The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 5, Ligonier, Noble County, 25 May 1876 — Page 2

The Fational Banney R N L SRR P ; L ; : 7. B.STOLL.Eduoi;zznt? Proprietor..‘v ‘ e e LIGONIER, IND., MAY. 25, 1876 ' DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. 7 t Por G{oven;nr: | e JAMES D. WILLIAMS, of Knox. _° For Licnt. Gevernor: | . ISAAC P.GRAY, of Randolph. * For Judges of the Supreme Court: o Ist Dist—S. H. BUSKIRK, of Monroe, 2d Dist—A. C. DOWNEY, of Ohio. 3d Dist.—J. PETTIT, of Tippecanoe. 4th Dist.—J. L. SVORDEN, of Wells. ' i For Sec{etm'y of State: : JOHN E. NEFF, of Randolph. e For Auditor of State: | EB. HENDERSON, of Morgan. : '; For Treasurer of State: : BENJAMIN C. SHAW, of Marion. . ? For Attoiney General: - €. A. BUSKIRK, of Monroe. Y'or Superintendent of Public Instruction: - JXMES H. SMART. of Allen. ‘For Clerk of the Sup'remgxt‘unrt: .(;.’\liliiE!,_S('ll'Qll'Cl{, cf Perty, ; For Reporte; of the Sn'fji)rcme Court; : AUGUSTUS N. MARTIN, of Allen. - Editoriai Convenlion. 5 " The annual meeting of ihe Tiitorial Association of Northern Indiana will be held at Columbia City, on Thursday, June Bth, 18763 A full attendance is desired, as business of im‘portance will be presenied at this meeting for the consideration of the _members. By order of the resident, HERBERT S. FASSETT, Sec'y.

? AMoODY AND SANKEY, havingiconcluded aiseries of densely thronged meetings at Samnt Louis, where they excited a very great religious interest among nearly all classes, left that city on Monday. of last week, to partieipate in the Sunday school convention at Kansas City. ™ ' .

- TuEe Columbus Democrat “would re‘mind the radical papers that there is little to be gained by attacking either the record or character of “Uncle Jimmy.” Thé charges made against him are shown to be false as soon as " uttered. He is not vulnerable to their attacks. Their time would be more “~advantageously spent. in whitewashing their own candidate.” . = .

- Tue Indianapolis Sentinel has not vet learned ‘hat, under her new. constitution,Pennsylvaniano longer elects State ‘officers in October. TPapers of metropolitan pretensions are perhaps excusable for such. lack ‘of -politieal information, but we donot know what defense could be offered.if an unpretentiofié country paper were to exhibit an equal amount of conspicuous inexactness. . . |

* Tre Washington correspondent of the' Syx*aieuse Courier -writesy “Tom Creamer (a noted’ New York politician) goes back to New York to-night firm in his cénfi@Fan in the nomination of Tilden for President.| He has canvasseéd the situation pretty thoroughly, and expects Tilden to receive the-support in convention of "all the States except Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and parts of Georgia, Tennessee and Hlineis. Ile says Pennsylvania will go for Tilden on the third ballot. Governor Smith, the‘leading Georgia delegate, is out-and<ut for Tilden., Creamer thinks the opposition to Tilden will coneentrate on either Thurman or Hendricks,” | 4

- THE National Prohibition Convention met at Cleveland on the 17th and nominated Hon, Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, for the Presidency, and G. T.Stewart, of Olio, for the Vice Rresidency. Mr. Smith was some years ago a member of Congress from Keni;uck_’y. He was a pronounced and uncompromising - Union man Quring thp . war, and after the war warmly supported the reconstruction policy of Président John Son- In personal appearance he ranks among the handsemest men we have ever seen, which -ought to make him a favorite among the ladies. He is a man of fine ability and & very eloquent speaker. Of Mr. Stewart we. known nothing except that he has several times been voted for as a prohibition candidate for Governor of Okie. SRR EL

MosTt PERSONS will remember that when ~General Sherman’s daughter was married, about a year ago, the Khe--give of Egypt sent her a magnificent set of diamonds. In consequence, however, of the heavy duty and of the failure of Congress to remit the same ‘she has never come into possession oi" ' the diamonds, and they have remained’ in the custody -of the custom-house authorities. It has noy been decided tosend them to Europe, where theyare %o beTetained till Mrs. Fitch herself Zoss abroad, which she intends doing 'soon, when she will take possession of them. On her return she can bring them with her as personal propehy, thus evading the payment of duty altogether. The saving of duty willi»far more than cover the expenses of ler European trip. . - € o

. Tue StpreME Covrt did not de_cide the “Granger cases” before its adjournment. = Since the commence- | ment_ of the railroad litigation in_the -_west, resulting in what are known as the “Granger cases” before the Supreme Court, the world has moved if ‘the court has not. Publi¢ opinion and legislative action, says the Harrisburg Patriot, have made the judicial decision of little practical importance ¢ for the present generation. ~The railroad ‘people have found out that: the farmers are their best customers and by virtue of their political power at Ahe ballot box théir most dangerous enemies, and; they govern themselves - aecordingly. The farmers have found - out that railroad facilities are neces~sary to give value to' their erops, - which are worthless until transported ~to market, ahd that railroad freights - must be adjusted s 0 as to furnish a | fair compensation and return for the-i ~ <apital invested in railroad construc‘fil’m they govern themselves ac- _ cordingly. Hence the lack of inter- _ st in the decision ot the Supreme |kg s s

L CAMINBYCHANGES. - .. | - President Grant caused the countiy a general surprisé, last Monday, by ‘making several’ important changes inthe Cabinet directly in the interest, it | is charged on every hand, of Senator Conkling’s presidential aspirations.— Tor a month past, as we learn from tHe well-informed and usunally reliable correspondent of the New York World, it has been hinted in ' various quarters that President Grant had determined to give Pennsylvania representation in the Cabinet, and it was. even intimated at one time that Mr. Bristow . would be supplanted as the head'of the Treasury by Don Cameron. : This was scouted by the shrewder ones on the grpundj't'hat the President by removing him would not care to improve even Muv. Bristow’s slight prospects for the Cincinnati nomination, and then the gossip changed to the Postmaster-General, who was to step down and out for the Pennsylva‘nia nominee. "Eina‘x_iy, Mr: Jewell declared that he had no intention of resigning, and the story of any c'hlapge was absorbed by political events .of -another character. Within a week or two, however, tliere have -been frequent conferences at: the capital. be‘tween Senator Cameron and his son and one or two of Mr. Conkling’s ?friends,' the ’me:{ning of whieh was on Monday made plain enough by the nominations which the President sent to thie Senate, natning Attorney-Gen-eral Pierrepont l‘iltinis-ter to England, Secretary of War Taft as’ AttorneyGeneral, and J. Donald ‘Cameron, son | of .’Senaiqr Camerqn, as Secr_etzn'y of War. - The nominations were confirmed b) the Senate without debiite or glélay, and in a day or two the new ‘Seeretary of War-will enter on his duties. The appointment of Mr. Camer-on-is claimed by all the politicians, even those friemdly to- Mr. Conkling, to be the result of agargain between the President imd the old Winnebiago chief torpled_ge;the Pennsylvania delegation to support the nemination of the New York Senator at Céncinnati for the Presidency. . It has. been known for some time that the President has desired the momination of My COhk‘iling, and ha§ warmly supported it in private since his letter a year ago to General Harry White, of Pennsylvania,” abandoning-the third ’ term for himsell. Now hiefavors him so openly that it was -conceded at the capital on Monday that the whole ‘powvr of the Administration would be thrown heneeforth in Mr. Conkling’s interest. Senator Cameron las [ also 'sulpporceq Dl}'. Corkling, and has thrown his iufluéxm‘e,. against his leading rivals, Blafne and Morton. The coalition between the President and himself was, therefore, ke.usilyi, broug,};t ‘about and the old Pennsylvania politician rewarded by-a Cabinet appointment £or'his son, the teriure of which is-to be continued if Conklingiis elected. Mr. Conkling’s friends boast that he will go into the Cincinnati Con--vention with the-delegations from’ ‘New ‘York.and Pennsylvania u nvikt'e'd for him on, the second ballot. ¢ This | bold step in the Presidential canvass has caused what may be termed a decided sensdtion among the Republicans, ‘with a decided flutterixig of the ‘stipporters of Morten and Blaine. . © The :mpd'mftméntof young Gameron {.is anything hut a creditable one. Not that he doss not possess the requisite business gualifications, but because he has - been trained 'in a scheol of poli‘§'cs which inculeates the most debasing netions of public morality. - ITe has ‘been taught to regard the publie, service as a fit place for the wielding of corrupt influences and for the ag: grandizement of selfish purfoses: The, Javish use of money for the 'f)romotion, of politicdl 'schemes he regards as Leing perfectly legitimate. lle has corrupted the legislative power of Pennsylvania without ‘scruple; and with _perfect indifference a 3 to consequences. He will assume the duties of the War Department with'the ided of rendering himself potent in the attainment of whatever he and his wily father maj‘r regard as esseutial tothe glory and power of the Cameron Rin'g. The | work of,‘retre;‘.(,&nlént, and reform, 'so ‘auspiciously 'inai;gurated by Secretary ‘Taft, will be abandoned as incompatible with Cameronian ideas of running { the machine. Twpmpasa g ‘

- Mr, Taft’s tfansfer to the Attorney General’s office is. worthy of the highest commendation. e is admirably qualified for that impqrtzmt_po‘sitio_n. Mr. Pierrepont’s appointment as Minister to England is not objectionable, under the circumstances. = . 0 ... .~

| THE OHIO DEMOCRACY. \ The Ohio. Democtatic State Convention which assemliled in the city of Cincinnati, on the 17th inst.; seems to have been about as stormy and tumultuous as our own State convention on the 19th of April. . The inflationists were exceedingly demonstrative, and were evidently determined to exhibit" their devotion to the'rule or ruin policy. The main fight was over the platform and an, expression of preferénce on the presidential issue. The committee gn resolutions, by ‘a vote of 12 to 8, reported a -platform upon which every intelligent and con: sistent Democrat could have stood; but” the impracticable rag money advochtes stubbornly refused to give the platform of '75 the go-by, and suceeéded by a majority of 68. in procurjng the ‘passage of a' minority report which endorses the rag baby and exresses a preference for Bill Allen for f"rési'de_nt of the United States. \,

~The riefrds ~of. Judge Thurman claim two. of the delegates at large and a majority of the district delegates, and that while Bill Allen will simply receive a complimeritary vote’ the noble Ohio Senator will be energetically supported in the-St. Louis eotivention, | e i 2

DeacoN MURRAY, of the Goshen Democrat, is entirely mistaken when he intimates that THeE BANNER is not a 8 ready to rebuke republican editors for lying about and ridiculing Uncle Jim Willlams. as it is to disconntenance the use of such uncouth terms as “Godless” Orth by demoecratic editors. Tuk BANNER helds republican liars and traducers in equal contempt with democratic - blackguards and mqltgners. G e

- MANTON MARBLE has retired from the New York World and is succeeded by William Henry Hurlburt.; -

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. o Wasmserow, D, C., May 19, 1876, ©(HON.A G.THURMAN, * ~ No attempt is made by leading Democrats here to conceal the regret they | feel at the defeat of Thurman in Ohio. | And this is wholly apart from the issue upon which he was beatem, or from any hostility to Gov. Allen. It is:solely a regret that one of the great leaders:of the party has been removed, by tgefgct_’ign of-his owrf State, from’ ‘the list of possible candidates for the Presidency.” It seems to be an accepted fact that, .if we are to succeed in the coming Presidential contest, it must be broughtiabout on the issue of Administrative Reform; and that all ‘other .questions, upon ‘ which good Democrats differ, as in Ohio, must be for the time laid aside, if we would not invie defeat. Those persons who have an opportunity of knowing how intensely earnest the Southern Democrats are in’ thgeir"determiuation to support only those candidates who can be elected will understand the regret with which tliey see any differences of opinion among Democrats of the North likely to affect the integrity of the party. They argue that it takesa very simple calculation to show that, ~given a-soolid vote from the South, it requires only the yote of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to secure I the ulecfiidn of & democratic ]Z’residgnt. | Tt is not neq"gs.‘éguy to success, therefore, that we shall carry Ohio and Indiana; for with the vote ‘'of those States we shall be defeated if we lose New York and Connecticat, to say ' nothing 6f New Jersey. It was bgw f lieved that Thurman would receive i | “inore hrearty support in the .Eu'st than \‘ almost any other Western man; and it Leing admitted that strength’ in the i Last is a necessary condition of suc-i cess, you will readily understand the regret at Mr. Thc;n'lixan’s defeat on the ‘ part of those who inclined toward a Western candidate. Some of Thur- ‘ man’s most earnest supporters now declare their preference foir an’ Eastern man; .as it is'evident that we cannot c}?penfi_l on the vote of Ohio, either in October or November.” On every hand I hear the .expression that the party must, make this 2 National and not a sectional fight. . o <o magcoNTRAsT. - One cannot fail to be :struck with the decisive action of the demoeratic House in the Fitzhugh matter, as’affording a violent contrast fo the ac410n of the same- bo@y ~\ll4n_der similar circumstances, when controlled by the Republicans. No soongr were the evidences of ,Fitzhugh’s%mfitnes_s presented, than the House took immediate action upon the matter. = 'There was no’ . dilly-dallying, no shirking from reésponsibility, no partisan at- ‘ tempt to shield him, but a unanimous \ desire to sift the matter to the bottom, .and, if the charges proved true, to lsummarily dismiss him, or demand | his immediste resignation. The letters, papers, etc., bearing on the case, were referred to the Cominittee on Rules. . It is now reported that the | committee will to-day ask.for the. dis= missal ‘of the doorkeeper, and it is thought that Mr. Springer’s resclution providing for the censolidation of the office with that of sergeant-at-arms will be.passed, thus'settling the question of successorship to an office whose varied responsibilities, onerous duties, and lofty dignity, have been described in such glowing terms by tlie present incumbent, as to largely increase in the bosoms of those who- | aspire to his place, the desire to dis- ‘ penseé the favors of so high a station. | As a-contrast to the decided action bf "’ the Ilouse, wherehy thiey have proved the sincerity of their professions, we ] may note the undecided and partisan | action of the Senate in the Belknap | matter. llere .they.have been, for 1 four or five weeks, debating the ques- | tion ‘of jurisdiction. The object of delay is to gain time in order to deI'visenso‘mq plan’ whei‘eby the mpixbli- ' can party can be saved the odium of | Belknap’s impeachment. '

. RETRENCHMENT. = \ ~ ‘One of the most important measures for retrenchment and practical réform iu the administration of the Government yet proposed is embraced in the report of Hon. B. A. Willis, of New Vork, ¢hairman of the sub-com-mittee on navy yards. He. proposes to secure a great reduction in the expenses of the navy; and provides for the closi_i)g bfi all the navy yards except those at Brooklyn, Norfolk and Mare Island. ¥This recommendation is based upon the theory that'the only

use which{the Government uwow has for navy y:;i_i’ds is for the repair of its vessels and machinery. Eventually, Mr. Willis proposes to close the Norfolk yard also, and to have all work; in time of peace, performed at. Brook and Mare Istand. Another recommendation is that no further appropriations be made for League Island navy vard.. Mr. Willis estimates that the cost to complete this yard and put it in good working- condition will be 60,000,000, and he thinks that it will be better for the Government to lose

the money already expended upon it than to pay out so large a sum as this. A%t']east he would postpone the expenditure until a niore emphatic approval of the project is obtained. These recommendations are made solely in

the interest.of economy, and -will, together with the other measures Mr. Willis proposes, effect a saving to the Government of Qmany' millions of dollars. ! :

Mr. Willis is one of the most active and efficient members of the House, and yvllile Liis’ present proposal will ‘Pheet with local opposition, ie cannot help receiving ¢redit for the energy and patient research he has brought to begr in the preparation of his report. Toip I ‘ THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : i SWINDLE. . » The House printing committee, after a thorough examination of this concern, have made & reporb to the House, which, in brief, recommends the removal, impeachment and criminal prosecution of Mr. Clapp, for incompetency and malfeasance in offide. Mr. Ballou, of Rhode Island, appeared as attorney for Clapp, and argued his case before the House in a manner more remarkable for zeal than good taste. It is something strange to see republican Congressmen on the floor of the House, defending, like paid attorneys, officials who hawe been proved

defaulters and thieves; but in thig case, it is somewhat more so, seeing that in the examination of both Clapp and his son, they acknowledge a syse tem of cafelessness.and extravagance unsurpassed in the history of this cor= rupt administration. It ‘is not stirprising, however, that the republican party should be loth to part with so effective a political machine as the government printing office; for, now that resources are cut off from the direction of the whisky ring, which ‘bled’ so liberally four years ago, the question occurs as to where the party can get campidign funds, if the government printing office is aiso shut up. ‘‘Leaf by leaf the roses fall, Drop by drdp, the springs run dry.t

: THE CHINESE PROBLEM. R The immigration of Chinesd into California and the prospect of their overrunning, in untold thousands, the whoje Pacilic slope, is héginning to be looked upon as a serious evil. - What promised, fif first, to be a blessing, is fast becoming a curse. In the Senate a bill is beihg pressed, whose object is to stop the Chinese trade. The fiet: is,'the effect of transporting an inferior race to Amefica, has been sufficiently tried in the case of the Negro, whose presence among us has cost the country its best blood, and is now the real bzt}' preven;t.l”ng; North and-South from coming. together. > We should, therefore, have taken warning from the South, and avoided the Mongolian as a pestilence, from the first. This Chinesg question may lose us the Pacific ‘slope, if not promptly attended to by the Federal Government. :

| COLUMBIA CITY ITEMS. e A brakeman on the P., Ft. W. & C. railroad got himself Dbadly hurt one day last week. We understand he had one leg taken off and the other badly crushed. A conductor on the D, I. & I road, also, had a finger taken off, by the careless handling of a brake, in some way. We did not learn full particulars. _ o i We are to have a ,'éity government, for this reason: Odr! eorporation officers were evenly dividéd, there being six wards. . As a. consequence, neither side wanted $ act' hs' President, as that -would klil one vote;,'and the Board did not orgdnize.] But we understand they levied a tax, which (in the writer’s opinion) is not legal C. B. Tulley and others solicited the names of as many voters as. was possible, which resulted -favorabl); for a city government, thev having secured the names of nearly one-half the legal voters of the corporation ~upon their petition. We will soon be-putting on city airs in earnest. - ~ “Blind John” was here last week with his lifting scales.- He had, also, striking scales. Of course, some of our “fellers” went in on their muscle, our night-wateh having raised 335 Ibs. The.fishermen are taking in some eels, occasionally, out of Eel River.

Wheat éh:fit is good is rAem-arkably good, and farmers are planting lots of corn. ~ The prospects for plentiful crops -are favorable. Currants, gooseberries and other small fruits are plenty—our 1‘81)0;'t to the contrary not‘withstanding.: e : The roads are improving and, tinies are getting better, slowly but surely. Silver is spreading around rapidly. ; : : S. U. REpPor, -

. | CROMWELL ITEMS. = e Gty The weather is cool to-day. - “Old Sol” is not doing his duty. . There was a run-away in town today. - Nobody hurt. - : o The prospects of a .fruit crop are splendid. .- If it does not come to a freeze soon, we shall lm\:é plenty. Dr: H. G. Tucker is soon going to rebuiild his house and make other improvemeénts upon his property. -Cromwell has improved aud is still improving rapidly. - . The new grist-mill is in running order now. The first work was done last Saturday. It works like a gharm. Now we can have our grinding done at home, and this will please the farmers of this vieinity, - cot

The railroaders on this line will be made glad on Thursday, as the paymaster’s wagon will visit them on that'day. It is always welcome. =

An unfortunate accident befell John Casey (aig"ed twelve years), a son of Mason Casey, last Sunday evenin'gl. He was trying to jump on the caboose of a passing freight train, when, missing his hold, he fell between tle platform and track. = The frant trucks of the caboose passed him without 'injury, but during the excitement .of the moment the boy undertook to better his condition by turning over. The rear trucks of the caboose caught him and dragged him about one hun-dred-feet, the wheel running over his left arm and mmtilfiting it in a terrible manner. lis father was soon upon the spot and carried the unfortunate boy home.: Drs. Gants and Tucker were called, and amputation found necessary. = The little sufferer is/doihg well. *.- » - Morrig: |

g SUNDAY OR SABBATH! /At the Presbyterian General Assembly, held in the ¢ity of New York on Saturday last, Dr. McKenzie offered the following: - L Resolved, That it is the sense of the assembly that there is a propriety and significance in using a proper Sc¢riptural name to designate the Lord’s Day in preference to the heathen name Sunday; and that it recommend that in all its 3.,l)ublications the name Sunday be excluded, and the more appropriate name of Sabbath be substituted therefor, and that our ministers and Sabbath-school superintendents be requested to use their influence to correct this error: and tendency even.in name to conform to the practice of those who violate God’s holy day, all of whom call it Sunday. = L Referred to the Committee on Bills and Overtures. - P

The cars now run through from Elkhart to Anderson, south. This makes the best connection with Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and the whole south, that we have. A. 6. Wells & Co,, will bind the Wwhole universe together if they. keep on a few years longer.— Goshen Democrat, SaiE

Under this arrangement persons wishing to visit the State Capital can leave Goshen on the Ind. & St. Lonis Express at 1:25 p. M., and arrive at Indianapolis &t 10:50 p. ~ or on the Cine. ‘& Ind. Express at 10:15 p. M. and arrive at Indianapolis at 6 o’clock next morning. * This is a most excel= Tent arrangement for the traveling public of this part of the State,

THE INDEPERDENT GREEN- . RMEREN. Thay Nomincts Wetas Ooupis o President, and Newton Booth i for Vice. :

The Independent Greenback party,'_*! which held its nitional convention at Indidnapolis on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, concluded‘its labors by nominating Peter Cooper, of New York, for President, and Senator Bootl, of California, for Vice President. * The following platform was adopted:. - P The Independent paity is called into existence-by the necesseties of the people whose industries are prostrated, whose labor is deprived of its just rewdrd by & ruinous policy, which the republican and-demberatic parties refuse to change, and in view of the failure of these parties te furnish relief to the depressed industries of the country, thereby, disappointing just Lopes and expectations -of the suffering. people, we declare our principles and-invite all independent and patriotic men to join our ranks in this ‘ movement, for finanecial reform and industrial emaicipulion. : i | First—We demuud the imme‘diate( and unconditional repeal of the Spe-: cie Resumption act of January 14, 1875, and the rescue of our industries{rom | ruin’ and disaster. resulting from its enforeement, and we eall upon all patriotic men to.organize in ‘every Coungressional District 0f the country’ with a view of electing Representatives to-Congress-who will cdrry out the wishes of. p;gple in this regard and stop the prese#t suicidal and destructive policy of eontraction; - Second—We believe that a United | States note, issued directly by the Governmeut and convertible on demand into United States obligations bearing a less rate of mnterest, and exceeding 1 cent a day on each sloo,and exchangable for United States notes at par, will afford the best circulating - medium ever ‘devised; such United States notes should be full legal tender “for ,all purposes-except for payment, of such obligations as are by existing contracts expressly, made payable in coin, and we hold %’hat it-is the duty of the Government to provide such’ circulating mediuwm, and insist on the language of Thomas Jefferson, that: “bank paper must be suppressed and the circulation restored to the nation, to whom it belongs.” e " Third—lt is thé paramount duty of the Government in all its litigation to keep in view the full development of all legitimate business—agriéultural, mining, manufacturing and commer-’ cial. o

Fourth—We most éarnestly protest against any further issye of gold bonds for sale in foreign markets, by which we would be made for a long period “hewers of wood and drawers of water” to foreigners, especially as the American’ people would: ‘gladly and promptly take at par all the bonds the Government may need to sell, provided they are made payable at ‘the option of the holder, and bearing interest at 3 65-100 per cent. per-annum, or even a lower rate., - : et

Fifth—We further protest against the sale of Government bonds for the purpose of purchasing: ‘silver to be used as a substitute for our more con-venient-and less Huctuating fractional eurreney, which, although well-calen-. lated to. enrich the owners of silver: mines, yet, in operation it will still further oppress in taxation an already overburdened people. : . A subsequent resolution against railrodd subsidies was adopted. o

Roble '(Joun_ly 5. 57 Union—Annual Mee‘(lug“am Ligonier. - The Noble County Sunday School Union will meeb in the Christian Church, u,t;'lfigoniféij_, Tuesday evening, June 6th, 1876. All the Sunday-school workers and friends of ‘the cause in the county are cordially invited to attend; especially the superintendents and teachers of the various Sunday,;schools in thé county are requested to be présent, without fail, as important business, in Telation to the Summer’s work of the Union,; will be attended to. Come one, come all, as 'a.m'ple‘en_tertainment will: be iprovided for all who may come. - The programme for the occasion s as follows: = . .TUESDAY —8 P. M, Sermon—Dßeyv. F; Thomas, Ligonier. e WEDNESDAY—B:I3O A. M., Deyotional imeeting; 9, President’s Address; 9:30, Welcome Address—J. B. Stoll; 3:45, Response—Rev. Noftzger, Wawaka; 10, Organization; 10:15, Reports — Committees, Secretary, ete.; 10:30, How to make the home and Sunday School help each other—Y. B. Meredith, ILigonier; 11, Discussion; 11:30, Practical questions on Sunday School. v

AFTERNOON-:1:30 P. 2., Devotional exercise; 2, Sunday School Papers— Rey. Blaney, Kendallville; 2:30, How to teach Christ as a Personal Savior in all the lessons—Rev. D. P. Hartman, Kendallville; 3, Discussion ; 8: 30, Question Drawer; 4, Use and Abuse of Sunday School Pic-Nics, Christmas, &e.—Rev. Caskey, Ligonier; 8, Children’s Meeting. Py THURSDAY—B:3O A. M., Devotional exercise; 9,Jmportance of all Church Members Engaging in Sunday School Work—Rev. P. Winebrenner, Noblesville; 9:30, Discussion; 10, Best Method of Condueting Reviews of the Lesson—dJ. M. Trump, Wawaka; 10:30, Experience Meeting; 11, Miscellaneous Business. J.M.TRrRUMP, Sec’y.

T sG — § 5 ALL PRAISE, says the World, to Dr. David Ferrier, assistant physician at King’s College hospital, London. He has discovered a specific for cold in the head, Being himself much subject to that very unpleasant, though not alarming, disease, he tried what bismuth would do for him. He took repeated pinches of it: as though it were snuff, inhaling it strongly, so as to carry it well into the nostrils. In a'short time the_tickling; in the nostrils and sneezing ceased, and next morning all traces of coryza had completely disappeared. Renewed experiments, upon himself and others, con--firmed his belief in the eflicacy of this remedy, iand he has described it at length in the Lancet. Ie finds the most suitable’ formula. as follows: Trisnitrate of bismuth, six drachms; accacia powder, two drachms; hydrochlorate of morphia, two grains.

" A PROPOSITION is before the Methodist general conference at Baltimore to confer on lay delegates to the annual conferences the same right to vote on amendments to the church constitution that are now conceded to lay delegates in the general conference.' The advocates of the change say it will promote a harmonious church polity by a better distribution of authority, = | . ,M_.___‘;”_____;r. i i :We believe now that success is impossible without New. York, and we are going t 0 get New York by nomin.. ating Tilden. We don’t like him as well as a Western man, but that.is not the thing. We fear a Western man eanfot earry New York or w‘gy other Eastern State,.so we dr,oy.t. © West and go for Tilden,—See Cincin-

1 " ; Lt G | GENERAL ITEMS. President Grant ;’refuses tointerfere’ with thejsentencesiof McKee, Maguire and Avery, cogvicted on charges of defrauding the*-Government. Their counsel made a strong effort to secure & pardon oy commutation. 7 . Minister Orth stopped at Washington on his way home and has remain= ed therg during the past week settling his accounts with the Government. When he has completed this work, it is stated, he will tender his resignation and return to Indiana, and«enter upon the work of the campaign. An exceedingly sensible! plan -is likely “to be agreed upon in case the Senate assumes jurisdiction in the' Belknap'impeachment. Tosavetime, and enable the Senate to proceed with its regular business, it is proposed toappoint a commission ‘to take the testimony in the case and report to the Senate. . . . Js

The expected uhiversal 'hegira to the Centennial has not yet taken piace,the attendance of people paying 50 cents a piece to see the great Exhibition having, on no :day since the opening, exceeded sixteen” thousand. The affair is, however, in éverything but attendance and liberal, ‘unsectarian management, an effort entirely creditable to the American peopleand foreign - manufacturers who have brought it to ils present near degree obcompletion.: - ta o :

+ These Cabinet Changes. ] [From Tuesday’s Chiesgo Trivune:] Among the Cabinet changes effected yesterday none lias set the Presiden-, tial apparatus awry so much as the appointment of Don Cameron sa Seeretary of War. There is an excited state of uncertainty ds to the actual sighificance of the appointment—whether it’is merely for the purpose of giving Pennsylvania, thie Cabinet iposition which the President has long had in'view for her, or whether it is a move in the* interest of Conkling, whose ' propounced supporters the Camerons are known to be. The Blaine men “are displeased, for the new War Secretary is said to be committed to the'task of engineering the Pennsylvania delegation dAgainst Mr. Blaine at Cigcin»miti; the Morton men are nonplused, becaus€ of the Presi--dent’s recent pledge that he would do nothing that should even have the appearance of a preference in the'successorship. and the appointment of Don Cameron is difficult to reconcile with this pledge. = About the only people who keep cool and .don’t distress themselves about the matter are the Bristow men, who have nothing to expect from the machine in any event, and who are firm 1n the faith that this year Washington manipulations will not govern the result at Cincinnati. ; . %

Child Abduetion in White Pigeon. | *Mrs. Oxider, who has been employed in'the White Pigeon Hotel, it seems, lived lovingly in former: years with a husband—Oxider~—but, on account of some domestic unpleasantness, they separated, he keeping in his care a child, now eleven years old, and she taking ' with’ her a -child, now four years of age, which she says the court decreed to her. On Wednesday l{%st with the help of his eleven year old, he went to the said hotel and snatched away -the younger child, and in gxg hurry ‘left his own team, getting another to convéy him to Indiana in double quick time, and afterwards sent for his own team. Like all mothers, Mrs. O. was much excited, and, as her only and last resort, got out a warrant for her absconding former hushand. *-It -was too late, however, the party had crossed the line into Indiana (which, fortunately for him, is but a short distance from this place,) where the. Michigan warrant does not disturb him. ,If, as she says, the court decreed her' the child, the Charlie Ross abductor won’t be safe in Indiana. What further action will be taken we do net yet learn.— White Pigeon Argus.

: - A Terrific Storm. ; A special telegram from Gaysville, Towa, says that the worst storm ever witnessed in that section passed thro’ that townilast Saturday about noon. A terrific wind acecompanied the storm, tearing down fences, uprooting trees, unroofing and demolishing buildings, and doing great damage to crops. ' Hailstones the size of a hen’s egg fell and covered the ground to the depth of four inches.. All the windows in the town facing south and southwest were entirely demolished, sash and all, by the hail. Insome instances large buildings wele taken up by the wind and hurled several hundred ifeet and left completely wrecked. One woman was seriously and several other persons badlyinjured, but no lives are known to have beén lost. A telegram from ,Vermilion, fourteen miles this side of Gaysville, says the storm was very severe there. - Many -windows were, broken out by the_hail and the crops badly damaged. = =«

" McKee and McGuire, the St- Louis whisky thieves who have just goneito jail, have their cells:luxuriantly furnished with Prussels carpets and “sich.” Their mreals are furnished from ‘an aristocratic restaurant, and comprise all the delicacies of the market. They wash them down with imported wines: and brandies, and their digestion is assisted by:pure and fragrant Havanas. They pass tgeir time in- receiving their friends, reading the papers, etc. These facts almost incline us to believe that some skillful oculist has operated so successfully upon the traditional blindness of Justice, that at least one of the venerable dame’s eyes. is open, and she can see “who’s who.,”—Fort Wayne Sentiniel. :

We pledge-the Courier-Journal to support the nominee of the St. Louis ‘Convention, whoever he may be, and we are saying not cne word against any- aspirant -which we shall have to qualify or retract after the nominas tion has bheen made. The present campaign is a Democratic ground-hog -affair. It is with us now or never. Beaten . this year with a square, straight-out ticket upon a square, oldline platform, what hope shall we ‘have of revival? The fates have de_creed that the party shall not die. It swallowed the frogin "72, and, as a consequence of its well-timed prudence, it lives. -It lives to fight an“other battle. : Let that be a good fight. and it will win,—ZLouisville CourierJournal. s G

-» The Terre Haute Hapress (rep.) demaids that Mr. Orth tender his resignation as minister o Viena. The Express frankly and truthfully says that 1t is not'in good taste for Mr, Orth to receive . a princely salary from the government for duties performed by another, while -he is engaged in-the work of canvassing for a more important office, 1n this State. The Hx-. press is also candid enough to adniit that there is no parallell between ‘the case of Mr. Orth and Mr. Williams, because the latter will serve in congress until its adjournment, and will then devote the recess, which is his wn time, to the eanvass. : y T—y & ——— 3 .The" best informed papers in the country of both political parties, agree that the action of the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati last week ensures Ohio to the Republicans. It throws Thurman .out of the race for the democratic nomination, and as Allen Ifas not the ghost of a chance it ensures Ohio’s vote to Hendricks.— Ft, Wayne Sentinel, | = ~ Murs. Mary Cork, of Du’blin;,'Wa‘gnei county, is now in her 93dyear. She | has ten living children, one hundred grand ' children, over two hundred great and great-great, grand childven.

Loine Odd Fellewship. . - The reports: made at the Grand Lodge last week show that Odd Fellowship is flourishing in Indiana. B; F. Foster, grand secretary, alludes to the work of the entire year, ending with 1875, showing 46 new lodges instituted; net increase in membership over.losses, 2,002; annual receipts, $266,236.76; paid out for relief, $79,950.41. During the term 23 new lodges were instituted. ,Net gain‘'in mémbership.77o, makink a-total at end of the term of 26,732. In the matter of relief 1,628 brothers have been aided, and 189 widowed families relieved. The sum of; $25,098.20 has been paid for the relief ofr brothers; $3,847.68 for the relief of! widowed families; $591.94 for educating- orphans; $6, 392.11 for burying the dead, and $2, '346.42 for other charitable purposes, making the total paid out for relief and charity $38,27635. i - A Theo. P. Haughey, Grand Treasurer, TOPOELE: " v s

~ General fund balance on hand last report, $9,719.67 ;. receipts from Grand Secretary, $10.41152; total, $20,131.19 ;. expenses, $10,208.93; balance on hand, $9,922.26. Assets—Cash on hand, $9,922.25; 1,246 shares Grand Lodge ball stoc¢k (par value,) $31,150; real estate mortgage notes, $337.50; total, $41,409{76. Grand Lodge hall fund—Balance on hand per last report, $39.84; received from rents, $670.65; other sources;, $793; total, $6,557.37. Expenses, $6,399.03; balance, $188.36.

.7 About Central Organs, ' : ‘ [From the LaPorte Argus. ] il ~We do not feel that there is any crying necessity for a central-party organ. at Tndianapolis, so far as politi-. cal leadership is concerned, but if the, Sentinel would pay a little more attention 'to paragraphing Lhe?'_news of the State, and particuldrly the political news, it would be tar more acceptable to the cduntry press, and we believe, to the muss of its réadeis. We suggest thdat a part of the space used in abusing Morton could be advantageously appropriated to gome other’ purposé. Because the Jofirnal disgraces itself and its calling by cortinually throwing mud at Gov. Hendricks is no reason why the Sentinel should so bemean itself as to follow the example of the Jowrnal and scatter its unsavory dirt'all over the State. What the people want of a central organ is news—tfacts, upon which they can make their own comments. . P ] @ BBE—— : The Lie en Hendricks. - Washington Correspondence of thei Cincinnati . . Enquirer. o e The statement sent out by the Chicago Times man and his allies that ‘Gov. Hendricks, while here, confessed that he saw no: prospect for his ?omination and gave up the fight, is, of course, utterty’ without foundation. The story found its originin the brain of a fellow named Keenan, formerly editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel, who chances to represent the Chicago Times, and: who delights in misréepresenting and defaming every Indianian who comes within range of his squirt ‘gun. On the contrary, Gov. Hendvicks, when here, wag very hopeful, and his admirers are-confident of his nomipation at St. Louis.. » /. =

" In speaking of Col. Scott’s testimony in the Blaine investigation, the telegraph dispatch says: “Scott took the whole thing upon himself.” This was kind of Scott, and reminds us of the generous act of the servant girl, whose mistress had been guilty of a breach of etiquette. ‘“That. what Missus done;l take it all upon myself.” Blaine is in about the same. predicament that this acknowledgment put the lady in. S <e) L 5

There is an incurable insane woman at Mishawaka whose hallucination is, that she has been dead two years, thie result she says, ot her head having been cut off, -and her great anxiety is to be buried. Under promises to put her into a coffin and cover her up in: the ground she becomes patient and satistied, but her restlessness returns after a time, requiring the promises to be renewed. .

The Celebrated Imported Draught Horse,

SCOTSMAN” can be seen at the stable of C. Palmiter, Ligonier.. Horsemen are invited to call and sée’ this magnificent animal, i - i PEDIGREE. = Scotsman is a bright bay, with strip in the face, and six years old; was bred by Mr. Ray; of Hazelfield, Castle Douglas, Scotland. ! 5 . His sire is Mr. Mure’s “Champion éf Lochfergus,” One ‘of “ Champion’s colts was imported to Australia, zmkt‘ thence to New Zealand, at very lLigl figures. “Champion” was got by the famous horse “Glancer,” the property of the late Robert Anderson, Esq., of Dunmore. “Glancer” was. sire to- “ Vietor,” , © Blacklock,” “ Prince Charles,” and many other valuable horses. : S

. “Scotsman’s” ‘dam was Mr. Ray’s celebrated pure bred Clydesdale mare, which has been so successful in the prize ring at all the local and open shows to numerous too mention,and is ‘considered—one of the best brood mares in Scotland, k

“Scotsman,” when two years old, gained third prize at Perth Highland society show; when three years old, the £6O prize at Falkirk; when four years old, the higheér prize of £BO, and when five years old, the Northumberland premium of £lOO. He has also gained several valuable prizes since his arrival in this country in competition with twenty-five and - upwards of other imported horses. He is of one of the best prize-taking families of Europe. . : ; ' “Scotsman” was purchased by me of Peter Crawford, of Drumgoyack, Strathblane, Scotland, arid shipped on Board the State line steamship. State of Indiana, on Friday, the 7th day of August, 1875, at the port of Glasgow, and landed at New York on the 18th of the same month, and since sold té C. Palmiter and others, of the Livé Stock Association of Ligonier, Indiana, on the 10th: of April, 1876. I hereby certify that the above pedigree and statement of the above named horse, is ¢orrect.. T. G.DUNCAN:

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CLOTHING! s PGt By - BOSS CLOTHING HOUSE Who has 6{;3 'o'vajthe Lafgest Stocks Q&nllé,x;id'ever seén in this market at this time of the year, which hg will sell and entire- . lyclose out, without regard to gost; (| | During the Next 60 Days. Frull Men’s Suits for $5,56.50, 382810, i Bette'rgoods:in piopblitidg,"and'i@ any quantity. 1 Of ei*erj descrlptlon d%méf to ordu, andgood fits War_fat?téa.' T ot STRATS, gy, ESTABLISHED IS6I. L _' ' v,-Ts”ju:st_v' lecewmgone "ovf. ;tfie: lal;giést s‘tc;c};; 0 ] Groceries, | - CFrovasionss - Wooden Ware, i | : .‘_ e WV})iGh, hé) 1s oiferiné‘; at | i *;,., - Lowest Cash Prices. i‘Fiji e Cut é@hd :Pll‘flgl "Tobacco { Is tlie,%_l.é;jggét"fn‘N;)‘l-fl1ex;11 Infiiana, and will be soldv : LOWER THAN THE LOWEST.

e Tam receiving one of the laifg‘esq?t Stbclis of ‘ Qurens-Ware, Glass-Ware, - and Table Cutlery, Ever broflght to thié vsécfidnbf’l the cofiilti'ir,‘ to which I invite - the especial attention of the Ladies. Call and see, our Stock. » 4’A f: &l . v’igi;' ‘} v“- i| } } “No Trouble to Show Geods. IL.pay the Highest Cash- "P»ri_cef’xfor all _,'kihd§s_of Country Pro- . o duce,qnd sell ‘igq'oa_s'}i;bélow cd‘,mpetii:ion. S e | Koo, e 0 - J, DECKER., : ENGEL & CO’S ADVERTISEMENT. | LARGES'T‘:AND LEADING CLOTHNG AND HAT HOUSE IN : ~ NOBLE AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. ;\ L . fis S e ;'t',\_"_ CA A i 4 Conm e e e T e We are now receiving_an'immense stock of Men’s, Youths’, cidiiaey o Doy aid Chuldren's 4 ([ 0| e" ; ‘ : X| ‘ s ik | Furnishing Goods, Traveling Bags, Cloths, e O AN, | ~ Cassimeres and Vestings, These goods have beenpum%md from the manufacturers e b andimport dinedl s L | And will be sold at prices lower than the same classes of goods‘have sold for more &mWye“’gfm% not buy 4 dollar’s' - worth of goods. for Boys’ and Men's Wear hefore examinig: - Qur stock and our O el eel - Reon Winikerßiab watible .oF.g el R e t‘“ Weat alde Main 1 fw*%fi%%;%%fi%%?: S «Wf%:" . ARI AOSR e e e B L