The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 17, Ligonier, Noble County, 20 August 1874 — Page 1

Tle latiomal Bammer . Published by i JOILIN B, STOLL, ' LIGONIER,NOBLE COUNTY,IND. | {E®MS 0F SUBSCRIPTION : o itrictlyin advanee siioii iiiiidei i, .$2.00 = Mhis puperis published onthecashprinciple, | ity proprictor believing thatitis justasright for him | v demend advanee pay, as it is for City publishess,, | (¥” Anyoerson dending aclub of 10, accompa-l iied with the cash, wilibe entitledto scopyof | the paperforoneyenr free ofeharge. - LR NRN2D AT T R A CITIZICNSI3ANK, : IGONIER,: : INDIANA. | DEPOSITS received subject to check without no- { tice b ! ? X | ADVANCES made on approved collaterals, . MOXNEY loaned on long of short time. - NOTES discounted at reasonable rates.. ORDERS for first-class securities execnted on commission, . ; AGENTS for the purchase and.sale of Real Estate. INSURANC#E POLLCLES written in first-classcom-anies. G L‘K(SI(ANHE bought andisold, and drafts drawn on all the‘princlpufcities of Europe, ‘ AGENTS for the Inmanline, } : g Hamburg Line. : PASSAGE TICKETS sold on all the principal seaports of. Kurope. ; MERUHANTS’, Farmers’ and Mechanicg’ accounts solicited fand all business transacted on fliberal terms, STRAUS: BROTHERS. Ligonier,.lnd., Oct. 23d, 1872.-26 . i 1 2 ¥ L Lake Shore & Mich.South’n R. R. on and after May 24th, 1874, trains will leave : Stacions as follows: : ‘ . GOING EAST: i Sp.N.Y:Ex. - Atlc.Ez,) dccom. Chicag0......... 920 am,... 585 pm,. . Elkhart.... ... 120 pm. ... 950 .... 500 am Gowhen,..., . yds 1010 .00 595 Millersburg. ... t 4.53 v 1028 s DAY Ligonier.. ... . 205 11049 e 000 Wawaka, oi fs 41084 604 Brimfield...... 12 23 LOBR Kendallyille....2Bs. ....1118 Vo 824 Arrive atToledo 55V oo 240 am;. 1040 ; GOING WEST : iy : Toledali. .voe sl 10 pmy AT 85 pry, ... 4’55‘1})111 Kendallville.... 236’ pm.... 244 am.... 850" : Brimtield ...... 12 50 1300 006 Wawaka....... 1209 el o, 990 Ligonler .:vii/ o 8100 o/ i, 321 a 9 Millersburg.... 1324 ' .., 1386 seiy 900 Q05hen......... 380 T o 1040 Elkhart.......}. 400 042 . ++1035 ‘ArriveatChicagoB2o ... 820 ....650am tTraing do not stop. iy ! . Expressleavesdaily both ways. ' CHAS. PAINE, Gen’lSupt.,Cleveland. J. M. KNEPPER, 4gent, Ligonier. Pittsburg, Ft. W. & Chicago R. R. From and after May 31, 1874, ; | GOING WEST, - . Nol, Nob, No 7, No. 3. Fast Ex. Mail. Pac Ex. NightEz. Pittshurg...... 2:ooam 6 60am 9:4oam 2 00pm Rochester..... ....... 7Roam 10:50am 3 [opm A11iance....... 9:%am 11 00am I:3opm 5 50pm ‘0rrvi11e....... 7:olam 12 52pm 3:lspm 7 26pm, Mansfield..... 9:o6am 3 15pm 5:26pm 9 25pm Crestlizne,..Ar, 9:35am 3 50pm 6:oopm 9:55pm Crestline. ..Lv. 9 55am'' 5 00am 6:3opm %0 :05pm F0re5t.........11*13am | 6 32am 8 25pm 11:29pm Lima..........12:15pm 8:00am 9.43 pm 12:30am 't Wayne..... 2:lBpm 10:3%am 12:25am. 2:55am Plymouth..... +:24pm I:3Bpm 3:o3am s:lsam Chicago ....... 7.50 pm 5:25pm 6:soam B:soam ' sl = GOING EAST. . Nod 4, No? 2, Noé, NoB, Night Kz. {*’ast Ex, Pac Ex. Mail. Chicag0.......10:20am 9 20am 5 35pm_ -5 15pm Plymouth..... 2:loam 12 10pm 9 05pm 9 26am Ft iWayne.... 5 20pm 2 38pm 11 30pm 12 30am Lima.... 10... 7:2opm 4 20pm . 1 33am 2 45am F0re5t.........8:35pm & 19pm 2 42am 4 (02am Urestline ..Ar.lo:2opm. 6 45pm 4 20am 5 50am Crestline .. Lv.lo 30am 7 05pm 4 80am 6 05am Mansfield .....11 00am 7 35pm 4 57am 6 40am 0rrvi11é.......12 s%am 9 28pm 6 45am 9 13pm A11iance....... 2 35am 11 05pm 8 35am 11 20pm Rochester..... 4 48pm ........ 104%am 2 10pm Pittshurg ..... 5 55pm 2:osam 11'45am 3 30pm No. 1,-daily, except Monday; Nos 2,4, 5,7 and 8, - daily except Sunday: Nos. 3 and 6 daily. (ir. Rapids & Ind. and Cine., Rieh. & Ft. Wayné R. R. Condensed Time Card. Daily, except Sundays. To take efect July bth, 1874, . GOING NORTIH. Express, Express. Accom. Richmond ........:....10 20pm 102 am’ 4 00 pm Newport. cisdisiivied 1061 > 10601 8 498 ¢ Winchester, ... ... 11 37 ¢ 4185 ¢4 Big o Ridgeville, cioivuicid g 2 0l am 1151 & 586 Povtland . ..ocii .00 1208 0 010 pm 605 Ddoliur. s oo aE 0 o« Port Wayne, D......... 300 am 2 40pm ' Kendallville ... .0 . 490 ¢ 401 ¢

Stureia. .ol Llsiic. L 84l a 0 b VicksbUrg. ciaci iol 644 40 694 s Kalamazoo. ... coslicli 17 95 £ 715 ¢ 9 150 m Montelth oo ioiec o 0 BB Y 157 ¢ 300 Grand Rapid5........a. 930 ** 990 ¢ Grand Rap1d5........d 956 ¢ 950 ¢ Howatd Oltyey ol iil 50 %0 11544 Up. Big Rapid 5........ 100 pm 1 00am Reed Qltyeioal oo o 137 % 180 ¢ i Clam Lgkes -oo oic 890 ¢ i39p . - Walton 20l o iiso s 498 ¢4 (403 a ’ Traverge Cily. L. 0, 580 ¢ 12 05pm Pefoskey (.. lia. 990 755 am : GOING'SOUTH. Express Accom. Expresg Petoskey. ... 0. 445 am 730 pm Lraverse Olbve o, . .0, 800 't 225 % \\'}.‘11t(ﬂ1..‘.....A....,._.i() 10 ** 11:06: Clam Dakeso.oo.. . 180 & 100 am Reed City...r....‘.j.{....1‘l 52 pm 807 ¢ Up: Bianpids...&L»‘,... 198 ¢ . 400 * Howard Oity. L) .00 8929 © b 1 s Grand Raplds. .. ;.80 4925 ¢ 710 ‘v Grand.Rapids.......d.. 4385 * L el Montelth: i oi.o .. .0 6§84 ¢ 1995 pm 853 ‘% Kalamazoos (oo aoio 0 700 ' 1108 ods 0 Vicksburg (oo oL 07 39 U 1016 ** Sturpis o .00 . BIT 119 Kendallville .0 000, . 058 % , 12 38pm ‘F0rtWayne............. 12 olam R 0 Decaturl AO. o (oo o 103 3492 ¢ Porflanid, f0..00 0., 298 @4oam 421 . Ridgewille ;i .0 i ... 800 Y 700 % 447 Winchester .| .. .. 330% T 8 5104 Newport . o .0 .0 427 V 890 % 554 ¢ Richmont (/=1 0 500 Y R5O %2 620 ¢ Ex(i)ress from Walton to Petoskey will run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only; from Petoskey to Walton on Tuesdays, Thuredays and Raturdays only. @All other trains run daily, Sundays excepted. | - F.R.MYERS, e Gen, Passenger and Ticket Ag't.

Michigan Lake Shore Rail Road.

Trains run daily except Sunday. Condensed time card, taking éffect Nov. 3d, '73. GOING NORTH, - GOING BOUTH,. | Bxpr. Mail., STATIONS. gy, Ml 350 pm ' 8 10am..Kalamazoo..i120 am 645 pm 482 t 888 ' . Monteith,;..lo27 * 556" odb . S 3 M Alesan’ . 0950 591 @ 685 3 1049 ¢ Hamiiton... 910 % 438 ¢ 637 ' 1104 ' . H011and..... 840 ‘% 408 ¢ 748-*° 1210pmGrand Haven, 741 ** 306 ** 834 % 1206 't . Miuskepon . wOO % 295 i .. F.R. MYERS, : GeneralPussengerand Ticket Agent

ye o 8& . . Uincinnati, Wabash & Mich. R. R, Time Table No. 10, taking effect Monday, May 25th, 1874 GOING BOUTH, STATIONS. GOING NORTH. N 0,2 Noi4 | «No.l . Na. 8 510pm]200m a.....Waba5h....1730am 200 pm 415 *“ 1105 am .Nor. Manchester 815 ** 300 ** 350 ** 1080 ¢ . Silver Lake . ..845 ¢ 350 ** 400 °* 900 00 S WATRRW, ... (930 ¢gss o 240 ° 840 % CoOL Leoßburg. ... 950 ¢ 595 % 2200 810 88 s iMITOrg ... 1010 f¢ 5588 ¢ 185 % 740 2% (. New Parig...loB3 ** @425 © 140 % 720 *¢ ... dp.Goshen,ar..loso *“ 650 * 180 # ..ar.Goshen,dp..lloo ** : Sl 1o s . ; Blkhart, ... 1120 * Traingrun by Columbus time. . ‘ | A.G.WELLS, Sup’t. 1 . e . . Ft. W.,Muncie & Cincinnati R. R Taking effect June 21st, 1374, * GOING SOUTH. o Mail & Acc, Night Ex. Ind’s Ez. Detrait . ..., 00 540 pm 10 00pm Grand Rapids... il 1225 10 30 Saginaw.ciiiii 420 . dJackson oo 00l 00l il 940 7 20am Fort Wayne....... 10 00am' 2 (oam 1 40pm Osplath .0t oL 1100 : ' 230 o DBlufton ... 00 Al 839 S ah -3 00 Key5t0ne.........:12 22pm 331 Montpielier.......cl2 34 : 13:40 Hartf0rd.......0.. 110 405 ‘404 | Eat0n............. 140 g A | Muncie....i.;cio.. 224 4 43 463 ° McCowans. ....... % 47 508 i Newecastle ........ 4 00 5 50 Cambridge City... 5 00 650 Beesmons ........., 8725 710 Connersville...... 5 50 1% Indianasmlis......' 650 645 650 - Louisville .... .. 11 25 1 00pm 11 25 _Oincinnati......... 9 00 "9 45am . GOING NORTH, C & I Mail Night Ex: Munc., 4cc. Cincinnati....... 6 45am 4 30pm‘ - Louisville....... 3 00 . 11 25pm | Indianapolis...., . 760 3 403 m Connersville.....lo 25 00 0 8ee50n5........., 10 40 8 15 Cambrid%e Oity. 11 00 840 Newca5t1e.......12 00m 9 25 : McC0wan5.......12 57pm 10 12 Munele.....vc... 1V 4 10 27 5 45 Eat0n........... 2 00 : 6 25 Hartford ~...... 2 20 11 10 6 50 . Montplelier..... 2 55 J 7 % . Keystone........ 3 05 a 8 81uftt0n......... 8 #4 12 05am 815 0551an...c...i00 420 o 850 Fort Wayne..... 515 115 9 45 Jackb0n......... 1100 5 02 3 40pm o Baginaw.. (... 11 85 8 30 Grand Rapids.., 5 45am 4 45pm 915 Detr0it.......... 330 | ~ 800 am .630 The night express will not run south of Muncie on Suuday mornings, and will run only from Muncie to Connersville on Mondays. All other trains daily except Sundays. : G : Through sleepixig cars on night traing between ; Indlnnapoli?mg etroit, ranning via Muncle, F't, ayne kson,. e “V%' EWF WORTHINGTON, Gen. Sup’t. Roserr Rivuie, Gen’l Ticket Agent. : A 1868. 7 AND EAR 1874, ] ; ¥ . DR.C. A. LAMBERT, (LATE OF OH10AGO,) G OCULIST and AURIST, 11 GOSHEN, INDIANA. i Drs. WHIPPY & KIRKLAND, . HOMGEOPATHISTS. . Offes over Wildew'sßank, GOSHEN, - INDIANA. " Oallp from a distance promptly attended to,

Vol. O.

P. W. CRUM,

Physician and Surgeon, Ligonier, « =« = ~ Indiana. Office over Sack’s Bakery. * Mayl2th, 1874, , G.W. . oAanR, Physician and Surgeon, IGONIER, - - - . - . IND, Wingrumptly attend all calls intrustedto him. Oftice and residence on 4th Street. : ; C. PALMITER, ' Surgeon and Physician, .. Ofiice at Residence. Ligonier, s = = = Endiana, 0 ALS, PARKER, M.D., . HOMEOE A 'LELIS T, flice &n Mitchel street. Residence on Eaststreet. Office hours from 10to 12 A. M., and 2 to 4 p. M. KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA: i 11. A. MOYER, _ ' % (Successorto W. L. Ahd:njews.) s SURGEON DENTIST, KENDALLVILLE, I/NDIANA. : LlQUlD'Nitmus Oxidé Gas administered for the painless extraction of teeth. All work warranted. Examinations free. g~ Oftice, Second Story, Mitchell Block. 8-14-1 y L J. M., TEAL, DE N T IS T, ; EES—— Corner of Mitchell and State Sts., on‘e block east of Post Office, room (XYY Y Yover the Kendallville Frait House, Kendallville,lndiana. g 9 All work warranted. Kendallville, May }, 1874. { ¥, E. KNISELY, ATTORNEY AT LAW? . LIGONIER, - - - INDIANA. &= Oflice in Mier's Block. - 7-2 P L. COVELL, Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public, LIGONIER, INDIANA. : Office, over Beazel Brotaersinew Hurness Shop, . Cavin Sireet. g v fihEs, DEALERIN MONUMENTS, Vaults, Tombstones, AND BUILDING STONES : LIGONIER, IND. April 12, 1871.:50 ; :

H. C. WINEBRENNER & CO., m‘pus’t, 81GN AND ORNAMENTAT - PAINTERS, Qrainers, Qlaziers and Paper-Héngers. SHOP AT SOUTH. END OF CAVIN STREET - BRIDGE., . i Ligounier, - -« = - Indinna, Whitewashing and calsomining done to order. B~ Give us a call befure letting your work, dand we will gnarantee satisfaction. . 8-1. ¢.B-47-Iy. JAMES DRI, DENNY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. QOffice in th¢ Court House, - . o dbßion e . o ND, B o : ALBERT BBANTA, Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer. LIGONIER, INDIANA. Special attention given to conveyancing andcollections. Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages «drawn up, and ali legal business attended to. promptly and accurately. Oflice over Straus & Meagher’s store, . e ! May 151873 15-8-3 : B, W. GRELN, L . 7 ' 3 Justiceof the Peace & Collection Ag', Olflice~-Second Story, Landon’s Brick Block, ;. LIGONIER, - INDIANA. 9 | PHILEP® A. CARR, AT CHBIONEBELRR, Offers his gervices to the public in general. Terms moderate. Orders may be left at the shoe store of P. Sisterhen.. Ligonier, January 8, T 3-37 () ¥ YES !I-All you farmers who have sales to ery will do well to callon | I JOSEPIE S, POTTS, . : : KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. o He is as good at that as he is at gelling bed springs and up-land cranberries. Oflice at the Agriculture Store of G. A. Brillhart. i 42-6 m CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, We gell Mr. L. SHEETS’ Wines. Pure — Nothing but the Juice of the Grape. : ‘ . SACK BROTHERS. Ligonier, July 8, '71.-tf : |

TEEGARDEN HOUSE, ‘ Laporte, Indiana. V. W AXTHIE, ' : : Proprictor. Laporte, April 5, 1871. . 5

STOEP AL TH E : KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. NEW COMMODIOUS THREE STORY BRICK Hotel, only ten rods trom the L. 8. & M. 8. R. R. Depot, and four squares from the G, R. R. R.— Only five minutes walk to any of the prmm&ml busigless houses of the ¢city. Traveling men andstrangers will find this a first-clase houge. ~ Fare $2 per day. J. B. KELLY, Proprietor, Kendallville, Aug. 3, 1870.-14 . ! . A. GANTS, : Surgical and Mechanical Dentist, LIGONIER, - - INDIANA. L N - Is prepared y//é/’/j : to doanything A e intheirline. A é = succesful prac- . _,"/\gx == > tice of over 10 N ﬂenrs justifies & ¢ === Jhim in sayiug e, SV, S =SS e T fiprge = = =2 ==~ that he can LR, ‘% fﬁ‘ ‘ﬁ? L giveentiresatRy W WW” " iefactionto all CER IR };‘n} P who may b stow their patronage. ¥¥ Office one doornorth of Kime’s, Mavin St. - S . GOOD NEWS TO ALL! ; li. SCHILOSS "‘7 OULD respectfully announce to thecitizens - of Ligonier, Ind., that he has opened up the Grocery and Restaurant Business, and is prepared to furnish anything you /| anay want. 9 L ICE CREAM ' ; By the Dish. Ice Cream and. General Refreshments furnished Parties, Pic-Nics, &¢., on short notice, and at very reasonable terms. . . WARM MEALS e At all Hours. Day boarding by the week or meal CANNED FRUITS., J : The greatest assortment in Northern Indiana, consistmf: of Peaches, Tomatoes, Corn, Whortleberries. Pine A];lples, Pears, Peas, Strawberries, Gooseberries, Cherries, California Grapes, Green Corn, Apricots. . . . CONFECTIONERY ‘ In abundance; Prunes, Currants, Figs, Raising, Oran({.r,es. Lemons, Smoked Salmon, Sardines, Almonds, Pea-Nuts, Hazlenuts, Cider. &c., &c , &c. o : TOBACCO. . Cigars, Fine Cut, Smoking, PI“F' Shorts, &c., of the best quality, and all other articles usually kept in a first-clags Grocerﬁ and Restaurant; POULTRY, BUITER AND EGGS. . I will pay cash for all kigds of country produce. Remember that I will furdish you with anything you may want. . ‘ Feb, 19.774 42_tf . 8, A HERTZLER JEWBLER and WATCEMARER, =O M R ! S constantly S R me == ,Hon hand a large = MW CHAT). stock of Ladies’ & . k. IF‘. @ = Gent’s gold and sil- = & W Y -vg“%‘Watches, gold g\:\m /‘ : = and silver Guard e b P\ = and Vest Chains, =2O it BBk Silver Plated Ware, e o ¥+~ Spectacles, Violing, T L e & Accordeons, Guitar =Sy Ci=l? ' and Harmonicas, \ e and will be gold at

The Very Lowest Cash Prices. A A 'weciulty made oéf rep’afring the finest Swiss and American Watches. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Store Rooms in the Ligonier House, o 8. A. HERTZLER, Ligonier,ng'ne 11,1874, 8, - - : : SR : e

dhe Natronal Danner,

A Reminiscence of Black Guleh.

It was noonday at Black Gulch, when twelve miners congregated beneath the only tréethat grew in the, vicinity, while an unfortunate wretch stood on the back of a horse with a noose about his neck,teady to be launched into eternity. They had formed a circle around the culprit,and were about to hang him, when he raised his eyes in the direction of a cloud of ‘dust, which just then arose couple of miles distant, and requested a respite long enough, to determine whether it was his wife who was coming to bid him farewell. L After a few moments’ consultation among themselves, the miners granted his request, and he was lifted from the horse to the ground .while all eyes ‘were curiously bent on the cloud of dust that apl-u'oaghmlnq:u'er and nearer. . o) :

Jim Bennett turned the tobacco in his mouth with as much honchalance as if he were not under sentence of death by the hastily extemporized court of miners that stood about him. “Tlat’s Moll,” he exclaimed, scanning the outlines of the horse and ridet,who were furiously dashing over the prairie. . “She came cussed nigh missin’ the hangin’, but 'm glad she’s come, and I hope youwll give me a few private words with her.” .

This last request elicited a grunt of acquiescence from his executioners, and then Mary Bennett, mounted on a fleet mountain pony, which was covered with foam, rode up to the group with an air of bravado that rendered Lher positively enchanting from, the manner in which she bore herself.’

“This is a bad business, Moll,” said one of the miners, throwing his: rifle into the hollow of. his arm, *but Jimhas nobody, to blame but himself.— Ile’s been warned over and over again not to come about these diggings, yet he wouldn’t heed advice. Last night he undertook his old trick of stealing horses, and when Bill Simpson set about arresting him, he shot him just as he did poor Rufus last spring. It was more on your. promises at that time that he would behave himself than any thing else that we didn’t hang him ; but the “committee” won’t take promises any longer, and Jim must swing. We'll give you a talk of fifteen mitutes with hiin,” and .the Speaker pulled out alarge silver wateh, while hiS' companions *withdrew to a short distance. ' . \ . Moll Bennett was certainly a singular as well as a remarkable personage, and it was not a common occurrence to find her like on the prairies. She Wwas about twenty three yearS of age, with a figure as graceful and:lithe as could possibly: be imagined. Black hair and eyes, the latter bewitchingly bright and beautiful; regulax, white teeth, and a eomplexion tanned to the brightest hue by exposure, while a character that knew;no limit for reckless daring, had given her a rgputation that had extended far and wide over that section of country. She was, be« yond dispute,a very beautiful woman, but there was a wicked gleam in her eyes when she became angry that caused those in her immediate vicinity to look well to their safety, for Moll could perpetrate a bloody deed as well as the best of them. She was the reputed wife of Jim Bennett, a despera= do, who lived several miles distant from the miners’ camp. None knew from whence she came, for she was exceedingly reticent on -the subject; Dbut the very fair education which she possessed forbade the belief that she had been reared on the frontier. |

- When the miner had ceased speaking Moll Bennett eyed him with a supercilious air, and, without deigning a reply strode to where her husband stood bound. “I could cut you loose, Jim,” she said, but it wouldn’t be any usge.’ “lwe orhy; one horse, and he’s done up with hard riding.. We can’t escape.” e : “Taint of any account, Moll,” red plied her husband, “I'm infor it this time and ne mistake; I don’t mind the dying,but I hate toleave you, Mell; yet a man’s got to go some time or other. But I want you to promise me that you'll bury me near by the cabin, and that you’ll revenge me, too. Don’t forget, Moll, what I've suffered from those fellows in the past, and—and— Jim, if he lives to be a man, that he’s to hunt the fellows who murdered his father, if any of them should remain in the country. If they leave these parts, of course he can’t track them— I don’t expect it. But mind, Moll, if any of themr settle here, don’t forget ‘my last words. You’re too good looking, Moll, to be long without another man, and—" - “llush!”she exclaimed fiercely,“nome of that” | : .

“Don’t be offended, Moll. I was'nt going to say anything like doubting you, but you may want a protector, and I won’t blame you if you —” : . “Hush, I say,” she repeated, “I can protect myself. Iknow all you would say, but my life hereafter will be different from what it has been, Men will track me like a wild beast, for my hand shall always be red,” and she nodded significantly toward the group of miners. - i %

“Thank you, Moll,” replied Bennett; “I shouldn’t have expected any other answer. You know more about the Bible and religion than I do,and if it’s true that we’ll meet again somewhere else, I reckon youw’ll have a good account to give me of what you -did in my memory.” : . “Grood-by, Moll,” cried the miners. Moll Bennett turned her sharp black eyes toward them and stepped some paces as she bent her eyes steadfastly on the green sward. When she raised thent again Jim Bennett was swinging by the neck to the pine tree. Considering the irregular mannerin which matters of this kind were performed in those days, the proceeding was conducted with becoming soleémnity. When life was extinet they cut the body down, and offered to convey ‘it wherever Mary Bennett desired, but the woman who could all the while remain present at such a dreadful scene and never shed a tear or utter a moan was not likely to accept any services at such hands. She therefore declined the offer, and picking up the lifeless remains of him who had been her partner, without any assistance she threw them across her pony and rode defiantly away. - Nk That night, when the miners were assembled by candle-light, discussing the event of the day, a Mexican boy named Miguel, who was employed as a cook, was busily engaged in an out-of-the-way room, noiselessly manufacturing a key. From time, to time he threw suspicious glances about him, as if he feared his work ‘was beheld. by other eyes than his own,: . * The following day Miguel, stole away from camp for a few hours, and proceeded directly to the: cabin of Mary Bennett, who had just completed burying her hushand, and was stand--5\ \ 4 Sk ’ ‘ - :3 o v

LIGONIER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 15%74.

ing by the door, spade’ in hand. Miguel hastened forward and placed a key in her hand. ; “Wait here,” she said, entering the house. - Miguel sat down on the ground, and commenced drawing lines in the earth with his forefinger. | “What are you doing ?” inquired the woman, reappearing at the door. “I'm marking out my course,” replied Miguel; “I don’t care about staying at the mines after you have paid mel | : -

- “Craven!” she sneered, “here’s your lire; now begond® = ! »

The Mexican reached forth his hand and received several pieces of gold, and immediately turned away and hurried back to the ecamp. The next morning he was missing, and was never seen again by those who employed him. | .An examination was made to see if anything had been stolen, but every man had his own, and no one | had lost aught of his wordly goods; so the disappearance of Miguelwas not a matter 'that caused any concern. | ];%uring"the occurrence narrated I | had been a sojourner at the camp near | Black Guleh,and had become acquaint- l ed with Jim and Mary Bennett. Re- | garding me, perhaps, with a move friendly feeling than they did the miners, they had upon two oceasions offered the hospitality of their cabin when I was caught out in a storm.

Of course I did notadmire the character of Jim Bennett, for he was a villain of the worst dye, but I would defy any one having- ordinary susceptibilities not to become infatuated with her who passed for his wife. She saw that I admired her, and guarded herself accordingly, and never by act or look did she compromise the relative position she bore to Jim Bennett. :

A few weeks after the disappearance of the Mexican boy, the whole camp was thrown into consternation and gloom by the death of three miners who were discovered dead in their beds early in the morning. There were no marks of violence on their persons, and the door of their sleeping apartment was found securely locked. These three men had formed part of the gang that had hung Jim Bennett. There was a great deal of investigation, but it resulted in nothing further than a belief that the men died from suffocation or foul air. But when, a little after, six more jurymen were discovered: dead, under exactly the same circumstances, there was a great excitement. + A deputation immediately set out for Moll Benneit’s cabin, determined to hamfg her, as they attributed the act to her. Later in the day the men returned, satisfied from the evidence of others that Moll Bennett had not. been away from' home fora week. . : - «

Ehad been waiting for a party of Missouri men to pass. by that I might join them, and thus more safely cross the plains, for at that time it was dangerous to venture far alone, the Indians being very troublesome, o ~ Two days before I started'the last three men of Jim Bennett’s jury-were found dead in their bunks. . With one voice the entire miner community started for Moll Bennett’s, either to hang her or to drive her ont of the country.

I joined the party, hoping I might he able to.appease the ire.of these infuriated men if they attempted any ill-usage of Mary Bennett. But I was spared all anxiety on this subject.— Moll Bennett had disappeared, and the cabin she had occupied was a smoldering mass df ashes, having burned almost the very earth itwas built upon. The men now secattered, and pursuit began in various directions, but each party finally returned ‘with no tidings of her they sought. .

A few years later I found myself in the city of Mobile. Oneeveningl was induced by a friend to visit a circus, to see a-horsewoman who was turning the headsof all themen by her daring feats and bedutiful face.

The reader will, no doubt,guess who I recognized in this popular performer. Yes, it was Moll Bennett, there was no mistaking that splendid figure and exquisite face. I scarcely slept that night, ifor I iintended seeking her out the mext day, and I spent the Hours conjecturing how she would receive me. In the morning I hurried to the circus-grounds, supposing I could best get 411£01'1nation there, where Senora Maria (as she was called in the bills) was staying. Alas! the grounds were deserted; the company had departed. For the second time Mary Bennett had slipped away; but this time her destination was ne secret. The company had gone to New Orleans. All right; that was in my way. I would tarry there a few days, if only to look upon Mary Bennett again. , A week later I was in the Crescent City, only to arrive the day Mary Bennett and the circus company sailed for Vera Cruz.r :

Now, perhaps the reader will not believe me when I say that my going to Mexico in the next steamer was purely accidental. It avill rather be supposed that I was following ‘Moll; Bennett. An accident had nothing to do with it; but I do declare that the fair horsewomen had nothing to do with my visit. Of course I was glad of the opportunity of transacting some confidential business for Mr. Valdes, as it would enable me to see her who was very much of the time in my thoughts. 1 was three weeks behind the circus company, so when I reached Vera Cruz they were in Orizaba. My business transacted in a few days, and I was at liberty to go where I listed until the steamer sailed. I therefore went to' Orizaba. . . :

The circus,company was there, but my disappointment was great when, on visiting it, I found that Senora Maria no longer belonged to it . A few days previous shp had married a Mexican officer quite ' suddenly, and had left the e¢ity. I posted back to Vera Cruz, and had begun to think about my retwrn, when I heard that Colonel Aguero ‘and his beautiful American wife liad arrived to take passage for the United States.

I watched for an entire day in the halls of the hotels, hoping to get a glimpse of this famed beauty, for I thought it might be Mary Bennett.— My efforts were ‘at length suceessful. Who should I meet as I was:carelessly lounging along the corriders but Miguel, the former cook to the miners at Black Gulch. He was dressed in a Colonel’s uniform, ‘'We knew each other directly. Embracing me in the genuine Mexican fashion, he drew me into .his room to present me to his wife, more charming than when she occupied a cabin on the prairie. We all - three had a long and confidential talk. . Miguel’s rise in life was nothing uncommon in a country where revolutions are so frequent, but the union ‘of these two persons was something wholly incomprehensible to my mind. Before the steamer was

ready to sail, Colonel Aguero’s leave of absence was countermanded, and he was ordered to the interior, as a for midable rising had taken place. I, {;herefore, reluctantly bid them goodY. :

_Since then I have heard that Senora Aguero left her husband, or he left her, and that she may be daily seen in public on the piazzaat IHavana, where she is famed for her transcendant beauty. ~ : -_——‘—-“’—_—l S o Beecher Forever Destroyed. {From the Louisville Courier-Journal ] - Mrs. Tilton’s supplementary evidence shows that she clung to Beecher in spite of the remonstrances and suspicions of her husband. Indeed, though she declares that her whole heart and soul have been wrapped up in Tilton, she says she found in Beecher what Tilton could not furnish her —a curious, if not a compromising, admission, to say the least of it. No one can read her statement without believing her a guilty woman. At virtuous wife does not persist in anintimaecy with a man who excites the jealous apprehensions of her husband. Nor could an honest preacher allow such an intimaecy to proceed ‘after he was 'advised as Beecher was advised. There is no possible escape for Mrs. Tilton or her paramour.. Beecher's letters would be enough of themselves to conviet him; but, sustained by Mrs. Tilton’s muddled testimony, and by the shufling of the Committee, the proof of the worst aspect of the case is overwhelming. The intelligence of the whole country has fully made up its mind, and Mr. Beecher’s whitewashers may as well drop the subject. Mr. Beecher is morally a dead man.. He may reappear in his pulpit and there may be an ovation. ' The *“Lifeof Christ” may proceed upon terra firma, and Plymouth stock hold stiff, with an upward -tendency. But the curtain has fallen forever on the influence exereised by the great actor of religious burlesques.. All his fraudulent declamation will hereafter go for little more than the traditionary tale told by an idiot, “full of soitnd and fury. signifying nothing.”, . , . et True Bemocracy. : [Baltimore Gazette—Democratic.] :

‘The action of the Illinois Democracy and the cheerful, sympathetic temper in which it is received, not only by|the party throughout the country, bu;&—:—SO far as the Liberal press represents them—Dby all the antagonisms to the present state of things, is very cheering and impressive. It shows beyond all possibility of mistake how. strietly and readily responsive is the Democratic heart to any eclear enunciation eitlier of “old-fashioned party principle, as it may be termed, or of those social and economical truths which a new state of things .is evolving. ' To pledge the whole Democracy of the land to a policy which will bring about the restoration of gold and silver as the currency of the country, or rather, in the guarded, but still precise language of Illinois, as the basis of that currency, is nothing but the tim¢-honored doctrine of forty years ago.: It is the doctrine of Benton and Johnson, and, by an impressive coincidence, of William Allen, of Ohio, and when itis supplemented, as now it is, a little euphemistically but still intelligibly, by the declaration that the “public debt must be paid in the money recognized by all civilized nations,” we have the whole old-time Demoeratic faith—re-illuminated.-— That it is cheerfully accepted as such with, so far as we know, no visible or audible dissent, is what is most enconraging. .. . : et il <G PO—e Blowing Up Senator Ingalls. KANSAs ITy, August 6.—The Kansas City Z%mes, ir'its expose of John A. Ingalls; present United States Senator from Kansas, states that he is! said to have associated unlawfully with a Mrs. Benedict, who bore a child, and when Ingalls was married was restrained from creating trouble by his friends; that a woman in Olympia, Washington Territory, claims to have been married to him some years ago; that he has ; turned his mother-in-law away from home, leaving her in poverty, he having wealth; that he received $5OO from a mercantile firm in Atchison for making its record good on the books of the Commercial Register; that he caused Pomeroy’s election to the Senaterby manufacturing votes, giving Pomeroy a majority of three; that he changed resolutions prepared by counsel of Osage settlers; that he was aware of| York’s conspiracy before it occurred, which would have driven him from the Senate; that Foster’s appointment as United States Judge cost $3,000; that Scofield paid Ingalls $7OOO while he held oftice; that Pomeroy’s trials were postponed by his giving the Ingalls ring-a note for $lO,OOO and the New York money $5,000. Extracts are published in the Times, from Ingalls’ private correspondence}in relation to the abeve matter. The aL‘ti,cleA fills fifteen columns of that

The Fancies of the Sicl.

A diseased imagination is the usual concomitant of a torpid stonrach.— There is no complaint to which humanity is subject which the dyspeptic does not at different times suppose that he has, or is about to have. The only way to disabuse the sufferer’s mind of these fancies, Which are realities to him, is to infuse life and vigor into his digestive organs, and the most potent prepmfatign for this purpose is Hostetter’s 'Stomach Bitters. There is no affection/of the stomach, no irregularity of the liver or disorder of the bowels, consequent upon indigestion, for which it is not an absolute specific. During the twenty-five years that it has been the standard tonic and alterative of America, millions.of dyspeptics have recovered their health and the capacity to enjoy life by the sole aid of this wholesome and searching vegétable preparation. As an assimilant and an anti-bilious agent, a remedy for lassitude, debility, nervousness and morbid fancies, there has never been anything comparable to it in any age or country. isaw

Ir the voters of the State of Indiana desire to see the enactment of the odious Civil rights bill, by which the children of both the white and black races will be forced to a social equality in mixed schools, let them support the Radical or Independent candidates for office in Indiana. The State organ of the Radical party is in favor of the bill, and it would have been enacted at the last session of Congress had it not been for fear of the effect upon the elections this fall.. Let the people of Indiana stamp the infamous measure as it deserves, by refusing to support the party and those who are gfayin‘g ‘into its hands by the “IndeI.A!;ndent” dodge.—~New Harmony Reg- } u 37'. 0 e ‘,

LETTER FROM COLORADO. GRrEELEY, WELLS CoUnty, C'or..,} August 7th, 1874, To the Editor of the National Banner: -

As I have not written anything for your valuable paper for some time, I will now give you a few items from this part of the country. We have moved to Greeley, on accbunt of the Indians, ninety-five miles from where we took up our e¢laim. - The wheat harvest will soon be over. In every direction farmers are busy reaping the reward of their season’s toil. .

I just'notice another falhirlyccoming into town from the place we left, to save their scalps from ' the Indians. This leaves only two or three families within the space of about seventy-five miles. ‘ | )

One of the mountain parties, just returned from a trip to North Park,. reports that the game was very plenty on the divide between Powder Lake and North Park, and in the Park. Eleven' cinnamon bears were seen in one day. Elk' and Rocky Mountain sheep were also seen. Some. of the mountaineers stated that the grasshoppers came over the range in clouds and settle upon the banks on this side, where they form deposits mziny, inches in thickness, and the bears gather from all quarters and gobble them up by the bushel. This is a good way to utilize both bears and grasshoppers. Mr. McClellan had a fine pony killed by lightning on Saturday at his cattle range a.few miles north of town.

There are no\garl)’r potatoes in this market, as e:u'iy planting seems to have failed.. Late ones are promising. All other kinds of vegetables are plentiful: |

- Heavy rains continue to fall in the mountains, and we all have an abundance of water. If emigrants and tourists wish to get an idea of the ptroductions of the Great American Desert, let them ride out on the bluff northeast and north of Greeley, or promenade through the western part of the town on Main, Maple and Oak streets. There they will see what wonders pluck, perseverance and water will accomplish. . . f A young man named Frank Robertson, recently from Merengo, lowa, was @brought to town last Monday, ‘having been shot at Fremont’s orchard on Friday previous. An examination by several competent surgeons of this place proved that the ball had entered the middle of ‘the right forearm, passing through -and crushing the elbow joint and lodging just under the skin. The arm was ‘Eimputated’ above the elbow, but even this remedy offered only a faint hope, owing to mortification having taken place and the absorption of putrid matter. Gangrene appeared in the arm shortly after the amputation and his death took place a day or two later. The cause of this sad accident was that common one, drawing a loaded gun toward himself, ;

Seventeéen citizens were murdered within two weeks in Southern Colorado and thirty'thousand dollars worth of property destroyed or carried off by the Indians. Not one savage has as yet lost his life at the hands of the régular army. : -

A water-spout bursted on Guy Hill, on the stage line between Central and Golden, on the 24th of July. A torrent of water from eight to ten feet high came down the gulch, tearing up the road at a fearful rate and almost overwhelming a team which it overtook. : ‘ INDIAN/TERRITORY. . = The Indians threaten to burn Fort Gibson. We understand that a band of Indians broke open the jail at Fort Gibson a few pigllts ago and liberated the Indian prisoners confined there on charge of murder. On leaving, they fired their guns near the commander’s head quarters and ‘threatened to burn the town if another Indian was confinéd there. We are informed that Phil. Sheridan is atfending the Buffalo races this week. For a white man to kill an Indian is murder; but if an Indian kills & white man- it is an accident. o ACE PROYER. : e b e The Kendallyille Standard publishes the new postal law, and then cannot see how it is that postage is now free on county papers. If the editor would just put on his legal specs, he would notice that sections five and six take effect January 1, 1875, whilst nothing is said about when section seven, relating to county papers, takes effect, and it therefore becomes. operative on and after its enactment.—Lagrange Standard. : The postmaster at Kendallville has been pilfering five cent nickles from the subscribers to the BANNER and consequently does not appreciate the free delivery feature of the new law. Pole-cat would like to continue his larcenous practices for a little while longer. A ; L

THE attention of the Brooklyn and New York Boards of Health having been called to the subjectof poisonous adulteration of candies, chocolate affections, ete., a Herald reporter was dispatched to make inquiries. He was told that not a dozen manufacturers in New York reffained from the use of deleterious and poisonous ingredients. =~ The principal articles used are terra alba, lamp-black, verdigris, prussic acid, gamboge, etc., and only an infinitessimal portion ,of the candies put upon the market is free from one or more of these articles.

IF ALCOHOLIC STIMULANTS are taken into the blood the heart works faster, and this unnatural speed wears out the vital machinery. . All intoxicating nostrumsadvertised as “tonics” “renovators,” &c.,-produce this disas: trous effect and should be rejected.— DR. WALKER'S VEGETABLE VINEGAR BrrTers—an Invigorant without the curse of alcohol—is everywhere supplanting these patrons, 164 w

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ILLINOIS CORRESPONDENCE. What an Old Mard-Shell Demoerat . and Anti-Mason Hasi to Say On | Things Generally. WEDRON, LASELLE Gb.‘.’lLL.;} . _ . . August6th, 1874, f J. B. STorL:-—Again I find myself seated to speak to you through and by the silent medium of my pen. In the first place, T am happy to inform you “that we are all well, at the same fime ‘hoping this may find you and yours all well and enjoyiilgfth‘e;_, greatest ‘blessing of*God toward man, which is good -health, a clear conscience, and a good appetite. .~ . e L

- Mr. Stoll, as my time has about jexpired with the great NATIONAL BANNER, I enclose you 50 cents, Please direct my paper to Wedron, LaSelle county, as it will be iii()re'b%%ﬁéveniélﬁt f6rme - 2 0 0

‘As you have nb' reg"ula"r:Cbrresﬂpon%ent in this corner of the earth I dee 1} it I}'l'3' duty to give you a few.items. .

“In the first place, T will just say that the harvest is past, the summer is almost ended and ‘the wheat is saved. Owing to the extremely dry and -hot weather, wheat 'zmd oats ‘were, and corn surely will be, v‘a,_vli'ght;cr-_o'p», say about twenty-five bushels per acre.

~ Wheat in this:market is worth 95 cents per bushel, corn 65, oats 42, and potatoes ten shillings. = Elour sells.at $3.75 per hundred; lii?e' lgog‘s-,, $6- per cwt.; butter, 25 cents per pound, and eggs 10 centsper dozen, 0 T Wages are about twenty-five dollars permonth, or twelve shillings By the day.* And why, in G‘o’d'sv_name, in"aj*- I ask, is this the case? ;seeing that men can hardly live at those prices.. Why, sir, I claim that it is ‘on acecount of. sin. Yes, sir, sin in’almost éVery’coﬁceivable shape. “This brimgs to pass that which is written: “Man’s: heart is deceitful and above all things desperately wicked. Who can know it ?” For instance, -take our professors of: Christianity. oy they :ii'e':entangledin the busy gafgs\--.Of ‘this inconstant life by putting on styles or inventions, falsely so called. - Again to the point. Sir, look if you’ please at the many creeds prevdlent in this, our once happy but now distressed and digressed nation. Of: course, ' the . religionists will try to deny. this, b}(t,ii"llml we look how -they have followed their own pernicious ways, we see them almost ready to believe a tie that they may be dammned. * it : ISir M_r.'St'(')ll‘, : as you are anold Democrat - and fellow-traveler with me in this our day of ordeal, please give this a place in your worthy paper and it may do_someé one good, as it doeth the upright in hearf,: =/~ 7 In the first place, I wish it to be understood thatT am an antisseeret society manj that is, I believe that, the secret combinations will work a great evil in ouy nation. Fordnstance, look at the Free Masons, one of the most iron-clad, oath-bound orders-on the face of God’s green earth. = And, sir, why do they thus swear, when God says, “swear not by heaven, for it is my throne; neither by the arth, for it is my foot-stool?" TLook, if you please, at that divine, ‘if I may 50 call him, who preached the dedicatory sermon at Philadelphia, last winter. Te claimed to be an anti-mason and yet preached in favor of tlie order. Heis a traitor to his-God andialso to his fel-low-man, and was doubtless bribed to preach in their favor: - But enough on ‘this at present, -Please look at the Grangers. - They came into existence very soor and will pass out like the mushroon. They claim that they will make the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth. = It is to be hoped they may, but I can’t see the point. This means, by interpretation, that I am no Granger. . May God incline our hearts to do right. ~Amen and amen. . ADAM CHRISTIE.

- Tue Chicago 7'imes says “that Pendletonism is self-eonvicted and unblushing scoundrelism.” - Asthe 7'¢mes supported “Pendletonism” in 1868 the above is equivalent to an admission that the T'¥mes editor was a “self-con-victed and unblushing secoundrel.” The editor of the Times thén is its editor now. Itisratherhard forhim to have to-admit thathe is a villain,in order to accuse another man of being a villain. But it is adequate to'the emergency. —Cincinnati Enquirer, - . ! The Enquirer is mistaken, It’s the easiest thing in the world for the editor of the Zimes to prove himself a villain. In faet, it would be difficult to prove himself anything else. =~

Great harni and discomfort is caused by the use of purgatives which gripe and rack the system. Parsons Purgative Pills are free from all impure matter, and are mild and healthglving in their operation. ¢ 1.~ At this season of the yeai ‘cramps and pains in the stomach bowels, dysentery, diarrheea, &c., are quite common, and should be checked at once. Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is the best article that can be used in all such cases, and shouldbe kept in:every fanily. Used internally. oo ©

- A LEAVENWORTH special to the Chicago Pribune gives some account of the ravages of the grasshoppers in Kansas.© Nine-tenths of the corn in Cloud county is said to be destroyed already. The territory covered by the “hoppers” is one hundred miles in width, exteriding from the Nebraska line to the ArKansas river. One farmer states that in twenty-four hours after alighting on his’ farm they destroyed more corn than five thousand cattle would have done in the same length of time: = g ¢ |

A COR’RESPON,_DEN”!%{ of the Country Gentleman says: Take boneset, wild cherry bark and poplar bark; make an infusion by adding a quart of warm water; let it cool and drink when thirsty. - This is a certain cure for fever and ague. 1 received it from an Indian, and found-it to be the master ofagne, o v Huntington has eleven lime-burning establishments. s T 0 a 0 o

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SECOND COVENTION OF THE INDEPENDENT PARTY, IN INDIANA.

Xew Nominations Made for the Prin. : . cipal Offices. = . [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribure,] ~ INDIANAPOLIS, IND,, Aug. 12—The second Independent State Convention ‘was called to order at 11 o’clock. The lon. A. C. Stevenson;: of Putnam county, was elected chairman, and J. M. Hyatt, of Henry county, secretary. These are the same officets that served ' at the-first convention. The ghairman said that the Farmers’ movément was one of great interest to him, and the honor conferred upon him was one of which he was proud. He was a member of the first Agricultural Board in the State, and any movement involving the interests of the farmers lays very near his heart. He wanted honesty in the State and national governments, and desired some means that would compass that end. ) Since the meeting in June last, he had traveled over the State considerably, and had:attended many meetings. The inquiry was anxiously made why dishonesty was so rife and rampant; if he desired to prove the dishonor of Dboth of the existing parties' he only needed to let them. testify of each - other on the platforms adopted at™ their respective conventions, and he had I{lo doubt that all they said was strictly true. The speaker continued:“Glentlemen, you have a great deal to do; you have a big work. . To accom- - plish your object you have to oppose - drilled and skillful men, the politicians of both -parties, the 'political press, which teems with ridicule and contempt of the farmer,—all this you have to fight, like raw recruits volun- | teering to meet and fight well-drilled soldiers. Tlow is it to be done? We are ‘skeerce’ of speakers. Farmers are not used to publie speaking, and the question is, are we to have anybody to meet these gentlemen on the, stump? I believe all that is necessary is to have people go out who canread the platforms of the two parties, ‘and that will be enough. There never was such an uprising among: the people since the daysof log-cabinism. I have geen the movement myself, and know whereof 1 talk? - = e e

. There were present about one h'}mi dred persons all told, including several prominent local politicians. The meeting resolved to call'itself a mass-meet-ing, and then proceeded to elect one vice president from each district. The following were chosen as the commit-tec-on nominations: Tirst Distriet— Wm. B. Knowles; Fifth District—C. B.- Jacksen; .Sixth District‘Tß. ¥ Pendleton;, Seventh District=—R. M. ITazlitt; Eighth District—Strange Sinclair; Ninth District—Elias Stusher; Eleventh Distriect—J. T. Dyer, of Howard ; Thirteenth Distriet—Merrill Willlams., i

- The chairman -of the central committee reported that Noyes S. White had deelined the nomination for Secretary of State and Clarkson Davis for Superintendent of Public Instruction; that Norris G. Burnett, for Treasurer of State, and Judge Biddle, for the Supreme Court, had accepted; James AL'S. Mitehell; for Attorney General, had sent aletter neither aceepting nor declining; Mr. Eb. Henderson, candidate for Auditor, had not expressed his determination. Mu. Pendleton offered a resolution, as follows WHEREAS: Ebenezer Henderson, nominee of the Independent Convention, held in this city oen the .10th of June, for Auditor of Sﬁa James Mitchell, nominee for Atforney General, have not accepted the Tominas tions tendered them; and =~ WHEREAS: They are fully ideq&i—f‘ fied and acting with one of the politi* cal parties declared by the Independent Convention to bé, as fow organized, the engines of oppression, crushing out the lives of the people; therefore, Resolwed, That their places on the ticket be declared vacant. ‘ .

Mr. Shepherd thouglit the thing was cut and dried in fhe interest of Mr. Wildman. He was there on thie 10th of* June and heartily in favor of the movement, but he foiind men there now who were not there then, and were not with them then, and are not with us to-day. They kad ruled out all professional men then{ but now they saw professional men, lawyers, doctors, and bankers, and the whole affair was a gigantic fraud and would ‘beat-any new party in the world. After similar remarks by Judge Kilgore, Pendleton, Bailey, and Whitbeck, the resolution was adopted, and the convention adjourned till the afternoon.

Alexander Campbell, of LaSalle, I 11; - had begun a lengthy speech, on. the finances, principally, before the intermission, - and continued afterward. At the conclusion of his speech, the vacancies on the State ticket were filled as follows: Secretary of State— Samuel Bowles (Dem.), of Fountain connty ;- Auditor of State—D. J. Pres- | cott (Dem.), of Posey County; Attor ney General—Wm. A. Peele '(Rep.), of Wayne county; Superintendent ot Public Instruction—Andrew I. Graham (Rep.), of* Bartholomew county. Most of these gentlemen have only a local notoriety, and are not generally known in the State. After re-adopt-ing the platform of June Ist, the convention adjourned. - = '} '

Amalgamation in the School. .. WASHINGTON, August 9, 1874.—The subject of mixed schools in the District has been a standing topic ofiagi‘tation for some years, but as many white Republicans and even a portion of the negroes: have. joined the Demos erats in urging separate schopls for the two races, the champions of social equality have been obliged to halt' in théir schemes. Yesterday, however the new Board of Didtrict Commissioners proceeded to consolidate the School Board for the whiteand those of the colored children into one Board composed of fifteen persons, of whom. five are negroes, with the notorious Fred Douglass at the head, and at least. two of the others are known to be favorable .to mixed schools. This new order creates much dissatisfaction.— 1t subjects white children and white teachers, both male and female, to the orders and supervision of negroes, and is justly regarded as the preparatory step to the final act-of mixing the two races in thé schools. This proceeding is the work of Messrs. Ketcjum and Dennison. The other Commissioner, Mr. Blow, is absent, and is not requixsiple for what was done. . | A CORRESPONDENT writes to the. Scientific Amercian that the toothache, or neuralgia coming from the teeth, may bespeedily and delghttully ended by the-application of a small bt of clean cotton saturated in a strong sol.qh;onf of ammonia to the defective 109ih.;, Somptimes the late gulp 18, Rrompted | mgﬁameﬁm lpughter by the application, but the