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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Americana
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Nov. Sth, 1867


Mr.. Editor.-In the yesterdays Chroni
Gle of this city, Gen. Grant was announced
as the choice Of that paper for the next
Republican candidate for the Presidency
This announcement is the more significant
because the Chronicle is edited by j. w.
Forney, and is as radical as any paper
published in tie country. There is no de
iiverdRce Of Gen. Grant announcing his
adhesion to this or that party, but cireum-
stantial evidence is furnished by the
Chronicie to prove him "all right on the
goose"
We are havingJmost delig htful autumna
weather yet. III is not unusual to have
very pleasant lu ian Summers here, but
this year the beauty OF Autumn is extend
ing itself beyond the usual limits. Nobody
complains.
just now the great outdoor attrat ton
here is the National Agricultural Fair
which has been in operation several DAYS
within about two miles of the city. 1t is
systematic horse-raee-none Of your
premiums for fastest trotters, PAGERS, &C.,
but regular Lorse-race, where betting is
the order 1t furnishes great harvest of
enjoyment to sportsmen, and supplies the
city with enough of the light-fngered
profession to make it interesting to honest
men to watch their pockets. ! have not
seen any one gathering money as freely as
saw Cincinnati sharper gathering out
of the pockets Of the uninitatcd on the
tho E.fr ErAnnIo ~ l.,
Fair in Rrsnklis Co., at the game Of three.
card monte. He got it SO slick that his
victims could do nothing but look sold at
high rate. The police of this good city
will not allow any such moral exhibitions
on the streets here
1t is great compliment to Agricultural
Fairs to know that their good name is Ia.
ken 10 cloak over such horse-race exhib.
ition as the one now going on near this
city. fthe "prize-ring" managers would
adopt the same stratagem, and call their
exhibitions agricultural Fairs" they
might have greater run Of custom, or at
least the good name Of the exhibition would
secure them against molestation. How
long will it be until agricultural and me.
chanical exhibitions will be divorced from
all that interests the crowd in the way of
exhibition Of ist stock2 for cannot see
that this den ralizes; nor from all that
would encour e the cultivation of fast
stock 1t is the use made of the fast
stock for sporting or gambling purposes
that demoralizes. and that should be ruled
out from every fair and exhibition where
honorable trades and pursuits are repre-
scented.
In this connection permit me to congrat
ulate the Board of Managers, Officers and
Members of the Franklin Co. Agricultural
Society on the success that has at last at.
tended them, enabling them to clear the
Society of debt. There should be no delay
in purchasing new ground aud fitting them
up with more than treble the amount of
shedding we had on the old ground. There
is no good reason that franklin County
should DO behind the surrounding Counties
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

The Lancaster pa Express says II has
learned from two trustworthy and we'll in
formed sources, that General Grant will
make such a declaration Of his views Of
national poliiy as ought to, and no doubt
will, satisfy the most exacting Republican,
and fully vindicate those who have ex-
pressed their willingness to trust him now,
~ they trusted him in the dark days of
our national peril. General Grant, in con-
versstions with two representatives Repub-
licans, in whose Radicalism the party has
unlimited confidence, has frequantly ex-
pressed himself In manner entirely salts
factory to them. aud they confidently look
TO him as the man for the impending crisis.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
RAplcALlsm.

The old name aAbolitionist' having no
Issssv any Significance, slavery in the
Sossh having been abolished during the
war. aud the later name "Blaek Republi.
can" having been used until they are
vsssisd Of applying 1t any longer, the OPP
position now give the name Radical to
the Republican party, thinking thereby 60
render that party odious In these days Of
reconstruction. But the Republican party
has accepted the name "Radieal"-s term
significant Of the progressive spirit Of the
'sgs. The party Of presrsss have always
bssn radical and aggressive, and always
must be aggressive against wrong radical
fss the right. The term Radical" there
fore, 10 no scare-crow, except TO weak
minded, conservative people. who arc
afraid Of any advance 10 public sentiment,
snd Who cling to the old decaying order,
Of things with the tsnscity OF habit. Mod7
srsss progress In accordance with the ex-,
pressed wish Of the people, is the evidentt
natural tendency Of things in these United
States. This healthful development is
nov steadily al work 10 the Southern rebel
states, ss IL has been herstofors in the
Northern States; and II not arrested by the
Johnsouism Of the present day, bids fair
10 take the lead Of Northern sentiment,
Weak kneed, wishy-washy, double faced
people may hesitate and cover at the appa-
rent late reaction in the North-and the
reaction Is only apparent, not real-but the
tendency Of the age is to go steadily on
ward in the right course, and the truth
viii ever come uppermost. The recon
ssruction policy adopted by Congress has
already been accepted by the four States
Of Louisiana. Alabama, Georgia and Vir-
ginis, and will very likely be accepted by
the other seeded States, when the South
will become a power that will tell in the
coming Presidential election on the side Of
liberty and equal rights for all Glasses of
people. Northern people will then be
ashamed of the hesitating course they are
nov pursuing, when they find Southern
sentiment in advance of them. Johnson
ism may triumph for awhile during the
present sleepy year." but the whole peo-
pie will again be aroused and sweep away
every vsstige Of the yascillating conserva.
tism that now seems to overshadow the
,dmid and shortsightod. Radicalism Is
bat another name for right. and the right
will triumph 10 the end, whatever reysrses
IL may meet with in the meantime.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
Minnesota.

The Minneapolis Tribune of Friday
last says that the suffrage amendment to
the State Constitution oil Minnesota has
undoubtedly been carried, aud justly ex-
ul,ing over the splendid Republican ma
jority for the State ticket, remarks:
"Miunesota stands to day proudest among
the States Of the Union, not only by the
token she has given that she does not 60
backward 10 majority of FIVE thousand
for Marshall. but more than oil by voting
up manhood suffrage after Republican
States all around her have iguobIy voted
IL down. She stands alone rs tho first
State since the war that has declared oqual
aud exsct justice to all men within her
borders"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

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Q. VI. BINGHAM ESQ.,
Dear SIR; Reuben Cooley and myself
left Brookyiile about IL A. M. on the 9TH
Inst, and eamo up the beautiful White
Water Valley on ". ". V. X, Il. ula
Motamora, Laure connersville' The
corn is full crop D the appearance on
these gravel bot The farmers arc
fast garnerlng Il
We arrived Ia Cambridge City lilo p
~, just In time to be too late for the train
going West on the Central X. RI but for
all that wc were pleasantly aud agreeably
entertained both at the Depot and Ia lock
ing about Ut tho manufacturing establish
ments Of the town. OF which there are
quito number. Cambridge contains
about two thousand Inhabitants, and Is
improving very fast. ~ taking a stroll
about the city, met with my old friends
james Morris X Bro, formerly Of Whit
comb, engaged in putting up five new
frame dwellings on one square They
will complete them this Fan, should the
weather permit,
We took the train for indianapolis at
5:50P NJ The country through which We
passed AIN unabls 10 give you any de.
scription of but Judge IL 20 be- rather lev.
el, on an average We arrived here about
) L. NJ, and put up at u private boarding
house corner OF Ohio aud Circle streets.
Next morning visited the u. s. Court
Rooms, where We found Judge David Mo.
Donald presiding, and j. ID. Rowland
CLERK. The forenoon was spent In reading
tho docket, making motions, &c. The
following were admitted to practce Ma.
jor John IL. Popp, a talented young law.
yer Of Wayne TO-, aud John Nj. John.
ston of this city, formerly Of Old Franklin.
In the afternoon the jury were sworn
and the following case laid before il:
Parker, Cultin Il Spragne, Commission
Merchants Of Chicago, persus A. Ailsworth
Of Attica, Ind. Plaintiffs brought suit
for balance due them on account of wool
and pork sold for defendent in the year
1864 This case Fill more than likely
consume the entrt week, and probably
part OF next week.
The Democracy here do not seem to be
very jubilant over the few small gains they
have made in the late elections. They
know that when the Republican forces
are brought to bear against them in a
general election, they will be found want
ing.
visited a meeting of the State Central
Committee on Thursday evening last, and
there l found the contest for Gubernato-
rial honors lies between Gov. Conrad Ba-
ker and Col. VIII Cumback. With either
of these gentlemen at the head of the
ticket We are sure to 60 through the COM
ing contest victorious in Indiana.
We are informed that Major w. n. Hit
is in this city, and before the close Of the
week will be welded to Miss Agnes
kercheyal of Indianapolis.
A theological debate between Mr.. Cur
ry of the Second Universalist Church, and
Mr.. Burgess, pastor Of the Christian
Church, wisl bezfa On Monday evening.
18th inst, aud continue four evenings
The discussion promises to be one OF
great interest. VERITAs
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
own Aofion.

STATE o. INDIANA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, -.
In Thy fnAsKLn c;rouiT counf.
John Meyrss ". Elizabeth Williams. Frank l..
Maddux and Lewis y. Maddux.
M the 18th day " October. A. d. 1897. IN vaes-
" ton Of said Court, comes The pislhtla b. Me
attorneys, and causes 60 be hied an afAdarif here
10, from which Il appears that The laid deendants
Prank u. MnddnK and Lewis 4 Maddux are not
residents OF the stale 81 Indiana. are necessary
therefore hereby notified Of the psndency Of fhIs
tult, and required 90 appear In the frantisn cls-
cult Court on the ssoond day Of The neKt terra
thereof, 10 be held at the Court House In Brook.
vile, at the County Of Franklin In the State ef In
diana, and then and there plead and hsfsls-
Witness Henry berry Jr., clerk Of said Court,
this i0th day Of October A. ID. 1907
HENRY DERRY ia. Clerk y. @. q.
Holland, binkley Jones, Auys. noy:b.ss
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
PROCLAIM alton.

The President having designated Thurs
day, the 18th day of the present month, as
day of national Thanksgiving and praise
to Almighty God Tor His manifold mercles
and blessings to US as people;
|, Conrad Baker, Lieutenent Governor
of the State of Indiana, acting as Cover.
nor thereof, do hereby cordially commend
to the good people of this State the observ-
ance of said day in the manner recon-
mended by the President; and TO the end
that our thank offerings may be acceptable
to God. let the claims Of His poor be sub.
stantially aud literally recognized on that
day in all the worshipiug assemblies Of
the people.
In witness whereof, have hereto sub
scribed my name, aud caused the seal Of
the State to be affixed at indianapolis this
1st day of November, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and six
ty.seven. CONRAD BAKER,
Lieutenant. Governor of Indiana,
Acting as Governor thereof.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

10 these exhibitions. lave good ring
for tho exhibition Of all manner Of stoek
aud II Smith or Jones 4 al. should 30 in .
prove up the stock Of tho County that a
horse ~ produced that would start 10 Gin.
cinnaii with the Express train aud beat II
In, 40 be II. Lot Smith show that horso
and got premium for him amid the 40.
elamatIon Of tho crowd. II will DO good.
But don't le, him ekhibI, his horse a. a
sportsman, with stakes, 40.
Notice, II you please, that I say tho
Express train, just above. Don't think |
mean the MIXED train" on which | lell
Brookyille when lasi left H. A horse
could not do himself much credit running
with that. ]. R.G.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
SPREADING it Thin.

We notice that Mr. n. II. Swift has is
sued as a circular his article which he
claimed we refused TO publish, before he
had given US opportunity to publish it. We
see by the Rockville American that he
served that paper the same way, charging
it with refusing him a hearing in advance
of allowing it opportunity to do So Does
the poor man persuade himself that so
transparent petty knavery can really be Of
benefit to him to his client, MIR. Far
quhar? Certainly we have no objection 10
his apparent purpose to make his original
diatrlbe against Julian, struggled into the
american In the interest of Farquhar, the
Conservative key note in the canvass of
next year No better starter" could be
desired by those who favor the re election
of our present representatives, Rich
mond True Republican.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

THE heirs Of James cunnip CHAN, deceased, to-
4 gether With Samuel A. iiiday. Guardian Of the
minor heirs OF said dseedent, will cell a. public
auction on the premises,
On Thursday. December ~, 1867,
the following Real Estate 10 Franklin County,
Indiana, 60 wiG
Thes E. qr. Of Section 20. To-u Q, Range 4
Wet, containing ~ acresj also, \ acres onl Of
the N. v. az. Of see. IS. In said Tovn aud Range,
both tracts lying together, making lol bo-l0o
acres OF the best farm land In the County, of which
about l0n acres are cleared, the rest being well
tisn bered. On the farm IL good Brick House
and good Frame House. good frame barn, gooA
orchard, and plenty Of water. The farm is on tho
Brookville, Mt. Carmel A Cincinnati Turnpike,
10 miles East Of Brookvilie, miles East Of Mt.
Carmel, u mile West Of Scip.o, Is miles from Cln-
cinnati, and 5 miles West Of llamiltoI. There
are good schools aud churches convenient. Title
perfect.
Sale at o'clock p. M.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third Of the purchase
money to be paid down, one third In one year, AID
the remaining third In two years from day Of
sale, the deferred paymenuto be secured BY the
purchaser executing notsoand mortgage on the
premises, bearing interest from date, without 70
lief from valuation or appraisementlaws.
SAMUEL HOLIDAY, Guardian.
nov Is, 1867 4w
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NELSON TRUsLEn, Sec'y of State.

The lose of old cast-iron Ben. Wade
from the U. s. Senate is much to be dc.
plored, but we have in some sort COM
peusating gain in Tennessee, the Legisla-
ture of that State having, on the 23d ult.,
elected Gov Br1wnlow federal Senator
The Parson is extremely bitter, sometimes
not little violent and even vulgar, and
not character altogether to our liking;
but he is plucky, sturdy old patriot, and
will be vast improvement ON his prede-
cessor, Judge Patterson, the Presidents
son in law, whom the loyalty of Tonnes
zee now excuses from further service.
-[Shelbyville Union.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
l.. C.. al. Railway.

At the election foudirectors Of the In-
diauapolis, Cincinnati Il Lafayette Rail-
road, held recently, the following gentle
men we're elected: William Dwight, d. A.
Dwight. Boston; II. &. Lord, Nathaniel
Wright. George Il. Shoenberger, w. w.
Smith, Cincinnati; J.. b. Lewis, Lawrence
burg; A. b. For.ylh, Greensburg; L. A..
Morris, indianapolis. This is the old
Board with the exception of ID. A. Dwight
and w. w. Smith. Mr.. ii. &. Lord is
re elected President.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
Presidential Probabilities.

The Democracy have cause 10 bo elated
by the gains they have made In the elec
tions Of this year, but they are aware that
they mist do stll better In 1868, or their
successes already achieved will be oompar-
atively worthless. The sum total Of their
gains, 40 iafas national control il involy-
ed, IL about half dozen members OF the
lower house Of Congress, but the over
whclming majority Of Republicans In that
body renders the moager Democratic mi
noriiy powerless. In the Senate they have
gnined nothing, for while California aud
Ohio will each send Democrat In place
Of Republicans, Tennessee aud Wisconsin
will elect Republican Senators TO succeed
Messrs Patterson and Doolittle.
OF Governors the Democrats have gain
ed but two Ia all the States which have
elected this year,
Nor could they have elected President
II an election bad been held for that pur.
pose 10 this year Of disaster TO the re
publican party, aud IL is scarcely within
the range of possibility that they can do
us we'll hereafter as they have 10 the cleo
tions Of 1867.
The States they have carried gave ninety
eight electoral votes, namely:
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

rI'HE undersigned, appointed by the Court OF
Il Common Pleas Of Franklin County, Indiana, a
Commissioner for that purpose, will, on the prem
Uses, at o'clock y. NJ.
On Saturday, December IN, 1867,
expose to sale at public auction the land ordered
10 be sold la the ease Of Gage and others W. Up
dixie and others, now pending In said Court ana
situate In said County, 60 wit:
Twenty acres out Of the N. Il. corner OF the 5.
W. quarter of Section ~, Town ., Range2 West.
Also the following, commencing at the N. 3.
corner Of the N. w. quarter Of Section IL, Towp
., Range 2 West; thence West along the North
line of said quarter 60 rods; thence South SO rods;
thence East along the North line of the tract set
of TO Nancy Updike to the East line Of said quar-
ter thence North along the East line OF said qusr-
ter to the place of beginning.
Alec, commencin rat the :. II. corner OF the NJ
W. ar. Sec ~. Town o, Range 2 Wesii thence
West 90 rods; thence North TO the South line OF
the tract set of to Nancy Updike; thence East
along the South line Of said tract TO the East line
Of the quarter; thence South along said East line
to the place of beginning.
The above being all that part Of the Morris Up
dixie farm lying near Whlteomb not Get OH 10 the
widow.
TERMS OF sALE.--one third purchase money
down on day Of sale, one third In one and remain
ing third In two years. deferred payments secured
by notcs and mortgag 9, bearingjnterest and with
out relief from valuation and Hpprasement laws.
WILLIAM J. PECK, Commissioners.
Holland, Binklcy 4 jones, Att'ys.
November IS, ls67-4w.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
Forfeiture Of Spirits.

Commissioner Rollins, in a recent decis.
ion, says:
81 am fully persuaded that to allow the
forfeiture OF spirits, which have been prop
erIy entered in bond, would be contrary
to the true meaning Of the statute. The
law does not contemplate that the spirits
whose forfeiture is pronounced will be
found Ia bonded warehouses, and in my
judgment there are weighty reasons
why spirits in the bonded warehouse
should not be proceeded against fol
forfeiture. If bonded warehouses be not
secure places OF storage, it must be our
effort to make them 50.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

heap. IL Republicans do not want
our Slate to BIO poked into the dirty pile,
they must 20 10 work at once, organize
thoroughly, aud fight determinsdIy until
after the Presidential election. The Dem.
oorats claim that they will carry the State
pext election. Their motto Il plumber,
and iheIfsueccr will DO ruin. They will
rally under their banner every nuhung
rascal. There ara more honest men than
knayos In Indiana, and " this corrupt par.
~ succeeds IL " III be owing TO the negli.
geneo Of Observation-Disclosures Up.
Ion.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

by virtue ~ ~ order o. ne Cart Of oemnon
~ Pleas Of ffeahlin County, Indiana. the andef'
signed as hdminltifstaf " the Eatsls 81 Afehi.
bald cumbaek, dsesafsd, ~iil, on the premises,
On saturday, Decfnsbry IA. 1907.
At o'clock p. NJ. espess 10 sale at public aus.
tien The lelloring aeseFibed Heal Estsfs situate IN
said County, 90 witt
Part Of ihe n. quarter u ths 4. W. quarter
Of Section B, Town q, Rage 1 West, oom me- nclng
40 the =. E, eeFnss al steus on the n. k. corner
OF William Ashton's land thence North ifk
FedsI thence West fet fadsi fhsnes feuih ld8
fods thsnee East ae,1 rods 90 the place Of hesin-
ming, containing lVe acres, The SANE sold sab.
Jet 70 the Interest Of Elisabeth A. cambaek,
widow ~ deceased
TERMS or sALE.--obe-haifp urshass money
dowa on day OF sale, balance 10 enc year there
after, purchaser gssnE nots sith interest, without
relief from valuation and appfaissn'snt laws. ala
by mortgage on the premises.
JUDAH nlNckLEY, Adnin!strsief
A. same tine and 90 same terms the Interest ~
Elizabeth cambaok will alec be sold.
Holland, binkley A Jones, hu,s.
November 10, 1k0f-aw.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15

The Louisville Democrat has found a
use for those cuts of male and female fugi-
tivss, each with bundle, which used to
illustrate advertisements of men and
women. sometimes described as having
light hair and blue eyes, who had cruelty
fed from their loving masters, aud for
whose capture heavy rewards were offered
1t makes a row of cuts OF the female fugi.
tives to celebrate tho defeat Of woman sui
frage. aud of the males TO celebrate the
like defeat of "nigger suffrage Thus 1t
has turned to account these leadcn cuts
which were supposed to be dead property.
-TGazette.
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Nanoleon and the Pope.

The London Times predicts that should
Napoleon fail in bringing about general
conference Of the European powers to set
tie the Roman question, ho will abandon
the defense of the temporal power Of the
Pope, and leave Italy free 10 decide on the
future positioniof Rome.
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