Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 1, Number 40, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 April 1871 — Page 8

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Additional City News.

IT fa rumored that a banking establishment is to bs established in Newport.

MOST of the Democratic candidates nre ia favor of holding their city convention earlier than the day appointed.

CONTKACTOKM say that there is onothird more tmlldiny being done in this city thin spring th in ever before.

Tiik brick-wurk for the new Kockville business block has Iken let to II. Blood, of this city.

,TIIK National House olllce, which has been removed up stairs, is the handsomest and most comfortable hotel office in town.

IIkv. }5. K. FosTKKof Indianapolis will preach at the l/iiivcrsalist Church tomorrow in the morning at 10 o'clock and in the evening nt 7:15 o,clock.

KKHOI-MON A

JAMKSW. MiConDE and John Wilson, residents of the northern part of tins county, wore arrested at Clinton for attempting to burglarize the store of Thos. II. Allen on Sunday night, March Gth.

THF. sermon on Amusements which I lev. Mr. Ilowe, of the Congregational Church, was to have delivered last Sunday evening, but did not, will be given to-morrow evening. Services at 11 M., and VA v. M. .Seats free.

TIIK County Commissioners yesterday insp'ict'.-.l .nd received the new iron bridge over BruiUett's Creek, in l-'ayetto township. It w.is made by Mosely, of Graiulview, Illinois. The Commissioners were- much pleased with it.

K. J. C. IIiM)i-:uRAM, of Kokoino, hid., bus purchased the oil church building of the Second Presbyterian Church, in lloekville, and is making extensive additions to it, for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture of carriages and buggies.

V. TI. Ai.KXANnBn.thocolebraicit wife "whlppest" ol Rockville,got onthc rampage last Sunday night, commenced by whipping his children and wife, then splendid thrashing.

BY a special arrangement which has just been completed, a through sleeping c»r is now run over the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad, from St. Ixjuis to Xew York city also another from St. IJOUIS to Louisvlllo without Htiy chango or delay.

OuorNi) was broken this morning for a maguitlccnt new rough-edge front, palatini building on the north-west corner of Main and Gth streets. The builders have pushed it forward with such Alliulin-like spood that it was completed entirely at threo o'clock this afternoon.

TIIK Mcthodixt Monthly, anew pei indieal, will be issued at Iiidhmupolis shortly. Kcv. A. A. Brown, of lirccncastle, is to be managing editor, and II*v. John K. Karp, Prof. J. O. Kidpu'.h, Rev. J. W. T/ekft and Rev. John Thompso.i, will bo regular contribu-

An uiiiViriunuto woman lay drunk in the Station House this morning. Slio wits picked up in this beastly condition fn Kast Main stroot at twelve o'clock last night. She in said to l« a woman of respectability in everything except 'hor propensity to inriulgo in the intox'.catinir bowl.

As \su taken from the rear winlow of King's confectionery on Fourth street sometime last night, and a trunk «.»f clothes belonging to Mr. Kin* was t:»ken out. The trunk was found broken open this morning in the alley back of the First Ward school house.

The clothes were scattered through the -alley, but nothing of importance was i^misfdng, A local burglar is supposed to lire somewhere in the vicinity of this confectionery, as the key to a mildiuery store near by WKS taken soiue lime since and mysteriously returned a

S'ow days ago.

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K. L\ HOWI.KTT. agent of the Vaclfle ittul Atlantic Telegraph Coni|v»ny, has Wen in town two or three days whaling stock subscriptions for this line. Kive thousand dollars has been subscribed by our citisena, and ino«t |io«itive assurances are given that the line 1 will be conatructe4 fVom Indianapolis to this city within thirty days. Thus two monopolies are broken—the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the Western Associated Press. After the completion of the P. «t A. line to this city any newspaper hero can get dinpatches of the American Proas Association. All disinterested persons will rejoice thai this monopoly ia broken, and that publishers will be allowed to purchase newa as they would other commodities.

BLACKLKPOFare

putting

up a largo saw mill, planing machines, m] other machinery for making doors, sash, moulding, Ac., in Rockville

('HKtsTiA* CiiAi-EL^on Mulberry St.f between Sixth and Seventh, B. Tyler pastor. Preaching to-morrow at 11 A. m. and r. m. .Subject of sermon in evening, "The Accomplished Disciple."

A CAK load of coal, ho property of j00 Kelly, was stolen from the T. H. A I. Freight Depot last night. TorreIlauto thieves will next go for lamp posts, flag stones, steamboats, churches and other loose property.

EW 7-30 GOLD LOAN.

SAFE! PROFITABLE! PERMANENT!

JAY COOKE & CO.,

Offer for Sale at Par A Accrued Interest the

FIRST MORTGAGE LAND GRANT GOLD BONDS

Northern Pacific Railroad Co.

Thesj bonds are secured, first, by a First MoriK»ge on the Railroad itself, it* Mix k, and all equipments m*-on^,l)J Mortsjaseon it* entire Land Grant, tKing more thuu Twenty-Two Thousand Acres of Laud to each mile of Koud.

Tlie Bond* are frft? lrom United States Tax the Principal und Ini«-re«t are pnjaole In Gold—the Principal at the end ol year*, ami the Inierwi Semi-annually, at the rate of Seven and Three-Tenths 1 er Cent, per annum.

They are lusuutl In denominations of *100, toW), fl,000, 95,(100 nud $10,IM). The Trustees under the Mortgage are Me*»r*. Jay Cooke, of Philadelphia, and J. Edgar Thonirton, l*r»-slileiit of the 1 ennsylvanla Cei.t al Katlioad Company.

These Northern Pacific 7-.J0 Bonds will at nil time* tw.ore maturity, 1M* receivable at Ten Per Cent. Premium (or 1,10), In exchange for the Company'* I.amla at their lowest cash price.

I11 addition to their alwolute safety, these Bonds yield an income lui^er, we believe, than anv other fliM-cliuw security. Persons holding United States.V20'.s tun, by converting them into Northern Paciflcs, increase their yearly Income one-third, and still have a perfectly reliable investment.

How to «et Them.—\ our nearest Bank or Banker will supply these Bonds In any desired amount, and of any needed denomination. Persons wishing to exchange stoclcs or other bonds for these, can do so with any of our Agents, who will allow the highest current price lor all markeUible securities.

Thoso living in localities remote from Banks, may send inouey, or other ixjnils, dlrrctly to u* by express, snd we will send back Northern Pacific Bonds at our own risk,and without cost to the Investor, tor further information, pamphlets, maps, etc., call on or address the undersigned, or any of the Bunks or Bankers employed to sell tills

8ALK

FOLL

IIV

First National Bank, National State Bank, Prairie City Bank.

McKEKN & MINSHALL, Agents, 4C-12t. Terre-Haute, Ind.

J^OTICE -s

To Bridge Contractors.

.Scaled proposals will be received at the Auditor's Ortlce in Vigo county, Indiana, by the Board of (Commissioners, up to 12 clock M., on the 12tli day of April, A. D., 1871, for the building of eight bridges. Also, for fur-

nishiiig and building the masonry and riprap, and making emu The bridges are to be located at the following named places, and span or bridge Is stated

The Commissioners not having decided whether to build wood or iron bridges, or stone or wooden abutments, or the exact style of bridge to be built in each place, invite competition as to plans and price.

Bidders will be bound strictly to their contract, for which they shall give good freehold suretv, to be approved by the Board of Commissioners, and all persons bidding on any of said work shall give an undertaking, signed by responsible parties, that if contract is awarded him or them, that they will enter Into agreement and file bond, In any sum fixed by the Board of Commission er/ for the faithful performances of thel agreement.

One bridge, either Iron or wood, fifty feet long, over .Spring Creek, on the Lafayette Itoad, 21)0 cubic yards of masonry, 100 cubic yards of rip-rap, and '2,300 yards of embankment.

One bridge, either iron or wood, aeventjr orrip-rap, and 2,000 yards of embankment. One bridge, either iron or wood, eightyfive feet long, over Honey Creek, at the crossing of the Bono ltoad, near D. Donham's, !MW cubic yards of masonry, 200 cubic yards rip-rap, and 3,117 cubic yards embankment. one bridge, either iron or wood, ninety feet long, over Honey Creek, on the river road, In I'ralrleton township. 800 cubic yards of masonry, iV) cubic yards of rip-rap, aim (100 cubic yanls embankment.

One bridge, other iron or wood, sixty-five led long, over Clear Creek, at crosslr Darwin l'ord, In .Sugar Creek township. 250

cubic yards of masonry, 200 cubic yurdsof rip-rap, and 000 cubic yards embankment. Olio bridge, either iron or wood, fifty feet long, over l^.»st Creek at crossing sf poor farm road. 2.VJ cubic yards masonry, and 450 cubic yards embankment.

One bridge, cither Iron or wood, forty-two feet long, over Lost Creek, south of 11111gau's, in Harrison township. 250cubic yards masonry, l"iO cubic yards rip-rap, and 500 cubic yards embankment.

One bridge, wooden trssels, (JO feet span, I") feet approaches. Km batik luent 75 yards, excavation 100.

Bidders will slate from what quarry they will furnish stone lor masonry, and the kind ie a!-. i.i wiini time the work they .••.I on will lie fo:.i|.it it d.

Bids will be mvivid for Iron bridges, as above staled, for each place, with or without masonry, or for wooden bridges with or without masonry, also for masonry, rip-rap and i-mlmnkmeitl at each place.

The Commissioners reseree the right to select each and every bid. No bid lor bridge will be entertained unless accomputilcd by plan and specifications.

No plan or specification will lie paid for by the Commissioner!*. Proposals Tor Fnrniahiiig Medical

Attendance to I'our

Also, at same time and place, the Com nilsslotiHrs will receive sealed proposals for furnishing to the poor of each township, medical attendance. Medicine including opium* whisky, oil and strychnine, and Surgery during the year ending 1872.

Bidders will state what township or town ships they wish, and the location of their office or plnee of business.

Bidders for Harrison township will be required In addition to the above, to visit the Poor Asylum ever)* morning and keep a dally record »f the health or the paupers, ainf furnish the same, daily, to the Superintendent, and quarterly to the Hoard or Commissioners. lie will further be required to make all |*mtmortem exiunlnotions on bodle* of persons whose estate is unable to pay therefor at Cornor's Inquests.

To (he Voter* of Vivo Coaafjr. Petitions numerously signed, asking the Roan! of Commissioners to buy the bridge crossing the Wabash River at Tern Haute aim), further requesting its to build a Court, House at Miecounty sent, and, deeming that we should at ail times In such matters before acting thereon, hear the will of the people in regard thereto.

We therefore invite the qualified Totersof Vigo county to mwmblc at their usual places of holding elections on the day of May, A. IX, isn, then and there to ex pre* by their ballot their wishes as to both Bridge and Court Honse.

JOSKPH H. Bust, Chairman. B. (l. TRCKRIOOO, NATIIAX BALDISO,

llnvln* sold my Uroeery bustnesw to Alcxsnder Knlsht, I hereby notify si I penons indebtetl to me. or to Hall A Thomas, lo call and settle at lite old stand on Ohio street, near Sixth. GEOROK HALL.

DMt

A. VRYDAOH,

ARCHITECT,

K. COM. SIXTH A MAIN STS.,

lS-tf. TERRK-HAUTE. IND.

URN1TURE.

Assets

!,°"h

THAVE

L^uv-HATTTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL. APRIL 1. 1871.

Clearance Sale.

We will for the next thirty days sell our

Goods at a Discount of 10 pr et

nils Is rare chance for bargains, as our Stock is

FULL A COMPLETE.

A KISK SKLJTCTION OF

Chamber & Parlor Sets,

DINING ROOM A KITCHEN FURNITURE, and BABY WAGONS cheaper than ever.

Plow Material For Sale, including finished, single and double shov els ready for stocking. It gives me always pleasure to have farmers call and look at my plows, even if you do not wish to by. My terras arc cash and my prices are alike for all. JRespectfuliy, 31-1 v. PHILIP NEWHART

EAL ESTATE AGENCY.

I HAVE ON MY BOOKS FOR SALE

10,000 Acres

Valuable Lands,

Situated In Clam and Cumberland Counties.

These lands embrace some of the best and most valuable farming lands in the State, consisting in part of sand and clay prairies, improved forms, wild prairie and choice timber. The Sand Prairie lands are unsurpassed for farming purposes, highly improved, and well situated on and near the Wabash River, and the timber lalnds nre of the finest oak, poplar and walnut. These lands are in tracts of from 40 to 800 acres, and vary in value at from to $50 per acre.

Also, a large number of lots, some with valuable improvements, in the towns of MA IIS IILL, CASY. DENNISON AND

JEWETT,

situated on the line of the St. Louis, Vanda11a and Terre-Haute Railroad, all growing towns, and destined to become important points.

Since the opening of the St. L., V. and T. H. R. R„ the lands In Clark and Cuinlierland Counties, hitherto Inaccessible by railroad, and Tor that reason almost unknown, are becoming valuable and rought for, anu will in a few years command as much per acre as lands in adjoining counties, situate

Ineof Half

on and near thellneof Railroads, anil which readily sell for more than double the sura that similar lands can now be purchased for tn this and Cumberland Counties.

Persons at a distance wishing to Invest in Real Estate, can, by addressing me by letter, gel a more particular description of the above lands and lots, together with prices, term^ Ac. and persons owning real estate, ho desire to sell the same, can place on my scriptlon of their lands, and nric-

eslre

Commissioners.

Tcrre Haute, March 27,1S1. d«4l

JOTIOE.

WORK

IS.MY REFERENCEI

CHAS. L. FELTUS,

O S E S I N

A O A E A A IX E Cherry Street, 2d door east of ad, TERRE-HAUTE, IND. Does Paper Hanging, Kalsomlining. Grain'no. House and Sign Painting, and everynlng usually done by the trade. Tfce Reat W«rk«w« Cnslo*«|-Tlw

Rest Itoek I'MA

Prices to suit the times. 20-tf

rtLARK HOUSE, Oar. amd Okie Ancfa, THE TERRE-HAUTE OMNIBUS ANU HACK LINE will attend to oalla for traUM leaving both the Beaters and Norther* Depot* also convey passengers to any part ol •be city. All ordem left at tbe Ttem-Haate Boose, Pwtoflk*. National Home, Boatin House, or at the Clark Hooee vill be nrMnpt* ly attended to. ML

SniaHEADfL-SomKklM

ILL new and UaotlTC, atTerre-Haate PrtaUna Hooas, street, a J. Smltk A OBT^

rj»HE

J. & E. W. ROSS,

40.3k Nos. 11 A 12, Second St.

0. RIMES & ROYSE,

REAL ESTATE

And Insurance Ag'ts,

East Side Fifth Street,

Bet. Main and Ohio,

.TERBE-HAVTE, ISDIASA.

North America, Philadelphia, Assets in Continental, New York,

Assets

2,538,037 74

Manhattan, New York, Assets 1,«7,W Home, Columbus, OhioJ

838,447 81

K™..™:.——»,««,«)«

Total Cash Assets 810,041,880 11

A. UUIMES, SOTABY PL'BMC, AND CLAIM AGENT. 33-3in

Always on hand a large stock and

Great Variety of Plows,

Suitable for all kinds of soil and for all, pur.*uy own inaimfacturiwftJWXy sizes and styles to order all kind

SATURDAY EVENING

MAIL,

Th« Mnll and

is, and pric

es, for which I will charge a fair commission In the event of sale. March, 1871. R. L. DULANEY, ®e-3t. Marshall, 111.

1871.

For the Year

REGULAK HATES.

The SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, an Independent Weekly Newspaper, will be mailed to subscribers at TWO DOLLARS a Year ONE DOLLAR for Six Months,and FIFTY CENTS for Three Months, and to Clubs at the following rates: Three Copies, One Year S 5 00 Five 8 00 Yen Id 00

With One Copy extra to the getter up of Clubs of Ten. or more. Mail and office Subscriptions will, invariably, be discontinued at expiration of time paid for.

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CLVBBlXtl WITH OTHER PERIODICAL8.

We are enabbvl to offer extraordinary inducements in the way or clubbing with otlv er periodicals. We will furnish the SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, PRICE 12.00 PER YEAR, with any of the petiodicals enumerated below at greatly reduced rates. These periodicals will be sent direct from the offlccs of publication. Here is the list:

WEEKLY PAPERS.

Mail and the Indianapolis Journal, price $2.00 The Mail and the Indianapolis Sentinel, price 82.00 The Mail and the N. 1*. Tribune, price S2.00 The Mall and the InAlanapolls

$2.00

83 00

8 00

3 00 2 75

Weekly News, price 81.SO The Mail and the Toledo Blade, price 82.00 The Mail and the ST. Y. World, price

3 00

The Mail and the N. Y. Sun, price 81.00 The Mail and the Prairie larmer, price S'2.00 The Mail ai.J the Western Rural, price S2.00 The Mail and the Chleajfo Advance, price 82.50 The Mail and the Chicago Interior, price 82.50 The Mail and the Chlcono Republican, price 81.50 The Mail and Appleton's Journal, price 81.00 i— The Mail and the Bnrti! Sfw Yorker, price $3.00 The Mail and Hearlh and Home, price $3.00 ..... The Mail and the Methodist, price $2.50 The Mail and Every Saturday, price

2 50

3 00

S 50

3 50

2 75

4 50

3 75

MONTHLIES.

The Mail an# the AneriCM Agrrl enltnrlst. price |1$0 62 50 The Mail and OSDEY'ILSDT'NROOII, price 13.00 4 00 The Mall and the LMdlea' 250

338 a

*^552,- s,

Own

Nsgsilne, price $1.50 The Mall and the North Western Farmer, price $1.00 The Mall and the Little Corporal, "•price tl.60 The Mall and the Little Chief, price 75 cents The Mail and the Little Sower, price 75 cents. 2 25 The Mall and Bcrlbner'a Monthly, price, 13.00 4 00 The Mall and the Atlantic Month* ly. price 14.00 4 50 VheMail and Oar Yonnc folks, price t2.00 S 00 The Mail and Old and jfew. priced. 4 50 The Mall and Overland Monthly, price, *1.00 4 50

"P|" USHER'S

2 50

S 00

2 25

CLVBRI.\« WITH COITMTY PAPERS We have made arrangements to furnish the MAIL with the following Newspapers, published in the neighborhood of TerreHaute, at very low rates. Here is the list: The Mall and Hultlvan Union t% 00 The Mall and RtkviUe AVu* 8 00 The Mall and Jirazil Miner 8 00 The Mail and Bowling Green Archives.8 00 The Mall and Marshall Herald 3 00 The Mail and Ifoosier State 8 00

Persons getting up clubs for the MAIL,and desiring to obtain subscriptions for other periodicals on our list at the same time, will be furnished a list of the prices at which •aeh subscriptions can be taken separately by us, upon application to this office.

Address, O. J. SMITH, Terre-Haute, Indiana.

Photograph Gallery,

BEACH* BLOCK,

COR MAIN A SIXTH 8TREEI8.

I/»g experience and cioaesttentlea to tt« bostness enables me to furnish ail Id9 ol Pictures in the higbeat style of art. FMVenlar attention given to the new styles «f Photographs. including the popular BMfemat and Shadow pictnnm.

Prices low. Satisfaction guaranteed. 7-U. 1. W. USHER.

T\EALER» WILL DO WELL to call npow Bookaelle» and Btatien HI

.O0X

B.U

73 MAIN STREET.

:#EAR COURT lIOfSE SQUARE.

3 75

3 00

5 50

SEMI-WEEKLY.

73 MAIN STREET,

Dress Goods. We invite special and Colored Alpacas, rich Spring Notion and Trimming Depart low prices fbr Skirt Bosoms, Kid

MEW YORK STORE, f..

now

38-2m

^flLDY A

POTH8,

Carriage Manufacturers, Car. Second and Walnat Streets, TMRRR-HA UTB, IND. ^^diing done prosiptly and at low rates

RATIONAL HOUSE,

COR. MAIN AND SIXTH ITS..

Terre-Haute, Indiana

Mm. JACOB BVTZSt BON, Propr't

BOOM FACTORY.

MBV •. IAI1IMI Manafactarers of

BROOMS, WISPS, &c.,

Cor. Seeond and Main Streets, TERRE-HAUTE. T)UH1KBM CARDIL—IVew and elmnt 4mII signs at Terre-HaaU Prlntfag •MM.1«Mainstreet. O.J. teitkACa. fXWLKF AXD PROMPT l-The motto of the Tetre-Hante Printing House, 119 Mala street. All work dons promptly sad when promised. O. J. Smith O®.

NEW YORK STORE,

We are ROW meirlag the FNT hulaltaeat ef new Spring fltods, (••prising a complete stock of Prints, Bleach ml and Brown Mn* lin, Tickings, Beti Spreads and

OMR PRICE OXLY!

NEAR COURT HOUSE SQUARE

attention to onr stock of Black Plaids and Poplins, also to oar meat. EX TR.f i.WIM 1* Gloves, Ac., Arc.

JUSTICE TO ALL!

i.p

Ladies'GoldWatches

AT RIDDLE'H,r

OPERA CHAINS,

AT RIDDLE'S.

SILYER WARE/

AT RIIDLi:%

Ivory Table Cutlery,

AT RIDDLE'S. fc, v,-' 1.

Gold and Silver Headed Canes,,

AT RIDDLE'S.

NEW INVdlOE OF GOODS,

AT RIDDLE'S.

Prices Lower than Elsewhere in tnduity, at .•"a-

I E S

151

Main Street.

SPRING TRADE!

Fine Merchant Tailoiw!

W I I A N N I S E At No. 79 Main Street,

opening hi* Spring Htoek of

Cloths, Cassimeres, Testings, &c.,

He wpiild call the attention of purchanera Io Beaatlftil Line of

EltllSI MO FRENCH DUtlUlS, STRIPK,

MIXED ENGLISH SUITINGS,

AND AMERICAN CA§8IHERE§.

MELTON FOR SPRING OVERCOATS. Please call and Examine his Stock.

JQ H. WRIGHT,

in' -*$•6

'j r4

PHOTOGRAPHER,

109 MAIX ftTKEET.

OPPOSITE OPERA HQUHK.

All KMi af Pfeslsffrs^li* Nalske4 la the Finest Style.

Also, Copyiag Old Photographs, Coloring in Oils, Ac.,

AT THE LOWEST PRICES.

•&. All work warranted satisfactory or no ehaige. t,s ee-tm

COOK A SOxN,

Wholesale and Retail dealers in HARDWARE AND CUTLER Y,

Heavy Goods, Bar Iron, Walls, fte. AftnUhe celebrated Horner's Richmond Plow

BANNISTER.

UUandlSt Main Btrett, TERRE-HAUTH. IND.

13-lr

QOAL,

COAL.

aatt Bloek, Cnrrysville, nighlsnd and jr, as ches AN* ELI

ltut Coal of the best ^naflty, chea anyplaoelntheeltr ___ Mto onraer Mxlli.