Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 7, Number 25, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 December 1876 — Page 4
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Ilrtving made most extensive prrpara tious for our usual
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HOLIDAY TRADE,
we lire be«ter than ever prepared serve ur patron* promptly, and with very great assortment,
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In Elegant variety,
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BLACK AND COL OKED DRESS SIX KS BLACK AND COL OHED CASHMERJlS ^BLACK ALPACAS
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COLORED DRESS GOODS of al dc u.iiotic, from ten cents to iwo dollar l*r *ard- .%'
CLOAKS. _L! SHAWLS, SUITS
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E'fgant line of Ladies' Cloaks at dnced prices, $3.50, $4 00 $5.00, $6 00,• r.. $s 00, $10.00, $12.00 each and upward. .r iij sii,''}'- t" «t#,»
SHAWLS! SHAWLS!
For diis and Mis-*** Ri Paiselr and Brociie Shawls, $6.50, $8.00, $10.00, $11 00, $15.00 each and upward. Single and Double Wool S.iaw a in Plaid and 8irip a, 25 cents to $12.00.
FANCY GOODS!
Gloves, Hosier^ Ties, Scarfs, Lnce 0'iodit, Collars and Caffs in Sets and Separate.
HANDKERCHIEFS!
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Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys, MUses and children.
For
THE MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT EVER SHOWN.
LADIBB' nAKDKKRCHIJEJS,
In B-antif ilFancj Boxes, 50c, 65c, 75c, 86c, $1.00, $1.40, $1.75, per box.
QEN'TLEMES'S HANDKERCHIEFS In beautiful boxes, $1.00, $1.50, $1.75, $2.50 aod $3.00 per box.
MUSSES', BOY'S AND CHILDREN'S HANDKERCHIEFS, Embroidered with Mottoes, Nan**, Ini lUli, «t&, fit, 10c, 15c, 20o, 25c, 85c aad
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LADIES' EMBROIDERED IIDKFSVrr* Kicgtnt Goods, 60c, 75c, $1.00, aun $1.25 up to $5.00 each. n,
LADIES' COLORED BORDERED HANDKERCHIEFS, 35c, 35c, 50c and f6u
"KID GLOVES I
Try our Donna Maria Kid
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BLACK AND COLORS, 2 Button, at $1.00.i, S S Button, at $1.85*
The Best Glove in the ^it for the price. No one should foil to examine our LARGE STOCK of desirable, useful and ornamental goods for Christmas and New Tears Presents.
HOBERG R00T& CO,
W.OPKB4 HOUSE.
A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE -1 Ia TERRS HAUTE, DEC. 16,1876.
S. WESTKALU
KDITOK AKD PKOPIUSTOR.
A OHANOS in tb* make-op of tbia lasn® —made neoewary by the ptaaaara of advertiaing—throws the editorial npon the eeeond page, end Tewn Talk, Basks and Nabblns, end other first page matter will be found on the Seventh page. You will have to look all over The Mail this week to And what yon want.
City and Vicinity.
LKAF year fs laps!no.
TIME to begin PEU ACNCO on 1877.
SPARX-BIBS and tender-loins are ripe.
THE useless office of Assistant ^bi®f of Police has been abolished. tt
IT would be a pretty good idea, for change, to go to chureh to-morrow.
THE boys have had some first class skating this week and bushels of fun
THE receipts irom the Fourth street market now average about 126 pe month. S
TOUTE'S brass band is ousted. Wt intended to say ao last week but forgo about it. '"T'lfl
CELERY and cranberries are now tbeir prime and both, this season are unusually fine. i»%f W&i- ia,i
M. C. RAFFEBTT, the "Fulton Market man, has had a 25 pound trout on exbi lition this week.
CENTENNIAL expenditures are just beginning to make themselves felt. But no one regrete having gone—oh no!
LEE BROS, have a dozen live prairie chickens in a cage at their store. They —the prairie ohickeus—eeem perfectly tame.'
THERE wilt be five Saturdays this month, if nothing prevents and const quently, five Saturday Evening Mails, Good month!
DURING the month just passed the interments in the c»ty cemetery were— from the city, 18 from toe?eountry 8 making a total of 26.
WHO'D have the face to ask for any nioer winter weather than this. The man that'd grumble at this weather'd grumble about being hanged.
Tut Polioemen's Bali, the net proceeds of whiob are to be given to the Ladies' Aid Society, is to take place next Wednesday'evemng at Dowling Hall
AND now the pampered guests of second class boardiAg ho usee are luxuria ting on pork-beuse "bones." But some folks are never satisfied with anything
ELLIS' Wabash Woolen Mills have shut down till alter New Years, during which time the establishment will be oleaned ap and put in apple pie order for 1877.
THE store ol Bauermeieter A Busch, 82 Main street, was entered by burglars Menday night, and a general stock ot cigars, tobaoooe and groceries, and $20 in cash, made away with.
IT is feared that the custom of keeping Open Houae" on New Years day will this year be more honored in the breach than in the obaervanoe. All the young ladiea in this city, so far as can be ascertained, are waiting for somebody to invite thorn to "asalst." If thlastate of af fairs oontlnuea, "what's a poor fellow goin'todo?"
MRS. ELIZA ARCHER, ot whose attack of paralysis we made mention Saturday, died Sunday night. She was born in 1816, on Sand Prairie, two miles west of York, Illinois. She was married to the late Samuel Archer thirty-five years ago and came with him immediately after wards to this city, wherw alie continued to reside, on the same lot, till her death, bbe waaa noble woman, of lovely char acfer, and enjoyed tt»« reepeet and love of all who knew her
THRCHOHCftteS TO MORROW. ChrtmJan Chapel—U. P. P«le, paw or. Moraine sotyoett Tue £oo Kieoiloii." Evening autgvet: "Whjr Mod Hears Nut the Prayer o( ma Ailm."
Flnri Pre»by»«rtan ettareh-^*errtee morning uii tmlug. rb« *iiaday acboi l» eiianird from morning to afterno^u, aon h« mnrnlDgw jret in the even! ern Qmwtkm nagreg*Uosa eaufeb—Preaening tar the Pas or, F&v.«, 8. Mariyn, at II a «w. raw* t»i\lelD the«VHUD| at 7O'ELUC*, in piaee of tarn rrgalar swvioe—liw singing tu be IntmprraMl with remarks fpotn the hwor of a popolar eharaeter, t«H»efilag tbrgto*iti and aim of hynn* In t*»e «o niug ibe Grnteanial sermon puiponed iaw. mndajr will ««r. Hohjfci:
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RIAD»U the adterUsemente in this Issue of The Mail. In heee oolumns will be found some mention of about all the live boalneee houses In town—and what they have to aay and what we aay of them will be fonnd interesting and instructive reading.
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THEATRICAL performances take place every Sunday evening at Turner Hall but they are in German!
THE storm last week did about $94 worth of damage to the gas lamps about the city. This is the city's loss.
morning IO tnemvu, aun [serve* Iruru 11 to 10)£. »ut* renlna: "*nJet and lii* »a*Vi." Al**. me iwtt, Mar.
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—FOR THK LONG WINTER EVENINGS prepare yourself with a fir** rate article of Spectacles and have a enmturt able time in reading. The beet an* at 8. IL FRf EMANB, nppoalte the HaUonal H*tal. ftmOl With BMlM liamUtoo'a
Central" book afore.
TOY FTNTNITCHS AND FANfTY VR4CKKM IN 41RS4T VARIETY, CUE \P, ATCBNTtHXJRB.
and Young.
An Attractive Lht of Holiday and
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With this thought in view we have been at pains to compile a list contain lug a large portion of the new books suitable for holiday reading, stating where they may be had, and we venture 'to suggest that every one who contem plat- any purchsses of this kind will find it well worth consulting before hand.
BDTTOS A HAMILTON
at the Central Book Store, have the fol -'i in 8 Daniel Deronda. Helen's Babies. .,!• Dierdre. v. Airaiust Fite—by Mrs. Hayne. Bitter Sweet, Lessons in Life, Kathri na, .seven Oaks, Geld Foil, Artliu
Bom fr-astle, Plain Talk—by J. Holland. One Nights Mystery, A Terrible Secret
Mad Marriage, Kate Dantou—Dj May Agnes Fleming. 'Twixt Hammer and Anvil—by Bene diet. Matrimonial Infelicities, by Barry Gray Litil« Men, Rose in Bloom, Little Wo lutm, Eight Cousins, Aunt Jo's
Foster.
Mayne Keids' Ai nsworths', Goopers Chas. Reads', Harlands', Holmes', AuuHsta Evans', Southworths Oudia's Yates,' and Irviugs'Novela. MacCauly'a, and Humes' Histories of England. Rollins'Ancient History.
SATURDAY
Books.
And now the holiday season is at hand, and we are all beginning to oast about for mementoes of friendship and affection. It need hardly be remarked that there la one direction in wblcb thousands of people turn eaoh year for their presents, aud in which they are never disappointed—and that is in the field orenrrent literature. Per wequee tion whether any outlay ever affords so large returns, both of present pleasure and permanent enjoyment sa the com paratively small sums spent each year in new books for our friends aud our selves.
Sera,
Bag—by L. M. Alcott. 100 years of American Independence— by Barnes. My Little Live—by Holland. Tne Boys of '76—by Chas. Coffin., Dream Life—l.y Mitchell. Prehistoric Races of United States—by
Farm Legeads and Farm Ballads—by Carleton. Shirley, Villette, Jane Eyer—by Bronte. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, xhe Mysterious Island—by Jules Verne. Wavurly, Dickens' Dumas,' Bulwer,
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Prince of House of David. Pillar of Fire. Throne of David. 'f
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Alice and Phoebe Cary's Poems, Tennyson's, Longfellow's, Owen Meredith, Lucile, Whittier, Byron, Burns,
Milton, Moore, Shakespeare, Cow per, Scott, Pope, and Hood. Songs of Yesterday—by Benj. F. Taylor, 100 Gems of Art. Great Bonanza. The Winged Lion—bv De Mille.
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Oh, Why Should the Spirit or Mortal be Proud—by Knox. Ballads of Beauty— by Bak er.
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Nearer My God to Thee—Humphreys. Large stock of Juvenile and Miscellaneous Books of all kinds, also fine sto£k of Writing Desks, Work Boxes. Card Cues, Gold Pans and Pencils, Pocket Books, Cigar 'Jases, Pocket Companions, Glove and Handkerchief Bixea, Back gammon Boards, Chess Boards.
Games of all kinds. Finest lines of Paper and Envelopes. Beautiful Selection of Prangs, Chromos and Mottoes. Splendid Assortment of Imported Albums. Blank Books, a very large stock. Also Memorandum Books, Bibles, Prayer Books, Pocket Knives, Brackets, Ink Stands, Portfolios, Toy Books, Ao.
Inoonclusion The Mail suggests that every uan, woman and child contemplating making a Holiday Gift, go straight to Button A Hamilton's Central Book store. We cannot enumerate all the elegant and desirable articles, nor give more than a synopals of tbechoioe col lection of Books there displayed. II you have literary taste or an eye to the beau tifbl drop In and spend an hour at the Central Bookstore. "HARD TIMESf"
Those who go about selecting presents for the Holidays with a Judicious sense of the "Hard Times" upon their minds, whl thank us :or directing their steps to the Hardware Store of Slangnter, Watkins A Co., on the north side of Main, two doors east of Fltb. Here they will find suoh articlea aa Skates, In great variety, Bove' Sloda and Wagons, Pocket Knives, Table Cutlery, Carvers, Ivory Handled Table Knives, Ivory Handled Nut Picks, Roger's Celebrated Silver Plated Table and Tea 8poons, Knives ant Forks, Scissor*. Call Bells, cheaper than ever sold In this city Tolet Setts, extra nioe All these articles are useful sa well as ornamental, acceptable and vet not expensive. Sportsmen will here find a fu I stock of Guns, Pistols, the e»lehrat«d Oriental Powder, all kinds of ammunition and all the equipments for banting.
OYHTIiRS!
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CHRISTMAS
ED. W. JOHNSON I
How natural it comes to pat those three bead lines together. Who would think ot going anywhere el»e for their OYcfTERS than 16 ED. JOHNSON'S and especially on CHRISTMAS—or any other day, for that matter. Ha will have in next week some choice lot* of New York oysters, including some extra nioe in Kegs. Restaurants and fiunlllea in this city, however, need net be Uld that Ed. Johnson's is headquarters for oysters.
EVENING MAIL.
per L?c«um hai tfbiaged iU
time of meetings from Saturday evening to Wednesday evening, and ladies are
Winter Pleasures for Old pweent amLpwtwpatein
the exercise*. THI weather baa been extremely favorable for packing ioe, and very large quantities have already besn stored Prices will be "in reason" next SAM tner If nothing unfortunate happens.
A FIRE occurred this morning at half past nine o'slock, at the reeidence of Mrs. O'Boyle, corner of Eighth and Mulberry atreeta. The furniture was saved but the bouse is badly damaged
A SAMPLE drinking fountain is to be erected on Fourth street, near the market-house. If this provessati*facto ry, others will probably be erected at different points about the city, next spring.
THE difference in the annual expense of using coal oil or gas in the engine houses for illuminating purposes 1s 124 in favor of the coal oil. The council has on tbrse facts very sensioly decided to continue its use.
COUNCILMAN KOKDBLL has been ap pointed chairman of the Fifiance Com mitteein the place of Col. Dowling, de ceased, and Mr. Harris, of the Fifth ward, has been placed on the cwtnmittee to revise the city ordinan«*es.
TnE Suhday School ceieoratiens this year will generally take pl«ce Christinas night, instead of Christmas Eve, as has been the custom. This is owing to the inconvenient fact that Christmas comes on Mond«iy
THE daily average number of pupils attendance at the publc schools dur ing the month of Novemler was 2.051 The whole number enrolled 8,246. The number of cases of corporal punishment reported for the month WHH 34.
THE northeru rolling mill bad to suspend operations Monday on account of a scarcity of coal. The nail works were also stopped a few days, but whether for the reasons monti' ned in the first case, or some other, we are unable to say.
THE Sunday school of the first Pres byterian church has changed its hour of meeting to half-past two o'clock in the afternoon. This will allow parents some chance for a late snooze Sunday morning and will be gratefully appreciated, no doubt.
Dr. J. J. Baur, the druggist, baa returned from a years* tiip to Europe, during which be visited all the more celebrated places of interest in England, Ireland, Germany and Italy. He is in excellent health and well pleased with the result of his travels.
DBALEBS in seal skin cloaks and la dies' furs are now doing their prettiest talking. The fascinating eloquence of some of these gentlemen, as the season wanes, is perfectly irresistible but posi tively awful to the male citizens who are asked to liquidate the ensuing bills.
THIS is the month for big gas bills. By humbly remembering the impending horror every time you light up and thinking of it occasionally during each evening, you will be better prepared to bear the sight of Charlie Williams when he makes bis regu ar New Years calls
THE incomparable Caroaan family have been giving our citizens a taste of their sweet singing this week. Those who failed to hear them missed a treat worth walking ten miles for. They sang to delighted audiences on Monday and Tuesday evenings, at the Baptist church.
THE recent cold snsp sent the tramps trooping to the city work house. Thirtythree were lodged there Saturday and Sunday nighta, aid there is little doubt that it was fortunate thing for them that there was some such snug and com fortable refuge for them. Without it there might eaally have been work for the coroner.
THERE is a disposition on the part of the council to erect a decent residence for the sexton of the City Cemetery, and also a couple of lodges, one on oacb aide of .be entrance to the cemetery, one for the use of the Superintendent as an floe, and the other as a pace where visitors may take refuge in case of a storm er from the fieroe rays of the sun while watting In aummer. The members the oouncil are considering the matter and investigating plans.
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THE J&T EMPORIUM I!
AN ELEGANT ESTABLISHMENT I
A CREDIT TO TBECXTY
Have yon viaited Rudolph Gagg'eJkrt Emporium and Muaic Store recently If not, just drop In some day next week and see wbst a wonderful tranaformation haa been effected by carpenters, painters, and paper bangers. The entirs interior bss been rearranged and the walls hung with the finest stock of pictures, in oil,chromo and engraving, that has -ever been diaplayed in this city By the wsy wbst a place it la to select Christmas giits. Besides his besutiftl pictures we find there, frames in a great variety, fancy frames and many pretty notions for ladies and misses, brackets and other house onuments, sheet pictures for children, water colors, drawing tools, together with a well selected lot of small n}usical instruments. But we cannot enumerate all. Drop in and see the beautiful collection.
Here's Your Christmas
First asd sail haaee yet Pies«at c«l •faMslslsg iktsc PAiEilY HOLIDAY GOODS
AUCTION!/
For the purpose ot closing out m.v fancy stock and devoting my attention more exclusively to my seed trade, 1 have determined to offer at auction commencing on THURSDAY .DECEMBER 21st, AT 10
O'CLOCK A. M.,
The following articles, very suitable for holiday gifts to ladies snd children FLOWER ST A NDS. a varietj of styles, BASKB'IK with ana without plants. HYACINTHS, in glasses and pots. MAT .L1CA POTS AND VASES, very beautiful.
N« FLOWER POTS, larve vartetv. GOLDFISH, GLOBES A AQUARIUMS. HttAS-s BIRDCAGES, very fine stock. JAPANNED BIRDCAGES, large assortment. FERN CASES and other pretty goods,
The Ladies are invited to attend the sale All these goods at private sale. Re member the date and hour for the auction—it may not l»« continued.
J. A. FOO IE, 512 Main street,
Buying a Cloak without looking at HERZ' stock, is like going to a show and not seeing the elephant. —The latest styles in New Year's Cards can be found at Wigley's, No. 15 south^b street.
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Tn city grocers are again agitating a protective asaociation, with a "black list" and all the term lmpliee and there are grounda for believing that tbla time the project will go through. The names, occupations, etc., of "dead beats" will be oircalated for the general information and It will finally beeanae exceed ingly di Acult, no doubt, for some of our fellow dtisena to get along without paying their bills occasionally. Thus doee relentless capital oppress labor. •,
THaattendanceatall the city churches is reported unuaaaily gnod this winter. Just at present T«rre Haute la pretty bard to beat In the way of preachers. To the best of our knowledge tbere'e not a dull one In the town while there are at least five who are remarkably fine orators. People who fall to attend church thess Umes dvprlve themselves of a large amount of intellectual enjoyment, to say nothing about the spiritual vsfrsabmeuts they sre missing. It la uniformly a good habit U» attend ohurcb and Jast now it paya
If HERZ can't sell you a Cloak he will almost give you one.
Dealers la the sorroanding towns will be promptly soopHsiL if they send In their order*, fflTm uter what quantity1 nor how abort the nottre, the returning WE DONFT'LALM TO BR GIVING train wfll bring the package, and the CKM)DS AWAY, HUT WE DO MRLL W 5 ii S re an a E A W a N N W N aud prices the lowest. TIIADIUTEL»,POPULARCENTHTORK
LANG FORD'S BINDERY,
Corner of Ohio and fifth streets, is the place to go for first clsss ruling and binding ef every description. Blank books of every description made to order.
NOBBY. I
Those new and handsome designs of New Yesr's Cards, to be found at Wigley's. No. 15 south 5th street.
A Ht EXQ VISITS COLLECTION Ot rare Fruits, Nuts and Confections, selected especially for the Holiday trade may now be seen at Urso A Dolan's.
FOR THE MOST DELICIOUS Confectionery for the Holidays, go to Urso A Dolan's.
TOYS AND DOLLS,
AT URSO A DOLAN'S.
—We bsve the largeet and most deslr sble stock of Boots and 8boea in the
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city, offer extra.low prices on robber goods. Men's Arctics, 91.75.
Women's Arctics, 91.35. Plain Robbers, 50 cts. Misses' Alaakas, 65 eta.
Rubbers, 40 eta.
These are all new goods. D. C. GREINER A CO.
HERZ puts the finishing touch to the Cloak Tra$e by selling without reserve.
NEW YEAR'S CARDS.
A nice stock of ths newest snd hand someat New Year's carda, in great vari ety and style can be found at Wigley's, No. 15 south 5th street. Call early and gat the first choice. ,,
TOYS AND CONFECTIONERY. W. A. 8heap Is receiving an immense stock of new holiday goods embracing all the moet ingenlouaand amusing toys that are made. He will be able to shaw the most attractive assortment In the city. It most also be remembered that Mr. Sheep's More Is headquarters for the pureet and most delicious candlea. He makes the moet delicious taffy, caramels, eecoanat paste, cream figs, batter a^otob, eta, that la aold In the city. Give him one trial and you will never bny confectionery anywhere else.
*5 NOTICE!
TO PERSONS DESIRING TO PURCHASE A COOK SIX)VB MANuFACiURED AT HOME, And thereby securing for themaelvee a goad stove and one that oan be depended upon and repaired when out of erder at email ooet, I would say that I have given to It L. Bal* toe retail trade ofth wood eoocetove "Prairie City," and the eoal or wood eook Move, the improved
Bella.' Mr. Ball always keep* large numbers of these stoves la »toek and takee eepedal pleasure, In showing or selling them. K. J, KING.
Received thi* morning
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more commission Cloaks, at HERZ'
DAYX* a Co. nnaimaaertl kllMnf—j peeking pork on Tneeday aftarnoci
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people attend Archer.
large nut»bel o| Manfeall in the city Tbesdiy to funeral of the lata flba.
NOT finding the steam
power
to*y, in getting out ice, Mr. L. J& Perdue tore it out and substituted lone power, which worked much
THE Express has heard it "tamored that Mr. Samuel MagiU is negotiating for the purchase of the Tnit Haute Journal with the design of it a Republican newspaper."
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THE Universalis! church in lkWcity is without a pastor, snd the aeembeis take turna expounding the gospel. As there is considerable talent in theehurch tt is not likely that the sereioos this winter will be either uninteresting or unprofitable. —,—
THE special election to be held In the Fourth ward to fill the vacancy In the city council, caused by the death of Col. Thomas Dowling, will take place some time in January The exact date will ie fixed at tbe^ext regular meeting of the council, t,
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THE Catholfa ladies of the city are getting up a fjatival for the benefit of, St. Ann's Canolto church, corner of' Fourteenth an| Locust streets. It will take place at (he City Hall—tho use of which has beei the council—o day evenings,
very kindly donated by Wednesday and Tburshe27th and 28th instants.
ON Tuesday,while basketing is getting out railroad tie, Robert Greenlee, who resides near B^ui town, in this oonnty, received an afciti tal blow from a broad ax, in th^h ii.nd of the man who wua hewing theitk', by which his hand was almost entisly severed at the wrist joint. Surgicallld was promptly called, the wound skililly attended to, and at last accounts It las hoped that tho hand might be saved.
THE loss by thi burning of Mr. John Duncan's packlni house, on south First street—the old "lmlny Mill"—on last Saturday morniik amounted to over 98,000. The proprty was insured for about half that ium. The buildings covered near twiand a half acres of ground and It wfl Mr. Duncan's nten tion to have use them for picking pork this season, twas a very serious misfortune.
A BI FIBE.
Monniger's "Tiill," a magnificent structure sltuatedion Seventh street, two miles north of if sin, was destroyed by fire Tuesday moving. The ul'dlng and appointmenta fere comparatively new and ooet in le neighborhood of 175,000. The place is used as a pleasure resort. About te thousand dollars worth af the furnltuj including a piano, was saved all the at was a total loss. The property was iiured for 925,000. There are Indicatiomthat the fire was caused by tramps in avenge for being denied lodging a fewlghts since.
THK ball given b^tbe German Benevolent Society at Dowling Hall, Wedneaday night, is a success in every respect., A g^tleman in the habit of dancing a goo^ieal snd whosa^ opinion we value In bh matters, assures us that it was W nicest public bsll he ever attended |he very nlnestL people being there, id everything* passing off delightfully.Mr. F. Smith delivered an historical aires* relating to the Society, from w^h we gsther that It was organized 1*851, and this was Its 25th anniversary 167 persons have been admitted sincere organization. There have been 8^aths in the society, 80 members with^wn, and 84 were suspended for notify men of dues. The present memt^hlp is 79. The society has paid out fo^enevolent purposes since is organization10,168 25. Of the seven charter memb^ but two sre now living, A. Relman a^ Thomas Wabler. L. Foster is Presi^t of the •ociety,
OBITUARY.
Harry Basoom, the pressman^ met with the accident In the press-Uip of the Express printing offloe en Way morning of lsst week, died of blijurles. at balf-paat eight o'clock 8i|«y morning. The deceased was bor In Cincinnati In 1841. He learned the ide of a printer in the office of the St. Ida Herald, and came to tbla city «bt three years ago, since which time htui worked continuously for The Exfs until be met with the unfortunate 1dent which resulted in his death. Ing the war he served In the 14th ksouri regiment snd afterwards in ibh Kansaa when the two were merg- digetber. A young wife aud one chilli boy, not quite a year old, are lefV mouin bis untimely end. His fun| on Tuesday, was atteaded by alinm! the printers in the city aud a larne nt ber of other citizens. Rev. Wm wood preached a short sermon at residenosand conducted tbeservi the grave. Mr. Bascom was a very favorite with all woo knew bim of a singularl* brittht, cbtj fal and generous dh^»oiltlon pl»si«4 to everybody obllgiog to a fault indi trious, faithful, and devotedly attacl* to his family,—he merited and won confidence and reapectof all with who be was associated. His meUticb^ inaea the ai nee res', aorrt w. I
THB Y. M. C. A. lecture oomniittfi have about completed the li»t of lo tor»s for the Home Orarse of eig weeka, this winter, snd the date of ti firat lectors will oe announced ahortij The list embraeea some of ttie fn-t ia ent in theeity and premises well fur tin saooesa of the enterprise. ,,