Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 1, Number 29, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 January 1871 — Page 5

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(.nXCEIiXIXG PEOPLE. Yountf men can now prepare to fall in love with Nilsson.

Demas Deming will build a $l.-,,000

house on his lot, corner th and Swan,

it re a a a It is

John K. (Iapen, formerly of this city, is tho mouth-piece of the Wabash A Erie canal ring in New York.

Hon. H. D. Scott is the only Republican chairman of a committee in the .State legislature.

A dashing young man in town has been sued lor money borrowed to use in getting married.

Jim Bunte has a dog which lie has named Peanuts, on account of the thinness of its bark.

Mr. i'abrieins, of the Binner, talks alMMit a publishing a Uernian Sunday paper.

Xorbourn Thomas, Esq., of this city, ffiiscd 1.1,000 bushels of corn on his farm near ixnli last season.

Joseph Strong, late of tho firm of Svfers, Strong & Co., will engage in business in this city again in a few days.

Wo understand that C. \V. Brown.

OMtublishin tiiis city.

new jfnntiiig olliee in

'laude Matthews, of Clin'.on, returned with his wife from a visit of two month's duration to Ohio and the East, on Thursday.

Mr. Jos. M. Lawraneo has disposed of iiis interest in the furniture house of Lawrance Ar Harvey to his late partner, Mr. I). II. Harvey.*

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MA wealthy citizen priced a twenty-live e£nt school book at tiiree different book stores yesterday yet.

ile hasn't purchased

Cli.tries Mount, who lias been telegraphie operator at the Yumlulin depot for more than a year, lias gone into the leather business with the firm of Mount «t Momcy, Indianapolis.

Nam. Tin in-r, of Chicago, bus suffered so much with inflammatory rheumatism lately as to make it necessary to haven limb lanced. He is rapidly recovering ut this time.

Hurry K.voo lias severed his eoniwe„Ttion with 1 lie house of L. Rycu A' Son, ^of this city, and accepted a situation in ^&U<M£itole«fklo dry goods house gf OlolLv,

Ilolton it Co., Cincinnati. (.'apt. Jack Oosuell, of the steamer ,J'"Try Us," which has been frozen up at ^Fort Harrison for two or three weeks, remarks in cursory was that tlie Wabash ought to be damned.

Mr. Win. C. liuntiu, late of I'aducah, Kv., luis purchased liis father's interest in the grocery Iiouse of Turner A' Buiitiu, and taken up his permanent residence in this city.

W. 1.Sanderson, of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, was in (lie city for the purpose of interviewing President McKeen, of the \nndtiia line, on Thursday. (.'ougii will draw the largest audience to-night tliat has ever been in (he Opera House. We infer this from the much reserved appearance of the di igram of seats at Ben, Cox's book-store.

Mr. •'. W.ColIiugs, of Koekviile, was in town on Wednesday. He has recently changed tlie name of his paper from the Parke County AVic.v to the Indiana fWrutfy and conic out squarely Democratic.

C»en. D. Blair Williams, who was a general officer in tiie southern army during the late unpleasantness," was in town on Wednesday, Jen.Williams is now a tramping" printer in search of work.

Mrs. Billing, (not related to Josh, who spells his name differently.) the great astrologist and "Life Reader," advertises in tiie Erpnss. She will have an opportunity to read our Life when it is published in an obituary form.

A s|»eci*l dispatch to the IndUiuapoiis JoMifio/ of Tiiur»dav savs: \'oorluvs although apparently elat«ni nt tiie success of the IVmoeraey in gifting control of the Indiana l/t»gislatun% is said to bo dneaiifnl uneasv ii^st nn apjv»rtionment bill may be rushed through ami so arranged as to send Judge Hughes to t\ngress in his stead."

The proprietor of the peanut-stand on the cornerof Main and r»th streets, finds his trade increasing so rapidly on

Mrs. James F. Gookins has been very dangerously ill at Munich, Havana. IInrry Danaldson appears to be mov-

J. A. Vrydagh in the"uWliitec-t of a ing things for the Empire Freight Line. new court house at Bedford." A sister of the first publisher ef tho Xilsson sang "Way Down upon the New York Ledger i.- a resident of this Sewanee Rivcr"*at Chicago. city.

J. McNeill, late ofthoTcrre-Hauto I Dr. J. YV ilbur, the MAGNETIC physici- most elegant and fashionable House, is in North Carolina.

this ,nonth

in tho spring. **-i detected in tho act of stealing cigars I'arodi, of the Nilswm troupe, has

from a

been at the Terre-llautc House several George Downey, an employe at Matdays. tox's Cooper shop, on 5'th street, acciCapt. Potter owns large and valuable

tlcntall

A Boston" Correspondent writes us thai Rev, I'. V. Nasby informs him that Terre-iLaute is one of the most attractive places in tho west. The I'arson evidently knows something about this city. 1 It will lecture here soon. ^larry Douglas has given up the

Our city is favored with a large amount of musieal talent, and among tho children both vocal and instrumental music is cultivated to a very high degree, but one of tho sweetest voices is possessed by a little daughter of Mr. Kissner, the well known piano dealer on Ohio street. Her voice is pronounced by good judges to be equal to that of tiie most renowned singers at her age. Her training is directed by an eminent musician of Boston, and her parents are prepared to give her the rarest advantages for cultivation. Who can tell but that Terre-Haute may yet produce a Nilsson

TICK Indianapolis »V St. Louis Kailroad is doiti# an immons. throughfreight liusinoss at tiiis time. On yesterday forty-tiiree car loads of stock passed here K°'nK Hast hot ween tho hours of 1J and

". will be in this city from the lHth of audieneo ever assembled in this city.

"ntil the 1-th of February.

wealthy transient young man was

hotel cigar stand the other day.

cut his foot in a most shocking

W a

all Potter's clay. WcBtern Harpcrjhas been chosen delegate from the Terre-IIaute Union to the International Typographical Union which meets in Baltimore in May next.

The second division of stock in the fierman Building Society amounting to live hundred dollars, was drawn at the 1 ist m?rti:ig by Louis Deichiiian,

J. JonAs, Es'j., will leave for Washington on Monday. He will stay at the capital some time on business connected with the U. S. Mail Boxes, invented and patented by the late Marshall Smith.

late of the (inzctte, contemplates mint- Mutual Lite Insurance (. ompnu\ icnts would send her to the fairs held in the of St. Louis. His headquarters wili I 'liferent villages andMUM!!towns ot the

Our artist friend couraged by tho balmy

veland was en-

Thursday to shoulder his whitewash brush, and canvass for jobs on fences. Tiie clringo of yesterday warned him that tho little birds will not warble \-ct for awhile.

James Norris, night yard-master on the I. A* St. L. R. R., was caught between two ears on Thursday night ami

uUy

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Tho ,lo,,lors

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that

bones were broken, and that he will

soon recover. Horace Hlinii returned :rom tiie east on 'I'uesday, and was met in (his city by the uncomfortable intelligence that his saw mill on tiie F.mhrass river ill Illinois had burned on Saturday. It was valued at wV»o. There was no insurance.

The Journal learns that Mr. Chauncy Rose has given 8100,000 for the purpose offounding and endowinga Female College to be located in the central,southwestern, western, or north-western part of the State. This is probably tiie same donation tlint Rev. (Jeorgo Morrison undertook to manage at one time.

o'clock p. M.

OKK on the new passenger depot of the I. St. L. road will comuienco as .soon UH the weather will permit. Tiie hnildiiif? will be of a neat and substantial diameter, situated at the corner of Sixth and Tippecanoe streets.

learn that a movement is on foot to jjet a line of coal cars to run in tho Chicago trade as soon as the Chieaeo Road is completed. Railroad men say thilt tiie investment will he a paying one.

learn that Mr. Elijah (iilman

will erect a large steam cooper establishment early in tho spring in the north part of the city. Tho barrels manufactured at Terre-Haute are said to command the highest price of any cooper wyp in the country.

TICK present term of tho common Pleas Court, Judge Scott presiding, closet 1 this morning, leaving a larjre number of eases on docket which will 1H disposed ol nt tho opening of the April term. The Criminal Court will open on Monday and coutinuc in session

hi» hands that he Is compelled to em-! one week. plov an ndditionnl book-keeper ami two) Two or three literary societies Sri) soon to be re-organiiod bv

extra shipping clerks. An inventory taken on the 1st of tho present mouth shows that his profits were over one hundred perccnt, oil his capital stock last season.

A young lawyer of this city jiendstcd In sleeping till a Terr late hour a few mornings ago. The servant made several unsucoectsfal atterupts to awaken him, and finally entered his chamber with the intention of arousing the sluinberer by muscular force. At this the young Attorney became enraged and in the aet of kicking the in*r-i-der from the r\Hm dislocated one of hi# legs at the knc« joint. Medical ansist«nce was summoned and tin) limb »dJosfed. The fonwlfucont is now nMc to j»enuubulai« and ha* concluded to adopt tho cuatotu of ewrly riling.

young

business men and students of this city. Thc»o societies hare always been beneficial to young men possessing literary t*ste, and should be kept up continual-

KSCC that Rev. Mr. Howe, of the (\mgregational Chnrrh. is to preach tomorrow morning to MiUAm, and in the evening he lifts a warning voice to young men, from the significant text, "But what, Is thy servant a dog, that be should do this great thing?" The scats in this church hare recently bten made free, the pastor, in order to secure the change giving up hi« regular salary and depending upon the voluntary offerings of tbe people for his support, k'T?* "*?*•&

TERRE-HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL. JANUARY 14.1871.

XIIJSSOX. of reserved seats for tho

The sale

great Nilsson eoueert on Tuesday evening began at Ilurtlett ACo.'s this morning at nino o'elock. Xotwitnstanding the inclement wont her tho rush was so gre.it as to give assurances that the Opera House will be crammed with the

Tho following is the programme for Tuesday evening: L'AIIT J. 1. Duet—"Kavorita," Donizctta— Miss All-

nie L»uise C.uy and Signer Verger. If. Konuujza—"Maltha," Flotow- Sij nor llrignoli. 3. Violin Kolo—"liallad and Polonnaise, Vleux temps—Mr. Henry Vietixteinps. 4. "Ave Maria," Gounod—Mile. Chtistina Nilsson, with Violin Obligate by lleiny Vituxtemps. 5. Romanza-"DI Prorenza," "Traviatn, Verdi—Hignor Verger. 6. Cavatina—".Seniirrmide," Iiassini—Miss Annie Louise Cary. 7. Ophelia'* Mad Scene—"Hamlet," A. T,liomas~MI!e. Christina Nilsson. v* 1WKT II. *4" 8- "Li ci d:\rem l.i Mane," "D-m Glovauni," Mozart--Mian Annie Louise Cary and Big. Verger.

W. English Ualiad—"Come into the Garden, Maud," Biocklv—Signer P. ISrignoli. 111. Valsc—"illueti," Cohen—Mile. Christina Nil-v-on. 11. Violin Slo— a Romanza, Arkansas Traveler, Vieuxtemp.s--Mr. Henry Vienxlemps. 1-'. Trio—'• Mes.se Solonnelle," Rossini-— Miss Cary, .Signors Brignoii M:KI Verger.

Concert books, v.'ith the words of all the songs, can be obtained in the Opera House during the evening. v'f

The following brief sketch oT the girlhood of th3 great songstress will bj ofinterest: in one of the privileged cantons, at a village three leagues from the small town of Vi-xiie- Christine Nilsson was born. Her parents were humble in condition—pe isants laboring upon an extensive farm. IJefore the age of ten the musieal ability of little

.... Christine us.sertcd itself in various wavs.

agency ol tiie J-.mpirc Life and accept^! The child was known for a singularly sweet lie position of State agent of tho Cove- voice, and for tt fair knowledge of the violin, ... picked up haphazard. Occasionally her pa-

I district, where the little in....d beauty, and

still lie in this city. fresh, clear singing earned a few copper

pieces, welcome to the hard-working couple

home.

weather of

liurghers and peasants were generous enough in their modest way t.Sinoland being far from a rich province) to the fair childUh musician with blonde hair, beautiful eyes, and innocent face. The gentry, too, roundabout, made Inquiries from lime to line' after Chrisiine and one or two urged her father and mother to allow her to receive a proper training in music. The child, however, for a long time, icsisted all attempts to separate her from her parents, though the latter seemed willing to avail themselves of the oll'cr.s* lvpcateuly made them.

They had reason enough to be tempted forat'this period the Nilsson household was very poor. Christine herself was the younger of .-.even and a French chronicler portrays her as generally in the cast-off clothes of one of her brothers. French "feuilletonist."!," however, often allow love for creating an eficct to ovcr-.itep their regard for veracity.

Oiieday while singing toiler own violin accompaniment before a crowd ot peasants at a fair, a strolling juggler olH red lu the magnificent sum of ninety rikOialcr a year —about twenty-lour shillings of our money —if she would Join his troupe. Ilerc at all events was a nraetical proposal embracing actual terms. It would seem, however, that Christine declined this first engagement, notwithstanding the liberality of entrepreneur. What, an inti'iesting subject for a painter it would make, in view of the after career of the artist: Christine Nilson offer-jar ed In first engagement

She did not join lie men of cups and bails, for ww find her at l4Mi«Ui—somewhere nboaH the age of thirteen or fourteen—domicilii!, with the Itaronessof Lenhusen, a lady celebrated in her country as a. singer'un the name ef Mile. Valerius.

She was an apt scholar, and in a shert tit her instructress judged her lit to leave Got elibrng. where the ISaroncss lived, for Rtoc holm. Here Christine studied under Franss' iJerwald, and here, as one of his pupils, she attracted the notice of royalty. From Stockholm her patrons sent her to Paris, where she completed her musical education under Wartvl, a Very Warwick of his craft,n true I!va-mnker. A dozen prime donuas owe their eelehriiy to the care and shrewdness of this teacher, but had he trained only christiHe Nilseon his fame would be complete.

MltOTII HltHOOT) OF liOCOMOTIVK E.\A!NK.I:US' I.AI.I,.—Ontlio ISth of January, tiie Urothcrhood of Loco.notivo Engineers, give tiioir third annunl ball at Beach's Hail. It is to bo hoped that the hall on tills occasion will be filled with a brilliant array of bravo men and beautiful women. Most cortainly this annual re-union commends itself to our citizens in every espocial manner. These engineers are a glorious set of fellows, frank, open-hearted, and generous.

There is not otie of tlietn that knows how tf) do a mean thing—all competent -men iu their vocation. Who of our. citizens thinks of danger when he sees the Dodsons, the Sherburnes, Billy Morgan, Arch McKinncv, Dodge, or Wm.

B.iugli, or au/ other man, on the engine. 'We all know these gentlemen to be prudent, safe, and skillful engineers and all feel perfectly safe from accident when they are running the machine through the dark night, and through the storm. Why, I never hear the whistle for down breaks for Terre-Haute, but that I silently invoke Cod's blessing on the engineer that has brought me safely so near mv home. Once a year these locomotive engineers get together for a jolly time, and the jolly time this year is to be on the 18th of January. Ix»t the citizens of TerreHaute demonstrate their appreciation of the Brotherhood by filling the hull with their wires, daughters, and sweethearts.

Tout baud will furnish tho music, and the supper will heasgcwl nS »oner and culinary skill can make it

I TEA. ATTOKNKY GK.N. H. W. HANN has sent us a copy of a letter received by him last week, in his capacity as attorney of the Indianapolis A St. Louis Railroad Company. The inspired words of the writer ought to b« snflieient to melt a heart wider and harder than railroad iron:

1 ARIS, li.us.

Mr. Hann*. tSlr. llaring confidence In you as a man anil gentleman, I ask you in th«

name of all that kind, to plnu? «,*•

K."?" .T"1.?!01

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for

Ute mule that w»s killed in Vermlitlon, by the puMenjtw train running orer yoor iutd APPRAISWL I «S»Ur\C. forty-nine dollan.

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abumtenoe,

while It will greatly i«U*r« my pecanlarr, la asking me to nntah my hooM^Wmt rude my little one*, that have no way to take care of thcm»elr«L May God bi«ai you, and give you a kind heart, and bfeMyoar hwtket "tore. This is the true desiiv of your humble servant ,nd ufarter, If you love tbe Lord and Saviour Je*u« Christ.

MW. P-^, wife of

J. P.

OrKRATTOJCs Will be commenced at the Cherry street artesian w*B in about a week^

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ABOUT four o'clock this morning nn attempt was mudo by two or three burglars to break into Woodruff's grocer\store on tho cornerof Main and Twelfth streets. They sucecoded in breaking open the window but were discovered and frightened away before making nn entrance. No arrests were made.

Slwk rinnusnnil the 1'nriN Exposition.—All that is necessity to be said, in order to prove that the "Ring" Ikl keep Mr. Steek from entering his pianos at the Purls Exibltion, mid that he did not fear successful competition with any other manufacturer, is the simple statement, that Mr. Stcc/ applied to thr CMinis.iioner$ /or room to exhibit hi# Pianoi »ix month* before the Exhibition, mifl his request was granted. I»ocs this look like .Messrs. S|cek A (were afraid of competition? Read on a little further and this will explain who was a/raid of competition

rom the N.Y.Kvenlng Express, April 1:1, VT. In tin. department of Pianoj there has evidently been some very curious favoritism

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instance Messrs. Oeorge

»t«vk & Co., the eminent piano manufacturers, were among the very first applicants

place In the Exiosition, find whieh pi'ieo tciu atluttcd to t/irm by J. C. lerby, U. Commissioner, jn September, 1

Still. After

making the necessary preparations at very considerable expense, they were informed in Docomber, when inquiring respecting the latest date that their Pianos could be received, Uiat they could not be permitted to send any, the reason being that there w:us no room.

There were however, nine places, and these "c places tt-err divided between two Jinn.*.' 1 ills certainly has an appearance of gross unrainiess, especially as the young llrm of stock & Co. are the most dangerous competitors with the favored Paris exhibitors for the favors of the musical public. As a matter ot business self-preservation, it is brilliant idea, to get a powerful rival out of the l)iu how one holding the honorable position of United States Commissioner could be blind enough to allow them to '•%?. *'ie'r axe" under his very nose, leaves Mr. Derby open to very queer thoughts. He

'1,ve acted very simply, but people will think—and often taik about such mallei's.

J] the Jfexsr.i. STECK ean rn'tkr the Ijext ifinoi, peojile wiUjiml it out in spile of nni/ amount of inaniruveriiu/ on the jiart of their opponents. They claim that th-i/ cuit do TO.

I'rom the N. Y. Sunday Times, April 11, '67. Messrs. Hteck A Co. feel especially aggrieved by their expulsion for several reasons: first, because the)/ have been 17:* recipients of bulli a (/old med'il and silver medal from the American JnsUtute in evidenee of the excellence of their instruments secondly, because that excellence has won the published commendation of really capable and distinguished professionals and thirdly, because it is obvious that they would not finish up for the Lxposition a piano to placed in immediate competition with those of the most celebrated manufacturers in the world, unless confident that it would reflect credit upon American art-progresSj as..well as upon their own taste and skill.

powerful base and middle pait. The three aiVjin harmony. T!ie:i there Is one fonture th distinguishes tliein from all others.

years ago a device was employed for [j»!ing an upward movement of the called the a /raff'e. Instead of the iftssingover ft bridge, It is made to tilt

'nyh a pin anchored into the plate. nt^Bftuccivcd the idea of anchoring a plA-to rf bell metal, and the been very fortunate as a pceul&CC is produced that is to lie found il^ns'ruments. The a/raffe Is enilroughont in the upright, the parlor he grand piano, and in r. tryjjlc square pianos. member, the Agency in this place for

'Stcck" Piano, is at L. Ki Music, Xo. AS Ohio street.

MILT'S I'AHU-V 211-21.

Paper Itoetor IsCoinliiKi-J. Wilbur. Magnetic Physician, of Chicago, at National Iiouse, Terre-Haute, Ind., from January 19th to February 1st. He will be remembered as the man performing so many wotaderful cures in tiiis locality, with his Magnetic Paper. 11c uses no medicine whatever, yet lie challenges competition from prescrlbers of drugs and nostrums, or any other method of curing disease. Pain always relieved, Jwid nil who receive treatment are benefitted. The practice is based upon strict principles •f science, and is iu harmony with all natural laws, liefcrs to Judge W. ('. Whitloek, Marshall, 111., John Littlefleld, Marshall, III., and Lvman Archer, Terrr-Haute. 2!-tl

Kcpiiirlug promptly and neatly done at popular Boot and Shoe sterv of ClntfeJter A Magner. 29-2t

Clonkiiiand Shawls at great bargains at Nippcit's. ."S-Im. Insiirnnro.-If you want insurance why not go to Hnger and McKeen and get the best, at as low rates as any first class company 2$-3t.

(io to Xlppert'i* for you Dry Goods and save money. As I intend to change my business, and will sell at present at New York prices. 2S-lm.

XolIce.—Having purchased the popular Cigar and Tobacco Store, foanerly occupied by X. Ivntzenbach, and of late by Mr. Wm Statz, No. 11 South Fourth street, I Ix^g leave to inform my Miends, ami the public generally, that loug exjcrience here in the business cuahles me to know the wants of smoketa ulchewers. I shall keep I tie most popular brands of Smoking and Chewing Tebacco, manufacture and keep on hand a good supply of the very 1cst domestic and Havana Cigars. ('HAS. WHIDKI,, 28-lm. Formedjr with N. Kat*enbach.

Clotting: oat Ante a large stock of choice fancy and staple Dry Goods at Mppert s. 28-41.

Try mj hvf Crmt Clgrwrti and exnuiinc inv smoking tobac«o*. CHAS. Wki»KI^ 2S-lin No. 11 south Fourth street.

I want to bay Old 6«M and Mil ee. H. «. FREE»A*, 101 Wain StMaL.

Zephyr Waal Pattern* and ever thtng in this line, a full fn*h »to»k of the best quality Imported lower then elsewhere, at H. L. Htrans, 149 Main St. 13-tf.

The elowinr ant Rale of Xippett's large stock no humbug. Tliw« goods are all fresh mud will be sold at present at co«t price* in New York. W-im.

AMhma 1* speedily rrUeved by BAK«^ PRCTORAI. EMXtR.

Trlisilaia. Veivew and Hatlna, alt eo4ors, cheaper and better than anywhere else at J4LttHAra, 17-tf. I« Main BC

Ckalfc lUvaaa Ogani at tn eta, or by the box. C3anatCbarta«Weid«9XKo.ll soafh Foortltat. 1

ChMinpKKic Wines, Imported Port and Sherry Wines, California Wines, and Pure Native Wines from Herman, Missouri, nt Lvnc's, 229 Main street, immediately opposite the Terre-Haute House. hffH ee-tf

Hue llic Currjuvillc Coal for Grates and Stoves, no clinkers, no stench, lesismoke and root than any other, and don't stop up tho fluc«. We have constantly on hand the best Block coal anel other kinds nt reasonable prices, Morgan Elder, Ohio St.. Cor. Otli. 17-tf,

Bnrr's Perioral Elixir, the best Cough Rcmetly, is sold by all druggists.

Tbe litrjrcst AMortmeiit or Lnilim WntrluHi, at tiie lowest prices, i* «i 161 Slain Mtreet, near corner Sixth Street.

C-tf. S. It. FREEMAN'.

For Fine Onl, Navy, and other popular brands of chewing tobacco call at Clias. Welder#, No. 11, south Fourth street. 28-lm

Ilnrr*H Pectoral Elixir never falls Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Ac.

Opening- or a Kplendid line pattern bonnets and hats, Wednesday, September 2Sth, nt S. L. Straus, 119 Main St. 13-tf.

We have two Kirst-CIn** Watch Mali, ers, and a Jeweler that ean manufacture any article wanted. Thoso having watcher to repair will do well to make a note of this. s. R. FUFKMAX, 11-tf. 161 Main street, near Cor. of 6th.

Barr'* Pectoral Elixir stops a cough at oace, and cures a col 1 in a few days.

Wide III lie It Sash Ribboxi nt 75 wills a yard and higher, all col-sis and the latest patterns at low prices, at S. I.. Straus, H( 13-tf.

New Styles in Hats arriving daily now, come ami sec them at 17-tf. S. L. STUAL.S, 110 Main St.

A Penny SIIVPIIis a penny made! You can make many a penny by buying your Corsets and Fancy Goods at

tiers: »fc Arnold have now opened the best assorted stock of Fancy Uoods, Zephyr Worsteds, Furs, itrc., which has ever been showed In this city. 15-tf. -o-

Our Competitors can't understand how it is possible, that we sell a great many goods cheaper t)«in they can buy them, and yet we do it. l"-tf. II KHZ A A15X01.t.

The ttcst treatment for croup is 1AKK'S PKCTOUAL KI.IXIU, used as directed.

FOR SALE.

N. B.—Abstracts furnished if ronnlreit nt the time of sale. 10-tf.

TjKHt 8ALE.— HOT AM) (.'OLD WATER Pumps, Stea Butteitly Valve

(jout

Vlm.

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Governors, Throttle and ilways on hand. WM. J. BALI, A CO.

T.Xlil SALE.—HOCSE FitOXTS, 0()Llimns, Bailings, Winding

Stairca»iH,

I'.ivement rates, and ail kinds of Buiidcr'h Castings made to order at reduced prices. WM. J. BALL ACO.

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SALE.—COUN SHELLEHS OF 01TI{ own manufacture constantlv on hand. WM. J. BALL it CO.

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SALE.—SCItAPEltS—WE MAKE large Steel Bottomed Scrapers specially adapted to Ball Koal Work, and Cast-Iron Scrapers for farm and road use. Remember we turn out large lots of them and can sell low for cash. WM. J. BALL & CO.

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SALE-SCHOOL FrKXnTKE-WK are i»repared to till oniers for new and improved School Fumi'urc.

I,iOjlSALE—SH

WM. J. BALL & CO.

INGLE At'IIINES

S-WE vill cut

make a Sliingle Maciiine wiiich wi

sixty good Shingles per minute without diflciilfy and with small power. See It before you buy. WM. J. BALL A CO.

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SALE. —For sale at a bargain 20 acres of Land, 1 miles So'ith-eant of Tcrr

Ilaute. The most commanding building site in Vigo county. The land is peculiarly adapted to the cultivation of vegetables

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The land is pcculiar-

or fruits, being dry, sandy anil productive. Terms one-sixth cash, balance in tivc annual payments. fcwr 1'or further particulars apply to Editor of MAIL. ls-tf.

SALE.—Fine Farm—The farm of tinlate Hiram Smith, Sr., lying 8)4 milch south-east from tbe centre of the city, is now ottered for sale. Tills is one of the most desirable pieces of rural property in the county or State. It lies partly upon the bluff and jiartly on tho prairie. The Improvements are first-rate. The location of the resilience is of snrjMissing beauty, commanding a view of the whole city and prairie. There are •two large orchards on the place, splendid grove of timlM'r, ami never failing stock water. Tiie purchaser can have choice of buying ninety or one iitindn-d and sixty arrt*. Terms wy. Enquire at thlsofflc" 12-tf.

IOMMSTKNT MILL WIlKiHTS SENT to put up work when deniml. A large assortment of F11 nine, Pulley, Uea* Wheel, House Work, and general repair work Patterns on band, and nrst-cla** Pnttern Makers ready to supply the demand tut new things WM. BALL ALU. 11-tf.

REPAIRSdone

UPON ALL KINDS OF MA-

chlnerr U{H)H short notice and al :re»tlT ratlaefd pricf*. Orders solicited. M-W WM. J. BALL A CO.

'I1ERRE-IIAtTTE PRINTING HOUSE.—A mosl complete Printing I'titbllshrnenL i'W Type, New Pn-ww, anil the best w»w men, 112 main street. O. J. Hinlth A Co.

ERMAN PRINTING.-Ail kinds(ierniaw Printing, including f'-anl*. Circular*. P»»sters, Ao., Ac., done in the b"St stvle an4 at low price*, at Ihe Terre-Haute' Hteaia Printing Hous«, 1C Main street, O. J. MinHfc A Co.

^PERRE-HAUTE PRINTING HOIIKE, JL Main street, dHw tbe ncatiwt and chea|e»t J»b Printing in the city. Rnslnem men should make a note of this. O. J. Hntitb A

^ILIFF A SON,

Maunfacturors of

010TITE, STATIONARY,

MARINE, TT HULAU.

Cylinder BoilerSt

"IroH Tmnts, Meet Iron Work.

«e..

a»^ta Cor. C^anal and Main fltswt.

AMUSEMENT.

EACH'S HALL.

Third Annual Ball

Of Terre-IInnie IlvKfon !*o. 25.

BROTHERI.'OOD

Locomotive Ei,gineer£

TO UK

At Beach's Hall,

On Wednesday Kve., Jan. ISth.

Sojijirr will bo S( rvrti .%» th» rational HOBSC.

Admission, including Supper Ofi LAMES FREE.

Music by Pro/. Touh\* axdnlic lianti.

HOUSE.

0,M:,a N I S S O N

TUKIIDA V, JAN. 17, 17I.

HUKZ «fc AKXOT.D'S,

l"-tf. Ifoop Skirt Factory

n2S-:j|.

7C)R SALE—By B. Holmes— and Lots on nearly every street lis tils city, at, prices and terms to suit euatotnCTK. Also, business houses in good locations, at low figures, that, will always rent at a gjod profit. llave lands in Virginia, .ientucky, Tennessee, Indiana, llliuoL !ivuri, Arkansas, Kansas and Iowa. erobiii-P'r: thousands of acres of selected !•:. :s. uitnv ol which are Improved and are trade. For real estato will at the office of B. Holmes, second floor, 115 main street.

Max. Strako-ch respectfully announces that

MLLE. CHRISTINA NILSSON

Will make her First and Only appear .l.ee in Tcrrc-Hniue In a GKANI)

NILSSON CONCKRT,

TCKSllAY EVF.NiXG, JAN'JAHY IT, I87i. ATTilE oricii.v irou^K. ,. 'v

i.i.k. Ci N .V NI u'ill be a*— slsti .1 by MISSA \MI Ar« v.

Contralto tier i,!: Mpper.ra:i"» licre. m: jg \ot,j, The popular Teu-ir. SKi.xm K. VB:m«3EH, l!ai none—his first aj»partuu-o hf:« ii ji.ri.\ii uxTDSi'N,

The \, nwwui Vic!ini.t,

KOSfl I, S? ujeal f'oitclncJoi

Sencral Admission, j-j lteserveil .^eats, an.i According to location. Oallcry,

The sale of scats will commence on Satur-" day, January U, at Ikutictt's Book N'.orc, 1013 Main street. .steinway's Pianos are e.W'i at the* Nilsson Concert.}. ^.s-2t,

ior-K.

0|'1-:ka I

Paul Du Cliaiilu,

I:ENO\VNI:D

AFRICAN KXPLORtR,

Will deliver OIK? o( his voTy Instrnctlve and intcroKtiuK hatmoajf-daHcrtotivo 01'

A DVENTT' I: A 1" XPTJOHATION

A I A

MONDAY, JAN. liith, 1871,'

OI'KKA llftC KF.

I)U CHAILLU,

Is distinguished as Lf c'tirrr his remuial ad ventures during many years of life 111 Africa, a (lord a vast field tiom which an drawn Ills thrilling and grapidc docriplions. wj-ai.

IliKRNI.AK BAI.L!

TIM-: 4th ANNI'AL HALL

o? iiie

I I I A N

Benevolent Society,

WIM, TAKf. PI,AC* AT

DOWLIXc IF ALL,

TUESDAY KVKNING, JANUARY 17.

Jfuslehy Profowor Toot's IJaml.

A is Supper Extra—W cent" cneli.

GAOG,

M-tf.

•I ft'

2*-2t.

Art Emporium

AN!) MUSIC STORE,

No. 01 Afnin St., hrt.&l dt 4lA.

PICTURKH. TRAM Erf, I/XKING GI.AHSfW,

ARTISTH" MATKftfAlA

MUSIC A I. INSTRUMENTS, ANI HIIKKT MT'KIC.

Ptetarr FMHI prtem.

tje done to order at low 29-lot''

WE KEEP ON flANI) AND HELL AT Tf mannfartarer's lowext prlct* (freight added) Kureka Hmuttens I'rng K«iws, IfonwPowers, Gum and I^a!ler Ilelflntr,'' Duicli Anker** B»»ltlnz Cloth. Pror»f PtaffV, Steam Gt*agf«, Whistles. Oil Globe*, circular, Cro•»Cat and Millar Haw*, and Mill KnrnNhlmr Goods generally. WM. J. BALL A CO.