Pike County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 22, Petersburg, Pike County, 8 October 1880 — Page 3

THEDEMOCRAT OFFICIAL PAPES OF THE COUNTY. FRIDAY, October 8,1880. LOCAL BUSINESS MENTION. A9-AdTertlBement» under thU head will be dbarged for »t the rate of Five Ceuta per tine (barW»i» mfMUre^ for each Insertion. ^ TMPOUTANTtocd9h buyers.—Cash X buyers, who do not a«k credit, but want\to pay for what they get, will remember that P. C. Hammond & Son haye ever offered extra inducements to that class of customers, and will continue to 'do so this coming vear. Our motto is good: “Quick sales and small profits.’' |&*The highest price paid for marketing,—Feathers, Butter, Eggs, etc. P. C. a simond & Son. PUBLIC SPEAKING. The Pike County Democratic Central Committee make the following announcements for ■peaking: HONS. JAMES E. M-Cl'M.OC(JH, WX. F. TOWNSEND AND C. S. DOBBINS. Plpnsantvflle—Friday, October 8th. at 2 P M. Arthur—.Satnrdaa, October 9th. at 2 p.m. White Church, near Poor farm-rSaturday night, October 9th. LOCAL MATTERS. Chew Chromo Tobacco, atEisert’s. Jasper has four Hancock and English poles. __ Most of the schools throughout the county have began. Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks speaks at Boonville to-day. See those Saranac buck gloves just rood ved[ at McBay’s._ WiHiem Heilman voted against the remonetization of silver. See E. H. Stark’s make of boots and shoes, at McBay’s, Gov. ’Williams will speak at Monroe City next Saturday night. Moses and Cus. Frank received their fall stock of goods last week. Circuit court commences next Wednesday, there is a very light docket. See the late arrivals of the Rogers make of boots and shoes, at McBay’s. See Stevens & Co’s make of ladies fine shoes at McBay’s. They are superb. __ The first M. E. Qnarterly meeting was held at4tbis place last Saturday and fonnday,_ At McBay’s you can get a class of boots and shoes that you cau not get elsewhere._•( * You can’t find a single Republican that will bet that Porter will be the next Governor. Win. McBay has received this week a large invoice of boots and shoes for the winter trade. *_ Hon. T. R. Cobb and Lewis Loveless made several speeches in Dubois county this week.

Miss Jennie Bauks spent last week in Washington, visiting friends and . attending the fair._ The Democratic majority In this county next Tuesday will not be lees than 500, and don’t yon forget it. Albert Hammond, John VanNada and George Coleman'have gone West to work on a railroad near St. Loois. Bill Heilman says that he has bonght enongh poor Democrats, at ten dollars a piece, to carry Pike county. It is a fool bird that defiles it ow n nest. TSee article on Krebs from the Washington Gazette in another column. Harry B. Ellmore has returned to his old position with P. A. McCarty. Harry is a clever and accommodating clerk. _ The Kleiner meetings at Stendal and Union were grand successes, the crowd -at Stendal was estimated at 2,500. ___________ Johny McCarty left Monday for Evansville, where he goes to purchase a large stock of goods for the Cheap John Store. Uncle Jack Itobtiug paid ns a visit last Wednesday. He reports the Democracy of Clay enthusiastic for the whole ticket. .: Moses Prank yemoved to his new house the first of the week. Mr. A G. Bilimeyer will occupy the one vacated by him.

Moses Hess and wife were in Ev- . ansvilie the first of the week. While in the city Mr. II. Purchased his fall Stock of goods. < Miss Sailie Carson, of the Postoffice Millinery and Fancy Store, is in Cincinnati buying a stock of fall and winter millinery goods. Mr, J. Ik Keith and wife, who have been visiting at Vincennes and Edwardsport for several weeks past, returned home Monday._ The Petersburg Democratic glee club went to Washington last Wednesday to the Brown-Voorbees rally. They report a good time. The way to make Hancock’s calling and election sure is to vote the straight Democratic ticket from Landers down, next Tuesday. Bev. W. H- Grim delivered a temperance lecture to the blue ribbon society of this place at the M. E. Church last Monday night The meeting was well attended._ Wm. F. Townsend arrived home last Monday from Lawrence county, where he filled several appointments He reports the Democrats wide awake in old Lawrence._ Heilman says that it costs more to boy Democrats this year than it did two years ago. Then he only paid from one to two dollars a Vote, but now it costs him $10 a vote. We neglected to mention last week the receipt of the Washington daily Gars Me and Democrat they are both neatly printed sheets and reflect much to the credit of their publishers. At Gen. Harrison’s meeting last Friday there was cot a single row. Why? Because Democrats do not attend Republican meetings to disturb them, as the Republicans do Democratic meetings,

Let every roan who desires the election of Hancock bear in mind that all uncertainty as to the result of the November contest will be removed by the elecliou of Franklin Landers next Tuesday. Mr. Chas. Squire has accepted a positional a flouring-mill at Hazelton, and removed to that place last Tnesday. We are sorry to lose Mr. Squire as a citizen but wish biro success and prosperity in his ne w home. Mr. J. J. Kiiner gave several years of bis time and bar given his note for $3,00(1 toward the building of the Straight Line It. It. and that to when he is not worth the hundredth part of what fraudulent king Bill Heilman is. We learn from a,reliable source that the Republicans intend circulating fraudulent ballots. Let every voter watch cIose,y and see that be is not defrauded in this corrupt way. The Republicans are desperate and jvlll do all in their power to carry out tbeir plans. Republicans of Petersburg are approaching Democrats, and prominent Democrats, too, and offering them money if they will vote for Heilman. This will be proven to the next grand jury. We file notice now upon these tools of corruption that every one of them will bo prosecuted. Tbo Republicans are desperate. They are circulating lies all over the county to catch votes. The latest and meanest lie that we have heard of is that J. W. Richardson is working for the election of George Peed. Mr. Richardson is & warm supporter of Perry W. Chappell, the wounded Union soldier. One of the Republican bulldozers undertook to intimidate a man whome he thought to be a Democrat last Saturday night, and succeeded so well that although the fellow had always been a Republican.be now declares that he will rote an unscratched Democratic ticket. Se his card iu another column._. ,v : A Qian named Starch Combs was arrested here last Friday by a constable from Gibson county on the charge of forgery, he having forged an order on a man near Hazleton for whom he had been working, He made a desperate effort to escape and was shot at five times before he was captnredThere are over eleven hundred voting precincts in the State of Indiana, and there will be two supervisors at each precinct, and the pay of supervisors is five dollars per day, making a grand total of over $110 000 paid to supervisors on election day, and all in the interest of the Republican party. __1 .

we understand that the Republicans are circulating a report all over the county that ‘'Hickory” Scales is swapping off the entire State ticket for a vote for himself. We ask the Democrats all over the county to stamp this report as an Infamous lie, as it is. It is gotten up and circulated to injure Hickory Scales. -Landers says if he is elected governor of Indiana he will see to it that a law is passed by the Legislature requiring a man to pay taxes on what he is worth and not what happens to be in his name. Deducting the indebtedness from the estimated worth of an individual leaves the amount upon which he should pay taxes. Does Porter or Gregg promise any thing of the kind ?_ The Republicans of Petersburg are circulating a report to the effect that Wm.^Ieilmae, has given his note for $1,000 towards the building of the Straight Line R. R. The facts are these: the note given by king Bill contains a condition that the road is run from Washington to Evansville and that it be completed in six months. Two things not contemplated by Mr Hervey. Shame on such fraud._ Heilman has done more to lower the moral standing of the people of this district than all of the other men in it. He is destitute of every qualification which should command a man to the good people for support. He can neither talk in private, make a public sqeech or write a respectable letter in German or English. His only hope from the start was money and whiskey. Down with any man who to gain a little longer lease on power would place a price on men’s souls.

Nine hundred aud fifty thousand; dollars has been raised among the republicans and bankers of New York and Boston, and forwarded to the republican managers in Indiana to be used in electing Porter and the rest of the republican ticket All hopes to carry the state by fair means are blasted; they now propose to carry Indiana like John Morgan said they would carry Maine—“Buy it, by G—d.” Shall a free people be sold and delivered, or shall the people still rule? What say the people? A young man named Charles Gregory came to this place some time last week with the intention, os he said, of starting a laundry. Monday morning he went to Adams Bros.’ livery stable and hired a horse to drive into the country three or four miles south of town. Not returning in due time. Adams Bros, became somewhat uneasy. and upon Inquiry it was found that he had left town ou the Washington road. PursnU was immediately given which resulted in his capture near Washington Tuesday morning, lie was brought back to this place and placed in jail, where he still remains. Wayne county is the Republican banner county of Indiana. It contains a colored vote of 800. A plan to import into Richmond several hundred negroes from Cincinnati and after voting them returning them back to Cincinnati has leaked out, A Wayne county Republican applied to an old acquaintance in Cincinnati, ouce a strong Republ ican, but over whom a change has come, for help. Me did not let on, however, but after learning all the del ails of the plan, turned the cat out of the wallet. The Enquirer sent a reporter to Richmond to investigate the conspiracy, and has thoroughly ventilated it. Chew Chromo Tobacco, at Elsert’n,

We learn that parties who are working to defeat uncle George Feltinger are circulating a report that the poor asylum is being kept in a terrible bad condition. As Charles Fettinger, a son of ancle George, is super* Intended they think these reports will injure him, bat in order to show that this report is a lie made of whole cloth, we append the following card from Dr. Hawkins: * A CARD. F.ditob Copstt Papcr—Allow me to state to the tax payers ot Pike county, that the poor asylum ot this county la now being kept by the present superintendent In better order, more oleanlr, etc., than I hare seen tt kept sinoe its occupation by the county poor. J. Hawkins, County Physician. “Dr: Hawkins has had charge of the poor asylum longer than any other physician since Us organisation. Verily the Republicans are np to '‘ways that are dark and tricks that are vain.’ Dr. Pomeroy, tho Now York physician who has recently began practice in this county, favorable mention of whom has appeared in these columns before, Is meeting with almost uitparalolled success, patients flocking to him by the dozens and scores. At last accounts he had 117 persons under his treatment, and it is reported that Dr. Pomory is showing himself to be both competent and trustworthy. The doctor himself says that lie u meeting with the most flattering success, and he invites sufferers everywhere to communicate with him to tho end that they may proflt by his experience and skill. He gives the best of references, and invites criticism. His headquarters are in thiscity, and he gives Wise lectures every week hero or elsewhere In the oonnty,—[Vincennes News. Dr. Pomeroy Is a son of the celebrated Dr. fymeroy of the New York Infirmary, and was raised under the influences of that institution; he has had thirty years experience in the treatment of all diseases that are known to tho human family. The doctor will be in this county next week and will deliver a free lecture in Petersburg on Saturday night, October 16._ The Press of last week, in connection with its usual amount of malicious falsehoods, contained an article regarding a difficulty that recently occurred between Mr. £. R. King and a fellow named Edmondson, in which there is scarcely one word of troth. The facts in the case are those: On Tuesday, September 28th, while Govs, Hubbard and Gray were speaking in tha court house yard, this fellow Edmondson and a fool named J. Gas. Weaver, tried to create a disturbance and Mr. King very properly told them to behave or be would compel (hem to leave the ground. They continued, however, aud Weaver was driven from tho ground, The next day as Mr. King was going from his store to his resilience Edmondson applied nn insulting remark to him and Mr. K. retorted by telling him that lie was a dirty dog, At this Edmondson, who was all cocked aud primed, -threw a & bar of iron hitting Mr. King in the head. Edmondson then got out of the way, Mr. King sending two ballets after bim which would no doubt have taken effect had it not been that he (King) was confused by the lick he had received. The idea of Ed. King running from any nrtn is too preposterous to talk about, A . regiment of such dirty, villainous scoundrels as this dog Edmondson could hot run him and they know better than to try it oh.

luo ouce liumiuaieu Franklin Landers for governor of this State, at a time, too, when he was in Congress as a Democrat doing yeoman service for the people in their distress. “He bearded the lion in his den, the Douglas in his hall’' to make good every promise and relieve the masses of burthens too oppressive to be borne. He did not accept the position offered him because iu the first place he was never anything bat a Democrat, aud4a the second place he knew that it would bo worse than lolly to give up the position he then bait where he was able to benefit the peoplo of the whole country and come borne to waste, his time and fritter away his strength by leading a forlorn hope. Our National friends confess that h«,was chosen as their ataudard bearer in this State in 1876 because of the brave and able fight he was making in Congress for a suffering, bond-ridden, tax-ridden, office-ridden people. His record is.a splendid one and without blemish. Now if they vote for Mr. Gregg oyer him they must confess that spite aUd not principle actuates them. We believe they will be houeBt with themselves and work for the best interest of the people of the State by voting for Mr. Landers, the able and bighearted champion of the poor man’s interest.

Dr. Thomas Aust says that Bill Hoilm&u has $500 in .Patoka township to buy votes ou election day. Democrats aud Nationals of Patoka are yon for sale? Can Heilman’s money buy yonr manhood, your reputation, and that of yonr family ? Think of the estimate Bill Heilman, Tom Aust and other Republican leaders place upon your manhood I If there is a man that the honest voters of all parties ought to unite to defeat, that man is Heilman. He has worked harder against the interests of the people of this county, and done mere to corrupt the purity of the ballot box than any man who ever lived in the First District. He looks upon the working man as a matter of merchandise for political bummers to trade on, and the only regard he has for a poor voter is, “How much did you say it would take to buy him ?” In order to show the estimate that is placed upon Heilman by the houeat and pure men of his own party, we append an extract from a speech made by Gen. Shackelford to the jury when Heilman was on trial for bribery, or buying votes: 8H&CKELFOBD OK HBILKXN. “The First Congressional District has never before had a candidate (till Heilman ran) who was corrupt enough to attempt to accomplish his election by means of corruption and bribery. Ho (lleilman) came oat with his bags of wealth and sought to ride into ptaoea of trust and honor." “He has flooded the district with beer to debauch the body politic; he has scattered his greenbacks thick as the falling leaves of autumn.” And then Gen. Shackelford appeals to the virtue of his hearers in these words: “I appeal to yon In the name of the law and justice; I ajjgeal to you in the name of yonr fathers, whose sterling virtues are our common heritage, to seal with yonr verdict of condemnation tile conduct of this corruption of the ballotbox, that you strangle this monster of corruption that threatens to engulf In rain our common country.” Chew Chromo Tobacco, at Etaert’s.

“Xing Bill.” William Heilman, candidate for Congress la the First District, publicly acknowledged that he did deed property to certain negroes tn Evansexile for voting purposes. He tried to explain the same by claiming that there eras a large nambcr of negroes in Evansville who could not vote an* less there was some one to testify to the legality of their votes; that their votes were challenged, and there were no other negroes except those to whom be made the deeds who con>d testify to the legality of their votes. His argument will not stand a test. There were other negroes in Evansville who could have testified to the same but they were, some of them, too honest or too cowardly to do so; and if thgy had, they would have been indicted, and being mgn who own some property, would have beeu mined financially, and placed in prison besides. Instead of calling on white men, or negroes of some standing in Evansville, he went to negroes who were too ignoraut to know the meaning of an oath, who were lowest in society, who left a stench In the air in which they moved, and who had nothing to do but to run away as soon as they had voted and sworn a lie in testifying to the legality of fraudulent negro voters. It certainly is true that a man who will do such dirty work as this will commit greater crimes—it there is any greater crime than getting ignorant meu to perjure themselves. We hare uo scruples in this matter. Wm. Heilman is a man who will, iu the manner referred to above, do anythiug, no matter bow great the crime, to get j a single vote.or put a single dollar in his own pocket. Democrats of Pike County, You are once more called upon to do yonr duty, the eyes of the whole coutry are turned to Indiana, if Indiana goel Democratic next Tuesday the Presidential contest is virtually ended and our noble and galant Hancock will be triumphantly elected in November. The Democrats of Pike county have in the past stood firm and true, and they will do so again. No county in the State has been truer to the principles of Democracy than Pike, and no county in the State has gained ojbetter reputation. At every election since 1868 Pike has steadily increased her majority. In 1870 the Democratic majority was about 100; iu 1872, 125; 1874, 160; 1876,180and in 1878 392. The Republicans claim that they haye bought enough Democrats to change the majority of 392 to a small Republican

majority. we do not believe this, we <»n uot believe that there is a Demo crat ia 1'iko comity so lost in shame, so lost to manhood as to sell his auf frago for a few dollars. The man who sells his principals torever after becomes the victim of contempt and scotti of all honest and honorable men. He not only disgraces himself, but he disgraces his wife and children,.for the wife and childreu depend tlpoir the husband and father for their standing in society, Therefore. Democrats, whenever the emissaries of Bill Heilman approach you, remember that they aim to buy not only, your own reputation but that of your families also. “The Lai to say tt wn”—The Beast. I have onlytosay that these Weaver resolutions make the triple-headed monstor^f centralization, inflation amt repudiation combined. This monster is to be let loose on tho country as tt« lost spawn of At tying party that though it had a h'ttte life in it a year ago. In a few months we ■shall see wbat political parties will do with this beast. All I have to say for one is, meet and throttle It. The foregoing is from General Garfield’s speech on the Weaver resolutions and the Natioual party generally, as published iu the Indianapolis Sun last week from the Congressional. Globe. What do the Nationals of Pike county think of this? Do they want to see the man who expressed such utter contempt for them President of tho United States? If not it is their duty to cast their votes for Gen. Hancock. Albert G- Porter is advocating the election of Garfield. Headmires him most enthusiastically. Mr. Porter bolds the samo extreme views on the inouey question, and would say quite as harsh things about Greenbackers as Gen. Ben Harrison did in 1876 when he alluded to them a8«“idiot8B only he is more politic and wary, and does not possess General Harrison’s pluck and courage to talk out just as he feels.

Democratic Meeting. The Democratic rally at the Lewis school house, Clay township, last Saturday, was a success in every particular. The opening address was made by Hon. John J. Kloinor, who showed in his usual argumentative style why the Republican party should be driven • from power, and placing his opponent, Mr. Heilman, in his true character befoA the people as not being a fit man to fill the position to which he aspires, and as one who would resort to the basest frauds to secure his eleclion. Mr. Kleiner was followed by A. 11. Taylor in a short speech which was well received by the entire audience. Tho Union brasS band and Petersburg glee clobs were present and enlivened the occasion with their de-l lightful music. _ lloilmah and his Money., It Is known all over this connty that Heilman has placed large soma of money in the hands of '‘his agents” as he terms them, to buy votes. These ageuts pretend to loan this money to needy parties and take the note of the bogns borrowers; the notes are not to be paid if the borrower votes tor Heilman. Every one of these agents are kuown and a number of parties who have given their notes are also known, and we say to Heilman, these so-called agents and to the men who have been corrupted by this money, that their names will be given to the grand jury, and the matter will be sifted to the bottom. One of the “agents” acknowledged that be had received money from neilman, but only received it to loan to his poor neighbors,

THE BALL OPENS. "ho In The Gillt; Fullest Let tile People see sad Understand In Whose liauds their Interests are Best Unarded. Conraritsn of Expenditure* for Comatr fsrpotes eroder Dm*, erotic and Republican ' Administrations. It has been shown that the last four years a Republican auditor and treasurer bad control of the affairs of the county, as compared with the last four years, which has been iu the h&nda of a Democratic auditor and treasurer, there has been large reductions in fwor of the Democratic policy. We have showu that the reduction amounts to $13,505.04—enough to pay the officers’ salaries, the printing, specific allowances, and to buy the boohs and stationery for the next two years, and that the reduction of expenses has been greater during the last two years than ever before in the history of our county. We do not give our word for it merely, but we give the facts, the figures, which cau not bo gainsaid. Krebs,in all his extravagant statements, has not disputed our proof, and we do not believe he will. In order that every one may become fully acquainted with the way the county has been managed under Democratic aud Republican rule, we give the amount expeuded for officers’ salaries, books aud stationery, printing and specific allowances, for the last four years the Republicans had control of the county, aud the last four years that has been under Dem - ocratic control, and we assure our readers that the same rigid economy has been practiced in other county matters:

DEMOCRATIC 1 8 7 S . Officers’ fees ...$4,033 72 Specific allow•need. 457 IS Books amt stationery. 720 45 Printing .....a *07 70 Total . *6.110 05 DEMOCRATIC. ] 1 8 7.7 . Officers’ lees . 13,432 93 Specific allowances. 827 63 Books ami etaAnmery. *61 13 MHutiug.. 789 63 Total.$3.991 31 DEMOCRATIC. 1 S 7 8. Officers' leas .*3,843 76 Specific ’allowances . 1,314 50 Printing .: 743 75 Books anti stationery. 431 11 Total.*6,333 12 DKMOC RATIO 18 7 9. Officers' fees.. *3,518 62 Specific «nowaaces. 432 27 Printing . . 658 90 Books anil stationery ... 603 42 Total. .*5,113 21

REPUBLICAN. 18 7 1. Officers’ fees. {6,040 50 Specific allowances. 8,766 78 Books ami stationery. 893 57 Printing. 536 35 Total.{10,737 30 REPUBLICAN. 1 8 7 2. Officers’ lees.. .{5,287 59 Specific allowances ... 649 56 Books ami stationery. 1.257 45 Printing.. 1,828 65 Total .{9,023 25 | REPUBLICAN?1 8 7 3. Ofiicers’ fees .45,662 06 Specific allowances.. .. 1,774 4S Printing. 70SJ52 Books ami stptiouery. 1,995 50 Total.{10.140 56 REPUBLIC AN. - 1 8 7 4 . Officers’ fees. ..{5,499 71 Specific allowances . 621 23 Printing. 947 79 Books ami stationery. ». 82 00 . . {7,150 75 Total

' RECAPITULATION. Difference between 1876 ami 1871.% 4,618 15 “ “ 1877 and 1.372. 8,031 81 " “ 1878 amt 1378. 8.SW 44 “ “ 1379 and 1874 . 8,047 54 Making atotal saving in four years of 713.505 04 The records will show that tho expenditures have been loss for the last two years than for any two years since JLStJO. It has been very difficult to get the exact amount paid to Republican editors for priutiug, because, instead of having every dollar they received allowed by the Board of Commissioners, the? treasurer would pay the editor for the work. For the publication of the delinquent list, the treasurer would pay the printer's fees and the auditor would give the treasurer credit for same iu his settlements, and by this means keep the public from knowing just the amounts paid for printing. But since we have had a Democratic auditor not a dollar has been paid for printiug except by a a county order properly issued by the ; Auditor on the treasurer, so that in giving the cost of printing from 1871 to 1874 inclusive we are satisfied that Krebs received large amounts from the county which the books do not show. We haye only given what the books show.

mere nseu to be another practice indulged in by Republican treasurers by which the tax-payers were fleeced of a large amount of money each year fraudulently. When Mr. Whitmau was treasurer of the county he re* deemed county orders and held them until within a few days of his settlements before he cancelled them. Thus he would use the money belonging to the treasnry to buy orders with and pocket the interest. Whitman swindled the county ont of large sums in this way, as will be seen by examining the county orders surrendered by him in his settlements with the county. His interest account was larger by hundreds or dollars each year than any oi his predecessors or any of his successors. We ask Reddick Harrell, who was his deputy, if this is not so. In making our comparisons, and discussing them, we have endeavored to deal honestly and fairly with every ene. We have not resorted to abuse; we have not appealed to the passions of men, but to their reason. We have made no assertion but what we have backed it up with the proof. Wu commenced the discussion in time for the editor of the Press or any one else to reply. We have not withheld our comparisons until the last week before the election, but commenced them six weeks ago, so that everybody could discuss them. We understand that Krebs is going to bring out n long list of charges against our candidates in the last issue of the Press pefore the election, or in next week's issue, if he does, the people may know at once that they are untrue. The very fact of his waiting until the last moment—until it is impossible to reply to him—to make his charges, stamps them as untrue, and Krebs knows it, or else he would have made thorn In time to have been met. 1/hew Chrotno Tobacco, at Eisert’s.

A Cant. Ed. Democrat—It is often said that the Democratic party owns the Irish ' rote body and aonl. It seems tome \ that they are necessarily compelled to So so. Ever since the days of John Adams’ administration when the Fed- , arala refused to receive Thomas Adis Emmett in the bay of New York, it seems to be the policy of the followers of Alexander Hamilton to make war ou the Celtic race. I came lo this town and claimed to be a peaceable law-abidiug citizen. . After giving over work on Saturday night. I was met on the street by several young men, and if I most use their own language, they told me distinctly that no Irish son of a b—h could vote in Petersburg, no matter what ticket he voted. Well, now, sir, I have voted the Republican ticket ever siuce 1 had a vote. I voted for Hayes in 1876; I voted for John Hanna two years ago at Greencastle, to which Mr. Langsdale, the Postmaster, can ‘testify; 1 voted the Republican ticket in Princeton last Spriug; bnt next Tuesday I am going to vote a straight Democratic ticket. _P. R- OoxLoy. A Card. Ed. Democrat—Our radical Professor dismissed his school on the occasion of Major Gordon speaking at this place. When Gen. Ben. Harrison was here he dismissed again. But when Gov. Hubbard, of Texas, and Lieutenant Governor Gray addressed the multitudes at this point the Professor was so exceedingly busy that school was bohnd to keep. It makes a great difference with the gentleman in charge of our schools “as to whose ox is gored.” The dismissal amounts to bnt little. It, however, shows the animus of the tnan. Fair Play. PKTEBSBcaa.October 1, 1880., A Significant Fact. Where the Republican ring of this county have had control of affairs disaster has been the rosult. Their eight years of power in the county closed with the disgraceful failure of Whitman, entailing heavy loss upon the county and nearly ruiuiug his boudsmen. They have had absolute control of the corporation of Petersburg and to-day there is not & cent in the treasury, with a heavy floaliug aud bonded debt, and the town witnout credit at home or abroad. Would it be the part of wisdom to place the management of county affairs back into the bands of this ring. A Large Redaction, Mr. Fred Reass, of this place is one of the best Saddle aud Harness makers in Indiana. Mr. Reuss has a large and fiuo stock of.Ssddles, Harness, Bridles, etc., and has reduced the price from 20 to 40 per cent, ou all these articles. If you are in need of anything iu this line give him a call and examine his large stock.

CORRESPONDENCE. 7* From Sten E». Democrat—Ou the uigfft of October 2a, the party that says they are proud they never had a Jefferson or a Jackson in their party .offered another insult to the flag of our country by cutting the rope on the Democratic flag pole. On the morning of the 3d we were unable to hoist the emblem of liberty one hundred feet on the beautiful pole where it majestically waved on tho morning of the 2d. While the band, glee clubs, with banners and songs and hundreds of men and women were parading the streets, the 3d -being the- d«; of- -tlw great lltepnbliean rally, we felt the need of our flag and streamer. But alas, the pole was shorn oi its flory. Mr, F. B. Posey arrived by 10 o’clockhe l'ikeville delegation came in alxjut 1 o’clock 1 headed by the Pikeville glee club, followed by two horsemen and four ou foot. There was aliout sewanty-flye Uepublicans in towu. While Mr. Posey was speaking, Mr. Zinkinder climbed the flag polo, nut the rope through the ring, hallooed for Hancock^ and came down amid loud cheers from the dozens of Democrats who stood at the foot of the pole with more mouev than was asked for the brave, young man who had risked his life that the flag of his country and the name of tho noble Hancock might once more be placed where they belonged. We send our hearty and sincere thanks to the Petersburg Democratic Glee Club tor the visit they gave us aud the good music they so ably rendered. Yours iu 11. aud E. illCORY. From Wiusltm. All oyer this county the Republicans arc holding secret meetings in little squads composed of tho most stalwart that can be raked up iu each neighborhood. They choose the most secluded out-of-the-way school houses as their places of rendezvous, place a guard at the door and sentries around the house, and when one of their number speaks it is in a subdued voice. It reminds one of those oath-bound days of KuowNothingisni, when men were luh>d into dens and required to take blasphemous oaths to vote against foreign born citizens. Stalwart Joe Stubblefield was the ruliug spirit in one of these dens south of Patoka a few nights ago, when he let his enthusiasm get the better of his discretion in his denunciation of ex-Governor Hubbard, of Texas. He could uot hold himself down to the prescribed low tone, but told his credulous band in a loud voice that Hubbard was the d—deet, stinkenest, biggest rebel that had ever stepped a foot into Indiana, and that he would kill every boy that wore the blue if he could, and tried to make them believe that Garfield was as innocent as a babo of tho Credit Mobilier and DeGolyer infamy which has been so conclusively proven on him by his own evidence and the evidence of his fellow Republicans. When Joe had finished his tirade they got down to business. They seemed to be very suspicious of each other aud did not readily decide who should be the holders of the money furnished by t)»e State Central Committee ami by Heilman with which to buy votes on and before election day. * i

From Newburg. En. Democrat—I can not neglect sending yon a communication from this place, as I desire very inucb to tell tho readers of the Democrat what our people think of the Democratic champion who spoke hero last night. It was Wm. P. Townsend. I want to say to the boys in Pike that we rejoice to have such a treat as they gave us in the person of Mr. Townsend, You ought to be proud of such a man, ah&should give him your uuitod support iu accomplishing the end for which he is laboring so hard. Townsend and Kleiner spoke in our town last Wednesday night two weeks ago. Kleiner spoke, to the large audienee whioh assembled in the hall, till 8:30 o'clock. Then came Townaoud's speech, which lasted to within a few minutes of twelve, though he attempted to quit at eleven, but the cry of Go on! Go onl persuaded him to talk nearly an hour longer, lie fairly electrified the people here, awl the Democrats are feeling jubilant white the Bepubiicans, who are posted and capable of looking into the near future, appear to feel desperately bad because of the certain defeat that is coming upon them. 1 wish every itopublican. Ureeubacker and Democrat in the State could hear Townsend speak before election day. l am sura ho is doing much good in favor ef the Democracy. let me also tell your readers about the meeting referred to. and tho enthusiasm of the people of Newborn and vicinity. At the meeting there were three glee clubs present: The Yankeetown glee club, the Newburg glee eluh, and the Kleiner glee club. The last named club beats anything I have seen during the campaign. It is composed of girls apparently between tho Xi of six and fourteen years. They came iu r the audienee had assembled, each I waring a lantern with red, white aud blue glass windows. The red, white and blue light Bashing in all parts of the house, together with the splendid singing they did, animated erery soul In the audience aud the hearty cheers the little folks received must havo made their hearts beat happily. But the enthusiasm is not conflnoil to Newburg alone. Our country people are as enthusiastic as we are here in town, if not more so. They were at this meeting from a distance of six miles around. Our countrv people are raising ilancock and English poles almost skyhigh. Mr. S. D. Lett, formerly of your couutv, raised one the day before the speakiug to the height of a hundred and fifty-two feet. He put a large rooster on tho top to look over into Penn - sylvania and crow for Hancock. Lett is Democratic to the core, aud 1 would say that it you have any more such men to sparu to aond them on—we want them. However, he has been in ourroidstsolong that wc now claim him as a full blooded Warrick countv man. We all have - our shoulders to the political wheel down here, and we are poshing amt praying, and, thank heaven, the old wheel Is running in our favor. Now, Mr. Editor, to close with, you may set old Warrick down for a largo majority in favor of Kaucock and English, Landers and Kleiner. ' Anti-"Ki.no Bill.” NEWBI’KG, Iso., Sept. 29, 1880.

Prom Tajfcrsriii*. Ed. Dkxoc*if—Pfeitnit me to tc!l your ruttdrs bow uotlmafeiatte we are down here; to tell *our reailti'a how the Democrats are gaining pound; to tell them that Warrick will teach old Jill Heilman that buying YDfea with whisky ami noney is not the hooeat way of ruling into office, ind that the fires he said ho would kindle for Fohn J. Kleiner win scoreh tlie political wool off »is own head, ami it will take all the beer in Evansville to quench life thirst before he is done Igkting the Democratic candidate. f, for one, eriously object to his I tecum tog our Gdogressnan, because he la positively unqualified for so ligh a calling. He is uot >hle,£tv my certain. ; now ledge, to defend anything in debated either n Gorman or English* He can neither make a ;)>eech orally, or write one. He has no «}uaU£nation whatever, aud had nothing to recounucud dm to the Republican convention in this Demosratic district except his uiecey and liis wickedless iu intemperance, I am one, Mr. Editor, R'hocau not and will not vote fm- such a man; md more, there *rp enough such as l am iu the First District to keep Heilman at home—where ao ought forever stay. Mr W. F. Townsend, of your town, made a speech at this place last Wednesday. lie spoke in joint discussion with Mr. Wm. L. tirecn; of Mitchcl, Ind. Townsend * spoke tlie first hour, followed by Green in a speech of an hoar and a tiairs duration. Tovyusend then spoke Uaif an hour in reply to Green, who. bv the wav, is a uireonlrtcki r. At least Mr. Green bears half the name of Uree&backer, or i-.aurlv half—Greenbacker. Tbwusend and Green are both good speakers, and they did themselves justice when thoyibpoko here. $be only trouble is that Mr. Grech makes a very good Democratic speech. At night Mr. Green spoke in joiut discussion with Mr. Armstrong, of Martin eouuty. They spoke in the M. KiChareh, and here was where Mr. Green made his good Democratic speech in opposition to Armstrong, a Republican. While Mr. Green was replying to Armstrong with much ability and Democratic argument, when an old lady iu the room \v«v> heard to say iu a low tone: “He*sa Democrat! He ought to bt* taken out l They ought to break his head!’» It was funny indeed, but it was just like some of the prominent Republicans have beeu in the •mbit of doing. Tliey do not, use such oldwomanish language- but ti»ey adopt the same style of argument in the way o£ abuse. The day was set apart for a joint discussion between Townsend and Green, w?t toward cveniug there came into town what you have been pleased to call in vour paper a jay-bird hand. They hammered their drums, blow ed their fffe, and pawed the air until tliey gn>w tired trying to disturb Democrats and Greenbackcrs; but the Demoorrtsand Greenbackers did not madden worth a ceut, aud so tlie jay-bird band after noisily march!ug to the church where the joint discussion between. Green and Armstrong took place, and then marching back after the meeting was ?\?r, continued in its revelry aud mat! career tiU the late hour of midnight, when all the Democrats and Greenbacker iu the town of Taylorsville had retired to bed, as the noise of their drums died away, our heads sank softly on our pillows aud we all dreamed during the sweet hours of the mght of the happy days when Hancock shall lie the ProMdeiak of the whole people and kliis lovely land shall be Democratic ami __±__ Cook Robin. Brick for Sale. I have just finished burning a kiln of brick at Robert Brown’s brick yard aud am now prepared to fnruish the best, of brick at reasonable pricer. __ Thomas Rkap __digd. BOW M Af\—On Thurwtay. September SO, 18S0, at the residence of her hnsbnpd in Mailisuu township, Elizabeth Bowman, aged 65 years, 4 months and 13 days. Elizabeth Miiey was born in this county May 17,1820, and was married to Jonathan J. Bowman January 4, 1839, to whom she has been a faithful helpmate ever siuce. Mrs. Bowman ! was a kind and obedient wife, a iovting mother, a generons neighbor, and was ioved and respected by all who knew her. She leaves a husband aud five children, all of whom are grown, to mourn ter loss. The bereaved, family hare the sympathy of the entire community in the loss of oue so dear to them.

LEGAL AMEETISEMSm, Election iSlotice STATE OF INDIANA. PIKE COUNTY, SS: -¥#~tke Skmig-itf -Pike CiHintg, Jilutc of fnilianu, Greeting. ■yon ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO ,* g»re legal notice to the qualified voters of 1’ikc County, Stated ludiaua, that there win bo au election held at the usual voting places m the several townships in said county, ou the Second Tuesday in QctDb5r,l880 the same being the 12th day of the wild month, for the purpose of eleetinst tho following state and County officers, to-wit : ' STATE OFFICERS: One Governor, “ laeutonaut-Governor, “ Secretary of State, -* Auditor of State, “ Treasurer of State, ■ *• Attorney General, “ Clerk of Supreme Court, •** Reporter of Supreme Court; “ Superintendent of Public Instruction. “ Judgd'otSrtnrome Court, Third District, “ Judge of Supreme Court, fifth District. DISTRICT OFFJCERS: One Representative to Congress for the First Congressional District of the State of Indiana. One Prosecuting Attorney for fhe Eleventh Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana. One Joint Representative for Pike and Dubois Counties ~ :(|OPNTY OFFICERS; One Comity Treasurer, “ “T , Sheriff; u “ .Recorder, “ *i 5 Surveyor, “ “ Commissioner First District. •* “ Commissioner Third District. M fj-. Coreusor. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, f have hereunto sot mi hand and affixed the seal of the { seat >Pike Circuit Court at Petersburg, Pike County, State of ludiauo, this 13th dav of September,-A .D. 1880. ' , ; DAN. C. ASHBY. Clerk. Pike Circuit Court

PROCLAMATION. I THOMAS J. SCALES, SHERIFF OK PIKE County, in the State of Indiana, do hereby notify the kulUM yotersof said county to meet at their usual places in said county on the second Tuesday in October. A.I>. ISA), the same being the 12th day of tic-* said mouth anti vote for tne officers uamed in the above certificate, which T certify to be a true, full and complete copy of the original. Witness my hand, this first day of September, A.D. 1S8R THOMAS J. SCALES, Sheriff of Pilto County. September 16, lBP-3w. 3STO.es. . Sheriff's Safe, IJT VIRTUE OF AS EXECUTION TO ME IS < . ,_ directed from the Clerk of the Pike Circuit Court, I will expoeo at public sale, to the lushest bidder, on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1880. Between the hours of 10 o’clock a, si. an,I 1 o’clock rtf., of said day, at -the door of tite court House in Pike county, Indiana, the rents ami profits for a term not exceeding seven rears, the renewing described real estate, to-wit: The umlivided one-halt interest in the part location number sixteen-, 16) in town one (i) north, range nine <9) west, anti described by metesan<l bounds as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a stake at the south corner of said location, running thence north thirty-eight and one-half (88;,) degrees, west twenty and sev-enty-fivo-huudradths (an 15-100) chains, thence north flifty-one and one-half (51;;) degrees, them* east twenty-fire and thirty-one hundredths (25 SI - 200) chains, thence north thirtyseven and oue-haHdegrees, them e west eight ami eighty-hundredths (8 80-1U0) chains, thence north fifty-one ami one-half (51 l-S) degrees, thence east twenty-five aud forty-hun-uredths (25 40-100) chains, thence south thirtyeight aud ono-haif (381-2) degrees, thence east twenty-nine and one-fourth (23',) chains, thence south fifty-one and one-half (51 i-2) degree*. thence west fifty and etghty-fivc-hun-uretiths (5085-109) chains to the place of beginning. Containing one hundred and twenty - six and one-third acres more nr less, till in Pike couutr, Indiana. Ami on failure tc realise the full amount* of judgment, interest and isists, 1 will at the same time and place expose to public sale the foo-siiu-ple of said real estate. Taken as the property of John K. Paterson al the suit of Moses Hess. Said sale will he made without any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. THOMAS J. SCALES, 8ept. M, 1830-Sw. Sheriff Pike County. N Notice of Survey. OTICE IS will on 1IEUSBV til VEX THAT I MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 18S0, Between the hours oUo’eloi^ a.m. ami 4 o’clock p.nK, proceed to surrey ami establish the lines amt corners ©f tbe following tracts of lam) in the county of Biik© ami State of Indiana. to-wit: Section number 83a Section number 81, and Section number 27.lu Town one (1) south, range sere® ("} weal,, beginning ;tt the northeast «;orner of Suction number 38, And will conii hue said survey until said tract, embracing the iwHI sections, is fullv surveyed. jrosiAH October 1,18B8-3w. Surveyor Bike County.

87Sheriffs Sale. By virtue of an execution to me directed from the Clerk of the Hke Circuit I art, I will expo*- at public sale to the highest i> Ider, o» SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1880. ^ aWten t*lt> hours of tpn o'clock a. m. and four . .. v.. t'.v iwur i-n *» vines r. in. nn«i tour <l wk rtf sjuiftl;ic, at the door of the ( ourt ir. the tmvn of Petersburg, Pike countv, i». th.» tstnfii m .. niMiita .. a. ...... h use ... .Uv, wnii >-< t FM-aauiuft riKt cuuniY, I’ dmna. the rents and pro tits for a term not cx*‘ven years, of. the following described r> a! estate, to- wit i loginning at the quarter section corner between section-* twenty-two (22) and twenty-seven ,27), town oik* (t) north* ratine eight (8) west, running thoncc east seven and sixty-five-linn~ ~ dwUh8^7 65-1W) chains to the northwest corner of lot number seven (7) of Hawthorn’s additioTVto the towe of Petersburg, thence south ^wcnty-tlve (26) degrees cost seven and fiftyhumlredths (7 5<MO0) chaips with the* line of said Hawthorn's addition to the northeast <*»r-m-r of tbe lot formerly Owned by Johu F. iloffhines; thence south fifty [50 f decrees, west tou and ten-hundredths [1010-luO] chains to the most easterly corner of Mary Mr,Hay's land: thence north fortv-onc and one-half f4D*ldegrees, wild twelve and seventy-hun-dredths 112 70-lW»y.clmins to a stake on the line of J. It. K. ti. Morgan's land; thence north twenty and one-ha If 1i degrees, east three and twutrty-ilve-bundredths ; 323-loo] chains to a stake on the section line; thence east four chains to the place of beginning. Containing twelve and three-fourths [12*] acres; the same being in the northwest part of the northeast quarter and also the northeast part of the northwest quarter of section twentv-seveii {271 town one fi] north, range eight [8{. west; all In Pike county, Indiana. If such rents amt profits will not sell fora sufthdeftt sum to satisfy said decree, interest ami ■ '«>sts, I w ill, at the same time and place, expose to public sale the fee simple of said real estate, orm much thereof as may be sufficient td discharge said decree, interest and costs. Taken as the property o| .John S. Stuckey at the suit of 3tancourLamb. Said sale wall he made without any reliof whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. THQS.J. SC ALES, ■ Sept. 21. lfrW-3w._Sheriff Pike Co. Notice to Contractors. rtYilK UNDERSIGNED HAVING ADOPTED I xml deported in the office of the Auditor of Piko county, I ndiaua, open to pnhlic iuspecimn, pl.tne and specification* for the work and material for a bridge across l'atoka river, on the Ptkeville ami Otioll road, at or near Todrank’s Mill. Sealed proposals for the contract of said work will be received at the office of the County Auditor until MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1880, at which time tho Board will proceed to let tho same to the lowest responsible bidder. Bond will b*i required of tbe contractor according to law. Work to be lieguu on or before the 10th dav of Novemiier, 18S0, and to lie completed by the first day of March, 1881, The Board reserves ttwa nght t»> reject any and all bids if they deem It tor the_best interest of Hie eoiintv to do so. JOSEPH EKRGl. SON, GEORGE KETT1NGR, J. J. BOWMAN, Attest: Commissioners, fckan’k Bii.dkrback, Auditor. October 1, ts8ft-3w. Notice. II OMES ARE WANTED TOR ANY all of tho following: AGK. 48 1» 1G 39 40 6 30 47 20 8 7 2 AND NAME. Mary Bright Kintiia Bright Martha bright Ham *‘ Manning Sarah Hartley Martha Hartley Peter Fair Matilda Denham Marv Denham Robert Denham Minor Denham Martha Denham kamr. auk. Albert I.use'll 35 George Russell 8 A. M. Noe lfl Alex Bolen 30 Hester Ann A lion 82 Steven A lieu .7 Ben Allcu 10 Henry Allen 2 Disa Hillman 21 Sarah Clark 24 Phceby Clark 5 .--- - —- - Tom Coleman 30 Application must be made to mo inpersouer by letter at Petersburg, Indiana. Dr. J. HAWKINS, Oct. 20, IS79.—tf. County Physician. Superintendent’s Notice. OUBMU EXAMINATIONS OF API’UJr cants for teachers’ license will be held on the last Saturday of tho odd uumbered months at Petersburg, and of tho even numbered months at Augusta. r A certificate of good moral character from some inrimiier of the County Board of Education must be brought by applicants in the county. and from County Superintendents by those out of the county. L. W. STEWART. May l, 1880-1v County Sup’t.

Trustee’s Notice. j%JOTICh is hereby given to all whom it may In concern that i have chosen Saturday as tho day to transact business in mv capacity a» trutee of Pa^ka township. *>u which tlav I uiav always bo fou ml at my office in tho town of Wins- t low, 1 ixc couutv, imliana. .. ^ J.N. WHITMAN', —Trustee PatokaTofrnsbip. ■.-* ATTORHIEis. JOHN H. VltLO. MILLER & RICHARDSON, C. >..UOVUI«W>, ATTOEaisr-hj ?s a_t la. w »Petersburg, ludiaua. Will practice in pike and adjoining counties OfHoo on Main Street. Cbab. H. McCarty. W. H. Thompson McCARTY & THOMPSON, ATTOENEYSAT LA.W Petersburg, ludiaua. Will practice in Pike and adjoining combes,— Special attention giyon to Probate business. POSEY & W1LSOY, ATTORISTEYS A.T LAW Petersburg, Indiana. OrricK on comer of Main and ihntli atraot oppo. aite the Court House, Petersburg. Indiana. J. e. McCullough, ATTORNEY AT X.A.W, Princeton, Indiana. Will practice in GiUaon, Pike and adjoining counties. OFFICE: South side Public Square. EUGENE A. ELY. CIIABLKSII. BURTON ELY & BUICTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Petersburg. Indiana. M V

Prompt attention glv#n to »U business entrusted to ttiesk. • Will practice in Pike and adjoining coantlea and in the Federal Courts. OFFICE—Corner of Main and Eighth streets, over the Red Drug Store. JAMES L. KEll'll, ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. v Correct and complete abstracts of Title to any t#n-t of Real Estate in Pike county, including Mortgages. Judgments, l>ehmjuont Tnx, and Liens of every description. Charges reasonable. OFFICE—At the Court House. JPRYSIEIANS. a Dr. A. LESLIE) Sr., PHYSICIAN AND ACCOUCHER, F33TEBSBUBQ, TTsrrt OFFICE—IN LESLIE'S*'NEW BCHJWSG, on Eighth Street, opposite Court House. J. B. DUNCAN. M. D., Physician and Surgeon. ^^TEBgjBTJK.0- - TTsr-n OFFICE—On. Main street, with Hurst and Sherwood. Office hours, day and night. DR. A. R. BYERS, PHYSICIAN ANO SURGEON. PETERSBURG, .....-JSD1.1MA. OFFICE: Main Street near oor. ol 8ercnth Street. RESIDENCE: Corner oi Walnut and Ninth Street. J. R. ARAMS M. Physician and Surgeon, Petersburg, Indiana. OFFICE—On Main street, orer Rol Drug Store. • Residence, corner of Main and Fourth street. HOTELS. MEREDITH HOUSE, P. £. ORGAN, Prop., ’ WASHINGTON, - - INDIANA. *67 —:osBest sum pie rooms for co nmercial trorclen in the city. Hotel centrally located. Free bus to autl from all passenger trains. Special rates to .vadeFsof the Pit* Cornrv Dbxockjlt. im IMA HOTU, ** Car. 5th and Jackson 8te. JASPER-INDIANA, F. A. NEITDECK, Prop. This house is well furnished and complete in all its appartments. Good accommodation for Commercial agents. Good stables are in connection with the Hotel for the accommodation of any number of horse, and wagons. The bar is always supplied with pure-Liquors. Wines, lleer aud fine Cigars. .

The Cheapest Mixed Paints in Town, at J. B. & J. E. HENDRICKS’.