Evansville Journal, Volume 17, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 14 May 1866 — Page 2

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A DEMOCRATIC BEAUTY! The Chairman of the Copperhead ' stare uoavenuon on Kx &0.JX.".v ;;: hihition.,. ; " '' f . T ,. . .. ' A PERFECT PINK OF PROPRIETY! As an evidence of the fitness of Mr TIT TT OT . - n - i r ji. AALiBuTT tor the position of Cnairman of the Copperhead State Central Committee, we direct the attention of our readers to the following jeuer Jrom the Cincinnati Comr, racrcial; ' ' .'-r'. ": Indianapolis, May 4. The political canvass is beginning to excite some interest, although but little has been done to shape or mark Out the policy to be pursued by either party. The eyes of the magnates of both parties are fixed upon the Federal Capital, and appear to be waiting for something to turn up. f..r ', '';l j The Copperheads have, been-, anxiously awaiting the day when ; the President shall transfer himself ) and his effects into their , treasonable or fmization ; but several of them who ave recently visited Washington? for .the express purpose of signifying to the President their willfngness to accept any old clothes or "official positions that he may 'have lying, around loose,have become a little impatient in waiting for the inauguration of a general system ' of removals.- and ! the appointment of simon-pure r Copper-1 heads in their stead. Their 'zeal for the President is on the decline, and I predict that in less than two months they will be denouncing him as vigor

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Democracy in Indiana i8tiDDOsed to f be pure and unadulterated, and the leaders of the nartv who arft ns oar

f ' : upt as it is possible for such a party to become have suddenly become

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iuorais nna religion, xnis migni De all very well, but for the record they have left behind them. I have some knowledge of those gentlemen, and bow propose to give the readers of the Commercial a history of some ob the leading spirits who how control the organization of - the Democratic party of Indiana, with a glance at their records. I will not indulge in vague and indefinite insinuations, but will state directly and without equivocation what I mean, and what the records will show for themselves. : ADDEESS OP THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. 5 - The Chairman of the Democratic c , State Central Committeet Mr. William H. Talbott, has recently issued an adj dress to the people of Indiana, which is to be used as a campaign document, and which contains more positive falsehoods and dirty misrepresenta- , tions than any single political docu

ment ever before issued in. Indiana. No name is signed to this tissue of falsehoods, but as it is ? issued by Mr. I Talbott, he may justly be held responsible for its falsehoods and misrepre1 -sentations. They are so silly and -, . transparent that I will not waste your ' " space by replying to ' them,' but will ; proceed to give your readers a part of :? , the history of the gentleman who 7 . issued this magnificent document, in .'' .: 'order that the people of Indiana , may ;?!;, ,' tnow how much confidence to place 1 in a man who is at the head of the ljr. Democracy of Indiana. -J 2 RECORD OF WM. H". TALBOTT, ESQ. C ' v Mr. W: II. Talbott is the President of the Sinking Fund, and an old resident of Indianapolis. He has long vi-iibeea a politician, anJ has ;.for.manj- , t years enjoyed the reputation of having w hand in many jobs and speculations by which the National Government '3,' and the State have been fleeced out of -f their money; but, for the present, we fB" shall content ' ourselves with one or two operations, reserving others foT a future article. ; 0 When the contract for building the new penitentiary at Michigan City was let, it was .'obtained by' Mr. TalbotS and Mr. Costigan, who is now dead, upon terms, that were most exhorbi- . tarit and unjust toward the State, and for an aggregate of some $56,000 over propositions offered by other and responsible bidders. As to the way in which this contract was obtained, and the extent of the fraud practiced upon the State, we shall introduce the re-! port of the Joint Committee appointed by the Legislature in .1861, which was adopted and acted upon by the : Legislature, and was signed by.D. R. - Bearss, Lucius Bingham, Richard M. ! Haworth,r J. HMeH?t,'M. Jenkinson, John G. Crane, D. C? Anthony, M. C Culver, James Burgess, and M. L. Brett, late Democratic State Treas- ' urer. The extract "which we quote r ru from the report will be found .upon page 857 of the House Journal, reguJjar KfNiiOB .of 1801. ;The Committee '&lf .'says . '. - , - 1 '; "It is expressly provided in the law, that neither of the .Directors of the present State Prison, nor any officer, tl J 19 agent. employee thereof,, or person connected therewith in any wise, nor any officer named in said acts, should contract for any portion of the work therein provided forj or have any interest directly, or indirectly therein, except to see. that the same was faithfully executed ; vet, in the face of this statute, one of (the Directors,.. as above "Bhown,'w4B, it least,' indirectly if not directly deeply interested in the Dunlap bid, and three of -them' actively interested themselves to procure the withdrawal of the Dunlap bid, with a

view of favoring Talbott & Co.i and the awarding of the whole work, except the plumbing, to them, -and for

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which favor, as shown by members of the Board, Talbott & Co. paid over. through one of their '" number, ?1,000 to ouy on the lair competition of. the lower bid of, Dunlap, by which the ciate-actually lost, a , the preponder ance of evidence shows. $56,093 33. "The contract of Talbott k Co., having thus been obtained by fraud ulent and unlair means, and at exhorbitantly high nrices. as the evidence shows, and much higher than another responsible bidder, , and that, too, by the acts of Talbott & Co., preventing fair competition in the bidding, legally is not binding on the btate. and in justice should be avoided. It is true that a cart of the Board. wnose duty it was to faithfully repre . ' . r 7 eeuL lue interest or tne ctate, contributed to the fraud.- but the law clearly prescribes their dntv. whi-h was known to Talbott & Co., and is no eXCUSe to them tn nrnotina a A-anrl . ".huvax.v Mr upon the State because her agents had beeu' unfaithful, m the discharge of tneir duty. - L The distinct charge contained Tfn this report is ' that Mr.-' Talbott obtained . the ' contract by fraud;' that he obtained the contract by paying a bribe pf $l,000,and that the State was swindled s m the arrangement out of the sum ot &b,U5tt 33. I am informed, and believe, that a paper was signed by most of the members of the Com-iniitee-exonerating Mri Costigan from participation in jthe fraud, and in fact the evidence shows that the affair was conducted by Mr. Talbott. The Committee, in their, report, further declare that the contract twas void, because of the fraud, and recommended that it is taken from Mr. Talbott by the Legislature. Mr. Talbott, however, i did not : waat vfor Ifurther action, but in order to hush the matter up, hastened to surrender his contract asking nothing' for his profits only to be paid for the. actual cost of the work done, and the tools on the premises. There are some Jother. features connected with this affair which I shall comment on at another time, and for the present shall pass to the consideration of the late gambling operations of Talbott in the city of New York.; t 1 . GOLD GAMBLING WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE PEOPLE'S MONEY. In 1863. as President of the Sink ing Fund, he deposited in the banking house of H. J.' Lyons & Co., in the city of New York, the sum of $133,281 14. This .house had just oeen established, and had tor its mem bers Mr. Ricketts, - the President Of the Jeffersonville Railroad Company. and one of the Sinking Fund Com missioners, and II. J. Lyons, who, it is said, nad formerly been Mr. Kickett's book-keeper at Louisville. There may have been other parties in the concern, but, if there were, I have not heard their .Tinmen. ' The husineaa nf ana w was Known in new xoric as a 1 i 1 T " 1 VUE9U TfttD V-llIV-llJ -IXCttllU 111 gLAU, " bull " in the market that is. a house engaged in putting up the price of gold. Soon after its establishment in New York, it became known as a rebel bank ing house, and its patrons were almost exclusively rebels and rebel sympathizers, and it was generally reputed to be the financial' agent through which rebel refugees in Canada conducted their business. As the house was doing its business upon the principle that the price of gold would eo up, it was obvious that the success of the house depended upon , the result of. the rebellion: that the failure of the rebellion necessarily involved the failure of the house; and so it turned out, for early in the spring of. 1SC5, after " Sherman's march to thVSca had proved a great success, and it became apparent that the rebellion could last but a few days longer, the home of II. J. Lyons & Co. suddenly exploded, and involved in its ruins many persoris.in al parts of the country and swallowing up the $33,281 14 which belonged to the school children of Indiana. It was a new house, and had no established reputation. It was engaged in the dangerous business of gambling in gold, . and its business, like most, of its patrons, was disloyal in us cuaracier. xo man oi common i prudence could select it as a place of deposit of public monej-, unless' there wa8-some selfisk or sinister purpose to be gained by it. - What was the extent of Mr. Talbott's gold operations in this bank, I do not know, but have heard, and do not doubt, that he lost to a large amount, and that he was security to the bank for John Talbott ana jvquuia j ones, oi tins city, in their gold gambling operations. . , On the first of January last, Mr. Talbott submitted to His Excellency, Governor Baker, a report in which he refers to this transaction in the; following language: t f .-: " The sinking fund had on deposit with Henry J. Lyons & Co., of New York City, at the time of their suspension,: $133,281; 14, on which, we have received as collaterals negotiable notes amounting to $20,888 14 became due on? the 3d day of December, 18G5, and was promptly paid, leaving balance still due on these collaterals of $00,316 8G,' - - r "We do not doubt; the ultimate payment of the balance of said deposit, not secured as above,) amounting to $51,875 G4." : , . ... . In this .report it is, claimed ;that $81,405 50 of the amount has been sesecured to the sinking fund by collaterals consisting of negotiable "notes, on which $20,888 64 haB been- paid, and leaving still due and unpaid the sum of about $113,000. m ,, . ,;! . , : Mr. Talbott says that the collaterals consist of negotiable notes; but lam informed that this is 'not true, and that $50,000 of the collaterals consist of an open account against John Talbott and Aquilla "Jones, which; ,Mr. Ricketts claims is due to the house of II. J. Lyons & Co., n account of

losses sustained on gold purchased by order of John Talbott and Jones, and for which losses W. II. Talbott was to stand as security, and that John Talbott and J ones refused to acknowledge the amount and pay the money. In what manner the money was deposited, whether in his private name or in the name of the State, we do not know; but we have heard it as a rumor that Mr. Lyons says he does not know the State in the transactions, and that the bank does not owe Mr. Talbott

any thing. How much truth there is in tnis last i cannot tell, but give the rumor as it came to me. - , , - 1 . ' Mr. Talbott says that he has no doubt of the ultimate payment of j the remaining ; Kulbo..b4. Upon what foundation this remark is predicated, he has not condescended to inform the people. The bank can pay nothing' morc- Mr. Ricketts' will pay nothing more, and it must be that Mr. Talbott intends to perform this opera tion himseli. Upon this point, however, I am entirely incredulous, and believe that , the State j will lose i the $113,000, unless it ,caj be made out of Mr. Talbott by process of law. f As the matter stands, Mr. Talbott is short in the sum of $113,000. The school fund was taken from the State and invested in a cold eamblin? i . .. -, 1 ' a nouse, in the city ot JNew York, where it is lost. ; To break the force of this disaster it is smoothly i. stated, ' that $18,40o 50 of the amount has been secured by- collaterals, consisting in npcntlnlilo nntoc Kt If himu nnt -fliof $50?000 of these collaterals exist pnly in the form of an open account, in fa vor ot the bank. and against John flal bott and Aquilla Jones, both notori ous Copp'erheads, ' for losses in' gold purchased from them which they re fuse to ' pay.1 That thev are honor bound to pay these losses. I am not calling in question, but will they do so r x nat is tne questiou that will in - o mi , .t .- t. . . c . terest the people and school children ot Indiana. , , .... . . Vidette. HARDWARE: JACOB STRAUB & S0JT,1 HARDWARE MERCHANTS, ; No. 74 Main Street, ' ; rT,-': '"'. . KVANSVILLE, IX1X, INVITE THE ATTENTION OF MERchants, Manufacturers, Mechanifs, and others to the following, -which we will sell at the LOWEST MARKET RATES: C. 8. PLANTERS' HOES, all Kizes' : TRACE-CHAINS, straight and twisted : .BREAST, LOU, and HALTER CHAINS; ROWLAND'S SHOVELS and SPADES; . AMES'S " ' PORTLAND'S " H. B. & CO.'S GARDEN HOES and RAKES: , H. B. & CO.'S H A V, M A N U R E, and SPADING FORKS; ' H. B. & CO.'S COMMON and PATENT i H B & CO S T TT t n tt . n n w n -r . DLES, Four and Five FiriKers; ; H. B. & CO.'S HAY RAKES, One and Two Fingers; Blood's Cast Steel Gia-sa, Grain, Brier, and Lawn Scythes ; Blood's German Steel Grass, Grain, Brier, and Lava Scythes; , ' Franc's " " -'' f - ' ' Quineburg's Scvthe Stones f , ' German Grass Hooks and Hay Knives; 1 Pronlng Saws and Knives: " Sheep Shears; - ': " ' i Brass and Enameled Kettles and Saucepans; - - , - , ,. ... . American and EngHsh Table Cutlery ; M' Pocket Knives large assortment; Parker's and 1. & O. Tea urn! ;TnM Spoons ; " " -' " W. & BTRazors; ' - - ' i j' 1 American and English Razor Straps; ' a German, English, and American Shears and Scissors ; Grain and Meal Sieves : Brushes Horse. Shoe, W.W. and Clothes ; Curry Combs American and English : Cotton and Wool Cards: . . Scales and Scale Beams; Hard Fra me Slates : .1 i !r Slate find Lead Pencils; Steel Pen and Pen-holders ; i. D. M. A Co. and German Padlocks ; ' Pittsourg Door Locks and latches; ; American Screws; Greenwood's Butt and Strap Hinges: Wheeling Nails. Brads. Fimshimr. Clincd? and (.'uKing Nails; . ., . V . , jsew style luoiasses tiate 1, 2, and 3: , Bnvss, Metal, and Wood Faucets; ", ' Cow. Sheen. :ind ITand TU11kIron. Bnis. Zinc, and irittania. Homier Cofroe-Milla; . ; : - , , . . , t i Mae itopper ana, Tin Bottom. CoffeeMills; ' ' " , ; Nail and Spike Gimlets , ' ; t Skimmeitt and Ladles; ' ' , ,J ., Tl i t f . ... ' i ' 5 . nt xuliii rtiouiift; - Chess, smith &Co.'s Tacks; Brads and Finishing Nails: Berea Grindstones and Hangings ; ' Blood. Tenevk A Phillirs' Uatt-heiir. Hand and Broad Axes, -Boys' Axes,, and Foot Adzes; i Blood's Shin Carnenters Axes 'and Adzes; i;ooK, Jennings A Co.vs Anear BitRj, Bright. Common, and Cast Steel Augers; Enelish and American Chisels nmi Gouges; Disston's and S. & J. Hand. Wood.' nml Tenon Saws; Atkin's patent uross-uut Saws; j Rowland's Mill Saws; 'Ohio Tool Co.'s Planes and Plane Irons; . D. R. Barton's Rochester Cooper Tof ls : L. & I. J.. White's BuOalo fit '. .-Terre Haute Truss Hoops ; , "Rn t.VlCil'a Rnannar'n f . . . ... . ...... and Greave's best English FilesI.1 1 T I .. 1 F 1.. 1 I . ' . . t . 1 1 J ' i . .t;, lwunai and Square Bastard 3-iti inch Files: Flat and Half-Ron M,v,r.tv. in i n tn t ' .'vy t it ir-iv 1 1H-1 Mill File, , 10-10 inch : Hand Saw File, 3-ti inch : Cabinet Rasps and Files Horse-Shoe Rasps ; ' Copper Rivets : r Stanley's Rules.' Levelo RQ.ie TW Squares; ' Iron and Steel Squares Bemis's Dividers, Calipers, and Com passes; Brick. Plasterinz. Pol cast steel Mattocks,' Picks, and Grub Hoes ; ' taranet Hardware; Wrought Iron, Brass, and Table Hinges; Iron and Brass CastorsMahogany and Walnut Knobs Flintpaper; ,., . Eagle Lock Co.'s Till Wanimiwi r.nnboard, Chest, and Drawer Locks; "'""," "viirwn, m, Hinges, Plates, ana Handles; - . ... .',,, , . . Coffin Lace, two and three rows ; Butcher's and S. & J. Turning f 'hisels and Gouges; . . , .,lt' Kiaauury-s wpoueshaves ; DnBoring Machines; . - Building Hardware; ' - w Chain Pumps and Fixtures; Hollow Angere and Spoke Trimmers f..-; Washita Oil Stone and Slips; Ho; dies Auger. Cross-Cut. HRtchet. Ax. Pick. Hoe, Adze. Chisel, File, and Plane Handles. , .... i ( j 1 ikkwm -m. "ruera oy mall solicited. apro AU'in JAWo STRAUB A SON.

GROCERIES. C H E A P GROCERIES 'i SAVE YOUR MONEY I wnicb you will certainly do by buying j uui vrivA.cl.lCH IRe v ! .- NEW YORK GROCERY, No. 72 Main Street, . on the alley between Second and Third. ( r..I j i.la LARGE 'and We' have on hand C'lIOISE STOCK of r ' White and Brown Snaars. R Greehr fflack,:&nrt .J&rxjtii Teas. xiw, oava, ana jjaguira L)jjees, j Molasses arid 'Strttps of all kinds,' Suaar-Cured Hams and Rreakfa&t. lJlain JIams, bwiuderg, and Clear Side Bacon, j Canned Fruits, Jellies, Preserves, and isriea xruu oj au aescnptions, I Split Pdas, Jbpiflik, Pearl Mar ley, ureen Corn and, reas, j Fish of all hinds (including Choice Holland Herring), yyasning and loilet &oap in great u Tarejy, tvv.J-iC. ;o ria-'& :u. Washing Soda .and Soda-Ash, Lime and Cement: In fact '17 GROCERIES 1 0F ALL KINDS," 'too numerous to. mention. ;1 Wfe have also a large assortment of Wooden and Willow Ware. Coal- Oil La mps of all sizes and prices, Whitewash Brushes. iStove and hoe Brushes, ; (JointTeiBrmhrsr '- ' ' 515 Feather Dusters, &c, dx. Also Carpet . Chain, Cotton- Yarn, " Cotton Batting. ' and We have on hand also the v CHOICEST FAMILY FLOUR. Corn-Meal, Hominy, &c, &e. all of which were bought at the lowest figures and will be sold at - . GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Call and see for yourselves. -n REMEMBEIt 'THE PLACE: Xew Yorlc CJrocery, Street, f t -:-ia ,'i-r;i lf;w ''An ! itti-torx 'v.-l it:w lift! ,i! J! lit between Second and' Thi)r3,;t)n be' alley. PARSONSSCOVILie & Co. may9 j . OLD PIONEER No. 82 MAIN STREET. Jf V. Elliott & Son i XT AVE OX It AM. AXD ARE OX. -,H. Htantly receiving, a choice assortment of STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES, purchased for cash, and at the lowest iignres, consisting oi Choice (ifeeft atitl Elack Tea. ''ii f I d Coffees, Sugars, E. R. Durkeef Jfc f o.'s Spices (which are'warranted pure), i Syrups, Coal Oil, j . Wooden and Willow Wsre, t anned I runs such as CK-sters. Irfihsfei s Crabs Peaches, Quinces, WhortleberH (; . nes, Pjjarn, Pineapplefj.&c,, -: I : Bottled Goods such as Plr-lrlos .t.iiu. .i5-:.r .: Sauces, Aer: ,:. 1 aiso, awo.ooo it. Plain and Canvael Hams. .Sliou deis. Ribliel .nri r-io iita.r Agents for DuponCa and Miami PrwArr pimMtme arid Jor Johnson's Union WasJi-ing-Maehlne'and Clothes-Wringer, j ." ! .ftill Sirui examine ourtock and price at Xo. 82 MAIN STREET. mayl - "ITGPABEB., Paper Warehouse. NO. 7J ftOUTH FIRST STREET, f-' - ! -i ! , .... ..- i Iff! BOCKER Ac CO. '1. . . .1"' -DEALERS INPaper Hangings, Paper Bags, Card Boards, letter, Cap, Note. Wrapping and Manilla Paper, Cut Cards, Window T ' ;,'.!,' Shades, Ac, Ac , j ! t - e" W e will keep a complete assortment of everything in our line, at wholesale and retail. Let all who desire good Goods cheap call early and examine onrstock t vWviii JUS , it.S.iN JDOCKER A CO.,! No. T;i South First Street, maxltf . . . , . Evansville, Ind.

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MIXXERS. eli aar tT5 ro V-. tl. MI'IERS Wholesale & Retail Dealers in WHEAT, 1-3 V: CD o K3' S3 ' FLOUI1, - . a ft. p. M If id-. en 4 MEAIi, 'i 1 i i ',..,: Hi hi K A. M. IP, -J-KJU ?! CS Hi m R 5 P5 JlT- JEL E! x. 9 WW) i -91 I tt 'S3 o -O-t u Corner Locust and Canal Sts. BOOTS AND SHOES. u : 3 5 OD ft Ii r - .0. 2 -i H r-r y t--' -0! O Si. 1 4 i, - 4. ?j S H H -r - Til2 T;1i is! p?i . 0. 'cS 0 - 0 a--1 A! 5 rL''-jt)--n: TV 'C x y.-i v 0.O ' COAL. V;. BOIlAlI COAL JIIXEf.V' OFFICE. dN''wA'TER'. STREET, : BE- ; twwp Main ac,a Locust Streets.. ! . A constant siidd!v. und orders Dromnt.' ly filled. novSl

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Schapker, Bussing & Co., GOODS -, ,,, TT ' - , , , X ' '-" - I "-' t Millinery k Fancy Goods, AT W II O Xi E 8 JL Ii E , t H A 49 MAIN STREET, . EVAXSVIIXB '3 :.. 1 ''! .1 r. .-.'. .i Schapker, Bussing & Co., Large Retail Dealers in Millinery & Fancy Geods, ii A 49 MAIN STREET, 4 .Indiana. New York'Store WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. .Opening of New Styles Spring and Summer DRESS GOODS,: J RICH MOIRE ANTIQUE SILKS. '; RICH TLAIN SILKS, . : - RICH REP SILKS, ; ' ! ' ' ' RIC-H MANTILLA SILKS, New Spring Sacks, . Blm-k Silk Basquines, ; ; ? Light Cloth Talmaa, " . ' ' s; Lace Points and Circles, Fancy Cnsslmeres and floakl Twillel Broadcloth. Cloak and Dress. Trimmings, Fancy Goods. Buttons. c A-n n at greatly. reduced prices. - "' 11 and 10 First Sroot, si Three doors west of Sherwood Hon BLACKING KtHluntion In I?i'ice to the basis of GOLD AT PAR. The sale of this brand nf t?i...l-i one exception, the lnm.t .u -t ilu diSmHK11 i"'' sale and wider distributiot., the Factory Prices hava been largely reduced ith !Z " " toroderaqWuttr.Tr."Un w vine street. Ctnomnoti rkhn may7 dlw THOS. S. BUTLER, Aenu