The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 41, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 February 1875 — Page 1

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£ - > CITIZENS BANK, ' I&G0 NIER, : INDIANA. : DEPOSITS received subject to check without no- . tice. e 3 ADVANCES made on approved collaterals. . MoXEY loaned on-loag or short timne.r ‘NOTE- discounted at reasouable rates. - 3 ORDERS for first-class securities execatedon commission. * ] ! S A -ENTs for the purchase and sale of Real Estate. INSURANCE POLICLIES written infirsi“classcompanies. . fabe s ! EXCHANGE vought and sold, and drafts drawn on all tne principal cities of Europe, ; AGENTS for the [nmaun line, } b - Hamburg Line. . PASSAGE. TICKKETS sold on all the principal seagoﬂ.e of Earope. : : : ERCAANTIS’, Farmers’and Mechanics’ acconnte - *soliciced, and ail business transacted on libera: terms, "~ STRAUS BROTHERS. . Ligonier, Ind , Oct. 23d, 1872.-26 ¢

S 1 . : Lake Shore & Mich.South’n R. R. On and afser Nov. 'lsth, 1874, trains will leave 2 .y Stasons as follows: ? R GOINGEAST: =~ . . % 4 ' Sp.N.Y.Ez Atlc. Ez. .., ~Accom: . Chicag0.....,...850am.... 585 pm., . - © E1khart........-1250pm.... 950 ....505am 1 Goshem, Le«l 08 0 01810 cise 028 ! Millersburg.... T 1 23 ...TlO2B <. 846 v EAgOMler;le ecacs 185 0o 1042 100 603 © rWewaka oo TI4AS 0 RlOB L 0 600 © Brimfield...... 1153 - ;..114 03 ... 626 . Kendallville....Ros A3llB 042 ~Arrive atToledo 525/ ~ ....24vam....1025 * : % GOINGWEST . - : ; T01ed0..........12 10 pm.... 11 65 prs.... 500 pm .Kendallville.... 324, pm.... 3 18am.... 849. " . Brimtield ...... 340 G3OB il 9.0 Wawaks.|..; ... 13507 ..134%; - K., 919 Li%on—ier...-.:,1..‘ui00 pesa 3047 s 93D Millersburg.... 1415 . ... 1410 Foer 900 Goshen. /.;..-.. 483 "~ ~ 42%W. . ... 1010 O RARRARL, L A5B LA 0030850 . ArriveatChicago9 20 ves. 850 .... 650 am tTrains do not:stop. =~ . Expressleavesdaily both ways. % : | CHAS. PAINE, Gen’{Supt.,Cleveland. J.M. ENEPPER, 4gent, Ligonier. g - i Yo, _Pittsburg, Ft. W. & Chicago R. R. _'From and after-July 26, 1874, £ s . .. GOING WEST. ‘ . : » Nol,*: :Nob, No 7- N 0.3. e TR Fast Ex. Mail. Pac Ex. NightEz. Pittsburg...:.. 2:ooam 6 oVoam 9:4oam 2 O?pm' Rochesier..... --..... 7-25 am 10:50am 3°lipm Alliances...... 5:32am 11 00am _l:3opm . 5 57pm ‘Orrville....;.: 7:l2am 12 52pm 3:lspm- 7 40pm ‘Mansfield..... 9:2oam 3 15pm’ 5:26pm 9 4Upm Crestline...Ar. 9:soam 3 50pm 6:oopm 10 10pmCrestline...Lv.lo 10am ‘5 00am 6 25pm 10 20pm . F0re5t.......11 33am .6 32am 8 15pm 11 52pm Lima.......... 12 30pm - 8:00am 9 30pm 12 59am Ft Wayne.,... 2-50 pm 10 40am 12 !sam 38 15am Plymonuth..... 500 pm 1 25pm 3 00am 5 40am Chicago ....... 8 20pm 5:25§m 6:soam 9 20am’ Yoot ; - GOING EAST. - : E ’ T No 4, No? 2, , No 6, - NoS. : Night Ex. FastEz. Pac Ex. Mail. Chicago......:lo:2opm 9 20am 5 35pm 5 Ijam “Plymouth..... 2 25am 12 15pm 9'lopm 9 25am ‘Ft Wayne.... 5 50am :2 45pm 11 45pm 12 30pm Lima5e........ B°ooam 4 35pm 1 52am 2 55pm Forest .....:.. 9 17dm 5 34pm 3 olam 4 10pm. Crestline . Ar.ll 10am 7 00pm 4 40am 5 50pm <Qrestline ..Lv.ll 20am 7 20pm 4 50am. 6 05am Mansfield’.....ll slam 4 50pm 5 20am 6 40am 0rrvi11e...;... 1 46pm 9 42pm 7 I%am 9 Obam. . A11iance....... 3 40pm 11 20pm 9 00am 11 20am - Rochester....., 5.58 pm ......:: 11 12am “2 pm Pittshurg:... . 7 05pm 2 20am 12 15pm 3 30pm No. 1, daily, excegt Monday; Ngs 2,4,5,7 and 8, - daily éxcept Sunday: Nos. S and 6 daily.. N : F.R. MYERS, 0t GeneralPassengerand Ticket Agent

siichigan Lake Shore Rail Road.

© | Trains run daily except Sunday. - - ° Condensed time card, taking effect Nov. 3d, ’73. GUING NORTH, " GOING BOUTH. - gxpr. . Mail, STATIONS.. gepn ™ ‘Mail. 350 pm 810 g‘m..leamazoo.-lI 20 am.; 645 pm 433 %‘ 855 ._Monteith.,..lo27 ** 556 ¢ 515 g 37 ¢y Allegan..... 950 *¢ - 521 ¢ 605 * 1083 "¢ _..Hamilton... 910 ** . 438: 637 ¢ 11047 ..Holland:" ... 840 ¢ 4087’ 748 * 1210 pm Grand Haven, 741 - -306 ** R 34 ¢ 1255 **..Muskegon.. 700 ** 225 *

_Gr. Rapids & Ind. and Cine., Rich. : - & Ft, Wayne R. R.. : Condensed Time Card, Noveviber 22,1874, GOING NORTH. Express. Express. Accom. f T i No.:h. “No 3. No. 1. Richmond -..:.eee....210 20 pm 1030 am 4 00 pmNeWwpOrt...ooeeesoss 21051 %~ 1956 4. 431 * /Winche5ter....,......a1E38 ¢4 113744 517 *¢ Ridgeville. !.. .......:12024m 11 58 ¢ 542 ** 3 Pnrt1and...'..~...._1.....41‘2z3l ¢ 1224 pm 610 ¢ DeCatir.. . o oone. oo 1483 135 % Fort Wayne, D......... 320%am" 2 55pm Kendallvillé ;.....c.c. 437.% 412 % . SUTEIB inviihesnentioneD Ot 153044 - No, 7. Vicksburg..-----.----- 689°* /634** Expre K AIAMAZOO: tae vaseaties T4B °4 17204 2.15 pm MONTEILN 1 onoeennscns-- 8280 “805 ¢4 301+ Grand Rapid5.....,..a.10:00.** 985 430~ Grand Rapids.....c..d 1015 " . 700 am 4.40 * Howard Gity. ... a-----1227pm 905 ** 645 . 'Up. Big Rapid 5........ 1:28pm1010am 750 » | Reéed City...cocoioeeesy 200 1043 +* 823 “ ‘i’}dm Lake . _.........-i-880* .1210 pm 950 ¢ wlgon ox, L., cillseaas 430 - - ' Traverse, City.........: 555 * 4 : s Petdskey, {Lt i s TOD LR . GOINGSOUTH. Express Express Express i g No 6; --No.g N 0.2. . Petoskey......-vaaeve.. 600aM iR | Traverse City......--.. 810 * .~ P 3 WRltoh. 4, a2e fvv.mdasc 92T L ’ Clam LaKe. .-~ 7271100 500%m 150 pm Reed City....-2--....--1226pm 626 ', 316 ** Up. Big Rapids....~... 102 % 700 ' 350 & HowariCity....i....,. 211 s g {l4 501 Grand Rapid5.......a.. 4151015 ** 705 A Grand Rapid5.......d.. 430 ** 1110 * '72sam Monteith. .....0...cea00 D 59 412 39pm 855 ¢ , . Ka1amaz00,......:c1-- 705 1251 950 *% Vicksbarg .....-..d... 788 * 1021 4 Storgie soo i sl BAE . 1126 **.f e Kenga11yi11“e...;.’....;‘.21006 w L 1243 pm -~ Fort Wayne............]%%mm N 0.4 - 225 Decatiir. .. .i....-.. 2...-113 ¢ Accom. 318 ¢ POrtland. . o...c.ceeeses 233 % 7008 m: 428 * Ridgeville.......ocaaue- 305 44 7928244 455 4 Winchester .. ..........-;333 % 752% 5 L 7248 NEWDOTE osienneiomn-oe 427 4 839 558 Richmond.,. /.... ....:+500% 910%" 625* . " §F~Train N 0.5 leayes Richmond daily, except Saturday. All othertrainsrun daily, Sundays ex-’ tepted, -. * . F. R. MYERS, . Gen. Passenger and Ticket Ag’t. | . e —————————————————— Eﬂom’ WAYNE, MUNCIE AND CINCINNATI RAILRCAD.—* Muncie Route.” Condensed time card, taking effect Dec. 13, 1874, 7 .~ z ~ 'GOING SOUTH. ° : . Mail & Acc. Night Ex: Ind’sEz. © Detroitiioc.e..».2:lo,2opm = 540 pm - ...l Grand Rapid5.....10.15 A WO7 Sl SAginaW..-cceote il aiaann 3 38 Sesbod Jack50n........... 5 40am - 9 40 5 4vam * “Fbrt Wayne..,..;.1110 -210 am 2 00pm . Ossiaf,:..chi...:l2oo m 258 3%1 g . 81ufft0n...........3233pm 328 3.20, Keystone .......... 1 05 402 Montpielier,.c..... 11 . 403 kXS Hartford .........= 1 87~ 425 4 45 Waton . -.ouio Lo el 4417 .5 510 i Munele ... 0000 840 510 B 451 “"McCoOwanß. ... ...s. 259 Rty Neweastle ........: 365 - . ..., asiae Cumbridge City... 4 30 Beesons .......... 450 AN ;- Connersville.......s 10" e Indign&polif.ioaue wans 735am° -8 00 Louisville' .... ... .... ;1 10pm el Cincinnati......... 7 40, T A -~ * GOING NORTH. Biasß o - ‘Cine't Mail Night Ex, Munc. Acc. Cincinnati....... 630am° - .... Seaen Louisyille. .veoee . - ° 245 pm 11 10pm . Indianapolis..... . 185 o 4 ?sam | Connersville.....lo 00 fcnes i theano Beesons ....... 10 15 ey sidea s Csmbrld¥e Olity 10 40 - -00 l R e ‘\Newcastle.......ll 40 Lt sCowans....... 12 18pm ... oo lilio) " ncle..io., v.. 12 35 10157 . 6850 i AON et evpe B 20 10 48 718 " Hartford......-. Y 37 .. - 11107 B « . Montpelier...... 204 11 37| . 803 -Keystone.:...... 213 . SBl 81afften...:..... 245 * 12.20 am = 850 Ossian ......... 317 Xea - e _ Fort Wayne..... 405 145 1010 .= . Jack50n’........11 45pm*. 650 . .. 3.40 pm Saginaw _...... .a... o 1150 388 . ° ‘Grand Rapids... 6 30am .5 30 pm. 930 Detr0it.......... 330 -11 00 am 630 - | No. 3, nig texar‘ess will run daily except Mon- . dgz AlVofher trains daily except Sandays.. | Through « eephﬁcare on night trains between | Indianapolis and Detroit, ranning via Muncte, Ft. S [email protected] S R el e ‘W.W. WORTHINGTON, Gen. Sup’t. . .| Roseer RiuLiz. Gen’l Ticket Agent. - -

- Cincinnati, Wabash & Mich. R.R. Time Table No. 10, taking effect Sunday, Nov. bt e 224, 1874: e ‘ coine sovTH. - STATIONS. @OOING NORTH. : N 0.2 N 0.4 ; No.l No 8 '4lspml2oom a..... Wabash... 1710 am 120 pm 399 .% 1050 am . Nor. Manchester, 750 ** 214 ** 1305 “ 1010 ** ....Silver Lake.... 825 * 305 * | 295 % 913 %% .....War5aw,.....912 ** 410 ¢ 207 - 825, ‘.....Lecshw.....smﬁ “ (40 1155 % 750 ¢ ......Milford.... 947 © 510 % | 199 s 710 ....New Paris ..1013 ¢ 538 ¢ 125 * 650 ** ..dp Goshen,ar..loBo * 608 ** 12) i gﬂshen,dp..w% : o mh_ntam...wss Lo umbus e.: ’ B . > A.G. WELLS, Sup't. 1868, . PV ) 1874, . PR.C. A. LAMBERT, P 7', (LATEOF OHI0AGO,) . S ‘OCULIST and AURIST, E e _GONHMEN; INDIANA. = TR W oeoß, - ~ Physician and Surgeon, ~_ LIGONIER, : INDIANA. S csR Rle SRt S B J* G | :{‘mzumm where I may be fonnd st o ’m“ PR ea s e i ISRI TR

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: - H. A, MOYER, . (Successor to w. L. Andrews,) SURG EO N DENTIST, : KENDALLV!LLE. IN.’DIANA. - LIQUID Nitrous Oxide Gas administered for the : painless extraction of teeth, All work warranted. ‘Examinations” free. g~ Office, Second Story, Mitcuell Block. | i 8-14-1 y "G, W.CARR, Physician and Surgeon, . LIGON<ER, = = = = = - IND., Will promptly attend gll calls intrustedto him. Office and residence on 4_th Street. . C. PALMITER, : Surigeon and Physician, _ Office at Residence. Lo Ligonier, « = = = Indiana.

PHILIF A. CARR,

ATUCTIONEER, Offers his services to the publicingeheral. 'Terms moderate. Orders may be left at the shoe store of P. Sisterhen.. 4 Ligonier, January 8, ’73-37 S

Cmid e N, M. TEAL, 5 TR NTIST, . Corper of Mitchell and State Sts., muue block east of Post Office, room _ sver the Kendaliville Fruit House, ' {endallville, [ndiana. (¥~ All work warranted. - ‘Bendallville, May 1,1874. ©- =~ ' K E.KNISELY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LIGONIER, fo e INDIANA. . &gOffice on second floor of Landon’s Block. 7-2 v L. COVELL, ‘Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public, - - Hemdallvilled, Iniana. # fiice in the Seeley Block, west side Main Street. ~ ALBERT BANTA," Justice of the Peacé & Conveyancer. LIGONIER, INDIANA., 3 Special attention given toconvéyancing and collections. Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages-drawn up, and all legal business attended to promptly andaccurately. -Office over Straus & Meagher’s store, : G .9 - : May 15 1873 15-8-3 JAMES M. DENNY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. o . Office in the Court House,’ *CALBION: ot s -3 TND. (836 oS I W GREEN, L G 3 it ; \ ¢ ' oyd Justiceofthe Peace & Collection Agt, Office—Second Story, Laudon’s Brick Block, - LIGONIEER, - - INDIANA. ¢ TEEGARDEN HOTUSE,. et Laporte, Indiana.’ - V. W.AXTELL, : : : Proprietor. Laporte, April 5,1871. -* - | CONCORD & GETAWBA WINE. . We sell Mr. L] SHEETS’ Wines. : Pure'— Nothing but ‘the Juice of L the Grape. - . | .| +7SACK BROTHERS. _:Ligonier, July 3, '7l.+tf : i )

: L= v) INKS, - DEALERIN MONUMENTS, - Vaults, Tomb Stones," AND BUILDING STONES “%. . LIGONIER, IND:. Aprill2, 1871.-50¢, :

w 0 KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. NEW- COMMODIOU = THREE STORY BRICK Y. Hotel, only ten rods trom the L. 8. & M. S. R. R. Depot,.and four squares from the G, K. R R — Only tive minutes walk to.any of the princi&ml business honses of the city. Traveling men andstranvers will find this a/first-class house. Fare $2 per day. s | J. B. KELLY, Proprietor, - Kendallyille, Aug. 3, 1870.-14 e - A CARD. e . A Clergyman. while residing in South America, agmisgionary, discovered a safe and: simplé remedy for the Cure of Nervous Weakness; Early De--ay, Direase of thé Urinary and ~eminal Organs, and the whole train or disorders bronght on:by baneful and vicious babits Great sumbers have been cured by this noble remedy. Prompted by a desire” to'benetit the afflicted and unfortunate, I will send the teceipt for preparing and using this medicine, in a sealed envelope, to' any one who ‘needs it, Free of Charge. Address, - ' - t JOSEPH ¥, INMAN, i - : ‘ Station D, Bible House, 8-50-Iy. i .+ .- New York City. SACK BROTHERS, - Bakers & Grocers. : . CavinStreet, Ligonler,lndigné.. % Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, &c., ChoicéGrocer;ies,Proviﬁion's,Yankee_Notions_,&c Thehighestcash pricepaidfer Country Produce . Mayl3,'6B=tl. < o SACK BRO’S. ~ Winebreiner & Hoxworth, : uous;:,' SieN el ORNAMENTAL £ | s L T o PAINTERS, ... Grainers, Glaziers and Paper-Hangers. ‘Whitewashin %E.Calsominiii g and Decorating done to order.. We have purchased the right to ;.. use Cross & Bastin’es ¥ Patent Transfer Graining Machine By which we are enabled to do far superior work - than'can be done by hand, it -bein% & perfect imitation of the natural wood. - SBamples of the work “can'be seen at this office. Shop at the south end ~ . -:of the Cavin Street Bridge, “8-1 - - Ligonier, = = = - Indiana, ;

“W. A. BROWN, ’ . Manufacturer ‘6f and Dealerin all kinds of FURNITURE, SPRING BED BOTTORM ... WILLOW-WARE, coh sl S S HRARKETS, de COFFINS&CASKETS Always on l‘mndv, ‘an'd will be-farnished to order, - Funerals attended with hearse when desired. ‘Cor.statgirne 81:10({) 2nd Sf.-.-.} Ligoniel', Ind. o T Angust7th,lB73.-8.15.

HIGGINBOTHAM & SON,

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dhe Nattonal Danner,

| SMITH'S REHEARSAL. l - I'never knew a nicer fellow ‘than Smith. He was an artist, and every-, -thing you could wish for in_the man whom you, made your friend. : For instance, he was good-looking, but not so. good-tooking that you felt - jealous of ‘him when you introduced | him to'the ladies of your acquaintance. He was tall and strong enough to take your part where physical force was: necessary. He was well enough off not to want to borrow money of yon and to lend it when you wanted to | borrow yourself. And to crown all, he had' a temper of the most suave "description imaginable. If he played whist with you and won he pocketed the money; if, on the contrary, you won, it did not make the slightest difference to Smith—you pocketed the money, that was all. To use the language of the by-gone ;professors of “the noble art.of self-défense,” Smith was a man who always came up smiling, and for him life seemed to have noséare. o » i It is said to be a long lane that has no turning; and Smith found that there. was a turning in his at last, and the turning led him into a quagmire of misery—into a Slough of Despond. 1 must tell you, by the way, that Smith, in spite of his goad looks, was a bit of a synic. He sneered at wos men and looked upon them as an inferior order of beings—ouly suited to make into shirt-makers, the setters-on of buttons and washers of garments. It was very objectionable for a man “to have such points; but then we are'none of us born perfect. i ' “How a man —in’ his right senses, mind,” said Smith to me one day in confidence —*“can go, with his eyes. wide open and say toa woman: ‘Here, my dear, let me be your slave for life, finding you in house-room and dresses,’ - gets over me. ‘And the matter doesn’t stop there, for no one could possibly _supply a woman-with all that she wished.for. .Then look at her children and the consequent expenses there. Even'if a man could treat it in - this light, namely, that his income would double on marriage, and go on doubling with every child born. unto him, it would be a great undertaking; but - as matters are, oh, my dear boy, it’s atrocious! I’ll :never marry.- Just ‘look at Jennings.” ; “Not here,” I 'said, “to look at.” ° ‘“No, dear boy,” he said suavely; “but look at his position, mentally—twelve children, twins three times, which'makes a-sextet. Fancy—being a man with a sextet! It’s horrible! Try another of these cigars, old fellow. I would n’t be Jennings for all the world.” bt o “Nice little wife, though,” I said. “Yes, she really is,” -said Smith, “a most amiable little woman. How welcome she always makes you when you go! Jennings is very proud;of her;” § f i ok «So he ought to be,” I said. “Mrs. J.is'a model little woman; loves her |: husband dearly, and always has a sweet, candid smile for his old friends. Seen her sister ?” “Yes,” said Smith, “I’ve seen her. But, after all, it’s a sad position to be |. in—tied up to a woman. How he must look with ’envy at his bachelor | acquaintances! Ah, woman, woman! —as Milton said, ‘whose mortal taste brought death into the morld, and all our woe.”” : 3 “Gently,” I said; “if you must in--flict quotations on your friends, do it correctly.” : . “That’s quite correct, I assure you,” said-Smith. : ' “Quite incorrect,” I said.” - ; “Is it really, though ?” he answered, opening his pleasant gray eyes very | wide. “Well, do you know, now, I thought that was quite right?” i “By the way,” I said, “the Jenningses give a party next week.. Are you going?” . “Dear boy, no,” said Smith; “they asked me.” : ; 4 . “And you declined ?” . “Well, po, I haven’t declined yet. I've only had the letter a week. But I mean to.” - Y “Do n't decline, then; but go.” “Why, my dear fellow, they ’ll have all the children out, and cake, and oranges, and blind man’s buff. It will be a regular rough-and-tumble affair. Perhaps ask you to hold . the, twins.” - «“But youw like old Jennings ?” 1 said. ‘“Dear old boy, isn’t he?” said Smith, earnestly: “Well, he will feel slighted if you stop.away.” ; . _ “Think he will ?” 7 ‘ “Sure to,” G ' L “Then I’ll go,” but I shall be a reg: ular et blanket on the party,” The night of the Jennings party came, and, having a weakness for children, I meant to go ear_l[y ; but, being a medical man, I was called away, and did not reach the Jennings’ place till half-past ten. : . There was a regular shriek in the dining-room, mingled with roars of | laughter, the knocking together. of chairs, and-eries of “Take care!” as I divested myself of top-coat and hat; and when I'edged in through the door it was to see Smith, in full evening costume, with two studs gone out of his shirt front, his white tie under one ear, his hair all touzled, a big white handkerchief tied over his eyes, a young Jennings hanging on to each coat tail, and others baiting him, as with outstretched : hands he groped ‘about trying to catch somebody to take his place, : L 0 “Ah, Dobby, glad to see you,” said | Jennings, open-handed. ; “Oh, Mr. Dobby, -how late you are!” cried Mrs. Jennings. , = - ; : “Rare game, isn’t it?” cried: Jen‘nings, mopping the perspiration off his head. : fee sl “I declare it isn’t fair,” cried a prettyssilvery little voice; and little Jenny Grey, Mrs. Jennings’ sister, with ' rosy face, eyes sparkling, and-her sunny hair flying, dashed under my arm just as a pair of stout ones were thrown about me, and I turned around to gaze full in the face of Smith, who, with the handkerchief dragged down, exclaimed loudly, and evidently in great astonishment: “Halloo!” - “Caught the wrong one, eh ?” I said. “Didn’t know you'd come,”. said Smith, evasively, = . . ~‘ “Qh, Mr. Smith’s been such fun,” cried one of the children. == . “Do de frog’s hornpipe again, Mit‘ter Smiff,” cried a_twin—third series. ~__“Thow Mithter Dobby the pigth in. ‘the thty,” said another twin—second “No, no, Mr. Smith, do make the pocket-handkerchief dance, and the old man on the wall,” said another. “My dear children, you will worry | Mr. Smith to desth,” ex¢laimed beaming little Mr-hﬁﬁhlﬁ_ e s | ~ Ob, never mind—l—l rather like | m;g;gﬁ?;ﬁh e | s “j«g«’wﬁ o ¥ ¢ 1B Ehoulder thers waw oyl of 4o

LIGONIER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1575.

light and a charge like a hurricane—children hanging 6n to his coat tails, his legs, his arms, garoting him, and he suffered it all with the greatest composure—indeed, with a sense of enjoymeut shining eut of his face that was most refreshing. e At last, by installments and pairs, the family departed for bed; but not without Smith being:inveigled into carrying little Johnny up-stairs. Then, with his feathers -smoothed, he was called upon to'go down to the snug supper provided for our especial benefit. : : ;

... “Will you take Jenny down, Smith ?” said Jennings. _ | ~ “Mr. Dobby is going to take me down, Tom,” said the pretty little lady. And I played cavalier without noticing the air of discontent in Smith’s countenance. - !

~ The supper passed off very pléas‘antly; for little Jennie certainly was the liveliest little girl I had taken down to supper for years. She was chatty, too, and full of repartee and ~mirthful remark; while Smith grew ‘silent and staid, ST

“Those children have comrpletely tired you out, Mr, Smith,” said Mrs. Jennings. g i ‘And . Smith sighed and said: “No, not at all.” :

.. But he kept very quiet all the same; and when we went out together, about twelve, there was hardly a word spoken on the way to our chambers. . I saw Smith again and again during the next two months, and could not help remarking that a change had come over him. .= o e “It’s your liver, I think, old fellow,” I said; “let- me write you a prescription.” 2 ! “ 2o

“No,” he said, “it isn’tliver. I’'m as well'as'can be.” ~. - S v

I shook my head. But as he. did not seem disposed to give me his confidence I did not care to press: him; and time slipped on, with' the poor tellow growing more quiet day by day. I think I told you that Smith, was an artist. He was, but in a dilettante kind of way. He was a barrister by rights; but he did not get any briefs, ‘and he did not want any, but spent ‘his time writing smart little articles vers de socicte for a well-known magazine.” Smith’s chambers were ii: the Temple, up at the top of one .of the ranges of buildings, where hée could enjoy a capital view of the river and embankment, and many were thé pleasant evenings we had spent there together.. = ' Ly i It happendd one day ‘during this present. autumn, being by Temple Bar, I encountered a couple of ladies turning up the one-sided remains of Bellyard, and one of them asked me if that was the way into the Temple. I hastened to'set' them right, when. — “Hallo, Dobby,” said a cheery voice, “where:. are you going ?” b “I was just going to see Smith,” I replied’ shaking Jennings heartily by the hand.: R

“Here’s the wife and Jenny here,” he said and the next moment I was paying my court to the ladies.. . ‘ “I say,” said Jennings, “let’s go andstorm Smith.” 2

“Oh, no, Tom——" began Jenny. , “Why not?” said Jenaings. = “He’ll ge delighted to see us-—woa’t he, Dob- ?.” 2 A S ot sl y“Thae T’ll answer for,” I said; and a few minutes afterward we = were climbing the cold stone stairs and passing dismal oak doors. : ‘ As I neared the top floor— for I was sent on first by way of pieneer—l be- - came aware of the fact that the door was ajar and I heard Smith’s voice; but, as he was evidently repeating. something to himself as if learning it, I had no hesitation in listening, especially as we were such old friends. But I paused on the threshold, for this is what met my: eye: e : ~ Smith in a short jacket and slippers was kneeling on thé carpet before an easy chair in which he had stuck the bolster from .his bed; and on the top of it was his ‘smoking-cap with its long tassel. : . . “Amateur theatricals,” I said to myself—“rehearsal.” j But the next moment I was dumb with astonishment, for Smith went on thusly: Ly B “Dearest Miss Gray,'since the first night when I beheld you at your sis--ter’s house I have madly, passionately loved you.” Here, then, kneeling at your feet, I make you the offer of my heart and hand.”* - ; : “That isn’t so bad,” he muttered, sLetstryagain’ boo 0w

"And -s0 intent was he that he did not hear the fresh steps on the landing, while I maliciously allowed Jennings to lead Miss Jenny close up to where I stood, when I held her hand, and let her listen as the poor feliow wenton: < - e

“Dearest Miss Gray, since the first night when I beheld you at your sister’s house I have madly, passionately loved you. . Here, then, kneeling at your feet, I make you the offer of my heart and hand.” = . ; ,

“Bravo, Smithy,” I said:throwing open the door. “That’s pretty perfect. Now go through it again with the fady” e o . e

Q@ m afraid it was rather malicious, though it may have been some wicked imp prompting me. - At all events I did the deed; and these two looked at me as if they wished to. crush'me out of existence;- while Jennings; roared with laughter, and Mrs. J. said it was a great shame. Fana : Little Jenny was very indignant, but she carried it off well; and assoon as Smith had got over the surprise he knocked the bolster he had been addressing as Miss - Grey off the chair, and tried to seat Mrs. Jennings in if. But Jennings was too quick, and popped the ' little sister there, to her infinite confusion. - 2

-We had refreshmerits and a pleasant chat, during which I said to Mr. ith,. = 2 ' | Z%Don’t look like that, man, when I orought the real thing here.” =~

I saw it all plainly enough now—cynical Smith had been most desper~ ately gone with Jenny, who liked him too; but, after the fashion .of some young ladies, snubbed him and kept him at’bay. Afterthe meeting, though, at _his chamber, and the discovery of his rehearsal, Jennings was not long, aided by his wife, in arranging for the proper acting of thedrama. So Smith declared, was accepted, the play came off, and I was one of the actors—best man -was my part; and I could not help thinking how pleasant it would be if some little Jenny would take pity on my forty-five years-and gray: hairs, and make me as happy as was Smith upon his wedding day. = The rehearsal, though, is a standing joke; and the sticking up of a sofa pillow whenever we may meet is sure 1o bring a red ;ﬁxsh into the cheeks of Mrs. Smith and a declaration from her that it is too bad for any:thinﬁ. 5 Poor Smith! how he ought to have thanked us for bringing matters to a L se T L

‘» Anecdote of Judge Whitman. . The old gentleman told the following bit of his experience in my hearing, and he laughed heartily in the rememberance: : L . In the other years, when Maine was a district of Massachusetts, Ezekiel ‘Whitman was among those to represent the District in the Massachusetts ‘Legislature. . He was an ,eccentric man and one of the best lawyers of his time.. In those days Whitman owned a farm, and did much work upon his land, and it so happened that when the timecame for him to set out for Boston his bestclothes were a suit of homespun. His wife objected to his going in that garb, but he did not care “I will get a nice, fashionable suit made as soon as I.reach Boston,” Besaid e e

Reaching his destinatien, Whitman sought rest at Doolittle’s City Tavern. Let it be understood that he was a graduate of Harvard, and at this tavern he was at home. !

fs he entered the parlor of the house, he! found several ladies and two gentlemen there assembled, and he heard a remark from one of the former,— “Ah, here comes a countryman of the real homespun genius. There’s fuan.” gt Sl .

_Whitman stared at the company, and then sat down. G “Say, my friend—you are from the country ?” remarked one of the gentlemen. L | ¥ “Ya-ss.” answered Ezekiel;: with a ludicrous twist of his face. KN The lddies tittered. } “And what do you think of our city?” - ‘ o “It’s a pooty thick-settled place, anyhow. It’s got a swapin’ sight o’ houses it e By - “And a good many people, too.” . - - “Ya-ss—should reckon so.” : “Many people where you came from?” - “Wal,—some.” i ““Plenty of ladies,.l suppose?” = “Ya-ss,—a fair sprinklin.” “And I don’t doubt that you are quite a beau among them.” | *© “Ya-ss, I beaus ’em some—to meetin’, an’ singin’ schewl.” _ ;

“Perhaps the.gentleman from the country will take a glass of wine?” “Thank’e, don’t keer if I do.” The wine was brought from the sideboard. . '\ SYou mpst drink a toast.” e “0, git eout! I eat toast — never heard of such' a thing as drinkin’ it. But I just think I Ken give ye a sentiment.” The ladies clapped their hands; but what' was their surprise when the stranger rising, spoke ‘calmly, and clearly, and in tones ornate and dignified as follows: : i -~ “[Ladies and gentlemen, permit me to wish you health and happiness, with every other blessing that earth .can afford; and may you grow better and wiser with advancing years, bearing in mind that outward abpearances are often deceitful, you laistook me, from my dress, to be a eountry booby, while I, from the same superficial cause, thought you to be ladies and gentlemen. The mistake has beén mutual.” He had jnst spoken when Caleb Strng, the . Governor of the State, entered and inquircd for Judge Whitman: : e e “Ah!—here I am, Governor. Glad toseeyou.” Then turning tothe dumbfounded company— : o «I wish youa very good evening.”

- And he left them feeling'about as small and cheap as it is possible for full grown people to feel.

The Rothschild Women.

The Jewish Messenger says: “We take pleasure in referring to the merits of the Rothschild: family, not because they are wealthy, but for the simple reason that in spite of their wealth they strive to be useful to their kind. The men areimmersed in business. They are charitable, but the people will say it is easy to be charitable if you are rich. The women are public spirited, intelligent and warm harted—founding hospitals, reformators, chidren’s homes, endowing seholastic institutions, encouraging struggling professionals, and taking a personal interest.in the doings of the poor.. Baroness Lional makes weekly visits in the meanest portion of London, brightening thie home of the Jewish artisan, giving her good counsel to the earnest teachers of the free schools, the matrons and assistants: of the various charities. The daughter of Alphonse, of Paris, teaches a good lesson to her sisters in faith, and to rich young ladies of every creed, by receiving a well-deserved diploina as teacher. Amnselm’s daughter in Vienna is prominent in composing songs that attain popularity, but aiding struggling musicians - by pen and purse.” : .

- Some Figuring. (From the Detroit Free Press-)

“It’s the last time!” exclaimed Anthony Hock, as he was brought out. “You've decided to quit, eh?”, . “Yes, your Honor—yesterday was my last drunk. I’ve been counting up the cost, and I’ve made up my mind to li,ve sober’ and. save money after this. mo s g

“Anthony Hock, you talk -like a’ man!- It does me good to hear a man speak up that way in this day and age. Iv’s like finding a ten-dollar bill while one is pawing over the clothes-basket to discover where the hired girl lung his Sunday boots. Stand right up to your resolution, sir. I've,een figuring a little, and I find that if a man will stop drinking liquor, tea and coffee, go barefooted, steal his wood, get trusted for his provisions, cheat the landlord. out of his rent, stand up in church to save pew-rént and live economically in other respects, he can save at least $5OO per year. Now then, $5OO per year for 400 years is $200,000. . Just think of that! Without- any effort to speak of you can in time be worth $200,000! You may go home, sir!” e ;

Let the American people remember that on the 4th day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, the soldiers of the : United States, under orders from the President of a free republic,. entered the State house of the once sovereign State of Louisiana, and forcibly, at the point of the bayonet, ejected the representatives of the people therefrom. S e Toai-shun Ai-sin Kioh-lo' Pungehi, (that’s his full name,) Emperor’ of China, died on the 12th ult. 'Fhe roy-al-arch tycoon was nineteen years of age and had been married over two vears. He leaves one -principal ‘wife and threeassistant wives to mourn his untimely demise. - . 8 ' Lee s e New Carlisle; St. Joseph. county, is agitating the question of warter-works They have been figuring on the standf;piﬁe system -which, it is estimated, ‘W 10‘)“ “87000: *St e ’,

Knowing that you are subject to a | great amount of suffering, that delicacy on your part has a strong tend-ency-to prolong, and the longer it is neglected the more you have to endure: and the. more difficult of cure your! case becomes, I, as a physician, who s daily consulted by scores of your -sex, desire to say.to you that I am constantly meeting with those who have been treated for their ailments . for months without being benefited in the least, until they have become perfectly discouraged and have almost -made up their minds never to take apother dose of medicine, nor be fortured by any further treatment. They had rather die and have their sufferings ended than to live and suffer as they have. They say they are worn out by suffering and -are only made worse by treatment. -Of any-* thing more discouraging we certainly cannot conceive, and were there no more successful mode of treating such difficulties than that, the principles of which teach ths Icducing and, depleting of the vitai forces of the system, when the indi: wions dictate a treatment directly the reverse of the one “adopted for them, their cases would® be deplorable indeed. But, lady suf-_ ferers, there is a better and far more “successful plan of treatment for you; one more in' harmony with the laws “and requirements of your system. Aharsh irritating caustic treatment and strong medieines can never cure you. If you would use rational means, such as common sense should dietate to | every intelligent lady, take such medicines as embody the very best invigorating tonics and nervines,compounded with special reference to your | delicate system. . Such a happy combination you will find in my, Favorite Prescription, which has received theloudest praise from‘thousands of your sex. Those languid, tiresome sensations causing you to feel scarcely able | to be on your feét or ascend a flight of stairs, that continual drain that is sapping from your systems ‘all your former elacticity, and driving the bloom from your cheeks; that contin-. ual strain-upon your vital forces that | renders you irritable and fretful, may all be overcome and subdued by a persevering use of that marvelous remedy. Irregularities and obstructions to the proper .workings of your | systems are relieved by this mild and | safe means, while periodical pains, | the existence of which is a sure indication of serious disease. that should | not be neglected, readily yield to it, and if its use is kept up for a reasonable length of time the special cause of these pains is permanently removed. Further light on these Subjects may | be obtained from my pamphlet on diseases peculiar to your sex, senf on receipt of two stamps. liy Favorite Prescription is sold by druggists.

F To the Public. v + We propose publishing an Atlas of, the State of Indiana, containing a map of every county in the State, showing Sections, Ptairie, Roads, Railroads, Streams, School louses, Churches, etc., ete. Fine Maps, 14 %28 inches of the State of Indiana, United States and Territories, and of both Hemispheres. An extensive history of Indiana, plans, with histories of the Cities, Towns, Villages, and Counties of the State. Biographies of a large number of early settlers and prominent men in the State. Also a condensed political history of the State, giving votes, ete. Six maps of Indiana so colored :as to show the Geological and Climatological condition of the State, with also the Congressional, Senatorial and Representative Districts. Sixteen maps of the United States, colored in-five fine grades, to show -the amount of Wheat, Hay, Corn, Cotton and Tobacco raised in proportion to acres cultivated. Alsp to show deaths by consumption and other diseases, in proportion to the deaths by all diseases, and to show density of population, and proportion of colored, and various foreign nationalities in the United States. -

An immense amount of very useful statistical information, covering about 50 square fect of closely printed matterinevery \tiis, Tothepatron of the mwork i: published his' name, residence, busitess, nativity, post-' office address, and when he:came to the State, besides locating name and residence on his land. The whole work will be illustrated by fine line engravings of hundreds of public buildings' and private residences ‘in both town and country, and portraits of prominent men. | : A large force of experienced men will commence immediately an experimental canvass; and if sufficient encouragement is received, we Hope to complete the work sometime during 1875. Yours truly, e ‘ ANDREAS, BASKIN & BURR, Publishers, CHi¢AGO, ILL. 2f..

: New Jersey’s Senator. ; (From the New York Tribune,) : Governor Theodore F. Randolph is to be the next Senator from New Jersey. He was a popular Governor,and his selection for the Senate doubtless fairly represents the popular wishes of the party which triumphed in the last election. ‘Governor Randolph is a man of high character, unquestioned ability, and liberal views. He was slower than most of his democratic associates in coming to support Mr. Greeley in 1872, but he had no hesitation at any time in planting himself squarely Jipon the high=water mark of the Cincinnati platform, and endeavoring to lift his party up to it.. He will maintain in the Senate the ancient respectability and foree of New Jersey, and: he will always be an opponent of evevy effort at a revival of thesßourbon wing of the Democracy.

MANY PEOPLE, especially childrei, suffer with the ear ache; and for the benefit of such we give a sure but simple remedy. Putin two or threedrops of Johnson’s Anodyne Liniment, stop the ear with- undressed. wool, batlie the feet in warm water before going to-bed, and keep the head warm gtipights - : ’ - Capt. Charles Sager, who keeps a superb stock of livery horses in Portland, Maine, informs us :that he uses Sheridan’s Cavalry Condition Powders regularly in his stables, and that the expense is more than offset by the di‘minished amount of grain necessary :,10 keep his horses always in goad oror. B oo S e+ —— o - THE death of the Emperor of China, ‘which occurred last week, is very unfortunate for the Chinese Empire. The Emperor was a talented young ~man about eighteen years of age. It is only a few months since he married ‘the handsomest ’»‘?ﬁﬁ% girl in China. 'He was universally liked by his peo.ple, and was not averse to civilization,

No. 41.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

. There. is a bill before: the Legisla- | ture extending the jurisdiction of Jus-. tices of the Peace.” The bill proposes | two important changes:- one to give | cognizance: to larger amounts in liti-. gation, the other to extend their juris- .| diction to causes anywhere within the || counties in which they reside. The | question was ably ‘discussed in the Senate with a decision in the negative. It was stated during the discussion that there ‘was a wide spread feeling through the country in faver of some | such measure. We haveheard no ex- | - pression on the subject in this county, but: feel confident that the: people | would be benefitted by the enactment of a law extending further jurisdiction to Justices of the Peace, The ‘objection urged against it by its oppo_nents, that it would give all the business| of the county ifito the hands of one active, energetic and.popular Jus- | tice, is in our opinion a very weak ar~gument. - Two qg three good and effi--cient officers, who know their duty ~and have the courage to do it, are -worth a scoreof ignorant and indolent men, ,That't;sys.tem;l_.;.gt*._l%n‘_z,,,:,,ig_: bast. which secures the ends of justice in the shortest, simplest and ‘most direct | ~manner, and if a large proportion of | suits “in a ecounty could be tried in-a | Magistraté’s court and before an intel-: ligent ‘and faithful Justice, it would certainly be attended with far less expense and trouble than to be compelled to go into the Cireuit Court | -with all important cases. -~ As to Jus- ‘ tices having jurisdiction over cases | anywhere in the county, the tendency ‘would be favorable for securing jus- | tice.’ ' If we have laws let them be | such as will accomplsh the “objects | '§pught’in the most surest and speedi- | est way.. S - It'is objected thatsuch alaw would |- inspire a competition among J ustices | ot the Peace. Each one would strive.|. to get the business. ' This is precisely what is needed to increase the effi-| ciency and usefulness ‘of the Magis- | ‘trate’s Court. They. certainly need | something ‘to spur them up and ‘en- | courage them to make the court an ; ‘active agent of ‘the’ judiciary depart- | nment. At present if you want to bury | ' a claim so deep that it- will never be | : heard from again, just put it in suit |, in- some good, easy, old ‘Magistrate’s- 1 Court. If the business of the office will not pay an energetic and compe- | ¢ , tent man to give it attention, it.is but | . ' natural , that the duties of the office |1 .will not'be properly discharged. Then 1 ''we are. in favor of adding .to the importance of the-office, even if it does | ‘give one or two men in the county an | ¢ opportunity to get all the business.— |1 It is better to have the business well ] done by one man than but poorly done | by twenty. Then give us.a change,— |’ - Vincenmes S 0 i et o SHi A

.. The Assessment Law. - A strong effort is being made %}2BB--the repeal of sections 272 and2l73 of the new asséssmentlaw. The complaint is that the enforcement of these sections’ entails unnecessary expense upon the tax ‘payer. A bill to repeal them has already been introduced in the House, where.it meets with great ‘avor. : The sections referred to read as followsg i = - ST e - SEc. 272. Inall cases where any tract orlot of land is divided in- parcels, so that it can not be described without, describing it by metes and bounds, it shall be the -duty .of .the owner to cause such’ land to be surveyed and platted into lots. . Such plat shall, be certified and recorded. The description of real estate, in accordante with the number and description set” forth in the plat aforesaid, shall: be deemed a good and wvalid description of the lot or parcel of land’so described. SEc. 273.. If the owner of any such tract or lot shall refuse or neglect to cause such survey to be made within thirty‘days after being notified by ‘the County Auditor, said Auditor shall eause such survey to be. made and recorded; and the expense thereof shall be added to the tax levied on such real . property, - and ~when ° collected, shall. be 'paid on demand to the person to whomitisduer v e

At least every alternate member; of the Legislature has- felt it a duty incumbent on him to introduce a temperance law for the action of that body. 1f we were a member, we should: 'feel that our duty.in life had been ' fully completed, when we had handed up a liquor-law to the speaker’s desk.—Col umbus Democrat. Rzl :

Vaulting ambition frequently leads to foolish: procedures; and we apprehend this to be a fact'with man%r of our legislators. If these who favor a licensé law had: come together and compared notes, and thereupon taken the best points from the namerous bills which have been ' drafted, the Wwork .of framing a satisfactory bill would have been greatly facilitated and much needless expense saved.

AND now it isestated that the second Congressional Investigating Committee, at work in'New Orleans, will .rveport substantially the same that'the sub-Committee did'in regard to Louisiana affairs. It seems hard to find men who: will put their names to a: lie after visiting the scene of action, evén to save the republican party. At any rate, the New Orleans thieves are not favorably impressed with the action thus far taken by the Committee.

Tae Louisiana usurpers are willing to compromise.. They are willing to confess -that their conduct of affairs has bheen one mass of lawlessness; to give the five unseated men their seats in the Legi‘slatu’re.‘ar}d do almost anything else provided XKellogg is not disturbed. -As this is a plea of guilty, let'it be read, and when read the sentence can be determined. = i

New York, Boston, Cincinnati, St. Louis; Baltimore, Louisville; and nearly all the Southern cities have held mass indignation meetings and adopted resolutions condemning Federal interference in Louisiana and strongly denouncing General Sheridan's. blood'thirsty threat. These are straws that indicate pretty clearly the tide of public opinion on the Louisiana outTAge. s v Dl el o : R e o b s, A WASHINGTON; correspondent . of the Cincinnati ZTémes complains that eighty-five men who held positions in the service of the Confederacy are elected members of the Forty-fourth ‘Congress—Senate and House. ~This would seom to indisate that after gl there is a widespread disposition to bury the war that is dead. Ought we therefore fo moumn? " A little girl upon her return from a had a good _time, replied: “Yes but there wasen’t much boys there.” | - .

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A CRUMB FOR LEGISLATORS. - ‘T°, the Edltor of the Naﬁqpal Banner: g ~ DEAR Slr:—Will you be kind enough . toinsert the subjoined paragraph felative to the ‘beﬁpﬂcial workings of the prohibitory,/liquor law in Maine, and: which we would_ respectfully commend to the thoughtful consideration of the Hon. 0. D. Willett and others ‘of our legislators: who are so ardent: in their efforts to secure the repeal of the Baxter law? - . . ' The statistics of the workings of the Prohibitory law in Maine during the past year are interesting. / Fifty thousand dollars in fines were imposed - and collected for the violation of the Probibitory law -~ during the year. There have been 276 convictions in the Supreme. Court, of rum-sellers, and 41 commitments to jail—a' larger number than in any similar peried:‘previously. This is partially due to~ . the Sheriffs’ Enforcement act, set in operation two years ago, Crime has decreased, the number of convicts being twenty-five per cent. less than ten years ago: " The number of sentences - - te State prisons and jails, exclusive ‘of commitments for liquor-selling, for the past year or two is nearly thirty per cent. smaller than in 1866.— NV. Y. Tribune. ' T z :

- This we consider rather a favorable showing. These figures do.not prove by any means (what is so frequently ‘asserted) that-all prohibitory laws are failures. We legislate against murderand larceny, but no .one expects, therefore, that our criminal record will be entirely free from their violationg Neither will any person questien the propriety of enacting laws for the pre- . - vention of these evils or doubt that the public safety is enhanced thereby. ' For the same. reasons, we favor further legislation dgainst the liquor traffic in this State. = 'We do not believe it would be prudent for, the temperance peoplé of Indiana to relinquish the vantage ground they have” already taken on this vital question and tacitly accept what their, opponents may be pleased to term “a stringent and well-guarded license law.” And while we are ready to admit that there is no reason to hope for legislation that will reclaim the drunkard, or wholly prevent the use of intoxicating liquors by such, we do believe that much good may be accomplighed by the enactment of laws that ‘will . place the nefarious traffic beyond the reach.of the young and promote sobriety in the rising generation. :Let us endeavor at. least to stay the traffic, until we, as a people, -have outgrown its baneful influences. Then piohibition will come naturally. It is not the work of a few days, or months, or a year, but of<an age. Its' progress . will be indicated by decades, and gen-' erations will ‘show us encoaraging mile-stones 'in the way. Bul ‘unless all legislation on this question tends toward, and has for the fidal’ aim, to~ | tal prohibition, that goal:will*never be reached. As one of the leading States of the Unioniin her educational and reformatory institutions, we trust Indiana will take no step backward in this all-important issue, but that . her progress shall ever be onward and upward. S WK, . . e O——— | » ¢ HENRY WILSON’S ADVICE. :

- Vice President Wilson hgs addressed a'very remarkable letter to Sam ‘Bowles, editor .of the Springfield Republican. Though always known as an intense partisan, Mr. Wilson entirely repudiates Grant’s action in reference to the Louisiana outrage, and says he is in favor of withdrawing the troops from the South entirely. * ‘He is emphatically in favor of the removal of many of Grant’s ap‘pointees to high offices,and is in favor of the republican. paity opening its “doors to those Republicans who strayed off after Greeley. Infact he seems to think many of the best statésmen in ‘the country are numbered among those who were followers of Greeley. He thinks the republican party is cari rying a very heavy load, and unless it ‘unloads jitself, repudiates Grant and his third term theory, it cannot be successful two years hence. - : . Noted as éﬁpodl-headed.and-aiscern-ing ,bbserverii and (lévotedly attached to the fortunes of the republican party, the Vice President clearly recognizes the perilous condition: into which his "party has been placed by the recklessness of Grant, Sheridan, Butler & Co./ ‘He sees that things havé come to such pdss that a defense of the administration has become incompatible with political morality, and that unless its ‘present; rulers are deposed, decent and patriotic members of the party willbe driven from its ranks. :

‘ A MILD REBUKE, We are glad to noticé that even so intense a partisan sheet as the Indianapolis” Journal does not.attempt to conceal its disgust over the insane effort of the Republicas in Congress to ‘fasten the civil rights bill upon the statute books. On the 27th- ultimo the: Journal ‘gave utterance to. this manful protest: We regret to see so much of a dis‘position on the part of the Republi- - -cans in Congress to legislate for political effect and influence. Yme'country does not want, such legislation, and .justly%,l re%ards with impatiénce the. time wasted in that direction. The Republicans are responsible for :tghe : legislation of this Congress, and:no longer. But a little more than twenty | working days remain- of this session, ‘which must clese on thie 4th of March, - [ nnfd-fthaﬁ&u%& Jﬁi@ufhen?ugh in which mpﬁ% gws ss the important legislation absolutely required. No time . GO Sl NN 11 oning W cholt | mate the Democracy or to tie their | hands and thus g@wwtwwm | indhe future, ~The people can take care of the future and of the demo' | eratic party too. . éf@%,@. n ma--1 these dists %Mﬁﬁ&%ﬂ erations and‘ : :‘s::: %tgi‘?gv’ 3, ~_,*‘ésfﬁw’” ‘_ 1“7