The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 6, Ligonier, Noble County, 3 June 1875 — Page 2

- * : gk e - The Fational Banner ; :‘ ey . SN = : ‘.\'.\\ s _ J.B.STOLL, Editor and Proprictor. e e e e ~ LIGONIER, IND, JUNE 34, 1875. | —————— = GrANT'S funny letter about the -third term is published in another eolumn. Ulysses hates to give up a " good thing. i i - : o e T, . Tu= FRIENDS of Rev. W. W. DowlZhg at Indianapolis, assert confidently .. Har he will be able to establish his . entipe innocence.: - - e Sor. D. BAYLESS, an old citizen of " Ft. Wayne and a Mason of high rank, " died <at his residence on Sunday last, “ in his 61st year. Mr. Bayless was ~ widely known througliout Northern Indiana and his death is mourned by -~ a large circle of devoted friends. |

DRr. J. R. BAKER, who was editorial1y connected with the BANNER during the cémpaign of 1872, is now, according to the Columbia City Post, engaged in preaching Universalism| in the State of Missouri. - We'll venture the assertion that the'Dr."is no slouch in that kind of oratory. .

. LOGANSPORT claims the honor<of having the oldest Odd Fellow in Amnjeriea in the person of Mr. Job B. Eldridge, who was on the night of the 21st ultimo—his fiftieth. anniversary as an Odd Fellow—presented with a gold-headed cane by Cass Encampment: 119, of which he is a charter: member. Yo g ST e

THE Northern Indianign Printing House has been sold by Williams & Hossler to Messrs. Carpenter & lodge for the sum of sl2,ooo—a low price, everything considered.. The new proprietors are men of ability and Wil doubtless continue to furnish the patrons of the justly ‘populiir Indianian a spicy and well-conducted jougnal. .

. For over eleven years, Bro. Zimnierman has labored assiduously to baild up a goed, readable democratic paper at Warsaw. That he has suc¢eeded in this laudable purpose is evidenced by the fact that he has necently purchased ahome forthe Union, besides making. great improvements in his office. May he.continue to prosper. S e i

7 THE State of New_ York has on its | statutes a law which provides that a . female may bring suit and- recover damages for words spoken imputing -unchastity to hér, and recently there/ “has been a 'bill introduced into the - Legislature of that State which pro-- - ‘poses to ){ie_ndjthe penalty to words - spoken ot Written, and also makes it a misdemednor, punishable by fine or imprisonthent, to impute. unchastity " ‘%o a woman or to threaten to impute Seg i ‘ - . FTHE FIVE FEMALES who several - weeks sinée détlared under oath that : ‘Supe'r’inte:lQent’Macmtire; of the Deaf ~ and Dumb Asylam at Indianapolis, - had taken K improper liberties with : theirj)e';‘mixs,:which.statemerfts were . published at Tength in the Sentinel of* ¥ “that citigha\%e_§illce recanted, and ful1y exonerate Mr. Maclntire from those " charges. They allege that they were . persuaded by onef]?‘r‘ench to make ~ these sworn statemehts, knowing them . - to'be false at.the time.. The affida- - wits, pro and | con, are anything but _ereditable, to thein makers and ‘indi- . ecate & degree of recklessness that is truly astounding. These females have - committed perjury, eitherin their first -or in their second statements, There - -can have been no misunderstanding ~ as to ‘the real facts; hence they lied __Aibggately at one time or another.— - An nvestigation has been linstituted - by the proper -authorities. -If it shall . appear that the charges against Maec--Intire - are groundless, the Sentinel will probably find it difficult to escape - from that $50,000 libel suit. -

* ~THERE is nothing more:certain, says aco‘h’tempoiary, than that the Radi- , cal-politicians and press will be compelled to abandon their ghost stories ~ for future campaigns. The people ~ have ceased to give the slightest cre‘dence to their wild tales of outrage “and violencé. Ilays, Sheats, Kellogg ‘and the whole gang of outrage mon~gers would rfo longer be believed even ~though they 'should fell the truth, Republican leaders like Henry Wilson and William D. Kelley are un- - impeachable witnesses against them. g’eace reigns throughout the whole land, and vicious demagogues én _ meither side of the old_lines will be _ permitted to disturb it. The “ bloody: - |shirt” issue ‘may as; well ‘therefore : be abandoned at once. In ‘this em- . ergeney nothing will 'be left to the . Radical politicians of the baser sort . but to organize a new sectarian warfare; and this will be a rather precarioys undertaking so long®as' the follies and excesses of the Know Nothing party of twenty years ago shall li{mr in the memory /of the present - THE QUESTION: “Who "constitutes ~ the county board of equalization,”’is ~_thus answered by Auditor of State Baderson: @ - | * . . The amendatory.act approved Feb- - ruary. 11, 1875, abolishing the office of - county assessor and providing for mmfp assessor, provides in section _seven of said act that “ whenever in : m the word county assessor oe- _ curs the same’ shall be construed to _mean, in accordance with this act,: ~ township assessor, and the duties and ~ obligations as well as the powers w in the county assessor, shall be R tensor, 1o o 8 upom e o e AG T -clear _ intention of the Legislature t:o‘ye'm‘3 _ power, 80 far as equalizing the assess- ~ ments in the townships of a county ?fil and pemns ‘property, to she iboard, giving each township & - Yoleg ons-.té be determined. ~TnE NATIONAL 31% xER, published N s offcs Tast Mondiy for the C ey = Yery Dimt priers h-the e w&%fiw@~w§ S ”wswfie»ffi?@ws’f“u’fi

- . THE GROWING CROPS. . From what we have seen and are, able to learn of the prospects of the growing crops, we are happy to state. that there are at present.indications of a much Detter yield of wheat than: was thought possible earlier in the season. The spring has been unusu-. ally favorable for the development of this* crop, and, notwithstanding the fact that the wheat. fields presented a’ very ' discouraging outloo_{g with the first breaking up of winter, there is’ but little doubt now that :there will be a fajr crop in: this: county unless some unexpected calamity shall yet befall it. It is true there are-many fields_in which the stand is rather. thin on the ground, but there are others that make a very good showing, and if they continue to improve as they have in the past three weeks they will produce more than an average yield. g By

_As regards the corn crop, there is. probably a greater acreage ,planted. this season than.there has been for several years, owing to an expected failure of the wheat ¢rop. The ground was never in better condition for planting, "although the season, was a few: days I&ter than usual. The ¢orn came up quickly and is growing as rapidly as we ever saw it at this season of the year. Much of the corn was planted last week, and Dby the latter part of this week or-next it will be ready for thecultivator. The warm rains, warm nights and the hot rays of the sun which have so thoroughly moistened and warmed up the earth, just in time to germinate the planted seed, could not have been more opportunelybrought forward had they been. ordered by the agriculfurist Limself, and the prospect for an abundant crop is now quite: encouraging. ~ With favorable .'_weather{ throughout the sum‘mer Noble county will this year raise more corn than..has been produced here for a number of years, ' . Our fruits are not all killed, as was predicted by knowing ones 'av)— few weeks ago. Of small fruits there yill be an abundance, especially cherries, gooseberries, . currants, strawbezries, etc. There will be a fair apple crop. We have seen some orchards that present a very encouraging appearance. Many of the peach. trees were killed by the hard winter and we will' have to confent ourselves with a very mea‘ger supply of that delicious fruit, though there may be here and:there a few. As a 01'6p, However, peaches ‘must be regarded a total failure. | In the vegetable line there never ~was a better “prospect—though .per‘haps -we should except the potato, ‘which is again threatened with the ‘ravages of the Colorado beetle. Al ‘ready the market is well supplied ‘ with the earlier growths, .which is a good foreshadowing of an abundance. Just at this ‘time the earth seems to be resporiding with a right good will to the wants of" its occupants hgrgabouts, and keeps. us in good humor by promises of continued favors, as'if to make amends for having lately turned ‘tous the “cold shoulder.” =~ . -

In contemplation of the present prospects, taking the good ' with. the bad, then stiiking a balance, we think the people in this section of the country have abundgnt reasons to be tharkful for what they now enjoy and to rejoice in the hope of what tliey are promised, instead of complaining of the past and fretting about what may befall us in the future. RIS

COMPULSORY EDUCATION,

- About the strongest ‘argument against compulsory education that has recently been presented is that of the Pennsylvania School"._]ourndl which Says: P .

“Nowhere 'in -this country. does compulsory - edueation in the European sense, meet with much success Lawsimposing fines and imprisonment upon parents'who refuse.or negleet to send their children to s¢hool are. virtually a dead letter in every State where they have been enacted. “We do.not regret this; we rather rejoice at it.. We desire to see the problem of universal education solved in America upon :Republican principles. We believe it can be. Should the great experiment fail we shall then despair of the success of free institutions. From much reflection on the subject we -are satisfied that the center of life in a republic exists in the system it provides for the education of the people. Fashion this after the manner of a despotism and it will sooner or later work the overthrow of freedom and place a king upon the throne. In saying this let'no one accuse us of desiring to permit a single American child to grow up in ignorance. We recognize -the evil of non-attendance at scliool; but we think it can_be mere effectually overcome by measures in harmony with our free institutions than by the systems of compulsion borrowed from the despotisms of Europe.” . e ;

- The position of the School’ Journal embodies many strong points that cannot easily be overcome. Yet, if the New York 77ibune may be relied upon, practical experience does not altogether confirm the views above enunciated. The 7'ribusie gives a very encouraging summary of the results of the law providing for compulsory education which recently went into effect in that State. One of the most notable effects of the law, it says,is to be seen in the largeincrease in attendance at the public schools., “The system. devised for preyenting truandy is said to work admirably.’ A pleasing feature - of the ‘experiment is#hat the law does not-encounter opposition from ignorant and indifferentparents; as was expected. ' Theonly opposition comes from the truant children, _ We think it advisable for all earnest friends of general education to watch the operations of the compulsory system wherever the same has been introduced. Time will tell what is best for all concerned, - SifizEiey !

THE Pennsylvania Republicans, in State convention assembled, last week Resolved, That we declare a firm, unqualified adberénee to the unwritten law of the E%fifilidiwhiéh wisely and under the ‘sanction of ‘the most venerable of examples limits the Presidential service of any citizen to twoterms; and we, the Republicans of Pennsylvania,.in recognition. of this law, are unalterably opposed to the election to the Presidency of any person for a third term. ¢

~ According to the Philadelphia Z'imes, Independent, the above resolition elicited a “grand ‘burst of enthusiasm,” and on its repetition in compliance with general fequest, was hailed with “another thunder of protracted “applause.” “Immediately after came ‘thie elaborate resolution complimentL

* THE BLACK HILLS. CAPTURE OF f‘GORDON’S EXPE- : DITION. " Interesting Letter from Col. Zent. Caxp oN NioseAßA Rivee, Near THE MOUTH OF _ ARTELOTE Creex, Nes,, May 17th, 1875, } To Mr. James Hoxworth, Ligonier, Ind.: =~ - =

. ESTEEMED FRIEND:—* * . When I left Ligonier I supposed that long ere this I should be; delving in the gold mines among the Black Hills, but as yet I have not even been permitted to view the promised land. Our trip thus far has been a long and tedious one, full of fun and adventure, often wishing that you could be with us. Our course has been rather deviating in order to avoid the military, but about two weeks since we learned by capturing a soldier scout that we were being closely watched; but that the military did not intend to interfere ‘with us until we should cross over into Dakota Teriitory. Consequently ‘we felt entirely secure from military interference as we moved.up on the south side of the Nebraska, enjoying the beautiful scenery that lies along this river, surpassing anything I had ever before seen, . Our feeling of security was, however, .of short duration. On last ‘Wednesday morning, just as we were getting ready to move, a body of mounted soldiers commanded by Major Walker, from Fort‘ Randall, pounced upon us and before we ' knew what they were about had placed ‘a line of guards® around our camp. } Walker then informed us that we ~would be taken to Fort Randall, dis‘tant abéut 180 miles. = Against this “outrage we protested, but:to no avail. "Each member of our party appeared to be trying to argue his own case and considerable . confusion prevailed.— Seme one spoke of resisting | the outrage, when Major Walker turned to one of Hhis subordinates and in a pompous manner ordered him to get his'men ready for action. Our “Dutch was up,” but rather than fight the guardians of our liberties—God save the mark!——we concluded that it was best to submit. We were formed into line and numbered, then we were inrenformed that we would haye to syrder our arms. Against this we again protested. But to no purpose. Sefi'fi eral of the boys finally gave up their arms: . For my part, I would not so . much as give up a cartridge. After ‘Major Walker had got all the arms he could from the boys we were started back for Fort:Randall. =As yet our captors had failed- to learn who was -John Gordon, although no attempt at concealment -was made on his part, and so anxions were they to.get hold of him that they offered $5O to any one who would point out John. Gor-

don. But the love the boys entertain for their leader was too ‘strong and the offer was not ‘accepted. - During thefollowing night Gordon, with three faithful followers, succeeded in passMg through the soldiers’ pickets. The next day was spent in marching over the same road where' we had marched only a few days before; then full of .life and hope, now as woe-begone and chop-fallen a set of fellows as it has ‘ever beem my lot to be associated | with. During the succeeding night I’ resolved to cut loose and join Gordon, but in attempting to do so I brought up against a picket post and was sent back to camp in anything but a pleasant mood I assure you: Frihay morn‘ing it~was found that the b‘hrs on the wagon ‘wheels had been sfiolen during the previous night, consequently we. .could not move. - This gave'the boys: an opportunity to discuss the legality of troops to arrest parties iniNebraska going to the Black Hills in Dakota. ‘So in the afternoon we informed the Major that we would go_‘n‘o farther, and that if he had any authority for taking us he could have an opportunity of exercising it. This Walker did not wish to -do, and finally gave his consent to our departu‘re‘, provided‘ we. would not invade the Hills at ‘present, or until after the Indian title thereto shall have expired. = But as I formed no part or party in this. compromise, I intend to exercise my own pleasure about staying out of the Hills. . No doubt you will hear of the_capture of Gordon’s party, as Major Walker sent a carrier to Fort Randall as soon as he had us arrested: There werg a few independent wagons moving with Gordon’s party who were nearly out of provisions. These concluded to go 'with Walker. - Gordon’s party is stronger to-day thzin,,g,_ver before, notwithstanding the fact that, about forty of the boys are without arms, Major Walker refusing to give them up. When “respectfully” ‘requested to return our arms; Walker said those guns were eighty ‘miles frqm us, on the way to Fort Randall. The boys feel this indignity more than all the rest, as these arms were their own private property and invaluable as*a means of defense in this Indian country. The boys intend to appeal to the Governor of Nebraska for redress in this matter, for it is certain “that if Major Walker -had no right to take us by force to Fort Randall, he had no right to take our arms. | On Friday afternoon we took our ileave of ‘Major Walker and again ‘started westward, traveling at the rate of about thirty miles per day. Yesterday we found John Gordon and Lis follewers, and three rousing cheers broke the morning stillness in honor .of the event. We have goune into camp on the Niobrara river, on about: ‘the same meridian as Sidney on. the ‘Union Pacific railroad, where the par'ty will remain to see what action the .Governor will take in regard to the abrogation of this Indian treaty. " The boys are all in good health and in good-spirits. ~We have not found game as plenty as we had anticipated, -however we have had all the venison that we could dispose of. Gordon, while out on a scout, one week ago, ‘saw forty elk in one flock; so we may look for plenty of fun ahead. The only stream in which we found fish -worth catching was the Elk Horn. ~ Itell you, James, I have seen,enough ‘of Northern Nebraska and could not ~be induced to take a home here as a ~gitt. When I get into the Hills 1 will - write you again. Yours in haste, s adlaas el AN T

The Pennsylvania Republican Convention on the 26th ult. renominated ‘Governor Hartranft, nominated H. W, Rawle for -Stat:; Tx;uur%nd adopted resolutions strongly opposing the third term gflnciple and aulggzing President Grant's administration.

ALBION LOCAL.. ! .THE PIONEERS. - Cool,"clear and beautiful, after a hard rain the night before, Saturday was as fine a day as could be well imagined for the gathering together of our old settlers. Early in the day, from all points of the compass, in wagons and buggies, on' foot and on shorseback, young and old, in their best attire, the stream began to slowly pour into town. Yet I missed some old familiar faces that year by year had been in the habit of participating in these gatherings. Alas, some of them, during the past year, have gone to that old settlers, meeting beyond the river, where all have gone and all must go; the story of their early struggles and hardships have died on the ear, and only the lesson of those days is left us. ~ The attendance, though large, was not so great as last year; ygt I trust it is not because the old veterans .are becoming tired of these annual meet“ings, which should be encouraged by all means. At one o’clock the meeting was called to order, in the court room, by the president, Nelson Prentiss, Esq., who made a short and admirable address. An announcement was then made of the death of Mrs. Shears, Timothy Watkins, and John F. Brothwell of Orange township, and of Mrs. Clark of York township, since the last meeting. . Short dddresses were made by Mr. E. T. Isbell, of this county, and Rev. J. W. Clock of Kansas, The latter gentleman has lost none of his wit and mirth since leaving the county, and' kept his old friends in roars-of laughter from the time he got in town until he left.- All ' of the old officers of the meeting were, on motion, unanimously re-elected for the ensuing year. A poem, written for the' occasion by Miss Manda Levering, was read and ordered to be published with the day’s proceedings, and your readers will, no doub_t, have the pleasure of reading it, as soon as the Secretary can prepare the report of the meeting. Uncle Toby could give but little time to the old settlers, as business in'other diréctions absorbed his | attention; but for all that he has lost none -of his‘interest 'in these gatherings, if he is not an old settler himself. "Yet it is sad to'think that the men and -women who first settled in this | county thirty and forty years ago are slowly dropping by the way, and that in a few years these old heroes of peaceful victories more enduring and renowned than war, will be sleeping in their graves. The next meeting will be held at this place on the " first Saturday in June next. - Mt

& POOR PROSPECTS. F. A. Black tells me, that while his own wheat looks well and promises well, the prospect in J efferson township generally is very poor. Ex-Sher-iff Kiser reports v?ry slim prospects in Sparta township and the west side of the county generally. Theindications are very discouraging, and our farmers must be prepared for poor returns for their toil and outlay. o ' THE CONCERT . o at the Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings last, under management of Prof. J. B. Leslie, were well. attended and afforded much pleasure to the audience. The chief.feature was the little daughter of the .landlord of the Worden house; Olie, a bright little cherub of some ten years, shows wonderful gifts of'voice and action, which, if 'not strained in her tender years, will develop into rare gifts after awhile, Prof. Leslie cannot run a concert successfully, in 4 large hall, without a piano; an organ is well enough for a parlor or a church, butfor concert purposes the conductor should have the piano. The trouble is to get a piano into our hall without injuring it. Prof. Leslie, doubtless, felt the want of his piano:the nights of his concert; and on future occasions, let us hope that some way may be devised te have a good piano on the stage. °

Our friend “Alexis” thinks we are of no account as a fisherman. Wait and see; if Ede and Newt will only keep that bait until Uncle Toby can get to Rome he will show the Romans, and cspecially “Alexis,” that there_are other ways to do things besides the way our Rorhans do. It is a safe metto, however, that “when in Rome do as -the Remans do.” ' Look for Uncle Toby, ye godless Romans, with his spear one of these days; and it will go hard with ye all, if the old man don’t get a fish worthy to set before a king. Yet, for the benefit of brother “Alex- ' is,” Uncle Toby will tell him that we never tried the spear but once. It was at Wolf Lake. It was night, It was in the spring of the year. The frogs were in full tune. ‘The stars shone in all their glory. The night was still, as all good nights are. It was in an'old log canoe. 'We had hick-. ory bark. It made a bright light.— Poor Jake Matthews, who died at Murfreesboro during the war, paddled the canoe. Uncle Toby was at the bow, spear in hand. He saw, or thought he saw, a monster fish. He drew a head and made a lunge. He missed his aim and made a plunge. e -crawled | into the canoe a wetier, and we trust -2 wiser man. He put up his spear.— ‘He never iried it again. Fish can be caught with hooks. But if 'my friend “Alexis” prefers to spear them, why should he not have the right'to doso? ‘The object of the law, we are told, is to preserve fish from wanton destruction, and this is right.” But this applies more particularly to young fish. No one spears young or small fish.— They are always caught with a hook. When a fish is big enough to. spear, it is time for some one to get him; and. it ought to make no difference to the: law how it is done, whether with hook, spear or net. L - We took'aride, for the first time, the other day, on the i e e 8., P. &C.R. R. : o and brought up at theflourishing town i of Auburn. On the way we took a good look at Garrett, beauntifully 10-. cated on the shores of a stinking frog pond. If the place is a permanent lo- \__ cation, the sooner. that pond is filled “up the better. Auburn is a beautiful town of some 1,800 or 2,000 peosle,' has some fine business blocks and-tasty residences. One pleasing feature is the roomy proportions of the town, with plent{ of space to grow, except on the east side, which is marshy.— The B. & 0. R. R. is a mile and a hailf from the town, which is 3 terrible bore to ezfirybody.*'mm ‘the man | ‘who runs the hack. A new jail is in ” 3‘:\ w" : "'E “ 4&’?&*“;"‘ ;;g"‘;’*"" ’“3":"“ Ly ‘”\g%fi;

Burning of a Catholic Church.. 71 PEOPLE SUFFER DEATH. Destruetion of a Crowded French Catholie Church in Holyoke, Mass.—A Panic Ensues With g a Terrible Loss of Life. One of' the most terrible disasters in the history of Massachusetts, occurred on the night of May 26, in the burning of the French Catholic. Church at South Holyoke, during the evening service, involving the death of 71 men, women and children., The exercises had mearly elosed, and a vesper service was being sung when the draperies on the altar caught fire from a candle, and the wall being low and the (flames streaming up, the building was set onfire. The audience numbered about seven hundred people. Those in the body of the church' eseaped, but on the stairwady leading from the gallery, human beings were packed in a dense mass, struggling to reach the floor. . ‘As the flames rushed toward them, many dropped to the floor beneath, and were

trampled to death. The gallery skirted both sides of the building, with only one entrance from the front: The scene was fearful while it lasted, for the whole was over in twenty minutes. The priest’s house, which joins the church on the rear, was also burned. . The exercises had nearly closed when the flames fromthe candle caught the drapery around the statute of the Virgin Mary, streamed up and caught the building. Immediately a panic ensued and the people rushed for the cdoors. ' There is but one entranee to the gallery, and that is from the front on the stairway leading from the gallery.. The. people were packed in a solid mass, struggling to clear themselves as the flames rushed in that direction, and this soon became blocked, .rendering exit impossible. Many jumped over the gallery on the crowd beneath, and were tramped on and; killed.” The priest’s residence joins' the churcl;“on the rear, and many escaped- through an eutrance to the house back of the altar. The priest’s exertions to keep order was fruitless. The screams of the living and the moans of the dying made a deafening tumult of the orders of the pastor, whd worked most heroically and was grsonally instrumental - in saving* any lives. One family of four were | in".the church and were all Kkilled. Many were’ pulled out by their arms and feet so' badly’burned that they. lived but a few hours, the flesh peeling off on being touched. Some were taken out with scarcely any flesh on their bones. The Sisters of Mercy from the convent were soon on hand, caring for the wounded and holding services over the dying.. Father Dufresne also had services. His mother was among those 'terribly.: burned. Father Dufresne lost almost every‘thing in his-residence. The large ‘wooden tenement block of' Joseph Prew, near the burned church, was .thrown open for the reception of the -dead and wounded, and several deaths occurred in the building during the | night. Several were also taken to the New York mill§ boarding house, and the physicians gave the wounded the bést, medical care. Those who were too badly burned to recover were put under the effects of morphine and passed away without a struggle.— While the exercises were being had over the dying, the most intense quiet prevailed, and the rough laborers knelt on the floor with uncovered heads. But about the moigue and in the stores the wailing of the multi-| tude was pitiful to hear.. One girl escaped from the gallery by jumping on ' the back of a man, who 'carried her out, while her sister, who was w‘iaz;hf her, was burned. Several members of one of the hose companies were playing ball near the church when the fire broke out, and the relief steamer was out for practice, so that the fire department was promptly on the spot. - The scenes’ at the doors are described as terrible. They were blocked with struggling people seeking exit outside. ‘The people cleared the way several times, but as often it would beecome blocked up again. The windows were broken open and several escaped in that way. The last to get. out of the church was said to bea man with his wife and little girl. The father took’ up his danghter and rush‘ed 'with- her to a place of safety. Louis Langlors, of ~the Riverside mill, went in to render assistance, when a little girl came tumbling down before the door under the fast of the throng. Though he burned his hands badly in doing it, he was able to pull her out but little injured. A young woman beat. out one of the winddéw frames and jumped to the ground safely. An old woman of sixty went. to the same opening and hesitating to jump, she was pulled inside by the hair by a brutal fellow. He jumped clear. She fell, and was seriously injured. Of a family of five, four got out alive, one little girl of twelve being burned. She was tearfully sought by her little brother, and at last discovered, dead. John Lynch, a mason, finding the people pressed in at the bottom of the church "door, pulled many down who were on top, thus saving a dozen lives. Ex-Constable Casey describes the scene as he saw it with- a glass from the top of the Hutchinson House block.. The whole affair was over in 15 minutes. He could plainly see through the blazing . | rafters and frame the poor .people running about. Large black spots could be seen on the flames, and half a minute later these spots were out in adark brilliant light, which was ‘succeeded by a dark flame.. Many, people were badly injured by jumping from the gallery ‘windows. Annie Hibber and a child six years of age’ escaped from the building after their clothing had become ignited, and many persons had their limbs broken in attempting to escape. = ; | LATER.—The latest reports con-: cerning the Holyoke horror show that ‘ seventy-one persons have died, twen-ty-two are fatally burned and twentyseven others burned and wounded.

About eleven o’clock on the night of May 20, a fire broke out in the.rear of Laufman & Sons’ hardware store.in Marion, destroying property valued:at $40,000. The ' following business houses were destroyed: Swayzer & Sons, boots "and shoes; Laufman & Sons; hardware; E. & A. Norton, dry goods ;Mjams & Young, hardware; R. Y. Sayler, merchant tailor ; Sweetser’s bank and T'he Demacrat printing office with its contents.. Total: insurance about $16,000. The fire is supposed to have been caused by hot charcoal falling on the floor. The fire department consists of one Babcock engine.

The sale of short-horns by General Sol. Meredith and sons, at Cambridge City, on Thursday last, was one of the largest sales of breeded cattle ever made in the State., Forty-two cows and heifers were sold for an aggregate of $41,140, or an average for females of $979.52; eleven bulls for $2,835, or an average price of #5257.70. The total number sold was fifty-three animals, and the grand total proceeds lof the sale were $43,975. Average per head of all, $820.71. _The highest price paid for one animal was $4,005.

.- President Girant made a brief address: to the Sioux: Chiefs in Wash ‘ington on the 26th ult.. It was a plain, common-sense talk throughout, to the point, and without palaver. The evident intention was to convince the In~dians that whenever they are foundin ‘the path of advancing civilization and settlement they must “move on” and get out of the way, and that the sooner this -poligflis understood by the tribes the better for all concerned; especially the tribes, = .

THE THIRD TERM QUESTION s—e 7 e 'MR. GRANT SPEAKS AT LAST. He Says He Doesn’t Want thé Third Term any More Than He Did ‘ the First. | ¢ _ A Remarkable Letter, Which, If l* li;el.ns Anf-. thing, Means#‘l Am Here; Come:and Take Me,” The emphatic declarationyof the Pennsylvania Republicans against a third term has prompted President Grant to write a letter defining his position on that question. Aswillbe observed upon' a careful perusal, the document is anything but a straightforward, unequivocal declaration.” It shows that, under certain contingencies, he would not only be willing but anxious.to be “forced” into a third term. But let our readers be their own judges. The letter reads asfollows: -

| “Exrourive Mu'wiiox.} Wasmineron, D. C., May 29, 1875,

“DEAR SIrR: A .short time subsequent to the Presidential election of 1872 the press—a portion of 1t hostile to the republican part% and particularly so to.the Administration—started the-cry of ‘Cesarism’ and “Third. Term,’ calling lustily for me to define my position on the latter subject. I believed it to beibeneath the dignity of the office which I 'have been twice called upon to fill to answer such a question before the subject should be presented by competent authority to make a nomination,’ or by a body of such ‘dignity and authority ‘as not to make reply a fair subject of ridicule. In fact, I have been surprised that so many sensible persons in the republican party should permit their enmity to force upon them and the party an issue which cannot add strength to the party, no matter how met. But a body of the dignity and party authority of a Convention to make nominations for the State officers of.the second State in the Union, having considered this question, I deem it not improper that I should now speak. *“ln the first place, I never sought the office for a second, nor even a first nomination. To the first I was called from alife position—one created by Congress_expressly for me, for supposed seryices rendered to:the Republic. The position vacated I liked. It would have been most agreeable to me !_to have. retained it until such a time as Congress might have consented to my retirement ‘with the rank and a portion of the emoluments which I so much needed to a home where the balance of my days might be spent in peace and the enjoyment of domestic quiet, retired from the ~cares which have oppressed me.so constantly now for fourteen years. But I was made to believe that the public good called me to make the sacrifice.: Without seeking the office for the second term the nomination was tendered to me by a unanimous vote of the delegates of all the States and Terri--tories, selected by the Republicans of each to represent their whole number for the purpose of‘making their nomination. I cannot say thatl was not pleased at this, and at the overwhelming endorsement which their action received at the election following. But it must be remembered that all the sacrifices, except that of comfort, had been made in accepting the first term. - Then, tooe, such a fire of personal abuse and slander had been kept-up for four years, notwithstanding the conscientious performance of my duties to the best of my understanding—though I admit’in the light of subsequent events, many times subject to fair eriticism —that an indorsement from -the people who aloné govern Republics ' was a gratification that it is only human fo have appreciatéd and enjoyed. - 1

" “Now for the third term: Ido not want it any more than I did the first. I would'not write or utter a'word to change :the will of the people in expressing and having their choice. The question 'of thé number of terms allowed to any one Executive can only come up fairly in the shape of a proposition to amend the Constitution—a shape in which all political parties can participate, fixing the length of time or the number of. terms for which any one person shall be eligible for the office of President. = Until such an amendment is adopted the people cannot be restricted in their choice by resolution further than they are now restricted, as to age, nationality, ete. ~ It may happen, in the future history of the country, that to change an Executive because he has been eight years in office will prove unfortunate, if not disastrous. The idea that any man’ could elect himself President, or even renominate himself is preposterous. It is a reflection upon the intelligence and patriotism of the people to suppose such a thing possible.. Any man can destroy his chances for the office, but no one can force an election, or even a nomination.

“To recapitulate: I.am mot, non have I ever been, a candidate for a renomination. I would not accept a nomination if it were tendered, unless it should come under such circumstances as to make it an imperative duty — circumstances not likely to arise. I congratulate the Convention over which you presided for the harmony which prevailed, and for the excellent ticket put in the field, and which I hope may be triuinphantly elected. With great respect, your obedient gervanf, . - [Signed] = U.S. GRANT. - “To General Harry White, President Pennsylvania Republican State Convention.” Sl : —_————— - —————— S _ Porter’s Harangue. Judge Porter yesterday concluded his plea in behalf of Mr. Beecher, and another juror having fallen ill, Judge Neilson adjourned the court at noon until to-day, when Mr. Evarts will follow on the same side., Judge Porter has occupied the time of the court during five’ days, and, judging his effort by the reports which have come to us, he has done nothing to add to

his fame as‘an advocate. His speech. has at ne time risen to the dignity of an argument. It has abounded in in‘vective.. Not only the plaintiff, but every one of his witnesses—women as well as men—has come in for a full share of abuse. Sheltered by his position he has heaped all manner of vile epithets upon those who have no opportunity to reply, and seems to have misled himself into the belief that it was only necessary to blacken the character of the plaintiff and his witnesses in order to save the defendant. Those who had looked for better things from Judge Porter will be surprised and grieved at the lame and impotent conclusion to which he has come. He was certainly capable of a better effort, the cause for which he spoke demanded it, and there was nothing in his case to dishearten him to that degree which his five-days’ effort avould seem to indicate as his ;condition. His tactics were those of the police court shyster, and we cannot believe that his long tirade could have much influence with an intelligent jury. It may be reserved for Mr. Evarts to redeem the case of Mr. Beecher from the odium which the ill-advised effort of Judge Porter has cast' upon it. It is certainly to be hoped so, both, for the sake of Mr. Beecher and for the credit of the bar. "As the matter now stands, Judge Porter has simply posted himself as a matchless expert in the use of bill-ingsgate.——-Indtanapdfi Journal, May i - ap _The - wheat prospects throughout ‘Tippecanoe, Benton, Whihun&‘%firM e ]

Grasshoppers Destroyed by Rain: - KANsAs City, M 0.,, May 27.—The rain has poured down in torrents almost incessantly for the past twentyfour hours, and is still coming. Reports brought in by trains on the roads running into this city show that the rain has been general in every direction for over a hundred miles from this point. Considerable damage has been done to fences, railroad embankments, and some to growing crops, the low lands being flooded andawashed out in some localities; bub;tlfi greatest injury has been done to the grass‘hoppers. Untold millions of: these insects have been destroyed by the flood. They were washed into the gutters and sewers in this city, and the stréeams'in this vieinity have been full of thém to-day. The Missouririver opposite ‘this city has been black with them, and the engineer of the railroad bridge reports that there is hardly any estimation of the number that has floated past. The levee has been visited by hundreds of people to witness the gratifying sight. There isno question but what the bulk of the in sects in this ivicinity have been destroyed by the flood, and if it continues through to-night, as there is every prospect, there will be few left to trouble the farmers. In openfields ‘the ground in places is thick with dead 'hoppers that have been killed by the beating rain. The feeling of dread is rapidly giving way to one of rejoicing, and Governor Hardin will doubtless be cdlled on to-issue a proclamation of. thanksgiving, instead of:one of fasting and prayer. ... ; i

One of the most revolting crimes that has ever been perpetrated in this country - came to light last week. Philip Pfarr, an aged German living with his wife in a-small house on the Skinner road, about six miles from St. Louis, was allured from his bed Tuesday night at half-past 10 o’clock, and struck down by a lurking negro. ‘While he lay insensible in front of his door, his wife, about to become a mother, was assaulted in the house by the same = fiend, and ravished. The brute then made his escape. Pfarr has since died from the stroke, which crushed his skull just behind theright temple., The fatal work was done with one stroke, apparently. . . ,

One of the sorriest sights we have lately seen, was two lads in a beastly state of intoxication, Wednesday evening. Neither could have beén over fourteen years old, and both were staggering drunk. We trust the officers of the law will make inquiry and seek to punish the parties who were guilty of selling them the liquor that put them in such a wretched plight, if we have any law that punishes such offences. —Elkhart Review. e :

.- John Keneen, aged 59 years,residing at No. 29 Fremont street Cleveland, murdered his mother-in-law, Mrs. Bridget Genan, aged 80, last Sunday morning, cutting her head open with an adze. The murderer gave himself up. He pleads insanity, and says there has been no trouble between the deceased and himgelf. .

: BIRTELS . . oy MORRELL.—In Eden twp:, May-28, a daugter ‘to the wife of James A. Morrell. ; COPPES.—May 22d, in Ligonier, a son to the ‘wife of Abraham Coppes. : * : m : MARRIED: 5 BAUM—WALLACE,—In Cleveland, May 30th, at.the residenceifil the bride’s parents, by Rabbi Dr. Tintner, Mtz Jacob Baum, of Ligonier, Ind., to. Miss Ida Wallace, . - B We join in congrations to the happy pair. S = | TEBE MAREKETS. Z . LIGONIER. i Wheat—white...:Bl 16, H0g5—1ive..........§600 Amber—red..;.>. . 113{Hogs—dressed. -.... /... Rye..........i.... "siTurkeys—live...... 06 0at5.............. 60|Chickens—live,....: 05 C0rn,........5..@ 75|BeéswaX ...... ..... 98 P0tat0e5,.....2..@ '9o}Butter.. .....c..iii..;' 16 Flax Seed. iz il 0135 oard. 00 ].o .. 5028 Clover Seed,:-.c..0 bOD{Bges, ..-i. pi o AL W 001...... ... . 45@ 45! Feather 5..........;. 75 P0TK........per br 20 00| Ta110w.._.......0.0 08 5h0u1der5.......... 12{Timothy Hay....... 1500 Hams..o. 00, 0. @ls]Marsh Hay. .. 1000 N KENDALLVILLE. : Wheat—white.....slls Live H0g5..........£6 00 Amber—red....... 112{Dresséd H0g5:..... ... Rye'“itobyi Ty 60\ Live Tartkeys. .. ~. .. 0at5......_... 000 "BslTive Ghickeng .l 0l ~ Gorng. liiiiiisi @ - THIBeeBWAX, .o iiiiuy 18D Potatoes, i .oicic . 100{Batter. ... . ~., .00 16 Flax Seed .ot 0 So(Lardysis ol i 14 CloyerSeed.: [..@ @ 00E0g5,........0... . L Wool jc..e...: @ . 4b|Feathers, *........, .90 Porle, oo s iTallows . oo il 007 5h0u1der5,......... ..|{Timothy Hay....... 1300 Himi ......... @ ../Marsh Hay........, 800 e CHICAGO. > K -Wheat—white.... $ 91|Hogs—live..#785 @49 00 ‘Wheat—red .....5." Sa‘Mess P0rk..1980 @l9 85 Cormhiiivacisionils 6uLard. .. . . 1437 @ 0000 Oats ;L2 (000. B 8 5h0un1der5.......0.; 8% Barleysi 00l TBRN me: Lok o 0 A TOLEDO. ! . Whestoo s i 124088 ..o o oiing) 166 Red % et 138 Clover Seed .o wuss Corti. ooz " 0 Wope .. -0 TG

h © : Notice to Tax-Payers. THE Board of Equalization of Noble County. will meet at the Conrt House, in the town of | Albion, in said county, on: | ; Monday, June 7th, 1875, for the pnrl?ose of Equalizing the Assessment of Real and Personal property of the several townships of said county for the year 1875, and forredress of personal grievances if any, whieh may be | presented to them for adjustment. ; Witness my hand and the seal of the Board of Commissioners of gaid coung. at Albion, this 17th day of Mav, 1875. JAMES C. STEWART, L. S.] ! Aunditor of Noble County., May 20, 1876.-4t2 e CALIFORNIA ! Have you any thought of going to California? Are'you going West, North or North-West? You want to know the best route to take? The shortest, safest, quickest and most comfortable routes are those owned by the, Chicago and, North-Western Railway Company, Itownsover two thousand miles of the bestroad there isin the eountry.. Ask any ticket sgent to show yon its. msps and time cards. ‘AI ticket ageutscan gell you through tickets by this route. : Buy your tickets via the Chicago & North-West-ern Railway for . il SAN FRAINCISCO, Sacramente, Ogden, Salt Lake City, v.Ch‘byenhe. Denver, Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, Yankton, Siounx City, Dubuque, Winona, St. Yaul. Daluth, Marguette, Green Bay, Oskosh, Madison, Milwan- | kee, and all points west or north-west of Chicago. . If you wish the best traveling accommodations, you will buy your tickets by.this route, and wiil. take ho other. = e, This popular route is unsurpassed for Speed, Comfort and Safety. The Smooth, Well-Ballast-ed and perfect Track of Steel Rails, Westinghouse - Air Brakes, Miller’s Safety Platform and Couplers, the celebrated Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, the Perfect Telegraph System of Moving Trains, the admirable arrangement for rtnning Through Cars from Chicago to all points West, North and NorthWest, secures to passengers all the COMFORTS, IN MODERN RAILWAY TRAVELING: 3 PULLMAN PALACE CARS _Are run on all trains of this road. et Thisis the ONLY LINE running these cars between Chicago and St. Paunl, or Chicago and Mil- | waukee. . . Sy 5 : At Omaha our sleepers connect with .the Over‘land Sleepers on the Union Pacific Railroad for | all points west, of the Missouri River,_ < 'On the arrival of the trains from the East or South, the trains of the Chicago & North-Western ‘Railway leave CHICAGO as follows:/ ° | - For Council Bluffs, Omaha and California, Two | through trains daily, with Pullman Palace Draw‘ing Room and Sleeping Cars through to Counncil - - Blaff, . i W For St. Paul and Minheapolis, Two through. trains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attached on beth trains. - ty For Green Bay and Lakd Superior, Two trains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attached, and running through to Mardiette. ‘ e °For Milwaukee, Four through traing daily. Pull--man Oars on night trains; aeE S : For Winona and points in Minnesota, one:thro’ train daily. | i e _For Dubugue, via Freeport, two throngh tm;,ns daily, with’Pullman Cars on night train, ' ' For Duhuque and La Crosse, via Clinton, two | through trains daily, with Pullman Cafs on night | For Sioux City and Ya:%hn, two trains daily. | Pullman €ars to Missouri I alley Junction. = | ~ For Lako Geneva, four ttaius daily. -~ * = /| . For Rockford, Rterling, Kenosha, Janesville, | ‘and other points, you can;have from two to ten o e e B L fi%%&m&fi

e Origha sot Ho! IS? béy‘Qlld‘ Quesfiqfi thg.’best:plfilce at -’Whi:(}h to l’).uy..Clloil:hing,‘; e _ LOOK AT THESE FIGURES: Nice All Wool Suits f0r.... .. $8.50 - Striped Summer Coats for .76 -* Blue Cloth Coats, unlined, .~ 2.50 Union Cassimere Suits, ... 6.00 Cottonade Pants, aslow as.. . .76 gt o 8 the very best 1.501 Best brown DuckOverallsat very low prices. All Other Goods Sold. at Prdpd'r'tio:ifia.u’oéiy-'verj; Low

Tho & Puwis Js, B U 0 lar;—a new style—for sale at 15 cents a box, at' the Boss ClOthmg House : : A splendid Tot of Summer Clothing For. hest aud Boys, ]ust lecelved at the Boss Cloth ing House, aid-which-will bé. sold at gir.égtly reduced prlceq e e A fine assortment; o import ed plece goodsjustlecelved ai: the Boss Clothmg House .

'Ever‘ybodvy come and SCCIII&SI)IOII(]fd and il‘nsm‘pass’-; i -+ cd assortment of Summer Goods. g Every Article and Style of Wearing Apparel can be ' o o had at this establishmens. : © @ - b RtwillpayALLtoeallap v 0 The Original BOSS Clothing House e .I. S'I‘RA Ui, F R,y L Bar'g'ains for fi(_)ld;afid }Yofing, Rich and Poor. We.will posi- - : .vtli»ifely’-‘lvlof‘__beAundéi’sold.!"' Rerhé_mb'éi.' these facts! = )7, Ligonier, Ind:, Juue 3, 1875, . = o Rl : §

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BUCKETE FORGE-FRED DRILL

- THE BUCKEYE FORCE FEED DRILL - , ‘ and SEED SOWER.is so well known ° //_A_’b : throughout the grain growing' portion ff \ ‘ e \\"jflm of the world, tliat we do not deem it ft;:r;f% A \\/-/,/ = ; frage e A AAN TR i necessary to enter info a minute de- j"" N S N {.’"T{‘ L seription of all its parts;and will men- ". § "“l\ Tl Ao “W w « tion only a few of its leading features, ___\ “*2\&‘ O l but would invite particular attention e :—___—}_& NN 4 : to our new improvement in the field SR ———-NgH _\ . for 1875, . S Tl G v S R e - New Force-Feed Without Change of Gears. ~ There has been an increasing démand for -a positive force-feed which can. be regulated:for any desired quantity, without any change of gears and without carrying around a lot of extra gears. This very desirable feature is accomplished ‘with our new force-feed, /and in a very simple and effective ‘manner.. The following cuts represent our new Feed: _ R

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Straw Hat,s,‘ g.l'ange and well f Q;éleét'éd.stoélé former and boys v‘,"v;‘ygar,‘j\ll'st";‘i:ecgiv:edv" at ’,éhe?BOss o J : ClothmgHou%eof J. Stmus,p el | + Néw Linnen Suits for men: ah.d- bo:ys, an endless y’:tll'iet y ; Juqlst I?e€éiVéd at the _Bo_ésil Clotlli-'..; Lo mgHotme of J. Sléi:ails, Jr. /J" | -'n] : .I.‘f'v..yoii"-;'wfsf}llll(il ;b'é oool’i[f ‘ “ {')’%éu,{véuid stéy cordlvf. b(uy; ofie:a:' !, } | of Ith}qsé.LiilJ'n'en- Sfiifs to be lgad o | at-the Boss Clothing House! | e e el