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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07
MIR. ELLIoTT's CARD.
Tothe PubIic:
Not Confident!

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee is not very confident Of sue
cess. The Chairman of that body is
we'll assured that if the Republicans
get out a full vote. the Democracy
will be badly beaten. The object OF
sbe Democratic Committee, therefore,
is to get out a full Democratic vote
without alarming the Republicans.
In order to accomplish this, the
Chairman aforesaid has issued asecret
circular to the faithful in all parts OF
the State. We copy the circular en-
tire, in order that by it Republicans
may take warning, and see to 1t that
they bring out their full party
strength. We believe that the Chair
man Of the Democratic Committee
will find that the Republicans are
quite as wide awake as the Democra-
cy, and will give a good account OF
themselves on election day. We re-
publish the circular that our Repub-
lican friends may be reminded of the
plans of the enemy:
Rooms DEMOCRATIC STATE CEN. Cox,
INDIANAPoLISs Sept. ~, 1870.
DEAR SIR: I address you as one
of the active leading Democrats of
your county, to call your attention to
the importance of getting out our full
vote at the election on Tuesday, the
eleventh of October next. Our
chances Of success are much better
than two years ago, when we came
within a few hundred of carrying the
State. With oar fuI1 Uote polled ace
shall certainly succeed. We must re-
" upon individual efforts in each To-
cality to get our voters to the polls.
Our opponents are demoralized and
quiet; let them remain so, and devote
your attention to getting oar fattL
Uote. Rally our people; pick up all
the stragglers and take them to the
polls with you. Please confer with
the Democrats in your locality, and
quietly and at once organize, and use
all possible means to secure a FULL
DEMOCRATIC VOTE WITHOUT ALARM
ING THE RADICALS. Also, make all
needful arrangements for teams for
the, old, infirm and sick. Vigorous
work by each live Democrat will ac-
complish much and secure a victory.
Another matter: Haze your tickets
printed fully a geek before the election,
and see that eUery doubtful man is fur
Rislbed a0ith one early. Let Us go in
and win. Yours truly,
Il. S. ALvORD,
Chairman Dem. State Com.
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A Card From Philip Decker.

To the Voters of Vanderburgh County:
1t has been stated In the Demo-
cratic newspapers that [ have en-
gagged. and will employ. Victor Bisoh
as my Deputy, if elected to the Office
Of County Auditor. The charge is
wholly untrue.
It is known by those who partici-
pated in the Republican Convention,
at the Crescent City Springs, that Mr..
Bisch openly used his influence to Sc.
cure the nomination of another gen.
tleman as the candidate for Auditor.
I have neither promised Mr.. Bisch
the position of Deputy, nor had any
conversation with him with that OBJ
ject in view. I will not employ him
as Deputy, if elected, and do not
know that his services could be Sc
cured even if desired.
If the people, among whom l have
lived for thirty-6ve years, shall elect
me to the Office Of Auditor of Van
derburgh County, 1 propose to give to
its duties my own undivided atteu-
ton, with such competent assist
ants as may be necessary.
PHILIP DECKER.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07
Sherir MIlIer,s ExtortIons.

We have charged Jacob H. Miller,
Sheriff of Vanderburgh County, with
a wholesale system of ex-
tortion upon the people of Wander
burgh County, and have proved has
guilt by publishing the official records
made under his own official signature
as Sheriff. We have shown that while
the four Bailiffs of the Common Pleas
Court at the September term, just
past. were paid by the county for ev-
cry day during which the Court was in
session, he has taxed up to the parties
in suits the costs for the service of all
the subpenas made by these very
Bailiffs. He has not dared to deny
the correctness of the facts published
by US, and acknowledges, in effect,
that the costs have been taxed up as
stated, and can only make the follow
ing reply, in the Courier of the 9th:
There is not single item in the long list
having been received by Miller, but is
either LAWFUL BY LITERAL Or CON.
STRUJI1XE INTERPRETATION OF
THE LAW.
And yet the author of the above
knew when he wrote it that the
Statutes of the State expressly forbid
the the taxing of fees for services
rendered by bailifs receiving pay from
the county, as were the four bailiffs,
Cerson, Bush, Newman and Wenzel.
Under the Statutes of Indiana, (see
Gavin & Hord, vol. II, p. Is, sec. 4, }
ut is provided that the Sheriff may
appoint sufficient number of bailiffs
to attend upon the Circuit and Com
mon Pleas Courts of his County, who
shall be allowed reasonable amount
for their services by such Court, -
which is paid out of the County
Treasury. Tits further provided by
Statute (see Gavin & Hord, vol l, D.
331, sec. Sd that ''Sheriffs shall not
be entitled to any fees for services
performed by their bailiffs, when such
balhtts are receiving pay by the day
from the county at the time such ser.
vices are rendered"
i Nothing is clearer than the illegal.
| ty of this class of fees taxed up BY
Mr.. Miller to the citizens of this
County, which, in the aggregate, (tak.
ing the last term of the court as an ave
rage) amount to the gross sum of 81, 86E
during his official term. Never was
public officer more completely con
victed of extortion. And so over
whelming is the case that we max
this proposition to Sheriff Miller:
IF he can procure an opinion from
his official adviser and private attor
ney, Colonel Charles DENLY. that til
fees tdred up 6y him an the list of case
Published IN the JOURNAL of the 81
inst. are legal and authorized 6y tn
Statutes, we will cheerfully publish it
and give it the same circulation which
we have given to the charge of extor
ton. IF they are lawful by litera
or constructive Interpretation of tht
law he will have no difficulty in OBJ,
tanning the written statement, which
we offer to publish, from his attorney
Colonel Charles Denly, who is in.
terested in, and desires his election
Will he take advantage of the offer
IF not, he stands before the voters Of
Vanderburgh County as a convicted
J cxtortioner.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07
InsnecfOrs al EIecfiOn.

Board OF COmmisst toner's, Vanderburgh
County, June Term, 1870.
I'M OW HERE THE BOARD Pho
~ coed to appoint inspectors for the
several Precincts of Pigeon Township and
the following named persons are mere ap-
pointed inspectors of Elections for their
Precincts, and as herein named, to-Wtt:
lst Precinct, Edwin McJohnston, In
spector.
ID Precinct, Mathew Henning Inspector.
Sd Precinct, VIM. K, French Inspector.
4th Precinct, Christ. Heddrichs CFrustee),
Inspector.
5th Precinct, Isaac Heimann, Inspector.
9Th Precinct, Martin Staly, Inspector.
9TH Precinct, William Warren, Sr., In
Spect0r.
Sth Precinct, John Schubert, Inspector.
9Th Precinct, VIM. HunnelI, Inspector.
10th Precinct, Alexander Maddux, In
spector.
And it is further ordered that the voting
places in the several Precincts remain at
the places designated in the formation OF
said Precincts.
va STATE OF 5EP IdASt1,, SIS:
1, Victor BIsch, Auditor of said county,
do hereby certify that the above Is true
copy of the order of the Board OF Com
missiOaers made at their June Term, 1870,
as appears of Commissioners record, on
file in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal at Ey-
rsrAI1 ausvtlIe, this september o0ths
leAALI' 1870.
VICTOR BISCH, A. V. c.,
oet6dtd per AUG BRAUES, Deputy.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

DIR. ANDREW LEWIS, who heads
the Gibson County Republican ticket
places himself fairly and honestly be.
fore the people on the canal debt
question, as do all Republican candi.
dates for the Legislature. in the fol-
lowing unequivocal words:
1 desire to say that 7 cordially en-
dOrSe the platform of principles laid
dolpn and adopted at the Republicans
State C0RventioR, held on the 22d OF
February last at Indianapolis, and
particularly that portion of it that
pledges the Republican party to adUo-
cate an amendment to oar State Con-
stltuti0R FOREVER PROHIBITING The
Legislature from assuming and paying
any portion of G0bat IS knoso7s as The
Canal Debt, heretofore arranged 6y
the Batter BIZ" Respectfully.
ANDREW LEWIS.
October 5, 1870.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

Prussian people has been illustrated
in the treatment OF the national loan.
recently offered at Berlin. The Prus-
sian loan is a dead failure, *
1t is scarcely credible. Not one of
the wealthy German bankers either in
New York, London or Germany. have
subscribed for one thaler of this ma
tion3l loan TO support their govern
menti in defense of their "FatheTland :"
and to further glorious German unfit
cation under PTussian auspices. These
facts illustrate this singular trait IN the
Prussian national character of valuing
cash higher than aught else on
earth. Bismarck, like Frede-
rick the Great, knows that Prussiaus
in this respect are different from the
rest of mankind. inGSnluch as they
UaZlse cash more highly than their OtCzs
bodies, liUes, and those Of their friends
and relatives. Accordingly, we ind
that the Prussian army is instructed
to live on the enemy as much as pos
sible, in order to lessen the ex-
penses of the war. Prussia will
endeavor to make France pay the
expenses of the war. Bismarck
| knows that unless he can make France
pay the Prussian expenses, there Is
then a moral certainty that the nature
of the Prussians will revolt against
the payment of national debt such
as the United States, Great Britain
and France submit to. This national
trait of PEussians, which ranks cash
above life and the natural ties of kin
dred, which influences the rest Of
mankind. promises therefore TO be
utilized by the course of events int
the instrument for emancipating thu
people of Europe by the example
which they will set by refusing to pay
the expenses of the war when imposed
upon them by their government, un
less indeed they succeed in shifting
, tie load of debt TO Franco.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

THE Courier confines to charge Mr..
Decker with incompetency, and has a
rehash of its old stories, yesterday, in
an editorial with the caption,
Phillip Decker not Qualified for
the Office Of Auditor" The
only answer which Mr.. Decker
and his friends need make to
it is toIpoint to his long life in this
city. For thirty three years past he
has been citizen of Vanderburgh
County, during most ofwhich time he
has been actively engaged in large
mercantile and manufacturing opera
tons, and for quarter of century
has been recognized as one of the
leading and responsible men of the
community. We may add. on the 9TH
er hand, that his opponent is q young
man, inexperienced in business, and
has never yet displayed any peculiar
or eminent fitness for so responsible
an Office.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

In seventeen years of uninterrupted
Democratic rule, in times of peace,
the debt of the State of Indiana was
increased to the enormous sum of
$40, IFS, 267 90, of which $2.4O6,-
$50 90 was incurred during the last
four years Of Democratic rule. The
Republican party came into power in
1861. Since that time. by honesty
and economy, the Republicans have
paid off the entire debt inherited
from the Democratic pa rty.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

The following is the Republican
County ticket of Gibson. composed of
the best class Of citizens, and all of
whom will be elected next Tuesday:
For Representative = DIR. ANDREW
LEWIS,
For CIerk-LIEUT. w. L.DORSEY.
For Auditor-H. q. JERAULD.
For Treasurer-CAPT. O. @. WHITING.
For SheriR-GEN. J. q. VAIL.
For Recorder-N. W. BARNETT.
For Surveyor-C. A. SLAYBACK.
For Coroner-D. Fl. TURNER.
For County Comm issioners - JOHN
PHILIPS, LIST District; NEWTON, SKEL-
TON, ID District; WILLIAM SHELTON,
RI nIsfrfat
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07
Innfher Lie Nailed =

The Democratic newspapers and
politicians have been busy in circu-
lating the charge that Mr.. Decker
had engaged Victor Bisch as his Dep
uty, and that, if elected. he would
have Mr.. Bisch manage the Auditor s
Office for him. Mr.. Decker's card
gives an unequivocal denial to that
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

The Republicans of Pike County,
under the lead of Capts. Levi Fergu-
son, j. P. Glezen and other sterling
candidates, are making gallant fight,
and are confident of a complete VIC
tory. Pike is a closely contested
county always, but we believe our
friends will achieve, as they deserve,
a triumph over the Democracy next
Tuesday,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

THE Courier charges that Mr.. Sor-
enson, the County Clerk, :" is the
author Of the editorial in the Jour-
NAL" of the 9Th inst, exposing Sheriff
MilIer's extortions.
We state uuequivocally that such is
not the case. Mr.. Sorenson has not
written line for the JOURNAL, ex-
cept that which has appeared over
his own signature. Neither did he
furnish any Of the facts and fig
ures published in our issue of the 9th.
They were all examined and copied
from the public records by us, and
not at his instance or suggestion.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

The utility of ballooning seems at
last to be demonstrated, now that the
world is indebted to this art for the
means Of communication with, in
many respects, lis chief city. The
aerial trips performed by various bal
loonists from Paris, have had the
most practical ends in view, and have
generally accomplished them. M.
Lissander, in the last. succeeded in
delivering $4,000 Paris letters at a
Postofice within the French lines,
beside distributing countless copies of
inc French proclamation, in German,
among the troops Of the besieging
armies.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

WE publish, from the Chicago
Tribune, an article this morning.
which gives an abstract of the Port
Of Entry-Rules, and comments there
on. II will be of interest to our I'm.
porters and business men generally.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

THE Vincennes San learns that the
officers of the Nincennes & Peters,
burgh Turnpike, have succeeded in
getting affairs in such shape that
they are now justified in at once com
mencing the work. A survey has
been made, profiles. estimates, &c.
prepared by the engineer of the com
pany, and everything being in readi-
ness for work, the directors have de-
termined to construct portion of the
road this fall.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07
The Criminal Court Pr0perty-A Card
from Joseph p. Elliott, Esq.

The Criminal Court PFOperty-A Card
from Joseph p. Elliott, Esq.
One of the most unmitigated false
hoods circulated by the Courier
during the present canvass was the
one alluded to by us in our issue of
the 9TH inst, wherein it charges that
the County Board purchased the old
Methodist Church property for Grim
inal Court purposes, uselessly, and
paid an extravagant price for it,isimply
to secure to Mr.. Samuel Barker a
private claim of SO 900 which he held
upon the property. and that the
County Commissioners, (of which he
is one,) paid him in ten year bonds at
ninety cents. We have already un-
equivocally denied it,as "a lie made out
of whole cloth, and denounced 1t as a
baseless and unwarranted attack upon
Mr.. Barker, who during life time IN
this County has sustained an ire
proachable character as one OF our
most upright citizens.
The following card from MIR. Eli
oft fixes the brand of SANDER and
falsehood authoritatively upon the
| Courier. Will it have the manliness
to retract itP
MR.. ELLIoTT's CARD.
To the Public:
at the time of the sale of the old
Methodist Church property, l was no.
aware that it was the intention OF the
? County Commissioners TO purchase
the same, and when Mr.. Decker DC
itin, | did not know it was for tn
t Mr.. Samuel Barker had no clam
= whatever upon me or the property q
, the time of the purchase;
! j. P. ELLIOTT.
Evansville, Oct. 9th, 1870.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

A LARGE Republican meeting of
Germans and Americans will be held
at the German Camp Ground near the
county line next Saturday, Oct. 9Th.
Capt. I'll. Q. Gooding, Casper Tom
hemelt, Esq, and the Republican
candidates of this and Marlborough
Counties will be present.-Princetoge
Clarion, 9Th.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

LET it be remembered that the eV-
erage tax in this State, for purely To-
cal purposes, in the Democratic Ooun-
ties is 81 20 on the 500, while IN Re
publican Counties it is but "a cents
ON the 500.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

Vanderburgh County. So
I, Victor Bisch, Auditor of said County,
do hereby certify that the above is a true
and complete copy of the order of the
Board of Commissioners, at their Septem-
Der teTms 1868. as appears on file, in my
Office.
Witness my hand and official zeal, at
[Seal.I Evansville, Sept. 30th. 1870.
VICTOR BISCH, A v. Q.
CcI6dtdl ner AIIn- BE AIMS DenIItY.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-07

PHALON,g "PAPMIAW aDApo Tor
the Toilet, Nursery, and Bath, win NOT
chap the skin. Price . cents per cake.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-28

cial sentence, and the curse can be
removed only by the Roman Pontif.
Then there is a class of suspen-
sions, under seven heads; and a class
Of interdicts, under two heads. The
whole puts pretty much everybody
under anathema except faithful Ro-
man Catholics who recognize the
Pope's supremacy. The clause as to
those of whatever dignity, who appeal
from the Pope's declaration to a fu-
ture council, seems designed to pre-
pare the way for a bull of papal infal-
libility, and for putting an end to
councils of the church.
The communicated world need
desire no better satisfaction for the
Pope's habit Of cursing than that he
shall have rope enough; for he mani
tests an admirable proclivity for
hanging himself. The Pope of ira
dition, who issued a bull of excom-
munication against the comet. has a
prototype In Pope Plus *, who
issues a bull of accommodation
against all mankind who do not con
TESS his spiritual supremacy. 1t is a
feeble organ grinder f~ancying he is
turning the world back a thousand
a Let him have the declaration
Of infallibility, for it will hasten the
dissolution of the Roman system. 1t
will be the dedication of %drIveliDg.
The Israelites made a golden calf
the emblem of their God, and the
Egyptians an onion and various other
things; but none of these sounded
any lower pitch of mental degrade
ton than they who would set up this
Italian priest as the mouth piece OF
/ God, in the face of his imbecile per.
Torrance in the Encylical, the Sylla-
bus of Prohibited Errors, and his
bull of accommodation against the
whole world In all of which we have
a declaration of war by the pretendel
to all spiritual power on earth against
all Independent kingdoms, and agains.
free government, free religion, free
speech, free thought, free literature
free schools and all liberty.
That the Roman Catholic Bishops
of the United States are the most alb.
iect worshipers of the Pope in this
and the most servile in the work 0
degrading their church to elavate
man, shows how much more ardent i
their devotion to the source of thei
own advancement than to the ad
vancement Of their church, which
they must know will be greatly dam
aged In the view of the American PEG
pie by this declaration of infallibilit
in a ~potentate, to whom Catholics ar
required to render unqualified allegi
ance, who has proclaimed war to tn
extent of his spiritual power agains
American institutions and three
fourths of the American people. |
will raise a serious inquiry as to tn
political status of inhabitants VIII
claim the rights of citizens while the
owe paramount allegiance to o gov
ernment which mathematics our in
situations and all who support them
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-28
The Last PaDaI Bull,
From the Cincinnnt. Gazette.l

From the Cincinnati. Gazette.l
The Pope has issued a bull revis-
ing the whole score Of ecclesiastical
curses, and renewing them to fit the
changes of time. In the preamble he
states that the " ecclesiastical cen
sures to be incurred without need ola
sentence " have gradually increased
to a large number" through the " un-
bridled RIGHTEOUSNESS ofthe wicked"
and that through the changes of
time and customs they can no longer
have the object and the causes which
they once had" and hence not a
few are the doubts, the anxieties, the
torments of conscience which arise
either in those who are placed over
the health OF souls or In the faithful"
i'm short, as In process of time
curses have SO accumulated that nel-
Their priest nor people can know for
certain who is under anathema, he
has ordered a revision and exact cod
~ifcation of all the censures that are
now standing.
This may be called the code of papal
curses. In the style of declaring this
bull, the Pope S ems to have sought
to accustom the Council to the man
ner of infallibility for be says " with
assured knowledge, and with serious
deliberatIon, and In the fullness of
our apostolic power, by this Constitu-
ton, which shall endure forever, we
declare" &c. Mankind are classified
and communicated with such de-
tail that no one will have any excuse
for not knowing where he stands.
YheE3 are six great classes, and these
are subdiVided with much m~inuteness.
The first has twelve heads. Among
these are all apostates, heretics, read
eFs of prohibited books, schismatics,
and those " who withdraw from ODE
dience to the Roman Pontif;" " all
and seVerally, of whatever status,
dignity or condition, who appeal from
the ordinances or mandates of the
Roman PonJiffs pro te1apOrs existing
to q future Universal Council, as also
those by whose aid, counsel and favor
the appeal-shall have been made" all
who prosecute the clergy or drive
them from their lands or ~dOmlnloDs;
all who impede educational jurisdic-
ton all who compel judges to bring
eeclesiastles before them, and all who
make laws or DEGREES contrary to the
rights OF the Church, and all who
recur to the civil power to impede any
act of the Apostolic See.
In the above we have got as far
only as the seventh subdivision of the
first class. 1t is broad enough to in
clude all Pr0testants, all who do NOT
recognize the Pope as supreme. and
all Governments that have infringed
on the jurisdiction or property Of the
Roman Church; and this includes
pretty much all Governments; for the
Roman idea OF the jurisdiction of the
Church is that all Governments are it's
vassals. And as to the affair of prop
erty, it applies to the appropriation of
the Church lands by England, France
and Italy. The second class has IL
heads. The third has 3 heads. The
fourth has 4 heads. All these are @
communicated ipso facto without spe-