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THE DEMOCRAT. OFFICE IN MEWEN’S BLOCK, a number of our Sandecreek friends have warned sportsmen from their premises. -The Menagerie which ex hibits today, will winter in Connersville, this State. Railroad meetings have been held in every township in the County the past week. -The Christian Church Sab bath School, hold another of their monthly concerts at the church on :next Sunday after noon, at 2 o,clock. Next Tuesday night is the stated conclave of Thomas H. Lynch. Commandry of this city. There will be work in the Red Cross decree, Sir Knights should remember this and be at their posts. Parties desiring to make application to the Board of Commissioners at its next ses sion for license to sell liquors, are notified that to secure legal notice, their applications must be published next week. —In the notice of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Agricultural Society, for the ellection of officers, in last week’s issue, the day was stated to be Saturday, Nov. 4th, when it should have been Monday, Nov. 6th. The following cases have ‘been disposed of by the Mayor since our last report: Eliza Weddle, assalt and bat tery, fine and costs, $14,40. Thomas Evans,drunk and dis orderly $7,00 George A. Ivie, drank and disorderly, $7,90. Some of our streets present ‘the appearance of a newly plowed field, and many of our ‘citizens fear that Columbus will be literally turned upside down, unless our worthy Mar ‘shal can be prevailed upon to arrest the rooters, or slit their enpots. We learn that Aaron Bate man, our whito Western cor respondent, returned from Wy oming territory to his home in Elizabethtown last week. We are glad to learn that his capil lary substance adorns no Indi an Wigwam, but is still intact in the place where “the hair ought to grow.” Mr. Wm. May of Hope, was, ‘It is feared,fatally hurt by being thrown from a wagon on Satur day evening last at that place. ‘His team became frightened, ‘and ran away, and soon after ‘the horses started he was pitch ‘ed out by the motion of the wagon and landed upon a pile ‘of rocks. His injuries are all deternal. —Mr. John Essex, sr., father ‘of Mr. Lewis Essex, County ‘Commissioner, and Thomas Es sex, late County Recorder, died in Hawcreek Township, on Friday morning last. Mr Es sex was probably the oldest cit izen of Bartholomew county. Had he lived until the 7th of December he would have com pleted his hundredth year. He had resided in this county for nearly forty years. ‘two, hun dred,and seventeen of his pros perity, survive him. The denizens of Taylors will refused to open any public house, in which Mr. Hunter might address the citizens on the subject of the east and west railroad. On Saturday night last, the Jeff. railroad agent even re fusing to permit him to speak from the depot platform. Fi nally he was tendered the bar ber shop, which he accepted, and addressed a few people. The secret of the exhibition of such a petty spirit is found, probably, in the fact that Tay loreville favors the Edinburg rather than the Columbus route. , ~A difficulty occurred at the Court House on Wednesday 1st, between a large number of our citizens and the new county officers, Messrs Smith, Welle and Whitten, it being the occasion of their induction in to office. The difficulty consis ted in making way, with the concent as of the numerous bot tles and demi-johns furnished on that occasion. We are hap py to state, however, that the affair ended in smoke—a choice let of cigars being the last in the entertainment.” ~Some years ago,one of our prominent citizens, a man who has in the past been placed in positions of public trust by the voters of the County, and who long enjoyed their confidence— who is, moreover a man of fam ily—met a fair widow residing here, with whom he became enamored. At first his visits to her were sub rosa, but finally all caution and reserve were thrown aside and he visited her openly, rode, with her, accom panied her to church, to con certs, shows, and other public places, until their reason exci ted general remark. Of course everybody thought their inti macy a criminal one, and the gentleman was, time and again remonstrated with, and caution de against the wrong he was in flicting upon himself and fami ly, but remonstrances availed not against his infatuation and as if desiring to brave public opinion to his utmost, he be came more devoted to his para mour, and more public in the expression of that devotion. We can not say at what time the public came to fully understand the true character of the woman. Probably an expression which dropped from her lips a few days ago, on the occasion of the last act in this moral drama, may give the reader an idea of the date of her fall. While talking rather boisterously to her “man,” he cautioned her against her loud speech, as someone might ever hear them. “What do I care for public opin ion. For nine years I have been perfectly indifferent to it.” Lately their intercourse has been beastly in its nature. Re port, well authenticated, has it that numerous assignations were made and held at divers places—one appointment be ing in the room adjacent to our editorial room not many weeks ago. This meeting was preven ted by the watchman of the building who got an inkling of what was going on. The fe male had kept her promise and had gained entrance to the place of rendezvous, but the gentle man had not appeared, when the watchman demanded of the frail one, an evacuation of the premises. At first there was no answer to this demand; he then threatened to burst open the door, unless she complied, whereupon she hastily unbolted the door and bolted the premi ses, partly en dishabille. So far as was known the re lations between the two have, and] recently been mutually pleasant—they have been all in all to each other. But every drama to be successful must have its “villian” or disturb ing element, in order to spice the dull routine of a common place plot, and “our drama” is not wanting in this essential. A few weeks ago there happen ed upon the stage a young gen tleman who incontinently fell in love with the widow. Prob ably from jealously, by reason of the attentions of the afore mentioned benedict, he “hur ried up the cakes,” and a week or two ago they were married. This news struck(we’re obliged for convenience, to give him a name, and we conceive that Short will be appropriate, be cause, in stature the gentleman is not “Long’’) Short like a thunderbolt. He had lost his love—she had proved false to him, and he determined to be revenged upon both. It should have been previously stated that during their intimacy Short had transferred to the widow numerous amounts and kinds of property, aggregating as she avers $1,500 or $1,600. For some weeks previous to her late marriage, she had been boarding, or, as is generally un derstood, was being boarded by Short, at the house of a negroe in this place, and at the time of marriage, there is claimed to have been due from her about $40 voard bill. Short took a financial plan to seek his ven geance—he conceived the idea of gaining possession of the property, as far as it was avail able, which he had given her, and on last Friday he took legal steps to that end. After the marriage, the hus band concluded to locate in Jeffersonville, and had piled up in the Jeff. depot here, a lot of household goods to be trans ported to that point. These goods, or a part of them,(and among the lot was a sewing ma chine, which was a present from Short )it is claimed, belong to the woman. Now comes the negro, and at the instigation of Short, attached the goods for his board bill, Short acting as his attorney. Then Short replev ind the goods as his.. The wo man’s feelings were considera bly brought up by this proce dure on the part of her whilem lover, and sought an interview. “They met by chance” in the Post office, on Friday evening last, and to use a slang phrase, she “went for him,” some re ports say, knocked him down. For this an affidavit was sworn out, charging her with assault and battery. With the affidavit we are informed,he had nothing to do. But the woman was ar rested, and upon trial fined $1, and costs. On Saturday, the suit on the attachment came up before Esq. Palmer, Short con ducting the case in the interest of the negro. Many things, dis graceful to Short as well as to the woman, came out on this trial. We cannot put in type the recital of beastly acts of sin and shame, as it came from the lips of some of the parties on this trial Smarting under the galling epithets and scathing rebukes of the woman’s attor ney, Short sought a revenge by hurling at her head, in a crowd ed room, the story of her shame, indicating by name a number of our young men who had basked in the sunshine of her passionate smiles, and had been accorded favors none bat a hus band ought to receive. But we forbear; it was a disgusting ev idence of the immorality of the parties, and excited loathing and contempt in the listeners. The case went to the jury, but the jury failed to agree. After wards, the case was comprom ised, as also was Short’s replev in case, and the matter is now being hushed up as much as possible. This woman stated to her attorney that for months Short has been using his utmost powers of persuasion to induce her to run off with him—telling her he would convert his prop erty, 5s far as he was able, into cash, leave his family, and fly with her to the far west—where we presume, they could, undis turbed,have followed the advice of the great and good Greeley, i.e. “grown up.” We give this statement for what it may be worth, knowing nothing of the woman’s character for truthful ness. Short’s infatuation partakes of the nature of a disease—a mania —and pity should be mingled with the contempt generally felt for him in the com munity. We hope, upon sober second thought,when the temp tation shall be removed from him, that he may see the crimi nality of his course, and return to his marital allegiance, Mr. Jesse R. Newsom, was on last Saturday, appointed by Judge Gresham of the United State Court, Receiver of the perishable property of Wm. McEwen sons. A better ap pointment we do not think could have been made, or one that would have been more acceptable to the creditors. —Joe Newsom has purchas ed the dry goods and grocery establishment of B. F. Little, and will hereafter carry on the business at Little’s old stand, the Hays’ corner, Klein Brothers, at No. 4 McEwen’s Block, are selling off their immense stock of Goods at 15 per cent, less than any other house in the city. They do not deem it necessary to give a list of prices, but will satisfy any one calling upon them that this is a fact. In default of their ability to do which, they offer to any person trading with them, a suit of clothing. £ 2@~Call and examine prices. PSICE A We the undersigned citie +Arena of Bartholomew County, forbid any and all persons shooting, hhunting, or snaring for wild birds or game on one, our enclosed premises. Any person or persons violating this order, will be return ed to the proper authorities. HARRISON DAILY. T. J. W. GAFF. THOMAS B. ANTHONY, November 3n050. State of Indiana In the Circuit Court Bartholomew Co., January Term, 1871. Susan Harris Complaint for Divorce, John Harris. . Now comes the plaintiff’ by Davie and Love, her attorneys and files her com plaint herein, together with an affidavit that the defendant is a non-resident of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given, said defendant, that unless he be and appear on the second day of the next Term of the Barholomew Circuit Court to be holden on the first Monday of January, 1872, at the Court House in the City of Columbus, in eaid county and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be heard and determined in his absence, In witness whereof, Ihereunto set in hand and affix the seal of said Court of Columbus this 2nd day of November. 187 §. WEBBER SMITH, Clerk. nos0t
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Columbus Bartholomew Democrat
Columbus, Indiana, US
Fri, Nov 03, 1871
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