The National Banner, Volume 4, Number 33, Ligonier, Noble County, 15 December 1869 — Page 1

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POWER PRESS . oW ' PRINTING OFFICE !> . ‘ We would respectfully inform the Merélmnts‘l and Business mgn generally thatwe are now | t prepared-to do all kinds of PLAIN & FANCY PRINTING, n a 8 good etyle and atas low rates as any publishing house in Northern Indiana. e} o - R Michigan South. &N. Ind’a R. R, Ori'and after April 25, 1869, trains will leave Sta-’ tions as follows : : Py GOIIEG EAST: R it : zpress, ail Train, ehicag0.......,.‘.......%ﬁm Bl 800 AL NG SRIRBALE i, o s hvaivacs wRIOB 4400008201 B ! GORRON. i2o b ifnrnnnss DD VY L, 00n IDBOP M, Mi11ergburg........(d0n't5t0p).......... 1:11 ¢ {;égon%r St on a 0 310 0 Lo, s 10500 T 4 awa a......,......(d0n’t5t0p) s ske 1930 PMs Brimfield il i, . 8 Yo davionin 1490110 Kendallvilte | Jov. év. 20388 5 0o e 18T % Arrive at T01ed0.......2:830 A M ........5:06 * GOING WEST: : Fxpress: Mail Irain: TOIGBO . v gasissssponosslßTO A Mav o 00a, 18300 P, W, Kenda11vi11e...........8:45 AM. cviens 4B P M, Brimtteld i i ve iOO - 0 it 0306 ¢ WAWAKR. . « oo fvoonive e Ol TAgomier. vih desssioe 3007 4 Ll 00 8,0 5230 08 Mﬁ]ersburg.-........... . ke ix DOO A Gostteny. ..o L i 810 SRIKBArt i b ine DAI S aia e iOBD 0 Arrive at Chicago.... 9:25 *¢ .......,.8:35 * *Stop 20 minutes for breakfast and supper. Ex{)reas lraves daily ooth ways. Mail Train makesclose connection at Elkhart with trains going East and West. : C. F. HATCH, Gen’l Supt., Chicago. J. JOHNSON, Agent, Ligonier.

; .<9 M.DENNY, Attorney at Law,—Albion, Noble co., Ind’ Will give careful and prompt attention to al business entrusted to his care. s - LUTHER H. GREEN, Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public. LIGOCNIER, - -' - - 'INDIANA, ' Office on Cavin Strcet, over Sack Bro’s. Grocery, opposite Helmer House. . 41-8-ly : D. W. C. DENNY, | Physician and Surgeon,— Ligonier, Ind. Will promptly and faithfully attend to all calls 1n the line of his profession—day or night—iu town or any distance in the conntrg. lgcrsons wishing his serviees at nilght, will find him at his father’s residence, first door east of Meagher &, Chapman’s Hardware Store, where all callg, when abseut, should be left. e na el . B.P. BEEBE, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Conveyn}ncln§ done. Notes collected promptly. Office, opposite the geﬂmer House, over Sack’s : akery, LIGONIER, ~ - -y- -~ INDIANA. May 26th, 1869.—1 y. . L e e e A E. RICHMOND, ) Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer, Cavin street, Ligonier, Indiana. S;laecis'.i attehtion given to conveyundng and collections. Deeds, Bonds aud Mortgages drawn up. and all legal business attended 'to promptly and acenrately. - May 26th, 1868, WM. L. ANDREWS, . ‘Surgeon Dentist. Mitchel’s Bloek, Kendallville. All work warranted. Examinations free. 2-47°

" DR. E. W. KNEPPER, . Belectic Physician & Surgeon,—Ligonier. ~ 'All diseases of the Lungs and. Throat successful.y treated &y-iuhalation. No charges for congultation.’ Office with W, W. Skillen, esq. 1-8 O, wb;mntn, ' 6.;& \An'obnnﬁ;. ; WOQDI&UFF & SON, | ECLECTIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, LIGONIER, - -~ - - - « INDIANA. Will attend promptly all calls from town and country. Office in Drug_Store of Barnett & Co,— Residence north side o%Raﬂroad. 4-11 " DR.P. W. CRUM, ]oo 0 i ' Physician and Surgeon, Ligonier, = = = . Indiana. Office one door south of L. Low & Co’¢ Clothing Store, up stairs. - May 12th, 1869, ~_____.v--_.;_.._.._,._‘.._.__,___..____,..._..—._———a—-———-" - G, W. CARR. ~ W. D, RANDALL. CARR & RANDALL, Physicians and Surgeons, ' LIGONIER, - - - - - = IND, Will.promptly attend all calls intrusted to them. Office on 4th S{., “one door east ef the NATIONAL Baxxer office, i 3-43 — ,_______._.___—-——-—-———-———-——‘——"—‘_“"—_ SAMUEL E. ALVORD, Attorney at Law, Claim Agent, and Notary Publie, Albion, Noble Co., Ind. ° Business in the Courts, Claims of soldiers and heir heirs, Conveyanclni, &c., %rompﬂy and carefully’ attended to. Ac notvledgments, Depositions and Affidayits, taken and certified. EXCEIASIOB LODPGE, NO. 267, / Meets at their Hall on every Saturday evening of ; each week.. k i e;y;r& J ACKSYON, N. (% M. W. COE, Vi G. ~'R.D, KERR, ¢ Nov. 25th, 1868.—tf. : Séeretary.

HELMER HOUSE, A.J. MATTISON, Prop'r, . LIGONIER, - - = INDIANA. This Heuse has been Refitted and Refurnished. ¥ in Wirst Class Style.” . i NEW FIRM AND NEW GOODS i St AT == y WOLFE L.AKE, TINTED. - Notice is hereby given that C. R. Wiley and Samuel Beall have entered into a co-partnership in the Merchandise business, and that they bave just unpacked a lurge stock of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, &c. Call and see for yourself. it ; WILEY & BEALL. " Wolf Lake, Nov. 8, 1869.-27tF 413 J. BITTIKOFFER,i DEALER I¥ 6 WATCHES,; CLOCKS, JEWLRY,SILVER WARE,NOTIONS, Spectacles of every Description, i A &c., &c. &e., &c. Allkinds of work done nﬁ;on the shortest notice and warranted as to durab itg ' Shop in Bowen’s new Brick Block, Kendallville, Indiana, 2-81 1 GIANTS & MILLER, Burgical ‘and Mechanical ‘Dentists, 'LIGONIER, - - INDIANA. B " " Areprepared o 7 todoxnl?ﬁhmx‘ : o . in their line. A B T R g = e TR g - 4 ¥ 84 ' R -1 isfaction ti TR WIOTO vic sy ve: stow their DAt af'l"eref'mﬂybnﬂdmg. Cayinptreows -0 .o o don i & NEW MOVEMENT ! Vi DTR I‘la’mf:,~‘aa§;f,l"s SH ATH I ol s T SR g § g ; : %ﬁ Solomon in new Quarters! subscriber would respect! 11 ahnounce eot o S i by 8. Mige &.Go., purchased a it il i - o i his floe st rated fally ss low as say. other es . Refreshments. at; all hours. - “apm Foixd 010 sbiIedCRERMAR, . « igamiex; Beps; 1040, M‘M‘“Wf@« At el AR P L S w R PR x

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SACK BROTHERS, Bakers & Grocers. Hs Cavin Street, Ligonier, Indunp. el Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, &c., Choice Groceries, Provisions, Yankee Notions, &c¢ The hlthst cash’ price paid fer Conngi Produce May 18, 768-tf. SACK BRO'S. KELLEY HOUSKE, Kendallville, Ind. This is & First-class House, sitnated on Main Street, in the central pgltof the City, making it very convenient for AF ts, Runners, and all other transient men visit n&onr City, to' do business without goinngar from:-the House. - General Stage office for the North and:South. Stadbling for f?ﬁy horses. Livery, deFgel,{%nfi,EY ; . B. + P fetor. G. W. Greex, Clork. e PRODUCE BROKERS. . STRAUS BROTI!BBS Would ireaﬁectfully announce:to their customers and the public in ieneral that they continue to &urchnse PRODUCE at the highest market prices. aving no bn]yer on the streets, farmers Knving %toduce for sale will please call at our office inthe rick Clothing Store, . ¢ Ligonier, April 29, 1869.—tf ——————————————————— A it A ——— S—— F. W.STRAUS. JACOB STRAUS. Exchange and Brokers’ Office, " LIGONIER, IND. f Bl{? and sell Exchange on all principal cities of the United States, and sELL Exchan%e on all princlgal cities of Europe, at -the very lowest rates. They also sell passage tickets, at very lowest figures, to all grlncipal seaports of Europe. 3-betf N. B.—The Y(resent price of passage in steerage from New York to Hamburﬁ. Plsmom.h. London ‘and Cherbourg hae been reduced to only £BO in ‘gold. I \ JOHN B. GOODSELL & CO,, HATS, CAPS, STRAW AND Men’s Furnishing Goods: : 181 WATER STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO. May 27, 68.-Iy. f e ELKHART BOOK BINDERY, i at the office of the . { HERALD OF TRUTH,” BIEHART, - S=l oo RV We take pleasure to inform our friends and the public in gem;ral, that we have established a : Book Bindery, In connection Wwitn our Printing Office, and are now prepared to do all kinds of Binding, such as Books, Pamphlets, Maga- ~ _ zines, Mugic, promptly and : oneeasonable terms. apr. 20th, ’68.-tf JOHN F. FUNK.

GO AND SEE GOTSCH & BECKMAN’S LE e NBW— i ‘ JEWELR . STORE, Main Street, Kendallville, Ind. They have just received the finest assortment and latest styles of g JEWELRY, j 7 SILVERWARE, E : CLOCKS, ETC., Also the best American Watches. Only - ¢)me and see them, e All fine work done and satisfaction guaranteed. Shop onosite Miller’s new block. . Kendallville, Ind., June 26th, "67. tr. BAKERY AND RESTAURANT 4 5 BY T B. HAYNES, Opposite the Post Office, Ligonier, Ind. My Bakery will be supplied at all times with frg’sh Biscuits, Bread, - ‘ Pies, : Cakes, : i Crackers, ' .&, &c, Wedding parties, pic-nics and private parties will be furnished with an{lt‘hin'g, in the pastry line, on short notice. and in the wery latest style, on reasonable terms. Oysters and warm meals tarnished at all hours. ‘Charges reasonable. Farmers will find this & good place to satisfy the ‘“‘inner . man,” _ : Jan'y 6, 169.~tf PHOT OGRAPHIC. H. R. CORNELL, Having phrchased the PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS, Lately occupied by J. F. Clhristman, respectfully announces to the 'public that he is prepared to take Fakinadl e ’ Any one’s Phiz; S 0 Ewet it s, U In elery size and style of the Photograph: ic art, from minjatures in rings to large sizes for froming: . 3 o Particular Attention Paid to copying old daguerrotypes and ambrotypes into cards or enlarging. Work warranted in all cases satisfactory: ~Ligonier, Ind., May 3d, 3866. sy

FANNING MILLS! The undersigne}i is now prepared tosellJ. | J. BRADNES’ Celebrated Patent 2 ~ Separating Fanning Mill -~ lothe Counties of Allen, Noble, Steuben, La. Grange, Whitley, Kosciusko, Elkhart and DeKalb. They have been manufactured by Mr. P, D. StuxviLLe, — a workman of twenty-five {'ears' expeérience — from the best seasoned umber. . i This Celebrated Mill isthe gt ang on \.s ; 5 Best Separator fn the World ! Having a separator attached which divides the different kinds of grain, clover and grass seeds ina perfect manner; also a bagger, which fills the bags as fast as the grain 18 cleaned, thus saving the expense of at least two hands, %, . ALSO:— A large assortment of BSieves, Screens, &c., kept constantly on hand. S - LEVI DILLER," . .+ Meriam, Noble, cotinty, Indiana. . Orders may be addressed to P. D. SHInvILLE, Agent,[Ligonier, Ind. DR e NARE (218 HT g . i & ¥ S " vl - - HIGGINBOTHAM & SON, -

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LIGONIER, IND., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1569.

: : For the Banner. el o IR IR B R i BY MISS MANDA LEVERING. ; : Softly, soft] . y o'er hill and dale The begutiful snow comesdown, [ « ° And spreads a spotless bridal veil, . - - O’er plain and mountain crown. See the flakes so airy—pure, - . As they half inr dalliance fall, To hide in beauty fair—secare, - ‘Sombre hueée of A&mmn’a pall. j Tender thoughts of Him who sends : J Down to oar mundane sphere, v His messengers in all that blends With the burial of the year. s Ah! Winter, our hearts throbbed anew While dreaming of treasures in store, As mem’ry vividly brought to our view - Thy dear old charms of yore. Now, since thy footsteps we trace ; On all that speaks of the past, We turn to greet thy welcome face As‘when we saw thee last. Within thy crown the sparkling gem = - Is set in the cold pure air, i And gay frost-work, thy diadem, ] The rough, bleak days have wove with care. The tears of the dysing year.are shed "Round thy pathway chill; : 7 The flowers and birds have sadly fled . From the forests drear and still. ! But oh! again the glowing grate 2 Beams cheerfully onall, . 1 And sweetest joys stand robed in state . | In many a brilliant hall. 3 ! Our spirits grow stronger and brave, i Our youthful hearts beat warm, : As we tread above the reasons’ grave, . That ugheéred in thy storms. : For well we knowsthé love-lit home ‘ Its charms around us fling, Theri, old winter, you’re welcome, come 5 Thou stern and stormy king,

The Bridal Handkerchief. ‘We ali prepared to go to the wed-. ding. I was going, father was going, the gals was going, and we was going to take the baby. But come to dress the baby, I could not find the little shirt. I'd laid a clean one out of the drawer a purpose ; I knew where I'd put it, but come to look forit, it was gone. : : “@irls, for mercy’s sake,” says I, “has any of you seen that baby’s shiptl”. i | < Of course, none-of ’em had seen it, and I looked again; but it wasn’t nowhere to be found. | ‘ L “It’s the strangest. thing in all nature,” says I; .“here I had a shirt in my hand not more’n ten minutes: ago, and now its gone, nobody knows: where | Gals,” said I, “dolook 'round, can’t,_ ye rg.n ; : . But fretting and fuming wouldn’t. find it, so I went ‘to the burédun and fished up another shirt; and put it-onto the baby, and at last we were ready for mstart.: et o o°§ ] Father had barnessed up the double team, and the gals were having a good time going to see Mary Ann married ;* but somehow I couldn’t get over that baby’s shirt. ’'T'want.-so much the shirt, but to have anything sperrited away right from under my face and eyes, 'twas too provoking, especially a Baby’s shirt on going to a wedding, ‘twas awful to think of the consequen:. ceg. : ' il g

“What be: you thinking about, mamma,”’ says So?hrouia; «“What makes you so sober?”’ per x “I .am 'pestered to death thinking about that baby’s shirt,” says I. One of you must a took it; I'm sartin,” says I. — : : “Now ma,” says Sophronia—says ghe, “you needn’t say that.” ' And, as I had laid it onto ’em a good many times, they were beginning to get vexed, and so we had it back and forth all about the baby’s shirt, till we got to the wedding. . e Seeing: comp’ny: kind o’ put it out of my mind,-and liwas getting good natured again, though I couldn’t help saying to myself, every few minutes, what could have become of that baby’s ghirt ? . till they stdod ‘up to get married, and I forgot all about, it. Mary ‘Ann’ was a real modest créeature, and ‘was more'n half frightened” to death, when she came into the room with Stephen, and the minister told ’em’to jine hands. She fast gavée her left hand to Stephen.” ~~ - " 1 -“Your other hand,” says the minis: ter, and poor Steve, he was go bash-, ful, too, he didn’t: know: what. he was about ;- he thought ’twas his mistake, go he gave-her his'left-hand. obo t o " That wouldn’t do ‘anyway, ‘but by’ this time they didn’t know what'they" was about, and she jined her left hand with his' left, ‘then his “left with ‘her’ right, then both their left hands again, tiﬁ‘ I was all in a fidget,"and thought they never would get fixed. = . . Mary Ann was as red as a turkey ; and to make matters, wuss. :she began to..conph— to- turn it offy I &’pose =, and called for & glass of water; - >/ ' “The ministet' had' just been drinking and the tumbler stood right there. -1 was 8o marvous;and) in-such a hurry:to see it all’ over with, that I ketched np thé ‘tumbler and run’ with® it to'her; ‘for I"thought to goodness' she wis Boing fo faint, ' She underVR JRDR. i s sol I do not know how it happened, but tlw‘tthler ﬂigpedsand; :gracinuﬁ me!, if; between us: both; we didn't spill the water all over her¢ollar and sleeve. '

- 1 was dreadfully frustrated, ‘for it looked as ' though 'twas all my- faalt, and-the first ‘thing T-did: was -to out with’my ‘handkérchief ‘and give it to' her. : i 2 5 T'..“- ‘,'i.; i Tt was nicély 'déne'up. She'took it and shook it out. ; The folks had. held it pretty well up to.this time, but: then, such a giggle and laugh as'there was, I didn’t: know whathad ' given them such; a'start till ' I looked and see, I’d' give her that baby's ‘shirt § 7 <lO7 o 7 “'(Here''Mrs. Jones, who i f,gf".bi%: fleshy woman, undulated and shook like ‘a mighty jelly; with-mirth ; ‘and it was' some' tihe befors ;.;sitfg eould pro ceed with her narrativg). . . .o 1 4 Why,”! ,Awminues\:@%e, -while, tears of mieth tan: down her eheeks, #I had: tacked it into dy&%ﬂﬁ instead of & handkerchief.> Tht comes of beLgt 8B AN | ’:Axnd“Mm@#“gfu ﬂ b"’%ﬁh’ﬁh’ﬁ‘ \ Sy my‘ Mﬁaﬁ er thgugm goy of iA6 ngm 8810 .th W‘: old lady,, I“and it tarned outthe gay(estwedding I ever itended, and in ing sl nocded that hyby’s itk now.” b LA SR IE WO eBB DD

| . THE STATE OFFICES, A noticeable facg in the politics of Indiana is found in the remarkable unanimity with which each succeeding. convention selects candidates from the southern and central parts of the State. So long has this rule been followed by Democratic conventions, that ‘the people have learned to look only to the southern . portion. of ‘the state ‘ for the proper material to compose a ticket.. The idea of bringing forward a candidate for public place who lives -north of the National road, has seldom entered the mindof a Northern Indiana Democrat, and if -a gentleman could be found with ambitious motives sufficient to. warrant hia friends in bringing out his name, it has been done with so many scruples of doubt, as to whether his claims would be recognized, ‘that his competitors - found him weak in his support and nnorganized in the convention ; hence quite the reverse of a- formidable - rival — There is a lesson in all this that will | proﬁit the Democracy to consider.— That our statement of the. easeJs com"paratively true all must admit, and in” -making the admission, the reason for ~such a state of affairs will readily unfold liteelf, b i

Owing to the “earlier settlement of the southern portion of the state, and the inevitable tendency toward the concentration of wealth in the. hands of the few, the Southern Counties have developed a large number of men of comparative leisure. These gentlemen’ find the study of politics congenial, and having but few business cares they are enabled to devote a large proportion of time to the furtheranee of laudable ambitions motives. = All this is natural, but ‘whether it is just or not is veiled in some degree of doubt, and may'be fairly considered & debatable question. tal o : The northern patt of the state is comparatively young and poor. QOur public men are necessarily compelled to.devote-all their energies to the prosecution’ of professional and business enterprises ; hence they have no time to study the secret workings of the initiated politician, and in convention, the amateur iz arrayed against the professional with ‘the usual certainty of defeat., i : In most-southern counties the Democracy is largely in the majority ; holding ‘the county offices, and dispensing public patronage, gives them a power and prestige that few counties in the north possess. Small offices may be-regarded as hus the stepping stones to larger ones, and the officials who are backed by heavy majorities naturally turn their eyes towards the ascending rounds of the political ladder. Position gives them influence, and their upward pathway is thus cleared of the thorns and bram-. bles that: beset: their less fortunate neighbors, . .. ;7. el . Notwithstanding the legion of difficulties with which. we of the north have to contend, and the few encouragements which we receive, the strongest battles in the State are fought on this,'the enemy’s ground. A -+ The vote ot the Fall of 1868 will show that here the contest waxed the: hottest, and here the Democrats gained: the heaviest. Much of this showing is attributable to the fact that, for the first time in long years, we were granted a fair representation on the State ticket. This lesson should not be forgotten by any who hope for success in the coming campaign. A ljberal and broad platform ;. live men for nominees, and a judicious and equitable distribution of our candidates, will surely secure to us a great and gloriQU VIGROPSS 0 el ik ' The coming fight will be a _gigantic gtruggle in the interests of the common people..: With thé above elements combined we shall not fear the result ; but' unless the. claims of the. northmeet with some favor; and this section is offered some incentive for hard work, we shall enter the contest with doubt and ';xn'isg'igj:nﬁs; - Whatever the result may bé we shall be found in the thickestof the fight, and ready to remew the battle'as long 'as there 'is 'a shot left'in’ the “lockerl. We believe “the rabbit is in'the north end of the log,’* and we-ask the opportunity of effecting his capture. ; iadiEalE !

‘We do not speak of these matters because ‘our associate will be a candidate before the Bth of January Convéntion, but because they are our earnest ‘convictions; ‘and we: strongly degire to'see our party again trinmphant:: We truat that the delegates to onr con:: vention will look mere-to the interests of the warious.sections than has usually been. the, case,—Laporte. drgus. . .

A Singnlar Mode of Telling the Hour. . An exchange -gives the following singnlar method of telling the. time of day or night, which we copy for the benefit of those who wish to try. the’ experiment : G e ‘ “Seat yourself at aitable.. Attach a piece of metal .(aay -2 shilling).to:-a thread. . Having placed, your ‘elbow on the table, held the thread between. the thumb and_forefinger, .and- allow, the shilling to Lang in the centre of a glags tumbler. The pulie will immediately 'cause ‘the shilling to vibrate lik¢ ‘a “penduluni, and’ the vibrations will inereasé until the shilling strikes’ the sidesvof ‘the glass; and supposing the, time of the ~experiment | to'be ‘at the hour:of 7 or half past 7, the pendulum. will ptrike the glass seven times and; then lose. its. momentum ;and return to_the centre; if you hold the, thread a sufficient length of time_ the effect will be repeated ; but not until a sufficiént time has elapsed to' convince you that:the experiment:is:com-' lete.. We. need .not, add: that the tim&i ad must, be held, with a steady, hapd 93&%&5&.&?& vibrating ‘motion would, be counterasted, At whatever Bour of ‘the day or. night the experiment is made, the cointidence 'v&i{)l be eﬁb m::*: P xf‘i FHIET OAhte oam st Wifty thousand dollari has beeri ‘do‘nated ‘by-a wealthy New Yorker for'a Vigilance: Gothmittes to' rid' that eity | Of‘ibiqvﬂglﬂimmu.; ~Fifty thouns- | m&i&ﬂmwm‘%r pay. the ferriage | ?;%}kx:m theives over.to New | mey' o bty foa

. 9HE ONLY FEMALE MASON. g e land. , sk . The Hon. Elizabeth St. Leger was the only female who was ever - initiated into the mystery of Freemasonry. She had two degrees—the first and second—conferred on her. As it may. be interesting to the general reader, we give the story as ‘to how Miss St. Leger obtained this honor, premising that the information comes from the best of sources. Lord Doneraile, Miss St. Leger’s father, a very zealous Mason, held a warrant and occagionally opened lodge at- Doneraile House, his sons and intimate friends assisting ; and it is sdid that never were Masonic duties more rigorously performed than by the brethren of 150, the number of their warrant. '

. It appears that previous to the initiation of a gertelman |in the Ist degree of Masonry, Miss St. Leger, who was a young girl, happened to be in an apartment adjsining the room generally used as a Jodge room, but whether the young lady was there by design or merely accident ‘'we cannot confidently state. The room at that time was undergoing some alteration; among other things the wall was consideraﬁ)]y reduced in one part, for the purpose of making a" saloon. The young lady having heard the voices of Freemasons, and being incited by the curiogity natural to all to see this mystery, so long and so secretly locked up from the public view, had the courage to pick a brick from the wall with her scissors, and thus witness the first two steps of the ceremony. Curiosity gratified, fear at once took posgession 'of her mind, and those who understand this passage, well know what the feelings of any person must be who could unlawfully behold that ceremony ; let them judge what were the feelings of a young girl -under such ¢éxtraordinary circumstances.— There was no mode of ‘escape except through the room where the concluding part of the second step was still being solemnized at the far end, and the room a very large one. Miss St. Leger had courage enough to attempt to escape that way, and with light but trembling steps glided along wunobgerved, laid her hand on the door and opened it, but before her to her dismay, stood a grim tyler with his long sword unsheathed; skl s

- A shriek that pierced thiough the apartment alarmed the ‘members who all - rushing to the door, and finding that Miss St. Leger had been .in the room’during the ceremony, resolved it is said, in the paroxysm of -their rage, to put tME fair spectatress to death; but at the moving and earnest supplication of her youngest brother, her life was spared, on condition of going through the two remaining steps of the solemn ceremony she bad unlawfully witnessed. This she congented to, and they conducted the beautiful and terrified young lady through those trials which are sometimes more than enough for magculine resolution, little thinking that they were taking into the bosom of their craft a member that would reflect a lustre on the annals of

Masonry.| Yol e Miss St.'Leger was”cousin to Gen. Anthony St.'Leger, who instituted the interesting race, and celebrated Doncaster St. Leger stakes. Eventunally she married Richard Aldworth, Eeq., of Newmarket, a member of a'highly honorable and ancient family. Whenever a benefit was given at any of the theatres in Dublin or Cork for the Masonic Female Orphan Asylum, Mrs. Aldworth walked at the head of the Freemasons, with her apron and other ingignia’ of Freemasonry, and 'sat in the front row-of the stage box, ' The housé was always crowded on. these occasions. The: portrait of this estimable woman is in, the lodge-room of. almost every lodge in Ireland.—New York. Era. . : o — il E—- - A Beautiful Comparison, g «Rev. T\ DeWitt ‘Talmage; now of Brooklyn, closed a sermon as follows : Seated at the country fireside, the other day, I saw the fire kindle, blaze, and go out, and I gathered up from the hearth enpugh for many reflections. Our mortal life is just like the fire on that hearth. We put on the fresh fagots, and the flames bursts through, and ‘up, and ont, gay of sparkle, gay of flash, gay of crackle—emblems of boyhood. - Thenthe fire reddens into coald. 'The heat is fiercer and the’ more it is stirred the miore it reddéens; With sweep of flame it clears s waytill: the heart. glows with: intensity—emhlem of full manhood. ; Then comes. a whiteness to. the eoals,; The heat, lessens. The flickering shadows have. died along the walls. The fagos. drop apart. The household hoyer over the expiring embers. The last breath of s;ﬁbk‘eghaé been' lost in the' chimney.” Fire is'out. * 'Shovel up the’ white remaing—Aghesil: il 10 aol

Batiifae i Can’t Afford Xt.: o 0 an [ ~+The Eiie Republican has spen’ thé man who couldn’t afford to take:a paper.:: It gives.the history asifollows: i/ = 10 “There, are..men: who-don’t -take s paper, because they can'’t afford it — they ‘ are too' paor—they Tequire all their money to'keep ‘up their tamily expenses ‘thése hard: times.”“"We met one ‘of these“the ' other, day; and «we said- to him he ought' to haxe the Republican. . ‘Well, really; said be, ‘I would if I could afford it.— Would “like’ to obligé” you'; but things are 80 teriibly! tight just mow that ‘;t-"ii' hard to.mike both endsimeet.” Wedid: not, press the matter: upoa; our. ‘nerd: up’ friend, but kﬂowing‘hls_h_ﬂbits, we made the following calculations, based on that kriowledge: Two glasses of ale a day ‘at ten cents, $7B ;- three ‘cigars, one after each meal, $109:50;; -board of a big dog, s3o—all in one year, two hundred an twelve dollars and fifty ‘cents; sufficient to buy'six barrels of floar, ‘one barrel of sagar, ‘one sick: of coffee, one good cout, a respectable dress, a frock. for the babyy and a half dozen pair of shoes, and all t@% daily papers in the Qi&y.fo"'s‘gge'éio,thjng;o' books, magasings; etc. - Yot see the point —tlie man couldn’t afford’ it, and'there are thousands just, like him: for'the jsame '1'6380!1.” jvalte Fee owp G 08ty Gid 57/‘3?':,.&5;; : i -v — A“*‘ “"—V N » row ' Johnand:Jane are not ‘married, "after il forhongin Jakin wioobdy e tocond - not. w o Ipnss oide oienpi 9 el

| | THESTATE CONVENTION. . | What Course the Demoerats Should ¢ ’ Puarsue—Sound Sense, g Rockrorr, Inp., Nov. 30th, 1869. } Editor Euama{lk Courier : i | .' Man is'naturally a combative being, I and however effectively, penitence and L-policy may suggest the impropriety of ‘our éngaging in‘the dissensions of the human family, it often becomes neces-_‘eax‘-i-é—-and Ithink it is now necessary —that we should boldly define our positions and purpoge ot the: democracy to act in the matter of ‘the *little unpleasantness” existing among some of the democrats|at the capital, and which miay, to ‘some extent, disturb the harmony of our approaching convention, | if not met and crushed, by such an | expression of our thoughts as will ef- | fectually deter some of the ambitious gentlemen from carrying out their long cherished -projects. And right here will take pleasure in saying, and 1 believe T will be sustained by the outgpoken voice of every democrat who desires the snccess of his party, that | the course of the Sentinel recognized ' as the state organ, in using its columns in the matter, is not only unwise: but radically wrong. The private opinion and fellings of the editor are democratically his own, and entitled to a fair hearing and weight in their prop--er place, but he should know and be made to understand that in reflecting on the political conduct of such men .as Love, McDonald, Talbott and Hord, he can receive the approbation of but few of his readers, though he -should {be right. | o '

I think I can safely assume from my best information that the animousof certain pdrties is to annoy, or defeat Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks héreafter, and further, that the motives are purely personal. Many reasons might be given why I arrived at this conclusion; but.the principal oneis that the political record of that eminent statesman, has been so uniformly consistent that even his oppponents dare not question it. | The manner in which the resolution endorsing Hon. George H. Pendleton was originated and rushed through our last state convention against the honest sentiment of seventenths of the delegates present, and subsequent action of the same parties at'the national convention, when they had more than carried out the instructions of their state—conduct which surprised and astonished the delegates of other states, who were gallantly pressing the names of their favorites, while Indiana was divided on her own noble son, which probably did more to.defeat Mr. Hendricks than anything else.— All “accounts for the milk in the cocoa nut’” One would have thoughtthat the thunder that rattled about the head of Lafe Devlin from the unanimous democratic press of thé state, in reply to his late attack upon Hon. J. E. MecDonald, would have silenced him ‘and his co-workers, Bright, Turner, etc., but it seems not ; and I think ‘the on: ly and the best thing we can do ig to speak’ boldly and aet decisively. If they want a little notoriéty, if it gratifies their pride to station themselves in: the rear part of the hall, and yell “pr. President” by: the hour to.secure the. admiration of the innocent, rural delegates, we certainly should have no objection. But we do. object, most seriously, to their using the state organ to influence the masses against many of the most eminent democrats of the State; and also to their coming into the state convention—met to nominate good men and enunciate good principles—to disorganize its proceedings with their personal grievances. The democratic party ounght . ear-’ nestly to discuss its policy in the man-; agement of the next campaign, for I believe our prospects were never so bright as now, if weonly do right and then do our duty. The change in the election law ; the probable passage of the fifteenth dmen’gment ; the depressed condition of our monetary affairs; and the certain never failing visit of the tax-gatherer, and one thousand other reasons why the republican party should be hurled from power, will. give the democracy a splendid victory. Let us not be imprudent—aetion raises up an obstacle. to our own success. Bl IR O e : oo 4 HIGH PRIVATE.. . Supreme Court of Indiana. ; " Once this tribunal was an honor to the: Btate, and .we might say to the United States. Its decisions were respected and quoted in every State, It has so degeneeated, both in dignity and talent, tﬁi& our circuit - judges. quote its recent décisions with a sneer, and qualify by say. ing to jurors, “‘such is the law as decided by our Supreme Court. . Upon what prin- - ciple such a decision is. made, wé confess ourinability [to apprehend. ‘lt is in vi: olation iof all ielementﬁry;&deasf and every princinle afeoand logielco Adik oot uncommon to hear our old lawyers say. “that the Supreme Court is a_disgrace to the Stute; that' it’hds become \s?%éré‘pdg; ak nehiah. It Shate o Tk tﬂ ﬁre ll'e-'” vAMS A LEM 0”e 4 LrQ S sion, fii\ai!gg %ﬁ%ﬂd&%ﬂ%wﬂmﬁé gentlemcen, learned in' the law, and of abilities'that {}nik with those of any other I State in the Union, with'political affini; ties diverse, but none of them bellowing fanatics.. Let the;.,?&gblimﬂljglect twd of their best mep,.and the demacrats do likowise, mtj‘tlhm names on,B,joint tick - et and elect, them. . %u%l{ ,&ﬁﬁom;-qoql. néver Béodmal a ‘political tribunal ,an% _thus shut out from politics, its decisions’ would‘be in’ aﬁd@ﬁﬂ‘:ﬁﬁéti&f ‘and | rixbt:izmd;ﬂg:% would ' command the respect of the world. Is it M)ﬁ;l@fm} JACLS Splat gy periati i ee N ‘rat Ny ‘act ¥ IO o e 9 (3,::»& A 3 f ,;.Enmtbeo%gdsn; we "ﬁﬁ‘l’“"“‘m‘ﬁ : in our part of the State Ben: Claypool, Esq., of%on i er‘svil‘lem,ﬁis kmt«gl‘rri:il;‘;\s 8 well trained .j.ndigisl?‘rrﬁ‘igh@:enf excellent Togician, and, on the bench would not permit iparty -prejudiee; ‘or ‘demunds fo" .influence his judgment. He is of that ‘kind of old - fogies. who feel proud of , tl_Ag},ﬂ_":,; a }ﬂ.ﬂ; n_ torepreseit ‘ot ofc found a one and.the - same porson+- Rushoills Uabheonian. ' j T dumsete Fet cony g convention to favor an adjournmeiit tilf Iy e Sook e o

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. THE FINANCIAL QUESTION. | -y Sl o T diton - Resumption of Specie Payment—What : its Effect Would be. = ' ° - There isa very loud and strong dé wmand. heard in certain: quarters for the resumption of specie payment, which possesses a significance and characteristics that warrant a clo-e inspéction, Two distinguishing characteristics of it are, first: That it comes from those who at one time were the most violent and menacing champions of the very debased legal tenders which they are weary of. They led the compulsory and irresistible measures that substituted for specie the identical currency which they now want ' reconverted -into specie. Second: The demand comes from those interests. that hold the bulk of the legal ténders ‘twenty per cent. below par, which they desire to be redeemed in gold at par. This is perfectly explicable. These holders of the debased paper would in one moment, by the simple act of resumption, have twenty per cent. added to the amounts of money they hold, without any effort of their own, and solely by the gracious favor of the government, Of course, this twenty per cent. addition would be made at the expense of some other interest, tor it is impossible to give to one without taking from another; but, in this case, the receivers would be content with the gift, without concern ing themselves about the inconvenience and cost it would occasion. The loss would fall on those: who. hold. the smallest. amounts of greenbacks — that is, on creditors; for it would instantly add .twenty per cent. to the debts they owe.. The total amount of debts in the United States it is impossible to even approximately estimase; but it is enormous —ligt less probably than. five thousand million dollars, and includes the Nationdl debt, the State, county, city, and railroad fanded debts, and an immense aggregate of personal debts in-the shape of deeds of trust and land mortgages, which cover three-fourths of the farms in' the West and South, . The bulk of this enormous. debt was contm'ptad when ‘green--backs, instead of being 20 per cént. below -par, a 8 now,. were 40 or 50 per cent. be: low par, so that to Tesume specie payment, in the present attitude of affairs, would, in truth, nearly .double this great aggregate of debt. - A farmer ‘who borrowed two thousand dollars in greenbacks, to pay for bis land’ in 1864, when gold stood at 200, and-gave a long mortgage on bis ifarm to secure his: notes, would have to pay two thousand dollars in gold, to ‘extiuguish a debt Whieh at the time it was contracted was worth only one thousand dollars in gold: |ln ‘this case, the debtor would lose. one thousand dollars, by no fault of his own, and the creditor would gain over and above his interest one thousand dollars, by no merit of his own. 'The sole agencyin the injustice \would be an arbitrary government which forced the debtor to receive debased paper in 1860, ‘and to pay sterling in gold -in 1869. Such instances as this pne would be myriad, and perhaps we are fally within the limits of truth when we say that the full ultimate effect of a resumption of .specie payment which forced debtors to pay all :their debts in goid, dollar for ‘dollar,! would’ be the arbitrary transfer of twenty-five hundred - million dollars trom_the debtor class to the ecreditor The contemplation of 'such an enormous injustice suggests two questions :— ‘First: Could the debtor "class (compris ing at least eight-tenths 'of the.whole people) endure it? . Second : . Could the government afford to be the author of it ? ~'Weare not'making an argument against specie, nor against specie resumption.— The sterling and inimitable value of gold and silver as money, -and the incomputa'ble evils of an irredeemable paper currency, such as we have now, its utter worthlessness as a stable measure of values, andits inexorable tendency to make creditors continually richer, and'aril";l'se continually poorer, are facts too lamentably illus: trated in the/ history of the last eightyears to be denied, or even donbted. The substitution of gold and gilver as a measure of values for tne present-irredeemable paper, is one of the great needs of the country. But ' it:dees not' follow, there“fore, that we. sheuld resume specie pay: ment to morrow, or next January, or next July, without a complete and fair under'standing of what its effects on' contracts are to ge.’ If the tremendous task of" making greenbacks .equal to gold is to be imposed on the backs of- the debtor class of the people —if the step is to mean an exaggeration of all public, corporate, and private debts by 20,50, or 160 per cent., it needs but an'ordinary com-; prehension to. é)ermive.‘;;hgt_ the . result. would be unendurably oppressiye, forit. would ' make the smatl creditor class 50 per cent: richer, and thelarge debtor class 40 per cent. poorer than they are now. . '

¢ And yet this seems to be the very ob-: ject that Mr. Secretary Boutwell and his party ‘are aiming at. ' Mr. Boutwell boasts ' that he has'elevated the value of greenbacks 15'per-cént, ”since he came into office, and so he has. - But what does the fact really mean? Simply that :Mr. Boutwell ‘has added 15 per ‘cent. to ‘every debt. that ted: in. the country: at, the time. he @fine into -office.: And -every time h tkes a new reduction in the pricc of gdld by the contraction of currency, he 'makes another addition;to debts. . It is sdid that when he! resunies specie’, payment, as . he. desires. to do, greenbacks will rise anether 15 per cent. and-stand at par. . This means that he will have added 30 per cént. toall debts existing on the 4th of March last. The Eastern interests which hold threc-fourths. of the bonds, mortgages, notes, and other evidences, of debtin the country, will, ‘no, doubt, be deﬁﬁ?t.ed,.and grateful to Mr. Boutwell for his: gratuitous contri-, bution of a third to their wealth; but how, ‘Western: and, Southern debtors will, ‘regard the addition of a third to their, debts, i 3, a question whose, answgr. will -not be so agreeable to the Secretafy. .- Before the clamor for s resumgtion of _specie payment goes- any: furtherd thereforce, ard before Mr. Boutwell flly resolves, ‘ot his own. authority, (& . force, -matters to the point of a paymert of all - demands and debts in ' coin, the dountry has i right to know how it is t%, ‘effect _existing contracts, and what infldence it is to have on debts. If bonds, deeds of trust, ‘mortgages, and notes of hahd, da‘ ed hetween 1861 and 1869’ are to be re: - duced to an average gold value, ‘and then paid in coin, it will require an act of Congress or an empbatic decision:of the Suppeme Court to say so. Until such’ ,ﬂnr.‘_Mfis ,pﬁﬂe&d.' or such a decision is _given, Mr. Boutwell's persistent and succesful effrts t fnrease the debte which _people owe, by the contraction of the etrrency, and the reduction of Western | Shge VD e RSs st " o l V ‘s{! 'yi‘ f‘Qfg l‘ﬂ ,!" .A.,:Pg mio'l"»* ¥ ’F ﬁ?f‘w%fow@ﬂem, M PP S an . Henry Ward Beecher's inoosie has been sO. groesly’ exaggeratéd’'that on of his M‘*&w st thilt, “astaimatterof fact; althoughy it is noo, | Afer'thi wak b sdlafy o te stored to the oldistattal e o) i 100 s SN R B e S RN e } ” ':,.‘ ¥ q' fg o A by

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~ TAX SALES, = Impertant Opinion of Attorney Gens eral Williamson, e ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, | fias December 2, 1869. § John D. Evans, Esq., Auditor of State : DEeAR S1r:;—I acknowledge the receipt of your nete of the 20th ultimo, with that of Mr. Gray, Auditor of Howard: county, submitting for my consideration and opinion the following questions : ’ First—ls the sale of land for taxes illegal, when the owner of the land is also the owner of personal property held within the county? . . bk gy - Second--Is it necessary, under such a state of facts, to publish; the: land as delinquent ? iy . . The statute proves that the lien for ali taxes of State, couaty, school, road or township purposes, shall' attach on all real estate held by ' the tax-payer, on the Ist day of January, annually; and such lien shall be perpetual. : e - The :statute does not fix the time at which the lien on personal property attaches, but the courts have decided that as between the State and the owner at the time'of the assessment it commences as_soon as the duplicate is issued to the Treasurer. - t ;

It is the policy of the statute to resort to the land itself, only when attaches remedies fail to enforce a satisfaction of the tax. . ! e ‘The personal property of a tax-payer is'the primary fund out of which all the ‘taxes assessed against him upon poll, personal and real estate are to be collected so long as he may be found in the county.— And it may, under certain statutory restrictions, be followed into other counties of the State. =But when the Treasurer has’ exhausted his remedies against the personal effects of the tax-payer by the levy and sile of the same, or by demand and careful search for such property, and return of “no property found” whereon to ‘make satisfaction of the tax, then in such case the Jand of the tax-payer, aﬁds'mwr resort, may be advertised and sold for the satisfaction of the delinquent tax. The power of the officer is limited to the remedies prescribed by the statute. . The remedies prescribed, and the order in which ‘they are directed to be used or enforced, are prerequisites,’and must be as strictly complied with as any other ‘requirements of the law ; and this order and technical regard for the statute must be observed from the beginning to the end of the proceeding. Any change or substitution in the order thus prescribed will render the ‘sale illegal and void. -~ . i

* The officer entrusted with the collection'of taxes, and the power of sale, exercises a naked statutory and special authority, depending upon the letter of the law for its suport and he must act in - strict “conformity with the law from whence ‘his power is, derived, and the purchaser is bound to enquire whether he has so. acted. -0 ) ko - The disposition of the personal of ‘the tax:payer being a prerequisite to the sale of the real esfate, it must be shown it has been disposed of in strict .conformity with the law, or the sale of the real estate'is illegal. . o _ But still the tax remdgins a lien on the real estate, and is a perpetual incum- - _brance until paid by some mode known to - the law. fie e i - 2 It therefore follows that until the per: ' sonal property is disposed. of _the.,o&e;r ‘ need not advertise.the land as delinquent, for the law does not require a useless and foolish act. T am, very respectfully, '~ D. E. WiLLIAMSOR, Ait'y-Gen. °

i e PR———— An Episode in the Life of Thomas A, , Hendricks. : We are in possession of a little incident in the early life of Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, of this State, which, we tmast, may not be considered a gossip for relat/ing, as it illustrates most forcibly what enery and well-directed effort will'accomplish. . Mr. Hendricksmmrried his accomplished wife at Lawrenceburg, this State. At the time he had a law office at Shelbyville, but few clients, and was most decidedly a “poor man.”. For a yearor two after his marriage his business did notin-_ crease, and he began to conclude that his “legal cake wae all dough,” and became considerably discouraged.’ )Animated, however, by the indomitable spirit of his noble wife, he stuck to his effice and his ‘hooks, studying hard, and devoting himgélf diligently to thé interests of such clients as engaged him. . R Eodh Nevertheless, poverty would intrude itself into - his little -home, for his clients were few and far between. One afternoon several neighboring ladies upon Mrs.” /H. “to spend the afternoon.” -~ She received them with that cordiality and welcome ! which distinguish her among the women . of Indiana, but her heart beat more rapid- - ly and loudly than wasits wont when she was informed by them that they would remain for supper, for her “larder was ‘most _lean,” .and her. husband’s. finances could'be summed up trathfully in these few words—“nota red.” Something must be done, however, to provide the supper. ‘Now, Mr. Hendricks: had ‘aninflexible. rule.not to go into. debt, no. matter how small the sum, and his wife knew it.— But hLis wife also knew thaf out at the ‘little‘town of Marion, four miles distant, lived'a man: who owed her husband a dol lar. -No time was to be 105 t... Her hus-/ band must mount his horse, ride .out to Marion, and ‘collect that dollar. His ‘wife’s' supper for her friends depended upon it; and so mounting - without delay, Mr. Hendricks rode with all his speed to‘the town, saw the man who owed him the dollar, but collected only flfty cents of tHeumonnte e i e e e e ~With this.he galloped back to Shelby-' i ville, and handing-it to his wife, said de‘spairingly, “this_is all I can get.” “TilL. ’ make it answer,” replied his noble.wife, -and’so she did,'and the serene happiness’ “of Mts: H:, and her courteous hospitality, ‘crowned the board: with such charms as: more than recompenscd for the gbsenceof anany dainties. No one .suspected how cheaply the meal had been gotten up and the little history of the supper was'un-' knoﬁvm‘, for mamhyt;‘ns,ﬁ ;n}?emur& HY confided it to our informant.. This i c'lde‘n’aég‘triviﬁ Slggimm- illusﬁ'aies qu&% what material somei*d}“soﬁ:;? merican statesman ‘are mapufactured, an Mh z -what. discouragements: ahd disadvants. - ges; energy of th.bg‘tdmmd tegrity wﬂ!{ﬁ?thex : way. &ogw . ~ Thesé " traits of character, a few yeara" aficr that fifty cent supper, {rM’mf Hendricks ml:; ICongress ;i sa:‘; ittle: later they gave him a position as Commssion:: I;r of the General Land Office; an?g@tm —the Seaate of the United |States; and: A s Cooventios where e v | in but a few votes of receiving the nomi-: : e e ’*‘mﬁ Léthig 3 ﬁ*: o 0 2 fing them in the Presidential confest L LOBRIEEER Yi R e

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