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- + s — i ¢ .' ‘Resistance to;’l‘yfllgtlrf'll Obedience to God”’ i J. B. STOLL, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6, 1809. MEETING. OF THE DEMOCRATIC / STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, Aeksuto-cfiventlonm—;e Held at Indlnna;olis ‘on the Eighth of January. A meeting of the Democratic State Central‘ Cougn_)it:ee_,. pursuant to a call, was held at the Sentinel office, in Indianapolis, on 'Thursday evening, September 30. Represehtatives wefe present from all the districts but one. L After a full interchange of opinion by the ‘members of the committee and representative democrats from all parts of the State, the committee adopted the fol‘Jowing resolutions : i ' Resolved, That a Delegate State convention of the democracy of Indiana, and all opposed to the ruinous policy of the party in tpowar, for the nomination of candidates for secretary of state, auditor of state, attorney general, superintendent of ' public instructions, and for/judges of the supreme court, be held at Indianapolis on Saturday, the eighth day of January, 1870, at nine o'clock, A. M. d Resolved, That the basis of representation in each county shall be one .delegate for every ome hundred and fifty votes cast at the last election for Mr. Hendricks for Governor, and one “delegate for frac tions or one hundred avd over. o

ißesolved, That the democracy of the seyeral counties be requested to hold con-| ventions on the first Saturday of December next, fos the purpose of appointing d_clega-tis‘ to the state convention, to be held on the eighth of January next, on ‘the basis above stated, and that the names of such delegates and contingents, with their- post office address, be forwarded immediately after appomtment to the secretary of the central eommittee, at Indianapolig, - o The committee adjourned to meet at the Sentinel office, on the 7th of January next, at 2 o'clock ». M, T LAFE DEVELIN, Chairman. " J. J. Brsemas, Secretary. Be e i Preépare for Work ! : We heartily commend the following excellent advice; which we find in a recent issue of the Evansville Courier, to eur democratic brethren throughout the Staté : G : And®now for the'work ! “Let by-gones be bygones.” ~Welcome all who will labor for the overthrow of the party in power. a 3 s ‘Democrats, be ready to sacrifice your personal preferences for the good of the cause. Let no sentiment animate you except that sentiment which looks to success, 5 All ‘have personal preferences.— All cannot be accommodated. Let ns determine to put .in the field a ticket that is sure to succeed. If a right eye- must he sacrificed, remember that it is the sacriflce of duty. : .

In the counsel of the multitude there is wisdom. The'delegates from a single county may be deceived by their wishes to promote the success of a.near neighbor. But this feeling will not extend outside the county in any great measure, The mass of the democracy look upon the principle involved as exceeding all questions of personal preference. If a strong ticket is put in the field it will sweep the state. We believe the coming eighth of January convention will be eomposed of men _ who seek the good of the party. It was so two years ago. In that memorable campaign nearly three hundred and fifty thousand votes were cast.- We suffered a bare - defeat, by a very few votes. The reduction from the previous state eléction, of the majority against us, was nearly fourteen thousand. The same energy, the same determination, the same prudence in selécting a ticket, will give us indigha by an overwhelming vote. Prepare for work ! . : iHovey for Secrctary of War, | Tlie Indianapolis Journal recently menvioned the name of Gen. Alvin P. Hovey, minister to Peru, now visiting Saratoga Springs, in conneetion with the appointment of Secretary of War, in place of Gien, Rawling, deceased. Whereupon the cditor of that sprightly sheet, the Evansville Courier, exclaims in astonishment : * “The fellow who perpetrated that briliiant joke is not only a wag, but possesses the very genius of waggery ! Hove}: for BCCICIM y pf war T SWikev oo tdoat ITOM Rawlins to Hovey! ‘Oh, what a fall there- was, my countrymen!’ - We presume Hovey's particular merit consists in the fact that he is now visiting Saratogal It certainly indieates that he is in the popular liné for promotion, and, ulthough the season is near its close, if lic will make a visit to Long Branch, and liire somebody to make him a donation of a city residence in Philadelphia, or a summer home at some place of fashionable . vesort] he will certainly secure ‘the appointment! Hovey 1Y : o

“ Tug name of John B. Stoll, the efficient cditor of the Ligonier BANNER, and La Porte Araus, has been suggested fiqr;Sta,tg auditor. We would be happy to see Mf. - stoll, who is an enterprising publisher, .1 upon our ticket, and w*ehotpe his ‘friends * will bring him forward for some other office. | ‘The pocket’ is disposed to give tim a lift, and would rather not have him in conflict with pocket men.’— Epmnsvitte Courier. : , i But the difficulty is that “the pocket,” ot its ofgan, has already swallowed ap all the “other offices,” so that there is nothing left to select from. You haveon your “slate” candidates for Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and will of course want the Superinténdent of Public Instructions also. Now, if friend Whittle " sey will just have the kindness to indicate a vacant position, it may perhaps be ~ jossible toavoida ¢ oaflict with the pockot monifßi B 4o ' G6ld Ganibling. : The “bulls” and “bears” of Wall Street have. bad an ‘exciting time during the past two weeks in-their gold speculations. The daily papers are filled with reports of their transactions. ' The: speculators van up.gold to 168, but.it soon dropped ugain, in consequence of some ten millions * being thrown into the market by bank©érs_pollethe government. . Business has L R e S p e et e e st ' W‘Gfl* flously disturbed, ‘??‘fin‘&"fqulw a 8 - numberof leading business houses | have - beeir eompelled to suspend. - It isa most ‘% these, heartless \gold gamblers, and the A e e R R e s }M%} Lotimedd seltiton dol ’L’ Mfi’imsflwz i e e r '5'”“,4& (a f”;y & 4(;”‘“’s’:‘;»@3‘;«,%’%“? Ui O REERRRY. A v RSP AR s RN ORI T e R N e SRS e e RN FY R e R kf’:;v,, # ,‘ hL R e """““fi‘%?:’;‘i%%‘xfl“{

. As will be/seen elsewhere, the Democratic State Central Committee has designated the Bth of January as the day for ‘holding the next Democratic State Con: _vention. There were many earnest, influential Democrats who favored a later day, but now that the proper authorities have agreed upon the time, the efforts of all sincere friends of the cause will be directed toward the procuring of a strong, popular ticket for the contest in 1870.— An Immediate, determined effort to enlist all who desire the overthrow of the revolutionary party in power will have its effect upon the next election, and secure us the few hundred votes required to fully redeem the State. ' |

We haye had one year of rest from political strife. Let us now apply our strength to the great work of securing victory in 1870. Personal considerations should bave no weight in our nominating convention, - What we need to triumph over the enemies of constitutional government is a ticket composed ot men ‘of sterling integrity, honesty ané ability — men who comprehend the situation, and who will conduct the campaign in such a way as to compel their competitors -to meet the issues of the day. g

. We want our standard-bearers to lead us “on to victory.” | We have the votes to obtain a popular yerdict in our favor—let us organize at the opening of the campaign, and see that our full force is marshalled to™ the battlefildl o o 0 ;e o Let wise counsel prevail on the Bth of January, and Indiana will be redeemed! The Grand Biindfolding Game. Radical prints continue to fill their columns with laudations of Secretary Boutwell for his pretended reduction of the national debt. A contemporary advises his readers to look* out for these wonderful stories of heavy payments of the public debt. The accounts are carefully doctored, for the purpose of deceiving the public, and never make their appearance except in the-months preceding an important election. The montbly exhibits which follow the election, when nothing further can be gained by decep‘tion, even if it could be longer continued, always sbow that the public. accounts have been manipulated for political pur. poses. The game is quite an old one— Many a dishonest bank cashier has managed to present a very cheerful balance. shieet a% the monthly meetings of the ‘board of directors, by carefully suppressing this and thau item, and has thus for a long time maintained the credit of a faithful officer. But the exposure has at last come when diminisliing dividends invited to scrutiny. ~ There is no trouble for government officials to cook up false aceounts of the condition of the treasury, when thie - collecting, dishursing and auditing departments are allin their own hands, and’ the péople need not, thel:efm'e, be astonished at the largest kind of figures. There is not the Jeast difficulty on the part of these gentry to turn sixes upside down and make mnines out of them.— There will be a rigid investigation one of these fine days, into the affairs of the treasury. But that time will not come until . a differefit party from the present one in power has tlie auditing of the ac-. counte .t <5 ; o

Texas Politics. ' -1t is reported from Washington that a delegation of conservative Texans called on Grant, a day or two since, with regard to the political situation in that State; but they did not ‘xz,céeive much encourage‘ment, as Mr. Grant is thoroughly committed to the sapport of Davis, the radical candidate for Governor, and preferred the evidence contained in the recent letter/ of Gen. Reynolds, commanding in Te{z\s; to the representations of.any visiting delegations. The removal of the Hamilton office holders will, . therefore, continue. If republicans at the South expect favors from the magnate at Washington, - they must support the radical programme which§Grant- is vain enough to Delieve hefcan force upon the people in spite of the bitter lessons of experience. Tho icouly da Ohiv aud Pouusylvania may learn him a useful lesson, though Virginia and Tennessee failed to do so.— ‘We shall see, - - : o e Our Relations with Cuapa. Our contemporary of the Evansville Qourier conclusively proves that our ‘model President, Gen. Grant, isan ad vocate of peace, and that he means to ob‘tain the desired object even at the sacri“fice of the national dignity and his self | > respect—if he has any. He appointed General Sickles minister to Spain, whose particular - mission, as he understood it, was to secure thy agquisition of Cuba.— But the Spanish regency regarded the ‘proposition as insulting, and flared up in a way that indicated war instead of peace. Straightway the administration backs down, rebukes its minister, and the Spaniards in particular, that the Cuban patriots will not be accorded belligerent “tights, We are in a fair way to preserve

Horrible Explosion. ‘The State Fair at Indianapolis was brought to a sudden close on Friday last, by a terrible disaster occasioned by the éxplosion of a bojler of a transportable saw-mill which was theri on exhibition and had drawn a premium of $5O in the morning. About 20 persons were killed, and nearly 100 wounded. Gov. Baker made a narrow escape. It is said ‘that the boiler was in a leaky condition. A coroner’s jury is Ainvest‘igating the ofcler. . . k ) 4 E—— e ’ . Pennsylyania and Ohio. On Thursday next, elections for Governor and other State officers will be held in the above States. Unless the basest of frauds are practiced to override the will of Packer Governor by at least, 5,000 majority. In Ohio our friends are making a gallnnt fight, and are hopeful of reda‘feming ‘the Btate. by the election of the gallant Pondleton aschief magistrate, e < Printing @fice for Sale. _ Weoffer for sale the material pnd good Ul of Zhe Winamas Demoerat office.— ‘This is 8 lare chancs for a sefoand proR T . e oty 'y e adité bt w.,;%w i oo b T e s B Dkt Winms T ’g

g M nmmmg@ INSPIRACY. - The New York Sun charges that an aliance of the most powerful and influential firms on Wall street, including noterious Erie speculators, has been effected Wwith a view of obtaining the exclusive possession of all the gold in the market.— When this is accomplished, the conspirators can dictate their own terms, and merchants and others, who are compelled - to buy o borrow gold, must necessarily procure it of this auriferous ring. It is also believed that these schemers own all the gold deposited in the banks. = Having thus the power of lcontrol, the operators are gradually fai'si#agv,;he*pi‘ice of gold about an eightb’ per cent. daily.— Their agents in the gold room buy all that is offered at their standard bid, and only seil at a quarter per cent. higher.— At this rate they will elevate the buying: and selling prices each succeeding week | about one and a balf per cent. In addition to this method of bleeding those who of necessity have occasion to use gold, we’ are told that they threaten at no distant day to refuse to lend at any pi‘ice, and to sell at their own terms; {

This is one of the most inimoml and pernicious conspiracies ever concocted " in Wall street. Itisan effort—and so far a. successful one—ta control exclusively the market value of that part of our circulating medium which is employed in foreign‘com'meme and in payment of duties. It has already enhaiced the price of gold from five to six per cent. and has embarrassed our export trade by rendering it almost impossible to negotiate foreign bills of exchange. If the gold ring persist, they will soon see an unnatural flow of gold from Europe to America, although the balance in our foreign trade is largely against' us. Such an influx of the precious metal would invariably depress the market price of our exports and the valae of our securities abroad, and thus -prove highly detrimental to the ‘commerce of the -whole country. e Combinations wlrich tamper with the circulating medium of a country ar¢” not only demoralizing, but criminal.

If we had an administration capable of managing the affairs of Government properly, th: Treasury department could readily block the game of this unscrupulous ring, composed of men who, although rich, act in this as enemies of sogiety, 5 Poor Sickles. | g . A contemporary thinks Sicklesisin the fix of a meddlesome boy who pries and fingers about in a laboratory until he explodes some chemical mixture whose occult.force crashes.amongst jars and :cru--cibles, filling the air with splintered bottles, dust, smoke and noxious gases. Assuming to represent his government, his little note has caused au explosion of diplomatic protest from the astonished advisers of a half dozen kings. He is frightened at the noise he has made and waits in fear and trembling for further orders. ‘He learns, to his discomfiture, that the bombast and bravado indulged at Wash--ington, was only intended for home consumption, ‘and was not intended to be practically applied in Europe. | He should have known better. “The powers that be,” make terrible war ‘on clams and oysters at Long-Branch, but do not attack “an’aimy with banners)” worth a cent. ° 5 3 ——— o P—- ; First Shot in the Revolution, The first American who discharged his gun at the battle of Lexington was Ebenezer Lock, He resided in Lexington in:1775. 'The British regulars, at the order of Maior Pitcairn. having fired at a few Americans on the'green in front of the meeting house, killing some and wounding others, it was a gignal of war. “The citizens might be seen coming in all directions in the roads, over the fields and through the woods, each with his rifle in his hand, his' powder horn at his side, and his' pockets provided with bullets.” Awmong the number was KEbenezer Lock. The British had posted a reserve of infantry a mile in the rear, in the direction of Boston. 'T'his was ire the neighborhood of Mr. Liock, who instead of hastening to join the party at"the green, placed himself in an open cellar, at a convenient distance for doing execution. A portion of the reserve .was standing on a bridge, and Mr. Lock commenced firing at them. There was no other American in sight, He worked valiantly for sonie ten minutes, bringing down one of the enemy at nearly every shot. Up to this time not a gun had been fired elsewhere by the Americans. The British greatly disturbed by losing 80 many men by the random fire ot an unseen foe, were not long in discovering the man in the cellar, and discharged a volley of balls which lodged in the wa‘ils ppposite. Mr. Lock remaining unhurt, continued to load and fire with the" precision of a distinguished marksman. He was driven to such close quarters, however, by the British on his right and left that he was compelled to retreat. He had just one way to escafe, and that was through an orchard, and not ‘one moment was to be lost. He leveled the gun at a man near by, dropped the weapon and the man was shot through the heart. The balls whistled about him. Lock reached the brink of a steep hill, and throwing himself down on the ground, tumble§ ‘ddwnwards, rolling as if mortally ,“M el g m .m-vlw@i‘l.&he, < ,mwpmv unhurt. At the close ot the war he. ‘removed to New Ham};shire,.» where he repided until his death, twenty years after. He lived in seclusion ~and died in peace. et

. THE Morgantown (West Va.) Post says an important discovery has been made in’ that town, viz: that when a certain hoyse was built there fortyBiX years ago, a quart of whisky was built up in the jamb of the chimney. It iz understood the owner of the house is afraid to leave home for feer of & raid on his chimney. A temperance police officer, if any sugh there be, should be placed there to protect that poor man’s domicil. = '

THE Ohio Farmer says beans shoyld be gathered as soon as the pods have turned yellow. It adviseg drawing them to a spot near the barn and ‘spreading them on a p}a_;tform made of blocks and rails.or poles. In such a Flace they dry rapidly, getting the all benefit of the sun, and air. A rain does but little damage as the water runs off readily. It thinks the vines, if stored, make lexcellent sheep fodder in winger. vl i Yonng Joaes always complained to. his father-inlaw of the temper and o s A o her,” said the _father, “T'll cut her off without 8 'hm% o don't behave,” Young Jones always told his father-in. Jdaw after that. “She’s a model Waj

- The telegraph informed us, a short time ago, that Mr. Grant bad expressed a wish for the election of General Willinms, who married the widow of thefz mented Stephen A. Douglas, to the senatorship from Virginia. Two leading ‘Richmond Journals, have taken strorg: ground for the general’s election, but, as ‘they are idectified with the conservative movement, Mr. Grant has become suddenly alarmed lest General Williams may not prove as supple a tool ashe would desire, and he therefore “disclaims endorsing the general to the extent that the Richmond and Washington papers have represented ! Tn spite of Grant’s duplicity we hope General Williams will be elected, for he is a man of large heart, affable address, and moreover has always been a reliable democrat, though never an active politician. -

- Ex-SENATOR Hnnn;gcxs spoke at Columbus on Friday night the 24th to an immense audience. A correspondent. says: “In an able and statemanslike manner; he discussed the issucs of the: campaign, and carried conviction to thie thousands who heard him by the irresistible power and force of his logie, his ar. guments, his tacts, and figures, ard by the magic of his eloquence. ' He. was list. encd to by many. republicans, who were charmed with his speech, and the demoeracy were wild with enthusigsm over it. He pronounced a glowing eulogy on George H. Pendleton, every mention of whose name. clicited shouts of applause.” / :

The radical newsf)apexfs are éyphering, out a great reduction of the publi¢ debt, evidently for effect upon the rapidly approaching Ohio and Pennsylvania elections. Depend upon it, their pretended great reduction is illusory and deceptive, as will be abundantly proved whenever aceess can be had. fo the documents bearing upon the subject by.those interested in promulgating £he truth. The blntant}_ fellows who have their bands in the treasury up to their shouldérs, are not -the kind of chaps to reduce the public debt maeh:. e

, The troubles of the radical party are on the increase. In Chicago the Tribune afi(l* the Republican, two of the most influential republican newspapers of the west, have bolted the radical city nominations! The editor of the 7Zridune. Hon. Joseph Medill, has even accepted a nomination for a scat ia the Illinois Constitutioral convention on the bolters ticket! Troubles never come singly.— Our radical frieds are in a muddle.in Cincinnati and Chicago, and the prospects are brilliant for the. disorder to extend all over the country. ' Al

One;reason for the continuation of high taXes in the country—taxes unprecedent in_the history of nations; taxes raising rents upon poor people, and, at the same time, rendering real estate Eomparatively unproductive—is the fact that the Radicalssquander the revenues for illegitimate purposes and thus keep up the expenses of the Government: *lf they would prac--tice economy, and husband tbe income, taxation would soon decrease and "l";')usiness imprave Thic thoy wan’t An_and thers 3 fore business men should drive ‘them’ from power. ; :

Grant has promised to sustain Davis, the mongrel bqndigaté for governor of Texas. " It is.quite probable that. Grant is ignorant enough to believe that he, as president, has a perfect I'ight to interfere in state elections. We should have suspected that his experience in Tennessee and Virginia would have learned him a lesson, but if so, he seems’ not-to have profited by it. A little more experience of the same kind is in store for him.

George Francis Train, in | a recent letter to the New York Sun, says: “I am going to the white house and defy church and party, friend or kindred , society or club to beat me” He’s too small game to be made a target for chareh, party or society, bug if his “friends or kindred” would “peat” him with a good sized “clab,” Geoféq Francis might become “a wiser and a better man.” L

- Grant is receiving much comfort. The county of Alexandria, in ¥irginia, right under his nose, just across the Potomac river from Washington, has given a demo.ratic majority of sixty nine votes, at a special election for a member of the Vir‘ginia legislature. At the late election for governor the county gave 125 majority for Wells, the radical candidate,

There seems to be no doybt that the return of Grant o Washington, was because he had become -tired of running round. A man does get wearied of con: stant traveling sometimes, and no trav. eler on earth, in a pleasure tour, has made as many miles in the same length of time, 88 Mr, Grant has in his summer tour,

The radicals of Louisville must be 3 hard set. They did not -have a man among them all, fit tc serve as surveyor of the port, and they had to import a Hoosier,- Their /Eostmaster--or Tather postmistress—was brought from Newpost, Ky., being a fémale friend of the venerable Jesse R. Grant. 308 » The democracy ought. to make & sibstautigl testimony to Grant and his cabi-' nets Their stupidity and continued blundering is doing more fo hring about the permanent success of a conseryative party than the united efforts of our party. mep combiped, . e Senator BSprague says that congress once made & large grant of land to Brown university., The land was well worth $1,000,000, but waabold for $50,000, which the senator thinks gives cvidenge that ‘somebody has been guilty of sharp pragtice. The Providence %fi demands an investigation, . Mgl A 0 G SR “"“;m omm; Determined not to suppc olty Hap kg gy Viepic, o radical paper publishes the rest of th concludes. with: “For Saperintendént 4 Folala Dngpctiom g ies i “‘Mfi&fi m g talsly be lested U. 8. Benstor by th a

- ATTEMPTED MURDER—On Friday momi;n% 24th ult, an old man nl:g Maize, nfiahnut four miles south-east of Butler, Dekalb ' county, attempted to kill his grand-child, a little boy, in the followibg manner, as near as we tan get the particulars. The' old man lived with his son in-law, who, that morning had risen -earlier than usual to go to the neighbors on business, telling his wife she need not get up until he returned.— The children, arose, and were playing about the house, when theirgrand-father | came to them, and told the little boy to l hold a stick acrossa log and he would cut it off, as it would make him a good cane, at the same time remarking that the boy would not live ten minutes. The boy done as he was told, when the old man struck him with the back of an ax on the back part of his bead, knocking him senseless fo the ground. * The other child, a little girl, ran into the house and gave the alarm, when the mother rushed out, and with difficulty rescued the child from her father, Le attempting to kill her in the struggle. The child, it is said, will recover from the térrible blow it received. :

Max KiLLep.—On Friday night last, a breakman named Burns, fell from a freight train, on the L. 8. & M. 8. R. R,, near Corunna, in thiscounty, and was almost instantly killed, When the train passed this station, at 7:15 p. m, the breakman complained of not feeling very well, but went on with the train, in the discharge of his duties; and |it is supposed that, while out upon the train, he became unable to take care of himself, and fell off. On the arrival of the train at Kendallville, e was missed, and parties were sent back in search of him. At about two o'clock a. m., his body was found in the diteh, along side of the track near the place above indicated. -He had fallen entirely clear of the train, apd the only wound, on his'person was & fracture of the skull, cansed by his striking a stone when be fell off. He lived until the next <day, although in an insensible condition. ‘The dececased resided in' Toledo, Ohio.— Waterloo City Press, 30th. Everybody shakes—when they get the “ager,’’ and if the demand for quinine is any criterion, we caa truthfully estimate that abott three out of every five of our rural population are now enjoying the ague season. In the country this involuntary exercise is pretty general ; in town laziness acts as a preventative. Saturday we saw a convalescent rushing arounad lively, and on inquiry learned that he had to be home by a certain time to have his regular shake—a -prospect which we ‘would have considered quite cool, Bitters, properly prepared, can be indulged in to advantage to every one during such weather as this.— Franklin Banner.

GEOLOGICAL CußriosiTlES,—Dr, Stinson, the Librarian of the E. L. A, is still continuing his researches in the pursuit of geclogical specimens. While digging yesterday below ithe mouth of Pigeon creck, near the liver, he came across a petrified jaw-bone, at a distance of about thirty feet below the surface of the ground. This jaw-boné contains a row of teeth, and evidently belonged to some biferous animal, It is perfectly petrified, and is quite a curiosity. It isa verylong jawbone, and'is said'to be similar to the camel's or giraffe’s. It can be seen at the Libraty Rooms.— Hvansville Journal. -

SHAMEFUL—On Monday last ome of the most disgraceful scenes we ever wit‘nessed occurred upon our streets. A young woman, apparently about twentyfive years old was beastily intoxicated.—It svould seem that this was bad enough, but to add to the. disgraceful exhibition, she carried in her arms an infant, not more than three mounths old. As she staiggered through the street, cursing and swearing, she cauged the blush of shame to mantle the cheek of every decent person who saw _her.—Bloomfield Democrat. . A terrible tragedy occurred nea'r“Slauvl-‘ son, Indiana, on tue aftarnoon of the 21st ult. William Moody, an old and respected farmer, murdered his wife with a hatchet, dragged her body from the house, set fire to the dwelling and oat buildings, standing -guard over the burning buildings until they were consumed, with a gun, and then shot himself dead. He would allow no one to interfere to saveanything. A considerable amount of money was burned, - ; ‘ The Steuben Republican of the 23d. ult., says that a skeleton of a man was exhumed by the laborers on the railroad at ‘ that place. 'There were three fractures of the skull, having ‘the .appearance of ‘beihg made by a sharp instrument, and it was thought that the bones must have been in theiground twenty five or. thirty . years. The oldest inhabitants knows of" nomysterious disappearance having oecurred in the community. T

The Bullivan -Democrat reports a very contemptible law suit triedin the Circuit Court of that county last Tuesday. It was brought up on appeal from a magistrate’s court. The matter in controversy was the key.to a Sundd¥ school library and two testaments—some' twenty-five cents. - The sheriff’s costs for summoning the witpcgses;amountqd‘ to $l9 40.

The Newport Hoosier State tells the. following: A. Bales, who was tried last: week before Judge Ristine at this place, and fined §lOO and sentenced to the county jail six months for hugging and kissing another man’s wife in Clinton township, took terrible sick on the same evening after the sentence was promounced upon’ him. e s KmLEp BY Four, Am.—William Sauger, well known in this eity as the former foreman ‘of Butz's Brewery, was killed yesterday in Paducah, Kentuck{ where he had recently started a brewery. He was decending a well to repair the pump, which had become deranged in some way, and was overcome by foul air. 'His body was recovered.—Madison Courier,

A “truly loil” person the other day, at F(P Wayne, was peddling photo%raphfi_ of Grant at ten cents a dozen. ~ Although the productions were creditable, usually commanding twenty:five cents eich, he couldn't find a purchaser, even among the “former admirers” of the military chieftain. Alas, poor Grant, ‘ - A fermer Auditor of Dearhorn eounty, natned ‘Crosby, has just entered the State Penitentiary for forgery. It seems that he was tried and sentenced on his own confession, the act having-b{gn the result of intemperance, LR e

John 'G. Sanderson, of Vincennes, coveted his neighbor’s: farm.. . He made a deed of conveyance to himself, and signed his neighbors name to it, duly authenticating 1t by the signature.of a justce of the peace, He'is waiting for a passto Jeffersonville, ‘ e Detectives bave discovered . the man who murdered William R. Smith, at Far- . rabee Station, and burned ‘the station house to hide the erime, a few months ago, and promise to startle the community shortly by nrrpqtigg hioy - 3 : " ‘Mrs. Clem makes clothing for the Jef. fersonville :convicts; and patchés them ‘when -necessary. Three pairs of pants’ are a task for one day. This work she -always accompl ‘heo by-noom.. ... . - The Mirror staye that Mrs. Jane B&k@ of Henry county, was digcovered: n;j her husband in the mording, and in the afternoon martied & man named Coon.— She will make the far fiy from that Coon, . It is stated. that Judge 'Hughes- hos: Tade UOOO 0 ey o LA el over. the'body.of & tough little five year Rk it eanlh e el

/Amnv? divorce suit isrecorded by the Weston (M 0 Landmark of the 10th. - Au old gentleman, aged ninety-four years, and his wife, aged eighty-seven, residents of Pettis township. and living together seventy years, concluded the other /day to dissolved their maternal relation. They ‘made an equal division of their propertyand went their seperate ways, A ‘more remarkahle divorce case is sel:dfium \uh Eard ‘of? .‘--4:1?44.‘:;‘:4\«-;"{' fiv"g“f"‘f"wwgfi s - The .votes npan Lay. Delegation taken in° eighteen of the M. E. Annual Conferences sum up as follows ;- Ayes, 1,122; noes, 327 ; a proportion above that required to carry the movement, it ‘maintained by the Conferences yet to vote. The vote of the three Indiana Conferences which have taken action sums up : ayes, 185; noes, 76. | " It is proposed to cut acanal from the five iakes in South Carolina, forming the head waters of the Ashley riv-, er, to. the navigable poriion of the riv-. er, in order to secure easy transportation for the phosphates recently discovered there. - The cost is estimated at about $3,500, and it is said over $6,000,000 worth of theideposits can b%its meansbe transported cheaply to Charleston. 4 S { LA i Gen Spinner finds himself so short. for small denominations of bills that he will have to pay the department clerks their monthly wages in five hundred and thousand dollar n_otes.l;,nless he is in some way relieved. How jolly to be a.clerk in that department for just one month "and have to be paid in thousand ‘dollar bills! {

- It costs something to visit fashionable resorts. During the pastseason one bondholder at Cape May paid $124 a day for two rooms ata hotel. He pays nothing toward the support of the government, and the radicals say that he ought not to. The fellow was not so forfunate, however, as Grant, who was dead-headed all around..

- The oldest man in the world is supposed to be David Eaton, of Giles county, Virginia. - He: became ‘a Knight Templer about seventy-eight years ago, and is now an experienced lad of one hundred and eight years.— In politics, he is rather inclined to bea democrat, having ' always voted that ticket. ‘His last Presidential vote was given for Douglas. s e

| The secretary of state, Hon. Hamilton Fish, in exceeding bad taste, gave a fashionable dinner to a par? of friends immediately following the fune-. ral services of Gen Rawlins. . What a contrast with General McClellan, whodeclined a banquet at Portland, Maine, on account of ’t‘ge recent| deatfit of Senator Fessenden. = . Nhi g

Hon. John A. Bigelow has resignedthe editorship of the Néw York Zumes, a -position - to ' which 'he wag, a few mounths ago, elected as the successor of the late Mr. Raymond. Mr, Frederick Hudson, late of the New York Herald, is to succeed Mr. Bigelow, -

“Condensed wealth,” is what Forney calls Chinese labor. -So it might be to the rich employer; but how will it be to the millions :of homest laborers' when their wages are reduced to five' or six dollars per month?— Wealth will then be a little too condensed for their comfort. A farmer. named Cox, and his wite, living near Kingsville, Jonnson+goun=: ty, Missouri, were found murdered in. their house, cut with an axe. 'No circamstances ‘attending the; deed are known, and ‘no clue to the murderer has been found. ol St

. A man in New Hampshire on trial for murder was, by the jary, found “Not guilty on account of insanity.” Whereupon the Judge sentenced him to .the State prison untd liberated by due ‘course of law. This, we sappose, is Yankee ‘law, but it sounds rather queerly. e P

There is a Universal Peace Congress in gession in Switzerland. |The leading spirits are Victor:Hugo and other humbugs. Peace Congresses do very well till war breaks out, when they retire from public observation till t'he.f,‘] restoration of peace. i | i Isaac V. Fowler, whose defalcation and disappearance ‘many years ago, when postmaster at New York, i well’ remembered, -died on' Wednesday of last week in Chicago. His body has been gent to New York for interment,

The official proclamation has just been issued of the conyention between the United Btates and Hesse Darmstadt; regulating citizenship .on the. basis of naturalization, as with the North German Confederation. = . A negro national.labor convention will be held in Washit’&gton,?an the 6th ‘ of Degember, to consider the effects ‘of ‘Chinese labor upon the country, and whether it would not be ‘better to pro-: hibit the importation of Asiatics, The Washington specials” ‘to the | Cincinnati Commercial state that there is a rumor, in quiet circg'latiau' that Secretary Oox?'w,ifi leave the cabingt in December or January next, in order to acoept ore of the United States cireunit judgeships, provided-for by the last congress. . - .ilad opide a 0

It is said that a Colorado postmaster is dead. Jesse R, Grant will send forward one of his female friends promptly to fill the 'vacancy. { T o . The new female . postmistress for’ Louisville comes - from . Newport.— The drinking radicals of the Falls city say they\much prefer Old Port., - | - Gradually | the ‘radical ‘papers in ‘Tennessee: are disappeating. ' The last instance is thag of tfhe! S'Eélbyvflle’ - Republican, - which ‘annoutces its‘own hestpaties T ons b soes - Grant_is said fo have tecently sha ken hands with an_lrishman, "If the, Irishman’s niame had been mentioned, 1t would he taking' advantage ot him, -and injuring his reputation, . s e Dot b i ane Seriator gud fobt Hefentatives. e pose they are duly thankfol for g *JF&W}“S%”\ ;/\,fl hmfii il ey ot ;vn\ % (~&E Wil J»,@;’,fi,} . Boum@%fi?zfflbfi. en the use of _revenuo cutters for pleastra excursions, Tich aeon e nterhesiel ana gerse Tebukit o Robedon, Borie and even; Grantohiell (oot o w4l . Rig-iFaneiro” atid “Brenos ' Ayres’ b‘% Sen-burning gas gver the defeat nf "‘""‘:"‘[.T};';”M‘\ 5 ': s end of ' the Paravun. | g ER U P G E;m puage M naking -radical’ ‘may be called a voice from thetombi. |

~ IDLE GIRLS.—It is & painfalspee- “ Mfl%mfiaml’m where the mother is ‘the drudge, to see the daughters, elegantly dressed, reelining at their ease with their drawing, their music, their fancy work, and their reading beguiling themsejves of the lapse of hours, ‘days, and weeks, and never dreaming _of their responsibilities ; but, as a necessary consequence of neglect ofdug ‘growing weary of their useless. lives, lay hold of every uéwly-invented stim‘ulus.to rouse their drooping ‘energies, and blamini their fate when they dare not.blame their God for having placed them where they are. These individuals will often tell you with ‘an air of affected ‘compassion (for who can helieve it real), that' poor, dear mamma is working herself to death; yet no sooner do you propose that they shounld assist her than they declare she is ‘quite in her element; in short, that she would never be happy if she had ‘only half so much to do.”

MR. Moon is very much in the habit of drawing the ,“long bow.” One of ‘his ‘stories is as follows—that is to say : “Did you ever see¢ one of. these here hoop-snakes.” “No,” says his listener; “I didn’t think there was any sach thing.” “Oh, yes,” says Mr. Moon; “I'veseen one. Me and my hired man was down there in the home lot, by the sidé of the road, and we seen something rolling down. the hill, and, says I, ‘I guess it must be one of thm hoop-snakes coming along. My hired man he was afeerd, and clim up a tree; but I took my hoe .in my hand, and went out and staod side of a tree in the road, and when he come long I stuck out the hoe-handle, and he hit a slap, and he made a noize jes like a pistol ; and, sir, it war'nt'mor’n a minnit afore that hoe-handle was swelled up as big as my leg,’” - - A YOUNG lady who. had. just purchased a watch, and wanted “to show it, was shopging at a dry goods store at Springfield a few days since. Drawing it forth with a flourish, and glanc: ing at the young man who was waiting upon her, she inquired, “Can you tell me what time the twelye o’clock train starts for Northampton.” “About noon,” very quietly -replied the young man, “Ah, indeed'!,'thgn;} I have just fifteen minates.”” - .

. For choice . groceries of every deseriptlon call at Geo. C. Glattg’s. Sl Gted A WATCH, pairo Blankets, Quilt or Shawl ‘for one Dollar appears almost impossible, but such may be had and hundreds of other useful articles by patronizing PARKER & CO’S “ONE "DOLLAR SALE.” e ety Their system of ‘doing busivess has been examined by the "authorities and a DECISION rendered from the Internal Reventie de;;)ar&men“{? -at Washington dated Nov. 4th, 1863, declaring their business perfectly.fair and legitimate angd entirely different from numerous gift enterpri . ses Ot courseall donot get watches, blankets, .&c., for One Dollar, but in~q’ver£large.club, one of these articles are sold for One dotlar; as an extra inducement, and some member of the.club has the chance of obtaiuing it, - A New featare intoduced by this enterprising firm, is to ‘pay. their agents'in either' ¢ash or merchandisé and to pre.pay- the express char%gg.: No better opportunity can be afforded 0 either Ladiesor Gentlemen, having leisare time; than to form clubsfor this firm. y e o Read their advertisement in another column, and send for eatalogue, : Lo DO4 v Muirom Ix PArvo.—There is contained in:Dr; Morse’s Pills the principle of health -, We'have many thousands of téstimonials of their having restored the sick to health ; which can be seen| at our:office. Use Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills and you will find them not only a curative of disensa but also a preventative.” They shpuld be used in all cascs of Billiousness, ‘Headache,Liver Complaints, Female Trregularittes, &C, We make no secret of the formula from which +hia madisine is s repared. - Ask yourstorekeeper for theOmeéta Almanac, read it carefully:— Use Morse's Pills sold by all dealers. -23-4 f, i ’~——~—-‘——~-—-—...__.~__.,_‘4._____..___,‘_4_’_’_~_,, s “Petroléum V. Nasby ternis Barrett’s Vegetable Hair Restorative’” “‘the fountin: uv Youth’ and his is not the' only: instance where it has ‘‘made the old man young again,”’ - It 'is warranted in every case to restore the hair to its natural color. and. is'a beautiful dressing. — Wheeling Intelligencer, e

T MARRBRIRD: .. . On the 23d of September, 1869, in L‘ig\omer, by Elder J. W. Crum, Mg. Ax-. ‘RON PRICE and Miss MArinpa S, irE. : DIED. | . . On Wednesday, 6th inst., at Rochester, 'FrANcis HARDESTY, one of our oldest and most highly estcemed citizens, aged 81 years. s e On Monday night, at Rochester, a daughter of Jomx PorrJsoy,aged about 2 “years.. AR L e g LIGONIER MARKET REPORT. Whitewheat, . 1,00" Corn--- 92,0 Amber red, 1,00 Bees wax .85 Oats, ey AR dsatter. L. BN Potatoes, e Lapd 018 Flax-seed, 2,00 Fgos, - . .20 "Wool ;. 408045 Feathers - 75 Rye; © - - ign ~ Dried apples 10 DI AAAAN AR A A ASR EENDALLVILLE MARKET - (Corrected Weekly by Raufman & Jacobs.) = Wheat—white ... 90 Butter,,.......vocnrs 28 Wheat—red........ 90 Kegs.. ... 15 Q0tm.........0mk. TRLRR. ~ 00l 18 CMSEC ~Q&5fi10w.‘..v......;;n =lO qu..‘-....,.\.»._,:.‘..-.-‘-15 t’heffl.v..._..'..n.; .80 Eifatoes, ... .. ol .80 Borkr ol kS Clover 5eed........ 6.00 gay-,_,—'tame....._.. 10.00 { Flax seed ..,.,.... 2.15 Hay—marsh....". 6.00

. LOST: = : 00, Wednesday, September Ist, between the residence of the undersigned and the Higonier Depot, a Clasp Poeket Book, contaiuin% about $26 in Money. A liberal reward will be paid to the finder on returning it to . ki -ABR, H. WEMPLE, or at this office. .- Sept, Bth, 1869.-Bt% - : NOW OPEN. - ..OUR GREAT WESTERN _ : - oaw i . 158 State St., Chicago, I, S 5 . BRANOI;OE"u'_ el S.C.THOMPSON & Co. ; 136 Federal Sfingoston. T OUR GREAT WESTERN BRANCH HOUSE has | been established for the purpose ogfivingt our agents the advantage of the largely reduced express charges, and tbhlat tfiry may regeive their goofla,é? the shorfest: possible time. LR S LAR HOUSES of the Eust will. sqve time and, money, ngmgmmm offer pespects, 1o ded R, OUR‘OH&IOAG? BRAHC{}H. iy - The quality of our goods: ;and our terms 'to agents ar:;:og‘;rxoeufiul; a“i‘i mze house in sur o AR PSR AR - e 7o “%%ég%wm*mm?“ I ey v sna . " Certificates, giving a complete description of articles that will sé-.“.o‘;%‘fmg% Dol sach witl b vald @t the rate of ten deiits each’; ten for $1; t“%?' fwith commission) for $2; thirty (with commission) $8; flfw (a;ut; wfigxgssioni for $6; onehundred (with comzniaaion or SR 8 e leais ) SR 5 *Any person sending for a club of twenty can have, as ;%mnfisggofdéa iof:gefoll' vin ptim:my,i?yu-v&’:'t Hm%fib&%?%fis‘wmfifi shoice of numerous other articles, for ghove club; nam. For a 0K 'BlMrty, oneof the o »mqq; asm, ney:Comb ':E, ‘5!00&{“1'“0 %5“:“,’}"*“"%‘5%1 Vool Blankets; - Har & Olub of One Hundred-Seveniy.five. Rt M i e U INIGS IR RO, ‘poi¥ep Money b o} caps by Bagltard Letier o 2 fi"? bake pleasuro in referring thode who have Rovor hag denling, wiflC ni, to e Thrgest Bxpress | Sihout. GEComitips L3S G L TSN el e e O

*‘ m! ‘ For.the Iniorm.a‘*tion of the- few people in this region, who are not. already aware of the fact, we would

announce that wehave made ample - arrangements for the fall trade by filling our| large and comni:)dious establishment with a full and complete stock of goods,| especially adapted to the season and the wants of the community. Our stock hasbeen selected with care, and

bought at thevery lowest CASH prices.. In the different hranches of staple and . and fancy Dry Goods, Men’s and Boy’s Clothing, Ladies,” Men’s & Children’s| Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps,Groceries, Queensware, Furs, Robes, Shawls, Carpets, ’&c.,'«&c.,.()lir stock is full, /choice, fresh, and of the- - styles-and being purchased at *“Liow: water mark” figures-we are enabled to offer special inducem,e’ntsd:g)par— - ties wanting anything in the different lines of goods 15&;' in our stock. We would

attention of the Ladies to our Dress goods partme’t,injwhich.--they will find a collection of the- - i richest and most beautiful patterns ‘- ever displayed in' this market. . = ~We cordially fuvite an examination of our stock and prices, and will atall. - times deem. it & pleasure . to show our gbods, and glve prices to all whomay er they wish to Yugror niot. . Straus & iaghef "P. S~~We still:con= PRIt o i v e “%:?; oo g