Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 14, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 October 1883 — Page 5

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A PATER FOR THE PEOPLE.

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1: NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON MATTEftS AROUND TOWN.

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im- It la a settled fact that the Park asso"d*flon Is to pay no dividend this year, and I have beard several stock holders «%»inq airing in a quiet sort of a way bow -such a state of affairs came a boot. Tbe association coined money in tbe early .part of tbe season, aod I have it pretty & straight that when it assnmed tbe managementof tbe club it was between eight •0^ J^nndred and a tboasand dollars ahead, but that after a two months' experience with it there remains only about 100 in -*f the treasury. Wbetberit was poor man.agpment that did this.or what, tbe«e klcking stockholders do not pretend to say, ^. but they ask, if a club did not pay this Lg year, with the QfOwds that have been attracted, and with tbe decidedly cheap *»clnb they,bad, what is to be expected next «J year, when the crowds will be small onless we have a club that can cope with the very best. Tbe ex-manager has gone on a four months' trip to Europe for tbe benefit of his health, and one disgruntled stockholder declares that be, too, could take such an expensive trip if he had managed a club that bad big reoeipts,but still made no money. Whether there is anything in tbis statement I do

not know, but it is likely tbe man who gave utterance to it would have been decidedly mum if tbe ex-manager was in the city instead of on highway to Ireland.1 •*',

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I believe 1 remarked last week that Brooks A Dickson had treated us none too well in the way of first class shows. 'After a siege of such performances as those of tbe "Girl 1 Leve," "Princess Chuck," and "Gold Hunters," what I then remarked I am free to emphasise. It makes no dlflfer«nce whether tbe sbows come here under Breoks A Dickson's auspices or not. ..9 There was a time when such miserable shows eouldn't rent tbe Opera House.

But now alas! we are placed on the level with all the little towns roundabout us, and any cheap "snap" cau swoop down and rob us with Impunity. Robbed is a good word, for I heard one of the best of amusement patrons say, coming down the Opera House steps one night this week, "I feel as if bad actually been ^robbed. I think it's a shame the way s. they're sending tbe cheap shows in on us. I'll give them one more trial, and if I am as badly deceived as I have been to-night I declare I'll not set foot in the

Opera House again tbis winter." His sentiments 'were re-echoed by nearly every person in hearing of him. -48 rii But Fred Warde is at the *j* House to-night, and that is an assurance that there'll be a good periormanoe. Warde, by the way, was here a year or so ago with "Diplomacy," which among actors, it at is said, bears the reputation of being tbe most ill-fated 4, play on the stage at present. It proved very unlucky for Warde and Ma a rice

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Barry more, who started out with it with perhaps the strongest company ever put on the road. They had poor success and bad to divide the company up, each

partner taking awing of tbe company. It was with Barry more's party that B. C. Porter was kill in Texas, Barrymore himself being dasgerously hurt. Warde had small business and was compelled •to disband. Signor and Slgnora Majeroni, Italian actors, were placed in poor circumstances by "Diplomacy," and H.

J. Montague lost his life while playing it in Oalifornia. Hardie and Hoey, after a successful season with that exoellent play, "Child of State," started in the following season with "Diplomacy," and before the season was half over were r' compelled to disband, and Hardie is buried in a "World" company, while

Hoey is a cob firmed inebriate in New York. Actors, as a class, are the most superstitious people in the world, and it is little wonder that "Diplomacy" is looked upon as a veritable "Jonah." I

How eager the daily papers are to publish anything sensational in regard to church people. This tendency received an Illustration in this city this week. An item was published in one of the papers to the effect that a deaoon of the Prenbytertan church had made improper advances to a lady, aad that the matter was likely to get into the courts. Upon a later investigation which could as easily have been made before the publication as after, it was discovered

that

not only was the gentleman referred to not a deaoon in tbe church, but that tbe whole affair was a blackmailing scheme on an upright dtisen. How easily It could have been suppressed had the gentlemen been a public official of the paper's political faith, who had been engaged in a neighborhood quarrel growing out o( his intimacy with another man's wife! jpp

11m Circuit court has been occupied for several days with one of the moat revolting oases on record, where a brother and sister are charged with an unnatural crime. It is not the intention to apeak of the case further than to refer to tbe lovers of the nasty—and they are not a few—who have been close attendants 0 this trial. Men who never see th||jilrle of tbe court house from end to another, ^roung Woods, merchants, profenkmal men. gray beards, etc., are all there, drawn there by ttNT very deUgh ful{tothem^!»ec« ^sof s» ng molest looking young woman eubjetW to

the vulgar cross questioning of the lawyers, whose business it is to bring out all tbe dirt there is in the case. I think tbe daily papers, always in search of sensations, could find no better news of that kind than a list of tbe men who are visitors there only because it is there' they can find satin ess. It would at least have tb&eflfect of making them ashamed of themselves.

DICK T. MORGAN has taken the contract of filling the "felt want," of a two cent evening daily. The Weekly Courier did not give him enough to do—thst is, what he wanted to do, could not be done often enough, and so the Daily Courier appeared on Wedneseay evening—a five column folio, but with patronage so encouraging that another column was added to each page on tbe following day. Mr. Morgan edits and Lon Duddleston does the city news and already they give evidence of making a sprightly a

THE case against Joseph Montgomery, who, while actlngas barkeeper in a west end saloon, shot and killed Dan O Neil two year** ago last Msy, was nollied in the circuit court on Wednesday. Montgomery wag prepared to show tbat the shooting was in self defense, and prosecutor Sbelton wss satisfied thst the State could not make a case against him. After awhile Gibson will probably pass oat the same way. Time works wondrous changes, you know.

THERE came to our table yesterday a handsome eight page paper, with colored cover, bearing title of "Centenary Tidings." Rev. Afred Kumqaer, pastor of Centenary church is tbe editor, and as we looked through its psgee, so prettily printed at the Express job printing office, we thought what a pity to spoil a good editor by making a preacher out of bim. He has good assistance from W. S. Roney, while its business management (a guarantee of success financially,) is in the hands of I. H. C. Royce.

THERE are no more interesting gatherings in this city than tbe monthly social meetings cf tbe G. A. R. boys, at their cosy ball in the Savings Bank building. One of tbe best of the series was that on Thursday evening, when Dr. Young, George Miller of the post office, and Hon. James Johnson, of Ro5kville, told their stories at the war.

WE have it from a bank director that hereafter when a customer applies for loans or discounts, careful inquiry will be made by tbe bank officials as to whether the applicant is dealing in Chicago margins. The banks do not care to take risks with tbis class of gamblers. «}&•

OUR city has now many attractions, but among tbe new features to show visitors next year will be the completed Orphan Home buildings, Collett Park, tbe building of tbe new government postoffioe and county court house. Can we add anew union passenger depot?

THERE is nothing so provoking to one whose purse is light than to go about tbe business streets just now and see the fall and winter styles displayed in bewitching array. It may be a noble thing to be virtuous, but it is very convenient to be rich.

FAMILY troubles are about to wreck three households of a trio of young married couples in this city. It is said that whisky is at the bottom of one a wife's misconduct the cause of another, while a mother-in-law is raising the roof off tbe house of a third, j-' $

JAMBS HUNTER'S store wss robbed Monday nigbt of from f300 to |400 worth of goods. The entrance was made by going through the rear cellar grating and then up through a trap door in the floor. ______

NOTWITHSTANDING "without fear or favor" advertising was steadily refused since last evening, we cannot find room for a number of items of local mention that should appear in theee oolumns.^

TBN minutes sfter the application was entered on the county clerk's books, on Wednesday, David Sondles had divorce from his wife Elisabeth. That's quicker than the ordinary marriage ceremony.

Wi hear of a curious contemplated breach of promise suit to be brought by a woman against her divorced husband, who thought he would marry her again, and then thought he weuldnt.

Tint fall outdoor fashions in colors are a fading green, intermixed with scarlet, yellow, and brown. The frost and the cold north wind ate autumn's fanoy dyers and milliners.

Tn necessity of using pontoon bridges on Main street was obviated by Dan Crowe utilising the chain gang in cleaning the crossings yesterday.

THBaplrtualists claim to have fifteen or twenty good mediums in this citybat seanees have not yet hewn resumed at headquarters—Pence hall.

Ws hear tbat a certain business man has had terrible scratching to keep his head above water since a recent deal in Chicago.

THB improvements being made at St. Anthony's* Hospital will cost 920,000, instead of $10,000 as at first thought. •£»*'.' rn in A fLHW a watch on the tramp when lie &>mes around. Hs may be a burglar in disguise.

RKAX estate men took for a boom In their line in the spring.

LOTS of nut* in.

MAILHEWS BOYS!

New-Year's Gifts!

On the Sattirday following the 1st of January next, the publisher of nw Saturday Evening will give his Newsboys the following. 'v,!

Cash Prises.

To the boy selling tbe greatest numbefr of Malls, $5.00 in Gold. Boy selling next bfgbest number $3.00 in

Silver. ., Tbe next, t«.50 in Gold. Tbe next, |%.00 in Silver.

The contest will begin next Saturday,, Nov. 3rd* and end on 8atorday Jan. 5th—10 weeks. Hie winners of the above prises will be excluded from the following

Cash Premium*i

Every boy selling during tbe ten weeks 400 or more Maife—an average of 40 each week—win be given 9S.OO. Every boy selling 900 and leas than 400—an average of 30 Malls each week—will be given $1.80. Every boy selling 200 and lees than 360—an average of 20 each week—will be given tl.oo. Every boy selling 100 Malls in the ten weeks i/ —an average of 19 each week—will- be given 50 cents.

Each boy must buy for himself, and any one detected in buying for others and applying on b's account will forfeit right to any of tbe above premiums. A record will be kept, and tbe premiums paid in cash on Saturday afternoon Jan. 5th, x884.

Now boys, go to work. You will be surprised at the result of a little effort in your immediate neighborhood. Ask your friends and neighbors to take The Mail and assist you in getting some of the above prizes.

MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last report:

Frank B. Beitmann and Josephine D. DeJames Baker and Minnie Shelly. Fraolc Rigney and Kate Isbell. Harvey Hill and Bertha Bowers. William Dlttmau and Carrie Golder. John W. Kenneke and Elisabeth Christman.

—HUNTERS Steam Laundry employs an experienced operator expressly for mending Gentlemen's Shirts and unttdrwear, sewing on buttons, etc., free of charge. —PROF. KIIJBOURNE has returned, and is ready to resume his music classes. Can be found at W. H. Paige & Co's musio store at 11 o'clock each day.

ONE of the institutions of this city, of which we always take a pride in speaking, is the Terre Haute Commercial College. Under the energetic and capable management of Isbell A Miller, the proprietors, it is now more prosperous than ever before, and is doing good work in educating for business the young of both sexes. In addition to theordinary course it has now large classes in French^German, and in Short Hand writing,

—One of the daily papers said ine other day "Butchers report good beef cattle scaroe." This may be true, but we do know that if all Dutchers were as enterprising as JamesHv Pinnell, 27 liorth Fourth street, they could get good cattle for beef. Cattle dealers have a standing order from him to bring him their best, and that's why you always get good meat. 4

ARTISTIC PRINTING. Moore A Langen, next door to the Mail office, are now doing a line of printing, for elegance and artistio merit never before surpassed in this city. If you have any printing to be done, you should cfl^ll and see specimens of their or

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Tas burglars an work again.

—"Simple twist of thelwrist" is simplified in the working of the .new Spiral Screw Driver which drives screws by pushing it. See A. G. AUSTIN A CO.

—BARGAINS in Real Estate all parts of city. RIDDLE, HAMILTON A Co.

GRAND OPENING

At Mrs. Mary A. Roach's Millinery store. The newest things in bonnets and fall millinery are now to be seen at her parlors. The location is 426^ Main street.

Celery, Fresh Oysters, AT EISERS'.

Bulk and Can the best and choicest to be had, being sole agent for one of the best brands in tbe market. Give them a trial. Ninth and Main streets. 1

—Take your washing to the Star Laundry 077X

TEKRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL

Main street. Shirts done up

for ten oents. No charge for replacing buttons and mending.

THE PASSING-SHOW.

SHOWS AND SHOW FOLKS."

The four entertainments at the Opera House previous to last night were of a character to make the regular show goer mighty tired. "Princess Chuck," played on Tuesday evening, is a distressingly jerky drama, but not so bad as "The Girl I Love," On Saturday evening. The latter is absolutely the worst acted drama we ever saw. Then there was the '.'Gold Hunters," on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, a drama of the Buffalo Bill stripe, but one in whieh that renowned hair raiser would positively be ashamed to appear in. However, the Opera House management had no share in this affliction. The "Gold Hunters" rented the house, slipped in here without a line of advertising in the papers previous to day of performance, and slipped away, we are glad to state, without a dollar in the way of profit of the "gold" tbe "hunters" expected to find.

But, beginning wi&h last night we are to have abetter class of entertainments, among which may be mentioned, Fred Warde in Macbeth to-night, "Bunch of Keys" two nights, Barlow A Wilson Minstrels, Lizzie May Ulmer, Power of Money, spectacular, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Hamlon Bros, Duff's Opera Company, Joe Jefferson, and Thatcher, Primrose A West's Minstrels—certainly satisfying as to quantity, quality and variety.

We very much doubt if a more finished, a more complete dramatic performance was ever given in our Opera House than that of "Yirginius" last night by Fred Warde and his remarkably strong Combination. This is strong language, but it is true, and we regret that lack of time to write—having to go to press at an earlier hour than usual—prevents such mention as play and oompany deserve. The character of "Yirginius" has become so prominently identified with that of another well known actor, that Mr. Warde's masterly impersonation, in dignity, repose, tenderness, grandeur and forcefulness, was a revelation and a surprise, and as the play progressed the audience was worked up to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. As before remarked we regret that we cannot say more and sp3ak of other members of the company, but so many are deserving that the task is too great. This afternoon "Ingomar" will be given, and to-night the Opera House should be filled to overflowing when "Macbeth" will be played.

The only booking for next week is the "White Slave on Saturday evening. Nat Goodwin doesn't like his last play—"A Terrible Time," and played it here for the last time. The scenftry was left here for a week and then shipped back to New York. t.

The Ringgold orchestra was enthusiastically received on its return to the Opera HoosS*Saturday evening, and as we predicted, Mr. Breinig fairly spread himself in giving good selections, skillfully rendered.

The Cincinnati Enquirer remarks that despite the periodical onslaughts of sensation parsons, the fact is paramount that the relations foisting between the church and the theater were never more cordial than they are at the present time. The profession numbers some of its stauncheet supporters among the clergy.

Emma?lbbott is coming shortly with her Opera troupe, and her admirers here will be interested in learning f)at tbe vivacious prima donna is no longer the frail, fragile specter of former years-*-the ethereal creature who reminded us a pair of knitting needles. Emma la now in Chicago, the News tells us she is getting stout—so stout that her dresses have all had to be rebuilt—so stout that the collops of fat on her arms have to be rolled back and fastened with a clothespin—so stout that her stockings have to be put on with a shoe horn. Her voice, we are told, is fresher and stronger than ever, and her acting—well, when she gives a hop, skip, and a jump for Mr. Castle's false mustache and glues herself on to It, and gives It one of her GrsecoRoman, collar-and-elbow, catch-as-catch-can electro-dynamite osoulatory explosions, so that it quivers and curls Itself around on to the back of Mr. Castle's neck, and raises water blisters on every masculine pair of lips in the audienoe, the moat casual observer will admit tbat the popular oantatrloe has made rapid strides in her art.

Oh! My!

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J. T. H. MILLERS

So Handsome, and yet so Cheap,

Men's, Youths' or Boys

622 Main St North Side, near 6th Don't buy till yon see them.

buy and and our prices.

OUR SYSTEM

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MANUFACTURING

600 Men's and Boys' New Hats, Special drive at 60c on tbe dollar.

One Lot Mens' Full Suite, odd Pants and Vesta, all new goods boogbt at Sheriff Sale, which we are closing ont at half prtoe. ,?r

Job Lot Men's, Women's and Boys' Boots and Shoes, which we are selling •ery obmp. New Goods.

1 Parlor Suit aa good as new. robes aa good as new.

Large lot of Shelves, Show Osses very cheap.

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CLOTHING

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WHOLESALE' PRICES!

Have forced some our high-priced little dealers in to the SECOND HAND OR DAMAGED GOODS BUSINESS. If their advertisements are true, they are now selling fire damaged, water damaged, and the trash that has accumulated for years in some factory East

AND NO WONDER'

For our house now looks like a mammoth wholesale house piled high with FIRST-CLASS GOODS in every department, marked in a in re at W O E S A E I E S

OWEN, PIXLEY

CLOTHING ,MAMFACTUEM8.^

N. B.—Farewell little dealers. We predict for you—if you wiH dopt an honest system-—better success in second-hand business.

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OPENING-

OF FALL AND WINTER

MILLINERY

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ON EXHIBITION

THIS WEEK.

A Cordial Invitation is Extended,

EMIL BAUER,

22 South 4th si, bet Main & Ohio.

.FOR THE COMING WEEK AT THE

Mammoth Second-Hand Store,

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600 Ysrds New Ingrain Carpets of different Quality, ranging In price from 25e to50c. Big Bargain.

1 Lot Wood and Coal Cook Stoves for sale cheap or exchange for Second Hand goods.

1,000 New and Second Hand Heating Stoves *t special prices to close ont old Stoves taken in exchange.

Remember we take in exchange all kinds of Second Hand goods for new. Bear in mlnd we are headquarters for bsrgsins in everything and anything.

CRI88 & CO.

MAMMOTH SECOND-HAND STORE, SCOTHWEST CORNER THIRD AND CHERRY.

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