The National Banner, Volume 13, Number 35, Ligonier, Noble County, 19 December 1878 — Page 2

Clothing of every description Retailed at Wholesale Prices at the Enterprise Clothing House of May & Hirsch, North Room in Union Block.

@he ational Banney e e e e ii, | S, et SRR () o ' 5 R LAY j : 1:: T ; J. B. STOLL, Editor and Proprietor, e S e e e LIGONTER, IND., DEC. 19th, 1878. A T A k must be ressed, and the cir'cu‘fi‘?ﬁngpmﬁm‘ﬁ I'est%lll'g£ to the I;mt,lo,n,‘lgo whom it belongs.... Let banks continue, if they please, but let them discount for cash alone or for Treasury notes.—Thomas Jeferson. R ANS TS Ry -RATES of 'interest are coming down at Indianapolis. Six per cent. is getting to be the ruling rate. 'ELEVEN DAYS until resumption of specie payments is to be inaugurated. Then look out for the promised “new era of prosperity.” - ; JUDGE OSBQRN’s prospects for the _Speakership are daily brightening.— Mr. Cauthorn, of Knox county, is his most formidable competitor. " - ; AN excellent article on “Taxation and interest,” copied.from the India- - napolis Journal, appears on the first page of this week’s BANNER. o .Toe Goshen ' Times is to appearina new dress and somewhat enlarged form after New Year’s. Congratulations in ndvance, Messrs. Starr & Beyerle. i " _ TaeE New York World is doing a good deal-of puffing for Senator Bayard. The distinguished Senator from little Delaware is in training -for the Presidency. e Tre Warsaw Undon has been enlarged to a nine-column foli‘o. . This is an indication that Bro. Zimmerman ' is meeting with encougagement in his laudable effort to disseminate correct political doctrines among the yeomani ry of Kosciusko. - : .

Tue New York World is now trying its hand dt working up public sentiment for the defeat of D, W. Voorhees’ election to the Senate. No use trying; the people of Indiana have spoken on that subject and their wish: es will and must be respected. -+ :

* HOWEVER much we may differ from Senat('Pr Bayard on the currency question, we have neither inclination to questifgn his entire sincerity nor 'to conceal our admiration for his great ability-and his thorough love of country. He is an honor ‘to his party, to his State, and to his country. :

\THE BANNER cordially seconds the proposition put forth by a number of in‘@uential papers, irrespective of party, to extend the term of county treasurers and sheriffs to four years. Place them on an équal footing with auditor and clerk, and render all four-year officers ineligible to re-election.

Wat.. HoPKINs, a leading National Greenbaclser of Steuben county, publishes a letter in the Angola Herald in advocacy of the election of D. W. Voorhees for U. 8. Senator. Mr. Hopkins recognizes in the “Tall Sycamore” a staunch advocate ef the greenback cause, and therefore deserving of the united support of all the opponents of the Sherman confiscation policy.

THE South Bend Register says: “Blaine’s attempt in the Senate to renew sectional animosities has receiv‘ed condemnation from pretty high republican authority—the New York Times and the New York Evening Post. The T'imes expresses the opinioq that unless Blaine is squelched by the common sonse of the party, its chances for 1880 will be materially injured.” Tt ’

A BROOKLYN correspondent addresses this pertinént inquiry to the New York Sun: “In France 398 grains of silver 900 fine circulate at par with 25 8-10 grains of gold 900 fine. This is the weight of our gold dollar, 4nd yet we are told that 41214 grains of silver in this country is not an honest dollar. Is not this the fault of those “who would force us to worship the golden calf by insisting on having a single standard—gold ?” .

It is alittle rough that the negroes “way down South in Dixie” should “go back” on the republican party ten short years after being made voters. But it can’t be helped. lis not; reasonable that Samboe should be kept in ignorance of his real interests for all time to come just to please the republican leaders. You see, those car-pet-baggers overdid the business. The darkies couldn’t help but see that these rascals were yrobbing the country at a rate that would ere long have led to Jutter ruin. : :

- THE MOST successful settlers in Texas are said to be the Germans. Their settlements along the San Antonio -and Houston railroad, and the western part of the State, are said by local newspapers to show thrift, comfert, and plenty. The secret of their success is that there are no idlers in their families. Men, women, boys and girls all ‘work with a will. They try to _make theif farms yield everything _that they need for eating, drinking and wearing. They are frugal, but live well, Their fences, barns and houses are kept in good condition, and their ground is well utilized. At the same time the education of the children is carefully attended to. IN spEAKING Of the Edmunds elec‘toral bill, Senator Bayard stated that _there was an urgent need now to settle this quéstion, and he held that the present time was especially propitious parties, and & measure which would B omasdouiilereer - o Sys,

. SnoxmetnY ScHURZ recently stated to a correspondent that there is a notion abroad that nearly all the Indian wars arise from defalcations or swindles by the Indian Agents. “That,” Mr. Schurz declares, “is not true at all. Almost all the Indian wars sprang out of the encreachments of whites upon the Indians’ country, andiout of the imperfect execution of treaties frequently occurring through the inadvertence or ill-timed parsimony of Congress. The Sioux war of 1852-54, for example,” which in its different revivals and continnances cost fifty millions of dollars, arose from stealing -one cow. The Indians found the cow roving out of a herd and killed it to make a meal. There were a good many of them engagedin it, and it was 'no very great offense and not commit: ted in the spirit of mischief. The ‘military overtook the Indians and demanded the cow; as the cow was in the stomachs of a seore or more of them, they naturally replied: ‘We iave no cow.’ *Then we want the man who took the cow,” said the officer. There was no man individually who ‘had done that:thing, 71'he military then attempted to arrest the Indians, ‘and a skirmish -and loss of life ensued which cost the government fifty millions.” i .

; — e tllp e e SENATOR BECK, of Kentueky, is determined to make Mr. John Sherman show his hand. A few days since Mr. Beck made the broad statement in the Senate that Sherman had increased the bonded debt of the United States to the extent of over $104,000,000, by selling bonds and hoarding gold; and for the puipose of giving him the fullest opportunity to explain, he endeavored to have passed g resoiution citing the Secretary of the Treasury Ito appear before the Senate in person on Wednesday (yesterday), at 1 e’clock r.M, to inform the Senate what reason; if any, he has for failing to answer the resoluticn of the Senate of the 3d of December, 1878, in regard to the amount of silver coin received for chstbms dues, and whether he has applied it or any portion of it to. the payment of the interest of the bonds and notes of the United States, and if not so applied, to state the reason why, ete. : : -

Tue WEsT and the Southarein full harmony on the currency question.— This fact prompts certain fools of the Meoney Power in the East to do all in their power to stir up anew sectional strife between /the North and the South. .In this’ way they cunningly expect to prevemnt that cbrdial Co-op-eration between the representatives from the southern and western States which would insure the enactment of just and proper legislation on' the money question. It remains to be seen whether any considerable portion of the western people will allow themselves fo be hoodwinked in this fashiom, to their own detriment and positive injury. Prosperity is what the people of Qe ‘West need most; of sectional strife they have had more than enough. ! R e g

THE Indianapolis Journal says that an attempt at the organization of a constitutional convention is among the probabilities of the next General Agsembly. The Auditor of State is convineed, fromyhis official experience, that the best interests of the State demand longer terms for ccquty officers, - especially for the Treasurer. It is proposed that the terms of all county officers be made uniform, and the pres-, ent short terms lengthened at the same time, making the incumbent ineligible for a second term. Another suggestion is that the county commissioners be abolished, and a new Judgeship with special powers be substituted therefor. ! The Fort Wayne Sentinel says there are many defects and obsolete provisions in the present constitution, and its imperfections are manifold.

Now let’s tally one for Garfield, of Ohlo: On the 9th inst. that gentleman dropped a remark which excited considerable attention on the republican side, 1t being regarded as a direct reference to the blustering Blaine. The significant utterance was made in the course of debate on the Consular and Diplomatic bill, Mr. Garfield haying taken the floor in support of the amendment increasing consular sala-ries,-because the increase of business and trade made it necessary. “It is business,” he went on to say, in substance, “and the interest of business to which we ought to pay attention here, and any man who attempts to rouse sectional feeling between different parts of the country will le condemned and cast aside.” e

IN CONVERSATION with Hon. Joseph H. Defrees in the year 1867, at which time he was the representative in Congress from this district, that gentleman, in speaking of negro suffrage-in the South, predicted that just as soon as excitement had subsided and things had settled down to their normal condition, th® negroes would vote to suit their former masters. “This is inevitable, and I am aurprised to see Southerneérs oppose 60 earnestly what will ultimately inure to their advantage.” It must be admitted that “old Jee,” as he is familiarly called, saw some'littie distance ahead. = .

~ IN CONVERSATION with a correspondent ot the Cincinnati Commerciai, on Monday, Secretary Sherman said he was receiving information from all ‘quarters which left no doubt in his ‘mind of the success of resumption.— He said the banks reported no demand' for gold, even at one-eighth premium, He had information from various sources that gold was coming out of Its hiding places all over the country, ‘and it was his opinion that in thirty days it would be in general circulation, inflating the currency with the Tight kind of money. Let's wait and ~ CoLumgia, 8. C, Dec. 17th.—Govere Wg%nm&é :%{;5“:’: ‘ﬂ z‘ km"r ‘“W‘é“@fm‘f*w”‘“*”‘:ﬂm

WORDS FITLY SPOKEN. Blaine’s Bluster E_m;l;i}galm Rebuked by a

Republican Paper.

fSouth‘-Be}id Regisneri) i LET US HAVE PEACE.

| Senator JBlaine’seatapgec h on Wednesday was. 'ﬁﬁrﬁﬁ* directed to stirring up more. sectional hatred between the north and the south. - The ostensible point which he advocated—an inquiry into the southern elections, with a view of bringing about a better condition of things there for infimidated voters—twas quite right. The subject demands earnest attention, and all lawful means should be adopted to redress the unhappy state ef affairs. But we do nut think that Mr. Blaine needed to antagonize in 80 doing the whole south; that he and Edmunds- should use their trémendous powers of sarcasm and caustic repartee to sting Thuvman and Lamar into saying ugly things in reture. If Mr. Blaine was truly anxious for the success of his measure, and did noet aim to renew a sectional and party quarrel, why should he find it necessary to -assume such an attitude of hostility toward the whole south? We are taught that we should not even hate the sinner, but only hate the sin. Mr. Blaine leads the ceuntry to suppose that he not only hates sin and the sinners, but he carries the idea that the southerners 'are all sinners. Such a 'spirit is not calculated to promote his pretended purpose. The-country does not believe that the southern whites are all bull-dozers. There is a vast ‘number tov many of that stripe; but the way to- get them punished is to ask the co-operation .of honest, patriotic men in the seuth, and wot by denouncing them indiscriminately as: red-shirts. and ballet-box stuffers. From various portions of the south have come expressionsof the heartiest good will and gratitude toward the ‘north. “Let us not repel the feeling ~which-has prompted these manifestations, but return cordidlity for every such advance; and in the consideration of the evils preventing a free exercise of theg franchise of the blacks,: appeal, to thie better classes in the: ~south themselves to assist in applying the remedy, addressing them not in the language of angry passion, but in such terms as one shounld use toward another, both being. members of a cemmon country, and alike interested in the faithful execution of its laws and in the virtue of its people. Some Republican Senators and Representatives in Congress may-take a ‘differernt course from this, but they will neither act the patriot nor show good sense. The general sentiment is one of condemuation for whoever makes himself conspieuous in still further aggravating the difference between the north and the south. Everybedy but a few blusterers whose normal condition is that of wrangling or warfare desires peace. And the. people are bound to have it, too. The last presidential election was a lesson emphasizing the truth of that fact. The accession of strength to the republican party under the patriotic administration of President Hayes is another proof in the same direction. The people will not consent to be led by the ears for dnother presidential campaign on/old issues for no earthly purpose but te forward the selfish schemes of a few ambitious politicians. Messis, Blaine, Edmunds, ef. al., ‘must addréss themselves to their work with less rancor if they hope to be credited with wise statesmanship and accomplish the greatest amount of real good to the whole country. .

Down With the Rate of Interest.

The Legislature will be recreant to Demoeratic as well as Republican pledges, if it does not reduce the legal rate of interest 1o six per cent.—LaQrange Standard. .

.‘The council finance commitiee yesterday closed a confract with Blake Bros, & Co., of Boston, for a temporary loan of $lOO,OOO, to be paid from the taxes collected on the duplicate of this year. The interest charged is 4'B-10 per cent., equivalent to a discount of 4 7-10 per cent. Several home institutions offered to - furnish the maoney at 6 per cent. or less, and other foreign companies offexed to furnish it at 5 per cent. or less.—lndianapolis Sentinel, 18th. : ;

The First National Bank of this city took an impgrtant new departure in business yesterday (11th), one that will be appreciated by their patrons and the business public generally,— The directors, after a session of four hours, unanimously decided to reduce the rate of interest to their patrons from ten to eight per cent. on all the regular business.—~Grand Rapids Eagle ' The example set by the Grand Rapids banks might be profitably imitated by similar institutions in Ft. Wayne and all over the country. 'There is no reason why war prices should be paid for money, any more than for any other comntodity. Eight per cent.is ample.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. _

It has generally been supposed that the county surveyor’s office.is not worth much, but an examination of the commissioners’ allowances will convince any one that there is censiderable money in the office: and we have no doubt that Mr. Gust. Frink will make mere money out of the office than he has in his business for the last two or three years.—Kendallville News. : :

¢ The surveyor’s office has been made lucrative by reason of the extensive ditching ‘that has been done in this county during the past few years.— Under a special arrangement with the county commissioners we understand the ex-surveyor, Mr. Johnston, to still have the surveying of these ditches. This fact has prompted Mr. Frink to tender his resignation, which, we un~derstand, has been accepted and the appointment conferred upon Mr. John:Bton. g : : y et & A S S it i - i Death of Princess Alice. _ The death of the Princess Alice, eldestdanghter of Q‘u‘f‘en Viectoria, and grand Duchess of Hesse Darmstadt, has_again shrouded the royal family of England in deep. sorrow. The Queen, who had at last outlived her deep grief for her husband, Prince Albert, had concluded to revive the brillianey of the English court, and orders to that effect had been issued, when suddenly the death of’a favorite daughter changes the programme, and instead' of theatricals, balls, receptions, ete., there is mourning in the palaces of England. . Two One-Legged Senators, : i (Cleveland Herald) ' . When Wade Hampton goes to the Senate South Carolina will be represented in _thgibf*d? by two one-legged el dte st nmaxwi ggw 9] the Touse the Presidential elecey e S wisloli cake 1t ﬁ%ﬂ?‘f AEBEAHTY 10 P W o e ety g et S mﬁgg.; »Ez,w‘;m ol ;ﬁ“a&‘:ﬁ Lttty |

WAWAKA PARAGRAPHS.

Dr. Sturgis, of Sonth Bend, will locate here as chronic specialist. -+

The Roaring Maniacs (Seam IL.) was beautifully given on the streets the other night for the benefit of our citizens. The groom lost his false teeth. There was a select party at Carter’s Hall, Wednesday evening. . = ¢ "Two of Ligonier's youn g bloods were in town, the other day very tired(?) and made a hitching post of Tom Teal, while the lad whe could move went to the Dead Fall to imbibé benzine. Saloonists, look out; the women are on the war path. : ' Joe/Zimmerman is happy; it is a boy; usual weight. : : “Bub’s” opponent may have made a mistake in regard to the word S i-0-u-x (S 00 and confounded it with the Onondaga word Sious. The word Sioux is French, and is- pronounced “Soo,” appplied to the Dacota tribe(“v.’ebster). The word S i o-u g, proriciviced Sy-00, an Onondaga word, uicaning * Wild Flower,” was applicd tos daughter of an eminent chief of that tribe. (See Buckland’s Researches.) Thsstory is also told in ene of the readers used in the common schoels. s Dee. 17, 1878. St. ELMo. : T e—t { BUZZARD GLORY ITEMS. . PERSONAL.—BiIIy Orr has sold his, farm in Washington township 40 the Gowdy Brothers.... David Wysong recently caught fifty fish in a single night ...Billy Givens has changed his mind about moving to Michigan. Will go to Columbia City, instead ...Thos. Judy cut his foot'badly a short time since.... James Latta teaches school at Fairview... Miss Birdie Latta starts for Illinois this week, to visit relatives. Will stay all winter.... Joe Long is still very feeble.... Nelson Jud¥ starts for Ohfo this week...:J. D. Morrell is quite ill. 2 SOCIAL. —Select-party at Sam Wolf’s. Surprise_party at Eli Guffey’s Tuesduy evening. Oyster supper at Mr. McDßride’s Friday evening, : IMPROVEMENTS.—EIi Guffey has purchased the brick for his new residence. o 0

MARRlED.—December 6, Mr. Alonzo Friend to Miss Della Turner, both of this place. Mr. Simpson, of lowa, was married, to Miss Foster the other week. They will return to lowa about the holidays. o . If you want to see some first-class Ive stock, call at George Growcock’s. ; RENoO.

AVILLA TIDINGS. - Those magnificent and welcomelittle snow flakes that are falling have caused a great jingling of bells, and musie is heard in all quarters of our little town. : . Suipping is still going on at a good rate ati this place. The farmers of this part of the eounty are good grazers and live stock men. . . . The;St. James House has a sigp. It is as brilliant as the meals which are prepared there. The St. James House had, on last Friday nilght, twentythree transient customers, seventeen of whom went east on the 3:80; four north on the 4:09, and two remained over. L .

A good time is anticipated at the Christmas tree. | Now, young men, make presents to your friends. The phantom party which isin the past was a.grand/success and surprise. Mrs. Dr. Malony says, eome again if you can do it as successfully as this.

There will be a vacation of a week to give the pupils rest and a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. : . NoMm DE PLUME.

' Queen Victoria’s Children. - Queen Victoria has had nine children, and the Princess Alice, who has just died, is the first she has lost. The ‘ family record of births and marriages is as follows: Viectoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess Royal, born Novem- ‘ ber 21, 1840, and married January 25, 1858, to Frederick Wilhelm, Prince Imperial of Germany; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, born November 9, 1841, married March 10, 1863, to- the Princess Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia, eldest daughter of the King of Denmark; Alice Maude Mary, born April 25,1843, married July 1, 1862, to Prince Frederick William Ludwig, of Hesse Darmstadt, died December 14, 1878; Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh, born August 6, 1844, married January 23, 1874, at St. Petersburg, to the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, daughtier of the Emperor of Russia; Helena Augusta Victoria, born May 25, 1846, married July-6, 1866, to Prince Frederic :Christian Charles Augustus, of Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg -A ugustenburg; Louise Caroline Alberta, born March 18, 1848, married March, 1871, to the-Marquis of Lorne, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll, and now Governor-General of Canada; Arthur ‘William Patrick Albert, born May 1, 1850; Leopold Duncan Albert, born | April 7, 1853 ; Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora, born April 14, 1857. Her ‘married children. have vresented the Queen with twenty-nine grandehildren, of whom four have died. ~ That Naughty Dayton Preacher. The trial of the Rev. J. W. Stephenson, Presiding Elder of the Dayton (0.) Methodist Conference, has resulted in a conviction of drtlnkenx;eaq, and suspension from the ministry.— The céurt was in session only two days. Police Officer Brunner testified that he saw the clergyman drunk in the street, and trying to hug the women whom he met.' The officer ar‘rested him, but not without a hard -struggle, in which beth rolled over -each other in the gutter. Stephenson ‘had previously fallen, and his clothing was daubed with mud. He was taken. ‘to a police station, where he became '&nsengs;i.bly drunk. -Dr. Iddings, xwgpja ‘attended -lxi;x), swora that he had no symptoms o bamfdmgfedorinmfg but ;,wi.“»ﬂai%;ly'@i:df’v?i,Wﬁm’ﬁ&; A mild attack of delirium tremens ensued, showing that he had been drinking long and heavily. Thelandlord of the Gerble IHouse testified ggﬁgah mfmw*ﬂweﬁ '-' yn G ﬁ‘“ h! .7 tﬁu b]ok L 1 '_;." A,, 3 “é Aauor, . Hp usually drank nearly & Tanaily | m*}?@g “ Lé:;" .ir’ :_{' he ‘.:»5&“»’-“"1"3‘ @"Ef";‘ .s% ) 2k vt Gg e M“"e"*r Y “iwﬁ@érﬁi‘ ?@" eLt ‘\wf‘ "'«:f;%?%%?{ﬁ

General ltems.

A Boston policeman was given a lottery ticket by a friend, and it drew a $5,000 prize, e LR James Stokes, a printer, committed suicide at Omaha because of difficulty about a love affair, : ]

The snow is twelve or fifteen inehes deep in the wooxﬁ, near Saginaw, and the logs are rushing to the banks. . Aa old woman aged 83 burned to death in -Cincinnati Sunday evening, ber clothing catehing fire from a grate. ‘Boiled onions are prescribed in England fer a cold in the chest, and onions, either cooked or raw, for chronie rheumatism. S

A tramp at Comstock, Mich., camped over night in the village schoolhouse and burned all the books to keep himself warm. = ¢

“Hugging is not the least unpleasant part of a ball,” a young lady at Hartford told Evangelist D’entecost, who told his congregation. . i The printing house of Short & Forman, of Cleveland, 0., one of the largest establishments of its kind in the West, was destroyed by fire Saturday, causing a loss of $50.000. : Two feilows, suspected of being a part of the gang of Manhattan bank robbers, have been arrested in New York. An attempt to rescue one of them (“Red Leary”) failed. o A full blooded negrao has been bulldozed into the editorial chair of an Alabama Democratic newspaper, the Montgoniery Gazette. Let this southern outrage be “investigated.” =

— In Bostor, Sunday maorning, Chas. Callahan shot Patrick Cain, his broth-er-in-law, while the latter was in bed. Cain then chased Callahan and cut his throat with a carving knife. Both aredead. . TaEe :

Daniel O’Leary made his walk of 400 miles at Philadelphia in 81 minutes and 50 seconds less than the time allowed, and ig out of pocket $7OO. He will walk away from Philadelphia to return no more. | s2e

The European Socialists, the specters of the Croewn-heads, will not down. The Governmeunts are resorting to extreme measures to suppress them.— They seem to gain strength the more they are oppressed. o

Thurman’s friends are determined to run him for Governor of Ohio, de+ spite his unwillingness,and Sherman’s friends will meet the movement by a similar one, the Presidency being the ultimate object in both cases.' The southern outrage business, like the New York 77ibune’s cipher disd patches, has become so contemptibly ludicrous that radical leaders are ashamed of themselves forhaving given them any countenance whatever,

. Senator Butler, of South Carolina, predicts that by the next congressional apportionment the strength of Texag and othor south- western States will be largely increased, and the number of representatives from New England will be reduced.

,They -are using corn for tue' out west this winter. Ii costs more to get the grain to market than they can: sell it for., Wood and coal are expensive, and so.the yellow ears are fed to the stove. It looks wicked, but-—it makes a good fire. ] '

Spanish journals have pitched into Grant like a set of desperadoes, and declare that while a guest of the king he got drunk. These miserably enslaved newspapers fail to state that Alfonso also got drunk and all the Dons got drunk; in fact,-that Spain got on a spree in honor of Grant. -

le‘t is—officially -anneunced that on apuary 1 the Baltimore & Ohio Express rates to and from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and other points reached by thav company will be the same as those recently made by the Adams, American and United States companies. : :

The Princess Alice died on the anniversary of the death of her father, and on the same day of the week. Prince Albvert died Saturday, December 14, 1861, and the Princess just seventeen: years later. In former ages there would bhave been some weird superstition woven areund this coincidence.

Bob Smalls, the colored ex-congress-man from South Carelina, has just been convicted of bribe-taking and sentenced to three iyears in the penitentiary. This has created intense radical indignation, and is freely 'deunounced by such papers as the Chicago Inter-Ocean as a sample southern outrage. 1t is shameful, to be sure.

North Carolina farmers are not putting all their land in cotton, as was the practice in the “long ago,” Reports state that in 1877 27,360 acres of land in that State heretofore given to cotton were devoted to cereals, producing 525,000 bushels of eorn, 820,000 bushels of wheat, 45,000 bushels of rye, 730,000 hushels of oats, and 16,000 tons of hay more than‘in 1875,

The snow storm which réached us ¥riday night had- previously piled the fleecy covering to the depths of from 10 to 30 inches over the prairies west of the Mississippi River, completely stopping railroad travel and business generally. The storm lasted 24 hours, and was accompanied with high wind, the snow drifting in places to the depth of 8 to 9 feet. S ' Last Friday, at half-past 9 o’clock in the morning, a fire was discovered in a third-floor Toom in one of the New York public schools. The discovery was made just after the opening exercises had been concluded. Information was quietly conveyed to the principals of the male and female departments respectively, and they announced to the scholars that the carpenters were coming to work and school would be dismissed until 12 o’clock: By means of this artifice the children, numbering about 1,200, were safely marched out, and that without much excitement. All the scholars. had reached the second floor before the alarm was given. Some excitement followed, but all got out safe. The presence of mind shewn by the principals doubtless prevented a pan-

Thrilling Rescue ot a Man and Boy About to Plunge Over the Passaic Falls. PATTERSON, N. J., Dec. 12th.—This afternoon a man and boy-attempted to . drive a wagon along the Little Falls turnpike, which was submerged by the freshet. 'They missed the road and drove into the channel of the river above Passalc Falls; The wagonbody with the man and boy floated off. The swift current bore them towards the rapids and a plunge of 70 feet beyond. Some gentlemen who were on the bridge that spans the river just above the boiling rapids hastily tore the reins from some horses standing there and made lines which the man and boy caught as‘they passed under and were saved, while the. wagon-body plunged over the falls. ! ‘vf_ Hor Y R 4 FARE gt ¢ Vg : | Ngw Yomxk, Dec. 17,—At 12:80 to~day 'gold sold at par, the first time Lﬁm&é suspension of specie paywo

ROME CITY NEWS.

EDITED BY “ALEXIS.”

~Sleigh riding commenced last Saturdey. . o Our barber shop has closed and gone into winter quarters. * “'Phe pay car distributed the filthy lucre on Saturday last. : Dodge will not commence business in his new building before spring. =~ - This snow will make it guite con-vefni-gnt to slip in logs to Jenning’s new mill. G

Jim Blaine’s great speech falls still born. Jim is tryirg to burn powder that has been—wet. G

Five new substantial, j)@g/iﬂg subscribers to THE BANNER at Kome City, and still they come.

Samuel Smith lias moved onto his new- farm lately purchased from Mrs. Miller, 14 mile south of Rome, ~ Santa Claus is coming to Rome sure. Our merchants have all been to Fort Wayne and will be prepared for him.

Superintendent P.S. O’'Rourkespent a portion of one day in town last week. He is a genial “euss,” with an eye to business, , ;

. J. C. Geisendorft, Esq, is preparing toe commence house keeping, and intends to become a permanent citizen of Rome. - e o

We want a Christmas tuikey, and must have it. It need not Le large, but must be in good condition. Don’t forget lit. ; : Thanksgiying is past and the holidays are clese at hand, and yet the school teacher remains in a state of singleblessedness. What can the matter be? g 4o

Those who prefer to pay their dues to THiE BANNER agreeably to Law, can so6n have the privilege of doing so by consulting ’Squire David. A hint to the wise, ete. . . 5 . Young ladies of Wolcottville are very accommedating when they come to Rome. - They will remain in the cutter and hold the team while their fellows step in and “take a smile.” . Jerry Anderson, of Kendallville, is very wrathy because some fellow commenced business on his premises without his consent. Ie thinks as anight watch Jake Kraner is not a success.

Sam Neufer spent a night in Rome City last week. - Sam said he camsé in to have some fun with the boys. He got hold of a poor partner. “He was a stranger, and the boys took him in.” It is confidently believed that Rome City has struck “hard pan.” She cannot well get any worse, and it is fairly presumable she will look upward. Let us all take courage and hope for the better. i :

Mr. Conklin, of our town, died of consumption last week. When we saw 'Coroner Myers “hunting assistance we thought “horrors,” but soon found out that Mr. C. had died according to law. : ' We heard a farmer remark the other day that he had just sold nine good, respectable hogs, and they did not all bring him as muach as he would. have received for one hog twelve years ago. How is that for coming down to hard pan? oo : “ ;

~The Bingham farm, one of the best in this (Orange) township, was sold on Saturday last to Mr. Cochran, of Wolcottville, for- $3,000. This farm (we are informed) sold ten years ago for ten thousand dollars. Another sweet scented éample of “getting down to hard pan.” : : |

The hotel (as was Lake Sids House) has changed hands. It has been purchased by P. T. Cebbs, who, with the assistance of others, ‘will proceed at once to make all necessaryj'prepa.ral tions to put up a first-class hotel early in the spring. We!are heartily glad that the property has changed hands. and that those unmsightly ruins will soon be removed.

Negro Disfranchisement. (Washington Special.) All the indications now poiut to an agitation at no late day for the disfranchisement of the negro, and the Republicans will deliberateiy propose it. A very prominent Republican said to me the other day: “If we could only get rid of this negro question we could whip the Democrats every time.” He-meant that the additional electoral votes which the South gets upen its ‘increased representation makes the Presidential fight doubtful. Get rid lof this increase of the electoral vote which the South secures through its negro vote, and the republican party will be strong enough to win without a very hard fight. The proposed negro national convention is a step in. this direction. It is a political move in the direction of the disfranchise. .ment of the negro. : et O Ee—- : . Eggs in Winter. e (Kansas Farmer.) - 5 Fresh laid eggs in winter are worth much more than summer eggs, and by the requisite care and pains taking every poultry raiser may have a good erop of eggs in the winter. A warm place with a southern exposure should be provided, and the fowls be well ’ supplied with a stimulating food. A meat diet is necessary for laying fowls, and the supply of insects being .cut off by cold weather, the loss sho’d - be made up by small rations of fresh ~meat three or four times a week.— Parched corn, oats and buckwheat ‘are excellent food« for laying hens. /Thelight Brahmas and Leghorns are considered among the best winter lay-

| Why Don’t They Practice What They w 4 Pronehll o S e [Selinsgrove (Pa.) Times.] Isn’t it somewhat surprising that, with our large amount of colored population in. the North and the *large amount of love for them, the republiean party never, no, NEVER, thinks of -electing a single colored man tu our State l.egislature? They ought to elect at least a half dozen colored men ‘to the Legislature for two good reasons. Ist. To give the colored man _his just proportion of the offices. 2d. -To practice -that equality that is ‘preached by that party. “’U{ﬂe‘ss they soon do something for the colored “man and brother,” their past professions of equality will go for nothing. L REeER R L R [Fort Wayne sentli;lvib’l"f(3:> e ~ The gold bugs attempt to confuse -matters by calling the standard silver «dollar an “85-cent dollar”’ Tt is 2 such thing. 16isa 1000 t dolar. T ifi?iwmmts It is the dollar of ‘the constitution. It would be mors: proper to speak of the gold dollar.as a

IF you want anything nice for the Holidays, call at Higginbotham’s. - Qi e e G é‘éﬁ‘PPPP. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEL 8| C.ELDRED & SON sell Puo | = €3 Cugx rom Coxsumerion under a| = g positive guarantes on these terms: = | If on trial of a bottle of it, vou are = & not satisfied with its effect, your. = g money will be refunded, - 4m35 =, n 0 835888885858553588888888x0 i airvepßßsT FRANKS.—Dec. 9, 1878, on the Hawpatch. a gon to Dr. & Mrs. W. H. Franks: weight 10ms: © ° - ML AARRIEY. CHORE—MoFARREN.—Dec. 7th, 1878, William Chore, of Kosciusko coanty, to Miss Maggie McFarren, of Sparta twp., Noble county. - McCAMMON—HONTZ.~—Dec. 10th, 1578, by Rev, © O, W. Boweu. at the residence of the bride's’ parents, Mr. Wm. W. McCamman to Miss Mary - E, Hontz, bath of Sparts twp., :loble‘couuty. bl . DIBaD. FREELAND.—Dec. 11th. 1873, in Garretl. iKatie, daughter of Frank and Minnie Freelund; aged € month and 21 days. “ Sl But who can ever, evertell . . - i The swetness of that dear onc; ~ Too celestial here to dwell— ~=~ © ; More at home with the angel throne. ~ Katie rests where Jesus divells, A : Our little earthly blossom =~ . = Has found a safe and sure retreat’, = * 3 Within the Saviot’s bosom. = -’ Dec. 16, 1878. G MRS TR ©hew Jaokson's Brer Swees Navy Tobacco. : ; L 13-31-1 y WE have purchased, 5 miles _ﬁ'orth-eim,f of,f_;ﬁ;é onier, in the best lo¢al ity of :hevHaant‘cﬁh, Three Farms, - ‘Well improved, known as the Gale Farm, with e Al the & ©:j ¢ e Personal Property, Aund which we offer forsale on favoi’ablé- ferms. The personal property consists of all kirds of the latest improved farming Implemeutb‘,_iuelnding 8 “Kirby Reaper,” “ Woods Self-Binder,” “Drill,” “Horse Rake,” “Cultivators.” “ Chilled Plows,” “Corn Planters,” “Land Rollers.” ~Also; Horses, Wagons, Buggies, Harness, a complele Set of Tools, and everything needed on a Farmincluding a large quantily of HAY,CORN ANDOATS. For further particulars call at our Bank and we shall be pledsed to give all desired information. Dec. 3,1878.-33-3 t -~ STRATUS BROS.

, STRAY CATTLE, - CAME to the premises of ‘the gubscriber, in Elkhart twp., one-half mile sonth of Wawaka, two YEARLING BULLS and one YEARLING STEER. One of the bulls is of red color, blind eye; the other white.red ears. Steer is red, with white spot on forehead, and: white feet.. The owner is requested to claim ﬁ)ropertyand pay expenses, otherwise the animale will be disposed of ag the law provides. - HIRAM -THOMLSON. . December 19th, 1878,-55-w3? - S I v‘v 3 RNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS, SEALEﬁ PROPOSALS will:be!réceiv.ed by the undersigned, Trustees of the Protestaant Methodist Society and Church, at' Salem, on the Hawpatch. up to TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3lst, 1878, at:noon, for furnishing material, except the stone for foundation; brick for walls, joists, rafters, collarbeams, sheeting and sand for and constructing a church edifice at the: location above mentiomed. Each bid shall contain the full name of every person interested in the same, and shall be accompanied by a sufficient gnarantee of some disinterested person that if the bid is accepted a. contract will be entered into and tke perfornance of it promptly secured. P D i "~ The said Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids. S e = B Plans, in part, and sgeciﬂcations dan De seen at the Express Cflice on-Cavin street. Li%onler. G. K. POYSER, f T WAL KING December 19, 1878.-2¢ s Trustees. Noble Co. Agricultural Society, Annual Meeting for the Eleetion of Di;eétbrgi. THE Annual Meeting of the Stock-Holders-of. the Noble County Agricultural Society will be held in Kanu’s Hall, Ligozier, Ind.. on S Monday, January 6th, 1879, At ten o’clock. a, M., at which time twelve directors will be elected{or the ensuing year, and such other business trinsacted g 8 may be brought pefore the Society. The presence of all stockholders is requested. ' g C ety o ; ORLANDO KIMMELL, Pres't, = J. H. HOFFMAN, Sesretary. TRyl . Ligonier, Ind., December 12th, 1878, = 34t4 lam now ready to receive Poultry delivered at my Butter and Egg - Packing House, for which I - Large Turkeys sell best early in season, small ones later, Geese should be well fattened and sold between the Ist and 156th of December. Small and poor fowls will not be taken at any price. - Li%onler, Nov. 7. 1818 886 - T Lo

SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of a certifled copy of a decree and'an. order of sale to me directed by the Clerk of the Nobie Circuit Court of Noble ¢ounty, Indiana, in case of Christopher Hooley, as Administrator of the estate of Amos Newhouse, deceased, vs. Geor%e W. Brill and Francis ‘M. Buker, replevin bail, I will offer for sale at public auction at the door of the court house, in the town of Albien, county of Noble, and State of Indiana,on . -

Friday, January 3, 1899, Between the hours of ten o’clock, a..ar., and four o’clock, r. M., of said drg,'nll of the right, title and interest of the said @G. W. Brill and Brancis M. Buker, replevin bail, for, in and to the following described real estate, to'wits = . . a The south-west one-fourth of the north-éast one-— fonrth of section twenty-one, in fownship thir- . ty-five north, in range nine east, supposed to contain forty acres of land according to gov- «~ ernment survey, all in Noble county, Indianas : : NATHANIEL P, EAGLES; Sheriff of Noble County, Indiana: I, E. KnlBeLY, Attorney for Plaintiff. - = Albion, Ind., December 7th, 1878.-34t4-pf §6..

¢ 9 3 . SHERIFF'S SALE. BY‘vittue of two execntions:to me directed by the Clerk of the Noble Circuit Court of Noble County, Indiana, in the case of Thei{’!oiwn, Sewing Machine Company ve. Melzer Mc®Ponald and Leo.' Solomon vs. Melzer McDonald, I will offer for sale at Eubhc. guction at the door ofthe court-honse in the town of Albion, County of Noble and State cf Indiana, on e =

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1879, Between the hours of ten o’clock, a. M., and four o'clock p. M., of said day, all of the right, title and interest of the sald Melzer McDonald for, to and in the following described real estate, to wit: The east half of the sonth-east quarter of section twenty-one (21), and the west half of the sonthwest quarter of section twenly-two (22), all in township thirty-three north, range eight east. in Noble County, Indiana. R - : NATHANIEL P, EAGLES, o . Sheriff of Noble County, Indians, Prioxerr & Kniseny, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, - Albion, December b, 1878, -33-w4~pf $5.00 ' e ——————o——————-«-——-——m . The Great Family Weekly, Bl] | t. » N U I N HENRY WARD BEECHER yirmss . e LZAI’AIV,“ABBOM?}:_E‘!“?“P o AN UNSECTARIAY, INDEPENDENT JOURNAL. $3.00 Per Annum, Postage Paid. Bend 3 cts. for Sample Copy. A large Cash Commission paid Agents. Curwswran Usron. N. Y. ' : AW s e b CONSUMPTIVES Lol tits e G Alenslungßalsame < o 0 obn o STOP THAT COUGH 25 o it ~_ known remedy—Allen’s Lungxax e Nnal V ~Allen's _‘ 4@; : DL E NV Can show more evidence of T AT O Lt e e [ EMATNING.inthe, Pusi Omosat Ligonter, e oo B My GOODBPEERD, PO M, R s o R R S TSI S 2 S i G R B T S e U R S e S S TS

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