The National Banner, Volume 5, Number 16, Ligonier, Noble County, 17 August 1870 — Page 2

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R e sy e ‘Resistance to Tyrauts Is Obedience to God.’ J. B. BTOLL, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17, 1870, S —————— DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET . For Seeretary of State: : Col. NORMAN EDDY, of South Bend. For Auditor of State: " JOIIN C. SHOEMAKER, of Perry Co. : For Treasurer of State: | JAMES B. RYAN, of Indianapolis. . For Attorney-General : BAYLESS W. HANNA, of Terre Haute. l . For Sup’t of Public Instruction: A Rev. MILTO&I B. HOPKINS, of Clinton. For Supreme Judges : 4‘ JAMES L. WORDEN, of Fort Wayne, A. C. DOWNEY, of Ohio County, - SAMUEL H. BUSKIRK, of Monroe Co., " JOHN PETTIT, of Lafayette. 3 DISTRICT TICKET. ‘ For Joint Representative, Noble and Elkhart: JOSEPH ZOLLINGER, of Elkhart. | | For Prosecutor, 14th Judicial Circuit: =~ | WILLIAM C: WILSON, of Elkhart. For Pros:cutor, 19th Common Pleas Distriet: WILLIAM G. CROXTON, of Steuben. R TR O BN SA Y Y AR TN ) : INDIGNANT—-AND WHY ? We hear that during the session. and after the adjournment of the Congression al Convention at Kendallville, sundry individaals ‘were terribly. enraged, and indulged in some tall swearing—a goodly portion of the anathemas being hurled upon the head of the editor of this paper. Now, we want to have a calm, quiet talk with, these enraged gentlemen, and select this column as a mediam for that purpose. foligin In the first place, we wish to inquire :— why all this bluster, this frenzied state of mind ? AP ! . Since the commencement of this congressional discussion our advice has in variably been: Let every Democrat who. takes an interest in politics go to the convention free aud untrammeled; let all complications be avoided, and after a full -interchange of opinions, agreée upon that which would be to the best: interests ot the party. In this spirit we left our home for KendallviJle. There we met delegates from all * parts of the District, conversed with them freely, and were delighte 1 witk: the feeling that animated those with whom we conversed. _ A caucus was held at fthe “Tremont” on Wednesday evening; all whosso desired were afforded an oﬁportunity‘to express their views. The editor of this paper participated in the discussion. He stated that he. was not in position to say what course the ‘Democracy of Noble count y would take on the question of nomination _ or no nomination—that he had refrained from canvassing the matter or urging his ‘views upon any one, and could only speak for Himself. He stated that the subject would be referred to the Democrats of the county either before or during the session, and whatever - they determined. upén would be satisfactory to him. (We make this statement, not to evade responsibility, but to show that our action has been grossly misrepresented by interested par- . Lies; nor would we Imv,e\any one understand that we did not cordially approve of the resolution which gave rise to all this discussion.)

Being charitably inclined, we drop the curtain without -exposing to the public gaze the doings of the Ellisonian clan—--the secret cancus on Thursday morning, the concoction of various schemes, the’ gnashing of teeth, the raving of wild blowhards ; aye, we will even leave unmentioned the inflammatory speech of the . President in taking the chair. Why, | then, all this indignation, this * wholesale denunciation ? Because the active, working Democrats of the District proposed to submit for the decision of the convention a proposition to waive & nomination for Congress? Had they not a perfect right to propose such a resolution? and if the majority believed its adoption to be judicious, 'who will have the assurance to deny the right of the convention to so determine? . . But we must, for a few moments; dwell on the systematic abuse that is- heaped upon us in some localities. Is there a cause for it? Let us 'see. ‘As already stajed, we had at no time urged upon a single Democrat of Noble county the adoption of the “no nomination” resolution. On the contrary, we invariably stated that that question ‘should be determined by the delegation without interference on ~our.part. No living man can truthfully assert the contrary. When the delegation from Noble county retired for consulta. fion, we were requested to state the question to be voted on. With this request we complied. Before a vote could be had, the most, turbulent individual of the noisy crowd had cast'the vote of the county ! Indignant at such an unwarranted assumption of authority, and by special request of the very men who opposed the resolution, but wanted “fair play,” we addressed the President of the convention and in-: sisted that the -wote thus returned be erased, which was promptly done. We returned to the delegation, cast our vote, and went to another part of the Hall, su_premely indifferent as to the result of the vote. This, with the nomination of Gen. Slack for President, and LaPorte Heefner for Becretary, and several calls for the enforcement of order when ‘“confusion was worse confounded,” was the part we . took in the entire proceedings of the con- - vention, 7 Fit | But what do we hear? According to ' tho statements of these blusterers, we car‘ried 752 votes in our pocket that we - could - dispose of at pledsure; such men as Gen, Slack, McGaughey, and Winter, of Hintington ; Col. McDonald, Beeve ~ Edwards, and Brown, of LWhiﬂe‘y ; the Longs, Zimnérman, North, and Marshall, - of Kosciusko; Capt. Maitchell, Wilson, Cook, m:nn&a and Zollinger of ' [Elkhart, and a hoet of others — sterling’ - Democrate as ever lived—are represented ‘a¢ having been manipulated by ue! Now, it gt e war g e YA s w - Now, fellow-citizens, a fow words about. e w T SRR R el GSt Ly | ww B el e clan A

that position. He peremptorily refused. Capt. Mitchell and E. Van Long also refused, as did every man whose nomination would have given anything like satisfaction. What was to be dome under these circumstances? No sane man bes lieved that a Democrat could be elected.

nor that the nomination of an hnpopuh:; candidate would benefit the party. There were already two candidates in the field, the one a regular nominee, and the other supported by independent Republicans opposed to corruption, oppressive taxation, high tariffs, &c. If we had nominated a candidate — obnoxious to both Democrats and conservative Republicans —Gen. Hascall would then have withdrawn and Billy Williams been enabled to run over the track without perceptible opposition. The Democrats could hav gained nothing, but were sure to | 105 much that was within grasp. ; - Now, we ask, what did wisdom, prudence, and common sense dictate ? Clear jy, and unmistakably, no nomination /-~ As matters now stand, Gen! Hascall will immediately challenge Billy Williams to 8 joint discussion ; he will expose the rascalities perpetrated by not enly the little thimble-rigger, but by that entire horde of corruptionists who have obtainéd control of the republican organization ; he will ventilate the thieving propensities of the demagogues who live at the expense of a burdened people, and unveil cuch a mass of corruption as will astonish’ the honest yeomanry of the District. He is in possession of all the necessary facts, and any one who knows Gen. Hascall will at once understand that nothing will be concealed from an anxious public. : ‘But,’ inquires some irreconcilable Dercrat, “do you expect me to vote for Gen. Hascall ?” That is a matter for cvery individual to determine for himself. The convention did not commit itself on that question, hence no party obligation exists that can govern a member of our organi zation either one way or the other.

~ There is one circumstance connected with this controversy that déserves particular mention. The very men who find 'the most fault with' the action of the "co‘nvéntion are those who strenuously advocated the momination of & Republican (John B. Howe), for Congress., To this the majority could not consent, for the plain reason that no one kné'w Mr. Howe's position on the live issue of . the day—whether he is a high tariff protectionist or a fiee tlja(}er, an advocate of the bondholders or of the plowholders, whether in favor ofone currency for all or gold for the ri,ch"-lan’d paper for the poor.—’ All that we knew of Mr. Howe was his conservatism on the negrq and reconstruction question, and that he was a supporter of Grant and Colfax in 1868.— Surely it was much better not to nominate at.all than to blindly make a cgmdidate of one who studiously keeps aloof from any and every political movement. _ This article would not be complete without a brief. reference to the interest ‘which the leading spirits of the Billy Willianis party took in the convention: Hi. Iddings, supported by the notorious John Weston, Deputy Collector Bunyan, Gen. Reub. Williams, and others, were, on hand at an early hour, urging unsus pecting Democrats to make a nomination —if possible, Andy Ellison. These gentlemen constituted themselves into a committee on applause for Andy Ellison, and ‘did all in their power to creatz dissen'sions in the convention. Right here we ’ desire to ask,. is it safe for Democrats to “accept such notorious wire-workers as Hi. Iddings as counsellors in deciding upon questions affecting the welfare of the democratic party ? Is it wise to discard the advice of not only the earnest workers in the democratic ranks of this District, but also that of our trusted leadersin the State ? These are questions entitled to the earnest consideration of all who desire the welfare of the democratic party. ey R : i | Death of Admiral Farragut. ~ The glorious life of this grand old naval hero terminated at 12 o’clock precise--Iy, of August the 14th, at the residence of a brother commander, in Portsmouth, N. H, while surrounded by his family and friends. ; '

David Glascoe Farragut was born’at Campbell's station, near Knoxville, Tenn., July sth, 1801, and was consequently sixty-nine years old at the time of his death. He entered the navy as midshipman on board the Essex, at the age of 11; was commissioned lieuternant January 1, 1821 ; in September, 1840, he received the title of Commander, and in the same month in 1854 he was commissioned captain—the highest commander on shipboard. In this position the political _campaign of 1860 found him. - For nearly fifty years Captain Farragut had been in the naval service or on furlough only.— Nineteen 'years had been spent on the sea. = His life of usefulness has been marked; by many a decided vitory for the old flag during the late war, won by the bravé' men under his command. The gervices he has rendered the country were acknowledged by Congress in giving him the title of Admiral. - From 1866 to the time of his death, Farragut has rested quietly. All remember his grand trip to the. leading ports of the world, where he was received with so many distingunished honors. Returning to New York, he was presented with a purse of $50,000 and, a magnificent sword. He has since resided in Thirtyfifth street, New York, where he has kept open doors with lavish hospitality. He has a comparatively young and handsome wife, and was socially exceedingly popular, At the time of his death, be was passing a portion of the sammer at Portsmouth simply as & visitor, For & long time he has becn threatened with desth from heart disease. Farragut’s life was active and stormy, but the close was as the eve of an antumn day—his sun sank amidst the oright clouds of peace and Tove, and his life bad gone out torever. ' . l‘t@m‘nuntln‘.ton‘ Conuty. ' One of the delegates to the Kendallville convention, from Huntington county, writes us the following: .~ .. AN 'll"igbt here. When the Democrats: first heard the result of our deliberations, ﬂl? did not kTow exaetly what to think ~of it, but after hearing the reasons, pro and con, and upo _:freﬁecﬂon, they have generally arrived at the conclusion that we Mdgxmmo;m leading radi~cals here bive announced ,ﬂﬁﬁf;@;tﬂrminS gl of S raprts s o o 1 e “of the District, e

CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. Proceedings of the Democratic Con M Conventﬁ:an of the Tenth District, lefd at Kendallville, Ind., Aumtf!lth, 1870. = ~hh o 5 The Democracy of the Tenth Congressional District of the State of Indiana, met in mass convention in Mitchell Hall, in the city of Kendallville, on Thursday, August 11th, 1870. e The convention " was called to order by Hon. H. D. Wilson, Chairman of.the Con: gressional Committee, and, o . On motion, Maj. 8. W. Sprott, of DeKalb county, was elected Chairman, who upon taking the chair, addressed the convention briefly. : On motion of J. B. Stoll, LaPorte Heefner, of Elkhart county, was chosen Secretary. ' A motion to appoint a committee of eight—one from each councy—upon resolutions, was amended to allow each county to name its committeeman. The following gentlemen composed the committee : ) ! Elkbart, Capt. J. A. S. Mitchell ; Noble, T. L. Graves; Lagrange, Francis Henry Steuben, Herman Freygang; Kosciusko, E. Van Long; DeKalb, Miles Waterman ; Huntington, Hon, S. Mc¢Gachy ; Whitley, Col. I. B. McDonald. I On motion of Mr. Dills, of Dekalb, the Convention adjourned for thirty minutes. Convention re-assembled at 1 o'clock, P. M., when a report from the committee on resolutions was called for; whereupon the committee, by its chairman, Captain Mitchell, reported the following preamble and resolutions as unanimously agreed upon by the committee, viz: ol

WnEREAs, The important issues which have beretofore divided the political or ganizations of the country are virtually scttled, and, . Wneßreas, The present tarift and financialg)o‘liey of the majority 1n congress, by its unjust discrimination in favor of the capitalists of the East, is ruinous to the prosperity, destructive of the interests #nd a fraud upon the rights of the toiling mil lions of the West, and, . Lor o

WHEREAS, In a contest so gigantic as that which must ensue with the money power of the country, in order to secure to the people of the West their just and equal rights, by breaking up-the tariff and other corrupt organizations, which, in a great measure, control ithe legislation of Congress on these subjects, it is of the highest importance to the pecople that none but men who appreciate their true interests, and whose . personal character for integrity and honesty is unimpeachaable and incorruptible, should receive our encouracement and hearty support for public office, and, :

~ WuEßeas, The Hon, Wm, Williams, who now misrepresents the sentiments of nine-tenths of the people of this District, by his votes in favor of the odious and unjust tariff measures; by his corrupt, shameful and dishonest practices-—both before and during his congressional careér —and by his utter ‘want of ability -to comprehend the wants and interests of his constituents, has forfeited his right to the respect of every. honest voter in the District, and brought disgrace and contempt upon a high and important office ; therefore, i

Resolved, That the L emocracy of the Tenth Congressional District of Indiana, believing it to be unwise and impolitic to agitate the issues of the past, and looking only to the living vital issues of the present, invite ail pertons who are in favor of an honest, economical administration of our public affairs, and securing to the people of the West a just remuneration for their toil, to unite with us in opposition to the corrupt rings and monied monopolies which now control the legislation of the country. = -

Resolved, That the Democratic party is in favor of maintaining the honor of the, nationa: flag against all enemies. . That it is in favor of maintaining the national credit, by a just payment of the national debt, an economical and ' honest administration of the national, state and municipal governments; that we demand that the tariff be adjusted for the purposes of revenue only, and not for protection.— That we insist upon a revision of our revenue and financial system, so as to dispense with the vast army of tax-gatherers whose chief business is the anboyance of the people, and manipulating republican conventions, o as to secure the re nomination ot those who have been instrumental in awarding to them government patronage. The committee turther reported, that upon the following resolution they were equally divided, viz: ; : Resolved, That inasmuch as there are now two candidates in the field, the one a man of personal integrity ; theother a corrupt schemer ; the one representing the interests of the people on the guestions of tariff and finance; the other ownéd and controlled by the tariff monopoly of the east; therefore the democracy deem it inexpedient to nominate a candidate for congress at this convention, leaving the people free to: act as they may see fit in this political contest: _ Gen. ‘Slack moved that the preamble and all the resolutions read, be adopted. Mr. Ibach, of Huntington, moved to amend, by taking up the preamble and resolutions serzatim. :

~ Gen. Slack withdrew. his motion, and moved that the preamble and resolutions, except the last one read, be adopted asa wh01e.,.. ik $ : 13 Mr. Ibach renewed his amendment. On motion, the vote upon Mr. Thach's amendment was taken by counties, based upon the vote to whiehi each county would be entitled in nomination. The amendment was defeated by the following vote: Elkbhart, nays 27; DeKalb, yeas 9, nays 9; Kosciusko, yeas 8, nays 16; Huntington, yeas 1, nays 20 ; Whitley, nays 18; Noble, nays 22; Lagrange, yeas 11 ; Steuben, nays B—total, yeas 21, nays 121. SR

The convention: then proceeded to vote upon the criginal motion.. of Gen. Slack, to adopt the resolutions:except tha last, as a whole, which’ was carried, and the préamble and resolutions asagreed upon by the committee were declared adopted. . Geun. ‘Slack, of Huntington, moved to adopt the last resolution in 'which the nomination of a candidate for congress is waived. g : - Mr. Dills, of DeKalb, moved to lay the resolution upon the table, which ‘e sab sequently withdrew. . e . The motion of Gen. slack wasseconded, and the question ‘of the adoption of the resolution, was’debated at some length. — Gen, Slack, of Hunting lon, Capt. Mitchel), of Bikbart,: E. Van Long; of Kosciusko, Col. MeDonald, of Whitley, and others, argued in favor of the resolution, and Andrew Ellison, of Lagrange, Mr. Dills, of DeKalb,and Mr. Ibach, of Huntington, oPposedit- g 5 & e ) » After hearing the argament from both sides, the convention gromeded to vote upop the adoption of tha resalution which resulted as followss: . o 0 onn Elkbart, for 183, against 83 { Kosel. usko, for 16, against 3 ;"Steaben, for 4, against, 4; Whitley, for 14’%“4{?‘& Huntington, for 20, against.l ; Noble; for 8, againat'l9; total, for 752, agninstvsmm(\

The counties of Lagrange and DeKalb not-voting. LB ~ At/this' point Mr. Sprott vacated the chair, refusing to annoance the vote, i “On motion of Gen. Black, Col. I. B, MecDonald, of Whitley, was chosén @ 'ﬁ man, to fill the vacancy occnsﬁn@n e Ceclination of Mr. Sprott. - Col. McDoanald, as chairman, announced the vote as ahove, -and declared the resolution adepted. » : i v On_motion, Joseph Zollinger, of Elkhart county, was nominated, unanimously, for Joint Representative, for the counties of Noble and Elkhart. o On motion, William C. Wilson, of Elkhart county, was unanimously Pominated for Prosecutor for the 14th Judieial Circuit, 1T ‘On motion, William G. Croxton, of Steuben county, was unanimously nominated for Prosecutor of the 19th Common Pleas District. e ' The following gentlemen were appointed to constitute the democratic congressional committee, for the ensuing two years: | i : H. D. Wilson, Elkhart ; Moses J. Long, Kosciusko ; Levi Beleh, Whitléy; J. R. Lanning, DeKalb; A. §. Parker, Noble; Francis Henry, Lagrange ; W. G. Croxton, Steuben, and' B. . Hendrix, Hnnbipgton. On motion, the convention adjourned. - 1. B. McDONALD, Chairman. LaAPorTe HEEFNER, Secretary. - The Same Position. The Democracy! of the Fifth Towa District met in congressional convention Tast Thursday, and, as will be observed from the following dispatch, pursued the same course as ‘that agreed upon by the Kendallville convention:

Drs Moixgs, lowa, Aug. 11.—The congressional convention of the Fifth Dietrict met ‘here to day, and was organized by the appoeintment of Col, I. W. Babbitt, ot Pattawatomie, as chairman, and'J. I. Buderhammer as secretary. = After discussion, the following resolutions were adopted ! : e Resolved, That the democracy of the Fifth’ Congressional District, in conven® tion agsembled, do fully indorse the declaration of principlesadopted by the Democratic Btate Convention, held at Des Moines, August 10th, 1870, and hereby pledge themselves to their liearty sapport and maintenance, : Resolved, Thiat this convention make no nomination of a candidate 'for Congress, but that we pledge ourselves to unite with the people ot the District in support of any candidate who will pledge himself to advocate and maintain the principles of reform enunciated. 7 Ly * Resolved, That, except as above indicated, this convention do now proceed to its regular order of business, and the appointment of a Congressior.al Central Committee. . REN i In the Fourth Pennsylvania District the regular republican conventionsre-nom-inated Wm. D.'Kelley (the great cham , pion of Protection), and an independent republican convention placed in nomina tion Col. Wm. B. Thomas, who is also a Republican. The Democrats met in convention, and resolved . that under these circumstances it was inexpedient to nominate a democratic candidate. Kelley’s majority two years ago was 1,859. - The democrats of Missouri have resolvedjto make no state nominations this year, but; if they can promote s republican “bolt,”: they will support the bolting ticket. . LN L

" It is evident that the Denlotracy mean “business” this year. Where the radical majority is too great to overcome by a straight party nemination, they propose to scatter the hosts of radicalism by strategy. A 3k

Determined Opposition to Corruption.

From all parts of the country we hear of strong movements for the overthrow of the party of corruption and spoliation.— There seems to be in progress an uprising on parf of the people that clearly indicates a wide-spread . dissatisfaction with the mismanagement of public affairs, and which may be accepted as evidence of an earnest desire to unite ina common cause, the friends of retrenchment and . reform, regardless of former party. associations.

The latest movement of this kind has been inaugurated in Howard ccunty, this State There the Democracy met in county convention on the 30th ult., and after an elaborate discussion unanimously adopted the following resolutions: - +WHEREAs, The indications from many counties in this State are that without distinction of party relations heretofore existing, the people are uniting their efforts in trying to elect to office men who are in favor of équal taxation, strict economy in State and National affairs, and a reduction of the fees and: salaries of public officers, therefore Resolved, That we believe it expedient for us Tu view of the standing of political parties in this county not to make nomi‘nutions for the following county offices; ‘viz: Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, Clerk; and Recorder, and that we will support for these offices worthy men, independent of farmer party relations, who will pledge thémselves to the) principles set forth in the preamble to these resolutions. Resolved, That by thus doing weé do not ignore the importance of our party organization, or of its principles, but desire to manifest our entire ‘disinterestéedness as individuals, and as a party, and our willingness to unite withall good men to co-operate for the country’s welfare, and by no declaration in these resolutions do we intend to pledge ourselves to vote for any candidate (except the regular nominees) unless he be worthy, and of that each Bto judge for himself. i :

i i Death of Major French. . i The télegraph .announces the death of Masjor 8.8. French, at Washington City, in, the seventicth year of hisage. Mr. French was bornin New Hampshire; was an editor for years; Clerk of the House of Representatives; Commissioner’ of Publi¢'Buildings; and more latterly the law officer in the Second Comptroller's office of the Treasury. He was a very prominent Mason, well-known and esteemed by the fraternity all over the ‘United States:« In 1851 he delivared the address; at the'laying ot ‘the vortierstone ‘of ‘the Capitol " ‘extension, ' when' "Dﬁiiigl Webster made the principal oration. .+« j , The Darkey Cadet. = " The report of the court of inquiry which ‘was ‘appointed to investigate the com plaints of the negro cadet at West Péint, 'has been received at the War Department, “The “court has' fonnd the statements of the negro cadet, as contained i his letter recontly published, to be falsé, and it rec. ominends bim obé cotrt martialied, 10 also rocommends tngwmwwwﬁs 7?@?9&%:mﬂftﬂlieé- r bothering the boy . case by reprimanding the culprits, .- Thus ‘aendé;Ban.ﬂqﬂeﬂos latest attempt 'to tiake, party ‘capital out of the suffering AfWﬁ; FHRaUN f Yrh SE T T

. NOTES AND COMMENTS. | A heavy negro vote wus polled in Louisville,Newport and Covington,Kentucky, at the elections in those places the other week, yét the democratic majorities in all of them has been increased. Newport and Covington have heretofore voted radical. Louisville goes democratic by a larger vote than ever before. The negroes uniformly voted tbe radical ticket, but the, white republicans didn't. The story of Connecticut, New York and Oregon, is ropeated in Kentucky. The Cincinnati Commercial, radical,says that the riots in Kentucky at the recent State election were caused either by the negroes themselves, or their ‘indiscreet radical friends.* Certainly, no law-abid-ing man will interfere with the due execution of the law, or molest the rights of individuals secured by the law.

Jo. Segar has failed in all his prodigious efforts to be adwittcd as a member of Congregs at large from the State of Vir ginia. - But he has done what he no doubt considers the next best thing. He has flogzed a memyber named Lincoln. His case needs attintion. - Here is more contempt like thatf Pat. Woods, deserving severe punishmeht. - : -k The flag under jwhich the Prussian armies fight ‘had :/éver been baptized with blood, being the tri-color (red, white and black) of the North German Union, adopted in 1866, after the war with Austria.— ‘ The old Prussian standard—the black and white, with eagle and cross—will doubt- 1 less figure more or less in the struggle, however, and either of them is believed | to be equal to the vanquishment of the French rooster and tri-color. o * There is no\‘[ﬁ:‘o‘tectinn to farmers insthe tariff laws of a Radical congress. There are no imposts on any foreign product that can compete with what he raises on liis farm. He has to come into the market. on the merits of his stock and sell it for what he can get. The manutacturer of iron, of woolen, or cottghs is protected, but the farmer’s products never figure in a tariff bill. 3 TR From the 'ndianapolis Journal we learn that A. W. Hendricks, of the firm of Hendricks, Hord & Hendricks, was offered a Professorship in the law department of the North Western Christian University a few days since, but was obliged to decline, owing to his professional duties.— Judge 8. E. Perkins and N. B. Taylor, Esq., are two of the Professors, Mr. Hendricks is one of the most promising young attorneys in the State, and we should not be surprised to see him, in due course of time, occupy as high a position as that enjoyed by his distinguished sire,- Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, ] .

A number of zealous clergymen have deemed it a|duty to express their abhorrence of Charles Dickens’ habit of drinking wine, the: Chicago Tribune comes to his defense in an elaborate article on total abstinence. 'We quote the following :

“The sentiment of total abstinence, is taught in the Koran and in the revelations of Joe Smith ; but not in the Bible.” We are unable to determine whether the T'ribune is correct in its statement, but would suggest to some of our students of scriptural authority that they investigate thesubject thoroughly and report progress.

- From the Toledo papers we learn that the receipts of wheat in that place are very large, amout.ting during twenty four hours of last week to 95,300 bushels.— On the morning of the Bth instant, the amount in store footed up 671,000 bush: els. It would seem that the farmers, expecting the war in Europe to be of short duration, have been hurrying their wheat to market from all directions. Present appearances indicate that they have acted wisely in doing so.

From Steuben County. { An active young Democrat from Steuben county, who attended the congressional convention at Kendallville, writes us a 8 follows with reference to the action of that body : ; ; The feeling, so far as I have found out, among the Democrats is, that we did the best that could have been done. The republicans are greatly chagrined, and say that, “You are a d—d set of fools not to make apy. nomination.” That I believe was their honest' desire.. Unfortunately for our radical friends, their best wishes have been thwarted. I think a majority of the sober-minded republicars will consider that it is best to sever, at least for awhile, their too strict party adherence, and cast their votes as well as their influence for the correction of that wherein their party has estrayed, or is deficient. Slavery being eradicated, we should be free from the withering blight of partisan wrangles, and be enabled to meet and consider what is the greatest good for the greatest number, aiming to make all our interests and sympathies to be closely allied. The time has come, in the progressive age of this country, when old fogyism and the fossilized ideas of the past must give place to the energies of the times.:

: Doings at Kendallville. : Yesterday the Democrats of the Tenth District met at the above named locality for the ‘purpose of talking up the matter of nominating: a candidate ‘for Congress. _They. met in a spacious hall and had 'an - uproarious:and galorious time all around the sap dush. Dr, Teal of the Journal took notes, and no doubt felt happy to chronicle such “ high old times ” as were manifested apong the “unterrified.””’ Reub. ‘Williams felt good over it, and concluded it wasa soft joke. ;. The town was lively—quite a number, of Radical editors being present to stir it up. The ground was cleared of ' rubbish, 'SO that Gen. Hascall ‘might be favored with a long free squint at the opposition “ Kats ” and make the fur fly, 'Won't they squeal as the pepper warms up their: caudalistic' attachments? _Go in grim-all kins, chaw, spit, caterwaul, and “git"” up a musky fogo—we don't care, W'l pick up' the tips o’ your tails after 'the seratch islover, and see them decently’ lintérred with hohorable mention, There 'was:some: talk of nominating a Prosecuting Attorney, but: perhaps the matter was drowned .in. the mighty surge nearthe close-= ; < ¥ % 1 i ;’. .‘o.‘ . The . Demacrats have mo candidate, for ‘Congréss, in ‘th@aﬁ‘ipm District, f%hart a.’zn,m inst. " KD e 0 Fall Ele¢tions and When Thiey Oceur, - The.following isa list of the fail ele¢tions, and tbe date'on whicli they ocour: Califordid. . . ... [L. ... September 6 (.Viél‘mﬂ 00l 93nL 24 L -sww 8 ‘Mdine,:: . CEalale s bbia e ;S‘B]gcﬂllbuig .'Elﬁﬁda;;q‘;vuﬁ:-.f.-»-’. -,'.‘.,;{ i N W ek ! MimimppL e o October 8 ARAIABA. . i ok sy i o ...,Octogzrﬁ TOWR oo s vneos po 0y o OEROUAE L 1 | B Oftbber-u ‘Pennsyivania:.. .. ...\, . Octoberll ‘West Mhi‘a. Couio 2L U October 87

| EUROPEAN WAR BULLETIN. Avg. 9.—The recent defeats of the,! Freneh arms have necessitated a change in some of théimost important commands. Marshal Bazaine, the conqueror of Mexio, bas received the appointment of Com-mander-in-Chief of the army. He has the reputation of being the best handler ot troops in the French service. | General ‘Trochu, of whose wonderful genius much has been said in the French journals, supercedes General Lebeuf as major general of the army (chief of the staff). Ava. 10.+-Paris is disturbed by the machinations of the radicals, who appear disposed to strike at the Na?oleonic government while the foe is in front. TUpon the assembling of the Corps Legislatif yesterday the cavalry were obliged to- disperse a large and noisy mob in front of the building. Martial law has been declared by the proclamation. ... Details of the late battles are coming in. Edmond About writes from the ﬁél%, bitterly cundemning the Emperor's mismanagement. The London T%¥mes ascribes the French disaster to the Emperor’s obstinacy in rei fusing sound military advice, and to his illness. The Prussian account of the battle of Worth places the loss of the French at 5,000 Kkilled, wounded, and missing, and 6,000 prisoners; and that of the Prussians at 3,500 dead and wounded. AvG. 11.—A new French Ministry has been inaugurated, superinduced by the recent disaster to the French armies.. ..

Large crowds continue to assemble in the streets of Paris, but good order prevails. The theatres are closed. Among the sensation Teports is one thata dictatorship is expected, with General Trochu acting as supreme head....A London telegram announces that the Prince Imperial of France has arrived in London, and is now at the French Legation in charge of W. F. Smith, the Emperor's confidential agent. Smith hag brough* with:him the famous diamonds;of the Duke of Bruns. wick. - B Ly ;

Avcust 12.—The military situation is aptly describad by Le Francaisas follows: “The French hold the Vosges and their passages. The Prussians are massing at their ease.” From Berlin the statement is that the French are falling back to the: line of the Moselle, while the Prussians are everywhere pressing forward. The object of the Crown Prince is to get between Metzand Paris. . . . The new French Ministry ‘took the oath of office at the Tuileries on Wednesday night. Count ‘Palikap, the Minister of War, is vigorously engaged in-sending men and material to the front.... King William has issued‘a proclamation to thé inhabitants of the French territory occupied by the German forces, in which he assures them that he wars against soldiers, not citizens, and promises them protection of person and property as long as they abstain from hostile acts. 2 L

AvucusT 13.—-The great battle was .not fougnt yesterday, and yet all the tele: grams concur in ¢ flirming that it is imaminent. The rain prevented operations at Metz on Thursday. A Metz despatch reports that the French army is concentrated all'around that place, and is being re‘victualled and reinforced.. ;.. Strasbourg is'still in French hands. It has 400 guns in its embrasures, and 11,000 solaiers man its patteries. . AvucusT 14.—Details of the late battles ccntinue to come in. The French claim that the losses of the Prussians were “be yond ¢omputation (12)” which they attribute to the longer range of the chasspots. On'the other hand, the Prussians assert that they destroyed nearly half of McMahon’s corps. The Marshal had: his borse killed under him. He was twentyfive hours in the saddle and fifteen hours without food, and finally fell fainting dur‘ing the retreat. The Paris Moniteur gives a touching account of the death of the gallant old General Douay, who deliber ately walKed into the midst of the enemy’s fire when he found that the “battle was lost. ....The London Shipping Gazette states that in the view of those whose opinion deserves respect, the war is virtually lost. : Avaust 15——“ At a junction on the Paris and Strasbourg railroad, the Prussian attacked Pont a Monson, driving out the French, but subsequently fell back to the main body. ' The headquarters of the united armies of Frederick Charles and Gen. Steinmetz are at Henry, on a direct line with Saarbruck, and within 20 miles of Metz. Large quantities of stores were captured in the environs of Metz = Gen. Frossard’s division lost all its supplies.” ....A special dispatch from Carlsruhe says: “Strasbourg was bombarded with -red-hot shot on Friday, and the bombard‘ment was resumed on Saturday. The besieged asked a parley, and were given 48 hours to/decide whether they would surrender.” _ Aveust 16.—The New York Herald's dispatch from Forbach says‘the French, while retreating to the west side of the Moselle, were attacked by the Prussians under Gen. Steinmetz. The command of the French was thrown into great confusion, and,after a gallant struggle, they were routed by the Prussians. The slaughter was great.. . .. A second pitched battle is rgforted as having occurred near Metz, on Monday morning, in which the Prussians were victorious.:...French newpapers explain that Nancy was given up to the Prossians because it is an open city, and that the French troops retired to ‘Toul, which, being a fortified place, gave thiem a betser chance to resist the Prussian advance. S e

A special correspondent at the Prussian headquarters deseribes’ an interview with Bismarck at Mayence on Saturday a week. Bismarck said: “We are much obliged to the French for leaving us time to get our whole army on the Rhine, and thence to the frontier. In a few days the work will begin.” Speaking of the Germans in. America; Bismarck acknowledged in warm terms the sympathy expressed there. ....The New York Y‘rziune’a special correspondence from Paris, on Sunday evening, says: “The public feeling is more and more hostile to the Emperor. It isopenly said in the cafes, railway trains, and public places that, come what may, the Em- . gexox will never again be seen in Paris. he people -express this _opinion with energy, not now fearing the mouchards. Ave. 17.—The following additional particulars of the second battle near Metz were received late last night. Late on the afternoon of Monday the first and seventh ‘Prussian.army corps vigorously attacked the French forces under the walls of Metz. A sanguinary conflict ensued.— The French were at length*driven within the city, with the loss of 4,000 men:. ... On the same day a grand reconnoissance, under King William in person, maintained ‘ itself for some hours within two lines of French defences, without any effort on the part of the French to disledge it.— ’l})is fact shows the utter demoralization ofthe French.. ...The New York World's London special correspondent telegraphs that the position of the French is most critical, and it is doubtéd 'if they ean retrieve themselyes. ' 'The Prussian army is believed to be & million sirong. He also telegraphs from Paris that the health of the Empress is good while that of the Em‘peror is'bad .. . There is an immense Xop wlar excitement in Paris, and great diffi--culty in controlling the population who areimpressad with the belief that the goyernment is, respopsible for the' disastrous condition of affairs. h .. The latest reports from the seat of war #ay | that a bloody battle was fought on Monday. last, near Metz, and that the losses on both sides were immense;

fAh;l}iiet; lenéeréd thgﬁditt)iri((‘% ;qanctum-’( of the Ho ngs (Miss.) Conservative the other t{ay-?'&nﬂtple all'the ‘editor's dlothes.—Coupiew:dotsrnal -~ it v _We would' infer from' the sbove, that the editor of the Conservative hatgs up his clothes' 'on'a nall, and attends to his du‘ties'in t_hb'l'\}ghh_l‘, Mississippi costume—a paper collar and & pair of spurs, -

.~ GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. = . Cholera has broken out in the towns on the shore of the Black sea, Vessels thence are quarantined at Liverpool. - Long gold earrings, nearly touching the shoulders,of the finest filagree work énd necklace and pendant to match, is ‘the latest Paris fashion. B 2oy

An Indiana .man kicked his wife “gixteen feet over a hydrant;” and then added insult to injury by asking her “how is that for high®* - ¥

A Paris shoemaker is said to have invented shoes provided with rollers, which allow the wearer to move as fast.as 4 horse.and to stop immediately. The trotting horse ‘Anthony Wayne’ owned by J. Jennings, of F't. Wayne won for his owner the three thousand dollar prize at the great race in Buffalo on the 10th inst. : e

A Virginia negro cocked a gun and blew down the muzzle to see if it was loaded. He didn’t state his conclusion, but the bystanders, who saw his head fiy off, think it was. . : A

Bismarck has becn asked it Prussia will . demand the dethronement of the Bonapartes, and responded “No ;” that Germany has nothing to do with the internal affairs of France.: ‘

On Long Island, the other day, a wag threw a handful of shot into'a friends face-just/as another man fired a gun. The struck man fell insensible, and pearly died from fright. '~

An Towan gave hisgmife 6,000 dollars to kezp safe durimencee——. She got another fellow to help her,and they have kept it so safe that the husband can’t find it nor them either.

A negro boy in. Columbus rashly went in bathing the other day and was drowned. His Mother said -it served him right for taking up new fangled notions, he was never washed before.

- Maggie Mitchell is making little clothes, too little for any of her present children and too big for dolls, and it is rumored that something is going to happen.. “Little Barefoot,” forinstance. W. H. Hooper, Mormon, has been elected delegate to congress from Utah, receiving over 12,000 votes to 2,-000 for Maxwell, the Gentile candidate. — The Mormon women all vote for-Hoop:

Miss Maggie Sykes made a balloon ascension in Centerville, Ind., a few day ago. The balloon came down in a hurry and Maggie got pitched out. She “had a high old time,” but don’t want any more. _ ‘ i General Howard*has been vindicated by a congressional committee, it having been conclusively proved that, in his stealing, he broke no established radical rule. He did.it all in accordance with established precedent. -

_The New York Standard asks; “Ilas the rcpublican party a president 1”"— We believe that it does claim to have something of that sort, though in some quarters'the claifn is regarded as little better than a specious fraud. - A young Pittsburger went into a cellar the other day with a candle, and instantly shot through the roof. The explogion of a lot of coal oil gas which had jpenetrated through the wall from the next cellar did it. He was a good deal disconcerted. Lo Gro

‘A fool,by the name of Frank Thorne, on the 3d inst., leaped from the roof of an elevator at Buffalo a dictance -of one hundred and twenty-five feet, into the river. - Unfortunately the idiot is not dead, and proposes to jump from the Niagara Suspension bridge on the 13th. The Shelbyville Republican, edited by a nephew of Lieutenant Governor Cumback, observes that Hon. Godlove 8. Orth dies hard, and suggests that there may be-“some piggon. feathers in his political death couckh that will not let ’him breathe his Tast.”” ~ When rogues fall out, lonest men will get their dues.’ : 5 i

~ One of Holden’s; negro . militia at Raleigh shot a United States soldier through the leg on*Monday of last week. The boys in blue are furious. . Kirk continaes to make fresh seizures daily. . Twelve machinists were arr rested by his troops at the North Carolina railroad company’s shop on Wednesday. a 4 : L

Michael Lovet, a grocer in Brooklyn, N. Y., on Thprsday haurled a large knife at his wife’s head, with/the intention, undoubtedly, of murdering her. The- weapon missed its mark, but struck an infant on the floor, killing it instantly. Lovet made no attempt to escape. and was shortly afterwards arrested. He had been drinking. = |

Nimrod Richard, a negro, one of the murderers of Colonel William Lyles, was executed at Upper Mariboro, Md., on Friday. = Richard made a long, rambling speech under the gallows, and gave evidence of being under the influof liquor. When he had concluded he shouted in a loud voice, “If any now do not wish to see my departure they will please turn their backs.”” Itis not recorded that any of the curious crowd accepted the invitation. A gentleman in the upper. part of the state of New York, who has what man be called 'a passion for gunning;, familiarizes ‘his children from their youth with the use of firearms. One day last week his: youngest offspring, ‘while fooling with a fowling piece that ‘was supposed to be unloaded, dropped a charge of buckshot into the parental neck. Delightful task to rear the ten: der mind, and teach the young idea how to shoot. P 3 A remarkable article from the London Spectator-of July 30 is reprinted, in which the writer predicted almost literally the present state of affajrs on the Rhine. %e doubted the success of France in the war, because she was “led by Napoleon, that is, by a man who makes” war as ‘he makes coups d'etat, like a conspirator; who fights in order to obtain grand scenic effects:; who, if he finds genius in his army, ‘must think before he uses him whether genius is eomagnﬁb_le{;withfimplicit devotion to Ceesar ; and who, unléss we wholly misread "his manifestos in this war, (ieply;mismtéms Jale’

- In answer to this we point to the republican platform, in which the party is pledged to procure the adoption of a costitutional amendment. prohibiting the assumiption of the canal bonds.— Lafayette ;oumal : g Yes, Journal, but ygy,uhave a man on your state ticket pl‘edﬁéd' to the swindle. Let us have a little consistency. The people don’t want platform t‘éachig? one gentiment, and can‘didates praeticing the directly opposite.

“ 1A Pleasant Governor, . | A committee of the Georgia Legislature only charged Governor Bullock' with illegally drawing $55,000 of the State’s money and expending it on the State House in order to give good contracts to party friends; with selling $225,000 of State bonds in violation of law in order to put money into his own pocket ; with illegally expending 45,000 dollars for State printing, which State printing consisted in subsidizing’ ‘a venal press. The law allowed him to employ ‘an extra clerk, under certain. contingencies, at an expense of $l,BOO per year, but he unnecessarily gave place to five political friends at ~an.expense of 17,000 dollars per.year. 'Withouq any authority of law he drew 11,000 dollars from the- contingent fund of the Staté for incidental expenges, probably expended in going to Washington and securing such legislation as would perpetuate his rule. Some of it was expended in paying the board bil's of political /retainers who; held no office under thi State.— : Aeiﬂe from these interesting and pleasant/incidents there are large amonnts of public money accounted for, which are supposed to have beén used in se‘curing the votes of honest and conscientious Radical Congressmen in favor of remanding Georgia back to the con‘dition of a military dependency. Taken all-in-all, Bullock must be a pleas--ant Governor. ' :

S ¢ Fine Heorses., The Deleware Herald says a number of residents of that county have organized a joint stock company having for its object the importation of fine horses * ! and the improvement of that clasa of stock. T'wo members of the company have just returned from Normandy France, bringing with them four Perclieron horses. The Herald BAyS : “these horses are grays, two dark and two light ; they are “seventeen hands . high or upward, and one ot them, a silver gray, is as stylish an animal as can be seen in the country. They are all squarely and heavily built, large boned and possess the” perfect -combinatien of strength and beauty, ‘which is ogly to be found in horses of this celebrated stock.”— Bryan Demoerat, e Ry §el& R —— e - Proclamation by King William. - LONDON, August 13.—The King of - Prussia_has issued a proclamation at St. Avoid, in which he,_dgilares military conscription abolishéd in all -Erench territory ‘occupied by German troops. He also announces that,though the French government should persist in the forcible expulsion of Germans from France, no measures of retaliation will be ddopted by him, as it would be unfair to punish men for belonging to a country cursed with a Bonaparte for sovereign. -He adds: Frenchmen in ‘Germany need not be uneasy; they shall, in common with all mankind, be_ convinced that. Germany moves at the ‘head of civilizafion. , : 11 ) ; —— - P—— . & : . The Latest News. - The rumors given in the afternoon - dispatches that Belgium is- arming against an intraction of her neutrality ‘threatened by Prussia, and that Eng‘land |mnst be prepared to resist the control of the North sea by any pre- - ponderating - military power, are very trangparent sensationals to bolster up feeling in favor of France, and to en—gage public opinion in England to undertake to carry out what France her— . self has:signally failed to ‘do.—Z'oledo - Blade, 16. th - - o

- Secretary Boutwell addressed the heavy men of Boston on Saturday.— He told them that he objected to the British monopoly of;the United States foreign trade, and that it must be broken up ; that it touched everyone, the poor laborer and the bloated bondholder. He thought the public debt was not a blessing; but that its payment would enhance the national reputation —'a -great advantage to posterity, but cold comfort for the present taxpayer. The funding at a lower rate of interest of the debt would be facilitated by a generous system of taxation. Where the generosity was to come in wag unexplained. The rest of the speech was in proof of the blissful perfection of our present econdition, but the setretary told them honestly that Boston was not the fitst city of the Union. et S g

The inquest in the Nathan murder case closed on Friday, the list of witnesses having been exhausted. Coroner Rallins was obliged to make the announcement that with the aid of the ; Superintendent of Police, the city detective force, over thirty witnesses and an interested public, he had not been - able to elicit enough evidence to warrant him in detaining -a single person, even, on suspicion, to answer for the murder of Benjaman-Nathan. Still he was determined not to abandon the case. He therefore adjourned the inquest instead of discharging the jury. 'As goon as any -new light is shed on the tragedy, he is ready to call the jury together again. : <ol ;

. Miss Lydia. Thompson, the blonde,is followed about the country by a woman namad . Griffin. wha s frautically m love with her. Miss Griffin prosecutes the actress with attentions, and sends letters full o threats, strange oaths,and protestations of inextinguishable affections. - This mania culminated in a fight between the adorer and the adored ina Chicago hotel on Monday night of last week, and the matter was ventilated in the police court the next day.

A letter from Sonth Carolina says that Governor Scott has commenced arming thé colored militia, and has five companies - already drilled and armed in Richland county. Three com anies . of whites were formed, but onf one . was ‘allowed arms, the other two {eing ' flatly rejected. The letter adds that there is an evident intention to repeat the North : Carolina trouble in South Carolina, - Eh o w ey - The Lafayette Journal is out in fa- - vor -of Morton for the Presidency,.pe- ' cause of his bitter hostility to rebels. _ That may be good radical grounds for the admiration of the senator, but can ; the editor of that paper tell. its readers how long .Morton will occupy the ground he now does upon this subjeet? He’s.a mighty uncertain, leader for a consistent mtn to pin his faith to. o 'The Sentinel says: “T'hie late rephiblican majority in H:ﬁlvgh county will S reduced lly one Bl ut iy ‘Troaching ‘election. ffﬁzﬂi’ﬁ 5 cans there say thoy cannot swallow Moxa Morton and- the neﬁqﬁm gulp. The dose is to much for them.”