Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 May 1878 — Page 8

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1878.

AND now come cherries.

NOT a case in the station house.

Two interesting excursions next Sun•dav.

GOVERNOR'S guards excursion next Sunday.

THE river is rapi. iy falling to its usual stage of water.

THE National house was captured by Indianapolis Sunday,

STRAWBERRIES only ten cents per quart in the Markets.

AT Layman's Sixth street tea store, coffee is delightfully roasted.

EXCURSION to Evansville r.cxt Sunday. Fare for round trip $2.50.

CONGREGATIONAL church Friday evening. Strawberries and ice cream.

LIXDSEY'S fruit, meat and vegetable sliccr is being introduced in this city.

CiRKiiN peas are in market, raised in the fieids in this viciniiy, and cheap, too.

THE trial of Ernest Whitehouse next jnday will attract a good deal of atten tion.

WKNDLING is a logical rea9oner, and is the peer of Ingci soil at the bar and in politics.

PICKEN'S grove, where the Governor's guards will picnic next Sunday, is about twenty four miles south.

REMEMBER the delightful steamboat 1 ide in connection with the excursion to Evansville next Sunday.

A NICE walk of large stone flags is being lutd in front of the two stores corner •of Main and Third streets,

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CHARLEY II1 RZI:L'S new resort, just .opposite the po^tollioe, is one of ihe most •elegant places in Teare Haute. »-o-«

NOT a fresh case on the station house slate, and only one forlorn individual breaking stone there this morning.

ST. LOUIS beer, from the eelebratcd Excelsior brewery, on draught at Charley Hirzel's, opposite the postolfice.

THE Larrabee ginger' 6naps, Albert bi&ctiit, lemon snaps, for sale at Rifner's are choic and excellent goods.

THE Albert biscuit, for 6ale by J. M. Rifner & Son, are the genuine. Nothing is nicer for picnics, excursions, tea parties, etc.

MINSTRELS and variety people are great admirers of the cigars they get at the stand in the lobby of the Terre Haute hot: ?e.

'•THE grandest thing I ever heard in mv life," puffed Ellsworth of Michigan, '•Where has Illinois been keeping this young man all this time?"

EVERYBODY who heard Ingersoll ought to hear Wendling. He has produced the greatest enthusiasm wherever he has spoKen, and in many of the large cities he has repeated the same lecture to crowded houses.

THE Ringgold band is engaged to lend the Decoration Lav parade. They are also engaged tor the grand Mozart garden concert on Saturday evening, and are booked to accompany the Maennerchor Society to New Albany on June 2d and will furnish the music to the grand jubilee festival at Monniger's on June 9. This band is a great favorite with our Terre Ilaute people and its widely established reputation makes it in demand for all services.

MESSRS, IIOBERG ROOT & Co the Opera house dry goods merchants are creating a wave of excitement among the ladies with their'line of suitings. The stock challenges comparison with the best anywhere. Read the notices at the head of the local column in the GAZETTE. This enterprising.finn always occupies that corner ot the paper. And has invariably something of interest to say. The author of the announcements from thisjestablishment wh.le confining himself strictly to the truth, has an attractive way ot saying what he wants to. His well known modesty prevents the GAiiSETTE from giving his name. 9

THE rain Saturday night filled up the 'gutter on the east side of Fifth near the corner of Main, and. flowing over the .sidewalk, poured into the coal bins under ihe walk and ran thence in a perfect torment into the barber shop of Earnest

Seeger which is in the basement. The place was filled with customers waiting lor their turn but finding that shaving was a disagreeable operation while they were standing in water two or three inches deep, and which kept getting deeper every midlife, thev hastily closed up the shop and decamped. It was too wot for them to occupy it on Sunday. By Monday the flood had soaked away

A CURIOUS incident of how misinformation travels is furnished concerning the rain-storm on Saturday night, in connection with the E. & T. H. railway. Somebody probably said, what was true, that a dashing, driving rain like that would probably make some 'washouts on the railroads. In passing this innocent remark was twisted «o as to make it appear that several washouts had occurred. And then to give a local publication and a name to a floating rumcr it was said that tne E. & T. H. »oad bed had been washed out in several places, and had suffered particularly in the vicinity of Clinton. Now it SD happens that this was a singular inaccurate guess for tTie road in question was not damaged nor the trair.s delayed in the slightest by the rain. Against a rain like that of Saturday nigUt, ro.hing is absolutely safe, but with gcod sto culverts like those on the line ot the E. & T. H. and a road bed of gravel from one cnl to the other -it is pretty tolerably safe to say that nothing but a flood of gigantic proportions uld interfere with it.

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BESTS'

They N"om 11 at a Mighty Strong County Ticket.

Judge Long the Unanimous Choice for Criminal Judge.

A. J. Kelley the Nominee for Prosecutor k. J. Grimes for Auditor

NewtonRogers for Treasurer and Louis Hay for Sheriff.

(From Saturday's D*ilv.)

The convention met at 1:30 r. Dowling hall was crowded to its utmost capacity. The crowd was large and enthusiastic but orderly and disposed to transact business promptly.

The meeting was called to order by A. Grimes and on motion of Judge McNutt. Richard Dunnigan was made chairman of the convention with Dr. Russell of Riley township as secretary andR.CCarlton assistant secretary.

The following resolutions were adopted: Reso'.vec!, That the candidates to be nominated at this convention be nomina ted in the folio Aing order to-wit: 1st—Criminal Judge. 2d Prosecutor. 3d—Auditor. 4th—Treasurer. 5th—Sheriff. 6th—Recorder. 7th—Coroner.

Sth—Commissionets. 9th—Representatives. Resolved. That we vote by single ballot for all of the candidate in the field for nomination.

It was decided to call the roll of the wards and townships in regular order.

CRIMINAL JUDGE.

Judge McNut, nominated Judge Thos. B. Long for criminal judge, in a neat little speech. The nomination was made unanimous.

Nominations were declared in order for prosecutor. CRIMINAL PROSECUTOR.

Messrs, A. J. Kelly, Charles T. Burton and Thos Dunham were placed before the con ventiou.

The first ballot resulted as follows: A. J. Kelly, 58 Charles T. Burton 20 Thomas Dunham, 12.

Mr. Burton moved that the nomination ot Mr. Iveliey be made unanimous. Carried.

AUDITOR.

The following gentlemen were th nominated for Auditor A. J. Grimes

Ilollinger. The result of the FIRST BALLOT is appended Grimes Sankev Mercer Hollinger

Hay's nomination was declared choice amid great applause. RECORDER.

Messrs. H. Ehrenhardt, Wharry Shepperd were nominated. Ehrenhardt was choicen, receiving votes.

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nominaieu iur auu.m* j. Mr O'Bovle 25 ballots. Mat. Sankey, W R. Mercer and Martin yheiest of ihe delegates appointed to attend the judicial convention at Farniersburg are appended.

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No nomination being made ballot was ordered. SECOND 11 ALLOT. Grimes Sankey Hollinger, Mercer -.-?•••£-

On motion of Mr. Sankey, Mr. Grimes' nomination was made unanimous amid cheers. «-&

TREASURER."

Messrs. N. B, Kennett and Newton Rogers, wf*re n°xt nominated for county treasurer.

Mr. Roll's was the choice in first ballof, the following is the vote: Rogers 65 Kennett 25. Mr. Rogers'vote was made unanimous.

SHERIFF.

dominations for SHERIFF being in order, Messrs. Lewis Hay, T. A. Clearwater, Geo. Kruzan, Jos. A. Watson, A. J. Foutsand Jas. M. Boston were brought before the convention. The following is tne result of the first brllot, Mr. Watson having withdrawn: ay, 2S\ Clearwater, S KruzaD, 25 Fouts,^ Boston, 13)2

The second ballot, was taken as follows & Kruzan 25 Hay 35 Fouts 13 Boston 12 Clearwater 5.

The third ballot was taken after the withdrawal of Mr. Clearwater as appended:

Hay, 43 Kruzan. 33 Boston, 9 Fouts, 7* Mr. Boston withdrew his name and a fourth ballot was taken as below

Hay,

Kruzan 27 Fouts,

First ward, Patrick Stack Second, C. F. McNutt Third, L. F. Thomas. Fourth, Edward Long Fifth, T. P. Car3° roll Sixth, Hairy Srokes Harrison 33 township, Harvey shields Sugar Creek,

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Fortj'-six being necessary to a #1 THIRD BALLOT was ordered with result as appended: Grimes ~M„47 Sankev ^-3$ Hollinger -1, 4 ."jsv'.Y Mercer 1

THE xERKE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE.

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Nominations for recorder were then made as follows, with the result appended in first ballot

Alonzo Forester 17 Martin Kercheval

D. Bell 5. to nominate township tickets, und by No nomination being made a sreond

ballot was taken as below: orster 19 May 13 Pi'il 10 Bell 3 Kercheval 18 Meyer 7.

The following is the third ballot: Forster, 23 May, 18 Philios, 2.

Martin Grace's name was withdrawn and a fourth ballot taken as appended: Forster iS May 10 Phillipps 33 Bell Kercheval 2S*

As no final result was yet attained, a filth ballot was taken. 1 6 May 9 Phillips 45 Kercheval Bell

Mr. Phil Ma\'s name was withdrawn and Mr. Phillies nominated on the the sixth ballot, receiving 56 votes, Forster 13 and Kercheral 21.

CORONER.

COMMISSIONERS.

Mr. Jno. S, Jordan was then unani mously chosen for commissioner 1:1 the second district.

Messrs. Jno. Wilson and Jacob Orth

Reuben Butz Fayette, James L. Bolton Otter Creek, John A. Hall Nsvins, L. Daris Lost Creek, Wesley holden Riley, Linus Moyer Honey Creek, F. A. Roberts Prairieton, James Harlan Prairie Creek, M. K. Lee Linton, Hugh Brown Pierson, Abraham Pierson.

Judge McNutt presented the appended resolution: "Resolved, That the delegates, this day by this convention appointed tt represent Vigo county in the judicial convention of the Fourteenth judicial circuit, comprising the counties of Vigo and Sullivan, be, and they are, hereby in the vote of said Vigo siructed t© cast county, in said judicial convention, as a unit, for Sydney B. Davis, Esq for judge

of said circuit provided, that if the in- 'aw

struct ions heretofore given by Sullivan county to her delegates to said convention shall be authoritatively withdrawn and annulled, and said delegates trom

port of his resolution his remarks he said:

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said delegates from Vigo countv shall be rat libertv to vote as they may choose in

Judge Patterson's name was placed up-

apprehend

who knows the circumstances will have the hardihood t3 deny it, thai of the delegates appointed from Sullivan county, almost or quite one-halt*, were they uti-traitmek-u, would vote for Sydney 15. Davis for judge. [Cheers.] When it became- known that Judge Patterson was not willing to submit the claims of him-

£avis,

May 13 Jno.

i5 Jno. B. Meyers 10 Phil. Tos. Philips

Martin Grace

re8entation*

,..v/k -o strict accordance with the truth, induced Forster 19 Mav 13 P.-illips 20 Grace his clique of friends, in some of them, u. nominate and elect delegates to the judicial conventions favorable to him. After this, I say, it was earnestly suggested, to _a, the end that the Democratic vwe of the Grace, 5 B-11, Kercheval, 2J Meyer fourteenth judicial circuit might be l.e.-rd, that thi* nnestion be submiio.

were named for the first district and Mr. but one side of the question, who, in Wilson received the majority of the

votes. The convention is still in session as we go to press. (Fron Monday's Daily.)

The GAZETTE'S full report in the Saturday's issue closed at about 4 o'clock. Subsequently some business of importance was transacted.

Nominations for REPRESENTATIVE were made. The following letter was read:

Terre Haute, Ind., May iS, 187S.

To the president of the Vigo county Democratic convention: DEAR SIR: Having learned that a number ot delegates contemplate voting for me as one of the candidates for rep resentative in the legislature I desire to state that 1 am not a candidate, and do not wish to be put in nomination. Will you please have this note read to the convention at an early stage of its proceedings?

Very respectfully yours, A. B. CARLTOX.

Messrs. J. Kester, Wm. A. Connelly, D. F. Havens, and Robt. Van Valzah were put in nomination.

The result of the first ballot was Kester, 59)2 Van Valzah, 551-0 Connelley, 30 and Havens, 14)3.

The two first named gentlemen were declared to be the nominees. SURVEYOR.

Mr. Tullv Simmons was nominated by acclamation. JUDICIAL DELEGATES.

The excitement of the day centered in the si lection of delegates for the judicial convention.

Fordelegate at larg« Judge A. B. Carlton and Jno. H. O'Boyie were nominated. A vote was taken and the judge re-

by mutual consent,

to the Democratic voters of Vigo county, but tnat on the contrary, he went into the spring conventions repays in

which were not alwav

and heeded, that this question be submitted to the voters of Vigo county but Judge Patterson declined, and the matter has gone on until you, gentlemen, have been calleu hither for the pu. pose, among other thi :gt. of selecting delegates to the judicial corvt ntion to meet at some as jet i.u^nceruincd time, and you have ftocted them and their names I uve i«-en read from the rostrum here to du We thought that, as a matter of cour»- Hat you, who are the creatures of those delegates, have a good right to say to tiiem that if the great couuty of aullivan should have its hands tied and its m"uih closed, without ar investigation the claims of Mr. Davis, you, as assembled delegates of the Democracy her- to-day, alter this matter has been eai. vassed from one end of the county to the other, *hall give your utterances and judgment upon the subject. [Cheers.] If between this time and the judicial convention the shackles are removed from the limbs of delegates ©f Sullivan county, we should not ask that any delegate who has been appointed here to-day shall be bound by these instructions. We believe the resolution to be Democratio that if the peopL* of Sullivan county wh were taken ved «f an who heard

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investigation, whi

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of fact, knew but the one candidate shall have these manacles removed and

be left untramelledrwe will leave our delegates whom we 6end there nntrnmelled and free te vote as they may ihink best.

We believe that thesv! trammels have been placed on the delegates b^- a species of fraud :ind chicanery, which ought never t. obtain in the creation of judicial officers.

There "was srttne interruption and noise while the judge proceeded with hi* remarks. Dr. Roberts a.id E. Debs spoke against the resolution.

Judge McNutt spoke again and insisted that if Judge Patterson's triendb ?!od by the instructions of Sullivan Count), thut we would-insist upon these instructions, proposing at the same time that if tie instruciions could be au iioritatively withdrawn and leave ie Sullivan County delegates tiammeled we were willing to leave the delegates appointed by tnis convention untramelled. Standing here as the rep sentative of Davis and hii friends, alt I a-.k is, that that convention which is to meet hereafter is that they shall utter the sentiment* of the Democrats of this judicial circuit in doing which I am sure ihcy will nominate Sydney B. Davis. And for the purpose, Mr. President, of saving any further trouble about this matte?, because theie is no doubt as to how this convention stands in that matter, I move the previous question. The chair put the original resolution, and it was carried by a large majority.

PEN' PORTRAITS.

The GVZETTE feels that the Democracy is to be congratulated on the nominations made. The ticket is a very 6trong one. It possesses great and deserved running qualities. The men are well known and are generally liked. The Democracy never had somany good men to select from as among the candidates for three or four of the offices.

Any of the gentlemen might have been made standard bearers with success. Appended are a few brief pen pictures, he GAZETTE will continue until all the nominees have been noticed.

CRIMINAL JUDGE.

The head of the ticket as nominated on last Saturday, and justly with respect to the importance ot the position and the high character of the nominee, is Judge Thos. B. Long. The Democracy feels especially proud of him as standard bearer. A brief sketch of his case will not bo found uninteresting.

Thos. B. Long was born four miles north of Mansfield* Ohio, the great agricuhural implement town, 011 October 25th, 1836. He was reared on a farm, from which mode of life he perhaps gained the hardy manhood which all know him to possess. He attended tke Cincinnati law school in the session from 1855

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After being examined

for graduation, the certificate admitting him' to the bar in the Queen City was signed by R. B. Hayes, Esq now Presstudied

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United States,. He

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ana annuueu* ana baiu atHegaie* irwiu said Sullivan county to said convention of the Common Pleas Court, which po- ... sition he retained until 1S58. He was

shall be left free to vote in said conven-— tion for whensoever they pleae, then school exammer from i85b to iS,o. In

1S70 he was elected Judge ot the Crimi-

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Court,

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said convention, and shall not be bound elected to that office ln^this^ cduntv. He by these instructions.

uicsq in-uu«."u..o succeeded Judge Jno. G. Crain,whohad The judge spoke at some length in sup- ^5^

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in tSo mtirsp of eighteen months, and who was his comcourse 01

pe"Utor ia lhe

He Having ior a long ume oeen luuge 01 -u .1 .l. this judicial circuit, 110 one suspected that

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on the primary ticket in Sullivan countv Burton G. Hanna, no»v of Sullivan, in the dead of winter, when the road^ The roll of the wards and townships was were blockaded, and the name ot no one failed, and Hanna did not receive else was mentioned|in that connection. He having for along time been judge ot

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His oniv rival in

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solitary vote. Judge Long has since been the nomi-

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there was to be anopposition to him. In this action these organizations have -ai« betting of graceful tribute to his ttrling worth. In all bis career he has

there was 10 De m• opposition 10 mm. The result was that he received what he Paid,.a

and his friends have been pleased to term ^"ling worth In all bis career he has "instructions" from the countv of Sulii- won the highest esteem and warmest van. Mr. Davis a vcung gentleman well confidence ot a.l right thinking people, known to vou concluded as he had

by acclama ton, 01 both the parties,

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graceful tribute to his

The decisions, many of which ha'

right to do', to become a candidate for the been published are able documents officeof circuit judge, beleiving that the wh ch b^ar the test ot any trial. Judge convention did not give utterance to the

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real voice and sentiment uf the Democ real voice ana senutneni 01 tne uemoc- *7 racy ot Sullivan county, and that if those dent, and therefore, possessed of decided 1 1 iews, but in their expression ngver descends to th« bitderness of acrimonious party

instructions were allowed to obtain in the approaching convention, there would

be no fair expression of the .in of \XpTJ" He sm'e. Hi, contributions to Kteraturi nosed to the Hon. Chambers Y. Pat- are noteworthy. He is aa eas.r and a cerson the submission of his name and graceful speaker, employing most happy the name of said Patterson to the Demo- and clear language. He enforces h* cratic voters of the two counties or to the Points while easing his hearers He Democratic voters ol this countv. That

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Disposition has been treated wiih silence Haute and an interesting collection of S ^difference. We know, asa matter various specimens and rehes. He is no

no gentleman

poems, of which he has written a number, possess abundant evidences of genius. I Sum:noed up in a word he is at once a tri-*•, a scholar, a poet and a gentleman.

He *.!! doubtless be the universal choice. CRIMINAL PROSECUTOR Next Judge of theCiiminal court attention i* direct to the prosecutor. The Democracv t•

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Mr. Kcliey stwli.-d iaw fi st in the ort.co of JvS. W:n E. McLean. In 1S74 he was nominated prosector an-.l ran against Mr. R. S. Teuiant. He wa» electcd bv a large nujori y. He filled the office with credit to himself and was in i8 6 re-nominated l»y acclamation. In this race lie was successful over his competitor, Mr. Frank C. Danalddon. No prosecutor can show as many conviction" as Mr. Keilev. Nearly all the men he bus prosecuted have been sent to the penitentiary, and it they were called in evidence could pay a high tribute to* his skid and vigor. As may be naturally expected tie t.connos better able to perforin the varitdai.d arduous duties of the office each vvar. He has great "running qualities, wvr tuifs to astonish the opposition when the vote is counted. He is as good as elected iilready.

COUNTY TREASURER.

Mr. Newton Rogeis, the gentleman Who received tlic 110111.nation at the hands of the Democratic convention on Saturday ior tne office o- county treasurer, is a native ef Vigo county. He was bcrn in Harrison township, April 30th, 1S34, and has always iivti int:iiacounty. Hi* fathei vvas we l-ki.t vvn farmer, one of the earliest setdcrs in uie couuty. Mr. Rogers resided ste.id.ly in. Hanison until 1862, when he moved to Otter Creek, and went to farming on his own account, on a fine farm, that all resi tents there say was one of the best managed in the township. There he married f.i wife, a Miss

M.J. Denny. August i.ftlir In 1S6S he was urged by his tYundfr to make the race tor the office of treasurer in the elec tions of that fall, but misled tiie nomination.

Again in 1S7.2. he entered the political lists as a candidate for th. •same office of countv treasurer but again inissed the nomination. In 1S76 lie again entered die field as candidate and tui. third time, won the nomination over Mc»rs, Roderus and Woodruff, and in tttat hard fought and exciting campaign, made a tralaut race against Hugo Dueiiwcg, his Republican opponent, and shoved the high opinion entertained for him by his fellow county residents carrying Otter creek town.hip by 28 majority the first and only time it evtr went Democratic, and beating Mr. Duenwej, who was a very popular candidate and brought out the full strength of the epp» ition, by 15S majority. In all the otuside townships iie ran ahead of his tlckit polling 13 more votes than any other candidate on the ticket. In ?.larch of iast year he took possession of his office, and in the management of it, has given great satisfaction to all our citizens, lie has collected a grea cr per cent ot the assessment tnan e\er Dtfo was doiu in fact collcc ing aoout isix hundred aollars more than the annual assessment by reducing the delinquent taxlist about $2,500. Ti.is i» a rccO'-d that he may wed feel proud of, and that all our citire to as it W it »Iiii record Mr. Rogers can enter in the ace for a second term, with confidence 1 the satisfaction and good will ot all ho gave him their vo.es two years ago, uid of hundreds cf new friends.

Mr. Rogers is a citizen Vigo county may well f. ei proud of, and he i« a most e:.r.nst devoted friend ioall measures for the b*iu lit tjf tne county. For thirty-two years he lias worked on a farm and is known to be a caivtul, energetic man Hetought school iu the winters of 1856 1S60 in Harrison to.vnsni^. receiving his certificate from lion. Thomas A. Nelson.

Politically he has alwa% been, and is a Democrat, first la.-i and ev. rv time. It is his motto. He ^ave his first \o.e for that ticket in 1856, and put in a straight vote the same eyer since. A.-, a Democrat he again enters the co.i est and relies on his life long record as a man, as a good citizen, as a friend ty his native country,as a careful efficient officer, and as asolid, consistent Dc.nocrat, to obtain th? votes of his fellow residents for his re-election. And he is certian to receive them his popularity stands among the highest of our citizens. "Newt" is familiarly known to all, few men having fewer fault*, or le*s unfriendly neighbors.

In tne organization of the Governor's Guards infantry company of stale intdtia he entered as a private, out wa,- Miortly elected second lieutenant, receiving ihe entire vote 01 tie company. is a candidate he is known to t:e a hard worker, and is of great strength to hU lickfi, and it is safe to predict tie will be* t-a-ily reelected as countv treasurer bv a 1 arge

majority

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Col.

R. W. Thompson, the prese Secretary of the Navy. Jujge Long still retains the certificate in hi-, possession. In 1856 he was elected Prosecutor

Juc3Sc ever

P'ac® appointment for

AUDITOR, t!*

It is a pleasure to speak of the man whom the Democray ut igo has named for the suffrages ol the people in connection with the office of Cour.ty Aud.t-r Mr. Andrew Grimes, can well feet proud ot his nomination. Never has the Democracy held a County convention in which there was so much excellent material for nominees for this most important office. Prominently mentioned were Mr. Grimes, the successful aspirant, Mr. W. R. Mercer, the former carriage maker, whom everybody complimented fori the dtcency of his canvass Mr.'"Mat" Sankey, than whom Vigo county never never held a better man, and last, but by. no manner of means least, Mr. Martin Hollinger, whom the people have rallied around5with pleasure in past heated contests. The Democracy could not make an error with such material as thi9 to select from. These men are neither) strangers nor adventurers. They all stand high in the community by reason! of

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one of the largest libraries Terre

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a lover of nature than of art His,

and honorable residence. It is

therefore, just cause for satisfaction to Mr. Andrew Grimes, the quiet Christian gentleman, that he was made the choice.

Mr. Grimes was born on the banks of the Big Raccoon, in Putnam county, in 1S38. His early education was very limited. He received no opportunities until after he was twenty-one years of age. He has been the political author of all his own opportunities. He attended college at w&veland for a time. He came to Terre Haute in 1852. His first occupation here was carrying the hod, at th? erection ©f the Nippert building, adjoining the Opera house, now occupied by L. Goodman. Jr., & Co. When the building was completed, he clerked for

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niTiiinatcd to the posi

tion Mr. Aibii' f. Ke iv Mr. K*/lv .«.•» born ii» Cincinnati on Marh 2i*t 1S5S ili- father was well kr.()wn to in oid.-r citizens hn 4 former in ijuuar riVi k.

by frugal living, accumulated son money, he determined to finish his ed cation, although pretty well advanced life. He had studied hard at nights, «t was able to enter th senior class in tl law school at Ann Arbor. Having con pleted his scholastic course he returne to Terre Haute and commenced pra tice. He was n»t pleased with the regi lar legal profession and so drew out it confining his a tention to the real tate, collections, &C.. branch of the bus

In the pursuit of this calling

still co ntinues. Though long, one of tli most reliable, trusted and hardest world ing Democrats he has never yet lipid nc sought an office. Ife deserves rnuc from hn parrv and still more trom hil fellow citizen®. He is quiet in his mar. ner and retiring in his disposition, but is a man ot warm heart, strong convicj tions, liberal mind, and onimpeachabl character. No tnan has just causj against him. That he will be electee seems as sure as that the right will ultM matelv triumph. Despite his early lac of opportunities, he has acquired a goo education anil is entirely competent till not only this but any other office ij the gift of the people of this county. Th Democracy proud to acknowledge hin and will take the pleasure of placing hii in the office of Auditor.

FOR REPRESENTATIVE:?

Dr. Robert Van Valzah, chosen by thl Democracy on Saturday as their candii date for representative in the State Leg! islature, is one of the best nominees thai it was possible to have been named. Hal is a good citizen, popular with all hil town peopie, and a sterling Democrat The selection was excellent.

Dr. Van Valzah was born in Louis4 burg, Union county, Pa., where his fathe] long resided, 011 April ytb, 1S43, and grew up to manhood in his old homel He received an excellent education ill Louisburg University, one of the best edj ucational institutions in that State. Hi received his diploma of graduation iS6o, and taught school one term, lit then decideJ to study dent'stry, of whicH he had some knowledge by reason of hil father being in that profession. To thil purpose our doctor proceeded to Philal delpliia to study this profession, and ill tinw entered into practice therf While residing there he fell his patriotic spirit arouset within hiui and responded to one ol Father Abraham's calls for "three hundred thousand more" soldiers, droppet his forceps, held up his right hand auc swore to assist in maintaining the unionl He gallantly shouldered hi* musket al a private in the Twenty-eight Pennsyll vania volunteer infantry. After his dis-f charge from service, he concluded tj follow Greeley's famous advice and "gc west," and on the 7th of March, 1864, ar] rived in this city, and on the 28tti of Nol veniber ot the same year, was married tc Miss Maggie bparks of this city, anc. thus-married and fixed in his profession] settled and has steadily resided here since. In 1SC7 he was elccted by a 1 irge majority to represent his ward in th city council, and was desired to agair till the chair, wdich he could not accepj as he removed into another ward.

This is the first and only appearance made by the doctor on our political! stage, until this nomination tendered! him. Thus he goes into the contest oer-l fectlv tree of favor. He is a most propei gentlciran for the position.

The Dr. is of old Pennsylvania German extraction, his [famiiy being th« onl) one of the name in the whole countrv. He is very genial, and agreeable with his associates, ot excellent quali* ties ai a citizcn, and is a careful and successful business man. He is one of those! who is a-pride and benefit to the com-. mnnity,and such as all good men feel gladl to honor, and have succeed. In politics he is a straight, forward, consistent Democrats,*of the purest school, and a most proper man to represent. this districtl 111 the Legislature, being yet in the primel of lite. He is well accustomed to public! duties, and debates, his high connection! with the Masonic order, having been «in| excellent school in learning official requirements.

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