Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 38, Number 42, 22 December 1868 — Page 2

RICHMOND, IND., DEC. 22. IS68. i a ! Nathtfi Ratliff, ' Tfse Quakrr Hunter of Whitewater." On tic Stb, we briefly mentioned, the sadden death of Nathan Ratliff, near his home on the Massissinewa. lie was a genuine type of the hospitable,-whole ouled, bravo pioneers of tar Western vountry, who are rapidly passing away and settling the happy lands above, n-here all who have -"done well" on arth, are sure of mi eternal abode. Himself aud wife, emigrated from North Carolina, in 1815, bringing all their worldly good on one pack-horse his wife riding ra the animal occasionally "to rest. They took up their abode in a cabin on the farm of Corne1ins "Ratfiff'a father, then residing a short distance from the present site of this city, where they lived about three or four years. During this time, Nathan "kept his own and his brother's family abundantly supplied with venison, bear und wild turkey meat. Being also an expert trapper, he caught all the Olters -at 'that time on Whitewater at least 'there has been noue caught here since his day, though there were plenty then. O.. . .Una f.oHo tta that llin ftl-af fill llO he ever wore, be procured by catching minks in traps made by his cousin he bartered the mink skins for the hat with Eli JJrown, who was then carrving on the hatting business in the then 'village' of Richmond. " Frequently la tin hunting aol trap piog excursions, --Cornelius Katliff accomnanied him. who savs that Nathan 1 - - never failed to bring down the 'big game" always giving the freedom of the woods to the numerous squirrel?, pheasants and quails then so plenty in this part of the country. He 'went.for deer.bear, wolves, otters and minks, and eiaom reiurnou umue euipyumiueu.--At th time we sneak of. from '15 to '18. the : Indians roamed throughout the Whitewater Valley, and their camps and wig -warns were located by the sides of umosi every sireiu sou spring. mi . i : ttt: .I. fh Tndia.nM. the "Quaker Hunter of Whitewater,' was always on the most friendly and intimate terms. By them he was considered a "brave," and equal 4-Vki Via at hnn fnrc Having entered a tract of land near where Cadiz, II enry CO., is now located, in the land office at Brookville, he mov lfli.AAn KimI a letkin anil nnmrnAnuul opening a farm. 'On this farm lie resi ded until some eight or ten years ago, 'when he sold it and purchased . the one -on the Masissinewa. Between his Ca diz farm and Pendleton, when he first moved on it, was a scope of country called the "fallen Umber" caused by a : terrible hurricane. .Through this 'fallen .timber.', Nathan Ratliff.. had manv ; successful hunt after bears, wolves, etc On one occasion, he followed wolf tracks . that led to a largo hollow walnut log. Supposing the old - wolf might be at home, bo tapped on the log, and prepared to shoot 4t as .it came out; but it didn't annear. tile then crawled into the log and .found seven wolf cubs. He Urouirht one out. find bv nulling- its cars rnd whipping it. with his ram-rod, he made it yell its -cries attracted the dam -who caruc t its rescue, when Mr. R. shot her. - Hie whelp was. again put through -a course of sprouts, and up trotted the old sire, and he was. also ehot. - Henry 'County was. then giving a premium of 83 per. wolf-scalp, and having divested the woivesaaa fcneir wueips or. meir scaips, Mr. R. went to the county treasurer aud drew 27,0U for IrU morning's work. V Whilat on another hunting expedition . , . . he came across a she bear and two cubs -he shot both the cubs killing one and . - .,,1- I, luuii nuuiiuinj ujti viiiivt. 1 lit vim nnAn.mniifjiAf)- nnt lifivimr liia rittf lrfi1. 1 ed, he ' struck hr over . the r head witli the butt of it, and she went back to her crippled cub and commenced licking its wound, Ifr. K. retreated, and, having , , , 1 -1 1 i .1.. X agniu ivitucu up ii aunuivcu iu- vuu at-,-r-tack. I As soon as she observed her enemy, she quitted her cub and came furiously towards him; be did not let her come as close as before a bullet from " Iris unerring rifie entered her mouth an ! came oat of the top of iierhead, and she -bit the dust.""" He soon despatched the wounded cab took aa three of their hides off,' and, in the course of the day, - conveyed the meat home. - - une raormng, juhi as ue waa cnung his breakfast, a little girl came running in and announced the fact that three deer had just ran by the house. This news was far better than the most sumptuous repast to Mr. Ratliff, who arose from the table, seized his rifle and started in pursuit. He returned home at night, having killed all three and suspended them to saplings to keep their carcases out of the way of the wolves. Next morning ne return eu ana tooic nis veni - ton home, j... He wag; one of the first settlers of our neighboring county of Henry. ; , " .... Nathan Ratliff, was about 73 rears of 11 9 A At. the. timo nf him Ath and nfain. ed his vigor and his passion for hunting .t op to the last, havincr been met bv the , . grim messenger, as we announced last ..week, whilst engaged in trapping game. his death was either heart disease or ralyfds.

A Challenge.. We have received the December number of " Merry's Museum" for young people, and the old; too, who have not forgotten that they were once yonng. The publisher, Horace B. Fuller, Bos ton, claims that " Merry" is the best magazine of its kind issued in this country, and challenges comparison. Our

readers can rlcci.Io tliis point for them-1 selves by sending to mm two tureo cent stnmps for a specimen. j The January number begins a new 1 J ,n. o-ill i, e,.,-t.c .niM,wi ! and improved. Terms. 9 1, 50 a year in rdvance. EX. GRANT'S SPKKCII. At a public dinner in New York City, on the 8th inst; given in honor of Gen. Grant, by the Union League Club, non. John Jay, concluded an eloquent welcoming speech as Chairman, with the following remarks and toast: "While we may hear of wars and rumors of wars in Europe, the policy of our chosen President is stamped with the approval of the country, and his aspiration which our club now flashes forth in letters of living light is breath' ed from ocean to ocean lkt cs have Peack. I Great applause. In conclusion, let me express to our great guest, in the name of the club, our heartiest and most cordial welcome ; and reverently recall to his lemembrance the words spoken to him hy Lincoln when presenting the commission of Lieuten-ant-General, which until then had been borne by no American but Washington: "As the country trusts you, so under God it will sustain you." I give you, gentlemen : Our Guest, the General of the Army and the President elect. Applause J Gen. Grunt, on rising was received with loud and long continued applause. He said : ;Gentlemen of the Union League: It is with extreme regret that I find myself unable to respond in appropriate lan guage to the warmth of feeling with which this toast has been received. You all know how unaccustomed I am to public speaking, hearty laughter and applause, how undesirable a talent I think it is to possess, how little good it generally does renewed laughter and ilieers, and how desirous I am to see more of our public men follow the good example which I believe, in this partic- , ular if in no other, I have set them, tremendous applause. I need not say, I must, however, express my acknowledgments to the Union League of this city, as well to the Union Leagues of other cities, for the great benefits they conferred upon the Government during , the Rebellion through which we have pa3sed of late years. I wish to acknowledge their liberality toward rnj'self and toward the soldiers serving against the rebellion, and to thank them for it. n- 1, a Bn.tirfl.nt a sneech was Followed with

' i,., i,;i, .,;i ! Hundreds of his well beloved constitviunroanous applause, which continued 1

for several minutes. How to Cook a Beau. I Many cooks have much trouble in t cooking beans. Where hard water is j used, they don't know exactly how much j to "break" it, and where soft .water is used they don't know just how long to boil them, fec. For the .benefit of uaL fortuuate bean-cookers we give the fol- j lowing excellent receipt. ! quarts of stenched river water (if you haven't got a river, better buy one, as they are handy to have ), bile it six hours by an avoirdupois clock, take it out and wipe it thoroughly dry with a soft towel an old sLirt won't answer lay it on its northeast side, about two degrees sow-sow westerly; bore a hole .gently in each end, abstract the "innards"very quietly without mussing very much; then stuff one end with soft biled rice, and the other end with rice biled soft; the end that pints toward the north should, in all instances, except in cases of extreme hemmorage, be stuffed first; then take the south side of the shell off gently; then the east carefully, so the eastern people won't know it.then swee - ' . . f ten with salt, and it will taste so much 'l like rice, you'd never dream it was a r , J bean. llnirwahes, . It is only right to refer to a source of possible disease which is peculiarly widespread just now, and agains which the public should be cauMoned. ; At the presant time there is quite a rage for the use of hairwashes or "restorers," which, whilst the charge of -their being "dyes" is indignantly repudiated j'et in a short time " restore" the color of the hair. The active agent in these washes is, of course, lead In the majority of cases, probably, a moderate use of such a lotion would bo unattended with mischief; but it is worth remembering that palsy has been knowu to be produced by the long continued U3e ' of cosmetics containing lead. I3ut of the thousands of persons who are now applying lead to their scalps, there will doubtless be some with an extreme susceptibility to the action of the poison, and these will certainly run noinconsiderablo risk of finding the "restoration" of their hair attended by the loss of power in their wrists. Lancet. A Paris paper, the Horoscope, gives rules for a new art of reading the char- ; acter of a person by his style of laughing. We are told that "Ha, ha!" indicates that the laughter is frank, fickle, fond of noise, and nervous. Phlegmatic and melancholy people laugh thus: "He, he, he." When you hear a man laugh "Ho, ho," it betokens generous sentiments, and firmness in his actions, but, ;it is added,' beware of - a woman who uses this vowel in her - laughing, f ile, he, he," is the laugh of children and Innocent persons, and-deuotes a nature pliable, devoted, but timid - and- irresolute. Blondes also laugh thus, but we are warned that such are not all innocent. Avoid like the plague all ' who laugh "Ha, hu." They are avaricious, hypocritical, misanthaopic, and 'take pleasure in nothing.

The Franking Abuse.. We hope Congress will make basic, if not to abolish the franking privilcgo al

together, at least to guard against its abuse. The franking system has now reached such proportions that members of Congress have no longer time to t write their names upon the j.inltitiidu of documents which they send free through the mails, but use a stamp instead. The j r , . . i..:v ,. . , .1 , ,cr the oiilcial correspondence of Lou opessmen with ofUcer3 of the Govern ment a;id with their constituents; Kit it has so.io to prooauly ten nines its 1 - 1 . . 1 11.-... 1 ieiiim.ic iuiicnsions, aim uas turned . I the 1 ost Uflice 01 congress into a perfect curiosity shop. There is si legend; j of a Congressman from the far South- I j West, in tiie days before the war, who ' used to frank his soiled liueu home to ; be washed. Wc know that Mr, Brooks disseminates circulars advertising The , New York Express by means of his ! printed frank, aud Mr. Dem;w Barnes j sends out price-lists of his "Mustang j Liniments and "Soothing byrups. Congressman O'Neill, of Pennsylvania has recently been found franking all over the country and a good thick pamphlet published by the Union League of Philadelphia, and labeling it, by a pleasing freedom of language, a "Pub. Doc." We dare say the book contained n great deal more useful information that nine out of ten documents issued from the Government Printing Office; but it was not a public document for all that, and if Mr. O'Neill wanted to send copies of it through the mail, he ought to have paid the postage, as any private gentleman would. During the last election canvass, it was common for Congressman who were candidates for re-election to frank ballots addressed ' all through their districts; and we know of at least one case in which, by some process of legerdemain which we do not under- j stand, the printed frank of a candidate j was used to cover the ballots of-his op- i j ponent. It is not easy to see how the j privilege can be confined strictly within its legitimate limits 11 there is anything legitimate about it; but if Congress will not abolish it altogether, it might at least forbid the use of printed franks, and the application of written ones to any but official letters aud doc umens. N. Y. Tribune. The Move reminds us of tho operations of our distinguished M. C. in this district, and wc mention them more to effect a reform of the abuse complained of by the Tribune, than with any other feeling. -It will be recollected that Mr. Julian had his Photograph taken and elcctroty ped, and that it, together with a biographical sketch, written 'by him self, and a Vtough in fiber" phrenolog- j ical delineation of the contents of the ! capacious caput, that sits so conspicu ' ously and gracef ully on his shoulders. The only thing wc have ever received under the frank of this eminently distinguished man and M. C, was that Phrcnolojjical Journal, marked "Pub. Doc." 3 ents throughout the then "Burnt Disr trict,'' received this extraordinary "Pub. Doc." in the same manner, at Uncle Sam's expeuse when "he ought to have paid the postage as any other private gentleman would." Just prior to the meeting of the Mass Convention at Centreville, on the 8th of Feb: last, our distinguished representative, fjr convenience of transmission. had a number of lithographical letters cTi.int(nl nt fishirirt.nn l.irir nnn Kr-nr there, under his frank, to his especi.d friends and adherents ia this county: urging them to "rally the whole force t'f their townships,." and attend that r Convention, and, in that letter, he makethe following appeal and argument to secure their compliance : "Onr success in the Congressional Dom ination will probably hinge upon the action of Wayne county in April, for I ca:i hardly expect to succeed in the other counties, if I start out with defeat ' home." The right 'sort of. men should be chosen to the State Convention so as to influence tiie generalaentimenc ( oi tuc oiaie in my aor. ; f j But the "great point," he further urges, is , the selection of his peculiar friends to compose ' the township committees, and the Central Committee of the County, and he adds: "This is the real issue, for it Involves the whole ouestion of our success, and my enemies, well knowing it, will fighr. j like so many demons for tho control of the polls. Let every true man there- j fore, be at Centreville on the day' of the ; Convention, and be there early. The ; cou1e3t, as usual, will be bitter, but wo ! can win, and we must. The victory i will be worth far more than any yet ; achieved, for it wi.l be a. final victory, j who. as a last resort, have attempted to ; legislate me out of Congress," etc. We give these extracts " to show the character of the "Pub. Doc " that our distinguished M. C. u?cd the franking privilege to place it possession of 1m friends, at Uncle Sam's expense.; This niu pnn.qJ th frankinfr nf flirt? lino-n i or any other the Tribune enumerate above, and, with that paper "we hope Congress will make haste, if not to abolish the franking privilege, at least to jruard against its abuse." - The abuse of the franking privilege during the last political campaign cost tue government, accoraing to the rost i master-General's estimate, not less than f a mill ion dollars. 'Lhefac simile stamps -were loaned to all private and -public1 uses by members of Congress: of both ; political parties, aud the iiMiils wer j loaded down for. months with' franked j matter of every description. It is an,: enormous abuse of the, privilege ; and the abuse aud the privilege deserve to be abolished together. ; - - Every true-hearted Republican will rejoice at the prospect that Carl Schurz will be elected to the Senate of the U S. from Missouri.

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Both the Palladium and Bird speak of the case of Julian vs. Meredith. The editors of tliee paper. well know there never was anj- sue'i case. They refer to The State vb. Meredith. RadicalWe beg the Slate's pardon for omitting to mention its 'name in the above case ; -13 ifc really w t not done wilfuUy; ia fast, we were led iato . the error . by j hearing that our distinguished M. C. was j t 1 , . f . ., busily eiijraired ia icrrotm' out the J 0 0 guilt' party who hid the Ca-C . itismis- j SC.l, aud Ue ha I went far a-i t' charge j .corruption on the Court, for erasing the :ase from the docket without the consent ot his attorneys. We takes it all back, for it was the 4 State" that received a cow-hidiug 'twas the "State"' that was assaulted the ""State"' whose feel ings were lacerated and injured; the State" that brought the suit ; the "State that got mad aud was going to play the very duse with the Criminal Court for striking the case from the docket, and our distinguished M. C. merely interposed his transparent corporosity between the State an I the assaulting instrument used. ad he, like Daniel in the Hons' den, escape I harm, whilst the "State" was cut up and done for'in manner and form severe ! Hence we make the. anwle, by correcting the statement as suggested : "Tha State vs. Meredith." . THE CONTEMPT OF PAYNE. Connected closely with the above case Ju (we beg pardon) 'The State ys. Meredith,' comes the termination of the Payne contempt. We noticed the postponement until last Monday week it was then resumed. Four witnesses tcsi tify that Mr. Julian's attorney, Payne, gave consent to have the case stricken from the docket the time was not designated by either of them; the time on the record, however, was the 25th of May, and Mr. Payne brought indubita ble evidence to prove that he was not present on that pirticu'ar day and hence could not have riven his consent as al leged! Judge Johnson corroborated, in his statement, the testimony of the witnesses, thjtt "he knew of his own knowledge that the transaction involved, did not occur on the 25th, but some days before his idea was at that time, that it was with the knowledge and by the consent of Mr. Julian, an 1 that his wishes in th matter were fully expresse-l.'"-The case was dismissed, tho Judje re marking in substance, that the powers of the court ia such proceedings was at least questionable, and that he could never justify himself ia' assuming to punish an'otfons;? in any case in which he was ia any way a party. In his ch irge to the Grand Jury, the Judge suggested, as a difference of opinion existed among the members of the bar as to how far absenoe from the State acted upon the limitation of an indict ment, that they take up the case and if they saw fit bring in a new indictment, which should set forth the tiin3 of the arrest, aud of the defendant's leaving the State, the date of the dismissal of the indictment, and any other matter necessary to a full history of the case, so that upon a future trial these facts might be set up, upon a motion to quasi, the indictment, and thus determine the sufficiency of the former proceedings. ; So endeth the "contempt" o( Payne, the 'finis' of which we glean from our contemporary of the iiird. Were we not fearful of being misunderstood, and hence liable to be cited for - "contempt," before His Honor, Judge Johnson, we would venture to give our erudite opin ion that this case of "contemut" is a muddle very Payne-full to contemplate, &Q(l loi,owi the ac ng the action ot tue Judge, we also dismiss it. The Yotrxa MurdekJ After a protracted trial of three weeks of Mrs. f!lfm for the murder of Mr Younir. the . Emitted to the Jurv on last Saturday. ' On Sunday, finding that no agreement could be effected, tho Jury came into Court and was discharged from the further consideration of the ease. Eleven to one for conviction, was the last pll of the Jury the iirst 6 to 6, then changed 7 to 5, and then 11 to 1 on each subsequent ballot up to thodast The Indianapolis Jourual says: "When the jury passed out of the room, ;Mrs. Clem walked ou; with the under sheriff with all the nerve and c!ue3 that has distinguished her - throughout her prolonged trial. Sunday she passed much 4 as usual, although she appeared to be: the least bit anxious: still her conduct j H through, has been that of a woman 1 whose miud had been Fully made up to anything, no uialter what the issue of J -the case might have been." ; .., . . JtSTlt seems that the 'contempt' case at Indianapolis, against the Journal and i Sentinel editors, for publishing testim'o" ny in the recent. Young murder trial, in'! despite of the order of Judge Chspman of the Criminal Court of that city, has not yet been disposed of. .. The trial , 15 f-et for the 2 1th. Messrs Gordon and Perkins are counsel for the editors. Election Notice. , TMIIE Stockholders of the Richmond & Miami R. ' M W. Company, are hereby notitied to meet t th Ire'ght Uepot. in Ibchmond, on Monday the 4th day of January, 1859, between the hours of one and three of o'clock, P. M., to Elect Directors, for the ensuing year N. WlNTEBS.Pres't R. A M. R. W. Qo

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OIUTt-ARY. In ir iji su-j of tho 8;h, we give notice of th death ot lUvio S. Kviss, M. I)., of Bostan. ill., who has prictiseJ hl-i prof'?3 .ion in fait plajj fjr t'liftr-threo 1 raai-.. Dr. Hrar.s wa.i born in I.x:icastjr piuolr, Tetia., oa Cm lOtTi 6 5fy, H12.- lis miiii Wost in j tlio year 1831, auJ bega t!ia study of Mlioiae us.- j ilsr Ur. Sailor, of WineUestcr, Oh'w. la t!i9 year j I In fi-iishe l Li medi.a! eJ;catioH an! Uezmi ' the prc:ice of nuJicine i ston. Li th ru.wi , Automa, 1m marrieJ to iiu Nancy A. Ux-'i port, Jau-jrhter of Jessie DaTenport. ODe of the earliest ! ... 1 . . , .. . . . ,. . ; aoftlvrs of thi.-t coirity, rlu resided a a:iort distance j South from RichmouJ. During ilie yer 1349, wiieo j the cholera rael so fe-irfully through our conn'rr, j it will ba rismsmbored t'jat Boston was entirely !;- j populated, over one third of ila popu'atlnu f.!lis victim to this terrible plajrue. Iuri.i this dark hour, Dr. Evans temained at his post and faithfully discharge dkU dutis until the people, panic stricken, fled from the place he with his family being tUu last to leara their homes, lo the spring of the fol j lowing year.i . coiupiuj of "old-seekers" left Rich- j raond lor California, and Dr. Erans was employed ; a.s their surgeon. Ue remained in California until the winter of lSl, when he returned with the company and resumed the practice of medicine at Boston, where he remained until the beginning of the war. In 1862 he was commissioned surgeon of the 69th p Regiment Indiana Volunteers, in which regiment he serred until the spring oi '63, when be was taken down with a severe attack of Pneumonia, caused by exposure during the siege of Vicksbnrg. It was heie be contracted the disease which finally resulted in his deatb. Having secured a leave of absence, he returned to his home, then at Richmond, where he remained until the following June, when having recovered, ia a small degree, he rejoined his regiment, where he remained until May, 1884, when growing still worse, he was compelled to resign' bis commission and return to his family, then residing at Oxford, Ohio, where his children were 'attending school. Ia the following Spring he remove! to Boston, at which place and Richmond, he resided up to the time of bis death. Dr. Evans was a man well known and much loved by the people of this county, as was testified by the large attendance at his tuneral on the 29th the procos3ion being almost one mile in length. THE NEW YORK LI3DGE ft FO II THE NEW YEAR. 1969. THE GREAT FAMILY PAPER. The Ledger is the most interesting paper in the world. More people take the Ledger than take any other paper in the country. It has the largest number of great and distinguished writers. It contains the purest, sweetest, and most delightful love stories, strikincr narratives, and instructive biographical and historical sketches. ! All questions growing out of the domestic rela- ; tions, lovers' quarrels, law and business matters, are regularly answered in its columns. A vast amount of useful information is given through this attractive department of the Ledger. The principal Bishops, Doctors of Divinity, and Clercymea write for it. William Cullen Bryant, the great American poet, has translated, expressly for the Ledger, a thrilling Spanish Novel, which we shall publish during the new year. Rev. Dr. Tyng is now engaged upon an Origin! Story, which will be continued through twelve numbers of the ijedger. We are now publishing a series of twelve ahost tree stories, by twelve of the most distinguished clergymen in the United States. Our standard, popular writer, Mr. SylTanus Cobb, Jr., is as interesting as ever, and will continue, aa heretofore, to write only for tho Ledger. Tfca millions of admirers of Mrs. Southworth will find her original stories only in the Ledger. Miss Dupuy will conticue her dramatic stories, and Fanny Fern her sparkling sketches. Henry Ward Beecher will continue to furnish bis weekly articles, and James l'arton his biographical ai etches. Alice Cary, Ethel Lynn, Dr. Charles D. Gardette, and al I our other present writers are re-cngnge 1 for the Ledger. Professor William Henry Peck, John O. Saxe, and Mary Kyle Dallas will hereafter write for no paper, but the Ledger. Two of our contributors have been ministers to the court of St. James. Within the past year the sou of another of our contributors baa been elected President of the United States. The best that a long experience euables us to select, nnd that mouey, without stint, can bny, will b ennstant'y spread before the . readers of the Ledgor. The reader always gets more than his money's worth in the Ledger. OUR TEttMSJ FOR IS TIIE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. Single copies, f 3 per annum; four copies, $10, which is $2 50 a ci'py; eight copies, $20. The p-rty who sends us $-20 "for a club of eight copies (ail nent atone time), wll be entitled to a copy tkkb. Postmasters and others who get np clubs, in their respective towns, can afterward add siugle copies at 2 50. IFf We employ no traveling agents. Address all communications to ROBERT BOXER, Publisher, Corner of William and Sprucc-Sts., New-York. 4i-$6. .- Tas Alaska PoRcri vsa The report in reference to t-io distribution of bribes to secure fie ratifl-jitoi of tho treaty of the p ira'mj of Alai't i U still in vigor uus circulation. Tas sum of 8300,000, is insisted, wis paid to a b inker in Washington, and th i correspondence of prominent papers of ths cr.mtry are asserted to hive receive I amounts varp ing between 82,500 aid 8'25,00J. The first subject treated of in the report of the Sscretary of the Interior is that of the public lands a subject which grows more iateresting year after year as the territoral domain is encroach ed upon and new States are organized. During the past year over 6,500,003 acres of land waa disposed of, leavirg still undisposed of 1,405,366,678 acres boLDiSRV, Rblibf Fund. -The Su preme Court of the State has just rendered an important decision on the act cf. tho Legislature, approved March 4th 1865, "For the Relief of Soldiers' Fami lies. The case went un from Hi county, on an appeal by the ; County Commissioners from the Circuit Court. ! The suit was first brought against the Commissioners by one McDonold, for the recovery of 8G0, which he claim ed as due his family, while serving in the army as' a private. After a long .i;": " ,Xl Ul 1C sustained the decision, with one cent, damage and costs. par, The Bankrcpt Law The flfty per cent! clause of the Bankrupt Law wili take effect January lstnext. After that date persons applying for . its ben I efit,3 must be able to pay fifty dolls, on tuc uuncireu uoiiars oi tueir entire in debtedness " Debtors with ' no assets, have but a few days of grace. - , Editorial Convention-. The Crawfordsville'JouRar suggests a" convention of editors in Indiana, to convene at In-" dianapolis on Tuesday, the 5th of Janu ary, as the place and time for holding said convention.

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A number of articles suitable, for &f oiitfay Presents, Which anyone can have for a onaide ration by railing at ILUitlOLirs I) K-UO-STO II V . t . - "a ; i MAII, ST., NEAR SIXTH, m ' SH3N OF THE Gr olden Mortar. PERFUMERY. LUBIN'S, COUDEAY'S, PHALON'S. MITCHELL'S, PALMER'S, &c, &c, IK ' PLAIN AND FANCY BOTTLES. PERFUMED SATCHETS, DIFFE EST STYLES. Perfume Powder, VARIOUS ODORS, &c, Ac, AT HARROLD'S. SEE THE FAMILY CLUE POT, AT TIIE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN MORTAR. Xkar Sixth Stuekt. THE SUCCESS Of our One Dollar Sale has caosed'sach A COMPLETE Illflllllfl ; 1W RADE, That ia order to supply tho demand occasioned by Onr constantly increasing patrouage, we have recently made importations for the Fall Trade, direct from European Manafactnrers, . -,, , .- AMOUNTING TO NEARLY K 500,OO0, So that we are prepared to ell every description o Drv and Fancy fJojulf, Silver Plated Ware, CwJlurv w tUcii1, Aibam, Jewelry, &c Of tti er ijit'.dhy than any other concern in the coxntrit for the unitrr l trice ot PIE EACH ARTICLE, tV'i: ;rrvit-- ii exchange from a large variety f useiii! brucless m-t an of which could be. bought lor TWICE TuE AMOUNT in any other way. , , . f 9The best of Boston and New Tork references given as to the reliability of onr house, and that onr business ia conducted in the fairest and most legitmate manner possible, and that we give greater value for the money than can be obtained in any other-way. All Oooda damaged or. broken in trans portation replaced without charge. 2-4rCheck3 describing; articles sold Pent to agents in Clubs at rates mentioned below; We guarantee every article to cost less than it bought at any Boston or New York Wholesale House. OUR, COMMISSION TO AGENTS Exceei those of every other establishment of the kind proof of this can be found in comparing onr premiums with those ot" others FOR CLUBS OF THE SAME SIZE, in addition to which we claim to give bettergooda of the same character--We will tend to Agents free of. charge For a Club of 30 and Three Dollars One of the following articled : 1 do, good linen Shirt Fronts. 1 set solid Gold Studs. All Wool Cassimere for Pan:s. Fine white Counterpane, large size. 1 elegant Balmoral Skirt. 80 yards brown or bleached Sheeting, good quality, yard wide. I elegatftlOO. Picture Morocco-bound Photo. Album.- 1 doable lens Stereoscope and 12 . Foreign Views. 1 silver-plated engraved 5-bottle Castor. 1 elegant Silk Fan, with Irory or Sandalwood Frame, feathered edge and spangled. 1 Steel Carving Knife end Fork, very best quality," with ivory balanced handle. ',1 handsome beaded and lined Parasol. 20 yards good print. 1 rerr fine Damask Table Cover. 1 pair best quality Ladies' Serge Congress Boots. - 1 dox. fine Linen Towels. H doz. Rogers .best Silver Dessert Forks I Ladies large real Morocco Traveling Dag. 1 fancy Dress Pattern. doz. elegant silver-plated engraved Napkin Rings. 1 doz. Ladies' fine Merino or 'Cot , ton Stockings. Gents' heavy chased solid Gold Ring. 1 pair Ladies' high cut Balmoral Boots. 1 elegant Delaine Dress Pattern. 1 Violin and Bow, in box complete. 1 set Jewelry,- pin, ear drops and sleeve buttons. . ' - - For a Club ai 50 and Five Dollars 1 black or colored Alpacca Dress Pattern. 1 set Lace Curtains. 1 pair nil Wool Blankets. Engraved silver-plated 6-bottle Revolving Castor. 1 beaotital "Writing Desk. 1 solid Gold rearf Pin. . yards very fiue Cassimcre, for I'ants and Vest. 1 set ivorv J.alinced handle Knires arith silver-plated Forks, "l elegant Satin Parasol, heavily beaded and lined with ilk. 1 pair Gonts' Calf Booti. 30 yards good Print. .".0 yards good brown or bleached Sheeting, yard wide, r 10 yards yard wide, good quality. I Ladies' elegant Morocco Traveling Hag. 1 Square Wool Shawl. I plain Norwich Poplin Dress Pattern. 1 yards double width cloth for Ladies' Cloak. Elegant . engraved silver-plated Tea Pot. 3 yards double width water-proof Cloth for cloaking. . For a Club of lOO and Tea Dollars 1 rich Merino or Thibet Dress Pattern. , 1 pair fineDamask lablo Cloths and Napkins to match. 1 pair ents' French Calf Moots. I: heavy silver-plated tmgraved Ice Pitcher. , Very fine all Wool Cloth for Ladies' Cioak. 1 web very best -quality brown or , bleached Sheeting. yrds .fine Cassimere Ut fuit. 1 elegant Poplin Dress Pattern, 1 elegant Knglish Barege Dress Pattern. . 1 beautiful English Itarcge Shawl. 1 set ivorv balanced handle Knives :nd Forks. 1 Ladies' or Gents' Silver Hunring-caso Watch. . 1 Bartlett Hand Portable Sewing Machine. Splendid Family Bible, steel engravings, with record nd photograph pages. 25 yards good Hemp Carpeting, good colors. 1 pair good Alarseilles Quiite.nl V'od six-barrel Revolver.- 1 elegant !Fnr M off and I. ape. 1 single barrel hiiot Gun. 1 1 saver-plated en-grare-I 8-bottIe Revolving Castor, cut glass bottles.-1 - very fioe Violin and Bow, in case.. I set ivory bal;tnred Knives and.Forks. ; Presents for larger Clubs increase in the same rai tiO. . .-, ..... .... . . McEty by-Begistered Letter, ' - FEND-FOR OUR "NEW CIRCULAR. a .... nov24 No. 1 1 i Shihisct t Boston.

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PLUMMER & MORRISSON, Wholesale Drnggists, Ft. Wayne Avenue RICHMOND, IND. Staple IDriigs, FLUID AND SOLID EXTRACTS, Sugar Coated Pills and Granules, ALKALOIDS AND KE91XOIDS, For Sale to the Trade at a Discount from Manufacturers List Prices, by Plummer & Morrisson. EXTRACT LOGWOOD, ETC., ETC, ETC. - Fos Sale by PLUMMER & MORRISSON (III Ml Oil; BEST BRAND. FOR SAXK BT Plmnmer & Morrisson. L 'A. !R T3 Meats lFool lis, For Sale By PLUMMER & MORRISSON. - --. . .. s Frailly '..-..hi ' -AND : , t;i . WHALE OILSIOK SALE BY PLUMMER & MORRISSON. ORTON'S PREPARATION. Established 1863. The Apppetite for Tobacco Destroyed! Jjenvt off Cietcing aud Smoking Ae Pvionvum Wted, Tobacco. One box of Orion's Pr destroy the appetite foi natter how strong the h Miration is warranted try i'ooacco, ia asv person, no it may be If it fails ia any case the money will be safe and harmless in al) sible to break off the exercise of the will. Some refunded. It is perfectly teases, it is alma timposf Tobacco, by the mere thing is needed to assist bit so firmly rooted. With tion., there is not the least natnre m overcoming s ha the help of the Prepara trouble. Hundreds have 'used it who are willing to bear witness to the fact. that Or ton's Preparation oetite for Tobacco, and completely destroys the ap leaves the person as free before he commenced its direrectly upon the same gl from any desire for it, as use. 1 be 1 reparation sew ands and secretions aftected by tobacco, and tbrougti roughly cleaning the poi khess anon the blood, thoson or lobacco from th the unnatural cravings for system and thus allaying Tobacco. No more hankerKni g lor 1 bbacca atter using Orton's Preparation. Re collect it is warranted. RECOMMENDATIONS. The following are a few selected from the multitude f recommendations in oar possession. From W. P. Heald, Esq., Bangor., Maine. , -' " -- 'Bangob. Main, April 14th, 18A8. 1 hereby certify, that I have used Tobacco fr thirty years past, and for the last fiftcce years I have used two pounds per month. I have left off one rear at a time, but always continued to hanker for it till I used Orton's Preparation, which hat completely cured me of the appetite for Tobacco. I would recommend all who are afflicted with this terrible habit, to try the Preparation, which will coax t inly cure if the directions are followed. -. ; W. P. HEALD. From E.W. Atkins Knoxvillu, Teon. ' ' Kkoxyillb, Ten., August 5th, 186". This is to certify, that I had used Toabcco to such en extent, that my health had become greatly impaired, and my whole system deranged ana broken down. In June, 1867, I purchased one box of Qrtoa's Prepration, and after using it I found that I was completely cured. I have not had any desire or hankering for Tobacco since nsing the Preparation. I believe it V be ell that it is recommended, and 1 would advise all. who wish to quit the use of Tobacco, to try one box of Orton's Preparation. . E. W. ATKI5S. From John Morrill, Bangor, Maine.' - '' .. . March 31st, 188. This is to certify that I used Tobacco for eighteen years; have tried maojr times to bre&k off, but have suffered so mnch from a dizziness in my head, and a gnawing in my stomach that I have soon given up the trial. A short time since, a friend induced me to try Orton's Preparation, ( sold by you.) I have done so and am completely cured. I did not. in the least hanker after Tobacco, either to smoke or chew, after I began to use the Preparation. 9Beware of Counterfeits and all articles purporting to be like this, of the same name or otherwise. The great popularity of Orton's Preparation baa induced unprincipled . persons to attempt palming upon the public counterfeit and interior articles. Purchasers will please order directly from the proprietor, or his duiy authorised Agents. . . "The price of Orton's Preparation is $2 per box, forwarded Jto any part of the cot ntry, post paid, on receipt of price. Money sent by 'mail at our risk. Address,, K ' C B. COTTON, Proprietor 'iA'i-i'l i ' U;tt Box 1748, Portland, Jfe. j in. REFERENCES. -tr We the undersigned, hereby certify that we hare had peaiaonal dealings with C. B. Cotton for several years, and have found him to bean honorable aud fair dealing man, and one worthy the confidence and patronage of the public. Dr. S. B. Gowell, Rev. J. . Green, S. B. Richardson, Esq, Poitland Maino: Hon E. K.Boyle, Belfast, Maine; Alouso Barnard, Esq ., Ban or. Maine; Chan. H- Morrill, Biddefbrd, Maine; Jr. M. Quinby.St. Johnsonville, N. V.; Wm. O. Sweet, i.sq., West Mansfield, Mass. . ... -'J- ' ' 40-8t . -

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