The National Banner, Volume 7, Number 36, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 January 1873 — Page 1

- THE NATIONAL BANNER, [ Published Wegkly by _ b JOMN B. STOLL,, LIGONIER,NOBLE ¢COUNTY, IND. ; TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : trteth N Seßnes ...l ivilconiiiiiie,. $2.00 8~ T'his paper is publishedgnthe Cash Principle, its Proprietor bélieving thatit is just asright for hum demund advdnce pay,asit ik for City publishers G- Any ,mr‘mu seudiug a¢lub 0110, accompanied with the cash, willbe cutitledto acopy of the paper,f(oruneyear,ree dicharge. .

CITIZENSTBANIK, LIGONILR, : INDIANA. STRAUSBROTHERS, Receive monies on deposit ; idsue certiticates with interest ou specitied twe; deflers in governmeut bouds gold audsilver. Draw drafts ou New York, Chicaguy Lolvdu, and all Eutupean cities. Issue passage certiticates o aud frdm all principal seaports 1o Enrope. Agents for the sale and parchase of real estate; also, agents fyr the linperial Fie Insurande Co., Loudon, Capital $8,000,000. Speciul attention ;i:;lveu to cu.lections fin town and couytry. Discount Farmers’ and susingss paper. . ; : Grbidhaften uud Papage - Scheiue, Grbjda ften in allen Theildn Deutid)lands werden billig uny prompt durd) Boumadt eingejogen. Paj-}agc-ég&)enne.non und nad allen Feehitfen wuropa's jind tetd bei ung ju haben, . ; Straus Bros,. Ligonigr, Inbd,, Oct, 28, '72.426 ‘

‘Leke Shore & Mich.South’n R. R. On and after October 27th, 1472,craths will leave s | Scavivne as tollows: ¢ GUING EANT: : i " SpN.Y.bz tle. Ex. Accom. Chicag0......... 950 am...:{535 pme. .. 700 am Blkharviv..b. vol 10 pm,...|9 565 e ) @Goshen . h.vee 148 Sivalo 18 wenidl 40 Millersburg.... T 1 45 LHose aie il BV Ligouier........ 154 wiapu 44 ...1215 pm Wawaka)...... T 206 woTposr . 1880 Brimteld...... 1216 ... Thl 05 L ) Kendaliville.... 229 viwafd 20 vialß 06 Arrive at'loledos3o ...J250am,.., 510 GOING WEST : . T01ed0..........1110 am....fi11 50pm....1100 am Kendallyille .... 229 pm...§ 25l am.... 308 pw Briindeld 5., 1244 . ..page .l 327 Wawnkls, i oofBBd 1310 - g 340 Ligouder|........ 302 eeed]|B 26 sis B T Millersburg.... 1320 ... $340 e AOLT Gushen ......... 336 Vheetd 08 ceva 438 PRIKRArL) i venes 4 W 0 a 0 8L Arriveat/Chicago 820 vir 1820 e 940 *Stop 20 winutes furbreak fusiand supper. * +Trains do not stop. : Express leaves daily both ways. Mal) Craiu wakerclose cunection atElkhary witheraine goiug Eastand West, CHAS. PALE, Gdu’t3upt.,Cleveland. J.N.KINEPVER, dgent, Llgonier. R e el .z N 1 3 Pittshurg, F't. W. & Chicago R. R. From aund after. October 2ith, 1872, GUING WHST, i e Noul, Noup, No 7, No. 3. " Fastkx. Muil: Puac Ex. NightEx Pittsburg...... I:4oam 7:loam 9:loam 2:oopm Rochester..... 2:Boum B:3shm 10:23am 3:oBpm AllintCes .. .. 9:loam 11:25pm 1:10pm s:3opw Ocrville. ..... 6:46am L:4spm 3:o7pm 7:25pm Maunstield..... B:33am 4:22pm s:o9pm 9:26pw Crestline, . Ar, 9:2oam 5: vpm s:4opm 9:sspin Crestline. ..Lv 9:oam 6:lohn 6:oopm 10: Hpm Forest. . .e.....11°03am 7:550m 7 55pm 11:28pin Limt...0b.....12:08pm 9:osmm 9.15 pm 12:30am ¥t Wayne..... 2:2opm L) :B3am 11:55um 2:4 am Plymonth..... 4:4ipm 2:35pm 2:55um 5:05a1m Chicago «uvee. s 7.00 pm 6G:3Upin 6:soam B:2oam : GUING EAST. e Nos, No g, No 6, Nod. Muil. Fust Ex. Pac Ex. NightEz Chicago....... H:lsam Y 20hm 5 35pm Y 20pm Plymouth..... 9:l6am 12 Uzpm 9 10pm 12 SVawm Ft Wayue..:.l2:2opm 2 20pm 11 45pm 3 25110 Lima..... 0.... 2:4opm 4 7pm 1 Soam 5 15am Forest ..d..... 4:oopm 5 08pmm 3 voam 6 28am Crestline, . Ar. B:Hpm 6 80pm 4 30am 8 Odam Crestline . .Lv.ll:3oam’ 6.50 pm 4 40am - 8 25am Mans=teld .....12:05pm 7 24pm° 5 luam 8 55am 0rrvi11e....... 2:l3pm Y 20pm 7 12am 11 U6am Allinuce. ..... 4:2opm 1150dpm 9 Vham 1 10w Rochester..... 6:57pm Ijldam 11 20am 3 B9pm Pittshurg..... 8:l0nw 200000 12 25pm 4 454 m Gr. Rapids & lua. aga Cine., Rich® < . i & Ft. Wayng R, R. | Condensed L'ime Card. Darly) vxcept Sundays. To - takeefect June 2pd, 1872, : | GOING SOU I'tL. Noj2. No. 4. N 0.6. ' Clam Luß®...ccuvicaene 600 am: 11-.!uuu” Reed Clyl. ccicviianss 725 % -1245 pm Up. Big Ripid5........ 430 am 805 ** 192 Howatd Ullyisccoeics 8371 916 . ' Rgy ‘v Grand Rapids ......... 760 [* Iludam 5.0 ** Mouteltheiicver it vaeaoc DUB I 1 17pA 620 ¢4 Kiulwmuzot; Al ... 950]¢ %80 % 700 * Kalamazoo, D......... 1000 |**+ 630 am Meudul vicecrsusvon. 210021 T 2 7 : Sturgls osl 128 - TOT ¢ Keundallville .. ..o ..12144pbm 915 ** ForyWayile, - civeis. oo 1001 10305 . Fort Wayne...o.coieeee 2051 > Ducstulitd oo oo sbo] Portiande foisditioyeccs 4101 . 700 am . Ridgevitle|....... ... 44 B 4 Wiuchester ............. DUB . 814 * Newport dec coivateras UL - 910 ¢ i Richmongdi, .. .i.;..:v 880" 945 % GUING NORTH. Nodl, Nu. 3 No. 5. RichmOßa i sdeicaiieis s M2oam 330 pm Nowporb. oo deciiaiie, 3140 387 M Winchester . ovseooecsss 1240 pm 441 * Ridgeville) . o icoii o - LUe - 510 Porsland. .. uiiiiiion g byt Decatutliiade i iosaie it/ 250 ¢ Fort Wayne, A/........ B> ‘ Fort Wayue, D0......¢. 700 am 840 pm { Kendallville ........ 2. Bl9] ¢ 485 B Sturgidiicie, st i 988 5 610 Mcuauu..4.............100 4 7G4 ss Kalamazoo, Al :i .o WLO T4O * Kalamazod, D/ iooo . 112004 "300 pm 800 am Monteltht: | .dv i 018201 pm. 342 ° - 843 Gragd Raplds /co.o o 0 1400 00 101 1020 ** Hownrd Gley, ccao.coo. 337 667 * 1218 pm Up. Big Rapid 5,....... 453 ¢ 800 ** 137 * ReedC‘Yty,............5M o ; 812 & = Olamiligke. (oot oo 00l & 830 ** s 1e . Michigan Lake Shore Rail Road. Condenscd}tiznc card, taking effect June 2nd 1872, . _GUING NORTH. | GOING BOUTH. No. 8. No. 5. | STATIONS. Nou.2 - No.d. 300 pm 8/00am..Kalamazoo.: 950 am 700 pm 848 % 9i€ % L Monteith.... 908 *'* 620 % 492 % 1000 ' CoKllegan|.... 828 * 537 ¢ 533 % 1116 Rollandl, .. 715 " 484 ° 635 * 1219pmGrand Hupen, 616 ** 331 * 718 % 1100 o Moskegen .. 535 % . 250 ¢ | F.R. MYERS, | GeneralPassengerand Ticket Agent.

Detroit, Hillsdale & Indiana, and Detr., Eel River|& 11l R. R. Taking effect Thuarsday. July 25ch, 1872, i GOING WE T STATIONS Mail Ind. Exp. Mixed. Detroit ..............19-700 pm 550 pm Ypulimatiosi o banoian 8801 ¢ 717 ¢ Yopsilonttaii oot iioclv (83512 <735 4 - Bankers... .. .oaaoapllas]et 10156 4. : 8unKer5............1vi1'35] * 1080 ** 930 am| Angolacc. i i oo . 03IDM 1125 ¢ . 421 Warerlaa oo aii. oo LdUE s 1108 10 5184 Anvurn, il Gdudicac. 103 12 00am 540 ¢ Chebitidach, o ioeiic; 244" 1102 700 ¢ Colam:da ity cooviil 81612 134 810 ¢ | Penver coliidiesion o BO0) £ 316 I RlOl5-* Indimm‘poiis.-... e i TOIBE *Y . 73000 | 4 . GOING EAST. : ‘ Indianapolis...... .... 5 00lam 800 pm Denver .f..cciineeav 925 ¢ 12-3 Cam 1215 pm ChlambiaCity .ovio BL 131 240 815 * Chernbuscn, iococ, o . 11430 % . 314 48 405 3 Anbirns il il 12081 ¢4 15 E 550 ¢ Waterloo i i eisc 1290 1% 488 613 ¢ ADZOI. ulsivenvint LB - 6RO Bankers .bloi. i o GOO P 100 g 5 ¢ Ypsilautl.iocoovii..oo 54014 1010 Detroftiiciis oy i 20004 1180 4 0 ! Lo 3 H. C. GOUDELL, Sup't.

Ft. W., Jackson and Saginaw R’d. The'most direct ronte to Hittsburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, anfl all p \ints in the souath and southwest. * Trains rui) by Chicago time. i _Time c»rd taking efle¢t July 25th 1872. GOING SOUTH. GOING NORTH Mail Express Statiohs: Express Mail 715 am 440 pm....Jack5dn....1130 am 910 pm | 754 520 ....Hanovgr....loso 832 825 550 ...Jonesville ..1018 802 gsﬂ 135 ... .Angold. ... 850 635 1033 ' 815 ... Warerlpo ... 813 537 110471 8§29 .... Auburh.... 800 5N [1145 925 ..Fort wayne.. 705 425 {6700 pm 1030 am..lndianapolis.. 400 pm 10 10 am | 8 50 ... Cincingati...... 710 11045 1045 puf .. Lousville .. 910 am 1025 pm An accommodation traih leaves Jackson, going South, at 12 10 pm and arrjves at Jonesville at 1 20 pm; the same train, going|north, leaves Jouesville 305 pm and arrives at Jackson at 4 15 pm. At Jackson — Cloxe conections are made with Michigan| Centra®, Jacksom, Lansing & Saginaw, -and Grand River Valley Railroads. : At Jonesville — With Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rallroad. : At Waterloo — With Like Shore & Michigan Sout’ ern| Railroad (Air L'he). At Fort Wayne— With Pittsburg, Ft W. & Chic; Toledo, Wabash & Western, and F.rt Wayne, Muncie, & Cincinnati Railroads. W. A ERNST, Sup’t. ROBERT RILLIE, Generl Ticket Agent. TRY THE NEW ROUTE, Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago R.RTEE Great Through Lihe to INDIANAPOLIS, Cincinoati, Nashville, Memphis, Louisville, Chattunomg‘a, New Orleans, and ull points in tke gouth, Ask the ticket agdrt for tickets via PERU RALLL ROAD, On and af&erJannm&l 1872, two daily Passenger Trains will leave l; rte as follows, Sunday excepted: 'Daly Express leaves LaPorteat 945 am and arrive at Indianapolisjat 515 p m. The Night Exgeu will leave LaPorte éSaturda) exce&wdu at 11 50 pm, angd arrive at"lndianapolit at72am, ; : Woodruft’s New Improve PARLOK AND ROLUNDASLEEPING COACHES Always on time. F. P. WADE, : Gen’l Ticket Agent,lndianapolis Cincinnati, Wabash & Mich. R. R " Time Table No. 8, taking effect Monday, the 28th Gl - - day of October, 1872: 5 :goiNa gourH, STATIONS. eoliNe NORTH. No. 2 No. 4 No.ll WNo, 8 - 580pm1155m a.....Waba5h....1700am 200 pm 440 “ 1035 am .Nor. Manchester, 745 ¢ 310 * 415 % 955 ¢ , .SilverLake....Blo 4 410 * 335 ' 850 * ~....War5aw,.....850 ¢ 510 “ 315 *' 820 ** .....Lec buag.....sxo 0540 ¢ 186 % Yo & .. oiMiMovd.. ;. 980 'Y 610 ¢ 238 %% YNO 't ....New|Paris... 950 ** 685 ** 29 & 700 “ ..dp.Gushen,ar..lolo- ** 700 * 210 .+ ..ar Goghen,dp..lols ** 140 ¢ ....-Bikhart,...,. 1045 Trainsrun by Clevelandtime, . - e ; - A.G. WELLS, Sup’t.

FT.WAYNE,MUNCIE& CINCINNATI RAILROAL The shortest and most/direct ronte to Indianapolis. Close connection with trains on the Columbus & Indianapolis Railway al Muncie. i Departare and artival pf tirains at Ft. Wayné:’ LEAVE, ARRBIVE. W 500 and | Mai1....0cc0.... 4 00pm Baosiossvrosyel 16 poß| EXDressc.ocss . 045 **

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EXCELSIOR LODGE, No. 267, 3 I’~ O'- O. F_ Meets every Saturday evening at their New Hall. L. H. GREEN, Sec’y. E.W.KNEPPER, N. G.’ WAS][lNG'l‘Q;\_’ ENCAMPIM’NT NO.BB, 1.0.0, F. Meéets the second and fourth Tuesdays in each Month, at their New Hall. / M Gpt)ixsruzb; Seribe. W.K: Worr, C. P. . : Dr. H. LANDON, ’ LIGONIER, : e INDIANA. Office second floor Landon’s Brick Block, Nov. Ist, 1871 il é . W. CRUDN, : Physician and Surgeon, Ligonier, = = = . Indiana. Oftice one doorsouth of L. Low & Co’s Clothing Store, up stairs. May 12th, 1869, . W. C, DENNY, M. D, Physician and Surgeon, LIGONLIER, INDIANA, o Will promptly and faithfally attend to allcalle n the iine of nis profession—day or night—iu own or any distance in the country.

- G, W.CARR, / Physician and Surgeon LIGONIER, - - - - - - IND., Will promptly attend all calle intrusted to him. Mifice o 4t.. St., one door eastef the NATIONAL BanNerofice. : ; _ 3-43 . C. PALMITER, Surgeon and Physiclan, " Office at Residence. Ligonier, = = =« = Indiana. _______________-——————————-———“_‘-__._—._—— A.S. PARKER, M.D., EEOMEOPATHIST, Office on Mitchel street. Residenceon Eaststreet. Office hours from 1010 12 A M and 210 4 P M., KENDALLVILLE, INDIA NA. May 3, 1871, T G. ERICKSON, M. D.,” . - Special attention given to the treatment of Jhronic and Surgical Diseases. fice honrs from 10 o’cluek a. M. 10 2 o’clock, P. M. Ofliice and residence vppusite the Gross House. ! KENUDALLVILLE,INDIANA. . une 1,1870. » JANMES M. DENNY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. . Olfice in the Court House, ALBIOWN, e =5 =" IND. 6-15 I, E. KNISELY, ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, LIGONIERE, - = - INDIANA &= Office in Mier’s Block, : =2 ¥l G. ZIMMERMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Otlice on Cavin Street, over E. B. Gerber’s Hardware Store, LIGONIER, - - « - UNDIANA, August 17th, 1870, - : ' , T LeewELL. Attorney-at-Law & Notary Publie, LIGONIER, INDI/ NA. Office, over Beazel Brotaers' new HurnessShop, Lo R N, RR. Gltlﬂl-}iﬂ, ’ Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public. LIGOCNIER, - - - - INDIANA. - Office second tloor front, :L:mflon's Brick Block. _ . W. GREEN, Justiceofth AL nsticeofthe Peace & Collection Ag't Otflce with 2r, Lanond, second floor Landon’s : Brick Block. . LIGONIER; - - INDIANA. 9

JAMES J. LASH, i . AGENT FOR THE ! . 9 ¢ : outinental Life Insnrance Company, OF HART/ORD, OONNECTICUT, 5 Office in the Conrt House, Albion, Noble Co., Ind ' E. RICHMOND, . Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer, % Cavin street, Ligonier, Indiana. . - Special attention given toconveyancing and collections. Deeds, Bonds aud Mortgages (frawn up. and all legal business attended. to prumpt]yund iccurately. ! May 26th, 1869, \Vi'l:.' L. ANDRLEWS, Surgeon Dentist. Mitchel's Block, Kendallville. \llwork wurr».:nte'd. Examinationsfree. 2-47 . M. TEAL, : - D ENTIST, G Gorner of Mitchel) and State'Sts., m‘ne block east ot Posi Office, room XYY Y P ver the Kendallvilie Fruit House. Lendaliviile, [ndiana. (59~ All work warranted. Kendallville, May 3, 1871, _,.___..____%_____._.,-.-, et st . S ————— . |A. GANTS, o Surgical and Mechanical Dentist, : LIGUNIER, - - INDIANA. i U 1s prepared P to do anything £ e m A in theirline. A i 5 "—> succesful pracBRI S - o tice of ‘over 10 i\"‘:*i < it{‘ﬂl‘b‘ justiines Ns S e seaaae ey him in saylug TP ;‘:ﬁ e \w-'?ﬁ Vi e e ity giveentiresmiy ¥ O v.ﬁ sfaction to 4l) R W di who may be. stow their patronage. ¥ Office one doornorth of Kime’s, Cavin St. ; prah

TEEGARDEN HOTUSE, Laporte, Indiana. V.W.AXTELL, : : = Proprietor. Laporte, April’s, 1871. BATES HOUSE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, G. W. WESLEY & SON, - -« PROPRIETORS. I'he Bates House isthe largest and most commodious house at the State Capital. Indianapolis, J«n 18.‘1871.-38 LIGONIER HOUSE, LIGONIEE, ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ INDIANA, " ' LEWIS & KOBER, Proprietors. | This eplendid hotél has passed into new hands, and haxbeen entirelyretitted and renovated. Good Sample Rooms. - Free Buss to and from the Cars. | April 10, 1872.-6-50° 2

HELMER HOUSE, S. B. HELMER, Propr, | LIGONIER, = = - INDIANA. This Heuse hasbeen Refitted and Refurnished g in ¥irst Class Style. b STOP AT TEHEHE ' ' KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. NEW COMMODIOUS THREE STORY BRICK Hotel, only ten rods trom the L. S. & M. S. R. R. Deé)ot. and four st}uares frtomthe G, R.R R — Only five minutes walk to' any of the princ?al business houses of the city. Traveling men an s;rancrs will find this a first-class houre. Fare 82 per e J. B. KELLY, Proprietor, liendullvllle. Aug. 3,1870.-14 i BANKING HOUSE of SOL.MIER LIGONIELR, INDIANA. Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought, and gold at the lowest rates, Passage Tickets to and from all parts of Europe.: Cotlection Department has spec‘i)ul attention. Merchants’ accounts kePt on favorable terms. Money received on deposit. July 27,1870.13

H. R. CORNEL.L, Is now prepared to take GEMS of a superior quality. Having purchased one of the great American } Optical Company’s MULTIPLYING GEM CAMERA, Which has facilities for making 9, 18, 86, or 72 pictures, all at one sitting, the nat%on Can DOw be suppiied with first-class work at a trifling expense, within thercach ofall. Thefollowingarethe prices: 7 Pictures l‘m-gl 00. 16 " B e e e R 80, 32 s Tl e ik s OD, 70 o e S RO, PHOTOGRAPHS THE SAME PRICE ! Ligonier, Irid., Nov. 15,1871, :

JOHIN GAPPINGER’S HARNESS, SADDLE, And Leather Establishment, Has been removed to Giﬂ)pinger & Gotach’s new - Block, (formerly Rosshacher’s Block,) - KENDALLVILLE, - - INDIANA. The highest Frice paid for Hides, Pelts, &c.,and the trade supplied with Leather, Findings, &c., at lowest figures. : : : April 6th, 1870,-49. :

GREAT LIBERALISM ! o —~A D—LIBERAL PRICES. Strike Whil the Iron is Hot ! S e s e st md ey DELIVERY WAG,ON a Is constantly busy | Deiifrering Godds Turgaghont e it Do uot sl et o

o Is like the .‘/ s " . IRISHMAN’S SHANTY! Still room for one more. Come and. See How Lib®ral ‘ — AND —~ . €OOD NATURED . ~+ OurClerkaare, | ' - Always a Swile on Their Face, To think their Probrietors allow them to

Sell so Cheap ! ‘ : » We keep on.h.and A , .: A FULL ASSORTMENT OF 'E‘;VE'RY’L‘HING . ' - “To be had in th’e.‘ GROCERY LINE! ' . r » We also geep.on hahd a full{supply of : WINES AND PURE LIQUORS

~ WE DO NOT SPECIFY PRICES | ; ~ On all our o : ‘ : SUGARS, i L Teas, Coffee and Syrups ! : : s On account of the f ~ ENORMOUS PRINTER'S BILL, i : ] .- X . : # And In order to sell 80 cheap we mnst do our l business very ! : 1 ~ ECONOMICALLY, - We cannot afford to buy the BANNER OFFICE qm?‘hire J. B. Btoll to run it for our advertisemen. % but come and we will : ASSURE, YoUu SATISFACTION. Kendallville, 5ep.4,1871, == @ = - i

LIGONIER, IND.,. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1873,

' LEGISLATIVE WORK. The speciul sescion of the Legislature adjourned sine dic last Sunday.— It would seem a little singular that a body controlled by the party of *God and Morality” should hold a sesrion on Sunday, but it should be remembered that the law gave them the privilege of meeting on that day and they assembled solely for the purpose of securivg the eight dollars per diem which they had voted themselves and which they could not well claim unless they'actually met together. Afier performing the arduous legislative duty of listening to a brief sermon and bowing their weighty heads in solemn prayer, they adjourved to meet again at the lezu~ lar session in January. = 1 The menibeis of this General Assembly are entitled to eome praise as a body of working men. They bave performed ‘an uuusual amount of labor and enacted a goodly number of whole some ‘laws. - Foriy-three acts have passed both Houses, all of which have been sigued by the Governor or will be allowed to become laws without his signature, A}liloxlg the most important enactments may be mentioned those apportiouing the State for Congrestion: al aud Legislative representation; re péaliug the Kauvkakee Drainage Law; providing for the redemption of " the unsurrendered canal bonds; ereating an additional Judge of the Supreme Court; iocreasing the salary of the Govyernor to $B,OOO per annum; increasing the per diem of members of the General Assembly to $8; making an appropriation of $50,000 to com~ plete the female prizon and reformatory institute, and the act makingit a felony for any State, county, township, city or town officer to become pecuuiarily interested iu any contract over the letJting of which he exercises any control; -also, the joint resolution submitting to the people an amendment o the con-~ stitution forbidding the aésumpt;iog by the State of any claim on account of the canal bonds gurrendered under the provisions of the Butler Bill. Besides these,ageneral Drainage law was passed ‘and an act to require railroad companies to issue stock paid for by taxes voted for the construction of roads; to per~ manently enclose the Tippecanoe Battle Ground, and an act providing for the payment of township trustees of all movies hwbjiéh have been collected from townships for either general or gpecific purnoses, except money collected for State or county purposes.— Most of the other legislation is of comparatively little importance to the general reader. '

After showing up instances of the manifest irjustice ot the appointment bill recently passseﬁ.by the Radical Legislature, the Winamac Republican thus manfully speaks its mind; “If we were to express an opinion on the judgment manifested by the author of this bill, we would say that he lacks the necessary amount of pa~ triotism and good sense that are necesgary to make a respectable shipper of swine. We don’t know who the author of it is, but it be does not get an invitation te remain at home hereafter by his constituency, that constituency will evidence asylitile sense as he has, ‘T'ake the whole bill through, and it is unjust, badly appertioned, and a dis~ _grace to any legislative body that passsen it. ' We are aware that it will give the Republican party, provided the coun~ ties were to hold the same political opinious they now do, a large majority in'both houses, but we protest against . gaining power by any such means.— 'The result, in our opinoin, will not justify the means.”

Fifty-six editors of the New York Tribune marched in Greeley’s funeral procession and probably this did not comprise the entire editorial force of the Tribume. This little item jwill show how absurd it was for many“people to suppose that Horace Greeley was personally the author of all the objectionable articles Wbic‘hﬁhave ‘appeared in his paper from the date of Its first issue. During the late campaign the Radical press sought to convey .this idea, and we regret to say that many Democrats actually allowed themselves to hold Mr. Greeley personally responsible for all the writings ¢f these fifiy~ gix different editors. | :

- The bill re-districting the State for Senators and Representéttves gecures to the republicans 60 of the 100 Representatives and 32 of the 50 Senators. ‘Considering that they had next tono majority at the last election, this ap~ portionment .is decidedly cool and cheeky. o

THE lower House of the Indiana Legislature previous to its adjourcment portponed till the regular session: the bill to repeal the law aathoriziug counties and townships to vote aid to railroads. No doubt a large number of -people in the State would be glad to hear of the repeal of this law, though we can see no good reasons for it, since there are many localiiies that cannot be supplied with railroads without the aid of its provieions. Some amendments designed to secure the tax payers more eompletely against a wasté of the money which they thus vote in aid of publie improvements would be better than a repeal of the law. L

Whet ie a sweeter sight than to see & youth with his hair pasted over his eyebrow ? : 00l e

- Burning of Barnum’s Masenm. NEW YORK, Deec. 24. — For the third time, Barvum's Museum, in this city, has dicappeared in flame aud emoke. His esiablishment was in Lent’s old hippotheatron,onFourteenth street, near the Academy of Music, and consisted of a eplendid menagerie and ‘museam, and was by far the tivest he has ever had in the metropolis. His collection”of curiosities” was better and larger, while bis menagerie embraced over one huodred choice aunimals, of which only twoelephants and one camel were saved. A quarter of a million of dsllars will probably cover what the flames have destroyed, but the loss of four beautitul giraffes, together, with numerous other animals that Mr, Bar. übm had beeu collecting in the four quarters of the globe ever since the old Broadway establihment was burut out, is sbsolute: Bairnum himself is iv | New Orléans. The building was a trame percisely like Talmage’s T'abernacle, burat last Sunday, and like Dr. Hempworth’s Churen, now erecting uear Vanderbili’s great dopot. It was a vast framewoirk of pine covered with coriugated sheet iron. The flames en veloped its interior in a sarprisingly short time. The dying agonies of Ihe wotley congregation of animals is viv~ idly descrived by the spectators. The cages containing the four giraffes were opened,but the tenified animals seem ed paralyzed and would not budge Some of Ihe keepers wept on finding that they had toabandon their charges. I'be immense elephant that played Ihe haud organ a'so refused to leave, but ‘got upon his knees aud perished, rubbing his head agaiust the earth aud roaring .in great anguish. The fierce banging of the lious and tigers agaivst their cages could be heard above all the din. = The “Academy of Music was saved by the favorable direciion of the wind. Among the animals destroyed were eight cemels aud dromedari-s, one Jeopard, one yak, one eland, one llama, two sea lions, boa coustrictors, apes, gorillas, ostriches, | éte. - Asusually happens when the weath er i= extremely cold, one large fire has quickly succeeded another, The loss Ihis evening by the burving of Duun, Barlow & Co.’s printing office, on Centre street, and several adjacent build ings, is about $2OOOOO. A great catastrophe, simiiar to that of the Fif b Avenue Hotel, was averfed by the printing office being farvished with fire ] escapee, a 8 required by law. 'The fire origirated near an elevator, by the side 4 of a stairway, cutting off the escape in\ that direciion of fitty girls employed in the book-bindery in Ihé fourth story, With the nerve of de:peration Ihey descended the ivon ladder affixed to the outside of the building. 1t was nearly dark, aud the panic was.great, pariicularly in the ciowd below, but no tatal [ivjuries are reported, | Barvum telegraphs that he has ca~ bled to his Earopean agents to spend balf a million in replacing the menagerie, Ile promisea hig new show shall gtart on its travels next: April. Ilis company lost all their wardrobe and musical instroments!, o . One of the girls working in the bookbindery that burned this eveniug is missing, and may-bhave periched iu the flames. T'woor three others were se verely confused and bruised in their terror-stricken. push down the fire~ ‘ escape. e P

Big Stories about Big Frees on Puget’s sound, ; [From Hon. W. A. Howard's Lecture.] “There 18 more lamber around Puget’s Sound than I ever saw before. The timber is fir- and pine. There are three kinds, the white, yellow and red, the red predomioating. It has a course grain, more like bemlock, but is free from kunts, and the wood between the seams that sep arates toe layers, of a red color and soft. This kind of tree grows to an enormous size. We went through a portion of this forest when we went to Qiympia: by stage, and it was very rare to find a tree as small as three fret through at the butt, They were from five to six, seven, eight, and sometimes nine and ten feet throngh at the butt, and marvelously tall, some two hundred and tifty feet high, What would you say 1f I stated that T saw a tree that would make an amount of lomber more than the average of five acres in. Michigan? Every one that kpows piae lumber lands in Michigan knows 10,000 feet is wore than an average, taking the whole of the pine lands ol the State ; perhaps 8,000 would be the fair average. At that rate, 10,000 five ‘agres would have $O,OOO feet. Now sup puse we tuke a iiree ten feet through that ought to square six feet. A piece of square timber one foot in length would contain 36 cubic feet, or of board meas ure 432 fcet. Suppose you went on that way until you had worked up 200 feet, you would buve 300 times 432 feet, that is 86.600 feet, and then you have 70 or 80 feet beyond that left. I saw there r.es 10 feet through at the butt, sound as they could be, straight as an arrow, more than 550 feet high, ;

: The Indiana Coalfields. Clay county, Ind, is just now, owing to its vast coal deposits, attracting more attention than any county in the State. A correspondent of the Indianapolis Journal, writing from Brazil, states that there are nineteen mines in operation, capable of producing 3,147 tons per day, or 944,100 tons per year of 300 working days, but for the want of ample transp: rtation facilities. the men are now producing only 1,691 tons per day, employing 1284 mi ners. These men receive on an average $1 30 per ton. The shipments from Bra: zil tor one ‘year up to December 14 amounted to 380,000, or 31,000 car loads, estimating 12 tons to the load. Indiana: polis is deeply interested in the development of the Clay county m:pes, and it is a question whether it is better to build a railroad direct to the mines or raise money for furoishing the roads now in opefation, or the mine proprietors with rolling stock’ One thing, bowever, is cer tain, that Indianapolis is tully determined to have an amplegsupply of cheap fuel This is the greatezuestion for Louisville to salve, with an abundant supply of fael at all seasons of the year, offcred at a reasonable cost, this ity will atonce take an advanced step in manufacturing enterprises, and add to her population, weaith, and commercial importance.— Louisville Ledger. 3 e

Tais is the season for everybody to take a tilt at the old baclielors. lun balf a dozen papers at least have we seen the anfiouncement that the miserable creatures are forced to spread their avercoats and doof mats over their beds to keep warm daring the cold nights. -

SLAUGHTER OF HU- . MANTIVES =~ Terrible Results of the Cold Weather and the Carelesse ‘ness ‘of Railroad Colil-‘ il ‘ Panies., :

Horrible Aceident on the “Short Cat’® : Railrond. . Corry Pa, Dec. 24 —This atternoon, at 3:15 o'clock, »s the mail train on the Buffslo, Corry - & Pittsburgh Railroad, léaving Corry at 1:20- p. m., neared Pros pect; and when within about eighty rods of the statiop, the train was thrown off. the tragk ata trestle work, the passenger and baggage car and, tender fulling a distance of twenty six feet, while the engine passed over unburt,” : The ‘cars fell bottom upward, the weight of the trucks crushing them in There was no way of escape for the im prisoned passeongers. The cars immediute ly took fire, but there was no water to ex tinguish the flames, and only two axes could ve procured to chop the cars to pie ces In tins situation ‘sni,ne'twmty five persons wete roasted alive, Giling the air {ir pearly an hour with their dying shrieks for aid. b sy T the present time the dead bodies of nineteen persons, have been recovered, zome of which ure fearfally burned, und tolity five persons are known to have been wounded, some'« f them serionsly. ~Among the dead are Eriuk-Taylor, bag gngemsn, of Corry 3 E Bacon, of Broctou, mail wgent; Cen o Malony, of Brocton, tenck master; Mr. Bell, of Sherman ; Mr. Haite, ot Brocten The others ate at present gnrccngmza\vlv, owing to the char ted and blackened state of the corpses. Twenty one persong were killed nlto’ gether and recovered. Sixteen are so charred as to beunkrown. Four are.in (he Chaulagun Huouse awaiting relatives, and one at Prospect. - There are yot three to five bodies undeér the ruius; burned to ashies, distinguishable only by pieces of skulls und Lones ; .

. The train was going on a down grade of ‘eighty two to eighty tive feet to the mile and was about sixty rods from the Prospect Depot, and bad stenn shut «ff It wus übout three feet trom the north end of the trestle, when the broken whetl of the tender was discovered; and under %he impetus «f the: down. grade, a stoppage coutd not be made. BEvery care .is being taken of the wounded wio are scatiered around in the farin houses near, and med ical attendsnce is promptly furnisteil The couductor’'s pocket showed thirtyseven through ticketst taken up, snid one to Prospect. Tt is supposed there were iocluding these, forty to tifry persofis on board.. Tue train consisted of one pas senger car, one baggage car, epgine, and tender, ! oo * The cars turned completely over and bottom side up. They fell {perpendicu larly to the ground’ below. a distaace of 20 feet. When the cars struck, the trucks crashed throngh the bolttoms of them, and ds the stoves of the passenger cags were directly under the it-mck, they were crushed o picees, and{immediately the wiedwork of thel cars tdok fire. Of frty six people known to have been in the two cars, but one escaped -unaided, name ly, the brakeman on the. passenger coach, ‘who jumped clear off thef cars as they were falling, . The woed-work of "the passenger car, thickly coated.sas it was with varnish, burned freeley and before anything could be done by the force at hand to prevent it, the flames enveloped both ends of the car, anid crept rapidly toward the centre, Penned within at this time, with no pos sible chance to extrieate themeselves, were forty three adu.t passengérs, the coniucter, and one «child, Of those seated in the ends of the car none escaped, but help’ arriving, sbout twenty five dead and liv—ing: were taken out of the.centre of it, and the flames were extinguished, or, more correctly speaking, went out for: lack of anything tarther to feed, upon. The roll foots up as follows ;' Saved, all more or; less ivjured, 19; dead, 19; -missing,B. The dead, witn four exceptions, were burned so as to be unrecognizible from the features, and there are but three that could possibly be identified from the shreds of clothing adhering to the roasted flesh. Five ‘were headless ard without limbs, snd the renmining ones ‘hadethe flesh all burned ff the extremi. ties. The eight missing are supposed to have been completely consumed, and there are pieces o 1 skulls, watches and the like sufficient to partially justify such ‘a belief. Four others are known to bave heen on the train, namely:. Cathetine’ Kelly Ryan, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Rice,all of Titusville,Pa. It isthought they will be identitied to morrow, as friends are here for that purpose. ‘ The case of the last-named is a peculiarly sad one.. Mr. Rice was the only son of James Rice, a leadingicitizen of Titusville, and his wife the ouly daughter of Austin Jackson, of Rochester, N. Y. ‘They ' were married on-the sth of this -month, and were on the way to Rochester to spend Christmas, Judging from the clothing, baggage and appearaiice of those coming to identify them, a number of the “deaa Lelonged to the lower classes. The bodies are laid out in the freight house and ‘will be kept several days for identifi ‘cation. - :

Accident on the Peru Railroad. A gertous accident occurred on thie Ind ianapclis, Perua & Chicago Railroad on the night of Dee. 24, eighteen miles north of Indianapolis. The Chicago express train ran over a broken rail. Theengine, baggage car, and first passenger coach passed over safely, but the rear coach was thrown fromthe track. A jout twenty per sons were wore or less injured, three, it is thobight, fatally. The Injured were all. brought to Indianapolis and cared for. The following is a partial list of the injured: Mark Haines, Richmond, Ind, badly; H. H. Walker, Indianapolis, badly; George Henry, brakeman on the train, severely; Mrs. Boyd, an old lady of Plymotth, Ind.,, shoulder crushed; A, “W. Smith, of Indianapolis, seriously injured; two young ladies; the Misses Nile, of-Ply: mouth, Ind, slightly; . H. Cyrus, New Britton, ‘lnd., slightly hurt; Miss Lynch, John McLewin, H. M. Lemen, and R.Stewart and' wife, residences unknown, all slightly injured. The accident was caused by the extreme cold weather. The Railroad Company did everything possible for the relief of the sufferers. AAccfdent on the fllinois Central. Passenger train No. 2, coming east on the Towa Division of the Illinois Central, was thrown from the track while passing under the wagon bridge-and through the the deep cut about a mile east of Ep--worth, lowa, on the night of Dec. 23. The train consisted of a baggage car, one’ mail and express car, two coaches, and one Pullman sleeping car. The engine was not thrown from the track, but all the cars were turned over on their side, The accident is supposed to have been caused by the breaking of a rail. A number of. persons were injured, but none fa“tally. S Te Smash-Up on the Jeff. Road, _ The south.bonnd freight train on the « .gﬁ‘.:;'s?nvmeé : I;.hgmm ‘t:& li;;lianSpglia - Bond, jumped of the track at Henryville, 't 5 OUk 5 the Dk YTy

plungiag thirteen ‘cars and *he lncomotive over a steep embankmen’, making a wreck of the train, Jobin Beleb; engineer, Geo. Colter, flieman, apd Koows, heake= wan, ‘weére instantly killed. The de= censed persons live\siﬁ, md: ﬁ‘-"vf,mnv‘iﬂjie;;ﬁud' had wives, but no famiiles. - el v B_l_mlﬁue'sis or. l;i{gg’ug‘ij_. 72' . The Dul'vware (Ohio) Guzette mukesthe fillowing sensible and manty, 'réfréa‘rkq;‘ em bird ying sound advice to the ’énp-pﬁi‘j press, from which also niny metropolitan Journals could take aihing:- .

We believe'it nill be a glorious era forthe country press when its business shallbe eliminated from every species of beg gary, eitlicr on its own “part or that.’of palr ng Brethren of the counti y.priss, L2t us nsk 0o favorsof anybody. add bve none 10 Lestow, eXcept in conscientious dyty or christian charity, upon politicians, public cflicers, corpmmsions, assuciatii ne, or uny class of public or private mendicants. Let the sound practical “maxumn that “business is business” govern alt oor transactions with ull 3odividoals wiom BLBVER |ol i el e When we receive anything of'a valua ble nuturé Tet us puy for it; when we pab. lish an adveriseuiesit, let s publish it-as such, und charge f£or it and wheén aoybody ssKs sto bestow charity, letus contribute the anjount in motiey, cash in advancyaceording toaur übility, Sashail the world take kn' wiedge ot s that we are business men-and not hegadars and an shall all kinds and conditions of people understand that newspapers aré not pub hished for purcly chrritable porpos-s, and that #n editor 18 expected to pag for what he gets, receive pay tor what e does, avd, c‘-n(ri'-mc\!u"cmgri_n»»;ljle;p_u,rphs'es-le_mr;‘he‘-' can nfford; precisely like any otber bar barian., - e m LR S R e R

The IHinols Ligior Law. A cise under the news 'ﬁ(;nnr’h—cgtselaw of [ltinais whicli enme up ih Chicago u few days ago iliustrates the diffienty - f so wording & statute @s. to ‘accomplish every purpose. for which it is inteyded to provide, A wife brought suit against a liguor seller-for ‘seliing lynor to ner hnshand, who was in the habitof gepting. drunk. The sujt was bronght ander thig s-cond section of the wet, as fillows © Tt shull be unlawfdl £ aug: persan oF per: sons, by ngent ¢ - otherwise, tosefl intoxi cating 1 quors to minors, unless upon the writien order of their parents, guardinus, or fumily physician, dr to- persons intoxi - cated, or who ‘arfe 1n the bishit of getting intoxicated ” It was proved that the Higaor sellec had ki swledge of: the hus band’s hinhit of getting -drank, ‘but he pleaded that hebad forbidden his bar tender to sell thie liguor to the-man. - By ‘thus shifung the Tesponsibility of thisale upon an-employe thie saloon. keeper succeeded inohining a division:of the jury and eseaped copviction., .t

Look Out for .(;)‘m,l‘nlf_e_i-l'éi,ls;"x" A ('iu_rguruni 'c_[»mu_(-pl'ei.t:.”i)_u'r:p;r;‘i’,i‘,ng’ tor he n 1(%;2»1\ tender of the dt‘f)}‘.’yll‘\-i_ll&tivlbﬂ of” $5OO, was received at the ,_'Ul_ll&éfl;’"g;r;\’t(‘s' treasury last- week? It is cotnposed of tive diff -rént genning notes of vafions denomijations. “The eentre is-partola $lOO note, with she-“one” tukerrout of the contre aud upper border, and'a “fiveXneatly: inserted. The' left hand lower end ecn: tains the -portrait. of Aundréw Jackson from ative doliar note: "f’.‘l‘tie.(scm\llf\&“‘"k contaiging the fizures $5OO has been t ken'from a national bank aote. The back: of the counterfeitis fiom a ten'dollar le: gal tender, the tei ha JAngl bheen.cat out and replaced.” by the ovuls from the tanck of a tive. Although not eatealited tode ceive bankers it would: ~-‘b§'reyauty taken by those who are not accustomed ,to bian dle much m>ny, as tlie engraving is genuine. In. general "appearance. it hus no resemblance to the note of the'denomina ton of which it- purports to be an issue..

Whither are:we Drifting? - Says the Ciocionuti. Brguirér :~ There are several laws before Congress, brought by members of tlie” dominant -party, in thiseffectt iz oo o e P 1.. To parchase ‘and run the telegraph us & Goverpmentinstitution. ¢ 2. To assume jurisdiction over and regulate the fares ot the railroads.; - £ 3. Ta pass a National eléction law, and supervise and control thie eléctions of the COUDLRYL » eit g R . 4. To seize upon and exercise the eon: trol of xli 3he Common Sehools in the different States. e 5 Toenter upon and condemn property in the States tor the Federal Government, without the consent of the State Legisla tutes, or even against their remonstiance 6. In addition, a Federaldudge in Lou--isiana assumes ‘to decide wha are Biate Canvassers of Votes, and thus'toists apon the people a'Gavernor; Legislitare, coun ty officers, &, oDo i B e a g 7. The Washington ‘Administration, with the bayonets of its snldiers, sustains the Judge in' this proposition. - = . =~ ~ Can any body doubt where this policy istending?:c:7 o 0 vl e e

~ The Fifth Avenue Calamity, The verdiet of the Jury overthe bodies of those burned at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, is to the effect that the servants came to their ‘death by ‘suffseation and fire, under the following circumstances : The rooms occupied opened on & corri - dor, which was closed at both.ends, the means of egrees from which were by theway ol the narrow platform and stairs case, built entirely of waod, up ‘which the fire was burning, aud small -sky lights opening into the.-rocf, ‘with yvind()Ws opening. into each room,. said ‘windows being closed by wire screens; and the jury further find that the proprietors of the hotel gave orders to facilitate the es. cape of the inmates in order to preserve life. They further recommend that the proper authorities be . réquested to imme diatelv inspect every hotel in the city of New York in order to prevent-the recarrence of a like.calamity, o a 0

© - ACosl Road. - : Indianapolis is working. hard :to obtsin cheap coal, as the best security for the rapid and permanent development of her industries.” A proposition was made some time dge to'construct a railroad ex pressly for the transportation of eoal from the mines in the western part of the State to the city. Indianapolis now payssev’ étal -cents niore per bushel for her coal than Terre- Haute, & fact which, it is claimed, is-due less to the difference of distance _from the mines thau to the ex. cessive railrnad freights. - Centre township, of Marion county, including Indian apolis, will vote upon the question of aiding the proposed road to'the extent of $500,000 on thie 9th of January, = - TaE meanness of Radicalism was fully established in the U, 8. Se¢nate in the formation of -the Committees, The Liberals 'and Democrats compose. one third of the members of that body, and’' by justice and right are entitled to represen tation on . the comaiittees according to that number, but the Radical members, loat to all decency. left only room for one where_ tlig committes consisted of seven ‘members. Tsthisbonesty? "0

. A Model of Brevity, . . " Secretary . Seward's will, ‘which was written by his own hand at Pekin, China, November b, 1870,is a model of clearness ‘and brevity, reading as follows: - “In the pame of God, Amen. {5 : . I, William H. Seward, »f Aubarn, do make, ordain, publish, and declare this my last will and testament, hereby revok-’ ing.all former: wills by me made, . “First—l devise, grant, aod bHequeath in fee simule in equal sharés to my three ‘sons, Augustus, Frederick, and William, the house aud real estate in Auburn in which I dwell. : T : - * “Second—l give, grant, devise, and bequeath in fee simple absolute all my re-. muining estate, real and personal, in equal ‘shares to my said three sons and my adopted daughter, Qlive F. Risley, daughter ot my old friend, Harrison A. Risley, “Third—lappoint my son, Wjlliam H, Seward and my ad.p'ec daughter, the said Olive, executor and execatnx” = - .- “WiLLiaM H/ SEwarp, [n. 8]" - * Z T¢ e A ln_rke Caolony of Saxons Coming to S | Michigan, : ~ [From the Grand Rapids [Mich.] Eagle.) - - From thie Michigan Weguweiser, a paper published in Hamburg by Mr. H. Allardt, Enigrant Commissioner for this 3tate, we learn that a large 'colony of emigrants from the neighborhood of Dresden are Preparing to coma to this State. The Proposition is to buy a whole township, - lay “it_out in lots and farms of different Bizes, nad settle about 500 people at onee. ‘The firms are to'contain from 10 to 160 acres each. The location is aot yet de termined apon, but it is the desire of the munmgers to. be near some place which will- farmish employment to such of the coldny. a 8 nre not needed on the land during the first winter or so. 0

- Ir argument were needed to prove the necessity of change in our el-ction laws by which the presidential and State elec: tions could be beld on the same day, it is turnished in the allowances ol the county Board of «flicers of the two elections Ea. timating the sum paid each officer in Putinm County at six d ilars, the two elections enst our’ ¢ounty a sum approximating one thousand: dollars. * takiog the State at Lirge, ‘the total expense to the peopls of Indiana, from payment of officers alone.ids not farteom $lOO,OOO. Nearly balf that sum could ;be saved; if the electiun were held on the sama day. Other «qually cogent reasons could e adduced 1n tavor of this reform, but these have ulready been presented in our colnmag, Ouar law-makers will entitle themselves to the thanks of their constituents by adopting the lowadaw by which the State elections are made to. occur every fourth year on the day ofthe Presidentinl election. — [Greeneastle Procs :

- THE uA-TY ACTION of the President, imder the advice -of Attorney General: Williams, in reeognizing Pinchback as Gynw_'rnnr of Ltlilisl‘-}hil, i 8 1l ustrated in thie fact | subscquently disclosed, that Pivehback nevgr was Lieut. Governor of that Stdtd, and, conseqiently, could not succeed gl Governor.” He was a member of the State Senate, and presiding officer of that bady; but his'term us Senator ex. ‘pired on the 4th’ day’ of November, and his suecessor is now-serving ns member of the State Senate. .« The Avt rney Genaral, ignarant of this fiot, advised the Presi. dent to recognize Pinchback as Governor, agsuming that he was Lieutenart Govern® wor; and he actually telegraphed to the Comuiittegpt ©ne Hundred Citiz:ns not to come to Washington to explain the facts, Secanse, the President” was fixed in his purpose to recognize tie Licutenant Ghvernor, there being, ic fact; no Licatenant Gu_vcrrinn there, >

, < | A Great State, ¢ Louisiana wishes: it understood that more tian ten m nths of farming weather aTe anmu}hv enjoyed in Louisiana, agninst - lesg-than | five months in the latitade of New. York or Wisconsin; that during rhis periyd the firmer niay profitably en. gige in almost every variety of tropical culrure i that Lonisiaoa,' with® her 20,000 miles of river lake and bayou navigation, hnjoyes natural facilities for travel and., transportation unegaaled by any other State inthe Union; and that, as accessory - to. these, three important lines of railioad aré already in cperation and.two others are in rapid process of construction,” - - o | [ ——— 4+ ——— e St ‘ -THE election 'is over: The price of pork, praiuce, &c., i 3 ruinously ‘low, while everything we wear is exhorbitantIy -bigh. | In addition, taxes are oppressivesn burdensome. - Did any one ever stop to think that the administration of Gen, Grant is mainly responsible for this state of affairs? Whether you believe it ar not, it is true, an 1 those who voted for Grant can enjoy the snfi'sfuczon that they belped to bring about such a resvlt, Where are the promised good times that~ were to bless the country, and send us all scooting along the ‘high road of prosperity ?— Morgan Couniy Gazette,

- Tug lady members of w Church in Memphis, .Tenn, have agreed to dispose with all finery on 'Sunday, and attend church without jewels, and wearing calico dressds. That is commendnble.—llt less attention .wag paid to dress and ornament, Christianity-wonld stand a_much better chance of making itself known, felt and appreciated in the world, : e

The citizéns ot Liucoln, Nebraska, are congiderably interested in a land ¢laim, to come ligpkefure the U. 8. Land Commissioner; A claim bas been filed by a man, ‘who declares that the muin business por- - tion of the town-is included Wwithin a homestead located ‘by him, in 1863, after which|he entered the army and served through the war. He does not account for bis long silence, since the conclusion .of the|war, = * S

HERE is a ques.ion tor the fsrmers to decide, - It, is asked by the Hiawatha Dispatch : At this season of the year. when butter is worth twenty centy, and lard eight cts., what quaatity ot the latter should be mixed with the former to make # living profir,leave it tolerably palatable, and cquse it to last well on the'table? It is evident that the right proportion is not used.” » '

_.There are several candidates for the place(‘2 of Senator Wilson, who will resign hig %enatorship in a few montbs to acceps the Vice Presidency. Those named most prominently are Secretary Boutwell, Mr. Dawes and the tw.. Hoars, but it is generally conceded that Mr. Boutwell 1s the lucky n’?an. ' . ;

' BEYERAL disappointed and passee young women dre about to establish a 8 “community” at Lone Prairie, Illinois, which will be s‘rimplgd reversed Mormonism, Each member designs having several husbands, ‘The stupidity of this notion is too appar. ent, The men will never come into such a thin arrangement. The ladies had better leave Lone Prairie. ! I i E— e Wik are now enjoyiog (1) the good times which were promised if Gen. Grant should be elected. Money is closer and times harder than they: havé been for years, with no immediate *prospect for re- - lief. We want it remedied.—Morgan - County Gazette, . ’ . , ! e—— I 5 o . DrArH is. causing many of us to stop ‘and pause. - Many of our preminent citi-' ‘zens have fallen thisyear. Halt, ye hoary headed man in sin. Stop, ye gay and young. Paunse, intemperate man. Cares less reader, let s refloct on death. . . PATRICK O’ROURKE, whose name ap. ‘pet‘ri*a.ong the selling.out shareholders of the New York Ti{'g‘bgﬂc, was the origi. D&l pregsman of the concern, and has held ‘his one ahamgfimkfar;wmg years. Deledp, Obio, i thought to havs inoreasmon ”“f;x‘ a'-“";': X\k‘ N el R o R T o