Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 4, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 February 1874 — Page 6

THK four English newspaper*, with the job office* attached, in ibis city, are valued at about sixty thousand dollars.

THE Chance A Co. planning mill, on north Second street, now owned by Geo. W. Haberly, has been in foil operation this weak.

TBE Poor Asylum appear* to hare fallen into good hands, and tbe unfortunates compelled to seek its shelter are treated like human beings.

A* important change of time went into effect on the X. A St. I. R. last Monday. Trains going east leave here at 5:12 a. m., 8:12 a. m.t and 3:45 p. ra.

DAKSHKLBT, at tbe Opera House on Monday and Tuesday evenings gave show that will insure him a cordial welcome when he comes this way again.

Tns posters for the Masquerade were found on tbe doors of several of tbe churches one morning this week. The members of tbe Maenncrcbor disclaim any connection witb, and condemn tbe net of tbe unknown person.

THE New York fashion exchanges report the new style of Spring overcoats. In this section we imagine the Spring overcoat will bear a strong resemblance to tbe Winter overcoat. Not oaly that but last Winter's overcoats will be much worn.

TarEXeroperance meeting at Dowling Hall last night called out a large audience despite the inclement weather. Col. Ray of Indianapolis spoke for an hour and a half, in his usulal interesting and earnest manner, frequently interrupted by applause, and Col. Thompson made a half hour speech,and tbe Davis family sang their sweet songs. Hon. Will Cumback is tke xpeaker for next Friday evening.

EVAKSVILLE IS preparing to celebrate tbe openiug of her new hotel, the St. Ueorge, next Tuesday evening, witb great ado, in the shape of a banquet and dance. The invitation carda are tbe handsomest specimens of printing in this line that we have ever seen. Promicentgentlemen representing seven States or tbe Union are named in tb® Committee of Invitation, Hon. B. W. Hannaand Gen. Cbas. Craft answering for this city.

WATS THAT AKB DARK.—The following dogerel rhymes pickod up in tbe jury room, have been banded us for publication. They were evidently written by one of the "obstinate eleven" who bung the jury Mentioned: The re once, in this room, sal twelve men, as

onaoMM which the lawyers had lashed In

But which'the old wiw Judge—on the law mainly— Had instructed on each point so vety plainly, That the twelve, without trouble, and with precision, Should In a tew moments have made a decision. The fttst vote of thejury stood five to seven And the last one waa found to be one to eleven. Thn» thejury was hung the one man knew it all, Atd the eleven, tor plaintiff, stood like a

WRil

The obsllnate eleven-their dullness surpasses The sU'lM blindness of somnuy jsokasses,

A oierrtUMAit who has made advertising a careful study says a card or a business notice in a good, reliable, weekly paper, is worth more (and coats less) than a card in all tbe advertising dodges and the daily papers combined. Why? Because the 'dodges' nre never read by any body, and tbe daily papers are but the creature* of an hour. A dally paper is glanced over hurriedly for the news of the day, and persons who read daily papers have not the time to read advertisements, while tbe weekly papers find their way to the houses, and are read carefully by all the members of the family. A weekly paper will keep. It is just as good when a week old as the moment it was issued, while tbe dally goes out of value tbe day of Its isso". An sdvertisoment in a weekly paper is cheaper than in a dally and of more value to the advertiser.

UwBifrnjww.—Drs, Armstrong of this city hare been making some expertuaenta which show that mash of the augftr and syrup we use are anything else than the juioe of the cane. It has long been known to chemists that a variety of sugar ceuld be manufactured from common starch, sawdust, cotton, or woody substance of any kind,by treating it with sulphuric acid. The sugar thus produced is called grape

HUgsr,

and two and a half pounds of it are required to equal one of the cane »ugar In sweetness. For seme years this kind of sugar has been used in the manufacture of candy and alcoholic liquors. It is also manufactured in

Jermanv for commercial purpose*, and more recently a number of manufactories have been established in this country for the purpose of imitating mid adulterating the various farms of oft&e sugar. Several such eattblishrooots are located in New York and Naur Orleans, sod one in Madtaou, this State. Tbe greatest fraud seems to be ia tbe article known ss golden drip ttyrup. This syrup is retry superior In appears nee, but often contains uot the slightest m* of can* sugar, being made entirely from sawdust, paper, rags, starch, and other similar trash, treated wit* sulphuric add. This syrup can always be distinguished teem tite genuine by its reaction Willi an intfnaioo of tannin. As tea leaves contain a lsrge amount of tannin, a very eon* vtftieeltaetts to pat a small quantity of it into a little strong toe. If tke «yrap is of the kind described, the liquid wtt! become black upon being tried.

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THE anti-Baxterltes are organizing in tbH city, tbe object being, not to prevfut tbe execution of the law, but to secure its repeal. A mass meeting in this interest is snnounced for next Wednesday evening.

THKRK were four fir" alarms in this city on Tuesday, but ail the Area save one were extinguished with little loss, and that, tbe house of George Wolfe, on South Third street, was damaged more by water than fire.

P. F. DtTESwao, the venerable and respected fattier of the Duenweg boys^ died Thursday night, after a brief illness, at tbe advanced age of seventyfour years. Funeral services to-mor-row afternoon at three o'clock.

J. A. FOOTK, the enterprising seedsman, has just issued bis ninth snnual catalogue t»f garden, field and flower seeds, a copy of which is upon our table. It contains much valuable in formation in regard to seeds and plants. Mr. F. has established an enviable reputation as a reliable seedsman, and we are glad to know tbat bis business is growing witb great rapidity.

FRANK MAND, eight years of age, the eldest son of J. W. Mand, the groceryman on Main street, near tbe river, was run over and killed, Tuesday morning, by the hose reel of engine No. 1. The accident occurred at the corner of Main

and

Third streets, and occurred in such away that no blame attaches to the driver. It should serve as a warning to boys to keep out of the streets at such a time. Mr. Mand's family have tbe sympathies of many friends in this severe affliction.

THE completion of the extension of the Paris & Decatur road from Paris to this city, was celebrated at Paris yesterday, with great enthusiasm. Special trains carried invited guests from this city, Decatur and intermediate points. The Parisians served a bountiful banquet in the afternoon and had a grand ball in the evening. It was a bad day to show off a new railroad, and just at this season of the year an Illinois prairie town does not show to the best advantage, but the excursion was highly enjoyed by the seven car loads of people taken from this city.

JOHN E. OWBNS.—Next week we are again to have the opportunity of seeing this popular comedian, who unquestionably stands without a rival in his peculiar delineation of standard comedy and quaint farce. Owens has had a warm place in the hearts of Terre Haute people ever since that eventful night when he opened our Opera House, and we speak for him two good audiences next week. On Wednesday he gives Tom Taylor's splendid three act comedy of "The Victims," appearing as

Joshua Butterby," and "Solon Shingle," his great character. On Thursday evening, the "Heir-at-Law," and the farce of "Young America." The sale of seats begins on Monday at the Central Bookstore.

FOR LIFE!—On Monday, the jury in the case of Simpson Woollen, for the murder of Ward, at the Clark House, returned a verdict of murder in the sec ond degree, and assessed his punishment at imprisonment In tbe Penitentiary for life. Yesterday evening a jury found Jeanette Parsons, for the same crime, guilty of murder in the first degree and she is to be sent for life to the penal department of tbe State Reformatory for women, at Indianapolis. On Monday Ann Sullivan's connection in the same tragedy will be in quired into. Jeannette Parsons was ably defended by Messrs. Duncan, Lamb, J. P. Voorhees and Douglas. The prosecution was conducted alone by R, S. Tennant.

VAI.ENTINES.-About sixteen hundred winters ago, on the banks of the "turbid Tiber" the Emperor Claudius beheaded a pious old Presbyter, named St. Valentine. Our readers will agree with us that that was a pretty tough operation on Mr. Valentine, but unpleasant as it was, it was the one thing which has perpetuated the old gentleman's name to the year of grace 1874. How any of the actions of his life ever established tbe custom so universally observed, on the day named in honor of him, we, nor no one else know, to a certainty.

But how it was started, now matters not. For sixteen hundred years, or thereabouts, lovers hare used it as a day of billing and cooing through the mails by means of poetical and illuminted Mercuries, little naked Venuses and Cupids, all mixed up promiscuously by the post office clerks with the gross catricatures sent by the thoughtless and cowardly.

To-day, from early morning, tbe boys and girls have been in as great a flutter about the poet office at a flock of Jaybirds in a cherry tree. If the perpetuation of St, Valentine's day, or its observance, rather, depended upon any ooe generation, it would be abortlived. What may be termed tbe valentine period, Is a somewhat brief one In every person'* experience. But happily for the per» petuity of tbe old time holiday, fresh young hearts are constantly appearing on the world's broad stage, to take the places of tbe old ones, and for years aad years to come there will bo Bridgets, la mottled calico, elbowiug tbelr way to the poet office window with as sparkling eye and expectant bosom as ber young mfotress who floats to wave* of silk. And aba will have as much tors in receiving tbe imxge of angular blood be**, which oast Pat five cents, as Sophronia gets from the gilded and perfumed offering of Fred* erick, tbe coat which exemplifies tbe proverb of **a 1 sad bis money,"

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TEH RE .lAUfEsSATUKDAY EVENING MAIL, FEBRUARY i4, i874.

CHU&VH NOTES.

Services in tbe Congregational Cburch tomorrow at II A. X. and p. *. R«v. 3- T. Graves the yonng and talented pastor erf the Congregational Cborch in Marshall, will occupy the palpit-

Services at tbe t'nlverealist Chorch tomorrow at 11 A. *. and 7 r. M., R«y. M.CrosiPV pastor. Subject in the evening, 8onte Argument* in Fsvor of Universal ism. Sunday school 9:30 A. *. Bible class connected, conducted by the pastor.

Themes at tue Baptu-t Church Sunday, Feb. IStli, In tbe morning. Three paths to Divine Knowledge," In the evening a lecture on ••Martin Luther, hla training. Services at 11 a. ni. acii 7 p. m., mid-week meeting on Monday evening. Sunday school and Bible classes at a. ra. Seats oil tree. —The 17th is the date! Of what? Tbe Miennerchor Masquerade.

—For a practical business (duc-ttiou attend the Terre Haute Commercial College. —Four valuable prizes will be given the best masques at Bowling Hall on tbe evenintr of the 17tb Inst.

MARRIAOK LXCKNS-ES.—The following marriage licenses have been issued by the County Clerk since our last report:

Geo. McCaskey to Mattle Allen. Joseph Batton to Rebecca J. Malone.

THE closing reception of the O. A. M. club, one of tbe most brilliant and pleasant of the season, was given at tbe Terre Haute House last evening. Jenkins was there, and reported to the Express.

INTERMENTS.—The following is a list of interments in the city cemetery since last report:

Feb. 3—Child of Mrs. Mullen, aged 4 years and 3 months congestion ot the brain. Feb. 7—Miss Emma Sherman, aged 12 years, 3 months and 5 days congestion of the bowels.

Feb. 2—Mr. George Woodard, aged 28 yrs consumption. Feb. 11—Child of J. W. Mand, aged 8 yrs accidentally killed. In the vault.

New and fresh goods constantly being opened at Barbour & Greenough, southwest corner of 4th and Cherry Sts.

—To view the motley gathering, the gay maskers,and the innocent fun at tbe Mteunerchor Masquerade, is well worth

tbe

price of admission even if you do not join in tbe dance.

—Book-keeping, Penmanship, Mathematics and Telegraphy, taught at the Terre Haute Commercial College. College openboth day and evening.

—The great event of the season will be the Miennerchor mask ball on the 17th Instant. Tbe best of order is to be preserved and no one except parties of the utmost respectability will be admitted to the hail. —The best of iucilities offered at the Commercial College. The branches taught are practical in illustration. Book-keeping, both theoretical and illustrated by actual business.

Hundreds of people are seen daily closely scrutinising the magnificent prizes to be given to tbe best maskers at tbe Miennerchor Mask Ball on the 17th of February. They can be seen in tbe show window of Wilson Bros. A Hunley, corner of Fifth and Main.

Get your supplies at southwest corner of 4th and Cherry streets, of Bar­

bour

A Greenough, who keeps a large supply of everything nice with which to load the Sunday dinner table. Poultry, Buckwheat Flour, Krout, Pickles, Cabbage, Apples, spinndid fresh canned fruits, in fact everything you need can here be bad at bottom prices. Goods set down in your kitchen without charge. —Ed. W. Johnson,^ate of Alexander A Johnson, has fitted up a neat and nebby establishment, at 177 Main street, one door west of his old quarters, for the wholesale trade of liquors, cigars, oysters, Ac. Ed. Is too well known to need more than mention tbat be is again in business to bring in bis old patrons, who will receive thst fair and square dealing which has characterized bis manner of doing business.

—Havens A Geddes, successors to U. R. Jeffers A Co. desire us to announce to tke old friends of tbe house tbat tbey have just got in tbe first installment of their spring goods, in tho way of notions, hosiery, gloves, corsets, skirts, lace collars, eollare.tes, Ac., all new and fresh. Mr. Havens baa just returned from tbe east. He struck the market early, found dealers eutting prices la order to induce buyers to oorne In, and consequently bought to a decided advantage. Havens A Geddea buy direct of home and foreign manufacturers and consequently are able to compete with wholesale dealers in tbe larger cities. —A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT RECEIVED IN HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES AT THE POPULAR CENT STORE, THIS WEEK, TO BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE.

—Horses clipped by tbe AmeHcsu Horse ClippiOjg Machine, at McDonald's stables, South Sixth-and-a-half street.

—LARGEST LOT OF RIBBONS WERE RECEIVED AT POPULAR CENT STORE THIS WEEK. RIBBONS ARB NOW CHEAPER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN FOR MANY A YEAR. ALL WIDTHS FROM 6 TO MO CHEAPERsALL SHADES AT POPULAR CRNT STORE, FOURTH STREET.

—The Msennercbor are making tbe most extensive preparations and many mm features will bo introduced at their annual tmsquarade, at Dowling Hall, on Tuesday evening, the 17th lost. Don't miss It, If yoa have an eye for tbe grotesque and beanttfoi, an ear lor mask) or a toot for dancing. ,,

—NKW TRIMMINGS# RUSHES AJfD A HANDSOME LINK OF PLATED JEW EUR AT POPULAR CRtrr STORE.

Neighborhood Gossip.

ROCKVILLE.

Countj taxes come in slowly. RufSe Dooiey is visiting in Ohio. B. F. Morris has the office of Postmaster at Oalona.

Nat. Woodard has been appointed Postmaster at Btoomiugdaie. An effort will be made to get tbe Tennesseeans to sing at this place.

Ed. Papp, oyster botcher, received his first valentine in English tbe other day. O. J.Innisand Governor Booth,of California, used to blow horns together in the old Terre Haute band.

The members of the Rockvllle Cornet Band have presented their leader, Will White, with anew horn.

SamStrouse and Abe Darrock departed for Memphis on fnesday nig lit last, with thirty-five horses for sale.

A. F. White, esq., has been selected to deliver the first lecture before the Literary Association, at its meeting on Tuesday evening, Feb. 24 th.

Bill Knowlea, Jim Ott and Rufe Johnson started for New Orleans on Monday night last, taking with them all the surplus chickens, turkeys, and geese of Parke county.

And now comes an Apostle of the "Re-or-ganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," who will hold a meeting near Nyesvllle to-morrow evening 64 o'clock.

Capt. J. T. Campbell who has been encaged with the Andreas Map Company, has completed his topographical labor in the township of Liberty, Howard and Sugar Greek.

A young man in town who went to the breakfast table In a sleepy condition the other morning in passing a dish to his father, asked the old gentleman to "cut these." It was clear what caused the late hours of the night previous.

W. R. Fry, of Crawfordsville, was In attendance at the organization ot the Literary and Scientific Aaiociafion *n Tuesday niaht, and very generously donated several volumes of valuable literature. The Society in accepting tbe same tendered Mr. Fry a vote or thanks.

The organization of the ••Rockvllle Literary and Scientific Association" was completed on Tuesday evening. The directors are• T. N. Rice, J. J. Daniels, B. W. Shackelford, J. Rice, D. H. Maxwell, A. K. Stark. A. F. White. Hon. T. N. Rice was elected president, D. H. Maxwell, secretary, and J. H. Tate, treasurer.

Marriage licenses have been Issued recently by the County Cierk io the following: Zacham T. McCaleb and Mary N. Forsyth Samuel A. Pike and Amanda V. Byerly John T. McCullough and Martha J. Barnes John H. Campbell and Margaret E. Palmer John R. Nelson and Phebe A. Brattln Geo. W Marlar and Tainsy Elliott.

GREENCASTLE.

Jesse Weik knows how "to draw out a crowd." Is playing "Possum Pie," "matters of important to the city."

Prot. Rid path delivered an address before the Odd Fellows of this city, on Tuesday evening last.

A large number of our ladies have adopted the Fashion of riding Goats. They spell It Redlngotes.

Charles L. Felt us of Ryce's Carpet Hall, Terre Haute, was visiting relatives in this city on Sunday last.

Joseph Williams is talkiug ot' opening a "Granger Store." That dodge wou't work Joe the Grangers have you spotted as a middle-man.

Whv don't our local press have some thing'to say In regard to exterminating the saloons. Which one dare commence agitating the question.

Miss Mary Cookerly, of Terre Haute, who has been visiting her friends In this city for the past two weeks, hasieturned home.

The College Chapel revivalists are now operating at Carpentersvlile. All that is needed now Is to exterminate the saloons, and then we will be a "sanctified people."

We made an error in speaking of Alnsworth the first as the one who delivered the leoture at the last entertainment for t.he benefit of the poor It was "Atn*worth the secoud," and his remiuks were very well rood yco,

Prof. Washington" did not deliver his lecture last Thursday afternoon as advertised, on account of.ill* gas appa»atn» being In tbe Express office with a C. O. D. of about thirty dollars. Ruben Pulse furnished the gas and the show came off the next day.

The Hon. Chester Washington, probably about the forty-fourth cousin of "the Father of 'his coautry," delivered a lecture and exhibited a "magic lantern" at Brown's Hall, one evening last week. The verdict of those that attended was, "sold again."

The temperance meeting at Good Tern

plars

Hall last week, which was called for the purpose of taking into consideration mattersof importance to the cltv,resulted In the playing of "kissing games" by those in attendance, except Doc Hanna and our Gosslper.

Nothing has been heard lately of the Episcopal Socltty, which was organized In this city several months ago. Probably because they have been charged with teaching that "Methodists area low-lived set of people," they were compelled to disband under that iWrc-lng thrust.

MARSHALL.

Touse" Is in New Orleans. Judge Scholfleld is now at home. The old folk's concert Is par excellence. Jim, Fred has returned. Hall to the -helf.

Our city marshal is now worrying the hogs. I am on the side of "free bridge." West side.

The Baldwin expote was not a success financially. Hudson Stark is master of Marshall Orange. Ob, my 1

The firm of Bryan A Chenoweth has been dissolved-Bryan continuing the business. John Dugan was the successful bidder on the stock of goods sold by W. H. Griffith assignee.

H»rian Bros, have a very flue new oouu ter in their grocery establishment. A. B. Briscoe, county clerk, is said to be the most aocomraodatlong man in county.

Sweltxar was In the harness business* one year, and ht calculates tbat it will take him two years to collect in what be "let out.

The passion for dolls is not confined to small girls In our d»y. t*it extends to tbe sterner sex, even a divine adores a Doll.

A lady In "bloomer costume" appeared on oarstteets last Wednesday. Her coat, or dress,wss "waterproof," and so washer pants, a sailor hat she wore.

Rev T. M. Dillon of Martinsville, visited oar city on Monday last. He ts ttow conducting a revival meeting at Casey, with favorable remits.

These private masquerades that the young ladies are having are somethlhc new under the sun, and are very fanny. "Tbey looked like men in uniform."

How shall I invest the money that I am" to set from the Louisville tottery? I# a qneatton that renders qnlte a number of our ciltsena suable to sleep at nights.

John Marvin, of Barwin, Ilia., baa purchased Lr. Corks' halt of the Marshall floorlog mill, and will take np his residence here.

We noticed the norttr «*m of John Gamble, or Martinsville, or. our streeta on Toesday last. John is one of tbe tw* bostnetth men in Clark county, and was a bonrbon.

An Auburn Township man has killed, brought to Marshall and sots, at ten eenu a ptoceTiD ibe last three months, two bundm* and seventy-three wiutrrete, and still be t* not aaiMetl.

To-day is the appointed time. For mrd* their mates to cheese* t*o will yoa t* my vaiestine

Please now, do not reft*se. The Ossey TJeassclaims to be a Orange organ. bet whether it ts so acceptedby that body or not I canooi ssy. If the "Squire" can ran in untier the!- banner, and sneeeed in getting BOOM*

OFF WITH THE OLD.

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WITH THE NEW.

The Season or Inventory over—we have jant reatrate4 oar »iar»—and pat on ^r-

Spring Airs ior 1S74.

Having tborongrlily ovtrtaaM Mr fctork—and determined to ('LOSS OUT SOHEtlXES OF COOOS IMMEDIATELY. We have

REVISED PRICES

and will HELL AT 50e OX 1HE DOLLAB to effect speedy Miles.

Ribbons

Red need from 30 and OS eents io 35 cents.

CORD EDQE TRIMSIL\« RIRBOSS

Red need from 15 cents to S cents.

Ribbons Reduced

crop,

From 6 A 8c to Sc.

LADIES KECK WEAR Closed ont at SO eenta on the Dollar. W.

ft.

RICE A CO.

that box of "Frank Miller's pens," and get the sharpest one that she can find and last let in to this man Splinters and give him the worst skinning that ever any mau got. She can do it.

I asked one of our Ice men yesterday, what he thought about the ice crop He said "be didn't care a d—m about the Ice

or anything else: be knew what he was doing. 1 had business at the postofBoe Immediately, for I thought that if he grew so hot"on such a cold subject as that, that it would be unsafe to branch out on anything else. he Congregational mite, held at Bro.

Jole's on Tuesday evening la.-t, was an interesting affair. Mrs. (iravesreadapoem.

Mrs.

WhiiTock and Miss Adda Barbour recited and acted out a dialogue, which was hlghlv edifying. Blind man's butt' was then engaged tu, and for a time we did have lots of fun. Onlv two Indies appeared in mask. We do detest "balls" and "buzsing bees," but aright lively mite wo do enjoy

In consequence of the absence of Prof. Smith tho old tolks concert has been postponed until next Wednesday evealng. Tills concert will be a grand success, and should receive the patronage of neighboring towns. I will vouch that entire satisfaction will be iven and will stand ready, If any become issatlslied with the price, to receive any additional sum tbat any one may feel In duty bound to give. That is certainly ftilr enough. 1JARIS.

Business Is getting belter. Nice Maple Sugar weather. Change of time on the I. A St. L. R. R. Thev are trying to get np a revival at the Christian church.

The Paris A Decatur 11. R. commence running regular trains from here to TerreHaute next Monday.

The protracted meeting wlioh has been held ior several weeks in the Methodist church, has come to an end.

We listened to a fine sermon last Sunday morning and evening, delivered by Rev. R. N. Davie, pastor of the M. E. church, subject, tne Mnal Resurrection.

Will B. Sheriff,who has been proprietor of the Postofflce Lobby, for several years. Is going in the Edgar County National Bank. We wish liim success.

The Iron Men's Combination minstrels and Star Variety Troupe give two perlormances here Wednesday and Thursday evening, February 18th and lBth. Reserved seats for sale at Post office I*obby.

We are going to have a Street Rail Rood from Paris and Decatur Rail Road, running down Middle street to Main, and up Main to the Tubllc Square. They are going to try and have cat? running on it this week.

BRAZIL COAL DUST.

The politicians about town are begl inlng to hump themselves. Harry Cassll, lormerly of this place, is being appreciated in Terra Haute.

Captain Morris tried In vain to get a man at Newbury burled one day last week.

Dave

Warner is getting a new suit. It is

of the white vest and dre» coat style, and it evidently means businuss. Jim Bhawgot his bottle back, and got a joke on himself at the same time. For further particulars Inquirsof bim.

Jimmy Bucklin, the agent of the T. II. & I. R. R. Company, at Knightsvllle, is described as being a broth of a boy, but he has not the appearance of over having been boiled down.

Geo. Ferguson, of Harmony has some idea of going into th« agricultural implement business. He will makes specialty of offiraln drills.

Abe Turner, now being boms on his semiannual visit, it Is In order for reports of his marriage to be circulated.

Among I he coal dust items this week are some chips: thev area contribution to this column, and as snch are made use of with a

little

ARFTUT in to his sails, wo say.

nil In, as the triad Is badly needed. Tbe VUmmger mam and ftptiatets are dl»pottng ataMSt tbe sesfloSdtKg In the r*ew &«««. The toawr states that tho seaBMdteal* teody tor pUo»tnia. and qpijaises thinking to '•sharp" tne old tadytaforms her that to not the intention to platter the seafMOinc, and tBrtmato* that lhe cW Mr htMlml aad all Mat sort of thins* Iwbcdd imgjSt that tbeoM lady sort over

alteration, which it ia hoped the con trlbutor will pardon. A man in town who does not read The Mail, but has no doubt heard of It, want* to know who that Gold Dost fellow is.

Jake Hysung is improving his business room. He has already added a new dsor knob and a feather duster.

Quinn McCrackln has at last partly told the boys how he likes matrimony. In a

generalmarried

way he likes it very wall, ont before waa no one ever stole his wife clothes snd he didn't sea why they should have been stolen since.

A young man in town, who drinks whisky and chews tobacco, complains becanse his girl scents ber handkerchief with coal oil when he goes to see ber.

When people talk about Brazil being the Pittsburg of tbe West, tbey don't take Into consideration tbe tact that ale and beer are only three cents a glass in Pittsburg.

Bob Shaw and Jim Grifflth ware at Terrs Haute Wednesday night of this week, and were so well pleased that tbey Intend to go then Birtblngton's washday.

A

deacon of one of the ehurchea in town entered into a rat bnnt witb considerable earnestness and due. solemnity the other day. He Is notspt to tot*et himself often bat a natnrti love ot excitement caused bim to lay a*M his dignity forateason.and to Indulge in a little sport.

Some of the block cool operator show stgns of klck'ng over tbe trams. Having Mcnred the control of their mines, softur as the miners nr* concerned, the* are begtnning to think tbat If the coal dealers in Indianapolis w!t attend to their own h«nneas thai all .a get along better.

It hi apparent, from the circular sent bj In an a a to erators ber*. that they (tiie tent with almost shotting b^ eo*i«,t w' tbat market, t.te determined to rMnaUf control tbe mines by dictatlog tow bom opat or am os el a am a ha wont work, however. Events ia tbe past have proved that saaae operstor* bare bays mm esaMtgh to stand onSr thjrtrrtghts, aad it Jsmore than probable that It wont sail them at this time.

A fatal accident, resnltiog from the disehant* ot a shot gnn, oemm-dsome weeks i*£lbe partialis!* ot wbich, thoagh kept very qwkSTbava come to light, and an h«re mtated

to

show bow careful people and pigs be. the former in handling firearms

and the latter pffrtttegin the w»/ erf them. A yoong married mats of this pace white oat looking ov«r his coat property passed through a timet of woods he had bis sbot goo along snd was looking for something that be might devoor. Booo he saw two wild tarkeyTeeotnins toward bim, he Sadt down got his gnn ready and waited tor tbem: be waetlrad.andU was carter waiting than going to meet them, on tbey canoe

LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

HAMBURG EDGINGS

In wide asd narrow gos4a at

EXTRESELT LOW PRICES.

200 doz. Extra Large Huck Towels,

Redncetf from SO.OO to D.M per Sos

Looks OnrTable Linens

Bleached Table Linen a, 9 I-* yards wide at

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Spring Cassimeres,

Every yard bonjrht or ns the next 30 days—will be told from S3 to 50e I'.VUER PKH'E.

Serge Redisgotes,

IX AI.I. OLOSS REDUCED TO §10.

Ladies Suits in Alpaca and Poplin,

Jnst the thins forSnrlnjr wearat leas than the cost or the material.

TAKE NOTICE^S

COTTON HOSIERY both for LADIES and O XTS -Look through onr stock before buying.

Prof*. Crawford and Hays advises their students to buy The Malt ntul read tho choice literature therein contained.

Just leave off smoking one cigar and buy a Mall with the nickel thus saved, and you can read all day Sunday.

Our streets at this time are in a miserable conditiou and will probably rtmalu so until spring.

We notice that they have organised singing class at the Baptist church, under the leadership of Mr. Sliel. Griffith. Sac cess to them.

Ilems Intended for Tho Mall ninst be handed In by Tumdav evening, In order to be in the Saturday's issue.

A gentleman connected with the Adams 'rleti for two houts, the Joke on the Granger's,

Express Company, tried for two liouts, other day, to tell a Joke on t' but couldn't get an audience.

Luke Lucas gave a free entertainment at Dudlf) Brothers livery stable last Monday evening, consisting or Jig dancing, comic •OURS:

Ac. The entertaluuiuiit was good of the kind,and enjoyed hugely by the audience, the boys in particular.

Our deputy postmaster has got very careless about wafting on persons who call for ieirmall. He says he needs a good cursing If you have anybody up at Terre Haute who does tbat kind of business tell them they can get a Job, we are all Grangers down here and uon't swear.

The series of entertainments given by the Amateurs, last week, were very creditable, and were deservlngly well patronlted. The boys are trying to raise money enough to buy a band wagon for tbe silver cornet band of thiplace, and are progressing well.

Prof. James Cot tin has organised an orchestra band, which far surpass®* anything in the music line that we have ever had iu Sullivan, and the music thev rendered at the Court House, last Saturday night, is rarely surpassed.

Prof. J. C. Rid part h, of Asbury University delivered a lecture on Saturday evening last at the ilteraiy hall. His subject, a tight with lorce, was handled very ably, and although he uses notes, his style was very forcible and flawing. That he pUased theaudirnce waa apparent irom the very good order observed aud from the frequent watbursts of applause.

We heard some very loud talk ott the street and a crowd^gatliered aronnd at No. Commercial Row. Wo thought, of course, there was going to be a fight, and K» we hurried on at roll speed that we might be first upon the seene of battle, but to our great surprise, on arriving at ttio spot, we found a tall slim, black bearded man, apparently insane, with his sleeves rolled up. and hollowing in thunder tones, that "he could whip thed—d hound who corresponds tothe Mail." Wadidn'twant to see the fight as had as we thought we did, and very peaceably and quietly walked away, and ws haven't been beard of since.

As there have appeared In the Terre Haute and Sullivan pa pets several communications over the signature of "Haworth, perhaps it might interest the readers of the Kill to know who this Mr. Hawortb is. A* the subject is a painful one to Mr, Hi friends we will briefly state that, toe Is as we are Informed a barmlew Innatlc, who Imagine*that ha is heavenly Inspired to lift tb« people of Southern Indiana from the

moral atmoepbereilng breathed »y bim. Thepeor feltow tsopiinsmri by a morbid destr* for notoriety and never omits as occasion to engage in a newspaper discussion. We sincerely pity him, and his friends and relatives hsvroar warmest sympathies la this tho boor of their affliction.

*,Y8and EAR IS

Infirmary.

Dr. D, C. Wllaoa and '»r. J. I. lattb, Have established an Kye and Ear Infirmayts,«Q Isis street in Ike Marble

We are prepared to perform ail {tatyiMl operations on the Kye, Ear snd Throat scendiM to the moat twosat atMl scientific nwKhods. ..

We Guarantee to Can in MB Four to 13ght weeks, the worst cases of Chronic fore Byes, either Scrofulous, Graaalsted Eyelids, or any form of Inflammation wltbcmt tstoinoe to tho length of time the as have been diseased. lies ased are entirely Vegetable sad were discovered and need la Ouwral* with great wooes*.

Gases of Granulated Kyelids, the wont, eommoit form of Bars Eyes,that will reaoire stxaaonthstocareby theoMialmeihodsin all cor Eastern Rre Infirmaries, can te tond permanently by owr remedies In sfx w«eks, and tbete Is »o iiaJailityto relapse.

Ostarrh and Catarrhal Deataoas treatot so mess ft illy. *.

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PAFHM rom SALS ATjpiS Q? flea, cents a haadiwd.

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one following the other directly in line, that be felt sure of sweeping both of them. When they got within easy shooting distance of him, say ten yards, and still in line, he pulled the trigger. At this moment a pig which iidescribeaasft likely shoat, weighing say 1ft pounds, which had been standing unseen behind a tree, stepped out between the turkeys and the deadly raussle loader, and received the whoie charge in his head. The young married tr.anfthouah over, come with emotion did not lose his presence of mind, but, with tbe team running down his nose, he stuck the largest blade of his Jack knife in the pigs throat, feariug it would suffocate he had heard that blading would relieve a rullnesw wf the headSorrowfully he lirted the inanimate form into his buggy and pursued bis way home* ward, exclaltnlngat intervals, lard! oh, iard4 Arriving at home he sumtnoaed one of his neighbors and* afttr a cotisnliailcn deter,, mined to bury what was left of the poor tin fortunate which Utey immediately did burying the skin and "innards" for that was all that was left, the rest being *l»her eaten, salted down or rendered into lard. The saddest part of this narrative Is, the hog belonged to another man. and the young married man was so overeome thst he had not the heart to break the bad tidings to the owner.

SULLIVAN.

Business is improving. Mr. Win. Beck was In town on Monday last.

Work on the south road Is progressing fluely. Only three,more weeksof the prwent term of the Normal sohonl.

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