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INDIANAPOLIS, itNDIMA, FEBRUAEY 24,1877.
No. 8.
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT.
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FOR  IALE.
EOR SALE—Eggs for hatching from the following
—Buff. Whiie, Flick and Partridge Cochin*.
ellng stock very fine. Write for what you want
David Hadley, Plainfield, Ind. 8-lUw2 is
FOR SALE—Eggs from purebred Light Br.hmas,
1160 per dozen; from Pekin Ducks, tl Ml per
doien. Address A. K. Parks, Austin, Boott county,
Ind. W»
FOR SALE—I have eggs for sale from Chicago
Premium Light Brahma Stock. Prices reasonable.   M&S. EMMA ALDEN, eunman, Ind.      C-4w
*T[*lOR SALE—Seed sweet potatoes, S varieties;
JD price low. Addresa L, U. Mace, Lexington,
Bcott county, Ind. 8-iw
EOR SALE, CHE1P—An imported Jersey cow;
ln calf to a thoronghbred Jersey bu.l. Address
E. Y. Teas, Dunrelth, Iud. 8-1W1T9   .
FORRALE-Fggs for haf-hlng, $3 for thirteen.
Either Dark Tlrahmas, Buff or Partriilge Cochins.   YY. Kenyon, Crawfjnisvllle, Ind. S-SwlSO
FOR 8ALE—Yellow Oil Corn; single package 25
centt; 10 or more packages ai '.-0 otts each.
Address L. P. Farmer, Huntington, Iud. H>
"C10R SALE-The well known White Oil Corn
JD Single packages 26 cents; 12 or more 20 cents
each.   Address, lj-nu>A Farmer Orrict.
7-tf.
FOR SALE—Galvanized Eureka Fap Spout    We
have a few hundred of these sap *i>outs, which
we will tell at the low rate of tl 80 per hundred,
4—tf PUBUUUEKS Or INDIANA EAfcUES.
FOR SALE—Poland-China pigs, from three to
six months old. Some fine males ready for
service. Geo. F, Parent, Union City, Randolph Co.,
Ind. 3-ly
1710R8ALE—Eibci Swine. A few extra choice
3 male pigs 4 to 8 months old at low figures. Address A P. Wiley and Bon, Hew Augutta, Marlon
county, Ind. s-tf
F
OR SALE—Black Bpaal.h Jack for tale cheap;
    he is 15 bancs high, weight 1,000 H»,ll9 years
old and a good foal getter.   AUdrws or call on A. J,
Peed, New Castle, Henry county, Ind 3 8t
FOR SALE.—Jersey Cattle, (Herd Register) Berkshire and Poland China hogs, Light Brahma
and Game fowls.
13-6-lyr    (126)   D. W. Voyles, Kew Albany, Ind.
"TJIOR SALE—AnewChilds Brothers' Organ,style
_U SO, new and ln good condition. For tale at a
discount from regular price.
4tf Indiana Faemee Co.
"Tr.OR SALE—cotswold Sheep, Berkshire Bwine,
at   White Holland TtrraeyB. Aylesbury Ducks, and
Partridge Cochin Chicks.   Address, Jacob Kenne-
day, Llzton, Hendricks Co., Ind. 40,tf
FOR SALE, a few first class Buff Ccchln  fowls
frem Imported stock. Also eggs till July lst
at t2.U0 per setting of 13,   Address:
J. L. Carey, Indianapolis Ind.
6-22U E5 and t>7 South Meridian Bt
£OR SALE—Garden and Horticultural Lands,
near Irvington, at 1100 per acre. Also good
ding ground f^r sale near Irvington and University, at 510U per acre. Call on or address J. C
MCCLAIN, Irvington. Ind. 5-4w
EOR SALE—A flne Durham Bull of the Shorthorn stock: full blood; pedigree furnished on
application. Enquire of E. 8. JONES, Kouit's Station, Porter county, Indiana, or of H. C. Holloway,
Indianapolis. 5-iw
FOR SALE—We have a nice lot of choice Berkshire pigs now four months old, which we will
■ell at reasonable prices to all customers who apply
early.   Also a few sow pigs ready for breeding.
A S. G1LMODR A CO.
60-tf Greensburg, Ind.
FOR SALE, a few choice pair of Patrldge Cochins at 83 00 per pair, Two Light Brahma Cock,
erels at 12. each; Two Brown Leghorn Cocks, at
S2. each, or will exchange one Brown Leghom
Cock. J. T. WILLIAMSON A SON.
7-2 Urn (176) Thorntown Ind.
TTIOR SALE   One Combing Challenge Feed mill
JC   nearly new; sold for want of power to run,
grinds well, price S75 00.   Address;
J. A. JOHNSTON.
"IT Poolsville, Warren Co. Ind.
TTIOR SALE—Cedar Hill Poultry Yard, Jacob Ken-
Jj nedy, proprietor, Llzton, Hendricks county,
Ind. Light Hi antra. Buff and Partridge Cochins
and W hlte Holland Turkeys, Aylesbury Ducks and
Toulouse Geese. Eggs ln season from all the above
fowls at reasonable rates. No orders filled C. O. D.
8-DwlfO
"TJtOR SALE. A thoroughbred bull five years old
Jj ln Novembtr last; a quiet disposition sure
getter, and a noted prize winner, having won six
first premiums in the fall ol 1875 at four lairs. Including first premium in his class at the Indiana State
Fair, will be sold cheap, very cheap.
ENOCH K KENNY, Lafayette Ind.
FOR SALE, Pure Light Brahma Chltkens, from
prize birds ofthe most noted breeders in the
United Stater. Alsd Pure Italian Bees and Queens.
Would exchange for Coltawold Sheep, or a male
Ohester White pig. None but undoubtedly pure
stock and One sdeclmens wanted. Address!
DELOS W OOD, North Madison
.   6-4w       (173) ■ • Jefiereon Co, Ind,
EOR 8 ALE—Two six to ten months male calves,
63,61tlia, and three heifer calves, same age,
7 8ths Short-horn for sale at low nscarea. Also 5
. Light Brahma and 8 Dark Brahma cockerels at
' ll.2*> each, or, lf three are ordered In one coop, 11
each. Last offer good only lor 80 days. No " fool-
ishen," now. HENRY COMS10CK, Liberty MIjU,
Ind.   February 12th, ***7. 8-i*w*M0
FARMFOR8ALE-ContaIniBg52 acres, in Morgan county, Ind., on the gravel road half a
mile east of Martinsville; good two story frame-
house, several out-buildlng», 17 acres of woodland,
pasture, balance under cultivation, apple and peach
orchard, several good springs with plenty of never-
failing water for stock.   A-fiit- ^g, J0HNi     ■
Mt Franklin, Ind.
MONEY LOANS.
rpo _U>\S-*SO0flOO-ln -rams of n,0M and uj>-
JL ward, on well-Improved Farms in any count*
Inthe State. Time, three to five years. I**te**<*««£
per cent., payable semi- annually at the end of every
six months. Commission five per cent Money
furnished in five days after examination or P™!**'*
ty, and abstract and appraisement is made, in
writing give number of acres cleared and ln cultivation, kind of house and barn and value. Ad-
dress W. A Bradshaw, State Savings Bank, No.56 ».
Pennsylvania st, Indianapolis.        •        -    S4-U
M1SCELI.ANEOUS.
FAIRFIELD, Franklin county. Ind.  J. C. White
has three thoroughbred Jersey buU calves-
Would exchange for Cotswold sheep. s-ifim
WE have a good assortment of horse cuts, and
can print horse bills neatly, at reasonable
rates and on prompt notice. Indiana Farmer Co. 8U
CJEEDS, Clover, Timothy, Blue Grass and all
i to klnils; also Seed Oats. John Osterman, cor.
| « ashington and Tennessee street Indianapolis.
Southern Planter and Farmer, Richmond, Virginia. Chief Agricultural Journal of the South, devoted to Agriculture, Stock, Horticulture and Rural Affairs-, subscription tt per year. In connection with this paper, we have ViaGixiA Passu ln
every I ortion of the State for sale. Send stamp for
defcrlptlve list DICKSON * CHEWN1NG.
7-2w H.chmond, Va.
Bound Grove Stock Farm.
Montmorency Ind. February lt, 1877.
Editors Indiana Farmer;—Please state In your
next number that we are unable Ij fill, except a
register, any more orders for Jersey Red Bows, In
pig at present We will register orders for young
pigs and fill them during the summer. The demand
for the hogs Is far ahead of any thing we expected.
The object of this note ls to prevent parties writing
us for young sows in p:«r, which we will be unable
to send.        J. P. LI. SE & Sons,      7 lw    (175)
VAHIID.
WANTED—A good farm ln Indiana or Illinois.
Address, or call on J. E. Downey, 101 horpe
Block, Hart Market street Indianapolis.      8-4wl77
*\"IT*ANIED it known that the White Oil Corn
>V     has stood the test, won laurels, and is for
sale at 2jcU per pkg   Addrets
8-tf Indiana Fassize Cow-any,
WANTED—THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT
Mrs. KohreritCo.,(late from Oregon.] de»lre
to Inform the people generally that they ha-e located permanently In IndianapolU, for the purpose
of manufacturing Mrs. Robrer'a new remedy for the
LUNtlS. The Grj-at Oregon Cure for consumption,
coughs, colds, asthma bronchitis, palpitation ofthe
heart, dysptpsia, croup, whooping cou^h. and all
diseases ol the throat and lungs. This truly great
remedy was dlsj'overed by Mrs. Hohrcr a lew years
•go while suffering from the dreadful dltcase, asthma, In its worst form. Her friends and physicians
despaired of her lire, and her case wis pronounced
Incurable At this time she accidentally came In
posaesslon of certain herb, and roots, growing only
In the mountains of Oregon and Calllornlt; of these
she made a preparation that gave her Immediate
relief and soon performed a iJcrininent currf. She
then had Iier neighbors to use lt for all kinds of
lung diseases with such astonishing results lhat sho
was Induced tomanufaclureltfurssle; commencing
two years «go with nothlDg lo introduce ltiiut Its
own merits lt scon became very popular, and gave
universal satisfaction wherever tried. And now,
feeling that hnmsuity shouM have the bentllt of
this great remedy as far as possible, she has decided
to locate in Indianapolis where the medicine will
be manufacturjd ana sold to meet all demand* by
Mrs. E. Roh-er A Co, 317 and 849 Bouta Meredlan
street Send }1, and get a bottle by express; or we
can send lt C. O. D. Agents wanted forcverycounty
ln the State. Send 3 oent ttamp tor circulars, testimonials and all particulars. 8 2wl80
THE FARM.
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Postal Card Correspondence.
INDIANA.
Pulaski Connty—Feb.  16lh
Weather very fine; wheat looking well,
and a fair acreage sown, and well put in, in
good season.   Health good.    J. E. Doyle,
Morgan Connty—Feb. 15th.
Weather nice for farm business. Hogg
healthy; cattle in good condition; wheat looks
well, bnt not much sown. Ko rain to amount
to anything since the hut of November.
Health good. J. D. Rtak.
•Warren Connty—Feb. lath.
■ The weather has been very pleasant for
some tithe, and the bine birds have come like
Bpring was on us before we are looking for it.
Wheat looks well, so far and if nothing happens the crop will be good.       J. Robibts.
Montgomery  County.—Feb. 13th.
Having fine weather. Wheat looking very
well at present; though the recent freezing
and thawing a littls bad on it. Cattle and
hogs scarce. 8ome hog cholera got in this
county. ' R. 0. G.
Jay Connty—Feb. lain
Mr. Clark asks about beet bedding for hogs.
I have found forest leaves thebest and healthiest ih aU respects. Hogs are healthy when
bedded with leaves. Hogs worth $5.00 here,
and corn 35 cents, and scarce. There is some
hog cholera here. Weather fine.
G. P. Bchkik
Washina-ton county—Feb.  19th.
We are haying fine weather, and the farmers are looking to their spring work.
Peaches are all winter killed. Wheat looks
well; a larger acreage than ordinary sown.
Stock looks fine. No choleraamongthehogs.
The Fabmeb is onr favorite paper, and it
should be in every family.       Chas. M. F.
Hontgomery County—Feb. ISth.
People cry hard times. I think the times
are just what we make them. By looking
around over the country, I find that the
cholera has swept away an immense number
of our hogs. Land is selling at from $20 to
$40 per acre here. I am glad to know that
we have Borne place to send our orders to be
filled. M. Fruits.
Hamilton County—Feb. 12th.
A few sugar orchards opened. No hog
cholera, and hogs scarce in our township.
There is about 30 head of thorough bred cattle, and they are owned by six farmers.
Several of them have been brought here from
Ohio and Kentucky. A few fine sheep and
some English horses. The boiler in Harrison Jones' mill which bursted killed four
men and wounded two others.
B. Hadhy.
Ctua  County—Feb. 17th.
Who ever saw such weather this time of
the year—couldn't be finer; roads getting
good. Wheat came out from under the snow
looking fine, but the freezing and thawing is
showing its mark some, but not serious yet.
Some hog disease in this county, but not so
much as reported in other parts of the State.
Kill the dogs and save the sheep ia the motto
of the farmers here, and should be every
where. Dallas.
White county—Feb. 13th,
Weather beautiful, and very much like
spring; some ofthe spring birds havel made
their appearance. The wheat looks will, but
there was not a very large acreage sown.
Wheat worth $1.25; corn 40 to 60 cents, owing
to quality; potatoes $1.00; hogs ecarde; lat
hogs worth at from $5.25 to $6.00 perl cwt
The Indiana Farmer has found Its waj here
also, and ia a welcome visitor among tile farmers. J. B.| H.
••»!•"•'.'*
Waahlatcton County—Feb. lain.
Wheat in this county looks well, especially
that early sown. Hogs all sold; stock ,hogs
scarce and Belling at 5} to 6 cents. Horses
are low; males are a fair price; fat cattU and
milk cows are in demand. Sheep scarce: and
high; dogs plenty and of low breed; n« encouragement to sheep raisers. Stock of all linds
looks well for winter so far. Wheat worth
$1.50; corn 40 cents; oats SO cents; potatoes
-scarce and worth $1.00. Grangers reviving
and prospects good. The Fabmeb is the farmer's favorite. L. D. B,
Whitley County—Feb. 171b.       1.
Fine weather now for finishing up the unfinished fall work. H6ads are good for this
time of the year. Wheat looks well, t ie
night freezes are damaging it some. Heal h
of the people some better than it was when I
last wrote. Some one said through the Fai-
meb, that we should throw away our pollticU
paper and take the Fabmeb. Tlieeditols
sanctioned the idia. I will beg leave to dill*
from both, and say we should take both
kinds. I think that farmers have just as
much interest in what is being done with thi>
laws, and public money as any other class of
people. Tnos. Jellisom. (
Kosciusko County—Feb. 171b. > i
The weather has been moat delightful foi
the last ten days, and farmers have improved
it by making and repairing fences. It has-
been exceedingly dry, so much bo that it has
injured the wheat. But to-day there is some
prospect of rain which is much -needed by
all. The roads have got to be quite good for
this time of year. No change to note in the
prioes for products of the farm for the last
week. Farmers are giving their attention to
lumbering, as a great many are making pre-
peralions to build the oomlng season. The
health of this neighborhood is very good at
present. G. T. Basnet.
that hogs are still dying with the cholera. I
will tell you what I feed to hogs to prevent
cholera. Tobacco is the best preventive. Hy
neighbor had a hog sick and asked me to
come and see him, and when I saw the hog,
I give him a tobacco decoction, and it got
"well. I will give my reason why tobacco is a
good preventive another time.
J. M. Bhieemeyeb.
MICHIGAN.
HEWS  OF  THE  WEEK.
State lews.
Hillsdale Connty—Feb. ISth.
Splendid weather for two weeks or more,
and wheat shows out nice. Fruit buds are
safe except of some tender varieties. Potatoes scarce and high. A great many shipped
Kist from this section last fall. Stock wintered in good condition, as hay and fodder was
plenty. 6. K.
Halamacoo Connty—Feb. 14th.
Last year I sowed a few acres ln oats and
barley, one and a half bushels of oats and one
of barley mixed, and I found that it produced
more than fields of the same crops -separately,
and this winter I find that it makes fine feed
for horses mixed. The weather is delightful
for the time of year. Wheat is looking excellent. E. M. BABItltS.
KENTUCKY.
Henderson County—Feb.   13th.
The weather has been delightful here for
some time. The fruit yet promises well, except ia exposed places. Wheat and grass
growing finely.   Stock doing well.     A. D.
Lebanon, Uy.-Feb. 10th..
Please tell me what are the best and cheapest
books on grape and sweet potato culture.
C. B. Smith.
We recommend Carlton's   Grape growers
guide for a cheap work, 75 centa, and Fullers
J Grape Culturist.   The latter is the best book,
' and cosisr$150.' On  sweet  potatoe  culture
Henderson's Gardening for profit is  the best,
as  it  treats  on   this   subject, and practical
gardening generally.   It costs $1.50.   We can
fOrnish either of these books   at the price
named.—Editobs Fabmeb.
ILXINOIH.
Bichland   County—Feb. 14th.
In dry warm land the farmers have started
the plow here. The weather has been delightful for some time, and wheat and grass
are starting ofi just like spring. All are
anxious tor an early spring. Fruit buds on
my trees are alive, both peaches aft pears.'
T. L.
Wayne Connty—Feb. 16th.
The farmers have gone to plowing here
just as if spring had come, and if this weather
continues, we shall get an early start for the
spring grain, and we need it, for the times are
awful hard. Wheat and grass have begun to
grow fine, and slock all look well, as feed is
plenty yet. J. IY Stkwabt.
Season Connty—Feb. 16th.
The whole central part of Illinois has been
thoroughly scourged with the bog cholera,
but the disease is now abating in many localities. Some counties have lost thousands of
dollars worth of hogs, and Borne farmers
nearly all they had. Stock hogs very scarce.
Wheat is beginning to look well in dry lands.
A good deal of old corn on hand yet. Weather
fine. M. T.
OHIO.
Stark County—Feb. 14th.
Stock are going through winter in good
condition. Feed plenty yet. Wheat never
looked better at this season of the year. Potatoes scarce and high. Plenty of apples yet.
Fruit buds are thought to be safe.     D. W.
Darke Connty—Feb. I3lh.
Wheat begins to look fine and green. The
fruit all right unless in very exposed places.
Stock doing well. The fine weather makes
all feel well, and the future promises well.
Grass growing. C. R.
Fnlton Connty—Feb. 15th.
Wheat looks splendid, and the grass begins to look green. Feed is still plenty and
stock doing well. It is feared that the tender
fruit was killed, but apples, cherries, etc., all
safe yet. Fabmeb.
MISSOURI.
Andrew County—Feb. 13th.
Weather has for many days been fine. The
wheat beginning to grow, as well as grass,
and the sheep begin to get some picking.
Fruit safe yet. All the farmers are looking
for an early spring. Corn Is worth 25 cents
for good.
St. Cbarlee County—Feb. llth.
Weather pleasant and warm at this time of
the year. The wheat promises a good crop
if the weather continues -rood. People and
-took in good health.   I see in  the Fabmeb
IOWA
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Johnson County—Feb. 10th.
. We have been having our spring season of
thaw and mud, or the warm weather Beems
like that, but we will likely have some cold
snaps yet. Stock has done fine, and feed is
yet plenty. We have got good prices for our
.hogs here, and stock hogs are still selling at a
good price, but they are not plenty.
Abtbcb Jobdab.
NEBRASKA.
Henaaha Connty—Feb, 13th,
The hoppers deposited millions of eggs in
this section last fall, and since the warm
weather they look as if they would hatch out
soon, and if they do our hope is in a cold
spell in March which always comes, to freeze
them to death. Wheat is looking well this
fiae weather. Stock also looks well. There
is a good deal of corn here yet. Dah. Vakcb.
KANSAS.
Harvey Connty—Feb. 12th.
Farmers have been plowing here for a week
or two, the weather being very nice and
warm. Grass begins to grow; and everything is looking up. Wheat is fine here, and
is growing. The hoppers are hatching out,
and we hope the cold snap that may come
next will freeze them to death, and save the
farmers farther trouble. Large crops will be
put in this spring. R. T. 8.
Hotes, and Questions Asked.
Roahoex, HehtikqtouOo., Ind Feb. 15, '77.
To the Editor* tndiana Farmer:
Wheat looked well when the snow left us,
but freezing and thawing is now spoiling its
appearance. Less than an average crop was
sown. Wheat is worth $1.00 to - $1.35. Corn
was a good crop, worth 35 to 40 cents; hay
was a good crop, worth $7.00 to $9.00 per ton;
apples plenty, but no sale; potatoes short
crop, worth $1.00 per bushel; oats worth 25
to 30 cents. Stock, of all kinds doing well.
Fat hogs all sold; young hog!) scarce, and
worth 6 to 7 cents. Our cattle are all scrubs,
and few raised for market.. Who will describe the qualities of the Irish gray games,
and Plymouth Rock poultry? Who will
give us their experience in raising field peas ?
Are they profitable? Also their experience
in raising Rape seed. T. A. Eakkn.
It is hardly necessary to invite attention to
so conspicuous an advertisement as. that of
the United States Auger Co., no one can fail
to see it. The auger has proved an immense
success.
A changewill be noticed ln the advertisement of Messrs. Wells, Richardson & Co.,
headed "To color Batter." The firm is a reliable one to deal with, and the article they
Sell is not a humbug,'as many suppose. They
wish to employ agents In every town.
From November 1 to February 17, 286,451
hogs were killed in Indianapolis.
A ditch fifteen miles in length is being
made in Wells oounty.
Farm hands in Montgomery county are
asking from $16 to $20 per month.
The hotel and railway depot at Reynolds,
White county, was burned on Monday. Loss
$3,000.
Nearly 200 names have been added to the
church list at Auburn as the result of the
winter's revival there.'
D. C. Branham, State Senator from Jefferson county, died on Tuesday last at his son's
residence in this city.
The little daughter of Rev. Mr. Knight, of
Vincennes, "jumped the rope" 175 times, and
the achievement terminated her life.
The local indebtedness ofthe State amounts
to $20,000,000, and the interest on the debt of
counties and cities amounts to $l,800,0C0per
annum.
A yonng lady * In Bartholomew county,
crosced in love, took arsenic the other day,
and has been lingering on the verge of death
ever since.* •
The legislative committee which inspected
the management of the Northern prison,
found it wretchedly managed and will doubtless apply the remedy.
George Vanarsdall, of Crawfordsville, has
received notice from Edwardsville, Kansas,
that by the recent death of an aunt he has
become the inheritor of a large fortune.
Taylor the defaulting cashier of the Franklin National Bank, has been placed in the
Insane Asylum. The bank 'has passed into
the hands of a receiver.
The remains of an unknown woman were
found in Walnut township, Montgomery
county, last Friday. The body had evidently
lain there for several weeks.
The conversions at the recent revival meetings at Laporte are reported as numbering
GOO, and the average attendance 1,500. A
Rev. Mr. Brown conducted the meetings.
Richmond Independent: F. M. Lamb,
eold 21 head of hogs the other day to Jacob
Estel, which were only 10 months old, and
made an average weight of 308 pounds.
Bloomington Courier: The residence of
George Fox, near Smitliville, was entirely
destroyed by fire last week. There was no
one at home at the time.
Bloomfield Democrat: Hydrophobia is
prevailing in parts of this county to an alarming extent. Last week eight mad dogs -were
killed in the neighbor hood of Jonesboro.
Princeton Democrat: A Loogootee school
ma'am attempted to whip a twenty-one-year
old boy, and he picked her up in his arms
and kissed. her. She has sued him for
damages.
John Rangan, of Henry county, charged
with the murder of Charles Prissivall, November last, was found guilty of manslaughter on
Monday last, and sentenced to the penitentiary for eight years.
The large barn on Colonel Willis Blanch's
farm, near Kokomo, was destroyed by fire
last Friday, destroying five horses, two mules,
2,000 bushels of com, and other property. The
loss amounted to $4,000.   No insurance.
Mrs. Deborah Towers, who had reached
the remarkable age of 103 years, died at the
residence of her grand-daughter, Mrs. Nathan
Jacobs, four miles North of Perrysville, Indiana, on Monday of last week.
Great excitement prevails in New Castle on
account of gambling and intoxication. The
gamblers there have threatened to burn out
or kill G. W. Burke, supposing that he is instrumental in their exposure.
Dr. M. M. Wishard, Superintendent of the
Soldiers' Home, Knlghtstown, who disappeared two weeks ago so mysteriously, committed suicide at New Orleans. His remains
were brought home and interred at Danville,
on Tuesday last.
The barn of David Hall, six milee Northeast of Seymour, was destroyed by fire February 12. Five horses and mules and two
milk cowsVere burned to death. All this
year's grain and hay, the product of a large
farm, were destroyed, with considerable other
property.   There was no insurance.
Perrln, Gaffifc Co., the new firm of contractors at the State Prison South, iiave put
about $500,000 worth of machinery into the
prison, and intend to manufacture shelf-hardware on a large scale. Besides hiring the
convicts, they employ a large number of
skilled mechanics w foremen.
1LUHOIS,     .
Of 51 members of the State Senate, but nine
are natives of the State.
Marion Frizell, near Windsor, Illinois, shot
his father on Sunday last, ■ killing him instantly.
The mother of Carl Schrirz died in St Louis
on Wednesday last. .Her remans will be
taken to Morris, Illinois, for burial.
Weldon, who attempted to assassinate Gov.
Packard, used to be a clerk in Springfield;
thence went to Lafayette and Cincinnati.
Joel Hicks, of Chenoa, formerly a. stock
raiser and grain dealer, has failed. His assets are $25,000 and liabilities $40,000. Bad
crops and dullness in busineas^was the cause.
The Freeport people* got the location of the
State fair by a pledge to give to the society
the entire receipts from all sources. Ottawa
made such a proposition, yet the society sunk
$10,000 during the past two years.
General News.
President Grant is shaping his affairs, preparatory to leaving the White House.
Considerable wheat has already been sown
ia Greene county, Iowa.
• A New York apple woman, lately deceased,
left $3,000 in cash.
Henry Ward Beecher is lecturing throngh
the West.   He gets $500 per night.
Thirty-five thousand valentines passed
through New York post-office on the Hth.
The jail on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, hasn't had an occupant for a year.
A larger area will ba sown to wheat in
California the coming season than ever before.
The Electoral CJommission decided the vote
of Louisiana on Friday last, giving it to
Hayes.
The temperance movement in Wheeling,
Virginia, resulted in six or seven hundred
persons signing the pledge.
. The rate of interest collectable in North*
Carolina has been fixed by the legislature at 8
per cent, per annum.
The Southern and Western immigration
convention meets in Little Rock, Arkansas^
on the lst of March.
The compulsory educational bill which
passed the Ohio Legislature, was re-oonsider-
ed and laid on the table.
The revenue raid in Yadkin county, N. 0.,
resulted in the,capture of twenty-nine copper
stills and 36,000 gallons of mash.
In Boston over 50,000 feet of blue glass
were sold by a single house in one week, and
the price has advanced 50 per cent.
One A. H. Weldon, attempted the assassination of General ' Packard at New
Orleans, a few days ago. Packard was shot
in the knee.
The whisky distillers of the country , have
formed a combination for self protection,
and no doubt that self-protection means to
cheat the Government of its rightful revenue.
The St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company, has been debarred by a decision of the
courts from ever doing business .again.- The
affairs ofthe company are in the hands of
receivers to wind up the institution. It waa
a swindling concern.
The Coquillard "Wagon and Carriage
"Works.
In the last issue ofthe Fabmeb an advertisement was seen calling attention to the
above firm at South Bend. A representative
of this paper recently made a very careful inspection of the works of Mr. Coquillard,
passing through long lines of ware-rooms,
immense sheds for storing timber, blocks of
bnildiDgs for hlacksmithing, forging and,
fitting, and lastly through an immense building Bituated on the river where, with automatic machinery of the most improved and
perfect character, every piece of wood work is
manufactured by skilled workmen.: The
buildings are widely separated to avoid
general destruction in case of a fire. In the
sheds above referred to for seasoning, many
long ricks of hubs and spokes were noticed
bearing the date of 1871, showing the extreme carefulness of the firm in seasoning.
Perhaps Mr. Coquillard is the largest manufacturer of wagons of any single Individual
in the United States. The "Coquillard Farm
Wagon," claims durability, strength, beauty
and lightness of draught, which have been
substantiated by premiums at State and
county fairs wherever exhibited. Fine carriages, buggies, spring wagons and sleighs are
also made by this firm, equal in elegance and
perfection to any others. It has been the
ambition of the proprietor to excel in his
specialty to reach the very acme of a perfect
wagon, and to produce it at the lowest possible
price. To insure this, several years since, he
purchased 2,000 acres uf the best timber land
in Indiana. From this he selects hJB timber
with care and at a comparatively light cost.
Thus, with ample means, extended experience, strict integrity, uhusal energy and
close attention to his special line of business,
this sterling gentleman has produced for the
farmers of the West a wagon second to none '
in the world, and at a price within the reach
of every one. Please look over their advertisement and henceforth buy only the "Coquil- ,
lard Farm Wagon," of A. Coquillard, South
Bend, Indiana. 7-wl
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