Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-03-15
Written for the Am crican.
SCRAPS OF HISTORY.
Sayings and Doings in the White Water
Valley Thirty-FiNo Years Ago.

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The following notice of dissolution of
partnership brings to mind many painful
things in the history Of the two indiyid-
uals there represented. Two better bust
ness men-none more honorable, or who
took more pride in their integrity as mer-
chants-ever lived in the White Water
Valley. AS counting house clerk, Mr..
Bonnell had but few superiors anywhere.
When he left Brookville, he engaged in a
large establishment in Cincinnati, the pro-
prietors Of which for years had unlimited
confidence in him. But "he that stand.
eth, let him take heed lest he fall" Lot
teries were his ruin. The clitiering
charms of the Goddess of Fortune allured
him to destruction. lie commenced in a
small way, but was imperceptibly led on
till his own means were swallowed up, and
in an evil hour he used bis employers un.
til it amounted to thousands, beyond his
means to replace. Exposure came, and
he was ruined. lie went, it is under
stood, to California, where he disappears.
Much charity should DO exercised in his
case. lie was naturally an honest man,
but he was betrayed at point, like Grant
at Shiloh, where he had net sufficiently
guarded the approach of the enemy.
Or the other partner in that firm il is
useless, in your community, to speak
He was betrayed in another direction
The hog and pork trade has scattered the
wrecks and ruins Of the best business men
of Indiana along'its pathway. They are
in Cincinnati; they are from one end of
your Valley to the other; they are oil over
your State, either in their graves, or in
private life suffering from the effects of
permitting excitement to rule their judg.
meots. Mr.. Tynef spent many long years
OF faithful devotion TO his business. Mo-
raj in his habits, strictly temperate, and
never INDUCING in cards even for amuse
lnent; guarding his credit as the apple Of
his eye, but always extending aid to those
in pecuniary distress; yet that fatal, I'M
certain and exciting trads>swept. away the
accumulafYo~Uy Years. lie retains that,
however, which is dearer to him than prop.
erty - his honor. Some who suffered
through his misior;unes may have lard
thoughts but now that twelve years have
cast their lights and shades over his acts.
with the indulgence of that charity which
should be exercised towards all men, and
especially towards the acts done in the
struggle between hope and despair, we
trust no one will harbor thought, or say
an unkind word, to add one pang to an
over-sensiiive mind.
Still the advertisement we copy from
the franklin Repository Of April /, 1926.
will do for beacon for any new beginner
in commercial life. None of you can
start with fairer characters; but few better
qualified nos any with more pride to sus
tain their characters and their profession !:
Dissolution of Partnership.
The partnership heretofore existing between
the subscribers. under The 6rm Of X Tyuer x
Co Is this day dissolved by mutual consent
Those having claims ssQssnst said firm will
please present them to yper for paymen,
and all person, indebiv said 6rm are re-.
qucs,sd TO make immediate payment TO Il Ty.
ner. Those neeleeing this no!ice may expect
to be put to cost. II TYNER.
A. y. D0NNELL
Rockville April !. 1926
We now propose to give you list Of
letters remaining in tie Post Office ut
Brookville, April LIST, 1893, as setting
forth, partially, a list OF tho names with
whom Messrs. Tyner & Bonnel common.
ced TO trade. Aud MS we run our eyes
down the list, our thoughts wander OF in
n thousand visions, and our head reels. in
contemp plating the history aud end of
many OF those whom Il was our privilege
to know. We might oil column, profit.
ably, with the recital of tho tragic end of
several, but il might add only an addition.
al pang TO surviving friends. There is, in
fact. material enough in that list of letters
to point moral or adorn O tale:
List OF Letters.
Richard Andrews. Samuel J, Alden.
John Burns, James Bee, John Black, Calvin
Benton, William Bower, William Butler, An.
drew Isouldin George Barnet, Emelia Brun.
dige, John l'rison, Henry Berry
George Clarke, ID J. Caswell, Andrew Cal.
laway z, James Craig, Elisha Clarke, Alva and
Joseph Churchill, Jacob Cory, Henry Case,
John Cleudening
Nathan Davis, Samuel DAWSON, Charles Dor
sey, Isaac Darnell Abial Dare, John Davis,
Ephraim Dorion Andrew Donough,
James Elgin. Jonathan Eads.
Margaret Fruit, John Foster or Elizabeth
Evans.
JOSEPH Goadic, Peter Griner, Jane, Gordon.
Stephen liarrell, Moses Hornady, Abraham