Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 29, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 January 1879 — Page 8

THE MAIL

PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Personal.

Mrs. Bay Warren, who baa teen at St. Louis slnoe the holidays, returned home on Wednesday.

Mr. Pechheimer came borne, on Wed nesday, from one of bis frequent pilgrimages to St. Louis.

Miss Jennie Modesitt, of Le Roy, New "York, is spending the winter with friends in Brooklyn, N. Y.

Sheriff Hay is purchasing at wholesale his supplies for feeding prisoners, and is storing the same in an immense safe he has had built.

Charley Barrick wants to sell the steamer Prairie City, but failing in tbis will command it next season upon the raging Wabash.

Will Barton and Ed 8ibley have purchased the Birrick corn meal and feed mill, and are overhauling it preparatory to an active, pushing business.

Philip Schloss came home Tnursday •night—heavy snow and rains which 'threatened to interrupt travel, sending him home sooner than he expected.

Lucius Ryce has sold his elegant Ohio street residence to Geo. W. Bement, and will remove to the Bowser property, on the corner of Eighth and Chestnut streets.

Express: Dan Davis has been in the employ of the Wabash rolling mill company for five years, and in that time has never lost a day or been one minute late.

The Express says it is correctly reported that a good looking and well known Feurth street merchant is about to shuffle off the coil of single miserableness.

Express: Another citizen has been found who never wears an overcoat— Capt. Jabez Smith. The only one he ever owned wa^a fox-skin affair that he bought "just for buncombe" when he was young and stylish.

George E. Farrington doesn't want to be postmaster, probably couldn't get it if be wanted it Filbeok doesn't want to go out, and there is no movement to put him out, so there is no truth in the report that the first named is to succeed the latter.

T. H. Malone. for a year or more general freight and passenger agent of the Terre Haute and Logansport road, and a very clever gentleman, has resigned to take a position on a northern road. W. H. Truesdale, the paymaster, has been .promoted to Mr. Malone's position.

Collector Frank White has made a gallant, stubborn fight, but he has to go. The powers at Washington have positively decided |upou this. Through the iufluence of Col. Thompson the position has been tendered to D. W. Minshall. We learn that Senator Voorhees has expressed a determination to do all in his power to prevent the confirmation.

Judge T. B. Long did something tbis week that is decidedly refreshing in these days of salary grabbing, defaulting officials and exhorbitant fee gatherers, He went voluntarily before the Board of County Commissioners, and, announcing his conviction that be bad drawn for five and a half years five hundred dollars per annuui more than the law allowed, said he wished to re^» turn to the treasury 12,750. He has drawn each year for his salary as Judge of the Criminal Court |2,500, which, until recently he has believed to be his legal salary, and in this*oplnion he hps been sustained by several members of the bar, who bad examined the law. Judge Long's action is consistent with his character, bub it is an act not every day recorded.

When a paragrapher gets hard pressed for au item with a good point, he invariably recollects that somebody lately sat down upon an upturned carpet tack, a bent pin, or the business end of a bumble bee, but we have a better point to tnake, and that is to point our readers •towards the popular grocery bouse of

Wright King, corner of Main and Sevotith streets, where at the lowest market prioes can always be found the be9t groceries and table supplies, with courteous attention and prompt delivery. A few lines in big black type in another column tells of some of the good things they have to-day.

Samuel Stone, the old reliable grocer on Main street, near Seventh, desires us to extend an invitation to every reader of The Mail to call on him and see the largest and most carefully salected stock of staple and fancy groceries he has ever oarried in this city, and he is determined to continue this yesr the liberal dealing and courteous treatment of customers that has characterized bis trade for many years gone by.

A more interesting place in this city, to spend a half hour or more, cannotJbe found than the Central Bookstore. There are so many interesting books, bandsome pictures, elegant stationery and pretty things to be seen. Mr. Button is glad to eee you at any time, whether you wish to buy or not.

If you wish this year of 1S79 to be a happy one—that home may be made pleasant—that the wife or daughter may be accomplished—put a piano or an organ in the house, and you cannot do better than to buy of W. H. Paige A Co., who have a large stock of tbe best musical merchandise.

Foster Brothers are having a special executors' sale to close the estate of the late John Gray Foster, of New York.

L. Rosenberg visited St. Louts, this week. Mrs. Dr. Willien returned yefttgl$}ay from a visit in Indianapolis.

Mrs Thomas E. Lawea is visiting her old home in Charleston, Ills. Hiram Rigler started on Tuesday for Florida—for his health, he said.

A young widower will soon marryrme of Terre Haute's belles, says the Gazette. W. H. Wiley, Superintendent of the public schools, is sick with pneumonia

Hon. Emory P. Beauohamp, it is said, has the finest collection of pictures in sr «-w 7"the city.

Perley Bell has recovered from his sickness, and is again at his desk in the Recorder's office,

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W. H. Greiner and D. A. Metzel have dissolved partnership, and tbe forpaer will conduct the shoe business alone.

If you want to see a busy place drop in at Foster & Son's furniture house,at almost any hour of the day. They did an immense business tbis week. Good goods and low prices will draw.

Ed. W. Johnson, the oyster king, sa^s tell the readers of The Mail to prepare for Sunday by coming to him this even ing and get a can of his superb oysters for Sunday.

Now that the weather has moderated and people can get out, we wish to direct their steps towards J.M. Adams' elegant photograph gallery, where be is dai^y making pictures that give the fullest satisfaction to his patrons^. .,}}

Tbe season is advancing, and Petir Miller has determined to close out his stock of lap robes and horse blankets at very low figures. If you want either of these, or anything in the harness line it low figures, call at his manufactory, on south Fourth street. "I must have oash!" says J. P. Breiinan, and in order to turn his winter stock into cash, he will make to order and sell all his winter stock, comprising the best selection of woolens for men's wear, at actual cost, for the next thirty days, to make room for spring goods.

J. A. Marshall will move his stock of musical instruments and sewing machines, about the first of February, to the room now occupied by L. Goodman Jr., fe Co., where, with more room, he will be enabled to enlarge his stock, especially in musical instruments, and offer better inducements to purchasers.

D. H. Wright, the old reliable photographer, starts in with the new year de termined to lose no effort to please his patrons with pictures equal to any pro duced in the west. He has an enviable reputation, and his pictures are found in almost every household in this neck woods.

No city iu the west is better supplied than Terre Haute with first class gro eery stores, and search the town over you will find no better place to trade than at Smith & Burnett's, southwest corner of Fourth aud Walnut streets. Their staple groceries are of the choicest, and their large country trade enables them to get the best of country produce. They will not be undersold by any house in town.

People and Things.

General Cary will reply to Ingersoll on the Mosaic record. Georgia is said to have twenty thousand colored Democratic voters.

It is now said that Anthony Comstock is trying to put a stop to undressed kids, There is many a man who courts a fortune and then marries a woman in order to get it.

A Central Park, New York, official gets $1,650 a year and has a man do his work for fl a day. '\''V 'V "Give us the rest of it in a pail," is tbe latest, when wearied by one who is likely to talk you to death. a

They have "art paper hangers" in New York, and who are "society men," too. Ten dollars per day.

There are two editors in the house—J. B. Conner, of the Indiana Farmer, and George I. Reed, of the Peru Republican.

There are said at the present time to be about 125,000 Quakers in all the world, of whom 100,000 are in the United States.

Kearney's latest prayer is: "May God Almighty strike the man dead who takes lees than $2 a day daring the coming winter."

In a court at Bennington, Vt., the defendant asked tbe judge for leave to pray ere beginning his case, and the judge, though he declared that it was a somewhat singular request, granted it.

There is nothing that fills the soql of a young man with consternation so much as to take his best girl to prayermeeting, and have the pastor call upon "our stranger for a few remarks and a prayer."—Jereey City Journal.

Alfred Ballard, a negro, was oonverted to Methodism in Jackson, Tenn. He conceived that his mission was to reform gamblers, and became insane on that subject. Dashing into a faro room he shouted, "Death to all gamblers," and shot the dealer dead. "Baby Mine" is not anew song. It is simply an old Scotch one altered. Archibald Johnstone did the stealing. "Grandfather's Clock" is the old Englisn song, "The Oak and the Aah and the Bonny Ivy Tree." Henry C. Work did the stealing. So says an exchange.

Here are some rules of conduct for 1879: Dont judge a man by the clothes he wears. God made one and the tailor the other. Don't judge him by his family connection, for Cain belonged to a •ery good family. Don't judge a man by his failure in life, for many a man fails because he Is too honest to succeed.

Don't judge a man by his speech, for the parrot talks and the tongue Is but an instrument of sound. Don't Judgi a man by the house he lives In, for tbe Usard and tbe rat often inhabit tbe graudest structures. Don't judge him by his activity in obureh affairs, for that is not unfreqaently Inspired by hypocritical and selfish motives.

Gentlemen who would be ooqsldered au fait in matters of dress, will not roll up their pants at tbe heel, as formerly, but all around. The roll should not extend above the hem, exoept in severe oases of mud, when two rolls the width of a hem is admissible.—Oil Oily Der rick.

A railroad company, suspecting dead heads, put a d4teotlv4 oh tbe track. One day he heard a passenger remark that it was very exsy to go from to Dwithout a ticket. He watched the speaker and was surprised to see him hand tbe conductor a ticket. Getting into conversation with the passenger, he said 'I'd like to know your plan for traveling without a ticket, and don't mind giving you a couple of dollars for it." "Done," said the man, pooketing the bill. "When I want to travel with out a ticket I walk."

The Indianapolis Journal states that ten years ago tbe wife of a well to do contractor of that city attended a ball on whioh occasion she danced to excess, •Soon after she gave birth to an idiot son who in due time was consigned to the poor house. Ever since the boy has been able to stand he has been going through the motion* of a erode waltz. In his waking bonrs he is never still amoment, but is continually whirling round and or shuffling along tbe floor,. keeping time to silent music with his arms, head and body. The boy's parents are still living in Indianapolis. *^5%^

A girl at school would like to have two birthdays every year. When she grows up a woman she objects to having one.

A young lady was told by a married lady that she had better precipitate herself off the Niagara Falls, into the basin beneath, than marry. The young lady replied: "I would if I thought I could find a husband at the bottom."

A leader of fashion, in San Francisco, has had her chairs and sofas, and tbe cushions of her carriages stuffed with aromatic herbs, in imitation of a practice prevalent among Oriental nations. She lives in an atmosphere of constant perfume.

Russian ladies are often inveterate smokers of cigarettes, and, at railway stations and other points of transit, they scratch their matches on walls or posts, like men. They frequently ask men for alight from their cigars, and are asked in return.

The Boston Transcript is so enamored with contentment, and has such antipathy to orderly women, that It declares that it is "Better to sit on a barrel at the corner grocery with contentment, than to repose in the most luxurious easy chair, adorned with a tidy, in the house of the order-loving woman."* IT

A town^in Kansas has been named after Susan B. Anthony. It is called Susantown, and is the county seat of Harper's county. Next we shall hear that the Falls of St. Anthony, in Minnesota, were named after Susan, whereas the truth is they were christened at about the time of her birth, some two hundred years ago.

Mrs. McDonald sat up in bed, in Portland Oregon, when she heard a burglar trying to get in, took a revolver from under her pillow, and fired seven shots at the window through which she saw a man's face. Her aim was excellent, for tbe seven bullets went tbiough a single pane of glass, but tbe thief took his head away in time to escape injury.

Although the short walking baa done so muoh for woman's comf|. says feminine correspondent, then a want—still a cry for "more," & will be continued until we have shorter than the walking dreap cated specially to wet days. The'fesent walking dress is a proper let^ |i for pleasant days and clean level atife

The craze for dime necklae broken out and promises to be a g| scourge than were the dreadful strings of ten years ago. The dime lace is built by levying tribute one's friends. A young lady conclu" to possess one. She asks every soul she can call a friend to contribute a dim with hia or her monogram engraved upon it. After she collects twenty-five or thirty monogramed dimes, die has a jeweler string them together, and the necklace is an incontrovertible fact. As It costs fifty or seventy-five cents to have each dime polished and engraved, the young lady with necklace intentions is avoided by thoee whose pecunious condition is not ample.

Here is what the New York Times said a while ago: "There is hardly a girl whose name is now given In a simple, sensible form. They are Addle, and Lizzie, and Florie, and Lucie, and even Sndie. We have heard of a man making a Judy of4himself, and we suppose it is much the same thing when a woman makes a Judie of herself. This public

assumption of nick names or pet names and tbe substitution even in those of ie for is a vary bad taste and our females should be well laughed out of tbe affecta tion. That Elizabeth or Eliza should be called Lizzy by her intimate friends is well enough, if she and they like it but let her keep her pet names for those friends, and not parade herself before the world under that designation.1'

•4 KNIQHTS ON JP YTSIAS

Tbe annual entertainment of this worthy order will occur on Monday evening, at Bowling Hall, and will consist of a musical entertainment and so cial, after which, for those who chose to remain, supper will be served, and those desiriQg can indulge in the dance. We have not seen the programme, bnt learn that Miss Jeffers, Miss Flora Sage, the St. Stephen's ohoir, and other musical talent will'take part. We are assured that it will be an entertainment deserv ing a large patronage. Tickets can be had only of tbe Knigbtq, and care will be exercised that the company be of select character. The cost for the entire entertainment—concert, social, supper and ball—is only two dollars a couple, or one dollar for a single person. Those who do not care for supper, or to indulge in the dance, oan pay only fifty cents, The managers are sparing no efforts to make the anniversary a pleasant occasion—one that will attract attention to the worthy order—and we are sure that all who attend will pass a pleasant even-

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Luoretia Mott" has lived to bitall&^S "bon Mottf' by the unscrupulous Chicago Times.

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don't they A woman in Springfield, Mass., might have been killed had the bullet not lodged.in a thick pad.

—The Davis cure of hams was awarded the first premium at tbe Centennial Ex position, the Cincinnati Exposition and tbe Louisiana State Fair. There are no bams of superior cure and but few equal to the Dayla ham,

—To settle the estate of tbe late John Gray Foster, of New York, Foster Bros, have inaugurated a special executors' sale to turn f20,000 of their splendidly assorted stock into money by March 1, 1879. To do this at this dull season of the year requires that a big loss be taken from the start, and tbis the firm of Foster Brothers are prepared to do Mm

—Thousands of persons in tbis city and tbe adjoining country eat early breakfasts cooked on the Prairie City Cook Stoves. If you want a plain, heavy stove, at low prices, buy the Prairie City. For sale by

TOWNLEY BROS., 514 Main St.

Dr. Jules Houriet is now snugly fixed in his new location, on Main, just west of Third street, which is now the head quarters for Swiss Ague Cure, fast at taininga wide spread popularity. He is sending his cure far and wide, and with his improved facilities he will be able to promptly supply all demands. Dealers in the surrounding towns now keep well supplied. 1'./•'

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AU persons knowing themselves in debted to us will please call and settle. All accounts and notes must be paid previous to our removal and change in our firm, which will take place February 1st. GOODMAN., JR. & Co,

The Central Meat Market

In Dowling Hall is now opened for tbe sale of MeatB. Hog product a spe cialty. Beef, Mutton, Veal, Turkeys, Chickens, &c., «fec. I would be pleased to wait upon any and all who may call to look at my stock. I propose to deal fairly with every one and make friends in my disposition of trade, i,

One and all, please drop in at 22 lSoV ling Hall and find me in good shape fo«taade. J. L. HUMASTON

—FOSTER BROTHERS desire us to say that ladles will find it pleasanter to do their trading in the morning, as the erowd is not then so dense as in tbe afternoon. Packages bought after 11 o'clock cannot be delivered till next morning.

The Prairie City Stoves are the cheapest to buy and tbe best to use. They are plain, heavy and durable, and are selling now cheaper than ever before. They are warranted to give satisfaction in baking, and tbe plates are warranted for one year againat fire cracks. For sale by TOWNLEY BROS., 514 Main Street.

Ingrain Carpets, 25 cents.Red Table Damask, 41 cents. Valenciennes Laces, Guipure Laces, Almost given away. Shawls way down. Executors Sale.

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Tickets for the K. of P. anniversary may be procured of any of the Knights, at $1 a couple for concert and social, or $2 including supper and ball.

—Buy the Prairie City Cook Stoves and you will have no trouble to get repairs. Stoves and repairs always on end at foundry prices.

TOWNLEY BROS., 514 Main St.

wide Sheeting, 12}£ centa. 5 Muslins, 3 cents. Irish Poplins, 25 cents. Tycoon Reps, 10c and 12K centa. Executors Sale.

Tbank goodness! tbe cole spell is about over. Soon tbe snow an' ice will be gone and a body can go down town without sllppin' downer bein' run over. What with tbe ice under foot, the boys on skates behind and the sleighs In uvyon, a body mighty careful they go down toes "Whlti which is on &£R5 strete, to get their supplies of

good things to eat, of which he baa today, dressed turkeys, cbiokens and geese, rabbits, celery cranberryB, oysters Pigs' Feet, Chow Chow, Apple Butter, Prunes, Dried Peas, Dried Corn, Lard in buckets, Michigan Apples Onions, Florida Oranges, Ground and Browned Coffees, and, in fa&t* everything a body could wish for. ''rv

Executor's Sale!

A fearful loss taken on an entire stock to convert it into cash to close an estate. Fast colored Prints, 3 cents.

All best Prints, 4 cents, Worth anywhere 7 cents,,

FOSTER BROTHERS.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

The members of Indiana Lodge No. 47 I. O. M. W. are hereby summoned to assemble at tbe usual place of meeting, Sunday, 19th instant, at 1 o'clock p. m., to attend tbe funeral of our late Brother J. H. Locke. An invitation to Welcome Lodge No. 90 is extended. A full attendance of botb lodges is earnestly requested. J. D. WILSON, President.

EDWIN A. STOREY, Reo. Sec.

Remember the concert and ball of the Knights of Pythias Monday night.

PERA HOUSE BOOKSTORE.

New Publications.

Daisy Thornton—Mary J. Holmes SI fiO The Haunted Hotel—wilkie Collins..... 1 00 Nelly's Silver Mine—H. 1 50 Castle Blair—Flora Shaw 1 00 Drift from Two Shores—Bret Harte.. 1 26 Return of the Native—Leisure Hour

Series 1 00 Dinner Year Book—Marlon Harland.... 2 25 Social Etiquette of New York 1 00 England from a Back Window- 1 So

Any book sent by mail on receipt of retall price.

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J^ CIRCULATING LIBRARY,

Comprising the standard works of fiction a a a in is a is he a 838 Ohio Street.

Rooms.open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and batardays. TERMS—Twelve months, $3.00 six months, $2.00 three month*, 81.25.

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Mantels and Grates.

Aa pretty a lot of Mantles and Grates aa aver ahown la this city oan now be Men at Moore A Hagerty's, a large invoice having Just been received, and tpld at very low prices.

The Reason.

Tbe reason for the unprecedented demand for Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder, is the result of its being of superior strength, uniform quality, contains no unwholeeome substance. Having thoroughly tested it, we have no hesitancy in recommending it.

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j^OTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

The, co-partnerships existing between Charles C. Smith and James Jt*. Townley, and Charles C. Smith, James P. Townley and H. P. Townley, under the names of Smith A Townley, and H. P. Townley & Co., are dissolved this day by limitation.

Charles C. Smith will continue at 1M and 126 Main streeet, and at 417 Main street. James P. Townley and H. P. Townlty will open at 514 Main street, in the room formerly occupied by Q. F. Smith.

Either member of the firm Is authorized to use the firm name in settlement of accounts. AIL accounts and notes due the firms must be paid at once.

CHARLES C. SM fTH, JAMES P. TOWNLEY, H. P. TOWNLEY.

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fl-00 Caaslmeres, 50 cents. J3.00 Shawls, |1.50. ,'» 50c carpets, 25 cents. Splendid Brussels, 65 center ,• Best Brussells, 75 cents. •&*«*i Tbe whole stock marked down. Noth ing held back—Shawls, Cloaks, Furs, Hosiery, Embroideries, Ribbons, Dress Goods, Cashmeres, fclack Alpacas, Rugs, Window Shades, and everything else have all gone down together.

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pect another lot of fine goods early next week. iI'We also hare 1,000 pieces of our own importafjWtion, just out of the custom house, and they will be in the latter part of this month/ We have ^!made heavier preparations than ever for the

Embroidery trade, our prices are lower than ever before, and our assortment excels all our previous

^stocks in variety of patterns.

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Don't fail to secure some of the BARGAINS tow being offered in COLORED EMBROIDERIES HOSIERY and UJfDERWEAR, at th* & ti

STAB NOTION HOUSB.

A ftill line of Germantown Yarns and Single and Split Zephyrs.

Dr. Warner's Health Corset, Dr. Warner's Flexible Corset, li S Dr. Warner's Perfection Corset, «r55 The Mable and the Queen Perfect-fitting' Corset.

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