The National Banner, Volume 8, Number 32, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 December 1873 — Page 2

@ tanywl S The latiomal Banner . = g x ‘ % . AETERNC 1 (5 ~.{‘.»‘,\\’ Y, J. B. STOLL, Editor and rrojrtewr. LIGONIER, IND'A, DEC. 4th, 1873,

'THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 1 _ This important document, transmitted to Congress on last Tlfe;uiay afternoon, is to-daypresented entire to the readers 'of the BANNER. Tt should be attentively read by every citizen. Wo have neither time nor space for comments in this issue. : , Jupae FRAZIER of Wrasaw cannot now reach the distinguished position of U.S. Supreme Judge. Williams' appointment as Chief Justice spoiled - that little arrangemient. s - Tue N.Y. World, we are happy to state, emphatically rebukes the conduct of the majority of the demecrat- ~ “ie congressional caucus in voting for a salary-grabber for Speaker,

CoL. A.' T W}{ITTLESEY, ‘private ‘ secretary to Gov. Hendricks, has been appointed Secretary of the Demoeratic State Central Committee, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of R, S. Sproule. e " :

. THE REPEAL of the Salary-grab is now considered quite probable. Even Ben Butler admits that the popular will demands this. So much for the efforts of an unframmeled press and the independent judgment of the people. ; 2

RICHARD Y ATES, the popular “War” Governor of. Illinois in 1861-85, and subsequently a member of the U. S. Senate, died rather suddenly on Thursday of last week. He was a man of great ability, but almost uninterrupted intoxication reduced him to a mere wreck. -

ALL HONOR to Judge Holman and Sunset Cox! .Their denunciation of democratic salary-grabbers is responded to with a hearty Amen, by every honest member of the party. Woe unto the men who disgraced the party by their pusilanimous action in that fatal Saturday night caucas. |

o ATTENTIQ}Q is directed to the prospectus of the Chicago T7ibune, to be found on the fourth page of this week’s issue. The T'ribune is unquestionably the .ablest and most reliable journal published in the city of Chicago, and as such we reecommend it most heartily to our readers. '

Boss TwEeED has donned the striped costume and ig held 1n clqse confinement in one of the New York prigons. A rumor that he was in a dying condition was last Friday set afloat, but soon proved a sharp dodge ‘to awaken sympathy for the great plunderer. It failed “to draw,” however. by

Cor. ToMm DowLING, that good old soul at Terre Haute, made the principal speech before the Deinocratic State Central Committee last Friday. Tom has any amount of goo’ci, strong common sense, and has the pluck to talk it whenever occasion demgnds. Would that there were more just like unto him. o

- GEN. HASCALL takes a very hopeful view of the political situation. He takes congiderable delight in dwelling upon- his early denainciation of fraud and corruption within the republican .party and the subsequent endorsement lof his position by many ~ who three years ago persuaded them‘selves that the doings of republican rings were all right. The General ‘has implicit confidence that time will make all things. even, -and that the . period is not far distant when politi- " cal integrity will meet its just reward. LR e T 'THE bold stand taken by Judge - Holman. against ‘democratic salarygrabbers will endear him still more to the hearts of honest Democrats throughout the Umion. He selected the proper place and chose the proper *time to declare open hostility against the participants in that shameless raid upon the public treasury. That he failed to secure tiie adoption of his resolution is greatlli to be deplored ; yet itis a source of congratulation * that Judge Holman compelled every ¢ member of that caucus. to “toe the | mark.” By their record these men ,Bhall hencgforth,bejudged. s

TuEe Chicago T'ribune says: “The fact that Mr. Cox received twenty-one democratic votes for Speaker, in oppofition to the caucus candidate, Fernando Wood, and in spite of his announcement that he was not a candidate, makes it appear that there are about twenty-two democratic members of the House who are restive under old party restraint, and are not afraid to kick over the traces once in a while. This is a good beginning, and, if that number act independently on all occasions, they may be able sometimes to defeat combinations between the two parties for corrupt purposes.” We trust the Z'ribune’s hopes may prove well founded. |

BRro. EDMUNDS, of the Terre Haute Journal, refuses to be comforted. He repudiates Mr. Kerr's motto: “Wait watch, be wise,” thus:” , . . Yes, a wonderful motto. When such timid fellows get ready to “strike” however, they will be found without backing, just as they were a year ago. They are like ostriches, great on the sly, seemingly oblivious that a prominent portion of their persons are exposed to view while they are “waiting, watching, and praying!” No, no, Bro. Edmunds. Your similitude is slightly mixed. It’s because our side of the house does not want those Eighth of January fellows to *“expose a prominent portion of their persons” that we are so solicitous for an extension of time to ensure their cooling off! - o . Show this wﬁ«s B‘Ammn and supplement to your neighbor and ask him 1o subscribe. ; 4

- PEACE ASSURED. - Itisa “Pource of profound gratification that we are enabledeto present to our readers, this week, the glad tidings that the Virginius affair has been amicably and satisfactorily adjusted between our government and that of Spain. The terms of the agreement are substantially these: The Virginius is-to/be delivered to the custody of the United States,immediately, and all the surviving passengers-and crew 0f the vessel to be restored to the United States. On the 25th of Decenber, thefSpuuial;ds are to salute the flag, unless, in the meantime, Spain shall satisfy the United States that, the flag) was improperly borne on that vessel, #nd that she had no right to the American flag or papers. If Spain can do this, then the salute is to be omitted. If it shall prove that the Virginius had no right to carry our flag or papers, then the United States shall prosecute the vessel and the surviving parties for violating the laws, and Spain is to prosecute those of her authorities w(hd may have violated law or ftreaty. b

We canndt ‘allow_ this opportunity to escape without bestowing a merited .tri['butev to the statesman-like conduct of Secretary ¥ish, who is entitled to the profound gratitude of his countrymen for averting a needless conflict with Spain. The President of the! Bpanish Republic also metits a due acknowledgment for his anxiety to maintain friendly relations with this :cduntry. " Let us all be thankful that peace is now assured. ,; et - DB—— The State Central Committee and the | Eighth of January. In dbedience_to the demands of a certain portion of the demoeratic press Mr. E. S. Alvord notifiedzthe members of the Democratic State Central Com‘mittee to meet in thé city of Indianapolis on Friday of last week, for the purpose of considering the proposition of holding a State Convention on the Bth of’ next January. According to the Sentinel’s account there were in attendance at this meeting, Mr. E. S. Alvord, <hairman of the committee; J. P. Applegate, representing the Second district in the place of John S. Davis; Finley Bigger, from the Fourth district; James M. Sweetzer, from t]le Eighth district; E. W. Brown, from the Tenth distriet; Col. Thomas Dowling, representing the State at large, and the following named gentlemen, who are.not, members of the commlrttee: Governor = Hendricks, Judge Robert Lowry, of Fort Wayne, Joseph E. MeDonald. James B. Ryan, Thomas F. Ryan, John C. Shdemaker, Edwa:rd C. Buskirk, Judge Franktin, and Mr. Baker, of Boone eounty. It appears from this that just one half of the committee-men responded to the call of the.chairman. Why the other| half did not put in an appearJ ance, is worthy of investigation and ought to:be explained. : adn From the report before us we learn that the meeting was opened with a speech by Col. Thomas Dowling, who dwelt upon the necessity of a wise measpre in any future movement in politics. He asserted that they had to have recruits, no matter where they ‘got them, and he was willing to take ‘anybody that would come and stand upon an honest platform. Ile wanted to invite the people of the State to meet|in great convention and adopt a policy that would overthrow the present administration and if there was any particular clever, fair-minded,v repentant Republicans he wanted to see them -attest their honesty by their works. He was in favor of lowering the bars and letting all the people come in who are convinced that this administration is wrong. Dowling al--ways talks good sense, and that he did so on this occasion is just what everybody had a right to expect, We are further informed that after Mr. Dowling’s speech, Mr. Hendricks made a few remarks which were.'a generalization of the political situation, agreeing in the main with the -expressions hitherto attributed to him. ‘He was not in favor of early nominations. Speeches were also made by Messrs. McDonald, Bigger, Lowry, and Sweetzer, but the drift of their remarks ‘has not yet trahspired. We assuie, however, that all these gentlemen were averse to holding an Eighth of J an\fxary convention, from the fact that the committee subsequently unanimously decided against the proposition } so'u@'gently pressed by the New Albany Ledger and other journals .of the‘ same stripe. i B

Now, that this question has been disposed of by all the State Committee, we trust that other and more important topics will for the next five or six months receive the attention of the{ democratic press. The subject of cor‘ivbntion and candidates should be quietly ignored forsome time to come, that our brethren of the quill may be able to bestow all their attention upon the igsues that are likely to be brought before the people during the next camPalgn, .il i e

| T T : ‘THE CREDIT SYSTEM is again recejving due dttention in the rural press.— The' Lebanon (Ind.) Patriot, per example, takes occasion to remark that farmers will -now realize the importance of doing away, as far as practicable, with the eredit system. If they were not compelled, many of them, to sell their hogs to meet their dry goods and groecery bills, they could, without _djtriment ‘or trouble, pack away: their pork, and wait for better times. -

'WE FEEL ASSURED that public sentiment is truthfully reflected in this paragraph clipped from the Cambridge Cjity Tribune: “There are a few men in every community whose voice is for war at all hazards, but most sensibie people, while desiring the Virgini‘us affair shall be fully investigated and Spain required to make such reparations as the facts demand, still desire and hope for a peaceable . settlement of the”di_mculty. They know the cos@ofwil_’:_ e _ ') - Tue SUPREME COURT of this State on the 28th ult. decided that the Indiana Patent-Right act of 1860 is unconstitutional and vd% as it conflicts with the Federal Constitution.

- . CLUBOR GRANGE? + Explanatory Card from Mr. R!pyno_ids. "MR. EDpITOR:—SO much has been said in ignorance of my intent in the course I have taken regarding the Farmer’s Movement, or in ill toward it, that I ask the space in your columns to explain. To define my. posi‘tion without circumlocution, I may as ‘well say that I am -Anti-Masonic in sentiment, but that has had, with me," nothing to do with the organization of Granges or' Clubs among farmers and | workingmen, There would have been 'no need to say this much, were it not } that advantage had been taken of my position on that questitn, by ill disposed persons, lam not an extremist, and in the ca‘uge of Temperance, Or the movement, call it what you will,’ Farmer’s War, Anti-Monopoly, or Labor Reform, I can conceive of circumstances where my objections to a secret ‘organization would be but skin deep. But if there is to be a Farmers’ Organization here—and I know there must and will be in the order of things —why not make it a strong one, by ‘uniting all who are of the same senti: ment through a form where all can stand together, rather than adopt an: other which shuts out from participation, a large, if not the larger share? I fear that the extremists on either hand are hostile to the movement, and “would be glad to see a division, which would prevent, or ‘weaken, or break up our organization, ‘on a sentiment with which we as farmers and working men in our organizing, have or sliould have, nothing to do. Either that, or they care more for the success of their pet theories than for the success of this, the Farmers’ Movement. My sole object in my course, was to accomplish the pu‘rpoée stated before, to make a strong unit, where there wera likely to be, under other influences, weaker fractions. To throw sentiment on another subject away, and look at the facts in our particular case |as they are. The facts are these:there are in our vicinity, a large number of Four best farmers belonging to the Tunker and Amish denomjnations, who by creed are opposed to secret societies. They could not, would not, join the Farmers’ Movement in a Grange. i : : There are many others, belonging to other churches, and to no church, who are just as conscientiously opposed as the first named, and they are, all together, in my judgment a large majority of eur farming community.— They are, on their'part, waking up to their own interests just as certainly as those who would have.no objection to entering a Grange. The former can and will be glad to join a Club, or openform of organization; the latter can be just as eflicient there as in a Grange. Can we afford to have this division here? "Especially at the beginning of this Movement among us? It seems to me that the Club or open form is preferable, under the circumstances; that the other course would be almost to ¢ommit suicide before we could be said to have life. : i

I received before our first meeting; from the Secretary. of the Illinois State Farmers’ Association, a copy of their Club constitution and By Laws —which we can adopt i full orin part as suits our case—and documents showing wherein the farmers have been wronged, and how their wrong may be righted by organizing for their own social, intellectual and material welfare.” That Association, has over 1500 organizations in the State, and the Secretary says—that the club is much less expensive than the Grange, 15 just as efficient, if we only choose to make it so. The President and Secretary, in fact, the whole association, believe “it is better policy to have an open Order and encourage the discussion and study of the political questions that.affect us.” The Grange as an organization prohibits this. In conclusion I will say to the farmers of the several townships adjoining, that I will serve them in forming clubs this winter for a reasonable compensation. But if they wish to take advantage of reduced prices for implements the coming year, it will be necessary for them to be organized at once, and make application before manufacturers give contracts and prices to Agents outside the organizatipn. 2 D. H. REYNOLDS.

+ Another Horror. While. the horrible details of the re¢ent wreck of the “Atlantic” (so the Indianapolis Journal writes) are still fresh in the public mind, it is shocked by the news of another equally. frightful and destructive disaster. The passenger steamship “Ville de Havre,”’ plying betwieen New York and Havre, collided at sea on the morning of the 23d of November with an English sailing vessel, and was 8o badly injured that it sank in twelve minutes.— Two hundred and twenty-six passengers are reported to have been lost, though it is possible this appalling aggregate may be reduced. Ifis worthy of remark that, out ef eighty-seven persons saved and brought into the port of Cdrdiff, Wales, only twentyseven were passengers, while the eaptain, five officers and fifty-four of the crew made up-the remainder. This looks very much as though these cowards had seized the boats at the first alarm, and saved themselves regardless of others. The steamer, which was one of the largest afloat, left New York on the 15th ultimo with a full list of passengers, among whom were several European delegates .to the Evangelical Alliance on their way home, though, doubtless, a large majority were Americans.. Tge news of this fearful disaster will carry sorrow to thousands of hearts on both continents. . 3 .

. THE REFUSAL of the Democratic State Central Committee to call an Eighth of January convention will meet the cordial approval of an overwhelming majority of the Indiana Democracy. Some of the impetuous brethren will at first be inclined to #cold, but upon calm reflection they will doubtless come to the conclusion l.}gli:te f’t’s is best to “wait, watch, and be{

.. LABOR vs, MONOPOLY. THE “BONE AND SBINEW" IN .. . COUNCILy o ¥ Organization'of a Farmers’ and Work- ? . ingmen’s Clab. g " Pursuant to published netice, ‘a respectable number of farmers and workingmen met in the Town Hall at Ligonier on Saturday afternoon, to con‘sider the advisability of organization “against monopolies. N. P." Eagles, of Sparta township, was called to the chair, and D. H. Reynolds, of Ligonier, appointed secretary. ~ : * The call for the meeting being read by the secretary, Mr. J. J. Hughston, of the Osceola Grangs, St. Joetounty, who happened to be present, was called upon to state his views of the Grange, its objects dnd anticipated benefits. Mr. Hughston I'espbndeil by relating the circumstances under | which the Osceola Grange was organized, dwelling upon the many advantages accruing therefrom, and expressing the utmost confidence in the final triumph of the objects sought to be attained by these organizations.

By request of the meeting, J. B. Stoll reviewed at some length the causes which led to the farmers’ and workingmen’s movements throughout the country., He demonstrated .that while railroad, banking, and manufacturing 'corporations were thoroughly organized and had obtained absolute control of national legislation, the farming and workingmen’s interests were wholly neglected and disregarded.— Phe uprising of the people did not owe its origin to fancied or imaginaxy grievances, but could be traced directly to the greed and grasping demands cf soul-less corporations and mbnopoliles. He gave it as his deliberate judgment that with care and prudence the “bone and sinew”’ of the land would be enabled to gain a recognition of their inalieanble rights and work a complete refmation of the many abuses that had everywhere crept into the publié gervice. . : i Mr. Reynolds said thaf for some years the. Sm*eml trades at the east had -been -organized .to protect themselves, as they asserted, against the encroachments of capital, and were more or less united in a Labor Reform pazty,

and that the farmers of our prairie 'Stat, more lately had been combining _?For the same purpose. He read quotations from documents sent him from the Illinois State Association of Farmers, as to the relative number of farming population compared wi;ith the whole, and all other callings; the acreage of their farms, the amount of annual production, the evils of which they complain, and the necessity of their organization to remedy these evils. i L i The hour was late and the meeting became anxious to organize. : / Mr. Reynélds then asked that a Farmers’ Club, open form of orgaﬂiza—tion, be adopted, because there were s 0 many in this vicinity who were opposed to secret societies. Theé Tunkers and Amish by creed, and many others, making, in point of numbers, a fair share of our farming population, were just as much interested in fighting monopolies as those who would form a Grange. He also urged, that as the call was for workingmen as well as farmers, they should be allowed admittance, and this could only be done in a Club, the Grange containing farmers only, by constitution and by-laws. C. G. Fait made some inquiries of Mr. Hughston with regard to the low price at which that gentleman said sewing machines were sold in lowa since the organization of Granges. - Jacob Kiser gave it as his opinion that a Grange would prove more efficient than a Club.' ;

Jonathan Simmons believed a Club would be more aceeptable to a majority of farmers in. this locality. He was in favor of such organizations as the only means of arresting the domineering conduct of monopolists and of securing a proper recognition of the rights of men engaged in industrial pursuits. ; e Joseph Smoker coincided withk Mr. Simmons and expressed himself favorable to the organization of a Club. Elisha Devault thought a Grange would better subserve the purpase.

Andrew Humphrey favored a Club. He could cordially endorse Mr. Stoll’s remarks relative to monopolists and salary-grabbers, and only regretted that the salary-grabbers of thelate Indiana Legislature did not also come in ‘ for a proper share of denunciation. Andrew Engle ;was emphatically in favor of a Grange. ~ After a few additional remarks, a motion to organize a Farmers and Workingmen'’s Club was unanimously carried. - - : ; ! The meeting then adjourned to reassemble in the Town Hall at Ligonier next Saturday, December 6th, at one o’clock P. M. to complete the organization. i The New Chief Justice. ‘ President Grant has at last filled the position of Chief Justice, made vacant by the death of the great jurist, S P. Chase. His choice fell upon AttorneyGeneral Geo. H. Williams, formerly U. 8. Senator from. Oregon, and subsequently a member-of the Joint High ‘Commission which adjusted the AlaDbama claims with Great Britain, ' Mr. Williams is not a remarkably able man, and can in no sense be compared” with his predecessor. We are grateful, however, that a worse appointment was not made—Conklin, for ex-. ample, -‘- % . PE R v Mr. Williams will be succeeded in the Cabinet by Hon. B. H, Bristow, a “loyal” Kentuckian, who has long since had an itching for the important office of Attorney-Gieneral.

Litigation between Grangers, Article 8 of the Indiana Grange constitution contains a provision that is of very great importance: J “Skc. 2. llnno case shall members of a‘Grange enter into litigation with each other until they shall have pregented a plain statement of their dif'grences to the Trustees of their range, and shall hiave allowed them ‘an opportunity to adjust themn if pos‘."ible.'l .T‘ 8 e ¥ &% f*‘.";, '_—;T'" TR A ¥ "1

- ' A Bad Beginning. - The democratic members of Congress mide a bad start. In the eaucus held at Washington last Saturday, Judge ‘Hplman, of this State, offered a resolution that nb one should be supported for Speaker who had been involved in either Credit Mobilier or the back pdy business. After a very exciting ;ligcnssion, the motion was ‘«voted down. -As soon as the vote was an‘naunced Holman and Cox withdrew from the caucus, which immediately procdeded to mnominate Fernando Wood, who tO(ik the grab jand is far from being above suspicion as to genersl honesty.

f}‘roxu the dispatches it appears that J ugge Holman made a vigorous fight for honesty, while Charley Eldridge, of Wisconsin, and Sam. Randall, of P;nnsylvn.uia, defended the back-pay ; ciminals. Holman was backed not ofly by those who refused the backpiy, but also by nearly all of the new nembers, who entertain radical ideds @ the subject. In the controversy letween Holman and Eldridge, it is qid-that there was a warm exchange o remarks of a most uncomplimentary character, Eldridge styling Holman a demagogue, whife the latter intimated a doubt, almost to a certafnty, as to the honesty of..the gentlman from Wisconsin. The vote for Speaker of the House ‘vas as follows: Blaine,l9o; Fernando Wood, 77; S.B.Cox, 21; Clymer, of Pennsylvania, 1; Alex. . Stephens, 1. The refusal -of twenty-three Democrats to support a caucus nominee is gratifying, but the position assumed by the majority. iidepl'ora;ble and humiliating in the extreme. We expected better results after the popular will had been so forcibly and unmistakably expressed against the galary grab.; . v ’

More than Five, Bro. Edmunds. . Quoting our remarks relative to the number of demweratic papers opposed to the Eighth of January project, Bro. Edmunds, of the Terre Hauté Journal, is led toretort: - Five papers arrayed against the balance of the Democratic press of the State on the question of a Convention. What do these five papers propose to do? Wait forthe heavens to fallin order that they may be able to cateh a few. Radical 'larks! Out upon suich nonsense and timidity. The excuse i 3 unworthy of Democrats. . Come, Bro. Edmunds, be calm and reasonable. Not only : five, but a much larger number of papers have spoken against the New Albany Ledger’s bantling. The reinforcement comes from every quarter of the State.Let us cite just a few: The Valparaiso Messenger, South Bend Courier, Brownstown Banner, Lawrenceburgh Register, Sullivan Democrat, Crawfordsville. - Peview, &c, &c Indeed, we feel assured.that a decided majority of the Indiana democratic press is now;.against that pet scheme. No, Bro. Edmunds; wedon’t intend to wait for the heavens to fall in order to ‘cateh a few *“radical votes!” That perjod is too remote—too uncertain.— Quiet your nerves; “wait, watch, be wise,” and in the end you will find our position to have been correct.

- * Congressional Proceedings. . The Forty-third Congress of the United States assembled in Washington last Monday. In the Senate Mr. Sumner introduced bills to amend the constitution so as to elect the President for six years, to abqlish the electoral collegé system, and to abolish the office of Vice President. He also introduced -an amendment supplementary to the Civil Rights bill. Bills were introduced to repeal the bankruptey act'‘and to fix the date for the resumption of specie payments. The House of Rgpresentatives ‘organized at noon and elected James G. Blaine Speaker. The members and delegates were then sworn, including Delegate Cannon, from Utah, on whose admission there was some debate. |

On Tuesday Congress did little but listen to the President’s message. Mr. Sumner endeavored to gain the ear of the Senate for his new Civil Rights bill, but failed. In the House several resolutions: were adopted. One of them instructs the Judiciary Committee to examine the facts of the operation of the Bankruptey law, and report such amendments as will simplify proceedings taken under it, and reduce their eost. - ,

AN EXCHANGE says: “The surprising fact is developed by a collection of returns from the various pork packing cities of the United States, that the number of hogs killed this year is 183,000 in excess of the number killedup to the same date last year. Chicago. shows an excess of 186,000, Cincinnati 20,000, Indianapolis 51,000, and Milwaukee 8,500. - St. Louis, Peoria and Louisville show an aggregate falling off of about 80,000.” = Later statistics may effect a change in these figures.

Shot at a Drunken Spree. / SouTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 28.—Yesterday some Polanders spent Thanksgiving by having a hunt, and got for game one rabit, over which, in . the evening, they had a little jollification, with diluted aleohol as a base, which at about 11 o’clock at night, caused John Cholkowsky to.take a shot gun and fire at the head of Martin Fosse, killing him instantly.’ John is in jail and does not care for rabbits now.— South Bend has never had a hanging, but now has a good prospect for one.

. . The Louisville Lottery. ' LouisvlLLE, Ky., Dec. 2.— The Cou~ rier-Journal this morning announces the postponement of the fourth gift concert of the Public Library of Kentueky, on account of financial troubles througblou't ‘the country, and the yellow fever epidemic in the South. Considerably over a million of dollars have been received, and aré now held by the Farmers & Drovers’ Bank.— Gov. Bramlette announces that there will be a full drawing March 81, and positively no further postponement.

Sharkey, a condemned murderer, in the New York Tombs, recently escaped in daylight, disguised’ as a woman, Two thousand dollars are offered for Mecamure L | The Postmaster General has issued an order reducing the fee for ragistat%\ g %gttgrg.grpm fifteen cents to eigh ity T * Bt e

: Senator Casserly Resigns. - "We regret to state that Hon. Eugene Casserly, of California, has resignéd] his seat in the United States Senate.— The reason which he gives therefor in ‘ his letter to Gov. Booth is that his public duties have demanded so much-’ of his time as to seriously impair his health. In withdrawing from the Senate he means to withdraw from all public and political life, and devote himself to his private affairs, which have been somewhat neglected. Senator Casserly took his seat in the Senate in 1869, and was justly regarded an honorable and upright member of that body. The California Legisiature is now in session and will immediately chose a successor. Mr. Cass‘erly’s resignation = creates general surprise. -

. It Now turns out that only thirtyseven of the Virginius crew were executed by the Cuba Volunteers. A dispatch dated Santiago, Nov. 28, says on this subject: 2

The United States steamer Juniata arrived on the 26th, and her commandet visited the 101 Virginius prisoners now remaining here. He telegraphed Consul-General Hall, assuring him that no'other executions, except the thirty-seven, have occurred, and that if the American Government demanded the surrender of the prisoners, no difficulty would be experienced in obtaining them.

The Government has been defeated in the Credit Mobilier suit brought at Hartford. The question of jurisdiction is decided in its favor,:but the Court sustains the demurrer made to the bill presented by the Government. The ground on which the demurrer is sustained is that there was no trust in behalf of the Government which has been disregarded, and that the damage it has suffered is too remote to afford ground for action at law. An appeal to the Supreme Court has been taken.

The first day of Congress was marked by the introduction of several bills to repeal the Salary-Grab.law. Senator’ Wright, of lowa, proposes to repeal the increase of the salary of members of Congress, but to-leave that of the President at $50,000 until the end of the present Administration, when it shall be $25,000. \

Ingersol], the chair-making member of the Tammiany Ring, has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in the State Prison at hard labor; and Farrington, who helped him in his forgeries, to eighteen months’ imprisonment. :

Wigan, in Lancaster, England, has been the scene of another of those terrible colliery accidents, -several of which are connected with its name.— In this latest catastrophe, twenty-five miners were killed or injured.

The public debt-statement shows an increase of $9,000,000. This is-owing partly to a falling off in the revenue caused by the panic, but chiefly to the heavy expenditures made in anticipation &f war with Spain.

~ In a fight between John Robinson’s circus troupe and a party of Texas desperadoes at Jacksonville, Tex.,three men were killed and several seriously wounded, , -

The Administration doubts the ability of the Castelar Governmentto carry out the agreement made for the settlement of the Virginius controver--BY. Gt ; '

Mrs. Charity Barnum, wife of the great Showman, died at her residence in New York, two weeks ago. She was sixty-five years old. Mr. Barnum is in Germany. i

Good friemd: if you have had dealings with C. Eldred & Son, and know yourself indebted to them, please step into their office, glamce - over the account, squareit up.and goonyouryway rejoicing. i e

e NEA RRIED: : MOON—HIGBEE—November 27th, 1873, at the residence of G. W. McConnell by Rev. F. A. Sale, Mr. George C. Moon, of Peachville, Pa., to Miss Benora C. Higbee, ot Milford, Kosqiusko co., Ind. SHEFFER—PENCE.—Nov. 27th, 1873, at the residence of the bride’s pareutg, by Rev. .J. E. Harris, Mr. W. K. Sheffer to Miss Eliza A. Pence; all of Ligonaer. | o Will and his fair bride have our best wirhes for their future happiness. He is a faithful typo, and all such make good husbands. KEverybody inthis § of the country believe that for adaptability this couple is without a | and that tt of remorge will never — from them a moment’s happiness; may they find plent}ot! use for sMALL OAPS, Dever get *“‘out of sorts,” a full supply of guoin alwaye at 89, and may they { cvery opportunity to do good, and finally after;their forms have been locked up and planed, proof corrected and the fast press of death puts a . to their existence, may they receive the encouraging news that their names are properly registered beyond the *.* THORN—HOWENSTINE—November 21, 1873, at the residence of and by E. W. Matthews, Esq., in Wolf Lake, Daniel D. Thorn to Miss Amanda Howenstine, both of Washington twp.

TEHE MAREKETS. . : LIGONIER. Wheat—white.....sl42/H0g5—1ive..........§325 Amber—red ..... 1 %‘iﬂogs—dreased.-.‘... 475 Rye ~.........i.. 75\ Turkeys—live...... 06 OatB.cc.oevveeean.. 30[Chickens—live,..... 3 Corn,... . ..0....0 45/Beeswax ... .. ..... %8 P0tat0e5,.......... “80j8utter............,. 22 F1ax5eed.......... 160{Lard.... .c.... ..... 06 Clover 5eed,....... 440|8gg8,5.-.cccuce-.. - 20 W 001...... ......@ 40{Feather5,.......... .80 Pork. ..o A 0 Mallow.c. L il 06 5h0u1derg.......... 07 Timothénay. sidenn s 1200 Ham®.......... @ 10|/Marsh Hay.......»1000 5 CHICAGO.. Wheat..slo73{@ $ [M P0rk......8 @B9O CoMm...v. - @ 46 Lard....... 07%4@ 7% Oats.... ..@ WA}Shonlders,. ...@ 13 Y., ... @ 73{Rib5...... . 6@ 6% 8ar1ey...... 94@ 150;Ham5...... 8@ ¢ TOLEDO. . : Wheat....sl4s @ 145|/C0rn....8 .. @8 50 Red * ..... ....@ 98{ClovSeed @ 351 0at5....... 4l@ 39|/Hoge.... 510@ b 12% S S T T, FOR S ALE ___A farm of 100 acres, eigh- . . 1s & t{’ acres under hil:‘g plow, orty-two acres in wheat, 8 good orc , good’ buildings ande?ences in good re&nlr; situated in the Hawpatch, on the main road. Also, a House and town lots in the town of Ligonier. Enquire of [vBn2] ' L - %L'COVELi Ligonier, Ind.’ z_-_+—_—_——-——_——- . Administrator’s Notice. NO’I_‘ICE ‘is_hereby given that the undersigned has been H)pomted Administrator of the estate of Daniel Hathaway, late of Noble county, deceased. Sald estate is lupgosed to be solvent. ‘CHARLES WEADE, December 4, '7B-32w3 - Administrator.

w mwnn We will give energetic men : ® and women Business That Will Pay! From $4 to 88 per day, can be pursued in your ewn neighborhood, and is strictly honorable. . Particulars free, or samples that will enable you to go to work at once, will be sent on receipt of two three cent stamps. Address { J. LATHAM & CO., 336 w | 992 Washington Bt., Boston, Mass, e s 00l ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. NOTIC_E is hereby ﬁzven that the undersigned, Administrator of the estate of Daniel F. Hathaway, deceased, will offer for sale at public outery at the late residence of said decedent, in Sparta township, Noble county, Indiana, on ‘Friday, December 26th, 1873, The personal property “of said estate, ) qug:les, Om?l, ogs, Cattle, Waﬁ ns, 3?:'1‘*":1-‘;5 ing Implements, Hay, Threshing ine, Cloyer Haller, Drill Renpor,f'rimty-d ht (28) acres of Wheat in the gronnd, Mousehold and Kitchen %r:. and nﬂ:}u 'l?ltx’:“ articles, 3 B k —Sums | ce D Aan : cash; over three dollars & m& ﬂ?hnui e 1 e e s, T sVI s ; n 8 Tavrs, Wit good freohld ity R e Noyember 29th, 1873-w3-32 ; fgnlaumwr.

. Executor’s Notice. = ' NOTICE is he_tebiy %lven that the undersigned ' has been appointed Executor of the estate of Augast Knapf, late of Noble county, deceased. - . Baid estate is supposed to be solvent. | i FERDINAND ENAPP, November 27,773-31-3 w - - Execator. "PENMANSHIP! Those wishing work done in the line of writing,. s : either S e e Plain, Fine, Ornamental, . _IN ANY FORM OR'STYLE: =~ WORK DONE ON SHORT NOTICE, : X Such as - i S Filling Family Records, Marriage Certificates, Visiting Cards, Pen Drawing, HEte, Bte, Ble, 7 oke If you have ahything in the line yeu wish to have done neatly and prqmstly. please give me:a'call.. Satisfaction lgmu'zmt.ee . Leave your ordersat the 'ost Office. Ligonier, Ind. - -~ Nov. 27 1873. H. N. CALKIN, Penman; !

LIST OF LETTERS: Remaining in/'the post office at Ligonier,lnd. during the past week: % ¢ C. W. Allen, George Brown, Josiah Manley, Daniel Manier, ¢. C. Main, William Rentfrow, Fannie Rothrock, ‘Miss Sarah Stutzman, Andrew Todd, 2; Jacob Wheatstone. Lt " Persons calling for any of the above letters will please say ‘‘Advertised.” - B : ‘ﬁ‘ H. M. GOODSPEKED, P. M. Ligonier, Ind., December 4, 18718, . ° s : SHERIFE'S SALE, . BX virtae of an execution (vendi exponas) to me issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Counrt of Noble County, Indiana, in the case of Horace D. Rogers vs. John Pogejoyg I will offer for sale, at public auction, at the Court-House door, on the town of Albion, in the county of Nubleand-in the State of Indiana, on . : e Saturday, December 20th, 1873, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. M., and 4 o’clock: P. M., of said day, the following. described Real Estate, sitnate in the county of Noble, ‘and State of Indiana, to wit; The undivided one-half of Lote number two (QLand three (3), block number" thirty-nine (39), in the village of Rochester, in the county of Noble and State of Indiana. - - B DAVID HOUGH, i ' Sheriff of Noble County. A. A. CraPIN, Att’y for Plaintiff. . = . .' November; 26th, 1878. < ' [hlss77]

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Have been thnrongh}iy tested by Rallroad Men and others. Demand for them constantly increasing. ‘Received Pipldma at Indianapolis Exposition. Recommended to Rajlroad Men. and others desiring a Relinble 'l'hne-keerer Sent C. 0. D. to all parts of the Union. Apﬁey or aend orders to BRATTIN, Wholesale and Retail Jeweler, Greencastle or Brazil, Ind. :

$2O SAVED! " To meet the urgent demand of the times the FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE CO. -~ have determined to - REDUCE PRICES, and will hereafter sell their $65 Maéhine for 845, and other styles in proportion. | isthe ON LYSMuy Machinethat feedsthe . work backwasrd and forward, or to ﬂxzt orleft, as the };urphaaor may grefer; It has vbeen%‘reatly MPROVED AND SIMPLI--FIED, and is far better than any other machine in the market. i ITISNOW THE CHEAPEST. Florence,Mass.,Nov.l,°?B. Agents Wanted =~ et eet e et et e e e RICH FARMING LANDS ¥ FOR SALE.VERY CHEAP! - e E BEST INVESTMENT. No Fluctuations! Always Improving in Value! The ﬁ(eam; of the Country is made by the. Advance 5 : in Real Estate. . NOW IS THE TIME. . ‘Millions of acres of the finest lands on the Con- - tinent, in EasTeRN NEBRASKA, nOW for sale—many of them mever before in the market—at prices that DEFY COMPETITION. ; ‘Five and Ten Years Credit Given, with Interest at Six per cent. The Land Grant Bonds'of the Company taken at par for lands. They can now be purchased at & large discount. : ‘ ; - y@.. Full particnlars given, new Gnide with new Maps mailed free, by addressing O. F. DAVIS, - Land Commissioner U. P, R. R., 30 w 4 ’ OMAHA, NEB, - : @ﬂ&'n day guaranteedto Agents. Address G.M. : SvLnivan& Co , 8 Bt. Paul Bt., Baltimore, Maryland. e <o 30w EEBEBIM HINGE CONE BURNER . FOR SUN CHIMNEYS, made b{ PLUME & ATWOOD, produces the Jargest jght. Can be'used on any coal oillamp. ‘For‘sale by all lamp dealers. - ' [26 .QQESY,GHOMANCY, OR BOUL CHARMING.” o Hew either sex may fascinate and gain the love and affections of any person they choesge, instantly. . This simple mental acquirement sl can possess, free, by mail, for 25 cents; ;:txgexth r with a Marriage Guide, E%;;gﬁa.n Orscle, Dreams, , to Ladies.’ Azleer k. 100,000 sold Agdréu T.WILLIAM & CO., Pgbllalger‘s. Philadelphia. , WOMFN MEN, Girls and boys wanted to Y LE4LN gell: our French 'and: American Jewelry, Books, Games, &c., in their own localiy ies. . No capital needed: oit%o. Terms, &c., sent F'rex. P. O. VICRERY & €O., Augusta, - Maine, - A s 3 QDVEB’I’ISEB’S GAZETTE. 80 es. L&, Sent by mail for 25¢. Address GEO. P. E)‘wELL & CO., 41 Park Row, New:York.

. FARMERS. 'Bring' n yqu: Wheat and Pro- - duce, and get cash forit at v ‘ gl | 4‘3‘ q r[un‘ BT . SHEETS & WERTHEIMERT. All Goods at Panie Prices SHEETS & WERTHEIMER'S. . Ligonier, Ind., Octeber 2, 1878-23 “ o g AR A i iR RTR T TO ’ON SUMETHY S.“ 1 THE advertiser; byving beem permianedsly oared ow e ~means of - ‘o - G@= ire it, ' ' ’ R e S and using the same, which they will find a sure Core for ConsunpTlON, ASTHYA, BRONOHITIS, :&n & Parties wishing the pmﬂmﬁ%‘ b dresp’ i ¢ ga¥ ! Rev. B. A. b 194 Penn 8t.,-Williamsburgh, New York. - Novapheg 5 %‘M 1 fg?w\_-* {1 Béh ERRORS OF YOUTH. - A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from e S G e B St sake o!sthg’:F Mmtlﬁg,m to &&Me, need it, tne pe and direction for making the 'aimgle remedy b{ which he was cured. Bu&nn ; &'x!x So b tﬁ’i‘éﬁr&’uﬁhﬁn‘d’ﬁ?&ﬁﬁ‘%”” .~ JOHN B. 's&’!“' Memguﬂ.jlm Y ) "t“”x” e o TIORE FIORAL GUIDE:~ CE e %sam&ulj . 200 PAGES ; 500 ENGRAVINGS and COLORED. R,