The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 3, Ligonier, Noble County, 13 May 1875 — Page 2

The Fational Banuer /™ » DANNCY s : . _\{'\,‘« y = g < -,';._ B.:ST_OLL. Editor and Proprietor. _LIGONIER, IND,, MAY 13th, 1875. . THE MAILS have been so, irregultr ‘at times during the past few weeks ‘that they have caused us and many of - .our subseribers no little annoyance. . |The BANNER of last week redched the - |several post offices in the southern part of the county thrée or four days - behind time, though it was promptly mailed on the day of pubii}:atiou. Thesame thing has occurred several times within a few weeks and is very anmoying to both subscriber’and pub-_lisher;-mot only as regards papers, but _also cerrespondence on business and other matters. Mail facilities requiring from three to four days to transmit a letter to Albion—a distance of twelve miles—is simply an’ abomination. Theré is gross neglect Some- . where. In order to effect something of a change for the better, we issue ' the BANNER one day earlier this week -~ than usual. |

ONE hundred years ago last:Monday, Ethan Allen captured old Fort Ticondéroga in the name of . the “Great- Jehovah and the Continental Congress.” ELKHART held its first election under the new city charter, last Tuesday. The Democrats elected the Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, -and. Assessor,: by about 200 majority, while the citizens’ candidate for Marshal triumphed by a majority of 36. ' b “I'HE BOYS IN BLUE hold possession of Chicago the remainder of the present week. The‘assembling of the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the various army societies which meet with it, commerieed yesterday -and will «continue for three days. Extensive preparations have been made to rendér this one of the ‘grandest reunions that has been witnessed since the close.of the war. |et B———— . ; W’IT]{:IN the past few weeks séveral of the heaviest butter speculators in western New York have suspended with heavy liabilities. -During the ‘winter these speculators bought up the products of the dairies, at thirty. and thirty-five cents per pound, expecting to create a corner in butter, but recently the price of the article. fell fifteen cents per pourd, with a disastrous ‘result to those who were forced to make settlenients. e

,WHEN is this caselikely tq end? is " aquery often presented to those who ' have kept track of the Beecher trial. . It afferds us much pleasure to state that, a /few days since, Mr. Evarts intimated that thie close of the trial ‘was near at hand; Mr. Beach named the 25th -inst. as the date’ when the present proceedings would be concluded; while the Brooklyn Eagle outlines _a programme which darries the rendering .of the verdict as far as the middle of June. - Thugh wishing to - see the nasty scrape come to a speedy termination, we take the :Eagle's estimate to be.nearest the prohable mark, in._view of ‘the time likely to be consumed by Judge Neilson in reviewing 1 the eyidence and preparing his charge "to the jury.. - et

- TuE Hartford Zimes, of April 27th, . publishes the official vote of Connecticut as declared by the board of State canvassers. Goyernor Ingersoll's plurality is 9,480 and his clear majority ovér the combined republican and -temperance’ vote '6,521.. ' The Demo-

crats elect fivé of the eight Sheriffs and fifteen of the twenty-one Senators voted:for by majorities aggregating/in each case over 5,000. “The total vote was 101,200, a larger vote than ever was polled in the Sfate before. A year:ago Ingersoll’s majority was 1, 822.. And yet, in spite of all these facts and " figures, the Kendallville Standard has the audacity to assert that the Démocrats sustained a loss, and coolly asks us to amend:the exhibit heretofore made in these colR A

- THE OFFER of Tilton’s counsel to waive 'all objection to the testimony of Mrs. Tilton, and the declination of “Beecher’s counsel to avail themselves' of the knowledge of the only person besides Mr. Beecher. who can testify with absolute certainty as to the com- . mission of the erime charged by Tilton against Beecher, is a strong pbint in_favor of ‘the plaintiff. It will be thought, whether justly or_ not, that the defense are unwilling to. run| the risk of invalidating the careful testimony 'of Mr. Beecher by admissions or contradictions on.the part of the lady. She; of all other persons in the world, would seem to be the one whose tebtimony would be most important to the great preacher, and who ‘tould ‘cledr him, if he is innocent, were she ‘allowed tospeak.] < . .

- SENATOR MORTON’s enthusiastic ad~mirers interpret the result of the Indianapolis election as a fair and square . vietory of Morton over Hendricks, ~ viewed from a presidential stindi’{’?‘ “In fact, they boldly assert that ¢ next: P’res‘idency-wéxs clearly in__volved in the contest. This, in-our ~ opihion, is a very foolish assumption. . We-doubt very much whether one out ‘of a hundred voters thought of such a preposterous thing. A “city election - like that at Indianapolis has precious little bearing upon natignal politics.— ‘And even if the Indianapolis politi~_eians- were foolish endugh to. raise .a _presidential issue, the result decides - mothing either one way or the other: it will neither enhance Morton’s chan- - ees nor damage Hendricks' prospects. - Long before the assembling of the two _mnational ' conventions the event of - May 3d will have been forgotten. ~__Tue total vote at the late election fi%om iwi 17,900.{; Thzgz_ is gm on a population - i : mot exceed at the furthes ,;‘,3& Tt - Iwons to less than four inhabitants.— T :«;?" v@?’%fli‘f S e T

- GIGANTIC WHISKY FRAUDS, - Washington dispatches of Monday announce ‘the seizure of a large num‘ber of distilleries aud rectifying establishments, in various parts of the country, by direction of our vigilant Secretary of the Treasury, Gen. Bristow. Four distilleries were seized in Chicago, five in'St. Louis, six in Milwaukee, and one in Evansville.” This successful raid upon the fraudulent whisky ring is thus announced in startling head-lines in Tuesday’s Chicago Pribune: mainl STI “Gigantic ~Fraud. Secretary Bris- ’ tow grapples the Whisky Ring. And }' successfully exposes a vast conspiracy. Thirty-two distilleries and. rectifying | establisliments seized yesterday. Five of the former and three of the latter belong to Chicago. The wide remifications' of the ring laid bare to the world. - Revenue officials ‘of everygrade.in collusion with the ring. The Government beaten out of $1,200,000 annually. Its servants “stand in” for forty per cent. of the robbery. ' Fifty thousand barrels of whisky escape the tax .in St.: Louis. .The removal of - ‘Commissioner Douglass ‘explained.” + It appears from ‘the Tribune’s state--ment that the Secretary of the Treasu-. ' ry discovered, soon after entering upon the administration of his Department, the existence of a: well-orgémiz—-ed, formidable, and, so far, successful plan - for' the preparation of revenue frauds by the secret-and illicit manufacture of-distillery products upon which no tax was paid. - Among’the first results. of the discovery was the quiet dismissal of several storekeepers ‘and gaugers._in the districts to which the frauds were traced, bnt, upon the whole, the most absolute secrecy has ‘been sucecessfully maintained as to the revelations resulting from the in< vestigation. The frauds brought to light aré enormous; involving an estimated quantity of 50,000 barrels of illicitly-distilled whisky, and from the facts ascertained, it seems certain that extensive ,resignations and removals will be the order of the day in the Internal Revenue Service for some, -time to come. In addition to thie offi‘cials positively “implicatedin the frauds, a large number will probably be invited te resign who, though not guilty of collusion; have :hr"dugh neglect and lack of proper watchfulness rendered/the frauds possible, * = - - Secretary. Bristow is-entitled to great credit “for.this magnificent raid upon dishonest distillers. It will add largely to his already enviable repita“tion as an honest, fearless and able cabinet officer. : o .

. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. ) Though ' determined efforts were made in various localities of the State to manage the municipal elections of last week upon strict-party issues, we are pleased to observe that in a ma-jority-of cases the'people looked more to p:ersonal . fitn:ess and . qualification than to the political antecedents: of the candidate. . o

As usual, Indianapolis witnessed the most exciting ‘contest of any city in the State. Two years ago, the Democrats made, for the'first time in 20 years, a pretty clean sweep in the election of city officers. It is quite likely that some of the mef thus elevated to public position failed to meet the just expectations of the people and that they did not prove model reformers. At any rate, a greatihowl-wa’s—‘ra-ised by ' the Republicans over the (real or invented) short-comings of democratic officials. A bitter contest ensued, during which ‘that reckless party organ, the Jowurnal, not only indulged in the grossest misrepresentations but shamelessly strove to excite popular prejudice .against those candidates who chanced ‘to be members of the Catholic church. ,'l;fl‘le result shows that these intolerant éxppeals were not ‘without effect—the Republicans electing the Mayor, Treasurer, Marshal, Clerk and Assessor; the Mayor by 485 majority and Marshal (anti-cathol-ic) by 1,364 majority: The Democrats, however, retain a majority in the city council. = There can be no doubt that a great deal of illegal vqting was indulged in—quite likely on both sides. The undistinguishable features of Sambo proved of special service to the Republicans by way of voting three or four times in different wards. The Democrats estimate “that fully 350 illegal negro votes were cast.in-a single ward, while the Republicans allege that the Democrats had colonized quite a number of Irishmen to do service on the day of election. ~ . © Dewocratic officers were generally elected in New Albany, Terre Haute, Shelbyville, Jeffersonville, Anderson. North Verpon, Ft. Wayne, Goshen, LaPorte,. Michigan City, and several: other points, while Vincennes, Logansport, Brazil, Evansville, Richiond; Warsaw, Plymouth, Valparaiso, &c., elected either independent, republican or mixed tickets® . ® Bl

e A s S L BISHOP BOWMAN ON THE COLOR QUES--7 SHROW .

- Bishop, Bowman, of the Methodist Episcopal church, a very ,ezx'cellent and deserving gentleman, and a - theologian of ‘much practical .sense; adds his testimony as to the impolicy of a too thorough - intermixture of ‘ the whités. and blacks. The Baltimore Gazette says-that at the Preachers’ Meeting at the Methodist Book Rooms lin Baltimore Bishop Bowman declared .in substance that whilst the two races were disposed to maintain friendly relations, even the blacks- themselves preferred to have separate places of worship. « He had come to the conclusion moreover that those ‘who advocated mixing” whites and blacks ’in the same-church-made a mistake. “In_ his judgment, thé races worked best independent of each other. He was not in favor of mixed congregations at the south.” If it is found inadvisable that the two races should worship together in church, we can see no reason why they should be foreéd to eat together at a hotel, sit together in the theatre, or-sleep together in Pullman’s palace coaches. © = . -

The editor of the iigohier BANNER would better post up on religious matters a little. Hesays: “Bishop MeCloskey is the first Irishman upon whom the eminent title of Cardinal has ever been conferred.” The statement is incorrect, because Cardinal McCloskey is not an Irishman, and even if he were the statement would not be true.—Elkhart Observer. - _lf our statement was erroneous, the Observer should have enlightened us and its readers as to the real facts. and authntie, oo e U B Jatene s e

THE ORIGINAL DECLARATION OF INDEi PENDENCE. | - Journalists.and historians are having a busy time of it in clearing away the fog that envelops the real origin of the declaration of independence from British rule. It seems to be pretty generally admitted that to the colonists: of Mecklenburg belongs the credit of first promulgating a determination to establish freedom and self-govern-ment upon American soll. Historical records make it appear that on the 20th of May one hundred years ago a convention of patriots assembled in the little mountain town of Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and promulgated . a declaration ' absolving the ties that bound tlhem: to the mother country; and in this no doubt was the germ of tlfe declaration of independence which was issued by the colonies to the world on the Fourth of July, 1776. 'Whether by accident or design, all mention of this ‘event seems to have been mneglected in the recent celebrations at Concord and Lexington. Though S 0 neax in time, it is not probable that the news of the conflict at. Concord had reached the remote settlements of Carolina when the convention of farmers was assembled at Charlotte. There were at that day none of the easy means of communication which exist at present. - What confirms: this view:is the fact that no allusion is made to the event in the proceedings of the Mecklenburg conventien. News had just arrived from England of thie address of the two ‘houses of parliament ‘to the throne, declaring the colonies in a state-of actual rebellion; and it was to take measures in regard to this menace that the patriots of the imountains of North ‘Carolina assembled at Charlotte. Among the memorable resolves of this convention are the following:

. 1. That whoever directly or indirectly abets, or in any way, form or manner, countenances the unchartered and dangerous invasion of our rights, as claimed by Great Britain, is an enemy to this country—to America—and to the inherent and inalienable rights of man, i STt ‘ ‘2. That we do 'hereby. declare ourselves a free and independent people; are and of right ought to be a soyereign and self governing association, under the contrel of no power other than that of.our God and the general government of the congress. To the maintenance of which independence we solemnly pledge to each other our mutual co-operalt(ion.' our. lives, our fortunes, and our most sacred honor.

In this lies notj ‘merejy}the germ of the immortal declaration of independence, but th:e first hint towards the form of the free political governernment which now exists. ©So careless were the patriots of the revolution of their just fame that for a long time the facts connected with this Mecklenburg declaration were suffered to remain in oblivion,and when its memory was revived by the gratitude of a subsequent generation, its very authenticity was denied. | But investigation has rescued the fame and vindicated the patriotism of the men who participated in.it. = Among the state papers _turned -up by Mr. Bancroft in the. ¢olonial office. of the British govflérnment are reports from colonial governors Martin and Wright, bearing date of June 1775, in which the “treasonable and inflammatory” resolutions of the Mecklenburg colonists are reported and royally denounced as‘a “horrid” attack upon the king's authority! - PleTn i The patriots of Mecklenburg did not content themselves with a-mere declaration, B‘ut they carriedi their resolutions infio acts. They immediately proceeded to establish ¢ivil government, and to provide for the ‘public defense,/ They declared all the military and civil cbmmissiofis’grant&dby the crown.as null and void. = While absolving = their allegiance to the British government, t_heyfT took care to reaffirm all the existing laws for the protection of i life and property. Militia companies were organized and instructed to hold themselves in readiness to execute the commands of the legislature of the province. In entering .upon a rebellion against the formidable power of the mother country they did not neglect to lay deep the foundations of civil government. "~ This Mecklenburg declaration as the forerunner of that great declaration which the people of this country will celebrate with such pomp and magnifience one year henece must possess the .deepest interest to those who cherish the ‘momories of the revolutionary time, It seéems to us that the ‘American }ébple should not permit _this’anniversary to be passed over with' indifference or neglect. Charlotte, as well as Concord, is a sacred spot in the :couhtry’s' history which should not be forgottén in the celebration of its patrioti¢ anniversaries.

~ -PROBABLY the heaviest woman in the United States died im the city of Philadelphia about two weeks ago. ‘Her name was Mrs. Eliza Ford, and her weight is stated to have been between 500 and 600 pounds. The history of this remarkable specimen of obesity has been very peculiar. Seven‘teen years ago last Thanksgiving day Mrs. Ford, who then resided at Darby, was engaged in pouring out tea for some guests who had been spending the afternoon with her, suddenly she ceased, her arms dropped to her side, ‘and from that time to the present she “has been powerless. She then took to “her bed, and has remained there until she died, requiring as much attention and care as an infant. To make matters worse, she began to become exceedingly stouf, and her weight in‘creased until her arms and extremities ‘were said to be /double the size of those of an ordinary person in good health.” She weighed at least 500 ‘pounds, and it required fourmen to lift her from her bed. - With extreme difficulty the corpse was brought down stairs, and laid out if a case measuring thirty-six inches across. There being no supports sufficiently strong to bear its weight, it was laid upon the floor, and at the funeral the case was placed. sideways on reiters, and taken out through the front door. ‘

. JUDGE SHANNON, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota, has decided in a murder trial that the killing, of one Indian by another Indian is not ‘punighable under the territorial laws, ‘This is reducing to. practice Phil. Injon is dead Injun” . .

PERILS OF THE OCEAN. Loss of the Steamer Schiller. TWO HUNDEED OF THE PASSEXGERS AND ~ CREW DROWNED. : The Eagle Line Steamship Schiller, Captain Thomas, which sailed from New York, April 28th, from Hamburg, by way of -Plymouth and Cherbourg, has been wrecked off Scilly Isle. The accident occurred at ten o’clock on Friday night, at which hoar the steamship struck on the dangerous Retarriere ledge, near Bishop Rock. A fog prevailed at the time. The Schiller had on-board 149 cabin passengers, 120 in the steerage, and a crew of 124 officers and men. All of them ave believed to be lost, with the exception of the first, second and third officers, and forty of the passengers and crew, leaving the total number of vietims 350. The Schiiler was a new and good steamer, and is a total loss! Her cargo consisted of general merchandise, including. 800 bales of cotton, 2,513 barrels of iresin, 4,000 bushels of ‘corn, and a large consignment of leaf tobacco. She had also on board an immense amount of mail matter, and six kegs containing $300,000 in gold. : gk :

The passengers were nearly all Germans, and had taken' their passage to the old country, being among the first to venture. Carl Schurz missed going by the'Schiller one day. He sailed in the, Pomerania April 29, and must have met with the same gale. i Later reports:confirm the appalling account-above recited and place the number of the lost at nearly 330 souls, Among the saved was but one womar. Everthing tends to prove that the disaster was not the result of carelessness .or incapacity on the part of the ‘ship’s officers, but that, on the contrary, all possible caution and prudence were observed. The Captain, who is highly praised for his brave and noble efforts in behalf of the safety of his passengers, was swept away from his post by a mighty wave, and was seen no more. '/ y

The very latest accounts limit to fifteen the number of passengers rescued from the wreck of the steamship Schiller. In the official inquest upon the bodies so far recovered, the ‘jury, freeing from blame or responsibility the brave and efficient officers of the ship, returned a verdict of accidental drowning, but recommended . the establishment of a telegraphic line between Bishop’s Lighthouse and the shore as a means for averting.similar disasters, and expressing the opinion that, if such telegraphic communication had been available in :the case of the Schiller, the saving of life would have been vastly facilitated. Another' wreck is reported—that of the French steamer Cadiz, which was lost near Brest, on the voyage from Lisbon to London, sixteen people perishing. ot

DEMOLISHING H. W.’S GUSHING STORY. A synopsis of the most important testimony (in rebuttal) elicited during the Beecher ‘trial last week will be found’ on the first page of to-day’s BANNER. The proceedings met with a sudden and unexpected interruption last Friday, occasioned by the absence of MesSrs. Evarts and Fullerton on pri-, vate business. On Monday, the mill was again set in motion. - The testimony - adduced related chiefly to the alibi question. In rebuttal of Mr. Beecher’s testimony to the éffect that Mrs. Moulton’s account of the.famous interview was wholly a fabrication, it was sought to prove 'by an eminently respectable and esteemed gentleman named Jeremiah P. Robinson that Ms. M. cotild not have concocted the story, as she narrated to her uncle (who was Frank Moulton’s partner)- the details of that interview later in the same month, bpt; the defense objected, and the Court ruled out the testimony.— This, however, proved a barren victory for the defense, inasmuch as Mrs. Robert Eddy, daughter of Judge Sutherland, was at once introduced on the part of the plaintiff, and testified that she saw Mr. Beecher coming out of.the Moulton mansion on the day in question; Mrs..Moulton corroborating this proof by swearing that Mrs. Eddy called just as Mr. Beecher left, and that the interview was the subject of conversation between the two ladies.— The. alibi bubble was still more thoroughly punctured by the testimony of a-witness whose marriage anniversary oceurred-on the 2d of June,-and who could therefore swear to the day as the one on which he saw Mr. Beecher on the street and going toward Moulton’s residence. 5

. The plaintiff’s rebuttal was coucluded yesterday. . Let us all rejoice that the end is fast approaching. : s it < B— i A New Railroad Line to the East. " Rumors are in circulation that surveys are made and funds subscribed for' a new connecting link between the East and West. The. grincxpal’ parties in the new project are stated’ 1o be the Baltimore & Ohio, the New York & Erie and the New York Central Railroads. It is proposed fo build a line of railroad from Pittsburgh to Youngstown, 0., -at which point the new road will connect with the Cleveland & Mahoning Branch of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, which is leased by the Erie, and with the Mahoning Branch of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern ‘Railroad, operated by the New York Centrali Railroad. It is also stated that by means of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad the B. & O. Railroad will obtain a route from Youngstown to Chicago Junetion, making a route to Chicago,of about equal length with the, Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad. The Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, by the connection .thus opened to its Cleveland &, Mahoning Branch, will ‘have a direct route between Cleveland -and Pittsburgh which will not vary at any one point much over ten miles from the air-line. The reason assigned for the connection -of the New York Central with the projectis that, by means of the Jamestown, ‘Franklin, and Mahoning Br%nches of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Road, it can form a direct route from Pittsburgh to the Lake Shore at Ashtabula, whence, over its trunk lines, it can ship freight from Pittsburgh both to the East and West, besides obtain-. ing a large share of the coal and iron freights between Pittsburgh and Lake Erie.—Chicago Tribune of Monday.'

Ella Carre, the young girl who was recently tarred and feathered by a mob of respectable: (?) ladies at Wilton, la., has brought suit against the parties for $50,000 damages. The ladies represent some of -the most respectable families in that town. The expression of their virtuous indignation will prove a costly one for them, A board™of experts have examined the Chicago custom house, and find that it is an unsafe building apd will probably have to be torn down. It is immtmchmlw*fi%% of the country a few millions of dol-

NEIGHBORHOOD ITEMS. Ten applications for liquor licénse are published at Columbia City. ' . - Lagrange has 24 more children of school age, this spring than last. - - South Bend has 3,245 children of school age; an increase of 11 over last year. b v i Burglars “went through” the Lake Shore ticket office at South Bend, Tuesday night of last week, and got about giis. = ,

Dr: W. A. Flanders, a traveling physician, fell through a defective sidewalk in Plymouth and died in thirty minutes thereafter. i

- Nearly ‘all of the water mains in LaPorte have been bursted in thawing out. It is estimated that it will cost $25,000 to replace them: | = . Mr. Charles H. Reeves’ oration at the celebration of the 56th anniversary of Odd Felowship at Plymouth, was a masterly’efl’ort._ It has been published in full in the Democrat of that place. : .

" The town authorities of Auburn, DeKalb county, offer for sale three thousand dollars in bonds, the proceeds to be used in-building anew Ward school house. < . Liehh :

At the spring meeting of tlie South Bend Trotting Association, which occurs the 16th, 17th and 18th prox., premiums amounting in‘the aggregate to #5,000 will be contested for. =

- The Steuben county enumeration of school children foots up 4,766, a fall-ing-off of 29 from last year, and the Republican thinks there must be a mistake about it.! Angola loses seven.

- Amenzo Mann, of T.aPorte county, sold thirty-two head of cattle to the Copely Brothers, of New York, and received therefor $3,040, or an average of $95 a head. They were proba-’ bly the best herd of fat cattle ever sold at one-time in that county. .

An unfortunate insane woman, who is rational on most matters, came into court last week, and walked up to the Judge and demanded that he should make two of the attorneys attend to her business. She labors under :the delusion that the name of her spiritis Chrystalite, that it has passed through several bodies, that she had several husbands, but that her present husband is not her husband, but has imposed himself on her as such, and she wants to recover an estate from a former husband.—ZLagrange Standard.

Some discomfited genius residing in our; midst, has been telegraphing to other parts of the county that DeKalb county farmers have made the discovery that their fall ' crops are a failure and are plowing them up, and will plant. corn in their stead. We have madediligent inquiry among our farmerssand have found the reportentirely unfounded—in fact an unmitigated falsehood—originating in the brain pan_ of some one who would be verdant enough to attempt to purchase a cow that. would give butter-milk by working her tail a la-pump handle, or expect to gather plugs of tobacco from a sweet potato vine.—DeKalb Republicaqp. s :

The, fickleness of woman has had rather a sad illustration recently. A woman, sometime since, commenced an detion for divorce, and went to the trouble of getting an injunection to prevent her husband disposing of his property until her petition was acted upon. A few days-after, her husband returned from bhis rioting, made nice promises, coaxed her up, and she went to lier attorneys and demanded a _dismissal of her suit. 'The suit was accordingly dismissed, and the injunction removed. Now she is lamenting the hard fate of being left alone, al« most penniless, and without home or shelter. Her injunction held some $2,000. It took only a few weeks to spend that after the-injunction was removed.-—Lagrange Standard. : On Friday morning of last week, six fine, fat cattle were driven through the streets of our town, and their remarkable size and the splendid condition in which they were in--showing the unmistakable evidence of the experienced feeder—were the subjects of remarks from ' those who observed them. The cattle were fed by Mr. Joseph Rippey, who resides a mile or two north-east of this place, in Elkhart county,and who is one of the leading farmers and stock-raisers of that county, of whig¢h fact any one will be convinced upon. visiting his farm and’inspecting his stock. The six steers referred to above, weighed 9,000 pounds in the aggregate, or an average of 1,500 pounds each,and were sold to Mr. Joel Long, of this county, for the sum of $9O each, or, in the aggregate, $540. Certainly a snug sum to be realized on six head of cattle.— While Mr. Rippey isnoted for having his farm stocked with fine cattle, yet he:makes a speciality in sheep-raising, and it is conceded by all that his flock of South Downs are surpassed by none in Northern Indiana. Mr.Rippey is a model farmer, and his elegant residence and commodious barns show what judgment and good taste can do to make farm life desirable.—Syracuse Enterprise. ; i

Bold Attempt to Rob an Expx'-e»ss. Car Frustrated by a Plucky Messenger. CRESTLINE, O, May 7.—An attempt was made this morning about two o’clock to rob thecar of the Adams Express Company on the train that left Chicago at 5:30 last evening on P., F. W. & C. Railway. - When about eight miles east of Liima, 0., the messenger. George H. Price, was surprised by a masked man, who had gained an entrance into the car by cutting out the lower panels of the car door, confronting him with a“revolver and demanding his surrender, and immediately fired.. Price threw up his arm and received the ball in-it, passing through and cutting his chin. . Price immediately picked up his revolver, which' was laying on 'his safe. The would-be robber jumped behind the letter-box in the car and fired another shot, whicflgtook effect in the shoulder of Price. Price also fired at'the same instant, his shot striking the robber near the right temple, killing him instantly. Tenb i . Price pulled the bell cord and stopped the train near Lafayette. ~'When help ecame to the messenger the mask was taken off and the dead man proved to be H. C. Binckley, an old conductor on the Fort Wayne Road, who had been discharged about three weeks ago. His remains were brought through to Crestline and returnedthis morning to the authorities of Allen county, Ohio. 'Bincklelé:"‘leaves a wife and two children at Fort Wayne.— Price’s wounds are not serious. He brought his run through and returned to Lima with the body of his dead. robber, where an inquest was held. The Coroner’s jury returned a verdict of “Served him'right.” - o

\ CARL SCHURZSAVED BY A DINNER.— It is curiotis to note that Ex-Senator Schurz and family sailed on the Ham“burg steamer Pommerania, which departed on April 29, only one day after the Schiller, But for the dinner and “serenade given te him in this city he ' would have chosen the earlier vessel.— New York Herald. ol

Government troops have captured about twenty Indian chiefs, known to have been leaders in somé of the worst massacres of recent years, and they have been taken to Fort Leavenworth for treatment. . They should receive prompt and adequate punishment for their crimes, = i Detd the% Ansas murderer, zona, has agafn_ esoaped, and is AupG et o N e e

s KIND WORDS. ; Comments of the Press on the Eni largemient of the Banner. 3 THE NATIONAL BAXNNER, John B. Stoll’s paper, has been greatly enlarged and improved.— Waterloo Press. The enlarged Ligonier BANNER is upon our table. It presents a handsome appearance, indeed.-- Whatley Commercial. S The Ligonier BANNER has been enlarged. It would Dbe difficult to im-! proveit except politically. The BANNER is one of .the most successful papers in the State.—Elkhart Observer. The Ligonier BANNER enters on its tenth yolume considerably enlarged and . improved, and presenting a handsome appearance.—lndianapolis JourLR 1 - The Ligonier BANNER appeared last week in its enlarged form.. ‘lt has entered upon the tenth volume with a. promising future before it. Long may it wave.—Goushen Democrat.

The enlarged Ligonier BANNER is before us, and is in every respect a most creditable newspaper. Italways gives us pleasure to note these evidences of prosperity among the guild. —Columbia City Post. o

THE NATIONAL BANNER, John B. Stoll’s paper, published at Ligonier, Ind., comes to us in an enlarged and improved. form. Stoll isione of the best editors in the State and the BANNER is second to no county publication.—Kokomo Democrat. A

The Ligonier BANNER has been:recently enlarged and improved until now it has no superior in the.State. We congratulate our friend Stoll, and believe that -with such evidence of enterprise and merit, the people will not fail to give him a liberal support. —Auburn Courier. i .

Tue NATIONALBANNER, one of our briglitest and most welcome exchanges, reached our table last week enldrged and very much improved. As a newspaper nian, Bro. Syoll. is a success, and well ‘he'merits: his prosperity, in presenting ‘to. the Democracy ~of Noble county, .a large and genuine Democratic paper.—Rochester Sentinel.

The Ligoniet BANNER enters upon its tenth volume enlarged to a 36 column paper. It is always a pleasure Jo note the visible evidences of the prosperity of the craft, and especially gratifying - when the success: falls - where the ability -and labor deserved. It speaks well for the noble Democra~ ey of Noble county.—South Bend Un~ gon. - . e PR :

THE NATIONAL BANNER, under the editorial management of John B. Stoll, Esq., has recently been enlarged. The BANNER is one of the best Democratic papers in the State’and we are flad to know ‘that the press on the advertising columns of his paper was such as to render the enlargement judicious on the part of Bro. Stoll.—Sullivan Democrat. ' S

- The Ligonier BANNER has been enlarged, by the addition of one column to the page. This was rendered necessary by the crowd.of advertisements; and it speaks well for the enterprise of the business men of Ligonier—as the greatest portion of the “ads,” which crowd the columns of that paper are furnished by “home” advertisers.—Albion Era. [ o : | ‘The Li gonieriBANNER came to liand last week enlarged to a ‘nine column sheet -and otherwise much improved in appearance and make up. The increased advertising patronage on. the part of the business men of Ligonier shows thatthey appreciate the benefits of a newspaper and are detérmined that it shall be liberally sustiained.— Syracuse Enterprise. o

The Ligonier BANNER came out enlarged to nine columns, last week, but is not yet quite as large as the Standard, but plenty large ernvugh. The Democracy-ought not to be blamed, or the citizens of that community, regardless of party, in feeling no little pride in the appearance and ability with which the BANNER is conducted. —TLaGrange Standard. :

The Ligonier BANNER has been enlarged to a nine-column paper; and is, as it has been in the past, ably edited and judiciously managed. The BANNER: is’ a ‘model news, political and family paper; and if some that we know of would adopt its method of condensation in news and editorial matter; they would be materially improved. The BANNER ‘is deservedly prosperous.—Plymouth Democrat.: - The promised enlargement of the Ligonier BANNER took place last week. An ddditional column was added to each page and all appropriately lengthened. Aside from its polities the BANNER is an excellent paper, and, with that exception, we sincerely wish our old friend Stoll all the suecess in life that his abilities, and industry, and his pains-taking journalism entitles him to.— Warsaw Indi-, anian. - . :

The Ligonier BANNER has been enlarged to thirty-six = columns, and is one of the handsomest as well as one of the ablest papers that comes to our table.. John B. Stoll is a firstclass newspaper man; and we' are very glad to see this evidence of his prosperity. 'The people of Ligonier appreciate his efforts to serve them, for a glance at the advertising columns of the BANNER indicates both the cause of the success of the paper, and the prosperity of the town.—ZLaporte ‘Chronicle. i b

The Ligonier BANNER, J. B. Stoll editor and proprietor, has been enlarged te a 36-column paper. The BANNER is being made as strictly a local paper as is possible, and: Mr. Stoll will find that the real “secret of suecess” is in that course. The city dailies, with their great facilities, are ‘bound to overshadow the country press in general uews, but the latter are as far superior in home news, which after all is what the people of a locality are most interested in, as the former excel in their peculiar sphere.— Humntington Democral. Tur NATIONAL BANNER, Ligonier, this State, makes its appearance in an entire new dress and enlarged one column, making now one of the handsomest sheets on the list of our exchanges. Friend Stoll is a worthy disaiple of the thoroughness and energy of his former patron, Hon. Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, in" all things except his political principles; apd he can be excused i;)r this dereliction, as he has been 'so long away from old “Winnebago’s” moral and Pc;litical guidance—South Bend Reg--Ister., 1 : ;

The Ligonier BANNER comes fo us enlarged to a nine-column paper, and it presents a'sparkling and very hand.some appearance. The BANNER richly deserves the splendid suécess which it has achieved. It wasstarted under the most adverse citcumstances, at a time when political passions and partisan biag amounted to almost a frenzy, and the life of the editor was frequently endangered by mobs and roughs, incited by men who claimed to be leaders of morality and the defenders of the right. But he wenthis way and proved by his daily actions that he was an honest, fearless, con‘scientious and able man,and although he had a rough and rugged road to fravel, he overcame -all, and now stands as high as the highestin his ‘community; and many of the very men who vilified and abused him in the most shameless manner, and without a particle of cause, are “am‘on% his ;warxn%gtg su f‘*"“’fig ‘He has t:vig ap a; mfi wrishing printi; gmw lutionized ] OMK” i e Wrs éfl%fi%g%{%‘w*fifi“ i skl et T i e e e

GENERALITEMS. - i %’nfipw fell at Alta, Utah, to thedepth of two feet on Friday., i . The British flag has been insulted | by Hayti, and a small war-cloud hoversovertheisland. . . . . The Prince Bishop of Breslay has been deposed for violation of the German ecclesiastical laws. S The coal ‘miners on strike in Pennsylvania shoW no disposition to yield, and eéntinue to intimidate non-stri-Kerg, oo e R - William E. Sturtevant ‘was hanged at Plymouth, Mass., last Friday, for the murder of Thomas and Simeon Sturtevant and Mary Buckley.. ‘A dispateh from Portland, Oregon, reports that the warm rains of- the past two weeks insure a bountiful grain crop throughout the State. - . - A dispateh to the St. Louis Globe reports the discovery of a scheme to rob the State of Missouri of several mil--lions of dollars by means of fraudulent war-claims. e .. The Molly Maguires and :striking miners of the Schuylkill region, in Pennsylvania, are making frequent desperate efforts to throw trains off the track'and destroy railroad bridges. A fire at noon on Satlirday in New Lebanon, a small village ten miles west of Dayton, Ohio, destroyed half--a-dozen dwelling-houses’ and a large | number of stables :and outbu’ifldings. - An attempt was madeon Fridaynight to burn the bridge on the Phils adelphia and Reading Railroad, above Locust Gap. The fire was discovered in time to save a train from going upon .the bridge. Miners ‘are said to have been the incendiaries. - A party which recently left Red €loud Agency for .the Black Hills have been brought back by the military. It is thought there are no whites in the hills now, and that it is impossible for mining - parties to pass the -cordon of scouts and military.

Henry Wilson had an enthusiastic reception at Memphis, on Saturday. He took occasion to say he was traveling simply as.a private citizen to see the country, and that:-he did not think the late war could have been prevented by any human power:

The Committee investigating the election of: Spencer, Radical United State Senator from Alabama, is still in session, and it is understood astounding developments have been made, showing the corrupt ‘use of money to keep up the Court-house Legislature. i i lalag

The Indians continue troublesome along the western frontier. The troops have had several light skirmishes with small parties during the past week. Arrangements are being made to send out a strong force from Fort Hays, which will pursue them until they surrender or are captured.

A Cleveland jeweler who went into his store on Sunday and opened .his safe to wind up the ‘watches, was knocked down by burglars who were -waiting for the accommodating owner, and who rifled the whole establishment. The moral of this affair is: Be: ware of breaking the Sabbath day by winding up.your watches. ~ = . The Grand Jury at “Yankton, Dakota, has found an indictment for: murder against Peter P. Wintermute for killing General McCook in 1873. It will be remembered that he was once found guilty of murder, and the Su‘preme Court reversed the decision of the lower court, and it now comes before the Grand Jury for the third time. All hopes of the recovery'of Charley Ross 'have now been almost aban: doned. It is new reported that Westerveldt, Mosher’s brother-in-law, is now locked up in Moyamensing prison, awating trial on the charge of being concerned in and having a. guilty knowledge ;of the ahduction of ‘the boy.. The charge is based on certain remarks that accidentaly fell from Westerveldt’s lips a short time ago in New York. el g : 1

If the frost has destroyed the grasshopper pest we may welcome it as a wise dispensation of nature, although it was accompanied with the total destruction of the fruit and early vegetables in a large part of latitude. We had better go without fyuit and early vegetables than-have all our- cereals and sustenance of life swept away 'as they were by the grasshoppers in Nebraska and Towa in 1874.—Cincinnati Enquiver. . : W

‘ CBIRTHS: . s ~ FRANCISCO.—May 9th, 1875, in Perry twp.. a daughter to the wife of Will Franeisco. ! : IRy £ SHEETS.—In Ligonier, May 8, 1875, an'infant danghter of Jacob Sheets; uged 6 weeks. : A AT A i THE MARKETS. ; ; LIGONIER. . : Wheat—white....sl 25 H0g5—1ive..........§575 Amber—red ..... 119:Hogs--dressed...... ... Rye...i...00......° 15 Turkeys— live. J.... 08 Qat. .0 0o i fiolchickens——live,..... 07 Gornjis s lili@ 75 ißeeswAX <L 00l 98 Potatoes,.:... .. @ 1 00{80tter..c......0....00 18 BlaxSeed:ioi.ii .. 160tLard. .ol sisi2oul s 48 Clover Seed,....... 625|Hggs, -.........000 0 1 Wool:.oo.o ... 45@. 'so:Feathers.......c.. 70 P0rk........per br 2200 Pallow. ... wu..i.o. . 08 5h0un1der5.......... 12{Timoth'y‘ Hay....... 1200 Ham 5............ @l5/Marsh Hay......... 1000 . KENDALLVILLE, - ! ] Wheat—white..... $723 Live H0g5..........8.... Amber—red ...»... ]2oW‘Dreesed, HOgs. «ois. aits Rye oo aiiiiiie 701 Live Turkeys.. .i.chi G Oate soiosidt fiolLiveChickens.....f 5 C00rn:....cv.-- -@ o 70{BeeawaX,. ... .conaun: 28 Potatoes,. ... i 00 Batters ot 18 Flax Seed .« .. oot SOMArd,, tono ol Clover Seed.. ...@ 7Too{EggsB,.ccc.iceunees. -10 W 001......... @ 45 Feathers, ..;....... 90 Pork; e ot ciallow, L b Shoulders,...... ... . 10{Timothy Hay....... 1309 Hami.icias @ 12 Marsh Hay....... 7. 800 3 : CHICAGO. - 5 SIS Wheat-—white .. §1 02[Hogs—live..$7 85@ $9 00 Wheat—red ....... 97‘Mess Pork. .2145 @2l 60 Carn,uicociasvea. s 78ihard ... 1548.@ 1580 Oates ..o .o .00 688honlders.. .....i.O B Barleyi: <obioies LasiHamA oL el 18 ‘ it TOLEDO. - : SN MWheßtar vl o TH2ooate T L 00l 88 Red * ........c.o 127/Clover Seed......ioy Comn s s T A HogE. . 5Lt el RAT. TR S YO O S SRRy RYSTTRIR TS TN J, stumers, . e » PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, WAWAKA, IND, - Both night and day calls promptly attended to at all times. ; i e e HESIE

D= R. DEPPELLER, = . & UROSCOPIC AND ECLECTIC ¢7 . PHYSICIAN. Office over Cunningham’s Drug Store, cast side of Cavin Street, Ligonier, Indiana. v 10-2 . NOTICE OF SURVEY, ON applicatiomrof John Smith, T will proceed, on’ Monday, May 31, 1875, td make a survey and establish the lines and corners of Section 19, in Township 33, Range 9 East, all in Noble county, Indiana. All persons interested will take notice: and be in attendance, if they desire, = . = = : . JOHN H. GUTHRIE, - May 13, 1875.-8 t ;Snryeyor of Nobie Connty. . Notice in Attachment. - PETER SISTERHEN {Before Daniel W, o VB. Green, a'Justice of WILLIAM BETHOLAMY,) the Peace of Perry township, Noble County, Indiana, =' .~ S NOTXCE is hereby .given that a summons of garnishee was issned by me in the above entitled canse, and that the same will be determined before me, at my office on the 30th day of June; A, D. 1875, at 10 o’clock, A. M. - SiAg . ' DANIEL W. GREEN, Jtstice. Ligonier, Ind., May 18, 1875.-w3B & i

. THE PHENIX TILE filmumn % T meltadapted to the wante of Tile Makers, - :‘YV:|"" ..:-.;.- . It h{u\‘;:ll!’y dnfilv:n !3‘ the power of t:o L o B abine It n.:y J:fim”fi:& . L S S sty © . [ ey dus's sk] [ [ Eecte it e e i fu.l\ynflfiflq_dmh m‘ynsgl'ly h’;dqptcd ezl : “"To Steam Power. The' diea. Wiie | =it -Sk RPN | l" g erate prices. L e ' el CRANDLER & TAYLOR e ] PPNeerys, & Patentees and Mannfacturers, BEND FOR CIRCULARS, = Indianapolis, Ind. U LIST OF LETTERS - - REMAINING- in the Post Office at Ligonier, Indiana, during the past week: = . ‘Kern, Miss Addie | ’Bhderhne. @ Lorensen, Ipke - [Self,Miss Naiiey : 2 o TQuake Miss Ammp G 2 ¢ __ Letter addressed to ‘‘Miss Alice M. Panlns, WolBy ""'d piaiued, having no stamp. .. - . Pereons calling fof any of the the above leiters will pleasesay “advertised.” .. . . T . oo SPUED, P: 3, HEaE B

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Cohadmgiial i B ee O il e it .We take our pen in hand ‘toinform you that we areé well, and we hope | that these few lines will find you enjoying the same blessing.” : This is origi- . nal, and it/is the way you should begin all your letters; foritis not only orig 4 inal, but writtén by one who has had long experience in writing; and you': . should also buy original stoves, gotten up by one who has had “long experi-, - ence.” s Such . stoves strike you,to. be sure, as being like all others you have seen, and you know that they are all made alike, and yet you are told ‘ that they are “original,” gotten up by Mr;'Long" Experience; mnot compli- A cated, no, not at alll any more than a log cl‘a’in, an ox yoke, or a stone wall; f just like your old stove—plain and simple. And yet they are called first- i class! But you would:never know it, were it nat for the price, because they | are so plain and simple, and so. like everybody’s else stove; but yet there is a special reason.why you sliculd buy some-one of them—or, at least, the differ- ] ent agents for themni tell you so plainly, and their circulars say so too., Now, | 1t is a want of sense, we kno_“i, on our part, to say that our stove is like no- =~ | body’s else; that'it is not justilikeé the old stove you have been using; that it was not originated by Mr. Long Experience, nor is it copied from }iiLl.— These are mournful facts, but being the truth, we remember that “little hatchet” and speak if right out. Our arrangements for’ Bl e ' eo b BROUMING MEAR . | .|- " -are net like anybody’s else. In our stove the, grid-iron is covered up—the smoke.passes.into the chimney and not out into the room; it is too bad that = . this is mot like any.othier stove, but such is the fact. If you use coal for fuel. you brois over the fire, but if you use - B ! v e WOOD FOR FUEL e I _yol broil below; partly dump the grate, or rake off from it the coals under - the wood; they fall in the sifter, and are kept bright from :draft below (open - lower door). O, if yo‘ugggsh, you can use charcoal in' the sanie place ‘anzf mo the same way ; whether®our fuel be wood or coal, it matters not—this “cov- - ered way” is the only way you can_broil your meat; you can not b‘v;gil_ itiop - & “the stove-top—you ean smoke it up; you calvsgxoke'the house up; you can . | -redden your face and lose your temper—but yow can't broil the meat. You ' -can have an open grate-fire in your stove, you can sift yout ashes inside the stove without shoveling, you:can roast meat beautifully and comfortably; you can toast bread ~with“equal facility and comfort, and you can do many othrer things that you cannot 'do with any other égve- on earth. Thosestoves that are “not complicated ” have long printed directions for running them, . | ‘but no directions are needed to run our stove; we will simply ask you, how- ' ever, to see that the Patent Dampér we send with the stove is‘put in the- - pipe, and to especially see that all extra holes in. the chimney.are ' closed; don’t push the pipe into the chimney too far,so as to cut off the draft. _You can keep-a firg over night by closing the damper and partly closing ‘the: ‘pipe damper, after adding fresh fuel and it gets.well'agoing. = i | ZTovene o ANNOPENFIBR . N “ . Thoughthe fire-place close its'beauty, . Still the fire light glows upon uk, : - Ne'er to greet the smiling look;: .“- 3 Gaily as from ¢himney hook; S .2 Yetfor kKitchen cheer and ecomfort : ' Still the epen coals for broiling. ok i o ‘vSLi-l’]we_.hq"ve the “Mansard Cook.” = . _ - Blessings for the ‘*Mansard 8;)01{." You'need.a-good Cook ‘Stove whytever else you have; you have biit one. life to live, therefore saying nothing about the eomfort, the saving of time, vatience and fuél, the faet that your food should be clean and wholesome is reason enough thatyou should get a NEW AND PERFECT STOVE; one that will broil your meat, for instance, under cover without smoking it all up, so asto compel you to eat the creosote of. smoke, which : may he good for dead men, : ~but.death to the living. - The “MANSARD COOK” is‘the most successful Stove éver produced. It has been exhibited at elgven of thegreat State Fairs i ~of tlie nation and it has not only been successful at every one of them, hut it . has taken “double-honors” at several places. It hastaken 16 First Premiums | - -at 11 State Fairs, a thing never. done before by any othér Stove on earth.— ‘No Stove ever received a DOUBLE-HONOR except the Mansard Cook. i - If you will call and examine this Stove, and compare each part as'you go over it with that of any other you have ever seen, we are ‘perfectly sure you' -will take this Stove——the points you sée; will please you, and it is fully Wwar‘ranted in every part and in all respects. . For sale by - Sk i LAt e e s sy ! . A j . e e e oo Liagonier, Indiana,. |

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