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ASPE
EEKLY
OURIER,
JASPKK, INDIANA, Fli DAY, MARCH 19, 187&.
yol. lr
NO. 8.
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rUilUSUBI KVKUV ERIPAV,. AT JASPER,
ÜIJKOI COUNTY, INDIANA, BY
CLIS ME NT DO AND.
OFFICE. Is Courier P.uilulno on
West Main Street.
SOUTH KUX AFFAIRS.
"SEIKO.
negroes on his plnoii worked Ills farm,
;uul lie divided its products equally with
The Ylew.s of Soiintor Gordon, of them. Every man voted against him
fioorgia. every time. The.) had been with him
Tho Ttnstnn Advertiser.of thefith inst. .t'v''' " o the war, mi d had never voted
Igives the lollowiug in connection with wilh, him, and they did not dure to. Ho
ttlic visit of Senator (Jordon to New '-d instance which occurred when
no was niuimiir lor troveriior. in ear-
was verv
devoted to
alKicted
their ! ail to him: (encral, I would
hut I imiKt he candid with
fraid
me
men
me
T TurirTTov. (England, coneci unijf the pro.-ent condi-,bc ws rtiimiur for governor. I
puich oi sunti.n Tio-v. uftUo two in the South : na-c driver, a boy to whom he n
Single Subscription, for fifty Ios., l oU b(llllt0. f;01(i0n, f (Jeorgia. and Itcp-,-!l,t:h d! d " ho uns de
for ix mouths, : : : : : je-ontative Jjimar, of Mississippi, nr. him, came to him v ry nuicii
liived in this city last evening on
'i- v j was
... i,i yu. ilntniichii-o wliiMc um inr-
For square, 10 lines or less i v cow. .'. ' , .,,1,1.0 i,,t.vouund tell i0u the U mh. I am u
Hub subsequent insertion, 10 . ; ' Al.mcheste.r 'JM.esc gentlemen it- My own color will charge
1 .onorr advertisements at incsaiticiaie, . , , ,.,, .. aiIvai-iU 'or (leertm-' thuui. and these white
A fractiou over even square or Squaie, .lcr hjht eveIIIJf tmt tT cana,who Imve Wen looking utter 113 tell
coiutod as a square. These are the terms wiMl 1(.eIm,r, vo,.v dill'ercnt Mom thejthat 1 will not be .safe
for transient advertisements ; a ren.sonu-, ,.,,. 15,,. 'of nolitieians. Thcirf . ,...
.. .1 4 ...I.... . . g- ... ; x 1 ui-.feUl i 1 i-ui-in.
ue initios iu luiuiii
Gov. Hendricks Mei-sage to the might be made must recessunly be for
Special Session of the Legisla- constructive travel, and that it should
turo. . not w allowed. Should you bo of the
Gtniu-un cf th Srntei.d iioBrof Bprr.fnutirr.; pinion that I Hin not rorrert in thiacou
You have been called in special Pes- ruction or the law, your judgment x
Mon bvvirtnoof the provision of the P.re,e,?1) a j,nt concurrent resoln
rotiMit'utioii which so authorizes when Jjon will be at once iwpected. I trust
the governor shall be of the opinion that t,,ilt harmony will characterize yout
tho public welfam require it. It jfi proceedings, and that, by a succe u
vour dutv to provide for the exigency un(1 Prompt dispatch of the public
whirl-, has involved the public welfare, s, you may have the gratitlcativu
wti.n ti...t ti..,u i,m imMi imn. early aajosrnment
J. HUH AS j. UEÜI11I ni'.
Governor of
.people were too serious
linore triumph of iiarties.
10 think of! . , ,
Hi ov Won. And I want to
ask vou whothor it
were
is
bo
blu deduction will
advertisers. . . , . .
Xoticcs ot appointment 01 nftiniiu- jUKt iM la, COIUiitioii when they
mtoM and lentil notices of like character (Q cllim..,(.r anythin; that
to lC paiU ill savuuuB.
ANXOUNCINO CANT! DATES
JTor Township Ofliccrs, each
. 1.. .... . .Uli IUIII1I11UI1 Ul I F ' I ' ' - . . . .
Boryouii) M, r...i.. iv, intu... nf .,,-houIil attumnt that, thev could accom-
F.r District, Wrcmt. or ötate, - , - --rp- - ,,, llolhi,hv il. If the whole power
"nfii'ni.vifiviii:aii n.n; m um. Um inviw limn poiilil he oliJ 11,0 Kovcriiuieiit was iven us,
attorney at Law,
jAäl'ER, IKDIAKA.
plcted, the occasion for the special pcs
tiion will have ceased, and your adjourn
ment should immediately follow. You
are not in soi-'uni for the purpose of
goneral legislation.
At the expiration of the legislative
period of the rcecnt session, there was-
a disagreement between the Senate and.
It - T . . I
i t n - i 1 V 7 -i-iroi. front for their new building.
Executive DErV, March t.
F tit
UUNTlKGBUItGH XOTt..
The Messrs. T. & L.
have gone to Louisville to
ptircl.
true that if von arc elected we will
put hack into slavery a?aiu."' I laughed ,uoi essential, to the public welfare. II. Bohraer is the eule protirlet.
Mir Mini ll l .iihljni f-.ai.l iklUI I'finnnri I 4 II.. . ...... a i. .. .... I '41. U'l.vu .
lined reliei ailll good government. Hie" .wuuu cmui inm juion iiiuo were iuu ruveuui nn;.uiii ouir mnis.
T . .11 ...........1 ....... J l.j.i..t a. l.i lllllfc. IWII IVlIlf IlltIL IL IJIIIll UC II . I ril 11 f I'll I f 1 fill rl 1 llflllllllll 1 1 1 I I U 111. II III 1' I . .
tsum oi an inuy wiiiin-u wus nimrai iu, , . -- . : , , . .-; ., v : -o-" i The At. 11
51 00 their public otiicers. peiking oi me" i'""'""' . . mwiv .. .. , mt- it.,-j, ,,u Miai ui jniuni; u.iiuis, , busv
e ,.,.. nrln-ni. I'cople were united as one man, and land bills if'ulatinL' the sale of intoxica- Ul uu
Ilunltugburi
h i.
OFFERS hU proftnlotil rrle to the clUxn of
DulMjl n.t urTOUtilitiÄ Countle. Will priullci
1b H the Court of tbc Stute, tiJ the United Suie
tV OFFICK-On EU Mln Bltt, one block
frum the public ijuirt.
Aog-7-'74'.
ilO
I ask that thev shall receive vour im-
n,n..n in i, .ii im tuvi.w tii'in rniilil li oh-tot 'be govern i
...t...i cL... ...,4, M'in I...1,- onnfiiiiii.rt eoiitiiiued, "its armies. Us navies, its
in the letter "Wo arc called a oompanv ,;our,H' its congress, one man in five mediate attention. Hy virtue of the act
of murderers and aseaMUs.' I U li vou thousand could not be found who would , of December 6, 1872. they stand upon
.1..,. .!,.. ,,., itriitfi. inn.i ..mi !f. found put me negro hack into Mavery again, the tiles ol the two Houses for your ae
s ot
just now.
ling liquor. These bill should be putl There is mud enough hero or a
iu such shape that the judgment of tbcldozen such towns and fceriotisly rolurdi
two houses mav harmonise upon them. 'business.
Mrs. Hatter died on Friday raorn-
who has .-ounnittcd niur'er, for anj
We don't want flnvei y any more." The tmn as if the two sessions had been one
iTiiiiiiiii.il iiiiii iti . mi .mil .
' - . 1!..:. 1 I J 1 .. .... I'll
cause at all I will name to vou two who "f; " i s uviuei iiiun iiim muiu ana couuiiuoik. i ii ; revenue tu
i...,. ...m,.?ittii cni.iiiti fi oni iiiAnr ili. every year, and he was sure the time should provide for the ordinary cxpen-
I Ilk V VUIIIMIIIIU Jsvev w . -.il . . 1
" mm. 5 Limiiif -i ttrifinr in not uir uHiiiiii wiieu parties wotiiit tlitiircs ot tlie 'state, umcoieuuess
..... ! . ) .. , . ., I ." .11 . .
I ,ii.ihi t n ti
i! ... . -i Im tiiniifil mil imiin In Olm Inn nt Hll. l.i..hM ,.r. Im ..nnt.l m inttol ciipli it.
1.1, ..I. ! O ,t.inM". 11 . I. Mil II V IllM'l H I II llll " " -w.. ..... ... 711U1IIM .IllV lW M 11.(11 W II.VV .--..v..
ittiit' Sliesii - A( ,,iiiiii.i ii..u i viuu ibi. ii it. "vi- i
MUS. JOIIK BAKER,
VixoicioiKe.
CLEMENT 1)0 A XK'
jAvritn.
lim U ii.iiiiit Im ini.i. Iilllilic Slli fell
.....ii.. I,,., ii.t nf iini.wic Miuot for thoc men w1its. uit.ricst it was
BAKER Ac IOA.lNTli:;
attorneys at Law.
-tirtLI. prrtlc In the Court of OnboU county, and
V tttail UlthfulUrtobunlne -MilruMfd totbi-ta
OSceln the "Courier" boiMlnu. Wt M.n Street.
CUT.
LEVI reRGUSIl!,
IhrTKtucu), Ikd,
W. M
CAI'EIIAKI.
jAfcrm, IkP.
FEKGUSOX & CAPEHAKT,
Jlttwneys at La w,
T
urn
LLDrietlce In ell tbe Cuu:i of OuboU, llfce
and i.lloining cronne.
TICK: Bootli ld of pu'dlc nqnare, janper, ma
wV
WILIj . Tit 1'LOR
ittorney at Law,
piominiut eitizens of New Orleans who''! keep up the p-ui line. Jo show the
i:mi "otm tiiun ami litten meir own live. ......
"It 1. a I'ornd fitate ot society aim
eminent," added Mr. Gonloti,
drives neonh to th i' sort ol retort
They had tome, he said, with the hope
that by an honest, plain representation,
braced hv lacts and hv the testimony
which thev nronoso to pre&ent, mostl
V lnxceentiei.. r.rtkai.r .ttention Wen to evi- .,,,,.1C om H,erelv to siiread out he- McDonald, Vnvh-i. Dowlingtuid IVilie. a tonipornry lo-iu, roulerred by
'otic.ur.ed.orE..tfthcSt cb.rW H.ul Jftire the peopl-th-ir coimith.u. Speak- of Uiie. dtv. Vi-ii.ui. Ilarrett and Lin-.rM - jrli 10, Ikiö, deeoutiiiucu.
TZ. s. t74.-.r linsr of the condition of ai.a!is in (ieoi-of Loui-viMe, and Hull, of Mt. C-nuel,i ivinmdmi that the subject
JH!'EU, I.VIIIAKA,
II.Lretlcelntbe Tourt of DuUt nni aIJn-. tild
., . .... I .. ..1.. . .. . . M f n 1 . '
II ai.l .1. . . n . . . . I.. r-n..l II.. ..In.
"OV-f i:i mi" ih;iui-. iiu -1,1 umi .110.1
that'Me n!U addreed them in favor of re-
Morm li?LMl:ilion. some one oi iiiesu
would rise and -ay, "Don't you remem
ber that he wan in the rebel army ?
Don't you remember he fought to keep
vou in ulaverv ? Don't von give hi in
II IHWII .lllv, lliwwwcv IV w.--".. "'-.I-, . , ... - ,
from republican sources, they can show'- ' I? .-r again or he will put you
thuTCoplcof the Noith the true Coii-"ck into jlavery. The ellcct o this
dition of the Southern states. They felt'-'IM'ea "? appaicii.. in-
sure that whenever we did ui.dersiai.d. " . 11
as a brave and generous people, with -H'! by the colored pcoidc. I hey pt e-
comnion historv and a common de.stiin 'a u ' I'ifmscivcs,
with tliei;b, we woi'ld not toierate t.o . u.,e sieauiooais on oicis; aim n
l,..cn, in srlil. ili.v svim-p tiiliii.nii.il.'-n'-uiy i sic convur.-iaiioii uo iciuarKeu
the interference of the federal adtnini.-i' " a W mnmse or tusiuroauco
i....t?., nr,.f,i.... sr ti.nv ,.onUl not through all t' aotitheru f-tates had oc-
,,nin iiw.mKnt' leuiTcd wldcli ooiilil not be I raced to the
1V1.1V.I1I !.. iJ.'l ' 1.. . . I.
(un'tist iitinimtration of the govern-
T1IHOUU.I THE JIALI.OT-IIOX Luill Mb lu c,lt,e.
they must go on sulleriiiir. bur they" ..
wanted the same rights at the htillot-box , . ......
that we had. They did no' ua.it men Au 1',l,e
loivcd upon them by fraudulent rlee-i The roiiilt of the cicetimi held hy the
lions a was done in Arkansas :ts vii.Stockhoiiltii uf the Lotiiville, Xew
done every vear in Mi-iMpi)i, and A Hmuv and M. hum Air Linn Kailwuv
wui. done last vcar iu l.oui-iaita.
EXTKAORinXART EXPENDITURES
will be required as follows : For the
construction of an additional asylum
for the insane, $350,000 ; for the payment
of bonds likely to be presented during
the two vcars. under the act of December
12, 1872, $200,000; and to meet the lem-poi-iry
loan under the act of March 10.
IS73, 910,000. Two hundred thousand
dollars of that loan will become due on
the 12th inst. The treasurer of state Ins
made provisions for its payment. I do
not Miiuk that good policy requires that
these extraordinary expenditures bfi
1lii v'v..tiir.'l v. ri-nltr-d in the Hiohv of the! provided for wholly by taxation. I
ing, ot tvpUoid fever, after a protracted
illuess.
Pike County Item.
nendittiros. I5v reference to the pond
mir irencral appropriation bill you will
see that the two Houses have agreed
upon appropriations for the stat scr-
viec, the benevolent, the penal, reforma
tory and educational institutions, aggre
rutin'' about S60U.00U each vcar. Un
der the reapprai semen t. as vou provided
for, the taxable propertv of the state will
not exc eed $P5O,(j00,006 iu value. The
tax will be about S130.000. Your esti
mates should autiuipatoa delinquency of
twenty per centum upon both the prop
ertv and the poll tax.
1875 aud 187G
During the
From tbe Petemburn Pren.
Another Railroad Project. KNn-
where will he found an article entitled
"Narrow-gauge Kailroads" that should
bo read with care. We understand that
President Watson will make a uiotc iu
the spring to build such a road from
Viucenncs to Petersburg, making the
latter the terminus.
It is now or never. Lot the peopla
take an interest and try to pntthis thing
through or if they do not, wo must be
content to live forever thirteen mVza
from no place. By the road terminating
at this point it would afford advantages
not to be derived if the road shuld ron-
vcar: linim thronch with nnlv fiialfintr this
a mere station, because ircibt for miies
around will have to be brouzht to Pe-
rome here not to make pnliMcl,:ollovi iug : MeMs. Ih-adfey,
BKÜX0
Al'TOKS
HUETTXE 11,
12 Y A V Ij A Vi
And Notary Public,
Jasper, Ihdiaa,
K.L tiractlre In U ibe Court f Du aö
. . it ImDIhTJ
V9TTJ cnniT( in i an. "
I5K. A. W. 15IISAiTa,
Unnvii, recommcuil mat tlie nmiiority 10 inawe
a temporary uwi, ronierreu oy inc aci
I uend
of the
lin. he saul mere nan not oeiMi a me in-iiiiums, making ten m an. ies.rs. im"- ""J"""'1 "- "V" """-
kun in Hint Mute, uiiler it wiw in mi in-illurlev. llollled, Hamilton and S.-ott re--rive you some tenons uouo.u at
frequent drunken stM-et rotv. The in-ceived a MilhVient iiumber of votes lo: bite session. link you to take it up
croes livod happily and peat eablv. Ile.uiect, but, according to the laws of the! "train and to make such an adjustment
xiggo-ted that il vn not a very good'estate, u pei -on is eomp-iled to he a
.argument for those who tried to make .-tocl.iioldcr in any ntihua'l coipoi-uiiou
!it appear t taut the white were hostile lo'ibra spnt-e ot ten days prior to an elec
the negroes when in this slate, where lion before he can be eligible to the otlice
the tonner ra outnumbered the. htller.ct' director f the road, therefore thee
'fiiue to one. nuict teiunud. II! iiien-wiiilciiicii were declared not elected h
iu.n..il ii niie iirnitlennt Ihct. that the thu ititl'r of tin: election. And since. lellleieiit
ns .hall fie fair, both to the people and
to the otiicers. As I suggested iu my
!.;s-ngo in .lainiary, ill constructive fees
and charges should be made impossible,
but that the "compensation should bn
suMeient to command for the public
and reliable service but no
i. ........ ,, Ah, in. iin (.uiiin r I... ..iix-t i. hi tin. iiniii inn ,iniQ .ii-iwo ,iw t i irrealer. riiuiu uniccis uuccpi. niuu
ll.' iKiiiiiii u Hirinwi'it 'i i-,....,..iiw ,..v ...... ..-w . v. , - - ...
' ... i. I.. i; mm:.. r i.. r...! i.t.. ... i ..ii .i.
mm. o. Cimvaam aiuouiil oi money ior uu; neio ,-u. ct-uie eugiuiiiij ui im. r uuiu io ooni mu
rnysician öusgcuiiasf)
the college which was the piidelotlice to which he ha been elected. The
i- i.. ..ii ii, ii,..n .. . 1...1 i i. ..ii i...
, , I'vei V lil'Uljll.iu. in. ii iiiu swiic" iiiviiiiiv iiiiiii:9 umi t.ii-ii uuiiiui .-nun im-
H J'r'..:; Ähler citizen taw that the negro -o lati bona tide holder of stock, in his own
country x long pranic.-inSf-min-rn Indian b n ju.5njr repouible, was uiilv inatlc tlurigl.t, ami while ilr. K. r ppcars. hv the
tim a !cio:oaRj of ti,e treatment of diw ihcWrt.t . 7( xhi; j,ais f ,nen who tisoil hiiufsectftait s hooks, to be a holder of "lock.
tvinr limn i t imr ihiiiihh-
OITirE t the OM lirllnlilo Onur lr- eti .or
s. KKIKD.MAN A- CO.. Corner or .-Minn lino
West Strei-t, .InnpiT. Iinl.
Oral In, tr.utenc on et Street.
Feb ST ls74..Cm
Travelers' Mosnr:
JOSEPH ACKEKMAN, Proprietor,
Loooooteb, t t t r t Indiana.
rriHB proprietor of tbla Hotel, ultntted Jnut north of
1. th ralboad depot, return ilmnK o inepnuuc
lf their pant patroiuRe. and aajiuren tbetn tlmt no ef
ftti.nll he anare.l on hl nart to merit tbelr favors
a th- futare. ll table and bar are applied Iii the
': the mirk- tford. He alvi ha e"'-' tahlins and
t-d Ut hone He toltclu a bare of patronaR.
Xv. ltth. 1870
SOOT &, SHOE
emporium:.
In my me.s-.age of January, I expressed
niv views o fullv in relation to the reg
ulation ot the sale of intoxicating liquors
their own purpose. A bad govern- vet the Mock held bv him u'sis. received
it was the continuous source of irri-ii him troni the county under an ar
um It was perfectly impossible foriinigcuionl made by the "fiicer.s of the
body to conceive of" a race of inteHi-Conipaiiy with the county, and by a de-
....... iitiw, l unvt nur nini i oiir ovnrii.iriii 111 in.. -riiii'iiif i .oni-r. u ;a iitnic.
f. u,.'..t il.in.r Tluiv h ui in tlii..ii.,imi.ii. u lii.ilii.i-Mr. P. I.na i-oiiin:ii.il ' that I no w have but little to add. Wc
ipiU,!'.llt,,C, V.l. ! - --" I 1 .. . .. ..... - - - - , ,
, i . i i k. !. .1. ...I. s: .i. i um.! . ! iv it hont no v r 1 client law on that fiiib-
WOl'lil, tiepenueti on Nvcpuij; uu- innwiwiui inu iiiuusiuim ui uiu i.uv. j ins .- , i , r, ,i .
between the races, should turn out auo.uiattcr will be tletermineti at the first Jrt 1
kill the negroes wholesale. I 'or e.-!uifeling ol" the Ilourtl. If Mr. I'risbie
ample: His home was tour miles in tlieiis not eligible to the olhce, the liourd
. ... . ... . r . . i
will oniv cousii oi nine meuuicrs, o
positions with iiie uiidei'stantling that
their fees and salaries arc under legisla
tive control, except in cases in which
the constitution otherwise provides, but
they have no right lo expect that, after
their election, their compensation shall
he unreasonably and unjustly rc-
itureu.
lo
lut received at Henry LaiidgrcbcU.at lit old tand
THE I.AROIWT AND CHEArEST STOCK OK
BOOTS & SHOES
Km bronght to thf market- f-r Tall and Winter
AH thone dentin wllb tnewltl and me alwayi ready
and wllllnetn ahowthem tuy good and to cash ciu
turner will
DcductTen 3Pei' Cent.
HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR HIDES.
Ut-niv'-Mt!,8o-pt. -Wb, ll74-
couutrv from Atlanta.
EVEItYTIIINO HE HAD ON EAUTlI
in the way of housekeeping, his larm,
mules, corn, lodder, ha;.. !; uses. every
ihiiiir was iu the hands . ' - eirroes wluh
ho was in WaRlimgton, and not a white;
mini unitn the Place. He kuow tue sen
iimnttt of the Soulherners. upon the
questions ol ra. e and colorand hocould
aillrni that there, was no hostility towat t
the nejrro as a man. Mr. (iordon :u
liiimnii'hiid l'O" .vav from homo ai.d
lelX their entile iv- ily, their little chil-i
dien, in the hands of neg.o servatus.
with not a white man anywhere about.
Hi h ldren s ent wl'!i tl.etr eojoreo
iiurso
to
litt
this
""- - .
t II0
av-
ing four more to be chosen to make out
the number required by law. and the
lour receiving; the next highest vote will,
of course do Ueclareit electetl. Ar
Messrs. Howk, Culbertson, Cainion and
Hangary received the highest vote, they
will bo declared members of the Hoard.
ideut Uradlcy, will immediately be com
meiiced to foreclose the mortgage ou the
road, and thus free it from debt. The
road will be s,old under this foreclosure;
. a a. a
a company Wim au t tic capital nennen
will purchase unit complete it, and Neu
Albany. Louisville. ..ml all other loe.li-
Society should not be left iu that
couditiou.
THE JlJnOMEXT OP THE PEOPLE
has been distinctly expressed, as I be
lieve, in .avor of a carefully guarded
license law. Their wish and judgment
should find expression m your legisla
tion. The Supreme Court (two judges
dissenting,) recently decided thaUiinder
existing law, there is no restraint upon
the sale ot intoxicating liquors on mui
A suit under this programme of Pres-1 jay, in the night time, or on election
!a. It., -..III . t... 1 ..iA.
at night, and he had .,o oojcction, - .v.- ', ' ,.,,,,. ,(l,,(,u, ,
the association, excel J n. Al)imv j',, p:ir(iuilar, the comple
.vro their morality. 1 .it dangci ot, . . . ,,,..
,m,?,Je..,C.I" em o t.rc erity. It
War. 1 lien uiu iivyi v na in "v," , ... S ti
. .f- ..... Tin ...Mr. l.t1 ,irl ll.,llt
trOI Ol IIIS IIIHM' I . II 'i-s ium iiwi
Biv..nr. nt to drink, not to use obscene t
11 ... il . .. . .n 4 a 4 Im i-rkaa
illCIl 1110 licjtio whs in hu -:..,, ..u.ti-.. .,..,. i U.u.mt
within her borders, and ivo iier peo-
1 I ...t. .. on
1 IT , UIU IIW i;ni;i; muh toiu nur, j ui u
...... . . i,j, j,, ,inatnc v win recti v uiu uiuuil uiiiuii is
not. having any po wr to J" aB W; integrity a, a man, and his dc
mix wav to nrevont any arts that would, . .v ,,,
.... . , 4-jll,1 ...til, mm 'VIU UII W HJ iniUlfsilll H.U UI4U, 1IIU
mislead llnj. J; w u PP ' itha itttrwt of it. si-Mtoid..-fN
heoslon. It w"? not a repniftnce lo- . . - ... t
wnnUlm.bula diatruat of him. The;A,t'4n- ui'u a" ",4 '
days, except in the cases of sales of II
quors to be drank upon the premises. 1 1
need not urge the importance of legisla
tion to correct the defects in cxi&ting
law. 1 lie necessity for this special ses
sion is to ho regretted, hut the misfor
tune is mitigated by the f.u.t that the
business demanding your attention is in
such couditiou as to ieouire you to re-
tcrsburs before P cau bo shipped. It
will make this place a central point,
otherwise if the road should run through
the county it would deprive Petersburg
nf a large amount of freight that would
be shipped ut way stations. Therefore
Peterburff and Washington township,
and iu fact the whole county, would bo
immenly beuofitted by such a road.
A narrow gauge road will cot, from
Viuceuiies to Petersburtr, at the hiuhet
estimate, about $7,000 per mile whi-h U
much less than a broad gauge, the
The greatest expenso will bciu bridging
the river.
Some of tbe Bible agent's criticisms
a .
on us were jut, not on iwptist.s aa.i
Democrats only but on all. Tobtcco
and whisky are demoralizing they ctiro
society in many ways, but as- tho weed
brings money at this lime, much needed,
ppople are preparing for a large crop tho
coming season.
Corn seems to be plenty and can b
bought for 40 cents per bushel.
Some sensation was created by tho
notice of the Auditorloeell lauJs mort
gaged to school funds, about half ot
Plcasantville stands on one of theso
tracts. It has been sold anil resom mce
ami laid out in town lots but who is to
pay the $150 and odd cent u the question.
The iuries at the present tern of
Court have been uausually harmonious.
There has not been a single diaxree-
ment. though on noorrjion hn it jakfn
entirely a whole night to bring iu a ver
dict.
Mr. Eraatus Parker was arrested I..'
Saturday on a charge of perjury !;
trial was laid over till tho nnxt term
Court, his brother Oscar going on h.
bond.
Not only tlia buds on th nmch '
are killed, but wo hear reports of ti
trees being injured by the severity of
tho winter.
Almo-t every one is complaining of
frozen potatoes and cabbage.
Countv orders are discounted at from
10 to percent-
O. E. Montgomery will start in a frtr
days for the sunny south with lu i. it
boats.
(KrThoTerrc liauto Journal utters
wise words w lien it says :
This Legislature should he a lcson to
the people, not again to inlnixt tich im
portant interests in the bauds of ineffl-
. i - it- , . ....... ...Iii. win. tnniv in iiirui.
mam in fccsston uiu a lew uays. oeiore cent hh.u -
iheadjourninontor the regular session -ns-umu tho knowledge of RH" , ft 1
ou yesterday, I communicated lo the' vet are tho merest pigmies -A1.0
two Ilou-es'iny proclamation for tlllaiour able: and most rxpemnced m. a
special session. I desiretl to prevent 'sliould bo sent to make lavv. Jfi
any interruption In th-i progross of busi- government, and when oiil 1 1 hej t" I
s.S. 1 lÄsired also to avoid tho )e-feel some oi nie i esi on-. , "f.
cunitMi ior vuu iiju.nui w juiii nuniu-.twii . o.
t . iu vorv oiuui ictris! nun ..-
v 1. mileage for travel notnuUr per-idoties inplt h "by l' '
formod, I Unvo attvjtl tho atuiuor ounnapuiia v
the Male that tvny claim for miieagt tliatjpiw I"'
v utwtc
f!b.