Daily News, Volume 2, Number 153, Franklin, Johnson County, 16 February 1881 — Page 1

JjS OF ADVERTISING.

•», ^llvertlsemeats less than

10 cents per line.

ipMBS & ROGERS

fcpared to JUL order* mth prompt n*+* land ditpatch for aU grade* of

Jy quantity, Large or tmall. Send prdert, in perton, by tdephone, or «h Sdck, and they trill receive prompt at*w, laU and early. No poetponoment fount of the weather.

COAL OFFICE.

-8. Wheat is prepared to furnish all of coal and wood—both soft and oal, as cheap as the cheapest. To modate his friend* and the trade ruHy he has a telephone placed In hie so that orders can be received or rom any partsof the city, and receiye jme attention as if left at the office, iking the public for past patronage, larantees to be as prompt In supply %dhem with the best of coal in the fu

OFFICE, MAIN HTHEET,

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Opposite Terre Haute House,

fOAL-COAL!

EATON"

Cor. Ninth tod Main sts., dealer in

ALL KINDS OF

I and Hard Coal,

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.A, l/rder* left at offlce promptly attended to, llvered to any part of the city. 87m 6

ICE FRESH BREAD

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^AND CRACKERS.

food

fresh

bread, cakes, and

city

butter,

%rs. made fresh every day, call at 807 Pop

THOS. CALLAHAN.

WM. DREUSICKE,

CENTER AND BUILDER.

Manufacturer of Drensleke's

.Patent Refrigerators,

Cor. Ninth and Sycamore St*., TERRE HAUTE IND.

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W. OLIVER & CO.

OK NORTH FOURTH ST.,

fill, on or about the 15th of February. their stock of Groceries to No. 681 street, where they will keep conjtly on hand one of the lexgeat and selected stocks of

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At in the city. 186ml

JOS, 0. BRIGUB.

oduce and (Commission

MERCHANT,

orner Fourth and Cherry streets,

TKKItK HAUTE. INDIANA.

Mg Brown Jug,

«16 MAfiST STREET. (Bet. a»d Tth,) ItAlTTB, INDIANA.

tor haa rocenUy s*4 rsfsr-

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CISCHSATI WEEKLY TIMES. -.i^bawwr We^kSy of tto* «a oatr do«w y«ar. aad a SMgntSwot lUtat "two teat «td« awl ataw tkre* feel

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OOKOEKMI SPECIALS.

WASHIKOTOH, Feb. 15.—Stamley Math ews has surrendered all hopes of success, and returned to his home in. Ohio. Report says the President will now withdraw the name of Mathews, and send in the name of Attorney-General Derens, for the position.

WASHIHGTOK, Feb. 15.—Owing to Blaine's confinement by Rheumatism, he will probably not take his scat in the Senate again, he intends to resign next week, in order that his successor may be elected before the M» ine Legislature adjourns. It is thought that Frye will be his successor.

WASHUfGTO!?. Feb. 15 —An unusual scene was presented in th« House this afternoon. Alexander Stephens was rolling about in his wheeled chair, delivering a speech on the acceptance of the Collamer statue. The members all gathered around him with bended postures and solemn visage, as if the thought of death was on every mind- Entire silence prevailed, and now and then when Stephens would endeavor to lift up his voice, it had a shrieking sound, as though of dying agony. The scene took on a remarkably solemn character,

WAfiumoTON. Feb. 15.—Colonel Corbin, corresponding secretary of the inaugural executive committee, has received the following letter from General W. S. Hancock: "I havf the hniior to acknowledge the receipt of the invitation ot the executive committee ou inaugural caremonies to myself and staff to be present in Washington, D. C., on the 4th of March next, and participate in sthe caremonies, and festivities incident to the inauguration of General James A. Garfield as President of the United States. My staff have individually been notified of the invitation, and should I conclude to be present I will notify you latter. Thanking you, and through you the gentlemen of the committee for their courteous attention. "I remain, verv truly -yours.

HANCOCK."

WASHINGTON, Feb.—There is considerable discussion in regard to the orginization of Congress after the 4th of March. Whether the present officers of the Senate are removed and new ones selected by the new Senate depends upon the votes of David Davis, of Illinois, and General Mahone, of Virginia. There will be 87 Republicans and 87 Democrats in the body, and upon the votes of these two so-called independent Senators above mentioned hangs the question of re-organization. Senator Davis will not vote to disturb the present order of things. It is probable that General Mahone, at the outset of his Senatorial career, will take a step which will alienate him from a large element of the Democratic Rcadjuster orginization of Virginia, he undoubtedly will do everything iu his power to secure the removal of certAin officers of the Senate who are obnoxious to him personally.

Feb. 15.—According to ad

vices received to-day at the headquarters of the department of Dakota. Major Ilges has arrived opposite Buford. but cannot cross the river on account of the floods. Nine hundred and eighteen hostiles have surrendered thus far by actual count, expending the estimates by over 100.

ASSAULT OH THE DIOJHTF OF THE STATE.

DLM&ACTYTT FIQBT IN TRB CAW COTMTY COURT ROOM.

LooAJRSRORT,

IND.,

February 15.—Yes

terday afternoon about 4 o'clock the Circuit Court room was the scene of a battle which was disgraceful In ita inception and disastrous in its vtsults. Prosecutor Daniels wm examining one Harless in a criminal ease, and, having successfully, cornered him, aroused the ire of Hariess, Sr., who occupied a seat outside the railing. Rising to his feet, the old gentleman shouted: "Come dowu off the witness stand, Bill, and pound the Judge Chase ordered the man taken to jail for contempt of court, but Chidester, the jailer, in his attempt to perform the duty imposed on him, was knocked down by the oW man. Another bailifi who rushed to C&ttester's assistance was intercepted by a friend of the Harles* faction and badly choked. Another friend took Chidester in charge and proceeded to scratch aad pound him up, while the old man, armed with a chair, started for Prosecutor Daniels. Datoieis seised a chair, sasashed it orer the dd man's head, and finally disarmed him. to the meanwhile, ti»e depoty derk and two or three attorney* had relieved the two bailUEs, and the Bariesa fanily were stfaly jatiedL Judge B»a»e* held the two, they tailing to give ball. In the SUXQ $300. The third gave hsal. and l» out tel ling his friends how it happened. At one time a doxcu persons were eagngert in the stru^le for and against the peace and dignity the 8tat» of Indian*

STATE SEWS.

OB WHAT IS TAKING PUACB

ED WARDS PORT.

O. Whittaker, the boy who was ftccidentiy shot, died from the wound.

MADISON.

Ejftra Price, charged with robbing mails and forging money orders, will be sent to Indianapolis for triai.

FRANKLIN.

February 15.—William Strohmier, who came so near killine aplay-feilow with a shot gun some time ago, has been fined $10, and sent to the county jail fotf davs.

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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VOL. 2.—NO. 153. TERRE HAUTE, IND.. WEDNESDAY. FEB. 16, 1881. PEICE 5 CENTS

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Feb. 15-—The Ohio river is rising rapidly and laden with floating ice.

CORTDON.

February 15.—Four counterfeiters were to day taken from jail at this place, and transferred to Indianapolis.

JLBWI8VILI.E.

February 15..—John Parker, one of our farmers, reports liberating a live hog that had been imprisoned in his straw-stack for three months aad a half without food or drink. Its head and ears retained their natural size, while its body had almost entirely succumbed to the ravages of the lacteal absorbents.

'v vmcEifirK8. February 15.—The Viucennes Commercialt heretofore published by 8. F. Horreli feSons, has been purchased by a company of leading Republicans of this city, and will, hereafter, be conducted under the name and style of the Commercial Company. John C. Adams, late candidate for representative, will have charge of the editorial and business depart ment.

NEW AUJAKY.

Three strangers went into a saloon in this city last night, and demanded drinks but were refused on acconut of their drunken condition. One of them then drew a revolver and shot the bar-keeper, infliction a dangerous but not necessarily fatal wound.

A colored woman was burned to death at this place, at 10 o'clock last nifirht. by herdothos catching on fire, while was sleeping in front of a stove.

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WASHINGTON.

Feb. 14,1881.

The Potomac river has been for several days a more interesting subject for Washingtonians than the action of Congress* or anything that Pre: ideat Hayes or his Cabinet, can do. The river has risen higher this year than ever before, and, as the city is now more compactly built up than ever before, the dantrer has been far greater. Every overflow this city has ever known has been because of obstructions placed in the river by Congress. This one is peculiarly chargeable to Congressional action and Congressional inaction, because it is the result of an evil inflected on the harbor in the interest of a Railroad company, and the whole city—deprived by Congress of a Legislature of its own, has persistantly appealed to Congress for a remedy. Our harbor, which might have been put in fair condition a week ago, for a small sum, will require ten times as much after the present flood. Still if a suitable harbor is to be permanently maintained here, the obstructions placed in the river by the Government sixty or seventy years ago, must be displaced. Otherwise, in order to permit Washington, to become a safe city for business on its present site, very liberal appropriations will be required, ,,

A week ago there seemed to be tio doubt of the passage of what are knotrn as regular appropriation bills. I still hope they will all hare favorable action before the session closes. There is no trouble with the bill* themselves they hare been drawn with great care. But an irregular bill, the river and harbor bill, which does not come from the Appropriation Committee, has taken up three days of the past week, and is not disposed of yet. It covers about $11,000,000, and is being fought at every stage, by those who oppose this manner of distributing the public money.

The House on Saturday laid on Che table, the Sads Tehuantepcc Ship Railroad Company bill. The clsnse in it which excited opposition, was the guarantee of interest on the bonds of the company.

This guarantee was of the most guarded character, the Government's liability not attaching until the feasibility of the railroad had been shown, and tben only in comparatively small amounts, but the temper of this Congress iu its last days, is evidently against anything in the nature of "subsidies." This to farther shown by the fact that the Senate, on Saturday, refeaed to endorse committee action in favor of paying extra sums to American Steamship lines, for carrying the mails to Sooth America and Pacific porta.

Both Houses have now a dear majority which will, unquestionably vote against anything in the nstan of a "•absidy." kwhl

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Spcc!«lu the Hews. INDIANAPOUS, February 15., What with the coming and going of fast flying pleasures, my pen has been neg lected, and this morning it is stiff and rusty as some lawyer's pen nevertheless I will try to keep on the line.

Was glad to see your beaming face, helping to Illuminate the Legislative Hall, one day last week. I intended to write you about the general news there, and describe some of the handsome Senators, placing in contrast the smartest ones, from my view and standpoint. Enough to say I voted "aye" on the Constitutional Convention, then asked leave of absence for an indeflnate time, my pay of six dollars a day, to be granted me the same as though I still occupied my chair in the Sen ate/or was "out" on committee work.

You know, the woman folks pay taxes enough to defray the little incidental expenses, and that too, so willingly that we have half a mind to call an extra session, to continue until the country roads are in good condition for driving purposes.

In the intervening time, I guess we will arrange for another dance which reminds me to tell you of the fine time we had at the Bates House, Friday night last.

His excelency Gov. Porter and his lovely wife, graced the occasion with their presence but not the dance, at the Banquet however, he gave a toast full of wit and fun, on the Union of States, expressing his preference and choice to be that of the "Marriage State."

The guests were well pleased with all the arrangements of the evening, except the accomodations for dancing, which were quiet poor. I

The "Oh dear!" I wish we had the Occidental floor to-night came often from various quarters, as the merry dancers bumped against one another, and tread on each others toes. The crowd was large, and the halls, where they danced, were toe narrow to give proper spac e, for the dancers and spectators.

The lady guests* from^ the Occidental displayed the most elegant toilets, and best taste. Mrs. Geo. B. Dunlap, of the Occidental, seemed to be the favorite belle of the evening her rare beauty of feature and form, adorned with a lovely pink satin dress, tufted front, and plaited flounces impress polonaise, doublebreasted, oft which was a most exquisite painting of flowers, humming-bird and butter fly the sleeves, and point of the polonaise, which formed a shawl front, were correspondingly decorated and heavily gamitured with point lace. The whole of this toilet was designed and executed by .the accomplished lady who wore it, and might rival any of "Worth'6.'

Mrs. Ada May's superb toilet ot black satin-de-lion, with heavy jet trimmings, fringe, and fan pleating on the underskirt- watean back, high French coUar with inside quilling of English thread lace at the throat and sleeves, formed a splendid contrast to the pink oilet, as did also the ladies present quite opposite styles of beauty. Mrs. D. a blonde, with low dressed coffeur and frizes powdered with diamond dust, find pearl jewels.

Mrs. M., brunette, wavy, glossy black hair, arranged in a large French twist, wore diamonds in her ears and a diamond broach.

Mrs. Theo. Pfafflin also made an elegant appearance, in her richly embroidered dress of dark heliatrope colored satin, point lace and pearls. This much, for your lady readers.

As a bit of news, I must say the Occi dental has changed, proprietors within the past few days, but there is no change in the permanent guests of the house, or the management of the same, which gives such universal satisfaction, and that there is never a vacant room after six P. X., and oft time rooms are secured by telegraph, by the travelling fraternity.

Mr. H. Thompson an old hotel man, re centiy from Cairo, is the new proprietor's name.

He gratified my curiosity for a peep behind the scenes, by conducting me all through the culinary department, which perfectly satisfied me, to partake of any dish prepared in the tidy precintces of Mr. Cooks department, while under Mr. Sams, the head waiter's direction, no order could fail to be satisfactorily filled, by his able assistants. If you doubt it, come and see.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 15,—Harry Hunter, the well-known actor who played the peculiar character of the •'Lone Fisher man" in Rice's Ev&ngeline company, died at the Cincinnati Hospital,this morning,of typhoid fever,

Alter long coaxing, with no tau* use of the whip, we h» ve seen a balky hone neap of earth fa its thfc animal mums to be set on sot going, and the point to be gained is to divert it from Uu idea entertained, and this the earth in the aaonth dees effectually. So aoon as the horae gives hi* attention to the getting of the earth "*tt of his month, it foqgeis its Iwrifttoegfr and «•& be started. ft"!'-" --.M iiai'jai ..WW,!

started by patting lusap of month. The mind of

Show a haughty mat that yon do net look up to him, aad he will not t&cft look down upon you.

He that thinks himself the happiest xealIjr^witaik wisest a foot

The most

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A man whose character Ibr courage ia established can never suffer bv refusing to oonfbrmto the silly "code of honor and his challenger will gain nothing tat the reputation of a quarrelsome simpleton.

The centennial celebration of the capture of Stony Point recalled an anecdote of one of the storming party, CoL Scott, afterwards Governor of Kentucky. He was a brave man, and acquired a reputation in his adopted State of a skillfol Indian fighter.

While he was governor, some fellow sent him a challenge, on account of an ofltense which he imagined Scott had committed against his (the challenger's) honor., The old soldier did cot notice it. 1

The man who had given public nOtioe of his intention to "call out" the governor was much annoyed at his silent contempt. After waiting several days he sought the governor for an explanation, awl the following conversation took place: "Governor Scott, you received a challenge from me?" "Your challenge was delivered, sir." "But I have received neither an acknowledgment nor an acceptance of it."

I presume not sir, as I have sent nei ther. "But, of course, you intend to accept?" "Of course I do not." "What! Not accept my challenge Is it possible that you, Governor Scott, brought up in the army, decline a combat?" "I do with you." "Then I have no means of satisfaction left but to post you & coward." "Post me a coward!" exclaimed the governor with a hearty laugh. "Post away, and you'll only post yourself a liar, and everbody else will say so."

And that was the end of it.

Monos liake, California. The density of the water is remarkable, being just the reverse of that of L&ke Tahoe, in which the body of a drowned person never returns to the surface. A paper says that for bitterness and'promiscuous meanness the waters of Mono Lake surpass those of the Dead Sea. They contain so much alkali that in a windy day the lake is a regular tub of soap-Buds. The writer has seen a wall of lather five feet high along the whole of that shore against which the waves were beating. Occasionally the wind would take up a bunch of lather as big as a bushel basket and carry it several hundred feet inland. So buoyant are the waters of the lake that quite a party of men may navigate them on a rsft made of four or five dry Cottonwood poles. Out in the lake are islands of rock (lava-like concretions), through which streams of water

spring northwest corner of the lake, and at a point where there is a depth of eight orten feet of water. It is a sort of fountain. 4 A column of fresh water, some three foet in diameter, is projected upward with such force that it raises to the height of at least two feet above the level of the lake in the form of a mound or knoll, and makes a rippling noise that can be heard a considerable distance. But for the fact that this fountain has a depth of eight or ten feet of water to contend against, it would probably rise to a considerable height in tho air,

She Cured Him.

There is a man in town who hasn't spoken to his wife for ten days. He is so mad that he doesn't go hometo his meals, and all because she played a joke on him. He had for years been telling her that he had heart disease, and that he would go off some night. After hearing his talk for thirteen years, she finally got tired of it, and concluded to try a remedy that would prove a radical cure, (he being as healthy as a yearling.) A month ago she bought one of those rubber bags tor keeping hot water to the feet, and one morning when she bad the bag at her feet for a couple of hours, she thought what a joke it would be to place it on her husband's stomach, he being fast asleep and snoring. Hie bag held three quarts, and was as luge as a cow|s liver, and as warm as a poultice. It hadn't been on his chest and other parts more than two minutes when he opened his eyes, raised up his head and said: "Jane, my end has come." She stuffed the upper works of her night-dress into her mouth to keep from laughing, and then asked "Which end, Charles?" at the mm

name time

unscrewing the nozzle that held the water in the bag. "He cried, "My God I I am bleeding to death I" as the three quarts of hot water poured out, saturating him from' head to heels. He attempted to stop the flow of blood, and she struck a*light and asked him if he had not sprung a.leald He looked at the rubber bag, then went .to sleep on the lounge, and now thinks his wife me of the meanest women to the world.—.Wopa Segieter.

Bow it WM Loft.

To lose by one's own ignotanee or earelesBnem ia mors mortifying than to lose by ity. Itkoestainl: another^ dishonesty vating enough to lose by

feotn. To

trate how little the law will hel who doas not know how to do aad to show the importanceof small detail* —the New York Mercantile Journal eites an actual caMr «(A man drew a note promising to pay ©tie hundred dollars. He used a printed form, and did not clone up the blank devoted to dollars, and after passing it as negotiable paper, somebody inserted "and fifty* after the one hundred and befors the printed "doUam*

Tho note, Bios altered, got the hands of an innocent party, who presented it to tb* drawer, and the Supreme Court decided the maker of the note was liable for its toe, bemuse through negligence he did not draw a line between the word ^flggtoed" and the printed wwd "dollars."

Any testimony that the drswir itelght offer to ests&lish the ftet that be gave the note fer one hundred dollars most go for nothing, as titers 1ra» nothing on the fres of the note showing that it hsd been altered.

Evidence of «ny alteration on tfce toe of tbe «ote would have (dunged tike case. Let this be a lesson to all drawers of pram.'

No one esa be too easvfai te

.Pt BLIittSU EVERT BVENDfO (sxcwrrSUHBATJ Northwest Gemer Fifth and Main Street*

EMORY P. BEAUCECAMF. The Nanrs ia served by the carriers to eubacri-L beta in the City of Terr* Hante at TKN (SBKT8 A WEEK, payable weekly, and to subscribers mail at lSe a week or 45c a month. *|ifjl

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PERA H0US2.

C. HOSFORD, Xuiager.

Thursday and Friday, ^February 17 and 18.

First appearaace ia this city of

JAKES A. HERNE'S

"HEARTS OF OAK!"

Under the maiwumment of Brook* & Dickson,

will be prodnctnl with all its wealth of attractions nnd weu5c effects.

EVERY SCENE NEW.

Reserred Mat* on isle at Button's boek store on and after Monday, Feb. 14th,

Price ot AdniLsKlon,..$l.SS, ISc, and &Oe

QPBRA HOUSE

P. K. UOSFORD. Manager

©SK M«HT ONLY,

Monday, February 21st.

THE ELECTRIC SUCCESS,

LOUIS ALDRICH

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654 Main street,

(McKeen's Now Block)

HAS A LARGE VARIETY OF

MASKS

WHICH HE SELLS VERY CHEAP.

77m#

FRANK PRATT,

Dealer In

Italian Marble and Granite

MONUMENTS!

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Cor. Fifth & Walnut streets, TERRE HAUTE, IND,

THE BATES HOUSE

Indianapolis, Ind

Knlarged sad remodeled. Now antrsaees ai/d office on gronnd floor. Passenger elevator, New dining room aad ordiawy. Beat lotatlon la the city, Strath sad east fronts.

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CHAS. T. PARSLOE,

In Mr. Bartley Campbell's pure picturesque American play, in four acts, entitled

"MY PARTNER"

"The play which made the fame of the author in anight."—New York Herald With the onperb star company with whleh. wherever presented, it has achieved

A GRAND DRAMATIC TRIUMPH.

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People In the United State

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