Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 11, Number 10, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 April 1869 — Page 1

THE JASPER WEEKLY COURIER,

VOL 11. JASPER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1869. NO. 10.

TUMI.' it EU BVBBT KBIDAT, AT J A 8l'hl

DUBOIS COUNTY, IBMAhA.HV L E M E N T DOANE OFFICE Ori Wrvr Main NTBMT. 1' i'UUU .'I l 1 1 "! I V I Ni I V 1 K i l.' . Miner I Hub.crioiin,,. for filiv No., mi M.I For eis mouths, j ü( - AT! or A DVEBTISI BU . For square of 1 0 linee or less, 1 MfVhifl 0 Each subsequent iiitr rtn n, 7f et Long"! advertisements, 'it WW rate j A frsct'o.i over even uninri or auures,' " 1 eouiited aa a erjiiare. i ! are i li tern lor transient ...lvciiii.cri.rr; , re....r,i!i' deduction will be u a . to regular advcniBC-1 im en la. Notices of appointment of administrator an"! legal tit.;ica of like churni-tei paid la advance. AnnoJNCinu OABPIDATBSi Kor Tewoahip officers, eich For County For District, Circuit, or Stat. to tf .1 ill! '.'": t, 60' ft.f0 231 ffifÖ TSXWZ'flJSi,

1TT0RNBI AT LAW,1;

And Notary Public. 27S3IPaf Ot0eaj Will pranice in all 'he Courta ol UobolM and Perry Counuee, Itioiana July 19. 1187-lv Clement loaiu-, T T 0 R N I Y AT LAW, JASPER, INDIANA, WILL attend promptly to any bueince. intriietad to him in any of the court of Diboie county. Office in the Cjuner WI.1ing.on VVe'at atreet. . T, II, larr, ATTORNEY AT LI r7JASPER, INKIANA. Will practice in a'l the Cuuita of.Duboir tad adj'iiiiiug couiiii-a. 0O"OiBce on the Souh side of ihe Public Squire. Sepi 2U. '07U. 8CBBULKB. W. A. TB A Vi.oB. DkBUL EUdz TRAYLOU, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW. J At-n h, Imoiana, Will practice; in the dürfe nf Dnb ota an! ejoiniog rnuntiee. Particular attention gtvei. a eniifiMnaa M-rcH 2U. '08-If ATTORNEY AT LAW. JAKI'LK. IN III AN' A. Will practice in all li e Courie of TJtihct and adoie)le)g countiea. Purttcular at'eniion given to Collecii'tn of cUnna. tXrOrRce at Waaiiington lloue, directly in frunl of the Court Htmoe. July '2Ay MALÖffTCCBB & SCW FEPr JASPER, INDIANA. Will Pbactick in Cneart n Dubois Ccubty. OCT Special atteiltiuü givn to tbtCol luetic hi ol Claims. aorii 17 lä8 i nn v & t o. FORWARDING & CQrY.iYISSIGN MERCHANTS, UBALEBa II Product.', 1 ai K-y, Oafs ami Lime. Lower VViiarM3oat Proprictorp, TUOY, INDIANAWn'. 20 'Q7-(m J ose p h Tr ii I e r, MAMUrACTUBER AND DC L K Ii I R I1AUNEISS AND SADD1 KS,

South Eaat Corner of the Public SquarejNM, uf ,he b'u.e pro rins ihn alone,

JASl'EK, lll., OFFERS hiethank to thecitizensof Du boia county and vicinity for their pasl Balrnnaa mnA olinila r nil I i ti II, n r.c nni'

extan.i..n0flha-mrel.lll,ffcor,f:dellllhal"n,, n,",,, flims l,i8-"'r '"'b'e-

be can make it to the interest nl persons in ant of any tains' in hie line In d al with Ll .. " ... .. . i .! itn.aahiemottolf'amaiiproflissnr quica 1Ä. 02L I e.tTBOl' H. BE I LI KG . J08. HAXTHAl "L.I STEGE, REILING & CO., WROLBSALB DBA I BBS IB CJrocerlea, Proviioii, Teat, TOBACCO, CT-GA II 8, M A H If KT RTRKRT. W...L o-j t . . mi - jc, Itorth Hide. ktt Se.-oml und Third Ptra , . IOU1KVILLK KY at a e . . . Ä t . t W H V .MM. R , .1 I... l n n ...J .rn rm i Im Prompt - I IVIIIUI qiiciiuuu IV IF. II n , I. . i' III I eenntrv. aeyj 12. If OaTTiioiI tatttt your accuwtitt.

For 'he Jasper Courier. ESSAY ON MAN,

I'llE GflAVE. C"TIUH) Mit AM o Ape U HPAKfcD. Clltiliutd. i ln"(le ' duM "U' remrn : .'a ul Man's once brighi'uing1 linn ii f h I In. the eve 0 Ml end Weary life! Tim Grave and t la-aa eiernal night-the aril Which VirMe In. aritf vre; in ihi the flee . . , ,. , , . ui. i, vhiiji.ii-! buliii to Ii iheir woecA " J 1 " ' u l"d "l ( b Wi..... ... i i . l iW .,re .... ,hy bu.om (,.ed-,h ..h.ny iieort Ymu BU Ih j. . . . ,,,W,I " ,h'n 0 - Vi Wa'JI meet m mure! more' never! never. Am! Bin. ecnoe Mgh "we'll meet no muri !' la "here no longing aigh for immcrialitv! When d-iaih lias mppM the bud the h, laiicy Of ihv .Wei durling child oh mother! oh Faihr! And wheu thy heart ia rem with loh l.u-bnd! when fM a,a "f"' ilir ("All hope abandon ye who enter here") Of ihy beloaed uile! And llmu ch wife! When at the grave of him who und life's rife Waa ihy piolrctor, huoband; on whoae breaet Thou plat'ot thine aching head, and il found real Andaa Hie rattling enund in hollow lonea Soond from below iliiuu inmoa aoul then groane: Ae di d on clod form the laat reeling wound And Inuii below echoea he farewell aound: Ob we'll meet uu muri! 'never! neyer more !' And wailing echoea anawer, 'never morf ! On be he who darca proclaim Man lh:a. Who ö.irt procUim that in that dark abya., 'AH lope abandon ye who enter here" Pardon my frii-iid tine melancholy dream, And lei' recall m ce more our former theme; Ai d leiV iccde to the primeval age j When UN i.nilupe were on an . qual atage ,.iv-i... i ... ... i.. .v ii r iiini iiuiin.a iruttin roae 10 tinh Speech!. i and retch.d, from their mother earth. For env' s. and acone. then the 'ood of life With naila Mid fide then held a bloodteael'ife:" C' mpare the tbtr'f o! N"atidertlial'e And Kngia cuve, and rtad their wundroua leiaa And aa we lenk at ihe bne-fretne 'iia iru A alnking likeueae gretta our 'aloundirg v'w : The lower .xtremrr, we would almoal ex claim Qf Man ,md the chimpatzee are the eame Behold the gorri'U'a aafnundir g hands. In uiechai.iam how much alike to Mn'a The HtClea too, that move lite woudruufr me In for ii. u lit) n-c, tre very much the tame. And what I -ränge Ihe ipaja o I go erect; A' 4 i tue fpini eine thev have of Mttelleet; Why hvUrd they noil lliry havi; co-eqmi braine In atructure, ehape til larka but weigh') lo Man'rf And ihua there ia eo mu h ahnililude, Tnni lh' ape f a Mm. or M m ia hut a brute. Yea I do grant But atop l'J ak you ihn, I there no gull! no widespread deep abys 'IVixt Mm '-nd-apel a baae In timid upu By which we . rin a jnat criteiinti I i i t seme far iik n ex'il'ed, nobler claim Than bone, nerves, int.scles; some sub limer lame That does proi-U iii, 'Here 'a Man and illcn ' the lirute Ar() ,W(y jn d,fk prmPVal age W huh IIon.ee eang, ia there no 'nlightning page! No hifinr)! No monuments of Man! Nu 'Mtdsrs!' No 'footprints!' No rustic plan,, That speak in living tones, 'Here once dwell .Man!' ill . -- - ,.i u:i.i . jr I Bit" luv nir iiiuir, -nie oiliu ill ll.l, To ve, lo rat, to me, tuen pane a vay ' w 1 w A ruli'nfng, eiinling man; tbra bleaching b.nea

Ar theee, else! the laat eepukhral la But lei'a retrace once inure our wanderin li steps,

And mid ihoae carea reaearch thoae foasil. neiM Of bones promiscuously strewn, and aee Whit in ancient airea left iheir po.ierny. Antiquity of Man By Sir 'hirlea Lyell 1 fJJea'g Place in Nature. By Thomas H. Huxley . Ferdinand, April J. "ffi, M. F. Kicked by a Mule. J-ike JohiiKon had a mule. There wu i . U.e owner f . h .,lim.,. bu, lher, u iu iii'ig , ciiiirKltn e in ihe met nr hiH h, no-

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(" !-) could kick further, and hit harder Unn a-v mule on record. O.m morning. K ropriy in marRel, Jake met Jim Bog. Bfeteut h ln he h ,i an old but con ccaled ürudje ii- knew thai B o.;' weak neaa Uy in brumtf ,nd betiii.o. T,r lore h.' eulut.d I. im cnr.li-lly. Hi.w are iuu J,m' Fin morning.' ll-arty. Squire,' replied Jim. 'Beautiful weather; fine mule you have there. Will he do lo bet onV Let on! Queaa he will ihat I tell you. J m B"gg, h.'e ihe finci trick rnule in the country. Paid five hundred dollar lor him Great am!.' ia that so.' ejaculited Jim. 'S ilid truth, every word of it. Tell you confidenii lly, J.m, I'm inking him lo town for betting purpone I bet he can kick a fly from any man without hurting him.' Now look here, Squire,, aeys Jim, 'I am noli belting man, but I'll bet you Bornething on that myself.' 'Jim, there'a no use; don't bat. I don't want to win your money.' 'Don't be alarmed, Squire; I lake such beie a-j them every lime.' 'Well,' said Johneou, 'if you are determined lo bet, I will riak you a mall atake ay five dollarV' Ail right Squire, you're my man! but who'll he kick the fly from! There' no oue here but you and I. You iry it.' 'No.' aiy- Johneon, 'I hive to aland at he mult' head to order him.' 'Oh yee aayn Jim. then probably I'm the man. w ell rn do it : you're got to bet ten gin my fii e, if I rfcM N.1 All rfsjajt, quoih ihe Squire, 'now Jim there' a fl on your ehnulder, eta ml still,' and Johnr-on aitjuaied the mule. Whilai Jarvey, aaid he. The mule rnu.d hin heelv with euch velocity and force thai Mr Bojfi! mat in ihe air like a bird, fl-w through a Diiet hedge, and alihn d iu a muddy ditch on all fourn, bang up againt a fence. Rimg in a low, ring rge. he txrUiaied: Y, iht i L l! I knew your d d mule couldn't do it. You had thai all put up I wouldn't t been kicked like lhal for fifty dollar. You can just fork over ihem slake for ii any way.' 'Not so laat, Jim: Jarvey dene juat what I aaid he could do, lhal ia kick a flv ff a man without honing him You aee the mule i not ii jn'ed by the operation. However if you are not eathfied, are will try again, "S you wiafi.' The d I take your grammar keichea growled J m I'd rather have a barn fall n me ai once than let lhat critter kick me sflaV. K'tp the etakee but don't eay any Hung Wart about il,' and Bi g; trudged on in bitterne ot aonld: murmuring to dim self so.d by thunder! and kicked by a mnle. (JC7 Person Hues sre a dangcroua garn to play wi'h Prcniice. '1 hurluw Weed' n'-per having veri'tired to any (fcel ''Ihej L lU'svilh- Journal h s a i hip on lis eli' nMer' which il dare anv one lo knock nfT Pren ! ice respond., -The editor of the New York Cmmercal haa a block on hi ahouider. , which ought to be knocked otT" GO In two mon.hu Ihe National Debt has increased about thirty millions of dollars. Are nut Ihe Radiol rapidly paving the way for rpeHtloal ti In mi nine, Mn ' ..Hill a alern aunt. .he men looked at the w.men'a face, in.lead of their sokle..' Ah, but my dear aunt, retorted Ihe younr lady, -you see ihe world has improved, and is more civ nzeo man it ueeo iu oe. i ....j .i I' . . J... n look more lo the unoeratanding.' -The oldest Woman's Club The broom. SUCK.

Secretary of the Treasury. Don Piatt, the ll.d.cal Waahington Cor.

respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial.' in eoeakinir of ihn aubniinuinn h Cnm of Bouiwell lur S'ewart. thus narraiea about!

the Kal imbcs. Rmreeenietives of the United 8ta:ea of It la at lat üefiuitely known that Mr. A.i America lu C?ree aaeeu.bhd, That when T. Stewart lias resigned the place he could i a soldier's d ecbirge states that ha ia dienot hold under the law, and now we have de- charged bg reaaon of 'expiration of term of

vi-.'oped a corneal, to the reault of which he Preaident etande perfectly indifferent. Mr. Sewart an confirmed by the Senate before the dicovery waa made Ibat. poluicelly, he' waa in oppoeiiion in the profiitiitionieta, and

a:urur,rU .urn iur rtvenue oniy wr.n i ine oraer nauieo, oi ai:y eo Uler who elia I . .uth'nmL i mflttt ' 'hlv

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i in iv vunr io me aunai.r, imwivui iirv iinri.aij vri Tl.L Ul l IIB U II 1 lr(J ,,er. imm-dlalel. after, and waa in f.,l .h.'Sl.l.. .hall be enli.l.d n aaM ,h. .o.h.

!c.U.e of ihe inteti.e oppo.ition hit appoint- . . - - - - - rreiil rrealMil

When Mr. IWH found that il would beitwelfth and theirtoenih aecttons of en act

impoanible for him to retain the poainon, he aet about eecuriiii! ihe appointment of a auc ettf in accord with hia own viewa and feeling upon ihia great quemion. He re-cori.mi-iMhd D ivid A. Weil. But the Preeidem, looking only to a vigoroua and honeet cmlectiari of the revenue, and knowing no d fference between a prohibinoniit und free trader, preterri d Mr. Boutwell. Perhapa, too, he waa influenced by ihe howl that had been raiaed over hia appoint. merit of Mr. Stewart, and he haatened incontinently into ihe arm ol the politician. lor ihia is what Mr. Bouiwell is, no more, no leee. With Bouiwell in the Treasury, and the House organ zed by Mr. Blaine in ihe inter eel ut lh- New Uogiand monopolies and Pennsylvania pig iron, we of trie agriculiorI intereeta of the Weat rny hang our harps upon the willows, and autf-r uatrage and wrong f r ihe ncx. lour year. The van power of the General Government wil! be oriven with mercileea vigor over our pros trale trade, to enrich the already wealthy monopolists of New England and Peooeyl vania. Our grain may rot in our barns, and our sheep killed losave Ihe taliow and pelt, while our party haa neatly two-'hird of a m j teile: in Congress. The ricfigrow richer mid the poor poorer. I can tell my political friend at ihe Weal thai the day is not distant when all the gori a of ihe late Wir, and all the noble imptiiae lu behalf of colored humanity will not save u. A sickened snd digitated peo pie will be solely tempted tu hand the Ojv eminent orer lo the bated copperheads. D. P. The Special Election. Rjturns from cunties where special elee tions were held to fill the vaoanoiea in the Lgisliiure occasioned by ihe Democratic members resigning, ahow that a'l ihe Dem ocrata are returned. The most significant is ih" result in ihe Senatorial district composed uf ih counties of Ursnt, BI tckford ami Jy. This die trici was set up on the legislative apportionment of two vears ago as a sure thing for the Radicala, and last fall Baker's m.jorily over Hendricks was three hundred and eighty two. The Radical were conti lent of defeattfg Huey. and put up -.gainst him the strongeat mm. Colonel Aahbury Steele, who tookdtI cided ground in favt r of n gro niflrage. In this district Ihe appeal w as taken to ihe people upon the suffrage amendment, and the aatieu o' die Democratic members ofj lie Legislature, in resigning lo deleat iis ra ificatioti . The result ia a triumph lor Huey. The people sus'sin his actum, and declare egainet negro suffrage in a tquure tight upon that queaiiou. In Gram county, which gave Baker last October 439 majirity, and t regarded one ,"' 8,ronRno''' Radical..,,,, Huey got 150 m 'nd h k dec,ed lne di' trici by al least 6(X m-jority, This election setilea the question as lo the popular sentiment ia Indiana upon negro eulTVege. Upon a direct tptsj npnn lhal issue lha State would give 75.C( 0 infjoriiy sgsinst the proposed Conaiiliitiunsi Amt ndmeu t. Every '"-mb" of L'fia'-'ure who resigned h" btfn " -When ia an en.mv'a enenmpmsnt 'moat likely (o burn well! Whin the lama iare Ditched. sr

The Unsion I raneenpt aa ; 'The hand sud well ire deliber..iing wlmther In rpr-cind that can make a pie i a ooniii,g( aat loithsir verdict, or let the coi victeJ man kill

Wst buaband thai marr es il.' I

Ihe Amended Boanty LawThe follow ing it copy of th new amend

ed Bounty Law, panted by Congress, and anrnvpd Urk a ibko. Be it eractea bv ih Spn.i H Tin.... r service,' he hall be held to have compleied ihe lull terra of hia enlialoient and tniiiltd lo houniy accordingly. Site S. And be it further enacted, That ihe widow, minor children, or pnrenie. In j. j . ... . . .. i.nm ik. i:. it..:... i - - - - - tional bounty which each aoldiera would bu entitled if living, under the proviaiooa of lb entitled 'An ect making appropriation for sundry civil expenses ol ihe government for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and for othir purposes, sppruved July twenty eight eighteen hundred snd six y six, and the said provi eiona of aaid act shall Se so construed. Sec 3. And be it further enacted. That all elejme for the additional bounties granted in sections twelve and thirteen of the act ol July 28. 1666, shall, after the firat day of May uext. h adjuated and aettled by the accounting effj.-eri of the Treasury under the provisions of said ac; ami all auch claims as mxy on the sid let of May be reinnluing in the iffice of the Paymaster General, tinsediert, shall bs tranalerred lo tl.e Secoiid Auditor of the Treoaury for settlement. Sic 4. And be it further enacted. That all claims lor bounty under the pr vinon ul Ihe act cited ia Iba foregoing section shall be void unlese presented in do- form prior to ibe 1st day of December. 1669. Common Doings After AllThe expectation, oriaii g hum General Grani'e reticence and bis reputation for as gtcity sad origioality, that the Cabinet of ihe new Administration would be of a rare snd superior character, marked by boldneaa. originality and decided policy in fine, ona of unusual brilliancy and genius. The New York Evening Poet (Ridic!) is wicked enough lo publicly acknowledge thai il can't see the superiority of Iba new over any for mer ones. It ssys: But if we consider the Cabinet as s whole, it meana nothing; it signifiea no policy: its character, the anlecedents and the known opinion of its members, foreshadow nothing of the future courae of ihe Adm kietftlltt. Thoap, therefore, who fall Into enthusisaiic. approvu) of the present Cabinet, 'go it b ind " That is aa bad aa the eta ' coich passengers who, hungry and belated, approached a tavern in the mountains, which hail th reputation of furnishing the heat of breakfasla. Tney were Badly dissppoinied. As one expressed il: "We txpected wheat bread and chicken tixeiis, andgolonly corn bread and common dnoens." Cincinnati Enquirer. . A State GR"Li gist. Dr. Edward F. Cox has been appointed and cnmmisionei hy ihe Governor so S'ate Geolngit ander ihe recent act of the L'gislaiure establish ing a department of fletrluf ?). He will rtde at Indianapolis, and hv hi headqnar. lers in the rooms of the Stale Agricultural Society. A Georgia negro a a oihl to tell for whom he had voted at lha Legislative election, but identified the ticket by a certain device at its hend, which he Ceaccbed aa a 'pictur ob a lUdicnl fl-tg w id a crhw era buzzard dir eat tin de top uh um w id a bunch ob broom grass iu de 'paw.' Count Bismmk ei j iys s salary of $13, (KX) aa Chancellor of iho N irtr.-'n (i-nnan Conlederation, and a similar sum uu Purus sian Minister of Foreign All'nira. There ia si.id to be a book keeper In Norwich Connecticut, who writea equally well wi h both hinds at the same time. The number of tli horses now in the United Slate is 8(00 '00. representing in money value upward of $2 000 000000. AM'mhis jury , having found a man iruiliy of murd'nrig a cit'z-n whotsslive The ( t'laea.