The National Banner, Volume 5, Number 36, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 January 1871 — Page 2

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¥ = 4 f ‘l'liltl? to Tyran 71l Obedience to God.’ J. B. sz'qJ;. EDITOR. | WERVESDAY, JAN'Y 4, 1871, . EDITORIAL CONVENTION. i The n)éln})ctzs,gnf the Editors and Publishers Assopintion. of the 10th and 11th Districts ot Indiina, are requested to meet at Goshen, on Friday, Jauuary 20, 1871, in special session, 4 As matters of the utmost importance will be submitted, Jnf‘ ful:l sttendance is earnestly requested. Ty et 'J. B, STOLL, President. C. H. Cuasg, Secretary. I All the papers in the two Districts are requested to copy. PRAEICER .__l...‘.._‘__.__._-.-i Dodging the Issue, - The Warsuw ludéunian nmkes a_very. feeble, and we might add silly, effort to extric'aje itself from the unpileasant situ.‘tion in which it plgr;(‘ed‘i'tsélf by under taking to.make a little party capital out of thé proposed ixlc:é,;nse%)i"tiw num’wrufj Supreme Yudges. The Indianian did not i " decm it ddvisable to apprise its readers of l the point ( t issue, and carcfully conceals the fuct that tie movement under consid ‘eration was not inaugurated asa party ~measure, but for the sole” purpose of re tuining one of the present republican Suipreme Judges, thereby giving both polit ical parties a representation on the Su. premie Bench, and epabling the same to expedite the ad'judiénling of the large number of cases thut have accamulated during the past few years. Instead of fairly and impartially discussing these - points, the [ndiariiun| seeks to relieve it sell of the charge of being a mere party back by dwelling largely, and rather pompously, upon its refusal to emulate | the example of the Indianapolis Journal which munfully acknowledges the magnanimity of the Democracy in its rendiness to ignore partisanship in the Judiciary.— No, Mr. Indianian, that plea will never answer. We Charged you with being a party-hack forthe reason that you habit: ually denounce every movement of the ' Democracy, ‘Without inquiring into the expediency; the justice, or the practicability of its measures. When. we, then, cite the expressions of an able ~organ of the republican party to dispreve your false assertions, the cry of * editorial independence ” and * ideas of our own " will not religve you from the odium sttached to an indiscriminate dqnuhcinti(m of what wll fair-minded men concede to be right. As to “*blindly following the Sentinel,” no one knows hetter than the editor of the Indianian that we can not fuirly. be sub jected to such an’imputation. We treely cfiticize that which we conceive to be wrong, and as cordially apgrove | that which cdmmends itself to our judgment as being right, no matteg from what source it may emanate. Would that the Indiun ian couuld claim as much.

’ O Sad Bere;vvm»nl. We are grieved to announce the death - of Lee Douglas, son of E. W. Brown, ed itor of the Columbia City Post, ugi:d 4 years, which occurred on the 22d ot December. We deeply and heartily sympa - thiz+ with our bereaved contempirary. It - is indeed a painful aflliction to lose so many bright hopes, and ta be left so solitary. Oun own heart has telt the same blow, but a few brief months since, when our own dear Johnny waé taken from us, leav: ing us but a single child on’ whom to place all our parental affections and hopes, We may, therefore, the more adequately appreciate the terrible sadngss which now oppresses the heart of Bro. Brown, and , the yet more susceptible theart of his be reaved g'w!ife. The pen is tuo feeble to describe the pain incident tosuch occurren ces, Terrible is the affliction to any parent to be deprived of a child so promising and lovely in the earliest years of hopeful development. Itcreatess vacan_cy in the domestic circle and sancruary which no one else may ever fill. It puts to severest test both our philosophy and religion.;” But these are events in the course of ngmre, and;we must needs meet them like philosophers, and overcome ~ them, and breuk their depressing influ- " ence as hest we may. : L - B—- | The War in Europe. | The situation in front of Paris is not materially changed. Several engagements ~ have recently taken place, in which the Germans were generally successful. Du~crot's army has been seriously criopled during the recent sorties. The Germans _areconstantly receiving reinforcement, and préedictions as to the commencement of the grand-bomba:-dment are again rife, - That erratic ‘and irrepressible individual, the “ French Minister of War, Monsieur Gam “betta, has issved another address,in which e says * the ‘government waas bound to defend the country, but it was material that we must not confound the republic .- with the persons who had been forced by events to assume ‘power. Those men, when the ‘invasion- had been repelled. would resign, and submit their-actions to ~ the judgment of the nation. The largest : liberty - would be accorded to all expres ~ sion of opinion, © All speech miust be free as thought but language 2ngendering ac tions hostile to th}p government would be _ repressed w!’th energy.” ; ' Enameration, : At'the speciul session ot the Legislature in 1865, a law was passed ‘providing for the enumeration every five yearsof all the male inhabitants of the State above ~ thé age of twenty one years. This enu. " meration is to bie made by the Township Trustee, and it is to be done during the year 1871, between the Ist of January and the Ist of July of said year. The law under -which-this.«numeration is to be made may be found on page 41 of the Acts of the specinl session of 1865. = | ) i i 3 ; Forney says, "_Au@ifitt;g. ag a philosophi . cal principle, is one of the attributes of a ‘bigh. civilization,” - but at the same time be thinks Congress should “let amnesty ~ to rebels wait till the Presidential elec. tion of 1872 is deaided.” Very philosophieally pob. ' i toc u ciin uvie

g | STATE PoOLITICS. - There is a slight * unpleasaatness ” of feeling between Col. Jones, of the Rockport Democrat, and Col. W hittlesey of the Evansville Courier—rival candidates for the Directorship of the Southern Prison. “Let us have peace,” gentlemen.

We notice that Jumes M. Cropsey, of Indinnapolis, is receiving guite flattering commeéndation from the press, in connec tion with the office of State Librarian.—It afforde us plensure to unite with our cotemporaries in paying a jnst tribute-to the merits and abilities of Mr. C. There 18 no caucidate for Librarian wha wonld fill the y.lace more satisfactorily.— Vincennes Sun.

The latest accession to the long list of candidates for Legislative favors is Rev. Muntthew R Hull, who wants to carry the keys and guard the entrace to the Hyuuse of Representatives. Mutthew :says he would rather be a doorkeeper in the House of the Democrats than 2 dweller in the tents of Radical wickedness.— Vincennes Sun, dna o

'/ We are informed that Mr. George Block “of Porter county, is # candidate for Director of the Northern Prison. No better selection could be made, and should Mr, Block receive the appointment, as we hope he will, the position will be fllled with honor to the State and himself.— Warsaw Union., . )

The “red hot” editor of the Ft. Wayne Sentinel, who has recently *annihilated " Senator Thurman, Andy Johnson, and other notable individuals, is described by the Wabash Republican as “ Mr. Will. H, Kernan, whose tall, lithe figure, pleasant face nnd neat dressing gown tailed to re venl a very. dangerous character.” The young gentleman hails from Obio. !

' Tt is reported that D. W. Voorheeg isto put in an appearance: at the meeting. of the Legielature to assist in parceling out the offices. Indianapolis Journal. | Mr. Voorhees isa cicizen of Indiana, an honored leader of the democratic party, and as such bas an indisputable right to attend the meeting of the Legislature whenever he pleases, whether it may be agreeable or disagreeable to the gentleman who pre ides over the editorial columns of the central organ of Indiana radicalism.

The appointment, by Gov. Baker, of ex Senator John ‘R. Cravens, one of the seventeen bolters who refused to vote for Willie Cnmback for U. 8. Senator, aa Judge of the Criminal Court for Jefferson county, vice Judge Suilivan, deceassd, threatens to revive the old feud in the republican’ camp. The Cumback men denounce the appointment very bitterly as being an insult to their pet, and as betraying a desire on part of Gov. Baker to continue the fight commenced during the winter of 1869,

That is-a very silly assertion wherein the Indianapalis Journal attempts to con’yince'tlle pecple that there are at least tifty men in the State of Indiana superior in ability to Hon. M. C. Kerr. Without disparaging the claims of other gtateamen, we defy the Journal to name five Individ usls in the State who have exhibited a higher degree of ability in the legislative uffairs of our country than the Representative from the Second District. We claim that as a useful, industrious and judicious legislator he is without his supe. rior in the Halls of Congress. ' A

- The President has appointed Hon. A. H. Conner, of Indisnapolis, Governor of Idaho Territory. “Ham.” ia well known thronghout the Commonwealth as one of the lnite proprietors of the Journal, State Printer und Chairman ot the Republican Central Committee. Tdsho is slightly Demacratic, as we jodge from its delegate to Congress, To arganize it into a sourd Stute, ‘ Republican in form’ and politics, we believe Governor Conner will prove entirely ‘competent. By the byé, wasn't there a ramor some time ago that “Ham.” napires to suceced His Excellency, Conrad Baker *— Wabash Republican. If our corporeal triend * Ham " is actually infatuated with gubernatorial notions, we would advise him to accept the proffered appointment. The governorship of Idaho is within his grasp — that of [ndi #na is uot'and will’not be for the nextlo years, at least. : :

The Radicals claimed during the recent campaign that they had paid off the en tire State debt, bu; now comes John D. Evans, Auditor of State, and officially announces that there is yet unpaid, of both foreign snd domestic debt, the sum of nearly four mallionsof dollars! ' It is well remarked by our contemporary, General | Kise, that the official promulgation of this statement is calculated to strike with consternation and dismay the tax payers of Indiana. A debt of four millions is the generous bequest of a reckless and extravagant administratior to the incoming Democratic oue! And this, too, in spite of the fact that there has heen levied and collected froimn the people, during the past ten years of Radical ascendancy, three times as much taxes as were collected during a like period under Democratic rule.’ ~ The importance of introducing measures of retrenchment and reform in the admin istration of State affairs is pointed out in a well ¢ nsidered article in the Logans port Pharos, which, in referring to the fact that the republican officials bestow an indebtedness of $4.000,000 upon the incoving administratipn, contains the fol | lowing suggestion : ‘

The very fact of itself that we owe $4.000,000 should be sufficient to inaugurate a thorpugh reform in all public expenditures, and cnrtail every expense not ahsolutely necessary for the carrying on of the State government. Economy is absolute ly dvmanded, and shonld be impartially enforced. = The people look to the Demncratic party to relieve them of high taxes and to'administer the State government in an economical and judicious manner.— A splendid opportunity 13 now presented for the practice of the virtue of reform and retrenchment, and we look confidently forward to the time when it shall be inaugurated under Demncratic auspices.

We gave it as our opinion, not long since, that the next Presidential contest might have for its leaders, the twn distinguished sons of Indiana, Morton and Hendricks. To this end matters ave evi dently tending. The hold of President Grant upon the republicar party is ex: ceedingly frail. * * & * % ». » 2 On the other hand, the New York Zeader declares most positively and strongly for Senaror Hendricks, as the democratic standard bearer. Why not? His record is unimpeachable. ‘His course through. nut the war was manly and patriotic. He passed through the fires of the rebellion unscathed. He bas: no visinnary greenback theories to -weigh him down—nor has he ever hinted at repudiation. . He stands fair and square before the country a 8 an honest and honorable man, and as such will command the hearty and enthy siastic support of his party. We pnint to him with pride, as the chuice of the democracy of rndinnu.—aoolm: Demacrat,

.~ NOTES AND COMMENTS. = ~ President Grant, ieeing the tide,q‘l;fiu‘if popularity ebbing, bas announced himself ‘in favor of female suffeage, with the hopes -of gathing some strength from that source in the next Presidentisl race, Even that. “will not save him from defeat.

The New Alvany Ledger indignantly denies the assertion of the Indiamapolis Journal that it is unfriepdly to Mr. Hendricks asa Presidential candidate, The Journal editor sume time seems to think that he can hear the grass grow, and frequently arrives at very foolish conclusions.

The Chillicothe Advertiser suggests the Hon, Wm. 8. Groesbeck for Governor of Ohio. :

And a most excellert candidate that distinguished gentleman would | make.— With bim at the heaa of the democratic ticket, even so radical a State as Ohio could not be deterred from rolling up a magnificent democratic majority,

~ Judge Biddle, one of the ablest Circuit Judgesin this State, has decided the present Election Law of Indiana to be unconstitutional. He clnims that a citizen haa a right to print oo’ bis tick 't what he pleases, provided it is not libellous nor immoral. Nor has the Legislaturea right to require a numbering of the ballots, nor the a )pointment of Judges or Inspectors of any or both political parties. - ’

The New York Times, an’ ultra-Radical paper, wakes & singular confession., It saya that FsHmany Hall bas managed the Republican party of that city Heretofore and it proposes to keep on ‘doing so.— ‘This is a concession to the ability and skill of Tammiany that is flattering. to the mapagers of that political organiza ‘tion.” Tamman- ~ " ~und to bave a long reign if it muus; . h parties in that city. : 3 Senator Mor! iana, is a promi nent Republice e for the Presidential nomine 2. The Washington corresy . * Chicsgo Tri. bune says tha to crowd Mr. Grunt out of 1. That will not be diffict is bent on destroying | 1 be lucky if he does n : 'rty also.— New York ¢ ' “Suppose ‘vansville Courier, “th ‘ ~ "ain des: ‘troying hit , . Radical Natiomal C /' : Il not Morton be ju : can be found to comp - ot “his party " Weth ; : A wiser suggestic llowing, which we clip fro shington; Patriot, bas scarcely ¢ - zpressed’ in the same amount of s, \ “One of the first dutic e Democrats, after the meeting of co. 3, shonld be to demand wan immediate i - uction of the ariny. If astional troops are only to serve as a police, and to be transported from place to place at the people’s ex pense, to promote the behest of party, then the time has come when the army should be cut to the actual wants ofimil itary service or he dishanded. Thisis the day and the hour to strike down ‘usurpa tion hefore it becomes formidable by babit,and dangerous to alenge.”

Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky, is spoken of asa candidate befure the Na tional Democratjic Convention- for the Presidency. : Ll gi o It a southern man were to be placed at the head of our national ticket, we know of mone in' the entire South who would be more acceptable than Gov. Bramlette, of Ketucky. But us the Northwest hasa just right to name the candidate for that position in 72, and will present that pure and eminent Qtatesman. Thomas A. Hendricka, as its first choice, Gov. B}nmlette will pecessarily be nbliged to defer his entrance Into the White House a few years longer. - - Six United States Senators have been elected from Georgia, and none ot them yet admitted to théir seats. The first set ‘were Herscbel V. Johnson and Alexander t. Stephens, then'came Joshua Hill and Dr. Homer V. M. Miller, and subsequently the Radicals chose a couple of carpet baggers named Whitley and Farrow, between whom, and Messrs. Miller and Hill, the priocipal.-contest lies, with the chances greatly in favor of the Radicals. However the contest may be decided, one of the terms exfiires next March, and the Democracy will secu e another Senator trom the State in the Forty second Con gress, the Legislature elect being largely \ on our side. i

The telegraph brings intellipence of the death of Don Juan Prim, Marjuis of Castillejos, Count of Reus, Spanish | Minister of War, and President of the council, from wounds receivéd at the hands of as sassins in the culminiation of an extensive political conspiracy. The Chicago Re publican_says, Gen. Prim wasa eoldier as well by taste as by profession, and has been described as a conspirator, diplomas tist, and horn ruler; a Cromwell without conviction ;-a dictator who hides his power; & Warwick who mars kings better than he makes them. His desire was evidently to give to Spain a government which, without regard to its theory,should maintain the peace and have power suffi cient for its own preservation. . 'The Lagrange Murder Trial. The trial of Jenks for the murder of Mr. Mallow, was concluded on Friday last, and resuited in the eonviction of the prisoner. ~ A dispatch from Lagrange, ~dated Dec. 30, says: : ! Jenka, who has been on trial here since the 12th inst. for the murder of George Mullows, a wealthy citizen, near here, last July, was last .night found guilty by the jury, who sentenced him to State’s prison tor life. The jury was out about nine hours. :

' A determined effort was made to clear the prisaner on the ineanity dodge, bug to the credit of the jury to whom the case was submitted, be it said that they refused to countenance this precious plea of all murderers. Jenks was guilty of a coldblonded murder, and deserved even a severer sentence than that meted out tohim by a jury of his peers. The hangman's rope is the'only remedy for such violations of the law. ; As usual, the defense endeavored to procure a new trial. A full day was consumed by counsel in arguing & motion to that effect; The Judge decided to with. hold his decision in the case ‘until the March term of the court, et A—— e ¥ Tur publisher of the Kendsliville Standard desires to ss!l a one half interest of his establishment to a practical printer, A like offer is made by Mr. Beane; of the Goshen Dgmocrat.” "=" . .

.. OUR ELECTION LAWS. s-Fhe decision of Judge Biddle in the contested election cases of Cass county at tracts general attention throughout the State, and is fegarded as being a very able legal opinion. As every voter is per- . y interested in this decision, we ' deem a brief synopsis thereof important to our readers. : ' - ~The Judge's decision is, first, that the provision of the'sct of March 11th, 1867, which requires all ballots to be written or printed «n plain, w hite paper without any distinguishing 'marks, etc., to be invalid. It conflicts with Article 1, Section 9, of the Constitution guaranteeing “ the free, interchange ‘ot thought ‘and opinion,” ‘“the right to speak, write or print freely, on any subject whatever,” for the sbuse of which * every person shall be responsible.’ Secondly, he holds section two of the Act of May 13th, 1869, which requires the inspector of any election to number the ballot of the voter to correspond with his name upon the pole list, contrary to Article 11, Section 13, of the Cénstitution- “ All elections by the penfilefih{nll;be by ‘ballot,” etc. © The Judge defines a bsllot to be “any method of secret voting.”— Hence that section’ of the law “invades the right of secrecy.” Thirdly, Section 4 of the act of 1868, requiring the judge and clerks of election *‘to he selected from different political partién,” is adjudged to be averse to Article I, Section 28, of the Constitution —*“ The Geperal Assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities which, upon the same terme, shall not equally belong to all citizens.” ‘The Legisiature has no more power to make that provision than it would have to apply it to the ju diciary, members of that body, or County Commissioners, :

Indiana - Oficial Vote. _ At last the official vote of the October election in this. State is made public, as follows : 58 : ! BECRETARY OF STATE. Norman Eddy. ................160.059 Max F. A. Hoffmann. . .........157501 |, Maj0rity....................] 2508 - AUDITOR OF STATE. | John C. 5h0emuker.............159859 John'D. Evanp5.................157,246 Majoritv... ................ 2618 TREASURER OF STATE. James B. Ryan................. 159.978 Robert H. Mi1r0y..........:...157,412 Majority ).o ni G T 2 568 - ATTORKEY GENERAL. - Bayless W. Hanna... . ........160237 Nelson Tru51er......... ;i......157,500 Majority .. .o, Dot Sy e nge SUPERINTEND'T OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Milton B. H0pkin5............. 160,329 Barnabas C. Hobbs. ../, . ... .....157 148 AMmjorityL LLI plna 108,18 t JUDGES OF SUPREME COURT. - James L. W0rden...............160,017 ‘Andrew L. 05b0rn.......:.... 156919 Majorityl . .oiv. . bei s, 8098 Alexan ler C. Dnvgley. goo 189 884 Jebhu T. Elliott. .. ........1...156,875 Majority .. ..o iinn... 3,009 Samuel.H. 8u5kirk.............159.867 Charles A.Ray................156,798 Majority. . .....5........... 8,089 John Petit....................1569707 Robert C.Greg0ry..............156,755 - Wi airibgs ¢e, nea et i 7 8,098 The average Democratic majority thro'out the State 1s 2,864. .

et~ Qe et The Bible in the Pablie Schools. Mr. Thomas Peck, School Examiner of Vanderburgh county, recently held a township institute, and then «nd there ordered that teachers should daily read the Bible to their respective schools, on pains of having their license revoked shouid they fail to comply. Taking exception to this ruling, Mr. 8. D. ¥cßeynolds, of the same county,addressed a letter-to the Superintendent of Public Instraction, inquiring whether Mr. Peck had authority to issue suca an order. Mr. Hobbs replied as fol lows : & ] , : Dxr'T Puß INsT., OFFICE oF SUP'T. - INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 12, 1870. 8. D. Mcßeynolds: Dear Sir :— Your favor of the Bth inst, isreceived. The School Examiner cannot “enfirce the resdixg of the Bible in the pahlic schoale.” The provision ot the law is, that' st shall not be excluded. Its use is optional with the teacaer, but if the teacher wishes to use it in his achool, he cannot be prevented. | Very truly, "~ B. C. Hoßss, Sup’t of Public Instruction, ; gn"gu“ed Cigars. ' » The Evil Ode seems to possess men in this age of the world = Not satistied with the many devices already in vogue for the Light fingered gentry to ply theirarts, we now hear of something entirely new —it is nothing more or less than a drugged cigar. How natural for men when traveling, if fond of smoking, to receive, though proffered by a stunger, 8 cigar, and yet weare now warned of the danger to our person and property in doing so. The sharpers, with an eye to business, and who travel on our principal thoroughfares, spot their man, and proffer to their victim & drngged cigar, but alas! he does not long enjoy the laxury of the fragrant weed before he feels stupid and falls to ~sleep. He is then robbed and their leaves him. '~ The robbed man wakes up after a time, vomits and perspires freely. The ‘sickness does not last a great while.— - This.method of rabbery is practised mure ~on the carg than elsewhere. Never accept ‘acigsr from a stranger.— Upper Sandusky Union. . ; : | - B— ; ‘Remember the Poor, . A contempbrary very appropriately re marks that this is sad weather for the poor.. Don't turn a deaf ear to calls for assistance. And, above all, dont't forget to look after that class of pereons who are too. proud to ask for charity. No man deserves well of Divine Providence who is too ' stingy to help those who are suf fering from cold or hunger. If we were “ruaning the' machine,” stingy people ~shcould be put-on short rations and small ‘allowance of fuel, until they were either cured " of stinginess or killed off in the attempt, = T gy h

A “maPPY HIT” is made by the Hunt. ington Democrat, in the following paragraph: ; . “ A pretentious man, over-in our neighboring; State of Ohin, stopped taking bis local paper because he could get more #quare inches of printing for less money front Cincingati. That man is like the little Chinaman wha, in purchasing a pair of cow hide boots, tonk = pair four sizes larger. than he needed, and explainéd his canduct, by saying be wanted to- get ss much leather as he could for the money.”

: ON THE WiING. In the course of human events sll things earthly must have an end; visits as well as friendships and lives, and slthough the pangs at parting are intense, they are no less inevitable. It was, therefore, with some degree of sorrow that [ parted with old and rew-unade triends at Washington on the morning of the 22nd inst., took one “last, fond, lingering look” ut the National Capitol, the solar system of our great republic, and boarded the train for Philadelphia. Although the Seuate had ad journed at 7 o'clock that morning, after an all-night session on Senator Morton's Saa Domingo resolution, the light in the dome of the capital was visible milés on my way. : 1

I made Philadelphia at 11 oc'clock A. M., ‘and put up at the Girard House, a fine, five story, brown stone structure, on the corner of 9th and Chestnut streets. After doing ample justice to a very fine blll of fare, I started to look up the principsl sights. : The- first ohjective point was the old Independence Hall. As I entered that old, historic building, sp inseparably connected with the history of our ¢reat and free land—fourth of July and fire crack ers—] was in imagination earried back almost & century,«to s time when Great Britain, conscious of her power and greatness, tyrannized over the weak and appsrently helpless colonies—-struggling hero ically, patriotically,to be free from the yoke of bondage and oppression. The building, itself, is quite old. The room, in which the Declaration was pro mulgated and sigred, is rbnu{ 25 by 80 feet in nize, and cnnmiris the portraits of all the signers, the old independ@nce bell, the chair in which John Hancock, as pres ident of that body, sat, a piece of the “charter oak,” together with many othex mlics ot the time and “occasion grave.” + ‘The Hall is used as a flne art gallery and fourth of July museum, containing, besides the portraits of the original signers and many relics, life-sized portraits of Washington, LaFayette, and Lincoln. I next visited the United States Mint, and was kindly showwn tlxrbugfi all the departments. Heré sights met .my guze loug to be remembered. Piles of gold, in the brick and bar, and finally in the pre cious denominations themselves, stamped snd ready for market. Also silver and nickel, in the rough and perfect. When at last I emerged from the building, I felt’ more seneibly tlian ever before my poverty of purse, but solaced myself with the reflection that many others before had gone through the mint, and came out again as poor as when they entered. The remainder of the dny was passed in wandering around the city, and peep ing into magnificent show windows. At the corner of lltli and Chestnut streets 1° slw several magnificent oil paintings, one, “Othello at the house of Brabantio,” about 4 by 6 feet, by D. R. Knight "~ Here, too, I saw a portrait of “Pope Paul IIL” by Titian, and marked Ten T'housand Dollars I didn’t want to buy. Between 9th and 10th streets, on Chestnut, [ saw two din mond pins about as large as a ‘grain of corn, 'and labelled only seven thousand dollars each. I really don't believe Philadelphin 18 a good place to buy, oil paint ings or jewelry, especially for a poor man. ‘Philadelphia is, I think, a very Inice city, with some quite wide and many very narrow streets. = Walnut and Chestnut streets are the principal business thorough fares, bnilt up with magnificent stone, iron and warble store buildings. I don’t think these streets, however, are mére than 30 feet between the curb stones. In the eveniog I visited Walnut Street The atre and siw the great thgedlau, Edwin Booth, in the “Iron Chest” and “Tamiog of the Shrew.” Booth periorms with a spirit and earnestness quite real. When in & towering passion be is fearful, in death scene puinfully terrible. He has the most expressive eye of any man I ever saw, together with the most complete control over his features, all deeply tragic. On the morping of she 23d I started for Newark, N. J., where 1 arrived about 4p.M. Saturday and Sunday wereppassed here. This is a city of over 100,000 inhabitants, and a great manufacturing place. Among other places I visited wus Clark’s O. N. T. thread factory, a four stcry brick, about 300 feet long and 150 .wide, employing 900 men, women, girls and boye. The machinery used in this wamwoth concérn is all imported from Bolton, England, and is not only vei"s complicated but very fine and perfect.— ‘Ench story is literally filled with machinery of all sizes and description, run by 8 700 horse power engine. None but those who have visited such a factory can form any idea of the process through which cotton is put, before it comes out the single thread. I also visited a wire factory, and saw the process complete. + On Monday morning I started for the Gotham ‘of America—New York city,— distant eight miles. The ferry boat land ed at Barc'ay street, a few squares from Broadway. : Fls 3 ; And now, it will be impossible to give anything more than an indication of my tramp, for a tramp it was surely. After reaching Broadway we passed the Astor House, National Park Bank, Trioity. Church, CRstle Gardeng down to Enst River, across to Brooklyn; through Brook lyn to Greenwood Cemetery, where we passed several hours most delightfully; back to New York, through Five Points, Uhatham street, the Toombs, up to the City Hall, Newspaper Row, up Broadway to 23d street or Centr.l Square, the Fifth Avenve, Sixth Avenue, the Bowery, &e. In the evening I visited Booths and saw Joseph Jefferson in “ Rip Van Winkle,” and was delighted, after which I returned to Newark, firmly resolved to return next day, and pass remainder of the week i 1 the city, but alas! for my. plans ‘and bright aaticipations, a very short but decisive missive from Mrs Stunnerawaited me, “Store burned Saturday night, hurry home”—and hurry Tdid. Within four hours rfter receiving that dizpatch I was on: board a westward bound train, via Philadelphia, Harrishurg, Pittsburg, F't. 'Wayne and Kendallville, reaching Ligonier on Thursday aftersoon, just 4 weeks from date of departure. Saiade

What great changes have taken place in Ligonier in the short space of 4 weeks! Four of our busine-s houses, in the prin cipal part of town, have been redaced to ashes. - Friend nfter friend has passed to “that bourne from whenee no traveler ¢'er returns ;" and among the number one who, cut off in the full vigor of manhood's prime, was one of the warmest, denrest friends of the writer, a young man of irrepronchable character, excellent princi les, pure motives, whom to know was to "’«m,- and esteem. The tears of sorrow “unbidden start,” in tribute to his memory, Jun'y 2, '7l, MB. STUNNER,

- STATE ITEMS. ~ South Bend bas its fourth female phyasician. L Several packages, supposed to be from counterfeit money dealers in New York, remained uncalled for ag the Couth Bend express office. o "A Teatonic barber at Huntington became eo iucensed at the Iwaddle of a aympathizer with the poor French in the conflict abroad, thut he +haved but one ride of his fice, and obliged bim to go elseswhere for the relief of the other. 8

- Mr. Terry. who lives an Main B'r., has a chair which has been in the fam ily one hundred years. The same gentleman has a clock which has been running forty seven years, stopping only three times, tor oil.—Perue Republican. e The commis«gioners of Howard connty refuse to grant licenses to gell ligiior at retail. Their juatificvion is found in this statement of the Zriburne : +A tmall army of men; citigene of this vicinity, might be” named who are ‘‘marching on,” in single file, to a drunkard’s grave. The head ‘of the procession is on the briuk, and the others follow closely.” B e * A man by the name of Amos Hadley, living ahout three miles south of Atwood, 1 Korcinsko connty attempt. ¢d to commit self destruction by cut. ting his throat one day werk before last Tempoary insanity is said to be the cause. Mrx. Hadley, in the effort 10 take from him the Kuife with which he was execwing the terrible deed, was badly cutin the band. -

Oone Frank Rady, a “knight 'of the stick,” from Gusben, was arrested here on “Tuerday lasr. at the instance of Dr, James Evane, charged with obtaining goods under false pretenses, some two years ago. Frauk concluded he could render a better and more gatisfactory verdict than Ihe Squire, and watching his oppertunity gave the officera the slip by taking the “printer's express." which soon placed him beyond their reach — Lebanon Pioneer. ' Lee Brown and Levi Lewis of this city were sentenced to the penitentiary for two yeara and three months from LlGrange county, one day last week, for attering counterfeit money. Sheriff Marks took them home on Friday last. While on 'the way they informed the Sheriff that an organized band o° counterfeiters existed in the city, and gave the names of some of the leaders.— There’s * business on hand.” — F¥, Wayne Journal.

. Thege are two venerable old gentle ‘men in this city, both German who fought against Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. Oue of them Father Hoffeld was a subj-ct of Hanover and fought with the Euglish under Wellington. = Father Terstegge was a Prussian subject and fought under the banner ot Blucher. Both of these venerabie solciers are vet in good health.—New Albany Ledger. A correspondent of Saliillo, Washington county, senda us an account of remarkable twins, recently born in that town. They were joined together from the shoulders to the lower portion of their bodies. There was but one body,in fact, yet three arms and haud. two heads two sets of bowels, and two legs. The twing died a short time after birth, one head dying ten minutes before the other. The curiosity ia in possession of Dr. Stan'ey. at Saliillo, and can be spen by any one calling upon him. Mra. Mary Ormsby is the mother.—New Albany Ledger. = - Hendricks coanty is abead on fat cattle : “Mer. H. Lingenfelter has just returned from New York City, where he has been with two =steers one of which was *Lgrd Jolin,” the mammoth steer that has been the pride of, aund carried off the premitims of the State and County Fairs.. It was weighed at Buffilo ou it way to New York, and “pulled down” 3,513 pounds: being nearly one hundred pounds heavier than any other that has beentaken to that market, The setond steer was the “T'om Hendricks;” a three year old, and weighed 2.001 pounds. R — .. Robbing the Poor, In a recent issue of the N. Y. Sun ir a long account of the doiugs of the “Washiogton Market Association,” one of the richest and!most powerful bodies in‘the nation. This association has procured the enactuwent of an or dinance prohibiting any person in the jurisdiction of Washiugton market trom selling ‘fresh meats, withont first getting a permit from the Comptroller, which eosts 8250, and which is more than these poor burchers can afford. The Association aim to drive those cheap barchers off. who supply as good meat to the poor at from oue ta three cents- less on the pound, and thus compel those poor laboring people to bay of the ring, and pay oue to three cents more for their meats,— Such is the shameful course the rich pursue towards the poor everywhere. Well has it been said that “Mau’s in humiity to man makes countless uumbers mourn.” Gt —— et P — ! A Bloody Tragedy. ( Not many days ago, near Troy, New York, a blicrd boy, bliud from infancy, aged about twenty years, and somewhat idiotic, became enraged at bis father about the buruing of a will] and drew a revclver to kill him, when his mother stepped between the son and father and received the shot in the abdomen. killing her alinost instandy. He then shot his father ihrough the head, and sat on his dead body and beat his head on the floor till it 'was only a shapeless, bloody mass. The father, whose name was Fran: cis Kettle, was 62 years of age, and his mother 58. ‘l'he 'boy’s name was Asi. He was arrested the next day, and seemeéd entirely ‘indifferent as to his fate. He says'he designed to kill bis father. but not his mother. He rhould at least 'be ‘pluced where his idiotic fury will not harm any one else. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The proposed location of the Balimore ‘and Ohio railroad through Valparaiso is now setiled.- The preliminary survey and profile show the route through that-county to be preferable to ninyiother yet discovered.—State Sentels oo eik o B et

T'his iz our, ronte. 'We are not able to determine ‘upon what-authority the :Sentinel bases the abuve statement, but suppose it is ‘eubstantial and autheatic.. It is obvious that it the purpose be to run the Continental railway through a scope of country that will at once furvieh a profitable’ local trade, the ‘route through Valparaico, Huntington, &e.. is the preferable ‘one— Huntington Democrat, --~ 4.~

' GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. Caroline Jordon was burned 16 death on Sunday. evening of last week. at Mount Vernon, Ohio, while attemptir g to fill a lighted lamp fwith keroseue. % "Hon, | David G Burnet, the firat Presidcfi of Texas under the Republic, died ut Galveston ou the 6 b ult. aged 80 yeaps. He was a pative of New Jt:rrxey{6 e e ] :

- The book-keeper of Couk, Coburn & Cu . of Chicago, adverticing agena, canuot make his accounts balance, — The e ix a trifling disciepancy of something hke $20,000. = = R Christopher Columbns wag defeated for Councilman in Buffalo. at the late election. Well, he is to old to hold office, anyhow, and it is probably bet. ter that he was defeated: e

Tennessee is in the market as a bid der tor European immigraiion. A Dan: ich clergyman offers 10" bring out ten thousand of his compatriots within a year, if eufficient pecuuiary arronge ments are nade. : o

A man named Hendry was fined three dollars tor protanity at Decatur, Michigan, ‘not long. since. “He - paid fine, went out into the woods ‘and-pat iu the balance of the day in d—nivg the magistrate at a safe distauce.

¢ The New:York Sun tells & long story about a buge cock fight that came off recently rome where in New Jersey, in which many fine cocks were fearfully elaughtered in the pit. The fight war between New York and New Jerscy, the former coming off v;;i_&]hrious',; Large sums of money changed "hauda and many persons wentaway much if not wiser than tiey come. | , - No; Santa Avna is not dead. He is a 3 much alive and vastly more vi¢ious than ever. W hat'ails bim now is the Mexican President, being about to retive from official life, is - moved by a desire 10 make things lively for his gucceszor,and has rig ified bis intention to grant general amnesty to all poliiical offenders ; wheéreupon S. A rises up and declives to be pardoned. That’s all. . ;

The London Daily News answera the question, which. it says, people are coustantly asking in every large city and town of the Kingdom — * Where do the people come trom 1o £l all the mnew houses 1" by replying : “It isby 500 marriages a day. formiog 500 vew hiouseholds, which are at ouce Ihe means and sign of cur national pros gress.” Oue hundred and eighty.two thousand marriages yearly in Englvnm\ shows preuy counclugively that- John Bull'kuows what he is about. ‘ Jobn 11. Surratt delivered his leeture at Concordia Hall, iu Baltimore ou'T'bursday night,before two hundred ‘and fitry persons. He was dfierwards arreated by the Uunited States Depury Marshal, on the chaige of not baving paid a- license 28 “a tobacco dealer in that ¢ ty, two years ago.” lle was taken before Uunited States Commissioner Rogers, bur waived au exami ation, and gave bail in $1:500 for his appear-. ance at the nexe termn of the Uuited States District Coulrt. - o A meeting of the stockholders of the Home losurance Company, of New Haven, was held on Thursday, and the following facts. elicited ¢ That the stock has never been over $200,000, though nomivally one million dol Fare; that the company reporied in 18 67 funds which it never possessed. and that at the presént time the indebited ne-gexceeds the asseta about $200,000. [t was voted that all agents be notified to slop issuing policies, the order taking effect from the hour of its passage. A committee of five” was appointéd, wiih-the aid of two Tawyers, to fuvestigate the affirs of the company, and report on Saturday. December 31, as'a basis of furiber action. R

- A terrible affair occurred in Landerdale, Mise., on Wednesday, December 21~ Mra. Clayton gent a negro nnmed Jeff aud her aons, aged 13 and 16. 10 town with a bag of cotton 1o be sold. Joff having an iuterest in the cotton After velling a dizpute arose betwaen him and the bays about his share. All started home, the boys in. the ‘wagon, and the negro on a mule, . When a rhort di=taice from town Jeff rode up 10 the wagon and shot G Clayton. the eldest boy,in the tace, mortally wound ing him. The negro was ar est.d on ‘Thureday ot last week. and afier et ‘amination ordered to be committed to Jail. While in charge of a constable at a station. fifteen or twenty macked wen rode up, and taking Ihe prisoner carried him oft a short distance and shot him to death. ' ; - B— A Man al)l_énv of lHiydrophobia Forty Years After Having Been Bitten by n Mad Dog. ' E S et The Palacki, N. Y ; Democrat relates ine particulars of the singular death of one Mujor Kiug, of the town of Buylston, . from hydrophobia. It. appears that about foity years ago Mr. King was severely bitten by a mad dog, whieh had no apparent ¢ffect upon him until within the pasi four weeks, when he first seemed to act strangely. For a few days he appeared melancholy and on Monday, the 12¢h ult., after telling his son “he “was going 1o do something,” ‘threw off his hat and coat, ran to g pond near by, and, jumping in, endeavored 1o drown himself. Hias #on followed him and sicceeded in getting bim out, and induced him to return to thethouse. 'When ‘within a short distance he tore himself away, returned. again and and threw himself into the pond. By vhis time some ot the neighbors who had wiinessed the strange proceedings arrived, and with their assistance he was secured and brought home. T'he paroxyrm lasted about five hours, when he became ruvional apd requested the: bystadders not “to allow him to hart-anybody.— Ile remained in tris coudition for eighteen hours, when another spusm sticceeded, and af er suffering terribly uutil Fiiday night, death came to his pellafis Boat aniiion sl eadt e f : . : .t e : Fruits of Amalgamation, . The horribl story that couwes from Piusylvania Gourt house, Va., should be a sufficient ‘waruing ro “white widows to try aud - refrain from marrying colored - men, *however popular they may be iu the soeial or political world. A widow wowman, white, who hud a boy five ydars of age, married a negro The widow was taken wsick, and” we should thiuk she would be, and while confined to her bea. the step-futher of her child kuocks the little one ‘down, and’ stamps on! him) with his heavy boots, uutil the ¢hild’s stomach bursts, and. he dies, while the mother lies on a sick bed. Widows, if they are good, ‘can dobeuter than to marry : colored people: ~ i et

. Ntate Teachers Convention. 4, - The Siate T'cachers Awsociation held their preleminary m&Teliug at the Normal School bujlding; iu T'erre Haute, on Tuesday evening, with about one hundred aud twenty-five teachers 'in at endance—representing ‘all ‘parts of the State. “W. A, Bell, of this city, was called to preeide, and, afier prayer, by .Rev. Milten B. Hopkine, Mayor Cookerly made Ihe \l«eluuming gpeech. In bis epeech bie coutrasred the present - coudition of .the public echools of Tudinna” with ‘what they were when he first came 1o the Stdre, paid a bigh compliment to the| teachers of the- - time. aund expresced gravitude 10 those who had . iuaugurated: ihe presenut #chool systemiin ludidua. He evineed a deep interest in educational ‘matters. Hon. Burrmba}s C. Hobbs respouded 1u a well imed address/ of conpiderable lengih.’ The evening exercise concluded with the readiug-of 4 poem b) P:ufe‘rsok Alcott, hisrubJjeet being the story of William Tell.— ‘The first regnlar sepeion convened on Wednerday mnrjjiljug with a good attendance. - Afier the opening exercises Dr. Eckley Huuter, of Peru, delivered the inangural address — He'spoke for an hour, treating of the ‘mental, moral and physical education of the human: rade. Mre D. Motte then read a puper on “What are we as teachers 7! Del Gregory, ot theHlinoid Lndustrial Univereity, was then called out, and made a brief epeech upon the subject of children in Ihe primary department of our echools, — He thought three hours a day was Jlong enough to coufine children in that department. A generel discusrion. followed upon the \quéction raired by ‘Mr. Gregory, atter /which Ihe new constitution 'was adopred. No business of interest to the general reader was ‘transacted at the afiernoon sees‘don. o the evening Prof. Gregory, of the- Hlinvis- induairial = Universiry, ‘delivered an eloquent and _instruciive ‘address upou the arts and sciences of - civilization.—lnd. Sentinel, Dec. 30. | The convention adjourued on Friday eveniug, after an interesting seasiou of three days. A. M. Gow, of Ev- . ‘ansville, was elected President for the cusuing year. ; 3 ————-——-‘_&o»——&— ot The Double Babe. ' . 'The Mount Gilead Register has this abour the Olia double babe : “I'he duuble headed. uiple-limbed, quadru-plearm-d babe is.prospering “finely, notwitheranding reports 1o the contrary. Lesrned phyeicians and surgeons who have virited ihis wonderful treak of nature claim that it will evenTually walk, and that ie proepects for living are as favorable ‘as thore of any child of the eame age. - We had Ihe pleazure of geeing this child, or these children, on Tuesday of last week.— ‘l'be features of* oue are more than orHinarily handsome, the oiher ordinarily good-looking,. aud boih are very intelligent. When we entered the houre one end of it, the child, was erying lustily, and the limb belonging to it was kicking around quite lively. while the .other eund was eleeping soundly, lun a short time both euds were #leeping, and in a few moments afier both ends were awake.”

,— President Garretr, of the Baltimore and Obio railroad, on the occarion ot his re-election to the Presidency-of the road ou the 14 h ulr..made a speéch declming that the rapid developement of the commerce of Baliimore must xoon demand that a first class ship canal be coustructed 10 unite the waters of Ihe Upper Cheeapeake with thoge of Deleware Bay. He reflrred very particalarly 1o the importance to Baliimore of a_continuance line of railroad throngh Pitteburg trom Chicago, and thence conuecting with the trunk line of Ihe B.ltimore and Ohio road, aud said‘that +he city of New York bad derived an 'mmense portion of ira wealih trom the trade of -the Northweet, and that the Northwest, by availing iteelf of Ihis most economical route, can add lurgely to it prosperity. and power. Arrangements are in progress by which the €arly coustruction of this great line will be undertaken.— Bryan Democrat.

S S : DIED: ) At Kent, Kentland Co., Ind., on Saturday, the 241 k uhimo, Mr. OSCAR P. ‘HEKVEY; aged 36 _years, 2 months and 17 days.” . - Captain HervEey is-another of the many victims who lost health and life from disesse contracted while in the service of their country. He was one of the first to enlist as a private soldier. at the breaking out of the revellion; was promoted, step “by step, for meritorious services, to the porition of. Assistant Adjntant Geveral with the rank of Captain, and in 1863, with prospects of still further advincement, was co-mpelled to resign, from ill -health, from which time he kept gradually sinking until death-relieved bir-long years of suffering. He was buried in the cemetery at thix place, on the 28th nltine, with Masonic honors. The deceas-. ed was a memier of the Protestant Episcopa Church. - : § * At Aiken, South Carolina, on Pecember 11, 1870 of pnimonary consumption, Dr® SAMUEL T. SM F’l‘fl: aged 27 years, 7 months and 9 days. . The deceased, while a mere youth, entered the army as a private, fought all throngh the war of the rebellion, and emerged from the army with the: rank. of “Adjutant! Until his rapidly declining health compelled him to résign his commission, & few weeks before his death, he was in the regular army eervice of the United States, as Post Surgeon at South Ste. Maria. | ) A man of-pure hetu;t.. and unblemished character; a son avd brother in the purest, holiest sense of the word; a gallant soldier; an exemplary and consistent Chyistian ;'a polfilhed and thorough gqntleman. He was one of those rare specimens of Nuature’s noblemen whosé purity, integrity and moral worth-dignify humanity, and whoee nutimely loss bring deep and Jasting sorrow to those who looked on him as the pride and glory of their house‘hold, and who loved with that wealth, ot “affection which can vuly be ifi-pired by hearts lJiké his. * At _Blnffron; Ind., December 23d, 1870, MARY, wife of A.'Banta; aged 66 years and 8 months. - The remains of the deceased were interred in the Ligonier Cemetery, on Sunday, December 25. e e e ____ 2 LIGONIER MARKKET REPORT: . Wheat—white, ... 118 C0rn,......[..... 30 Wheai—Red,..... 110 'Bee‘s wWax,....... -30 ORDS, 0 s- dt TBitter. - - 1510 30 Poratoes, ..., .o, 0 50- Lardy ... 4., ..0 . 1000 Flax 5eed,....... 175 [Eggu. i g SR ‘W001,..0...) 40 to 42 Feathers..... ... .80 KENDALLVILILE MARKET ¢ (Corrected Weekly by William Crow.) Wheat —white, ... |l5 Cm'nf. 40 ‘Wheat—red...... 110 |BeesWax,....... 80 QaB [Butter .L w 0 Potatoes,....coiv e 181 Lardiceiei oo 18 ELix Seedyi i anol 65 L BIER. vy titene s3O Wool .........40 to 45 {Feathers,.......o 90 ° | CloverBssd...... 550 Tallow .......... 08 POrk. . ooi cnsoniys: 600 lfla‘y s s 391 v 18 00 Turkeys, Live,.... 08 [Chickens, Live... 05 ' M. M Powmkgoy. of the LuCrosse Democrat, sa ‘8 that GW. R back, of Cincinnat , 18 makiug the bestarticle of Bitters row minn’fincure,fl in the United States or elsewhere.| We huve nscd them for three years, and would not be without them for almast dny money. In the spring his Stomuch Bitters are worth hundreds of dollars for keéping the stomach in order.and cleansing the blood from accumulated impuorities. - It is uot once in two yvears-that we endorse so ca'led patent medicines, bt Roback’s are worthy all the praise we can bestow upon them. : gt o POBGS TR - Keep the bleod pure and avoid fevers by using s battle of !_’-)‘\sn‘l’l"s‘?nmu; l')l-‘::mt. the great system renewer, sold by Muore a G = i " Do not wait for a congh or anev disease to g 6 a& it cante, but get Poland’s White Pine Compound .tocureatonce. sl " —Fellow’s Worm Lme_nmzp the only remedy in existence combiuing harmless qualitiex. with .‘"fifi cious taste and amazing pewer. Sold by Moore & LAI PR S Strengthening Oordial. Sold by Moore & Tharp..