Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 44, Number 14, 17 June 1874 — Page 2

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RICHMOND. NP.. JCNE 17,1874. A vsX Monday, (22d inst,) Congress adinnrn sin ''ilia' - v-:' k:ij,, .. 1 - , - . v . Wemt PmMnt. (. sX.tJ i " Thet great mMS of the people little suppose that in the rotet given this fall biav be determined the

choice of. the next President of the bera of the House of Represent tires which, in case no election., is r made by the electoral colleges, Will choose the President" It is not .a the - House chosen ' the year the 1 President is voted for which per- ! lorms that duty, bat it is the last

-.preceding During last Spring, the changes 1 of weather were not mare remark -.able, than. the change in the' State t- Sentinel towards the Farmers' Con- ' Mention, held recently , at Indianap ..lis, as noted by the Journal, in the ; following paragraph: t - "The morning of the Farmers' - Convention the Sentinel gaVe them I four columns of sweet and loving f advice. - The morning after, it cut them off With half a column of con- - temptous abuse. This is a ' world of changea" -ii' - i i L'EMft'iaMtlM. Takes" are good, especially when J r . U fat" and tho Mayor s 1200 additional salary voted by himself into his own pocket is one of that kind of "takes" that may seem "fat" to hhn; but it is a political nils-take that all his voluminous card-writing efforts cannot explain away,' or j he cannot extricate himself out of. . The more he straggles, the deeper he gets into the mire ' of prevarication Here's a sample: ; ' "I had nothing to do, 'as I have said before, with fixing the Salary that any bffioer should receive, except in ths cases of a tie vote, and that only occurred in One instance (that of President of the Board of Health.") This ia truly refreshing! especially when- he 'jie vote" on Mr. Dulin's motion ' to .reduce the Mayor's salary to one; thousand, dollars, , was. the. oher "instance,'' (aud the only .one under consideration nowj that he is clearly and truthfully chargable "with fixing!" ' It. is quite unnecessary for any one to be "hard up for something out of which to manufacture a little capital," when Mayor Elder furnishes such blundering tergiversations under the head of "moire mistakes corrected," as we, have quoted above from the' drippings of his . prolific , cardwriting pen! If you cannot do better than this, Mr. Mayor,, do, for the sake ot the, position you occupy, and the little grain of; truth that may yet linger in your soul, keep quiet! ' rur: ... " ' 's , ' Demeeroey a Trade. ' We alluded recently, to the: Demo cratic "dicker" with the "freesoilera" of Old Wayne, where they ' succeeded in electing our present $200 "retrench men t" Mayor to 4he legislature,' and warned the Republicans of the Coun ty that the same old leaven ' was again afwork.'-1'.'1"" :. . 'That old party is constantly looking ahead, in hopes to again - come into power, in State , and Nation making e vary thing bend to that object. In every, fitrong Republican county ia the States they are remarkably ; ''liberal," and are offering bargiiin9 in trade only .i a single 1 representative in the Legislature Of Democratic proclivities is all they require to clinch the dick er: but we hear of no offerings in the political market in Democratic coun ties the "unterrifiedV don't like the "Grangers" and -"Farmers ' Clubs" there not much:"'' :! Democrats are ready to trade with the farmers' clubs, with the Geimapa, and with any' faction, but always with the ulterior purpose of entering the national campaign of 1876 under the old Democratic banner, j As to what Democratic ascendency means, au ' or gan of that party says: . .'. It will not be denied, perhaps, that had not the , Democracy upheld' the doctrine of State's rights during the dark days of the rebellion, -we would now have had no States nothing but J i !!-! J. J i! uismeiM -lu - b rvniraiizeu uespougm. lhe Democratic party has, with courage nnequaled in the hiHtory of imy organization, upheld the banner of-self-government. and through period of unexampled persecution with the eagles of Democracy baptized in the blood of its martyrs, it has ere served what little there is left of con stitutional freedom, and to-day, if any man speaks out his honest political sentiments, he owes that boon to tho courage with which the Democratic party fought tyranny and oppression. In other word,, the Democratic party which wilt seek to elect the President in 1876 is the old Demo cratic , party, -tne uncompromising enemy of equal rights, the State's rights party, -' always :t interpreting "State's rights" to mean the' right of secession. The , Ohio r friends . of .Senators '-. Thnrman and George . Pendleton are at it again like two torn cats in a barrel , . The distinguished gentlemen themselves maintain a distant and high toned personal regard for each other, but their friends have concluded - that - the Democratic party is too close a corporation to hold them both.;; The Presidential nominations in 1876 is the bone of 1 contention, and .while the Ohio'J Democrats are quarreling about it, Got. Hendricks is looking on with a degree of complacency only equal- . P -i i 1: ed t by that .whioh, - according tc Bailey, irradiates the countenance of the man; who is next" ia crowded barber ahop. " 1 1 s ; Only afe t k. in fll

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For the Palladium. Moral Saaalon aa Law. Editor Palladicm: We have just been shown a long article under the caption of "Will Prohibition Prohibit?" writteu,?BdIe'1e,ttBe Cincinnati ComweretalJn whch be argues that moral snasioh and'soojal influence are the greai levers byVhich to remove intemperance and its at--tendant evils from our midstIIe utterly and entirely ignores prohibitory laws, taking the ground that they are-not-wiljr abortive buYwFongin principle. -He says, "Liberty is the best educator; that history shows TOttctiEs!TttnaTtheadv peranco depend on causes entirely outside of law, Ac. We believe in

p moral suasion, but we take issue wjth1 iJeadle. ' .Dr."-1 Arnold expresses considerable truth when he .says, "Law and government are the sovereign influences in (human society; institutions , depend on them, and are ? by them formed and modified; what they sanction will ever be generally considered innocent; what they! condemn is thereby made a crime." 'After-thirty-five year of study and labor in the cause of temperance we are con vinced that for . the prevention of the many grievous evils flowing from the traffic in and use of intoxicants, law is not only necessary but is also ; a proper agent; 'mdral suasion, unaided by law, never can subdue this fearful evil. ' Moral suasion looks upon the evils produced. by public, drunkenness as inflicted by a drunkard upon himself ; but this is an incomplete view of the matter, because the evils fall upon so ciety ; also. The poor rate are not paid, by drink-made paupers, nor the prison and police rates by drink-made criminals; all the heavy burdens of drunkenness fall upon the unoffend ing and the virtuous classes of society. Law, ' perceiving this, saya to the drunkard, "Thou shalt not hurt thy neighbor, " If ealoon keepers- and drunkards annually stole' the .eighty MILLIONS OF DOLLARS out Of the pockets i of the innocent, which they have to pay every year in the shape of poor-rates caused by1 the traffic in drink, who would propose moral'suaSion as the eure? L But the robbery is quite as real though it be indirectly by taxation. ;'f Public drunkenness has been declared an offense punishable by law. Jf moral suasion be the appropriate remedy for this offense, it will also be the appropriate remedy for every other offense and contravention, and therefore,, every precautionary act will have to be repealed. ' But if the penalties for offenses and contraventions were repealed, society could not exist; not being the right method. it cannot be expected that moral suasion will be the efficient one. Sup pose a small country town is desolated with two saloons, which of, these two plans would be the best? 1st, To employ missionaries to convince the villagers of the danger to themselves and others of drinking in saloons? or 2d, To shot the ealoons at once by law? By this last plan, instant secur ity from the evils would be effected. By the first that of moral suasionthere would be constant danger since the st umbling blocks were not removed, constant expense, and only very partial success.. So conformable to reason is this view, that some of the most intelligent men have solved the difficulty by prohibiting saloons from their domains and territory. : Witness Vineland, New Jersey, founded twelve years ago by C. K. Landis, now 12,000 inhabitants. -By prohibiting saloons there is no intemperance. So with Greeley, Colorado, founded four years ago; saloons are interdicted, hence no intemperance. So with Besslerook, Ireland, where there are several thou sand inhabitants; the owner, John G. Richardson, prohibits saloons, and as a result there is. no intemperance. So with Saltaire, Yorkshire. Titus Salt strictly prohibits any saloons being opened in! that' town, and thus avoids intemperance. Now, although' this interdiction is the will of the owner, yet that will stands in the position of a prohibitory law to these places. We despair ot tne elevation ot ; so ciety from the thraldom of intemper ance until our legislators and the church comprehend the distinct prov ince of moral suasion and law, and faithfully apply each to its own pecu liar work. Moral suasion takes cog nizance of man in all the private actions of his life, those which do not affect others. , . If a man indulges in vice in secret and the consequences fall upon himself alone, he is a fit sub ject for persuasion; but if the, gratifi cation be in public, and evil consc quences fall upon the innocent, he should be restrained by law; mora suasion is an aid to the development of man's capacity for good. It says to him. "Be good and do good." Law is ' a check upon his capacity for evil, ad dressing him , thus; injure you no one, and no one will be allowed to in jure you." I The one is thus a teacher, the other a protector moral suasion seeks a reformation of life through a change of J heart law regards only outward obedience, not inward feel ing.- We' no "more seek the reforma tion of a drunkard by advocating his being kept out of a saloon than we aim at the curing of a vicious dog by placing, a muzzle on his mouth.": W endeavor Ui keep the dog from biting, And the drunkard from assaulting so ciety., .In the prevention of evil, law . is wiser than moral suasion. Persua sioh merely eays, "Keep out of the wav of public temptation," and thus frail, fallible' human nature is kept 'exposed, the tempter being left, to wil Law1 commands' public temptation to be removed altogether." The province ; 0f each may, be better understood by a few illustrations:': Society has often ' ieh compared to a. building, say a ' dwelling house. Law tands on the , outwae ana w.j mm no oepreaators gain admission either by . roof,,

window, or door; moral suasion goes ' within and decorates and replenishes t . ., v ..i the mansion. Or if the community beJtkenedjVa field, law tf rs up.11 the weedaUbd moral -suasion layon all jhat euri&es thespil ami depots v- i ZJ " ti r " t Vn' eaehnephm is !

finely seen he erection of a bridge across a flowing stream. When the contractor commenced to build the Victoria bridge, across the Clyde, his first operation was io make a 'slanting embankment, so as to divert alt the water to one side, and leave half or more of the channel quite dry!' This accomplwhedi he-begsnrwitlrourtn -terruption lronrthe flowing water, to drive in the piles and build the arches. Law ; made t he embankment it kept off the wrarers' and? moral suasion bniltthe bridge. r - 'From this we deduce two great truths which we earnestly commend to the moral .suasionistslst, That moral suasion, which is a force acting by instruction, cannot rationally elevate society by its appeals to the conscience, reason .and. heart, unless law suppress all- public S counteracting forces which act by temptation, such as saloons, gambling hells, and houses of prostitution. It is most lamentable that in a nation like ours, where the doctrine of opposite torccs in things material is so , well understood, we should be so .blind in the. region of morals. In striving to attain for the community a higher platform of virtue and happiness we act as it we were bereft of reason. ' If a smith, when intent on, preparing a bar of iron for being forged into a desired shape, were to keep one man blowing" the bellows to raise the heat and another man throwing water on the fire to put it out, we Would know the smith was insane. v ith the let t hand we uphold ministers, and with the, right one saoon keepers, though there be as com plete antagonism between the two as between fire and water. - This is pre cisely the way we act in morals and religion. There has been a stream of evil flowing perpetually from the saoons and yet how tardy are we to raise an embankment so as to let our moral agents go on, without interrupion in their work. Hence it is, that or more than thirty years we have been laboring almost in vain. The 2d great truth is, "That in all countries professing Christianity law must begin to do its work of removing public temptation before moral sualon can iully succeed in improving the mind and character of the people. lere we shall be met by a remark from a certain class who mean well. but do not think well. i"lt is not aw." say they, "but the Gospel and grace of God that will reform society." We believe as strongly as they, that . without regeneration by the Holy Ghost the world will never be truly reformed; but is our intense conviction of this to make us relinquish our reason? We believe it is God that . giveth the increase in the kingdom of : nature and that of grace, but we know that the husbandman aud missionary must precede omnipotence, and per form all that human power can do. and we know that just in proportion , as the husbandman tears out the weeds before he scatters the seeds, is the increase from God; and we cannot but believe that it we would thorougby root out all public temptation. God would also sive us a greater spiritual increase. " To think otherwise, is to suppose that God would rather work , with irratinnnl than ratSnn.it mpn Nn I doubt He will always bless, according ',. to His pleasure, the earnest labor of humble laitn working by persuasion; but is the plenteous rain and dew of ', grace not . withheld in our day: and 1 why withheld lhe want ot persua-r sive effort and prayer is not the only reason, n an wie laruiera iu Ainer- ; ica were to pray night and day for an abundant harvest while they yet al lowed their fields to be covered with weeds and stones, would God answer that praj-er? We believe God would give more grace if we would show as much common sense in thincs ot re- 1 it-ion as we do our world! v business. The plain truth is (and we all know it) that so long as open public temptation abounds, public morality will never nationally improve Who ia to remove the stumbling blocks? Is it God or man? To expect God to suppress public temptation tor us when He has commanded us to' do it, is for the servant to order his master, is a plain declaration that we will not do our part of the work, and is just the same as depending on the Al mighty to remove the weeds and stones from our farms, is an outrage upon common sense and an insult to Heaven. For noarly six thousand years Jehovah has shown, in ' providence. that if men will tolerate public temp tation, lie will allow public ruin. The lesson of sixty centuries is, '.'Evil, if left alone, will overpower the good;' and that lesson we despise! Cincin nati is a strong exemplification of this to-day. Deaf to the teachings ol scripture, providence and reason, we permit thousands of saloons to inflame and corrupt our pcopler wc sow the wind of temptation, and God, in righteous retribution, lets us reap the whirlwind of agony and crime, . Never until wc shut up the saloon by legal prohibition shall we succeed in removing intemperance, for all experience proves that it is the presence of the saloon that leads to iu temper ance. All history proves two propo sitions: 1st, That the demand for in toxicating drinks did not begin until a supply was presented; and 2d, That if the supply had not been provided, the demand would not have been ere atcd. Drunkenness was unknown among the Indians until the traders offered fire-water. The red men tast ed then drank and perished. The Chinese knew little of narcotic stupefaction until Britons, lor gain, thrust in the drug, lhe opium entered, pre vailed, became the curse of the land In any village in this land where there is no saloon there is no intemperance, no drinking of spirits; but let a saloon open in that village and in less than six months there will be intemperance as a result. In any locality, as in some rural districts in which the peefile have no demoralising: influences, et low theaters, gambling dens, or brothels be started, and soon the slumbering capability of "evil in hu man nature win ne arousea mio uestructive action. 1 The highest point therefore to which civil freedom can attain, ia to prevent by law that slumbering capability, being awakened by public temptation or opportunities. Hence we find that prohibition is a grand and necessary collateral. agent with moral suasion for the removal of intemperance. Let us look at a few

facta which the history of prohibitory aa restrictive laws tarnish. It is mow more than a quarter ot a century gince thfr ,vroyfcUory law was passed in Maine" "What has been its effect? ThtfHoul Vfi Frye, M. 0. and ex J Attorney General f:Q ean and do Ironi my own personal oo ;ervitioa4 unhesitatingly .firm : that

the' consumption ot intoxicating li quors in Maine is not to-day onefourth so great ns-it-was twenty years ago; that in the country portions of : the StatoV the sale and ufcc have almost entirely ceased; that the law itself, under a -vigorous enforcement, has created a temperance sentiment which is i marvellous, and to which opposia, tjou is. poweriess, In my opinion, our - remarkable temperance reform of tof dav is the legitimate child of the law.' The Hon. Lot. M.-Morrill, United ; States Senator from Maine, writes: "I have the honor unhesitatingly to concur iu the opinions expressed by my colleague, Hon; Mr. Frye." ; The Hon. Hannibal Hamlin. United States Senator and ex-Vice President of the United States, writes: "I 1 concur in the statements made by Mr. . Frye. In the great good produced by the prohibitory liquor law of Maine 5j no man can doubt who has seen its result. It has been of immense val- - ue." - , , The Hon. Woodbury Davis, long . Judge of the Supreme Court of Maine, - says: '"No observing man who has lived in this State for twenty years, and has had an opportunity to know the tacts, r can doubt that the Maine (prohibitory) law has produced a hundred times more visible improvement in the char- . acter, condition, and prosperity of our people, than any other law that was ever enacted. .' Now let us see what is the result of . repealing prohibition.; In 1867, Massachusetts had prohibition; in April, 18G8, it was supplanted. What was the effect of that repeal? Governor Claflin. in his inaugural address, Jan uary, 18(19, says: ' ''The increase of drunkenness and crime during the last six months, as compared ' with the name period in 1867, is very marked and decisive as to the operation of the law. Tho increased commitments for the eight months previous to the 1st of October, 18G8, over the same time in 1SG7 is remarkable, and demands the careful attention of the community. In the eight months al luued to in lob, sixty-nve persons were committed to the state prison; in the fame period in 18G8 there were one hundred and thirty-six commit ments more than double the number of the previous year. Take the Forbes-Mackenzie act of Scotland, passed iu 1853. In Edinburgh, before the passage of that restrictive law, the drunken persons taken charge of by the police for the whole year was 5,727. ... In 1872 it was 1,781). The total number taken on Sundays in 1853 was Wl; in 1872 only 15U In the year lbol, when tho population ot Scotland was 2,800,000, there were , 000,000 gallons ot spirits consumed. In 1871, when the population had increased to J,dUU,WU, the con sumption oi , spirits was 5,C71,000 gal ; Ions. e could quote many more instances to prove that the power of law tends very largely to lessen the evils of intemperance, but the above facts are surely sufficient to convince any reasonable mind ot the propriety and emciency ot prohibitory legislation That law is essential to the moral ele' vation of the race. Moral suasion is excellent for in ducing a man or family to adopt clean ly habits; it is not less excellent tor procuring a sanitary act. Like stream which makes a little garden glad and fertile, and which also turns the machinery ol some vast lactory and provides the conditions of a bet ter life, clothing, health and decency to hundreds of persons, so moral influence may be brought to bear upon a single eoul for its happiness, and it may also operate for the enactment of some law by which the lot of millions will be favorably attected, and the after-course of a nation be rendered more salutary, noble ana sumime It a 1 1 Moral suasion directed to teaeh and elevate the slave, or to "impress the slaveholder with the evils of slavery aa a 8y8tem was admirable, as all will admit !, thr mnral suasion whinh was brought to hear for legislatively abolishing the slave trade and slavery, was not less admirable, and without it tne benefits of emancipation could never have been enjoyed. Moral sua sion used for the redemption ot the j drunkard, as well as for the purpose. of persuading others not to use the dangerous cup, is indeed praiseworthy; nor can legal enactments be less commendatory that prohibit the opening of saloons, which experience proves is the most fruitful source of lntera1erance and all its attendant evils, fence, we maintain that LAW is just as essential as moral suasion to secure the elevation and happiness of mankind. Wm. Baxter. Tbe Indiana Werann'a Rum-age Convention Held its fourteenth annual meeting in Colerick's Hall, Fort Wayne, the 28th and 29th of May. - Members of the association and delegates were present from several different counties. Mrs. Anna B. Campbell, of Rockville, President of the society, presided. All the sessions of the convention were attended by a large number of the best citizens of Fort Wayne, and the reception and entertainment of the delegates and members, by the Suffrage .'Associa tion of that city, was characterized by tho spirit of courtesy, the kind est and most liberal that could be thought of. ' Every "'preparation was made for the comfort of all those in attendance, in the most sumptuous manner. '.OLetters were , read from Hon. Wm. Baxter,Bishop Thomas Bowman, Lizzie B. Bead, President", of Iowa W S. A., and our : venerable friend and . follow- . citizen, Achilles Williams, endors ing the movement, and expressing ' the conviction of final success. "' : , St! Louis, May 27, 1874. Mrs. Maky F. .Thomas Dear Madam : Your kind letter of the . 15th inst, invit ing me to , be pres ent at the . fourteenth annual meet , ing of. the Indiana , Woman's , Suf- ! f rage Association, to be held at Ft ; Wayne, on tho 28th and, 29th of ' this i month, came to hand in due time, but, on account. ;of, absence from home, was not received by me .until yesterday. My official duties will not allow me to be present at your meeting. . But . be assured.

however, that I am in full sympathy

with the great question that will be before you. More and more, am I

impressed with the necessity that woman's influence should be felt in the political, as , it , now is in the' social; and' religious ' world. When that, good time $hall come, I am sure we will have better laws and a higher standard of political virtue. She has never yet failed to improve and elevato those around her in whatever sphere she has been called to move, and I am sure she will not in this. It is only a qucs tion of time. , The datinings of the coming day, are clearly visible in the distant horizon." The light of Truth is spreading, and soon, full orbed, she will shine "over all our laud. May the God of Truth help you in this great work. ' lours truly,' Thomas Bowman. Versailles, Tnd., 5th mo. 14, '74. Dr. Mabt F. Thomas Respected Friend: Thy letter inviting me to be present at the .Woman's Suffrage Convention, to be held at Ft Wayne on the 27th inst, was duly received. It would afford me pleas ure to be there, but. my labors iu the cause of temperance are ' so pressing that it will be simply im possible for me to be with you. I am nowever, constrained to say. that my warm and earnest sympathies will be with the convention. That woman, with her intellect and noble moral nature, should be restrained by law, from a full pai -ticipation in all the legal rights which attach to man, is a relic of barbarism which our boasted civil i zation ought to have blotted out long ago. lhe declaration that all are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, is an utter perversion of language and thought, so long as half the race ia debar ed the right of suffrage. A continuance of ihis barbarouslaw of ostracism is a standing evi denceof the injustice, selfishness and tho cowardice of mankind. Never will mau rise to tbe true d:g nity of his manhood, so long as ho with holds from others who are subject to all the pains and penalties of law tliat he is subject to. ; But, my friend, the day of deliv erance is near at hand. Tho devo tion and heroism which woman has adways manifested in laboring to put down the greatest curse to mankind, has given a momentum to her claim to the franchise, and has so forcibly demonstrated tho necessity of so doing, in order to effectually slay the monster intern perance, that men will, ere long, bo compelled to grant her reasonable and just demands. Have courage then, and persevere victory will soon perch upon your banner. I am truly, thy friend, William Baxter. Mrs. Margaiet W. Campbell, of of Chicago, and Mrs. Adelia M. Hazlett, of Michigan, were in at tendance. Mrs. Campbell, by her earnestness, kindness of manner, and thorough intellectual reasoning, her mild but firm expression of the tbuth she was telling; and Mrs. Hazlett, full of the enthusiasm of the cause in Michigan, added much interest to the meeting. Mr. McNiece, Esq., Itev. M. Marine, known to many of your readers, L. M. Nnide, Esq., Mrs. Swain, Mrs. Nuide, Mrs. Dickinson of Fort Wayne, Mrs. E. B. Swank, Mrs. S. V. Boyd, Mrs. M. T. Clark, Mrs. Anna B. Campbell, Mr. C Holderman, and Mrs. Fuller, of Michigan, and others, discussed the resolutions which follow, with much enthusiasm. Very eloquent speeches were also made by Mr. McNiece, Rev. M. Marine, Mr. Campbell, of Chicago, Mrs. C. B. Swank, of In-J dianapolis, and Mrs. Hazlett of Michigan: Resolved, That wo see in the signs of the timeB unmistakable evidence of the advance in imblic sentiment promising a speedy re cognition of the claims of woman to legal and political equality. Resolved, That the right of self protection, and the right to accu mulate property and hold the same is inherent and all laws in opposi tion are contrary to the principles of republican government. Resolved, That it is the duty of woman to resist taxation, whilo unrepresented. Resolved, That the conduct of those who resist the payment of taxes because they are without rep resentation in the government -is justifiable. Resolved, .That we hereby rejoice in -the recent action of tho Legislature of Michigan ' in refer ring suffrage for women to the peo " pie, and we earnestly hope for the ; triumphant success of the cause. Resolved, That this convention sends greeting to the Smith sisters and others that are so nobly reaf firming the declaration of independence by resisting taxation because they are not represented. . Resolved, That tbe present demand for woman suffrage is the outgrowth of the Christian reli gion. ' ;;",;;; - Resolutions were also adopted thanking our Senators, Mot ton and Pratt for their able defense of woman - suffrage in the : : United States Senate in the organization of the Territory of Pembina; endorsing and recommending The Woman's Journal;, thanking .the friends in Ft Wayne for their hospitalities, ' etc., etc.; and without detracting from . any one merited encomiums, we feel it due to Mrs. M. H . Williams, chairman of the executive committee of the Ft Wayne W. S. A., to say that much of the success of the- meeting, and the ' comfoit of those attending

must be attributed to her untiring exertions arid efficient management. The following were elected officers of the society for 1 the ensuing year : ; ; - : . v President- Dr. Xlary F. Thomas, Richmond. V - . v Vice Presidents Dr. Anna B. Campbell, Rockville; William Bax ter, Richmond; Mr. Hustead, Munie. . , I , '. TV. : r. Treasurer Mrs. Jennie Bowen, Dublin. Recording Secretary Miss I. H. Elliott' Dublin Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Helen V. Austin, Richmond Executive Committee Mrs. S. V.Boyd. Dublin, chairman; Mrs. E. B. Swank, Mr. R. J. McNiece, Rev. Mr. Marine, Mrs. Bowen. M. F. Thomas. Richmond, June, 1874. . ;

; Tbe Indian Commissioner. There is reliable authority for the following statement:1 The Board of Indian Commissioners is erroneously called "Peace Commis . sioners." By law its true title is "The Board of Indian Commissioners." This board, as an organiza tion, has not resigned, - and the statements to that effect are erroneous. The board : consists of ten members, and six of the ten only have resigned. The remaining four have been called together for : the purpose of reorganizing the board. The vacancies occasioned by these , resignations will be filled by the President as far as necessary with the best men ho can select who are in harmony with the present Indian jxuicy. June 21 is the twenty eighth anni versary of the inauguration of Pius IX, as Pope, and it is proposed that all good Roman Catholics shall celebrate the day by public prayers aud thanksgivings and offerings throughout the universal church. The Tablet says that ' wherever the day is celebrated throughout the world, "those joining in tho cele bration are invited to dispatch tele grams on the same day to the Holy Father to inform him of the prayers offered up in his behalf and for the triumph of the church " It forgets the important exhortation that they should be very careful to . prepay their dispatches. Gov. Baxter has highly complimented, in general orders. Miss Allie R Stewart, of Little Rock, for acts of courage and daring performed during the Tate unpleasantness in Arkansas. Brigadier-General Barton recommended her appointment as major and aide-de-camp. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. DmXIKTKATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Joseph M. Baylies has been duly appointed Administrator of the estate of Adelia F. Baylies, deceased, late of Wayne county, Indiana. The estate is so! v. ?it. JOSEPH M. BAYLIES, J. C. "Whitriae, Attorney. Administrator. June 1!),1S74. 13-3W ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Charles A. Francisco has been duly appointed Administrator of the estate of Lomis J. Francisco, deceased, late of Wayne county, Indiana. The estate is probably solvent. CHARLES A. FRANCISCO, Administrator. J. C. Whltridge Attorney. June 10, 1871- 14-Sw -TSOTICE OF INSOLVENCY. Notice is herebv sriven that at the Anril term, 1874, of the Wayne Circuit Court, the estatate of Thomas Lamb, deceased, was declared piobably insolvent. Creditorsare, thorelore, notified that the same will be setuea accordingly. BENJAMIN B. BEESON, Adm'r. June 13, 1874. 13-3w K E A R N ET'S FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU ! The only known remedy for BRIGHT S DISEASE! v . And a poslte remedy for Gout, Gravel, Stricture, Dlabctca, Dyspepsia, Nervous Debility, , Dropsy, Non-retention or Incontinence of Urine, iiiiuiiuu, luusuiuiKju or ulceration of the. BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, srEKMATORRIICEA, Leucorrhora or Whiles, Diseases of tbePostate uiami, stone in lhe Bladder, Colculus f .ravel or Brickdust Deposit, and Mucus or iiiiiity uiscuarges KEARNEY'S EXTRACT BUCHU, Permanently Cures all Diseases of tho Bladder, Kidneys, And Dropsical Swelling, Existing in Men, Women 'and Children, IWXO MATTER WHAT THE AGE! Prof. Steele says: "One bottle of Kear ney's Fluid Extract Buehu is worth more than all other Buchus combined." Price, One Dollar per Bottle, or Six Bottles lor lve Dollars. Depot, 104 Duane St., New York. A Physician in attendance to answer cor respondence and give advice gratis. BSSend stamp for Pamphlet, free.Tfcd -TO THE- ...... OF BOTH SEXES, No Charlie for Advice and Consultation Dr. J. B. Dyott, graduate of Jefferson Med' ical College, Philadelphia, author of seV' eral valuable works, can be consul led on all diseases of the Sexual or Urinary Or gans, (which he hastaade ah especial study) either In male or female, no matter from what cause originating or of bow long standing.. A practice of 30 years enables him to treat diseases with success. Cures guaranteed. ' Charges reasonable. Those at a distance can forward letter describing symptoms and enclosing stamp to prepay postage. -.'''- -' Send for tbe Guide to Health. Price 10c. . ' J. B. DYOTT, M. DM Physician and Burgeon, 104 Duane 8t,N. Y. Illy if - . - y-Asmsei WASHINGl Fatnilv Washings wanted at THE HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS. AU wasbtng well done, and at low price.

SITED STATES 9IARHIIAIM HALE. Br virtue of a writ of execution to me direct rotn the -United Hluti rireuit Court, for the Ulntrtctof Indlaua, I will, on Thumlfay, July 2l,487t between tbe hour. of 10 oeiocit a. m., aim iotiouh y. Court House door In tho-clty of Kicbinotul, Wayne county, uvnni oi niuiuua, um-i lor aale at nublic auction, the rent and nrnflts fiwn term not exoeedlnK seven yeara, of tbo following described real estate, sit uated m Wavne roomy, inuiana, 'iLots Nos. 9rt, V7, 98,, 100, 101, 1W, lOo, luO and 107, In the Bchwegmau addlUou to the city of Richmond, and part of lot No. 161 in that Jart of the city of Richmond laid out by ohn Smith, beginning at the southent corner of said lot No.ltfl; running thence west SB feet, more or less, to the aonthweat corner of said lot; thence north &i feet, more or less, to a 1. foot alley; thence eiutt 66 feet, more or leas; thence sooth along the west line of said alley to the place of beginning. Also, lot No. 10, In Varies W. Htarr s addition to the said city or Richmond, south of Main strait, and upon failure to realise a sum sufficient to setlsfy the demand, I will, at the same time and place, and in like manner, offer for sale the fee simple for tbe same. Taken as the property of defendant at the sultof Benjamin F. Joues,Thomas M.Jones, George W. Jones, James Laughlln, Henry A.Langhlin.Ueorge M. Laughlin, against the Richmond Street Railway Company. Pale to be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. BEN. 8POONER.tr. H. Marshal. June 9, 1874. By. J. H. Bigelow, Deputy. U-Aw p. f. 112.37. : . JOTICE TO COSTHACTORfs. In pursuance of a resolution of the Common Council of the city of Richmond, Indiana, the Board of Public Improvements will receive Sealea Proposals at tbe office of City Clerk, until 2 o'clock, p. m., Monday, July (ith, 1874, for Uradlng, Graveling, and Rowldering the east half of Ninth street, from Main to Walnut street). Said bids to be made in the following manner: . Orading, per cubic yard .... Uraveling, per cubic yixrd,... Bowlderiug, per nquarc. Said work to be completed on or before the .. day of ... ...... 1874, under the direction of said Board, ami in accordance with the plans and specifications of the Civil Engineer, on file in the office of said Clerk. The contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The Board reserving the right to refuse any or all bids if they deem them too high, or are not made in accordance with this notice. . By order of said Board. 14-2w P.P. KIRN, Clerk of Board. AfiEHTH WAJTTEn-Fnr hmilv MI. bles, Protestant, German and Catholic, with Dictionary, Books of the Bible, etc . fullv illustrated, (-ample cobv at wholesale prices. YOST, Publisher, 805 Market street. A 1 'hiladelphia. 14-4w miTi AUOER AND TCSTUiaalaXS FROM WvuiMOBS " " b aa DAKOTA. vuu, Bsisialla 14-4W uEIEORAPHY" A new book on the art of Writing by sound: a complete system of Phonetic Short-Hand, the shortest, most simple, easy, and comprehensive, enabling any one in a short time to report trials, speeches, sermons, etc. The Lord's Prayer Is written with 49 strokes of the pen. and 140 words per minute. The unemployed should learn this art. Price by mail 50 cents. Agents wanted. Address T. W. EVANS t CO., 139 South Seventh street, Philadelphia. Pa - 14-4w Forewarned, Forearmed. To be Sorearmed now when you are threatened with all the ailments caused bv dcbilitatine Spring and Summer weather is to make tree use ot . JTJRUBBBA. V Which will make the Liver active, assist Digestion, Purify the blood, strengthen the Uterine and Urinary organs invigorate the System, and make you enlov life as vou ought. Price Jl a bottle. JOHN Q. KEL LOGG, Agent, New York. 14-4w 200 PIANOS AND ORGANS. New and Second-band, of First Class Mak ers, will be sold at Lower Prices for cosh, or on Instalments, or for rent, in City or Couniry, uunng mis niomn, ny iiUKACK WATERS & SON, No. 481 Broadway, than ever ueiore onereu in -ew lorK. SffciClALTY: Pianos and Organs to let until the rent money pays the price ot the Instrument. Illustrated Catalogues mailed. A large discount to nilnisters.cliurcues, schools, lodges. . 14-4W S.OOO Oatats Ordered in Advaneel AGENTS WANTED for TELL IT ALL By Mrs. Stenhouse. of Salt Lake On. 2S years the wife of a Mormon High Priest. With introduction by Mrs. Stowe. Over 3,000 Outfits ol this Extraordinary work were ordered by old Agents, in advance. who are now sellinir 25 to 4u a dav! Its mi is Without a Parallel. One Avrent larlv sold 20 in one week. Terms big: sales pos itively immense. Oompleteoutflt free to all agents who mean huRiness. Circulars free. Address, O.UEEN CITY PUB'NO CO., J Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Sharp's Specific cures Dyspepsia, laver Complaint, Constipation, Vom Sour Stomach. Water Brash nltlngof Food. ater Brash, Heartburn, ! Low Spirits, etc. In thirty-five veArs never tailing to cure uie most obstinate cases. sold ny druggists irenerallv. C. E. C. E. Potts Co.ageuts for Richmond, Indiana. Depot, 145 Eighth street. N. Y. Circulars mailed ou 14-4 application. 1 ins t iim Machine icives the brat satin. faction to the user, is paid for most readilv. and is the best of all to sell. If there is no "Domestic Agent in your town, apply to DOMESTIC S. M. CO., New York. 9-4 Ladies send for elegant Fashion Book. 14-lw pOR ('Old IIS, COLDS, - , Hoarseness, and all Throat Disease rsK WELLS' CARBOLIC TABLETS. Put up only In Bine Boxen. A TRIED AND SURE REMEDY. Sold by Druggists. 14-4 Livingstone is Dead! For 30 years Millions have intentlv watch ed his perilous yet heroic struggles, and grand triumphs, and now they eagerly desire the Complete Life History of this worldrenowned Hero and Benefactor, which un folds also the curiosities and wealth of a wild and wonderful country. We miblish just that history from his birth to his burial. ow ready, z.nix agents wanted quicklyOne agent sold 184 first six days; another 196 nrstweeK. f or particulars ot this, our superb new illustrated Bibles, and Ocean's Story, addrem HUBBARD A BROS-14-4 w ruus., Cincinnati, Ohio. JOTICE TO HEIRS OF PETITION TO SELL REAL ESTATE. STATE OF INDIANA,") rSS. Wayne County, Wayne Circuit Court. Notice Is hereby given that Wm. McLaughlin, administrator with the will, annexed, of Ueorge Raresheld, deceased. has filed his petition to sell the real estate of the decedent, the personal being Insufficient to pay his debts; and that said petition will be heard at the next term of the Circuit Court of said county. ; Witness my name this 1st day of June, 1874. - WM. W. DUDLEY, J3-3w p.f.55.50 Clerk Wayne Circuit Court. jyOTE SWAIHE, PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Are prepared to do all kinds of work In their line of business.! . . AND IN THE BEST STYLE, . . At their Galleries, S4 and SO Hala SL:(tklr4 atory,) Corner or Mala ex Fifth tStroota , RICHMOND, INDIANA

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Bella! Gift DtasrlsmUoBl lat Is Cosisitry! ut, ..: tB100;000:Ob IK T1LV1DLE OlITII . ; .j. ' To be Distributed in - . 441U SEBI-ANSFAL GIFT ENTERPRISE! . To be drawn Monday, July 4, 1874. OKB GRAND CAPITAL PRIBX. 010,000 IN GOLD! Osie Prlae, In SUvt . . i Five Prizes $1,000 each in Greenbaclut Five Prizes $500 each in Greenbacks! Ten Prizes $100 cacb in Greenbackst - Two Family Carriages and Matched Horses with Silver Mounted Harness, worth Slilio each. Two Huggies. Horses, etc., worth t00 each. Two Fne-toned Rosewocd Pianos, worth ISoOeach. Ten Family Sewing Machines, worth MOO. each. -- - ' 1,5(10 Gold and Silver Lever Hunting Watch. . c- tin alii worth from f20 to each! ' tJold Chains, Silver-ware, Jewelry, etc., etc. ?;nmber of mrts Wftm Tickets limited to . BVAgents Wanted to sell Tickets, to whom Liberal Prem i urns will be paid. Hiagle Tickets, Six Tlehes, t ' Twelve Tickets, fa? Twe-Bty-ave, Circulars containing a full list of prizes, a description of the manner of drawing, and other information in reference to the Distri bution, will be sent to any one ordering them. All letters must be addressed to Main office, L. D. SINE, Box M, 101 W. Fifth street. CINCINNATI, O 12-4w UHERIEF'S SALE. T By virtue of two decrees and executions to me directed from the Clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court, I will expose at public sale, at the Court House door in the city ol Richmond, Wayne county, Indiana, on the 20th tlay of June, 1874, between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m.n said day, the following property, to-wit: - - In the county of Wayne, and State of Indiana, and described as follows, to wit: Tbe rontli part of a certain lot or parcel of ground Known oy oeing sixty-six m) reel fronton Pearl street and running same widtii the full depth of said lot, taken olt'of the south side of lot numbered thirtying DacK tne ull ide P eight (3K), in that part of the city of Rich n i ond laid out by , ' John Smith, and the part hereby conveyed extending to the alley on the south side of said lot, or so much thereof as may he necessary shall be sold by the Sheriff of Wayne county, Indiana. - To be sold as the property of Charles and Catharine Lei ve, Adolpb Rosenthall, Leopold Oppenheimer, Abraham Senior, Marcus Loeb, Richmond National Bank, and Edward L. Rice, to satisfy said decrees and executions in my hands iu favor of John!. Jtrinkmeyer and .loi.n P. Smith. -Said sale without relief troiu valuation or appraisement laws. Wm. H. STUDY, -' Sheriff of Wayne couutv. Taylor, Rand & Taylor, Attorneys for Plaintiff. ll-4w pr. (. 511. . gHERIFF'S SALE. . By virtue of a decree and execution to me directed from the Clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court, 1 will expose at public sale, at the Court House door in the city ol Richmond, Way ne county, Indiana, on the 20th day of June, 1M74. between tbe hours of 10 o'clock, a.m. and 4 o'clock, p. m., on said day, the following property, to-wit, and described as follows, to-wit: A part of the north half of section 32, township 14, range 1 west, in Wayne conn- ' y, State of Indiana-, and bounded as fol'.ows: Beginning on the north line of e-M lection at a point 21 tHMOO rods west of tbe north w est corner of land formerly owned by Henry W.Conner, but now owned byJohn Hunt, and being the northwest corner of the tract of land described in a deed from William P.- Wilcoxen and Minerva Tilcoxen to Benjamin Harris, dated the d day of February, 1869, and recorded in Deed Record, No. SO, page 72, in the Recorder's office, in said county, and lielng the point where the said section line c reason the east side ot the Cincinnati and Fort Wayne Railroad; thence east 5 rods; thence south 14 rods; thence west 3 84-100 rods: thence north along the east side of railroad. 14 8-100 rods, to the place of beginning, containing 58 square rods, more or less. ..Subject to the nghts and privilege of sald'rail- ' road, and of the county road on the north end of said described real estate. To be sold as the property of Peter Yost and Henrietta Yost, to satisfy said decree and execution in my hands iiWavor of Benjamin Harris. Said sale without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. WM. H. STUDY, SheritT of Wayne County. L. D. Stubbs, Attorney 'for plaintiff. . ll-4w pr. f. U 50. JXECCTORS SALE OF LAND Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of tbe Hendricks Circuit Court, the undersigned, executor of the last will of diaries Moore, deceased, will offer at private or public sale, on the premises, on Thursday, the 2d day of July, A. D., 1874. the following described lands, to wit: The north half and two feet in front off of the north part of the south half of lot No. sixty-six (08) in that part of the city of Richmond laid out by Charles W. Starr, situate in Wayne county, State of Indiana. Terms One-third of purchase money to be due in six months, one-third in twelve months, and the jemainder in eighteen months, purchaser to give notes for same, with good personal security, waving valuation and appraisement laws. MARTIN GREGG, Executor. H. C. Fox, Attorney. Wm. II. Bradbury, Salesman. June 5, 2874. p. f. 88,25. , 13-w . T 'HE FAVORITE LAWN MOWER And GARDEN BOLLER COMBINED Manufactured and for sale by the WEED SEWING MACHINE CO. SIMPLE, ' ' ; ', EFFICIENT, ;. - DURABLE. Rons easy and light on any kind ol ground, -smooth or rough, does not clog, and 2 . i never gets dull. - HARDIN dc SHARDON, Msaavtrs, 235 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati. 13-4w (E. N. F.) N O T I C E

I have in my possession a very line little f Farm of 87 acres corners at Lynn Station, ; on the Richmond and Fort Wayne Rail- : road 00 acres of which is under good cultivation, 20 acres of good timber, and the ballance, 17 acres, I lie timber partly cut off. The house and barn are good old fashioned farm buildings; has a good bearing orchard, -fruit good; well watered wish a creek run- . nlng through the farm, on the west side; no wasteland whatever; lays well tothemn, . and is good rich land, and very desirably -located in a good neighborhood. I will sell ? this farm very low, and on good terms, and . will take in part payment a small house -and lot in the city of Richmond. STEPHEN R. WIGGINS. April a, 1874. , 4; , -tf. : TJCBLIC SALE OF LOTS 1

in IWVHHiK'i m uirjuuviivu ui union Wayne and Chicago. Railroad on the west side of the river, about three minutes walk from the lota to the railroad bridge, there . are fifty-five lota on high ground; excellent water by diging ten or twelve feet. The lota average about So feet by 160. On several of them are apple and cherry t-ree in fnli bear ing, un tne lot uie nouae stands on there is about three-quarters t an acre. Ir not sold by the 27th of June, they will he offered at Public Sale on the ground, at 4 o'clock p. m. Terms of Sale -One-third cash; onethird in one year, and one-third in two years, at 8 per eent. interest: deferred notes seemed by mortgage; interest paid annually. Inquire of . , LUTHER CROCKER, - "13 Lyoeum Hall Offloa, -

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