Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 13, Number 16, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 October 1882 — Page 4

THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

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Ho II 8oatli 5th 9L, Printing Hooae Square.

P. S. WESTFALL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

TERRE HAUTE, OCT. 14, 1882

REPORT* are out of the serious illness of the President and that hi* trouble is an Incipient form of Bright*' disease of the kidneys.

THE Chicago Board of Trade has Advanced the pnce of memberships from |5.000 to $10,000. They make money on the Board of Trade in Chicago.

Si5CE the Ohio election, the Cincinnati Gazette ha* taken up the discussion of "The New School of American Fiction," and kindred tranquillzing nubjects. It is nice to have matters like these to fall back upon in such cases.

IT is the law in several of the tojvns of Alsace to have posted up in the saloons lists of the names of drinking men. Sucli a law here, if, iu additiont the list vat

published in the newspapers, would be better than prohibition.

PAL-OUTERS of Maggie Mitchell and Lydia Thompson are about to enter the theatrical fleld, while a son of Salvidi and another of Sothern are already on the stage. This would seem to be evidence in faver of Gaston's hereditary descent of genius.

EVEN if the comet should fall into the sun, as some of our astronomers fear it will, the probabilities are that the effects, no far as this earth is concerned, would be about the same as throwing a wisp of straw into a bon fire. We wouldn't know that anything had happened down hore.

TENSIONS of $250,000 each have been voted to Sir Garnet Wolseley and Admiral Seymour for their servicos in the Egyptian campaign. How about the families of the poor fellows who bit the dust in that campaign We don't give all the money to the generals in this country, and forget the privates, but it neems they do in England.

A 'WRITER In The North American Review asserts that one and one-fourth more money is expended annually in funerals in the United States thau is expended for public school purposes, and thai funerals cost annually more money than the combined gold and silver yield of the country in the year 1880. These figures do not Include the investments in cemeteries.

THE announcement is made from London that although Matthew Arnold has been offered a large sum of motley for a lecturing tour in this country bo hssitntes to accept, fearing that Be may not have enough to say of interest to the people of the United States. Curious fellow, this Arnold-the only~Er\giishnan or thy kind ever yet heard of. Or is this only an ingehious method of advertising the prospective invader!

ACCORDINO to a Richmond paper the scene of Mr. Howell's story. "A Modern Instance," no"\v running in the Century magazine, is laid in Crawfordsville, and Moveral Crawfordsville people figure as diameters in it. Mr. Howell spent a portion of last summer in that town. TJO stoiy is pronounced one of the strongest pieces of work that has come from Howell's pen, and the fact, if it is a fact, that it deals with Indiana people, will give it an added interest to readers in thin section.

IlusiNtsss failures are slowly Increasing througjjoijl the country. Dunn it Co's report for thn first nine months of 18S2 shows 4,897 failures with liabilities Of fkW,,V2U,8l:s as against 3,890 and $51,039,010, for the same period last year. The report says that many of the heaviest fai'ures of the last quarter were due to outadde speculation. And this same wild spirit of speculation will bring another panic in dne time. The "boom" is on now and after the boom comes the panic. It may not be for some time yet, but it will be.

WK suppose Raper Command wry of Knights Templars will be satisfied now. After being defeated at Indianapole by the St. Beraahl, of Chicago, they brashly challenged the victors and went to Chicago to contest with them. The drill come off last Monday and with less credit to Raper than in the contest at Indianapolis. To an outsider the whole business looks foolish and like a poor way to spend the time and money which are required for these exhibitions, and if the truth were told a good many of the Templar* themselves ate disgusted with the business.

THE national appetite for peanuts shows a surprising development. In 1878 the number of bushels of this popular esculent consumed was 1,009,000. In 1879 it had grown to 1,380,000 in 18SJ, to 1,827,000, and in 1S81, to 2JKR,000 bushels. The available supply for the coming season is reported to be 2*290.000 basbels, or some 7©,0(tt,000 quarts. This Is loss than a quart and a half to ese& man, women and child in the country, which. It must be ooofessed, appears to be rather a limited sdowancc el peanuts for an entire ymr. However, as a great nmny people will not consume their full allowance, a double share will be permitted to the Inveterate peanut eaters, and perhaps the national health will not *3&'t frcat Hailled a

THE OHIO ELECTION, fe* The indications at this writing are that Ohio has been carried by the Democrats by a majority of 20,000, with a gain ot six or eight Congressmen. The result is a surprise alike to Democrats and Republicans. Just before the election neither party felt very sanguine of success, but the probabilities seemed to be rather with the Republicans than the Democrats, and the sweeping character of the victory of the latter is in the nature of a decided surprise. The details are not sufficiently known yet to furnish data for an explanation of the vote, but there is an indication that the people in the rural districts did not go to the polls as generally as it was thought they would The result in Ohio can hardly fail to have an important influence on the election in this State, and will increase the chances of Democratic Buccess.

Later returns show that the victory of the Democrats was even more sweeping than at first indicated. Their majority will be in the neighborhood of 30,000, and they elect 14 out the 21 Congressmen." In the* present delegation they have only 5 members, thus making a gain of 9. It was a famous victory,indeed, and the ^Indiana Democracy are in high feather over the result, believing they will now carry the State beyond a doubt. But strange things repeatedly happen in politics, find it is not impossible that the morning of November 8th may be as great a surprise to the Democrats in Indiana as October 11th was to the Republicans in Ohio.

THE building of the Northern Pacific railroad is one of the greatest enterprises this country has ever undertaken. Stretching from Duluth, at the head of Lake Superior, to the Pacific ocean, it spans the continent, winding through illimitable valleys, piercing chains of mountains and bridging deep-cut canons. An army of men are employed in its construction, and the work is being pushed with an energy that is only to be realized by those who can witness it. A company of men go in front to prepare the way, blasting out a route through the mountains with giant powder. Then follow the graders and bridgers, and finally corye the track layers. Thus the work proceeds compactly, and a long train of supply cars brings up the necessary provisions and materials over the completed track in the rear. It is a most animated scene, and would be a grand field for a novelist in which to gather materials aud inspiration for a story. The illimitable scope of country through which this great highway runs, once thought to be a barren desert, whose polar rigor of climate would render its habitation impracticable, turns out in fact to be one of the richest parts of the continent, abounding in gold, silver aud precious stones, coal, timber, vast fertilo valleys well calculated for the cereal productions, and plateaus suitable for the grazing of cattle Ind sheep. That this is true Is shown by the tide of immigration which is rushing in from the older States, so eager that it does not even wait to follow the railroad, but hurries on far tn advance, and builds up towns where the road is going to pass. Altogether it is one of the most wonderful chapteVsof American progress, this sudden transformation of the great region of tho northwest into a settled, ch'ilized and prosperous part of the country.

So FAR tho liquor men in Ohio are happy. They have gained a tremendous vjctory and have everything their own way. The liquor traffic is to be free from taxation. Tho saloons are not to be compelled to close on Sunday. Practically, tho result is "free whisky and no Sunday." That for tho time beiug. But it is not all probable that the joy of the liquor moti will lie lasting. There will be a reaction in the minds of the people of Ohio on this subject. The arrogant, aggressive spirit of the liquor traffic will %\ork its own downfall. The people will not long tolerate the notion that the liquor traffic is above the law and can defy the law. It is safe to say that the sweeping victory of the liquor men in Ohio will do more to increase the prohibition sentiment than anything which has yet occurred. Moderate, liberalminded men will now begin to say that if it is to be a question of free liquor or no liquor, they will be on the side of no liquor at all. Men who have heretofore favored license and restriction will now become Indignant at the defiant spirit of the liquor sellers, who wyi not submit to taxation and Sunday closing, and will say: "Well, if you will not submit to reasonable and proper restriction, I am for closings you up altogether." This will be the tendency of public sentiment everywhere, and instead of weakening the prohibition cause the Ohio victory will greatly strengthen it. The liquor dealers do not see this now, but they will seeitintime.

FEW level headed people will suffer any uneasiness from the sensational conjectures of the English astronomers that the comet now visible is likely soon to fall into the sun with disastrous consequences to the earth. The prominent American astronomers take no stock in there wild conjectures and it is (not necessary for anyone else to do so. Most people will he content to entrust the management of the heavenly bodies to the hand that has guided them satisfactorily in the past and will have considerable confidence that "the music of the spheres" will not be interrupted. Nobody ever yet beard of a comet's doing amy harm. They seem to be perfectly harmless, if somewhat erratic bocies, imitating In this respect certain people Ve have in the world. rl

CutcwsATi cleared fl9,000 from her Kxpoaitkxt this year, which is «OMM«red a v**y good showing.

MORE MOB LAW.

On Friday night of last week of last -week a most atrocious wife murder occurred near Mount Vernon, Posey county, this State. At about 9 o'clock at night the neighbors in the vicinity of Hume Redman's house heard loud cries of "Mercy!" "Fbr God's sake, dont kill me!" and at the same time heard sounds of blows being struck, and shortly after a pistol was fired off. Immediately after which a man was heard to exclaim: "My God, Eva, did I kill you?" And then

Redman threw open the door and called the neighbors, saying that his wife had shot herself. Of course, belied, and such was the feeling that he was taken to the Evansville jail to prevent iyncbing

This movement, however, was of no avail. On Tuesday night a mob cyme from the scene of the murder and forcibly took the murderer from jail. The intention was to take him to the scene of she murder and hang him. But the buggy in which he was placcd was overturned. This threw the mob into disorder, and the cry being raised to kill him on the spot, a burly fellow struck him a blow on the head with a sledge hammer, causing instant death. Then his body was riddled with pistol shots, during which a brother-in-law of the murdered woman was accidentally shot aud killed. Four other raiders were wounded, aud it is possible that two will die. The officers made a vigorous resistance aud many shots were fired on both sides.

The mob was the most disgraceful of any which has yet occurred in tne State. It is to be hoped that the parties arrested for participation in the affair will be punished to the full extent of the law. It is very evident that mob law is not calculated to improve sociery or lessen crime. It is discouraging and demoralizing in the 1-st degree and must be put down. The pluck and courage displayed by the officers in this last disgraceful affair are worthy of the highest commendalion. _________

BEECHER'S BELIEFS. Henry Ward Beecber has had a column or more of notoriety in every prominent paper in the land this week. At the autumn meeting of the New York and Brooklyn Association of Congregational churches, on Tuesday, he was assigned to open the discussion on the subject of "Spijitual Barbarism," aud made it the occasion for withdrawing from the association, because he did uot want to lay on that body the responsibility of his views which he proceeded to elaborate. They were In the line of his utterances for many years. He said he regarded the view of God as set forth in the Westminster confession, relating to decrees and the operation of divine grace, as a barbaric, infantile, ignorant conception, innkiug God a monster. He rejected man's moral and physical inability to obey the laws of God. Theordinary representation of hell—a hell of fire and brimstone—be regarded as a slaughter house nQtion. He believed there would be sufferiug in the future existence, but it would be mentally, not bodily, accocdiog to the laws of moral sensibibity and all the affections. Tbedoctiine of original sin, as found in the fall of Adam, he regarded as barbaric. He believed in the trinity in a Providence who overrules human life, by and through natural laws aud without break or a single line of tremuldus aberration, he believed in the divinity of Christ. So, to sum up, after all, he is a Christian, "Jwith some variations.

THE new method of shipping fresh meat bids fair to revolutionize the butchering business. Refrigerator cars, with a capacity of 600 quarters of beef each, equal to 150 live cattle, are being constructed, by means of which fresh meat can lie shipped from the West to any part of the country, landing the meat as fresh and firm as when it left the West. Tbeimmese saving in cost of transportation thus brought about has already reduced the price of fresh meat in New York one third. Meat that sold lor eighteen cents Is now selling at ten and twelve. Mr. Armour, of Chicago, the head of the greatest pork packing house in the world, expresses the opinion that this trade will soon assume gigantic proportions, and will revolutionize the busi ness of supplying fresh meats. It is about time some method were discovered for cheapening the price of meat, and the pnblic will bear with delight the promises of the refrigerator car men.

AN interesting exhibit is made of the earningsof American workers by recent statistics, the resufe of which shows the average available income to be surprisingly small. The gross annual earnings of the United States, divided equally among our 17,000,000 workers, gives an average income of $546 to each producer. Out of this must be taken $41 lor government taxes, $103 for the use ol capital and $47 spent for intoxicating liquors, leaving but littie over $400 a year for the support of himself and family. The man who is earning his $10 a week, small as it is, will thus be seen to be doing better than the average American worker. I

THERE OU the part of many, a prejudice against frogs' as an article of food, until they have been eaten in disguise and found to be as delightful as all persons of taste pronounce them to he. Grasshopper soup was pronounced delicious, during the of those insects in Kansas and Nebraska, and if they were always plentiful, would probably become a regular article of diet. Certain French epieures have discovered that the common earth worm has uses which Darwin, in his latest book on that subject, did not dream of. He is good for food. They put fifty of the worms In vinegar, then rolled them In batter, fried them* ate them and dsxaofed for more. They dadaml that there Is nol

disb like them.

THE CANDIDATE.

Who spends bis time walking the streets, And smiles on every one be meets, Not ever slighting the dead-beat? j^TheCandidate.

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Who cannot let a stratiger priss Without asking him to take a glass? Tis this queer mixture of clay and brass,

The Candidate.

Who when he sees you at your door, Stops to chat an hour or more, And tells you facts you knew before?

A The Candidate.

Who makes it a particular bis To ask you 'boot the health of "Sis," And wants to know how the baby is?

The Candidate

Who knows so much about the State, And tells you what will be the fate Ol this country, soon or late?

The Candidate.

Who after the canvas is o'er Announces polities a bore, And knows old acquaintances no mone?

The Candidate

SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

That undertaker who advised his son to study medicine had an eye to business.

Fruit and candidates differ materially: One is plucked when ripe, the. other while green.

The Detroit Free Press feels sure that a country which can pan out 555,000,000 bushels of wheat in such a season as this cannot be sat down on by any power on earth.

The joy that wells up in a man's bosom when- he finds a long-lost 10-cent piece in his last winter's pantaloons is something that the poverty of the English language is inadequate to describe.

Mr. Talmage is getting funny. He describes the experience of a man ropediuto a second-rate gambling den, saying, "Pretty soon his money is going to a tune written in short meter and with no staccato passages."

Anew ground for divorce has been discovered in Kentucky, where an {esthetic female accuses her husband of "impressibility of soul affinity." The poor woman ought to take him to a doctor and get him mended.

Henry Ward Beecber has answered the question, "Is it wrong for a Christian to dance?" in a sensible and characteristic way. "Itis wicked," he says, "when it is wicked, and it is not wicked when it is not wicked. In itself it has no more moralc^haractcr, than walking, wrestling, or rowing. Bad company, untimely hours, -evil danfces, may make the exercise evil good company, wholesome hours, and home influences may make it a very great benefit."

In tho prospectus of a Kentucky "college" is the following: "The president is southern by birth, by rearing, by education, and by sentiment the teachers are all southern in sentiment, and, with the exception of those born in Europe, were born and reared in the south. Believing tho southern to be the highest type of civilization this country has seen, the yoang ladies are trained according to the southern ideas of delicacy, womanhood, religion and propriety hence we oflfer a first-class college for the south, aud solicit southern patronage.

At the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. George Harris, at Mount Meridian, Va., the bride refused to say "Yes" to the question whether she would obey her husband. She said she saw no reason in such a promise, and he concluded that no harm would be done by omitting it, since he intended to "make her mind anyhow." Two years elapsed, and a few days ago the unsettled question arose again. George ordered his wife to fry a chicken for dinner, and she insisted on roasting it. He brought in a horsewhip and declared that he would flog her until she obeyed. She shot and killed him.

Some of the New york judges are very "touchy." In a divorce case before one of them recently the defendant, charged with ill-treating his wife, denied the charge in general but admited that on one occasion he bad thrown some sugar at her. He insisted, however, that he did this to sweetener temper and when the judge asked him if he expected the court to believe that he thought be could sweeten his wife's temper in that way be pained that excellent magistrate by answering that be did so expect. Whereupon the Judge reprimanded him and gave the wife her decree.

BEST BAKING POWDER.

INTERESTING TE8TO MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST.

Dr. Edward G. Love, the present Analytical Chemist for the Government, has madesome interesting experiments as to tbe comparative value of baking powders. Dr. Love's tests were made to determine what brands are the most economical to use, and as their capacity lies in their leavening power, tests were directed solely to ascertain the available gas of each powder. Dr. Love's report gives the following:

Strength

Name of tbe Cubic Inches Oas Baking Powders, per each ounce of powder. "Rojral"'«sre*m tarter powdtf

'•Rumford's" pbowphat^Vdid "Hanford's None 8och,"fr»»h —lSW «Hanford'» None Sochrold.—

Bedhead -Jit, "Charm" (alum powder? 1MU£ "Amazon* (alum powder? ... "ClevelandV* (short weight «.) -Sea Foam" —Ml WOwsy ,rn —lfloJl

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Hhow Flake*' GiwB"*"SL P*nl——1JHJ8 LewtaV Condensed W2 -C°^ASim^*ainiif.7S.I7* "HeckerV g-®

Bruit* |Mril, •In his report, the Government Chemist say* ••I regard all alum powders as very unwholesome. Phosphate and Tartaric Add powders liberate their gas too freely In progress of baking, or trader irsry* ing climatic lion.

changes suffer deteriora-

Dr. H. A. Mott, the former Government Chemist, after a careful and elaborate examination of the various Baiting Powers of commerce, reported to tbe Govern men tin taror of the Royal brand.

SCANDALS OF THE SEASON. Philadelphia Progress. The season has been, as usual, prolific of scandal, not one-quarter of which have got into the newspapers. It is the custom to denounce the press of the age for prying into the secrets of private lite and holding nothing sacred, when indeed it is to De commended for resisting, as it does, the temptation to publisu sensations which it knows would be read with avidity and when, in most cases, those principally involved are not deserving of the mercy it extends. Doubtless tbe newspapers occasioually print that which were better left alone, but then only think of what they do not print! Several of tbe great hotels have been very hot-beds of scandal, and there are few correspondents who could not have filled their letters, had they felt so inclined, with the very spiciest reading. Blame the press, if you will, when it oversteps the bounds of prudence and fairness, but in all justness thank it that it keeps secrets which, to tell, while tbe exposure might punish tbe guilty, would crush the innocent beneath the weight of shame and disgrace.

To the Ladies of Terre Haute, Ou the 19th and 20th of this month, we will be at the Terre Haut3 House, to take orders for handsome costumes, and will be prepared to fit at once. We Will also exhibit some of our work, which we claim to be equal to any in this country. Remember the time and save your orders. M. ALSHVI.KR Co..

Mattoon, 111.

New Progress Caramels, Taffy, Creams, fcc., at Eiser's.

Oysters by dish or can at Sage's.

Go to Conant fe Son's corn meal mill for choice new corn meal.

Fresh New Chestnuts, Cocoanuts, ifcc., also Bipe Bananas, Oranges, Pears, all kinds of Grapes, Belleflower Apples, New Dates, Figs, fcc., Eiser's 9th and Main.

WHAT'S THE USE' Paying so much for a Stove tvhen you cau buy for so much less at 303 Main st. Call and be convinced. B. L. BALL.

Don't fooget to call in person or by telephone at Conant's corn meal and feed'mill for feed of all kinds.

Maltby's celebrated oysters, also celery .and fresh crackers, at Eisers.

Best line of Cutting Boxes, and Fodder Cutters at A. G. AUSTIN & CO.

Go to Sage's for new Chestnuts, fresh Caramels Taffy and everything in Bakery line. 425 Main street.

THE FALL WEATHER

Seems to be Here in earnest and Ladies Should Buy Their Bonnets and Hate without

Further Delay.

There need be no hesitancy as Miss Chilton, of 2fi south Sixth street, just below tbe Postoffice, has a perfectly beautiful stock from which to make selections.

DO NOT LIVE TO EAT

But Eat to Live: Still at the Same Time Eating

Can be Made Quite a Source of Pleasure

If w« indnlge in choice articles bought at JOHN ZIMMERMAN'S.

MINCE MEAT.

Armour's mince meat, finest in the land. Peaches, choice bellflower apples, crab apple, quinces, grapes, grapes oranges, bananas, cranberries, celery, Lima beans, egg plant, Yankee pumpkins, spiced ham boneless codfish, brook trout in fcomatoe and mustard sauce dressed turkeys and chickens, oysters, jellies and jams of all kinds in bulk, new honey, Vermont maple syrup and apple butter, area few of the good things to eat at P. J. Kaufman's, comeT Seventh and Main. Corsete and Shoulder Braces.

MHS.

DOUGHERTY lnrltes the iadly

tosve yoor rnwwh

Notice if You Plea

OUR

HOSIER

STOCK.

It is Immense: It is Splendid It is. of anything of tbe Kiud. Every Kind of Stockings For Ladies, Children and

In Ladies Goods we show ful lines, various qualities and al sizes, in Silk, Woolen, Lisle, am Cotton.

SILK HOSE in Black, Dar and Opera Colors. BALBRIGGAN HOSE, Cardinal, Navy, Seal, Elect Blue, Terra Cotta, Wines, Broti zes, Olives. Ac.

FALL COTTON HOSIERY, Fancy Stylesin the Wine, Bronz aud Terra Cotta Stripes.

FLEECED BALBRIGGAN in colors, and regular and extn sizes.

All Winter Hosiery, in Merino Worsted and Cashmere is now open, in all the new colors.

CHILDREN'S HOSIERY. In eluding tine lines of Black llose, Silk, Lisle, Ralbrig^an, Cashmere aud Morino Black Hose High Colored Silk and Lisln Hose, New Fancy Stylos, in. Worsted, Cashmere, Cotton am Fleeced Hose.

Extra Heavy Rib Cotton for Boys. Extra Heavy Plain Cottou for Bovs. tfOYS SOCKS in Merino, Wool and Cottou.

Second Story.

In Fancy Goods Department we have a full stock of Zephyis, Crewels, Arrasene Wool, rhenilles, Filling Silk Chenille, Silk and Worsted Cords, Tassels, Balls, Brass Rings, Crscuts, Banner Rods, Ac.

Java, Honey Combs, IWlap, Aida, Palmyria, /.ulu and Linun Canvas.

Felts,Roman and Turco Satins Stamped and Commenced Tidies, Banners, Chair, Table and Piano Scarfs. Tab'.o and Stand Covers Lambrequins, Ruffs, Ac.

Finished Plush, Lace, Linen, Felt and Satin Tidies and Mais.

LOOK AT THIS STOCK TAKE ITEMS! IT IS HANDS? There are goods usually found oniy large cities.

H0BERG, ROOT & CO

FOR FALL IIATiS GotoS. Loeb & Co's, cornel of Fifth and Main streets All the newest and prettie, Fall and Winter Hats am Caps are now in and for var iety ar$ not excelled anywliei in the city.

Township Trustees will please take notice, that have now on hand the largv and finest stock of

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House Stoves ever brought Terre Ilaute, which I inlcn to sell lower in price tha anybody. Call at «'}()." Mai street and nee for yourself.

30-4 R. L. BA L.

Remember that yo» buy all woolen goodn the Vigo Woolen Mills and no eastern shoddy. YIGO WOOLEN MILL: Cor. Tenth and Main Sts

The fine8tline of En$j lish, French and domes tic pantaloonings in th in the city at J. P. Bren nan's, 651 Main street.

Ladies can have an Style of Shoes made tmeasure at a trifle abo\ retail prices At Greiner's Shoe Factory

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