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‘ _x_._—_—-; = ""':—-fi-—-’ e T A —l—-~‘-—-~ ST *Resistancy to Tyrants is Obédience to God.’ . J.B.STOLL, BDITOR: WEDNESDAY, JAN'Y 1%, 1871, SS S T DOINGS AT INDIANAPOLIS. Since the democratic caucns disposed of the “several positiong: in the gift of the . Legisiature, the crowds abont the hotels and the legislative halls Live beern won derfully ‘decinmted. The friends ¢f the successful candiflates lett with the con s¢iousness of having achieved a “glorious triumph,” whilst those 'F"‘,fl fnrl_funnte re- . tived with feelings difficult. to describe. : Nothing of genersl interest has yet _been transacted. A large number of bills have been int’r«'wiucrdr'. but as only a very small number thiereof will *ever be acted upon, we reserve onr space for better pur - poees than their publieantion-in these col umns. ; 7 A second attempt to secure the admis giont of Senator Burson was: defented by 24 agninst 22, o + The joint resolution against the annexation) of San' Domingo, originated and pu.:scd in the Senate, was wdepted by the House by » vowe of b 4 to 44, ‘ _The House passed a joint resolution fa -‘yoring Congm-ssiniml‘npprdprinti:‘m;“ for ‘improving the Wabach river, in ,whth the Senate also concugred . i . On Wednesday, at 215 c‘clock p. M., the two Houses met in jinnt convention, and elected for State Printer; R, J. Bright ; Canal Trustré,.. Jumes Vo ’Mi!(‘hc“ll.'; State Librarian, meus:_l)vSn,nnM‘ Dircetors of Northern Prison, ‘Gotthelt Bloch, James _J. Smiley, and W. B. Loughridge ;. of " Southern Prison; Jno. Kirk, Levi Spurks, -\sod Ed. Price. .. = . . 1 A joiat resolution te ig?t'ruQ-t our*Senators and Representatives in Congress dguidst voting pubilic lands to srailroad compariies, ete., has passed in both houses. "’ Hoyse bill No. 32, to appropriste $lOO, 1000 to defray the expenses of the fortyseventh session of the General Assembly « was passed by the Senateunder suspensi'on of rules. : _ L At the Democratic . caucus on Tuesday Cnight of last'week, Pat. Shannon, nf'l‘vyre Haute, wus nominated for Agent of State; Cas.. Byficld. of Johnson cou iny,f’ft]\r Trus: tee of the Blind Asylum ; J. M. Caldwell, of Indianapohs, for the Insane, and W. R. Hogshire, ot Indirnapolis, fi,n; the Deaf and ‘Dnhfb.@ All good selections, . Gov. Baker has refused to énmmi'snion but one of the newly elected Directors of the Southern State P-ison., Gen. Sparks, of J.-fl?:rsuuvjllvf is the lucky gvntl-em?m + who has received his cominission, [ - A Wl for the ereation of a Fifth Judicial District bws been introduced, and will doubtless pass. ~ The Governor, and hoth the former and present Supreme Bench recommend its passage. eelß —e e 4 Eléction of U. 8. Senators, | On the 17'th; United States’ Senisqufi weré elected By th; Legislatures of the respective States, as follows : y Tllinois—John A. Logan, ‘Rep., over Thomas J. Turner, Democrat. ) ! : ',}lc.éwun——.b‘nmk P. Blair, Democrat, over John B. Henderson, Rep,, by a vote of 90 aguinst 60, e - _ Maine—Lot M. Mornll, Rep., opposi-

tion tho small to count, : Minnesoti—Wm, Wialom, Rep. . Musachusetts—Henry Wilson, Rep., © re elected.” o [ Delaware—Gov. Eli Saulsbary, Dem. . brother of the present Senator. " New Jersey—F. T. Frelinghuysen, Rep. Tur Democracy of Connecticut yes © terday re nominated their present. popa: lar Governor,'as well a 8 the balance of the! present State «fiiv/-rs. : ) WlB S _.__~ ‘...__._4_.?. X : Libel Law, bt ~The Democratic Editoriai Association of Pennsylvanin recently held a meeting in the city of flarrisburg. Among the business trangacted was the appointment of a committee to prepare and submit to the Legislature of that State a bill in. regard to lihel, by which the truthi will . be ddmitted in evidence and prevent un- . principled lawyers from swindling newspaper proprietors by encouraging persons of bad reputation tq_bring suits, so that the attorneys are enabled to pocket che largest part ot the plunder. |~ ° ‘The San Domingo Commission. President ‘Grant has figally succeeded . in completing his appointments for the San Domingo commission, as follows :— Benj. F. Wade, of Ohio, chairman ; President White, of Cornell University, New York; and Dr. 8, G. Howe, Superintendent of the Perking Institution for the ~ Blind, Boston, Mass.. Allen G. Barton of Kentucky, but a temporary resident of ' Washington, is made Secretary, instead of Gen. Siguel, who declined theappointment,. Mr. B. was formerly Minister to Bogota, B | e European War News. : = ' Later dispatches from the seat of war ghew how crushing the defeav of General Chanzy -in Thursday's battle before Le Muns really was. Even the correspondent of'the New Yourk World is compelled to acknowledge the complete overthrow of this army, apparently the last hope of bruised and Hroken France. The news “for the last few days has shown how utterly- prostrate France is,: how utterly annihilated is the spirit of her people, how utterly useless, nay criminal, it is for the broken and ‘disjointed fragments of - her onee proud Legions to stagger up be- ~ fore the well disciplimed German troops; ; flushed with ‘the spirit that victory ‘alone hoCan give to any army. | " The French loss at LeMans amaunted to, 16,000, and the Germans entered and ~ occupied the eity in‘foree. Repoarts from -Paris up to Tharsday show the German fire/ to be: fearfully destructive. Fully ope third of .the city is now under bombardment. The charch of St. Sulspice, Wwherein two men were Killed, is as near gtl_xpvhm-nrt of Paris as the Siate House is “near the heart of Injinqnpqli‘r. Paris can not hold out much lunger, and the question “What next?” is one full of interest. ' Kirg William telegraphs to the queen from Verswiles, on the 16:h, that the number of prisoners captared in 'the re cent. battlés at LeMans isincreased to fully [ 25.000. Four lucomotives and 40, wagons are among the spoily. s Several: of the Irish American Fenian ~ prisoners, under heavy sentence in Eng land, have 'been released and ar¢ now on - their way to this country, O'Donovan ' RoWe amongthe pumber.

) STATE POLITICS. A special dispatch from Washington to the Indiwmapolis Journal says the revenue “districts of Indiana will be consolidated” into six districts between the Ist and” 15th of Februgry. The fourth dis--trict is the only one that will not be attached to another, as the amount of revenuecollected there will be larger than in' any of the new districts after the consolidation tukes place. It is asserted in connection with thé above that Will Cumhack wiil be appointed Collector of the Fourth District—the position being worth nenrly. $lO,OOO # } .

‘The proposed red,u'ctinn of salaries of county officers has created quite a commotion among that classof useful citizens. From one of our Southern exchanges we learn that the trains ¢n the several rail ,’;;fld“ leading to Indianapolis have been crowded for sevéfal. duys past by county officers elect from the sonthern counties, all going up to see about the different ‘bills introdnced in the: Legisluture in regard to galaries and fees. They. contend that if some of them pass, their offices will lie worthless, : :

The Indianapolis Journal, ameng other radical “papers, does not approve of the manner in which the San BD_nn.ingn job was put through Congress. [The New Albany Ledger very trathfully remarks that it 15 one of those acts that cannot and will not receive the support of the American people, and'does not wonder that sensible radical journmals oppose such legislation, 48 it must érioucr or later bring condemnation upnu_”t'!u}sxf- whn favor it,

. Our Democratic cotemporaries are very facetions over what -~ they call *Jim Hughes' gravevard” " One of the great troubles with Jim js Lis inahility to to 11 a'corpse from a live man. This defect of his political eyesight will get him into serious trouble, and finally into the deep est grave he bas dug —Lafayette Journal.

- Democrats have nothing to do. with the great grave diggers.of the Republican party, Cumback and Hughes. A few leaders may pat Hughes on the back for present purposes, but the rank and file of the party will never touch him with a forty foot pole!— Terre Huute Journal.

The leading German democratic paper of the Northwest —the Cincinnati Volksfreund, edited’by Emil’ Rothe — having expressed a decided preference for Senater Thurman for President, the Terre -Haute Bunner (Jiberal republican) is constrained to say that in the opinion of its, editor Mr. Hendricks would *“ doubtless be the best and strorigest candidate that could be placed in the ficld by the Demoeracy.” Correct! 'y S

S e — We are pleased to lewrn that Mrs, C. 8. McDongld, for along time emploved as a type setter on the Journal, has rece:ved 4 clerkship in the House of Representa tives of the Indiana Legislature. . Mrs, McDonald is well quilified for the position, and we are'glad that ‘woman’s rights' are thus recognized in so pactical a way. — Crawfordsville Journal. ;

Mrs. McDonald is the widow of a Union soldier who fell during the late war, /and is entirely.competent to discharge the duties ol the office. She isa thumu@hgoing Democrat, and'owes her appointment to Gen. Manson.

| Speaking of the entire absence of partisan feeling which characterizes Governor - Baker's message, the Tndinnapolis Evening | News, an independent paper, says, “ A [ stranger would take it to be the utterange | ofa man who Kknew neither party nor I section, but had the 11 terest of the whole i State at heart.”— Rep. Br. .

It is not at all difficult to eonvince the people that such is the fact, as node ‘will take the pains to discover the contrary.

The Crawfordsville Journal thinks it is more than likély that the feesystem will

he abolished for county officers duritg the present session of the Legislature, iu{lging from thgrn?lmhcr of bills that have been introdaced’ to that effect, - The Journal anys it was not the design of our lawmakers originally, that ong man or many men should get rich in a single term of office. on &

' The ¢ Indianapolis Sentinel is ‘of the opinion that the office of Agent of State cavnot be abolished by the Legislature witheut a violation of the *Butler Bill,” whereby the Internal Improvement Debt of the State. was scttled over twenty five years ago. The Sentinel says the abolition ot the office would give the canal ring the very advantage they are seeking after. ; ] |

The democratic press of this State g)idé fair to be a unit in advoeating the nomi nation of Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks for the Presidency. During the past: week, two papers that were rather non-commital heretofore—the Ft. Wayne Sentinel and Plymouth Democrat— have come.out earnestly for Indiana’s fayorite son. Keep the ball in motion, boys ! :

We hope the Ligonier Banner aad Nor thern Indianian will soon have the * circutar " matter settled.— W hitley Commercial, f

Guess 'tis settled - that!Reub, fibbed " most - amazingly when he charged its authorsh'p upon Hén 8. E. Alvord.

| Well-informed parties assert that Hon. A. H. Conner has reconsidered his firstformed intentions ot declining . the Govermirship‘of Idano, and that he now ac “cepts. intending to assume the duties of the office on the Ist of Mareh. He was \ confirmed by the Senate lust week,

It is believed that D. W. Miller; of J-efiersdnville; will supersede Col L. 8. Shuler, as Warden of the Southern Pen-. itentiary. There are upwards of 25 asHrants for the Wardenship of the Prison at 'Michigan City. R

It seems to be geoerally understood at Indianapolis that | neither Judge Holman nor Dan Joorhees will become candidates for the Governorship. In that event Judge Niblack will probably be nominated without oppisition. =~

It ig rumomed 10 official 'circles that 1n case Minister Bancroft is recailed from Berlin the place will be offered to God love 8. Orth, of Lw.fnyv&. Ly The New York ’l’mb%e‘thinks’the re nomioation of Presidentfirant a foregone ‘conclusion.— Ke. . e

| 80 is his de eat at th’é;électinn. : i; Jumes P, Watson, of Urwfn_rdsvflle, i" has received the appoittment of Sheriff |.of the Supreme Court; i

‘TaAT excellent democratic jouroal, the Boonville (Ind.) Buguirér, is now under the exclusive ownership of Wm. Swint, Esq. May his services in t’he‘kooé cause meet with ample reward. 2 by o]

- CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. - TUEsDAY, Jan. 10.—In the Senate Mr. 1 Yates presented and advocated a petition - urging an ameodment to the Federal Constitution recognizing God. Mr.Bher man reported adversely from tae Finance Committe: tlig sflppleme_‘mury bill reduc-ing-the taxes. Mr. Wilson introduced an amnesty biil, relieving all persons ex cept those leaving Congress or the Cabinet in 1860 and 1861, and those holding Confederate office since May 31, 1860.— Resolutions were inftruducwl; to.appoint & Cominissian of three on the Alabama claims, and to organize the Indian Territory of Oklahoma, - ' - In the House, the joint resolution providing for the appointment of commissioners ito San Domingo was taken. up immediately on the opening of the session and vigorously debated for séveral hoors, when Mr. Ambler’s amendment, providing that nothing in the res Jdution ias to be construed as committing the govern niznt 1o the annexation of San Domingo, was adopted and. the resolution as amended was then adopted and sent back to the Senate for concurrence by that body in the Ambler amendment. Mr. Brooks asked & committee to investigate charges made agninst him by the New York Com mercial Advertiser, which’ was granted, though a nuaber of leading mémhers, ir respective of party, declared it 'ultoget'her UNNeCcessaTy, - Hol

WEDNESDAY, Jan, 11.—1 In the Senate the House resolution nr‘igipating a joint special comniittee of five from .the Senate and eight from the House was discussed and laid over for action. The negro Senator made a speech on cotton, and the House (Ambler) amendment tothe Senate resolutions: appointing & commission to San Domingo L_wasi then taken uvp g'll;d the generat subject of anne’x-itinn debated at length, Mr. Schurz in particular making an ablé speech in opposition. "I‘he Am bler amendmerit was finally conéurred in by a unanimous vote of the Senate, and the. resolution 43 amended was then adopted. The commissioners will be an nounced, and sail in the Tennessee on

Saturday. el In the House, hills were introduced by Mr. Degener (Rad, Tex.) for the bettér protection of the Texas frontier, and by Mr. Wilson (Rad,, O.) to prevent cruelty to amimals transported on railroads. The special committee to investigate certein alleged charges against the Hon. James Brooks was amnounced as Messrs. Bing. bam (Rad, 0.) Poland (Rad, Vt.), Kerr Dem,, Ind)), Benman (ad., Mich.), and Biggs {Dem., Del,).. The bill appropriav ing $200,000 for the Louisville and® Port land Canal being under discossion, Mr Washburn (Rad., Wis.,) moved to amend hy appropriating $341,000 for: the Des Moines Rapids. “Adopted.] The bill, as amen led, passed. A resolution looking to the protection of eattle in New York and Massachusetts from ;he‘(.!ahnaa ‘cat tle infection was adopted. The death of Hon. Jno. Covode was announced to the ‘House, and a committee was appointed to uttend the funeral of tie deceased. THURSDAY, Jan, 12.—1 n the Senate, the ‘passage of House bill designating Philadelphia as the seat of the Interna*ionst Exposition of 1876, to commemorate the Central of American Ih{iepvrédcnce, was presaged by a strong test vote on refer - ring to committee. An anti-woman suf frage memorial signed by Mrs. General Sherman and one thousand other ladies was presented and championed by Mr. Edmunds and opposed by Mr. Pomeroy. I'be memorial wus referred to the Judi ciary Committee. Mr. Trumbull's bill to torbid Congressmen interfering with Ex centive appointments was advocated by, its nuthor, and vehemently assailed by Messrs. Morton and Nye. : : Fripay, Jan. 13 —lun tho'Scnme. Mr. Baynid said the passage of the resolution for a jnix;t ocean-cable committee through the house had been effi-cted, he would not gay in an underbaud. way, but cer tainly widmut that honorable degree of deliberation which was essential to the dignity of public business, He was un. willing to consider hastily' a resolution whith had been slipped through another branch of congress. He preferred to await some legitimate expression of the serse of the doudée on the subject. It was not put to a vote. Adjourned to Monday. 7 By

In the House, Mr. Hooper, from the committee on ways and means, reported back the Semate bill authoizing an incrense of § per cent. funding bonds to $500,000,000, with interest payable quarterly, with amendments leaving the pay ment of the interest quarterly to the dis cretion of the secretary of the t:'n*.asury, and p}nViding that the total amount of funding bonds shall not be increased.— The amendments were agreed to and the bill passed,: Moxnpay, Jan. 15.—Mr. Edwards, from the Senate committee on pensions, reported favorably on the House bill con . cerning, the pensions of soldiers’ widows and children of deceased .soldiers, and orphansofsailors, Mr. Conkling introdue ed a bill to aid in the construction of 20 ormore first-class iron steamships, togeth r with shipyards, machine shops, rolfiiwg mills, wharves, docks, ete.; to secure to the governmenc use the same for postal, naval, and other purposes. TReferred. The principal time of the Senate was oc cupied in discussing bills removing political aisabilities from some fifty Virgin ians ; and for ceding certain jurisdiction over the Soldier’s Aéylum st Dayton to State of Ohio. fos

In the House, three Representatives from Georgia were admitted. Mr. Banks .moved to suspend the rules and pass the concurrent resolution rescinding the res’ olution passed on Monday, which was re ferred to a special committee'on the subject of ocean telegraph cable legislation. He went on to say that the sabjsct involved appropriations to the amount of 1520,000,00 or $25,000,000 Ooe enteriprise alone catled tor a subsidy of $10,000,000, and four or five other would follosw in the same wake. No definite action reached, . . : s T

- The publication ot the proceedings of the Bdards of County Commissioners should ‘be published - in the loeal papers ‘ of the several couuties of the State, snd 4 petition to this effeet, nnmerously sigo. ‘ed, will be presented to the next -legisla‘ture, asking that body to enact a law. compelling such publication.— Lagrange Standard. 5 . ! —Many persons complain of bad colds, _caused by the change in the weather: °

STATE ITEMS. =~ Nearly. all the wells in T'erre Haute are dry. ’ ; ) A man near Terre ITaute, has. married his aunt. s " Ohio county has only seven delinquent tax payers. ‘ . A 825,000 achool building is talked of by the Plymouth people. A Second Adventist'has been trying to gain converts at South Bend.

“A grand ‘Hebrew dréfs ball took place at Fort Wayne on the evening of the 9:h inst. . ; e . The principal dry gool houses of Evansville will close hereafier at seven o’clock p. m. ; The new town of Centerville, Scott county is being surveyed. Ceunterville is the new county eeat. The Assessors of Jennings county -rate wheat aud "potatoes at the same price—eixty cente per bushel. ~ The Muncie National Bank bas in _creased ite capital stock to 8340 000— the largest couutry bauk ip the State. Little ‘Blackford, with four town#hips, has four "hundred and tweuty four delinquents on the delinquent list “this year. . z 4 © The farmers of Jasper county have ~great difficulty in finding warter for stock, as the stréams and wells have: gradually failed. . - ! ~ On Sunday evening last a little daughter of Mr. Andrew Berkey, of Goehen, had her arm broken by the gunning away of a team.| T " The etate board of Agriculture met “at Indianapolis laet week and resolved ‘to hold the neéxt State Fair the first ~week in October, R - The Mayor. of Fort Wayne reports ~againet the expediency of introducing ~water worksinto that eity, in the pres_eut condition of the muncipal exche- . quer. v ‘ i ‘ .fifllfaye'te is endeavoring ‘to secure the eatablishment of a reapér manufactory at that point. To farther rhe projeet a call for a meeting of leading citizens has been ‘made. . - «

The number of marriage licenaes isrued in Pamam-county in 1870 was 237 Daring the same time there were 17 divorces granted, being ove divorce to fourteen marriages. : The gravel train engine house of the Pitteburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad at Columbia City was entirely consumed by fire abour 2 o’clock Weéduerday morning. T'he engine was raved. : a 2

The doctors report. over fifty cases of sore throat in this city. The dizease very -much ?caembles diptheria, but i» not nearly “ag malignant, most of the patients being able to be around.— Wabash Republican. , There seems to be a general revival of reiigon all over routhern part of the State. In Harrizon, Dubois, Pike, Orange, Crawford, Spencer and Warrick counties, many uceessions to the churches are reported. The merchants of Franklio met last Tuesday evening and appointed comwittees, and took other initiatory steps tow ards classifying the different branches of business _and ‘organizing a Board of Trade*—Frarklin Herald.

- Dr. Scott, of Greentown, was waylaid while returning from Xenia, one day last week, @nd robbed of 8300 — He was alzo cat with a knife, but not reriougly injured. .Aa yet there is no clue to the perpetrators of the ourrage. At a meeting of the friends and members of the Lagrange County Ag-. ricultural Society, held ac the Court House on Saurday atternoon, it was almozt unanimously voted not to gell or otherwige dispose of the dociety’s grounds near Lagrange. :

‘Morrell Parsong, of Alamo, the boss =hoemaker of the viltage, has instailed his wife .on a beunch iu the shop as cobbler in chief, and =he is said to half gole a brogan. with grace aund dignity. An example having thus been set,more of the strong minded sisterhood ‘may find their rights in this new field. ~ The” Union City Guaczette claims to have the names of several prominent citizens of that ‘place, some of them leading church members, who have been taken by the couunterfeit money swindlera of New York, and have packages of the “queer” waiting for them at the express office. g The Evanaville Journal is regponsible for this story of a remarkable case of fecundity : “Dr. Compton reports the case of one of his patients who, a few days ago, gave birth 1o her twen1y third child. -She is fifty years old and boreseventeen children to one hasband. Five times in sugcession she bore twing, and all the re;; have been At s’inglé births, Nineteen ot her children are living, 21id one at least is quite well known in this city.” The Covington Friend tells of a Justice’s docket, in existencein thattown, in which are recorded the proceedings of “a nial wherein the ¥Squire’ was attorney for the defendant. Plain iff had a grepouderance of ‘testimony ou the first _tritl. . 'The ’'Squire rendered, judgment accordingly, then entered a motion for a new trial, granted it, came iu on the next heat with additional testimony, set asideihe first judgment, and gave judgment to his client, the defendant. s : B

The Supreme Court, in the case of Robert Myrick, former treasurer of Moutgomery county, ve, the Board of Comuwissioners, has decided that a county treasurer is entitled to one per cent on thé amount of special school tax disbuised. and that the Board has no right to charge, ten per cent. to the treasurer where taxes have been paid paid by an individual, and the treasurer, by mistake. neglects to give him credit and carries the taxes to the delinquent list. = The Sapreme Court overrules the decision of the lower Court and our Board of Commissioners on both these points. — C rawfordsville Journal.

The Northern Indiaia Pablishers’, As sociation will meet in convention at Goshen on the 20th (17th) inst: it should be attended by every publisher and editor in the 10th and 11th Congressional Districts without fail, as matter.of importance con cerning the newspaper men of the country will be broight. before the attertion of tie Gonvention.—Lagrange Standard, | ‘True. But, let usinquire, why did Bro, I evor, upon whose suggestion the special . Sepm———— . . £ meeting was called, fuil to put in an uppearance? We must confess that the conduct of -Mr. Devor toward the association has been of a most singular charac: ter. He bas thusifar attended only two of its sessions, although it was but reasonableto expect, his uttendance at each. Will he explain? : :

‘Tragedy in Elkhart County. i . On Tuaerday afiernoon, at abont 4 | o’clock, one Nicholas Webber c»mwl to his death at Ihehands of S. Proctor, on the place of the latter, abont i eix miles east of here. on the north side. of the St. Joseph river. ‘The circum- 1 stances preceding and attending the tragedy. as near as we are able tn‘" glean them, are about as follows & ~ Fome ‘our or five years ngo Webber won'the affections of Proctor’s daughter.and married her aguinst her father’s wizhes. A reconciliation was affecred ‘a short time afier, however; and Web ber went to livé on a small place of his tather in law’s, not far trom this town. Here it is al'eged he began abusing his wife most shamefully T'.is continned until after two childgen were born to the unhapoy ‘puir, ufiu Webber's treatment became 80 ouirageows that hiz wife sought proteciion ofher father, Ever vince that time Webber has harrassed Mr. Proctor's family, threatening each and every m-mber of. it with death, and on one ar Ltwo occasions coming in collizion with the head: To pacify him, Mrs. Webber has allowed him to take the children from time to timg and keep them as long as he chose, while working in the -nrighborhood.. T aesday aficrnoon be returned -the oldest child, and Mrs. Webber went to the gate to receive it, as her hushand had been forbidden: the house on’ ac’ ‘ count of former mixd-meanors On thia veearion he aurouunced his intention ‘not only to enter thel bouse, but 1o do Jnjury to the fimily. Mr, Proctor l(:ame to the d or and warned him to keep off at the peril of his life, Disregarding the warning, Webber conl tinned to advauce ju a, threatening manuer, until he received a charge ot backshot, from a gun in the hands of Procior, full in the breast. e walked Lubnnt ten rods and fell dead..

_ Shorily afier Ihe occurence of this: “tragt-dy.co'nnztuhle Colburn was notified of:it, and sent word to coroner Waugh -who came down on the midnight traiu, proceeded to the scene, pummoned a Jury and held au inqaest on the dead body. 'The jury, atier due deliberation, returned a verdict of mirder 1 the gecond degree againat Mr. Proctor, who was arrested and taken to Gshea, ‘where he was admitted to bail by Judge 'Wood. in the sum of $l,OOO — Ellhart Review, 12 h. | - ) et} B—— b = T Thieves Ahoy ! ~ Early Mouday morning last. a cou ple of thieves were discovered and routed from a barn between Three Rivers, Michigan, and Bristol in thia county, and as we learn. left the team and some wheat they bad stolea, and while escaping overtook a tirmer ou thi'road with a team and sleigh, which af&‘r driving him from his seat by threatening his life, They took posses ~#ion of the rig and drove pell mels towards Bristol, followed by several in parsuit. When they were about to cross the iron bridge over the St. Jo. viver the thieves were fired upon by their pursuers, and one of them apparently received a wourid, as he was seen to throw up his arm suddenly, and from thence maks of blood were ecen for some distance along their track.— I'he name of the uwner ot the last team gtolen was Carmien, and he finally recovered biih horses afiera hard chase. They were followed some distance south of Bristol, towards Goshen.where one of the horses belonging to Carmien wag found foose near Middlebury later in the day. The firet team in possesgion of the thieves was stolen at Paikville, Michigan,-a town in the norithern part of St. Jo. county. We have since the first news came, heard a rumor that Ihe wounded thiet was found dead romewhere near Goshen, but dn not tully credit the statement.— F Uhiort \.Union, 13:h. e FIR A,

The Secretary of War.in pure welfdefense has been compelled 1o make a public gtatcment thar he will not interfere in any case wirth the late assigu. ments and orders of that office, and that if, members of Congress and others are dissati-fied with the disposition that has been made of. Iheir friends, they must seek reédress elsewhere, He says he is compelled to follow this courge in order to relieve himeelf of the persistent and iucreasing political pressure that has attended e’ operation of the act of July, 1869. — New Albany Ledger. _ Ao :

. Itis reported from Washington that Senator Sumner announces as his candidate for the Presidency in 1872 Ihe Hon.:Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, and tFat Senator Schuiz, of Misgouri, seconds the romination and proposes B. Graiz Brown, Governor of his own State, for the Vice Presidency. | v

* Alepice tea, made trom. whole graius, is »Baid to be an iutfallible remedy for croup. It seems at once to cut the phlegm loose and relieve the child, — A little ralty butter melied and dropped iu the ear will immediately relieye earache. | R

Tue *“Home' Insurance Company, of New York,” has just issued its 85th semiannua; statement, showing a cash eapiral of $2.500,000;, and sssets nmnuhting to over $4.300,060, over _and above its losses and liabilities. It costs no more to iosure in this ‘company than in compunijes of doubtful standing and-smull capital.— The best is always the cheapest ! Tasurein time! L. H. & D. W. Green are Agents for this company in Ligonier and vicinity *

- MARRIED: At Fort Wayne, Jan. 10th, at theresidence of the bride’s father, by Rev. Mr. Ruben, Mr. HERMAN ELSON, ot Goshen, and Mixs BERTHA BECKER. We comgratulate friend Hremay upon this important event in life, and hope that all his anticipations may be realized. el v By F..M Ryland, Esq:, at his residence in Swan township, on Nunday evening JJin Bth, 1871 Mr JAMES HUFF and Miss ANGELIMA CUMEY ; buth of Noble county At the regidence of tne bridegroom’s parents in Swan mwnshfi;. Januury Ist, 1871, by F M Rvland, Ksq, Me. AARON HARROLD and Miss ALICE €. CLAXTOX; both of Nobke Co By the same, at the same timesand place, Mr. EMANUE' HUFFORD und Miss ELIZABE'H ANN BEASLEY ; both of Allen conuty. . R B S e S RS D L DRIBD: . . Oul Supday, Jan. 15, 1871, iu/the Haw Patch, Mrs. BLACK ; aged 63 years. P LIGONTER MARKET REPORT. . Wheat—white, ... 1 35 Com,.i...ieeeer - 3B - Wheai—Red,.,... 1 20 8ee5Wax,.....,. 30 ORGL L v s T ißmtu‘_r....._...l!'» to 20 Potatoss,.. ... 0 Havd, . iiiii ... 10 Flax 5eed;....... 175 lEm 20 W 001,....... .40 to 42 [Feathers,.... ... 80 KENDALLVILLE MARKET ~‘ (Corrected Weekly by William Crow.) . Wheat—white, ... 120 C0rn,............ 40 ‘Wheat—red ..c... 1 20; [8ee5Wax,........ 80 AMMER, .. ey wona A/ IBOLESE, ... hanty QU Potatons,. .20 LAY LA 0 nl 1 F1ax5eed,........ 1 18 tßgde oo .oie., . 20 ‘Woul .........40 t 0 45 .]Feuthera..,...... 90 CoverSssd ...... 590 [Ta110w,......... 08 Pork.: i.o 5 ars. 56 DB7 .fl:‘y 500 Turkeys, Live,.... 08 '{Chickens, Live... 05

BATESIHOUSE, Vet GNDIANAFOLIS, INDIANA, 3 G. W. WESTEY & SON, - - PRORRIETORS, The 4 tes House s the lurvpsl'fi)dlf_@u ¢ me- .. modivas house at the State U““r’ 3 lalianapols, Jun. 18, 1871 88" &- = | TR e T TR e Agricultural Society—Notice to T the Ladies, - . The Officersot the Nobie County Agricultural Society, desireus ot meking up s Prem win Lisy for the bext Aunuaal Faur, bereby wvie the la: diesin the vi¢hmis of Ligomer and the county wt lurge, tu meet at the residence ot F B -uzel, “on Thursday eventug, January 268 for “he pur puse o agreeing upvs a List ot Premiams for the Ladies’ Deparument. 23 e - This putice 18 given that there may be no compluint hereafter, as 1o discriminating between: Pown and Counry, and its hoped that ladies trom the couutry will be in attendunce ut the #bove mecting. | ; . 3 Ligonier,/ Jan. 18, 1871.2¢ T'o the Public. i “Th's is to certity that Dr Osborn, of Ligonier, wl.o professes to be a cancer docior, was himself at mv residence tor tie purpose of havgy wife [who has cured the same fatal olsease, and tor which she husa wide spreoad nume | operate upon a cancer tor the sxid Dr. O<boru.. Sigred: | : JOHN STROP. © Waterioo, Ind,, Jan 12, 18711 FARM FOR SALL, Thie undersigned otfers nis farm at-private sale. Itas Jocated tour miies oo rth east of Li- [ gonier, and cousists of 225 acres, 120 weres of - which 18 ¢lea ed und under good state 0! culn- ' vation, aud 40 acres of ttmber land uater fence, Tiere sie, on the premises, a large trame house, ' two storirs, with wing attachea; a good bauk ' barn, und several cther outbuildings, | : | The tarm wili be sold ut » barzain. 2 b : MATTHIAS MAKKER. Ligonier, Jan 18, 1871.-3818 : Sherifi”s sale., °

By virtue of an execution to nie 18sued by the: Clerg of the. Lugrunge Circait Coart ' the case ot the State of ladiana vs, Hanson Crosby, | will (ffer for saie at punhic nuction at the Court House door in the towa of Albion, county of Noble and state of In fians, on SATURDAY, February 11th, 1871, Between the hours of 10 o’clock, A M, and 4 o'clogk, P M, of said day, the following decribed real estste, situate in sald County and Niate, 1o wit: Lot number twenty in Smith's addition to the owirof Ligonjer. . ¥ _DAVID BQUGH. ) ' Sheriff of Noble County. Albion, Ind, January 18, 1871 —¢5.10. . e e e " .Sheriff’s Sale. ] By virtae of an execation to meissued by the Clerk ot the Nuble Cirenit Court in the case of ‘Wauldo smuth, and Jud<on Smith vs Thomnas Barnett, I will offer for sale at pubire auctimn «t the Court House door, in the Fowu of Albion, County of Noble, and State of Indrana, on SATURDAY, February 11th, 1871, Between the houra of'lo d'clock, A. u , and 4 v'clock, p.” M., of said day, the following described real estate, situate in said County and State, to:wit: Lots numnber twenty snd twenty one, twenty two, twenty-five twenty Bix Iwenty eizht and twentv-nine and thirty in Str.os’ addition to the town of Ligounier, zlso lots number six in Gerber und Kuisely's addition to the town of Ligonier. RS . . DAVID HOUGH,: " Shenftfof Noble County. Albion, Janaarv 18, 1871 —p 1. €6 30, SHERIFIS SALE. . By virtueot an order ot sale tome issued by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Noble county, Indisna, in the case of Frederick” W ~traus ve. Henry Sehlabach and others, 1 will offer for sale ut rublic anehion, at the Court House door in the towo of Aibion, county of Nobte and Stute of [ndiana, ) On SATUKDAY, February \lth, 1871, Between the hours of 10 o'c¢luck a. u. wod 4 o'elock, p. u, of said day, the fullowing de scribed real estate, sitnate 'in sdaid connty and Ntate; to wit: The North half of the West half of the' North west quarter and the North half of the Eust half of the North-west quarter of sec non thirty five, in township thirty toar, North of range eight East, coutaining eighty ucres, more or less. ) ” ¢ DAVID HOUGH, : ‘ Shenft oble County, » " Albion, January 13th, 1871.-p f. %6 60,

KEEPYOUR FEET DRY! ' BOOTS & SHOES For the ;‘\lilli“o}n! oGO TO F. W. SHINKE’S‘ ' BOOT & SHOE STORE! In b/z z’julvfe‘.vv f.?z'a:-iL' Building, ; If you Wunt‘m see Ll;e best made »nsjs()rt.men\. of 3 Custom-made g : ! BO( )TS & STIOLES, o " ..AND v | Eastern Made Work, ) bV meRRg g LADIES &CHILDRENS WEAR, "IN LIJGONIER. : _ Especial attention is cr;llea tr; the s;lbstantial manner g which my workK is made, and a'so to t'l'-e ;;,;wli;.: r;\‘l' |;.; ,Mt“:‘ik ‘u'.\ed All work done at R T I s W BHINER, Liggnier, May-18, 1870. ‘ .5-1 JACORS & KELLER, KE;VQ,4L_[4,V[LLE,- o s g, s ‘Have j\ist received ‘ . A MAMMOTH STOCK, Ty Cénslating of Iy i DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Hats & Caps, _ BOOTS & SHOES, And a greatmany other Goods too numer ount.d mention, and Fept ina FIRST CLASS STORE! i which they fnillsellat con-mEaplg i " Lower Prices %hdg‘;ny other house hj'lndiu'n!‘,. : : ,‘ - .‘ yiin Ind'ninsi"fi ‘ i CASH PRICE SR roRA,L'_L" Klfips"oi' : COUNTRY PRODUCE ! l' ; | jAcOBS & KELLER. 5 londallvfllg;._uu 6, 1868 e P

) Y L et WOMAN, e S A 48 AN : eob.E i i ok g ; . + i 8, b L “’é_g\%’} i 5 g 4 . . N i g . g 5 _ . ; £1 B SR Females owing to the peculiar and importantrela tions which rhe * sustin. their pe-ouiinr orgauization. aud the uffices they perform. are subj-o to mauy sufivrings. Free@ o from these eontribute in mgma'll degree 10 their happivess avd wel ate. for none can be happy who are il Nt only #0 but v one of these various female somplain' s can'long he suffered to run ou without iuvo ving the ssnern! health of the individusl. and ere long producing permanent s ck: oess and premature deel ne, . Narisitpleasant 1o oone sult a physician tor the relief of these virious deliene affectiii 8 and ouly upon the most urgent necessity wi'l & true woman so far sacrifice her greatest churm as 1o do this,. Lhe sex will then thauk us for.lacs ing in their bards simple speifies which wiil” be found eflicacious in relieclig and curing almest every one of thuse truublesume cumplaivts | eculiar to' the sex. ) . b i 3 . + { oo

. S LY O HELMBOLD’S ’ . .. EXTRACYT i N 7 - < s . ' . ey y - ~ . 3 = { | it i 1 L HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT OF BUCHU.~Hun , dreds suffé. onfo silence, nud hundreds of others ap _ply vainly to druggists and doctors. whiv either niere ly tantalize theém with the hope of a cure or apply . remedies which wake then worse: I would not , wish to assert anythi. g that would d»injustice 1o " the afflicreq, bnt lam obliged to say thsat although ! it mav be croduced from excessive exbaustion of the powers of life, by laborious employ ment, unwhole. some air and: food; protuse miergiruiion’ the use of tea and coffee aud nequent ehildbirth, ivis far often } er caused by dire.t irritation applied o the mucous _membrane of the vaging it f, . When reviewing the canses of these distres-sing | compiaints, it is most. painful 10 contemplate he artendant evils consequent upou them Itis but simple jusiice to the subject to enumerate 4 few of the “mony adgitivnal canses which so largely affect the Jife, health and happiuess ot woman in all crasse-"ot society, and which, eonsequentiy, affect more or les~ direotly the welfaie of the entire human family 4~ ‘I he nania that exists for precocions edueation and Cnarraige. causes the.) ers that hature desigped fou corporeal development to hewasted and perveried in the restiaints of dress’ the early (-u':.tiemeni}v «f schiol - and especially in-the unhes thy exciteaient f the ball tioon Thus with the body ha flcluired—and { the mind undaly exeited by pleasmie. per.ecting in ~midnight revel ‘hehours desivned by nature forstect, and rest, the work of destruction is halt-accomp:ish ed. 5 10 o . i : o comsequence of this early strain upon her system unuecessary effurt ix required by the delicate votsry to: retain ber situation in school ot a inter d-y. Thus aggravating the evil. When one excitem: ut is over, -another in prospective keeps the niind morbiily ser—- , #itive 1o impres<ion, whilg the vow o srant restraint of tushionable dress absplut 1y fiibicding the exe: ' 88 ird speusable to the) attdivment and rerenti n or organic health and stretgth the exposure (o uight. air; the sudden ehauye of temiperature; the evmplete. t prostrtitm produced by excessive duucivg, must, of vecessity provuce their legitimute effect. At Tukr. an early marriage caps the ellinax of misery. a-d the uuf -rtunate one, hitbeito 5o utterly reg rdless ol the ' plain dictares aud remoustrances of Ler deiicate nature. becom s an unwiliing subject of medical reatwent. Tnis is but g trurhful picrure of tue experience of thou~ands of our voulg wolien _ : Long betore the abiliry .ty exercise.the functions of the generative orgaus they.lequire au educaty n ot their peculiar vervous system, compored of what is caited thetissur, which is, 0 common with the female breast and lipis, evideatly urder the io.trol. of meén al emotions aud associations at an early veriod of Life - nd as we shall snbsequently see. thexe -enio‘i ns. - - when excessive lead, long before puberry, to habits whict sap the very life of théir victums ere nature has elt-complered their deselopient, Gk $ . For temale Weakners. ant Debility, Whites or 1 eucorrhoes, Too Profuse Menstruation. Exhgustion. ; Too Long Continued Periods, for Prolapsus and ~ Bearing Bown or Pro a; sus Uteri,-we offer the most ~ perfect specitic known @ : ;

HELMBOLD'S . . o . . W ! , COMPOUND EXTRACT OF BUCHU. ‘Directions or fise.diet, a;xd advice lcoompuny. 4 ; Females in every period of life. from infancy to ex treme old age, will find it aremedy to aid niture in the discharge of its functions, Strength is the glory of manhood-and womanhoo |, - HEEMROLIYS EXTRACT OF fi-ll?CH U is more strength-ning than any of the pre arations of Bark or. Iron, infinitely safer. and more pleasant. HELMROLWS EXTRACI OF BUCHU, having received the indor-ement of the most prom-nent Physicians of the United Sta ex, is now offered. to afflicted humanity a» a ceraion cuer for the f llowing di~eases and 8y mptom~, from whatever cvuse originating: General Debili y. Mental and Phyrical Depression lmbecility, Determination | of Bloud to the- ead Contused I: eas, H)s'ena. Gen eral ‘lrritability, Restle-~ness and Sleepiessiiess at nixht, Abgence of Muscular efficiency ; Lioss +f Apve tite, D spep~ia, Emaciation. L w pirits, Disorganization, Paralysisof the Urgaus ot Generation, Pulpitation of the Heart, and, in fact’ all the euncomitants of a.Nervo.sand Debilitated srate of the system. To nsure the geuuine, cut this out -Ask for ; } I\l 1 ! : ; oo & Lo ; ' IO HELMBOLD’S. 4 i LN e 2| “Take no other. . Sold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere. : Price §1.25 per bultle, or six buttles for §6 70 Deiivered io.any sddiess. Descrite symptoms in all communicarions. Ad-rees H. T. HELMBOLD, Drug and Chemical Warehousd, 594 Broadway, New York. . . iy PRy e ey Ll _Nozm ARE GENUINE UNI;BESS DONE UPIN steel eugraved wrapper with fuc-simiie of my Uhemical Warehouse and sigoed ¢ . £ ekt R e : 1 ik "_l ‘T! “flmlu. -

Cemmuy 'f[ MEDICIN ES. 1100@\}0'3 GERYAN BITTERS lOORLAYDS GERIIY NI, lnofifi‘\xn’&\ POLGHIVLLY i IOCRLINDS GREER 0L

? . . Hoofland’s German Bitters, - 2 . A Bitters without . Alcohol or Spirits of any kind, Ie different trom- all others.. Tt is composed oi the pare j iee or VITAL IKINCIPLE OF ROUOTS, HEKRBS and BARKS (or an wedicinally termed extiacts), the- - or inert porti «ws of the ivgiedients no* beding used. Therefore, in.oue bottle of this Kitte'rs thers i contained »s wmuch medicinal virtue ss will be fnd in seversl gulous of o dinary mixtures,— The Roots. &e.. used in this Biiters ure grown in AGermuwuy. the r vital principles extracted in that conntry oy u scientitic Chemist und forwarded to the manufactory ‘in thi- ciry, where they are conipounded andiatled. Con aini g uospititupis ingredients, this Kiuers s free trom the objections nrged against all othera ; na desire for stinulanis can be induced from “heir use. they cannot muke drinkasds, und ‘eannot, ander any circumsiauces, have any but _ Beuefici J effect. . i . = . . - el . 4 . Hoofland’s German Tonie. Was compounded for those not inclined to extreme bitters und i 8 iutended for use in cases when -ome aleohotié stimulant is cequired in convection with the Touic ‘prog erties of- he Bitters ~ Each bottle of the Twe coutains one bottle of the Ritters. combived with pure SANTA CRUZ KUM and Hlavored iv suet & mante that the extreme bitrerness ot thie bit ers is overcome forming a preparation that is highty agree;able and pleasunt to the palate. and ¢ ntaning the medicinal virtue of the Bitters The price of the Fonie 15 31.50 per botile. which many. persous think Aoobigh. “Thev must take into consideration that the stimuant used is gunran eed.to be ot a pure quality. A poor article coyld be fuenififzed at a chienper price, but is 1t not berrer 10 jray a httle more ard have o geod anicle ¥- A medicinal prepararion shonld contail) puné but the beat ingredients, and they who lexpeet to obtuie 4 cuesp compound will moust certaiuly be cheated. . e ‘They are the Greatest known S Remedies o : !)@ . v For LIVER COMPLAINT, DYSPEPSIA, NERV- ’ ke B e - "OUS DEBILITY, JAUNDICE,!DISEASE OF KIDXNEYS, ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN, - . and all diseases arising from-a Dis- .., . } i : ordered ‘Liver, Stomach or, piis IMPURITY OF THE . ¢ y BLOOD. . Read-the foliowing symptoms Constipa ion. Hataler er, Inward Piles. Fulness of Biocd 10.the head, Acidity of the Stomuch. Nauseg, Heart-burn. Disgust fir Food ‘Fulness or Weght in the Stomunch, Soar Eructarions, Sinkic g or Fruttering at the Pit of the Stumach. Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Ditlicult Breathing, Flutterivg at the Hedr', Choking or Suffocating Sensations wher in a. Lying Poxture Dimnessof Vigion. Rots or Weebs befire the ¥iglit, Dnli Pain in the Head> D ficiency of” Perspiration, Yeilowness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Nide, Back, ¢ hest: Lin b, & ¢., Sndden Flush‘s of et Burning in the Flerh, Constaut imagiings of Evil, and Grest Depression of Spirits, All these indicate Disease of the Liver or Digestive Orgnns ‘combined with impure blood, o The use of the Bitters or Tonie will soon cause the gbove symptoms to'disappear, and the patient wijl become well nd heaithy, ‘ |

- -~ ’ ; . Dr. Hoofland’s Greek oil, Lightning Cure for all kinds ot Palns and} Aclkies. L . Ty APPLIED FXTERNALLY —lt will cure all kinda e Faih ¢ sud. 7 ches. rich as Rheumati-m. Newalgia Toothuche. Chil lains® Spruing. Brivises Frost. Biies. Heuaduches, Pairs in the Back and Loins Pains the Jouinta or Limbs, ' Stings ot lisects, Ringworms, etes 5 v-, e L . TAKEN INIERNALLY.—If will cnre Kidney Complain 8 Buckeches Sick Heaa Ache, Colic Dysentery Diarrhoes. Cholera Intantam Cholera Morbus, Cramy s dhd Pains in Ihe Stomich Fever und Ague Coughs, Colds, Asliima, etc, | el | ) . 9 - Dr. Hoofland’s: Podophyllin, o . N 24 SUBSTITUTE FCR MERCURY FILL ' Two FPills a Dose. ! : .Tk i The most yowerjul, et trnccent, Vegetalle Catharts . known, o ‘ »:. 1 F Tt is not necessary to take a handful of these Pills to produce the. desired effect; two of them act quickly and jowerfully,. ¢lesusing the Liver. Stomach, and “Beguels of all impuiitics. ‘The prineipal ingredient - ia Podephs 1lin; or the Alcohiviic F xtraet of Mundrake: which is- by many times more Powirtful Aciing, and Searching, than the Manerake iteelf, Its jecwir action is upon the Liver, eleaning 1t speedily from sll obstructions. ‘with ull the power of Mercury, ye ifree from the ivjurious results attached to the uce of the mineral. 7 L - For all.diseases, in which the nse of a eathartic is indicated. .the<e Pilis will yive entire sarisfaction in ever -case. ' They never fail . In cases of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, and extreme (lostivengn, B . Hoofland’s German Bitters or Tonie, shrinid e ‘need in: connection ,wifix tbe Pills. The tonie effect of the Binersor Topic builds up the: &y 8téin. The Bitters or Tovie purifies the Biodd, strength‘ens the uerves. regulutes the Liver, aud gives sirergth evergy and v.gor.. £ . ‘ . Keep your 'Bowels aciive with the Pills, and tone; up the syat m .with Bitters or Tonic, and no disease ' cun letain i's hold. orever assail you. ; These wedicines ‘dre aol by all Druggists and , dealers in ‘medicines everywhere, . ! ‘Recollect that itis- {. | : : .. DR. HOOFLAND'S = - GERMAN REMEDIES, ‘that are im‘iyerfiflz‘uu&d amliiflghly recommended -and do not allow the Draggist t induce you 1o take an) thing elsethat hem iy say is jusi as ¢ ood, becaure: be mukess larger pr fiton iv. 'l hese Remedies will ‘he Bont by Express te any locality . uput ajpiplication. 40 the PRINC/PAL OFFICE, at the GERMAN -MEDICINE STORE, 631 ARCH ST., PHILADEL. PHIA e ' CHAS. M.EVANS, Prop’r. . . Formerly.C. M. JACKSON &CO . o These Remediex ave. jfor Sale by ‘Druggiss, Storethe Unifted Sates; Canadas, South 4’ vice, and ¢