Locomotive, Volume 45, Number 9, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 July 1858 — Page 2

T H E LOCOMOTIVE.

-XTUEDAY, JULY 17, 1858. ITPSturdajisth day of public.tion of the Locomotive wienltwilUlw.y.bero.djtor.ub.crlbcr.. In nooewill weleUcopjoflhep.per go from theofrice before public! T . LOCOMOTIVE STEAM PRESS BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OJU'lUli. WK wollid call the MUention of Railroad Men,PrcUleut5of Coll2 and Academies, the Medical rrofo.aion, and all other,tooiir assortineut of . .,.,, NEW AND liKAUTIFUL TYPE! J U3t received from the be.-t Foundries In the United State., embracing all the Mtdical Stfiw, Jlceents, V(.a, Fmm letter MetiriUal Sign., jn-1 all the modern facilitiea for do- ' in fti,e oe.t style. All our Typo and Machinery I. BeV,2nA in good ordef.lncluding two of AD1. Improved STEAM PRINTING PRESSES which enable us to do our work in asuperiorstyle.on asshor time, and as (toodterina as any other oflicj. ' We have on hand a superior article of IlooK and Colreil I'anen, and the best of Inks, and a we are practical workmen, we guaranty all work entrusted lo us to do uone in ' the neatest manner, with promptness and acouracy. . n... rt .. i. wll iii,nlied w th all kinds of New nd Fashionable Type, and we are prepared to do Kinds of Job "SJVovrlx. ! on the shortest notice, and at the lowest living rates; and BLANKS or KVEIIY DESCKIPTIOKI on Cap, tetter. Folio Post, Flat Cap, French, or Colored Papers, and Cards or Card Boards. .... . For the character of our work we conndontly refer to any BonkorJobboarinirouriinprint. Our prices are regulated at the lowest eash standard, so as to be regular and uniform, and equal to all; and contracts for work will be adhered to. without resort to extra charges. lij-'Ordersfroin a iislunce promptly attended to, and accuracy guarantied. ... .u 0. vrjOfflceon Meridian strocl, immediately oppositethe Po 0Blce- N ELDER k HABKNESS. District No. 3. In our article last week, -we stated that the school house in District No. 3 stood within a half a mile of another school house, before its removal. In this we were mistaken. The house stood within half a mile of Hopewell Church, but there . is not now, nor has there been a school there. . We ..... i i t i either were wrongly informed, or else misunuursmuu ' i- L J 1 . 1. .. ! .... 1- W7a maljA tlilO our lntormanc, anu nuiice iu uunwAo. " "'" correction now, as we have no object or desire in stat ing anything that is not correct. W The Wheat Crop of this county is now in, and a better and more definite understanding can be obtained of the crop in this county than could be last week. AVe are now satisfied that we over estimated : the crop last week that there will not be more than - from two-thirds to three-fourths of an average crop. ami perhaps not so many pounds as last year. Some 'fields arc good, and turn out well, but the majority of the wheat in the county is light, and m many places not worth cutting. , i ' - i - .1 V V 1- P:,r nn TVfnnrlnv 1t .,.,.t.l v tl,o Trihnnf. tit J5.1 80 to S3 85 JCaaLi ivjut -- 1 - : for superfine Indiana, and $4 05 "to $4 40 for extra. In Cincinnati, at the same date, it is quoted at 83 80 to $3 90 for superfine, and for choice extra from $4 00 to $i 40. In Indianapolis, at the same date, it is quoted at S3 75 to $4.00, for extra. These ar alle 1. 1 1 ; A -A'. tr. nWa fnTrinfT trio 1 difference of freight into consideration, Indianapolis is a better market for flour than New York City. ... lii ! Ii Atrial of the new Engine of the Mario Com- : pany, resulted to their entire satisfaction. " The machine was made at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, by WJeliors Sc Vo., and is a first class maciune, wuu biub brakes tliat will accommodate 60 men. : All the work on the engine is of the best class, finished up in fine style, and it is strong and will stand good service. It cost, at the Manufactory $2,400. At the trial it threw four streams, at one time, over the cupalo of Robert's chapel, and one stream up to the ball of the Third Presbyterian Church the highest ever thrown by any engine in this, city. The Company have accepted the ' Machine, and are now ready to do tall squirting, if any fire should occur. - White River Academy. The annual catalogue of this Academy, located atBrownsfown, Ind., has just been printed at this office. A list of 206 students are presented, as in attendance during the past year, in the different departments. W. T. Dodbs is President of the Faculty, and Proprietor of the Academy. (g We are in receipt of the fourteenth annual Catalogue of the University of Notre Dame, at Fon du Lac, St. Joseph county. We notice in the catalogue the names of eight students from this city. Geoao1ns1i.rrv. S. S. C is Prefect of Discipline. This University is well known to our citizens, and ranks high as au Institution of learning. C3T There is no news yet of the Telegraphic fleet The papers are speculating on the success or failure , of the enterprise some announcing that it lias proved a failure and the vessels have gone back to England, , and others that the vessels may yet succeed in laying ! the. cable, Wc hope for its success, but aro very doubtful of its being realized. ; The two frame store rooms, on the north side of Washington street, oecupid by Tuttle and Wood, are to be torn down this month to make room for a four story brick business house. . The Branch Bank of the State will occupy one room, for a Banking house. ,; l5T A stable belonging to M. Hug, and the rear of bis residence on New Jersey street, was burned to the ground about 1 1 o'clock on Thursday night. The Invincible company was early on the ground, and saved the adjoining property. ' CTDr. Stevens, son of the late Judge Stevens, is tearing down the walls of the new, but unfinished building opposite the Court Houe, on Washington street. This is done for the purpose of erecting, next season, a building uniform with that of Root, Drake & Co., adjoining. ! ' Old Settlers' Camp Meeting. The Old Settlers of Indianapolis and vicinity will hold a religious Camp Meeting commencing on Tuesday, the 17th of August, five miles south of the city. Graham's Magazine, for August, is on our table. It is beautifully illustrated, and well filled with interesting articles. It can be obtained of Messrs. Stewart & Bowen, and of Mrs. Thompson, at the Post Office. (jST Jonx W. Blake Esq., of Clinton County, is nominated as the Democratic candidate fur Congress in the Eighth Congressional District. Mr. Wilson, the present Congressman, is the Republican candidate. ' If?" Over 1,000 copies of the New York Ledger are regularly received at thia Post Office, four hundred of which are for Mrs. Thompson. A company start from this city on Monday next on an excursion to Superior City, on Lake Superior.

, , , ..; to abuse us I ' NEW AND OLD ASSESMENTS. , As long, weponmt " To tll0. Assessor and Auditor we are indebted for' week after week, and month after month, w. hout .e theAfolow; and fi ; reiat;0n to the asesstaliating, it is all right; but as sure as we allude to that ; of yalue of personaJ pr0perty and improvement paper the cry is raised of an attempt to abuse and vilify j on real estate for the past ten years ; also we give the n .i "i . Pii.i n.A nnr a covin fF t-Ho voor which embraces all white

ir wncts uuiuiv w' vuitvi v 1 i r i wci totlnn on an article of ours, written without in tention to injure, and the consequence was that we were forced to justify ourselves. And now a small . , , v :..l...,.,.t!nn 4Vrmi item in our last wees s paper, Uuuiui. prominent citizens, asking how much black-mad was lev ied for an article in the Journal, brings down m i of that paper on us, calling us "fool," "liar," &c. If we are a fool, or asked a foohsh question, it appears io have hit a vulnerable point, and the vindictive wrath poured out upon us forces us, in justification ot ourselves, to place the whole matter on different grounds titan a simple Question, giving it an importance before the community that will force the Journal to either exonerate itself, or admit that it is a corrupt venal press. AVe had no desire to take this course it is farthest from our wishes, but wc are forced into it by the assaults of the Journal, made in its paper of Monday. ' ... The Journal prides itself on the justice of its article in the Athon case, and quotes part of our article to prove it. We admit all it claims, and can say that it was a much fairer article than was expected from it. It is generally conceded that that case was urged on partly for political effect, by some of the political friends ot the Journal, and before and during the trial it was expected that the Journal would stand by its friends. But it took another course, fully exonerating the defendant ' If there is any truth in the question we asked, the "material" motives that led to that course, and the necessity for their being employed (the mere idea that any citizen should feel that he'could not get a fair statement from that paper of a public trial, unless influenced by pecuniary consideration,) are any. thing but creditable. If the Journal is a corrupt venal press, as was intimated to us, it is right that the public should know it. The Sentinel, of Monday, comes up to the defense of the Journal, in a very dignified, and altogether gratuitous and uncalled for article, concluding with the expression "that there is nothing to justify the insinuation." This is very singular in the Sentinel, and it will be so considered by the public, when we tell them that we asked the question on information we recieved in conversation with one; of our leading citizens, who cave, at the time, as his informant and authority, .TnapPTi .T. BrxGHAM. of the State Sentinel. Now if there is nothing to justify the "insinuation," why did Bingham start a false report against his neighbors if there is sufficent "to justify the insinuation, why did ho come forward so uncalled for, to defend the Journal and censure us? If he had acted the man in this . . SI i 11.1 a j. 1 . matter, we would not leel compcneu ro kus.c u course we now do. ' ' We leave this case for the worthies of the Journal and Sentinel to settle between themselves (they have always been ready to make common war on us.) Mr. Bingham certainly told our informant there was "sulficent to justify the insinuation," giving him circumstances in detail coroborating it. We leave liim to justify himself by making his "insinuations" good. GaT Several correspondents of the daily papers are agitating the subject ot snadc trees on our sireeis, urging the great beauty and benefit of them, andi su","estin various plans by which they can be more I generally planted. . There is no question but they are right, but the course they pursue is not the proper one, in our judgement, to get the trccsnor will public meetings do it. We do not object to public meetings, or any other plan that will agitate tho importance of trees, but the time of meeting is spent in talk discussion and seldom results in organized and effective action. It can only be done uniformly, and systematically, by the citizens along each street combining together, as they do in street improvements, and getting the whole street planted at once. This was done by C. Fletcher, this spring, on Pennsylvania street, and a few years will show as fine a shade on that whole street, as on any square in the city. Nearly all our present trees, and particularly the locusts, will soon die off. There is a great want of care in our citizens, and others, of public trees, and even our City Council, only a few months ago, directed a fine shade tree, of some fifteen years growth, to be cut down in front of the present Blackford Block. Around the Court House, and East Market square, the trees are being killed horses are hitched to them, the bark destroyed, and the ground tramped solid around the roots, to their injury. We will heartily second any move that will add shade tress to our wide and beautiful streets, but m our judgment it can only be done by the property owners on each street taking a just pride to have their street well shaded. - If a proper spirit of emulation is stirred up between streets, the nhifiet all desire can be easily accomplished. In anj other column we publish a well written communication of T. B. E.' on the subject - JEtna Insurance Company. We call the atten tion of our readers to the semi-annual statement of the iEtna Insurance Company, in another column. This old and reliable company presents a sworn statement of its assets, showing $1,606,140,10 over one and a half million over its liabities. One great feature of the iEtna Co. is that it has complied with the require ments of the Indiana laws, and deposited securities with the State Auditor against losses in the State, and agreed to acknowledge process in our own State, so that persons meeting loss here can recover it at home, if a resort to law is necessary; but it is never necessary when the agents are satisfied fraud has not been perpetrated. ' ' Our policies in the iEtna date back six years, and every year we renew it with increasing confidence in its reliability. W. Henderson, Eq. of this city, is the Agent. Mowers and Reapers. The trial of the Reapers and Mowers, entered for the premiums offered by the State Board of Agriculture, took place at Laporte, on Wednesday and Thursday last. Twenty-four machines were entered, and the contest was fairly and honorably conducted, to the satisfaction of the spectators and com. petitors. All the machines were good, and worked well, without a single break or accident By the rules laid down by the committee for the trial, the award goes to the best machines for practical use such as the committee would buy for their own use and not to the machine that would hurry through the grain fastest, and perhaps save the least. The award, under these circumstances, is valuable to the manufacturer, and the public. The following are the awards : ' rowers 1st 'premium to Anltman & Miller's National Mower, manufactured at Canton, Ohio. 2d premium to II. F. Mann's improved great Western Iron Mower, manufactured at Wcstville, Laporte county, Ind. Reapers. 1st premium to Mann's Reaper, with Witt's improvement, manufactured at Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana. 2d premium to J. J. Mann & Son's Reaper, manufactured at Westville, Laporte county, Ind. Combined Machines. 1st premium to Kirby's Harvester, manufactured at Buffalo, New York. 2d premium to Esterly's Reaper aud Mower, manufactured at Whitewater, Wisconsin.

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. : maii-'auiti oim uii'tv. j -p . 1851 was the time when the re-appraisment ot real estate was made by special assessors. The new law having gone into effect at that time, requiring tax-pay-era to make oath to the amount of their personal-property, it will be noticed that the amount assessed is very . . ,i i. materially liicrcaseu; Personal Prop. Imp. on Real Hastate. 1849 $430,808 $29,420 1850 459,187 83,480 1851 1,212,146 Real Estate re-appraised. 1852 1.104.711 111,165 Polls 1291 1456 1386 1517 1568 1618 18712189 2777 3312 1853 1,309,268 71,620 1854 1,778,391 334,859 1855 2,130,455 - 69,415 1856 1,828,308 72,740 - 1857 2,666,672. ; 631,040 1858 2.798.858 608:765.. The improvements assessed do not include those of Railroad Companies or Churches, or those of a public character. They include only fixed improvements to real estate, which form part of such real estate when completed. In other words, they embrace brick and frame buildings and the permanent fixtures connected therewith. These impovements have mostly been made inside the city limits. This year, not $5,000 is returned from outside the city and subburbs. The heaviest improvement in this year's return is Fitzgibbon & Co.'s business block $25,000. The smallest is $100. with one or two exceptions. Next year the improvements, if completely assessed, will be represented by still larger figures; for then the Blackford, Alvord, Butsch, iEtna Insurance Co., Root, Hill & Spotts, Stevens, Hubbard, Bradly and Kitchen, and other buildings will be completed. The Government building will, wo suppose, not be counted in. The increase of the number of polls, it will be observed, has been steadily progressive, with the exception of one year, when the enumeration was doubtless imperfect. . ' ' We ascertain from the returns for 1858 in the Auditor's office, that all the eight out Townships contain 830 polls less than Center. Here are the figures for this statement, and also to represent the amount of personal property, which is $1,219,529 less in the whole ei"ht townships than in center: Out-Townships- Polls. Per. Property Decatur. . . Lawrence . ....... 205 $145,519 322 207,209 306 180,852 Warren. Wayne.. 406 263,662 Washington. Pike.... .... Perry Franklin 350 : 218,807 275 . 180,829 307 213,676 811 168,775 . ' . 2482 $1,579,329 It will be noticed how the amounts assessed fron year to year, and especially of improvements, vary. This is the result of incompetency and competency, carelessness and faithfulness of different assessors. Curtis, who has had fine opportunities for ind "inf. sets down our population inside the city limits J . P f!, i a : tt,Q ;r.imoat ZdjUUV in rougu Iiumucro. aiiu niv. .ui.v.diatc subburbs, he sets it down at full 26,000. This is, we should think, a fair calculation. . , When the legislature shall have performed their duty by passing a new Appraisment Law, any one can easily imagine how the assessment on real estate will be increased. If city tax-payers grumble now, what will they say then ? If you have a fair equalization, the Dimicn win not fall so heavy on us. This should be looked to. C Uizen 62T Can not something be done to rid our streets of the loathsome creature who stands in the hot sun most of the day, near the Post Office, begging coppers to buy opium with ? Municpal arrangements that will tolerate such a mendicant, are greauy at iauiu There are provisions for the decent mantenance ot all such unfortunates. Will not some one see to it? Amercan. ; . This poor creature has been in our poor house sev eral times, but as she can not get opium there she will not stay. We are informed by the proper authorities the she will at once be taken back, and kept there, It is no act of charity to give to this woman, or any street beggar, as our Trustees, and Benevolent socic ty, will provide for all proper cases, on application. ' 6 The following items are all we see worthy of notice from the last meeting of the Council. The monthly report of the Treasurer shows the re ceipts for June, including a balance of $54 60, to be : Receipts $829,80 Expenditures. 71 7,36 Balance.......... $112,44. The Clerk reported the amount of orders out stand ing as follows; Orders outstanding June 1, 1858. . . .$19,638,26 Orders issued in June 8,076,46 Total $27,714,82 The City Sexton reported 34 interments for June 2 from the country. .: The Captain of the JNight Tolice reported 79 arrests for June 25 for intoxication ; 17 for prostitution, &c. IT A despatch from St. Louis gives in brief the conditions agreed upon at the conference of the Utah Peace Commissioners, Messrs. McCulloch and Powell, and the Mormon leaders. The Mormons agree that the army shall enter Salt Lake City without opposition; that the federal civil officers shall not be interrupted in the performance of their duties; and that unconditional obedience shall be paid to the laws of the land. On the other hand, the Mormons avail themselves of the general pardon for past oflences extended by the President. The Mormons, however, notwithstanding their apparent pacific intentions, do not seem disposed to fraternise with the Gentiles. It is stated that all the houses in Salt Lake City, except one occupied by the Governor and his family, were closed against both the federal officers and strangers who accompanied them. (5" For a puro articlo of Catawba Wine, go to J. Traub's, one mile west of the city. Mr. Traub has an extensive vineyard, in Charleston, in this State, and manufactures wine that he warrants pure and good. Handsome Boquet. For a very handsome boquet, comprising a great variety of flowers, some of which were very rare and all beautiful, we are under many obligations to Mrs. Wm. Martin, of "west side." A compliment of this kind is valued highly. " (ST The Democrats of the 4th Congressional dis trict have' nominated W. L. Ilolman, of Dearborn County, and the Republicans nominated P. A. Hackleman, of Rush County, as their candidates for Congress. lT The Republican Convention last Saturday appointed thirty-seven delegates to the congressional" Convention 21 from this township, and two from each of the out townships except Franklin which has one, and AVaync three. ' r tT Tonsey & Byram's Dry Goods Store was entered last Saturday night, through the back building, and silks to the value of $1,300 taken. No clue has yet been obtained to the thieves. A reward of $500 is offered for their arrest, and the recovery of the goods. The Baptists of this city have purchased the lot adjoining the residence of J. S. Spann,on Pennsylvania street, for $100 a foot front, and intend erecting a handsome church on it G3" The front of Mr. Hubbard's new building, on Meridian street, is being put up with pressed brick, made in this city. They are not of as good color as the Blackford brick, but are as solid and smoothe.

iFrom lhe Journal. T f ij SHALL THE STREETS OF INDIANAPOLIS TT? TT AXTTV.T) WTTTT CTT A TYI7. TRF.ES? Vj

Your two correspondents say "yes." So say I, and hundreds of others would gladly echo the answer. Does ftnv one ask what is the use of street shade trees ?. The benefits are various, and cannot be too hiohly prized. I hey embrace the three great essentials of a happy life, health, comfort and beauty. " First, as to health. Every city that is not properly protected by sanitary regulations is a great poison manufactory. The larger the city, and the more unprotected, the greater the amount of poison. Every gutter, cess-pool and drain ; all the stoppings from the stables, garbage from the kitchen, decomposing animal nnd veantahln matter from our shops and manufacto ries; every stagnant pool pond, ditch or canal all of these generate a poisonous niaiana grcaier or iera, according to the amount of decomposition. This malaria, if" it remained where it is made, lying quietly upon the surface of the earth, would do little mischief; but it will not be motionless. - It has a tendency to rise, and for this purpose unites with watery vapor and ammoniacal and carbonic acid gases. The poison as con tained in these gases floats with the air we breathe, into our streets and houses. Shall we consume this noison. or shall we dispose of it in some other way f It niirsolves and our children inhale it in sufficient quan tities we shall sicken and die. By a kind provision ot nature these poisoned gases are the proper food for plants. ' Vegetation flourishes and thrives upon them. We cannot plant our streets with corn, potatoes, cabbages and sunflowers, but we can plant trees and let them feed upon this poison and thereby, to a considerable extent, save our citizens from malarious diseases. .Trees are the scavengers ot me air. j.uey consume its miasmatic constituents, its poisonous exhalations. Let us then plant them, and purify the atmosphere, so that we may live healthier, happier and longer. Trees properly planted along our streets would auu greatly to the comfort of our citizens. They would morWatn the heat of summer, and the cold of winter. They would afford cs a delightful shade in the hot season, and at the some time cool the air by the radiation ot heat and the evaporation of moisture from their leaves. In the winter they would attorn some prorecfmm tiie. chillino north and east winds, and their trunks and branches, being then warmer than the surrounding air, would lead by radiation, in a limited degree, to raise the temperature. If trees bordered all our streets the families of our citizens would be more in the open air enjoying the refreshing shade, a more genial social influence woiud nnmTQ.lA l,o ftv Ttuliniiannhs would become more IM IBUl. WIK ""-J y beautiful from year to year. Our park-like streets; wider and of easier grade than those ot any other city on the continent, except Washington, would become r.h nni c oi every cuizeii.auu au aiuauuuu iu wkaix"r. T.fit us commence an organized system of planting trees, and our citizens would not be back ward in irivino it all the aid in their power. Let us nrranize "T. B.'s" Ornamental Tree Association at an early day so as to be ready for the fall planting, The material is cheap, aounaant ana at nanu. There are no exotic trees more beautiful, or htter tor the street, than are our indigeneous forest trees, which nrow in everv deadening and woods. I would instance, B c - , as appropriate and Deautuui street trees, me uroau headed maple, both soft and sugar, sycamore, walnut, ash, oak, linden, cherry, and poplar or tulip-tree. But perhaps no tree of our forest is more beautiful, or better adanted for the street, than the broad spreading eim, Willi us jar-reaciimg uiauunca ;juivnug shade and enlivening the eye with its light green foliage. I observe a shade-tree correspondent, in the Senti nel, this morning, suggests that there be a meeting of citizens interested in this subject, held at tue tourt House on Saturday next, at four o clock in the atternoon. Let us meet then and there, and take, if it is thouoht best, initiatory steps for forming an association, and at the proper time I am very sure our citizens will organize tor action. x. n. The Indiana Association fob the Advance ment of Science. Immediately after the adjourn ment of the Wabash Academy of Science, on the 1 2th of July, at Crawfordsville, the initiatory steps for the formation of a State Institution were taken. By uni versal cosent Henry S. Lane was called to the chair, and on motion, James R. Challen appointed Secretary of the temporary organization, Prof. Wm. Twining read a serious of resolutions, as follows : 1. AVe. the undersigned, hereby orgamze, under the name of the Indiana Association tor the Advance ment of Science. 2. The obiect of this Association shall be to secure the united action of all the persons in the State who desire to promote the interests of sound learning, including Intellectual and -moral philosophy, Physical Science. Literature and Jithnology. 3. Everv one interested in the obiects ot the Associ ation is invited to meet us at Indianapolis, in the Sen ate Chamber, on Wednesday ot the btate t air, Uctober 6th.) at seven o clock r. M. 4. A committee ot hve shall bo appointed to oratt a Constitution and By-Laws, to be submitted to the mnntinn at. TnrliTiarnlis- . .',.v i i i , 5. A President three V ice Presidents, a secretary and Vice Secretary, shall be appointed as temporary officers of this Association until other othcers are elec ted under the constitution to be adopted hereafter. On motion, the resolutions were taken up seriatim, discussed aud passed. - The Constitutional Uommittee was made to consist , 0f Tinoly, of Greencastle; James R. Challen, of ,P J 7. . . r. n , mi Indianapolis : AVm. Twining, of Crawfordsville ; Kirkwood, of Bloomington l Boughman of Frank lin. This Committee wasmpowered to appoint a speaker to deliver the opening address on the evening of the fith of October. .. .i The officers elected for the next meeting are : President. Dr. J. S. Bobbs. Indianapolis. First and Sec ond Vice Presidents, Dr. R. T. Brown and S. T. Bow en, of Indianapolis; Third Vice President, Prof. Thompson, of Hanover. Secretary, John B. Dillon, of Indianopahs. Vice becretary, James Herguson. The Secretary will act as .treasurer. Members. li. X. lirown, Wm. J. wining, o. saw yer. J. A. Veal, J. L. Campbell, A. M. Hadley, S. S. i. --ij-a--i -m r tt . T1 T T Thompson, t,. V. Johnson, V. JU. otecie, th. u.iiovey, Caleb Mills, (Jharlcs White, J. U. Atteroerry, o. ti. Johnson, E. J. Peck, M. A. Jewett, T. S. Milligan, J. Faircluld, A. Thompson, J. b. Jennings, J. A. arnahan. T. AV. Fry. M. M. Post, J. P. Campbell, D. Harter. C. E. Babb. John Young, A. K. Benton, tt. W. Unas. L. H. Jammeson, James Ferguson, ueorge -w -n d Campbell. Journal. ' More Improvements. A morning paper alludes to the old frame building which for thirty years has been a resident of the Catholic Cathedral lot, as about taking up quarters in some other portion of the city, and to be differently occupied. For many years it has been used as the parsonage or residence of the administering priest of the church, and it is still destined for that purpose. Its journey will be only from the west to the east siue oi iue ciiurcii, anu us location is changed to make room for the academy for young ladies, to be built upon its old quarters. Father Bessonies informs us that all the arrangements for the building of the Academy have been completed, and that the ground will be broken next week. The edifico will be of brick, fifty feet front by seventy deep, and two stones high above the basement The design is completed, and the architect (Mr. Bolen) is now preparing the specifications. The institution will be 1 .. , 1 c-. . -r tv - j under tue Charge OI tllC OlSiers oi JCroviuence, anu .... . .... .. . . .. will be an important addition to tne educational adI vantages of our city. Our accommodating and cour teous morning cotenqwrary gives the following interesting history" of the old frame. Sentinel. AVhen we first remember it, Mr. Smith, the first printer and editor in the city, lived there; then old Mr. Jeunison occupied it; then it became infested with nomadic females, who rented it for a month and ran away in a week; then it was taken by John Hodgkins, who improved the garden and orchard about it, laid out walks, built bowers, and planted strawberry beds, and made the first "Pleasure Garden" in the city. There are enough of our readers who well remember this phase of the old lot It was durin" this portion of its history that the old house canglit fire, and burnt very nearly up. It was repaired, however, and improved, and after passing through another period of desertion and ruin, came into the hands of the Catholic congregation here, who made it the parsonage house.

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For the Locomotive. . V- . -: LINES. The night was floating down all beautiful,.. ' To spread her star-gemmed wings about the world, That it might rest till morn should lead it forth Refreshedfmid brighter bloom, and sweeter song; The night was coming down, the holy night That hushcth all unquiet thought, and brings To happy hearts sweet dreams to light the morn; The nu'lit was coming down, and on my soul The deeper, darker, night Despair doth bring, Was brooding close, for I had felt the stings That Slander's venomed tongue can give the heart. I'd known what 'twas to have eyes turned away, That fond and loving once gazed in my own ; I'd known what 'twas to be passed coldly by, By those that once were glad to have me speak; ... I'd known what 'twas to be the laughing jest, - -The scorn of those that mocked me in my pain ; I'd known what 'twas to lie all crushed and torn Without a hope, beneath a Slanderer's sting ; I could not pray, I almost feared to think c ' -Lest I should doubt there was a God or Heaven, And as the night came floating softly down, The holy quiet that the darkness orougnt . , But maddened more the pain that wore my heart; T nonld not rest.- I could not look upon The pure calm stars that smiled so gently down, ' . . . . i ,i . And seemed to mocK my ueeu uu nguujBut wearied out, sweet Slumber came at last, ' And laid her soothing hand upon my brow, Pressed down my aching eyes and left to dream; And I did dream or was it all a aream r I thought I left this earth this bright green earth; This earth to full of beauty, birds, and flowers; This earth so full of love, and hope, and joy; ' This earth o'er which God yet doth have a care; This earth which vet may look to Him and pray; . I left it smiling fair in light and hope, And went where light nor hope dotn ever come, Led on by him the, Prince of that dark world ; Oh heaven 1 the fearful sounds that struck my ear, The fearful sights that met my gaze when first The infernal gates unfolded, and wc passed Where all was gloom, save when the lurid light Of hell flashed up, and darker made the deep Black wilderness of woe that stretched beyond ; We slowly passed where murderers, robbers lay Writhing in fires, and cursing God that lie Would not stay flames, their own bad acts had made; We passed them all I scarce more live than dead, The tearful laces pressed so on my soui We passed on to the darkest, deepest depths Of that deep pit of woe, where such a sight Of horor buret upon my view as made ' What went before to seem a glympsc of heaven. The air was burdened with the shrieks that rung, The groans, the curses deep from wretches hung Wliere flames that never die played fierce around Where each lost wretch cursed others for his woe,Where friends racked the already tortured soul That could but rave and wildly pray for death, Who jeered them as they groaned and writhed in flame (But pen or brush would fail to picture quite That fearful sight so vivid in my dream,) Oh who are these, I cried, that suffer so ? And in a voice of scorn a devil's scorn, As though the wretches were contemned by him, E'en him the very spirit of all ill, ' He answered, these unhappy souls are they "TT1 . -U' 1 .1. .1 ' ..,.!. tntn. VV no guiltier IIIOII me umilMii nitw-u umv laaco . His children's bread to buy the fiery cup, These wretched ones are they who guiltier far Than highway thief that lurks in forest shades, And on the unwary traveler springs, and takes All that he has and leaves in cold to die, These wretched ones who they are who guiltier far Than midnight murderer, that with dagger keen, Doth reach his victim's heart, and laugh to see The red drops falling fast, nor feels a pang ; ' These guilty ones are they who take the name, The good man's name, that years of toil have bought, With which he would not part for aught on earth, Which next is dearest to his hope of heaven. They take that name, pollute with their vile breath, Then with slight wounds, and then with sharper stings They stab, and stab, till to men's eyes It seems a worthless, foul, unholy thing, ' And he who bears it can but go alone, 1 And in slow agony lay down to die ; These, these are Slanderere this the Slanderer's doom 1 The Slanderer's doom! and loud the fearful words Were taken up by demons, and lost souls, And from each arch of the infernal world, . The echo fell like thunder on my ear ; '.., I woke to spring in terror from my couch, To fall upon my bended knees and pray ' ' That those who'd tortured my worn soul, and near 1 Shut out from me the hope of peace or heaven, ' Might turn, nor pass to meet the Slanderer's doom. . . , i MARY LYNN. For the Locomotive. LETTER FROM AVELLS COUNTY. - -., . Bi.uffton, Ind., July 12, 1858. Dear Editor: I once more 'take my pen in hand' to communicate some items of affairs current here. Did I write to you during the 'moist term ?' I believe not I now would only say it was decidedly wet about here, making the AA'abash higher than it has been known to be at this point since 1847, and causi i-Uft fntvnAMi aH Tlrtf the tllvrm.T-Q OTllv. TO (TT-1HT1 lift lug laiUJ&IO UU-A i.JV I-'". ............ uu. , . and growl for about six weeks. AVhat a very unreasonable habit mortality has ot grumbling about the weather. My paternal grandmother, a most amiable and wise old lady within my knowledge of her, used to have a set reproof for us, her very affectionate grandchildren whenever we at our meals would not rensn meat wnien was eiiurey adipose tissue, nor cheerfully drink coffee when it was hot enough to scald our tongues, or cold enough to make us think we were sipping dish-water. It was this: "Too hot too cold, too fat too lean, too raw too roast." "It is characteristic of the men," she would say, "to complain at the table of their food. It is always too hot or too cold, too fat or too lean, too raw or too roast So," she would conclude, "let's have none of your complaining I'll not hear it." If it is characteristic of the men to complain at the table of their food, it now seems to be no less characteristic of 'misjudging flesh' to complain of the weather. Scarcely had we been relieved a week from rain before wc commenced to complain of drouth. I asked a friend from the country, the other day, how the farmers were getting along. - "Grumbling as usual, was his replyRemembering my grandmother, "so it is," thought I to myself, "too cloudy too fair, too wet too dry, too hot too cool." ' Grumble as the farmers may, I reliably learn that agricultural prospects are very fair. The wheat is about all harvested, and turns out to be as large a crop as that of last season, and of a better quality. The 'heated term' of last month may not have been wim ub unuwi unura ura wi n, mi vdays of the first of last week, and yet it looks well.Other products are coming on finely. The season has proven a good one for curing hay, and the crop fairGrumbling farmers are becoming wearisome. ; For myself I look upon them as the old fellow who, being elected a justice of the peace, looked upon the constitucncy oi tne township, "xiicm as voted lor me, said he, "I respect, but them as didn't I disgust." I admire a truthful farmer; he industriously cultivates i - a x -..r i T,tf n... ms uum, am uuus nui, misiuniriu mc rarat ui ms o"" ---. ,. f. ,1 , I cess ; out a croaking larmer, wno,nopingiie may kci i up prices, or put a cent more into his avaricious pocket, is ever complaining him I 'dhgunt.' . Each time I have written to you from this place, I have had some criminal item to give you. I now have another one of infanticide. About a week ago, laborer went into a piece of woods, close uon the town, to procure fueL He, by chance, stopped at a hollow log, in which he discovered, upon splitting it open, naturally and recently born, dead infant It hailbcel very tightly wedged into the log and was riot at all de cayed when discovered, only its neck and head bcinj' discolored by strangulation as was supposed. It wa; clearly a casp of infanticide. A coroner's jury wa; summoned a most thorough investigation of the wholfl affair was made, yet nothing could be elicited deter mining guilt, although circumstances led to the susp cion of the county sheriff. As yet the whole thing i legally enveloped in darkness. Truly this community nas 'fallen upon strange times. Drinking, gamblinj