Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 12, Number 51, Plymouth, Marshall County, 22 August 1867 — Page 1

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PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, L867. VOLUME 12, NUMBER 51

THE PLYMOUTH DEMOCRAT, rUDLISHED EVERY TH.UTCSDAY MORNING, AT PLYMOUTH, INDIANA. BY S. Ii. H ARVE? OFFICE, IXPOS7-OFFICEJIUILDIXO. UPSTAIRS. TERIS OF srBSCRlPTIOl, $2W A TEAR II AWAKE. Parm-nta moot b made Invariably la Advance, and th pip-r in everrotsd will be discontinued at the expir.irion of the tint? paid fr, unless advance payment c ? ui vl ; for a lon'LT period. Town .npcrli t who iret th.Mr p:ipirs by the carrier will be charged tcnfy-flvj cents a year extra. Rates of Advertising :

Öns siuiro (th' spnee often line or U'3 of thH Upi) oni week, $ 1,00 ; and for each additional insertion, or los of th1 $0 O'ttti. 1 nix $ 2..-VI 4.1 B.r.a fi.5:J T.V) 1S,0;J 2 mo.. $ 4.U.) ;.) SJU 12.0Ü 17.1 25.0-J 4 moj. 6 mo?. 1 year. 1 squire col. , Col. 1 coL $ 7.0!) $ 10.00

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L"e;tadvertUeraonU $I..V)a f-qnare for the fir-t insertion, and $l.Ha s-iiar for each additional Insertion, 'clur-Vd t putie onlerin tboir publication. :ornm;tni-af ion to promotf private interests must be paid Tor at the rvjrul.ir advertid rate-. Mirri.i"9 and Deaths are published a news. Advi'rtiseni"nt-.nnle-s the ir.tmber or in-crt ions desir..! U p.-itid. will be continued till ordered out, anil ch.ir?l at regular rates. Local notices 1U cents for ach line. BUSINESS CARDS The Plrruoutli Branch Banking Co , (Successors to the PI rmouth Branch of the Bank of the State of Indina,") open from 9 to 12 o'clock A. M. and frm 1 to 1 o'clock P. M. T. C RESSNER. President. vll-n40-tf. T. CRESSNER, Jr. Cashier, PAINTING, GRAINING, PArEIMlANGIN'G, d'C. ARMSTRONG A TYNER, H.vis. Siirn and Ornamental pu inter. Oraininj-Papr Ilan'in-, &c. buopin rcarof A. K Elliott' wan .byp. yjimsTRONG, Sl-Cia W. V . TVNER. J. G- OSBORNE, Attorney n,t AND JUSTICE OP THE PEACE. Has removed his office to the eat side of Michigan street, on the block next no-th of the Tarker House, where he will be p1ened to fee those havin? business to transact with hiai. Collect ions made and money promptly remitted. Particular attention s'iven to the settlement of estates and ijuardianships. n-T2 tf PVRl-CER HOUSE. Situitelon the north-ent corner of Michigan anl Waabirjrton street3, Pltuocth, Indiana. EAILET & SMITH, : : Proprietors. Thislare at.d capacious Hotel ha3 been leased for a number ot rears by the above gentlemen, anI fully refitted" anJ repaired, and under its present proprietorship, will be kept as a First Class House. 1 vl2n32 tf DU. W. JACOBY, PIJYSICIAX AXI Pt Oirice. 0"er the 31 tf DR. V. J?. BAILEY, Respectfully tenders hi J pr fe.ioni! services to the public O.Vics in rom'orcr Pershing's Dm? Store. Mi? 2W1.13GG. (H-:iD-ly.) DR. J. M.CONFEP., late Surgeon of the 2Jth In Ji in i Infantry. oiFcr hi profeso.til ervice3to the people of M .tribal 1 County. I j- O.Iijc an lre?i lenee west side of .Michigan Street, t'ircc blocks North of the Edwards IIou?e ply.niuth Inliani. v9a32 J.J VINALL, noMOTATiirc riiYsici.vx and suncnoN-. Particulir attention püd t 3 Obstr3tric pr tctice, anl dUeisM f women anl children. 0.1ieover üaviJoa Si Co.'a atore. U?idence opposite tlie north-west corner of tho Public S.pitrc, Plymouth. Irtliano. vlOntf. J. II. LONG, LICENSED AUCTIONEER, Will promotlr attend to the 6ale of coods and thittels in Marshall County. 11-U-ly JLumbcr, ILmnbcr. N. II.OGLEär.EE, &CO. , Mannfiturera and Dealers in lumbar, are prepared to till orders for II k:n ls of lumber on short notice. Oifice at II. G. Thayer's Ware IIo'mc. N. II.Or.LESBEE. n-;c-tf II. G. THAYER. J. S .SCOTT, G c n o r a 1 Collector, Continues to give Promot Attention tothe Collodion of CI alma. XT" Bt of references given whenrciuired. Terms moderate. r3ni5-tf. J. D. WOLFORD & SON, MANUFACTURERS OF THE 33Hi?5 Jfntciiit Iln&lGtr on Laportfi St., east of Wcstcrrcll'a Store, la tho Machine Shop formerly occupied by J. Walling, riymoiitii, Inlian:i. .i3tf Steam Engine for Sale. A rOR-TABLE ENGINE 12 horse power, will be sold, as we wish to makeroom for a hrgei one. Il can be seen running at the Foundry and .Machine shop tf 2Uf ADAMS & SIMONS, South Plymouth. CHICAGO BAPtBER SHOP. UNDER MARKS k EIIRLICH'S STORE, Plymouth, Indiana: Shaving, Ilxir-cutting.Shampooning, &c., done ia the best style. Particular attention given to !v:ing Hair and Whiskers. ILTThe highest prbc paid for Ladies' Hair. vlln3I Ij A. C. II OLTZEN DORFF. BUTCHER, Shop easi side .Michigan Street, opposite Branch ank, PIvmouth, Ind. 3Wtf. iarge siock oi AI, 1" i; IC jusi f7. received from the Manufacturers Cus tomers cannot fail to suit t.icmsclves in style qu-tmy, quantity ana prices t LEMON'S Drugstore. "VV s s: o ii m a 1 c i 1 1 . C HASLANGER &. BRO'S, Manufacturers o f wagons .carriage s etc . Black mithing, painting r.nd graining uouetnrder T1URE LIQUORS foi Medical and otfrpur 9. pows, ein bo had at iny Store, ouc door n )rtu ot the branch Hank. J. F. VANV'ALKKNBURGII, Plyiaouth.May 18,g:. tf INSURE YOUR LIVF.Sfor benefit of your family with good Local Agents, and nor TruTELisoHTtUNGEEj. Policiesiisucd and losses

Pud, through C. II. REEVE. March 23, r65 vl0a30tf.

D. E. YANVALKENBURGU. ATTORNEYS, COUNELLORS at LAW j AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS. OFFICE Bank Building, (up stairs,) PLYMOUTH , IlVü. Abstracts of title furnished and special attention iriven to Kcal Estate business. Insurance Policies issued on as reasonable terms as can be afforded, by solvent compa nies, in the Home of N. Y . . . .assets,. .$4,000,000 Home of New Haven - MOO,ooo Hartford of Hartford ' 2,000,000 LIFE TOLICIES BY THE Equitable Life assets 3,300,000 Town Lots, wild Lands, and Improved Farms, for sale or rent. - . . 1341-tf SADDLE HARNESS Maker, having lKtncrht the stock of David Hartman, one door west or l'aliner s oiu sianu vu m La Porte Street,- Plymouth Ind., will continue to manufacture and kcep"'for al. liarn'Si. Naauies. unuies. iiauers, i"is, vuuuu.u sw, &c. lie win io a general Upholstering Business, and warrant all work to be of the best manufacture. March 14, lSÜ7rtf. ö,T3xxe-fc Ware A XV FUEXITUEE. A. L. ALLEMAN & CO. Have on hand it all time a complete and clerant stock of Cabinet Ware and Furniture, which they will sell at Terr reasonable rate. Also a roniph'te stock of undertaker's Furnishing Goods, and Co.Tlns of all kinds. A good Hearse belon;;inc to the establishment. v!2-nl3-tf FashionaWcTailoringEstaLlislimcnt OVER DAVIDSON & CO.'S STORE. All kinds of work in our line done in a superior style to any in the county, and inferior to none in the northwest." Particular attention given to CUTTING. Plym i:h. In 1. U-l '.-tr NEIL & FORCE. New Saloon and Restaurant. 5rt!i of tie Baal, Hidilgaa St. Plymoatk. lah'ani. P. TYRRELL, : : : : Proprietor. Choice Liquors. Ales. Vin"s and Ciirars kept constantly on hand. Oyster- and Wild Jatne served up in .the beit and most palatable manner. vlSnlOtf. MES. DXJISri-I.l Would inform the ladif of Plymouth and vicinity that she has ojM.'nod her Millinery store in the room back of the Book Store, LATELY OCCUPIED DY THE POSTOTFICE, wlcrc sho will keep a good assorthientol on hand at as low prices as can be found in riynioath. 3-? 3m.l C. C APRON, ATTORNEY AND NOTARY, Ami Licensed Yir Claim Ayent, Will ittendto allprofeional business placed in his han Jsprornp'ly and carefully. Particular attention given to Guardianships and the settlcmentof Decedent' Estates. Pen sion, nunty anl Hick pay of deceased and disabled Sol licrs procured at rcasonablcrates. Deed, Mortgages mdothei writtcnintruments neatly anl quickly drawn up and acknowledgements taken. XT" Coi.LECTiONSTivlc and promptly remitted. Office over II. n. Dickson k Co's Hardwire Store. Plymonth Indiana v!0n20 tf D II. A. O. BORTON SURGEON DENTIST, Can be consulted athis effice every dav except Mondays andTuesdays. IJ Office over Wcsterrclt's Store. PLYMOUTH INDIANA. New Livery and Feed Stable. WILLIAM SCIIOFIELD. PttorniETon, Corner La Porte and Walnut Streets, Plymouth, Indiana. A splendid lot of horses, carriages, buggies, &c.,to be hired at all times. Passengers conveyed to any pirtofthi country on reasonable terms. Call and sec our stock before hiring. A CAPwD. C. II. REEVE. ATTORNEY AT L.1W, A!I War Claim Ag't, Plymouth, Ind. Having concluded to resume the practice of the law here, will 'ractice in Fulton, Stark, LaPorteand Koscius ko, as well as Marshall, Counties. Collections promptly and efficiently attended to. Careful attention given to Probate business. Insurance cflcctod on Livcsand Propcrtyin the bcstconipanies in the United States. Special Attention paid to the prosecution of Claims of Soldiers, their Widows and heirs for bounty, arrears of pay, pensions and other claims. Refers to Farwcll Field A; Co., Chicago. " Shaw Rarbour k Co., Cincinnati, Huekly Sheldon k Co., N. Y. Grairilennett & Co., Tittsburg. OnlGtf. A.. BECKER Sc Co., WHOLESALE & IIETA1L DEALERS IN GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, CROCKERY, O.l KKXSirARK, TohaccoK, See,, Vo. PLYMOUTH, INDIANA 3Rtf nrONEY FREE AS WATHR. lO.liOO ACTIVE LOtJ.i cal and Travelin',' Airer.ts. Male or Female, of all reu, are wanted t solicit trrwl in evory City. Town, V 1 1 1 rcrr. Ilamli't, vorKnop and r afiory, tlironnout the entire world, for the most saleable novelties ever known. -.100 I'KR CENT. PROFIT and kkai.t sai.b wiierktcii orrriif n! ! Smart rm-n aixl women can mak from $." to f V) er day, find no nk of loss ! A mall capital required of from to $l(M)-tlie moro money investel the greater the profit. A'o tionsi ru'tirf'l in it'lrnnr? ir flrf gfml th in I tilt nml rrcsir ? nffsrirrinf .' Ifyou nctu.illy wili to make money rabidly and easily, write for full particulars and addrcps MILNOR & CO. (From Paris.) IMMy in, P.road'viy, New York City. FAIRBANKS1 STANDARD S C A L Fj S . OF ALL KINDS. F.1IBB.HH. UEt.MEAF i fOlPAM.

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226 & 223 Lakc St., Chicago. 200 Market St., St. Louia. JJ" Becarefcl TO BUT ONLT THK GECtNE. 12T3BnlT

Courting under DinliCulties. Kate Ulake was the only daughter of

Jacob IJlake, the old miser of Vest Brook, She wax more than commonly pretty, and her iV:ttik engaging manners enhanced by the churnis of golden hair, pearly skin and eyes like the skies of summer. At her father's death she would be the heiress of the nic little sum of seventy thousand dollars, and though men profess not to be infiuctn ed by pecuniary matters in affairs of love?, it is to be reasonably supposed that her prpective wealth by no means lessened the number of her adorers. Aui.rtg those raost ardent, and perhaps sincere, was Will Dartmouth, with a heart larger then his puise, aud very little thought or care for consequsnces. poitunately old Jacob never suspected partiallity of his daughter for Will; he woulH have put her on bread anl water before he would have consented o the slighest intimacy with WillarJ Dartmouth. Jacob Bhke was not in favor of marriage. Those who knew the circumstances were not surprised at this, for, to use a phrase more expressive thin elegant, Mrs. Blake was a Tarter, with temper enough for two Tartars. Old Jacob had to "walk Spanish" for the most part, or suffer the consequences, which usually descended on his head in the shape of a domestic utensil which happened to be laying around handy. A maiden sister of Mr. Blake'a resided in the family, whose principal business sccimd to be to act a sort of echo to her brother and his wife. They all thought the same. She regarded it as a primary sin ior Kate to associate with young mCo, and this doctrine was prescrvingly drilled into her ncice, who though, she never dissented, had her ov a ideas on this subject. One day 3Ir. Klake and his wife went to Dedhaui to attend a fair, aud Miss Peggy being absent at a friend's, Kate Jnas left alone. Will Dartmouth, in some way, learned the condition of affairs and early in the afternoon he cauieovcr to keep Kate company. As her parents were not expected home until evening, Will felt perfectly secure in stopping awhile after tea, and he and Kate were having a jolly time popping corn in the old fashioned frying pan, over the huge wood fire, when there was a sound of voices at the door. 'Good gracious V cried Kate, turning white with alarm, "there is Aunt 1 eggy. Oh, Will! what shall wc doj She will scold me to death ; and father he will be quick ! i furious, (ict under the Oh, Will do for my sake!" lounge "Will could not withstand the pleading in Kate's eyes, and he deposited himself in the designated place. Peggy's voic was plainly heard in the hall. "Be careful, Mr. Pike; there is a loose board there ; 1 don't wan't to disturb my neice. Softly, it may creak." "Peggy, dear, wlicic arc jou V responded the sqeaking voice of Ksquirc Pike, a widower of a year. "I can't tell which way you have gone." There, Daniel. be easy. Good Heavens ! Daniel Pike. Well, I never !" and a report bust upon the air uucorking of a champagne bottle. "Oh, my I" cried Auut Pegcry, like the "What would brother Jacob say? 1 declare. I haven't been kissed by a man since " "Let Jake mind his own business !" re torted the Squire. "You and 1 can take care of ours without his help ;" and tlicu followed a report similar to the first, oaly a little more so. "Do be quiet, Daniel ; and let me get a lijrht. Sit down there afore the fire, And make yourself at home." A light was soon procured, Peggy divested herself of her wrappings, and blushing like a girl in her teens, sat down opposite the Squire. ' "It's a fine evening," said Peggy, by way of opening tlic conversation. "Very," replied the Squire, drawing his arms over her back. "Oh, good graciou , Daniel! don't set quite so nigh to me. I that is, I don't consider it strictly pr jper Mercy ! what's that V Both listened attentively. "It was the wind rattling the window, I guess," said the Squire. Don't you go to getting so nervous, Peggy." "I thought it was Kate waking up, and if she would, I never should hear the last of it." "Hark! there, is a noise I " "Gracious airth ! it's bells. It's Jake and his wife coming back ! What shall 1 do? We're done! Oh, Squire, tain't right to be nothing ouc to 'tothcr! Do help me! What will I do?" "Tell me where to go Peggy ! say the word, I'll go anywhere for your sake; if it is up the chimney !" "Under the lounge, quick! It's wide and will hold well. (uick don't delay a minute." The squire obeyed, but the space was so well filled that it was with difficulty he could squeeze himself into so small a compass. And just as he had succcdcd, Mr. Blake and his wife entered the room floundering along iu the dark, for Peggy had deemed it best to extinguish thj light. Jake made for the fire which still glowed with red coals, stumbled over tho cricket, and fell headlong against Peggy, who was standing bolt upright, trying to collect her scattered senses. "The deuce!" cried Jake. "Look out there, old woman, or you'll be down over mc. It's as dark as pitch here, and I've fell over the rocking chair, or the churn, I can't tell which. Hallow! what's that?" reaching his hand to feel his situation, and coming in cor tact with the bearded face of the Squire. "By golly ! it's got whUkcrs. Peg, Peg ! where arc you? and wherc's Kate ? and what is this ?" The Squire did not relish this assault upon his hirsute appendages, and by way of retaliation ho gave a scries of kicks, which hit Will Dartmouth in the region of the stomach and stirred his bile. "Look here old chap!" exclaimed he, "I'm perfect fully willing to share my quarters with you, pccin as we're both in lor it, but you had better not undertake to do that again." Heaven's I" ejaculated Peggy, "whose voice is that V

That's what 1 want to know !" cried

Jake, struggling for an upright position "Hallow! who s fell dowtl over my legs?" -I'll let vou know whose un ! said tho Til let you know whose up ! said the voice of Mrs. Blake, and thc old lady scrambled up only to go down over a chair. Jake started to obey, and just then thö Tiger, watch dog, hearing the tJpröar managed to break loose from his lair, and rushing upon the S3enc, set up his best bow-vow. The Squire had a mortal horror of dogs, and neither tear nor love was enough to keep him quiescent now. stron lie sprang to his feet with a yell ; Will followed. Kate full of alarm for her lover, hopped out of bed and appeared with a flaming tallow dip. Peggy flung her arms around the Squire's neck with a cry of terror, and Jake was silent with amazement.Mrs. Blnkc was thc only one who possessed her wits. She seized the corn poper, and laid about her with vigor. Her aim was not always correct, and in consequence, she smashed thc looking glass in a thousand fragments, and knocked down the clock from its shelf, and demolished two bowls and a pitcher that were quietly reposing on thc mantle. The Squire broke from Peggy's embrace and dashed out of the window; Will followed him, and Mrs. Blake would have pursued by thc same outlet, but she was a little too larsrc to get through with case. A drcadtul council was Held: Jake ft -v stormed ; Mrs. Blake threatened ; and at last Peggy and Kate confessed. And Jake and his wife were so rejoiced at the prospect of getting rid of Peggy that they forgaye their daughter and took AY ill Dartmouth home at thc end of thc 3'car. And in due time Peggy and thc Squire were made one flesh. A Strong- Indictment. The Democratic Central Committee of Pennsylvania, by its Chairman, has recently issued an address to the Democracy of that State. The following is an extract w from thc address, in which thc crimes and outrges of the radical party are portrayed in strong, though truthful language : It has violated thc plainest principles of free government, broken thc written Constitution, and only yielded obedience to the behests of party ; Thc people are denied the attributes of sovereignty : the military subverts the civil power; the Generals remove Governors elected by the people, and despotism reigns in ten Statosj Congress assumc3 the right to say that negroes .hall vote iu l'ennsylvauia, and de uics us thc right to regulate our own rule of suffrage : Thc negro is, by law, made the equal of the white mati in all public places, and authorized to hold offices aod sit on juries iu the capital; The destinies of ten States and eight millions nf white people tliereiu, nrc by Congress and the militar' power, placed under thc control of four millions of blacks; 1 Their reckless expenditure of the public money iu their conduct of thc government, in thc support and organization of hundreds of thousands of negroes, in the employment of hordes of un necessary spies and officials, and in maintaining military power over thc submissive South, endangers and delays thc payment of thc public debt of $2,700,000,000, to which thc public faith is pledged. Their gross mismanagement causes taxation to bear heavily upon thc people. In 1800, SI, GO per head was paid by thc people through the customs : in 1SG0, 814 per head were drawn, mainly from thc consumption and busiucss of thc poorer classes, through the customs and internal revenue. Iul8G0,cach individual owed $2,0G of the public debt ; in 18G7, each owes 79,50 thereof. In 1SG0, thc expenses of the government were $02,000,000; in 1SG7, thc Treasury estimates them at $225,000,000, independent of interest on the debt, both being periods of peace. Pennsylvania's share of thc pubüc debt is $275,000,000; her own debt is $o5,500,000.and her city and county indebtedness will swell the total to $400,000,000. $25,000,000 annually come from your earnings to pay the interest thereon. In 18G0, your State government cost you $000,000. Thc prcsurc of these exhausting burthens and thc suicidal policy of Congress, have caused uncertainty and depression to pervade ail branches of trade and manufactures ; Our commerce is suffering, thc enterprise ot our people is repressed, aud business interests languish ; The revenues of thc government arc Uss than its interest and expenses, and the financial officer foreshadows an increase of thc public debt; They plot thc destruction of our form of government, by destroying the independence of thc executive, attempting to subordinate thc judiciary, and by concentrating all power in thc legislative branch. Bobbing thc people of sovereign power, they have united it with the government in Congress, and dealt a fatal blow at our liberties, for tyranny may be as absolute in a number of persons as in an individual. Unblushing corruption stalks through every department of the government under their control. The Slory or a Wldovr. A young widow of Quincy, 111., met a stranger on thc street, and asked him thc way ; ho asked her if she was not a 'vidow ; she said she was; he said he was a widower, a doctor from Palmyra, Mo., and proposed matrimony on the spot; she blushed and hesitated; wouldn't he come home to sec her friends about it; tho interview was satisfactory, thc marriage was arranged for next morning, thc widow's cash ($40) got into thc doctor's pocket, he went to pet shaved and hasncver returned. He even left her, cruel man, standing in the public square while he "just run over to the barber's." There was no such doctor in Palmyra, and the curtain drops on a woman in tears. Cairo Democrat. A writer in the Paoli Eagle urges the nomination of Hon. James M. Hanna of Sullivan county, as thc Democratic candidate for Governor.

Radical Corruption.

The subjoined letters have lately been .n.lo .. fi, J L. ! maU PubllC AaW7 ,s thc Sreat lm' pcachcr, and arrogates to himself all the

.... i tu . . . WU3 "ua"j niuueca io accept me oncrman virtue and honesty extant. This is not j reconstruction bill, is quoted as follows : the only instance in which he attempted j "Some men had their wives at Washingto use his official position to advance his! ton ad their women at home, and other

personal interests. This effort at briberv has been endorsed by Congress, the House i . . i.i - having pronounced them innocent. The muuu3 iBiiiey isjust now under a cloud, and is learning that :the way of thc trans gressor is hard." Here are the letters: Washington, March 12, 1SG1. My Dear Case : I have made some progres3 to-day about the Survcyorship of Colorado. in order to secure thc Indiana delegation, and to operate on Smith, the Secretary of thc Interior, I have promised that all thc sub-appointmeuts shall be made by us joiutly, I giving them the first choice, lou must write mea letter im mediately, authorizing me to make that iui juu. x am, )u iu write in - mediately to all your friends, and let them . . ' pledge ior you. write letters cudor.t no-von n n motln-l civil engineer and otherwise, and direct to thc Secretary of the Interior, but to mc on I thc envelop. I have written to and twice on the subject, to get you the endorsement of the Legislature. I have not got it yet. Please write them. Charley feels a delicacy in pressing your claim, because he expects to be a candidate for Clerk of thc next House, and docs not want to run across thc track ot any one. What you do, do quickly. Now, Prank, this is thc best office, in my judgment, in thc gift of thc President, and I would resign to-day if I were sure I could keep it four years. If you get it, 1 iranl to unite icith you as a FULL PARTNER in all land speculations and town sites. I have worked earnestly and hard for you, and hope to succeed. You do not staud as much chance for thc marshalship as you do to be struck by lightning, and Kingsj j - o n bury not much better a little. This is ' on the square. Truly yours, J. M. ASHLEY. Washington, March IS, 18G1. My Dear Case: Every thing here hangs on a hair. You must use the telegraph to obtain letters and have them forwarded to mc at once. Lot the writers send them to me instead of you. If I get this appointment it will be thc first of such importance where the candidate has done nothing;. I have promised all thc subordinate places under you to get help, and you must write mc at once, authorizing mc fully, under your hand, to make this good. I ask for three of the places myself and give thc rest to other members who arc helping mc. This is considered thc best appointment in all the Territories, and is thc best of all the Territorial appointments. I WANT to have an interest with you, if I get TI1K PLACE, IN CITY AND TOWN LOT SPECULATIONS. The Pacific raiiroad will go through this Territory, aud will be a fortune to us if I can get it. There is some fifty or more applications for it. has promised to help mc. Write immediately make thc letter i plain and unequivocal as to thc appoint ments 1 have promised, so that I can show it, and on a separate ii:cc cf paper fay ic hat you think of my proposition Jcr city and toicn lot speculations. I will probably be Chairman of thc Committee on Territories, if wc can carry out thc programme to elect Grow Speaker, and your brother, Charley Case, of Indian, Clerk, and then I will know all the proposed expenditures in the Territories, and post you IN advance. Write one letter lor me and the otheu to show. Damn your business ia thc Williams Couuty Court. Write and telegraph. Tnil r J M A SH LEV. Washington City, March 19, 'Gl. My Dear Case: Our matter is in better shapa to-day, The President promised me that this appointment should not be made until next week, aud I should have a fair hearing. I shall fear a defeat, however, if I not get your written authority to guarantee that your subordinate appointments shall be secured to the persons who helped mc through this matter, and that you authorize me to pledge you to perform tho promises I have made, and that the surveyors aud sub-contractors to be employed by you arc to be at the joint disposal of two other persons and myself. Please copy and send in? at once the enclosed for that purpose. Now, one word as to ourselves. It is agreed that my brother Eli is to be Chief Clerk, and my brother William, who is uow in Colorado, shall have such a position as lie can fill, he having always been a farmer. Thc ether I shall select when I have more time. Thc surveying contracts, .Ye, we will fix after thc appointment by meeting at Toledo or or by agreement with and others. Now, if I get this, 7 icant to Ic a full co-i)art'icr icith you iu thc purchase of all the real estate that you may make in that Territory. I have spcut a good deal of time and some money to get this place, and if I do get it 1 hope you will cheerfully go with mc. J have draicn tff the enclosed agreement irhich I icifh you trould sign and kccp,and copy one just like it, sign it, and forward, ami return thc other agreement. Let mc hear from you by return mail, and hurry along any letters aud telegraphs from men who can have influence here. In haste, yours truly, J. M. ASHLEY. Congressional Trolllgacy. To Rochester Union, referring to Bingham's charge thatSchcuck w isdrunk,says: "Schcnck is a fair specimen of thc majority of our 'rulers' in Congress. A more profligate and demoralized set of men than thc Senators and Representatives in thc present Congress novcr assembled at thc national capitol. Wc have tho evidence of Col. Don. Piatt, one of thc leaders of the Republican party in Ohio, that a committee of thc House, at the last session, ascertained the fact that a high officer of thc government had robbed thc public trcasu rv of a million dollars, but smothered thc matter for thc time Icing, lest it "might

affect the next elections.'" In thc New York Herald's recently published account of a long interview with Thad. Stevens at Lancaster, thc latter, in explaining why he c ii j j . ii. ci

' mea bad their vromcn at Washington and ; I 7 li . ., tri u " to keep them together. The bill was not all wc wanted, but it was all wc could get, ' and so We passed it." Mack, thc well known correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, boldly makes the following charges, which he stands ready to substantiate : "It can be shown that members of Conpress own stock in thc street railroads of Washington for which they never paid a cent or rcnaercd any other return than than their votes for the acts of incorporation, and tlicir subsequent acts to authorize the increase of fare from five to seven cents. "It can bo shown that tho two Houses i, i ... , . , , i ft JS Z aS,V,BfleiMd Infi naitrv rrmii.iorit inn r.t imn o r-n .n . J ".- .ai, m their votes upon matters affecting thc greatest railroad monopolies in the countrj-. "It can be proven that members of Congress have appeared in their seats as the attorneys for railroad corporations. "It can be proven that members of thc two Houses were directly bribed for their votes on thc whisky tax two years njro. "It can be proven that Senators positive ly agreed to confirm Mr. Cowan as Minis - tcr to Austria last winter, if he would get .ui. uuuusuu io appoint uicir remivcs. to ofiicc "All these things and a hundred more, can be proveu to the satisfaction, if not of Congress, at least of thc couutry, if thc opportunity is but presented." Thc man who makes these charges is a Republican, aud the paper which priuts them is Republican. The men charged with corruption are thc immacculatc patriots who sacrifice themselves upen thc altar of their country by consenting to serve in Congress that thc government may be kept out of thc hands of "copperheads," and propose to turn the President out of office tor misbehavior! Indianapolis Herald. mA Xotc of VTaming-. Thc Springfield, Massachusetts, Republican, while felicitating itself upon thc "great radical victory" in Tennessee, has

j the honesty to confess that this triumph is j $2,GS2,59:,520. Two years "later it is $2,- ! thc work of despotism. This Springfield j 000,581,283- Two years of Radical peace

journal thinks it a matter of. congratula -

tion tliat all the unreconstructed btatciiti

will follow in thc wake of Tennessee, but, honesty being uppermost, acknowledges that "c icay in which this is to happen gives thoughtful men wmc anxieties for thi ! future. c quote a very remarkable passage from this candid paper : "The foresight that the negro vote is to I control everything is not having a favrrable influence upon the white people ot thc South, and we can not forget that thc whites constitute two-thirds of thc popula - tiou or tue states mat are to te surrendered tothe control of a Kiass of ignoraut blacks, and that these whites must inevitably become thc dominant class very soon, whatever happens this year. Wc know what the Hunicutts aud other leaders of the ueirrocs have threatened, and what hopes and purposes they have raised among their credulous followers. Shall toe see JJi oicnloio tlcspatlsm and anarchy extended over the entire South for the nc.rt ten years ai'd order 2)'CSri ced onlj by keeping the eight millions of whites qu'ut under thc rule of four millions of v.cjrcjr$ by itress of Federal hoyonrts? If our statesman could have taken a glance into the future they would have seen that "universal Jim nest v and universal suffrage" was thc true solution. This would have averted the peril which is now so obvious

reconstruction by a minority incapable; dors schall keep it perpetually iu mind that of governing wisely or of holding a power j as war resulted from wicked means to obpcrmancntly, except by the continued sup-j tain power, so do thc burdens wc bear

port of the General Government.' T treaty Thousand Treasury orficials! A dispatch from Washington states that a report is being made up at the Treasury, showing that there arc over ticcniy thousand ojjiciah connected with thc department through its varied revenue branches. Twenty thousand officials in a single department of thc Government ! This num ber is nearly double thc strength of thc grand aggregate of the army of thc United States at the commencement of the war, which was only 12J31. Averaging the salaries of these office holders :.t -2,-000 each, a low figure, and saying nothing of what the' steal, and wc have a total of forty millions of dollars annually paid out of thc hard earnings of the pcoplo to support them ! A sum greater than thc entire expenditures of thc Federal Government for all purposes during thc eight years' administration of Washington and the following four years administratiou of John Adams ! Indianapolis Herald. Query. For tho.c who arc clamoring for thc maintenance of thc faith of thc nation Wasn't tho faith of the nation sol emnly pledged, 1st that the war was not waged for the purpose of interfering with the domestic institutions of the South? 2d, that it was uot waged for the subjugation or conquest of the South; 3d, that thc States of thc South should be rc-ad-mittcd iuto the Union with their sovereignty, rights, aud even their dignity unimpaired i Wasn't the faith of thc nation, we ask, pledged to each of these propositions, and each of them broken ? And by whom 1 By the very brazen villains who arc now appealing to thc betrayed and beggared toilers of thc land, an l, in thc name of thc nation's faith, forcsooth, asking them to pay thc bonded Shylocks their accursed interest, and this, though their own little ones shall go hungry and in rags! Ciiamjinu The Time. A person inquired at one of thc railway stations what time thc 7.45 rain would start, and was told a quarter to eight. "Bless mc," he exclaimed, ''you arc alwaj'S changing tho time on this line." ii An Irishman enlisted in thc Sixty-eighth Regiment, so as to be near his brother, J who was in thc Sixt-ninth.

The Representation orJIiiiorif ics; The Personal Beprcscntalioa Society of New York have presented a rnccorial to the Convention, setting forth a pkn for representing thc interests of minorities in thc Legislature. Its main features arc thc following: Let every candidate for thc Assemby who receives a certain number of votes say 200 be declared elected. Let thc number of his votes count as so many proxies in tho decision of every qucstiou that comes before thc Assembly. The unsuccessful candidates (of whom, under a fiee system of choice, there would probably be a large number) would have the the right, within a fixed time after the election, to transfer the votes (or proxies) they had received to any one of the elected members, or to complete the quota of one or more of their own number by such transfer. This is clearly just, since it would not be right that those who had voted for unsuccessful candidates should bo disfranchised, or lose their equal weight in thc Legislature. Each of thc unsuccessful candidates would thus be, in this matter, an (;attorncy with the power of substitution." Unless such transfer of voles were allowed, voters would be restricted in their choice to thc candidates of the great parties or other prominent candidates, from thc apprehension that the pcr0u for whom they voted might fail of receiving a quota, and that thus their votes might be lost. But by permitting this transfer of votes, each voter is secured tho

lullest possible liberty in the choice of cauj didatcs, without any danger of his vote j being thrown away. In thc Assembly tnus composed, each ot the members would vote on all divisions according to thc num ber of votes which he had received, in thc election or by subsequent transfer from unsuccessful candidates. His iufiuence in legislation would therefore be exactly equal to thc combined influence which would be exerted by the number of voters he represented, if they were voting in person in one vast popular legislative body. On the other hand, every single voter in the State would have in thc Legislature a member to whom he had (either by his direct proxy or by substitution of his direct proxy) iLtrusted his share of political influence. Why Is It ? Here are some facts which thc ouht to consider : public 1. The public debt in May, 1SG-3, was l have increased the public debt. Why ii 2. In May, I8G5, American securities in London were worth 73J ; and now 71?. Two years of Radical peace have lessened thc credit of thc Government. Why is it ? 3. In may, 1SG5, gold in New York w3 worth 121 ; now 137. Two years of Ridical peace have depreciated thc currency. Why is it? Wc can tell you why; Within one week ! after thc surrender of Lee, it was obvious j to every body that thc North had won even thing it had professed to firrht for: and that peace, harmony and prosperity within our reach. Just about were all that time a few leaders of thc Republican party couceived thc idea of keeping tho South out of thc Union until its political power could be controlled for thc benefit of thc thieves in ofiicc. All thc wrangling, depression and expense which have resulted are due to this purpose aloue. A few villains and thieves in Congress arrest the business of this great nation until they can subjugate intelligent white men to thc rule of barbarian blacks, who will permit them to steal perpetually. There is no other reason in the world why our debt is not greatly reduced, our burdens lessened, our credit enhanced, and our currency appreciated to nearly the value of gold. Wc desire that our reanow rcsu't from equally wicked person to keep power. How erat. long? Union DemoMilitary Orders. Thc Cincinnati Gazette thus indirectly assails General Grant: "Thc office of Secretary of War is a civil office. Thc acting President has no more power to order an ofiiccr of thc army to take it than he has to order him to take thc ofiicc of Secretary of thc Treasury, or to fill a vacancy on thc bench of thc Su preme Court. An offir of thc army may cousent to hold thc office of Secretary of War, although there wuld be an impropriety in hi continuing long to hold two offices and its emoluments; but he is not obliged to ohcy an order to take such an office. His duty as a military subordinate is to obey legal ordcis within the line of military duty. An order from the Commander in chief to thc General of the army to take thc office of Secretary of War, would be just as illegal as an order to hiai to take the office of .Postmaster General or thc Pension Bureau. Nor would an order to a military officer to accompany the acting President ou a stumping tour be legal or binding. Mr. Johnson would not be so fool sh as to subject himself to the chance of a rebuff upon such illegal orders, and he has not issued thorn. These personal officer are wholly voluntary. The present President of the United States declared at Louisville, Ky., in 1805, that "Kentucky loyalty is a thing that does not exist," and which wc believe has not existed since this remarkably truthful dcclartion was made. To have been a Union man, or have served in thc Union army during the war, is equivalent to complete banishment Irom society, and is a perpetual bar against being elected to any public position in that State. Indianapolis Journal Thc day on which this was written an ex-Federal officer was elected to an important State office iu Kentucky by something over fifty thousand majority. A"ct." Albany Ledger. nU Wc think this extract from a medical advertisement is entirely correct: "Uaugh while you cau ; for after yoi have taken one bottle of my mixture you. can't.