Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 13, Number 10, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 September 1882 — Page 4
THE MAIL
A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
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Ho 800th 5th st, Printing Honae Square.
P. s. WESTFALL,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TERRE HAUTE, SEPT. 2, 1882
LAND OWNERSHIP.
The rapid settlement of the great north west by farmers who own their own land, mostly in small parcels, suggests the wide contest there is between the land system of the United States and that of Great Britain. In the latter countiv the bulk of the land is held by the nobtlitiy in vast bodies and remains in the same family for generations, descending from the father to the oldest son by the vicious law of the primogeniture. These vast estates are cultivated by Jtenant-farmers, who in their turn, employ the agricultural laborers to till them. By the complicated system of entails and burdening the estate with provisions for other members of the family, many, if not a majority, of these great estates become hopelessly involved in debt. It is the duty of the owner of the land to erect proper farm buildings on the land and cottages for the laborers to live in but, as may be easily imagined when the estates are heavily involved this duty is neglected and so it happens that there is a great lack of cottages for the laborers, and those that exist, are often allowed to fall into the wretched and ruinous condition for the lack of proper repairs. There is not in England any class of people who live so miserably as the agricultural laborers and whose condition is so noar akin to that of the beasts, Whon, some years ago, tho London journals sent correspondents Into tho rural districts and turned a llood of light upon the condition of this class of England's population, tho revelations made were of the most startling character. It was found that whole families, consifting often times of eight or ten persons of all ages, and both sexes wero compelled to live and sleep in a single room. Not infrequently the persons thus herded together like swine included parent* and their own married children. The condition of things revealed was simply incredible in its foulness. What were tho effects, moral, social and physicial, of such a system upon its victims may possibly be iinaginod. There was a cry of horror from tho nation, and some effort was made by parliament to improve the condition of this miserable class of peoplo, but judging from facts given by Mr. G. Shaw IiOfevre, member of parliament, in a recent pamphlet published by him on tho land system of Great Britain, their circumstances are much the same now as they wore thon. And it Is doubtful if their condition will greatly improve until a radical change is mado in the management of the land in the country, where the theory of land ownership is that the land Is a luxury only to be owned by the rich.
No theory could be more vicious, as is clearly demonstrated by comparing the English systom with that of France, Switzerland, the United States and other couutries where tho tillers of the soil are for tho most part Its owners. In these countries there is no more thrifty, comfortable and happy peoplo than the agricultural population and none more intelligent and and virtuous. In the former there is no class so ignorant, degraded and utterless miserable as the agricultural laborers.
In view of theso facts the prevalent prejudice against the aggregation of the land in the hands of large owners, is founded in good reason. But there is little* real can so to fear such a result in a country whero the laws emphatically favor small proprietorship, the method# of alienation am as simple and inexpensive, as possible, and there is an ineon(juerable repugnance to the idea of favoring one child in the family more than the rest. Our laws and principles alike forbid any advance towards tho English system or great landed estates, and so long as our convictions on this subject remain as they are now, there is little danger indeed of auy considerable aggregation of the land in hands of a limited class.
THE Evansville Courier, one of the leading lemocratlc dailies in the State, admits that a sufficient numler of Democratic candidates for Legislature have already pledged themselves to vote for submission of the pending amendments at a special election, to secure that result beyond a doubt, and insists, therefore, that the only question now open to discussion is as to the merits of prohibition itself. This is an ingenious turn upon the Republicans, but it will not succeed in pushing them to the advocacy of prohibition. Whatever individual Democratic candidates may have pledged themselves to do, the platform of the two parties present the issue of submission at a general or at a special election, and on this issue it is clear the Republicans mean to stand in the present contvt. The Democrats may preach antiprohihition 10 their hearts content the Republicans will not go one inch farther than submission of the amendmeattat a special election.
AfTKRall, Mr. Heilmsn has allowed himself to be persuaded Into accepting a re-nomination for Congress in his district, Although he had positively refused to run again. This is bad news for Mr. Kleiner, the Democratic candidate, who thought he would have a "walk over." A* it howerer. it I* by no mr&iii cer*i» \hiti Uti'tnsi can re-elected.
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AMERICAN MANNERS. Certain English papers seem to be very much worried just now over the social condition of the people in this country. They are greatly distressed concerning the lack of good manners among
onr
rity
countrymen, and are putting
forth an awful effort to reform us. Doubtless there is some lack of surface polish in the United States, as compared with the old countries of the continent and England, but it is perhaps within the bounds of truth to say that when it comes to the matter of honest, downright refinement and politeness—the politeness of the heart and not merely of the tongue—there is as much of that admirable quality on this side of the Atlantic as there is on the other. There is a difference, however, between the social manners and customs of a free republic and those of a nobility-ridden monarchy like Great Britain, and we hope there always will be. A land tilled with dukes and earls, with princes and lords and ladies, cannot be just the same socially, or, we may add, any other way, as one whore every man and woman has the right to be the equal of every other man and woman in the land. But it does not by any means follow that the difference is on the side of the nobility country. We on this side of the water are happy in believing that just the opposite is true. At all events, few Americans would be willing to exchange their own system, even with all its admitted Democratic vulgarities, for the snob-ridden English one, where a few great families own all the land In the Kingdom and the people who till it are so poor and degraded that they are herded together more like beasts than human beings. As between the two systems we will take our Republican vulgarity with its Republican manhood and womanhood all tho time.
A CORRESPONDENT of tho New York Tribune lets light into the alleged negro plot said to have been recently discovered in Alabama, and for connection with which one negro was summarily executed. The explanation of tho mystery is that it is simply one of the bulldozing methods resorte#to by the white bourbons to intimidate the negroes and keep them from the polls at the coming election. "With a jail full of negroes," said a prominent citizen of the State, "thoy cau run one out and hang .him every few days, and thus get up a state of terrorism which they hope may keep the colored people away from voting." It is not pleasant to have to accept this explanation as true, but the story of the negro plot was more incredible than even this explanation, and as between the two, the latter has decidedly the advantage. Judge Tourgee should point his spy-glass in the direction of Choctaw county, Alabama.
IN Newcastle, Indiana, the other night, some beautiful shade trees in front of Judgo Mellett's house were destroyed by girdling, the work, it is supposed, of parties who had taken offense at the Judge's advocacy of tho temperance causo. Similar devilment has been done to the property of radical temperance men in other places. If those interested in preserving the liquor traffic expect to help their cause by such proceedings they are counting without their host. Every such deed will only add fuel to tho tires of prohibition, while it will at the same time weaken the cause of the liquor men with those who have heretofore had no sympathy with prohibition ideas. That kind ot warfare was tried on the old-time abolitionists, but without success
SENATOR HARRISON sounded the Republican bey-note at Indiauapolis on Wednesday night before a large audience In the Grand Opsra House. His sheech is a fair, candid and able one, and will repay persual. Admitting the absence of any great issues between the parties at the present time, it shows that the Republicans have managed the administration of public affairs with integ
and economy, and that their opponents have not been able to suggest any improvements. Mr. Voorhees' claims as the soldiers' friend are attacked with considerable energy, and our distinguished townsman will doubtless feel called upon to defend himself from the charges brought against him.
THB shipping of dressed meat to the East iu refrigerating cars promises to attain such proportions that the shipping of live cattle will be entirely discontinued. The new method is much more economical than the old, and the meat should beljetteralso^is the cattle shipped io close cam for so long a distance, often without proper care and necessarily poorly fed and watered, are freqmfctly in bad and sometimes even diseased condition when they reach market.
It is stated that during the present year alone more than 40,000 people have settled in Dakota Territory nod become owners of land. The crops are splendid and the people are in high spirits. The climate is pronounced "grand," the winters being not more severe than in some of tbe eastern states, while the summers are pleasant and comfortable, with cool nigbta. If this thing keeps going on the time will yet come when the "great American desert" itself will be found to have turned into a garden of roses.
A COMPARISON of the census tables shows that tbe 'population of tbe cities In this eonnty growing much faster in proportion than that of tbe country generally. In 1S30 about one sixteenth of'the population lived in cities. In 1840 the ratio had gone up to one twelfth In ISSOtoone eighth in 1990 to one sixth in 1*70 *0 one fifth, and in 1890 to somewhere between a four:band a fifth.
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TERKE HAUTE SATo'KYjAY EVgNiyG MAIL.
PBATT, the cashier of the First National Bank, of Kewanee, 111., recently robbed of $20,000, has been arrested, charged with being a participant in the robbery. The detectives believe they will be able to make his guilt clearly appear. Their theory is that the whole affair was carefully pre-arrangei by Pratt and the robbers. Since the above was written, Pratt has confessed his crime.
WILX, the speechifying in the Star route trial ever come to an end? It has been going on now, it seems, for several weeks. It is said that the lawyers for the defense have been speaking against time. Each one hasconsumed two days or more. If the courts would retain the respect of the people they should put some reasonable limit to the wind-work of the lawyers.
SECRETARY FOLGKR is openly announced as a candidate for governor in New York, and is understood to be the administration candidate. The Republican party in that State is in a bad shape, being rent into two great factions, between which any compromise seems impossible. _______________
OUR neighbor town of Clinton has a new paper—The Saturday Argus—an exceedingly neat publication of eight pages L. O. Bishop is the editor, and the tirst issue, this week, indicates that it will deserve well the patronage of the people up that way.
THE Michigan Republicans, in their State convention,declares in favor of the submission of the prohibition question to a popular vote. The same light is on all along the line.
AND Pratt, the Kewanee bank cashier, was also a teacher iu the Sunday-school. How long will the Sunday-school* ])Q able to survive this sort of thing
MAINE leads offwith the first election this year. It will be held on tho 11th of September. The issues between the parlies are mainly of local interest.
ALL the Republican members of Congress in this State have been renominated. It is doubtful, however, whether they can all te re-elected.
INDIANAPOLIS bad one murder and two suicides this week, with an evangelist running a revival in one of the theatres.
READ tho story of "Through Danger a Love that could not lie Sold."
New York Letter.
A Terre Hautean in Gotham.
ON THE ROAD—A FLASH OE SUNFLOWERS—CLEVELAND AND EUCLID AVKJFJTK—A SUNDAY WALK THROUGH
CHATHAM STREET, THE BATTERY AND CASTLE GARDEN— AMONG THE EMIGRANT?, ETC., ETC.
Correspondence of Tlx? Mall. NEW YORK, August 29. Tho last glimpse of Terro Haute as I went out out of it on the I. & St. L. was a rtlash of sunflowers in the yards that backed to the road, and all along the line through Indiana, wasayollow blaze of golden-rod, skirting fields of corn that was all thrifty and luxuriant, save one field aloue, with stalks
as
stunted as
so many worn hearth brooms. The universal sunflower appeared again on the beautiful lawns of Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, and in the yard of a fine New York church, the buttresses and pinnacles of which were covered with ivy.
Tbe easy track of the Bee line HS it enters Cleveland passes through such a maze of factories and shops as to justify the sanguine belief of the average Clevel.mder that his city will, in a few years, eclipse Cincinnati. The impression of the hurried traveller, gained from a ride from his hotel, seeing a pleasant little park, with fountains, ponds and luxuriant foliago, through Euclid Avenue to Lake View Cemetery, can only be that tbe Forest City is delightful. Now that Ga.-tield is entombed here, a constant stream of visitors goes out to the cemetery. The drive of
four
miles is over a
Nicholson pavement. The impression is at once formed that the Nicholson has been of great utility—in proving the superiority of almost,any other kind of road. Whilst ihe paving itself is not very permanent, tbe holes that occur arc very much so, so that stone is rapidly replacing the wood. A double row of handsome residences, nearly four miles long, with superbly kept and extensive grounds speass well for the prosperity of the city, thoogh many of them do owe their existence to the farms owned by the thrifty fathers, and finally embraced by tho growing city. There is any style of house from the highly ornate cottage, rich in the modern peculiar colors, to tbe brand new palace illustrating all tbe oddities of Queen Anne architecture for instance, like that of Andrews, with eighty-two rooms, set back of a mngnidcent sweep of lawn. Andrews was one of to5 principals of tbe most profitable and arbitrary monopoly known, namely: the Standard Oil Company. In a misguided impulse be sold out to Rockafeliar. He perhaps has 95,090,009, and wonld like to eclipse his former partner in a residioce. It shows what a man who made barrels once, can do, but Rockafeliar, once a little country merchant, can afford to be modest as he Is said to have 920,000,009, and the oil still Sows.
One peculiar beauty of Euclid Avenue to a Terre Hautean*s eye, unaccustomed to such sight*, is in the vividly green lawn* that stretch from the edge of the roadway back to tbe how, fifty or a hundred feet, and often for squares and squares along without a fence. Nearly white stone walks ran from the streetcurb iq, tbe hemes and intersected by
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the pavements, cut the ground into trim green blocks, often interspersed' with luxuriant shrubs and flower beds. It naturally occurred to me that a few, very few, cows kept on the Terre Haute plan would in a few days shake Cleveland to its very anter, and drive the complacent Euclidians to the verge of luuacy. It will be noticed that, of the immense number of new houses being erected, the majority exhibit all the eccentricities borrowed from the times of Queen Elizabeth and Anne. The roofs are violently erupted in peaks, pinnacles, gables and dormer windows overhauging porches and balconies, little and big windows mixed, chimneys built without the walls, etc., appear in cheap or fine houses. All the tints of olive green, drab and browns, dull and bright reds, heliotrope, tans and peculiar browns are seen in house-painting.
When one has passed all this, he enters Lake view, a beautiful park and cemetery. It presents all the elements of natural scenery, apparently but little assisted or marred by artificial embellishment. The roadways wind with graceful, careless art, among swelling hills which rise one beyond the other till the view of the lake appears. The (paths again follow little lakes, and from the growth of shrubbery and trees, set in fair breadths of closely mown turf, on the banks of the lakes and sides of the hills and knolls, the monuments and vaulted tombs spring up. The effect is heightened by the absence of all straight right angling paths on long rows of lots and railings. At least it was thus in tho part of the grounds I saw, that lie nearest to Garfield's Mausoleum. Quite near the entrance is a vault projecting from a hill side, its Greecian front, richly carved and ornamented with columns of atone in contrasting colors. Over the gate is the *awe, Schofteld, aod through the bars of the enhance is seen thb cas ket
Stylo did not abound, though one citizen, who, with moist eyes and thick tongue, tumbled out of some kind of a
shop,
into the very arms of his sterner half, said "Gorry, Adalia, ye should haveseen me wida piccadilly collar on."
So
she should, but I think It was intended to change the subject. Broadway ends, as you know, in a pleasant park— the same Battery where Dutch belles, British officers, Continental soldiers,and their fair friends used to sit or walk a huudred or two hundred years ago. It is a pleasant sight to watch the numerous ships at anchor, or standing in or out under sail, or the brisker steamers, but near here is Castle Garden, where are always a number of emigrants, more or less interesting to see. An attempt to pass in is met with, from a very sturdy, uncomfortable looking official,
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MNo
ad
mission on Sundays "But I am from Indiana "All right, you can pass. Jem take tbe gen'l'm'n over to where tbem Russian Jews are." My guide warns me not to go to near them, and not to be too particular about tbe atmosphere. Quite a forlorn lot they were, mostly young men and lads. Very dirty, with a vagrant look, but as these are tbe remainder of a larger number, they are probably the refuse of tbe lot.
vaTnablefor servants, in their apparent
and plump bodies, dressed like their
dow were three forlorn Arabs, crouching with their knees drawn up to their chins one 6f them, an old, white-haired man, was completely covered with a blanket. Entirely helpless in this strange land, their faces bad the dreary, absent look of the caged animals brought from the distant deserts. Approaching tbe exit, we found the gate-keeper in a wrangle, illustrating his dnties. A cun-ning-looking, red-headed fellow had forced his way in. "What do you want and where do you belong?" "I'm from the Condor, and want one of the girls in there." "Be off! you are not on a ship here, and get no girls. Clear out! I know you." "You do, do you?" and the Condor man tried to stare the guardian down, but finally slunk off. The guard, Capt. Hussey, then narrated his trials exhibited a medal from a Humane Society for saving twenty-five lives from drowning another from Bergh for saving a horse and requested an examination of his head, corrugated like a wash-board from various bumps and thumps received in the vicissitudes of a sailor's life, etc. From the Battery to way up-town, oue is rushed with celerity on the Elevated Railway. By climbing thirty-odd steps, he reaches the platform. The trains consist of a small locomotive and four cars, each car with seats for forty-four, and standing-room for as many more, pass and repass with great frequency and speed, using only forty-five seconds to slow up, stop, and gain full headway again at the stations from a few to ten blocks apart, running almost on a line with the second stories. It matters not that Gould and Meld, in their operations with the stocks of those roads, have fleecod stock-oporators out of millions, beat the State out of its taxes, and bondod them to a point beyond bearing dividends: tkey still are a great comfort to everyone that has a nickel to pay for a ride fo/ a block, or
jars 01 me mw containing tUo body of the 1.1*1« a a and President. Fresh plants and flowers aro
x-iou the d{&r°tttfort of the crowded horse-cars around it, and in front a picture of the that, during cerlitiu hours, carry thirty dead. Up and down the walk before the to forty or more people.
A rainy Sunday is not favorable to sight seeing, but still a walk through Chatham street, for example, discovers a great throng of people, for there many of the shops are open, including all kinds of store, and the rapid passage of the train on the tramway overhead adds to tho life.
The Chinese fairly swarmed on this street. I passed them singly, iu couples and iu groups, continually, in a long walk, and the signs of Wall family, including Hop, Sing and Ling were frequent.
Looking from an uppor window into crowded Broadway, one often sees a
vault a U. S. soldier continually paces in a little hut across the path, a relief is waiting. The guard will be continued light-covered spring wagon, with a conprobably till the body is removed to its stantly-sounding gong it is an ambupermauent resting place, whon the memorial monument shall be built.
lance, and has the right of way. Some poor soul has fallen in a fit, or out of a Window, or has been run over, and a telephone to the hospital has brought
The last thing one seos on leaving Cleveland In the car of the Lake shore P., R. that slip along with luxurious this ever-ready ambulance flying down glide, is the tapering mast of the Electric town to carry him to the Casaallty
light. Their tall slender shafts excite admiration, made of boiler Iron, rivetted in sections of fifty feet, then raised by adding one after another from beneath, till tbe ring of burners at the summit is raised to 240 feet, to shine at night, a brilliant circle of light, with scarcely visible connection with the earth. The first thing again noticed on New York at night will be a similar mast in Madison Park, brilliant electric globes in front of the hotels, and others raised twenty-five (about) foot along thestroet. The effect within the hotels of tho light is apparent, but without it is not so certain. Still, as I wrlto this, at regular intervals, a shadow is thrown on the page as the light flickers or pulsates.
Ward. Here is a character—tbe Ratcatcher—but he will wait till next week, ho is so very busv and so is
X. Y. Z.
THE temperance people begin tliis afternoon at Court Park a series of Tabernacle Tent Meetings. The first meeting will be held at four o'clock. To-night Col. John R. East, of Bloomlngton, aud Col. John W. Ray, of Indianapolis, are announced to speak. Mr. East, who is a Democrat, will take the position that the Republican plank on submission is right, and that the Democratic plank Is wrong. Col. Ray will deal with the moral phase of tho question, and show what the traffic costs the people of the State in taxes and otherwise. Go and hear these distinguished champions of the cause.
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—Mr. Charles Joab offers three dollars reward for the return of a watch-charm made of gold ore or for information that will lead to the recovery of the same. —How frequently we hear expressions of regret from carpenters and owners of now buildings, thusly: "If I had only known about this beautilul and substantial new lock at A. G. Austin & Co's, my house with thein would bo worth ?.r)0 more, and they would give tone to the whole job." Everyone interested should see them.
FINE~"C0NFECTI0XS
Chocolates, Creams, and new novelties, at EISER'S 9th Main.
PEACHES.
Choice peaches, apples, damson plums, celery, sweet potatoes, spring chickens, fruits and vegetables of all kinds also, pure Alden cider vinegar, at r.
J.
corner of Seventh and Main.
FINE CANNED GOODS,
Genuine French and Boneless Sardines, Spiced Clams, Oysters, 6cc., at EISER'S.
At 529 Main street, under the National House, the best brands of 5 or 10 cent Cigars can be bought. Also the leading Tobaccos and all kinds of Pipes, at very low prices. Every purchaser of 25 cents' worth of goods will be presented with a
When I went among tbem I became, instead of tbe looker-on, the centre of of attraction, and was surrounded by a ring of "-light, shambling, poor fellows, dirty and bnngry-looking. My guide reiterated that they were of no earthly use. Some of tbem had learned to play Grand poker with their visiting brethren, but nVTT TITOFSAXI) lb. .initors *ldom rentuml b«* «K-
la the main XutraeffS,
grandmothers, with frocks to their heels. In the wide embrasure ol a win-'0
coupon
entitling
the holder to one share in the Donation, amounting
to
ondtime some of them had tried to DOLLARS. take the places of tbe striking freighthandlers, but soon returned. They are to be sent back to Europe building were a number man, and Swedish immigrants old women in long cloaks, peacefully amok ing very stolid-looking Scandinavians,
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Choice fine Fruits, Melons,
Fresh Nuts, at
US?! °1- low prices at EISER'S. East Enders will find
fnll SUpply Of SChOOl
a
iOTwSKE books at Buntin & Arm-
strong's Depot Drug
September Trai
Calicos.
The new dark colors in beautiful st
DRESS STUFFS
AND
APRON
GOODSI
For Childrens' Wear.
Cotton Hosiery,
MISSES SUMMER GCXT
With the purpose of not keeping gle pair till next year, wo olio many lots at a reduction of 40 per cent.
GENT'S HALF HOSE,
Full regular ISc, 20c, 25c, LISLE THREAD very low.
SILKS,
PLUSHES, VELVETS.
FLANNELS,
FLANNEL SUITTINC CLOAKINGS.
CLOAKS, SUITS.
GOSSAMER
WATERPROOFS.
We offer above goods with groat tldence that present prices will ap very reasonable and lead our custon to buy in advance of their wants.
THE BAZAR PATTER
ARE
THE BEST.
H0BERG, ROOT & 0
Professional Card 11. A. H. DEPUY.
117 north Sixth Stroot, TEIUtK IIAU
EYE AND EAR A SPECIALTY. TTOTTIM A. M. HOURS 1
2 Jo
R. ANGELINE L. \VI
Offers her servloes
To the Ladles and Children of Terro Haute.
OflUco and Resldenco-EM south Bnv Street. Offlce hours from 1 to 3 p. in.
J. KICIIARTWON. H. W. VAN VA 1.7. RICHARDSON & VAN VALZ
DENTISTS.
OFFICE—HOUUIWCHI corncr Fifth aii'L streets, over Nutlonal Htutc Bunk (cut on Fifth street. Communication ly phone.
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ATT O UN El'N AT LAV-' OFFICE: Southwest corncr of Thin Ohio
streets
upsUilrx, Terro HuuU',
Will practice In all the court* of thl Adjoining counties, and In tho federal
of Indiana and
Illinois. Will
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and settlement
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Offlce,
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THOMAS,
Optlclna UstdusshM' For the trade. No. 616 Mala street, of big man with wateb.
W. BALLEW,
DENTIST,
Office, 43SK, JWaln vorM* •14 »tandTEKKK HAUTiff, 1ND.
Can be found In otBcenltcht ami da
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