Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 15 February 1882 — Page 2

WANTS, ETC.

RFRJRI^.!is r.ais OOLCWII WIIX BB »HA.H?er. FIVE CENTS fiift LINK EACH _HSSAT'ON. NOTHIKB BWXOTFROIJSSS THABJNVB vtsfs. Fomscotrm lose TIXB ADTBIMu»«£». As the amoants re small payment is 'j U-r''(' in advance.

WANTED.

WANTED—Good

cook none other need

apply. Enquire immediately at Lawrence's bakery, corner of Fourth and Cherry streets. (VAHTEO—Ladios to investigate H. Ay era

Jackson's new invention in too vfftj of dress catling. It is a Furprisa to all aresa makers who investigate. The process is pur mathematical and mechanical, will nt all forms without a rhange, is entirely unlike any other system or chart. Those wishing to investigate address for three days H. A. JACKSON,

MONEYupwards

Tezre Haute, Ind.

irri bte f—Boy to learn blaeksraitbing— W one that means business. Apply at 268 south Third street.

ANTEl—Boarders

at 313 north Sixth

street, good furnished rooms,

AKTKD-HORSES AND MULES—For which I will pay the highest market I

mire. I will be at Carfco's Livpry Stable until March 1st. SAMUEL STROU8E.

FOR RETgT.

F'OK

RJEST—House and jasturage-«t Fair Urountls for one year, commencing Maireh 1,1882. Bids for same will be rpceived by the committee at the next meeting, February 25th, 1S82.

W. T. Beauchamp") Harr.'i McKeen S-Fair Grounds Committee, Geo. Lockridge

I1i

4i KEJST-Desirable dwelling on south Third street. Apply to J. V. Early, 118 Main street.

FI.KT— 1 )esirsblc brick dwelling, No. 922 South Fifth street. Apply at once at 118 Main street. J. D- EARLY.

FOB SALE.

nOK 8 *I/E—Lot 37x190 feet, with good fourJC room house, on east Chestnut street very cheap- $900.

Lot 60x146 feet in Burnam's sub division, near Twentieth street, only *75 cashFour Jots in Preston's'sub-divislon, on Thirteeuth anu-a-half and Fourteenth streets, ncjr Oak Ktrtet, at 8150 and 8175 each.

Several (arms In Illinois to trad® far stocks of merchandise. Good bargains In houses and lots In different paris of the city. I- H- C. ROYSE,

5?«Ktothe

Real Estate Broker, 503 Main street,

TiOKNAIiE My saloon with bar and fixtures, ice chest, exerything complete. 937 Poplar street. Will sell reasonable for cash. Enquire at 937 Poplar street. John Leedham. on BAXK-Farm of 120 ecres neSr BraziL

Good coal and faming land.

FBluff,SALIhalf

pBKST0N

»U *-—Farm of 174 acres near Coal one good coal land railroad runs through farm. Two thirds of purchase money can remain on the placo at a loV rate ofintert. I. V. PRESTON.

I/Oil BAS*B—Extensive flour barrel and stave and heading factory at Terre Haute, led. Occupies six acres ground in the city. New iron-roofed factory bnildiDg, two dry kilns, ample shed room, latest improved machinery as good os new. Railroad switch and steamboat landing on the ground. Abundant supply of timber and reaay sale for all offals. To be gold at publie sale on Monday, February 27tb, 5882, on the premises. Terms of sale made known at tfco tini8* Known «b uuic

GrLMAN BR0S| & COt

S A I.E—HOUSES AND LOTS—Two on corner of First and Linton streets three on Second and Eagle. This properly belonged Rnf as St. Johu, deceased. The property must be sold at once, and there are just five chanceo for the five good bargains. Apply to George Planet, at John Armstrong's, No. north Third street.

FOB SALE OB BENT.

FOR

B«I.SS OR BENT—My house oa northeast corner of Fourth and Poplar streets, formerly occupied by the late XL. L. Thompson. Rent, $600.00 per annum. Possession given within a week or ^Jro£fIppERT

FOB SALE OB TBADE.

TTIOR SAJ.E OB TRA»E—House and lot, Jr on south Tnird street, No. 1419. Wishes to tell or trade for other property in the Sixth ward. For further particulars enquire at Nail Works. DAVE PHILLIPS.

MONEY TO LOAN.

©NET TO LOAN-At lowest rate of Interest. J- T, Downey. 315 Ohio street, Terre Haute

TO I,OAN—in sums of »i,ooo

and at lowest current rates of Interest on first class Improved farmB and city roperty. 1- V. PRESTON,

T) Morton Post No. 1, Regular A XV. Encampments, first and third Thursday evenings of each month. Special meetings, for social and historical purposes, on second "and fourth Thursday evenings. Headquarters, G. A. R. Hall, corner Sixth and Main trects. Visiting comrades are always welcome.

FIFTH STREET

SECOND HAND STORE

18 SOUTH FIFTH STREET.

Second-hand furniture bought and sold. Repair work neatly done. A liberal cash price paid for cast-off clothing.

NOTICE

OF DISSOLUTION OF

PARTNERSHIP.

The partnership heretofore existing under tho firm name of flouck, Knauf Co., manufacturers of crackers and other baked goods, and doing business in Dowling's building, in Terro Haute, Indiana, is hereby, by mutual conseut, dissolved. A11 persons haviug claims against said late firm of llouck, Knauf Co., or knowing themselves indobted to the same, are hereby authorized to make full settlement with Houek, Miller & Co., who will carry on 6aid business, *s heretofore, at said place.

Sintensions,

JOHN EOUCK, ADAM KNAUF, CHRI8T. MILLER.

OTICE TO GLASS DEALERS.

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, 1

TBBRK HAUTE, IND., February 10,1882. Sealed proposals will be received by the Common Council of the city of Terre Haute, Ind.. at their next regular meeting, Tuesday Evening, February 21st, 1882, for furnishing the city with such glass as may be required for one

yeTho

Common Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Bids to Be for "A" quality of glass, cut to the

roper shape, and for each of the following viz: 8x14 its. per light and per box. 12x14

11x11

Glass is to be delivered promptly when and where required. Each bid must to accompanied by a bond signed by two disinterested sureties, In the sum of $200.00. for the faithful entering Into of the contract by the person to whom the same Is awarded.

By order of the Common Council. EUGENE V. DEB3, City Clerk. February 7th.l8S2.

OTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE,

TERRE HAUTE, February 9,1882. Sealed proposals will be rccaSved by the Common Council of the city of Terre Haute lud.. at their next regular meeting, on Tuesday evening, February 21st, 18S2, for grading, curbing and cindering Lafayette strict, from Third street to the Vandalia railroad, in accordance with plans and specifications on file In the City Clerk's office.

Council reserves the right to reject any or all of the bids Proposals must be accompanied by a bond for one hundred dollars, signed by two disinterested sureties

Envelopes containing proposals must be marked, "Proposals for improvement of Lafayotto 8trc6t«"

By order of the Common Council, A. B. FITCH, City Engineer.

PPLICATION FOR LICENSE.

Notice is hereby giv that I will apply to the Board ot Commissioners of Vigo county, at their March term, for a license to sell "intoxicating liquors" in a less quantity than a

alesameato

art at time, with tho privilege of allowing be drank on my premises, for one •ear. My place of business and the premises whereon said liquors are to be drank,are located on the southwest corner of lot number 35, known as the Wrisley property, in Prairieton, Prairieton township^ooumy^ndUa.^

LEGAL.

OTICE.

Creditors of Sylvester Sfbley, deceased, would confer a favor on the undersigned by sending him a statement ot their claims before February 17 1882. The object is to ascertain the amount of the indebtedness pi U»e »Jate.

W. E. HENDHICH, No. 229„Ohio Street.

DAILY EXPRESS.

TERRE HAUTE, WEDNESDAY. FEB. 15,1882.

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PersonB subscribing for the Weekly a year will rcceive in addition the Horsebook and our illustrated Almanac.

Remember, the Weekly and Horse-book for 65 cents the Weekly, Horee-book and Almanac for $1.25.

Gaitean's is a genuine case of "silence is golden."

The Vicksburg campaign is still being .pushed with *igor—-in the columns of the Cincinnati Gazette.

Greenwood, Steuben county, New York, has been declared in a state of insurrection by the governor.

The census reports of 1880 will cover about 20,000 pages, and it will require another year to complete them.

The Mardi Gras celebration at New Orleans this year promises to be the grandest affair of the kind that has ever taken place.

Yellow fever is creating sad havoc among the residents of Port au Prince, Hayti, about half of whom are down with the disease.

The treasury investigation is over. The report will soon be submitted to the senate, and will indulge in no severe reflections. Every member of the old ring has been quietly removed by Secretary Folger.

In the east they are discussing the question whether disease #an be conveyed ift ice. In this section of the country the ice would be very acceptable and the people would willingly assume the risk of disease from it.

Congressmen are loud in their complaints of the burden which they must bear through the importunities of office seekers, but when it comes to asking tnem to reform the civil service they are as quiet as an oyster. Nothing can clean the floor of the senate as rapidly as a speech on this subject.

They are still fighting away down in Georgia, but now it is a bloodless scrimmage over the federal appointments in the state. Strange as it may seem the republicans are divided into bourbons and liberals. The former seem to be the strongest in numbers, but the latter is in favor with the president.

The democratic members of congress are active in their opposition to the bill providing for a tariff revision commission. They want to go before their constituents next fall and in 1884 with the cry that the republicans prevented any revision of the tariff. It is an old game, but as the democracy are very much divided on tho question it will scarcely work at the present time.

The Chicago Times has published crop prospects from 117 localities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and all are flattering for a large wheat crop. The area sown exceeds that oMast year, and the condition is excellent. If nothing unfavorable occurs the crop of 1882 will be the largest ever produced iu

thi3

country.

A number of southern papers have been boosting a Texas land immigration company by Idvertising that General Grant is one of its directors. The general is rery much annoyed over it, and has twice published the statement that he has nothing to do with it, but the alleged company continues to nse his name all the same. There should ba a law to punish such practices.

There seems to be a difference o.' opinion among the democratic statesmen of Indiana as to how they lost the state at the last election. English, Voorhees, McDonald and Hendricks have all been heard from on the snbject, and no two cf them agree. Perhaps they had better refer the matter to Hon. Franklin Landers, who generally has an opinion on all subjects which he can deliver on short notice.

There is a large decline in the French grape crop. Last year the4otal vineyard acreage was 5,200,000, a decrease of 250,000 from 1880, and 870,000 acres from 1874. The product per acre has also decreased. Wine drinkers need not be alarmed, however, as the genuine imported article is as plentiful as ever. It is now manufactured from Smyrna or Cyprus raisins, in the proportion of seventy pounds to 450 gallons of hot water. It is estimated that 50,000,000 gallons of this kind of wine was manufactured last year. With this and Cognac brandy manufactured from our own alcohol and sent back to ns with a French brand, the average Americap should feel happy &ad contented.

MPB0VMB5T OF THE WABASH. Over a year ego our citizens forwarded to Washington a petition setting forth the advantages to be derived from an improvement of the "Wabash, and asking congress for an appropriation for that purpose. A small appropriation was made, and daring the past year a government boat has been at work between this point and Vincenoes. Major Jard A, Smith, who was in charge of the work, says of the improvements thus far completed:

A fifty mile streich of river, which, four years ago, was ocly partially, is now navigable the year round. Two railroads make regnlar connection with steamers, and in two years 40,000 car loads were brought up by the river, saving to the producer no lea than 175,000. It is estimated that tho item of lumber alone will pay the cost of all the improvement handsomely, and the grain business is five times as large *s the lumber businers. I have this In letters received from practical business men along the water course, and the freight agent of the St. Louis & Southern. The producer now loads his grain, or whatever he has to sell, on a barge, and is towed up the river at comparatively no cost, or floats down, taklDg advantage of competing freight lines. If the first does not suit he calls at tho next, and if that is still beyond his figures he continues on down to the Gulf. And the railroads in Increased business have reaped as fat a profit as the farmers, whoee lands have increased in value from 83 to 125 per acre. Last summer a snag boat operated between Vincennes and Terre Haute. The river has been declared navigable up to Log&nsport, and in time light draught steamers, with barges carrying more freight than is possible for a train of cars to haul, will ply regularly between that point and the Ohio river, and the benefits will bo the same all along the couns.

This is the first time money has been ^expended for improvement of the Wabash. Thus far it has been judiciously expended, but roueh more will be required before any lasting benefit can be derived from it. A petition is now in circulatian for that pui-pope and will soon be forwarded to coDgrefs. Indiana has never had anything like a fair proportion of the money distributed among the states for river and harbor purpose?, as will be seen by the following tabulated statement of population, valuation of property, and amounts appropri&tod ior river and harbor improvements by act of March 3, 1881, showing the relative amounts received by each state:

P»

NAMES OF

STATES.,

S-B -t A (3 0 tr~ *ao

OD T*3 (0 ga

M!#a.

-c§

Alabama $329,000 $ 26 0 $2 67.1 Arkansas 94.C00 11.7 1 08.8 California 241,000 27.8 41.2 Connecticut 188,800 30.3 57.7 Dist. Columbia 50,000 28.8 05.0 Dakota 29,000 21.4 1 42.7 Delaware 126,500 86.0 11.0 Florida 222,003 815 7 16.6 Georgia 221,500 14.3 92,1 Illinois 498,000 16.2 63.3 Indiana 90,000 04.5 13.7 Iowa 5,000 CO 3 01.5 Kansas 22,000 02.2 13.6 Kentucky 213,000 12.9 60.7 Louisiana 214,700 22.8 1 S4.0 Maine 105,000 16.1 44.5 209,000 22.3 42.0 Massachusetts... .. 289,000 13.4 01,5 Michigan 502,500 30.6 97.0 94,000 12.0 36.4 Mississippi 63,000 05.6 57.4 Missouri 43,000 02.0 08.0 Montana 10,000 25.7 53.7 New Hampshire 47,500 13.6 28.9 New Jersey 382,500 33 8 66.8 New York 562,000 11.0 21.1 North Carolina 317,750 22.6 2 16.3 Ohio 334,500 10.4 21.1 Oregon 215,000 1 23.0 4 09.3 Pennsylvania 249,000 05.8 14 8 Rhode Island... 95,000 34.3 37.6 South Carolina. .227,500 23.8 1 70.3 Tennessee 163,000 10.5 76.9 720,OtO 46 9 2 341 Vermont 14,500 04.3 I 18.5 Virginia 268,050 16.7 86.8 West Virginia.. 263,500 42.6 1 86.7 Washington .. 1,000 01.3 04.2 Wisconsin 383,000 27.1 87.2

1,954 754 251 421 36 1,050 1,540 5.230 672 462 100 11 99 443 900 324 806 11 708 265 419 58 392 211 487 154 1,578 159 2.978 108 274 126 561 1,714 1,558 633 1,377 30 636

In the above figures where the waters from boundary lines between states the sums have been divided between such Btates at nearly ns possible in proportion to the boundaries eo formed, but do not include the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers, which received between them appropriations aggregating $'3,287,000.

During the laet year steamers transported on the Wabash about 4,000,000 bushels of grain at a saving to shippers of about 1125,000, The thipments between Merom and Covington during the same period were as follows: GraiD, bushels 1,915,000 fleneral merchandise, tons 2,930 Flour, barrels 23,000 Iron ore. tons 10,000 Stouc cubic yards...-. 7,000 Lumber, b. m., feet 3,600,000 Barrel staves, number 2,700,000 Barrel heading, number 2,000,000 Barrel staves and head bolts, cords 29,000 Wood, cords 21,000 Railroad ties, number 95,000

Of course nearly all this came to, or was shipped frorq, this city. If further evidence of the importance of the improvement of the Wabash is required we furnish the following figures of the estimated annual crops of the counties bordering on the river between Logsnsport and Viccenn§e: County. Bushels. Sullivan 1,660,782 Vigo 1,755,457 Vermillion 1,708,772 Parke 3,286,147 Fountain 2,430,845 Warren 2,689,753 lippeeanoe 3,722,902 Carroll 2^)55,842 Cass 2,098,496 Crawford (Ills) 1 3,416,210 Clark

Total 23,825,237 Of the total 7,407,253 bushels

are

banfeB,

wheat

14,922,887 corn 1,491,080, oats, and 4,067, barley. To these figures might be added many others, of coal, wood, stone, etc., but the list is sufficiently long and complete to convince the most skeptical that the improvement of the Wabash is a matter of great importance to tbe business interests of Terre Haute and the farmers along its

and it is to be hoped our

representatives in congrees will take a lively interest in the matter and do all that can be accomplished for their constituents.

A system of storing electricity has been invented whioh has been successfully nsed in England in lighting railway trains. If this system performs what is claimed for it, there will no longer be any necessity or excuse for lighting trains with petroleum or other eubetaacea which are likely to cause a fire in case of accident "With electric light and steam heating apparatus railway travel can not only be made much mora comfortable than it now is, but can be robbed of the horror of human roasting in esse of a collision or other crash.

Patti did not Bicg in Cincinnati laet night, on account of a severe cold contracted in Chicago last week. It is just like Chicago to play a triqk pf_tfiai kind on its ancient rival,

One of the results of the stock speculators' crash in Paris, which will awaken a great daal of interest in this country, is the insanity of M. Ronzand, the hqpbaad of Christine Nilason. Rouaaud has lost his fortune, including the savings of his wife from her- professional career. Madame Nilsson-Rouzaud is no less esteemed for her rare personal and domestic qualities-than she is admireii for her extraordinary musical gifts. He misfortunes will awaken the sympathy of a host of friends wherever her name is known.

The democrats, have everything their own way down in South Carolina. In all the country districts tLey are in abeo* lute control of the registration bocks and the ballot boxes. This power waa given them by the recent enactment of amendments to the election laws. The republicans have no hope in the near future, and are seriously considering the propriety of remaining idle until snch time aH the democrats quarrel among them*elves which they are certain to do within a ehort time.

THE TRIBUTE'S EARLY DAIS.

latrrcatlBSISacoSIcclJi.iss Of (be OWCJ.1 Newspaper FitbUsbcd lis New liorIt. New York World.

The house of Mr. Thomas McElrath, 25 West One-hundred and Twenty-fourth street, was handsomely decorated l«st night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. McElrath's golden wedding. Fifty years ago Mr. McElrath and Miss Price were married by the Rev. Dr. Krets, of the Rutgers (Street Presbyterian church. Dr. Theodore L. Mason, the groomsman, and Mrs. Francis A. Ripley, the bridesmaid, are still alive, but werff too infirm to have been present last night. Iu conversation with a reporter of the World Mr. McElrath recalled the app?arance of the city as it was when he got married, and spoke with evident satisfaction of the many marvelous changes which the past half century has witnessed. Speaking of himself he said "Yes, for a long time I was publisher of the Tribune. Mr. Greeley started the paper on the 10th of April, 1841. In July of that year I loaned him $500, but refused to become his partner. In August, however, we had more conversation on the subject and I concluded to join him. Before doing so I stipulated that he should discontinue publishing the New Yorker and start the Wetkly Tribune in its place. The Weekly was begun in September. The day after my name appeared in the paper, Dr. Benjamin Drake, Dr. William Turner, Charles Riddle, Mr. Green, James Kelley and some half a dozen others, members of the Whig organization, and prominenr supporters of Mr. Ciajr,, came into the office and subscribed for the paper. I was known 4o be an adherent ot Mr. Clay, and as Mr. Greeley was a great friend of General Harrison, he was not supposed to be favorable to Mr. Clay. These gentlemen did the paper a great deal of good. I was sent to the Legislature in 1838 by the Clay element. In those days the city elected thirteen members atlargc. "I introduced into the Tribune the large

siz3

of type which is still used. J.

also had the number of sheets in a ream changed from 480 to 500. The custom then was to publish death end marriage notices free. I charged for marriage notices, and for all besides the bare announcement of a death. I hat? the advertisements set like thoee in the London Times, excluding cuts and refusing to allow display type to be used. These regulations continued in force for a few years only. Advertising was a different thing in those days from what it is now. We thought a man a large advertiser if he spent $50 a month, while a man spending $100 per month was an extraordinay customer. Our first year's receipts from advertising were $12,000 second, $17,000 third, $23,000, and fourth, $45,000. After that they fan rapidly up. There

was a

custom in those days of giving a man about two inches of space, changing his advertisement as often as he pleased and sending the paper to him for $40 per year. I never took but one advertiser on those terms and that was Simeon Draper. "I started tho Tribune Almanac. The cover used until a few years ago was designed by Mrr-Cbapman, an artist who is now in Rome. For some time it had a picture of Mr. Clay upon it. The Weekly owed its success in great measure to its literary chracter, and as far as literature was concerned it was under the charge of Mr. Henry J. Raymond, although his name never appeared, I had sample copies of it sent to every clergyman in the country and I offered it to them at $1 a year, the regular price being $2. We got a great deal of support from them and their friends. The politics were of courps dictated by Mr. Greelev. I never interfered in the politics of the Tribune in any way. I did once alter an editorial of Mr. Greelej's. After rewriting it I sent it up stairs. The foreman brought it down stairs and told me "the printer" this was what the men all called Mr. Gneley—would raise h—1 if that went in I said, 'Never mind. If he does, tell him I did it,' and so it went in. I never heard anything about it because, I suppose, Mr. Gretley saw that he was wrong and was right. That was the only time I did sucii a"thing, though. I left the Tribune in 1858. I suppose I can say I am the oldest publisher in New York to-day. for the greater part of my contemporaries have passed away."

Rochester Express: Old man Slobson knocked a man down yesterday, and was arrested by Officer Jacobs. Arraigned in the Police Court, this morning, he pleaded self-defense. "Tell your- story," said His Honor. "Well, sir, I was vaccinated a week ago," said Mr. Slobson, "and as I was coming down town a fellow came up to me, grabbed my left srm with a grip like death, and said, 'How's your vaccination?' "And then you knocked him down?" "j did." "Then you're discharged," said the Magistrate: "I have been there myself."

In searching the title-to a piece of shipyard property in Marblebead, recently, a queer deed was found, in which a boundary line is described as extending from a pencil mark on a barn to a pencil mark on the school house fence. This description is almost as absurd as the imaginary one once conjured up by Rufus Choate to ridicule the other side in a cause which he was trying. "You might as well say," said Mr. Choate, "starting with a blue jay, thence to a swarm of bees in hiving time.

The following story is told of a distinguished Edinburg professor: Desiring to go to church one wet Sunday, be hired a cab. On reaching the church door he tendered a shilling— the legal fare—to_ cabby, and was somewhat surprised to hear the cabman says, "Twa shillin', sir." The professor, fixing his eye upon the extortioner, demanded why he charged two shillings, upon which the cabman drily answered^ "We wish to discourage traveling on the Sawbath as much sa possible, sir."

Auerbach All the virtues and joys of iib grow np in labor only through labor does a human being become truly a man.

Work and love—these

are the body and soul of human being happy ia he wi%Whom they are one.

TELEGRAPHIC.

Washington: Another Surprise —The Hoosier State Gets Of^4- floial BecognitJon— J: •_. Jno. C. Nevr the

Favored Son.

The Mormon Qnestion Semi? RemarkM -i! House Com- ...... mittee which Mean Busineas—A Lasii Qacs« -A"' tt®® ''"'V

I 5 'V-aTvJ

MS'.*

Thatlnfotrcs the Pockets of a Lifge Number of Western Gran-gcrs-A Kile of Mcmortal. -84'

Voorheea Again., to Define Hfi Views OH the Tariff Nosiiiiatioas—The Letter

Carriers

Capital Miscellany Foreign News: The Channel Tunnel—A Military Afterthought Other,..

English News. iSrt-Mn*?

The Egyptian Difflcclly—Spain and the Vatican Russia— Bulgaria— Foreign Flashes

'IV Washinfifiosi, JOHN C. NETC, FWB AS6ISTAKT TH EA8UREIIWABHINGTON, February 14.—The nom. ination to-day of John C. New, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary ot the Treasuiy, was a general surprise. It is said New could have had a foreign mission, but preferred a place in this country. »It is now rumored that Filley, of St. Louis, will soon be provided with a good place. .*a

THE JIOBMOH QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, February 14.—Bepresentative Willets, of MichigaB, to-day submitted to the House the bill heretofore agreed on by the House Judiciary Com* mittee, to prevent persons living in bigamy or polygamy from holding any civil offioa of trust or profit in any of the territories of the United States, and from being delegates in Congress. Accompanying the bill is a report, which declares that no person shaH, under the.authority of Congress hold office, who violates a statute that is justified and demanded by the positive sentiment of civilization. In conclusion, the report says: "It matters not, in our judgment, that this violation is excused or defended under the guise of religion. Yonr committee recognize the fact that this bill falls far short of what the country justly demands, and that in many respects we, as representatives of the Nation, will fail in our duty if wo do not prosecute measure looking to the more radical treatment of an evil wnich has in the last fifty years intrenched itself in our political system. We propose to supplement this with other propositions that may perhaps elicit opposition, as too radical^ but which, in our judgment, are absolutely necessary, and these propesitions are being considered by the committee. In the meantime we propese this mea8nre,which is practical in its character, likely to pass without any considerable dispute, and we hope will so commend itself to Congress that it may speedily become law."

AN IMPOBTANT*LAND QUEBTION. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The Senate Committee on Public Lands discussed at length the resolution to instruct the Attorney General to defend the titles to Western homesteads which are claimed by the railroad companies to have befin included in the land grants to them. This resolution involves directly the lands included in a recent dociaion Of Judge Miller at Omaha but indirectly it touches the titles of many other homesteads. The question -is whether the entries made upon land included in the railroad grants before that land was formally and finally withdrawn by government ufe, are good or not. Senator Plumb stated that he knew at least 500 cases where this question entered into the title and that there were hundreds of other cases. The committee did not come to any conclusion.

A LENGTHY MEMORIAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—A memorial is here more than 5,000 feet long, and Bigned by merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, farmers, tax payers and others, of nearly every State in the Union, which will be presented to the Ways and Means Committee. It asks that the tax on bank deposits and tbe two cent stamps on checks and deposits be abolished.

SENATOB VOORHEES

intends to make a spcech on the tariff in accord with his lately defined views. UNLAWFUL CERTIFICATION OF CHECK3

WASHINGTON, February 14.—Secretary Folgei has ia a communication to the Senate Finance Committee submitted his views a» length on Beck's bill to prevent unlawful certification of checks by National Banks. The Secretary does not think the passage of this bill will effect the purposes in view, as he says the.question of what constitutes unlawful certification would still have to be submitted to a jury. There is already a. law on the statute books to this effect, and ihe Secretary does not think the Beck bill can add any specific force to it.

NOMINATIONS. I

13IC President sent the following nom inations to the Senate: John C. New, of Indiana, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Edwin H. Nevin, Jr., Surveyor of Customs for the District of Philadelphia Benjamin Flagler, Collector of Customs for the District of Niagara, N. Y. James R. Jolley, Collector of Customs for the District of Teche, La. L. R. Duverage, of Maryland, United States consul at St Paul Deloanda Augustus S. Seymour, U. S. District Judge for the eastern district of North Carolina Wm, F. Poston, U. S. Attorney for the western distfiot of Tenn Andrew McClain, district attorney for the middle district of Tenn. Moses M. Drew, U. S. Marshal of California Hiram M. Van Annan, Seretaiy for the Territory of Arizona.

THE LKTTEB CABBIZBS.

The Honse Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads has agreed to report favorably Bingham's bill increasing the pay of auxiliary letter carriers from $400 to $600, and providing for subsequent advance upon promotion to $800 and $1,000. Regular carriers are to come from this class, new men serving first as auxiliaries.

A BANKRUPTCY BILL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The House Judiciary Committee took the first step to-day towards considering a bankruptcy bill, by referring it to a committee, consisting of Humphreys, McCord and Man* ning. -vmsm

FITZ JOHN FOBXBB.

WASHINGTON, February 14.—The Fitz John Porter case was under consideration at the Cabinet meeting to-day, and it ia believed that action will be taken toward having it reopened. All the members were present excepting the Attorney General.

BOCHESTXB'S CASE.

The Senate Military Committee is in session this afternoon, having obtained permission to sit during the session of Senate, investigating the allegations against Major Rochester, nominated for Paymaster General of the army and

whose nomination was yesterday recommitted, The papers and records of Paymaster General's office are to be examined as it is charged that Rochester, by remissness ol duty, was partially responsible for tbe defalcation rf Paymaster Hodge here.

The Senate Military Affairs Committee, this morning, began the investigation of the charges against Maj. Rochester, upon which his nomination as Paymaster General of the Army was recommitted for farther consideration. At a prolonged sessioa this afternoon, Col. Febriger, who preferred the charges Col. Bruce, and Kent, chief Of the finance division of the Paymaster General's office, was questioned and the committee examined a number of books and records from the department. The latter showed that the process of making ./'paper exchanges," without counting the money, was quite common before the discovery of Hodge's defalca tions. Indications are that the committee will adhere to their former report in favor of Major Rochester's confirmation.

THB STAB BOCTB CASES.

John M. Trew, of Durango, colored, was examined as a witness before the grand jury to-day in the star route cases. He was instructed to bring all tho letters received by him from S. W. Dorsey, J. W. Dorsey, J. K. Miner and M. A. Herd ell, or any of them in relation to the mail service in Colorado since July 1st 1878. wnss BEER.

The House Committee on Appropriations has agreed to a substitute for the bill to regulate the collection of the tax on Weiss beer, and instructed Representative Carlisle to report it to the House, with recommendation for its pssssge. The bill provides that brewers of Weiss beer exclusively may bottle that liquor upon the premises where the same is brewed or shade, in bottles containing not more than one quart each, and such bottled liquor may be removed from the brewery for consumption or sale, and upen the payment of tax, in boxes containing either two dozen half pint bottles, two dozen pint bottles, or one dozen quart bottles, and not otherwise. It prescribes the method of affixing the stamps, and imposes a penalty for non-compliance with the jfrovisions of the biT), Bottlers of Weiss beer not brewers are inhibited from packing in boxes Bimilur to those of the brewers. Tbe rate of tax on Weiss beer is fixed by the bill at 3 cents per gallon, without any allowance or deduction.

J, THE ABAFAHOES. Secretary Eirkwood held a second conference to-day with the Arapaboe Indian chiefs. Black Coal, the principal chief, asked if tbey could have houses like the white man, and the Secretary replied that if they would build them for themselves they would be furnished with the necessary materials. Secretary Kirkwood stipulated, however, that they muBt erect their tepes in front of the houses, and use the latter for stables, as had been required of other tribes.

THE MATTER DROPPED.

WASHINGTON, February 14.—The President has refused to entertain the charges preferred by General Wilcox against General Carr, who has accordingly been released from arrest. While the President declined to order a court martial, it ia understood that he nevertheless disapproved cf certain utterances of General Carr, as insubordinate. No further action will be tsken in the crse.

Foreign News, GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, February 14.—In the House of Commons, this afternoon, Gladstone said that when the present Government came into prominence it found the question of a channel tunnel already settled affirmatively, but in view of military opinions expressed, it might be considered to be re-opened. The Government would therefore, reconsider the matter.

LONDON, Feb. 14—There is said to be good leason to believe that in the event of a new polar expedition being organized in connection with the atttcmpt lo discover Leigh Smith, Capt.Markham, who served under Sir Geo. Nares, will have command.

LONDON, February 14.—In a pigeon match at Liverpool, to-day, 100 birds, for £100 a side, Dr. Carver. 31 yards, Graham 29 yards, and Fowler, the Scotch champion, 28 yards, Dr. Carver won easiiy.

LONDON, February 14.—Rev. Gould, the eminent Baptist minister, is dead. EGYPT.

PABIS, Feb. 14.—It is stated as certain that England and France have agreed to discuss with the other powers the affairs of Egypt. The tension between the cabinet has completely disappeared and it is not doubted, a perfect understanding will be arrived at.

ALEXANDRIA, February 14.—A second large French iron-clad hss arrived at Port Said, and will be stationed at Ismalie.

SPAIN.

MADRID, February 14.—A meeting of tradesmen was held to-day with 5,000 present, and it was resolved to persevere in resistance to tbe collection of the license tax, and ss a last resort even to aliow their goods to be distrained. Senor Camacho, Minister of Finance, persists in exacting the immediate payment of the tax.

THE VATICAN.

ROME, February 14.—The Pope, in giving audience to tho Spanish Ambassador, said he regretted the political agitation which had arisen in connection with the proposed pilgrimage, which Jbe would prefer to see abandoned. He would, he added, give instructions to that effect, and wonld recall his Nuncio at Madrid, because he gave too much support to the C^rlist promoters of the pilgrimage.

RUSSIA.

BERLIN, February 14.—It is said here that the coronation of the Czar has been postponed until September.

The Central Panslavist Committee of Moscow has issued an appeal for the support of the insurgents in Herzegovina.

ST, PETEBSBURG, February 14.—Gen. Krysbanowsky, Governor of Orenburg, and Privy Counseller Deklimofl, of the Ministry of Domains, have been dismissed.

BULGABIA.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Februaiy 14.—Advices from Sophia state that Bolobanoff and Zankoff, representing respectively the moderate and advance parties, have agreed that the present state oi things in Bulgaria cannot continue that a return to constitutional form of government is necessary, and that a great majority of the people favor a revision of the constitution. Russia" is disposed to advise Prince Alexander to re-establish parliamentary control.

THE MONETARY CONFEBENCE. BERLIN, February 14.—It is said here that France seems not inclined to reconvene the Monetary Conference on April 1st, owing to a desire to avoid another failure in her efforts to seen re uniformity of views on the part of the Powers.

PEB8IA.

VrfcNNA, Feb. 14.—The Shah of Persia has granted to a French company a concession for the construction of a railway from Teheran to Respt. The company is to psy 5,500.000 francs on the opening of the line, besides a rent of 55,000 francs yearly for the period of the concession, namely, sixty years.

LONDON, February 14.—An epidemic strongly resembling plague recently appeared near Ssnjabnlah, Persia. Forty deaths have occurred since Febnary 8th.

ARMING AGAINST LNSUBG^UTTS VIENNA, Feb. 14.—A telegram from,

Zara reports that the inhabitants in various quarters are forming a volunteer corps to act against the insurgents 5,000 rifles have been distributed EO far.

MABCHOTG ON MECCA.

VIENNA, Feb. 14—A dispatch from Alexandria says: A detachment of Yemen rebels is advancing upon Mecca via Sa&deh to proclaim their spiritual disposition of the Sultan ot Turkey and the restoration of the Arabian Caliphate.

GEN. SKOBELKFF.

BERLIN, Feb, 14—A dispatch froSi St. Petersburg says Gen. Skobeleff intends to join the Herzegovinians.

ITALY.

ROME, February 14.—The Chamber of Deputies adopted the Scrutin De Lute today—200 against 143.

Notable Deaths.

PITISBUBG, February 14.—Hon. S. A. Porviance died at his residence in Allegheny City this morning, after a long illness. He was a member of Congress two terms, and enjoyed the distinction of being a member of two constitutional conventions, and of being Attorney General of the State. Tbe deceased was seventhree years old, and leaves a wife and three children.

DETBOIT, February 14.—News is received of the death .of Robert F. Kedsey, professor of chemistry in the Mississippi Agricultural College. His father, Prof. R. C. Kedsey of tbe Michigan State Agricultural College, and his brother were with him. He was a young mSn of unusual promise. His remains will be brought to Lansing.

BOSTON, February 14,—Ko Kien Hua, professor of Chinese at Harvard University, died this afternoon, of pneumonia, at btB residence in Cambridge.

Washington Territory Items. THE NOBTHEBN PACIFIC. SAN FBANCI8CO, February 14.—A Portland dispatch says: Tbe Board of Trade, last night, passed a resolution asking our Congressional delegation to use its beet efforts to prevent the forfeiture of the Northern Pacific land grant. A memorial to Congress is being circulated in Washington Territory praying that the grant be forfeited.

MURDERESS ARRE8TK0.

It is stated that evidence has been given before the Grand Jury,that Carrie Bradley, a courtesan, noted in recent dispatch as having murdered J. N. Brown and thrown the body into the river, is also guilty of murdering a man named Welsh, four months ago, cutting up his body and hiding it in a vault. Bradley arrived here on a steamer this Eboniing and was arrested. She denies knowledge'of the tragedy.

Steamboat $nnk. '.

DETROIT, MICK-, Feb. 14.—A Grand Rapids Mich., dispatch to the Eagle from Grand Haven states that the new steamer Wisconsin, of the Goodrich transportation, which has been making alternate trips from that point to Milwaukee during the winter with the Michigan, both new iron boats built last season expressly for this route, struck the north pier as she attempted to enter the harbor this morning. A hole was smashed in her port quarter about twenty feet long and five feet wide. The vessel filled rapidly and sank by the side of the pier about eight rods up the river from where she struck. Her cargo will be saved with but little damage. She had on board 1000 tons freight.

Wants $10,000.

BALTIMORE, February 14.—The Herald and Torch, Republican, published at Hagerstown, Washington county, and said to be owned and edited by Peter Negley, United States Assistant Treasurer, charged that State Senator Joseph H. Farrow, Republican, from Washington county, was a traitor to his party, in voting for Compton, Democrat^ for State Treasurer, being induced to do so by a contract on tbe Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, and now Senator Farrow has instituted suit against Negley for Blander, laying hia damages at $10,000.

Cnba.

HAVANA, Feb. 14.—The Economca, a Sunday jcurnal, has been denounced by a court of law, and its editor arrested, on account of virulent articles written in a controversy with the Conservative journal, which threatened to lead to a disturbance of the peace, The Conservative organ bad instigated political passions against the editor so that his arrest was a matter of precaution. The Captain General, in reply to a delegation, said the act of the court would affect in no way the policy he had marked out for himself for governing the island.

Murder.

STANFORD, KY., Feb. 14.—On Sauday night near here John Carr, a highly esteemed colored man, was shot dead in his own house by an unseen person while he was playing with his little child. No clue to the perpetrators.

MONTBEAL, Feb. 14.—Au eight yearold boy died at Point St. Charles from excessive use of liquor. The coroner's

jury

brought in a verdict of wilful murder against the persons who gave him liquor.

Fires.

VERSAILES, Ky., February —A firo on Suede/ night destroyed three buameaB houses owned by L. Wooldridge, Governor S. P, Paster and Mrs. M. C. Turner, and the dwelling of Miss Susie Soblett. Loss, about $10,000 insurance, $5,100. Gray and Bohan, grocers A. Schoberth, confectioner, and William Wolf, confectioner, lose in the aggregate $10,000 insurance, $5,000.

WILLIAMS, Iowa, February 14.—A tire on Sunday morning destroyed most of tbe business houses in town. Ix»s, $16,000.

Lynched.

ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 14.—A colored man named Smeal, living on Thomas Dillards' farm, was suspected of stealing a horse. Last night a mob broke open the negro's cabin and whipped him until he confessed the stealing, and took men to" where the horse wss tied in the woods. The mob then hung the negro to a black jack limb, near tbe Jefferson & Lawrenceville road, and there the body was found banging to-day.

GOT. Porter at Evansville. EVANSVILLE, Ind., February 14 Governor Porter lectured at Evans Hall, to-night, on "Iodianain her Dawo." He arrived from Indianapolis at 3:40 p. m., and was escorted to the St. George by the Evansville Rifles, and a large number of citizens without respect of party, called at his room during tbe afternoon and evening.^

Was She Ljlsg

TBOY, N. Y., February 14/^-THE Washington Street Methodist church is now trying L. N. Ireland, class leader, on various charges. While his wife was giving testimony she was stricken with paralysis. am

Fatally Stabbed.

TBOY, N. Y., February 14.—ThomaB Davis and Wm. Connery quarrelled over a game of cards in Jos' Sheehan's saloon, Cohoes, to-day, and Davis was probably fatally stabbed.

Gathered Them In.

DETROIT. February 14.—The State Treasurer has just succeeded in reducing the laet three of the old adjusted $2,000.000 loan bonds, due in 1863.

1 The Ebb el' Gold. NEW YOBK, February 14.—Specie exports to-day, $1,500,000.

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Baptist Weekly Tommy was a little rogue, whom bis mother had hard work to manage. Their houre in the country was raised a few feet from the ground, and Tommy, to escape a well deserved whipping rail from bis mother and crept under the house. Presently the father came home, and hearing where the boy had taken refuge, crept under to bring 'him out. As he approached on his hands and knees, Tommy asked, "Is she after you too?"

About nine months seo Ann Sullivan purchased a ticket ia Kansas City and started for St. Louis to visit her daogter. "What became of her and whether she is dead or alive is not known, but the fact that she failed to reach St. Louis is true beyond question. Her daughter in the meantime has been advertising in the leading papers in the West and and doing everything in her power to find her missing mother, but to no purpose.

The Duke of Norfolk is a staunch and devoted son of the Vatican. He has iust petitioned the Pope to allow him to divide the large diocese of Sduthwark and to allow him to erect a t-.cw see at Arundel. In all probability Loo will grant the request of his nionud -cryant, and his Urace will oon amore rect a cathedral for the new diocese. He is now erecting one at Norwich.

It is asserted that no msn of the period has been more worshipped by women than the Abbe Lifzt. They bribe his servants for big old gloveto and other tokens of him. He might make a mighty good thing of it, by arrangiog a deal with his servants and reiling a dozen pairs of old gloves a day. But he doesn't. Great men seem to bave co_ talent for business.

Bolton Poet: Ojcar says the »s thetic idea is to Bee the beauty in things apparently not beautiful. Somebody asks: "Where is the beauty in a pine board fence?" Dear sir: Let a real irascible bull get after you and you'd see the beauty of a fence, even if it was decoratcd with patent medicine advertisaments.

Mfzzofanti, the wonderful Italian linguist, who knew sixty-four and talked forty-eight languages, turned his attention to language because, when a young priest, be found a foreign sailor dying, who wanted to confess, but could find no priest who could understand him,

Boston Transcript: An exchange prints an able article on "Hints on How to Go lo Sleep." It is tbe most convincing article we ever read up^n the subject. We were fast asleep before W3 had got half through it.

Relief ior I rael.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11—The Mayor has called a public meeting to provide for the Jewish refugees soon to arrive rom Europe.

RUSTEE'S SALE.

Notice is hereby given that tbe undersigned. Trustee by assignment of Jacob Behringer, wilt sell at public the late er, No.

ic auction to the highest bidder, at place of burfintSB of said Jacob Behrinct9 Main street, Terre Haute, Ind., the

stock of goods, groceries, provisions and other articles assigned to me. Said sale to be on the 11th day of March, 1882, beginning at I Oo'clook A. M., and to continue from day to day if necessary.

TERMS OF SALE to be made known on the day of sale.J. 6TEINMKHL, Trustee:

OTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

The undersigned has 1 ministrator of tho estate worth, deceased. The esta'A is supposed to solvent MILES ELL1NGSWOBTH,

November 4th. 18St. Administrator.

DMINISTRATOBS' NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Mary J. Thompson aL.d John H. W illiams have been appointed administrators cf the estate of Balph L. Thompson, late of Vigo county, deceased. Baid estate is stipncscd to te soiveut.

OIARY J. THOMPSON, JOHN II. W11UAM8, Administrators.

HERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of an execution issued from the Vigo Circuit Court, to me directed and delivered, in favor of Steven Bridwell and Sarah A. Bridwcll and against Melissa J. Hunt. I bave levied ou tbe following described real estate, situated in Vigo county, Indiana, to wit:

Beginning sixtv-sU and two-thirds (66%. north of thesoutnesst corner of section twentytwo {21) township, ten (iO) north, range ten (10)

rods

west thence west sixty (60) rods, tbenoe north tweHty-stx jrfid two-thirds (26%) rods, tbente cast sixty (60) rods, thence south twenty-six and two-thirds (26%) rods to the pbu-e of beginning, containing ton (10) acres, in Vigo county, Indiana, and on SATCRVAT, tbe I4lhday of Jfcnnnry, 18S2, between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m. of said day. at .the Court Honse door in Terre Haute, I will offer tbe rents and profits ofthe above described real estate, to aether with all privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, for a term not exceeding seven years, to the highest bidder for cash, ana upon failure to realise a sum sufficient to satisfy Bail execution and costs, I will then and there oiler the fee simple, in and to said real estate, to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy the same.

This 22d day of December, 1881. JACKSON STF.PP, Sheriff. Tennan & Thomas, attorneys. Priu tei' fee, #7.60.

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