Terre-Haute Weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 January 1868 — Page 3

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WEEKLY EXPRESS

Wefluesilaf Morning, Jau«

29th»18S8

There has not bwn & fire in this

city for'Bix weeks. ,5.,:,

Te^liarn the fruit crop, in

this

locality i* uninjured up to this date.

Lafayette excate any city in the

9t$te in the number of murder cases.

^The Circuit Court, Judge Patter aoDf^coiivsene#*iR' Veihmili'on county next Monday. ••. WS" •/'*.

'7.

TbtfoiBe*rsfor thetiew at earn fire

engine will be appointed at the meeting of the City Council next week.

yy Dr. M. "Weld, a well known dentist of this city, died yesterday morning, after a very brief illness, of lung fe ver.

MARMED—On the 23d inst., at thejresidence of the bride's mother, in Sugar Creek toWnahip, by the Rev. Mr. Haskel, Mr. W. W. Casto, Esq., of Sugar Creek township, to Miss Mary E. Sterling, of th* jtiitaWpfctce: No cards.

HOT A bushel of apples paid for a divorce in Indianapolis, but we can beat tbe Courts at the Capital on time. The matrimonial knot can be severed hare in ttu6a«fourthkof & minute at least we have-one such instance on record in our Common Pleas Court

Boous.—^-Counterfeit imitations Qf five cent coins of tbe issue of 1866 are just out. The counterfeits are stiuck in lead and silvered over, but are not burnished between tbe bars of the shield. A number of thes^Gi&J^itions have beeu put into circu. lation. .yaus..

t-y.

A local editor has just seen a man

ffhotn. bethinks was pretty well occupied He hadhis wife upon one arm, a baby on the oth«rj a basket and cane in his hands, a cigar la his mouth, and two little hopeful heirs hanging on to his coat tails.

The City Marahall informs us that

hogs running at large are still subject to the penalties of tbe ordinance.—Journal.

i?rom the number running at large poking their noses in every open gate, we opitie the grunters have littlo fear of the "penalties."

It may be of some interest to

those in this city who purchased tickets in the "Riverside Lottery" to know that the ticket which draw the $40,000 in greenbacks, belonged to a commercial trader in New York by the name of M. H. Soribner.

I—

D. W. Johnson, Esq., who has

been for some years the honest and faith* ful collector of tolls at the Terre Haute Draw Bridge, has resigned the position to engage in othai business. He is succeeded by Mr. H. D. Milns, who will soon enter upon the discharge of the duties.

|fif Ned Dayis, the accomplished advance agent of the Tom Thumb troupe dropped in on us yesterday morning to anaounce the coming of Tom Thumb and .wife, Commodore Nutt and Minnie Warrem, who will appear at Dowling Hall Wednesday afternoon apd evening, ro^ one day only.

.fV The game law of this State, so far a* regards deer, went into effect on the first day of January. Between that day and the first of October, it i* unlawful to shoot, trap or kill in any manner, deer, buclr,.doe, or fhwn. The penalty for violation is ten dollars The law regarding small game does not go into effect until the first of February.

"HP The annual State meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic, for the election of officers and the transaction of other business, convenes at Iudianapolis to-day.

Among the delegates from this city are F. C. Crawford, Chas. Cruft, Oas. O'Mara, M. C. Rankin, John Kuppenbeimer, and Wm. frper.

m- While the telegraph is bringing us almost daily accounts of extensive fires,' this city has beea remarkably erempt from the ravages of this terrible element. Proper precautions, however, 3hould continue to be taken, and not allow this for* tunate exemption to cause our people to be careless in their fancied security.

A horse attached to a country*

man's wagon slipped and fell near BRIT'S corner yesterday morning with such force as to break a hip bone. As horse surgery has not arrived at that excellence unjoyad by the human species, a policrman attempted to end the equities misery by ahnoting. Two shots were fired, apparently with no immediate effect, when a rope was tied around the horse's neok, and inhumanly dragged up Fourth street.

No MOBE PENCIL MASKS.—So much trouble comes out of defaced and illegible

Sostoffice

tncil directions upon letters, that tbe Department now refuse to forward letters of this class.

We find the above item going tbe round of the press, but on inquiry learn the Post-office here has received no such instructions. Still it would do no harm if this impression could become so general to Mop the direction of letters in pencil, or even with bad ink, as to this cause may ba attributed the miscarriage of saany letters.

Tax Union Convention of Montgom wy county nominated Grant for .aidant, B. W. Harrison for Presid-Maial •lactor fbr the 9th District, and resolved: 6. That the Republican party is now, has been in favor of paying the national debt in exact accordance with the laws by Which it was created, with gold, where it» to stipulated, and lawfhl currency of the country where tbe law ao prbridas.

I. That the emergency requiring tbe bonds and sucurities representing the debt of the Government to be exempt from taxation having passed, we are in favor of changing the bonded debt into such a fortn asto compel the obligations and securities of the government in the hands of its creditor to bear their fell and equal proportion of taxation.

Items of a local natuie are as

Ecarcc as hen's teeth. The impertinent question of "What do you know invably receives the provoking "Nothing I"

Tom Thumb and wife, with Com

modore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren, are coming this way, appearing at Indi anapoliB next Saturday.

During the year 1867 four hundred

and seventeen marriage licenses were is sued to as many pairs of happy hearts in this county.

Those delinquent for State and

County taxes, should bear in mind that unless their taxes are paid on or before naxt Monday their property will be offered for sale by the County Auditor.

A DROP TOO MUCH.—Tbe only time we are fearful of getting *a drop

An attempt on the part of Sberiff

Kizer's boarders to break jail, has fortunately been nipped in the bud. Sunday evening while inspecting tbe prison, as is customary every twenty-fours, the fasten-, ings of two cells were found nearly sawed and a Bteel saw about one foot long was also found. It was evidently the intention of the prisoners to break from their cells Sunday night, raise a stone in the floor and dig under the outside walls of the prison. The prisoners were put upon a fast from Sunday noon until Monday evening in tbe hope that some of them would reveal the leaders of the plot, and also by whose agency the saw come in the prison.

An exchange mentions tbe pro

mulgation of a series of resolutions by a medical society "requesting that no druggists will renew the prescription of any physician ^nnected with tbe society without due authority for every such renewal.'' We suggest an improvement on the above resolution—the following, for instance:

Whereas, Many patients upon whom the members of this seciety depend for their respective incomes do not call the said members, on each and every occasion on which their natural fears are aroused, but have sufficient confidence in nature to believe that the same cause will always produce the same effects and

Whereat, The said patients do frequently get prescriptions duplicated without sending for members of said society and

Whereas, This practice verj materially effects the incomes of the said mem bers of said society therefore be it

Resolved, That the druggists of this vicinity be requested to charge all parties, ao desiring to duplicate prescriptions, an amount equal to tbe charges of the physician making the prescription, for single call, ana they are also hereby requested to credit the same to tbe said physician.

We have a series of resolutions drawn up to regulate the relations of the medical fraternity with tbe undertakers in the vicinity. We will present them at some future time.

ASSESSMENT OF INCOMES.--We *re formed by the Assistant Assessor, N. W® Conn, that, in pursuance of instructionj from Washington, hn is now proceeding with the assessment of the annual Income Tax for tho year 1867. Commencing this assessment at this early day will be a decided advantage to the tax-payer, as bis business will be fresh in his mind, and the items of income will no', have been forgotten. The law requires that every person who has an income shall make a de tailed statement of the same to the Assistant Assessor in tie Division where he or sho resides, and sworn to its correctness, whether it exceeib he sum of $1,000 or not.

Every person who possesses a gold watch, a carriage or buggy (including harness) exceeding in value |300, all gold plate kept for use, and silver plate exceeding in amount 40 oz. troy weight, must make a return.

Guardians, trustees, executors and administrators, and persons acting in any other fiduciary capacity, are required to make return of the income belonging to minora or other persons for whom they act

Every person failing to make a return will be liable to be assessed by the Assistant Assessor according to the best information he can obtain, and in such case fifty per cent, penalty will be added to the tax.

Merchants and business men expecting to engage in any business incurring a liability to the special or license tax for the ensuing year, commencing May 1st 1868, can make their application to the Assistant Assessor for said llcenae or sp«. cial tax receipt at the time of making their income return.

Gentlemen need not wait for a special invitation from the officers, as they will ^find them now ready and equipped with pens and blanks to asses* tbem.

The income tax is to be paid the last of April.

too

much

is when passing near the new buildings on Main street. The "drop" of a hatchet, a billet of wood or a brick, would be apt to make two drops.

|®-The land« which wexo bid off at the recent sale for taxes due to the sink" ing fund, must be redeemed by the 8th of February, or tbey* will be deeded to the purchaser. Holders of any of such funds should also understand that by an act ^f ihe laBt Legislature, one-third of the principal must be paid with the interest.

FATALACOIDKNT.—Henry Montgomery a citizen of Parke county, was killed Friday last, a short distance this side of the line dividing that county and this. His horse} ran away, and in going down a steep hill the wagon turned over, breaking the neck of the unfortunate man, and of course, causing instant death. Coroner Merry held an inquest on the body,returning a verdict in accordance with the above facte.

AT meeting of ex-officer? of the

Army of the Cumberland, at Marion county court-bouse, on Friday evening, a resolution was adopted, asking all officers in tho State who desired to attend the Cincinnati meeting, to send their name to Col. C. C. Hines, Col. J. W. Blake or Maj. Howland that the necessary provisions for their transportation, etc., may be promptly made.

HOGS,—-Below we give a correct statement of the number of hogs packed in this city during the season just closed: George fc Jenkins 13,029 W. B. Warren 6,806 Wm. J. Rieman & Son. 6,510

Total 26,345 No. cut last season 31,532

No?.' short of last season 5,187 The average weight at George & Jenkins was 195 pounds at W. B. Warren's, 197 lbs. at W, J. Reiman & Son's, 199 lbs.

/'C I^AS^R

HK. EDITOR:—On making my regular to Terre Haute la*t weeb to look after my chances for the Suporintendency of the New Poor Asylum, 1 thought it might rot be amiss to just drop in at the Auditor'8 offico and see if the Commissioners had Axed up the registry business all right in township, having already learned

the advantageous arrangement

of the two precincte. I found there an

accommodating

joung man, who had lost

a leg in the la'.- WFTT, fighting bur "Southern brethren','' notwithstanding this severe lesson, learned with sorrow that he still supports that infamous radical policy, "Rebels take back seats iu the reconstruction of tho Government." But without apparently noticing my embarrassment at such a discovery he showed me the Commissioner's record, and after some difficulty I F°und where tbe County Board had appointed five gentle* men to act a3 Registers in this township^ whose names occur ca the rccord in the order following: Wm. T. Pittenger and Gideon Smith, (by whom I suppoae they meant Wm. G. Smith, which is not muoh of a mistake, considering the fact that there are but few Smiths in the country), who with the Township Truswe^ constitute the Board of Registers fos the first voting precinct at New Goshen, and WmPennington, James M. Boori&td Lawrence Butler for tho second precir.et.

It occurred to me that this misjht •, .not be all rightf so I hastened home, rushed into the house, and seized my law book and read as follows: "That in eRch township with more than one place t'orvoling, there shall be appointed three freeholders beside the Town Trustee, and tbe first named, in order of appointment, shall he Inspeator of elections in said second of voting and the one next namcd tbs clerk of elections in said second placo of voting and the ono last named, a clerk in said place of voting where the said Trustee is the Inspector," &c. Now the coxa missioners intended that Mr. Pennington Bhould be Inspector at the second place oi voting, but the law says Esquiro Pittenge shall be according to the law of appoint ment. Here seems to be a terrible mistake made by our honorable commissioner from Fayette—for I am told he engineered the whole thing—or else a direct conflict of authority between the honorable Board of Commissioners of Vigo county and the Legislature of the State of Indiana. The question is, which shall prevail? Bat perhaps our County Attorney can render an opinion which will lead us out of the wilderness. Again the law provides that the commissioners shall appoint three regie ters, whereas we find thoy have appointed five. Still this can bo remedied, thusly One of those appointed hns not been a res ident of the township for two years, which tb« law requires, and another one is not a freeholder, so that wo only have three besides the Trustee after all, and they are to meet "on the first Monday in February and August of each year, at 9 o'clock, A. M-, at the place in said township where the largest number of votes were cast' at the last election, and organize themselves as a Board," (tho Trustee being chairman,) "lor the purpose of registering the names of the legal voters of said township,

FAYETTE

[From j-»sterday'» IndianspoHa HcraM. FAIK GROUNDS.—In the yearr1860, the State Board of Agriculture, finding that the old military park west of the cana! was too small for holding fairs determined to procure more eligible and spacious grounds. The matter was agitated for some time, and finally the managers of the railroads entering here, purchased the grounds north of the city, since commonly tnow as Camp Morton, and leased them to the Board of Agriculture on condition that the Board should fit them up and hold fairs there at least eight years out of ten. But one fair was held there, however, before the commencement of tho war, and after the grounds were used as a camp and rebel prison they were greatly injured, the fine shade trees being cut down, the ground dug up, etc. It was also found that they wore not ea9y of access, no railroad running within leas than half a mile. The latter difficulty has now been obviated by the building of tbe street railway, and since the close of the war the grounds have been greatly improved. The railroad companies now propose to donate the grounds to the State Board, provided they will release them from those claims and will purchase grounds on some one of their lines of railway near tbe city, to be fittod up and used hereafter. The State Board of Agriculture do not feel disposed to movo hastily in the matter, as the present grounds answer their purpose very woli, and tbe. rent costs them nothing under the contract. They will probably look at iea:t for a purchaser at a good price t'nr thts uld grounds, which, in the present condition of financial affair?, may not be so readily found, before accepting the proposition. A meeting of the Railway Board is appointed for the 18th of February, to tffceive, if ready, an answer to this proposition and act upon it.

But wherever the next fair may be held, whether upon new grounds or the old ones, the Board intend to prepare for it in the most handsome manner, and will make the best possible provision for future fairs. Mr. O. F. Mayhew, Assistant Secretary, ia now drafting plans for the halls, which will be commenced as soon ns the lc.eaj-ion is definitely determined. For Floral Hall it is proposed to erect a circular building, eighty feet in diameter sixteen feet in bight at tbe side?, and thirty at the center. A very large pyramid of shelves will be erected in the center for tbe flowers, while shelves will be arranged around the outside for tho fruit", etc. It is intended that these shelves shall furnish two thousand square feet of room. Fine Art Hall wili be after the same pattern, and the sameBize. Tho paintings and other articles will be arranged around the outside, while the center will be occupied with a circular platform, forty feet in diameter, for tho accommodation of musical instruments, etc., leaving a passage way of six* teen feet around it.

An amphitheater will be forty feet in width by three hundred, at least in length. It will be fitted up with thirteen or fourteen seats extending the whole length, affording accommodations for at. loast twenty-five hundred people, while a passage way of six or eight feet will left in tbe rear. Beneath this there will be twenty-four booths twelve feet in width by thirteen in hight, and running back of course, the full width of the building. Tbe various mechanical halls will be Duilt about thirty by two hundred feet in size, in the usual form.

(9* The Journal mentions a young man, who«e father when living ranked among the wealthiest citizens of this city who is now an inmate of the county poor house. Cause, whisky!

A series of interesting meetings

are being held at West Vigo Church, four milts west of the city, and the membership has been more than doubled.

III !j tt*i «s Hy 1,1 1

The Democrats of Sugar Croek

township are raising money to purchase instruments for a brass b3nd.

The railway companies are order

ed by the Council to maintain lamp posts and burners -at the street crossings over which their several roads pass through the city. A very proper order.

Governor Morton and Speaker

Colfax have been invited to attend the Stale Convention on the 20th of next month. Governor Morton will certainly attend, and probably Mr. Colfax.

REPUBLICANS OF VIGO Comrnl—Don forget that our county convention occurs on Saturday, the 8th of February. Let every township be fully represented, as important business will come before tbe convention.

Messrs S. Stone and Henry Haw-

tin, of this city have opened a toy and confectionery establishment in Sullivan.

MAKBIXS.—On the 23d inst., at the Congregational Church, by Rev. E. Frank Howe, J. F. Meacham, Esq., of Washington, D. C., and Miss Rosamund Bur. nett of this city. No cards.

All juvenile offenders in this

county hereafter will be sent to tho House of Refuge.—Journal As the House of Refuge has accommodations fnr only one hundred children, and there are ninetytwo counties in the State, Vigo county will hardly be entitled to send all its juvenile offenders.

4^°" Marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk Simpson last week to the following parties: W. W. Casto and Mary E. Sterling. James W. Shultz and Matilda Greek, Taylor C. Pottorff and Mary E. Hill.

NEW METHOD OK HEATING CARS.— Eip?riments are now being made on the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and LaFayette R^iUoficl, for the purpose of heating cars withoutHoves, and they bid fair to result in perfect success. The principle is entirely different from any thing heretofore attempted, Bnd the inventor has taken the necessary steps in Washington to patent his invention. It is peculiarly gratifying to know that these efforts are being made to avoid the possibility of being burned alive in railway cars, and if possible other railroads should adopt a similar plan.

REVENUE ASSESSMENTS.—Below we give the total amount of Revenue Assessments in this district for the month of December, 1866:

Vigo $ 5,520 14 Vermillion 416 33 Parke 929 12 Putnam 983 59 Clay 428 71 Owen 673 47 Greene 784 14 Sullivan 573 68

..••••'*510,309 18

Unassessed penalties.... 00 00 Bonded spirits., •V"V 5,132 46 Beer stamps 386 30

%»15,827 94

THE PAPER AGE—This is certainly the age of paper. There are "greenbacks," "stamps," paper shirt bosoms, collars and cuffs paper slippers and hats paper water-pipes, well»walls, ship,cabin panels, and even the sides of pleasure yachts, are made of this ssemingij fragile material.

The latest adaptation of pape:. however. comes from Maine, and is speoiUly addressed to the ladies. It is hoped there may be no indelicacy in a simple mention of the new manufacture, which is announced in the ljcal papurs as the product of a "Paper Pantalette Company.'' What will bo tbe next shift

A NEW DODGE.—Shortly before dinner

iast

Friday, a neatly dressed and wall appearing young man, who gave hi* uarne as A. F. Wiles, and said he WH? going to '•open a drug store" in this city, appiitd «t Jklr. Kellogg's boarding housj, corner Filth and VYuluut streets, lor board. It was granted audnoi having an empty 10 he was given abed in a room occupied bj another boarder. Representing that Uhud traveled all night, he said lie would go up and take an afternoon imp. Aboui tour o'clock he came down aij passed out, since which time ho liu^ not been seen at that boarding house, nbr has Mr. Rodney Maguire, who wan to be his room mate had the ploasure of looking upon his best Sunday suit of clothes, A Orta.-t-piu and lot oi loose change belonging to another boarder went tho suit of clotbes. As before remarked the said he intended to open a drug store in this city. The only way he "opens," we gue«, with burgia^s tools.

ITEM FKOM RILEY TOWNPHIE^-ON Saturday evening iast, the children and people interested in the Sabbath School at Hamilton Church in the above-named township, assembled for a re-union before taking a winter vacation of a lew weeks.

Very excellent and appropriate addresses were delivered by two young men, Messrs. Haistead and Lee, who were formerly members of the school, but who are now pursuing their studies at Asbury University.

Rev. Mr. Hamilton also spoko with very marked effect in his peculiarly happy style of talking to children. It was also the privilege of the writer to add a few words of congratulation and encouragement. But the peculiar interest of tho little ones, and in fact of the "big" ones also, was manifested in the distribution of presents, of books, cards, etc, to each scholar and teacher. The meeting was about to close, whenJMr. Sankey took the floor and in a«very neat manner presented to Mr. W. R. Ray, the Superintendent of the School, a very handsome Family Bible, in the .name of the teachers and scholars of the school. Mr. Ray was taken by surprise,and only making use of a very few appropriate words of thanks resumed his seat. \gain, Mr. Sankey took the floor, and behalf of the school, presented Rev. Mr. Hamilton a sealed envelope, which I morally certain contained green* backs. A very pleasant affair inderd.

There has been a revival in that church, and about fifty have been received into membership, and a very marked religious interest is manifested. G,

9SST Wo lcnrh~Trom tho Covington l^ree Press that a couple of gentlemen cf that place are building a small steamer to ply between this city and Lafayette. It will bo built so that it can run through the low-water season.

IBS' We learn from TruUee Naylor that all the members of the Board of Registry in this township will meet at the Northern Liberty Engine House next Monday morning, and will then proceed to tke several places heretofore appoint ed, and after concluding the registry in their respective precincts will again re port at the samo place. This proceeding will make tbe registry legal, without doubt. The school trustees having refused the use of tho school houses, tho vo* ters in the Second Ward will register at S. T. Reece's carpenter shop in the Third Ward at Thompson's carpentor shop and in the Fifth Ward at the office of McKeen & Eshman's lumber yard.

EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.—Tbe February number of the Indiana School Jour nal contains quite a variety of interesting statistics in referenco to tho educational interests of the State, of which we give tho following: Number of school children 577,COO Excess of males .20,000 No. not in attendance on school... 160,000 Number of teachers 10,000 Average compensation of male teachers in High School per diem..$3 47 Average compensation of female teachers in High Schools per diem $1 87 Aveinge compensation of male teachers in primary schools per diem.... $1 84 Average compensation of female teachers in primary schools, per diem ?1 45 No. of school houses in the State... 8,360 Number of log housed 1,663 frame houses 6,572 brick houses 554 stone houses 71 Estimated value of houses and furniture $5,078,346 Number licensed a» teachers in 1867 7,565 No. rejected as teachers in'67... 595 No. of license revoked 36 Total amount of school fund held by the State on the 14th of Jan. 1868 8,194,981 25 Productive enhool futid-- 7,053,467 90

Of the productive portion about one half is bearing seven per rent and the rest six per cent, interest. It i* frequently asked why this interest alone will not keep the schools open six. months of the year As it would require near $2,000,000 for this, the answer is self-evident.

LADIES' CABS —Tho Indianapolis Commercial mentions that Dr. Dio Lewissaid in the course of bis iecture in that eity a few night» since, that he had ascertained the reason for turning every man who does not happen to have a crinoline with him into the smoking car that the cars assigned to the men al-^ns weio so completely besmeared with tobacco juice that it would endanger the OAistc-rKe of a lady to go into one of them. Th(»r« is much truth in this, psrhaps, and for a very good reason. Bluff a man off with the air that a brakesman aicne can put on, let him understand that he is a brute whom it is not safe to trust, unguarded, in the presence of ladies, and he takes the official at his word, and acts accordingly. The ear itself with its hard, uncomfortable seats, broken and rattling windows, poor light and worse ventilation, contrasts wofully with the luxurious comforts of the ladies' car, a glimpse of which he has caught through the door, or which he has previously enjoyed when his better-half, if he happened to have one, was with him,— This ta'lismanic influence which r« woman possesses over so hard and selfish a heart as that of a railway official would increase his admiration and respect for her, but for the fact that the most braz^r. -faced crcature gains admission just as quickly— that it is tbe crinoline that is tho -harm, and not the lace, and that a bona fide band box will open tbe h'.^k, as a general rule. This custom ij peouleariy a Western one. Travelers on the Easlei railroads who are sober and respectable in appearance obtain first-class accommaiio-^, whether alone or not. Of cour.-:e there is a suokuig and tobacco slitting car in front, but a quiet and inoffensive man who dispises th« weed is not compelled to athe.him, self in it unless bo wants Dr. M.

Dutilop, the "Rural'' of the 'Tt.icago Tri« bun#, writes to that paper his ideas upon this question, and proposes dividing travelers into three classes, as dows

First division—Tobacco .bowers and smoker*

the gentle:. with muddy

boot?, six cents a mile—t -'Xlra price to pay foj cleaning the car. These tickets should b'4 marked extra li r^t-clusa.

Second Division—All weii-t do, cleanly dref red, respectable peoplfe. Of course, those who

no^ snjoke

"r chew, nor car-

loaij „f ujQd on their boots.

Send them at, such ie?ser rates as are saved in V£ar and tear of care and cleao•ng

Third Division—Immigrant?, or those who can not sffovd high rnii.'S, in plaia

REAL ESTATE TKAKSFE KSI.—'The following transfers of real estate appear upon tb^ Recorder book last week

Dudley Roger* to Lcv.«iv Griffin, lot in Burnam audiviohJor $250, M. A Jewett to Lisror.c* Smith, lot in Jewett addition for $&oo

Wm. Perry V, i, \lorgan, 32 acres in Prairie Cre^kt ^-n^n

fo° $600

Thoa. French, Adminv.rjlu.r, to Enoch Harlan, 80 acres in PcA!*i« fnmr.sbip for $1,531.

John Simmons to F^rsuson an undivided interest in 160 jn Prairie Creek township for $800.

Dudley Rogers to C. li-ii!, jn j^ur_ nam's addition for $300 Joseph Denton to John jr. 80 asres in Pierson township for ?5QO*

Ira Pritohard Thos H. Rr^i0 part two lots in Ro?e'a addition for Mary E. Demorest to Ge r^.

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Owen Tuller, 24 acres Honey sbip for $1,294. Mary A. Erisman to Geo. A1 and r,

eri

Tuller, interest in 424 acres in Creek and Riley townships, for $6,513 a* Harriet E Heustis to Get M- a*'"9 Owon Tuller, interest in the same trloi for $3,658.

Mary A. Erisman, guflrdiao, to &*£ M. and Owen Tuller, interest in samg tract for $2,680.

Chauncy Rose to Morton C. Rrankin, lot in Rose's lub-division for $400. John J. Brake to R.iben Glover, one acre in Lost Cerek township for $40.

Hilinda E, Ad kins, guardian, to George Glick, tract of land in Harrison township for $1,200.

M. A. Jewett, to Louisa J. Platner, lot in Jewett'* addition for $2C2 Dudley Bogers to George R. Griffin, lot In Burnam's sub-division for $l'.50.

16T" Only one case in the municipal court yesterday—a young geni of color found associating with a colored female of ill-repute.

19* The Lenten season commences on Wednesday, the 26th of February.

INDIANA ITEMST

ITTCBKDrAKIES are operating in La Fayette. THE New Albany Commercial charges the absconding agent at Reelaville with embezzling $14,000. Ho really stole $540.

THE Democrat office at Auburn, Ind was totally destroyed by flre last Thuras day night Not even the accounts and subscription books were saved.

JAMES E. DAVIS was lodged in jail, one day last week, for stealing a horse from bis old grandfather, living at Jasonville Wright township. There is no doubt but he will soon represent Greene county in the Jeffersonville Penitentiary.

THE consolidation of the Columbus & Indiana Central and the Chicago&Great Eastern has been consummated. Tho new road is to be known as the Ccfumbus Chicago & Indiana Central Railway

A RKCEKT sale of stock in the Citizens' National Bank, Indianapolis, was made at a premium of twenty-seven cents, after the payment of all the dividends due.

ALL the machinery of the Ohio Falls Iron Works will be put into operation next week. These are the most extensive works of the kind in the West.

THE Republican State Convention pro mises to be largely attended, and full of interest. Senator O: P. Morton, Speaker Colfax and Gen. John A. Logan are to be among the speakers.

HON. JOHN HANNA, formerly United States District Attorney, is mentioned by the Greencastle papers as a fit person to be a candidate for Congress from the Indianapolis District.

THE Union men of Rush county, in Convention assembled, nominated Grant fcr President, Sexton for Attorney-Gene ral and Cullen for Elector for tho Fonrth District.

JUDGE W. W. Wick, in early days a prominent politioian of this Btate, and postmaster under President Pierce, was attacked with paralysis at his house in Franklin last week, and is now in a very low condition.

HON. B. K. RHOADS, of Vermillion county, is understood to ba a candidate for nomination by the Union State Convention for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

THE trial of Lee for the murder of T6a w.-.s concluded at LaFayette on the 23d, resulting in verdict of guilty and sentence of imprisonment for life. Motion for new trial will be argued next week.

PLASTERING is shaken from the walls of houses in N6W Albany by the jar ol trains running on the Jefferson ville railway. Rather fast time or a "mighty" rough track.

IN the county jail at Corydon there ie but one inmate and he an insane man. awaiting transportation to the Asylum at Indianapolis. This does not speak well for the vigilance of the officers of justice in Harrison county.

DIANAPOLIS will probably be successful in raising $20,000, as an inducement for the holding of the Democratic National, Convention in that city. More than half the sum required is already subscribed.

THE Bellefontaine Railway, is about passing into the control of the Cleveland, Columbu3 & Cincinnati Railroad, and a meeting has been called of the shareholders of the Bee Line, at Galion on the 12th of February to formally close the con* tract.

COLONEL GALMON S. MAIN, late commander of the Fifty-second Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, died recently at the residence of his father-in-law in New York. His disease was consumption, contracted during his service in the fleld.

LAST week the store of Walls & St. John, in Shelburn, was burglariously ens tered and robbed of goods to the amount of several hundred dollars. A search warrant was procur and the town pretty thoroughly seart led, but none of the stolen goods were found.

YOUNG RINONS, who had hii foot so terribly crushed by a train on the Louisville, New Abany and Chicago Railroad' uear Crawfordsville on Saturday, after undergoing amputation, eunk rapidly until Tuesday morning, when death put an end to his terrible suffering.

STONE suitable for lithographic purposes hp.s been discovered on the farm of Mr. John Bringman, some four miles from Corydon. The stone has been tested by practical workmen and pronounced of good quality. A force is now engaged in quarrying it.

IT behooves all those whose property was sold at the lata sinking fund dalin quent sale to see to its redemption at onoe. The time for such redemption will expire on the eighth of February. Parties who do not want to lose their lands must settle with the Auditor of State.

A PROTRACTED meeting is being held in the Methodist Church in this place— services being held every morning and every night, the meetings at night are frequently protracted till near midnight. It is attended with old-time manifestations of religious fervor, and numbers have apparently been brought to a realization of their lost condition out of Christ.—[Sullivan Democrat.

THE Evansville Journal of the 23d is embellished with a fine cut of a magnificent public schpol building just completed in that city. Another school edifice is under contract to be completed next season. New newspaper offices, churches, public balls and school houses are tho or-' der Sf the day in Evansville. Such agencies ought to redeem "tho Pocket' from Democratic sway.

THE last rail on the Union and Logansport road which is now a part of the Columbus and Indiana Central Railway Company, was laid on Tuesday between Logansport and Marion, in this State.— The country people turned out in im* menee crowds to winess the affair, and in addition there were large delegations in attendance from Columbus, Union City, Logansport, and other points along the line.

THE Sheriff of Tippecanoe county, with a detectivo force, has succeeded in unearthing a quartette of thieves, who resided in LaFayette, and carried on a most extensive liao of operations in that city and vicinitv. The brace of masculines, Palmer and Cox, with their feminine assistants, are held for examination before the grand jury. Almost every variety of goods, and some bonds and money were found in the den occupied by the robbers.

THE following is a comparative statement of the number of school children in the principal cities of Indiana, for the year 1866 and 1867:

CITIES. 1866. Indianapolis 9,377 Evansville 6,648 Tort Wayne.. 6,821 New Albany.......* .3,117 I'cne Haute 5,896 XafayettQ~ 3,634 lUcHmond .2,853

1867 9,025 5,898 7,205 5,627 3,318 8,754 2,746

one will be glad to known that

a is&nch' need«i work is going on at Indiana^oli At a meeting oi pastors on Monday, the following reports of revivals in 4x8 of Xhe Methodist Episcopal cburiae? ©f the city were made Ames Churi%} forty-five conversions and fiftyf°ur a^oessioos Strange Chapel, eight accessing Trinity, thirteen accessions Asbury^thirty*two accessions and thirtyfive convprsfoas German, ten accessions Wesley Chapol, fifty-one accessions and a poodly number of conversions. There was fco.report from Roberts Chapel nor from Tfi\rd Street, but they, two, are having refr&htng seasons. In most of the churches meetings are still going on, and from all appearances will long continue.

A PAIR of Evansville School children I got married and "lit out" the other day. THE Supreme Court has adjourned until the 17th of February.

BURKS' birthday was jovially eelebr

MR. A. V. CAMTBELL made his bow as editor of the Rushville Republican last week.

THE residence of Mrs. Frank Lewis, of Crawfordsville, was destroyed bj' flre last Tuesday.

VANDKBBUBGH seems to have more than its share of the "benefits oif the bankrupt act" Five fresh applicants are reported.

JONATHAN BUTLER, the oldest citicen in Randolph county, died last Saturday night. lie was nearly one hundred years old.

THB Randolph Oountv Convention endorsed Jenkinson of Fort Wayne, for Lieutenant Governor, and General Tom Browne for Congress.

THX Indianapolis Herald gives a statement of Vanderburgh county tax for 1867, under the head of "The Negro."— A bad oase of "nigger" on the brain.

THB dwelling house, ten-pin alley and out buildings of Emanuel Gumborts, of Striagtown, a suburb of Evansville, were burned last Friday night. Lou $10,000. Insured for $6,000. The family narrowly escaped being burned with the house.

JAA. MUNSON and Wade Harris, who broke jail at Warsaw some time ago where they were imprisoned on the charge of being accessory to the murder of w. H. Funk, wero re arrested at Marengo, Iowa, a few days ago, and brought back to Warsaw.

THE meeting of the Indianapolis Cham ber of Commerce, on Saturday, to consider ihe exclusion of the Vmcennes, Junotion & Crawfordsville Railroads from the Union Depot, resulted in nothing but talk.

THE inimitable State itemist of the Indianapolis Journal is responsible fyr the following: They killed a lynx in Pulaski county last week. WeBhall now have a lynx in every county in this State. Start 'em up.

THE Postmaster General has made the following changes in the names of Indiana post offices: The office formerly known as "Jay," in Jay county, has been changed to "Portland," and that of "Portland,' in Fountain county, has been changed to "Fountain."

THE bankruptcy business is improving. Five applicants for benefits of the act were filed last Saturday. There is but little more than a month in which to operate for all who wish to get discharged for less than 50 per cent, of their liabilities. Hurry up.

THE Madison Courier complains that the matrimonial fever is at a very low ebb in that city at tho present time.— Those who wish to marry are afraid of the expense attendant upon such an undertaking, and would rather shiver alone than to get physically and financially entangled.

SINCE tbe heavy failure of W. C. A Cohard times have prevailed in Evansville, but we apprehend no danger of starvation, as the people can readily be subsisted on the unlimited number of "family broils," of which the daily papers of that city furnish encouraging reports.

THE Mount Vernon Democrat mentions a probably fatal accident which hap^ pened to John Nelson, a worthy young man who resides near New Harmony.— He was cutting a tree and in getting out of the way slipped, a portion of the tree falling across his body. There is but little hope of his recovery.

THE Indianapolis Journal's poet is at it again. Witness the following from an account of a runaway: "The fugacious steed ran against a wagon further along in his course, but it is doubtful if the walls of Nineveh would have offered the slightest resistance to hie impetuosity."

THE new Universalist Church, on Michigan street, Indianapolis, will be dedicated on Sunday, February 2d. Rov. J. S. Cantwell, of Cincinnati, will preach tho sermon. Several ministers o? the denomination will be in attendance. Services will commence on Thursday evening preceding. Many visitors from other places are expected.

DURING tho yaar 1857 on the P. Ft. W, &C. R. there were carried 838,472 pieces of baggage. The number of pieces estrayed and returned to their owners was 3,665. The amount paid for dama ages to baggage by accident to traius was $311 75. The totri amount paidfor loss of baggage, was only $45 50.

THE Indianapolis Journal of Friday contains the first canto of a prose poem on "A Wife's Affection." The subject i» a "free woman of color" who got drunk in order to be sent to jail that she might rejoin her husband already there for tho same offense. She succeeded. We have heard before that the saxes occupied common apartments in Marion county jail.

FROM all parts of the Stato we bavo accounts of police officers, Sheriffs and onstables shooting down men as coolly as they would shoot ducks. This is a spo» cies of manslaughter that has been carried far enough. To shoot an escaped convict, if he wilt not surrender, is justifiable. To shoot a man who is merely accused or suspected of crime is simply a murderous assault. The last artist in this line is a New Albany policeman who fired five shots at a suspected thief. Fortunately he was too awkward a shootist to hit bis man.

LOST MAN.—Henry Hartman, a farmer, aged twenty-«even years, who relied about four miles east cf Indianapolis, left home last June, shortly after recovering from a fit of sickness in which his mina was somewhat affected, and has not boen heard from since. His friends ar« most anxious to hear from him, or his fate, if he ha3 deceased, ar.d any information addressed to Charles F. Hartman, Indianapolis, will bo thankfully received.

ONE of tba Express messengers of tb« Merchants' Union Express furnishes icformation that a great revival of religion is going on at Rockville, the northern terminus of the E. & C. Railroad. Many acee3Bions have been made to both tbe Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. Jobny Dexter, a former citizen of this city, has united with ono of tho Churches. The churches are well attended, and much religious excitement prevails.- Ev~ ansville Journal.

MARION COUNTT again contributes to the penitentiary as follows: Frank Galloway, pwjiiry-

James H. Mcintosh, grand larceny. George Buebler, grand larceny. Lewis Washington, marrying a white woman.

Sylvester Mjffidk, petit larceny, and re» cciving stolon goods, Hattie Steele and Annie Brown, convicted of receiving and concealing stolen goods.

THE consolidation of the Columbus & Indianapolis Railroad, and the Chicago & Great Eastern goes into effect on the 12th of February. The Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Railroad will then ba one of the largest in the country, embracing seven hundred and eighty-eight miles of track, as follows: Chicago & Great Eastera, two hundred and twentyfour miles Indiana Central, one hundred and eighty-eight miles Peoria, Logansport & Burlington, one hundred and eighty-tbroe miles Union & Logansport, ninety-three miles. The main shops of the new company will be located at Logansport.

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ted at Fort Wayne. OLE BOLL will be in Fort Wayne, "February 3d.

GENERAL LEW WALLACE will give "Mexico and tbe Mexicans" at La Fs yette next Wednesday.

Six petitions in bankruptcy were filed on Monday.

FOBT WAYNE has a tory. One instrument out.

piano manufao ias been turned

LICENSEE saloons in New Albany cava increased 20 since last report. She now u&s 58.

Davis

of Marion, is proposed

as a candidate for Reporter of tbe Supreme Court.

TEN boys are to be transferred from Michigan City Penitentiary to tbe House of Refuge. A good thing.

INDIANAPOLIS is to save $20,000 per annum by having the gas turned off at midnight.

A Methodist Convention will be held at Indianapolis, Maich 25th, to attend to the subject of lay representation.

M*. AND MRS. Jxrrssrs, of Indfanapolis, have been arrested for stealing wearing apparel from clothes-lines.

Gov. BAXXK will deliver an address tonight at the anniversary ot the Home for Friendless Women, in Indianapolis.

GENERAL BEN. HARRISON declines to be a candidate for Reporter of the Supreme Court.

CATTAIK ED. H. FISHKE, the present Auditor of Noble county, is a candidate for Auditor of State.

GENEBALS MILROT AND WALLACE are candidates for Congress in the LaFayette District.

COL. A. J. NBFT, of the Winchester Journal, is announced as a candidate for State Senator for nomination by the Republican party of Randolph couaty.

REV. MR. GREOO, of La Porto deel ines the call to the reotorship of St. Paul's Episcopal church ia New Albany lately tendered him by the vestry.

WE learn that it has been determined to hold a Union Convention of the Various branches of tbe Presbyterian Church in Indiana, in Indianapolis, on tbe 12th day of March next.

THE thousand dollars required to pay the indebtedness of, and purchase book* for, the Evansville Library has been raised by subscription.

THE old suit of Ikjjianapolis vs. Shuy* —the agent who hypothecated city bonds and pocketed the proceeds—was decided last Saturday by Judge Hines in favor of the city. The verdict was for $9,000.

A KOKOMO correspondent of the Iudianapolis Journal, says there are already quite a number of candidates for Congrn^a among whom he mentions D. C. Ciiposan' of Hamilton, James N. Tyner and Oris Blake, of Miami, D. D. Piatt an I Horace Biddle, of Cass, and W. E. Kistler, of Howard. The last named gentleman is the pastor of tho MathodUt Episcopal church of this city.

THE Jefferson County Republican Convention, on Saturday Indorsed Gea. Grant for President, Governor Baker tor Governor, R. N. Lamb as first choice, and Mfjor Evans as second choice, for Audi* tor. ihe Jackson County Convention made no recommendations, but resolved in favor of paying the face of tbe bonds in accordance with the contract.

Boots and Shoes al cost, at Dd

ptiw & Clatfelter's. [27.d2w.]

NOT SO HARD AFTEB ALL—It was once a bard job, a task of year», to make a fortune now every body may learn howtodo so easily, by addrossiag for Circular,

JONES, BENHAM,& CO., 141 MAIN ST., Cincinnati, O. wit.

Gents Artie Over Shoes, at Da«

pew & Clatfelter's. [27-.d2T?.]

FRIYATJC MEDICAL ADVICE.—Bead Dr WTiittior's advertisement in another column. april4-dwltaw-ly.

a®* Farmers heavy Boots at Depew & Clatfelter's. [27-d2w.]

To Bs SLAUGHTERED.—Let tho coma* quences take care of themselves. The finest assortment of ladies' watcbes engine turned, engraved, frosted, enameled, diamond, pearl cases, for the next thirty days we will eell "regardless of cost," as Edsall & Co. eoy. Call at 161 Main street, and examine the stock. dwtf S. R. FREEMAN.

(9* Genta Fine Calf Boots, at Dapaw & Clatfelter's. [27-d2w.] MONET NO OBJECT—Compared with the benefit derived from tbe use of "Bar« rett's Hair Restorativo," which can truly b9 termed "None Such," dwlw

f®* Ladies Artie Overshoes, at Depaw ACiatfelter's. [27-d2w]

CAUSE OF BAD TEMVEB If a persoa gets light and nutritious food and digestion is good, the temper ought to bemild. iluch of the sourness of temper noticed is doubtless attributable to food. Bad bread is a prolific source vf mischief in digestion, and bad temper as a coLaequenoe. No one will havo poor bread who uses De Land's Chemical Saleratus, a pure article, making light, wholesome bread and buiscuit. The groaers bavc it dwlt.

Children's Shoes cheap, at Depew

& Clatfelters. [27-d2w.J

People should not use glasses not

well suited to the eye. S, R. Freeman has tho largest assortment of Spectacles all grades, of any house in the west. GC there and he will make you see the advantages of bis peculiar kinds of specks, either at 74 Main street, near McKeen & Doming's Bank, or at his now store 1Q1 Main street. [20,dwtf

Ladies Polish Boots at Dapew &

Clatfelter's. [27-d2w.]

STOVES AT COST.—I have a larger stock ^fStoves than the markot wiii justify, and to close them out I wiil «ail aQ good stoves in the iiue for the next tb rt* lays at cost, for cash, consisting of COi-ing stoves of tbe best manufacturers, a-.d a large assortment of heating stoves, tic ware, pressed ware, hollow waro and *g rieultural implements. Parties wanting goods in this line wili find I mean just what I say, by calling before they purchase, and compare prices, at No. 63 Main street.* W W.SHANNON. dwlm.]

Wo havo determined to close out

our stock of Ready-made Clothing with a view of changing our business to that of Merchant Tailoring and Gent's Furnishing Goods, exclusively, and in order to do so, will offer our entire stock of Ready-mado

Clothing at net cost for new

goods, and the bulk of tbe stock carried over from last year, at much below coatj for cash.

We mean just what we say, and will do all we promise! Gent's Furnishing Goods, and Clothing made to nrdor at greatly reduced prices. Call in and examine ®ur stock. Jit is much the best in the city.

JOHNSTON

MILLER,

2dwtf No. 81 Main Street.