Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 7, Number 44, Jasper, Dubois County, 23 December 1865 — Page 1

THE

JASPER WEEKLY COURIER, JASPER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1865. NO. 44.

JUL. .

i'UT utviut, at jearaa

V.OI CUCITI.IIlliU.U CLIWIT DOA IB. orntE-tiu. r M.caaL ... Wbi Smtii. TERMS 8TR I Tl.V IN ADVANCE Niagle bubernption, lor fifty No., f I 0 er eis month, . ( ft ATM or .PVBBTtSIBW. r f )! rf ul 10 'If r. rr lea, rrk.ft 0 ft Mbeceuem luer rtioa, 75 et. Longer advertise meata, at Mae rale A fraction ever even a 00 re or Moore. counts J M aooare Thee or ih term tor transient advert ieeei; a reasonable dedueueo III be node a regular eftWrriiee01a. Notiere of eppo:otmat of eda.initretera ea4 Ugal notice, vl Jtto cberectet to be 4io ia advance. a neu setae can r 1111 0: Far Tewnefatp oSeera, cch Far Cueuty Far DiMrin , Cirrj" . State. 1.00 - --. Cleiaaera rfDcaaae, ATTORNEY A T LAW. JASPER. INDIANA.

WILL attend promptly to ery biiaiae pei-toed. It w a day recognised by tha fnlraated to him in mtal tk --... .alii ..

retreated to bin in any of the af Uabota rnuaty. Offee ia the Coener building, oa Wm etren. W. C. Aaaae. B. BotTTaaa A OA MS 8UETTNER, ATT0KXBY8 AT llir, -assaexaTa r.n cLLtcnao a lie aa claim. JASPER. INDIANA. OSee-Borih eaal cerae Mcforld aad "Weot etreeie. M .rcb 14, le3 iTTORXBT AT LAU, vpUfi aadrraijJOCd Wif oerr.fter pracliae I. ia tbo Circait Cwan of Daboia Coaaty. and wir prea.pt lr attu4 to af! bwaineen euiraetrd ta hie care. ML WILL H. TlAt'EWELL. B. L WilO.N.

A3 reraanently wealed ia Joaper; he I ia readv ai all ftaara u atiewd mud re. opaad ie ralle. Parix alar a itoaUoa will he five ta M.dwfrv. Ofare aa tha Eaate.de af Nrth Maia at Jane f4h Jt15-r wC ii i', 4 K OOTdtSQdB STORE, Caar etat or Pcauic Stjcaai. Jaraa. CTj W0CLI reapeclfally in iura j. the public thatibe Iure n inrfe nnd aplendid aaeer'raew of Koata ana tf hoeo mfciaf wn.a-inap win mii ee cheap ae can be d.ej aar where, aad will warraat all tir aorkl 3. aaa trial. ROMUALD PFPf L.1 -a. 1 ... ... I K STl 1 1 i V I m- mm w w -.J m. a A Dry nooda liothihHe; eUejMvi.v attal I T ? J retaraed froaa the Qa-ea Cup wnh a well aelectea tockof tho above .rnclea. to w hich a a- . i ww-m ww, w, a w. ra tnvuee tbo atiemioa of cinaene of Dehme eaanty. He h coaftdent he caa aell hie gaoda aa cheap ae aap orehaat ia Ihia 1 'IV. ilia atk af erntiemea'a Clothiaw I läl M. 9 mm ml A mmm. m. a 1 mm.mm.m.m.9 äO I l I to particulate haa. Call aad are for aamr elvea, at the btg brich, aorvb f theCmrt JOSEPH EGO. September ft. 1SG3.-Ir FurnitHrt ! I tirnilurr! The wderia;Med reepect rameel t mahSicf fallp ia'ormo the tfeat ba haa aaw.and will conUa:lp keep aa hand, or aaanafacter to order, all the? tateet aad Oioat faehoaable aarieiiee of FwrWitara, each a a Wardrobra. Bareaae. Bedteada. Tab lea. Loan gee; aad a large eaecetaaaat af ehaire. of tha heat atplea. Ho reaper i lall invite thoae deirinf a act King ia hie liae. ta call and eatmima hie ateck he fore perrhaeiag eleewhere. a he ia con 6 deal ba c.n pleaoa : hem at l.i.ahaoa the - wi niaifn aaa rvrirmiiir Oireaia. wACOl ALLES. Dor. td, 1M4-Iy NEW SADDLE U AND HE ' la-infa.Clory. WILLIAM H. PFEFFER. reopectfaUv Shop aa North Mai a etreet, ia Jereer. where ha ia prepared to do all kiada af eerft la Saddlery haraeee makme and baaww trimming, a atoc k of aaddlea aad haraeem heat ceaetaaily on head fee atie ae low aa they he beeeht ehwrhere. Reaariaw dona prompt:,. He wiH hw thaahtwl l-ei ra er public pitrooage Jalt MM. IMS tf.

Hä,3 rereaaneatlr located in Jo.oet; hehiaeior

.ag

Uamraai Saflrags. Ca. Ik tot iveryl Heal eed swim! Sembe'e flora eew begiae!

Go 'w.y. bito ass! Toe deal How t vote right dot la ao. Yaw, aaa, yew!Yaw. yaw, aaa! Ie -appice aaa I aber aaa Whar'a de tickete? Fetch 'em einig btf I eotea earl I to lee lata I eotee ofira I totea right I a igeereaae white fifes aad hredder raaal bora 1'- Heber' laaafo ( a a bora) IIa glory of the rieee' day I ealhwd eaea fraaa Africa! Oh, kieky. muaky. ana ay, ab! If dm aial glory, tell aaa aa. Christmas We wish all aar aairoaa, freed, old and toarj, a merry Chriat maa. It ia at band. tha doy leveed forward to each yaar by b aaa 'Ota. by man a aitb solemnity, t otb.r with jayfal so tie iaatioaa. It ia looked at ia a 4 ffereot light by different eeroone. aad perhaps by many not fell? aa- ." KMorcs isrowgaoai tao aorta aa tha aaniveraary af the berth af Chrax la lha c- otagaa af ChrhMiaa deeei .pment. haa there aaa bat aaiaala deaommatiaa lot e-rt. aad that one n..m I... mm ,kI Catholic, ae Charch of Room, maaa peciaily coUbratod aa tha birthday of a.oor and Iroea tbo toe verde "Carter ana "Meee." the word "CbrMlome." haa I been loraaed. aad aaaae word iuimiu the coeabiaatiua ia aaid ta ex et ia all Ifta madria laagaagee af Chrwuea roaatriea. It waa a d.t that far meey yoara after the retablfhaaeat af tha bead at the Charch at Uoeae. waa ceiebtated at different ttaaea aad. Iik mane af the bolide 1 a. waa -aaoeeable.left henpeaii.f. or be lag cerebrated aa late I w ' w ia the Spring. Sech wa alba acerumt lead variety af evideace eaea .a tbaaa early eayo in reeard ta the date of the birth af aha 1 be ftret eeSebeatioa af aaaae ea the birth da i aa i ta haee hero ordered ia a decree jof F pe Teteepheree abal lha yaar 127 I eat aa differeal aatftaea aad leedere ia im jCharcb attrihair aaha birth to d fiVreat daya. 11 waa not ou generali oaerreJ exported, aad generation 'oliweed geaeratiwn. it fell lata geaeral daaeeeie. I the 4th centary. howeeer there eprwag op a aartaa of devote end learned ant bora and aaieetveariee a bo aw the neceeeilv of having the birth-dap of I Car tot 46 aiteiv eetiled. mm thai all ikt naa ,h, .waH y-a deag baame la Iba) anan . '" ''- A convocation called tha -Ureeace." coaneeeed af wie "' ieraea em, ander tha patroo lege ' ta- charch af St. Cent, waa accord Ug y held, ia which a petition waa wade to aa a a- . 1 rope jo'iao 1, tor a camaateoion tw inreotifa lfce ..deaeeo aad report to tha charch k a Um ,m9 . The ffft a a a a a a "F evaea iae laveeiigocoa, aaa ia ftae time bo report wee made, iaieg the 25-h jd.v ad December an tfta neu aal alnh da mi Chriet. The eeieeaeaa aere phaciaailp the ubhaa ia tha archreceef tea Roman abich more coaaidered eafEcicat. aad from them tili aaw. the day baa bee a oareeraaliy recognised hy cbrietieae aa the natal dap af the Savior af mankind. It waa aa early tradition, generally believed, that Cartel woo born aheat tha middle af the eight. The cu (torn ta the Roman Calhaüc c triee of aober. ag in Cbriataae day by tha ceichratioa af three a aaaa. trot at midnight eca? d at early dewa, and third ia the eve mg. datea from the 6th ceaiery. Tha day aae ceaeiered ia tha doahle light af a holy tan aad a cheer fal fatival, aad wae occordiagty dmtingaiihid bp daeatiaa. rales alioa from bemaeee, aad am verve nment . Dartag the middle ogea it waa cele brated by tha gay faataetic aaectacle af dra mane mpeeeriee aad mora til iee, peHormad hy pereoaa ia greteeojae maeka aadaiagaiar coat u rare The eceeerv aaaa I It ad aa what ia a cradle. by the Virrie Mary and St. Joe ph. by balPa heede. ta. Taw caa. am afaiagiag aaliclea em Chriet wa called carwie, whbth recalled the aaaea af tha abepfteede at the birth efChriat. dataa L. the taaethe acaamo. " H V eofm a-M""-LU-- The bkahepa and clergy aaa aneo joiaes wtta tee populace ia were earvcoes by . .

da.ee. and bp the munc of tamboera.fjitare eleliee tod org ana. Faibara, mulbere, aaa ad dea blare mingle (of ether ia Iba daoce; a ia tba night, each bearing la Iba head a HgHed aas taper. To tba custom of raaeie and daaciog at

Chriet m, ay be traced tha euatoaa at tba prevent Coy of Cbriotme dancing, parties -b ara far from beiof called forth hp tha apirit or eondactod ia the prae nee af Cbriotlanitp. Amoag tba rave la of the Uhn.iraa. eeaaea, ia tba middle agea. were the feoete of tha foolo and aaaea, gro tarejaa aatarnalM, eometiraee termed De-ti-tt iioerxivo," ,m wnren cverpiaing aen. aaa or impartaat waa verieMly burleaued, laienara paraoaifpfag aapartora, great men beceaaing froticaoeae, aad which ilraatratae Ike protfeoeee of eaaa to oceaaionally reveree tha ardor af eectety and ridicule ita docaoclaa in laa rroteeieat tfietrleta of Garaaay tad the Warth of Earope, Chriaiaiaa la oftoa called the -Childrea'e fativa:,,.and Chriat aaa eve ia devoted to firing praeoU, eepecialry bet weea parente aad children, and b rot here aad totere, by meaaaof the Chriet maa tree. A large evergreen hough or iraall tree ie erected ia tha parier, lighted a Ith tapere, ornamental article of wearing a?parol, aat, toye aad hooka. Each af three gifte ie marked with the aaaa af the peraoa for whom it it m intended, but aa the name of the donor, aad whoa the whole family party ia eeaembled, tha preeoeta ara aa . mm a a jk aamrieeire areeae toe room according to their labele, amid jayfal aaelamatiaaa and mutaal coagretulatiooa. Three diaUiha toaa arc followed hy mere sober aceaae. 'fa the mot here take oceaeiea to My a their deaghtere, aad la there to their aaa, what haa, daring the poor, beea ebarred i ereieeworthy and what wool faulty in their conduct, which the eone aad daaghiere re ceive ia the naoat hiadlp aaaaer, evincing determinaiioa to profit hp tbo aggeetioaa. Chnetmae ba elwapa beea at eaea a re' .igiooa. domeatk ead merry-aakiag feetivat in Eaglaof, equally for all rank aad agea The revele aeed to hegia ca Chriet ma and ceotiaue Uli after Candiea, (Feb. S) every day being a holiday till ihr twelfth n gut of Jaaaary. Ia Iba hoea af tho ao bleo elord of ahwule." a "abbott of on reaeon." wao appoiateo: wboee office aae le mahe the renal pactime, to delight the beholdere," aad wboee deeaiaioo I at od from "All ballew eve" (Oct. SI,) till CaadJeaaa day. Tho larder ware filled with caponaJ chickeae, turker. goeae; dacha, beef, pern mutton, pica, pudo age. nuta, fruia, a and hoaey. So erefaa ware tha Bag hah a their previeioea fa the English heidaya that it bee me well known thranghowt Ba rope; oad the Italian, whoa speakiag of a maa aba ia very buey. aae tha ereverb He ia aa hawy aa Eaglioh aaoa at Chriat tmr The tenant of tba demeene ware e atertamrd el the great hall, aad lha -lord at tba manor" aad hie faailp employed every art condaclra lo'mirih gad gooera enjopateat. A glowing fi e, aade of great logo, the principal of which waa called tbe-yule log,' or "Cbrieimoe block.-ahieh aight ba bora tiUCawdleaea aa hept aat tha averitp of tho woether; aad lha abundance waa aha ed hr all tho retaiaera amid aaeic caaiar ag riddle, ha cockle, fool-plea, eaapdragoa, jokee, laughter, ropartawo. forfeit, aad dance. A eweel poet of tare generation hack, heaotifally alladee to tbae good old Cb Helena tiaaa, aa follower Oo Cbriatsaaa aa tha belle wore rang; Oa Chriaiaiaa ao the aaaa wa aaag; That oaip eight, ia all the) yaar, Saw tha eteled prieot the chalice rear, Thea opened wide the baron' hall. To vaaal, teasat, aerf aad all; Power laid b rod af rata aaide, Aad eerraVepy dried hie pride. The hair, with roaoe la hie abeeo. That alght aright village portner ebeatAH hailed, with aaeoitrollad delight Aad general voice, the happy night, That ta tba eottage. aa tba crown, Brought tidmga af alvatioa down, Bagload waa merry Eaglaad whoa Old Cbrwtmaa braagt tha apart again, Teae Chrbvtmaa broached tha merriOM ale Twaa Chriet ma told tha aerriat Ufa; A Cbrwtmaa gambol eft woold ehoa A pear maa'a haart fa all the yaar. la thia coaatry, Christmas ia entirely die-j by mssy, while moM who U com da it arm ply oa account of ItSI saoual hilarities, gifts sad vhtilatfans. Inf L- M T i 7

bomea ft be "CbriataaM irae'ie laden

aa ma gwu diatribuiad, while the ateck iagg coatioaa ta.haogQo lbebiaaaey car oar aaailing tha praaroie af SaaU Clauaa aha cornea down the chiaaeyjaith bie team, of Meelvt fiuy reindeer,'' laden with atorea for tha good ebildrei of the hauaebold. Heap eecaider It a good eeaaea ta aaarrf ana ao proroptif what appeara to Iben to be right "about it." Otbera think it a aaa ao for "lanorlag tha apataai to tha climale."a Such map ha aaaa lata Ckriaioxaa gbt alaapiag in the opea air. Tba day and JiteJ'itiandant oolemaiüe ana eejoyaeote, aaa luraiahad maojr poetic wniera with 1 ibeme far verae, which ahowa perhape, aa well aa aaything, tha atabf oil 1 public aaatiaatnt ia tha countrr ia reeard to tba Cbrlatoiaa FeaUv ai. Wa give a couple .f ihaoo'aaapeaitioaa, aad regret that wa k.v nol ror T J c. . Marry Cbriataae! Marry Chrietmat Sty tha little aaa at; home; Merry Cbriataae! Merry Chriat ma I Good aid Santa CUoee haa camel Santa Cloao ridea o'er the hoea, Papa ia witheal area koocking, Fiada the cbildreo all ia enooxee, Flllo eg avory little otockiag. Groota them wüh'amejfroetpkiaeeo, Praaod upon each tiay lip; . Revele ia tbooe etolan hliaaa, Loviag each rare weeta a alp. Sea tha little giaje eitb "graceo,Hea tha liit!e aoya at play; Haptf. Jo'0 lUtlaJfacea, Plaialy tall 'tia Cbrietwa day. T W. U. The thickly-woven boegba they wreathe Tbroagh every hallow'd faaa A aeft. reviving ordor breathe Of euamer'e goalie raiga; And rich the ray af mild greeo light Whiah, like aa omereld'e glow, Coma atraggliag ibre.gb tha latticed height Upon the crewde below. 0 let the etreeme af aateaa thought Which ie tbae temp lee riee, From deeper overawe apriag tbaa aagbt Depradeat oa the ehiee; Thea, though tho euraraer' pride drp arte, And wiatar'a wttberiag chill Rata oa tha sheer lea woeda, aa heart Shall be aacbsagiag etill. Wa eeaa act with a eowtlp etore, O. Lard, like thaw af old, Tba Booter of tha etarry lere, Frea OophlCa ehore af geld; Ma wapiaga af lha laaaawa tree Ara with tha gifts wa bring. Me adareee myrtb af Arahy Bleeds with aar effenag. Bat still aar leva waakl brisg la hat. A spirit keenly tried By lace affliction's fiery tat, Aad aeeea tiaaa paiiad; Tha fragrant graces af tha mind, ,Tbe virtea thai delight To giro their perfum eat. will fiad Ascsptoncs ia Thy sight. Frea Iodiaaaaolia HaraM.j Synopsis tf the Legiil stire Prooaadlags TaoftaoaT, Dec 24. Ia tha BnuTE. the Mil H. B. ltfij amending ssctioas 1 aad 1 af the relo cation af County Seals sal wss takes ap, sad beleg furtba aweedod, passed pass 41. aays Tha registry of Tatars hill was leid oa the table, aa aeaaaat af Us uaceatituttoseiity. The plsak aad grsrsl reed bill wa tskea up sad psaod. Tha dog lew failed far wwat af a soeetitotiaaal aiority. Ia the afternoon assaion, tha railroad hill fare (ameaded ta three eaato pa mile,) is passed to s third readiog. Tha State agriealiaral hill aa taken ap, snd after beiag debated fa eome tha, the tort bar owcuaaloa of lb sabjeet was poet pa nod. Tha hill regal atlag tha fea af sMcere pased yea fit, aap e ft. Tha hill agshsiag lbs awftaa af ths State Rard af BoeellsaUos at their sessions el ,ag4 p1Mtd yttr M, ssys 8. The bill eitoodiag the lerme of Cireait fnurt a af). aaa f. .ww r - w - u tUevtaiag asaies tha Stria debt bill

wee dieuad In ihr II. a auniber ol Kpot from

Committee aere prrwtd The Agric ulture' C 'liege bill coming wp. oo moiioa it waa eortponrr!. For the want of a aeewtnapmWel wahwilp, the bill to eniblo ruirwada lu altor iari' iiaee failed. a Tbeb'JI legaliaing ale by gjirJ m Slc, pasad. Tha bill amend ng the Prctiea rt nf 1852 wm reject J. A reeolutiee wm adopted e'horiz ng th Stats Librarian to pu'ebaae fa the u -i membrra $200 worth of iamp. Tha kill to amend rertion 35 of ihr rh act of 1865 vi peard yeaJ67, nan 27. Tb coaaidrraiioii u( Ilia agncultaral U: I was r ere med, asd, alter debate, Mr. Petiii'e eubaliluts amendiaent wa rrjeeied yea 46, nay 49. Motion to airike out ' Bloomiaglon" and inaert Rxhmond" nnd "Bu to Oroesd," were everlly rejected. Tho htil wm iben referred to a aeleci cu uaiuee of five. The Mutuel Ineuranee b I wao p-d yeaaa'J, nam 20. In the evening oeeln, lbs ngro r 'urilion bill waa dicuaad, but mi diepaed of fiaally. FfttDAT. December 15 Is the StRATB, Mr. Wooo'.J Negro Tcalimony bill we taken up. and tba bill wa enncidered eagriaad and reai the third lima, when it paed yeae 98, aava 84. The Senate then proceeded to the eoaeideretion of the State debt bill II R 285. aad 8. 276, the education being on cncur reaes in the majority report. Mr. Calles offered an amendment, to inart otter tha word "Stae," the following, which waa adopted: "Aa feat a moneye frea year to year accumulatee in aaid Aral debt linking lund, which eiij fuad ie irrevukablr pladged for ike redemption of aaid etocke and bond ' The bill tlm mended. with an amene menl of title, Ibso pawed yeae 80. save 16. Tbs special srder for the tftsrnoon -o ion being the coneideratiee of the bill eatablialiing an Agriealturol College si Bloominglos, it wae debated foe come time, when balloting waa proceeded with and Ortho sixth ballet Bloomington wsa arlected. 89 voice to 17 forTippecsooe Battle Grounr1, 1 fa Indianapolis, and 1 blank. The bill wm then recommit ted. Mr. Gullen' Ccasa hill wa then tekeo ap sad psaed yess 29. osy 8. la tkr Hsosi, yeetsrdey, the r oniJra tiea of the Stale Preon South bill oeeapied ooosidersbls time end finally the motion in iaotraet tba Cumaitte on Wava and Maaa ia report aa spprearUiioa of $18,000 woe adopted yea 68, aay 38. A aeaage ass received from the Acting Governor, vetoing tbs enrolled set to ineresee the powers of tbo Board of Siskin? Fund CoaaiMionere.ete. The Hoom took op the epecial order, be ing tba Slaking Fuad bill, H. R. 3l3j. to aboliah the office of Preeidoat and Commie cionera el tbo Sinking. Fuad, trenaferriag their boeiaeM lo tbo Auditor and Tre of 8tats. Aftsr being debated daring tho bid of tbs morning sad prt of the afternoon esMioo, aad amended, it finally pawed . psws 67, asys 35. The hill 'H. R. Ns. 95 ts raabls raiL roada to alter their Haee in ceriais cases, wm paaaed yea 74. nay 16. Tha forfeited reewgnixance bill wa tak en ap. It provides for the payment of all forfeited reeognitshns to tho Common School Food. Altar debate it paaied yeae 74, asrs 15 Ths Bsilrssd Forfeiture bill waa taken sp sad paaaed yeaa 57, asys 16. Ths hill extsniiag tba time ana yaar for ba completion of grsvel roada peoMd-yeae 76, asy5. SGFOsaasI G. Mssds stated at ths Sol. diera sad Sailor' assiing ia Pbiisdelpbis, that ia the Potearoe amy alone over 12v BOO aaa wea reported to the Govemawat a wounded. Of this aumber it ia afs ta sstiaats that 25,000 ara permanent disabled from perlormtng any labor. ft3rAn acquaintance of our who it mf'dlp iaaar, befog osfted whet hi-tet of wood ha euppoeed the Preedmaa Rerero waa made of. replied, ebony," and tliett bream?

a raving maniac a

J 1

8