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HQ3L Main Street, JUST RECEIVED, direct froln: the man ufacturers, ft lore lot of Boots Shoes. tor Gents, Ladies, Misseft, and Childreas' ' etar, which will be aold at prices that will fteaae tbe'purchaser. . -eYor styles, finish aad material, the stock 181 cannot be excelled in our city, and we ' pk our tellow.citisees of Richmond and vt " Bnlty to eall and examine our Stock before - W0hMiD',MWbc!ESTELLSONS. Riobmobd. July 8 1871. 24tf I7XCHOLON V CO., BOOK BINDERY ' RICI19fO"D, IMD. WE re prepared to execute BINDlN'i ad BLANK BOOK WORK, iu 1 1 its branches, and the best etyle. i After mar Pattern. Done to Order as-Briar rear MUSIC and hare it Paced. Hound and Indexed. MISSING No, of Magazines Sap lied. ' , ; . J. M. W ASS ON, Real Estate Agent ' f has" ; h. Houses, Lots. Lands and other :,. , rropenjt FOB SALE OR TRADE. -sebvaaa to xmzsriv Offleeorer the'Post-offiee, Beftideoce, U0 North Sixth Street. I Ricbmomd, Im. Boot & Shoe MANUFACTURERS. The Beat French Calf aad , Kin Boots neatly made in the Uteat style on short notice, and at reasonable tgnres. None but the beat ma teiial used. Wo: 8M Main street, near Sixth, BiebaMmd,Iad. pMt : I zncnoiisozt a'Bno., Booksellers and Stationers, (NEW 8TAND) . Cth aad Maia, Odd Fellows Baildiag -RICHMOND, INDIAMA. " j o h it h . : 6 P P, ATTORNEY AT LAW and NO .TAKl, Office No. 33, Main-street R .hmond, . Indu attends to the eolleo tton of all claims in any State o the Union WHl practice in any of (he Courts of Indiana and Ohio. Exeoute Deeds, Mortgages, sad Powers of Attorney, either inland or for. eign. Br special arrangement with C P. Asia, in Cincinnati, (German Consul) and Billbb ft Co., of New York, I m enabled to forward add receire any money packages or other ralnables, as well as to attend to the transit of persons from any part of Europe or Irom this country. -, All business strictly confidential and poinptly atUoded to. J.H. P. JulT7th 1889- tatf i Jehiel Railsback, Attorney at Law, f v Richmond, Ind. Entrance one door East of Fetchell's Store And over Hudson's Drugstore, Main-st: Richmond, Aug. 10,1870. Mary F. Thomas, m.d Practicing Physician,; Omn Nobtb-iast Cob. Main Si xtb, eaySpeeial Atten-i orrios Horns ' tton to Obstetrics and 1 1 to 8 a. m., 13 to t Diseases of Women f p. m., end 7 to p. and Children. la. Oct. XI, 1871. . : n3t2f DR. J. HOWELLS Trt omcBOp athist Of KICE EsstBrosdway,(Dr. Jones's old stand,) first hoase West of Grace M. E. Church, RICHMOND, INDIANA. f Orrioi Uopxj From 10 to 12 a. m., aa rom 2 to 4. and 7 to 8 p. m. 11 J. H. McINTYBE, M. D., OSeo opposite Huatington IIousw . RICHMOND, INDIANA, - Special Attention Given to Surgery Residence No. 17 South Franklin Street. 4;' if . i Bl-lj DJL O. B.HAIUUMA1I Ho. 16 North Pearl Street, Opposite the Waraer Buildiar.) RICHMOND, ind. 'i oars: From I to z.andfa anJ atll other times when not profelslonally engsged iroUislonal at rB aionorn. nor. V 1809. l:lr "WiftntecL ""TSPdJLto ond Tkirtr Ceats.and receire FREE by return mail, a rood Name I Ink- D-mmK . - C Plate, Indelible lefi K.tC outers. Aen Ae. WriU nsme oUin. Write name plain. Adireaa. 40ml ALLEN SELBY, Qordon, Ohio. VOIi. XLII.! THE NEW7 CHURCH ORGAN. BY WILL X. 0ABL3T0M. 'Jbe'Te got ft bran new organ, Sue, For all their fuss and search , They're done just as they said they'd do, Aad fetched it into ehurch. They're bound the critter shall be seen, ' And on the preacher's right ' ' x TheyT hoisted up their new machine, In ererybody's sight. They're got ft ehoister and choir, . . . Ag'a btt roios and rote,' For it was nerer my desire ; To praise the Lord by note. - I're been a sister good a' true s For fire and thirty year ; ; Pre done what seemed my part to do, An' prayed my duty clear. Pre sung the hroa both slow and quick, Just as the preacher read, , . r And twice, when Deacon Tubbs was sick, 1 took the fork and led 1 And aow, their bold, new-fangled ways - Is comin' all about, And I, right in my latter days, Am lairly crowded out. To day the preacber, good old dear, . With tears all in his eyes, Bead "I ean read my title clear - To mansions in the skies," , I al'ays liked that blessed hymn I s'pose I al'srs will , It somehow grai ified my whim, r In good old Ortonrille ; But when that choir got up to sing, I couldn't catch a word 5 ' They sung the uicst dog-good ?st thing A body ever heard I Some worldly chaps was standin near,' And when I seed them grin, . I bid farewell to erery fear, And boldly waded in. t I thought I'd chase the tune along, Aa' tried with all my might ; ' ; Bat though my roice is good aa strong, I couldn't steer it right, , When they was high, then I was low. An' also contra wise, And I too fast, or they too slow, To "mansions in the skies." An after erery Terse, you know The played ft little tuae, I didnt understand, an' so I started in too soon. I pitohedit pretty aniddlia high, ' I fetched ft lusty tone, But, oh, alas 1 I found that I Was singin' there alone I ; They laughed ft little, I am told, n But I had done my best, , And not ft ware of trouble rolled . ' , Across my peaceful breast. And Sister Brown I could but look She sits right (rout of me, Che nerer was bo slagin' book, An' nerer west to be. V. "But then she always tried to do The best site could, she said, She understood the time, right through, Aa kep' it with her head, But when she tried this aaornio', oh, I had to laugh, or cough 1 It kep her head a bobbin' so, It e'en a'most came off t , Aa' Deacon Tubbs he all broke down, Aft one might well suppose. He took one look at Sister Brown, And meekly scratched his nose. He looked his hymn right thro' and thro' And laid itoa the seat, And then a peasire sigh ha drew. And looked completely beat, An when they took another bout, He didn't even rise, But drawed his read baadaaner out, An wiped his weepin' eyes . Pre been sister, good sn true. For fire an thirty year , I've done what seemed my part to do, Aa' prayed my duty clear, But death will stop my roioe, I know, For he is on my track, An' some day I to ehurch will go, An never more come baek, An' when the folks get up to sing Whene'er that time aball be I do not want no patent thing A squealin' orer me I I Our Fireside Friend. 1 SATURDAY MARCH 23, 1872 BEATER LAKE LANDS AGAIN. Nearly three weeks ago, we noticed a reply to the letter of Jul go Test, in the Indianapo lis Journal Irom Gen. Milroy, and the lade- pendent of last Saturday j-ecopied it. " We publish below an extract from it, showing that he is especially tarorab'e t Mr. Tyner's bill, which proposes to hire the "Govern ment survey ana dispose or tne lands as other public lands aro disposed of," Ac. 'The Tyner bill' is to have the Government survey ana aispose oi these lands, as other public lands are disposed of, which would benefit the United States Treasury to the amount of $20,000; and give over a hundred poor men, many of whom are soldier e, chances for homos under tbe beneficent pre emption ana oomesteaa taws oi tne United States, snd would, bssides, give settlers. acnoois, courcuea ana mciecy ta nearly a whole township now held or a bogus claim. and fence! and oeeupied by Judou Test's clients, ss'a vast, rich cattle ranch, twenty seven miles in circumference; excluding set tlement, schools, churches, and society, there being but one school in that township, and that in a remote corner to forty-nine widely scattered children, and no church. I am for tM Tyner bill." . We learn that Gea Milroy, m acting aa at torney for the claimants, notwithstanding the assertion of the Richmond Independent to the contrary, and hence Swift's point against Judge Test is a stupid failure. Be of these gentlemen, Messrs. Tjst sad Milroy, are doing all they possibly ean for their clfeatft. ... But swift grows eloquently indignant, in faror of the "Chicago Land -Grabbers,' and charges Judge Wilson with devoting bis tjaw the Republican party's time ( 1 ) to vigor vu wni io lores wis iniquitous inunrs (ate Bill through Congress. IfttbJsftoT Judge Test says, he drew up the bill, ft got aw wuson to inmauoe it, and hare it referred to the proper ' eoauaittee, in order thai the just claims of his clients should there MCHOIB " BE JUST AND FEAR NOTi RICHMOND, be properly presented. This was all the "time that Judge W&son took off his own, cr the Republican party's and be did not consume more than tea minutes in doing it; aad why should little timc-seirer Swift make such a consummate ass of himself for that t We respectfully submit the following cor respondence, between Judge Wilson and Mr. Tyner, as a complete settler to all falsehoods. direet or insinuated, that the editor of the Independent has sought to affix a stigma on Judge Wilson, regarding bis action on the subject of the Bearer Lake Lands. The testimony of Judge Test and Mr. Tyner is eonelusire: ' ' Washington , D. C, Feb. 20th, 1872. Hon. Jas. N.Ttmbb Dtar Sir : My atten tion has been called to the fact, that some of the newspapers in Indiana, are criticising me, for harmg introduced a bill in relation to the "Bearer Lake lands," in relation to which you introduced a bill aome time since. I presume you Temember the circumstances in connec tion with the introduction of the bill by me sndthe pnrpoass for which it was introduced it far as 1 was concerned, and I would be glad to hare you state them so that I inay correct any erroneous impression that may, hare been made, touching my connection with this matter. Very respectfully, Ac, " ' J. M.Wilson. Washington, D. C, Feb. 20th, 1872. Dear Sir: Replying to your note of this date, I will gay that Hon. Chas. H. Test, who is the attorney of certain claimants to the "Bearer Lake lands," visited this city to pre sent the views of his clien U in relation there-1 to, to the Committee baring the whole ques tion of the disposition of these lands before it. To bring him properly before the Com mittee, he drafted a bill embodying the wishes and interests of his clients, and requested -you, as au act of courtesy, to introduce it in the House of Rapresentatires, for reference to the Committee. Neither Judge Test, nor anr one else acauainted with the facta, eon- ralered you committed to the prorisions , of . tne bill. In fact, 1 know that you expressly j referred the right to support any bill on this subject, that might meet your approval. Very respectfully, Jas. N. Ttnbb. Hon. J. M. Wilson, House of Representa tives. . To the Repablieaas of Wayae Co. I believe there ia no man how ever indifferent about the interests of his country, who will not con fess, that the situation to which we are now reduced, justifies the most melancholy apprehension, and calls for the exertion of mod eration, and of whatever wisdom is left amon us. The same spirit which violated the country in I860' now prevades.lhe Republican party . and threatens its disruption. As we are Americans, citizens of one common - country, the least considerable among us has an ins terest equal to the greatest in the land, and I believe it to be nst only his right but his duty to con. tribute to the interests of that party, which he - believes to be in the right The party which has made ns all we arc , to-day, the party which compelled the : world to acknowledge every man a no bleman who became an American citizen, and proud of the n erne of American. All who have heretofore acted with the Republican party, should now generously . support tire men who have been selected , by the Republican State Convention. It is a common cause in which we are all interested, and in which altruo Republicans should be engaged. The man who deserts it at this crisis, ia an enemy to the party he attempts to represents; and what X think of int'nttely more impor tance, a traitor- to his country. Of course we cannot hinder their desertion, but we can prevent their carrying over their arms to the service of the enemy. In this I mean, let us view all movements or pleas for the organ iza1 ion of a third party, for ; whatever reason set forth with suspicion. I am aware that we have some persons among us, who, till within the last few months, have been most dis tinguished for their party zeal, but are now agitating the question of bringing a temperance 'party into the field in opposition to the Re publican nominees. This sudden alteration of their sentiments car ries with it a suspecious appear ance. When I hear a mau who has been honored by the republicans of Wayne eounty with the best position within the gift of its peo ple, not only once but a second time, advocating these measures at the expense of that very party which made him all that hi is took him a poor man, and paid him net less than fifty thousand dollars of thepeople's ' money, for , eight years labor, which has placed him beyond want, either in money or party influence, when such a man as this rises np against his bene factor I cannot but suspect that some mischevous scheme la in agitation to destroy both wings of the pvty, by opposing them to each other. " I' ; , : r Why did not each men agitate these questions (the vital impor tance of which was as great then LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIM'ST AT, BE THY GOD'S WATOE COCNT;IWD., 51AR. I as now ) when : theirown interests were at stake ? This is a question that all honest men cannot mis- onderBtnd. " Whether or no there is asecrev system - in the closet and what may be'the object of it, are questions which can only be determined and weighed by ap pearances, and on which." every thinking man must decide for him selfj ; ' ; The same principles promt me to enquire why some of our Re publican papers oppose Judge Wilson for Congress, may we not view this in the same light? It is urged that.. to produce harmony and insure success, some otLer than Mr! Wilson should be select ed. f Wo, may honestly ask why would such a course produce a consumation so devoutly wished for? The position assumed by the Telegram and Independent, that Judge Wilson is unable to cope successfully with any opposition, the Democrats may bring into the field, and that Mr ! Claypool their expressed choice, is that particu lar man, is preposterous and untenable. In proof of this we have Only to ask the unbiased opinion of any gentleman, who heard Mr. Claypool on the 9th inst., at Phillips Hall. I am far fiom wishing to do Mr. .Claypool any injustice, for. I regard him as a gentleman indeed, and should he be nominated, I would cheerfully support him, but his effort certain. ly on that occasion was a . very tailored one, and any thing but p repossesing, and it is his friends who make him appear1 awkward a ad rediculous. bv emng him a lr iced suit of qualifications which nature never intended him to vrear. -. - The Telegram, while it is lavish in. its praise of Judge Wilson v.iiom it has deserted, forgets that ic is opposing it a, own conduct to- its - opinions, and depriving it self of the only plausible pre- ti mce it had for leaving his sup- p ort. 1 Mil it., plaasabia, for m tr nth there is no reason whatever for abandoning the support of M r. Wilson at a time so critical an id important. . Any differences In our party limes, mustbe lamented. The canse un doubtedly sutlers as well by the diminution of the strength which ni tion carries with it, as the loss of re putation which ever man sustains wl ion his merits and dismerits are held forth for public considers turn. lu esc dmerences among ou r selves are only advantages to thet common enemy,and the friends of- the canse become tired and disgusted, and the lukewarm avail themselves of any pretense to xttlapse into total indifference as to w lo may be successful, and these false, and insidious partizans who create and foment these disorders. si$e the fruit of their dishonest in- di jstry ripen beyond their reach It is time for those who really mijan well to the party and to the pe ople. who have no views of per so lal animosity, snd who have vir tuoi enough to prefer the general go d of the party and the people, it is time for such men to inter- pot le. Let ns see whether those fatal dissentions may, not be avoid ed or reconciled, at lea st let us ens dertvor to guard against the worst effects of division, the past ex perience of which should certainly admonish us to guard well against such a deplorable condition Let the extremes of ail factions - try and be separately useful to the par ty which they all pretend to be at tached to. I speak to the people, as one of the people, let ns endeav 7y ail honorable means to contri bute to the support of the Rcpub- Jican party, and the men it has brought forward, than whom I be- JiCV C ltlS UVca vuuiu Uiswfts UCCU SO leoted. . . " : There cankot be two republican parties. A , 'New Departure,' whether it be called a 'Reform,' or & Temperance Party is not repub iican and those who are attempt ing to build up such movements, are but throttling the purely and strictly republican t party, and to that party alone can they look for any of the reforms they preach to the people. I The Republican party oa0 brought abont . the only Radical reforms of the present generation. It is well to learn that we should not generally reject the friendship or services of any man or party beoanse of a mere . difference of particolar opinions. We should not expect too much of the repub lican party! ' '"' i . -" It is not necessary to revert, to the eyils of intemperance or. the depravity of modern' times, they are too well .known, and deplored by every good man, and no rea sonable man should expect, as human nature is constituted, the enormous evils of intemperance, can be cured in a day. - The eviL lies too deep to be cured by any remedy less than some great con vulsion, which perchance might do so, or utterly destroy the party undertaking it. The real ques tion f is then : is it well to hazard thW advantages we have so dearly bought, of making war by an un der trking so desperate? I fear, the end will not justify the means' With one other reference to the contentions in our psi ty, and I am done. The Editor of one of our city papers, aceuses. Judge Wilson of being unfaithfal to his promises This in a slight measure may be true. Instances are on record how ever, when a breach of promise in the end proved to be a virtue, and especially when such engagements were made in an unguarded mo ment through the Importunities of one who professed a life long friendship, and who gave a wrong coloring to the true facts in the case, purely for self preferment. We too often see a poor contract ed understanding deal in little schemes, which dishonor them if they fail and do them no credit if they succeed. MODkRATION. Whore are we today Editor Palladium: The above caption is suggested to us upon viewing our R R facili ties tosday: and what wo expected of them aome 18 months since. How elated this entire community was' in view of another egress - to the outside world without being compelled to pay tribute to the Penn. Central. Through the manipu lations of the Continental Improve ment Co. our C R. dUFf. Wayne R R has been gobbled np, leaving this section of country to the ten-' der mercies of that powerful com-: bination the Penn. Central. The amount of this city's investment in C R & Ft Wayne Stock is near ly $200,000, which was gulped at a single draught! and what havo we to show? Far better would.it have been in a commercial and fi nancial point of view.to have made Winchester the teminus than be be ' placed as we are in a vortex which now threatens to engulf ns. This foreign corporation (Penn. Central) has now the local freight tariff on the C R A Ft W Road to a figure that amounts to prohibi tion. And what is onr remedy ? By reference to Ex-President Ed gcrton's communication to the City Council of Fort Wayne in the Telegram of Maroh 8th, we can glean facts that are incontroverted ble. Emanating as they do from one'higher in authority, regarding Rail Road matters, they are en titled to the highest consideration. A movement is now on foot to test the validity of this so called lease to the Continental ; Improvement Co.; and from indications every where apparant, general satisfac tion is expressed at the movement If this cannot be accomplished, a R R to Union City will be the nec essary rejult.J The facilities offer ed by the Bcllefounlain Road are second to none in the country i Tiie fast - freight : Empire Line which run exclusively on ' their Road to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and White Line, which reaches all New England points,1 offer to shippers advantages equal to any fast freight line in the coun try. For more than a year it has been impossible to ship through freight to Eastern points; except over the Pan Handle R R, The C II & D R R has heretofore com peted for Eastern business, but this powerful combination has made some concession to the C H & O providing' they would aban don Eastern business. In conclusion, some have been theed and 'thoud' into the belief that the lessees of the C R & F W R R would run tbe Road to sub serve the interests of Richmond, ; By ssd experience, every shipper has found to tbe contrary. Now the issue is with the people of this city, whether to quietly submit to continued impositions, or, as a body, make some movement to re gain our rights. A meeting of the Board of Directors occurs on the 5th proximo, when our rights may be partially vindicated, if properly attended to by original stock holders. A. ...... S. . ... THY COUNTRY'S AND TRUTH'8!M 23 1872. FROM WASHINGTON.-. . Wabhikqtom Citt, March 1172. Mb. Editor, . . How goes the battle in the 4th district foTthe next April nomina tion? Will Republicans have the good sense to return Judge Wilson, or will they be seduced by the dis turbing,1 restless disorganizes, to try some new experiment ?. 1 find Indianians at the Capital . almost unanimous, for tbe return of Judge Wilson for a second term. His course of conduct, since be enter ed Congress, bas proved him one of the most useful Members from our State j Pure and ; jexjneplary in morals, courteous and pleasing in address, ardent and constant in bis efforts to harmonize and sus tain the Republican Party ; he has now the confidence and respect of all the Boosters about the Nations Capital. He is no fanatic and wil not be likely to destroy all his in fluence in Congress by the vain pursuit of any impracticable idea. If any of his friends arc rejected aad positions given to the friends of others, he will neither quit the Party nor make war on the Ad ministration like Sumner, Shurz and Trumbull.but cheerfully yields his personal preferences to the higher' claims of public good. . In the business of Legislation the fourth district has a member emi nently practical, popular and suc cessful. The time that other mem bers of. Congress spend in pre psring long speeches, Judge Wil son spends at work for the country and his constituents. ..... , Te! 1 the Republicans that If they want a man to bore the country and Congress with long, buncombe speeches, pack conventions . and manipulate nominating elections, that Wilson will not suit them. For such work' Carl Schurz or some of his desciples would be very much preferable. On the other band if they want a man who will attend promptly and faith full v to the Public business of the country,' then Judge Wilson is the man. I eee'him daily toiling at work on Committees in , the House or in the interest of his home constituents, in forwarding claims for Pensions for the relief of widows and needy soldiers. His public services are in this re spect invaluable and should be ap preciated above all noise and vain demonstrations. For practical good he is worth a Regiment' of wire-working, new-Departure speechmaking politicians. If. the Republican Party had none but such men asJndge Wilson in place, we wonld to-day be not only above suspicion but absolutely invincible The great purse of our party is an ambitious, noisy and unscrupul ous leader, and the greatest want is quiet, honest, upright christain men in office. Then we would need no new departures, nor Civil Ser vice Reform, but the service would everywhere be honored, the coun try safe, and the Republican Party would go from victory to rictory, onm nu Klux Democracy, with all its kindred heresies will be buried out of sight, in one common grave oi mtsmy. A Votsr What is said of Judge Wilson.' A correspondent of the Brook- ville American, writing from Washington under date of Feb. 23, thus contrasts other members of Congrees with him : I wish every voter in the nation could spend an boar in Congress, and see for himself ' how the time is wantonly wasted in useless idle, personal wrangling interesting only to professional politicans. To-day was mostly oecui. ted by our dis tinguished . fellow-citizen. Dan Voorhees, in a rambling Demo cratic Speech on Cub.h. The fatal disease of gabbling seems to per vade the halls of Congress to the exclusion of practical legislation. Aiong the few members I have met here, free irom this cursed malady, I must mention Judge Wilson, of the 4th Indiana I was glad to learn that Judge Wilson both in and out of Congress, stands deservedly high as an able, efficent, and acceptable business man, chal lenging the respect of sensible men of all parties, for his integri ty, dignity, and habits of industry. While other members are studying political speeobes, and thundering political denunciations oa . the wearied ears of Congress, Judge Wilson is quietly at work on im portant committees, diligently pre paring business for needed legisla tion. The 4th Distrist, may well be ; proud of her member, and to my mind, the great misfortune is, that Congress is not full of such members. To a plain observing voter, the first thing that will ar rest his attention on entering Con gress, is this fearful,endless speech making, which is now by common consent regarded as the earse of Congress.and quiet, practical busi ness talents its greatest need. W, J.C. WholeNaaiaer. '.in ExeeJleat Record. ' President Grant's, enemies shave made it a point to dwell upon his appointments of relatives to office, and among others who have been -spoken of with disparagement is (Joliector uasey ox Mew Urleans ; but if all the President's appotutees can ' show as good results tri the management of fbetr offices 1 as Casey can for bis management of affairs ' at New Orleans, it will be well for the coantryv Prior to the incoming of Gen. Grant's admin istration, new Orleans had become the depot of smugglers, snd the revenue of the government were decreasing rapidly. Collector Ca sey sent about to make a, reform, aodwith the most stisrac4ory re sults, as shown by a recent inves tigation of a special agent . of -she' Treasury. , In ,1868 the vale of the imports st New , Orleans was 89,500,000; in 1869, 915,000,000: in 1870, 818,000,000: in 1871, 818, 611,000. The duties collected in these years were in 1858, 85,250, 000; in 1860, 84,900,000; in 1870, 85,731,249; in 1872; 85,679.143. lhe increase in the value of im ports for 1871 over 1870, and the increase in the revenue is explain ed by the reduction of the tariff which went Into effect Jan 1,1871. But the most gratifying exhibit is in tbe reduction of the cost of collecting the revenue, " which shows the office to have been con ducted on a basis of the utmost economy. The Philadelphia Collectorahip. The appointment of Mr. Seth I. Comly as collector of the port of Philadelphia sets at rest in a most fitting . mtnner the various, sur mises which have gained publicity from time to time. ; Although Mr. Comly had been in no manner a personal app.icact for the posi tion, it has been known for some days past that the President had hod bis name under favorable con-' elderation, and the announcement, therefore Ib not altogether a sur prise. Of the propriety of the choloc we csnnot speak too warm ly, and we doubt if the selection of any other name conld have met with more general favor. As a merchant and a citizen, Mr. Comly noids the uighest rank for mtegri ty and probity so that we may confidently look for such an ad ministration of public affairs as will reflect credit upon bimself, upon the city and upon the Republ can party, of which he is a staunch snd an uncomprising member. Thoroughly versed in the , mer cantile wants of Philadelphla,and ode of the ardent advocates of every recent measure that has tended to the . fostering of our prosperity, our new collector will take bis seat determined to bend every energy : to the : advance ment of our commercial supremacy and to the proper and conscien tious discharge of his duties to the government. Philadelphia North Amerioan. A sad acoident occurred within the city limits of Greencastle.Put nam county, Monday evening last, between five and six o'clock. As the train on the Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago Railroad, in charge of Conductor Bentley, was passin g through town, a boy was seen walking along the track on the ties, ahead of the engine. The engineer slowed down and blew his whistle violently, but the boy paid no attention to the warning, al though he could easily have got out of the. way. In the meantime the train got so ; nesr the boy hs was struck by. the engine, thrown off into the ditch and killed. The engine was backed down and the remains were taken up by tbe em -ployees of the train and conveyed to the residence of its friends. He was a deaf and -dumb boy named ' Strange, and his age was twelve years. No blame could attach to the railroad company. " - Historical Comparison. " ' Our public men in 'Washington, might refresh themselves by read ing a little past history; As we have already shown, Washington had to endure unspeakable assaults from men outside and from . inside . his political family. Presidents Jef 1 ferson, Madison, and Monroo had there own internal and domestic difficulties to overcome. . John ' Quincy Adsms started in a family war and ended in one. Old Hick ory f ought.throogh eighty years of i unparalleled political, personal, social, domestic, and financial de traction, and yet strange to say af ter conflict with the leaders of his own party, the members of his Cab inet every one cutting at each oth tcrr and at last nearly getting into war with fori egn nations, he was re-elected by the largest of known majorities and died in the midst of universal gratitude and love. We find his statues, busts, and pictures in many of the old Whig houses, especially since the rebellion, dur ing which the motto of - "The Union it must and shall be pre served" was ' an axiom. Grant is simply running the same gaunt-' let and passing through .the same purgatory. Chicago Republician. ; Two Knee of railway aro sow being work ed upon in Claj oouaty,aad a third is pn-J-, -a :,c .a i, h.i jfartmsrillehfts a minister who dyes his' hair and whiskers, and preaches abont vanity. The If. E. Church at leadalvile was de. stroyed by are Thursday Bight. Lost MO; iBaaranoe.tlSS. i John CJnease, aa old Portland printer, long employed on the Portland! Advertiser, died very suddenly at Erie; Psv, a tie 6th J. He wee a devest Catholic. and beosae the fritsd cd Con fidant of the lata' Lisbon Young, witn whom he west to Erie many years so. . uUdoardcawawarocm in the (Jathadral adioiniavttha altar. Like his beloved r9t t was a rsdical republican in pe$3s. He was a studious reader and an en tertaining1 md wstrtSye, talker. His roneral was bold at tbe Cathe dral, on which ocoaaiM fcijh ma ss was celebrated, and sevetsl Clergy men assisted in the ceremony. The Portland Transcript saya- of him that one of the boxes of ' hie 'case" was always well Clad with snuff, and bis fingers xltsUy plied at uh tsssav umj. weau m saen ana regular inter vs tjnwCT inafar t- mentaerotea f5e. A novel wedding I Cred in the Clerk's office , t . Yfcsir other day,: An eldjle, the lady carrying a babr, presented themselves and two ccTva, their united Wealth, to1 the Ctsrat, and asked tobespnc3r'Tke Msyor and She'rifl being preee1,tise Utter held,.tUo, baby while-the former Ijroiiounceilthe i ceremony, and amded the two dollars , with ths Clerk. All would have been well, but the old lady saw. fit to 'com plain of the manner in which ; the Mayor tied the knot and the sher iff held the baby. 11 Articles of association of the 'Salem College,' to be located near the town of Bourbon. Marshall county, Indiana, have been filed in the office of the Secretary of state, it is the intention to es tablish ; a school similar to the Oberlin College, Ohio. The Fac ulty to be forever under the gen eral control and patronage of the jrerman Baptist church of the Northern District of the State. ' The rabit eaters in Indianapolis are troubled in their stomachs . The Commercial says: 'The testi mony in regard to skunk-skin tannery in this city, snd the tre mendous stories of, skunk-skins received at Madison and elsewhere as had a strong effeot upon rab bit eaters, and the demand for dressed rabbits has sensibly di- minisnea. The North Vernon Plalndealer says: -bvery paper in Indiana except one, regardless of politics, pronounces Gen. Tom. Browne a stiong csndidate for the Governor ship. That one is the' Madison Progress. We believe its editor lives in a briar patoh on the ' bank of 'Injun Kentuck' or some other savage stream. . . There is a man in this city whose boots are so large that bo can't turn around in much less space then a quarter, of an acre. He got stuck on the, depot grounds the other day, and they had to put him on tne turn-table to get him poin ted right. Belfast Journal. STATE HEWS. -In Peru, the . railways have "ladies smoking cars. iHrANTicii'B oases at IadianftDoiia hsve become disgustingly monotonous. Considerably more so than in ear city. : Ths marriage ceremony as performed by a Bloomington - 'Squire t "Hold op your right hands! You and each of you do solemnly swear that you will tell ths truth, and nothing but the truth, so help yOU God.'' fi..;::irj!" ' Tub spotted fever, is raging violently at Dayton, Tippecanoe 'vouaty. ,; A' Boons connty girl was choked to death with a bean, a few days ago. A Divorce suit is being tried at Lafay ette in which both parties see verging on seventy. . . -: 4'J ,' rslpitfttion of the gizssrd is depopula ting the hen-roosts of Lafayette. - . ' The artesian well at Corydoo is said to yield one snd a quarter pounds of salt to the gallon. , ; A boy was fined and seat to jail for' ten days for stoning the fireman and en gineer on a freight train at Lafayette last The Orange county Democrats hire ruiea asramst neine tmnaMrrad in th Davis- Parker party by a few desisrninz politicans who are afoor the loaves and fishes. 1 . A gentleman living near Terrs Haul made $749. Clear profit from one acr Si f ftatsaav tmak OAaaAM Lafayette olaimt the best public schools in - the . SUte. CrawibrdsTille Jouroftl. Terre Haute has the best public schools in the State Terrs Haute Ex press. Except Richmond. - -. tT l ..... . ' ,. xiunuugiun papers report seven eases with one death resulting from ths .latter disease. Peru wants gas works. , ' ' .airs Solon Kobinson, the first white woman who settled in Lake coantv. didd at Crow Point, a few days ago.1 - Over 80.000 tons of coal havo been ( shipped irom the mines iothe vicinity j of Brazil since the 1st of January. ... ;i Part of the Lagrange County Infirm j ry was burned on the 5th. One of the i iumates, Abraham Magundy, whose con : dition required him to be kept in close i rtn fn nAmanf a-arskai k,a AJ -j j.. , . vtfuuuvuiwua, W SSO lU UTJV1 ULV " , A saloon-keeper of Ctiea eomplains of jnto them for selling whisky. He thinks that they should pay some attention to the drug stores of that burgi The Ne w York Herald ms i ' iss7 who shot snd killed bar sedoosrY 'Burl . wuu , fMiu namwig agon VT uon, inn. voornoes, to actuaQy in A Lafayette man who bas s Urge beak ae- his own bach-lor quarters. He dsaerves to set rich. He hsa a b.-atlW bl u k ...... business man and quite wealthy. The depot building at' nTSiH oa the Toledo, Wabash and Weatera SaQway, six., nules east of Delphi, caught an from a p ing locomotive, and was entirely ooasusaed, together with moat of its costs-sis, last Thus-, dav. Loss small.