Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 9, Number 49, Jasper, Dubois County, 24 January 1868 — Page 1
THE JASPER WEEKLY COURIER.
VOL. 9. JASPER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1868. NO. 49
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tVEKT FB1DAV, AT J ASl'LH DUBOIS COUBTV. IMUH1. V
Won If P TTkrr
We learn that the (Ion. AI. U. Kerr, mem-
Chang es in European Postage
On the let of J OUarr soma imnnrtknl
CLEMENT DOANE. !b,r ü &Hß lrp ,h'' Second Cor,-, i hang wer made in the ratea of Dollar
OFFICE-O Weit Main Stbeet. ja"""' Dietrlel, Aaa, at the urgent eolici.joo lettera, nswspapsra. priota. book. die, yAlJH-. v isa ärWa . !,"i0n" f ,nend--co,,8enled o be a candi- between the United State, and Or... Britain r7 tlB month-, - . I Jo I ' y. Mr. Kerf h.athe moat important of tbaee chaogea. To been a laborious and watchful represent a- England. Ireland, and Scotland fc.m aaaa.LI
live, and baa given entire eatialaction lo hie postage la 12 cenla, inetaad of 24, aa heretoconstituents. Seymour Union. lore. On newspapers the entire poetag, Trie correanondant tf ilia faWafakuatl nreoeid ia I aaata. inataaH f o .m. u iu.
Longi advertiaeme uta. nt asm, rata. Itlaaiannial aJa ..,. . k- J: IT.,ii Ri.i.. ...i . .
. IT "pM vi tmm mviNiH w.-.w- - a icuiir w ubd ins piper f M.Z Cu"-"i-. following paraJ-rived a, if de.t.n.tion.
nmnnlM reasonable ""' ! u "" uerman union, including
"It ia Hind that (jenerai Mao eon ia'angry,!'" ,ne German Slatee and Auatria, the letand ie bitter in hi. denunciation of the De-XT P,,4,t prepaid by cioaed mail, via mocracy. After uaing him for the campaign En8,,n. 15 cents; newepapere 4 cenie; I Ibev have thru.vn him nuprh..-rH u;- hooka, packele. Driulal. nail äf f na a am n I m a
l p " ' .-.www.-, aaisj vru a r w sr a ji:i)uniy Convention recently refused to in-i60- !.
Kor Township officers, ech I.Oül00 """' M 0,her - who bad' 10 "ere 18 centa; newspe
For County
RATKS Or A DVKR TIMI HQ , Forsquareof 10 linea or lese, I wtk.l 0 Each subsequent insertion, 76 eta
for transient advertisement a rpmtniirihlii
deduction will tie made to regular advertisetii ente. Notices of appointment of administrators an-i legal notices of like charactei tu be
pain io advance.
a nnuj n i nu i; a Ki'in rm : - '
81.00 OT 'ny 0,her P'11 who had
a.50l'erveo ,n ",e f ederal army."
'or District, Circuit, or State,
f. M A LOTT. T R. HOUB. J. :. 8CIIAtH MALOTT, COBB & SCHAFFER.
JASL'KU, INDIANA,
BiCTICI IM IHK Col'RTf OK. L"riocreiic ptriy" aa atated above.
,00 We are authorized by (Jen. Manaon to
jBtue thai he ia perfectly aatiafied with the
ticket and wilh Ihe deliberatiooa of the C'lnteniion; that he will aupport'our alandatd bearers in ihe coming conteit with a l eartyg'ud pleasure, and that he ha hot indulged "in hitler denoncialiana of the
Dcnon Cotrsrrr. FCf Special atten tiott yiven to the Collection of Claims. Oiii'.-c on tiie Hast nido ol the Public .Square. Jimhs If, r, IB 31 A CO.
FORWARDING & COMMISSION
Dtinucratic papers tbroughoot the State
will p,'eee copy thu matement. Kvantvilie Courier.
blr J inea, a furmer'a wife in Connect-
icui. any: h'lieve I've got tha tendereat bear tea buys in ine world, I can't te.'l one of 'em to feich a pail of water but he'll buret otst a cryiu, "
--An editor elates ihst during a recent
pera 6 centa, booka Sec , 10 centa.
Morton Repudiated
a At a meeting of the Republieaoa of Ha. rioo eoanlf , held at Indianapolia on 8aiur-
day, the followiug pieamble and resolution
were adopted: Whereaa, Equal and exact joatlea abonld be the rule of action for the public aa well aatbe privat debtor io dealing with credit ore, therefore, Reaolved, That the bond and other obli-
gaiiono of ihe General Government wbicb
do not expreaaly atipulate for payment in coin on their face ahoold be paid in legal money, and that our delegates to the State
Convention be inatrueted to vote for a resolution in the State platform embodying this propoaition.
Truly here we bave a pretty kettle of fish. The Republicans of the great Republican atronahold the county in which Morton
livee and in which the Iadiane Stale Jour.
To8weeden. letter 21 cent.; pepere 9 o.l j. publiahed-inelrocliog in f.vor of e cents, oooke, die, 13 cenia. meaeure which Morion atd hia organ bave
Wrw.y, .ru.re o cenie; papers 14 for months been denouncing aa a -awindle,'
i, ,, raaa tmmnmmmm, wnn ism bm ol a gltse, he could
31 Vd MM t II A 1 S M j Jt-'incily ae Baimsle and eerpems panning
l A I. E B a
I N
- ihrough Wie air at an immense height, lie j probably meant a Us-a ut whisky.
Hun, A. Q Thurman was elected Uni
Produce, HarUr, Oatsl and Lime. Siaie S-natur troaa Ohio. The vote in a k a k k I...
Lttwer Wbarf-Doal l'rtritr,
TROY, INDIANA 8pi.20 7-m
I the Henna uoJ lor Tliurman, 65; for B
;r VVa.le, 3!. In the Seuale-19 for jTliurninn; 18 for Wade.
The Hum- Weekly eaya Brazil hoa no neeJ of lunl , moun or street gaa lamps, n the iiuln from the iron furnace illumines
Nolic-c of iPt'lilion. OTIt ' K is htrebv iiveii. tliet th follow
inn Pi titinn will lie iire.i'iitcd In Hih
Hi. aid of Dubnia im y & inmisaionere, at' he whole tow n
her eiifiiiiif March leaaai .. IT . . , . I H. U. Rail kin waa arfniitted to practice T the Hoa. Hoard or coustv CnMMta . . .. , ... "B a It Vet in Meinnhia Mondav. Ha is a
j H'nilemati of color, and the first admitted lo
WW . ,i , .k" . i i ,i tne bar in lenneasee. v V ho'iler of 'he (own of Brhflelif ila( I Inlinia ( ?niini v . Inilmrn. woiilil irti Mlfult i In New Plii'adelnhia rirrnit. WnKlnit.
awll tour II .n B dy. io vacate in the tuwn 'ton foutity f R?v. J. H. Lester has received . . I . 1 ... 1 I . i ...! . L ,
. . Vk. . "" Methodist hp scop. Church (!50 ig that part ol CtMHMfBffl e'reet lUiin nc , vmwwm udu from Main sir-ei oulh to the outline of ihcj""m , -id low it lei. p. h shoot on bttaeVeg adj Si. P-inI punishes offender by making fif.y.wo feet, and your peü.ion Iii etat itm Hw wootj upüI, immense pile be
i-ay. Sic
Charles Seiler A Rhmt'eYOfa ii W Ch-nley O It Graf Wil um 8il r Jacob Sangt: C I) Orav 11 W Barker Clui' im lleihe;bech Jan. 24, 'G8-3
J isph Ita'ea S iniifi Main Nimh Anehach Jtieepb Sfhulifiei ; i-orjie Si'hillltieia Henry QraS w gbnallera Frederick Schneider
laaglag to the city
There were not righteous people enough in Sodom lo save rt but there was a pretty guod L t. Why ia a father's nose like a well-trained child! itecauae it ia always under a pa
rent' eye. vj iter thing ia an insurance policy. If
I esii't Mil it T mn.r.l It, .. .I IS I ... ..I
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICK. L ctn., jt "VT0T1CE la hereby uiven thai the tin- . , JW s.gt.edhse been.ppoin.ed Admii.iatr.. aa'.- make, you so aweel!" mr. of it.n relate of Jetae M. Cuen. lateof!"' dre wl,en Dad made me of dual he put
Dubois Uiunty, deceased. Said estate in
supposed to be eolvnt
0. F. IIOBBS. Adm'r.
Jan 14 I86S-3W
N
ADMINISTRATOR'S 8ALK.
OTICE is hereby given that I will sell
at pnh ic auction on
THURSDAY, Feb.&l, 13U8.
at the late residence of Jease M. Corn, lat o
of Dubois Count), dereaaed, all of the pr. onal oronerlv of decedent not taken ha
r -f the widow; coaiting of TTorses, Caiile,
Hogs, Sheep, Wheat, Corn, rarnnuff Im-plem-nts, Houeehold and Kitchen Furniture, kc , die. TERMS Soma of three dollars and un
der cash, over three dollsrs a credit of
twelve montns will be given, tbe purchaser giving note waiving benefit of valuation, wi:h good Beeurity.bearing interest from dal. Sals to commence at 10 o'clock, a. m. 0. Ft HORBS, Adm'r. Jan. 24. 'fi8-Sw
a little thuger in
One hundred end Jorty three newepapere in Iowa. Promising gold discoveries are reported in Arkansas. Trichina hsa spoiled the appetite ol
j Si Louie for pork.
cents, books, die, 18 cents.
Russia, letters 20 eeota; papsrs cents; books, die, 10 cents, (patterns cannot be
sent.)
Switserlsnd, letters 20 cents; papsrs 11
cwnts; books, die, 15 centa.
Greece, letters 24 cents; papers 18 cents;
books, die , 22 cents.
Italy (via Austria,) letters 19 cents, pa-
Ipers 8 cents; booka die, 12 cents.
! Pspa I States, lottere 14 cents; papers 10
cents, books die, 12 cents. These are ihe prepaid ratee by cloeed mail Via England, the ratea by "direct mail,'' as it i called, or poetsgo unpaid, being somewhat less. But nearly all mail matter fur Europe is sent via England, as being by fer the most expeditious and certain route. It
ia aleo the elmoat universal custom to prepay
letters, die, to Europe, so that it U nut uecesBary to give the unpaid ratee. L-ttere and other postal packete mailed
in the United States, and addressed to Ihe
North German Union, may be registered up
on payment of registration fee of eight cenie
in addition lo tbe ordinary postage, both of
which must be prspaid.
The regulatlone heretofore adopted with
reapect to newspapers, boobs, pseksts, and
patterns or samplee addressed lo Great Brit
ain are also applicable lo articlee of tbe
same nature addreeeed to tbe North German
Union, die
Direct uiiale to Hamborg or Bremen will be dispatched from New York on Tuesdaye
and : orfdaye of each week, and closed
msils, vis England ai d Belgium, on Wed
nesdays snd Saturdays of each week.
New York, Boston, Portleod, Detroit, and
Chicago are the United States nfficee of rx
change fnr mails despatched to iho Nbrth
Germsn Union.
The reduced retee of postage to Great
Britain, Ireland, Germany, and anv other
Couotriee ol Europe, will no doobt cans
an immense Increaee in correspondence be
tween these countries and ihs United States. Indeed the postage to almost anv
part of Europe, for either letters or news
papers, is not greater now than it waa a few
yrars ago, bstween New York and New Or-
leana
Survey Notice. rpiIE andersigned will proceed with the ML County Surveyor of Dubois County, on the l7ih day of Feb , 188, to run the linos and determine the boundrits of sections No. 17 di 21 Township 2 aoulh range 3 Weat. The intermediate lines will also be run end the corners thereof established. Peraoua interested will pleaee be present S. BOYLK8, l. Maine. Jao.34, fftfVifj
The Gentiles ol Salt Like City now aupport two dailiea. The Albany Argus urges that the Dem
ocratic National Convention ahall not be
hold until July 4th, at tbe earlieet. .
In Quebeck, Canada, there are 4 .000
votera. , When ie a plant like a hog? When it begine to root. And when like a aoldler? When it shoots. Brigham Young c nducis bis connubial affairs on the principle ol "largo buainess
and amall prophets"
These are loving times, when everything ia aa dear aa it can bo. What ia ihs largest room io the world!
The room for improvement.
'Dinner for nothing" ie much prefeired
to "nothing for dinner.
Wsbssh county. Illinois, has subscribed 1. 1,;.
Ami AA. . l SAW. . .
bj io,vk io tnc viticennra and Cairo Itnl-'
road.
I
The Timee special save Gen. Meide
lelegrifJbed to Gen. Grant for inatructions
relative to the removal of Ihe State Treis-
urer of Georgia in case the letter should re
eist ths army in ihe execution of any order
directing Ihst ibe members of Ihe Conveo
tion be paid out of the itate Treasury. Gen. Grant haa instructed Gen. Meade to
remove the Treasurer et once if he makes
any resistsnee to bis orders.
Gen. Mesds haa accordingly removed
Gov. Jenkins, snd the Slate Treasurer for refuelng to pay any money from the Sine
rreasury oo the order of the Convention, and appointed military officers in their stssd, who accordingly took possession of the offices, but found no money to psy the nigger
Convsntionists.
A boy named Leroy Katie. 17 years of age, wia caught in the ect of committing a
rape on the little daughter of Mr. John Rutledge of Fort Branch, on Friday Ian.
The little girl'e mother made the horrible dis
covery. Eis i is made his escape, but wis subsequently errested et Evaoaville and taken lo Princeton lor elimination. Gib
eon eouoly ia getting noted (or Crimea ol
as 'repudiation,' and as the moet damnable proposition that svsr emanated from the brain of a copperhead or an unrepentant rebel. Well, "tbe world does move," to a
eerisin ty , when tbe great Mogul of Indiana Ridicalism ia thus repudiated in the vary house of his friende and by hia own imme
diate neighbors and conatituente. Tbie lying manufacturer of "issues for the canvass of 1868" bad belter subside for a while. His Republican neighbota at tbe capital have effectually extracted hia fangs, and bia hisaing henceforth will be aa harmless aa
that of a gooae N. A. Ledger.
A Young lady Good Templar at Bath.
Steuben county, ths othsr evening explain
ed her posiLoo on tbe cider question, in
converaatioa with e young gentleman of the same order. -Ab,' said ehe, "I got out of U nieely when be asked me if I drank
cider. Uf course I snaweret nn Vn. ...
aince lather bought that barrsl from Mr.
" 1 'bat you like ao well. I bsve at
waye need a straw, for I kasw our officsra
would not ask me snything about aocktog."
"Kety, have you laid tbe tablecloth aad
platee yell" -An' aure I have, mem,. every
thing but tbe eggs; sod isn't thai Biddy's
work, eurelyl"
Why are young ladiea at the breaking
up oi a parly like errows? Because thev
can't go off without a beau, aod are all in a
qoiver till they get one.
What ia the difference between an ac
cepted and rejected loverl The eceepted
Kieees tbe misses, tbe rejected miaaea the
kisses.
A polite young lady recently asserted
thai abe bad lived near a barn-yard, and that
it wae Impoesibla for her to sleep ia the
moraine;, on account of Iba outcry made bv
gentleman hen.
Bow aweet lo recline ia ibe lanaa of
r
oio ages say about eighteen.
Press, Pulpit, and Petticoats-three rul
ing powers.
la the Mil eoori Senate, en Thorsdsv. a
a bill was intoduced to make it compulsory
opea parenia and guardians to send their
children, bstween tbe sgss of nine and thlrteso yesrs to eehool at issst tour montba
kink a. - - , m
.... jwm.f uuuer penalty ot from tea to
toirty cents per dsy for sbssocs without sal.
islactory cauae.
Mr. Thornton, tbe new British Minirtsr
o Waahington, is to receive e ealar of
wuuu in gold. Sir Frederick Bruce re-
ccived $21,600, but as bs waa scsrcelv sbls
io get along oo tbia salary it haa been auv
mealed to the above earn in Mr. Thornton's
cess.
-At EvsBBvills, Friday night, the Josr
nal says, s negro attacked two respectable
white women, making the most inaoitiog
propoaaia to tnem. lis seised both Isdiea
and held them for a time, but becoming
frightened at scrsams released them aod
made hie escape.
-The City Council of Vloeennee has an
propriaied $25.000 io tbe coootroctioa of
tbe Cairo and Viscsaoes rsilrosd, snd ths
eruire work oo the line hss jest beea let-
be road it designed as a conoeetina link
or iae laaiaaapoiiB and Visoennee road.
At a conference of soldiers ead sailors.
at Washington, it waa decided to held e
National Convention, at Chicago, on tbe
18lb day ef May.
LO'Hon. M.C. Kerr haa nnr tl.o7.La
for a bound copy of the Congressional Globa. containing the
ceedinga of the infamooa 39th Congrew, which is only exceeded in infamy, io all the vile gatherings since tbe days of Noai, by the 40th Congress now in session, trying to devise measures to dissolve our glorious Union. Tbe only thing which prevents the Almighty from destroying them with tire aod brimstone, as he did tbe law breakers of Sodom, ia the nrriii-
OUS and eloquent efforts of the few righteous, Lnion loving Democrata
oeiongiug to it, to prevent the consummation of the vile aod despotic
purpueeajoi me radicals. DC7We are glad to notice that tbe Democratic members of Congress aro
lampooning tbe radicals, as they deserve. None have done this more cf-
fectuallv than the member trum tin
District, Hon. M. C, Kerr, whose conpicuous talents as a readv debator
bave given bim a position second to none in the present Congress. Give 'cm stesdv shots, eentlemen. And
they'll find tbeir final abiding place
neu aiier tne next la 1 election.
Secretary Stanton. This
of tbe Andersonville horrors, nnd nr.
cessory before tbe fact, to the murdera . A k I ? 1
oi me xew urieans riots, baa been
reinstated as Secretary ot War by tbe L . H. Senate, and the
Gen. Grant. The President refusea to recognize him, or bold any official
intercourse with him, and orders will Be 1 . a
oe issued to tbe army, and all the Departments, to not notice any of bis orders as official. DCfWe are informed that meant are being taken with a view in frak.
lisb a lodge of tbe ancient iraternity of Free Masons, io onr neighboring; village of Ireland- The Mnaonir. ,
one of the greatest and mot honor-
aoie oi secret societies, and has lor ita aim tbe bettering of the human ran.
and tbe amelioration of its woes. A
Lodge in Ireland oogbt to be a suc
cess.
Changed Hands. W mir! am tan4
that Mr. M. B. Dillen has sold to Mr. Milton Holder his interest in tbe Ireland Steam Mills, the othee i,artn
till retaining their interests. We
wish me new nrm success.
Snow. A verv heaw nm Can -
tins place on Mondav nitrht anH u
now melting ofl very fast. The slush is incoiDDarable. and will k sn
furnish tbe Doctors a fresh start.
DCTTbis week com n I loa rlia f kBI K
lication of tbe Delinquent List in tbe Cocataa for this year. We will now be able to give a larrer
miscellaneous reading.
Republican Co. Con sen tion. Tbe Republicans of T)ui..-..-a ;n
, . j - nut bOla a Count ennvantinn of T..
Wedneadav. Jan. 29th. iks .
point delegates to tbe Bute conVentioo and transact such nthr Knain. .
t - - wuoiuvoo warn may come before it. .
Wl.... A I. L-..1 k .. .
. , . . ...www pupi urgin ob me practica A hat la n cinan'a nulitiral T)r . r rvnvi
r vv,..,,,,, 0 ,ov, A ,nf bl kf4
Passat lv a Ria aro Iluroib Tbe next
great political Preeideatial mevemeau will
be the State Convention of ths Democraer
of Pennsylvania, at Harriaborg, on the 4th
of March aad at Springfield, III., on the 15th of April. Preeideotial deleeatoa and
State tickets will be Dominated io sach 8tate.
The workmen on the Indianapolis aad)
Viocennea railroad, commenced fitting down raila at Indianapolis on Tneedav. end the
grading and laying of the track will go un-
interruped ahead. It ie sroeoed to reach
Goeport, forty-six milss, by Iho flrat of
March, aad Vincennee by September next.
Tbe Uerald'e special etatea ihat Als.
eader H. Stepbese takes a very deepondent
lew of affairs st tbe Sooth. H sees nothing in tbe future but gloom and dksa.
ter, aad that ibe result of ihe reconstruction policy will be the deetrueiioa ef either tha
black or white race.
When may fuode be eopposed to Le
unatssdyl When money is tight.
Wbsr. dots a maa have to keen his
Iwerdl Whsa no one will tske ft.
Patrick told hia aaraalkaa, k. in..lA
---- ii, vjjio net slspe fer dreaming ol ser."