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Business Directory, ATTORNEYS. AiimAU loitriHon. OTA RY Public. AttonieT . Counselor at Law, Authorised War Claim Agent, Plyn . With, lud. imperial attention given to the "eet ment ol Spates, Coureyaucing, and the col Vwu of Soldiera" llatmi, for Penaiona. Bounty, IV py. ' othnrWur Claims Office On Jieoigaa street, ever Back Tuau Hardware I34tf K. l. LOGAN, . A TTORNFY AT LAW and No JA. 'oC Office Brow nlec'aBlotfc.orer wkr"a Store. Hlvoinuih I , v,ni. 'aity. jyUyl ed. s. nsit, Attorney at I,v Wire of the Peace, and Insurance Agent, Over tlie Post Office, in EndnU's Block, Plymouth, lud. Jyl3yl . CAIil. O. !II M'I.!I 41V, Ittomey at Law. Real Estate, and Collecting Agent, -. KNOX, STARK CO., INDIANA.. Tf ILL PRACTICE in' nil Uip Cn rts W W uf Stark, Man hull and Koacinako. Conn, wa. The payment of Mon-reatdute taxee pmmut I attended jo. , .cokcin Jf i?n Darnell, COBEEST & DABNEIX, A TTORNEYS at-law.. Will jL. Practice in Manlial! and adjoiuiue: Conn sc. iu ever Court h n rallrd noon. All bni- w I'mnn-t aitrndrl to office in Vrt.in'a lo ck, atrraid floor, Hlvmonlh. liid. jungly M. A., TTORNKY al O. Pnckurd. and Notary Pnldic. R..ni k No. 1. Balcony Block, connlj. lnd Mymonth, Manihall -John 8. Itender, OTARY Public. attornfT at law. and W.. claiu h. Imljana K-nt. OHice talconv Block. Plrm. -A. O. & A. Tt. Cartrn. k !TOR.VEYoorNSr:i.toll9. RcalKatate and ollcc'init A(rnt. rimmith, lnd.. an practta aK in th law conrt of Marvhall and ailjoininc ;oi,.,ti. . and ail! civr pr-mlr attention to all IcctI u..irH rn'raiovd o hem. O. neral eollectiiiE e -ntalHr .Vorthem Indianaatdonthern M id, Iran. P.ti icolar atteaiion giTn to the cttlenwt l-.-di.f sat and tra rdianiihiia. lieeit.. mon tatea. and other contractu drawn nf. and .irK I 1 taken. Office. Drownlee'a Hl-K'k. nf ataira o .Mi. w K m smu :f ir OS30T.KE k HESS. 4 III! 'FVS at I a a 111 lt..w4 ......,..... i roeionnl hli.inx enrril-l- d to tl-.nC Par. M ..lt attetitloli si en to real eetHlcl uHitu-ea. till, e xno.iix-d and qi'ieted f.,ll.H-ti..n n arte and r. nitlv rmittel. tme on .Mt'ltirNn Stt et a tew taota north of the Parker IIoiim. I'liniouf , lad. T. . At W. 1. I 'uric , A TTORNKY-i. t'-naa. h.ra Ht Law. Notat va Pnh- li and Authorized War Clam Avem . Ronr. boo. lnd. 'Itenteai -r Gb. iteti a.ecial attenttoit gi'en to the onveyanciiiK.a d he Col. ctou of Soldiera' 'Uimi for Pensions, Bounty, ck fay aud all jllier War Claima f3U" PHYSICIANS. Mrs- MiUc-Iiftn & France ! SIfcTl-ltETTK, rANcr, m.a I 8 IYSI--IANF 4 SfKOEONs. Bot'liBitN. IK!) The doctor, ri qnett t!.e:r ir. n to call cai ly in the day to inonre iri ni I alt. mini, toiiatienta iii Oie conntry. S .c nl allentji f t ivi t to rliror.ic lijM-aiiea anl niierative sorcery tlfnce alwaya o..n, au-l iiie d'tctoriu cou. tattt attendance ro-n W. Jrtf H , . It. t snn.AR I'iirsiiitAN and Oiterative ir- IV e--i. oTma hia pr'f imI crvicca to the e-on ol l-ichall conntjt. In addition to tie rt-tnitit of iieni; cn:utii-in to tn comtr, 4i-cial ait'-utioa wiU he fcnci! fn T-nrtery. the tre.t'oeii- of .irint dieu.eH ud dNes- ol fa-IM.1--H. Viuht in t n and unintry promptly rinded to f!?iire. reaxon tide. ofH.-c i,p ataira ir. corner loiildi i .oiTth of the liauk . .1 . Tolmitl. prYSI IAN i d .-I I Cl-fN, rc.. Indtnna niilvt a I lend, to all u.'.lr f lujllv. T. Port on. M. D. J TT -i i rtliiftt-riil ti liia nnw rAti ITjI ,.ence. one door nth. flu-firmer dw..llinr.l,:ICt!s it may Us Weil have iueu nu il.e ent .iiie oi Mi'-hi..tt ai re-t. where he may te fomid and cunuited profc-ioiioiially. 34-yl. A - 1 lcT-t tin. JpkKVTIST. OIRceoTer J. V.. Wenterrelt'e tore. I eeth i-xlractel rirhont pain, l.v the nae of Nl .rom ! i.le (or l.m.lih c Caa). Tth: from on, I '.HMl ! - .'..II . . -V...... ,1... I.. 1 .. I an all jet liiatii. " office open all dava-xcept Mon I lH''" T"tf?: :"'1L . 11. 1 1 .-y nolrt v. M. r.. Ki;VI.Al: I'liyaicinn and ierative Mireon, a ottt-ra hia proh-aionual aervicea totliv cititena Plymouth and i unwinding- enntrr la addition ooe treatment f dirae c.iiun. n tothemua-, y. sjiecial at tent ion wiil ln civen to Surperv, the .reatment r anrcical diaenaea and diaeaaea of fc- : tatlea M:ht ralla iu loan and conntrr promptly a. leaded to. t.harce. re,ona.le. Pfliceandai- ii'ncena wct si.ie of Michican .treet, three doora at ilietiauli. rtyaionth, lud. Hvh. Ir. E. W. Cooper, HOMEOPATHIC Pil YSK'IAN, and widow of llie lalp Dr. E. W. Coop. r. calla Ihe attention of the people to the fact that tie inten.U continuing the practice of atcdirine and denti.trv in her laic tinshaad'a place, arid that he will promptly atteini to all call, aud treat all dirt-aeea that afflict the human tteiu. Office and residence nret der aouth tit Allemaira furniture :tore. 2S DJt. J. A. DU.NLAP, s livsioi m mi'l Srinrrnn. SPKI VL ATTENTIOX GIVEN to Chronic die:t"a. and di-ea-. ol children. 0. nrer S. E. R: ete' Grocery Store. ep g-tf MISCELLANEOUS. M. UE & Co., LAPOHTE STREET, , " etvnouTii, isdiana, K KEP ON HAND FOR THE Trade, all kiuda of ch-dce meata. jultlmR F,U(1PR LEWIS, Fashionable E alter & Hair Bresse I.APORTE RTREET, PhYMOT'Tn, IND. HAVING Hair Ccttino. Sham . ' fMoitiK. and 3oInrtDir dtM in tlir hht uppror- G. U BRINK, PtYMOFTrr. TJTH., ' PROPRIETOR OF THE PLYM onth V'laitiinu and dealer in Lumber, Lath, Walnut Bed Stuff, &c, ouri of ihe P. Ft. W.4C.B tt.. alao, manntto tnrer of MonldiiicB. Bracket., and Scroll work of all kinda and pattern., at pric more than 50 per cent heloar the Chlcaco and Milwaukee ratea And the work ia warranted to le inferior to none. JrlSyl GEO. WORK rCa; l.eural Commiina Merchants. pl yaw utii, nsri , Keep always on liani, at the Retl Warehouse, Hair. '.Im.tVtnent. and Land .'U.ter, which will be aold at tus lowest cash price. I. O. O. F. Amaatcr Lot a. No 91, meeta erery Thnrtday reaing at their bail, over Buck Jt Taan'a Hard ware afore .deniber and viaiting Brotlmre re pectfuily inrited, Bexbt MATta, N. G. D. M. Bott, 8ect. , 24t JOHN MiLLER. Fashionable Barber AND South Side of Imporle Strcpta PLYMOUTH, INDIANA. BOT-A-lT. Mcardy Ho one" JfiorTH aide P. Ft. C. r- w., W.natah Ind. Frank Mcfunly. Prnnriator. Itaaiive aeeommodalk.na. Cinrenient and 134IP Meat Market- SAXCKL MOOBK. In the Ufa Dr. Weat'a Bnild inr. ona dior at-ath of A. R. Phil,.', ati... taiiti Pbop. on Michiiran arm. keea the ery ,t a. sat-aga, wj - h. - BENDER & MILLIKAN. Fr.m the K.w Tork- Weekly Time. hThe President, and his Accusers. A fi.." Am ,k. R-.m.. , . . , . a. .. . brought together into one article the ac - . . ... . wweavaav aaui uo e V L. V luu y JV-14 IUC Sun the WwUL and other Darters bitterly opposed to the President, are constantly repeating. The. President's detainers aud it may save miscontt ruction to say here that m the remarks hc hav to make about them we do not in any .way re.'er to the Eagle, which simply repeats charges without inventing them have e Jboed H11"1" complaints so often that at least they probably almost believe ii their justice. To prevent others falling into the same error, we undertook to reply to the Euyle article as soon as we had time to inquire into the facts. . We now proceed to do so : The Eatjle says, "Grant went into of ilce poor, and is notoriously a millionaire ahead' ; and he cannot have made "his million out of his official salary, or his legiiimau; receipts in public service." If one part of the duty ol the President o! the Lnited btates was to aunwer every quo. tion audre.sed to hhu auout his private circumstances, and euip ty nis pockel-tM)ok to every visitor to show h.w much money he had aooui him, the diguity of the i.tlice would not be much increased- aud, perhaps, the (eople would mil consult, then- own in teieots by subjecting their chin" officer to such ill usage, 'iiie rivMdeut .considers liio oo sell -respect, ami e ielievc he al so coiioiUeis the wishes ol the peotle. by never reptj ing to any attack maie upon him. .c huve no aulhoii y to speak tor 1 UiUt MIL tililfl !! iHti.ii.ie nave a.c.iieu U IU- OJ.ijlae tl liio onicial saia.j, his iacsuie U s uui exceed sl. tuuUsttuO Uul Uiaa jtUi'. illo pilUClpal jtiOpCltj is lllo tu.ui l si or seicii iiuiiuietl ac es neat bt. Loiuis, jiait of wnich vas iuueiiieti oj Airs, (jt taut, ihe .emaiuuet-as OuugUi by (ieu. tiraul frm the other he rs, out ol the one uunureU Uousaua uoliars given to him by me cuiiis ol e hi.K Oa fort ne because I'lesideiil. One of the Cilarges a.uiiiot Iiie t'ltsiueu; io tuat iliio Sl' jLouU 'aim VVHa,i to him. xm " "A l,,c "uc uuuuieu uiousauu Uuiiu.o reicnetl to uas useu iu ua-. lmr i,li tin-. mo;lgafceou Ills u.iiise iu a-alivei, N aoii iugtou, now owuea oy veu. oheaiiau.aim in purcuasiug ana furnishing hi, house at Long ii.au en, which no is cuargeU muu recei.iiiff as a present f:mi air. jiurpb that oeing aa.iiuei ol'lUc liiimueitess i'uu licaUoUB set ailoat oy the iiau au.iut ihe w'reaident, auU repeaieU cagerij bv jour- Uitls opKised to hhu. Sol a lUAlir's -mortu of projKrty ha otu jirtit U o'en. jr,t.a mttce lie vocauic i'Muknt. During the v.ar the 1'icoident savea something out of i.is pay as .iajo. --Gen cral, we are hail ashamed to refer ti such matters, o.it since lue E-VjU asks for th- all, an.i with the money so saved he bought a part interest iu s.ime Chicago lois. which hrtfi- I appreciated ia value, hut hitheiio have yielded uo income, ile also uouuhl a sUlail aiUO illl tit hoTsC railroad slwk. Which he still OWUs, and which pa s a m,,J''e "i vick-ml. He v. as gi v en, while a t-rl'lierirl ill 1 lli .i-mi' n 1..1...-1. in -il.il j " - ' ...J , . 1 ' It Ill X 11 1 1 ll dulpLia, which he reuis for abniit two ik.. i .i .. . i . . UIUUMUU oouars a year. Another siaieiueiil oftho Et'ile is that w . . the Otltl hUS printed repeatedly, UUCOU t -.i,,.... .,.,.. ,,,. ,., ..... u , r l'aU1LlXl I'om an q-ai.ei, a list .1 twenty he or more relatives whom Uraht hs appoiuted to olhce under himself.' Wehopeithat the da.' will e.ime when hono;-abfl' joumals iil be a.-hamed to as sert that an thing is true of lieu, iiranl bacause the iun ays it is true. The list in question has bi-en contradicted ; it is false in every particular: and we wilpiini it at the close of this article, with com ments which prove it to be false. The 1 resident's relatives who do hold office were chietly appointed by his predeces sors; was he bound to turn them out wuen ne came into orhce himself Is it to be the lule of public life that when a man accepts a responsible pooki.n lie is to begin oy th.sung his kinsfolk out ot any offices they may happen to hold, aud giving up ail tue properly he may possess Do the people expect this A third statement is that Uen. Gran received twenty-live thousand dttllars stock in the iseneca atone Company, as a gift, aud then appointed iir. Cooke, the President of that Company, Territorial Governor in Washington, "thereby en hancing ihe value of the stock of Messrs. CooKe, Oram & Co." i his is a total mL represcuiau .o of a very- simple transac tion, tohorlly after ihe organiza.ion oi the beueca btone Company in .So7, uea. ly a year oefore tien. Grant w as nomina ted President, he was invi.ed by Air. H. D. Cooke and others to take twenty thousand dollars' worth of stock as an in vestment.;" He thoughf well of it. aud surely no one will deny that he was tVee to invest his money in any eute.-prioe he chose. He had as much tight to use hL money at his own discretion as any othe; citizen. ilev invested ten thousand d d lars in the purchase of the stock, and it has never paid him a cunt, ile has been anx ious for a long time to sell this stock ; perhaps some of the accusers would like to buy it Gov. Cooke was appointed last February stock bought in ISO?; Cooke appointed 1371 and that appoint ment had about as m.ich to do vitn bene ca stone as it had with the deposits of the post-tortiary period. The charge that President Grant quar rels with Sumner and is friendly with Nye, tfca, and that he absents himself from Washington during Summer, we leave people to tonn their own opinions about. The accusation that some one very near the Presidential person was en gaged in the "gold gambling" affair of i ick and Gould, is utterly refuted by Ja Gould's own evidence, as published in the official report of the investigation, by the Forty-first Congress. j he Pre ident himself gave the order to sell gold on the infamous "Black Friday" that order' which brought the conspiracy to an end. The only man who attempted to drag Gen. Grant's name into the transaction was Jarnea Fisk, Jr. a notorious thief and swindler. Is there any respectable man or woman in this country who would I suffer his or her estimation of a friend's . character to be lowered -y anything Jaa. Editors and Publishers. Fisk, Jr.. mlaht say T And vet the Pres- Went of the United States is to. be con- demned by party pars, on the evidence I of a man who has committed the worst ! ,., . , . . . .. . - . , : kind of offenses against the law, and who. to the eternal disgrase of the Judges who administer that law, is still revelling in his stolen wealth, instead ol breaking stone in Sing Sing. As to the objections to Gen. Grant's coarse Onjuiblic affairs, we do not pro fess to answer them now ;we merely re peat nnr mrh crpiirrrmr-that in the main his jlieyiHr,,isef and beneficial one. A man of piirertivate life than Gen. Grant never occupied the Presiden tial chair- Is it just is it worthy of the President s position, ft f this, great na tionthat he should be called to account at any moment by every disappointed of fice seeker w ho chooses to invent a new slander rgaiust him We have replied to these charges, because by constant repetition they might have . hnpoed on credulous minds: The more tlior oughly they are sifted, the more shame fully false and malicious they will ap pesr. We believe that the majority of the people look on thee calumnies with In dignation. They have, made thousands of frie ds for the President among the quiet and thoughtful cla.-s ol the community which rarely busies itself actively in poli tics, but which admires pluck and silence in public; lneni which hates to see injust ice done, and which despises the cowards who try to undeimine a public reputation by defaming private character. Whatev er rejected office-seekers, like the calum niators of the Si7i, may do or say, the great majo.ity of the Ameiican people are lovers ol fair play; they detest slanderers and liars; aud i hey will honor Gen. Grant all t he more because he ?oes on steadfast ly doing their "work, in disregard of the instills and taunts uf men who hate him because he wiU not jield to their de mands. ;. ' - We now subj )iu the so-called list of tiie 'President's relatives," published almost daily by the Sun. It w ill still be publisn- ed, doubtless, notw itstanding the proofs riiven below of its falsity. But at any .ale. Ihe man w ho does so publish it will : taud self convicted before the public as a professional and wanton libeller: ,1. Jeste Root Grant, President's father, i'osimaotc-r at Covington, Ky. Appoiuted to office by Johnson ; retain ed bv G rant. II. hev. M. J. Cramer, President's brother-in-law. Minister to Denmark. Appointed Consul to LcipsiG, by John son; translc red to Denmark by Grant, is a Methodist minister, a thorough ling uist, a must competent man, aud was highly recommended. ill. Brevet Brig. Gen. -F. T. Dent, Presidcn'.'s brother in-law, one of the mil itary secretaries at the Executive Man si ,n. Army appointment ; hold no position of em 'iumeiit at hands of President, IV George v. Dent, Pre.-ident's btio her-iii law, Appraiser of Customs, San Francisco. Was strongly recommended by Cali fornia Delegation. V. John Dent, President's biollier-in-law, exclusive Indian trader for New Mex ico under the Indian Bureau; place worth 10 ,000 a year. r Was not appointed by President ; holds in office under Indian Bureau; profits of place grossly exaggerated. VI. Alexander iiharpe. President's brother in-law. Marshal t f the District of Columbia. Mrs. Grant's brother-in-law ; a first class man and capital appointment; is a member of the President's official house hold, and the duties are of such a charac ter ihat .from time immemorial the place has been rilled by a relative or near friend of Ihe President. VII. James F. Casey, President's brother-in-law. Collector of the Port of New Orleans, and electioneering agent for the rcnuniinalion of Grant by means of United States soldiers and Catling guns. Is not the President's hroiher-in law, but Mrs. G ant's; has proven an excellent collector; carried out many reforms, prin cipally in taking control of Custom house out of hands of poli'.icians. ": VIII. Janus Longstreet, President's cousin, fc-unejor of the port of New Or leans. t I no rd-ition ie7utt&)t?ccr tr eitiur t7ie President or hit wife. IX. iilas Hudson, President's cousin, Minister to Guatemala. VSas strongly recouime. ded by his f.ietids iu iiiaa; Presideut has but slight acquaintance w ith him. A. N. A. fatton, President's wife's cousin,. Collector of the Port of Galves ton. No rd.it ion. The, President does not eveu know him. XI. Orlando II. Ross, President's cous in. Clerk in the ThiAl Auditor's Office; Va..hington. ' " Was a gallant soldier; Presileat never anew of hU appointment until he met rtoss on the street, who told him of it, and not on his recommendation. XII. Mr. Addison Dent, President's w ife's thi.d cousin, clerk in the Register's Office, Treasury Department, WTashing ion. i . . , -1 "-; . No relation wha ever. . . XIII. George B. Johnson, President's thirl cousin, Assessor nf Internal Reve nue, Third District of Ohio. No relation whatever. XIV. B. L Winans, President's cous in's husband, Postmaster of Newport, Kentucky. ' No relation whatever; :' . . XV. A. W. Casey, President's brother-in-law's brother, Appraiser of customs, New-Orleans, r "... , no relation either of the President or Collector Casey at New-Orleans. Presi dent does not know him. - XVI. Peter Casey, President's brother-in-law's brother, Postmaster of Vtcks burg. Miss. Mr. 'Oratd' brother-in-law's brother; was it loyal &utherner. Not appointed ai the President's choice. "".'"'"-. XVII. S. T. Lambert, M. D., Presi dent's second cousin Receiver 7 of - the J receive the sanction" of i 'ongress, in the Public Moneys in Oregon ; said to be a ' form of law, their enforcement' Would be defaulter, but retained ia office. , ', come until repealed, n t only pleasure Sflttti PLYMOUTH, MARSH No such person in Oregon now or at any other time ... ... r XVIir. Readci W Clark, President's cousin, Supervisor of Internal Revenue for Southera Ohio. , -t :- , " ry -. i N rdatio&f wa formerly a Member of Congress from Ohio. XIX. C. A. Ford, President's cousin, Assessor of Internal - Rjvenue," St. Louis, Jib." " - . I no rcl-Uion teluiteter; is , Collector, not AnKJUor, of Internal Revenue. Mr. 1 e lano says "he ia ji first class officer ; if there ever, was an honest man, he is one" XX. Dr. E. II. Grant, President's third cousin, Clerk in the -Internal Rev enue Bureau, Washington. !" ' iVfl relatum. XXI. E. C. David, President' wife's cousin's husband, Siiecial Agent of the Post-office Department iu Illinois and Iowa. iVo rdtUion; President does not know him. XXII. Charles F. Baldwin Presi dent's cousin's husband, Mail Agent in Kentucky! ' - - JVe relation; President does not know him. XXIII. John J. Grant, President's second cousin. Assessor of Internal Rev enue Twelfth District of New-York. 1 T. .... . imu reunion; r resident does not know him. ' ' XXIV. Alexander Sharpe, Jr., Presi dent's nephew, Cadet at Annapolis. Mrs. Grant's, not the president's nephew. XXV. Frederic D. Grant, President's son, Second Lieut. Fourth Cavalry; gone to Europe on an il'egal leave of absence granted him by his father. Appointed to West Point by Johnson; is not on leave of absence, but is on duty on staff of the General of the Army. Our reader s may now see for themselves the wiliul dishonesty with which this list has been prepared by the Sun. What are they to think of any fresh charges against the President which may proceed front the same quarter? Tne Civil Servica The committee appttinted by the Presi dent under act of Conirress anoroved March iird 137 to devise rules and regu lations for the purpose of reforming the Civil oervice, has made its report, and submitted the following rules: REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS. The Civil Service Commissiouers, af ter citing the act under which they were constituted a c.unmis.sRm enter loon a sketch of the policy of the various admin istrations in the earlier history of the Government, with regard to appoint ments to the citil service, and brielly note the various efforts made from time to time to correct evils, and then pass to a description of the present coudition of the civil service which has heretofore been sustained by common consent, set ting fiu-lb iu detail scriuu and threaten ing evils of lue present practice f treat ing interior posts of the aditiinistraiion as party prices and answering various argu ments by which it it is sought to be justi fied. They say thai it by examination for admission to the civil service nothing were understood bdt to test the mere pi c iiciency, it might be reasonably opposed as unsatisfactory, for it is unquestionable that a man might be an excellent apprais er of linen and yet know nothing of his tory or accounts, but on the other hand it is equally undeniable that an excellent ap praiser of linen is not less excellent be cause of geneial Intelligence of two excel lent accounts. The one wh.) has the most general knowledge is certainly pre ferable and a country which declares that where technical skill is equal, it will se lect a candidate for its service who is the better educated than a country which di rectly and practically encourages intelli gence and morality, it is true that cer tain distinguished men in the public scr vice might not have passed a certain lit erary examination which is now required of young men entering the same service, bat it is equally true that the older men could have passed an examination had it, in iheir case, been required; and the pr of is their capacity, of which their present distinction is the evidence. The commisuiners say in concluding their re port : We do not indeed suppose that the adoption of any rules, however skillfully named, would at once remedy the evils in the civil servicewhica are universally acKuovleded, and the experiment will doaotlcss show how every method of re lorm may be impioved. But those evils will c-rtainly not be remedied without an enort. l hose w ho are content to demand civil service refoiin, but ho oppose any practical attempt to promote it, must be suspected ol having but little real hostili ty to the system which they decry. For tunately, uowever, ; public attention was nevei more resolutely turned to the sub ject, and there was never a more favorable moment to oegin reform. The party is sues of the last iew 1 years are gradually disappearing. The perilous questions of the fundamental policy have been deter mined, aud the parain.tunt interests of the couuiry are now those of the Administra tion, i he honesty and efficiency of the Administration to settle the national pol icy w ill now be the chief demand of ev ery party. But now how can a purpose be shown so plainly as the reformation of civil service so as to secure integrity, ef ficiency and economy. - ' After extracts from the recent speech of id Gladstone to show that a similar re fc rm has been made, and has succeeded in Eugland, the Commissioners continue: "We propose also that in this country, places in public service shall be restored to those who are found fitted for them, and if :ny one is disposed to think that an abuse tf torty years is a law of retalia tion, a lil lis reflection will show him his error. If Le believes reform to be impos sible, he merely shows that lie is a victim of the abuse, and forgets ihat in America eve.ry reform is possible. The enforce ment of the rules that we submit for ap proval, depends, of course, upon the pleas ure of the President. Yet, should . they ATI COUNTY, IND., DECEMBER 28, 1871. but a duty of the President, and his sanc tion, whether to the rules now submitted or to any scheme, will more surely" pro mote the purity and efficiency of the civil service of the country. He most earnest ly desires, if that sanction should be de layed, that the rules adopted for his ac tion by the President could 'not bind hW successor. - But unless we are wholly mistaken the reform would serve to indi cate itself to the good sense of the coun try, and that the people themselves would eject any party that proposed to intro drice it into the present practice. ' The improvement of the civil "service Is cm-' phatically the people's cause and the peo ple's reform, and the administration which vigorously begins it will acquire glory only less than that of the sal at ion of a free Union. Signed G. V. CcRTls, Joseph Medil, Daviusok, A. Walker, E. B. Elliott, Jos. Blackman, David C. Cox, A. G. Cattel. RULES 1. o person shall be admitted to any position in the civil service, within the appointment of the President or heads of departments, who is not a citizen of the Lulled Mates, who shall not have fur uished satisfactory evidence iu regard to character, health and age, aud who shall not have passed a satisfactory examina tion in speaking, reading and writing the i.p ish language. .. An advisor' board of such persons be employed by the President under the tith section of the act of March oil, 1S71, entitled an act to make appropria tions for sundry civil exjienses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June SOih, lb7a, and for other purposes, shall, so far as practicable, group posi tions in each branch of the civil service according to the character of the duties to be pei formed, and shall grade each group from the lowest to the highest, lb or the purpose of promotion within the group, admission to the civil service shall al ways be to the lowest grade of any group, and to such positions as can not be grouped or graded admission shall be de termined as provided for the lowest grade. 3. A vacancy occurring in the lowest grade on any rank, the offices shall be tilled, after due public notice, from all ap plicants who shall present themselves. and who shall have furnished evidences and satisfied the preliminary examination already mentioned, and who shall have passed a public competitive e.xamin itimt to test, their know ledge, ability and speci al qualifications for the pcrfoimance of the ditties of the office. The board con ducting each competitive examination shall prepare, under the stijiervision of the advisary board, to test of the names of the applicants in the order of their ex cellence as proved by such examination, and beginning w ith the highest, and shall then certify to the nominating nrappoinl ing power, as the case may be, the names standing fit the head of such list, not ex ceeding three, aud from the names these certified appointments s.tall be made. 4. A vacancy occurring iu any grade of Government officers above the low est, shall be filled by competitive examination of applicants from other grades. A group and list of names from which the appoint ment is to be made shall be prewired and certified as provided in the preceding rule. But if no such applicants arc fouud - com petent the appointment shall be upon an examination of all applicants, conducted in accordance with the provisions for ad mission to the lowest grade. 5. , Applicants, certified or otherwise, qualified for appointments as cashiers of Collectors of Customs, Assistant Treas urers' cashiers, postmasters, superintend ents of money ot tier division in imstoffices, and such other -mstodians of large sums of money as may hereafter be designated by the ad vision bt.ard, and for whose pe cuniary fidelity another officer is respon sible, shall nevertheless not be appointed except with the approval of such other officer. (. Potmasters whose annual salary is less than $-J00may be appointed upon the written rjquest of the applicant, with such evidence of character aud fitness as shall be satisfactory to the head of the Department. 7. The appointment of all persons en tering the civil se. vice in accordance with the regulations, excepting persons ap pointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint ment of Postmasters, and persons ap pointed to any position in a foreign coun try shall be made for a probationary term of six months, during which the conduct and capicity of such persons shall be test ed, and if at t he end of such probationary term satisfactory proofs of their fitness shall have been furnished by a board of examiners to the head of the department in w hich they shall have been .employed during said term, they shall be rcapjJbint ed. 8. The President will designate three persons in each department of the public service to serve as a Board of Examiners, which, under the supervision of the Ad visory Board and under regulations to be prescribed by it, and at such times and places as it may determine, shall conduct personally, or by persons approved by the Advisory Board, all investigations and examinations for admission into said de partments, or for promotion therein. 9. "Any person who, after a long and faithful service in a department, who shall be incapacitated by mental or bodily in firmities, for the efficient discharge of the duties of his position, may be appointed by the head of the department, at his dis cretion, to a position of less responsibility in the same department, y ., 10. Nothing in these rules shall pre vent the appointment of aliens to positions in the consular service, which, by reason of small compensation or of other suffi cient cause, are, in the judgment of the appointing power, necestarily so filled; nor the appointment of su ',a persons with in ihe United States as are indispensible to the proper discharge -if duties in cer tain positions, but who nia no, be famil iar with the English language t,r legally eunshla nf nniHUl!..t! 11. No head of DeparfcTui.'.iior any subordinate officer of the ftOYernrnent, shall, as such officer, authorize or permit. or assist, in levying any assessment of money for jwlitical purposes, under form of voluntary contributions, or otherwise, upon auy person employed under his con trol, nor shall any such person pay any money so assessed. 12. The Advisory Board shall at any time recommend the President such changes of these rules as it may consider necessary to secure greater efficiency of the Civil Service. . 13. From these rules are excepted heads of Departments, Assistant Secre taries of Departments, Assistant Attor ney General, First Assistant Postmaster General, Solicitor General. Solicitor of the Treasury, Naval Solicitor, Solicitor of Internal Reve.ue, Examiner of Claims in the State Department, Treasurer of the United States, Register of the Treasury, First and Second Co nptrollers of the Treasury, Judges of tiie United Stales Courts, District Attorneys, Private Sec relary to the President, Embasadors, and other public ministers, Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Director of the Mint, Governors of Territories, special Com missiuuers, special annual visiting and examining boards, persons appoiuted to position without compensation for ser vices, dispatch agents, and bearers of dis patches. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ON THE RE port of tue committee. Eecctivk Committee, ) Washington, D. C, Dec. li, '71. J To the Senate and House of Representa tive : In accordance with an act of Congress approved March 3(1,1871,1 convened acom mission of eminent gentlemen to devise rules and regulations for the purpose of re forming the civil service. Their labors are now complete, and I transmit here with their report, together with the rules which they recommend for my action. These rules have been adopted, and will go into effect on the first day of January, 1872. Under the law referred to, as I in terpret it, the authority is already vested in the Executive to enforce these regula tions, with full power to abridge, alter or amend them at his option, when changes may be deemed necessary. These vie a s, together w ith the report of the Commis sioners, are submitted for your careful consideration as to whether further legis lations may be necessary in order to carry out an effective and beneficial civil service reform. If left to me without further Congressional action, the rules prescribed by the Constitution, under the authority already mentioned, 7. ill be faithfully ex ecuted ; but they are not binding without further legislation on my successors. Be ing desirous of bringing this subject to the attention of Congress before the ap proaching recess, I have not time to suf liciently examine the accompanying re port to enable me to suggest definite leg islative action. To insure the support w hich may be necessary In order to give a thorough trial to a policy long needed, I ask for all the strength which Congress can give me to enable me to carry out the reforms iu the civil service recommended by the Commissioners, and adopted to take effect, as before stated, on January 1, 1872. The law w hich provides for con vening of the Commission to devise rules and regulations for reforming the civil service authorizes, I think, a permanent organisation of an examining board, un der w hose general directions all examia tions of applicants for public office shall be conducted. There is no appropriation to continue such board beyond the ter mination of its present labors. I therefore recommend that the proper appropriation be made to continue tfi? services of the present board for another year, and in view of the fact that three members of the board held positions in the public service, w hich precludes them from receiving extra compensation under existing laws, that they be authorized to receive a fair compensation for the extra service rendered by them in the perform ance of this duty. U. S. Grant. The New-York Commercial AdeertUer describes the pernonel of Alexis, and his appearance at the Naval Ball in Brook lyn, and says : The Duke is six feet two inches hisrh. He told ex Senator Morgan on the Mary Powell, that he was one inch taller than his father, Alexander 11. His hair is combed straight up and back, and is in color a light auburn. His forehead is high, gently slopiug back like Mr. Beech- er s. His nose is recular. eves larn-n mrl mellow, aud hps soft and velvety. His moustache is short, and, like his side w hiskers is of a golden hue. ne a baudsome man Stand him in a crow of one hundred men and he would b picked out as the handsomest. He handsomer than any member of the Ex ecutive Committee, which is composed of the best blood of the metropolis He wore a pair of pegtop trousers, double breasted cut away coat, boots, Byron col lar, and plain bcarf. His large hands were ungloved. His head was surmounted by a drab crash hat. During the entire par ade his hands remained ungloved. His overcoat was snuff color, with a velve collar and lapels, and smoke pearl but tons. ' ' ' The Town ot SHALL-BE. The Mansfield (Ohio) Herald tells the follow irig capital siory : Speaking of Kossuth reminds us of an incident that occurred when he was in this country. W. T. Coggcshall, then State Librarian,' was employed to accom pany Kossuth in -hu round of speeches. Coggeshall came on to Mansfield to make arrangements, not supposing that Mr. Kossuth would be called on to speak else where, but he was detained at Shelby, then having but three or four houses, and the ueople of the country, having learned of his arrival, came in crowds and called on him for a speech. He spoke his usual speech and then went off thusly : "Your very to .vn, its name and condition, is one of the evidences of the energy, the deter mination and perseverance or the Ameri can people. You have named your town 'Shall Be ' I look around and see no houses, but I see de much people's. Yon have called it 'Shail Be,' and it shall be and ill be." - Vol. XYI-No.Tfc: , Teacher's InstitTite. continued Wednesday, a. Nov. 29. MUSIC--PRAYER MC8IC. Arithmetic By Mr. Ramey. His mode of teaching changed after comenced with the first principles of arithmetic Urged the necessity of coinmencintr rlasa in men'al arithmetic, before part 3d. Pu pils should have some idea of the use of a rule. Mental arithmetic draws out ideas. Parents take too much responsibility in selecting tue books tor children IHustia ted first get the idea, then the rules. When he assigned a lesson, he first stated the contents and explained, wording to suit himself sometimes by topics. There were some objections to this. He suited himself concerning this. Tomcallv imt all the ideas; but it took time. Pupils should not be urged on faster than they were capable of comprehending. Emula tion is necessary. If the pupil faiied in solving an example, the teacher should not solve it without explanation; but should give the principles to the whole school. Simply by using the smallest numbers possible. Mr. Beiler asked if it was practical to teach pupils 3.3 or 40 figures in notation ana numeration first. Mr. Ramey thought that a few shonlil be taught; but not 35 or 40, as it would tnghten the nupil. Notation and numer ation should be understood well. Mr. Beiler asked if more than two or three periods should be taught at first. Mr. Ramey thought two or throe all that were necessary. Mr. Chase asked if part 1st ourrht not to be taught first. Mr. Ramey thought it should : but there was considerable in part 2nd that was in part 1st. Mr. Chase asked if a boy who had nrv. er studied arithmetic should not com mence. es. I Mr. Travers asked if nunils should not study rules first. sir. Ramey said the solution shnnlil perfectly understood, and then the rules oe learned. Mr. Chase asked if mental and written arithmetic should be studied at the same time. Mr. Ramey thought they should be com bined. Mr. Chase said a book w hich secured both should be used not advising a change of books, so that some time the books might be changed. Mr. Nichols read the rule and solved the example at the same time. Mr. Bailey differed. Did not like rules. Examples could be solved bv analysis which made intellectual and written arith metic, at the same time. Rules should be itnplilicd. Mr. Nichols asked why there were rules in books. Mr. Baily said there must be rules with the system. Analysis calls up the rule. ESSAY OX GEOGRAPHY. Mr. Orr made a few remarks, explain-1 ing the ditlercnt terms used in that branch oi study ; urging the use of maps and the explanation of every point. Mr. Baldwin asked whether he would begin with maps or text books. Mr. Orr said he should use simple con versational lessons with the maps. Mr. B. asked if geography should be sung. Mr. Orr thought pupils did not under stand what they were reciting. GRAMMAR. Mr. Travers said this was nn important branch of study. His manner of organ izing, is first, primary orally use no text books. The teacher should use grammat ical language. Advanced classes, he would review every week the lessons of the previous week exercises in anilysis, correct vulgar language. Mr. Hamilton wanted to know how he reviewed, orally or written. Answer orally. Mr. Hamilton asked if some of the pu pils would do as well orally, as by writ ten. They would be embarrassed. Mr. Travers said embarrassment must be overcome some time. Miss Morris said as soon as pupils have learned parts of speech, teach diagrams on the board. S. Millner thought teaching on the board a good plan also, of reviewing. Mr. Nichols would not often teach by diagram. Mr. Varier wanted to know if it were not better to teach young pupils from the book, as the author understood it. Mr. Travers said pupils could not under stand the language. Mr. Hervey thought pupils could not know what a noun was, by telling them such a word was a noun ; but it should be explained by illustration. Mr. Ramey would use primary gram mar for beginners. In . connection with this would teach them orally, reviewing previous lessons, explaining minutely. In connection with the books, use your own instruction. Pupils would become idle if they did not have something to study. Teachers must have a plan before they commence. Select reading, by Miss Pierce. BFELLING SCHOOLS. : Miss Nash said there was much weight at' ached to this subject. There was danger of having too many. Thought pupils lose more than they gain. A part of the evening might be spent in spelling, and a part in literary exercises. She was in fa vor of spelling schools. Miss Bell was not much in favor of conducting schools, but liked to attend them with her pupils, especially if they were good spellers. - . - - Teachers generally favored properly conducted orderly spelling schools. Reading programme for afternoon Music Adjournment. . : , Wednesday, 29th, ?. m. The committee on permanent orgtniza tion reported a constitution for the per manent organization which was read and adopted. : . . , - Teaching orthography was thoroughly discussed.., ; Miss Borton said orthography required ingenuity; supposing children to have learned the simple elements. Would have small children print the words on their slates. . Some times whould ha them read from the slate, and some times have them lay down the slate and spell by let ter and by sound. While one pupil reads others correct when needed. Advanced classes copy two or three paragraphs from reading books neatly with ink, and -pel! until all could spell them correctly. Mr. Hume asked why she would have pupils change slates. Miss Borton would have them learn to read each-other's writing. Mr. Hume thought some could not write well enough for others to read. : The subject was further discussed. Wednesday Evenlso. Music Essay by Mr. Ramey, on school government The subject of reading the bible in schools w as discussed by a number of the teachers. (Our reporter furnished ua with full notes of the discussion, but they would not now be of sufficient interest t the general reader to warrant us in pub lishing so long after the session of the Institute.) . : - ! What shall be done with the country' schools? Mr. Baldwin disliked apologies. Did not know that he was to discuss the ques tion. Thought public opinion was not liberal enough. He believed in compul sory education. Mr. J. S. lUer said if he could have his way, he would say money. There should be enough money to pay teachers for qualifying themselves well for thework. The examination should be more strict. Public opinion is the hardest thing there is to reason with. Mr. S. Perkins agreed with Ider, on the money question. Though' tardiness was a great fault. Many of the school houses were too poor and should be improved. Miss Baldwin believed in compulsory education and thought pupils should be regular in attendance. Mr. Hamilton thought the wages of " teachers were too small. Mr. Franks thought teachers should prepare themselves well before trying to teach, thereby gaining the confidence of the people. There were too few school officers. Thought the Ohio school law was superior to that of Indiana, The ob ject was to get the Influence of more peo ple. The officers did not take enough in terest in the school. There were not enough school houses. Mr. Chase thought it no use to find fault with the law Teaching receives pav enough. The wages in this nart of tin- country are low; but the teaching is low too. Public opinion is the greatest cause of imperfection in common schools. 31 r. Ider agreed for the most part with Mr. Chase. Would not qualify for the wages he got ; but for the hope of future good wages every teacher should qualify himself. Viragos. The latest characteristic story from Paris, is the following, sent thence by a correspondent : Having read an unfavorable notice in Le Figaro, Mile. Ilisson hired a hack and ordered the driver to take her to the door of Le Figaro' musical critic, M. Jouvir.. She sent up for hiin, "A lady whom he does not know wishes to speak to him." M. JouvinJ went down stuirs, audfouni waiting at his gate a fury, who bawled, "Do you recognize me?" M. Jouvin ia one of the most near-sighted men in Paris, and w ould have been obliged to say no, had he not recognized Mile. Hisson's voice. She continued : "You are a black guard ! You have killed me ! Had I giv en you money; you would have praised me! I don't know what keeps me from boxing your ears." M. Jouvin quietly re plied, "Your good sense." These words were scarcely out of his n.outh when Mile. Hisson sprang toward him with clinched fist. He seized her hands, held them tightly, and said: "You must be crazy to act in this way, for, box as well as you may, good boxing will not give you good talents as a songstress." More angry than ever, she returned to the hack, screamed to M. Jouvin : "Consider your ears boxed," and ordered the driver to take her home. The Bleeding Nun. The Catholic clergy are again examining Louis Latean, the alleged "stigmata," who, according to them, is bleeding away at a great rate. One Father Ubald says that Louise loses from fivo to ten ounces of blood every Friday, and that he has himself stood by and seen a big bundle of cloths soaked in blood, from her simply wiping her hand on them during the night. Moreover, the reverend father affirms that Louise has taken no food for the last six months. In spite of this and her sanguinary effusion, she has a ruddy face and enjoys excellent health. We must agree with the Catho lic press that, granting the truth cf the accounts, this is a most astonishing affair; but we sadly fear that if the proposal of a London paper to subject Father Ubald and the young woman to cross examina tion by Mr. Hawkins, Q. C. in the Tich bone case, could be carried into effect, the Latean miracle ni'ght seem less surpris ing. This, however, is of the order of practical tests it at are very seldom ap plied. A young husband, living near Gosport, told his wife, last Saturday evening, that he was going to attend a spelling school to be held in the neighborhood, whereup on she took a spell of jealousy, and declar ed that if he went she w ould blow her brains out. He paid little attention to her threats, as they seemed uncalled for, and proceeded to carry out lite intention. Upon his return from the se hool he was horrified to find that she had executed her threat by shooting herself in the head! A portion of her sku.'l was blown off, and at last accounts she was lying in aa ex tremely critical coudition." She is a daughter of John R. Dunn, Esq., of Gos port, and has been married aboat a month. There is no telling what some women will" do when they "get their mad up," and therefore young Benedicts, especially should remember this, aud also that "hell has no fury like a wonw.n scorned." Slall Vox by Mail-A young lady now ill with small por in this city re cently received a letter from a sister ia Pittsburg, who wrote that she was then sick w ith the small pox. Exactly eleven days after the letter was received the youg lady who received it was taken witn the disease. She was not exposed to it in any other way, aud there seems to be no doubt that the contagion was com municated by the letter. Wiediky ( W. Va.) Intelligencer. : "The econoimc heresiarcb of the age" is what the London Saturday Retien c!e-, nomiua'e3 that eminent protector cf Ameiican l ig iron, nenrj C. Carey.