Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 24, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 December 1878 — Page 4

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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

P. S. WESTFALL,

KDITOB AMD PROPIUETOH.

TKRRE HAUTE, DEO. 14, 1878

TWO EDITIONS

Of this Paper are published. TIM FIBBT EDITION, on Friday Evening Imtlugeolronlation In the aurroondlng 30VM1 vh«n It la aold by newsboyi ud agents. Tbe SBOOND EDITION, on Sdtttrdior Even lug, goes Into the hands of nearly every reading person In the city, and the farm en of this Immediate vicinity.

Every Week's Issue Is, in fact, TWO NEWSPAPERS, In whleh all Advertisements appear for

OMB CHARGE

THE CHRISTMAS MAIL. We especially desire an advertisement or some local mention of every business house in Terre Haute in the twelve page illustrated Christmas issue of The Mail next week. No matter if it is only twenty-five oent oard, we want every form of business represented. It will be a paper that every Terre Haute man and woman will be prond of, and hundreds will envelope it and send it to distant friends as a representative of Terre Haute newspaper enterprise and Terre Haute business thrift—of live merchants represented in a live newspaper. The city edition will be the largest number of copies ever issued in Terre Haute, Copy for advertisements should be sent in early in the week to secure the best

THE average number of patients in the State Insane Asylum during the past year was 917 and the cost of maintaining them was 9173,77 each, or $3,34 per week.

THK Lafayette Sunday Leader, one of the spiciest papers that comes to our table, has donned anew dress of type. Its well filled advertising columns is sure index of its popularity.

DURING the trial of Merrick, for mar der, at Indianapolis, many women, reg ular attendants at the trial, came early in the morning, provided with dinners, and stayed until the close of each day's proceedings.

THIS thing of eating is getting to be quite a cheap luxury. The Chicago Journal says a full dinner is now furnished at a oertain class of restaurants in that city for ten cents, with a five cent cigar thrown in at the cashier's desk.

THE Vincennes people are taking steps for the celebration of the centennial of the capture of Post Vincennes from the British, under Governor Hamilton, by General George Kogers Clarke, on the 25th of February, 1779. It is the intention to secure the presence of President Hayes and Cabinet, and to make the celebration the most magnificent of any in the history of the Northwest.

A DECIDED compliment was paid our Secretary of the Navy, this week, when the House promptly passed the naval appropriation bill, with only & trifling change in the estimates recommended by Col. Thompson. It has been a good many years sinoe the naval appropria tlon bill has been passed upon so early in the session. It shows the confidence that both parties in Congress, as well as the people, have in the Wabash Mariner.

IT would seem that the developement of silver mines in tbe West is destined to revolutionize the price of that metal The disooveries in the vicinity of Denver continues and are simply remarkable The quantity of metal produced enormous. A vein was discovered re cently from which over f5,000 worth of silver was taken the same day. During November about two million pounds of bullion were shipped from Leadville and over a million pounds, from Colorado Springs. At this rate the use of silver in the manufacture of various articles will soon become much more general than it is now.

WKDXKSBAY was a notable day in tbe Senate, it being the day tlxed upon for the dlecoaalon of Mr. Blaine's resolution lor the appointment of a committee to Inquire Into the manner of conducting the recent elections. Tbe crowd one of the largest that ever gathered in the Senate chamber. Mr. Blaine made a short, terse and telling speech, full of bis characteristic boldness and energy. He said that while tbe states of South Carolina, Mississippi ard Louisiana have seventeen representatives in Congress, they have nine of that number on the basis of their colored population and eight on the basis of their oolared population. Yet the blacks are practically excluded from voting. Tbe same Mate of things exists in other parts of tbe Sooth. The effect of this Is that the white voter In tbe South has just about twice tbe power 3b tbe government that a white voter In the North has. Or, Mr. Blaine puts it,( "throughout tbe States thai formed the late Confederate government 66,000 whitee—tbe very people that rebelled against the Union—are enabled to elect a representative in Congress, while in the local mates it requires 182,000 of tbe whiie people that fought for tbe Union to elect a representative." This was the key note of the speech which will probably be the opening of one of tbe most interesting and exciting discussions thai has been witnessed In Congress since the war.

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W. H, SHOTS had tome peculiar tinan dal notions, and applied them to tbe running of a greenback newspaper, the Advocate, in New York city. His mon etary plan might do for running the United States treasury, or it might be successful if all branches of trade adopted it, but it failed in bis newspaper enterprise, and tbe Advocate is no more. The paper was started in 1877 with tbe idea that its advertising columns were to fill tbe treasury and supply an eight page weekly to subscribers for little or nothing. At 50 cents the Advocate boasted a list of 100,000 subscribers, and with help from Peter Cooper, and advertising rates at fl a line, the price was reduced to 25 cents, and the list swelled to nearly 750,000. Greenback politicians bought the paper by the thousand copies during tbe fall campaign, 47,000 being sent to Maine, and Butler investing in 50,000 for use in bis State. The advertising col umns, however, were mainly filled with Shupe*s proposals (which he failed to meet) to supply sewing machines, cabl net organs and trinkets to bis subscrib era, and when the elections were well over, the whole thing collapsed. A 11mted edition of the paper was published until last week, when it was stopped.

WHEN Thompson, the "dynamite fiend," created such havoc at Bremerhaven, be made known an agent of destruction too formidable to be allowed the freedom of the market. It has played a prominent part in the recent attempts upon the lives of European dignitaries. In the attempt to destroy tbe prime ministers of Austria and Hungary, the bomb which was thrown into the passageway between the palace and an adjoining theatre, and which shattered the windows of tbe palace, was charged with dynamite. A dispatch concerning tbe attempt ^upon the life of King Humbert,.of Italy, states that dynamite was found on the rails over frbich the royal party afterward parsed on tbe road to Rome. A recent issue of a Fenian paper in New York City contained, over a signature, these words: "I know a good Irishman, willing to die, skilled in dynamite and kindred compositions, who, with $1,000, can and will blow the House of Commons sky high." When we see the almost incalculable destructive powers of this dangerous compound, and realize to what extremes set of religious or political fanatics will go, it is time for the makicg of stricter regulations respecting its manufacture and sale, both in this oountry and in Europe.

AMUSEMENTS.

P. T. Barnum, tbe famous showman and proprietor of "The Greatest Show on Earth," contributes an article to tbe Christian Union, on the subject of popular amusements, in which he makes a vigorous defence of the calling which ho is engaged in. Repelling the assertion of a recent writer that "it is the objec tionable features which make the amusement popular," he

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fng all bis long experience as a showman be has never known an American audience to applaud an infamous deed enact ed on the stage, while that which has appealed to human sympathy, unselfish ness and heroic action has always evoked a ready and ^.enthusiastic response. Speaking of the alleged low standard of public amusements, he gives it as his opinion that the indifference of the church has done much to produce this result. "Had the church in earlier days," he says, "wisely made use of the means within its power of affording the people innocent, instructive and profita ble recreation instead of insisting upon the relinquishment of almost every amusement, popular eutertainments would more certainly be exercising their legitimate .functions to-day, not only in affording necessary recreation, but In being powerful agencies of reform." Mr. Barnum has evidently given the subject of popular amuse ments serious study and speaks as one having authority. But whether we oan all agree with him in the above statement or not, we certainly can join heartily in the sentiment that while amusement la not the aim of life, it gives zest to it and makes a grand improvement in human nature so far as it substitutes cheerfulness for morosenees. The fact Is there are are not a few good people wbo would be much improved by making a judicious investment of a few dollars each year in amusements of a proper kind.

LAW AND LA WYERS. There are special reasons why the profession of law abould be filled only by pure men. It is tbe dispenser of justice. It undertakes to settle differences between man and man on tbe basis of justloe and right. It ought not even make mistakes, much less ought it to be swerved try Improper and oorrupt motives. In honest laws and their honest administration lies the greatest safety of a nation. If the courts beoome oorrupt so that money will bribe juries and purchase verdicts, good citizens will to respect, honor and obey the government, and the very foundations of tbe political structure will crumble away. It Is hardly saying too much to assert that tbe whole judicial and political system Is virtually In the hands of lawyers. They exert a controlling influence In Congress and the State Legislatures the bench Is supplied with judges from their ranks. Notwithstanding all this there Is always more or less discussion of the low moral standard of tbe bar and the dlstMfoeet practices of lawyers. Doubtless there Is some foundation for these anim^dvemions nor are tbe causes of the trouble hard to find. Among tbein may be mentioned these:

First, the profession is overcrowded. .Too many young men go into It. They do to t* .*use they labor under several

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and $5.00, we have marked $1.50 and an elegant set of mink muff and boa worth anywhere from $14 up, we will sell you at $6 a few genuine sets of mink muff and boa at $3.99 and $4.99 mink sets that it would botber you to buy at $15, we have marked $11.99. The cut is made on every article in thej bouse. We also call attention to our big reduction in cloaks—we have them from $1.00 to $16.99. This is an excellent opportunity to buy furs and cloaks for the holidays. FOSTER BROTHERS.

FARMERS AND SAW MILL O WNERS, TAKE NOTICE. I want oak, hickory and ash lumber I in exchange for wagons. Call at warehouse, 104 and 106 West Main street, and get priceB, and specifications for lumber.

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

has earned a moderate living In the practioe of tbe law, might have made much mor* In some other oalling.

In the second place, men who are not naturally adapted to tbe profession embark in it and find out their mistake only when it is too late. The system of law is 00 pi ex and diffloult, and re quires a mind of comprehensive grasp to intelligently apply its rules and prinol-

pies. The questions which the lawyer I comprising the standard works of fiction is called on to solve are frequently of |and magaainea. is established at 828 Ohio Street.

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the most complicated and perplexing character. Many times tbe true state of affairs is ingeniously ooncealod from view. To bring the truth out to tue light of day requires boldness, ability and un tiring perseverance. A man either of feeble courage or weak Intellect will not succeed at the bar.

This overcrowding of the profession causes the younger members to undergo long and hard struggle to obtain a foothold. In some cases the struggle continues for years. The severity of the ordeal not seldom impels to base practices. Tbe young man who intended to be an honest and honorable lawyer sometimes stoops to disreputable practices for obtaining bread lor his family, silenoing his conscience with the plea that the end justifies the means and p/omising to correct these moral obli quities when he shall have gained a re muneratlve practioe. But it is easier to lose than to regain his virtue, and too frequently be never rises above tbe plane of a dishonest pettifogger and trickster.

It is doubtless true that If many young men who hasten from school Into law offices, would oarefully study the subject in all Its bearings and gather information upon it from old and experi enced members of tbe profession, there would be a much smaller number of incopetent and dishonest attorneys than there is at present.

STUCK ON FURS.

Expecting a cold fall and winter we bought too heavily of all kinds of Furs. The warm weather has curtailed the sales of these goods, and we find ourselves overloaded.' There is one way to reduce the amount of Furs, and that is by sacrificing them. This we are ready to do: 23 nice Coney fur muffs bought to sell at $3, we have marked down to

C. A. POWER.

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The new improved works in anything—leather or cloth— and does fine work.

—New Ties, new 'Bows, new boxes, new Handkerchiefs, and lots of other Notionsi for tbe holidays, at Foster Bros'.

Attachments, Oils, Ac., at 607 Main street, for tbe Howe New Improved Sewing Machine. Call and examine it.

—A nice Set of Furs, a Cloak, a Dress or a Shawl will not ruin your pocketbook, If it be bought at Foster Bros'.

—Beaver, Broche, Paisley and other new desirable Shawls oan be bought very low at Foster Brothers'.

'We hope our friends will, when it Is possible, do their trading in the forenoon during the next two weeks. They will thus avoid the crowd and crush of the afternoon.

FOSTER BROTHERS'.

RUSH OF BE A UTY DAZZLING THE EYEI Polished Brass Fire Stand, With Shov-1 Try US. els, Ac., of the same material, at A. G. Austin A Co'a.

—If you want to buy an elegant set of $35 Mink Furs for $16 99, there is only one place to find them. Foster Bros' have out the prices in Fur goods fearfully.

—A nice dress bought at Foster Brothers would be a very sensible Christmas gft.

THEODORE TILT0N

Will deliver his new Lecture,

"HEART'S EASE." AT TBB

OPERA POUSE,

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Thursday Eve., December 19,

Tickctt for admission are reduced as follows: flnt door. 50c fiuailj circle. 85c jaUerx, 25c. Referred seats can be obtained ore days in advance at Button A Hamilton's book store, without extra cbsjg*.

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misapprehensions. Many think tbe profession is comparatively eaay and al moat certainly lucrative. These are great mistakes. Tbe sua leeaful lawyer is really a bard worked man. Tbe business la of a most absorbing character. It is a common experience for ambitious lawyers to work all,day in their offloe and read law late in tbe night at home. There Is leas opportunity for miscellaneous reading in tbe law than in almost I W©w Publications, any other vooatton. Nor la the business The^u'on*ofl^h^-JMa 25 highly remunerative. Many a man who

HAGQERTY-Last night at 10 o'clock, Willie, son of William Haggerty, ag*d 6 years and 5 months.

Funeral services to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, from the residence of the parents, south Thirteenth street, between Ohio and Walnut. Friends of the family are invited to attend*

Under the Lilacs—Louisa M. Alcott 1 SO Absaraka—Cel. H. B. Carriugton 1 60 Nellie's Silver Mlue-by H. 1 SO Daisy Thornton—Mary J. Holmes......... 1 &0 Mildred- 1 60 Roxy—Edward Eggleston «... 1 50 Molly Bawn 1 25 Through the Dark Continent, 2 vols.—

Stanley 10 00 Sent by mall on receipt of price. E. L. GODECKE,

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Opera House Bookstore- 4Cfl Main St.

J^ CIRCULATING LIBRARY,

For Sale,

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SALE—A nice, gentle Family Mare flve^ears of age—a bargain. Apply to

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FIN, at Terre Haute Commercial

Wanted.

'ANTED—A GOOD KITCHEN GIRL References reqi 600 South Sixth street.

References required. MRS. TUTT,

PERA HOUSE.

C. E. HOSFOBD, MANAGER

TWO NIGHTS AND ONE MATINEE.

Friday and Saturday,Dec. 20th and 21st.

MATINEE SATURDAY AT 2 P. 91.

Engagement of

GOTTHOLD & RIAL'S

Magnetic Spe tacular Revival of

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.

SUPERB DRAMATIC COMPANY, LARGE BAND OF JUBILEE SINGERS,

MAGNIFICENT SCENIC EFFECTS. Concluding with the grand transformation illustrating the picture of

The Beautiful Gates Ajar

Admission, 75,50 and 25 cents. Reserved seats on sale at Central Bookstore, without extra charge.

Matinee prices, 25 cents td all parts of the heuse.

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Dealer in all Grades

Brazil Block, Block Nut,

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BITUMINOUS COALS.

Orders for any quantity promptly filled. Office St ^Charles Hotel, £or. Third and «*hlo Streets.

*®~Order8 received for Coke, Anthracite, Pittsburg and Cannel Coals.

|JNITED STATES SCALES.

STOCK, GRAIN, WAGON, DORMANT ANDR.R. TRACK. With protected bearings, and otherwise highly improved. Warranted superior to allothers. Sold the cheapest. No pay till tested and found strictly as represented.

S. J. AUSTIN A CO., Terre Haute, Ind.

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Try others. See our line. See those elsewhere. See our prices as compared with others.

We Show You a Thousand Styles to Select from. mm ENGLISH, FBENCH AND AMERICAN WOOLENS.

RANGING AT

$20, $22.50, $25, $26, $28, $30 Per Suit BETTER STYLE! BETTER MADE!

BETTER TRIMMED!

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422 Main St., 4 doors West of Fifth, North Side.

Agent "K" Merchent Tailoring Company, of Cleveland, 0.

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is Cordially Invited to Attend.

Our display will be tbe grandest ever held in the city. Every department is filled with useful and suitable presents, at prices within the reach of an. Bring the children and see our Christmas Tree. Our establishment will be Illuminated and open evenings until 9 o'clock.

Goods purchased now will be kept and delivered whenever desired. Attention is invited to our low prices on Rich Furs, Fur Cloaks, Ladies'and Misses' Beaver Cloth Cloaks, Circulars and Ulsters, Paisley and Broche Shawls, Velvet and Beaver Wool Shawls, Mourning Shawls, Shetland Wool Shawls, Silk Knit Shawls.

Never Have Silks Sold so Low.

Twenty pieces Black Gros Grain Silks just opened at 75c, 90c, 91.00, $1.25, $1.50 $1.75, and up to $3.00 per yard 10 pieces Cbeeney Brothers' 22 inch Black Silk at $1.25 per yard, worth $1.75 Moire Antique Stiipe Silks, Dammasse Silks, Armure all very handsome and cheap* Silks:

NOVELTIES IN DRESS GOODS.

The greatest variety and lowest prices^in the city. Black and Colared Dress Goods, 6Ko to $3.00 per yard.

Real Laces and Lace Goods.

Ties, Handkerchiefs, Collars, Jabots, Necklaces, Bows, Scarfs, Bibs, Collarettes, eto. These Lace Goods are just one-half former prices.

SILK TIES AND HANDKERCHIEFS.

In the most fashionable and exquisite colorings. Having bought the entire lot from aNew York importing bouse, we can offer some wouderful Bargains. Ties at 15, 20, 25, 35, 50,60, 75c and upwaifls. Ladles and Misses' Silk Handkerchiefe at 20, 25,35, 50, 60 75c. Embroideried Silk and Lace Ties, Lace End Ties, Lace Bows, Silk Bows, Ribbon Bows, 10,15, 20, 25c and up to $2.50 each.

LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS

In ondless variety for everybody and at everybody's price. Handkerchiefs in handsome boxes, 25o, 35c, 50c, 60c, 75c, 85s, $1, up to $7 per box. Handkerchiefs by tbe piece, Handkerchiefs by the dozen and half dozen, Embroidered Handkerchiefs, Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs, Lace Trimmed Handkerchiefs.

LADIES' AND MISSES' COLLARS AND CUFFS,

Separate, in sets and in boxes, beautifully put up at 50c, 75c, 85c, $1, $1.25 per set

KID GLOVES, WOOL GLOVES,

Mitts, Wristlets for Ladles, Misses and Children. Look at our Ladies' Kids at 50c.

Wool Hoods* Nubias, Fascinators, Scarfs, Shawls, Cloaks.

Useful and Ornamental Presents, Housekeeping '."Vr t:Goods.

.vTable Linens. Napkins. Doylies, Towels, Tray Covers, Table and Stand Covers, Bed Spreads, Toilet Sets, Sham Spreads, all in great variety and at low prices.

Wool Blankets, Comforts, Crib Blankets, Baby Rugs, Carriage Robes, etc. fcf.

COME EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH

We have increased our force to 2» salesmen, but customers are requested to come early in the day, so that all can be waited upon.

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GOODS THAT WE CAN

Recommend for Durability.

DANIEL REIB0LD

Cor. and Main Sis., Wo. 300, %pr? TERRE HAUTE 11TD.