Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 39, Number 29, 28 September 1869 — Page 2

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R'CHMOND, IftO, SEPT. 28th, 1869. Gold Speculation?

? a'hcSecreUTy of the .Treasury i has v had a good opportunity, .to talk ..with practical business men during his late ' visit.' and will no doubt give due weight -"to their suggestions. We tiusl the Secrctary has concluded that one of his re ' pponaibllities is to check, so far as he has the power, the machinations of., the ; Gold market. The aTrcsury, by the , operation of the revenue laws, becomes 1 a hoarder of Gold, retaining constantly s in its custody from eighty to one . hunV dred millions. While thus : hoarded ' it i,: is in the power of a few men to buy up t and advance the prices, as represented in greenbacks, are not worth by four or " 'fiyo'per cent, what they, were say thirty 1 days ago. ;This operation is carried on, i too, while Government is. displaying ' -wonderful strength, and reducing its li- , abilities monthly, by large amounts. X r : The effect of this course is . twofold. It damages. business operations, cans- ' log merchants to hesitate and; distrust, and at the same time throw obstacles in tho way of resuming specie payments. All this is" hostile to the true interest of i both the Government and the governed. ' Thc'purchase of bonds, by constantly 7 reducing the responsibilities of GovernSi ment, and consequently inspiring more .: confidence in its ability to . redeem its promises, should . naturally tend to l' bring greenbacks nearer and nearer to " Gold; but knowing that the tide of Coin : flows into the Treasury, and but partial Iy flows out again, speculators arc ena- ' bled to create a fictitious value for the amount Available to commerce by.mo- . nopoliztng all the outside of the Treasury. The Secretary has it iu his power to stop this, by selling from the accumalatipns of the Treasury, and it is, in our judgment, his duty ,to use this powder to the fall extent of his authority. , " Speculators have recently .run up JYlold from 132 to 137 by the skilful use of five or six millions of dollars, and the cost of that operation to the . cou'atry can hardly be estimated.. Ten mils lions of Treasury Gold given , to these 'vultures would have gorged them and

'riven peace to business men; while Government, by judiciously investing ' the ' proceeds in . its interest-bearing ' bonds, would have maintain its position 'as a strong, and earnest debtor. It ' seems clear tons that no -policy can " benefit the Government , more . than a resoluto adherence to the idea of debt 4 extinction. Sales of Gold . without . investing the proceeds vin bonds, would tighten the money market and distress t tax payers; bnt receiving 136 or 134 in currency and buying up at 120 is a wise 5 and shrewd financial operation: ! The onvy people beneGted by the retention of " .of 'coin in the Treasury -f are tho Gold " speculators, who would be delighted to . see any misfortune overtake us in the .disturbance of public credit." We. be - lieve Government securities 'are worth ft premium in Gold, and if the Secretary has courage we can make others believe '..it too N. Y. Tribune. ; ;' t NoaoBsiN Brazil Color opposes no obstacle of social or educational prot gress in Brazil, j Neither law nor pred udice stands in tho way of the negro who desires to become a doctor of laws, 'a chancellor, or even a minister of state. The" public schools, high and low, are 'open to them, and they seem to mingle 'upon terms of familiaraity and equality with their fellow students. .In the public libraries of Rio one may see a dozen black students for one ' who is white. ; One result of this liberality has 'been to diminish the hardship and hopeMes5A693 of captivity in Brazil, , Many :'purehase their liberation, accumulate 'property, and educate their , children. Thave seen perfectly black men and wo- " tnen riding in sumptuous carriages, attended by grooms and ; servitors, and "girt with all the paraphernalia of wealth " and social station. Talents and abilities are frequently evinced by this class. iThcy.occRpy bureaux in public offices, -conduct merchantile establiamenst, plan -tations.and other enterprises; and are in all respects an important and not unrespccted part of the social economy ihere. Thomas C. Evans, in Harper's : Magazine for October. ; State-Fair.' Indian AroLis, Sept. 27.Thc Indiana State Fair commenced to day. The weather is beautiful, and the prospects for a successful Fair 'are -flattering. The entries np to this time number one hundred per cent, over those of last year.: The increase is mainly in stock and agricultural implements " To day will be devoted to entries and an exhibition Jn tho horse department. There . are a large number of entries, and some fine stock. The hotels are fully prepared to accommodate the public. Tho Bates House is in thorough order, and can entertain a. large number of guests. To-raorrow. cacking horses and mares will be exhibited for tho parse. Thurs 'ilay the. big races will, take ; place, and on Friday .the -sweepstake troS for a purse of $200.. - : ''

PA M.ADIUJI COllRKSPO.XOiLNCE.

: Washington, D . C. Sept 20, 1569. t5: NEWSPAPERS (BORN ANEW. A nice, well printed, readable little one cent ,heetfc.ftlled.fthe Morning News, made its appearance among us on Saturday for the first time. Mr. M v. C. Hart, the foreman of the Washington Chronicle's Job Printing Office for several years past, is its Editor. Tha Daily E.vning Express here,;-is no more!, all that is vital about it, is de veloped in combination with the spirit of the old 'Intelligencer, of thi3 city, late deceased, resurrected this morning, and assumes the responsibility of calling itself the leading Democratic organ ol the city. " 1 ' SETTING TniXGS AKIGIIT . ; The late order of . acting Secretary Richardson, in shape of a printed circular submitted to each clerk and employ ee in the Treasury Department, catechising them as to their claim? upon Uncle Sam for retention in his employ, is making no little sale for: soothing . syrups here. The weak-kneed clerks are really objects of pity. Like Pat, they fear that justice will be done them, and God save them from the wrath to come,, is their earnest prayer. . Had they served their country In time of peril, and cared les3 for "home-guarding," things might have been different. Yes, might have been killed they think (this thought is their only consolation. ) But better be dead than to drag out a miserable exis-v tence. They have been in the Department so long that they are fit for nothing but Government cierk3. It is hard to turn them out, especially those having families depending on them . Well now, perhaps, they won't be turned out of office after all, tho' things look blue for them. Perhaps, a3 a last resort, however humiliating it may seem, the wives of those clerks, with their dear little prattlers in hand, may call upon Mr. Secretary. That will be enough I think. It has been done time and again before, to my knowledge, and I never "knew it to fail. There is virtue in a mother's prayer; her appeal upon the most resolute and hardened heart has a oftening influence. The following is the printed circular I have referred to: Please answer the following questions, -sign your name in full and return this ciret la to the Secretary of the Treasury without delay: Where wero j-ouborn? What is your age? Are you married? Were you ever in tha U. S. Army or Navy either regular or volunteer or in the Marine Corps? If so, state the company, regiment or vessel. In what capacity, where and how long did you serve? j Were you honorably discharged ? If so, when and where? ' State in "what other way you did any- . thing for the Union Army or Union cause during the rebellion. When were you appointed in this De partment? "' In what town, .county, and State did you reside when appointed? " Who represented your district in Con gress at that time?", " Who i3 the present Representative in Congress? . ' What other Government appointments have ycu held before the present one, and why did yo? not continue therein? Where is your present residence? Where do you exercise, the right of franchise? ? - ' . . . Have you any relatives in this De partment, or in any branch of the Gov eminent service? . .If so, stato who they are, where, and in what capacity they :are employed. ; ! r f - In what Bureau, Office, or Division of this Department are you now employed? , I understand that Mr. Iiichardson will excuse marriageable ladies from answering one of the above questions, 'What is your age. j FRB PAYMENT OF- POSTAGE. The numerous lettersent to the Dead Letter Office for want of . postage, are telling fearfully upon our present postal law, which compels 'pro-payment by stamps on all letters sent to places within the United States.'. ,: The best interests of. the people demand that all letters mailed, with or without a stamp, should be forthwith forwarded to the post office intended by its writer. Any one is liable . to forget to stamp his letter ; his messenger may neglect to do so ; or his letter, though stamped when mailed, before reaching the canceling table; may have the stamp rubbed from it. Accepting either of these cases to be true, shall this letter bo retained, and sent to the Dead Let ter Office? So it seems. The Post Office Department argues, that in order to protect itself, ; such must be the case; unless a fine is imposed upon the writer of unstamped letters, making it an in ducement to pre pay postage. A small fine is preferable in all cases to the retention of a valuable letter: The Young Men's Christian Associa tion of Washington ha3 for sometime past paid postage on tho unstamped let ters deposited in the post office of this city, and no doubt receive the thanks of many a one for it. PRINTERS. : There is much dissatisfaction exhibited by that portion of the printers at the Congressional. Printing Office who have

been reduced from a regular $21 a week job to piece' work at which they make much less.'s It seem3 that out of -about 10 compositors employed in the office, two-thirds?are on rule and figure work and the remainder on book, nearly sol id. The work of each has been measured for the posfT month, and reported to BIr. Clapp, the Superintendent. The ag frrieved ines assert that no allowance has been made them on account of the. kind of work given them, and those on rule and figure work, who have been to a man retained by the week, could easier earn 83 per day, than those kept on solid can 83; and that if the fat is taken from them, and given to week hands, they cannot, however hard they may work, make wages. The piece hands ore only getting CO 'cents per thousand ems, the same as' wa3 paid at the Office before the war, while the salary of those

employed by the week have been in- 1 creased from $18 to$24. They consider it unfair and protest against it, bat ' being dependent upon the Office for the support of their families, are consequently afraid to bol t. CHARGES AGAINST CUE MAYOR. The Committee elected from the Board of Aldermen and Common Council, to investigate the charges preferred by John II. Crane, ex-Commissioner of the 4th Ward, against, the Mayor, met last. Friday evening at the City Hall. inree witnesses were examined, it is a question whether there can be anything criminal proven against the Mayor, and perhaps nothing more than what part' usage would make consistent favoritism. It is, however, a bitter pill to many of our city contractors, who don't care to ay bare to their workmen and the city, the favors shown them personal by the Mayor, in allowing them advances from the city funds, while they have been paying short for work performed. This investigation develops another verifica tion of tho truthfulness of the old say ing," that 'polities makes strange bedfellows.' Col. J. R. O'Beirne, one of the witnesses examined last , night, took grounds in favor of the Mayor, - and offered to stake his reputation in the con viction that the Mayor had boon honest in every act. ; This same Coi. O'B. was Register of Wills for the District of Co lumbia under Johnson, and President of a Democratic orsanizVaoii in this Dist. until after the October election last fall when it was well understood by all cx cept crazy people and fools, that Gener al Grant was the .coming: President when he bolted tho course, and came out in favor of Grant, leaving his Dem ocratic friends witaout a President for their organization. Aud I think ;t not out of place to say that it is said that the Colonel did not take thi3 step some would have it fatal step until he hud made an effort to secure the Democratic Congressional nomination from his district in New York city. WIIITES-VS. COLORED. A match game of Base Ball between the Olympics, whites, and the Alerts, colored, both of this city, will take place to day, and it is expected there will be more than usually, an interesting time with the lovers of base ball fun. This is the second game ever played between white and.colored in the United States. The Alerts represents tho colored aristocracy of the city, ami havs had experience second to no other "club extant. It is expected, notwithstanding the Olympics rank second to only one club in the United States, the 'Red Stockings,' of Cincinnati, that the Olympics wilt have all they want to attend to Xo beat our colored 'brethren.' -- -- LIFE. Sam Car''s advice to the young men of the nation not to identify themselves with the party; that has' "gatherel into it, as in one groat reservoir, all the trea son of the North and South, and for whose candidate for Governor of Ohio there is not a 'robber, pirate, or mur derer in all the South, from Jeff. Davis Ssmmks and Quantkeli,," who would not vote had he the oportunity this advice remains. The fact that Sam. does not act upon it himself does not vitiate it. . Sam is no longer a young man, he has grown old and wicked, and, out of pure patriotism,3 make3 of him self an Awful Example of what a young man should not do, and of an illustra tion of the terriblo consequences of do ing it. He is like the physician who, to warn the world against a frightful raal ady, innoeulated himself with it, and wrote out the symptoms and sufferings while dying of it. Cin. Commercial. when Uongress shall have met next December, we trust that it will not wait till the Christmas llollidays before perfecting an act imposing a cood tax on all bargains for the sale and delivery of gold or other coin. In our judgment, fully half the present difierence in the market value between Gold and Currency i3 caused by Gold-Gambling. A tax cf per cent on every purchase or sale of Gold, or of Currency payable in Gold or other coin, would not embarrass le gitimate transactions in Gold or Curren cy, but would put a stop to a large ma jority of the bets on the prices of Gold wherein so large an amount of capita; and capacity are absorbed. We entreat every friend of industry and of legiti mate Business to unite in demanding o Congress a strinp-ent tax on all sales or purchases of Gold. N. Y. Tribune.

"V " f ' For tho Pjtlk'Vuin. S RECOLLECTIONS Of the First; Settlers of Eastern Indiana, and SoxeThinx ot a'taterDatcf 't

BY AN OLD SBTTLBR- - It may be interesting to soma of the descendants ofiha- first settlers of j Wayna 'connty toifcpotv the; names of some of the Indians who frequently visited the cabins of our fathers, anl tnm v that are now livinjTWfll well; remember them: John Green, a .jrery. Iare arifl pruvcrfuFTriiiian, bloodthirsty and savage -;okin, oreraix festia height; hia "brother, Hen Davis (not the very clever editor of the Pal., Kilbuok, and Co-nis-co-Grant ; so you see wo had Grants in , those days, and it may be that our very worthy Pres'dent, U. S. G., is a descendant of one of the Aborigines of Indiaua. . Co-nis-co was honest in that which he contended for ; ha fought for a priucip'e. IIo fully believed that the pale laces were determined to deprive him of his hunting grounds; and it will be well with C SG". if he acquits himself at the end of his administration with as much credit and honor as his illustrious namesake did at the end of the Indian In those days school houses and meeting houses were few and far between. " One of the first, if not the first, Methodist meeting houses built in Indiana, was erected in what is now tVayne county was called Whitewater.' This meeting house was at that time the tipper or most northern appointment on that circuit. There being no circuit formed in any other part of the territory prior to 180S, it may be presu Earned there were to meeting houses bunt at an earlier day. The one referred to was called , Meek's meeting house, and was built on that beautiful little stream called Clear Creek, about one mile southwest of the beautiful city of Richmond, on the lands of Joseph Woodkirk, now owned by Wm. Uerhide, in the northwest corner of said land. In the above described maeting house, the writer of this was baptized by the Rev. John Strange, and his soul dedicated to Almighty God. Near where tha. meeting house Stood was a grave yard, and in that grave yard and on that bill rest the remains of many : of tho first settlers of Eastern Indiana. The writer has two step-mothers buried thero. Whoa I last saw the graves where once the grave yard was, oats were growing all over it ; tho plow had obliterated every vestige or mark by which I could identify where any of the graves were. Joseph Woodkirk's remains rest there. Near whore this meeting house stood I spent my early boyhood days, and when last there, a few years since, lookiug over the hills, and valleys, aud streams, my mind reverted back ta the days that are past, and man y were the reflections of the days cf lang syne ! For over those hills, in those vallays, aud along the bank of the beautiful Clear Creek have I spent many happy days days that I cannot recall Now, the evening o time is on me. I was once young bnt cow I am old, have had many hard knocks from the world, some very hard, but have withstood thetn all. I hare often thought that those who cleared the land, made the roads, planted the trees, should hare a right to pluck the fruit j but such is not the case. We, ths early settlers, hare done all this; and what thanks do we get now 1 None, unless our pockets are well lined with stamps. How many such men have filled your county olBces? Ask yoursolres ; and look over the ground and say that you have done the first settlers justice; they being equally competent with a carpet bagger or foreigner look at the last city election for evidence of what I say not that I am understood to say one word against the pr?sent incumbent or - against his well earned name. But had you no balm iu Richmond, and is there no physici.ia there, that you must elect a man to your first office who id barely entitled to his vote in your sity? I million these imngs because i tains tney arj not right, x ua re are just as good men, and men just as well qualified for office who have long been citizens of Richmond, who have, for many long years, aided in every way possible for the advancement of the best interests of the city ; but they could not ring in, ther had not the stamps, they could not gas j hence, were left out in the cold. It is generally conceded not best for th3 wr iter of an article to mention anything in relation to himself; but as I have been so long a citizen of Richmond, and the past hitoiy of xny life before you. you will pardon me for what I have to say. I was once a candidate for the office of Treasurer of Wayne county, a nd solicited a well known citizen of Richmond for his vote and influence, and that of the church to which he belonged. I being poor and he rich, and he knowing my habits and my abi' ity to perform the duties of the office for which I solicited his vote, cooly said he would not . support mo, ha being . an influential member of tho chnrch and a mau of high standing in the. community, because he had the rocks. . . . ile would not support mi because I would cot contribute to the church and that liberally.. I told h;m that I had done so Iu former years, but circumstances had changed my ability to do so. I will menttoa oue other case. My brother-in-law, who lives westof Richmond now, found that I had some money. He came to ms and said that he wish, ed me to purchase a part of the land that he then owned South of Richmond; I toli him that I was not able to buy the ground and improve the' same in a manner I would like. He urged mi to make the purchase, stating that ba hd bought ths f;rm with a view of :n iking it his honu so lonjf a3 he might -live, and wished m.i t hare a Dart aui live on the old homestead the balance ot our days. ; That be would Sell me the ground without anythi'ig bing paid so long as he lived, save the internal, and under this fair premise I made the purchase, paying him about thirteen hundred dollars down, and my note for tha balance, and theu went to wotk with a determination to make ail things right ; but lo!a change camo over things. He told his share of the farm, which he had a right to do, aul part of it became a grave-yard, and that part next t sat. . I became discouraged saw that I must lose, and that heavily. Now for the liberality and open-heartedaess of my friend. What does hado? IIo sent a note to me by Judge. P., stating that he wanted his money. I told the Judge that my friend and I could settle our own affairs, I saw. the gentleman and asked hini what he was going to do about it; are you going to put the Sheri.Ton me? ' Ite said no. ' I said to liim if hd must have his money or a judgment, I would m ike Lirn a deed' in feesimple to land, with all that I had paU, all the improvements that I had pnt on it j or, that I would put it up at auction and have it sold to the highest bidder, and he could bid his cl iim, and if no other person bid more he should have it before 1 "would Suffer myself sued. He tol 1 me that he had no idea . of that.' But I tell you, friends, the first thing I knew tho sheriff was on n3, and I was compelled to sell for one-thirl what it cost me to satisfy rny friend s claim. : : lleace, I am no.t trying t- m ike an honest lit ing by hard work in my old days, which I intend to do ; For I do not think God ever intended I should become a pauper, and iod . being my helper, I never will. It is hard being separated from my family, but if Lis conscience is clear, all right ; but Cod help the guilty. In years gone by, this same man has asked aud obtained from me numerous favors, and he never asked a favor from Jesse Meek, but that he at once obtained it. This community well know that his circumstances were such that he was not compelled to pursue the course he did. Lot it all pass. Deep and damnable ingratitude. The black walls of Hells itself would whiten, if applied to such a prin ciple, in my estimation, ne put tha Sheriff on me in the dead of winter, and I was compelled to sell, or let the Sheriff sell me out. Thus, you see, the pressure was such that I am compelled to leave the place that I so long have been identified with, and so well love. But such is the destiny of ma a. His best plans, let them be ever so well formed, often fail of their issue. I have been identified to that part of Indiana, which now is called ' Wayne county, for over sixty-two years. The first recollection I have of seeing the light of God's beautiful and holy day, was what is now Wayne county, one mile and a half southwest of Richmond, on the land now owned by Buhl's. That beautiful little stream that runs through the . land, called Clea r Creek, was so named by my father. Along its banks

and in its shady valleys, havA I spent many a pleas

ant and happy day, Father ! bow that name sounds! how near and dr to us is the name of father. Bat few of my agar' have a f.ither now living ; they hare long since all passed away, and the memory of the old settlers is almost forgotten.- But long may their memories remain green with us, their descendants. - In all probability. I shall, make this, Owen county, my future home ; and there is one thing that makes it feci near and dear to tne,knd that is this : The re mains of my father rest here, and by him I wish to be barfed. -: .. ' :" ;:- - I visited his grave - a few weeks since, and theresaw engraved on a beautiful white- marble slab these words; "John Meek, died the 4th of June, 16C9, aged 73 years. TShis same John Meek was one of the first of the wliite men that first saw this beautiful White Water country ia tho fall of 1305. rie first saw what is now Richmond, and entered the land now compos ing the northern half known as the Starr estate. I have long been identified with Richmond and its people. . My past life is before you; and that I have often erred there is no doubt ; but I have tried to do what I believed to be right, though I have been placed in circumstances that compelled me to do things that did not accord with my feelings. If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right a great truth well put. Error is often attempted to be put down by argument. - Live it down . Prove the superiority of truth by acting the truth let it speak for itself. With charity for all and malice towards none, I am rl r JESSE MEEK. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. The Recent Story of the Manuscript. The San Francisco co rrespondent of the Missouri Democrat has the following respecting the story of the discovery of a manuscript giving, an account of the Franklin Expel ition: I cannot guarantee the genuineness of the following discovery ; but if what it professes to be, it has a certain interest, even at this remoie time. A merchant, Mr. James Daly, of San Buenventura. . California, walking out on the beech, on the 30th of August last, acci dentally stumbled on a well-worn seal-, skin bag, opening which he found a mu tilated .printed paper, with an inscrip tion in six languages, of which the fol lowing is the English version: - "Whoever finds this paper is request ed to forward it to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London, with a note of the time and place at which it was found ; or, if more convenient, to deliver it for that purpose to the liritna Uonsul at the nearest port.". Below this is the following written statement: "II. M. Ships Ehkbus akd Terror, May 23, 1847.J "Wintered in the ice in lat. 70 deg. 5 min. N.,V . . . , "Long. 93 dog. 2:5 min. VV. J '"Having wintered m-l.345.-G at Be ec lay Island, in lafc. 74 detj. 43 min. 23 sec. N., Ion, 91 deg. 30 min. 15 sec. W., af ter bavins ascended Wellington Chan nel to l-it 77 de., ail returned by the west side of Coniv uiis I-jiiiu I. "Sir John Franklin Commanding the Expedition. "All well. "Partv consisting of 2 officers and 6 men left the shipd on Monday, 24th May, 1847. . ! "Graham Gore, Lieut. ; "Chas. F. Das Vobuk, Mate." j And again, round the margin and on any available space, words to the following effect were written : That it became necessary to desert the Erebus and Terror, that Captain F R M Crozier, with the oflicers and crew, numbering 105 souls, had landed 'here,' (apparently some utterly nameless place.) in lat. 60 deg 47 sec N., long. 98 deg 41 min W. "Sir John Franklin died on the 11th June, 1847, and the total loss by death in the expedition has been to this date nine officers and fifteen men." This is signed )y the two captains of the deser ted vessels, beneath which is n postscript: "Start on to morrow (23tl) for Back's Fish River." Tho above, if genuine, has been floating about the Arctic and Pacific Oceans for twenty one years. I confess a little skepticism about it. As we have received the account (the document has not yet reached San Francisco,) - there is, I think, a discrepancy in the dates, and furthermore, the absence ot one important -date. But if not a hoax, the discoveT3' will be one of melancholv interest. Sure Thing this time.. The Second Adventists assert that this world is bound to burn on Thursday next. We begin to believe these reports are put in circulation by fire insurance agents to! cause people to insure their houses a 1 gainst loss by the big Cre. ! A cranky bachelor says there are not half so many self-made men nowadays as there are 'self made' woman. ., , . In this age of inquiry, wouldn't it be well if some of our ministers and missionaries were to inquire into the wayin which the poor are to pas3 the winter? The latest new thing with the ladies is to cultivate; freckles. If the world keeps on progressing, a boil on the nose will some day be a fashionable necessity. ; . ; ' The coining and glaze works of' the Miami Powder Company, containing - a large amount of powder, exploded with terrible force, Monday afternoon, killing one man, named Thurston, and marly destroying 6ix or more other mills belonging to the company, and almost blowing down several dwellings, also belonging to this company. The damage will reach about SS,0o0. The shock was felt quite severely in the city five miles from the mills. Thanks to our friend Geougs Iliff, for as many peaches as our Palladium force could can. They were excellent, and Mr. Iliff is one of our best and most successful horticulturist. CITY CI.KKK'S OFFICE,! Richmond, Iud., Sept. 1G. 1SCU. f TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice 13 iierbbt giykk. that, at 9 o'clock, A. : M. on the 11th day of October, 1869, at the Clerk's Offlee, in j said Citj', the Comrnissicncrs of eaid City will mseJ; aud proceed to appraise and assess tho damages and benefits accrued to the owner of any land or lot through which , the alley was established in rear of the property of Henry Wbffkl et. al., running from Gth street Eust intersecting an alley previously establish, ed running from 7th street west. , By order of the common council. 29-2w. P. P. KIBN, City Clerk.

Marriages. I

At the residence of the bride'a mother- in Abington, Ind.. at 4 b'clock a.m., on the 15tn inst., by Kev. P. II. Holliday, Mr. J. R. Fogher, of Union Co., to M iss Anna .Doughty, formerly of Ceotraville. At the resi lence of Timothy Harrison, by the Rev. L. W. Chapman, Air. George Page, to Miss Anna Josephine Atkins. r5 On Tuesday, the 16th inat., at the residence of the bride's father, in Clay town-hip, by James T. 'ichol son, Esq., Capt. Samuel Hinotnaa and Miss Jctlia A. Hatfield,... , .. . ;. - 3i.-h -"i.-sO Deaths. On Friday, tho 10th Inst., of typhus fever, near onnersvuie, inu., Mr. Amos U. Hanson. On Monday, the 13th inst , of consumption, at .lasumie, ienn., jura, canny iaryan,wue oi J. Yaryati. .... ... h . ., On Tuesday, the 14th iost., of typhus fever, at Lib erty, Intl., air. Samuel I aryan. 4 , , The first tho biother-in-law, the second the daugh ter-in-law, and the third the brother of John Yar yan, Esq., of this city . . ; c In this city, on Saturday, Sept. 18tb, Anna, dau liter ot Achillea and Anna liallard, aged about 2-i years. , . . , - On Sunday morning, Sept. 26th; Thc3. J. Uargis, age-1 alt years, I months and li days. Mr. Bargis, was an old and much re spected-citizen, and strictly honest in all his business relations, and his loss will be deeply , felt by . those who have known him so long and well. CINCINNATI. September 21. Flour dull at$5a6 00 for family. Wheat dull at $1 12al 15 tor red and SI 5al 35 for white. Corn dull at 97a$I. Oats dull at 47a55c. Rye firm at la!02. Barley firm atl 60 a 1 65 for fall. Tobacco firm and active, wiili sales ot 239 hhda at $7 20a2l 50 and 40 cases Ohio seed leaf at S12al2 43. Whisky quiet atl 10. Mesa pork dull at f 32. Lard dull at 18c. Bulk meats active, with sales of 160.000 lbs at 14c for shoulders and 17J4al7c fr clear rib and clear sides. Bacon firm, with sales of 160 hhds at 15c for shoulders and VJa for clear rib and clear sides. : Sugar cured hams quiet at 23a24c. . Butter in good supply at 29a 3jc for tresh. Eggs firm at 19a20c. Beef cattle steady at S3a5 50 per cental gross. Sheep firm at $2 0.i 1 oO. Hogs in good demand at $8al0. Gold 137 buying and 137 1-2 selling. Exchange steady at 1-10 discount buying. RICHMOND MARKETS.

.. Wholesale, Retail Flour, per bbl. ..... ........ ?6 25 6 75 " per 100 lbs 3 00 3 25 Corn, per bushel................ 80 95 Wheat, per bushel 1 15 Coin Meal, per cirt.. 2 25 2 50 Oats, per bushel.. : - 50 Potatoes 40 60 Butter, per lb. ...... .Table. . . . 30 35 do. " " Shipping, 20 Egrs, per doz.. dull.... 12J 15 B;icou,ctear--snles.. .......... .... 18 20 Hams 23 25 Cheese . . . ; 15 20 Shoulders 16 ... 18 Lard.. 20 ' 23 inir.i, jiaiin ii nil o. i j i

Sheriffs Sale. iY VIRTUE of a decree and e sec i tion to me di (reoted from the Wayne Common Pleas Court. I will expose at Public sale at the Court House, in the town of Centreviile, Wayne county, Indiana, on the 23rd Day of October, 18t5'J, Bijtareen the hours ot 10 oVlock a m. and 4 o'clock P. M ., on said day, the following property, to-wit : Lot number 2, as numbered on the plat of that part of the city ot Kiciiuiona laid out by V llliam Keuwor thv: said rea! estata situated in the city of Richmond Wayne count;-, Indiana. To bs sold as the property of Arlemus X. Hailey. to satisfy said decree and ex ecution in my hands in favor of Jamos H. Fleming. Said without relief from valuation or anpraisemen laws. JACOB S. BALLEXGEK, Sheriff of Wayne county. J. C. Whitridge Att'y for Plain ;:9. , Sept. 2S, 1869-t-.$! ' SheriUs Sale. JSISj l V III IL K of a decree and execution to tas aiStSrectei from tha Wayne Common. Pleaa Couit, I will expose at public sale at the Court Ilouse door in the town ot Conterville,-Wavne county, Indiana, On the 23rd Day Df October, 18G9, between the hours of 10 o'clock a m. and 4 o'clock p. M., on said diy, the interest of John Coleman in the following property, to-wit: Lot No. twenty-four 24 in Samittul Uaar's addition to the town of Rich-: mond, Wayne .county, Indiana. Tj be- sold as the property of John Colemvn, to satisfy said decree in my hands in favor of Albertns Swain et al. " ; ; - JACOB S. 1JALLENGER, Sheriff of Wayne county. J. C. Whifridsre, Att'y for Pl'ff. Sept. 2S, lS6y-ts.$S ' ' - ; Commissioner's Sale of . JEl eal Estate. 7 Pursuant t- an order ol ths - Coart of Common Pleas of Wayne County, Indiana, the undersigned will offer at pa'jlic site on thj premises : hereinafter described, . ' ON SATURDAY, the33th'DAY of OCTOBER, 1359,; at 2 o'clock p. in. of said day, the foliowin-r real estate, to-wit: Lots Aos. IS and 19 in the addition to -Richmond, called Ureenwood, laid out by James W. Salter, in Wayne township, ia said county, each lot containing 2 acre, the property of Cristopher He rmask, deceased. Lot No. 19 has on it a brick dwellin;' house. One-fourth of the purchase, money will be required te be paid down, and the residue in tared equal instalments ot G, 12 and IS months after date : with interest fro n date. Note3"rom the purohasers will be required. A certificate will be given to purchasers to make dee Is when the s.ite is confirmed and the couvev-ances are ordered by the Court. -- - THOMAS N'ES I'OR, Commissioner. Sept. 21. 1309-ts v ... WOOD! "WOOD! ABOUT 800 CORDS OF WOOD in the tree for Sale, about two miles from Richmond. Apply to - - . JAMES M. ST AIUl, : . At the Gas Works. Richmond, Sept. 21, IS69.; TAX NOTICE. V er WILLIAM P. WfLSON, Treasurer of the City M.of Richmond, in compliance with section thirtyseven 37j of City Chai ter, give notice that the tax duplicate for the year 18S9 has been placed ia my hands for collection this fifteenth 15 day of September, 1869, by the City Clerk, t JR, a t e s . For General Purposes, 1 per cent. For School IKmse Uonds, 1-19 per cent. For Interest on Railroad Roods, 1-5 percent. ' For Sinking Fund, 1-20 per cent. For each Poll, 50 cents. ' For each Mile Dog, $1, For each Female Uog, - Making a total of one dollar and thirty-five cents 1 1.3dJ on each one hundred dollars valuation. On and after the 21st day of March, 1370, there will be charged and collected a penalty of ten per cent on all taxes remaining uncollected at that time. WILLIAM P.WILSON, no2S-2t. Treasurer. State of Indiana, Wayne County, S. S. Tobias Smith Clopp Ia the Wayne Common Pleas vs. Court, Jan'y Term A.L). 18i0. Mary B. Clopp. J Divorce 'o. 3,952. . Be it known that on this 20th day of Sept., ' 1869, the above named plaintiff, by James Perry, Esq., Attorney, tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Wayne Common Pleas Court his complaint against said defendant in the above entitled cause, together with the atiidavit of a competent person that said defendant was a non-resident of ladiana, whereupon the Court ordered that publication be made as to her in a legal 1 manner. Said defendant, Mary B. Clopp, therefore, is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said complaint against ber, and that unleas she appear and answer or demur thereto, at the calling of the : said cause, on th-s second day of the next term of said Court, to be begun and held at the Court Ilouse in Centerville, ou the first 1st Monday of January, 1870, said complaint, and the ' matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be taken as true, and the said cause will be heard and determined in her absence. Witness, the Clerk and the seal of said Court, at f seal. Centreviile, this 20th day of September, 1869. - WM. W. DUDLEY, Clerk. . James Perry, Att'y for Pi 'ff. - , " Sept. 21, 13S9-3w-$5.

!MecHanicl Dentist,

Office over Addleman's Provision Store. Main Street, RICHMOND, !!. HE 18 PREPARED to insert Teeth on any kind of basdeHired. lie makes Mechanical Dentiatry a specially, .:..-? tr-ror rurther particulars, Inquire of JLJr. T. Ron a, Corner of Main and Pearl Streets. Sept. 14,1969. . .'.n-tB 27tf , Agent Wanted , c f. Manhattan LIFE Insurance Company : J 1 . iy RICUMQND! ;p AND VICINITY. A good man can do well for this old and prosperous Comnanr. - AddIt. giving qualifications and references, to .. y j. u. ha use r. Secretary, Sept. 7, 1869. f JH&ColSO - - New York. FIIIEIiDS' ACADEMY, Richmond, Ind. This School will be under the charge of the subscriber, late Vice-Principal of Friends Seminary, on Rutherford Place, New lorkcity, who will be assisted by a ; j IH.'iiqm&w 1tJ i'.i Corps of Experienced Teachers, In all respects competent to instil a Thoroughness of Instruction in Every ttoq!s .Department." -s i.-- U r' The Academic Year Is divided into iS"-v r--Jfc.4-;& ; TWO TERMS OF TWENTY WEEKS . . , .. ;.,;EACH. .,.fi.-; rA The Fall Term will commence 9th MONTH, (Sept) 20th, 1869, And conclude ' "J : '' '- -' ' " '" ' 2nd MONTH, 11th, 1870. During this Term there will be a vacation of one veek at the Christmas Holiday. ; The Spring Term will commence 2nd MONTH 14th, and close Gth MONTH, 30th, 1870. Application for admission may be made to the Superintendent, wbo'will be in the School Building, Corner of 8th and Mulberry Sts., During the mornings of the 16th, 17th and 18th of 9th Month next, or previous to that time to any of the Committee below named. - : Persons wishing further information will pleaao address - . -- . ... .,. . WM. M. JACKSON, Superintendent, No. 31 E. 17th St., New York. Or the Committee, i ; J. W, PLCMMEB, Jas. L. Mouuisson, TlIOS. WOODNUTT,;. " Wsii Parry, . 1enj. Strattan, .Richmond, Indiana. Scconcl-Haricl l. "', . and ISTew. BOUGHT, SOLD, ; ; and EXCHANGED , ? J a i c-1 ; " i ; :.t A T E. WORSLEY'S, . 22 MAIN STREET, Below Pearl. Also, Agent for the . . f. ; .Home Shuttle Sewing Machine. Makes tho Lock stitch ; stitches alike on both sides has table and treadle, and is in every respect as good as the $75 machines. Only $37. ' Call and see it. noiift-tf, ..: . '.. :-. SheriiTsSals. BY virtue of a decree and execution to me directed from the Wayne Common Pleas Court, I will expose at public sale, at the Court Ilouse door in the town of Centerville, Wayne county, Indiana, on the 2d day of October, 1S69, between . the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. aud 4 o'clock p. m., on said day, the following property, te-wit: A part of the north ball of Section 1 in township 17 of range , 14 East in Wayno county, Ind., bounded as follows: Beginning at a stone corn'r IS roda W, of the north east corner of said section, running thence west 98 6-13 rods ; thence south 81 rods ; thence east 83 6-13 rods ; thence north 81 rods to, the place of beginning, containing 50 acres. .Also, a part of fractional section 66 in township 13 of range 14 east in the same county, beginning at Benjamin Pitt'a southwest corner, running thence north 7 rods ; thence down Noland's Fork to a corner stone in the line running cast and west ; thence east to the place of beginning. To be sold as the property of Edwin Schlagle to satisfy 8a id decree aud execution in my hands in favor John Benson. Sale without relief Irom valuation or appraisement laws. JACOB S. BALLENGER, Sheriff W. C . William A. Peelle, Att'y for Pl'ff. , Sept. 7, 1869-ts. " pf $9 . . . ... i . ' Sheriffs Sale. ; Y VIRTUE of a decree and execution to me directed from the Wayne Circuit Court, I will expose at Public Sale, at the Court House door in the tow of Centreviile, Wayne County, Indiana, . On the 30th Day of September, 1SG9, Between the hours of 10 o'clock, a. m. anl 4 o'clock p.m., on, said day, tha following property, to-wit: , The- east part of Ijnt one hundred .and twentyeight (12), in that part of ths city of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, laid out by Charles W. Starr, and bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the south-oast corner of saii Lot No, one hundred and twenty-eight (123), on Main street, and running thence west along Main street to the centre of a brick wall partition forty-one (41) feet; thence north thro the centre ot said partition wall one n una rea ana thirty-five (135) feet to as alley running east and west; thence east along said alley forty-one (41) feet; thence south one hundred and thirty-five (135) feet to tlie place of beginning. : , -. . To be sold as the property of John Bratzand Henry Bralz, to satisfy said decree in my bands in favor of Msrr FJ. Mocre. Sale without relief from valuation or appraisement laws.. .. j JACOB S. BALLENGElt, James Perry, Att'y for Pl'ff. Sheriil W.C. Aug. 24,1869. . 4-ta pf$.00 Use the Liquid for BED-BUGS. Use the Powder for INSECTS. ! ! BEWARE ! ! of spurious imitat'ns All good Druggists sell. ' For 91, 82, $3 sizes, address l . COSTAR COMPANY, w No. 13 Howard Street, N. T. OH MY ! OH MY I I "I can't stand it." "These corns will kill me." O I O ! ! 1 1 w -Use "COSTAR'S" CORN SOLVENT. For Cuts, Burns, Old Sores, etc., jSLiTVs 'COSTA Xl'S' BUCKTHORN SALVE SOLD BY DRUGGISTS IN RICHMOND. uo24-ly. '

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