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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-05
MONDAY. sEPTEWBER 5. 1870.

THE Republicans of Vanderburgh
County, in their Convention. last
Thursday. adopted the following un
equivoeal resolution on the European
war:
Reso7Uel, That we heartily sympa-
thizs with the Germans of Europe in
their pendiDg strugRle for National
Union, and as our devoted fri, nds in
the lats war for the preservation OF
our glorious Uuion and liberty. we
rejoice with them in the recent victo-
ries, which give assurance of German
unity and liberal progress.
The Democracy in their County
Convention, at Har r.lein's, had no time
or disposition to declare their position
upon the question so dear to so many
of our people. They, like Judge
NiblacS, their candidate for Congress.
don't understand European politics
sufficiently to know which nation is
in the right.
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FRANCE.

PARIS. Sept. 4-The Council of
Ministers have issued the following
proclamation:
ITO the French People:
A great misfortune has come upon
the country. After three days heroic
struggle, sustained by the army of
Mcmahon. against 300, 900 of the enc
my, 10000 men have been made pris-
oners. Gen. De Wimpfen, who took
command of the army in place of
Gen. Mcmahon, badly wounded, has
capitulated. This will not shake our
confidence in France, Paris, to day,
is In a complete state of defense.
Another army is forming en- the
banks of the Loire. Your patriotism,
your energy, will save France. The
Emperor has been made prisoner in
the struggle.
THE government, in accordance
with public opinion, will take all
measures required.
"Signed, Count De Palikao, Dc Ge-
nouilly, Jules Brame. Chevau Re-
gault, De la Tour De Auvergne,
Grande Perret, Clement Duevernois,
2. Magne, Bussor Billault, and Je-
rome David. of the Council of Minis
ters."
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Great Fire In ChicagO-LOss EstI-
mated n $4,000, 0,0O0-lnsuFanc
From 81, 100000 10 Sl.SOO, ,GOO-Ten
or Twelve Persons Buried In the
kuinS.
CHICAGO. Sept. A fire broke out
about 5 o'clock this afternoon In the
paper store of Latin Bros. q Co., and
is still raging at 8 o'clock tonight,
though il is now under control. The
whole of the magnificent Drake Block
on Wabash Avenue, corner of Wash
ington Street, is destroyed. The to-
tai losses will reach, it is estimated,
SO OO0.O00, on which there is from
81 100000 to 81, 100000 insurance.
The losses thus far gathered are:
John N. Farwell & Co., dry goods,
81 100000 to $1,S00,C 100. Insurance
5000, 600, in all the companies rep
resented In Chicago; Kertland, Ord
way & Co., boots and shoes. loss two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
insurance $150,000 Smith 81 Hilon,
aud Lyon q Healy, music, loss $780,,
600; insurance $75, ,000 Latin, But
ler Il Co . paper, loss $3.50. 900; insur-
ance 100000. Field, Letter Il Co.
had dry goods store on the upper
floors of one of their stores, and suf-
\ ferpd a loss Of $780, 900; insurance
100000 The block was owned by
John B. Drake, of the fremont
House; j. v. EarwelI g. Co, and
| Thatcher. Loss on the buildings
about $3.50 COO Drake has S14O,O
insurance, and Thatcher $4,000
Some goods were brought out of
the lower floors of the building, but
the greater part of the stock was con
sumed. About half of six walls OF
Powell's stores fell in with tremen
dous crash. A large number of per-
sons, employees and outsiders, bad
been a short time previous on
the upper floors, but danger being
apprehended, on account of the I'M
mense weight of the goods stored
there, the police compelled then, to
go down stairs, yet a large number
remained on the first and second
floors when the building fell In, and
It is feared there has been large loss
of life. Some rumors place the
number buried as high as nifty, bul
! the general idea is about ten ol
twelve have suffered death.
It is impossible at present TO ge
} very definite information on thi
point. Several persons had very mar
] row escapes, Immense crowds wit
r messed the confagration. jamming tn
t streets In all directious, 10000
0 probably a fair fair estimate of tb
. number present.
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HAVANA, September 4.-The re bells
have burned the San Jose plantation,
the property of the Insurgent, PorrO.
The Intendante has effected par loan
oftbree millions with Spanish bank,
at five per cent. interest, sllhough the
bank rate Of discount is eight per
cent. This proves the confidence OF
financial classes in the government.
The Island charitable institutions are
passing under control of the Munich
Council in all parts Of the Island.
Senior Arautarc, Inspector of Tele-
graphs, has returned from Spain, and
resumed charge of the wires.
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, Sept. A. Minister
Jones telegraphs from Brussels full
confirmation Of the news yesterday
From France Minister Washburne
telegraphs that the Paris people had
heard of the defeat of McMahon aud
the capture of Sedan, but did not
know whether the Emperor was O
prisoner or in Belgium.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Coin bal.
ance in the Treasury. 500 56S, 1886
gold certificates. S28, ,424, 800; curren.
cy balance. $37, ,6f3. .s24.
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Dissolution.

RVHE FIRM OF AUMPHREY. LEW.
" lis CO, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent, @. w. KERHEY retiring
from the same. The business VIII be con-
tinued by the undeTsigneds under the
style OF Humphrey q Lewis.
#. NJ. HUMPHREY.
GEO. j. LEWIS.
In retiring from the above firm, take
this opportunity of thanking my friends
for their share of patrODa age, and soliciting
a continuance 10 the new firm, which 1
take pleasure in endorsing as worthy OF
their confidence. q. w. KERNET.
August 10, 1870. aul9 3WW
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Especial to the New York sun. !

GEDENUE, Sept FL have just ar
rived from the left wing of the French
army. Yesterday was the third day
of the battle. Itbegan in the morn.
ing at Douzey, near Sedan. do not
know anything Of other parts OF the
line. The left wing was badly de-
feated, and one corps was obliged TO
cross the frontier at Sugay. It re en-,
tered at Bahon. This is q violation
OF Belgian neutrality.
l am going there now, and l am
unable tonight to be more afirma-
tive. The French cavalry, as far as L
can judge, is cut 10 pieces. The ar
tillery was also badly handled, but
for indications in judging the result,
1t Is necessary to follow the move
ments of the armies. The fights be-
gan, on the first day. at Beaumont;
on the second day. at Pont Mougry;
on the third day, at Douzey and Froae.
From fugitive, who came from Ne
zieres, and got along With me. l learn
that the fight was expected to be re-
newed 10 day az Vallers, near Me-
Ziers.
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Republican COnTeatiOn = NOmIna-
fiOHs Made.

LSp6clal 10 inc Journal
Mt. VERNON. Ind, September 81
At the convention of the Republicans
OF Posey County, held at New Har-
mony. to-day, the following ticket
was nominated John Preaus, for
Representative; John r. Hugo, for
Clerk; Col. Alf. Owen. for Auditor;
John X. Duckworth, for Sheriff; Geo.
w. Lowe, for Treasurer; Frank M.
Greathouse, Recorder; VIM. L. Stri.
ter, for Coroner; Aaron Baker. for
Surveyor; John Pfefer. Peter Kivett
and Joseph Davis, for Commissioners.
The ticket is strong one. The
Convention was large and harmo
nious. Col. Embree. of Princeton,
candidate for State Senator, delivered
a telling address.
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Especial to the Heraid.I

LONDON, September 3 1T IS re-
ported that Bazaine, with the entire
forces In the occupation of Metz. sur
rendered at P. NJ. yesterday, to the
army investing that fortress, on re
ceipt of the news of the surrender of
the Emperor. frg
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LOSS OF MANHOOD

"a ESUAFENG FROM THE FOLLHEB
80 of Youth. Young, mtddle-aged or
even old men permanently restored 70
manly vigor, bg the sure and only slsoeOts
remedies, TO be had at tue West ern MeuicGA ~
Office, l37 sycamore Street, CINCINNATI ~.
send stanaps for circular. Female dtsedses
speedtlaJ cured. Medicine ny mail hecent
cases or private disease cured IN Lnrts
.IsS,sss = ~'O S'' TWlyF
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3. A. FAHNEsTocK'S
" e R MIF UGE

The Tape Worm Is one Of The mOst crUei
and relentless enemies II man, and 0ccdstOT
me mast atstresStag sgmptoDls. A duh pain
in the forehead, giddiness, alternate pale
ness and flushing OF the face, palehess OF
the lips, emaciatiOn. alternate loss anu
excess of appetite, cravings for particular
articles OF food, offensive breath, swelling
OF the abdomen, depressing of spirits and
nervous irritabtlity, are the leading symp-
toms.
Now, why not, in view OF this dangerous
enemy make use of remedy which many
years OF experience has proved to be a safe
and certain remedy7 b. A. Fahnestnck'E
Vermifuge, II used according to the diree.
tlons which accompany each bottle, will
not fall to eradicate the destroyer.
Great caution must be used by every
purchaser TO be his own judge in one
sense, and 20 examine every bottle ne
buys OF it. The simple name of FAHNE-
STOCK IS not SUFFICIENT. He must l0ok
closely and carefully 10 see that the mi
tials are B. A. FAHHE5TOCK, and be setib-
fed with nothing else.
B.A. FAHEESTOOK's SON 4 CO.,
WHoLEsALE DRUGGISTS,
PGTTBBURG, PA,
! SOLE PRoPRIEToRs,
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The FIRE is supposed-to have origi-
Dated 10 a spontaneous combustion of
greasy rags in the paper store of Laf
lin, Butler e. Co.
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Prostration Played Out.

Violent purgatives, emetics, salivants blistering
and bleeding have had their day.
The sick can no longer be persuaded that the
best way to cure them is to destroy the little
strength that disease has left them.
Dyspeptics instead of dosing themselves with
epson salts, aloes colycnth, jalap and other pow
erfuI cathartics, tone their digestive organs and
regulate their bowels with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters.
Persons Of bilious habit, instead Of throwing the
whole glandular system into state of morbid ir-
ritation with mercurial poison seek reief, and find
it, in the operation of that wholesome vegetable
Alternative upon the disordered liver.
Nervous sufferers, tremulous, weak and despon-
dent, recruit their shattered energies with course
of the great invigorant, and bless the day when
the adulterated liquors of commerce were SUPER
seeded by medicated stimulant perfectly efficient
and entirely harmless.
Travellers by land and sea rejoice in the possess
sion of an agreeable corrective, which protects
them from the evil effects of malaria, from sea
Sickness and from the disturbing infuences,of
changes of temperature, and change Of water.
The weak and debiltated feel their strength re-
turn, and their spirits revive under its bracing,
appetiZng, gently eXhilarating action.
1t is the only stimulant which cautious physi-
clans can conscientiously recommend to ladies in
delicate health, or to the aged and decrepid.
There is not city, town or settlement, on the
American continent, where it is not recognized as
q household remedy, and safeguard against cpl
denies; and, in short, whenever there is intelli-
gence, prudence and common sense, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is pronounced a standard specific,
for which in the whole range of pharmacy there is
no substitute or equivalent. apr23-deodlwkw1t
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POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
A Washington telegram of the 25th
the Cincinnati C.91,zy7lerci0z saws.

II washington teIegrain OI the 2Otn 10
the Cincinnati Commercial says:
Senator Robertson, Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Political Disabilities,
will, in day or two, report bill which,
in effect, will be a general amnesty bill,
which the President is understood to
favor. 1t excludes from amnesty only
three classes, namely: First, those who
withdrew themselves from Congress at the
beginning of the rebellion, to engage in
the secession movement; second, those
who withdrew from the United States
army and navy for the same purpose !;
and, third, those who signed the original
ordinances of secession in the various
States, in 1861.
1t is the belief that such bill will pass
both Houses without material opposition.
Wesincerely hope that the ''belief" ex =
pressed by this correspondent may prove
to be well founded. Our information,
however, from Washington is that there
is very determined feeling among the
Radicals not to consent TO anything like
general amnesty act until those most OBJ
noxious to them, because of an actual or
presumed prominence in the late war on
the side of the Confederates, shall have
made application to Congress for reno
val of their disabilities. Hence we have
suggested that perhaps the speediest way
to secure the passage of a universal am
nesty act was for all prominent Confeie-
rates laboring under disabilities 10 apply
for their removal.
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IT was a habit with military officers
during the war to seize whatever might
suit their fancy, if it belonged TO a
"Rebel. y The Washington correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial thus
reports the result of one of these little
episodes fDUrin5 the way Gen. Dodge
and others in the military service seized a
number of horses, amounting in value 10
about three thousand dollars, under or
ders of the War Department. These
horses were seized in Kansas, under the
belief that they had been stolen from an
Indian reservation, and turned over to the
Superintendent of Indian Affairs for that
District. The owner Of the horses has
now sued Gen. Dodge, he being the only
person of the party pecuuiarily respon-
sible, and obtained judgment in the
County Court. Being about to levy on
the property of Gen. Dodge, The Secre
tary of War has addressed a letter TO
Congress, asking an appropriation sufii-
cient to discharge the obligation. The
action which Congress will take is in
grave doubt, owing the importance of the
case as precedent There are millions
of dollars involved in just such cases, and
it is thought that if Congress pays in one
case it viii have topay in all. The usual
practice has been for claimants to apply
to the Court of Claims, or to Congress
direct but no such cases have thus far
been allowed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28
MAKING: THE RICH RICHER AND
TIE POOR POORER.

Gen. Spinner, United States Treasurer,
has written a letter to Mr.. Swayze, of
the Merchants National Bank of Newton,
New Jersey, in which lie points out how
the National Banks have been making i'm
mense profits on their investments on
government bonls, to he deposited as Sc
curity for their circulation. In answer
to the charge that great injustice is
about to be done the banks, Gen. Spin.
ner says: "The people viii, however,
be apt to take your own statement of the
case, and after doing a little ciphering,
will say to you, that their view of the
case is, that your bank bought these
bonds at about rs in currency, at a time
when gold stood at POI, which @ould be
about equal to Bog in gold; that you have.
since then received back again on the
nominal amount, for interest," thirty per
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A NEW FORM OF CONTEMPT OF
COURT.

COURT.
In the trial of a suit in the Special
Court of Wilmington, N. c., on the 22d
inst, negro man name ! Anthony Howe,
in the dignity of an Alderman of thetown
of Wilmington, was called as witness.
John l. Holmes, Esq, one of the attor-
neys engaged in the suit, was examining
this witness, and addressed him as can
thony," the name by which he had known
and addressed him all his life. To this
familiarity the negro objected, and the
Judge ruled that ''the witness had right
to demand that he should be addressed in
a proper manner, and with respect and
not with familiarity" Mr.. Holmes re-
fused to be governed by the order of the
court in this respect, and the Judge fined
him ten dollars. Mr.. Holmes. again per-
emptorily refused to obey the order of
the court, upon whichthe Judge increased
the fine to twenty dollars. At this point
the witness was discharged by the court,
when Mr.. Holmes said, ''Stand aside,
Anthony" TheJudge then fined him one
hundred dollars for contempt, and an Or
der was served upon Mr.. Holmes to pay
the fine by ten o'clock the following day,
or in default, he would be sent to Jail.
The Wilmington Journal says: ''For
the benefit of strangers, who do not know
the parties, it may be well to add that this
Judge Cantwell, the presiding officer of
this Court is the man who wore the first
secession cockade in Raleigh, and was af-
forwards Confederate Military Governor
of Norfolk" Cantwell is said to be
native of Charleston. He has shown
himself ga maryellously proper" man for
Radical Judge. On the 23d Mr.. Holmes
paid the fine. 1t appears the Judge di-
rected him to address the negro witness as
CCAFr HoweD Or ga Alderman Howe -
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oenA ID gold d. you ilAve bought
thesa stocks with your ewn eifcFI
,,a.;sr .u.,iaa IN, which Won have not

latID9 uOtec, 7Su-N -AtDAsa9 w.
paid one cent of interest, and that you
can now sell these bonds above par IN
gold; and that, should you so sell them,
you will receive and have received on the
$s5, 600 of United States stocks SO pur-
chased, held and sold BY. you, $45, 600 ia
gold, for which you paid, five years ago,
in then gold prices, but SIS, 425. thereby
making clear profit, less duties and
taxes, on this single little Investment of
over $27, 600. % Why could not the gov
eminent have furnished the circulation,
instead Of these banks, and with it bought
up the bonds, and thus have saved to the
taxpayers of the nation the immense
amount IAN profit which these banks
have made by their investment In gov
ernment bonds 2 Spectators are grow"
ing rich through this legislation by Rad
ical Congress, while the toiling millions
find no reduction in their taxes. This
national banking law illustrates Radical
rule; to favor the rich and grind the poor
| to make the rich richer and the poor
II
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LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.

Activity in agricultural, mining, manu-
featuring and commercial operations and
enterprises depends much on the amount
of actual available capital in the State 1t
amounts to little or nothing in aid of such
enterprises that short loans can be effect
ed by hypothecation of stocks or deposit
of obligations and notes in banks as the
basis of such loans. The loans needed for
such purposes are generally required for
longer periods than are permissible by the
interests of banking institutions 1t was
msinly on account of such enterprises
that the law authorising ten per cent was
enacted. 1t authorizes the payment of
sufficient interest for fair remuneration
for the capitalists, and as much as the
borrower can afford to give for portion
of the capital invested. A sagacious
banker and capitalist suggested short
time since, that the law authorizing ten
per cent interest would fail TO call forth
the dormant capital of the State, and
would fail ID invite capital to the State,
and would fail TO meet successfully the
the investment of capital in United
States bonds, because the laws enforc-
NC contracts and collections were
so feeble and diliatory, that no one would
loan at any rate except The most exorbi-
tant, when the prospect of collecting was
remote, indefinite and uncertain. lie
suggested that the redemption laws threw
obstacles in the way of collections, that
defeated all chances of loans based on
real estate, the best of all securities; that
litigation of perhaps five years in
chancery, with from five TO ten per cent.
10 a lawyer for collection, wasa very ''liOn
in the path that could not and would not
be encountered; that the high rate of in
tcrest given on untaXcd bonds would give
TO that mode Of investment a monopoly
of the moneys produced in the country,
50 long as the Government gave such
rates and the present collection laws con-
tiuued. Ii is true that the rate of interest
given by the United States, coupled with |
the fact that the bonds are untaxed, is al
most fatal TO the mining, manufacturing
and commercial interests of the country.
Borrowing on stocks is now almost the
only mode rcsorted to because of the rate
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IMPORTANT RAILROAD ENTER
PRISE.

We learned yesterday from Hon. ]. L.
Pennington, President of the Opelika,
Gadsden 81 Guntersville Railroad, some
interesting facts in connection with this
important enterprise. The road runs
from Opelika on the Montgomery & West
Point Railroad via Jacksonville, Ala, to
Gadsden and thence to Attala. 1t passes
through the richest timber country of
Alabama, and when completed, will, in
connection with the Alabama and Chatta-
nooga Railroad, make the distance from
Chattanooga to Montgomery so miles
shorter. The section from Opelika to
Lafayette is now under contract, and
Mr.. Pennington intends letting the section
from Attala to Jacksonville at once. In
fact his presence in this city is for the
purpose of letting the contract, and it is
his purpose to open connection by rail
with Gadsden within four months.
This railroad must of course be of
great importance to Chattanooga, as it
opens up new section of country to our
trade, and puts us in direct connection
with the lumber regions of Alabama.
Lumber is now selling in Gadsden at $40
per thousand, and the best quality of
long leaved pine, al that. With the pros
pect for the erection of so large num-
Der of buildings in Chattanooga during
the coming season, this item of lumber
becomes of great importance, as our mills
are not half equal to the demand now
made upon them.-ChattdnOOgG Times.
The above important railroad enter
prise to Chattanooga is even more i'm
portant to Nashville. By extending the
Winchester and Alabama Railroad to
Gadsden, Alabama, the travelling dis
lance between Nashville and Columbus,
Macon and Savannah, would be very con-
siderably diminished. We hope the work /
to Gadsden from the South may be
pressed to an early completion. There
viii then be no delay in extending the
Winchester and Alabama Railroad South |
to Gadsden.