The National Banner, Volume 12, Number 48, Ligonier, Noble County, 21 March 1878 — Page 2

>-; - ( o4‘ 5] ’\‘?“» ‘ .*= 'z. ’ ~ v { A “\'f.'\\ Ve ey I+ B.STOLY., Editor and Proprietor . LIGONJTER, IND, MARCH 21, 1878 et e “No- man worthy of the office of Presidcnt ‘«houid be willing to hold it if counted in or placed. there oy frand.”—U. 8 G}M“w.* “_.ﬁ..-_‘-_ T Sax, Beecher, how about that shortlegged dollai now? ik THE indications point to an.early repeal of the bankrupt law. Action thereon may be expected next week. . TAE republican majority in New Hampshire is between one and two , thousand;” Exact figures are not im portant. : ) @ W Ir DRr. RERICK should decide to become a candidate for Congress, he must take greater care in punctuating and proof-reading. . —e,PN — e e Pur to shame by their talse prephesies about the “debased” silver dollar, the gold bugs now spout as lusti: 'ly against- the *“greenback swindlers” as a few. weeks ago they blubbered against the “silver swindle.” J R i S IR TaE N. Y. World is waging an earn‘est war against the Tammary Hall officials ' who' annually: abserb about . $30,000,000; of taxes and have little, besides their own pletkoric purses, to show for this prothgacy and extravagance. ' .+ W— ! New HaMPSHIRE politics have become 8o corrupt that & certain ¢lass of " voters on both sides must be paid a + stipulated amount in cash or produce “to vote the whole or part of the democratic or republican ticket. Dis{rans , ¢chisement'is necessary in that eommonwealth, | :

Tee Homeopathic .physicians of‘ New York city recently held a meeting:and by a small majority decided to be no longer hound inflexibly to the rules laid down by Hahnemann, but to use whatever remedies may have proved efficacious. We ‘regard this a very sensible re'solutiop; and would like to see the example émulated by thd Alopaths. - ...

- MiEssrsS. RESUMPTIONISTS: please come down to business and. tell us plainly and squarely what you want or what you are about. A paper currency of some kind the country must have. Now, before you retire the greenbacks, the. people insist upor k'xio‘wing exactly what you propose to substitute in their place. letushave a clear ‘understanding of your purPoßes, .\ : v

IMMENSE anti-free trade demonstrations have of late been held in various parts of Pennsylvania. = The one held at Pottstown was attended by 12,000 | people, and tbe attendance at the mon- | ster mass meeting, at Allentown, last | Saturday, is estimated at 15,000. The thousands of unemployed workingmen of that eommonwealth evidently cannot espy the anxiously looked-for revival of trade through fres trade gog- | gles. Ry

Eveßy now and then the report comes to us that Billy Williams has bis eye fixed on the republican nomination for Congress. Billy, 3 everybody knows, ‘is a glib-tongued talker, 2 vleasing declaimer of school book composition, a master,of the art of tickling the masses, a thorough-going demagogue. But with all these qualities we sLill believe the bland and smiling Billy wil! find it up-hill business to captureanomination.. In fact, we take the liberty of remafking, in thelanguage of the late limented Artemus Ward, that, politically speaking, “his future is' behind him.” =

JOHN SHERMAN is making admirable progress. On Monday he said to the House coinage committee: *We “have been very much disappointed in “regard to the result of measures af- * fecting our coinage and our legal ten“‘der. - He would be a wise man indeed “who would undertake to predict the “result of any particular measure.— “T have this opinion, which I can ex “ press strongly, that under the law as “it mow stands we can maintain the “ silver dollar alpar with the best mon*“ey afloat, either yold or currency, and “can issue fifty, sixty, or perhaps one “ hundred mallions of these silver dol“lars, giving great relief to the people.”

THE SUPREME COURT of Louisiana ‘ has rendered some sort an inexplicable decision, the substance of which -~ is that the alteration of election re- - turns does not constitute forgery, and - that Thomas C. Anderson, of the infamous Returning Board, is therefore not amenable to punishment. Thus ' ends the case against Anderson, whose discharge from imprisonment was or‘@ered with the rendering of the court’s _decigion. Thue cagés against the chief ispoundrel, Wells, and- his two colored co-conspirators, virtually. drop with this decigion. vuay’e,s,' Sherman & Col. “are very jubilant nv‘er\this reufarkablé - - disposal of the Returning Board pros- - ecution, L : : e el e D s ' vWE‘rL,E many are ﬁowiiug about the dire effects (ﬁ' resumption, it will prac--4 Wy, be. affected, nearly a year in © udyange of the dreaded time, atid they (- Will mov nobige the difference, excopt that timles will appear Lo be frowing | ~ more hopeful and betier. ; Wtien coin A fevoshats. 4ré equal then, feSt T v 18- Wik At iana n ~La ? . Werygood, Doctor. But will you bs Kind envrgn w el as whiat kind of Bresmbucks that are Lo be reiired under the Sherman resumption act? S MBS & ot aomss s s B G b CREee G L e s’“ T 3 —."r 4"@*’%l? 4;*‘“l -:h'.&a«’f,mmyb;?gy%" S LW ‘, wo,/?,nk, A 0

THE VERY IMPORTANT announcement comes from Washington that Secretary Sherman has had a conference with the Senate finance committee and that a compromise is now being patched up so‘as to take the finance question out of Congress and politics, The resumption act is to stand. but there is to be no further contraction of greenbacks, Sherman saying that $300,000,000 thereof are necessary to maintain specie payments, Silver bulls ion certificates, with legal tender qualities, are included in the compromise. Greenbacks are to be made receivable for duties on imports. Sherman now talks of silver remonetization being a “blessing in disguise.” | =

The Ligonier BANNER seems to’ think that all Southern Indiana Demo.erats are fit for is to roll up big majorities to overeome the Republican voté North of the national road. Well, may be the BANNER is correet, but there are Democrats down this way that are getting quite tired of being kept off ‘tickets that they elect.—New Adlbany. Ledger-Standard. - ’ Ture BANNER thinks nothing of the kind. But it fails to see any just grounds for the factions complaints that of late disfigure the otherwise bright pages of the L.-8. Southern Indiana now has the Governor, the Attorney General, and two Supreme Judges; Central Indiang the Treasurer, Auditor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and one Supreme Judge; Northern Indiana, the Seeretary of State and two Supreme Judges. Now, what in the world is wrong about this? Do you begrudge what little has been allotted to, the North?. ‘And is not the North entitled to some credit for the remarkable progress that has lg'eeu made by way of converting republican majorities into minorities ?

Tue rorm of the Indianapolis Sentinel was last week changed from a quarto to a folio and somewhat reduced in size. It presents a neat appearance and is abundantly largs for all practical purposes. Indeed, it would be a capital idea if the Sentinel’s example were followed by two-thirds of tlre dailiées now published. There is a 0 sort of necessity for the large size of a majority of our dailies. Itis a mere waste of paper. Dailies, as a general thing, are read by active business and professional men who want the ‘news of the. day in convenient, compact form, with perhaps two columns of crisp editorials, when no exciting or extraordinarily important topics are under discussion; not te excead four or five columns at any time. Morethan one-half of the *heavy editoria}s"’ in the leading Chicago and New York dailies are never read by. anybody. And a verylarge portion of the sensational matter had'better never appear in print at all. The N. Y. Bun, a neat, sprightly, vivacious sev-en-column daily, never experiences any difliculty in furnishing its readers all the important news of the day, besides all the miscellaneons reading that any person wants in a single day.

NOBLESVILLE NARRATIVES. . Do 'wé eleét supervisors in Apri or October? That's what the people want to know. [ln October, thanks to a careless Legislature.—ED. BANNER.] Ay : “Jap,” your cow shall have some hay as soon as the roads become passable, Can,didates. for township offices are a 3 numerous as blue lice on'a poor cow in spring-time. | Vote for whom' 'you please, but be-sure to select good men. - 5 ‘ v Our saw-mill is turning out from four to six thousand feet of lumber per day. Buzz! i Our constable has a deputy; weight about 12 pounds. : Now that the editor has formally invited THE BANNER correspondents to meet at his sanctum (for mutually beneficial purposes) I move that Saturday, April 6th, 1878, be fixed as the day. Will ye seribes all séecond the motion? [To bring this matter to a definite point, we take the liberty of answering in the affirmative. All our correspondents are therefore hereby notified and requested to meet at THE BANNER sanctum on the 6th prox.-— EDITOR.] . Ye violators of the fish law, beware! The wanton destruction of small fish by seining will no longer be permitted. | : NEW LEAER. : e et & . A Warning to Bad Boys. % (Indianapolte Sentinel.) : A case which may. be of general interest was decided yesterday by the Supreme Court. Two boys, five and Bix years of uge, were playing on the' streets of the city of Lafayette. Some larger boys came along, and one of _them, thirteen years of age, threw a ' piece of mortar, which destroyed one of the eyes of the five year old boy.— The l%athex; of the injnred boy sued .the thirteen year old boy and recover- ; ed a judgment for $l,OOO, and the de- - ¢ision was aflirmed, That the boy or his parents will have to pay the $l,000 and costs, or he will lie under the -weight of a judgment for $l,OOO for 20 years. 1t should be a warning to ‘parents who have rude and careless iboys. . RO ‘ G 1 ' Fine-Prospect for Wheat. hos N [Chicago Inter-Ocean.] o _Reports from Indiana, Ohio, Michi: gan, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,Jowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and from Illi- | nois, all unite with one voice in saying: *“Prospects for winter wheat never better.” Largesowingsof spring wheat are expected. 'l'he mild winter has given opportunity for outside labor, and all work is well advanced and ready for spring.. Great complaint: continyes on account of bad roads, ~which prevents the moving of grain in wagonsg. ' S b e

. The Supreme Court 'of Louisiana orders the release of Returning Bouard, Anderson. The basis of the decision ‘was that alteration of figures in election returns so as to alter a Presidency’. was not forgery within the meaning of th? statute. . 1f he had forged a. check| for five dollars be could have. been punished; but the mere act of making inoperative the suffrages of o few willions of people isn’t worth mentioning.— Cincinnaté Enquirer. b i e i 3 Chﬁ‘l‘eq‘ Walsh, an iutimate friend of Senator Morrissey, has received a dispatch from Tm. é)rd_ stating that Morrissey is all right again and out of . Mrs. Hayes is visiting Mr. Scott Cook. at Cbilicotlie, O. . The President will join ber noout the Ist of April, when

-E. H. Shulze, cashier of the First National, and several others of this city, and Samuel Devenbaugh and T. P. Kessler, of near Brimfield, talk of ‘accompanying Owen Black to the Paris exposition. “The talk now is that ‘the party will consist of about a dozen ‘persons, but the probabilities are that less than half that pumber will be ready to go when it comes to the point. - Elder Thomas H. Stewart, of this city, lectures every alternate Sunday for the Free Church ajd@quth Bend.— ‘The Elder is a versatile genius. One of the fatal mistakes some men make when they havé honors and offices thrust upon them, is that they forget or discard their old friends and try to make new ones from théir form- | er enemies. As these men cannot see ‘themselves as others see them, they ‘become infatuated with a deceptive and fruitless popularity, and in their ‘hour of need both old and new-made friends will fail them, of which fact ‘experience will teach them only when too late to retrieve their mistake.

Since the city council ordered the marshal to place stray “tramps” in the chain gang, a marked decrease in the number of these itinerants is'clearly discernible. May the day speedily come when t,hé,re shall no longer lfg a necessity for tramping. . ol The far-seeing prophets who i;reQdicted that gold would goeup like a rocket, and that the nat,%al credit would go to smash on the passage of the silver bill, will now have an opportunity ta explain why go_ld has gone down and bonds.have gone up. A fair delegation of Noble ‘county men and women attended Henry Ward Beecher’s lecture at Ft. Wayne on Tuesday. o : : Af last the G. R. &I. R. R. Company has ordered the repair of their dilapidated road bed. New ties arenow being placed where they are most needed. Inasmuch as the earnings of the road for 1877 exceed those of the year previous by about $33,000, the company can well afford to make these much-needed repairs. : : - If you have anold grudge at your reighbor that has neverbeen satisfied, begin now to replenish your stock of poultry, taking especial care to purchase a lot of old roosters that won’t do much else but scratch around for a good fat worm for some tender pullet. But be very careful that your chickens don’t “come homeeto roost” ir a manner that will surprise you when you are least thinking about it. It is'estimated that nearly one-half of last year’s wheat crop remains in the granaries of our farmers who are waiting for higher prices and for better roads to haul this staple article to market. : Ty

No excitement over the forthecoming township election. - . - It is too bad that gold refuses to fulfill the recent predictions of the gold organs by appreciating in value. Gold isn’t polite at all, thus to put to shame the finest theories of its adoring friends. B

. Wm. Bunyanisa g’tghgl_faitgaglvocute of the national banking systol’' = °

Farmers report that wheat was never kunown to look better for theseason of the year than at present. " Robert P. McGreggor has purchased real estate in Kansas, and it is said intends to remove thither in course of a few weeks. Bob will make himself felt in “bleeding Kansas” by way of political ~maneuvering. ete. Who knows but he may some day work himself into a snug little office? Kendallville has a“National” organization, after the Toledo plan. The membership is variously estimated at from 100 to 150. The following, as I understand, is a correct copy of the obligation, and which, together with the platform of principles adopted by the Toledo National Convegtion,‘evf' ery applicant for membexship is required to subscribe to: I solemnly promise om my saered honor that I will not reveal the name of any person present nor of any one ‘who may become known to me as a ‘member of the national independent party ; and that E will not reveal any of the signs, grips or passwords that 1 may ‘veceive as belonging to said party, to any one not a member of the same,: e :

' I furthermore promise that I will not vote for any one for any office of honor, trust or profit who is not solemnly pledged to support the principles set forth in this platform. ~ Dr. Vincent i 3 understood to be the leading spirit of this organization.— The strength of the new organization will probably bs deweloped at the forthcoming township election. Mr. Jacob Shaueck, late a Jefferson township farmer, has become a resident of this city, having moved into the house lately owned by Christ Browand, who has allied his’ fortune with DeKalb county. Mr. Shaunck contemplates engaging in the agricultural implement business.. : - Has Hi. Iddings joined the Nationals? Watch the sly old fox. S

- Dr, Parker’s News, lam happy to stale, is rapidly gaining in circulation, It would be singular if this end of the county did not give a respectable paper that can safely be taken into the family circle, a living support. X.

S - R—— " Buying an Election at Auction. {Concord [N. H,] Dispatch.) : : The fact is, a Democrat cannot be elected in. New Hampshire unless he buys half his own party. ‘Ten dollars was pald to Democrats to vote the entire ticket, and from $2 to $5 to vote for Sepator alone. One family that I know —a family counsidered to be well off in this world’s goods—recéived $75 for voting. You might just as well sell the eleetion by auction as te ran it in that way. Then there is another obstacle. The greenbackers are eommunists. ‘Theéy want five hundred billions of greenbucks issued with which to pay the bondsund their débts. They are a power, because they are all out of work and in debt.” o : . .»._'*":’»_-,»; iy @ : 1t is reported that Weston, the pedestrian, is very sick, and will, in consequence, be unable to compete in the six day’s pedestrian contest which was ) commence at midnight of Sunday, inliohdome s> .. 00 fest, died at St Louis,

ROME CITY: nsus

_Blue birds singing; wild geese fiying; buds are swelling: peach trees blooming. Truly, spring must be on hand. Well, gentle “Annie,” please inform us if spring has really come. The coming wheat crop in this vicinity never did look better, and never can look better at this season of the year.

The rai”lr_oa_a,compamy_ is now planting a large pumber of maple trees on the island. We are informed that they will shortly erect a dancing hall inthe locality of the mineral springs. Dr. James Yarnell very promptly presented us with a fine cigar, having wagered the. same that the President wounld not veto the silver bill. We gave it to our next friend, as we think almost as little of tobacco as we do of the principles of Mr. layes and John Sherman. Lo :

Bear in mind that the “Nationals” make their township nominations on Saturday, March 23rd, at 2 o’clock P. M. And further bear in mind that Nelson Prentiss, Esq., of Xlbion, will deliver an address at the Bapt,ist church on.the evening of the same day. , S

Mrs. Isaac Meyers, who lived a mile south-east of this place, was buried on Wednesday of last week. Funeral sermon on the occasion at the M. E.: “church .in this place by Rev. Blanch:, ard. Mrs. M. was a highly re§pect4alﬂqin' ‘lady and was followed to herlast rest-. ing place by a large number of friends - and relatives. She left a-kindhusband and three small children to mourn her early deparhure. el

- Joseph Bushong has the thanksand kind regards of the Rome City Glee Club for takirng them to Rice’s s¢hool house in Elkhart township on Friday evening last. Joeis a live greenback man. ! 3 4

Orange township giave Ben Harrison 110 majority two years ago. Notice the returns at the coming April election. . - :

We have heretofore forgotton to mention that Geo. Triplett and Philander Markham each have a bouncing boy in their families. This adds two mote to the list of greenbackers ot

Orange. : o, Mart Hall has got his new blacksmith shop removed on the street and turned wvice versa. It will make a grand shop. ' i :

P. T. Cobbs talks of moving his store to Springfield.. .~ On Saturday evening last Dr. Fitch and J. P. Chapman had a beautiful game of horse taming, from which cause the Glee Club was one member short at Cazier’s school house. | ~ Capt. E. H. Fisher gets up quite a good speech on the greenback guestion. THe tried his hand twice last week, with good results. 3 From indieations at presént there will be quite a lot of potatoes shipped from here this spring. g The protracted meeting at the M. E. Church closed on Tuesday evening last. e ,

. A maple sugar festival at the Good Templay Hall on Wednesday oyenpe. “The chief templar of the Sézite‘ﬁe‘y tured at the M. E. church last Wednesday evening. Not much use of temperance lectures now. Ilayesand Sherman havé dried up the saloons. - We will now close by presenting you with our fourth and last song. It may be our last effort, but'we will not promise. - However, we do think that every soldier in the land will rejoice to join singing the old “Red, White and Blue.” ; S ATEXIS,

GREENBACK SONG. . Arr:—*Red, White and Blue.” The greenback, the pride of the nation, | The boast of the brave and the free; It came forth in our great tribulation, To asgist on the land and the sea. : When the country was tried by rebellion, And our soldiers engaged -on the field, The old greenback came forth to assist them, And it never consented to jield. ; g GUORUB, The greenback, the tried and the true; It upheld the old red, white and blue. . It came forth and it saved this great nation, And preseryed the old red, white and blae. When our soldiers'and sailors were fightiig, : And their dear ones at home wanting bread, Gold and silver refused to supply them, e And no penslons for survivors of the dead. Qur rulers then saw the condition, But were troubled to know what to do; | They were forced to solicit the greenbacks; They came forward, the tried and the trae. . Cmo.—The greenback. etc. With greenbacks the times became eagy, Our soldiers and sailors were glad; Our victories were plenty and easy, 3 And the widows and orphans less sad. And when war's desolation was over, And when peace smiled again on our land, The old greenback was never known to falter, - But in front kept its glorious old stand.. . o Cuo.—The greenback, etc. Behold now the gold-biig and shylock, : Who oppress those who labor for bread ; “They slander the faithfal old greenback, . * And vile curses they heap on its head. : They despitefally call 1t *‘rag baby s . They deny all the good it has done, - F And for shame they contract and destroyat, .- And they laugh at our miseryasfan. ~ 1. * ° CHo.—The greenback, etc. " The gold-bug, the shylock and devil 4 ~ Are all leagued together in a band: - 3 They despise the poor class aud greenbacks, ' And arecausing all the misery in our land. ‘Lt us rise in our might and disband them. Let usshow them that we are their peers; Let us ehow them that we are their masters, And for greenbacks give three noble chieers. - Cno.—The greenbacks, etc..

; John, Your Head is Level. Congressman Baker made a short speech on the President’s veto of the ‘silver bill, and closed the review of i with the remark, that “the case must be weak which calls forth so comm_on‘ a State paper.” While the silver bill - was not all he could wish nor just as he would have it, he hailed it as astep in the right direction. Heg,tho%hc it would arrest the downward tendency of prices and again give to alk who seek it, work to do, 8o that laber shall hiave is just reward, and capital’a fair reldrn. . ST ; : S 4*—__'__“_”,; : . The Silver Bullion Certiticates. : l W ASHINGTON, March 15.—The ¢ommittee on banking and currency this morning agreed upon a bill providing for the :ifnxging of silver bullion certificates. 'l'ne bullion is to be counted at -its equivalent in coin, less mint charges and cost of transportation,— The gertificates are to be issned by any silver coining mint or assay office, aud to be redeemable at the Assay OfMice in New York and the Mint inBan_ Francisco. The certificates are to be ka!m -tender in payment for governbwk *m Ll

_ Court is-n session, and justice (?) is being dealt out, to the boys. One. ﬁiﬂo ‘Bowman, being arrdigned before: Judge Tousley, accused of an assaultand battery, was legally and justly discharged without costing him a cent., Plenty others are here for the mill. Oh! yes. you noble “Valet,” when a criminal is brought before our judge ‘| and found guilty of violating the civil law, his honor does not say, “Of course, you are guilty, nevertheless you go free of punishment, because I am just, I am merciful, I am love,” nor does he say, Lord bless your kind-hearted soul, “Go, you guilty, miserable creature, into the most terrible punishment that man can inflict upon you and there remain through time and eternity, for lam justice, mercy and love.” But he does say, “I find you guilty of an assault, and I fine you five dollars, or I find yon guilty of petty larceny, and I'sentence you to thirty days imprisonment in the county jail, and one dollar fine, or I find you guilty of grand larceny, and you must go to the State’s prison for two, five or ten years, according to the enormity of the crime, etc.” . Notice, my dear, kind, good fellow, that we do believe in punishment, but the law says tlli[lt’it must be reasonable and in accordance to the crime committed. Now, will you say that the all-wise Creator is more de‘void of reason than the creatures which He created? And as our own ‘eriminals are madejfree after a just term of punishment has been inflicted, so will those who sin against God be set free after the same time has elapsed. - o

- Notso very,very thin after all, neighbor. i g

That bachelor living in'the northeast corner of section eighteen in Perry township, has resolved to be a bachelor no more, and Lizzie is happy. The Townsend troupe are in town this week. Monday night they presented the “Orphan of Geneva.” They play very good, but the entertainment might be enhanced by a good string band to fill up odd moments. Our town has such a band.

- Row on Orange street on Tuesday. Jeff accused-Mart of having taken his pocket-book and thirty dollars. A lack of red-ribbon. e .

George E. Gilbert, of Swan township, is in jail awaiting trial for an as<@gult and battery upon his step father, Joseph G. Anglemyer, a man of about ~sixty-five years. The old man was ‘most brutally used. Such offenses ‘should not be lightly passed over. i . The mud is rapidly getting no beter. ‘

Some sickness in town. ' Third Monday in April is the last day on which to pay/taxes. JAP.

BROADWAY ITEMS.

A sample greeting: - Tom—*“My friend, how are you today ?” { : ' Dick—“ Very well, I thank you, sir. How are the roads out your way ?” Tom—“Oh! awful!” L . HARRY—“Yes, but it is nice over head.” e

-DICK —“lxactly, but thers are not many going that way.” : : “Most of the farmers are now very Dusy at work. Some are plowing for corn and oats, sowing grass seed, etc., while others say, “Not yet; don’t be in a hurry. Winter is not oyer yet.” We remember what is said of the early bird, and, that there is a time for all things. And now is the time to sow krout seed, and “set”. out early spring chickeén sprouts. e v 1t is our opinion that if all who are now working so hard to prove, and trying to believe, that hell is not eternal, would be as actively engaged in living a christian life and persuading others to do the same, a better cause would be served, and vastly more good would be done: © We understand therp was a very large and enthusiastic school meeting held at the Indian Village last Friday evening, and that they finally succeeded, at a late hour, in selecting a teacher, by a majority of one vote, over all. Wonder if the trustee will hire the choice of the meeting, or will he, 1n order to settleall disputes,hire some one not'voted for at the meeting, to ‘teach the school? We shall see. John L. -Ohlwine started for Valparaiso to-day, to attend sehool. . Items of local interest are scarce, and now we wish to say to Tng BAN'NER readers that we shall not try to “localize” any more unless something happens., If we, by the death of arich uncle in Califernia, should fall heir to a great amount of Silver Bill, ‘why then we'll resume. X.L.C.R. March 19, 1878, -

WASHINGTON CENTER NEWS. Nice weather, but plenty of mud. . School meeting at Salem district last ' Friday night. Miss Nettie Snyder was .elected as teacher by a majority of eight. : Some of the farmers in this neigh--borhood are plowing for cor:n. ! Frogs are making the swamps vocal with their music. And the mosquito is sharping his little bill ready for spring work, o , A young man in this neighborhood, noted for his eaves dropping propensities, should be a little more careful, The next time he undertakes such ‘business he might get hurt. i _ Jacob Whitright is our champion chopper in this section. He has in sixty-five days chopped and grubbed -ready for rolling between seven and eight acres of heavily wooded land. | ~ ‘Some of the young men in this district should sing their songs on a litLo Jowet scale; not that there is any‘thing harmful about them, but they keep folks awake with their ~ “Oh,howllove my Liz, & | ~We suppose they don’t have very -good Juck fishing on the Bouse lake, ‘and therefore fish a lifile for fowls.— ‘We noticed a few evenings ago a very large. fire on its banks, and as our piace of aboda i nal far distant, we smell of chicken in the atmosphere.—. ovielpboged, . W AD. 'ﬁ; - e ~) w :

" ELKHART LOCALS.

~ Democrats of Elkhart twp. were requested by notices posted inWawaka,to hold a caucus or Wednesday night last. It proved to be a failure, from the fact that some person assumed to be committeeman without even notifying Mr. Dodge, the proper committee. The people of this township, believing that equal rights and justice to all persons and parties ars two of the fundamental principles on which the ‘welfare of our country depends, solemnly declared that such a caucus as the aboy 3 would have been an outrage upon the people® A caucus will be held at Wawaka on Saturday, March 23d, by order of M. M. Dodge, to nominate men to fill the different offices of the township. &

" It is astonishing the support that John Rendel has as a candidate for the office of trustee. John has taken a great interest in the welfare of the township in all its departments, and of course the people will stand by him. I think inasmuch as Mr. Rendel has been cut out of a portion of his term of office by virtue of the law passed at the last session of our legislature, and that he has now only, become acquainted with the wants and wishes of the people, that hs can spend our money more economically, and run the public machine better than an inexperienced person could. 1t will be folly for anyone to think of making ﬁ-hg change, for it is a foregone conclusion that Mr. Rendel will be his own successor. _ The Republicans hold their caucus to:day. , e

The wifé of Hiram Hughes died one day this week. . =~ = :

'The lecture at Wawaka on Wednesday night last was a failure. . Cause— Mr. Alvord, of Albion, did not arrive until after 8 o’clock. - :

Important election first Monday in e e . Roads muddy, muddier, muddiest. ‘March 16. » L 5.0..

(tood Men for Township Trustees. : < [Danville Union.] o

On the first Monday in April next—which is also the first day of the “month—there will be an election for the above and other township officers. We do not over-estimate the significance of the Trustee’s office when we say that it is really the most vitally important one to the voters of a township. He levies one-third of the taxes and disburses among his constituency fully two-thirds of all the taxes raised, including the school fund. He can by prudent and economical management save money for a township and make his administration useful, or he can by want of proper judgment get his township in debt, run thé schools down and saddle upon the tax-payers unnecessary burdens: ° Theretore it behooves every one, irrespective of party, to look closely after the fitness of those who are to fill this responsible position. It mayseem an insignificant matter .compared with United States Senator, but it is of as much concern to tax-payers to have the Trustee a man of integrity, sound judgment and firm purpose as that the Senator shall possess these qualifications. Look well to your township trustees. Put in the very best nfen you ¢an find. He should bea man who will heed the .cry of the really indigeht,but he should ‘have shrewdness sufficient to kKeep at a distance all impostors. Pauperism is becoming respectable, or rather to be pensioned upon the township,orto ask and even to demixd aid is so com~mon as te require a trustee who will thoroughly investigate every application and then give very sparingly.

Corrupt New Hampshire. (Concord Dispatch.)

The cause (of the republican victory) can be summed up in two words —bargain and sale. Men who, years ago, fought for prineiple until the last vote was cast, men who gaye strength and stability to the party, denounce the trickery practiced on both sidesin. the canvass. The Republicans fought not for principle, but to keep themselves in office and hold the power of distributing patronage. Their leaders are sharp, shrewd men, who know hew to fix things for their own advantage. The Demeocrats had power almost. within their grasp, yet they let it slip away, owing to their cowardice and imbecility. The Democrats had everything to gain and the Republicans had everything to lose, yet the former gained next to nothing. The Republicans, to hold what they have, resorted to the basest bargains and the most unserupulous methods to carry themselves through. , o

Power of Justices of the Peace. _ (Indianapolis Journal.) : Justices of the Peace have the same pawer to arrest and imprison or hold to bail offenders against United States laws, as United States Commissioners. Section 1,014, United States revised statutes, gives this pewer. Parties passing counterfeit coins can thus be brought before any Justice of the Peace and recognized to appear before the United States Circuit Court. In such cases the Government pays cost.

: Mary on Her Muscle. WASHINGTON, March 15— Yesterday aftermoon, while Dr. Mary Walker was sitting in the anteroom of the Interior Department waiting for an interview -with the Secretary, she took offense at a gentleman’s smoking a cigar, and requested him to either go out of the room or throw away the cigar. He refesed; and she knocked the cigar eut of his mouth and stamped on it, and tried to strike hiln with her cane, bus he retreated. ' :

f - A. T. Stewart & Co,, who are ﬁrsul in prints and first in waddings, if not first in-the hearts of their countrymen, are now using gold and silver indiscriminately in making change,in their retail store in new York. The turning in the lane has been reached. . O. A. Willard, managing editor of the Chicago Post, died at the Palmer House last Saturday morning from" hemorrhage of the bowels. He had been sick only since Tuesday. Mr. Wil--lard’s conneetion with the Chicago press was of seven years duration. | -Col. Scott, president of the Pennsylvania Central railroad, gets $24,000 a 1 year, the vice-presidents from $10,600 { to $12,000, and other. officers from $lO,OOO down to $3,000.. No wonder ‘Seott’s road found it necessary te re- | .duce the wages of employes. . Chicago is almost bankrupt, but the Inter-Ocean suggests that the debt could be speedily paid-by a tax of one cent on each drink sold in a barroom. It is thought that public-spirited drinkers would come nobly to the resLU e G A bill allowing pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812 ‘and their &m‘m"‘” passed both b 5 0 : : : ‘and received the n:ma!f

~ Accepts the Situation. . (Sunday’s New York World) = " The. World stands bg the_elective principle in and out of the city of New York. If we are hurt through it we must be healed through it, and not inviolation of it or =déiianﬁ¢%£f' it, lest the remedy prove worse than the disease. A majority of the voters of the West and South have demanded- the remonetization of silver, dnd the lawmaking power in Washington has decreed it. The Secretary of State has officially announced our new. silver policy to listening Eurgpe. It is no longer a legislative questioh; it has become an administrative fact. We ‘wait therefore to ‘hear why. in the opinion of silver men aft. least, there should not be certiﬁcg%ss i)f si%vgr bullion as well as of gold bullion ? S .. Honor to Whom Honor is Due. : (New York World.) 2

The Evening Post assures us that “President Ifayes denies the remark attributed to him that he found the Republican party dead on coming into his office.” -Of course he does. He means to have the glory of killing it. Pennsylvania proposes to stop eremation. A bill ‘wasintroduced in the Legislature to that effect last week, the provisions of which ‘are directed against Dr. LeMoyne, who recently cremated Mrs, Pitman. - i

~ THE MARKETS. ' - LIGONIER, .. o - GRAIN AND SEEDS.—Wheat, red, $l- - Rye, 50c; Oats, 22¢; Corn, 30¢; Flax Seed, $1 20; Clover Seed, $4 00; Timothy Seed, $1 50. ke - PrRoDUCE.—Hogs, live, P cwt $3 25, Shoulders, per pound, 08c; Hams, 08¢; Bees Wax, 25c¢: Butter, 15; Lard, 06c; Eggs, ¥ doz,oB¢c; Wool, 1b,25@ 30c; Feathers, 50c; Tallow, 06c; Apples;dried, 6¢, green, 1 bu. $1.50; Potatoes, 20; Peaches, dried, { 1b.08c; Hay, marsh, $4; timothy $B. . - . =

KENDALLVILLE, . ° GRAIN AND SEEDS.—Wheat, white $1 16, red $1.16; Corn, 35¢; Oats, 25¢; Clover Seed, $4 00; Flax, $1 00; Timothy, $2 00.: ik e - OTHERPRODUCE.—Hams, 1§ 1 08¢c; Shoulders, 06¢; Lard, 06¢; Tallow,6¢; Wool, 85¢c; Butter, 15¢; Beeswax,2s¢; Apples, dried, 6¢; green, § bu.,loo¢; Potatoes, 25; Eggs, § doz.oB¢c. = = - CHICAGO, March 20, 1878, GRAIN AND SEEDS.—Wheat, $107; Corn, 42% ¢; Oats, 27c; Rye, 5414 c; Barley, 50c; Clover Seed, $4 45@5 05; Timothy, $1 25@1 37; Flax, $125, Propuce.—Mess Pork, B cwt, $942 @9 45; Lard, $7l 1735@7 20; Hams; green; 06/ @073%c; Shoulders, 03 ¢; Butter, good, 25@28,: choice, 18 @ 223 Eggs, B doz., 08c; Potatoes, 45@50¢. - Flour, per-bbl, $6 00@6 50; Bran, per ton, $l3 [email protected]. - . & - i PoyLTrY.—Turkeys, dressed, .I, 10c; Chickens, § doz. $3 00@%5 50. . TOLEDO.—March 20, 1878. GRAIN AND SEEDS.— Wheat, amber, Michigan, $1 30; No. 1 white do $1.26; extra do $1.31%; Corn, 4615 c; Oats, 28¢c; Clover Seed,s4Bs. . . - LIVE STOCK MARKETS. CHICAGO, Mar..I9.—CATTLE, graded, steers, $5 00@5 25; choice beeves, $4256@4 75 ; medium grades, $3 75@$H4 10 ; butchers’ stock, $325@5%538 50; stock cattle, $3 26@%5400, - . o . Hoes:—Sales cof light weights were at $3.60@3 65; common to choice heavy $3 40@4 00; packing hogs, $3 60@ $3 90; inferior lots, $3 00@3 80. . . SHEEP.—Choice $4 50@5 00 ; fair to good, $2 80@5 00. . p i BUFFALO, Mar. 19.-—Cattle, Shipp’g, $500@5 50; Sheep, $4 70@5 00; Hogs,' ~good heayvy $4 80; light $360. '

The penetrating/winds “h'n-;_ldé’ﬁﬁih-tms' season ofthe year n;‘é fltiséve'r"abqtdéalf’fp_i-; the lungs. The neglect of a hard co'ugh"genefq.llyj leads to a‘wenkness of the langh; which, uot infrequently, results in cbnéntnp'tii)m S e

Sonexck’s PuLmontc SYrur will at once relieve: and loosen /a tight congh 'gd,.is suéh-aﬂ'ﬂgfééﬁ-ble remedy that children awill take it without being coaxed. A-cold on the lungs, if c&nsdﬁiﬁiéb is not already developed, may be- easily mastered by the use of the Palmonic Syrup, together with Schenck’s M.ahfi'r_alxke;:Piﬂ'a to clear the system of the accumulated mneas, @ s ERE

In more serions cases, where the disease has become deeply seated, and the patient suffers from loss of appetite; weakness and m;;_;mum; Schenck’s Sea Weed Tonic should be used in

cbnpection with the above méntiolz‘xed‘i-cmi;d{és,., to stimulate the hppéﬁkte' and brihg théfdigest.ivé powers into healthy action, thereby sustaining the strength of the patient and enabling him te resist_the progress of the disease nntil the Pulmonic Syrup may perform :it,s healing and cleansing work. SeEean e

The use of these stanag:d";emedigé,according to the directions which»gccompgny them carnot fail to produce 'moés satisfactory results: A Jetter addressed to Dr, Schenck cor. Sixth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia, asking adyice, will promptly will receive the .Doqtjor’_s personal attention, free ofchatgh, L oo

Dr. Schenck's Medicines are sold by a'l.druggats, T g e e

ELECTION NOTICE. By virtae of a precept to me directed and delivered by the Clerk of the Noble Circuit Court, a copy of which is herennto annexed, I'do hereby give notive thaton = o i s MONDAY, the First Day of April, A. Lo IR, A There will be a genéral township election held at the usual places of holding elections’in the sever‘al Townships in Noble County, Indiana, for the purpose of electing the officers mentioned in the sald precepl. o iu bl heaali Uil s s NATHANIEI;-P. EAGLES,',:,:: ‘ : . Sheriff of Noble pounty;“

STATE OF INDIANA, % Wi NoBLE COURTY, § 7 v T'o the Sheriff of Noble County, Greeting: e ; L I, Samuel E. Alvord, Clerk of the Noble Circuit. Court of said County, certify that at the geperal township elections to be held on the first:Monday. (first day) of April, 1878, in said Connty and State, the following officers are to be electod in the sev~ eral townshipsofsaid county respectively, to wit: + Washingion Township. - One Justice of the . Peace, two Constableg, one Trustee, and one Asgessor. ..- L e Sparta Township.—Two Justices of ihe Peace, two Constables, one Trustee, and one Assessor, Perry Township.—Two Justices of the Peace, three Constables, otfe Trustee, and one Assessor. Elkhart Township.—Two Justices of the Peace; two Constables, one Trustee, and one Assessor, York Township.—Two Constables; one Trustee, and one Assessor, o e Noble Township.—Two Judtices of the Peace, two Constables, one Trugtee, and one Assessor. Green 'f&ﬁﬁampw‘ One Justice of the Peace, two Constadles, one Trustee, and one Assessor, ‘Jefferson Townehip.—One Juatice of the Peuce, two Constables, one Trustee, and one Assessor, __ Orange Township.—Three Gonstables,jone Trusmam‘m oune Asgessor. - ” - Wayne Townshio.—Tliree Justices of the Peace, Wrw?wmvf»onem?wm%’ « Allen Township.—Two . w&ﬂ% Peace, three Constablds, one Trustee, an %m Swan_Township.—One Justice- of the Peace, fwro Cuneisties, one Trutiss, i 880 BINRS. - - You are therefore commanded {0 giveto the e e SRt iy SRR e -of such eléctions which the law prescribet ot “- R uﬁi"‘a'@ ’*.' 3‘»*’"“*wh $ eYo A L ,J\ bion. r\?%\?w“*w%‘%‘w o 18" @éﬁ&;fg “&“ g X *éwu**,“"g R “2?@s‘s{& B e T SAMUEL B ALYORD, TGRS R D S R e e

- NOTICE. Having putéhaééd thé éhtiré 5 :"Geﬁts’s,Fﬁfi;géhing G.()qu,' o PIECE GOODS, = | e o HATS S AOAPS &ec., &c., formerly owned by J. - Straus, Jr., we respectfully an: 'nounce to the public that we T ;Will, for the next 30 DAYS, : SEI;I'JAT‘i o ~ REDUCED PRICES -The'balance o’t}'our large stock of ; T and other.gooéé for i ~ Men’s and Boys® Wear, . Regardless of Regular Prices.' = . ~ CLOTHING Made to Order Our Great Spe- | ; Salby, o b M. JACOBS & CO. Ligonier, Iﬁﬂq., Mrch' 7, 1878, 46-4 f RLLERLEEREEREEEEEY New Grocery! - New Bakery! | TRYTER | THEEHS Everything New! - o Everything Fresh] RRRELERERRLERLEEEE For l;lryéavx‘-ys ;:onhectad with thé wldely-knéwu : Grocery and Bakery firm of Kolb & Gross,at Goshen, would respectfully announce that- . ' hehasjustfittedupinthe

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