The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 32, Ligonier, Noble County, 3 December 1874 — Page 2

The Hati e Che AMational Banne 5 ; T " 7 I~ o Ty "s'\T‘“ a {t\ Sy < A DS fadia’ % J. B.STOLL, Editor and Propm’/etor.—— LIGONIER, IND'A, DEC. 34, 1874. T S R R A S TYMY Y T I ' TQ OUR SUBSCRIBERS. On and after the first day of next January the postage on the BANNER, to subscribers: who 910 not receive it within this ecounty, will be paid by us at the post-office here, in accordance with the new postal law which takes effect on that day. Our subscribers at a distance will please take notice that from and after that date the subscription price of the BANNER to parties residing outside of the county wilk be $2.10 per annum, or $1.05 for six months, positively in advance. As there is no postage on the BANNER to subseribers whose post-office isinNoble county, such persons will receive it at the old rates, to wit: &2 per annum, or 21 for six months.

Tue Indianapolis Jowrnal is now principally devoted to the invention of senatorial candidates. * —

Dogs the Indianapolis Journal aim to provoke us into exclaiming: “Your ~andidate [ cannot be ?” :

G. BrocH, Esq., of Valparaiso, authorizes us to say that he is not a candidate for director of the Northern Prison. e :

Brx BUTLER sets himself up as the champion of the civil rights . bill. He says he is bound to put members of Congress on the record. All right—if théy will put themselves on record against it. ' .

GEN. Bristow, Secretary of, the Treasuyy, is winning golden opinions by his excellent management of the treasury department. llle is “lopping off” all needless appendages and introducing reforths wherever an opportunity is presented. . : |

CONGRESS convenes next Monday. inasmuch as the President has expressed a deterinination not to publish his message until shortly béfore its delivery to Congress, it is not at all certain that we shall ‘be able to print that anxiously looked for docament in our next issue. :

Coxscrous of the fact that he grossly belied and misrepresented us, Ishmaelite Murray eMisinclination ‘to submit his statements to a committee of *disinterested gentlemen,. The old secamp knows full well that he would he proved a dirty liar on every eount. e L o

MunrRAY acknowledges himself a political guerilla, -Dut claims to be actuated by principle. Yes, the same Lind of “principle” which governed the riff-raff of the South, the. utterly worthless trash that was too cowardly to face the enemy in a fair fight, but prowled about the wilderness in pursuit of booty. That is your style of ndependence, you detestable old . reprobate. :

Ex-GOVERNOR BRAMLETTE, manager of the Kentucky Public Library ift-Concert, last Saturday announced the postponement of the drawing, which was to have taken place on Monday, until the last day of February next. IHesays that as this is the last concert authorized by the Legislature, the interests of both the library and of ticket-holders require that the drawing should be a full one, which the postponement will secure. ;

Gov. HENDRICKS, we are informed, has written to a friend in St. Louisthat “a political reaction will surely set in if we. (thé democratic party) disappoint the people. .. . . In order to make ‘our,sucbess permanent, we must observe moderation and prudence. The Republican party cannot destrby us, but we can destroy ourselves.” This timely catition by our excellent Governor ought to be duly considered by democratic politicians. There is a “heap” of truth in’ his observations. | _ - l Ps i : : MURAT HALSTEAD, of the Cincinnati Commercial, utters a gbod deal of strong common .sense when he' says: “It has come within our observation that there are honest and dishonest Democrats, ghd Donest and dishonest Republicgnghs we do not regard ourselves bound by party ties, we seek to draw the line between the honest and the dishonest men without regard to partisan programmes or territories.” 1f the’ press generally could be bro’t up to this standard, political morality would be greatly fostered. v

THE- hypoeritical old . scoundrel who disgraces the editorial columns of the Goshen Democrat “affirms” that if the editor of the BANNER had not been a candidate before our late State convention, Capt. Mitchell would now be Attorney General. The utter -hollowness of Murray’s pretensions is made apparent by the simple statement that for months prior to the July convention he either covertly or openly assailed the Capt. with the evident purpose of placing that gentleman in a false attitude before the Indiana Detnoeracy. His hostility to Capt. Mifchell, is well known all over. Elkhart county, as is also the fact that the Capt. never concealed his contempt for the “black-hearted seoundrel” (Murray knows when and where this phrase was personally applied) who for the past year or so has been constantly engaged in creating -strife and contention among the goed people of Goshen. While the editor of the BANNER labored zealousy for Capt. Mitchell’s nomination at Indianapolis, Ishmaelite Murray had been doing his lewvel best to undermine him. Now the vile “critter” has the audacity to turn around and pretend that he wanted the Capt. to suceeed. Such brazen hypoerisy is enough to set a Sainf a’swearing like a trooper, ¢

OUR CREDIT ABROAD. - It is a gratifying fact that the false cry of repudiation had as little effect on the national credit abroad as on the elections at home. One of the best. signs of the situation is the good condition of American securities in the markets of ‘Europe. Notwithstanding the rise of the rate for money in London, no effect has been produced on the bonds of thé United States except that they are now a half of one i per cent. higher than before the election. So muech for the democratic vie- \ tories in October and November. In of the present condition of the business ; the country a depreciation of its credit abroad woutd have been attended by the worst consequences. But fortunately the reckle_ss partisan a;tempts in this direction for the purpose of influencing the result of the election had no effect on the cool and sagacious financiers of Eugflpe. The emphatic declaration of the foremost men of the democratic party in favor of an' early return to gpecie payments and the honest payment of 'the national debt doubtless gave strength to this feeling of security. Had the New York Dem-, ocracy been less out-spoken on this all-important issue, we would scarcely be able to present so good a showing.

DEATH OF MAYOR HAVEMEYER. Wim. F. Havemeyer, Mayor of the city of New York,died quite suddenly and unexpectedly in an- apoplectic attack in his office on Monday Hobn.— Saturday afternoon, New Y ork papers inform us, he left the city by the Long Island Railroad to pay a visit to exPolice Commissioner Oliver Charlick at his residence near Flushing. He seemed in good spirits and excellent health, making no complaint of any disorder. He rémainc% at Mr. Charlick’s house all day Sunday, and started to return to the city on Monday’s morning train. About three miles from the Hunter’s Point depot the engine broke down, and a number of the passengers walked to the ferry, the Mayor among them. A keen wind prevailed at the time, and to this fact and the over-exertion of the walk.is attributed the fatal attack of appoplexy. Ie was 71 years of age. ¢ e¢ —— | THAT OLD CANAL SWIN}DLE. Senator Slater says in his Franklin Herald that another attempt will no doubt “be made at the next session of the Legislature to saddie the Wabash -and Erie Canal on to the State. It is a grand swindle, by which the owners expect to grab about $20,000,000. We have no fears that the present owner will be enabled to buy enough members of that body to accomplish the result. In thename of the people we ask the Legislature to kick this swindlé so far out the back door of the State Capitol that it will never find time to return.” - ‘Senator Sarnighausen also sounds the alarm of danger. But since “honesty” achieved so "signva]. a triumph at the October election, we should think the people might rest secure.

_The unexpected death of Mayor Havemeyer, of NJe w Y ork, is announced by telepraph. He was elected by the Republicans and reform Democrats at the time of the Tammany ring excitement, and proved to be ‘about as poor a magistrate as ever held the office. e was hasty and unwise 1 his action, and very headstrong in pursuing a wrong course after blundering into it. John Kelley’s libel suit against him will now fall to the ground. The cause of the Mayor’s death s set down as appoplexy, but it is likely that the physicians will soon have to add to the fell diseases of public men a new complaint, namely, the general collapse of the gystem due ‘to continued newspaper criticisms and abuse. —lndianapolis Sentinel. . | The- closing sentence in the above extract deserves more than a passing notice. We have long since felt convinced that many of our public journals are too éager to indulge in adverse and -frequently “unjust criticisms.— While the press should at all times fearlessly condemn that which is manifestly improper and unjust, it should never fail to be fair and generous. Above all things, public officers, as well as private citizens, should at no time be made worse than they really aye. 1w o . o

Our friends of the Goshen Democrat and Ligonier BANNER, are having a discussion on hand, which we think the sooner abandoned the:better.— There are times, gentlemen, when doctors do not agree, besides the country is safe.— Warsaw Union. : You are undoubtedly correct, Bro. Zimmerman. We cordially despise these eontroversies, and have often wished that they could be wholly obliterated from the journalistic profession. But, 'like mniost mortals, we sometime find that forbeayance ccases to be a virtue. When false and groundless accusations are thrust‘at us, we cannot always keep in subjection those combative powers that are vouchsafed unto mankind for self-de-fence. ; i :

WiscoNslN has taken a step in the right direction by adopting an amendment to her constitution providing that hereafter no town, city or county in that State, shall borrow money or lend its credit, or incur a debt to an amount exceeding five per cent. of the taxable real and personal property existing therein. It wouldsave many localities from embarrassment and bankruptey if all the States were to engraft a similar provision in 'their constitutions. .

We judge from the recommendation of G. T. B. Carr, of Dubois county, for Northern Prison Director, that the Ligonier BANNER is not very favorable to the election of Wadsworth, of the Laporte Argus.—Charley Murray. We judge you to be a demnition blockhead for not knowing that three directors are to be elected, and that we can be for Carr and Wadsworth, and another gentleman besides. ,

" The Boston correspondent of the New York -World reports a strong movement there among the Democrats and Conservative Republicans to concentrate upon Charles Francis Adams for the Senatorship. = A succegsful movement of this kind would do honor to Massachusetts.

ALL OVER THE STATE. Personal and Political Pa’rag';aphs. - Dr. Rice has concluded not to contest the election of Congressman Hunter, in the Terre Haute District. : Hiatt, editor of the Newecastle Times and Secretary of the Independent State Convention, is a candidate for _CLerI( of the House of Representatives. “Can such things be and overcome us like a summer’s cloud, without onr special wonder ?” asks the Greencastle Star. Certainly. Independentslove office as well as other men.

- W. H. Drapier announces himself a candidate for Assistant Clerk of the Senate, and Ariel Drapier likewise for Principal Assistant Clerk of the House. As a matter of course, we heurt.ily join in recommending their unanimous nomination and election. They are men of experience and thoroughly understand their business.

The following paragraph from the LaPorte Argus meets our unqualified enidorsement: “Our genial and live Democratic friend Thomas Collins, editor of the Mt. Vernon Democrat,’is a candidate for Door Keeper of the Indiana llouse of Representatives.— Tom.is an untiring worker for the party and few men deserve better at its hands than he. We will be surprised if he is not elected.”

[The LaPorte Argus defines its.position on the senatorial question in these words: “We don’t desire to mix up much in the approaching ifight for United States Senator, for we have no friends to reward nor enemies to punish and only desire to have a man of brains and character chosen, but we feel sufficient interest in the matter to emphatically oppose the election of any man who was connected with the salary grab.” Unlike most republicans papers,the Crown Point Register does not yearn far Voorhees’ election to the Senate.— It goes so far as to say: “If therq is danger that Voorhees will beat J. E. McDonald for' the U. S. Senate, and there is no chance of running in a ggod' Repnblican, we hope enough of opr friends will vote for MeDonald to elect him. Ie is much the better man of the two, and we do hope our Republican members will “cook Voorhees’ goose” at all hazards, for he is a dangerous man to send to the U. S. Senate— he i$ in all essentials what may be truthfully termed . a ‘blatherskite.”” Some ‘of the Republicans are evidently itching to take ahand in the fight between MeDonald and Voorhees. Wadsworth of the L.aPorte Argus, rises “to remark to the incoming Legislature of this State that after the incurably insane have been provided for and the question of taxation has been duly. considered, there will then be time enough to consider the proposition for building a new State House. That old shell looks - bad enough, heaven knows, but it is hard times now and by dint of hard work the people can get along with the present State House for several years.”— Times are hard, ’tis tl'llq; but life is also short. Weld like to have matters so shaped as to have the building commenced before the time- comes for passing in our checks. 3 e e - ~ “Clerk of the IHouse. o " We see that the Hon. |A. G. Smith, of North Vernon, Ind., is spoken of.in connection with the Clerkship of the ITouse. Mr. Smith is eminently qualified to fill the position and desexves it, as the county in which he lives (Jennings) has- heretofore gone IRepublican by a majority of six hundred; this year it went Democratie, which was . largely due to the work that Mr. Smith did for the party. Having lived in a republican county he of course has held no office, and we think that it is. the duty of the Legislature to reward this gentleman for his services ‘which he has rendered them. We think Mr. Smith will go before the House with a very good chance of being elected clerk.— TV ¢ncennes Sun. We have known Mr. Smith for a number of years and can bear cheerful testimony to his many excellent qualities as a citizen and politician. He would make a very ‘efficient officer. :L e - - WE must confess that the BANNER’s political tastes of late have ® appeared to us somewhat curious. Let us hope that the BANNER will at least be moderate in pressing Mr. Edgerton’s claims-for the position of United States Senator. It is to be hoped thgt the incoming ILegislature will have more sense. than to oppose the interests of the State by sending a man of the Edgerton tribe to represent them in the Upper House atthe National Congress.— Warsaw Union.

‘The BANNER aims to be moderate in all things. It recognizes in Jos. K. Edgerton a man of superior ability and as plnhmnfiy qualified to occupy a seat in the Senate of. the United States. The BANNER lias so expressed itself, and therewith it is content. Tt does not seek to dictate to legislators whom they shall elect to that exalted position.. The Union opposes Mi. Edgerton because it thinks him lLaughty and aristocratic. In this we think it errs, though it has an' undoubted right to express its opinion.

Peter Schwartz has been quite ill the past few days, but is convalescent. Death laid his icy fingers on a little son last Thursday and Sunday he was laid in the cold grave. -The disease resembles diptheria, and .three remainning children are quite ill at this writing. ; ~ Oscar Helmer, son of Stephen Helmer, of this city, who met with the sad accident at the Grand Rapids depot about fourteen months ago, and has' béen confined to the house since, celebrated the 19th anniversary of his birthday yesterday by taking a sleighride behind the famous “claybanks” cosily seated in his patent arm chair, snugly wrapped in a splendid lap robe knit with his own hands the past two months. Everybody will be pleased to learn that Oscar is fast releovering.—Kendallville Standard.’

Hon. William D. Kelley, of: Philadelphia, commonly known as Pig-iron Kelley,' is now completing his fourteenth year of continual congressional service, and was recently elected for the eighth time by a handsome majority, He will be the oldest member in continuons serviee in the next House of Repredentatives, and will therefore be entitled to the distinetion of administering the eath to the new Speaker, and to the honorable cognomen of “Father of the House.”

- FINANCIAL. - A sign of gogd times in the near future (says the South Bend Z7ribunc) is_in the fact thaf New York banks are freely discounting Bix months pa~ per at 5 @ 6 per cent. in prefereuee to loaning money. at 3 per cent. on call. This is good evidence that the solid business men of the East see good and safe times coming, and ‘feel that we havereached the very edge of the maelstrom of the panie, and are about to emerge upon smooth waters. The loan market is the true financial barometer. . Gl S

A financial agent 'of the treasury department has just returned from Europe, andreports that the syndicate will shortly take all 'that remains of the new five per cent.goan, a hundred millions or thereabouts. This will complete the funding of the 5-20 loan of 1862. Itis the opinion of many well-posted financiers that the whole of the indebtedness of the country can be funded in bonds bearing+five per cent, interest, but there is liftle sale for four or’ four and a half per cent. bonds. . : -

President Grant’s message and Secretary Bristow’s report, which will be presented to Congress next week, will be, if their contents have been correctly forecast, two of the most remarkable documents that have bee;x\. produced by the present Administration. The common belief is that the President: and the Seeretary will strongly urge the naming of a day for the resumption of specie payments, and - will suggest. that it b_e not later than the first of January, 1876. TI)xo Chicago 7'ribune thinks the immediate effects of such a recommendation upon {i'xe markets of this country would be most favorable; if it'should be received and adopted by Congress. there would be a recovery from the present business depression at small expense and without painful effect.

: GENERAL ITEMS. ' - Mrs. Gen. Butler says she is happy because the General is not going back, to Congress. There are several milllions of the best people of the country who are in full symyathy with her. It is now said that Van Pelt, the noted reformed saloon keeper and erusader of Southern Ohio, has again embarked in the saloon keeping business. His conversion did not appear to stick. :

Jay Cooke’s estate is turning out worse than anybody expected. The creditors are thoroughly discouraged. It seems that preferred claims have been allowed sufficient to consume the bulk of the assets. " :

The stockyards at Chicago are supplied ‘with new machinery which is said to do away entirely with the horrible stench with which that portion of the city is so afflicted. If such be the case the citizens of the town of Lake will rejoice heartily. Henry Ward Beecher doesn’t ‘seem to be in a hurry to vindicate himself in the courts. He is very busy preaching the Gospel and turning sinners from the error of their ‘ways. My, Tilton appears to be anxious to have the oourts pronounce upon the issues involved. - . i

A disgraceful butehery occurred at Marvell, Arkansas, when a half dozen drunken negroes quarreled among themselves, and pitching upon one of their number beat him for stealing a fish. A white man named Matthews interfered, and the negroes attacked and murdered him. ,

It is estimated that about $£1,000,000 in currency is shipped each day from New'York to the West to buy hogs.— This shipment has been going on for some time and is likely to continue for a month yet, and as much of it comes into-Indiana it onght to make money a little easier. _

S. B. W. McLean, an old citizen of Cineinnati, who served as Collector of that port under President Pierce and Buchanan, and who for eleven years preceeding 1870 was business manager and leading stockhelder of the Cincinnati Enguirer, fell dead of heart disease at his residence on the pod ult. - ; .

Fullerton and Occidental were again pitted against each other in a trotting match. at San Francisco, on Saturday last, for a purse of $6,000. This time ‘Occidental was the winnerin 2:19, 2:25. and 2:20%4. A great deal of money changed hands on the result, Fullerton having sold the favorite by 100 to 65 before the race. ' i The almost obsolete custom of “fan‘tasticals” was revived in New York on thanksgiving day, groups of them' appearing in different parts of the city, dressed in all manner of grotesque and absurd eustoms, males and females, always dirty, and not always: sober—a poor burlesque of carnival.— The custom would seem to be more honored in the breach than in the observance. - .

The suit instituted by Henry C. Bowen against the publisher of the Brooklyn Argus was decided last week, the jury finding a verdict of acquittal. The suit was brought on account of the publication in the Argus of a rumor reflecting upon the character of the deceased wife of Mr. Bowen. The exact ground of acquittal does not appear, but it must have been unquestionable, as the jury accompany their verdict with a written declaration that the publication was “atrocious and cruel.” Thus the firstof the suits growing out of the filth and nastiness of the Beecher matter is put at rest. Special dispatehes from - different points in Central Illinois say that there was the heaviest fall of snow last Sunday night in that part that has ocecurred for several years. The.snow is from twelve to thirteen inches deep and has stopped railroad traffic and delayed the trains on some roads.— ‘Heavy snow storms are also'reported in Central Missouri and Kansas, while in St. Louis sgtreet travel has been much impeded. The storm did not reach Southern Ohio till Monday noon, but continued snowing all ddy. It reached Toronto, Ont., at the same time. Warmer weather is reported around the Atlantic coast as far north as St. John, N. B. . « :

—Those who patronize Chicago grccers or rather drummers, may discover something of interest in the annexed item from last week’s LaPorte Argus: - “The Chicago grocerymen, who sold groceries at retail and:undertook to deliver them to the purchasers in this vicinity, bad to-ship a large part. of his goods back home as they were not satisfactory and the purchas‘ers would not take them.” e

No less than thirfeen Congressmen have been chosen by majorities short of one hundred, Out of these elose runs, it is conjectured, will grow a erop of contests for seats in the next House of Repregentatives,

INDIANA NEWS ITEMS. DUBOIS COUNTY. ? .- The Catholics of Jasper are repreisented ?&be building a $120,000 church. 1t will be entirely of stone, and 145 hy--95 fect ip sizé e B “1 KOSCIUSKO COUNTY. The wife of one of our well-to-do farmers was recently made the victim of to the tune of thirty dollars, by two patent right peddlers, who claimed tohave an article for the preven‘tion“ofithe explosion of kergsene. The lady bought the right for its use in the township for thirty dollars; but her husband being absent and, not having that amount of money on hands, she senta son to town in company with the swindlers, with a note addressed to a friend requesting a loan of that am't. The friend to whom she applied, discovered the sell, declined to send her the money, and wrote under the note that she was being swindled; but the sharpers’ succeeded in inducing the boy to apply to another friend, who upon the presentation of his mother’s ‘request. gave the boy thirty dollars, with which the rascals made off.— “Warsaw Union. 5 LAPORTE COUNTY. B yluast Thursday afternocon Judge Stanfield granted a divorce in the case of Dr.S. A. Robinson vs. Esther B. Robinson, the proof of adultery being so overwhelming that it required but little of the evidence to satisfy the Judge and he declined to hear aslarge part of the testimony. No effort was made on the part of anybody, to prevent the decree being made. Andyet, all thjis oceurred within three months from ‘the time this community was so shocked by alleged “infamous work” that no words were strong enough to ]condemn those who did not fall into i the common error of unstinted abuse - of Dr. Robinson. st

A proposition -is on feot torun a branch of the Louisville and New Albany Road, from Westville to this city, for the purpose of obtaining a slice ‘of our ice trade.. The managers of the New Albany Road are the moving spirits.—Argus. ' - RIPLEY COUNTY. ; The Osgood Journal tells a good one, and none the worse for its age: ~*“The sother day we dropped an old-fash-joned ‘penny in the stove, accidentally; it got-red hotin a minute; - we took the tongs and laid it out on a | wood-bottom chair to cocl. Just then ~one. of our regular exchange readers dropped in to spend half a day with us looking over exchanges. He wastalking of the prospect of McDonald for the Senate, and as he came to the chair he parted his coat tail and sat down on the hot penny, remarking: ‘AsT was saying, I wonder if Henderson will support McDonald in preference to—--whoop! 'thunder and blazes! ouch! d—n it? He got up very suddenly and stepped around with amazing rapidity. Our friend stretched forth his arm and said: ‘Henceforth I am a greenbagk man; d—n the specie.”” b e Ee—- ' Horriblie Double Murder.

. TERRE HAUTE, IND,, Nov. 30.—At Cloverdade, in Putman county, yesterday, a man named Thomas Martin became offended at something said by his wife and gave her three minutes to retract. At the end of that time he stood in the door of the house and shot her with a pistol, the ball taking effect in her head, killing her instantly. A man named Stanton was in the house and interfered to save the woman when Martin shot him, the ball taking effect in the shoulder. He is expected ta die. ; The wife of Martin had her babe in her arms when she was shot, and fell back dead, clasping it. It is not believed that Martin made any charge of infidelity against his wife. He had been trying to get rid of her, and had offered her $5OO if she would consent to be divorced from him, as he wanted to marry another woman. After the shooting Martin pretended to be erazy, and went about telling that he had killed a man named Harris, whom he had not touclied at all.— There is great excitement in Cloverdale, and a strong probability that Martin will be lynched te-night. .

Merjted Criticism. (From the Laporte Chronicle) “(Gtath” of the Chicago T7ibune,with easy facility, has changed his tone, with the changed tone of his master. It is .never any trouble for a professional Washington correspondent do to this; but now that “Gath” will have to call himself a liar twenty-two-times in one ¢olumn, we fear his reputation for truth and veracity may suffer, and when he tells the truth,no one will believe him. -If he is thoroughly ‘converted, we are glad of it; but as an exchange has suggested, the thing is to sudden. A little more time should have been given. He should have come around by degrees. To jump right over the lines and turn his sword against his former friends in this way, without any warning, looks ungenerous and suspicious. He should have taken atleast six months to be converted in. ; ] B —————— Pirty Dog Murray. {From the Elkhart Observer.] The Democracy begin to find this ‘ fellow {Charles L.Murray| out already. They will get enough of him in less than twelve months, and wish the devil had taken him before he saddled himself upon the party. We have said a great many harsh things of them, which we were convinced they deserved, but when we see them compelled to asséciate with:Charley Murray, and recognize him as one of their number, we feel like falling upon, their necks and -weeping over their calamities. They are to be pitied. | ° _You are too nice, Mr. Democrat, in limiting the poverty of the editor of the Goshen Democratto journalistic honor. He has no honor of any kind, There is probably not a man in America with the same amount of brains that is so entirely destitute of that commodity. ; o) L- R gee e SR Mammoth Temperance Convention at | South Bend. ] ~ There is to be a mammoth temperance convention held at South Bend on the 7th, Bth-and 9th of December, It has been called for Southern Michigan and Northern - Indiana. Mr. Colfax is expected to preside. - 'The evening meetings will be addressed by Hon. J. J. Talbott, one of the finest orators on Indiana soil, Mother Stewart,“of Ohio, who inaugurated this new movement, and Mrs. Molloy, of Elkhart. A large number of delegates ‘have signified their intention to be present.—Elkhart Observer. |

The railroad employes now out ona strike prevented the departure of trains on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, from Huntington, W. Va., last Tuesday. The eompany is in arrears of wages to the men, and they have taken this méans of recovering some of the money due them. It is not a strike to waste much virtuous indignation upoti, . . i

Though Agassiz became an American by adoption, Switzerland Ineans to retain the homor of his nativity. On the front of a houge in' the village of Motier there has recently, been placed a inarble slab three feet by four in size, with the inscription, “J. Louis ‘Agassiz, the celebrated naturalist, was born in this house, May 28, 1807.” - °

Clearspring Teachers’ Institute, The teachers of Clearspring township, Lagrange county, in tlieir institute last Saturday adopte«il the following resolutions: [ We, the teachers of Clearspring, in institute assembled, believing that we have certdin inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty dnd the pursuit of happiness, do ; " Resolre, That the present system of directorship, as practiced in this State, is very defective and should be reme‘died by our Legislature so as to make it obligatory upon them to do their duty, that our school-houses may be properly cared for. b Resolved, That we consider the practice of holding evening meetings in our school-houses as detrimental to the best interests of education and cleanliness, owing to the damage done books, furniture, and the great waste of tobacco. . ' : Resolved, That we request our State Representative to use his best endeavors to secure the passage of a compulsory educational law in this State. - The institute meets again on the 19th inst. : | . —-———————-IQ*D——T———-—— "Elkhart Co. Temperance Convention. © A mass meeting of the friends of temperance throughout the -coumty, ‘wiil be held on Tuesday, December 29th at 2 o’c¢lock p. m. at the Court louse in Goshen, for thb purpose of effefting a county organization, and for general consultation. Temperance organizations in any_portion of the county, and all persons having the great cause at heart arve cordially invited to be present. N [Signed by Joel P. Hawks, J. R. Mather, J. A. Work, C. Si Frink, H. D. Wilson, E. W. I. Ellis, Fred. Jackson, and a like number of ladies.]|

DuriNg the month of November the national debt was teduced $123,427.— Small item. - ' T IR NA e TG T e e, PRI E INE ARKETS., ' LIGONIER. | Wheat—white..... 2105 Hogs—live....eeaee 6 05 Amber-red ..... . 100{Hogs-~dresged...... 750 Rye..ii.ocuo.uu.. 65 Turkeys—live....... 07 O#ts. .. .c...:..... 45[Chickens—live,.....| 04 c0rn,.5c00.......@ 63 BeesWaX...... ..... 30 Potatods, .. .. @ 6afßutterdi.. ... i 130 BlaxSedd. . ... 24 looil@ed. ioo oo 12 Clover 5eed,......1 5 30!Egg5;....'...... SGI HE Wool: . ... 45@ 45 Featherd ... . _ ... 80 Pork.. ... ..perbriB 00iTallow.c: ... =3l 08 5h0u1der5.......... 10;Timothy Hay....... 1600 Mama 0.....0.. ‘@l2iMarsh Hay. C.... {l2OO KENDALLVILLE. : Wheat—white.....slo6 Live H0g5.......-..£6 50 Amber—red ....... 102 Dressed H0g5...... 8 2% Rye ....: «5u.....- 60{Live Turkeys....... 00 0at5.........v...+- -45{Live Chickens ..... .00 C0rn.......-.... @ sB|BeeswAX, i :1...-..i 28 Potatoes i ii....6oßutters Cioiiaol d o 98 Rl Seed. . oo S 0 BOGand, S ot Do il o 19 Clover Seed.. ... @ 58blBges, i. o i ..coh 25 Weool. . ...... @ 451 Feathers, fiaaiaas 0 PO, LR ..‘,’l‘al}ow, e iasn e Shoulders,...... ..« iOi'l‘imotth Hay....... 16 00 Hams. .. .......@ > 14!MarshiHay......... 910 Administrator’s Notice. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of William Steinbarger, late of Noble county, deceased. Said estate is suppoged to be golvent, - JESSE B. SMITII, December 3, 1874-32w3 | Administrator. ; POCKEIT MATCIE SATE. TIIE most desirable and unique arrangement ever devised. A neat little spring is so arranged on the inside as td eject and ignite one match ata time. Silver Plated and Highly Ornamented. Price, 50 cents. To agents, $3 per doz. 9-18-1 y Address, €. VERNON, Pldins, Pa. - Notice in Attachment. ‘ JESSE (. HOOVER, 1 Before Albert Banvs. ta, -a Justice of the SAMUEL A. HERTZLER. f Peace in and for Perry ‘Township, Noble County, Indiana. i NOTICE is hereby given that a writ of attachment was issued by me in the above entitled cause, and that the same will be determined before me at my office in the town of Ligonier, in said County and State, on Thursday, January 21, 1875, at 10 o’clock, A. M. i : L ALBERT BANTA. Dec. 3,1874-32-3 w Justice of the Peace.

WOOD SAWING.

GIEO.W.BROWIN, Living 2 miles west of Wawaka, in Elkhart township, is supplied with first-class -

r i BUSZ AND DRAG SAWS, snd is preparéd to saw wood :uhy desired length; from five cords up to one hundred. Terms to suit the times. Thankful for past favors, I respectfully solicit continued patronage. 32-3 m -, FOR SALE at a Bargain! t SALE at a Bargain ! IN ILIGONIER IND. On Terms to Suait!? A GOOD DWELLING HOUSE, Five Rooms, Cellar, Cigtern, Well, Stable and lull lot—C66 x 160 feet—well set in [fruit trees=; nicely located on the rise of Cm‘iu\Str\ect, only one block from the new Post Office. ' A nare chiance for-an jinvestment. Title perfect. Xor terms and particalars enquire at Higginbotham’s Jewelry Store J. W. HIGGINBCTHAM. ‘Ligonier, Ind , December 3, 1874-52-w3 | o 4 3 " SACK, BROTHERS; Bakers & Grocers. - -QayinStreet, Ligonier,lndiana. o Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, &c., ChoiceGroceries,Provisions,YankeeNotions,&c Thehighestcash pricepaidfer Country Produce Mayi3, 68-tf. ' SACK BRO’S.

Drs. PRICE & BREWER wwm ‘ ; HAVE C ERSEET SRR ’ 55 : VISITED LAPORTE N L e e e FIFTEEN YEARS. N SR R SN AR T T T DR Y S S W 5 I_IAVE met with unparalleled success in the treatment of all Chronic Diseases e OF THE- - . S IR i TS Y - LUNGS, : : R SRR R ' HEART, , - STOMACH, ; LIVER, -m— Nerves, Kidneys. Bladder, Wom'b, and Blood Affections of the Urinary Organs, Grayel. Scrofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Asthma; Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, & | - | Sl : Our reputation has been acquired by candid,honest dealing and years of successful practice, Qur practice; not one of experinient, but founded on the laws of Nature, with years of experience and evidence to sustain it, does not tear down, make sick to make well; no hargh treatment, no triflinf, no flattering. We know the cause axd the remedy neéded; no-guess work, but knowledge gninedy by years of experience in the treatment of Chronic diseases exclnsiveg;;fi no epcouragement without a prospect, Candid in our oginions. reasonable in our charges, claim not to know everything, or cure everybody, but do lay claim to reason and common sense. We invite the sick, no matter what their ailment, to call and investigate before they abandon hope, make lnterrc:gntlons and deocide for thenselves; it will cost nothing as consulw{i?n is free, . | 5 Visits will be made regularly for years. Drs. Price & Brewer can be tmnenl_,ted Bt Ligonier, Ligonier House, on Thurs_day, the 24th of December, 1874. At Goshen, Violett House, on Friday, the 25th of December. : At LaGrange, Brown’s Hotel, on Wednesday, the 234 of December, At Kendallville, —— Hotel, on Tues- | day, the 22d of December.. . %midenc,e,and; Lahoratory: WAUKEGAN, JLLIOIS, : ; ‘ 20. t.

’ Rt ' ey TAKE NOTICE. . | PHE LIGONIER ACADEMY OF MUSIC will have vacation until Jaunuary sth, 1875, - One second-hand Piano for sale orrent. | One second-hand Organ for sale. . ) Enquire at the Music Rooms, in Landon's Block. 31-w4 : © - J.H HILL, Principal..*. BRIDGE NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned will be at the;Auditor’s office in Albion, Noble County, ludiana, on l R Friday, December Lith, 1574, at 10.0'clock, A. ~ for the purpose of letting the contract to the lowest responsible bidder for the farnishing of the material and erécting of a bridge across the Elkhart river in York township, commonly known as the Niles’ Bridge. Sealed proposals will be received up to the date of letting said contract. The undersigned reserveg the right to reject any-and, all bids. For plans and specifieations call at the Aunditor’s office. ! g ORLANDO KIMMELL, Sup’t. October 29, 1874 . -27-w6 ' ¢ ¢ S Winebrenner & Hoxworth, | HOUBE, SIGN AND OBRNAMENTAL : PAINTERS, Grainers, Glaziers and Paper-ilangers. Whitewasghing, Calsomining and l)ecomting done to order. We have purchased the right to use Cross & Bastin’es ; = Patent Transfer Graining Machine By which we are enabled to de far superior work than can be done by hand, it being a perfect imitation of the natural wooed. Samples of the work can be seen at this oftice. Shop at the sputh end | *of the Cavin Street Bridge, ~ = 8-1 | Ligonier, - .- = - Indiana,

B ¥Xour . WIFE, - | 1 ¢ LS - A R ~ | DAUGHTER, | 5 —-()}{————— ot { : . ] SWERTHIINART) A ‘pair of . .;; [ NEAT GAITERS - o | FORA. e .:: b 1 4 s Holiday Present. STILL IN THE FIELD! o "‘\Tf.—'“' P. SISTERHEN, . )xA,\‘!;lr.;y‘vl-‘::cén or .— i Boots & Shees 008 L SNOES West Side of ,(y,";t,\'i‘nf\_"t.,f : - LIGONIER, INDIANA. Particalar mtpn:imi paid to 'f‘n}e \’.’dl’k, inéwi;ich I ude the best material in the market. ,A“ of my work is warranted to be as representedor no sale. GOOD FITS GUARANEURED, I I‘cs;;ectllnlly invite all to give me a'tr’i:‘j.l‘ Remember the place: West Side of Cavin Street. " Ligonier, D(;ccmbcr 3, 187483, - e No Blowing, But Actual Business! . AMIMON SNYDER. -

Manufacturer of and Dg:\lifr in : Vi | Ui ) - B ag Harness, Bridles, . Whips, Brushes, ! And everything 'pertainiu:: fii B v First-Class Harness Shop, Dircctly east ofthe G. R, & N. I-R: R.Dt_!ptit,% il S AVILLA, :-: INDIANA, © CALSOA. e | e Neey e Trunks, Matts, UNCLE SAM’S SIARNESS QIL, ' &c., &c., &e: j : el The proprietor challenges c.omp‘jetiti.uu; ':“.1;(1 i.vilfll be pleaced at any time to wait on any who may FAVOR HIM WITH A CALL, g \ doi Al o My Motto is to always . : oy 1 ' = lv g ; ; - HY Deal Honestly With My Patrons. i WORK WARRANTED, - = And'Prices Boasbrable Hepabdie @ wiis o 1 & tended to. - Remember.the Place. :

AMMON SNYDER. Avilla, Ind., December 3, 1874-32 : TOWN ORDINARCE Ro., El. BE it ordained by the Board of Trustees of-the-town of Ligonier, in the-county. of Nobléand State of Indiana: Section I.—That the owners:of the following named lots and real estate be and are hereby ‘required to grade and plank the side-walk on the front of such lots, as hereinafter specified and provided, to wit: On the south front of lots 10 and 12 in Block 5 of Miller’s Addition to Ligonier, Also on the east front line of lots 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, in H. C. Fisher’s Addition -to said town. Alsoon the south front line of lots 1,2, 3, 4,5,6,17,8,9, and 10, in Wood’s Addition to said town. Also on theeast front line of out-lots number 38 and 39, being on the west side of the street being an extension’of Water Street, in said tpwn,‘ and, extending from the south-east corner of the lot now owned by B. F. Clark south, on the east front of said lots 38 and 39 to the Pigeon Road.— Algo on the south frontline of lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 15,16, and 17, in Richmond’s Addition to said town. Also on the east front line of lots 9,8, and 1, in Block 2;land lots 9 and 8 in Block 1, in Fisher & Co’s. Addition to Ligonier, being and abutting ~on the west side of Chatham' Street in said ‘Addition. : i Srorion 2.—The grade of all of said side-walk ghall be the same as the grade of the ground surface on the line of such side-walk, except the following. The side-walk commencing at the southwest corner of lot 3, in Wood’s Addition shall commence on a grade or level with the alley running between lots 2 and 3; and said sidewalk from said point east, to the completion of the line ‘in said: addition, shall be of a regular grade on the front . of said lots 3,4, 6, 6 T,8;9, and 10. < Also the sidewalk on the east front of lot 11, in H. C. Fisker’s Addition, shall be 8 inches lower than the. surface of the ground on said line. The side-walk on front lice of lot 10. in same Addition. shall be 18 inches lower than the ground surface of said line, The: side-walk on the east front of 16t 4 in same Addition shall be graded to a grade 6 inches lower than the ground surface on said line. Also the a(ilgc;-. jwalk on the east front line of lot 8 in same Addi'tion shall be on a grade of 10 inchesof a fill en the ground surface on said Jine. ' Also the side-walk . on the east front line of out-lots 38 and 39 on west gide of Water Street shall commeénce on a grade 12, inches below the ground surface of the south-east corper of lob 87 adjacent to lot 38, and thence to the ' Pigeon Public Road, on a regnlar grade to the surface of the gronnd at said Foin_t.p _The sidewalk on the south front line of lots 10,11, 12, 13, 15 and 16, in Richmond’s_Addition, shall be on a line of the following grade, substantially, to wit: from the south-east corner of lot 10 to the west line of lot 12 the line shall befilled to' a level with beginning and termination of same; from the west line of lot 12 to the west line of lot 17 the sidewalk shall be on agade with the general leyel of the ground on said line.’ b . Brorton B.—Said sidewalk shall be five (3) feet wide in front of each of eaid lots, and ?lanked with white oak or pine plank 1} inches thick, and not more than 6 inches wide; said plank shall be nailed on three white oak atriaFch,not less than 3x4 inches, with 10d. nails, which stringers shall .be firmly placed on cross ties not more than six feet apart. And all of said sidewalk, which is herein required to be built ou a grade higher than the ground surface, shall have a f,oxjngation-.ot earth filled into the grade for such sidewalk above specified. S fali e SEorioN 4,—Baid sidewalk shall be completed by the first day of April, 1875, and in"default thereof by the owner of any lot hereln’ specified, or in not complying in full with the reqmirements of this ordinance by any owner of any guch lot in the building of such sidewalk, it shall be the duty of the Marshall of said town of Ligonier, at the ‘ét,&' ration of said time to advertise and )? 1 em}; tract foxi,‘the' construction ,thureo{-on‘t lot gle L owner thereof 80 making default af the cost of the respective owners therg%’._ s e ] Passed andfpproved ovemberxi',lth‘, W . JOHN B. S.T(c?. President, A%e&t:,'[‘-nxo.‘ 8. EBrprev, Town Clerk, efber 3, 1874.-37 = s b S

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VIENNA,; . : s 9 Ohio Siate t)kl‘uir; - Nerthern Ohio Fair: ; . Amer. Institute, NJ. X, C»:‘n('lnuati Exposition: : indianapolis ilxpxisitlou O Saint Lenis Fair; Touisinna Siate Fair: L 4 ' .Missisn‘_lppl State Falr: | . : d a{nd Georgia State Fnif; : FOR BEING THE, _ :.i i B . Best Sewing Machines, and doing the largest and best mnge l of work. All other Machinés - in the Market were in ‘ direct s L * . Competition! 15~ For Hemming, Felling, Stitching, Cording, DBinding, Braiding, - Embroidering, Quilting, and Slitching, Jine or heavy goods it is unsurpassed.. ‘Where we have no Agents we will deliver a Machine for the price ‘named -above, at thé nearest Rail Road 'S{‘ation of Purchasers. - - e ng i 1 : ing o Negdles for all Sewing Machines 5 P S v- ; 4 - forsale. -«

old Machines Taken in Exchange, Send for Circulars, Price List, &e., and copy of the Wilson Reflection, one of the best Periodicals of the day, devoted to Sewing Machines, Fashions, General News and Miscellany. : ADDRESS: ¢ 5 ; = » N 0 ' T Ison Sewing Machine Compa Witson Sewing Machine Company, CLEVELAND, OHIO. . TOR SALE BY D. NICODEMUS, MERIAM, NOBLE COUNTY, IND. Décerhber 3, 1275-n 32-w 20 : MEDICAL INSTITUTE * N0.:89 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.. Cures all forms of Private and Chronic Diseases. Thae proprietors are graduates of the Medical Colleges of St. J:finis | aud those of Eastern cities; are longer established.and _the most successful, as their extensive city practice will . prove. Agk, with experlence, can be relicd on. To respon-, sible persons wg Do NOT COLLECT OUR PEEs until cured. ? S%ormuorrhn,-or Seminal Weakness and Impotency, as the resuit of self-abuse in youth or excess in maturec " years, are thoroughly and permanently cured. A medical amphlet relating to Private Diseases sent in sealed enve_Po e ?or two stamps. All communications confidential. - g’atleuts treated by mail or express, but where possible it is best to visit the city for personal consultation. MARRIAGCE CUIDE, Explaining who may marry, who may not, why ; the imped.iments to marriage—causes, consequences and cure; what can bedone in such cases—26o page book, containing much information for the MARRIED, OF those contémplating mar‘riage—a true Marriage Guide and Prfvnéa Counselor. Sent RN AT RSR oo b Indianapolts, Ind. HOURS—94. M. toB P My -0 00%

Banking House i GO : SOL. MIER, Coyrad’s New Brick Block, LIGONIER, IND’NA. Money loaned on long and short time. Notes discounted at reasonable rates. Monies received on deposit and interest allowed on specified time, Exchange bought and sold, and Foreign Drafts. drawn on principal cities of Europe, 8-2 TO THE FARMERS : YOU will ;;)lease take noiice that I am' still enaged in uyin‘f wheat, for; which I pay the hiz%est market g) ce. & If you do not find me on the street, call before selling; at my Banking Office, in Conrad’s Brick Block. 5 SOL, MIER. Ligonier, Indiana, May 7th, 1814,7—@ : Meeting of l)l‘re,fits)nb,‘ e The Directors of the Noble County Agricultural Society are hereby requested to meet at the office %f thscts hSelcsr"odtarz :n 3“;5.‘33"” on Saturday, Decemer sth, at lo’ Tk ; : J. B. STOLL, President, _ D, W. GREEN, Secretary. : Uwq