The National Banner, Volume 4, Number 34, Ligonier, Noble County, 22 December 1869 — Page 1

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jix b 4 : BRER CTPOWER PRESS PRINTING OFFICE. | ‘We would rebpectfully inform the M¢rchants and Basiness men gonerullﬁ that we'are now : _ prepared to do allkinésof ! PLAIN & FANCY PRIHT!NG, n as good style and at as low. rates as any pub- ; gliahit_lg ho\mg in Northern Indiana. y p Michigan South. &N. Ind’a R. R . On and after April 25, 1869, trains will leave Stations as follows: . ' GOING EAST: W £ ’ E?ren. Mail Train. Chicag0.........c......0i05 P, M.......8:00 A. M, YRIKRATE .. ovtovesitno.9%2B ¢ - ~.12:01 ®. M, GOBRON. ~ ... ki st conee 9445 44 LOOOO 10400 B, M. Millersburg:.......(don’t 5t0p).......... 1:11 alrgonie.r DlB LLI ‘ Wawaka............(d0n't stop) ....... I{lOP. M. Brimo 00l ettt e 158015, Rondallvill® (ol .oo dU /80, 18T 0 Arrive at Toledo .......2:80 A M ........5:05 * GOING WEST: , : : : Ezxpress: Mail Train: Toledo. [suisoidonsssl2:lo A Moo, 12550 P, W, Kendallville. ..oivoee. 345 AcM...ouun.. 4245 P ML Brvmteld i i aOO LBl B Wawaka.,....ocionees Cenlirhe e A L1ﬁ0n}:r......'.........‘4:‘20 M ir it DaNO 2 Mille bnrg..}/'.’;‘....g.. Siipvenstiabl 8 Gosheti 7. 7ioh i oAbt M 818 SHIRhRE il GBII e 6 Arrive at Ct&cago.... Doas 8 e 88l Y *Stop 20 minutes for breakfast and supper. Exi)ress leaves &aily soth ways. J Mail Train makes close connection at Elkhart with trains going East and West. L C. F. HATCH, Gen’l Supt., Chicago. dd OHNSON, Agent, Ligonier.. J. M. DENNY, Attorney at Law,—Albion, Nobleeo.; Ind Will give careful and prompt attention to al ‘business entrugted to -hlsAcare. 38 " LUTHER H. GREEN, ‘Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public. i LIGOCNIER, -- — - INDIANA. Qffice on Cavin Street, over Sack Bro’s. Grocery, opposite Helmer House. 41-8-ly

g 6. ‘WQ CQ DE“"Y, Physician and Surgeon,—Ligonier, Ind. ' Will promptly and faithfully-attend to all calls fn the line of his profession—day or nilght—'.u town or any distance in the vgduntrg.‘ crsons wishing his ‘serviees at n:ight. {ll find him at his father’s residence, first door east of Meigher&. Chapman’s Hardware Store, where all calls, when abseut, should be left. 141 e bb e e e e : (18, P. BEEBE, : JUSTICE OF THE ©PEACE, Conveyanclngfv done. Notes collected promptly. ' {Office, qpposite the ll;le‘lmer House, over Sack’s g akery, - LIGONIER, - - —y- ~ INDIANA. : May 26th, 1869.—1 y. i 4 : E. RICHMOND, , ~~Justice of the Peaee & Conveyanter, Cavin street, Ligonier, Indiana. S;{eclal attention given to‘qonveynncing and colleetions. Dageds. Bondsaud Mortgages drawn up, and all legal business attended to promptl&gmi accurately. | May 26th, 1868, e et e eet WM. L. ANDREWS, Surgeon Dentist. M itchel’® Block, Kendallville. All work warranted.- Examinations free. 247 DR. E. W. KNEPPER, EHelectic Physician & Surgeon,—Ligonier: ' All diseases of the Lungs and Throat successfal.y treated&ylnhalation. No charges for consultation. Office with W. W. Bkillen, esq. 1-8 G. WOODRUFF, " ; a. 8. WOODRUFF. WOQDRIJFF & SON, f ECLECTIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, 'LIGONIER, /= « = « = JINDIANA. " Will attend promptly all calls from town and country. Office in Dm? Store of Barnett & Co.— Residence north side o! Réilroad. 4-11

"~ DR.P. W. CRUM, 2*o ; ; | Physician and Surgeon, Ligonier, = =« = . Indiana. Office one door south of L. Low & Co’s Clothing ; Store, up statys. May 12th; 1869, G.W.CARR. |.. W.D.RANDALL.

CARR & RANDALL, e o g Physicians and Surgeons, LIGONIER; - - -~ - = - IND., Will promptiy atiena an calle intenstad to them. Office on 4th St., one door east ef the NATIONAL Bakxeroffice. . 843 24 ___-.______________.___._.,;'..___-—-—-——————- SAMUEL E. ALVORD, Attorney at Law, Claim, Agent, and Notary Public, Albion, Noble Co., Ind. Business in the Courts, Claims of soldiers and heir heirs, QonveyancinE, &c., promptly and carefully attended to. Ac nowledgments, Depositions and Afidavits, taken and certified. EXCELSIOR LODGE, NO. 267, g, Q.O . F Meets at their Hall | S-nturduyeveningof each week, _ACKSON, M. 6. M. W. COE, V. 4. R. D, KERR, Nov. 25th, 1868.—tf. . Secretary. HELME = OUSE, A.J. MATI Y, | LIGONIER, - - ANDIANA. This Heuse bas been Refitted and Refurnished 1 “in Wirst Class Style. ’ NEW FIRM AND NEW GOODS i ¥ e AT = r WOLF LAKE, IND.. Notice is hereby given that C. R. Wiley.and Samuel Beall have entered into a co-partnership in the Merchandise bukiness, and that they have just unpacked a Ixrge ttock,ot‘ Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, &c. Call hnd see for yourself. . . : 2 ; i WILEY & BEALL. ‘Wolf Lake, Nov, 8, 1889.-27¢f ~ J. BITTIKOFFER, . .. .. .. . DEALERIN i WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEW'LRY,SILVER WARE,NOTIONS, Spectacles orev%v Pescription, . Faind M 4 »‘%--&c- By G S s All kinds of work done upon the shortest notice gd Wi '.32.‘3’ tordml‘)‘q;ﬁ gk o) o s new Brick Block, Bandaiinilie,

L GANTS & MILLER, Surgical - and Mechanical Dentists, : '.LIGQNIBB, -« =« INDIANA. ; i R Are prepared S " to-do a,nﬂth'lnx O in thelr fine. & o j g 8 tice.of dver 10 o[P B gem!’ Justifies BGrek e s e hem insayiug P ) o (i they can e 5 i Flveentire sat‘tiﬁi = hﬂ sfagtion to all ik S I ﬁ : " 'whe; may bestow their patronage. #¥~Offiée 1 miy building, ANEW MOVEMENT ! seer .! i goo PN i i - Solomon in new Quarters! - 5 1‘!1" ‘Bubseriber wor Mpg sectfally announce that” he has ju m loto the bﬁ!’lﬁd‘iﬁg form--erlly .ocoupied by:8; Mier & Goi, purobased a ti{‘...i,h {o A sl s {ind I {1 L GROCERIES, &, ‘and’ ':i‘*% fu ipared to 8 “j,ﬂi;‘,)‘*‘"f@flaf & man. lIBRINeRY IR VOWRy 600 0 g b ““;.Q*:M’ k.;;‘:.': 4 m’i : '“‘ ”;ﬁ;‘“} i BOL., ACKERMAN, _Ligonier, Bept, 15thy 1869, i ¥ o 5 g ® R % 5

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- SACK BROTHERS, Bakers & Grocers. . Cavin Street, Ligonier, Indiana.Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, &c., gholee Groceries, Provisions, Yankee Notfons, &c “The blgheot cash price paid fer Count? Produce © May 183, '6B-tf. f SACK BRO'S. KELLEY HOUSKE, Kendallville, Imd.’ i This is a First-class House, situated on Main Street, in the central part of the City, making it very convenient for AE‘enta, Runners, and all other transient men visit &our City, to do business without goingxfar from the House. General Sta%e office for the North and South. Stabling for forty horses. Livery, and Free 'Bus. . ; J. B. KELLEY, Proprietor. a. w. Green, Clork. ] PRODUCE BROKERS. STRAUS BROTHERS Would resﬁectfnlly announce to their customers and the ptlx_‘p ¢ in %eneml that they continue to urchage PRODUCE at the highest market Erlces. Piaving no buiyer on the streets, farmers having roduce for sale will please call at our office inithe grick Clothing Store. . . Ligonier, April 29, 1869, —tf -

F. W. STRAUS. ;. JACOB STRAUS. Exchange and Brokers’ Office, i LIIGONIER, IND. B\{? and sell Exchange on_sall principal cities of the United States, and srLL Exchnn%e on all princigal cities of Europe, at the 'very lowest rates. They also sell paseage tickets, at very lowest ﬁ%-f ures, to all Brlncipal seaports of Europe. 8-52tf N. B.—The ?‘reseut price of %gssage in steerage from New York to H_ambu;ﬁ, lgmonth, London and Cherbourg has been reduced to only §3O in gold. 3 i JOHN B. GOODSELL & CO,, HATS, CAPS, STRAW é _-,‘ . L , E : AND. Men’s Furnishing Goods. 181 WATER STREET, : CLEVELAND, OMIO. ; May 27,’68.-Iy. i e L L e ELKHART BOOK BINDERY, i at the office of the : { HERALD OF TRUTH,” . VIBHARE:: & inio2 s~ IND. We take pleagure to inform our friends_and the public in general, that we have established &' ~ Book Bindery, ! In connection wita our Yrinting Office, and are ~now prepared to do all kinds of Binding, ) such as Books, Pamphlets, Magazinés, Music, promptly and j on reasonable terms. ‘apr, 20th, 168, -tf. . JOHN F. FUNK.

y GO AND SEE GOTSCH & BECKMAN’s 3 . —NEW-— . JEWELR» STORE, ¢ Main Street, Kendallville, Ind. Tkey have just received the finest assortmentand ; . latest styles of JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, : CLOCKS, ETC., Also the best American Watches. Only ¢ )me and see them. s ~"All fine work done and satisfaction guaranteed. ‘Shop-ol)posite Miller’s new block. . Kendallville, Ind., June 26th, ’67. 1. e — BAKERY AND RESTAURANT e i ¢ B. HAYNES, Opposite the Post Officc, Ligonier, Ind. My Bakery will be supplied atall times with fresh Biscuits, ) Bread, * Pies, ; Cakes, | Crackers, &e., !.,- Wedding parties, pic-nics and private parties will be furnished with anything in the pastry line, on short motice, and in the very latest style, on reasonable terms, Oysters and warm meals furnished at all hours. Charges reasonable. Farmers will.find this a good place to satisfy the ‘‘inner man.” Jan'y 6, 69.~tf

PHOTOGRAPHIC. H. R. CORNELL, Having purchased the PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS, Lately occupied by J. F. Christman, respectfully ;announces to the public that he is prepé}red to take ! /_.Any one’s Phiz; : : Fustas itis, In elery sizo and style of the Photographic art, from miniatures in rings to large sizes for froming. ' Particular Attention Paid to copying old daguerrotypes and ambrotypes into cards or enlarging. Work warranted in all cases satisfactory. Ligonier, Ind., May 3d, 3866. FANNING MILLN! The undérsigned is pow prepared to sell J. J. BRADNES' Celebrated Patent . Separating Fanning Mill In the Counties of Allen, Noble, Steuben, La. Grange, Whitley, Kosciusko, Elkhart and. DeKalb. They have been manufactured by Mr. P. D. BrinviLLE, — a workman of twenty-five {eara‘ experience — from the best seasoned umber. e { This Celebrated ‘Mill is the- L Having a separator attached which divides the different kinds of grain, clover and grass seeds in a perfect manner; also a bagger, which fills the bags as fast -as the igmin is. cleaned, thus lavinfsth_e expense of at least two hands. . ALSO: —A large assortment of BSieves, Screens, &c., kept constantly on hand. -/ 2 T‘s At 4_LEV[ DII"{;?R, o ... . Meriam, Noble ,couutﬁ, Indiana. Orders may.be addressed to P.D. Smxnn.u, .Agent, Ligonier, Ind. Aug. 11th.

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LIGONIER, IND., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, IS6O.

MOTEHERS-IN-LAW. llf you ever should marry (said Major McGarth, W;lle smoking :dplpe by mx bachelor’s hearth), If you ever should wed—and I wouldn’t employ A word to prevent it, my broth ofa boy— - Remember that wedlock’s a company where The parties, Tnte often, are more thaa agmlr; Tis a lott’ry, in which you are certain to draw A wife, and most likely 8 mother-in-law.

What the latter mi be all conjecture defies; She is never a blank, she is seldom a prize; Sometimes she is silly ;. sometimes she is bold ; . Sometimes—rather worse! she’s a virulent scold. You dreamed of an angel togladden your home, ‘And with her—God helP you! a harny hag come,You fished for a wife without failing or flaw, And find you have netted a mother-in-law. “Dear Anna,” she says, ‘aB you clearly may see, Has alw;iya‘inen uted to depending on me; Poor child! —though the gentlest that’ ever was

e L W e : She could never be trusted a moment alone; - Such sensitive nerves, and sach delicate lungs!” Cries the stontestto:f dames with the longest of al gues. o

But your mother-in-law, you discover erc long, Though fe¢ble in body, in ,tem]ﬁ: is strong; And so you surrender—what else can you do? She governs your wife, and your servants and you ; And calls you a savage—the coarsest of brutes, For tramplinﬁ the car{)et with mud on your boots; And vowed she committed a stupid ‘‘fox paw” In rashly becoming your mother-in-law! ;

And so, said the Major, pray let me advise The carefulest use of your ears and your eyes; And ceTeris PARIBUS take you a mdd—— Of widows, my boy, I am something afraid,— Who give {ou—the darling ! her hand and her love, ‘With a Sif for her ‘‘dear sainted mother above!” From which the conclusion you safely may draw, She will never appear as your mother-in-law. ; @ —John G. Saxe. e Aot s e ooty

A RUMPUS IN THE RADICAL HOUSEHOLD. J Those of our radical friends who flattered themselves that the recent “little unpleasantness” at a Democratic caucus meeting at Indianapolis would have the effect of creating a disturbance in the ranks of the Democracy of Indiana, whilst their own household seemingly enjoyed peace and harmony, will be no little disappointed when they learn that whereas dissensions,amopgi the Democracy are rapidly disappearing, the antagonistic elements of radicalism are in a fair way to bitter warfare against one another. 2The proposition to renominate Judge Frazer for the Supreme bench meets with great disfavor among the ardent supporters of the “christian statesmgn,” and they openly threaten to follow the example of the anti-Cumback men by bolting his nomination.. The organ of Mr. Cumback, as will be observed from an article copied from the Indianapolis Mirror, becomes vehement in its protestation against the proposed endorsement of the ¢ party treason’’ committed during the Senatorial contest last wintér.- ' L

- A knowledge of the men who head ed the. movement against Mr. Cumback last winter, is a sufficient assurance that they will not quietly submit to the anathemas hurled upon their heads by the organs of the Lieutenant Governor. They are men of pluck, indomitable courage, and will neither ask forgiveness nor consent to the indiscriminate slanghter of their co-la-borers against the dictum of King Caucus. These men feel that they are entitled to nolittle credit for maintaining the honor of Indiana by preventing the election ot an inflated p2acock to the United States Senate, to say nothing of the humiliation which his election to that exalted position wouldhave entailed upon the Republican party. Hence, it does not require the sagacity of a prophet to predict that if Mr, Cumback and his supporters insist upon war, their anxiety will be gratified to a far greater extent than was ever before witnessed 1n a republican convention. It would be, useless to attempt to conceal the fact that the Democracy look upon this interesting little fight with the utmost favor. It is of little concern to us which faction comes out of the fight with flying colors, although our sympathies are naturally witbibosél who so:effectually bursted the ring last winter. At present, how: ever; we cannot refrain from offering a word of encouragement to’ Willie Cumback, whose ‘efforts to inflict punishment upon disobedient party associates bid fair to sweep away the trifling radical majority, the performance of which would otherwise devolve upon odi owliiparey e lun '

. Bad Faith, ' ! In -their great desire to carrv the State of New York, at the late fall _election, the anxious radicals labored ‘hard, and induced General Sigel to head their ticket. <As certain defeat ‘stared the wily warrior in the face, he ‘was promised the United States Mar- ! shalship of Southern New York, for his_sacrifice.. The Rads expected to kcarry the Legislature by the extra ‘number of German votes, who it was ‘supposed . would “fight mit Sigel,” and thus all parties would be; benefit-

The 'sequel: proved, however, that but few Germans were caught with the bait, and the Legislature connts up a strong Democratic majority. The card failed to win, and having no particular use for German votes, and after ‘making “a cats-paw of the' Teutonic 'son of Mars, they cooly cast him ‘aside,—Mr. Grant appoints. one Barlow, to: the vacant Marshalship and the brave Sigel and his' admirers are Joft. to ‘mourn the treachery of their Roadiesl Allie - i cisis o At is (generally - admitted that the ‘4duteh took Holland,” but when they fight in the ranks of the Radicals they are invariably captured, or fail to share in the fruits of the victory. ~ . * | Neil Mcaughii, who wes on trisl o complcn o th, Brooks ssaseination case at Philadelphia, has been tound guilty. o

‘A WESTERN STORIE. A few days since an Englishman named William Thompson, arrived here from the West, on his way to Buffalo, where he had friends living. He was in destituge circumstances, but through the kindness of many of our citizens his immediate wants were fully supplied, and his pockets were well filled with money to enable him to care for himself in the fauture. This man is, indeed, a living wonder. He has been fearfully wounded in several places by the Indians and scalped, and the fact that he carries his scalp in lis pocket is the best possible -evidence of the truth of his statement. He has furnished us with 'some facts connected with his recent history, which we append substantially in his own words: I came to this country in 1864, and went West in the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, where I remained until August 6, 1867, at which time I had charge of a gang of laborers. One day news came to the telegraph operator that the wire was cut on the line of theroad. At aboutnine P. M. I was ordered with o detachment of gix men, including the operator, to go and repair the wire., We had proceeded about six miles from the station, to a place called Plum Creek, when the band car in which we were riding was thrown from the track and upset. Then came a yell and a volley of shots. We were surrounded by at least 100 Indians of.a tribe kuown as Chyennes. Four of my companions fled, leaving an Irishman aud myself to do the best we could. He fought until be was killed. 'He was found in the morning with his tongue cut out, his eyes torn from their sockets, and gix arrows stuck in his body. “He was gcalped also. : About the time my comrade was killed my ammaunition gave out, and I felt as though no chance for my life was left. I received a blow on the head and fell. I had previqusly been ghot in three places—a gunshot wound in my right arm, fracturing the bones above the elbow, an arrow shot in my neck and another in the small of the back. The Indians were upon me in an instant, and the only hogpe left was to feign death, which I did. They kicked me, struck me on the head with whip-stocks, scalped me, tomahawked me, and left me for dead.

About this time -the freight train came along, which attracted their attention. I got up and ran the distance of a mile, or thereabouts, when I became exhausted and lay down; bleeding very freely. Then came a crash. The engine and several of the cars were thrown from the track; the engineer and fireman were Kkilled, scalped, and thrown into the fire-box and burned to ashes. The attacking Indians plundered the train, carried the freight-to the river, a distance of two miles, burnt the cars, and disappeared about noon the next dayAll this time I lay in the grass, not being able to help myself. Fortunately aid came soon after, ih the shape of a government train, accompanied by the band of Pawnees. They chased the party that had done so much damage, overtook and Kkilled sixteen of them, and took a number of prisoners. My scalp, which had been dropped in the flight, was recovered. . I was taken to Omaha, cared for by the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and remained in hospital there two years. Since I was scalped, however, the road has changed hands and I am now ‘thrown upon the charity of the' world. My head is not healed up, and I have no means of earninga livelihood. e - |

Mr. Thompson desires us to tender his most heartfelt thanks to the members iof the -Metropolitan Police, who very kindly did all in their power to make him comfortable, and collected a handsome sum for him. T the people of our city who contributed money to his relief he says “God bless you.” —Detroit Advertiser. A Turkish Beaty. ; I enjoyed the pleasure this morning of being introduced to a very hand'some Turkish lady, in order to give me an opportunity of witnessing a perfect specimen of Oriental beauty. After'a good deal of persuasion she allowed me to copy her profile. Her eyes and eyelashes were intensly black, though I suspect that the later were a deeper dye than the natural one. Her complection was beautifully fair with the alightest tint of carnation suffused over her face. - Her lips! such lips! that made us sigh even ' to have seen such. Her glossy hair, which was bound with a kalemkier or painted handkerchief, representing a whole parterre of flowers, fell in loose curls upon her shoulder and down her back. She worea short-black velvet jacket, embroidered with gold lace; trousers of sky blue eilk and under jacket of pink crape, .and one of those beautifnl transparent shirts which ravish the :beholder and “reveal the charms they fain would hide.” A magnificent Persian shawl -encircled her waist, which had nature’s own form, never having been compressed by the cruel bandage of stays. 'Her feet were in elippers, and two or three ugly r‘mga ‘deformed her white and slender fingers, the nails of which were dyed with hyena. Around: her ‘neck she wore a double row of pearls, from which hung an amaulet. Her skin was very white and beutiful ; the ‘constant use of the dry vapor bath having reduced it to a fineness which T. can only compare to a highly polished marble, and it looked as glossy and as cold. She was well pleased with the drawing I made, sﬂdg'oh rising to -go away, she put on her yellow beots over the ’_ben.i;tifnl;white,?z)‘ot and ankles, which it ‘was a sin to conceal ; ‘then, donning her cashmeck and cloak, she bade us adieu with a grace. and clogance which fow English, ldies conl egmi)gowphﬂer the Turks sigh for paradise, when they believe ‘heaven to bo peopled with such faries a 8 these.~Auldjo's Visit to- Constant. g 8 e wl S W TR 2904 & ek S e T Tl TRy L RS sl " Mids Mattie Marehall, of Madiso Indinne, s & good avgel who_goa ap ‘contributions for the poor. She is'a ‘:‘nodel Christian after Christ’s own

: A Lesson of Perseverance. At a recent Sunday-school concert in an Eastern city, an anecdote was related to the children which is to good to be lost. It illustrates the benefit of perseverance in as strong & manner as a Bruce. One of the corporations of the city being in want cf a boy in their mill, a piece of paper was tacked on one of the posts ina fromiuent place, so that the boys could sce it as they passed. The paper: read, Boy wanted—call ‘at the office to-morrow morning.” At the time indicated a host of ioys were waiting at the gate. All were admitted, but the overseer was perplexed as to the best way of choosing one from so many, and said he, “Boys I ouly want one, and here are a great many, how shall I choose?” After thinking “a moment, he invited them all into the yard, and driving a nail into one. of the large trees, and making a short stick, told them that the boy who could bit the nail with a stick, standing a little distance from the tree, should have the place. The boye all tried hard, and after three trials each, signally failed to hit the nail. The boys were- told to come again next morning, and this time when the gate was opened, there was but one boy, who, &f‘t’er being admitted, picked up the stick, and throwing it at the nail, struck it every time,

«How is this ?” said the overseer, “What have you been doing 7"’ - And the boy, looking up with tears in his eyes, said, “You see, sir, I have a poor old mother, and I am a poor boy; I ‘have no father, sir,and I thoughs I should like to get the place, and so help herall I can; and after going home yesterday, I drove a nail into the barn, and have been trying-to hit it ever since, and I have' come down this morning to try again.” _The boy was admitted to the pldce. Many years have passed since then, and now that boy is a prosperous and wealthy man, and at the time of the accident at the Pemberton Mills, he was the first to step forward with a gift of one thousand dollars to relieve the sufferers. His success came by perseverance .. Waruponthe Supreme Court. Owing to appeals having been taken to the Supreme Cou.t by various parties who have ‘been tried under the reconstruction laws, Radical Congressmen exhibit a determination to wage a war upon one of the most important, and a co-ordinate branch of the governmnnt. [ Senator Trumbul] has presented a bill especially with a view to cripple the Court in the performance of its legitimate duties. Senator Drake’s bill to destroy the appellate jurisdiction of the Court is already being discussed,and Republican Senators are supporting it in the boldest manner and taking the most advanced radical grounds. 'They argue that the Court has no power to decide the constitationality of any act of Congress; in other words Congress is.supreme, and is the only power that can legally sit on judgment on s own acls. The foreshadowing -of the Tadical programme is but.in keeping with: the many revolutionary movements-exhib-ited by the dominant party during the past four years. an ; e - P Coal oil City Correspondence. : . CoaL Qiv Crry, INGIANA, .. December the 14th, 1869, (Being one year since leap year, and nipe-ty-three years since the American people left Grate Baittain, to take, care ov berself, and started a snug little bizziness ov their owr,; which I am instruckted tew state, iz payin well.)

DEeER MR, EDITUR :—Ackorden tew mi promise I tak up mi pen, and /lai down mi paper, for the perpos tew let yew kno that i am well, hale & harty, and as long ‘as all this trobles me, i needn’t troble the: fizishan. ~This iz rather tew late tew start a correspondens with az good a paper az yours, mi dere BANNER, and besides it iz -a hard undertakin, but az hard az it mai bee, & az muteh azi feer tew looze mi life in this grand undertakin, but i have bin told bi good judgez thet it iz sweet tew di fur ones contry, & so i will take a taist ov thet sweetness. Ikant tell wether this iz fo or knot, fur i never trideit I | wood hev written yu long ear this, but other dootys ov a ‘maskuline natur hev forsed us tew haul in our gang plank, & az much az we wood like tew hev hong’ on a munth longer, cr even 2, & made a big. thing ov it; but mnesessety kompels me 2 take leaf ov my deer reeders, fur we must part, & it iz like pullin angelwurms out o their holes, almost shure tew part the angelwurms, fur remember, this iz the- - munth in eighteen sicksty-nine, I shall think ovu az long az i liv, pleaze ‘tew resiprokate, when yu remember me, by uttering a tear, ard spilling about a half dozen doo'drops. - But azeverything i'has got Its ‘sonny az well az shagy ,'s;,i‘deé 80 baz this munth oy December, and altho we trembel like an aspen, till exposed tew the: bitter winds, bul we ain’t aot “troubled with those muskeeters no longer for i hev taken a contrackt to remove the ‘;dam buggers frum tl._i_e state of Ingiana, -wect of the Rocky Mountings to their new' rezewashun, afid anxious tew git the hull ‘bulk on them started before they thaw ‘out. - I will close;withmi best regards tew all your reeders, who will ekskuse me for not writing more this time, but i really can't' for {am s 6 miksed up about that Lkussid muskeeter contrakt which iz wear: ing on me ; 80 with best regards agin tew ‘all those thet liv within the jurisdickshun s yow;té:;ﬁan‘hw’i’u Salaod those - thet moved tew Wiksburg, in the state ov Missyssippy, i wish yu a good bij Wﬁ%ﬁﬁ“"‘w « ‘}g’“w | g got ' Remember:me tew:the) little folks alss. & ask them wether they now thelefiend St Sonil BRI GHTA AL gy iy T iy WWWW#":"W and Shoes st living prices, go to Canfield

. Letter from Mississippi, me%:e‘, Miss,, Dec. Btb, 1889. . ~ FrIEND STOLL :—According to promise I herewith send -youa few linesin which most of the resdefs of your valua: ble sheet wﬁll, no doubt, be somewhat interested. As youare aware, I left Kendallville on the twenty-fourth of last month, and| arrived here, after a tedious journey, just in time to sce the State election pass off. While on my way, I stopped at a place called Meridian, When the train réached the depot there was & large crowd of niggers congregated there for the purpose of having a rally. There was two or three American citizens of African descent (or dark skin white gentlemen as they call them) stepped from the train, who were to address the audience.

~ "After leaving there I went to Jackson, where I remained over night. The negroes had a meeting in"the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol, and, of course, I went up to see the fun. The front seats were all occupied by the blackest of the black, with their feet stuck upon the railing, and a rew of coarse brogans could be plainly seen. ~ The meeting was called to order by the President, (a negro of course) who called upon the Secretary for the minvtes of the previous meeting, when lo and behold, a dusky looking form arose and came walking forward, and ' after fussing in his pocket for some time, pulled out 2 wad of paper, rolled up like a ball, and after trying for over ten minutes to straighten it out, commenced reading. Well, of all'the minutes I ever heard, that beat them all. I was utterly disgusted }with the affair, so I retired from the scene of action to my couch, where I was kept awake all night by the frightful noise of these GENTLEMEN.— Next day being Sunday, you could see any amount of them parading the streets with snshéés and scarfs adorning their beautiful forms. ;

After arriving here I could hear nothing but politics tor a while. Tuesday and VV‘edqlEZday being election days, (bye the. bye, it may seem' strange to you to hear that it took two days to hold the election, but, nevertheless, it is a fact, as you know the small Btate of New York can vote in one day, but this large State of Mississippi takes two.) |

The streets were crowded with both -white and black niggers, (by the former I mean white men who are worse than niggers) running here and there. I had no vote, and of course had no business at the polls, but I went there for curiosity sake only. The first' thing I saw was a big black nigger behind the ballot-box taking in votes. One after another came the negroes to deposit their votes, and teach one was opened by this nigger, and thosé which did not suit him were cast to one side, and the others were put in the ballot-box. 8o much for radical government. How are you Grant? Zet ug have peace ! : : :

Well, of course the radicals and blacks carried the State by an overwhelming ma jority. How could they help it after having one day to vote and another to stuff the ballot-box. In.some parts of the State the whites were not allowed to go near the polls. ; In the mercantile line bussiness is very brisk, and cotton is coming in'very free. ly and ig bringing a very good price. -We ‘look for a heavy trade this month, more especially towards Christmas time. : . Tam anxiously waiting to hear the result of the Democratic Convention on the Bth of January, and earnestly-hope that your humble self “will succeed in obtaining the nomination for Auditor of State, as T have no doubt but that you will carry the State by a large majority. = However, wherever you find me you may depend upon a straight democratic vote. ' R A. H, HeßrTs,

Domestic Infelieity. On Thursday evening of last week, at Ottawa, lowa, Lewis Barker, a jeweler, having suspicion of the infidelity of his wife, locked up his store and piloceeded to his residence. His suspicions had rested upon a man named Otto Frauenberg, who keeps bapin the Balingall Hotel, as| her paramour. Arriving at4iis house he' looked through the window, and saw the two in fond embrace. Owing to a slight noise made by Barker, the- lights in the house were immediately put out, and Frau-' enberg' rushed out of doors. =As he did so Barker fired at him, the ball entering his bowels, producing an ugly wound. Simultaneously with the discharge of the pistol, Frauenberg drew a bowie knife! and plunged it into Barker's bowels.— With his intestines ' protruding, ‘Barker was picked up and carried ‘to a-store near at hand; he is not considered mortally ‘wounded. Frauenberg’s wound is not considered mortal. s A Man’s Heall Cut in Two by a Saw. - Gabriel Bare, of West Manchester township, about five miles from York, met with an. accident: on Thursday -morning last, which terminated. in his doath the same evening., Mr, Bare was sawing wood with a circular saw, driy‘en by horse power, when a screw is supposed to have become loose, causing/ the' saw '_tofs:.?ﬁrhfé ‘into & balf‘dozen pieces, one of which struck him in the mouth, ‘passil?*fipy"hfd ‘between the righ‘b::{e and nose, severing the cranium, and passing out midway between the top of the .head and neck After the. ~_aoci(fent Mr. Bare went to his house without assistance, and died as above stated. The- head of the unfortungte man may bewr to have been literally cutin'two. "

: Elomeqt.ptgl!pouﬂ. e _One day a few weeks sincea young married woman at Bragil, eloped with a gay Lothario. ,By the Miner we learn that she left for the consolation of ber husband, the following lings of touching PR e s oved yo 3 68.y01. ¥ veps Dgy iy T end Uik ss o Tl a 1 ~ Pon't bisme: m@eﬁ%-nhz::ﬁm! or love, irtesistible; dragyed méaway, . - 3’“3&@%@3&&% \ : fired Ae o okT

No. 34.

: FREETRADE. = = -Among the objections urged by the advocates ‘of a protective system, against the policy of free trade, is the untenable one that the American laborer wil! be ini: calculably injured by the introduction of free trade. The objection is stated with: so much emphasis that such as are not versed in the specious artifices of the tariffites might be deceived thereby, and led to believe that under the present system American labor was protected,

It is not true that the laborer in coun: tries Where protective systems are in force are better paid than in' countries where the tariff system is unknown. But.it is trae that competition’ determines wages. Are the miners of Michigan, digging protected iron and copper ore, better than those who dig gold in California? Does the Ameriean laborer get more inwages because hisgmployer has a special privilege? During the war when the profits in woolen mills were highest, the rates of wages were scarcely above the wages of other times. =~ . If, as protectionists claim, they cannot carry on ;h‘eip business without protection, how can it be advantageous to take laborers ‘out of a profitable employment and transfer them into employments which, by confession, do not pay ? Look at the laborer as a consumer of commodities. When he spends his wages, does he find that a dollar will' bring more now than it did ten years ago, when there was but little protection? Will it buy more. in the protected country than in free trade countries, as Germany, France, Belgium, or England? T e T This is the test of how much his wages willtbuy: - 0T e ; A pair of blankeéts weighing 8 pounds can be bought in Germany for $1.44 in gold. A ‘similar pair can scarcely be bought in this country, to-day, short of $4 in currency, and the average tariff in Germany is five per cent., while the present tariff in this country is within a frac~ tion of forty-nine per ‘cent, A dozen woolen undershirts-can be bought in Liverpool, or in France, such asg our laborers wear, for $4.80 ;7and a dozen woolen un-. dershirts, of similar texture, can be bought. in this country for not.less than $l2 curfeney e i At

One hundred days’4abor of artizans:in England will purchase seven tons more iron than one hundred days’ labor of the same class of artizans will buy in the United States. * One hundred bushels of wheat woulg buy when the duty on iron was twenty-féur per cent. ad valorem, 12,133 pounds of iron ; now, reckoning wheat at $1.75, almost again’'as much _as it sclls for in this market, one hundred bushels will buy only 10,6401b5. of iron! Is the laborer protected as a producer? One hundred bushels of wheat will buy 722 pounds of woolen ‘blankéts in Europe.— Qne hundred bushels of wheat, in any of out western cities, will only buy 375 Ibs. And yet we are told by protectionists that this system creates and fosters American labor. The statement is not true,

The Richardson-McFarland Affairs. We take the following from: an interview with McFarland by a World reporter, in regard to: the shooting of Albert D, Richardson, in the Tribune office, New York, a few weeks ago .To the writer of this article Mr, McFarland, during an interyview last evening, spoke freely of the terrible affiiction that had befallen him . He said that his ‘home was bright and' happy until Rich ardson - had entered it. - Not long after, however; be says he discovered that Richardson began to presume on his acquaintance with him (McFarland), and to.be exceedingly familiar with Mrs. McFarland. . “I bad been,” said McFarland, “acquainted with Richardson: for a number of years before he -canie to live in'the same house ‘with me and my family. 'I admired the man for his talents; and was. .glad to introduce him into my family, becatse I supposed ‘he was a moral man-and a man of honor. -~ After he had comie into the house, I said, ‘Now, ‘Richardson, we are nearer together than ever before—thete being only a single avall between us.’ He occupied a room ué‘joinin ours, and this was the reason why I mage the ‘remark. T have very little more to say about the matter than I have alréddy said. I can only assure you—truthfully assure you—that for nine years L lived with m ‘wife in perfect harmony. We were va{. ways happy.‘ T never spoke ‘rudely to “ber, and was only glad at all times to administer to her wants . and comfort.: After our separation—which wae the result of Richardson’s influence upon her. mind —Tl"made a legal application to obtain :the ‘custody of my two ckildren. “Although my wife put.in.over twenty afi davits in the case, there was not even an allusion to having treated her unkindly “or having refused to support her. Any. ‘statement to the.contrary is nothing but a.mere fabrication of Richardson and- his f?:nds. . Let me say this, that:the loss of pr .fperty and my inability to support my wife, as for years it was my pleasure to do, were, I think, the causes’ o}) my wife's discontentment, or rather her willingness to be alienated from my affection and association. While she was thus affected ‘in’ mind, Richardson came to my house and took ber and my 'two children away .from me. ' One of my: children, however, .8 bright, well educated boy of 10 years, has lived with me nearly ever igee, 09 ‘sepiratiotl from my wife Tho ofher child I'have not seén for over two years.! - During this recital: of his ‘domestic n?';? MGFAgandwwm %ﬂd ANC [ERs. cathe {0 118 eyed.ojken. ;. After o 'short pause %«m‘iﬁ& : “In regard to ‘the'matter o .meﬁw&ﬁwraeﬂﬁswéﬁy that I was neveran' intempétate man.-= to take a glass or two with a friend, oul of ?fﬁﬁdsffga sake, but I never went on ‘what you cal pa;fdmnkﬂn-ﬂﬁf life. Yes-mmﬁ-&admthkﬁﬁ‘sﬁﬁhng todrink. pipnis set oty e JAvcoarasen-—well, 1 .cannot: tell how-1 went about it‘ygyggémn)y Fﬁn‘bw that ST oo eoplyy sertibly, nroageds: 1 SB L e Sk, ol ‘1‘"& W ifabridgtion’ LT ’s“l‘ R i afterrioon in the Assessor’s office and have mend;ai% ully ‘to my ‘duties Srar eDA . 9.\%% crowd of free-lovers haye tried to make me gut, Tlovem Snily, L smpootall bctrmmbt s ot A S il , although sad and_broken, ?‘?&,t ndication of & husand’s

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| ﬁhe following from the Chicago Re-— publican, is copied and cothmended to the- - perusal of all our readers: | - What tells so readily the standgrd of a town or.a city as the appearance ‘of its ‘papers?- . And 'its youth: or its age can as well be determined by .the observing 1 ‘as by a personal notice. -The enterprise ‘of its ‘citizens is depicted by its xgvertisements, their liberalit«y""b’y"tbb looks - of the paper. Some papers show a good, solid, healthy foundation, plethoric purs: s, and well to-do appearance generally ; ‘others show a strivig to contend with the grasping thousands around them; try‘ing ~hard .to wrench an' existence from their close-fisted communities. '~ An occasional meteoric display in its columns of ‘telegraph or loeal, or of its editorials,’ shows what it can do if'it had the means, but it cannot continuein the expensive work until support comes, which eought _to be readily granted.. . A newspaper is like a church—it wants fostering in the 4 ‘commencement, and for a few years; then, ‘as a general thing, it can walk alone, and - reflect credit upon its loeation,: Take ~your home paper—it gives.you morgenews of immediate interest than any other pa‘per’'‘can possibly do; 1t talks for you ‘when other lecalities belie you ; it stands up for your rights; you always have a ¢ champion in your.home pa{)er‘; and those who stand up for you'should certainly be ~well sustained. :Your interests are kindred and equal, and you must rise or fall together. Therefore, it is your interest fo support your home paper, not grudgingly, but in a liberal spirit; as s pleas ure, not as a disagreeable duty, but as an investment that will amply pay the expenditure, . - 4 ] 4 —— New Men.: T . From a recent. issue of the Columbus Bulletin we take the following extract | from an article:on, the Bth of January convention : ' ’ iy The re-nomination of the old ticket would create no new thought, elicit no new interest, nor produce that flash of enthusiasm which is so essential to suc-\ cess. Pope mesasured the public mind correctly when'he said : ; >

“’l‘hin%s that we know are neither rich nor rare— We only wonder how the d—l they came there.” “ Their characters, record, and chances have ‘all been canvassed by the people, and having once and twice suffered defeat, will be a serious drawback on them with the masses. It is sometimes politic ‘to put a'successfal man a second “on the track, but it is seldom, if ever tic to put an unsuccessful one twice in jeopardy. His very want of success in the first instance makes the people distrustful of him—and they will vote for the man that is most likely to win. HETZ With new men a different vein: of thought will present itself.” Thereis & novelty about anything which is new es: pecially with the American people. This fact has often’ been confirmed in ‘American politics as well as'in other matters. Polk was a new man. Lincolniwasa new man, and all of them were elected by tremen“dous majorities. ; It thei'Democracy would be wise let them profit by the lessons of the past and shun the errors into which. . we have lately fallen. On the Bth of January next let a new ticket be made of entirely new men, 'and a néw order of thicgs will be inaugurated that will be to the benefit of the party and the State. ™. . . . el H—— : ; How Do thé Farmers Likellt? ' The World has a comparison of the prices’of wheat and other products of the farm, in the New York market, on the’ ' 26th uf August and 13ta of November—whest being $1 60" in August and only $1 85 in November—showing that the western farmier has lost duting-the period embraced in the above dates over $250 on 1,000 bushels ‘of wheat:, The World PONSINUGN: o e § % . “He has to pay the same price for. .his leather goods, for his iron articles, for his woolen and dress goods, for his coffee, tea and sugar, as if ‘wheat would “still fetch him $l,OOO for'1,000: bushels. = But ‘why has not,the fall of gold,not had: tlie - corresponding effect - on - .manufactured commodities? ‘Simply that an oppres--sive law, subsidizing a ‘corrupt’ monopoly, forbids us to buy our ironin Hogland, - where it costs. only $l4 in:gold a ton per pig, but obliges us to pay home mn%ﬁ--tures $37 to $3B currency per ton for,it. ‘lt'is' the same with blankets, dlapaca, leather, steel; glass and & thousand‘articles. The nearer we approach a:healthy state of currency,. the ﬁx}re keenly. will ‘the oppressed and robbed producers of “the soil feel the oppression.” The present shirinkage in the price of produasts; ‘abundantly.. proves.. gm;zh'e greéatest’ hindrance to restoratie ie payments is the eximing»tniﬁ;?:lwtg 'mg‘:{f&e,_ our farmers ave deptived of fully dnejifth of fheir year's labor ;. which, we: fear; will have an immense influence on the. commercial | prosperity ‘ofthe‘cb"qytry, o s sl el SS e Seand ok paac Y 28 o

2 Fhe Effect of Radical Ruale.ior .A. Nebraska farmer thus gives:! his:ex;perience }:of the manner in swhich the agricultural interests.of that Statdare affect ed by the policies of the truly-loyal republican party.: The farmers of- this sec- - tion are very little, if any.better off thah "~ those of .Nebsaska. : They- receive:more - “for their grain, and pay less' for: thieir ¢ store .goods,” it is:true; -buf-the sime .causes that-militate against the latter, operate in a like-manner-measurably against the form®f.**'Tlhié Nebragka" firmer says : LGG ¥ oed bl vad. lar acie.proclits just ot st s vory, st guing o Nehratky fatmorm, Whoat Je br‘tngms;frﬂ!@“@ to 5Q cente, and corp . Trom 8030 88 c=qis per, buahel, Buls ba tatoes afe doll eAo pßle g begin to (hink lis Gran and ‘Goittld and the gold nn%gdpws n of national affairs is much mom igorz‘ﬁ% to hondholders® than plowholders. “The aristocrats who live Juxuviously in’ palsces. upou,the. interest of their.untaxedgonen mentbf;‘% e Diave but little, idea of ghe storia th gfﬁ'ﬁyﬁm in the west, & thé toilers of 'the soil, Wuﬂ‘m Ernal -system f protection and cliss leghslation - which, radicalism has: fastened: bponthe RO 2hatation dndusteien) And shen - _the swashy talk o I@@9«}l@&3 W m&‘u specie baslsfaqd a restorat m{% i conditio Q h w MMEreia iémﬁs of ; tbe ﬂaffgﬁ;?)g P aLe-500 public mind. Frce trade aod the Uiberty -of buying'eur mitruficttived atticle where' ‘We.can get tha besb:bargains; insteadiot Protected New -Sogiand Kapkecs, 19.8u6. ;mém % 'e'.‘i:".':l;’.~?;ﬁ;¥i '.‘ % WW . :",? ﬁw ! ~ ;‘ e “f‘ A e éﬁﬁ% Ei i o el ﬂ.TR e S e el g __ The cholera is raging with fearful .