The National Banner, Volume 8, Number 25, Ligonier, Noble County, 16 October 1873 — Page 1

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CITIZENS® BANK, LIGONIER, : INDIANA. DEPOSITS received subject to check withount notice, ) . ADVANCES made on approved collaterals. MONEY loaned on long or short time,. NOTES discounted at reasonable rates. ORDERS for first-class securities executed ou commission. . . ’ AHENTS for the purchase and sale of Real Estate. INSUIiMNCE POLICIES written in first-class companies. ¢ i EXCHANGE bought anid sold, and drafts drawn on all the principal cities of Europe, AGENTS for the Inman line, Hamburg Line, } White Star Line. PASSAGE TICKETS sold on all the principal seaporte (“JEnrope. ; . MERUHANTY’, Farmers’ and Mechanics’ accounts solicited, and all business transacted on liberal terms, - : STRAUS BROTHERS. Ligonier, Ind , Oct. 23d, 1872.-26 Lake Shore & Mich.South’n R. R. On-and after August 3d, 1873, trains will leave Sta.lons as follows: g 57 QOING BAST ¢ : Sp.N.Y.Exz. ' Atlc. Ez. Aecom. Chicag0.........920 am.... 585 pm.. . Elkhart... ... 1 spm.. .. 960 ... 500 am G05hen.....x..». 131 0542 10130 vr 26 Millersburg.... T 1 46 TIORE - L.l 846 Ligoniers, ... 108 -0 . 1039 ... 605 Wawaka....... 1219 ...11050 vevs 820 Brimfleld ...... 217 A +llO 568 veie 684 Kendaliville i 9380 0001119 (.. 650 Arrive atToledo 540 sere B4ORmM, ~ 1045 GOING WEST : : T01ed0..........1055 am....1205am.... 445 pm Kendallville.... 230 pm.... 3(2am,... 843 Brimtield ...... 1247 aly cors 900 Wawaka....... 1257 SR i 018 Ligonier........ 310 i 399 sees 909 Millersburg.... 1328 voo 1356 v 94T Gosheny. /B uvß a 6 tag s odidl | ..5.10 10 *81khart........ 410 uand gl i 10 35 ArriveatChicagoB 20 b B 0 0 650 am *Stop 20 minutes forbreakfastand snpper. tTrains do not stop.. | ; | Expressleavesdaily both ways. Accommodat’n makescloseconnectionat Elkhart withtrains going Eastand West. ? : - CHAS. PAINE, Gen'lSupt.,Cleveland. [ J.N.KNEPPER, 4gent, Ligonier. Pittsburg, Ft. W. & Chicago R. R.

{ From and after;June 29th, 1873, > GOING WEST. . - - “Nol, Nob No 7, No.g : Fastkx. Mail. Pac Ez; NightEz. Pittsburg...... I:4sam 6 00am 9:loam 1 30pm Rochester..... 2:soam 7 2Ram 10:23am 2 38pm A11iance....... s:loam 10 40am 12:50pm 5 08pm 0rrvi11e......- 6:slam 1 60pm 3:olpm 7:o6pm Mansfleld..... §;ssam 3 IlSpm s:o9pm 9:llpm Crestline...Ar. 9:%oam 4 00pm s:4opm 9:4opm Crestline...Lv. 9:4oam 5 55am 6:oopm 9:spm F0re5t.........11°05am 7 35am 7 55pm 11:15pm Lima......7...12:08pm" 9:ooame 9.15 pm 12:17am Ft'Wayne,.... 2:2opm 11:35am 11:50am. 2:35am Plymouth..... 4:45pm 2:35pm 2:55am 5%05am Chicago ....... 7.50 pm 6:3()gm 6:soam B:2oam : GOING EAST. NosS, No 2, Noé, Nod 4, Mail. Fast Ex. Pac Ex. NightEz. Chicago....... s:lsam 9 20am 5 30pm 9 20pm Plymguth..... 9:lsam L 8 55pm 1 10am Ft Wayne,...l2 olp 2:oopm 1" 4 00am Limn.......... 2:4spth 4 07pm 1 18am 6 40am Forest .. ...... 40D 5 08pm 2 27am 8 10am Urestline .. Ar. s:3spin 6 §(\pm 4 05am 10i10am Crestline .. Lv.. 6 00afn 6 50pm 4 15am 10 30am Mansfield ..... 6 40a 7 19pm 4 43am 11 00am 0rrvi11e....... 9 16am 9 20pm 6 37am 1 00pm Alliance, .. ....11 60arg 10 55pm B;osam 2 25pm Rochester.,... 248pn\ ........ 10 40am 4 53pm Pittsharg ..... 4 00pm\ 2:2oam 11 {sam 6 (opm G, Rapids & Ind. and Cine., Rich, 1 v - & Ft. Wayne R. R. : Condens:d Tvme Card. Daily, except Sundays. To , take eflect June Ist, '73. ey _ (GGOING NORTH. Express. Express. Aécom. Richmond 0050 e ooy 1000 am 355 pm Newport, i ioiee o 1030 %499 Winchestepisvu o ivis i FEIB s o bugre Ridgevillei ..o o o 1140 > By Portignd-onw SRt i “ 1217 pm - 610 ** Decatiir. itk orai . 4 11336 4¢ Fori Wayne, D....;.... 748 am 92 s9pm . Kendallville «ao oo 00l 904068 -3 47 o | Suargls.couaiadeg sSO FR G K 0 Mendon: i« uteiil wlO4B 547 v Bxpvess Kalamazoq ... .........1210 pm 640 * 800 um Montelth i 2000 s 100300 780400 845 ¢ Grand Rapid5........a. 230 *¢ 850 % 1005 * Grandßapids........d 285 % 7 isam 1015 ' Howard C1tyy..0...... B 2 400 919 <" 1019 bm Up. Big Rapid 5........ 635 ** 1030 ** 130 ** Reed Oty .ovioa v 8105 JlOB b 908 ¢ Clam Lake ............ 880 ** 1280 pm 830 * Tarverse (,‘H.y....;..... 610 % GOING SOUTH. Express Express Express Traversa Oty .o i.. .. 830 am Clam Lake. ... ...... 220 pm 500 am 1100 ‘Reed Gty .oon so. o B 8 4 690 ¢ jaggpm Up: Bl Rapids ... 00490 V. 655 e Howard (O o 0 0 5300 8808 1 o 230 Grand Rapi@a. o iar 8740 'S 1005 ¢ 430 ¢ Grand Rapids, ._...d.. 730am1180 * 440 Montelth .00 20 D BSBYY 100 ph (605 Kalamazeo, &.. .. 085 150 650 ** Mend0ni......0.. = 1035 % Tal ! Sturgls il Daal] 10 - By Kendallville ..._...:1..12%pm~ g4g Fort Wayne o 0 0 o 135 %" 1100 ** Decatar.ns v 0 si@s7: S Accom Portland...... w 0 oy 409 4 645 am ¢ Ridgevitle'. .i) i i 38 "8 716 % Winchester....... s 5103 ¢t 740 * Newport. ... .......... 549 ¢ 830 ¢ Richmonds .ta id BT s 000 « Express traina leaving Richmond at 10 00 a m and Clam Lake at 2 20 p m stop all night at Grand Rapids, :

Michigan Lake Shore Rail Road. Trains run daily except Sunday. Condensed time card, taking eflect June Ist, '73. 2 GOING NORTH, GOING BOUTH. fxpr., Mail, STATIONS. @ " """, 4 00 pmx 8 00am..Kalamazoo..1120 am 652 pm 442 °* < 8d45 8 _Monteith....lo27 ‘¢ 608 ¢ 625 % 937 St Allegan. . 950 ¢ 531 % 613 *r.1033:4¢ . Hamilton... 910 * 448 * 644 %FL 04 S HOHENA 0k 840 % 418 T4B ** 12 10pmGrand Haven, 741 ‘- 3.16 ** 834 1255 ** .. Muskegon., 700 * 235 ¢ : . F. R. MYERS, General Pagsenger and Ticket Agent. TRY THE NEW ROUTE, Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago R.R 'l‘rlE Great Through Line to INDIANAPOLIS, Cincinnaty, Nashville, Memphis,' Louisville, Ch.’tttnnom_ft‘a, New Orleans, and 1l points in thke sonth, Ask the ticket agert for tickets via PERU RAIL ROAD. . On and after January 1, 1872, two daily Passenger Trains will leave LaPorte as follows, Sunday ‘ excepted: Day Express leaves LaPorteat 9 45 am und arrive at Indianapolis at 515 pm. - | The Night Express will leave LaPorte (Saturdayexcepted) at 11 50-p m, and arrive at Indianapolis at72sa m. : ! Woodrnff’s New Improved PARLOR AND ROTUNDA SLEEPING COACHES Altvayson time. . F. P. WADE, ; *@en’l Ticket Agent, Indianapolis Cincinnati, Wabash & Mich. R. R Time Table No. 8, taking effect Monday, the 28th day of October, 1872: GOING BOUTH; STATIONS. GOING NORTH. N 0.2 N 0.4 > No.l No.B 530pm1155m a.....'Waba5h....1700am 200 pm 440 ** 1035 am . Nor. Manchester, 745 ‘- 310 ** 415 955 ¢ .. . Biverlake... 810 * 4110 ¢ 335 ' 880 4 LI WATSAW. i, . 880 5 510 *F 315 *L 820 o, Leesburg;....9lo ** 540 ** 108 00 760 2 o aMdltord ... 9380 t 610 2358 720 't ¢ New Puris... 930 '' 635 ** 215 ** 700 ** ..dp.Goshen,ar..lolo ** 700 * 310 1 ..ar Goshen,dp..lols ** 140 % coov WiKRAYL, .. . 1048 ¢ * Trainsrunby Clevelandtime. = - A.G.WELLS, Sup’t. FT.WAYNE,MUNCIE & CINCINNATI RAILROAL The shortest and most direct route to Indianapolid, Close connection with trains on the Columbus & Indianapolis Railway at Muncie. ° Departure and arrival of trains at Ft. Wayne: LEAVE, ’ ‘' ARRIVE, Expre55......... 500am{Mai1............400pm Mai1.‘...........12115pm]Expre55....... Ol L. H. GREEN,. - Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public, LIGONIER, - - - <+ INDIANA. Office second floor front, Landon’s Brick Block,

- HIGGINBOTHAM & SON, D, : » } - S | v‘.’; "y ‘ ,q §\ ) ‘ e | eger! IBy 1 & = & o A ee ¥ ! { . » -‘h:.‘ : ol ’::.F =4 & i / 4‘, / A f*“‘fi\ S : A i “ / % 7 .g,;i ! BT L Watchmakers, Jewelers, _AND DEALERSIN | Watchess Clocks. JEWELRY AND FANCY GOODS:! Repairing neatly and prompély exeented, and _ warranted, \ 4 Agents for Lazarus & Morris’ Celebrated : Spect:cles. ks ks .mmflmm O ey o, o.ot

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EXCELSIOR LODGE, No. 287, 1. 0.0 F. Meets every Saturday evening at their New Hall. dJ. B: SrtoLw, Sec. L. H. GreEn, N. G. WASHINGTON ENCAMPMNM’NT N 0.89,1.0.0. F. Meets the gecond and fourth Tuesdays in each Month, at their New Hall. H.M. Goonsrerp, Scribe. W.K. Worr, C. P. H. A. MOYER, ' (Successor to W. L. Andrews,) = SURG EON DENTIST, KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. LIQUID Nitrous Oxide Gar administered for the painless extraction of teeth, All workwarranted, Examinations free. g~ Office, Second Story, Mitchell Block. -2-14-1 y ee e e e R e i . P, W. CRUNM, i ¢ : Physician and Surgeon, Ligonier, = = = . Elndiamna. Office at resdience on Martin st., near corner of Third. May 12th, 1869. D. W. C, DENNY, M. Bb., Physician and Surgeon, - LIGONIER, INDIANA, . : Will promptly and faithfully attend to allcalls in the line of his profession—day or night—in town or any distance in the country. &G, W. CARR, J Physician and Surgeon LIGONIER, - - - - - - EIND., Will promptly attend all calls intrustedto him. Dffice on 4ih St., one dooreast ef the NATIONAL BanNgroffice. ‘ 3743 C. PALMITER, ' Surgeon and Physician, Office at Residence. Ligonier, ¢ = = « Kmdinna. A.S. PARKER, FIL.D., FHOMEOP ATEHIST, Office on Mitchel street. Residence on Eaststreet, Office hours from 10to 12 a. M., and 2/to 4 ». M. i KEXDALLVILLE, INDIANA. May 3, 1871 o e

. G.ERICESCN, M. D., Special attention given to the treatment of ‘¥. A . Uhronic and Surgical Diseases. Offide hours from 10 o’clock A. M. 102 o’clock, p. M. Oftiice and residence opposite the Gross House. KENDALLVILLE,INDIANA. June 1, 1870. ‘

] ALBERET BANRTA, Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer. LIGONIER, INDIANA. Special attention given to conveyancing and collections, Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages drawn up, and all legal business attended: to promptly and accurately. Office over Straus & Meagher’s store, _ May 15 1873 15-8-3 ; JAVES Fi. DENNY. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office in the Court House, \ ALBION e IND.. 6-15 i, B. ENISELY, G ATTORNEY AT LAW, LIGONIER, - - - INDI[ANA. : pe7=Oftice in Mier's Block, 7-2 L. COVELL, e Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public, LIGONIER, INDI/ANA. Oflige, over Beazel Brotaers’ new Hurness Shop, Cavin Street. B. W. GREDLN, - ig 8 { : i s ~ fim gt Justicaofthe Peace & Colloction AL, Oflice with 9r. Liandond, second flovr Laudon’s . _Brick Block. g LIGONIEZE, : : INDIANA. 9 J. M, TEAL, o - | : ( ‘ e DBN gs T ey Corner of Mitcuel! and Stale Sts., one block east ot Posi Office, room CIFTY Y Pover the Kendallyilie Fruit House, Lendwllville, Indiana. 738 Allwork warranted. Kendallville, May 8, 1871. = BE. €. WINEBRENXNEIR, House, Sign, & Ornamental Painter, Grainer, Gluzier and Paper-Hanger, Ligonier, Indiana. BG=Give me a call befure letting your work, and I will gnarantee satisfaction in every instance. . [vEénl A, GANTS, - Surgical and Mechanical Dentist, LIGQNIER. - - INDIANA. : T *v ¢ Is prepared o to.do anything AT, . intheirliine. A VA @’}— succesful prac£RN e sST o 'tice of over 10 fst SR i\;ears Jjustities ol ees e R im in sayiug g i%“ Sk g LR e S S iveentiresat.: Lo 0 e fi” igsfacti(m to-all ‘ T e who may Yestow their patronage. E# Office one doornorth of Kime's, Cavin St. ) ;

: Plll_LlP A.- CARER, - AUCTIONEER, Offers his services to the public in general. Terms moderate. Orders may be left at the shoe store of - P. Sisterhen.. ' ) Ligonier, January 8, *73-37 ; ; TEEGARDEN HOTUSE, Laporte, Indiana. V.W.AXTELE, = = 3 Proprietor, Laporte, April 5,1871. : - CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE.. " ||~ We gell Mr. L. SHEETS? Wines. Pure — Nothing but the Juice of ‘ the Grape. ' . - SACHK BROTHERS. Ligonier, July 3, ’7l_.-tf i

STOP AT THE , KENDALLVILLE, INDIA J\’A 5 NEW ‘COMMODIOUS THREE STORY BRICK Hotel, only ten rods trom the L. S. & M. S. R. R. Depot, and four squares from the G, R. R, R.— Only/five minutes walk to any of the princi{)al business houses of the city. Traveling men andstransers will find this a first-clags honge. Fare $2 per ay. | J. B. KELLY, Proprietor, Kendallville, Aug. 3, 1870.-14 C. V. INEKS, : DEALERIN MONUMENTS, Vaults, Tombstones, AND BUILDING STONES . LIGONIER, IND. ; April 12, 1871.-50 : :

3 3 N H. R. CORNEI.L,, Is now prepared to take GEMS of a superior quality. Having purchasged one of the great American ; Optical Company’s ' e o MULTIPLYING GEM CAMERA, { Which has facilities for makin% 9, 18, 36, or 72 pic- | tures, al} at one sittig, the nation can now be supplied with first-class work at a trifling expense, ~ within thercach ofall. Thefoilowingatetheprices: T PlCtUres f0F.... . vviiovivey 81 00. 16 o G i R 80, 32 e BE seina il G 800 Ly R e i sA 00 t \PHOTOGRAPHS THE SAME PRICE! | Ligonier, Ind., Nov. 15,1871. :

JONMN GAPPINGER’S HARNESS, SADDLE, And Leather Establishment, Has been removed to Gappinger & Gotsch’s new Block, (formerly Rosshacher’s Block.) KENDALLVILLE, - - INDIANA. The highest price {mid‘ for Hides, Pelts, &c.,and the trade supplied with Leather, Findings, &c., at lowest figures. . : : April 6th, 1870,-49, L .

W""!’!‘fl its gloemy. rilendonts, low spirits, depressics, involuntary oo oatelis, Joss ©Ff soloan. Epermae torineeay Joss of jewo., dizzy head, ioss of mrmory, tiu ¢ tisc jened ime potepice, uud imbecitit. { a sover= gign cure 1a Hid# i o 8 HOMESPATHAC ST it , & o« PWENTYLAGHT. THiS U 0 LlOOB B MBDY tones D OTLe FYSIUIR, @es 3 tue divhoauges, and ime sty v oo and encror, wde w ol vitality to'the oo g Stbew el e ev wl thonsands of oases. o &3 et pnekage of 1. buacs and alarge 3.4 4 13 VOry ampat aab m‘o‘i)stinitfiot € st oo aia 0 it b iy ALL Deags. i Snra *1 prive. Address : (OWAY, N ¥y e

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REMINISCENCES OF OUR FIRST » FAMILY MEETING. A POEM WRITTEN FOR A RE-UNION OF THE RIOH}OND FAMILY, HELD AT NEW LIMA, 0., SEPT, 12, 1§73. I remember, I remember, just twénty yeais ago, My grand-father called the first family meeting;. "Twas a beautifu! time in the clear, cool September, When uncles and aunts and cousins came greeting, And none seemed more happy, or cheerfal, or gay, Than our dear old grand-mother in her tall, white ; cap; Ca Uit Her tin-ware and pewter all bright on the shelf, - And her blackshining apron smooth’d over herlap. *I remember,” she said, ‘the time is fall short ‘ To set the long tables and fix for the feast, For they are nil] coming to-day withont fail;) The boys from the west and the girls from the east. Then grand-father says: * Where are Rufus and : i Anna, And Edmund, and Olive, aad Calvin go bold; Come, Harrfet. Lovina, and Judah, sit down.” Then adjusting his glasses he callfid off the roll. ¢lremember,” he said, ‘heaven’s first law is order,’ Then he peered through the window and looked out the door, Least the children should linger at play on the 1 lawn, - For coming events cast their shadows before. ' Now light were our hearts and chatty our tongues, This group of grand-children, too many to mention; ‘ So hglsaid very-mildly, ‘“‘come in Jittle dears;” For to scold or reprove was not hig intentiou. When roll-call was ended he opened the bible And read the first Psalm in a melody clear,. ' Then offered a prayer in a trembling voice— . ‘A voiee we'll never, never-more hear; 1 remember he said, “*where are David and Susan, And Amanda, is she too not here; Yes they are with us, but they are all weeping For their dear blessed mother who sleeps neath 4 the bier,” : , When dinnef was over all gathered in groups, | And talked of their farms,trade,money and wealth, And the aunties—all aunties will— . Talked only of children, of housework and health. Thén we youngsters all went over the hill to the i ; poor house, In couples of course, as the boys laid the plan, Andreturned before twil.ightf to please our mamas, Who said pow be busy and and prompt when you |

I remember brother Alvin was bowed down with : grief ; When grand-father talked in his manner soplain; He shed tears of grief. and I fancy he felt : A presentiment that he never would meet us again. And sure ‘twas the first and last fime with him; e left friends and home a soldier so brave, - And died for his country in hospital din, - And 'neath Texas paim trees»fo-d;ay is his grave, I remember with grief the years that have pussed, And my eyes fill with bitterest tears; . But a silver-lined cloud in my vigion I see As I pass in the shadow and hill side of years; For troubles will come and summers “;m_ pass.: The robins will sing while we shed a tear O'er onr grand-father’s grave in the long tangled : 3 E . dy j i : 2rass, ) And the chureh pass away that he built on the hill. S ®, % #io C» “, - ¥ . Twelve years have passed, again we have met Around the long tables. Sit not, bashful guest; Exercise gives appetite; ong meal calls for more, Pic-Nic is the order and smiles grace the feast. Next came the grouping; we all sgl: for pictiires; A laughing, a buzzing, intelligent group. " | The artist with camera gets all things,in order, And photographs fifty—a grand Richmond troop. I remember at evening, we all went to church; Uncle Charles was the preacher, and how our lips quiver : When we think of Aunt Jalia bowed in widowhood meekly, ; i And we joined in the song ** Shall we meet at the 3 Samivare? ey ) ; T'svo hearts, though no kindred, shed tears on that . ; day; ; ’T was good Uncle Joseph and Lucy his wife; That yesr they both died! who next will be called To the haven ol rest, e'a‘rth-wevqry of life.

To-day we are here from different States, {How many are living, how few are the dead. ‘Some are merchants, some farmers, and doctors, But this is the mark—we all wear a bald head, We boast a birth-right, a family crest; We boast of temperance, firmness and truth; We feel happy to say that-some here at least i Remembered their Creator in the days of their youth., : ; My Kkindred, Vreme.mher the key in the portal, The Warden is there and the gates are ajar; © A voice g 0 persuasive methinks soon will say : ‘Come mother, the angel has loosencd the bar;” Then like apples of‘gold in pictures of silver, . Our deeds will shine jwhen we pags o’er the river. Submissive I yield and pass under the rod, Q, déal with us gently, go gently, my God. - - Mzs. D. Dovek. - ‘Wawaka, Ind., September 20th, 1873.

: Vomiting a Snake. : The Fort Wayne Sentinel tells the following revolting snake story, which it purports to be the sober truth: _ For over two years a son of Jacob Stripe, a farmer living a mile and a half north of Van Wert, has been ailing and subject to severe convulsions. Physicians were called to attend him from time t(?' time, but not oneof them could divine the cause of the continued sickness. - One Thursday the boy was taken with a pain' in the stomach and he took some lobelia and went upon the porch where his father fwas sitting and commenced vomiting violently. The father looked up and saw his son with both hands to: his mouth pulling something out of it.— Ile went to the boy’s assistance land aided him in pulling out a garter snake about eighteen inches long and a half an inch thick. The snake was seen by Mr. Isaac Wetz, of this city, who says it is perfectly formed, with the exception that it is blind. Itseyes are of a reddish east. The snake is alive and active.. From the moment the snake was expelled, the boy felt well, and has up to this time' experienced no return of the terrible convulsions which have afflicted him for the last two years. The casé is a most curious one, few or none of the like having ever been observed. It is highly probable that the snake was swallowed by the boy, when it was small, while drinking at some, spring. - et D & E——

A COMPLICATED CASE of conscience is reported in an Ohio newspaper.— Seventeen years ago a smart lad in Wiood eounty sold to a buyer of furs a black .cat-skin with . a mink’s tail sewed Yo it, receiving for it $1.25, the value of a genuine mink-skin. Years rolled on, as the story-tellers say, The acute boy belgame a man-and a member of the church. But that cat-skin laid heavily on his soul, and no peace for his troubled conscience could he find until he had refunded, with interest the money of the swindled furrier. The repentant man paid principal and interest, amounting to $3.70. But it appears that the dealer sold the skin as that of a mink for three dollars. As he cannot find the purchaser restitution is impossible, and what he can properly do with the money it would take a pretty sharp casuist to determine. - Eien L

Recent ‘geological surveys of the new territories .of the far west have revealed the very important fact that the known coal deposits of the rocky mountain region extend over an area. of upward of two hundred and. fifty thousand square miles in strata vary-i ing from five to thirty-five feet in thickness., i Xy -

- A DASHING EXPLOIT,. - When the revolution of 1830 set. in, Alexander Dumds, then a very young man, and seeing nothing in life but one series of tableaux, took his share in the more stirring scenes in the capacity of a skirmisher. He tells the whole story in his memoirs, and his aceount seems an anticipation of: the best portions of Rabagas. But his narrative of his expedition o Soissonsto seize some powder will be found one of the most stirring bits of adventure in imodern times. Al

Ie had heard Lafayette say that if the King were to advance on Paris there ‘would be no powder to meet him with. Alexander conceived a bold scheme, and proposed to the General to set off for Soissons—a town he ‘well knew—and seize on the magazine there. ILafayette laughed atthe idea, but consented to give him a pass to Gen. Gerard, to which Dumas coolly added, “and we recommend his scheme to yow” From Gerard he with some difficulty obtained a requisition addressed to the authorities of the town for the growder. In this he ingehiously interpolated the words “Minister of War"—a rank whichi no one but himself had conferred on the general. With this official document he returned to Lafayette and persuaded the old patriot to write him a sort of létteér of introduetion to the citizens of Soissons, recommending to them *“Alexander Dumas, one of our combatants,” as a fit and proper person to whom they should hand over the powder.- Then our hero—for such he was on this oc-casion—-prepared himself for as spirited and dramatic an adventure as can be found in the books of romance, - It was about three o’clock in the afternoon of the 30th of July, 1830. ' As he was hurrying away he met a young painter named Bard, who was “only nineteen. He asked him to join. The other agreed with alaerity, and Alexander sending him back for his double barreled pistols and his horse, set off himself in a cabriolet for I.e Burget, then the first post on the road to Soissons, andiwhich has since obtained such a disastrous notoriety. Arrived there, he exhibited ' his Lafayette and Gerard letters to the postmaster and demanded a chaise and horse for the mission. The postmaster was friendly, and even Empresse, and supplied him at once with what he asked. He went out to buy some pieces of calico—red, white and blue—whielr were sewn into a tri-color flag fixed to a.broomstick, which latter was tied on'to the chaise. With this ensign they started in hopes of getting to Soissons about midnight. The postmaster shook liis head, but, as he sagaciously remarked, “so many miracles had been performed during the last three days that it might be possible.” As they hurried through the various villages the flag caused the greatest excitement. His fellow-trav-eler, delighted, declared that all was going splendidly, “but that they ought to have some sort of cry.”

“Shout away, then,” said Dumas, “and while 'you are shouting T'll take some sleep.” : : The only difficulty was, what was to be the cry, and with some hesitation the now well-worn and tattered *Wive la Republique,” was decided on. Accordingly, the young painterg his head out of the window and his flag waving, roared on. On the high road they met a chaise going to Paris, and a traveler of some fifty years old asked for neys. . - e

“The L.ouvre is taken; the Bourbons fled; provisional government established—vive la republique!” the excited painter poured‘éout. The gentleman fifty years old scratched his ear, and continued his journey. For the next stage they had an old postillion, who persisted in going at a steady trot, and, at every remonstrance, answered doggedly, “Leave it all to me. A man knows his own business best.” Dumas at last, from his chaise window, laid on the backs of the horses with a stick and made them gallop. In a rage, the man pulled up, swore he would unyoke his beasts, and actually proceeded to do so. Dumas fired at him with a blank cartridge, and so scared him that he rolled on the ground in terror. Alexander then put on his huge posting-beots, and mounting, galloped on to the next post. They soon reached the old familiar Villers-Cot-teretts—-the whole town, as may well be imagined, being thrown into intense excitement by the appearance of the chaise with the tri-color and the excited Alexander Dumas. ILate as it was, every house poured out its inhabitants to the post-house. A thousand questions were put to him —what did it mean, this flag and the guns? He knew all the towns-people, and told the story of the last few days. It avas insisted that he should stay a short time, and have something to eat, and he was carrigd off to the house of an old friend, where &' hasty supper was got ready. A number of old companions, who had been boys when he was in the little town, gathered around, listening eagerly as their old friend declaimed and recounted between ‘every mouthful. As he dashed in for them, which he could do admirably, vivid sketches of these thrilling scenes, the rustics listened with delight and wonder ; but when he came to explain the object of his present expedition—“when I announced that I meant to capture, single handed, all the powder that was in a military town, eontaining 8,000 inhabitants, and a garrison of 800 men”—they looked at him doubtfully, and thought he was crazy. This was, of course, welcome to Alexan‘der, who always delighted to put himself in a theatrical attitude, and Dbe the center of a dranmiatic situation. He turned to his companion, Bard: “What were my words when proposing this expedition to you ?” “You asked,” was the reply, “Was 1 inclined to get myself shot with you?” “And what do you say now ?” ‘ ~ “That lam ready still.” | :

All were confounded at-such gallantry. One of his friends now stepped forward, and offered to get him .into Soisgons, as he had a friend at the gate. Then Alexander, always _anticipating his D’Artagnan, raised hig glass and drank to his own return to them on the next evening, “Have dinner ready,” he called to the host “for twenty people; and it is to be eaten just the same whether we are alive or dead—here are 200 francs.” The other answered that-he might pay on the morrow. “But if I should be shot ?” “Then I shall pay.” A shout arose “Hurrah for Cartier!” Dumas drank. off his wine and, we might add, the act-drop fell. It was now about 11 o’clock. The horses were put to, the chaise was waiting, and the bold trio, Dumas. Bard and Hutin (who was to pass | them through the gates), drove away | on their daring expedition. By 1 o’clock they had reached the gates of 1 Soissons, through whic¢h they were al-

lowed to pass, “the doorkeeper little dreaming,” says Alexander the great, “that he was admitting the revolution.” They went straight to the house of Hutin’s mother, where their - first business was the manufacture of a luge tri-color flag. ' She contributed her red and blue curtains, with a tablecloth, and all the women of the household were set to work to sew the pieces together. By day-break the task was completed. The pole, of course, gave notrouble, as the one from which the Bourbon white flag was floating would answer. “The flag staff,” as Dumas says, “has no political opinions.” ; ¢ ‘

The plan they had arranged was really quixotic in . its “extravagance and indeed seems almost inecredible. Making all allowance tor Dumas’ bombast, it will be seen that at the most. he has only been guilty of ithe novelist’s exaggeration; and though at the time the story of his adventure was all but scouted, it could not be disapproved in its facts, which are given with the most minute details of dates, names and places. It was settled that ‘Bard and ILutin were to take the flag and confrive to get into the cathedral under the pretense of seeing the sun rise from the tower: If the sacristan ‘made any resistance he was to be flung over the parapet. Then having dragged down the white flag and set the tri-color floating from the tower, Bard was to hurry on to lend his aid to Dumas, who-would be engaged at’ the powder magazine. Such was the .dashing plan of these three men. . They started at daybreak, and Dumas made his way to the fort St. Jean, where a small pavilion, close to the gateway, was useéd as the magazine.— e dared not attempt the gate, but, stealing round, climbed the wall cautiously and took a peep into the fort. He saw two soldiers busy hoeing in a little garden at the corner. IHe let himself down again; looked over at ‘the distant cathedral. He saw distinctly against the sky a dark outline of some figures; then the white flag, after being tossed about in an extraordinary fashion that eould not have been owing to the wind, finally disappeared, and the tricolor took its place. Now was'the moment ; his companions had done their part. He slung his | double-barrelled gun about him and began to climb the wa%l. ‘When he got to the top he saw the two soldiers staring with wonder at the strange flag on the cathedral, then, cocking’ both barrels of his gun, he leaped down and stood before them. One was named Captain Mollard ; the other, Sergeant Ragou. . He adwanced on them, presenting his piece, and made them a courteous but hurried speech, explaining who he was and his errand. He was Monsieur Alexandre Dumas, son of General Dumas, etec. He came in the name of General Gerard to demand the surrender of the powder, and -there was his oilder signed by the /General, which he presented with one 'hand, holding the cocked gun in the other. The pair were much taken back, and knew not what.to do, when the Colonel, D’Orcourt, who was in command, was seen approaching. The matter was explained to him, and after many courteous phrases, a treaty 1 was arranged, by which the three offi--cers promised their newtrality, and engaged to keep within doors. Thus the powder magazines would seem to. ' have been captured by Dumas single handed. It has the air of a very brilliant achievement,and the picture of the hero alone in the fort, his finger on the trigger of his gun, courteously but firmly controlling the three opponents, is a most dramatic scene. When writing the account of his adventure, from - which we take these partieculars, however, Dumas forgot that in the official report furnished to the Moniteur, twenty-three years before, he had stated that three of his friends were waiting at the gate. | 1 : . ' ~ Thus successful, he opened the gate and found his friend Bard. To him he handed over the charge of the ! magazine, and wentaway to deal with ' the commmandant of the fort, Liniers. He found this officer just rising and discussing the news of -the sudden appearance of the flag on the cathedral. ‘Dumas laid down his gun at the door, introduced himself, and made his demand for an order to remove the powder. The other declined toacknowl- . edge General Gerard’s order, and said that there was scarcely-any powder in ‘ the magazine. The commandant | seemed, in fact, rather amused; and smiled scornfully when Dumas answered that the party at the magazine were his prisoners.’ Alexandre, replying that he would go back at once and bring proof under their hand that the powder was there, made his bow, and retired. He flew back, found that he - was right, and returned presently with satisfactory proof that a large quantity of powder wasin the magazine. But when he reached the commandant’s office he found that the party had been increased during his absence, and that Lenferna, an officer of gendarmes, and Bonvilliers, colonel of the engineers, were there in full uniform and armed. The commandant addressed him in a sort of 'bantering tone, telling him that he had sent for these officers, who, with him, were in command of the town, in order that they might have the pleasure of hearing M. Dumas explain his mission.— “The young man saw that boldness was ' his only resource, and cooly told him ‘ that he had been engaged in Lafayette to bring the powder to Paris, or to lose his life, and that he insisted on the commandant handing over that powder to him. The officers passed on Gerard’s order from one to the other with a sort of smiling contempt, “And so,” said the commandant, in the same tone, “so, single ~hande.d,_§ Monsieur Dumas—l ‘think you said that was your name—you.purpose to force me to do this. You see that we are four.” S M

The young man saw that matters were coming to a erisis and took a prompt resolution. He stepped back, pulled his double-barrelled pistols from his pockets, and presented them at the startled party. T T “You are four,” he said, “gentlemen, But we are five. - If that order be not. signed in five seconds, I give you my word of honor, I will blow your brains out, beginning with the commandant’s there.” o oy L 4 He owned that he was little nervous, but he was determined. ... =0 ~ “Take care,” he went on “I mean what I say. I am going to count. One —two—three—-=" , Ak e At this eritical juncture a side door ‘was flung open, and a lady flung hergelf among fhem in -paroxysm of alarm. . : Ste ioG O - «Agree! agreel” she cried. “Oh, this is another -revolt of the negroes! Think of my poor father and mother,. whom they murderedin St. Pomirggoz’.'; . Alexandre owned that the lady’s ‘mistake .was excusable, considering “his own natural tint, deepened by vi-

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‘olent browning from the siin, and the peculiar character of hair ‘and ‘voice, But we may woader at the insensibility to-ridicule which prompted him to set down such a jest.at his own-ex-pense.* The truth was he 'was so vain that all the 'Hicer senses ‘ were blunted, and he was even unconscious of the roars of laughter these foolish confidences produeed. Th(i ‘commandant could not resist the entreaties of his wife. Alexandre declared that he had infinite respect for the lady, but entreated her husband tosend her away ' and let the men finish the business. ‘The poor commandant protested that his self respect;must be respected. He could not deecently yield to a single man. Alexandre then. offered to sign-a paper te the effect that the order had heen extorted at “the mouth of the pistol barrel.” “Or would you prefer,” he added, “that I should fetch two or three of my companions, so that you should seem to have yielded to a more respectable: force?” The commandant accepted this propoesal, and Alexandre left him, bluntly declaring that no advantage must be taken. of the delay or he would return and “blow all their brains out,” and that the whole party. musb give their parole of honor that they would remain exactly as they were. sk Uil “Yes, yes,” eried the lady. | Alexandre made her a low bow, but declared that it was not her parole:that he: wanted. The commandant gave what was required of him, and: Alexandre hurrying away, speedily returned with two or three of’ his men, whom he placed in the court. -Opening the window he called. to them; and bade them ‘inform' the gentlemen inside that they were ready tofire onthem at the first signal; an appeal answered by the significant sound of the cocking of guns. The commandant understood, and going to his: desk, wrote out a formal order.: 7 =» 7 it i

After this the rest was comparativey easy. - The magazine was broken open, carts were procured and loaded; and about five o’clock .they Avere outside of the town. - Dumas was. S 0 ex-. hausted that he sank ‘down on:the grass, under a- hedge, and fell fast asleep. Roused up presently, he started 'on his journey, and Dby -eight o’clock reached Villers:- Cotterests, where they found the supper ready, which had been ordered the evening before. After a jovial meal they set out once more, and by.three o'clock in the morning they -were close to. Paris, at the posthouse whence they had started. At nine-oclock he had, presented himself, with his powdet, at the IHotel de Ville, having trinmphantly daccomplished the: daring - exploit he had undertaken. =~ P When Alexandre told this adventure, ther,p was many a shrug’ of the shoulders and loud .seoffing -laugh; such a romance as ‘this: was. not thought worth serious refutation; as’ coming from sp amusing and notorious a gasconader-an uncomplimentary appreciation which ‘he owed to the incurable vanity which always‘made him set his own figure in: the most effective and dramatiepositions. But the story is perfectly . true; abating some harmless exaggeration. It is to be found set forth in a modest official report addressed to Lafayette, published by his direction in . the Moniteur of August 9, 1830, ar_y% signed' by Dumas and the friends who assisted him in the expedition. The names.of the various officers” whom .he forced to submit to him are given'at length. When the memoirs were published, in 1858, ithe son of the commandant; Liniers, did, indeed; come forward with an dindignant “reclamation,” to clear the memory of his father; who was then dead, but his testimony, for he was actually present at.the scene in the commandant’s cabinet, only confirms Dumas’s account. . The pur= port-of the son’s letter is merely this: that the town was' dalready ripe for revolt before.Dumas’ arrival, and that when the latter returned with his friends, these were assumed.-to be chiefs of the national .guard, already knoewn to be disaffected.” In ‘short, that the officer yielded not to Dumas, but to an overpowering force behind him. His son deéscribes Dumas as parading his pistols, and menacing the comnmandant, but declares’ that the presence of the four officers armed, and intimidated, was 4 fiction of the novelist. He admits, howevyer, that he himself and theée secretary—with Madame de Liniers—were present.— On the whole, the adventure, may be accepted in all faith, and reflects credit on the great reconteur.—d4 the Year Round. Tt s B

* ¢Oh, mon ami, cede! c'est uneseconde revolte des negres.” el R A Plea in Favor of the Franking Privo Hege sy il e i | (From the Seymour, Ind., Démocrat.) “We believed the franking privilege was right, for it gave the members of Congress means of keeping the-people posted in regard to proceedings in Congress.. It hasheen said that thisis done by the daily newspapet, but the fact is that many of these newspapers urge its repeal; because: they-hoped to greatly increase their cireulation and influence by it. The trouble with those papers is that they always have some friend to reward or enemy to punish, and their statments are oftén unreliable-. . 5 - oEe * '_fl

The franking privilege, though very | much abused, stood between the peo—A‘ ple and further peculation.” We kuew if this was repealed that Congressmen would make as much ormore in another dizection. Sure enough; thebill: abolishing the franking privilege ‘had. not yet become a law, until there was a scheme on foot to increase salaries) and the abolishing ‘of this priviege was made use of 8s an argument to justify an increase of salaries: The ayverage Congressman will not give up one thing un§il he is sure of a better. - P AT e The right thing, then, to do, is tore‘duce the salary of qongl‘qssl_hér_;l to $3,000, restore the franking privilege and restore to newspapers again the free cireulation of the mails within the counties in which they are published. We never can do better than this in order to keep the.people posted on. public matters,and prevent great public. outrages like the passage of the salafy grab measure, . ©

. ON his return to Plymouth Chureh, in his first Friday evening lecture last week, Mr. Béecher said that hereafter he should preach- theology less and Christ more; that he should not quarrel; and that he should ge. right on. with the only purpose of saving souls.. The meeting between Mr. Beecher and his congregation, after their separation of some weeks, evidenced nothing. 5o much as:-the faet that the confidence in the %peat. preacher on the ipart of those who knew him best was ‘never ‘more firm ‘and " impregnable sthan itds to-day. -20 w ISR

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| Significance of the Alliance. | [Byßey. J. S. Russell, of London, at the Church .+ ofthe Messiah, in New York.] ' . The Church of the Messiah, on Sunday, October sth, was filled with an: attentive audience. | An address on ; “The Origin, History, and Aims of the Evangetical Alliance” was delivered by the Rev. J. S. Russell, of London. At the conclusion of {he introductory" services, the pastor briefly referred to the Evangelical Alliance as a sort of (Ecumenical Council, with which, although the Church 'of tHe Messiahwas not in direct communion dogmat-" ically eclesiastically, yet with its pur- - poses and its noble objects the sympathy was complete. The Rev. J. S. Russell is.in the full, vigor of manhood, the whitening hair and' beard just beginning to tell of the advance of age. -He has a remarkably pleasing address and a peculiar vigor of expression, and held the attention of his audience from the beginning to the end of a long address. *= * % .~ The purposes of the Evangelical Al‘li,m:‘g,e are to bring about ;this unity betiveen the churches; to extend brotherly love among different sects.— The first idea of such a convention originated in the mind of John Angell James. He was on his knees, engaged in prayer, when the thought—or shall we say inspiration? — flashed upon him. ~He wrote to numerous friends regarding it, . and communications were sent to nearly all portions of Europe and to America. This wasin 1842. ‘The first meeting took place in Exe¢ter Hall, ILiondon, June Ist, 1843. It was expected the call would be responded to, to some slight.extent, but when the time came. it. seemed as if all London was endeavoring to crowd into Exeter Hall. In Liverpool a convention was held in 1845, and many . were there who said the idea of forming an Alliance or Union could never succeed. - It was Utopian; it was impossible. Some turned away discouraged; every one doubted. But a’ grand unexpected unanimity took possession of the Convention. Godihad ‘made smooth the way. In 1846, the great. Conference which became the origin of the Evangelical Alliance as it now exists, assembled in Freeémason’s Hall, Lendon., From all oontinental nations the delegates were gathered-—America, of course, was worthily represented. The citizens of ‘this great city have hospitably opened . their doors to the delegates of the | “Evangelical Alliance. They have done ’\l a’most Christian act. May we all be- * -come- united as one man. As there is ‘one Shepherd, so may there’ be- one. fold and one flock. - May we all have the love. of one Lord in our hearts, ‘and may we see in each other’s faces . a reflection of one glorious Master, to ‘whom be glory and dominion ‘forever. Amen. _ i o Lo o i —— et 4 ———————— Harding, the Wife Murderer; Gone Up. A VERDICT OF MAN-SLAUGHTER—SEN- " TENCE EQUAL TO A LIFE TERM—HE STILL PLEADS INNOCENT. ) ‘Harding, the Greensburg wife killer, is settled for twenty-one years, and . has gone to his boarding house in Jef‘fersonville. - vThe Standard gives the following clear review of the case as the facts were established on trial:+ - "On the 31st day of last July, Harding and his wife left the house after ‘breakfast, and proceeded together to @ cucumber patch on the farm, to gather the ,cucumbers. Some time afterwards the oldest daughter of the deceased by a former husband, (the deceased was Harding’s second wife) left the house to go to the cucumber patch, but without any suspicion that anything was wrong, and on the way met Harding on his way back to the ‘house, and he informed®her that her mother had fallen backwards over a rail and killed herself. Thetwo went back -and found the d,ecqased Aying upon her back across a rail, ione end of which was sticking in the crack of . a fence, about a foot from the ground, fand the other end resting upon the eround. The story of Harding was, that as she was stepping over the rail, her foot slipped and she fell backwards across the rail, and expired instantly. He did noet move her, but ‘cried for help, and no one coming, he started to the house, leaving her across the rail just as she had fallen, and on the way met, the daughter as .mentioned above. "The State proved marks of violence upon the person of deceased, so entirely inconsistent with‘the statement of the defendant, that it could not stand for a moment. A deep eut three inches long was found across the top of .the head, running from the front, to the back part of the ‘head; bruises were found about the throat, indicating that she had been choked, and also upon her arms, and “her left thumb was broken. On still’ further examination, made four days after death, it was found that the musecles and tissues were badly broken down, and that a small bone in that region was broken. The conviction which forced itself upon the jury was thiat he strangled her to death. His ;story furnished no reasonable explamnation of the marks of violence upon ‘her person; it seems impossible that ‘they could have occurred in the fall, . and his story was discredited. The- - conducted himself with great coolness all through the trial. It was not indifference; for the next day he broke down completely, and ‘wept like a child. He continues to protest his innocence; but the convic- | tion that he is guilty 'is very strong "and ‘almost universal. He is fiftythree years old, so that the sentence may be regarded as the closing out of “his life. i e

BARNUM has gone into the balloon business. He will prepare a vessel to float ‘in the air, with the design of testing the theory of the eastern current of air, and making a voyage to Furope. He is going to Europe, in furtherance of this design, and it is calculated that -everything will be in readiness’ for the trip in June or July next. .

Ahout twenty cows were, poisoned, and died in great agony, near the St. Mary’s River at Fort Wayne, recently. It is not known whether they were maliciously poisoned by some person - or ate something which caused death. That matter is being looked into-- - Several of the animals were very val‘uable. ; W (o A decision of Judge McAllister’s, of ‘the Illinois Supreme’ Court, is important, as defining perjury, which he ‘holds: to be “an act of false swearing in mpe%*fl% material to the spoint Of Angaltgirie in o Bt b