Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 10, Number 30, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 January 1880 — Page 8

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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Our People

Samuel Kellogg put oat this week for a trip to Florida. Robert Lynn went down to Florida this week for his health.'

C. G. Walser returned this week from a visit to St. Joseph, Missouri. Prof. Scoville is daily expected home from his trip to Cuba and Mexico.

John By era, after an absence of two years, has returned to his .hejne in this city.

Rev. C. R. Henderson delivered his leo ture on "The Art of Living" at Vincennes last night. E

Frank Myers, formerly' of McKeeriTs Sank is here on a visit. His home now ^is at Carthage, Missouri.

Thomas H. Spencer, with diploma from the Terre Haute Commercial College, left for his home in Paxton yester .day afternoon.'

If the E. T. H. & C. road is leased to the Chioago and Eastern Illinois com pany, President Collett will go west to recuperate his health.

Send your boy to Garvin fc Is bell's -Commercial College, where he will get thorough business education and be fit ted for the active duties of life^'^.

When Paul Wilson left Pueblo, Colorado, last week, Arthur M. Greene former city editor of the Express, was lying very low of typhoid fever.

R. Foster & Son, on north Fourth street, have recently received a fine lot of book cases, secretaries, and library tables, which they are selling at very low figures, "i

Mrs. Elizabeth Hawkins, wife of W ~M. Hawkins, Sr., formerly landlord of jthe Terre Haute House, died at the •'Sherman House, Indianapolis, on Friday of last week. *,

Gazette: Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Ida Demoreet to J. W. 'Ostrander at the residence of Mrs. Alexander, on south Fifth street, on Tuesday, January 27th.

W. R. Wilson graduated yesterday evening in Garvin fe Isbell's Commercial College and will go with his brother Paul when the latter returns to Pueblo, Colorado.

Peter Miller desires the harne&l makers of the surrounding towns to know that be has a complete stock of collars, aaddles, and saddlery hardware^ at lowest wholesale prices.

J. F. Judy wants damages to the amount of |2,500 from E. F. Merrill, M. -C. Rankin, and ten or a dozen others, fer closing bis place of business, the iate Chapman restaurant.

When Will Morgan first jumps on the ?fltage in the drama of the "German Volunteer," the boys rab their eyes and take a second look before they realize that it is not Buffalo Bill.

W. J. Williams, of Yincennes, was in the city tbis week, looking up his old friends who were young men and women, boys and girls, when he was eller in the old State Bank.

Deputy Sheriff John Cleary was tendered the vacancy on the police force, but he declined and it has been given to ex-councilman John R. Coffin, who will go on duty the first of February,

George Meredith and Harry Owens have a beautiful march, entitled "McKeen Cadet March," which will be rendered by the Cadet band, at the fair to be given by that company next week.

M. M. Joab, the attorney, and Mrs. •lice M. Sheets were married last Sunday. Rev. T. R. Bacon officiated, and the wedded pair took the afternoon train for St. Louis. They returned home yesterday evening.

Hebb A Goodwiu take proper pride in Showing the working of anew Potter eylinder press put up last week. It is a splendid piece of mechanism, and its purchase shows the prosperity of these enterprising printers.

It appears that Dr. Isaac L. Mahan, of this city has resigned the Indian agenoy at Bayfield, Wisconsin. In the St. Paul Pioneer-Press we find this item: "Refer! ng to the resignation of Dr. I. L. Mahan, the Marquette Mining Journal remarks that it is the only instance where an Indian agent has died or resigned without having stolen himself xich."

How often we hear the remark that various articles of food don't taste like they dl^ when we were boys and girls. Now there's buckwheat cakes, they don't taste like they used to, unless you get a pure article of baokwheat. This you can get at Wright & Kings, on the corner of Main and Seventh street®,where also you will find afresh ship ment of extra Michigan honey, in comb and strained, ntae hams just out of •tnoke, and a stock ot groceries and provisious embracing everything in the Way of table supplies,

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If a man has nothing to do you may be pretty sure that Satan is looking out for an employe and will soon find one. If you have nothing elae to do drop in at the Central Bookstore and take leisurely stroll along the counters and shelves, the showcases and tables, filled with the hsioest books, elegant table and mantel ornaments, pretty pictures, new and Aobby stationery, blank books of every /"•description and commercial stationery '£j!n great abondanoe.llt to headquarters ',f-&>r everything In the lines named. In many things bought partlculary for the holiday trade some rare bargains] are jbeing offered.

The Express says it is whispered that Miss Flora Keller has a strong leaning towards the stage.

Samuel Moore is said to be an habitual drunkard, for which his wife, Lavina, asks the Circuit Court for divorce.

Sanford W. Keyes has gone to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where, for the benefit of his health, he will remain several months.

Miss Carrie French, who has been here several weeks, the gsent of Miss Tuell, returned to her home in Evansville, yesterday.

Anna M. Musgrave objects to being hammered on the head with a poker, and therefore files her complaint for divorce from her Josiah.

Isaac N. Pierce and Thoa. W. Harper have formed a law partnership, occupying Mr. Harper's rooms, on Ohio street. They will make a strong team and command a large share of legal business.

Martin Nippert, the eldest brother of our townsman Firmin Nippert, died at his residence in Portland, near Louisville, on the morning of the 15th. The Louisville Courier-Journal pays a high tribute to his worth.

Bob Sterrett, in the German Volunteer drama goes all through the war, from the firing on Fort Sumpter to Lee's surrender, with his sleeves foiled up, and comes out at the end with his arms not the least sunburned.

Mrs. Anna L. Gould, teachex of music in the public schools has asked and been granted a six weeks leave of absence. She will visit her husband's relatives in Pennsylvania, where a good solid rest will be taken, with a hope of benefitting her health.

Express: Receiver Genis has adopted the editorial pass now in use on many of the eastern roads and hereafter editors will be obliged to forward their photographs which will adorn their passes when issued. Wicked Illinois editors have been acoused of loaning their annuals to friends.^!^

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They do say that when a well known young man of this city essayed to go out of the Opera House, the other evening, between acts, his companion thrust her hand into her pocket, and bringing up a number of oloves and grains of roasted coffee, innocently said, "I brought some with me, dear." He was quiet the remainder of the evening.

Johnny Reagan puts in a demurrer to the statement that he wanted the Democratic club room near his ssloon. He says he didn't care for the item in the Express—thought they might have their joke,—but when it appeared in The Mail "a pa^er read by everybody," to use bis own words, he thought it carrying the joke too far. He wanted the club room on Main street instead of Ohio—that was all.

Gilt and Silver trimmings for Masquerade Costumes at the Cent Store.

Other People.

Widows and widowers ought to be rerepaired. W. H. Vanderbilt gives employment to 27,600 men. 'j

A newspaper advertises for an honest boy to make a detil of. The weather prophet who predicted a cold, hard winter hides his diminished b6aC1,

Milk from a cow which bad eacen jimson weed killed two Council Bluffs people.

A Texas stage robber has just been sentenced to ninety-nine years' imprisonment^

Bishop Haven's rule for English composition was: "Have something to say, and then say it as though it were your last chance."

Three sisters at Mansfield, Conn, have married a father and two sons all have children, and folks are trying to figure out their relationship one with another." 4

A couple of octogenarians applied to the Hendricks county court for divorce. The judge dismissed them with the remark that it was a guardian, not a divorce they needed.

No one oan fully understand tho meaning of the word "mutual" until he puts his money into a mutual benefit association, and waits until the treasurer run away with the whole business.—Ex.

Cole went to Wofford's house, at Franklin. La, pistol in hand, and said I have come to kill you—I mean business" "If you mean ^business," Wofford replies, "here it Is."and he shot Cole dead.

Jean Paul was once asked to explain an extract from some of his writings. "When I wrote that," said the genial humorists, "I knew what I meant, and God knew. God may know yet, but I have forgotten."

A large elm tree stood on the spot where a man at Lewis ton, N. Y. decided to build a residence. He did not cut it down, but built around it. The odd sight is presented of tree top growing out of the roaf ot a handsome "brick house.

After the ceremony had been performed at a fail River wedding, a for mer husband of the bride presented himself. He hsd been sway four years, and die had supposed herself widow. He offered to leave her to the new husband if she would give him her child, and she closed the bargain on that basis.

In a boarding house, recently, young man on turning off the gas saw the words, ••Confess thy sins," In phosphorescent characters on the wall. He was surprised, but listening, thought be heard some young ladies outttde the door waiting to observe the effect on him. 80, pretending to be frightened

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at the match-scratch, he fell on his knees and confessed out loud that he had frequently kissed onejof thejyoung ladies in the dark—the one whom he had the best reason to suspect of playing the trick. That young lady.won't play any more sueh tricks ^immediately. She thinks he is a mean, horrid thing

Dr. Oliver Hoff of San Francisco, who died recently, directed in his will that a monument, not to exceed fl,000 in cost) should be placed over bis grave, and forbade any society of which he was a member, or any friends, to pass resolutions of condolence over his decease, or communicate the fact to his friends in theEsst.

Jake Tucker, a noted stage driver in Nevada, can lasso a goose with his whip at the distance of 40 feet, while be is driving six-in-hand at full gallop. The last road agent who tried to scoojs Jake' passengers suddenly found his pistol hand lassoed and himself dragging along after the "hearse," as they call a stage out there. pt

Senator Booth must be a hardened bachelor, since "Olivia" writes of him that "a sigh drawn fresh and pure from the deepest and most capricious female bosom and applied to the right place, will have no more.effect than a Hplman liver pad administered for iock-jaw, while a glance from the most brilliant eyes falls like a sunbeam on an al igator's back." ,tt

About Women.

A woman in Johnstown, Pa., wanted to send a tin wash boiler by mail. The foolish virgin on the train sitteth and looketh out of the window. But the wise one flirteth v^th the conductor, and he chalketh her back.

A young woman has appeared in Kent, England, who talks constantly in an unknown tongue. No one can un derstand her, and consequently it is impossible to learn where she came from or anything about her history.

A man out in Iowa who left one wife because she dressed too finely, wants a divorce from his present wife, because she can do nothing but drink tea and write poetry. He says the next time he marries he will pick out a real nice girl.

There are forty-nine lady "medics" at Ann Arbor, and at a meeting lately held to obtain an expression of their class upon the suffrage question, it was found that thirty-two wanted to vote, four did not, and thirteen were noncommittal.

Miss Andrews, of Appleton, Wis., received from her father a check for 98. She raised tho figures to $$5, spent the money for finery, and said when arrested, "I didn't think there was any harm in doing as I pleased with my own papa's check." \. "V*

The wife of Wendell Phillips is au invalid, and has been for many years unable to leave her room. She does not laok spirit, however and once, when Wendell was leaving her to make a speech, during the crisis of the antislavery movement, her parting injunction was: "Don't shilly-shally, Wendell."

The young ladies of Chattanooga, Tenn., organized a leap year party, hired a hall, ordered a supper, and went the rounds in carriages to hunt up the young men to compel them to come in. Everything was lovely until the committee went to settle the bills, when they learned that the young men had already paid them. The young ladies say now that it was "real mean" in the boys, and declare that they will never give another leap year party.

The wrong man was kissed again at a Rochester railroad station. He was an old and unsuspecting traveler, and the girl was a fashionable and respected teaident of the city. It was dsrk, and she mistook him for her fsther. What ensued is described by the Democrat: "With more than the usual demonstrations displayed on suoh occasions, she threw both arms about his neck and imprinted several sounding kisses upon his face. The startlea'old gentleman pushed her gently and said in a smothered tone, 'Some mistake, some mistake.' She sprang back like a frightened fawn. 'Oh, I thought you were father. You'll excuse me, won't you?" 'Certainly,' said the old boy, smiling, •but you—you nearly smothered me.' She afterward found her papa, but the previous effort had exhausted her, and she merely gave him a cold sort of a meeting-house kiss." I

A writer in The Woman's Journal asks what has wrought the change in woman, making her less timid and more self reliant, and answers thus: The church has changed it, by encouraging women to conduct missionary meetings for themselves. The States have changed it by putting women in public stations of education or of benevolence. Reforms have changed it, by organizing women into temperance and other associations, where th§ thoug'-t of dut: prevails over the thought of self. 'J progress ui education has changed it, oy raising woman to higher and higher poata as teachers. Society itself has changed it, by making it fashionable for women to take a prominent and acknowledged part in organizing festivities and charities. All these hsve silently cooperated with the open movement for Woman Suffrage in making woman self* reliant —the process is essy and the result plain,

MBS. IJOC COMBS, of Indianapolis, will glee a lecture Sunday night at Pence's Hall, Seeond and Ohio streets. Subject: "Phenomenal Spiritualism." Seats free.

Scraps of Style.

Link sleeve buttons are the popular demand. Furs are excessively fashionable this year in europe.

Curls drooping from the back of coiffures are revived. A quaint scarf-pin is a toad carrying a. toad-stool umbrella.

Oddities in design are the rule fo gentlemen's cuff-buttons. Furs are not so much worn in New York this winter as they usually are

There is a greater demand for gold watches than ever known before. Loops of braid at the baek of the head are giving place to loose fluffy curls.

Ruches, ruffles, and fraisee on the neck are more fashionable than linen cellars. Anything may be worn that is pretty or becoming with-out putting the wearer out of fashion.

Sealskins are growing so scarce that a rise in the price next season is almost inevitable.

An English lady has ordere from a New York jeweler a bangle bracelet worth $40,000. 5

Anew serpent brr. relet clasps the arm in three or four coils, remaining whereever placed, eithft at the wrist or above $he elbow, or it can be uncoiled and used as a necklace. The eyes of the serpent are formed of sparkling jewels.

The general tendenov of fashion is this: Great beauty and costliness in the materials used, but a scarcity of useless trimmings a great variety in patterns and colors and a decided return to the fashions of a past oentury.

Mourning stationery now has the black border carried over the inside pages of note sheets, so that the sorrowful persons who use it are not shocked by the apparent levity of writing half their letters on plain white paper.

Dolman ulsteis, with the back cut in the graceful dolman fashion, and having Wide flowing sleeves, have been shown by some of the English dressmakers. They are almost pretty, and more nearly tolerable than anything calling itself ulster yet invented.

A fact worth remembering in connection with sealskin is that after it has been exposed to rain or snow it should' be first well shaken and then hung up to dry in a room where there is no artificial heat. If dried by afire or furnace beat the fur becomes matted together and defaced.

Woven petticoats that now come for little girls as well as women, in attractive patterns and bright colors, are fast taking the place of flannel. They are not so liable to shrink in washing, and while light in weight, they cling to the figure and make a very warm garment.

Some new note paper has little landscapes painted in water color in the upper left hand corner, and is altogether too pretty to use for any thing but love letters. New envelopes have the days of the week printed in gold on a dark ground with the initial letter in gold on a light ground.

New York women are wearing very close bonnets that covers the ears, and are shaped almost like a baby's cap. The only absolutely necessary trimming is a bow of soft ribbon tied on the top and a pair of strings, but feathers may be added and a pretty frilling of lace may be set inside the briiI11. This bonnet is liked by those who fancied the cottage shape last season. ,.

The dressy costume this winter is the ooat, a genuine coat, spreading its long lappels over a skirt of the same eolor, but not of the same material, for the ooat is generally made of plush or of rich brocaded stuff. This very masculine style of fashion may be very becoming to a slight and yonthful figure, but let others beware bow they adopt such a model it is a very trying one, indeed.

Any silk dress of another season may be transformed into an elegant costume by the addition of either a coat or casaquin-jacket of plush, stamped velvet, or brocaded silk. The skirt may be as scant as you please, but if possible Bhirred in front it may be trained or not at pleasure, but in either case should be trimmed round the bottom with a fluting of quilling and draped in the back.

Professional and characteristic designs in gentlemen's scarf pins embrace some of the following devices: Painters' palettes, musical instruments, sntique coins, masks, vases, whips, horseshoes In different styles, stirrups, bridles, saddles, caps, guns, game bags, yschts, sculls, oars polo, cricket, tennis and racket implements bows, arrows and targets tiger's claws, birds, four lesved clover designs, and some with a diamond dewdrop, or many, on each leaf frogs, in comical attitudes, mechanical emblems, work tools and tiue-lovers' knots.

In Table Linen there are great novelties, as the furore for color in that used at breakfast affords ample scope for eccentricities. There are gray damask cloths with designs woven in white ecru damask cloths trimmed with fringe, and white damask cloths with embroidered borders in colors, the serviettes, or napkins, of course, mstching in all cases Sometimes the embroidered designs represent comic subjects, sometimes supporting, and again rural or even sentimental subjects. Blue, red and yellow are the leading colors employed in this embroidery. The ciotbs and serviettes known ss Russian," which are white, with rich fringes and embroidery, appear to bear the palm so fer ss popularity and expense are concerned.

ARRIVED IN PORT

The Steamer Silesia, After an Adventurous Voyage, Arrives in New York

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Bringing on Board the Superb ''Saxon Beauty."

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Special to the Mail:

Rejoicing in

Terre Haute Over This Welcome News,

The Mail has advices from L. Holxmaister, of Broadway, N. Y., stating that at last the ocean steamer Silesia, has arrived from Liverpool, bringing the long expected "Saxon Beauty." The advice states that the Beauty would have been here sooner but for an accident which happened to the Silesia. The vessel broke her rudder six hundred

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Queenstown, and had to put into Plymouth in distress. Terre Haute society belles all know that -the Beauty is the celebrated and world-renowned Saxon Beauty—when in this city always registers at J. F. JAURIET & CO'S great dry goods house, on the coiner of fifth and Main streets, where may be found Kid Gloves in all colors and numbers of buttons. "I"''-:'-

Dressed Turkeys and Chickens at the Red and Green front C. Alex. Mann 322 main st, bet. 3rd and! 4th.

OWLING HALL.

REWARD,

The German Volunteer! GK J±M

Morton Post No. 1, G. A. K, assisted by the following local Udent, will present the thrilling wardramaof "Reward, or the German Volunteer," at Dowling Hall,

January 22, 33 anil 24.

The whole under the renowned Comedian, Charles Collins: Miss Flora Keller, Min Emma Allen, Will Morgan, J. M. Duncan, Fred Shaw, J. R. Hager, Robert Sterrett. J. D. Blgelow, Will Ripley, Ed. Friend and Charles Howard. Admission SOe and 3Sc.

Reserved seats. 50c. On sale at Button & Co's from this (Tuesday) morning.

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Amusements,

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OJTCNiciHT ONLY

Saturday, Jan. 24th.

A Boom in Minstrelsy 1 Old Forms Discarded! Introduction o! New Ideas!

HAVERLY'b

GENUINE THE GREAT COLORED OKNUINK TROOPS COLORED

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McKEEN CADET FAIR

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QPERA HOUSE—TWO NIGHTS ONLY. THURSDAY and FRIDAY, JAN. 29th and 30th EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMEHT!

-THE RENOWNED-

THURSDAY, tho famous opera,"

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OEM VINE OF NEGROES. COLORED

MINSTRELS.

J. H. HAVERLY. Proprietor. GUST AYE FROHMAN, Manager. The Greatest Genuine Nap*) Minstrel Company'

10 END MEN! 30 ARTISTS A Brilliant Array of Talent 1 $ Billy Kersands, Bohee Brpthera. Wallace King. Tom. Mcintosh, "The Cuban Wonder,'' Jose Sallis de Brindls.

Etc., etc., etc. HOWARD SPEARS, Ageut.

Admission ........85c* 50c and 75e Reserved seats on sale at Button's without extra charge.

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Monday Evening, Jan. 261

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In 5 acts, with all fancy national and ball room dances, as given in Evansville May last with such great success.

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Admission, Dress circle, 50c, Family cirole, 50o, Gallery, 25c. Reserved seats at Button's without extra charge. On sale Saturday morning. Jan, 24, at 9 o'clock.

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On the evenings of

Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30 and 31

FESTIVAL

Among the attractions will be a IREALISTX0 CAMP SCENE, Introducing a double song andgdaneb By two coloredoooks. „, ...

The following prises will be given: to the most popular captain, a gold headed cane to most popular councilman, gold pen: to most popular merchant-, an easy chair. The prizes aie now on exhibition in George Arbuckle's show window.

Music by McKeen Cadet Band. Supper will be served each evening, beginning at 5:80 o'clock. Admission .15 Sapper 85 Cento

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FRIDAY, Gounod's grand opera—the latest musical sensation,

EMMA ABBOTT as "JULIET."

These operas will be presented with every scene new. Magnificent costumes. Novel mechanical effects, and with the following distinguished artists EMMA ABBOTT. Prima Donna AMOlnta, MARIE STONE, ZELDA SEGUIN PAULINE MAUREL, EMILY GILBERT, TOM KARL, MESSRS. STODDARDTMACDONALD, RYSE,TEMPLE and WM. CASTLE.

Grand Chorus, Superb Orchestra, Popular Prices

Every lover of grand English Opera should reserve themselves for this great

'^GENERAL ADMISSION, f1.00,75c and 50c. Reserved seats, lower floor, 11.25, Family circle, fl.00.

Sale of seats will commence Tuesday morning at 9 clock,

A number of ladies who suffer themselves to be temporarily mislead by boasting advertisements from other houses, have paid us the compliment that they have not found in any other establishment in this city the styles, the quality, or the low orices for first-class Embroideries substantiated as advertised, and that they can invariably find at our establishment just what we advertise, to the very dot and letter without exaggeration or misrepesentation.

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