Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 10, Number 50, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 June 1880 — Page 8
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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
Our People.
Filbeck is for Grant in 1884* f£ Mr*. Gal. Thomas is visiting in Paris. John S. Beaob went to New York this week.
W. P. Myer ^etnrned yeeterday'from Cincinnati. Harry Bantin is a hotel clerk at Florence, Kansas.
John Paddock is off for Denver on a three weeks' trip. I
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Miss Lillie McGregor has returned /rom the Oxford school. i*w*9| Edward Reed, of Eggleston A Reed, went to Chicago last night.
Col. Nelson is still confined to bis bed with inflammatory rheumatism. John Dowling is now in Chicago— cashier for Charley Kern's restaurant.
Col. Hudson made the first speech in this city after the nomination of Garfield Prof. Shide will be the director of the State S&engerfeut at Lafayette, in August.
Capt. J. A. Bryan attended the meeting of t*e G. A. R., at Dayton, this week.
M. C. Rankin attended the National Greenback convention at Chicago this week.
Arthur Greene doesn't like Pueblo, and is coming back to this city. They all do it. •«•••, *.
Miss Jessie Topping, who baa been at school at Oxford, Ohio, came home on Thursday.
IF Riley McKeen would only say the word what a boom there would be for him for Governor.
Miss Kate Morgan, of Indianapolis, is visiting Mrs. Frank Morrison, at 322 north Fourth street.
Editor Beaucbamp haiffretifrn»d from Chicago, and has enlarged his Evening News one column to each page.
Mrs. J. C. Meininger, of Clarksville, Tennessee, is here on a visit, the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. A. Burnett.
Caleb 8. Eaglesfield andEd Bobbins, of Chicago, have been here a few days, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Cruft.
John Patterson and Davis Bantin, who have just graduated at Bloomington University, returned home yesteri»y. -, 'f:i i:to
W. C. Griffith and wife and Miss Fannie Griffith, of Indianapolis, have been visiting the family of T. J« Griffith this week.
Some thief, at an early hour Monday morning stole Capt. John A. Bryan's breoches, in the pockets of which were ./fifty dollars. .A
The Express states that a member of the Light Guard and one of the most popular young ladies in the city will be married next week.
Rev. C. R. Henderson attended college oommenoement at Franklin, this State, this week. He is one of the trustees of that institution. -it "i
The Rev. F. P. Harrington, Rector of St* John's, Crawfordsville, who has been -visiting the Rev. S. F. Dunham during the week, returned home this morning.
Fred Barnes, traveling for Hulman, is nursing a badly torn hand, caused by the accidental discbarge of a pistol he was handling in Evansvilie on Monday.
Mrs. Dr. Pence and her neice and nephew, the Kissners, arrived safely on the other aide of the Atlantic on the 97th of May. They had a pleasant voyage. 3
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A. 8. Dunham, general passenger •gent of the Chicago and Illinois road, is In the city. We learn that he contemplates a series of cheap excursions to the enterprising and pretty city on the lake. f|Capt. D. D. Wheeler was in the city this week, and his many friends were glad to aee him. He has just received orders to report at Yankton, Dacotah, as depot quartermaster, to which point he started last night.
At the recent convention of the Episcopal church at EvansviUe, George C. Duy, of this city, was elected one of the delegates to the General Convention of the church, which meets in New. York In October.
Bloomington, IDs., Eye Mlsa Carrie Williams has the pleasure of a visit from ber friend Miss Leatba Paddock, of Terre Haute, Ind. She expects to remain in the ctty a few weeks visiting ber many friend#.
Postmaster Filbeck wore the first bat In this city, won on balloting for President. He had it on within two boure after tbe first ballot. Frank Paddock paid for It. The wager was upon Grant leading all the rest on tbe first ballot.
Tbe Democrats in convention at Indianapolis on Wednesday did tbe proper thing in nominating our townsman Judge John T. Scott for the Supreme Oonrt, He will get hundreds of votes oataide bis own party in this city.
Geo. A. Hayward has resigned-hla position on the letter carrier force to travel tor tbe Cincinnati notion house of Martin, Thiemen Co. Frank Sibley will be promoted to tbe tegular force and John Byers will take Sloley'a place aa auxilllary.
Sidney Hinton, tbe colored man, onoe a well known barber In this city, waa nominated last Saturday by tbe Indianapolis Republicans as a candidate tar the legislature. He has taken an active part in polltios for aeveral years, r* te well informed, and aa effective f^apaaker.
Walker's Cincinnati Bottled Beer at C. F. Froeb's, 313 Main street between Third and Fourth.
Notwithstanding the nomination 6f Garfield tbe people here will continue to get their light harness, lap dusters, and such things at Peter Miller's on south Fourth street. His low priccs catch the trade.
Fly time has oome and you should protect your horses with one of those fly nets sold so cheaply at Fisbeck Brothers, on tbe north side of the public square, wbo are doing a big trade in light harness, lap dusters, etc.
Don't let your girl sue you for breach of promise, but act the man and marry her, when you can get euch a nice outfit of parlor and chamber furni ture for a mere song at R. Foster A Son's oa north Fourth street.
The ladies need not read this item. It is intended especially for Rentlemen, and is to inform them that when they want a neat fitting, well made pair of boots or shoes of home manufacture, pegged or sewed, they should call on A. H. Boegman, No. 118 south Fourth street. He has a corps of the beet boot makers in the city, uses tbe beat material and gives the making his own personal supervision.
Tbe season for outdoor sports has come again, and archery promises to take the lead. To help along tbe boom in
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direction, Button A Co. show, at the Central Bookstore, an attractive line of archery goods—bows, arrows, targets, fec. It is unnecessary to mention, in this connection, that tbe Central Bookstore is headquarters for the newest styles of stationery, the best blank books, and commercial stationery of every description. -1
The past few days have been red hot, and Prof. Tice says it will be the hottest sammer ever known. You should particularly keep the head oool. This can easily be done. Call at S. Loeb Co'a corner of Main and Filth streets, tbe sign of the Big Black Bear, and select one of their elegant light bats. They have all the latest styles in Manilla, Maokinaw, Milan, Rustic Canton and other straw goods, and at satisfactory prlcee. Every taste can be suited.
The farmer readers of The Mail should oall on C. A. Power, before they place tbeir orders for harvesting machinery. Tbe old established McCormiok Self Binder, and Seiberling's Empire Self Raker and Dropper should be examined before purchasing any other. His house is also headquarters in Terre Haute for wagons, spring wagons, buggies, engines and tbreabers. Give your orders early if you wish to secure Self Binders.
A Woman's Suffrage Convention will be held in this city next week, at which among other things might be considered the blesalng which every married woman in this city enjoys of supplying her table from the well filled grocery house of Wright A Kaufman, corner of Main and Seventh streets, where to-day may be bad nice raspberries, Currants and fresh vegetables of all kinds, spring' chiokens, potted meats, sardines, salmon, lobsters, pare cider vinegar and coffee, tea and sugar at bottom prices.
Sparking across a garden fenoe admits of a good deal being said on both sides, and a good deal may be said about C. Alexander Mann's gem of a grocery store, south of the postoffloe, but we have only space to mention that he has nice raspberries and other fruits and vegetables of the season, sugar cured meats, choice cream cbeeee, fresh canned salmon, and all kinds of country produce. His butter is kept on ice and hence is always fresh and hard. Goods are promptly delivered to any part of the city.
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Senator Bruce Is currently reputed to be worth $200,000, William Reed died in a religious meeting at F.a*t Douglass, Mass., while earnestly praying for a restoration of health.
Seth Green says that if the state would only protect tbe fish it plants there would in five years be five fish a day for every inhabitant.
Lyman Trumbull is sixty-seven years old, and ohangee but little in appearance from year to year. His yeungest child is not yet two years old. $
Mr. Waterman, of Dal nth, was so exasperated by a corn that he took careful alms and shot a bullet through it. Tbe corn Is gone, and so is most of the toe.* "III should meet the dastardly rebel that shot me," said a Boston war veteran, on drawing 91,600 In pension arrears, he'd have to awallow half a bottle of wine."
The question la to be settled in court at Enfield, Oonn., whether a father can legally burden a bequeet to his daughter with tbe condition that she ahall never marry.
A census enumerator got a terrible whipping in Pittsburg because he pressed a stalwart, Irish woman lor an answer to the question, "Are yon white or black T"
Tilden was sieen boding tome flowerl last week, and John Kelly at onoe started the rumor that he visited the centaury and laid them on his grave.—New York Son.
Tbe organ-grinder** bade was to tbe procession and he dldnt realise that he waa doing anything wrong la hoisting oat of his Imtraawt the tone, "Goodbye, 'Iica Jane." But the man en the bearae and tbe chief mourner got down and thumped 1dm about, while the reat of the folks wbo ware in tbe proesaaton
for the sake of the ride tried to make believe they were not laughing over the incident.
Vanderbilt holds a thirtieth of the national debt, 160,000,000. If he were to go on and buy up the whole of it, he would have a first morgage upon tbe country as it were.
Tbe courts have decided that the, will of Lewis, the Hoboken miser, is good. He left a fortune of $1,700,000 to the United States government, to be dovted towards paying tbe public debt.
Joseph Hard had his wife prosecuted for running away with another man at Janesville, Wis., and secured her sentence to prison. Then be went abou with a petition and obtained ber pardoi
An English engineer was trying to explain the electric telegraph to a Persian Governor. Finally he said"Im agine a dog with his tail in Tebera' and bis mazzle in London. Tread his tail and he will bark there."
Elmira Free Press: Tbe Herald has an indignant protest against the custom of going to hotels to commit suicide spoiling bedclothes and mussing up rooms, without leaving anything to pay for the damage. Must we have a civilrights bill in behalf of suicidesT
An Eastern exchange says Senator Conkling'a name was Samuel until he was ten years old, when he took a fancy to tbe name Roscoe, adopted it, and has been called so ever since. This is probably the point where young Conkling ruined himself. Sam Conkling would have run Jim Blaine a tighter race than Roscce ever did.
Even a man's egotism may be turned to good account, as jn the case of Dr. Wilson Burch, of Pbillipeburg. N. J., wbo died lately, leaving a will that provided for a |40,000 granite monument for himself, and leaves $10,000 for the establishment of a Burch cornet band, whose sole duty it shall be to pay dirges at his death, and on all legal holidays.
Wm. Phillips, the engineer who drove the Jarret and Palmer trans-oontinental train from New York to Pittsburg without a stop (tbe longest run ever made without a stop,) has just died at Pittsburg He has .not been a well man since, though he continued on duty for some time, and had often been called on in special emergencies. He was thirtynine years old.
Garfield while ib Society mingles with the people quietly and with ease, seeming to enjoy the pleasure in a boyish sort of way. In his treatment of ladies he is extremely modest, and while being almost shy in manner, is an jolly as sny of the party without trying to lead it. He contributes toward the eujoyrtaent of all, but does not seem to monopolize its management.
A man in Schuykill courfffiai'. J%1 vania, was recently arrested/^miufrbd convicted under a statute of the yeEETv94, which reads: "If any person of the age of sixteen or upward shall profanely curse or swear by the name of God, Christ Jesus or the Holy Ghost, every person so offending being thereof convicted, ahall forfeit and pay tbe sum of sixty-seven cents for every euch profane curse or oath." Those under sixteen are to pay forty cents for eaoh offense. The culprit in this case was indicted for twenty-three separate and distinct oaths, and convicted acoording to the law.
James E. Williams, a man who passed for respectable in New York, wanted to get rid of bi* old aunt, Mrs. Delia Little. She bad made over her property to bim on condition that be would provide lor her during her life. He got tired of seeing ber around and instead or murdering or going through tbe forms of having ber declared insane and shutting her up in a madhouse be swore she was an habitual drunkerd and bad ber sent to the Workhouse on Blackwell's island to be out of his way. Tbe old lady made ber case known to some humane people who aided ber in regaining her liberty, and charged her nephew, Williams, with perjury. He was found guilty and sentenced to four years in tbe state prison at haid labor, and thus he is relieved oftbe annoyance of neeing his aunt around.
BUILDING PAPER—Au excellent substitute for plastered walls and ceilings.—Cheap and durable.—A big lot just received at
RYCE A WALMSLEY'S.
PROBST, tbe job tinner, baa his gutters all painted on tbe underside before they are put on your boose. For quality lead.
of job and prices he is in Fourth street, between Mai
-CHARLES H. GO 30 North Fourth street, in Farm Products, such butter, eggs, poultry of fruits, beans, hides, Call at bis place before, full price for your goods.
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TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENl^lu mAlL
dealer oata, dried wooL
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New stock of CARPET SWEEPERS— The best In the market—No dust raised— Easily emptied—Tbe housekeeper's delight—Price* reduced at
RYCE A WALMSLEY'S.
MOSEY TO LOAN.
To first class termers, in suma to su: t, from 1 to 5 years. 'No commissions agents'
No charge for drawing aa
recording mortgage. Apply to RIDDUB, HAXXMOS A CO.
PROBST, the Tinner and Move Dealer, baa experienced men In hia employ, and will attend to all job work promptly. Fourth street, between Main and Ohio. —POLICIES covering damage by FIRE and LIGHTNING on dwellings and farm property, Including live stoek on the farm, written at reasonable ratea by RIDDLE, HAMILTON CO, agents
Farmers' Headquarters. S. D. COOPER, has leased the buildings formerly occupied by Dan Miller, on north Fourth street, which have been thoroughly renovated and improved. The grocery department Is stocked with everything that may be called for, and prices put at such figures as to make this well known stand more popular than ever before. Tbe hotel has been refitted throughout, tbe table is set with the best the market affords—and with a largo and commodious wagon yard, Mr. Cooper intends that this shall be headquarters and a hospitable home for farmers when in the city.
Millinery Goods.
have purchased in New York an Immense stock of Millinery Goods, isisting of the latest styles of
TS and BONNETS, SATINS, FANCY SILKS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS,
ORNAMENTS, ETC., ETC.
Buying large quantities of the manufacturers for cash, enables me to give my customers better goods for less money than they can obtain them of any other house in the State. Examine the stock and compare prices.
Respectfully, EMIL BAUER, Wholesale and Retail Millinery, No. 22. South Fourth Street,
Sign of Big Bonnet.
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Old Dominion Coffee.
Best in the Market
ANOTHER LOT OP
FINE TEAS!
Monyune* Gunpowder, Imperial and
Young Hyson,
Formoso, Oolong, Japan,
Assa m, India Teas,
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Clothing and Gents' Farniehiog Store,
508 and 510 Main Street, Verre Haute.
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June 17th and 18th,
Woman Suffrage Convention!
Let Everybody Attend.
First
Sewion—Thuisdajr evening, June 17th, 1880, at 8 o'clock. Second Session—Friday morning, June 18th, at 10 o'clock.
Third 8e»sioa—Friday afternoon, Jane 18th, at 2 o'clock. Fourth and iaat M»ion~Friday evening, June 18th, at 8 o'clock.
The following noted cpeakers will be in attendance: Matilda Joslyn Gage. New Jeney Lillle Devereaux Blake, New Jersey: Mita Rachel O. Foster, Pennsylvania Elizabeth L. Eexon, Louisiana Elisabeth A. Merriwether, Tennessee Susan B. Anthony, New Jersey.
Admhaion to day sessions, 10 cents night sessions. 23 cents. Tickets for sale at H. F. Schmidt & Oo's jewelry store.
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Kilt Suits aacl Shirt Waista, id endless variety, from the cheapest t^the finest, at
..... _____ OUR TOURIST GUIDE FOR 1880 Can be had upon application to any Ticket Agent on the line. Send for one. Mailed free to any address.
All questions answered and information cheerfully given upon application in per son or by letter to any
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of Tern Haute, in booorol fb* Sixth annirersaryInthJiUnUed states. /n MO rmgveauA to aeeT at tbeir ngnlsj-crart rooms, in fall regalia, for parade «t 9 o'clock a. «.
Mask by the McKeen Cadet Bsnd obllc Tbe is cordially Urrited to attend, of Cosasalttse.
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Fancy Parasols, Sun Umbrellas, Dusters, Lawn Suits,
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We are the Leading House-.^ We lead th Prices, we lead the Styles.
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"THE LEAFY MONTH OF JUNE" WE SHALL MAKE OUR USUAL
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Our stock is large and attractive. CARPETS, WALL PAPERS, MATTINf Ao., AT SPECIAL PRICES.
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Is fast becoming the M08T POPULAR anil RELIABLE LINE for
And the 80MMER RHSORli OF THE NORTHWEST*
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Beeanse «f lta Liberality la RATES, (tnlek Time Sure Connections. DOUBLE DAILY TKAINS
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pany.orto A.S.DUNHAM, Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent. Chicago, Ills. Or H. r. BUHKNELL.
Gen, Agent, Terre Haute, Ind.
pOING NORTH! ITs
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The Finest and Only Line of
Side Wheel Passenger Steamers
On Lake Michigan are those of the
GOODRICH*:
TRANSPORTATION" CO.
These are TEN in nnmber. Tliejf Consist of Five jarge and elegant Side-wheel Lowpressure Steamers, and Five A 1 upper cabin Propellers. These ten steamers Jorm six separate lines on Lake Michigan, leaving CHICAGO as follows Racine, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc
Sunday excepted 9 a. Alinapee,etc., fues. and Kri. 7 p.m. and Friday....— ®a.m G'd Haven, Muskegon, GU Rapids, etc., daily P-m For Green Bay, etc. Tues. A Fridays... 7 p. For E*can«ba 4 Lake Superior towns
Tuesday.....^... 7p.m ftnndays excepted. No finer SUMMER PLEASURE TRIP can he fonnd than that which can be enjoyed on these splendid steamers.
HEW FEATURE!
Special Excursions are now given dally (Sundays excepted) CHICAGO to GRAND HAVEN via MILWAUKEE, and return to CHICAGO, for f740theronnd trip. Tlilsinelndes two meats, state room ana berth. A brass and string band accompanlee the steamer to Miiwankee. Passengers on this route can stop off at Milwaukee and Grand Haven as long as they please.
For time table, routes, or any Infcrtnatkm address JOH.N SINGLETON, Passenger Agent.
Office foot of Mich. Ave. Chicago, His.
Bacon and lard.
HUtKBH SMOKED SHOULDERS AND E SIDES all sammer. Also, Hagar cured canvassed HAMS, 1'ARD.inbncluttoT tMr' tels, at bottom prices, WHEAT AND-RYB FLOUR, from
Michigan. All goods deliv
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A. REIMAN,
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tflARLES B. WAIHIIGTOT Attends promptly to Carpet ami House Cleaning. Carpets taken /orniture mom ADO hsoolw wltn care. AH work llrst clauK, andctuurge*reuoDSble. street, or send por talcaod. iu-2w
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CHICAGO,
Arriving in Chicago at 7 a. and 4 p.m., elving passengers ample time for making tranferfor any train leaving Chicago during ^This^is positively the ONLY LINE by which passengers taking the morning train from Terre Hante and Indianapolis reach Chicago at 4 p. m., giving ample time to make transfer to Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pani and Chicago A North-Western 6 p.m. trains, reaching many of the noted Summer Resorts same day for tea.
Avoid tedions lay-overs and delays by purchasing your Tickets over tbe
DAN V1LLK ROUTE.
WHITE Shuttle Sewing MacliT
When once used will retain its pioee^ ever.
It is celebrated for its advantages, in it is one of the largest sewing macS nanuractured—adapted allkerto then the family or the workshop. It has largest shuttle, with a bobbin that almo»t a spool of thread.
Theshuttle tension is adjustable wli removing the shuttle from the rnaclifin Tne great popularity of the Whites* most convincing tribute to fts excel' and superiority over other machine' in submitting it to the trade we nut it its merits, and in no instance ho* is yet failed to satisfy any recommend In
its favor. Thedemandfor the White has inci to such an oxteut that we ate now pelled to torn out A CssspleM Sewinr Msoliiae
Three Minutes In iftie Dsy It® Supply tbe Demand. Every machine is warranted for 5 and sold for cash at liberal d!*coui upon easy payments, to suit the coi iencti of buyers.
J. N. Hickman, Gen.
8M Main street, Terro Haute,
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Saturday's boat don't leave until. 8 p.m Night boaU tor Milwaukee Tuesday and Friday......— And Saturday p. Ludington, Manistee, etc., Mat. and
For an artistic lob leave or scud on* KUSSNERW PALACE 0/ MUSIC. only practical workmen in this city ing worked both in Organ and Piano ufactories, with a fully equipped wo* at our catnmand, all repairs aro er the same as at manufactory. CalL for pamphlet giving list of referenda treatise on bow to take proper cafe piano. PARTICULAR NOTICE TO Otj
RESIDENTS.
No traveling agents or eolicito* ployed. All calls promptly atter either by myself orson Albert. ..it- Lf Respectfully,
L. KUS8NJB
Palace of Music, Terre, 1
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IANO TUNING, v.
If piano needs tuning or yon can save money by employing alar and reliable toner, A. H. PAlC make* a specialty of toning and re all kinds of instruments. Alt repa cnted the same as at piano and or ufactories.
Pianos toned and cleaned, raiuated and wires prevented U6m Wlthont extra charge. Pianos tunec year at reduced rates. Prices are dnced for refolding pianos. The t:.. ereneee given when desired. Leav with W. U. Paige, «07 Main alreet, yooradtlressthrough the postomc^
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UILDING MATERIAL.
Headquarters at 819 East Mala a Delphi andttreencaatle Um L*nlavill«, BeMtfsle sai P«
Cement, •lefejgsn sad Xswsrk PU« nsstorlag Hair. Lfttb, 5 rire Brick «SMS «. lay, $ glens Piping aad Braining Cklniner Tap*, etc., ete.
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