The National Banner, Volume 8, Number 31, Ligonier, Noble County, 27 November 1873 — Page 2

. W\ 8 * A Che Hatiomal Banmer b isßagt. o it BTN e e J. B. STOLL, Editor and Broprietor,

LIGONIER, IND'A, NOV. 27 18783

Tue BANNER appears ll this week with a half-sheet supplenient, the demands upon our zidveftisiing columns being’ such as to requirq a resort to these means in order to furnish the amount of reading matter which we desire to present to our readers. We invite particular attention to {he contents of this weel’s BANNER. A perusal thereof is suf’ﬁcient‘{o commend our paper to the support d}f an :tppi'c’ciative peopflje. : . '

THE WAR FEVER does not run quite as high just now as it did a week or two ago. People are beginning to reflect, and a reaction is soi"ling in. The theory that war ereates "prosperity is pretty effectually exploded. Bankrupt politi¢ians cannot raise the wind by riding that hobby. 5

NONE of the championsg of the Bth of January project have as yet undettaken to refute'the masterly . arguments against that proposition by the Hon. M: C. Kerr. A few slurs have been ]m_rle:l at that -gentleman, but his arguments stand unmésiered.

. W. HALFoRD, late of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, has resumed [his editorial

connection with the I‘ndim;tapolis Journal. Mr. Halford is a very clever gentleman and a wrigéto%ﬁ far more than ordinary ability, We heartily welcome him to his former post, and predict that under his management the Journal will be very greatly improved in an editorial point of view.

ITox. W. S. loLMAN, of this State, i 3 suggested as a suitable person to receive the qqlglplliment;wyvotelof the Democratie ahd Liberal nembers .c*‘)f Congress for the posiﬁion_of speaker of the House. The suggestion will meet-the cordial approval of the many admirers of that able and ineorruptible statesman. The name of Hon. James B. Beck is also mentioned in the same connection. 3

Tie convicTioN and imprisonment of Boss Tweed for his outrageous robberies of thé New York city treasury is well caleulated to strike terrér into the ranks of those individuals who imagine that stealing in|an ofiicial capacity may be indulged ii} \)‘itfngllt fear of punishment, Like | proceedings against thieving officials generally will prove the surest means of inaugurating civil'service reform. | .

TELEGRAMS were published last week to the effect that no more work will be done on the Chieago e&tension of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad until the winter is past and it is proposed to improve the conimunication between Chicago and Tfoledi), and the lake ports generally, by connecting this line with the Canada Southern at Defiance, Ohio. The latter statement must be received with some allowanee, kbt

I'T 18 NOow reported that Gen. Grant is earnestly in favor of. waging war against Spain_.’ lle has expressed regrets that the power of declarin g war is exclusively vested in Congress and that he is thus deprived of-authority to follow his personal inclination: The country, we apprehend, does not shhare these regrets, but on the contrary rejoices that it'is not within the province of a single individual to plunge us into a bloogii' and needless war.

HERE is a paragraph clipped from the Chicago Tribune which is exactly in point: “It is to be hoped that when the House of Representatives passes a resolution for war with Spain it will also provide that each Congressman shall forthwith deposit his back-pay and increase-of-salary in‘the Treasury to hielp' foot tlie Dill. . We might thus get money énough to pay for three or four corvettes of the size of the Tornado, and this would help us materially in capturing and punishing that offending craft.”

Tre appointment'of a Chief Justice is again the subject of conversation in official and political circles. It is now stated that Justice Noah I Swayne, of Ohio, is l#kely to receive the appoint-ment-—Conkling and Howe being no longer in the field. . Washington despatchés bring the somewhat surprising intelligence that “in case Swayne is promoted, there is every reason to believe that Judge J. S. Fraiier, of Indiana, will be nominated to fil] the vacancy. Ile is at present engaged professionally in the Treasury Department, and it is known that ihe President regards him as 4 man of unusual legal attainments and peculiarly wellfitted for the place on the Supreme Beneh,” b

. THE Franklin Herald,edited by Senator Slater, intimates that the conciliatory policy advocated by us and others of the same way of thinking “invariably leads to defeat.” Giving this theory a local application, Bro. Slater will discover his inability to “make it stick.” Toillustrate: In 1866 Johnson county, where the Herald is published and its doctrinés disseminated, gave the Democrats a majority of 881; at the Octdber election last year, the majority advanced to 522—a gain of 141. The BANNER was establighed in the Spring , 0f 1866, and was always noted for its advocacy of a progressive policy. At the October election of that year, Noble county gave the Republicans a majority of 598; last year 47—gain ‘for “us policy fellows,” " 551. Difference in- favor of the BANNER'S over the Herald’s policy, 410. We commend these significant figures to Bro. Slater. We could enlarge thereon, but MWW present a slight

- Conviction of Boss Tweed. - - Contrary to public expectation, Boss Tweed has at last been convicted of the charges preferred against him several years since. The jury returned its verdict on' Wednesday of last week, and the presiding Judge, Mr. Davis, passed sentence last Saturday, addressing himself in this language to the prisoner: = - William M. Tweed, yon stand convicted by the verdict of an intelligent and honest jury of a large number of particular erimes charged against you in this indietment.. The verdict in the opinion of the Court could not have been otherwise without a violation of the oaths which the jury had taken and an utter disregard of the obligations under which they rested to “speak the truth and the truth only” by their verdict. The proof in this ‘case when laid before the jury at the close of the people’s case was simply a mathematical demonstration of your guilt. Holding high public’ office, honored and respected by large classes of the community in which you lived, and, I have no deubt, beloved by your associates, you, with all these trusts devolved upon you, with all the opportunity you had by the faithful discharge of duty to win the honor and respect of the whole eommunity, you saw fit to pervert the powers with which vou were clothed, in a manner more infamous, more outrageous, than any instance of like character which the history of the civilized world containg. Instead of protecting the public you plundered’it; instead of standing guard where the law put you, over the treasury of the county, ' vou threw it open not merely to your own rapacity, but to the averice of your associates, under circumstances where it is transparent that you were engaged in'a concerted conspiracy to plunder the treasury of this county. and enrich your associates in crime and yourself. The evidence on that subject can leave no matter of doubt. * * While it is true that one great and powerful leading paper in this _city belonging to. a particular party ‘was the first to drag to light and hold up to the public eye these infamous frauds, yet it is equally trué . that prominent, able, honorable men of all parties united at once to investigate and develop their true character.— O’Conor, who has been named here, and who holds the foremost rank in his profession, and who stands without astain upon a character as pure and noble as any man -in this great city, immediately from his semi-retire-ment came and aided in the rescue of “this ci};y from its great corruption; and Tilden, who stood as a leading man at the head of the Democratic State Committee of this State, devoted weeks and months of toil in ferreting out these crimes, in ascertaining from’ these bank accounts what had been done, till he was able to lay before us theiother day on this trial, the result, crystaline in its simplicity, and so - clear that no man could fail to read its meaning. I need not refer to other prominent men of your own party who took an active part in those proceedings that ultimately led to your con-viction-—I mean :the development of these great frauds. It would be wrong and unjust to them to entertain for one moment the idea that your conviction has been the result of persecution at the hands of anybody,any person, or any party. ‘ ‘ Tke full penalty imposed. on Mr. Tweed is twelve years' imprisonment and $12,550.18 fine. e is now in jail, greatly dejected in spirits, but sufliciently combative to hurl invectives -at his.persecutors. ' } Proceedings have also been comnmenced against other persons connected with the iufamous robberies of the New York city treasury.

~ The New Senator from Kansas. Governor Osborns has appointed Robert Crozier, of I.eavenworth, United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Caldwell, charged with corruption last spring. Mu. Crozier will hold the office until the choice of another Senator by the ILegislature, which will occur on the 21st of January. - The new Senator is described as being about 55 years of age; a lawyer of small practice; had some legislative experience; was a county judge; has ahvuys been a Republican; is an officer of the First National Band of Leavenworth; knows how to make money, but is not eredited with great intelligence as to public affairs He is an intimate friend of the disgraced Caldwell, and his: appointment is denounced by nearly all the daily papers of the State. The Grangers who have a majority in the Legislature will rebuke the appointment by electing a man who is not a tool of the monopolists. : ol

e Exaggerated. : . In our issue of last' weck we published the statement, based upon telegraphic reports, that the entire crew of the Virginius had been executed. This report, we are happy to state, .is not confirmed by later and more reliable accounts. Consul General Hail telegraphs from Havana that the number of executions was Afty-three. The ﬁfty-seven additional executions which were reported never took place. The story of the execution of the passengérs by the Morro Castle is not confirmed and gets but little credence. The suspicion is gaining ground that many reports of atrocities are put in circulation for the purpose of firing the American heart. The blood and thunder fellows are up to such tricks,

! A Good Word for Baxter. ~ The Chicago Tribune of Mondkxy ~says:’ “William Baxter, the author of the Indiana Temperance bill, is a man wlose example should be universally cornmended. ‘The friends of tempergnee in Judianapolis having recently tendered him a complimentary banquet, in honor of his services in the cause of temperance, he has made a very vigorous protest against it, owing to the stringency of the times and the necessity of making some provision for the poor this winter. The ~man who will ‘thus refuse-the opportunity of glorifying himself and beJng glorified, and sitting down to a good supper in the operation, without any expense to himself, is a rara avis in these times, and the fact also shows that temperance-is not his only good quality.” oo e

SENATOR SLATER, of the Franklin Democratic Herald, is red hot for war with Spain, - He wants the business done quick, too, Go in, Slater; we'll hold your hat. j : Gy

T THE VIRGINIUS CABE, i Facts, Rumors and General No S A prolonged Cabinet meetinﬁ% held in ‘Washington last Friday, but no definite action was taken. Ourmnaval preparations are being pushed with such vigor that twenty of our-best vess sels will be in Cuba waters within a month. The Spanish navy is likely to be augmented by the surrender of the. Carthagena . insurgents. _This will put its entire force of iron-clads at the disposal of the Spanish Government. : : '

Secretary Fish announced last Saturday that he had received advices giving to show :;.“i‘)etter state of feeling among'ghe‘" 3Jn;m,ss’of the people in Spain, and that beyond this he has nothing new on the subject. Thereis no reason to believe that anything new will be developed- until the time asked by the Spanish Government in which to make their reply has expired, and it 'seems to be urged on all hands that it js best to wait for something decisive awvithout further complicating matters by acting upon imperfect information. The President and Secretaries Robeson and Belknap seem to be perfectly satisfied with the condition of the army and. navy, and are confident that our coast defenses*will be found suflicient in any emergency. The Secretary of War has been making preparations in a quiet but energetic way, getting the arsenals ingshape for active service and completely arming our fortifications for coast defenses. It is announced that the Ordinance Department is prepared on very short notice to fully equip any army that a war with Spain might make necessary with breech-loaders, artillery of all sorts, and ammunition in abundance. {

Saturday’s! papers-brought this warlike statement: “War was almost in“augurated yesterday at Madrid. The “rooms of the American Legation in “that city were surrounded by a hos“tile mob, who were prevented omly “by -the prompt interference of the “Government from doing violence to “our Minister and the American flag. “So unpleasant and unsafe did Mr. *“Sickles’ position become that he pre“pared to leave the city, and would “have done so but for some action of “the Dritish Migister, the nature of “which is not tols." But the reports of Monday completely refuted the above ﬁlventibn*of the fellows who are literally ' boiling over from war fever. Thé true condition of affairs is indicated in the following statement: Through Admiral Polo, the Spanish Minister at Washington, the Spanish Government makes a direct denial of the report of violence offered Minister Sickles. - Those hostile demonstrations which were so graphically deseribed, and did so mueh; to influence feeling in' this country, had, according to these official advices, no existence. - There was some ill-advised talk, the Government admits, by the opposition journals of Madrid, but it was promptly suppressed. The British Minister at Madrid has had a protracted conference . with President Castelar, but nothing is published of its objects or results. An auspicious faet is that recourse to arbitration which has been suggested in this.country is alse;mentioned with approval at Madrid: Dispatches from that city go so far as-to .name the umpire in Emperor William. If this is indicative of the feeling of Castelar and his Government, then there can be little fear that-he will allow himself to be. hurried ‘mto-war. - : {

The Madrid and Washington Cabinets both discussed' the Virginius matter on Tuesday, but the public are none the wiser for their deliberations: All kinds of rumors are in cil‘éulation, but very few prove to be facts. There are contradictory reports about the warlike preparations ef our Government. It is asserted that work on the iron-clads has been suspended by order of the Government, *the transportation of ordinance stores to Key West suspended, and officers who have been ordered to vessels placed in commis: sion directed anew to await further instructions, and on the other hand it is asserted that warlike preparations ane being hurried faster than ever. There is a denial of the report that Spain is willing to submit to arbitration, and a repetition of the rumor that Castelar is about to be overthrown and replaced by Serrano.as Dictator.

Minister Sickles has la.uthorizedn denial of the reports that he had a stormy interview with the Spanish Foreign Misister. His relations with the members of the Government are unchanged. He pronounces equally untrue the report that he had expressed the opinion that war is inevitable, and says he has uttered no opinion as to the result of the pending question. These denials by Minister Sickles corroborate the complaints of the Spanish press that the dispatches sent to the United States are intentionally unjust and hostile to Spain. ‘

Tue LATEST. —Yesterdays reports again have a war-like sound. Carefully sifted, these reports indicate about this: :

- Our (}overnment is ceaseleésly pushIng on its preparations for war. Withopt._ everything is rumor'and contra+ diction, but in the navy-yards and shops there is an unintermittent clangor of work that is all the more significant for the uncertain sounds elsewhere. The marine corps is to be recruited to the full standard, and matters are especially active at the Norfolk Navy-Yard, which, in the event of war, will be the station nearest the scene of hostilities, Washington advices declare that Spain is willing to restore the Virginius, if she be shown entitled to carry the American flag, and go so far as to indicate the basis of an agreement which has been made between the two countries. Other dispatches contradict these statements flatly. Senator Morton and Secretary Fish were in conference seven hours ye_sterda{. but the public are as ignorant of its results as of those of the other important councils held lately. The Secretary is stated to believe the situatiop‘fznere than ever hazardous, and t 6 have become really apprehensive that there may be war. -~ = °

‘ODD-FELLOWSHIP TN ﬁvﬁﬁnf‘} Et*-ﬁ.e;f'ting of the Grafi Enoiﬁnpment “wand Grand Lodgezélndi“an#polis. o . The R. 'W. Grand Encampment of EO. 0. F. of Indianaassembled in the Grand Hall at Indianapolis Tuesday forenoon of last week, there being a very large attendance of Patriarchs, and the greatest interest manifested in the working and prosperity of the | order. After being opened in due form the report of the ‘Grand Patris arch; Grand: Seribe, Grand Treasurer and Grand Representatives were read, from which we cull all:‘the matters of importance. L

~ GRAND PATRIARCH'S REPORT. _Grand Patriarch N. P. Richmond referred in feeling terms to the decease of members since the last meeting; and reports ‘that many subordinate encampments are working nobly, and that the financial credit of the order is better than before. Yet about half the encampments are “at a stand stil), or gradually but surely declining in numbers and interest.” Ile thinks this is caused by the establishment of ~encampments in small villages, where the membership of subordinate lodges is too small and widely scattered to enter an encampment; . and he recommends that “greater caution be exercised in the future in the granting of charters for new encamprments.” G6RAND SCRIBE’S REPORT. . ° The annexed statements will show the work of .the subordinates for the term ending June 30, 1873: : Encampments per last report, 120; instituted since, 1; total, 121. * Contributing n'l'embers'pelj last report. 4,907. Accessions — initiated, 371; admitted by'card. Hg rai.ns,tuted. 21; total, 5,342, S ‘ Withdrawn by card, 58; suspensions, 180; expulsions, 6;:deaths, 22: abatements,’2l6; now in membership, 5,126. s | The resources of the '}‘Zn_c."n,i_lmment.s are 348;192.08.1 Receipts of Encampments, $13,878.83; and expenses, 29, 962.83.. Dues to Grand: Encampment, $1,101.01. Expended for I‘élief and charity, $4.490.87. The accounts of the Grand Encampment show an expenditure of $1,423.49, and a balance in the Tl'ez'lsmfy of $1,729.51., The assets amount to $6.854.51. ! . ELECTION OF O¥FICELS. The exemplification of the unwritten work was given by Grand Representatives T. G. Beharral and W. Y. Monroe, after -which the Vt’ollowihg Grand Officers were chosen for the en-

sulng year: : R. W. Grand Patriarch-+J. E. Barrett, of Knightstown. aty M. E. Grand IHigh Priest—Reuben Robertson, of New Albany. R. W. Grand Senior Warden—John W. Smith, of Gosport. 2 R. W. Junior Warden-—John "Morgan, of Huntington. .- ; R. W. Grand Seribe — B. F. Foster, of Indianapolis. : R. W. Gr. Treasurer +T. P. Haughey, of Indianapolis. : : £ Gr. Rep. to G. L. U. S.—N. P. Richmond, of Kokomo. i Alt. G. BR. to G. L. U. S—leonidas Sexton. of Rushville, = i Grand Sentinel -Christopher '{.‘olcr. of Madison. il » e ‘Deputy Gr. Sentinel—Jos. S. Watson, of Indianapolis. : :

-The R. W. Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Indiana, convened in the Grand Lodge Hall on Wednesday of last week; and was called to order by the Grand Master, Platt J. Wise. : GRAND MASTER'S REPORT,

© During the term last past, Odd Fellowship has advanced with }'either more than its usual rate of progression. We have added largely to the number of our lodges, and the number of new members, showing that Odd Fellowship in this State is progressing in a satisfactory manner.— And while we may not be making as rapid progress ss some may desire, we are placing Odd Fellowship in ﬂ}e State. of Indiana on a sure aud solid foundation which must stand the test of time, and as the years progress we become stronger and better able to o'v‘erc_o‘me all' difficulties with which we may have to contend. In thegreater portion of our State very little sickness has prevailed, yet in other parts they have been visited by that dreadful scourge the cholera, almost decimating whole communities. In all cases and under the most trying circumstances, odd Fellows have been true to themselves and to their duty.

| J;nmxn SECRETARY’S REPORT. . During the term there have been 1,329 brothers relieved, and 121 wid--oweéd families. The total expenditure for ' relief is $31,408.86. Of this | amount $20,658.68 was paid for the i relief of brothers; $2,605.99 was paid lfor the relief of widowed families; ' $301.85 'for ~educating orphans; and ’ the large sum «f $5,697.35, for burying tle dead. In addition to this, $2,- | 141.99 were donated for other charita--2 ble purpeses. ; Lodges per last report, 383 ; instituted since, 16; making a-total of 399 .in the State, of which only two are delinquent. . Number of members per last report, 21,707; accessions since, | 2,392. Number withdrawn, suspended, | expelled and died: 1,529. Leaving the E number of contributing members, | 22,660, Resources of lodges, $865,694.- ' 47. Receipts of lodges,-$116,014.12,— | Expenses of lodges, $80,001.01, Or- . phan fund of - lodges, $200,747.15.— - Brothers relieved, 1,329 ; widowed families relieved, 121. ' Paid for relief and charity, $31,408.86. I g . OFFICERS ELECTED, R. W, Grand Master, Richard Owen, ;of Layfayette. A - . __R. W. Deputy Grand Master, D. P. ] Shideler, of Jonesboro. - 0 - R. W. Grand Warden, J. B. Kimball, {of Kendallyille, » ... 5% R. W. Graad Secretary, B. F. Foster, ‘gof Indianapolis. nil - R.W. Grand Treasurer, T. P. Haughey, of Indianapolis.. Grand Bgar. G. L. United States, P. J. Wise, of Gort Wayne, . - Alternate Gr. Repr. G.LU 8, W R. Myers, of Anderson. '~ " ~ Alex. Metzger, Wm, Wallace and J. - B.MeChesney were re-elected Trustees : ofthe.Grand dodge Hall. , . .. (.. h e i S B T B :

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‘.'.szng&w o«sﬁ ﬁcm’ Pacs OW%" cfn'b"f.a'"»?':, e "'1 The advoeates of an immediate declaration of war against Spain and the apnéxation of Cuba “ape invited to crack a few nuts presented -by the Cincinnati Gazelte, to wit: = “When we shall have taken Cuba, who shall own it? There is the shadowofa Cuban Republie, whose present Capital is at New Vork—wliere the Capital of - the Irishe Republic was—which effects to be cagrying on a war for independence, and which has issued a large amount of Cuban bonds to the members of the sham republic and to others,and whieh by the-sale of a large amount of these at a very low Tate, and by econtributions from Cuban planters and others, has had a considerable amount of money to place in this country “where it will do the most good,” and which has interested a considerable number of Americans in the Cuban cause by means of money and ‘a liberal dispensation .of bonds which will have value when the independence is attained. . Is it for the profit of this Cuban ring that we are to make war in Spain and seize Cuba? Shall we incur all the financial cost and financial damage of a long war imerely to'pluck the chestnuts out of the fire for the profit of a ring of Cuban speculators? It would be a splendid sl)égta‘cle if the smartest people in the world were thus made the ﬁ'imple *fool of a lot of speculating adventurers such as those of the Cuban ring which, since the Virginius affair, has attempted to run the telegraph, the newspapers, the public meetings, and even the Government.of the United States. ILet us have anunderstanding before we sail in. The Cuban ring ‘now assurnes tobe running the United States, and to have their army, navy, administration, and public journals at their command. It proposes to declare ‘war for us against Spain, and to despateh our navy and army on the work of taking Cuba. Let us understand, therefore,.who is to have the prize when taken. If the Cuban ring, let the ring goand takeit; if the United States, let it be so understood. To take (üba for the Cuban ring is one thing; to take it for the United States is = another .thing. ILet us know which it is before we fool away the cost of a protracted war, and suffer all the damage it will do to our flnances and trade.” : : . "This is stating the guestion in good shape. Can the blood and thunder feljows successfully gainsay the Gazetle's arguments ¥ , ; Charged with Incefiarism. .

A telegmm from -Ft. Wayne, dated November 23d, conveys this startling statement: “The insurance compaiies interested in the Broadway #15,A’O:) conflagration of last A ilgust‘,b'imving entertained a suspicion#as to the i‘»rigin"of the fire, have caused an investigation fo be made into the matter. A prominent druggist named A. (. Keel, who occupied one of the stores burned, and his clerk, Ed. Balloux, have been arrested on a charge of setting fire to Keel's premises, thereby causing the destruetion of the whole block. Mr. Keel ‘was heavily insured at’the time of the fire. The two men were arrested at two o’clock this"moming; and lodged in jail to await their trial.” Mr. Keel, it will be remembered, was fornmerlyl a citizen of Ligonier, and was at one time engaged in the grocery business. For his and his family’s sake we trust the charge may prove unfounded, We cannot think him guilty of such a crime. W £

A telegram dated the 25th, brings the following additional -information: “A preliminary examination in the case of Keel and Ballouf, charged with arson, has been progressing for the last two days. The latter gave bou_ds in $l,OOO for his appearance at the next term of the Criminal Court. 'Thée former’s case was postponed till: to-morrow, after the prosecution had rested its case, several of the defendant’s withesses being absent.” » LATER.—At the hour of going to press we receive the gratifying statement that-the trial of Mr., Keel ‘came off yesterday afternoon and that it resulted in his acquittal.

. Filibusters ds Speculators. ' The Chicago T'ribune of last Monday contains a statement of grave importance. It says: “The later developements of the Cuban massacre do not justify the warlike attitude which was 50 hastily assumed in this country. It is now said to e deflnitely ascertained that Gen. Ryan had made a contract with the Cuban insurgents, by which he was to receive $20,000 in gold if he should succeed in landing his men and arms in Cuba. If this is true, it takes the romance out of Gen. Ryan’s case. A patriot is one thing and a speculator another.. A hero for pay has never been regarded with a great deal of admiration, and if Gen. Ryan was a professional filibuster, carrying aid to the Cuban insurgents for money, as he might have carried it to the Spaniards, if they had needed it, for a like congideration, we can begin to save some of our sympathy and resentment for a more trying emergency. If a Government may not protect itself afterits own fashion against men who aid in a rebellion for pay, then there is certainly no condition of things in which it may assert its authority over its own territory without courting the interference of foreign Powers. We may deprecate the manner adopted by the Spaniards for pro-. tecting themselves against raiders; but unless this manner is so barbarous as to be utterly obnoxious to the whole civilized world, and to call for the armed interference of the civilized Powers on the ground, it is not a reasonable pretext for war.” .

Ir JupGE TRAZIER should happen to receive the appointment of U. S. Supréeme Judge, Hon. John 11. Baker will be relieved of some anxiety with regard to the next republican congresgional canvass. Frazier would be a dangerous ‘r‘iva.l, though we have no idea that he could be induced to interfere with Mr. Baker’s aspirations.

~—Hon. Geo. 8. Boutwell delivered a very interesting lecture on “America before its discovery by Columbus,” at Goshen last Monday evening, under the auspices of the Goshen literary Boclety. <aunu :

~—Samuel F. Eisenhour, a prominent citizen of Goshen, died last Monday, after a brief illness, He was buried with masonic honors yesterday.

~ - | The French Government. ;i; The French Assembly has at last settled the vexed yuestion of the prolongation of President McMahon's term by 'extending it seven years, ‘;g:out settling that other vexed question of the definite form of 3;3‘? ernment, or coming to any deciston upon the constitutional laws presented by his predecessor, M. Thiers. The country, therefore, is virtually in the hands of a guardian for seven years, during which time, is is to be presumed, the French people will discover what form of government they want. Meanwhile, the policy of President McMahon, “under the new order of ¢ircumstances, is indicated by the -message which he delivered, on the reopening of the Assembly, November sth, in which he said:

- To give public peace a sure guarantee, the pesent Government lacks two essential conditions, of which you cannot longer leave it destitute without danger—it has neither sufficient vitality nor authority. Whoever the holder of power may be, he can do nothing durable if his right to govern is daily ,ealled into' question, and if he has not before him the guarantee of a sufficiently long existence to spare the country a prespect of incessantly recurring agitation. With a power that might be changed at any mmoment. it is possible to secure peace to-day, but net safety for to-morrow. Stability is wanted in the: present Government, and authority also often fails it It is not sufficiently armed by the laws to discourage the factions, or even to obtain obedience from its own agents. The public press abandons itself with impunity to excesses which would end by corrupting the public mind throughout the country. Municipalities forget that they are organs of law, and leave the central authority without representatives in many parts of the territory. The Tribune thinks under such conditious ss these, which the majoyity has accepted, there is no obstacle to the centralization of power in McMahon’s hands; whieh he may use for his own purposes, or in the interests of monarchism. ;

t Probable Results. o That able, dignified, and impartial journal, the N. Y. T'ribune, takes this view of the Spanish-Cuban situation: The sentiment, of the Peninsulars in ~Cuba is ifitensely and lawlessly hostile to Americans, and the Government at Madrid does not appear able to keep it within bounds. We are thus foreed to interfere for our'own proteetion. We must first demand redress from tlre Republican Cabihet at ‘ Madrid. If this is refused or evaded, or the confession is made that orders | from Spain cannot be executed in Cuba, we must hold the Cuban authorities directly responsible in future for | the conduect of the Spanish army on } the Island, and the Spanish havy in its waters. It is throwing words away to dispute sith those who'say this can be done without eventually bringing the Isiand of Cuba upon our hands. .

.+« . We @o not care to discuss the question of Cuban independence. It is idle to say whether it would be desirablé or not. It is not possible. It might last for a little while, in the first flush of a vietory over the Spaniards, but every political force, internal and external, would work together for the annexation to the United States.— What consequences these events:involve, will oceur to every ome. The first would be the tlest'l'llcti()ll of the Republican Government in Spain, for no party could outlive a disgrace;such as the loss of Cuba would appear.— The results in - this country would be scarcely less objectionable, in giving to the conscienceless adventurers who flourish in these petty wars and proconsular governments a renewal of the credit which they have gradually been losing for ‘the last few years.— We submit that in view of these prospeets, even those who are most ardent in vindicating our rights and our dignity in Cuban waters, if they have any regard for the “ﬁ)est interests of the country, eannot but regard the whole affair as a great disaster, of which the responsibility is not ours, although we must share in the misfortune, :

= Modest Fellows. o (From the Chiengo Tribuie Nov. 21.] . With charaeteristic éffrontery, the Pennsylvania Protecticnists chm@e this moment of falling prices and wiages to ask for an increase of taxes for their benefit. At the meeting of the Iron and Steel Association in Thila‘delphia yesterday, a very dismal exhibit was made of the condition of the industry which has been for twelve years the especial pet of Congress.— On the Ist of November, one-third of the mills and furnaces were closed, and on Dee. 186 one-haltof them would be shut.. Pig-iron was zccumulating on the manufacturers’ hands and could not be sold at any price, and a reduction of 15 per cent. had been made in wages: lor so deplorable a-state of affairs every one will agree that some remedy should be sought; but the taxpayers ef the.country will not pe likely to accept the remedy of these tax-eat-ers, who want the duty on iron raised again to/$9 a ton, . '

A Religious View. \ 2 [From the New York Witness. ] Those papers that are now clamoring for war with Spain are always ready to justify the householder in slaying the burglar whom he finds attempting to enter his house. We fail to perceive any difference between a company of, burglars on board the Virginius going forth to kill Spaniards and appropriate their territory, and those twin brothers of theirs, the homeburglars, who endanger our lives and property. Instantaneous: death: seems the desert of both, They are alike the enemies of peaceful citizens —lshmaelites, against whose success every honest man’s hand is justly. raised. ; g les e s A

Senator Howve, of Wisconsin, has taken in good part the reminder of one of his organs that it would not be quite the thing for him to accept the Chief-Justiceship,—which, by the way, has not been offered him. He writes a letter to'the Green Bay Daily Commonwealth, the paper in question, in which he admits that, under present circumstances, he feels sure he ought not to aceept the appointment. He does not state what- these debarring circumstarnces are.—Chicago T'ribune.

The sudden sealing of the Erie Canal by frost has locked up an ‘enormous amount of produce. Instead of 2,600,000 bushels of. grain as reported Friday, there are 4,000,000 bushels held in the canal, besides a great quantity of miscellanéous freight. The result has been a rise in« wheat' in New Yorkof 5 and 8 cents a bushel. A great falling off in railroad building in this country appears in the figures presented in the anniual report of the Iron and Steel Association. The number of mileés ofof new track laid in 1873 was 3,000, a decrease of 50 gﬁ cent in one year. In 1870, when the highest pointwas reached, 7,779 miles waere laid. e T

" The Valueof Help. s " 1 ! . [From theé La Porte Argus.ye 2, o % At this w‘ritix{g the official returus | from the New York election are not ! all in, and while: the State is. demo- | cratic on the main ticket by nearly f ten thousand majority, the Republi[cans are ctaiming the election qf"t}jgir-l’ candidate for Comptroller Jand State| ‘Prison Inspeetor. This may appear a | little singular, but it is probably trie, | and it furnishes a subjeet for. ealm | consideration by all' Democrats who | honestly desire the defeat of the ad- | ministration party. It will be remomn-. } bered -that the Democratic Central | Committee partook too lirgely of th,é-_':"' Bourbon element of Democracy aud | in calling their State convention'no | _effort was made to coneiliate the Lib- | ‘eral. Republicans; on the’ contrary, | this large and respectable element of | ‘politics was snubbed and plainly given | ‘to understand that their- assistance | was not needed. When the convei- [ ‘tion met, however, this action of the | Committee was alimost un:_u)i,inon@ﬂ repudiated, so far as if ¢ould be done, | and a cordial invitation was extended | ‘to the Liberals to unite with ‘the i Democrats for the overthrow of thei! 'Radical corruptionists. An admirably | liberal and progressive platform was | ‘adopted and a Liberal Republican was nominated for State Treasurer: RBut ‘the mad action’ of -the Committee \;cou}d not. be completely recalled, for ' it had,forced the Liberals; frommere. self-respect, to call a‘stat(ﬁ,,'Qpiw»e_ﬁtimi“" of their own. Their convention met j and made up a ticket by formally nom- 1 inating ~all the camdidates on the | I Democratic State ticket; except the| two officers above mentioned. .In | ~consequence of some ‘unfortunate } unpopularity of the democratic. caf- | didates for Comptroller . and Prison | Inspector, the Liberals gave their ¢n-7 dorsement to the regular republican | ‘nowminees for those oflices. The result i‘ shows the strength of the-Tibeéralsin | New. York and that they ave an' ele- | ment not to be despised;: for their | ’;Sllp})()l’ti of ‘these twe candidates has { probably caused the defeat of the! Democratic nominees, - It shows the ! Bourbon close-communionists that the',i Liberals hold the balance of power.in | 'New York, and it is‘the part of wis- | | dom, as well as justice, . that they rliq‘:\"‘ congidered a necessary part of the op- | position ¥ success is the object, . Good ! poljtical generalship * ‘brings.-every ! { available man into ‘aetivh whenevey | . there is a possibility of defeat, and he ! is a wise General Whao always consid- E ers defeat possible - and provides for! all emergenejes:. ad.it not been for | { the ungeneious. and mnwise aet of the| l democratit eommitteg “the vietory | might easily have been eomplete.and | f the opposition would in all probability | { have.succeeded in carrying aiajority, | ! of'the Legislatare. A‘somewhat sine, { ilar stdate of . affairs was -indicated i‘x‘_ij] | the Ohlio election. . Pheve is. littlé or { no doubt that 'if w well advised and | | Liberal policy in- dealing with all the 1 | opponents of the_ Administration had | | been pursued, the: whole-opposition l | ticket would have Deen eleeteil, - THe. ‘ close-communionists - carried = their | l point and the result’ was the suecess: | of the "entire Radieal tieket,. excopt | l the Governor, who was unpopularand {ran a few hundred: votes behind. hisi ticket, resulting in.his defeat. The full: | foree of a broad and liberalized policy | on the pait of the Democeracy may be | séen in the Wisconsin election where fall thé¢ opposition were consulidated. and the Radicals were beaten. by fif- | teen thousand majority, in a State,. | too, that had steadily- given heavy ; republican: majorities for neatly twen{ty years.- The people of the.whole: country are becoming liberal and pros ’gx’ossi ve in their views; partisanship {'is losing it§ biuding force with Deémo- | crats as well as with' Republieans and | the young democracy are making de= { mands for party action which -will i i embrace all classes of honestand ‘ honorable epposition. ’lfﬁhe’ Bourbon { element of the democraey do. o 4 vee!ognize these demands it can: safely i calculate on an insurtéction in the { démoeratic camp which will force the { party doors open, evem at the é:jt‘ﬁl‘iti'cezr.j‘ |.of the party hame: = = -~y

Repeal the Salary Bill

[From the Rochester Union and: Advertiser) - Repeal the law—every wordiand figure of it that applies to. the inerease, ‘of salaries. The -people déniand that! this shall be done. . Aund:then let: Mr. Grant, drawing $25,000 a year legiti--‘mate salary, with a free White House and $77,000 in-addition yearly to-sup-port it, sue the masses of his'country- | men,' oul of work and outof bréad, fokr"'! the additional $25,000 he covets if he’ 1 will. ; Congress will: reassemble on { the first day ‘of December; ‘with its each and every member having $5,625. of the people’s money: in_his poc‘ket’J for services that he did not render: durlng thé past mine months—B2s dropping into his hand every day in | the year from the sweatand toil of industry, and with. a. President whose pay and perquisites since the 4th of March last-have been over $4OO a day, | while the wolf is ‘at the door of the | millons of the poor fréom Wwhom this & money is wrenclied by Federal .tav‘(zy-“~1 tion and Federal tax gatherers. Repeal of the salary bill without he,s_it;atim’roi‘," qualification, and political damnation of every man who voted for or officially approved the measure, or took the tainted mon¢y flowing from it—this 1 is the demand, and this the decree of the people. 1t is the duty of the press to warn and direct the public opinion that canand will seeure compliance 1 with the one and enforce the other. -

M, C.Kerr. e Of the members of the last House of Representatives who will not be present in, the Forty-third Congress, the: absence of n 0 one will be more regretted than that of :Michael €. Kerr, of Indiana. Mr, Kerr’s aeknowledged: ability ‘and honesty commanded the respect of his political opponerits, and he was looked upon’ as the leader of his party in/the House. His work 48 a member of the most important committee in Congress has been arduous but faithfully perfornied.. lis knowledge of our-financial matters, and his thorough :acquaintance with every subject connected with pelitical economy, will make his absence from the Committee of Ways- and Means felt in the next House.. After a continued service of eight years as: member of Congress, Mr. Kerr retires from that body with a record that is untarnished by a single: aet of corruption or dishonesty. .The republican. party of the State should feel proud.of the fact that they deféated Mr, Kerr for. Congressman_from the State at Large with tho salary-grabber Billy Williams. It is a matter of congratulation. Such men as Mr. Kerr eannot remain long in private life, and we expecti soon to see lim called to fill some public station deserving of his honesty and ability.-~F¢. Wayne Sentinel. . - § el The yellow fever is still providing employment for our philanthropists. An appeal for help has been sent to the Mayor of‘Philé{ielbhiaéilggg’%;@ﬂﬁ?@f“ the Relief Committee of Bainbridge, Ga., which has suffered severely from: the plague. He states that there is great destitution in the city, and that. the fever is still raging, as it has been to Philadelphians only, but it should not. b 6 -unheeded -by 'the charitable wewhee o o e

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. KILGORE- Nevember 24, 1873, near Ligouier, of eroup Charley, son of Hiram and Caroline Kilgore; aged 6 years and 3 months. f SRR VL A RTINS s e LIGONIEK. St ‘Whedt—white.....sl43 Hogs_live... ....1€45) Ameher-—ted . 138 Hous-—dressed...... 465 RVE wmeiasissirae o I Drkers = live wi t U 6 Odlsaes iGI o Oekenss Hiven o 8 CORI, e s 35 leeswvax ..o .. By Putatoes,, c.iiiiid S\‘;Y}u‘tler..;,..‘... sty R 0: SnxSeod o L SO r L s e T 908 Clover Seed; ... . 4 .\UIE,«.:;::A,Z.. WSR Wool. ...l i@ 40 Peathers ... . e Phrlel ol e RAOEIMIIowL eL L 08 Bhowldersd. oo .00 07 Tinlothy Hay....... 12 00 Ty .55 v @ 10 Mdesh Way. ... L 80D o e KENDALLVILLE. o S Whoat—wlrite:-.. $142 Live H0g5..........£3 25 Amber—-red .010. . 185 Dressed H0g5...... 4 80 Rie o ci g Li,'wLi\('te Turkeys ...... 66 Varye oo oL - a 0 ave Cliickena (.. (U Cornopio ol 0@ dBißeeswax, .. .0. 95 Eotaloes . olds o DBltter . 0o R Elagßeed ™ oo ANEBRRG s oGB Clover Seed s @ 4aoißeon 0. .. ... 1 90 lOnE ey @- 42 Feathers, ... ....0 . 5:1 00 Polflkou L G RnU S allow s L T S RS Sheuiders,......... | 08 TimethyHay..... . 40 Hame:l. .2 .. 00@ * 10 Marsh Yay..{.... .7 00 s G LR e se e ST . CHICAGO. : - 'Whent.. slo7@ ¢ |M P0rk..81230 @123 Carni i Codii@ - AIBaTd o 0 0T TR Qats...| ..@ 3215 Shoulders,, 4% @ {3 Rpeirton i i@ 0 OBRlba ol 6@ -6% Barley.(:. .. 94@ s'l3o Ham 5,..... . 01@ 73 e e L ki / .4 TOLEDO. . . Witeat....#lsl; @ FR2|Corn... $. .- @8 . 50 Red **.... 14314@ 144/ClovSeed - - @ 450 0nte..... ... 4@ 39 Hoge.... 48i@ 7490

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