Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 11, Number 48, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 May 1881 — Page 4

THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE

P. S. WESTFALL,

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

KTJBLICATIOX OMCK,

3Jo IB South 6th sU, Printing Home Square.

TERRE HAUTE, MAY 28,1881

BOSTON ia seriously considering the project of a world's fair.

THHT have "consented" to be candidates—Lord Rottcoe and his man Friday

THB captain of the Victoria did not go down with his 350 victims. The more's the pity.

COXHLIKO "ia in the hands of his friends." It may turn out that he is in the bands of bis enemies.

TUB revival meetings at Indianapolis have so far resulted in the conversion of about one thousand persons.

MKJS. GARFIELD has passed the turning point in her sickness, and her physician announce* that he has no doubt •be will now get well.

THK New York Evening Post has boon wold to Carl Schurz, Horace White aJid two others for 9000,000. Mr.Schura will bo the future editor.

MR. CON KM NO says Piatt must go back to Washington if ho does. Of course tbo tail must go if the dog •goes—unless it to cut off, and that is not to be thought of.

KErLER'H colored cartoons in Puck, on the Copkling business, are calculated to make Nast turn green with envy. Keplor is certainly displaying a wonderful talent for broad caricature.

ItEruBLioANs say it is not going to bo much of a shower. That depends. If Oonkling rules they may as well get out their umbrellas. In fact we advise an ark under these circumstances.

INDIANA, men aro "looming up," so to speak. Major John B. Glover has been appointed Consul to Havre and Marshal Dudioy is to have something, perhaps Commissioner of the Land Office.

TUB star route investigations have proceeded far enough, it is said, to insure the nrrost of sevoral of the parties implicated which will be done at an early day. Wo hopo they will be given tho fall moasuro of the law.

TIIK proprietors of the Peoria, Ills., Saturday Evening Call offer six cash prizes ranging from $10 to $150 for original contributions of sorial storios, short storioa, column articles or columns of Mhort article®. Good writers will find it to thoir iutorost to sond to the publishers for their proposition in full. Such Hborallty must causo a largo flow of ink.

TIIK Christian peoplo are seriously eonsidoring tho question of making Col. Bob Ingoreoll the special objoct of thoir prayers with view of converting him to religion. If they shojuld do this it would be rather turning theguuson the great Infidel. The project is worth considering, for tho groat orator would make wonder Ail preschcr. It would bo like converting another Saul of Tarsus.

TIIK Chicago Inter-Ocean calls timely attention to tho fact that damp walls and the poisoned air rooms shut in from thb sunshine at this season of tho year weans sickness and death. They offer a standing invitation to diptlioria, pneumouia and aguo to enter and take possession. A little firo of mornings and evenings, and the windows thrown open to admit sunshine and freehalr, are golden preventives of disease.

IMMIOS ATION" from foreign countries is a factor in our population the influence of which is not porhaps generally realitod. About 800,000 peoplo will, it Is estimated, roach our shores from abroad this year—a number sufficient of themselves to populate two eatiro States of tho site of Nebraska. The immigrants, for the moat part, are honest, industrious people, who bring larger ar smaller sums of monoy with them, and •who come with the purpose of getting better homes for themselves and their families th.ui they could hope to acquire in the old world.

AKOTHKR grca* railroad king has paved away in tho death of Col. Thoa. A. Scott, which occurred last Saturday night. His death was caused by paralysis of which he had had several strokes at different times. It is said his disease dated from injuries received in a railroad accident when he was about 33years old. At the time of his death he was 58. He began life for himself when ten years of age and on a limltad education attained to tbe splendid ability for organising and managing great lines of railway which made his name familiar among capitalist.

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SECRETARY WISWDI has manifested a disposition to go through the Treasury Department with a thorough and unsparing hand and the results abundantly justify bis action. Some ugly things live bean discovered in connection with the purchasing of carprta and other supfor tbe department which reflect awiou^ly on the ofHwr in idtaige. It Is vnden^ood that all the departments will b» subjected to a searchingexami nation, which tfcey have not had for many years, «nd that wherever any crookedness may fca found, the resignations of thoss lmSited wtU be promptly demanded. It Ss to be hoped In this way to make places tor a tew hone** aona of Indiana.

How great a hold the Bible has on the the minds and hearts of men has received a significant and almost startling illustration In the unprecedented demand upon the booksellers for tbe revised New Testament delivered to the public for the first time on Friday morning of last week. Tbe sales in New York have averaged nearly 300,000 copies per day, tbe retail dealers flocking before daylight to the publishers' warehouse to fight for places. Referring to the matter the Herald humorously observed: "The book seems in demand everywhere even in Wall street several hundred copies were sold, for the brokers were naturally anxious to learn whether the fate of extortioners as defined in tbe old edition of the book, had been mitigated to any extent by the Committee of Revision. Free thinkers and politicians were in hot haste to buy, for there had been a rumor abroad that hell had been suppressed by the new edition. People who are certain in their own minds that they are going to Heaven risked the price of a book in order to learn whether tbe descriptions in the Book of Revelations haa be made any more definite."

The Chicago Tribune had the entire book telegraphed to them from New York last Friday night and published it on Saturday. There were nearly 100,000 words and twenty-one wires wore used in its transmission.

Probably more Bible reading has been done during tbe past week than ever before in the same length of time. This new revision has not only caused the newspaper publishers to use their columns freely in the publication of scripture truths, but many people have read them who hadn't opened a Bible for years. The sad statement has to be mado that a large majority fail to recognize the changes unless the newspapers print the old and the now versions in juxtaposition.

Much of this Bible reading of the past few days, no doubt comes from curiosity. Curiosity is a great appetizer. But we are willing to believe that a hope of a little letter show for the wicked causes an eager comparison of thechangod texts.

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are heartily thankful for one

thing, at least, in the new version of the Testament, and that is that it is not chopped into mince meat by separating the verses by spaees. If a deliberate attempt had been made to make* bible reading as uninteresting and difficult as possible, wo cannot conceive of a plan that would more surely accomplish* this than the old mince meat stylo of verses and chaptors. Suppose any other book, histpry, novel, or scientific treatise, cut up into paragraphs of from one to four lines, and who would tolerate such a method of printing? No book but the Bible could have endured such treatment and continued to exist and be read. Let any one take up the new version and he will at once recognize the improvomont. It was not necessary, in order to introduco tbeso changes that there fshould havo been tho revision. This is a matter largely of printing, though of course much care and scholarship were necessary to make the proper division into paragraphs. But thore were copies of the Bible in tho old version printed in tho same form in which the new vorsion appears. They wore called "Paragraph Bibles." But the change, will now be likely to bo made general and pormanent. This is certainly a great improvement.

It must be understood that it is simply tho manner of indicating the chapters and versos in the old vorsion, to which wo object. Tho divisions aro a great convenience, and vory desirable, though not always wisely made. In fact they grow out of a necessity which was felt in attempting to study and refer to the Bible. It would be cxeoodingly difficult to find, or tell another whero a certain subjcct was treated, or a certain declaration was to bo found, if wo had not tho chapters and verses. This difficulty was experienced, and consequently tho invention of chaptors and vorses was introduced. But this is a comparatively modern invention. In 1250 Cardinal Hugo, in attempting to mako a concordance of the Latin Bible, broko it up into pieces, and then broke up the larger pieces into smaller ones, and designated tho smaller portions by placing letters iu the margin. But the present division came about in this way: Robert Stephens, while going on horseback from Paris to Lyons, divided his Greek Testament into verses, and in 1551 published an edition. Stephens designated his divisions, not by letters in the margin, but by figures bet woe tho versos. But the ovil of which we have complained was the work of the Puritans, who published what is called tho Genevau Bible, and separated the versos by spaces. This Bible was such a good one in all other respects that those which have been published since have not only copied its virtues but also this fault. Now In the new version we have all tbe mechanical advantages of the invention, and are happily rid of its abuse.

Yct. it is hardly thirty years since a clergyman in intelligent and pious Now England was called upon to answer to a council the charge of "throwing disrespect upon the Holy Scripturea," because ha stated in the pulpit the historical facta concerning the origin nf these chapter and verse divisions. Probably some people will be soared now because In tbe new version our English Bible will be made to say just what the original Bible said, and not what they b*ve thought it said. Some people are scared dreadfully easy, especially when religion and the Bible are In question. Tbey mm to think that tbe least bit of a jar will upset the ruth.

R. CONK UNO is not so happy in tbe role of an ex-Senator as he anticipated. In fact be doesn't mind going back again If the Legislature Is willing

-^TERRE HAUTE SATfivliAT EVBrtt-flU- MAIL.

OXH of the most shocking ca£$jflities that has occurred for a long time took place near London, Ontario, on Tuesday evening. The steamer Victoria, with over six hundred excursionists on board, returning from Springbank, a pleasure resort a few miles below the city, suddenly collapsed like an egg Bhfell and ssnk instantly in twelve feet of water. Many of the unfortunate passengers Were buried under the wreck and in a short time the bank of the river was thickly strewn with the dead bodies of the victims, who numbered little less than 250. The boat was a rotten old hulk, not capable of carrying with safety half of the people who were crowded upon her decks, and it is said tbe managers were warned that the vessel was dangerously overloaded before they left the landi ng. And thus, through tbe wanton recklessness of men greedy for filthy lucre, two hundred souls are plunged into eternity without a moment's warning. What is to be done about it? Doubtless there will be an investigation, and possibly some punishment of the guilty. If so, that will be well as far as it goes. But it will not help the 250 drowned people and their sorrowing friends. Why cannot some system be devised that will require vessels to be subjected to examination and their condition as to safety be ascertained before their owners are allowed to load them down with a living freight?

THE Lafayette Journal comes pretty near hitting the nail on the head when it says the fuss about appointing Indiana men to office has been carried to a disgusting length, and that if it is kept up much longer Indiana will become a jest and by-word for the whole nation that the fellows who have been shouting so loud about the claims of Indiana men are a pack of hungry loafers and chronic office seekers, who, having lost all influence at home, are straining every nervo to crowd their way to the public crib. The fact is, the honest, capable worthy men stay at home and attend to their business, and have business to attend to, while tho political bummers spree around Washington and bring the honest people of the State into contempt by their unbecoming conduct. Let us have done with this childish talk about Indiana's "claims" for patronage.

THE scene of political interest has been shifted from Washington to Albany, and during the past week a Very active canvass has been going on at the latter place between the Conkling and anti-Conkling men. The latter refuse to go into cancus for the nomination of senatorial candidates and tho Conkling men are actively endeavoring to obtain signatures enough to the call for a caucus to make a nrajority of the Republican members. The election to fill tbe vacated seats will be held next Tuesday, and tho indications now are that Conkling will be defeated unless some qf, the Democratic members Join in the election of Conkling. As the case stands, it is one of tbe prettiest fights that has ever been witnessed between two factions of the sanieparty. 1

INDIANAPOLIS witnessed tho spectacle, last Monday night, of two great and oarnest revival meetings going on in two of the largest churches, the national meeting of Baptist ministers in another, and Bob Ingersoll lecturing in one of the theatres on "tho great infidels." There is nothing like free speech. Col. Bob has been engaged in battering down tbe church for several years, now, with exceeding great profit to himself, but tbe revival spirit is growing and spreading iu spite of him. Tho indications are that Col. Bob has a bigger contract on hand than he supposed when he began, but it is all tho same to him. So long as ho can get ?20,000 a year for his work it is of no great consequenco what the results arc.

TIIK captain of tho ill-starred steamer Victoria excuses his conduct in swamping his rotten vessel with living freight, by saying that the crowd rushed upon the boat in defiance of his orders to the contrary. A miserably poor excuse. Knowing, as he admits that he did know, that his vessel was unsafe with six hundred people on board, he should have refused to leave the shore until the overloading was removed.

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AM. this comment and criticism upon the revised New Testament which has filled tbe daily papers, does not seem to indicate that people have lost their interest in Christianity. A book must have a strong hold upon the public mind which can command so much attention on the part of that portion of the press which aims to meet popular demands.

IT is said that Jefferson Davis does not approve of the now version of tbe Testament. Bntthen it was not to be expected that he would approve of anything belonging to the nineteenth century. All tbo good there ever was in this ago of tho world died with slavery and the fotifedenwy. It is an awfully wicked worlft for such saints to live ia.

TUB now version of the New Testament is said not to have received a very cordial welcome in England. Soma of the papers criticised it quite severely tbe day it was issued. The London limes, white it approves in a general way, is said to damn it with faint praise, thinking It little, if any, better than the old King James version.

MIHS EDITH THO*AS, of Geneva, Is paid a handsome compliment by the publication of a number of her poems in Scribner'a Monthly for June. Tbey are reprints from various newspapers and give fine promise for tbe future of the

A MEMOIR.

The subject of this memoir, ALEXANDER MCPHKKTKKS, JR., was born in Orange county, lad., May, 1856, and came with his parents to this

county in

1856, where he has since re­

sided, a period of twenty-five yeans. He grew from childhood to manhood with the same associates, loved and honored by them, and his sad ending has cast an inexpressible, saddened gloom upon them.

When children, attending school at tho old Durham schoolhouse, there could not be found one in our midst who was more lighthearted than ho—always participating in all our plays with a spirit that showed he fully enjoyed them*. He had a heart overflowing with love, and and was manly in his actions beyond a fault, He was one of our most intelligent young men, nntil six or seven yean ago, when the nand of affliction fell heavily upon him, from which he never entirely recovered, and all efforts oa the part of a loving father and mother to again restore their beloved son's mind to its former capacity were unavailing. At last the inevitable calamity came. Reason was entirely dethroned, and almost instantaneously the soul of that loving and almost idolized son passed into the presence of a just Judge, who fully understands our weaknesses, and in whose presence each one of us must appear.

We would point the loving father, mother, sisters and brothers of this unfortunate one to the Redeemer of all mankind for consolation. "For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feelings of oar infirmities. Let us therefore corao baldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help us in time of need." "Dick" will not onLv be missed by the family, but sadly misBed by those with whom he has associated since childhood, and often will memory be busy gathering up the golden links that hound us to him.

Oh, what is death Tis lifefe last shore, Where vanities are vain no more Where all pursuits their goal obtain, And life is all retouched again."

TSRKK HAUTX, Ind., May 25,1881.

—Wonderful! Don't fail to see it! The Russian cigar stand at K. P. Exposition, May 30th to June 2d.

MRS. ROACH invites the ladies to inspect her stock of patterns, bats and trimmings. She is making a specialty of ladies' fine underwear. The stock comprises all kinds of under garments.

MELLISHA MOODY, NO. south 0th street, the gold and silver platers, keep, in connection with replating, new goods of their manufacture, and warranted to bo the best triple-plate. Call and see them.

ICECREAM.

ATI lovers of Pure Ice Cream should call on Eiser, corner of 9th and Main streets. It is made from' Rich Alderney Cream, and may be relied on as first class. Parties, Festivals^ fcc., supplied at wholesale rates.

FLOWERS. n,.

Those-having flowers to contribute for Decoration Day, are earnestly requested to send them to the First ward school house as early as eight o'clock on Monday morning.

MRS. GEORGE E. FARHINCWON, Chairman.

K. P. EXPOSITION.

Terre Haute Division No. 3, Uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias, will hold an exposition at Castle Hall and Armory, lasting four nights, commencing Monday. The drill room will contain a number of booths, stands, eto., while in the lodge room a stage will bo put and performances and tableaux given, with a change of programme every night. The following articles will be voted off: To the most popular conductor, a flue lantern engineer, torch salesman, traveling- or otherwise, a fine traveling bag -Sir Knight, sword-and belt married lady, a hat and bonnet young lady, fine parasol ,Miss under 15, gold ring fat man, a bottle of Anti-Fat. There will be-music in attendance every evening.

PASTURE.

Good pasture for horses and cattlte good fences,, water, shade, and salt. Good care will be taken of stock, but no responsibility for accidents or escapes. Terms, $2.00 per month.

Jos. GILBERT,

Fruit Ridge Ave., 2 miles east of city..

DAVIS fc CO., PORK PACKERS*. Wholesal0 Store, 824 Main street, Ikmc

Haute, Ind.

The only house which handles winter cured meats. All who handle sumaser cured meats are swindled by the shrinkage.

Amusement*.

Mile. Marie Ltt{% America's faaarite prima donna, a-si»t*d by tbe following nolo artist#: Miss Hsttie McLsin, cooiralto Mr. H.

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cured

Cleveland, tenor Miss

Zeline Mantis,1 solo violinist Mr. John Skeltoo, solo cornetint, and Mis* Nellie Bangs, pianist and accompanist, will give one of their grand concert* for the benefit of the Light Guard BinggoM Band at Dowling hall, June 1st.

Detroit Commercial:—Her Paging and actiag met witk very decided- approval. She was several times encored,, and at the close of the third act responded to an entbasiastic call to appear before the curtain.

Practice Makes Perfect. THKRKSX?R£,

practical experience as carriage maker*, in the best shops of the Eut and West, tbe undersigned gentlemen feel fully warranted in Raj iac.to.ttie public that those who desire

Work ot Any Kind la the Carriage Use, Can stcnrelt built here aagood as can be

Spring styles of straw goods and a full line of fashionable gents' hats, &c.,at Syfees' :Hat Store, Main between Fourth and Fiflh streets.

Fquire

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For Rent.

REBFT-FUHOTISHED ROOMS. Enat No. 9W north Fourth street.

ITIOR RENT—BRICK BUSINESS ROOM ON J: alley back of Postoffice and Prairie City Bank. The best place fbr a barber shop in the city.

For Sale.

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SALE OR TRADE—A HOUSE OF ROOMS. Address S.D. SHIELDS, P. O. Box 1777, City, or call at the premises, 1228 Mulberry street, one d6or west of Thirteenth street, north side.

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SALE—60 ACRES OF GOOD LANI)

good lth go

under tioni chard. Balance heavily timbered, with good sugar orchard, good spring water. Enquire at Fuller farm, or 321 south Fifth It., Terre Haute. R. M. HABKETT, Agent.

SALE-CITY LOTS-TWENTY LOTS laying between Thirteenth and Fourteenoh streets, directly west of the' blast furnace, are for sale at reasonable terms. Long time will be given if tho lots sold are immediately Improved. F. NIPPERT. 7-4 w.

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A FBXKND.

SALE OR TRADE—TWENTY ACRES of land, on the corner of Twenty-second and Oollego streets. On the premises area frame house, with nine rooms a frame bam 44 by 54 feet carriage house and sheds, 34 by 39 feet a good brick smoke house ana fruit house good well and cistern and summer kitchen and sheds raspberry, currants, gooseberry and blackbernr, about 1% acres in good condition 1.200 Concord grape vinos, on posts and wires, in good order, and 110 pear trees, bearing 170 apple trees, bearing 80 cherry trees, beareng 15 wild goose plum, bearing one acre in strawberries of the best kinds. For further particulars, call on, or address, W.G.DAVIS, 1750 Poplar street, City.

FOR

SALE—so LOTS EAST OF 14TH ST., between Poplarand Walnut, on 10 years it, on time, at 6 per cent interest. Apply sc

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soon to street.

J. H. BLAKE, 225 Ohio

SALE-JERSEY CATTLE-COWS, heifers and male calves for sale. I. V. PRESTON.

FOR

8ALE—JERSEY OR ALDERNEY Bull Calves from two weeks to one year old. Prices from 10 to 950.

I. V. PRESTON.

OR SALE-A SMALL HOUSE AND LOT near Main, part down and balance on time. For particulars, Inquire of J. C. BURNS, at Keyes & Sykes Wheel Factory,

E.

Terre Haute.

E. GLOVER, M. D.

PHYSICIAN -AN1— SURGEON.

OFFICE:

GORNEli EIGHTH & POPLAR STREETS.

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N. WEIR, M. D.

OFFICE:

COKNKII FIFTH AND MAIN STREETS, UP STAIRS, TERRE HAUTE, IND. OFFICE HOURS: «I O to 11 a. m., 2 to 5 p. m., and 7 to &&) p. m.

RESIDENCE, NO. 920 south Sixth street.

^HRESHERMEN.

A ten-horse Separator and twelve-horse Engine, made by Gaar, Scott & Co., of Richmond, are for sale cheap, and on easy terms. Tbe Separator has been run one season, and did splendin work. Both are in good condition. Call on. or address by mait, 284 JOSEPH ABBOTT, Terre Haute, Ind.

100

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with fifty yean combined

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CHAMBER

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in fla East—and at much lew cost. Frarn tbe fact that we have so long made the (ferriage business a practice and study, we fed fully warranted maaying we can give mere aeaeml satisfaction in the Repairs of Carriages, Baggies, ad Sprlag wageni And for leMi less money than charged elsewhere in this section of the eountiy. Also, w* now have on hand a variety of Hew and Seeaad Haa* Wark,

Composed of OPEN and TOP

Boggles and Spring Wagons,

Including one very nice f^-paiwcn^r. extenskw top Carrrtafe. all of wbleh we pro

pose to

sella* very reasonable prices. Ho call and secure a baiynii.

Whltaker & Stickle,

GlickV old staad, 3d s»„ Terre Haul*.

To select from at

E.D.Hamy's*"f

With a foH stock of all kinds of

FCRN1T1E

Double the stock of any other boose in tbe city. Also a flue stock of BABY WAGONS,

Novelty:

—AXI#—•

Peerless

PREPARATIONS

FOR THE

SUMMER SEASON.

ARE FULLY MADE.

Examine with care our very extensive assortment of

WHITE GOODS

Such as Dotted and Sprigged Swisses and Persian Lawns, Lfnon Dlnde (the most satisfactory fabric matte^ Fr'ch Nainsooks, Mulls, Revered Organdies, and naoav styles of WHITE GOODSy entirely new, and at prft*s "unusually low."

PLEASE NOTICE

OTJK STOCK OF

LACES.

Notice, we have all the laces, and in quantities to bo found nowhere else. Irish Point, Valenciennes, Vormieelli,

Spanish^ Blondes, Alett-

con, Unricourt, etc., etc.

NOTICE OUR FANS.

Pretty SILK FANS, at 69, 75c and *1 00. FEATHERED FANS, at from 50c to $4t50..

NOTICE NECKWEAR.

In Plaited Ruffles, Bernhardt, Dauphin and Pierrot Collars, Mirecourt, Irish Point and Spanish Scarfs.

Dozens of Now Collars for the Children:.

Hoberg*, Root & Co.

rpHE ARTESIAN BATHS.

The Terre Haute Artesian Baths cure rheumatism, neuralgia, oatarrh,. chronfe diseases of tbe liver, dyspepsia and outaneous diseases. They are of the most healing and powerfully alterative and tonio waters known in the world. On Water street between Walnut and Poplar.

PURIFIES

THE FOULEST CISTERN WATER

SEE IT AT

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