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Who wakes the babe whe.i it* asleep, Then trie* to make it iuiet keep, 1 a heap? By aqiieojuujj It iuto

My Motlier-ln-law..,

Who given me fits when I've been out, To mtet the 'Club" or walk about, *. And says I uxn a ahlftle** lout?

Mjr Mother-in-law..

Who, when I want a qnlct smoke, ». ?Will lift her none and trytoehoke, And In my rib* her knuckles poke?'

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vWho nlwsy* glve« a furioo* Crown When wife and I start out for town, And Klnmn the window wishes down? .m»

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Who. when sheV *naklnf for the Ual», And Iflnk* nwnnd Jfct oflf* *|»1B, He** me to happy vHn?

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WAitnKN Hr«rv, well known In this vicinity, hfti been bekra UKCWBWIMW which la InTtRtidaUiiK Hebenck Mid the Emm* uiiuih Ho Mlflrd that III tbe year 1870 he purchased a fourth Interest in the mine for fan,00a In the spring of 1871 he and tho Ann of Walker Brother* sold a one-half interest In the ml no to Park for *835,000. lie swore that be would not believe Lyon under oath.

THK Son, a newspaper p« bibbed at Indianapdll* by Mr. James Buchanan, otherwise the "Plan,'1 In tbo fifte*»st of the Independent*, pwdkM thai Mr. Landers will be elected Governor of Indiana by forty thousand majority. The Logansport Pharoa( Democratic) predieta that he will not reeelve one thooaaad votes In tho Htate. Karh of the papora probably belHrrea Itnelf in the neighborhood ef the truth, yet tent the difference of opinion rather astonlahlitgY Verity, poMtk* to a qncer boslnett and paet all finding out, and likewise ••mighty nnoertaln.n

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MOTTO of I^EAP-Year.LADLEFI—Let no single roan escape.

THK Dan bury News man wishes to know whether Adaiit'tf othtr name was Charlo8 Franeli*. 11 I

THK New York Herald of last Sunday contained seventy-ofio co]uuiua of advertisement*. It ,WM|S a twenty pago paper.

A (i KoituiA exuhau^ie recently heiulod a inaj-riijio announei-Aiont: "(.'rampKullock." Uowiwthe and sho —the other party.

Tim memory of jKc«ats, the ia having a revival In Kngland. Can it be that (Jul. Kdvarda lewture has had anything to do with it

THK duollstic newa is, still encouraging. A couple of journalists fought at Toulouse, the other day, and both fell dead at the flr»t lire.

THKHB is Rttitl to l»e a rftgo in Hrigliatn Young's family for patent medicines and it is bringing the old man to tho verge of bankrno'cy.

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Board umst be worth something. Thir-ty-live thousand dollars was ottered in vain last week for one.

WAW WHITMAN gets np on his oar and indignantly denies tliat'lie is either in poverty or distress. Wliat will the amiable Mr. Buchanan say now

INVESTIGATIONS may be healthy but they cost money. The Spencer investigation cost the Governmental I,S39.53, of which §10,330.55 was paid to witnesses.

SINCE he seems to have no pronounced views" upon any question tbat is before the country, tbo Democracy may nominate Justice Davis for the Presidency. s, ________________

THE clouds about Babcock's b«'»fd aire growing thicker and darker. It wtu bo little short of a miracle it he is not sent to the penitentiary for something or other vet. *4*1

THE National Library of Paris is put down at 2,077,000 volumes that of the British Museum at 1,600,000 the lmpe-4 rial of St. Petersburg at 1,100,000, and' the Royal Library at Berlin at 700,000, volumes.

A MANIA for hanging trinkets in frdiitj windows has struck Indianapolis and the Journal, iu giving some general advice on the subject to its readers, says that anj'thing from a flne-tooth comb to a tea chest will do to bang,

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so the fashion

AN exchange says: "The Oneida Community ban embraced spiritualism.'* We believe it is the first law of the Oneida Community to embrace anything tbat comes along, from the latest religion to the blackest darkey—if the darkey will stand it.

MRS. BKNJ. F. BUTLKK who died at Lowell, Mass., en Saturday, was an actreeaforashortltime in her younger diya. She was tlHy-five years of age and leaves three children. Her disease* was cancer on the neck, from which she baa suffered for a number of years.

A ITKW YORK Hvorld correspondent speaks in no Very measured terms of the inefficiency, social and Intellectual Inferiority of our representatives la the East, the drunkenness ajd incapacity of many of our a&ciala having given rise to tbo ocular name of the American negation.

WK have Hot seen any more startling figures lately than a recent account of the railroad business of London. On the average throughout the year, fonrteen hundred and forty trains leave the city every day. That is one train a minute, or, five hendred and twenty-five thousand six hundred trains in the year.

QKNKRAL BAXKS and members of the House Committee on Foreign A flairs waited on the Secretary of State Monday, to ascertain whether any appropriation waa desired to entertain the Emperor of Brazil, and the King of Peru, who are expected to land opon onr shores within a few days. The Secretary aaid it waa the desire of both theee personagee that there should be no receptions or display on this account tbat they wlabel to travel about, quietly, with as little ostentation ae possible.

MCDONALD and Avery were sentetiwd at 9t Louis on Thursday, the former to three years in the penitentiary snd a fine pf |S,000, and the latter to two years in the penitentiary and a fine of 91,000. The imprisonment part ef Oett.

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IT appears that election frauds are not oontined to this country. The Freuch Assembly last week turned a large number of Bonnparthit au^ypegitimU»t meuiU'th ut, because their eleetion had been l.ron ht about by fraud and intimidation. Tho clergy, in many in stuucox, had sent the ignorant peasantry r* Hid**? to the polls, threatening with dim penalties, b«»t secnlur and sacred, those wli«) wonld not vote for the Bonal«rlist andidntes. Not a lew inspectors of election surpassed the notorious Tweed ivgiu-c in the businoss of stuffing ballot boxes. Soino candidates bought votes in the opon streets, and others personally took pait in stealing hostile returns, which, under tho law, were not counted. The inexorable sternness witli which the assembly deprives of their seats all candidates chosen by such foul means will exert a salutary inllu-en-o upon iho coming olections, besides reducing the number of Bonapartist deputies to relative insignificance. The Bonapartist.Central Committee collected a vast corruption fund for campaign purposes. Most of thit money, It now turns out, was wasted. 5J 4-

Mr,. A. T. STEWART who died ^fonclay in New York, was supposed to be the richest man iu America, since the death of Mr. Astor. Mr. Stewart was born of Scotch parentage, near Belfast, Ireland, in 1S02 and caino t© this couutry in 1823. Commencing life as a school teacher, be soon began business in a small way as a merchant and in little more than a half a century made himself the ricbest man in this country and one of the ten wealthiest men In tho world. He leaves a fortune which cau scarcely be estimated. In addition to the largest dry goods establishment in the United States, that in New York, which covcrs an area of twenty-two aeres, he had branch bouses in most of the principal cities of the South and West, besides largo warehouses in the more impoitant cities of Europe. Ills annual sales were estimated at about 975,000,000, and his net profits at $4,000,000. He was also a very large ownor of real estate, holding some $25,000,000 worth in New York City alone, to say nothing of bis possessions elsewhere, which wero immense. Mr. Stewart was of an exceedingly benevolent disposition, and, unlike many wealthy men, did not postpone tbe exercise of his benevolence until after hi3 death. In 1847, the year of the famine in Ireland, he sent to bis suffering countrymen an entire ship-load of provisions, and in 1802 he contributed as freely to the sufferers in Lancashire, England. During the lato war in this country lie gave at one time $100,C00 to the Sanitary Commission. At the time of Chicago's misfortune, in October, 1871, he immediately sent $50,000 to the relief of the homeless, notwithstanding ho had himself lost heavily by the fire, and he followed his first contribution by a second equally large. Within a few years be has built, at a eoetof 1^,000,000, two hotels, one for working young men and one for working women, where they can obtain at bare cost the most substantial comforts a home. A recapitulation of all bis of charity would fill a large volume, his death the country losea one of its meet public-spirited men, and the poor ia Mend who can scarcely be replaced.

IT is not much to be wondered at that men do dishonorable things for money taring as they do every day how powerful it is and how men who possess It are honored above other men. If they resort to crime to get it, and are successful, the law will very seldom ptmish them and public opinion never. As long as they have the money and apend it freely they will not lack for friends and may •nap their fingers at those virtuous noodles who think to bring tbera to justioe. Once in a long time it ia true there will be an oxcrption, as iu Tweed's case, but thene do not come oftenor than la necessary to prove tbe rnle. The whisky prosecutions in this State and in St. Louis afford a fine example of the immunity tbe rich enjoy from the nsual penalties'.fbr crime. All the small fry— the gaugers, the store-keepers, the bookkeepers and laborere—are safe in the penitentiary. The otters have been pot to some inconvenience, but that was unavoidable, and they have not suffered much or lout a Mend. They are Just as popular with their oVd aseociatee as they ever were. A few daya ago at SL Louia, Col. Oonstantlne Magutre waa sentenced to pay a fine of five thousand dollars and to be imprisoned in tbe county Jail alx moot ha. At onee tbe "heat oitlsens" are op in arms about it, a petition la circulated for his pardon and a pulM made up to pay Wb, to* Now dfM anybody eupnoae the "heat dtiaan" would fed! tiNai'way about it had t&e thief b«eti a oonjhjoq pMf poor man wltiKMit aeciai poeiOoat And (tore la theeaaa of roele Billy MtKee. TUt court overruled tbe motion tor a new trial, but bis lawyera, Inspired by the mo—y he Is able to pay them, have hand out that tbe Indictment upon which he was tried waa not an original paytf merely a copy, and so tbey aak to

did not see the Jbiw of thia, and named Jefferson City penitentiary aa tbe place' have all former proceedings dismissed, of imprisonment. The sentence t* the, If tbe judge decides against them, then maximum penalty under the law. tbey wtU, it is said, take an appeal to

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T' MUNICIPAL KUA/NON.,«-.. Although some timo is yet to elapee before tho date fixed by !aiv for the annual election of municipal officers, it is not too early for to citizens of TF-rre Haute to take the matter into serious consideration. Qu:t3 a number of patriotic gentlemen, of both political par-ties,-who are willing and anxious to occupy a seat in the council, :ue already in tho field quietly working up their chances for nomination and election, and, owing to tho uudercurreutH which they have sot in motion, if to nothing else, the attention of the peoplo inconstantly being culled to the subject. In as much as tbe men who work for a nomination of this sort are usually the mon who are tbe least qualified for, and the least to be trusted in, the position desired, it becomes of the utmost importance that every tax-payer wbo has his own and the city's interests at heart should have his eyes open and oe ready and willing to join others iu any immediate measures that may secure to the city an honest and capable government and prevent its falling into incompetent unscrupulous hands. Tho ward meetings have been called for to-night and decent men should bo on hand to see that proper nomii ations are made and insist that none other shall be made.

However much it might be dcairod to shut out party considerations and party interests, and to confine the election simply to tho quostlon of the Intrinsic merits of the tickets presented, this result, at the piesent timo, will be impossible. Politics cannot be ignored, and neither is it necessary or even advisable that they should be but this truth is very evident, a political triumph will not be tho primary consideration with a large portion of the business men Of this city—a portion large enough to hold the balance of power between the extreme partisans on either side, and while they may have their political preferences, they will sacrifice these preferences rather than saddle upon the city incompetent and unreliable officials. As between two tickets equally good, they will vote for that one representing the party for whose princ'ple9 and promises they have the greatest regard—aud that will generally bo tho Republican party but if the tickets are not equally good, thej will take thoir choice of tickets and let parties take care of themselves.

And It is to this feature of the election that T. T. desires to call tho attention of politicians and party managers, particularly those of the Republican persuasion. The parties themselves will be placed on trial and their value to the community will bo judged, la a great measure, by tbe character of the tickets which they place in nomination. This is reasonable and Justi A good city government composed of competent, honest and efficient officials would be tho greateet blessing this city could secure, and ticket premising this blessing would be heartily supported and triumphantly elected. If, however, the Republican party, through ite ward manager?, present for popular support men oY small calibre and narrow views, men selected bocanse of their supposed influence with the German vote or the Iriah vote or any other vote, rather than bocanse of their ability to fill the office, men whose known or presumed character given no promise of anything but a personal and partisan administration of the city government—and a bad administration at tbat—such a ticket will and ought to be beaten.

The Importance of a Republican vlotory must be evident to any intelligent Republican, and tbe importance of a good city government must be equally evident. Both can bo secured If the Republicans of Terre Haute will be true to the principles of thsir party and be guided by the dictates of wisdom. If they refaae to do this they will deserve neither—and they will probably get neither.

The importance to tbe city, at this time, of getting into the council the very best men, oan scarcely be overestimated. City finances and city afhin are really in a bad way. Not that there ia diahoneaty, or abuses of any kind, or even willful neglect of duty. It la a wavering, uncertain, Illogical, incompetent kind of body that means well, bat it lacks aadly in brains aad busln—a •tnsa. Two or thtee first etaee men in It t&fUreetlkittgi would make it a good. eiottdC Ittrbuld dp wall enough aa li tf'U kamr bear, though JtfdicfcMB pruning would Impfonii* Jf a bank, of any otfcpr Impoirtiuit oorpefatSen, was •starting a board at dhraetoca it would choose MBfcr their knowu taaaetal and business ability. T. T. doeent believe that under neb droumntanoee there la a single man in the preaent

council wbo would be so chosen. Yet Is not the administration of city affairs because be appeared as important? with a clean shirt.

take an Interest In pit/ affair?, and, the time aucb citizens can beat and most efTtjctlveiy manifest this interest is before the itnmin irions are made. They ts wild not bold back :tintll a lot of irresponsible scallywags» name the candidates, get tbem into ttfe Hold and have all the wires laid which will inevitably |pct tbeui. It ia the duty of good citiZeus to a*«ert their owu light to aay who shall bo thoofiloeraof theelty and they are not obliged to and should not oonine themselves in ti»e selection of candidates to those who announce themselves as such. Indeed, these should be, as a rule, avoided. Good men should be solicited to make the race, and good men should feel it a duty to make it when soliciunl. But this is work that should not bo put"off till the last day. It is not too oarly now to organize and act. If this city Is to thrive and prosper as It should, gopd citizens must act and a1, once. THEDEUQGRA TIC CONVENTION.

John K. Durkln, for County Clerk, because be was an Irishman, and because this is an Irishman's Government.

Newton Rogers, for Treasurer, because he was the only Democrat In tbe Rogers family, and bccause this is a Rogers Government.

George Carico, for Sheriff, because, first, it was claimed that his bair was curly enough to mislead tbe Negro vote, and because, second, a large number of the delegates thought his name was Calico and—this is a Calico Governmcnt. ... ,4 -j

James Boston, for Coroner, because he didn't charge delegates anything for their dinners, and tMsis_a Grateful Government.

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II'Ao irov Nominated ftml Were Npminaled.

The Democratic Convention met at tbo Court House last Saturuay, Aft«ra s?ood deal of excited palaveras to whether they had or had Aot auy principles, it was decided that tbey had not, and that principles at any rate were very dangerous things to fool with, and tbat for olections purposes nothing equaled a "code." A committee was therefore appointed to go out ind construct a "code"—a very small "codo" and one that should be absolutely harmless. Dr. Waltz, of Otter Creek, Mr. Rlgney, of Honey Creek, and Mr. Adams, of some creek in the north part of the city were entrusted with this delicate piece of carpentry. Pending the construction of the "codo" the following nominations were made.

A. J. Kelly, for Prosecutor, because he was a blonde—of the most pronounced strawberry type—and because this is a' White man's Government!

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J. M. Watson, for Surveyor, because be was the only man who would take it and because this is a Reasonable Government.

John W. Wilson, for Commissioner, because be had been bowling around for it all winter and spring and because this is not a Deaf Government.

John S. Jordon, for Commissioner, becauce bo weighs three hundred and seventy-five pounds and this Is a

Hefty" Government. W Newton Bledsoe, for Commtsslofi^r, because tho name seemed somehow to inspire pity for the South, aud this is a Sympathetic Government.

Iaaah Donham, for Senator, because he was sixty years of age and bad a mother living iu Clermont county, Ohio, and thia ia a Motherly Government.

Louis Seeburger, fer Representative because be ia a German and beoauae thia ia a German's Government.

William A. Oonnley, for Represerilfttive, bccause he ia too aharp in a cattle trade for the peace of his neighbors, and it ia desirable to get him ontof the county for awhile, for this la a Provident Government. 1 wao raiun AND WBI

Asa M. Btaok, for Clerk, because be wouldn't shake handa with anybody. William J. Cuaiok, for Clerk, beoauae he baa alwaya been opposed to running fer office, his principle bring that tbe office ahould seek the man and not ice man the office.

John Woodruff, for Treasurer, because tbe party was aftaid It might spoil him, C. F. Roderous, for Treasurer, beoauae be dldnt bold hie mouth right to suit the Executive Committee and getting a nomination la nearly all in the way a man hohia his mouth.

Louis Hay, because the slate -mm made up fbr Seeburger, snd one German on the Ueket was thought to be enough to captutu tbe Jhtteh vote*

Oeo^eKrwan, for Sheriff, becauat be •was too iaodeet to aak for U. A. Clearwater, fer Hmaiias hia name wan Oleatwaier. II It Iwd bfcM Clasrwfaiaky ktVMmgatten il",r

Jacob Orth, for Ootaaristoner, becauae be dldnt auHM himself In tbe On-

BL Dcobam, for Obaunfealoner, belie didn't announoe blmeelf la either the Journal or flawttn, and Democratic o«gaas moat be sustained.

Charles St. John, for Commissioner, In Convention

It la tbe duty of all good dila?na !o William F. Paddock, far Oommtssloh

er, been use he was suspected of knowing too much about "rings."

J. W. Shirley, for Commissioner, because he got scared when it came time for candidates to pony up ten dollars for the benefit of the campaign fund.

Peter Y. Bos kirk, for Commissioner, because it was &ared that his health wouldn't stand it, and It WSK felt desirable, iu the interest of the newspapers to save bitn up for the next campaign, as be never falls to announce himself for something or other.

John T. Scott, for Senator, because i# was charged that be invariably neglected to spell God with a little "g."

Peter Ivester, for Representative, be-r cause be confessed to having

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tlon, and a man without ambition hasl no businees on any ticket. B. F. Haven?, for Representative, because ho wouldn't have it, aud because: ho'd "been there."

Henry Robinson, for Representative, because It was reported that he had bis^ boots blackened every day and tmoked ten cent cigars.

E. SappenfiekL for Repiescututivo, because he (lid n't g« a vote. Tbe Committee awpinted to construct a "code" made tilth appearance and presented tho following:

TIIIK IS "A COOK/'

Resolved, Tluit the Democrats of VIRO couut.v art ia iavor of the unconditional and lto'iniKMutc repeal of the rt»umpllou act of 18f5.

Resolved, That we arc in favor of Abolishing Uie national banks and nubstiratlng the legal tender note* In their Mead.

Resolved, That we are unalterably opposcd to any division of the school fuud for sectarlan purposes, and that the common' schools of our state are the direct fruits of v» 1m.' legitUatlou of the Democratic parly.

OBITUARY.

MN. JOSTCPH C. YATKS, a well-known citizen, died at bis residence on Ohio, street at noon Monday.. He wasstrlcken down with paralysis a few days before his death, thii being followed lator by oonvulsion», be was hardly conscious i: again until he breathed bis last. Deceased was born in New York, March 'i 22d, 1826, and spent there tbe greater portion of his life. For twenty two 'v years past be has been a

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Terro Haute where ho has enjoyed the confidence and respect of all ith whom ha has been associated. He was for many years a leading merchant, hut retired from active business a year or two ago. He leaves au estimable family with whom In their affliction earnest sympathy will bo gencrouf and general.

MRS. MADJIK MOGIMBK WKI/ H, relict of the late Peter Welch, of Bloomfield, Connecticut, and mother of the lato ('apt. John S. Welch, of the ol»t Indiana Yolun'cers, died in this city, on Wodnesday, tbe 12th inst. at tbe residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Michael Dempsey, at the ripe old ago of ninety years. Tho deceased was lorn near the city of Orenard, Longford county, Ireland, and* came to the United States In 1820. Slnco 1858 she was a resident of this city, where all her children were also settled. Bu twoof those survive her her daughter, Mrs. Michael Deutpsoy ami her son, Capt. A. J. Welch. vi *'1

John Wiseman Lowe, who died iu his residence in this city on tbe 2nd of April 1870, was an old and valued citizen and deserves mora than a paasbig notice. He waa born in Bullitt county, Kentucky, September 10th, 1801, and was consequently, at the time of bis death almost 75 years old. Iu 1S27 be waa married to Miss Jane Clark, in Hancock county. In 1883 he removed to Indiana, and settled on a farm in Hulll-?, van county and while there engaged actively in assisting to-build the Wabaah A Brie canal. In 1851 he removed

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to Vigo county, settling on a farm one mile east of Lock port, where he resided until 1868, when he came to this city. From that time till his death lie was a, resident of Terre Haute. Bat tbechango,. in his mode of life never seemed to agroa^ with hi mi For several years ho hadp poor health, and gradually grew worse,! until finally he was almost continually oonfined to the house and for the last* four tnontha was not outside its walls, By bis death be leaves a widow and one| son. Tbe former is 70 years of age, but ii son, James Riley Lowe, is the only: child that was ever born to them. Hot

Is ss hale and active ass young woman.! The chlh lives in the city.

Aa we have said, Mr. Lowe was an old •nd valued eitven. He enjoyed tbe con-' fidence and respect Of every one who[: knew him. Hi was an earnest and con-p selendotia worker in the cause of Chris-* tianlty, aipeknberofthe Methodist Epls-r and. what Pope calls, work of Got*, an honest man!"

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of Mr. W. D. Griawold's letter in refer-1 «nee to Governor Tildes* connection with tbeTtorre Haute, Alton 6c St. Louis Railroad. It is spicy reading:

In lSSt I picked np thia road—the Tsrre Haute. Alton A St. Louis Railmad—a wait Its men bad not been paid for Ave months. For protection* against executions its fuel ..a- |„.i.l for aa It ww delivered upon «e engines. I carried it alone for six roonibs. i,ud I indorsad lor it personally In all, including renewals, to tbe amoun- 0/ more than I £00,000. I g*w It all m. time and all my abilities^ and after fb ir veari I delivered It up worth F3,000.000. FIVE tbonasnd dollars ft year, wlfhout any| commteions tor Indorsing, was ail I was paid—all I demanded but If there is any audi meftt In service a» ia aaserted, and If Mr. Tllden or the puFchoalag committee were entitled to 'let! f200,000 or $300,000 of bonds, then I claim that it waa my honest right to have stolen tbe railroad itself.