The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 35, Ligonier, Noble County, 21 December 1876 — Page 2

> dlational Bany ,: “ & ” ) s e :\f‘ =T S SREENY p ¢ ‘. B. smLl;.B‘J“Yo‘r' and Proprietor. LIGONIER, IND, DEC. 21, 18786. R S COUNTY MEETING. In sccordance with the resolution adopted by the Democratic State Ceniral Commi}'tee, the Democrats of Noble county, and all others Who be- | Hieve that the majority shall ruﬁe, will meet in the Court-House at Albion, ow) S . e o saturday, December 30, 1876, at 1 o'¢lock p. M., forthe purpose ofelecting delegates to a convention of {he- people, to be held in the city of Indianapolis-on tire Sth of next JanuLﬂt—ﬂ{ere\)e a full attendance from 'a%i the townships of thefcounty, that i}e vpice of Noble county may be dis- | ti}'ﬁ«ﬂ;{ heard in cits ‘demand for a proper recognition of the popular g}é!l, cunst'itxlfionally expressed at the ' allot-box. ' In behalf of ‘he Démocratic (‘entlj{l'l { ammittee, . J.B. STOLL, Ch'n. o R e DEMANDING JUSTICE does not mean war. On th? contrary, if enforced, it will secure,the perpetuily of our.republican’ institutions. _ ' | L e em— THE PROCEEDINGS of -Congress, SO far, pertain chiefly to the presidential - mmuddle. All‘the speeches have some s hearing upon that controversy.

AN EARLY SETTLEMENT of the presidential muddle will be the signal of the coming of better times.” Business would revive; confidence “would soon be.restored. Therefore, we Say. let us have an early and a fair settlemeni. Nothing short of the latter will answer the purpose. :

' ToE NEGRO Secretary of State of South [arolina now. certifies to the election of Wade Hampjon as*Governor of South Carolina by over 1,200 majority. And yet the usurper at Washington, Ulysses 1., maintains Chamberlain in 'the gubernatorial ehair by federdl bayonets. Forshame!

. SoME of the metropolitan journals are still doing their level best to workup popular excitement over the presit dential muddle. These journals are not at'all serupulous as to the truthfulness of their discoveries in political cireles. 'To create sensations and a large demand for their commodities seems. t 0 be the predom;natingf%m’bition of this patriotic gentry. - -

TuERE are a few subsefvient court organs inlllinois thatadvocate Grant’s election to the U. S. Senate from that State, to succeed Logan. A brilliant Senator he would make! By the way, we see’ it stated in the dailies that Grant has recently purchased a house in Washington, designed for Lis occupancy after his retirement irom the White House.. ’

EvERYTHING, quiet down in South tarolina. Gov. Wade Hampton’s inauguration was a grand affair, thousands of people attending the inauguration eeremonies and joining in rousing cheers for their noble leader. The Stat€ now has two Governors and two Houses of Representatives. But this will not last long. Carpet-bag-zer Chamberlain will soon be obliged to abdicate. Bl

TiAT was an. ominous . accident at Washington on the 7th inst., when Zach Chandler ordered a salufe of 185 zuuns fired for Hayes and VWheeler, and

on the fifteenth round a premature ¢xplosion bléw a man’s arm off and otherwise injured him so that he is not expected tolive. The salute was then wisely abandoned. The Democrats fired a salute of 203 guns on the ~th without aceident. i

THE ' ELECTION of Frederick O. Prinee, the able and efficient secretary of the Democratic National Committee, as Mayor of the city of Boston, (Mass.,) by over 2,000 majority, is an indication of how ‘the popular pulse beats in that region. It proves that even Massachusetts = remonstrates against countenancing the infamies of Southern Returning Boards. Verily, there is yet 2 spirit of. fairness prevailing in the land, / 1 ‘-

- THE EVIL of betting on elections is becoming more and more apparent each day. Much of the strife and contention in which the, people have beeome involved -is dire&@y traceable to this nefarious syjtem of gambling. Where comparatively largé sums of money are at stake there is'generally a conspicuous lack of reason in the dizcussion of the all-absorbing topic. The illegitimate gain of filthy lucre blinds many a man to a true realization of the issues involved in. this controversy. ;

JouN MORRISSEY and the other proprietors pf pool-seiling institutions in New York city have decided all bets on the general result of the presidential election off; 7, ¢, all wagers entrusted to them are returned to those who put them up. Upwards of three million dollars will thus be set afloat. “Those who bet their money on Hayes have good reason to feel elated over this decision of the poolsellers; for, whilé their favorite has zone where the woodbine twineth, they still save their little ducats. ieie RAL e & Gl—

BUCHANAN prostituted the Presidepcy to aid the slave odligarchy in for¢ing theit peculiar institution upon “Kansas, which intermeddling lost him the respect and confidence of an overwhelming majority of the people—the bulk of the northerr Democracy inclided.” Grant's attempt’ to saddle upon the country candidates repudin W«ﬁ%@tmgﬂheiustrﬁ- _ mentality - of_federal. bayonets, has

rendered him soodious to fair-minded men of gl ‘partiés that his exit from the White House is prayerfully await‘ed by millions of his conntrymen, -

CHRISTMAS.

Yes, Christinas is coming.. The custom of holding high festival upon this day of christian remembrance is old and time-honored. For nearly nineteen ¢enturies (_)he day .of each year has been sacredly. reserved by chris-. tian nations throughout the world to commemorate the birth of Christ. Hence the term “Christmas,” from Christ and muass, 'or masse, the Saxon for a holy day or feast. From year to year, often in seécret and amidst persecution and hardships, did the early christians celebrate this anniversary with songs and rejoicings, and the traditionsiand legends that cling to it as relics of those far-away times wreathe | a fanciful and poetical interest about the day which heighten its deeper significance. Every nation in Christen- | dom has its own pecuhar* customs in i the observance of this holiday. They | all agree, however, in making it a sea- | son of universal hilarity and feasting. Plum pudding, roast turkey, ‘oysters, 1 wine and plenty are the characteristic i features of the day. It is “merry: ! Christmas” everywhere. Joviality and | good humor prevail, and so filled with | | charity and good-will to mankind is %ever'y heart that any needy one may lkventure to ask, in the full assurance | that on this day of good\gifts they will: I not ‘be turned away empty. “One | touch of natyre makes the whole § world kin.” ‘lndeed it would seem so i'oyl Cln‘istmas:f Then the whole chris- | tian world is a unit.. The annual re- }‘ currence of this glorious festival sets f the heart beating with. youthful im"pulses. Though our Liearts may have become encrusted under layers of years of time, arid ages of worldliness,. we cannot resist the influence of a sym- | pathetic throb electtifying that benumbed “member into a momentary warmth of youth, and'we are wont to forget the monotonous routine’of business and sigh for'a return to the innocent pleasures of c‘}ﬁ)‘ildbo,od. ““Christmas comes but once a year,” so lef us net blunt the joys of life and Dbafile the blessings of that christian holiday WLth moody meditations. upon the darker pages of our world’s history. There is misery ‘enough in"’ghe land, to be'sure, but for the presént let us turn to the brightest thought of all—the children’s share of the approaching Christmas. Itis within the power of parents and others who have arrived at the years of manliood and woman- | hood to:give them a"happy,-happy ‘time, to make 'a bright spot to look -back upon when the cares and trials of grown-up life: dampen the eager | zeal with whigh they enter into all

_pleasures now, in the early morning of life. Yes, God bless the little ones! How they gather around the toy s,tOre windows, flatten their chubby faces | against the glass, not at all earing for the cold; bless you, they. don’t feel it, their young hearts are so* warm that the heat extends to their bodies. The little idolators, worshiping the ima.ge" of StE;N ic.—long beard, rosy face, black cloak, zind‘meri‘y_ twinkling eyes. Oh! do n't they love the dear old fellow. Never in after life comes such a sensation of real pleasure as the.well-fill-l ed, well-lighted Christmas tree causes, -to thrill the heart in youth’s blessed time. Those who represent Santa Claus to thelittle ones; should study, beforc the time of giving comes, the wants and aspirations of each young | heart, and, as far as_you can, gratify ‘ their I'easonahle’desi>revs, and let - ¢ .

“The stockings all hing by the chimney with care, In the hope that St. Nicholas soon will be there,” be filled with treasures that will fill each little heart with joy. Butif hard times have made each penny needful for daily bread, of; dourse expensive gifts may be dispensed with; but eyen then the woeful sight of empty stockings musf uot greet the children’s eyes when théy awake on Christmas morning.” Tell them Santa Claus is poor this year} but will not forget his darlings: and then, if you can do nov better, give them as presents the necessities which in any event you would have to buy or provide for:their com-

fort. Children are reasomable, and, knowing their parent’s inability to do as.they would like, will enjoy a new pair of bright red mittens or a gay knitted scarf, or even new rubber bopts, if called Christmas gifts, far more 'than if supplied as the ordinary comforts of life.. - Pray, don’t forget the expectant and impatiently-waiting children. And there may be those in .our midst who are not able to provide for themselves and their little ones even'the common necessities of life; ‘the sick and the aged, the widows and the orphans—God’'s poor, Honest and

deserving. 'Ehley_ought not to be forgotten on this blessed holiday. = The rigors of winter bear heavily on such. Most of us could give someEhing that waquld throw a ray of light upon their gloomy pathway. They do not crave expen?ive luxuries, they want only the plain, substantial necessities of life,'and know- far bettér than -we can tell, how to appreciate them. Let us, ther, in the generosity of our Christmass donations, rémermber God’s poor. “He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord.”: - g

. The people of this eountry cannot afford to go to war for the purpose of inaugurating a President and VicePresident who have been defeated by the electoral colleges. Their. safety lies in starding by the constitution and the forms of law.—lndianapolis Journal. . P 8 ! ¢

~And the people of thisicountry cannot afford to allow a set of unmitigated scoundrels, loﬁiciatirng,‘ in the capacity of Returning Boards, to subvert the government by arbitrarily substituting their personal wishes -for the will of the majority, fairly and honestly expressed at the bailot box. The fraudulent electoral votes of three subjugated States must not be permitted to set aside the legally rendered "vqrdict of a congtitutional majority, the orders of Grant, Chandler, Cameron & Co., to the contrary ;i(_)t,wit:vfrs,(:and-~ ing. -The safety of the. Republic lies in a strict adherence to-law and justice. If the Journal is sincere in its advocacy of peacé, it is high time for some dec]aratio_n in favor of a decent regard for law and equity in aseertaining the popular verdict. Its demand for recognizing as_valid that which all fair-minded and intelligent men must know to be infamousty coreupé and palpably fraudulent, leads ‘to the susPpicion that the Jowrnal has a deeper interest in the consummation of a villainous plot than in “standing by the constitution and the forms of law.”

THE PRESIDENTIAL MUDDLE

The Developments of the Past Weelk.

" tae BANNER takes gréat pleasure in announcing to its readers that the prospects for an amicable and satisfactory adjustinent of the presidential muddle ars much better than at any time since the 9th of November. The excitement of the past six weeks is gradugally subsiding, p'%tssionhgi,ving way to reason, and a general disposition being manifested among thoughtful men of-all parties that a final decision must be based upon law and justice instead of partisanadvantages. An important.step in this direction has been taken by both llouses of Congress. 'This is the passage of a resolution for the appointm?nt of | committees to arrange a method for counting the electoral vote in joint convention. The Senate, on the 18th, took up and passed without debate o» a digsenting vote Mr. Edmund’s resolution referring to a select committee of seven Senators, the message Qf the Hduse proposing to devise some measure to reconcile thie existing differences between the two Houses on this important question. - Each House provides for a committee of seven members, each of whom will be named to-day, and it is promised that they shall be composed of the ablest lawyers of both parties. 'The resolution. of each House requires that each committee shall confer and act with the other, and also that they report, with“out unnecessary delay, to their respective. Houses. Their conclusions are not to be confined to any specific channel, for they may report in favor of a joint rule or law or amendmentto the Constitution. The opinion of Senators seems to be that the committee will devise a law something after the plan of the Morton bill now pending in the Senate, which requires an affirmative vote of both Houses to reject ‘a vote. The democratic merijers‘ intend to propose the:twenfy-second joint rule as a basis.of the interpretation given to the Constitution in counting the electoral vites by the Republicans for the pasf eight years, and to ask that either the new rules or the new law be based upon the

right of each House to examine and, decide upon-the count of any electoral vote. : . |

President Gratt still indulges in a good deal of unnecessary ta,lking with reference -to the inauguratioil of his successor. His recent ‘revolutionary and lawless utterance to Senator Randolph and Congressman Hewitt haying evoked sharp criticism in all quarters (save the Zach Chandler cir¢le) he has somewhat bridled his tongue. If he would simply attend to the duties of his office and conduct

himself as President of the United States, instead of playing the .role of a party chieftain, the cause of peéce' and a fair adjustment of our present difficulties w\ould be largely promotbd‘ His unwarranted, unlawful and arbitrary interference with the affairs of the three d%é;ed States has done more to coniplivate affairs than anything else. Ordinarily, such repre-

hensible conduct would amply justify impeachment, but as the country will be obliged \tb endure his 3misrule ?nly a trifle over two .months longer, an emphatic resolution of censure by the House -may -possibly: satisfy an outraged and incensed people. e

The congressional committees sentto South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana are pushing their investigations into’ the. recent elections with commendable vigor. InLouisiana alarge number-of negroes have testified that they were grossly persecuted by the Republicans for joining the Democra<cy. ‘These negroes generally testify that they voted the democratic ticket because of their disgust with the corrupt management of affairs by carpetbag officials, and because they deemed a change necessary. A number of republican election officers h’avje also testified to the fact that the elections in their respective parishes (the vote of which were thrown out by Wells’ rascally Returning Board) were peace-

ably and fairly conducted; no intimidation or rioting. In Florida a number of republican frauds have already been developed, proving that most desperate appliances were resorted to in order to steal the four electoral votes from ‘Mr. Tilden. But very meagre réports co_mg.from S“out;h Car-

olina. - , z Senator Morton left the capitol very suddenly one day last week for ColA un:‘ibus‘ and Indianapolis. It was given‘out that his errand was purely on business, but this’is manifestly untrue, as evidenced by the fact that he returned in a very few days and had a protracted interview with Grant. Morton has become alarmed over the ‘outspoken demand of the Westm"n Democracy for an honest count. IHe is beginning to understand that American freemen cannot be denied their sacred rights without resistance. A demand has been made upon Mr.

Orton, of. the Western Union Telegraph company, for copies of the dispatches sent to New Orleans by Zach Chandler and others to consummiaté the returning board villainy. Orzton protests against this infringement of the secrecy of the telegraph. Old Zach’s dispatches, if disclosed, would make mighty interesting reading. - Gen. Francis C. Barlow, one of the republican committee sent down to Florida to witness the canvass of the vote by the Returning Board, writes a letter under date of December 15th, wherein he sets forth that Mr. Tilden ‘has an undoubted majority in Florida, Gen. Barlow refused to sign the pronunciamento issued by the republican visiting committee declaring the State to have gone for Hayes. =~ The number of leading Republicans who are taking a decided stand against the “counting in and counting out” process is dajly increasing. Several republican members of Congress have indicated a determination to denounce the Louisiana and "{Fl’orida '}R’etnrx{xing Board outrages. |

Senator Merrimon has introduced a bill providing that the Secretary of State, or, in case of his death, the Secretary of the Treasury, shall succeed 1o the Presidency i the event of the death, resignation or removal of both President and Vice-Pres-ident, PR e

A FAIR COUNT.

fei oy ; THAT'S THE DEMAND OF THE INDIANA DEMOCRACY. ol i ; o o 0 The People Asked to Speak Out. § 1 : __‘_ In Con;iem§@tiqq ofthe Rascally Con- - spiracy to Annul the Popular Will. A State Conveniion tobe Held on tho | ’_ : Elghﬁl of January. e ~ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 13.—The Demoecratic State Central Committee met }iel'e to-day, pursuant to the request.of the Democratic electors, to consjder the political situatipn, Quite | a number of prominent politicians, including Governor Hendricks and the State officers, were present, in addition to a representative from each 'Congressional District. Ex-Congress-man Julian, who had been to Louisiana, being called upon, gave it as his opinion that the electionfin that State -had been as quiet and as peaceable as the election in Indiana, and that Til.den had carried that State overwhelmingly. ~He hoped the Democrats would have pluck enough to stand up for their rights now. e was satisfied we shall have no war.’ - ) Governor ‘Hendricks was called upon: for his views, but the ehairman reminded the meeting of the impropriety of one so personally interested speaking at this time. , ' The members gave the sentiments prevailing in their respective districts as follows: < -

| First District—The peoplebelieved Tilden legally elected and were disposed to see him through. |« Second District—The people were in favor of the inauguration of Tilden. and Hendricks., | S Third District—But little excitement among the people; who, however, were convinced of Mr. Tilden’s election and were willing to follow their leaders. ;

Fourth District — Requested the State Committee to demand the inauguration of Tildem, and favoredaState Convention.

. Fifth District—Wanted a State Convention, and were willing to meet the emergency, let it be what it may. Sixth District—Our ‘people are in favor of seeing our man duly installed in office. : LGI ;

\Bighth = District — Willing for a peaceable solution of this question, provided it results intheinauguration of Tilden. o 5

Ninth District— Géneral Manson said there was great excitement among his people, and some were inclined’ to go to extremes; but he did not believe we ought to talk about war. He did not think a minority of ‘the United States would insist upon the inauguration of a President. He felt there was certainly some way for a peaceable settlement. The peoplescannot afford a civil war., Right is right, and he felt that the great and honest republican party would see that right is carried out. oy

Tenth District—The people of this djstrict believed Tilden should be inaugurated. They deprecated wartalk, although some of the working classes were strongly inclined that way. -~

Eleventh:District—A certain element 1 this district was decidedly for war, but were looking to the action of this meeting, and particularly wanted a State Convention to decide upon a plan to be pursued. ‘'The feeling is, “We must have our rights; peaceably if we can, forcibly if necessary.” Twelfth District—This district. was determiined that Tilden should not be counted out. Submission now meant submission for all time. :

Thirteenth District—The people of this district expected this committee to take the initial steps to secure the inauguration of Tilden. =~

On motion of Judge Sc;ott,, of Terre Haute, the following preamble and resolution were unanimously adopted: MWHEREAS, Itisalways proper-and desirable in a government that the voice of the people should he heard in relation to public affairs, and in times of imminent danger it is. sometimes necessary that the attempted usurpation of men in power should hear the voice of the source of all power in government; and, WHEREAS, We believe there has arisen a great necessity for the will of the people to be heard in the only ultimate way left for freemen to express themselves, that is in their right of peaceably assembling and giving éxpression to their views upon the important events now transpiring in relation to the late election for President and Vice-President of the United States; therefore, o . Resolved, That the people of the State of Indiana, without reference to past party or political opinions, do, on the 23d day of December, 1876, assemble in the county seats of each county for the purpose of giving expression to their opinions of public affairs, and also that they do at such meetings appoint delegates—-good and true. men of their respective counties—to meet in the city of Indianapolis on the Bth day of January, 1877, to take into consideration the state of public. aftairs, and to take such action as will secure the full execution of the constitution and laws of the country, and the preservation of the constitutional government, based on the superiority of law over brute force in the administration of public affairs. (The day named for the State Convention is the inauguration day of Governor-elect Williams,) aih : The following address was submitted by a sub-committée and unanimously adopted: " ‘AN ADDRERS., « 0 To the People of Indiana:' : ? Atftg a meeting of the Democratic Central Committee held this day it was unanimously resolved that meetings of the people of the several counties of the‘State be held at the countyseats on Saturday, December 23, 1876, for the purpose of considering the present conditivn, of public affairs, and ot giving proper expression to their views and for the further purpose of appointing delegates to a State Convention to be held at the city of Indianapolis, Monday, January 8, 1877. R e

- In calling upon the peoplaito respond to the action of the committee, it is proper to state the dccasion which was deemed sufficient to authorize and requiteit. - ! ;

Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks have been ele¢ted respectively to the office of President and Vice-President of the United States. This _election has been in accordance with the constitution and laws of our country, exceeding one-quarter -of a million of the voters of the United States. =~ This action was upon an issue distinctly made before the people of economy and reform in ali the affairs of: government; the maintenance of the constitution and the laws; fair play and honesty, and the highest interest of the people unite in the demand that they shall be Inaugurated in pursuance of their election. This is known not only to Democrats, but to Republicans, - All citizens who voted for them demund their inaugu-

ratioh as a right, and all who voted against them owe it as a duty. American honor requires it; the stability of our institutions demand it. There is now a combination very formidable and reckless to prevent the legal re—'«a\ sults of the election and to place men in the high offices who have not been elected to them, and thereby to defeat the changes and reform which all classes of society and all the great industrial and commercial interests of the country so much require. They have resorted .to returning beards, party machinery heretofore unknown in national politics, powerless for good but pregnant with evil;. they threaten to depart from the established usage in counting the electoral vote by withholding from the people’s representatives their constitutional prerogative, of participating in the decision of all questions that may arise, in the progress of the count, and by clothing onie man with the power of allowing and of exciuding votes, and thereby controlling the Presidential ‘election. The purposes of this dangerous conspiracy must be defeated; the right as declared at the ballot-box must be respected and maintained. As was said of Mr. Lincoln’s election, the people that are strong enough to elect a President are powerful enough to place him in his office. Our army must, not be used to pluace either Gov= ernors or Presidents inofticé whohave not been elected. c ;

The purpose of the aggressive and ambitious leaders which you must defeat is usurpation, itis revolution. Its accomplishments will disturb the foundation of our institutions and endanger the cause of free government itself. We cannot maintain our institutions if the peopleallow their choice and will, as expreszed in pursuance of law, to be defeated by fraud and by force. e S o : The committee therefore cal’]] upon all'the people, without respect v‘tjo party, who make our country’s welfare paramount to every other consideration; all who say that the vote of the people shall not be defeated by fraud, and all who stand by fair play.and honesty, to mreet at their county seats on the day mentioned and o make an expression of the popular judgment that cannot be disregarded, even by the most abandoned and reckless enemies of our institulions; and to appoint men as thejr delegates to the State Convention on theBth of Janua‘ry who will fearlessly and prudently make such declaraiion and take such action as will give our State her proper position an@ influence in mziintain—ing constitutional government and the rights and liberties of the ipeople. Mr. Byrnes, of Evansville, moved the representation in the Conyention be one vote for each one h un_drljd votes cast for Mr, Williams in October, and’ one vote for each fraction over fifty. Adopted. i [1 : ‘After the, adoption of resolutions inviting Gee. W. Julian to address the Convention, particularly as to the ae'_ti’o.n of the Returning Board in Louisiana, and inviting D. W. Voorhees to present the legal status of the Presidential - question to the Convention, the committee adjourned. 5

AprOPOs of the present discussion regarding the election, as Presidential electors, of two postmasters—one in Vermont and one in Oregon—the Albany Argus‘thinks a reference to the law relating to the Post office Depart-, ment will be of valye. This law declares that a pos;tmastei is held to be in office and is bond-fully holden until a successor is appoiiltéd-,"swo_ru into office, his bond accepted, and he possessed of the government property for. which his predecessor was liable. The two postmasters in question have resigned; but the la%;says that no pbst—" master can be relieved.by a simple resignation, and the two gentlemen ' may regain their offices after the Elec-’ toral Colleges meet. Perhaps, however, Grant and Postmaster-General Tyner may -see fit to make a new law, or change the present one to, suit ‘themselves. FR N T

On the night of the 9th the St. Louis express, bound east, on the New Y ork Central Road, ran into a freight train snow-stalled at Wendestation, sixteen miles from Buffalo. Several cars were piled in a heap and burned up, including one locomotive, the American Express car, and one other, and their contents. Benjamin Woodruff, the express messenger, was burned with the cars, the lower portion ot the body being entirely consumed. The engineer arid another receivedinjuries, but nothing serious. No passengers were injured. The contents of the express.car were heavy and valuable, embracing matter from Chicago, St. Louis and the West. The loss is estimated at $1,000,000. :

. WHAT a glorious thing it would be if the people, with one voice, would declare that this presidential muddle shall be disposed of at once by ignoring all partisan considerations and simply demanding the imauguration of the candidate who was'legally and constitutionally chosen by the people —regardless of unscrupulous Returning Boards. o i

- EsPECIAL attention is directed to the prospectus of the Indianapolis Sentinel, on the fourth page. The Sentinel is now edited with greater ability and vigor than has been the case since Judge Perkins ceased to fill its columns with his trenchant, contributions. The Hoosier Democracy ought to extend a liberal ‘support to their Staterorgans. o stk

A family of five persons, named Cook, living about four miles from Millersburg were poisoned last week by drinking water from a cistern into which some one had put arsenic in large quantities. A portion of the drug was found floating on a piece of bark in the water and a portion on the curb. Mrs. Cook died from the effects of the poison. Her suffering was terrible, her tongue swelling until it bursted before she died. The other members of the family will probably recover. = il

Six hundred,pounds of glycerine on board of a wagon, exploded. near Petrolia, Pa., on the afternoon of the 9th, tearing wagon and liorse toshreds, and instautly killing Daniel Garth and a Mr. Humphreys. The bodies were blown to atoms, and only & portion of one foot and some pieces of charred flesh had been found when the dispatch announcing the tragic event was sent.. It is supposed a ¢an was dropped while unloading the wagon. . .

. The New Albany Ledger-Standard says; A very beautiful and superlatively silly young lady of this city has become terribly enamored of a rathen handsome young married man, also'a resident, and avows :her intention of eloping with him the first opportunity. She loves him mueh, and then pities him from the bottom of her heart becatse his wife is g 0 cross ‘and cruel to such & nice, pleagsant man. = o

The funeral of the late Inspector General Hardee, in Wasghington, last Sunday, was attended by nearly all the -army officers gtationed at Washington and a large goncourse of other oﬁici%l and personal friends of the deceased, Cehnadi i fidmate

GOV. HAYES SEBENADED. He Regales His Admirers With a i ; Non-Committal Speech. . ' DayTON, 0., December 13.—Governor Hayes was serenaded in this city this evening at the house of a friend, Mr. R. C. Anderson, whom he is visiting. Early in the evening a salute of 185 guns was fired, and a concourse of fully one thousand- people 'gathered about the hoﬁsc,’ with music and fireworks. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The Governor responded as foHows:

My Friexps: I will not detain you longer than four or five minutes. lam here on a short visit to. your beautiful city of Dayton, not on any political mission or to talk on. any of the political questions of the | remarkable canvass that has just | been closed. . I understand that | these greetings bere to-night are not 6 much in honor of myself as on account of the peculiar interest | that;;is felt in the present condition of the country. In the excitement that has prevailed before and since the election people of ardent temperaments have sajd - and done things that are| i‘ndl?s:creet, but as | the excitement subsifes we begin to return to our better wisdom and judgment. I have too -much faith in the saving common sense aof the American people to think that they desire to see in their country Mexicanized . government. = Whatever | may be the result at which the laxv--ful authorities shall arrive, you and I will quietly submit, and I have sufficient respect and confidence in the great majority of the opposition party to believe that they will-do the same. I was glad to see in a paper this evening an article from the London Z%mes respecting the condition of this country. “Such a state of affairs,” it said, “could not occur anywhere else in the world. The entire area of the country agitated by the uncertain issue of a political conflict, yet not one shot fired; not one man killed—no breaches of the peace.”” We have seen this Centennial year the wonders of our growth displayed in the exhibition of agrigulrural and mechanical | arts, and we; are now afforded an opportunity of giving to the world an example of the value of Republican government. In speaking to you this evening I have referred without previous thought to what must have occurred to every one of us standing ‘here, and I take my leave of you with. the most sincere acknowledgment of this expression of your friendship and good will. y~*~ foig -——-qi\i—'——g‘—;—-

‘A complete assortment of Thomas & Waterbury Clocks, Weight & Spring 30-iour and 8-day. All regulated and ready to set up at Higginbotham’s.

A Doctor’s Crime. : A very important criminal trial has been in!progress at Muncie, for ten days or.more. ‘A beautiful girl named Mary Foorman disappeared last. November, and it was given out that she had gone to her brother’s, in a_distant State. Suspicion was rife in the community, however, but nothing transpired until the following May, when the brother at/ whose house Mary was said to be visiting; unexpectedly put in an appearance; and then 1t came out that Mary *had ydied at the house of Dr. Mecllvain the preceding November, and had been buried secretly at pight“in the ,woods, the body being ¢overed up in a hole made by the uprooting of a tree. The doctor, the mother, the lover of the girl and one of her brothers were cognizant of her death, and her sé:re‘t‘and indecent burial, but kept it concealed because all were implicated in a criminal act, designed to do away with the consequences of the girl’s sin and cover up her shame. The doctor is on trial for his life, and despite the damning array of evidence is making a vigorous defence. Drs. Ballard, Harvey and Fletcher, of Indianapolis, were called "to testifiy- as experts. Our latest informatiou is that the girl’s brother has turned evidence, and that it will go hard with the doctor.—lndianapolis Herald.

A full line of Gold, Silver, Nickel and Steel Spectacles and Eye Glasses to suit any eye or condition of the eye at Higginbotham’s. - 33-w2.

" A ten-year-old daughter of Isaac McKaben, residing a few miles southeast of Rockville, was burned to death on Thursday of ‘last week. She and a sister four years of age were left alone in thé house and her clothing caught fire,- when the other ran to a neighbor’s house, a half-mile distant, to give the alarm, and when assistance arrived it was too late. The ilittle body was burned to acrisp. - |

* Buy your Cassimeres, Jeans and other goods for Men’s and Boys’ wear at Engel & Co.’s, at Kendallville.: It will pay. you. : e

Subpceenas have' been issued’ requiring the Western Union Telegraph Company to furnish Morrison’s Louisiana Committee with copies of dispatches passing between Zach Chandler and the Radical conspirator§ in the South. It is thought that a bonanza will be struck. ‘ : e B————— ! -~ .. INDEMAND, Is the best five cent cigar in fown. At ‘Scott and Sandrock’s drug store; 32-tf et P E—————— ; August Flower. The most miserable beings indhe world are those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint. = * . Morerthan seventy-five per cent. of the people in the United States are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects; such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, palpitation of the Heart, Heart-burn, water-brash, gnawing and burning at the pit of the stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, &e. 'Go to your Druggists, Scott and Sandrock, and get a '156 cent Bottle of AUGUST FLOWER or a sample Bottle for ten cents. Try it—Two doses will relieve you. 25

There is said to be a little bulldozing up in DeKalb county. The returning board undertook to count in the new county commissioners buf one of the old regime wouldn’t retire, taking his cue from his brether radicals at Washington. . So the matter has been’ referred to the courts.! .If the judiciary decide in his favor it'is ‘&'l right, if they don’t, in the language of Grant the pious, “damn the courts,” and call for the military. : 1 { ~o—~o—-—-——‘§,-’-——'—-———' &t S . 'The People’s Friend, of Covington, says that John Parks, living near Stringtown, was. frozen to: death last Friday a week, but. intimates that there is some mystery surrounding

~ Manufactures for Nebraska. Horace Greeley’s advice to the young man no longer covers the ground. We are far from desiring to stem the tide of young men going west, but we believe thj% in Nebraska. at least, machinery is as much needed as the “young man.” . What says the population record of the young State ? - N Year, ~ Population. se e L e TRO e e e s QR B 0 e 10RO IRIB L i L e The growth of Illinois arrested the attention of the world. Starting almost from an equal base, and running’ over twendy years, the ratio of in-i crease in Nebraska nearly doubles that of Illinois! | : , But in spite of this increased productive power, very little headway has thus. far been made in manufactures, and probably no State 'in the Union offers better inducements for the opening up of the various industries common to the country, than Nebraska. ' . ; / 'There is big meney in the manufac'turel of flax Into ropes, twines, sacks, &c. Hogs are & Kroﬁtable crop, and there is no reason why pork-packingf" and the euring of ham and bacon should not be largely and profitably carried on. Soap should be manufac-, tured in the State more cheaply than further east. and the business must be largely extended to meet the home demand. ;. Distilled liquors will better bear transportation than the grain from which they aré made. 'Paper ' could be profitably manufactured, and for many other industries there is an immediate opening; for instance: 1. Glass, for which a large proportion of the material’ can be obtained in the State; 2. Starch, from maize, wheat, &e.; 3. Canned and preserved fruits, and potted meals ;4. Flzgmels, blank--ets, coarse woolens and clieap carpets; 5. Various manufactures of-leathér and skins; and 6. Pottery from kakolin or porcelain clay, which exists in -inexhaustible qualities. i Could Horace Greeley visit Nebraska to-day, his advice would be: ‘‘Go West, young man, and build a mill.” —[Communicated.)- + 9-591

David Dudley Field, the lawyer whose income is said to exceed that of any member of the American bar, has expressed the opinion about the rights of the Houses of Congress to reject Electoral votes. . Mr. Field says the joint rule adopted in 1865, and the rejection of the vote of Louisiana under that rulein 1873, “constitutes a prec¢edent, established by the Republicans, which they cannot disregard without self-stulti-fication.”! - >

Cross and Sickly Children can be made healthy and strong by regulating their stomach and bowels with Castoria. It is more effective than Caster Oil, and is as pleasant to take as honey. For Wind Colic, Sour Stomach, Worms and Costiveness, there is nothing in existence equal to Castoria. :

Why Will You Suffer from Rheumatism Sprains, Stiff Joints, Swellings, Burns, Scaldsor Weak Back, when the Centaur Liniment affords c‘ertain relief, Many artic_:les_ sootheipain to a certain extent, but the Centaur Litement eures, The White Linimert is for the human family, the Yellow Liniment is for horses and animals,

No One Need Suffer from Piles. A sgure cure for the Blind, Bleeding, Itching, and Ulcerated Piles, has been discovered by old Dr. Williams, (an old Indian Remedy) called Dr.. William’s Indiar Ointment: ‘A single box has’ cored the worst old chronic cases of twenty-five and thirty years standing. = Letions, instruments and Electuaries do'more harm than good. William’s'Ointment supports the tumors, and acts as a soothing poultice' and medicine, gives instant and painless relief, and is prepared exclusively’ for piles and nathing else. - Over 20.000 grateful paticnts attest its virtues, a_nld‘p‘xysicl.ans of all schools endorse it nnequivocally. 5 : Shun all spurious advertisements and imitations of Dr. William’s Remedies. Sent free of postage. secure y sealed from observation for $l.OO. Address Dr Frazier, gole proprietor, 318 Erie Street, Cleveland, Ohio. : ¢ : 7-yl. T ORAR LS TR AR RARTR T T AT RAN L VYL R L RN DA BT LIGONIER. - Wheat—white.....sl 85, | Live Hogs, perloo 5 20 Amber—red......: 1 32! | Pressed Hogs, **' 6 50 Rye....i.iicacii.. 70601 L' Turkeys, 1ive..... 7 OftB. sz sdnvive 32| | Chickens, 1ive..... + 4 Cornieanne.unaane. 45| | Bees wax......... 25 Potatoes oo o 1 00 vßutter oo iloil 28 Flax 5eed.........81 25\4|_Lard............'... 10 Clover 3eed....... 9 001\ Egg 5.............. 20 Woglswt s aiansh 35! | Feather 5........... 7 Porko: st 016000 | Tatlow: Lo L o ot 5h0u1der5......... |l3 | Hay—timothy § 10 00 Hams,per tb...... {l4 | Hay—marsh ... 8(0 : KENDALLVILLE. Wheat—white.... $1 37 (Hogs, 1ive......8...5 20 Amber—red....... 1 31| ‘Hogs, dressed..... 6 50 Ry 6 i iiaatal 65‘ {Turkeys, 1ive..... 6 Oatela it s 30 lchickens. Hveliiy 4 Gorn. S tanieiotio 1451 lßees WK iBS Potatoes Tit sl Bubler: Sl 00 18 Flaxdead ciot o 1 00 (Lard. oo oo oot Clover seed-...... 875 [Egg5.....:........ 20 W001...5i.......» 33] |Feathers........oc - 5 Pork ti a 6 b 0 (Tallow. oL Ll 20% 5h0u1der5.......... 10| \Hay, timothy..... 800 Hams...L....cocpo 12| |Hay, mar5h....... 500 CICAGO. \ : Wheat, white...sl 19%| ‘Hogs. live.,.-... b9O Wheat, red...... .. Mess P0rk...... 16 55 - Coriceaciociss 44%.’ Lard......ccec.n 1042 Oate ii, 1 '33%| |SHoulders,..c.o.. 6% Rye .o ..ol 7‘.’.51 Hama.. i %9 i - TOLEDO. Wheat white.. 2:. $139 [|Oats.....cccceeeus 35 Ve redel o 130 IHogs. 1ive.......<5 90 COrN.actoneecn-... 413|[Clover seed..... 900 ® { » ’, i -~ @ ‘ L Enterprise at Cromwell ! A First-Class Grocevy Established. i e, ; i § s : 2 § . GEORGE W.REED desires to inform the people of Sparfa township .- and adjoining country that he has opened a - First-Class Grocery at Cromwell, with a full and complete stock of Groceries, &c., . which he will sel’ At Bottom Fligures. { S : 1 Connected with his Groceryis = Where something good to eat may be fonund at all S Y times. Oysters by the Dish er Can. Stop in and be convinced thati Reed’s Grocery and Restaurant is the place to get your money back. i * Dec. 21. T6.~tf A FORTUNE FOR ONLY ONE DOLLAR FIRST DOLLAR QUARTERLY DRAWING, at New Orleams, Tuesday, January 2,1877. LOUISIANA State LOTTERY CO. . This Institution was regularly incorporated by the Legislature of the State ft#', Educational purPoees in 1868, with a Capital 0£51,000,000,t0 which t bas since added a reserve fund of $350,000. Kts Grand Single Namber Ilruwln?p will take ]illace monthly. The season of 1877 opens with the following scheme: . CAPIFTAL PRIZE, $15,000. 2 1 Prize 810,000. . 1 Prize 85,000. " 1898 Prizes, Amounting 1o $66,525. = lf'o,ooo TICKETS AT ONLY ONE DOLLAR EACH. Write for Circulars or send ordersto - CHAS. T HOWARD, New'Orleans. La., or to JounsTon ¢ C0.,167&169 Washington Bt., Chicago.

' REGULAR QUARTERLY DRAWIN on February 4, 1877. Tickets sloagach. Capital Prize,s3o,ooo wd ; : NOTICE. ; NOTIOE is horeby given that the undersipned, a Commissioner appointed by the Noble Cir~ calt Court in the case of Isanc Pancake apd others against Pyrena Pancake and others for partition to sell the real estate hereinafter deseribed;. | will sell at public sale on ; . | Tuesday, the 26th day of Des Sy cember, 18756. g | on the premises, the following Real Estate in No- - ble cuunty, Indiana, to wit: All that lnm of Out Lot (1) One in Psncake’s Addition to Ligonier not | ‘e_onvezed b{ dglgd'heretofore made to George McLean ‘y said Paticaké, and now designated on map of Ligonier by Andreas & Baskin as Out Lot “(41) Forty-One to the town of Li;ﬁmier. fons i m‘l;uu.-—One.thlrd cash, one-third in one year, a 8 on,e-&l'\':‘ranih two years; the deferred payfﬂ%n't: to :i"i‘ e?:;r cent. interest. b Hive -November ] WM. D. x Bewd MUO T Commissioner,

GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE! e Gl '—‘——o“—'*‘ S 3 o The Undersigned Will, During the Next 60 DAYS, Sell 'A‘n:ytjll_ibng 4in-his Linéf, Such_as . : : T ', . " : ‘, e . ,i,v-j—,- 1. e ' Gents Furnishing Goods, ~ HATS AND CAPS, &ec., : - Without Regard to Cost, - : o ——~Q—— g : THIS IS NO HUMBUG THIS I NO HUMBUG Lo QASIV,I—IaVE}_Got to{Sely B Worth of Goods within that time, on account of making a .~ . change 1n my business iposition. o 0 i et e L LR, By Original Boss Clothing House, LIGONIER, INDIANA., ! o Ligonier, November 80, 1876 -47-tf : . J. DECKER Is still_"ijn theFleld with ;')ne of the I_.argo - est Stocks. of : : | Table Cutlery, el | W}hich“he offers for sale at | ‘

GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! The Greatest Bargains in ! That have é?ér,been offered to the vpeople‘of i\Toiii't}lfernb Indiana. e e eol oam offering al s : J apan Tea for 50 cts. per Ib. Whicll'cénni)f be'l;)dﬁght; 'lelsewhere' foi‘ .less thaniT 5 cents ‘per ~ pound. Hundreds of my customers can attest to this fact. ‘[ .I,a,m.;}/];a.klng a.__Spfecm,l_’_ty in Tg'lgaccos. \, G dil e L L e -MY}’sT’()CK OF o : QUEENSWARE & GLASSWARE Isrthé “rinoé_t‘ cO;’npl_épé in this section of the country. -~ ICan Save You Money, o By calling and éxérﬁiﬁjng Iﬁy gooﬁs i)éfore buying’lelséwhere. 4 . LIGONIER, IND, NOVEMBER 2§, 1876. D | | BENGEL & CO’S ADVERTI%EMENTLARGEST AND LEADING CLOTHING AND HAT HOUSE IR i - NOBLE AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. ss | e -f‘——'iC::—’—- s ‘ P o (o ENGHL & 00, ! At Kendallville, offer an immense stock of ' CLOTHING! For Men, Youths, Boys & Children. - .Also,a Complete Assortment of . Coatings, Cloths, Cassimeres, Hats, Caps, Traveling - . Bags, and all Other Goods . G eee L -At Prices Beyond Competition. - s BHGEE&CQ, | 1%%11 ille, Ind.