The Lewisville Democrat, Volume 1, Number 14, Lewisville, Henry County, 28 February 1878 — Page 2

THE DEMO CHAT.

V. MIITR, ?f. I., Editor.

Commnnlcntirtne arstt Items of local Intorpt ?re solicited. In aU cases the name of the n rii;r raurt aceorapnny eommuaicaiicr.?. not fur r chl icat ion but i n !.-''" i-a-o'. of faii h. The e.Htor in rot r-i?poni!il! for tlic opinion or tteinems t eorrpspon'lejits. Ail corretipomlenre anil eommnaientinr.s inteiulecl for jmhticution Must be :i l ir --m .! to thenitor. Business letters, etc., to llie publishers.

The rassa Its rnwrit. A 5C!t?r;r can iirim the sa-ne thoiisrht ijito a !hms!iii 1 mintts t t'h moment. A newspaper i. an alt i er. n ho iloi's rn it reqiure to We soiicrlit. Kit tM to vmii without tt-t ractir. your private affair. Newspaper-1, therefore, hccotii'! more ii!'Ct'?-arv in pvnsiovtion as n.en "M mure f.jtiiil r n. 1 i v i ! n 1 1 ar.'l mora to bo leave! by tyrants le TW'jik yiU. THE PRESS "TS t'SK AND APfsr. Of PUvh A powerful in'trmnept 'if a-'o! or ".:!, r.- "ou! t n nil anxio'.i to cxtcn,! the bevetiiT-nt nn Peek Hie baneful influence, if, therefore, Towi4 t.iluui' an M.rr.et pre-, you otijrht lonet!v sur;.ort it--l.Arcl.liu.hui Macllsln.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2S. 1.573.

FOB. SECRETARY OF STATS. J. O. SHAN KLIN, Of Yanderbnrg County. f .- TOR AUDITOR OF STAT.-, GEN. M. I).-. HANSON', Of Montgomery County. fou Tr.rxsrr.Er.'or ftatk, WILLIAM FLEMING, Of A lion County. F O It A XT 0 it X F. Y -CE X r . TtAw, THOMAS W. WOOLEN, Of Johnson County. SwTEr.tSTES PEST OF- 1TBUC IKSTKUCTIOS. JAME.3 IT. SMART.

Washington's birthday was not very go ne rally observed this year.

Hon. i h.o A. Hendricks is I'awi-

ii2 ground as a presidential candidate for 1880-

Sixth District Democratic Congressional Convention, April 21, at Shelby v U le. .j-j 1 , .'j ..' . j The Democrats, of Hl'mios, will Isold their State convention on the 11th day of April. The noblest Roman of them all is the Hon. Thomas W. Woolen, candidate for Attorney-General.

Hon. A. II. Stephens assumes the leadership of Inn Democratic House of Re p re se n t a t i ve s.. t Wa shington. Much speaking, notch platform, and not much hut wind was the result of the iSJationais at their National convention at Toledo, last Friiir.

lion. Tin. A. Ib-mi rick?. Yioorresident of the United ir-itUe i -resided tit the Democratic State Couven.ion, at Indianapolis, on the 20th. Wo present the Vice-Presldf nt's speech in full this week. Read it. We are, in receipt of a communication from Slraughn's Station nominating for Justice of the Peace. James Li. Willis, the present post master.

The nomination to ba subject to the " Democratic ond Independent voters of Dubley town-hip. James is a good fellow and if nominated will defeat nnv straight out. Euii.-d in the towii-liit) for the ofd--a.n fore said. - 1 Dr. Van Nuvs, of Falmouth, lias aspirations to represent Rush county in t'tp nest Lotristure of Indiana, lie has

one fa'iit we uoii t like, and that is he w:li persist in voting for Dun Vcxa-hoes. Falmouth correspondence Rush villa

Kepubitcan. That or.e fault we look upon as being jnt what wiil elect him. Ilun- . dr. .Is of Rcpohlienns all over this grand old lIooier State of curs are praying for a legislature that will place that noble defender of the people's rhrhts in the Senate for six long yeai. TV; .it very fault will elect the D'-vtcv by a ocsl handsome nisjority.

'iiie ConTfnttdn ar.a Cue date Tkiitt. Tbe convention lias come and gone; onr captians are appointed, and five more worthy men the people of Indiana never were called upon to support. A better ticket was never presented by either party sinco Indiana has been a state. Tbe convention was Urge and made tip of the best men Indiana has ever produced, even the Radical press acknowledge the fine appeal ance and deportment of tbe delegates. They gathered from every conrdy in the State; they come foil of earnestness ard determination; they come feeling the presuro of the thres; thev come knowing that the Ridical party was the cause of all our distress in financial circles, and from a large call of worthy gentlemen asking positions upon th State ticket. They, the people selected men of themselves, not bondholders and Shylocks, but honest men, men that earn their bread by the sweat of their brows, and the ticket thus nominated wid receive not less than 25,000 majority of the voters of Indiana at the October election. The Hon. John G. Shanklin, the candidate for Secrectary of State, is a native of Indiana, having been born in Evansviiie. Since 1870 'lie lias been editor of the Evansviiie Daily Courier,

a pound greenback Democratic paper

of great influence.

Cen. M. D. Manson is a native, of

Ohio. He lias lived in Indiana thirty six y ears and all t lie time in Montgomery conntv. He was Captain of Com

pany I, 5th Indiana, in the Mexican war. He was with Gen. Scott at the city of Mexico, lie ws? a member of tbe Indiana Legislature in lSol-2, When the war of the Rebellion broke out he erii-tcd as a private in the 10;Ii Indiana. Ho subsequently was made Captain, Major and Colonel of the 10th regiment. II Was appointed I!r"gad;er-Geieralby Abraham Lincoln in 1SC2. lb; was a candidate for Secretary of State in 1SGG, and fur Congress against Godlove S. Orth in 1SGS. He wns again a candidate in 1870 against Gen. Lew Wall nee and defeated him by about 400 majority. He has been chairman of the Democratic Stiie Central Committee for the last four years. The. Hon. William Fleming, the candidate for Ti"eai'ier, was born in Ireland and is i J years old. He has reside! in Alien county fir thirty years. During a great part of this ti. no he has been tbe leader of the SAii'oerats in A'len comity, aiyl is a powerful worker and a grand organiz

er, and adds a tower of strangta to the ticket. Hon. Thomas W. Woolen, the candidate for. Attorney-Ger.er tl. v!i born in Maryland, lias K i vcd in the Legi-lature, been Circuit Judge, and considered one or th abh-i lawyers in Indiana, and is undoubtedly the heavy m-u of the ticket, weighing over 225 pounds. Judge Woolen will run ahead of his ticket. Prof. James II. Smart, the candidate for Superintendent of Public Insti tictious.has been a citizen oi" Indiana lor seventeen year. He is a thoroughly educated gentleman and adds largely to the ctrength of the ticket, and

is a lifelonrr Democrat, but has never!

allowed politic to interfere with business. -., - . i. . S. R. Voorhecs and T. W. Hall, while attending the Democratic Mate convention, called upon Governor Williams, at the Occidental. The Governor was found occupying and easy chair in a plainly furnished rooin, with a couple of friends, who soon withdrew

leaving Mr. Voorhccs and Mr. Hall alone with the Governor, who was genial and kind in Ids manner which at once put them at their ease. Blue Jeans expressed himself a? being hopeful fur tbe piieces? of the Democrat le party and the return of Voorhees to the Senate,, but said he, "this money power is. a hard thing tofiiM, the people have taken it in band, however, and will be heard.'1 Then he spoke of commuting the sentence oi Giiioo'.y,

the murderer, and thong's t lie was justilied in it after having investigated the ease carefully, yet be thought he was censured for what lie had done, nd would have beer, called a murderer had he not used the executive clemency, and illustrated his ease by. a .amusing anecdote. He spoke of the great meeting held at Lewisville, during the campaign in which he figured so conspicuously and thought it one of the best meetings thr t he attended in tbe State and added that the Lewisville Democrats were wide awake. After some more conversation of a general character, and wishing the Congression

al nominee ot trie bsxtn District on the Democratic ticket success, he bid the Lewisville gentlemen goodnight.

While at the State Convention last week we had the pleasure of meeting

that Bwect singer, Mrs. Emily Thornton

Charleg. Her boot entitled "Hawthorn Blossoms," is very readable. Some of the selections it contains we pronounce grand. We reprint this week the ne entitled "the Kiss and Tear." We bespeak public iavor for the book Rnd shall be glad to know that it has a large Kile. Th author is worthy. She is also a very good prose writer.- Some articles she has contributed to the Chicago Time, New York Sun, and Indianapolis Sentinel are very excellent.

B. S. Parker has taken the advice of the Democrat and will now knell at the feet of Shylock and the money changers of the east. How does this look : For Con-ress, Sixth District, J. II. MELLET. For Joint Representative, B. S. PARKER. Mellet will furnish Parker one; of his hard money speeches, then the patriot will perambulate the district and repeat it like a school boy would his favorite declamation. That will be reform in a horn.

We borrowed a copy of tho New New Cr.stle Democrat just to see howit and the Statesman were making it. You see we have a subscription pi id tip for the old New Castle News to the 21th of next April, and as per arrar.gment should get the Democrat till that time. We also manage what is known as the Lewisville Democrat and send lo the New Castle Democrat each week a paper on exchange, and in return have received No. 2, of the new organ. It is all right, we know there was a ring in it.

We present to the readers of the Democrat this week, the proepedliijrs of the State convention in full and we hope our renders will carefully read and think upon the great speech delivered by tho Vice-President of the United States. Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks is outspoken and bo! 1. No place for the most radical greenbacker to find fault. Positive in everything; wauling in nothing. A masterly effort; the grandest of his lifo. r L'-'. . 1 'i i While spending a hour plea-ant ly at the study of a distinguished." newspaper correspondent, we picked up the following, which wc think the best thing out on (he subject : WTfO WEST TO HELL? A di'-puUj bavins: arisen betrreen Luther Benson and A. S. Sinks as to which of

i them spent fifteen years m hod, it would

H'fin that me onlv way to nod cut would bo to "tro to the deyil' fur information. The devil rou-t bo roaming sdwmt since I'tccher has turned him out. of home, and may be hard to find. But, why dispute; if there U no hell, the fact is proved neither of tiieni have been there.

David II. Van .Nujs. 31. D. Ru-h county must be represented in the next General Assembly by a uenioeiat. Our friends in the north part of the county ail with one accord say thai Dr. Van Nujs, of FalmoutSi - i the man. The Dr. is a clear thinker, a sound democrat and when cnec tried will satisfy all men of every party. Honest, efficient and capable, with a social standing, second to r.o man in the State of Indiana. We hope he will be nominated.

TEE HONEY QUESTION. Editor Democrat: I notice in the last issue of the New Castle Courier a Toluminous article over the initials E. P. (which being interpreted means EIwood Pleas) in which the writer lays down mxteen distinct propositions on the coinage ttnd demonetization of silver. After deducing about eight witevident propositions, 'trit9 and otherwise," E. P. ataitles the public by announcing that "gold had been the only standard of values since tbe year 18.33," and that "the act of 1S53 degraded our silyer coinage by making jro'.d the only legal tender for all debts exceeding io.W in amount." Now, I would just say to E. T., that the act of 1S53 neither rendered "gold the only standard of values," nor demonetized the silver dollar of -412 grains. "The dollar of the daddies" the old silver dollar of 412V grains, has unicterruptedly retained its leal tender qualities frora the foundation of the govermeut until the year 1S73, when, by the grossest intrigue of Republican Shylocks, it was stricken from the list of Government coins. The bill of 1753 did not touch the old silver dollar in any way whatever. E. P. says tbis act (tVe set of 185-t) "practically and effectively ' demonetized the old standard debar, which become a rare curhisity and was bought in at the U. S. mints at $1 03 in gold and .sold at 1 Oo." This is rather a singular argument.. The idea that the demonetization of any currency would enhancs its value is something new in the domain of financial literature. E. P. could safely read x few more numbers of the ludianapolis

Journal without increasinir his stock of

financial wisdom to overflowing. The passage of the act of 1833 by the Democratic Congress was a wise piece of legis

lation, and has ever been so regarded by intelligent men, and the Republican party has never seen ft to undo what the Deir.ocr.itic party done by the pass

age of that act. The law was passed directly in the interests of the people generally, without regard to any particular, class. Prior to 1853 when our subsidary coins contained in proportion to their denominations, the same quantity of silver that the dollar contained, in other words, when two halves or for quarters contained 412-1/2 grams of silver, the exportation of these coins was carried on to such an extent by foreigners that our business interests suffered greatly on account of the scarcity of small change. Prior to 1853 the subsidary coins were a legal tender for any amount. The act of 1853 reduced the legal tender quality

of the subsidiary coins,and also cut down their intrinsic values, for the ei-prui pnrfr of preventing their further expcr'-ztlon.

The act accomplished itspurpc.se, for ac

cording to E- P. "the rubs-dtary coins became verv abundant from 1855 to

D--.2." Again E. P. says "that the Re

publican party, has again tfin meii.f-d

mail change." This is wholly false.

The Republican party has never charged the legal tender qualities of tbe eub-

liary coins in any manner whatever,

and they are to-day not a legal tender for anv amount over 5-5 00. Mr. Editor.

plea.-c say to all money sharks and their

todies, that tbe old silver dollar the

!!ar "the Democracy so love to wor-

ebip" was a full legal tender for r.ii debts during more than eighty years of oar

national existence. Please sav t E. P.,

that when he makes the assertion that the

silver dollar is just as much u legal tender

now as it has been at any time in twenty-four years, he sayj what ever;' well posted man knows to b untrue. lc-t the Courier's correspondent "shake his

gory locks' once more. T. W. II.

Raleigh. The iiierary society meets every Tuesday evening. Their meetings are Yry interesting. Andrew Sprung move three-quarters f a mile south this week. The fine weather makes our farmers look around aod study up their oats and flax ground. From some cause there are more hands wanting to hire this Spring than usual, i They raut be coming from a distance, having probably heard of the hospitality of the Rush county farmers. Clark Redin has moved, rumor says, to tbe Black Hills. Mary, wife of Elwood Taylor, died at Centreville, Monday night of comsurnption. Mis. Taylor was a resident of Washington township for some time. She leaves a husband and a little boy to mourn her 1q:;3. Some of our young men make a fine appearance dressed in their new suits by that prince of tailors, Mr. Jarncs Fellows, and by tha way, a capital good Fellow. Oar genial frund Richard Miles contemplates going -orth again fur cattle. Tin cups ha-e taken a rise. Or.e of Rush county farmers drained tbe market. C'onsffjrrntly no more tin cup until more is turned out from the mint.

OBHTEAiL'BBIJG-STOH

ZJIWXSVZIXZ:, XNDXAI7A.

We have no-? in fctock a full line of the following goods: STAPLE DRUGS and MEDICINES, Patent Medicines, Oils, Paints and Varnhdies, Window Glass, Putty, Brushes, Dye Stuffs, L;u:ips, and fixtures, in creat variety, School bks, Blank looks, Memorandums, Pencils and writing material in full M;pply, Cigars ancl Tobacco, Pocket Books, Fine line of Cutlery, Ladk-s Toilet goods. Shoulder Braces. Carriage Sponges, Picture Frames, latent ttyle Mouldings, Filming done to order " with neatness.

Wall Paper and Window Shades in season.

Oils, Paints, Varnishes and Glass furnished to contractors a ad builders as low a ciu be found th e? here.

Prescriptions Cai'-ofiiily Compounded.

Lewisville, Indiana. Feb. 12, 187;.

" v". VA1I HUTS, 7xL. IX. PROPRIETOIL

Mr. D. A. Ilnddleston, the greenback candidate for Sheriff, was in town on Tuesday. Our people are highly pleased with David's financial platform, but some doubts are entertained in regard to his attitude on tho temperance question. The people want to know just where a candidate stands on all these great questions. Let friend Huddieson give his views on this temperance question, and there will be but little doubt about him getting the office to which he aspires.

Emily Hawthorn, in a letter from Orawfordsvillc to the Indianapolis Sentinel sonic time before the convention,

strongly predated the irotnination of

Gen. Mansoii for Auditor of State, so much so that she can surelv claim the

honor of his nomination. The arti

clo was well written and bore the tin-

mistakeable evidence of great earnest lies'.

W. B. Wilson don't think he will be

a candidate for Sheriff of Henry courfty. Billy has too much work at his

smith ehop tc attend to small affairs like

the Sheriffs office.

The Republicans of Franklin township will meet in mass convention, at

Lewisville, Saturday, March 9, 1S78, at

one o'clock p. ra.

Hon. Ben. F. Wade is lying dangerously ill at his home in Cleveland, Ohio.

Hayes and his Cabinet wi'l stick Returning Ib-ard Anderson,

Col. 11. C. Shaw, is Chairman of

the Domocvutic State Central Commit tee.

Dublin. We were pleased to see the smiling face of the Lewisville Fox in our midst last Sabbath. Ed Hardin's wedding was the latest sensation. The men of this place have nothing to do but stand on the corners and make remarks about ladies crowing the muddy it recti. Could they not improve their time to a better adyantage by xlng the bad crossing. Billy McCann, formerly a resident of Lewisville, is now of this place. ""If Ohsquint, of tha Mercury, would r.r.e less obsi-j uin t and more originality, his items won hi be more interesting. Monroe Lsor uroic an assignment last week. A $ iCOO.OO Fire. Crc-enCeld. February 2'h About one o'clock, Sunday afternowi, the dwelling house of George and Lewis R.--;T-.-l, occupied by (ieor;:e ReiilVd and a Mr. LaRue, was destroyed by f.re, liAviii caught from a defective Hue. The f.cc-.u-a"nts lest some of their household go. ... The building was valued at f i.f'OO ""'; insured in the Aetna fur $,'JC0 . D. E. Mocp.at. Atlantic House, GEO. F. SM ALLEY. Proprietor, Main street, one square mirth of Union

Depot, Cambridge City, Irdiana. G "..-! Sa.is"o loom on first floor.

W. A. MYERS,!

THE riRST Arrival of tlio

err 3 312.

BUTCHER

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' A. "H. JEt ALL ; Has just rece ived a nic-i 1 A of Corn Planters and

Stalk Cutters, Manufactured by G. W. DrCTc, Gilte-ba-j. Iilin .is.

Also the w:R known

STOCK DEALER.

CambridseGiti, Intl.,

buvs Eoi kinds cf

LIVE STOCK

cultivators;

in.;

In bis bsiteherirg departmert h

coutmua.y cn hand all kinds

ELECTRICITY IS LIFE,

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lured at Mftarao:

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1ST & BRADLEY CULTITATOR, ;:oi:f. stored at Chic::.-; i'-r. vhe "CON ("I.IMPIOX PLOWS:, I'DIV'Llfi'iK ar.1 Si-ITU I tJl.'i.Lili) PLU1S.

;. spade E- ;;.';; 1

FORKS

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Everybody likes, the Democratic Hate platfori except tb.e gold bug'?.

Inventors sad Paterdees

elsould end'fr instructions, terms, references, &c, to Edson Brothere, solicitors cf Patents- Vshington, D. C, who furnishes thte without charge" Ed son Br dberi is a well-know and successful firm of large experience, baying been e.dablished since 1S35.

Cambridge City Notes. The Royal Dramatic Combination is

still with us, and furnishing our citizens some first class amiuoinent.

Next Friday night the Royal Dramatic

Combination play Damon and Pythias for the Knights of Pythias lodge of this

place. j

The Young Fclks Pleasure Club still

continue their dancing school, which is

under the immediate supervision of Prof. B. B. Custer. 1

Tbe popular vote system has had a

tendency to make the candidates more

familiar. But then how they do kve the dear people, What an aiTdetion! A carriage load of boys from this place visited ITagerstowa last Sunday. They had a fine time, and then Sam. F:sher is so "solid"' with his girl but ehe don't know it. The idea of expelling a "hard working member" from church simply because he,n company with a female, was trying to Catch a rabbit that had run into a lumber pile. Had it been in the Ferrest it would have been different. Marshal Cash, of your town, arrived here Sunday last, having in charge a tramp who had stolen a suit of clothes and a small amount of money from some parties near Dublin. He acknowledged the theft and wont to jail in default of $500 bail. The Republicans met, at Richmond, last Saturday and decided to make their nominations by the popular vote eystera. Tbis question has caused much discussion and dissension for wuietime past, but now it is settled. ' The west end aspriaiita will most assuredly be set down on.

One of our ministers sees fit to take to task those of his flock who deem it proper

and in keeping with their religious views to attending theatrical entertainments. Some of them attend however, and in my opinion, if they do nothing worse, they will stand ss favorable a chance for future inlvation & their spiritual adviser.

CK-Jar.: Ctrrn1. :;-i.-' i--2i .' 7- " r.l ev.rc-3 nil I-Ooc ft : a s I. -? ' VttK! !w J'.';, OfcerJ: fto-f e r.-..-3 Hy. tn'l!j'stirc, l'7?T'-ia. yc-jrnlz-.i, EV--J-iit:fsi, i.tiQibmtro.'K'iC'OvT- Crrr ri-.tts, ttenst i.j.H.i-?ri'ia. I'i-.r.rlr'Si!. -.ict. 1 r'.-itc:;fy, ;--:;..; -v. i'..,.i'.3 O i -tm!a!nt j'.t'i i'xh'jusr.t T ittl r.at'rr.Ai.;i ".-til" I.rf Ti k, l'prar.!,'?t t tire Ai'rrr F.il Mbcr i;.i5u:"'M tuvn Jr .5iod. It Is hiin -:iirip sat 4 Ainrt:t. .u; t''.''.i.-.-r 1 1 r.o v.-'i .-ir.r : . '. i'.:iv t:?f n r.f i-rf,j to tf.i h. -o-"i tb'Hr r.-riur j-.ij- as 1 f-r,..r!.-i.t;;" -;wi. i.. .ir-. -.,iiL- r-r-:i i I . - ; . - '. o.t r. .i ; ..fc.;..t t .:T--: .-: ; . - . r-r-b.- r r-i-I;-.--.! iM-iii i',r i.'i-:s v.ivu Square, New Yn t'av ;.v;, lr:c Sil cnn iJ..-. h -,'.';, Ew.ir cf ct:icrteit. Tbis is the cv'.y K!wis Ypl!ifi Chatu Beit FUntcl in the v. S?. a-.d tb cnl ronflendovsed L ljea.lmr fiiv-

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FRESH MEATS,

Spare Ribs,

Sausage,

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and pay the highest market , rite

CATTLE, HOG, SHEEP &C.

Persers having live stcok to dispose wili li well to visit ihcij.

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You are repcctfully invited to call and Wtcli MkOT,

ii i nave anyinin you vrant, tnirty-iivc cents wiil buy a dollars worth. SB, HAHES, Cambridge City.

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A Complete. Line of Staple Groceries At prices that discount the lowest. Highest price paid for Butter and Eorgs. January 15th, 1878.