Jasper Banner, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1855 — Page 2

Igff. BANKER. J. MCAKTHt. iwwnff tn OH). 'll" J, • . THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1855.

Onr County.

Since oar last issue, we have conversed*with several of our citizens in relation to a division of Jasper County and, so far as wc can ascertain, the prevailing feeling is opposed to any such measure. Even those re* siding most remote from the county scat are decidedly opposed to a division of the county at present.

Should any considerable amount of territory be taken from the northern portion of the county it will give our present county seat a one-sided position, and afford just grounds to those residing south and west of the county seat to petition for its removal. If a division must be made, we should much prefer to see it made in such a way as to meet the wishes j and approbation of our own citizens* and not mearly for the purpose of benefiting a few wealthy speculators . who reside at a distance. But, as yet, we see no necessity for such a division as has been proposed. The measure will be opposed, we have no-doubt, by persons interested in other counties. YV e hope a gen- j eral expression of the view’s of the citizens of this and adjacent counties, may be expressed to our Legislature at the earliest

The Legislature will commence its session to-day, which will be limited | to eighteen weeks. During this time it is expected a considerable amount of business, of interest and impor-, tance, will be transacted. Among, the prominent measures to be con-i sidered will be the ‘Prohibitory Liquor Law’—the ‘Re-charter of the State. Rank* and an amendment to the ‘Free Banking Law.’ We shall en-, deavor to keep our readers posted, so far as our limits will permit. Housewarming.—The Jasper House was opened on New-Year’s day by its present accommodating and accomplished landlord, N. R. Bowman. A splendid dinner was prepared for the occasion, at which, in company with many of our fellow citizens, we had the pleasure of participating. —; We wish friend Bowman much suesuccess in hfe new avocation. ~I - ~ The Side-walks. —The condition, of our side-walks has become a subject of general complaint. They not only present a very bad appearance, but are unsafe. It is a matter of surprise, that serious accidents have not already occured. We hope the persons whose duty it is to attend to this matter will take it in hand. C£j = *We have received a number of valuable public documents, for which the Hon. Jessee D. Brisht has our thanks. Senator Bright.—The election of this gentleman to the Presidency of the United States Senate, and consequently to the position of Vice President, is an honor conferred upon our State. It is made the occarion of congratulation to Mr. Bright by* the prominet Democratic papers of the Union. The faithful services of Mr.,8.t0 the Union are worthy of the positinn he has been called to fill, end no one doubts that he will sustain himself well in his new position, and gather laurels from friends and foes* — Logansport

ConwßßTF.rr Tens oh State Bank or Imdiana.—The cashier of the State Rank of Indiana gives notice that a counterfeit $lO Indiana State Bank bill has lately been seen, which is very well executed, but. is too dark in the engraving, and the numbering on both sides is by the same hand, which is never fee case in genuine bilk This was on the Lafayette branch, but it will doubtless be used for others.

fICFThe Brittish and American Claim Commission, in London, are Mid to have rejected all the claims for damages sustained by the detention or seizure at NMSfiu.of American vessels, supposed H be engaged in the slave trade. mu i i in mi i i t iii Down—Shirt collars and rot-gut.

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Division of Jasper County.

Mr. Editor:—As your remarks in last, week’s paper, in reference to the division of the county, calls for discussion, consideration and inquiry, I make free to offer the following remarks for foe consideration of the readers of your paper: The citizens of the west part of the county, laboring under the disadvantage and inconvenience dfliving so far from the county seat and a market town, have petitioned the! Legislature for a division of thecoun- ■ ty according to the following boun- j dary, to-wit: commencing at the' Range line between ranges seven and eight, on the south side of Town-

ship twenty-seven, north: thenoe north along said Range line to the Kankakee river: thece south westerly along foe channel of said river to the State line of Indiana and Illinois: thece south with said State line to the south side of Township twentyseven: thence east on the line between towns twenty-six and twentyseven, and along the north line of Benton county to place of begining—| to be called the “County of Beaver.” This will embrace a territory of about eleven and leave in the old county about sixteen congrssional townships, leaving both counties in a good shape, and placing Rensselaer much more central for a county seat than it is at present. It is a great inconvenience for the citizens in the extreme west to come so far to market and to transact county business. Those inhabitants living north of Beaver Lake have to travel a distance of about forty miles, as the road now runs around the head of the lake, to get to the county seat. It will be of great advantage to that part of the county to be set offto Itsself. It will enable them to build up a town of their own, in their center, that will furnish them a domestic c market, mills, manufactories, acadamies and all the other conveniencies and luxuries that make a county agreeable and pleasant. Jasper is by far the largest countyin the State, having a territory of about 1000 square miles. It is as: large as the State of Rode Island, one half as large as the State of Deleware and one-fifth as large as the State of Connectticut, and would make nearly three counties according to the requirements of the constitution of the State. That the countywill be divided there is not a reasonable doubt. The question is shall it be done this winter or at some future time and, what is still more important, shall it be done so as to , best subserve the interests of the present and fixture generations foat are to inhabit the country, or shall it be allowed to speculators and non residents to Gerrymander and cut up the county to suit their own selfish interests and notions. If there is any other project on foot the projectors should “trot it out" and let the public look at it—give the bounary, object and advantages.— These things should not be done in the dark. This is a serious and important matter—one that interests the whole community, and the people should all take a hand.

OCT* Funds fur the payment of the January interest on the Indiana State debt, have already been received here. Virginia also has the mpst of the amount necessary to meet. her interest, and we are assured that the balance will be on hand in the course of ten days N. K jEvcning Post. Ohio will be along in due time.— The money for her January interest , has been collected and paid into the i State Treasury since February last . Statesman. BCr’The Steamer Geo. Law, arrived at New ¥ork on the 26th. She brings a heavy treasure. The news brought by her is, that the mines continue to yield abundantly, and it is believed the yield will exceed that of the previous year. J An immense piece of gold was taken out, by a company of five men in Calvorse Co. weighing 1604 pounds and valued at $38,516. ®_ ■■ ■ ‘There’s a brandy smash? said a wag op seeing a drunken man break a pane of glass. <

PETITIONER.

Curious Prediction.

Mrs. Swisshelm, writing some predictions in reference to the Eastern war, makes the following remarks: “Six years ago we Heard Rev. Dr. Wilson, then of Alleghany City, and : professor of Theology in the Presby--1 terianrChurch, say that, in less than ten years, a war would break out. in I Europe between Russia and the Western rowers—a war which would be one of the most terrible ever recorded in the annals of history, and which, by its wholesale slaughters, would carry the name of Christendom with a thrill of wonder to the most ! remote and barbarous nations, ai waken a curiosity about civilization | that would prepare the way for the introduction of the Bible and Christianity into those benighted lands, whose people would be taught, by the rumors of this war, to fear and respect the arts of civilization. This declaration was made again and again in public, from the pulpit, and was the result of a life-time study’ of the prophecies of the Bible. The war then unthought of, is now begun, and the aged preacher always said the Western Powers would be victorious—that the teethedthe great Bear would be forever broken, and with them the power of the Pope. We heard this same man predict the Mexican war years before it begun, and tell what its end would be. He also predicted the great lire of’4s in Pittsburg, and Jive are inclined to think that his gift of second sight was mere reliable than that of the maker of this old statute, and that the Russians will not be masters of Constantinople. From the first word about proposed hostilities between Russia and Turkey, we have been in the habit of telling our friends to buy their flour, for it would be from sls to S2O per barrel before it would be $5 again, are of opinion our preacher saw far into the prophecies already written. He said this war would take place—would be very terrible and general, and that it was the last war before the universal peace of the Millennium.

Ireland. —At length, it seems, we have reached the point—foreseen by so many political economist long since—the depletion of Ireland.Our Irish immigration is falling off rapidly, and bids fair to decline to a mere nominal figure. Many .former emigrants are returning to their land, and Ireland itself is said to be in the enjoyment of a to which it has been a stranger for years. Within the last ten years it cannot have lost less than three to four millions of inhabitants by immigration, famine and disease; and in consequence, those who are left behind have plenty of elbow room and find plenty of work at fair prices. The operation of the Encumbered Estates Court has relieved the troubles of that large class of proprietors who were an incubus to the country, and whose inability to improve their land or pay their debts induced the wide-spreaif .the laboring classes.— Most of these estates have been taken up in small lots and divided among a large number of holders, including many of the farmers. Hence, according to the best advices we receive, the Irish are for once welf pleased with their native landand, ' quite satisfied to remain there. Phil. Journal.

An-extra Conductor. —The Syracuse Journal says that on board of the cars coming eastward from that city on Wednesday night, was an extra conductor. The train consisted of six cars. As soon as the the train I was under wav, a gentleman commenced at the third passenger car to collect fare. When the conductor came along the passengers all declared th at they pad paid their pasl sage. Search was immediately made for the individual who had been so kind in assisting the conductor, and after some time he was found seated in the front car, asleep. He had plenty of railroad tickets and money about him. When the train arrived in Rochester he was placed under j arrest.

DCj’Some slanderer asserts that paper makers are the greatest magicians of the age, inasmuch as they transfer beggars’ rags into- sheets for editors to lie on. ' Rascal Register.— Robert Schuyler, the great defaulter, it is stated, has bought a place on the Rhine, and has sent for his family. Kissane, it is said, who lately escaped from custody in New York, is now in Buenos Ayres. Hinton, the mail robber, is in Oregon. The great California forger is in Australia. Several other equally illustrious rascals are **lying around loose.” Plenty—Bogus, Counterfeit notes and broken banks.

Arrival of the Steamer America.

-Haufax, Dec. 23 P. M. / The steamer America, with ten days later advices from England, has just arrived. Matters remain quet at Sevastopol without any change of importance in the aspect of affairs there. Omar Pasha had left for the Crimea with 20,000 troops. Some important negotiations were going on between Austria and the allied powers. The steamer Atlantic arrived out on ijie. morning of the 6th. Thfe steamers Sarah Sands and Washington sailed according to ap-J pointment. The latter took “out to New York SIOO,OOO in specie. Negotiationsofa most important and complicated character, which will most probably involve all the European States in a general wac, have been concluded. A treaty of alliance has been signed between Austria, Frunce and England, binding, it is supposed, Austria to declare war against Russia within one month; France on her part guaranteering Austria against invasion from without, and insurrection from within. Austri.a has called Upon the Germanic States to support her with the federal troops., but Russian influence was at work in opposition to such a measure 1 hroughout the Germanic confederation. Messelrode publishes four terms i upon which Russia will accept peace, 1 viz: i

A joint protectorate of the five powers over the Christians in the Principalities; a revision of t he treaty oflN4l, and the free navigation of the Danube. Prussia and all the other Germanic States arc hastily placing their armies on a war footing, and it is very doubtful that they will take sid'es with Austria; what Prussia will do. is ad "mitted oh ail Han(ls7ToT)c ex c'ißtttng"' ly problematical. The Spanish chamber have decided to support the present dy nasty; the ministry had resigned on financial question, but had again res umed office. Mr. Soule had arrived at Madrid. The Danish Ministry had resigned. Twenty-two of Oliver’s ships i?old for £103,050, all of them to the bill holders. The latest dates from Sevastopol say the Russians were making frequent sor’tiesrbuTvvcrc’lTl all crises repulsed, without, however any ser-ious-fighting. The latest dates from the Crim<ea are to the 27th Nov., up to which tim e the seige continued. The Duke of Cambridge was expected at Constantinople. Admiral Hamlin l ad resigned the command of the French squadron in the Black Sea, and had returned to France.

The remainder of the French troops in Greece had been ordered to the Crimea. It is stated in England that it is the intention of the government to augment the British Army, by an addiDooplong has been appointed President of the French Senate. Another Guano Island.—The N. Y.: Evening Ptst, alluding to the discovery of a guano island, near St. ThoriM as. says it is informed of the discovery of another island, with at least a million tons on it, the locality of which is yet a secret. Measures are; now taking for the organization of a company to bring the guano to market i

HJr’lf girls would have roses for ; cheelfs they must do as the roscs do ! —go to sleep with the lilies and get up with the morning-glories. [Cr’The Bellefontain Republican says the Hoosiers on the AVabash turn their “agy shakes” to some account; they climb into the top of a. “shellbark” just as the chill comes on, and by the time the “personal earthquake” leaves them, there’s not adrickory nut ' i OCT A. -Utica paper contains the , following brief out ominous paragraph:—“Ha! ha!! La!!! It is a. girl!" Twenty-four thousand mules have passed through Somerset, Ky., the [present year, on their-way to souths ernmarkets. Terrfble Accident. —We are informed that yesterday morning a hand known as Fred, who tends a circular saw at Allen & I ver’s saw mill, at Allenton, fell a-straddle of the saw, and was instantly served in two. The course of the division was from near -the socket of the left thigh, slanting upward toward the right side, separating one leg with the largest portion of the pelvis and lumbar vertebrae* attached! His death was in•tantanenus:—St. Lnuu Intel- -

A List of Letters remaining In the P<wt OU J7X December >064, which if not taken out Wore the 31 at day of March 1855. will Ur sent to the dead letter office as Dead Letters. I Antrim John Munson Henry i Brown H. Joseph McGimscy Win. I BarkerTrcderick Mayer Patrick Briggs John t McFarland Wm. Bailey Cyrus Moor Robt. ' Brown Isreal McDanel T. J. Ballard E. James Morey Nathan • Brown Yellen Norns J. Wm. ; Biersman M. Owim Thadius Benjamin C. Joshua I’iimel Hanry Champ Lafaelte Prater Neuman 1 Coulson Wm. * PaelenD. John Clark Holeltidge Pearson Samuel Chambers John Parcel 11. John Cronley M.Fanny Rice W. Ruses Crook Lucinda Ritchey Osinda Coen Hugh Ritchey John Childs Philander Ritchey Marv <>r Osinda I Clark D. M. Raymond P. John Chambers Wm. Rogan H. W. Clark Mary , Robinson Rodn Dungan Francis flinhnrd Samuel Denny Charles flunly John Guinn M. John floberts Michael Gasaway Thomas Scott B. James Houstine Josiah Sharp N. John Hershrnan T. John Smith Perry Hanaway Mary Sect, of Jasper Lodge Hurley £li Slocum James Jewett J. Mrs. 2 Sailor Jeramiah Kirwan Michael 2 Shupert John Kerr A. M. Rev. Sahan 7? in chard Kevnover Peter Stine W. Kelly Margret Safford C. J. Kent Alexander Starkey Jacob Lush Henry . Shanks C. P. John Livingston'tJscar Letterlear W. D. Lurvis John Towns David Lewis J. Vanness John Lambert Johnathan Willitts W. Letter John Willcox H, E. McClure Wm. . Wicks Jojiiiathau McDannold G. Wegcr Earl WM. H. JACKS, P. M. Jan. 4.1855.

SHERIFF SALE. BY virtue of twit executions issued from the Jasper Circuit Court to me direct-, ed anTdeTivvfed I will expose Tor sale at Public Auction, at the door of the Court House, in Rensselaer, Jasper County Ind., i between the hours of 10 o’clock A. M. and 4 o’clock P. M., on the 27th day of January' 1855, the following described property, to-wit: ——- South east j of the south } of section 13, Township 30, Range 5, containing forty acres; and the north east J of the •5, containing 4U acres; north east j- of the north nest | of section 25, Town 50, R. fi, containing 40 acres; south west j o f north east ’ of section 25, Town 10 Range 5, containing 40 acre, I shall first offer i the rents and profits of the undivided oneI third of said •property for the term ofsevien years and on failure to realize from such sale a sufficient sum to satisfy said executions, interests, and costs. I will al the same time and place oiler all the right title and interest the said defendant has ' in and to the same. Executed as the property of William Powell at the suit of Spears, Davis, and George-Reed— — —~. WILLIAM HENDERSON, Sfi’ff Dec.’<3, :85 . 3w48 ; SHERIFF SALE. BY virtue as an execution to me directed, 1 will expose for sale at Pubic Auction, at Ihe Court Houseyloor.in Rensselaer, in Marion Township, Jasper County, Ind., on the 87th d iyof January a. d. • 855 between the hours of HI o'clock, A. M and .5 o’clock P. M. on said day, the following pnJpcry, to-wit: East | of the north east |of section 18, Township 9, Range 8.1 will first offer the rent and profits of said property for the term of seven years and on failure to realize from such sale a sufficient Sum to satisfy said execution, interest and cost, I wttl Gnie Tnp] plurr offrr -aH-tht-l ight title and interest the said defendant has in and to the same. Executed as the property of Madison Collins at the suit of Lewis and Mary Elijah. WILLIAM HENDERSON Sh’ff. 1 3w48 j

NOTICE.—The subscribers being desirous of making a survey of their lands in sections 1, t, 11, 12, *l3, 14, 12, 23, IT 25 in Township £B, R. 9. w.; also, Sections 17, 18, 30 in Tovnship 29, H. 0 and 24,15 in Township 3',N.R. 10 w., ; for the purjiose of establishing lines and do herby notify all such persons as may be interested owners of lands, in these and adjoining sections, to appear and establish corners on the Ist. day us, February, 1855. A. B. & P. P. CONDIT. I Jan. 1,-1855. 3w4| V

YEARLING HEIFER—Taken up by William Wyatt, Newton Township, fed and white, red sides and ear crop off the right ear, half crop out of the undeside of the left ear, supposed to be one year old. Adpraiscd to 810,50 by R Mallatt and D, N. Martin before Isaac Sayler J. P. Attest. GEO. W. SPITLER, Clerk. TWO YEAR OLD HEIFER—Taken up by William Fredrickson, Barkley Tp. | a red roan heifer, red ears, narrow crooked horns—supposed, to be two years old last spring. Appraised to 818 by WmWilliams and Samuel Lakins before Truman B. Jenkins, J. P. Attest GEO. W. SPITLER, Clerk. Dec. 23. 1854. 3w48 ___ NOTICE. HRHE Subscriber takes this method of informing the farmers of Jasper, that’ he desires to dispose of hit* entire stock of improved Hoge. These consist, principally of the large English Berkshire and Irish Grazier, either pure blood or crossed. This is a rare chance of obtaining premium hogs, low for cash. ' Residence eight miles west of Rensselaer on the Chicago Road. Call soon. WM. WEBSTER. Jan. <tk mr »vrlß

M ARHQSD—OnPR. 2d iatt; by Ret. T. Chxsxvt, Mt. H. Kioru to Mis# Mary Rm ICCx B abb, all of place. ALSO—Onti|eitti nllt.,att|ietc.i<lence of Col. G. W. Bpitfer, by Rev. R. B. Jame., Mr. Wimm Bkjnett Esq. of Kankakee county M to Mrs. Eixxabets Archibald, of Morrocco, Jaaper Co., Ind. • , ,

I. 0. F. IROQUOIS Lodge, No. 143, meets er# ry Friday evening at 7 o’clock, iq the upper story of Clark’s new building J. TROXEL, N G. Rensselaer, Nov. 2d, 1854. - TO THE PEOPLE OF JASPER. Now la your time if you :«ut to save 50 per cent on your money, and got for $5 cuh, 10 dollars worth of Goods.' THE LAFAYETTE CAEAP CASH STORE! AT RENSSELAER, Has just been opened with 810,000 worth of all kinds, of Goods, such as Dry Goods, Notions, &c. AVJiich the proprietors are determined to sell even below Lafayette prices, to give the poor man. woman and child, well ns. the rich ones, a chance to buy themselves gixxl warm clothes for the coming cold winter for but very little money, but MONEY IT MUST BE. ’ . .. This is a Urandt of Kuhn's Cheap Cash Store in Lafayette, and those engagedin it will make it an object for customers to be well pleased with what they buy, either in quality, price dr durability of the Goods; so that they are bound to come back again, if they want to save Cheap Cash Store. ~ . . „ Don’t forget the big sign, “THE LAFAYETTE CHEAP CASH STORE,” because that is the place for bargains!! . .. Dee. 23, 1851. vl n47-tf

ESTRAYS.—Tnkcn up by Elliot P. Bunch,. Jack-on township, Jasper co., one red heifer,while face and billy, appraised to 6 dols.; one red and white spotted heiferi brimdetl ‘D’on the right hij>, appraised to 8 dols., irtie' red niulev steer, lim back, crop off tff the right ear »nil swallow fork nfitl under bit out of left efir; appraised to 1!) dols.; one red steer with lineback and whiiebi llev, and swallow fork in right car;' appraised to 10 dols.; one red steer with a star .in >he forehead, white bully, crim off of the left ear ams swallow Tofk’iii rife right;"uppnriiwd to i lf>dols.; wie red nioiley faced steer, crop off of the right ear mid under bit. out of the left ear; appraeed to 8 dols.; one dark red steer, with st.aggv horns; appraised to 9 dollars. Th» above cattle supjMNed to be three years old; apprai ed by John Myers mid Nathaniel Ward, bafore Fountain W. Ham, J. P., Dec. 13 1854. GEO. W. SPITLER. Clerk. Taken up by John J). Paijep, Jackson' township, a dun sVer,-branded'D’ on light hip;, supposed to K* 2 years old. appraised to Ifi doh; one briudie steer, white belly, jaws appraised to 15; snppo-cd- to-be 2 years old. Jpnraised by C. Mvers and Henry Brown, before F. W. Ham, J. P.,*Dec. 13, lbG4 GEO. W.SPITLER, CTk. Taken up, by Isaac Blue, Jackson townihip, one yearling steer red sides, white back, bellr and tail, mid some white about the head, a split in the right ear; appraised to 8 dollars by J. Wrigitt and Geo. W. Yeger, before F. W. Ham, DecJ3 ’54. Attest: GW. SPITLER, Cl’k. Taken up, by William Webster, .Tacksow township,! yearling sttef,lineback, some white about belly and pale red sides, appraised to 10 dollars. Also ..one red heifer, supposed to b» almut .2 years old, a few whity spots about the belly, swallow fork in each ear and underbit in the right oar, appraised to 18 dollars by Thos. W. Hamsand Steph, flamy before I£.-W. Hjh»,J. P.,. Dec. 13,’54. G. W. SPITLEfI, Clerk. ALSO—Taken up by Jonathan Willis, of Hanging Grove township, Jasper, One qx pale red white belly and white tail, and end of tail off, marked with a crop and split in the ears under bit in the left ear, blind in the left eye, supposed to be 10 years old, appraised to 815 i>y John Leflyer'and John Woosley. ALSO—In the same township by William W. Bussell, 2 yearling calves, one a red steer with white in the forehead, and some white oh the belly and hind legs marked»with swallow fork in each ear, appraised to 810, the other. A heifer dark red and white spotted marked with smooth crop off of each ear and . under bit in the right ear, appraised to 89, by J'ohn Phillips and William Webb, before John Robinson,'J. P. Attest GEO. W. SPITLER, C7’L 1)ec,28,j8a4» 47wJ

"COUNTY SURVEYING. T7IREDERIC SCRAAG, Deputy County Sufjj veyur for the West, part of Jasper County, Is ready at all tunes to do suryveyiug. Apply tothesubscriber-athis residence on Beaver Prairie, near Wm. Armstrong’s or at Brennesholt’a store in Moroceo. ■ fred.scraag. X. B,—The subscriber 'is also prepared to da Architectural Drawing,’ Plans of Buildings, Mapping and Civil Engineering. G J ftLsa, ’64. • yln47tf. NOTICE IS hereby given, that* the undersigned has been appointed executrix of the last will of David Sayler, late* of Jasper county, Ind. Said estaate is supposed to be solvent. 'AXN SAYLER, Execurix. Dec. 28 1854. 5w4» H --—i FTTHE highest priee will be paid in CASH | for fcwf Mite* by TlbXßt > 00. 7w < !«4 * it