The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 50, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 April 1877 — Page 1

‘ Age A The Fatiowal Banwer s & PUBLISHED BY JOHN B. STOLL, ' LIGONIER NOBLECOUNTY IND. : : oA oo ! % sEdy e £ . Terms of Qubseklptlon: ,k' Qacyut.inadvmce.ﬁ....-,.L...'..........'..32‘00 Six mhonths, in AAVANCE. o lloaoeocbecaaaan. 100 ¢ Eleven copies to one address, one year,..... .2000 % g&-fabscribers outside of Noble county are hareed 10 cenls extra [per year] for postage, * which isprepaid by the pablisher., i 2 - . Centennial [Reduction in : e Sis e | ~ Advertising! : Three thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars worth of mewspaper advertising, at publisher’s schednle rates, given for §7OO, a_na a three months’ mote acoepted In payment from advertisers of re- ‘. spowsibility A printed list, giving name, chari} meger, actual Daily and Weel-ﬁy circulation, and k! Schedule Rates of Advertising, sent free to any ' address. Apply to Geo. P. Rowell & Co., Newspaper Advertising Agents, 41 Park Row, N.X. 26 Yo Horsenién and those having Blemished Horses _ Dé. F. L. HATHAWAY, i TN & x 5 VETERINARYSURGEON an oid and reliable citizen of Ligonier, Ind., is ready to treat diseasesin horses, break and . handle colts for speed, etc., etc, Csn de found at Shobe’s Livery Sl».blé. 4‘l-2. B. W. GREEN, Justiceofthe Peace & Collection Ag', Qéﬂice—Second Story, Laudon’s Brick Block, - |LIGONIER, - - INDIANZ. ¢ . D.C.VANCAMP, | ' ATFORNEY AT LAW, Eigomier, : : : Indiana. - Special attention given to colleéctionsand convey- &= ad the writing of deeds, mortgages,and 8% - Legal business promptly attended to. - over Jacobs & Goldsmith’s Cash Store. 9-50 e ‘ M. G. ZIMMERMAN, Attorney at Law & Notary Public, : pﬂice over Gerber’s Hardware, Cavin Street, : : Ligonier, Indiana. il ‘January 7. 1875.-9-37 . . . K. E. KNISELY, LIGONIER, - - - “INDIANA, {Q-Oﬁiccﬂn second floor of Landon’s Block. 7-3 ‘ ALBERT BANTA, ' Justiceof the Peace & Conveyancer. S LIGONIER, INDIANA. Specialattention givento conveyancingandcol-. ertions. Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages drawn up and all lezal business aitended to promptly and sccarately. Office over Straus & Meagher’sstore, . v © May 15187315-8-3 B . WAKEMAN, ; [usurancaAg't &Justice of the Peace ' KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA: Office with A.*A. Chapin, Mitchell Block. Will receive subscriptions to THE NATIONAL BAXNER. P. W.CRUM, , - Physician and Surgeon, ~ LIGONTER, : INDIANA, Ofce over-Batm’s Grocery Store..- ' v 9 n3-Iy. ) . : &G, W. CARR, Physician and Surgeon, LIGONIER - - - - - - IND, Willpromptlyatiend ail calls intrustedto him. Oficeand residence on 4t Street. | ‘ { &. WM. TEAL, . TTENTT IS T, : s “Rooms over L. E. Pike’s Grocery, Corner of Main und Mitchell Streets, opposise the Post Offlce, Kendall- - ~walle, Ind. = All work warranted.<GB ’ s 7 Kendallville, May 1, 1874. . B gy, Laughing Gas! # ’,‘; } ) ; ' —FOR THE- © , 7 PAINLESS ‘EXTRACTION L v,;:‘x"w@:_-@\:‘:;.‘.<vi,:‘ ¢ B o \ A . A T —OOF— | | f e ‘__; £ 7 - 4 " o it F X 15 N TEETH L e RER B | = | AR =< | | In. Ganty’ Offce. NS>~ 7 UL balls ullcs. Soae \ / s i .+ Filling Teeth a Specialty ‘li~omnier, Ind., Nov. 11, 1875, * 14 . s ""‘—“_._—————-———rf————— TEEGARDEN HOUSE, : Laporte, Indiana. Y.W:AXTELL, :e..: : Proprietor. Laporte, April 5.1871. . e - "—‘—-————“—‘l - x CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE.. A S / . . We keep constantly on hand and sellin large or : <mall guantities, to suit customers, - ‘Win:of Gur 6wn Manufacture, - Pare— thhmg but the Juiceof , -the Grape. o e : SACK BROTHERS. Lizenier,Jduiy 2,'71.-tf: s Winebrepuer & Hoxworth, o HOUSE, SIGN AND OBNAMENTAL . PAINTERS, Graimers.laziers and Paper-Hangers. Shop near corner of Fourth and Cavin Bts.,i Oppo- . site Kerr’s Cabinet Shop. 1 Ligonier, - - = - Indiana, ______;_____.___—————-_-.____,______ il PIIILIP A. CA!?,R. : ATUTCTIONIEKIR, OfFers hisservices to the publigin gencral. Terms ’ | moderate. ‘Orders may be leif at the shoestore of ] | P.Sisterhien.. { . T iechier, Jannary 8,°73-37 ° !

~ L C. V. INKS, : DEALERINMONUMENTS, Vaults, Tombstones, AND B UILDING BSTONES LIGONIER, IND. ‘ Aprill2, 1871.-530 House And Lot ' AT AVILILA ; ’ . C wm i < e B For Sale:Bargain! The snbseriber oﬂérs for sale, on favorabie terms, . A HOUSE AND LOT, fxfarai;!y sima’té& in the town of Avilla. - The Hogse was built two yéars ago, and is a very sub-; stsntial and conveniently arranged dwelling. Any: person wanting to procire a comfortable houseat Aviiia, willfind this a rare oppertunity. . ' . "~ Por terms,. &c.| address the subsecriber,or call apon LEONARD S. HERSH, at Avilla, who is daiy authorized to sell the property. y J. B.'STOLL, Wt . | | . Liconier, Indiana.’ - <. i} ! J. W. HIGGINBOTHAM, - | y , 4 "“fo e f RR R s X J . Q“» . g WO : IO B LSS L. i A -‘H X l = ® Bive W (! A WATCH-MAKER, . JEWELERS, e 7 :—and dealers in— : !’aldom,l Clocls, Jewelry, ‘ <. —AND— bl 3 i Fancy G?odﬁ? : L ﬁZ%PAIRING : Neatly and pm)m tly execnted and ted. -E’Aguu fpf Lzm-na & Horﬂs'::{;;&&d % ! I‘::g w;'mhiox.)?oa%g ;heig?%’.% — L KINDS T.egal Blanks FOR s,ufx AT THIS OFFICE,

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oW -t BANKING HOUSE A e F—— : T SOL. T\i[lEß, ‘ ; Conrad’s New Brick Brock, LIGONIER, IND'NA. Moneyloaned on long ahd shorttime.. Notes discounted at reaspnable rates. : Monies received on depositandinterestallowed on specified time, S - Exchange bought and sold, and Foreign Drafts drawn on principal'cities~ofEurol?le. .8-2; . TO THE FARMERS:Y‘OU will please take notice that I am stillengagedin buying wheat; for which I. pay the hifzhestmarket price.. ' - f you do not find me on the street, call betore selling, at lay Banking Office, in Conrad’s Brick Block. . SOL. MIER. - . Ligonier,lnq(iana,May Tth,lB74.—lf Bakers & Grocers, " QavinStreet,Ligonier,lndian _ Fresh Bread,Pies, Cakes,&c. ChoiceGroceries,Provisions,YankeeNotions,& ThehighestcashpricepaidforCountry Produc Mayl3,’6B-11 SACKBRO’S -Te.: — e ~ ; -k 3 B . Billiard Hall (= K —p— AND——— Ten-Pin Alley ell=l 11 e ’ L. B. HATHAWAY, Prop’s, - o T IIAS BEEN REMOVED TO, TIE o 01d Pierce Bullﬂing, ;s : :. @ Ligonier, Ind. Tobaceo and Cigars, Candies,Nuts, .CHICA®O CIDER & FRESH LEMONADE, All Igvers of a nice, quiet gzame of billiards or tenpins,will find this to be just the place 24t * ———— 44—— ety _—,-——'-_'_——" Y ) VICK’S . ! I . - N . A Illustrated Priced Catalogue. | ' Fifty pages—3oo Illustrations, with Descrip".io:ns of thousands or the best Flowers and Vegetables in the world, snd the way to grow them—all for a Two CENT Dpostege stamp.' Printed in German and English, > . --Vick's Floral Guide, Quarterly, 25 cents a year. Yick’s Flower.and Vegetable Garden, 50 cents inga’per; in elegant cloth covers, $l.OO. . ddress, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. o\ S St Wick’s Floral Guide a beautiful Quarteily Journal, finely illustrated. and containing an’ elegant colored Flower Plate with the first number. Price only 25 cents, for the year. 'l'he?first No. for 1877 just isstied in German and English. . ~ Yick’s Flower and Vegetable Garden, in paper 50 cents, with elegant eloth covers, $1.00.~ Vick’s Catalogue—3oo Illustrations, only 2 cents - Address, JAMES VICK, Rcchester, N. Y.

‘ WICK’S Flower and Vegetable Garden is the jmost beautiful work of the kind in the world. It contains nearlylso pages, hundreds of fine illustrations, and sz’ Chromo yPlates of Flowers, beautifully drawn and coloreﬁl from nature. Price 50 cents immpaper coverg; $l.OO in eclegant cloth. Printed in German and English. Vick’s-Fioral Guide, Quarterly, 25 cents a year. Yick’s Catalogue—3oo Illustrations, only 2 cents Address, gA-MES- VICK, Rochesﬁ?er, N. Y. ¢ ‘ S, _ vIcCK’S Flower & Vegetable Seeds. ARE PLANTED BY A MILLION.PEOPLE IN AMERICA. SEE Vick’s Catalogue—3oo Illustrations.onlyß cents. Yick’s Floral‘uide, Quarterly, 20 cents a year. - Vick’s Flower and Yegetable Garden, 50 cents; with elegant cloth covers $l.OO, - All my publications are printed in English and German. . B 3Tm3 Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N, Y. FEPISIRFEREHYNG To the swvorking Class,.—Wecare now prepafed to furnish all classes with constant employme nt.at home, the whole of the time, or for their spare moments. Businéss new, light and profitable. Persong of either sex easily earn from 50 ceénts to $5 per evening, and a proportional sum by devoting their whole time to the business. - Boys and .girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who gee this notice may gend their address, and test the business we make this unparalleled offer: To such as are not well satisfi‘ed we will send one dgollar to pay for writing. | Full particulars, samples worth several dollars to - commence’ work on, and a copy of Home and ‘ Fireside, oneof the largest and best IHustrated Publicat'ious, all gent free by mail. Reader, if you- want permanent, profitable work, address, GEORGE STINSON & Co., Portland, Me.. 11-8-miB $ Can’t be made by every agent 99 9every month in the business we furnish, but those willing to work can earna dozen dollars a day right in their'own localites. Have no room to explain here. Businesspleasant and honorable. Women, ahd boys and girls do as wWell as men. We will furnish you a complete outfit free. The business pays better than anything else. We will’ bear expense-of starfing you. _Particulars free.. Write and see. TFarmers and mechanics, their sons and danghters, and all classes in need of paying work at-home, should writg to us and learn all'abont the work at once.. Wow is the time. Don’t delays’ Address True & Co., Augusta, Maine, ~ g , 11-8-mlB - - . \ =BE BE f P = | ncLisH§ 10r Printers. - S News, Book and Job Inks, all warranted of Superior ; quality. No cheap or in- ' : ferior grades of Ink made | byus.” - - " EXCELSIOR PRINTING INK CO. MANUFACTURERS, ‘(Fornierly of Loudon, England), 184 & 186 MONRON §T., CHICAGO And 13 Barclay, Street, New ¥orli

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; : 7 ; o Twelve Years of Suffering. i s & Gentlemen:—Abont twelve years nlgo, while traveling with Father Kemp’s Old Folks Concert Troupe as a tenor singer, I took a severe cold and was laid up at Newark, N. J. ‘This eold brought on a severe attack of Catarrh, which I battled with every known remedy for four weeks without avail, and was finally obliged to give up a most desirable pogition and return home unable to sing a note. , For three years afterwards I.was unable to sing at alle The first attack of Catarrh had left my nasal organs and throat so semsitive that the glightest cold would bring on a fresh attack, leaving me prostrated.’ In this way I continued to snffer.’ The last attack, the severest 1 ever had, was terrible, I suffered the most excruciating gain in my head, was 8o hoarse as to be scarcely able to speak, and coughéd incesssntly. 1 tho’t. I was going into quick consumption, and I firmly believe that had these symptoms continued withiout relief they would have rendered me an eas‘}' victim. When in this distressing condition, -commenced the use of SaAnrForn’s Rapioar Curße ¥oßr CATARRH, veryreluctantly, I confess, #8 I had tried all the adyertised remedies without benefit. The first doge of ‘this wonderful medicine gave me the greatest relief. It is hardly possible for ene whose head aches, eyes ache; who can scarcely articulate distinctly on account of the choking accumulationsin his throat, to realize how muéh relief I obtain€éd from the first application of SA~ForD'S RapioAan Core. Under itsinfiuence, both internal and external, 1 rupidlg recovered, and by an occasional use of the remedy since have been entirely free from Catarrh, for the first time in twelve years.— Res&iectfnlly yours, o I EO. W. HOLBROOK. WarTuam, Mass., Jan., 8, 1876. Each package contains Dr. Sanford’s Improved Inhaling Tube. with full directions for use in all cases.. Price, $l.OO. For sale by all wholesale and retail Druggists throughout the United States. WEEKS & POTTER, General Agents and Whole-. sale Druggists, Boston, march GULLINS, :“CCC.: v AI 5 ‘ @ 3

\1 Aﬁ Electro-Galvanic Battery, combined with ; the celebrated Medicated Porm;s Plaster, forming the grandest curative agent inithe world ' of medicine, and utterly surpassing all pther Plasters heretofore in nse. They accomplish more in ope weck than the old Plasters in a whole year. They do not palliate, ‘they oure, - - 7 - | 99 “A Wonderfal Remedy yyonaGeriu Crieay, Messrs, Weeks & Potter i Gentlemen.—Your CorLINS’ VOLTAIO PLASTER i 8 a wonderfgl remedy. I have suflered with a weak and pain _g back more than eight years before I seunt for your CoLLing’ Vorrato PrLAsTER. The pain reached from my back and gides to my hips. My left side and hip are feeling very well, but I think Irequire another Plaster for my right side. lam so much improved' that I can walk and stand, but before I got your Plaster I was unable to walk orstand. Respectfully yours, Mgzs. RICKFARD GORMAN, Lynchburg, Va., July 22, 1876. P.S.—Since I finished my letter some of my neighbors have come in and wish me to send for some more of your Plasters. lam retommending them to-all my friends. Please send me six of your Corrins’ VornTalo Prasters. Enclosed find $1.25. g © Mgzs. GORMAN, Sold by all druggists for 25 cents each. Sent to any part of the United States and Canadas on receipt of 25 cents for-one, $1.25 for gix, or §2.25 for twelve, by WEEKS & POTTER, Proprietors, Bos--ton, Mass. .k : march | DR! SCHENCK’S STANDARD ) 5 . REMEDIES. ° The standard remedies for all diseases of'fhe'y lungs are ScueNck’s PtLyMonic SYrur, SCHENCK’SS Ses. WEED Toxio,. and SCHENOK’S MANDRAKE “Prnus, and if taken before the lungs are destroyed, a speedy cure is effected. | . f To these three medicines Dr. J. H. Schenck, of Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success in the treatment of pulmonary diseases. = | The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the morbid matter in the lungs; nature throws it off by an easy expectoration, for when the phlegm, or matter is ripe a slight cough will throw it off, the patient has'rest and the lungs:begin to heal. To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do thig, Dr. ! Schenck’s Mandrake Ptlls and Shenck’s Sea Weed Tanic.mnst. bo frooly mood to cleanse tho etamach and liver. Schenck’ Mandrake Pillsacton theliver,remaving all obstructions,relex thezall bladder the bile starts freely and the Hver is soon relieved. Schenck’s Sea Weed Tonic is g gentie stimulant and alterative; the alkili'of which it is composed mixes with the food and prevents souring. Itassistgthe digestion by toning up the stomach to a healthy condition, so that the food and the Pulmonic Syrup will make good blood ; then the Jungs ‘heal, and tbe patient will surely get well if care is taken to prevent fresh cold., | All who wish to ¢onsult Dr. Schenck, either personally or by letter, can do go at his principal office corner of Sixth «& Arch Bts., Phil., every Monday. Schenck’s medicines are sold by all droggists througpont the country. march

PURIFIES the BLOOD, Renovates. and Invigorates -the Whole System, ITS ‘MEDICINAL PROPERTIER ARE ALTERATIVE, . TONIC, SOLVENT, AND DIURETIC. VEGETINE is made exclns’ively from the juices of carefully selected barks, roots and herbs, and g 0 strongly-concentrated, that it will eflectually eradicate from the system every taint of Serofu. la, B¢rofulous Humor, Tumors, Cancers, Cancerous Humors, Erysipelas, Salt Rhhenm, Syphilitic Diseases, Canker, Faintness af the Stomach, and all diseages that arise from impure blood. Seiatieas Inflammatory and Chronie Rheuwinatism, Neuralgia, Goutand Spinal Complatnts can only be effectually cured throngh theblood. { . For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases of the Skin; Pustuies, Pimples, Blotches, Boils, Tetter, Scald Head, and Ringworm, YEGETINE has neyer failed to effect a permanent cure, 5 For Pains in the Back, Kidney Complaints, Dropsy, Female Weakness, Leueeorrhoea, arising from internal ulceration, and uterine diseases and Gemeral Debility, VEGETINE acts directly upon the causes of these complaints, It invigorates and strengthens the whole system, acts upon the secretive organs, allays inflammation, cures ulceration and regulates the bowels, - * ‘For Catarrh, Dyspepnsia, Eiabitual Costiveness, Paipitation of the heart, Headache, Piles, Nervo:sness, -and General Prostraiion of the Nervous System, no medicine has given snchg)erfect; satisfnc}_ion as the VEGETINE, It purifies the blood, cleanges all of the organs, and possesses a controlling power oyer the nervoug system. The remarkable chres effected by VEGETINE have icduced many!physicians and apothecarigs whom we know 'tg prescribe affd use it in their own'fanéilies. : In fact, VEGETINE'is the best remedy yet dis-: covered for the above diseases, and is the only reliable BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed before the public. ) B

THE BEST EVIDENCE. The following letter from Rev. E. S Best, Pastor of M. E. Church, Natick, Mass., will be read with interest by many phyeicians, Also, thnse suffering from the same disease us afflicted the. son of the Rev. E. 8. Best, No persoa can doubt this testimony. asthere is no doubt about the curative powers of VEGETINE: + o Namiok, Mass,, Jan. 1, 1874. Mz. H. R. Stevens: Dear Sir—We have good reason for regarding your.VEGETINE a medicine of the %reatcst velug. We feel agsured that it has been® the means of saving onr son’s life. Heis now seventeen years of age; for the last two years he-has suffered from necrosis of his leg, caused by scrofulous affection, and was.so far redaced that nearly all who saw him thou%ht his recovery impossible. A council of able physicians could give us but the faintest hope of his ever rallying, two of the number declaring that he was beyox%d the reach of human/ remedies. that even amputation could not save him, as he had not- vigor enough toendure the ogeration. Just then we commenced giving him VEGETINE, and from that time to the grpsept lié has been continuously improying.. He has lately. resumed his studies, thrown away his erufches and cane, and walks ghout cheerfuily and strong. 2 i iThough there is still some discharge from the opening where ghe limb was lanc ed, we have the fullest confidenc¢e that in a little time he will be perfectly cured s | < He has taken‘about three dozen bottles of VeaETINE, but lately uses bat little, as h'e declares that he is too well to be taking medicine. ‘ Respectinily yours, E. 8. BEST. Mgs. L. C. F. BEST. - N % ALL DISEASES of THE BLOJD. 1f VEGETINE will relieve pain, cleanse, purify and core such diseases, restoring the patient to perrect health aftér trying different Fbyéipiuns, many remedies, suffering for years, is it not conclusive proof, if you are a sufferer, you can be cured? Why'is this medicine performing such reat cures? It works im‘the blood, in the circuFatin fluid. It can truly be ¢éalled the GREAT BLOgD PURIFIER. The greatsonrce of disease -originates in the blood; and no medicine that does not act directly npon it, to purify and renovate, hasg any just claim nupon public attention. o 2l Te—— b : Recommend it Heartily, . © |.' _ Souvru Bosron. Feb. 7, 1870. " Mr. Breveng: Dear Sir—l have taken several bottles of your YEGETINE, and am convinced it is j; valuable remed for'l,;;s}wgnia. Kidney Complaint and general debility of t! eapleexf. I can hel:)artily rec;ninxixsen%it 10 al 'qgfmlalrlng rom above complaints. Yours respectfolly. from the above o RS, MONROE PARKER, o e 386 Athens Street. 48 ; ol s , ‘g PREPARED by H. R, BTEVEKB;MBTQN, MASS, | \{oget&m is Sold by All Druggists. ; : 5 i . - 5 - ¥ 3 »

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY,INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1877.

DEAF SMITH, THE SPY.

Despite the clouds that hang over the closing days of Sam Houston’s life, I have always entertained a strong admiration for the hero of San Jacinto.. lam fully conscious of his wealnesses, some of which are’quite glaring, but he had’a certain pluck, a Jacksonian stubbornness, which commanded the respect of even his enemies. : : :

There is an incident of Sam Houston’s life that is not generally known, but which brings out as prominently as any act of his life that sterling courage to which I refer, and at the same time brings into notice one-of the most extraordinary men of whom T ever heard—who is the person known as Deaf Smith, the Texas spy, and intimate friend of Sam Houston. At the'time Texas succeeded in establishing her independence, the constitution provided ‘that Austin should be the permanent ecapital, where the public archives were to be Kept; but the provision was inserted giving the President discretionary power to remove it temporarily te some safe point in case of danger from the inroads of a foreign enemy,; or the power of ?. sudden insurrection. . . 5 -

* About two years after the Texas revolution, theCommanches became so daring as to commit several outrages in gight of the capital, whereupon Sum -Houston considered the condition of matters warranted his availing himself of the provisions already mentioned. He resided at that time at ‘Washington, on the Brazos, from which we despatched a messenger, with an.order commanding his subordinate functionaries'to send the records to that place, and which he announced to be the seat of government pro tempore. : This produced the most intense excitement in Austin. The hotel-keep-ers, grocers, boarding houses.and gambling saloons foresaw irretrievable ruin. They gathered together and denounced the proposed “outrage.” Gradually the mutterings took shape, until, despite the constitutional warranty for the step, it wasresolved that the thing should not:be done. _

A mass meeting of the citizens and farmers of the neighborhood, and the most fiery and incendiary speeches were made. When the feelings of all Were Workeq up to the proper piteh, it was unanimously. resolved to prevent the execufion of the mandate by armed resistance. A company of armed men was organized on the spot. At their head was placed: one of the most noted duelists in the country. He had achieved quite a fame during the war just closed, and was unquestionably a brave man, and as unprincipled as he wa§ desperate. He was a man of no little importance, and it was with no little pride that he took charge of the men, who had unanimously 'called upon him to be their leader. el

S 0 noted was Colonel Morton that a great many were convinced that when General Houston learned that he had headed his determined band he would retrace his. ground and recall the offending command, - But they mistaok the mettle of the oold hero. e

Colonel Morton, puffed up with his brief authority, declared that if the President: did succeed in removing the reebrde-by-power of overwhelming numbers,. he: ‘would hunt him down like a wolf; and slay him wherever he found him, wheéther on the streets or in the bed: e went so far as to send him a letter to this effect, and here is the identical answer he received:

| Ir the people of Austin do not send the ar: chives, I will come and take them, and if Colouel Morton can kill me, he is welcome to my ear €aps. SaM HousToNn.:

© On the reception of this answer the excitement became greater than ever. The guard was doubled ‘around the State House, and picketsentinels were stationed along the road to the capital, the military paraded from morning till night, and a caucus of' the ringleaders was held in the city hall. Everything threatened a coming storm.

Thus matters stood for several days, when the caucus at the city hall was startled: by the sudden arrival of a stranger among them. ‘He did not kneck at-the door nor attempt to ask admission there, but climbed, unnoticed, with the eelerity of a monkey, a smali cak which stood beside the wall, ;131(1’ without a word of warning sprang: through a lofty window, and landed in the very.room where the caucus was assembled. £ ;

- ' The stranger was-clad in buckskin, carried a long and heavy rifle in his ‘hand, wore at the bottom of his ;sus--pender an immense bowie-knife, and held in his belt a couple of enormous pistols. . He was very tall, thin, and straight as an arrow, and as lithe ‘and supple as a panther, ‘with a swarthy complexion, long jet black hair, a rigid, iron-like countenance, eyes of, glittering blackness, and as piercing as the point of a stilletto. His sudden fippearance among them was so startling that they .instinectively grasped their arms. - : ¥

“Who are you that comes among gentlemen uninvited ?” thundered Col. Morton, staring at him ferociously. The stranger turned his black eyes upon him, and stared at him, -but the only answer he made was- by’ placing his fingers upon his lips. i “Who are you? Speak, or I’ll run you through!” shouted Morton, driven to fury by the cool, contemptuous gaze of the other, who now took his finger from his lips and placed it upon his knife. - e £

“I'he exasperated Colonel diew back his dagger, and was advancing upon the stranger, when several interposed and held him back. Bonalay

“Let him alone, Morton., Don’t you sep he ig.crazy ?”i | - i At this juncture Judge Webb stepped forward and spoke to the stranger in a kindly, respectful manner. i “My good friend, I suppose you have made a mistake. This is a private meeting, to which none but members are admitted.” e The stranger did not seem to understand the words, put he did the conciliatory manner. His iron features relaxed soinewhat, and stepping to a table where were implements of writing, he took up a pen and rapidly traced these wards:; : i “Wiill you be kind enough to inform us what your business is with this meeting ?¥ A The stranger answered the question by handing a letter to the Judge,whose superscription was; “To the citizens .of Austin.”' The seal was broken and it was read aloud: =

FrLLOW O ITIzENB :— Thongh in error and de.celved by the arts of t:aitors.gl will give you three more days to decide vgmthet you will surrender the public archives. Al the end of that lime, you will please let me know your decision. . : ~ BAx Housron, After the letter was read, the deaf man waited a few moments for a reply, and turned to leave the hall. At this moment Colonel Morton interposed with a lowering brow, and beckoned him to the table. The stranger obeyed, .Col. Morton then wrote: ~ “You were brave enpugh to insult me by your threatening looks ten minutes ago; are you brave enough to give me satisfaction §” : The strangex_‘,,instantly ‘penned the : : fi g ?

reply: * & : . “I am at your service.” 3 The Colonel again wrote: | ¢ “Who will be your second?” : - This was the answer: “I am too. generous to seek an advantage, and too brave to fear one on the part of others; I therefore never need the aid of & second.” : Morton wrote: “Name your terms.” - ° » The stranger wrote, without a moment’s hesitation: = “Time, sunseti.this evening; place, the left bank of the Coloradq, opposite Austin; weapons, rifles; distance; a hundred yards. Do not fail to be on time.” rugins s o . The last sentence wasinot calculated to soothe the feelings of the irritated Colonel, and he compressed his lips as he read it. Ly o .- Thenext moment the stranger strode across the floor and disappeared thro’ the window in the same manner he had entered. : j | “Is it possible that you arejgoing to fight that_man?” exclaimed Judge Webb. “He is a mute, if not'a maniaelt Such a meeting; I fear, will tarnish the luster ef™vur laurels.” “You are mistaken,” said the Colonel, with a smile. . “That mute is a hero whose fame stands in the records of a dozen battles, and almost asmany bloody duels. Besides, he.is the favorite emissary and bosom friend of Houston. ' If I have the good fortune to kill him, I think the President will retract his vow against venturing any more on the field of honor.” - “You know him- then? - Who is he?” asked several. | “Peaf Smith.?: - ° :

“Impossible! = It cannot be, ' Deaf Smith was slain at San Jacinto,” replied Judge Webb. : “There again your honor is mistaken,” said Morton. “The story qf Smith’s'death is a mere fiction, gotten up by -Houston, for the/ purpose of saving his friend from the vengeance of several Texans, on whose conduct he had acted the part of‘'a spy. I learned the artitiee a year ago,” - , “Then you are a madman jyourself, Colonel. Deaf Smith wasnever known to miss his mark. He has been;known to have brought down ravens in their flight, and has picked off Comhanches and Mexicans at a distance of two hundred yards.” i ' “The thing is settled. I fancy Ecan do a little of that business myself,” “But for God’s sake,” persisted the Judge, becoming excited, “I don’t want you;to be murdered.” | o “Who is going to be?” 'asked the Colonel, as he coolly smoked his cigar and smiled in his usual way. . “Why, you, if you undertake to fight. Deaf Smith—" i

“This thing is. all arranged, as I said a few moments ago, and I would not back out if I was certain to be shot, for what is death to dishonor ?” Toward evening a large crowd assembled at the place appointed for the meeting, and so reckless were the people regarding the issue at stake—a human life, perhaps two—that there were all manner of jokes, and not a few wagers laid upon the result. Vi

At length, as the sun 'sank below the horizon, the two mortal antagonists appeared on the open space, and stood back toback. At the waving of the handkerchief they began pacing off from each other, both stepping exactly tggether, as if "they - were keeping time to the tap of a drum. They completed the distance at the same inStant, when they wheeled so far as to face each other and fire as soon ag possible. ! : i As they were separated by a considerable distance, they raised their rifles and paused a moment to-take aim, The pause was long enough for the crowd to glance from one to the other, and note the expression of their faces, Colonel Morton was calm and smiling, but the smile was a murderous one—far more terrible than the severest scowl could be. Deaf Smith, however, was as rigid and passionless as ever. lis profile might have been supposed to have been cut in stone, so expressionless was It.- IThe former was attired in the finest broadcloth, and the éther in a snake-tinted leather.- 7 ; : :

The next instant both rifles exploded simultaneously. Colonel Morton gave a smothering shriek, sprang upward, and fell to the ground—dead. " Deaf Smith stood unmoved, and began reloading his rifle, which being done he turned away and disappeared in the adjoining forest. ! | Three days after, General Houston, accompanied by Deaf Smith and ten other men, made their appearance in Austin, and without further ‘opposition removed the State papers. Deaf Smith, as I remarked before, was one of the most extraordinary men ever known in the West. He appeared in Texas at an early period, and resided here until his death, which occuryed over a dozen years ago. He had many ardent friénds, but nothing definite was “ever learned regarding his former life. 'Whether he ever acquainted Houston with it was never known, for the old hero never enlightened anyone, as far as I can learn, upon the matter. : i When Deaf Smith was questioned upon the matter he laid his finger upon his lips, and if pressed, his dark eyes gave such a rebuke that no one dared question him further. Although deprived of the faculty of hearing, nature,,as is often the case, seemed to compensate him by giving him an eye as keen and ii;,;-reaching as an eagle’s and a smell perfect as a raven’s. He could discern Comanches so far on the prairie that they were invisible to the eye of the most experienced rangers, and his friends declared that he could scent ‘a Mexican when miles QWay) - oG on i B .

Gifted in this extraordinary manner, it will be seen that he possessed just the qualities to make him a successful spyi and his services to HHouston during the Texas war for independence, were invaluable. =He generally. went alone, and very rarely failed to obtain the information desired. He had many erratic habits. No persuasion could induce him to sleep under the roof of a house. With his blanket -wrapped about him, he loved to lie out in the open air, under the star-gemmed firmament. When not engaged as a spy he lived by hunting, and was absent for months on his excursions. He was a genuine son of nature, at. home only when engaged in the thrilling excitement of the hunt, or the more fiery thrill of the clash of arms and the roar of battle. Shut out by his infirmity from the close companionship of friends, he had made the inanimate things of earth his friends,- Wherever there was water or land,_ barren rocks or. tangled brakes of wild cane, there was Deaf Smith’s home, and there he was happy; but in the-streets of great cities, in the great thoroughfares of men, wherever there was flattery and fawning, base cunning or graven fear, there was Deaf Smith an alien and exile.

. 'l‘he cii;izens of Steuben county aren indulging in eircle hunts for Mr, Reyngrd, tﬁ hung vivga aunﬁnogd to come off in the vicinity of Angola on the g 1 ORISR

Comédy of President-Making.

A Leading English' Journal Reviews . the Election of Hayes. _ (From the London [England| Telegraph.) The curiotis comedy of Presidentmaking, now terminated, has had in it | many incidents on which the Ameri.can people may be congratulated, but also »mutfh that, in the eyes of impartial foreign observers, inflict a national .staikrji. To begin with the darker traits, it is- undeniable that the votes of probably three of the Southern States, and certainly of Louisiana, have been given to Mr. Hayes simply through the agency of deliberate fraud. ArPtesident who directly and distinctly gwes his seat to the success of such frauds stands in a position unlike that of any of his predecessors. No such stain rested on any of them. It is also a faet that he is the first Chief Magistrate of the Union who has failed to obtain a relative majority in the popular vote. He might do 'so and still enter the White House, for the votes are counted by States,. and the electors are-not in exact proportion” to the population of each State. Still, it is a fact that while Mr; Lincoln and others failed to obtain an absolute majority, they always polled a higher number than any of their rivals. In short, Mr Tilden has the melancholly consolation of being the first man in American history who, having ‘at his back & clear, absolute majority:ef the popular vote, has not won the Presidency. Nay, more, the electors chosen to nominate him secured success at the polls, yet were ignored by State officials resolved that a Democrat should not win. Wehave long heard from American statesmen that the' supremacy of the majority was the guiding prineciple of their institutions, but in this case it has been deliberately set aside. The people,: rather than risk civil strife or prolonged uncertainty, have dgcided just now to submit; but the precedent is perilous,: and this “one. more victory” of the Republicans vfill probably be their last. e ik S e Tim——— e ! - Public Schooil. | : Perhaps there is no institution which lies eloser to the hearts of the ;American people than their public schools. These are the stepping stones from which the masses are enabled to reach dignity and honor and renown, and they are generally supported with a liberality not accorded to other departments of public affairs. We growl ‘about. the expenses of other institu--tions, but it is seldom' that we deny anything that is demanded to promote the usefulness of the schools in which our children 'are being trained in morals as well as in mathematics. One would suppose that these vital ‘ agencies of general education, which ' have so important a bearing. on the } future lives of our little ones, would be so well provided that only the best “men to be secured wouid be entrusted - with the delicate work, and that no other pursuit in life could offer a su- \ perior financial attraction to those who!are successful teachers. But thé contrary is the case. 'As a general thing our teachers are the very worst ! paid class of professional men and women, and even the bar-room offers L_HIQ,LQPLQﬁE&%ém theschool room. In 70 tliere were about the same nnmber of seQools as retail sellers'in the United States, yet our liquor bills amount to ‘nearly eight times as much as our tuition bill. The total cost of schools l and teachers in 1870 was only $95,402,726, while the direct cost-of our “liquors reached the enormous sum of $295,575,000! | What a contrast there is here. 'We pay the teachers nearly a hundred millions to train our children in morals and knowledge, and we pay the bar-keeper eight times as much to train them in drunkenness ~and profligacy.

; ‘Litue by lattle. : ‘lf you are gaining little by little, every day be content. ' Are your ex-| penses less than your income, so that,| though it'be little, you are yet constantly accumulaling and growing richer every day? IBe content; so H£ar as concerns money, you are doing .well, 5 * Are you gaining knowledge every sday ?° Though it-be little by little, the laggregate of the accumulation, where no day is permitted to pass without adding something to the stock, will be surprising to yourself. . - : Solomon did not become the wisest ‘man in the world in a minute. Little ‘by little- —never omitting to learn something, even for a single day—alv%ays reading, always studying a little between the time of rising up in the morning and lying down at night; this is the way to accumulate a full storehouse of knowledge. 3 | “Rinally, are yéu daily improving in character? Be not discouraged because -it is little by little. The best men fall far short of what they themselves would wish to be. It is some- | thing, it is much, if you keep good resolutions better to-day than you did yesterday, this week than you did last, better this year than you did last year. Strive to be perfect, but do not be downhéartened so long as you are approaching near and nearer to t,kh?" high standard at which you aim. [, ~ Little by little, fortunes are accumulated ; little by little, knowledge is gained; little by little, character and reputation are achieved. o

Ne Failure sanown. 1 ‘ There is no case on record where Dr. Morris’ Syrup of Tar,Wild Cherry and Horehound has failed to give satisfaction. On the other hand, wherever it has been used by our people, in severe calds, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, eroup, hooping-cough and consumption, they are enthusiastic in its praise. Containing no opium or other dangerous drug, it does not constipate, and is safe to administer in all’conditions of health. This is an important announcément, and the suﬁering are advised to heed it.. Trial size, 10 cts.; large sizes, 50 cts. and One Dollar. Sold by C. Eldred & Son, Ligonier, Indiana. Also Agents fof- Prof, Parker’s a’,Pleasant Worm Syrup, which is sure death;to worms, pleasant to take, and requires no physic. Price 25 cts. Try it. , 8-eow. | e TP+ B — Diphtheria Wash. : ‘Dr. A. W. Scott, of Palmyra, Warren county, Ohio, gives the following recipe for the treatment of diphtheria: Take one drachm each of pulverized golden seal, borax, black pepper, alum, nitrate of potash, and two drachms of salt. Put all into a common-sized tea cup or a.vessel which holds gbout four ounces and pour half full of boiling water, stir it well and then fill. with good vinegar, Fit for use when it gettles. Swab the throat every half -hour in severe cases, and less frequently as the patient grows better. sl ey g iy An editor in a neighboring State offers his paper for sale, and gives, as a reason, that he wants to go to Michigan, where he can live with his moth-er-inslaw, 'We would like to know ;the age of the old lady and the size of her fortune, e

- Knowledge is Power. i This is a nation of enlightened freemen. Education is the icorner-stone and foundation of our government. The people are free to think and act for themselves, and that they may act 1 wisely it is neccessary that they ‘be well informed. Every individual gain increases public gain. Upon the health of the people is based the prosperity of a nation, by it every value is increased, every joy enhanced. - Health is essential to the accomplishment of every purpose;; while sickness thwarts the best intentions and loiftiest aims. Unto ,us are committed important health trusts, which we hold not mere--ly in our own behalf but for the benefit of others. In order that we may be able to .discharge the obligation of. our trusteeship and thusgprove worthy of our generous-commission, it is neccessary that we study the art of pre-; serving health and prolonging life. It is of paramount importance to. every person not only to understand the means for the preservation of ‘health, but also to know what rémedies should be employed for-the alleviation of the common ailments of' life. Not that we would advise every | man under all circumstances to at‘tempt to-bie his own physician, but ‘we entreat him to acquire sufficient knowledge of his system and the laws that govern it, that he may be pre.pared to:take care of himself properly, and thereby prevent sickness and prolong life. In no text book 'will the people find the subjects of physiology and hygiene, or the science of lifeand the art of preserving health, more scientifically discussed or meore plainly taught than in “The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser,” by R. V. Pierce, M. D., of Buffalo, N. Y. Itvig a volume of over nine hundred large pages, illustrated by over two: huns: dred and eighty-two engravings and,~ colored plates, is elegantly lpofnndiTin‘ cloth and gilt, and is sent, post-paid, to any address by the author at the low price of one dollar and fifty cents a copy. Nearly one hundred: thousand copies have already been seld, and the present edition, which i§ revised and enlarged and more espei:ially adapted to the wants of the family, is selling very rapidly.’ It treats, of all the common diseases and their remedies,.= as well as of anatomy, physiology, hygiene, . human temperaments, and many other topics of great interest to all people, and is triily what its author styles it, “Medicine_ Simplified.” - s A

_ The New Rda? Law. o ..« (From the Indiana‘Farmer.) ! i The road law has been amended and considerably changed in some of its features, which we note. ' The road. supervisors are allowed $1 per.day while engaged, and the township trustees are given power to fill vacancies in supervisors districts. The law authorizes township trustees to divide their respective townships.into road: districts, and make them superinten:' dent of roads in some measure, as the supervisors are to work under their orders. Three days’ credit is to be given toa team and driver for each day’s work performed. One dollar per day may be paid in lieu of labor on roads. ~“Supervisors may enter on Jands near roads and construct drains, .difches and’ daims] if - necessary -to make roads goad, and damages are al‘lowed owners.of’such lands.. It provides that the road tax shall not be less than five nor move than twenty cents, annually, levied: by township‘ trustees with the concurrence of coun-, ty boards. Certain road work noﬁ‘ performed -by supervisors, is to be let to the lowest responsible bid'derS'by,‘é‘ township trustees. £ b

-Indebtedness of Indiana Cities, A statement has been prepared showing the indebtedness of the leading cities og__phe State, Indianapolis not included, and those over $50,000 are thus classified: Ft. Wayne, $701,205 15; Columbus, $82,800; Logansport, $440,000 ; Jeffersonville, $219,000; New Albany, $370,000; Newcastle, $65,000; Madison, $115,000; Vincennes, $116,400; LaPorte, $117,000; PeU, $64,000; Valparaiso, $87,000; Union City, $50,000; South Bend;s2B6,000; Lafayette, $300,000; Evansville, $1,500,000; Terre Haute, $232,000, and Richmond, $160,000 41.." Of the cities named, Evansville has the” highest rate of taxation, $1.66, but Rising Sun, with a debt of $15,000, is quoted at $2.44. [y I ‘

S. 8. Jones, who was recently shot dead while in his “office, in -Chicago, has been heard from. It is claimed that he is now in the spirit land, and enjoying himself quite;well. He states that he is very ‘weak yet, but is gaining strength every day. Jones has given orders about the rux{ningrof his paper, and who is to edit it. |lf he is in a better world than when he left this, and knows how to give advice, would it not beé a good idea for him to Tun the concern himself? Jones Xas a slippery chap while here, and it may be that those having hiwr in fraining do not care to release him, Men who go where Jones is hardly ever break gl o Voo e |

i A majority of the members of the present Legislature of Minnesota are wise men, as witnessed in the fact that they have passed a law restoring ‘the death| penalty for murder: The talk about capital punishment being a relic of barbarismis all sentimental 'bosh. There are many arguments in; favor of the death penalty for murder and other high crimes, and but few agalnst it. Death has a terror for. evil doers that no other punishment can equal. —Kokomo Dispatch, : i ‘:e R : A resident of Wawarsipg, Ulster county, N. Y., was surprised the other morning on waking from his slumbers to find that he was married and his wife by his side. While under the influence of' liquor the previous night some of his friends had engineered him through the ceremony.— ‘Bachange. - B o That’s the shpbbiest trick we have heard of for a long tinfe. Bulldozing is no comparison, | S

0. M. Packard, who enjoys the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with Mr. Cronin, the Oregon Tilden eléctor, vouches for the truthfulness of. the newspaper reports, in regard. to that nose of his'n. When he went to Washington to deliver his.electoral ig»te. it was announced at Council Bluffs-that Mr, Cronin’s nose had made its appearance, and the gentleman himself was expected every minute.—Plymouth Demaocrat. :

The Republican says: “Five members of the Indiana legislature have died since the election. The Btate would have been ‘better off if7it ha been fifty insteadof five.,” As the “five members”. were every one: Republicans, we are forced to the conclusion . that there may be some truth in the remark, but how is it that Brother Caldwell is going back on his party at such a rate P—Plymouth Demoecrat. There are 265 inmates in the Marion "dounty dsylum and no. room for any more, L Gl

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- Indiana News Items. r iy ST it __ ‘Bluffton has 490 voters, and a population of 2450. - . Fort Wayne is moving for the State fair to be held there néxt; fall. i /The subseriber ‘who brought us green poplar wood, is invited to call and. feel our pulse.—Plymouth Democr,at.ui:i. v e e : The. doors of the country schoolhouses will not have to be hung so as to swing outward, to comply with the new lawy - oon T . Two horns seized to‘satisfy a judgment obtained against the Syracuse Band, were recently sold at Constable’s sale for $l6. , .

‘Owing to the prevalence of ‘scarlatina in South Bend, many parents are kéeping their childrén out of the public schools/of that eity. L

- P.S. Underhill,- an old and prominent citizen of Fort Wayne, died very ‘suddenly; of apoplexy, on the 26th ult. ‘_l:’[e had been ill only a few hours. % Rev. J. P. Nash, of Vanßuren, was, last week, appointed Moral Instructor for the State Prison at Michigan City, vice, Rev. Hartsuck of Kendallville, retired.: Do il :

~ -Sup’t Hillegass 'makes sad havoe among the school teachers of Allen county. At a recent examination, out of a class of fifty-one applicants, only eighteen received licenses to teach.

. The case of . James. Lilly vs. the Pennsylvania. company for damages ‘resulting from the killing of the plaintiff’s ‘child’ sometime in 1875, was on trial last week, and resulted in the -tollowing verdict: “We the Jury find for the plaintiff, and assess his dam--ages at $1,800.-~Plymouth Democrat.

A’ male inmate -of the Fountain iCounty poar house knit 70 pair!jof ‘soeks and stockings during tlie winter, _which he sold at from 30 to 60 cents a pair. That man, with his boarding, lodging, tobaecco, and other necessaries furnished by the county, oughtto ‘manage to make a fair living, and lay ~up something for an adverse day. ;

~ Prof. Moury, supérintendent of public instruction for g schools of Elkhart county, is rusticating in the South for the benefit of his health. In a re-. cent letter from Huntsville, Ala., he gays: Here all is lovely. Beautiful, clear days. Blue-birds singing. The trees:already have on their green coats. Wild flowers in -abundance perfume the ale - oy 100 v . At Angola recently a tramp was detected in the aet of burglarizing a tool chest. . The Marshal took him in custody, and, dafter a preliminary examination, he was housed and boarded for five days at the public’s expense. By tramps who have no honor at stake '—and too many of them have none—these light afilictions are thankfully received, ~: 5

At Butler, recently, a five-year-old son-of Mr.J: A, Campbell met with an accident which threatens to deprive him- of the sight of his right eye. An older brother was attempting to cut a‘batton from his coat, and _accidentally stuck the knife into his eye. - At first the injury was thought to be slight, but inflammation followe'dﬂand*t%le resulf-threatens to-be serIOUS: oo S e e - Elder Black has been cut off from .church fellowship with the Christian church at Indianapolis until he shall have instituted and prosecuted a suit for slandér against the Sentinel Company, thereby.compelling attendance ‘of witniesses who ean establish his guilt or ‘innocence. The Elder is of the opinion, however, that if @ anybody -wants to sue they are at liberty to do 80, but as for him he will have none of it. -He has had enough. - -

Mr. Shaner shot aswan while on the wing yesterday morning near the Arch bridge on:the Wheeling pike, which measured seven feet four inches from. tip to tip of its wings and four feet ten inches from the point of its’ biu\ to the end of its tail, and weighed six-\ teen.and a half pounds. It was a'fine specimen, white. as snow, except on: the top and back of its head, which was slightly tinged with brown. It was a-noble looking -bird.—Muncie Times. i Y e * Reports. received from’ylall parts of the State indicate that wheat never looked betfer at this.time of the year, and that the prospects for a very large crop are flattering. Oats have been sown and the farmers generally are up with their work, owing to the fine weathér which prevailed du’rivng%‘eb-» ruary.. - The cherry and peach trees have heen severely injured within the past ten days, and the crop will be an, entire’ failure. .The. apple trees are. uninjured.. 1 . . @ - :

i . A 'Womaw’s Répufation. / * Never. use a lady’s name in an ims‘proper time, or in mixed company., ,Never make any assertions about hér that you think are untrue; or allusions that you feel she herself would blush tohear, -~ S - When you meet men who 'do not scruple to. make use of a woman’sname in a reckless-and unprincipled manner shun-them, for they are the very worst members: ;n the community,— men lost to humanity. | . Many a good woman’s character has been ruined and heart broken by a lie, manufactured by some villian, and peated where it should not have been, Qn_a in. the presence of those whose judgment could not deter them from circulatingthe foul and bragging report, - A slander is soon propagated,’ and the smallest thin% derogatory to a womans character will fly on the wind, ‘and magnify as it circulates; - until its ‘monstrous weight crushes the poor unfortunate woman. . . e

- Respect the name of-a woman, for your motherand sister are women, and as you would have their fair fame untarnished and their names' unembittered: by the slanderer’s biting tongue heed the ill that your own words may’ bring upon jthe mother, and the sister or wife of some fellow creature.—Syracuse -Gazette, . .

i : L 0 - ——— - Meltéd Gold Coin. /| ‘A -Washington special, March 18, says in the postal car that was burned ‘on the Lake Shore.railroad in Indiana ‘a few days ago, there was a registered pouch containing eighty pounds of gold coin. In-the fire the pouch and wrapping were burned, and the coin me[lted into an almost solid mass of bullion.. It was sent to New ‘York with the rest of the debris of the burned mail; - The latter was sent to the Dead-letter Office, but Postmaster ames, of New " York, held -the precious metal, awaiting orders from the department - In ~'Washington. - Telégraphic correspondence with San Francisco developed .the fact that there was only one package of registered coin in the mail destroyed, and that ‘was ‘consigned to Eugene Kelley & ‘ (0., bankers, New York., The depart ment instrueted Postmaster James to -notify Kelley & Co, and to-day their | receipt for the. eighty pounds of gold metal was returned 4o Washington and filed in the Dead-letter Oftice.

HOUSEIN NOBLE COUNTY. JOB PRINTING Cards, Bill-Heads,Circulars, Posters pi &.;&o.,MOmﬁ;ogpnmin : Neatest and Promptest Manher L AND AT REASONABLE RATES. . :‘W'Apply Here Befor’]-(;rderinz Elsewhe;c‘.‘a“ | E Northern Indiana Items. " : { DeKalb county has five railways. The Goshen woolen -mills have started up for the summer campaign. At 'Kendallville, Sherm Daniels recently caught a ,pi}(e that weighed 814 pounds.: f

_ Goshen enumerates 1,007 voters, indicating a population of from four to five thousand. ' - 'Over 150,000 bushels of wheat were shipped from Lima, Lagrange county, during the past season. R

Preparations are | already being made for a soldiers’ reunion at Warsaw om-the 6th and 7th of June. ' The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad has laid 'twenty miles of steel rail since the first of January. - i : Mr. Thomas Ebert, of New Paris, has removed to Syracuse, for the purpose of embarking in the carriage making husiness. ~ L

The Presbyterians of Lima are trying to raise funds. for the erection of a $5,000 church. Abput $4,000 have alieady beet subscribed: - = =

The roof of ;the rear portion of Jonas Miller’s 'sporé building, at Milford, was crushed in by the enormous weight of snow‘the other week.

The land which composes' the line of the *“Canada Southern railroad” Steuben county has Been reverted back to the original owners.— Waterloo Press. S 1

While out riding the other week, Mrs. E. W. Wetr, of Lagrange (mother of John Weir, of this place), had the misfortune to bé thrown from the sleigh, from which she receiyed some injuries. I

. The property of the Lake Shore -and Michigan Southernrailroad at Elkhart is assessed at $167,697, which with the . = assessment of other taxable property | in that city makes a total of over $2,» '~ 000,000. — > : '+ Charles Cordt and John West were . ftried on indictments for stealing cattle, on Monday last; found guilty and sentenced, to. two years each in, the penitentiary at Michigan City.—Fort Wayne Journal. T ~ Tuesday night of last week a crazy or drink man, named Kennedy, undertook ‘to [re-construct H. W. Ford, at Auburn, with;an ax, when the latter shot the former in the leg. Dam- ' age not serious., b

Elder Blanchard, who has' preached for the good people of Wolcottville a quarter of a century, is engaged in a series .of meetings at the ' Baptist '| church in that place, and preaching tc{ crowded houses with good results.

- Over 1,200 persons have joined the Red Ribbon Reform in Elkhart, and the good work still goes on. ILetour people turn o@en masse on Tuesday next, and rpll on the glorious tidal wave here.-~Goshen Times, March 23,

»In a ruling, at Goshen, the other week, Judge Woods held Jthat' it a man rents a -farm for a share of, the grain raised: by tenant, all of- the straw belongs to the tenant, unless a different contract was made by the parties. = i/ : i

The marsh south of Milford is said | to l?b swarming with wild ducks. This F’il be a matter of interest tonimrods | n that' section, but they shotild not | forget #hat the game law prohibits their capture ‘after the 15th inst., until the Ist of September. .- : ‘During the thunderstorm, the other week, the lightning struck a tree on - the farm of 'Wilson Parker, south of Sturgis, and killed eight hogs that were gathered under it. Two or three citizens of this' eounty were passing along the road at thty time, and were but a short distance from the tree.

: "Mr. Chan, N. Fassett, who has for - a year or two so ably wielded the- - as city editor of the Daily Regster, at South Bend, has severed his connection with that paper, and is now on the staff of the Daily T'ribune, of that city, €han. is a graceful, easy writer,” and .the 7'ribune pctople are . certainly lucky in gecuring% his. services.—Goshen Times; Ve concur.

A gentleman in toyvn much afliicted with dyspepsia and liver derangements has found in baked peanuts much relief for the stomach. This is: rather positive truth of the old maxim, that what may be one man’s. poison, may be another man’s: food. As @ general rule peanuts can be relied upon to produce dyspepsia.—Lagrange Standard, whose editor-is a-doctor. If Goshen should ever go down, it would because of the damning weight of her gossippers. The army of professional scandal-mongers is ever on the alert, and-its picket line exten}tlsx;; | from the residence of the humblest |1 citizen to the gilded palace of the most. {1 aristocratic nabob. | The question’ of | the hour is,, What shall be done with the professional gossipper ?—Goshen Times. o )

A mysterious death on the north side a few’ nights since, caused a flut- - ter of excitement on the streets, as it was rumored that the eircumstances of the death were rather suspicious, from the fact that no physicians was present, that there was some money in the case, and that it was the fourth husband the widow had planted within a short time—the last two having been brothers. It was rumored that ‘a post mortem examination was to be held, but the thing quieted down, and - now :there is a chance fon No. 5.--Mishawaka Interprise. Last week's Goshen T'¢mes contains - the . following “important /announcement: We have only time to anmounce this morning that Dr. H. J. Beyerle, of this city, has just com.pleted negdtiations for the purchase of a half interest in this office, and will become joint proprietor and edi- . tor of the 7%mes on the first of April,, 1877. In our next issue the Doctor will be duly “inaugurated”as one of the editors of this paper.. (We take pleasure in making this announcement, for we khow that the new arrangement’ will be as gratifying to ~our readers, and the public generally, as it istous. ] ,v.___L_—‘__—s-—-__'.. | | Good Adviee. ' . ¢ . Now is the time of year for Pnenmonia, Lung Fever, &c. Every fami- . ly should have a bottle of BoSCHEE'S /GERMAN SYRUP. Don’t allow forone moment that cough to take hold of ' your child, your family or yourself. Consumﬁtion. Asthma, I’nempgnia. e Croup, Hemorrhages, and other fatal diseases may set in: Although itis trué GERMAN SYRUP is curing thous'ands“zi;thevbz:,,dmmd diseases, |yet it is much better to have it at hand 'when three doses will cure you. One bottle will last your whole family & winter ‘and keep you safe from danger. If you are consumptive, do not .rl e ol s fas mﬁmmﬁx _ Sample 8 ﬁﬁxﬁ Seott & Ba;%%\i