. Wilkins, J Vandegrift. O. Anderson, Noble ft Pratt. K M Patterson, M. dc L Little. Dr. Thompson. N. Edwards. Seargeut ft McCord, J S Spann. Knox dr. Biaud, Haaselmau dt Vinton, W. It ob son, P. Mrikel. Branch State Bank, P. G. C. Hunt. W. Karnes. V Roe, J. D. Defree. L. M. Vance. K. A. Hall. D. V. Cully. Lafatittk A S. White. P. At O. Ball J. Lilly. L B Stockton, McMilhau dr Breckenridge. J. Spears. J. Reynold, Rosse r ft Br., Marffn ft Ine, W. H. T. Bramble, T. P Etnersou. H T Sample. Attica, Fountain Cotitty1. McDonald. D. Sf. Jord-ai, i. S. Brown, . Mentser. O. Amts, O H. Kerr. J. Crompton FasxKi iv. Johnton County F. M. Finch. J Herriott, S. Herrtott. G. Hicts. M. W. Thomas. Comity Commisioner. Vfrmii.hon Cointv County Commissioner. R. Nixou, A. Lyons Scllivax CorsTV County Commissioners. SHaxny Cwnrv--.SfyrV W. Hacker, J. Sullivan. Dr. Robbins, W. Ialtle, Mr. McFarland, James Robertson, Trustees of the Baptist and Methodist Churrhes: Morristotrn Dr MoGeuub. ) . V W. Woodyard. Mr. Peek. XoaLXsviU.K G. M. Shaw. Roofiug Materials constantly en hand, and f,n MM fltsWIeSNM prices, with directions for use. C miiiun.i.aiioiu or order iroir. a distance will receive prompt attention. Office at our Manufactory, ou Market treei. noilh sale, two aittSja a half squares east of the Court House. Iiidiuitapolis, Indiurta. iL'All work done by us warranted. anuary, 1853. jand-dft worn Fire and Water-Proof Composition Roofing Material f 'SHE undersigned respectfully be leave lo call the attention ol I the community to this invaluable matariai for Roof. In the eastern cities it ha aJmot entirely superceded all other L ndsof Roofs, and in this city, although but recently i.iirodaced, haut in every instance given the most nitre satisfaction. Arrangements are now perfected by winch tbe subscribers are enabled to execute all orders for Ike Roofing Material, either in town or country at thshortest notice, and on the most fsvorablr terms. Tbey are economical in construction, a ihey effect a considerable saving of side and crow-wall, which goe far towards paying their cost, ami are a protection against fire, presenting an incombustible surface to buraiug bodies falling up mi them. Being nearly level, they may be used conveniently for all tbe purpose of common yard The daily use of Roofs, to which we can refer, sulhciently attests their durability fttr those purposes. Orders respectfully o. licited LOUDEN & DUFFY. CERTIFICATE. We, ihe undersigned, having; used the Composition Roofing Ma terial af Louden ft Duffy, very cheerfully recommend it use, believing il to posses all ihe advantage i ascribed lo it as a Fire and Wster lroof Composition. Daniel Yandes I 1! Roll H. J. A B C. Horn, A. Harrison Rev. C. E. Babb. Dv.J.L.Motherthcad, J . Ferguson., T. Luptou, 9. Bard well, Geo. W Mears S. W. IXoiris. I. D. Defrees, J. Shellciibargei Gen J P Drake, J II McKernan, Judge Morrison E. Browrmitr. S . Longenecker. Matthews & Rieotd S. Merrill, Noble dr Pratt, Thalman ft Evans, Mr. Devenport, Hon W. J Peaalee, D. George. D Craiahead, C. U. Werby, Charles Maysr Hon Isaac Binckiord, J. Hainmoud, J. F. Holt. J. Ilyner M Rech, J. M. BramweU, D S.Ward, Nathan Edwanis J. F. Ramsey, Hoa. 8 E. Perkuts, Wm. Sheets, Wm. Eckert, W. Railshack, D V. Culley, I. N Phipps, C. Campbell, Shtrld Dr. Teal. James Blake, J. B. Filler, R Mayhew Geo. McOuat, Morris Morris, Patterson bai sam as used by If. B. Palmer, (mine was put on by Waireo vi.- iouoeni Little, Drum ft Andersons Dr. J S. Patterson. Superiutcnderit Lunsuic Asylum J. Itockwood, Contractor Gas and Coke Co , N Boitoti Slate Librian Dr R"an. Anderson, Mr. Makepeace, do , Dr. Murphy, Fianklin F. Tenck. Plaiiifield. W Ransum, do Mr. Williamson, Greeiieaslle Mi Howe. Bioininsioii Mr. Woodward, do., S V. B. Noel, Fortavdlr Mr. Gallagher, Muncie, Mr Neely, do. L. Farley, Noble vdle Indianapolis, Februaiy 7 lHal Mr A A Lotos-v Mir In refsy to your of yesterday I would say that had it not been for the patent paper Roofing wmi u inch the Capital House is covered, it would have been impossible iu have saved the building during the late fire adjoining n, and in my opinion I consider it Fire Proof J CAIN I hereby certify thai tbe Roof m my house, beingput on by louden ft Duffy, very much protected said Roof -a Pient Roof at . ihe late fire. I shall never again put on a sbnigl root on any büÄ . J. STEVENS. All work warranted any reasonable length of time or no pay. Fehnisry 11, 1K. fcbMdftw INDIGO. L janlS -9001b prime S F. Iuduro, just received and for sale by Drowning ft mayer. fclOR SALB A good Peddling Waggon and Harnes two Hug JL tries and Harness John w. Holland Indianapolis. May r may 10 ranHTs day REoarvED and now opening Jl Britanla, Cove: id, Gothic Pitchers, assorted izas. Whits, Iron Stone. Dining Ware in sell or separate piecrs. pnll7 JACOB LINDLEY

ana Institution tor the DXAF AND DUMB, (On the National Ruwd. I mile easto Indianapotw ) VISITORS a.r admitted on .Muudav. T.ievTwe4ueda, Th'irwlav . mid Fridav. helw t-n iWln i .,JtJl I M : Saturday, from 10 to 13 Vlortf. A V. During tbee 1 - wmtm uriaw V. Ill in- m r- ! the Stale, and stranger, to tbe school to cnwiaci ri ln ple, and strangers "e school room, aad through those pan ?r buddings open to the public The object of the Institut! heing the benebl (4 li.e uulitrtiuiale Mine. skmi of Visitors st sny other time. oct3-d wit JI!Iw'lSi' ri!r ol Ketr"1 tax. its onward Coarse. NOTICE TO DRUGGISTS AND PHYSICIANS' MrE would rsspectfullycaU tbe aitcuuou of castosoera and ers m drngs ami med eines to our full .-end large sxormeiii or pure an ictes "We reeeivuig; and now opening Cat nr and Powdised; al., the varwus Coxot xt, prepared froas Mediesaas introduced by Beach, Manson. Tbomp!n. Howard JTmUm Also, Earaarrs, concentrated artitles, du id. solid and rv.wdered Also, tbe varions Compounds prepared friisn our own receipts, of the most efficacious cliaracier. hsvuig been lested tbcPurWy for twenty years: and also to ihr uperior oaaditr of our Put, M.1,i L'fort, all of which Wl are prepared to sell wholesale or retail Our stock consists m pi M.of African Bird Pepper StiiUcap. Bavlrry, Ginger, Jamaica. Gutter . African Ginger Race, lobelia Tiifima See. ' Hetl I-adje.' Siippet. or Nervus, t nieorn. Wiich Hazel, Raspberry, Golde Real, Arc 6rr a. . Also EXTKACT6. SOUS. KiWDUUl) Jugtsssse, or B.itien Myrhsr: Eupatorium P: Sa.cinu. . i alia Spiiiors, ' Lcpit'naVÜi Zaiithoxlyn, Mac-rotyn, ' SruttallaruL Abies; Hydrastis; Hydrats, Geranium. Aii every atMacroi yr; ücie that wui Gentiaao; admit of the rttm Cypripedium: ( AJchoholic, " Aqueous, Lobelia Iuflau. Capsicum, A. A Stiiiinsna, Peietiaj Corn.; AporynuiB, Lfcctnc-sej U.i Also. Spices, Uf..uuJ and Crude; Nmiaefa. ? ;?- .siaee. Aispice. ttinger, move, etc Also, Seed ef every variety. Canary, Caraway Feiuiel. Mutanl. Anise. Carrton an. Lblia Flax. HzBip, We design keeping sssstf variety of Ova. seeds, FssM Bards Flower and Garden Seeds. Our stock will be Tall and complete, nd would iuvhc all lo am j-.id examine the qoaiiiy of our good and prices. We bay our good tor cash, and can and will sell low "we side Wasluneion surest, near the Palmer House. Indianapolie SseSsVlyddtw J. p. POPE CO The Best and Cheapest Family Medicine in the worid DB ROBERTS' COMPOUND SARSAPARILLA PILLS An alterative, touic, diuretic and mild cathartic. Price iwcuty-ftve cents per box. coiuaiuuig 50 pills. Each box coutains fifty pills, which makes ihem as cheap agam ss any other standard-pill, mid four times cheaper, and warranted much superior m ihe cure of various diseases, to any of iha syrup m.xtures sold: besides being a more convenient and nrssssi form for use. THE asioinshing success which has attended the use ot Di Roberts' Compound Sarsaparilla Pills is proof abundant and conclusive that thev are truly Katttrt't ovn Remedirs. and that they will cure ali curable disease, quicker and more pieasair y tbar. any her medicine ever known. The Pdi are principally su alterative medicine, (their basis being the soiai ox 'rati of Sirp rilla. prepared ks a superior manner i but sufficiently cathartic f& S-ntly assist nature, without purging unnecessarily, which maxe era peculiarly adapied lo weak and enfeebled pcrsot,, invigors t.:tg and sircngibenuig the body, purify .mr the system, produces new rich blood and a healthy action of the stomach and liver. They are acknowledged bv our ablest physicians to be uiMxcepteptioualile. but efficac :ous in the highest degree, and as a eeneai TAMILY MEDICI N'E.'L'N EQUALLED Tbe t omrviuinl Mir'upariUa Pills arc used for the rjermajitnt i of those diseases which ai -e from an impure state of the blood, and m.trlnd secretions of the liver and stomach, and diseases smiaf from an injudicious use of mercury, aad whenever medicine is required to invigorate and purity the system They arc a purely vegetable compound, and may be used by persona of all age They are pleasant lo th palate, and product, no nausea, uneasme. or griping in the operation Hundreds of certificates could be fcivea of those who hsve used tbem with gren Purchasers will be parti, ular to ask for "Dr. Roberts' Composzid Sarsaparilla Pills," and observe that the green wrapper cc cect. box bss a facsimile of the signature of Jos Robert. M D and C P. Fsy. sad to purchase none other Letters on ihe subject of the medicine, must be addressed postpaid, lo C P. Far Owego. Tioga couuiy. New York. Sold by W W ROBERTS aprtl-wSw Hole Agent. Indianapolis, lud W HO WANTS A GOOD WATOH Call and get yourself one of those heeutiful Silver Dunlex. Anchor I .ever or l ep.ne Watches, st die loUna uif itsbcs: Dunlex al SAS ate fun Jeweled Lever at SU.60 to SlS.Otk Lepuie at 11.00 Thea i Watches are of fine quality, all warranted the hem of usi piece I don'i haw any of the e low priced thing that are only made to sell and not to keep lime. We keep none hut the best qua'ny ! Try them, and if ihey fail to perform to the satisfaction A :'. pr ! chaser, return them and get your money at I W H TALBOTT'h P. RecoUev't these Watches wer imported expressly fe; j this House by iuai3bd&w W. H. T 50' HHDS. N. O SOCJAR. 70 bris. N. O. and 8. H. Mola So do Svnip; 10 hi' brl. do: 100 bags prime Rio i ofioe 'Ai bxs M K Raim 20 brU. Tar list do. Salt; 20 bun- fine Vs Tobacco & 7 iO brl. Rosin Soap; a, and !b lump, tiags feppej 3 do. Spice. Jui received, making my stork complete fered cheap for cash, or approved short paper aprl9 JOHN arid desMrahie, o w. Holland The Greatest Horse Medicine of the Age! THE CELEBRATED GERMAN HORSE POWDERa THOSE who have used it one almost invar .ably cali and get another supply . and all unite in saying that it is an admirable remedy in th diseases for which a is re commended. We do , tot say that TUB OES MAN Hul E POHlER uM curt all the diseases to whirh that useful snimal, the Horse, is ubtect, but we do recommend u as a most cena.n cure aitd prevea live iu the ftnlowinr diseases, viz: Distemper, Yellov: Water, Slubbering. Glar-.Jtn, Liu, Spirits. Loss of Appetite. And all Ptsesses whatever arising from IMP D RITT OF THE BLOOD, And boldly challenge the production ot better medicine to. disease. We publish no certificate, for we are willing that the i shall stand or fall by its own deserts, and we aie couadeci thai s irinl of il will convince the most skeptical of its rood quahvie. X H. Purchasers should be earetal and ask tor F ika-i'. : Car man Hore Powder, sum) not mVt arv other Buy oi.ly of ts o; our accredited agsnts. Price. i ceuis a paper TROUP A FU KAKDT. Drnvgists awl Mauufaciurer Ctrcleviile, v) To whoin all orders in, -i tie addressed. rue a es vi sf. tickardtss germas horse pom DF.R can also be had of THAI. MAN ft E ANri. ludianapoli And of other respectable ageuts in Indians rflar4w IMPORTA NT TO 0WNER8 OF HORSES AND CATTLE! Troup & Fiekardt's Celebrated Black Linimerit IS APPLICABLE in all the var.ous diseses of Ho. se and Cat. tie where an external application is required such as Corks. Chafes. Gal . Sprains, Bruises. Scratches, Cracked Heel, strain of the Shoulders. Stifle. Hoof, Knee, Hip. John. Fetlock, and of lbs Pastern and Coffin Joints. Sweeney. Splint. Spavin Hard Tuicora Distemper, Fistula, Poll Evil, dec. dec. And also, an excellent remedv for the Human ir.me in alt cues of Weaknes or Stiduesof tbe Joints. Pains in th Rnei. Breast. Side, Face. Limb. Ac: Sore Throat, Influei.xa, Sweiliugs Rl.umatira. Sprain. Bruises. Ac. c. Ac Til.- :.iiicle is tar superior to aim c:o-s;-.i ::iu nr. Nerve and Bone Liniment in use. 7T-The Grimm is prepsied and s.tld ut.', u ilie !s. r.jt;. It may also be oUained of their accredited agents throaghout th State. Prie 36 cests a bottle, or 5 bottles for a dollar, by TROI P dt FICKARDT DruevKf Circisvuie. O To w hem all orders must be addressed. The GENUINE BLACK LINIMENT can also be had ot THALMAN A EVANS, Indianapolis And at other respectable agencies n. lialiana. martsv Tho Oreatest Discovery of the Age DR. TRASS'S MAGNETIC OINTMENT tTlOR Inflamatory Rlieumatisro. this Ointment is the mos; ccav piele remedy ever prepared. In 9li cases out ot 100 it will afford entire relief to the worst case of Nervous Headache iu 90 miuutes. For Nervous Diseases, affection ot the Spiut, Rccunuusn. Lameness. Burns, ftc . ftc. it is of immense value SWELLED LIMBS If any ui our Ladies are afflicted with a Swelled Limb., or Mils Leg. a a is sometimes called, (a complaint that many females arc , subject to, after child-birth, and which i oil en protracted for years, we would say to all such, get s bottle of Trask's Magnetic Ointment, which will effect a certain and permaujut cure Price 93 aud 38 cent per bottle. Sold wholesale and retail by Craighead dt Browning TomiiOSOA Hr.titit r. Indianapolis; L. Edwards, Gressuheld. Wiley M Lowyjr. Knighisiowii; Hudson dt Welborn, QpieSJ J R Bracken Ca Cambei and. and bv ooe Agent in euch village in the Susie octP-lyw H. Z. FEROÜsa.N. Ttav. Agent. MADDER-leftW pounds prime Madder, ;ust reccivsal and to.lVJu sale by jan 12 BROWNING d. MAYER PEORIA EYE INFIRMARY AND ORTHOPAEDIC IN STITUTION FfiniS estaU shment is ju t completed, and SSH he a piraaaaeai H place tbr the reception of all patients wishing 10 uiMMrgo trealmeut for diseased EYES, as well as those desirous of being opera ted on for the removal of all varieties of DEFORMITIES, such a ionf standing Dislocations Club-foot, immobility of tie Lower Jaw; Ac., Ac. The building is iu a beautiful and health) location, in the westari. border of the City of Peoria, w here patient can be accommodaiea with comüirtahle rooms, boarding and washing, ach as corresponds io each case. Every iutrumeat and apparatus calculated lo carry out the designs of such an institution, is provided, and in the Ortho peedic Dcpartmeut several entirely original one ar seed, some oi which iu Club-foot of young children frequently obviates the nece sity of operating by tbe knif. The design ot the Eye Department is more particularly ssr the treatment of those patients who. under a less rigid system than can be pursued at such an institution, would be for the moat part incur le. F.r further Information, addres E 8 COOPER M D Peoria, REFERENCES) Hon. E A Hannegan, Indiana; Hon. Wilson Shannon, Ex-Gev of the, Hon Wm- P- Bryant, Ex Chief Justice ef Oregon Hon Isaac P Walker, U S Senate: Hon. John Moore, Spruigfieid, lilinoi. Hon Wm. McMurty, Lieut Gov of Illinois, Hon. S. II Treat, Sprmgneid. lUino.s; For further informatiou addre E H COOPER T PorU Itliao. NEW LIVERY STABLE On th alley back of the Post Office between Illinois and Muridian tret. I have HORSE, BUGGIES, and CARRIAGES and conveyances for paciivcrs lo anv noiot IT Hones wiil be kept on reasonable term 1 sprr-ddtwlnn WM. WTLKlSO:.

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