The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 3, Ligonier, Noble County, 11 May 1876 — Page 2

: o i e oar et 5 The Pational Banner @ S PO Salsy W 4 i S S e | 7. B.STQLY., Editor and Proprictor . LIGONIER, IND., MAY. 11, 1876. ————— T T S DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. i | 'ForGovernor:-- ° ‘ JAMES D. WILLTAMS, of Knox. : 1 | For Lieut, Go\"eigor: ; . JSAACP.GRAY,of ‘Randolph. = .- For Judges of theiSnpreme Court: . - Ist Dist—S. H. BUSKIRK, of Monyoe, 2d Dist—A. C. DOWNEY, of Ohio., . " 3d'Dist,—J. PETTIT, of Tippecanve. Ith Dist.—J. L. WORDEN, of Allen.. For Se‘cremi‘y:ofsmté: o JOHN E. NEFF, of Randolph. e : 7 ‘_FlorAndito:r 'ofj State: Ay L 'EB. HENDERSON, of Morgan. - Lo N Treﬂslirir of State :‘ Lt B;EXJA‘I\HN C. S;l;\\,\', of Marion. i sodi For Attorney General: -~ : ) Q. Al BUSKIRK, of Monroe.’ i ForjSuperintendent of Public Instruction "JAMES H. SMART of Allen. _ . . For (‘lnk of the Supreme Court: : * GABRIEL SCHMUCK, of Perry.. For Reporter of the Sudreme Court: ; - AUGUSTUS N, MARTIN,.of Wells. . TaE Oregon Republi¢aus have instructed for Blaine. | The .Georgia _delegation is. understood to be composed of cwxlejlialf Mortonites. . Bro. MUSSELMAN, of the Stark . county Ledger, flies at his mast-head: /" General Winfield Scott. Hancock .for ‘President and Gov. Thomas A. Ifendricks for Vice-President. Good seiegtions. e g :

Trs suffrage has been restored to the inhabitants of} Alsace and Lorraine without redtriction asiiespects persons who elect to retain. French natienality whilé residing in ‘these provinces. o e ; i o —-————ﬁ%.——v-—a- — O the 27th of April royal assent to {he biil conferring upon the Queen of England the title of Empress was given, and on the 28th the Gazelte contained a proclamation declaring the assumption 0( the title by IHer Maj- ) St - — -, . * SCHUYLER COLFAX, declines.to become a-candidate for Congress:in the Tenth district. Major *Calkins will probably again be the republican nominee. The Democrats talk of replac_irfg their present representative by nominating Senator Winterbotham.

- BELENAP would liké..a posipgnement of his trial until December and the republican politicians generally would be well pleasea if his !‘desi‘re in this. regard conld be fulfilled. But the motion made-by his counsel before the High Court of Impeachment has failed and the trial goes on.| ~ .

TaE bonded warehouse of Leet and Stocking, New York, which was the subject: of a congressional investigation a few years since, has been finalIy closed. The New York Tribume alleges that Leet hashad an interest in the. monopoly of $30,000 a year, which not his- energy, or capacity, or money, but 'his eudprsément- by the President enabled him to efytablisll at the .cost of the merchants and the sacrifice of a co]leétof of the port who vent'ur'e’d in’ the general interest to stand in his way. | , foi

- SEVERAL BODIES:of workmen in France have“asked permission of the government to open subscriptions for the purpose of sending some of their number to the cetennial expositéon at Philadelphia. - ‘The greatest benefit arising from world’s fairs since their inauguration has been the opportunity afforded for the Detter information and edul_:atioxi of skilled workmen, who carry.back to their various counties such practical. knowledge as only 'tzle most extensive .and expensive travel would otherwise enable them to acquire. The French with their usual artistic’ shrewdness are taking the surest method of making our exposition useful to France, .

AT A RECENT MEETING of the Chamber of Commerce, at - Odessa, Russia, attention was ealled tothe immense -development of the American grain ‘trade, and its depressing effect ‘upon the agriculture. of that country. In former years Odessa ruled the grain supply of England; but the trade is now changed, and in 1875 the United States exported to England wheat to the value of £658,820, while the value of the same- article from Russia was only £120,575. Even this statement does not tell the whole tale. In 1874 the value of Indian corp exported from this country to Great Britain wds estimated at £7,487,178, and during 1875 at £8,492,158, thusshowing an increase in the shipments of this cereal alone i}f,l‘no'mE than $5,000,000 ih'a single twelve month. = Thas far during the present year the exports.of grain have been satisfactory. Whether they will reac{h or overtop those of 1875 cannot vet be even estimated with any degree of certainty, - - Fo st

. 'THE Chicago Tribune says the fact that the national ‘banks have retired £56,000,000 of their circulation under the act of January 14, 1875, does not. ~ prove that there has been actually .- any contraction. While $56,000,000° “have been nominally withdrawn from ‘cirenlation, there has been pta;cf;ically no icontraction, but . rather an expansion of the loanable funds of the country. Previous to the retirement, of the 856,000,000 the banks retainéd at least ten per cent. in greenbacks for - redemption thereof—five per cent.in ~'the treasury and five per cent. in bank or in transitu. This left about $50,©OO,OOO for loanable purposes. But in withdrawing 856,000,000 from circulation the banks receive about $62,000,000 of bonds deposited to secure, . that amount of notes. These bondsi -are sold for about 8120, which yields ; uﬁ; 875,000,000 for loaning purposes. As a matter f fact, then, there © i 8 40 per cent. more loanable funds on’ the amount of national bank notes ~ retifed than before such retirement. This; o use a trite -phrase, is import- * ant if true; and we have no reason | to doubt the Tribune’s statement. It ~ ought to know %;fm it is talking i ROk Sad we Whink itdoes. (.. -

HARMONY ON THE FINANCE QUESTION.. In an article headed “New York 'and Indiana,” that able and discreet organ of the Pennsylvania Demoeracy, the Harrisburg Patriot, indulges in a few observations that ought to be ‘read with more than ordinary pleas‘ure by our political co-laborers in this -State. We quote . therefrom as follows: “The Democrats of New York }l_p'resent Governor Tilden as their choice for President. The Democrats of Indiana some weeks since named Governor Hendricks as their preference. It is noteworthy that while but a short time ago widely dissimilar views in reference to the financial question seemed to separate the Democrats of Indiana from those of New York, at present the line of division is almost obliterated. The Indiana conventjon declares that the Democracy of the State adhere to their oldtime and -cherished belié_f,that gold and silver constitute the true basis of. currency and ‘that in. their opinion legal tender notes should be substi‘tuted for the issues of the national banks. The New York Democracy adhere to the hard-money ideas and traditions of the party without !declaring themselves in réference to the policy of substituting legal -tenders for national bank notes. Indeed they dismiss the financial question with a simple reaffirmation.of their former doctrine on the subject, and declare that frugal expenditure and the ad.ministrative purity of the founders of tlie republic are the ‘first and most | imperious necessities of the times? With this-declaration the <resolutions of 'the Indiana convention . fully .ac{cord. .- . § '

- “We have referred particularly to these points of substantial agreement between the Democrats of these two great States for two reasons.. 1. Because they indicate unmistakably a drift of sentiment toward a common platform on which the entire party throughout the Union may harmoniously stand, and 2, because they afford excellent proofs that the Presidential ticket waich will catry Indiana for the Democracy in October will also receive the united support of the Democrats of the Empire State in November.” . S

; INDIANA-A GREAT STATE. Jlndiana, saysa statistically inclined contributer to one.of our exchanges, stands first in railroads and telegraphs, having one mile of railroad to every 395 of her population, the largest proportion of this most important intergst of any.civil or political division on the globe.. In wheat she ranks. second only to Illinois, which is nearly one-half larger than Indiana.. In corn she ranks third, .I]'lin_ois and Ohio alone'surpassing her. In farm products. and machinery she ranks fourth and fifth, New York, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania excelling her. In live stock she ranks seventh in the scale. Indiana isnow supporting a population of fifty, upon an average, to each section of 640 acres. By comparison with foreign countries, it will be seen that she has the capacity of supporting a population of 17,000,000. While India, with her arduous system of ii-rigation' and most earnest labor, is supporting a population of 400 to the square mile. unon a yield of sixteen bushels of wheat to the acre, andrice, sweet potatoes and such like veg‘etables, all produced without any foreign machinery, and while a great portion of Europe, from her well worn fields, is supporting her 300 to 400, and M;issachn_settg with her thin soil and skilled "labor is supporting’ her 200, and others less favored are supporting 100 to 150, Indiana has an average of 100 to hercultivated lands, embracing only about 18,000 square miles, yet producing sufficient to support 5,000,000 people. One characteristic feature that gives force to and interest in her manufactures is the fact that in all her various manufacturing entérprises she is not making a useless toy or ornament. On the other ' hand, she'is producing nearly every class of labor-saving machinery, furniture and implements. Indiana, with less than 2,008,000 people, is producing more- useful machinery to lighten the manual Jabor of the world, to create wealth, give comfort and advance civilization, -than all Asia with her 800,000,000 of people. -

DY BY DAY, as the House commit‘tees of investigation at Washington advance their knowledge of the ins and outs of republican administration, there are new evidencés of trepidation:in the ranks of the opposition. The power of the courts has beén in.voked to shield unwilling or stubborn ‘witnesses. The records of the departments are withheld by executive order. Mr. Clapp, the government printer, who admits that he has squan~dered and misappropriated the public ‘money, has invented a new deviee for protecting himself from farther annoyance. He has informed the House comulttee who " have beew examining his accounts that he is an officer of the Senate and that the House has no jurisdiction over his acts.' -From Mr. Clapp up to the President a profound conviction has lately obtained that the Lower House of Congress is a body prone to the exercise of dangerdus powers and altogether too inquisitive about matters connected with the disbursement of public money. The impeachment of Mr. Belknap and a radical razeeing of appropriation Dbills -will in good time do much to confirm this.opinion and intensify the opposition of office holders to democratic ascendancy. S mlon :

Ix REGARD to the extensive .discharge of employes of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company, the Garrett News of last week furnishes the following paragraphic infermation: :

‘About forty men have been discharged from the works of this place, mostly from the transfer table. :

There is considerable discussion going on in our place over the suspension of work and the discharge of men. 2 o ¢

The Baltimore & Ohio road have discharged over two hundred section men between Chicago and Chicago Junection within a few days.. Cutting down expenses seems to be the rule with that company now. We interviewed Mr. :Cowen, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pratt and others, .in regard to the discharge of men and suspension of work at this place. They think the work will go on again soon,.

~ BLAINE-IS HE INNOCENT! | Despite our repeatedly expressed hope that Mr. Blaine might be able to clear away the charges that stand against him, and notwithstanding the ‘fact that he has made several explannations, both in print and by carefully prepared speeclies in Congress, the impression is steadily gaining ground that there is something rotten connected with that $64,000 transaction. Mr. Blaine’s latest statement before the House was very clear and apparently explicit, but in some quarters there is still incredulity. Ex-Repre-‘sentative James F. Wilson, of lowa, a gentleman whose word will go as far -as Mr. Blaine’s in any part of the country, and a man’ who stands ‘as ‘high in the regard of his party as Mr. Blaine, states that he ascertained by an examination of the books of theUnion Pacific railroad and by inquiry that Col. Scott, when president of the cempany, gave his note for $64,000 to ‘Morton, Bliss & Co., indorsed by the “Union - Pacific company. Instead of paying the note when it became due, Col. Scott- turned over to the Union Pacific company $75,000 of Little Rock and Fort Smith bonds and the company paid the note. Mr. Wilson says he heard that the $64,000 had been paid to Mr.-Blaine, and on inquiring of him Mr. Blaine said that the Little Rock and Fort Smith bonds belonged to a constituent g‘ij his whe wanted them sold,and that he (Blaine) had sold them to Col. Scoft and paid tlie money -over to his constituent. Mr. Blaine' denies that he told Mr. Wilson anything of the Kkind, but - Mr. Wilson declares that he did,and ‘that he is ready to so testifiy before a Congressional committee. If Mr. Wilson is ready to testify he ought to have the opportunity and should not be deprived of it£for fear he may hurt Mr. Blaine’s chances at Cincinnati. Both ‘he and Government ' Director Harrison appear to have such a ground of certainty ‘to stand upon that they remain unconvinced by Mr. Blaine’s late speech. Both these gentlemen are persons of suchcredit that their asseverations cannot: be brushed aside by declamation. Their testimony ‘must be submitted to the test of careful examination and cross‘examination, and the sooner the better. If “Blaine, of Maine,” escapes unscathed from such an ord;’e@l he may safely plume his wings for higher flights. ———————tl] > E—————— LETTER FROM ILLINOIS. '

. 'WEDRON, LASALLE Co., ILL,, } g © May 4, 1876. Ep: BANNER: — Having received due notice of the expiration of my time on subscription to your excellent journal, you will find inclosed the wherewith to pay for another six months. | : ; ; At -the present time it is raining, and the elevated lands stand in need of it, while low ground is plenty wet enough. “The farmers in this section . can truly be called ‘clod-hop-pers,” especially those on rolling lands. That old scripture saying about “man, eating his bread by the sweat of his brow,” is being more than verified in this part of the country. : Wheat and oats are in the ground. Corn planting will be the order of the day-for the next three weeks to come. Vegetafion is springing into new life with a vigor that is. astonishing, notwithstanding chilly and -cloudy weather. - ) : i .

The fruit prospect in this part of the State is very favorable, and there will be an abundance of everything in this line, if it should not be injured by the frosts. g

With your permission I shall moralize for the benefit of the readers of THE BANNER. Always call on-a man of business during business hours; transact your business in a business manner, and then go about your business, so as to-allow the business man ‘to finish his business in business hours. If all were to live up to this rule we might hasten the glad day when our great-war debt shall be paxd. I am not a prophet; neither am I the son ot a prophet, but it is my private opinion publicly expressed that the debt will never be paid as long as we remain in the old rut through which weé are at present passing. Yes, our children’s childsen, yea, even 'unto the tenth generation, may have occasion -to look back upon us of the present day and curse us forleaving this legacy, unless we make some effort to get out of the old ruts. 20

I am glad to learn that you are pleased with the democratic nomination for Governor of Indiana; but the fact that hé is a large land-owner, and a granger besides, does not go to show that heis any better than any other person, although I believe him to be an honest ma.n,:and hope he will be successful in the race. As ever, your democratic friend,

ADAM CHRISTIE.

To THOSE who are ‘familiar with the doings at Indianapolis at the late Democratic State Convention, the twaddle of the Warsaw Union and of the Goshen Democrat ~about Capt. Mitchell’s “ humiliation ” and the course pursued by the editor of THE BANNER, must sound very strangely. Whateyer “ humiliation ” may have been hgticeablev on that occasion, we affirm most positively, certainly had no abiding place among those who acted in concert with Capt. Mitchell and ourself. On the contrary, everything was lovely on that side of the house. That things were not exactly thus on the other side, is doubtless the cause of the pitiful “squeal” emanating from the Warsaw and Goshen oracles of a distressed squad of small potato politicians. o

THE Governor of Massachusetts has vetoed the bill to legalize the marriage of James Parton with his step-daugh-ter on the ground that the act is, not within the constitutivnal power of the Legislature. The Governor’s veto was sustained by a vote of 114 against 88.

Gov. Hendricks states that the facts in regard to the recent election riot at Indianapolis has beén grossly misrepresented. 'The Governor asserts that the entire trouble arose from the lawless operations of republican ‘repeaters; that the police simply did their duty, and that all stories of nelg)roes having been shot down in cold blood are pure fabrications. - All eandid men, of whatever party, will believe Gov. Hendricks’ statement. — Fort

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

‘Wasuisaeron, D. C., May 5, 1876, THE COTTON BUREAU.

An attempt is being made to investigate “the Bureau of Captured and Abandoned Property,” in the Treasury Department, and should it prove even moderately successful, there must come therefrom what even in ordinary times would be called “astounding disclosures,” but what, in these days,“will only add more names to the thieves’ catalogue, and more portraits to the Rogues’ gallery. Rotten as was the Internal Revenue De-. partment with Whisky Ring rascality, it is doubtful if it approached the measure of that which was perpetrated under c¢over of picking up captured. and abandoned property, by which men, with permits, traversed the ‘South, with car, and steamboat, and wagon, and carried off hundreds of millions worth of cotton, and other things, belonging to private parties. Tixerg is one Camp who ought to be ‘called before that committee, if he has not been——a man who had permits to bring cotton .and tobacco through ——who made a $400.000 haul of the latter in Arkansas, in which it is said an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury had a third interest, and a prominent railroad man in Baltimore, now deceased, another third. If Treasury officials were partners of the agents, it may readily be inferred . that the temptation to wrong doing was strong; and when a man on $3,500 a year salary manages to save several hundred thousand: dollars in a few years, the world is apt to think that he has either “struck a Bonanza,” or has been very economical. Itiis also said that a proprietor. of a Washington newspaper managed, as chief clerk “of that Cotton Bureau, to amass, a large sumn through the skillful manipulations. of one of the proprietors of Willard’s Hotel, who roped in the claimants and secured the divy. /

TRICKS OF TRADERS.. 1t is a pity that the bill of Mr. Parsons, of Kentucky, to regulate commerce among the States has not been pushed through Congress yet by the apprepriate committee. It wasan effort to correct the rascalities of traders which lie at the basis of the general demoralization of the country.— The trading politicians are the fit representatives of the trading population. What with scant measure, short wéight, adulteration, and the like, the people are cheated in everything they buy. Mr. Parson’s bill required the use of standard articles and full weight and measure, inflicting penalties for fraud in either. - While we are trying to reform the country, miq make the politicians honest, lét us also try to make their constituents honest, by reforming the morals of trade.

. POLITICAL. - : The Northern Republicans, howev: er willing to subject the intelligence, culture, and all that is good in the South to the domination of carpet-bag thieves and ignorant negroes, have still among themselves a decent regard for public opinion, and . are becoming generally ashamed of their party management., Hence,they have organized a Reform Club in Boston, and now New York follows suit.— There has been a- secession of iich respectability from the Union League Club, and an address .to the public calling for the formation of a Republican Reform Club, signed by Judgé Ernott, Hon. W. E. Dodge, John Jacob Astor, Tsaac Sherman, A. A. Low, and a long list of other equally prominent names. Although these men think a Legislature of negroes and fieldhands, a majority of whom cannot read, and never handled ten dollars at a time in their lives before their election, good enough for a Southern State, they want what they call gentlemen for home ruleand personal association. So they take a crack at Conkling, Morton, Blaine & Co. in the following neat style, by rqSolving: : “To signalize the opening of the new century of our national existence by having nominated by the republican party for President not a mere political partisan, but a statesman of tried character, in sympathy with the best sentiments of the people on all public questions, conversant with the affairs of government, discriminating and independent in the choice of public servants, one who will thoroughly reform the public service, and whose name alone will be a guaranty of official integrity, of wise and prudent administration, and of a fearless enforcement of the laws.” 4

So they are getting sick of Grantism, at last, although they have coddled the President, drunk or sober, and, to be near him, have abased themselves before him and associated with low fellows like Tom Murphy 'and- his gang. But Jayne and Butler were too much for Dodge -and respectability. How would they like a black car-pet-bagger as collestor of Boston or New York? This movement is opposed to the Custom House Ring and Conkling, and is supposed to be in sympathy with the eall of Bryant, Schurz and Woolsey for the 15th iust. Mr. Bryant's paper, the Evening Post says the conference “designates Bristow, or Evarts, or Adams-as plainly as ever a sign post at a cross road designates the way to town. It does not designate Conkling, Morton or any other mere politician. If Cincinnati puts forward a name worthy of the centennial year, they will support it; but if it does not, then they will look elsewhere for a standard-bearer.” This means. business. o

Judge Blair’s letter appears to have produced a great impressior} in Maryland, and the Baltimore American expresses its surprise at the unanimity of the countr},‘préss in indorsing Mr: Blair's views, aiid thinks that with so much growing strength all over the country, Tilden:will be likely to carry off the prize at St. Louis. There seems to. be little doubt of it. Tilden is gainibg in strquth every day, ;Ig, is a man who wilk bear talking about. e OW— :

Wox’r the Goshen Democrat have the kindness to allow Capt. Mitchell and the editor of THE BANNER to be their own judges as to their mutual relations in political affairs ? These relations have been and are to-day eminently satisfactory to us both;therefore, all efforts at driving a little wedge between us will prove abortive and worse than useless. That little game is entirely too thin. ‘Pull down your YL Decon, .

THE STORM.

~ Chicago was visited with a severe storm and tornado-on Saturday evening about 5 o’elock, resulting in two or three deaths and great loss of property in the eity and shipping.~ A church, the freight depot of the Michigan Soughern railroad, the Cook county hospital, and other buildings were either blown down or greatly damaged.. The loss is estimated at over a quarter of a million dollars. The Chiego Tl¢dune says: : : : Houses were unroofed, and chim‘neys perished everlastingly. ‘The old county hospital presents a dismantled appearance from the southwest. The upper roof is gone, and scautlings and splinters hang over the‘parapet. Upon the old site of the Reaper Mission ‘is, a heap of ruins. Along Wabash avenue are assorted scuttles androlls of tin roofing, blown from houses on all sides. lere and there a tree is turned over,- roots up in the air. Huge pieces of plate-glass abcundyand the constituent elements of chimneys .are scattered far and wide. One ¢himney on-St. Mary’s church toppled over upon the roof of Dr. Eldridge’s house, on Eldridge eaurt, and, plunging through, secuie:d safety from gnother attaek., - . £ dr

Two ofithe pinnacles 6f the Wabash Avenue Methodist chufch were lifted and dropped.. One fell to-the north, and landed in the street. =~ The other went southward 'upon the roof of Par-. son’s drug store,’smashing in a hole. An immense beam bearing evidence of dry rot rattled down on the veranda back of the store, smashing the rail and loosening things generally. = | Surmounting the tower on the southeast ‘vorner of Grace Episcopal church was a tall steeple. "The tornado fell on it, and the steeple tumbled over into the yavd, ‘carrying away the brick wall between the church property and the garasn of H. K. Buell, at No. 714 Wabash &yenue.. The garden was filled with wuge beams and scantlings and stones. = The roof on the southern side of the ehurch was torn away tor forty feet, and the rubbish, falling" through, smashed in the floor, and landed in the basement. A centre -beam poked ©One of its <hds through the eastern stained winduwy close up Lo a horse-shoe which had been nailed to the window for luck, The stone work on the tower .was torn, and a huge block, weighing two or three tons, was moved a foot from its place, and hangs over the roof, just balancing.. Nearly all the stained windows on the southern -side are more or less broken. The inner walls are cracked; and stained with water. Mrs. Buell and Miss May and Miss Nettie:Buell were in the house at the time. Hearing the crash, they went to the windows, but the air was thick and heavy with | smoke and dust. Nothing could be heard but the roar of st\e storm and the grinding of timbers. The house trembled and shook. Fearful, of what they never knew, the ladies rushed from the houise and never learned of their narrow escape from the falling steeple until their arrival at the house of a friend.. Mr. Buell’s house was only slightly injured. The damage to the church is estimated at $lO,OOO. ¢

A NARI‘{OW ESCAPE. i . The storm seemed to be of a general character, spreading over nearly, all of the western country. The South Bend Register, of Monday, gives the following particulars of a narrow escape to a train on the Nilesroad: = - ' The heavy rains of Saturday caused a wash out on the line of thé South Bend branch of the Michigan Central railroad” along the riyer bank and came near causing a frightful accident. The evening train had left the depot for Niles and had approached within a short distance of the bDreak, when a small how ‘wa_g”nhg.c\rve(] on the track anead waving a fish-pole in a frantic manner. The train was stopped and investigation showed that had it attempted to cross the break thé entire train- with its load of human freight would have been - precipitated into the water. * We are unable to learn the boy’s name,.but he is deserving of reward. e A'BIG BLOW, About 6;30 on Saturd)y night the passenger train on the Illinois Cen, tral Railroad, while near Matoon, had five cars, -one of which was a sleeper, blown from the track. The train was going at full speed, but wasimmediajtelys stopped, the engine/remaining on the track. Nearly all the passengers were more or less, hurt. The wounded were taken to their homes. Trains are running again. o ' A TORNADO IN KANSAS.

The City of Leavenworth Visited by a Destrucetive Gale., ¢

LEAVENWORTH, Kan., May 6.—A¢t 3:30 o’clock this morning this neighborhood was visited by a destructive wind-storm. It had been raining.almost incessantly for sixty hours, and at the time the storm struck the town the Tain was still falling in torrents. At 3:95 o’clock a dense black cloud was seen in the western horizon, and a few. moments after ajsharp breeze ¢ame up from the east, whigh continued not over a minute, when there .was a dead calm and rain ceased falling.: Just as the hurricane struck the city came a blinding flash of lightning, followed by a crash of thunder that: made the earth tremble. The wind-cloud was funnel-shaped, with the small end down. It moved with an oscillating motion from west to east, rebounding like a bomb-shell, and scattering ruin in its pathway wherever it struck the earth. ' The loss to the city and county cannot be less than $150,000, and may reach $250,000. T T by Baying and Selling. : The verdict in a case tried last week, will serve as a caution to those who heard it, in the purchase of land. Many seem to think that if there aré no judgments on record against the parties from whom purchase is made, or mortgages on thé land they pro: pose to buy, they can safely make purchase. ~ This is true, provided the purchase is made with consideration, and with entire ignorance of any fraudulent intent on the part of the sel_lgr, or any fraud rendering the title void. : . B

i Any such knowledge on part of the purchaser, or notice thereof, will render the title he receives subject to being rendered void, should the sale be contested in court. When a man sells’ hig property with intent to defraud, hinder, or delay his fereditors, “he eommits an unlawful acty then renders the sale void, and the purchaser, if he has knowledge or notice of such intent, purchases at the peril of losing all lis investment. If the sale be' made, and there remaing any part of .the purchase money unpaid, and the ‘purchaser is informed by any.creditor, that the sale was made to defraud, hinder, or cheat him or other creditors, the only safe way for the purchager to do 18 to stop right there, and make no more payments until the matter is adjugted. T : The law contemplates no allowance of fraud, or the cheating, hindering, or delaying the payment of just debts, and when appealed to, it may make a ‘pretty rough road to travel to those who have any part in the transfer of property involving these things. Honesty all around, is the Opl)j safe policy, RO BN,

INDIANA NEWS ITEMS.

The Kankakee river is falling quite rapidly. . SR e

. Elkhart has 2,176 persons ﬁétwben’ school ages. i S

Wheat was badly winter killed in DeKalb eounty. = | iy An 18-foot tape worm was recently taken from a child in Spencer county.

Indianapolis and Loganspoi't- are stiring up their dens of iniquity just now. i Lige :

An entire family-of four persons died with the measles in Bryantsburg, list week. i The plague has broken out in Asia again and is ravaging certain sections terribly, | we B B

. The new tissue paper mill at Elk-. har%; is 'expected to be in running ord’e{,r by the Ist of August. : Dom Pedrp was in Washington Sunday, snubbing people.. They damn Pedro wherever he has been. ‘The Indiana Teachers’ Centennial Excursion will start from Indianapolis about the 27th of June. .

. Jack'Radeliffe, a veteran showman, committed suicide at ' Liberty, on Saturday last, by taking poison. Three prisoners in the Warrick county jail, at Boonville, escaped by digging through the wall with an old knife. : : : oyl

' The appropriation of seventy-five thousand dollars for the improvement of the Wabash river has passed the House of Representatives. : | John M. Qrm, an idiotic inmate of the Hendricks county poor house, choked himself to death the other day, by cramming an inordinate amount of food into his mouth. ; The Martin county court house was burned down on Thursday last. Nearly all the records and furniture was saved. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Loss $30,000; insurance $lO,OOO, f bk

A foolish boy in Indianapolis stood within twelve feet of the mouth of thé cannon that was_fired in honor of Williams’ nomination. He did ‘it on a bet, and the effect was permanent paralysis of the right side. X

From the Winamac Democrat: “On the 15th day of September, 1875, Howard P. Kline, son of 'Joseph M. of Winamae, Indiana, left home, and has not been heard from since. He was thén about 18 years of age.” . . °= Michael Denny,. of New Albany, says the Zedger-Standard, is the own-| er of a razor over two hundred and fifty years old. ‘lt was the property of his great, great, great grand-father, Joe Denny, of Germany, who owned it as early as 1610, : -

Sayvs the . South -Bend Z7ribune: Storve rooms that two years ago brought $l,OOO a year, now fail to find tenants at s6oo,and $7OO. The same business that could e€asily afford the' former figure then can hardly afford the latter now, so small has become the margin of profits. - :

In the front entrance of the new Methodist church of this city, which was recently completed, may be seen some of the finest work.of the kind to be found anywhere. ' The door, which is composed. of four folding panels, and the door framle, which is ‘constructed in the shape of a Gothic-arch, cost about sBoo.—Goshen Democrat.

The general storm that swept over the country Saturday afternoon struck New Britain, Hamilton county, in the form of a whirlwind, aecompanied by considerable rain. Apple trees were blown up by the roots; the roof of a school house was ‘litted and éarried four miles; horses and cattle were carried away, and a mule team is still ‘missing. One man and one woman were dangerously hurt. .. A young lad by the name of Bell had a narrow: escape from a horrible death, at the Studebaker wagon works, on Friday. His clothes canght in a bolting machine run by John Lefevre and he was being drawn into the machinery when Mr, Lefevre discovered his situation and threw off the belt. His. coat, 'vest. and shirt were cut througph and in another instant the machinery would have begun on his flesh, His clothés had to be cut away to release him.—South Bend Register. May BSth. @ - S o v

The Goshen 7imes of last week says: “Our community was startled yestérday morning by ‘the announcement that Mr. Lewis D. Thomas, an old and respected citizen, had died during the night, of apoplexy. He had been on the streets all the day before; taking an active part in the city election, and the announcement :of his demise was received with feelings of surprise and-sorrow by our people. He was a brother of W. A. and H. K. Thomas, of this city, and Dr. W. H. Thomas, of TElkhart. .He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his death. The funeral services were conducted by the Masonic fraternity.” There is a laboring man in this eity, with a family dependent upon 'his labors, who last week drew $32 for a montly’s pay. Out.of this small amount $l5 was taken by one of our drug stores . for liquor, which the man bought for the purpose of drinking. This is an outrage upon the family of the laborer, and upon the whole community. When men hide behind the drug business to make drunkards, or to feed the appetites of drunkards, it is time some miéasures were! adopted to stop the traffic. In the case cited, the wife and mother is compelled to labor at the most severe work in order to obtain money sufficient to feed herself anid boy. Her case is especially aggravated, and excites the sympathy of all who are conversant with the facts.—Elkhart Review. o

. ,Haneock for President. ; (From the Stark County Ledger.) ‘- ‘There is no use of trying to conceal the fact that W. 8. Haneock is gaining strength every day, and we should not be in the least surprised to hear, when the St. Louis conyention comes off, of his having. the democratic nomination for the Presidency. There is no man in the democratic party to-day, | . whose record 's more clear than his, this private charagter is abowe reproach, and as a soldier he has been obedient, and true to his country. And we feel satisfied that in case he should receive the nomination he would . be' elected, and make a Presis dent that would never receive bribes, or endorse a measure that would be against the rights and liberties of the | people. . With Hancock at the head of our goverument, the rights of all- ' the States would be respected, thieves and government plunderers would not be rewarded and retained in office,. confidence would take the place of distrust, the constitution would be honored, and the respect which our country has lost at home and abroad, be restored again. | = - L e E— The hundreds.of thousands of friends whom Speaker Kerr has made thro’ out-the country by his great ability, unspotted character, and open, manly, ‘consistent political course, will regret to learn that his health .is gradually failing. Mr. Kerr i 8 one of the ablest and most ‘incorruptible statesmen in the country, and is ger;ei'a.'lipy admired -and -respected as well })y i 8 political -opponents as by his friends. We sin=cerely hppe that the season of rest and medical treatment which he is about to take, will restore his health so far as to prevent his contemplated withdrawal from public life at the énd of his present term of oftiee, and That he may long be spared’ to the countrg he | ?&sdserved 80 well, ~Fort Wayneé Sen-

GENERAL ITEMS.

_ The public_debt statement for May figures out a reduction of $2,781,181 doring the month of April. .« . =

Itiis reported that in the four day’s fight arolind Niecsic, the” Turks lost 3,000 and the Insurgents 120 men. Ex-President Polk’s widow has been invited by Col. Tom Scott to visit the centennial in’ a car placed 'at her disposal. - S ! .

A fire at Williamsport, Pa., on Sunday night, consumed 18,000,000 feet of lumber. Loss $270,000;, insurance $210,000. @ . - dineill

The lumber “shovers” of Chicago struck for higher wages Monday, and ‘made riotous demonstrations -against ‘the lumber dealers. The police were compelled to interfere, e \ # 5 o : ‘4 A geh;lemajn"arrived in San Fran‘eisco, on Saturday, from the Southern Country, carrying with him the head of Chaves, the bandit, for 'which the Governor has offered a reward ;of 55,000, 1 g il

~ Hon. Archibald Dixon, the successor of -Henry Clay in the United States Senate, and for many yedrs.distinguished in State and national politics, died two weeks-ago at his home in Henderson, Ky., aged 74 years. 2 The general passenger agent of the Northweéstern Railroad’ has/offered as a premium for every man and woman who plants and keeps living the greatest number .of trees in. Lyon county, a free pass from: Marshall, I1l:, to Chicago and return. il

i A special trom San Francisco to the ‘New York Herald says that.the condition of Chinese women there is horrible. They are bought and sold like cattle, are abused by their masters and tortured and often killed for uttempting to escape. = ! I

" Some of .the Mormon fiends suppused to have been implicated in the horrible Mountain Meadow: massacre years afo, are about to be placed on trial for the erime. The 'nills of the gods grind slowly indeed, but in this case they may grind with their reputed fineness.

. Not long ago a beggar was hanging around a Michigan village, lodging in barns, ragged and forlorn, hooted at by the boys, and deniéd food by housekeepers. One day he suddenly seized upon -a respectable-looking man, arresting him for murder.. The beggar was a St. Louis detective in 'disguise.

Thomas W. Piper has confessed to the now' celebrated belfry murder'in Boston, the victim being a little girl whom he had decoyed into the steeple of the church of which he was sexton - It is to be hoped now that the Bay State humanitarians will allow Mr. Piper to be hung as soon as possible.: The world will be much better with Mr. Piper hung by the neck than with Mr: Piper as the central figure of a group of theoretical sentimentalists. The great railroad lines running East have begun to gquarrel among themselves again, and the result is and will be a great saving in money to the traveling public. The Grand Trunk has reduced its fare from Chicago to Boston to $l6, ‘and it is theught that to-day the. Erie, Pennsylvania, New York Central, and Baltimore & Ohio will fix fares from New York to Chicago at $l2. The feeling ‘between the head men of these great: ‘corporations is very acrimonious, and! the- “war” thus to be commenced gives promise of a length of duration and a recklessness of competition which has not before.been witnessed.

-"An Oshkosh, Wis., special of the 3d inst., says that a distressing affair ' took place in 'the family of 4 farmer: 1n the town of Utica; this cdunty, on yesterday morning. -While at the ‘breakfast table a brother began to plague his sister about a young granger of the neighborhood, with whom she had been going. . He spoke of him -in not very complimentary terms, and so aroused the ire of the: sister that she dumped a cup of coffee down his shirt collar. He, in' return, sequred the coffee-pot; with a large amount of boiling hot coffee in it, and doused it over ‘her head, The result was the loss of her hair, a badly scalded face and neck, and the probable loss of one _eye. The girl has sufferéd great ‘agony, and as erysipelas. hag set.in ‘ she may lose her life in consequence. e Gs b D 8

The L. 8. & M. 8. éun‘ual Report. . At a meeting of the 'stockholders at Cleveland on Wednesday of last week, the annual. report of ‘the 1. S. & M. S. R’y was read. . The large decrease in the earnings of the road gives to the report an unfavorable appearance, but the road.is in excellent condition nevertheless, and has suffered much less than its competing lines. THhe falling off in freight receipts was $2,279,311.64'i passengers, $326,224.49, and in all other sources $106,395.87, making a total decrease of $2,711,932 During the year there was saved in operating expenses $620,870.68, a little ‘more than one-fourth of the net decrease on the year’s business as compared with last year. ' Thé report shows that 1315 per cent.:of the decrease was caused by ruinous competition.' A; a result the net e’arni:u%s per share for 1875 are but $2.20, while the year previous they were $6.25 per share. . . g S

.The report shows that the company now owns and controls 1,175 milés of main line and branches, of which 231 miles are dotible tracked and 604 miles laid with steel rail. The total miles of track, including double. track and sidings, aggregate K 1,852. 'The . total earnings for 1875 amounted to $14,434,19876. A The operating expenses were 69.61 per cent. and taxes 3.35 per cent., leaving net earnings $3,902,697,88, or 27.04 per cent. of tlie entire earnings. Of the gross earnings 66.8 per cent. were deriyed from freight, 217.2 from passengers, and 5.2 from' express and mails. The bonded debt at the end of 1875 was $39,250,000, drawing 7 per cent. There had been no increase in 4¢he bonded debt during the year, but on the contrary a decrease of $261,000. After providing for this decrease and a dividend of two per cent., payalfle in February of this year, a surplus of $103,074.24 was. Jeft ; . PEda e

A Lunatic Attempts ‘to Murder His ; ; Mother. -

A man named Ream, living in Union township, St. Joseph county, at- | tempted to kill his invalid mother, Saturday, with an' ax. For five years the | man_ has: been insane af, times, and ‘had been at Indianapolis in the asylum twice. - He had seemed cured and up to .Saturday morning, he ‘had ‘performed his usual farm duties with no, evidence that anything was .wrong with him, After eating his breakfast | he ground his ax, the family supposing that he was going to the woods.— When it was sharpened to his satis'faction, he threw it across his-arm ‘and went into the house, seeking out kis mother’s béd-room where she lay. helplessly ill. Having gained her bedgide, he at once raised the ax, and saying that he-was going' to kill her, ‘struck the prostrate woman a heavy blow on the chest with the back of the ax. It was raised to strike’ ‘with the edge, but became turned in its descent. Again he attempted to strike her but was prevented: He fled from the house, and did not return until Monday morning. He was | caught and placed in”jail for safe keeping, until he could '%aiﬁ be taken to Indianapolis—Eikhart Evening Re- | olow, Mayorh, " T

e LARGEST AND LEADING OLOTHING AND HAT HOUSE IN Wo ae, How rebeiving an Hhisaanto giodk of Moi's) Youthl’, Lgpn Bt oo Boymiand Childeenss - - HATS, CAPS, Furnishing Goods, Trayeling Bags, Cloths, | o A NG ~ Cassimeres and Vestings, T ana A owes Goots MENS' AN BOYS' WEAR. Théjse-;‘gobds : ,haxfe ‘been purchased from the manufacturers B s and i._rtnpo/rt‘ers‘_ d‘:irect,." 0 s | "And will be sold at prices lower than the same classes of goods have-sold for more than 20 years past. Do not buy. a dollar’s worth of goods for Boys’ and Men's Wear before examining - our sfock and burprices” o g o ei ae wam seveer . Kendallville, Ind. F0r.9,10,12 and 15 Dollars ~ BOSS CLOTHING HOUSE k L F.STRAUS, JR. L C¢ Tlegant Dress Suits! S ~ Superior Quality 'of Goods! Immense Assortment of Boys’ Clothing ! Largest and Best Stock of HATS and - CAPS thisside of the Alleghanies! | EVERYDODY CALL And be Astonished at the. LOW PRICES at which T STRAUSJR,. Sells First - Class Gioods. ~ Ligonier, March 15, 1876: ' Cn . 47-4 f -

Drs. PRICE & BREWER A TN 0 A AR R £ M AT S S T R AR R eI T e ‘:.‘ ' w 5 ."-; r ,»‘ :_‘:r Heilto il sinl el e B ' I_I.«\VE -met ‘with unparalleled 'success in the AR treatmentefall -= . Sl b } Chronie Diseases, Sasls i alaEes e i THROAT. - . . , LUNGS, . . | e S HBARY o STOMACH, - s LIXTER L HBAD, Netves, Kidneys; Bladder, Womb, and Blood Affections of the Urinary Or%ana,, Grayel: Scrofala, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis; Dys~ pepsia, &c A S T Ourreputation hasbeenacquiredby candid,honest dealing and yehrs of snccessful practice, - Hi Onrpm;ctice,nbtbneof.exgerlment,‘bntfounded‘ on the laws .of Nature, with years ofexperience and-evidence to sustain it, doesnottear down, ‘make sick to make well; mo harsh treatment no trifling, no flattering. ° V;V,‘le know thecauseandthe ‘remedy neéded; noguess work,but knowledge | gained by years oi experience in the ‘treatment o 1 | Chronicdiseases xgmsivelr; ‘o encouragement: - withont a prospect.. Candid in onr-opinions, reasonable in onr charges; claim not to- know. every—thing. or eure everybody, but do lay claim. to reasonapd common sense. -Weinyite the sick, no ‘matter what their ailment, to'calt and investigate before they abandon hope, make interrogations | and decide for themselves ; it will costnothingas iconsultalion sfreel | i et e ll e v

4 i o T ' _7\\-"-1 0N | R. & T. Tonic Elixir and Liquid - Extract of Beef. 4SI il . ‘arecnred by nsing B, &T. TonBlh?l;Sﬂ?SS : ie! Ell;xir"agd Liguid: Extract of Indigestion: ". 5. Boer. =2 0 o o g are ‘cnred by wing R, & T. oo s o iTenie Elixir and: Liquid Extract ‘Piles - . _of Beef, whether brought on,by ) : -natural canses or the use of ini .+ ijurious medicines. - <t Al ¢ aré cured’ B&’—,ﬁsir}g‘ R. & T. Fﬁmﬂlc, stgpses Tonfe Blixir aid Liquid -Extract Diseased Liver =of Beef. - oLt ww , e 'g;re, éﬁﬁ%d{bjughgi;t;& T hil i ‘onic Elixir and -Li ‘Extract Ch‘ldmnsmse?s;csof Beef lexcepn‘Dxfag;lhm.)_ e Co gl dnved by satig R&, ludney Troubles g(mti_c Elixir (ynf L}q_ufd Extract of ; C eel, . | i 20 St mﬁiev,ﬁr‘&fex'ia%g,fa}r\ei ?ur;ad bg; oo oo msing Re & ¥ Tonic Elixir and’ W“knes_sx dis -I_Jqu%@»Exttuuﬁtj Boehi- " ..”If you do notfind this medicine at one drug store, call at:another, fand if it is not on gale in your place, have yourdiruggist order it, or send directtong |~ s et b B -Price, $l.OO per bottle . Sent onreceipt of price. . RICHARDSON & TULLIDGE, Cincinnati, Ohio, - - -EDUARD RAPSCH, - : Co S st sy R A ‘Fashionable Tailor and Cutter, B.J.DODGE,CLOTHIER, . Banner Block, Ligonfer, Ind, " 1 " Having retired’ from the establishuient of J.! “Straue, Er.,‘p.nd‘mkguzva_ position as Cutter and Tatlor “in’ the elothing -establishment: of K. .J. Dodge, [ beg leave to invite my friends and the public in general togiveme a-call. - * o - Persuns wanting Saits made -in fashionabie and durable style, ‘at reagonable prices, shouid ~not fail to see me at. my new hé’nd&\mrters: in'the Banner Block. .-~ - EDUARD RAPSCH. Ligonlet,"épril,fzh,‘lB_.'(:B.,3mog; SR

L Adinin'is_tra';m_-im Notice, THE undersigned. Administrator of the Hstate ‘of DeWitt C. Denny, deceased, has reason to believe that :some-of faid decedent’s medical books.instruments, ete., are in the ‘possession of persons not legally entitled to the same. Such. pereon or-persons are Hereby notified to" retnrn the same 1o said Adminiatrator befors: the 20th {nst. It not so/returned. e will cause c&dtwnn. e et idor carlL i (0 shid Broveri to answer under ol 01 _proper= é‘.‘_ ‘e“n.‘,;/' :a:‘_. )p ‘DANL%‘{&?R&N. e Ligonier, Tud., Apr- 2, 1676, 3w - Admigigirator. |

TOWN ORDINANCE No.. 19, In Relation to the issue and sale of: : ¢ i ) N - School Bonds. | 2 3 { VV‘HEREAS, _a report under oath has been I . filed with this Board By the Scheol Trustees' of the town of Ligonijer, Indiana, ‘showing that proper action had been taken by gaid School Trustees for the erection ofa buildin . in said . town for common school' purposes, anﬁ for the &mrchase of the necessary grounds there‘for; and ghowing further, the estimated cost of’ { the erection or completing the cdnstriiction of such’ buiiding and of the purchase of such grounds, ‘and' that said School Trustees had not the nhecessary means with which to erect and } complete vhe-construction of ‘said building aund purchasesaid grounds; and g © Wuergas, [tisby this Board deemed necessary and proper that the bonds of the Town'of Lig‘ipnier toithe’ amount of $12,000 be isrued and sold for .the purpose of providing mcans with which to pay the cost of erecting and completing the tonstruction of said Building and of the purth'a‘ée\ék the grounds for the same beingthe amount shown by said report. that will be necessarily required therefor; Therefore, Be it ordained by the ’Board of Trustees of the Town of Ligonser, Noble County, Indiang: Seorion 1. That interest bearing coupon bonds of the Town of Ligorier, Indiana, to the amount of Twelve Thousand (12,000) Dollars, be issued, and the same are hereby authorized to be issued and -sold by said town ‘'as hereinafter provided, for the purposes set f@rth in the preamble to this ordinance. ° ‘ ‘Sko. 2, Said bonde, which in form and substance shall gdasess all the re%ﬁsius of commercial papiry s all be, each, forthe principal sum ot One ‘. Thourand (1000) Dollurs;pf\y,abip vn the first day of May, 1886,— with the privilege to said town of re- - deeming any or all of said bonds after the firet day of May.,lelO@%aid.bonds to bear date the first day uf May, 1876, to be numbered consécatively from |one to twelve inclagive; to bear interest at the rate of nine (9) per centum per annum, from the | date thereof, payable semi-annually; to be payable by the terms thereof, at some Bank in the ‘City of New York, to be ded%y‘gted in the bond, ‘the principal, upon presentation and surrender of ‘| the bonds; and the. imterest upon presentation and surrendet of the proper interest coupon of the. number and period for which suchinterest may be due; the coupons which shall be for the interest on the bond to which they may be atiached, shall be twenty (20). in number, each bearing date the first day of May, 1876, and severally payable-— | the firet on the first day of nvgnber; 1876; the secornid, on the firet day of May. 1877 the third, on the first day of November, 1877; the fourth, on the nirst day of May, 1878,—and 80; on for ' the re--maining coupons of ‘each bond; the intercst cou-, pons of each bond shall he numbered consecutively from 1 tgQ:2O inciusive, and each coupan shall bear the number of the bond to which it may’ heatiachaly -i G e TN T

~ Baid, bonds shall be signed by the President of ‘the Board of Trustees of said Town, countersigned : by the Town Clerk, and attested by the Corporate Seal of said Town, and to be known and designated as **The Town of Ligonier School Bonds;” and the several Interest coupons attacned to each bond shall be signed by the President of the Board of Trustees, and countersigned by the Towu Clerk. Seq 3. The tax, required by lawto be leviéd annually by the Board of Trustees of any town which may issue such bonds, for'the purpose of paying the interest on, and principal of said ! bouds as the same may become due,shall be levied in such spym or amount and at such rate 'dpon the taxable property and polls of the town, as said Board may determine and order at the time ofsuch lgvy. {Sro. 4. Upoa the issue and. sale of said bonda, or any of them, a report under oath, by the person or persons making such sale, shall be made and ‘presented to the Board of Trustees of said Town at their first regalar meeting thereafter, showing how many and what bonds were disposed of, the price at which the same were sold, and; when and to whom sold ; and upon payment of any of such bonds or the interest coupons: thereof a like report under oath by the person or persons payin the same, shall be made and fiied with s.dtPßoarﬁ at the first re%ular meeting thereafter, showing ‘what bond or bonds, or what interest-coupon or ‘toupons of any bond shall have beén paid, the amouant of such payment upon each buns or coupon, and when and to whom paid; and said re. ports if accepted, shall be entered upon the record of the proceedings of the Board Such bond-or coupon so-paid and reportedias aforesaid, shall be flled with said report, and properly cancel¢d in. such manner as the Board may deterfermine and order; and a proper record of the- - and manner of such cancellation entered upon the Record of the proceedings of the Beard. Sko. 5. Be it further ordained that ‘“Fown Ordinance No 17,” in relation to the issue and sale | of School Bonds,passed and approved March 81st, 1876, and all ordinaunces in.couflict herewith are hereby repealed. : fe § < Bro, 6. Whergugin smerFe-cy is hereby declared to exist for the immediate taking effet of this ordinance. it is hereby provided that the same shall take effect and be?n force from and after its passage, 3 A e . " ‘Passed 'and? approved this 29th day of April, 1876. &i pp . JOHN B. S'I‘OL?J. G s ! Presidént of the Board. ‘Aftest: Trro. S. Evsrep, Town Clerk. . . Ligonier, Ind., April 29th, 1876.-2-w2 : . Aund most varied assortment of ’ Tl i ; i i BIRD CAGES,

{ ever 6ﬂ‘er§d in this témrket at‘gnfé'a»ny' Reduced Prices, eS e s - JOHN WEIR’S, 'mgoplcr,[email protected]ﬁ_ A ks