Daily Wabash Express, Volume 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 February 1869 — Page 1

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The Late Ben Butler.

Oorreipondence Cincinnati Chmnlcle.] WASHINOTOR, Feb. 16, The manner in which Mr Butler was disposed of by the House in its vote on bis resolution to censure Mr. "Wade was a fit ting rebuke to an ambitious disorganizer, This conduct stands out to view, now that the affair Is over, as unparalleled in reckless folly and selfishness. No one could witbeis the scene on Wednesday, and the part takeq by the chief actor in the discussion of tbe two following days without feeling that the man bad been greatly

over-estimated as to hU abilities and aa te his honesty the best commentary on that was the quick simultareous laugb of derision that echoed from tbe reporter'" gallery, when be placed his hand impressIVely (?),on hia waistcoat, and said with what eeeiaed lilfe alone of mockery, "I acted for tbe good of tbe country, sa I thoughtj cs I always do." In ipite of the injunction—nihil de mvriuis nisi bonum" —freely translated, "Don't disturb a dead man's bones,"—those who have most closely observed the course of "the gentleman from Massachusetts," insist that he meant something more than to merely get up an innocent excitement, in which he shon'd appear as the leader of the House, in the presence of the assembled thousands— Tbeir theory is that be bad a deeper-laid plan of action than that—a plan to prevent entirely tbe announcement ofythe election of General Grant to tbe Preeideucy. In support of this, they pointed to tbe fact that he offered every indigsity that words could infliot to tbe Senate, and connect bis conduct there with his previous known hostility to the Pieiident-elect. The fact is recalled and .commented on, that Gen. Butler' wrote Btid printed ar book of eight hundred page* or more to crush Gen. Grant that newspaper carrespondent was permit• ted to examine tbe book and "review" -'for publication that Gen. Butler sent ''the proof-sheets of this newspaper review, ostensibly to make some corrections, and on receiving them retained posses« •ton of tbem and suppressed, for the time being, tbe review and the book, as if biding bis time to assault General Grant at some future day with more damaging effect.

Before the scenes of Wednesday oo* curred in the House there was a feeling among some prominent Republicans, growing out of Gen. Sutler's course in that body that he was masking his bostility toward the President-elect for the purpose of making it more efficient after the inauguration. It Is known that as a hater, he has no equal, and he stands accused of having carried that emotion so far toward the man who "bottled" him up as to set spies on his track to watoh him for evil in his social life and private intercourse with others, and with having kept accurate reports of those employed by him for further reference.

Such gossip would not have been deemed of much account had Mr. Butler remained true to the agreement by which the two Houses undertook to settle the (Georgia case in advance of the meeting in Joint Convention, but when men are puzzled to account for what seems like an almost insane course on tbe part of a man who has achieved so much notoriety, •f they recblt with interest whatever seem* likely to throw light upon it.

I said that Mr. Butler's abilities apto '. ptared, in the light of recent events, to bave been over-estimated. In support of this vieW, look at the lamentable weak*

'heas of bis arguments, and -bis utter failure, in his efforts at reply to Gen. Garfield and Mr. Bingham, to aay anything original or successful by way of rqarte$, though be was almost stimulated- to ph'rensy by tbe position in which he {bund himself, ana the hundreds of spectators who, knowiog his reputation, were looking for something unusually brilliaot.

Certain it Is that his ill-timed and pas* kionate display has done more to injure General Butler than all tbe assaults of his enemies had done or could possibly have done, and be will enter his term of service in tbe Forty-first Congress shorn of much of the strength heretofore possessed j*by him, and with far less power either for good or evil than he would have enjoyed if he had been less ambitious to e^vpibit himself in ^he opacity of leader of {hg 'House.

THE STATE.

SMALL-POX prevails in Lawrence county.

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heard Olive Logan last

J^KJNOKTOH goes $12,000 on a new railroad project.

FORT WAYHE enjoyed a big snow storm on Thursday.

THE largest prize offered for trotting at the next State Fair, is $200.

A number of large business houses will be erected in Mitchell during the approacbiDg season.

WE learn from the Richmond

Palladium

that tjiere is a newspaper published in thfkt city called Isaae.

COMPETITION has biought freight down to the low rate of forty-five cents per hundred, between Indianapolis and New York.

THAT charming and altogether irresis* table sisterhood, the Orawfordsville Sorotls, bag ordered half a dogen yelo9lpedes.

THE.church building of Grace Methodist congregation, Indianapolis, will be dedicated on Sunday, by Bishop Clark, Cincinnati.

IT must be a "blue" time for journaliun at Indianapolis, as we notice that some of tbo dailies of that city are printed on indigo tinted paper.

THE Evansville Courier denies the current report that the Mayor of that oi-.y bai borrowed money on city account "at 22} per cent, interest."

THE iStntintl tells how the Sheriff of Monroe county came very near getting hung, while ringing the new bell, at the Court House, the other day: While tbe bell WRS pealing, it turned over, and tbe rope wrapping around the Sheriff's neck, peeled the ekin off, and taught him an eminently practical lesson in the art of neck stretching.

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THB well known comedian, Sol. Smith, who died at St. Louis last Sunday, was formerly a residont of Yinceanes, where he learned the printing trade, which he followed there for a number of years, when he went upon the stage*

Air impertinent Washington eofrres pondent complains that the Indiana ladies who attend the receptions of the bon-ton, in that city, "wear their dresses too low in the neck." We have never seen an instance of that kind.

PHILIP PHILLIPS, who was announced to appear here last night, was taken suddenly sick at Yincennes, and was unable to fill his engagement. The people were much disappointed, as a large audience was prepared to greet him. We hope our people wifl yet have an opportunity of hearing this distinguished vooalist.—EvansviLle Journal, 19th.

THE residence of the widow Carter, in Orleans, was destroyed by fire on Friday night last, with nearly all tbe household goods hi it. Mrs. Carter, who is about eighty years of age, came near beiLg burned in the heuse, barely escaping by the*door as the top of the building fell in.

THE State closed its testimony in the Clem casoon Thursday. The impression seems to be that this evidence has been set before the jury in much better shape than on the former trial, and that it is cpnscquently stronger, especially in connection with one or two links now supplied for the first time.

PABEPA'S lame ankle is troubling her again, and her agent has indefinitely postponed ber appearance in Indianapolis. We sympathize with our music-lOv-ing friends of tbo Capital City in this deprivation, for Parepa is unquestionably the most charming singer who has ever appeared before an. American audience*

THK Joint Committee of the two Houses on the Gubernatorial Mansion, has reported against purchasing any of the residences offered, and in favor of building a Governor's House, on the site nortb of the Blind Asylum. The Indianapolis Journal

highly oommends this decision,

and urges its immediate adoption by tbe Legislature.

IN all the public schools of New A1 bany there are at present sixteen hundred and fifty pupils. Thirty-six teachers are •employed—five male and twenty-one female. The aversgo pay per month of the male teachers is eighty-two dollars of female teachers thirty-five dollars. Th® city owns eight school houses, with accommodations for eighteen hundred and fifty scholars.

EABLY in Maroh about two-thousand five hundred men wil be put to work on the branch line of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad between North Vernon and New Albany. At present there are over eight hundred men engaged on the warlr. It is confidently expected the road will be completed and the cars running to New ^Ibany by the first ot September next.

THE remains of tbe lamented General Wagner were received at LaFayetje by a large concourse of soldiers, Masons and citizens. They wore conveyed to the court house, where they lay in state until Wednesday morning, when they were taken to the family homestead at Milford, fourteen mile's west of LaFayette, where they were buried on Thursday, with military honor Thousands of persons visited the oourt house to obtain a view of the well-known features of the deceased.

FRANKLIN HUGHES, school teacher a Petersburg, Pike fepunty, received a severe cut in tUe hwi a few days agot with a knife in thflr&ands of one of pupils by the name Sf IDmbray Fowler.— It appears tfcat the boy became unruly, and while Mr. Hughes was in the act ot Qbastislng him, the boy struck at him with a knife making an ugly gash.

THE experiment.of using the gas of our own manufacture as made by the patent of tbe Indianapolis Gas Works and Buildiug Company," is being made in this office, and is a success. Tbe light is all that could be desired, and is a decided improvement on the variable, inconstant and expensive light we have been depending on from the chartered company of the city. The light is soft, mellow and regular, and the public whe are interested, are invited to call any nigbt and sep it for themselves.-

Jnd. Journal.

T{?E Mitchell Commercial learns that on Friday of last week Mr. Aaron Hostetler, an honest and respectable citizen of Boflo township, in Lawrence county, while rolling saw logs down a eljght declivity into White river preparatory to rafting them, was accidentally drawn astride one which he had put in motion, which, however, stopped, but at that moment a large walnut log rolled toward him, striking him on the thigh, knocking the log from under him, and passed over his entire body, burying his face to ihe oars in the ground, and so crushing him as to render his recovery extremely doubt, ful.

A CRAWPORDSVILLE correspondent shows what facilities for murder are furnished by tbe officers of his county

The man Henderson, mentioned by your correspondent "Jay," died on Friday evening, at eight o'clpck. His murderer, Dickerson, escaped and no effort has been mado by our authorities to ar* felt him. Indeed, it would be quite useless to do si» as no murderer, however wicked and cold-blooded maj have been his crime, has ever been punished in our county. If Dickerson had been so unfortunate as to have stolen a horee or killed a dog, be would have bein arrested ere thk, and fell the fixll rigor of violated law.

ON Thursday morning two German men attempted to cross W$iteJ|iver at the first ford, just below the Yincennes railroad bridge, Indianapolis, with a one

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horse wagon. The current carried them below the ford into deep water and the horse was drowned. The men succeeded -in getting on a log or stump that was floating idown the river, and after remaining in the wafer about half an hour, were rescued by means of a boat a half-mile below the ford. This makes the third horse that has been drowned in attempting to cross that ford within the last thirty days

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WK yesterday had a visit from our young friend Tom. A. Dean, paymaster's clerk on thd Indianapolis and Yincennes railroad, who informed' us that there is at pr^ent a /Orce of about' se.v6p hundred men at'work on this thoroughfare between Indianapolis and Worthington, and that it is confidently expeoted that tbe cars will be ranning to the latter point by June, and the arrangement is perfected for work on the lower end of tbe road to be pushed forward with the same rapidity, so that at Worthington (which is about forty-four miles from this city) both forces will close up tbe work by June.- When this is done, all the force on tbi* road will, be thrown on tbe Cairo and Yincennes road, and the work pushed forward with greater earnestness than heretofore.—:

VincennM Sun.

RECENTLY an old lady named Brooks, applied to a claim agent in Indianapolis for a land warrant from the government, as the widow of a soldier in tbe war of 1812. She stated that her husband was lost on the Ohio river in 1847. Upon receipt of her application the department answered that her husband. Jehiel Brooks, was still living in tbe State of Tennessee, and was himself an applicant for a pension and bounty. Another old lady, 100 years old, applied at the same office for an increase of pension, having ridden fifteen miles in a wagon on the way.

ON Tuesday Lee Collins, a resident of Hamlet, Indiana, a village near Fort Wayne, was killed by a man' named Joshua Chapman, whose brother be had murdered about a £ear ago. Chapman fled immediately* after committing the crime, but a description of him w.as tele' graphed to this oity. A man answering this description was arrested on an Illinois street corner last evening, by Chief of Police Wilson, auiated Jty Officers Bolan, Stevens and Sam. fiuser. He stoutly denied being

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tallies so exactly1 With the description, that there can be little doubt of his identity^ He was 4odged in jail to await the arrival of officers from Fort Wayne.— LuL Sentinel, 19th. "••Ci

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endorses the

proposition to establish the the State and County elections upon the same general election day in October. It is the general bpinion of thg, press of the State that such a change, would insure a saving of money, saving of temper, and in every case a more perfect expression of. tha will of the people than can be secured at a special eleotion in the Spring, when only city and.township officers are to be chosen, and when it rarely happens that anything liks'a full popular vote is brought out.' It is desirable to avoid as many repetitions^ as possible of the popular excitemonts incident to elections, and we know of no argument'against the election of all the officers that govern us, whether Federal, State, County or Municipal, upon the selfsame day in the year. We hope the proposition submitted in the Indiana Legislature to thus change the election law, irill prevail.— If there is a- Constitutional interference with such legislation, the Constitution should be changed.

BY TELEGRAPH

fingland.

LONDON, Fab. 19.—The Times in an article on the Alabama treaty says tbe want of a definite basis of arbitration will reconcile England to its rejection by the United States. This point should be kept clearly in view if t^Q event offers for furtljej negotiation?.

England now awaits proposals from' America. The Times continues: WeT bave done oi*r best, we have gone to the verge of national humiliatioh to secure a settlement of the question at issue we shall now wait for. propositions from the new administration under Gea. Grant. 1

It is ndmitted the claims area fair sub" ject fur friendly arbitration.

From Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 19.——Articles of association have been filed with tbe Secretary of Statq fQr butldipg the New Albaoy, Mt. Carmel and St. Louis air line railroad. At a meeting held at New Albany last night, thirteen directoas were elected, with Hon. Aug. Bradley as Pres* idont. A|suffici0Ht ameunt of stock has been subscribed along the line of the road to insure its completion.

-From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—In the assault case of Dempsey on Geif. Duncan, Judge Fisher to-day fined Dempsey $500, and imprisonment for ten days. suespovfiT* v'

Jn tho Supreme Court to-day Attori General Evans moved the certificate of division in the case of Jeff. Davis be dismissed. Judge Chate said tbe order would be made.

Georgia-

ATLANTA, Feb. 19.—A mass meeting of conservative Republicans last night was broken up by a paoked crowd led by Attorney General Farrow.

Judge Dunning Was called to the chair and resolutions adopted, that Georgia was not reconstructed, and Congress had not kept its pledge to Southern men.

Dr. Baird, of t}ie New ?ra, supported by leading conservatives entered a protest against the proceedings.

From San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18.—The Legislature of British Columbia, after a long debate, decided against confederation.— The vote stood eleven against five in its favor.

A proposition for encouraging female immigration to British Columbia, unanimously passed.

An earthquake of several seconds duration was telt at Port Townsend, "Washington Territory, February 4th.

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.From Havana/

HAVAJTA, Feb., 18.—The Captain General has issued a decree, under which all Cuban ports where there are BO custom houses are to b% closed- Twenty recaptared Spaniards bave arrived, including tbe ex-Governor of Bayoma aod'Cblono. Two thousand Chasseurs are expected from Spain. Colonel 'Qiiins arrived at Jegnaai from Santiago, ^having, fought his way the whole distance. Yaiemeda is at Jegnani. Insurgent chiefs are constantly on' the move. A dispatch from S&qua of the 17th says there is no sugar in that market, and insurgents had burnthe railroad at Lacruces. A dispatch!' frotb Santiago of the 13th says more, estates have been barnt Cholera ia raging, twenty-two deaths have occurred while many troops are jn the hospitals. Advices from Guantanamo state that sugarjis arriving rapidiy. The insurrection reduces crops twenty thousand bhds and no tobacco can be procurred. A dispatch from' Anazanitto 14th, says eellair's column had arrived frem Bayonia with one thousand refugees, mostly women and children. The troops were harrassed all the way by insurgents. A column was to leave on the 16th with convoy to bring tbe remainder of the refugees from Bayoma. ,,

From New York-

Nxw TORK, Feb. 19th.'—Tbe~Sun's Washington special says Gen. Grant remarked to a Republican' member of Congress to-day, that he would consider it an Insist to the party which had elected him to tnink of putting any man in his Cabinet who was not with tbe party during tbe war, or who had not acted with it since then. He-knew tho party had rights, and he should not allow, his personal feelings to interfere with these rights. ...j 0x~j itijw

CUBAN NEWS.

Advices from Cuba, from an American connected with the revolutionists, bave been received.

Tbe provisional government is practically in operation harmoniously, and the revolution is rapidly spreading.

Politically the provisional government propose general emancipation, equal poitical rights for all colors, suffrage to be based on educational or property qualification applied to all alike.

The wealthier patriots have all emancipated their slaves, many of whom are armed.

No proposition from Spaniards will now be listened to, nothing short of independence is desired. When that is established Cuba hopes to obtain, protection1 of the United States, with a view of eventually becoming a member of tbe American Union. Miany are desirous of annexation, but Opea discussion pf that question might now create dissentions.— An agent will soon be in Washington asking belligerent rights of the new administration.. rr jm

WONDEBrCL.

The President has refused-to pardon Col. Enright now in prison.for frauds on the revenue.. Xjs.

"'•^SEIZED.*

One thousand barrels of whisky were seized yesterday by Revenue Inspectors, on its arrival in this City from Chicago, no brands being on the heads, as required by law.

NATURALIZATION PAPEB& County Clerk Loew, still refuses to prpduce to the Congressional Committee tbe naturalization papers filed in his office, on the plea that he would Violate his oath by so doing. ,•

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It is whispered here: that Secretary Seward has made strong representations to the Government at Madrid in regard to the "death of Mr. Coloner, and other outrages which baye occurred at flavana, and tb$t-he h»s a^ked that condign punishment be visited upon the perpetrators.

OONQBESSIOWAL.

TERRE-HAUTE INDIANA. SATURDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 20,1869.

DIBC^ABQED.

The Commercial Advertuer says 70 Morgan men were discharged from the Custom House to-day.

CUBAHNKW8. -T L:

A Cuba special dated Havana 18th, says tbe insurgents hold Guayaga, a port south of Boman Cats. They bave fortified the town and have batteries mounted with brass cannon and manned by Americans... The water in front of the position has a depth of 8 feet, And tbe guns bear upon a narrow channel by which the town can only be approached from tbe sea.

The Government is equipping a flotilla of launches for attack on Guayaga. A landing has been effected by a rebel expedition at CocQiaoi.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. HOUSE.

Several petitions praying that the Almighty be recognized by the Constitution, were received.

The army appropriation bill was taken up. All the amendments reducing ordinary appropriations were agreed to.— Kelley made a speech expressing bis faith in General Grant. Blaine appoaled to the House not to agree to the amendment striking out the sum of $200,000 for mil* tary surveys, reducing the-appropriation for the Rock Island armory and arsenal, from one mijlioc, or to the amendment offered by Butler for the reduction of tW army.

The Rock Island item provoked a rapid1 and heated discussion, such as it usually does provoke whenever the subject comes up. It was participated in by Messrs. Blaine, Price, Sohoneld, Phelps, Bent m, Farnsworth and others.

In the midst of the discussion Mr. Butler obtained the floor, and made a final appeal to the House in favor of bis amendment for reduction of tho army.

He characterized the amendment offered by Mr. Blaine as a delusien only provided for consolidation as officers were reduced by death or cot^rt mavtial. There would not be by it a single dollar laved, a singly servt&t cutoff but the gentleman from Pennsylvaaia, anew reoruit, came here this morning and told the House it must trust Gen. Grant the difficulty was, the amendment proposed by the gentleman from Maine lid not trust Gen. Grant, but under it be did not musier out a singlb offioer the only trust they would have to get out of an officer would be, to get Almighty God to bring him to an end, for he would not resign. [Laughter.]

The gentleman from Pennsylvania, said a large army was" necessary in order to keep the peape, but if the name, the olicy, and tbe moral power of the elecon of Qe'n. Grant would' not keep the* peace in Texas, an anpy scattered ovr that territory would be of no avail:— There was not going to be any organixeddpposition to an army. It Was going fo" be stealthy murder, fiot in the presence of soldiert, but behind their backs.

Another fact was. that one-fourth of all the United States soldiers in Texas Were ex-confederate soldiers, recruited from the Confederate army, and they. Were not to be relied upon in any que** tion between their old brethren in arms,

and citiMns of thfi United States. ... ... A. to" the armament tbat..tbe nrmft -ou theQmnibta Baijroad bilL

would decrease by natural 'depletion, he

reminded the House that there was a school at West Point which turned ont

Mr. Blaine—I only want to perfect mj amendment. Miy Batter—You canndK-pMfecf anything that is bad all over.

Mr. Blaine wanted to say that ufcder bis plan the process of reduction would begin the moment the bill was approved. It was a safe precedent, and wise to take this step, bht it was diffioult to go beyond.

Mr. Boyer asked the unanimous consent to offer an amendment directing the Secretary of War to consolidate the quartermaster's department, the oommissary department and the pay department into one department, to ba called the Department xf Supply,

Mr. Hooper objected. The Rock Island appropiation bill was still further, debated by Messrs. Logan and Pruyn- in favor, and Maynard against it.

Finally the debate ended and" the House proceeded jto vote on tbe various amendments.

The aztrtadefient striking out .the sum for military surveys was agreed to. The amendment reducing the Rock Island appropriation from $1,000,000 to $500,000, was disagreed to, yeas 79, nays 90, and the appropriation remains at. $1,000,000. j.T.-.

The question W&B~ then taken on the substitute offered last night by Mr. Blaine, for oonjoined amendments of Dodge and Butler. &&

The substitute was agreed.to, 111 to 64. Mr. Eldridge moved to lay the bill on the table. Negatived.

The bill then passed. I Mr. Blair, of Michigan, from Committee on New Tork Election Frauds, offer* ed a resolution directing the Sergeant-at-Armsrto arrest and brin£ before the bar of tbe House two recusant witnesses, John H. Bell an£. David W. Reeve, of Orange oojinty, New York.

Messrs. Ron and Kerf,

Mr. Pike, from Committee of Conference on the bill (a amend certain acts in relation to navy and marina corps, made a report, which, after some discussion, was agreed to without a division

The House then took recess EYENIN*} SESSION. The House resumed session at 7:30, Mr. Bout well in the chair as Speaker pro tem.

Mr. Kelley offered a resolution directing the Secretary of State to take immediate measures to ascertain the cause of arrest and incarceration, by the Captain General of Cubal,of -Bmilio' Cabada, a citizen of the tJnited States adopted.

On motion of Mr. Butler, of Mass, tbe expenses of removing the remains of Tbaddeus Stevens from Washington to hfq home in Pennsylvania, were ordered to be paid out of the contingent fqM of the House-

Mr. Ohnrchili, from Committee on Judiciary, reported a bill to define felonies ^nd misdemeanors, and to regulate poremptdty challenges passed.

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officers died. The argument also had been made that members did not know anything of tbe subject, and that therefore they must turir the matter over to General Grant.

In reply to that he would say, the Con. stitution puts it on tbe repreaentatives oif the people any gantleman wbo says ,he does not understand It bad better learn orgo bomvta ha* no business heae. 'It.' his duty to"understand it.

We avs ntr business to come here If w«.do, not kiiow fiowOo do the duties i*bictr4h^Oonstitatioa devolves open us.

late, not to take the ipsi dixit. Hereris a ease of ecohotfty here is ,a saving of $30,000,000 of taxes let us fee whether tbM task of economy, this kicking of sbme poor elaimaot, this over throwing of a small appropriation for some public work is to occupy our timet, while this great question is to have the go 4

Jfr. enade an &¥n«sl a£phal to the House against tbe adoption of Mr Butler's amendment.

He hoped,the House would not vdte, to deprive General Sherman of tbe chance to attain tbe rank of-General of the army, and that it would not deprive Gen Sheridan or Gen. Thomaa 'd? the Chance to attain the grade of Lieutenant Gene ral, and would not render necessary the mustering out of Generals Meade or Hancock as Major. Generals-j That wonld te the effect of thd,v adaption of tbe amendmetit* Hefadarftted^ere, fms ttpichjn the simendment that was meritorious,) but there were crovisions in .itj,,whicb i|e thdufjrht'the Htiuae Would not approvje The amendment which he (Biainie) had moved, tied up the army so that there should be ho appointments or promotions until Coagress could take hold of the whole matter, and by this means, under the .administration of Gen. Grant the army Could be very rapidly reduced. In conclusion he asked to modify his amendment Mr. Butler objected.

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Thar biH provides that all offeneej a^sinst tbe. United States, punished by death, or by. imprisonmont tor not less than five years, unless, otherwise expressly provided, be taken and deemed to be "faloniee all others to ba taken as misdemeanors unless otherwise expressly provided of trial, the punishment whereof is death, and tbe United States and defendant are each to be entitled te4twenty peremptory challenges, where the punishment is imprisonment not less tban 6 years to 10, peremptory challenges when two are more persons are on trial together they shall join in (heir peremptory challenges.

Tbe House then went into Committee^ of the Whole. Poland in the cbair, and took up the Postoffice appropriation bill. The total sum appropriated was $30,217,503, of which sum $22,205,172 is to be defrayed by the revenue of the Postoffice Department.

Mr. Farnsworth moved to increase the item for postoffice clerks from $2,000,000

to $2,500,000 rejected. Mr.'Beaman moved to amend the item for letter carriers, by reducing it from $1,000,000

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$GOO„OOOj with ja proviso carriers shall not be employed in any city, the popala{tyn of hich is less tha%one hundred thousand, and that no greater sum shall be expended for free delivery in tbe next fiscal year.

After a' long discussion the question came to a vote, but as there was no quo* ruin doting the roll waa called, and only ninety-one members answered to their lumes. TttC. X3ai»ffi!U«e' roa^ .a&d Mr. Boutwell having taken the chair' as speaker pro tem., tbe names of the see tees ^sre reported. A motion to adjoin was rejected. Jtr.Tieamaa moved oall of .the Hotue, Which was ordered.

SENATE.

Stewart, from Pacific Railroad ComjoiUoe, submitted the majority report .in opposition to the views of the minority

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Mr. Wilson introduced a hltl'tb repeal the act fixing the headquarters of General of the Army at Washington, and reqnii*

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ing all orders of the President and Secretary of War to be uaued by him, and in case ofiiis inability, by the next in rank, and providing that ha shall not be released from command pr assigned to duty elsewhere, except at bis request, without approval of the Senate, apd thai all oonttary orders shall be null and void. I

Mr. Pomeroyi'rom Committee on Public Lands reported with an amendment .the bfll amendatory of the .act of July 17th 18^.8, relating to loqation.pf.. Agricultural College scrip.

As amended the bill provides'simply that all such scrip shall be received from actual settlors in payment of pre-emption claims, in the same, mannner as is now authorized by law in .case of military bounty land warrants.

Also adversely to the House bill to de Clare Corleited to the United States certain lands grands granted in aid of railroad&in Mississippi^ Louisiana andlFlorida.

Mr. Fc^rry, ttom CommitUip on Patents, reported'adversely'the bill to repeal'the 16th section of the act of Maroh 2, 1861, relating to warrants for inventions and discoveries patented abroad-

Mr. Grimes called up the bill in relation to captures itiade by Admiral Ibarra gilt's fleet on tike Mississippi in 1862. In reply tp a question by Mr. Trumbull, he said the bill did not give the officers or men anything more than they would have been entitled to under existing laws, but have merely a technical .bill passed. Mr. Grimes called up the bill to compensate the officers and crew of xhe Kearsarge for the,destruction of the Alabama. It gives to. commander Winslow and bis crew •rtO.pqfU

Mr. Trumbull called up the bill to reorganize the judicial system of the United States. It fixes the number of Judges of the United Siates Supreme Court at nine, and provides for appointment of Circuit Judges to perform Circuit duties now performed by Judges of the Supreme Court, but requires that each of the latter shall do circuit duty for at least one term every twe years. Mj. Edmunds began a apeecbin opposition to the provision of the bill for Circuit Judges, but was interrupted by expiration of tbe morning hour, which brought up unfinished business—the Indian appropriation bill.

Several additional amendments*reported by tho Indian Committee were adopted.

Mr. Stewart offered ab additional section to the bill which lately passed t&e House transferring control of the Indian Bureau to tbe War Department.

After discussion, in which Mr. Morrill, of MaiHe, Pomeroy, Morton, Hendricks and Sprague opposed, and Stewart, Ed-mnnds-and Gonkling favored the amendment, it waa rejected, yeas 8, nays 26,

The appropriation was then passed., On motion of Mr. Edmunds the bill to ftpttl the Tenure-of-offioe act was again tahen up, Whereupon at 4:45 p. m,, the Senate adjourned. bat '.-g ^. „Uiw"

From Boston.

BOSTON, Feb. 19 A resolution was introduced in the House to-day that- the Alabama treaty should be spurned with contempt, and its ratification would be dishonorable to the nation and unjust to its oitizens.

CINCINNATI MABKET. By Telegraph.]

('J:.,

the

minority of thei Committee^ objected, that the resolution was not authorized by the oommitteej pr at least that they were not -notified of' any meeting of the committee at which the subjeot wafi to be considered.

Mr. Blair stated he wss authorised by the majority Of'the committee to report the resolution.

The Speaker put the question to the House and tbe resolution WAS received and agreed to.

f}'dj Jr-tra

10&3

90 for

O, 7 60^8 60 for extra St. Loais, 9 CO012 (10 for good to choice do closing bail. JKflMKY—Nominally n&changed.

WHEAT—Ddt and 1$2 lower, 91 66^1 68 for No. 2 spring in store and afloat, (2 12% for whit* Michigan.'

OOBN—Dnll and heavy, lc lower,at 88Q90 for new mixed western, 89 for white western, 90® 96 for western yellow, 93 for southern yellow, lyi for good white winter.

OUT MEATS—Quiet at 14{$% for shoulders ao1 for hams. POBK—Heavy and lower, at 932 8TQ33 66.

KS8 POBH.—New 932 60, old 928 60@27 25, prime 929 00(331 00. LABD—Heavy, sales'of 660 tierces at 18%@19% for steam, 19Ji®20 for kettle rendered.

SOL-D-33J4056.

SPECIAL NOTICES.

We would call attention to fact that TUSIIL, RIPLEY & DEMING V* offering extra inducements to personI in want of DBT QOODS. See advei tisement. daw

HOWrO GET PATENTS.

For opinion, no charg*. Ssnd sketch and description. For appUoats»a ssnd model, not over one foot in tise, and 910, llrst Government and Stamp lees. Specifications, drawings, caveats assignments prepared rejected claims prosecuted, Also, interferences, extension of patents, and appeals. Patents taken ont in all European countries. Illustrate 1 pamphlets, 110 pages sent free. Address MUNN & OO., 83dSm Ho. ST Park Bow, N. T.

LAND AGENCY.

OLAKB'S LAND AGENCY, -D On Ohio Street, twtweea Th trd and Fourth Laads Boufet aid Sold oa BeasomaMe COBS•lssloi. |900«000 worth of detiribto

Qitf

Real K»tat©„ Coliunn itfi

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OF'

HENDRICH & LANGE,

Oflice over First Hatlaaal Batik, S. B. Coraar of Fourth and Main Streets,

T«rre ilaute« Inds

tn sua'

AbstracU

title furnished,

Loans n»

go ti a tod, and Money invested

FOB SALE.

fot'tfLotslnLtntoe*. House and lot, eact Oulo street Bouee and lot,iu *cMurrain^ AddiUUon, House and lot la Sibley's addlttou on 6th street, Hons- and lot i# Base's addition on :Sth'stwafc How «cd lot on P»»»ar. between «th andTth

LETTER LISTi

LIST OF LKTUB remaining UNCLF^e in the Poet Office, IJ "1 SATUBDAT, Fotroary, 20 1869»

Downey Mrs Alice Durham Miss Jans Kvans Miss Mary A Fagan Mrs Bebceca Fry Mias Kate Foreman MISs Xaady Funuoan Xisa Wlnuey Qarahan Mrs Maggie, Oreen Mrs Albert O ifflth Mrs Martha Gordon Mrs Kmiiy Hart Bebecca A .c Hall Miss Boea Bammerly Mrs A Harris Mrs Mima Hannah Fannie re 8 us an 1 Jones Oharlotte Keoble Miss Kelly Mrs N Kimball Miss Haggle Laff rty Mrs Man ha Lewis Mrs Jane Littiqjohn Mrs A I Locklear Miss Laura Lucher Mrs- Alice Lyons Miss Sarab Marrow Mrs Ellen Meeker Mrs Mary-^. Miller MIM Kata VI

Edmonson Danl Ferry and Bruce Fisk Jebat'^

OIHOIHHATI, F«b. 19.

FLOUB—Unsettled and doll, family at 86 76@ 10. WHEAT—Unsettled and lover, red winter at 91 40Q1 60, choice sold at 9t 66.

OOBN—oioies ftrmer at 63@64o for ar» WHJ3KY—Declined to 9Se and the market dull, not much demand.

HESg POBK—Lower and unsettled, city leld at 932 though it was not offered to aof extent b»low |39 60.

BULK MB ATS—Neglected, no demand and no qaotatibaa c.n be given, holdtra are asking $13 (£15.

BACON—Dull, no demand. LaBD—Lard dull and drooping, but pr CM are n*mlnally anchanged.

BUTrKB—Firm and in good demand atJ33 037. EQ09—In good supply anl dnll at 18Q19. 8DOAB— Active, prices higher.

GOLD—At 133(9134 bnyiog.

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Fry O Gragg A g*" Graham O Gu er James Hail Bobt Hadden Harris Simon H»ris wm 'i.« Hittabiddle Hiram Hoskin. John HlmesSanl Hutchison N Ingle John ij. Kelley Jansi ,... Lewis A Little WB Longfellow 1W .. Long Eilsha Lues Water IHt a»- seiKMatbias Matbews & Smith MeihradP DliUsr

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MABKETSaw Toax, Feb. 19.

FLOUB—Dull and 10@16c lower with sales at 1(5 60@6 36Jfor superfine State and westers, 6 66(9 00 for"extra State,' 6 40(^7 25 for extra weetern, 45(9» 60 for White wheat extra, 6

N and AFTEK THIS DATE I

OFFSB

HEATY CA8SIMERE8,

COAXINGS, SHAWLS, BLANKETS

AND All. KINDS OF

WINTER G00QS

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lot on North ath, between Cbesnut

"Two^»«te2eBtouseeAnilaln street OOUSIT M»0P**rr. Farm

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acres lb Honey

Cc*el

T^^n»hlp

3™STtSew wesssideeanal JaaSMtt

ESTABLISHED

bright Mlas Harlat Wiley Mrs Ann Wood Mrs William-.

Moore Misi Jessie Xorgan Mrs JUiaabatb QXSTLXMXM'S LIBT.

Alkire Geo Adams IO Addison John-.^— Archey Simoa/1 Arnold Sam 110 Ball Kd !f." Barton Danl Bennett BB Boyntou Bruns F. Grain Cramer O Chambers Donnelly James Oullins TlmoShy 'bhie JphnDayton Deltas Iseac JCdwrrds Elijah Sans A KnglesA Xsrey Jos

Miller James Miller Jas Xoore A Moore

Morris Morgan Wot MansenChas McCormick a Nod Hye 8 O'UarroJ Pstiiford S' Phillips Bobt Pool Johnnie Powell Eaton Boaves Wm Biley Xika Beagan S BlsuaGeo Blsley Bowan Alex Boala Jas Bobcrts Alex Strange James. Swank Geo Shelly Wm Sp«neer W Seaton A Broderick 3 Smith Geo W Smith Smith David Ohlmard Shidler Sigler Jacob Scott

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Scott W Schoonover John TrueD Van Alien Jas Vorteri IFhaeler Franks I Wiggins Nelson Wilkinson GW Winegardnsr Saml Wyeth Chas Williams John Wilson UW TonugJ 8

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LA.

LA9»'LIST. Kodesett Miss A lifeline McAllister Miss Phebe

'Allen »rs Peter Aldiidge Mrs Juita A Bauholser Miss Kate

McOrath Mrs Patrick Bay-Mrs Bebeoca Bldge Misi Jennie Both Miss Msgdalena, Boll Mrs Boby Mrs Buth Boach Mca BogersMIss Charlotta Koderus Mra A Bussell Mrs Polly Shatter Miss Jennie Spalsburg Mrs Faanto"^ Sleeth Miss Sallla Stewart Miss Stewart Mrs 8ue Stevens Maggie Shelton Miss Stewart Mrs Kllssf SUvers Miss HA 2 Slnkey Miss Hellia Smith Mary Spansler Miss Hattle 2 Stone Miss Lissle 1 School Mrs 1 Snyder Mrs Oeorgs Bhuler Mrs Sarah Tabscott Mrs Mars Tatriok Mrs BA Taylor Mary Thomas Adeline Ao Tottaa Mrs Terrel Miss S.M Vance Miss Venard Miss Lou'sa Yisina Mrs Mary Walker Miss Belle Wlnnlagham Miss A

Burnt Mrs ZUen Bennett Mrs MatBurlington Mrs Ellen 01*1^ Miss Bella Chavers Mrs Louisa Chapaana Miss I Confer Mrs Margaret Oernwell MissK O

OTJB STOCK

WINTER ,r'-

DRESS GOODS!

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COKNEUDS ft BAteiKIT,

Cornet 3d and Main Sts.

Terre-Haute. Indiana

Jan'ylf, 1860.

ud Ooantry

property for ute, Houses for root. oot28dw6ai

3C aw

1851

BURNETT, •j-",'^U« 4+M.C* KIBAFTRHRFR TAD D^UR

Leather, Hides, Ollishoe Vindlugs, and Carrier's Tools,

I«a. 144AIM MAIN ST., TKBBK UkVTK, 1KB.,

Would r»spectfully Inform hfs old patrons, and the public gea. rally, that he has on hud and so. Melts orders for tbe various kinds of goods adapted to tfce wants of

SMo« Bnabotiinn, WSMI-

dls awt Banisaa Makers Dealers, Consisting of

Fair and

Black Bridie, Collar Leather, Bag Leather, Line Leather Seating, Pad.^

SOLE—Oak, Hemlook, Slaaghter, Buenos Ayres. -aad 0rmooo, French and Ametian Call and is

w«x

Upper, Buff, Grtln l^athrr,

Pebble Grain, Spina, Lace Leather, Dbamola Skins, ete. BOANS—Cochineal, Maroon, Blue, Gre«n,Tellow. and Oraam.

LININO SKINS—White, Pln^:. Yellow and Busset. X0B0060—Tampico, Ouraoaa, Patnas, Gaps,

Boat Leg, Pei bltd, Simon Goat, etc. CALF KID—French md Amarloan. PLASTEBSB'S HAIB. fil:,

L«tings,

(itM

Boat Wsb,- -4 f.

'"Bindings, Gaiter Web, Oorings, Lace-, 1o

Gall?on,u.

Shoe Threads,

i. .« ShoeDaok, Bristles, Byaiots, -scarx foles, Cement, Shoe Kit, ,r Ol MaohlneWax, Gnm Tragscanlb, sd^e Ml-cklng, Mashme Thiead.

S in an us a

Nails, Awls and lacks, Lasts, Shoe Tie*., &!« ms Crimping Boards,

'f-t

CUmps, Boot Tree*

IK.-r.: f. Crimping Xochlnes, Etc.. Etc., E c.

OILS—Cod. Straits and Bank. Sicily, Somac and Jdponlca.

THREAD,

NKXDLBI, AND SEWING MACHLNE THREAD

AND SILK.

•••CASH for Bid**,. Furs, Sherp Pefts Dsar Skim, Tallow, and Leather iu the Buu^h.

Consignments always Htceive Prompt Attention,

FebSdwtf

QARRIAGE MANUFACTORY

WHDT, THOMAS & CO.,

Corner 2d and Walnut streets, Terrs Haute, Ind., Keep constantly on hand, and mauufaoture to order, all the latsst styles of CARRIAGUH & BUGGIES We use none but the finest material In the contraction of our work, and warrant it superior oany offered in this market, Euootal attention t**f» to K»*«Ttirva

Great Sale

OP*

C. W1TTIG & C0„ 1TO MAIN ST&EET,

D£HI]IG BLOCK.

AT COST

Ladies Woolen Hoods at 10, 25, 60, T5, and 90c do do Nubias, at 45, 60, 60, 75, and 8O0 do do Breakfast Sbawls, $1,35, 1,60, 1,60, 1,75, 3,00 Children's Woolen Coats, at 60c, 75c, $1,00, 1,25, 1,50 Gent's Woolen Scarfs, :Jrt Wv15, 25, 60, 75, $1,00 do do Shirts and Drawers, at 50, 60, 75, and $1,00 do do Jaokets, at $1.86^ .V* ':i

S'is JWa

ALL OUR LADIES FURS AT EXACTLY QOST! ALL OCR BLAIEETS

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LADIES,

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If yo« rtquire* reliahjs, remedy, use the best 1 DB. HABTCT'S PUU1B PH.M have no equal. They are safs and sure in ordloa-

CMM* niOI| OVB 9tM BOX*

Dr. Harvey's Golden Pills,

four degrees strtJUtsr rtsy are intended for speda! issss ma ssuama m*. Private elrcalars sent free. Bneloaa sts»f- It the Pills,eaelaaathe money Sd 3S2a MTlSr OO WOedar Strset, Bew TorlT— -1'1 ad by retora mail. sssn w»y

Back Mitts, Gloves & Gauntlets,

at $1,75 and $2,00 per Pair,

P0B BEgT

QUALITY I

Our Entire Winter Stock

,-r Host ba Cleared withitt^r

THE NEXT 60 DAYS

To make room *'v

For SPRING PURCHASES

And we iavite all to give us a call, and fexamine the BARGAINS we bave to OFFER

C. WITTIG '& CO.,

170'MAIN ST* DEMING BLOCK.

Wholesale Dry Goods House

L. RYCE & SON. Jobbing Exclusively.

WEStock,

BATS JtTST BKKK TBBCUQB OU* rsdactng prices to ths

Lowest Market Value,

and setting things in order for [the

S I N A E Believing that tbe Dry Good" market will be sars steady la the fntnre, and prices less fluctuating, we ihall keep a

Larger and Better Stock,

tban we hare heretofore, and shall do our beet to to make It an object for all

CO UNTBT MERCHANTS

In* this Tidatty, to buy their Oeeda of vs. We shall fell-aa CHK'AP as anjboiy.and have as Bach resa'd to the intersst of our ens* toners ai to oar own, the

Mutual Benefit

of buyer and seller being ths troe basis ol fair dealing. We have nuw a fall lias of

Brown and Bleached Muslins. Prints, Delaines, Brills, Wool Flannels, s. Cloths and Ca**lmeres, vsieA-J Kenlncky Jeans.

YANKEE NOTIONS, &c,

CAS OTflCB

SO MS

Extraordinary Bargains

In a groat variety of

WIJTTEB DRESS GOODS fmf marktd down,

whloh we ar» anilons to «elt

.v* flib^toretho ssaeon closes..

It,

BfC£d

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