Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 39, Number 2, 16 March 1869 — Page 2

i, RICHMOND, IND. MARCH 16th, 1869. The CoeVvf ,the County .Jail, Ac By ft tietlifleate froin Auditor John- i o, published in another column, it will ' be'Beenihifie.cost ;pl ;.huUdui cr magnifieeiiVall i put down al the stuni , Of tg1 K--Wrmlil irijr iue hie Uim:: pens of tffl, eewer, $T0,415 ,-56 , Now !f w e are, by -. weans,, disponed Jo;f"e ! be captious, regarding the ;xjvnlituie, . for we eonaider-itU cheap at ll.c figures credit Mo the ' economical mauapc-'i roent of the Board, 'and au honor to the j. county 1 it ipo, would very mncb Jifcei

to see J the items grouped togeti.tr of jj Defrees have been honesty faithful and its coet. "It may possibly be the caseji eftcint officers, " The new Sergeant that theezpense attendant .on. examin- French, one of Uie late North Carolina ing "similar" bnlldings, throughout the; 'Congretsmen; and the new Public Printcouatry, and a great many other items J,. ciapp, publisher of the Buffalo Exproperly chargeable to the wo: k, pro- vbss. The election takes place next liminaryfand necessary to make as per- ijionday."' ' '- '' " ' ' 1 : A feet a 'ob' as" has been made,! may have Among the dominations to-day, was been left out y Auditor Johnson not ; Uat of ;jM f-indsay, for Pension Agent

Bupposea oy mm to oe me cost, vproi ; er," tft the Jail, and that his certilicate- ...-., . . , - .... f , . t, only coders materials for and work done.! on it. Wc can upon tne . iioard of Commissioners . tc give the public all the items justly chargeable to the erection of this prisVnr ,We do this for the reason that two of'the.'linembers of the Board, who fortH Uie( county Into itho work, C Messrs. O. J mil and-1. - Pierce,) issued a rirrnbir to the voters' and taxpayers of "T"ayiTe"Coun(y7 in which they sayr ',As if has lie en published thai th? jail wni cosV'fiKnr$50,U0a 'Vo" blOO,OpOl ;1 ALlI J.l - L" ''" wc Wl nil say ujhi. iiic nrciuieci iiiiorms us that it wflrcostYroin eaS.OOO (o 940,000. which wpprobably be ggar tlie figures " Tnere seems to he a f' discrepancy hfttween tbetormatioq received from the; architect a by Messrs. r Jones and Pierce Of 'rtpwaHsbf SO.OCO aud if he could miWbfs estfm ate "hW 'widely, may not Auditor Johnson have missed a few figuresnndet the imp'repstoii that they were no'C Vhesin "proper,' tq the Jailf Give .the public the iteiui, Messrs. Commissioners. ' ''OdB TO GKASTf'' WT o invltu f 1 1 at tentioupfjthe readers of the Palladium, to the rode-fi published on first page, written by Miss Anna C.'Grekk, daugli ter of our old friend, James W. Gkkkn, Esq 'formerly 'of this city,' and now re: siding in the city, oft New York. Many of our pilizeus will, re collect, Mr. Green, as one. who had not oulj;the elements of success "mixed up in ; hinr," as en eKquent member of the Bar; but who had a potical turn' tbst was - above mediocrity.--That this latter 'neeomplifhn ent has been" Inherited by his gifted dauglr ter and perfected", no one who reads the beautiful stanzas in to day's paper, will, we think,' fail to discern. ' Wanted to Know. Our iudetaligu- ; ble and distinguished M. C. determined'! tb taketime.by the forelock" and save j the spoils )bf offjce tbbis personal friends, ' for services9 reoderetr, him by them in t .1 frantically to President Grant, and want ed tdib0w: whether he was' he 'was to be ; entrusted' with the disposal" of post ol ;, fices, etc. In lhl's district as in times; past. The result of that ' interview is : related 1 otf our j fti et pagey to which we : referthe reader.-11 As '"bnr'distingnNheM representative1' from J this' ''disn ict has ; uniformly 1 beerY consistent" s In ! pa y ing j these little prrliti'eaf debt's ont bf the dif ; ferent federal 'offlces ; scattered about therein, we think President Grant si onld not have hesitated a moment in giving him a A carle'-llahche, '-'so 'that he could j draw on'" this'Bank at his will nd pleas ure. We -ahnost- feel like entering our solemn protest against the President for not relieving the anxiety Of :bnr distinguished M. D , In regard to' the 'rule of appointmentiJ-eepeci&llf'SOj'as he 'was in the receipt 'of manv-JrtppliCatious' and wanted ;M haVelim Uy frtirfy exatninfe into each "case 1" lresi'leht Grant had - "orter.otf vmb tan ? . ; The JLegal-Tender Decisions. j t he decision of the Soprcme Court of the United (States, in Branson gt. Rhodes, it is now well nn ier- J Ptood, determines in eftbrt that the Legal-Tender act i of 186J has n atiplicatkin to- contracts tuade b-fore its enactment t It is true thai the Court might, bare : put its decision npon the ground that the contract in ' mat pftlWWIBf ommv Bic gu.iuiwii Jul yum 1,'i.u, . but only two of the eigU judges rented their opinions npon that lfitoona.' ' trotne 1 criticistn has bfen made upon V1 deoieion, upon the eupposition that it held the statute to be in prt unconstitutional. THs ia a' Mifakef The; Court wholly atri.ied the question ot the conctitulionaiitf of the law, an.l placed its decision tipon 'th ground that the law muM not ha Dreanmed to have a retroactive effect. It is a singular, or ra:Ltr a notewrrthy fact (icr i Wonders l legiolatioa aro far from being singular that the language of -ihe statute i3 so vague fully i to justify this interpretation.' It declares that the I paper to be issued tinder it stall be 'a legal tendt-r for all debts,' but does not specify debts contracted antecedently. Now it in a very old and well settled doctrine of the English r rts (from which we derive all our rules of inte. '.atloa), that a statute shall never be construed as , 'o?a retroactive effect, unleAs that intention apt n explicitly by the worda-rf thaatatote.. This is . -; -restion of conStitntiocal law, in tl.c American sei. -,e if the phrase, beeanse Mhe Britjsb Iar!iawtit is nt,i resrtrlcted by nv written conatitutiou. U ia a rule which had its origin in .eryK ra y, ... mrosweeuve uws aa rs is nrmiy maiuwioca oy wv ctmrt of Hstica. The Court of Atmeals in this Bute, ltt dacidtag se of Meyer apt. Roosevelt I'it, Kew .York Reports, 400), which is the loading ! case Upon this subject, did hot consider thi crimen ; iif tha question, but assumed that Uie statute was t meant to eBect contracts previously existing, as well i ts those- which should be afterwards made. The j fctjpreme Court, a giving a purely prospective opration to the law, has declared 00 tew doctrine: and, j how rtMntrtO'ifttinir tba daeismi may be to thwe w 1 .. :..t. llin ftLp tllivefl th natrtnant nf nlH (Itflita. there Can be no etfind ob;tifla It, We hztsliitia doubt riidt tbbdeeUkii (onslisdowB an l ultimate determination tnat tae ebtira legal termer tfi;lh MctMift(nMl. Ibdeid, Wr think that Its SsuHtine fnnxi in aeahlhg, by this., aud Bltnliar .1-:lf.ii. ir. t.fl.', ,b rb the tfnntt-v fr,flt final diatyi itwa Cf tha Whole libjcet. Aud prodent treti will htiUn to tut their business upon aub a footic:? se rill aMble tbent to aaevt suck diiloa without Vi, 1 t, Iribuaa.,... , . . . 4. , , . : auMmnaamaaBBBBHaajMMByMCBV- w. ' " Fltl!iH awifaaf tt, m.lM!r,iin wbV4 if tint

Krutnv the'stiecial Washinalon corres

; , March liitlft we take the following: 'TliWtifoii flf the Republican caucus, i

this morrrifigfin voting to change tnree jopposeu. wn.r cuctx umrr u1!VulUu,

of. the irinehl offices of the Senate, . took outsiders by surprise. It was gen- J crsllv... believed that there would bet a ehaue in Kxtiutive Cleik, but a move- j tnent t fW Brown. Sergeant at-Arms, Mie anT DcfTcr. Pnbltc-'Prtnter, had been comiuded nn "secretly that but tew persona U-si ii8. those in the ring knew anything alxn.t it till the trap was sprung. 'J h combination was very adroitly manage!, and the leaders in if were so sure of. their men that they dealined to de-. bate the otieettf-ns involved, j Brown and hk St. Loni; and among the confirmaions," I ti at of: Carmon-A." Newcomb, for .Marshal of X he Eastern District of Misaoun. k.x Uovernor-otone, 01 lowa, is n applicant for some mission, and ExJovernor Soldrnon,- of Wisconsin, ' was cr go to Austrlk. " Fletcher Sapp, ot 'ouncil Hluff,':is said to be on the Pres 'lentV' alate' fbr District' Attorney of 2i'ire" Motive Coinnii'-tee as made op y -"Speaker Elaine are only tolerably atisractorv Id the members." ; Orlh was ie only one who refused to take the lace given him, but'agbod many othrs 'Vi ressed Mii!eatisrHCtion privately rtb wanteu to be on the Foreign Afairs Committees Butler gets the chair." Lianship of the Reconstruction Commit ee, and: the? third place ou the Judici ryluitls a long way. from being satis ed...;:The appointment of Dawes to the hairiuanship of tlie Appropriatiou Comgives , general satisfaction, and I mmittee is one of the best ever j luitte.e, kat com jade up.,- . :.v ; , , The Senate iu. Executive session, toay, , confirmed three nominations, reeiyed .five, and , acted on one of our reaties with. Belgium. , A .new-; rule has een adopted, so that hereafter nomina ions. Kill net be opened except wuen lie Senate is in secret session. This is intended to prevent,, tire country from anpwiiig who i appointed till the Sente gets ready to-act upon the names. t went into operation this morning. ,. -The. first bill. to get through;this Cou I ess, and. Consequently the hrst to go tO l Resident Grant for his signature, is that ; W strengthen the. public credit. . It Was , I i,"., j v i he Senate .to-day. . and will be laid be i ore the President to morrow. It is the I ame as that pocketed by Jolinson.vex ; ept that the second . section lagalizing : old contracts hss been cut out as being j nnecessary.; , ; - t , --i. . 1 i The Senate. Judiciary tJomrutitee as i ii was indicated, last night they would! o, .to-day , , brought, .in their report ticommending the- suspension of, the enurVof-Office'iaw, till ' next' winter. ' - . " .' - ' - ; time this session to properly consid the question of repeal, or moil idea on. '5,.'.; "... J'..J.- - .

h The Presiden t a t an inter view , to. day tJates he- mait,s a" pretense bf offering bis resignslith the chiefs of four or five Indian ! tlon in the caucus, well knowing, and probably bav-

ibes, , advised them to urge-their pepc to adopt a civilized mode of life as ion us possiblo, saying hc thought that lLe surest. and speediest road to peace. c Tlje Judiciarybijl reported to-day by ' rumbull, is the one that was passed I st session. It makes one new Judge t i'the' Supreme Bench and nine Circuit '3 iclges." ' 1 r'-"v' " ' '"' ' '':'"' ', Robert &l. Douglas, one' of the :sons been igton City Post of the Grand Ann r of igiuii " G-'KCDUbllC, waited on the I'resiuent day to urge the claims of crippled Idiefs for appointments to 'official pos ... i . . ... ions. - lue i resi'iens as&ureu - litem at he felt a warni interest in- this class citizens, and plainly Intimated that ir claims 'would not be overlooked; Senator Morton ititroluc?v , bill proling that the rote -of a majority in tho it loffUlnliirPHhall he a leal raMfiite Jeatsiaturc uan oe a iefeai r.iii ion of a Constitutional amendment. Ly'uooden wedding Marrying a blockhead. r ; The FirheU wine crop exceeds 100,000,000. , " The Turks are lightiug their moaues with gat . kjalifornia ts growing basket willow extensively.' "ir0hn Bull has beeil enjoying a very mild winter. The best horses to be Used by bakers thorough.bifd. Germany's targeat library i in Munich, and uuuib.rs CHO.OOO rolumed. ' ' '" c ' A curious anomaly that a man wib no uncles m.y .yet have ten-ants. H '' Siirhtv thousand torn of ice have been stored at i fie, oner. JIe..for ahtumeaU - . i tlnco a week recommends hoi- pt.tato in the ' f. cket to keep the hands warm at chnrcb. The warden of the Massachusetts State Prison

iw the late Senator Doiicrlas. has

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i lade one ot President 'Grant's Secfeta l5s. , . - ,, I A coimuiti.ee 'delegated hy 'the Wash

ir Hist that be never knew a criminal who was a j fashions. In one of hia recent speeches be compliMtsoa. - - - mented the feminine part ol his auditory, and added: L. J. Giigc. Esq , Cashier cf the First National I col wish, for their eakes, that the old atria of

Bak of Chicago, rets the handsome aaUryol 4,000. omeaaUry of 4,00. 1 i r 1, r.u t lolefttllT of the spread and ct'es of Massatfie Boston Traveller speaks d of lnhdeiitr in the large towns I ClBSettS jr ' -he Oerttiin papers' SaV that Jeff Davis is hated j at intensaly In Oermanr-aa aay where to the United 1 Plates. , ' ' .t.K .? . Oct. Btowhlow is confirmed invalid, and will hyra to hi carried to tils seat in tba Senate, like - Tiad. KtcphenB. , ., ) - . . ffbe Canadians ars so bUrdvBad with silver coin, ' thkt thsir hair eotsbload to a tport two fpUllott dolafi worth. ;-' ' ; " iPoer-llfthi of tb atudeut ifl Madu, Wisconsin, t'HTtriit, haa bun cocvartad dnrtrx iba grrtt

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"Let us Have Peaoe r

Tike Confederate General JainesHoag street has been appointed Sorveyor of Customs Hi New Orfe:ins.i?H is Wd that hi coaBrfuatioti wilt bet strong! Our impression is . that. President Grant has deserved well of hU coputry iuthis'jiomination. Gen Longstreet -vas braye, an able and most devoted soldier. r fought lor his cause as long as there was anYtmnsr'teft-to nerht iaT.A-Bol--t dier knows how to appreciate a soldier, and Grant nominates Longstrcet to' a lu crative position!' , What wisdom or man- I hood is there in cherishing nyalice ..toward six millions of our fellow citizens? General Grant -intends to secure fretdom to all classes in the South to' think,, speak, vote and work, and the best aid to that end is to . receive in friendship those who, asTLongstreet has done, will co operate in giving peace to the. coiin-f try. Narrow minds vi.i be indignant at' this nomination. Let such boil and bubble' and sizzle" and .fizzle tos their own entire satisfaction.' "Let it be understood that " all " just-minded persons of the South are to be respected, irrespecti' e of race, color or previous condition of either servitude or rebellion. Cincinnati Times. ' Drunkarda Unfit io Marry- ! 1 No more licenses ' to marry can be procured by drunkards 'in the principal 5 ' ity of Valbeck, " Germany. Wonder" if' that is not! a good regulation ? ' Is it ' a restriction of liberty ? What do j the girls think about it. Do they need ; legal protection against the blindness of j law? It seems so from' the ' number of j wives and mothers made miserable by sottish husbands.' B'lt we 'will' not vi ite further, jusf now'.' lest We argue ouraelvcs mio me siijjiuii yi-r niv jjunt) . c really think"that it would make young men inore cautious as to theirf potations. I To' be nnRt to marry Is a serious ieflic' ; tiot oti one's 'riianhood and such a law J declaring a you'tig. man who gets drunk, evcn occasionally, unnt ; forf a husband j father would be a wholesome restramt r Wonder ir the women wont" put such a measure through jn "double I quick" after they get the ballot Ciri ' j cinnali Times. ", ' ' " " f Indian deserres 4he reputaHon of Jaaviugr- about tlie scurviest legislative record of any State in the i. Union. It has fallen into a habit oat there for a mi- j nority in the Legislature to run away-or resign v. ban . they tvitt to defeat a pending measure' that can be i defeated in no otirer wy.. .?.he thinjr became so odiouj that a law was finally passed wbich made bolt- I inc t -misdemeanor, punishable by a' fine of a-thon-aand dollars So law, however, ctmld tak away the ; power of resigniop; and. n tlie Cobstutioual Amet.diot'DtcoDcernin(r snffrae was sure of passage, all t the representatives ot sale Democratic districts, tendered tl.eir-resirnaHoiig, snd thus broke wp-the quo rum. Masife.itly there was no motive mus. save to I thonEbt thev iwere sure of rc-eleetii); ran. the t defeat the will of the people, tor only the liemocrats, lTJ the aauie question of course conies ap, and can only be defeated by fresh resignations. It is this revolutionarv policv that evokes from men like Thomas A. Hendrirks and m. E. Jfibl.ick, usually considered honorable enough, or at least sensible enough to avoid committing themselves to palpably discredita ble tricks, the excuse lliat tli people ought to have a V right o elect on Hie tnHrage issue? the men whose f votes an? tadet-iue it. Perhaps, then, while in the ex- j plaining mood, they can explain why the Democrats j who reprt-SKntea oououui aisiricis oia 1101 uow to i this popular right? Or is it a right with which people onght to be intrusted only when it is known berond peradventure how they are going to use it. S'. V. Tribune. " Mr. (Jot! roth wise as a serpent, but not so harm4" aa,dove. c,'$'uUf hUt Uotden Circle. . During the rebellion lie was too '4 welfare to j.jin tlie Knights of the Vow w hen other Deuocratic members f tho Leaislalure commit the Illegal and most infamous act of resigning their seats, because the Amendment is abont to be taken up for consideration, Mr. ColS-oth hangs Km rl; ' fn Vr.lr in xriise liiniself to his nartv aaso- ' - i j .i... . : - ... : i ! i i. Ug lieU riUJifrJ , blJVb 11119. tW).IlHI"M DIHlUiU UC refused." . . . . . - WiseMr.'C'ifFr.-tii! "Tturrv other men on to their (tain, but be eTy'snre tbl you keep yonr own' skir ts clear. Indiana Herald, -;; .- - ; j Andrew Johnson, Esq., was gay at , Baltimore. The Baltimore American, in describiiiff the recontion, says:; . -,1 '. : I r.;-l ;-.--. : "Mcanoiii'e the cK-Prcsident ,w.ts shaking, hands with every body that could pqneeze themselves into the rotunda, and kissing all the pretty girls ' that wctild allow him to do so. These ceremonies occupied about twn hours.' In the ladies parlor mmiT o Ithe ladies residing in the house were introduced to Mr. Johnson, and for half an hour he held quite a levee, surrounded he a group of fa-ihionably and elegantly dreaded laijies. , , . , ; , Beocher sa!J in a recent sermon: am informed that, befor the cnmnitifition vste:n waa'abaudoni V tUe fflyu,?,?pi.n? '" 7.f . 8,Uatlin't ,a . 80ciety would boldly declare that they had a commuI tatwn lioketm their pocket when they liaa none, -lor XUe Sane Ul U.li ..L'UU llliuu. f... i ucj uiu . this when the ferriage was but one cent. I pitr the ; devil, i do net Uiiowwnat he does ..witli' sftch men. i It is awful to be ch'ef magistrate for a party of men ; like them. I canuot understand how these exiguous, j thrice-squeezed men can be managed." In Uie Senate ('Lumber I notice t':ia feebl-j and s-?:ittered fornrof Ooveh?or Brownlovr. His Lands ; and fti are sliakiua tei ribly and . incessantly . . Tho .'( hands move the whole width of thetuiud at each jjuI- : tsatiolj. " There: ia another case ot thnky uerrousnesa ; in tha Scnati, whii-h moves the sympathy of nil, also, j that of the man, tovions Governor Yates, lie looks i tobealiout thirty yTars old, with very heavy coal- , i , . . and M he has cot len much in ' . . ... i .-it . ..ii . i . . z . . i. i. . I i Ins Seal laieiv, UI wuuiu b ien uj;s,!uj ui"iiiu : i. his nerves will soon get steadier again. Wash. Cor. Cleveland Leader ' . i; There was a startling exhibition at - Lacouia,:Xew j ; Hampshire, a few Sundays ago. Aa the people were j ! assembling, for worship, a well-dressed stranger i coolly ascended some ladders which still remained j upon the new CnlUrian Church, mounted to the very j top of the steeple, surveyed for a few moments the i i.. ...t mnr thnu wtin wKTe watchin? hiui in terri Bed groups, performed a gymnastic feat, gated abont : a few moments more, decended to the ground, and j walked out of town," without uttering a word or I manifesting any emotion. He ia thought to be ao j escaped lunatic. , , ; -Hverdv Johnson is not oulv X great diner I out and the original Anglo-American pacificator, but . decidedly fresh and keen sighted critic of women's bonnet was revivea-ioe oonnei worn w 's i bonnet was revivea me oonnei worn woe was botbiog on the female head upon whiol ' imaioation could dwell, and when it th8t 0, tta Indian squaw. Wh. faioh the bu was not What those French artists call bonnets aie not bonnets at all, they fire not even caps. I do not know that a nlghteap 1 would be idoh beautiful, but certainly it would be mora useful. What can bo more admirable, how -ever, even In th cse Of those email bonnets, than the skill and teste with which these ladr workmen of yours turn out their produotionst Why, these articles at gems of beauty, and they make the female face mora lovely If that be poasibta than it has been made by nature. josh Biniftftm i- n 9r ; 'w5rBi? .'W'aC says, tha mohi advlea you Bdattaka to follow, tha I,,, courtiog fa -'n do,

For the Palladium.

Grumbler Paper. What uieddlin:.lhiag-?wouien ere! - ' :' ' . AIlus puttm. in tueir

i puttitv in toeir nps.ss when not -j .v.j , ed. Last,rignt,jlst as 'twEsagit probably be replaced hy some law 1 dark. I went to uiy Wlo gyt -fc- ankee.-George S.-

wanted tin dresseit fur my evenin lecture. Jist as was about hair througll.cWhr should . me walking up stairs but Sallie. my come walKing up wife, and widow Grimes I sprang into a closet and' shut the door, jist in time 1o scape their notice. In they comei Vnd I colrld hear 'em a whisperin,' so I went to move a little an' lnnc.lced annie dishes off" the shelt 'Hist! Mrs. Grimes," seamy wife. 'i What was it?ser Grimes. - ; 1 ' Burglars, sez my -wife. . ' Ye,' thieves,' sez Mrs. Grimes: ! What'll we do? my wife' sez.-'-.' : You Iock the closet 4oor, while-1 runi for assistance; sez widder Grimes. .-T Then Sallie fastened me " in. - Purty soon I heerd loud talking: heerd. a big crowd a comin up the stairs. 'ov 1. Now Mr. Squizzem,' I heerd SquireJolly boy s say; 'you open the closet door, all have your guns ready, and fire as soon1 as he corrios 'o4t. 'You, with brickbats, hit hiro!right'otr, and I'll run for more help and protect the ladies.' ' '''"Now wasn't the Squire "brave? Thebiggest toad in the puddre, and the worst coward. Jle pushed the others n u,t. Vonk cood care to stay down stairs.; . -Uue ot ;eai.openea uie uuu, and. then the noise, O hi my I guns, pis tols, brickbats, stones, everything, bu6 I wasn't hit foVl lanl dow,, flat. One fellow grabbed me and pulled me out, and I was'nt half : dressed. I told 'em who I was, but' still the stoues pelted me. 1 1 run down stairs, "out jh' the yard, and landed in. the barn Old .Squire Jol-lj-boy br.igs yet about scarin' of a thief. I was unable to lecture,' and therefore the people missed one of of the finest productions ever roan ' produced. I've forgot it. now, something like f, . .... f Ecclesiastically art-ieulatiog, I must,'Rnd that's all I kin remember. All the - . - 4 ii. - the women sex's fault, a losin' 'awnoie . week's; huntin',' through. -the dictionary for big flowery words. Well the bread is riz enough and Sallie is so shiftless, I must tend to it. Nonsense! ' J - ! Dbacox 'Smith. INDIANA STATE PRISON. OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.'; ; j ." I, Disgueting" Developments.' ' In the Indiana State Senate, the fol-'i lowing U'a report? the results of an ollicial . investigation into the managementof the Southern Prison- i i 'j Mr. President The committee to i

whim was referred the resolution of the j1,ave auudant cause for thankfulness Senate requiring them' to inquire into jthatTI..,S.. Grant is President. flndi the , management of the State' Prison,'! anapolis JoarnaL

hare' ' made 'the required investigation, and instructed ine to 'make the following report: 5 ; ... , .., .;. , The committee examined a great many witnesses, and among them most of the officers, and many of the employes, . .. .i ' . . -' A f ,..1. f aelimn ; 1 ' ana one 01 lite couvicia. jiuiu ny was contradictory, but the . facts,' as brought out by the testimony,? show, an amount of corruption, brutality:: and crime, and ihfs by7 the officers 'and em j .' ' .v. 1 '1: .1 j- liioVi c:Upp havn svsteraaticallv farmed out their,, appointments, the Warden ,, and many of his employes having refused to pay a bonus for the privilege of holding flitir 'positions."'. Yoar committee found from the testimony, that the guards and other employes have full access c to the 'female convicts; that the treatment. of them lias been 'disgusting and brutal jTwo witnesses refuserl'to swear that they had not had illicit intercourse with the female convicts. 'i '. ..' . ' ; The committee further found that Mr. JVleredith, one of the Directors, accepted a bribe, or a fee as he preferred .to call it, for services in obtaining the pardon of a convict. Thi fee was to be ; two thousand -dollars,' in case of success. The prisoner had already pald.bim nihe ty dollars for his services and loaned him $450. In his efforts to obtain. ,tbie pardon of the prisoner, Mr. Meredith inaic false representations to the Gov--eroor, stating Uat he had beeu. under great personal obligations to , the family of the convict; that the- evi ence by wh'u'h he had been convicted was con flicting and uncertain," and 'that the case was one meriting executive clemency. The Governor ascertained, in time to prevent the mischief of a pinion; that th( representations of Meredith were false, that his statements concerning his oblgatlons to the family of the convict were sheer fabrications; and refused the pardon." " ' ' '" In this hasty report,' in stating that Air. Ferricr the former Director; Col. Schuler, the present Warden; Mr. Sulli van, the present Chaplain, are excep fion to the above charges of corruption and crime, is doing only justice., Since Col Schuler took possession of Ms office there is evidence of reformation having taken place In the management of the prison, and the committed are glad to le able to recommend him . and the Chaplain as conscientious gentlemen and ex perienced officers. '' As evidence of the foregoing statements, the committee respectfully refer the Senate to the evidence taken in the examination, a copy of , which is t herewith aubmltted. f . ,' ' . .' r'!. J i ' ";. Isaac .' Ktsrunr , ' "'' : 4 . ' , s 1, Tsoxas Gifobd; ' "" '" "T. O. A RMSTROHO.4 i

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X The President has rearranged hU CabMeft? and bwwe seppose it wilt 'stay I ,.. nvw.ni tltat t... t,.rri.-.- Clerical xkuuiwexi, 01 aiassBCUUseiis, lanes iiits ea9uJX- T bettef ;know5, itician Mr. Stewart, but it is doubt- I lul if he possesses better abilities for tfif work His integrity; ls.unquestionNopurer man vcr took the ol)ice But he cannot have the practical expe ' rience in bringing an army of employes ! to the mark, and in squeezing out of ev ; ery one every dollar that his employer is" j entitled- to, that Mr. Stewart has had And tfiat ''experience was the foundation whereon we built large hopesof a res cued i revenue and consequent - decrcrWa of taxation.. In other respects "1 we can easily believe the superiority lies with Mr. Boutwell. At all events, with an honest nan in . the Presidency, and an honest man in the Treasury, with one to catch scoundrels, and the other to refuse them pardons, we may look for something better than the meagre returns of the whisky . tax made by Mr. McCullough, and something ' more creditable than the long "muster rolls of pardons that offended the eyes of the nation ev- j ory.-day.. -.' ' -. . .'i Mr-'' Washb'uruei' it was understood when he was nominated,' would not retain the Department of State long. His health" would not allow it, and it is p robable that the President expected but lit-: tie more of him than his assistance in j some ouc matter of - importance. At all j events he has resigned, and has been j replaced by Hamilton ' Fish, of New j York, an old .Whig'of the Ciay sehool, a 'Silver Grey,' we believe, now a mod- ' erate but decided Republican an able ! aud learned man, familiar with .foreign ; l affairs, and of thasedate and solid; temper so characteristic of the old time i uigs, wuicu is as imporiam in uipw macy.: as . brains. Washburne , goes as Minister: to France in place of General y. ' ,:f.u5.,,eui?or 01 lu j 'Rebellion Record,' groes with him as Secretary of Legation, r . ; . j r General John A. Rawlings, Chief of ' Grant's Staff throughout the war, takes the. plaqe , ot General Schofield iu the j IWar Office.-- His fitness is not a que i tfon with anybody, and his merit ia as ' j.w'ell settled as his abilities, j , Governor A. G. Curtin, of Pennsyl' j vania, goes as Minister to Russia, and it is said that John Lathrop Motley will ; return to Austria, from whence " Mr. : Seward's contemptible trickery drove; a fewjyears ago. ' ! : " ' These be good appointments, ajlv and ; if we get none worse, verily we shall j Greeley Upon Beggars. Mr. Greeley, in an article in the Independent, reiterates his oft given advice to country people' to keep away from the cities, and winds up as follows:. t CounI try friends, and especially young men, jI give you facts as I have long bbserv j i ed and studied them. I tell you frank j j ly that my interest in your action therej on Is partly selfish; for my soul is weary rof 'ihesR1 fnHpaaiinf.''ftnn.a.l frr anmo-i'" must, I. wish it. were'. in your hearts to stay . where beggars are not so enormously superabundant as here.: I ofien respond rudely, harshly, to their solici tationa, because I cannot help it. Worn out by appeals to which I am utterly unable to respond denied opportunity to earn my own bread ,' by" UiUi endless t procession of. beggars I often speak more roughly than I should, because ray patience Is Utterly exhausted. I am not as popr. as Lazarus, still less am I as rich as -Dives; but I fully sympathize with the Latter in so far as he is " represented. in, wishing t in! Hades, to send a messenger to his brethren still on earth, to entreat them.not to 'come iuto this i torment.' , , More favored than he, my j praj-er is not' refused; and this. is my j message to my brethren.' - : , . j The weight of the 5 cent coin is 77 lb j grainSi tlie value of the Nickel is 1.20 : ia gold, and tha Copper. 21 cents in cur- i : rency per lb. The weight of the 3 cent j -piece t oU grains; the 2 cent 6 grains, ) l and the I cent -48 grains, from whic'a ; we readily determine that the ' value of t e 5 cent coin i 00.00783, of the 3 cent 80.00459, the two cent 0.0041, and of I the 1 cent, SO. 00203. We may there- j fore say, that in round numbers, a 5 j cent piece is worth nearly 6 mills, and ! that 20 of them, or one dollar in face j value, are worth as metal less than 16 j cents; and that one-hundred one cent! coins are worth 20 and one half cents. i VThe Indianapolis Journal says: A no party' Democratic meeting was held i in the Metropolitan on Friday night, in ; that city. It was to have been a regu- j lar 'spontaneous movement of the peo- j pie' against 'Universal Suffrage and President Grant,' but turned out to be a Democratic affair throughout. Democrats composed the meeting, presided 'over.it, addressed it, directed and did its business- Less than one hundred persons were , present. If Republicans want to oppose the amendment, they must trail in thes ranks of the Democrats

Nearly everr one sets oat with hijfti bopM. Tm voyage of life tpolt? talr Vi the coBttmeiw nnt Uf ky is clear, the wi 4 balu v, the chore bright jrith Vivid pictures, and I be yrco.- !1-V. lalli jam on and en with iflowinir Visifens. '.aiMl bf ths atreana irrows dull and muddy, the overladen bark gnealniu Serine alonjf in a uead wind orget orterly bvc aimed. Then cornea the trial of patience. One can work better than one cah .etagn.ate.. u.. kjw "Our apirtiun. our aoul'a (cenuiue atrife,

liraw torpid in tliti din of worldly strue. : ; vThe Catholic Telegraph ( newspaper )aay a wo- I man's "proper mode of balloting is by teara and seniles. Let woman but remain true to heraelf and to religion, and 'woman's mrhts will take care of tfaemselve. The everend.editr of the Telejrraph aeea woman ptfest and other inrasiona of the "rights the Church, in tbia wowxa'n Hjrhw-bnsines.- ""' . "" rx It is painful to: part from mrrBlnkler. But we take pleasure in assuring our readeri that it i no fault of Binklev.4 fleatood by, faithfully a Captain Cuttle. Ila would never havedcaerted the Gorernnifnt., any more than the loyal Mrs. Mieawber would her spouse.' In point of-fact, Mr. Binckley (roes out of office because he is kicked out. Nothing rise in the world would have moved him from his post of doty. . Y. Tribune. , . No convention with Great Britain entered into for the settlement of respective claims can affect the Confederate bonds held by EntfHahmen.s-They took them for what they were worth at their own riaki The Ksfral question beinir, that as, the loau w contracted for the purpose of making war stalest a nation with which England was at peace, do English subject could claim the assistance of hia Government upon his loss. . - "I The neach buds iu Somerset County. New Jersey, were killed by the cold snap last week, and the crop 13 liitely to prove a laiiure. B The velocipede mania has broken oat in the Eternal City, right under the nose of the Pope. '. Think of the Head ot the Church on a bicycle. ' - - - A German Woman's rights' paper is announced in New York, as though a "German woman' rights" were distinct aud different from a Yankee woman's rights. ... - ; ; ..; A man was struck by a locomotive at Knoxville the other day, tossed fifteen feet in the air, and neatly caught on top of the engine, with only a sprain or an ancle [sic]. There are only two saloons in Salt Lake City, and their license fee, including billiards, is six hundred dollars a month, payable to Brigham Young. They are both kept by Gentiles. ---<>--- "All the gold that exists in the United States to day, .could, be placed in a square box of less than 15 faet in length, width and depth. A room 100 feet long, 100 feet -wide, and 10 feet high,' would hold '8 ..times the total amount of gold in the known world. V-'- - (. - - Bishop-JdcQuadq has , closed the church in-'which riotous proceedings re cently occurred, at ; Atiburn, until the congregation conform to the, rules of the church. :The Lord is not to be praised, .therefore, Jn that place, until the Bishop's orders are complied f with. Henrr Vincent reached a the Pearl Street M. E Church on "Nunday night last to a crowded, houseThe Printer's Hohenlinden. :'iUt I l:VI I i 'j'.' ,-.?6-.0 . f In season when our lands are low, Subscriliers are provoking slow. A few supplies keep up the flow,,-' Of dimes departing rapidly.,- - - - A l'But we sbaU see a sadder sight, When duns pour in from morn to night. Commanding every sixpence bright twTo be forked over speedily. . f)ur bonds and due-bills are arrayed. Each seal and signature displayed: . The holders vow they must be paid, WitW threats of law and chancery. Then. to despair we're almost driven. There's precious little use of livin,' When onr laSt oopper'a rudely riven From bands that held it lovingly. But larger yet those does- abaU grow. When interest' added on below,. Length 'ning our chin a foot or so, When gazing at them hopelessly. -,-s h.n tm.'r.v- :! 'Tis so, that scarce have we begun j To plead for time' npon a dun, , Befoie there comes another one, ' Demanding pay ferocionsly.-"i ' X -- .;' iu c ; i 1f1-1' L'i "'r?i 'S3 The prospect darken on, ye brave J W ho would our verv bacon save; Waive, patronsalt f onr pretexts waive, :5 And pay the .Printer cheerfully nc.ti Ah ! it would yield ns pleasure sweet, A few delinquents now 10 meet, v ,-i . i Asking of us a clear receipt , ; i? . t or papers taken reglarly. - - The Way to Make Money DISCOUNTED 15 ccnt. a a ' AASL. A. a orDeioreine uininsiani U-i .CINCINNATI MARKETS,. -1 Cinoinwati, March, 10 th, J8. Flour dull sales of Family at $6 l5S . : Wheat ia diU-Sales at $f 0 50. . ' , . , Corn in better sunply aalea of ear at 58oe. ; Rye firm.at ai 43 , a .;. ; "t:;ul,., .'ryt : i5 uata aau, ai ouc. , H.rlev ancnangea,1). ti-u: .t J..1I Oil. sar, " . . ; 3 I i.n.m null Drices nominal... .Clover seed in good demand, at HjiC.-", ;;''- , . "Timprthy ia in good demand, at $3 io&Z 30. - " Proviisiops4-The market ia dull and heavy , t.'Iesa nork, sold at $32. . ',' ..,.". ' t ; " i..t i."inrrki ia. . " . . Bulk meats are dull at 12c.12c. honldafs; sides ... Linseed oil isJuUr-sales at $1 011 05; ; Lard oil duU.kt 41,60; . . Butter htzher 3 540c " ' V told 1 311 buying .Exchange dull at 1 ull at I 10 discount buying. RICHMOND MARKETS. Corrected weekly by Thos.Skbior A Co,.- " Wholesale. Retail. Flourivrbbl " per 100 lbs Corn! Der bfcshel 8 00 . 3 35' , 60 1 25 1 30 '." 0 . 40 .18 . 18 .'- 18 7 18 V U22J $8 50 . 75 lr,0 S 00 ,.:.' 50 75 . 45 -20 20 20 Wheat, per bushel...... Corn Meal, per cwt......,Oats, per bushel.. Potatoes .' Hatter, per Ifc. ... .... .. Kgs, per dozl. dull Bacon, clearaides.... ... Hams.. ...... j,..-' - ard,.., Cheese .'. . . ..

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une Buildings, Sew York, are authorized to contract for advertising in our paper, "Wanted. '.:;.;;;; ; A Generat Agent to work the New Jersey Mutual Lite Insurance ?d$!: " " ..... ; . . , i ; General Agent, , -'x.'t,' Indianapolis, Jnd. . 2 3w. - ' - ; ' -: ' AV- Hobbs. X. OFFICE and residence, Fifth Street, between Main and Walnut, RICHMOXD. WDIAIf A. Deformities, diseaaea of spine and joints, treated. , so 2 3m. , - ; . , . . . ;'. :.;.' GEO. W. BARNES ; & CO. 300 Bu. Clover Oeed, . ' X00 Bn. Tiaothy fSeed, If O 8 1 MAIN STREET, - . !

h 1 wter JafcAi, aVirHWr lor ant wtshiil said county and State aforesaid, in . accordance with an order- of the Board "of ComnKssloners of Wayne countv, Indiana, do--, hereby -eertify that the entire coat of the New Jait is t70,4to,a, which includes the wbo'e coat of the sewer 1,400.00 , om half of which ia justly chargeable iutl other Uoonty -Build, itfg9 -which leaves the cost of the Jail, proper, $6,215,58. y r .,- - ,- f ? ,

Witness my hand and the seal of the Board of XaaJ.l Commsioneri at Ceo trevi)Uv this 12th da Ci-"- -ot -March, 18f. " - - . if t ,i sflvestebf- johnsox, , Auditor Wayne County. K 2. lw-pf $3. STATE OF.I3DIAXA.. . .. - WAYJfE COUSTi". S S. Ambrose S. Ruby, r. ) 'In the Wayne Comaa ; vs. j ; f I'leaa Court, April Tern, i J ahua H. Pyleaad' f A. D. 1B6.- -J.tmes W. Salter. Gdn.) No. 3583. Iki it known that, on this 30 dy of December i l&3, the above named plaintiff, by John Yaryaa, Attorney, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Wayne Common Pleas Court bis cotnplai' t against said defendants in the above entitled can 4e, together with the affidavit of a coir pe tent persow that said defendants Joshua II. PIe and James W. Salter, are not residents' vf the Stafe" bf Indiana. Said defendants, above named, therefore, are hereby notified of the filing and pendency of atd complaint againat them, and that unless they appear and answer or demur thereto, at the calling of the said cause, on the second dar of tb nert term of said Coaft, to b began and held at the Court House in Centreville, on the fourth Monday f April nextj'aatf conjpiixtt, and the matters and things therein contained and alleged wiK be taken as true, and the- aaid' caos. ;will be heard and determined in their absence. - Witness, the Clerk, and the Seal of said laiAL Court, at Centreville, this 9tb day of March, I860. . , . . f WH.'W. DUDLEY, CIer; John Yaryan, Atty for Plt'ff. Ho. 2-4w-pt t. ' ' , - 'a fi ' - r r i - - " Turnpike Election Notice. , . )7 Stockholders of the Richmond and Boston Turn pike Company will take .notice - that an election fof Directors of said Company will be held in the city of Richmond, on Saturday, March 27. 1869. 8.R. WIGGINS, President. ' - . No 2 3w. ....... , LICENSED BY THE TOVITEI STATES Si A-Tath.orit GREAT i'js Dry Goods Dress Goods, L,ue, Cutto EANCY GOOOD8, Albams, Bibles, Sil rt . ver-Plated Ware Catlery, L.ether, i and German Goods of Ererr j..,rr , - description, eke.' "'.'.'" " " These articles to be sold at the uniform price of r J ONE DOLLAR EACH,,, -.a and not to be paid for until you know what you are ic C-ifcS-j?-.:! Yui to receive. 'i r.-.vt( .The moat popular and economical method of doing '' ' ' buisiness in the country- "- The goods wo have for sale are described oa printed slips, and will be sent to any address at the. rate of '10 cents each, to pay for postage, printing, Ac. It i then at the option of hoMer wh'ebe,bey will aend one dollar for the article or not. , - , - . , - By Patronizing this Male yon have a chance to exchange your goods, should the article tnentioned on the printed slip not be desired. The 8 nailed Articles sold lor ONE OOI DAR can be exchanged for Silver- ,; , - tlated, FIveBottled Rerolv- " m Castor, or yonrChoiee, K ; i fi . . 3 ..,' Exciiauare I.it-'i.j -c.'. l eomprising over 350 useful articles, not one of whiak) I could be bought at any retail country store for near-j-rZ-dottble the amount. ' - , - - -, " " We send eceW.aMo. SUT .-for, a Club pf Thirty and 3 Dollars, one of the following articles: a Musket, a 3hot Gun, or Austrian" Rifle,- 20 ifle,- 20 yards Cotton, iafly 's Vtxnnv Koiura Wool Shawl. Lancaster Quilt Accof deon.Setof Sfeel-Bladed Knives and Forks, Violia - and Bow tanev Dress rattern, fair ijadies' extra quality Cloth Boots, one dozen large nixe Linen Towels, Alhambra Quilt, Honeycomb Quilt, Cottag Clock, Wuite Wool Blanket, li yanls best quality print, 12 yards Delaine, one dozen Linen .Dinner Napkins, Ac. " . ' . For. a t Club of. Sixtyndte-iDollari, juli - ? t: if'" ' " 'i!w " one of the following articles: Revolver: Shot Gun, or Springfield Rifle, 42 yards Sheeting; Pair Honeycomb Quilts, Cylinder Watch, yards Do-ble Width Waterproof Cloaking, Lady's Double Wool Shawl. Lancaster Quilt, Alpacca Dress PatternV Engraved Hilver-Plated Hix-Bottled Revolving Castor, iet of Ivory Handled Knives, with Silver-Plated Forks, pair of All-Wool Blankets, pair of Alhambra' Qnilt, yards - Print, or a Marseilles Quilt, Double EightKeyed Accordeon, Webster's National Pictorial Diotionary ( 600 engravings 906 pages), 3 and one half yards Doeskin for ipuit, Ac,, jy a r-j..'J.. t.eJS'El For a Club of 10 and' 10 Dollart, duality ), - pair apt Won! Long Shawl; 'Blankets, Fancy Plaid ng Shawl, 2i yards Hemp Carpeting, splendid Viplm. and Uowaplenau Alpacca Dress fattern. Silver numing-asea vt awn. Single, Barrel Shot Gun, Sharp's Revolver, one pair fine Damask Table Cavers, with one dozen dinner Napkins to match, Worcester's Illustrated Unabridged Dictionary ( 1800 pagec), Ac. SS- For additional list of commissions, see CirwlarT" - 50 -"ii i.r. :2aBtif .'It ttCommiasions for Largar.Clttbaia proportion.. 7,.! "Agents will please take notice of this. Do not send natnea, bat number your clubs from one upward.-; Make your letters short ana iain as p.aiuie. Take Particular Notica'of jv, .. , i i vpy.' ' 1 i ' :' r.t t.-- x ..jj laUOt. iii-.nxcfrnu .- . I", 'Be sirre' and .send Money, in all cases by Registered Letter which can be sent f imany;; PostOffice.-:; : ' Tbia way of sending money is preferred te any L other method whatever.- - ; . - ; i . We cannot be responsible for any money ioa, less some precautions are Uken to insure its safety. v SEND " FOR. ' A" CIRCULAR. ; "iu full, Town, County, and State. J '.'.'..'' j; ' Q TalOIDPSOIl & CO. iM' Federal Street BOSTON, MASS.; Xo. 2 4w. In Bankruptcy. DISTRICT OF INDIANA, SS. AT Indianapolis, the 16th day ol March, A. D. 1869, the undersigned hereby givj notice of their appointment aa assignees of Jonathan II. Craaaptoau of Wew CSardea 15 .j Tewaafaips.-r - . , In the County of Wayne, and State ot Indiana, within said District, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt upon his own petition, y tba district Crt ot aaii -- irict. .- . , . W. A, BKAlinrt A r . ll-3m $2,25 J. W. BRADSHAW, ;. v7 - ..- . i-.-va :f i !., -.i i-; h . j a "i Asaiguaae. J GSO. W.BZUtXTEO Cl CO. 3000 BusHels Extra EE-CLEAITED FIa NO. 31 MAIN STREET,- - -

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Double Barrel Shot Gun, Rifle Cane, or Sharps Rifle, 05 yards Sheeting, Fancy Cassimere Coat, Pants and Vaat Pattern I extra quality 1. pair splendid Rosa