The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 43, Ligonier, Noble County, 18 February 1875 — Page 2

; . x S The Fational Banmuer ST RUYY Wi J.B. &lOLL. Editor and Proprfetor. : LIGONIER, IND'A, FEB. 18, 1875. Ir the state Senate concurs in’ the bill pas Seq by%xeyliouse, grand juries will hereafter consist of seven instead of twelve citizens. It will seem 3 little queer at first, but we have an idea -that seven will answer the purpose fully as well. © ~ . R T OWING to an accumulation of ice in East river, the Beecher trial was somewhat interrupted last Friday—Evarts being unable to cross the river in “time for the opening of the session. A postponement to last Monday. was “agreed upon by mutual consent. . JusT Now, it would 'seem that. our _vresent Legislature is ‘not likely to win golden laurels. There are mutter- . ings of discontent in most every quarter of the commonwealth. Perhaps public sentiment may become more favorable whe‘rf our legislative: Solons shall have finished their arduous lae e v bors. At Teast we so hope.

‘Tng Indianapolis’ Sentinel explains it thus: Tea and coffee escaped because the ‘dealers of those articles were wise enoaugh to import. supplies for a year in advance of legislation on the subject. The administration party could not tax them quick enough to reap the benefit of the duty, and the statesmen in power: don’t want to ‘work to the advantage of the Democracy. . - o i

~ .THE sONof Prof. Sterne, President “of Yale College, has been imprisoned for passing raised bank checks. He would obtain a certificate of deposit for $lO of some country bank, raise the amount indicated thereon to sB¢o or $lOOO, and then dispose of the check to somé.extensive mercantile firm. Young Sterne has a wife and “several children in Boston. Preachers’.

sons frequently turn out rather fast b’hoys. . @ - PHIE'UTTER INJUSTICE of President Grant’s attempt at. overthrowing the (;Mtate ~government of Arkan‘'sas is vivitly set forth in an editorial by the Jndiaﬁfp&{gﬂruaﬂ reproduced on the fourth‘page of the BANNER. When so devoted a party organ as the Jowrnal feels constrained to interpose a protest against the Presi‘dent’s policy, there"i&‘.little room for fair-minded men to doubt that something. very mischievous’ and rascally is prdposed by the man on horseback.

‘SmourLp Mrs. Fiteh, the recently married daughter of ‘Gen. Sherman, determine to accept the $300,000 dia‘monds presented to her-as.a wedding gift by the Khedive of Egypt, she will be obliged to¢ pay a government duty.

‘of 25 per cent., or $75,000. There is a way, however, f;)r evading this duty, if she should so conclude. She can order ‘the diamonds- to be re-shipped to some reliable house- in Europe, make a trip to that particular locality, and then-return to this country duly equipped and adorned with those precious jewels, as part of her personal effects. * The more honest method, however, would bg to plank down the requiﬁéﬁ‘ $75,000. - . - 3 C i T —— : ~ Tue EviLs resulting from the ap‘pointment of dishonest revenue officers have recently been vividly illustrated in New York. It became evidentthat large quantities of silks were being . smuggled through that part, and that, too, with the®connivance of govern~ment officials. .So extensively was this smuggling operation carried on, that honest dealers like A T. Stewart, who pay the duty i-inposed by government, were obliged to discontinue the salé of 't{hat‘ class of silks altogether, being unable to ‘compete with dealers ~ who evaded the duty. =lf the powers that be would take.some pains to ferret out its dishonest agents, Uncle ~ Sam’s, receipts could be_largely -increased without resorting to additional . taxation. z . : o

Ox the question of providing for the'education of colored children, we stand upon the liberal platform erected by the Indianapolis Sentinel. What this is, may be ascertained from this brief quotation from.a recent issue of ~that paper: “The question of mixed ‘schools is one of great: importance in the South, but here in Indiana, it is “an issue to which no particular importance is dttached. The Sentinel has asserted that, where there:are not enough negro children in a district to form a separate class or school, as provided for by the present law, thé common sense method to :b}p_\%rsueil is to ‘admlt the two or three stragglers into white|schools, rather than hire private - tutors for them, or leave them to run . the streets. . Tug-modified civil rights bill, as passed by the lower House of Congress, is likely to drive the respectable Republicans who yet belong to that party in the Southexn States, into the ranks of the Democracy. Inthe North Carolina Legislature, for instance, _resolutions were last week introduced /and passed condemning the civil rights bill. @l:)e'républiéan members of that body took a prominent part in urging the adoption ef the resolutions, and one of them, Mr. Glenn, closed his spcéch,’; in the following words: “I “declare that I hereby forever dissolve “my, cofimection with the republican “party, and ally myself with the great “party that is now building up in the “South and North for the préserva“tion of comstitutional government ‘“and the purity and salvation of the “Anglo Saxon race of our great land.” ‘thus sustain W?mwb! colored voters. Many of the latter will : s;@ ’ ~i‘ 1.5"‘"7‘5: “;; b *” Ma;g*m‘%m M LRy e T

-+ THE AMENDED ASSESSMENT LAW. Throughthe kindness of Messrs. Willet and Barney, our representatives in {he General Assembly, we are enabled to convey to our readers the gist of the _amended assessment law, as approved by the Governor. . The amendments provide . for the immediate - abolish‘meént of the office of County Assessor and the appointment by the courty commissioners at the March term of tow‘ﬁship assessors. These, jn‘tu’rh, are authorized to appeint deputies should such become niecessary. The assess‘ment is to be made between: the first days of April and June. - Compensation, two dollars per day. By request of the State Board of Agriculture the statistical schedule is to be stricken ‘out, that feature being deemed of no value. and the expense .of collecting the same being equal to that 6f makingthe assessment. ~| . . - So far.as we are able to judge from the data before-us, the ggm.endments would Dbe all right but for one bad feature. We have reference to théinjustice done to ‘the .gentlemen who were -last Fall elected County Assessors. It occurs to us that these men have been very shabbily and unjustly dealtgwith by the Legislature. They | were candidates for these positions in good faith, and the people elected them to perform a certain duty. Most, if not?ﬂ_l; of these gentlemen have, since their election, devoted considerable time and attention to preparing for the assessment .andtothe selection of suitable deputies. ~All this' was -attended 'with -more -or less expense, leaving out of consideration whatever expeqSe m'a'y.‘ have been incurred in going through the campaign.

- We. do not claim too much when making the asse.rti(‘)n that a large majority of the County Assessors elected throughout the State are in better | position to make judicious selections for township assessors and to superintend the assessment itse¥ than can possibly be hoped for .under the new arrangement. If the amendments had been so shaped as to permit this year’s assessment to be made. by those “whom the people had elected for that purpose, there would be no immediate ‘cause for complaint: | As it is, the appointing power is sililp}‘)' transferred from one source to another—from an officer “charged with ‘and trained for ‘the performarice of a specific duty, to a Board having a miultitude of duties intrusted to its care. - . 4 ~ Common fairness should = have prompted the Legislature to fix the time for ‘discontinuing the office of ‘County Assessor qfter he and his deputies (in many | instances alveady designated) had made this year's asse§sme;nt,' The State had made an implied . contract with these gentlemen for that pur‘pose., Tonowturn around and coolly dismiss them from the public service is an act’ which, in private affairs of business, would in all probability lead.to imvestigations as to the power of one party to abruptly terminate an engagement ‘without the con‘sent of the -other. We have just enough faith in the honor of the State to believe that' an act whidh would cast discredit upon a private individual cannot possibly reflect credit and lionor upon' the commonwealth of InAFRMAS T o et UE , .

It s lierlgaps. 119t-'tbo late for the Legislature: to I‘é.étify .the injustice done "in thie premises. - Who among our 150 legislators will have the courage to stand up for right and equity by moving a, further amendment to the.amended section which so unjustly op@i':ttgs against ninety two 'chosen sérvants of the people? e

k T el M - DESTITUTION IN NEBRASKA

Our townsnian, Mr. Geo. T. Ulmer, has just received a lettér from his, son, D. T. Ulmer, in Nebrasg{a. He says some families there are destitute of everything. the human family are supposed to want; except bedding, and some of them even of that. - Hle had visited a. family of thirteen, eleven children with not a boot or shoe to their feet mnor a shirt to théir backs. The weather- iad been the coldest he ever knew, 28 to 30 degrees below zero day after day. . 16 cwt. 6f provisions is the most he has known to have been received at any time, and that to supply 400 -families. \:@ “people there. have now formed into aid societies by school districts,- so that what is given by the people at the East may be sure to 'reachfth'(é needy ones. He was told by a-man who stopped at a house in Keagﬁey,cbunty (next west) to warm, that the'wife and four children were living on a biscuit a day and the husband -‘h'ad been gone_f_d,ur days in search of aid and not back yet.. The man rode twenty miles, got'a sack of flour and carried it to them. One of his neighbors, a fine man, who had been backward about making: his wants ‘known, had just told him that he was -out of feed for his team and flour for his family, and had no money with which to purchase. . The man has fifty ‘acres of ground plowed for a spring ‘crop-but has had to feed the wheat he ‘was saving for seed, He formerly lived with:Dr. Jackson at Goshen. Ulmer says, “those who are a. little delicate about the matter will go as long . as’ pessible | without making Known their destitution.” e

; REPRESE-NT'ATIY E WILLETT'S speech on the: license. law question will be found on the fourth page of this Week’s BanNeß. We reproduce it as it originally appeared in the Indianapolis Sentinel—marred in several instances ‘by the carelessness of those who placed ‘the speech in type. Despite tHese minor defects, Mr. Willett's speech is -quite a readable document. . He deals with the liquor question from a com‘mon sense stand-point and expresses “his views with commendable candor. It is worthy of an attentive perusal. IT 18 FREELY CHARGED that gross frauds bhave Leen committed by the -managers of the State Prison at Jeffersoriville. A committee has been appointed by the Legislature to investigate how extensively these common and favorite practices have been in-

SPRING ELECTIONS.

. With the major portion of the ‘sub“joined argument in favor of a return ‘to the system of Spring elections we fully agree. “We quote from the LaPorte Herald: -

~ “So far as we can judge, there is a very gereral desire among our people, for a return to the old system of Spring .elections, as being, upon the ~whole, the most satisfactory time for and way of choosing our local officers. ‘The strongest plea urged for the change. Jonade in 1871, was that of economy—it, would save, it was said, the expense of -one set of elections. But it is doubtfulif’ there is much in this. The addition of the township ticket crowds so many names on the general ballots, as to render the counting of the same extremely tedious; as a comsequence, the labors of the board in.most precincts, are protracted béeyond midnight, which entitles the members to asecond day’s allowance. Seswhen it is all figured up, the amount saved to.the taxpayers is not muech of a consideration.— And we believe the voters of both parties would be glad to go back to the -old regime, if it does cost a little more. Among other advantages, the Spring elections afford a chance of excluding bitter partisan politics, in the filling ‘ of township officers; and if the principle of local option should be enacted | into law, the question of license or no license could, at the same time, be settled on its own merits—and that, too, finally and cheaply.” ~ | There is no probability of the last mentioned contingency arising . for' some time to come; but there areseveral substantial reasons outside thereof that sustain the popular demand for the enactment of a law authorizing the election-of township officers in the Spring, separate and distinct from our general elections. :

‘We cannot say that we would be in favor of restoring the old (repealed) law 'upgir_) this subject. It occurs .to us that|biennial elections would be ample, and to vastly preferable annual elections. A township Trustee, or a constable, ought to be “eleeted for no less a term than two years.” It takes some time for such officer to familiarize himself with his duties and to become acquainted with public wants. The one year term affords no opportunity for either. Besides this, the expense of conducting elections may under the two year plan be kept down to what it now is. S

In order to divest these Spring elections as‘much as possible of political: significance, we would suggest tha’' they be held in those years during which political excitement is at its lowest ebb, i. e.,, when no general elections are being held.- If the present Legislature could be induced to pass an act as contemplated above, the first election under the new law might: be ‘ held next April, and then every two years thereafter. We believe a large majority of the people would be in favor of such an enactment. .

RELIEF FOR THE STARVING

Since last week's I'ep6l't-, Mr: L. Ji Dunning has.received the following to aid the Kansas and Nebraska sufferers: 2 ¢ T Lo

Clothing—From the Disciple Church Aid Society, IH. R. Cornell, H. Jeannerett, H. Gates, G. W. Chapman and Mrs. Wood. Flour—J. Yoder, - Pork —(C. Kimmel. “Corn meal—Jonathan Simmons. Corn—C. Kimmel. - Wheat —Jere. Long, Gid. Zook, M. Marker, C. Kimmel, J. Spackeen, W. Bell, W. A. Smith. Cash—H. Jeannerett, C. Kimmel, Samuel Hartzler (Treas’r); R. Coppus, W. Veris. L. B. Eagles reports, Beans from Mrs. Roush, and wheat from J. Stocker; Wm. Eagles, C. L. Eagles, Lucy Eagles, 1. B. Eagles, Fanny Miller; J. C. Miller, A. Knepper, A. Bause, J. Cramer, G. & J. Rider, A. Stocker, A. Rodabough, S. Gessinger, Mrs. Z. A. Bothel, F..P. Bothel, S. McFarren, L. Miller, J. Hartsel, J. Hursey, H. Hull, S. Hull, Sarah Hull, S. K. Bair, H. A. Snyder, W. Roush, I. Shell, und A. Galloway. . L Committeemen Baker and Lane, report clothing, pork and wheat, from varionsisetrees.: S i on

° b et & T—— - : Aid:from Sparta Township.

The citizens of Sparta township were called on, Sunday a week ago, through the Christian Church, to make a‘donation for a formerfellow citizen, Mr. John C. Wolf, now a resident of Buffalo Forks, Kossuth Co., Towa, and one of the grasshopper sufferers. Monday evening of last week was set for the purpose of making a church donation. = On that evening Mr. Samuel Ohlwine, a -leading member of the church, made a collection of.five dollars and sixty cents, two dollars of that sum being donated by an outsider. | Mr. Harrison Galloway said he could do better than that outside of the chureh, and on Friday last handed in the following list of contributors: H. Galloway, F. Galloway, F. Galloway, M. Wyland, 1. B. Eagles, each two dollars; N. Wearlege, P. Galloway, V. B. Kiblinger, J. Hartzler, A, Harper; A. Bause, A. Rodabaugh, O. Tilton, C. Kerlin, each one dollar; S. Hull, seventy-five cents; J. Mason, D. Greasinger, W. Knapp, H. Hull, S. Hull, J. Rider, E. McEuachron, John 'Qramer,/‘ J. Wyland, each fifty cents; A. Kimsey, B. Cramer, W.Cramer, Joe Cramer, C. V. Inks, each twenty-five cents, - 0 i g

The money was sent by draft of Citizens Bank on Friday last. T

Tae amended apportionment bill (for representative and senatorial purpos es only) reported in the House of Representatives, makes but fwo changes, so far as this and adjoining counties are concerned. The representative ap’ portionment remains as -before, but the proposed senatorial distriets couple Noble with DeKalb, and LaGrange with Steuben. This change, all fairminded men will concede, ought-to have been made long ago. o

" The war between the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads has assumed new intensity and larger proportions, It is announced that from and after yesterday, no cars of the Baltimore and Ohio road will be allowed to pass over the tracks of the Pennsylvania road in Philadelphia, while other hostilée measures will be adopted towards the former road. In retaliation President Garrett has sent a lengthy dispateh to Colonel Tom Scott, reviewing the case, and declafing his purpose to adopt such measures ‘in reference to passenger and freight rates as will vindicate the ability of the Baltimore and Ohio road to maintain its rights. This means a large reduction of rates, and war to the knife. e e

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

Senate Proceedings.

Feb. 10.—Mr. Smith’s bill, providing that every conveyance or mortgage of land shail be recorded within twenty days, instead of ninety days as by the present law, was amended by making it forty-five days, and as amended was engrossed. An attempt by the democratic rgembers to obtain a reapportionment of the State for legislative purposes failed by a strict party vote of 24 to 21, two Independents (Messrs. Cree and Major) voting against, and one Independent (Mr. Cardwell) voting for laying the resblution on the table. ‘ i :

Feb. 11.—Mr. Winterbotham’s bill, providing for the appointment by the Governor of a board of five commissioners to locate and erect two insane asylums was passed. It appropriates for the purpose $200,000 for the first year, and $300,000 for the second year. It provides that one of the asylums shall be erected northe of the south line of the counties of Warren, Tippecanoe, Clinton; Tipton, Grant, Blackford and Jay, and :the other south of the north line of the counties of Sullivan, Owen, Clay, Monroe, Brown, Bar-* tholomew, Decatur and Franklin, with the provisions that said commissioners shall look into the feasibility of converting the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home into the asylum. Several bills were passed—empowering boards of trustees of incorporated towns to exact license for sale of intoxicating liquors; authorizing circuit courts to change the names of persons and corpo—‘ rations;repealing the fifty-fifth section of the free banking act aliowing the Auditor of State $1,500 and the Treasurer of State $3OO per annum ; concerning promissory notestso as to provide that suits must be brought where the maker or acceptor resides; preventing counties from -being assessed to aid railroads in adjoining counties; prohibiting relatives from holding positions in the State institutions; allowing colored children to atteid the common schools where there is no separate school; authorizing the sale of lands forfeited to the State; adding the President of the Purdue University to the State Board of Education.

- Feb. 12.—The forenoon session was vecupied in receiving reports of committees. A - large number of Dbills were read the second time in the afternoon. e ; .

Feb. 13.—A Senate, bill was passed amending the voluntary assignment law so as' to provide that Judges of Cireuit Courts may in vacation extend the time for selling the propertjr of assignees, or any portion thereof, to such tinie as the court or judges may determine will subserve the best interests of the creditors, and extend the credits or rules not exceeding two years. Senate bill :legklliiillg the lev'y of taxes for 1874 in Auburn was phssedi MK

- Feb. 15.—The entire session was occupied in reading bills the second tinve. -

Feb. 16.—A concurrent resolution was adopted providing for the appointment of a committee of thirteégﬁnm each body of the General Assemßly—one from each congressional district—to inquire into the matter of redistricting the State into judicial circuits. The remainder of the day was occupied in considering the Jeffries and Baxter contested election case. :

House Proceedings.

~ Feb. 10.—The Committee on Education reported adversely on the memorial of Job R. Pendleton asking that provision be made for the support by the State of ﬂleologfcal schools, and also on Mr. Darnall’s resolution di‘recting inquiry ds to the propfiety of affording facilities for instruction in the higher branches of districts having no graded schools, .The amendments proposed to the Constitution by the last General Assembly were taken up, debated at some length, and then indefinitely postponed, on a call of the yeas and nays, by 50 to 41—only three Democrats, Messrs. Heller, Leeper and Walz, voting against the motion. Feb. 11.—Among the bills passed were the following: Abolishing the present Board of Prison Directors and creating a new board to control/both prisons, consisting of three members, at a salary of $5OO each; authorizing the formation of companies to build bridges across rivers forming part of ‘the boundary of the State; providing for a mining enginéer, and to regulate the working of coal mines.. The House reconsidered the vote passing Mr. Forkner’s resolution instructing the Committee on Fees and Salaries to incorporate in their bill a provision that county officers shall furnish-their *own stationery; refuseéd to refer it, and pending the disposition of it adjourned. o e e

Feb. 12.—The House spent the entire ‘day in considering and passing House bjlls. Among the bills passed. were the following: Providing for the drainage of wet'and overflowed lands (a bill introdueed by Mr. Willett); making it a misdemeanor for commission merchants-te fail to properly account for consignments; appropriating $5OO annually to the State Horticultural Society ; fixing the number of grand jurors at seven,. requiringgtwo sedstons annually, and fixing thefr compensation at $2 per day ; adding the President of Purdue Universityl to the State Board ot Education; ending the aet regulating foreign

iglsurance companies doing business g this State, so as to require home insurance companies to take out a license from the Auditor of State, and exempting mutual benefit aid socie-

ties. The bill giving justices exclusive original jurisdiction in civil suits in< volving fifty dollars, concurrent jurisdiction in suits involving two hundred and fifty dollars,and allowing debtors to confess judgment to the amount of #3BOO, failed—yeas 21, nays 62. The bill affpropriating $22,168 to pay the debts of the State Normal School, and $B,OOO per annum for heating and janitor’s fees, and $20,000 for professolB’ salaries, was recommitted with instructions to strike out the latter two itemsr" - ' i

~ Feb. 13.—The bill making appropriations to the Normal school was so amended as ‘to strike (f?u_t the $3,000. per annum for heatingiand janitor's salary, and the $20,000 for professors’ salaries, and ordered to be engrossed. The bill fixing the perdiem of members at $6, which was referred to the Fee and Salary Commitfee with instructions to incorporate it.in the fee and ‘salary bill, was reported back, with the expression.of the committee’s opinion that it was inexpedient to so incorporate it, and it was ordered to be engrossed. The biil fixing the Governor’s salary at $6,000 was ordered to be engrossed. The bill compelling railroads to fence their right of way within six months was reported back with the recommendation that it lie upon the table. Not agreed to;and pending amendments tr extend the time to two or four years, the subject was deferred and made a special order for Wednesday next at 2 ». M. A number of new bills were introduced, and then the House adjourned till 2 p. M. Monday. =l

Feb. 15.—Among the bills passed were the following: Amending the act providing for a repqr_téi' of the Supreme Court so as to fix the price of the reports at one-half of ‘one cent per printed page; amending the act authorizing the organization of agricultural societies so as to exempt from tax all their property except capital stock ; requiring county commissioners in the counties affected to procure certified copies of records _aﬁgc‘ting titles to Wabash and Erie canal lands; allowing town trustees to levy a tax ot exceeding $1 on the $lOO of taxable property to pay principal and interest of bonds issued for construction of school-houses already commenced; limiting county commissiorers in making appropriations to an amount not exceeding one fourth of one per cent. of taxable property; making an .appropriation to pay the debt of the ‘State Normal School; also, joint reso- ’ lution asking Congress to equalize bounties of soldiers of the late war.

. Feb. 16.—The bill (House bill 338) reducing to one the-number of days that citizens shall be-required to work on the roads, was discussed at length and tabled. House bill 68, amending the road law so as to make township trustees supervisors .of their townships, dividipg the same into road districts and providing for letting out by contract the work of keeping the roads in repairs; abolishing the proviso on requiring citizens to work on; the roads, and fixing she tax at one dollar poll and not exceeding fite cents on the $lOO property, was discussed at length and then indefinitely postponed. The Committee on Apportionment submitted their report with a bill redistricting the State for Senators and Representatives. The House bill continuing the appropriation of $B,OOO per annum to complete the geological survey passed. v :

'- S — s : PRI_}SIDENTIAL ELECTIOXNS.

The Proposed Constitutional AmendG ment.

- WasHiNGgTON, ‘D. C., Feb. 16.—1 n the House this mérning Mr. Harrison, from the Committee on Elections, reported a bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution in reference to the election of President and VicePresident. ;

The first section provides that the President and Vice-President shall be elected by a direct vote of the people. Each State shall be divided into dis tricts equal in number to the number of Representatives to which the State is entitled in Congress, and the person. having the highest number of votes in each district for Prestdent shall receive the vote of that district, but candidates for President and VicePresident are not to be both citizens of the same State. 5 .

The second section provides that the person having the highest number of votes for President in a State shall receive two Presidential votes from the State at large. e o The third section provides that the person having the highest number of Presidential votes in thé United States shall be President. - . . 5

The fourth section provides that, if two 'pepsons have the same number of votes in any State (it being the highest number), each of them shall receive one Presidential vote from the State -at large, but if more than two persons ‘shall receive the same number (it being the highest number) neither: shall receive any vote from the State at large. If more than one shall have the same number of votes in any district (it being the. highest number), no Presidential vote shall be counted from that district. = - - The fifth section makes the same p(;'ovisions applicable to the Vice President. . ;

The sixth section gives Congress power to provide for holding and conducting Presidential elections. - The seventh section provides that States shall be divided into districts by ' the Legislatures thereof, but that Congress may at any time by law make or alter the same. . . =

_The eighth section provides that no person who has been a Justice of the Supreme Court shall-be-eligible to the office of President or Vice-President.

Artesian Well in Green Township. Mr. Levi Diller, of Green township, informs us that he hasin hijs saw-mill a flowing well.. A vein was struck at: a depth of forty feet, which throws water, through a two-inch pipe, some twenty feet above the. surface, discharging from 1,000 to 2,000 barrels per day. He describes it ag-being fine soft water, rather warm when first discharged, and slightly ‘impregnated with some mineral, probably iron. This is a very valuable discovery for Mr. Diller, and is now doing good service in his mill. The head of the vein evidently lies much higher, and the force of its discharge is ample to carry water to any and all buildings on the farm for house use and stock purposes. 8 Ll ‘ Lt e o Church Dedication. , The dedication of the.newly erected United Brethren Church in this place will take place on Sunﬁ@%@‘ebmyy 21st. Bishop Weaver, of Dayton, 0., the renowned army -cm%rghitten_ den, of Illinois, Rey. NiCastle of Warsaw, and Rev. G, Sigkafgas of Roanoke will_conduct the _BpreMionies. The .;:;-incipﬁl sermon wil} be delivered by Bishop Weaver, whojha the reputation of being one offthe very ablest pulpit érators 1‘))? the country. A cordial invitation iy ‘extended to all friends of religion to witness the ceremonies. . COMMITTEE.

‘Cromavell Items.

. The grand fox hunt came off as advertised, but proved to be a grand failure, so we understand, on account of there not being any south lirfe organized. The captains of the other lines reported several foxes seen but none caught. Hez. Mayfield says he is going to have one of his own, and is going to run it according to his own plans, which we think, if strictly followed, will be a grand affair. Full particulars will be given as soon as the time and pflace of action is' agreed upon. _ ’ ‘

' Valentines have been handed around quite freely for a few days past. We think some are getting a'little ahead of time, but then we know of two that were on time exactly. Full particulars in the matrimonial column.

> Those young men (?) who go to chitireh for the purpose of ‘inakingfun or disturbing the meeting had better stay at home, as we hear strong threats -against them, which will be brought into 'effect gmnlediateiy; so look out for breakers. The protracted meeting is still going on under the guidance of Rev. Bowen.. Nothing of very great importance has been effected as yet; but thke prospects for the future are good. The saw-mill is now running at full speed and is turning out large quantities of lumber of a superior quality. Saw logs are coming at the rate of about'forty per day.. e Esq. Hontz has been trying his hand at tyihg matrimonial knots. The first one was on last Sunday. i

A /sad accident occurred at the house of Mr. Ellison Archer, south of : thigfown. While Mr. and Mrs. Ar-¢ cher were absent from the housefor a, | short time, the clothing of the eldest" daughter aged seven years caught fire and was so severely burned that death ‘ended her sufferings in' abouttwo hours. The father had gone buta short distance to haul some water and on his return found his child in the’ yard with her clothing all burned off ‘and burned so bad that the flesh erack‘ed open to the bone. Many friends and neighbors sympathize with ‘them in their bereavement; . " & .. We would suggest that all whd«ikhave stoves or flues in bad condition sig‘ould immediately put them in proper shape, as a fire now in the right place \irould effect considerable -damage, as. our supply of water is very small. , We made the acquaintance of Mr. Geo. Vondersmith, of near Cincinnati, a few days ago,—a young man of very fine appearance who is now visiting friends in this vieinity. = = ¢ | We have the information that we are to have daily mails on and after Tuesday of this week, which will be a great accommodation to a good many of our citizens.- * LoN.

Another Row at Slabtown.

. Eprror BANNER:—Once more you may hear eontentious sounds wafted by the gentle breezes that blow over Slabtown. . Slabtown-is_still ahead. Another battle has been fought ‘and won. Last Saturday evenég‘ some young bloods from Tigonier came out te the hamlet beyond the “frog pond” to see the one “bright, particular st{ar.” Yes, they came, they saw, but f&@led “to conquer. After several attempts, one succeeded in getting out upon his feet—for, you know, the cornersiare rather slippery now, consequently «i")ne is n’t always sure-footed. Butjhe managed to reach the door of acelﬁin house of said. hamlet and asked for said “particular-star,” but was told that she was absent. That made trouble, for instedd of being absent, said young “star” was partieularly engaged for the evening with a young man- from: the “suburbs.” Yoi_mg ‘blood could not believe that that “star” would not shine for him. “It must be a mistake,” he'said. But to make assurance doubly sure, he qalled tlf;e young nian from the “suburbs” ont, and after questioning him for sm_ﬁe time, young blood said, “I am pregfﬁﬁy d—d drunk, but I can whip you,” j.lﬁd with that tried to go for the young man, who gave him a shove, and over blood went against the horse, and finally concluded to set down under the ‘horse and rest his weary limbs. ]31,9 snow soon revived him and up he gat and attacked young man again. Young 'man struck him from the shoulder,. ‘and then put himself inside of the ‘gate. Young blood, however, followed up and clinched young man, and. over they went into the snow, goupg blood below—to keep young man from catching cold, we suppose. The lady of the house raised the cry. that the young man from the subutbs was getting killed. ~That was too much for the “bright, particular star.” Qui she: rushed and succeeded in getting himy up stairs and out of :danger. T“ she turned her attention to young. blood and kept him out of the house: ‘Putting his over coat on his majestié ] person, she coaxed him to go home: In the mean time, the lady of thé house had sent her little girl *to a neighbor’s, - for her brother-in-law;—:;; her husband being absent. Said’ bro--therin-law and neighbor (J. K.) executed a flank movement on the enexﬁy;:. by getting into the back door in safety.’ Brother-in-law armed himself with a stick of stove wood, J. K. takes two; and affer reconnoitering . tlie house and finding -all safe (the enemy ‘had gone home) quietly took up their positions inside of the front door, with weapons ‘uplifted, and fully determined to sacrifice their lives in defense of the threatened domicile.. How long they ' thus guarded the Premis‘es, your correspondent did not | earn, S e o

, Jo A CARD, . ; To My Friends and Patrons of Ligonier and Vicinity :—1 wish to express, ! gratitude for your liberal patronage. and ask a continuance of favors for my successor, Mrs. Agler; whom'l know to be a first-class Milliner, and: a lady every way worthy your. confi-~ dence. Those knowing themselves -indebted to me will please find accounts! with Mrs. Agler. Very truly, g \ - H. A.RADABAUGHA e el i ) Lost.—On Friday evening, Feb. 12, between the hotel and depot, a Far: Glove. The honest finder will receive a reward of $1 by leaving the same at the Ligonier House. i’%m Lir WOLF. .

GENERAL ITEMS,

_Sixteen business houses at Independ-. ence, Mo., were burned on Thursday night. - g S Several fishing vessels are caught in the ice at Provincetown, Mass., and are in a perilous condition, ~ L Mrs.é’Wells and her child, aged four years, were burﬁed to death early Monday morning by a fire in the basement oYt' N I;). 627 Kust Ninth street,in New

‘A general order has been issued from the war department carrying out the provisions of the. act of Feb. 10, 1875, for the relief of grasshopper sufferers. Al e e

- The jury in the “tan-yard muarder case,” in,Cineinnati,- brought in a verdict of murder in the first’ degree against George Rufer for killing Herman Schilling and burning his' body in-afurnage;: o ey =

The Wichita (Kan.) Beacon learns from a gentléman who left Fort Sill last Saturday that the ‘greater portion of the barracks at that post were burned, and almost all the Indian prisoners held there escaped. . . . - - "

~ln Cincinnati, on the 13th inst., Mrs. Sophia Cowan, 73 years of age, was burned to-death by her:dress catching fire from the grate. Mrs. Mills, the wife of a pronMhent mapnufacturer, was also fatally Durned from the same cause. : = e e S

- A dispateh from Kingston, Jamaiea, says a fire broke out in Port-au-Prince on the-11th inst, There being no water, the flames spread rapidly, and ‘on the 13th. were still Deyond control.— Five hundred houses have been destroyed. - Ui R U | A dispatch from Florence, Arizona’ Territory, states that &-man supposed to-be the notorious IKansas murderer, Bender, was' captured in that neighborhood by two men who had tracked him through Western Texas and New Mexico. e will be; taken to Silver City, New Mabxico, for identification. There is jojy among' travelers. The Saratoga arrangement has failed to connect. The Baltimore & Ohio road have reduced:their rates, and have fixed the fare from St. Louis to Baltimore and Washington at $l5; from: Louisville to-s#me points, $l2; from Cincinnatizau%hicago,ﬁsw. ey

DIBED.

_OSBORN.—In BlKhart township, Noble county Indiana. l'?ebn_qm:y]g:;,Tl -&.m%ggﬁﬁﬁiﬂ, aged 24 years, 10 months and sdays. - . | Deceased was biigied in the Springfleld cemetery, with the bibié@aher hand that she had read through fourteen glggés. The funeral serxﬁmn was preached by Rev, MEM. Dodge, from Rev. ii,; 10 s R S DI WI CLAYTON.—F¢hgnary 12,1875, in Washington township, Charlép# ewis, gog of Wm. Clayton; aged 9 weeks and,lday:’ < N s This little child, s¥h Ig lying in its mother’s arms, apparently in gooffikiealth, folded its little hands and,-without movip muscle or uttering a sonnd, went to sleep in Jsds, ~ SO " *“‘Asleep in J@sus, blessed sleep, ' R From whichinone ever wakes 10 weep: A calm and undisturbed repose, =~ - : ' Unbroken by the last of foes.” O, W.B.

MARRIED -

DESOUZA-GRIFFIN,—At ﬁAi:ﬁqm. “Bec. 9th, 1874, at the residence of ‘the bride’s parents, by Rev. E, Andrus, Wm, H. DeSouza, of Ligonier, to Miss Grace E.‘Griffin, of Angola, - - . This was a'qnié&"m‘gtc}i’;‘ and one glance at the beaming countenance. of the groom is enough to "satisfy the most incredulons that Billy atleast is hﬂppj’.' £ S

SECRIST—DULL.—February, 14th, ‘1575, at the residence ofT. J. Wileon, by 'l{e’vg 0. W, Bowen, Wesley Secrist to M{gs Nora Dull, all of Noble Co. GUDFREY—LARIMORE. -February 14, 1875, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by George tHontz, Esq., James Godfrey to Miss Aldine Larimore, both of Sparta fownship. . . . 7

THE MAREKETS.

' D el e 5 o ISUONIER, « oo Wheat—white.....§loo H0g5—1ive.......5.. 5 €0 Amber—red ..._. -gﬁss Hogs--dressed...... 750 Rye ..c............¥ 60 Turkeys—live...... 08 0at............. .& 50{Chickéns—live,...:. 06 C0rnjii.......0 @F G Beeswax ..., ioii .05 Potatoes,..... ..@k 75| Butteri ..ol oi. 190 81ax5eed....... /G 50| Lafd.. . .ol i 1934 Clover 5eed,...... €Boo\ 8bg5,....c.... 4. ... 22 Wool.. ... .. . ‘H5@) geathers.-..,..v...., B() P0rk........pet.br 00 Ta110w....;...5<. .« (8 5h0un1der5....:..;..& I]Timbt_hy, Hay...:...1400 Hams..o.co. i o @;‘.‘} Marsh - Hay......... 1000

KENDXLLVILLE. . . ‘ Wheat—white.... $lOl Live H0g5..........86 50 Amber—red .......7 98 Dressed H0ge...... 775 Rye 00l h - iida 65, Live Turkeys ...... (6 0at5........i.. ... B2iLive Chickens.s..i. 04 C0rn...........- @ 63/BeeSWAX, ... .ivocn 28 P0tnt0e5._....,.,..-.;Y\ﬁﬁ18utéer........-;..... 22 f1ax5eed...:...... 1 50{Lar e adee sl 19 Clover Seed- .;'..@6251Egg5,..."............ 24 W001........0 @ 45/Feathers,: ...; ...,.. 90 POrK oo i 08 Tallow, <. .. i iO7 Shoulders,...... 5.5 | B,~Timotth'Hay.......l6oo Ham5..........@ . ‘l2 Marsh Fay......... 800 Wheat—white. .. 88315 Hogs—live..B77s@sB 15 Wheat—red pricin 'BSlMeqs’ P0rk..1815 @ 1825 L0rn,,......c0.Li5 63/ Lavd .. 0.0 1355:@ 18 50 0at,5........-....'..,.52%18h0u1der5....'...-,. 634 Barley, .@i i laB[Hams. i Loic DOO L SO R S Wheat....o i B OabE. il s Bt Red ** 1. ... .00 FloiClover Seed. .l ...; 640 C0rp..L.........0 166 HOgß....o...oujisns 840 S R R ~ THIS PAPERIS ON FILE WITH_ . y 5 5 ROWE, i ; oA . A(@,;Q)h% 2 , W'F’INC ACENTE} e ‘Where Ad&erﬁbi@ébngﬁfx‘i;ctébaﬁ‘hg made.

‘ Executor’s Notice. = NOTICE is Hereby given that the undersigned has been -appointed Exeeutor of the estate of Sophronia 8. Steere, late of Noble county, deceased. SBaid estate'is supposed to be solvent. B o, -+ JAMES R.;BUNYAN, February 4th, 1875.-41-w3 . Executor. : CAUTION. - MY WIFE, ELLEN, having leftmy bed and ' board without catise or provoeation, T hereby caution the public against trusting ‘or harborlng her on my accoung, as [ 'will ot be responsible for any debts of ﬁerﬁgtracﬁn% it T : S JOHN HAYS, Sr. "Ligonier, Ind., Jaff. 5, 1875.41w3 . : , 200 GALIL.ONS : g : PURE WINE, Vintage of 1872, for sile at one dollar per gallon.: S O BOPOLD SHERTS. Ligonier, December 8, e9gaee e LIST OF LETTERS R,omaimqg in the p’;ost,‘o'mce»qﬁ'Li‘goni'er;l-nd. | ' during thepastweek: ~ - = 1 0 Miller, Hester, . i [Schrok, Enos" il Po‘fejoy. Miss Jennie ° [Seeley, Miss Mellie ’ Riddie, John " . |West,'G.- . ' Persons calling for étq of the above letters will please say ‘‘Advertised,’’ L . H.M.GOODSPEED,P. M. ' Ligonier, Ind.,Feb. 18.1815. .~ = .. . B

Dissolution of Co:Partnership. NOTICE is hereby given that the *par'tnershig heretofore'exis;in%be,tw'eenthe undersigne under the firm name of J. Straus,J_, & Co., is this day dissolved by mittual consent, hcob Btraus. Jr., assuming’ all liabilities and 1o whom all accounts and fiotes due the late firm are to be '}ma. ok SIMON RTRAUS. Ligonier, Ind., January 29, '75-41w8 =

HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. . DIRT CHEEBEAP. THE FRAME HOUSE AND LOT No. 21 in . Straus’ Addition to the town of Ligonier {s offered for sale on aimost the easiest: imaginable terms Thkis groperty is owned at présent by the Preacher’s ‘Aid Society, Northern Indiana Conference. Enquiteof .~ = Y.B. MEREDITH. - February'llth, 1875.-49 s P e ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE, NQTICE i 8 hereb ,%lven" that the nn'dgnig‘nad‘. Administratorof the estate of Moses Maxwell, deceased, will offer fer sale, at public ontcry, at the late residence of th'e:d’eceln&ffnﬁcble Township, Noble Connty, Indiana, oRc oo e Saturday, March 18th, 1875, the personal propertyaf said estate, conslsting of -»One.pMarev ong sew pubfe Harness, one Double Shovel Plow, one Twoshorre Harrow, one: Log Cliain, Wheit i tﬁo‘nn_di' and W:wa ‘arficles; Bale to coniméhce at 10 o’clock Aa. * Tgrus: Aﬁﬂ\sumst gﬂnlln‘m*ﬂ‘;} Cash; on eum,wﬁ 00l nyoa;lznl_luttmm of Eight Months wiil bef¥¥en, the mﬁw,ﬂﬁg pote with six per cent. ‘interest from date, waiving v?l_kqgnan‘ on and appraiseme m& , Q:“ _secur»t??_'» oo WILLIAM ERDLY, Adm's, Wl fmﬂrlh&v eb. 18, 1876-wd, .. i 3R TSR A AT A eTI o o Rg e

AD N

. WM. B, McCONNELL, Attorney at Law and Cir- £ O KRS v Yol = cuit Prosecutor, Office in the Court Hg:lse, Albion, Ind.\ 1 ‘1 ' . fessional business promptly and satisfactorilyat - tendedta. - Sl e . H.G.ZIMMERMAN, Attorney at Law & Notary Public, < . Office over Gerber’s Hardware, ' ; Cavin ‘:S.t‘l‘;{?e‘t. .1 Ligonier, Indiana. oo January 1, 18755997 : e S - . STAR BAKERY. ‘Dissolution of Co-Partnership. NO’[‘IGE is hereby given that the co-partnership ¥ heretofore existing betweén the undersigned in'the *Star Bakery” was on the 4th d‘ax;of?eb—* | rnar{, 1875;- dissolved. by mutual consent-—Jacob Wolf retiring. The business will be eontinned by Joseph Wood, who by strict attention and, proper manageément hopes to merit a continance of publicfavor. | ‘The accounts of the late firm are to be settled with and by Joseph Wood. i L % S JACOB WOLF, Lot : 00l S 0 JOREEPH WOOD., Ligonier, Ind,, February 11th, 1875—12w3 - > T * % .l WY T S 3 . Ligonier Park Association, Ai_l_jo_uin_ed ‘ M'eethi:_‘ng of Stocks! L : holders. A .THE Stockholders of the Ligonier Park AssociA ation are hereby requested to meet at the of‘fice of the Secretary, in Ligonier, gn L '/ SATURDAY, MARCH 6th, 1875," at 1 o’clock, r; M., sharp, for the Eurpoee of decid- | in% ugon a proposed change in the selection of a Fair Ground. , i : "By order of Board of Directors, 3 ' J. B. BSTOLL, President. D. W. GeeEN, Secretary. : Ligonier, February 11, 1875,-42-3w SR A GANTS, Surgical and Mechanical Dentist, Enaieih LIGOHIER., - - INDIANA. © | SO ST i .. |lB prepared | A . todoanything G Oy intheirline. A N (\“ s —mseßuccesful prac- . PN dY - Oy pice OF vver.lo X AN e fissae =R ) eare Justifies eA o = Seeesmmed il him in sayiug - e & &= T " that he can ?E R ,S‘ﬁ?g giveentiresat- & A N .’ isfactionto a SR B R whO may b stow their patrognage. B¥ Officeonedoornorth of Kime’s,Mayin Bt. - \ . DR. DUFF . Sn WF @ | elia : ~ 9 No. 39 Kentucky Avenuey Indianapelis, tnd,, Cures 111 farms of Private and Chronle Dseases A reg- * o owiariyoeducated and legally dualified physigian, has been jonger estafiished, aud most successful, ag his extensive piactice will prove. Age, with experience/can be reficd cn. ~ To regponsible persous no fee demanded till cured. Spermatorrnoea, Sexual Debility and lmpotency'u the result of BELF-ABUSE in .+ youth, fexual excésses ia maturer years, 'or other causes, producing some of the foliowing vﬂ"ecv._a: NERVOUSNESS, SBEM+ ISAL IHIB@IO)IS., DIMARSS OF SIGHT, DEFECTIVE MEMORY, - PHYSICAL DECAY; AVKRSION TO BOCIETY OF FEMALES, CONFUSION OF IDEAR, LOSS | OF SEXUAL POWER, ETC., rendericg ‘marriage impropar orunhapry,are per- . manently cured, Pamphle&v(a“s Pp) sent seavLp for 2 stamps,

© MARRIAGE GUIDE, \ 2 ‘. & o 4 Explaining who may marry, who may not, why; the iinpediments to Mlge—-cnnses’t’ coneequences and cure; what “can be done in such cases~—26o page book, containing much information.for the MaARRIRD, or those contemplating marriage—a true Marriage Guide and Private Counselor. Sent to any address, securely séaled, by mail, for 50 cents. L . ; rFENL S L | OSWEGO SILVER GLOSSSTARCH! ~ For the Laundry., , |’ ; MANUFAGTURED BY =& &, '

T. KINGSFORD & SON, g e

Its great excellence has m«irited thecommenda;ion of Eﬂ_l"ope for Amex; can man 11fziqiqrg. i Pulverized Corn Starch, | S PREPARED BY. ¢ L ‘T KINGSFORD & SON,. Expressly for food, when it is properly made into} “Puddings, is a dessert of great excellence.: %° For Sale by all First-Class Grocers, ) h‘cia‘c'o.—s‘z'-sm“ S ) e £ ' FOR THE FINEST =~ - i FOR P| - . M RN - WOMEN AND CHILDREN, = o asgE OBn F. W. SHINKE & BRo. Lined Boots made toorder - - ~and kepton hand. = . * February 18, 1875943~ - ° L Drs. PRICE & BREWER

VISITED LAPORTE ' ' FIFTEEN YEARS, TTRSsT A R AT S oS HAgEmgxéetn tw“)i}lznlllnhpérall;;l(“3%l'.7;ucc§ss in the Chronic Diseases e o 8 ‘orwns‘f;f':;‘.m_' o TIEROAT & - LUNGS, . o L\ 'HEART - .. ~ sTomaAcH,

~ .. .. HBAD, Nerves, Kidneys, Bladder, Womb;, and Blood Affections of the Urinary Or&;ms. Grayel. acrofnla. Rheuimaatalsm. Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dysepsia, &c. : Ci . (gur reputation has been dcqaired by candid,honest dealing and years of successful practice. ! Our practice, not one of exger&ment. but founded: onthe laws of Nature, with years of experience and evidence to sustain lit, does not tear down, make sick to make well; no harsh treatment no - trlﬁi:;g. no flattering: -We know the canse and the reme dy needed; no guess work, but knowledge Esine bx years of ex‘pertence in the treatment of, hronic diseases exc lulvq}r no encouragement withont a prospect. Can {n our gglnions, reasonable in our ch’nm claim not to know everyithing, or cure everybody, do% claim ‘to rea« ~#on and common senee.* We invite the sick, no matter what their ailment, to call and inmum before they abandon hope; make “‘“‘"’zﬁ““ 8- - and decide for themselves; it wiil cost nothing as G Wil he e e G s | . 0! fol e M RN can be tonsuited at ‘ A%endalivilleﬂ{eny House,on Tues- _ day, the 16th of February. . - At LaGrange, Brown’s Hotel, on. Wed- ' nesday, the 17th of February, Lfonie_r, Ligonier House, on Thursi "ﬁ‘ the 18th of February, 1875. ' :Z%ﬁ ihe;;.}fiﬁg;mﬁm‘, ‘on Friday, o vhe 10th of February, =~ - - e ne oy WATKROAN, iz