The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 33, Ligonier, Noble County, 10 December 1874 — Page 2

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ANOTHER train-robbery is reported in yesterday’s papers. It occurred in Kansas. No violence was done to the passengers or mails, but: the WellsFargo Express Company was Tobbed of $30,000. : b

WE are plbased to learn that the gentlemanly and enterprising publishers of the Plymouth Democrat have purchased a new power press. The Democrat has recently been greatly im-proved-and now ranks among the best rural journals of the State. ‘

‘Hox. DANIEL W, VOORHIEES is announced to speak on the finance question, at Washington, Daviess county, on the 16th inst. e has already made ‘two speeches, one at Evansville and the other at New Albany, since the opening of the senatorial contest.

PRESIDENT GRANT’S humane Indian policy has developed itself in anew and most practical form. -In order that the supplies furnished the red man on our western frontier may not be of inferior quality, the President has.turned over the entire business to his brother Orville. The poor Indian will have a'bountiful purveyor as long as the government will foot Orville’s bills. e '

Tne South Bend 77ibune expresses the almost unanimous sentiment of the people of Indiana, in this brief paragraph: “We hope when the Leéislatute meets that something may be done for our uﬁfortunate, those who are permanently insane. There are between 700 and 800 incurably insane people confined in jails throughout the State, and it is a shame and a disgrace that there is no asylum for them.”

WaDpswORTH, of the LaPorte Argus, is of opinion that some Indiana legislator will stand a good chance of immortalizing himself by proposing the adoption- of a constitutional amendment making it a felony for a candidate for office to directly or indirectly ‘pay money, beer or promise to rewai‘d as. an ‘inducement for his political support, and rendering the candidate who does it ineligible for the office to which’ he asp'irés. The Argus thinks the present statute is not strong enough to meet the requirements of the case. -

Davip A. GAGE, the Chicago Treasurer .accused of defaleation and perjury, was acquitted by the jury on the first ballot. There has been a great deal of sympathy for Mr. Gage during his embarrassments, and a general belief that the intent on his part to deftaud was altogether lacking. That he is not found guilty on a criminal charge will give satisfaction to many of his friends who are fully cognizant of all the facts connected with his case and know that his kindness had more to do with his downfall than anything else, I L

THE ABLE LETTER of the Hon: Joseph K. Edgerton on'Railroad Monopoly and National - Finance, published on the first page of' this week’s BANNer, should be attentively peruSed by every reader of this paper. It is une questionably one of the ablest argnments yet presented to the Amefican people. Almost every sentence constitutes a “chunk” of solid argument, sound logie, and unassailable reasoning. There is not a particle of demagoguery in the whole letter. It reveals a‘high order of stafesmanship in.its auythot, and fully corroborates our estimate of Mr. Edgerton as one of the brightest intellects of Indiana.

»* ELSEWHERE we present to our readerse a ',comm"ehensi_ve sg'nopsis of the Presidént’s .message. The condensed form in which we give this important State document publicity ought to secure it a'.general ;ym'l parpful perusal. The leading feature of'the message is the President’s views aird recommendatiops on the question of ﬁhance, most of tﬁe other points beirig of se¢condary importance, It'is séarcely. necessary forus to saythat we cordially endorse the Pres'iderl_t’q_ arguments in favorof a speedy return tos specie payments.— The time has arrived for taking the bull by thé horns—for making a start toward reaching resumption. It matters little-who takes the initiative.— Politicians have talked long enough; we now want action.” Partisan considerations ought not to be taken into account in deliberations upon so important a measure. Democrats and Republicans are alike interested in a sound currency. An understanding of this fact will go far toward reaching the much desired end.

CoxGßEss convened on Monday last. Vice President Wilson, for the first time since his election, o‘ccupiedi the speaker’s chair of the Senate. Beside i the reading of the President’s message nothing of general importance transpired in either House. On Tuesday, bills to reduce the President’s salary, after the expiration of Gen. Grant’s term, to $25,000, were introduced .in both Houses. An excellent bill was passed by the House by unanimous consent. It forbids members of Congress to act as agents or counsel for parties to suits under the revenue laws. A lively debate ensued over Pig-iron Kelley’s 3:65 convertible bond bill.— Four short but spirited speeches were delivered by Kelley, Gen. Butler, Garfield, and Dawes. Kelley and Butler made two plausible stump speeches, without making any argument on the bill. Pending Kelley’s speech it was ‘gossiped about the floor that he was preparing the platform of his new party. Gen. Butler added that if Kelley went out he would not go out alone. Thhb&i&:oubﬂm,bédiscussed at cons e h, and ma _‘p@‘.lhl;t result in ,m%c?lﬂlm’é organization of an out-and-out infla-

AID TO THE NEBRASKA SUFFERERS, We are rejoiced to notice that the Indiana State Grange, at its recent session in Indianapolis, nobly came to the rescue of the suffering farmers in the grasshopper stricken localities of Kansas and Nebraska. The following resolutions were.adopted: ! WHEREAS, Ithas pleased Almighty God in his infinite merey to bless Indiana with abundant crops, and whereas, other sections of our land have been visited by insects causing great suffering and desolation, therefore be it Resolved, That the sum of $l,OOO from the.treasury ‘of the State Grange be appropriated :for the relief of the suffering agriculturists of Kansas and Nebraska. .= - Resolved, " That this money be placed in the hands of our worthy master Henly James, and the Executive Committee and be.paid outronly to those entitled to receive it. J ~ In addition to this the State Grange ‘requested each subordinate Lodge of the Order in the State to appropriate small sums to this fund,. aggregating in the whole State about $lO,OOO. This action reflects great credit upon. the generosity ()f‘ﬁie fzu‘u(lve,rs of Indiana and is a, good example for the farmers of all other States tg follow. A letter from Gen. Brisbin, one of thé committee sent east ‘fl'olll NebrasKa to solicit aid, ‘s:t‘.ys that the suffering is increasing and that a number of _cases of scm'\"ydmﬁ’e been reported. It is thought that Congress will. extend some aid by which subsistence will be furnished for the remainder of the ’ winter. ;

SETTLING DOWN TO A GOLD BASIS. An eastern paper publishes a table showing the following prices of products which enter into daily consumption in every household in the coun-‘t;-y“-lthe same being the average wholesale prices in the city of New York, on November 19, for the years 1859, 1864 and 1874. The prices for 1859, the year before the war, were gold prices. The prices for 1864 and 1874 aré currency prices. 1n.1864, just before the close of the war, prices reached their maximum, currency having become degraded in value to thirty-six cents on the dollar: : j : 1859. 1864, 1874. Flour, per barrel ............. 8505 8970 8525 Wheat, per bu5he1............ 118 225 | 120 Cotton, perpound. ... . i 11 130 15 Mess Pork, per barre1........1520 3900 2050 Smoked Hamg, per ?mmd.‘.. 09 4. 90w 18 Mess Beef, per barre 1......... 1100 2200 1250 Butter, perpound.... . 00 18 44 30 Cheese,perpound.......... /11 24 . 15 Rice;perpound... ... - - 04 13 07 Sugaryperponund... .. .o . 09 26 10 Brown. Sheetings, per yard... 081 60 10 York Mills Musling, per yard, 15 65 10 Prints, Fer yard .oo -0l ot 10 40 09 Mouseeline deLaine, per yard, 19 42 19 It will be seen -from these figures that prices have reached a solid basis for many of the most Aimportant products necessary to subsistence. The price of rents, the wages of labor, the salavies of* officials, must all be readjusted to the price of living which has now attained a normal and healthy condition. With this readjustment, the country will take up the burden of its indebtedness and go on again as if there neveér had been a terrible interregnum of blood and disaster. .

" CONFEDERATE CONTRACTS VOID. The Supreme Court of the United States last week rendered a highly important decision concerning the power of the late Confederate GGovernment to make valid contracts.” The question at.issue arose in one of the celebrated cotton cases. The court hold that cotton bought from the so-called Confederate Government was rightfully confiscated by the United States. The grounds of this position are: (1) Because the making of such purchases and the payment of a consideration tended to aid the cause of the Rebellion; (2) because the so-called Confederate Government had no existence save as a conspiracy, and therefore ‘was not competent to enter into contracts. All the Justices agreed to the first proposition ; but Clifford and Davis dissented from the second as not being necessary to the settlement of the issue raised. These veneralble jurists doubtless had valid reasons for dissenting; yet we deem it quite fortunate that judicial notice is served upon speculators that when they make contracts with rebels at war with the government, Uncle Sam will not step in to aid them in recovering'lost fortunes. : — e - f— : ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES, : Two weeks since, we published a pé.rtial list .of applicants for the crumbs falling from the tables of the Indiana Legislature. Below we append a few additional names that have since been brought to the surface: . For Assistant Secretary of the Senate: A, C. Drapier of Indianapolis, -’ For State Librarian: IL. Dalson of Lawrence, B. Hanna ot Vigo, B. C. D. Read of Indianapolis. . For Director "Northgrp Prison: D, Maurer of Grant, Wm. Pratt of Allen, Sam. Thanhauser of Allen, George Sanford of Lake, C. P. Rodman of Boone, Col. J. C. Walker of Indianapolis. : z

‘For State Librarian the county of Marion (Indianapolis) presents no less than six candidates, of both sexes. e(- —— _ JUDGE BRADLEY, of the Supreme Court of the United States, has quite recently rendered an important decision in a Louisiana case involving the validity of the enforcement_zx,ct. He pronounces the act wholly unconstitutional, and sustains: his opinion by copious extracts, from good authorities and ‘able and convincing arguments. Tt'is the opinion of lawyers who have read the decision, that the opinion taken by Judge Bradley is unassailable, and the Supreme Court will be obliged to concur’ when it lmeeta’ next. This will, of course, do away with the necessity of repealing an act which was passed by a partisan Congress for' no other purpose than that of annoying and aggravating the people of the South and affording ‘the powers that be an opportunity to unduly interfere with eléctions.

KALAKAUA, King of the Sandwich Islands, is expected in Washington this week. He left San Francisco last Friday, Strange as it may seem, he will be the first live King to set foot in the Capital of the American Republic, and, to tellthe truth, he isn’t much of a King. :

The President’s Mess e siaent s ;essa.g‘e. An Early Resumption of Specie Payments Recommended Our Foreign Relations;.irkansns Af-fa’irg-—-'l‘he Indian Poliey—Civil Service Reform—Chlnesc Immigration and Other Points : Touched Upon. A RETURN TO SPECIE P?Y.\H;‘N'l‘.\' THE . GREAT REQUISITE OF A RETURN TO PROSPERITY.

The President, referring to the prostration of business and’industry which has occurred during the last year, calls attention to the fact that during this whole period the two essential elements of prosperity—labor and capital—have been abundant, and both have been largely unemployéd.— Wherever security has been undoubted, capital has been attainable at moderate rates; and where labor has been wanted, it has been abundant at cheap rates. If to these be added the conditions - of our soil and climate, our varied ecapacity of production, and our -actual surplus of products, he: thinks wise statesmanship should ignore the past disturbance and address itself to the future. With a sound currency, a' foreign debt is the only element that can seriously disturb or depress our industries and prosperity. As a necessity of the War, a system of currency was devised which hits proved to be impossible to keep at par; with the recognized currency of the world; -its value being’ fluctuating, that currenéy became unsafe to hold as an investment, and hence became a subject of speculation in itself. The. foreign Imdebtedness was a necessity contracted in good faith, and should be paid in gold or its equivaleiit. To pay this debt requires that our coinmerce should be encouraged, our shipbuilding and carrying capacity inlereased, foreign markets sought for our products. and ‘manufactures.— Wherever a new market for any of our productions is opened, a new means of vlilizing our idle capital and labor is found, but the first step inithis direction is to secure a currency good wherever civilization reigns, and one that will flow wherever it is wanted. He thinks there should be no delay in fixing, by legislation, the mode of a return to specie payments. Ile declares that, in his judgment, there can be no prosperous and permanent revival of business and indusfries until a policy is adopted, with legislation to carry it out,looking to a return to a speeie basis. A revival of productive industries is needed by all classes, and by none more than the holders of property of every sort with debts to liquidate from the proceeds of sales. Even the debtor and speculating -classes who may think it an advantage to have cheap money will, in the end, be- dis-. appointed if the value of the legaltender mediuin of exchanges be always kept in doubt. He regards any expansion or permanent depreciation of the currency as ' little better than any other form of repudiating all debts, public and private. Delay in thie preparation for final- resumption partakes of this dishonesty. A season must at last arrive for the work of redeeming our pledges. That season will never come, except by positive action of Congress or by national disasters. It must be reached by general bankruptey or by maintaining the eredit and integrity of the nation and - of individuals. s

The President believes it is possible for Congress to devise such legislation as will start the nation atresh on a career of prosperity. A nation dealing in a currency below that of specie labors under . the disadvantage, that having no use for the world’s currency, the latter is driven out; and that the currency in use being of fluctuating and uncertain value with only just what it will purchase of gold, a large margih must be left to cover this fluctuation. The foreign producer, subjected to no such uncertainty, is protected in his dealings with us, and thus the great hardship of depreciated currency falls upon the working and producing classes. The plan proposed by the President and the Secretary of the Treasury for resumption of specie payments tembraces the following measures: . o 1. The repeal of the ILegal-Tenhder act, to take effect on a certain date, and to apply to all contracts made after that date. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury ta be authorized to sell bonds for gold as it may become necessary, and the establishment of a revenue sufficiently in excess of expenditures to insure an abundance of gold to sustain redemption. 3. Free banking, allowing the utmost.elasticity to the curréney in the transaction of business. Ie regards it unsafe to leave to Congress or to the Executive to fix the amount of currency in circulation. The banking monopoly should cease, and a redeemable currency be author-* ized to any extent that business should demand. enay 3 g

This in brief is the substance of the President’s argument and of his recommendation. It involves the ultimate withdrawal of the greenback currency, and its use by the Government as a convenient meansifor refunding all the 5-20 or other ¢ per cent bonds in bonds at a lower rate of interest. To do this will require some time, but it will have the effect of ultimately severing the Government from all connection with currency making. The bills of the National Banks being secured by deposits of bonds, their redemption will at all times be a certainty. Neither the President nor Secretary name any date at which the repeal of the Legal-Tend-er act should take effect. | : FOREIGN RELATIONS. Our relations with, all foreign powers are friendly and without disturbance, though- there is an unsettled question with Venezuela, which has not yet paid the awards of the joint commission under the convention of 1866. Congress, it will be recollected, strongly expressed its sense on this subject in February, 1867. The president, in his message of last December, said there was reason to believe the hesitancy of that republic in recognizing these claims sprung in part, at least, from a real difficulty in discharging thém, in connection with its obligations to other governments, and therefore the expediency of further forbearance on the part of our government was believed to be worthy of the consideration of congress. 4 In addition to Venezuela, we have unsettled questions with Spain, growing out of the affair of the Virginius, and other grievous transactions on the part of the Spanish authorities in connection with events in. Cuba. The magnitude of these offenses has not been reduced since the president’s pre‘vious message, a year ago. This unsettled condition of affairs in Cuba cannot long continue. It may become necessary for other nations, with. our own, to interfere to terminate the insurrection which has so long prevailed, the Spanish government having unsuccessfully attempted to suppress it. Meantime, the commerce of all countries, and especially that of the United States, suffers, the flags of the United States: and England having

been insulted. The president, in conversation, althongh he does not state the fact in his message, says the Unit- | ed States purchase about 80 per cent. -of Cuban exports, and therefore the duties paid by American citizens con- | tribute to this extent in helping Spain to continue the war against the in- | surgents. The president had hoped | that, by the meeting of congress, the. present = megotiations with Spain [ would have been ended; but in this he has been disappointed. s ~_He therefore says, in his message, little or nothing about the indemnity | - pending the negotiations but at a future time will present the subject to 11 the special consideration of cqngross. | i INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, _ ~ The president makes no recommendation on the subject of internal im= provements by the general government, but merely refers to the fact i that eongress has already appointed a committee on transportation routes to the seaboard, which has already made its report, and will give further information from more recent investigations. SOUTHERN AFFAIRS. | ;’ ' The president devotes much space to affairs in Arkansas, giving the real sons why he declined to interfere in i ’the recent difhiculties in that State; - and he adverts to the facts narrated ‘ i in his special message to congress in February, 1873, relative to Louisiana, in which he said he had no specific" recommendation to make on the sub--1 ject, but if there was any political way - of removing these.difflculties by legis--1 lation, then he earnestly requested that the question might be taken up at that session of congress. He was cextremely anxious to avoid any preieﬂse of undue interference in State affairs, and if congress differed with | him as to what ought to be done, he { requested its immediate ‘decision to that effect; otherwise he should feel - obliged, as far ashe could by the exeri cise of legitimate authority, to put an. end to the unhappy controversy which ’ disturbed the peace and prostrated the business of Louisiana, by the rec- ) ognition and support of that government which was recognized and upheld by the courts of the State. It l seemed advisable he should state - which course he should feel bound to pursue in reference to this matter in the event of no action being taken by congress at that time, but subject to any satisfactory arrangement that ' might be made by the parties to the ] controversy, and which, of all things, was most desirable. = It would be his duty, so far as it might be necessary for him to.,act, to adhere to the government heretofore recognized by him. The president will again submit this question to congress, and will continue to act as e has heretofore acted relative to the affairs of Louisiana, unless otherwise controlled by congress. 1 - INDIAN AFFAIRS. . The president reiterates his confidence in the Indian peace policy.. If adhered to, he says it will produce additional beneficial results, and ultimately free the frontier of Indian depredations. : , CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM. He alludes to the civil-service reform, saying it has been as closely adhered to as the opposition manifested against it permitted. Itsresults have been benficial, having elevated the capacity and tone of the appointments in several departments of the government; but it would be impossible to: continue the reform without direct support of congress, sanctioned by the people. DEPARTMENT REPORTS. " The president alludes to the reports of the- heads of the several departments, which accompany the message, and calls attention to their respective recommendations. U 8 : CLAIMS OF ALIENS. Ie again recommends the passage of alaw establishing a court for the adjudication of claims of aliéns against the government, a bill for this purpose having been introduced by Judge Lawrence at a previous session of congress, : _ UTAH. The president does not allude to Utah affairs, the subject being left open for future considerations. CHINESE IMMIGRATION. i He calls attention to the fact that Chinese immigrants continue to be brought to this country under the condition of slaves, according to contract, and also women whose character is such as to demoralize the communities in which they are located. Ile invites legislation on this subject, saying it will be his pleasure, as well as duty, to enforce any law on the subject. = g S Horrible Death on a Wheel in a Mill at Goshen. ' . Saturday might last the citizens of our neighboring town, Goshen, were alarmed by the announcement that a man had been killed in Thomas &. Stauffer’s flouring-mill, on the hydrauliec canal. The particulars of the horrible and heart-rending accident, as ‘near as can be ascertained, are as follows: Shortly before 8 o’clock, a man named ‘Aaron Cromling, a miller by trade, in the employ of Thomas & Stauffer, started with a lighted candle: from the first to the third story ofthe building, for the purpose of oiling the machinery. He had been gone but a few .minutes when Mr. Stauffer, who was in the office on the first floor, felt an unusual jarring of the machinery. lle hastened to the second floor, but, discovering nothing wrong, repaired .at once to the third story, when an -awful sight met his view. On a cog‘wheel two feet in diameter was the lifeless remains of'a faithful workman, good citizen, a husband, and father of seven small children. Wrapped around the shaft which connected a small cog-wheel was every strip of clothing worn by the unfortunate man before he was caught in the jaws of death. - Mr. Stauffer stopped the machinery by shutting off water, and sounded the alarm. The news of the calamity spread like wildfire, and the mill was soon crowded with excited and sympathizing citizens. It required the united efforts of several men to extricate the body, which was horribly mutilated. @ The right leg was completely torn off, a. portion of the body, and his skull crushed. He must have been killed instantly, as the wheels make about 60 revolutions a ‘minute. Mr. Cromling had many friends in 'Goshen, and groups of citizens were gathered on the corners last Sunday, ~discussing the sad affair. Mr. Cromling was about 35 years of age and l.e?\fV‘es-a family of eight, including his wife, who has been dangerously ill and not expected to recover. The funeral on Sunday afternoon was largely attended. i i X e A —— S Doesn’t Want an Office. . VALPARAISO, IND,, Nov. 27, "74.. To the Hon. J. B. Stoll, Ligonier; ,IhDEAR Slr:—ln a recent number of the BANNER, I noticed my name enumerated amongst a list of candidates for the office of Director of the State Prison, North. Allow me to inform you that I do not intend to be a candidate for that or any other office ;iimm the gift of the General Assem%remaih‘, Sir, Yours with due respoet, o b Brobn, T

INDIANA NEWS ITEMS. 1 " ALLEN COUNTY. : > A sickening monstrosity was left in the barn-yard of a farmer near Huntertown, during Monday night, and found in the morning. Tt was wrapped in a-coarse coffee-sack, and was about the hight of a year-old child. Its head was of a pale lead .color, the body appearing cut and bruised. The nose was inverted, and under the neck. Tnstead of two arms, a erooked limb, similar to an: arm, projected from the back. This could be moved backward and forward, but not sideways. ' Where the feet and legs should be was a long, round, tube-like member, apparently hollow. The body was ribbed and igrooved at regular intervals. ITt is now undergoing an examination by surgeons to find out what it really is. 1 feiit ] ‘Some of the employes in the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad shops, at Ft. Wayne, have been reduced another ten per cent. . ' ) DEKALB COUNTY. | _ Wateérloo retail dealers generally report business better this season than at the same time last year. - It is said that the Baltimore Company pay out about $3OO per day for jabor, at the new town of Garrett. Auburn is convuised because, at a recent social party of young people, they actually danced and played cards. A good many of the farmers of this county sold, the present season, over five hundred dollars worth of fat hogs. One of our *“‘educational editors” is of the opiuion that “township 16” was set aside for school purposes by the ordinance of 1787, in the northwest territory.— Walerloo Press. : ' KOSCIUSKO COUNTY. [

''The Indianian anounces and favors a movement for the ineorporation of Warsaw into a city. v Some of our Republican contemporaries are trying to amuse themselves with repeating until it got quite stale that the Legislature should select out of the many candidates proposed for United States Senator, Freeman Kelley, the gentleman who nearly. flaxed out John I. Baker, in the late congressional race. The Legislature can doa great deal worse than select an honest farmer like Mr. Kelley to the responsible position. 'But then we want him in two years to make another congressional race, and the few mistakes that are said to have been committed in the last canvass, will be corrected. Of course the republican party of the District will be obliged to vindicate Mr. Baker Ly another nominatien. In view of what may be considered a general conclusion that upon Mr. Kelley will devolve the next congressional race, let him keep a sharp look out and post himself -upon the doings!of his opponent during his brief congressional career. — Warsaw Union. L o L STEUBEN COUNTY. . Eight divorce cases adorned the Steuben Circuit Court docket at this term. ; v Hamilton is to have the machine shops when the Canada Southern road is completed. v * + The official figures of the special election in Steuben county, give ILuce, the Independent candidate for Treasurer, 82 majority. e — -E— - That Rome City Dance.

EprTor BANNER:—Your Rome City correspondent in your last issue states that there is talk of starting (in Rome City) a dancing club, to meet every two weeks, for the purpose of raising funds for the Masonic Lodge. We would say, if the Masonic L(‘)dge is approved of God, and Masonry a dit vine institution, .as claimed, by its friends, the necessary efforts for its support (dancing schools) must likewise be approved .of God. But we very much doubt whether God looks with divine favor® either upon this self-styled divine institution (Masonry) or upon the measures suggested, whether for the suppert of Masonry or the Chureh of Christ.

Your correspondent further states that “there will probably be a grand Masonic dance at the Lake Side House on Christmas night, to which Masons, odd Fellows, Good Templars, Grangers, and every well-wisher of secret societies will be invited.” Now, it'is a query in my mind, and doubtless to many others, to know how many Christians who are either members or well-wishers of these societies will participate in the dance referred to. We see the invitation is given to “évery well-wisher of secret societies.” Well, this invitation is then given to some of our deacons, elders, and even ministers of the gospel. We, like your correspondent, ‘can see no inconsistency in extending an invitation to said dance to all secret society men. Because we think a dance, although no place for a Christian, a hundred times more appropriate for Christians, and even deacons, elders and ministers, than to retain membership and witness the indecent and disgraceful initiatory ceremonies of the Masonic Lodge. But, we hope your Rome City correspondent will interest your many readers by using his pencil in reporting the number of professed Christians, and 'especially the number of deacons, elders and ministers, who may respond to the proposed invitation. €. G. Fatr.

The special election in Steuben county for Treasurer, resulted in the election of the Independent candidate by a majority of 82. This shows conclusively that what has been done can be done again, only a little more so. — Let our friends up there feel happy. In October they received a large invoice of good news, and now the order has been duplicated and they ought to be very thankful for favors, at proportionate rates.—Auburn Cowrier. The Independents of »Steuben county have every-reason to feel proud of their victory. They have proved their power; may they make good use of it. - — A correspondent in the Indianapolis Sentimel recommends as one item of reformation and retrenchment, the reduetion of juries from twelve men to six men. Tradition alone has led to the enactment of the law requiring twelve. A jury composed of six good men would do equally as well, and save one half of the expenditure. The suggestion is a good one.—Lagrange Standard. - _ Dr. FITLER'S Rheumatic Remedy and Vegetable Liver Pills, guaranteed fo cure. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Sciatica, Nervous and Kidney Diseases. Scott & Sandrock. Sole Agts. for Ligonier and vicinity. [v9 83-1 y SPECIAL attention is directed to the prospectus of the I'ndiana State Journal in another eolumn.

BLOODY ROW AT VICKSBURG. “A War of Rhces” Over Loaves and : | Fishes. : The city of Vicksburg is in a state of partial revolution. About ten days ago the grund jury found indictments against the Chancery Court Clerk and the late Circuit Court Clerk for forgery and larceny, the Sheriff being also implicated. The evidence of guilt was so conclusive that a-mnass-meet-ing of citizens appointed a committee to demand the resignation of theSheriff Chancery Clerk, Treasurer and Board of Supervisors. The officials refused to comply, when the entire meeting repaired to the court-house and secured the Sheriff’s| resignation. = The other oflicials are to be similarly dealt with. ;

Monday’s dispatches from Vicksburg say that seven hundred negroes attacked the city that morning on three roads.. They were driven back by the citizens with a loss of twentyfive killed and wounded and forty prisoners. The white lost one killed and two wounded. The attack was made for the purpose of reinstating Crosby, the Sheriff, who was requested to resign, because he had not given any bond. The negroes in the country are reported to be burning the dwellings and gin houses. _ The latest reports represent that from fifty to sixty negroes wete killed, that there was no fighting on Tuesday, and that peace would probably soon be restored and business resumed.

1 B ETE MAR FE TS, e L e 1! LIGOVIER. . Wheat—white.....slo6, Hogs—live... :..... 6 25 Amber—red ..... 100{Hogs-—dressed...... 76) IR e G T D R 1 0ate......_.... ... 45|Chickenslive,... . (4 Q0rny..........-@ @o{Beeswax. ... . ... 80 Potatoes, ... @ dOlßnwter v - L i e 08 Blaxdeed..cooop i Soaeder -b0 0 N 0 Clover Seed,...... . b2b|Hgps, . . . -0 .t 25 W 001..... ... .45@ HO:Feathera. .t ... . .80 Pork.....>..perbrig 0 Mallow. -~ . .. ... - 08 Shoﬁldcﬁs.‘... 00l IO Ymothy Hay. o ... 1600 Hams..i. .00 @l2iMarsh Hay. .. ... 1200 : i -° KENDALLVILLE. : : Wheat—white.... . §lO5 Live H0g5..........£6 50 Amber—red....... 100;Dressed H0g5.’..... 8 €0 Rye . 00l GOLive Tutkeys ... .. 2(8 0nta.._.....0...... MGiLive Chickeng ... 700 GOt s @ Sißeeswaßl -Ll e aog Potatoes,. . oo 80 Batter. L g FinxSeed. . oo O EOOMusMRL e 8 Clover Seed.. . @Ahbo{Bggs. ... ... ... .. 90 Wonk i @ 45 Feathers, ........... 95 Paopke oo s anitiallow sil 06 Shoulders,... 8. ... 10 Timothy Hay....... 1609 Hams,.‘_....j{}\ 14 Marsh tay."....... 910 /‘“ : CHICAGO. Wheat—whitg . & 89|Hogs—live..$§775@ $825 Wheat—red [...... 82{Mess P0rk..1926 @ 1930 Corn.ioooioob oo o gn{Tayd e 1275@ 1280 Oats sivideoooe T DBlBRoniders . L 6N Barley. oo G OMHams a 0 : TOLEDO. B Wheatc .=i RIS Oatßn s w 0 bR Red 't oo 00 IOR Gloveribeed o 15 560 Corn ... o= o ghißoes . 0 00T 85 L T e S SR R TTS T APTL AT Execntor’s Notice. NOTICE is hereby given that the nndersigned has been appointed Executor of the last will of James Gillespie, late of Noble county, deceaged. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. : JOHN WEIR, Decembet 10, 1874-33w3 | Executor. Administrator’s Notice. NOTIUE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of George” Bothwick, late of Noble county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. . 'JOHN L. WOLF, December 10, 1874-33w3 Administrator. * 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 supposed to be solvent. JESSE B. SMITII, December 3, 1874-32w3 Administrator. NOTICE is hereby. given that the accounis : current and vouchers of George C. Seymoure, as Administrator of the estate of Mélntyre Seymoure, deceased, will be presented to the Noble Circuit Court, for final settlement, on the first day of the December term of said court for the year 1874. WM. C. WILLTAMS, December 10, 187433 Clerk Noble Circuit Court. LEIST OF LETTERS . Remaimng in the post office at Ligonier,lnd, during the past week: Cofman, J J McTodd, Joseph ‘. Grymes, Mrs Loretta. Stonestreet, G W Kingery., Miss Virginia Vanslack, Daniel . Lantz, Migs Julia A Wondell, Ely 2 ] Persons calling for any of the above letters will please say ‘“‘Advertised.” ! : H.M. GOODSPEED, P. M. Ligonier, Ind., Dec, 19, 1874, ; 70,,.,, oel i M A e S esy Ak b i a ADMINISTRATOR'SSALE, NOTICE is hereby give'n that the undersigned administrator of the estate of Wm. Steinbarger, deceased, will offer at public sale on Saturday, December 26, iR74, The following described personal property: One Cow, Two Fat Hogs, Eleven Shoats, a lot of Carpenter’s Tools, Fodder and Straw, Houschold and Kitchen Furniture, and ‘many other articles too numerous to mention. Terms will be made knm\'u"on day of sale. . Sale to commence at 10} o'clock, A. M.! ; s : J. B, SMITH, December 10, 1874-33w3 Administrator.

DIQ i ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE, ‘The undersignad will gell at Pulic Anction at t:e late residence of George Bothwick, deceased, in York township, Noble county, one-half mile ecast of Sparte, on - Saturday, Janunary 24, 18735, The following personal property: Wheat, in the ground and by the bushel; Corn in the shuck; Rye, Potatoes, Oats, Buckwheat,Clover and Marsh Hay, Four head of Catile, Two logs Six S'oatg, a number of Farming Utensils, and-other articles too numerous to mention. | Terms will be made known on day of sale. Sale to commence at 10 o’clock. a. m.° ; 1 3 JOHN L. WOLF. December 10, 1874-33w3 Administrator - . X 3 : AT G e snrend U tera clvies are-loncor e talnibodan 3 £ 40 sl 63 Thßlr RSy ity practi ¢ A 1 ¢XDerlence, can be iotiedon Toree ¢ > o W) N T OOLLECT OUR Fres uutil cured Tgoan vrchea, of Seminal Weaknoss and {nvieten -, 45 iSeresuit of solf-abuse in 'youth or excess fn matyroe Foars, acd thorod saly.nud permanenit!s cuored. A moed: w prmphlet relating to Private Diseases sent in seualed eny e et Hrowe seemns. Allcommunications confideutin) - g" ticats treated by mail or express, but where P essible it lé)ﬁ };{ﬁ% city f&ex'xonul cousultation, Explaining who may marry, who may not, why ; the huv’w«L Lty to marriage—causes, consequences and cure; what can bedone in such cases—26o page book, contnining' much information for the MARRIxD, Or those contemplating mar-{l-‘s'?;‘:(;&';';3‘&:;':lB9lGUide lngd ‘l:rivate Counselor. Sent 0 any e rely sealed, by mail, for 50 cents, by INDIANA MEDIC N§ : fy e Indianagolis, Tad. - HODRS-§UA 4. 14 gatucky ave. AGENTS WANTED AT EVERY POST OFFICE. - $lO,OOO in Premiums . TO AGENTS OF THE : : : ! ) okly Tndiand State Journal Wes Il The Best and Chengeet Weekly Newspaper . in the West. J Postage Prepaid by Publisher after Jan. 1,1875. For the largest list of subscribers, sent by any one agent, before Feb. 1, 1875, we will give a fine . ‘ (warranted) | | GOLD WATCH, WORTH $225. For gecond largest lis_t as above, a fine (warrantedz GOLD WATCH WORTH $135. FOR A CLUB OF FIVE, at $1.85 each, we wil]give any one of the following articles: A No. 6 Gold : Pen, without holder, worth $2.25. A setofextra Silver Piated Tea Spoons, worth $2.52. Or two copies of Weekly Journal one year, tree. FOR A CLUB OF TWENTY-FIVE, at $1.25 each, we will Tve any one of the following articles :— g No. 9 Large Heavy Gold Pen and elegant desk older, worth §7. A set of Double Plated Ta-. bleSpoons,‘worth s§7. A fine Silver Plated Dinner ,Caster, worth $7. Or five additiona& copies of \‘Ve'ekly Journal, free, S FOR A CLUB OF FIFTY, at $1.15 each, we will give any one of the following articles: A Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, extra full bound, worth ‘§l4. An elegant. Dinner Caster, worth $l4. Ajsuperb Silver Water Pitcher, worth $l4. A set, two articles. each Silver Plated Forks and Dessert Spoons, worth $l4. Or ten additional copies Weekly Journal, one year, free. FOR A CLUB OF ONE HUNDRED, at $l.OO each, we will give any one of the followm¥ articles :— A fine Sﬁver Hunting Case Watch. lever move- - ment, full jeweled, chronometer balance, worth s4o.* A Ladies Gold Hunting Case Watch, worth $4O. A No. 5 Wilson Underfeed Shnttle Sewing Machine, or twenty additional copies of Weekly Journal, one year, free. ‘ ‘ ‘Cash Commissions paid instead of Premiums, when desired. Send for List. Single Copies Weekly State J0urna1......... . $l5O Clubs oflgive,...-......... sessbecienas .- GRCH 135 Clubs of Twenty-five,...................each 125 Clabß P Iy 00l vl A 0 Creßc 118 Clabs of One Hundred and 0ver,........each 100 DAILY JOURNAL, by mail, per annum, $10.00% gix mon'ths, $6.00; three months, $2.50; one month 85 cents; b{ the week, ‘payable to the agent or carrier, 20 cents, . . ; ¢ | §=F~ All Subscriptions invariably inAdvance. Address for-¢irculars and | information, = | L, w 3 “THE JOURNAL,” Il_ililhpdliiylld..l

POCKET MATCH SAFE. THE most desirable and unique arrangement ever devised. A neatljttie springis soarranged . on the inside as to eject and ignite one match ata time. Silver Plsted and lﬁghly Ornamented. Price, 50 cents. To.agents, 82 per doz. ~ 918 iy Address, C. VERNQN, Plains, Pa. .._._____4—:;———‘—‘.—-‘-“""— B > .‘. 5 i \ § e 6 FOR SALE at a Bargain! IN LIGONIER,IND.. On Terms to Suit?

A GOOD DWELLING HOUSE. Five Rooms, Cellar, Cistern, W ell, Slui{iu and full 10t—66 x 160 feet—well set in, fruit trees: })i(:l!!)‘ located on the rise of Cm"i‘u,Stree:t, only ‘un,e'blogk from the new Post Office.. A rare chauce for an investment. Title perfect. For terms and particulars enquire at. llnginhothani’e Jewelr,}ﬁ Store o : J. W. HIGGINBOTHAM. - Ligonier, Tnd yDecember 3, 1874:30.w3 = 0. e e.. e No Blowing, But Actual Business! - AMMON ENVYOER. Mal)\lf'u(‘tm.'(’r oftand Dealer in ! Harness, Bridles arness, Bridles, Whips, Brushes, :: . And.everything pertaining tuj: . First-Clags Harness Shop, P ; % Directly east of the G- R. & N.I. Rk, . Depot, : ; AVIELA, : : INDEANA, | o ATROrea -

- Trunks, Matts, WRCLE SAN°S FNARRNESS OL, « &, &e., &er LT 5 , The proprietor challenges competition, .;md will be pleased at any time {o waiton uny who mayFAVOR HIM WITH A CALL. i 3 A : My Motto is tn-uhmﬁ& iy i Deal Honestly With My Patron el monestly With My Patrans, ) WORK WARRANTED, & - And Prices Reasonable. Reparring pnvn'nptly’ atu tended to. = Remember.the Place. : i ! . AMMON SNYDER | Avilla, Ind., December 3, 187432 - o TOWN ORDINANCE No. 11, BE it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the town of Ligonier, in the county of Noble and State of Indiana: 4 b SroTioN 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 sonth 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 O‘f,ln;gél. 2,3 4,5,6,7, 8,9, and 10, in Wood's Addition®to said town. Also on theegst front line of out-lots ntim~ ber 38 and 89, being on the west side of the street being an extension of Water Street, in said town, and, extending from the sonth-east corier of the lot now, owned by B. F. Clark south, on the east front of said lots 38 atid 39 to the Pigeon Road: — Also on the south front line of lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 15,16, and 17, in Richmond’s Addition ‘to said town. -Algo on the east front line of lots 9,8, and 1, in Block 23 and lats 9 and 8 in Blo¢k 1, in i%isher & Co's. Addition to Ligonier, being and abntting cn the west tide of Chatham Street in said Addition. ; Sk . o

SrorionN 2.--The: grade of all of said “side-walk shall be the same as the grade of the ground surface on the line of such side-walk, exeept the following. The side-walk commeneing at the south--west corner of lot 3, in Wood’s Addition shall commence on a grade or level with'the alley Tanning between lots 2 and 3; and said sidewalk from said’ point east, to the dompletion of the line in gaid addition, shall be of a reguiar grade onthe front of said lots 3,4, 5,6 7,8, 9%, and 10, *Also the side-’ walk on the east front of lot 11, in 1. C. Fisker's Addition, shall be 8 inches lower than the surface of the ground on said live. The side-waltkon front lice of lot 10 in =ame Addition. shall be 18 inches lewer® than the ground sarface of gaid line. The side-walk on the east front of lot 4 in same-Addi-tion shall be graded to a grade 6 inches lower than the ground surface on said line.. Also the sidewalk’on the east front line of lot 3in same Addition shafl be on a grade of 10-inches ofa fill en the ground surface on said line. -Also the side~-walk on the east front line of out-lots 33 and 39 on west. side of Water Street shall commence on'a grade 12 inches below the ground surface of the: south-east corner of lot 37 adjacent to 10t.35, and thence to the Pigeon Public Road, on a regular grade to the surface of the ground at said point. The sidewalk on the south front line of lots 10,11, 12,18, 15:and 16, in Richmoud’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 be filled 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 a grade with the general level of the ground on said line. e SeorloN B.—Said sidewalk (shall be five (5) feet wide in. front of each of said lots, and planked with white oak or pine plank 13 inches thick, and not morce than 6 inches wide; said plank shall be nailed on three white oak stringers, nout 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-on & zrade higher than the ground surface, shall have a foundation of. earth filled into the grude for such sidewalk above speeified. ; : 3o B et SEcrrox 4.—Baid sidewalk shall be completed by the first day of April, 1875, and in default thereof by‘the owner of any lot_herein specified, 6r in not complying in full svith the requirements of thig ordinance by any ewner of any such lot in the building of such sidewalk, it shall be the duty of the Marxhall of said town of Ligonier, at the expiration of said time to advertise and let the con-. tract for the construction thereef.on the lot of each owner thereof 8o making default at the cost of therespective owners thereof. : TR Passed and approved November 27th, 1874,/ = 3 JOHN B. STOLL, President. - Attest: Tueo. 8. ELoren,Town Clerk. = - i December 3, 1874.-32 e R SRR 5

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