Daily Wabash Express, Volume 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 May 1871 — Page 1

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Mr. Hnlmau's Letter.

The letter of Mr. HULMAN in reference to the offer of the Ninth street school house to the School Trustees, deserves a notice from us—which we had not leisure to give it be'orethe election. In noticing it now, we shall treat him with becoming respect—cheerfully recognizing him as a worthy and respectable citizen.

He charges us with an attempt "to misrepresent the facts in the case," fail ing to observe that so serious an accusation should not be made without some fact to support it. Tf we were given to idle and senseless retaliation, we might retort in harsh words, and he would have no just reason to complain. But such is not our hubit, and, therefore, we shall be content with simple self-vindication,—leaving him to realize, in his own conscience, when we have done so, how unnecessary it was for him to enter into a controversy, the full import and magnitude of which he does not seem to have estimated.

He says that the offer of the school house was made because there was "a great lack of accommodation in the pub* lie schools of this place." How did he ascertain this? The Trustees did not seem to know it, and it was their especial duty to know it, if the fact existed. Mi. HULMAN, himself, tells us what they thought about it—for he says, that the offer was "declined on the ground that there was all the accommodation needed." Who had the most reliable information on this subject, Mr. HCJ.MAN and his associate petitioners, or the Trustees? In our opinion, the latter had and, therefore, we see no way of avoiding the conclusion that there was some other reason than the one assigned, why the offer was made. That reason is, as we think, sufficiently set forth by Mr HULMAN himself, and with his his own statement we are content

He says that the parties who owned the school-house, "felt willjng and glad to offer this school to the public free of all charge, on condition that no sectarianism was introduced there. "The reader will observe this special wording that the "school" was offered, what school', the school already there,undoubtedly,—which is a lloman Catholic school, taught by a priest of that Church. And such was, in point of fact, the ofler as will appear by the petition, which made it conditional "iliat Mr. J. P. VESQUE, a licensed public school teacher of our city, be its teacher','' and the children going there to school be permitted to continne to do so." This was certainly an o/Ter of the ?chool-house upon the express condition that the 'school," as Mr. HULMAN say«, should go along with it. Now, it is perfectly well known that Mr. VESQUE, is a Roman Catholic, that he teaches a Koman Cath. olic school, and that "the children going there to school, are the children of Boman Catholic parents, who consider it their highest duty to educate them in the Boman Catholic faith. All this may be said without any just cause of offence—and certainly none is^meant. What then does the proposition of the petitioners amount to? Just this, and nothing more or less:—that the Trustees should adopt a Boman Catholic School, taught under the auspices of that church as a part of our common school system, and support it out of the common school fund! But Mr. HULMAN says, this was to bq done "free of all charge!'' The petUioMers did not say this, but the reverse—for tbey attached this further condition expressly:—that- the Trustees should pay "the whole or at least part of the salary of Mr. J. P. VESQUE, which is $80 per month, from our public city school fund." Of course, there was to be no charge for the building—but that is a small affair. The great question was, how was the school to be supported?—and the petitioners took good care to answer it, by stipulating that this should be done by expending part of "our public city school fund" for that purpose. They are intelligent enough to know what the law is—that all public ?cliool teachers are selected by the Trustees, and responsible to them. But, manifestly, this did not suit them,—it was not what they were trying to bargain for. The few Protestant ones amongst them did not think of it, in all probability, and signed the petition without mature reflection, as many petitions are signed. But it would detract lrom the intelligence ot those who got it up, to intimate that there was no meaning in the proposition that they should be permitted to violate the law, by selecting the teacher themselves, and thu3 taking it out of the hands of the Trustees. What did they mean by this? It is perfectly palpable. The Koman Catholic Church teaches and commands all its members to send their children onlv to school# where the religion of that

Church is taught. It will not allow them to go to our public schools, for the simple reason that they may become Protestants. We suppose Mr. VESQUE to teach such a school as his church requires, and we su |pose also that the Boman Catholic portion of the petitioners knew this fact. And we further suppose that they got up this school for the reason merely that they, in obedience to their church, would not permit their children to go to the public schools. And supposing all this, it was our duty to say, and to repeat it when necessary, that they made a covert and cunningly contrived attack upon our common school system. If they desire their own schools, in the name of justice let them liaTe them, and teach their own religion in them if they please. We shall go as far as anybody to protect them in these rights. But when they undertake to obtain a portion of our school fund to isupport such schools, we shall continue to say to them—hands off, gentlemen! you strike our institutions at their vital point.

Mr. HULMAK is right when he says,

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"our pnblic schools should be free as the air we breathe," "accessible to all denominations alike." That is just exactly what they are, and that is the reason why we cherish such fondness for them. They are open to Boman Catholics and Protestants, Jews ajd Gentiles. But here lies the difficulty—that all classes of children go to them and are mixed up together, learning, not sectarianism, for there is none taught in them, but how to become useful and valuable American citizens, except the Roman Catholic children! They are kept atvay for fear they may learn what the others learn, and are sent, in preference, to sectarian schools where they are taught that they owe a higher duty to. their Church than they owe to the State! If that sort of thing were stopped everybody would have the benefit of our free schools.

An Important Sctaoel Law. It may not be generally known to our citizens that an important School law was passed by the General Assembly at its recent session. The act was mainly intended for the benefit of Indianapolis, and most of it is applicable to cities having a larger population than thirty thousand. But in order to meet certain contingencies not unlikely to occur in other cities, the followjng section was inserted:

SECTION 7. The Common Council of any city having a less population than thirty thousand inhabitants may, by a majority vote of the members thereof, at any time order the election of members of a Board of School Commissioners, according to the provisions ol this act, which Board, when elected and organized, shall have all the powers, and shall perform all the duties required by the provisions of this act, and shall supersede the Board of School Trustees then in office.

These Commissioners are elected by the people, as other city officers, and the Board consists of one member (we believe) from each Ward. An emergency clause is attached to the act, and it is now a law of the State. It will be seen that, whenever the public geod may demand such action, the Council can call on the people to take care of their schools. Under these circumstances we do not apprehend that any backward step will be taken in the management of the public schools of this city. The election of a Council that may be relied upon as firm friends of the free schools, insures their safety.

A MISSTATEMENT that has been put in circulation renders it proper to say that the following is an exact copy of the only dispatch sent by the local agent of the A osnr-iatprl Press, nr any othnr person connected with this paper in relation to the municipal election of Tuesday:

TERRE HAUTE, May 2.—The result of the election in this city to-day is a decided Republican victory, by large gains. The Republicans elect all their candidates on the general ticket, and every Councilman.

It is a concise statement of facts, as any Democrat will cheerfully admit.

So FAR as we have learned, the municipal elections in this State on Tuesday resulted in decided Bepublican gains. The party is getting ready for next year's work.

KuKlnx Legislation.

The New York Tribune in the course of a very long and able article'on this subject, remarks:

Remember how Andrew Johnson, in the early days of his apostacy, used to proclaim (in effect) that the blacks ought not to be enfranchised because, if they should be, the whites would kill them. The Ku Klux are working hard to fulfill this baleful rophecv the Republicans in Congress endeavoring to defeat them. He wnw'says, "stand up for Impartial Suffrage, but I am opposed to the Ku-Klux act of Congress," holds like ground with the old public functionary and his henchman, Jerry Black, when they gravely argued to the country that though States had no right to secede, yet, if they would do so, there was no rightful power to prevent them.

It is hard to exercise due patience in contemplating such logic. If Congress has no power to enforce the XlVth and XVth Amendments to the Federal Constitution, then they should never have been passed nor ratified. If it has that power (and the affirmative of this proposition is expressed in the very words of those amendments,) then there is no more to be said. Congress has tried to do what the Constitution expressly requires we apprehend that its measure wilt prove Inadequate, because of the intrinsic difficulty of the problem but it has acted according to the best light vouchsafed it, and will hereafter tighten the hooks and clench the nails as experience shall dictate.

As to the violence which the Ku Klux act is alleged to have done the Constitution, the clause is plausible or absurd according as you do or do not recognize the three anti-slavery amendments as integral parts of that Constitution. From Toombs, John Forsyth or Jeff. Davis, the charge seems in character from a professed Republican, it strikes us as a selfexposed absurdity. George Washington, when the Constitution was scarcely six vears old, was confronted by a quasi rebellion in Western Pennsylvania, foubded in popular hate of the tax on whisky, then about the only exportable staple of that religion. The Ku Klux of that day were not enemies of the Union, the Constitution, or the inalienable rights of man: they meant only to raise a tumult which would prevent the enforcement and hasten the repeal of the whisky tax. Hence they riotously drove away the revenue officers, and burned the offices of one or two of them. President Washington did not relish that mode of dealing with an obnoxious tax so he called out fifteen thousand volunteers, and sent them against the rioters, who, finding that he meant business, came down, after the manner of Capt. Bcotf• coon. Before Washington's expedition had made its way through the great wilderness that then all but covered the interior of Pennsylvania, the whisky rioters had disbanded, dispersed, and the laws had fully resumed their sway. It was not found necessary to fire a single shot.

The Democrats of that day denounced and execrated Washington's energetic promptness as an ostentatious defiance of constitutional restraints on Executive authority and discretion.

DAN MACAULEY has a good prospect of being Mayor of Indianapolis "during the term of his natural life."

THE New Albany Water Works Com-" pany have signified their acceptance of the charter granted them by the Council of that city.

MAKY Democrats did themselves honor on Tuesday by voting for JOHN PADDOCK. This was what we expected in a community 80 patriotic a3 ours.

WE have decided not to inflict upon our patient readers a discourse upon the causes that resulted in the great Bepublican victory on Tuesday Harmony and hard work did the business, How this harmony was insured and the hard work performed is pretty well understood.

A DISEASE somewhat resembling the Texas cattle fever has broken out in Fairfax county, Va., and has reached such an alarming extent as to cause the Mayor of Alexandria to issue a proclamation to prevent cattle afflicted from being brought within the city limits. The disease is represented to be contagious and fatal in every case.

CITY MARSHAL CROWE informs us that the offensive demonstrations to which we alluded, yesterday, were occasioned by his having been falsely informed that the crowd in question were knocking down and otherwise maltreating citizens on the sidewalk. We are willing to give him the benefit of this explanation, and to make some allowance for the excited state of mind in which he must have been at that time. What the Ku Klux are Striving to

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The Louisville Commercial thus clearly states the objects sought to be accomplished by the Ku Klux:

The object of the organized violence in the Southern States is well known and understood. The Bepublicans, especially the Black Bepublicans, are to be cowed and intimidated they are to be kept from voting for men of their choice, and thus the Southern State governments are to be returned to Democratic control, and the newly made citizens deprived of their rights, civil and political. In order to bring about this result, and with that view alone, Southern men of standing and cultivation give their support and countenance to, or withhold their disapproval of, midnight prowlers and murderers.

But vhat makes these men so anxious to recover the possession and control ol the State governments? More than any tiling else it is the belief that, the complexion of the next national legislature depends upon the elections in the South that a Democratic South will give to,the country a Democratic President and Congress that the enforcement of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments will. at once come to an end that the Iaws_ giv^ ing vitality to these amendments will all be repealed, and that the country will again live as under "the Union as it was."

BY TELEGRAPH. WASHINGTON.

STEAMER SUNK.

WASHINGTON, May 3.—The iron steamship Hercules, Captain Doughty, belonging to the Beading Bailroadf Co., left the wharf of the consolidated Coal Co., at Georgetown, D. C., yesterday, with 1037 tons of Cumberland coal, for Philadelphia, and was towed down the river to Waters' wharf, where she sprung a leak and was sunk in fifteen feet water. She is nearly new, and has been recently thoroughly repaired. She was built four years ago at Chester, Pa., and cost $110,000. Her stern is completely under water. Efforts are being made to-day to pump her out.'

VISITORS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY. The President has selected the following as members of the board of visitors to the Naval Academy. The annual examination takes place at the Academy on the ^Oth inat Bev. J. P. Newman, D. D., of District of Columbia Judge

JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.

The Joint High Commission re-timed sessions to-day at the Department of State.

CORCORAN.

The physicians of Corcoran report that he is in improved condition. NATIONAL BANKS.

National Banks are required io report their condition at the close ot business on Saturday, the 29th of April, and not the 8th, as was yesterday erroneously stated.

CONNECTICUT.

THE LEGISLATURE.

HARTFORD, CT., May 3—The Legislature convened to-day. The House chose Hon. E. H. Bugbee, of Killingsby, Speaker, and B. A. Hough, of Danbury, and G. H. Carrell, of Waterbury, clerks, all Republicans. A joint committee on the canvass of votes for State officers was raised, to whom was referred the report of the Board of Canvassers, and petitions of presiding officers of town meetings in New Haven, Enfield and Cheshire, praying that evident errors in returns from those towns be corrected. In the House a debate arose on the resolution giving this committee power to send for persons and papers, in order to fully investigate the tacts about these returns claimed to be erroneous. The Democrats opposed grant* ing such power, claiming it ta be unconstitutional. "The power will probably be granted, and the Legislature adjourn until next week, to give the committee time for its investigations, and report who have received a majority of the votes cast for Governor and other officers not yet declared elected.

BALTIMORE.

REVENUE FRAUDS.

BALTIMORE, May 3.—Supervisor Fulton is investigating revenue frauds, involving over a million dollars. Thus far the testimony shows that a large amount of illicit whisky was put on the market through the connivance *f certain revenue officers, who demanded and received considerable sums of money to suppress information concerning frauds.

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L. Orr, of South Carolina Bev. Geo. M.Steele, of Wisconsin General James H. Wilson, late of the United States Army Thos. P. Safford, of Georgia George D. Perkins, of Iowa Benj. F. Tiflt, of Maine Rev. J. J. Brownson, of Pennsylvania Wm. D. Walcott, of New York John B. Henderson, of Missouri.

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA. THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 4.1871.

Efforts For Conciliation tinne.- =.

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Societies Propose a Monster Peace Demonstration.

Infantry Engagements .Before FortIssy.

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Considerable Losses on Both Sides.

All Yestigea of the Monarehial Regime in Paris to be Destroyed.:s,u

ENGLAND.

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LONDON, May 3.—The Times'tfpecial from Paris says, efforts for conciliation continue. Even societies propose holding a monster peace celebration on Monday.

THE AFFAIR AT CLAMABT. The slaughter in the affair at Clamart was terrible. The fighting was literally hand to hand, and fully 300 of the insurgents were killed by the bayonet.

A REPORT.

The News' special says, it is reported in Versailles that McMahon has tendered his resignation.

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The News' special from Versailles announces that Gen. De Merode, formerly Papal Minister of War, and a Belgian by birth, has presented to Thiers a petition bearing the signatures of a great number of Belgian Catholics, requesting French intervention for the maintenance of the temporal power of the Pope.

ABSOLUTELY FALSE.

LONDON, May 3.—A dispatch from Versailles says the report that McMahon has resigned, is absolutely false.

I TO BE DESTROY KU. A Paris dispatch says tli»- Column in the Place Vendome is to lc demolished on the 8th of May, and that all statues and other vestiges of monarehial regime are to be destroyed on the same day.

BOUSE OF COMMONS.

In the House of Commons to-day, Jacob Bright, member for Manchester, moved to second the reading of the bill enfranchising women, and in a speech in support of the bill used all the old and well known arguments in its favor. Bouverie, member for Kilmarket, spoke in opposition to the measure, repeating the veteian objection to the exercise of female suffrage. Mr. Gladstone followed in a speech of some length. He was, he said, not prepared to sastain the measure, for he declines to involve womanhood in the trying scenes and turbulent excitements of elections. He preferred the Italian idea of female suffrage, founded on property, exercised by proxy. He was opposed to .tne bill in its present shape, but i?a8 ready to sustain a careful measure for the same object. Lord John Manners, member for North Leicestershire, waa puzzled to discover the grounds of Gladstone's opposition, and said that the scenes at elections were easily avoidable by the same means as have already enabled members of Universities to vote. Beresford hoped the member for Cambridge University opposed extension of suffrage to iemales as an outrage upon womanhood. Mr. Playfair, member for EdinbUrg and St. Andrews, spoke in favor of woman suffrage. A vote was then taken, resulting in a majority of 69 against the

V- /V 4 '-M -. THE T0KF*? .IT. The great race for the Chester cup took place to-day, with the following result: W- H. Scott, br. c. Glenwalt, by Dundee out of Morning Dew, 4 years old, 48 pounds, 1. Mr. T. Lambard's ch. h. Marlimer, by Campieque, oat of Countess, 6 years old, bred in France, 129 pounds, Mr. W. Day's br. m. Our Mary Ann, by Baltigeur, out of Gruish, 6 years old, 120 pounds, 3. Fifteen horses ran.

FBAftCE.

TO BE COURT MARTIALED.

PARIS, MAY 2.—General Megy is to be tried by court martial for abandoning Issy. L\J 1 BATTERIES AT WORK. I

Versailles batteries at Chatillon, Mendon and Bretenil have been shelling Issy all day.

THE SITUATION.

VERSAILLES, May 3.—The situation is unchanged. Government batteries are still breaching the walls of Fort Issy. The night passed quietly.

ENGAGEMENTS.

PARIS, May 3. —There was an infantry engagement before Issy this morning. The Versaillists were repulsed. The losses were considerable on both sides. Several minor engagements have occurred at Neuilly, where the forces of the Commune and those of the Assembly still hold their old positions. The Coaamune is silent as to the recent battle at Clamart.

CONSTANTINOPLE. ROYAL VISITOR. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3.—It is thought that the Khedive of Egypt will shortly pay a visit to the Sultan.

CONGRATULATIONS.

The Sultan has sent a representative to Madrid to congratulate King Amadeus upon his occupation of the throne of Spain.

APPROVED.

The financial scheme of Moret, Minister for tho Colonies, was unanimously approved at the Council of Ministers yesterdav.

VIENNA. INFALLIBILITY.

VIENNA, May 3.—The Minister of Instruction at to-day's session of the Beichsrath, declared that the government had taken position in favor of the abolition of the Concordat with the church of B«in«, and would now cooiidtr the practical consequence to the empire and the people ot the dogma of infallibility.

BOMBAY. DB. LIVINGSTONE.

BOMBAY, May 3.—Advices from Zanzibar state that news has been received that Dr. Livingstone is alive and well,but in a destitute condition.

FLOBBNCE. PAPAL GUARANTEES.

FLORENCE, May 3.—The Italian Senate has adopted the Papal guarantees bill, by a vote of 105 to 20. The bill had been slightly amended, and returns to the Chamber of Deputies.

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t'f V1" FOREIGN DISPATCHES. NEW YORK, May 3.—A dispatch dated Versailles, Tuesday evening, says, after hoisting the white flag on Issy, the insargents hauled it down. They will soon surrender. The same fate will soon befall Montrague and Vonvres. Boasellis much more dreaded by the Versailles commanders than was. Cluseret He is regarded as a much better officer. At Point dueJoudthe insurgents tried to erect a citadel, but Valerien threw sixforty pound shells a minute, and totally destroyed the work. Spies report 30,000 Nationals ready to support Versailles troops, but only when they enter Paris. The anger of troops against the insurgents is inconoeiveable. Our troops refuse quarter. and it is useless for an officer to urge merer

SUICIDE.

A woman of apparent refinement and intelligence engaged a room at the Stevens Hense on Monday. Yesterday afternoon Bhe was found dead in bed, having committed suicide by taking chloroform. Upon the table was found a letter, stating that she had taken her life because she had no means, of employment or friends. It was signed K. E. Harring-

"''EBIB CASE.'11

Argument on the order to show cause why an attachment should not issue against Jay Gould, for refusing to produce certain books for reference before Master White in the cane of Heath and Baphael against the Erie Company, and others, took place yesterday, afternoon, in the United States District Court, before Judge Blatchford. Arguments in favor of the order were made by Messrs. Southmaid and Evarts, which were opposed by ex-Judge W. A. Beach. At conclusion the Court took the papers and reserved decision..,..

SECRET SOCIETY/

A secret society has been formed in this city within the past two months, the existence of which has only leaked out accidently. It is called the "Baft," and meetings are held with closed doors. The members, who already number close on 50,000, are chiefly from the artisan and loboring classes. The object is to influence elections favorably to working claw--tich societies have been established in :i iuost all the large cities in the Union.

THE HAYTIEN MINISTER. XS IIJIF A special Washington dispatch says the Haytien Minister nas been authorized by his government to state that Hayti does not desire to conquer and control the Dominican Bepnblic, but that 'the only object is to establish a boundary line between Hayti and Dominica. It would be pleased if the boundary line could be guaranteed by the Government of the United States, The Haytien Minister here has had the report of the St. Domingo Commissioners translated into the French language, with the view of distributing it in that form in. Hayti and Europe.

TAYLOR WILL CASE.

Surrogate Hutchings yesterday refused the application of contestant attorneys in the Taylor will case, for allowance of fees out of the estate, His Honor remarking that there was a decided increase in the number of contested wills, many of them based on most trivial facts and most erroneous ideas of law, and that if it was decided to contest these instruments, such parties and their lawyers should proceed in the usual business manner.

THE KU KLUX LAW. -1

The Times' Washington special says, the first step toward the execution of the Ku Klux law, will probably be the issue of a proclamation try the President, which may be expected in a very short time, calling attention to the provisions of law and the purpose to. enforce it promptly and thoroughly, whenever it may be violated. There is considerable evidence of a good moral effect of the law in suppressing disorder at the South already exerted.

FROM THE MINING REGION.

A dispatch from Scranton says, there seems to be a general sentiment among business men that the only chance the miners have is, to to work without naming terms and arbitrate wages afterward, and the indications are that com pa-, nies are ready to make such arrangement^ The men, it is thought, could be induct to arbitrate wages before entering t| mines, but they repel the idea of enteri| mines without knowing beforehand they will receive for work. Considerable coal was yesterday mined at Tripp's Slope. Bumor states that the men at work were threatening, but investigation shows no truth in it. Military are stationed at convenient distance. 8HIPPERS AND SHIP OWNERS.

There is said to be serious antagonism between shippers and ship owners. The new bills of lading upon which all goods are to be transported hereafter, leave, it is said, the steamship monopolists wholly responsible for losses and injury in transit. ...

FANCY DEALERS. .5

The importera of perfumery and fancy articles held a meeting yesterday, and protested against Commissioner Pleasanton's recent opinion that wholesalers must stamp bottles, because he thought an unbroken package, within the meaning of the law, meant a case, as passed the Custom House.

COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE. Charles Perdue, a sailor, formerly of Orange, N. J., tried some time since in the United States Court, before Judge Woodruff was found guilty of firing the ship Bobert Edwards on the high seas, and sentenced to be hanged May 12th. Every effort has been put forth by Counsel to secure commutation of sentence, and yesterday a letter was received from President Grant, annonncing that after a aire ful review of the case, he had determined to order that Purdue be confined to penitentiary for twelve years.

HEWS FROM CUBA.

A special from San Diego, Cuba, says C61. Canizal in an encounter with insurgents in the district of Cove, killed eight and made fourteen paisoners. The loss of the troops under Canizal is not stated. The family of the insurgent chief Camilo Sanches surrendered at Sancti Spiritus on the Bret. Spanish guerrillas surprised a camp of fifty insurgents near Pajas, killed a few, and captured clothing and other effects and destroyed the encampment.

MURDER CASE.

Foster, the alleged murderer of Putnam, was arraigned this morning in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Judge Cardoxa presiding. The prisoner declined to enter a general plea, and asked through counsel that the case be put off until to-morrow, to enable him to enter a special plea. After discussion, the Court granted the request. Ex-Judge Stuart, counsel for Foster, has put in a plea to the effect that the indictment is void and irregular, on the ground that

Judge Cardoza, before whom the indictment was found, was assigned to sit General Court during the April term this court, and that he was no legal authority to preside over the Court of Oyer and Terminer, before which the case must come.

CONTEMPT CASE.

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Arthur Bigelow, of Brooklyn,"recovered $14,000 from the ErieBaiiroad Company for injuries received by cars at Point of Bocks disaster.

NEW ORLEANS.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

NEW ORLEANS, May 3.—The Evening Picayune of yesterday says, State Senator Jencks attempted to commit suicide, by shooting himself through the head with a derringer. Jinks has been State Collector for one of the parishes, and is a defaulU~ the State to amount of $14,000 or,/9 An affidavit is standing for embezzlement. At last ,ne wounded man was lying in a state, and his recovery was doubt•.i

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WLLKESBARRE, PA., May 3.—An alarming fire occurred here last night, at One time threatening the well known Valley House. It began about 10:45 in a stable in the rear of the Hotel. The fire destroyed a dozen or so stable1? and out buildings. Several times the Hotel roof and offices were on fire, but by great exertion the conflagration was prevented from spreading.

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LAKE SHORE St MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. CLEVELAND, O., May 3.—At the'ainnual meeting of the stockholders of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Bailroad, held in this city to-day, the following gentlemen were elected directors for the ensuing year: Horace Clark, of New York Jas. H. Banker, of New York Augustus Schell, of New York William Williams, of Buflalo Henry B. Payne, of Cleveland Ama» Stone, Jr., of Cleveland Stillman Witt, of Cleveland Wm. L. Scott, of Erie Mi «a Courtright, of Erie John Troy, of 11 Azariah Boody, of New York Albert eep, of Chicago Wm. D. Bishop, of Biidgeport, Conn. There is but one change from last year, Wm. D. Bishop in place ot Alanson Robinson, of Buflalo, deceased. Everything was harmonious, and there was but one ticket in the field. Hon. Schuyler Colfax presided at the meeting.

ST. LOUIS.

COTTON AND SUGAR ENTERPRISE. .- ST. LOUIS, May 3.—A movement is on foot here among prominent merchants, bankers and capitalists to organize an association in the interest of cotton and sugar producers, with the design of controlling at least a part, of this trade. The movement contemplates a bank in that direct interest, with a capital of half a million, a large cotton Pfess, warehouses and sugar sheds on the levee, with arrangements for freights, which shall give St. Louis an advantage over competing points. One hundred thousand dollars are now ready to embark in this enterprise, and it it said no difficulty will be experienced in speedily raising a million of capital steck. This project has been talked of some time, but it ias now assumed definite shape, and .1 undoubtedly be carried out very soonA

PLYMOUTH.

FIRE.

PLYMOUTH, May 3.—A fire heri last night totally destroyed the American Hotel and stables belonging thereto, the rocery store of J. G. Street, and the arge frame building containing the grocery stores of Richard Clark and John Wetz, and the Masonic Hall, and considerably damaged the brick store of F. Pontner, and the banking house of B. McDonough. Total loss about $18,000, partly covered by insurance. :-*?u|

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election was held at Greenbush, yesterday, and after closing the polls, a gang of ruffians made an attack on the inspectors. One of the rioters seized upon the ballot box and smashed it. A terrible fight ensued, in which the attacking party suffered severely. Notwithstanding the destruction of the ballot box, the inspec tors proceeded to declare the result of the election in favor of the citizens ticket.

BUCHABEST. .' THE ZLECTION8.

BUCHAREST, May 3.—The Boumanian elections resulted in favor of the government. .8 -.••.!•}

KM: CONSPIRACY.

conspiracy to plunder and kill Jews has been discovered and frustrated. The ringleaders, officers in the Boumanian army, have been cashiered. ... *.

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CRUSHED TO DEATH.

TOLEDO, O., May 3.—Frank Pomeroy, a sailor on the Barge Katy Brainard, was killed last night by being crushed in a yawl boat between two passing vessels. He lived at Zilwaukee, Michigan.

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THE BEER QDHTIOK

BOSTON, May 3.—The cities of Cam bridge, Salem and New Bedford yesterday voted to prohibit the sale of beer. Lynn, Lawrence and Worcester allow it.

ximi MILWAUKEE.:

f-.it !£?*«,•?. -St. 4

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A£* IME DIVORCE. ,11

MILWAUKEE, May 3.—Anna A. Pomeroy, wife of Briek Pomeroy, has had a di vorce granted her and $20,000 alimony bv the Milwaukee Circoit Court.

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ESTABLISHED MAT 12,1861.

The Markets.

CINCINNATI MARKET.

By Telegraph.] CIHCIUMATI, May 3 COTTON—Dnll. but holders not willing to make concMiions. Middling 14al4%,

FLOUR—Demand

Judge Blatchford has delivered opinion in the Jay Gould contempt matter, of which the following is the substance: The alleged contempt is wilful and inexcusable. Hilton, the transfer clerk, agreed to produce the books and papers, if Gould would give the order, but Gould refused. The pretense of Gould that he doubted his power to give such order, was shown by his own testimony to be without foundation, and^ only aggravates the character of his action, for Jones had testified that he had given orders for the production of the books, which had been sent before the Master. A non-bailable attachment must issue against Gould for his contempt. If the Master certifies that Gould has produced the books and papers called for, the attachment will be made bailable in the sum of $10,000. K' "J I

good, at fall prioes.

Family 6 25*6 50. WHEAT—Scarce and firm. 1 35al 38. CORN—Quiet and unchanged 57.

RYB—Quiet and weak 98al 02. OAT&—-Dull and unchanged. BARLRY—Scarce and firm 1 OOal 15. GROCERIES—Firm and unchanged. OILS -Steady. EGOS—Steady with moderate demand, 13. BUTTER—Fair demand bat at lower rates. Reserve 25a27. Ohio 22*25.

CHEESE—Quiet and unchanged- Factory

^^-Ftir demand but at lower rates. Sales at 17 l*Kal7 50, closing at 17 12al7 25. LARD—Demand good at full prices 11.

BULK MEATS -Dull and prices a shade lower shoulders 6K: sides 7%a7% clear rib 8%atU clear 8%a8%,

BACON—Fair demand but at lower rates shoulders sold at 7 clear 9)$: clear rib saleable at 9.

WHISKY—Demand fair and market firm

StLVI VOKK MARKKT

By Telegraph.] Haw Yoa*. May 3. COTTON—Quiet and unchanged Middling

**IffcoUR—Opened firm but closed dull. Receipts 17,000 barrels. Superfine Western and State 5.90a6 00 common to good extra 6 20a8 40 good to choice 6 40a6 90: white Western extra 7 25a 8 65. Ohij extras 6 35a 6 95. St. Louis 6 40a9 00.

WHISKY—Easier: 93a93&

LOCAL NOTICES.

KICHARDSOJf KIHEIT,

rf^l" .5??- IT In full assortment: also Bleached Goods'in New York Mills. Wamsutta. Lonsdale. Hill, Hadley, Hope. Ac. Utica and Waltham -4, 9-4,10-4 Bleached and Brown Sheetings.

TUELL. RIPLEY A DEMING, Fifth and Main street.

HUitARNOLD.

IsTOTIOE!

hereby give" notice to the ladies'o Terre Haute and vicinity that we have this day appointed ... •..'J.*'. -It

Herz & Arnold

..'NR ...I 7 -FK-I/R SOTE AGENTS FOB

HUE'S REA1LEM, •l«n AI«|VrNlt

STEREOSCOP JEH! in a *, views,

E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO

9*1 BMABAY, XKW TOBH,

INVITE

AISO.

PHOTO LANTERN SL1DKS1

PENSIONS.

SOLDIEBS and WIDOWS

IH*

7-3© GOLD

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WHEAT—Dull and prices drooping. Receipts 55.000 bushels. New spring 1 55al 56 red amber 1 56al 58.

RYB—Quiet and prices unchanged BARLEY—Steady with moderate demand, Canada West, 1 10.

CORN—Opened dull but closed firm. Receipts 7.000 bushels. Mixed Western 79a 81: yellow 82$.

OATS—Demand fair and prices advancrd. Western and Ohio 65a70, the latter choice Ohio. Receipts 11,000 bushels.

T.KATHKR—Heavy. 26a3S%. Orinoco 21a 28 WOOL—Firm extra Ohio 53a54 unwashed 37 nulled 4«a51. California 24a30.

COFFEE—Demand fair and market firm.

RSUG^R-^emand

fair and market firm.

CMOI^^^—Steady

with moderate de-

rnand. Cuba38a40. 11108—81^*9 PETROLBUM-Crnde 12% refined 23 H.

PORK—Dull and market unsettled. New mess 17 50a7 62K prime 15_00 prime mess new 16 0Ual6 25. June 17 60al7 76.

CUT MEATS—Steady hams llal3 Shoulders 6Ka7: middles 6}f. LARD—Demand fair and market firm steam lO^all?* kettle 11%, July 11^.

BUTTER—Dull and prices drooping W 1 5 a 3 2 CHEESE—Dull and prioes a shade lower

HHW IORK MONEY MARKET, By Telegraph.] NawYoac. May 3. GOLD—Steady, with all business at ll%a

U&>AN8-From

1 to 3 per cent-

CLEARANCES—24,000.000. aoia GOVERNMENTS—Lull and steady,

NEW YORK DRY GOODS MAliKEl. By Telegraph.] NawYoaa.May 3. The market is comparatively dull, yet prices have been well sustained in view of tne extreme prices prevalent for raw materials. Print cloths are made scarce by speculative purchases and are held at intrinsically value. Prints are active and holders are firm and no good dark work will come upon the Fall market below 11, at least the prospect is that printers will try to establish an advance of another half cent or cent per yard. Most work offering now are light Basse styles which sell at lOalOK, but anything of merit in madder colors commands 11 readily. Mous delaines are in limited request, the season for spring work being nearly closed, and at ruling prices, manufacturers not being able to make very large profits, nor will they be able to put goods on the market this autumn at any less cost indeed, the prospect is that if wool keeps so high they must put up prioes to 20 cents per yard on printed delaines. All staple and colored cottons are moving slowly in small quantities, as required, at uniform rates, and the same will apply to all other classes of staples- Fancy styles of thin dress goods, domestic as well as foreign, are being closed out. as is usually the case toward the end of the season at reduced rates.

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Northern Pacific Bailroad

RAPID PROGRESS OF THE WORK.

The building of the Northern Pacific Railroad, (begun July last,) is being pushed forward with great energy from both extremities of the line. Several thousand men are employed in Minnesota and on tho Pacific coast. The grade is nearly completed 8®# miles westward from Lake Superior trains arc running over ISO miles of finished road, and track-laying is rapidly progressing toward the eastern boarder of Dakota. Including its

Surchase

of the St. Paui & Pacific Road, tho

'orthern Pacific Company new has 413 miles of completed road, and by September next this will be increased to at least 560.

A60*D lHymscaT. Jay Cooke A Co. are now selling, and unhesitatingly recommend, as a Profitable and rerfectTy Safe investment, the First Mortgage Land Grant Gold Bonds of tho Northern Pacific Railroad Company, They have SO years to run, bear Seven and Three-Tenths per cent, gold interest (more than 8 per oent. currency) and are secured by first and only mortgage on the KNTIBE BOAD ASO IIS KQCIPMBXTS, and also, as fast as the road is com nleted, on 23,000 ACHES OF LAXI to every mile of track, or 500 Acres for each Jl.CM) Bond They are exempt from U. S. Tax: Principal and Interest are payable in Gold, Denominations: Coupons. 8100 to il.OTO Registered,

I?ABnB&FOB BOXB8. .Northern Pacific 7-30's are at all limes receivable at TRN MK cast, ABOVB PAB, in exchange for the Company's Lands, at their lowest cash price. This renders them practically INTKBKST BKABIKG L»N0WAB»AST1». ,,

SIMKIKU IUSD. The proceeds of all sales of Lands are required to be devoted to the re-purchase and cancellation of the lirst Mortgage Bonds of the Company- The Land Grant of the Road exceeds Fifty Million Aores. This immense Sinking Fnnd will undoubtedly cancel the principal of the Company's bonded debt before it falls due.. With their ample security aadhigh rate of interest here is no investment accessible to the people, which is mure PBOFITABLE OR S&FKskCHAMOlHU II. S. F1YE-TW15XT1K8. Tho success of the New Government 5 per cent. Loan will compel the early surrender of United States 6 per cents. Many holders of FiveTwenties are now exchanging them for Northern Pacific Seven-Thirties, thus realizing a handsome profit, and greatly incrcas'ng their yearly income.

UTMEB SKCl KiTUS. All marketable Stocks and Bonds will be received at their highest current price in exchange for Northern Pacific Seven-Thirties. Exraasa CHARGES on Money or Bonds received, and on SevenThirties sent in roturn. will be paid by tho Financial Agents. Full information, maps, pamphlets, etc.. can be obtained on application at any agency, or from the undersigned.

FOB SALE BY JAY COOKE & CO. PHILADELPHIA, NEW YOBK. WASHIKQION, Financial Agents Northern Pacific R. R. Co. By BANKS and BANKERS generally throughout the c«unfry. aprlO

HOTELS.

Jacob Beta. George Bat*.

KFATIOJFAL HOUSE.

Cor. Sixth and Main Street»,

Terro Haute. Indiana.

Jacob Butx, & Son, Props, u, ji Thin House has been thoroughly refurnished. my23d'»

STEWART HOUSE, Corner Main ft Second streets,

TERRE HAUTE, INDIAN .,

Hpatronage

AVING thoroughly renovated and refurfurnished the honse_recently, I solicit the of my old friends and the traveling public generally. •^Fiee Buss to and from all trains. oc^-dtf J.M. DAVIS, Prop'r.

TERRE HAUTE: HOUSE.

Corner Main and Seventh Sit. Terre Haute. Indiana.

This Hotel has recently been refitted, and put in first-class order, offering accommodations ansuxpassed in the State.

AVOID

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T. C. BU5TI5, Proprietor.

CLARK HOUSE, Oor. Fir*t& OhioSU..

Terre Haute, Indiana.

W. H. GRIFFITH, Prop.'

Office of-Marshall,Montecuma and Palestine Hack Lines. Free Buss to and from all trams. nov28dtf

MEDICAL.

CONfTDETkTIAI..-Young

QUACKS, A VICTIM OF EARLY indiscretion, causing nervous debility, premature decay, Ao.. having tried in vain every advertised remedy, has a simple means of self-cur", which he will send free to his fellow sufferers. Address J, H.TUTTLE. 18 Nassau street. New York. dec26-deod6m

CARRIAGES.

W. D. ROGERS*

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'•t'n

ALBUMS, ..it CHSOifOS, if."

i." »»,' adf FRAMES. th

the attention of the Trade to their

extensive assortment of the above goods, of tkeir owa pmblieation, manufacture and importation.

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GRAPHOSCOPES

NEW VIEWS QE YOSEMITE. B. M. T. AHTHONY CO., i* 591 BBOADWAT, N«W YOBK. i. Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. mroaiiKS AND XAXUFACTUBBBS or

PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS. marl5-d8ai-w4m

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1812 and 1815 IN? .MAY HOW OBTAIH

rpzEnsrsioisr si CALL ON "S,V-

D. 8. DANAIADSOICFiti\ mar4-dtf

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.JOSEPH MOORE, JR.

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0-A»mRI-A.a-ESI

AVYJ ESTABLISHED 184G. ", 1 fis ,ya -wri.* -. iv'lfi oil's/t. aHiih'

}ll» «MVI

HKKZ'S MAK11JKK11E

KID CLOVESrt,

Of which every pair is warranted by MABTIN IIKBZ Co., 635 Broadway, New York,

STEREOSCOPES.

PLEASURE CARRIAGES

fci OK THSUANUFACTURS OP^J'T

W. D.

ROGERS & CO.

Built with especial care during tho late winter for tho coming Driving Season, embracing the most etyli«h

Carriages and Light Road Wagons, WARER00MS: 10 9&10U Chestnut St.. MANUFACTORY: (Formerly GKORUE \I. WATSON & Co.. Retired.)

COR. THIRTEENTH A PARRlSll STS. I'lIILADELlMlIA. Carriages Built to Order. All descriptions of FINE Carriages built to order.

Drawings A Specifications mailed when solicited. apr4-d2m

NOTIONS, &C.

H. ROBIKSON & 00.

-1 WUOLRSAT.R DKALKBS

Notions, Fancy Goods,

I,'

men whohavo

injured themselves by certain secret habits, which unfit them for business, pleasure or the duties of married life also middle aged and old men who. from the follies of youth or other causes, feel a debility in advance ef their years, before placing themselves under the treatment of any one, should first read' the "Secret Friend." Married ladies will learn something-ef importance by pernsmng the "Secret Friend, cent to any address, in a sealed enveolpe, en receipt of 25 cents. Address DB. CHARLES A. DTUART A Co.. Boston. attg20-deod-wly

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CM AHA, I'CTLERY, TOYS, fcwi STATIONERY, BBi

wvfti-'h n'tiU In f\s

IIOMl£KY,

Cotton^ Yarn, Batts

[WRAPPING AND WINDOW PAPERS,

Twines, Children's Carriages, &c

103 MAIN STREET, (Opposite the Opera House.)

HAVING

refitted their building for tlie

exclusive Jobbing Trade, have now in

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stock and receiving from the best manufactories of Europe and Ameriea, a full line ot all Goods bandied by them, and at xtriccs that Jes«-rve the attention of all closc buyers.

A TtTIXi LINE OF

STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS,

Suitable for the

City Grocery Trade. Blacking,Blneinf, Matches, Marbles, Fane Soaps, Brushes, Jre. 103 Main street, Terre IIa n^- bid. feb2-dwly