The National Banner, Volume 12, Number 1, Ligonier, Noble County, 26 April 1877 — Page 2

Hanil Sanner ',: ;\f ' . L"{\ ,; ; : gk § TN\ % 5 ‘ . -4: B._STOLL, Editer and Proprietor . L 'GONTER. IND.APR. 26th, 1877 - We mzmrtky of ,t.h'elio_flioe of Pres“gt should be willing to hold it if umted v or placed there by fraud.”— " Oi» Ben Wade talks right out in sneeting. In terms of great bitterness i BOCHIES Hayes of contemplating The zamkifi:p of the republican par+x. Poor Ben} v

Now, bold on, Messrs. Radicals; @em’t kick up such a terrible row sim--3y becamse Mr. Hayes has done his Ainy i withdrawing the troops' that huve been illegally stationed in Louisimma and South Carolina for partisan

Dscx TEONMPSON, Mr. Hayes’ Secretary of the Navy, talks sweetly of the yeaposed resurrection of the Old Whig parts. He deems the scheme entirely practicable, and thinks it would be just the thing to cause a division smong the whites of the South. Try

A rerres from New York informs Saim Bowles, of the Springfield(Mass.) s/pmblecan thal the only men in that «itx who cordially hate Hayes are men wlO screamed pretty loud and worked seetty hard for his election. They <Jew’t say much aloud in public, but wihes they get in acorner with congé--4] spizits they express their contempt im wery breezy, emphatic English.

Tare Baxxer joins most heartily in “his well-merited tribute which the Eoston Post bestows upon Samuel J. viiden: = “No man has had more to ruiße his spirit ahd try his patience. B amidst it all, and even vljx seeing whe | Presidential honors to which he was clearly entitled borne off by an«iber by means most extraordinary, =t o mse barsher language, he has mx?:med the dignity of astatesman and eguipeise of a saint.”

" AN EXTERPRISING Cincinnati Bohewnian has made the discovery that President Haves is troubled beyond exwression about the L'ouisiana?nuddl»e; thar he fears Packard and thelextreme wepublican wing; that his conscience is roubling him about holding an ofHioe which by right belongs to Mr. Tilden; that he knows Louisiana to Have wated f:&:at gentleman; that he acTually -of resigning; that he is carrying out democratic measures for policy sake, &c, &c. All of which is Wighly importantif true. -~ :

Tax Bosten Zraveler, a Blaine organi, thus admonishes Mr. Hayes of the cloud hanging over his own title: “President Hayes and Governor Packard were elected by the vote of Louisianai‘and the flunkeys who discrpdét Geovernor Packard’s right by that act smwvite President Hayes to step down snd eut. There may be ways of dodging that fact, but they are not honest w=zs™ That's very true, butisn’t ita fitle bit naughty in the Z7raveler to whisper these harsh words into the presadential ear within everybody’s besrine?® s e

" | Axp now comes Senator Allison,all ke way from Jowa, with the statememt that “the Southern policy of Mr. Haves does not suit a great majority -of the Republicans of that State.” Six months of good administration by Hamptoa and Nicholls, and a conseguent Fevival of t:ie ‘industrial and «<ommercial interests of South Caroli--3 and Louisiana, may have the-effect «f demonstrating to these dissatisfied fows Bfl)?bm cans that Mr. Hayes’ southern policy is good for the counwry if mot for the “bl(())zdy shirt” demawagues. - R

DnsTRESS seems to prevail to an m}xmmg extent in that hitherto prosperous commonweglth, California, Among other items relating to this iasmentable state of affairs we find one i Ihe effect that a gentleman who re«waiy traveled through Kern county, reports that the carcasses of cattle were Iving in great numbers where they had died of starvation, and that msany others were too fé;eble to get up #nd eat or drink. Bands of:sheep were suhsisting on grease-brush, apparently in ihe last stagés of hunger. The wwners of some herds have abandoned

their flocks to their fate, not being akl= or willing to have them herded.

Evsewnere we publish a remarkaby terse letter from the pen of Charles Francis Adams, addressed to Presi-dexft-elect Tilden. In strong words the polished Massachusetts staéesman wrotests against the occupancy of the J*residential office by Rutherford B. Hayes, who, he says, “must forever curry upon his brow the stamp of fraad first triumphant in Americ%x Gistory.” Mr. Adams is not to be déweived by any pretences that may be ‘madeby Hayes; for, says he, “no subseyuent action, however meritorious, <am wash away the letters of that recwrd” As the Sun says, this is a terriisle verdict against Hayes from ons of the most experienced statesmen in the ey |

AT a caucas of thedemocratic mem-’ bers of the Louisiana Legislature, - last Monday, Judge 'H. M. Spofford - wras nominated for United States Sen=tor. Judge Spofford is a.native of - emmecticut, and for many yearsa res- . wdent of Louisiana. He is a man of fortune and of acknowled ability. He . 'Has always been a Democrat.. Before the war he w3s on. the Supreme Court ‘emnch. He will, like all other Democrats, sapport Hayes! Southern policy, st will adbere to the National De- " mmecracy. The action of the caucus is = Sriumph over the atiempt to disintegrate the democratic party, It also dashes the hopes of the Packard Re- ! publicans, who had no sooner got ine the Legislature than they formed a ing to sell their votes to the highest - &lfiavwg that the rivalries of . 'west a caucus nomination, The elec- ~ ios took place on Tuesday and re-

SATIONAL, PROBABLY.

- Something of a sensation has been created in political eifeles by the publieation of an extractfrom a San Francisco (California) paper of the, followIngimport: ¢ . @a, We understand, from a source which we believe to be thqm%ghly reliable, that there is now in the possession of a Senator of the United States, at present in this city; a paper of the utmost political importance to the.country, and one which will, if all fhat is said about it be true, create such a sensation as the country has not known since the days of the electoral tribunal. The paper is nothing more nor less than a copy of aset of resolutions which it ‘is the purpose of Mr. James G. Blaine to introduce in the Senate at the meeting of Congress in June. Tle resolutions, after setting forth that there exist grave doubts in the minds of a large proportion of Americans. as. to-the legality of the. final settlement.of the presidential question which resulted in the inaunguration of Mr. Hayes, go, on to say that it is due to the American people and particularly to the millions . wlo, while believing that he had been fairly defeated, yvet aceepted the decision in his favor in good faith, to submit the question to the final arbitration ‘of the highest tribunal: known to the | Constitution, the Supreme Court of the United States. That inasmuch as ‘the propriety of such proceedings may ‘be held as a matter of doubt, because of the fact, that five members.of that court were members of the late tribunal, thetefore the resolutions propose ‘a grand court’ of arbitration, created especially to consider all questions that may be brought before it relating to the legality of Mr. Hayes” tenure, whether in the nature of a quo warrento or otlierwise, and ihat the | said court be composed of -the chief justices of the supréme courts of each State in the Union—3B judges in all; that the- portion of the resolutions which proposes this' court takes the form of a biil; to which is added the provision that any person other than a defeated candidate may bring action to dispossess. the present incumbent.

"~ While such proceedings” would be eminently'proper and just, we Imve‘u‘gi idea that Jim Blaine will have the courage to father or head a movement, of this character. If he has such a scheme in *contemplatioxi it is simply the result of disappointment, growing out of Mr. Hayes’ neglect te look upon, the Maine demagogue as the brightest starkamoxlg the:political magnates of the country. -Mr. Blaine had an excel-

lent opportunity to display his' love for fairness and a dug respect for the popular will, last February; but not a word did he utter then in support of the proposition that the majority should rule. He thenbelieved that he could manipulate Hayes, if inaugurated, to suit his own selfish purposes; but finding himself doomed to disappointment in this respect he.is covered all over with political sores. How-

lever, it would be decidedly rich to see him engage in the work above mapped out. But, mark the prediction, he ‘woun't. » T

The World, in editorially noticing the alleged scheme of the infuriated Blaine, says “it is worthy of note that a, very similiar project has been repeatedly urged upon the consideration of leading Demcérats since the adjournment of Congress. It has been scouted, so far -as known, by every. Democrat of character to whom it has been suggested; but as nobody can"tell what may seem reasonable to ‘the infuriated and disappointed Radicals of whom_Senator Blaine has assumed the leadership, it may be worth while to observe, gently but frmly, that the Democrats of this country, North and South, have.- had quite enough. of commissions and ‘of high courts for at least a generatidfi to come. They have had quite enough, too, of s¢chemes for dragging the judi.cial ermine through the mire of politics and lowering the tone of that instinctive hereditary respect for the law and for its triblunals which has been the sheet-anchor .of our safety as a people so. often in the past. The leading imperious demand of the country now is tor peace and for the consideration by our public servants of the economical and social needs of the people; and all Radical mischiefmakers who may be speculating on the chance of turning democratic disgust with'r'ephblicari' roguery :and thimblerigging in: politics to the account of their own factious aspirations, may as well understaund at once {,haié ,t’hey are counting without their HOSL. , o Sl o .

AccorpiNG to Washington reports, Prpsident Hayes does not seem to be alarmed af the republican revolt against his southern policy. In ‘conversation the other Ela.y' he is reported as having said that he felt confident that the country would approve of it if it turned out suiccessful and contributed to the peace and prosperity of tbje, sectidnq where it had been enforced, as well as-to all the other States. He regretted that some portions ‘of thé republican party had doubted the wisdom of the course he had pursued, but he did'net believe that the party would'be united against him. Secretary Evarts, in responding to the:suggestion that the republican Senate might go so.far as to reject the President’s nominations as an expression: of its opposition to the alleged civil-service reform and the southern policy, thought that such could not be the case, but if’it should, he believed: the democratic Senmators would turn'in and egnfirm the appointments. Mr. Evarts said the President had but the single purpose of the good of the whole country in view, and as he was not a eandidate for re-election he was free to carry it out untrammeled by personal considerations, and in the face even of opposition from within his/own party, - ‘

LET every American citizen rejoice that every State of tie Union now has a boma fide government, unmolested by federal bayonets and undisturbed by the mischievous machinations of unscrupulous demagogues and public plunderers. We have entered upon a new era. Peace prevails Throughout the whole land; prosperity wiil soon follow. . o

BLAINE DENIES I'T.—The Hon, Jas. G. B.aine being asked as {o the truth of the California statement that he has prepared and intends. to introduce . resolutions at the next session of CO?' gress, expressing doubts of Mr.Hayes’s election, and proposing a new consideration of the question by a tribunal to consist of -the Chisf Justices of all the States, says: “There is not the slightest foundation for the story. 1 haye already telegraphed that it is the. invention of a luna\‘i;lc, or an idiot, It cannot be %:uib’le't hat anybody is ass ‘enough to believe if,” ‘

WAR DECLARED!

The Russians Already on the March. The Czar of Russia has promulgated his declaration of war,, and ordered his armies to cross the Turkish frontier, and they have crossed. “Invoking the blessing of God upon our valiant armies,” the Czar draws the sword. The object of the war is briefly defined to be the amelioration of the condition of the oppressed Christian populations in Turkey. The cause of the war is the refusal of the Porte to listen to the demands of Europe by refusing to sign the protocol. The necessity of thewat is to vindicate the dignity and honor of Russ:a. i b | - Judging frem the war news of yesterday, there is not likely to be much waste of time on the Russian side in getting to hard knocks. -Seventeen thousanrd men crossed thé frontier on the night preceding the issue of the Czar’s manifesto; and the Russian ambassador, in-deliveripg a copy of ‘the doeument to Lord Werby, on Tues- | day, notified him thatéi general order to-advaunce the whele army into ,Turkish; territory had already- been given. g’v’hether the Turks are equal1y ready for the struggle they have so madly-invited, remains to be seen. A remarkable speech by Gen. Von Moltke in the German Parliament, on Tuesday, in support of the war estimates -calling for an increased grant for 105 new Captaincies, has created a profound sensation ‘tjhroughout“ Europe. It isfreely interpreted asan intimation thit a general European war is among the probabilities. =

The war news has had the effect of creating a general advance in breadstuffs in all the markets of the United States. | | P

LOUISIANA! FREE AGAIN,

The President Orde_red the Withdrawal of the Federal Forces.

- WASHINGTON, April 20.—The Louisiana situation is at last solved and officially settled. The fact that the Nicholls lL.egislature yesterdufy secured a quorum of members returned by the Returning Board caused prompt action in the Cabinet to-day in a decision to remove the troops on Tuesday next from the support of Packard. Governor Kellogg, to whom the news was communicated this evening, received it with great regret and declined to say a word about it for publication. He' has remained here,attending. to Packard’s interests, and has been hopeful to the last that Packard would be sustained. He is‘downcast over the result,” The following is the order issued through the Secretary of ‘War to-night: :

. EXBCUTIVE MANSION, % WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20, "77.

~ Slr: Prior to my entering upon the duties of the Presidency there had been stationed by order of my predecessor in the immediate vicinity of the building used as a State House in New Orleans, La.,.and known as Mechanics’ Institute, a detachment of United States infaptry, Finding them in that place I have thought proper to delay a decision of ‘the question of their removal until I could determine whether the condition of affairs is now such as to either require or justify continued military intervention of the National Government in the affairs of the State.. In'my opinion. there does not now exist in Louisiana guch domestic violence as is contemplated by the Constitution as the ground upon which the military power.of the National Government may -be invoked for the defense of the State. ' The disputes which exist as to the right of certain claimants to the chief executive office of that State are to be settled and determined, not: by the ¥xecutive of the United States, but- by Such orderly and peaceable methods as may pe provided by the Constitution and the laws of the State. Having the assurance that no resort to violence is contemplated, but, on the contrary, the disputes in - question are to be settled by peaceful methods under and in accordance with law, T deem it proper to take action in accordance with the principles announced when 1 entered upon the duties of the Presidency, You are therefore directed to see that the proper orders are igsued for the removal of said troops at an early date from their present position to such,regular barracks in the vicinity as imay be selected for their occupation., . : (Signed) | R. B. HAYES. To Hon.Geo.W. McCrary, Sec’y of War.

As soun as the above order became known in New Orleans, the members of the Packard Legislature made a stampede for the Nicholls Legislature, They appeared in squads in the latter, and were duly sworn in. On Tuesday noon the troops were withdrawn, and Packard abdicated socn after. He has issued an address to the Repuhlicang of Louisiana, setting forth his grievances over the failure of the national administration to furnish the necessary éncouragement for the maintenance of his government. Theré is now nothing left of the Packard government, peace reigns in Louisiana, ang general rejoicing is manifested all over the State aver the happy adjustment of the long-standing troubles.

. --?—v-v-———"‘P—»——-»- - i ‘FOREST KFIRES IN MICHIGAN. S L Peshtego and Menominee Again Threatened

With Destruction,

LANSING, *Mich., April 23d.—From Fort Howard to Pescanaba, a distance of 120 miles, forest fires are raging, threatening results as disastrous as in 1871, No rain has fallen in 3 weeks, the streams are at their lowest summer ebb, and the timber dry and inflammable as matches. The fires began on Saturday. They are not continuous, but cover extensive districts, and are spreading rapidly. On Sunday night Peshtego was in danger almost as great as in that which produced its total destruction in 1871, li\ieuox:uinee, too, is in great peril, and.unless a continued and heavy fall of rain soon comes the destruction of every city -and town in the entireregion is imminent, s ’ ' 2 el < ER——e—ee Morton’s Influence With Jy, Hayes, -~ WASHINGTON, April 23d.—Morton’s strength with the Administration has had another illustration in the appointment as Pension Agent at Indianapalis of W. H. H. Terrel, better known as Buck Terrel, and known only as Morton’s political tool. John Hanna, Larnder’s successor in Congress and the represengative of the anti-Morton influence 'in the State, has been hard at work for some weeks to get an old army friend appointed. His defeat is in the line of a recent remark from Harrison, the defeaged candidate for Governor last fall, who declined to sign a man’s }Japers recently, on the plea that the old influences were still paramount at .Washington—Morton directed everything.r e

.-' \___m = o ,—..1 St 2 Proposals areout for bids to the 17th of May for completing the cell-house and building-shops at the 1@ orthern prison, for which purpose there are $BO,OOO on'hand, : ;

BASE INGRATITUDE.

The Chicago Tribune Gives the | Carpet-Baggersa Parting | i ; Kick' _{. ; : (From Momc{ay's Chicago Tribune ) i ‘ i OBITUARY. o DieDp — The Carpet-Bagger. This | amiable and truly useful man was born in the North. He moved South about | 1865, and at once began to take an interest in politics.» He had been more or less in the army, especially less, sometimes in cotton speculations, and |. had won distinction, in the Quartermaster and Commissary depfrtments in the War.: In instances he had been a contractor, and in various other | ways he had acquired great knowledge of practical statesmanship. He went | South to aid the people of the country | in returning to their allegiance. = The task proving to be somewhat arduous, § he called upon the negroes to back | him with their lives and votes, and upon the Government to furnish him with an adequate force of troops. In this way he hoped to Pplant the olivetree and to make it flourish. That it might take deep root, he drilled it in with the bayonet, fructified it by the issue of bonds, State and municipal. He employed the negroes to tend to it with Spencer rifles, shot-guns, and now and then a plow or a mule. He tried to awaken a friendly spirit | ‘among the white people of the South, by keeping them free from the cares and exasperations of office,and by a system of rigid legislation whieh would show them the energy and value of an eflicient Government. He endeavored. to initiate them into the mysteries of political mechanism by disfranchising his opponents and binding together his friends through the cohesive power of public plunder. He was all the time obstructed by a spirit of secial’ ostracism. < The wives.of | Southern men would not call upon his wife, and that pained him much—atter all he had done for the Southern - people. It preyed upon his spirit; and. he preyed upon them. The very Christian feéling elicited after years of self‘denying effort was a general assent to the words “Let us prey.” The result was that there came to be little to prey upon, and, as the substance of the land wasted, all parties became more clamerous for what was left. The car-pet-bagger, wearied with his efforts to preserve the peace and to allay strife and bitterness, gradually became cold at the extremities. /The hand of mortality was upon him. }i‘e was kept up with/stimulants for some years, until finally a new physician from Ohio diagnosed his case. He saw that it was hopeless, and Friday atternoon he ordered the stimulants discontinued, 80 that the poor carpet-bagger, clothed in his right mind, might prepare for flis- final exit. FHe sank rapidly, and to all intents and purposes he is now in articulo mortis. He has at last gone out of politics, It is a comfort:to know that he lost nothing in ‘wogldly

goods for his sacrifice. It may bLe-said of him, in his connection with the Southern people, “IHe avas poor, yet for their sakes he became rich.” }{e was of no reputation at/ home in the cold North, yet for their, sakes he copsented to fill all the high positions in the sunny South. He rests from his labors, and his works shall follow him. - Let us be thankful he died in the faith; the faith that the only way to protect anybody was to expend every force in protecting him, and that the true mode of bringing the South to a hearty allegiance to the Union was by sitting down on them forever and forever, He introduced this novél feature in 1 our-republican system of goveymment, and no one can challenge his claim, to due credit for the invention, If this system | could only ha vebeen supplemented by connecting it with a peypeft ual motion, it would no doubt hav e succeeded. This falling, it hag cg)lapsed. : 3 GRUFF OLD BEN WADE.

His Letter in Derunciation of the | President’s Policy. A Characteristic Epistle full of Wrath i and Bitverness. . “JEFFERSON, O, April 9, 18717, “To Mr. U. H. Pmntcfir, Washington, D. (. “My DEAR Sik—Your letter of the sth inst. was duly received. You ask whether I‘remember what ‘I said in favor of President Hayes in my endeavor to procure his nomination at the Cincinnati convention. I do remember it, after what has since transpired, with indignation and bitterness of soul that I never felt before. You know with what untiring zeal I labored for the emancipation of the ‘glaves of‘the South, and to procure justice for them, before and during the time I was in Congress, and supposed Governor Hayes was in full accord with me on this subject; but I have been deceived, betrayed, and even humiliated by the course he has taken to a degree that I have not language to express. During the {irst month of his administration we find him closeted with two. of the worstand most malignant enemies of the colored race that can be found in all that slave-cursed region, and "there consulting: with those malefactors how best he can put those colored people under the iron heel of their most bitter enemies and reduce them to a condition infinitely worse than betore they were made free. 1 feel that to have emancipated these people and then to leave them unprotected is a crime as Ijnfamous; as to have reduced them to slavery when they were fre¢. And for Hayes to do’ this to men who had, at the hazard. of their lives, given him the votes without which he never coulq have had power to do this terrible/ injustice! No doubt he meditates the destruction of the party that elected him. ' A contemplation of all this fills me with amazement and inexpressible indigna tion. My only consolation is that history informs us that better men than I have ever pretended to be have in like manner been deceived. Some have attempted to excuge him by saying that he means well; but hell is paved with just such good intentions. ' “Yours truly, ° . : | *B. F. WADE;*

ST e The San Francisco Mail uses plain English. It says the Alta and other papers that sp,eak of the magnificent opportunity whioh California presents to the new comer, lie in a very gratuitously criminal way. “The unvarpished truth is,” it says, “that out labor market is stocked to overflowing, and every, fresh arriving train but adds to the miserable multitude that waits, suffers, starves and finally fights its desperate way east again. Men of bralns and culture, good clerks, excellent aceountants, business men of undeniable energy, mechanics of ability, walk the streets in dumh despair.® “Westward ho!” is the pational tune in California as well as| New York, and workmen had better keep step to the music wherever they are. To the young man who is about to put his college education and trunk on a California train, the Mail cries “Stop.” Yes, let him stay where he is, and if he can’t find the chajice he wants, let him take the first that offers, = -

John Baker, of Green county, was fined #75 and sentenced to four months imprisonment, by a jury, for attempting to kill his daughtey, He foreed the child, scarcely two gears of age, {o Bit upon g heated metal can until it wag 80 horribly burned upon the geat, back, limbs, and abdomen that life was despaired of, and not content wltg this, he thrust zhe quivering, sufferin little creature out of doors in the piercing cold, ; -

RE-UNION IN KANSAS.

Tadlaliiie et Ep. BANNER:—The following lines were composed and read by one of our number, at a social meeting of the Miller Brothers at the house of Mr. Rudolph Yoder, on Sunday, April Ist, and according to the wishes of the party I send them for publication in your highly-prized paper, if they sho;d be found of sufficient interest to merit thé room. The whole number present, including children, was twenty-seven persons. The following are the lines written on the above occasion: . We've fnet again, a happy band, - 5 In this our new:and western land; - Ly 0, let us by each other stand, 1 b ¢ - In our new K ansas home. : Where health-ingpiring breezes blow, : In sunshine, clouds, in rain or suow, 3 . Both day and night where/e'er we 20, { | In our new Karsag home. ' . Ohllet contentment withusbe, . ~ From sadness may our hearts keep free, ' And brighter days we soon shall see, i - In our new Kansas home: ‘| Let love through: all our actions run -In hope we’ll what we’ve begun Be victors when life’s race has run, In our new Kansas home. . ' We’ve left dear friends, friends far ’away. ‘ Our minds to them go oft will stray, .We think of them; yes, every day, - . - In our new Kangas home. : | We thiak of them, those friends 8o dear And oftentimes we wish them here . ' Twould greatly help our hearts to cheer . o In our new Kansas home. ; Ob! could those friends but have the power, To spend with us some lonely hour, "Twould fall so like & gentle shower, In our new’Kansas home, . : " But soitis, we’vé left them back, E ) But hope sou;e yet may find our track, And thereby help to fill the lack. In our new Kansas home, ¢ While here, ‘well guard against all wrong, In honest pride we’ll move along, . Let courage in our hearts keep strong, ; In our new Kansas home., ' Yes, brothers, sistérs,‘ one and all, - . Let each one strive to fill his call, . That not one by the way might fall . In our new Kauvsas home. _ Our children, to our hearts so deur, | We'll bring them fip in Godly fear, With bright example ever near, ! p : In our new Kansas home. | - In chureh and schiool we’ll lead the Gmy, And teach them how to watch and pray, From evil guard them €very day, In cur new Kansas home. : This bounteous meal that’s now prepared, ~ May it with thankrul‘henrts be shared, ; For God for us hath ever cared, * In our new Kansas home. ; We thank thee, Lord—this little band, Now lead us with thy loving hand, = | Thy blesstngs rest upon our land i In our new Kansas home. " When here below our work is done, When life’s allotted race is run, We’ll meet again above the sun, ¢ Beyond our Kansss hame, ! JOEL MILLER, Great Bend, Kan. [April 2.

Tweed Confesses. fe s i Boss Tweed furnished the AttorneyGeneral of New York with a full cop _ fession, on Monday, April 16, givip- = minute account of the ring opera*’ : (;’ns in New York, and the doings of all the parties thereto. The par lication of what purpoxts to be a ¢ py of the exposure, has raised grear o cilomant among some prominent~ o o, have not before been sumjaa' tth a,ccusation, but as the statemer” ; 1, plished is not a real CORY,\ M 48 ,rohable that some names aré NOW - ,oine handled unjustly. The AMO" oy General so indicates. The IING W' o roanized in: 1867, and spent a‘“7‘,‘3",0,000 in 1870, in procuring the @o’ st ment of the city charter undor ¥ nich they, operated. This mon¥Y was divided among seven State »,enators, and severaz‘fl lobbyists.— Among the Senators were several influential Republicans. Thespoils were -chiefly divided between Tweed, Hall, Sweeney, Connelly and Woodward.— Mayor Hall’s part was 10 per cent. The Tweed ring, and the Erie ring, under Jay Gould, were brought into cooperation by the use of s2o,ooo,through Hastings, the editor of the New York -Commercial Advertiser. 'To this Has“tings putsin a vigorous«denial. Judges and a number of others are implicated, but until the official statement is made publie, it will not be positively known ~who are the guilty parties. g

el E— Prospects for Wheat.

CHICAGO, April 21.-~The 7T%mes has nearly seven columns of crop reports from the great wheat growing sections of the Mississippi-and Ohio valleys, concerning the condition of the winter Wheat, of which the following brief analysis may be made: A larger acreage than usual has been sown in all quarters, with fine prospects of abundant harvests. The Southwest is especially hopeful, and the Northwest has no fears except from the grasshoppers, which, it is thought, will be less destructive than heretofore.. The Kansas farmers think they have hatched so early that they will not be able to await the coming crops. The report which the 7'¢mes publishes from California is to the effect that the average wheat crop is about one million tons which was the crop of 1874, but the prediction is that this year not more than half a million tons will be raised, and that the effects, together|with the bad condition of the stock market, will be disastrous to the State.

A l;,ig_on Blaze. PIrTsBURG, April 20th.—During a thunder storm in the oil regions lightning struck a tank on the Troutman farm, containing 22,000 barrels of oil. The burning oil set fire to two other tanks, and one containing 25,000 barrels was destroyed. The other was extingunished by steam.” The burning oil ran down the creek a mile, destroying everything in its course. It was checked by Ralston’s dam, which was large enough to hold it and stop further damages. Twelve oil-wells with tanks: at the wells were destroyed. The town of Troutman, consisting of a hotel; two livery-stables, a . billiardroom and dwelling houses, were destroyed. A pipe-line pump station and a number of other buildings were also destroyed. The 47,000 barrels of oil burned belonged to the United Pipe Line, and will be paid by a pro ratd assessment by that line; / The loss in the town of Troutman'is- esgimated at $30,000. The loss on the twelve oil-wells is not known. |

. A Mad Elephant. | : ' NEW YORK, April 16th.—The large elephant landed Saturday began to show bad temper Sunday. Its keeper, Mr. Alexander, went to soothe him, when the huge beast knocked him down with ablow of his trunk. Chas. White, the elephant trainer, and some others were sent for, but before they came the elephant broke his chains and made an attack on Mr. McDonald, whom he threw against the cage of the “Happy Family.” Winding his trunk around the neck of Mr. Rivers, he tried to impale the latter with his tusks, but was prevented by Mr. Fraske, who struck him a heavy blow with an iron bar. A rope was finally fastened around his feet, and he was thrown down and firmly secured by a large chain fastened to his tusks.

~ He had been known as a very docile beast, but it is supposed he was enraged at seeing the other élephants in the Hippodrome. ,

. Kalafat, 'at which the Roumanians are making a stand to oppose Turkish occupation of their soil, is a walled town a hundred and fifty miles south= west of the capital, Bucharest, on the Danube, and nearly opposite the Turkish“ Virgin Fort” Widin: Kalafathas withstood several severe assaults, and is susceptible of prolonged defense,

General Items.

A natural bridge has been discovered in Elliott county, more wonderful than the celebrated one in Virginia. The arch of solid stone is 122 feet long, and is 15 feet wide at the top. It is 100 feet above the Little Chaney river, which it spans.

' Gen. Burnside, the most popular man in Rhode Island, never enters a street car in Providence without; shaking hands with every passenger and calling him by name; and whenever he attends a county ‘fair during the summer he exchanges compliments ‘with every farmer, and never needs to be introduced to anybody. -Tweed, the ringleader and pioneer rascal, wants to turn State’s evidence and convict his tools. The burglar wants to convict his jimmy of breaking thelock and have the jimmy incarcerated, while he goes free on account of his valuable services to the State. | = ;

A Washingtén bookseller has made public the factjthat he: purchased two hundred copies of the agricultural reports for 1874 and 1875, of a member of Congress who had received them for distribution among his constituents, for which he paid ten cents apiece. That honorable member must have been hard pushed, and content iwith a, very small steal. o

. There are probabilities that'Gg;xeral Babceock will be compelled to untdergomilitary trial for his participation in the whisky ring frauds. The officers of the army generally believe him guilty, and the demand, that he be courtmartialed and dxsrtxlii_ssed theservice is growing more emphatic every day, and.this may account for Grant’s hurry to visit Eurgpe. : : Major Reno, recently tried by court martial on the charge of insulting the wife of a brother officer, has been sentenced to be dismissed the service. He forwarded to the War Department a request for delay in the presentation of thé case to the President, claiming that he has additional evidence which will tend to a mitigation of his sentence,and the request has been granted. Moody .is meeting with wonderful success in Boston. ' It has grown far beyond his ability to control It. Religious meetings are being held all over the city—in halls, lofts, business’ buildings, and in all sorts of out of the way places.. Fifty thousand families, it is estimated, have been persenally visited, and meetings have been organize” among all classes of the trades “, 4 professions—bankers, dry-goods ... chants, piano manufacturers, - oo men, etc. At first Mr. Moo’ ooq e ceived in Boston in mue” ?{ ' iR . a 1 the same thtg in which Paul wr s received in thens, ?

i Sl Indian&c"‘AOl’nßeports_ o ¢ Dec?filg}:?p, oh “wheat and - fruit did vield, .. icinity promise a splen-

‘s?sh;}?'hr _ster—Wheat hereabout promis ib sood crop.. Fruit, it is thought, , a bad condition. ¥

Knox (Stark county)—The wheat prospect in this locality is said to have never been better. Fruit will yield abundantly, unl{ess injured by future ftrosts. - oo Yo : i Kentland — Peaches Kkilled; apples and other fruits'promise weil; wheat prospects. very flattering; large crop expected. - e TLaPorte—Prospects for both wheat and fruit crops have not been better for many years throughout this entire section. .

Valparaiso—Wheat is raised on a small scale in this section; that sown lias a good appearance; fruit prospects good as far as can be estimated. Lagrange — There is no material damage either to wheat or fruit prospects in. this séction; both promise well. s

. New Albany—ln this and adjoining counties the wheat ;gives as fine an appearance as was ever known ; peaches are killed. ' There will be plenty of apples, and a fair-yield of pears and cherries. : >

Auburn—This section hopes for a fair crop both of wheat and fruit. Plymouth—The opinion of competent judges is that there will be a favorable crop of wheat, as well as that of fruit hereabouts. L

‘Angola—Peaches are thought to be slightly injured; other fruit promises well. Au abundant wheat crop is expected. o Logansport—ln this community the wheat crop looks well; fruit prospects, it is thought, will be very limited.

Goshen—lt is indicated that in this section the wheat crop and fruit yield will be very good. ‘ Crown Point-— Very little wheat grown about here; that seeded is looking well. Apples and berries are the principal fruits cultivated, which promise well; : : . Madison—Wheat prospects «in this county were never better.. Peaches are all killed; apples, pears, and other smaller fruits will be plenty. =

Marion—~Wheat now looks well.— Above an average,crop is looked for. Fruit prospects aré spoken of as not being 86 good. - ' - ! _ Huntington — Prespects are good about kere for a heavy crop. Peaches reported killed; but few cultivated. Apples, pears, cherries and smaller fruits good. i ; Rensselaer—The fruit crop in this county is not flattering. There is but very little wheat seeded this season. What there is looks well. =

Warsaw— Wheat in this section never looked so fine and more prosperous. There is also a greater amount sown than wusual. Peaches are thought slightly injured. App}es, plums, pears and other smaller fruit, are in a splendid condition. ; B b

Wabash — Information from these parts shows a prospect for an excellent wheat crop. Peaches generally killed. Applesand other smaller fruit look promising. P , Rochester (Fulton county)—This county affords very fair prospects for both the wheat and fruit crops this season. ; :

Washington(Daviess county)—-Farm-ers say the wheat crop is very promising; and as to fruit, the peaches are supposed to be injured by the late frosts. Other fruits promise an average crop. | - |

Fort Wayne—Wheat prospects for the entire State iwere never better, while fruits promise well, except the peach, which the late frosts have badly injured. - : Columbus—Wheat and fruits will show up well for this section.

Hartford City—An unusually large crop of [wheat is anticipated in our section. Fruits gafe, unless it is the peach. - : :

Connersville—Peaches are thought to be slightly injured; other fruits will bear out well.. Wheat is in splendid condition, and a large crop is anticipated. ; Ll

Kokomo—OQur prospects for wheat and other crops are unusually good. Anderson—Our prospects were never better for good crops than this season. Peaches may tall short, as the frosts have nipped them somewhat.

Indianapolis—Reports from various sections of the State show wheat in a prosperous condition. Also fruit reported in excellent condition, with the exception of peaches, and they will fall short. P

Peru—There is an excellent outlook as to wheat and ‘fruit crop in Miami county. L o a . Albion—Wheat and fruit will average a fair crop. : » ] Lafayette—There are good reports from all quarters as to wheat and | fruit, which are showing up nicely,

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

CALCUTTA, April 23.—A serious. outbreak of cholera has occurred in Akyab. Twenty-five per cent. of the small European population died in 30 hours. ‘ : L

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 19.—A: terriffic tornado passed through Rutherford éounty last niglit, blowing down 15 ,honiSes, most of which were in Lavergne, killing a child, mortally wounding an old lady and wounding some eight others. - ' WASHINGTON, April 19.—Reports to the treasury department show that the counterfeiting of coin, principally silver, isincreasing rapidly. ' A report from the ‘Black Hills mentioned the coinage of counterfeit $5 pieces, and some arrests. ‘

WASHINGTON, April 19;—fihe freésh beef shipped to Europe during the 18 months ending March last was 34,278, 810 pounds, valued at $3,026,483. The: statement shows a gradual increase from 36,000 pounds in October, 1875, to 6,707,855-in March of the present year.

CLEVELAND, April: 22.—The large barn of the Ashtabuld county infirmary, at Kingsville, 0., was destroyed by fire this morning, consuming horses, grain, hay and vegetables, Total logss, $lO,OOO. Insurance, $4,000: Ifissupposed to have been set on fire' by tramps. & ; v

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22.——A| temperance organization was formed in this city to-night under the name of the “Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayés tew ~ perance society.” Resolutions wr e adopted indorsing the sentimentr | of Mrs. Hayes regarding the use of ' toxicating liquors at State dinner g anq similar occasions. |

DEADWOOD, D. T, April 91 "Ata mass meeting of the people o’ the Black Hills held here to-day a 2 v ,emorial to Congress was adopted, ur’ sing the formation of & new Territor v, embracing the Black Hills region ), be called Lincoln. A resolutio’ ,) was adopted selecting Hon. J. 8.. Chaffee, S(’ien}gtor from, Colorado, as. representative to urge the elair In. {1 ,e Senate. . | - LoNDe)x, April, 19.—An explosion and in” ipdation af. the Troedyrhiw colliery 5t Pontypridd, Wales, on WedM sday, April 11, imprisoned nine men sehind a colunmin of coal forty yards thick.. Continiuous operations for their rescue resulted in opening communication with: them to-day. TFive were found alive. Four had wandered to other parts of the mine and, it.is believed, perished. ;

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND., April 20.— Last nighg the city marshal arrested, in Fountain courty, Joseph Ingersoll for the murder of Ham in this county eleven years ago. : He voluntarily returned and confessed the charge, but broke jail again before sentence. . For over a year he has been in the vicinity of the place of arrest, but eluded capture. He will probably be sentenced next week to the penitentiary. .

CHICAGO, April 20.—For- some months past considerable counterfeit silver money has been circulating here and detectives have been endeavoring to ascertain who was puttidg it into, ctreulation. This morning a suspicious looking package, addressed to John Graham, an attorney here, was opened and found to contain twentyfive counterfeit half dollars. , Graham was at once arrested, but his hearing has been postponed till Wednesday. | AIKEN, S.C., April 20.—Steve Anderson, a negro, was’ hanged to-day, for the murder of Portman and Houseman, Germans, in November last. About 300 people, half negroes, were present. . Portman . anfs Houseman were murdered by John Henry Dennis, Liucius Thomas, Nelson Brown, Adan;Johnston, and Steve Anderson, all negroes. Dennid, Thomas, Brown, and Johnston were executed on the 16th of March, Anderson being respited until to-day. i :

NEwW Yoßrk, April 23.—A ' Herald reporter called last evening upon Senator Blaine, who said: “I am not to be interviewed; you know.” .“Have you no expression of opinion with regard to the change in Louisiaha?” asked the reporter. “None; I have nothing to say about it.” To a query whether the leaders of the republican party had in contemplation any movement regarding the action of President Hayes in withdrawing the troops from Louisiana, Blaine would only say it was not fitting for him tolanswer that question at this time. - !

BIRTHES. VANCAMP.—In Ligonier, April 28, 18717, ason to the wife of D. C. Vancamp, Esq., weighc ten - pounds. o 8 : : GRAHAM .—April 41, in Ligonier, a danghter to the wife of Jacob Graham, weight 8 pounds. SAX.—April 24, in Ligonier, a danghter ‘to the wife of Henry Sax, weight 9 pounds. - 7 MARRIED. T POYSER—HEDRICK.—On the Hawpatch, April ‘ 19th, 1877. at the residence ot the bride, by Rev. J. Latham, Mr. George K. Poyser to Miss Ella. F. Hedrick, both of the Hawpatch. - HORNER—PARKS.—On the 12th inst., by the: Rev. J./P. Jones, Henry Horner and Miss Emma . Parks, pt Eden township: i OLINE-'TAYLOR.—On the 17th inst., by the’ Rev. J.P. Jones, Henry Cline, jr., and Ellen Taylor, daughter of the late Hiram Taylor, of Clearspring townsbip, ’ : | —_— - THE MARKETS. : ) LIGONIER. : - GRAIN AND SEEDS.— Wheat, red, $21%: Rye, 65¢; Oats, 40¢; Corn,4s@so¢; Flax Seed, $1 0v; Clover Seed, s7§oo ; Timothy Seed, $1 00@1 20. : | PropucE.—Hogs, live, cwt $4 ' 715, Shoulders, per pound, 09¢; Hams, J.l¢c; Bees Wax, 25c¢:; Butter, 10c; Liard, 10c; Eggs, ¥ doz., 8c; Wool, I, 20@ 30c; Feathers, 60c; Tallow, 07¢c; Apples, dried, 4¢, green, B bu. 25¢; Pota-’ toes,l 10@1 20; Hay, {3 ton, ma rsh!s6, timothy $B.. o : KENDALLVILLE. | GRAIN AND SEEDS—Wheat, white $2 00, red $2 00; Corn, 50c; Oats, 44c; Clover Seed, $8 00; Flax, $1 00; Timobhy, LGS T ! OTHER PRODUCE.—Hams, ”? b 11e; ShHoulders, 08¢; Lard,llc; Tallow, 6¢; Wool, 32¢; Butter, 15¢; Beeswax, 25¢; Apples, dried 4c, green, § bu., 25¢; ‘Potatoes, 1 20;:Eggs, $ doz. 10c. ? ' CHICAGO, April 25th, 1877, . GRAIN AND SEEDS.—Wheat, sl6¢;; Corn,49%c; Oats, 39%5¢c; Rye,B3¢; Ba rley, 76c; Clover Seed, $560 @ 9 ()5; ;I‘Oimothy, $1 70@1 80; Flax, $1 50 1ProDUCE.—Mess Pork, @ewt,sl6 20 @l6 22; Lard, $lO 15 @ 10 17; Hams, green, B 1b,9@9 4c; Shouldes, 514 c; Butter, fair to good, 25@%% cheice,3l@ 30c; Eggs, P doz, 11c; Potatoes, 125 @%sl 30. ; ; e . PourLTrY.—Turkeys, dressed, {® 1, 12@13c; Chickens, 13@14c; Ducks, per doz. $2.25 for canvas; Geese, T@loc. . TOLEDO.—April2sth, 1877,

GRAIN AND SEEDS.—Wheat, amber, $2ll, No. 2 [Wabash; $2 05; Corn, 56e; Oats, 50c; 'Clover Se‘ed; $9 50,

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

CHICAGO, April 25.—~Cattle, heavy, B cwt, $5 60@86 00, good to choice $4Ts@s 25, common to fair $4 40@4 60; cows and heifers; $2 50@4 00. Hogs, extra heavy $5 25@b 75, common to choice heavy $5 30@5 40, light $4 50 5-00. Sheep, good to choice heayvy, %cwt. $4 50@6 00, fair to medium $4 26@5:26. : , ! Burrro, April 25.—Cattle. Ship’g, $5 25@5 15, butchers’ $4 96@5 00, stock | cattle $4 90@5 25. Sheep, fair to gdod, B cwt., $6 80@6 88, Lambs, averag- | ing 76 Ibs;, $4 5. Hogs, light $5 40, good heavy $5 75, £ ee5E p L .

ENGEL & CO’S ADVERTISEMENT. W:QWW—MM__ =2OB —_z__»'*_,—:;.:':’; LARGEST AND LEADING OLOTHING AND HAT HOUSE IN , NOBLE AND ADJOINING COUNTIES, ; We are now receiving the Largest ~and most complete assortment of GOODS for MEN'S and OYS' WearTo be found anywhere in Northern oaro o ingaanel 0 We Invite Oun Patrons and the Public C i o Generally e L }CALI:. AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK AND LOW | PRICEES BEFORE PURCHASING. | I WIK.I, PAY. | .. ENGEL & CO., The Leading CLOTHIERS, HATTERS & TAILORS, |eamupeßtaatte} | Kendallville, Ind.

ullapman & SOUS Lol ADGNCY, {1 2 e ' Money loaned on long time on Farms in Noble county. 10 per cent. .on sums of $l,OOO and $1,500. * 9 tpér cent on sums of $2,000 and over * Call on ofaddress . | " | Chapman & Stoll, )7 - Banner Block. Ligonier, Indiana. EXCLUSIVELY TO THE LADIES! C JUST RECEIVIED Ladies’ Bazaar l 1 _. - (In the Banfiér Block, Ligonier, Ind.,)

A LARGESTOCK OF ELEGANT : Spring Hats and Bonnets, Silk Neck-Ties, Lace Bibs, Latest Style Neck and Hair Bows, Faney and Cheap Embroideries. ’ - Alsq:, a Wew Invoice of Elegant Silk Handk'rehiefs ,and Ladies’ Back-Combs. A FULL ASSC_JRTMEN?_SF' LADIES FANCY GOODS CC/NSTANTLY KEPT ON HAND. _ TP ee e J. DECKER Is'_n Stllllll f“the‘ ‘Fi’(‘aldr W:stith tone‘ of the Laarge " » est Stocks of - . : GROGERES, QLEEN- AR VULREEY, YULE IRy - Table Cutlery, A L vf;WVhich he ofiersf_fgi'. sale at b fé GREATLY Reduced PRICES - o Afi.j-fiilné_nse:(&u'antity of P HAMS, SHOULDERS & BACON [T ‘;’Which T will sell at Very Low Figures. / : Choice Ha:ms at 12% cts. per Pound. »-"r' ~'=:':‘ e L oy gl ' The Greatest Bargains in That have ever been offe. rc?dgto' the people of Northern Indiana. Japan Tea for 50 cts. per Ib. which éénhot be bought o'lse where for less than 75 cents per "po,und;fi | Hufnqdreds of my "cu stomers can attest to this fact. M mm A Lo - -l ; lam Making a sSpecialty in Tobaccos. S ey sOQEOR T the most complete in this st 08 o the comry. I CanßSave You Money, - Ty calng aud examinin . goods eore brying s fiw’”*“% il aimu gl