Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 March 1883 — Page 2

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"Mr. Speaker" is good.

lied re and Brown's legislature is awarded tin cake.

ftovernor Porter would be upheld in any plan he might adopt in preference to another session of that legislature.

But the senate itself is, in some measure responsible for its own disgraceful Mexican station,.—Gaze tie.

Quite KO.

Old Remorse will get in its work on the Democratic legislature when it wakes up in the morning and reaches for water.

The suggestion of the Lafayette Journal that the Hon. John Collett, state geologist, be selei ted to succeed President White, of Purdue, is meeting with much favor from the press.

Perhaps the Gazette, in talking about "Mr. Speaker," meant the speaker of the house, whose high-handed conduct Saturday night is deserving of at least condemnation, if not of "expulsion."

Indiana newspapers are at present considerably devoted to editorial paragraphs the tenor of which is "We congratulate our friend Smith of the Eungtown Bugle on his appointment as postmaster."

The last time the Democrats were in control in Congress they tried the starvation policy on the general government to coerce Iiepnblicans into giving them what political legislation they demanded.

Matliamaticians are paralyzed at the prospect of figuring out the capacity of the Democratic party for blundering if it was put in control of national affairs with the session of the legislature for a basis.

The Muncie Times wants Hon. John B. Elam, of Indianapolis, for governor on the Republican state ticket in 1884, and the New Albany Republican speaks in very flattering terms for Hon. W. C. DePauw, of that city.

It now appears that ex-Senator Tabor was privately married in St. Louis some time since to the lady he married in Washington a few clays ago. The first ceremony was kept secret because of the effect it would have in his former wife's suit for alimony, then pending. It is refreshing in many respects that it is now c.c-Senator Tabor.

If Great Britain will look in the direction of this country she might get an idea of how good it is to relieve suffering. If England would respond to the demands of the starving poor of Ireland without regard to the fact that there may be some criminals in that country she would place herself in a more creditable attitude before the world.

A peremptory sentence of expulsion from the chair of the senate would have taught Mr. Hanna as much as he is capable of learning and would have proved a wholesome measure for the education of future lieutenant governors with bulldozing tendencies.—Gazette.

Does the ^Gazette consider the lieutenant governor as holding relatively the same position as Bert Kelley who was "expelled" from the employ of the senate?

Tho lieutenant governor, in order that he may have the consciousness of having partially earned his stipend, is given the kingly privilege of presiding over the state senate. Why he has such an unwarrantable privilege no mortal can tell. It. is against all instincts of Democracy that.any legislative body shall not have tho common privilege of electing its presiding oftlcer.—[Gazette.

In other words the constitution is against the instincts of Democracy. It ife provided by the constitution that the lieutenant governor shall preside over the senate.

Murat Halstead telegraphed from AVashington to the Cincinnati Com-mercial-Gazette: "There should have been a greater reduction of the duties on sugar and not so large a cut on the tobacco tax, but the fact that the sugar revenue will, according to close estimates, be $8,000,000 less than it has been is a wholesome reduction, and will be a popular fact." There were some things left undone and things done to which all of us could find objections, but the fact, the big point is that the Republican congress took£70,000,000 from the taxation of the people for which thev return manv thanks.

Our esteemed contemporary lias fallen into ail error through its perverse habit depending on ''personal knowledge,"' the vaiiu- «hich it some time since highly extolled to the Express. 11" our esteemed contemporary had in this instance depended on ".-second hand" information, such "inaccurate second hand information," for in­

stance, as the state constitution, it would be aware that the lieutenant governor can be removed only by impeachment, and then on articles presented by the house, charging him with high crimes and misdemeanors. It is a question which is the most disgusting in the Gazette's article on Lieut. Governor Hanna, the ignorance or the shamelessness of the attack.

The concert which takes place at the Opera house to-night should be largely attended. Madame Hauk's manager has provided a very liberal programme, and has in it given us the very choicest selections from her extensive repertoire. Her numbers inclnde not only the best scenes from "Carmen," but also those charming airs from "Mignon," which she sings so beautifully, especially "La Sty rienne." Words can convey no adequate idea of its beauties when sung by Madame Ilauk. We can not hear her in Terre Haute in grand opera, but we can hear her in a programme that includes the best of several operas. The prima donna is accompanied by a company that is irom all accounts very excellent. As a rule concert companies suffer by comparison, but from all that can be learned these people will materially add to the brilliancy of the concert they are Miss St. John, Signor Montegriffo, Signor Gottschalk and Constantin Sternberg.

Governor Stephens, who has been given up as slead a half dozen times in the past ten years, was a remarkable instance of how -i public man can, by frequently changing his opinions, be kept in office. He had been in almost continuous public service since he was of age, or over half a century. He mapped out his policy regarding all public matters so that he was always found a conservative in aggressive movements, and when the public relaxed in its enthusiasm Stephens' position was the accepted ground of the contest. Tlris was noticeably the fact in the secession movement which he opposed, knowing full well it would take the extreme shape of open rebellion, when, of course, lie would "go with his state." Naturally, the rebels felt the need of a consetvative head, realizing their own aptitude for rash measures, and Stephens was made vice president of the confederacy, a figure head to which attention would be attracted while the Bob Tombs' class was doing extreme things that could gain no sympathy for the cause. In congress since the war Stephens chose fit occasions to de nounce the wild schemes of the Dem ocratic party, at the same time insist ing he was a true Democrat. He Mas the trimmer par excellence. In some directions he had great ability, but there is no one thing in his record which was for the general good, and which will stand out as a monument to his memory.

The physical vitality of the man was marvellous. He was an invalid for forty years, and a mere skeleton the last twenty-five of his life. In a fight many years ago he was literally cut in pieces with a bowie knife, over twenty wounds being inflicted. The great ambition of his life in !ate years was to go to the senate. He was sent there by his state during reconstruction times, but was not admitted, and ever afterward, he was anxious to be sworn iu as a member of that body. While in the lower house he would not visit the senate end of the capitol, saying that he had solemnly declared that he would never enter the senate chamber except as a United States senator

He was popular with the people of his own state, but shunned by the leading spirits of the Democracy in the state, being scarcely on speaking terms with many of them, through whose faults he had secured prominence, rather than from any striking merit of his own.

Phoenix Like.

Philadelphia Times. The Free Trader, with his nose between his enemy's jaws, has tlic Protectionist down.

In this Say and Generation.

Philadelphia Times. It is in the nineteenth century that human beings in Donegal cat sea-weed to save themselves from death by starvation.

The Circus i8 Coming.

Fcoria Transcript. Paragraphs about Jumboarebeginning to sprout in the newspapers under the warming influenco of tlie coming circus season.

The Amateur Huntsman-

Boston Post. The season rapidly approaches when the amateur hunter from New York goes to Virginia and shoots a lot or tame poultry under the belief that it is wild.

Vennor's Predictions for March. Vcnnor's prediction's for March are not encouraging for those who wish mild weather. He thinks tlie month will be one of the stormiest experienced in many years. There is a probability, he says, of great destruction of life and property. His forecast of the storm periods is as follows:

First—A decided storm and bluster with snow and in some sections rains (Maritime provinces). The storm will extend southward to Washington, D. C.

Third and Fourth—General heavy storms. Chicago and west blockaded, also Nova Scotia. This storm will probably likewise be experienced in Great Britain.

Tenth and Twelfth—Very general and severe snow storms and blockades, extending far to westward. Rains and snowfall in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Tremendous snow drifts in the Western States.

Seventeenth to Twentieth—General heavy snow and rain storms south to New York and Washington. Snow blockades again West On 1'Oth or 21st great wind storm at New York.

Twenty-seventh Another general storm period. Snow and rains. Newfoundland snow-blocked.

Thirtieth and Thirty-first—General snow, wind and rain storms. Heavy blow and rains on New York and Middle states seaboard. Snow and rain storms in maratime provinces.

Tlie period of the 10th and lL'th, he adds, will undoubtedly be severe and widespread, but the heavy rain ^id wind storms of the 27th to 80th

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cause the greatest harm, particularly toward New York and Middle seaboard.

WISE AKD OTHERWISE.

THE MODERN HELBN.

He sat by ber side in thegloaming. And toyed with her hand and her cheek His face had the beauty of Paris,

Her face that of Helen, the Greek. "I love you to madness, my darling,"

She whispered in accents of joy "But you must not perish like Paris, Nor I be your Helen of Troy.

"Do you know what 'to fly with you' means, love? For you, dear, a blasted career, Forme a sad life of dishonor, •Reft of all that a woman holds dear. I love you to madness, my darling

Without you this life has no joy But you must not perish like Paris, Nor I be your Helen of Troy.

"It is not the thing that is done, love. But the way that we do it, my dear, Which set* all society raving,

And shocks it from center to sphere. The old days have passed away, darling, Those wicked old ages of force But I'll write to my lawyer to-morrow.

And tell him to get a divorce.

The profits of the Theater Francais, 'in 1882, amounted to about $140,000. Tl^re are now only thirty-six establishments in Cologne each selling the true and only eau. In 1829 there were sixty.

This idea of putting money aside for a rainy day seems to us rather foolish. There"is not much fun to be had on a rainy day.

Pere Hyacinthe lectured to an au dience of 3,000 persons in Marseilles on Sunday. There was a great uproar, caused by Catholics hissing him

The deepest sea soundings yet taken in the Pacific shows a depth of 27,939 feet, or about five and one-third miles. The deepest Atlantic soundings arc 27,366.

Missouri acorns are shipped to Eng land in large quantities, where they are planted by the societies for renewing and maintaining the forests of the country.

The armament of Germany has been completed. It was begun in 1873. The expenses have amounted to $132, 000,000, paid out of the French war indemnity

The amount of deposits and cash balances in the joint-stock banks of Ireland in June, 1882, was £30,667,000, an increase of more than two millions over the previous year,

TheCompte de Chambord is winning popular favor in Paris by having dis tributed among the poor free bread tickets, bearing his coat of arms. The plan works better than Plon-Plon's posters.

The Marquis of Lome, while in California, had several dozen quails shipped from that state to the head keeper on the Invemry moors, with a view to having thein acclimated in Scotland.

The tobacco industry is ono of the most important in Germany. There arc 15,000 manufacturers, and directly, about 350,000 persons earn their living by the growth and manufacture of this important article,

The czar's coronation throne is to cost $8,000.. We understand that in the contract it is stipulated that if the throne is not needed the manufacturers are to take it back at a reduction of 20 per cAt.

Somebody suggests that it would be a sensible scheme toerect a monument to "Anonymous," the most voluminous writer who ever slung ink.—New York Commercial Advertiser. Mr. Ex. wrote two words to his one.

The last suicide at Monte Carlo, by a distinguished officer, whose name is withheld out of consideration for his family, makes, it is said, the twelfth since October. The management lias provided an equisite cemetery for these victims.

Rochester Post-Exprees: The Eatonton Chronicle, Georgiaf has an editorial with the title, "Is it right to send our paper to a negro?" We have looked at the sheet very carefully, and think you might with propriety send it to a negro if you don't charge him anything for it.

Teacher—"What bird «lid Noah send out of the«rk?" Smallest bov in the class (after a pause)—"Dove, sir," Teacher—"Very well. But I should have thought some of you big boys would have known that." Tall pupil—"Please, sir, that boy ought to know, sir, 'cause his father's a bird ketcher, sir."

An astronomically inclined lawyer at Pesth, has bequethed $400 to the Hungarian academy of science, to be offered as a prize for the best solution of the question, how the inhabitants of the earth may be enabled to communicate with those of the moon. An glo Saxon law would hardly sustain such a bequest.

According to a sanitary engineer, only one plumber in twenty-five knows anything about scientific plumbing. According to another authority but one plumber in twenty-five fails to amass a fortune of $2,000,000. This shows that if a plumber is honest and works hard he can get along very well with science.

A custom house officer at Calcutta finding some vases with nude female figures upon them, confiscated them as "immoral." He subsequently learned that they belonged to Lord Ripon, viceroy of India, and were copies of European masterpieces. He thereupon resigned his position—not as a custom house inspector, but as a censor of morals.

The Same as Busted.

Wall Street Daily News.

Some months ago a Boston clothier started his son for Nashville with stock to open a retail store, and the other day a friend who knew of the circumstance met the father and inquired: "Well, how does Jake get alongV" "Shake is home again, was the reply. "Why, I thought he was in Nashville." "So lie vhas." "And I heard that he was doing a rushing business." "Vhell, peesness rushed a leedle on der start, but finally it dropped off until it doan't pay expenses. "And so Jake busted?" "Yell, it amounts to der same thing, I suppose. Der fire didn't get half a start before der engines vhas on hand! Poor Shake! It vas a crushing blow vhen dey found a candle in a box of shavings! He vhas so young, you see!"

An Opera Divcrtisenient. Among what Mr. Mapleson would •all the "incidental divertisements" of the opera in Texas, is the carrying of loaded pistols by gentlemen in the audience. The other niglit at the Galveston opera house one Blakely dropped a six-shooter out of his pocket. It went off after the manner of sixshooters, and killed one Douglass. The Galveston papers appear to be very philosophic over it, and to consider it the fortunes of war. It is recommended hereafter all firearms shall be left at the box office.

A vefy large proportion of agricultural experiments become perfectly worthless by being conducted, without any plan, or being abandoned before fully completed but one of the greatest mistakes that are made, is in trying an experiment without a comparison. An animal is fed with new feed, but its value is not ascertained, because no particular efforts are made to compare it with some other food, the value of which is known.

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.1883

THP LEGISLATURE, jr

What the People Think of It.

Democrats Say "It is H—f" It is Outrageous, &c., &c.

KULE OE RUIN POLICY.

Madison Courier.

The Indianapolis correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal writes: If the metropolitan police bill doesn't pass there will be an extra session or the state government will run without money.

That is a plain statement of the rule oT ruin policy of the Democratic members of the legislature. If tlie Republican minority is able to defeat a vicious political bill in a legitimate parlimentary manner, the Democrats will refuse to vote the appropriations which the constitution requires for the maintenance of the insane, the blind, the deaf and dumb, the prisons,the soldiers' orphans and other and indispensable machinery of the state. This is indeed a spectacle for a free and intelligent people to look upon.

THE DEMOCRATIC GOLDEN' KULE. Williamsport Republican.

Democratic leaders have a golden rule they Always put in practice. It is: "Do to your party as you would compell all the world to do." Let them once get control of congress, a state legislature, or a convention and they invariably put their heads together to plan and plot for retaining power, and to that end fill all the offices within reach and then make more in order to have enough to go 'round. REPUBLICANS IIAVE NOTHING TO LOSE. Lafayette Courier.

Republicans have nothing to lose by the disgraceful scenes going on among the Democratic members in the legislature. But it is a shame that such scenes should occur in a body sent by the people to make laws for a great state like Indiana.

AN UNKNOWN LINE OF IDIOCY. Knightstown Shield.

The cursed idiocy that has characterized the legislature of Indiana for twenty-five years is to go down to posterity in an unbroken line, so far as the present body is concerned.

A DOUnl.E-DYJ.Jl) TRAITOK.

Noblcsville Republican-Ledger.

By his own showing Mr. Heffren was and is a double-dyed traitor, and lie and

Jeff Davis are living examples of the mercy of the United States govern ment. NOTHING FUNNY IN IT FOLT DEMOCRATS. New Castle Courier.

There is nothing funny for tlie Dem ocrats, nor the people, to contemplate in the record the present legislature is about to close.

WHAT DEMOCRATS TIIINK OF IT.

"J. H. W." thus notes the closing proceedings in the house of representatives in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: "At about a quarter of midnight, Senator Brown and other leading mumbers of the party came into the house and tried by every honorable means to get tlie appropriation bills called up, telling the stubborn mem bers that they had no idea of the great responsibility they were assuming, Mr. Heffren said the proceedings as sured a Republican succession of twen-ty-five years. Senator Brown said: 'It is outrageous. It loses us the state, JolinE. Nefl", ex-secretary of state, said 'It's li—1! I wish we could fire the Marion county delegation out ot the state. It has killed us.' Judge Stotsenburgsaid: 'It's awful, but I caiv help it.' Senator Bell to George Gibson: 'Yon have murdered the party I never saw men assume such re sponsibility.' The friends of Senator McDonald are feeling very sore and coincide that it will hurt him very much. One thing very certain is, that such a disgraceful scene never dis tinguished an Indiana legislature. BITTERLY DENOUNCED EVEN BY DEMO­

CRATS.

Plymouth Republican.

This legislature is making a record never made by any legislature, and is bitter denounced by some of the leading Democratic papers. The Indian apolis People, an independent Democratic paper, declares that the record made by this legislature will serve to defeat the Democratic ticket for the next ten years.

THE SENATE A REAR GARDEN. Richmond Palladium.

The Indiana state senate, under the lead of a majority of the Democratic member?, has become a mere bear garden, without decorum or decency. They not only attempt to deprive Republican members of their rights on the floor, but strive to bully and bulldoze the lieutenant governor in the discharge of his duties, assailing him with personal invectives and threats of impeachment if he fails to obey their imperious demands. No legislative body has ever been more indifferent to the decencies of legislation than the present Democratic general assembly of the state of Indiana.

JASON BROWN'S SILACKGUARDISM. Kentlaud Gazette.

The disgrace attaches to the state, and it should be wiped out. We have long regarded Brown as a blackguard, and about as wholly separated from any pretensions to decency as are the poles. And this is the esteem in which he is held wherever known. AVliat will the senate do about it? SACKTD RIGHTS TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT. Brazil Register.

No greater farce was ever enacted in the capital of Indiana than the present legislature. The mere convenience of political tricksters intent on laying the foundations for the campaign of 1S84, the wishes of the people have been disregarded, and their most sacred rights trampled under foot preparatory to party success in 1884.

now IT WILL BE KNOWN.

Indianapolis Times.

The Democratic legislature of 1863 is known in history as "the treasonable legislature." This one will lie known as "the infamous legislature."

A DRUNKEN ORG IE.

Madison Star.

Without exception the present legislature has demonstrated that it had less brains and more foolishness than any ever held since the organization of the state. It has been a drunken orgie, a political nightmare, a crying shame. From the moment it began a partisan struggle for the petty offices to the recent night session it swept aside all rules of decency and stank in the nostrils of all respectable people. The Democrats by their lust for power and place showed how completely they ignored courtesy and good breeding.

TO COMPLETE THEIR INFAMY.

Southside and Country.

Now let the Democrats nominate Hoiace Hefl'ern for governor of Indiana, next year, and.their infamy will be complete. A MEAN AND SEI.FSH PARTISAN SPIRIT. Cincinnate Commercial Gazette.

The metropolitan police bill, passed by the Indiana legislature, is intended to legislate Republicans out of office in Indianapolis and put Democrats in their places. There was no other reason for its passage, and it is asserted that the means resorted to to push the bill through were outrageous. There

are certainly no symptoms of a desire for civil service reform in such a measure, or evidence that a narrow partisan spirit ha% lost any of its selfish force among the Indiana Democratic legislators.

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THE SOBER TRUTH.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.

The Indiana legislature goes out leaving a bad smell behind it. DELIBERATELY PLANNED. Indianapolis Times.

The Democrats in thfe general assembly have completed the record of their infamy by'deliberately refusing to pass the general and specific appropriation bills. The failure of the latter leaves many honest debts unpaid and unprovided for. That of the former leaves the state without the means of meeting many necessary expenses of government for the next two years, including interest on the state debt, and leaves the benevolent institutions without any certain means of support beyond that which the governor may make for the emergency. The failure of these important measures is due directly, solely and exclusively to the Democrats. It was deliberately planned and executed by them, without provocation, pretext or defense, and its consummation is a pure piece of Democratic deviltry. The notorious and undisguised purpose of the Democrats in refusing to pass the appropriation bills was to coerce or intimidate the governor in regard to the metropolitan police bill —to compel him to return it on Saturday, or, in the event of his failing to do so, to force him to call an extra session.

A TERRIBLE CONFLICT.-

Tho Haml-to-Haml Bowielinifo Fight BetweeiiAtex.il. Stephens and Judge Cone.

During Mr. Stephens' congressional service, and pending the campaign of 1848, he returned from Washington to Georgia. He was fresh from the great debates on the acquisition of California and New Mexico as United States territories,and forliavinglakenagainst the wishes of a majority of the southern members, a most prominent part in opposition to such acquisition, he was met with much adverse criticism. Judge Cone, who was at the time one of the leading politicians of Georgia, was particularly severe in his comments upon Mr. Stephens' action, and was reported as having publicly denounced him as a traitor to the south.

Hardly had Mr. Stephens reached his home when these and similar reports were conveyed to him. At first he did not credit them, but as one kind friend after another informed him that Cone had called him a traitor, and advised, in tlie true Southern spirit, that he owed it to himself to de.mand what is called "satisfaction," the fires of pugnacity in his nature, which are always smouldering, hissed up, and he declared that if Judge Cone would admit having called him a traitor to the South he would "slap his face." Not long after this he met the judge at a numerously attended Whig gathering, and going up to him quietly said: "Judge Cone, I have been told that you, for reasons of your own, have denounced me as a traitor to the South, and I take this opportunity of asking you if such reports are true." "No, sir," was Cone's reply, "they are not true." "I am very glad to hear you say so," said Mr. Stephens cordially, and in the same friendly tone continued: "Of course, I do not desire to be in any way offensive to you, Judge Cone, but in order that we may have no further misunderstanding through the misrepresentations of others, 1 think it right to tell you-that I have said I would slap your face if you admitted having used the language attributed to you."

Upon this, the judge again disowned having spoken disrespectfully of Mr. Stephens, and so for the time the affair ended. It was the subject of discussion all over the state, however, and the general verdict was that Judge Cone, a very powerful man, by the way, had shown the white feather to "Littte Aleck Stephens." In such a community no public man resting under such a charge could hope either for political preferment or popular respect. Cone, of course, knew this, and very much heated and annoyed by the comments which were being made upon him, wrote to Mr. Stephens demanding an immediate and public retraction of the threat. In reply, Mr. Stephens wrote that the threat of slapping the Judge's face had been .made contingent upon the truth of reports regarding which lie (Mr. Cone) had pronounced to be untrue, and that such being the case, there could be' no cause for offense or angry feeling on either side. Unfortunately, this letter was never received by Judge Cone. Three or four days after it was written, however, he met Mr. Stephens on the piazza of a hotel in Atlanta, and, disregarding that gentleman's friendly greeting, said in a very offensive tone: "Mr. Stephens, I demand that you make an immediate retraction of your threats regarding me."

Sick and weak as !.o was, Aiex.imlcr H. Stephens could allow no one to speak to him in the fashion described. Judge Cone was a very giant in size and muscular development, yet the frail man whom he addressed, with aggravating poliiere?« and without hesitating a moment, replied: "Pardon me, sir, I have already written you on that subject I must decline to discuss it further." "Am I to take this as your answer?" asked Cone, excitedly. "It is the only answer I have to give you," was the calm reply.

Then I denounce you as a miserable little traitor," cried Cone, mad with excitement. The last words had hardly left his lips when a light cain wielded by the quick hand of the man he had insulted left its red scar across his cheek.

Wild with pain and passion, without uttering a word, he drew a keen-point-ed dirk-knife and made one furious thrust "at his weak little adversary's heart. Instantly as he did so, however, Stephens, seizing a stout umbrella which he held in his left hand, interposed it as a defence, and was able for a moment to hold him at arm's length. The knife fell short of its mark, Once more it was thrust at Stephens, cutting a deep gash in his arm, but reaching no vital point eighteen times it cut deep into his breast, arms and body, but still he did not fall. Then lie could hold out no longer. No courage, no spirit, however firm and unyielding, could long withstand such an attack. Cone was determined to finish his work. He threw all his great weight against the umbrella, which held him away from the man he intended to kill. It broke Stephens, half fainting, fell upon his back. The giant Cone was at his throat in a moment his head, by a grip of iron, was held against the" cruel floor the keen and blood-dripping knife was held aloft before him ready for the last fatal thrust, but still the poor pale face of the little hero was set and defiant— his black eyes still flashed undauntedly. "Retract, or I'll cut your cursed throat hissed Cone. "Cut! I'll never retract!" gasped the almost lifeless Stephens.

Like a Hash the knife came down. With an almost superhuman effort the

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prostrate man caught it in his right hand. Clean through the muscles, tendons and bones of (he hand it cut, then stuck fast and reached no vital part. With desperate strength Cone tried^to wrench it free. With a grasp almost of death the horribly wangled and mutilated hand still held it last. In tli'e struggle Stephens was once more dragged to his feet the blood was rushing in streams irom his many wounds his hold upon the knife which sought his brave heart began to relax he was dying. But even when he believed the next moment would be his last, strong men came to his relief. The inadman Cone' was secured and held fast.

Then quickly the wounds which Mr. Stephens had received were examined. It was found that one of them had penetrated to within a sixteenth of an inch of his heart. An intercostal artery had been cut The doctors declared tiiat he would surely die. Happily their predictions were not verified. His life was saved by the unremitting care of a surgeon, his devoted friend, who, as good fortune wonld have it, happened to be in Atlanta at the tiihe. When he recovered, with a magnanimity of which few men are capable even of understanding, he refused to prosecute Cone, and that person instead of getting his deserts in the dark cell of a state prison, was fined $1,000, and with his "honor vindicated," was allowed to go free. To this day Mr. Stephens speaks of him in terms of consideration and forgiveness. Not long ago, referring to the terrible struggle I have attempted to describe, and showing me the ^reat hole in his mangled hand he said, with a quiet and far away look in his deep, dark eyes: "Poor Cone! I'm sure ne'd be sorry if he knew what trouble I have to write with these stiff fingers of mine."

GENERAL. SPORTING NEWS.

Whistler was to have wrestled an unknown at Louisville, but the match fell through.

The Scottish game curling is on its last legs—so says an exchange. Glad to hear it.

The Chicago billiard tournament begins the 0th inst., and will continue for several days.

Prof. Donaldson succeeded in knocking out Harmon, the Utah giant, at Racine, Was., recently.

At the late annual meeting of the College Lacrosse association the championship was awarded to Harvard.

Tlios. Connors, a late arrival from England, is matched to wrestle Joe Acton, the Little Demon, at Pastime park, Philadelphia, on April 7th.

Wallace Ross, Charles Courtney, and all the champion oarsmen are to compete in a professional regatta at Chelsea Beach, Mass., the second week in July.

Joseph Gcrstel, the New York billiardist, has located at No. 400 Vine street. He proposes to give a fifteenball pool tournament this week for amateurs only. Fifty dollars in prizes will be given.

The French walker, Bargossi, has made a wager to walk from Rome to Paris in twenty-eight days. He intends to devote the money to the benefit of the French and Italian victims of the inundations.

Five hundred quail have been received from tho Indian Territory, which are to be set freo for stocking purposes in New Jersey. The New Jersey Game and Fish Protective Society has purchased several thousand (fbail, and will stock several counties. Tlie birds received are strong and healthy, and will be freed on the first approach of warm weather.

The following bicycle combination has been formed to make a tour of the east and west, starting from New York on April 1st: The professionals, W. J. Morgan, champion of Canada Wm J. Woodside, champion of Ireland H. Canary, the well-known fanc\ rider, and Miss Maggie Wallace, witr L. A. Miles as manager, and Bronson Wallace as advance agent.

Tag Wilson is after Madden's Mitch ell, may be seen by tho following from the London Sporting Life: "Joseph Collins, alias Tug Wilson, of Leicester, will box any man in the United Kingdom, either tor points o»r endurance, for not less than £100 a side, open for £500 a side Charlie Mitchell, of Birmingham, preferred. Collins will box Mitchell either before he accompanies Mr. W. Madden to America or after he returns, or any time to suit his (Mitchell's) convenience. Business only is meant, as Collins is anxious to ascertain who is really the champion."

AMUSEMENTS.

QPERA HOUSE.

Tuesday, March 6th.

First, and only appearance of Madame

MINNIE HAUK

---II'IIJ Prima Tonnn '-f

Her Majesty's Opera COMPANY.

And grand operatic concert company, including

W. CONSTANTIN STERNBERG,

The great Russian pianist and composer.

Mile. Pauline Sali, Contralto Signor Montegriffo, Tenor Mr. G. Gottschalk, Barrltone

PART I.—Frogram me Miscellaneous. PART II.—Scenes of Grand Opera.

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(Mme. Minnie Hank's original creation) in full stage costume. Reserved seats, Sl.50 A is $ 1 iv 7 5 Gallery, 50c

Snleof seats begins Sat urday, March 3d, at Button's book store.

GRAND MASQUERADE BALL

AT

TJ K. 2ST in K. HALIi, Given under tlic auspices of Prof. Kester and Hovey's Orchestra.

Thursday, March 8th. EVERYONE MUST BE MASKED. ADMISSION. Gontlemen 75c. Ladies. 25c.

QPERA HOUSE.

Friday ami Saturday, March 9th and 10th.

Grand Matinee, Saturday at 2 p.

5

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ROYAL KOat

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POWDER

Absolutely Pure.

This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. Mo re economical, than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold In competition with the multitude of low t-est,-short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only cans. KOYAT. BAKING POWDER Co., 106 WI street. New York.

OTICETO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC. Iu the matter of the estate of Joshua Anderson, deceased, in the Vigo Circuit court, March term, 18S3.

Notice is herebyglven that Malaclil An derson, as administrator of tho estate of Joshua Anderson, deceased, has presented and filed his account and vouchers in partial settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Circuit court, on the 26th day of March, 188 $, at which time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause, if any there be, why said account and vouchers should not be approved. .....

Witness, the clerk and seal of said lgo Circuit court, at Terre Haute, Indiana, this 3d day of March, 1883.

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OTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. Notice is herebyglven that I will sell at public auction, on Thursday, the 29th of March, 1S83, at 10 o'clock a. 111., at the residence of John Schmidt, late of Vigo county, deceased, located about one mile and a half northeast, of Lock port, Riley township, Ind., all his personal property, not taken by the widow, consisting of horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, bees, hay and sheaf oats In barn, cord wood)and a lot of farming Implements, too tedious to mention.

A credit of nine months will bo given on all sums of five dollars and over, the purchasergiving his attorney fee note, with approved security, waiving valuation ana appraisement laws, without interest all sums under five dollars, cash in hand.

CHRISTOltHER SCHINNERER, Administrator March 5th, 1883.

OTICE OF APPOINTMENT ADMINISTRATOR.

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IW 8TOHACH

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ICiralfy Brothers' New and Original

Black Crook!

The same as presented to crowded houses at Niblos', New York, at an expense of $30,COO. Introducing the world's great«st Premiers,

M'lle DeKOHR, M'lle Anleggiano, Supported by Kiralfy Famous Ballet, the Original New York Dramatic Compauy. Grand Amazonian March. Scenes of Dazzliug Splendor. Magnificent and Expensive Costumes. Kiralfy's Kuropean star Specialties. The Great Garnellas. The Celebrated Martens Kanlily. The Marvellous Duncan, the whole combining the greatest attraction ever presented 011 the American stage.

POPI I,AI: PRICKS.

Sale of seats will commence Wednesday morning, at Button'*.

5|TTERs

invaltdf. who are rec.ovi rliifr vita! rt-'.inma, declare in grateful terms their ni juvciation of the merits as a tonic, of lli»totter's Stomach Bitters. Not only docs it impart strength to the weak, but it also corrects* an Irregular aciil state of the stomach, makes tne bowels act arvroprr intervals, gives case to those who sutler from Rheumatic and kidney troubles, and conquers as well as prevents fever and ague.

For sale by all Druggists and Dealer* generally.

POST niTIOE DIBEOTOfiY.

Ofi«ce: No. 20 Sontli Sixth Street. OFFICE HOURS. Genoral Delivery from 7:30 a. m. until 7:00 p.m.

Lobby and .Stamp Department, from 7:30 a. m. until 8:00 p. m. Money Order office, from 8:00 a. fH. until 8^10 p. m.

On Sunday the office is open from 0:00 a. m. until 10 o'clock a. 111. Jso Money Order ir Tt"glstcr li'iilno'^ tnuis-inted on Sun-

MAIU5 CT.OSK. EAST.

Indianapolis and through East T. H. &I. Railroad, way station & St. Ij. R. K. way station. Toledo, Wabash &

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12. niglit 12 noon. 1 :-IO p. m. 3:10 p. 111. 12 night. 6:00a. m. 1:40 p. m.

12, night 3:40 p.

Wester 11, east Danville 111.

11:30 p. m.

WEST. 1 12, night 9:40 a. m. I 10:15 a. m. S:25p. m. 9:40a. m. 2:25p. m.

St. Louis *d 1 through West. Van. R. R. way sta. & St. Ij. R. R. way station III. midland way sta, Toledo, Wabash

10:15 a. m. 6:00 a. m.

Western, west Dan ville, 111.

11:30 p. m.

NORTH.

Chicago, Illinois, 6:00 a. m. 1:40 p.m. 11:30 p. m. Chi. & Eastern III.

R. R., way stations, 6:00 a.m. Danville, ill. through poucn 11:30 p.m. T. H. A Logansport It.

It., way stations. 6:00 a. in. Rockville, Indiana, through pouch. 3:10 p.m. North'n Ind. •orth'n\ 12, night,

Ohio, Mich. A Ca. 1:10p. in.-11:30 p.111. SOUTH. Evansville and stations on T. H. it E.

R. R. 12 night 2:25 p. Worthlngton and stations onT. II. di 8. E. R. R. 5:30 a.m.

HACK LINES.

Prairieton, Prairie Creek, Graysvillo and Fairbanks

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: 7K)0a. m, Nelson, Ind., Tuesday and Saturday 1:00 p.

CITY DELIVERY.

The Carriers leave the Office for delivery and collection, over the entire city, 7:CW a. m. and 1:40 p. m. Over the business portion of the City: 7:00 a. m., 11 a. m., 1:40 p. m., 4:30 p.

111.

and (I

p. ni. The mail is collected from Street Letter Boxes on Main street, from First to Twelfth streets, north on Fourth to Cherry, south on Fourth to Walnut and south on First to Poplar, and on Ohio between Firstand Fifth, every week day between 8 and 9 a.m., between and 10 a. m. between 12 and 1 p. m. and between 7:30 and S:20 p. in. Ail other boxes are collected twice a day, between the hours of 7:00 and 10 a. m., and between 1:40 and 3.-00 p. in.'

On Sunday the Post Office is open from 9 to 10 o'clock a. in., and persons desiring their mall can call at the window designated by the number of their carrier.

Sunday collections over tlie entire city are made between 4:20 and 5:00 p. m., and again in the business part of the city between 7:80 and 8 o'clock, p. m.

J. O. JOXKi, P. Jt.

W'KKK. S1U a day at home easily

(T ^made. Costly outfit free. Address TrueA Co.. Augusta, llalr

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LEGAL.

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OUR GREAT SALE

-OF-

ODDS AND ENDS

ALL OVER OUR HOUSE.

Must be Closed Out. Room Required for Spring Stock.

We present prices at which wo marked our Boots and Shoes down to sell them

_'rice $3.50, former price $4.5T. Ladles' French kid extra high cut button boot. Price S3.00, former prUe SM.00. Indies' Cusso kid, broad toe and low broad heel.

Price S2.50, former price KioO. Ladles' pebble goat button boot, small ronnd toe. Price $2.50. former price 83.50. Ladies' glove kid button boots, sensible last.

Price $2.50, former price $3.75. Ladles dlagoual cloth top bntton boot, kid fox logs, low wamp,lilgh heel.

Ladles' calf button shoes, $1.25, ?1.5ft, $1.74 and 82.00: former price, $2.00, $2.50, $3.08 and* $3.50.

Misses' shoes from $1.00 to S2.50. Men's shoes from $1.00 to $4.00. Men's boots from $1.50 to $5.00. Boys' boots from $1.50 to $3.50. Any goods not satisfactory may be returned.

Recognizing the importance of not haTing a shoe in the nouse but a quick mover, I have made a general reduction 011 all goods.

Sly motto is that "to stand sttll Is to eo backwards."

DMIEL liElllllLII,

No. 300 Main Street.

SWIFT'S

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MERRILL N. SMITH, Clerk.

OF

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of John Schmidt, deceased, late of Vigo county, Ind. The estate is probably solvent.

CHRISTOPHER SCHINNERER, Administrator. March 2d, IS,S3.

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WHAT CAN BE FOUND

AT

J. R. FISHER'S

Bargain Store

WHY EVERYTHING!

Boots and Shoes cheaper than any house in the city. Furniture of every description. Parlor and Chamber Suits. Platform Rockers. Easy Chair Rattan Rockers and Canrp

Rockers.

W7ardrobes and Sideboards. Bed Lounges and Single Lounges. Wall Pockets and Brackets.

QUEENSWARE.

Decorated Tea Sets and Chamber S«t®. Library and Fancy Lamps. Fancy Cups and Saucers. Fancy Mugs and VaseB. Majolica Telt Sets and Plates. Table Castors and Knives and Forks. Silver-plated Table and Teaspoons. In fact, Fancy Goods in endless variety, but not fancy prices.

325.327 329 Main Street.

J. R. DUNCAN & CO.

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Paper, Paper Hags, Stationery,

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No. 628 MAIN STREET