Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 April 1882 — Page 2
POLITICAL.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
We are authorized to ennounce the name of JAMES M. DUCK, of Fayette township, lor the office of County Corcmle&ioDer for the First district, subject to the decision of the EcpubIlea 11 nominating convention.
WANTS. ETC.
ADVEKTI8EMKKT8 IN THIS COLUMN WILL BE OHAKGED FIVE CENTS PER LINE EACH INSERTION. NOTHIXG BECKONED LESS THAN FIVE BIKES. Ko DISCOUNT O.N LOKG TIME ADVERTISEMENTS. As the amounts IUC small payment is required in advance.
WANTED.
AA'TF.O—Boarders, either dayor board and lodging, at 317 north Filth street.
WANrKD—Agents
Addrc-fc3,
wnuTed immediately,
ladies or crentlemen to canvass every oitv in the United States and Canada for Myca Journal of Dress and Fashion, published in Loudon, England. Also, merchants, milliners and sewing maebine men to act as agents '"T Mvca's Unique French Fashions in paper t»rns. Myca's Journal is of the highest and invaiuabla 10 milllrero and dress makers. Published monthly. Terms $3 a year. Liberal terms to agents. Exclusive territory. Send twenty-Hre ccn:« for samples.
KRANCI8
WRIGHT & CO.,
138 and 140 Lake street, Chicago.
AKTKO—Employment by a good dressmaker: will go to private houfes and do family gt-wirig. Address Miss Minnie Hari-ess, Lock Bos lf)27, Cily
FOB RE^T.
(/•OR Ki wT—Rooms No. 9 and 10 on the upper floor of the Archer Block, corner of Fourth and Cheriy streets. Water supply tame floor. None but re*i»-ctaMe tenant? need an civ. Mrs. ALEX McGKKGOB, 414 North Sixth Ktrtet
OOK A I ST-1 be fine store loom row occu pied l,v Philip Schloss, on Main street. .Also a fine office witb sleeping room attached, in second story of
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"FOB SALE.
I 4 P/E—Bric yard, 11 acres on south Tir-t street. 75 arr.-s of land in Prairie Crack township. •20 acrts of oal land in Nevins township. 21 lots in Patrick's subdivision. 1 lot in Carpenter's subdivision.
For particulars eiujuire of C. \V. Maccourt.
OH S R—The old German Methodist 1 church property on Mulberry street, between Fourth and Fi/th Hreets, is for'sale— dwelling as well as church. Sealed bids lor same will be received up to Wednesday evening, April 12, 1
£82 Terms, cash. The trustees re
the right to rcject any and all bids. The bi33 mi be handed to Rev. J. F. Severinghaus, livingon the premises.
I 'OR KM.*:—HOUSES AND I.OTo-Two I on tbe corner of First iind
LIMOII
streets
three on :•ecoml am1 K:gle. This pioper'y belonged to Rufus St. John, deceased. Tbe property muF.t be 60ld at once, and there are just five chanre-, for the five good bargain*. Apply to George I'lanct, at John Armstrong's, No. 10 north Th'rd stieet.
FOR TRADE.
FOR
trade—Terre Hauto lots to trade for stocks of poetries, dry goods, notions, carpets. clotbim:, huts and caps, boots and shoes, hnril ware, tioves. quecueware and glassware. Will pay cash difference.
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ADAM TKE3SEL,
1300 Foplar street, Terre Haute, Iud.
OR SALE OR RENT.
The large dwclllDg house on northeatt corn?r of Fourth and Poplar streets. House, cletein well and outhouses and all in good repair. Size of lot, 90 feet by 141 feet, Enquire of
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F. NIPPERT.
XECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that Preston Bussey and G. W. Bement have been appointed executors of the will of Sarah D. Ryce, late ol Vigo county, deceased. The estate is supposed to be solvent PRESTON HUSSEY,
G. W. BEMENT.
OTS FOR SALE.
ON LONG TIME.
LOTS 12 and 13 on north Seventh, in the Rose Walnut Grove. LOTS 118 and 119, on tho corner of Cherry and
Ninth streets.
LOTS 1, 2. 3, 4 and 5 north sido of Poplar, between Canal street and Kidder's mill. LOTS 13,14,15,16,17 and IS,east side on Canal, and partly fronting on Walnut street LOTS 81, 83 and 81 cast Chestnut street, south side, near Seventeenth street. LOTS 115, 116 and 117, north of Samuel Mc-
Keen's mill.
Also the magnificent new brick dwelling house on northwest corner of Seventh ana Chestnut streets.
F. NIPPERT & JOS. COLLETT, Executors C. Rose's Estate.
USINE88 LOTS.
FOR SALE OR LEASF.
Lots No. 82. 83 and 84, north side of Main, between Eighth and Ninth. Also lots No. 2"\ 2G, 27, 28. 29, 30, 31.32 and 33 south side Main, between Ca#al and E. & T. H. railroad.
These lots are for salo or lease on long time, on reasonable terms, by the Rose Polytechnic Institute. Enquire of F. NIPPERT.
OTS FOR SALE!
CO feet fronting Fourteenth street and 250 feet fronting Thirteen'h-and-a-half street, north of tne Vandalia railroad. Enquire of
F. NIPPERT.
FIFTH STREET
SECOND HAND STORE
18 SOUTH FIFTH STREET,
rfecond-hand furniture bought and sold. Repair work neatly done. A liberal cash price paid for cast-off clothing.
LEGAL.
A
PPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
fiottre is hereby glv that I will apply to tho Board of Commissioners of Vigo county, at their April term, for a license to Bell "in toxicaUng liquors" in a less quantity than a quart at a time, with the privilege of allowing tne same to be drauk on my premises, for one year. My place of business and the premises whereon said liquors are to be sold and drank, is located in Terre Haute, Vigo county, State ol Indiana, on lot No. 38, in Rose's subdivision.
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L. H. 8CHROEDER.
OTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE,
TERRE HAUTE, April 6,1882.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Common Council of tho city of Terre Haute, Ind., at their next regular meeting, on Tuesday evening, April 18th, 18S2r,for grading and graveling tho alley from Seventh street to Ninth street, between Ohio street and Walnut street, according to plans and specifications on Hie in the office of the City Clerk.
Also, for grading, curbing and cindering Fourteenth strict from Main street to Poplar street, in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Froposala for above work must be accompanied by a bond signed by two disinterested sureties.
Council reserves the right to reject any or all of the bids Envelopes containing proposals must be endorsed, naming work upon which proposal is made.
By order of the Common Council,
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A. B. FITCH, City Engineer
OTICE TO FOUNDKYMEN.
Cm*
CLKKK'S OFFICE, 1
TEKRE HAUTE,
led., April 7ih,
1SS2.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Common Council of the city of Terre Haute, lnd.. at their next regular meeting, Tuesday evening, April ISih, 1SS2, for furnishing the city with iron castings for one year from May 1st, 1S82, in accordance with the following conditions, viz:
Bids to be by the ton (2,000 pounds) for all castings of street bridges, man-hole and catchba°in covers, etc.. except lamp posts,
BUs for each post to be per post, furnished with ladder bar and painted with two coats of
^A^castings to be delivered within a reasonable time, wherever they may be needed. Each bid must be accompanied by a bond of $500, signed by two disinterested sureties, as a guarantee tharthe persons whose bid is accepted will enter Into a contract within five days thereafter, for the faithful performance of the
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Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Bv order of the Common Council.
EUGENE V, DEB 3, City Clerk.
April 4 th, 1SS2.
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Already letters denying the death of Jesse James are bobbing up in various portions of the country.
Failing to obtain tbe coveted cabinet position, ex-Senator Chaffee has gone to Hot Springs to recuperate.
The Mississippi is falliDg its entire length, and if it continues to recede at the present rate will be wiibio the banks by the 20th instant.
A bill is before congress tgxiog each immigrant arriving in this country fifty cents, and forbidding the landing vi paupers and inibeciles.
United State bonds have been so high of late that savings banks have been compelled to hunt up good state securities for investment.
The nihiliets are not waiting to see what the czar is going to do, but are pushing the construction of mines in different parts of Eujsia.
It is now eeveral days since Tilden was heard from, but Mr. Hendricks still remains quiet. Can it b8 possible that the latter is oat of the ring.
It appears as though the same old fight is to be made against Chandler's confirmation, but this time his friends claim that it will be successful.
To make it a success the old man Bender sensation should have been postponed to a later date. It followed the killing of Jesse James too closely to take well.
The season of the sunflower and lily draweth near, but Oscar Wilde lias mysteriously diaappea red. Like the Arab, the mild mannered fraud seems to have folded his tent and silently stolen away.
New York city is to have anew cotton exchange. The site is to cost $800,000, acd tbe edifice will contain offices which will be let to tenantp. A seat in "the exchange brought $5,100 a day or two ago.
Assistant Postmaster General Hattoa has decided that postoflice employes may participate in political campaigns to any extent they please, provided that in so doing they do not neglect their official duties.
The president's late law partner had a long conversation with him the other evening, to which great political sigonificance is attached, although it is asserted that it was merely a talk over unfinished business.
The number cf distinguished bandits who gathered from all portions of Missouri to attend the funeral of the dead outlaw was almost as startling as the fact that none of them were molested by the authorities.
Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky, is for Tilden for president in 18S4, "sick or well, living or dying." People are not at all surprieed at this. Like loves like. Both tbe gentlemen are relics of a past age— old fossils in fact.
The secretary of the interior believes that after their terms of office have expired, Indian agents should be held over antil their successors are appointed, and has recommended to congress that the law be so amended.
There is a strong probability that the bill to extend the national b«nk chatters will fail to become a law. It can never be reached on the calender where it now is, and the democrats persistently vote against taking it up out of its regular order.
A French writer sends out warning of a big earthquake on the first of June. As he fails to locate it, perhaps it would be well for all localities to bj prepared for the shock, fulljaccount of it, or the disappointment over its failure to pat in an appearance.
Bsrnum's great elephant, Jumbo, is expected to arrive in New York from Europe to-day. By swearing that the animal is imported for breeding purposes, the old showman will save about $10,000, which would otherwise have to be paid jn the shape of duty.
Louisville, Kentucky, lo»day voles on a proposition to contribute $1,000,000 towards the construction of a new state house, provided the legislature will vote to remove the capital from Frankfort to that city. As the gain to be derived from the change would be great, the measure will probably carry.
CONTESTED SEATS.
When tbe present session of Congress canvenei thcie were twenty-two contested election case? on file, whidi .WO referred to tbe election commiUee. As the democratic papers have already taken np the cry that the committee is intent npon disposing of them on partisan grounds and without regard to testimony, it will be well to examine tbe work of the committee in this direction np to the present time. .Two cases have thus far been reported to the house. In one of them, tkat of Lynch against Chalmers, it is recommended that the contestant, Ljncb, .republican, be seated in place of Chalmers, tbe alleged representative of the notorious shoestring district of Missieaippi. In this case no respectable democratic paper can cowiientionsly sustain Chalmers, who secured his certificate through the most outrageous and palpable frauds known to that peculiar locality. Papers of his own faith, in bis own state, have boldly asserted that congress should not tolerate his presence as a member, and the committee has diecovered the truth of the assertions. The other case reported by the committee was the famous Utnh case cf C-mpbeil and Cinnon, in which it was recorameuded that neither ba seated.
Of the remaining twenty cases, five wtre dismissed by the committee without being reported to the bouse, four of thtm beiDg cases in which the contestants were republicans, and coming from the south. The fifth caee wss that of a crazy man from OregoD, who contested the seat of George, republican, it being clearly shown that the contestant, McDjwell, was not a candidate for the office. Four other cases, all from the South, have been argued, acd it is probable that two of them il will be recommended that the republican contestants are entitled to the seats, in one that the greenback contestant be seated, and in the fourth that the democratic contestant be allowed to retain his seat.
A true statement of the facta does not bear a partisan appearance on tbe part of the committee. On the contrary, it only goes to show that the democrats fear a thorough investigation of their modes of conducting elections in the southern elates. In each ot tLe cases that has been investigated to the most barefacsd frauds have been resorted to, bring about democratic victories, and the evidence confirms all the reports that in 1880 the democrats of the south resorted to every means in their power to suppress the republican vote, rendering a fair vote and an honeet count en impossibility.
JiOX-POliITICAL.
We copy elsewhere the proceedings of two meetings held at Indianapolis on Thursday by democratic and republican delegates to the state temperance convention, which met there the day before. The delegates of Ihe two parties met separately, acd took action as indicated in the proceedings. The report of "the action of the democratic delegates is taken from the Sentinel, and that of th6 republicans from tbe Journal.
A perusal of these proceedings ought to convince any person that temperance is not a political question, and it ought to prove the foolishness of any attempt to force the question into politics. There are numerous democrats as well as republicans in favor of stringent temperance measures, and vice versa. It is a question for individuals to settle for themselves respectively, and not for their party to settle for tbem.
Those democrats who forced the question into the late campaign at Indianapolis for the sake of a few petty ^offices acd a temporary partisan advantage, will realize sooner or later that they made a great mistake. And those republicans who permitted themselves to be used as catspaws in pulling democratic chestnuts out of the fire will find that they acted very foolishly. It is not much to the credit of Indianapolis politicians that they BO stultified themselves.
BENJAMIN HARBISON.
Elsewhere we copy an extract from a letter of the Washington correspondent of the Bofton Advertiser, giving a sketch of the career and characteristics of Hon. Benjamin Harrison. The writer does not overrate the distinguished senator. He is a rising statesman, and one of the most promising of the younger men of the Nation. Bat for his unobtrusiveness he could have figured much more prominently in public affairs than he heretofore has, as his merits and abilities are well known in Indiana and elsewhere.
Senator Harrison is one of the most laborious and faithful workers in Congress. He is a member of veral import ant committee?, and early and late aplies himself to his duties with great efficiency and influence. He takes but little relaxation, and in close attention to the hard work of legislation no other member excels him. Such devotion to public duty is sure to bo appreciated and rewarded by the people.
Ohio has a law which provides that one-fourth of the tax accruing from foreign insurance companies shall be paid iuto a fund lor disabled firemen in cities of the first and second grade. The apportionment is made semi-annually, and the fire commissioners decide the esses to be banefitted by it. Cincinnati derives $5,000 a year from this source, a sum ample to supply the wants of the families of brave men who risk life and limb in their efforts to save life and property. In addition to this, any fireman who has grown old and unfit for service can be pensioned in any sum not exceeding $600 per yesr not less than $50. The law is an excellent one, and Indiana should have one similar to it.
The republcan national committee will hold a meeting in Washington next week, at which the time for holding the convention to elect delegates to the aext convention will be decided. At the committee meeting in March it was decided that tbe districts call their conventions and elect delegates direct, without going into state conventions exctpt for delegates at large. A strong effort will be made to prevent, as far as possible, the recurrence of contests, such as have been incidental to past conventions, and suggest means of settling in the districts themselves all questions of contest between delegations.
AIT IBKhdBKIT OPINION O SUPHEID. Upon speaking cf the re-opening of th»Shipberd investigation the New York Herald says: "Another revival of the Shipherd investigation is on the boards at Washington, and the country is treated to the report of the nauseous story in which tbe inventor of the Peruvian Company, half Caadband, half Bobert Macaire, snivels through his ncse hu own wonderful virtue and sincerity. There are two points of interest in this inquiry that are worth noting. One regards Shipherd. He does not produce tbe correspondence that is necessary for exposing the villainy of this conspiracy against our government. We want to see in print all the correspondence between Senator Blair and Shipherd, or Shipherd and any other persons in the public eerviee, on the scheme of his so-called company. Notably we went tbe letters he pretends to have from Mr. Blaine, and we want to know what persons operated "With him as part of his company, and not merely what persons he had fixed his eyes upon as possible allies. Why does he constantly fail to prcdnce this correspondence? Another point la tea to the committee. It seems tosit uneasily from boor to hour, as if in mortal fear it should discover something, for while Shipberd does not care to pot the documents on lecotd, be makes a pfaow to be very willing to tell his story, and this ehow alone fills the committee with mortal terror. Let the committee make a fair start by insisting upon the production of the correspond^ ence."
Tbe committee should hot miLce matters in this investigation. If officials have been iroplicited in it it sbould be known without delay. Any attempt at suppression will only tend to create impressions which may bs false, or it msy throw suzpicion on innocent persons. Eveiy pereou whose name has been men* tioned in connection with this Peruvian ecandal seems perfectly willing that the investigation should be full and complete, and in justice to them it should be so. At present it looks as though the whole business originated in the rcheming mind of this man Shipherd, who is now endeavoring to extricUe himself by blackguarding the dead, and dragging id the oamer. of of innocent persons.
The senate committee on printing has reported a bill for tbe publication of the record of the Guiteau trial, which will contain several thousand pages. The following in tbe text of the jbill:
The attorney general Of the United States be aod he is hereby authorized and directed to have printed and bound, at the government printing office, the official report of the arrest, indictment and trial of Charles J. Guiteau, recently convicted before the supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting in special criminal term, including the records of said court, and likewise any subsequent record of the proceedings of said court in ease £n appeal be presented and-prosecuted, as prepared and edited by the United States district attorney for the District of Columbia, it Jbeing understood that the offer of tbe United States district attorney for the District of Columbia to furnish the manuscript of said report prepared for publication, and to revise the proof free of expense to the government, is accepted.
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2. That the aforesaid report shall be printed and bound, and that thereThall be printed and bound 7.000 additional copies, of which 1,500 copies shall be for the'use of the senate, 3,600 copies shall be for the use of the house of representatives, 600 copies for the use of the department of justice, SCO copies for the use of the United States district attorney for the District of Columbia, and l.COO copies for sale by the public printer at the cost of publication, with tbe addition of ten per centum.
Mark Twain has lately written a fable entitled "The Perceiver is as bad as tbe Thief." A man saw an article stolen and was put in jail to secure his attendance as a witnesS, while the thief was released on straw bail, treated tenderly, and finally was permitted to escape without punishment. A parallel case exists here, where a gentleman, upon whom a robbery was attempted, is denounced and treated worse than the alleged thief, bscause he was not present at the trial as a witness, although he had only verbal notice of the date, and was in New York at the time. In this case, according to the opinion of bulldosing counsel, the perceiver is woree than the thief.
There is at present a bill before the house making an appropriation of $200,000 to be divided among the crew of the Cumberland on account of her engagement with the Merrimac. It is urged in its favor that tbe crew of the Cumberland displayed remarkable valor during tbe engagement that although certain of destruction she engaged the rebel ram and held her half a day, thus [preventing her from starting for northern portp that the Cumberland was a wooden vessel attacking an ironclac!, a sailing vessel attacking a steamer, and that every oth9r man of crew was either killed or wounded.
While the bond of the Treasurer of the United. States, who handles all the money, is only (160,000, that of the public printer is 1400,000. —Exchange.
The bond of the Public Printer, as required by law, is $100,000. He cannot draw from the public treasury at one time more than $66,667, or two-thirds of his bond. This causes great inconvenience when the expenditures are large, aa at present, over two thousand persons being employed in the establishment. For this reason the new appointee proposes to execute a bond in the penalty of $400,000.
When an individual ot institution becomes the subject of jokes or "gaga" at thettres or ministrel shows, he or it is in a bad way. Thursday night tbe Midland railroad got a lick of the kind for which the late receivership is responsible. Should the Criminal Court be the scene ot more exploits like those that have lately made it notorious, it may become the subject of ''gags" and saracastic allusions, at the hands of showmen and even of variety people. All of which would be very sad.
An attempt is being made to have congress purchase the house in which President Lincoln died. The projectors of the Echeme say that the portion in which tlw president died could be reserved from occupation, and that the remainder could be used for office purposes. So many persons visit it that it has become a great inconvenience to the owner, who will accept no compensation for showing tbe rooms.
Governor Elackbura, of Kentucky, ex presses thi opinion"that the penal system of his state is a disgrace to civilisation. The eftogfc ftatement also applies to the Georgia system, where crimidals are no better than slaves. One instance is quoted where a colored girl was sentenced to five yearc, imprisonment for a theft of fitty cents, and Was sold out during the en.* tire period at an almost nominal sum, to a person who treated her
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badly as dur
ing the old slave days. ^ssm The Indiana veterans are to hold a reunion at Dayton, Ohio, May 3rd. It seems strange that they conld not find a desirable location in Hoosierdom. The matter seems to be in oharge^of a number of Bichmond gentlemen. T*
CONGRESS.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 7.1882. The bill passed relieving from the charge of desertion soldiers in the volunteer service during tbe late war, oh proof that they served faithfully until the expiration of their term of enlistment, or until the first of May, 1865 but who failed to be mustered out and receive an honorable discbarge.
A resolution was adopted directing .the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department to inquire what, if any, abuses exist or have existed in the adjusting of claims in the Qasrtermaster General's and in the Commissary General's and Third Auditor's offices.
Washburn, of Minnesota, submitted the conference report on the bill to authoiiae the construction of a bridge across the Missouri river within live miles of St. Charles, Mo. agreed to.
The House then went into Commit'ee of the Whole, Robinson, of Mass., in the Chair, on the tariff commission bill. Haskell, of Kansas, advocated the passage of the bill, and when be had concluded bis speech, the House took recess, the eveniog session to be for consideration of pension bills.
Oregon Democracy.
SAN FBAKCISCO, April 7.—The Oregon Democratic convention adopted resolutions demanding legislative recognition of railroads, tariff reform, attributing the assassination of Garfield to the Republican spoils system, denouncing polygamy, favoring the repeal of the navigation laws, and demanding the Oregon Congressional delegation to do its utmost to secure an appropriation for tbe Oregon river and harbor improvement.
Tbe resolution on tbe Chinese question is as follow: That the President's veto of the Chinese, immigration bill is a public misfortune it Bets the (fe^raling ma of competition with Coolies from China npon the labor and working men of America it treats with contemptuous derision the unanimous protests and appeals of the entire Pacific coast. On behalf of the people of Oregon, we disapprove, condemn and declare it to be the duty of every citizen, regardless of party, to express his disapproval with his vote as well as with his voice.
The ticket was completed as follows: Secretary of State, J. K. Weathersford Treasurer, H. Abraham Superintendent of Instruction, W. H. Worlbington Btate Printer, Wilbur Cornell Supreme Judge, Eden Shattuck.
Jail Delivery.
LITTLE ROCK, April 7,—Four persons escaped from the Clark county jail at Arkadelphia, Thursday nigbt. One was a waiting his trial for larceny one, a negro boy, is charged with attempted rape and the two remaining are brothers named Owing, professional horse thie^fes and desperate fellows. Jailor Hawkins, before opening the door to feed the prisoners, stationed himself with a drawn revolver at the head of the stairs leading to- the jailor's room below. Sheriff Sloan, with drawn revolver then walked up to the door, unlocked it and threw it open. In an instant four of the prisoners were .upon Sheriff Floan, holding up his arm. In pushing him forward toward the head of the stairs, and before Jailer Hawkins could fire, he was knocked head long down stairs, his pistol dropping from his hand and falling at the foot qt tbe stairway. This one of the prisoners picked up as they rushed on, having previously wrenched from Sheriff Sloan his weapon. The party fled toward the Ouachita river bottoms, but were soon pursued by a posse, and one of them captured. A running fight was kept up for several miles, the pursuers and pursued repeatedly firing at each other, but three escaped.
Swlit Again.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7.—Ex-Treaty Commissioner Swift, now in Sacramento, publishes a card in the Record that the recent interview with him published in the San Francisco Call was not^ correct in making him say the Commissioners discussed and agreed on 8ny limit of the time of suspension of immigration. What he did say was that it was distinctly agreed that what might be the necessary time, whether tenor fifty years, to correct the vil, the United States was to be the sole and only judge, and the Chinese Government as he understood it, relied upon tbe Government of the United States not to take more time than was necessary to accomplish the desired result, and in his opinion thirty-three years would have been satisfactory to the authorities at Pekin.
Goad.
ST. LOUIS, April 7.—A dispatch from Pueblo, Colorado, says: Friends of the men who were lynched here a few days ago on suspicion of being cattle thieves, will bring an action against Pueblo connty for f50.000 damages, the proceeding being based on the ground that while the accused men were in charge of responsible officials, they were permitted to be taken away and killed. Able counsel has been retained.
The Failure Record, NEW YORK, April 7.—The failures for seven days reported to R. G. Dun ACo.'s mercantile agejey, foot up 127, distributed as follows: Eastern Btates, 18 Southern, 39 Middle. 20 Western, 35 Pacific, 8 New York city, 17. This iB about the aame as last week, so far as numbera are concerned. The figures in New York city are insignificant.
Ohio Republicans.
COLUMBUS, April 7,—A meeting of the State Republican Central Committee has ueen called for Columbus, April 14th, to fix tbe time and place of holding the next State convention. The annual consultation of Republicans will be held on the day previous.
Found Dead.
CHICAGO, April 7.—A LaSalle, 111., special says: Newport Campbell, the insane man who shot John R. Gott, of Boston, seriously, was found dead in a ditch yesterday evening, having drowned in eighteen inches of water.
John A. Logan,
ST. LOUIS, April 7.—United States Senator John A. Logan, accompanied by his wife and private secretary, passed through here this morning, en .route to Hot Spring*, Ark.
Short.
READING, PA., April 7.—The accounts of Adam M. Dundete, ex-county Treasurer, are short about $30,000. The bondsmen will pay the loss.
WASHINGTON.
Shipherd Continued—The Peruvian Company's Prospectus and who it was
Sent to.
Representative Hewitt Seems to Have ken the 0»ly IS* Tored JHemteer.of the
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And He was Approached Because He was Possessed of Much Riches, which was Aeed-. ,..^
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fill.
Some Letters flron Huribotwhich were Not Calculated to Hake the a My Shipherd
Happy.
The Interior Department—Geo. Sherman on Retirement Good -Friday at the White
House—Items.
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WA8HIN«TON, April 7.—The PeruChili inquiry was continued to-day. Shipherd testified that tbe prospectus of the Peruvian Company was chiefly sent to Senators. Being further pressed about sending copies of tbe prospectus to mem bers of Congress, h« at first declined to give the names but finally stated that the only member of the House of Representatives who he recollected sending a copy to was Hewitt, of New York. He mentioned his name, ae that gentleman had already stated tbe fact in the House, and his distinot recollection was that from Hewitt he had only a verbal response. He had recognized Hewitt as being amoog
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capitalists whom he desired to approach, and as a capitalist he had ysent him the documents with a note stating that if he wiahed to look into the subject, he [tbe witness] would be glad to confei with him. Hewitt sent him a very courteous verbal response by the young man who took the papers to him, and to tbe best of his recollection that was the totality of all the negotiation that he had with any member of the
House of Representatives. Rice, of the committee, asked the witness if he had reasons other tnan those already stated for believing in advance Mhat he affirmed he did believe of Ganeral Hurlbut.
Witness answered—I have General Hurlbut's letters and some correspondence that is closely affiliated with them.
Rice—Anything that you have to sustain the allegations which you have made against General liurlbut you are now requested to produce.
Witness thereupon produced the following letters from Minister Hurlbut, which were read by the clerk:
BEDVIDERE, ILLS *, June 6,1881.
Jacob Shipherd, Esq., New York: SIB:—I am in receipt of your favor of June 3d. I think I under»tand the case of your clients. You must, however, be aware tbat the decision of an officer so grave, and involving such enormous possibilities, does not belong to me. Whatsoever may be the solution of the matter it must come from the President. It is my duty to carry out such instructions as I may receive. Your obeedint servant, 8. A. HURLRUBT.
BELVEDERE, III. June 16,1881.
J. R. Shipherd, DEAR SIR—Yours of the 13th is received. You must be aware of the fact that I can take no cognizance of your case unless it be referred to me from the Department of State. Whatsoever action, therefore you may propose to have taken by the United States must be decided at Washington.
Your obedient servant, S. A. HURLBUT.
LEGATION OF THE LJHITED STATES, "I LIMA, Peru, September 12,1881. Jacob R. Shipherd New York.
SIB:—I am in receipt of your letter of tbe 19th of August, tbe documents and a sealed letter for Senor Manuel Arizola. The leWer has been delivered him. I have not received, either by mail or by telegraph, any such instructions as you state were forwarded me by the Secretary of State. If you have any serious design of carrying out tbe large plan you mention, it is of very great importance that you should be represented here at once by som8 singularly competent person, or you will find the ground occupied by others. Peru needs immediate help, and from very abundant sources, if she expects to save her southern territory from the grasp of Chili. The probability is that her fate will be decided within two months. Of course, I would prefer that an American corporation should control this question, but there does not seem to besp.ch a corporation able, ready and willing to act, and I cannot dictate to Peru from what source sfce shall secure the aid which she requires. If your claim as a successor to Alexander Cochet is to be submitted to me, I shall need for its proper consideration clear statements of its origin and the evidences which sustain it. As yet I found none of these in any of the papers submitted to me. None of them, so far as I can
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anything approaching to the magnitude of the claim you make. I want further communications, both from you and from the Department.
Very truly your obedient servant, S. A. HURLBUT. LIMA, Ost. 1,1881. Jamb R. Shipherd.
I acknowledge the receipt of your daplicate and of your last letter. I very sincerelv wish the claim which you represent was as solid and substantial as you appear to consider it, and so endorsed and declared by the United States. It might, in that case, be of great use. I wrote by last mail, stating my trouble in accepting with full faith your ideas on this matter. There are three facts necessary to be strictly proven: first, what was the discovery made by Alexander Cochet? Second, to what extent and by what instrument has the Peruvian Government recognized or admitted his claim? Third, what is the legal evidence of the legitimacy of the natural son under whom you claim the .title? I have taken some pains to ascertain the law and facts as to these three points, and so far as I have gone found nothing encouraging. First, Oochet could not have discovered the agricultural use ef guano, for it was used as a fertilizer by tbe Incas. So far as I can find, he never claimed this, and whatever discovery he may have made and for which a premium of 5,000 tons was awarded by tbe committee on prizes, it certainly was not for that use. What, then, was hia discovery as to the guatio He tells plainly what was his discovery in regard to the nitrates, and evidently considered that of more importance than the other. Second, I can find no recognition by Peru of his claim or right, except the premium of 5,000 to as, and that is only the report of a committee, which teems never to have been acted on. Is there any other document binding on Peru? If so. I would like to see it. Third, granted that Cochet had a valid claim. To whom did it descend on his death? Natural sou by law, in this country, cas be legitimized and made heirs in two ways one by a formal recognition executed before a public officer in prescribed way by the
putative father, 'the other by a testamentary recognition in the last will. Both aMume and require an act to be done by Oochet in his life time. I have no knowledge of any each act, and in default of such act hia relatives now in France succeed to his rights. I write these things to you, not formally and is minister, but that I may call your attention in time to the character of the proof required. TLeophile Landreau (the French Landrean) is in this city, and nss made a conditional sale of his rights, estimated by him at $100,000,000, to a Chilian, Agguirie. to IM offered to the Government of Chili for £300,000 or 11,500.000. The privilege of purchasing at that rate extends for six months from September 1st. As I wrote yon before, if y6te are satisfied with your title you ought to act very speedily, for the coos-
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lieations are daily becoming deeper, the absence of any evidence as to ths material points suggested, 1 can, ot course, have no opinion on the subject, and you can scarcely expect me to u« any official authority ontil I poesees such facts, sustained by evidence, not merely by pamphlets and extracts from newspapers.
I am sir, yours, S. A. HURLBUT.
THE INTXRICR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, April 7.—Senator Teller called upon Secretary Kirkwood to-day, and engaged in a long conversation regarding the business of the department. The new Secretary' of the Interior will not assume the duties of his office before Wednesday next. Secretary Kirkwood will leave Washington for his home in Iowa immediately after the induction of the new Secretary into the office, and it iB his intention to make a tour through the Southwest the coming summer, for the benefit of his health.
GEN. SHERMAN ON RETIREMENT. WASHINGTON, April 7.—Gen. Sherman telegraphs a friend that he rejoices over the passage of the bill for the compulsory retirement of Army officers at the age of 62, acd on ai account does he desire any exception made in his interest.
THE COMMITTEES.
The House Committee on Foreign Af fairs heard Captain Eads explain away to-day the objection made at previous sessions that a railway across the Isthmus will be impracticable on account of the grades, which could not be successfully overcome.
OBSERVING GOOD FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, April 7.—There wss no meeting of the Cabinet to-day, owing to the desire of the President to observe Good Friday.
CORRECTION.
WASHINGTON, April 7.—John K. Faulkner was confirmed as Surveyor of Customs at Louisville, not at Franklin.
Ohio Crop Report.
COLUMBUS, O., April 7.--Tbe April report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, based on 1,100 township reports,will give the following figures compared with the name time last year:
Wheat—Probable bushels of the coming crop, 35,612,190, as against 37,581,094 for last year bushels of old wheat in producers' hands, 7,413,698.
Clover—Acreage, 95 per cent. condition, 83 per cent. Cows—Number, 95 percent. condition, 98 per cent other cattle—number, 88 condition, 99. Sheep—number, 99 per cent conditioo, 101 per cent hogs, number, 83 per cent condition, 92 per cent.
Wages—farm hands^ per month, with board, $16.70 do, without board, $25.00, or about $2.00 higher than a year ago.
Corn"—Per cent of old crop on producers' hands, 17. Wheat on flat land, very poor on gravelly or drained land, extra good.
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