Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 6, Number 36, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 March 1876 — Page 8

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People.

Personal.

Qandidatca are •warming. 1 flam McDonald htt two thousand dollars worth of guns.

Harry Thompson is preparing himself for the profession of a lawyer. C. F. Roderus thinica thp office of CGuuty Treasurer would suit him.

George Mills is again on duty as foreman at (.'lift A Williams* planing mill*. Tho Gazette Is trying to briu« W ebb Cj&Io out as a candidate f»r County Clerk.

Mr. and Mrs. lioud ITiioif) rusti* eating at Bloomficld, Indiana, the former home of Mrs. H.

Mrs. Tom~wi llarper is visiting iter old home at Munete, lud., where she will stay several weeks.

Mr. Louis Hay, of tho mineral water firm of Stark & Hay. wants to be the Democratic nominee for ShorifV. "i

John E. Woodruff, of Pierxon township is willing to take the ohancewon the Democratic ticket for Tp3a*urer.

Prosecutor Kelly has sent one hundred criminals to the penitentiary in the sixteen months he has been in office.

William II. Stewart, ex-sheriff, would ^Ilke to try beinj treasurer a f*'W years, if the Democratic convention doesn't ob-i-Hjt.

Chawle9" Henwy thinks he should 'hare been purl|cktly chawmed to have tiea'd Hans Vkn BJgblow pafewtn on the piano

Josiah MjJv*e, of Texas, a nephew of Col. Francis Vigo, after whom tbia county

ris

named, was in the city this

week, 4 Mr. Ad. Burgau returned from St. touis this week, after a protracted stay. He found a poor market for the sale of horses.

Louis Lammert, a North Kud wateliaian, baa returned from a visit to relatives on the Ohio river, fifty miles above fliansvllle.

Misa Carrie French and Miss Ada Gilbert, who have been visiting friends in this city, returned to flvansville Wednesday.

Mr. Charles Eberle, senior member of the late llrin of Kbcrle ct Bindley, attended the Mardl Gras festivities in New Orleans, -Prof. Scovill, of tho Normal, is next on the list of home lecturers, Hi will appear Monday evening at the usual time and placo.

Messrs. Pritchett and Conover constitute the city iorce of the Dally Republican. Hereafter astray Item will have no chauce at all in this town

H. H. Boudinot is another of those unfortunates born on tho 29th of February. He has had nin* birthdays and if he isn't thlrty-slx, how old is he?

George E. Partington will, it Is thought, bo the Kopubliean candidate (or County Clerk, or at any rate a candidate for the nomination. "Nuf ced 1"

Mrs. M. A. Jewett and daughter loft, Wednesday, for Paris, Texa*. where they will spend oupW' «f with Mrs. there.

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months

Jewett'w two sun* who live

Charles McBride," Charles Gordon, KobertSterritt, Horace Jones, and a few V- Others attended the VonlJulotv cowortx at Indianapolis, Monday and Tuesday fr evenings. .. |f •, & John H. O'Boyle, Jr., of the firm of

Crawford & O'Boyle, has returned from Che cast, where ho has been for some weeks engaged in making purchases for the house.

Messrs. Bolton ft Hurst, sewing machine sharps, have Invented a chimney :i 's which Is warranted not to rip, ravel, wear out or get dirty. Instructions lo their use may be obtained of the proprietor*.

George W. l/**k h*« received letters p»Uut an his ear jtushlng inven''t!oa. awt i* now in a condition to ae hnndml and fifty' ihotwsnd dollam tor it Just th* i*»P«w lc»n be made ut»

Mi*. H. J.. Afhl»y, of Brawl, well known in this city, met with an unfortutaie aeddont l**t Saturday. In stepping from the powh, at her reaidanoe, thii stumbled In some manner, and fcllJog tjpon a stone!, fraflfturetl a limb Just above the ankle.

"^iLprtpoaaewieg. we havo no doubt ho wlU \m apeedliy auocefcrfol. Mr. At ^t^Mnadn wni remain io the fnorfytko clerk.

Mr. N. P. Hunter, late of Groenvillf, «'Jflla. ha* purcba**d the •'Kagle Drug m0re," en fourth street, between Male I 4nWH Ohio, of Kr. J. R. Wh(taker, and

uU1 ^ruoeed at unco towards making it ,1ft fttery re*pe*t a iRrft claa* establish'

r»tnetil.

Mr. Hunter has had a large ex-

m*, ra^ieac»iR

the «|t#»nno»

L. Cinlner, t» Ofand (NsMiMatia XnigMa #1 PytWaa |Nia^ «oanted wrtlk-white ««eed |«tic proporflona, and Gilbert DaBois iilmaclf coakint have looked mtm kn^bUy. The »yfrk»a iBdindnal who condocted (lie oUm yiammkm hart a* *s to and anybody eoeld waa wHhjttury the wjwwtapt' pursue*

Ua ani««all/ ooooeeded tfcatGlrdner 1

aa the beat looking of tke two-bot then, of course, he bad the advantage of tlwbonw.

And now oomea George Knixan Wl^[ wanta to be a Democratic Sheriff. Miss McDanlela returned to Dayton,. Monday, under the proteotlng aire of Mr. Harry Ryee. i:

Mr. Herman Lunwig, late of Mattoon, auoceeda Mr. F. A. SUnge aa leader of the Union band.

Edward H. Hussey, of Braail, has taken a situation with Hnlman ttCJox as "traveling man/|

Will Oookerly is nome iVom Texaa. Ho reports the walking pretty good considering the time of the year.

Clay Dickeraon has succeeded to the post mastership of Seeley vllle, but It Is not a |4,000 oftico by about §-'5,950.

Mr. J. L. Iteifraider, formerly a well known citizen, and now a resident of Jopliu, Mo., Is In the city visiting his parents on north Fourth street^

Mr. J. E. Somes went to Vincennes Tuesday to attend the funeral of his father, whose remains were brought fio Tjeavenworth, Kansas, for burial.

Mr. W. B. Wharton is taking an aotive interest in Texas immigration, and possibly has a few acres of Texas land which he could be induced to sell to a friend,

John E. Lamb will be a candidate before the Democratic convention for the

privilege

of running for District Prose

cutor. He uoy holds tho office by appointment of Govornor Hendricks. Rev. Father Quinlaa, Chaplain of Saint Ann's Orphan Asylum, has purchased five lots in Eshman & Ohm's addition, and will this season' erect on the property a Catholic church and school house. _____

Rev. E. F. Howe will occupy his pulpit at the Congregational church, tomorrow, at tao usual hours. His sermon in tho ovening will consist of a resume of the recent action of tho Advisory Counc.'l at Brooklyn.

Martin Holllnger, Esq., lias had hi* cousin,' Monroe Hollinger, of Logan port, for a guest this week. The 1. gansport Holllnger is not qnite so good looking a man as our Hollinger, but we suppose he's handsome enough for Logansport.

Emil Bichowski's birthday was cele brated on Tuesday evening by a pleasant party at the family residence on Swan street. As bis birthdays only occur once every four years and as ho is now but nineteen years of age, such things do not become monotonous.

Charles Seebnrger is a victim of mis placed confidence. He advanced $25 on a hog trade the other day, and now he puts in all his time trying to remember exactly what kind of a looking man "William's, of Young's station" was.

hasn't been able to placo him yet. The Express of Wednesday pays well merited compliment to conductor John Trindle, of the Vandalia. John is one of the men that can stand this kind of thing, for if there is a pleasanter or more obliging conductor runs into Terre Haute we haven't tho pleasure of his acquaintance.

Mr. Theodore Stalil will within tho next two weeks move into the building formerly occupid by Syphers A Mc Bride. The room lias been replastered, furnished with new shelves and anew front, and will be ono of tho handsomest places oti Main street when Stahl opens Qut hi.n elegant stock of goods In it. WJ t-i.

Mr. Joel II. Kester ia ono of tiiwae un fortunate people who only have a birthday once in four years. He celebrated the interesting qnadrennial for tho eighteenth time last Tuesday and started in on his seventy-second year. May he lire to see as many birthdays as other men do, notwithstanding they como so far apart.

Itna ium (well a nue year lor doctors. The yield has been unusuallyJarge and the crop is ripening rapidljr. The prospect is that they will bo so plenty that no family need be without one. However they should be partaken of sparingly when not fully ripe. We quote Dr. C. II. Wolf, returned from a Louisville college: I)r. John Crapo, from one in Cincinnati, and Dr. J. H. Laughead, from the s«Mno place, goneeai»t.

Ur*n*« to teach wan this week grant•rj tr» thf» following named persons, by County Superintendent Royce: Uuie Friehard, Laura Conner, Jautes Miekelberry, Emma Msyers, C. Koutti, Miss M. K. Stevenson, Cynthia Vice, i*. G. Woodruff, Hello VanVorta, Nannie Beard, Joeie Bafle, Melissa Morris, Sarah Conner, Miss Laura A. Church, KL L. SWnrrtt, W. a Diokeraon, Rodeila Weieh and MaUle A. Reiman.

Henry firii(p, atave cotter at E. M. Gii^tsnTM frotory, thrust his hand a little c4am to the revolving blades that do trimming, Toaiday, and got the Mils and fleah neatly trimmed from three nf his flngem It la the left hand, ud «riil aoon bo wall, bat hereafter Henry will not be ao familiar with that tMchine. Thai hand at any rate will keep at a mqpactfol dkrtance from dan-

Mr. AiplMMO Shaw, detk at the Twts Haate HoaMl* Unn^ denoendof tho gn* BngUsh admiral, Hir Pranda Drake-at taMt tho ttnpnm aho la, nd wo have a!way* had tho lmpeossiee that Utare was a ftroog family teeemblanoe and now in afcwdaya or iiiki, oraaoalh, or at any rate aomotimo, ha la going to be Invested with all of («r lfcaMl* yiiluni aaooaaUag to the neat little aom of owe hundred and fifty mllUona. Whan he geta the notnty he going to buy all the hotate in town aid run than entirely fre*.

There are just two plaeea In town where you can always b^ sore of finding Qvery delicacy that the market affords, and one ia the first grocery store noith of the Fourth street market house and the other ia at No. 15S Main street. It is hardly necessary to say that both establishmenta belong to*. W. Rippetoe, the boas grocer of the Wabash valley. Whenever It happena that you think of some particular rarity that you would like to have, go at onoo to one or the other of Rippetoe'a atores, and if ho hasn't got it, you need seek no further, for what he doesn't isn't kept. If you want to fare on the beat the land aflbrds, traie at Rippetoe'a.

For the moat elegant stationery—all the latest and moat fashionable things in that line—go to the Central Bookstore. Messrs. Button «fc Hamilton have taste as well as enterprise, and you will always find them fully up with tho times. They keep all the best books and a very large stock of them. Mer chants and othors who are in want of blank books of any kind should call at Tho Central, where a full line is kept constantly and sold at tljg nio«t rtfajjonoble priccs.

White Mewhinney are the leading dealers in Fruit, Confectioney, Toys, FireWorks, etc., and sell both at whole sale and at ret ill. They keep as large stock as any house In the west, outside of Chicago, and sell floods on as favora ble terms. Buyers in the city as well as in the oountry will And it to their in terestto give Whito «fc Mewhinney a call every time they want anything in their line.

Messrs. W. H. Paige Co., are able to sell the celebrated Chickerltig pianos and tlie equally celebrated Mason A Hamlin organs on unusually favorable terms, and buyers will find it very much to their interest to give them call when wanting either an instrument or any kind of musical merchandise. Their store is at 005 Main street, and anybody calling will bo courteously treated, whether they make a purchase or not.

House-cleaning time will soon be here, and the cheapest and best way to have it done is to goto Wm. M. Barr, No. 507 Ohio street, and leave your orders for painting, papering and calcimining, He has just received a new supply of wall papers, direct from the manufacturers, which he is} prepared to sell and put upon tho wall at bottom prices. He is also prepared to do all kinds of house and sign painting. Having secured the services of a first class sign painter he will specialty.

When you buy a hat it is just as well to get one that has some stylo about it a? to take one of last year's pattern. When you want the top of tho style, go to Howo tfc Stoner, tho leading batters of this part of the country. You won't have to pay a cont more for a hat there than you will be charged elsewhere, and then you have a1! the satisfaction of wearing something creditabic.

There aro somo good bargains to be had now at Miller &. Arleth's. They have a very largo stock of Harness, Saddles, Collars, Horse-blankets, etc., that they want to exchango for cash and are willing to mako prices interesting for buyers. If yoa .need anything in that line now, or are going to need anything soon, it will pay you to go around and investigate.

It ftbonld be the motto of every well regulated family to purchase only that which yon absolutely need, and get the beat article fbr the least amount 6f money, and never bay anything beoause it Is cheap, and last and most important of all, bay yoar boots and shoes at the Great Bankrupt Sale, 100 Main street.

T. H. Riddle has built up a fine jewelry business In thin city by simply keeping a first class s^ock, selling at reasonable prioes and warranting everything. Ho keeps the finest workmen to do jewelry and watch repairing that have ever been In the city, and his trade keepa right op to the mark_ all the Usae.

A huge stook of beaatltally carved Brack eta, many of them entirely dew dsaigna, havo oat been received at Byeta Bookatoro. The goods are vary elegant and every reader of The Mall la advised to drop In and take .Jefl^at

FOr a good, wholeaotne and oheap Iqnefc, at any time of the day or night, drop la at White A Mewhlnney*a, Main street, third door west of Fifth. Beat Java eoflfca eonataatly an draft at 3 cants

If yoa want a hair-cat or a shave that will give yon entire aatlalhctlon, call on A lax Pauver, In Chad wick's bloeh, on Fourth street. It Is the eoaleet barter shop in the city,

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

make that line a

The Trimming Store is so "fixed up" and improved by the recent changes that its most intimate friends will hardly recognize it. New spring goods are beginning to arrive and presently, to the ladies at leiuit, it will be the most attractive place in town. It is Mr. Riddle's intention to hereafter pay more particular attention to the retail trade and the business of maintaining its reputation as tho leading house for Ladies Furnishing Goods in all this region.

Having fully decided to remain in business, J. P. Tutt is stocking up again and this week received a largo lot of new and fresh goods from the east. Among the things received aro some of tho finest shoes for ladies ever brought to the city, as well as some gentlemen's boots and shoes that are marvels of style and finish. Mr. Tutt, as heretofore, will make fine goods a specialty. i,'

Prof. C. E. Tattle of Wabash college was in the city Thursday. Dr. Munhall passed through the city, Thursday, on his way East.

The fee for announcing candidates in The Mail is only two dollars. Dr. C. E. Keuster has been called to Cincinnati by the illneas of his Cither.

Os. Reynolds, car tracer of the Vandalia, baa returned from a Southern trip. J. M.

Duncan,

of Denver, ia reading

law with Hon. Harvey D. Scott, in this city. Phil. Schloss left this week for New York to purchase a stock of spring clothing.

Mrs.C. M. Kern will leave on Monday next for a two weeks visit to Murfreesboro, Tenn. _____

John Boyle has been appointed guardian of the minor heirs of George W. Head, deceased. Bond f1,400.

Crawford Fairbanks has sold his warehouse, fixtures and stock of grain to Messrs. Tuller A Haas,

Mr. Perry Huston of tho big Evansville liofel, tho St. George, called upon Terre Haute friends yesterday.

Mrs. A. O. Hough, is lying very low of consumption at ber home in Greencastle. No hopes are entertained of her recovery.

Since last fall, C. E. Hosfoni bas negotiated loans on farms in this vicinity, to the amount of $300,000. One farmer took $20,000 yesterday.

Miss Msry Raridon is makingarrangements to open a branch millinery store on south Fourth street, opposite the Cent store. _________

Mr. Francis Jones, a colored clti7,9n of Clay Co., is in tlje city soliciting money to aid in defraying the expenses of carrying the Cerey-Carter case through the Supreme Court. ./

The seventy-fifth anniversary of Mr. Harry Ross' birthday occurred Thursday. A little "surprise party" of seven-ty-five persons assembled at his residence in the evening and .celebrated the ovent. *7

Dr. Oscar Zsehokke who recently returned from Wapello, Iowa, will hereafter make this his home. He will engage In the practice of his profession, lie has a good reputation as a physician, and will, we.have no doubt, obtains fine practice.

Asa M. Black, the present efficient Deputy Clerk is announced in this issue as a candidate for the office of County Clerk, subject to the decision of the Democratic Convention. Mr. Black has passed years of service in that office, is thoroughly competent, and no man in the party is more deserving of the nomination.

Brokaw Brothers are making big preparations for a first class spring trade in carpets, wall papers and such. Improvements in the interior of their store are going on at a rapid rate and new goods coming in by every train and the proprietors say that when tbo season opens, they will show Terre Haute such a stock of fine goods as is seldom seen in a western establishment. They'll be very likely to do as they say they will.

Froeb A Fasig, of No. 64 Main street, havo first class workmen and a large stock of the very best kind of work. When you want anything in the Ilainess or Saddle line give them a call.

GOOD THINGS!

Better Things Best Things I

JiiBt stop at Wright & KauffmanV, corner of Seventh and Main, thin morning and «ee their "r MAPLE SYRUP,

MAPLE SUGAR,

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CHOICE FRESH TEAS, *1 VERY LARGE LEMONS, MUCH LARGER ORANGES. CHOICE HAMS, the finest SALT FISH,

MACKEREL, 8ALMON AND COD, MINCEMEAT, CELERY,

DRIED FRUITS,

APPLES, VEGETABLES,

AND CANNED GOODS.

Thoee are buta aiere mention of all the good thing* tl»*y have for Sunday.

NOW

PLANT YOUR

SPUING

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MENTS!

Plant

i» the

In the Saluda? Mail

Why?

Because—The 8atardar Ereelnf Mail haa the LARGEST CIRCULATION of an/ paper ia the State ovtalde of

BecaoM^3£iMaal la the farortte'paper with the wobmho! Terre Haute, who do alaety-alae-one-hnndredthe of the

Mail reaehea the faming

oommanttj.

Becauae—Hundred* upon hundred* of people UnaaiM theawelree too poor to take a daily, and read no other paper hut the Mail. fieeauae—Twu edition are printed each tack. Al adWUbMliBti aula both editkma hr theeaae pnM aa the

The Mai) gone to preee Saturday—ia aold br newahora in thieeitp, forty of the au to alaoat every aiUea.

B.00 Furs for 95 00. 110.00 Fnn for 99.00. 15.00 Fura for 96.00. 30.00 Furs for $12.00.

right pface is oolnmas of the Evening

The

NOONoa haadred ia aadTgoea thia Illy

thia etty, hp aa irroondlaatowML ery poetomce wii

NEW SILKS.

We open to-day a large and complete Assortment, of COLERED SILKS including all the New Spring Shades, DARK GREEN, NAYY BLUE, BROWN, MODES and DRAB, all of which we are now offering as a spocial bargain to our customers.

EELSENHELD & JAURIET.

SEE HEBB! Spring Time Come Again NEW SPRING STOCK NOW 0PENIN&!

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FREDERICK SCHLEWING'S.

Yoii will waui to Shed Your Winter Clotliiug and fit yourself out in something Sice, Good and Cheap.

We have the Goods to do it with!

Excellent assortment of desirable Spring Goods, in Woollens, for Mens', Youths' and Boys' Wear, which we make up to pleasure or sell by the yard. Prices shall not be undersold by any other house. Perfect fits guaranteed and goods represented only as we believe them to be.

We mean every word we say but we want you to be convinced by your own inspection that we will do the best with you in furnishing you with your Spring Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods.

As a great point toward satisfactory clothing is in "getting a "good fit," we furnish you a complete fitting garment before it leaves our store. Come and see us, at 217 Main street, near Seventh. Yours continually,

FREDERICK SCHLEWING.

FINEST DISPLAY OP

MEN'S UNDERWEAR

GLOVES AND FASHIONABLE NECKWEAR

In the Stat*, at

HUnSTTER'S,

MEVS FUBNI8HISO HOUSE, 157 Main Street.

Better Goods for Less Money than you can find anywhere.

ttstt-A-Xj a-zE^iE-A-i?

Slaughter Sale

We Take Big Loss This Year

12 oent Ginghams at 10 cents. is. 12X cent Canton Flannel at 10 cents. 80 oent All Wool Flannel at 20 cents. 40 oent All Wool flannel at 30 cents. 25 cent Ticking at 20 cents. 50 cent Table Linen at 40 cents.

20 oent Drees Goods for 11 cento. 25 oent Dress Good* for 12% cent*. 90 oent Drees Goods for 15 cents. 90 oent Black Lustre for 20 cents. 40 cent Black Alpaca for 90 oente. 80 cent Black Alpaca for 35 cents. 65 oent Black Alpaca for 50 cents. 6.00 Fura for 92.75. 0.00 Furs for 98.50.

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CASH BUYERS ONLY INVITED!

No Store ean live on our small rate or prfit on any other basis! THE CREDIT SYSTEM MEAN'S IHGII TRICES! ALWAYS AFTER_NEW ARS we mark down stock remaining on hand, and convert itinto cash, instead of doing as most firms do, carry it over.

Listen to the Loss We Take!

Splendid Fast Colored Prints. 5 and cents. All the Best Brands of Prints, 7 cents 20 oent Towels at 15 cents. fl.OO Felt Skirts at 75 cents. $1.25 Waterproof at $1.00. 91.00 Caaelnieree at 75 cents. 00oent Joanaat40 cents.

Knit Good*, Gloves, Hosiery, tfotion*, etc., all go in THh SACBIFICE. Ob DBGSS GOODS, *114WES. CEOhRV F1TBS, BLANKETS. COHFOBTABLK-S etc., you will be surprised at the Redudlon. 194.00 White Blankets for 92.75.' 95.00 White Blankets for 93-5A.

00 White Blankets for 94.00. 99.50 Comfortables f»r 92.50. 9100 Shaw la for $1.20. 193.00 Shawls for 00 Shawls for ML60* .00 Shawls forfLOO. ,00 Double Shawls for 9».00. ,90 Cloaks for 94.60. 910,00 Cloaks for 95.75. 915.00 Cloaks for 99.50. 98&.00 Cloaks for 912.50.

Ofcr entire stoek «f Carpet* Inelnded in this rednetlon Wa would occupy too much apace if we would attempt to give you quotations for nil the great bargatna wa are now oW'ring. Come eany and nee for yoursehres —they cannot last ovar thirty daya.

Tk« limit Stoek erer WMMwaafe,

FOSTER BROTHERS,

Mh Terre Hm to, lailaaa.

ftTMrtt toTe

Pafot. Wkftowasfe* Yanfek, KalaoMla^ •mi* Svab, Iff, Vtmmttr, Skte, Clott

GULICK & BBRBY,

to Tern Haute, conrorteliig Witfow, Walt Sash, Hair, Nail, Feather,

rauGcwnra,

If. W.eotnerof l^oartiiaaJ Malaa&eMM, I TElRREa W Al ^Wi IND* OppoatttOpera Honae*