The National Banner, Volume 5, Number 1, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 May 1870 — Page 2

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e TT T e e Rt ‘Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God.’ J. B.BTOLL, EDITOR. : WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1870, e A SRSV DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET For Secretary of State: - ‘ Col. NORMAN-EDDY, of South ‘Bend. - ¢ Fer Auditor of Btate: JOHN C. SHOEMAKER, of Perry. Co, ‘For Treasurer of State: JAMES B. RYAN, of Indianapolis, For Attorne -General : BAYLESS W. HAN f‘l’A, of Terre Haute, 5 For Sup’t of Public Instruction: : Rev. MILTOY‘I B.HOPKINS, of Clinton. For Supreme Judges: JAMES L. WORDEN, of Fort Wayne, A. C. DOWNEY, of Ohio County, SAMUEL H. BUSKIRK, of Monroe Co.; JOHN PETTIT, of Lafayette. }

: “THE SAME SONG.” _Under theabove caption, we find in a recent issue of the Indianapolis Daily Telegraph, the organ of the German Re- > publicans of Indiana, a most sensible article. The source from which it emanates, and the candor, strong sense and irrefut——able arguments contgined therein, render its translation desi;‘able,-especislly it con- “ sideration of the fact that the attention of - Indiana politicians is attracted by the { movements of that large number of intelligent citizens who have for years helped the party in power to achieve victory, ~ but who_now freely express their’ determination to withdraw their support from an otganization whose mission has been fllled, ;and’ with which they no longer " have & common interest. The action of this element.is of still ~ greater importance by reason of its.numcrical strength, and its ability ‘to wield an influence that will probably decide the contest for political ascendancy in Indiana at the October election. : "' The, Telegraph first refers to the reform * movement at Lafayette—that it has already assumed formidable dimensions--

that the republican partisan press has suddenly ceased its ridicule, and now endeavors to frighten: Republicans into line by holding before their eyes the hob-goblin of Knights of the Golden Circle, in its most hideous form, and reminding them of the glorious achievements of the republican party.. 1 {OO : “Upon a certain class of people, (continues the Telegrap?z) who are easily de.ceived, and who are only superficial observers, these hollow phrases doubtless exercise some influence, but an unprejudiced mind cannot be thus affected. The blab of hollow-headed politicians, who persist in riding the same old hobby, is conclu sive evidence that they are in blisstul ignorance of the real issues of the day.~— loolish as it is on part of Democrats to butt their heads against that which is irrevocable, just so absurd are the ravings of these demagogues, who are much more ferocious since the restoration of *peace than they were during the bloody days of the war. : : “These partisans talk as if they were entitled tothe credit of having brought the war to:s successful termination ; they do not seem to understand that there are thousands of officers and privates, with a record of faithful service im defence of their countiy, whose views spring from a clearer source, and who will ‘act with the party anly as long as it is worthy of their support. e : ;

“The history of the war, however, be: longs to the past. In the impending contest for political ascendancy, new issues—in no wise bearing a relation to the war—will determine the result, capecially in local elections.” | °

* In'another article in the same- issue, the Telegraph states that strenuous efforts are being made by leading radical politicians to secure the support of prominent indivﬁuals identified with the reform movement in Marion county. ‘Extraordinary inducements are held out to gain their in-

fluence and votes. It is not improbable, as the Telegriph intimates, 'that “practical” politicians may yield to these tempting offers; but Honest, fearless men will not thus prove recreant o s just cause.— In language more emphatic than elegant, the Telegraph bids those who succunb to bribes and flattery “to go to the devil.— He who lacks the manhood to take an

opet and bold stand against his whipg master, may remain where he propéﬂy belongs, and if the'skin is pulled from over Dis ears, let him not again cry for help.”

The \Lcnl-’l‘endor Decision. The Bupreme Court, of the United States having unanitnously decided, on Tuesday of last ‘wdek, not to disturb the decision in the !eznl-tender case of Hepburn vs. Griswold, the discussion on this important subject is now closed. All existing debts contracted prior to the passage of the legal-tender act, in February, 1862, must be paid in coly, The fears that were entertained that Judges Strong and Bradley- would favor the re-opening of the question are now happily put at rest, and the confidence ot the public in the great tribunal to which they belong will be, to a great degree, restored These ap--prehensions twere excited Ly a large portion of the radical press, which predictedthat the court wouwld reverse its opinion, and by the precipitate action of Attorney General Hoar; who obtruded himself when there was no case requiring his interference before the ecourts, Correet, # The Ft. Wayne Staats-Zeitung very sensibly and pointedly remarks that the advocacy of democratic pringiples does not, by sny means, require the: defense of every pretended or real Demoerat, nor would such a policy be a judicious one; second‘ly, that the more sharply the evils and errors in our ranks are criticised, the etronger is our justifieation for denouncing the crimes of the opposition party. Having _swept betore our own doors, we can rep‘rimand our neighbor who neglects that duty, without fncurring the danger of being pointed to the heap of ,filth accumulated ‘in front of our own domici. ~ A diepatch from Indianapolis announces that Dr. John 8. Bobbs, one of the ‘oldest and most prominent physicians in the State, died Muﬁmh on Sunsy evening. For 80 years lie hias practised medicine in that city, acd was & mr.‘ T e IAI SN .(‘.Li;‘! 3 v

REPUBLICANISM vs. RADICALISM - From the New Albany Ledger we lear i that Major Jobn L. Wilson, for year identified with the Republican party, re cently addressed a large crowd of citizens irrespective of party, at the Conrt Hous in the city of Madison, Jefferson county this State. He made a broad distinctior between Republicanism and Radicalism [ and he told his political friends to paus and consider the violent passage of the 'Fifteenth Amendment, and other radica acts of their party. The points made in his speech are thus given by ¥he Madisor Frree Press of Saturday : by Ist. That the fifteenth améndment ‘as not been legally ratified, and consequeatly is no part of the Constitution of the United States, nor can it be until voluntarily “ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the States, or by Conven. tions of three-fourths chereof.”” 2nd. That neither the President nor Becretary of State have any powers whatever in the ratification of amendments by proclamation or otherwise, and their unprecedented action in this instance 18 the strongest evidence of irregularity and high official design to control and circumvent the sovereign will of the peole. : : ¥ - 3d. It is a fandamiental principle of the Republican party that the question of suf frage belongs to the ‘people of the States, ” amf any attempt on the part of office holders in power to subvert that _principle is not only a flagrant wrong and a fraud up on those who- elected them, but a precedent fraught with great danger to constitutional liberty. j ' ‘ In support of these points, Major Wilson argued that the Fifteenth Amendment is not legal, because it only received thirty-nine votes out of sixty-six mewmbers of the United States Senate for its sub. mission, that being less than two-thirds, as required. by Art. 5 of the Constitution of the United States; that three States, namely : 'Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, never ratified,of their own volition, but by coercion of Congress; that the count. ing of Indiana for ratification is only ‘endorsing a most palpable and reckless violation of the Constitution of the State for 'partisan purposes; that the counting of New York for ratification, after the recision of her Legislature, is simply shie farce of a grave act; that five States counted for ratification have not yet, as above shown, taken such action, leaving but twenty-four States, which can, by any reasonable consideration, be counted as having ratified the fifteenth amendment.

“We think Mr. Wilson's arguments and deduction’s ‘correct, and, although the politicians and pot-house haranguers of his party may attempt to cry him down and belittle him, they will fail in.the attempt. The people will presently hear, above the clatter of office hunters, such arguments as Major Wilson brings to bear. He wants the party to pause ; not to rush headlong to destruction, and in that he is a greater lover of his party than tle loudest nigger shrieker in the land. - Wilson' speaks as a Republican, and not as a Democrat. He don’t claim to be a Democrat, and we™don’t claim him. As a life long Republican and a faithful worker for his party, he claims and exercises the right to talk to, and caution his party, and they would do well to heed him. ——— e )A —— - Rev. Marine’s Oration. In our last issue we briefly referred to the fact that Rev. Marine, the orator of the day at the Odd Fellow’s celebration in this place, very inappropriately—as we thought—entered into a discussion of the question of female suffrage, That a vast majority of the audience were of thesame opimon, we had occasion to learn from the remarks elicited by the Rev. gentleman’s divergence from _the subject of bhis oration, The editor of the Bryan Democrat, who participated in the exercises of the day, expresses his view of the matter in the following térms:

“After marcl;ixig through the principal strcets the Brethren repaired to Mier's Hall, where an oration was delivered by Rev. Bro. Marine, of Warsaw. The address was well received, with the exception of that part of it which was devoted to politics. The Rev. speaker, forgeting or ignoring the Frinciple of the Order which excludes political and sectarian creeéds, launched out in fayor of wo men’s suffrage and laudatory of Mr. Grant. The President is not an Odd Fellow; neither is he regarded for higdevotion to the principles of “Friendship, Love and Truth,” and his introduction to the audi.ence was in decidedly bad tatte. The woman question is an open one, admitting of arguments on both sides, but atan Odd. Fellows’ celebration is not the place to discuss it. The public speaker who takes advantage of his position to oram his own particular views on any subject down the throats of an audience made up of men of different political or religious opinions will never receive, nor indeed is he entitled to respect. The above will apply to the Rev. Mr. Stewart of Kendallville, who thrust his negro-loving tastes upon the social gathering in the evening.” -It is very much to be regretted that some ministers of the Gospel, when invited to oﬂicigte in;a certain capacity on public: ;occasioi)s are 80 apt to -forget, that there is a time for all things, and that the introduction of their pet theories at such times is distasteful to gentlemen ot intelligence. The cultivation of discretion and a due regard for the opinions. of others cannot be too strongly recommended to a portion of the clergy. ‘

~ The Howard Investigation. The investigation of the charges against General Howard is progressing slowly, but enough is developed to show that he did not discharge the trust confided to him with fidelity orin the interest of the Government. The Sentinel says the testimony taken by the committee on Thursday developed the following facts : ~_“Professon Ogden, of Fisk University, Tennessee, testified that he had received bureau aid from General Howard to the extent of $2,500, $l,OOO of it being bonds ‘of the Young Men’s Christian Association, of this city. He.also testified that since the present investigation began, General Howard telegraphed to bim that if he - would return his bond it would be cashed, ‘ On farther questioning, the witness pro~duced :the telegram. The examination ~of Mr. J. M. Brown, disbursing officer of the Bureau for the District, began. He testified that the lumber for several hundred tenements on the Barry farm, and three or four new barracks in the city, was cortracted for by Gen. Charles Howard, and purchased of his father in-law, Foster,of gwgor. Maine, It was brought here at great expense. The same witness testified to -having been directed to pay thirty-thousand dollars, principally.from funds voted by . Gogreuto relieve the | de:titjutef indtb;s d;mr‘iict. and from the refugee fund for in , in ; wbigh the deeds show pﬁgat?opmgs to have been interegted. The witness was directed to srepue a detailed statement of all expenditures on account of the University, l?:ﬁpit»l and Barry farm.”

Frer LoveErs.—A large tract of land in Texas Township, Kalamazoo County, ‘Michigan, has been purchased for the purpose of organizing a colony of free lovers, Recruiting agents are reported to be abroad in Michigan, and a number of converts have been made in Grand Rapids aud other leading towns through ‘out the Btate, 5

’lrlm OF THE INDIANA DEMO. CRATIC PRESS. : - The Warsaw Union discourses thusly : “The farmers of this county are groaning under the heavy weight of taxation.— This is all nensense. Did not our Republican frien* meet 'us in the argument that we were all privileged alike to be exempt from taxation, alf we had to do was to buy government bonds, on them yon ‘can draw six per cent. interest, semi-an-naally, in gold, and snap your fingers in the tax gatherer's face; he has no busi ness with you, he must pass on to your ‘neighbor, who has beer’ unable to invest his farm in bonds, but has toiled from | early morn till dewy eve, has stood the i rain, the cold and heat, he must pay his | and the bondholder’s tax—he is the man, | though he may be poor, and his little hut but barely offer him and his family shelter and protection from the storm, that is j threatened with Sheriff's sale of bis little ] homestead, if he will not, walk up to the ! Radical tabernacle, the receptacle of pat- g riotism and loyalty, and there deposit the earnings of his labor. Poor, laboring, | ha_r(iworking Republican, are you willing ; to sustain and maintain such a state of; unequal distribution of the burthens of the government ?” ! ‘

The Evansville Courier refers to a subJject that greatly annoys the radical leaders. It calls to mind that “previous to the contest which elevated Gramt to the Presidency, the radicals proslaimed their determination to reduce the taxes of the people, and the expenses of the government in a material degree. Inthe Congress of 1868, the appropriationis for the approaching fiscal year were cut down, and the estimates for the following year redaced, with a view to convincing the people that the radical party was really in earnest in what they promised. At that time the leading democratic papers of the country. waraed the people of the cheat intended. They declared that when the electiongwas over, all the gaps in the appropriation bill would be filled by extra legislation. And what the democratic journals said then has been verified by subsequent events. While the appropriatjons cilled for less than three hundred iﬁilliom, the expenditures reached, as charged by Mr. Beck, and not successfully contradicted, four hundred millions of dollars. Desciency bills are being forcad through C‘om-, gress, in.order to save the credit of the government, while the taxes are still kept upon a war basis. In this manner the ,Radicals show their ability to manage the aftairs of the country. Tt is no wonder trade is weak and commerce tottering, when'such a party is in the ascendancy.”

Our divorce laws are made the text for | the following discourse by the Conners. ville Ezaminer : “Since the McFarlandRichardson case has come before the public, our divorce law has been the subject | of severe criticism by the press. ‘This i criticism is not without gosd foundation, | As it is, Indiana is the center of attraetion for all those who have been mere experimentors in marital relatignship, or;‘ who may have imbibed too freely of the’ free love sentiment of the present day, throughout the entire country. ~ With our divorce law in force, all matrimonial alliances amount to nothing. The time has come when the honor of the State demands a change of this law. As the law is, a Judge may grant a divorce to an applicant for any cause that may seem to him sufficient. When any husband or wife chooses to abgndon his or her consort, they straightway come to Indiana and take up their abode for a little season in some obscure county and give notice. to the other party through a newspaper, a { paper that the respondent or his friends, may never see because they are not want | ed to see it, aad fee an attorney, they ac. | complish their desires. The whole thing is simply ridiculous and we are glad that there is'a growing dlssatisfaction with it in the legal mind of our State, npd the day is not distant when 1t will’be wiped from our statute books as a foul stain.”

The Rockport Demoerat makes a point that-deserves earnest consideration. Un: der the caption, “How do you like this?” it says: “Under the Constitution of the United States, as it stands at present, no person born outside of the limits of the Union, although he was but two months old when he w.s brought here, can be eith.r President or Vice President, a negro, on the contrary, who was born a slave in South Carolina, is eligible to those offices. Would it not be a good idea ta have another amendment ta the Constitu tion which shall render citizens of foreign birth eligible to all the positions which a negro can fillt* What say the press to this suggestion?” ’

Says the New Albany Ledger: “A fow days since it was given out that President Grart would issue & message recommend ing general amnesty; in fact, that be had it already prepared, and that it would be sent to Congress upon the admission: of Texas, and the anunouncement of the ratifloation of the fifteenth amendment, Sud denly a cloud appears to overshadow the spirit of his dreams. Some sudden check has been given to his good intentions, It is not hard to divine the cause. The Radical leaders fear that the enfranchisement of the whites will have the effect to change the face political of affairs, and they have surrounded the waxy President, forbidding him 'to do what he in his own conscience believes to be right. President Grant may be an honest man, and pos sessed of physical courage, but he has not the moral courage to da an act his judgment approves, when opposed by Radical claquers.” Saau ‘ e - B—— || Democratic Vietory at Elkhars. Just before going to press we learn that at the election for gorporation officers of the town of Elkhart, the Democrats elected their entire.ticket by 216 majority.—. Six negroes participated in the election, and every man of them voted an unscratched democratic ticket. The loyalists are said to be intensely disgusted at the fifteenth amendment, -mtireely. curse the “d—d niggers” for voting with the Demoeracy. |

A gentleman in the northarn part of the city has a cow of decided Democratic l‘»‘roclivities, and of great intelligenoe,— he animal refuses to be mllked;iy a fifteenth amendment.~lndianapolis Sentinel, We are the owner of a ‘cow of such decided democratic procHvities that, notwithstanding the fact that she bad been “keeping company” with a radical of huge proportions, and in spite of the varionsly amended reconstructiion acts, she was recently delivered of a snow-white onlf,

' CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. | ~ WEDKESDAY, April 27.—1 n the Senate Mr. McDonnald, from the Committee o Territories, reported, with amendments, the bill organizing the Territory of Oklahoma, and consslidating the Indian tribes under a new territorial government. Mr, Pratt addressed tbe Senate in a long speech in favor of paying the claims ot L'nion men for property taken by the gov ernment during the war. Little of importance was transacted in either House. The House of Representatives was in committee on the Tariff 'bill, and considered the paragraph on sheet and hoop iron. g

| THURsDAY, April 28.—1 n the Senate ];bills were introduced by Mr. Robertson for a general amnesty for political offences; by Mr. Wilson to incorporate a na- * tional academy of letters and arts, and by Mr. Fenton to incorporate a company to lay an ocean cable ‘rom the United States f‘ to Belgium, to be called the Washington Transatlantic Telegraph Company. The “Florida contested seat case was disposed of by confirming Mr. Gilbert as Senator, The Senate passed the bills to provide for & board of three naval officers to exanfine i'the cases of such officers as may deem themselves unjustly passed oyer by pro - motion, and to provide for the better security of life onsteam vessels. In ‘the House of | Representatives Mr. Jencke’s bill for the establishment of a Department of Justice, after a short debate, was passed. If the bill gets through the Senate and becomessa law, the President will be required to renominate Mr. Hoar for Atforney-General, or send in some other name. An_amusing colloquy took ‘place on a proposition to appropriate $3,000 to experiment for improved ventilation in the Representatives Hall. Several members denounced the construction of that wing of the Capitol. Mr. Garfield wanted the lobbies taken away. He complaived that the heat from the sky light literaMy roasted his scalp and scull. Mr. Morrell found fault with the tobacco smoke. “Honest-John” Covode said that the foulest air in the House was immediately round where he stood. Finally the joint resolution was pagsed. The election case from the Fifth Louisiana District ~was called up, and the report of the committee declaring that none of the candi;dates were elected was adopted by a party vote. Mr, McCraniel (Dem.), it may be remarked had only 4,698 majority over both opposing Radicals. The House went into Committee on the Tariff bill.— The paragraph on railroad iron was under consideration. An amendment by Mr. Benjamin, fixirg the duty at 50 cents per 100 pounds, was carried by a- vate of 73| to 69. In the course of the debate Mr. Logan, of Illinois, likened the Tariff bill, in its effects upon the country, to the blood-sucking system of mosquitoes and gallinippers i e FRIDAY, April 29.—In' the Senate a bill was reported authorizing the construction of the Oregon branch of the Pa: cific Railroad. . A bill appropriating 3,000 for experiments in ventilating the capi-_ tol was passed. The Senate refused, by 42 to 88, to-take up the Louisiana contested case of Darrell against Bailéy, and proceeded to the business on the speaker’s table, and disposed of a large number of unimportant, bills. “A bill was passed granting 940,000 acres of land to o' new railroad from Portland to McMinuville, Oregon, against the earnest efforts of democratic representatives: The evening ses sion was passed in discussing paragrabps of the tariff bill. . :

' SATURDAY, April 30.—She Senate was not in session.. The Senate bill, to fix the point of junction of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads companies, and -the Senate bill to authorize the Burlington and Missouri River/ Railroad company, or assignees, to change the established line of road 1n Nebraska, was passed by the House. £ : e

MoxpaY, May 2.—A bill wasintroduced in the Senate, directing the secretary of the interior to issue a patent to the Indiana yearly meeting soeiety of Friends for certain lands in the Shawnee reservuti'pn, and ‘was passed.” The House bill extending for 30 days the time within which persons clected to office was amended and passed. Bills; were passed by the House to remove all political disabilities; and to place the name of the widow of Abraham Lincoln on the pension roll, and to “pay her a pension of $3,000 per annum. Mr, Schenck introduced a joint resolution declaring the 30th day of May, being the day appointed for the decoration of the graves of soldiers who died in defence of the union, a public holiday to be férever observed as such by the people of the United States. Passed withouta division. The House then took up the tariff bill.

Strong Language, Judge Abell, of the first district court, New Orleans, in his charge to the grand jury a few days ago, used this language : “Gentlemen, I have already detained you too long; but as the journals of the city are earnest in denouncing fraud and corruption by public officers, and ask why the law is not enforced against them, it is proper to say that with the present jury gystem any attempt to enforce the law against official corruption would be but little better than a farce. I am satisfied that the officers of the State ani city have, by extortion, fraud, bargain and intrigue, robbed the State and people of more in the last year than every thief in the State for five years. ' All, from the catchpole to the highest offlcials of the State and city, seem to have, with a few noble exeeptions, been unmindful that the glory of all States consists in the integrity of agents called public officers. The remedy is with the people only. They must elect officers who scorn bad faith as they would extortion, peculation and fraud, or continue to see their revenues absorbed, the peoPle impoverished and the State disgraced.” - It is only necessary to add that Louisiana and New ‘f)rleans are governed by the “loyal party.” e et~ e e : : A Good Rule, . Ohe of our Democratic exchanges in publishing its rates ‘for announcements says; Subscribers names will be announce i for 0%.00; those who are not subscribers will be charged /$lO.OO ‘lt adds that “these terms are made upon the principle ‘that no man who does not - take his county paper ough@gto have the impudenee to offer himself as a candidate for office.”—~ Our friend's head is level, and he is perfectly: Al;stiﬂed in ‘going for’ the poor stingy devils who have the effrontery to ask Demoorats to nominate them, when they don’t take interest enough in the \Knﬂy to assist in building i:{ th‘gvpren. hsre\t.yutdf fellows sich/ We are ‘glad we have none of the kind in Allen county that we thlﬁh»:df:-g% . portance to notice,— Monroeville Den ‘

129 - For the National Banner, Economy-—Public and Pﬂvnte. _‘*Economy is wealth.” i One of the results of the late civil war, isan enormous public debt, which is hang ing like a dark cloud over the heads of the Américan people, and the payment of which is sucking their very life blood.— Yet, this debt, which is the outgrowth of our triumph, we, as true Americans, will’ cheefully endeavor to pay, but on the other hand demand that economy in public expenditures be rigidly enforced—extravagance and recklessness as firmly resisted. ey f

Providence (since the fall .of Adam) in the dispensation of good gifts, seems, for some inscrutable purpose, to mingle with the same a little gall to show the comparison, and that we may the more appreciate the good. We cannot fully enjoy pleasure without a degree of pain. - The bestowment of a boon seems inevitably united with a thorn. We suffer to enjoy, and enjoy with sufferings; with the fullest cojoyment of peace and 'prosperity, there is mingled an anxious fear and an unbidden 'dread that it will not always last. .. 4 ¢ .

Democrats and Republicans, brothers of one common country, unite in demahding an economical administration of public expenditn"r’es. Not only is economy required in public, but also in private expenditures. : ‘

We are not only overwhelmingly in debt as a people—publicly—but as individuals we are seriously involved, " How many of our farmers, who—blessed with large, well tilled, well-improved, and fertile farms—are out of debt? How many of our mer:hants stand upon a firm financial basis? How many mechanics and 'laboring men can with ease keep their head out of the quag mire of indebtedness ¢ . 7 it

| How many of our citizens of everj class, and of every trade and: profession, are free from the perplexing and constant so Ecitations of needy creditors ? ;i The records of Noble county alone will show that annually over $lOO,OOO are pu into judgments, and all- the result of an inability to pay our debts. * Does not the same state of things exist in every county of our State? Are not many of these debts ncedlessly and extravagantly incurred® ... Lo 3

Money is a luxury which few ' possess, while notes and mortgages are without numbef'. Labor is scarce and eompensation meager. Business is stagnant and prostrate. That which farmers have to sell, (. e, wheat) nets them a scanty return for the labor and expense employed. Dry gouds, clothing, hardware, and groceries, though very much cheapei- than during the war, are correspondingly higher in price than when wheat sold for $2. and $2.95 per bushel. ‘ ; It is apparent to every one that our farmers, who are usually the most prudent in their expenditures, when they come to market, buy only what is absolutely necessary for the eomfort apd support of their famiiles.:. =~ - D

We labor hard and incessantly through “the long, dreary year,” and for what ?— We toil and sweat through the heat of the day, work early and late, puzzle our brains to make both ends meet, and when the year closes, what have we left? We barely have:sufficient to pay our taxes, and meet our store bills. And in a maJjority of cases we sell thelast cow and the last pig to raise a little money, or as a last resort give our notes with enormous interest, or a mortgage upon ,ou"r homestead. Only a few days since'we heard a hardworking, industrious man ask his neighbor to give him some kind of work to do, as his family was suffering for bread and meat.- Tears filled his eyes as he requested the modest favor, and with moistened eye the neighbor answered that he had plenty of work, but no money te pay him with.

How long! ‘oh Lord, how long! shall such a state of things exist ? The plaintive wail comes up from every debtor—and how many are not debtors? “lam hard up”—*“l can’t raise the money.” How shall we remedy this state of things? How meet and overcome our debts? The asoent may be steep and toilsome, but the top is crowned ‘with a rich and lasting verdure. o “Though clouds and darkness around the base . _be s%reaa; . . Eternal sunshine settles on its head.

The only counsel we can give, is to press: forward industriously, perseveringly, economically. Let the first step be taken at home. Our wives, sons and daughters can do as much toward reaching the desired eminence—freedom from debt—ny a hearty co-operation.in an economical acministration of our domestic affairs, as they can assist in sinking us deeper and deeper in debt, by their extravagance, if indulged without stint, . Ton. : Tl —— Corporation Election. The election for corporation officers of Ligonier, on Monday last, resulted in the triumph of thie citizens ticket by from 11 to 47 majorities over the Radical nominees. The result is as follows : o Marshal —*W. R. Hick5,............126 J.E 8raden,.............115 Clerk—*E. B. Gerber,:............ .141 E. D.Mi11er,.,........:....104 Treasurer—J. M. Chapman, (no 0pp.)242 Assessor—*C. C. 8uchte1,...........137 D . Keel. . .......... 101 \§ COUNCILMEN: : *F. 8eaze1,.....140|A. 0gden,......103 *F. W Sbinke,.l4olJohn Ohlwine, . .106 *A. 8. Parker,..l3BB/C. G. Vai1,....:.104 *Eph. Harper,. . 136’;] .F.8r0wn,....109 *A. 8. Fisher,...lB9|G. T. Ulmer,. . e 98 | All those marked with an asterisk (%) were on the Citizens ticket, and are clect‘ed by the following majorities: Hicks 11, Gerber 87, Buchtel, 36, Beazel 85, Shinke 34, Parker 84, Harper 25, Fisher 47. Mr. Chapman ‘was 'placed on the citizens ticket on Monday morning, Mr. Weir having declined the nomination. The great:-question in radical circles is : “Who killed Cock Robin—the Lockhart or Hostetter faction ?” A

* Tae Democrats of Goshen, on Saturday afternoo'}, put in' nomination the following named gentlemen for city officers : — Mayor, M. B. Hascall ; Treasurer, Joseph Lauferty ; Olerk, LaPorte Heefner; Marshal, Chas. D. Henkel; Couneil, 8. Isen hower, A. F. Wilden, Cbrist. Hinderer.

Just before going to press, the gratifying intelligence reached us that Col. Has. call was elected by 55 majority, and Henkel by 207. The entire democratic ticket, with the exception of Mr. Wilden for Councilman, is elected.

| POLITICAL ITEMS, : ~ The whole negro vote in Dubuque, {lowa, weni Democratic. ~ Fred. Douglass is work g hard for ‘a radical nomination for Congress. - The House Committee on Elections still has seventeen contested seat cases to settle:: =. - b

At Virginia (Nevada), Bill Bird, negro barber, comes out as an independent candidate for Mayor, : i From pregent indications the next Mayor of PVE ghington will be a negro. The “field l{ nds” have a majority on the poll list.* = - e Mr. Vallandigham authorizes his friends to say that “under no circam: stances will he be a candidate for Congress this fall.” L 1 /

A warm political campaign, for this summer and fall, is preparing in Maryland. There are about 45,000 black voters in the state. fis

Ilinois is rapidly purifying herself of Radicalism, as is proven by the almost universal suceess of the Democracy in the recent town elections.

‘Connecticut is considering the propricty of a State (fonvention to revise its Constitution, by striking out the word white from the qualification of voters. , i

According to ‘the Sullivan (Ind.) Democrat the first negro vote ever cast in tbe State of Indiana was: deposited in Carlisle in the recent railroad election. il i

General Forrest denies having said there are 40,000 Ku-Klux in Tennessee, as reported in the testimony of Governor Senter before the Reconstruction Committee. L

That Radical light, the Chicago Tribune, says that President Grant has one defect of character rarely met with in- high places—an inexplicable respect for rich men. = -

The Memphis Avalanche says' a number of young men, all ex-Confed-erate soldiers, will start from that city for Cuba in a few days, to join General Jordan’s army. b

Governor Palmer trims his sails to the coming Democratic whirlwind by thé declaration that “the war is over, and men are to vote just as they please.” - : i

A negro infdtms the Chicago T'imes that he wants to see the time coming when a negro can vote a Democratic ticket without exposing himself to denunciation and danger. L Says .the Richmond Dispatch :— “Was ever a Virginian made a judge in Massachusetts 7 Was ever a Virginian sent to Congress frofk any New England State ? We'd. like to know.”

A Wisconsin editor, possessed o f good health, and a stock of patience sufficient for a jackass, declines to run for congress until after the national capital is transferred from Washington to the valley of the Mississippi. . Senator Sprague thinks, says-a Washington correspondent, that the effect of negro voting'in Rhode I-land would ultimately be to make it « Democratic State by the irritation it naturally creates among the white workingmen. | : e

The Maryville (Tenn.) Republican, the only newspaper in Tennessee owned and edited and published by negroes, says it will give thanks to ‘nobody or party for blessings to the “colored race secured: by the fifteenth .amendment, save to God Almighty alone. <

.Governor Geary and other Union Leagué leaders want President Grant to help develop a plot for securing “the entire negro vote under the fifteenth amendment;” Grant gazes into the dim distance, and says yes ‘to all radical propositions. That's his habat: ..o ;

Messrs. Americus 'l'. Wilson, of Washington, Louis Montague, of Quebec, and Charles S. Donaldson, of Toronto, have issued a call for a convention of delegates from Canada and the United States at Niagara Falls on the 4th of July, to see abont uniting the destinies of both countries.

The Savannah Republican thinks it somewhat remarkable that no Southern man is named for either party in connection with the nomination for the next Presidency, and it enters its emphatic protest against this “slight,” so far as the Democrats and Conservatives are concerned in it.

The. Cincinnati Vollsblaft, German and Radical, says: “Those leaders of the Republican party commit a great folly who believe that, since they have got the.negro vote, they no longer need the Germang, and in respect to them no longer impose any restraint upon their nativism and their hypoeri--By.” :

The indications now point to a failure of the new tariff, which leads to a contin®nce of the old, and maintains for another year the existing oppressive rates. The brethren are shrewd. Not being able to carry an increase, and being strong enough to forbid a decrease, they will simply do nothing but let the present crucifying rates remain. § g

A North Carolina paper thus defines a politician of that State: “He is a political disjunction, always to be found in a comfortable position between two political contradictory ex‘trémes, who may be parsed as belonging to and connecting the party that has office to give and the party that is going to have it to give.” ; The New York Democratic State Judicial Convention nominated the following candidates for members of the new Court of Appeals. For Chief Judge, Hon. Sanfgrd E. Church, for Associate Judges, William F. Allen, Rufus W. Peckman, Charles A. Rappallo, and Martin Grover. Resolutions were: passed declaring that the high mission of the Democratic party has been, and is, to.maintain..agg uphold a fearless and i‘ncorrgptihlé.‘judl;-' ciary. ‘

The radicals of Washington city. are not content with the mere preferment of political rights'on the negro. They seek to enforce by ‘ordinance social equality aleo. Oa Monday an ordinance, passed by the ‘city "council and approved by the mayor, was promulgated, demanding for the negroes all privileges ‘at theatres, hotels; and restaurants enjoyed by white persons, and all persons refusing them such entertainment are liable ‘to arrest and heavy fine. 2o o

; QEJE*AL NEWS ITEMS. - Ireland continues to be insurrectionary, and, in accordance. with the provisions of the Force law, several districts have just been proclaimed. ~ A epecial dispatch from Washington states that there is almost a certain prospect of an Indian war. Twenty thousand Sioux are on the war-path,— Troops are being hurried to -the'front 10 meet the. Crigisi. oo mmmymios sfhessnam Ex-Colleetor Joshna F. Bailey, _the great defaulter has been heard from.— Heis in Ohio living on-the farm' of ex-Solicitor Jordon, and writes to Wagshington that he-is ready to report to the department if wanted. By

Everything is given up in Franece now.to the prevailing political éxcitement. The people crowd daily and nightly to ;l)ublic meetings party, leaders are publishing manifestoes; and the newspapers are devoted almost entirely to discussions upon the plebiscitum. - Spain is again agitated by the efforts of the rival candidates to ‘obtain tlig crown. ' A riging in favor of the Prince of Asturias, ex-Queen Isabella’s son, is threatened, and meanwhile memorials. are pouring into Madrid from the north ward favoring the election of Espartero as King of Spain. PR _ Much sympathy is said to be felt in London for poor Captain Eyre, of the Bombay, whose only fault was running down a ship-load of Americans and leaving them to pick themselves up again. The persecuted mariner is seeking for a restoration of his certificate, on the ground that the evidence against him is contradictory and inconclusive. The news from San Domingo is bad for Presgident Grant and the annexationists. Cabral has defeated the troops of President Baez in two battles, and is marching victoriously on Azua. -If that town falls it is all up with Baez, Grant, and annexation.. The tottering chiefhas putlawed his rival, Cabral, for gelling salnave, of Hayti, to* his .enemies. i o

France is very lively. - Many of the political meetings throughout the country are excited and turbulent, The people shout.*Vive la Republique,” and break up ‘ singing the Marseillais. The radical speakers ~attack :Prime Minister Ollivier violently, -and style him a renegade and traitor. . Meanwhile the police authorities are making ‘great preparations to insure good order during the time for taking, counting, and declaring the vote on the plebiscitum. e iy -/ : e e L Horrible Accident at Richmond, Va. Richmond, Virginia, was the scene of an awful calamity on Wednesday of last week. The floor of the Supreme court room, in the capitol, gave way, and precipitated a great crowd,.assembled to hear the decisionin the disputed -mayoralty cases, upon the members of the House of Delegates, in the chamber below. The fall was fully thirty. feet. There was a general crash of all the timbers and giving-way of the ingide walls. Theloss of life is appalling,— Many of the most prominent citizens, of Richmond were iiﬂed. Among the dead are Hon: Patrick H. Aylett, the eminent lawyer; Dr. Jobn-B. Brock, editor of the Richmond Enguiier ; exConfederate General Thomas H. Wilcox; Captain Charter, Chief of the Fire Brigade ; G. M. schofield, City Assessor, and a brother of General Schofield, Manager Eaton, of the Boston: theatre. State Senator Bland, and Messrs. 8. E. Burnham and. W. E. Randolph, of New York ; ex-Governor Wells is serioysly, if ‘not mortally,injured, and Hon. Thomas 8. Babcock, formerly a distinguished member of Congress, and afterwards Speaker of the Confederate House of Representatives, has lost a. leg. The killed number 66, and the wounded upwards of 200. < The disaster created the most intense excitement ‘in Richmond: 'The whole po?ulation flocked to the Capitol Park. For three hours the scene is described as.one of horror. - .As the bodies of the slain and wounded were swung out of the building on the shoulders of the firemen, they were recognized and claimed. by relatives and friends. All' the stores in Richmoud were closed, and Thurs‘day was observed as a day of general mourning. A shocking feature of thecalamity is the display of barbariem. on the part of the negroes, - Only one: negro was: killed, and -the wretches, were rejoicing and burning bonfires in the night over the destruction of 8o many white conservatives. =~ . Later —Richmond was clad in mourning .on Friday. DBusiness. was sus-, pended, and during the entire day. fu.. nerals were passing through the streets.: ‘At the churches services were going on from morning till night over the bodies ! brought in for the last rites. ‘The list: ofkilled now number 59. The wound. ed ‘are 116. Among the additional. deaths yesterday was that of Thomas 8. Baldwin, the clothing merchant.— Ex-govenor Wells is still in a critical condition. A meeting of 4,000 citizens was held on the capitol grounds at. noon. Gov. Walker made an affecting . address, and resélutions expressive of. the feelings of the- community were’ passed. The Legislature of Georgia . and the Constitutional Convention of Illinois have sent resolutions of condo: lence and sympathy. . . . . - The Whig says, in regaxd to the insecurity of the capitol building: A committee of architects, cabled by the: superintendant of .E,ublic- “buildings to inspect the capitol, have proncunced itinsecure. They have gone so fat as to’ express the opinion “that the whole interior is g 0 unsound as {0 render i pro-. bable that even without its furniture, : books, and other. contents, it wounld: fall in of its own weight in from thiree to five years. We may. cenclude; therefore, that with its presentcontents. it is liable at any time to fallin. This:. suggests the importance of making ar~ rangements for the immediate removal: from the building, of everything it contains, and their transfer:to some;: place Of BeGUEILY.”" . foii o 4 Loe soten tie

S ADERIDE Lol ‘ April 234, 1870, near'Albion, Fathér WRIGHT, step-father of ,Jm'lge Tousley; aged 85 yéars.. & 1. The deceased was one,of thei pioneers.of:Noble: county; and he was, for sixty-five years, a:consistent member of the Bgipﬁﬁt Church, , ", &.. LIGONIER MARKET REPORT. . Wheat—white, ... 110 [C0My....0. s 100 83 & Wheat—Red, ... o ng‘?ng_,.:;;;';’. BBy s s vnnionvwnn B 0 ey & e v ipswn i v 900 Poutoea,.....v.:.;'i:’g{g ﬁm,“’ %?g; 00l 00 1, | cciis- 1N 0 KEENDALEL V‘ﬁ'ﬂ‘ﬂf{‘hﬁgﬁgm 5 i% : Wu% by Jacodbs & R Balag —W] Sasp¥ - 3o &y oTos F Ny e %&mﬁd SR IS g Fax 12‘%*‘\’"‘%” LB, . i iiaaie, o B 0 [ Bul WORy o ot de 1180 ¢ sl B A ivae s 3 L 0 I ROEE, L Voeee sy l! Mievvags .3; to R I Heat a’.;"y'.'i\},-:- i 3

e STATE ITEMS. o In the apportiopment for members - of Congress for the next decade, Indiang wiﬁ gain one. ‘ ~ The south Bend Iron works turn out . from their foundery about eleven hundred sewing ‘machine stands per week ’ _,f?r. the Singer manufacturing company. The New Albany Ledger says an interesting case is in. the hands of the lawyers OQ&B%MMS&O%¢HM&w parties are concerned,. and in which a hitto youngster wants a daddy. < EEs - Only. 812 dogs, of both persuasions, are returned as taxable in Pulaski county.— The. Winamac - Democrat solenmly avers ° that 812 is not one-half the pestiferous. X ‘brutes that gobble the mutton of Palaski. - A young lady by the name of Fanny Runch attempted to commit suicide by - ‘hanging herself in Trafalgar, Johnson Co., ‘on the 28th,was cut down before life was extinct. * At 7 o'clock Friday night she had not come to enough to give any explanation for the rash act. ot - The salt well boring at Terre Haute on Thursday evening had reached a - depth of about one handred and seven- | ty-five feet,. seventy-feet of which is through soapstone. The boring progreeses at the rate of thirty-six feet per ARty ik

~Seven months agoa mapn in New Albany lost a yaluable cow. Last Wednes day morning, on arising from his;ved; he discovered the cow at his gate, apparently gladto see him, and the teeling was heartily reciprocated. [ ‘ The South: Bend Register says that “Thomas |Rockhill, of that place—himself over seventy years of age—is doipg - his corn_ploughing Abis Spripg, with a span of horses, one. of 'wlkxi;:h is twentysix and the other twenty-seven years old. Last summer Mr. Rockhill, who-is far from being a robust looking individual, mowed over twelve tons of hay.” i A bully in Fort’ Wayne, a " few days since, after knocking a little feHow down and tapping a quiet and inoffensive Ger--man on the Lead, preparatory to knocking him down also, was unexpectedly “set back” by the Teuton;, who ‘thrashed the -blowhard until he bellowed like a bull, to the infinite ‘delight of ‘a large number of bystanders. ' Mr. Sedam. of Allensville, Ohio Co., has had an iron rivet, three-fourths of an inch long, removed ‘from his eye, where it has been vegetating for -nearly 8 year.— Mr. 8. has been ungf’}r treatmen’. during that time for a very sore eye the cause of which was unknown, until it was discov- - ered and removed last week, The patient is now said tn be doing well. :

‘Henry Trapp, living in Brownstown, Jackson copnty, got ti’?‘t.;!f the attention of Marg. Cunningham, a fair neighbor of hisjand proceeded a few days since to raze her shabitation to the ground.. Msrgaret, not liking such proceedings, aimed a blow with an ax at Henry's-head; which he parried, choked her preity ‘ha'd, and then finished the work of demolition. Margaret threatens to bring suit against Henry for washing. . She don’t scem to care much about the choking. Sy ,

- FINAN CIAL REPOPTS Of the Noble Count&t. Agricultural: Society, for the 2 ©¢ 7 yearending April 4th, 1870, [ ° § Atia meeting of the Executive Committes, O¢to-, ber-‘l‘@tb;’lﬂﬁ@;gthe following bills were allowed : i S. Beck, for services as gate keeper........ $3 00 C. C. Bachtel, :: ::do do + BRBOO Joseph S’.gergﬁen. do 0, S ogviate 300 Samuel Krichbaum, 4 days scrvices' on fair G RPOURI A s et T Y6OO .H. Shobe, for fmdmg track, teaming, &oi.. 26 00 H. Wood, for fwo years’ rent of ground..., 70 00 ~do ORISRI R e TS :A. Beanblossom for attending to Town Hall for Agrienltural meeting 5,........... 200 J. M. Chapman & Co., for, nails, &c....... 1.16 J. B. Stoll, for}wintin‘g and paper..... .| . 3650 . Ulmer & Son, or Fißbopsld. il Lal 695> Willett & Moore, for wall paper, ..... ... . 4908 A. Randolph, for 1umber.;................ g 45 Silas Shobe, for 1iveg...i.... caanh b o - 400 J. C. Zimmerman & Co., for merchandige.. 500 E. B. ‘(i‘.erber,";or : gen"}ces as s’ecrrilmry,.; 12‘; Og 5 T Hoeoks, Tan ostage - 2.5 Levi- K’&Atqr,'f"gr '!erviceg) %ﬁmam&:}.i.g.. 20' 00 J. Simmons, Jr., do as gate keeper .. 200 ; do* <'* fornight watching and oil 225 Sl v gt LOLBLS e 500 Fhme wisevswit bo a s 48924 54 Amount-of premiums awarded,........,.,. 495 91 Total amounﬁéo_f;ord_ers issued, and old ors o HORRDRM ekl T T 8950 g : Respectfully snbmitted. St : { , .E. B. GERBER, Sec‘y. ' REPORT OF THE TREASURER - - Of the Noble Connty Agricultural Society, for the el ; Year 1869, - Oct. 7, ’69. Received for tickets and seats 8808 56 Paidonorders.. ... .1........00. . 8718 5 Paid ferboxf. . 45, .. 5.3, 1 250 ) : Total,., ST E B WEE T 79045 Balance on hand April 10,1870, ... '—BBB 11 - ' ! LEVE KIESTER, Treas. e S gg U e i nil O | Michizan South. & N. Ind’a R. R. . On'and after May 1, 1870, trains will leave Stat vions asfollows: o GOTRGRARTE ~ - Lk Py " Express., - Meil Train. ;Chicago.. .70 0. 100000 p, M. L. .. 1150 A, ;? *Elkhart evespmeseoenen 16 A, M, L 12518 Py e, Goshen. ..., .00 0 D Tme s T Rouge Millersburg....:...(don’t BLODY; wO2OB oo ‘%&gonilgr d RIOO e 190 e ~WwWawaka,, ... ~..i . (don’t s sheasen 1384 BoaL {8rim’ne1d'..‘...'.,..'..(.. Be T b % ‘Kendallville. . ...0..2:33 « [’ olgp ¥ (Arrive at Toledo ......10:30 Ax ........5:56 ¢ ; RO GomEG-WEs'r”E sty e 3 ess; -, . Maillrain: Toledo i 3855, . id 25, g%?gfm cednani 9580 AR ‘Kenda11vi11e..........12:85 4, M. . .......2:00 P. x. eßrpmfleld. .0 o 0 LT Re g e Wawaka. .L3aS S 0 ST AT S Tenene 'lﬂﬁonler. sepuigersie o 1228 S 0 oL 00,.2:40 4 M 1e!_!hui'g,‘”..,.'.,.,..., o leiwacn oby Bi2OOR 57 §° GOBNBIC TS St s e e R e *Elkhart, ... .. ... 9m05 e i teney3saD b ‘Arrive at Chicago.... 6:50 TR AA T LB -, *Stop 20 minutes for breakfast and supper; ““ i< § i Ei?rgu leaves daily soth ways. - Mail '-ng makes %lqse connection’ at Elkhart -wi’f‘lllltrls;\ii;; 'oin% East and West. = i, The ; “g‘g 2 Tess 5 esLigonier ¢ ‘ing Fast, 86302, u., tﬁdm%eavutut 1‘.?.'.-91'15\0(: . o C. F. HATCH, (%,‘ uipt., Cleveland. oy O N.“K_{NEPPE_R,A.ggm,_: gonler, ... . . - Wherever there are:low, ‘wet or marshy soils: ‘and land nearly covered with water,-and liable. to occasional overflow, throughout either thetemperate or torrid zones, there exist the con:. ditions required to’dévelop miasm or malarig. In such regions, Sweet Quinine is in'constant: demiud, and the onlg positive and reliable remi. * edy known, except Bitter Quinive, ov. ‘?cu it ‘has the a‘ﬂé&%@#&&%@fdm{n@ﬁ&_ — ‘Hold'by Moore & THatp. >=27% 1 . Severe lingering coughs are'cured by the use. of Dr. Pieree’s -Altorative Extract or Golden Medical Discovery in less then one-half the time ;ooen?r‘y 40 cure them with any Q&er, medicine. For Hoarseness, Laryngitis, or Min--Ister’s Sore Throat, Bronchitis and the early sta- - fevs of Consumption, it surpasses everything before discovered. Sold by dmgg:g‘t(; “or send . thr&e and a guartei doll&rs io Dr.k' V.'Pi?xj-ee, ‘Buffalo, N Y.; and gett bottles freerof exp{m chargos;’ o T R -}E .-ﬁ - - b 3 S

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