Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 37, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 15 March 1879 — Page 5

In the city.

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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR TIIE PEOPLE.

Because!:

THE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL Is good medium of communication between Terre Haute business men and the ople who bay their goods— Because, It bas the largest circulation any paper published In this olty. But not on this aoeount alone, but— Because, It goes Into the family circle on

Satarday evening, and during Saturday night and Sunday Is read thoronghly, advertisements and ail, by every member of the family who can read, after which it Is loaned to the neighbors.

Because, Alter having been read by the borrowers and buj ers In the olty, It Is enveloped, stamped and sent to some friend 01 relative In some other town or city. Because, It Is a paper whloh reaches all classes, high and low, rich and poor. Because, Of its very large circulation among farmers. Because, It Is an especial favorite with the ladles, who do a large part of the buying of household goods, in addition to thejewelry and dress goods they wear, and are critical readers of advertisements. Because, Two editions are published, Thursday acd Satuiday evenings, anc all advertisements both editions for price of one issue. Because, Its rates are cheaper, all things considered, than those of any other paper

THKBK'S spring fever in the air.

GOOD-BTE, buckwheat, good-bye.

THE almanac spring commences next Friday, the 21st.

AFTER next week the schools take a week's vacation.

HAH and eggs are the season's most appropriate edibles.

THE ship "Pinafore" with its jolly crew will anchor in Greencastle to-night.

THERE'S getting to be considerable animation in muniolpal election matters.

THE men shudder as the time comes on for taxpaying and millinery openings.

"PINAFORE" is not a apron-ounced success, aocordlng to the Terre Haute idea.

A FRENCH proverb svs that wben March is like April, will be like March.

THE faculty of the Normal School are in receipt of advices which indicate that the building will be full to overflowing the coming term.

THE Wabash is booming—niueteen feet above low water mark, a^d covering the bottom lands. The only damage at this season of the yeat fs to fences

THE township of Srigar mis&J the river, of which Maxville is the prla* cipal city, hasn't a saloon, whereas before the Murphy movement it run from six to seven gin mills.

THE hog^ will do a great deal of damage now to the grass plats along sidewalks, if they are not immediately put in penii where tbey should be in accord ance with a city ordinance.

A BOY eight years old, son of ME. Ash, the cooper, on Swsn street, lost an eye on Wodnesday morning while playing "shinny," which, as now played by boys.^aa very daju^tegs game.

Wn|k oi# ti# djetctory is progreasing finflly. and Slffears. Helnly A Sherman pro lag gjieofj.be best and most^Qbifsct books of the kind ever

issued in the city, every encouragement.

thou Id have

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THE city council has ordered alleys cleaned forthwith, and tbe day polioe&en are Instructed to see that tbe order is obeyed. There should be no dilatory action permitted in this matter. A thorough cleaning of tbe cjly is needed t-j

THE old poor bouse, on the Bloomington road, and tbe adjoining barn were destroyed by fire, Tuesday night, about twelve o'clock. It was the property of A. B. Pflgg, and the fire was the work of an incendiary. The property was worth $3,500, Mid was Insured with Riddle A Co. for f2,000.

"WHY don't you put on more men and posh forward tbe work on my house?" Mid a citlsen the other day. "We can't get them," was the reply of the contractor, which revealed the fact, which may surprise the croakers, that the supply of good meohanios is short of the demand. And It promises to be more so, as the building season advances.

MAURI AOS LICENSE#. Tbe following marriage licensee bare been issued since our Isat report:

Felix Roll and Josie Williams. Samuel Kirkman and Sarah Klllott, William Taylor and Maggie Butler. John Young and Katie Ueelan. Samuel Barnetl and Lucinda Harlaa.

& W. R. R.

On Monday next a change will be made in running of passenger trflns on tbe Logansport, Crawfordsville A Southwestern Railway. The time will be as follows:

DEPART:

T. H. Lafayette Mail.. 6 30 a. m. Reckville Acommodation 1 10 p. m. Toledo Express 3 85 p. m.

ARRIVE.

Mail A Express 12 55 p. m. •Rockvllle Accommodation.... 8 40 p= tn. Through Express 10 00 a. m.

THK Cathollo societies are making big preparations for the celebration of St. Patrick's day on Monday morning, $•

MHN were engaged yesterday in this vicinity plowing for oat sowing. Some wore overcoats, as they plowed through the snow. -f.*.

REV. ALEX. STKRKRTT will deliver his temperance oration in the Second Presbyterian Church Monday evening next. The oration i* (all of wit, fun and pathos, and is regarded as the '-greatest effort of his life." Free to all. Th^ executive committee will meet at the oloseof the meeting

A PARTY of some tweuty-tive Paris people came over last uigbt to hear and take notes of "-Pinafore." They are rehearsing the opera for production over there some time next month, They are cordially Invited to.oome over and give it to us when tbey get the ship fairly launched.

ALI, interested—and that should be everybody—should bear in mind the library meeting this evening at half-past seven. For better acooiamodatlon tho meeting will be held at the Council chamber. The suooess of the movement will depend very much upon this which may be considered the first general meeting. The work heretofore has been merely.prellminary. Now is the time to act.

AcAssof accidental shooting occurred last Sunday morning on the river. A party of lour hai gone down in a boat hunting ducks. Coming back, two men got out to walk aiong the bank. On the way, George Reglein, one of the men on shore, was fixing a cartridge when the gun was accidentally discharged, and the ball striking the water, glanced and struck William Loose about an inch from the heart. He was taken to his home on Guliok street, and it was supposed that he had received a mortal wound, but he is now thought to be out of danger.

THE burglars have been at their work again this week. It is getting so that a dash of this sort may be looked for regularly abjut once a month. The houses visited this week were Mr. Gregg's, a cooper on Spruce street between Seventh and Eighth, Michael Tiernay's saloon at the north end. of Fifth street, J. K. Layden's residence on north Fourtb street, that of Joseph H. Scbell on nortb Center street, Joseph Strong on Poplar street, Joseph Fellenzer's on the same street, J. J. Baur's on the corner of Walnut and Eighth, and Mr. Stinsou's on north Eleventh street. The booty at all these places aggregates about live hundred dollars.

CHARLES DORSCH, the Main street butcher, had a narrow escape with bis life, on Monday evening. Gottleib Stein entered bis shop and demanded some money which Dorsch refused to pay. Stein had been working for Dorsch about a year and a-half, and this seemed to be the renewal of an old dispute Stein was intoxicated, and wben Dorsch refused, be drew a knife and stabbed Dorsch in the leg, an inch below tbe groin, evidently intending to make an upward cut through the bowels. But some silver money in Dorsch's pocket prevented this, and left a very painful though not dangerous wound. Stein was arrfcsted, and Dorsch is still confined to bis bed.

THE Governor's Guard can well afford to feel proud of tbe manner in which they celebrated their first anniversary, on Tuesday afternoon and even ing. The parade was a fine military pageant, and tbe battalion drill commanded by Capt. Wheeler, at tbe Normal school grounds, was witnessed by an immense crowd of people. Tbe L'ght Guards tendered the nse of their coat' modtous armory, and here, in tbe even ing, a banquet prepared by Scudder was enjoyed, with toasts, speeches and rausio, closing with a pleasant dance. Tbe visiting companies—tbe Russ Rifles, of Indianapolis, and the Clark County Guards, of Marshall, were hospitably entertained, and altogether the G. G'a. did the handsome thing. n. 1

BENJAMIN F. CI.ARK died at his rooms on Ohio street, Sunday morning, of eon gestion of the brain. He death was very sudden, being confined to his room only about twenty-four hours. In bis death there is added another to the remarkably long list of old citiaens passing away. He was born in Charlestown, Virginia, on the 18th of May, 1819, and after two years in California, came to this city In 1851, and has since resided here. Mr. Clark was a singularly modest man, and henoe although seen daily upon oar streets was little known. Thoee who enjoyed bis confidence and companionship speak of him as a man of the striotest integrity, of unblemished honor, possessing a kindly heart and social qualities of a high order. He was brother of Mrs. D. 8. Dsnaldson, who is tbe last survivor of a large and distinguished Virginia family.

THE municipal election draws on apace, and promises an interesting triangular fight. Candidates of tbe Democratic persuasion are not at all backward in putting forward their names, and we have B. F. Havens, Ed. B. Allen and Esq. Qulgley, for Mayor W. H. Scndder, W. H. Crawford and James P. Foley, for Treasurer John H. Kldd, John Cleary and Dirk Hausman, for Marshall Tbos. P. Carroll, for Clerk, and Joseph Knnx, for Assessor.

On tbe Republicans slds, Hugo Duenweg wants to be re elected Treasurer, snd is tbe only person announced.

Tbe Nationals, of course, will have to run down their candidates, but it is understood that Mayor Wildy is perfectly willing to be run.

TERHE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING

THE PASSING SHOW,

SHOWS "HTND SHOW PEOPLE.

"OUo'^Wai played againa^the Opera House, Monday evening, to a fair slced audience. Mr. and Mrs. Knight played even better than at any former appearance. Criticism of them must be reserved for years to come, when their waning powers may excite invidious oomment. But even a good thing cannot last always, and it is spparent that if these olever artistes want a big audience tbey must briug a new play wben ttioy come .g.lo, «,i

The good ship "Pinafore1' was moored at the Opera House dock, Thursday and yesterday evening. We are not sur* prised to bear a general expression of disappointment in regard to this comic opera. It baa been such a rage in the east, been talked of and written about to such att extent that people expeoted to see something wonderful, something excelling anything yet produced on tbe lyric stage. Those who had seen Pinafore in tbe east or had an intelligent idea of the piece, were pleased with it. Though uaughty-cal it is nloe, and perhaps this was one cause of disappointment. It is simply a clean sparkling, wholesome little opera, tbe object Cf tbe author being to show the hollowness of official pretentions and tbe bombast that bolsters up rank and station, and to laugh down ignoranoe and stupidity in high plaoes. It is more of a satire than a burlesque, and the points are better understood in the Queen,a dominions than in this country of freedom and equality. Its sweet, good-natured satire is sugared all over with smiles, and Its buttered humor melts In the mouth. Tbe rhymth of its numbers is dancing, as tbe roll of tho waves in a quiet harbor, and tbe rhymes ripple and sparkle with bright conceits like the spray that dashes upon the shore. Tbey recur again and again in repetitions and refrains with variations bubbling over with tbe humor of the situations, and at every ropatition they come with added force. The personations as giveu here were very finely drawn, with the exoeption of Ralph Rackstraw, who though a very stick of an actor, has a good voice and sang his numbers well. Miss Delmar, as Jose phene, made a favorable impression. She is an Indianapolis girl, and there is promise of a brilliant future for her. For a new organisation,, the ohorusses were well rendered, and altogtber we believe that Manager Dixon's company will compare well with any "Pinafore" party now travelling—indeed we have testimony to this effect from Harry Lewis, tbe advance agent of Lawrence Barrett, who has seen some forty performances of various Pinafore crews.

To-night Kate Claxton appeals at the Opera House in her new play, "The Double Marriage," the plot of which, briefly stated, is the embarrassing situation of a young woman who marries a second husband after supposing that the first, to whom she had been united by a civil magistrate under the existing French laws, bad been slain in battle. A child by tbe uecond husband complicates matters seriously when the first turns up unharmed and eager to claim his bride, It had a big rut\ in New York, and tbe press of that city speak of it very highly. Kate Ciaxton is too well known to need mention more than to announce her coming. She brings her New'York company, including the popular young actor Charles A. Stovenson.

Liawrenoe Barrett, who has gained tbe topmoat rung of tbe bistrioulc ladder by pure weight of genius, will play at the Opera House on Monday and Tuesday evening next. On tbe first evening be will give Sbylock in the Merchant of Venice, and conclude with David Garrick, a personation he has never giveu here. On Tuesday evening he appears in bis masterpiece, Ricbelieu. Tbe sale of seats commenced this morning at Button's.

Ward Barfymore's Diplomacy Troupe was booked this week for ap pearance on the«evenings of April 1st and 2d.

Tbe wife of George A. Sage, known on tbe variety stage as Miss Emma Laybourn, died very suddenly of heart disease, on Wedesday afternoon, at the Adelphi Theatre, on Fifth street. She bad been sick for several days, and was waiting for a conveyanoe to go to the depot, on the way to Indianapolis, wben she suddenly exclaimed "I cannot go," and expired. Her parents reside In Philadelphia.

Tbe "Pinafore" companies in tbe United States now number 29, not counting the minstrels who are burlesquing tbe play, and the performances range from good to exceedingly bad—so bad that the audiences sometimes retaliate. The New Brunswick method of driving tbe company from the stage with eggs acd vegetables was tried in Ohio, bnt tbe police interfered and stopped the rioting. Several well organised English opera troupes have taken ap tbe piece, And are giving it in better otyle than can be witnessed in New York, which is headquarters for sending oat troupes to prey upon tbe oountry. In Brsttleboro, Vt., it was given at an Episcopalian charity entertainment, tbe assistant rector personating Captain Corcoran. In Boston, tbe Transcript gravely discusses tbe relative elocutionary merits of tbe three Captains now appearing is that dty In uttering the words '"Never" and "Well, hardly ever." Real brass cannon are the pride of tbe "Pinafore's" deck in Pittsburgh, and in St. Louts a feature of the vessel is an up-and-down movement of tbe

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bulwarks, giving the appearance of moving with tbe waves but in Cincinnati the following is printed "An able critic remarked, after be had swept tbe stage with bis opera glaan, tbst he never heard of a capstan abaft tbe mainmast, nor bad he ever aeeu small arms stacked around tbe miasenmast. The deck bad, In bis opinion, not been holystoned for a whole montb, the guns were in danger of traveling all over tbe ship, and there was a waste of midshipmen at the wheel." Sf

Au amateur

organisation

Lotta Crabtree was ten yesrs old when she first went on tbe stage. She has been on tbe stage wenty-four years. She is about eighteen.

It Is said that Mr. Henderson, husband of Lydia Thompson, has retired with a fortune of half a million of dollars. Quite a leg-i-see.

A Troy audience resented the poor performace of a traveling theatrical company by refusing to permit the play to be finished, and the local manager apologized for bringing such a.show to the olty. nil

A reporter of the Cbioago Inter-Ocean has been talking with Maud Granger about extravagant dressing on tbe stage, and lets in a flood of light on the subject. It was stated that Maud's ward robe for the part of Avise in "Almost a Life" was made by Worth, and that her dresses cost $1,000 each.. She said she intended at first to dress the part as a simple oountry girl, but Mrs. Henderson insisted that she should dress it as an heiress. So she abandoned her own ideas and spent exactly |300 for two new dresses, using as a third change a black velvet she had worn for three years. She designed the new dresses herself, and they were made by a Mrs. Smith, of New York. Ai to costumes costing fl,000, Miss Granger says it is simply impossible to make a dress of velvet, silk or satin cost that much unless it is trimmed with fine lace or precious stones. Clara Louise Kellogg wears tbe most costly dresses of any person on the stage in America, sind she has not a stage dress that has cos£ her over f500.

The mishap which befell a party from Boston last week in Philadelphia has caused much merriment in that city as well as in New York, where the unfortunates are quite well known. Among the round of entertainments provided for tbe visitors by their friends was an evening at the minstrels. Tbe young relative who bought the tickets in tbe morning asked tbe ticket-seller whether there would be any "coarse jokes" or "improper allusions" during the performance. He simply asked, because "the Cliffords from Boston were coming.n (The name is fictitious, bat the story is true.) Hp was informed that "hardly ever" was there anything out of tbe way at tbe abode of minstrel sy. The evening came a large audi enoe filled the house the overture was played, and one of tbe "end men" ap proached his first joke. Suddenly, up rose the whole band, and, motioning excitedly to the "bones," murmured: "Husb, be carerul tbe Cliffords from Boston are be-ah." At first the audienoe did not understand the Joke, but wben it was repeated, the annoyance of the party alluded to beoome so manifest that peals of laughter ahook the house. At the third or fourth repetition "tbe Cliffords" could stand it no longer, and indignantly left the halL„

—Eighty different styles of bedsteads at the old reliable furniture house of E. D. Harvey. All those that oontemplate buying any goods in his line would do well to give him a call, aa a well selected stock of parlor and chamber sets ia always In stock and of the best of styles. Us said he keeps as well selected stock as there is in-the State. Call and see.

TT* YOU WANT PICTURE CORD, JL.JL

Picture Nails, eto., etc., try

Probst. Main street, first stairs west of Sixth street,

Dr. Jules Hourlet is now snogly fixed in bis new location, on Main, jnst west of Third street, which is now tbe head* quarters for Swiss Ague Cure, fast attaining a wide spread popularity. He is sending his cure far and wide, aad with his improved facilities be will be able to promptly snpply all demands. Dealers in the surrounding towns now keep well supplied.

ARE ASTONISHED AT

A I I Probst's low prices and variety ot Goods. Main street, first stairs west of 8ixth street.

The largest selection of Children's Fancy Hosiery displayed at the C£NT STORE.

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called tbe

Terre Haute Amusement Club hau fitted up room* over Jauriet A Co'a, corner of Fifth and Main, for tbe purpose of giving dramatic performances. They have a oozy little hall, with stage, dressing rooms, gas, etc. It was opened Tuesday night with a performance of "Ten Nights in a Birrootn," under tbe title of "Tbe Outcast," before a small audience. Tbe stage was too small to admit of but limited action, and.tbe performers were not up in their parts, and therefore no cotrect estimate of their merits could be formed from tbe first performance. The most prominent and pronounced part of tbe show was tbe clarionet in the orchestra. Everything else was subordinate to it. Tbe oompany will wrestle with tbe drama, and tbe clarionet, again this evening, "by special request."

S. N. II. P. P.,

PINAFORE POETRf."4^^! Bon owed—with right to copy.

Scams J.—Enter Q. A. and 8. M. D. Tis here at last we find the meaning of LOW PRICES. So when you get your pay spam all you can, and come with me to buy. SCEVK If.—Appreaeh, saluting H. F. A. I.

It will ever be our pleasure To serve you with all speed-fei,,!^ We can give what you need

For winter's cold or spring's sweet balmy air. We have everything to please, You need never, wwr freexe

Forthewuntof something nice and warm to wear. .. 5? /, jg

What, never? No, never. What, never

Hardly ever.

For we'll do our best to satisfy your wai to. With your sit ers, and your cousins, and your aunts, With your sisters and your ceusins—

For our little store's a beauty. tcsNK III.—Enter M. N. L. and L. We've neckties and shirts,

$15 per quarter.

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Though ou reckon them by dozens, And your aums.

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We're a gal'aot, watchful luEd crew, And always strive to do our duty Ant here we're ever glad to meet you,

And ladies'fine skirts t* We've corsets and scissors and knives, We'v rlb 'ons and laces

To set of* the faces Of pretty young nc ad:ens and wives. We've collars and cuffs,

And ruching In puff's, We have laaics'and children'sitockings, The handsomest kind

Yo I ever will find, Both in plain, white and colored silk clock- ,/•?" Ing*.

We have soarfs, ties and bows, All laid out in rows, That we want to exchan {e for good silver.

Kid gloves and lace mitts— Is the most perfect fits, Kept always on nand to deliver *"l To your sisters and yourjeousins and your aunts. Then look for SrAE NOTION HOUSE, Come to the NOTION HOU8E.

Come with your money and buy, With your sisters and yourcouslns— Though you reckon them by dozens,

And your aunts.

I'le be dogond if this ground hog biznes aint bout played out. if that jeski animel aint got eny thing els tu du but tu cum out of hiz hoal an luke at hiz shadder and then go back jj^an give us sich mis able wether az wee had yistuda hee had better bta in hiz hoal awl the time an let us tend to the shadder biznes ourselves. The wether waz go outragis last nite

that I bairly hed energienuf to git around to the White Front an se the fine sho. Mr. Rippetoe has the biggist tarky ever seen in Terre Haute it weighs 23 lbs. He has dressed poultry, hams, breakfast bacon, codfish, mackerel, beans, pork, smoked tongue, oysters, cranberries, celery, oranges, lemons, Bananas, cabbage, lettuce new maple syrup, buckwheat flour, mixed pickles, pickled onions, chow-chow, prunes, apples, honey, bucket lard, Akron oat meal, rolled wheat, crushed barley, maple sugar and* browned coffee. He calls special attention to a splendid stock of fresh butter just received.

PROBST'S

for

PICTURE

ljU FRAMES or WINDOW CORNICE. His prioes will please. Main street, first stairs west of Sixth street.

PIANOS, ORGANS, small instruments, and a full and select stock of sheet music will be found at J. A. Marshall's new music store, 828 Main street. Everybody is invited to call and .examine goods and prices. iv

$15 per quarter.

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The jew improved Howe Machine works in anything—leather or oloth— and dees fine work. :f

MONEY TO LOAN.

I have money to loan on mortgage security on long time, on favorable terms. C. E. HOSFORD.

Office corneir Fourth and Main street Terre Haute, Ind.

goods at lc. Hats, Flowers and Laces slaughtered for a short time to make room for New Spring Millinery and Notiona arriving at

Hughes' Bargain Store

'Kum Opposite Opera House.

At WRIGHT & KING'S can be found to-day: Dressed Turkeys, Chickens, Hams, Shoulders, Breakfast Bacon, Mess Mackeral, Cod Fish, Cranberries, Lettuce, Onions, Spinach,Choice Creamery Butter and Maple Syrup, Honey and Buckwheat Flour. iiCorner Seventh and Main.

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SPRING GOODS

Arrivals of goods for spring trade every day at Greiner & Paddock's Opera shoe store, on south side of Main street. The styles are good. Call and look at them.

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Wide Gros Grain Ribbons at 10c a yard, S oz. Zephyr for 25c, Bright Color Ribbons 2c, Spool Silk, Pins and lots of

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THE 6LENQERFE8 T.

Preparations for the Grand Music Festiml Next June.

The central committee of the Indiana state Saeogerfest held a meeting on Thursday evening at Schafer's hotel, on Main street, Mr. Win. E. Hendrich in the chair, Emil Hirschberg as secretary.

Mr. Hendrich offered to the committee tbe privilege of meeting in his office, corner of Third and Ohio, and it was concluded to meet every coming Thursday in said office at half past seven o'clock, p. m,sharp.

Twenty-five well known citizens of this city were nominated as a finance committee for the festival. They will receive a postal card from the secretary and a notice to appear next Thursday evening in Mr. Hend rich's office.

The following geutleuien were2 elected an a press committee: 8. L. Strau.i, Peter Gfroeter, W. C. Ball, Paul Forster, S. D. Terry, M. L. Rankin, John O. Iiardesty and P. S. Westfall.

For the railroad committee: Max Joseph, George E. Farrington, A. E. Schrader and E. B. Allen.

The committee on lodging consists ot Max Joseph, William Hendrich and Hugo Duenweg.

The members of these committees will be informed by postal card when they have to meet.

Mr. Hugo Duenweg was instructed to make a report in what way the decorating of the streets and the halls can be done,also what special committees are yet needed.

A resolution was adopted that the finance committee report on the 15th of April.

No less than 500 singers of the different cities of the state will be here for the grand festival, and the arrangements thus far prepared show that the Ssengerfest will be a brilliant and grand affair.

$15 per quarter. 1

Main street is situated tbe office of the New Improved Howe Family Sewing Machine.

E A S A E

WALLPAPER

FOR FIFTEEN DAYS

We will continue a clearance sale of the stock of wall paper at our store opposite tbe post office, to make room for our spring stock, which is now on the road-

COME WITH THE CASH. And we will give you prices nevergiven before in Terre Haute. This stock of paper must be (told in tbe next fifteen days.

CHAS. L. FELT US, Agent, 31 South Sixth street.

Farmers, buy Jfrh Deere Plows and Sulky Breakers.

EXTRA INDUCEMENTS

CANNED GOODS

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Fruits and Vegetables.

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16 lbs. Choice New Turkish Prunes for $1.00,

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W wl OLIVER & CO S

Northwest oorner Fourth A Cherry sts. A-

The

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vansVille Drawing.

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NO POSTPONEMENT

The Evansville Drawing will positively occur on the 10th of April,1870 Those who have not secured tickets should do so at once. They can be had at many places in the* city. The premiums aggregate $130,000, farms worth from $7,000 to $18,000, cash premiums from $2 up to $1,000 in gold coin. Endorsed by the best and most responsible citizens of Evansville. fd