The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 34, Ligonier, Noble County, 17 December 1874 — Page 2

The ANational Che Aational Banney T (RN . Bl gY G ALY , ~——"'“-—‘-'—‘—"“—‘::_’'.—"""'-"___—'-—._____~_—--—-‘——-'; J. B. STOLL, Editor and Proprietor. LIGONIER, IND'A, DEC. 17, 1874. s Jrpee HormaN is understood as having expressed a disinelination to become a candidate for U. S. Senator. B el A W—— Nzw YeAr will this time 'be ush¢red in on a Friday, which fact the saperstitious construe as d4n omen of very “bad luck” all the year round. - el O W—— e TpERE are now 1,999 Granges in ihe Suate of Indiana. Of these, 409 with a membership of 53,141) are reported as paying dues. " There is a balance of $14800.57 in thetreasury.

~ Tmar was truly a romantic affair, when one Charles Miller, of Arcola, N. Y. married a blooming widow of 32 summers and the week after ran away with her charming davghter of

I arDING, of the Indianapolis Heraid, says that. on Thanksgiving day Mz. James Buchana, t's+» opulent author of the famous Indiana Plan of financial tomfoolery,dined sumptuousI¥ on an introconvertible turkey, monstrously inflated with irredeemable Ovsters. e ; o

Tue SECRETARY of the Treasury recently directed the Assistant Treasurer of New York to sell $500,000 of gold each Thursday during the month of December. The aggregate amount 1o be sold is $2,500,000. The possession of about one-fiftieth part of this little pile would make us feel tolerably comfortable, 5 |

GERMAN PAPERS are unhappy over the discovery that but two Teutonic representatives 'were elected to the 44th Congress, while five negroes will occupy seats in that body. They atiribute this singular circumstance to the proverbial jealousy which has from time immemorial characterized. the German people. :

O=mDER reigns in Vicksburg. A private dispatch from that city reports that the corrupt officials have resigned, and that there will be a new election held for Sheriff on the 31sf€inst. The fact was ascertained that these offi«ials were mutilating the county reconds, thus endangering all titles to property, so that no man was safe for 4 mowment. E

ALEXANDRIA, a town in DeKalb - wounty, Tennesses, has been visited by 2 malignant disease called the black flux. It raged for over two weeks, bait is now abating. Physicians there e m*x’ 1};&‘ disease is different from any ‘they have evertreated. Some assert that. the disease was caused by drink- . ing the uiater of the public wells, supposed I%:»cgntain decaying matter.

It is suggested that the proposition of the commissioner of internal reveuwe to take off the stamp-tax on periamery, cosmetics, patent ‘medicines, matches, ete, and -add ten cents per gallon to the tax on whisky, emanates from the whisky ring who could spec#dte on the untaxed stock now in Band. . The tax on whisky is high enough'now, and affords a sufficient inducement for revenue frauds.

- Tue trade in gold has brightened up in consequence of a foreign demand springing from a decrease of bullion in the bank of England: As a consequence of this feature in the foreign markets importers andothers whohave zoid payments to inake have to pay a little more for it, as high as $1.1234 cemts in currency having been paid for 100 cents in gold. This makes a currency dollar worth about 89 cents.

- THE FIGHT between Voorhees and McDonald for the senatorial prize is still growing in intensity. While those who pretend to know claim MéDonald to be ahead, it appears to a quiet and somewhat unéoncerned observer as though Dan was gaining handsomely. His backers are active and enthusiastic, while some of Joe’s supporters are beginning to show signs of weakness. : ] ' e — - B—— Noxke of the old republican papers in New York city being sufficiently subvervient to the powers that be, a number of federal office-holders about two month ago established a “reliable” dazily organ ycleped the Republic.— They invested large sums of money in the concern. But the music emitted by this organ did not suit the people, and the paper had to die an early death. It expired last Monday. No tears are shed over its demise. .

. ELSEWHERE we reproduce an editorial from the Indianapolis Journal, entitled “A new State House.” The Jowrnal's points are well taken, and willl' ‘doubtless be generally approved by all possessed of a r®fasonable degree of State pride. We need a new State House, badly ; everybody who has ever visited the State capital admits this readily. The people, we believe, are willing to pay for one. All they insist apon is that the building shall be rerected with due regard to honesty in awarding contracts. ©No Boss Shepard jobs dare be included in the programme.

We agree with the Indianapolis Senmtinel that “the Democrats of the next Legislature ought to amend the school law of May 13th, 1869, so as to provide for the admission of negro children to schools for white children in cases where enough of them cannot be got together to form a school of their own. Let them do away with that cowardly phrase “other means,” which disfigure the original act.” Not a solitary child in Indiana should be deprived of the benefits of our com- | ‘mon school system. Separate schools where a sufficient pumber of colored children can be brought together, but instruction under any and all circumstances. That is our doetrine,

IMMENSITY OF THE GRAIN TRADE. |

The tendency of the grain trade of | the west is toward diffusion among all ‘ the accessible points for foreign-ship- | ment. The following figures, abstract- ] ed from the u-pugt:*of t!xe New York ‘ Produce Exchange, show the business of the various grain dealing ports with their rate of increase: “The re- ! ceipts of western cereals, flour included, at Philadelphia, rose from 7,260,515 bushels in 1866, to 24,117,150 in 1872, an increase of 232 per cent. in six years, while the receipts at New York increased from 176,343,636 bushels in 1858 to 222,075,83? in 1871, or only twenty-six per cent. in thirteen years. The receipts at Baltimore rose from 8,197,130 bushels in 1866 to 20,571,499 bushels in 1872, or 123 per cent. The veceipts at. Montreal during the same time rose from 10,594,454 bushels to 17,547,428 bushels, or over seventy per cent. in six years.” Other points of export show a l‘apid- gain upon the cereal trade of New York, indicating a less centralized and more expansive spirit of commercial enterprise. In 1873 the export value of breadstuffs of all kinds was $99,090,831, an im- | provement on the preceding year of $13,985,308. o : :

New York merehants and capitalists ! are considerably aroused over the progress made by rival seaboard towns, and will doubtless take decisive steps to afford additional facilities whereby the great bulk: of the grain trade may be «etained., They have the means and the natural advantages to defy eompetition from any and all quarters.

KING'DAVID KALAKAUA

The King of whom mention was ‘ made in our last issue passed through Chicago and Fort Wayne last week, en route to Washington. He is not ohe, of the full-fledged kind, but is simply the chief of the half-savage inhabitants of the Sandwicli Islands. ‘He is styled King Kalakaua, and when sober betrays a gqod deal of the intelligent gentieman. ,He is said to speak the English language fluently. The Sandwich Islands are of considerable commercial importance to the United States, inasmuch as vessels sailing from California to China: and Japan have there established their midway stations. It is therefore quite ‘to our advantage to sustain amicable relations with the inhabitants of these islands. For this reason we deem it altogether- proper that our government should bestow due attention upon King Kalakaua and his royal suite, if it does cost a neat little pile of greenbacks: The King and his party were generously provided with comfortable transportation (in palace cars) from San Francisco to Washington, at which latter point they are -now enjoying the luxuries of a firstclass hotel. An officer of the government has been and iﬁi now in constant attendance to point out to the royal party the grand sights which this l' great country épfforﬂs. :

WORSE THAN ABSURD.

Dan Voorhees’ participation in the salary grab is what’s annoying his supporters for the Senatorship. Various explanations and apologies are offered, virying by degrees in absurdity and shallowness. The most absurd thing, however, which has come under our observation is that of the Clay ¢ounty Herald, which coolly avers that if Voorhees had done in a democratic Congress what he did in a republican Congress, it would not now support, him for Senator! Did you ever hear the like ?. It is as much as to say that the minority may act the part. of rogues and knaves without ?ncurting the slightest responsibility, while the odium attaches exclusively to the majority, many of whom may be entirely innocent. If we were in Dan’s place we'd feel like putting/a bridle on such logicians. S e

REDUCTION IN FREIGHTS

The leading railroad - companies which a few weeks since entered into the so-called “Saratoga combination” for the establishment of uniform rates of freights between New York and. Chicago, and from which the B. & O. steadfast]y kept aloof, last week orderéd a reduction of sevei cents on each 100 pounds. This was ‘done to “spite” the B. & 0., and to obligq that company to either carry freight at unremunerative rates or to go without business. ,Garrett chose the former by ordering a similar reduction of freights. These rivalries are hugely enjoyed by shippers, but they play sad havoc with railroad profits.

PROMINENT CITIZENS of Vicksburg, of both parties, have issued a review of the situation in that vicinity, and the causes of the late conflict. They show conelusively that the people had for years been plundered by the Radical county officials, who were acting without bond and were utterly irresponsible; that Governor Ames had made illegal appointments to important offices; that the thieving officials had been duly indicted, and the records stolen; that all legal measures for relief having failed, the tax-payers demanded.the resignation of the plundering officials; that to resist this demand and the efforts of the people to protect themselves, Crosby, the negro Sheriff, acting under orders from the Governor, called .upon the country negroes to give him aid, and thereby’ became responsible for the bloodshed.

Boss TwEgED has apparently but one more chance to slip through the meshes of the law. He can take a writ of error to the court of appeals to test the validity of his sentence, and possibly may in this manner escape serving the remaining eleven years of his time. He can hardly expect a pardon from Governor Tilden who was the chiefest among his accusers.

THeE Temperance party i"k New Hampshire have nominated their State and congressional ticket and reselved to stand their ground as an independeént organization. .The election is in March next, so there is plenty of time for the republican party to consider the propriety of joining the prohibition movement in order to save them-

OUR COUNTY AND OUR TOWN. | How Both are Regarded by a Stran: o Rer. . o : EpITOR BANNER:— Men who are worldly, restless and movable, are men who,cross thé Rocky Mountains ahd ascend the Alps. One day in Berlin, at a grand review, and anether at ‘Rome, enjoying the Ecumenical Council, admiring the éalm, benignant face of Pio-Nono; anothier, they are at the Tuilleries, lo_okilig at and envying the departed 'N apoleon for having had ' such a loving wife as Eugenie. Then ‘Uu_:y are loff to Baden or Spa; then these excitements become tiresome, and they seek quietness and peace. I have traveled through many of | our States, with their handsome cities, towns, and villages, and flourishing agricultural districts ; but I have found none to compare by nature to Noble county or its beautiful little city of Ligonier. 1 speak of its natural | wealth—its wonderful “backing up” in a financial point of view. Its development of wealth consists in its great agricultural advantages over nearly every other portion of the country. Enormous quantities of _grain are shipped annually, over one | of the Vest railroads located anywhere | (the L. S. & M. 8.), and for whicli the highest prices are paid by those energetic business men-of the city, Straus Bro’s, 8. Mier, and'others. This county is noted for 'purity of water, and romantic and beautiful situations. Meriy hearts are made glad to visit such localities. And do not let me forget to say that while your county in point of agriculture stands among the first, it is second to no.county in point of fruits. A chemical analysis ‘will prove this a fact to any good Pomologist. -You have the soil and locality ; y‘ou'cannot fail, byA proper management ' in the cultivation of fruits, to become one of the wealthiest courtties in the State. ;

In speaking of your eounty, I must not overlook the inhabitants of Ligonier. The movements of men are made in quietude. - The action of business is carried on' with an earnestness, yet in a calm movement that performs the office hut never creates a bustle. Here there is no Louis XIV, but the inhabitants are the kings that regulate with leisure the things pertaining to their temporal welfare and prosperity. Necessity first, has been the law, then a better taste, then improvement. By and by will come the artistic, in the way of fountains gnd statuary. But never will these, to m‘y idea, eclipse the beauties of nature. To illustrate, _\'\)l'l cannot make or build trees; they arve the growth of time, and their unsurpassable beauty is the praj-’er of many a city. :

Ligonier seems to embrace every essential advantage that goes to make an attractive, prosperous town, viz.: well-constructed streets, cleanliness the next assistance, and no evidence of poverty—the draw-back of too many country towns. Ruralism, with evi‘denced progressive commercialism, are its characteristics; and they seem to combine taste, refinement, wellspread wealth . and entire happiness with religious respect. g - Our worthy friend, Marshal Braden, who takes a deep interest in the welfare of the town, deserves great credit for his untiring energy, and especially for the part he took in the building of the new bridge crossing the Elkhart River. Ile spares no labor nor pains for the good and interest of the community in which he lives.. o * I believe if strangers -could only visit this spot, they would at once acknowledge, “here is true happinéss.” ; - O.F.C

The Plain Dealer takes for its platform the prevailing ,sense of the people, a majority of whom belong to the democratic party, as is shown by the late elections. It does not tie to a string of prinfed platitudes composed by a few- politicians, who are neither wiser nor more honest than the people. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. . S

Which is about equal to saying that a party accidentally piaced in a false position, ought to make due haste to set its,elf' right. Ohio and Indiana are situated alike in this respect, and it behooves the Demoeracy of both States to kick those rotten finance planks out of sight.

~ Tox ScorT and other lobbyists are at present button-holing congressmen for an apprcpriation to complete the Texas Pacific railroad.: In order to completely shut the doors against all such importunities, Indiana’s favorite statesman; Judge Holman, last- Monday introduced a resolution to the effect that in view of the present hard times, no subsidies whatever be granted by the present Congress. Ben Butler managed to defeat this wholesome resolution, and Scott & Co. are more active than ever in their raid upon the public treasury: ‘

IT APPEARS to be impossible, .with the present credit of the government, to negotiate at par the four and a half per cent. bonds authorized by the funding act of 1870. Congress should therefore enable the secretary to make a/further issue of five per cents. Money is cheap throughout the world. - There is a lull in'speculative investments,— Good bonds are wanted. Tt is better that, the whole outstanding debt which is paying a larger rate of interest should be placed at five per cent. than to wait until the government is in better financial standing.

IF the people want to see good times and plenty of money, all they have to do is to vote the democratic ticket on the second Tuesday of October next. Then their wants will be realized and not before.—Stark County Ledger, beJore election. i : :

This seductive argument doubtless induced any number of imf}écunious ‘Republicans ,to vote the democratic ticket last October. We now rise to inquire of Bro. Musselman what he would say if any one should call around to see about that plentiful supply of stamps and those “galorious” good times. : -

Tne average cost of collecting the customs duties of the Unitéd States is 3.38 per cent. of the revénue received. But.in New Orleans it costs 13 per cent., nearly four.times as much as the average at other ports. Collec- : tor Casey is an excellent brother-in-law,but an unprofitable public servant,

TIRED OF LIFE. - A Farmer Cuts His Own Throaf. Dr. D. C. Kelley, of Syracuse, gives us the following particulars of a sad case of sclf-destruction, which occurred on;Tuesday last: About two and a half miles this side of Syracuse, in Kosciusko county, has for a number of years resided a \yell-to-do farmer named Jacob Rosenberger, éxtensively known in the e'ntlire community as a quiet, industrious citize‘n.g On Tuesday morning, at about six o’clock, Mrs, ,Rosenberger awoke and addressed;(as she supposed) some remarks to. her;i husband. . Eliciting no response, she | cast about and soon discovered thut{ Mr. R. was neither in bed nor in the room. Somewhat startled by his unaccountable and protracted absence, she instituted a search; but her efforts in this direction proved fruitless. . Apprehending that something unUSlial had occurred, she sounded the ~alarm, to attract the attention of neighbors. In the mean time she pursued the search for her missing shusband. - About 8 o’clock ‘the frightened woman espied the form of her husband, just at the edge of the wood, about ten rods from the house. A fearful sight met her vision. There came rushing toward her, as if driven by anguish and pain, her husband, all covered with Dblood, and the blood still spurting from his throat, which he had himself severed with a common pocket knife! - : o Upon investigation these facts were elicited: Rosenberger had gone about sixty rods fro_in fhe house, into the woods. There he deliberately applied the knife to his throat, inflicting ‘a frightful gash. lle bled profusely, but singular to relate, retained ‘sufficient vitality to enable him, after an elapse of over an hour, to,get up and ' walk or run toward his residence. He had dropped the knife where the work of attempted self-destruction had been performed—sixty rods from the house. How long he lay there no one is able to divine. When he noticed his wife, he ran toward her with extraordinary speed. : ' Dr. Kelley, in obedience to a sum~mons by one of the neighbors, appear“ed promptly on the ground, and dressed the wounds of the poor sufferer as best could be done under the circumstances. 'Lhe wind-pipe having been 'severed, there was of course no hope for the I'eoo\'el’)"of the man. The only service that could ' be rendered was to alléviate his pains. When the Doctor left, at half past ten Tuesday forenoon, Rosenberger was still living; but his death was simply a question of hours or minutes. :

- At this writing no direct cause for the rash act could be ascertained. It is believed, however, that the old man has of late burdened his mind with some trifling family affairs that most men would have passed over with indifference. Ile was about sixty years of age, owned considerablereal estate, and was generally regarded a good citizen. . . : ;

THAT SPARTA TWP.COAL MIXNE.

The State Geologist Thinks Taere is't a Ton of Coal in the County.

About wo weeks since Mr, Leander B. Eagles showed us a small specimen of coal which had been found while digging a ditch in the neighborhood of Indian Village. It had the appearance of the genuine “stuff,” and its discovery created a temporary excitement among the residents of the community in which the coal was found. It was suggested that the specimen be sent "to State Geologist Cox, and that he be requested to pay this county a visit with a view to obtaining a geological survey of such portions of the county as are supposed to be enriched with mineral substances. Mr. Eagles forwarded the coal, while the editor of the BANNER addressed himself to the State Geologist on the subject of an official visit to Noble county. The following is Prof. Cox’s reply: JNDIANAPOLIS, IND., Dec. 7, 1874.— Dear Sir :—Your favor of the 4th inst. is received. My Assistant, Dr. S. M. Levitt, inade a general survey of Noble county and his report is given in the annual report for 1873. I expect,

however, to visit your county in person some time next season. 1 have also just received a letter from Mr. L. B. Eagles containing a-specimen of Bitumenous Coal found in digging a diteh. There are no seams of bitumenous coal in: your county. The surface is covered many feet in depth with a foreign material called glacial drift, composed of large and small boulders, gravel, sand and clay, with locally small quantities of gold,. copper, coal, &ec., but never in paying quantities. If the whole drift material of Noble county was sifted over you would hardly be able to procure a ton of coal,. and the cost would be immense. After reaching the bottom of the drift, the first rocks found in place are many hundred feet lower in geological order than the coal-bearing rocks, so that it is no use for you to dig down after coal. The fragments found were transported along with the other drift material from districts north of the Lakes. Yours truly, . : el Gox:

| _A most touching. scene of grief is ?\ described by the Evansville Journal | as taking place at Cloverport, on the { Ohio River, half way between Evans- | ville and Louisville. A Mr. Price and I_his wife went up to Louisville in good | part for the purpose of purchasing i Christmas presents for their children. "While in Louisville, Mrs. Price took i suddenly ill and died. There was no | telegraph or means of communication l‘ by which to send word to the family ’at home of the terrible affliction. On Thursday the river steamer, Morning | Star, brought down the agonized fa- | ther with the dead body of his wife.— | The children,full of joyful expectation, ' were assembled at the dock to meet "their parents. The distress of Mr. | Price on seeing them was so great that ihe fell into a swoon. Thescene when . the terrible truth was made known to -the children was terrible to the spectators. - So sudden was the' transition from gladness to utter desolation that - nature could hardly endure the strain, It will be a sad Christmas to that s fapply. -

Durell, the infamous and unjust judge who has been responsible in a great measure for the oppression of the people of Louisiana, has tendered his resignation to President Grant. IHis leaving the bench ig the greatest honor he could confer on it. It was time for him to resign, as articles of img peachment are pending against him,

¢ INDIANA NEWS ITEMS. | DEKALB COUNTY. The B. & 0. R. R. Company have decided to put a lightning. express train on the Chicago division this winter.— This will probably be done this week. The train will run through from Chi- | cago to Baltimore and Washington.— This will be an excelient arrangement for the traveling public. e | Trains on the B. & O. road now stop at Garrett City for refreshments.— Several cars have. been placed along side of the track, and are now used for a dining hall until one is constructed. We are sorry for Altoona.as this ‘ new city will ¢ertainly injure its prospects. Could this cup have passed from us, we might have been happy. | ! Congressman-elect, lITon. John Henry Baker, of Goshen, representative in | the next Congress from the Fhirteenth | Indiana Distriet, is in town attending | court. John is a pretty clever fellow, land it was not because he . was odious . to the people that his majority was re--3 duced, but that there was a good man | against him. Jno. has our sympathy. & —Auburn Courier. T ‘ " ELKITART COUNTY. . Postmaster Brush, of Elkhart, is in deep trouble. Two weeks since he was dangerously wounded by a pistol [ which was discharged in his pocket,. t supposed to be an accident. Upon the i.h(‘»els -of this calamity comegfthe dis- | closure that he is a \deiaulter in his | office.” In the money order oflice he is | hehind $2,753, and for a considerable i sum not yet determined in the post- ! office. lis resignation *has ibeen sent { in and his securities are adjusting and | paying off his deficits. I Burglars are again working Elkhart | pretty lively, and a detective from ] Chicago has been after themn for some | weeks past. - . | . LAGRANGE COUNTY. The German Baptists, or Dunkaxds, ,h;we erected a new church in Newbury township, near Samuel Lupholds, which they will dedicate on Christmas, the services commeneing at 10 o’clock, A. M. Several ministers of the denomination from a distance | are expected to be present and assist in the services. The building is a frame 40x58 and w:t/built by Galantine Ringler. : ‘ ;

" The Mennonites have also' recently built a chureh near Hood Lake in the same township. At this point several houses have been erected this Summer, and the nucleus of a town started. A little village, three-miles west of this, at Parhan Post Office, is also springing up, and is gathering in-some trade in the meéreantile and grocery line. 5 =

Lucky are the small country towns where the ‘churches have such a liberal board bf Trustees, as the; Methodist Church, at Welcottville. The seyen trustees ‘of that society contributed. $2,501.00 towards the erection of the new church there, as follows: O. B. Taylor, $1,231.00; J.C. Cochran, $650.00; O. L. Woodruff, $150.00; V. R. Taylor, $175.00; 5. W.- Walker, $160.00¢ ¢. R. Moon, $100.00;,S. Blodgett, £35.00. This surely looks like practice of the liberality they would have taught.—Standard. ~

MARSHALL COUNTY

On the 3d inst, two railroad men, Anson McNeil and Pat Flynn, came to Plymouth, Marshall county, and spent the evening in drinking and otherwise disposing of their wages which had just been paid them. *About 12 o’clock at night they returned to their boarding place, five miles from town, on a hand-car, and as they stopped, Flynn struck his companion a blow that knocked him down, and followed this up by cutting liim with a formidable dirk knife.. Some parties who witnessed the affray, came to the rescue, but the murderer attacked them and they had to seek safety in flight.— Flynn renewed his attack on the prostrate man and gave him a number of cuts each of which was sufiicient to produce death. He then took the murdered man’s pocket book, went to his boarding house, skept a short time and then escaped. MceNeil died in a few minutes. Although the sheriff and his deputies have made search for the dastardly murderer, yet he had made good his escape. e ;

Death of a Philanthropist.

~ Hzra Cornell died on Wednesday of last week, sixty-seven years old. - One of the wealthiest and most philanthropic citizens of the United States has been lost to us in his death. -In various branches of business, mostly mechanical, he has amassed a large fortune. The bulk of his wealth was gained in the development of the telegraph and by investments in Western lands. Having accumulated a fortune he set about”spending a portion of it for the benefit of his fellow-men. In Ithaca, his latest home, he established the Cornell Uhiversity, which hasin a few years gained an attendance of students scarcely second to that of any institution of learning in the United States. He gave something more than three-quarters of a million of dollars to'the University, and secured - grants of land worth, perhaps, $2,000,000, and enabled the institution to start rich, a most desirable thing.— Professor Goldwin Smith was forthwith ‘made a member of the Faculty of the College; George William Curtis was employed as a literary and historical lecturer. On the beautiful borders of Cayuga Lake a vast Academy—for we have no American University—sprung up like a mush-room under the liberal hand and executive management of Ezra Cornell. The present attendance is reported to.be twelve hundred students.” Like Mr. Peabody, or Mr. Girard, or Sam Williston, of Massachusetts, and many another philanthropist, his benevolence was of the grand order. A poor .clergyman light have lived beside him for fifteen years without suspecting that he was benevolent. But he has left an enduring and worthy monument. ;

More Beecherism. BALTIMORE, Dec. 12—A number of persons assembled at Raine’s Hall tonight to hear the Rev. Daniel Somer, pastor of the Dolphin Street- Christian Church, read a statement written by him, covering the charges of alleged gross immorality and unministerial ‘conduct generally against the Rev. Alfred -N. 'Gilbert, pastor of the Paca Street Christian Church. The audience included members of both congregations, and . considerable feeling has been manifested. One of Gilbert’s friends. arose ‘and interrupted the reading by pronouncing the statement an infamous lie. At the conelusion of the reading another of Gilbert’s parishioners declared that the charges weére wholly false, and that the Rev. Mr. Gilbert would, in good time, fully vindicate his character. Some confusion ensued. At onetime there was every indication that the meeting would wind up in a row. ‘“

The suspension of the Republic, the young Repiblican daily. in New York, ought net, to surprise anybody. It was a subservient organ, utterly unworthy of the party which it presumed torepresent. Its fatal mistake was in accepting the voice of Republican leaders as the voice of God, instead of being itself a Republican leader, as it miglit have become if it/had correctly interpreted the popular will. —Chicago Tribune, e i

THE TENNESSEE EPIDEMIC. ; A Deadly and Mysterious Disease - Depopulating the Village of ] ; . Alexandria. | Sad intelligence reaches us from . Tennessee relative to the prevalence of an epidemic now raging at Alexan- | dria, DeKalb county. Alexandria is situated in a wild, mountainous coun- | try, which is usually considered one of | the most salubrious portions of the State., The inhabitants, in general, . are hale, hardy and healthy, and here- | tofore no grim-visaged epidemic has | ever disturbed the peaceful serenity | of their quiet locality. .~Nolocomotive | comes thundering near the borders . of Alexandria, and no electric cur- | rents connect the sequesfered village ‘ with the outer world. Slow ox-teatns | plod their weary ;way through the | | lonely street, and the tri-weekly stage | brings in all the passengers, takes in ; -all the meager mail, and brings back | the same to. the almost equally isolat- } ed village of Lebanon. Under these _cireumstances it is not to be wondered the epidemic that has been rapidly 'increasing 1n violence should create | sad havoe in the vicinity before their nearest neighboring metropolis, Nashville, should even obtain the slightest information in regard to it. It was thought to have been abating, but later advices from the place prove that it has not yet run its course, but is, if | anything, worse than it was at first. - ‘ IFrom being confined ‘exclusively to Alexandria the epidemic has spread to the surrounding country. It seems to be. trz‘tvel’ing castwardly, and has already made its appearance at Liberty, another little mountain village a few miles distant. The entire population in that portion of the country are filled \ witli ‘consternation and do not know what to do to-escape the terrible malady. Young and old are alike afliicted, there being many children down with it and some have already died. ILocal physicians are baffled as to the true natufé of the afiliction and cannot determine what produces it, nor do they know how to cure it or stay its progress. It resembles cholera in that it attacks, the stomach and bowels, and produces in most instances a speedy death. Some persons have fallen vietims from sheer neglect to take notice of their condition, thinking it nothing more than a common diarrhea. They are taken, “doctor” themselves fon ia week, when finally they send for a physician, who arrives too late to save them from a premature death.— In several instances whole families ‘have been stricken down with the disease, leaving, perhaps, only the youngest and most heipless, who would be unable to render any assistance to the afflicted members. - - For two weeks the disease, which was at first considered trivial, has been inereasing and augmenting in severity and fatality until it reached epidemic proportions. Since the first outbreaking twelve or more persons have died, while a large mumber is alarmingly ill. Physicians have exhausted their skill in endeavoring to point out the origin of the visitation. It was at first supposed that some poisonous substance was contained in the water, but as it hasnot confined itself to any one. locality, that supposition is no longer - deemed plausible. Amnother reason assigned is that this is the “hogkilling” season, and the whole country. is abounding at present in fresh, spare ribs, back bones and sausage meat, and every-one is tempted to indulge too much in the animal delicacies and tooverload hisstomachwith thefa But it is hardly probable that, should this be the cause of the disease, it would result so fatally, and would, moreover, not confine itself-to that exclusive locality. The eating of pork is genepal at this time of the year, and yet in no other section has a similar disease maifested itself. Physieians state that in Tennessee at present diseases of all kinds require unusually grave treatment, not that there is so much sickness 1 the greater portion of the State, but that the various diseases are of & more virulent typethan usual.

Forrible Murder

" The Angola Republican of last week gives an account of a horrible murder perpetrated in Michigan, about nine miles from Orland. A young man by the name of Martin Bunnell workingg for a man named Davis, in Bethel, fell in love with a daughtey named Meda, who did not reciprocate. On Friday evening Bunnell went to bed, up stairs, Meda having gome to her room adjoining some time before. When her eldest sister, who roomed with her, went to bed she found Meda, with lier throat cut from ear to ear and quite dead. Bunnell fled to his fathers house, where the Sheriff arrested him.

A gang of horse thieves, who seem to baffle all detectives, are pilfering extensively througheut Southern Minnesota. : ; i

BIRTHS:

MAGNUS.—December 19, in Ligonier, a gon to the wife of P. H. Magnus; usual weight. ! It is needless to say that this important eyent in the house of Magnas' ' has created unbounded joy. The beaming radiance depicted upon the happy father’s countenaunce teils its own story.: We extend most cordial congratulations. :

DITED.

SACK.—On Monday, Dec. 14th in Ligonier, of consumption, Barsaka, wife of Geo. Sack;: aged 85 years and 8 months. ) Deceased was kighly respected and beloved by all who knew her. She was kind-hearted and generous; a true wife and affectionate mother. ;

THE MAREKETDS., ; ° "LIGONIER. Wheat—white.....slo6 Hogs—live... ..c... 6 25 Amber—red ...... 100{Hogs-—dresged...... 78) Rye 00l 75 Torkeys—idivecc- ... 06 Nare . 45(Cl;ickens—live,..-.. 04 Coen,. oo 0@ 60iBdeswax ... .o.oOL 130 Potatoes; . ial o @ a 0 Bulters il lidisnil 029 axSeed .a 0 bSOMEard.L o coai 12 Clover Seed,..... . 528{8EpR,.............00 2 W 001...... ....45@ 50;Feather5....,....... 80 Pork,......iper br 1B 001 Fallowiliav oo oo 07 5h0un1der5.......... 10;Timothy Hay....... 1600 Ham 5............ @l2}Marsh Hay......... 1200 Gy - CHICAGO. : Wheat—white .. § 89 Hogs—live..s77s@ §8 25 Wheat—red ....... 82 Mess P0rk..1925 @l9 (0 Catn Lt o 0 TRiLards s L 1285 @l2 87 Ontye L. s o 58 Shonlderst. i gL Harley =.. 1% Hame, s i o 9% t 1 TOLEDO. ; Wheati. 010 s o VlB oate e sabsatel BT Bed 't .0 ... 111 Clover Beed i <l 560 Sary ... . B Heßs s i . 88D WANTED wwAn industrious Girl to e dogeneral hougsework. - Enquire at the . BANNER OFFICE.

' Administrator’s Notice. NOTI"E is hereby given that the undersigned | has been appointed Administﬁéor of the estate of Moses Maxwell, late of Noble county, dsceased. Said estate is supposed to be insolvent. : WILLJAM ERDLEY, ~ December 17, 1874-84w3 . Administrator. Exccntor’s Notice. - ! NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appomted Executor of the last will of James Gillespie, late of Noble county. deceascd. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. - e . JOHN WEIR, December 10, 1874-33w3 Executor. s i R et iy it e et A At A 000 LRSS - Administrator’s Notice. | NOTIUE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of George E?othwick. late of Noble county, deceased. Said estateis supposed to be solvent. s £ JOHN L. WOLF, December 10, 1874-33w3 Administrator. S S e e e ' 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 supgosed to be solvent, i f - JESSE B, SMITH, . December 3, 1874-32w3- Administrator, e e Ll e e L e S L ] ,THE LIGONIER ACAJDEMY OF MUSIC will A bave vacation until Jamary sth, 1875, | Gne gecond-hand Piano for sale or rent., . ‘One second-hand Orgﬁn for sale. i Enquire at the Music Rooms, in Landon’s Blook. 81-w4 . J.H HILL, Prineipal.

N OTICE is hereby given thitithe sccounts ; current and vonchers of George Ci. Seymoure, | as Administrator of the estate of Mclniyre Sey- ' monre, deceased, will be jresanied to the Noble - Circuit Court, for finalre {leincut, on the first day | of the December term of said court for the year 1874, : ' WM. C. WILLIAMS, @ & December 10, 1574-33 Clerk Nobje Cirenit Conrts | O LIST OF LETEERS Remai_mng in the post office at Ligonier,lnd, during the pastweek: i R Brimer, Mise Anna: © |Hushaw, Apva =7 = Benler, Jamas S. {Ooerley, N/ M. G Deckmar, Migs Carol. 2 Simonis, Joseph~ .~ 8 - Fisher, Miss "annie . |Wheeler, Mrs. S, J. Persons calling fo: .1 v of the above letters will please say **Adverti-cd. : Y : ¢ M GOUODSPEED, PM. Lizonier, Ind.. Dec. 17, 1874, 2 ! WOOD BAWING. GIEO. W.IBROWIN, Living 2 miles west of Wawaka, in Elkhart town- | - ship, is supplied with first-clags - = 3 ) N KT S 5 BUSZ AND DRAG SAWS, | sndis prepated to saw wood any desired length, | from five cords up to one hyndred. Terms to suit ‘ the times. Thankful [or past favors, I respectfils, ly solicit continued patronage. W aeame e s e Tl e ‘ T AT e ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE, | N’OTIGE is hercby given that the undersigned | L administrator of the estate of Wm. Stein- | barger, deceased, will offer at public sale on - saturday, December 26, 1874, The following deseribed pérsonal property: On"erl Cow, Two Fat Hogs, Eleven Shoats, a lot of Car-" penter’s Tools, Fodderand Straw, Household and | Kitchen Farniture, and many other articlestoo. numerous to mention. gt el Terms will be made known on day of sale. L Sale to commence at 1034 o’ciock, A, M. cens 1 i : ; J, B. SMITH, i December 10, 1574-83w3 Administrator. | —— e e AR s i e e f QA QA . ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. E The undersignoad will sell at Prlic Anction at the | late residence of George Bothwick, deceadid, in . York township, Noble conunty, e¢ne-half mile east ! . i;i‘ Sparta, on s l CSatarday,Junuary 2ed, ABTS, | The following personmal property: Wheat, i the, ground and by mqnbmélxel ;. Corn in the shotk;: Rye, Potatoes, Oats, Backwheat,Clover and Marsh Hay, Four bead of Cattle, Two Hogs, Six Shoats, annmber of Farming Utensils, and other articles | too numerons to mention. . ; ;

Terms will be made kuown on day-of sale: - Sal¢ to commence at 10 o’clock: ax M 0 = o cot JOIN L. WOLF. December 10, 1874 33w3 - 2 Admidistrator

v w‘. : Vi-e;_g;g e::;!'\, Fleoral Guide

FOR 1875.

Puplished Quarterly.—Janxvary NuMßiEn just issued, and contains over EO® PacEs, 3650 Exaravines, descriptions of more than 530 of our best Frowers and Vegetables, with Directions for Culture, CorLorep PraAtTe, ete.—The most aseful and elegant work of the Lind in the world:—Cnly 25 cents for the year.—Published in English and German. Address, : : 34t3 JAMES VICK, Rochester, s_,Lx‘_' ; : ‘1 3 . FOR SALE at a Bargain!

IN LIGONIER, TND. On Terms to Suit

A GOOD DWELLING HOUSE, Five Rooms, Cellar, Cistern, Well, Stable and full Tot—66 x 160 ‘cet—well set in fruit trees; micely located on the rise of Cavin'Street, only one block from the| new Post Oftice. A rare chance for an investment. Title perfect. For terms nvnd',p‘ar{ienlars enquire at Higeginbotham’s Jewelry Store’ . J. W. HIGGINBOTHAM. Ligonier, Ind ,December 3, 1874239-w3 L

GED. A PRITEE & G 0 OrganseMelodeons.

The Oldest, Largest, and Most Perfect Mannfactc : _ “ryin‘the United States, e

54,000

No other Musical lustrument ever obtaiged the 7 ' shme Pophlarity. - 0 e g 2 Send for Price Lists: il o Address . BUFFALO. N, Y.

: ~ bandl-31-4w e TO CONTRACTORS, Jail and SherifiVs Hesidence. Avprror’s Qvricr Avsron, Inn. ¥ . ! DecempEß 17th; 18740 QEALHD proposals will be received at the Agdi= L) tor’s Office, in Albion, Indiana, until Jarudry 23th, 1879, at noon, for the furnishing of all maferials and labor reguired in the construction gnd compiction of a Jail and Sherifi’s‘resrdence in Albion, Noble County, Indiana. sécording to plans and specifications furnished ny 'T. J. Tolan & Son, Architects, of Delphos. Oliio, e Plans and Specifications can be seen at (he Auditor’s Office, in Albion, on and after this date.— The work.is required. to be completed by fhefirst .day of December, 1875, . | . ol all proposals must be accompanied by a certified hond in the snm of §l.OOO that the bidder or bidders will give the proper bond if awarded tlég contract; and no bid will be accepted unless st bond accompanies the bid. S ! * The ‘Contractors willibe-paid.in monthly estimates as the work progresses. . 7 The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. ¢ e Toden By order of the Commissioners. . @ JAMES C. STEWART, Auditors Albion, Ind:, Dec. 17, 1874-34w6 - e

HOLIDAYS ! HOLIDAYS | F:m.c y Lamps ! Fane “\'r‘Lal;lpSj f\ Children’s Toys! o Fine Perfum“el"iesl(v , . Niee Haifi Brushes | A Good Line of POCKET BOOKS | Forany of theabove articles call at ELDRED'S DRUGSTORE. Ligonier, Ind., December 38, 1874-32tf : bl

T G . . l . . g New Grocery in Ligonier! ' CLEMENS KAUFMAN Would respectfully inform his old customers, and the publi¢ in general, that he has just moved into ' the newly finished Middle Room of the ])’(lOl")'Z(.“?'“BZO(:]f : ‘with an entire - 3 NEW STOCK e el . Choice Groceries, Bnughiat the lowest cash prices, and that he is now prepared to supply the community with_ j

Every Article - |

Usually found in a flrst-class (qucery at BREMARKABLY LOW PRICES He sell.; .fc;r Cash only, and wilﬂ make it an .ol;j..éct i for everybudy to buyof him. '~ : Teas, Coffees, Sugars, : Pure Liquors - In large qlmﬁtities., : _ e Buys all kinds of Country Produce Everybt;dy invited to ¢all, examine Goods and sscertain prices. Remembgr”the P!aca»:_.-;ﬂ i Middle Room of the Banner Block. : MENS KAUFMAN. Ligonier, Oct. 99, !S‘f&% : fNE oA )

,: Y S : o o ; = v i 3 e .@m éhhmmmmts. :xSo - . : e 200 PIANOS & OR(?-AN S New and Sceond-hand, of First-Class Makers, will ‘be sold at-Lower Prices for cash,oron Instaliments, orforrent, in City or Country, during these Hard” Times and the Holidsys, by HORACE WAT. ERS ,&.SGL\',.-lsl Broadway, than ever before offered in New York. Agents wanted to sell Waters® New Seaije Pianos, and Coneerto Organs, Hlustrated Catalogues Mailed. Great Induce--ménts tothe Trade, A largz discount to Teachers, Ministers, Churches, Lodges, Schools, efe ! : HDITIIPRY K[ & & Cared by the nse ,&IJ.LLP'QX_ OR FItS of Ross” Epileptic Remedies. ’1 RIAL T)Q(B.\(iﬂ 'l’- rEE. For cirenlars, evidence of success, &c., address - ; Biwd ROSS BROS., Richmond, Ind. %* Q‘%&ZO;:N day at home, Terms free. . Ad“elD ():—*" dress Gro Stinson&Co, Portland, Me v A WERK guaranteed tg MaleandFe- " male Agents, in their lccality. Costs NOTHINGto try it. Particul’rsFree. F P.O.VIIOKERY=&CO., Augusta, Me. e e o 3 E it . * ‘ %.' 5 : ; -\‘ i : Geo.P. Rowell&o. GeOO.L L BOWeHRRL 6, “conduct an Agency for the recépti(m of advertisements for American NEwsrarees—the most com- ; plete establisliment of the kind in the'world. Six | thousand Newsravees are kept regunlarly on file, [ opeir to inspection by cnstomers. Every Advew- | tisemient is tiken at the home price of the | paper, without any additional charge or commis- | sion. An advertiger, in dealing with the Agency, | s sived trouble and correspondence, making one { contract instead of a dozen, a hundred or a thousjand.. A Book of cighty pages, eontaining lists | el best papers, Jargest circulations, religious, ag--1 ricnitural,class,policical,daily and country papers; i and all publications which -are specially valuabie | toadvertisers,with some information about prices. j I 8 seit FREE to any address on apphoation.,— Perfons at a distance wishing to make contracts for advertising in any town, eity, coumy, State or Territory of the United States, or any portion of the Lominion- of Canada, may send & concise. statément of ‘what they want, together with a copy. of the Advertisement they desire inserted. and will receive information by return mail which will enable them to decide whether to increase or reduce the order. For suth information there is no charge, Orders are taken for a sitigle paper.as well as for a list; for a single dollar as wellas for a larger sum. Offices (Times Buailding), - iR . ! > L T e - / SRE R TR ! o 41ParkRow.N. Y.

et -f Drs. PRICE & BREWER RTN X% B S RO A A SRS SUTTN IR £Rt A Sl 3B e »g o : VISITED LAPORTEH u“*ﬂplwm{”- " FIFTEEN YEARS. 3 :emm.mm I];‘:-\'E_mot with unpﬁr:ﬂlu!ml success in the -2 treatment of all - s ; 3 Chroniec Diseases e erTHE § 7'»' B . LRSI S $5 THROAT AT B RESNGAN N ‘ ? : CLUNGS, e i ‘@mmun : v 1 3 .~ HEART, ' ‘ L ARSI AT : i 2o e, it o CSTOMACE, : :Sknzm..mmmn:.wa e LIVER, " : % .. 4?'511.’&?::“:"2'-&:_7-ia 3 l # ﬁﬁﬁﬁy

Nerves, Kiditeys, Bladder, Womb, and Blood Affections of the Urinary Organg, Grayel. Scrofula, Rhenmatism, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, &c, S e S

~-Qur reputation has been acquired by candid,kon-est-dealing and years of successful practice. ; .2Our practice, not one of experiment, hut founded on 3‘51_0 laws ‘of Nature, with. years of experience andievidence to sustain .‘if,—dnm.no], tear down, mike sick to make well; no hapsh treatment no triflihg, no flattering. We know the cause and the- - needed; no guess work, but knowledge gaiffed by years of experience in the treatment of Chronie disedses exelnsively: -no encouragement withontia prospect. Candidiin otr opinions, reasaaable in our charges, ¢laim not to know every- - thing-or cure everybody, but do lay claim to rea-son-and common sense, Weinvite the sick, no | matter what their ailment, to call and investigate = before they abandon hope, make interrogations and decide for themsetves; it will eost nothing as consulta’ion is free. . I . Visits will be. made regularly for years. = - ~ ‘Drs. Price & Brewer can be consulfed at i Ligonier, Ligonier IHouse, on Thursday, the 24th of December, 1874. At Goshen, Violett House, on Friday,

the 25th of December. = .« At LaGrange, Brown’s Hotel, ontWednesday; the 23d of December. , At Kendallville, — Hotel, on Tuesday, the 22d cf December. : Residence and Laboratory: WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, . = : 190-t

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