The National Banner, Volume 7, Number 39, Ligonier, Noble County, 23 January 1873 — Page 2

s . Bl s e Hational Banner, » | : ‘ ; ) =.~ (4. A, ‘—_‘_——_m:m J. B. STOLL, Editor and [Proprietor. — e WEDNESDAY JAN, 234, 1873,

WE are pleased to learn that Governor Hendricks has appointed W. W. Conner, ot Noblesville, Adjutant General: of the State. Mr. Conner is a Liberal Republican, and took a very aciie part 1n the campaign of last fall. His appointment meets the approbation of Mr. Hendricks” friends generally. e - —'———o Tue Morgan county Giettc very appropriately inquires : “Why is it that the administration papers, which denounced the Credit Mobilier scheme as an electioneering yarnp, previous to the election, now admit that there is considerable ground upon which to base the charges of corruption and bribery, in this matter, as then set torth ?” ’._L— ‘ * Tue grand jury of St. Joseph’s county, Florida, got together recently, but could not find that a single viclation of law had beén committed for oyer a year. The inhabitants of this county/ must be mod “els of virtue and morality; and doubtless gave a large majority for the Greeley and Brown ticket at the late Presidential elec tion, : , I ! ] m e j e ON the first page of this Week’s BANNER we publish an instructive prticle from the Chicago Tribume, headed “What Credit Mobilier Means.” Every voter sbould give this explanation an'a tentive perusal, that all may have a thorough understanding of the gigantic scheme by which cer - tain politicians and members of Congress made such large additiong to their worldly possessions, ; .

INCREABING the salaries of officers seems to be a favorite passtime with Republican legiilative bodies. In Pennsylyania the Senate has passed a bill raisingsthe Governor’s salary from five to ten thousand dollars per annum, and the House will doubtless concur, The republican Legislatures of several other States have like. wiee increased the aalari#s of their officials. 25 A NEGRO named Andrew J. Penteet, who murdered his wife some time since, for whbich crime he was |sentenced to be banged, but obtained a new trial, was last Tuesday again found guilty and sentenced: to be hanged. The trial was held at Joliet, 111. Perteet, the telegraph informs us, | did not seem to be affected by this verdict, and declares that he “will yet walk over the grass on the graves” of those who testified against him., A new trial will be asked for, “ ' g GEN. CHARLES H. GROSVENOR, a Grant elector ir Ohio, boasts infa publisbed card that he gained some vot¢s by having bis name surreptitiously printed in some 'Greeley tickets. The wonder is that the canvassing officers gave lhim the credit in their returns.— Bryan Demecrat, - This Grosvenor is the identical chap who was imported to this State for the purpose of villifying Greeley and the Liberal party. He disgusted decent men of all parties by his coars¢ denunciation of his political opponents. » J el 4+ i - Cor. L. V. Boav, thd newly elected U S. Senator; for Missouri, delivered ,a speech before the Legislature of that commonwealth in which he promised to represent t;he people of| the State and the entire West; to be a representative of the people with fidelity and faithfulness; to favor revenue sufficient only for strictly economical goyernment and the payment of the debt; the redtoration- of State rights, and the placing of the Southern States on a proper footing with amnesty to all, and to defend the interests of the West from the encroadhmeants of Eastern menopolists. The spéech was received with great applause. .

~ UniTED STATES SENATORS were elect: ed on Tuesday and - Wednesday, as follows :—lllinois, Richaid J. Oglesby, Re- - publican ; Wisconein, Timothy O. Howe, Rep., re-elected; Pepnsylvania, Simon - Cameron, Rep., re elected. Nevada sold her Seaatorship to John P. Jones, of San Francisco, the highest [bidder. In Georgia the General Asseémbly balloted on Tuesday, with the following result : Gen. Gordon, Liberal Dempcrat, 93 ; Alex. H. Stephens, Bourbon, 56; Ben Hill, Con servative, 31 ; Fielder, whose politics ‘we don’t know, 17; ex-Attorney General Akerman, Radical, fua. Gordon will doubtless be elected. ; Rev. JAMES HARFAN, the pious- and loyal gentleman who |represents lowa in * the U. 8. Senate, re?ived $lO,OOO from the Credit Mobilier fand to buy his way through the Legisldture for a second term. When this ch+rge ‘was first made through the press, the Reverend gentleman indignantly dedied the allegation. - On the 15th inst., Ml. Durant, one of the chiefs of the Credit |Mobilier combination, was-placed on the witness stand and questioned with reg rd to the “aid” furnished ‘certain congressional dignitaries, He squirmed considerably, but finally toed the mark.: Hestated that he, him- ' self, bad given Harlan $lO,OOO for the ~ above purpose, at the Senator’s own solicitation, 8o the Reverend Senator was “proved not only an unmitigated rascal, but alsoan unblushing liar,

8. W. Dorsry, R(ifublican, was elected United States Senator by the Arkansas Legislature last Saturday; in place of Senator Rice, whose term expires on the 4th of March. This result was broughtabout by the action of Democrats, niseteen of ‘'whom voted for Dorsey on the final ballot, It is understood that not a dollar was expended to purchase p vote—the opposition offering to choose a republican Sena. tor if the majority would pass the necessary order to enfranchise about 20,000 white citizens of th¢ State. Having obtained this liberty for their fellow citizens, they voted for/and elected Dorsey. The Benator-elect is s New - Yorker, edu~cated at Oberlin, is| President of one-of the Arkaneas railroads, and is a man of ability. Having been elected without the use of eorrupt means, it is to be hoped he will g vpﬂlﬂ: vote t¢ punish corruption in election i i

BRIBERY IN KANSAS. In the year 1871, Mr. Alexander Caldwell, a wealthy railroad operator, was upexpectedly elected U, S. Senator from the State of Kansas. It was alleged at the time that this election was procured by the use of large sums of money and that a considerable portion of this corrup tion! fund was farnished by railroad cor porations that were interested in secuing the passage of certain ‘acts favorable to their corporations. A joint committee was appointed by the Kansas Legislature, ‘which reported in substance that at the election of both Pomeroy and Caldwell a large sum of money was used and attenapti ed to be used in bribing members of the Legislature to vote for them. With reference to Caldwell, (whose case is now undergoing investigation by a Senate committee at Washington) facts have already been developed establishing beyond cavil that Caldwell promised Federal appointments, right and left, and, after his election, declared that it had cost him $60,000; and that he offered to pay excongressman Clark’s expeness, in case Clark (who was & rival candidate for the same position) would withdraw. Upon this general showing, the Legislative Committee framed'its indictment, declaring that “Alexander Caldwell used bribery and other corrupt and criminal means, by him self and his friends with ‘his knowledge and consent, to secure bis election in 1871 to the United States Senate.”

The report of the Legislative Committee was submitted to the U. 8. Senate in February of last year, but Its considera tion was staved off from time to time by Caldwell until a few weeks ago. * Since then the public has been favored with a statement of the testimony elicited in this case. We learn therefrom that a gross sum of mouey was expended upon the Legislature t> secure Caldwell's election ; how much was given to each member; who got the money, and this, with so much definiteness, that it is not difficult to establish a regular market price of the cost ol members of the Kansas Legisla ture, when a Senatorial election is up for sale. The testimony of Judge Spriggs, formerly State Treasurer of Kansas, shows that the prices of members ranged all the way from $5OO to $2,000, according to their respective degree of cupidity. Some men sold their votes for a mere mess of pottage, but the most of them would scorn to deliver their' votes for less than $lOOO per capita. Sometimes a member would ask the outside ' price of $5,000, but a champagne supper and a little suasion always brought him down to reasonable tertas, There were some high-toned Individuals, who would not sell their votes outright for money, but bad no scruples to accept wine suppers and other little considerations of a festive nature. Omne friend of Caldwell’s went into a speculation to buy votes for $1,700 éach, that is, he was to have $l,700 forieach vote he bought, and might make afl the profit he could. He made a very good thing out of it, asatone time be had thirteen members for sale. The ailegations in the Legislative Report; that the Kausas Pacific Railroad Company had used money to secure Caldwell’s election, are confirmed by the testimony of T. J. Anderson, the agent of the Company, who admitted the fact before the Com- \ mittee, f ;

Mr. Brooks Explains, ' Hon. James Brooks, to whose connection with the Credit Mobilier scandal reference is made elsewhere, testified in ihis own behalf, on Tudesday, before the ‘€redit Mobilier Commiftee that he was not a government director until October, 1867, and, in order to avoid entanglement in the discords ot the Board, did not take the oath of office for six months afterwards. | He accepted the position at a sacrifice, for it prevented him from owning Pacific Railroad stock, and compelled him to transfer to bis son-in-law a contract for Credit Mobilier stock, to which he bad become entitted in 1867, before he was a member of Congress. He has never, he says, received any dividends or any profits in ai:y shape from this transfer. -Hisadvances to his son-in:law were a loan, payment of which was strietly ‘énforced. He says, in brief, “All I have Qone was, when net a member of Congress, to ac cept an offer Durant made to sell me at par certain shares of CreditMobilier stock, and when got a Government Director of the road to transfer to Neilson the offer made me when not a Congressman.” Mr, Brooks denies point blank that he ever conversed with Alley, as asserted by Mc. Comb, who swears that he heard Brooks negotiating for the control of the Democratic side of the House, = L

. For once we are able to heartily endorse & proposition advocated by Senator Morton. His advocacy of a change in the mode of ‘electing a President and Vice President of the United States will meet with a cordial response from a large majority of the people who have long since prayed for the opportunity of voting direct for the men whom they may prefer for the two highest positions in the government,

IT is a little singular that Gov. Baker should have waited until the last moment of his term of office to recommend the passage of a strict temperance law by the Legislature of Indiana. During the six years that he occupied the Gubernatorial chair, not a word was uttered by him in the advocacy of such a measure. Was it cowardice, or did he “swear off” on New Year? 2

A DESTRUCTIVE conflagration occurred in the city of Chicago on the evening of January 16th. The First Congregational Church, corner of Ann and West Wash - ington street, was reduced to ashes, nothiug but the bare walls remaining. The conflagration was occasioned by a deféctive flue. Loss shout $170,000; insurance $llB,OOO.

ACCORDING to the New Orleans Repubican, orders have been received- by Geners al Emory from Washington to recognize Governor Kellogg’s executive authority, and give all necessary support to his administration. Which means, when reduc. ed to plai» English, to fill the streets of New Orleans with troops and cannon, and run the government upon strigtly ‘military principles, A

A 7 the inauguration of Governor Dix a salute 'was fired with the gun which saw service at the inauguration of Governor Seward in 1838, :

MORTON ON THE ELECTORAL SYS- ‘ e - TEM., 1 In the U. 8. Senate, on Friday last, Mr. Morton called up his resolation instructing the Committee on Privileges and ‘Elections to inquire into the defects of the present electoral system and the best means for remedying them, and address-: ed the Senate upon it. He reviewed the constitutional position of the States in the chogsing of Presidential electors, a matter, he said, entirely beyond the jaris diction of the National Government, and entirely without remedy or redress on its part, whatever disorders, irregularities or failures may occur’in the appointment of electors in any State. : ':‘ - No provision is: anywhere maffde, continued Mr. Morton, for coatesting the election of eléctors, and whatevervf returns shall be madz up, although produced in whole or 'in part by fraud or violence, must stand, and the vote be couhted upon them if returned in time. There is imminent danger of revolution té the nation whenever the result of a lf’re'sidential election is to be determined by the vote of‘a State in which the choice ot .electors has been irregular, or is alleged to bave been carried by fraud or violence. There ought to be such machinery of _government provided that it wonid seem impossible that any man should ever ‘reach the Presidential chair who was not legitimately chosen thereto. i

MR. MORTON'S PLAN. | I would prefer that the . President should be elected by the people as one community, giving the election to the man who received the’highest number of votes, without regard to State lines or municipal divisions, so that the national character shoula be fully represented in one department of the Government. But; assuming that the smaller States will not congent to an amendment by which the President would be eiected by the people of the United States as one community, I believe they could have noobjection to such achange as would bring the election of the President directly to the : people of the several States, edch State to be divided into as many districts as it bas Senators and Reprentatives, each district to have one vote in theélection of President and Vice Presidcnt, and the vote of that district to be counted in favor of the candidates for Predident and Vice President who receive the largest number of votes in it. This would still give to each State the same number ot votes it now hasin the election of Presi - dent and Vice President, the votes, how - ever, to be given directly for the candidates by the people without the interven. tion of electors. | v The speaker then argued the fairness of the proposed plan, the intrinsic injustice to the States of the present system, its peril to the country, and the opportupities it affords for corruption,cabal, and intrigue, when an election isthrown into the House of Representatives. Bat, it will be asked, what is the remedy? He answered that he would be glad if some method could be devised ,by which: the nation could escape the danger of having thie House of Representatives to elect a President in any case; but:if such isto be the resort in case no candidate for the Presidency gets a majority of all the’ votes, he would have both Houses of Congress to meet in joint convention, and each Senator and Representative to have , one vote. This would be in exact harmo-’ ny with the principles upon which the election is now to be made by the people of the several States.. Under the new system which he proposed the people of the several States shall vote directly for President,, each State to haye as many votes as it B{'has Senators and Representa . tives in Congress;and why the rule should not be preserved when the election is thrown into Congress 18 hard to perceive. To sum up in recapitulation, I would say that if the system of electoral colleges is to be continued, some means should be devised by which the election of these electors in the States may be con‘tested, so that if it has been controlled by fraud or violence, or if there be two sets of electors, each claiming the right to cast the vote of a State, there may be some machinery or tribunal provided‘by which fraudulent returns could be set aside or corrected, and the contending claims of different sets of electors be settled in advance of the time when the vote is to be finally counted, and by which the President of the Senate may no long: er be left to exercise the dangerous pow ers that seem to be placed in his bands by the Constitution; nor the two Houses of Congress by the operation| ot the 22d joint rule;. - - . At the conclusion of Mr. Morton’s remarks, Mr. Trumbull of Tllinois spoke briefly, agreeing with Mr. Morton as to some of the defects and dangers of the existing electoral system, but dissenting from some of his views as to'the proper remedy. The -founders of our Government, he said, did not intend to establish a pure democracy, but airepublic. It was not intended that the msjority should have all power, and to put the Government upon that basis-would be to change our form of government and prepare the way for democracy. - b

Will Congress Con'ndem_n-‘lir‘ibery? Speaking of the developments in the case of Senator Caldwell, -the Chicago T'ribune very appropriately says : The allegations of bribery contained in, the indictment are fully sustained, and the testimony shows that politics in Kansas ararotten to the core. Even the most corrupt carpet- baggers in the South are quite outdone, and can show no such disgraceful record as that which attended the elections of Pomeroy in 1867 and Caldwell in 1871. The country will now wait with some impatience to see whether the Senate will vindicate its reputation, with so clear a case of corruption before it, by expelling the guilty 'partiés from their seats. There is no better time for action upon these bribery cases, whether they involve elestions, Credit Mobilier, or what not, than now. The public is in the right temper to see a few examples made, and it will be a ,goood commencement when Mr. Caldwell leaves the Senate, in which he bought his seat; and Mr. Oakes Ames leaves the House,'in which he practised and attempted to practise bribery upon his fellow-members—each in disgrace. Any other issue to theseinvestigations will be an admission that Congress winks at corruption, and has not the moral courage to punishit. There is no member of Congress who can go before his constituents after voting to acquit such men without raising a suspi-, cion that his own skirts are not altogether clear of offence. i s

Specie Paymenits, Senator Slfxerman gas reported from ‘the Senate Committee on finance a bill providing for the eventual resumption of specie payments, The bill fixes the Ist day of January, 1874, when the Secretary of the Treasury. shall pay on demand, to the holder of United States Treasury notes, when presented in sums of $l,OOO or multiples thereof, an equal amount of gold coin; or he may at his option Issue in exchange for such notes,a bond in such form as he may think proper. The same bill provides that, after July next, the limit upon the aggregate circulation of the National Banks shall cease, and all banks shall deposit National bonds for the security ofptheir circulating notes, | ——— r Hon. Milton B. Hopkins, Superinten. deut ‘of Public Instruction, reports the total amount of revenue collected and disbursed for common school purposes in ‘l;!;dima for the year 1872 at $2,112,621,

: THE LEGISLATURE., On the 15th the Senate was opened wth prayer by a colored minister. .. .Jasonß. | Brown was snubbed by Lieut. Goyértor Bexton] who removed him from the chiir- | manship of the Judiciary Comniittee and appointed Jason’s bitter enemy, Colmel Steele, to that important position. Inhis rage over tiis snul;fbing, Jason withdew | from all the committees of which he vas t a member, except the Committee on Ruil- | roads..... Beside introducing a nunber of new bills, the House devoted most of 1 the time to the (‘iﬁcuss'ion‘of the Per Di:m bill, with regard¥to the State furnishing { newspapers to members, resultiqg in the Q introduction of a bill to declare that the | Constitution excludes the farnishing of‘ newspapers and all perquisites, .- On the 16th the House, by a unanimous vote, repealed the act regulating Public Printing, and instructed a committee of five to report a bill in lieu of the old law.. Oa the 17th the Senate adopted a resolution calling upon the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Compsny for the statements of its business and profits. The charter of this read, iike that of the Terre Haute, cortains a clause. providing that 15 per cent of all profits shall be paid into the School Fund, and requiring the officers to file a statement annually. ... The two Houses met in joint, convention at 2 o’clock to hear addresses from the representatives of the National Woman’s Suffrage Association. : The convention was addressed by Mrs. H. M. T. ‘Catler, of Illinois, and Mrs. M. V. Long: ley, of Cincinnati. Mrs. Swank, of the State:Suffrage Association, thought that the institution bad not been treated with” proper respect, in not being consulted by the former.

For several days nothing of general interest was transacted by the Legislature. The only important business that came to a final vote was the House bill to stop payment of aid voted to i'ailroa:ds till the road is - permanently located, which was passed.-by ayes 86, nays 0. On the same subjcet Mr. Steele Introduced a bill in the Senate for an act af fording relief to’ counties and townships voting aid to railroad companies, and repealing all laws inconsistent therewith, and declaring an emergency. [The payment of said aid need not be made until the work on such improvement shall have beon commenced in the township voting the same, or until the Board of Commis sioners shall be satisfied the work will be done.] @ | . . 1

'LETTER FROM KANSAS. ' . BEDAN, KaNsas, Jan. 12th, "73. Epiror BANNER :—ln looking over the columns of your paper I see you have a number of correspondents, but none from Kansas. Perhaps some news from this vicinity would prove acceptable. lam liv ing six miles west of Peru, Howard county, in a lovely and productive little valley, designated by the name of Mound Valley. We are completely surrounded by mounds, which are excellent grazicg lands, but worthless for farmicg purposes. This place is comparatively new, being less'than three years since the first claims were taken. Our nearest railroad depot is at Independence, 40 miles east of here, But we are not entirely out of the world, for the epizootic.has made its appeai‘ancb here;:though noue of the horses in this neighborhood bhave been serionsly sifc,k with it. We are having beautiful weather here at present. It seems strange to read in the papers of tke terrible snow storms north, when it is so 'warm and pleasant ‘here. We had a few days of very cold weather for Southern Kansas, but hardly equal I think to the “cold snap” of Northernlndiana. 0

Christmas and New Years were dull holidays with us; Middleton’s book store was not in reach, so but few persons could purchase holiday gifts for their friends. But a kind friend in the Hawpatch sent me the NATIONAL BANNER for the ensu-~ ing year, and it is indeed a most accepta: ble Christmas gift. * In the local columns we find., many items of interest, which otherwise we would never hear. Each week it comes and is as good as a letter from home toa « ‘KANsAS SETTLER,

A Democrat in Bs_ul Company. So far the Hon. James Brooks, of New -York, is the only Democratic Congressman implicated in the Credit Mobilier scandal. The testimony of Charles H, Neilson, the sonin law of Mr; Brooks, is interesting. Mr. Brooks told him how to make a good thing and lent him money to buyCreditjMobilier stocks. He first got 100 shares, for- which Mr. Brooks paid $lO,OOO. Afterward,again on the recommendation of Mr. Brooks, he got 50 addi. tional shares, paying for these in first mortgage bonds of the Pacific Railroad, which he had received as dividend on the Credit Mobilier stock. So rapidly did the profits of this) financial speculation increase that Mr. Neilson got in all, dividends on 150 shares 6f Credit Mobilier stock, $9,000 in cash, $20,000 in the first mortgage bonds of the railroad now at par, and 82 shares ot stock, now worth about $35 a share—in all about $55,770. 'The profits of this little investment were thus upwards of $40,000. The testimony of Mr. Neilson is important as showing the vast sums of money that were realized from these shares, and what brilliant inducements they offered to speculating Congressmen. We chall be glad to learn that Brooks is the only Democrat in any way involved in this disreputable business. S 5 >

et O —eeeeeee, Remarkable Phenomenon. ; MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18. — A most remarkable weather phenomenon occurred this morning between Milwaukee &nd Sparta, Wis., 180 miles west. The thermometor at the last place was forty five degrees below zero, and at Milwaukee, eight above. The difference in temperature was due to- two distinct currents of air, that of Milwaukee being from the north-northeast brisk with a lively fall of snow, while, at Sparta and west, the wind was from the northwest with .a clear sky. The changein the temperature, at Milwaukee occurred on Tuesday evening, at which time a dense bank of clouds worked its ‘way across:the sky, following closely in the wake of the moop.

STARTLING. —Mr, Beck, s member .of the House from Kentucky,'recently stated’ in‘a public speech in Congress that the United States Government had collected in the last seven years in custom duties and internal revenue taxes nearly $3,000,000,000. This with the receipts from the sales of stores,and from the Post office and Internal Revenue Department, raise the amount received in the Treasury to $3,402,5686,252 and out of this immense sum only $427.306,641 has gone to the reduction of the National debt, leaving $.97§,189..911. to be accounted for.— What has become of ‘the balance.— Winamac Democrat, : R asia

- GENERAL NEWS., Boston is suffering from the worst epdemic of small-pox that has ever been known in-Massachusstts. There are now 3,000 cases of the disease ‘reported to the’ authorities. e News from Livingstone, dated Nov. 30, state that the last train of supplies sent out bad reached him, and that he. ‘has begun znother march into the interior of Africa. - By a vote of 11 to 1, the Board of Education of Chicago have instrncted their attorney to sue Mr. J. Y. Scammon, of the Inter Ocean, for the $32,000 of the School Fund in his hands. ‘ The Republican minority in the Mis souri Legislature nominated J. B. Hen derson for Senator, bat as they could give him o wore than 45 votes against 119 for Bogy, they recommend Mr. Henderson to ‘President Grant for a seat in the Cabinet: Memorials slgned by soldiers were pre seanted to the Senate, on the 14th, begging that body to .pass the Bounty Land bill. The~Senators who introduced these petitions accompanied themi with the state: ment that the bill would give away 320, 000,000 acres of lard. The sudden breaking up of the ice last week caused much destruction of property in various parts of the country, notably 85 in Pennsylvaina. Railroad bridges have been carfied away by the floods, telegraph communications broken, and travel greatly interrupted. - :

The Erie Directors, in order to get funds for laying a double track and a third rail, to saapt their gauge to that of other roads, have authorized a nem gage of $10,000,000, to be negotia y the issue of bonds bearing 7 per cent in terest in gold, and convertible only at par. A strike is threatened by the coal min. ers .of Ohio,.'which may close all the mines of that State. Their employers have given notice that wages are to be reduced 20 cents a ton; but the miners refuse to yield more than 10, and will strike Mondag next if their terms are not accepted. : - L The Mechanics’ Bank c¢f Lancaster Pa., was robbed on Wednesday of last wee}( of $46,000 in convertible and reg istered bonds and securities. The rob bery was effected by the robber entering the rear of the bank while the cashier was engaged by two confederates iufront, in buying gold and silver coin. : . The cold ip the West last Wweek was intense. On Saturday the mercury showed 8 degrees below zero at Memphis, Tenn. ; at Lacrosse, Wis.; 81 degrees; at'St. Paul, Mion., 81 degrees, and at" Minneapolis 34 degrees below zero. At Sparta, Wis, the mercury froze, and the spirit ther mometer marked 45 degrees below zero.

Accounts come from large sections of the copntry describing the disastrous ef fects of the last week's freshet. The rivers in many places were swollen far be yond their ordinary limits, huge bodies of ice carried destruction before them, and apprehensions were entertained of dama ges far beyond those already suffered.. The late’ terrible weather has produced untold suffering. On the St. Paunl and Sioux City railrosd, ,it is estimated that from 30 to 40 persons froze to death, and there are other fearful cases in the West and North west. On some railroads; in certain localities, the tracks weré im bedded under ten or twelve feet of snow. The Post Office Committee has author’ ized its Chairman to draft a oill reducing letter postage to two cents, and requiring prepayment on all printed matter, except on weekly newepapers within the county where they are printed. At present, the Department loses $1,300,000 a year by failnreto collect ipostage on printed mat ter. e . |

On the afternoon of the 16th, the passenger train east, near. Antwerp, Ohio, on the Wabash Railroad, rau off the track, supposed to have been caused by the wash ing away of the road-bed. The entire train lett the rails. The conductor and brakeman were seriously injured, the latter probably fatally. No passengers were seriously injured, though some were burn ed. The escape from & loss of life was miraculous, as the train was running at a high rate of speed at the time. The wreck was speedily cleared and trains are running regularly. . :

Vic. WoopHULL and Tennie Claflin are certainly unconquerabld, and as full of tenacity as a car-load of black cats. We-were again this week the recipient of another copy of the ineffectually suppressed Weekly. Asusual, it is-brim full of venom, dash, and: hystericy babble. Vic. and Ten. would be all right did they not'place too much ¢onfidence in the adherents to and the popularity of their dogma, and were they to quit associating with George Francis Train, thechief'lun aticof fhe land. Aside from all prejudice, they are remarkable women, possessed of brilliancy of intellect to be envied, were it employed in a better cause.—An derson: Democrat. - ;

Stokes’ lawyers have finished the bill of exceptions to the rulings of the Court in the last trial. They will takeit, beginning with Judge Boardman, in succession to each of the thirty one Judges of the Supreme Court of the State, until some one is found who will grant a new trial- If none is found, Stokes will be hanged, unless the Governor interferes, o

BeENsAMIN F. Hawm, the Treasurer of the Credit Mobilier, brought some of its books before the Committee on the 14th, and stated that others were on the way. The stock transfer book, .he said, “had disappeared ;. how, when, and where, he did not know. The books examined that day show the names of Congressmen Hooper, Boyer, of Pennsylvania, Grimes, and 4Alley, as original subscribers,

-WE saw, in Michael Beck’s glacksmith shop (atAlbion) theother day, atwo seated carriage, undergoing the ﬁnisl?ing process of ironing off, prepg'ratory to|being ship ped to Illinois, on the order of a citizen of that State. It was the--wo?k of Beck & Huffman; and in streﬁgth, eatness and finish, is not often excelled, 3nywheré.— New Era. : 231

Tae Hartford Times tellsofp gentleman in that city who, on taking a glass of soda, was retiring from the store without the usual little ceremony which follows that operation. “Recollect,” said| the palite proprietor, “if you lose your [Tocket book, you didn’t pull it out here.” |

SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS. - Nathan Kent, Lig0nier...,.....,..1.,.-....-...8200 Jonath. Simmons, ** ML T g6O Wm, Craig, #e r Ivanen e 100 Lewis Lane, . R T J. B. L. Smith, Wolttake. ..o . 00 200 George H. Lane, (¢ aesnwie Bl il 900 Spencer Green, Cromwell... ...l 777 a9OO E hraimHarger.LaGrange....... b thin 900 #m. M. Baugher, Wilmotl. i 0 gy GeorFe R. Hosler, Shauks, OGO 100 Wmam_Myers,Kendallville...,......‘...... 200 Jim McPeanut, 38 shauiah i 100 WﬂliamS._Hxﬁ'es, Albow 00l 00 George Mutschler, Millersburg.. .. |.. .. .. " 59 Simon Guntle, o Sl e 8. A. Moses, i.ig0n1er,...‘...........A........ 175

The GREAT FIGHT at AVILLA ! R. STAHL | ‘Has now opened out a large an f_ull Huoe of Grocgries, Queensware and Tinware, ‘Which he &opoqes to gell at Rednced {’dces for Cash, or Country Produce taken jn Exchange, ‘ and solicits his share of public|patronage. GO AND SEE EI M. { G mxm.s;)ﬂ@, . Jan.23-38m - [ RSTAHL,

BURNED OUT. | An Earnest Appg-l to My Customers. Having been burned ont by the destriction of Courad’s Block, on the night of J annary 3th, 1873, 1 am compelled to call upon all indebted to me to come forward at once and make settlement. Every doilar will be of great assitance to me in resaming business, THEODORE MAYER Ligonier, Jan. 16, 1873. 3t. By | g .23 JPHILIP A, CARR, AUC'].‘IONEER», Offers his services to the publicin general. Terms moderate. Orders may be left at the shoe store of P. Sisterhen., N Ligonier, Janunary 8, '73-37 — - Mrs. GEO. McLEAN, Jlr., TEACHER OF MUSIC, LIGONIER, : : INDIANA. Gives instructions on the Piano, Melodeon, and Organ, at her residence over McLean’s Hardware Store Terms moderate. - 7 January g, '73.-37. J . o eO s ol eel e GIVEN in regard to ATLANTIO & Paciric Rarg ~" roaD Lanps, without charge, by x o Ligonier, Ind,, Aug. 5,-tf, " .L.COVELL, it s R e : FOR SALE. | A FARM or 80 acres, one-half improved, with g House and Orchard, sitnate three mi.es fouth- | west of Wawaka. For terms inquire of J. B, StoLL, | of Ligonier, or 1 Dr. A, S. PARKEK, | 89-uf ; | Kendallville, Indiana. ‘ TO FARMERS. DRAIN TILE of all sizes, kept on nand and for sale a% Factory Prices and freight added. - Ligonier, Oct, 20, 73-3 m T. HUDSON. et ettt bt ket ionssmll 10 Ouu—now to OBTAIN Ht! 3 AGENTS WANTED, Particnlars and sample sent on receipt of stamp. No capital neeéssary. Addréss M. DUTTON & CO., 704 Broadway, New York, 3

CATARRH, CONSUHPIIO! & RH,EUHATISMZ Immediate relief and a permanent cure guaranteed in every case. Paruiculars sent frce.- Address, Clinton Medical Institute 147 Kast 15th St, N. X! - ¢ . Errors of Youth, : Rules and Prescriptions that will cure any case of Seminal W eakuess, Emissions, &c., and restore lost nanhood to perfect health. ' SENT FREE TO ALL, by one who has suffered and is now cured’ Address, with stamp, EnGAR TREMAINE, SLation; D, New York. e g | . e e ; g | Love and Matrimony. . i The affections may be gained by following simple rules, and all may marry ‘happily without regard to wealth, age or beauty Address, with Stamp, Madam Lucille Demarre, Bible House Station, N, i, e z Residence for Sale. ‘ - A two story frame dwelling and 1 1-4 acreso land, north of the River, in Ligonier, 1s offered for sale. On the premises are an orchard, good barn, and other out buildings. The whole will be sold at a bargain, and on liberal terms. For further particulars, inquire at thisoffice. | Ligonier, Dac. 13, 1871.88 . : : CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, We sell Mr. L. SHEETS’ Wines. . - Pure — Nothing but the Juice of the Grape. ; - SACK BROTHERS. Ligonier, July 8, '73.-tf

LIST OF LETTERS Remaimng in the post office at Ligonier, Ind., during the past week:

Adkins, Miss H. F. Alston Hood Blake Isaac Barsby W H Crawford James Click Miss Mary Cambell Mrs Sarah J Degolier Tallmadge Dodge Mrs-Eusebius Graham Thomas Johnson R H. : Knepper Albine Lantz Mrs Lydia E - Long Mrs Fannie -

Milbreit Friedrich } McDaniel W H | Mait Wm. : 2 Nelson Mrs Sarah . ‘ Rogers, Henry : Redman L N ; Ryan James ’Smge Mrs Amanda A° ¢ Sherman Miss Florence Todd Mrs: Caroline > Winebrenner Miss Sars 2 Yoder Eli D. s Yoder Miss Mary B~ 2

Persons calling for any of thé above letters will please say ‘“Advertised.” o o H. M. GOODSPEELD, P, M. Ligonier, Ind, January 23, 73..

L SHERIFIS SwALLE. BY virtue of an execution to me issued lﬁngxq Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Noble county, Indiana, in the case of William 8. Best and Isaac E. Knisely vs. Allen D. Maggart, I will offer, for sale at public auction, at the Court House door'in the town of Albion, county of Noble, and State of Indiana, on . : : Saturday, January 25, 1873, Between thé hours of 10 o'clock 2. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. of said'day, the following described real estate, to-wit : ‘Lots No 27 and 28 1n the original plat of Cromwell; also lots No. one, two, three, four, eight, nine, eleven and twelve in Allen: D., Maﬁgart’s Addition to the town of Cromyell, all in %Toble county, Indiana. T it ' e DAVID HOUGH, - &, Sheriff of Noble County,lnd. ]r ~Albion, Jan. 1, *73.-w3-p f $6.00 _ 3

- ° 2 B Lo ToTU e T A e ] Fruit & Ornamental Trees, Plants, Shrubs, Vines, &c. VWHY SHOULD THOSE WANTING TREES and PLANTS buy of strangers they may never see again, when one is located here who can get from the most reliable nurseries EVERYTHING WANTED. . The gﬁbsc‘ﬁher ‘will hereafter be able to supply this-Community with the better, hardier small fruits needed, of his own raising, and if sufficient encouragement. is given, thé better varieties of B V'E<RGRE‘ENS. . He will endeavor to get all that has to belsent for, the best of its class,.and everythin%{true to name, Nav. 21th, 72,-31 [° ¢ ‘D. H. REYNOLDS.

JFOR SALE!? I WILL sell cheap for cash, or on easy termsof payment, the valuable Stock and Grain Farm, lately owned by James McConnell, and known as THE DIAMOND LAKE FARM! consisting of over three hundred acres of land, about 5 miles south-east of Ligonier, in the southwest quarter of section 31, town 35, north: range 4 east. and north-west quarter of section 6, tcvn 34, north range 9 east, embracing soil, timber, living waterand generaladvantages, makingitone ofthe ‘ most desirable farms, especially for stock raising in Noble county. | { ALSO :—Lots No. 6, 9. 11, 15, 16, 26, 27, 28 and 29 in Wood’s Addition to Ligonier; also, lots 7 and 8 in block 4, 4nd 7 and B:in block 3 of Millr’s Addition to Lligonier. : : . o TITLE QUARANTEED BY ME. "Apply to Isaac E. Knisely, esq., Ligonier, orto w JOSEPH K. EDGERTON, Feb. 28-tf. T 0 Fort _Wuyne, Ind.

| EUTUREERKA L BAKERY AND RESTAURANT COLUMBIA CITY, INDIANA. PERSONS visiting Columbia City, should not fail to call at my Restaurant if they want a warm meal, a hot cup of coffee, tea, or anything in the line of eatables, such as Bread, Cakes, Oysters, Fresh or Cove By the dish or can. . Ikeep all kinds of good Fruit constantly on hand ‘and have the best brands ¢ CIGARS & TOBACCO, In the West. : Call and f If. T : E=Call and see for youzslgA EVEY. July 35st, 5872,—6m. 3

$20,000.00! (TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS)in .Premiuma, for Distribution a'mong the $2.00 Subscribers of the . . CINCINNATI o WEEKLY ENQUIRER. IN APRIL, 1873, i : —— | The nixmbe_r of Preminms are always increased ‘ when the number of names exceed the number calculated ug_o‘n. : 5 We now offer the following; ° . 1 Cash Premiumof.....: ...............$l,OOO 20 Cash Premiums of $lOO Each........ 2,000 60 Stem-winding Watches, $BO Each.... 4.800 100 Cash Premiums, $2O Each............ 2,000 200 Cash Premiums, $lO Each. ... e 2,000 100 Cash Preminms,§s Each..... ........ 500 100 Cash Premiums, §8 Each........ . . 800 . 100 Cash Preminms, $2 Each............ 200 1319 Miscellaneous Prems., $2 to $lO Each 7,200 Making a TOTAL of TWO THOUSAND Premiums, ‘ Worth TWENTY THOUBANDADOLLABS. Every subscriber ‘who remits $2.00 for a " snbsc:x’ption will have his name”regig‘ggr: e:'rls will be furnished by return mail a receipt giving: the %ue ?&m Eabxg:ege tio which gi‘s name is registered, said nu n " cate in the distribution. © T red by a duplt Aqontp sending 10 names and $20,00 at one time | receive a free paper one year and have their names | ;eglstered as participants for g:mmms. T T o ey } : 2 se siring them, - Addrese . .m;‘;’? e . e Soadsty AN & Me¢ No- ® b R

BUFFALO-LINED BOOTS Wit to Give Satisf#tfit‘iéﬁ;:v i o vandhs‘t‘)ld;:- : \7'

THE VERY LOWEST FIGURES, Brick Shoe-Siore F. W."smﬁkﬁ | AND Bﬁo.iﬁ ,‘

Ligonier, - - - - Indiana. December 26th, :87:.'.‘7' e: ’ | NEW GOODS - —AND- e -~ LOW PRICES. KELLER & KANN Respectfully solicit an éxaininafi(;n of iﬁgi: &

b2@ g e - ¢ ; e New Fall & Winter Goods, ‘ ‘ Consisting of dll stylesin =~ 7 SERGES, CASIMERES, MOHAIRS, POPLINS, % 3 2 Lk _"’;"1 .‘ T EPANGLINES, SATINS & VELOURS. | SHAWELS. In this line we ate prepared to éﬁdwg ihe'md,e,ia‘%-\' tractive line it has ever been our:pleasure to offer: to the ladies of this section, *' ©.= = " oy . CLOTHING: ' This stock is immense, "reb”lete.w@tix»Qei%ei-jthiqg" 1n style, at astonishing low prices. ; Tothis depart- ‘ ment we have added a room ‘entirely devoted to. the custom trade. ving engaged a first-class eutter, who is thoroug&hly master of his business, a perfect fit is warradted every time. Onr stock of Cassimeres consists of évery deeet_,i'gﬁ()n of American and French Cassimeres, Engligh Meltons, Beavers, Whitneys, Pilots, Chéviots, and S¢otch goods, with a choice that can net beé found-anywhere else. in this section of country.. Just'try us, yon are bound to be satisfied. - e R S

BOOTS. AND SEOES, ~ CARPETS, HATS & CAPS, QUEENSWARE, _JEANS AND FLANNES, . All to be had cheaper thani &t any other store, - -~ "RELLER & KANN: Kendallville, Dec. 77, glTgeme = iz, T -

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VERY LOWENT PRICES. | GLASSWARE, Talle Ctlery Notons of ll Kinds ALII:I:‘;)S 01« | 1 ; G RO CERI ES,, " WOODENWARE,

. SAR R MEYER BAUMS, WANTED, AT MEYER BAUM'S, HIDES, . = - o coni s PREPR ~FU%S,~ B G - . POTATOES; - - BUTTER, '— ' SMOEKEDMEAT, DRIED APPLES, &C., &C, &C.," = - For which the highest market price willbe paid: 1 in-cash or trade. S el et . MEYER BAUM. Ligoni}ar{l?ov. 8, TH-ohl. o 2 i

SOMETHING NEW LIiIG ONIE R :

The subscriberswould inform the citizensof Ligonier and surrounding conntry, that thelyi. _keep constantly on hand a large supply of bothWELL AND CISTERN PUMPS, With & Without Cylinders, Which will be furnished to customers as desired, at reasonable prices. - Those desiring one of the most seryiceable and most durable pamps now in use; will find it to their advantage to give us a call at our BBhop, at the South End of the New Bridge, before purchasing elsewhere. These Pumps are of the bést’miﬁnﬁcturg;and : of first-rate wood; allhaye .~ SUBSTANTIAL GAST IRON SPOUTS, | Which are a greatadvantage over wooden oneg' both for convenience and durability, Allof Our Pumps are Warranted to Work | ‘Well in Deep or Shallow Wells! REPAIRING PUMPS

‘ _Done on shbrtnoti'ce,_‘ and ALL PUMPS WARRANTED! Well Digging & Cleaning We are prepared to Dig New Wells, Clean and Sink Bld Wells, Drige and Reépair Iron: Wells, and in fact to do an‘rq_nd everythingin our line on the shortest notice. = = - - . All Kinds of Country Produce! Taken at Cash Prices, in-exchange for Work, §a¥~ Remember the place.near _ﬁd—wiﬂl end of the Now Bridge, PUBI:&H Y : Ligonier, March B‘,_lB"(},} e A RIN :

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YEOMAN’Sand J ONES" L R | ._r : BUSERS e : = ’, SPr_mg Bed Bottoms: which only need to be used to be liked. Posi- . tivly NO HUMBUG. - CTCCOFFINS Ofallsizes constantly kept on hand, and trim-; med to arder. .Fuunerals attended with Hearse when desired.. Bell pullinside the door. G — W. A.BROWN. Ligonier, Aug. 2,1871. tf. 12 GEO. W. REED, : . Manufactarerof - [ 7-‘ ° » ¥ - \ o Buggies, Wagons, Sleighs, CARRIAGES, &C., - Cromwell, Noble County, Ind'a,

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