The National Banner, Volume 13, Number 33, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 December 1878 — Page 2

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° ’ The Aationa) Banwer ~ | L 2 r:\?‘"h. P {‘\f\. L - SRy S J. B. STOLL, Editor and Proprietor. LIGONIER, IND., DEC. sth, 1878. s : GRANT AND KEY is the latest combination suggested by the*stronggovernment” advocates, Why not Grant and Mosby ? . : » BRETHREN of the press: Don’t be too much in a hurry about nominat-, ing candidates for Governor and Lieut. Governor. A year from now will af .ford ample time for canvassing that matter. E ki IT 18 sAID that U. S. Senater Wallace, of Pennsylvania, is favorable to the nomination of Hendricks for President and himself for Vice. Wallace 1s a good manipulator, but we hardly think he can make the riffle.

CAPT. EpEN H. FISHER has a plan mapped out for the passage of a law that will materially interfere with the operations of patent right swindlers. We hope the Capt. will draw up a bill and place it into the hands of.our members of the Legislature.

. Fivepronounced Greenbackers were : elected to Congress by the Pennsylvar nia Republicans. Their names are Kelley, Errett, Yocum, Shallenberger - ‘and Killinger. Yet the election of these gentlemen is in some quarters claimed as a “hard money” victory.

; e et > A e ¢ SP&«:AKmG of the; cipher dispatch business, the N. Y. Sun tersely remarks: *“As the case stands, the men who stole the Presidency are trying to put the defrauding party in jail for the theft. This whole business must be turned inside out no matter who may be affected thereby.” Consent!

THE BANNER is gratified to learn that it is ex-Gov. Curtin’s determination to eontest his competitor’s right to a seat in Congress. All accounts agree that the Cameron clans resorted to the most extravagant use of money to encompass the noble ex-Governor's defeat. Such wholesale corruption of the ballot eught to be rebuked.

'ENGLAND and. Germany are the countries whose financial policies we are asked to adopt in this country. And England and Germany are countries where greater financial depression exists to-day in their commercial circles than anywhere else. Uncle Sam sbould respectfully but firmly decliner to follow in the foot-steps of these nations.

| Ir Mr. Secretary of State Neff ever - expects any political favors from this part of the State, TAE BANNER wo'd ~advice him to abandon that apportion"ment project by which the Thirteenth Distriet is to be made more intensely republican than it now is. The democratic members from thie corner can’t be cajoled into any such arrangement simply to accommodate Mr. Neff with a district that might send 2im to Congress. i

TrE Indianapolis News, a republican paper with independent proclivities, understands the “Solid South” business. It says: “The issue in the South was te be rid of carpet-bagism. It wasa ~stxugg:le of culture against ignorance, and of the property of those States against thieves who have plundered it so as to make the very name of Republicanism a fear and reproach to every one who had accumulated anything which could be taxed.” That tells the whole story.

THE DEMOCRATIC -CHIEFTAINS of Pennsylvania are about to engage in a little family squabble, the main purpose of which is to fix upon this or that one the responsibility of the recent defeat in that Stata. The main trouble 'with - thése chieftains is their uncontrollable jealousy. Ifthey could be persuaded to forget self and roll up their sloe;fé;l to fight the common enemy, the old’ Keystone State might yet be put in position to aid in the election of a democratic President in 1880. b . }

It is not generally known, yet such is the fact, that the law creating the returning board of Louisiana was re- + pealed at.the first session of the Nicholls Legislature. The new election law of Louisiana is modelled after those of New York and Pennsylvania. *lt requires a strict registration and the counting of the votes actually cast, the actual count to be revised by no returning board, but to stand, unless overthrown by contests in the courts. - If the present law had been in operation in 1876, the electoral yote of Louisiana could not have been stolen for Hayes. el e J SoME of the organs of the Money - Power have no hesitancy in declaring’ a readiness to return to the old State banking system.. In fact, they are - throwing a pretty streng bait to the - South to combine in favor of a movement in that direction. The South needs a great deal more money than 11& now in circulation, alnd since no - | greater volume of greenbacks can be { obtained so long as the Sherman poli- | ¢y prevails, it is not atall surprising ‘to notice this disposition to.favor an ~ expansion of the circulating medium - by some other process, The Money Powartqw object to more monéey, Pﬁm Bey can control the issue thereof. 'This Money Power seeks to dony toth governmmet 15 sushorty of issulng paper money; it wants to ~ monopolize that. business entirely. ~ purposes “mm"‘“!‘ - men.” Under the former they draw a - handsome bounty for eirculating their | ‘ L# i i aﬁ@*gﬁ ’M ﬁ:f nin iy e Ls ot g 1 TN TL R Rb et

SECRETARY SHERMAN'S REPORT.

‘The report of Secretary Sherman receives gréater attention than Mr. R. B. Hayes’ second message to Congress. The resum;iion question is now uppermost in the minds of the people, and Mr. Sherman’s views thereon naturally excite universal interest. .

The substance of the Secre&ary’s‘ treatment of the resumption problem 18 this: In order to resume specie payments on a prudent basis he needs a coin reserve of $138,000,000, or forty per cent. of the total amount of Pnited States notes in ecirculation. 'He has now in his vaults $141,888,100 1x coin. This store of coin will be diminished somewhat—just hhow much he does not say—by the necessity of paying out coin for interest due January 1. Heis confident, however, that he has coin enough to begin specie payments on that date. ; - Mr. Sherman hopes that resumption will operate in a sort of seif-support-ing, back-action manner. He expects to redeem 'in coin the notes that are presented at his counter, and then, as he is not obliged by law to withdraw the notes redeemed, he expects to use them fro the purchase at par of more coin if he needs it. He also expects, after the first of January, to pav his _coin obligations, such as debt inferest and principal, in paper whenever the creditor will consent. He will receive paper dollars in payment of customs duties after the first of the year, un‘less Congress prohibits itin the meanwhile. L g e

Secretary Sherman points out that if “the debased” silver dollar, is issued in unlimited quantities it will‘either drive all the gold out of the country ~or send it to hide in bank vaults and ;woolen stockings. ' He thinks thav a | limited amqun’t of silver can be kept ; ’in circulation at par with gold. He “wants to be authorized to discontinue the coinage of gilver dollars as soon as fifty millions have been issued. If the coihage of silver is not limited, gold will be expatriated and Mr. Sherman will be under the painful necessity of resuming insilver alone, which “he says would of course effect a radical change in our standards of value, and upset commerce generally. Mr. Sherman’s views and recommendations in regard to silver coinage arenot at all satisfactory to the friends of the “dollar of the fathers.” They scorn the imputation of its being a “dishonest” dellar, and will listen to ‘lO proposition to make it an eighth or atenth thicker., While admittinig that ‘the hostility of Germany and England: has depreciated the value of silyer bullion, they at the same time claim that gold has been unduly appreciated by the attemipt to inaugurate .the ‘single gold standard in the great commercial nations of the world. And with the utmost propriety they point to the great distress which thege attempts have produced in Germany and England. Sherman’s course on the silver question is in exact harmiony with his attitude on the greenback and bond question—insincere, unpatriotic, vaeillating, and treacherous.

| Ir SEEMS to us that the coming Legislature ought to take the necessary steps for securing an' amendment to the constitution so as to authorize the holding of the State election in 1880 in November instead of October. Our reasons for desiring this change are numerous, but chief among.them is the one that we do not like the idea of Indiana being made the battle-ground for the United States. The campaign of 1876 brought to this State almost the entire campaigning force of the whole Union, thua‘r creating intense excitement among our people for over three months, while most other States experienced ‘but little commotion on account of politics. Indiana can generally be relied upon for a pretty lively campaign, but we hardly deem it just that she should be made the bat-tle-ground for the contending forces of the whole Union. . Let each State have a share in the big fight.

HoN. Geo. H, PENDLETON, in a recent interview on the general political situation, said he thought Congress ought to investigate the many cases of Federal interference and intimida‘tion at the polls. Regarding resumption, he does not take a brilliant view of the future, and believes the failure of many banks through the pressure of resumption likely to occur. The silver agitation, he thinks, will continue till silver is fully remonetized. The banks in the West are more favorable to silver' than those Eass. _He does not favor the paying of bonds in greenbacks as stated in some papers. He is of the opinion the people would resent any attempt to nullify the acts of Congress by the banks, and does not believe there is a Western Senator who would vote for a repeal of the resumption act. Gy e

CONGRESS : convened last Monday. Fernando Wood, Jim Garfie]d, ’Gene Hale, Sunset Cox, and Jim Blaine have already sounded their partisan bazoos. Bad beginning —disgusting.

Ir-the resumption scheme should prove a failure, the greenback men will have no serious difficulty in securing the adoption of their policy,

John' McDaniels, lessee of Marysville (Cal.) Bank, was murdered Saturday morning by a Chinaman whom he caught burglarizing his premises. The murderer was overpowered and secured by Mrs, Mc¢Daniels and a Chinese servant.

+ Arrested for Robbing the Mails.” CLEVELAND, 0. Nov.2B.—C. D, Kimball, of Kendallville, Ind., a postal employe on the run between. Erie and Rochester, N. Y., has been arrested by Agent C. E. Henry on a charge of robbing the mails. There has been for a long time trouble with Ohie, Indiana and Illinois, mails, and, after a great ‘deal of work, the agent located the ‘theft as done by the crew in which Kimball was at work. Three decoys _were put in on Wednesday, and when the train reached Dunkirk they 'wf missing. Kimball was searched, and when they were found on his, person he confessed. He had been af it for. fome time. -He was taken on to BufD.‘ ¥ y A' ; ? i, )

ALBION RUMMAGES.

- Commissioners’ court is in session, and the whisky slingers from all parts of the county are coming in’ and asking of the Honorable Board the privilege, screenéd by the law, to poison their fellowman, to take awsay his senses, his money, his honor, his reputation, his home; his hope of heaven They ask for a license to take away from their neighbor all that makes life a blessing, and give that which makes life a curse and a burden. All this they ask, and in every case this mild request is granted. The county receives into its treasury perhaps three or four hundred dollars through these murder grants this term, and about two thousand four hundred dollars per year, while it cests the county for prosecuting its criminals, taking them to States prison, keeping them in the county jail, supplying its poer both without and within the poor house, about three thousand eight hundred dollars; balance against county, four hundred and thirty-three dollars, saying nothing of its stock of red noses, bloated faces, wrecked -constitutions, blasphemous tongues, nearly all of which can be directly traced as a consequence of the liquor license. Still they have an existence in our land. A four-handed pugilistic fracas occurred in the saloon of Wilson W. White last Friday evening. The combatants were Hi. Bradley, Harrison Norris, Sam Wertzbaugh, and Kinney, the blacksmith. No: harm to give names, for their- broken heads, black eyes and swollen cheeks will give them away. Whiteis threatoned with prosecution, Mrs. Norris having given written notice not to sell liquor to her il’iege lord. Every man should have his dues. ]

- About twenty-four teachers attended the examination Saturday. ' Every 6ne should be successful, as the questions were not particularly “tuff.” . Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hamlin, parents of Mr. James Hamlin, druggist, are visiting with the latter here.. : ~_J. L. Miller, teacher of the Avilla schools, was in town Saturday. ~ For weeks before the great event, the Methodists of this place advertised a wild game Thanksgiving supper, to camsist of bear, deer, &. When the memorable time came about, in their exceeding great wisdom they substituted a platter of picked bones for their bear (bare) meet, while the whole affair was mighty deer (dear). The attendance was small. A great professor taught the maxim, “We always receive about what we merit.”.

Fisher, editer of the Record, Ada, Ohio, was_ in town Saturday looking up a site for.a democratic newspaper. This is a good place, but the democratic cause can use him to a better advantage in lowa, Michigan, or some such place. - A regular Cain and Abel case 1n Kendallville, was the means of lodging one of the brothers in the county jail for a short time. So far we have not failed to give him his “brand.” Farmers could sell corn in this market at fair figures now. . Shall we pull with ‘Whitley or DeKalb in the next districting of the State? - S

. And shall Fort Wayne furnish all our Congressmen in the following few: vears ? : .

Six per cent.—well, that’s plenty when wheat sells for eighty-five cents. v : - JAP:

oo e e SOUTH WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Hog cholera is believed by some to be caused by lice. ’ : The sale of personal property (Nov. 26) of Aaron Metz, deceased, was -the most largely attended of any affair of the kind that bas ever transpired in this section; yet, notwithstanding the immense crowd, the sales were very slow on account of the conditions, which were very stringent. - ‘Some talk of organizing a select school in this vicinity. A suitable building is all that.is required. Goin, James. i '

Our opinion, friend “Bub,” is that Sioux is pronounced Soo. We would like to hear your opponent’s authority for pronouncing the word Syox,

The Methodist revivalists at Cold Springs have converted about forty.— We understand that they are about to move their meeting to Washington Township House. - : Robert Luckey’s new house presents quite a neat appearance since its completion. . : «

John Weigel commenced teaching in District N 0.7 on the 25th. John doesn’t believe in teaching in——well, the next thing to a pigsty; thatis, we judge from the freshly whitewashed walls, a new blackboard, and clean floor, the first and last of which are seldom met with in this county. D,

BUZZARD GLORY ITEMS.

JIMPROVEMENTS.—Mr. Wysong has erected a new dwelling; ex-Sheriff Hough a big barn; - George Growcock a dwelling and wind-pump; and Eli Guffey and James Kinnisen are going to build themselves new homes next season. | Y

PERSONAL.—Jake Hires and wife are on a visit to Kansas.... Mrs. Aker has been on the sick list.... Rumored that Archy Kinnisonjof Elkharticounty, will move onfo the Buzzard farm. ... Mrs, Robert Slater is visiting in Ohio.... Henry Long teaches sehool at Burr Oak.. .Lock Lamb teaches singing every Saturday night at, the, “old school house.... Bill Givings contemplates moving to Michigan.... George Guffey, of LaPorté county, was -here on a visit ‘last week.... Miss Phronia Trine is off on a visit to New York, accompanied by her sister from Elkhart.... Charley Spackeen intends | to remove to Ligonier next spring.... John D. Morrell is also going to move in the spring.... Billy Orr and wife are off for the West. If they like it; ‘they will make that country their future home. A_ - MARRIED.--Ace Aker to Miss Fannie Friend, 'They talk of moving to hitley county. - ReNey

NOBLESVILLE NARRATIVES.

Plenty of hog cholera around here. " Where is the poultry man? Come around. 2

~ The snow-birds have made their appearance. ;

A tile factory will be erected here next spring. : : Some of our orchards still contain some apples.

~ Fur buyers are plenty, but prices are very low.

The health of the people is good in this locality. : Winter has come in earnest. Who is ready for it ? : i Daniel Ziegler has about traded off his saw-mill. Particulars hereafter.

Oh, but the coats did fly at the dance the other night, but no blood wasshed. Jacob, had you no turkeys for the boys this time? Sam. says you told him you hadn’t. 3 ¢ ;

Edward Wilkins has been appointed constable by the com:nissioners. He says business is plenty. “Father Grimes,” you made a mistake in your item about Peter Hawk’s house. It never stood on Columbia street. ; Y

- If the case is not settled satisfactorily between the parties before ' long, there will be an interesting law-suit on the tapis. : :

Thomas Ott and Thomas Chidister have returned from a hunting expedition on the Kankakee. 1 am informed that they killed 15 rabbits.

Snow has made its appearance, and now the relentless hunter takes dowan hie shot: gun, whistles for his dog, and moves forth upen the track of the innocent little rabbit. . = ° :

We are called upon to record the death of another one of our kind neighbors — Mr. John A. Spangle—who died on the 25th ult.; aged about 88 years. Mr. Spangle had been in poor health for over a year. Hé had sold off most of his personal property a short time ago, intending to go to Michigan City for the benefit of his health, so we are informed. Funeral services were held at the residence of Uncle John Young by}Elder Vaughn. Peace to his. ashes. . : ‘Dec. 8, 1878, - NEW LEAF./ ——— - E—— } CROMWELL ITEMS.

Fred. Waltman is the gobbler huckster in Cromwell.

- That little snow is gone, and the rabbits are at rest.

Bartley’s duck is a drake and Frank’s rabbit was a pole-cat. . George Smith, son of John E. Smith, is‘visiting friends here. ; Thanksgiving turkeys were scarce in our town. Fred. didn’t bring ’em around. | 5

Teachers’ institute last Saturday. All the teachers were present, but nix komm heraus. ;

Van B. Smith is still in the cider biz. He will follow it all winter if the apples are brought to him. Joseph Calbeck is now buying wheat at Nappanee, Milford and Cromwell. He also ships live stock from here.

~ Cromwell has a billiard table and the stores are not clogged in the evening with loungers, Johnny gets the lamented ten cents. - ; :

Rey. W. Waltman has removed from this place to Albion. We do not like to lose such a good: cttizen ag Mr. W., but the best of friends must part. - A young Mr. Beazel, of Ligonier, makes our town an occasional visit. On one occasion he had a painter for acompanion. Our girls are good looking, youknow; but the cider, goodness gracious!. - : John Conner and Ljzzie Keller concluded to leave the state of single blessedness, which they did on last Thursday. Rev. W. Waltman said the words, and the usual serenade was tendered by the boys in the evening. John is happy. : It is a lamentable fact that some of our citizens disregard the Sabbath. It matters not 'how much time is lost in idleness during the week, they have to work or go hunting on Sanday. Such individuals ought to have some respect for themselves, if they do not regard the laws of their country. Dec. 8. i VALET.

WAWAKA PARAGRAPHS.

We understand that a remenstrance will be presented to the eounty commissioners in opposition to the application of J. Hecker for a liquer license.

Owing to illness of Mr. Woodruff his department of the public schools has been closed until Wednesday. |

Am sorry to say that Miss Gerver has beer: compelled to give up teaching for the present om account of poor health. - Miss G. is a very efficient teacher, and leaves with the regrets of our citizens generally. Miss Folwell, we understand, is to fill the vacancy. - Mr. and Mrs, Penrose left for their home at Coleta, 111., on Monday, they have been visiting Mrs. Dr. Nimmon.

Elder Hartman left on Monday to attend the District Conference at Elkhart. - ; ;

Dogs have been killing sheep about here. Mr, Wm. Golden lost 14 in one night. Messrs. Henry Hoff and W, Billman are alsoshort. Shoot the dogs.

Wesaw a 16-year-old boy very drunk Saturday night, and refer to Vol. L, Chap. 264, Sec. 16, page 872, State Statute, Revision of 1876. : Deps.3. . Sz.ELMoO -

Cause of the Sullivan Mine Explosion, The cause of the terrible explosion at Sullivan the other week is explained thusly: Two rooms were being ex‘cavated toward each other and only a thin wnlé‘i;gmaxned. The gas had accumulated in one of the rooms and the miners had been warned to cease blasting until thegas could be fanned out. A miner, however, disregarded these instructions and exploded a blast which blew out the partition,ignited thegasin the vacant chamber and ‘caused the explosion and suffocation. 1 ‘Twenty-seven men were in the mine at the time, of whom 15 were at work in the lower vein where the explosion occurred. The men in the upper vein ‘were only stunned. ; : e- AR e : :1 There were wb!}‘ta frosts !ilq S}::u‘;d OrRy e

THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. | _ (Epitomized.) ; Taking Radical Ground on the Vex- ; ed Southern Question. . Troops and Money Wanted to <‘Enforce the Laws” in the South--His Southern Policy Admitted to be a Failure- -Advising Con"gress to Let the Financial Question Alone. W ASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The message laid before Congress to-ﬁay' is short, and does not make many recommendations for new legislation. Neither the length of the session nor the policy of the Administration favor many changes. General public interest centres upon the recommendations of financial questions and the discussion of the Southern question. Hayes is as conservative in one as he is radical in the other. - He strongly advises the Congress to make no changes in the currency laws, leaving untouched even the coinage of silver, and trying a year of rest in financial legislation. He unites with Sherman in recommending the issue of a 365 bond of as low a denomination as $lO. On the Southern question Hayes admita that what is called policy is a failure, and takes radical ground, but suggests no prewentive législation. Hayes quotes ‘with approval McCrary’s criticism of the posse comitatus clause of the last army bill. Without committing himself to either the War or interior Departments in- their dispute over the care of the Indians, Hayes recommends a new department at which this and other like administrative interests shall be confided. :

The most important recommendation in the message relates to the financial question, and it is in harmony with Sherman’s recommendations in his report. After careful discussion it has been decided not to ask that the silver coinage be limited or suspended, but simply to ask Congress to leaye the statutes on the subject of the nation’s finances undisturbed by any proposed amendment or any agitation upon the subject. The message summarized is divided as follows:

_ First, Mr. Hayes treats of the yellow fever plague which was attended with such great desolation throughout' the South. A review of the general historical facts of the plague and what aid the Government has felt itself obliged to extend is fully recounted. After giving an account of the expenditures of the Government in its attempts to relieve the horrors of the pestilence, Hayes proceeds to discuss the question of prevention or modification of the deadly effects of the fever. He thinks, of course, that proper sanitary precautions should be taken to prevent the rapid spread of the fe-. ver and its excessive malignancy, but, at the same time, he is in favor of going still further, and, if possible, prevent its importation. He has had long conferences with the.best yellow fever experts in the South, and has wlopted their views that in all easem where yellow fever has éverrun the South its primal 'cause’ has been thro’ importations. Mr. Hayes, there fore, recommends that Congress pass a national quarantine law, previding for a strict quurantine of all ports of the United States against every tropical port where any contagious diseases or a plague or pest may exist. By striking thus at one of the most fruitful sources of the plague in this country, Mr. Hayes thinks that the local authorities might control the few sporadic cases that might break out during the season, owing to lack of Banitary or other proper precautions. s :

The next topic is the Southern question. What was expressed in the interview telegraphed several weeks ago from the proofs of the National Republican, represents very well what is Mr. Hayes’s expression of opinien in the message, save one point, and that is that he considers his Southern policy a failure. He dwells particularly upon dishonest elections held in South Carolina and Louisiana. "He speaks of the outrageous fraud practiced in South Carolina, where there was no serious intimidation, but what there was lacking in this was amply made up in fraud and ballot-box stuffing. In Louisiana there was less actual fraud, and numerous cases of.intimidation. Mr. Hayes does not specially ask for any authority that is not at present given him under the laws, although in other parts of the message he endorses fully the suggestions: of Secretary of War McCrary and Attor-ney-General Devens, and says that these suggestions, if adopted by Congress, will materially aid the Executive in enforcing the laws throughout the entire country. This contradiets the semi-official statement that has ‘been made that Mr. Hayes intended to leave the whole responsibility for -the condition of affairs in the South to Congress, unless the posse comitatus clause was repealed. Privately, oufside of the message, he thinks tha the Republican political committees might have carried three members in Virginia, three in North Carolina, and three in Seuth Carolina, had some means been employed to -influence public opinion in those States. If prominent Republican speakers of the North had gone South and entered into the canvass, their moral influence would have resulted in great gain, by repressing possible intimidation and fraud that were otherwise, through I;niowii{ar of consequences, openly prac-

Mr. Hayes then proceeds to review the reports of his Cabinet Secretaries, beginning with the Department of State. He reviews fully the work of this department and reports the payment of the Halifax award, but makes no suggestions for any new treaty or for any modification of present treaties. He advances the same theory in relation to the payment of the award that has already beem shown in Mr. Evart’s correspondence with Lord Salisbury. Heagrees with Mr. Evarts that the payment of this award is no acknowledgment of its valuesas a measure of the real amount of damages sustained or that may be hereafter claimed. He also reviews the Texas bouncacy troubles, and after referring to the correspondence repurted by Mr. Evarts, calls aitention to the greatly improved condition of affairs on the border under the plan of co-operation with the Mexican augl;'ofitias to put down the buruer robries. : : 5

The Treasury Department is the mest important chapter in the message. Hayes takes the most cheerful possible view of resumption, and expresses himself in a general way upon the subject, as he has in his reported speeches on.the question during the fall, . He endorses Secretary . Sherman’s report in everything, beginning with the recommendation that-there be a cessation of legislation upon the financial subjeet to give the country’s blisiness interests a period of settled security. Mr, Hayes agks Congress to

try this experiment for one year at least. He endorses Sherman’s proposition for a 3-65 bond of an amount as low as $lO in Sherman’s plan of resumption. This plan Mr. Sherman has fully explained to delegations of bankers who have called upon nAhi_m,‘ and which has been telegiraphed to the country. o % : In reviewing the doings of the War Department, Mr. Hayes mukes no reference to the transfer of the Indian Bureau from the Interior to the War Department, 'While it is mot’embodied in his _message, he believes that the Indian Bureau should be taken from the Interior Department, but not that it should be given to the War Department. ;, The Interior Department is too much loaded up to properly look after the bureau. He is in favor of Senator Windom’s plan of creating a new department of business and commerce, and places the Indian Bureau in charge of this department. He quotes in his message approvingly from the report of the Secretary of War that portion which calls for a more enlarged use of the army for the suppression of disturbances. Mr. Hayes very heartily endorses this recommendation, not because he thinks the act has tied his hands in | any way in the South, but because of the general need for a freer use of the army, as explained by Mr. McCrary, in the protection of life and property in lawless communities. Beyond this, the message makes no suggestions, . Mr. Hayes does not approve nor disapprove of Mariner Thompson’s com--prehensive scheme for rebuilding the navy upon the old Robeson plan. He lets Thompson’s suggestions pass by without comment, feeling that this brief session of Congress will not have time for a single moment’s consideration of so comprehensive and expensive a plan. The Post Office Department receives passing mention. The principal figures and gross facts of the Post Office report are quoted in the message, and a few recommendations of Gen. Key are approved. Mr. Hayes thinks that there should be no curtailment of any of the railroad facilities already enjoyed for transmitting the mails. He therefors urges upon Congress to appropriate the extra compensation asked by the Post Oflice Deg)artm,ent to make up the deficieficy of the iast six months, and to prevent the, lessening of the mails upon the great routes after the first of December, as promised by Gen. Key in case the money is not appropriated. Ample postal facilities: are necessary to business men who would deplore any misnamed economy that lessened these facilities. - €

"The work of the Interior .Department is briefly reviewed .without any ‘special suggestions. The message endorses Mr. Schurz’s suggestions relating to the preservation of Government timber lands. | : ¢ 5 ~ The only suggestion conc¢erning the Department of Justice is the approval of Gen. Devens’s request that Congress appropriate $250,000 for extra expenses of the United States Courts, such as for the payment of deputy marshals and witness fees. While this is asked for the United States Courts of the entire country, it is understood that the money is for the special purpose of enforcing the laws in the South. ‘Mr. Hayes places his endorsement of this proposition upon the sole ground that there should be no reasonable objection to a proper enforcement of the laws; and that as Gen. Devens believes that this additional amount is necessary to properly enforce the laws throughout the country, without regard to section, he should be given the money. . -Mr. Hayes has a good word to say for Mr. LeDuc, Commissioner of Agriculture. He thinks that he is doing very valuable work for the agricultural interests of the country by his experiments. He has boldly gone outside of the ruts and is doing no end of good, Mr. Hayes thinks, by his enthusiasm, originality, and special knowledge of agricultural matters. In closing, under the head of miscellaneous, Mr. Hayes first discusses the horrible condition® of the Potomac flats, lying above the city, and shows che possibility of their becoming a hot-bed for some future, plague. He called the attention of Congress to the official reports that have been made upon the condition of these flats. He personal1y advocates the plan of the army engineer corps, devised several years ago, for the abatement of this terrible nuisance, by making chese flats into hard land for building purposes, and suggects to Congress the importance of taking some Sspeedy action on the subject. - He then discusses Mr. Spafford’s plan for a new building for the Congressional library. He is in favor of any plan, so that a new building ‘can be secured, but would prefer Mr. ‘Spafford’s plan providing for a new ‘building in Judiciary square. He calls especial attention to the needs of this great library, that is so choked and cramped in its present quarters, and so restricted in the uses to which a %reat national library should be put. e recommends a wise and liberal appropriation for carrying out Mr. Spafford’s plans. A few minor items of a local nature complete the message. .

SPARTA ITEMS.

. Prof. J.¥. Kinsey, the silver tongued musician, will open his fifth annual musical = convention at Broadway Chapel, on the evening of the 9th of December, and continue ten' consecutive nights—Sunday nights excepted. fTerms, $1 per scholar. A number of practical Bingers from a distance is expected to be in attendance, which, together with his accomplished class in that neighborhoed, will certainly make it a grand success as usual.— Persons wishing to take lessons in music would do well to attend this convention. For further particulars inquire of John Weade, or J. C. Wyland. " T hleß S

~ John T. Pollock has been appointed township assessor, to fill the vacancy occasioned by James Daker's removal to the west.

- The roads are getting in a desperately bad condition. They seem to be getting worse every year in some places. There is certainly something ‘wrong about the way our roads are worked. What shall we do? [Build gravel roads.—ED.] : i “: Jorden Priest stands at the head of the class in East Sparta as a walkist. We think he would lay Weston right in the shade. MARK.

‘ A Prospective Wheat Corner. . CHIOAGO, December 2d.—oOne million five hundred thousand dollars in cash arrived this morning, consigned to the First National Bank for James Kedne, to be used to buy No. 2 wheat,. Two million bushels hayve been purchased already, and the rest is in stock to ‘be taken up. Mr. Keene arrived to-night. Prices are wild, and the Board 'of Trade is in a condition athounting almost to a panic. * Thirty-two deaths from diphtheris ‘have occurred in two weeks in Geneva, N. Y., mostly of children from one te sixteon yearsof age, * '

MICHIGAN CITY CORRESPONDENCE. : Mromeax Ciry, Nov.iimh. 1878. :

- EDrror BANNER:—I offer no excuse for ?ue liberty I take of writing at this time, only that I wish to pass a few leisure moments in this way. ' This has been a busy day in the prison kitchen, preparing the good things for the prisoner’s thanksgiving dinner to-morrow. While most of the families in this country will probably carry out the customs of New England’and have roast turkey and cranberry sauce for dinner, here the customs of Old England will be obgerved and it ‘will be roast'beef. But for Christmas and New Yeéar they will have roast turkey. It would probably surprise some of our-good housewives to step into'the store room here to-night ard see three Hundred pies spread out on tables to cool, and all for one dinner at that, but it would probably be moré interesting to be here to-morrow and see how well the boys enjoy a treat of this kind. 3

- The publication of a new paper in this city will be commenced soon, under the management of Miller & Fran‘cis. In politics it will be Democratic. ~ As an example of the health of the prison I will just say that I kefp the time of 79 men, and, so far this month, have lost but three days. 1 doubt if .as good a record can bé'showg; among ‘the same number in the outer world.

I wish I coald have some of those apples that sell so cheap in Ligenier, as I have to pay 40 cents per bushel, and they have been selling at that pricohereall fall. . ..

A.J. CALDWELL:

Gov. Curtin to Contest Yocum’s Seat.-

WASHINGTON, Dec. I.—Gov. Curtin, who ran upon the democratic-tickef in the Twentieth Congressional District of Pennsylvania, will contest the seat of Seth G. Yocum, the Greenback Republican, who received a majority of ninety-two votes. The evidence which Curtin has obtained leads him to believe that in his ewn county he can show enough fraudulent, votes to make up a majority of 800, and in the rest of the district he expects to prove a majority of 700. The papers.in the case will be served on December 11.

* On Saturday evening, near Sheldon, Allen county, William Crance shot and killed a man by the name of Coursan, blowing off the upper portion of his head. They had a fight previously, Crance being whipped, when he went to his house and got his double-barreled shot-gun and followed his victim half a mile and fired both barrels, killing Coursan instantly. .

THE MARKETS.

i LIGONIER. w ' GRAIN AND SEEDS.— Wheat, amber, 88¢; Rye, 45¢; Oats, 20c; Corn, 25¢; flax seed, $100; timothy seed, $1 25. clover seed, $3.75. . e PropucE.—Hogs, live, § cwt $2 10; Shoulders, 'Be;j pound, 6c; Hams, 08c; Bees: Wax, 20c; Butter, 10; Lard, 05¢c; Eggs, ¥ doz., 20c; Wool, 1,20@ 30c; Feathers, 50c; Tallow, 06¢c; Apples, dried, Bc* Potatoes, 60; Peaches, dried, 06¢; Hay, tame, $7; marsh, $3.

TOLEDO, Nov. 27,1878,

"G RAIN AND SEEDS,—Wheat, amber Michigan, $0 974 ; Corn, 86¢; Oats, 22. Cloverseed, $4.50, - - - v

- CHICAGO, Nov. 27,18%8."_ ' GRAIN AND SEEDS. — Wheat, 883 Corn, 30%c; Oats,2ol4¢c; Rye, 4514¢c; Barley,so 95 ; Clover Seed, $4 00@4 15; Timothy, sloo@l 13; Flax, $120." - ProDUCE.—Mess Pork,{ ewt, $6 50. @665; Lard, $5675@5 70; Hams, sweet pickled, 08@09%s¢; Shoulders, dry salted, [email protected]; Butter, good to choice creamery, 20@23 ; choice dairy, 16@18; mediumn, 9@12; Eggs, 12@ 15¢; Potatoes, 60@s5¢.: . @ .. Flour, per bbl., $4 75@5 50; Bran, per ton, $8 1215 @8.560. i PovrTßY.—Turkeys, live, .Ib., 08c,; Chickens, 9 doz. $2 25@2 75. 3 CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—CATTLE,graded, steers, $3 40@4 00; choice beeves, $260@3 00; medium grades, $225@52 35 ; butchers’ stock, $220@5260; stock cattle, $2 80 @ $3 40; milch cows, per head, [email protected] .. . - Hoeas.—Light weights, [email protected]; choice heavy $2BO @ 295; packing hogs, $260@5280. S SHEEP.—Choice $2 50@3 00; fair to good, $2 Ts@3 50. A ' BUFFALO, Nov. 27.—Cattle, Ship’ig, $410@4 40; Sheep, $3 25@3 803 Hogs, good heavy s#2 80; light $2 65. - L S ee P RSPy 08 PV S W N BIRPEIS. 0 2 ZIMMERMAN.—December 2, 1878, at. Aibion, a gon or dan%hter (don’t know which) to Mr, & Mrs, H, G. Zimmerman, = - T T oSel T TR TSR TR AR | MARRIEBED. = SHAW—SCHWAB.—December 1, 1678, at the M. E.| Parsonage, in Ligonier, by Rev. A. E, Ma- ¢ hin, Jesse E Shaw and Miss Maggie Schwab, both of Elkhart township; .~ 7 . CONNER- KELLER.—On Thursday. November. 28th, by Rev. W, Waltman, at the residence of Dr. Tucker, in Cromwell, ﬁr., Joha Conner to Miss Lizzie Keller, all of Sparta townghip, RR S S T R Te S TS iene) DIBD. e BORDNER.—November 24th, 1878, in Pike twp., Stark county, Ohio, of bleeding of the langs, .John P. Bordner, father ofJ W. Bordner, of the Hawpatch; aged 76 years and 1 month_ : Mr. Bordner was a native of Dauphin county; Pa., and became & resident of Ohio dt an early age. He leaves a wife and 13 children. His remains were buried at Canton with Masonic honors.

Chew Jaoxson’s Besr Sweet Navy Tobuacco. 7 o 13-31-Iy. 'WE have purchased, 5 méles north-east of Li ﬁ. onier, in the best locality of the Hawpatch, Three Farms, Well improved, known as the Gale Farm, with S ‘- all the : i Personal Property, And which we offer foi;léale on favorable terms, The personal propert{ consists of all kicds of the latest improved farming Implementes, ~lncln¢;ng 8 “Kirby Reaper,” * Woods Self-Binder,” “Dritl,” “Horse Rake,” “Cullivators,” “ Chilled Plows,” *Corn Planters,” “Land Rollers.” Also: Horses, Wagons, Buggies, Harness, a complete Set of Tools, and everything needed on a Farm,including a large quantity of HAY,CORN AND OATS: i _For farther particulars call at our Bank snd we ‘shall be pleased to give all de information, .- Dec. 3, 1878.-373-“‘ : ‘ITRA,UB }_BQ& . Dissolution of Co-Partnership, FPHEE partnership heretofore existing between | N g the Drug Trade, I 8 this day dissolved by mutual cppqeen‘t,; ,8. Scott havinmrchm,t entite interest of F. Bandrock. : books an Japors remaln in the basnds of ‘D. 8, Scott & Son for settlement. All persons knowing themasives indebted aro roqussied to ggfm"“ ke Immediate settlemest. Thankfal Inp e bus (e sedgr "Ligonler, Tad. November 33, 1678.-38w0 TNJOTEOH Ta heratiy glren that o setiats ivie \s“:*’3’*“‘3“*9‘3”‘?“} or of Noble County, suchcases, . ROBERTS, LATTA, . NOVOmDEr IBthl, 10{8,~91-w2? = - -

_ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, T T O N e s i i - 1t having been yidely advertised under the caption of - 2 , “America Ahead in Spool Cotton,” that the Jury on Cotton textiles, yarns and threads, at the Paris Expositien, decreed 2 Gold Medal and Grand Prize to the Willimantie Linen Company for. “*Spool Cotton especially adapted for use on Sewing Machines,” over all the great thread manufactures of the. world, we owe it as a duty to the publicand to Messr;s. J. &P, Coats to announce that : 2 3 No Grand Prizes were Decreed at -+ Paris for Spool Cotton. WE ‘are advised by ‘cable of the falldwlnjt awards: ¢ e J.& P. COATS, GOLD MEDAL Willmantic LinenCo, Silver Medal. ‘and we clain for the winners of the First Prize : that as they. have established in Rhode Island the Largest Spool Cetton Mills in the. United States, where their Spool Cotton is manifacturs ed through every process from the raw cotton to the finished spool, AMERICA, as represented by Messrs, J. & P.COATS, is still AHEAD IN SPOOL COTTON. oo ¢ gy : ¢ ~ Auchineloss Brothers, . " Sole Agents in New York for .80-w4* : ‘ T J. &P. COATS. SWEET P | SOpS : Cieiig ANCES Lt i Awarded highest prize. ial Exposition f e Hesting gustbintany Soatennial X Tasting chasacler of sweetening and Jlavoring, The best tobacce ‘.over made, As our blue strip trade-mark is closely imitated on inferjor goods, see that Jackson’s Best is 9u evory plugz. Sold by ail dealers. ; Send for sam; le, free, to C. {‘L. Jarrson £ Co., Mt‘x;s.j. Petersburg, ga. : Before You Start, Get ‘on ‘Accident or Yearly Policy in the =

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Leaders and others engaged in the forma- ‘ tion of bands or orchestras should send for A o;xgg:;(éwggacrlpﬂve cat- % alogue, de- e = voted * ex-{lXl=nE=——tnSe o e J clusively to {s’.';:;.‘s, (e TN\ © infoxﬁnati()n' concern- §i JbR \,g B ing: Band and Orches- \=l‘ L’ N.\ . tral requisites, and con- NStz WA ety taining elegant engrav- % -ings of the lates. and niost approved style of instruments now in use. Mailed free. Address LYON & HLEALY, State and MonroeBts., Chicago, ; i A DAY to agents canvagsing for the ' Wireside Visitor. Terms and outit free. Address P, O. VICKERY, Au:M gusta, Maine. ! : 25 Fancy Cards, with name, 10cts., plain or gold. Agent’s-outfit, 10c. 150 styles, Hull & Co., Hudson, NoXy o 30t4 e e 25 Chromo Cards, Cupids, Mottoes, Flowers, J &c. No two alike, with name, 10c, Nassau Card Co,; Nassau, N, ¥.© i 3Qt4 has been awarded at the Paris Exhi~ bition of 1878 to v : . CLARK'S :

-IN . BestSIX.CORD SFOOL COTTON, 1t is .celebrated for being STRONG, ELASTIC. and of UNIFORM STRENGTH. It has been awarded MEDALS at the great Expositions, from the first at Paris, in 183535, to the Centennial at Philadelphia in 1876. In this country CLARIK’S 0. N. T. SPOOL COTTON is widely known lin all sections for itsSuperiorkExceilence in Machine and Hand Sewing. Their Millsat Newark, N, J., and Paisley, Scotland, are the largest and most complete in the, world. The entire process of manufacture is conducted under the most complete and careful supervision, and they claim for their American production at least an equal merit to that produced in Paisley Mills, As - NoGRAND PRIZES were awarded at Paris for SPOOL Cotton, - they are glad to announce to the American publicthatthey have been awarded a GOLD MEDAL, being the highes‘t;g.w’a.rd given for Six-Cord ... . - Spool Cotton. : Géorge A, CLARK & Brother, A SOLE AGENTS, : - 400 Broadway, New York.

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