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BirBMOXO. ISO.. FEB. 31. IM4.
rfaee'a Itent Haleea Beanwver.
Our neighbor of the Telegram pro
poe, in oider to get r'ul of a liquor
saloon that bat been eredfd near the
Post-office, that the Post office rbonld
1 removed. Now. would it not be
equally as beneficial to relicnon, as the j
Kpiacopalian Church i uuita aa near
the liquor saloon complained ot a the i
Pot-office. grt up a rneetrnp and!
petition the Trnateeaot that itRmin- j
ation to move their church to another t
iv. rt of ihe city, out of the immediate f
vicinity ot that saloon.' ranauinin.
That U a rpeiirnen of the Palla
dium's statement of fact. Were any
answer needed to the above mis-state-tnent,
it would be sufficient to say that
if the Testry of ' tie Episcopal Church
should place a saloon in one end of
that building iu defiance of the wishes
of the members, we woui'J aaviw tat
latter to ceane attending services there. 1
Telegram. '' '
Last week, we endeavored to eon
rinci! our TVeLTaui neighbor of the
tot l niunirdity of his patent saloon
remover by tuv'tof he remoyal of
the Episcop 1 Church, in order to
escape from the neighborhood of the
saloon's noxiou influence; he having
urged the removal ol .the Poat-office
for the same reason. He parries the
force of our comparison! by mention
ing the relative distance between the
two point and the saloon miking
the diflerence from the Church to the
saloon about Hxty-five feet nine inch
es and three quarters, against bur par
allel, as the actual distance measured
by Bro. Surface, and missed ' by us!
and complacently concludes that "ar
gument is unnecessary in such cases."
Let us admit that the relative distance
destroys our attempt at showing the
foolishness of; his plan; butit is not
too late to amend our original motion, ;
before our neighbor indefinitely post
pones it, by substituting the Toung
Mens' Christian Association," for tho
Episcopal Church, ' THAT institution
being "quite as near" the saloon com
plained of as the Post office, anil will
make a better comparison,' for' the
rooms occupied by both the P. O. and
the Y. M. V. A. are rented and, more
easily moved than the Church would
bel With the Telegram, the palla
dium agrees that ''argument is unnec
essary in such casea ,' of ridding our
city of an unmitigated nuisance by
recommending the removal from its
vicinity of either one or the other of
thefe public helps and ; blessings" It
is entirely too absurd for "argument."
But to come down tohard pan."
The present proprietor of the snloo'u,
complained of by the Telegram has a
louse for about eight months more.
The lease is drawn up '.'for a restaur
ant" had the words, "and ; for. no
other purpose," been inserted, au
ejectment from the premises- could be
had and the nuisance (for we hold
ALL liquor saloons in the light of un
mitigated nuisances,-no matter by
whom or how "genteely"' kept) imme
diately abated. The owner of ! the
premises, therefore, is perlectly pow
erhns to FORCE the saloonist to leave
unt.l his time expires, and Uncle Sam
won't either pW-e the Post-office on
wheels and "r wing around the circle,','
ia order to get out of the, neighbor
hood of that or any other saloon, or
move it tj another part of She -city,
until tbe expiration of the ! present
lease, or for five yea ra longer il he
chooses. This being the case,' would
it not be witdoui as well as policy to
either wait for the eight months to
elapse, or to do as some did 'in the
case of McCoy urr him OCT, liquor
cards, and all, and m.ike a grand bon-'
fire of the bell traps he may have on
hand? We submit the query.; , ,,
In the meantime, as a compromise'
wo respectfully suugest that our neigh
bor and ourself, devote our energies
to routing out this "sink of iniquity"
located between the Post-office and
the Young Mens Christian 'Associa
tion, and make the place ab "red hot'
that the proprietor thereof, will be
obliged to move his traps to another
locality, or quit the business altogeth
er, and not disturb Uncle Sam. or the
Y. M. C. A., by requiring them to
remove their quarters. Say?
Cmm areaalaaml Swaaauiry.
Washington, February 20.
Skate. The Vice President laid
before the Senate the credentials f
Andrew Johnson, Senator from Ten
nessee, which were read and placed"
on file. The resolution submitted by
Mr. Wright, providing for the appoint
ment of five Senators to examine into
several branches ot" tbe civil service
during recess, with a view to tbe re
organisation of the several depart
ments thereof, was agreed to. The
joint resolution which passed the
liouse last winter relating to civil
service aopointmenta was iaseL
Consideration of the Indian appro
priatiwa bill was resumed, and several
amendments made thereto in commit
tee ut the whole and concurred in by
the Senate. Messages were received
from the IIoue of Representatives
announcing the death of Messrs. Rice,
llersey, Crocker and Hooper, and the
customary eulogies were delivered and
resolutions adopted.-.; ? ... tti.i ,'
Horss. The House went into com
mittee of the whole on the tariff bill,
and tbe motion to strike out the fitth
section was rejected. At three o'clock
all leg slat.ve business was suspended
... -o mnilwM mn AnnAptnflitr 'til
deliver funeral addresses upon lately
& j t
deceasea niemocr, ana euiogies were
pronounced on JMessrs. Rice. Crocker,
li.;rseyand Hoofer, after which the
liouse adjourned. -ind. Journal.
It will not take many more such
speeches as Brown, of Kentucky, inadu
t make a good mawyvaor wish that
Ben. Butler had beea neat back to
Conuress. Xot th t they love Btler
any raor th:i they did, but because
the timd for the exercise of his talent
as a fuhtinc m n has not ended. He
can crack a wh p as londly as any fir
orator oa th floor. Cia. Gaiett.
Andy Job nsoa has gone to Wash -inston.
On arriving there he will
probably be serenaded, as asual. by
the Dem. Jack. Ass. of that city.
lad. Journal. ;
Hi tana latalatarr.
Isdianawlu, February 17j
HorsE. The House discussed the
bill fr fencing railways, after which
it was referred t the CominHte;n
Judiciary, with instructions to ineor
orate an amendment providing that
when any land owner on the line ot
the road desires a fence, he shall give
notice to the company and bear half
tho expense. .
In committee of the whole the
House discussed the, county auperin
tendenc bill, pending which an ad-
ioiuimfcai.ai. Itad -
Senate. The Senate continued the
discussion - of the Baxter contest,
reaching a vote at C o'clock, the result
being that Baxter, the sitting member
was declared legally elected by 26 to
23, a utrict p.rty vote with the excep
tion of Boone and Hingo. Democrats,
who voted for Baxter, and Cree and
Major, Republican-Independents, who
voted in the negative. - '
-The Governor communicated a
special message to the Senate asking
(Congress for suitable protection to thfr
manufacture of platu glass,: a large
factory for which is established at
Vew Albany I m . -
STATE OFFICERS ELECTED.' S
. The legislature met in joint session
to-day and elected the following State
officers: For Directors of State Pris
on North, W. J- Prtt, Allen county;
II. E, Wadsworth and Dr. T, Daven-
ort, of Kosciusko; Directors of State
'lison South, Colonel James Keig
win, of Clarke and Williaia P Haui
" mond, of Martia; Trustee of Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, M. James of Dela
ware; .Trustee of Soldiers Orphans' ,
llome, G, W. Sanford,of Lake; Trus
tee of Insane Asylum, J. T. Richard -;
, son, . of. Carroll; State Librarian
Lycurgus Daltoo, Mrs. Sarah Oren,
the present librarian, Uemg opposing
candidate, the vote standing Dalton,
79; Oren, 69. Inter-Ocean.
' - : Indianapolis, February 18.
Senate. The Committee on Pub
lic Buildings returned unaltered the
bill providing for the building of" a
new State House, -and unanimously
recommend its passaged ' " ' . '
A resolution wast introduced asking
that the Committee on Iosurace be
instructed to prepare a bill which
Kh.il! give roliet to those citizens; of
Indiana who hold policies in foreign
life insurance companies from exorbi
tant taxation assessed on account of
certain laws of Indiana requiring said
companies to pay fees for certificates
taken out by their agents. Adopted
ayes, 31; noea Iti. Y
Rills requiring one half of the pur
chase money lor school lands to be
paid down; providing for the election
of city chief engineers of fire depart
merits ouce iu four years; authorizing
sentences to the Penitentiary to be
passed for ftix months; providing that
children, inmates of the Houe of
Uetuge, or ouien ami Viirls .Ueiur-
uiatory Institution, tlie residence
of
.whose parents is unknown, may
bevy
adopted when the boards of control
.these institutions appear iu court and
consent to . siu.li adoption; requiring
County Treasurers and their officers
to account for all iuterest which ac
crues on public moneys in their .hands,
and providing for a board of exami
ners who shall, see that the law is
properly enforced. t .
The Senate npent the afternoon in
committee of tho whole io the disous
siou of the teip'r:ince. bill, resulting
in the adoption of the majority report
in favor of local option by 22 to 13,
Tho Committee on Judiciary were
ordered tOii-ejort legislation ron the
Wabah and Lrie Canal, to protect it
from falling into disuse,,- ;
Hoi'SE.-rTbe House assembled :at
10 A.M. Spoaker Turple.in the chair.
Mr. McSlichael rose to a privileged
question. He had yesterday given
notice of the jiniroduction of a. reso
lution ; to expel Representative
George R. Bearsij, of Fulton and Kos
ciusko. II read a letter from the
business partner of Mrj Bearss, .Mr.
C. W. Holraan, in which it was stated
that Mr. B., would probably be in his
Boat to-morrow. On behalf of an aged
mother the disgrace of expulsion
should be spared 31 r. t Bearss. , Mr,
McMichael offered this letter as his
excuse for not offering the resolution
as he bad iven notice, f, v; . , ,,
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole on the county super
intendence bill, ,Mr. Warren,: of
Boone, in the chair, and continued
the consideration of the bill. Mr.
Havens on the floor in an argument
to prove the efficiency of the superin
tendence system. After a lengthy
and heated discussion, the committee
rose and reported to the House their
action, and asked to be discharged
from further consideration of the bill.
By a vote or" 49 ayes, the House
struck, out all that part of the bill
providing lor violat ion of schools and
for collection of fines and forfeitures
and then the friends of the bill en
deavored in vain to strike out the
emergency clause. Failing in this,
Mr. Woody moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed, npon which the
ayes and noes were called ayes, 34;
noes, 59. , - , .i .' i
Mr. Forkner, of Henry, made an
impressive speech, asking the House
to pause before it wiped out the coun
ty nuporintendency. , It was a . step
backward in education, and the inter
ests of the State could not afford it- .,
Under pressure of the previous
question the bill was placed upon its
passage, the call resulting : Ayes, 5t,
noes, 42.. So. the bill Jailed lor want
of a constitutional majority.
The House passed a joint resolution
asking Congress for additional pro
tection and better collection .of tarifl
on polished plate glass.
Bills were introduced to repeal the
law appropriating money to. the State
Normal School; to prohibit extortion
and discrimination in railroad
freights; regulating the manufacture
of gas, providing for a State gas com-,
missioner, and providing for the re
demption of the March and April in
stallments of the temiHrary loan.
f The bill for fencing railroads wa
tnade the special order for Monday
Senate resolution to redistriet State
for judicial purposes was laid on the
table by an , outrageous ( decision of
Speaker Turpie-
i On the plate glass protection reso
lution in the House to-day the Demo
crats ranged themselves almost unani
mously in favor of protection. .Got.
Hendricks asked for the reaolGtion in
a special message, and it 'was intro
duced by John "S.Davis, of Floyd,
the Democratic leader of the House.
Inter-Ocean. ,,. .
Thtrspat, February 18.
Senate. The forenoon was occu
pied mostly in the introduction , of
bills and resolutions. A special com
mittee of three, Dykeman, chairman,
was appointed to inspect the claim of
J. B. Smith for street improvements
adjacent to the State's property in the
city of Indianapolis. A resolution
was adopted to prepare a bill on' life
insurance to remedy the hardship to
policy holder arising from the tax on
premiums. The afternoon was devo
ted to the consideration of the lkjuor
license bill, S. B. 115. in ecmimttee o!
the whole.; Its passage wa recom
mended, the report concurred iu aid
the bill ordered enf roamed. -
-TitE IIiK The eauealoni! lill
was lost for ack of consruutM!i.il
majority, the clau.-e providinx that
county superiutendents shall visit he i
schools having been stricken out of it. T
A resolution was adopted u liw h pro-
vides th.it the mvcct:eation into the!
affairs of the Southern Prison hal!
proceed. A joint resolution to me
morializc Congress in the interest l
the manufacture of polbhed plat
giaA.itt.Xiiui i-w feed. A- bil;
was intn-duced to ret'ulate railroads.
providing air inst ex lortionatechiryc''. fr
etc. The bill requiring railroads ,'u'"jri
fenie the;r riaht of way was comin't 1 c,ul
ted with instructions to amend so tfcst f
roads shall be required to'f'ence ot;c-
fourth of the track tlm first year after
lhepasatu of the bill, aad one fourth
each year succeedin. until the eqtire
track is fenced. Ihe (. oinmitte oa
Ways and Mean was instructed t j
inquire iato the legibility of niaki-m'
a vnun ufuiiuii tii mv
ntArofil ff lhi
improvement ct
the
Ohio Kiver
Ind. Sentinel.- , ,
' Satubdat, February 20.
Senate. Reolutions granting leave
of absence to attend the funeral of
Mrs.' Joseph Ju. McDonald vrcre
adopteJ. Two bills end a petition
were offered and referred, looking to
the preservation of the W.x K, canal.
They
were bv 'tbe senators lrmu
Allen and Adams counties. A re
monstrance by citizens of Warren
county was presented by Senator
Rhodes, against a chance ia the county
boundaries. A large cumber of bill
were reported on by standing com
mittees. Thd' ten minute rule for
speeches was adopted. Railroad bill?
and reports were ' made the special
order for Thursday evening next at 7
o'clock. Bills were offered to author
ize towns to isue bonds to pay inter
est on liabilities: to appoint three
commissioners to build a State Prison
at Seymour; requiring cmnty purvey
ors to test and record the variations
of their needles; changing the mode
of equalization of assessments; to pro
tect minor females from seduction by
guardians and employers; providing
for the issue of - bonds by cities to
fund their maturing liabilities, and
three others; in the afternoon a large
number of bills were read; a resolution
was adopted looking to the turtlu-r
investigation of the Southern Prison;
also one ordering the discharge of the.
clerks of" the Senate committees.
Hocse. Mr. Bearss explained the
cause of his continued: absence by
saying that ho had 'been detained at
home by the serious illness of his son.
Subsequently, on motion of Mr. Davis,
the lloue resolved that he be : ex
eased for non-attendance to date. A
number of reports were received from
committees, and theu, after a session
of one hour, the House adjourned till
2 P. M. .Monday. ,
r
Deal li of d'ardnrr Jlendenhali
Gardener Mendenhall died at Lis
residence Sylvan Height, near this
city. Thursday afternoon, Feb. 18,
at 5 , o'clock, of typhoid pneu
monia. t Mr. ilendenliall wn8'one of' our
oldest' citizens having1'. come ; to
Wajne county at an eavly date.
His brother, Griffith? who la 82
years old now, ,aniei; here in 1S1G,
and Gardner followed a few years
later. . When Richmond was but a
small village Mr. M. engaged in tlie
dry goods business and continued
in it until 1S4U, when he sold out
hia '.ptoek ' and building, , taking
notes which weie never paid. Los
ing all, he went to work in a pork
Louse for 37 'cents per day. Ho
labored assiduously while thus en
gaged." He did not become dis
couraged but labored Lai der to get
another 6 tart , In 1841 he purchas
ed grounds on South Franklin
street,, extending half a square in
width and l turning back to South
Mafion street,' upon which he. built
a 'green Louse,' the first in Wayne
county, and engaged extensively in
propagating "every description, of
Bowers.' He also had a small nurs
ery of choice varieties of fruit trees.
He succeeded well in this business,
but his grounds proving too small,
he purchased' Sylvan Height, from
his father, Caleb Mendenhall. then
an', unsightly. place, but his taste
and . enterprise soon 'made ' the
wilderness to blossom as the rose."
After removing to Sylven Height.
Mr. Mendenhall engaged largely in
the culture of flowers, evergreens,
etc , while hi9 nursery was very,
large,' and well known all over the
West, ,. -
Mr. Mendenhall contributed
largely to tbe success of our County
and Horticultural fairs, !nd per
haps done as much as any one man
in cultivating the taste for the j
beautiful in nature that now char- j
acterizes our citizens. . ... , -- t
At the : time of his death, Mr.
Mendenhall was' seventy years old.
He was' ill only nine days. ' He
suffered severely, but not a word of
complaint escaped him. When it
became evident that he must die, j
he expressed himself as being en- i
tirely submissive to the will of a
Providence, and passed from earth I
without a groan or struggle. '
Mr. M"endenhall was a useful cit
izen, liberal in Jus dealings ana
charitable to all. He had -firm
convictions ; of duty, , and never
swerved from expressing them
when occasion demanded. Bttt he
has gone nothing remains but his j
memory. : Hi3 funeral took place j
from Svlvan. Height, Sunday after- j
noon last maepenaent, .: , -t
Tliv tue. law ot Indiana tor ena
inal cases the jury are made
.. l
7? I
judges of the law as well as the
. . -. i . i ; j ii
mcis in case otiuuiiiieu. io iuvrl i
In a charge given to a jury in a j
criminal case the other day,' Judge j
Allison told the jury Lord Coke
had said; "It was the duty of the
attorney to know what seemetb fc
be the law, but it was the? duty of
the Court to know the very law.
But by the statutes of Indiana the
ancient . ruTe . has changed. It ia
now th duty of the Court - to tfcll
the jury what seemetb to be the
law. but it is the duty of the jury
to find what is the very law.
; It looks bad to see a dog pre
ceding his master down the street,
and calmly torn down the stairs to
the first saloon lie approaches.. It
shows there is something lacking,
a deplorable tendency on the part
of the dog. '
. , Vo abail hope that the ff-Tcre
trials which trey are now obliged
to ttp J erg a vrill teach tho wrorkiKg
tabpt of tLeccitttry a It sson of aonae)
valne. There was a succesBion of
rcol vears, m wbseh wages werej
higher anI " work plentiml, and
wben it was ivoesiblo . ia marjy in
i ustries to make savingrs which
f-wxra!d hare over the bad lime
I that was certain to etuce. , JLnny
tLem tock thought 1JV- tin, ami
iuk.D&s- reMHrree 4niVwtiw
-I - . i T I A i - 11.
ul now lutj r.re ni iu u.tuuo
fur not bcicr iist r than lue enter-
rising busictfcs rxst-D. who wtre
C'iiitrht by the panic; and it was
natural to fall in with the habit of
spending frtely auil increasing
outlay in proportion' to income
which generally prevailed.; It is a
hard exmrknee fot" the wan who
has earned fix! y dollais a month, by
lajr to Jrop b tilirfy, and it
involves privations which are keenly
felt by himself and family; hot he
i obliged to live npx.ii it, and ho
'does it, not contentedly, but some
how or other; and he mu&t think
rcgrci fully of the money which he
niight have saved if he bad been no
winded. " :;
It is significant that in manufac-
tnrinjr' district whre saving
banks were established before' the
panio, there has been little dispo
sition to withdraw deposits, not
withstanding the "repeated reduc
tions of wages. Tho man who has
a few hundreJ dollars in . bank
drawing interest, will struggle
long Hnd hard before hewill trench
upon it. He has tnbjccted himself
to a sort of discipline in saving it,
which is of use in times of trial,
and his treasure will be kept sacred
aa long as popsible. It represents
to him not only a possible resource
in case of sickness or aeeident,'but
also tbe correction of some bad
hnbit, or a victory over little and
expensive vices which impair health
and depleto the pocket.
It is a good custom' on the part
of some employers of labor to cn
courage and aid their woi kmen in
obtaining a home. Real estate ia a
good saving bank, and rarely proves
a bad investment in manufacturing
communities. A home is the one
thing which a man may, safely go
In debt fpr, and many a man.datea
his first step toward , independence
from the day whendie made hia first
payment upon a little property,
trusting to Providence and his own
industry for what was to follow.
;ln this enterprise he found f ho
fvife a helpmeet indeed; her good
management has. probably been
half the battle, and there may have
been a further wholesome effect in
teaching habits of industry and
economy to the children, ' , ,
It is only in this 'country that
lavish expense is : considered as an
evidence of good fellowship or
standing . in society. Abroad, in
England, France and Germany,
tbe bet people, and those who are
well off in worldly goods, are care'
ful of their, money, and "the amuse
ments of the ; masses are much
cheaper and quite as good as ours.
Men do not ape a style which they
are not capable of sustaining, and
there is therefore better taste and
more contentment.' ,' Individual
frugality becomes a source of na
tional strength; a country has ju6t
what its people save, andtheecpno
my which is a source of private
happiness deserves to be tanked as
a public virtue. Indnetral Bulletin.
, The President's duty ,' in. the ab-,
seuce of legislation .peems ; plaint
He has told Congress, as he tol l it
in the ease of Louisiana what he
thinks should be done. ' If no ao
tion shall be taken, he should not
thereby be forced i o recognize a
government which even ' the most
blatant Democrat on the committee
refuses to sanction as. legal. If
Congress desires to establish a
precedent for such revolutions, let
it do so ; but the President should
not permit himself to " be used for
such a purpose. If an adjournment
shall take place, thereafter, without
action, let him ; boldly recognize
Brooks, and stand by the State
government lawfully created! In
this way "popular sovereignty in
the State of Arkansas" may yet be
maintained, and attempted revolu
L.on in four other States crushed
out of sight Inter Ocean. .,i t
. '. 1
- Aaralt (Duttl U'CmmIL '
During the lleieal agitation in Ire
land,' a gentleman connected with the
Times was sent by that journal to re
port 'O'ConneH's rather treasonable
speeches, i One of the first meetings
"the newsnater man .attended was in
Kerry. Having heard of O Council's.
polite qualities.- he thought he would
ask tbe gentleman's: permission to
tike n verbatim account of the oration.
The "Liberator" not only consented,
but in his oiliest manner informed the
assembled audience that "until that
gentleman was provided with all writ
ten convanience he would not spake
a word.9 assuming ait extra brogue
which : was - altogether unnecessary!
The ' reporter was i delighted.: The
reparations began and were complete;
the reporter was ready. - .: -
Are you qnite ready,-' asked Dan. .
"tjuiti ready."' . -
V.-.w ira vrfvn fturt Tnn srp ent'i rt v
"Teady ?' .-.---- - e -4 - i tifdi
1 m certain, sir. -.t lea. ,. .i ? ' ' , '
OW. pOD Jlljr.iCtuclcuc JL OH b
begin till the 'London gentleman is
entirely reuj ; . i -! .
Alter - wvuBg s iDi'nicm vr-.s t-v,
O Connell advanced; eyes glistened;
ears were all attention; and the repor
torial pencil, arose, i Dan-gave one
benignant . smile on -i the reporter,
winked at the auditors, and com
menced his. speech ia the native Irish
language, to the irrepressible terror
of the reporter and to the infinite de
light of ail Kerry.: -v -i . it ,
They have a t novel method of
raising funds for -he xor in Rising
Sun. ' Each individual pays his
"quarter,'' is thoroughly blindfold
ed, takes a wheelbarrow, by, the
handles , tarns round once ; and
strikes out and, runs for a stake
one hundred yards distant. . The
person who lands the wheelbarrow
nearest the stake is entitled to the
"pile, which, is ' then donated to
"widows aad orphans.
IriFitiirl --
It is a-comforuna .cansideratkc
and that man is teally aking pro
gress ia those matters which most j
relate to his happiness and well j
beirt g. Tha poor that the highest
authority says we "shall" always j
have with av-are o jrjer ixr ;
in the sense of that word two ;
thousand years ago; and labor, even ;
of, the lowest grada. is vr hvilfT j
ivai.1 now than it wis' even & few j
year eineoj Ii-4ie-par- f
able, we have the. householder
going out ia early mornuig. and
luring Liiiorers ior ma vme jam. j
to work all day for a penny ; and as
late as the year 1351, England by
Act of Parliment, regulated the
price of libor, and, strange to ttH,
said that "corn wceders nd hay
makers, without meat, drink or
other courtesy demanded, were to
have ' one penny hj day."' But
then, what was that penny worth?
It would buy twenty-tour- eggs,
and four pence would buy a pair
of shoes, and a hen would sell for
as much as twenty four of her eggs,
and three pennies would .buy a
bushel ' of wheat , Now ". frm
laborer can buy a bushel of wheat
for a day's work. This shows that
his labor brings him three times
the reward it did 500 years ago.
A BtllAra nl Printers." ' "
' ' X. T. Willis set a high value on
a pjactical knowledge of printing
for authors. He was himself one
cf tbe brotherhood, and speaks of
the subject as follows: - m
If. there were an apprenticeship
to authorship, it should consist in
the author's spending a year at the
case. Net alone to learn the im
portance of clear . penmanship, of
how to prepare . copy and become
fumilir.r with the signs, I marks and
abbreviations wsed in proof reading,
though these 'are matters an ac
quaintance with which would save
much tinio and vexation, and pre
vent serious blunders. The cliief
advantages would be to the author
himself. There is no such effectual
analysis of styles as tlie process of,
type setting. As he takes up letter
by letter of a long ' complex sen
tence, tho compositor becomes
critically aware of who: e tho' sen
lenco might have been shortened
to , save labor. lie .detects rt pe
titions, becomes impatient of re-,
dnndancies, recognizes the careless
or inappropriate use of expletive?,
and soon pat3 an admiring value
on clearness. and brevity. AVe veh
tur'e to say it would alter the whole
character of American literature, if
authors were ..compelled, before;
legally receiving- a copyright, to j
have given orie year to labor at tho i
compositor's ' case.. We have said j
nothing of tba nice, art of jMinctua-;'
tion, which is also acquired in the (
printing , oftice. . and .' by vhicU a ,
style is as much more tasteful as !
champagne by effeCveseing, - i.'C
;"" ' cooio iiJ ' '; '"'
'' Cooley had some ! f rouble'2 frith one
6f his hens. She wanted ' to set, and
he didn't want her to. lie 'put her
Under a barrel, eVcked her, at the
pump, threw her into' the air and Tea
soned with her. but she won Id persist
in going back to the nest. Finally he
put a hot porcelain egg under tier; nut J
she skipped about until it cooled, and
then she returned arid sat on the eg:
with the air of having resolutely de- ;
termined to'l'ateh a set! of 'crockery!
and ft set of flower jiotsfiSont of the j
porcelain delusion. 1 Theu t'doley rc- '
solved to blow, 1i6t oil: 'If e placed1
half a pound of gunpowder trhder the1 !
nest,' and raid a slow.' match out' into i
the yard.' As Voon as he saw the hen
salely seated, he went into thTcitcrferi ;
to get a lieht. Meantime, Mrs. Cobley '
entered the hen-hortse' to hunt for .
e?gs and to, ascertain if " that idiotic j
chicken was sitting yet.' Then Coolev '
came out and fired the train. In ' a ;
couple of minutes there was a fearful j
explosion. A second later, Mrsi
Cooley emerged precipitately froin the
door with her month full of feathers," j
her hair full of blazing straw and
warm blood, ; and aw assortment of ,
drumsticks', girrards and claws dis-' ;
tribtited around over her dress. - Then
she made a dash at Coolej. What the .
result was I do not know.; ! But I et !
Mm on the following Tuesday with
court planter on his nose and a look
of subjection in htn eye.; and he in
formed me confidentially that the
next hen of his that wanted to set,;,
might set in peace throughout the ages I
of time and all through tbe unending .
cycles of eternity before he would ;
bother himself about her. Max.'!
Adelar. ' ' s ,
An oratorical ; contest will take j
place , at the chapelf the State j
University at Bloomuigfon'. On the j
evening of March 12 l87o, lctween '
representatives from Asburyi Wa ;!
bash, Northwestern Christinn, Earl-i!
ham, -Franklin, and Hanover- col-!
leges, and the State University. - It j
is ' probable that representatives'!
from other, institutions in the State j ;
will be present and engage in the
con test..,, Hon. iL C Kenvof Newj
Albany, has been selected as one of
the judges. '- - " ' ,' : '
Says the ' Indianapolis '-.Journals '
It is a noteworthy faf t , that in all J
the Northern States taken together, j
the Democracv polled fewt r votes i
in 1874 than-in 1872.si4s'apparent
gain in these states bng fue to
the absence of about S50.000 Re
pubh'can voters. '"' But ' in.'" eight
Sonthern" States the Democracv i
had a majority of 290,000, showing
that the strength of the party stall j
bes in the South, and is rr.antained
now, asfofmerlyl 'by intitnidation
and force ' '. "'" ''" ' '.
Tor 200 long, years . it has been
customary or new members to be
introduced j in- tbe Britisti I'arii
ament. Or. Kenealy walked into j
tbe Conamons unattended, and was t
brought ; tip ' with ." a short turn, f
whereupon ' 3Iessrs. Bright - an d j
Whalley volunteered ' to ' introduce J
the . gentleman, and the sensation j
subsided. j.;,' e-.-fetui ' w-ui - if
Scene A eowr roon Seedy indi-
vidnal arraianed for theft, s Question f
by tbe Judge "Did yon steal : the f
complainant's coat Ti ? Seedy ; individ- j
usJ "I decliEC to gratify the morbid
curiosity of the public by ; answering
that interrogatory.' l T
A 111 I I R !NX -
mm t .
II fltlf fill - ' - W Jl ."S " '
i i rv 'ii 1 1
JS! I v mSn
'Interested" city officials trying to see Peter open
sealed proposals for cit y printing using stock
holder Elder as a itASi:. - " "!"v- '-:'-'-!
atraw Minw Mb Irk Mlmy V int
ltlowa. .
A few days ago a Washington
corresj'onient wrote and had pr.nted !
a letter favoring a Marvland man for
Clerk of the next Horre of Uemn-
tat tves. After tlie letter .was pino
lishcd the correspondent was waited
upon iby some Southern Democratic
members and requested 'not to pres-j
this person any turthcr. - Heing asked
what IherC was against him, they an
swered nothing t-peetal, except that he
was from "a puke State.'' This ele
gant phrase was explained to mean a
Southern State, which during the war
was mVither hot nor cold, and which
though favoring did not join the re
bellion. ; Maryland, Kentucky, an
Virginia would be included in this
t-atetrory. - In further explanation o;
the call it was added that the South
intended to' control the organization
of the next IIoum, and did not intend
that any ""puke tate" 6huld be rep
resented in the division of the spoil.
At tho same time it was stated to be
their purpose to make ( Jeneral Hrm
ton, of ; Virginia Chairman of the
fommittee on Military Affairs, and
Whitthorno, an cx-rebel of Tennes
see, inamnan or tnc vommitiee on
avil Affairs.
Theo matters were
not mentioned in anv spirit ot menace
or bluster; but us a part f tho delib-
rate prorramme ol the - Soutnern
lemocrats, ' which they had agreed
upon and intended to earry out.
ITiey fully comport with' the spirit
recently evinced by Southern Repre
sentatives,; and doubtless indicate the
line of action which will le pursued
in organizing the next House. With
from seventy-five to eighty ex-rebels
in the House, the South will hold the
balance of pwer to such an extent as
to be able to control the policy of the
Lemocratio party not only in the or
ganization, but in all matters ot legis
bttion. Northern lemocrats' are al
SI
ready alarmed at tho manifestation
cf a turbulent aud vindictive spi
among their Southern colleagues, and
Old members predict a revival in the
liouse of -plantation manners and be
lore-the-war scenes. No person at ait
present disposition of the Democratic j
party; can doubt that it will soon ;
cri litre before the fiery leadership of
these ex-rebels and respond to- the:
whip-crack intr process as obediently,
as ever. Ind. Journal. -
: Kntl.-iad s marriage statistics - were
aualyzed to show the probabilities of;
marriage for women at 'different
ages Supposing tbe sum ot a woman s
chances of marriage to be 100, she ex
hausts between the sues of 15 and 20
years fourteen and a half chance
If she lives unmarried from 2t to.
fifty-two more of her chance have
vanished into thin air. If she. remains
unmarried for five more years, sle
will turn 30 with only fifteen and a
half chances out of her hundred left.
After 35 she has eleven and a hali
chances, and at this point the statin
tician gave uo his calculation, except
that he assures us that even if a wo
X-suli has the tenth of a chance ofi
jeii nig
married out of the hundred
with which she . is supposed to have
started life, i - : i, i -.
Laura Ream, the Indianapolis cor-;
respondent , of . the Cincinnati Cora
mercial, in a receut letter ..to that ,
paper, tiex lares- that; all marriages i
since 1852 are illegal, Woau-ie of a;
unimportant, omiBsion in the niatri-
moniai act imssed at that time. But I
then vou must know Laura is not yet
married, for if she was she might have 4
.nmthn, t alnl ta. witL.ni
hattihiDg out such sensational tturt.
Lawreucebargh Press. a;
' ' " t
Just now when Democratic pa-1
per s are denouncing the Civil
Rights bilWber should- refresh
their minds a bttle on the position
of their larty two : years ago.
Their ( national platform of 1872, ,
starts off with this sound doctrine .'(
n- ; ii. , i: 4 A( .11 1
before the law, and nold tnat it s
the duty of the governaieni, in it b
dealings witn trie people, zo mere j
out eaual and exact iustice to all.
of whatever nativity, race, color, or
persuasion, religious or political"
. ... . . ?
After the close of Senator Conklin's
jjonisiana sieeca senator Miowe is
d3
But as it strikes me now this speech
of Jlr. Conkling is, without any ex
ecution whatever, the ereatest orator
ical effort of which we have any record
in English litcrature-'f .,..,..,.
"Whenever a lot of polticiana be
come ; unworthy cf public trust,
they generally set about forming a
party, and invariably with indiffer
Buccess. 5?
In view of the determination
manifested by tho Democrats in the
Sfimtn hi - use un . the remainim?
f j . f tbe 8ession of Co,,,
J r n.
a rmammous effort to talk-
airainst time and prevent "action
upon any of tho iinjvortant meas
ures now before the body, the Re
publican cancus has decided to
work close together, break through
the opposition, and push business
through fast as , possible. The
civil rights bill will be . taken np
first, aud Pinchback b case next'
SKKH A.M PI.AXTS.
C. C. The True Cape Cod Cran
C ..berry, best sort for Upland,
Lowland or Garden, by mail pre
paid. $1 per 100; $5 per $100. All
the New, Choice Strawberries and
Peaches. A priced Catalogue of
these and all Fruits, Ornamental
Trt-es,' Evergreens, Shrnbs, Bulbs,
IX -ses. Plants, etc., and FRESH
FLOWER & GARDEN, SEEDS,
I the choichest collection in the
country, with all novelties, will be
' sent cratis to any plain - address.
25 sorts of either Flower, Garden,
Tree, Fruit Evergreen, or Herb
Seeds, for $1.00, sent by mail, pre
mid. "Wholxsaie Cat-U-oock to kits
Tk ade. Agents Wanted. . -
B. M. WATSON,
Old Colony Nurseries and, Seed,
Warehouses, Plymouth,, Mass.
Established 1842. 50-2m
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If oiisr, Niam nntl OraaiacaUl t
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PAINTERS. GRAINERS, Etc.
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ITT VAIr ABLE 6 I FTit '"
To be Ulxtrlbuted to " , V
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4lh REXI-ASStAI.
QWF ENTERPRISE,
To lx (traft-n Monday, larrh 2Sth,lS.
OM: .RA!KD CAPITAL PMU.1
$10,000 in Gold!
ONE PRIZE ?5,0W IN SILVER!
hive I'nzesfl.tJtaj I
Five Vriiea I1) VEach in
Ten Vrir.e 1W '
Cash!1
Tt Vamflv 'rriKr l Matrtml
4, ..if.t.
Hopnii itit Silver Mounted Harneao, wocttt
Two iirei,Hori,etw'thfJOe
.1 Kll,-Un-1 K.xrwmi ItwxM, worth
r-r. Fnthifj- Sewtbg Machine, worm tme
lvrr web-
r. ;n ;II. wrt1i froin I3f tfnecli! (
ifr-haiw,nver-ware,Jweiiy,e.,eti
Kurair of utrta io.yr Tick"t limited to'
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ji,,. rirkets, ? wis Ttekes. t
twh v Taet,ash tmij4iT,M.
ririifincontaiDi'ia'affah nt of pni
ilraensiion of Um naaMf of SnwtiK.Dtf
fUuii'in, -5ii be vnt v dt one mAewini
Man ijm M K m.
exwmu BufkHoK. or. jiu ua lam
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W. HOBBS, M. D,
Praeflti
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Gives special attention to tlie rtady and
trai nu-M of wM il"ae5 mad " '
H ., . f injure of !, ., 1,- ,' "
i p V- P A "V1 Tl' 'Ts 4 A Tt
X -JT S:A-AXh'
He hopes to rurlt a LSientl patnmaeeL -
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RICHMOND, INDIANA- ;
!-21 Mala Mrwt, ' . -i ' -
my . RIClINfOND IMDiaHA. 1
mm i iimm imrninr'H m n i iiii -h .rA.- , -
Dr. J. Walker'8 ralifonii
, Ylueirar Biltrrs are a purely Veg
tab)prepAraiktn, uwHie cblcrfy fiom
the nativ herlts fouit.1 011 the lower
ranges, of the Sierra Nevada mouu
taiua il CiUifomia, the mediciual
ltjKTtie of -whteU aro extractett
t herefruiii w ithout the use of Alcohol.
The question ii almost uany asked,
" What is the Ciuvse of tlie uupar-
, alleld.1 scccesa of Vixroa hiT
TEJtsf, Our answer Is. that thev
remove the cause of disease, nud
the patKtit rcavers hh hcaHU. Thj
are the great b!od - pnriliw an4 a
life-giving , princit'lo, a perfect Kcno
vator and lnvignrator f tbe syntem.
Never before in tlie history of tha woril
r has a medietas been cunpouuilel po.
ucssii:g the remarkable qiialitias of IK
caaa liivrKKa iu healing the sick ot
every dase man is heir to. They are
a gentla Purgative as welt a Tnic,
rchevinir Ctmei'tiua or Inslamuiation ot
lUe Liver anil VUcentI Orgau iu liiiiuu
li$ease4
The properties of Dr. Walk
- aa'a Viaauaa BiTTKaxare Aparieat, li
'pbotvtic. Carminative, Natnuoua. Laxa
tive, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter- Irritant,
Sudorific. Alterative, and Anti-Bilious.
. R. H. Mr DOS A LO CO
mi. 4t nor. t WaahitiifttMi n J hrit.m St . N T.
KM f all UrmcsUta mm Kfmlm.
ii ATS!. IIAT! j CATS!
Cnal Btlieini mt rf im tmm Xnt
Suffriiis, the Hatter!
- - M7 MnIm lrt. - SS7
for thoMxtttilrty day will mtU ml creator
tiariratos lhi tret before ollareii.
. .SUk mnti Fur JhU, of tli latoat boll-
day Htyla.lBclutltnt. . 1-ly
J.
M. W ,
.NO. JT.NOItTn MARIOS STREET,
Keettion hHnd a Inrttf orlmnt of 4rotnI
hal clothing. Wmi, 'lcn, dymand rv
pttirRclotheK of nil kinils. Hl work U ol
the let uvialttv, unit prtiva to mttt th' ttma
Kichnion.l, Ind., K-pU SS, 174. SS-ly
:.ii.: And earn or S er iHiy . . '
Marvelous Mechanism.
.Inenioua Invention.
T Abeolute Perfection.
Au Elngant, TMfWlrfe and Full-alsed
:ri:;-lLlACHINII
With'! Table
.and Treadli
IM I, " t..
. ' , '-(
COitl( fa
tie 17 ae.
TWENTY DOLLAHS
V a paralleled m ftrtee. ,; - ' " '
With many iiHpriuit,aaperioraad valua
ble luiproiiM-nt.
Equal luaia,and doea theaatne work, 1a
theaajnewajraaan $m or lt machine.
The beat, in.ltt aud etieapettt machine
. vr Iliaavat. -
Written guarantee for live year with every
Machine. ,
Nq KuiHTlorf'JVO Competlttont'Ko Kival
truinahry end prt-!
A Bkllful and practical aohjnMfle afleom-'
nit lit ol a inuct wonderul com lit -natlorf
oTair thegoort qonltfien of m
Mewing Maohirio, aad lull- acknotrl
licd to be a p-rfnly ucceuBful te
chunical nc:hievemont ol prHellral tm
plicity. Tl.oroiiKlily U-Mxtl. L k1 1b
-" trHnifland f bunim. The Kovorlte of
- - the Karaily flrele. -
It doiot Hake a Hour tfl r Kful to ao
a MlnaXee Work, but I ai way ready ta
a ml ante to do a IMiya Wutk. -
It will Have tMC-oKtmaay tlmeaovertnB
- aean,dotnit the wovk -of the family, or
' ! Itwtlleara Sour or flve-doUatea day for
-' any man or woman who may wlab to do
iwwlrvc for a living- - -
Iaao plain and easy tu learn, and aroooth U
. run.lkerhlMrra Mid mtviuiUciui M It.
tiostrouK and aolld built. It will last a gen
eration if tiroterlr cai! for.
Ilea no auptrrfiuoaa w or Umi to grt out
of order.
Heweeriually tine wlrk eoafae- Cotton, Ua-
en, W1K or Twine. - -
neadiiyeewaaHtrunfr aram overall klndk
. of. goode. frotn tlneat t'antbrle up to
. .. beavleat Bmaticlotli and Iieattwr with
out atoppina tUe macula.
Rons fainter, HfthU-J-, more easy and quiet
than any other Machine, at nve Umee
the price. .- '
tlaea the etronk atraktht needle. 5
Marvetouaty true la, every iaoUa
Hewatbeaneat,flraiandlaKtlnktlte). -MakeaUieonlyapanttnat
can not bertpjped1
apart without destroying tbt fabric. The
'." itreoKth, Iwauty, e veuuena and durable 4
' qualjtlea of which have long been ac-
Wlll tm an yttitnglt l poaaflile for a needle
toKOthroash.
Will deewrtv dteaartptben. nf Sewlk ever
done on any oilier Marhine, no matter
what tbe price, and with Unm trouble.
Wilt Hem, rell, ruck,eaiii. Wnllt, Urald,
ford, Hind, !n.llnr. RufMe, thlrr, lt;at,.
Fold. Jmllop, Rotl.Ktnbrofder, Hun-ufc
in iHaaillka.em ,aiT t rlti mil ia-fiTtia- Ir.mmij
KapKiity and Nain-s.
HarecelvedlefimrnUftMri1in)r
all e-.f ionn of the ountry, tnarka ol ill--tinKutKhe.1
eooHlderatiou aeldotn voluo
tarily.accwrdrtl to an liiveotUir of Him
Har anixUe 1 "awful new-.
Oar Many w Attachment, Patented An--.t
141 lidl: fftmUet i, KJ; July 7,
inarie to f.t all Tna-1nne. are thv at-
tninmrnt of rrecKin In mecbanicul ae-
oirtry for t-i. rtn it eaay lor even
tLhlt-'who n-vr anw machine hefbre.
to do the flot "' raw .f
W'rk otherwise oiracnn du wuin
- with the utmost se arid rapidity. tl
- pie in construction. ee no t-a
Jnit. Moify refunded after thoron
jr I in -t-ach-
ruronch.
trtat, if not sattsfactory la every paruc-
f'ab Priwairor Maehlnea. '""
Mactiinea with piatn table. Iron ctanrl and
.Xcavdl,eon4ptte wilU all ti m i.ry
fixture for ImawHliaie U-t. fM.. Met
chine, with eut'r. I'n't at'l key, hair
raae atyle, $PSk Machine, with cover,
j ..dr'jj. leaf.fctur ma-dra -r. lork. key
e, three-iuirlrCabtyie, Ma
chine, with enclosed table, tde draw
's . ee, aaaeied fetdtr.e w Jorka and f
' 'key' fair cabinet yle.?5.'
Table of various yl- ioal-rtal. mount- ,
. imn. rtenoeaaof deis, e aecorduur
IMaeMneajWyaeleeterf.aeenrely paek
el and aklppeo mm frehrht to any part of
I the world. delivery tneareiron re
ceipt of arte wttfvout further ekarkea.
TjeBcriptive ttook vrltk tiloatrated en
KravlnKS ot dleret My lea of Ma-
chlce and Attachment. Laree Profiea,
Testimonial, f-amptea of Hewlnk, lib-
: oral Ind-acementa to anvwufn, Whole- 3
i aaie price, eteforwanled free of charge ,
upon application. Excliiitive agency for
f tarce territory arante-t firatls, to reapee-
tabie, enterprbdtuj boJiie men.cler
' Rbmd; tdfcf-fcer,' ;, h will In--
doee the extraordinary meriia of our
good to-tb peopleo their locality and
apply tto lncreaain; demand. Ad-,, .
wk, ' , - '
J.THOUSON. HA SNA. & CO T
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PATENTS
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deatrine to aeaiuw .
Invention. rr obtalw ad- .-.
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