The National Banner, Volume 5, Number 50, Ligonier, Noble County, 12 April 1871 — Page 2

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“Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God.’

J. B. STOLL, EDITOR.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1871

iR . CONNECTICUT. - . 7 What Injured the Democratic Ticket s in that State, e For several days the result of tha €lection jn Connecticut remained in doubt.

The first reports were altogether favora- " ble to the Republicans, who manifested their joy [email protected] bonfires, : while the ‘l)emofrats quietly repaired to theirt homes to await further developimen_t's. “The Alpcal quarrels among our - friends appeéar to have been quite extensive, and #s these difficulties had a greatdea*}l to do with diminishing the demo~cratic vote, we' deem an explanation oftheir origin and cause of gencral importance. .The following from the New Tlaven \Registar probably expresses the real state of the case. It was written one day “after The election, When the inipression -was general that the democratic ticket had -been deféfited : _ : - “The election, on Monday, was'as complete a surprise té Republicans as Democrats. It isso close, yet as possibly to reqhiire the official count to settle the matter deflnitely. . The failure to re eiect the State ticket, and achieve a decisive victorg, rests withl Democrats alone. The unfortunate wrangle in this Congressional district, so disturbed the organization of the party as to Jose Governor English more than his majority of iast year in the whole State—a result which we_teared, kat hoped to avdid. - The Rep‘blican qnarrel, in the Eastern Congressional Dis. trict, secms tp have been quicted, and. Starkweather goes back, with nearly his old majority. . The ‘Republicang do. all ftheir fighting before election day. The Hartford r{)ajority fell off half—the ‘Naugatuck Valley’ towns, (with the exception: -of Derby) did not come up to what was expected ‘of them, and most of the colored _voters cast their ballots for Jewell. But after all; the whole respop’sipility of the: defeat rests on this Congréssional district, where a candidate who. could bave commanded the entire support of the party ‘woild have added a thousand to the democratic; vote. Up to the closing of the polls, we venture to say, no well-informed _politician of either party doubted the re+ election of Governor English, and wagers | to the contrary could not be found.” " The correspondent of the World fur- . pishes some "additional »informntion‘ on | thisspoint. Among other causes of disaffection, he enumerates the following: = A strange fatality in reference to local | nominations secems to' have affected the Democrats.,” In: many places~ the f¥ket was-undoubtedly -injured in this way.— The nominations for Congress in the Second District ‘was unfortunate., The attacks upon the private character of Mr. | Kendrick was shameful; and ought not to have had.any influence. This fact is.certain that either from some question in r%crence tq the,course of Mr. Kendrick in"the last Congressional campaign, or |

Afrom’ the way in which he was nominated, very many. Democrats. refused to vote at all: - Ll e :

“There were many local issues Involved in varioud parts of the State which ren“dered the campaign confused. The bogus despatch forged on Friday and the foolisli reports in reference to New York city sinflience evidently had an effect: The campaign was fought at! first on nationgl ¥ssues. The Republicans saw only a disastrous defeat before them on this basis, ITence it.became necessary to introduce these other issuesat any sacrifiee of truth. The repeaters of-which we heard so muchproved only a squad of United: States Marshals. The city police were.vigilant, ‘and the "officious United States officers found little opportunity for the practice of their little gdmes. L The Democrats of New Haven are chagrined that they have done so ill. The feeling, however, lis general: that if the -party learns. that the best men must be -nominated, and local quarrels must be healed, the lesson’ will be of value. . . LaTeEr.—Remarkable as it may appear, the resilt of the Connecticut election is not yet definitely settled. Both parties claim the State officers. <« :

Passage Of the Ku Klux Bill,

On Friday last the lower House of ‘ Congress voted upon the Southern Force or Ku Klux bill, under the action pf' the previous question. ' It was passed by a strict party vote, all the “constitutional” -Republicatis, like Garfield, Dawes, &c., .caving in at the last moment. The only “features stricken opt was that “which empasvered the President to declare war by calling ‘the militia into the field. The features of the bill may be summed up as follows: ‘All the 80 called Ku Klux crimes are made punishable in the United" States courts. The test oath is abolished for jurors, but the judge is authorized to exact another odth that a juror is in no _way connected with the Ku Klux. The President is directed to employ the land and naval forces of the United States in the enforcement of this law where, in his opinion, the ‘Stafe authorities neglect to enforce it; and he is.also authorized to suspend the writ of habeas corpus when. ever the “unlawful combinations” are too powerful to be overthrown by the State authorities, provided that he shall first make proclamation to the “insurgents” to disperse. The provisions of the latter sections are not to be in force.after June ''1,1872. The bill was sent to the Senate on Friday and was referred to- the Judiciary Cominittee, who have already been instrueted fo- report a bill in relation to the same subject as early as possible.,

The Ohio Democracey.

. We are indebted to the Cincinnati Times for the following piece of informa, ‘tion : L - N ke “Qur. Columbus letter gives the programme of the Young Democracy, who arc likely to sueceed this timein euwpplanting the old hacks of the party.— . Georgé H. Pendleton ié to be the Guber. ~ natorial candidate, with Gen. Tom Ewidy . for Lieutenant Governor, It is expected " to carry the Legislature, which will send s« Pendleton to the United States Senate, ~leaving Ewing Goverrior to all intents .~ and purposes,” . e The New York” World, on the other * hand, gives this version : v “ Mr, . Groesbeck seems most likely ¢t . all those proposed to receive the Demo- -+ cratic nomination for Governor of Ohio, e is very popular in hig State, and has a natiopal reputation on-aceount of his brilliant speech inxdefence of President Johnson at the impeachment trial.

—We enjoyed the pleasure of & call, on yesterday, from that grince of good follows, Deputy Sheriff Blaine, of Goshen.

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

[Under this head brief communications on any topic of publie interest will be published. The editor wishes it distinctly understood, however, that he does ot hold himself responsible for opinions here expressed.] o " s ‘ The;Sinking Fund Controversy. .

Corumsus, IND., March 28, 1871,

M=z. EprTor :—You will bave seen the movements at Indianapolis to nullify the ‘act distributing the surplus revenue in the State Treasury to the counties, to be loaned out at eight per cent. on real estate security: This act was intended to secure to the School Fund about $40,000 a year, theinterest of which, under radical rule,has gone into the private pockets of the Au 'dimi"aud Treasurer of State, who loaned the six or seven hundred thousand dollars in the Treasury, out to the brokers, bankers and money-lenders: at Indianapolis.— The late Auditor (Evans) boasted last winter, on bis retirenient from office, that he had saved -$70,000, from his office in two yeats, besides paying $lO,OOO a year totke party for election purposes. He accomplished this financial feat by the use of the State’s money, and this was done too by the connivance ‘of the Treas. urer, as is supposed. * I sce that General Kimball, Inte Treasurer, has gooe into the banking business at Indinhapolis, furnishing a fair illustration that be 'has made money outside of his official perquisites.

It was to prevent this shanieful use of the money of the State that the existing law was passed, on the suggestion, I think, of the Finance Commi'ttce of the Senate, of which that true Democrat and: honest politician, James D. Williams, of Knox ‘county, was chairman, As we had a democratic Auditor and Treasurer of State, the late General ‘Assembly concluded that now was the time to stop' and arrest the pilfer.in_g which had been going on for. years, under' radical rule, at the capital.’ This bill was passed by singular upaniiity, the Republicang being willing that democratic officials should not have a chance to add te their: regular. compensation, and the democratic members being equally :determined that their own political friends skould not practice upon the bad example of their radical predecessors. This secured’a large vote for the law, and as it was adding $40,000 yearly to the School Fund, the measure was hailed with (delight everywhere, ezcept at Indianapolis. "‘At that place, however, where the buzzards of both parties do most congregate, there were murmurs of dissatisfaction, for the removal of some $600,000 from that favored locality was a measure which might work to the detriment .of certain favored classes. They wanted to keep the funds in the family, for Indianapols, you know, is somewhat celebrated for its grasping avarice in the matter of money and office. The citizens think that the: “outside barbarians ”in the counties are only intended a 3 good voters. ' : : The plaintiffs, who_oppose the distribution of thése funds to the counties, are persons who are but little known. One of them, A. C. Shortridge, is a school master of Indianapolis, connected with the public schools. On what special grounds he contests the validity of the law is unknown to me. 'He may think the School Fund is ample and large enough already, and that the poor. children of the State know nearly as much as their teachets.— Two other plaintiffs are named Smith and Sharpe, a real estate agent and leather dealer, who would be happy, no doubt, to borrow & few thousand from’ the Auditor of State at six per cent. -But look at it! These three plaigtiffé are made to order, are ‘mere men of straw, while the real movers in the scheme are hid away behind official desks, in bank parlors, and in broker’s shops . This injunction case has a bad look, and smells shockingly of a scheme to perpetuate the radical swindling of the past two years.

I learn' that the Auditor of State has | employed counsel to defend the law, as was his official duty, The person selected is a Mr. Jordan, who, if he bas any reputation as an attorney, the fact has escaped public attention. | To commit such an important suit to inexperienced hands is discreditable to the Auditor, and leaves room to suspect that “ honors are easy ” with that] pfficer. If the injunction is made perpetual, then the old game of Auditor Evans can be played over again, and Mr. Shoemaker can loan out the fund, pocket the interest, and divide out with the ring, as Evans did with the Radicals! ‘Looking at this whole scheme, it is almost too mean for belief. Some of the counties have sent counsel to Indfanapolis to pﬂrotect the rights af the people, and.to prevent the new,’.dnge ‘of some unwbrthy oﬁicial;. I learn that. Harrison, of Morgan, Voorhees, of Vigo, and Attorney General Hanna are now at Indianapolis, on the side of the law. It will be decided for or against it very soon. ' I suspect that some of these new offici--als will be unable to cover up their tracks in this nefarious business. When men honored by the people of Indiana .with high trusts shall so far forget their duty to political friends as to t?m their backs upon the cause of economy, the day of reckoning will soon arrive. May it come speedily. . . . .

Female Suffrage.

M. Eprror :(—Not long since a gentle: man asked me what position I held on the woman suffrage question. I replied that I held my tongue snd my pen. So here goes the friendly pen. I donot wish to agitate tlie suffrage question, but the subject ¢f woman’s rights as human be ings, and possessed of a bright intellect sud an immortal soul, I love and will ad- | vocate while T have breath, *lf woman, being allowed to vote, will have a tendency to weaken the domestic l'eln(:ior;_,-J why inthe name of common. sense do these opposers to woman suffrage allow their wives and -daughters to vote and talk in the chureh, the lodge, and: the sabbath school. Wby not speak, write and talk politically as well as religiously. I contend -they ean and ought so to do, without the censure of that tyrant—public.opinion. The troublelies here; The habit of woman talking or voting in our religious meetings is an old established custom, while the latter is new, and| some people have such a horror for any thing of a progressive nature that they are not 1n favor of the wife’s writing anything but an answer to grandmother's letter, which every true American lady would do. Ido pot thiok Washington or Linolp would have opposed their wife's yoting, to beve helped make the laws that governed thems; peither woyld it lme] diseolved their family rglations, lovg of

‘affection, as some opposere assert. Nay, | verily, I have more confidence iqlM‘ goodness of ‘beart and gentlemanly gaalities. <JIf asgrue lady-has wit, wisdom, tal‘ent and edacation to help make the laws ‘by which she must abide, live or die, will - “her husbund or ber children think less of her or her memory after death, God forbid. I contend here that the time has not yet come for women to vote, but the'time is not far distant when she can yote withthe same grace, ease and proprie‘y as she now goes'to: church, but a great revolution and a great struggle will have to take place; many a poor sensitive heart will be torn and lacerated by a stern, conceited, selfish man, before this will be accomplished. This every-true woman knows, but have not the liberty or right to boldly assert for fear her lege' lord will pot sanction her ideas of right. I | well know that poor oppressed woman ‘ .will be burlesqued, will be scorned by tlie ignorant class for being independent for right. . The facts are these, the time has come when sin and iniquity so abounds; that women must depend upon themselves for proteetion. Look:at thé society of 'young men at the, presentday. Here, my soul revolts at the‘idea of a protector to our daughtérs. - Many of them are walking beer kegs, and I blush with indigna‘tion that' some of the older men who claim to be good temperance men, will be déaf, dumb and blind to the temperance. cause, because it is unpopular. Ob!'shame. Let, women vote, and the liquor law will soon be, abolished. I also claim .that a talented lady can lecture in public without assuming the masculine, and still keep herself - unspotted from the world; she can engage in literary pursuits if her ed: ueation and training prompts het so to do, and still be a good housewife and a fond, loving mother. - Deny this, and you do her great injustice. My heart and hand is with the noble women of America who are offering. themselves martyrs for right, and opposers to vice, immorality and wrong, Not knowing that this communication will be favorably received by our editor, but hoping he' is a champion in the catse, I hope for the best; and with a heart beating wildly with decision, I subscribe myselt most respecttully, . . A PATRON'S WIFE. Wawaka, April 4th, 1871, e

| ~ Trustees’ Exhibit. e At the March session of the Board of - Commissioners settlements were made with ‘the severdl Township and Corporation ‘Trustees. . The following abstract from their settlement sheets will show the balsnce in the hands of said Trustees : s Washington t0wn5hip..........51040.30 Sparta " v ceee 108728 Perry., - Nl LS TDBBBY Elkbart M e i, 104445 York W i s 1808:97 ‘Noble il . SAOBO Green g it ot 141489 Jefferson s Suive vie v sop 1566.09 Orange 3¢ swansvids o 160286 Wayne ° “ L., 58080 Allen— (i wdt 5o e v 196008 Bwan -~ oBt 100118 Albion S i, .. 084,69 Ligonier é poration;:if.... .. .0 1919.97 Kendallville City, (ovexfﬁmid) ; " . TRUSTEES SAVARIES. © ~ The following are the amounts charged by the several Trustees of Noole county, for services, for the year endibg March 1, 187857 0 Washington t0wn5hip,..........$ 41.00 Sparta M s Ll 195,08 - Perry " RS A 6 Elkbarss w i bOO York 8 S ey OGRE Noble Wl s nili S eoo ATEO Greenr . ¢ S dsen o 200 Jefferson & Seto Gl Orange:" & 5 e 80, LLEE et 11200 Wayne 3 bt ves o T RTATE Allen e G eias 02 108:00; Swan e L s 000 Albion i e AL The allowances made to some of the Trustees by the County Board appear much larger than others. This is easily accountéd for. Some of “them were, reelected last fall, and their bill of services is for axwhole year, whilst others have -only served since last October.

‘The Rotten Borough Systém.

The- disadvantages under which the Democrats of; Connecticut labor in consequence of the rotten-borough system of representation in the Legislature peculiar to that State should be understood. “The Democrats might be in a majority of fifty thousand on the popular vote and yet the Republicans, under the present urrepublican arrangement, could control the lower branch of the Legislature. Representatives are not apportioned among the towns on thé basis’ of ‘population. To show how wrongfully this inequality works one instance will suffice. The Republican town of Simsbury polls but 834 votes and -has two representativés in the Legislature, while the Democratic town of New Haven polls nearly 9,000 votes and has no more. 'lf Simsbury is justly enti tled to two New Haven should have fiftythree representatives; and this is just how it is that the Democrats are swin: dled out of the Legislatuvre§ Governor English has an actual majority of votes in the State, and yet the rcturns give the Republicans from fifteen to twenty five majority in the House of Representatives. The Democrats have not been able to igecure 8 ma,joritﬁ in the Legislature for sixteen years; but if they ever should, they will be certain to. abolish this relic of barbarism, which bas its pargilel only in the monarchioal: countries of the Old World. It.is useless to hope that ‘the Republicans will ever be republican enough to dq“ it.—New York World.

What Sumner Says.

. lA> Washington' correspondent of the Boston Post writes: ;

~ln conversation with Senator Sumner this evening, a friend suggested that it was understood the President intended to abandon the Banto Domingo project for the present. “To retreat now,” said Mr. Sumner, “after having gotten bis party into such a fix, would ruin the party and ‘bimself. He has drawn/ his party into a swamp, and the question now is how to get out of it. Fhe only way that remains is to -dispose of the matter pow. It is too great 8 Joad for the party tocarry, He had better sive up his efforts to secure his re nomination, and secure the confidence of the people. He has no Secretary Stanton to back him up now with as much money, #s many men and guns, and as much C{Jowderﬂand shot gs he may'desire. That day bas gone'by.” ' . = :

Poor Frange. |

The city of Paris was bombarded by the government troops op Sunday. The shells fell in every direction, and the surrender of the rebels is hourly expected. The World's Parisspecials of the 10th say ; “Unless the Germans save us, Paris must soon swim with blood, ' The commune hourly grows more desperate, andsresorts to flerce excesses. The conclergerie is Hiled with priests and nuns who have been. arrested on warrants calling them “citioT 5 e God' " Archbis “was stripped med,;bwwimwlw md'o:;ged. ﬁ,;poykefl for howrs by 4 band of 300

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

- APRIL 4.—The force bill was debated /in both Houses of Conmgress. Senators ‘Blair and Morton occupied the attention ~of the Senate during most of the session.. In the House of Representatives, tb;l’eadJ ing speakers were Messrs. Young (of Ga ) ‘Garfield, S. S. Cox, W. R. Roberts (of N.- - Y,,) and Ben. Butler. The latter was, as usaal, bittet, vindictive, bad tempered, and mendacious. He read out of the party all the Republican Congressmen who declined to assist him in forcing extreme and unconstitutional measures. Mr. Cox cut him up in fine style. - : ApriL s.—Both Houses of Congrees _continued the discussion on the Ku-Klux bill. In the Senate the principal speeches were. made by Messrs. Bayard, Pool (Rad., of North Carolina,) Thurman, Casserly, and Stockton." Mr, 'l‘l?urman offered a substitate for Mr. Sherman’s resolution —then pending—that the:Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire ‘what are the constitutional powers of the Federsl government to prevent acts of. violence committey ‘within a State, and to report by bill or otherwise. The ;peb'diqg resolution was thien amended to direct the Judiciary Committee to report a bill as early as pn:'ucticab!e, and was adopted by a party vote. .In the House the Speaker presented a létter from the Secretary of State, 1n which was enclosed the draft of a bill authorizing the payment to Mr. Schenck: the compensation as Minister, to Great Britain 'up'to the time when he shall reach his post, notwithstanding his detention in the United States as a member of the Joint High Commission. No action was taken on the Dbill except to order its printirg.— The consideration of the force bill was then resumed, and Mr. Shellabarger gave notice that he should ask the House to order the previous questior om the bill. > APRIL 6.—ln the Senate Mr. Garrett Davis made. a. personal explapation in reference to the ditercation between himself and Butler in the Senate Chamber last week. Rfr. Davis concluded his remarks with the gssertion that Butler was the “‘universally recoghized blackguard; coward, and scoundrel ot 'the United States, and does not himself dissent from the general judgment against him."— Speeches on the Ku-Klux bill were made by Seustors Frelinghuysen and Pratt— | In the House of. Representatives the session was consumed in passing Shellabarger's force bill." Several amendments were voted down, and the bill was finally adopted by a vote of 118 to 9%, all the yeas being Radicals ,and all the nays Democrats. - (e

‘APRIL 7.—The House of Representatives was not in session. In the ‘Senate ‘the Ku Klux bill was received from the House and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, ‘made an able speech against the President’s San Domingo job, and occupied about three bours. The Senate took up the concurrent resolution of the House for a joint special investigating committee on the South. . Several Democratic ' Senators expluined that tiiey should vote against the resolution asa useless éxp%nditure of money, now that it was apparent that a force bill would pass Congress. The resolution passed by a strict. party vote. The Democrats appointed on the committee were Messrs. Bayard and Blair. = - . ArriL 10.—The House, to-day, took its most liberal step on the amnesty question. Some 80 republicans joined hands. with the democrats in voting for a bill which relieves all but three classes of persons from the disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth amendment. There is a very good prospect that the Senate will this wéek pass the bill. If so, it is estimated that from 150,000 to 175,000 persons in the south will be restored to citizphsbip, and leave but 1,500 to 2,000 disfranchised. - ki . ‘

Editorial Convention.

The next regular session of the Editors’ and Publishers’ Association of the Tenth and Eleventh Districts of Indiana will be held at Goshen, on FRiDAY, April 14th, 1871. The attendance of every member of the Association is earnestly requested, as business of the utmost importance will be submittéq. ~ al. B. STOLL, Pres't. C. H. Cuasg, Secretary. 5]

| The Railroad Law.

' The case from Tippecanoe county involving the constitutionality of the railroad law is now before the supreme court. Oral arguments were commenced before the court last Friday, and concluded on'Monday. The attorneys for the railroad who discussed the question ‘were ‘John, R. Coffroth, JosephE . McDonald and James Hughes, and the attorneys for the tax payers DeWit C. Wallace and Thomas A. Hendricks. The decision will not probably be pronounced for two weeks yet. The nature of the decision to be reached has been freely discussed, and a general belief is. reported to prevail among legal men that it will be in favor of the constitutionality.of the law. It was stated by the attorneys for the ‘road that out of twenty eight states in which the. ?uestion had been raised, the courts of twenty-six had sustained the proposition that a railroad is a publi¢ use, for the ‘building of which taxpayers may be levied by publie au‘thority. 1t was -contended by Mr. Hendricks, however, that the provision of our constitution requirlng all laws to be of uniform operation throughout the state rendered the law in question unconstitutionsl, sinee it was local in its operations. . The ‘attarneys for the road answered by claiming that the same objection might be urged with ‘equal propriety agaimst wmany other laws of the state,~under_shich taxes are levied for local purposes, and that if this provisjon of the canstitution were “interpreted as Mr. Hendritks would interpret it in this case nekrlgr-all legistion would be defeated. — Orawfordsville Journal. e

The difference between the politician and the lawyer, as acted by ﬁie same person, is well illustrated in the case of Jim Hughes. I;a the Indif.na Senate, two years, ago, he stro opposed the rzilrbrza l§.w a 8 unoo:asﬂ{utlgxfal.‘—..He was a politician then. Last Monday he made an able oral argument before the supreme conrt, contending for the constitutionality of the law,completely answering all of his own-arguments made in the senate two years before. Crawfordsville Journal. '

The recent municipal contest at Evansville was one of the most exciting eyer known in that city, |

i .. STFTATE ITEMS,

Evansville has 489 'colored voters according to the Courier of that city. Peru has one case of emallpox, and due precautions have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease.

Measles are raging with fearful ef. fect in, Shelbyville. There are two deaths nearly every day from them.

.~ The local editors’ in Terre Haute ‘are trying to make the public believe that they bet.2o dollars on the election and more than that,put the money up. They are evidently trying to build up a reputation as cepitalists. - The people of Jasper county look with anxiety for the opinion of the supreme court upon the railroad tax law, of 1869. 'They are letting their taxes run delinquent on account of the one per cent. railroad tax on the duplicate. - A fearfu] storm passed over New Albany on ' Sunday night, 2d inst. aboat 11 o'clock.” The residence of Mr. John W. Hartley, about a mile from the city, was struck by lightning, but , fortunately none of the family were injurdd, nor was te damage extensive., Several boats on the river were swept loose from their moorings, and drifted down stream, We saw three women on the street the other day, each carrying a child in her arms. The women are close neighbors,the children of the same size, and all three were born on the same night. We don’t ‘know whether the arrangement was preconcerted or not, but if not, 'twas rather a 'coincidence. The parents and their neighbors are doing well.—Brazil Miner. ‘

The Lagrange Standard says: It is expected that the railroad in process of construction from Richmond to Fort Wayne, running along the eastern border of the State, will be completed and in running order before the close of the year, thereby furnishing us direct.con: nection with Cineinnati. The completion of the road may reasonably be expected to add largely to the business of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. . o ¢ -

John Lawrence and wife, of Perry county, have certainly followed the scriptural injunction, to multiply and replenish the earth. John Lawrence was born in Caswell county, North Carolina, May 30th, 1773, and his wife was born in Belford county, Virginia,near the Bull’s Run battle ground, March 9th, 1788, and-are consequently aged 88 and 83 respectively. They were married in Breckenridge county, Kentucky, March 3d, 1803, moved to Perry Co. in 1811, before the battle of T'ippecanoe, and first paid taxes to the sheriff of Vincennes when that was a portion of Knox eonnty. They have beeri ‘members of the Baptist Church for fifty years, and have now living one hundred and ninety-eight children, grand children and great grand children, and forty-five dead, making a total living and dead of two hundred and forty-three. - : A colored individual under the guise of a preacher has been comingit over gome of his brethren near Greenfield. After establishing a fair reputéiidn in the neighborhood he informed a‘colored man named Watkins that he had eight hundred dollars in gold which he wished to exchange for greenbacks ; that he had been a slave, and during the war saw his master bury the box and aﬁ:rwards dug it up, and that he had al¥ays been afraid of getting into trouble if he offered the gold, etc., ete. He finally succeeded in getting Watkins andy' one or two . others to raise some six hundred dollars, and the party proceeded at night to the spot wgere the treasure was concealed. A little digglng discovered the box, a heavy iron-bound one, and after handing the gix hundred to ' the former awner the new proprietors started to Watkin’s house ‘to count the gold. An examination revealed the fact that the box was filled with sand, and though search was at once made for the swindling preacher the efforts ‘have been thus far without avail. 2

el ¢ GE—— STATE POLITICS.

We understand that-W. C. DePauw, Esq., is to beé written up by a correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazetle, in view of the very general desire expressed by the Democrats of Indiana. that he consent to accept the Democratic nomination for Governor of Indiana. The proposition to run Mr. -DePauw for that honorable office meets universal’ favor among the Democracy of the State.— Louisville Courier-Journal. .

The Goshen Democrat thinks Dr Eddy, the present able, honest and gentlemanly secretary of state would make a good Governor, and proposes to urge Eis name for nomination in 72, —Lagrange Standard. ‘ The Standard is mistaken in saying that the Democrat urges the nomination of Dr. Eddy. The Doctor is just what the Standard says he is, but it must have been some other paper that proposes him for a candidate for Governor in 1872.— Goshen Democrat.

~ The New Albany Ledger, in a lengthy double-leaded editorial article, endorses the article of the Ligonier Banner, published in this paper some days ago, suggesting W. C. BePauw, Esq., of New Albany, as the next democratic candidate g)r Governor. . It seems proper that the democracy should make a “new departure” in the Gubernatorial nomination for 1872, and most likely Mr. I¥éPauw or somé other gentleman fresh from, the ranks of the people will be taken up, mominated and plected by our party. — Terre Haute Journaj. £ Ak

MR. DEPAUW.—In our weekly issue of Saturday, we published alengthy editorial from the Ligonier Banner, presenting the above named gentleman a 8 3 suitable Democratic candidate for Goyernor in |B7Y2. The suggestion made by Mr. Stoll, (one of the safest golitical leaders in the State,) should e weighed by every Democrat. The name of Mr. DePauw i¢ as a household word in Indiana. By his great financial skill he has built a colossal fartune, and is now reputed to be the wealthi. est man in the State. He has given thousands of dollars to promote the cause of christianity, and his philan. thropy does not stop with the church. It is well known that his great wealth is liberally used to promote the general good of his native cilti, ¥ The mnomination of Mr. DePauw would be the dawn of & new era in the polities of the State. We offer these remarks withoﬁﬂzs:rqing-;hee claims of any other idates for the same position.—Mt. Vernon Democrat,

THE CIVIL WAR IN FRANCE.

APRIL 4—The particulars of the. attack- upon Mont- Valerien indicate that the Parisian Communists were led info a trap by their belief that the forts would not open fire upon them. About 10,000 ‘men, under General Bergeret, are blockaded by their guns, and thus far bave been unable to retreat into the city. It seems that at the very first fire Commandant Henri, who;although only twenty years of age, possessed great power over the people,was killed. It is said that the Communists have 150,000 men under arms. A Versailles telegram reports that Marshal MacMahon has been appointed Comman-der-in-chief of the French army. . The Paris Commune yesterday issued a decree arraigning Thiers, Favre, Picard; Dufaure, Simon, and Potham be. fore the tribunal of the people and ordering their properties to bhe seized.— Another decree pronounces the separa* tion. of the church and state, suppresses the religious bodies, anfl abolishes national property. '

. APRIL s.—The dizastrous defeat of the communists on Sunday by the terrific fire that was opened on thém by Fort Valerien has been followed by a series of other defeats which seems to have ‘greatly demoralied the insurgents, many of whom believe they have been betrayed. On Monday a great battle was kept up all day by the government troops under Gereral Vinoy and communists under General Bergeret. The latter with 35,000" men, was cut off from the main body and surrounded by General Vinoy’s troops.— Yesterday morning the battle was renewed, resulting in the total defeat of the remainder of the communists, many thousands of whom were taken prisonerg. Nearly all of their artillery was seized, M. Thiers said yesterday in the Assembly that the government would deal harshly with the ringleaders of the insurrection, but leniently with th¢ dupes. | , APRIL 6.—General Vinoy did not enter Paris yesterday with his command. The Communists, who, by their series of terrible defeats, were driven back to the city, rallied yesterday and are determined to make a desperate fight before they yield to the government troops on their entrance to the capital. All citizens from the age of 17 and 35 have been ordered by the commune to_enter the ranks. An indication that the bloody work of the guillotine may be goon entered upon is seen in the fact that MM. Assy, Blanque, and Gambon, leaders in the insurrection, have been arrested, and are: threatened with execution. They were sugpected of treachery. Among the other arrests is that of the Archbishop of Paris, who is charged by the com: mune with conspiracy against the state. The reign of terror continnes within the city, the exodus from which is still very great. Prince de Joinville has taken flight to London. - .

. APRIL 7.—Paris is in a terrible condition, robbery, murder and pillage being the order of the day. Retalitory measures have been adopted by the communists. General Henry, an in surgent leader, has been shot by order of the Versailles government. The most ardent hater of French liberalism, and the most enthusiastic lover of German unity, cannot but unite in wishing for France a safe deliverance out of the many difficulties with. which she is now beset. g APRIL B.—There were heavy battles fought on the south and east of Paris on Thursday and yesterday.— The slaughter was fearful. The main conflict yesterday took place in the southern environs of Paris. In support of the insurgent line Fort de Vanves maintained an incessant fire, and behind that fort were crowds of women and children, in frantic grief, searching the ambulances as they came in for the bodies of husbands and fathers. The other battles were along the north western side of the city. "The Paris papers of last evening announce that the. communiats haye maintained their positions, that they, repulsed the attack at Neuilly, haveretaken Chatilliony dismounted the enemy’s batteries near Vanves, and captured two mitraillewses.. They have 100,000 '‘men, who will fight boldly. Paris despatches admit that German intervention is now the only hope of the -conservatives.— The reign of terror in Paris continues. The, situation is almost precisely like that of the bloody days of 1793. The prisons are crdmmes with suspected persons, whose lives may be demanded at any moment. The priests have been: imprisoned, and many have been murdered. The churches and houses, of the aristocracy have been pillaged, and all the arm-bearing population have been forced into the ranks. :

Jeff. Davis Afrs His Own Corpse

In a recent speech at Selma, Alabama, Mr. Jefferson Davis gave utterance to some bilious nonsense that has tickled some - radical scatterbrains mightily. “Proceeding in an exultant strain,” says the report in The " Selma Press, “he declared that state sovereignty, although defeated in the late struggle; will ultimately triumph.”— In some editorial comments upon the' speech The Press, (a radical party organ) expresses the opinion that the result of the New Hampshire election, “the native state 'of his friend Plierce, had produced an unusal degree of exaltation in his'mind.” The writer adds :

. “Itis well that the people all over the country should know that so distinguished a champion of state sovereignty as Jefferson Davis has nat giveﬁ up hope of the ultimate triumphs of that cause. In its behalf great armies have been raised, & gigantic war waged, bloody battles fought, public dekbt hes been piled mountain high, and widows and orphans created by hundreds- of thousands—yét it did not succeed.— But now the chief who championed it, and who marshaled its forces, tells the reople that he yet has confidence in ts ultimate trinmph. We commend these views to the consideration of that portion of the northern press and people which has been led to believe that the cause of the rebellion i a ‘dead issue’ in the minds of the leading men at the south,”

The agsomption that the -southern rebellion was a rebellion on behalf of state sovereignty is, of course, false, both historically and logically. State sovereignty is the chief sarner-stane of the federal gonstitution of government, which Mr. Jefferson Davis rebelled against' and did his hest to overturn. 80 long as that gonstitution of government existed,—sa long as it lglll exist, s 0 long will state sovereignty, its most important element, exist also.— In rebelling and making war against the federal government, Mr. Davis

aimed to destroy that compact of political power called the federal nnion which is the only shield ;and guaranty of state sovereignty. In the'defeat of Mr. Jefferson Davis and his rebellioo,, state sovereignty triumphed, because the constitution of the federal union was maintained. It has been altered in one or two particulars since, and in one of these alterations state ’s‘d\{)ereiinty has received some injury ; but this a{mr%‘ﬁoﬁ was not the result of the federal trinmph over Mr. Davis’ rebellion; it was one of the consequences of that rebellion. Like begets like.— The ultraism of sonthern rebels begat the ultraism of northern radicals. The attempt of Mr. Davis and his rebels to destroy the onlg constitutional guarantee of state rights begat the consti“tutional amendment which takes away, ‘or' materially modifies, thie original ‘right of every state to regulate the elective franchise freely according to ‘its wants and judgment. . Forthatinfraction of state rights, or state soverl eignty (terms that are convertible), the people no® only in the southern states, ‘but in all the states, have to thank, or ‘to execrate, Mr. Jefferson Davis and his rebels, who inspired the radicai party with their own, malevolent feelings and anti-rdpublican principles. . _ If Mr. Jefferson Davis, or any .of his friends, suppose thit in "confusing state sovereignty with the rebel doctrine of secession he will find sympathy among American democrats, he was never more wofully mistaken.— The democratic party has defended state sovereignty by defending the .constitution which is its bond guaranty; and by fighting Mr. Jefferson Davis, .and shooting a pretty'large number of his misguided fgllowers\. The democratic party will no doubt continne to ‘defend state sovereignty, which it has struggled and fought to save from destruction by Mr. Davis and his rebels, and is now struggling to save from de.struction by -those who would convert the federal government into a centralized monarchy by a less bloody process. ) i o

- Mr. Jefferson Davis appears to indulge himself in another very- serious error. It is vegy possible that there may be some political dunces in Alabama who still regard him as a person of some pablic importance. But guch: persons represent only themselves.— The country is entirely done with him and his notions. The doctrine of secession, in behalf of which Mr. Davis and his rebels made war, is dead, beyond any possibility of resurrection. Mr. Davis tglls into a great mistake if he supposes that he did not die with it. It is very foolish in him to overhaul his own grave, and taint the air with the foul odor of his decaying corpse.—Chicago Times. - |

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HARDWARE STORE,

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Noble Co. Agricultural Society.

SECRETARY'S REPORT.

There were allowed, and Orders drawn upen the Treasurer for the loljl‘owinﬁ Bills, to svit: Orders for premiums awarded ......c......§683 43 J.B. Btoll, for ;1arinﬁng.......;............ 44 00 William Wandell, 2 nights’ watching ......, 400 J. E. Hoffman, 2 days’ police service....... 600 C. C. Buchtel, 3 days’ gate-ke:?ing e ovets evisi 0000 Silas Harper, 3% days’ work with team.... 10 30 R. R. ng, 2 nights’ watching.............. 400 L. D. Middleton, walk paper,........ccivoee 275 g. Beanblossom, services in hall.. ~...... 200 . Keller, labor on Fair Gr0und5,.......... 450 S. 8eck.,gatekaa?iugﬁ.....‘.......’.'v....... 200 A. W.-Randolph, lumber, etc............... 2238 Jose_Yn S%uvr,geon. PN ety et avl veats L 5 4000 ‘Harrison Wood, rentof Pair Grounds...... 35 00 J. Simmons, gervices as President ......... 20 00 Henry Shobe, gervices as Superintendent .. %0 00 E. B. Gerber, services as Secretary 1 year... 2000 F. Beazel, services as Treasurer, 1. year.... 20 00

TOEAL Lo oo nanes e s uensss hannesionsos 5809 56 Respectfully submitted, . | . © ' E.B.GHERBER, Sec'y. ' Ligonier, Ind., April 4, 1871, ‘ 3

’ { IBEASURERS REPORT. o ' Lraowigg, Ino., April 4, 1871, Received of L. Kiester,.. ................. §BB 11 Rec’d from sale of tickets, seats and licens¢ 63 g; Received from County Trea5urer,.,,,...... 99

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| SELECT SCHOOL, The wndersigned will gammenge a sghool in the White Sehoal Hause on the north side of the River, Mondsdy; April 19th, and .mtipu 3 months, SR RN e T

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MARRIED:-

- In Ligonier, at the residence of the bride’s father, on Thursday, April 6th,.1871, by Rev, 8. H. Rhodes, Mr. SILAS BUTLER, of Putnam Co/, Ohio, to Mias MARY LISLE, of Ligonier,

The printers were ge»nerodsly‘reme‘mb'evred-by the happy coaple. ; S ‘ ; In Ligonier; at the pai‘sonudgo of the M. E. Charch, by Rev. 8. H, Rhodes, on Sunday, April 2d, 1871, Mr, W. B. MELLOW to Miss EE_LEN éBAY ; both of Lagrange county. " At the residence of Mr. Bell in Elkhart, on Wednesday, Maréh 22, 1871, by the Rev. L. H. Royce, Mr. CHARLES FOX, of White Pigeon, to &ixls LILIE MAYFIELD, of Ligonier. -~ © ‘May the bride, when taken to hernew home, and ‘. Across the threshold led, e Have every tear kisged off as soon as shéd; His house to enter, there to be a ight — B Shining within when all without is night; . ‘A znar%ian ap%el o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing. *

On Sunday last, in Perry twp,, after ﬁrbtrncl: ed illness, JAMES CASS, aged about 37 years. On Tuegday morning, at Ligonier, NANCY, wife of PETeR BaNTa, aged 39 years. .

"LIGONTER MARKET REPORT Wheat-—white, ... 1 45 C0rn,.........40 to 50 Wheat—Red,..... 135 |Bees Wax,......, 30 0at5,............. 45 |8utter........... 15 Potatoes, ........ 70 !Lard,............ 1 Flax 5eced,....... 175 [E,,g‘ﬁ 08 W0p1,.........40:t0 42 |[Feathers...:. ... .&0

KENDALLYILLE MARKET . (Corrected Weekly by William Groh.) Wheat—white, ... 145 ,1C0rix,..'......;...‘ 50, Wheat—red ...... 135 |8ee5Wax,........ 30 0at5,............. 46 |8utter,,......... . 15 P0tat0e5,......... 65 |Lard,............ 10 . Flax 5eced,........ 1.75 Egg5;..,,...,..,‘. 08 W001*..,......40 to 45 |Featheére,........ .90 _ Clover Seed....... 615 (Ta110w..........- 0T P0rk..,........... 890 \H:\y comarhilesnees (650 Turkeys, Live,.... 08 iChickens.ljive...— 05 .

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Billiard Rooms for Sale.

The undersigned will offer. for sale at a bar‘gain the only Billiard Rooms’in Albion, containing two Brunswick Tables, with Bar aad fixtures attached. - v}? C. B. DICE. Albion, April 12, 1871, 4-w# *

Sewing Machine Needles by Mail, Needles for all Sewing Machines sent by mai free of postage. 8 Needles, 25c. 1 per dozem Send name of Machiné, accompanied by cash,, to [4o] L. D. MIDDLETON, Ligonier, Ind.

Corporation Election,

Notice is h_erebyfgi#eu that an electionwill be held in the town of Ligonier, on Monday, May Ist, 1871, for:the purpose of electing five Trustees, one Marshal, one Clerk, one Treasurer, and one Assessor for the ensuing year. : ; i o H. G, ZIMMERMAN, Clerk, Ligoner, "April 12, 1871,

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