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*Resistance —tß’"iri{.g'" ts Is Obedience to God~’ . J.'B.STOLL, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1869, RADICAL TR RBS AT WORK. By late dispatches from Tennessee | _ we observe that the Radicals are again at work endeavoring to rebel against the will of the people of that State ascxpressed at tbe{ ballot-box at their late election. In spite of the overwhelming majority in favor of the Conservative ticket, the Radicals are already. busy in endeavoring to set aside the election. At a late meeting of these traitors a committee of eight, one from each Congreesional district, was appointed to}fepare, and did prepare and report a memorial to the people of the State and ta Congress, setting forth briefly and comprehensively the history of the late canvass and elec'tion, showing the stupendous frauds ; perpetrated, and pronouncing: the election a revolution under the form of a popular election, ‘protesting against - and denouncing the validity. &e. The memorial covers about eighteen pages of foolscap, and will be published and' circulated extensively throughout the State as soon as possible. | " ‘'This action is strictly in accordance with Radical principles and tactics. Elections are of no account unless the ' Revolutionary schemes ot the negro satellites are triumphant. The course -pursued in the case of Stockton of New Jersey, that of the Kentucky ‘Representatives, and that of the Philadelphia contested election cascs;: is again to be cnacteq on‘a larger scale. T'hey ‘are no longer content to set aside District elections.and Legislative endorsements, 'li)ut ‘the voice and wishes of a loyal %tate, constitutionally expressed by 60,000 majority is to be set aside and t};ra%mpled under foot at one fell swoop. = | The election franc}hisé is one of the dearest rights{of an | American citizen and should be held‘i gacred by every patriot: in the land, The theory of this gévernment practically " carried out is the will of the people, and that will can only be eixpressed legally through the ballot-box. Whoever then, sets himeself up against this theory, falls into the error of| the rebels of the South: becames' an advocate of the principles of 'sef:essi#mism,' and is a hideous traitor. ‘. (i . In monarchal and despotic governments the will of the many is ‘subgervient to the wishes of the few. Whoever then, endesvors to set himself up against the will of the peop'e, and seeks to set aside an election because it don’t suit his ideas, becomes an endorser of monarchy and supporter of centralized despotism. Such . is the case with the Radical traitors in Tennessee, and if we mistake not, it is ‘fast becoming:'the theory of the Republican party, at least the actions of Congress and the imbecile administration of Grant indicate as much.

_ Death of Senatoj Fessenden. William Pitt Fessenden, U. 8. Senator from Maine, died at Portland on Wednesday of last week. The deceased al- * ways occupied an anti-democratic position . in political life, but was generally regardcd as conservative and Rther independent. Of the Republican| Senators he was by far the ablest. Tt will be remembered that lie was one of the séven Republican Senators who voted against the conviction of President Johnson in the impeachment trial, by which he engehﬁ'ered the ill-will of his radical 'pnrty associates, who expressed a determination x defeat his reclection, He is now beyond the reach of their hatred and malice. e & "/ Death of an Editor. - ! © . Charles H. Wright, city editor of the Chicago Tlimes, died on Friday morning, * of heart disease.. His death was instantaneous, without a moment of warning.— Ie ‘had risen from his bed, and while dressing himsetf, he fell to the floor and expired. . He was but thirby years of age, but was a veteran lournali,§t, having commenced - bis career in 1858, ° He was connected at different times with the Milwau. ~ ‘kee News, Chicago Post, Peoria Mail, Chicago' Republican, and last on the Times, .~ Mr. Wright was a. gentleman highly esteemed in every relation of ljfe. Delaware gounty, in this State, is about to'~introduce prohibition, if the Logislature did refuse to enact a law to that effect. Last week the County Commissioners refused all applieations -fpr licjuor licerses, and the public are anxiously 'awaiting f%e results of this prohibitory movement. The Comnmissioners of, Howard county also refuse to issue licenses, o L ~ Governor Baker, ; ‘A statement occurred in “our last issue that Gov. Baker had signed thé’}certlﬁc@ic . of -the preténded ratifieation of the 15th ameudment by the Indiana Legislature. - The Indiznapolis Journal now announces. “ that neither the joint resolution nor the certified ‘copy was signed by the Gover- - Tho Monrocville Democrat, a paper re. Sautly eatablistied f Allsasetasy, aod'at B mlhonss.c.om. Sl s o A e e JE N A ?5&% S B G g 3’«‘ i *‘Wf’v”w g N W‘ ~ Prosident the title “N _ Bammer,’s s 7 FLW TS O T w - ity Yo, e

g ;Qm X ED. w - It is wisely suggested by the St. Louis Republican that we should establish a chai of Radical military public law wq:’ Point. As American bayonets n-rgbw-;it~ days principally engaged in ruling States, interpreting ‘Congressional acts, cstablish-" ing new qualifications :fdr office, conducting elections, defeating candidates and appointing registrnrsjthey should at least take a few lessons in the theory of such duties before tigy “assume the military dictatorship of :}ry Btate. Tc re‘quires months to drill a soldier, to march, load his musket, and ﬁrd“a it with eccuracy ; and in order to command a tompany of regular troups, years of military studyare prescribed, whilst it seems so easy a job to rule States like Virgh%:ia and Mississippi that any officer might‘jdo it, without the loast preparation. It |is truc that Rad. ical statesmanship is n!ot yet theoretically ,established as a science, nor inany universiwy or law school ure the principles taught which our Radical statesmen prescribe as ‘rules - of action for military commanders. Nor has any stadent of law ever been taught the following to Le American public law : “Should the elected candidates displease the ruling party, they may ‘be discarded eithier Yy requiring an oath which. théy camnmot take, in which case their defeated opponents may be declared ‘elected, or tie whole business may be submitted :to Congress, in order to defeat by consequent Federal legislation \,the verdict of the people in any of the States.” ~ ./ i

"Students of Civil law could never be ; taught such doctrine. * But military men i might, and therefore we propose a new professorship of Radical trooper statesmanship at West Point. The paramount virtue of soldiers ‘being strict -obedience - to orders, the only point to establish would be, whether these orders mustalways be explicit, ar whether the supposed desires of the ruling party are to be regarded as orders also. Here is a large field for thought, opening up Degides an'. ‘entirely. new class of studies for military ‘men. It is the science of eye-service reduced to a system. In all cases where an existing law, such as the last Reconstruction act for instance, is insufficient to defeat the people, the military. commanders, | though they may in every other respect | ‘be men of honor, will have to study the | whims: and secret desires of the ruling party, and satisfy these at all hazards.— They will have to forget that heretofore self-government has been the ruling principle of the public law in the United States, and in future they will conform to the wishes and interests of Radicalism, study the features of the leaders of the Radical part y, and overrule the people's. verdict, whenever it is opposed® to the Radical programme. What is it to the Radicals that they .demoralize our army by making the commanders eye-servants ? That they accustom Generals to disregard the will of the people, and thereby undermine American democracy? Gen. Canby must have made rapid progress in this ne w science. Whatever he does is only to be explained by a most careful ‘study of the desires of the Radical leaders, If he had acted strictly according to the Reconstruction law, the new Legislature in Virginia would now be in session, the new Governor established in his offlce, and he would have reported to the President that Vinginia bad fulfilled all the conditions imposed upon herdy law, and had vlrﬁually returned to her allegiance to the Union, : Jn lieu of this, the General . tries every imaginable scheme to keep Virginia in suspense, because he has observed from the grimaces of leading Radjcals that they dislike the results of the election. To erown . his efforts to please’ his masters, he now prepares a report, wherein the state of things in Virginia will be described in such a manner as to suit in every. particular the- desires and. expectations of the Radicals.— They do not want Virginia represented in Congress. General Canby, therefore, will picture this State as unfit to be represented in Congress. They want a pretext for the prolongation of their proscriptive measures in Virginia; he therefore, shows the people of that State to be more proseriptive than any other,— They want to perpetuate the present unsettled condition of Virginia; he will fur, nish to the Radical party all the materials for keepiigL that State in its unsettled condition. b e Well—lgt General Canby - be the first professor of the new chair of military Radical statesmanship at West Point.— He is the best expounder of the new science to be found, Even such political chieftains as Butleg;~and Stokes, of Ten_ncsseef:xnjny sit ag)ie feet and Jearn wis® dom., bl i b |

Death of Hon. John Bell. - The telegraph announces the death of the Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, at his house at the Cumberland Iron Works, in ‘that State, on the morning of* the 10th inst. The deccased was born at Nash. ville, Tennessce, on the 18th of February, 1797, and was:in bis 72d year. Mr. Bell served fourteen yearsin the Lower House of Congress, gnd was speaker of the House in 1834. - Afterwards he defeated James K. Polk for the Scnate; was Seore: tary of War under President Harrison, 1 but resigned when Mr. Tyler scparated himself from the Whig party, and was again elected to the Sepate in 1857. - He served out his'term, and was the Ameican candidate - for” President’ in 1860 Since that time he has not participated in’ public affairs. He cast his lot with. the enemies of thp Goyernment during ithe War, bdt took fx’xo' active part in the struggey : { ) - —— i 'I'BO Wisgonsin Demoerncy, The Democritie Convention of Wisconsin noz inated for Governor Colungl C, D, Robiss M?M%Thegtmlved . | among lother things; i admiration of the Bouth in its acquicscence in the results of ‘the war; deplore the infringements of | | Cohgrt on the liberty of the citizens, and its constant eﬂ'gttsg.tq burden labor ang | encourage monopoly. A writer in the Plymouth Bemoorat. strongly advocates the nomination of Hon. hopts .Gl of Vineoes, o 8 it ablecandidata for Governor ip 1872, i wo w*\ ;@?ﬁﬁgﬁg 3 ‘:.:," i ’ ‘, e o '*73“ . LRt S A e | nomisiatlon for Auditor of State, | R TR S s 00l S BTG NN T i sk

Wansaw, Isp, Sept. 3d, 1869 The Convention met in Odd Fel@ rdeciby the President; J. B, Stoll. The On motion of Mr. Myers, the clause “Committee on Resolations” was made to résd Committée on" Constitution & ByLaws, and the'stended report was adopt-v.::ﬂiau-l;%;;\‘mﬂz»;..&*.:v_*,f.*xv,‘; 2 ‘,u,w_.-wjm:am;.. M Ml . The following Editors and Publishers were PRNE! ke Lae s J. W. Buker, Commercial, Columbia City.. | : dioid, - RoWilltams and Q: A. Hossler, Northern Indianian; and F. J. Zigm:rman, Union, Warsaw. . g : D. T. Phillips, Republican, Plymouth. Bims Major, Herald & Union; and L. E. Wadsworth, Argus, Laporte. D. W. Swect, Democratic Union, Elkhart. | ; j i W. M. Starr, Témes; and W. A. Beane, Democrat, Goshen, Bl | .J. B.;Stoll, Banner, Ligonier. '« | ' @ 0. Myers, Standard, Kendallville. H. Coe, Democrat; LaGrange. - | J. F. Radeliffs, Air Line, Waterloo City. : R fiaseng A. J. Little, T¥mes, Auburn. | The Secretary read a letter of regrets from the ’pu%}ishers of the Angola Repudlican. oy e Mr. Myers, from Committec on Perma-t nent officers, asked farther time. On mor tlon 1t 'was granted. iiae ks s ’oommi;tqe on Excursion reported, by Mr. Major, acting for Mr. Powell, the | Chairman, that Supt. Hatch had tendered % an invitation to the Association, and the passes would. be furnished immcdintely.v‘j M.r Myers read SBupt. Hatch’s letter to | the Convention. i ‘ ‘Mr. Myers moved that the Association ‘ include the 10th and 11th Districts. |

Mr. Coe wished to amend by including Northern Indiana, ~ ° { " Mr. Sweet suggested that the term Northern Indiana would not give definite limits. ; o Gen. Williams was in favor of including the two Districts named. Mr. Myres then moved to amend his former rfotion by including all the pa: pers onthe M.S. and P. Ft. W. &C. Railroads, and 10th and 11th Districts. Carried. s b Mr. Sweet reported from Committee on speaker, that no steps had been taken to procure one. ' ; o 2 Mr. Coe also reported the same. - On motion the Report was accepted and Committee discharged. . On motion, Supt. Hatel's: invitation was accepted, and Niagara Falls was chosen as the point to visit. Hae el Mr. Wadsworth moved that Sept. 15th be the day of the excursion. ‘Mr. Coe moved to amend to the 14th. Gen. Williams moved to aniend by _postponing the excursion one week—to ‘the 22d. : ] Mr. Wadsworth accepted and withdrew his motion. Gen. Williams’ motion carried. ' ; On motion of Mr. Sweet, the excursion was extended to New York city, if passescanbeprocuréd. . k.

On motion of Mr. Starr, Mr. Sweet was added to the Excursion Committee. A discussion was had -in regard tolegal advertisements, in which Messrs. Brown, dossler, Williams, Myers, Sweet, Stoll, Phillips, Major, Baker and Coe took part. i | Mr. Williams moved that a Comnmittec of five be appointed by the Chair, to | agree upon a schedule of rates of adver‘tising, and to report at the next meeting.! Carried. ¢ The Chair appointed Messrs, Reub. Williams, Warsaw; M. Cullaton, Ft. Wayne; Hg\vgrd Coe, LaGrange; C.. G. Powell, Laporte; D. . Van Valken? burg, Plymouth, e Gen. Williams spoke-in favor of the advance pay system. : Mr. Brown was ready to adopt it. | Mr. Sweet thought the collecting system was bad enough, but it was hard to get out of the old way. Was wi_lling to go with the Association. Mr. Zimmerman had adopted it, and rather liked the system, Had also: collected pay in advance on legal advertise- | ments. ' ' b Mr. Coe was decidedly in favor of ad, vance pay on ads., but preferred not to ‘touch the advance subscription payment. ~Mr. Phillips liked the system, but found it difficult to adopt. . | " Mr. Baker was in favor of its adop tion. : : e Mr. Beane had ‘never adopted the advance system, generally reccived pay in theend, .. . s - Mr, Starr hﬁd\not tried it, but liked it if it could be adepted with success.

Mr. Myers moved that the Association recommended, payment in advance for subscriptions and legal advertisements.— Carpiedl o T s e 3 ' Oa motion,. of Mr. Major, a vote of thanks was tendered to the citizens of ‘ Warsaw, the proprietors of the hotels, at Warsaw, and Laporte, and the M. 8. & N. L, and Chiec, Cin. &. Louisville R. R., for the courtesies shown. : ‘ On motion the Secretary was requested to issue girculars to all the publi'shers,‘ notifying them of the time and plage of next mecting. 4 ' On motion adjourned to Oct. 15th, i 0 J. B. STOLL. Pres. J. F. RapcLirry, Sec. ek (g, o

Secretary of Waw, ' On Satarday, Gen, Sherman ontered ’ upon the duties of secretary of war. He has been commisioned as a pro tem officer, whigh enables him to fill the place until his suecessor is. decided on. Under the law providing for an ad interim appoint, ment, he could have held the place for 10 days, The Japter Jawy was passed toq “prevent President Jolinson fropy meking such appointments, and now 1t is found to work badly. G wit . Hamboldt. = - In mosp of the prineipal cities the centennial anniversary of the VUjrthday of Alexander von . Humboldt, the grest trav.. eler, was approprintely -celebrated by German gogietics on Tuesday, the 14th 10Bisiit Giin N romane ot wishing for suolés demonetsasion white' y Y@%g( S '*;a,‘gn'mi ﬁ‘g it

itley County Agricultural Fair, . The Whitley County 1 s will be heid ’on Wednesday and Thuarssy, the 20th and 30th dsys of Septem. A wild man, standing naked in the ‘publie road, and a snake's nest with thirty eggs, are the latest sensations.in Jehn. son county. i A Martin county scoundrel, n’ﬁd Franklin, was fined one dollar and cotts, for atuemrting to outrage the person o a married lady. T 1 ' . A young man, name forgoiten, who concedled himsélf under a bed in a roan at the house of Mr. Simon G. Knour, in Warren county, in which were some you)g ladies, was discovered by Mr. K., pulkd out, and h()rse-wfxi{)ped within an inchof hislife. Served him right. - From the Indianian we learn thata ‘young lady by the name of Mclissa Swber, stggping at the residence of Mr. Hdel in Warsaw, was fatally burned oy tle accidental breaking of a kerosine lanp _on Saturday evening, 4th inst. She livd 24 hours after, suffering intense agonj, when death came to her relief.

_ Samuel Wischer, of New York, pit up ‘at a third-class hotél in Evansyillg with $6OOO in his trunk, and then staid all night with a friend iu Lamasco. Th: next day he found his trupk, but hi riches had taken unto themselvés wingi and flown away. Samuel Wischer “is s fool. ¢ :

A Brookyille editor has seen a sanple ot the “surprise oats,” a uew variety, which arc said to yicld from one hundred and twenty five to onc hundred and forty bushels to the acre. The meal ground from these oOats excels that which is imported from Europe, and the Chicags brewers say that they are likely to take the place of barley in malt making., /

The Connersville Timeés says that sone days ago-A. J. Stephens of Columpia township, Fayette county, eloped with Miss Ellen Gilmore of the same townslip. Mr Stephens is about forty years of jge, and lett a wife and six children; Niss Gilmore is a fine lookihg, iutelligeutiirl of eighteen. There is considerable;excitement about the case in the neighbor-

The Mishawaka ZHnaterprise savs that many. of the young men of that plac( are “leaving for the far West, lured thther by the many flattering prospetcts| for young men without capital, We aresorry to part with them, but in “lifels battles” they must take an active part, and their independent spirit in thus braying the toils and dangers of the west, is truly commendable. We. wish them gloripus success.” = 4

ENCcOURAGING,—Since our last isste we have conversed with a number of faimers on the prospect of the corn crop, and they are unanimous in the opinion that it will yet be fully &n average one, if not consid: erably over. Corn has made truly won derful growth during the past two weeks, and much that was given up as hopeless will’yet make a fair yield. We presume that the upland corn of this section nev: er was more promising than at present, — Owen County Journal. : o 1

NArrow/ EscAPE FroM BEEs.—At Al bany, Deleware county, on Thursduy of last week, Mrs. Sheron, an old lady of eighty, and her daughter, were almost stng to death by a swarm of bees whose hive hal been upset by a hog! The old lady ran to a creck and sat down in the water, but they continued to swarm about her head and face; stinging her dreadfully. The daughter was also/very badly stung. A gentleman passing by on lorse back was also attacked by the infuriated insects, and was compelled to gallop out of town at a furious rate. | ;

A curious matrimonial affiir is reported in Sullivan county. A young fellow named Empson wanted to marrg a Mise 3‘3_,miqun, but the paternal and maternal ‘amison couldn’t sece it. The futher came down on the lovers, in thé course of ‘a clandestine interview, whaled: the daughter soundly and took her home.— She ran offto a neighbor’s., The old man .went for her, and was met by young Empson, who flashed a little gunpowder in his face. The exhibitiin of pluck nad “a good cffect on the father, and he told Empson to “take her,'and be d—d.” The ¥Fort Wayne Democrat says. As a farmer was having his threshing done in Wells County last Saturday, the force employed in taking away the straw from the machine were not sufficient. One of the partg‘ who had resided in Illinois, remarked that in that state they sat the straw on fire and. it was consumed as fast it ‘came from the machine. 1t is thought that he meant this as a joke, but the pro: prictor of the farm not seeing it in this light proceeded to the house, procured some matches, and returning, set fire to the large pile that had already accumilated, before the rest were aware of it. In an instant the machine was enveloped in flames, and the ten horses attached to “the power were frightened into a trot, ‘and a fearful state of things existed for a - while, when' the- thresher was removed to another spot and the job was finished without Bre? " =

A gentle, sylph like creature of the: feminine gender, whose avoirdupois was only 528 pounds, passed through the city on Tuesday of last week, Some difficulty was experienced by the Jady in getting in at the door of an omnibus for transfer from one depot to another. In fact, not. to put too fine a point on it, she got stuck in the door way, notwithstanding she went at it sideling, bui oy vigorous assistance was finally squeezed in. ‘On arriving at the Valley depot, to. embark, it was at first thonght by the gentlemanly officers of the train that it would be necessary to obtain a derrick to hoist" her on board, but by a little judicious management slie was finally stowed away in a seat inside the car. She was not & “show wamagn,” although & very “showg" one, and had never exhibjted herselt in public.—Lafayette Jowrnal. |

A GRAVE CHARGE.—Mrs. Crowel, who is somewhat notorious, was arrested yeterday evening on the charge of attempt. ing to poison the wife of a well known citizen, whose name we withhold at the request of his business assaciates. A pryliminary examination was held last niglit before Justice McTernen, gnd Mrs, Croyel was bound over in the sum of %I,Qm. She gave the required bail, and was } released. It is gravély asserted that the “evidence will go far towards showing tat the husband of the lady attempted to be ?oigdned and Mrs. Crowel have been pn erms of criminal intimacy for some time, and that the deed was connived at by hin. We forbear eomment un so. peculiar o case for the present, and will await furfher developments. We hope the chamwe against the man may prove to be unfougled.— Hoansville Journal, . A Uxirgn BBRETHREN PREACHER 1N Tnonmﬁ'—-’#%ﬂld.' Bales, 8 gni{‘q} Brefliren preacher, living foyr “miles sonth of Charlegton, Hlinais, while canyas-. sing for a book in Olintan township Igt week, stopped at Mr, Wesley Reeder's house and finding nobody at Liome g‘xt. Mrs. Reeder, ja beautiful lady ‘about 18 years old, ho tried to take improperdib. erties with. b:.x;a.gnu‘ght “her around the :L,z}%t, ““id"‘i. eelaeli;eveml;timegg; when sue fngily sucgeeded 1n wrenghing hoself oot 0? M’m “g %ﬂ toi gte P%é: -where her busband was ‘and gave the alarm. The renegade tascal was arresed in Clinton near dark that evening, snd’ DROLIE, e, Tt St Oxgh b Wt cauld not give, and was lodged B joil at this place on Jast Thurgday morping for | safe keeping - Newnort Hocelen Bate:| “ £OE | r f'f'f'if?v:- “‘“w 41 ”ﬂé%

‘The Avondale Colliery Calamity. ) UNDRED AND EIGHT MEN '0“ s SUFFOCATED. ' Fifty-nlne Widows and One Hund d nine ‘,‘lftyuillo W;lm sr.inmo llt::e;ul and wine. ‘ - In} our last brief mention was ux;xdé of 'a horrible nccident which accurred at | Plymouth, Luzerne Co., Pa,, on Monday morning; the 6th inst. We condeuse the following particulars from telegraphic despatches and newspaper correspondences: il

A fire broke out at the above stated time in the flue and bottom of the Sten-: Jben shaft, awned by the Delaware, Lacka‘wanna, and Western company, sod in a short time the whole breaker and outbuildings were in flames, and the hoisting apparatus—the only svenue of escape for ‘the miners—destroyed.. Al ¢fforts to stay the flames were upavailing, and. the | x whole structure fell, ffilling up the shaft. One hundred and eight men were in' the l shaft, and ‘had no comn‘umieation‘ out, with 'no chance for gir, as the only wny for getting air into the shaft was throngh “the main opening, and that was filled with burving timbers and the debris of the flames. The whole number were suffocated ;by the smoke, or perished. fors want of air. The fire departments of Scranton,” Wilkesbarre, and Kingston were playing streams down the shiaft, for the '‘purpose of quenching the fire there, 80 that the rubbish could be cleared out, and the condition of the men ascertained. Tho eoene was loartrending: Famili were congregated in great nun’xbex Miners from all parts of the country were there at work,/and merchants, and, in fuct, the whole population of thé town turned out to assist. The loss by fire amounts to about $lOO,OOO, which is partinlly covered by insurance. All the physicians of the vicinity were summoned to attend. The affair has cast a gloom upon the whole community, and business is/almost entirely suspended. The miners had only resumed workyon the day of the accident, after a suspension of about three months. Awong the men suffoeated in the mines is Mr, Hughes, the Superintendent. | | 5 .

The fire began at 10 o'clock in the morning. Al experts agree that it must have communicated from the 'ventilating furnace to the wood-work at the bottom of tlie shaft, which is 837 feet below the isurface. The ﬂu"mes then rushed with great violence up the shaft, and broke out in the enginesroom at the top. The ‘engineer barely escaped with his life.— The buildings covering the mouth of the shaft were 100 feet high and 200 feet long, all of wood, and dry as tinder. They were almost instantly enveloped in flames, and it was impossible to reach the mouth of the shaft to help the men below. Thos. W. Williams, of Plymouth, and David Jones, of Grand Tunnel, who went down to make further investigations, ‘were suffocated to death. On a second attempt, Williams’ dead body was bro't out by David H; Jones and . Benj. Jones. Thomas Williams went down and draggdd David Jones'some distance, to the foot of the shaft, when he was compelled to come up. John W. and Isaac Thomas then wentdown and brought up the body. ‘AI who attempted to go down ‘are now ont alive. except Williams and Jones. -

“The Avondale mine had been invoivea in a strike for over three months, but resumed work on the first, and was producing 450 tons of coal per day.. The works were built in 1867, and it will. take from four to six months to rebuild. iy ‘For two days all efforts to obtain- an entrance into the mine proved futile—the foul nir preventing any one from descending the'shaft. At last, on Wednesday ~morning, «t 2 1-2 o’cﬂock, an entrance was effected. The chambers were reached without serious difficulty. The first body discovered was that &f Mr. Stecle. Further un and in the most remote chamber an appalling spectacle presented itself to the explorers. There, in a heap, and in all sorts of positions, in which their last agonies had placed them, lay-the bodies of one hundred and Laight dead men, not a vestige Wlife_bein% visible in the coan‘tenance or form of any of the unfortu nate men who haJd met so untimely and horrible a death. The work of bringing the dead bodies out of the mine proceeded without interruption. The features of the dead men were not contorted ; they looked natural and were easy of recognition by friendsand relatives. The bodies were placed in ice. | - T A

* The wildest excitement prevailed at the entrance to the shaft, and the shrieks of the friends of the dead a 3 the bodies were brought up werg deafening. Nothing can apprcximate to a description of the )scéne; Do pen can portray it. The pent up grief of those who still hoped against ‘ fate, went forth in wails of ‘heartrending agony. The endearing or tender words of the mother or wife, as she grasped the lifeless form of her son or husband and tried ta bring’him again to life, refusing ta believe it could be dead, and defending -it against all attempts at removal, were touching indeed. - ; ~ AvoxDALE, Pa, September 9.—-The work - ot exploring 'the mines continued all night and on through this morning in o rapid way. | : A dreadful storm prevailed all last ‘night, making thé heaps of burning coal to hiss and smoke so that the work outside the mines was carried on slowly. ~ The scene was dreary in the extreme.— The rain potred down on the dead bodies brought out, for the dead house was full, and no shelter c::oult{B be afforded them. “The last man is out,” cried the Coroner at half-past one this afternoon. There was an absolute hush at first smong the spectators, but soon the murmur of dissatis: fied voices showed that the people were not content to believeit. - One hundred and'pight_ bleeding, blackcned bodies had been brought up, and the stench of the dead mules was too great to be ' borne, so the work of rescuing was gevg‘ull persqus said that ‘friends of theitg ‘had " not yet | i®en rescued, and so the voroner hed a gonsultation at z.‘ﬂ}:ch" ‘the superintendents of the mine, who had | wndncuﬁl the work of exploring, testifiedthat twenty-foue men had been st o and had searched e_e;:g %ﬂi of the mine and nomore could be found. - Todayunigeﬁy :bigsig‘h‘“liwo ocefurred'-—- , Along - all the winding roads, for mi'es ahouts Jang e irsads of mourner __There was solemn stillness in the air, | except. when the church bells of the adjoining villages tolled ;a»imme&af Dl SR s i el b mee s iR L

OB b e ot 80 ie gl BAR 0 STt - ANt 0S TR § 57, £oy o 1B % o The mourners are pio stricken with | ricf that they cannot give proper atten- | ﬁnaﬁeig: G i 4 mincrs have acted as undertaker: Fwabhi ‘ flining the decenséd t?’g%a - Some of tﬁ'corps were put on stray ‘in th ttom of the wagons, and the pine ':boxﬁzrm to be their coffins served as seat§ for the wife and children of thedead, = = - B - The graves were dug by fhe miners “whoworked~near here,"and “in the soli--tudesof the wilderness the victims of the distressing casuality were left cold and ‘m«” STR ;ﬂsm@j:;ﬁwxg;}i&jﬁaw:.x‘g..-i;:s@. i The women’, who are .bereft of their friends seem crazed ;Wjﬂl grief, and sit ' without bats, and with their hair disheveled, - and : dress disordered, staring with cold, glassy eyes, at the grayes newly made. They find no yent for their anguish in tears, and omnly rock their bedies to and fro alternately, calling for their husbands and on God. The scenes are shockingly painful. ae oy g\inixr% company proposed to make a general burial, and ereet & monument: of the dead; but afflict-d families would not a;leé’ to it." To-morrow the remainder of the rescued hodies will be interred. : L :

- ‘Further examination in the mine has caused a new theo%to be broached in regard. to the origin_ of the fire. Tt seems that the flue of the furnace at the foot of the shaft did not burst, but as the stable boss was descending with hay for the mules it is believed a piece of the. wick from the lamp in his hat fell into the hay, nd at once the flames licked their way up. the shaft and blazed up its mouth, driving the man from his engine and leaving the mine to become the horrid charnel house it was. . AR Wk

Dinner cansfilled with the lunch which was prepared by trustful wives and affectionate daughters for the miners have been brought up untouched, showing that the men did not live long enough to know hunger. bad . Not until the ‘evidence which will be brought out Saturday at the inquest, if ever, will the truth be known. Nothing but confused and couflicting rumors are afloat now. s ; < R —— LATEST NEWS ITEMS. A portion of the amphitheater at the Carthage Fair Ground, near Cinncinnati, gave way on Friday, severely injuring seventeen persons. e The Pope intends carrging the war into Africa, and is educdting two hundred sable priests for the work of converting the native heathen., i

The- Americans in Paris have passed resolutions of thanks to Prince Napoleon for his complimentry reference to the United States in his recent speech. The report of a recent important victory for the. Cuban insurgents is confirmed. The Spanish less was heavy, and their defeat complete. The Government forces lost heavily by desertions. Four men, engaged in tearing down an old building at' Ogden, Maine, in Sparta Township, were killed on. Friday morning by a prewmature fall, which buried them in the ruins. They all leave large families.

A locomotive on the Erie Railway, near Port Jarvis, explodad its boiler last Friday evening, Kkilling the cngineer, fireman, flagman” and- brakeman. The engine was ‘blown to pieces. The enginecr’s body has not heen found. The other bodies' ‘were taken to Port Jarvis.

The defalcation of E. D. Saunders, Paying Teller .of the North National Bank, of Boston, Massachusetts, it is said amounts to $90,000 above his securities. - ‘The money was lost in stock spec ulations, Saundees remainsin that city, apparently resolved tomceept the consequences. , i i

The Lichfield (Connecticut) Engquirer states, on the authority of a private letter, that an attempt has been made to assassinate Hon. H. G. Hollister, Minister to Hayti, at hig residence .at Portau. Prince. The rebels threatenel his life before. ,The letter states, that threats have also been made against Mr, Bassctt, Mr. Hollister's wound is not fat«<l, but he lost a good deal of blood. - ' ——— - @ e 7 |

The electionin California is a subJject upon which the radicals are decidedly reticent. The election of a democratic legislature, supreme judge, ete., shows a political demoralization there from which radical “patriots,” whose whole souls are bound up in a love of country, turn in utter disgust. Their yearning for the fate of the ‘“dear” ‘country is only surpassed by their horror at the prospects of losing the flesh pots. Possibly the radicals have not heatd from California, but they are well informed of the result in Vermont. AR ; a 3 vt

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the famous abolition authoress, who not long since published a scandalous nagrative in a Boston periodical, chargin Lord Byron, the English poet, witg incestuous intercourse with his half-sis-ter, is about to appear with another sensation charging Robert Bargs, the Scottish bard; with an incestuous intrigne with one of his grandmothers, resulting in twins! Could not Mrs. Stowe be induced 'to write up the private history of Oliver P. Morton of Indiana, or vice versa?

The young ladies of Dover, Wayne county, N.Y., have formed a society: for the redemption of young men whose habits do mot suit = them —pledging themselyes not to receive the attention of any young man who swears, chews, smokes, loafs an the street corners, or drinks. = The. amount of “sjtting up. with ' the, girls” done in that region since the ’ s‘o(’.’i_ety went into | operation i “nothing worth ,speakingj 02" An agitation in favor of ‘suspending the rules” for two evenings a week is expeeted.. . i i : : - A man named Hilliar@ :while engaged in digginga wellon’ the turnpike, three miles above Portsmouth, 0., last week, became jeffected by “damps” in the well, ‘and dropped down insensible. |No one was present buta Welch woman, and she saturated her handkerchief with camphor, went down the well and spread it over his face. She then tied 4 rope around him and ascended and then drew him out. Hewas ingensible for three hours, but finally récovered. It was ap act of heroism in the woman, and saved the mailedlife 10 couioisn B

The Milan, Tenn., Tinies makes the following humane and praiseworthy remark : “The radicals in this state are ap'f)rehenpi’ve 4hat the next legislature will “turn the tables” and punish them ‘ag they bave the rebels. They need haye no fears. Spiteful legislation is unworthy of the age and times.” Within a-very short time five young ladies of Louisville hz.ve been seriously poisoned hy the use of imported face powder ;adularated 'with lead. . 'ln each. case the effect of the cosmetic was _paralytic both tothe systems and facial hgauqs‘oﬁgﬁﬂ maidens. Judge Jore: S - Black, of Ponieyl vanla, a! 9&“ uitin the sum of $35,000 againat the Louisville and, | &QWM

' THE STATE CONVENTION. - |“A very general discussion iz going on ‘among our Democratic exchangea with ‘reference to the time of -bolﬁiug. the _coming State Convention. For years it huieen the custom of the Indiana D%ocncy to make their nominations ) on the Bth of January. ' The day andits memories are so peculiarly.attractive to the patriotic Democracy of the frate and nation, that we must add our vote in favor of a striet adherence 10..the old rule. The objection made by some pacties that it makes the campaign too long; is of little force when it is - considered that it gives .the can-

didates ample time to ‘arrange their private affairs, and. prepare for a vigorous and u'nin‘terrupteg' canvass; an ‘object that is especially desirable at’ this time, is to reach all classes of the people and get a full hearing. - ° 1 ~ln connection with this matter we offer the name of Judge James Bradley, of this city, asasuitable candi‘date for Judge of the Supreme Court. | In doing this we but:give utterance to the wishes of everyaDemocrat in the 11th District, and especially 'in La-

porte county. We, therefore, present his name for the counsideration of the approaching convention, ;and shall urge his nomination with all our power, not only as being due to this Distriet, but as a merited reward for the services ‘which the Judge rendered§his party at the late seasion of the Indiana Legislature. His fame as a sound, consti tutional lawyer, passes far beyond the limits of his: {State, and in every department of public life to which he has been called, his duties have been discharged with an ability that bas wrung from his political 6pponents the most flattering encominms of praise.— He was appointed by President Pierce, to the position of United States Jndge for the territory of Nebraska, and filled that office with the highest honors. His whole public life has been highly honorable to -himself, and has cast a bright. lustre on his. State. | The Democracy will better recognize him as the able leader of their party in the State Scnate, during the time that the Radicals were vainly trying to foree the infamous 15th Amendment | throngh our Legislature.—ZLaporte Ar: gus. o 3

| .- ANewTrick. * - -1 Supervisor Bloomfield writes to the Internal Revenue Bureau that the gaugers of the First District of Illinois’ have been detected in a dishonést combination. It seems they were in a habit of carrying from two to.four cans under their buggy seats, holding from two to three gallons each, and when called upon to inspect fifty to a hundred barrels of wine they would draw them off from the cistern, roll them into the warehouse in rows, draw the bungs, find the wine gallons’of each, and then take a “thief” or ﬂroof-glass'; about a pint, from each’package which they emptied into a large can or bucket. They then would-take a proof of the wine in each buckeét and make every packagein the lot the same. 'The wines they called “proof,”” which they ‘emptied into their cang, are delivered to the rectifiers, and when they amount’ to a barrel they recieve the money at ‘the market prices. When the Assessors of the district learncd tlhe facts shey ' assessed the gaugers ag-liquor dealers, and an order. was iséueﬁ to suppress the entire business of proofs. ‘There have been a nnmbe“r,ofP:'msignations out of the exposure, =+

. . Editoria¥ Excursion. - - } The editorial fraternity and printers of Northern Indiana will ever remember with sincerest gratitude the generous disposition”of Mr. Hatch, Superintendent of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, who has so promptly responded to the request of the members of the Editorial convention, which through their Chairman solicited free passes over that line on an excursion to Niagara Falls via Buffalo. They were at ouce forwarded, including the priviledge of taking. their ladies along also, to go and retury. . The contrast between his action and that of the officers of another -rival Road, will not be lost sight of in future. : M e

A separate car will_be provided upon the arrival of the %Jditox{ial' Excursionists at Toledo on Thursday morning the 23d inst.—Elkhart Democratic

- What it Costs, N The people of the United States are plundered of twentl) - million. dollars a year by the tariff on coal, and. of fwen-ty-three million dollars a year by the tariff ‘on iron. Not a dollar of these forty-three millions goes into thenational treasury—not a dollar: of it is taken from the people for the support of the government. . Every dollar of it' goes into the pockets of the bondholders and capitalits. It is in this way that the poor are robbed and made poorer, in order that the rich, may :be made richer. The time cannot be far in the future when the people of this country will conclude they have had enough of radicalenlé= . 0 2 S

\ Support Your Home Paper. I The Cleveland Herald talks ‘thus sensibly upon.the duty of supporting home papers: “Recolléct, if a home influence must do it, every dollar sent to Eastern papers is at the expense of local papers. A county acquires prominence through its paper more than any other yay, and to every one who has county interests at stake; his home paper is a necessity. Never will such aman take a paper printed away from home, until he is able to take a second aper. His first papet will be his Eome sheet, and he will so identify his own interests with that of his county paper, as to consider his subscription as much a matter of yearly duty as the payment of his taxes, A SDEEnL e On the 10th inst; vear Diamond Lake, of erysipelas, Susannan, wifeof Jaces SouDER, aged 28 years, 7 monthsand 16 days. At the lesidence of 8, M. Foster, in Albion, on Wedndesday, September 8th,1869; JussE EpwaßDs, aged 4 years, 1 xégnth' andALiOnpßL o e s My, Edwards was born in Baltimore County, ‘:ngyfand, July 20th, 1805, re: ‘moved to Richland County, Obio, at the ‘ago of 11 yeurs, und in 1834 cune to this County, where he resided until his death. Rev. 2 Thomes delivered an impressive e e ey o ot i i the dintlof e ightoous, aud e my st v bl N R Rl ® O Bk g A S VN T 'ing place. {%ﬁ@m%@%f

(From the Cineinnati Free Nation, Des. 21, '69. " Dr. Roback’s Bitters. . By reference to Dr. Rob&ci'a advertisement, on the third puge, it will be scen that the doctor has just introduced 4 new article in the line of “Stomach Bitters” These Bitters are destined to become wvery popular, from the fact that they are gennine in every sense of tha term —i. e, they derive their stimulous from the powerfnl toni¢ nature of the roots and herbs of which they are composed, and hence their effect is natural. We bave had the pleasure of testing 'the qualities of these bitters, and do not’ ‘hesitate to prenounce ‘thém the “one thing needed in every well ‘regulated family.” 19-4 t.

. ExPERIENTIA DocET.—Yes surely experience teaches those who use Dr. Morse¢'s Indian Root Pills that it is better to ‘take a ‘medicine upon the first symptoms ‘of disease, that will surely restore health, ‘than to wait until the complaint becomes | chronic: - Use these pills in all cases 'of ‘Billiousness, Indigestion, Headach, Liver . complaint, Female Irregularities, &ec.— Get'the Ometa Almanac from' your store- { keeper, it contains much information for. the invalid and eonvalescent. If you dre -ailing use Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills tand you, will find them of great value.— -Sold by sll dealers, ' = 19-4¢

{7281 East 81st Street, New York. DEAR Sir:—For three wecks past T have been uwsing your PraNTATION BiITERS, For morve than four months past I have been saffering from what my doctor said -was nervous prostration; unable to endure hardly any physical or mental la‘bor . without great fatigue. But/I had not used the Bitters a’ week before I was conscious of their benefiting ‘'me as nothing else had, and 1 have contirued to gain very rapidly since, till now I am able to be about my usuval hoasehold du‘ties. To all who are afflicted with general debility I can testify from experience ‘that the Bitters are valuable. . Yours truly, MARGARET B. STONE." . MaexoLlA Warer.—Buperior to the best imported German Cologune, and sold jat half the ‘price..

- LIGONIER MARKET REPORT. Whitewheat, * 125 ACom 80 Amber red; 1,18,/ Bees wax 35 ORte o~ "oy 40 E Butter. . 18 Potatoes, . o stylord, .. 16 Flaxseed,. .~ 2,00 Eggs, 15 Wool . "40t045, Feathers % ey 905. Dried apples 12 ..»‘.,‘,-\,‘\;-',f,_ ";{”L\"‘;\"\"Y‘ ~_,\_\_4\\_,\,l\¥\, B SRRI KENDALLVILLE MARKET. . (Corrected Weekly by Kaufman & Jacobs.) Wheat—white.....§L2s 8utter............... 20 Wheat—red:....c.i 11T Bggsi. ... 0. ocie ' 18 OBEN: s o virvinis 00 Barde i Goi i han A 8 ORbCcasiaan ißTallow L D Ry e Feathers:.vi....... . .80 Potatoos. ... .. Lo 80 Porke, sOO .10, Clover geed.....i.. 6.00 Hay—tame....... 10.00 tlj‘}axseed‘,_....‘.f.. 2,60 Hay—marsh...... 6.00

- LUTHER H, GREEN, Attorney-at-Law & Notary Publie. LIGONIER, --~ - -’ - INDIANA. Office on- Cavin Street, over Sack Bro's. Grocery, opposite Helmer House. 4-18-1 - - Land and Saw Mill For Sale, The subscriber will sell at public sale in Turkey ' Creek township, Kosciusko county, Ind.,-5 milég south-west of Ligonier, on Satarday, September 18th, °¢9, about 1000 -acres of land, mostly timbered, There are two Dwelling Houses, and a No, 1 ‘Cirenlar: Saw Mill on the land. Will be sold inlots to suit purchasers. - I will also sell ones balf intefest of the suw mill on same day. o Terys :—One-fourth Cask ; “Balanee in three annual payments at 6 per cent. interest, - Sale to commence at 10 o’clock A. M. i - Sept. 1, ¢ S. B RITTENHOUSE. !

FANNING MILLS! The undersigned is noW prepared to sell J, J. BRADNES’ Celebrated (Patent . . - ; : » - i v 5 . - Separating Fanning Mill In the. Counties of Allen, i‘l"oble, ~Steuben, LaGrange, Whitley, Kosciusko, Elkhart and DeKalb. They have been :mnufactured by Mr, P. D. Sgiyviuig, <L a wolkman of twenty-five {'enrs’ experience — from! the best scasoned umber, - - : . This Celebrated Millis the Best Separator i the World ! Having a separator aftached-which divides the different kinds of grain, clover and arass seeds in a perfect manner; ‘also a bagger, which fills ‘th@' bags as fust as tife grain is cleaned, thus saying the expense of at least two hands. '~ “ALSOr— A large assortment of Sieves, Sereens, &e., kept constantly on hand. A LEVI DILLER, LA Meriam, Noble county, Indiana. - Orders may be addressed to P. D. SHINVILLE, Ageut; Ligonier, Ind. ‘Aug 11th.

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