The National Banner, Volume 13, Number 37, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 January 1879 — Page 2

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

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—l—s:m_k__mp—e;h{xist be supg_reésed_, and:the cireulating medium restored to the nation, to whom 1t belongs.-.. Let bal}ks continue, if they please, but@et them d ;?ount for- cash alone or for Treasury notes.—ZThomas Jeferson. JANUARY 1 being a legal holiday at the Sub-Treasury in New York, the actual resumption of specie payments does not take placeé until to-day, January 2d. : e ; - —€—~——-.¢fi'-—_—~- —— Tue BANNER takes special delight in publishing p_aragraphs like this: “Qver ove hundred thousand dollars in gold was paid out over the counter of the First National Bank of New York cn Saturday.” '

' We sincerely believe that before the elapse of five years the State banking system will again be in operation. And this change will be brought about through the jinstrumentality of the Money Power of the east. B

ESPECIAL ATTENTION is directed to an article clipped from the Cincinnati Enquirer and headed “The Banks after Resumption.” It is worthy of an attentive and theughtful perusal. Let none fail to read and ponder. -

Tne Rochester Democrat is of the opinion that ex Minister Elihu B. Washburne, .J. R. ; IHawley, Secretary Sherman and Cbngressman James A. Garfield are the dark horses in the race for the republican Presidential nomination. L ' .

‘Tue LaPorte Chronicle is the only paper published on the auxiliary plan that surpasses its “foreign pages” in brightness of print. A few desirable changes in tliJe arrangement and classification of home matter and selections would make the Chronicle a mode' of ne2atness and sprightliness. .

~SINCE the country has had to sub--mit to the manifold evils growing out of the preparation for resumption,: it is to be sincerely hoped thal there may be no advance in gold which might lead to another suspension of specie payments. Such an event would greatly unsettle business.

WE are astonished to learn that there are prominent Demoerats in various parts of the State who recommend a postponement of the reapportionment of the State until 1881, “A fair apportionment” was made a prominent issue in the late campaign, and for one we believe in doing what was pronsised. |

* Tne demeocratic portion of the Tell-‘er-Blaine committee are taking stepsto make the investigation of alleged intimidation and irregularities at the ’late ‘elections more interesting than the Republicans had calculated. In-I-struetions have gone out.ii)tb every district of the Union for obtaining linformation in regard to the manner ih" which the.recent elections were ' conducted by the Republicans. Some | “crookedness” in this district is likely | to be ventilated among the rest.

| INsTEAD of wasting time by engaging in useless discussions of purely partisan and natienal affairs, it is to be hoped the incoming Legislature will confine itself strictly to the performance of its legitimate duties. Those members who exhibit the greatest adaptation to the accomplishment practical legislation, calculated to benefit the people at large, will be entitled to public esteem aud gratitude, while those who'take up time simply to hear themselves talk will be veted a public nuisance. ]

MoxNpAx's Indianapolis Sentinel contains the following announeement: “We have been requested by saveral of our democratic contemporaries in different parts of the State to announce that there will be a meeting of the editors of the demecratic newspapers of Indrana he}Gd in this city en Wednesday, January 8, 1879. Itisdesirable that a full attendance may be the result of this announcement, and a frank and full interchange of tho’t and opinion be indulged in upon matters .of interest to ail concerned.” THE BANNER will be duly represented at this conference. =

“AFTER ALL, funds are to be made available to set that “outrage” machine in operation. According to late advices from Washington, Senator . Teller, Chairman of the investigating ' Committee under the Blaine resolution, has received a letter from First Comptroller of the Treasury Porter, saying that he defers to the opinion of Acting Attorney-General Phillips as to the availability of the meney appropriated for the Presidential election inquiry for the present investigation! -Senator Garland, a member of the committee, is, however, of quite a differgnt opinion, ‘and believes the ‘money cannot be used. i Poe & 7l v —— 5 THE mest nonsensical twaddle about the silver question is that which seeks to demonstrate that the standard silver dollar cannot be put. into circulation. The plain truth is that if Sherman really desired to circulate the standard silver dollar he would merely need to comply with the Silver : Lew, without using it for some purpose connected with his resumption scheme., He could readily giye it circulation by paying over one hundred t.hodu_;d office-holders & portion of t.holrj salary with it. By this'means he ceuld circulate $1,000,000 monthly, or the full limit, for that matter, he is allowed to coin. The practice at the Treasury now is to pay empioyes at ‘least $5 monthly in silver, but heuses ‘subsidiary coln, and not the standard. silver dollar, to @0 it with. .An WPH-{ cant for chiange says $6 is given in silver halves fad quarers at tho Troas-

PRESIDENTIAL PROBABILITIES, The friends and admirers of Senator Bayard are doing some effective work by way of popularizing that gentleman’s candidacy for the Presidency. They are particularly active in working up popular sentiment in his behalf in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. ‘While Mr, Tilden apparently is a quiet looker-on, his hand will be plainly observable when the proper time arrives. It would not surprise us to see him on top fourteen or sixteen months. from now. He is the shrewdest political manager in the United States. Besides, he holds the key that is most likely to unlock the front door tothe White House. He will enter the democratic national convention with a solid delegation from his own State, and Cennecticut and New Jersey will not long stand

out against him. That he can carry all of these three States at the election is scarcely susceptible of a doubt. This will be a powerful a'rgum?nt»in favor of his nomination.. The “solid. South” will not be slow to sfae the force of' this point. The delegates frow that part of the country are not particularly wedded to any one of the gseveral aspirants, their chief aim being to nominate a ticket that is most likely to win. The audacious fraud of 1876 will be breught to their attention in a manuer calculated to impress del‘egates with the importance of administering " a stinging rebuke to its authors. = A few well-directed speeches ‘on this topic will have their effect on the convention. The finale will in all himan p'obability be the renomination of the old, ticket—Tilden and ‘Hendricks. We may be mistaken in these progmostieations, ;bub somehow we feel it in our bones that such will be the outcome of the contest for the democratic nomination.’ So far as the West is concerned, the financial question'is about the oenly thing in Mr. Tilden’s way, and even that is not likely to prove much of an obstacle, Mr. Tilden has kept “mum” on that question, being in no wise mixed up with its ‘animated and heated discussion during the past two years. He stands on record as a pronounced opponent of the Sherman resumption ‘measure, though gemerally regarded an advocate of “kard money.” Thur‘man, Bayard and Hendricks are not thus situated, each having given offense to one or the other opposing factions in the treatment of the finaneial problem. Then, there is a reasonable prospect of the money questlon being finally settled before the year 1880. Should such prove the case, the nomination and election of Tilden and Hendricks will become a moral certainty long before November, 1880. i "

JOHN SHERMAN, a few days since, said to a World correspondent: “I am not a candidate for the republican nomination for Governor of Ohio. It is a rather difficult matter for one to predict so far in advanee who the candidate will be, but I am inclined to thing that Mr. Foster will receive the republican nomination. Heis, I think, the strongest available candidate in the State. I bave no idea that Sena; tor Thurman will change his decision. not to be the democratic caudidate for Governor in Ohio.” He says that the reason he will not.accept the nomination is beeause of lack of strength to properly conduct the canvass. That reason is very valid. The candidates for Governor in Ohio must visit and speak in every county in the State, and it is extremely fatiguing work.— General Rice'may be the democratic candidate, and it would be a very pretty race between him and Mr. Foster. It would be a very close fight, but I think Mr. Foster would be elected.” ‘ e

The Auburn Courier, although not having the pleasure of “editing” the county printing of DaKalb, takes the manly and honorable stand of refusing to eut rates in order to pick up an odd job or two of legal advertising.— It believes that “to the victors belong the spoils” at legal rates.—Columbia City Post. : v

' THE BANNER would rejoice to be surrounded by an equally honorable competition. While Neble county was under republican rule, THE BANNER never felt tempted to diminish the earnings of republican organs by a system of “ratting” that is justly held in contempt by all henorable publishers. But as soon as the situation had undergone a change,, officers elected by the democratic } party were beseught and besieged to peddle out, their patrofiage to the lowest bidder. We have thus for years been compelled to submit to rates far below those fixed by law—not that this method benefited a dishonorable competitor, but that it gratified a spirit of envy and malignity which it is difficult to characterize in terms befitting its meanness and perfidy. . ]

MosT people pronounce the word “gerrymander” as if spelled with a “j.” Against this the Indiamapolis Journal recently entered an emphatic protest. 1t said: “It is high time the public sheuld be educated on this point, and as Indiana is promised the ‘boss geirrymander’ we want the people to know how to pronounce the werd. It was derived from Governor Gerry,of Massachusetts, and the name is pronounced G hard, like Gary. Gerrymander sho’d be pronounced the same way. Let us come to an wunderstanding on this point, and then proceed to business.” All right, Journal. Henceforth lef us all pronounce it gerrymander.

IN his recent message Mr. Hayes declared himself persuaded that the welfare of legitimate business will be best promoted by abstaining from all attempts to make radical changes in existing financial legislation. T%S is considerate. The Money Power, having made all the laws, with two exceptions, for twenty years, now generously proposes, as the power.is slipping from its grasp, that' we shall cease to legislate upon financial questions! e i Judge Stisrman. brother of General mfiflmy

Indiana News Items. | .North Vernon and Jennings county i are stirred up on the subject of gravel | roads. : : - The rate of taxation in CoVington.g, is $3.60 om the $lOO valuation, That | is eniough to justify revolution. . 2 The State Secrelary’s anmual report shows the Governor has issued fortyfive warrants, sixty-two requisitions, 103 pardons, thirty-five remissions, six commutations and two respites. | The hog merchants of Bremen lost heavily by the late strike among the packers at Chicago. They had several car loads in the market, which they. were obliged to sell at about half, or. lose all. : e

The Warsaw Indianian of last week says: “The tramp who committed the terrible outrage on the little girl —mention of which was made in these columns at the time—-was sent to the penitentiary for a term of 12 ysars. Good enough.” ‘ - The Ft. Wayne fentinel records that an aged citizen of that place, who 15 years ago was one of the wealthiest and mos active business men of that city, is now supported by the township. Verily, fortune’s wheel draws more blanks than prizes.

The meanest man we have heard of lives in this State. He subscribed to the aid of a church on Sunday, and when-sued for the amount, set up as bis defense that a subscription made on the Sabbath was null and void, and the Supreme Court sustained him.— Ft. Wayne News, a : - Henry Homes, of Crown Point, was 80 badly frozén on Tuesday of last week .that his life is despaired. He had gone to the woods to haul a load of wood, and becoming benumbed with cold laid down in the snow, wwheré he was found insensible and’ with his lower extremities frozen. THE Legislature will be asked to convene a State Board of Equalizatien to readjust the appraisement of real.estate for taxation. It is yettwo years until the reappraisement would be made inn the regular order. A readjustment is a -matter of life and death with many real estate owners in Marion county.— Ind. Journal.

Geo. Washington, an old Indian who formerly lived in Huntington eounty, is cow chief of a tribe of Indians in the Indlan Territory. George realizes the dignity of his position and lives in regal style. The floors of his house are carpeted, and his daughters have the benefit of their own siano.— Wabash Courier. .

The old fort of Rappites, at New Harmony was burned Saturday morning at ten o’clock. It was built in 1795 by the Rappites, on their settlement of the Territory, for protection against Indians, and was one .of the greatest curiosities of that historical place. The walls of the fort were of stone, three feet in thickness. It has been used as aflouring mill by a stock company, = Loss $8,000; insurea for $1,500. The walls remain intact.

One of those peculiarly favored class of individuals known as a *bend-hold-er” comes forward in last week’s Auburn Courier and informs Bro. Reed that he doesn’t want his paper any longer because it advocates the rights of the masses as against the demands of the favored few. Bro. Reed’s reply to the inselent language of this non-tax-paying moth en tke bedy politic has the ring of the true metal. Mr. J. P. Widney is an ass, if he dees held bonds.—Columbia City Post. 2

The farmers in the vicinity of Wirt, Lancaster, and Volga are’ making a move in the matter of starting a cheese factory near Union schoolhouse, Smyrna township. Mr. Noble, a practical cheese and butter maker from the ‘dairy region of Ohio, has visitéd this section and is well pleased with it, and proposes to equip and run a factory with a eapacity to manufacture the milk from six hundred cows into cheese and butter. If the milk from three hundred cows ean be obtained the factory will be ready to start the Ist of ‘April next.—Madison Courier. i e

- Merrick, a livery stable Keeper at Indianapolis, who murdered his wife, has been found guilty, and the jury recommended that he suffer thedeath penalty. The trial showed him to be a greater monster than even the act itself would -indicate. It.is new believed that he, after administering the poison, drove into the country and stifled his wife’s cries until death relieved her sufferings, then stripped her body and attempted to sell it to the Medical College. Failing in this he drove around the city with the remains ‘alongside, uncertain what to do, and finally hit upon €oncealment on the banks of Fall Creek.

Why This Discrimination Against Er- . ~ ring Women?{ . |lndianapolis Journal.]

Miss Fannie Gatewood, a reformed prostitute, announced to lecture at Kokomo, but did not appear as she eould get no audience. People will not go to hear her, and newspapers advise her to hide herself and her shame from public gaze because there is already too muech prostitution. Yet, the same people will flock to hear Luther Benson, and will sing praises of his wonderful oratory. Luther Benson, Mace Long, Tyler Mason and a long list of reformed rakes can draw a crowd as they tell with: glowing words how they associated with, helped. to ruin, and trample under foot women. The woman cannot be heard by a refined publicc. Women will lock to hear about Luther Benson, ery and pray over him, write him siily letters which he shows and laughs at in his next drunken spree; but a woman—ene 0f their own sex, with like nature, who 18 of those “unfortunates” who happened.to fall a victim to the man they waste their tears and prayers upon—cannot be heard., “Let her hide her face in shame.” No, rather ask these men to divide time with her. Good people, we pray you, divide your attentions; and you, women, for the sake of your own sex, treat the equally guilty alike. : ‘

Pork has not been so low as it is now during the past 80 years. The prospect is that a much larger number of hogs will be slaughteted this season than any previous year in the history of the country. The present low prices will put a check on the raiging of hogs, and the price another year will prebably rule much higher, on account of the diminished supply, Just as the enormous production this year was no doubt stimulated by the extreme high prices of last year.—LaPorte Heral'l, fe i

~ This is the first intimation we have had that “extremely high prices” prevailed “last year.” If such was the case at LaPorte, the farmers of that locality must have been especially favored. : i

Again we urge our farmer friends not to fall into the error of allowing their number of hogs to be materially decreased, if they can help it. Far better add to the number, so that if prices do advance, farmers will be in pesition to profit thereby. ~ But above all, let them see to'it that hogs are kept ttea!&,& diseage and Jice,

THAT “BARREN IDEALITY,”

if"l‘qhe Natign’s Dear New Year's Gift. i (Indianepolis Journal, republican resumption - organ.) o - THE COST AND LESSONS'‘OF RESUMP- | S TION. . 0 v : A glance at the business directory of Indianapelis of six years ago, as compared with that of to-day, will show that more than 25 per cent. of the business men of the city have failed within that time and have gone dowr and out. The records of the county offices will show that 25 per cent. -of those who werein business at that time, while they have not utterly failed, are so crippled and embarrassed that they are dependent upon the future revival of trade and restoration of values to enable them to save something of theiwr former fortunes. What is true of this city is true to a greater or less extent of all the cities and towns in the country. The | financial hurricane has carried down not only thc men who were reckless and loose in their manner of busiuness, but. also many who were ordinarily careful and prudent, and many who were even close aud cauiious in their dealings. : e A glance at tie improvements which have been made in the city, the great manufacturing and business enterprises which have been inaugurated and maintained, and at the names of the men: who maugurated and maintained them, will show that the men who have gene down before the financial storm were, as a rule, men of business enterprise and lintegrity.— Many of them had passed the meridian of life, and are so crushed and prostrated by the depressiom incident to unexpected business failure that they are utterly disqualified and incapacitated for business. -Many who are younger and possess the vigor and energy of ripe muanhood are baffled and defeated in every effort to regain a business footing, and with many more it might be truthfully written upon their tombstones that they died of overwork and mental anxiety and depression - resulting from business failure. Thousands of families thro’out the whole country who have never known what it was to be denied luxuries are ifow striving to secure the actual necessities of life. 'There bas been a general plowing up, ard turning under, and subsoiling of the whole business field, and as a result a new growth has set in, producing not only a business but social revolution throughout the country. The trial of the souls of men and women has been such as no former generation in-this country has been called to endure.

Thousands of men throughout the country who stood among the toremest in the commercial affairs of States, cities and towns are compelled to seek employment as clerks and suberdinates to earn aliving., Not only is their property gone, but the opporfunities for acquiring property are also gone, and only one road is left open to them. They aré compelled to take whatever position can be procured to earn a livelihood, and put behind them all theught of humiliation and future failure, and build again from the foundation. The hardships have still been greater upon that large class who, never having acquired property to' lose, were dependent upen their daily labor and are deprived of employmens by the failure of the class before named. They have been compelled to change eccupation,learn new trades, and devote themselves to whatever employment could be procured from week to week to keep the wonlf from tde door. g

Is Johm in “Cahoot” with the National , : Banks? (Sullivan Democrat.)

Mr. John Sherman is lying upder an imputation of rascality by which he has been enabled to feather his own nest. A resolution was introduced into the House of Representatives the other day calling on Mr. Hayes’s Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the number of national banks holding public funds to the credit of the government. In reply he gives a list of the national banks, two in NéWw York and one in Boston, known as government depositories, which hold several millions of public funds. It is charged that he had a large amount of unsold four per cent bonds lying in the treasury; that he made a corrupt bargain with the First National Bank of New York, by which they. took the. bonds, without paying a dollar, and drawing the interest regularly, amounting to $6,000 a day, and dividing with the Secretary. Mr. Sherman says the government had in October $45,000,000 in |gold on deposit in the First Natienal Bank of New York, it being the proceeds of large purchases of bonds by that bank. This is a virtual confession that the bank held the bonds,drew the interest, and retained the money with which it is claimed the bonds were purchased.

Archbishop Purcell’s Financial Embarrassment, - ~ A sensation has lately occurred in Cincinnati. - A large number of Catholics have been in the habit of depositing their surplus earnings with Archbishep Purcell, or his brother Edward who was his financial manager. 'The business commenced many years ago and has grown into colossal proportions, the amount of the deposits running up into millions of dollars, and the depositors being numbered by the thousands. Many of these were segvant girls and poor laborers who were actuated by religious devotion in| preferring to leave their earnings with a high dignitary of the church in preference to & Banking institution. In the first instdnce no interest was paid, but in properous times the Bishop felt justified in paying interest, and invested largely in real estate. 'When prices fell he was unable to realize and the result is a failure. His paper has gone toiprotest, but an appeal fis made to the church to come to His help and they will nodoubt assist him to pull through. g

Revival of Manufacturing Interests. L (LaPorte Herald.) Mr. D. B. Howe, who has been traveling in the interest -of the U. S. Rolling Stock Company, is at home spending the holidays. He represents the demand for railroad stock as increasing enormously. The rolling stock of the railroads, which, on account of the depressed times, was made to do service as long as possible, has to a large extent worn out, and must be replaced. The effectof this 18 a great revival of that class of mapufactures. The sgme state of things applies to almost every deparcment, and a general revival of manufacturing interests must grow out of a demand which -has been delayed till it is Impossible to do so any longer. o

e . = < : A Sound Business Rule, : [Crawfordsville Journal.] To discriminate between what is news and what "is advertising in an item is often a difficult tagk for a publisher. Newspapers to be on the safe de must charge when the item brings ~money to others. Such is but justice, .andin, compliance with the laws of 'business, and without this diserimi_nation a newspaper will fail financiBt ocom. ot

- The Banks After Resumption. The New York Z7'imes, which 1s in the habit of treating public questions with much discernment, has reached the conclusion that “one of the most interesting questions in the immediate future of our finances is the probable position of the National Banking system.” It is willing to admit that the “attainment of resumption, as provided for by existing laws, is by ne means a definite and complete settlement of the currency problem.” It looks ahead far enough to see and to say that “there are many contingencies yet to be faced before the end (of this resumption) is reached, and on no portion of our financial system . is the ultimate effect of these contingencies likely to be more important than upon the National: Banks.” What will becoms of the banks after resumption? The Enguirer has often called attention te the patent fact that the banks must resume, both as to circulation and deposits, when the Governmen{ resumes, and we recently called speclal attention to the fact not generally understeod that the redemption of National Bank notes in coin, or in greenbacks redeemable in coin, can be compelled most easily. . The notes of the two thousand and fifty-three National Banks, amounting te more than three hundred millions of dollars, are redeemable not only at the counters of their respective banks, but at a common center, the United States Treasury., The notes can be sent to Washington unassorted as to denomination or bank of issue, with the request for the money, and the money must be produced. The only limitation is that the notes shall be presented at the Treasury in sums of $l,OOO, or-multiples thereof, but the package of $l,OOO need not contain two notes from the same bank. All the banks are required to keep a deposit in the United States Treasury for the purpose of this redemption. This provision of law will greatly facilitate the presenting of National Bank notes for redemption. The labor and the commissions of the broker are avoided. The Government must do the work, and without a commission. Gold, at last, i 8 to be the baisis of our currency after the first of January. The two thousand National Banks have, in coin and in coin certificates, and in checks payable in cein, but thirty million dollars altogether. They have but one dollar in coin with which to redeem ten dollars of circulating notes. They have some greenbacks, to be sure. but these are redeemable by the Gfi)vernment in New York in coin which is not there. The plain fact is that with semething more (perhaps less) than ene hundred millions of dollars in available coin in the Treasury,and with thirty millions in the banks, six hundred and fifty millions of dollars in greenbacks and National Bank notes are to be redeemed. ;“Coin certificates” are to be outstanding to the amount of five dollars, with only a dollar in cein behind it. In addition to this the banks hold deposits of two thousand millions pffl dollars, payable, if so demanded, in money, and money is to mean, practically, gold. It is clear that thesbanks, which were expected to be unvexed by resumption, are liable to have a hard time of it. S

The Z'imes is correct in saying that “the Government is with reference to the currency, the center, if not the head, of the banks of the country. Its issues are legal tender; on them rest all other issues.” But what, in the opinion of the 7%imes, is the reliance of the banks as the time of resumption draws near? It is im John Sherman’s willingness to break the law. The T'imes says that “so long as the Treasury is guided by the principles which Mr. Sherman has set for the conduct of his administration there need be no apprehension as to the result. These principles are: The maintainance of a reserve of gold in the T'reasury ample to continue redemption of United States notes; the refusal to force depreciated silver into circulation against the- wishes and the imterests ofithe business community; and,inally, the omission to carry out the provision of existing law, which requires the immediate reissue, and the keeping in circulation of the redeemed legal tenders.” - There are doubts as to the possibility of doing tho first of these things, and the other two are plain violations of the law. When the Secretary of the Treasury “refuses” to treat silver as the law commands him to treat it, and when be “omits to carry out the provision of existing law” concerning the reissue of greenbacks, there will be a condition of things unprecedent:d in our history.' It has never before happened that so high an executive servant of this Government been so brazenly, 8o openly guilty of the violation of such solemn, important and mandatory statutes as is contemplated in these “principles” of John Sherman. Few offenses would more fully merit impeachment and punishment. But this law-breaking is the hope of the banks. The great organ of the republican party in the East says that if Sherman were lost to the Department the change would very materially affect the banks! Indeed! The hope of the banks after resumption is in the fact that there is an audacious law-breaker at the head of the Treasury Department! And thisis also the hope of all the resumptionists. This admission is humiliating to so many of the Américan people as love obedience to law. But if the banks are called on to meet their obligations, the great law-breaker will not be able to save them.— Cincinnati Enquirer.

Right of Finder to Money Found on Premises of Another. - (SUPREME COURT DECISION.) Abner H. Bowen et. al. vs. Catherine Sullivan, guardian, ete. Carroll Circuit Court. Affirmed. g Perkins, J.—Ellen Quinn, a minor, found two fifty dollar bank bills on the premises of the appellants, and handed the:same to them, requesting to-be informed if they were genuine. Appellants retained the bills, declining to return them to the finder on demand. The appellee, the guardian of said minor, instituted this suit to re--cover the -value of said bills. . The money was found in a paper-mill of the appellants, on the floor, in an envelop unmarked, amorg wasteé paper which had been purchased by appellants at two and a half cents per pound, to be used in the manufacture of paper. Neither the seller nor the buyer knew the waste paper contained the money. The owner is still unknown. The finder was in the employ of appellants. Held, that the finder was entitled to the money, no owner having been discovered. The fact that the money was purchased by appell‘ants in waste paper did not give to them the ownership against the finder. This would be unreasonable. A large number of authorities are cited. Judgment affirmed. B oo Imitating His Superiors, ; - Angell; the defaulting palace car secretarx, admits his identity, The fact is, Angell I 8 not so much to blame after all. For years his employers have sev him a bad example by robbing the public of two dollars each for small contracted berths. They grey rich at i&and nobody protested. fifi%}m bly thénfi; it no harm

ROME CITY NEWS. EDITED BY *ALExIE”

The Legislature organizes Thursday next. Ao S Sheriff Williams will be installed on Wednesday next. L - BSleighing and bobbing never was known to be better. H A Happy New Year to every patron of THE BANNER. - Our schools commence operations again en Tuesday next. B - Huge piles of stone are already delivered on the grounds for the new hetel. ' ; ' T Ice harvest is here and it furnishes employment to quite a number of ‘hands. : ; e - Hon. Jacob H. Shauck and Judge Osborn. leave for Indianapolis next Monday. i ‘ Jennings’ new saw mill is getting a large number of respectable looking saw logs. = N : | ; A few more subscribers wanted for THE BANNER at Rome City. Don’t you forget it. : Dodge’s wild turkey was the centre of interest on Christmas day. It circulated freely. = ; :

Rinehart’s new building is nearly ready for occupancy. Luther Howe did the painting. : e The ice -on the lake is now (Monday) tep inches thick, and:ls being vigorously packed away. . - . _€obbs Brothers have sold their ice house to F.U. Miller, who will proceed at once te fill it with ice. Christmas was celebrated in ancient style in Rome City. The boys will have their fun if they don’t get their regular meals. ! ~ Miller says that there are lots of fellows who can vote .at a school meeting who are ineligible to go to a wedding! Tally one for Miller. v A loaded freight car was ditched on Friday last north of Wolcott¥ille, onthe G. R. & I. R. R,, which caused several hours’ delay in the morning train. ' Where are those generous cusses who used to offer donations to rebuild the hotel? Come up, boys, and register your names and make ‘goo’fl your proposals. . i

On Friday night last the dogs worried, crippled, and killed several of ’Lum Cain’s fat sheep. 'Lum swears veageance on the dogs, and asks pay for his shéep. : i The school teacher, Mr. James P Chapman, was married on Wednesday evening last to Miss Ella Allen. The happy couple took the train the same evening to visit .relatives in Illinois. Music by the “boys” or their return.

Rev. Doctor Hosier is now engaged in missionary work, holding a protracted meeting at Wolf Lake. Go in, Doctor; you have our best wishes.— You are now operating at the right point. Our soul’s desire and prayer to God is, that you may cause such a reformation in that town, that hereafter a greenback meeting may be held there without being disturbed by rowdies. ]

: WAWAKA PARAGRAPHS. Sleighing’ is- g0,!0d.,‘ and our young folks are using it extensively. Quite a pleasant party at Thomas Butt’s, Wednesday evening. . A load of Springfielders, with some from our burg, had oysters at Samuel Neufer’s Thursday night. * Singing school at Springfield had our city delegation Saturday.' . A large party at Mr. Hueston’s en Tuesday/ last, about twenty couples attending. 2 e

J. M. Trump occupied the pulpit at the M. E. ¢hurch last Sunday evening.

A team belenging to Mr. Pancake ran away the other day. Ne damage. The young man should ‘be careful when he whips small boys off of his sled, and he will not fall cut himself. - Mr. and Mrs. D.Franks left for their future home near Vistula, Mich., last. Thursday. . : Mg

Mr. M: Caston left for Kansas Tuesday. He formerly resided here and was visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles K. Greene. : Dee. 31, '7B. St. ELMO.

Chan Shu Yang, Chinese ConsulGeneral at San Francisco, who has been traveling through the United States, will write a book. He regards fndiana as a good State, and Indianapolis finds grace in the sharp eyes of the celestial. He says of the city: “I likee this place .very much; your streets are wide, and the city is very beautiful. Boston Ino likee at all.— The streets are too muchee narrow; they runnee all together.” An organization has heen effected in New York by which the entire city is to be-canyvassed by sending wagons from house to house to receive contributions for the poor. The mayor is treasurer of the organization, which is otherwise officered by prominent citizens. Thorough canvassing of this sort is sure to produce large results. The term “carrying coals to Newcastle” may as well go out of commission. America began last week to export lager to Germany. It already supplies England with roast beef and ready-made plum pudding, but this lager husinéss is a step further than the most sanguine friends of this country predicted. : At Cleveland, Ohio, the great bridge across the Cuyahoga river, so long in process of construction, connecting the east and west sides of the city, has just been completed and dedicated to public use. Whereat the Clevelanders rejoice with exceeding great joy. Accounts from KEurope represent great distress prevailing among the operatives and laboring classes in Great Britain and Switzerland, Ten thousand persons. are out of employ-. ment in Geneva. A

A meeting of preminent Roman Catholics was held at Cincinnati last Sunday to devise measures for the relief of Archbishop Purcell from his financial embarrassments. An appeal is to be made to the church at large.

By the burning of the werks of the Union Cotten Press Company;. at Charleston, S. C.,early yesterday morning a loss of $575,000 was entailed; mostly insured. ‘Mr. Ferd. Arndt, of Milwaukee, was the reeipient of a triple present on Christmas day, in the shape of three bouncing baby boys from his wife. The total bullion product of t‘l;g t\gestem States »t:gd ‘g’%‘grrit;)‘gfi*lfis il e year was—gold, $88,956,281; silver, 838,746,301, . w«afi%fli VRO S SRR L G e

Southern and Northerm Qutrages. There are six Demoecratic negroes in the South .Carolina Legislature. This is the meanest kind of “southern outrage.”— Washington Post, There is not one Republican negro in the legislature of any northern State, and this is the meanest kind of northern outrage.-~-Omaha Herald. . e — < — s ) TLeboilersin Hulman & Fairbanks’ Terre Haute distillery blew up yesterday afternoon; killing two employes and doing 810,000 worth of damage otherwise. ‘ 4

r 1 \ yov e THE MARKETS. LIGONIER. - 7'+ = GRAIN AND SEEDS.—Wheat, amber, 87c; Rye, 40¢c; Oats, 20¢; Corn, 80c; flax seed, $125; timothy seed, $1 25. clover seed, $375. e . PropUCE.—Hogs, live, § cwt $2 25 ; Shoulders, per pound, 8¢; Hams, 09c¢; Bees Wax, 20c; Butter, 14; Lard, Odc; Eggs, § doz., 22¢; Wool, 1b,20@ 30c; Feathers, 40c; Tallow, 05¢; Apples, dried, 3c. Potatoes, 50; Peaches; dried,oBc; Hay, tame, SS: marsh, $6.

: : BORMNL -8 SlMMONS.—December 20th, 1878, in Perry twpi. & 80n to Mr. and Mrs. Thomags Simmons, -

- MARRIED. BROWN—-MoCOY.—Deo. 26, 1878, by Rew. J. P. Moore, at the residence of the bride’s parents,: Mr. George Brown and Miss Annie E. McCoy; - both of Green twp., Noble county. = - & CONRAD—GRIMES,—Dec, 25th, 1878, at the residence of and by Dr. P. W. Crum, in Ligoniery Mr. Benjamin Conrad, of Michigan, aod Miss Lida J, Grimes, of Perry twp., Noble county. °

. Chew Jaokson’s Best Sweet Navy Tobacco. ; ¢ L 13-31-1 y I.O.O.F:=ELECTION NOTICE . The members of Excélsipf Loqge_fiq.zez. Lo 0. F., are hereby notified to meet at ‘their Lodge Room on o g oSI Saturday Evening, Jannary 11,1879, at7o'clock ». a, for the purpose’of electing three Trustees for the ensuing year. = - e : Witness our hands this 24th day of December, 1878. ; FER__D. SANDROCK, N. G. ANDREW JACKSON, Secretary. 3618 - Noble Co. Agricnltural Society, Ann‘nal Meeting for the Kiection oi’ Dix&ect6rs. ’]:HE ‘Annunal Meeting of the Stock-Holders of _. the Noble Connty Agricultural Society will be held in Kanu’s Hall, Ligonier, Ind:, on Monday, January 6th, 1879, i At ten o’clock. A, M.. at which time twelve direc-: tors will be elected for the ensuing year, and stich other business transacted as may be bronght pefore the Society. The presence-of all stockholders is requested. ey : < s : ORLANDO KIMMELL, Pres't, . J. H. HOFFMAN, Seeretary. ' Sy i Ligonier, Ind., December 12th, 1878. -~ 34t4.

) 7 i ~ SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of a certified copy of a decree and an order of sele to me directed by:the Clerk of the Noble Circuit Conrt of Noblecounty, Indiana, ‘in the case of 'gpylor J. Vail vs. Joseph Henderson and Matilda J. Henderson (John-Lane bail), I will offer for sale at public anction at the dodr of the court-house-in the town of Albion, county of Noble, and State of Indiana, on : i Friday, January I%th, 1879, Between the hours of ten: o’clock, A. M, and four. o’clock, ». m.; of said day, all of the right, title and interest of the said defendants for, to and in the following: described real estate, to wit: S **The undivided one-third (2¢) of Out-Lot Number sixty-two (62), in the town of Ligonier, * County of Noble. and State of Indiana: . : ) .+, 'NATHANIEL P, EAGLES. S 5 " Sherift Noble County, Ind, Isaac E. Knlsery, Attorney for Plaintiff. - - “Albion, Dec. 18th, 1873.-36w34pf56.. .-~ -

SHERIFE'S SALE. BY virtue of a certified cpp-y,o’f'afdecfee and an ) order of sale {0 me directed-by the Clérk of the Noble Circuit Court.of Noble county, Indiana, in case of Christopher Hooley, as ‘Administrator of the estate of Amos Newhouse, deceased, vs. Georgie 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 N_oble, and State of Indiana,on Friday, January 3, 1879, Between the hours of ten o’clock, A..xm:, and four o'clock, p. M., of said day, all of the right, title and interest of the said G. W. Brill and Brancis M. Buaker, replevin bail, for, in and to the following described real estate, to wits e The south-west on‘e-fourt.h of the north-east one~. fourth of section twenty-one, in township thir-ty-five north, in range nine east, supposed to contain forfy acres of land according to ‘gov--ernment, survey, all in Noble county, Indiar‘;a.- . e : NATHANIEL P. EAGLES, : Sheriff of Noble County, Indiana, 1, E. KnisELY, Attorney for Plaintiff. . e ~ Albion, Ind., Decembear 7th, 1878,-34t4-pf §6.

A 9 o X SHERIFF'S SALE. B"Y virtue of two executions 16 me directed by the Clerk of the Noble Circuit Court of Noble County, Indiana, in the case ¢of The Howe Sewing Machine Company vs. Melzer McDbnald and Leo. Solomon ‘vs. Melzer McDonald, T will offer for sale at public auction: at the door of the court house in the town of Albion, County of Noble and State cf Indiana, on G G FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1879, Besween the hours of ten o’clock, A. M., and four o’clock p. m., of said ddy, all-of the right, title and interest of the saild Melzer McDonald for, to and in the following described real estate, to wit: - The east half of the south-east quarter of section twenty-one (21), and thé west half of the southwest quarter of section twenly-two (22), all in township thirty-three north, range eight east. in Noble County, Indiana. = = "' . ‘ i NATHANIEL P, EAGLES, Sheriff of Noble County, Indiana. PrickrrT & KNIsELY, Atlorneys-for Plaintiffs, - Albion, December 5, 1878 -33-w4.zf $5.00 ; The Great Family Weekly, ‘[:l'l ot' e Tt i HENRY WARD BEECHER,Y myisnns. LYMAN ABBOTT;} Sediirs: AN UNSECTARIAN, IND’E?ENDENT JOURNAL. $3.00 Per Annum, Postage Paid. Send 3 cts. for Sample Copy. A large Cash Commission paid Agems-]d'CH‘HSTIAN Uxron. N. Y. 3 £ ald.-3iw4 £ B R

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