The National Banner, Volume 4, Number 31, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 December 1869 — Page 2

o e : ,"."5\ Y ,Q\,«. R f i S /sy ' . b e S L G i ‘Resistance to Tyrants Is Obedience to God.’ J. B. STOLL, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1, 1869. . TO OUR READERS. : Upon ‘mature reflection, we have determined to adopt the cash;in advance system' with all our suhssrifyer’s. . No paper will be sent from this office after the first day of January next that is not prepaid. Bills will be made out against all who are (in arrears, and if not paid at the 'above stated time, their names will be erased from our list, and the amount collected” according to law. Weiearnestly call upon gll our readers to aid?us in in. augurating the advance systeqi}g—the only one upon which a paper can . be success-fully-published. SNI

THE ADVANCE PAY SYSTEM. We commend to the attentive perusal of every reader of this paper the following excellent article, copied from the Chi eago Specimen, a periodical publishe{i by Messrs. Marder, Luse & Co:, who have every opportunity of becoming acquainted with the wants of the publishing fraternity throughout the north-west : i Tbe.countr¥ press of the north-west is » justly noted for its general ability, and its great inﬂuettce onj the body politic — The editorial pirofession is noted for its many men of talents, intelligence, and culture,© It will undoubtedly compare favorably with any other profession in these respects.. It 18 unquestionably true, that if you would put the brains of our Northwestern editors against the brains of an .equal -number of members ot Congress in the opposite scale, thereditorial brains would outweigh the Congressional pile very considerably. There 1s not, in short, any doubt whatever, that our newspapers are admirably conducted in the ivain, as powerful engines of public opinion—beneficent aids of education, good government, and public and private momality, o 0 b AR

It is nevertheless true, that we have many tip-top journals among those usually culled “‘country mnewspapers” which languish, pecuniarily. We have too many such which are always in financial difficulties ; always “a little behind.” — ‘Whilst there are several causes bringing about this state of things, tlere is no doubt among those who have attentively considered the subject, that the chief cause is tovbe found in the absence of the advance-pay system. The system is absolutely essential to success. Itought to bé the universal rule, as it already is the general rule. The city papers leng ago adopted it. They would not.send their papers to the Queen' of England without the stamps in advance. They find' tge practice works most admirably. They could not live at all under any other system. Do the country pagers suppose they have advantages which the city papers do not have? Ifso, theya.e very gravely mistaken. In the second place, many country papers have adopted the system, and every one has found it worked well in practice. If anything has’been demonstrated in the newspaper business it is the necessity' of payment in advance. “Invariably in advance” is the only rule that does or can work well. We wish the country papers which have not done so would forthwith adopt the system. They would lose, at first, a few subscribers, but they would soon get them back and more too. Such is the in-. variable experience. They would find that their bills could be' promptly met always, that the old drag would be removed; and that prosperity would take the place of whilom embarrassment, and worry, and eternal fret. If every paper in the Northwest would now announce that from and: after January 1, 1870, the advance-pay system would be inflexibly entorced, and would live up to the announcement, there would be then inaugurated a new era of newspaperial prosperity of the greatest good and benefi‘cence.,. We beg our friends to do it. -We are gure they will always thank us for the suggestion, if they put it into execution. :

A Cowardly Attempt at Assassination. - The telegraph announces that Mr. A. D. Richdrdson, the well known journal. ist, was shot and fatally wounded, in the counting-rooms ot the 'l#evir York 7ribune office, late last Thursday evening, by Paul | McFarland, & lawyer in that city. Tt will be recollected that a similar difficulty oc curred between these parties two years gince. The charge of an improper inti macy between Mr. R. and Mrs. McF., was indignantly detfied at ‘the time by Mr. ! Richardson, in a card in which he stated " that it was his intention to marry Mrs. - McF., as soon as the legal disabilities - could be removed. - McFarland is reputed to be a violent man and a hard drink: _er. "Mrs. McFarland has been a resident yof Indianapolis. for over a year, and has ? made an honorable living by her literary | labors. The Journal says she isa lady of rare intellectual attainments, and is high ly respected by all who enjoy her acquain- ~ tance. ' The base’ insinuations of her for- - mer husband were never believed where both were known, and are said to be the result of jealousy, growing out of his wife’s refusal to longer submit to his brutality and reckless dissipation. - ~ According to later reports Mr. R. was .~ easier, and hopes were entertained of his TeCOVRTY, |\ - i o i The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the Democratic Cen- . tral Committee of Bt. Joseph county, at - their recent meeting for-the election of delegates to the Democratic State Convoglldis e R L Resolved, That we deeply regret the . positive declination of our beloved fellowcitizen, Col. Norman Eddy, to become a , candidate for the office of Becretary of - State. . He would have made a standard - bearer whom the Democracy would de- ~ light to follow. . . A We ' cordially endorse all that is said in the above. A more honest man and patriotic citizen than Col. Eddy does not live in the State. .. S ey Wand s v o pr " dident of the Women's Suftnge Asbei ~ tion of the United States, at a meeting of _the Association Held at Cleveland on the - 25th ultimo. Cleveland was alive with g Uteliiel ens i e meien, Ll ’}? State ‘being represented by w . Bogod and et 1, 1€ Masstall:. Tho b R TR zﬁ%ﬁ@%;;a g Rltel s Al %‘ { ‘~ :

| MORE ASTOUNDING FRAUDS. * Yet ansther of Grant’s ‘riends has comé {to grief. His . collectors and their deputies, his assessors and his foreign ministers, taken altogether, present anm array the like of which the world never before saw. It is now discovered that the nest. of old 1840 “pipelayers” who have snugly ensconced themselves, under the Grant Administration, in the custom house and " other federal offices in New Yord, are l not as pure even as Cresar's wife was supposed to be. | ~

| Investigatipns iiito the affairs of Deputy Collector lgilackford,-one of the “hardcider pipe-layers,” skow the custom-house of New York to be a very rotten establishment, in which the government has been heavily defrauded. “Immense drawback frauds” are announced. The inves“tigation has been condueted by Mr, Grinlnell, the Collector—who hates to'be interrupted in his wine and cigars by such unpleasant, but (under Radical rule) necessary duties —and District Attorney Pierepont, who doesn’t happen himself to be the accused party in this instance, and who ought jon” general principles to be able to ferret out a rogue. e | . The investigation, says a Radical account, demonstrated beyond a doubt that an immense quantity of goods has been removed from bond upon fraudulent papers, and that the ‘government has been befrauded ‘of not less than $800,000.— The aggregate amount may reach §51,000,000! How deeply Blatchford is concerned in them, the government officials having charge of the investigations “do uut av present feel justified in making ‘public.” The frauds committed against the government in the drawback depart‘ment of thé custom-house were consummated in some cases by fraudulens papers, and in other cases by changing amounts on which drawback was due. The frauds ‘were conducted in the boldest possible manner, and it is therefore supposed that “gome one holding a responsible place under. the government was concerned in them.” Drawbacks were -sometimes obtained to the amount. of $2,000 or $3,000 for goods alleged to have been shipped on vessels that never left port. Papers on which [these claims were collected ‘had to be signed by Blatehford, formerly in charge of the drawback bureau, ‘and more recently in charge of public stores, It is claimed that Blatchford received 10 per cent. on frauds amounting to $250,000. These are only a part of the frauds committed. :

'An Oriental Banquet. A correspondent of the New York Sun who has 'followed Eugenie in her Eas tern tour, 'glves an account of a banquet given by the Sultan to Her Majesty at ‘the palace of Dolma-Bagtche. The corps diplomatique were introduced at first to a waiting-rbom, whence, after some delay, they proceeded through a grand hall to the staircase which led to the banquethall of the palace. "After a few minutes of attente, the Sultan entered with the Empress on his arm, and bowing low to ‘their guests, they led their way to din ner. About eighty persons sat down to the table, including the foreign ministers and all the chief officers of the empire.— The Sultan and Empress sat together at jthe head ' of the table, on throned chairs. The Emprdss wore a green robe, richly covered with lace. She wore on her brow a crown of diamonds that outflashed the blazing gas. Her } necklace was a string of a large and elegantly set diamonds.— The whole ‘paruer was estimated at not less than a ‘million of francs. No toasts were.drank, and the Sultan drank no wine. All the guests were in full-dress uniforms, blazing with gold embroidery, except the/American Minister, who upon this, as on all other occasions since the passage of the Congressional resolution proscribing uniforms to civilians in the diplomatic service, appeared in a Flain suit of black. This simplicity of costume makes the representative of the United States recognizable at a glance among the general mass, ‘ et e 2 The Caban Revolution. The latest telegrams from Cuba announce that the rebels have commenced a general destruction of the plantations on the Island. ' The policy of this course is certainly very reprehensible, and cannot be excused upon any reasonable grounds, and will result in damaging the cause-it was expected to benefit. If the Cuban - patriots expect the sympathies of the civilized world they will certainly be disappointed, if they have recourse to such measuares of vandalism as have recently been enacted. One of the Cuban organs gravely says: “Cespedes in the destruc, tion of the cane crops,dn making Cuba a desert, hasit in his power to strike at Spain a more terrible blow than the Spaniards deem possible.” It may be a terrible blow to the Spaniards, but how will it be to the Cubans? The worst thing that can happen to the Spaniards would be the lcss of the Island. Turning the Island into a desert may be the mears of accomplishing Cuban independence, and to reconcile Spain to its loss; but of what use will the desert be to the Cubans?

The Erie Railrond Imbroglio. - There has recently been issued an order by the Supreme Court of New York, suspending from office a number of the officers of the Erie company, enough Directors to transact business being exempt from the provisions of the order, The plaintiff in his complaint charges the president with indompetency; with bribing courts and legislators ; with purchasing a white marble building at a cost of $700,000 withfunds of the company, and with marpakiné an opera troupe. Judge Barnard, on the other hand, has issued an injuiction to restrain the plaintiff from further prosecution of the suit. - , . | An Advance Movement. Horace Grecley prints a letter addressed to Ben. Butler, asking him (Butler) to place himself promptly and heartily at the head of a movement looking to the instant and complete removal of all polit. ical disabilities from any and every one who fuvors, or shall favor, the Fifteenth Amendment, and their prompt restoration to all the privileges of citizenship. [ et A B — e J. B. Sroty, editor and proprietor of the Ligonier Banner and the Laporte Argus, made us s pleasant call on Friday. We notice that there is a great unanimity of opinion among our g:;mcmtic exehtngg concerning the fitness of Mr. Btoll ?W&!&W%& Auditor df‘t State, and, j g from present indications, we. ﬁ el ~,thotz véi.lghb:‘lgted g'itbcthe : a e oth of « ] t -

RADIC . ANS, e R pety Bt attained a sufficient majority to insure their permanent hold on the offices of & State, they have straightway sought to stifle the will of the people and re Lsstrmt their privileges and their liber‘ties by prohibitory legislation. The banner of intolerance and puritanical fanaticism is flung to the breeze, the moment that majority reaches a figure high enough to warrant the attempt. | - For many months before the recent Massachusetts ¢lection, the odious pro‘hibitory law was.little less than a dead letter upon the statute books of that state. This was particularly the case in sections where the German element was largely to be found. Things looked rather gloomy in the vicinity of Plymouth Rock, and the mutterings of discontent-from the ranks of the German radicals forced the party leaders to hint that the unpopular and anti-republican liquor law was “more honored in the breach than the observance.” The good natured Teutons were informed that their favorite beverage would not be molested, and that no interference with their innocent devotions to “King Gambrinus” was contemplated. It began to be apparent that this vote was needed to carry the State, and the back bone of the party had to be stiffened or the day was lost. The honest Germans were assured of the friendship of the .radicals, and thus all classes were injected with the necessary element of confidence. The state was carried for the radicals ; and, presto! the authorities come down on the lager beer gardens and ruthlessly knock in the heads of all the beer kegs to be found. For the present, German votes are not needed, and the party in power is seized with a desire to carry out the law. Telegrams from Boston give us the news that the Germanss are. dismayed and bewildered by this flank movement ; they are chagrined at such treatment, and cannot understand why their radical allies use such objectionable currency to pay for party services, Germans throughout the country should make a note of the action of Massachusetts Radicals, and theretrom draw the amount of confidence that may be placed in the glowing promises of the leaders of that party. Simlar games;are being played all over the country. Previous to election the radicals are great sticklers for the rights of the people ; when they get into power they go straight to work to annihilate every wish of the masses and substitute therefor the puritanical ideas of ““God and morality.” Such hypocrisy should, and it surely will, bring the dominant party into disrepute and general contempt, not only with the German element, but with all honest and honorable people.

; THE STATE CANVASS. OWENSVILLE, GresoN Co., IND,, " Nov. 17th, 1869. Editor of the Courier. » Sir:—ln your paper I see that several men are proposed from the south end of the state for nominations on the Bth of January ticket for state officers. - If T am right, it does not make any difference about who are candidates forsupreme judge, as there are four districts, and one candidate must be nominated from edach, and s> all four parts of the state are certain to be represented. But for the other offices there should also be a fair division. : I see Mr. Bush Gardner, of Posey county; Mr, John C. Shoemaker, of Perry county ; and Mr. William Turner, of Daviess county, all named for the office of State Auditor from the First Congpessional District. Now all these men can’t be nominated. They are all good men, but two of them are bound to be beat.I think we ought to compromise, and go for just one man. That will not interfere with your friend, Judge Parrett, who will be nominated for the Supreme Court, cextain.. v i ‘ | It seems to me thati Mr. Shoemaker, or Mr. Gardner, or Mr. Turner should be agreed wpon for a single office, and that office should be agreed upon for ‘Auditor, or Treasurer, or Secretary of. State, and the others should get ‘out of the way. P | | If the Democrats of Northern Indiana want either the Auditor or Treasurer, let us take the other office. I know Mr. Ryan has been spoken of for treasurer, and he is 8 very good man, but he has been twice placed on the democratic ticket, and I think he will not care to be set aside for this time.

You have said in your paper that we want to win; You were right in saying so. The time has come when wo can win if we do right, and hence I say let us go for one man and not for too many, and we will win, Mr. Shoemaker would be a good State Treasurer. Yours truly, - G,

We copy the above communication to the Evansville Courier for the purpose of showing that our brethren in Southern: Indiana are beginning to comprehend the necessity of conceding at- least one candidate on the State ticket to the North.— To guard against all misunderstanding, we would say, however, that the Democracy of Northern Indiana do not in the least object to their friends “further South” running a half dozen' candidates for vneand the same office! « - . Tl B—— Shooting of a Worthless Fellow. The following are the particulars of the shooting of a nmotorious vagabond at Batesville, Ind.,on Thursday of last week ° For some time past, a worthless vagabond of a fellow by the name-of Lowry: has been roaming abont that section of the State, going upon the principle that “the world owed him a living” A frequent habit, with him, it is said, has been to step up to a‘man and ask him: for some money, threatening, at the same time to burn his hous, or his barn unless it was given him. It was difficult at times to understand how much earnest there was in his threats, but many persons seem to have regarded it as the best plan to keep on the right side of him, and have given him moaey from time to time. /By some means It'seems that Mr. William T. Walker, who resides near Andersonville; Rush county, and ‘who is well-known. as a Btock dealer, incurred his ill-will, and a few nights since his barn was burned, together with its contents, including eleyen horses and two mules, a lot of farming implements; &c. Mr, Walker seems .ti’buvé satisfied himself that the barn was burned by Lowry, and started out at .once to avenge him self. Finding Lowry "uevßst.es:gle yesterday morﬁ'thku cl}othﬁntbfogfh the body, kil ﬁ him almost iustantly, and when the train passed Batesville k{i body was lying in the depot. Peoplein that section; while they regret ;tiniﬁgcr:’w, \gic affair, feel & relief that they are rid of s, man who seems to have been a benefit to nobody, and s terror to many. .

. Radical papers are abusing Dan Rice ‘because he gave an entertainment to some “rebels” at Memphis, o The Philadelphia Age states that the property exempted from taxation in that city is over $40,000,000. ' "It is gravely announced that Mr. Grant is to nave an equestrian statue in bronze at a cost to the people of “fifty-five thousand dollars.” i . ‘Reticence has grown to be such a commanding virtue that the radicals propose nominating for the Presidency in 1872 the Onondaga Stone Grant. . : ‘ Internal Revenue Commissioner Delano has rendered more nonsensical decilsions | than either of his predecessors, ‘which is saying a great deal. ~ The Indiana Supreme Court has decided that congress has not the constitutional power to impose a tax on the official %bond of a County or State officer. Grant's man isstill busy on his message. His supply of Champagne and Ha-' vanas have well nigh become exhausted over “the finances” of the country. It may.be pleasant for the very adiairing friends of Senator Sumner: to know that his speech on the Alabama; question was gotten up by Hon. Robert J. Walker, just deceased. - e

Miss Anthony says there are already fifty ' members of Congress who ‘favor the women’s movement. 'Some of the treasury girls at Washington say all the members of Congressdo. gl

Financial measures, it is said, will be numerously offered in the next Congress—at least half a dozen bil/l}s being in preparation. The question‘of the resumption of specie payments. will be agitated.

There is a proposition in Missouri to run ex-Senator Henderson for: Governor, on a platform favoring restoration of po-

litical rights to the disfranchised whites. The Democrats, it'is thought, would support him. e

The radical organs say that the times are good, and perhaps the times are good for them; but the farmers are paying double price for everything they buy, on account of the tariff, while they are getting but balf price for their produce. =

The New York Herald thinks a resumption to specie payments at present would be unwise, as the movement might be premature, and a second suspension necessary. It deems it the better course to allow the country to grow up to specie payments in obedience to the laws of trade. e o

The radical journals agree upon the question ot keeping up the radical party for plandering purposes, but ‘'disagree about everything else.. The Chicago 7ibune is out agninst high tarift taxation, and the Springfield Journal is just as decidedly in favor of it—the Zribune is for free trade, and the Jowrnal against it.— So they go. s ~ West Virginia, conceived in sin and brought forth in iniquity, failed to honor its parents at the recent election. The complexion of the Legislature elect insures the repeal of the disfranchisement laws, when it v;ill take rank as a Democratic State/@d enter upon a career of prosperity not heretofore enjoyed by its citizens.

The Enquirer is of the opinion that the Democrats and Hamilton county Reformers, who, together, have fifty-nine members 'in the House out of one hundred and eleven, and twenty Senators out of thirty-seven, will control the organization of ‘the Assembly. We hope they will not only econtrol its orgamization, but also its action to the close of the session. P

Fitz John ,i’ortér has appealed to the President for a re-examination of the Court Martial proceedings; and decision against him. The miserable failure of Pope made it necessary to make a scape goat of somebody, Porter was selected, and under Stanton’s system of organizing conviction, he was cashiered. It is believed that Porter can vindicate himself and President Grant will do himself honor by ordering a re-examination. | . e el < e Judge Chase on “Repentant Rebels.” - The following item. which appeared in the Augusta Ohronicle, attracts great attention and creates no little sensation in political circles : s Hon. Henry W. Hilliard arrived in the city yesterday from Washington. While at the capital Mr. Hilliard was the guest of Chief Justice Chase. The most remarkable thing that took place during his visit- was a conversotion between himself, General Garfield, the great Ohio radical, and Chief Justice Chase. Of course the topic selected: for discussion was the condition of affairs in this section, and Mr, Hilliard in enumerating the grievances of the Southern jpeople, spoke of the swarm ‘of hungry carpet-baggers which had overrun the country since the surrender. Replying to this, Gen. Garfleld agreed with Mr. Hilliard in bis remarks on this pest, and said | that he himself “would rather repentant rebels should hold the offices than carpet-baggers.” ; g “gßq»ntant rebels /” interrupted the Chief Justice. '“ Why do you wish re pentant rebels, General Garfield ? - What have the rebels done that they should repent? Were they not egually conscientious in their support of the Southern cause as we of the North were in our advocacy of the cause of the Union ?”

~ Ir we were not prcfoundly impressed with the fact that the astute editor of the Elkhart .Review possesses an inordinate proportion of political sagacity and general intelligence, we might be tempted to impart the information that our soul isin a state of utmost serenity with reference to the selection of a candidate for the State Auditorship by the Republicans, and that his' prediction of “ confounding great expectations ” has no terror for us, We are well aware that within the circumscribed limits of a Review ground a candidacy without the inestimable friendship and influence of its “head center” is considered at a low value, but existing circumstauces obviously render a disre. gard of his hallucinations an entire necesity (paciilos g [ —— e — - Walter Slocum, s livery stable keeper of Mishawaka,dunned Joe Fisher for a dollar, and Joe stabbed him three times in front and ond once in the rear. Slocum will employ a collector the next time. The purifier of the Logansport gasworks exploded on ,Thulgszy m, completely demolishing the upper portion ftheyalhmg.~ - o P | Charles, Gerstner, a Wiachester boy; whﬁn while hunting, ‘mxi night in a fbollov_r‘)qq S

Logansport wants a steam fire engine. . ‘ghe Clerk of Dekalb County is quite CK. 4 e ) Our representative has gone to Washington. P e Indianapolis bas had nine snows this season. ’ = Columbia City has had no fires for several years, - ; " The Supreme Court is in session at Indianapolis. | ; s A fresh bigamist bas been arrested in Vigo ccounty. : ;

An’eighty-eight-year-old hunter lives ut Plymouth. ‘ . Corn Mesl is worth more than flour in Adams county. 3 Wiy Gen. Kirby Smith is shooting ducks at English Lake. kL The temperance question is being agitated at Warsaw o Senator Pratt started for Washington on last Thursday. : ‘

W. F. Wickwire is again proprietor of the Elkhart House. = " The Elkbart Review establishment has again been enlarged. ¢ _ Hog killing will commence at Terre Haute December Ist. i

County exchanges are filled with Thanksgiving sermons.

The Warsaw Jndianian wants twenty. five hundred subscribers.

Dan Royer, of Floyd county, shot eigh-ty-four quails in seven hours. Lafayette used eight millions of bricks during the seagon just closed.

A man at Elkbart had his thumb smashed while coupling cars. Milford is in a wrangle about s selection of teachers by the Trustee. ‘ Thanksgiving day was not generally observed throughout the State. “The Lagrange Democrat will adopt the advance system after January Ist. Dr. Charles E. Sturgis, an eminent physician of F't. Wayxe, died Nov. 25th. ° There has been good sleighing all through the northern portion of the state.

The Good Templars of Hartford threaten to secede from the State organization. .Cock fighting is brisk in New Albany, ;nd first class fowls are active at $3 per ‘head. : :

A defective flue caused -the destruction of a $l,OOO school house in Tippecanoe county. The traps of eight “busted” shows are held as: collateral by the landlords of ‘Wabash. S i

Union City has a Mock Congress, the proceeding of which are ‘regularly reported in the Hagle. o ©

The rector of St. Paul’s Church, in Evapsville, is named Bray. There’s nothing in & name. i

Jefferson Widrey was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol at Auburn lately. ' The “Army of the Cumberland” meets at Indianapolis on the 15th and 16th of next month.

A Vincennes ' salesman kicked a frail woman into the street for coming to the store and dunning him. . Sixteen flat-boats in Switzerland county are waiting for high water in the Ohio, to start for New Orleans. Beven marria%e licenses were issued at Ft. Wayne one forenoon. The Democrat ascribes 1t to the coild‘ weather. Goshen is up in arms against a change of books in the school, and Elkhart is “ditto” on the ‘Cole-Shuey affair. Daniel Winters, of Lodago, ended the ‘winter‘of his discontent, last Friday, by b_lowing bis brains out with arriﬁ:e..f Pere Hyacinthe intends to deliver a lecture in French at Cooper Institute, New York, on the 9th of December. ‘The citizens of Spencer county talk of erecting & monument over the neglected grave of Abraham Lincoln’s mother.

A three.year old daughter of William Wehrs, of Huntington, pulled a coffee-pot off the tghle and scalded herself to death. Mr. John Fried, of Huntington, was recently - roasted oy- the explosion of & coal oil lamp. He died in a few hours. The palients of Dr. Keen, of Attica, had a streak of luck the other day. The doc tor lost bis pill bagsin fording a stream. Frank J. Zimmerman, of the Warsaw Union, was married, on Thursday, the 18th inst., to Miss Lou. M. Wiggins of Warsaw. o ' - Thomas Craiﬁ living at Huntington, attempted to kill himself by cutting his throat a few days ago, but did not succeed. = A grocery and provision store, velonging to John Brannan, at Columbia City, was burned last week. The loss will exceed $3,300. ; S Charles Hutchings, a Washington county pedagogue, is being persecuted and prosecuted for cruelly walloping a six year old pupil. (B ; A citizen of Fort Wayne complains that whenever he says anything a voice ‘in his stomache contradicts it. " He needs ‘a dose of salts. L oy ; The Anderson Herald denounces the local editor of the Martinsville Gazeile as a “soft-headed, pot-gutted fool,” and scorns his advice. Y 1 :

The nominal value of the real and personal property of Lagrange County, on which taxes are assessed; amounts to the sum of $5,062,743. ¢ : The Lafayette Courier announces the location of the Purdue College. Itisto be located between the “present time and the frst of january.” ; Elisha Pritchard and wife nelebrated the 60th anniversary of their marriage, at Cambridge City on the 18th. Their posterity number seventy. 4 An indictment having been found against Lieutenant W. W. Dougherty, for the murder of Joseph Van Horn, "his trial commenced at Kokomo last Monday.

A Mr. Worden, a Universalist preacher of South Bend, wants to debate_ the question of eternal damnation with the .orthodox preachers of the universe—all at jonce. ‘ : Mrs. Pfeifer, of Evansyille, gave her children ' a pistol to play with, to’ keep -them quiet. Ina few minutes Mrs’.e%’. needed something to. keep fer-quiet—the pistol ball striking her in the hand and running up to the elbow. e It don't afford the Evansville Journal any gratification to witness “the contortions ‘of an insignificant fish-worm as it ‘writhes around the instrument on which it ip'*'impaled—twisting itself into nterrogation and exclamation points.” L G Matthews, Es«!r, has purchased the interest of the late John B. Norman in the New Alban{oli.adgvr office, at the rate of fity-four thousand dollars for the entife establishment. Mr. Matthews is now . sole proprietor of the establishment. . Mt, Vernon has a vendetta.” A saloonkeeper nsmed Leunig some years since ‘shot 'and Kkilled Jamhiéfnemi. ' Now - .comes Bob Beard, son ' of James, who lies in smbush for Leunig, and puts a‘bullet: through his hair, plowing a far‘mwj?thejmlp' 3 o 8 ‘.;‘,,:, ;- = %

e €on jress meets on the first Monday in Dﬁi:; - o : Ex-President Johuson will spend the winter in Washington. -~ - The wife of Gen. Custar ‘accompan- 1 ied him on his campaigns. & - James F. Wilson “positively de-. clines” the lowa Senatorship. ru " The late Otis Tufts made $4,000, 000 out of his patent hotel elevators. ' Duamas pere bids fair to live a hundred 'years—not longer, but from his birth. o - The head on the new. coins of Jamaica represent Victoria as . fair, fat, and forty . 3 ‘Hon. Benj. Fitzpatrick, formerly U. S. Senator of Arkansas, died on the 224. o

One hundred years ago it took six months to fix quicksilver to glass; now 40 minutes. b

The Scuth Bend Register is our authority for saying that Schuyler Colfax is in Washington. = e The Legislature of Tennessee have passed a bill forbiding the importation of Chinese into Tennessee.

A Boston iixno-forte factory is said to use the tusk of two elephants every week to supply ivory for the keys.

Absinthe, it is asserted, is drank in New York to an alarming extent, being as regularly sold as wine or ale. The largest crop of cottoun ever produced in the South was in 1860. It uml(:ld in the market at $160,000,000in gold. 4

The heavy iron piersfor the new railroad . bridge over the Missouri at Leavenworth, Kansas, are being put down. S [ :

A first-class parlor and bed-room at the new G‘rw.uci.a Hotel in New York costs $l2O a week, if you don’t eat anything. e i) B Becretary Boutwell denies having taken any steps or even barbored the idea of a resumption of specie payment at present. T ;

A couple of Mormon saints have been lecturing to the Gentiles of Westfield, Vt., aud eight persons were baptised into that faith. %

Philadelphia has an estimated population of 785,000 souls, which makes it the fourth city in regard to size in the civilized world. ;

Mark Twain says that the Sandwhich Island dish of plain dog “is only cherished American sausage with the mystery removed.” '

Vincent Collyer has brought to San Francisco a petition, setting forth that British Columbia is wea.rieg' of English reign, and wants to come to Hail Columbia. ! o e

A young man named Barnett was publicly excommunicated from the Walnut Street Presbyterian church at St. Louis, for extracting money from the weekly colyections. He confessed to having purloined about $l,OOO since last February. . B

Senator Cole, of California, does not want too many Chinese to come over, and he says “‘there is no danger, for they are fond of home ; the distance is too great ; it costs to much ; the means of transportation are limited and the inducements are growing less day by day. ) : The offer of Mr. James Gordon Bennett, Jr., to sail his yacht Dauntless across the Atlantic against Mr. Ashbury’s English yacht Cambria, upon a wager of service of plate worth $50,000 rather startles Mr. Bull. Mr. Ashbury has swaggered a good deal without coming to the scratch; now he can show his mettle.

_ An area of three hundred?acres of land, which now embraces the commercial circle of Louisville, Kentucky, and with the improvements, is.valued at . thirty millions of dollars, is to be sued for by the heirs of the owner in 1783, one John Campbell. Since the charter “of the city in. 1828, the property has g]assed into various hands, and is now held by a large number of pergons, \_ g ;

A terrible affray happened in Johnson county, Arkansas, Yast week, A planter named Johauson had an altercation with three negroes in a cotton field, who attacked him with knifes. Johnson drew a knife and defended himself, killing two of them instantly, and mortally wounding the third.— Johnson. received more than' twentywounds, but will recover. He bears: the reputation of a good, quiet citizen. _ Gen. Sheridan is quite ill at Chicago. We do not pretend to doubt the natare of his ailment—a fever which had ‘its origin in'a cold contracted at the Louisyille reunion, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that little Phil is too convivial in his habits to make an insurance on his life a good investment, except at a high Ere'minni. He hath an apoplectic look, and good eating and drinking aggravate the tendency.—Mirror. e * Tom Allen replies to Mike McCool’s challenge, saying he fought and whipped him twice and was cheated out of the mongy each time and he don’t progose to ‘fﬁht‘ for nothing any more; ut he will fight McCoole for $5OO or $l,OOO a side in ten :days, within fifty miles of Cincinnati, the winner to take the stakes and excursion money. If this proposition is mnot accepted he will &ht any man inthe U niws States, for any amount of money, within fifty miles of Cincinnati, or in Canada, within fifty miles of Detroit, Mich.

On' Wednesday night of last week an incendiary set fire to.a building ia Connersville, Ind., used as the winter unarters of the Forepaugh Menagerie. %y order of the superintendent of the menagrie all of the animals were loosed which act, in the end, proved needless, ‘aB the fire was arrested before much of the. building was burned, A flock of sheep, quartered on' the fair grounds, were set upon,lzlz a lion and several of them killed. The lion also had an encounter with a bull, and after & hard fight, succeeded in killing him. All of tl’l(:l vnl&l :fneilmnl,s. ‘were eventually captured and safely recaged. The damage by the fire was: $4,000." S el and mediutuée&?h progressive. The prosﬂ“ator of Dr. ’i%ﬂy‘ﬁﬂp‘y nmnmrgﬁs 8 Case ol m?‘;h«vhi:'hnhm s g e o Mt rom Dr. R ¥. Plerde, Bufao, K. ¥, S 0

~ ' AUDITOR OF STATE. J. B. 870 LL.—This gentleman who is editor of the Ligonier Banner, is mentioned in connection with the Demoeratic nomination for Auditor of State. . Mr. Stoll is an able man, and has done good service in the cause of Demoecracy. We are inclined to think that his nomination for the position would give general satisfaction, and add strength to our ticket.— Covington Friend. | i :

CANDIDATES.—The next Democratic State Convention for the nomination of candidates for the Democratic State ticket, will be held at Indianapolis, on-the Bth of January next, and it is groper that, in the selection of candidates to fill the various positions, the Democracy should place it nomination good men—Democrats who have been tried, and who have proved themeelves to be entitled to preferment at the hand of their fellow-eiti-zens. Our Democratic exchanges have suggested the names of several gentle-. men who are worthy ofa place upon the State ticket, and so far"as our prefererices go we second the nomination of Mr. J. B. Stoll, 'editor of the Laporte Argus, for Auditor of State. - Mr. Stoll is a talented young man, and would; if elected, fill that position-acceptably, and with credit. to the party. — Winamac Democrat. ' ot

It will be seen by the notices above. copied from the Winamac Democrat and Covington Friend, that the proposition to nominate JOHN B. STOLL, the able editor of the Ligonier Banner, for Auditor of State, meets with favor in other localities than his own district. The Democracy, in forming the State ticket should exercise the greatest care, and bring to bear the calm, best judgment of the representative men of our.party. We not only want honest, capable men, but those who will work, and work prudently, and with energy. We must have those who know how, and wlo will thoroughly organize the Democratic party, ang unite with us the Conservative men of the State.— We feel confident that Mr. STOLL, if nominated, would do and do well his share, of the labor of the canvass, and would add great strength to the ticket. Our friends in other parta of the State, personally unacquainted With him, can rest assured that his Democracy is of the purest kind, and his ability and energy such as will tell in the canvass. As a speaker he is eloquent and forci'ble, dealing in facts and presenting them with great strength. Being a good German scholar and speaker, he would add to our strength among the German population in the State.— With a ticket of such men as JOHN B. SToLL, if ability, purity of private life, energy and activity, susjained by & just cause could bring success in the noxt cauvass, it would be certain. ; Bl et

The Columbia City Post says.:— We know of no. Democrat in Northern. Indiana, orin the State, who is more thoroughly qualified or 'who would command a larger vote, than John B. Stoll, the able editor of the Ligonier Bamner. He is one of the rising young men of our State; one whose _ability all and worth will acknowledge, Count us in, friend Beane, teeth and toe nail, for the nomination of John B. Stoll for Auditor of State: A Sad Mistake. s i From the Reading, Mich., Review, we learn that a Mr. W. R. Noyes was shot and instantly killed by Mr, G. H.. Derr, three miles south of that village. They were both turkey hanting, and each mistook, as it seems, the other: for a turkey, by both using an imple--ment known as-a “turkey caller.”— Both trying to keep concealed, supposing the other a turkey, Mr. Derr got a glimpse of Mr. Noyes under a fallen tree, and not knowing . that he-wa‘P'iﬁ the woods, he supposing him the game, shot him in the left breast. Mr. Noyes only exclaimed “I’m shot,” and expired immediately, .. . o 0 ooc

. The Suez Canal. ; This stupendous work was formally opened - to navigation, wegk before last, and proves a grand suceess. ' Immense crowds, from Europe, Asia.and Africa, were there to witness the inauguration ceremonies, and take pbrt in the festivities. The canal is fifteen feet deep in the most shallow part ; and’a large ifeeb of steamers, ships; &., passed through, bearing kings, queens and nobles, who had come there to énjoy a sight of one of the greates: works the world ever beheld, diivar sardic

Mammoth Hotel Project. Messrs. H. M. Smith, (formerly an editor of -the Chicago Republican,) vobn M. Tra(s% and W. K. Nixon, have pertected plans for the constructjon of a mammoth hotel in Chicago, the work upon which will be commenced next spring. The buildi wiil occupy. the entire block beund g by LaSalle, Clark, Jackson and Qnuincy street, and; will cost one million dollars. It will be called the Pacific Hotel. e B s

The Cincinnati Commercial is sur< prised and . grieved to learn that Sen 4 ator Morton is in favor of k'reducin‘g the tariff duties on sugar, tea and cof< fee, but with these exceptions is giver over to protective- heresy. - 'We shard in the Commereial’s grief, but not itd surprise. Since the Senator’s Rich mond epeech, followed" by the shrie % ing “key-note” from Masonic Hall, and succeeded by his naticinations on the finance question—the pyramid of absurdities cagped by the elimax ' of his attempt to have Congress prescribe law for the government of Indiana legislature—we are no longer astonished at anything ‘the Senator may say or do. While ill ‘health has not impaired the vigor of his intellees, it has to a certain extent unsettled its equipoise. ' Special Treasury Detectives Sal: mon, Dutton and Duavis, traced on from Baltimore to Philadelphia and thence | to Concord and New &ven. a couple of fractional currency counterfeiters, and | there arrested them' on the arrival of)} the morning train_ %ﬁs_ﬁgrdg’y- ' The gave their names aé Bronsonand Taylor. Bronson was arrested by officer” Dutton without resigtance, but Taylor» struck officer Davis, and in return re-: cieved a severe blow over the head and was lmme&'melyhpgd»cnﬁ‘ed.m They were taken back on the afternoon waln i : o A e Sl o . . District | Attorney~ Pierrepont, of New Hampshire, {" _rendered an. opinion in regard to the special tax concerning bankers, in which ‘he re: commends the latter to seitle their accounts with the government, 1 s hdmd s ph i aaeia e B vl AR iy -'{.;."':E\,ﬁg;‘ff

- Read {@e tollowing lelter trom ove o the ol est and ¥lo nwgmmmmﬁ ‘ cityof Thavenports oo oo ' “sl!lll Warrox: Agreeable to my romise to xo’d:wbi‘hoﬁe, 1 write you (hor&b“ on if you see m) a true statement of the good eff,cg. ‘of Ro uk’;;f%omuh Bitters upon myself. I had been troubl ,gitb,indnmgtgr a long time, sttended with severe h e, particu: larly sfter eating, when, fortunately, an old soldier friend came into the store and recommended me to use Roback’s Bitters - I did so, / by taking a small wine glass full just before each; meal, and 10 my great joy I was relieyed at once, and am now well by their use. ‘I would not be without them at any price. I have not: ‘taken any other 'medicine since I commenced using the bitters. And 1 can say, with & cleer conscience, try Roback’s Bitters ; they will do all they are recommended to do, if takeh according to instructions, Yours truly, ATk Sl Frank H. MmLree, - Of theifirm of Biedeback & Miller, wholesale grodirs, Davenport, Towa. - ¢ : Thekniversal cry, ** What shall I buy for . Preaent:“?ﬁ he:t:ié:lpd best by Parké® & Co., 98 lng‘inOO Summer Bt., Boston, who Bgve an immense %’oﬁholidu and usefules i°l"'m' sinds of Fancy Boxes and ] rvitiuf‘ Jesks, G 'iIMA ms il Morohpo, Gilt and Velvet Bindings, res -:r occo Lhop xvl‘xvg Bags, Furnished Reticules, Silver ER Mp ‘are, and cutlery of every description, Wewelry imitations of the latest l:sh! of solidigold, which cannot be dmh‘:gnhh d from the Jeal, &c., and hundreds of the latest and moskinteresting books. Their stock contains . -almofit everything necessary to supply the wanfs and gratify the tastes of everybody, and they'claim ‘that their snferior advantages for 'bu’y‘%g, these goods enable them to sell at very ‘much under the regular prices paid for such articles. They want Agents everywhere, to whom they offer most liberal irducements, We . call attention to their advertisement in another cololm; -0 i 25 ' - 80t4 ! A watch, pair of Blankets, Quilt or Shawl, for one dollar, appears almost impossible, but such may be had, and hundreds of other useful artjf cles, by patro’nizing Gro. A. Puovuer & Co.’s - ““One Dollar Bale.’ . . Their system of doing business has been examined by the anthorities, and a decission rendered from the Internal Revenue Department at ' Washington, dated Nov. 4th, 1868, ‘declaring their - business perfectly fair and legitimate, and- entirely different from the different gift entetrrise& Of course all do not get watches, ete,, for One Dollar, but in every large Club ong of their articles are sold for rOyma Dollat, as an#xtra inducement, abd some member of the clup has the chance of obtaining it. A new featur@ introduced 'by this ente?rising firm, is to pafitheir agents in either cask or merchandise, ané to prepay the express charges. No better oppdriunity can be offered to-either ladies or gedllemen, having leisure time, than to form: cluds for this firm, Read their advertisement in knother column, and send for catalogue. 30t4

- & highly intelligent lug, a resident of Syracuse, says that.she was afflicted nearly a year,: pe ,odieillr; with deran%ment of the circula-. tiga, the blood rushing to the lu::igl,with such for¢e as to thréaten congestion and death, This was attended with the most intense pain in all pafts of the body Failing to obtain reliet from nng physicians whom she emnlogea from time to time, she was induced to try the PLantarTion Brrrers, and to her surprise and joy the{ .q‘avo relieved her, and she 1s now in good health'and flesh. : 4 ‘ MacNorta Wargr—Superior to the best im- . ported German Cologne, and sold at half the- - . - - Houpax PRrEsexTs ¥OR ALL,—can be found at Parkeér & Co’s 98 & 100 Summer Bt., Boston, Mass. To enable every person to provide themselves with handsome and useful hpliday presents, from now until the 20th of January, 1870, these gentlemen will issue large eight-pageé Catalogues of all the newest apd best novelties ‘in such goods as Fancy Boxes, Desks, GloveBoxes, Aibums in Moroceo, Qiit and Velvet Bindings, real -Morocco Shopgis& Bags,. Furnished Reticules, Silver-Plated Ware and Cutlery of all descriptions, the latest st{les of Jewelry in° Gold, Cornelian, Jet, Shell, Etrascan, ‘Carbuncle and Hair, Dry Goods, &c., &c.; and hundredsof the latest and best pl;xbliahed books. 'I:-bey are giving Oxe HuNDRED TIOKETS to every ofe who will become their agent, without charging them ten cents ‘each as heretofore. Read e change 1n theiry Advertisement in' another ' - lumn, and send for catalogue. oAt o TO CONSUMPTIVES. . ' & 'The advertiser, having been restored to health a few weeks, by a very simple remedy, after aving suffered several years with a severe - Yng afféction, and that dread disease Consump‘on—lB anxious to make known to his fellow“ufferers the means of cure. - : 5 ,%To all who desire if, hewill send & cogy of o £le prescription used (free of charge,) with the Nirections for. Preparing and using the same, #hich they will find @ sure Curs. for Consumpgém, Asthma, Bronchitis, etc. The object of the vertiser in sending the Prescription is-to ben--Bfit the afflicted, and spread information which" he conceives to be invaluable; and he hopes évery sufferer will try his remedy, as it will €ost them 'nothing, and may prove a blessing. - Perties wishing the %eucripﬁop will please . address; - Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON, sn3lyl] -Williamsburg, Kings Co., New York. oty eR P B e R R L ' ERRORS OF YOUTH. A gentleman who suffered for years from Nervoug Debility, Prenature Decay,and all the “effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who need it, the receipt and directions for making the simple remedy by which he was cured, Sufferers wishing to profit .by the advertiser’s experience, can do 80. by addreui%g, with x;;erfect - confidence, JOHN B, OGDEN. snlyp] . : No. 42 Cedar Street, New York., ATTENTION | ATTENTIONT] . 'The undérsigned wouid r‘espectfnllg;call the, Kitention of all who & e indebted to them that hey have been entitely too lenient, waiting: from_harvest to harvest for pay—only with disappointment added to disappoictment. ¥ %e are now forced to,say to all who owe ‘us on Accounts or Notes that you have had a bounssiful harvest, and we now expect our. Yny. The stuinous practice of waitiz}g indefinitely for our ay must be abandoned, for we cannot carry on business. with sujbl,ls:"polio( without doing in- - Justice to ourselves as well as to our patrons. We shall accept no excuses ot waiting for better (prices for whesy, elc, ;i §: 0+ i 1 dnv | L We want our lga;z/! and a word ‘fo the wise ought to be suflicient. i Skl e 40 v 8. MIER & CO. ¢ Ligouier, Ind., Sept. 15,69, - :

\ SHERIFF’'S SALE, By virtue of a certified copy of a decree, to me directed from the Clerk’s office’vf the Court of Common Pleas of Noble county, Indiana, in a cause wherein James W. Pearce is plaintiff, and Morris W. Monroe andiAugusta R. - Monroe are defendants, requiring me to make the sum of five hundred and sixty-four dollars and ninety-two cents, with interest on said decree and costs, I will exgo&je at Public Sale, to . the highest bidder, on BSaturday, the 18th day - of December, A, D 1869, between the kours of 10 o’clock A: M. and 4 o’clock . . of said day, at-the door of the Court House of said-Noble county, Indiana, 'the rents and profits, for a term not exceeding seven years, of the follow- : ing described Real; ‘Estate; to-wit: :The nndivided one-fourth of the fo‘llowipgl .described premises in Section twenty-seven [27], in Township_ thirty-five [3s], North of Range eight a[:i ‘East. . BL;Einning at a stake on the west ba of the Elkhart river, North twenty-four and, one-half degrees West, two chains apd. Beventeen links from the centre line of the Pigeon State Road, ‘where the same crosses the west line of said river and rubning’ thence' three . chaing'and. thirty-one links, themce North fifteen links, thence eighty and one-half d}s:’el’ East, one chain and seventy-nine ‘finks, ‘thence ' South to the Pigeon'St.ate,;{Kpgd ‘one chain and sixty-three links, thence along the center line of said Road South seventy-nine and one-half deirees ‘West, four ‘chaing tnsﬂ “twenty-four links to the ‘west 'bank of .aid river, .thence- . along the bank of said river to the place of be-** ginning, all in the county of Noble, in the State of Indispal 0 7ot b ok FETIR A D gm}ch rents and profits will nof sell for a suflicient sum to ‘salisfy said decree, interess and costs, I will, ‘at'ihe same time ‘and P““'J :{e:?“ at‘ Pnb{;c-Sglecstttiie feeili_n_xplg o&?.if ficient to ;fechlrza* indazreo, fmreag;nd s COBES. - Rl S sdAr S REIN A aionss * Baid sale willbe made without any relief whatever from valnation ogpllgiéu. " s . : MOSES KIS 3 Sheriff of Noble County. Besr & KniseLy, Attorneys for Plaintiff; Albion, November 24th; ’69.—Pr. f. $15.00.

: SHERIFF'S SALE. " . By ¥irtue of a certified copy of a décree, to me directed from the bhrk’n%ﬁu of the Court. of Common Pleasof ;Nob%;ﬂms 5 Indisns, in a cause wherein ﬂmm ,‘ plaintiff; + and Thomas Barnett and Christisn R, Bargett are defendants, re%mritzt e to make the sumi'of.sixteen hundre ‘:’ni &emnty da am sixty-seven cents, with interest on said. decres. .., :i)dycoata, I will ex%me at %ﬁg m-jo the.-« highest bidder, on Thursday, the 28d day of December, A. D. 1869 %m_g,t} e hourg of 10 o’clock A. M. and 4 06l ck P. N.'o gi% day, at the door of the Court House of said Noblé county, Indiana, the rents'and "‘F‘roﬁu. for a term not ex'eqedin%:mp years, ol }?:@Ho h&:’iﬁ scribed Real Estate, to-wif¢ Lot number one: hundred and eight in the original plat of the town of Ligonier, ia the.connty of Noble; ini the | g o e IR (rents and ot 3 it e, o a 0 s dare nercl . gosts; 4 | 'BRAME: s place,. :zpoge at Public Sale the fee:sin ﬁmzm Real Estaté, or so' much therdof a 8 miy be 'ﬁ» ficient to discharge said decree, interést" 1 Reid. sald il b ade: o may; relief whatever ffo%'v!'%sgo.n 0%? enien ﬁ‘m s S v B 1200 R B TAMOITATOR (MO ambha. - At b