Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 5, Number 47, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 May 1875 — Page 4

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IXTH WARD ELECTION.

CITY CLERK'S OFKIC.

TiutttR AVTK. IndM MAY L®. 1 tMe raten th« fUstA ITanl.' Yoa are hereby notifiedthai an tdecUon win be held In the Sixth Want of said Ctb of Terre Haute, on Tu«*d*y, June l«t,J». for the election of two eooncllmen from of voting In «*id wjrt. and the •ffieer* of mkl election ama* follows:

Waee of voting—At the Glum works, or corner of Thirteenth snd trswftir (tncti. "nd Ja*»es Mr-

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Bj'SS&rof lsfci. JAMKN H. EDMt'NDH, Mayor. Attest Joiiy B. TotaBRT, (lerk.

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OMMISSIONER'S SALE OF

REAL KSTATK.—OJF •»««».' tier Vigo Circuit C*m»t, 1 will offer tot s*le at tin Court Honwdoor, la Terr* Haute, Vigo eotmiy, Indiana, on the "th wy of ^Jgn*, 1KT5, the eMt hatfoftbO •WttW* loeuttr of section twenty-«ev#n, town ln^ Jleen, north «mn«e eight west, Vlfo coanty. pIndlMM aW tand to tie sold subject to a life -c«t*t« of rimtax «fw more or l«aa tmrtofore Mt off to the widow of the la** Isaac iPaOlibni. lenrn: One-toorthcasfa. Uwballance In ronal Moymentt af one. two and "Uire* rw^^^lnte^^j^j^ ]aAnom, a^uicd by approved wunty, w*lv~ |la» wll»f n. AUjey. ow*e.

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THE MAIL

A PAPER KOK THE PEOPLE.

P. S. WESTFALL. EDITOR AND PROPIUKTOlt.

TERRE HAUTE MAY 22, 1875.

A CHANGE. WHYf

Tb© why of it ia this: Mr. S. R. Henderson dosdres l'uriber experience In journalism, particularly In that acbool of which Tho Mail Sa a tyf»e arid has met with auch extruordinarj" succcss, The proprietor of The Mail, after foine fourteen years eontinuoua newspaper work—eleven yeara as cltj editor of the Express and three years aa editor of this

paper—desires

a brief rest, or at

least a little "let up," and so Mr. Henderson steps in and we step part way out. For several weeks Mr. H. will do about all tho writing lor The Mail. After much needed rest, we 11 both buckle in, and if The Mail lias been interesting, as we have substantial proofs it lias been acceptable, in tho past, we will, with united efforts, endeavor to make it doubly so in tho future. To show its twenty tbousaud readers that they have nothing to lose, but much to gain by this change, we copy without Mr. ll's knowledge or consent, the following mention from the city press: ,. [From the Ganette.]

Mr. 8. It. Henderson has accepted a position as editor on The Saturday livening Mail. Mr. Henderson is well known to the cltiwns of Terre Haute as a gentleman ol fine literary attainments and an easy, graceful and foicible writer. llewUlbeHn important and valuable addition to the editorial force of The Mail, as he would bo to any paper in the State. The GAZKTTK congratulates The Mall ®n securing his services. [From the Express.l

Mr. S. R. Henderson has taken an editor!al position upon The Aluil and will livreafter contribute his genius to increase Its popularity. He Is a writer of much ability and versatility, and has alrtudy written some excellent things. A sketch which lie published some time ago in the Chicago Times was an earnest of that which is within him. May all success attend him. [From the Journal.]

Mr. 8. R. Henderson yesterday toolc a position as editor «f The Saturday Kvenlng Mail, where he will remain at least for the present. Mr. West fall will continue as business manager, but will have a vacation from the cares and toils 01 editorial work, which Is something he very much needs, having been closely coutined with 110 respite of practical value, for many years. Mr. Henderson will, without doubt, maintain The Mail's standing as a weekly literary sheet, If not improve it. He is an able and most pleasing writer, and It lias been a loss to the public that lie has been kept heretofore from Journalism by other busine88 r== A

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JESSE D. BRIGHT, formerly U. S. Senator from Indiana, died in Baltimore on the 20th.

THE Democrats in Indianapolis want a police judge. That's exactly \yhat they don't want here.

TnE Cincinnati Commercial wants $500,000 music hall built at once, or, that failing, Eden Park Reservoir turned into one. ______________

IT is said that tho grasshoppers in Missouri are very much discouraged by the proclamation of the Governor, ordering the prayer test.

SOMEBODY has suggested to Vice President Wilson, byway of warning, that Helmbold died of too much advertising. He should think it over.

.TRFF DAVIS in a speech at Houston, Texas, a few days ago, advised loyalty to the stars and stripes. Is there anybody else to hear from

INDIANAPOLIS claims "a foul" on this centennial business, and will probably try to have It stopped. There is no for competition, yoa see. c^saanBMases

AoooiuR«b to tfce Crawfcrtdnvllle Journal Gen. Lew Wallace la one of the sixty lecturers whoae names appear on the liatupf Redpath'a Lyeenm Bureau.

A CHAKOB in the make up of thia week's paper throws upon toe alxth pago, "Husks and Nubbins" and other departmenta usually found on the first P*g*- seBBSBsessBsem

PROBABLY the shortest editorial written upon the subject, was published in the Oemmeroial yesterday. We copy It entire: "Mr. Beecher will come out ahead." iHBHraf ^BBBB

Mn MAKY Intoou*, widow of the martyr President, was adjudged insane by the Ctoak county court on the 19th, and is now oonfined in a private asylum atBatavIa, IUajsaaBBBeBS(Ms

THK Courier-Journal la evidently in error as to which war It was, else wny doeelt dtareapectftilly speak of Ethan Allen as "coarse and boastfni." Btlian fit In the Revolution.

EX-S«*ATO* PRATTawumw? the duties of Commissioner of Internal Revenue last Saturday. Probably no new appointee ever had lite hands 110 full of business the first week as he hr* had.

JOAQCU* Mttun hss not been Idle. He hi about publishing a novel entitled «In a California Eden," has completed a three volume-story of Italian life, and has a fourth volume of poems nearly ready.

AT last they aw beginning to arrest some of the conspirator* in the Pennsylvania ooal region. John Siney, the man who 'came out to this state to arrange matters at Braxll, has very property been taken In ont of the wet.

JottK C. BMKSMUMI, alter a protaxied illness died on the seventeenth ul his boms near Lexington, Kentucky, at the age of fifty-tour yeara. glues the war be bad taken no part in

At the ek»e of hostliUea be

went to Europe and remained three years, returning in 1MB to bis home In Kentucky, where be has Just died. Re was a brilliant and in many respects a remarkable man, and it seems a pity that such a life should have been aacrifeed to the cabse Out proved his ruin.

RISTORI is playing In Italian at Cln elnnatl.

THIRTY real estate transfers recorded in Indianapolis, Wednesday, amounted to gl 30.578.41.

ROBERT DALE OWEN has recovered sufficiently from the mortification of thoKati) Kirg exposure to resume his contributions to the "Atlantic.'*

I NO havee, how can," said a Los A ngelcs Chinaman, when asked to pay a debt, and now people all over the country are quoting it in various forms.

A SPVNKY little rqjl bug in Nebiaska is making it lively for the grasshoppers, attacking and slaughtering them by the million. That is a good bug. Encourage him.

IT is announced that the Postmaster General has determined to break up the Cincinnati lottery swindle, and will hereafter stop all money orders that are sent through the mails.

MRS. OATES tolls a reporter ol the San Francisco Post that all Titus cares for in the world is to live at his ease, drink the best of wine, smoko the best of cigars, and parade tho streets. Horri ble! ^^==_s=__===y

IT is pretty clear now that the loss of the "Schiller" was tho diroet result of big spree, in which both officers and passengers had been indulging. It was somebody's birthday, and it was cele brated.

A CONVENTION of colored people Has been in session this week at Memphis Tenn., for the purpose of considering and adopting measures for emigration to some other State. The feeling in favor of emigration to Texas, Kansas and other of the new Statos is quite general over the South and is causing considerable alarm to the planters.

THE next session of the Indiana State Editorial Association will assemble at the State House, in Indianapolis, on Thursday morning, the 10th of next month, and continue in session two days. An interesting programme has been arranged, and it is desired that there be a general attendance of editors and publishers throughout the State.

MR. REUBEN SPRINGER,of Cincinnati, has donated $125,000 towards building a music hall in that city, contingent upon the city giving the ground, and another $125,000 raised by subscription. He wants tho subscription of tho other money to include as many names as possible, sothat a large number of people may thereby take an interest in tho matter.

THE New York Herald has,made the brilliant discovery that the MoodySankey revival in London is a project of Barnum'sr and that the great show man is there trying bis hand at out-gen eraling the Pope. Nonsense I What does Barnum carQ about the Pope now. Isn't he Mayor of Bridgeport? And isn't admission to Bridgeport ISO cents, aud children half price

THE new serial story we havo commenced printing this week, "Malcolm, the Avenger or, the Mysterious Murder," will be found one of the best stories we have published. From the opening chspter, the interest of the reader never abates, and the anxiety to avenge the death of the Mend of the hero, is so great that many a reader can scarce await for the hour to arrive.

EVERY little back-woods paper in the land has had something to say about the Cunard line of steamships never having had an accident. It is time this bosh should cease. Didn't the Columbia of the Cunard line run on a ledge of rocks near Barrlngton, Nova Sootia, and wasn't she a total loss? And wasn't she at least 40 miles out of hercourseT And didn't the Asia and the Persia also get into trouble on the coast of Newfoundland not long ago? Stop it.

IT IS curious to notice the way in which the saloon-keepers distribute their patronage among the city papers in giving the required legal notice that they will apply to the County Commissioners at the June term for license to sell "spiritous, vinous and malt llqaors," in less quantities than a qtiait at a time, to be drank 011 the premises. The Journal has 79 of the*.o "notices the Banner 82 the Express21 the Gazette 6, and The Mail none.

THERE is said to be a movement on foot, to have the school fund of the city divided, and a sum proportionate to the number of Catholic children, handed over to the Catholics for the support of the parochial schools. As the council is st present constituted, it Is not possible for them to succeed In doing this, but if they can elect two more men In the new ward, as they claim they ean( the matter will be comparatively easy. It was, probably,with this view that two Catholics were selected a week ago by the Democrats to be voted for as members of the School Board at the election

Jao THE Western Granger of Lafayette

says: "We know a man out West who started a lew years ago with a pair of old oxen, and now has a stock of little less than a million of fine cattle. He te one of our self-made men. He never bought a tow, nor did anybody ever give him oneT*

Ob, well, that's easy enough. His cows are self-made oows. cgBBsaaessKr

SUPPOSE! [». Y. 8an.}

ftanpaw some future writer of imaginative fiction, with a taste for exploring the wandaiousand lieentiouaTahould

8t«we dealt with the terrible scandal* about Lord Byron. What a terrible case hbv might make out V*

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, The twentieth annual oonveutiou the National German Catholic Society met in Cincinnati, last Sunday, and was inaugurated by a grand procession and festival in which several thousand people participated. Three hundred societies were represented. In tho evening Bishop Mcquaid, of Rochester, New York, delivered an able lecture on the subject of "State Education and State Schools" taking the ground that thf public school system, as it now exists is unjust, oppressive aud altogether bad purely secular schools being, in opinion, infinitely worse than no schools at all. He would do away entirely with .the present system, and leave the matter of education wholly with the church' es. The address Is plain and thore can be no misunderstanding it. It is open and direct attack upon one of our most cherished institutions and for that reason can have little weight with any but Catholics for if there is anything this free country that all Americans, without exception, are. proud of aud ever quick to defend^ it is our present system of common schools. All the Bishops in Christendom could not turn Protestant Americans against it. The following extract, and perhaps strongest argument, will give a fair idea of Bishop Mcquaid's lecture. After start ing out with and maintaining tho idea that the most important element in edu cation is religious instruction, aud that the instruction of a child is a matter that primarily concerns the parents, and that the present school system, in so far as it is secular, is wrong, he says:

There can be 110 question that our sacred rights in tho religious education of our children are directly interfered with aud, because Catholic parents exercise aright guaranteed to them by all laws, liumau and divine, they are made to pay the oenalty. Thev are not Imprisoned, but their purees are emptied to educate other people's children Their right to judge for themselves of the kind of education they want, is as good as the right of their fellow-cltixens, who choose another kind.

The address has given rise to a good

many

able editorials, noticeable among which is one from the Indianapolis Sen tinel, but it seems to us that the writers have misconstrued the meaning of the lecture in its most significant point Bishop Mcquaid and the body of people he represents do not want a division of the public school fund. On the contrary tfcey do not want either public school fund or public sohools. They do not want to be taxed for school purposes at all, or the State to have anything to do with education in any manner or degree, claiming that education is a thing that belongs of right to the church. This claim should be well understood. If the demand were simply for an equitable division of the school moneys, thore are many Protestants, influenced by a mis taken sense of justice, who would oonsent to the division being made, but when they know that it means the total abrogation of the whole free school system, the question takes quite another color.

GENERAL SHERMAN'S MEMOIRS. For the next few months General Sherman will in all probability "catoh it." At any rate he has made a lively sensation by publishing a volume of memoirs in which he speaks his mind freely in respect to all the conspicuous military gentlemen of the country. Those of whom be has spoken slightingly, and their friends, are of course up in arms about it. The book is a surprise to almost every one, and will be read with absorbing interest. He gives Halleck the credit for the campaign against Fort Donelson and Sbiloh, praises Grant's Vicksburg campaign, and takes to himself the sole glory ot originating snd carrying out the march to the sea, all ofwbioh is no doubt proper enough. But when he attributes unpatriotic and offensive motives to Generals Logan and Blair the average reader will feel a little like shaking bis head. The language used In speaking of these men Is as follows 11 regarded both Generals Logan and Blair as volunteers who looked to personal fame and glory as auxiliary and secondary to their political ambition, and not as professional soldiers. Hence I appointed Howard, a professional soldier."

Gen. Sherman is also very severe in his criticisms of Secretary Stanton. He charges that Stanton's interference in the matter of cotton captured has given rise to tbe millions of cotton claims now pending in the courts snd Congress. He also charges that Stanton tried to make the country believe that he (Sherman) was a traitor. He also speaks slightingly of Slgel, and is very bitter in his denunciations of Hooker, which latter will be thought strange. His love for Bunll, McClellan, McCook, Crittenden and Burn side will probably be explained by bis prejudice for West Pointers and help to explain his dislike of Logan and Blair. Tbe book is published by the Appletons. It is understood that no more of the first edition will be disposed of until a second edition is ready, which will be about the twenty-second of the present month.

Tat* Grasshopper are on tbe move again. All tbe central portion of Kanand the western part of Missouri is reported alive with them. Tbe deposit of eggs last fall seems to have been much greater than was supposed, and many more have hatched out this spring than was thought possible alter tbe severe winter. In many localities the wheat and corn crops is already totally destroyed, the grasshoppers going down to the roots. They est the grass, shrubbery, leaves on tho trees, and in fiMst everything green. All kinds of vegetables are devoured as soon as they appear. Trains on the Kansas Pacific railroad have been detained as much aa two boors at a time by grass hoppers running over the track, Mid In some cases It has been necessary to abandon apart of the train in order to get on at

all. The chlntc-bugs, too, hove commenced their ravages, aud are reported more numerous than ever before. If there are any poor christians in thst unfortunate country who have not up to this time-indulged in profanity, an immediate dispensation should be granted them. It may not check the hungry hoppers,

vnor

discourage tbe

chintz-bugs, but the gratification to the settler in being allowed to say, honestly, what he thinks of farming in such a country, would no doubt amount to a positive luxury.

Town-Talk.

MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

A few evenings ago T. T. "foliowod the crowd" and before he could be made to understand what was going on found himself, to his consternation, inside the Council Chamber, a place he had taken a solemn oath months before, never to set foot in again as long as he should remain a private citizen of Terre Haute. Tho surging, pushing, perspiring crowd behind him and iu the hall and on the stairway and in tho street below proeluded tbe idea of a retreat, aud no other means of escape suggesting itself, he began to look about him and inquire what had drawn this immense crowd together. Of course he knew beforehand that there had been a city election, and that three out of the five wards had gone Republican and he also knew that a Democratic Mayor had been elected but further than this, had not given the subject much thought. He was now informed that by a provision of the city charter it was made the duty of the Council to elect a street commissioner, a chief of polioe, a city attorney, a market master, a chief of fire department, a city engiueer, a sealer ef weights and measures, and the police board at this first regular meeting of the Council after the election and that this crowd was composed entirely of men who were seeking these places. He was told further that as tbe Council now stood five Republicans and five Democrats, Mayor Edmunds had determined to assume the right to cast the deciding vote in the balloting for these officers, a right .which ho was in no wise entitled to by the ehartor, but which he took for granted the opposition would not contest through two or three years of litigation and T. T. was advised that if he wanted to see some ftin, he bad better remain and observe the meeting. He also stated that one member of the Council—a

Democrat—was very sick, and that bis regular physician bad forbidden bis attending this meeting, but that Mayor Edmunds, oonoeiving the election of officers of more consequence than the mere matter of life and death had sent to Rockville for Doctor Rice in the morning, aud that that distinguished gentleman had given it as bis opinion that the invalid would be if anything benefitted by ooming out and voting with his party and that at the present moment a elosed carriage was standing iu tbe street below, which, as soon as Mayor Edmunds commenced reading his inaugural address, would go for the gentleman from the Fourth Ward and bring bi vi down long enough to fill the offices with Democrats who had helped to elect the Mayor. About this time, some manager of the menagerie announced that, owing to tbe unexpectedly large audience that was seeking admission, the performance would take place in the Circuit Court room. Upon this announcement there was a rush, and the still unwilling, but helpless T. T. was carried by tbe tidal wave of official itch into the very center of tbe aforesaid court room. Occupying for the greater part of tbe time a prominent position on a peppery gentleman's corns, and able to command a splendid view of several tall gentlemen's backs close in his front, hoof course, enjoyed himself amazingly. The old Council was called and went throogh two dreary hours of stale business, and Mayor Thomas delivered his pathetic farewell address.

T. T. was astonished that all of this occupied so much time, but learned that it was a Republican game to tire out tbe sick member. At last the old Council adjourned for tbe last time, and tbe new members were called. Mayor Edmunds proceeded to read with most impressive emphasis bis inaugural announcing tbe startling discovery (made by himself) or the infamous fact that a Republican lunch fiend in human sbspe bad been drawing pay from the city as a secret detective. He read slowly and solemnly, and paused between sentences snd occupied as much time ss was possible, but tbe carriage sent for the sick member still lingered. At length,when tbe last word had dropped from bis unwilling tips, snd the carriage bad not returned, be was forced to declare the Council meeting ready for business. Then there was hurrying to and frt^ind consulting in hot baste and when a motion was made from the Republican side to proceed with tho election of officers, there jf as a panic and

A HOLT.

Three of the Democratic members made desperate strike for liberty, and with tho aid of their friends, were gotten out at the door without any serious personal damage, but the fourth, anew member, miaeed tbe cbute and had to be let down from a window in another part of tbe building at tbe infinite peril of his life. When they were

safely

.outside

Mayor Edmunds turned to the clerk fvi requested him to call tbe roll, ami was greatly astonished snd grieved when It was found that there was not a quorum present. But he soon recovered himself aod turning to tbe remaining five members stlU retained tbetr seata, admtntote#6d one of tbe iiH*t Mathlng rebukes for their disgraceful conduct that it has ever been T. Taf«r-

tune to listen to. HttpbtORiupon them^ all the blame and dtfnouMSd' their dis-* positia$i |o .take- ^VaafcJj$i of their declared the CounciKadjk»afn^d.\(«|iptafter think ing the mattei^^g^^' Tuesday till Friday afte rnoo.n^Q or deter* mined to callS meetingftt that night,for the purpose of ordering an elcctiou foe two Council men |b tho new ward, "and for no other purgwa.^-^Ho "had in the interim made a thoi^gjj|ty oanvass of th» ward and was couvlliOed that by the judicious outlay of*OT)Ugh money it might be carried for the Democracy. The council assemble*!# hot at the first remark mltde bv a Republican member, the panic seized the boHeirs again and tbe Mayor was obl^ed w?«t once declare the meeting adjournal. Then the Republicans issued a call for a meeting on Monday night, determined to force the matter ef ordering the olection in the new ward, but feot a Democrat appeared.' They bad got the ridiculous idea somehow that they would all be arrested if they came and forced to go into an election of municipal officers. Finally after much' argtiiiient, persuasion and promises, they consented to a meeting on Wednesday evening, and the election in tbenew .^Wd was ordered. Tbe regular nights for meetings of the Council are on tho second and fourth Tuesdays in ea«b'inonth. The next meeting should' h\ next Tuesday evening. Whether the Democrats will again bolt is still a question upon which they themselves are not settled. Of one thing T. TJs 'certain: the people are disgusted with this kind of nonsense, and demand that thje disgraceful squabble for the petty o^ces cease. So that houest men are elected to fill these places nobody butr .politicians care to what party they belong.

THE roiaciS AtTH® RACES.

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T. T. had intended to say sopiethiug about the active assistance rendered by tho Chief of ^Pbli6e1kCid the mon under his charge at tjje |fair Grounds last week, iu protecting the pool sellers, "wheel ot fortun^"-men and other gamblers, congre^atedihert, but is warned by the editor 6Vji*ri»e

Mail that there

will benoxoomiill^iMue of the paper .to do the subject Justice. He will therefore content hi&n^l$ 'by simply asking the Chief of PoliQe ^y.^vbat authority he goes out of thOMdtjr upon such service. T. T. didn't bear-that he arrested anybody, or that be w'as.therofor anybody's benefit but the gamblers. Will the Chief have the goodness to rise and ex-1 plain

The City and Vicinity.

NEW serial story in The Mail this week.

SOME big real estate trades in the south part of town are talked of 1 1 1

BUILDING, and the paving of streets are very much retarded by a scarcity of brick.

THE St. Ciair House, under John Matlook's management, is making both reputation and wealth.

Foun of the city prisoners Lave this week been working out fines on the street, at seventy-five cents per day.

THE respective merits of "Asphalt" and "Nicholson" are being discussed with reference to street improvements on Sixth. !r

ALL the "north and south" (streets ii* the city from the river to Fourteenth are now graded and graveled, with the exception of Center street.

THE street commissioner ha^fery much improved the looks of things around the E. A C. freight depot,

by

openipg the gutters so that the M'ater can run east on Main street to Tenth,

THE street-sprinkling wagons are now filled from hydrants on the corner ol Third and Ohio and theoorner of Eighth and Main streets. It takes five minutes to fill a wagon. Main strefet is sprinkled from First street to tbe oanal.

AN exact measurement of the width of tbe river at the foot of Ohio street wu* made by tbe city engineer on Tuesday, showing it to be at tbe present stage of. the water 650 feet, and 600 feet at low waterm ark.

THE subject of redlstrictlng the ctty so that all tho wards will border OIK Main street will probably come up in the Council at an early day. Tbe point claimed for It Is that all the wards vill then be equally interested in improving this most important portion of tbe city, thus doing away with sectional jealousy.

T11 City Engineer is engaged on some important work whieh should have the attention of tbe Council at the earliest practicable moment. He thinks it would be an excellent idea for every member to call at bis office and see just what i» being done previous to the rogulir meeting. The work can thus be more clearly explained and more easily comprehended, and will be more satisfactory^ all round. __

WHKN^be Nail Works werw rebuilt especial attention was given to the matter or light, and tbe result is that tho. cutters think there Is too much. They have been complalng of this for some time, and last Saturday threatened strike If curtains were not provided at* once. Tho company, it seems, had already bought curtains, but without the knowledge of the men, and on Monday morning they were ready to put in place but tbe cutters did not come to work. When they did

coma

t# work on.

Tuesday, it happened to be cloudy, and there was complaint again of there not, bdng Hgbt enough. Tho matter was finally arranged satisfactorily by roiling: all tke new curtains up out of the way and new peace rcign».