Daily News, Franklin, Johnson County, 16 March 1880 — Page 1
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DAILT BATM nt* tnr*, *xz *o*R*om LKM. One day FiTe cent* Three to six day* .,..Thr«« cent* Thirties to 36 dajr*. Two cenu 0T Tha adrertiaar can change Us adrertiaemect daily at th*»« rate*, bat so redaction will be mjule if he doaa not ao change.
Adrerttaementa under the head of For je," "For Bent,"
wWanted,"
"Loat," and
pound," OM eat per ward each day. AdrerU»«nKnU for aitoatkma and help wanted, not exceedinf 80 word*, printed withont charge. pT Local notice*," or adrertWmenU aet in bnrrier type and printed after reading matter, one MBt per word each day No adrertiaement inserted aa editorial or xtewa matter.
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fXTAdyertlwemcnUprinted nnder thl»head One ot each word, and the advertisement will rarely fail attract the attention of pemin* wbomar hare whatever fa wanted, and from a targe number of replle* the advertitier i* enabled to make the moitt favorable selection*. "Situation* wanted" and "Help wantfd," not ereefdlngJWwordj*. printed without charge.
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Kooma, board and clubbing placet
for atsdenta of the Kormal Hcbool. Apply at once, by leUer or peraon, to the President, within lire day*.
yeart of age. Knqnlre at |iH7 South
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Goodvlrl, at No. SiO North Twelfth
•treat. ANTED -Two girl* to work at tailoring. Apply at fiflS Main utreet. dS
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good, reliable man who ia capa
ble of gathering local matter for the HUtory of Vigo and Parke roantiev, can aecure a good ultuauon with Maacrall. li. Hill & Co., toy addrAatng or railing on 0. O. LOKOYKAK, at the National Hou»e, thin city.
IT ANTED If you want good eqnare good* and at bottom price*, go to the Vigo Woolen Mill*, corner Tenth and Main. U. It. JEFPSKH, proprietor. 26
tlf AN'TKD-Torentaamall plat of 8 to ft acre*, near lty limit*. Addraaa Box Jtfo. 48, Dally N«-w* wttre.
middle-aged man ia dealrou* Of
obtaining poult Ion a* bookkeeper work for reanonable wage*. Addrtwi 3. A Box SI, Dally Newaofflce, elty.
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\*f ANTED Houaeof a or fa room*, rood yard TT North *lde about April 1. ttefcreiicen. Addre**, L. W.. Box 4J{, Daily New#. t"udtO
You to wart order by poato) ard.
or through a Daily New* Mewaagc BoX, for the DAILY NEWN, 10 rvnt* per week, delivered promptly by arrler.
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Sjr Torn- iiaute la too l*rge a city for Uutjlord to ue|H'tu on placard*, which Attract the aiteiitlon of only inch perMin* a* ii^ret^Hrfly pop* the prumUea. while a *malI adtfertbwmi'iit in»ert*d lu the IUII.Y Nuwa will reach daily everybody likely to want room* or promptly M*cum tenant, .and *avc the Ifwt* arlntn! idle. One (feat a word.
Him property t»tanding
_ra under thin head Iti the I, at one cent per w»ird.
LKIR RENT Hoom*. Inquire at No. »»I0 Eaat J/ Poplar, three dotira eaat of Thirteenth, on the north *Tde. Normal athdetit* preferred.
.for $ole.
jar* Under thW head, foe One Cent per word, per n« may oiler whatever they may have for sale. •on* may and be «ure of reach! d»y than could be dott
more purchaser* every In a week by peraonal
nolieitatkm, thu* securing the advantage of many inquirleaaad of Helling at the beat offer*. TVtOR SALE-Lota on Ka*t Walnut and Poplar atreeU alao, on Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth aud Seventeenth *treeta. on 10 yf»ra' time *1* per cent, ltttereat. Apply to J. B. Blako. uS4 CIOR HALE -A large atockof Phfetesaa and Buggla*, at William Poth'a, 141 South Third *tr«et. (194 TiXlR HAI.K- Space under tfcU heed. In the
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Daily Exprv* Buildtag. South Fifth St.
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In one or more color*, one of oor apeciaHle*. .-fcittUU" •.'!• 11 -t' ©roftri».
L. HERMANN SCHROEDER,
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Groceries ProvisioiUi, 1000 South Second Street, S.«»he*»t
corner of Parringtoo.
A fait stock nwtiaMhr on hand at Bottom Price*, ttood* delivered free.
Orickhiping,
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ABBOTT CSAl W AllOTT ContrAoting Bricklay era, No, 811 Park Street, Terrp Haulo, Ind, Alt order* prMaptiy attended to. Sattmate* giv«a« Your fiutwiace I* reapectfsily aolklted for paving, cicteru*. Jtr. Mantel* and rrmte* a apectoltT
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tVlebrated UmMghoat the Union, VUituMW to Chicane •boflld Dot fall to r*!1 at «VSTWERTK CONRRCTIONKRY, «m ita beaaty and h«y aoaw aawtien for the Kived onee at
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10 CENTS FEB WEEK. TEBBE HAUTE, IND.: TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1880.-3:30 P.M.'
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Q|PRBA HOUSE,
Tuesday Evening, March 30.
Foe the Beneft of Soldier*' FamftSee. under the auapiceaof the
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Ladies' Aid and Gh^duR. Societies,
The dramatixation of Sir Walter Scott'* beantifnl poem of
Lady ol the Lake.
The following well-known citizen* will appear in the different character* of the play, aa foliowa: Fit* Jame* Dr W. H. Hall Rhoderick Dhu ......................J. M. Duncan Donglae#. Dr Joe. Richardson Allen Bane ...MrM. Alahuler, Mattoon, 111. Malcolm Oreame. J. B. Hager Mallee Fred. Shaw Red Mtirdock Will Morgan Brian. Luther O. Hager
Ml urn Flora Keller Mies May McEwan AJ
Ellen Blanch Lady Sfargeiet..: Mi** Anna Hyde fTThe Court will he filled with elegantly drerned ladlea and gentlemen of the eitv. The McKeen Cadeta will act a* Clanameuin full Scotch coetuutex. Tl»e choruaea will be sung by member* of the Oratorio Society. All the fine music of the play will be given In the beat atyle by oar pinger*. Real Bootch piper* in full id logai partleularm and iivrfdent* of the play,
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favorite eingerx. fieal Scotch pipei tutne will lead the proceanion of Blr Rhoderick, playing the xlogan of the Douglaaa. See bills for irtleutar* ana Jnddenta of the play.
Ail tbi* will be followed by the side-splitting farce of
HUNTING A TURTLE.
Mr Turtle Timothy Dandelion Smattvr Leviaon John Poet-boy Mr* Turtle,,.
..Luther G. Hager Will Morgan ...Fred Shaw
J. B. Hager Ed. Bauer
.......Will Ripley ..Mis* little Blake
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Morton Post, No. 1,
The Dally News Call Boxes and Messengers
To facilitate the collection of cltv news, aa well a* to place advertising patrons in close connection with the office, the publishers have placed Call Boxes at different potato throughout the city, each of which will be yieited several times daring the day, from 7 o'clock AX till JPM, by the Messenger Boye of the DAILY Nawa. These Boxes have been put up for the purpose of affording a place of deposit for information of local new*, and we cordially invite any peraon who has )cnowledge of any matter of public interest happening In his or hor vicinity to write ont the facts and drop it in one of our Bastes. Attached to each Box will be found tablets of paper. Sign /our name to TOUT communication, for the knowledge of the editor enly, as a guarantee of good faith on your part. Wi warn os THIS Items HOT stamen by a known reaponslble name are of the value of waste paper, ana will be treated accordingly. The advertising trans of the DAILY NKWS will also find these
Carrier or mail, advertising copy, or information of any kind intended to reach the handed to the DAILY News Messenger the wi!'
See, can be jer Boys, as
py pa** to and fro through the etreets. They 11 be kaowa by their bluo caps with
DAILY
New*
hi white letters on the front, and Message Pouchea of light-colored leather. They are, while on duty for the DAILY NEW* and wearing the badge of the paper, lu accredited representative*, and we trust they will. In their business relations, merit the commendation of ottr patrons, aa weli na ourselves, for attention to their duties
The following card ia attached to each Box: DAILY NEWS MESSAGE BOX. This box is placed here by consent of the proprietor, aa a place of deposit for local items, society new*, or anything of a character that would be of interest to the readers of a Terre Haute newspaper. TH* rtrauanicM SOLICIT SOCK RAron*ATtox TOO* AXY os*. They only a*k contributors to he brief and to the point, and to give tha information AT owssi—what may be newa today, ten chances toone wUl be no news to-morrow. rt^Offen*lve personalities wrrr be avoided.,Jg| Write your items on the paper attached, and atop it in the box, which will be visited several times each forenoon, ap to S M, by the DAILY N*WS Mnnxsnt BOYS, and the contents conveyed to the DAILY Nm office. A responsible name la required to be atoned to each item (for the peraonal knowledge only of the Kdltor) aa a guarantee of good faith. 0TOrder* for the DAILY NEW* to be left by carrier or sent by mall, or copy for advtrtleementa, can also be placed In the box. thus securing early attention to such orders. Local Items or ada. can L« handed to the DAILY News MiHtxsm BOYS, %th*y pans through the streeta.
TjOCATtON OF BOXK8.
At foot of suirw&y, 501 Ohio street. At the Dnig Store of Bun tin A Armstrong, cornet Sixth and Main strecte
At the Terre Haute House, on deak in the reading room. At the "Depot Drug Store" of Robinson & Sherburne, 990 Chestnut street.
At "Bast End Drag Store," Jf. E. Some*, 1901 Main street. At the Bakery and Grocery of Mi*. AGerhart, 8®4 South Thirteenth street.
At the "South End Drug Store" of Joseph D. Markle. 1015 South Second atrecU
At the Agricultural Implement warnhouse of C. A. Power. 104 and M* Main street.
At the Grocery Store of T. A. Aruff. 411 LaFayctle street, corner of Locust.
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faciety Scettags T^SIfht. Fort Harriaoa Lodge. NIL 197,1 O. Q. F., at hall.] ttt
Oriental Lodge, Ko. 81, K. of 1\. at hall corner Sixth and Main. Frsada Lodge, No. dO, A. O. tf. W., hall earner BtehthandMabL
Good Will Lodge. So. SSO, K. of hall corner Sixth and Main.
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city.
Alexander, of Decatur, is in
•-•William Burton, of Paris, 1118.', Is'ln the city.
•-W. W. Davis, of Pairbaaka, Ind., is in the city.
»-^S. 35. Burnett returned home last night from Perrysville.
•HKJatnes Kelly, of Xenia, Ohio, is visiting friends and relatives in this citj'. ———mmmmmrnm———»•. 1 »--The Minnie Palmer Boarding School Combination went to Indianapolis this morning.
8hChariie Snodgrass, a fireman on the M., K. & T. RR., is visiting his old home in this city.
W-+-C. A. Kelley, of the Western Union Tel office, will spend next week with friends in Evansville.
»--OUo Chance, of the E. & T. RR., who has been off duty for several weeks, because oPsickness, is convalescing..
B-VThe jurj' in the Oliver Wilson suit against the I. & St. L. RR., for damages* have decided in favor of the railroad com-
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OBPAHTMBHT OP niniANA.
TERRE HAUTE.
Headquarter* 23H ?kuth Third. Regular meeting* flrat an8 third Thuraday evening*, each month. pP^Readiog Room open every evening.
Comrade* vl*ltlng the city will alway* be made welcome. W. E. McLEAN. Com dr.
Jar CCMMtxaa, AdJ't. J. A. Moutrtcrr, P. Q. M. OIBce at Headquarter*.
UtwtloM wanted, tni Help Wanted, THE DAILY NEW* will print advertisement* of peraona wanting work or Sltuatloiw, and of those needing Help of any kind, WITHOUT cBaaoi—such advertisement* not to exceed 30 words. Thlsia proposed beennw It I* believed it will »M many who need and S«'*ire work, and we cordially Invite all interested .avail themselves of the mean* ottered. It mriM be remembered that letter* sent thronifli ttie mall are n*t delivered to INIITIALV ONLT. If initial* afe used, the letter should be directed thv eare of ramo Individual, firm, or noNtofti^,'' bta, and If for city delivery the poatage fa two-eeii's. The DAII.V NKWB baa boxes at t-ne ofllcc for (lie reception of lettera addressed to Its care, and such letter* will be delivered only to adverti*»ii' holding it check for the box number.
•-••Miss Emma Baker, of Chicago, comes highly complimented by the papers of that city and elsewhere, as singer bf real merit. f,,:„
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•-•Mrs John Melcber and son, Harry, of Chicago, who have been spending the last three weeks in our city, leave for hqme Thursday morning.
•••The new organ for the Baptist Church will be here to-day or to-tffArrow. ^en the pews are finished t^e, Will be ready tor occupancy: u. 'u.
•-•James Gleatwin, of Chicago, who has been staying with his brother, Wm. Gleason, of South Third street, since last November, returned to his home yesterrV' IK Ui day.
CharUe Trout, th^ steward of the Terre Haute House, is in Indianapolis, looking through the kitchen of the New Denison, endeavoring to find out rt rteW .Xu n'HI.iiOU '»f«
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•••Last night another little child, ol ^Irs, Mary E. Owens died with the. measles This makes four that have died Within week, and six more of .the^wnily ar^ slpl^ with the same disease.
•-•Doug. Reed, and- Chariie O^yens have formed a partnership in the plating business, and will establish themselves at the corner of Sixth and Main streets, under Ludowici's shoe store W should be encouraged
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•-•Ezra D. Martin has returned to this city after an absence of 10 months in and about LeadvUle, Col. He reports very severe weather there!during January, and the statement is verified by the his having bpth feet badly frozen.
(••At the Terre Haute House to-^ay were: R. Shuthers, Jr., New York Jas. T. Gallagher, Pittsburg W. P. Jones, Boston H. Hayman, Milwaukee J. P. Greenaugh, Chas. Everett, Marshal, 111. C. Matthews, glinton Clinton Murphy, Rockville,
Wb¥ We did not want to say anything about the beautiful snow," but when "we" saw at Friend Briscoe's, corner Sixth and Ohio, this morning, a tray of tettuce and onions, on the sidewalk, surrounded with snow, we said (to ouraelf) "Forcing the season." -.i' *s
t*Tbis Itemwsa crowded oatjre^erdaj-.v]
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•-•A man on a lumber "Wagon came very near getting up a matinee on Main street this morning, and there were just 4,817 men, women and boys but in the Street to witness it. One of the loose planks slipped forward, striking the animal, when he proceeded to kick tite stuffln' but of everything in reach. He succeeded partially, but was stopped ia time t# eav^lhe wagon and disappoint the crowd. f"ii BBssssatasssseasx
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A DAILY NKWS man pasaed die Baptist Church, corner Sixth and Cherry, th& morning, and took a look at the gas fixtures being placed by A. Reif. Be ia putting in 11 Slight chaodeben, of sign that we would say was Egyptian, at least so i& con trsdistinetion to Hastlake, and $43-li^t bracket*. Afil these mmfitmbronze and gOt, and, while they are not as *'showy" as one would expect, ther har monize in true esthetic taste *Sth the «i% roundings.
THE LATEST NEWS
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NKW YORK, March 15.—The lookout o^ the men in the piano factories began today. Those in enforced idleness voted to demand 15 percent, increase of wages before returning to work. m,
ATUUSTA, March 15.—llierc have been the heaviest rains for the past four days known in Georgia for years, All the streams arfe Very high, and overflows which will damage the cropfc have been reported, n* ,,*» w-
VmcESKBs, March 15.—Dirk Greenhow, a well-known young man of this city, nephew of Col C. M. Allen, attempted'suicide by cutting his throat to-day. He used a small pen knifte. inflicting a painful but not dangerous wound.
LAFAYETTE, March 15.—In the Circuit Court, to-day, the suit of Miss Georgia Bail, claiming $10,000 for damages sustained by being kuocked down by a party of coasters oh South street about a year ago, is on trial! Since that time Miss Ball has been an invalid, and is now con* sidered to be permanently injured.
CHICAGO* March 15.—The Socialists held a meeting to-night, heard addresses from their leaders on the Chinese question, and adopted ultra resolutions agrtfnst immigration. They formulated petition to the city council to quarantine against the Chinese, and threatened dire things in case tl^ey come to Chjca^o in any number.,
BRAZIL. Marc-lt 15.—The Coroner's^ ih4' quest to day reveals the fact that. Lcvison Mayer, whose body wits found on the Van* dalia railroad, was murdered i^id placed on the track. The train men ktate that ltis botly was cold when found, only a few minutes after lie wast rnn over, A bullet hole in his face furnishes conclusive evidence of'the fact. s,
PEXTWATKn,"MfCH .,Marcli 1ft.—'Tlte two little tttgfi'Gem of Pentwatcr and Lamont suirted from here on a $20 race yestenlay. The former arrived at Lndihgton, the destination, but after twice going out' in' search of the Lamont, that tug was finally discovered eapsixod, with th* crew missing and doubtless drowned. Charles Lamont, his son George, and Palmer Hill, of this place, Were rin tlte Lamont.
CnKYENNE,
March 15r*-The Daily Lead
er received the following spccial from Big Horn postoffle*, Afarch 14, via Fort McKinney, March 15
The settlementsto the north of ns are In a great state of -exeitement because Of the lateatt news regarding the Indiana Geni Miles .sends word from Fort Custer thaf the Crows have formed a treaty with the Sioux. Forty-eight settlers to the North' and West of-Tongue river are coming into Goosecreek Valley for mutual protection* At Big Horn postofflce all is excitement, which increAses^irom tke-facLlhat there are only two comgnjiics of. troops at the post of'Fort McKmnYy.
UH *4 IfU'IT* IND., March 15.-R-Williani
Zjon, Esq!, a prominent citizciijof libation, died at his residence h^ro at au early hour this morning. He was, one of the oldest Inhabitants of Bop.uc^punl^, and one of the founder^ of the tpwii of Lebau-. on. For a number of yeatS he was the leading merchant, qf ,the town, and acctt mulated quite a fortune,, Afterwards he. became, president of the Anderson, Iielmn -, on & St. Louis railroad, and in attempting to sustain that enterprise lost most of his fot^une. His deaUt resulted from a partial paryletic stroke last Saturday. The funeral will take ,pjace to-morrow upder the auspices pf the Masonic fraternity, of whicli order was a prominent
Cmcfir?fATEr !iMftrch"
WASHINGTON, March l5.-^The report of the committee appointed by the POst-master-General in January last, to examine into the effect of the letter express business of Wells, Faryo & Co., hasK»en made public. In conclusion the committee sayst "It is out deliberate otrfnirm that the letter express business of Wells, Fargo tfc Co., ia all its phases, is at variL anoe with both
the
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committee of 80 Mil st&tf in the morning fOr Chattanooga, to mec?t Southern, jraests who haVc been invited by thc roads in the South to visit Cincinnafi. The gucst^ will rendezvous at Chattanooga, and be ready to come to Cincinnati 'on Wednesday: Three special trains haVe been provided to bring tlieth Ovei' the Southern road, leaving Chattanooga Wednesday mornibg at intervals of 35 minutes. The leading train will arrive' here At 8 o'clock Wednesday night, the' city will be"illuminated and !fireworks will be burned on the night of the arrival, and, on the following night a grand banqtfet will be given In Music Hall, surpassing si/if anything ever attempted fn this country.
spirit and letter of the
postal law that its operation is calculated
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dittle disfcontlnnance. We think, moreover, that the free coweyeiice by this company of the oorrespondeocf Of the banking house, Md of the Western Union
WfOQK W MiV fensible htfractiOh Of the law. tliat ought not only at once to be interdicted, hot for which, if tbfere is any lefttl means of ob^ tabling H, the defwtrtmettt onght to seek-
The PresMewt h» nutnluated Jacob Kenddck Upton,, «f2«ew Hampehira. Assistant Secretary of theTreasiuy Arikar Edwards, of MfchiJpw. a««t tor tbe 1^ dians at OmahA^ad the Wittitebago w* cy, Nebraska ldswtfd H. Bownww. ot Iiliflois. agent lor the Indians fat P-awnase agency, Iadla* TaTitoiy.
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the "Star" Route deficiency billbegaum the Senate to-day. Whllace and Maklv opened the aiseuaasion with weak and*4 lame defenses of Ute Postofflce Depart ment. Beck followed with one or the best speeches he ever made, It was ai*\ unanswerable. argument against Brah 'ste violations of law, and produced as dCep impressloa. ^Aa previously stated, th©** conductors' ring have aband^oedidl hope of obtaining an increase of the amount appropriate! by the House^t
terday afternoon including many of the respectable classes drawn by ouriosity.' Kearney took au eatirely nei He invited the leaders of th tcctive Union to meet the Wotkingmen on 8and Lo^a for an exchange of views,
promising
them a rev
spectful hearing. He also unformed hia followers that the objects of the Citizens Union had been misapprdienel that they*' intended to use the association for theamelioration of the condition of the city,, for the gopd of tlte laboring classes and, the restoration of prosperity that* some unscrupulous men had taken advantage'4 of the movement to create the impiesaiot* that violent measures against the Work-, ingmen were intended, whereas nothing, of the kind was meant. His audience reccived ltis novel speech imdemonstrn-" tively.
At the Metropolitan, last evening, K,aK lock adopted Kearney's cue. and spoke to a similar effect. It is evident that tne' Citizens' Union is making its influence felt. 'Mt® »toi4*r^iu-' uajtU
A conference of great im^ortance'iu its.i, bearings upon the present condition of af-t, fairs in the city, was held at fhe Mayor's' office this afternoon, between Mayor Ksllooh, representing the Workinnmen.and a number of prominent citizens, hnnk^p, merchants, etc., on the part of the .Citizen's Protective Union. Tlte conference lasted from one to a Quarter to tlire^ o'clock and was very harmonious andsatisfactory. Hie whole .situation, ahd^. the events of the last ^ew weeks ^'etv re viewed and discussed.' At presenV. varfort*/ considerations combine to render it uiiad^ visable to make the details public, but it tnay. le stated that there is every rensou,,. to believd that within two or three days arrangements will lie consummated1 InsNif ing the harmonious and mutually bonor^' able settlement of questions y?h»cli h«vttn so long vexed this community, and the(I restoration of good will, business confidence and activity and gent^l
pr^berlty.:1
lu the police court Judge llix delivecred a lengthy decision^ |n the case of Dennis
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that it Was calculated to pnavoke a iareach of tlvj jieacq. The seco»4 charge, thfit oL threatening tp kill any perspn who should plot ttgitinst! his life, flie cmlrt hcUd, could not be considered a
rlme,!
as cittJum,!
stances in which the kiting would be juat?,) ified were? recited as a qualifying threat.,,. The sentence is reserved until to-morrow.
porcelain Retfinieiit'/
A paper has lately been1 disctfvMlnn the State archives of Saxony which con tftins'fiome purious particulars concerning the corps long lfoown in the Pruasian servide fts the' "porcela'irf iwlitietit, ftftd from WMfch the pt^esetvt First Dragoon* and the fTliird, Fourth and. Fiftii ltegii. ments of Cuirassiers claim to |iave sprutig^. According to tradition, the reoment yrus bought Kirig I^dencfc Wllliam of Prussia fram'tto»'Kinf s6mej costly porcelain vases^ and the documents l^t^y foupd in the Saxon ftrchiy/B* sh«Wf that substantially the tradition* was correct.: King Frederick'Wifliaiii:It appeal1' possessed a number of very'beautiful and precious specimens of poroflain. and htk attempt WM n»ade by King August II. A, j^blkhd, who Was 4lso Elector Or Sftxoiiy, to' purchase some
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these throtigh ntf'
agent in Berlin. Kintf FVedferick Williajn decliaed to sell any of his porcelain bu^t King August, knowing his royal brother's, passion for soldiers, offered him 600 dra^ goons, without horses, arrtiif, eifjulpment or officers, in exchange for certain pieces The negotiations were carried ouby Privw
Councillor von Marschall on Ixifialf of Prussia, and by Lieutenant' General y«n Schmettau for King August, and ended in the tranefer of the 600 dragoons to the King of Prussia find of a number
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vases in the first place to Dresden, where some1wetic Added to the royal bofl^ction or china, And others
placed In the Jo^»
hann Museum, where they are still di*^ tinguishedas the "dragoon vaaea." The men were Valued at 20 thalers each, and the whole tegiment conseqtiently at 12,000 thalers while the sp««emin ghttt in exivae oonsiaered to lie worth considerably more, though U,hsd been purchased by the deceased King «. .mttuf itntW
them waa
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Frederick I. Tor a smaller liutti.
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The Oenteaary Churcb Choir CJOntert and Social Luifch Party, »»oti4 Thuraday evening, will 1* a most hrterSnting aff^iii as the programme below iHH iWtaiteP The concert will be gives tejm£ **c§oek until 9M* and after that ths intieli and a general giwd tlme^The folio#lng progrtrtnmeej part n*«T, rrwT 1 Solo. Duett and Quarte*t«^--"Ave Mari^ Gfroenar, Mra banA Davit and W. S, Rottey* 8oog— My &ve>e^cmwi^u #P$ W. wTXuj.Ua. it&*" *MIU %. Duett—"O, Kay st TVm Dream
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