The National Banner, Volume 12, Number 4, Ligonier, Noble County, 17 May 1877 — Page 2

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" Teme Masonic Gra jc Grand Lodge meets at Indianapolis May 22. 5 ‘

1. MaTTiveLY, editor of the BourS« Mirror, has been appointed Postasasger of that town. Congratulations Bira ML i {-

- M= Trupex did not attend the dinwer given by the New York Chamber «f Commerce, at which Mr. Hayes and weweral of his cabinet officers were inwited gmests.. - e x

Besapes the conflicting and - contra. #iicgory Teports published in the dail: s, mothing of 2 definite character car ur:T:l relative to the Russo-Turkisl wur. So far, there has been no fight |z of amy consequence. '

. 'fme committee appointed by the Lewer House of the South Carolina 1 emislature to investigate the charges wsmams: Associate Justice Wright, a sw=re, mmade a report the other day . secvammending that he be.impeached _ Sew drowkenness and incompetendy. iy . .;—-Dotb-— n‘ 4 ) Twme HaAVES ORGANS, in defending #ss southbern policy, meet the Blaine- " Fadkard imsinuations as to the nnwandness &H ves’ presidential title, . wvith ﬂu‘d@xium that he does not . wsmwe 3is election to the Louisiana Rezurwing DBoard but to the Electoral K - «uommission! Such argumentation is decidedly thin. ; (1.0

| ExGovernor Warmouth, of Louisiwma, IS reported as saying that “the - go=ipille ©f the country have been under =uch 2 high strain of excitement.-for . afe past eighieen or twenty vears that -ﬁ I%ey now want rest and will let the ? séwermment run itself. They will have | - dems mse for politicians than ever bedere” The ex-Governor'sremarks are . full «f borse sense. Let us have peace. . —South Bewd Tribune. . ; - m what we have been com:,gnding for these ten vears, but the radical ~ guess persistently'said “no!” However, “while the lamp holds out to burn,”

- Tmx Indianapolis Journal observes with great force and exact truthful—asems: It ‘n\xposs‘ble that a horri--3¢ accident like the }ul_ling of the new Bockiord Court-House could oceur witheut criminal incompetence or nL}g—figemce en the part of the architect or asilder or some contractor. Such acziflemts do mot happen in other counFies, dmd ought not to l‘mx}pen' here. ‘They stzue a disregard of liuman life amd-a loaseness of respo%_nsibility on The pant of the architects, contractors, and bauilders by no means creditable %o ms as a people. The fault cannot Boe 3304 u our b“" ilding materials, for Tieme are. mi&ter;- it must Test with these who handled them, and it B % Bie Baegeed shaet lan indignont nuho Hic sentiment will demand the fixing « the responsibility where it belongs.”

~Ex3Gov. Brir ALLEN, of Ohio, re«=uily declared to a reporter who inServiewed him: “I am done with polFises. 1 sbhall never attend another capwveniien or take part in another political mathering. I shall always wale Lpe democratic ticket while I can, %mt 1 shall never do anything that w3l give people a chance to say Bill Aflen s aspiring again. I have revired with the indorsement of the «#isio Democracy, as proud an indorsessenl 28 2 man ever received, and I ask mo more. lam grateful for the Ssemor bestowed at St Louis in the s+id vote cast fox me by the Ohio delexalion” The old man further exwressed the opinion that he would bawe been re-elected ¢Governor two wears ago if the New Yorkers hadn’t s=al on Yoo much money to bring wiwmt his defeat.. He evidently feels wensiderably soreover that disappointmeEn. ol Ay :

- %2ov. WiLLlaws has appointed:the S:ste House Commissioners in ‘accor- © <iumce with the provisions of a law. pussed by the last Legislature. The szmmes of the appointed are: 1. D. G. Nelson, of Fort Wayne: W. R. McKeen' ' Werre Haute; and Gen. T. A. Morris sind Gen. Jolin Love, of Indianapolis. 3z Nelson, the Plymouth Democrat sa3s, has been prominently connected t’? Business and agricultural affairs . Sarmanmy years; is a man of ability, aod theroughly reliable. Mr. McKeen - as 4 bamker. a successful business man, ~ Tresifent of a railroad, and stands | digh #s a man of energy and skill. Gen. Love and Gen. Morris have been . wel] Emown o the people of Indiana . fav mmany vearsas gentlemen of wealth =md enberprise, and men in every way ; wuﬁgff the highest official position widich it is possible for the people to wonfér upen them. Nelson and Love * mve Democrats, and Morris and MecBeen are Repuldicans. The Governor . &s President of the Commission. R = T . Teostmaster-Gemeraj Key's Tribute to CrwcasxaTti, May 11.—In response | %eam mvitation to participate in the | wwercises at Spring Grove Cemetery | == Decoration Day, Postmaster-Gener- | =il Key has written this letter:

= WasSHINGTON, May §. PEaw Siz-—II thank you and the tammittee of which you are chairman Sar ¥owr invitation to attend your sssanoerial services on Decotation Day. % wush 1 conld attend, but my official =iwtses will demand my time and pre‘wenil my acceptance. 1 rejoice to hear ¥ou say That the soldiers that are bar«edl in your beauntiful City of the Dead, wihether they wore the blue or the =ous. will be respected alike. He who S h; cause which he believes is Sust mmay | have done wrong in engagang in the sirife, but he committed no ssu. He may have died a Christian i an bomest man. The fact that the Seuthern soldier staked his life on his ‘cause manif hhs sincerity. Sa%e!,l itf

If the average Amerie#n “patriot” s noted for one thing ab@ve another S oo e e 1613 a desire o serve iifome official capacity, high or low, Mmunerative or purely ho iPI fruthralness of this averment is vividly called to mind by the reports‘emanating from headquarters for the dispensing of ‘ federal patronage, at Washington. From these we gather theinformation that Mr. Hayes is very much encouraged by the manifestations of approval from Southern Democrats. e issaid to be convinced that there is a much greater disposition on the part ofSouthern Demoerats to support his administration, and break away from theold’ party affiliation, than the leaders of that party are willing to admit. He bases his belief on the fact that applicatious for office by Democrats are pouring in by the thousand. There are only sixty-two applications for the office of United States Marshal of ‘Georgia. This, he thinks; is-an encouraging sign. e only regrets that i Lie has not sixty marshalships in that State to give away. It will be somewhat embarrassing to select one from this number, but he relies upon Senator Gordon to extricate hit from this difficulty. It happens, however, that ‘Gordon and Ben Hill cannot agree, and old Joe Brown is after Gordon with a sharp stick. “Altogether,” these dispatches inform us, “Gordon does not find 1t a pleasant and agreeaBle occupation of distributing.the Federal oflices among his constituents The White Line Democrats of Mississippi are disposed to look with suspi- { cion ilp?n the conduct of their Sena- ‘ tors also. f There is a-goodly number i of them who would be willing toserve ! their adf}bted country, but, inasmuch as t_'hey cannot all be gratified,. those who are disappointed loudly denounce as traitors those who were more fortunate, and ‘do not forget to hold Liamar responsible as the chief director.”

On the other hand, Congressman “Sunset” Cox, who quite recensly returned from an extended touw through the South, (having visited every southern State except Mississippi,) makes a sdmewhat different showing of the state of public oginio'n.. In an interview with a.correspondent, Mr. Cox states that the people in the South were not much inclinéd to talkpolitics, being so thoroughly satisfied with their disenthralment from military bondage that they were content. to plant and prepare for the rebuilding of their fortunes, wasted by the past fifteen years of strife. Theidea, how‘ever, which was being so widelyf.spr'ead by Republicans thatthe members of the democratic party in the South were going over to theé Republicans, l?eca«use one man in the.party had at this late hour made a showing of justice toward them, was utter nonsense. The South, he said, will 'stand by the democratic party, and its representatives will all go into the democratic caucus without hesitation and.in full force. The idea that Hayes’s policy would draw. any strength from the democratic ranks was a false one.. It would rather strengthen the party, by causing a.split.in the republican faetion. e thought the postponement of the extra session of Congress a good thing for the Demogcrats and for. the: conntry. ac thawa wwrara i\]nnf;r af honle that would advance money enough to run the army—which army miglﬂ:, he thought, be dispensed with had we a wise Indian policy, such as /that of Canada. - ’ = -

It may not be amiss to state in this connection that Mr. Cox’is a candidate tor Speaker of the House, and that his southern mission was for the express purposeof promoting his(slini)chances for that position. . The country- does not yearn for the elevation of such insincere and time-serving thimble-rig-gers as Sunset Cox. :

DOCTORIN({; THE FINANCES. - » A usually well-informed correspondent writes from Washington under date of May 7: . o : The Treasury officials here are somewhat alarmed:at the Legislature of Ohio, which recently passed «-legal tender act making silver receivable for either public or private debts to anv amount within the State. This may be a wise course,butitis thought by Secretary Sherman tobe exceedingly: ill advised as being calculated to retard full and complete specie resumption. As the Legislature of Illinois is about to follow the example of Ohio, knowing ones surmise that it is’ a political dodge to unitethe inflationists of both parties in carrying those States democratic at the coming local elections. It is rumored in this city among the wiseacres that the Representatives from the West at the coming -extra -session"will demand & national law to this effect.t Secretary Sherman is opposed to this bi-metal-lic. policy, and declares his intention to give it h‘i{% earnest opposition. in Congress and prevent if possible its adoption. . The new administration had hopes that silver wenld be kept from local politics and no efforts wo’d be made to incdrporate it into the financial policy of general government, 80 that it could be observed whether or not the path we are now following would lead us to such a specie standard that gold, silver, and notes would cireulate upon an equal footing as in times of yore. ‘5 - & : B Secretary Sherman will discover. when Congress convenes, that western representatives are practically a uni on the silver question. = The peaple, with scarcely an exception, want silver placed upon an equal footing with gold, and they will be satisfied with nothingless. 'Tl'he-action of the Ohio Legislature will be emulated elsewhere as soon as the question can be brought before the respective State Legislatures, unless Cong’ress hd';oes, jts duty by taking the step above indicated. Let it be understood, once for all; that the hard money men of the West, in opposing the inflationists, were not clamorous for an exclusive gold basis. They argued, and still argue, in favor of a metallic basis, by which they understand silver as well as gold. .

The body of J. T. Daly, proprietor of the Windsor Hotel, in New York City, was found suspended in.an old house in the village of Woodside, L. 1., on the morning of the 6th. He had been missing since the Ist. He is believed to have been insane over his financial embarrassment. - :

. The people of Cass and White Post ‘townships, in Pulaski county, have had & serious epidemie-of diphtheria since last fall. . A great many young ‘children and youths have died with the disease. One gentlemtn from Cass township informs us that he has lost ‘two boys within the last two weeks, apd that the grave yard is visited al‘most daily by%ﬂom “burying the ‘dead — Winamac Democrat, :

THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. A perusal of our exchanges from various parts of Indiana furnishes abundant proof that the temperance movement is making considerable progress. In towns and citiez of from 2,000 to 10,000 population, a very large proportion of the inhabitants have taken the pledge and are wearing the red ribbon. Many who haV(f.i hitherto opposed similar mevements are now earnestly enlisted m thé cause. Inthe city of Indianapodis, for example, we find Col. A. T Whittlesey, recently private Secretary of Gov. Hepﬁricks, on the rostrum advocating temperance. A little nearer home, we' observe Gen. Hascall and C. L. Murray, of Goshen, Dr.and Billy McConnell, of Angola, John Bro'wnfield, jr.,, of South Bend, and a nwmber of others more or less prominent, vigorously championing the- total abstinence cause. Ohio, too, has been stirred up td a high pitch by temperance orators. The *“old Keystione” is thoroughly aroused by what, is called “the Murphy movement” for total abstinence. Murphy is a reformed drunkard, aud as an agitator he takes the line followed by Moody and other religious revivalists. His meetings are usually held in churches, but. in. Philadelphia a.large hall was used. Tle especially exhorts Christianstoabjure intoxicating drink. In New England, excise laws are receiving the attention of those interested for or against the liquor traffic. No licenses are granted in Lowell, and most of the saloons are closed. The fee in Worcester has been made $250, which has had the effect of closing small saloons and iacreasing the business. of the large ones. TFall River lras. decided to grant no licenses. In

Vermont a woman’s movement has gained considerable headway. A column has been secured in every newspaper 1n several counties, in which total abstinexéxce news and arguments are printed. ~ Vergennes women prosecuted a dealer three times, who then reformed and joined a church. The druggists of Middlebury have been imprisoned on charges of selling liquer as a beverage.” In:Maryland, under a recent, law, several counties have voted to have no liquor selling, eXcept for medical purposes and on the prescription of a physician. In Michigan, Dr. H. A. Reynolds is‘the leader of a thorough agitation. “Dare-to-Do-Right” societies are formed, and the pledge contains the words, “With the help of Almighty God.” TFifty thousand converts are said to have been madse, ; A

_ COLUMBIA CITY ITEMS. . Finally we are having nice, warm weather. Most of the farmers have their corn in-the ground, and we fear sbn_xe were in too myuch of g hurry. * Our city “dad’s”‘*have purchased a Clapp & Jones engine for our fire department; /it will be brought ' here about ‘the Ist of July. We have the privilege of keeping the old one here until the new one arrives. The council appoin.ted ‘Crozier as marshal, who served the last term very creditably.

‘The people’s or citizens ticket got scooped, it being in favor of the Silsby steamer, and mostly composed of Republicans, with a few exceptions. If we ever .have a fire hereafter, it will preve disastrous, for this reason: People will stand by, expecting to see the engine do the work, and which will probably get out of order (especially 1 the. winter) and away goes half of our téwn. New cisterns must be built, and, take it altogether, we feel it is not just what we want here. However, we abide by it. = The prospects for. building this summer are not very flatteringin our little burg; yet there will be some. . ‘Unecle Tommy Washburn is lying very low at present with heart disease. It is thought by many that he-will never be able to leave his bed. He is an old citizen, and respected by all.

‘We understand that the Insurance Company in which the new mill was insured, will pay eight -thousand ‘dollars or ‘rebuild. The parties (Campbell & Co.) have agreed to take the $B,OOO. If some enterprising firm would come here and invest in the niill business, they would do a good business. ‘“Too much monopoly, &c.” We need a/ good mill and a foundry, both of which would greatly benefit the, place. SR LR 4 - The prospectsjfn}j good times are flattering, and in a few months things will assume a different shape, or else we are no judge. 'O N WARD.

S g <> PR Prospect of a Rumpus-in Utah. A Salt T.ake dispatch states that the feeling aroused throughoutthe United States by the testimony or John D. Lee’s trial relative to the Mountain ‘Meadows massacre, has led the latterday saints to apprehend the arrest of Brigham Young and other heads of the church accused of sanctioning the commission of that horrible crime. The saints have determined to resist any movement against Brigham Young by federal authority, and, to'this end they are secretly arming:and drilling. Orders have been privately issued by the military commanders of the famous Nauvoo legion, requiring that organization to be in readiness for active service on the 21st of the present month. Nightdrillsand meetingsare going on in Salt Lake City itself, and it is reported that Bringa‘m Young asserted within the last few days that the Mormons who have been driven 80 often and so far, will be driven no longer. Four boxes of breech-loading rifles were shipped last week to the southern settlements from the cooperative store at Salt Lake City. > A later dispateh from Salt lake City, says: “In the Tabernacle on Sunday Brigham Young arose at an unexpected moment, and broke forth in.an address to'the saints and sinners, which gave the latter to understand that if they wanted blood they could have iplenty of it, and, indeed, that they were likely to 11?;1("1}6 more of it let out of their veins than. they could spare.. At this eatly period many discreet |Gentiles are quietly arranging for the removal of their families atthe first sign of an eutbreak./Fhe Nauvoo Legion are drilling in meeting houses, barns, stables and corr[;ﬁs in palt Lake City and minor towns. | Breech-load-ing rifles have been shipped in great numbers during the ﬂgst fortnight from the east to thjs place” .

| ' A farmer named Annaser, living ‘near Van Wert, 0., has confessed having killed Arthur Anderson, butying the body . in an old cabin, and then burning the building. Anderson was criminally intimate wi&h Annaser's wife. Annaser claims that he did the killing in self-defense; that he had intercepted a letter from his wife to Anderson, and the latter demanded it, striking at him with an axe o

A, CALAMITY IN ILLINOIS. The Court-Honse at Rockford Falls | ' upon Twenty-five Workmen, A special from Rockford, lIL., dated last Friday, 'says: A pall has fallen over what this morning was a happy community. The Winnebago County Court-House, which this morning was the pride of their hearts, is now a deso-. late ruin—a monument of criminal incompetency. The building was not yet under roof, and the massive stone cornice which preceded the roof was to-day being put on. Just as the keystone wus being placed in the dome of the main pavilion the brickwork between the iron and stone gave"way, and the entire dome and interior walls of the structure came crumbling down with a terrible crash that was heard nearly a mil_e away. A brief deseription of the structure will aid in under'standing the acc¢ident. The style of the building is French Venetian, of Renaissérice design, by Henry L. Gay, of Chicago, and the contract for the building was let to W. D. Richardson, géf_iSpringﬁeld. who in the spring of 1876 began work. It has two pavilions and a centre dome over the front entrance, about thirty feet above the level of the cornice The dome is llif feet from the grodnd and supported by. the front .walls on the north side and two iron columns from ten to twelve inches ir diameter on the inner side. These columnsrest upon a brick wall going up from the ground floor to the floor in the -court-room.” The walls were about thirty feegthig}}, and, it séems, were entirely inadequate to h.ol'_d‘the immense weight of thé iron pillars and massive masonry ‘of the donﬁe, which rested on pillars, upon the top of iron columns. There was a wrought-iron girder upon which was laid the veneer and brick|of the dome. It appears that the lower brick walls 1 were crushed by the weight of the i upper masonry, and erumbled like so much rotten mortar, bringing with them the entire interior of the building, all the rafters, of corrugated iron, the ceiling of ‘every room, with its concrete filling, and the liron joists. The scaffolding came down iwith a terrible erash, bringing with it nearly all the workmen who were engaged on the top of the building. At the time of the accident there were from twenty to twenty-five men at work. Timothy Flanagan, who was in the act of putting in the key-stone of the final cornice, jumped for the guy-i‘ope of the large derrick in front, but missing his aim fell 120 feet to the ground and was dashed to pieces. Most of the virorkmen, with the éxception of four or five whojumped from the windows, fell on the inside of the tottering walls and were buried in the debris. ; x - The structure looked as though it would fall, and those assembled were greatly alarmed and feared to attempt the-rescue of those buried beneath the ruins. But brave men went fearless‘ly to work before the dust cleared ‘away, and commenced to extricate the dead and dying. * errible scenes followed; men lay horribly mutilated and shrieking for assistance, which could only be rendered at the risk of the by-standers’ lives. One unfortunate man named William Gloss. was extricated, but one of his legs was left beneath a ponderous stone. Ie soon expired in great agony. -\ negro jumped from a window sixty feet from the ground, and though badly iniured, will probably recover. Within ten minutes after <he disaster four bodies had been recovered. The city surgeons were promptly on hand rendering aid to the wounded, who were carried on stretchers to the uearest hotels. A Swede named Andrew Biedahl had his head split open, but the wound closed and the victim was taken home and may live. ¢ A subscription for the relief of families of the wounded and dead will be started. It is believed:that at least ten or twelve lives have been lost, and about fourteen persons more or less injured.. ' ' ) The loss on the building is from $50,000 to $65,000. , '

Superintendent Latham lays the blame on Architect Gay, whose instructions were ‘(followed implicitly. Mr. Richardson will not converse on the subjeet. - : , : FURTIHER PARTICULARS. | Rockrorp, 111., May 12.—The list of killed by the falling of the CountHouse here yesterday is as follows: Fred Hough, A. Hough,-J. Pipe, A. H. Hollenbeck, J. Warren, Geo. Glass, ‘Timothy Flanagan,——Linholm, J. Lawson and J. Peck. C. Harris is fatally'injured. The people here are greatly excited, and a thorough examination will be demanded. The work of excavating the ruins is rapidly progressing, and other bodies may be recovered. : :

CHICAGO, May 12.—Architect Gay, who designed the .Court-llouse, left last night for Rockford, in response to telegrams from officials there, and his statement connot be obtained. The papers, however, are publishing accounts of mishaps to Chicago buildings of which he has been the architect, and they make a formidable list. Prominent . architects express great doubts of his fitness to make plans and specifications for buildings.! The feeling here and in Rockford seems to be that Contractor Richardson is comparatively blameless, having at’ his own expense placed strong works in what he considered weak places, and having pleaded with the Building Committee for stronger material, but in vain. » e ; A special from Rockford says that the Coroner’s jury this morning viewed two additional bodies. They have taken no steps toward fixing the responsibility, but have sent to Chicago for two engineer experts, and to'secure the plans and specifications to hold until the examination is completed. Richardson has long been dissatisfied with the specifications for the roof and iron, and blames himself for not throwing up the contract entirely. The leeling here is-deep. but a general disposition is manifested to await investigation before passing judgment. A shock was felt in the building an hour before the fall, but did not cause any alarm. , ' The T'imes’s special says that Peck, one of the wounded, died this morning in indescribable agony. Harris had his'leg amputated and is doing well. I'he bodies of the other vietims have been sent to Springfield for interment. I'he women have organized and are weting as nurses to the wounded. Halenbeck still {lies beneath the ruins, | ind Fred Hough les buried with hini, An ugly rumor prevails to-night that | Supervisor Fabrick is among the lost. Henry L. Gay arrived here this mornng.. He-charges the catastropbe to jobody, but says he courts asearching nvestigation, His friends say that

the proj_e(éging--wé.ll was built of brick, which is easily crushed under a heavy weight, and not of mortar, which is vastly stouter:; This was done in defiance of the specifications. The neg gro ponnelly is the wonder of the town, He jumped 119 feet to avoid the fall, and struck all in a heap on a pile of ashes. Whe; by-standers, supposing him to be killed, were amazed to see him get up, walk in a dazed sort of way to the water-trough, wash his face and bind up aslight scalp wound.

: ROME CITY ITEMS. The Romanites have taken it into their heads to organize a Buil@ing, Loan and Savings Association, .and hel}i an initiatory meeting on Friday erngxg of last week at the Baptist Church. The editor of THE BANNER, who is President of the Ligftii@r association, was present and mide a very logical and &énsible ﬁddress,convincing all present that such an association would be a good thing for the town and quite remunerative to the stockholders. A committee was appoi“nted to'solicit shares, which committee is now acting with every prospect of ,sudcess. The Grangers in the 'v’:icini:t,-y of Rome iue very fayorably impressed ‘and wiil take hold with a hearty good will, and the town is all ablaze with-lexcitement. This is a healthy outlook for Rome. Shall we celebrate the 4th of ‘July ? is the question which is now agitating the minds of this people. It is acknowledged by all that we have the nicest locality and the most natural advantages, and the nicest park, and the most beautiful scenery tobe found in the county. The G.R. & L R.R. ‘Co. will run excursion trains oh' that day from Ft. Wayne and from Sturgis at reduced fare, and it seems at this writing to be the settled determination of the citizens here' to procure the services of either Brick Pomerny, Bob Ingersoll, or Hon. Dan. W. Voorhees to-deliver the oration and have a rousing celebration on the coming 4th of July. Of this matter we will speak more 'fully and keep the readers of Trore BANNER posted in the future.

It seems that some of the citizens of Albion have acted upon sound judgment and have left that place and located at Rome, where they can drink pure. (or mineraly water and enjoy good health and much happiness. Then, why should‘the people of the hub become incensed at “a tittle thing like that.” Yet, strange as it may seem, they have gone so far as to gobble up one of these and have got him in “durance vile” The Romanites ought to look after the matter. . The Woolen Mills are now in operation, under the following management: Superintendent, E. H. Fisher; boss weaver, A. G.Sells,of Cambridge, Illineis; boss carder, Wm. Clapham, of Ontario, Ind,; finisher, J. H. Pickcup, of Massachusetts; engineer, M. V. Hall.” Owing to bad weather and dullness of the times, the mills have been siow in starting up. We presume they will continue in operation as long as it is considered’ profitable for the proprietors. - S

~ We are told ly good authority that there will probably be an editorial excurSiojl here in the month' of July. We can say without fear of successful contradictiqn that,thére is' no placg in Northern Indiana better caléulated cuf genuine eﬁjéym'entth_an Rome City. Ample accommodations’ can be” provided to make the guests comfortable, and we flatter ‘our]_selves in the belief that should those knights of the quill assemble here at that time it could not be otherwise than each one would give his opinion of ougtown in an editorial in his paper and thereby Rome City would receive a passing notice and compliment which she so richly deserves. - ! SE e

If the citizens of Rome City would act upon the old maxim and “each one clean before his own door,” how differently things would look. Inasmueh as we g;ztve no corporation regulations here, this matter is lett entirely optivnal with ‘citizens. Therefore, let everybody take their rake, hoe and broom, and give the street and the alley_jaround and about their premises a general cleaning up. It will look so much better and may perhaps save a hard spell of sickness and a heavy doctor(bill. A little paint on the buildings w{ould also add to the appearance of thetown.: . .

H. G. Cobbs, of our town, who is general agent for Parks & Gerber’s patent self-supporting .scaffold, has made a trip southward and -returned home. Hank says that “the scaffold is' a good one;” this he can prove by every one to whom'hé has exhibited it. All admit that it is just the thing for the times, and all carpenters, masons and painters acknowledge that they ought to have it to use in their busingss; but when it comes to buying, they have not got the money. Hank thinks that the counﬁry; is just on the verge of bankruptcy and ruin, and sorry he is that he did not vote for Peter Cooper, and thousands of others thinkﬁust as he does about this| malfer o Us o o Pic-nicking for the season has fairly commenced.! The first excursion train arrived on Tuesday- last, too late for shis week’s report; and we learn from Superintendent O’Rourke that there will be an excursion train to this place every few days during the entire season, a e L

John D. Kerr is moying ‘his residence/back to the west side of the street, and is fixing it up in good shape for a pleasant home, - : After the June session of the county commissioners we are to have two more licensed saloons in our town, We have expressed our opinion so often on this subject that we will now pass. e

" Supervisor Squibb is now engaged in repairing thestreets and i)ighv{'tays. Jacob Lamb has gone to the Black Hills, (or some other dark place.), - ~ The editor-ot the Wolcottville Gazétte was in our city on Tuesday. Hig looks indicate good living. i Two more young babies in town; usual weight. e ‘ Cherry trees are groaning under their weight of bloom. . = . > Corn planting is in full blast. May 14,17, T ALRR. eel o A terrible explosion of gas in a Pennsylvania coal mine, nearsPottsville, occurred Wednesday morning of last week. The agd?dbnt took place in an 800 foot shaft and killed seven men out-right and buried five others,

- General Items. P i : , One of the officers of General Sheridan’s staff has obtained one year’s leave of absence. He goes immediately to Constantinople, expecting to spend mueh of the time watching the conflict between the Russians and T'urks. e A p_rdposi\bion is seriously entertained by General Sherman and others to turn over the management of the hos tile Indians, in the Upper Missouri counfry, to a regiment of Indian soldiers, to be commanded by Col. Spotted Tail. :

Reports from all over the West and Northwest indicate that the recent cold spell did not kill the grasshoppers so generally as had been éxpected and hoped; and that the fruit eroop was not hurt sufficiently to materially di'minish the production, . . A New York clergyman makes the announcement that there are, in that city, 525 converts from Judaism to Christianity.. These conversions have come through labor of several Jews converted at the time of the Moody and Sankey meetings in that city.

The Fwo bronze groups; representing the infantry and the navy, to be plac-. ed on the tomb of Mr. Lincoln, cost $13,700 each. There are two others yet to be designed, the cavalry and artillery, -but the entire amount of the original ;Lpgiropriation is exhausted. -Fred Douglass, in his Baltimore lecture on the “National Capital,” says that a Washingtonian talks like a negro, considers it silly to be honest, wears his hat over his eyes, carries a cane and tries to look great. Fred is mad because he is not Hayes’s body servant; that’s all. By

Gov. Robinson, of New York, has vetoed the bill allowing women to hold offiice on school boards. 'He believes that no one who has not the right of suffrage should have these positions, ar.d theréfore declines giving his official sanction to abill which he considers illegal and presumptive. | 1 i \

American dress beef is now sold at retail in London and other cities across the Atlantic at 12 cents per pound—a half-cent lower than the price the same kind of meat sells at in this market. This would -indicate that the meat market business in this country is, or at least ought to be, very profitable. e !

- The “seventeen year” locust has appeared.again in the eastern States. In 1843 and 60 its depredatipns,were terrible, the trees in June being stripped of foliage that they looked! asif the winds of November had shaken their boughs: The fruit crop !is the only ,one liable to be much injured by these insects. - :

- A square acre of land on anBo-foot bank in the parish of St. Genevieve, Que., slipped from its place and engulphed a saw-mill, a grist mill and ‘a house, burying ten persons. In one room, ‘the ..mother and her youngest, child were found, half their bodies in/ the water, sitting on a chair, literally’ buried alive. i ’

Nineteen years ago the Pacific Hotel, St. Louis, was burned, and thirty inmates lost their lives. It was supposed. that the fire was started purposely, by robbers, who plundered the rooms during the excitement. Another I:heot§3 was that it was set to hide amurder. The body of a guest was found bearing wounds that ap%airerjtly had caused his death previous to the conflagration,and a notorious thief was arrested on suspicion; but an investigation failed to bring out evidence sufficient to conviet. = Interest in the disaster -is revived by a letter to the St. Louis Republican, written by a convict in the Indiana State Prison, purporting to explain the origin of the fire. Ie says that the-incendiary was a desperado known as Raleigh Bill, now dead, whose motive for the erima wags the chance that it gave for robbing the guests. Of course the object of this real or pretended revelation, may be to gain a release from prison; but the story: is probable, and is to be oflicially‘investigated. =

{" KENDALLVILLE LOCALS. George Bartlett, assessor for Wayne township, died rather suddenly on last Friday morning, at ‘his residence on ‘Mitchell street. He was afflicted with disease of the heart, we believe. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church on Sunday, and was largely attended, ~ T A. ¢ F. Wichman has been appointed Assessor, to fill the unexpired term of George Bartlett, deceased. A good appointment. . -The new city marshal, L;L\*énb@,rg, has tendered his resignation. . The emoluments ¢f the. office not proving entirely satisfactory, he concluded to step down and out. i , The citizens of Kendallville continue' to talk “hard times,” and there is little prospect for a change for the better until after harvest. - Forin

We notice that J. D. Weatherford, H. Krueger, and others iu;théir neighborhood, are making valuable improvements on their residences. ‘Councilman J. W. Sheffer has been a little “ under the weather” during the last week. i . Sunday was a gala day on Bixler lake. Hundreds of our ecitizens luxuriated in aipleasant sail on its crystal waters. ! : o The Baptist Sunday School gave a concert at the church last Sundéb,y eve. ~ The city council me; on Tuesday night and appointed Wm, Lash marshal, vice Lavenberg, resigned. The salaries of the several city ciﬁicers are as follows: Mayor, $2OO per year; City Clerk, $1 for attending the sessions of the Council and $1 for issuing a license, and fees same as allowed county clerk and auditor; Marshal, $1 a day and same fees as Constable. H. L. Helman has. purchased the grocery store of Lewis Liebing, in the Jones Block, and will continue the business at that place.” | . Father Gruey lost a good cow on Monday. He turned herinto the clover in the morning, while the dew was ou the grass, and she couldn’t stand the inflation. :

' We have a few red ribbon men here, ‘and Bill Groh pwears they are ruining ‘l his business. On the other hand it is asserfed that the large whisky trade ! makes temperance reformation an up‘hill business in this cit?. s Walt. Emerson has returned from the west, whither he had gone to engage in the book trade, He had been operating in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Roof talks of enlarging the Record of the Times, right off. Ile says the citizens are giving him a. flattering patreniape. . . . b Preparations are being made to erect: a building on the burnt district, adjoining Shine’s boarding house. A reliable citizen informs us that there is a favorable indication that times will soon be better in Kendallville, and predicts that tlie price of real estate Wwill rise from 25 to 50 per . cent. above present, rates,

- - A Fiendish Crime.’ F " WILMINGTON, Del.; May 13th.—A igreat temperance revival is now in progress. The Grand Opera IHouse “was filled -with about 2,000 persons 'at a temperance meeting. At about 4:30: o’clock this afternoon a villain set fire. to some cocoa matting in the cellar, which immediately sent a volume of smoke among the audience. A terrible scene ensued. . A general rush was made for the door amid the appalling cry of fire, but, owing 10 the courage of the persons conducting the meeting, who directed a hymn to be sung,! the audience calmed down. They announced at the same time the fire put out. - There®were several slight injuries, but nothing serious.. A man named William Baird has been arrested for the erime. Arson is acapital felony here. The same man was tried and narrowly escaped convictivn for alike 1 offense about 15 years ago. |

PETERSON’S MAGAZINE for June opens with an exquisite steel engraviug “Sybil’s Swans.” In addition it has a double-size colored fashion plate, about twenty other tashion illustrations, and dozens of patterns for embroidery, netting, &e., &e. It has also a pattern fora tidyin Java canvas, large size, which is alone worth the number. ~ “Peterson,” it must be remembered, is only two dollars ¢ year ] and in clubs can beihad as low ds $1.50. A mew volume begins with the next number, so that now is just the'time to subsecribe. Undoubtedly “Peterson” is the best and cheapest of its kind. Specimens are %‘sent, ‘eratis, to those wishing to geti up clubs., Address, Chas. J. Peterso, 306 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. : L

. SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS.. ./ The following named persons paid the several amounts setioppqﬂm their respective names, on gubscription to Tur NatroNan Banner daring-the past week: - | ° : : Wade & Wade -0 084.00 J.G Galbroath ..o 0l 0 880 Capt-M B Collier. .. -;i .0 4.00 Stewarblrwin - o 0 o 0 gt 100 Rev.J Martzler, .00 . { 1.00 Mris. Sophig 5eym0ure.!......:.. 1.00 Pavid baw .- -00 D9OO TsaacCavinl o o 0 g 2.00 George Marieer. . ... ... b 100 Gen. James R.51ac1e............ 600 Miss Jennie Pancake!. ........ 50 PBAI . oo e o 10D JoßaEalEr oao 9500 Samuel Inlisue . oo D 0 8o Hadan Farks.c o 0 00500900 —The demand for ga{e ‘hinges has increased considerably since warm ‘weather has set in. - |

BIRTHES. G i SILBURN.—May 13, in Perry township, a daughter to the wife of James Sitburn; usual weight. MARRIED. GIGGLE—WARREN.—May 6th, 1877, at the residence of Milo Jones, by Elder M. M. Dodge, Frederick Giggle to Hannah Warren, both of ‘.9 Etkhart township, Noble county, iaoe ek

v THE MARKETS. : HIGONIER. - GRAIN AND SEEDS.— Wheat, réd, $200; Rye, 70c; Oats, 40c; Corn, 45@50¢; Flax Seed, $1 35; Clover Seed, $6 00; Timothy Seed, $2 00@2 30. PropucCE.—Hogs, live;, {? cwt $4 25, Shoulders, per pound, OSc; Hams, 10¢; ‘Bees Wax, 25¢; Butter, 12@14; Lard, 10c; Eggs, P doz., [Sc; Wool, 1b,20@ #oc; Feathers, 70c; Tallow, 08c; Ap“ples, dried, 4¢, green, @ bu.soc¢; Pota-. tdes,l 12@1 15 ;*lay, {? ton, marsh $B, timothy $lO. T » - . KENDALLVILLE. . ‘ .GRAIN AND SmEEDS.— Wheat, white &2 00, red %1 95; Corn, 60c; Oats, 47¢; Clover Seed, $6 00; I'lax, $1 00; Timothy, $2 25. . OTHER PrRODUCE.—Hams, @ b 11c; | Shoulders, OS¢; Lard, 11e; Tallow, 6c¢; Wool, 32¢; Butter, 12¢; Beeswax, 25¢; Apples, dried 4c, green, §# bu., 00c; Potatoes, 1 00; Eggs, @ doz. Sc. I

- CHICAGO, May 17, 1877. GRAIN AND SEEDS.—Wheat, $164; Corn,s2¢; Oats,4l%{c; Rye,6sc; Barley, Tsc; Clover Seed, $6 00 @ 6 255 Timothy, $1 50@1 65; Flax, $1 65@170. ¢ e S Propuce.—Mess Pork,Bewt, $l4 27 @l4 28; Lard, $9 30.@ 9 40; Hams, green, § Ib,7{ @locj Shoulders, 03c; Butter, fair to good, 14@18, choice, 20@ 24c; Eggs, P doz., 11c; Potatoes, I 15 @%51:25. P o ‘PourLTrßY.—Turkeys, dressed, 33 Ib, 14@15¢; Chickens, ) doz. $4 00@4 25 Ducks, $3 25; Geese, dull. lees iy

‘ ¢+ TOLEDO.—May 17, 1877. ‘ GRAIN AND SEEDS.— Wheat, amber, $213, No. 2 Wabash, $1 87; Corn, 57¢c; QOats, 48c; Llover Seed, $7 00. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. CHicAGo, May 17th.—Cattle, heavy; B ewt, $5 50@5 75, good to choice'ﬁﬁ”— 10@5 40, common to fair $3 Ts@4 75 cows and heifers, $3 00@3 53. Hogs, extra heavy $5 50@5-62, commgn o choice heavy $5 10@5 20, light $5 00 @5 20, Sheep, good to choice heayy, P cwt, $4 00@6 50." " {0 BuFrLo, May 17.—Cattle. Shipping, $6 25@6 40, butchers’ $5 50@5 80, stock: cattle $4 Ts@s 25. Sheep, fair to good, B cwt., $4 25@5 40. Lambs, averaging 75 Ibs, $4 00. Hogs, light $5 20, good heavy $5 30. f I

LAKE Sld ORE {4O . A — AND — Ve, ' . . i ® Michigan Sonthern Rail Road, s § On and after May'l3th, 1877, trans will leave { | stailons asfollows: . . GOING EAST o ‘ Sp.N.Y.Ex. Atlc.Exz. dco § Chicago,. ... .. 9208m...L 588 pm.. ¢ .. Blthurt. o s 190 pmi 009807 il G05hen,......... 140 ....1010 ... .. Millergbnrod bBy - o F 109) L Lil Faggniari sdoos 030 001049 ol ake Wawaka e oot L HIOBL LiiEi e Brimfield .......2 34 vesTlE 03 Sl sl Kendallville.... 247 oL IT 0o 600 am ArriveatToledos4o ....240am....1000 ' : . GOINGWEST: . Bp. Chic. Exp. Pac. Exp, Aec | T01ed0..........11 05 am....120l am.... 530 pm Kendallville.... 218 pm.... 305 am.,... 930 . Brimfleldiio ol 8340 A 8 00l L Wawaka........ 245 ....I‘33({ ey Ligonier........ 257 o 3 TR oo s e e, Millersburg. .. 812 ..o #3660 Lol _Eoshen.........:)i’&f eS B e e 1khart......... 850 a 4 I eLsl s ArriveatChicagoBoo ... 820 - ..., ..l tTrains donot stop, | G | Express leaves dailyboth ways. ! :

~ CHAS.PAINE, Gen’l Supt,, Cleveland. . J.M.KNEPPER, 4gent,Ligonier. MANEOOD: ok How Lost, How Restoned ! " YUST pubtished, a new edition of Dr. \J Culverwell’s'()elcbrnted Essay on the radical ewre (without medicine) of . SPERMATORRI(EA Or SeminhlWeakness, Involuntary Seminal Losses, Inror¥xoy, Mental and Physical Incapacity, Impediments to Marriage, etc. ; also Consumprion, Erinersy and Frrs; indaced by sell-indulgence or sexuval extravagance, d&c. > 3% Price, in a sealed envelope. ouly six cents. The celeprated author, in this admirable essay; ‘clearly demonstrates, from a thirly years’ successful practice, that the alarming consejuences of | self-abuse may be radically cured without the. dangerous use of internal medicine or the appli-! cation of the knife; pointing out a mode of eure at once gimple, certain and effectual, by means df which every suflerer, no matteér what his condition may be, may cure himself cheaply, privately, and radically. | : - B¥~This Lecture should be in the hands ofevery youth and every l&an in‘the land. 0 : Sent under seal, in a ?“‘““ envelope, to any address, post-paid, on receipt of six cents or tivo post-. age stamps, Address the Pablishers, ; [6lyl - THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO,, 41 Ann St., New York; Post Office'Box, 4586+ | LIST OF LETTERS R' MAINING inthe Post Office at Ligonier, U Indisna,duringthe pastweek: gl Billman, 8. M. Boyden, Henry =~ s . Wi DRley, BRERE G 0 T Lotirer. a.ddcesgejt “H, T. Remmel, Ft. Wayne, Ind.," is detained, there being no stamp thercon, L SPUDubSRIN i aty ofihe abote Tevier | il plenss dny TRdvertmßdn o | ,W~<*a jf WSPW&?.& :

Lo BCeEe oo DRSS e s|| LARGEST AND LEADING CLOTHING AND HAT HOUSE I . ' NOBLE AND ADJOINING COUNTIES, = ‘We are now receiving the Largest ~and most complete assortment of GOODS for MEN'S and BOYS' Wear T'o be found anywhere in Northern We f_lnvit_G}Ouri Patronsand the Publie .o ol Generally to _5 CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK AND LOW | PRICES BEFORE PURCHASING. - fEIT WILIL PAY. = 1+ ' ENGEL & CO., The Leading CLOTHIERS, ]I..AT.T_ERS & TAILORS, menLEMGRTREMe) ¢ - Kehdallville, Ind.

Hddl & {ois Loal ATGNC e T a . .“ T : l.) . Money loaried on long time on Farms in N oble county. 10 per cent. on sums of Sl,OO()'and $1,500." 9 per cent on sums Qf $2:000° and over ~ Call on or address . f - . Chapman & Stoll, o - 13apne1?' Block. Ligonier, Indiana.

L GJdJUSsSTT RIECEKIVIED e S L . : ;\ g b d Ladies’ Bazaa Ladies’ Bazaar, B ;,_y(_ln thé. }Ba‘,nner‘Block_, Ligonier, Ind.,) CA'LARGESTOCK OF ELEGANT Spring IHats and Bonnets, Silk Neck-Ties, Lace Bibs, Latest | Sﬁyle‘-;{j_Neckahd HairßewiS, Fan¢y and Cheap Embroideries. ' - . Also,a iNe*sv Invoice of, ‘ \ [ filegant Silk Handk'rehiefs ~and Ladies’ Back-Combs. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF LADIES FANCY ' GOODS CONSTANTLY li'{\EPT,Ol’\l HAND. . Blea;ching_ Done oﬁ éhor't} Notice.

Is Sti]ill,'i'nfthe Field with one of the: LargP est Stocks of : ¢}W: | / , i URUUEIED l LAY SARL, - Table Cutlery, . v : ; Which he offers for sale at: ‘A | L GREATLY Reduced PRICES . An Immense Quantity of | i HAMS, SHOULDERS & BACON ~Which I will sell at Very Low Figures. | | Choice Hams at, 12’ cts. per Pound. | ; a 0 : s b ;“. : | : : | ‘ . i '._\ ; The «Greatest Bargains in 'lha,t lmvé‘ey;er_beeh offered to the peoplé of Northern Indiana. i ke - lamofferinga ¢ ‘ Japan Tea for 530 cts. per Ib. Whi(_:h ’cammt;ﬁq "lpughﬂ elsewhere for less than 75, cents per- ! \\poi‘ind.' Hundréds of my customers can attest to this fact. 1 ! 2 i ; lam Making a Specialty in Tobaccos. DUEENSWARE & GLASSWARE (e el SRR s By calling and examini T R NTR R I INB SR OSRoet el DA LR e T e R