The National Banner, Volume 5, Number 12, Ligonier, Noble County, 20 July 1870 — Page 2

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— e e O ‘Hesistance to Tyrants Is Obedience to God.’' 0 IO B BTOLL, BIROR. . WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1870, ‘DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET v For Sccretary-of Staic: : e Col. NORMAN EDDY, of South Bend. ‘: For Auditor of State: i 1 JOHN, q SHOEMAKER, of Perry Co: _ .. For Treasurer of State: - JAMES B.RYAN, of Indianapolis. : Por Attorney-Generals @ 7 L 7 'BAYLESS W.HANNA, of Terre Haute: i For Sup’t of Public Instructian: Rev. MILTON B. HOPKIN&,of Clinton; i ' For Stﬁmme Judges: 0 JAMES L. WORDEN, of Fort Wayne, A. C. DOWNEY, of Ohio County, " SAMUEL H. BUSKIRK, of Monroe Co., JOHN PETTIT, of Lafayette.

= Congressional Convention, ’ ~ 'The Democrats, and all others in the - 10th congressional district who are in fa. vor of an economical “administration of our national affairs, and opposed to the high tariff and high taxes of tbe partyin power, and opposed to the re-clection of Mr. Williams to,Congress, are requested to meet in mass convention at Kendallville, on TFhursday, the 11tn day of Au‘gust next, to nominate a candidate for representative in the next Congress. The vote to which each county will be entitled, is as follows: Iludfington, 21; Whitley, 16; DeKalb, 18; Steuben; 8; Lagrange, 11; Noble, 22; Kosciusko, 19; Elkhart, 27. ‘There will also, at the same time, be nominated a Prosecutor for the 14th judicial circuit ; and Prosecutor for the 19th/ common pleas district, by the counties re: spectively, contained in said circuit and district ; azlso a Joint Representative for - Elkhart and Noble counties. - By order of the Democritic Congressional Committee, I ‘ : H. D. WILSON, Chairman. . . Appointment. Orville T." Chamberlain, of Elkhart, was yesterday appointed District Attorney .of the” Seventeenth Common Pleas Dis -trict, vice Joseph D. Arnold, resigned.— Ind. Journal, 16th. X g * Tliere is evidently “something hehind” thisappointment. The Seventcenth Com“mon Pleas District is composed of "the counties of Marshall, LaPorte, Bt. Joseph, und Elkhart. The delegates to the recent congrcssional cougvention at Wanatah, from the first named three counties, nominated a candidate for. Prosecutor ia the person of H. B. Hess of Plymouth. . The Elkhart county Radicals were not only not invited to'participate in the nomination of a candidate, but were kept in blissful ignorance of the day designated for that purpose.— The Goshen 7%mes growled at thig exfra- - ordinary proceeding, but . offered no sug gestion ;to resent the indignity. It is _now apparent, howevex,',' that the leaders of Elkhart county radicalism determined upon having revenge. Accordingly, they «quietly sent the resignation. of Mr. Arnold, who has been nominated for Clerk of 'Elkhart county, to Gov. Baker, and/ | procured the appointment of Mr. Cham- * berlain of Elkhart. - Custom would have. dictated the appointment of Mr. Hess, but that little trick at: Wanatah demanded a -rebuke—just such an one as administered in this instanee. 5 - s

New Minister to England. John Lathrop Motley has been removed trom the post of Minister to the Court of St. James; and the President on Thurs. day sent to the Senate the name of exSenator Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, as his successor. ' The nomination has been confirmed, only three Sena tors — Robertson, Ross, and Sprague — voting in the negative. The change is not to be regretted, as Mr. Motley disgusced every sensible American citizen by his snobbishness 1n catering to the aristocracy of England, and exhibited an entire lack of qualifications for the position to which he never should have been ap pointed. ‘ prakg s ie ! Of Mr. Frelinghuysen it may justly be said that he is a man of character and ability who will' grow in publig esteem in proportion as he is better k}]own.«— Durjng his brief service in the U. 8. Senaté, he immediately proved himself the peer of the older’ members of that body. He will /doubtless prove competent tor all the duties required of him in the mew post to which he is so suddenly elevated, and, we agree with the World in saying that it is small praise, though praise well deserved, to say that, despite Mr. Frelingbuysen’s inexperience, this is the fittest diplomatic appointment” Gen. Grant has y ¢t made. N | Additional Nominations. Since our last issue, the Democracy of the Fifth District have unanimously nominatel Thomas Cottrell] of Indianapolis, for Congress. We regard this a most excellent nomination, from the fact that Mr. Cottrell is a most effective worker, and will leave po stone unturned to achieve success. He was formerly a Whig, and until 1866 a Republican, but when he dis-| covered the true purposes of the radical party, he lett that organization, and has since labored zealously to promote the cause of constitutional Democracy. : In the Seventh (Lafayette) District Gen. Mahlon D. Manson received the democratic nomination for Congress. We should have preferred Col. JobnB. Williams, but ‘since the convention decreed otherwise, we have but one desire, and that ij that Gen. Manson may be triumph antly elected. e A e Democratic nominations are 'geﬁ to be made in the First, Third, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Districts. : 4 i y The Résults of Fanaticism. The biggest . fool we have ever heard of is 8 farmer somewhere in the neighborhood of Indisnapolis./ He was the owner of 40 acres of barley, the yield of which ,?romiml him an' income of about $2,600. 1t appears that gome oveer zealous advocate of prohibitery laws admon-. ished the farmer of the great sin of cultivating ‘grain that would subsequently be converted into a “hellish” beverage popularly-known: as “lager.” Strange to relate, the simpleton took these words tobt SIS 4t phint e ot the, Wy mls"‘éﬁ%'ﬁ' indeed the ulaeteonth centary? |

e TR ~ The attention of the entire civilized world may be said to be absbrbed by the difficulties originating from.the action of Gen. Prim in naming Prince Lie “of Hohenzollern as a candidate for th n.ish throne. i S i . At this writing every im*tio @oints to a fierce and bloody war between France and Prussia.. Theenactment of so bloody a drama renders a - elear, eomprehensive statementi of the points at issue quite desirgble,.. especially.to.. those. who..neither haye the time nor inclination to wade through columns of telegraphic dispatches and editorial discussions of the affairs of foreign countries. - . - The pretext upon which France proposes to wage war against Prussia is the at‘tempt of the Spanish comibander, Gen. Prim, to pui, Prince Leopold of Hobenzollern on the rickety throne of Spain, — "Prim and his associates had been hawking the Spanish crown for more than 4 “year among, the sproutlings of royalty in Europe, and at last alighted on Leopold of Hohenzollern. His gualifications are that lie ie a Catholic, is a nephew of William of Prussia, and is related to the Bonaparte family. Leopold expressed his willingness to accept the crown, if the Cortes jof Spain consented. Without awaiting nu_exprgséion on part of the Cortes, the emperor of France addresses an insolent note to- the King of Prussia demanding ‘'his intervention against the acceptance of the Spaniéh throne by Leopold. To this the King of Prussia appropriately rei)l'lcd that be had nothing to do with the candi--dature of Leopold and was quite ignorant of the negotiations; that the Prince of Holienzollern'is not a member of the royal family, and that Prussia had not interfered in thé offer to him of the Spanish crown, Taking cognizance of the hostile attitude of France, Leopold modestly withdraws his candidature, thus removing the slightest justification for war. . But the disclaimer of Prussia and the withdqul of Leopold does not satisty the hﬁughty Emperor of France. Ie must have war unless the King of Prus. sia crawl upon his belly and kiss the hand of Napoleon. Appalled at such a spirit of unbearable artogance, the sympathies of the world ar¢ aroused for Prussia, and the entire rbspdﬁsibility for thie disturdance of the peace of the nations thus falls upon the shoulders of Napoleon. 2 The situation may be summed up, as follows: The corps legislatif of France, on the 15th of Jnly, declared war against Prussia, based on-the following causes: 1. The insult offered at Ems to Count Benedetti, and its approval by the Prussian government. : ok . % The refusal of the Kingof Prussia to compel the withdrawal of Prince Leopold’s name ds a candidate for the Spanish throne. ol 3. The fact that the King persisted in giving the Prinee liberty to accept the crown. The declaration continues: “The extra constitutional changes in Prussia awaken slumbering recollections of 1814, Let us cross the Rhine and avenge the insults of Prussia.” b, - -This declaration of war was earnestly opposed by the democratic members of the corps legislatif. Among the most notable speeches was that of M. Thiers, who said : ;

. “Our duty is to reflect. . The resolution you-have just adopted is the death of thousands of men. One instant, I bescech you, of reflection. Bethink you of the Bth of May, 1866. You refused then to hear me, when I sought to show you what ‘was about to happen. Let that recollection persuade you to listen now. The principal demand of the government has been conceded. My conscience tells me I fulfill a duty in resisting the imprudent passions and representing soberly the coun try's interest. Is this a time for you to break the peace, on.a mere question of susceptibility? = You are shedding torrents of blood for a question of form. It I had the honor ta govern my country, I should have wished to give it time for reflection, I regard this war as an imprudence, and its occasion as ill-chosen. * * & ko k. 4To.day the world- demands the legitimate point of complaizt. Prussia also has committed & great fault in negotiating with Spain, yet Prussia wished peace, and we have:war. If we had still to require the renunciation of Hohenzollern’s candidature, I should still be with you. You had not only obtained your result,—you had form and substance, both, —yet you say Prussia has not yielded in form, and we have been insulted. Public opinion will! turn’ against us. The journals of Europe will be against us.

, Dispatches to the New ‘i'ork papers state that there has been a: systematic scheme afoot in Paris “to ‘deccire Europe about public opinion in France respecting the war, and deceive France about-the opinions of Europe. = The telegrams to the English papers during the last week have misrepresented thie tone of the French independent press, and suppressed the manifestations against the war. The press censorship was never more active and unscrupulous, lln spite of its first wavering the English press now, without exception, charges France with the responsibility of the war.” . . i

The London Zimes says: “France without & shadow of excuse or justification, plunges Europe in a war of which no person living may see the end.” ¢ ~ Prussia and almost entire Germany. is ablaze with enthusiasm for King William. The French are also enthusiastic in their demonstrations in favor of Napoleon. : Both powers are concentrating their forces. A bloody battle may be daily expected. At this writing no blood has been shed. The most conflictirg reports are telegraphed in regard to the position ot England, Russia, Austria, and other powers, but 1t is generally believed that for tho time being strict neutrality will be maintaized, : ' - Large and enthusiastic meetings have begn held in*Chicago, St. Louis and else: whiere, expressing sympathy with Prussia. The fecling against France is intense.

< The Oregon vteton?y;: ' - Radical papers affect to speak lightly of the democratic victory in Oregon.— This 'is mere ‘deception, however. The Republieans made a herculean effort to carry that State) in order to secure the reelection of Mr. Williams to the U. 8. Senate. - Every federal office-holder was required to operate for the success of the radical ticket—emissaries were sent into every' locality, and a corruption fund: of $75,000 distributed in"the several legisla: tive Districts. 'An intense loyalist #Amed -Holladay had from seven.to eiix%dred ailroad employees under his céftrol, and resorted to the most disreputable means to secure their votes. That the Democra.cy succeeded in carrying the State under ‘such circamstances, reflects great credit ‘upon their sterling ¢Hardter and pure devotion to & just and glorious cause.

No State has perhaps ever adopted a new constitution that meets with so g B cral favor as that recently atified by ;z’1 ois. G eiftiug fournal em. ;,tu 81 ! n ronm ?- Ccé t “t‘wi‘ 2 'ﬁbt“j n s@ifutiay of 88y Stafe in #e Unjon.” SOl phice - not permiit % synopsis©f the entire “constitution; but the following preminent provisions will give the reader. & Tiir knowledge of its superiority oyer those of other States: Ay wes? or other infamous crime shall be cligible to any-oflice of ;profit.op trustin:the State. Members of the Legislatare are-required to swear that they have mot paid any bribe' to secure their election, andsthat they will not receive any gift or bribe for any vote or influerice they may give or ‘withhold for any official act which they may- perform.: i gdidsiias wonira st vl s Legislative.and Senatorial districts are to be ap%ortiqned according to the num,ber’of inhabitants and all counties having ‘three fifths of a ratio will'be entitled to st | ‘least one representative. £ K No appropriation shall be made in any . private law, and appropriation bills shall contain no other provision. No money "sgul,l'be drawn from the State Treasury except in pursuance of law, and whemap:' pr()é)ria-ted for any specific object shall not: be diverted. bk : s The Legislature shall not rélease or extinguish the incebtedness, liability or'obligation of any corporation or individual in the State. : ;4 !'The Legislature shall pot grant or au. thorize additional compensation, . fee or allowance to any ‘public officer, agent or contractor after service hasbeen rendered’ or a econtract made. o The State shall not loan its credit, nor in any manner beconie respansible for the debts or liabilities of corporations or individual ; : No }m&;‘_shall be passed extending the term of any public officer.after his election or appointment. st Two-thirds of all the members elected are required to pass'a law ‘over the veto of the Governor. Under the present constitution a majority only is required. The Supreme Court.shall consist of seven judges instead of three, as at pres--cnt.

The Legislature shall have ne power to dischargz persons or.property from a proportionate share of tixes, nor comiute such taxes in any form, | County -authorities' shall never assess taxes, the aggregate of which shall'exceed seventy five cents per $lOO valuation,: unless authorized to do so by & vote of the people of the county. ; 2 Railroad companies are required to'keep an office for the transfer of stock and make such report to the Legislature as it may require. - They shall not" consolidate withicompeting lines. A majority of the directors must reside in the State. The Legislature will fix ‘maximum rafes of charges for all" the railroads: within ‘the State. ' A section forbidding -mumicipal subscription to railrgaqs‘ was, submitted separately and carried. s The Bill of Rights provides that no person shall: be denied any civil or politi: cal’ rights on account of his religious opinions. Grand juries may be abolished by law. No irrevocable grant or special privileges shall ever be made by the Legislature. . i 1 7

Many most excellent provisions will be recognized in the above, and we shall be greatly disappointed 1f the people of other States ‘do not at an early day inaugu‘rate a movement in favor of revising their constitutions so as to secure the advantages which the new constitution of Tlinois guarantees its citizens. We are free to say that Indiana might be vastly benefited by emulating the example of our sister State. ; , i

Death of Rear-Admiral John A, Dahl- : gren, : « Rear-Admiral John A. Dahlgren, one b¥ the most distinguished as well as one of the most useful officers of the United States thy, died in Washington on the 12th inst., aged 60 years. He was born in Philadelphia, appointed & midshipman: in 1826, was on coast’ survey duty‘from 1836 to 1846, then promoted -to lieutenantln 1837, and eommanded the frigate Cumberland “in the Mediterranean in 1844-5. While on that station Dablgren perfected his theory of gunnery,und maée several valuable inventions in warlike projectiles and the armament for boats. — On his return to the United States in 1847 he was assigned to ordusnce’ duty. During the ten years devoted to this service be completed the invention with which his name i» inseparably connected —the Dahlgren gun. ‘This valuable improvement -won for him renown abroad as well as in his own country, and the government recognized his eminent merits by promoting him to the rank of commander in 1855. His eminent services during the late war are fresh in thé memory of the people. - ‘TIe co-operated in the capture of Fort Wagner and Morris Tsland, the demolition of the outer walls of 'Ft. Sumter, the captﬂré of Savannah, and the reduction of Charleston. After peace was restored he was in command of the South Pacific Squadron for two years,and was then returned to the head of the Ordnance Board. 'ln the fall of 1869 he was -ordered to the command of the Washington Navy Yard for a second time, and it was while in the active performance -of the duties of that important position that be received his last summons. 3 ~ Death of Senator Norton. Hon. Daniel 8. Norton, United States Senator from Minnesota, died in Washington on Thursday morning of lingering consumption. Mr. Norton, though not a prominent speaker, was one of the most upright and useful members of Congress. He was born in Mount Vernon, Kenyon County, Ohio, April 12, 1829, and was educated at Kenyon College. He was but 17 years old when the Mexican war broke out, but he volunteered at the beginning, and went off to the Rio Grande with the Second’ Ohio Regimeént. After serving his country in the ranks through Taylor’s campaign-he returned home by the way of California and Nicaragua to begin the stady of law in his native village. He was admitted to the bar in 1852, and removed to the new State of Minnesota in 1855. Two years after settling there he was elected to the State Senate, and was returned in six subsequent elections. Tn' 1864 Mr. Norton was chosen to the United States Senate as a conservative Republican to' succeed Morton 8. Wilkinson, and took his seat March 4, 1865. “His course during his Congressional career was eminently cousistent and always conservative. e was one of the Republicans who refused to be dmgbdﬂbd into the im: peachment policy of his party, and hisac: tioh at that crisis formlr; separated him: from his old associates, He has since acted with the Democrats. Mr. Norton's termt would | havﬁ “expired on the 4th of i March next. ' 'His successor has not yet been Blwtd’t»:'f?' bR 4

Go to Diamond Lake on next Satarday, and enjoy yourself at the picnic .

iHlon, W. E. Niblack deliggred a 3 Fourth of July oration to the Demm of Berks 0; . Pennsylvania. Hi g effo t‘:»z‘ bhight 1y of by the local ppess. ‘We ventﬁ& ¢ assertion that our filend N )b& 4rimiogled amiong o mogwhole sou class of people than he did on that occasion. : The death of Lord Clareadon. the Eng, Tish "Minister of Foreign Affairs, which rred on the FOth GTE," 13 generally Ta. mdnted. Phe ' deceased ‘statesman had‘reached’ the mature age of seventy; but was still, up to the day of his fdeat}r_,‘/ in the' full enjoyment of mental vigor and’ in the full possession of those great faculties which had made him one of the most skillful diplomats the world has cver. sseen, | L i g Just before _tlm-:ﬁésj@imﬁxéntv of Congress, Mr. Cessna_ called up: the Indiana rcogtested election case, the majority resolution being that. Julian, the sitting member, is entitled to the seat, aud that Reid be paid $4,500 for his expénses, # And now comes nlong‘g leamed writer ‘on - physiology, who announces’ that “if: ‘people would aveid quarrels, they should not slédep togetheriunder the samé bedclothes.” A 'bachelor editor thinks' this may be true, -l\)%ﬁ\e says there are certain /persons with whom, under such circum. 'stances, he would juskas soon risk a-quarrel | as not. ; !

| The Evansville Courier suggests Gen. Grant as a compromise candidate for the Spanish throne. Asa means of ridding the White House of its present occupant, we heartily second the proposition. The United States would .gain largely by the transfer, but the I.gord'hhv-e mercy on poor Spain. | agr eol i

A Pennsylvania paper tells of a local preacher 'who has received for salary this year nothing but a curry comb, a keg of varnish, and. two dozen elothes pins— Wheuever his children cry with bunger, he gags them . with the clothes-pins, scratches their stomachs with the currycomb, and lays on a coat of varnish. :

. Very little faith is to be placed in the Democracy of & man who does not . patronize his:.county paper, and uge all his influence towards advaneing its prosperity. We have a few in our midst of that kind, and who are constant office seekers.. We shall remember them in their aspirations.— Waterloo Air Line. We are glad: 'to hear the press speak out boldly on this subject. ' There is no possible excuse for a Democrat refusing to ‘take his county paper. ' Even the plea of poverty is without force. A man who ~cannot raise four cents a week for mental 'improvement is scarcely fit to enjoy the privileges of a free government. - John Morfis;ey kas procured from the President and Secretary of the Treasury, a treasury order to the Collector of 'Burlington, to. admit horses from Canada jcoming to Saratogo-and Long Branch iraces, free of duty.~~Hz. i . Of course! Who would expect Grant and other jockeys to pay duty on fast horses? 'Grant wants his little sport at Long Branch, and it would be cruel to tax the “noble steeds” that'are brought there for purposes very little less ‘than _gambling. v foriy

The income: returns of some of 'the Chicago newspaper ‘men arve thus stated : A. Cowles, of the ZT'ribune, $30,000 ; J. Medill, Tribune, $20,859; Wm. Bross Tribune, $17,978 ; Horace White, Tribune, $13,917; W. F. Storey. Times, $38,255 ; H. B. Chandler, Times, $11,694; A. C. Hesing, Staats Zeitung, $9,673, &c.— Newspaper publishing in Cliicago is apparently a profitable business. ,

Under the caption, “The last of Morton’s Democracy,” the Plymouth Democrat publishes a ‘letter written by Oliver P, - Morton, dated Oectober 12, 1850, and addressed to Hon. Wm. M. Patterson, then a member of the Indiana Legislature. The subject of this letter was the president judgeship of the 6th judicial circuit, for which Morton ' was a candidate. The Legislature, which was largely democratic, declined to elect Morton to that position, in consequence of which he was immediately seized with an immense disgust ifor the party, from which he never recov'ene(j, and has since cast his lines in pleasanter places, and with better success as an office-seeker.

Don Piatt, in a letter to the Cincinnati Commercial, says “there isno wuse in attempting to conceal or deny the fact that ‘the President commands neither ‘the respect 'nér confidence ‘of ‘his party. - We never had,” continues the irreverent Don, “a Chief Magistrate so'low in the estima tion of those who know him best, as this one is in the minds of men immediately about him. He is generally set down as. one not possessed of sense enough to sus, tain his position, and no sense of proprie: ty whatever.” ,

Cougress has settled the Switzler Dyer contested election case from Missouri.— Dyer (Radical) had the seat ; | Switzler (Democrat) contested it. It was found that the votes stood as follows: For W. S. Switzler, 6,286 ; for D. P. Dyer, 5,576 —SBwitzler’s majority, 710. But Dyer retains the seat by the decision of a Radical Congress. ; _ -

' 'l‘hlere isn’t half ns{x;iuchlof Niles ?s the e there imagined. Its population mﬁ}:mts all told.gto only 4.%?1!5 The Demacrat snys : “In point of numbers our population is a- little short of what we anticipated.” We should think it was.— South Bend Union. hetd 1

The indications are that many pretentious towns will discover their populéition to be considerably less than claimed by their enthusiastic denizens. The census plays fearful havoc with these extravagant estimates.” ‘ Editorial Excursion.: : The Indianapolis Journal gays the committee appointed at the January meeting of the Indiana Editorial Association to arrange for an_excursion to New York have completed the arrangements; and it has been decided that the party will leave that, city on Friday evening, July 20th, via the “Bee Line” for Cleveland, thence over the Atlantic & Great Western and Erie Roads to New York. = All members ~of the . Association who desire to avail themselves of this opportunity to visit New York, and spend a few days at the ‘sea shore, will please notify D. E, CarpWELL, President of the Association, Lebonom, Ing, . .. . e

Moxnwy, July 11.£7The Semate took up the Sundry Civil Appeopriation. A ther. saiatl jobs the éi nal s ti@;f(t));‘ghstituico loredamer,” géts $lO,OOO. In thé House of Representatives; Mr. - Mungen (Denid), of Olio, offered a resolution, to appoint a joirt committee to “inquire into the dange' thréatening the country from Chinese imnigration,” and to report ‘whether by speific legislation; -or- by some-other

maos, the dangercan beaverted. -Mr. Feris (Rad ), of N.. Y., offered a resoln: ‘tiordeclaring the fourteenth and fifteenth anendments ‘ binding and obligatery on th: Executive, the Congress, the judiciary ofthe several Statcs and Territories, and" ‘al the citizens of the United States. The reolution wis adopted by a party vote—yeas, 138; mays 32, Mr. Cox, of New York, offered a resolution declaring that tte resolution just adopted, undertaking -tolimit the decisions and action of the juliciary.in relation to the validity of the foarteenthand fifteenth amendments to the Constitution was foreign to the duty “of legislators, and ‘mischievous in its ten‘dency and effect. 'His previous question "was not seconded, 4nd the resolution went’ over under the rules, Mr. Cox remarking that it embodied the sentiment of the Democratic side of the House. = The Sen-. ate amendments to the Naturalization bill were finally agreed t 0—133 to 53 — and the bill now:goes to the President.— ‘Mr. Dawes, from the Appropriation Committe, reported a resolution appropriat‘ing $50,000 to ‘pay for entertaining Red Cloud and our late Indian visitors. Several Western members protested, but the resolution passed by a small majonity. - . Turspay, July 12,—This was a bustling day in‘bota Houses. The Senate was engaged in the morning and evening sessiong with the Sundry Civil . Appropriation bill, on which all sorts ot odd jobs were tacked. The consideration of the ‘bill extended into the small hoars'of the following morning. In the House of Representatives, the Army bill again came up, and after a heated discussion, in which the military members took part, it was agreed to substitute/the original ‘bill reducing the number of army officers for the Senate amendments to:tlie Army Appropriation bill. ‘Mr. Schenck, from e Confergnce Committee, reported to the House the Funding bill as agreed upon by that-Committee. - The report was finally rejected by the House by a vote of yeas 90, nays 101. A new Conference Committée was appointed and also one on the Georgia bill. B. F. Butler desired to suspend the rules.to present a resolution for the appointmert of a committee to investigate the alleged cruel treatment of the negro cadet a'tg‘West Point, with power to send for persons and papets. The House dodged 'the issue by agreeing to adjourn—lolto 93.. = | {-

WEDNESDAY, July 13.-In' the Senate the Tax and Tariff bill and the Funding bill were reported from the conference comniittees, and were adopted. |As they were also adopted by the Hoxlise, they only require the signature of the President to become laws. In respect to the Funding bill, Mr. Sherman explained that the committee had provided for three classes of bonds, two hundred millions of 5 per. cents.; three hundred millions of 414 per cents,; and- one thousand millions of 4 {)er .cents. The expenses of negotation lad heen fixed at one-half of one per cent,; under the control of the Secretary of the Treasury. The seventh section, relating to the national banks, has been stricken out, leaving the bill merely a voluntary bilh. The Senate considered the Deficiency Appropriation bill, and-after adding numerouvs amendments passed it during the evening session. Ir the House of Representatives Butler’s resolution to inquire into the treatment of the negro cadet at West Point, was brought up again and passed ; 107 to 51. The Tax and, Tariff bill was reported by Mr. Schienck, from the conference committee, and, after a debate, passed the House—l 43 to 49. The report on the Funding bill was agreed to —137 to 85. Mr. Maynard, from the Ways and Means' Committee, reported a joint resolution suspending the use of whisky metres at distilleries till the further action of Oongress, which was passed. The majority and minority reports of the General O. O. Howard Investigating Committee were presented, but the House fixed no time for their consideration. An attempt was made-to revive and put on their passage the Southern Pacific and other railroads, but the House choked them off by an adjournment. THURSDAY, July 14.—Both Houses accepted the conference report on the bill to reduce the arwy, and also the reports on the Army and Navy Appropriation bills, the deficiency bills, and the bill granting. Mrs. Abraham Lincoln’s pen: sion, and they have all gone to the President for approval. The report from the conference committee on the Georgia bill passed both Houses. It issoambiguous 1n itscharacter that Attorney-Gen-eral Akerman will be called upon to give an opinion on if.. In the Senate, Mr. Wilson, from the Military. Committee, reported adversely to the bill directing the Secretary of the Interior to deliver to Mrs. General Lee the property stolen from her at Mount Vernon. Mr, Wilson said be was personally in favor of restitution, but bad been overruled by the committee... Mr.. Chandler's ;oill to en: -courage American shipbuilding was lost by two majority. In tgé House of Representatives the Senate’s amendment to the ‘Apporticnment bill, the Washington and New York Air Line Railroad bill; and about twenty-five land grant bills were killed for the session. As the Conference Committee on the Indian Appiopriation bill could not agree, Mr. Dawes reported a bill placing $5,000,000 in the hands of the President to_ preserve peace with the | Indians. Under the threat of an ‘extra session if it was' not passed the House agreed to it—l2B to 66, Fiipay, July 15.—Bills of minor importance were rushed -through both Houses amidst the greatest disorder.— The most imgox‘tant- megsure of western interest which has become a law is the! amendment tothe tax bill allowing imported goods to be transported in bond to Chicago, Bt. Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati. At 2:40 the Presidént sent a message to both ‘houses; urging the necessity of passing the Indian ;;appcbpri;gi‘m;blll, and referring to the, prospects of a. European war and the necessity of increasing the American commercial marine by the purchase of ships abroad, &c. The anxiety to adjourn was so great that but little attention waspaid to the President’s message. ~ At 5 o'clock both houses adjourned

L ‘Sympathy for Prussia. A committee of Chicago Germans sent the following telegram to the King of Frasilet - - Besis 0 The Germans of Chicago tender to you and the’German nation their heartfelt sympathy ih the war against the perfidi: ous traitor Napoleon, and against all ene-, miés of German progress and unity. : The following is the King's reply : BeruiN, July 18, 1870.—T0 EpMunD JussEß and Others: I thank you; and feel convinced that Germany will answer the hopes of her countrymen’beyond the sea, b erﬂgJAußEx.

~ LETTER FROM KANSAS. © | JOswgge, Kansas, July Bth, 1870. J. B. Sroi, Bed. e ' Dea ' #—Myselt and faq%gre_g». ’welfés @ommdh, and hope you o &yo&h | are dige, Well, friend Stoll, T suppose my n%ld you all about Kansas, so I'will content myself by informing you about' that-part-of it which he has over. looked,..and. such &8 was' out ‘of season when. be was. here, his visits here both Limes havivg been made ig the spting, As to climate, Kansas is blessed with one of the most salubrioug.in the world. The atmosphere is clear and dry, and of remarkable purity ; the heat of the summer sun is delightfully moderated by the pleasant zephyrs which continually . sweep. across the extensive prairies; the winters arc dry and short, cattle frequently grazing out all theyear. All kinds of stock do well. Fruit: trees of all, kinds grow rapidly ; oneis surprised ‘at the size of the trees for their age. Thesoil is of the‘most fertile nature; it consists of a dark loam, with, in some places, a slight mixture of sand ; and in some places two to ten feet in depth, with a sub-soil of clay or lime stone. - It requires no more.labor to bring it into cultivation than an old meadow in Noble county. This land is now in the market at from $1:25 to $3.00 per acre. The products consist principaily of corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, potatoes, sweet potatoes, every vatiety of vegetables; in short, all that a first-class soil, in a temperate zone, can produee.— Stock raising is onec of the best paying business in the West, Kansas.has been called drouthy, and why? Because men who in other States bar¢ly made a living, hearing of the cheap l&lds' of the West, hitched up their teams, londed up their wagons, and with ‘amilies start without means to support themselves runtil the prairies are hroken, and the sod rotted, come here in the spring, too late to plow and plant a crop, and _barely scratch the ground, throw some corn in the furrows the last of May, and because corn did not grow on top of the prairie, and yield 40 bushels to the acre, they leave in disgust, dragging °their families and their lazy carcasses with them, as they lament their fate, back home to dads oritheir wife's folks. Such men neced not come here; there is no'room for you. We want men who bave the energy and will. to live =without dad’s help to come here, and any one that has spunk enough to makea good living in Noble county, on a rented farm, and give one half of his labor te sonmie man to lord it over him, is a bigger fool than I am. I have been there, and now I:am here, and know what I write.— ‘Boys, all you want is a little energy, and to be cut loose from mamma, *

But I was going to say something alout Labette county. This is one of the finest counties’ in all southern Kf{nsns, ‘on account of its fiue prairies, its fine timber, and coal and stone—all of these in abundauce. . When I came here 14 months ago. the nearest railroad was the Lawrence, Leavenworth & Galveston Rail Road, which then terminated at Ottawa, one hundred and twenty-five miles north of here, and the old stage coach was the on ly means of conveyance over this long distance. To-day the railroad strctches out along the valley of the Necosho, extending from Junction City and reaching the border of the State. Such progress must be daily watcbed to be appreciated. The M. R, Ft. Scott & Gulf Road is also done to the State line; this road runs from Kansas City through the eastérn tier of counties, and is 14 miles east of Oswego, (the county seat of Labette county) a thriving town of 2,000 .inhabitants and growing at high pressure speed, to keep pace with the rapid development of the country. It has churches and a large school house that cost $15,000; and two newspapers, one--of -them a bold, outspoken. demogratic journal of the real oldfashioned Democracy., Mr. M. V. B. Bennett is the editor-—a man of ability and pluck, and is sure to win. ‘But there is not much of politics here as yet; the people look after the cheap land that was promised them some time ago if they would just vote the radical ticket. They: did vote their ticket, and then on came the war, and then they were told if they would' put down the rebellion,—O, yes, then they were to have cheap lands.— They fought; some lost their lives, others their limbs, and another class their health, Some of those who survived came to the West— a portion 'thereof to Kansas—and are hard at work trying to make a living for themselves and their families. The cheap lands are taken away from them and given to some railroad monopoly that has no scul, because gizards were cheaper at the time of their birth, and now these poor fellows find the improvemexts they have made are on some other person’s:land, not on their own, or on such a 8 they cannot get without paying a big price. They find themselves at the mercy of the railroad, and that 1s a'slmm‘bre severe than the mercy of the déWil, the prince of railroad ‘rads. You ouggfito hear these poor Rads curse the present congress, and the whole batch of Rads, from the lowest postmaster down to Grant. They say we must have a change-+—“we want a man that will look after the interests of the settler, and not sell out toa railroad ; we want men that are sound on the tanff, the curréncy, and the public domain,” and no others need apply for the votes of the settlers of southern Kansas. But I will clcse. More anon. ‘ . Yours respectfully, . e

: _ C. M. MONROE. Death of John A. Matson, Hon. John A. Matson, & well-known ‘and highly esteemed citizen of Indi‘ana, died at his residence in Greencastle, on Thursday night, the 14th inst. of ‘congestion of the brain. ' Mr. Matfon agas a most estimable man in all the relations oflife, and universally respected for his sterling integrity (and the urbanity he' ever exhibited in both his private and professional career. In ‘politics, he was a Whig ; then republican until after the: close 'of the war, giving the administration of Mr: Lincoln his warm suptiort ; but he severed his identity with the republican party, when its leaders ‘made the true interests ot the country and the essential principles of republican government snb‘si£ury to party and personal aggrandizement. *ln 1849 Mr. Matson ‘was the Whig candidate for governor, in 'ogpqai’tiou “to Hon. Joseph A. Weight,: 'o i : ¢ . Exmra copies of the BANNER.at Mid‘dleton’s, e

~ POLITICAL ITEMS. . f,z-lf‘ﬂtfﬁ said of-two many of Mr. Grant’s office holders that they are’ ggt in gg, last in peace, but first’in the pockets of their countrymen. . “Five lmfa members of the radi &1 IW i North Carolina are in jail.”” Only the want of more jails keeps the number from reaching five R F Believers -in Benjamin “Buatler will ed several hundred- negro . squatters from his estates near’ Hanwpton. Vies ginia. “The noble frceﬂmenmld@@ ‘resistance, butthey are disappointed in Ben. Andi s . FE e g The New Y_dr’; Sun—Dana’s paper, coxiée_iluentlg‘ﬁ'uly loyal—repeats with ‘emphasis, that Grant's adminietration is “bad, foolish, weak, cowardly, and corrupt, anti-American, .eov}sm%ihlez abroad, - It4s impossible to speak the truth and deny that it is so. Itis im‘possible for an independent journalist, ‘anxious to dischazge his, obligations -to the people, to conceal or paliate facts 80 feﬁxﬂ‘?und 80 ‘notx}iibﬁg’:q L

Congress and the president are giv-. ing away to mammoth torporations lan?s of twice the acres of ‘—%‘uba' and, St./Domingo, and: yet wax seloquent over the necessity of 'mere land. The Federal Congress and Executive are willing to buy land with one hand;and. give land away with the other, which i 8 certainly not at all.consistent; but when, ander radical govérnment, have President or Congress cared for consistency or justice ¥~ kA Gen. Robert E. Lee has refused, on behalf of Mrs. Lee, to accept the an: nuity of $3,000 settled upon her by the Trustees of Washington College. The Board, - however, has as delicately as possible, intimated to him that thoy must adhere to their original plan. If Gen. Lee still declines and the T'rustees are anxious to donate to a party ‘who wont refuse to accept, then let ‘them tender it to President Grant,— Twa to one he will,golible it and ask FOL TOTE. e s s - onl ot g s i i

The New<York" Pribitne and o‘thcrE leading Rrepublican journals continue to indorde the'chinese movement, which is to drive all the working men in the country out of employment, just as goon as coolies can be ‘introduced.— There ‘are not over four million of artisans or'laboring men in' the United States, which number can be imported from Chiva without at all disturbing the population there, to take the places of white people, because they are willing to work for lower wages. - . . U sTATE ITEMS. The police authority are raiding the houses of ill fame in Indianapolis. ° There were 500 babies at a gathering in Richmond a few nights ago. - Zebulon Hayecroft, Kosciugko Co., committed suicide hy hanging himself to a tree, last Saturday. ' Cause, pecuniary trouble.- ™ - ey i A woman living near Fort Wayne proposes to get rid of a_ worthless husband by alottery of her effects, he to be one of sthe second or.third rate prizes. - R The lay prohibiting the shooting of prairie chickens in‘lndian& expires on thedlf)th ot August, and the law-in regard to quails expires on the Ist ‘of Septémber. ! - o A storm passed over Chester,a town. north of Richinond, a’ few days ago which tore up forest trees, apple trees, destroyed - fields'of growing corn, and played the mischief in general. : The Indiana School Journal argues the enactment of alaw “prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles of any college or other chartered- institution of learning.” It wants to encourage pedestrianism among théstadents. . ¢

‘Base ﬁall.- ‘ ~ We are not .opposed to base ball in ‘the abstract. But if it’s all the same to the enthusiasts in that line of usefulness, we’d rather- be a spectator than an active member cf a crack club.. A fellow who spectates doesn’t sweat-so profusely as the “long stop” or pitcher. The pitcher, whether full of water or beer, perspires profusely in hot weather. Besides it is pleasanter to sit in the shade and take the entire field in your eye, than to catch a “hot” ball in that organ, rupture a blood vessel, or smash a lot of fingers in the attempt to catch a bat out one thefly. Base ball is a comparatively ‘cheap amusement. The time of the players is generally of so little value that their only concern is how to kill it, and the principal outlay is for red caps, spiked shoes, and arnica.—New Albany Ledger. - ' High-handed Usurpation. = A scalawag congressman gets into a broil at -Richmond with-a Celt, on questions disconnected from politics or loyalty. M. C. is knocked down ; Pat gets arrested, taken to Washington, after a two days’ debate (costing 10,000 dollars) is sent to jail for three ‘months by the House." This induces the radical Chicago T'ribune to ask this question : “If John Morrissey should be knocked down in his gambling den at Saratoga, would the House undertake to. punish the assailant.? Its legal power to do so would be the same as its power to imprison Patrick Woods. This claim of extraordinary privilege is the more dangerous because the aetion of the House is final. The vietim can not be heard on %abeas corpus, and no writ of error can be obtained..

Successor to Seuator Norton. . The governor of Minnesota has appointed Mr, William Windom, of Winona, to fill'the remainder of the term of’ the late Senator’ Norten, which - will expire on the 4th.of March next, Nor-, ton and Windom were. formerly law ‘partners, and separated on account of rivalry in political ambition. - Norton, who possessed the brains of thefirm, was made senator; while Windom; who was the better looking member, went to congress, he did :what he counld to help' along the Northern Pacific railway steal, with which exception he was a political 0. Stmad L

il Wi "b [ R There has been a union: effected between two ecclesinstical bodies in Ohio in a novel way. They have united in the provision of a new Hymu Book, to be mﬁtd;]ly_.égree@l;e _to committees ! from the two chirches. This is the only basis .of fie union, Rev. Matthew Gardiner,” a new Light minister of prominence in_gouthern Ohio, has. given five hundred dollars towards the object, and iogier:?yﬁegﬁhw&j like‘wise subscribed. The Union is formed during the war," compoged. chiefly of those who did not like political preaching. LA PR

AR qn Tt is rnmored that’ Queen Victoria in"tends‘ tp,mwpggil}u #,3 GE - : . A gentleman' in: Toledo is compiftug a history of Free Masonry in North,'W(’Btgﬂl .()hi(:#.:‘:!.””,!&',e,w A 0 seany : ~About_ 90,000 sheep will be Kkilled for ¢he:hides below Santa Cruz, California ; ‘the scarcity of pasture being the canse. 00T Sy - Mg B Dy Holbeosk, deloggto to the Fortieth Congress from the Terri- . tory<jof, Idahoy, avas -assassinated at- | Boiso Uity, Idahio, on fhe 17th of Junc: He was a former resident of Elyra, Ml 00l R . This" year AT, Stewart reports in New York, an income of 1,420,000 ‘dollars, W. B. Astor, 1,273,000 dollars, _ 1. 'T. Helnibold, lﬁw%ﬂms, Jas. g‘{f;lakkn% g:)QOOO doﬂai% an(?ox;nelms Jished ﬁgd*’m urdered Mrs, Stewarks e New Kent co nm?@gng., and killed J ohﬁjfﬁ’iﬁﬁ%&w : mm% wWas ‘executed, on the Ist inst, st'New Kent ' ‘[court housé. - The rope broke twice, - and the miscreant died after a prolong"ed struggle. v LR T 0 A serious affray occurred on Tues“Uay of last week, at’ Wesson, fifty - miles~seutli of Jackson, Mississippi} )'betwoc_u' the blacks and the whites, ‘caused by the abuse of a White boly bya ~negro, Tlic negroes fired on the whites, ‘wonnding two.. The fire was refurned, ¥ | npd three negroes killed. -

“A prominent New York "literary gentleman who has friendly relations - with the new French embassy, and | who has rceeived instructions in regard - to the reception of ProVost Paradol, - has authentic news from Paris that, .. notwithstanding all statements torthey«: contrary, the crops throughout France arc_an utter failure.ﬁ\i sl lFi{ve hundred coolies from California - | passcd through Meémphis on the 11th - inst.on the way 1o the interior-ob ety gi'hore they :axg to worlg on plantationg, ~ 'hé coolie question is also exciting great attention in Canada. The contractor for the Toronto and Nipissing Railway has left for San Francisco to proc¢ure chinese to labor on the road.

~ Some boys at Chicago dropped an, anvil weighing two hundred pounds’* out of a two story window on the lread of an African who was passing, when he had them arrested. IHe said he (was willing to let the boys have’ their fun, but when they jammed a #gemmen’s” hat down over. his eyes, and gpoiled it in that way, the law must take ifs course. g . A machine has" been invented and brought extensively into usein France within the past year, which practically smounts to making every man his own Jack Frost. At a very small expense every day this machine, the original ! cost of which™is likewige “#mall, will* gupply a whole family - with all the re--frigeration, external and internal which it ‘can possibly require..

T'wo.pairs of French Morocco walking boots, ornamented with feather embroidery,- . with ‘the new metallic heels, gold plated and monogramed, and fastened with gold buttons, have just been presented to Mrs. Grant and Miss Nellie Grant, and will figure, it is understood, during the coming week on-the beach at Long Branch. The offices of the donors will goon be designated. . : ~ The Aagusta (Ga.,) Chronicle and Sentincl assumes: the responsibility of the truth’ of the story that a planter near Midway, (8: C.,) is using an aligator ag a .means of plowing. = The animal, it says, works readily in harness and is a good ‘substitute for a horse. Now -if gome one will vouch for the veracity of the newspaper mentioned above, perhaps the'talé would gain more’eredence: . i

| The Fenian trials at Canandaigua have ended, and all the prisoners have been found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment. General Stary gets two years at. Auburn prison, Col. Thompson gets the same, Mannix gets one year. ~Silenée prevailed when the doom of the raiders was pronounced, and at the close their friends crowded around them to say farewell. They left for Auburn on Friday. ;

. There was a serious riot on the 12th’ ingt., at Elm Park, in New: [York city, where the Orangemen were celebrating their usual anniversary—the battle of the Boyne. An attack was made on - them by’ their religious opponents, and for an hour a terrible battle raged.— Weapons of all kinds were used, and men, women,and children were knock- . ed down and beaten after the most approved manner of a Donnybrook fair, Three men’ were killed outright and a large number were wounded—some fatally. - o “ The Indian delegation im - “'4,l‘ Ige: ton had a short talk with comm :‘:W 3 Parker. recently. . In replys I‘* he . question ‘whether his tribé BadHately - gone out of their reservation for hunt- - ing or to' commit depredations, Little Swan said 'coolly, “they did not go out for.a war, but I suppose they will war while they are out.” y Red Feather said he was very poor and wanted to go home well:dressed. - The Indians . - left Washington last week for the east . They will return to their Western homes after looking at the wonders in New York. . - i

Some of thé Baptist clergymen in Magsachusetts “have been dissatisfied with the pulpit eulogies on Charles Dickens, - emanating from ecertain of their brethren. -At the instigation of ‘Rev. J. D. Fulton, who thinks poorly ‘of Dickens, a meeting of ministérs was "/ called in Boston, to condemn the course of the reverend admirers- of the novelist. About fifty clergymen were present, and, greatly o the disappointment ‘of Fulton, a resolution was passed that a special ,e:Apxession‘ on the subject ‘was | nncalled ‘for. Mr. Fulton was | ‘the only person present ,’v‘qtiqg in the negative. o S e

¢ Important diplomatic correspendence was made public by ﬁg state department on Thursday. - Mr. Motley, in a letter. to the secretary of state, details hig efforts ‘to get a "settlement of “the ' Alabama claims out of Great Britain, and reports the answer of Lord Clarendon, the British foreign secretary, to be ‘ that her Majesty’s government consider it neither useful norexpedi. - ent to resume and’ tontinwe: & eontroversial ‘correspondence in which there - is 5o little hope for one iove;hgp};ﬁt;bqq ’ ing ab,,leasofsoagm &,.a;mg.?ﬁs ¢ vmeagjﬁ';‘.’p‘ffu@ is that we are finally snubbed by Great Britain, . . =~ ° .