The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 43, Ligonier, Noble County, 17 February 1876 — Page 1

The Fational Banney w 0 Sy D SR _PUBLISHED BY - - ; -~ JOHN B. STOLL, LIGONIER,NOBLECOUNTY,IND. e = e | f{Terms of Subseription: & ¥ . » One year, in Bdvance, ..o ..onnooigania-ia. $2OO Six months; in advnnce......-‘....‘j.......‘.‘ 100 Eieven copies to one address, one year,......20 G 0 ¢ ' gaSubseribers outside of Noble county are charged 10 cents extra [per year] for postage, w%ichisprepnidbylhgpnblishe_r. e

e x s “Cr’ S BANK CITIZENS' B L, s LIGONIER, = -~ INDIANA. ‘ First-Class Notes wanted at a Low Rate of Discount, . | = All parties having “*Public Sale Noféx,” will do we%to see us befors disposing of them elsewhele. . t : - Exchange Bougin-t and Sold, and Foreign Drafts drawnon all the Principal Cities "' of Eu.ope. Ry Jodvs . _Agesits for First-Class Fire and Life - Insurance Compganies. . - i - 'STRAUS BROTHERS. M. M. RITIERBAND, Notary Pablic. 3 Ligounier, Ind., Dec 16, 1875.-6-26 -

U EAMES M. DENNY, Attorney and Uounsellor at Law. - Qtlice in the Coury Housej - - ALBION, - - - - - = IND. 815 o L.COVELL, = * Attorney-at-Law & Notary Publie . Garrett, Indiana. S ‘Office in the Seeley Block, west side Main Sireet. ;_-__‘_________.____———-——————_——— . \V.__GREEN, ol ; . i g LS e * Justiceofthe Peace & Collection Ag ' Ofce—Second Story, Laasdon’s Briek Block, " LIGONIER, - '-- INDIANA. ¢ ST B, C. VANCAMP, ATTORNEY AT LAW, - | Ligouter, ; : : Indlana.. - Special'sttention given to collections and conveyx sncing, and the writing of deeds, mortgages, and contracts. Legal business promptly attended to. Office over Jacobs & Goldsmith’s Cash Store. 9-50 - M, G. ZIMMERMAN, : Attorney at Law & Notary Public, - b Office over Gerber’s. Hardware, % “Cavin Street, : : Ligonier, Indiana. - January 7, 1875.-9-37. I, E. KNISELY, .i.r. - : - i 3 ATTORNEY AT LAW, . LIGOGNIER, -- - - INDIANA. g=~oOffice on second floor of Landen's Block, 7-2 it it et ettt e et e L ALBERT BARXTA, E Justice of the Peace -& Conveyancer. LIGONIER, INDIANA. o Specialattention'given toconveyancingandcollections. Deedd, Bouds and Mortgages drawn ap and ali legal bfisiness attended to promptly and sccarately. Office overStraus & Meagher’sstore, B gl . : May 15187315-8-3

EE. WAREMAN, , , . - . n : | TnsuranceAg’t &Justicg of thePeace, B « KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. Offiice with A. A. Chapin, Mitchell Block. Will receive subscriptions to THE g.\T;I‘ONAL BannNER. DR. R. DEPPELLER, S - ) I’ROSCOPIC AND ECLECTIC ) TP HYSICIAN. Office over Cunuin;han{‘a Drug Store, east side of Cavin Strees, Ligonier, Indiana. : 10-2% e e i 5 TR, W, CRUM, b . Physician and’ Surgeon, ; . LIGONIER, . INDIANA, _u-PHce pyer Banw's Grocery S’Loré.__‘ v 9 n3-Iy. CookE G, W. CARR, Physician and Surgeon, ' LIGON.Ek - . " < IND, ° Willpromptlyattend all ealls.intzustedto him. Ofice and residence on 4th Street. .

; . ¥LFEAL, L s T mmﬂnms over L: E. Plke’s Grocerv. Corper of Main und Mitchell \ft&'gecs. opposise the Post Office Kendallwiile, Ird. ¥ All work warranted &% ° - Kendaliville, May 1, 1874. £rar = v. The 3 . ~—‘ R, Langhiny Gas! LIS PAINLESS EXTRACTION g Loy WA —or—, T l»- W : 1% 0 TEETH b O NI RES T R 1D ants e, ; /N s — ) ; \/’ -+ Fillsng Teeth a Specialty 'Li‘gonier._ Ind.; Nov. 11, 1875. ~ 1-1 TEEGARDEN HOUSE. ..o . Laporte, Indiana. - - V.W.AXTELL, : : .:~ Proprietor: = Lsportg, April 5, 1871. - i Py CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE,

We keep constantly on hand and sellin large or - small quantities; to-suit customers, > o Wizeof Our Givn Manufacture, ' * Pare — Nothing but the Juice of - _ the Grape. f 0 o SACK BROTHERS. . Ligonier,July 3, ’7l.§-tf . : : . Winebrenner & Hoxworth, - < " HOUSE, BIGN AND ORNAMENTAL _° PAINTERS, ; L Grainers, Glaziers and Paper-Hangers. ‘Snoptear.¢orner of Fonrth and Cavin Sts!, oppoB site Kerr’s Cabinet Bhop, - ) ) Ligonier, - - « . Indiana, " STOP AT THEE ) ' KESNDALLVILLE, INDIANA:’.\"EW COMMODIOUS THREE STORY BRICK <% Hotel,only ten rods trom the L. 3. &M.S. R. .R. Depot, and foursquares from the G, R.R R.— ‘Only five minutes walk to any of the principal ba‘sinesshousespfthecity. Traveling men andstransbrl wilifind this e first®class House. Fare 82 per ay. . . ~-3.B.KELLY, Proprietor, Kend~llville.Aug.B.lB7o.;l4 f g s . S 3:‘ ‘ £ PHILIP A. CARRE, AUCTITIONEER., Offers his services to the publicin general. 'Terms moderate. Orders may be left gt the shoestore of P. Sisterhen.. fd : figonier, January 8, ’7.'_l—3l' i o C.V.INKS, - DEALERIN MONUMENTS, - Vaults, Tombstoness " AND BUILDING STONES 5 1 48 { LIGONIER, IND: : 7 . Apri11e,1871..50 1. ' ;

b e S iy = 4 : : eB T Y T g I, gy ey = ; - lODIDE OF AMIMONIA Cures ¥euralgia, Face Ache, Rhenmatism. Gout, . Frosted Fee ,Chilblains,Sore Throat. Erysipelas, Braisesor Wonndsofeverykindin manoranimal. . IwrorTanT 7O OWNERS oF HoRSES.~ GrLES’ Lls--1 enT lupiNe or AMmonia. We have sold quantities of it. In no cuse has it failed to give satie- . faction. Every vone speaks in its praise. Lumene=s, bunches carbs, blood spavin. No siable. should be withont it. ; ’ C. M MOSEMAN & BROTHER - : el Fine Harness, 114 Chamber St Soold by ali Draggists. Depot4slSixth Ave N, Y. Oulysoeents and 81 a bottle. 28w-13 . W.A. BROWN, '+ Manafacturer of and Dealerin ail kinds of. (e ) 2 £ ; SBPRING BED BOTTOMS, . - | - { WILLOW-WARE, , o . S BRACKETS &6 COFPINS&CASKETS ; Lb.‘ LADIES’ SHROUDS of vqiiiiu‘l patterns, ' Alwayson hand, and will be farnished to order = maanmm‘hn:r.uwgo.n desired. . o Garlaand sna s}, Ligonter, Ind. e ATI L ;“"”Nf;‘ﬁ:‘wg“«%%&% the old | Inesswithontespliali L L el e i SEOON INELL & LAPE, ¥ Yoo T T TSR ToS SR X e

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BANKING HOUSE y i 3',—,'o. B ‘ SOILL. MIER, Conrad’s New Briek Biock, LIGONIER, IND’NA. Money loaned on long and short time. . Notes disconnted at reasonable rates. = - ; Monies received on depositundinteregt allowed on =pecified time, ) : Exchange bought and sold, and Foreign Drafts drawn on principalcities orl%urope, . .8-2 TO THE FARMERS: - Y OU will please take nofice that T am still engaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the highest market price. oo . i [fyoudo uot fipd me on the streel, eall before selling, at my Banking Office. in Conrad’s Brick Block I : SOL. MIER. Ligonier,[ndiana, May 7th,1874.—f

TEPN 8 or HIGGINBOTHAM & SON, = / (ﬂ(///’.//je : ”V“,\\' - M) @ 8. @ =N /@ QQ-‘\QJ = Y ] M. R e 5 ,Q@’; : "I‘\‘/_‘_‘ ‘ 3\\:\ - 4 Y@ .J‘—‘:"’:"',fj,{'u'f/(_}'j" Yy RS TE e WATCH-MAKERS, CLIJEWELERS, ' _‘—ﬂ'ild de}lxlers in— - Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, . “’—A:x'.n‘—-— . ~. ’ . Fancy Goods, S REPAIRING Nent?y and promptly exeénted and warfx;-;lnfed. e¥Agents for Lazarus & Morris’ celebrated Spectacles. | ) BSign of the Big Watch, oppositethe Banner ‘Block, Ligonier, Ind. | - Sep. 30, '75-35

DR. GEOQ. CLEIS

French Liniment

This Liniment possesses great curatjve powers for various ailments.© For asthmatic complaints, difficutt breathing tightuness of thé breuast, and ailments of the luugs, it is applied externally. on the breast, and between the shoulders. In case, of skarp pains in the back and limbs, head-ache, ear-ache, affections vf the throat, pr.in cares ol in‘ernal injuries, whether resuliing from a severe stroke, fall or bruise, this Liniment is especially efficacious. Itrelieves ulcers, open wounds, salt rheum, white swelling, milk leg, and works charmingly on corus, chilblaing,” froxted "handsfeer undears. Nursing mothers suffering from swollen breastg, resulting from a stagnaiioa of the lacreal fluid, will find this Liniment of incalculable benetit by way of separating the swelling, allaying the fever, and hepling the breast., By scVeral applications per day, highly satistactory re=ults may be obrained from the use of this Liniinent in the treatment of tumors fistula, cancer, piles, and like diseases; also, for wounds resulting from scalds, burns:and cuts, and from.the bites o 1 waspg, snakes and mad dogs, or poisouing from noxivus plapts - The t'rench Liniment will also oe found a viluable household remedy in cases of rheumatism,croup, séartet fever,dipntheria, quin¢y, brouchitis, scrofula, erysipelus,—for external wpplications. = Cholera, cholera morbus; colic, cramps, spasams, flux, diarrbea and gripings in the bowels may be effectually ghecked by the interval use of this celebrared Lininent, as follows:, Vne-balf temspoouful four to five times within a period of from one-half hour to two or three hours, gecording to:the severity of the cases™ For colic, lake one or two doses. For flux or diarrheea, infants, one year of age, require from 5 to 6 drops; two years old, from 10 1o 12 drops. given i sigar. Rub the abdomen: with the Liniment. For inflammation of the bowels, use the Liniment internally and externally. : . Price 50 Cents per Heottle. e a o | i . i Prepared and manufactured exclusively by - ] ¥ . . . ~ - ) " Dr. Geo. Cleis, . 10-14tf . ’ GOSHEN, IND. Drs. PRICE & BREWER e ATI ITt Pt O AR AR I L e MTN A bkl 2 % A 0 R 5 R 35 5 A bt s . - EEEPTISTCTSTING . i w FIFTEEN YEARS. STANTR R TS B aAIR Be ) b I_IAVE met with unparalleled success in the § treatment of all - ‘ . . Chronic Diseases B B 8, A IR Al A RBTO NS OF THE ‘ THROAT, =~ SR BRI TR LUNGS,: = . 3 ) : SRRV SRR v .o 7 HEART, = \ STOMACH, <) - LIVER,

' ¢ HBEAD Nerves, Kidneys, B]adder; \Vcnﬂb,‘ and Blood Affections of the Urinary Organs, Grayel, Scrofula, Rheumatism,; Catarrh, Agthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, &c. ) . BG i Ourreputation hasbeen acquiredby candid,honest dealing and yearsof succeseful practice. Our practice, not one of experiment, but founded on the laws of Nature, with years of experience and evidence. to.sustain.it, does notitear down, make gick t 0 make well; no harsh treatment no trifiing, no flattering. We know thecause andthe remedy needed; no guess work, but knowledge gained by years of experience in the treatment o 1 Chronic diseases exc}nsl._veldy; no encouragement without a prospect. Oandid in our opinions, reasonable in our charges, claim not to know everything. or.cure everybody, but do lay claim to reason and common-sense. Weinvite the sick, no matter what their ailment, to call a_ud investigate hefore they abandon hope, make intérrogations and decide for themselves; it will cost nothing as consulta ion is free, e 4o 1 Drs. Price & Brewer can be eonsulted asfollows: _ Ligonier, Ligonier House, Monday, March 13th. X i : - Kendallville, Kelley House,Tuesday, March 14th. y o - LaGrange, Brown’s Hotel, Wednesday, March 15th. = e " Visite will be ﬁque;éinlarly for years. ! Residenceand Laboratory: WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS. L ; 20-tf

DEATH

Is Delayed and Life Protonoed by nsing R. & T. Tonic Elixir and Liquid Extract of Beef.. This medicine can not under any eifrcumestanee (il to cire Indigestion Cmi&;tgu’nion, Dyspepsia, Headache, Nervousness, f.og: of Strength and AFpeli{e, Liing Liver Bladder, Kidney, Btomach, Blood, and Children’s f)isgases. All Female discases - and weaknesses tlis medicine will pfmtively cure, Allcases of Piles arising from natural causes or by the use of injurious mediecines are permanently cured. The pure Beef Juice and Blood %ﬂe’pnred from raw meat furnishes girength and nourishment, “Prof. E. 8. Walné. Chemist and President of Cincinnatl College of Plharmaey, says: 2 ; Ciscrsxary, April 2, 1875, Meeeus. Ricuinosoy & ToLumez: . - Grsts—Having been made ns#u»int’ed with the com. Emition of your R. &T. Tonic Elixir and iquid Extract of Beef, wonld say that it pos. sesses valuable medicinal gmperjh-. as all the iggredients 'emerm‘ into its eompopition have well-known - and 'M‘ ve medicinal value which combined fogether must form an excellent toni¢, cathartic, and nutritive medicine, and one well suited to relieve man complaiots incident to our Climate, Re-pcgtfugly, E. 8. WAYNE. It you do not find this medicine st ons drng store - g'ﬂ anotlier, and if it i 3 not on sale in yqu’plm: “have your druggist order it, or send direct lous, ! - ﬁm«gﬁwwﬁ;@w -NS 08 poswiph of priey. . - 2t t s ettt St i S e

WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY. 'r . iL—T. 5. GRANT. \ The people say to U. S. Grant, | " Qur Caesar you can never be, T Of Cacsars we are not in want, = = | We want liard cash and honesty. | The pecple ray to U 8. G. Two terms,*n¢ third, accept your fate!/ Repgese for ever 1 pace.: - en T e Deceased of whisky, crook’d and st?aig’ht. 7 : ' ErisepE. Ft To get'up a religious war, : ; i - A Bishopofthe M. E.C, ' Who scents 8 battie from afar, | A third term asks for U. S. G. A ‘Can it be in this Christian land, | A man a Biabo’p’s robe can wear, | Who's ready with a Devil’s hand, J; Our country’s half healed wounds totear? Great Prince of Peace! our country-save From selfish, base hypocrisy; * § . It freely bied to free the slave, ] ok Save our white race from slavery, | Save us from war, save us from Grant. Save us from every form of frand; Save us frum all fanatic cant, -~ | And canting priests who know net God.

. 'REVERDY JOHNSON. Singular Death of this Aged and Dis” . tinguished American Jurist , and Statesman. = - . ' | Reverdy Johnson; the distinguished American jurist and statesman, was found dead, on the evening of the 10th inst, in the grounds surrounding the Executive Mansion at Annapolis, Md. The particulars of this sad occurrence are thus rélated by an Annapolis dispatch of that date: |*“Mr. Johnson came here last‘night to argue the case of Baker vs. Frick, argued in the Court’ of Appeals to-day. By invitation of Gov. Carroll he became his guest 'ﬂ‘.‘t the Executive Mansion to:day. The Governor had also invited_:@hief—JuSt—ice Bartol, of this State, and several other gentlemen, to meet Mzr. Johnson at dinner at the mansion. They dined about 5 r.y. At dinner Mr. Johnson appeared in excellent spirits: and his usual health, and entertained the company by his conversat-ioq and relating anecdotes. At dinner he took one glass of Mndeim, and -I'(jﬁllsed to take any more. After dinner he suddenly asked the Governor to take him into the parl(jr. He took the Goyernor’s arm and walking in there sat dewn on a §osz. At the request of Mr. Johnson the Governor rejoined the giests at the table. . Shortly after a servant appeared at the door, and, beckoning the Governor out, told him Mri. Johnson was lying in the yard upon the stones, Governor Carroll went immediately to the place and found Mz. Johnson lying on the cobble-stone carriag-way that passed under the porch of the mansion, close up to the: wall and near a door laeding to the basement. Ile had evidently gone down the front steps and around to the side of the house, and fallen wljere he was ;foun(l. This was about 8:15, and the'impression is that he had.been there at least half an hour.- He was: then dead,and was bleeding profusely from wounds on the right side of his head and face.” His body was at-once removed into a basement room, and physicians summoned. Dr; Wm. G. ‘Fuck was the first to arrive, and after examining the C,‘Dody pronounced life extincet, There are large wounds on theright side of the forehead, two fractures of the skull from the upper portion of -the forehead to ,the eyebrow, dislocation -of finger of the left hand, cut on hand, and other cuts and bruises.” o e

Horrible Butchery in Vermont.j

Great excitement prevailed at East Lynden, Vermont, over aterrible tragedy ‘enacted there 6n Tudsday, February Ist. It is supposed that the murderér, one Silas Wilder, was laboring under the effects of temporary; insanity_supérill(_]_t_lced by excessive excitemént and passion. The details of the tragedy are most horrible. lli§ father and mother were aged J:eskpecf tively 73 and 70 years. The immediate cause of the affair was an altercation with his wife, who, in altering a pair of overalls, had made them too short. After angry words, Wilder started for a shed, saying he would get an ax and end. the trouble. His wife followed him and seized the ax, when he drew a dirk, stabbed her, and left her for dead, and then, taking up the ax, started for the father, who had followed him, and struck him a fearful blow,'crixshing through his:head. At this point he appeared still further infuriated, and next attacked his, mother, killing her with three blows over the head and breast. Leaving her in the front -door e returned to the shed, and found his father had crawled into the kitchien. He struck lim as he lay .oh the floor, the ax crushing throtigh the head and remaining fixed in the floor. e then cut' his throat, and, death not ensuying at once, ran to the barn, fastened a rope around his neck and jumped from the beam, breaking his neck and' causing instant death. The father and mother are both dead: The wife,itis thought, may x_'ecover. ¥

¢ Presidential Figurings. [ | The whole number of votes in the republican’ convention to be held at Cincinnati is 742. For the information of Republicans in Indiana we give the estimates of ballots in that convention, based upon the idea that Grant will not be a candidate.. Wedo it to show how much strength is given to Morton by papers outside of Indiana. It is taken from the Brooklyn Hagte: S | RECAPITULATION. b ' | . FIRST DALLOT., ' ' Whole number of votes..... ..................742 Necessary toa chu1ce.........................9719 BriStOW. ...l . 1230 81aine................ il 0% MOPMON s.ses sy sii i tiiiisiiii bt BB u0nkm;g..._,..:....-4.... Shinid N s Fr0f10phay5en,..............0 o 0 oao %0 HSObrangt. ... oo s i i B BABYOR. o Locorinin bl il e b e A chen.lﬂ |7 . < GPECOND BALLOT, . - i Whole number of Y0te5............... ........14% Necessary to a ch01ce.........................378 BEBOOW . .ou ... cviniaiiil soaviniinas i i S 0 BISINO . ioros it disainmias i s 508 MOYLOR ... s eos ssy h i diy BB c0ntupg............-..;.......,........_.....;.v., 70 By II o THIRD BALLOT, : ‘Whole number of v0t05..............00e0... 74 gmr];t0aeh0fu.................A.-:..,-.,..'.v.,;:‘i?;l DEWOW coivinieeooiiioianiiiisiconsiniinens s M}‘?‘t"«‘,‘ ‘. e . ﬁ‘ao’e%ayi only, P, Sisterhen & m o rtion of their-eastern made jmﬁﬂ b "?“?W‘ e AR YT date s ode ot Y

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1876. -

CURRENT . TOPICS.

Moody and Sankey, the great revivalists, have transferred their field of labors to the city of New York. They are meeting with success. equal to their expéctations, and their meetings are well attended, the room being crowded each day. : :

Congressman -H: H. Starkweather, of Connecticut, died at Washington City on the 2§th ult. Mr.S. had just commenced his fifth term in Congress. He was a Republican, ;but had made a faithful and efficient] officer. This fact induces the Columbus Democrat to ask why it is that only the good Republicans die? =

Over forty houses have already been built at Custer City, in the Black Hills, and sixty more are going up.— A steam saw mill will be in operation in a day or two. Flour sells at $l2 per 100 pounds, and bacon 30 cents per pound. New discoveries are reported near the Big Horn, and prospecting has begun. cREe

A fire broke out in New York, Tuesday evening of last week, which for a time tlireatened to consume the heart of the city. Asit was, an entire block of some thirty buildings was destroyed, entailing a loss of $4,500,000. One firm alone loses $1,500,000. Two firemen were killed and several others injured by falling walls.

The city of Springfield, lils., is without a local government. The collector was successfully enjoined from collecting the taxes, and the officials have no: authority to ‘incur a debt, so the Mayor has issued a proclamation notifying the gas company, the policemen and others that theéy are no longer in the employ of the city. ''The taxpayers refuse to, pay over &5 on the hundred and no one can blame them.

We see it stated in one “of our exchanges that at a sale of the effects of the Ampithqatre in-which Moody & Sankey held their meetings, in Philadelphia, some fool gave 85 for a towel on which 'Moody had wiped his face., A cheap and nasty’carpet which he used in his room was sold for 875. Philadelphia expects to sell enough of

Moody’s finger nail parings during the centennial ; exposition to pay all her expenses for 1876. * - _ ;

Perin 11. Silmi)el', a prominent member of a Brooklyn (New York) Bap4 tist Chiureh, has been detected in frauds, amounting ‘to $200,000. . His pastor learned of the troubles before they became public, andinguired into them. In revengé thé forger accused the ‘pastor of adultery, and he was obliged to leave his church: Sumner was formerly finaneial agent of the Franklin (Ind.) College. .. : i

The Louisville Courier-Fournal says: “What constitutes a call to the ministry ? is a question about to be il_lscussed by the preachers of Indianapolis. We should think that a letter from ten or fifteen responsible gentlemen offering a salary of $lO,OOO a year, with a 11311dsorxrely furnished parsonage, would constitute something: so nearly akin to a call to the ministry that you could scarcely distinguish the difference with the naked eye.”

The Selinsgrove (Pa.) Times of recent date siys: “We frequently hear the remark that such an open: winter as we have must be unhealthy. We can. see no reason why it should be so, nor do the actnal facts show it to be so. It is_just ag healthy as usual this time of year, and, if any difference, more so. The more people can be out doors the better for them.. We heard more complaint of unheard of bad colds last winter than we do this ‘winter.” - e e

The enterprising . proprietors of the Blymbuth Democrat, Messrs. McDonald & Brother, propose to issué on or about February 22d, 4, centennial edition. of that paper, the same to con‘tain seventy-two columns, with a sec;tional map, and a cb_mplete history of the county from its organization, ete. ‘We understand that the same firm ‘ contemplates the publication of anagricultural journal 'during the present year. Being also the printers of two religious journals, the Plymouth Dem--ocrat office may be reckoned\‘am.ong the most extensive printing establishments of Northern Indiana. R

James Parton, the well known author, was on the Bth inst. married in Boston 'to his step-daughter, not knowing that such contracts were forbidden by statutes. As soon as he was sinformed pf the state of the case he left his dew wife in care of some friends and, to avoid scahda.l, retired to a separate boarding house. He will endeavor to have his marriage legalized by a special act of the legislature. It isdue the historian to state that the young lady is not even distantly related to him by blood—she being the daughter of a literary lady: whose third husband was Mr. Parton.

The following clever hit is going the rounds of the press. It emanates from the Indianapolis News, an independent paper with’ republican tendencies : ; e : : “T¢ THE PUBLIO.—It having come to my ears that a certain designing individual named Blaine is endeavoring to.palm off a spurious article of bloody-shirt upon the publie, I hereby give nutice that 1 am the sole manufacturer of the genuine article. I feel confident in asserting that the,public will not be deceived by the unscrupulous proprietor of the mushroom concern, which has eﬁiﬁt m#ﬂdxbgl g as t_h&goqq&a of the old reliable Outrage Isamtheg kgt - o

Jeff, 'D;wig has written a private letter to a friend in Richmond, Virginia, which has found its way into the public prints. Itis areview of | Blaine’s amnesty speech and a defense of himself against the charge of atrocity as made by the latter gentleman. ‘The country has already been surfeited with this sort of stuff and is heartily sick of it, slys the Kokomo Dispatch. Let Jeff. Davis, Blaine, Hill and Garfield be suppressed, or tied to_gether and compelled to fight it out to themselves. Suppress 'the agitators and give the country a rest on this clap-trap fustian. B .

A New York Jetter collector, named M. P. Bissinsky, has been arrested for l robbing the mails. He has been employed in the post-office department about two years, and ;'for some time past complaints have "been made of¢ the non-delivery of letters from his station. - He was transferred to a new route, and the complaints were renewed. The other day a registered letter was missed, and Bissinsky, being charged with the theéft, confessed that e had been in the habit of stealingvleﬂters; ‘ln his apartments fragments of over 1,000 letters were found, some of which were forwarded to their addresses, hnd the remainder held till. called for. LRI

A Saint Louis correspondent thus speaks of Wm. McKee, the principal ‘owner of the Globe-Democrat who was recently convicted of complicity in the great whisky frauds: “Mr. McKee 'is a peeculiar man in m_a.'rfjf reSpgéfzs. His great ambition is money. His habits are simple and his manner of living frugal and .primitive. .Though worth $750,000 it is doubtful if he and his family péssess $2OO worth of jewelry. .To his relatives and a few select friends heis quite generous in many respects. Ie enjoys ‘the sobriquet of Deacon McKee. The printers know him as ¥ ‘ncle'Bil]y,lthquigh it is quite improbable that many address him with such a familiar title.

We clip the following from the Kokomo Dispatch: John Westervelt, of West Liberty, (Inil.), i a democratic trump and no mistake. He is, forsooth, a living curiosity of the genus liomo, and Barhum,-doubtless, would

| give the half of his princely fortune to get hold of him. Mr. Westervelt is now forty-nine years of .a';;e, has never tasted a drop of intoxicating liquor of any kind, has never sinoke;ii a cigar or pipe, does not know the taste of to'bacco, and,’ withal, has been‘a life-long Democrat, Was ever hisllike<known ! ‘We will wager the whole Dispatch ié(‘ni’cem, Liskl %43 equal ean mot be foufid on either continent. Will our exchzin’ges pléase take notice of this new feather that now adorns. our proud cap of excellence. |, . j N. B—Mr. W. will tessify. on his oath that the above statement is true.

* Three car loads of silk-worm Bggs lately arrived in New York, thaving -come from Tlong Kong, China, to San Franeciseo in twenty-tlfgeé day.gl; and thence to New York in less than seven days. The eggs are Va'lued; VJ’at‘ six million .dollars and are «lestined for Ttaly and the S(_mthgéof Franvﬁa., In China the silk-wornis are placed upon long strips of card board and léft; until the board is covered:with their eggs, which adhere' to the surface— These cards are then: intetlaid with sheéts of fine paper and packed in ‘tightly closed wooden cases ap'c? wrapped with carivass. This‘shipment consisted of 64;1 cases, containing 160,000 cards. On'teaching their destination ‘the eggs are placed in vaults secure ‘from warmth so that they may be prevented from hatching until a’t-hé foliage of the mulberry tree is in proper state for the young worms to feed upon. o e

Collection for State Exhibition. Every tounty in the State should sehd, as soon as possible, to E. T. Cox, State Geologist, Indianapolis, the entire county collection at one shipment, ag far as practicable. ' : ‘This collection should comprise samples of every variety'of grain and seeds grown in the country, in guantity not less than two gallons each, except garden seeds, ‘which may be in smaller quantities. All to be pl;t" up in cloth sacks. A bundle of good Indian corn on the stalks, and a,_ good | sample of not Jess than two ears of. corn from each township. One sheaf of each kind of small grain, and one of~ each kind of grass or fodder. All the samples should be accompa-~ ried by a ]éfb'el, in plain writing, giving grower’s'hame and name of the article, character of land, <. e., timber or prairie, clay, clay loam, sandy or sandy loam, number of acres cultivated and yield per acre, mode of cultivation:_etc. . o

- Specimens, of wood, showing every variety .of growth in each county. Samples should be about six inches long, and gilt entire}y{"a\bmss the log, to show its greatest diameter, These should e labeled with the common name of the wood, and accompanied with specimen of the fruit or seeds, such as hickory nuts, walnuts, acorns, &CQ,‘&(;/. : g : LGI

Tar Methodist, with considerable force remarks: There are a great many weak-headed people who imagine that the way, to keep sectarianism out of politics is to put “sectarianism into politics. These pesrons are constantly doing foolish things in the name of anti-Romanism— things more objectionable than the Jesuits do—and the sufficient answer from our side is, that we do not hold omselves responsible for our fools: | Artic Oyershoes; "and other -winter. wear, Comeandses, = = * |

'MOB LAW IN INDIANA.

A MASKED PARTY OF LYNCH- - ERS BREAK INTO BLOOM- - INGTON JAIL. : Lo e e They Shoot and Kill Crook Mershon, '\ B the'llyrderer.‘ i * Dispatches from Bloomington, Indiana, give details of a startling tragedy enacted there at two o’clock of Tuesday ‘morning, Feb. Sth. About that hour the night watchman was seized, while on his beat, by a party of masked men, bound, gagged, and taken to the jail. Sherift McKinney was then called up, and, on appearing, was also bound and gagged. He and the watchman were then laid upon the floor of ‘the hall, upon their faces. The keys ‘of the jail having been secured, a part of the crowd repaired t6.£he jail while others sﬁq'od guard over the bound captives and the sheriff’s wife. B el

. Among the prisoners in the jail -was Crook Mershon, who was, eight months ago, convicted of murder and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, but had, been returned to the jail at Blooming;on, Monroe county, under a décision of the Supreme Court, to await a new trial. His cell was entered by the mob, who fired six shots at him, four of which took effect—one bullet passing: through the brain and causing 'instant death. The party thén retired, as mystefiously as they came. ‘There were two other prisoners in the jail, but neither they mnor the officers could recognize any of the lynchiers. It is notibelieved that/they belong in the ‘vicinity. As soon as they had departed Mrs. MéKinney unbound. her Kusband and the watchman, and thd alarm was ~pi‘o‘mptly‘ given, but too late to effect the captures of any of the gang. About fifteen of the men entered the jail, but a considerable force remained on the outside, They were all masked and thoroughly disguised. They left behind ﬂlem in the jail a rope, from ‘swhich itis presumed their original design was to hang Mershon. They also left behind them a’ paper from ‘which we éxtr{‘aét the concluding portion: B B

“To thieves of all. grades: Your ‘cases will not be overlooked. There must and will be a change in'many things, When murderers, 'thieves, burglars and house burners have their own way and get:a strong holt upon the degal profession of the countyry, and through its trickery goes unpunJished, then forbearance ceases to be a virtue,: and like other| counties we have to take the law in our -hands and call for Judge Lynch to pre;ide. The friends of the above who go then bail, and also those that affords tlhiem sustenance and maintengnce ot all kinds, may take warning. We mean business from this time forth and forever. Vengence is ours. . e G iE S VIGILANCE.” :

~° SMITH COUNTY, KANSAS. ‘ _Letter from John J. Haney. _ SMITH CENTER,{KAN,, Feb. 8. , | EpllTor BANNER: — According to | promise, I pen you these lines to give | you and ithe many readers of THE BANNER a brief history of this seetion of the country, and that through which I passed. Tleft your beautiful little city on Monday morning of January 31st, and after a travel by rail of about thirty hours, I arrived at Hastings, Neb., alively businesstown of 1,000 inhabitants, on the B. & M. railroad. The country surrounding the village is nice and the soil very rich and productive.”. On-Wednesday-morning I hired a team and started for/this county. After two days’ travel, over some as beautiful country as the sun ever shoné ’upon'v,' I arrived at this plz{ce (Smith . Center), a ‘small, stirriﬁg town with intelligent and enf-j terprising citizens, men who mean business. = We have a nice scope of country here, the soil being rich and productive. I never saw such crops of corn, grown out of the ground, yet the grower of the grain is realizing but a smalll amount for hi_s grain,f‘as‘ corn is only 15 cents, wheat 55, and no market for potatoes. Stock is the main product here at present. Live hogs are selling at about 6 cents. per pound, and cattle at from 2 to 214.

There is considerable of Govern-: ment land vacant in this county yet thatican be obtained by preemption or homeastead claims. ~ It can be had cheap; and now is the time for those who intend to come West to come at once, and secure a home while a good, rich farm can be had cheap. Deeded lands can be bought at from $2 to $lO per acre.. G. W. White, of this place, ‘has a farm of 160 ‘acres, two milés s_outix of town, ‘which he offers at $2 per acre. Improved farms can be had on reasonable terms. T was told this morning that a small vein of coal has been found near here and that there is a company talking of investigating the prospect more fully. . - " Perhaps the majority of the Eastern people think there is no society way out here. If so, they are mistaken. We have at this place two organized christian sécieties, Methodist and Presbyterian. The Methodists, with’?iﬁ the last t-"\{e:- months, on this eircuit, e had ayer 200 accessions to tl;lir. church.. Beat th&t, you Meth~odist ministers in the Eeast, if you can, in soshorta time—and that while liding a pgnifﬁthf}thas.oﬁ)y three good legs.. - The Lord is with us and doing & wonderful work ab this place. Many are joining the church, and the good work is still going on. A% Gil--Iled, a few miles south of this place, theré have been over 100 accossions odists ate prepaing to build a large MR

; @rHE BABY. Only a baby thout any hair; ;.- i ’Cept just a little fuz here and.thgrg. L . Onlya baby, name you have none; . ; .+ Barefooted and aimpled, sweet little ene. | ¥ 3 4 T 3 - Only a baby, ‘teeth none at.ﬂﬁl; s '~ What are you' good for, on)gto 2quall? Only a baby, just a week o1d; - What are you here for, only to scold?., : i . . BABYSREPLY. '\ o Only a baby! what shonld I be? b -Lots o’ big folks been little Jike me, . ; ° Ain’t dot any hair! ’es I have ton; : S’pus'n I hayen’t, dess it tood grow, - Not any teeth! —wounldn’t have one; o ‘ Don’t get my dinner by gnawing a bone., : What am I here for !-’l—l’gt' pretiy mean; - Whe’s dot a better right, ’t ever you've seen? _ What am I dood for,;did you say? hoe " Eber 50 many things, ebéry day. o - Tourse I sqnall sometimes, sometimes I bawl: i Zay ;ﬂusenc #pant me, cause I'm 8o small. _Only a baby, ‘es sir, ’at’s so;- 1 ! : "N if you could, yon'd be one, too; ; © 'At'sall I oave to say; you're most too old; . Dess I'il' det into bed —toes dettin’ told, ' . < THE BABY ACT. A Big Booby ;Et Logansport Pleads it : . Most Pitifally. : The l.ogansport Star, of ‘a recent date, ;says: Baldwin and Dykeman, attorneys for J o{m W. Stevens, jr., relict of the late John W. Stevens—the well ‘known livery stable man, who died about three years ago, leaving an estate to his son of about twelve thousand dollars—are preparing a dasctfor the United States Court wherein their client is claimant to all that: property left nim by his father, and which he disposed of in a reckless manner before a year had gone by. At the time of the death of the father; his son,theonly heir, claiming to be of age, assumed the management of the estate, and continued it until there was nothing of it to administer upon. He drove fast horses, gambled, drank, and neglected his business until in a few months there wis nothing left. He has singe lived swom hand to mouth, degerted by his former friends, his wife, whom he married.a fortright' after his father’s depth, leaving on the grounds of ill-treatn&xent, and is a sad wreck, standing as a prominent fig--ure-head for good people to point their sons at as a warning of what vice and angodly living will bring a person' to. The ‘ claimant will attempt to,prove that at the time lie eame into his estate he was only 19 years of age; and that he individually disposed of all the property 'before he was 21.. He will not deny that herepresented himself to be in-his majority when called upon for his ‘age and right to dispose of property. Ie admits changing the date upon the register of births.in the family:Bible for the purpose of leading parties to believe that he was at the time. 21 years old, but the fact of iis being but 19 years of age then he How proposes to p&'ove by competent and unimpeachable witnesses. The property to which he lays elaim is an interest in the DBarnett House, the stock and property to the livery stable sold to Messinger and. Proseus. and, ‘the othnibus line, . The counsel are confident that they can make a caseé. The plaintiff being a resident of another State, the matter will come up before the United. States Court at Indianapolis. - e hos o] i

S A Sad Result, ° ' A correspondent of the,Sentinel, writing from Bloomington, '%‘e’l,ls how the farmers|of Mohroe fc'mmtfy have been swindled by oné of their rumber baying -all their pork, giving checks on the bank not to be preSeﬁted until a certain, date, anid then lit out. He also gives an gecount of how. another farmer was badly duped by S

. THE CLOTH SWINDLE, 7 A different and sadder affair oceurred herethe other day;the indirect result of a “trick that was vain” of’ some *heathen Clinee” claiming to hail fromr Indianapolis. Some men came here with piece goods, :cloths, &e., and, hiring conveyances, went all over the country- peddling them out very low. They stopped at Joseph Frost’s, a well-to-do farmer, living some two miles north, and not succeeding in getting him to buy any cloths, they exhibited samples of muslins, and put the price down to almost mnothing.. He bought a bill from the samples, and they said they would be delivered in two weeks, until which time they wished to leave their bundle of' cloth with him. He consented to this,, whereupon they, spoke o(f the uneertainty of life and proposed he stiould- sign a receipt for’ the goods, so that if a‘i(l)ything should,! happen it would show where "the goods were. . This he did as he thought, but in reality signed a bankable note, which was quickly disposed of to a neighbor at a heavy: shave. After playing similar tricks at’other places, and making some, bona fide sales, the peddlers, three in number, hyrriedly packed their duds and left. *After they were gone, the man who purchased the note on Frost pressed him for payment, wliich was the first Frost knew that he had signed a note. It being the second time he had been victimized in a similar manner, it preyed upon his mind to such an extent heé became temporarily insane, and hung himself in his barn on Monday of last week. : e

Printing Ofice Seerets.’ oy - The Brunswick Zelegraph says that a properly condlicted printing office is as much a seergt society as is a Masonic Lodge. The printers are not under an oath of secrecy, but always feel themselves as truly in honor bound to keep secrets as:-through tripple oaths. Any employe i 1 a printing office, who willingly disregards ‘this rule in regard to printing office secrets, should not only be scorned by the brethren of’ his eraft, but lose his position in-the office at once: We make this statement, because it sometimes happens that a communication appears in a newspaper under an assumed signa-’ ture, y('hiéh excites comment, and various parties try tofind out who is the author. Let all be 'saved the trouble of questioning the honorable employes or attaches of the printing office. They are *know-nothings” on such points aﬁ ‘i these. On such matters they “have eyes and ears, but no mouth,” and if they fail'to observe this rule, let them be put down as dishonorable members i s T ";““.i‘? L : ‘ : . If you have aldischarge from the. nose, offensive or otherwise, partial Joss of the sense of smell, taste, or ‘hearing, -eyes, watery or weak, feel dull and stupid or debilitated, pain or ggmmiamhmm ewf i you ma: gﬁmmurwmyw the Catarrh: =~ Thopsands annually, ,ﬂ;fex;,g_ “\5?;;‘1!1?“.; IR 5 COR| ?\J;‘.i.ﬁ,"- 'l?-"tf.,: y and *‘*f‘% he grave. No disease is 56, tonts g&»mﬁﬁwﬁvg%& Muderstooll. b ﬁ?& ph M%%L e

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- " 'LUNDY'S LANE. = - (M. Quad in New York Graphic.) = . I forgot to say that when I'was at Niagara Falls I rode down to see the battle-field of Lundy’s Lane. "I have had a strong love for battle-fields ever since I hurried back from Bull Run to Washington, with.forty thousand other soldrers, to inform: the citizens of that town that the Union Army had concluded not'to take Richmond for-two or'three weeks yet. hies .“You have been to Lundy’s Lane before, have you!” T asked the hackmani b e et il e e

+“A hundred times,” hé replied. = ‘“And you know all about it;?” : - “Byergthing” = o Gs . The man was big enough to eat up three -or four histories of America, and I had ¢onfidence in-his assertions. 1 gotiinto his vehicle, he mounted the box, and his fiery ‘steeds staggered away in the direction of the famous battle-field; = =7 -=ri i iain g - It is only a short distance from Niagara Falls. - When one ponders over it he'is almost inclined to believe that the battle was a put-up job on the part of the commanders to add to the attractions of Niagara. The hackman_ winked at me when I suggested this idea—winked a long, quivering wink ‘with his left eye and followed it up by softly singing: e

. “Mother, may Igo o'er the Falls, { .. Xes my darliag daughter.”

~ About half‘an hour’s ride brought us to the field.. I had been looking for broken muskets, dismounted cannon, skelétons and torn flags, and was considerably startled when the hackman puled up his horses and said: “Behold the famous battle-field of. Yungdys Lanel” == e =0 0 1 ey CWhereswhich2?s = or o ““All around you:._on both sides of the road,” he replied. el 1t was a good place to fight a‘battle. There were several large trees there, under which the seldiers could sit and rest when they got tired of fighting, and there’ were a good many fences, Rehind which they could lie and think and argue and discuss politics during thenoonday heat.. |-7 o o= 20 o “So-this is the place ?” I asked, as I stosd up and looked around. . 2 .““This is the spot, sir% = = e - “Where is the lane in which the fight took place?” T asked after a liftle wlild,. Lo e o 0 slane’s oo Ky il L L S¥es lanbl 5o oL i “I never saw any lane here” = ““But there must be one around here somewhere; - They wouldn’t eall it Lundy’s ' Lane if there wasn’t a lane here, would they 27 @+ .« o

- “I dunno,” he mused; “they might ‘haye:lied aboutity” «- 1A 2 - “How did -this battle. commence, and where ?” I demanded,as he stretch‘ed out on the seat as if he meantto go tosleeps « efoi g S 8 e el atmlio™ oo e e ~“You: don’t, you base liar! ~ Didn’t; you tell me that you knew all about | thig place 870, 00l i D i -~ “Who’s a liar’?” he yelled, suddenly straightening his back-bone. = @ - “You are, sir, unless you explain' things to me! I have a revolver here w—we are alone—l win sometimes -suddgnly attacked witly insanity. 'I came. out here to see Lundy’s Lane, Lungdy himself,: and other objects of historic interest, and I'll kill you right now and here' if you don’t explain to me mpblerslee. s cn i e 'The sight of the revolver made'him wince, and hé sullenly expressed his readiness to interpret.. i o o | ' “Now, sir, when did this battle commence T asked. oo e O In the meormingt o T “Af.what potnt?. v oot Over ‘there by that tree!” = . - “What, ‘was the frouble?: what did they want to fight for?”|." - L “Got'mad, I suppose.”. . - “Whostrock fieet?” Lol Shdbhnnoli -l Sl e ' “What! Didn’t you tell me you knew all about this little difficulty ? I - want'to hear all about it..l maynever see Lundy’s Lane again. If there was a fight here I want to know who- was) to blame and whether any one was arrested for assault and battery.” = ' ~ “They didn’t nobody strike first, they just went in and fit and fit,” he then Fropled. ot egt R “Who were these.men who came here and got up a row and disturbed the peaea?’ < 0 oo o e ) “Revolutionary wagil. = oo o . “Yes, he was gne, but who was the ofherdl o B inia “Phe ‘Britight’ s e o s “And which whipped?”? " . - “Look out;sir! Youclaimed toknow all about the thing!- I want to know which side got-licked!” = He scratched, his head in a desperate manner,and I asked; -~ .. “Did the police break it up?” “Yes—yes—soared down and surrounded the whele pile!” . =

. “Well, now;” I asked after taking another long look,. “how long did this battledast 2’ 0 iwen ed #“Less see—less,” he mused as he snapped. his whip at the thistle blosHOEFRE o ee st “Be -careful! If this fight lasted three-days I'want to know it; if-it was all over in an hour I want to know that o o ime e

. “3Well, I guess it lasted eight or nine houys}.” Gl s e - “Were' the soldiers working-on the eight-hour ‘system then?” NV “Yes—that’s it it lasted just eight hours.” Al i b e b - “And what was the loss?” - ¥ MThedoss@y- oz il o . : - “Yes, sir. /There is generally.a loss when battles are fonght, and. T want the.figares in'this case™ - 7 7 ‘ “One feller lost a blamed good jackknife!l” he timidly observed.. . -~ . Lo ARG wasthatallen oo G 0 o g - “And another lost fifteen cents, and another lost his girl’s photograph, and mostly all of them lost something!” ~“How many:troops did the AmericOnE VRIS e e s “Phesonieln o = “How many did the British have?” . “More’p a hundred.”:: = 7 .. “How Jong age was all this?” .+~ LOREAMRRGY - e eGu T . “Beware, sir! There is not a living soul except that old red cow in sight, and 1 am bound to find out all about this. thing or committ a murder! Answer me!. How long ago wasthis?” } _f‘}% good while—more’n twenty years W b “And what were the results of thi{:‘ battle—this enriching of Mr. Lundy’s old pasture-lands. with- the life-blood of American patriots?” -© . . ::wa}stsgm the results, sir?” = Lo RRe Ul eel e © “Third and last time, sir?” . “Phere wasn’t: any, not a blamed onet heited. s st arotad St e s e r;r»f to get out of range of the revalver. “*“‘“3"{‘**‘{?’»&“% sl Pb i eRR R e

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‘Mr. Frank Landers and one of His Lo oy Blowers. e - (Aterse editorial in the Vincennes Stn.) = - The Muncie Democrat should re- . member that its editor and Mr. Franklin Landers are not the only two Dem--ocrats in the State of Indiana. No one ™ man, nor two men can control the = Democrats of Indiana. One man by ‘the name of Williams (which we be- ; lieve is also theé name of ‘the editor of the -Democrat,) of Kentucky, has = attempled now for the past two years to: control the Democracy of that - State on the same platform of “the people, the people,” that the Demo‘crat harps on so much. Mr. Williams, of Kentucky, failed most signally and ‘we believe Mr, Williams of Indiana, {c‘vill “happen to the same misfortune in -his attempt to run the Landers’ - chute. We areé a Democrat of the greenback school, and the Sun advo- ' cated this same doctrine before the -Muncie ' Democrat was ever heard of, ‘but we do not forget that we are a ‘member!of the same great democratic ‘party, inside which ranks, all differences must be healed. If Mr., Lan‘ders is to run as a Greenback-Inte-pendent candidate, nominated by Bu~ ‘chanan’s convention which is to meef at Indianapolis this month, andithen with that nomination on his shoul- - ders come and ask the Democrats to endorse him, we do not propose to | have much to dowith him. If he goes intd the Democratic convention - without any such weight, and is the' choice of that convention, then the question would arise should we feel under any obligation 'to support the nominee of'a convention who himself ‘does’ not recognize “party allegiance, .and bolts the nomination of a Dewocrati¢c caucus. Thede are questions which will stare us in' the face, and the feeling of many Democrats” will - 'be to hesitate before plunging head- : long into the crowd which yells for Mr. Landers. 'We do not believe in' ¢ all this blather. and demagoguery ° which actuates some papers and politicians of this State, who ‘seem to think their opinions are,the only ones by which the policy of the party can be guided. We are for the success of - ' the democratic party, and believe all of our troubles and differences should ‘be settled within the party,” without goiug outside and starting a new party with a new name. The democrat- | ic party is good. enough for us, and we tlo not want to form any Independent:Greenback party, or a party of any name exeept that of Democratic. The Muncie Democrat may also find out that he who “hastens slowly” wins the race over the man who starts out on a “spurt” and brzaks down before he reaches the home stretch. We desire to say-also, that the Sun is not -a “*noncommittal’” organ, noris ita i hard money organ, as the editor of ' ‘the Muncie Democrat well knows, - sinee he receives the Swun regularly, 'and has reyiewed it regularly in the ° _past two years. G e S 4 G ¢ e A Dictionary Wanted. i . A Chicago woman‘who had been ' reading about the whisky frauds in the paper turned to her husband, the . “other evening and inquired: ' ' | 1 “My dear, what do the papers mean {’by‘sa'ying that a man has ‘squealed?"” = | “Why,” replied the man Iloftily. [ “they. mean that some membeér.of the ring has ‘peached on the resi’”. = o ¢ . “Peached ¢n the rest?” exclaimed the wife; “now what does that mean 2 -*Why it means that he’'s — ‘blowed’ on ’em.” : G : t : ! “Blowed on them ?” . . “Yes; you' see, he’s ‘given ‘em away.y » . s 9 ! . “Given thiem away?” . | LR “Why, of course—dummit! Can't you understand anything? Do you . think I'm an unabridged dictionary ¥ continucd the husband, impatiently. ¢lt means he’s—he’s ‘let out on 'em’ —+gone,back on his pals—Bquealed’--you know.” WA [ e i The woman did not seem quite satisfied with the man’s lucid explanation; but not wishing to ‘appear ignorant in.her husband’s, eyes; she . | remarked, “Ah, yes; I see?” and forebore questioning.—Chicago Jowrnal, {

: An Important Bilk , . ~ Senator Boutwell has given notice - that he will introduce & bill .the main features of whicn are as follows: =~ - The bill provides that, after the: 30th of next June, none of the publie lands shall be' subject to preemption entry. The rest of the bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to cause ap-" praisements to be made from time ‘to time of the timber standing upon the public'lands, and prepare plans of the" same in lots containing not more fhan 32 akres each, and provides that by the payment of the appraised value, if not less than $1.25 per acre, and: any person may make entry.of stampage upon any one tract, and be allowed three years in which to remove ' the wood and timber from the same provided, that no person shall enter a second lot until he shall have remoyed the timber from his first lot, and there shall be' left standing on ‘each lot one tree of every variety growing thereon, and provided further, that all live oak and red cedar shall . be reserved unless the President shall,! by a specific order in particular caseés; direct otherwise. =~ J ‘

i . Sensible. : g![ gl Mr. White, member of Congress{ = from Kentucky, in answer to Ge Banning, how he would regulatg the appointment of cadets, on a pro osi.-,“’-_'-?‘-’ tion to reduce the number, replied, that he would reduce the number of Representatives on the floor. He believed' business would b [l.uuch ibate ter done with two humhﬁat members than with the present number, Mem- = bers cotild not hear now, and reafl or A ‘wrote while business was being transacted. The country was n‘ow‘sat;tﬁev_l’ b with the just nothing that had been! - done b;f;?the present Congress. [lfa hundred members were sent away . business would be better done, aud o large saving to the Tregsury effecteds | - Brother White, we are with you; those are oursentiments. The paople are’ painfully realizing that there is too much accumulated wisdom at the capitol for their interest and the wels = fare of ‘the cg_untry. Send them home and save the Treaswry.-—Lawrences burgh Registér. - : . 4 ; T A ;l’:,;::‘\_.\i‘;‘_:-_g - Dona Lulalia Guilena is a lady?w%a%gl resides in California, but ‘we don’s want-any of our romantic ymﬁm men to fall in love with her simglsz;{?; Age, count of the name—]lute-like and *ﬁ\e very as it may sound--thipk #’gﬁ' ‘Dona is & bright bit of sunshine, with Jellraunded linbs, spstEiie NN gggnwandtwmm pling laughter, e : 4 does 80 18 Has T L g U oy O L G e e A e - Morton's speech on. affairs in Mis: e et L geERT SR S sT N R