Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1874 — Page 3

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. TUESDAY. AUGUST 18. 1874,

I had hoard of Mr. Tllton's impurities of lifo aid which 1 had believed and repeated to Itowen were all false, and that Tliton had always been laildful to his wife. 1 vm nerr-ecut! lato the elief of what he imid. and felt cen vtuced of the .slander in Its meanest form. He drew the picture of Tliton. wronzed In renutailon. In joMtion, In pune, shattered in bin family, who otherwise foond a refoge, aad at the same Ume looking upon mo out of hi" deep digress, while 1 wa aUxiodin in friend, uokt popular ana with simple mean. lie drew that plciur. my prosperity overflowing and abounding and Ititon utter degradation. I was most Intensely excited. I felt that my mind was in danger of iclvlna way. I walked up and down the room pouring fort n my heart In the most un-Te-dralnod rief and bitterness of self-aeon Ration, telling what my idea of the obligation of friendship and of the Bacredne of the household, denviiu an intentional wrong, seeing if 'I had been the cause, however remotely, of that, which I then beheld. J never conld forgive myself and heaping all the Mam-; on wy head the case, as it then appeared ' to my eye, was strongly against me. My old and fellow worter bad been disposed of hi place and Influence. I had canceled it. His family had weil r igö been broken np, and I had ad-vl-edl:,. Hi wife had been long sick aud broken in health and body, and a I fully believed I had leen the cause of all thii by continuing that blind heedlessness :md friendship, which had beguiled her heart, And had roused her husband into a fury of jealousy, although not eaued by siny intentional act, and htionld Icololy defend myself. Niiould 1 pour indignation on thi liidv. shoaiU I bold her up to contempt, as hay. in .;' thru si her aifections on me unnoiis;ht,hould 1 tread on the man and his household in their zreat adveitity, I gave vent to my 'eellngs without measure. I disclaimed with great earu-e-tnevs any intent to harm Theodore in his home or business, find with Inexplicable sorrow I both blamed and defended Mrs. Tiltou in one hrefith. .Mr. Mouiton was apparently nflecteulby my vnllloouy. for it was that rattier than a conversation. Hesaidtliat if Tilton could really be lrsua."led of the frieudliness of my feelings toward him, he was sure tht there would le no trouble in procuring a reconciliation I gave him leave to state to Theodore iny feeling, lie proposed that 1 ;-houlJ write ale Ht. I declined, hut said that he could report our interview. He then prepared toroafce a memorandum of the talk, and at down at my table and ools down, as I supposed, condensed Teport of my lalX, for I went on, jonring out my wounded feelings for tlie greU desolation in TiltoirS family. It was not a dictatiou of sentence after sentence; he an amaueensis and! comMiicg for him. Mr Monlton was pmtinz into tu otm share the parts of that wh.eh. 1 was saving in my own manner, with prorate explanations. This paper of Monlton 'a was a mere memoianduin of ioinls to be used i.vltitu inset ingiorthmy feelings. That it contain. matter and points derived from me is without doubt. but they were put with sentences by him, and expressed as he understood them, not as my words, but as hin Us of my figure aud letters, to tu; used by him in conversiug wlih Tilton. He did not retid the paper to me, nor did I read it. nor have I ever seen It or heard It read that I remember until tue publication or Tllton's recent documents and now readiug it I see in it thoughts that point to the matter 'of lav di-course. but it is not my pane;, "nor are these my sentences, nor is it a correct report of what I said. It is a mere string of hints, hastily made by an unpractictd writer as helps to his memory in representing to Tilton how I felt toward his family. If more than this be claimed, if it be M-t lorth as in any proper sense my letter, I then disown it aud denounce it. Some of its sentences, and particularly th:it in which I am made to say that I had obtained Mrs. Tllton's forgiveness, I never could haw said, even in substance. I had not obtained nor asked any forgiveness from her. and nobody pretended that I had done ho. Neither could, I ever have said that 1 humbled mvself befre Tilton as before Uod. exctpt in the sense that both to (iod, and to the man 1 thought 1 had deeply Injured, 1 ' humbled myself, as I certaiJly did. hut it is useless tuanalvze a paper prepared as this was. The remainder of my plain ttatetnent concerning it will be its best comment. This pocr.ME'T WAS WttTTES upon tlir.e separate half fchee's of large letter puier. After it was finished, Monlton aked me If I would sign it. I said no, it was not my Utter. He replied that It would hne more weight if I would in some way indicate that he was au tliorized to explain my sentiments. I took my pen, and at some distance bej-wthe writing, and upon the lower im min, I luuk-aVd fiat 1 had committed the document in mi t to Mr. .Mouiton, and I signed the line thus wriiten by me. A few words more as to Its further fate. Mr. Mouiton, of his own accord, said that after using it he would in two or

three days bring the memorer.dum back to me, and he cautioned me alxut disclosing in any way that there va a difficulty between Mr. Tilton aud me, as It would be Injurious to Tliton to have It kuowu that 1 had ouarreled with him. as well as to me to have rumors ct niioat. i did not trouble myself about it until more than a year afterward, when Tilton began to write up his case, of which hereatier, and was looking up documents. I wondered what was In the old memorandum, and desired to see it for greater certainty, So one day 1 suddenly asked Monlton for that memorandum, and said, "You promised to return it to ine." He seemed confused for a moment, and said "Iid 1?" Certainly," I answered. lie replied that the paper had been destroyed; on my putting the (Uestiou again, said the paper was burned up long ago. and during the cext two years In various conversations, of his own accord, he spoke of it as destroyed. 1 had never :i.sked for nor authorized the destruction of tills paper, but 1 wai not allowed to know that the locument was in existence, nutil a distinguished eduor in Xew York within a tow weeks past assured me taat Mr. Mouiton had shown him the original and that he had examined my signature to be sure of its genuineness. I know that there was a copy of it since this statemeut was in preparation. While I rejected this memorandum as my wot k, or au accurate condemnation oi my statement, it does undoubtedly correctly represent that I was ia profound sorrow aud that I blamed to vself with great severity for the diasters of Tiltou" family. I had not then the light I now have. There was much then that weighed heavily upon my heart and conscience, which now welihs only on ray heart. 1 have not the liuht which analyzes and disseminates things. Uy one blow there opened before me a revelation full of anguish, au agonized family whose Inmates had been my friends greatly beloved; the iuihband ruined In worldly prospects; the household crumbling to pieces; the woman, by long sickness aud suffering, elth-r corrupted to deceit, as her husband alleged, or so tirokeu in mind as to be irresponsible, and cither way it was . her enthusiasm for her pastor, as I was led to believe, that was the germ and beginning of the trouble. It wa for me to nave lort stalled and prevented that mischief. My age and experience In the world should have put me more on ray guard. I could not at that time tell what was true and'what not true fall the considerations "urged upon me by Tilton and Mouiton. There was grief before me in which lay those who had been warm friends, and they alleged that 1 had helped to FLITS GE THEM THEREIN. That seemed enough to fill my soul with sorrow and anguish. No mother who has lost a child bat will understand the wild self -accusation that grief produced against all reason, blaming herself for what she neglected to do, chargin g upon herself, her neglect or heedlessness the death of the child, while ordinarily everyone knows that she had worn herself out with hr assiduities, eoon after tola I met Mr. Tilton at Monlton's house. Either J'oulton was sick or was very late In rising, for he was in bed. The subject of my feelings and conduct toward Tilton was introduced. I made a statement of the motives under which 1 had acted in counseling IJowen ; of my feelings In regard to Tllton's family, disclaiming with honor the thought of wrong, and expressing desire to do whatever lay In human power to remedy any evil I had occasioned, and to reunite his family. Tilton was iilent and i nllen. He played the part of an injured man, but Mouiton said to Tilton, with j uten we emphasis: "That is all that a gentleman can say, and yon ought to accept it as an honorable basis of reconciliation." he repeated it two or three times, and Tilton's countenance cheered np under Monlton's strong talk. VV shook hands and parte! in a Xriendly way. Not very long afterward Tilton a-sked me to his house and said that he should be glad to have the good old time renewed. 1 do not remember whether 1 toos a meal after that under his roof, but 1 certainly was invited by him to renew my visit as formerly. I never resumed my Intimacy with the family, but once or twice I went ihere soon after my reconciliation with Tilton, and at his request. I particularly remember a scene which took place at his house, when he talked about his wife and me in a very gracious mood, iie began by mourning his sorrows. He was very desolate. The future seemed quite dia. After impressing as with his great patience he grew genexou, prauwu me tonus wue,y IHK wiai I I tad taken upon myself all the blame of the past

troubles and had honorably exenlpated her, and Wilng me that his wife likewise had behaved very magnanimously, had blamed herself and declared that I was blameless, and he closed his remarks with Increasing hope and cheer, saying tnat deep as was his own misery, he did uoi know but that it would work out in the future a more cheerful home than he had before. I rentralned my am lies at the absurdity of the thing, well content to have It evaporate so, and even thinking that he was generous in his way. With a sensitive and honorable man who had no ulterior designs to c compliph, it would have been the burial of dimcnlty. 1 supposed Tilton had given up the idea of intentional wrong on my part, aud forgiven me the unintentional wrong. 1 plain iy understand now what 1 did not then suspect, that my trouble of rulnd was to be kept alive and uourlshed so that It might De used to act on my friends in securing from IJowen the money which Tilton claimed due as a compensation for his expulsion from the tro newspapers. Mr. Monlton and Mr. Tliton loth strove to obliterate from my mind all belief in the rumors that had been circulated about Tliton. There was much going on in silencing, explaining, arranging, etc., that I did not understand as well then aa now. But of one tiling 1 was convinced, viz.: That Tilton had the highest sense'of marital purity, and that he had never strayed from THE PATH OF VIRTUE, which preservation he owed , as he told me in a narrative of his life, to a very solemn scene with his father, who, on the eve of his leaving home, pointed to him the nature of amorous temptations, snares and evits to be dreaded from, unlawful practices, lie declared that he - had always been kept spotless by the memory of that scene. 1 was glad to believe It true aud felt how hard it was iht he should be made to suiter by evil and slanderous foos. 1 could not explain some testimony which had been laid before me, but said that there was undoubtedly some misunderstanding. and and if i knew the whole I should find Theodore, though with obvious faults, at heart sound and good. Tnese views 1 often expressed to intimate irieuds In spite of their manifest incrcdulty, and what in the light. of facts I ruust now call their well deserved ridicule. Monlton lost no occasion of presenting to ma the kindest view of Tilton character and conduct, on the other hand he compiained that Mrs. Tilton did not trust her husband or him and did not nssist him in his effort to help Theodore. 1 knew that she distrusted Mouiton and felt bitterly hurt by the treatment of her husband. 1 was urned to use my influence with her to inspire confidence in Moul ton to lead her to take a kinder view of Theodore. Accordingly, at the instance of Mouiton, three letters were written on the same day, February 17, 171, on one common purpose, to be shown to Mr. Tilton and to reconcile her to her husband, and mv letter to iier of that date was designed to effect the rurther or co'lAteialnurpo.se or pi vlng her coutidence in Mr. Mouiton. this will be obvious from the reading of the letters. The following Is the full text of my letters of that date, from a copy verified br cne of vonr committee, for I have not to this hour been permitted to see the originals, either of theui or of any other papeis which 1 had deposited with Mouiton for safe keeping. 1 1 lere are inserted the letters already published.) I have no recollection of seeing or hearing r-ad a letter of Mr. Tllton's of the same daie. In mv letbir to Mrs. Tilton 1 alluded to the fact that I did dot expect when itaw her last TO T.E ALIVE MANY DAYS. That statement stands connected with a series of symptoms which I first experienced In 18M. I went through the Fremont campaign, soeaklcg In the open air three hours at a time, three davs in the week . On renewing my liter

ary labors I felt that I must have given way. I was going to have apoplexy or paralysis or something of the kind. Oa two or three occasions while preachinz I should have fallen In the pulpit If 1 had not held on to the table. Very often 1 came near lalting in the streets. Ihiring the last fifteen years I have gone Into the pulpit, 1 sup ose a hundred times. with a very strong impression that I should never come out of it alive. I have preached moresertousthan anylmman be in would iH'lieve.wheu I feetlall the while, that whatever I had a t to say to my people 1 must say it theu or i ne er would have another chance to nse it. If I had consul !tü a physician bin first advice would have been you must stop work,'' but 1 was in audi a situation tli.it I could not stop work. I reed the st medical books on the symptoms of nervouTprost ration and overwork, and paralysis, and formed my own jttdgmeat of my case. The three points I marked were, I must have good digestion, good sleep and i must go on woring. inese tnree inins were tu be reconciled and in reuard to my diet and stimulants and medicines 1 msde a most thorough and searchins trial, and as a result managed my body so thst i could get the most wort out of it without essentially impairing it: if I had said a word about this to my family, if, would have brought such distress and anxiety on ihepnrt of my wife as 1 could not lear. i have for many years so steadily taxed my mind to the utmost that there have bren periods when I could not ntTord to have reople express even sympathy with me. To have my wife or friends anxious about it, and showing it to me would be just the diop too much. In lst I came again into the same condition, just before goüig to Kngland, and It was one of these reasons why I was wishins to go. The war was at its hlgut. i; carried my country in my heart. I had the Independent In charge, aud was working, preaching and lecturing continually. I knew I was likely to be prostrated again. In December, 1S70, the sudden shock of these troutles brought oa again these symptoms in a more vio'ent form. I was very much depressed in mind, and all the more because it was one of those things that 1 could not say anything about. I was silent with everybody. My friends will beat witness that in the pulpit I nave frequently alluded to my expectation of sudden death. 1 feel that I have more than once already been near a stroke that would have killed or paralyzed me, and I carry with me now, . as I have so often carried in years before this trouble. I'.ut his wife still attended church and hoped for his restoration. I recollect having with him a conversation in which he intimated that he thought it not unlikely that he might get back Into h s old position. He seemed to be in a mood to regret the past, and so when I was urged by the examining committee to take some .steps, I said I was not without hopes that by patience anr kindness Tilton would come back again to his old church work and be one of us aain. 1 therefore delayed a decision upon this point for a long time. Many of our members were anxious and impatient, and there were many takers tof tioublefrom t his quarter. .Mean whi'e one wing of the woman suffrage party had got bold of the story In a distorted and exaggerated form, such as had never been. During" the whole of the year ls.l, I was kept in a state of suspense and doubt, not only as to the future of the family, for the reunion ani happiness of which 1 had o e e o 0 o THE FLEET-FOOTED MAID. SHE TROTS A MIt.E IX '2:li COXTINUATIOJ OF THE ROCHESTER RACES. IloCHESTER, N. Y., Aug. 12. Twenty thousand peiple witnessed the races to-day. The first race for horses of tha 2:45 class was left unfinished. Condit'a Smith won the first heat in 2:3St and Unknown the next two beats in 2:35 and 2:34. A protest was entered against Unknown, because of a previous record, and tho supression of the former came. The owner said that he was prepared with affidavits, and the judge will decide the matter to-night. The free for all race was next called. It' was announced that Goldsmith Maid would be driven to Jwin an additional $1,000 offered to beat her record of 2:15 made at Buffalo. She was sent In the second heat, and trotted her mile In 2:14?4. This extraordinary performance was received with the wildest enthusiasm. SUMMARY. Rochester, Aug. 12. Purse No. 5, 5 j.OOO. Fret to all. First horse, S2r5O0; second, ?1,500; third 1,000. (ioMsmlth Maid................. 1 1 1 Judge Fullerton 3 2 2 American Uirl... ........2 3 8 I lcn vy miim..w is Time, first heat, quarter, S-T'; half, l:l;09i; three-quarters. 1:13; mile, 2:iy; second beat, Si!f, l:ut l:iC?,2:ir;i; third heat, 3i, 1:0, 1:11, 2:11. One heat oi the 2:20 race was won by Cosette, when a drenching shower caused a postponement of the races lor the day. The Chilian exhibition commissioners have resolved to request Signor Verdi to compose a hymn to be sung at the opening of the exhibition In 1S75.

"YE OLD SETTLERS."

THE REUNION AT MOORESVILLE HETROSl'ECT AND REMINISCENCE. TEN THCfSiHD PKOrLS COSOREOATB I? THE 8HADT (J ROVES THIS ADDRESS 1-3 BY THE 1T0SKER3" AND OTHERS SOCIAL FEASTTNO AND A MOST JOYOUS OATIIERINO. The pioneer meeting at Mooresviile, yesterday, was the most aucoessfnl of any that has yet been held since the organization oi the association. Tho harJy veterans oi Morgan, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and adjoining counties assembled on the Mooresviile fair grounds, the assemblage beginning to arrive early in the day, and continuing until at least 10,000 people were gathered together. The meeting and the reminiscences of tho olden time from the overflow im repertoires oi the participants, are not without groat interest to every inhabitant of Central Indiana,- and the historical facts contributed by the old settlers at their annual meetings will not be without value to the historian, who may in after times wish to write a faithful reeord of the sett lenient first wrested from the wilderness by sturdy industry and indomitablo pluck. The grayhaired 'sires and venerable matrons of the generation that is now pasted away, as they meet on such occasions as that of yesterday aftid revive the memories of otherlys, are themselves surprised by the charges that have taken place among thm sineo they iir&t ventured into thcuulrokon foret, now the seat of largo cities, thriving villages and the substantial homesteads or their descendants. When the early settlers, who met together yesterday, first began to seak homes along th banks of White river, the population of the region represented did not then equal ono-balf of thoso then assembled upon the fair grounds for a general holiday. Tho substantial wealth and prosperity the means of enjoyments and aid to culture and civilization had no existence and were scarcely dreamed f by the most sanguine of the pioneers, even if thev ever took time to think of tba distant future in the midst of their struggle for existence. The reader cau easily picture to himself TnE cn.vxr.Es which have taken place in the lives oi the members of the old settlers' association by comparing the counties represented yester dav, with all their improvements and wealth, with the unbroken forests, tangled thickets and nnbridged stream of halt a century azo. The country was without nians of communication with theoutsidi world, ex cept by rude corduroy roais, or more gen erally the bridle trace cut through the woods, by which thw wants of the pioneers were supplied from the outside world. The commerce oi thousands of square miles is now transported through this tame country reached by such great inconvenience by primitive settUH still living, ana me com mercial and political metropolis or ms men unbroken wild is now the capital ot one ot the most thiivfng and prosperous States in tue l mon. The majority of the early settles in the region represented come from south of the Ohio river; many also emigated from I'ennsvlvania and other Eastern State, but the strong infusion of the, Southern eleicont is still Doticabl9 ia many of tho cus toms and usages of the people. The great staples of the region have always beon, and aro still, brigat-eye"d, handsome girls and Indian corn. The tortner could have been aeen in whole battalions on the Mooresviile fair ground?, and the latter strotr hing away in waving field tilths extent oi thousands of acres all around Mooresviile; its?l', the substantial littlo village where tue meetings are held, claims over a thousand inhabitant?, and east of it, in the shady fair grounds, the meeting ot the pionsers was held. The people come in from every direction, on trains from Indianapolis, S ponce r and intermediate points. Iarge numbers also came in, in every description of vehicles, from all points of the compass. The delegation from Indianapolis couaisted, in all, oi over three hundred people, among whom were Messrs. John B. lUllon, J. Ii. F.Xowland, G. II. McLaughlin, Frank Landers, Mrs. Martin, and many others who have long been ide milied with this portion of the State. TnE EXERCISES. The formal exercises were opened at 10 o'clock at the stand erected for that purpose. The best of order prevailed through out both here and elsewhere, and no lights or brawls, which ure so often seen at large gatherings, disgraced the reunion. The speeches and proceedings were enlivened with music by the Martinsville Drass nana. which formed a pleasant interlude to the reminisences ofbygouedays as related by the speakers. The mee ting was called to order by Samuel K. llarryman, of Moores viile, chief martial of the day, w ho congratulated the old settlars upon the large number present and the interest manifested b.r all in their meetings. Hiram T. Craig, of Martinsville, president of the association, then made a few remarks. after which there was mudic by the band and singing of "Auld Lang Syne," in which a large aumoer or those present joined. Irajer was then onered up by the Rev. W. F. Ferguson, of Martinsville, himself an old pioueerof Morgan county. The annual address came next. Judge Frank Hardin, of Johnson county, had been selected for this honor, but was unable to respond, owing to feeble health. Iu his absence John B. Dillon, of this city, took his place, for which he was admirably lilted, both by his historical studies and his acquaintance with the early history of Indiana. The speaker drew a contrast between the present state of the coun try and that of 100 years ago. He said he was the mere impressed vith the vastness of our growth and prosperity when he looked over the crowd or many thousand people present. The present occasion, he said, was a remarkable proof of the progress of the country. One hundred years ago there was no settlement west of the Ohio river. All this .rreat country, with its lines of ranwavs auu telegraphs, its farms and manufactories, its villages, has sprung up in the interval. In less than fiitv years Irom now the log cabins and other reminders of early pioneer lira will have passed away. The descendants of those present will then compare our country of to-day with as much surprise as we do now in looking back into the past. Tho newspaper of 1874 will be read with as much interest and will be as highly valued as a relic a half century hence as is the paper of 1824 now. The descendants of those gathered together at this reunion will treasure iacts and reminiscensces of the people ot 1S74 with just as much interest as we now show in similar facts about those who have gone before us. EARLY HISTORY. In 1774 what is now the State of Indiana was part oi the British possessions, and as far as there was any government at all it was rul ministered by officers of tho British crown as a portion of the province of Quebec. There were no "United States" then. Atter the revolution the country was claimed by Virginia, but was soon afterward erected into what was known as tho territory northwest of the Ohio. Tbe State of Ohio was formed from a portion of. this territory in 1802, and tbe remainder was designated as the "Territory of Indiana." The speaker, as an instance of the vastness of tbe territory and the extent of jurisdiction possessed by its territorial officers, states that what U now comprised In the States

of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, the Indian Territory, and all tbe vast Northwest, now.the3iora9 of millions of people, was then all Included in Indiana Territory, whose total white population was madeupof a few traders ana trappers scattered at Kreut intervals in places like St. Louis, Vineennes, Kaskaskia, Detroit and similar posts established by tbe French.

VIEWS OP THE VETERANS. The remainder of the day, after the conclusion of Mr. Dillon's address, was devoted to five minute speeches by the pioneers present. Tbe first spcakca was John Taylor, of Johnson county, aged 70. The Bubstance Of his remarks were that be came to the State on the 4th of November.1830. walking all the way from 1'ennsylvauia. He settled near the bluff of White river soon after hii arrival, ' tut hoped to emigrate soon to a better country than Indiana. MRS. M ARTIN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, was the next speaker. She is now C years of .age and came to Marion county in 1S21. Her father, Judge Smith, edited the first paper published in this eect'on of the country. She had raised 12 children, never attended a vvomon's rights meeting in her life, but thought the women had better stay at borne and attend to the babies. She had been asked to ioin the crusadera and pray for the saloon keejH'rs, but she would rather take a-lub to them. W. C. Cline, oi Hendricks county, was the next speaker, lie came to Indiana in 1S2Ö and lived in Mooresviile in 120. Tbe present meeting was the first old settlers' reunion he had ever attended, but ho hoped to attend many in the future. Samuel Harry man, öt Mooresviile, next addressed the meeting. He is now 70 years of age. He has been a resident of the State since 100, and has chased bears and ludians ovor the country in the vicinity of the present meeting. J. II. It. Xowland.of Indianapolis, well kDown f )T his valuable contributions to its early history, next spoke of his early life in Indiana. He came into the White River Valley in 1S20. The country belonged to the Delegare Indians until 1?18, and many of them were still bore when he came into the country with his father's family. Jacob Whet sell, the grandfather ot Mrs. F. A. Olleman, of this city, cut a bridie road or track Irom the bluO-i of White river to the White Water in those early days which was often mod in bringing supplies by tho settlers. He related his experience in bringing some pork for his father on horseback" along Whetsell's trace, stating that when he reached Dollarhides creek, be was m6t by a party of Indians, who lirst endcAAoreil to trade him wild meat ior the pork, but finding this would not do triad to "swap" him a likely young squaw, for Ihe meat of the swine. In justice ta Mr. Nowlacd it may be stated tha. the tempting ofifor whs not accepted. lt. H. Mclaughlin, of Marion, was the next speaker, lie stated that he camo to Indiana in 1S21, and is now W years of age. lie remembers the time when nearly every habitation in his vicinity was nothing more than a buckeye log cabin. The Ilcv. Hayden Hayes next gave some of his experience in the days w hen Jnaiana w as youug, and his experience in PRIMITIVE SCHOOLS AND TEACHER', lie said he was a native lloosier, bav ins been born in Indiana in 1312. In his boyhood the school houses were generally built of poles and covered with l.aswood bark. Tnere were no windows, as glasj was a luxury too expensive for common use. There were no stoves in these eaily school houses, but a wide fi replace served lor beating purposes, and this was supplied by the Ooya la winter with huge tniieis which warmed the room while burning In tfie summer time the girls cleared out the cavernous cpeuipg and tilled it with green boughs to make tho room look neater. One teacher of the olden tim-a was recalled by the speaker. He was an aged Scotchman, and his memory retains its verdure still in tho living patriarchs and matrons who survived his teaching and birchings. He was remarkahlv proficient in tho use of the cat-0-ninc-taüs, between which and tli9 hickory Bwiichej his preferences as to mental stimulators wero evenly divided. Tho speaker gave a humorous description of how tbe old Scot used to make the lads dance hornpipes w ith a hickory limb like au ox goad in dimensions. Joshua Landers (a mother of i ranii Lan ders, ot this city, t be democracic candidate for Congress) was the next speak er. He came to Morgan county in April, 1820. His reminiscences of his early school days were similar to these of his predecessor. rfhe first Sunday school ever held in Morgan county was opened in and tho speaker was oue of tbotirst scholais to attend it. Ira Mendeuhall, aged 78, one of the first settlers of Indiana, was the next speaker. He is at present a citizeu of Iowa. irayagcd , next took the stand, lie came to Morgau county m lb2i. lue grounds used for the meeting he well re membered as being covered with neUles and underbrush so that it would scarcely bavo been used for a meeting or anything else. J. L. Fish, another old resident of Indiana in which State be has lived 41 years, was the next speaker. He was followed by Mrs. l erree.wno has uvea in Aiorgau county ever f ince 1823. Mother Ferree said she knew all about living in lG cabins. She thought wo men should be.ve the right to vote upon the question of liquor selling William II. Black spoke next, lie was born in Pennsylvania in 1S11 and came to Indiana in 124. His familv navigated tbe Ohio to Cincinnati in a flatboat. thence they came to Brookville and finally to Marion county. Of his earlv acquaintances he only knew of one left in the State, and but throe yet liviDg anywhere. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. At this stage of the proceedings the speech making was deferred in order to elect officers for the ensuing year. Messrs. Moore, Taylor, Ballard, and Beeler were appointed a committee to select the officers, who they reported to be as folio As: President, J. D. Carter, of Morgan ; vice presidents, John Taylor, of Johnson ; John Mattern, of Hendricks; J. U. B. Nowland, of Marion; II. T. Searingen, of Hendricks; secretary, Fielding Beeler, of Marion; treasurer, Holmau, of Johnson; marshall, Samuel K. Harryman, of Morgan; executive committee, Dr. Reagan, D. Fogleinan and J. II. Mills, of Morgan county, Joel Ballard and 11. B. Taylor, ol Johnson county, and Hiram Khodes, of Marion. The next thing on the programme was the exhibition ol old and curious relics of the early days in Hoosierdom. Among these were a tile of the Mooresviile Chronicle of lS47,being the first paper published in Morgan county, also an adze, presented by John Taylor, made by a Morgan county blacksmith in 181S. A penperbox from Germany over one hundred years old was presented by Mrs. Duke. A spinning w heel of the old fashioned kind was presented and operated on the stand by Mrs. Martha Cook, an aged Quaker ladv; a slate by E. C. Watson, beiig one of those used in the early log school houses, and a towel spun by Mrs. Ferree. BARLY SCHOOLS' AND CHURCHES. The committee on early churches made a verbal report through' Perry Blankenshlp, of Morgan county. From this it would seem that the Baptists built a church in the

Butterfield neighborhood, in ' the fall of

120 the Methodists bad already established one east of ; White river, which was followed by another at Martinsville in 182:. 'Ihe first Presbyterian churches were organized accord in ar to the report as follow At Indianapolis in 1820 or l.Sia, at Franklin in 1S24, at Greenwood in lsii. Mrs. Martin stated that tbe first proaching in Indianacelis was held at tbe bouse of sister Paxton. Services wero afterward held in a sheep house, and the firat Methodist church was erected on the present site ot the Sentinel building. The first High School in Johnson county, according to Dr. Wishard, was established at (Jreenwood 47 years ago. Mr. Craig, tbe president of the association, tansht, the first school in Morgan county in 1620, from July 10 to August 1, when it was broken up by Mr. Carter, then an unruly pnpil with sufficient muscle to "lick the teacher," and' now hia snesessor as president. Mr. Lawson and his wife taught tbe fust school in Indianapolis. The speeches were then resumed by Aaron Wallace, an aged colored man, Mrs. Douglas and others. The report on memlers who have died during the year shows that Wiitiam Martin, Elija Moore, Jeremiah Hadley, and John 'Pinson Jhave gone to a re-union with the settlers beyond the river. The meeting adjourned, perhaps nevermore to bring together tho aged palriachs and matrons who participated in the early scenes iu Indiana's historv.

ELECTION ETHICS. SCENES FROM RECENT POLITICAL HISTORY IN TIiJi.-5l.K SO.Mfc STRIKING! RKSULT3 OF A LOCAL ELECTION. A correspondent of the Louisville Cour ier-Journal, writing Irom Clarksville, Tenn., gives a good description of exciting election scenes in that State: (Vo have just pEssed through one of thoe virulent elec tion excitements which are seemingly so necessary to a goou republican form ot kov eminent. A man can not reside any length oftimeina lunatic asylum without beincr liable to become crack-brained: neither can he breathe the tainted atmosphere without being suDjected to tee disorders which it engenders. As a natural consequence, the whole community, duting the recent canvass, has been stirred up to the highest pitch i of excitement, and bitter feelings have existed only to be blotted out and remembered no more for ever at the close of the poll?. On Tuesday, bandbilla were freely circulated throughout our thoroughfares announcing the fact that- "L. P. M. Watkins, Esq. (formerly of Clarksville), of Howard University, Washington, D. C, would deliver a lecture at the court-house, upon the late Charles Sumner, his 'civil rights bill, and the Freedmen's Bank. Admission 25 cents." This was not exactly carryins tho warin'o Africa, but bringing the African war here. Watkins is a colored man who formerlv occupied a position of barber in one of the shops in this city, and quite crowd of colored people, interspersed here and there with a white man, assembled at the court-bouse to listen to his siren notes. His speech was one of those useles fanfaronades calculated to engender feelings of hostility between the races anil result ia no good to his class. One of his arguments in favor of sustaining the Freedmeu's Bank was that no stealing had been done, and that the whole cause of the trouble surrounding the institu lion was a mistake made by the directors in a littlo land speculation, for which thy paid oniy ?,.,ouu more man was neeeesarv This, however, was only a clerical error the clerks having made a mistake for which they were not to blame, as they nave cot yet arrived to that degree of perfection attained by the white people in addition, division and subtraction. His speech has bad its effect with his people, and at the same time has drawn, henceforth and lorevei more, a distinct line between f bo races which will result in tho future in establishing a white man's and a black man's party in this county. The negroes, with the few radicals who work them as the potter does his clay, have held the balance of power in all elections, heretofore, and havo generally sold out 1o the highest bidder upon such occasions. But at the election just held, it is a source of -congratulation to this community to know that all the candidates who attempted to ride Into power upon the b3cks of colored voters were thoroughly routed. THE NIGHT BEFORE ELECTION the clans assembled at the court house to hear a discussion of tbe points at issue be tween the numerous candidates for county offices. The old temple of justice was as closely jammed as It probably would have beed b:-.d Beecher's trial been progressing within its walls. While the debate was pro-cee-linir an old animated coniitrvmsn, feel ing bis patriotism boiling (but bis whisky more so), arose from bis seat and was mak ing numerous gvraticns :i round Ihe ooen space bet ween the audience and the speaker's stand. A policeman endeavored to lead the old patriot from the room, to which movement he was strenuously opposed. A row resulted, and some thoughtless person sugzestf d "pistol." Remembering the Ilarrod.hurg tragedy, wbicu was so ably re ported in the Courier-Journal, the audience was taken with a general leaving, at which time tho benefits of the civil rights bill were most beautifully illustrated, tor there was a perfect rush and jam of white folks sandwiched between darkies for tbe space of two minutes. Chalk and lampbl?ck, cologne water and asafctida in one hurlyburly rush for the outside world. Above all the noise made by the movement of feet aud the confusion ot tongues coald be heard the voice of the reporter of one of the city papers as he was safely stowed away in a window, singinsr this gentle refrain: "Inky, minky, stinkv.O! If this ain't glory, tell me so." The crowd rushed pell mell into the street; many left for their quiet homes at an accelerated soeed, which would have done honor to Nashville GirL Some put a brick block of buildings between them and the court house, while one more daring spirit slid gracefully from the second story of the court house down one of tbo front poarcb pillars. One friend we interviewed gave as an excuse for leaving so hastily that he had but a small policy on bis life, and be was afraid the. company was not very solvent. Order was soon restored, the aforementioned pistol proved to bo tbe crooked handle oi an umbrella, and the speaking continued until a late hour, amid tbe yells and jeers of a large portion ot the audience. Any one walking along t"ae street, in front of the court house, would have imagined that a whole regiment of Balaam's asses had assembled to outvie each other in braying. Such rowdyism is a disgrace to any community, and the proper authorities should take the necessary steps to punish anything of the kind iu the future. The number of white children between five and filtecn years old in Califoruia is 140,000; Indians, 1,000. Total number of schools, about 2,000; total receipts for school purposes, about $3,000,000; average monthly wages paid to masculine teachers, ?S5; to feminine teachers, $65. In San Francisco the superintendent receives f 4,000, gold, and the salaries of teachers are as lollows: Principals of high schools, $3.000; other teachers in high schools, from $1,500 to ?2,400; principals of grammar schools, $2,200 to $2,400; assistants, $900 to $1,200; principals of primary schools, ?l,200 to ?1,800, assistants, fOOO to $950. .

THE MUSS IN MISSISSIPPI. GREAT CRY AND LITTLE WOOL. TUB POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE OF GLORIOUS WAR BIT NO FIOHTINQ NOT A BKLUQEBKXT SE0R0 Ytr HEARD FROSf MAJ0B TIENERAU AND MI UTAH Y COUNCILS ErFORTS AT PACIFICATION. Memphis, Aug. 12 Capt. James le, of the steamer St. Francis, which arrived from ticlow this morning, says that after tho negroes, who had surrounded Austin, were repulsed yesterday, they disappeared, and m. story was soon circulated that they Mere murdering the women and children who had beon left unprotected on the surrounding plantations. This caused tho men who bad been defendiog the place to start for their homes to protect their families, and Austiu was soon left without any defenders, except one or two whites. Eight negroea came in, took possession, and proceeded to break open the saloons and stores and help themselves, and at Iat accounts had committed no acts ot violenco toward, the few w hites who were unable to g?t away. But as they were becomingdrank there were foars of their burning the village. Thev sent a messenger to Capt. Lee, asking him to land, but be bad a large number of refugees on board, some of whom the negroes 'lisdt threatened to kill, among whom was Dr. Phillips, late a republican member of the Legislature. The refugees begtd him not to do so, and be passed on up without lauding, fien. Chalmers came upon the St. Francis to Peters' Lauding, where the St. Francis met the whites with the reinlorcements from

bere. iie was requested by the deputy sherifT, in tbe aLmce of tho sheriff, to take command of the men, and went back with them. They will land at O. K. landing and endeavor to cut off the retreat of the negrors from the bill?, and doubtless ere this the whole torea has been captured, as the negroes tad no suspicions of the approach of this force, and ware too busily engaged in their debauch to be prepareu to meet them. Gen. Chalmers is ' man of well known courage ani coolness, and bis being in command gives assurance that no blood will be unnecessarily sbed. It is proper to state that politics have nothing to do with this trouble, and that Mayor Woodson and a number or men who have been proscribed by the negroes are republicans. Newa from Austin is anxiously expected this morning, but as it is 20 miles to the nearest telegraph station, it is not probable that anything definite will be obtained before noon. SECOND DISPATCH. Memphis, Aug. 12. An Appeal special from Helena, this morning, after recounting the occupation of Austin by the negroes, as already report ed,saya that at Bennett's landing Col. Morgan held a council, and stated that it was too hazardous to make an assault upon the blacts entrenched at Austin on account of the want of proper authority, suitable numbers.and ammunition, iie preferred landing at Moon's,ahove Ausi In.whero be could put himself in a better plight and await execative authority. Cert. Chain ires came on nard and oljected to landing at Moon's, and insisted on landing at O. K. or Shoo Fly,most cf the ollicers agreeing with him. To this Col. Morgan objected as being in the miut of the enemy, and subjecting the command to an unfortunate attack from all sides while unprepared for it. He then ordered bek the commissary supplies, which had been landed, and Capt. Fiuley's company, which had been thrown out "as skirmit-hers, and calling the oflicers toge". her, told them that ho felt it was his duty, under the circumstar.es, not to take the risk they demanded, and that he would care for the command. first. To this mostcf the officers objected, and Col. Morgan resigned. Hen. Chalmeis was elected as commander, and landed at Shoo Fly. Tne following has just len received: Uelf.na, Aug. 12. Titos. If. Alfen d- Co: S?nd us reinlorcements by the St. Francis. Send guns with lixed ammunition if possible. Send rations lor 10 davs fir &00 men. Signed. J. it. Chalmers. From this it would seem that (Jen. Chalmers had decided not to attack to-day. THIRD DISPATCH. MEMrnis, Aug. 12. An Appeal Ilelena special, dated 11:20 this morning, says that some 30 Mississippians, stragglers from the force which left Memphis yesterday for Austin, arrived there this mtrning on the White and put up at Ortway's Hotel. Tbe colored people were unatlo to understand the presence of an armed sqoad of men and became much excited. About it the mayor obtained possesion of the arms and had them put on the wharf boat for shipment by the first steamer. On the arrival of tbe little steamer ''Trader," the Mississippians, escorted by the mayor, sheriff and other officials, and followed by alarge crowd of negroes, were marched aboard the Trader and shipped to Austin, bag and baggage. Noth ing rename irom Austin has been received to-day. The negroes report a tight there last night, ami that six or eight white wero killed. The following has jus; been recieved: Jackson, Miss., Auz. 12. OA. Marion Campbell, Helena : You are requested and authorized bv me to suppress the riot at Austin, to the end that peace may be restored and life sived. Signed (. ANfEs, Governor. Col. Campbell goes to Austin immediately. FOURTH DISPATCH. Memphis, Aug. 12. The excitement hero in regard to the Austin riot is Incoming, more intense, owing to au unfortunate rumor that young men of this city were . killed iu an attack upon the place. Tho following ia posted about the city: "Reliable men are wanted to report on lieard the steamer St. Francis at 4 o'clock to-day. Arms and ammunition will be furnished them. Also 300 men, well armed and equipped, to report at the same time and place. About twentygood artillerists are wanted. Gen. King White, of Arkansas, will assume command of tbe above men." This poster baa added to the excitement. It is thought that several hundred will go to-night on the trains.Three pieces ot artillery are expected from Loneoke, Ark., this afternoon. FIFTH DISPATCH. Memphis. Aug. 12. An Appeal Helena special says that Mr. Sebastian, who has just arrived from Austin, make? tbe following: statement: Between 300 and 400 men from Memphis landed at Shoo Fly, below Austin, this morning, and marched into ihe town without opposition at 3 o'clock. The citizens had abandoned the place on the previous evening, and the colored men, after holding tbe place a few hours and sacking it, left for their homes. The Memphis people found about thirty negroes in town, who surrendered at once. Eight of them were arrested and put in jail the others being non-combatants were not molested. Everything up to 9 o'clock taix morning, when he left, was quiet. At Trotter's landing ho learned that the negroes were organizing for tho purpose of retaking Austin. Cel. Campbell, formerly sheriff of Desota county. Miss., has crossed the river at Ilelena aud gone to Austin to endeavor to restore peace. SIXTH DISPATCH ORDER RULES AGAIN. Memphis, Aug. 12. The latest reports from Austin state that the improvised troops have disbanded and gone borne, and peace is restored. The impression prevails here that a few determined men could have prevented tbe whole sflalr at tbe outset bymeeting the negroes before summoning neljr from elsewhere, -