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The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-20


we are under great obligstors 10 II. Y.
NosRrsos. E-q.. Of Frankfort. Clinton county.
Tor hss effort- in behalf Of our paper. He Ia.
furnished Us, during the present week. with
eighty-two subscribers for the WEEKLY
HERALD, and feels certain that he can greatly
augment the Iis' in the county. With few
more such warm friend. and willing laborcrs
IN our behalf, the coveted circulation for our
paper viii be speedily obtained. All that l.
necessary 10 get 4 good lit Of subscribers in
each of the counties Of the state for the
HERALD j. for some energetic Democrat 70
take hold in eaTnesi. We hope TO be enabled
10 chronicle the fact that others have done A.
well ~ Mr.. MORRISON, and our thank. shall
be profusely rendered.
Mr.. MORRISON il our authorized agent for
Clinton county, and be will receive and for
ward al Subscriptions FOR either the Daily or
Weekly HERALD which he mas receive. We
commend him 10 the good Offices Of our friends
in Clinton county; and feel certain that with
such Democrats in her midst. Clinton will give
a large majority at the next election in favor Of
Democratic principles.
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>lufe llets.s.

a Gas Company + beth, formed In
or1wforls,illc. and the citizens soon hope 10
have heir streets illuminated.
\ child II Mr.. Rllias. Lapogle, wasbal.
By ,ealiei "a saturday. by filling backward
int bucket q hot water.
Hos Hog are worth - WEIGHING 10
and ~ ~. - - fnr those weighing iTS: - so
Tor all higher weights. Il j. thought that -
will b. the rule in a lew day. R9irif1g
Green aurora Borsaiis.
4 meeting Of the citizens Of ParAe and
Montgomery counties has been held At Cra,v-
fordssille u take measures Tor the extension u
the Evansville and CraWiurd,tule Railroad
Hon. James Wilson add7cssed the meeting
and great enthusiasm prnyaiied. An Execu.
tive Committee was appointed. and 5000 sub
scTfts,I on the .po;.
Mr. rarly. 80 far. w believe. i the only
person engaged here Ia siaughterng and pack
INK hogs- We understand that he has q this
date. killed between three and four thousand
Isrre Naufe Journal.
FIRE At NEw AtBsNy.--A destructive fire
occurred a New Albany late on saturday
night. which destroyed property valued At
ss0e'o. II broke cut In the drug store q J.
". Newkirk, aud extended 10 the produce and
commission store II James Dsctz \ Co., and
wholesale grocery establishment or Schooner
4 co. The IRE is supposed ~ have been the
weTs " AZ inssrdiry.
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Approaching covcrmor Morton.

IL we had met Governor MORTON before h,
len. We would have wished him. personally
health and a pleasant Journey, without sup
posing we thereby, 10 the remotcst degree. i'm
piled the least approval Of his acts ~ public
or even a private man. We usually mean q
practice the courteses Of life. Hut we did not
approach him before his departure Ill,
not know. only through the public press
when he intended 10. OF did depart. and th,
only communication we had with him on th,
subject was what appeared editorially in the
HERALD. The article In the Journal Is very
severe. Ia words. aud the only further reply
we desire 90 mako % It, Is 70 ask tho rcrdor q
take that article up aud read il over. aud then
ask himself what it amountstos What charge
u snhstantllics or makes against Us,
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Is that 10 be quietly 20, through FOR the ben
ent Of the state Printer. at tina expense Of
thousands % the Statcs
Again; we rccolleci Of noticing, some time
ago, that resolution. calling for a report OF
the amount Of money that had been paid 10
The STATE Printer; hS> that report been made >
Again resolution was introduced q while
ago, by, II we recollect Alright. senator BRowN.
IN reference 70 the eight hour system.
which was, we believe. referred 70 the Com
mittec on Agriculture Are the working men.
the most meritorious class ~ our people. 20
have no consideration
These mAifar. mil.f b. NaichnI
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Hon. Thomas Corwin.

Another great man has fallen. Governor
CoRwIS, like the late Mr.. CoILAMER. was an
old whi., and, at his death. a he had been
before, a Conservative man. lie was poor
boy; began life In the Salt Works Of Ohio, and
used, in after time, 20 DE called the Is ODD Salt
Boiler lie became a great lawyer, and 4 great
statesman. lie was for years member Of one
Of the Houses Of Congress; was for short time
a member Of President Fn.LMoRE.s Cabinet,
passing To II from that Of General HARRISON,
and late our Minister 10 Mexico. Few men
surpassed him in foresenic. parliamentary or
popular elOquenee. Thus are passing away,
one BY one, those under whose counsel this
country was prosperous, peaceful aud Ia ppy
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We publish to-day a communication from
Col powfrSo. who has heretofore occupied.
aud We believe still occupies IN official rels-
zion 70 our bond-hoide;s, on the state debt.
While cur own position Is unchanged upon the
question-whilc Cur own mind J. clear upon
u. we give AL sides the Use Of our column, Tor
It's discussion. Weare neither bigotcd nor in
tolerant. and 10 not make our paper exclusive.
The newspaper should be the medium II dis.
,ussion for the Information and enlightenment
q the people. Hear all; then juds, decide
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sion hat they can adopt or reject IL. a. the
'u'urr shaping q political cycuts niay detrr-
mine. The first Object of party in power
being TO retain 81 power. Il win yield to it,
opponents as few elements Of popular strength
As possible. The frst object Of 4 party out Of
power being 70 acquire power, II viii yield 10
It's adversary credit for as little virtue A. pos
sible.
II Ia hopeful circumstance for cur institu-
tioHs, that even putizan politicians, of what
ever school, have 20 affect, az least. respect
for virtue; and that what seems 70 the people,
whether II be only " seems . or not, justice.
liberty. aud virtue. have the best prospect of
success
Mems hearts are VIGOROUSLY deprayed, but
their heads 10 not fail 10 ~ee that there i n
difference between right and wrong; aud that
right is, a a general thing. better than wrong,
in appearances, il not in substances. 90. let
Us not b. too fearful that wrong viii prevail
forever. Yours. g.. ArTECIo.
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We yesterday treated our readers TO the ex-
eellent speech Of Mr.. BURTON, the talented and
faithful Representative from sullivan, on the
School Question. II i historically peculiarly
valuable. We hope no law will pass dividing
the school Fund Of the white children with the
negroes. Let the negroes have the proceeds Of
taxes paid by themselves.
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"il u authorize the Fund Commission
~ % Vet the idle fund, II Indiana in our
"'"'' AZ current rates ought % have been
'4 Al TIE last session. such a bin rightly
""a would have saved thc STATE much
iHonss' Il vetoed At this session. for other
'''' '''s "a Than opposition to the measure ON
Is mefi's. very well. This will h.. te.tr, nv
the iaei q whether another hin r,rrvtr, ,,,,
the principle q ihe former. unesnnsr,.I ,,',,n
other bad provisions. shall ras. All =. -
proved 40 the session.
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The ~oufh Bend Re- .sfer complain. - a..
sreat number 81 Thieves ia 20. Joseph count,
Ii savs few night. since several HOUSE. Ia
AtshaVasa sver,- robbed. Amer that. on a Ger.
tain ulsht. all the turkeys ia the Pleasant ' AL
ley settlement were taken, aud one dsv Ia,
wsek two barrels % -four werr stolen from one
ofthe mills In Mishawaka. and that. too. in
broad day hight.
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Foa Tne holidays.
,I,HE ua..r.lsB,s h. iua oPsasa an susirs ns-
II stock q
Toys. Fancy Goods and Notions.

An0ug The reariy suiess va-isfy 81 gooes ' ill %
found Frru-h Cbna NASEs, Coffes. Mugs, TOY IFS
sNTs Sugar stsni., Sunekiag st. ceiognss. her
waier Founis, sight Lamp Match Paper, lAhAS
vASES. rrfnpsranec ramblsrs. A BUNS. Slkhko-
S,sPs,S SER --ap G Ficturs Assie tsnfrrns, i.des
md Gene. Il2Es ,iSs CAstS. Me- SSAkites Nof<-
49,. w,ft5p- a. sks FORT tSAiES. r-cket Box
wallets pDRrFOtI A.. schooi Bags. eaictsts, No
10 CO TRAVELLING BAG kec,taneai lo3 :, banc, ng
S.erces Masks 81 evsry deer ptt NJ Lhhahth
HORSgs bbsr Toys. Dolls Dol heais aoii he.l,ss'
nrrrnt siates u III. CRADLES Ceo.ihF stove. 81
reaas spooI stsnd- Paint hoxes, Crsss hsws -
vorxs Drums, Cue. Tool Ches'-, tsen hs',rro ar
fSx are fr Ladies and ftents, Mise so ii > "a
a., rl y n ~ nN>kErS. ln-s styles CHILD :
IN ,Iiss knife ana Fort. 81 Hurs ~ 90 !; Gard.
olic.. Tiokst AID Narkes btsAtla. iaeie A@t'a
/ eosf sTA~ns. CnlLr's CARS. Giss. Icy Cart,
utsRtgy HoRSEs tell CABS. si-ElGii-. VelcciTrde.
SPR SO HORSES. EiRD CASKS, haneug fLeNfh
Z aASKET.. NsrshsuT. Euhher. Irr, ts'sui Tub.
4 cain. and Turkish shOhE PliES. Cigar fielder. g..
1 GAR CASES Snaf BAx-s. rEkFtNEhf. FSkkt
| CUTLERY. issors. ksEors. CAhftitUk ftrfLs.
Game rag, Powder Fiasss. shot Pouches Pocket
flask. siereO~copic Tumtlers, vioLlNs. eefnss std
French &C % DsoSs. Msirdeons. NUs boNEs.
IIayn Flfes, Niel n AID 6nitN Strngs, Vein ho~s,
/ W Tx Ns cANEs With slid ant Plated @ ~ and
siIeer Reads Loaded. Sword ard un Caues. kaiacc.,
] shalebone. sbory, Rubber. Bsrbo-. Dig cd ~ =
/ Hckory CAMS; FTkkARhS, T kfEitf>, p
/ WORKS q every descrig ton. ard itou arr NJ
' articlss tee numerous e. meufion
The patronage 81 he rutiic b r. soei-is soie' -
CHARLES MAyEss.
No Vest washington Street.
nsVls-t6x
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Will aud at this house every article used in their bust
ness ard all OF nrst quality. Call and see tbs Goods
Orders from the county will have prompt attention.
and satisfaction warranted
J. W. COPELAND,
East Washington street,
IS South Meridian street,
decl3 Il Ind'snap polls. Ind.
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CHARLES MAEEs.
BOOKS AND sTATIoNERY.

No Vest washington Stree.
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hfFkk To THE TRADE fne selection II g0oos
~ At the lowest prices Of Chicago Cn inaAt OF Nos
York. Our Line of Stationery eossists ln paftt
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Already we are preparing the public mind
for another war, and no doubt the triumph Of
sherman or sheridan would call into life a
host ~ military dsN otees. We're the word given
TO drive Macmillan from Mexico. or T. recover
damages from England by an invasion Of Can.
ala The party now in power viii hold the
Monroe doctrine In sleh stats on suspsn.
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Another Andersonville in Texas.

The New York Tribupe's Tyler
(Texas correspondent describes Camp
Ford, near that place, as a prison pen
second only to Andcrsonville 10 the bar.
barism and atrocities inflicted . upon
Union prisoners for two years. : The cor.
respondent says: That scourged, beaten
and tortured, these prisoners were too
far off and too closely guarded for their
groans to be heard By those 10 the out
side world. Their sad story only be-
came known from their own shrunken
lips after they bad been exchanged. It
is stockaded iuclosure of, l Ijudge, eight
or ten acres. This estimate includes all
adjuucts Of the prison. It is situated on
the side Of a sandy slope, at tho lower
edge Of which, and just within the stock.
ade is spring, that supplied water to
the prisoners. The inclosure, which
seems to have been enlarged at different
times, to meet the requirements Of rebel
captures, is filled with huts and shantics
of almost every imaginable shape, and
constructed Of every, available material.
, Two barrels, one on top of the other,
form the chimney ola hut made Of bush.
oe, tho limbs Of which have been pressed
together and plastered with mud. Near
the point at which. we entered there arc
mum Der of grave:like'mounds scattered
over the space Of about one. acre. Il pt
FIRST thought they were Graves, but,"o1n
examining I found that the were excava'
tious in the ground, which had been
covered first with bushes and then with
dirt. They had been mado by those Of
our men who had been captured last, and
for whom there was no room in the huts
above ground. Everywhere arc black
ened spots which show where their f res
had formerly been, by means Of which
those who had no shelter at all cooked
their daily mito Of meat. Fragments
of kottles and stoves, old cast off pans
and fat rocks, the cooking utensils
which they had used, are strewn about
or, as I noticed in one Of the huts, piled
up With care to await further use.
Toward the upper eide Of the inclos.
urc, where there seems to havo been o
prison for the confinement Of officers
arc several stumps, on the tops Of which
those who violated any Of tho prisot
rules were made to stand and mark time
for, perhaps, a whole day, while tht
guard had imperative orders to shoot any
ono that stopped or fell off from exhaus
ton. The whole scene, with its associ
ations, is horrid illustration Of tho in
humanity that originated and carried on
the rebellion until its overthrow. Per
baps 1 am. raking o 'hurtfal coal from
dead ashes, so will stop.
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Grandma " Conservatism. "

Will the " radicals" "Eanatics' " sec
tionists," and " incendiarics never give
their Grandmother " Conservatism any
peacc? Must the poor old lady be kept
forever stamping about trying to hit
them with her ha:gy umbrella ana mere
" loSin. her balance and her temper TO-
ccthcr? Will tho rcpro5atrs never mind
her scolding, and 90 on forever smiling
rs she calls them hard naiaHS in her
.brillest tome? Is it not enough that
the war is at an end? Must these stur'
dy fellows clamor to have the results Of
,hc war secured? Is it not enough that
rebels have been wor$ted? Must these
pes,ilent brawlcrS insist also that they
Shall not be trusted? Here is wolf in
Grandma's nursery. anl it has been drlv
en- under the bed. l. it not enough 10
make the nervous old lady f"rswcar her
sex to hear these imrs crying out to
make an end of hiE. Isn't he out OF
sight. YOU eNaspcratin. crew. and won't
You shut your miSchcvous mouths aad
be quiet?
So tn. old lady means and scold> and
rocks herself in ludicrous wrath. If a
nlcasant voice SAYS that we had perhaps
better consider what is to be done next
-" Oh, sou abomina5le radical groanS
m. blessed Grandma. Ifauothcr whlS
pers that experience has not Taught uS
TO believe every thin. which our way
ward sisters say Oh. YOU :ile section.
al;<t :" whimp"rs th" m"h"'p. liza th;'4
wcnirr> whether hnt:i"'n "'t,zHnS nave
coma! ri.h,S-" Oh. you wrct"h"d l'Hat
ic'." ya>y> Sac ruiilei lame. lfa fourth
milaly sugrcsts that t"osc who have wo"
the victory should organize its results.
" on, YOU bowling incerdiary?" screams
the futile viraso. shaking her umbrella
and ready to fall from her chair IN TeS'
alton. :.
Grardmo,her Conservatism is pretty
we'll known and understood in the ram
ily. Her sasaci,y has one rule of action
in all possible emergencies Shut your
mouth and eyes" IF you want to be
comfortable, she says, don't see any
thing and don't say any thing. If the
volt is drinkiu. above the lamb and
the wolf accuses his woolly neighbor OF
muddyins the water, shake your fist at
the lamb, says Grandma, and call him
vile sectional incendiary for stirring the
stream. Suppose he is below the wolf,
and cant possibly effect the water where
the wolf is drinkius-thou fool is not
tho wolf the stronger? In any case,
will not the wolf make trouble, and the
lamb submit? -. -.
When our late domestic troubles be.
gan our Grandma was au edifyiug spoc.
taole. Some Of the family insisted upon
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"HoW is the Health 2N

This question is frequently asked
not only iu our community but every
where, and by everybody and at this
season Of the year, it is an'interesting
one. We answer tho health of the com.
munity thus far in the season has been
generally good.
But how much longer shall we be blcst
so abundantly? No one can tell. War
and pes:ileuce usually follow close upoo
each other: and already the sad intelli-
gence comes to US, from across the water,
that cholera is travelling for the third
time in our direction. Starting from its
habitat, in the jungIes Of India, it is NOV
ing with terrible speed in a westerly
direction, and may reach our shores be.
fore the present sensou. is ended. But
whether danger from cholera or other
pcstilence-our duty is plain we should
&" put our houses in order" 1t has long
been q fact we'll known to Intelligent
medical men, that towns are peculiarly
iuimical to the prolongation Of life,-
that very much smaller proportion Of
their inhabitants reach ripe old age than
of those whose lives are spentin rural
districts. .,.>.- .5s-
Our cellars, kitchen sinks, wash -hous'
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Gov. Wise.

A very fDe construction has been put
by the rebel General Wise upon the
terms Of bis parole, by which he was IN.
cluded in Lees surrender. He received
"'permission to go to his home, and
there remain undisturbed ir every r..
spect." He complains that he is dis.
turbed "by a considerable number Of
freedmen and Others" who have taken
advantage Of his absence TO occupy his
former domicile. He respectfully asks
that these intruders be oustsd, 10 order
that be may enjoy the privileges guar.
antecd him by his parole. This coolest
Of cool applications is met BY . refusal
from Gen. Terry, who reminds him thst
he abandoned the home which he nov,
claims for another, from which che
might to better advantage engage In re-.
bcilion aud civil war" The fistidtous
ex-governor. will next be charging the
military authorities With perfdy, because
he il disturbed at every turn BY tho sight,
of black men not one Of whom iS . slave, !.
nor afraid to siog the John Brown song
in his hearing. -. 80 y = ~. =!
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The Freedmen.

Tho Tribune's Washington special
says: Gen. Joseph s. Fullerton, Of the
Freedmeu's. Bureau, who was recently
sent by Gen. Howard on tour Of inspcc-
ton through South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida, has returned. He states
that many planters told him they could
obtain more labor from freedmen under
the contract system than they ever did
before. The amount Of labor performed
by them depends altogether on their EN-.
ploycrs, and the right kind Of men can
get as much labor from them as can be
done by any person in the hot and ener'
vating climate Of the South. The COM
mon remark among Southern planters is
that slavery is right. 1t is the best con.
dition for the negro, and his slavery is
far better for the white man, but the war
has so demoralized the negro that We can
do nothing with him, and it is best to &C.
knowledge at once that he is free, and to
hire him to do our work. The people
of tho South are generally fully con.
vinced that slavery has passed away for:
ever and arc making the best arrange.
nents they can to secure the labor Of
their former slaves. Many freedmen
entertain erroneous ideas Of freedom, and
considerable time will be necessary to
eradicate them. Along the route pursu.
ed by Sherman's army through Georgia,
there is a widespread opinion among
freedmen that the lands Of their former
masters belong to them; that they have
toiled all their lives without pay, and
that the lands arc theirs as remunera.
ton for their toll. The freedmen Of
South Carolina and Florida are all desi.
rou, that schools should atonce DO es'
tablishod among them, and regard then
as essential to their present condition OF
freedom. In parts Of the South visited
by Gen. Fullerton, he found that where
Government rations we're issued to the
destitute, as many we're distributed to the
whites as we're issued to the blacks
Tho Intelligent portion Of the former
slave owners have como to the logical
conclusion that the freedmen must be
educated that in fact education is i'm
perat;vely necessary to the maintenance
Of amicable relations between employer
and employee, whilc they freely admit
that in a state of slavery the ignorance
of the slave was great. desideratum.
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Alligator'S Nests.

These nests resemble har cocks four #.
hi.h, anl five in diameter at their brSes,
being constructed Of grass aud hcrbage.
First ,i.y deposit IL layer of r".a on 4
hu.r of mortar. an! having GOV" ed this
with il second stratum &c mud and hero.
age eight inches thick, lay another set
Of eggs upon that. and so on to the top,
there being generally from one to two
hundred eggs in nest. With their
tails they then beat down around the
dcus grass and reeds five feet high to
prevent the approach Of unseen enemies.
The female watches her eggs until they
nre hatched by the hea, Of the sun. and
then she takes her brood under her own
care, defending them and providing for
their subsistence. DR.. Lusenburs Of
New Orleans once packed up one of
these nests, with the eggs, in box, for
tho Museum Of St. Petersburg, but was
recommended before be closed it to see
that there was no danger of the eggs be-
ing hatched upon the voyage. 90 open
ing one, young alligator walked out,
and was soon followed BY the rest, about
a hundred of,which be fed in the house,
where they vent up and down stairs,
whining aud barking like young pup,
uarpers Monthly
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es, &c.: should be thoroughly examined,
to sec if noison,e materials do not there
exist and not only those, but We should
institute careful inquiry as to the condi.
ton Of the public sewers, draius, &c.
The damp and foul air, and the vegeta.
bic and other substances in state of
corruption, which are not unfrequcutly
allowed to accumulate in tho cellars and
vaults attached to dwelling houses, may
become, at tho present season Of the
year, very fruitful, though uususpcct.
ed, source Of disease. The attention Of
every housokeeper should, therefore, be
particularly directed to the condition Of
his cellar, and precautions at once be
taken to free it from any species Of filth
or corruptiblc matter. ..t
It is in vain to expect that all tho I'D.
vautages resulting from domestic clean
illness shall be realized whom the dirt,
carefully expelled from the parlors and
sitting rooms, is permitted to take pos.
session Of the less frequonted parts Of the
house publication must visit every apart.
mcnt from tho garret to the cellar. The
latter, in particular, should be swept
every few days at most, and the dirt thus
collected Immediately removed and to
insure perfect ventilation and dryness, the
door aud windows should bo kept open
several hours every day, excepting IN
damp or wet weather. Whitewashing
with lime tho walls Of the apartment, is
an excellent means. Of publication, and
should, on that account, be performed at
least once every Spring and Summer.
If the cellar contain provisions or other
articles liable to decomposition, the use,
during warm weather, Of the chloride Of
lime, or of soda, either in solution or
powder, sprinkled over the floor, will
prevent the production Of any delcterious
efluvia. Cellars into which wator is
liable to penetrate, demand especial care.
For if it be allowed to remain, or cannot
be got rid of, in summer it becomes
offensive. and emits gaseous poison, by
which disease and death may bc spread
over whole neighborhood. No trouble
or expense should therefore be spared
to prevent the entrance of the water
into the cellar, or to drain it of by means
Of sinks penetrating to q stratum Of
gravel. Until this can be effected, tho
free use of the chloride of lime, or Of
soda, will completely obviate any uu.
pleasant or Injurious e1halatlons from
being produced, even during the hottest
weather. HYGE1A.