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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

The Legislature PISSED an act AZ the las
session. allowing parties 10 testify as sit
nesses 10 their own cases. The act con
tanned The emergency els1ss. /, has al
ready, therefore. gone into operation. Thl
Circuit Court Of this county. now 10 session
nave. during the lasstwo or three days. been
acting under the law. II changes the old
rule Of eveidencc entirely % far as parties
are concerned. TIE new rule seems 10 be
popular among attorneys. Il has operated
well in other States where il has been adop-
ted. Hitherto. in this State, under. the late
code, real plaintiff could. 10 mos, cases. be
a witness for himself. Interest did not ex
clude witness. BY simple transfer Of
his claim, so as 70 keep his name Of the
record. real party could be sworn for him
self. and in his own case No such pTivi-
lege could be had by The defendant. In this
respect the former Law operated uaequsiiy,
10 large class of cases, upon the defendant
The courts will, doubtless, fed much time
saved under the operation Of this rule
Many facts which. of themselves. are in.
can Be shown BY the parties
70 prove which liIigants are now
compelled 20 call Witnesses and thereby
subjected 70 sdiitional expense. Many i'm.
portant facts can only be known BY the
parties themselves. TO an appearance this
new rule sill operate well and be 10 ali Of
iustice. Wabash Express.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

The ETFEcr IF SNORING OK THE BRAIN
The pupils Of the polytechnic school II
Paris have recently furnished some curious
statistics bearing on tobacco. Dividing The
young gentlemen OF that calling into groups
The smokers and the non smokers, Il il shown
sh.t the smokers have proved themselves,
Ia lhe various competitive examinations, far
inferior 10 the others. Not only ia The ex.
animation on entering the school are the
smokers 10 lower rank. but in the various
ordeas they have TO pass through in ycar,
the average rank Of the smokers has con.
stantly fallen. and not inconsiderabiy, while
the men that did not smoke enjoyed a cere.
bra atmosphere OF the clearest kind. II
would be interesting 10 pursue this kind oi
statistical inquiry in our public schools and
universities. Perhaps smoking IL, in many
instances. not the cause. but the effect Or
indication OF intellectual nediocrity. IL
there any connection between smoke and
German metaphysical
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

The Psny Express brings San Frsnei.co
dates % March 10th. The following il The
mosi important news
The announcement or The member, Of
Lincoln's Cabinet gives general s.risf.c,ior
TO conservative men. Hopes ere expressed
with considerable confidence that the con-
sersa'ive attitude assumed by the new As-
minisfrs'ion will be The means Of preserving
the Union without wsr.
The Cilifornisns are rejoicing Al the pss
-sge Of the daily ovensnd mail bill.
dllthe Caliiornis telegraph lines hsve
consolidated ss enc Company and the new
organization undertakes 10 extend a GOOD.
substantial line eastward to Salt Like. IN
the most expeditions manner possible They
will strive TO complete their line before the
Eastern companies extend theirs westward
20 Salt Lske. to in me Csliforni. PORTION.
James A. MsDoug.I was declared elected
" 5 Senator By the Legislature in joirt
convention last evening He received SO
out Of Ill votes. and was subsequently
awarded certificate Of election BY the Gov
ernor. Afterwards the clerk made an sffi-
tavit ihit there were liz votes cast. thus
'e wing NJ. McDcUgsl one vote short. An
investigation was proposed. but the joint
convention supposed that Mr. McDcural's
rIsim 70 an election depended on his cer,if-
'a'e The Committee reported sg.ins: him.
ensirs he ground for future contest Il
W Nashingfon. should the legislature bereaf-
er elect smother party.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

BErE cF R4TTLEssAKE CURED rs Iwo
dorBs.--The Petersburg Express publishes
the following from reliable corresp0n-
dent:
a carpenter while engaged = few days
Hgo in pulling down an old house and re-
moving some Of the rotten timber near the
ground, was bitten BY raiilesnske. In q
feE moments. his finger vas swollen to four
times is natural size and red stresk CON-
menced runrinf 10 bis hand wrist. A dead
ly laDguor came upon him. and his vision
grew dim, clearly indicating thar lne subtle
poison thst was eonrsing through bis veins
vas rapidly approaching. the citadel OF life.
But remedy was tried merely BY the way
q experiment, which, p the surprise Of ali
present. acied like charm, the component
parts cf which were onion. tobacco aad ssIt,
of equal parts, made into pouliice; and at
The sane time q cord was bound tightly
around the wrist IN two hours afterwards
be had 50 far recovered a. to be able to re-
sumo bis work. knew an old negro who
cured boy that had been bitten By mad
Toe. BY the sane application.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

julius m ] went shooiIn' yesterdr,
10 de woods, and ! nebber seed sich wood
in ail my iile' De trees wac eight hrudre,
feei hgh -an berry lick too, ;ink daj
warn iour 'ouf apsrE--dr ,fe4s wasn't
Sam ID ~hoorin' must bin good Julius
julius Yes. Sam, dat il was. DE- dee
was berry plenty, foc, berry faf and day has
sich moas'rrus horns--day was, Tex me see,
! saoud sas at least sebenteen loot lung. =
ies, should say dat.
Sam.-Look here you Ole nigger. d vou
b'Ieye swsller dat lie ahclel Sebenteen
foot,
julius. Yes Sam. tick 10 dat. d.
horns was least sebeDteen foot.
Sam -Y Y4l va. you oBslrop' us lying nig.
ger. How Dc dsbbe da &c, ihro' De woods
when d. trees 50 tickl
JuIius (nonplussed) Well. Sim. wac
gwiue 20 say dat called al De nabers 10 or
them for something 10 drink
Sam. -Neber mind dat. lax Won about
Js horns and do woods. Answer da, ques-
ton. Old cir cumlntion
julius (scra'ching bic wool) Did .sy
dat Dc tress was four loot and De horns seb.
entceni
Sam--Yes, ax you wunce more how q,
deer run troo De woods under rich cirrum.
stance,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

The lncians Post, German Republican
paper, Published a L.ayeus and edited
with marked ability. Li',erly denounres Ii.
Lincoln Acminisusfion or.cowsrdire and
ingrs,i,ude. The Post aid sffcisn, service
towards the election or Lincoln but Il h,-
arrived o. the sensible conclusion ,hnt The
people Of the United States have made q
most grievous mistake in eleeting him Presi-
dent. We quote few sentences, 10 show
the humor Of The Germsns who we're dsIu-
ded into the support Of The Republicans las,
November.
"Esidence follows UPON evidence, proof up-
ION proof. thar the people or the United
States. - electing Abraham Lincoln Presi-
dent, have made nost grevous mistake
Whatever ofice-seekers may say. however
precious excuses 50 called conservative or.
gans may prefer f0r the proposed aba ndon-
menf Of Fort Sumter a. is undeniabse ths,
this set Of humiliation. which gave the d.
rect lie to the assurances in the Presidents
inaugural to hold" the forte OF the United
Srates. has not only thoroughly demcral-
lied The Republican party, bur filed the
whole people OF the Union with gloom and
despair rbout the stability Of our RrpubEiean
institutions
The people who sppiauded his insugur-
Al. can only consider this desertion of iEs pro-
's.sed principles = lsr zFigai weakness ant
ro~srdire. BIZ recent Developments have
DrcuEh, another fact % light. and that H.
hst u Lincoln or Al l~ssi fhe men who
control him, are seiuated hy feelings Of De.
-ised hostility toward the adopted citizens
hr. Seward i s-id 10 have eDuncisted The
ielecfable dociine. that no adopted citizen
hcul5 be appointed head Ola foreign mission,
bus rendering the &C, Of naturalization
arce and sham, and sIr. Lincoln. while
all willingness 70 serve the few
Germans. who desire appointments sr bic
lsnds. expresses llis regre'. II being uns bic 20
Interfere with Mr. Stewards a r. ngemenss id
he Department OF Safe
An foreien-born citizens, especially those
tho have voted for Lincoln must feel deep
J mortified end humilia;ed az the inrraii
ude which the President Displays tow ards
Q eminent representative Of their ns'lon
lily ss Carl Scbhrz. and NEE, LncOln's in-
raiifude and Stewards know.nothing mean
ess in becoming manuer. How this j. tol 7
E done. future developments must Indicate;
4 us, Tor the present. only give warning IN
me. /"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

y Dubois has more people 10 Il than Pike.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10
From the New York Mercury /
The Mothers Lament.


Oh, hushei is The clear. ringing laughter.
And closed are the sparkling black eyes.
or Emma my fair little daughter.
And 10 the lone churchyard she lies.
list for the sweet, prattling accents.
Which meter more will fall on mine ear,
And the sound Of those ligh, ra,tering loo,
steps
Each moment think shall hear.
Rn' never again III behold her!
Ny bird has been torn from ts nest;
No more shall these fond arms enfold her.
In sheItering love to my breast.
! know that my flower blooms ia Heaven,
That God has transplanted her there;
] klow she was "lenl bot not given"
Yet hard was the parting 70 bear.
Q Fa.he'l from opt Thy greet mercy
Forgive me, that ] cannat say,
From ny heart, since rbou'rt taken her from
me
"Submissive. Thy will obey
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

GI-A meeting has been held At Frank
fort, Alabama, preparatory % bringing out
q candidate foT the United States Congress.
The following j. the resolution adopted:
That our Congressional nominee, II elec-
,ed. Is 10 represent % 10 the United States
Congress. and not 10 this so-calIsd Southern
Confederlcy."
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The ORR FLAG We saw one OF the old
flags, the "stars and stripes" sent % town
this morning 10 decorate the house Of one
Of our first. citizens, in whose family an
event takes place, Of which !, was so recent
ly the emblem--a union. A pretty and ep-
propriate idea will be carried ont in thus un.
folding the old banner that waved in The bat.
tie and the breeze. /, reminded us Of Dir.
Fuqua's eloquent words in the convention,
depicting tho procession. when delegates and
dignitaries and armed columns passed BY
the time honored flag without recognition
but as the band Of gallant old veterans OF
1Slf-15 msrched past, they raised their
hats, reveren,y bowed their heads and waved
the tattered but glorious old banner they
had borne through the ,hckesi OF the fight
on the plains Of Chalmeite, in compliment
TO the Gag OF the united country or their
manhood. And he. a delegate Of the con-
vcntion, honored them In his heart Tor the
act.
Whenever our young friends are bent on
felicity, we shall Be happy %
lend them flag iha. will symbolic their
united state IN. O. True Del,s.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

LEsGTH OF DATs.-At B5rlin and Lon
don, the longest day has sixteen and half
hours Al St0ckho'm and Upssl. tie longest
has eighteen and half hours. and the short
esi five and bali. A; Hamburg. Dsntzic
and Steten. the longest dsy has seventeen
hours. and the shortest seven. AtSt. Peters-
burg and Tobolsk. the Iongss; has nineteen.
aDd the shortest FIVE hours hours. At
BOrneo. in Finland. the longest 1ay sss
twenty one honrs and bali, and the short
est two ard half. Al Wtaiorbus, in
Norway. the day lasts from the 21a Of
M,y 20 The 22d q Jolly. without in,srup-
lion; and in SP;,zbergsn, the longest lasts
lhree months and half
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

0-A gay marriage recently took place
Il Beirut, Syria The Parties were the
American Vice Consul AZ Beirut. Dr. r. G.
Barclay Of Virginia, and Miss Louisa Hamp
ton, the niece OF H. d. M's Consul az Je.
rusalem. After the wedding ceremony the
bridal party, including the officers Of Brit.
sh man.of.war, mounted themselves upon
aily-caparisoned Arabian siecds, and. pre-
ceded BY the bride in sedan chair, went to
a hotel for the breakfast. The Gags OF Eng
land and America were fesiooned abou, the
hall, and the wedding cake, menster four
feet in height was similarly decorated In
miniature. After breakfast there were
speeches Of course; and Il il unnecessary
70 cay that the Americans were forward in
the orstoricai van.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

loVu'nt ureu 70 rtihfr tne following encedoi
20 illustrate the influence OF bad exsmpl
10 the formation Of habits ruinous 10 their e
iec,.
Adam. and Mary bis wife. who lived i
the States, were very good members Q
The church good sort Of folks any way
quite industrious and thriving in The world
and Mary though: good deal OF glass 0
/ cool toddy.
Whenever the ministrr called 10 max.
Mary good visit, which was pretty often
she contrived 20 have glass Of toddy made
and the minister never refused 10 imbibe.-
After while Adam got 10 follow the exam
pie Of the minister 10 such On extent tha, h.
became drunkard drank up everything
he had, and all he could get. Mary ans
Adam became very poor IN consequence O.
his following The minister's example "a
closely; but the good minister continued sili
= give him the glass Of ioddy. One day
he called in and told Mary that he wss going
away for a week-shpuld return on Fridsy-
and handed her book containing the cate
chism, and told her when he returned he
-houl expect her 10 answer tie questions.
n n, said "Yes.' and laid away the book
carefully.
Bui Mary, like good many other church
members. thought no more of the hook unu
ihc very Friay The good minister wss 70 re.
turn. "What zhnl do" said she. -,he
minister i 10 he here to-day. ana havn't
looked in Ihe boos he gave me. How can
au~wer ne questions,
II can tel You" said Adam "pive me
quarter, and Iel NE so ovsr 10 Smiths and
get some rum. and YOU can answer him with
? gIass of ,oddy "
Mary took tAe advice. gave A dam qusr
" and q Jug, and or q . stared. Afer ge,
'inr III jug filled, and on his wsy back. Adam
concluded % taste ihe rum. 0ne taste fol
loaed the other 1nlii he stumbled over.a pile
Il rocks, and broke ne jig snd lost All the
rvm. But Adam managed 20 s,sgg~r home.
Soon a. he got into the house. Mary 10.
luired very anxiously for the bcnle and
rum. Where i The botile Of run, Adamis
Poor Adam managrd 70 stammer out .sshai
ic stumbled over ple Of rocks aud broke
he bottle and spii The RON"
Mary Yves in fx-Adam drunk-,hel
minister cpning-tie rum gone and the
questions unlesrneJ. Bot here cones tho
ninisIrrl L WON'T Do for The man Of God
o see Adam drunk, so she. for The want of
better place 70 hide, sant him under the
ed. By The rime he wss fairly under il
rme the minister. Alter sitting few mo-
nenss. he asked Mary II she could nswer
be question. "IIow did Adam falli''
Mary turned her head first one way and
hen the other, finally siammered out, HE
Ell over pile OF rocksn
II was now the minister's turn 20 look =
lsnk, but he ventured another question. y
Where did he hide himself after ris fallp' =
Mary looked al the minister. then al the Y
ed, but finally che broke oui with .sUnder
he bed sir. There, Adam you may come =
U. be knows all about it, =
The good minister relired--nol even " wait.
" for his glass OF toddy. i
Id
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The CREDIT on rRE SouTHERS CosFrDER-
Acr.-A Southern Journal says: "A disiin-
guished politician Of the North came on 20
Montgomery last week with offers for the
whole o. the fifteen million losn ., par. The
bid being made By English capitalists. We
learn that Mr- Memmingsr declined The ne
roiisiicn. preferring 70 give domestic cspi-
ialists the refusal Of the bids. Since this
offer was made, we have been told that View
0rlesRs takes ten millions. and Gsorri.
house FIVE. al q par. Indeed. ., eight per
cent, with the hyPothecat'on Of the export
duties On our cotton. the Confederate States
would no; find the least difficulty iD receiv-
ing cfTss for 500 co00OO ia ninety days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

THE NAxEs cF THE TERRrTcRrrs-Col
orad0 and Nevs5s are Spanish words. Colo
rado means col0re1, generally reddish. and 10
The name given 70 severalnvers 10 Americs.
Nevada means - white % snow. Dscotsh
i On Indian word.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-10

0-rA lady q . party in town the other
evening vas asked what made her ehss -
90 unususlly req; she replied the CHAPS
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DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA, BY
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For square of 10 iineso Or less, week, 4 90.
Each subsequent insertion, rs cts.
!.ongrf advertisements. az same rule. a
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Notices Of appointment Of administrators
ond lernl notices ~ Ike character IL b.
paid tor il advance.
AESnrNciNc CANDIDATES:
For Township ofncrs, each. Sl00I
For County \. 200
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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-25

Secure safe transit Of stores and provisions fol
the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad 10 th'
west.
Orders have been issued by the War Depart
ment to Capt. Reno, of Fort Leavenworth, Z
supply the Kansas regiments with arms and mil
litaFy equipments, and also horse equipments fol
regiment of cavalry. The arrangement will
furnish at once over 10000 men, who will re
main In camp In their respective States, ready
to take possession of the Hannibal & st. Joseph
Railroad between these two points, as soon
as any further demonstrations are made by
JEFF. Thompson, Of St. .lJoseph, and his secession
followers, to interrupt transportation through
Missouri.
I. The State military are being organized into
ii regiments, and the State authorities have de
termined to equip them as well as possible for
home defence, having decided to discountenance
any invasion of the State Of Missouri unless
Mo-, shall secede or invade Kansas.
The TIibune's dispatch says compaEy. OF
horse, numbering IS men, was captured az Al
exandria. Sherman's battery coming on them
suddenly, they had no alternative.
The Michiganers proceeded to tear up the
rails leading out of the city.
Gen Scott and Secretary Seward were on the
Long Bridge when the troops went over:
Thus was Virginia's secession ratified.
1t Is reported the next movement will be on
Harper's Ferry.
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Few York Market.
lTELEoRAPHED FOR THE ONO srATrsxAE1
Nuu Vnpv .H

lTELEoRAPHED FOR THE ONO srATnHAE1
NEW YORK; Nay "a,
HLOUR-receipts l,7l2 bb,s: market teavy ana com
mon grades 80 lower sales 5000 bbis a M eS5 05 10
superne state IS 15@5 20 for extra state; al 0O5
for superhne western 81 i0d5 3, or common to medi
nm extra western, IS 50 70 fo, shionng bra, IA e
ira Round Hoop Ohio soanadlAn fiour anil ard iouer
sales $40 bbls at 05 1907 so. > -
| RYE PLOUR-steady at % 1904 90 for comnpn /.
WHEAr--rscsipts ls1,46s bush; MARKET good; sound
white common TO unsound ac lower sales rs 600 bush
at 81 i5@l 18 for Milwaukee Club 81 80 for handsome
winter red western, 81 20 for prime Canadian Club;
81 oO@l IS for Chicago sprEg; 81 90 for Iowa. 8
1lYE-quiet at CSC. = Ea #IfE
HARLEY-duli, OF 55905o. 20
C0RNreceipis OF 100 o94 bush market heavy and de-
lining; Gales Of las 900 bush at 5556, for old mixed
western; and 37a45c fornew do. ftt
oATs-Arm at 3O834c for western Canadian and
stste. ' 81.
PoRKdull sales of 100 bbis at sl7917 IS for mess;
and Sl3for prime.
BEBF-quiet and heavy.
CUT MEATs-dull .EEtA
LkRD-unchanged, sales $50 bbls at 939Xc.
BrTTER-ia fair request At o9l5c for Ohio: and 100
10 for Btate. aFt ft}'
CHERsB-steady at 590c. f -
WHIsKY-a shade nfrner, sales 900 bbls at I0k
@l7Hc. =
sT0oKs-without activity and rather lower; money
noch,nge to note with very little demand call 394
per cent; paper unsettled irregular, sterlug ex.
change quiet at 069l 8H for best bankers bills;
Oh R 3lK; MOI 0eK; Gal and Chi 50K, NJ s
l0A; Harlem II; Erie 20h Pac Mail COZ; Hudson 81;
NYC II; Reading 30K; I Scrip 6aN, opening; b
g 54; Hud 1st bonds ] so, Erie Cd 90; Us5's "a,
Coupons 70, do eGk vA6's 40, La 81. Mo 39N. Ten
43x, 57, Ind SIS 80, Brooklyn water loan u.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-25

FRuir AND GRAIN PRosPEcrs. Marietta
Iatslli9enes states that the late frosts have al
most entirely killed the fruit In that county
Washington But in all parts of the county
wheat is looking unusually we'll for the season,
and farmers anticipate On abundant harvest.
The fruit prospect in Northwestern Ohio ia
said not to have been so much injured by the
d frosts Of this month, as it is reported to have
been in other parts of the State. "
In Madison county, the fruit has been Sc.
;riously injured by the frosts in this month
Wheat ia doing well; but little corn has been
planted. Madison is fine county for grazing,
and for that the season has so far been favor.
able. l, .r,., .,,-.,l b ..,.,....,
20 In Southeastern Ohio, the grain prospect Ia
fine. Notwithstanding the wet weather, the
usual quantity of corn has been planted and in
good season.
The Delaware STANDARD says that the frost on
the night of the 22d inst. made finish Of the
little fruit in that vicinity that had been spared
by previous frosts. The young wheat, though
somewhat retarded in its growth, win be brought
round all right by q little warm weather.