Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 14, Number 41, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 April 1884 — Page 4

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.•A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

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Kos. 20 and 22 Sooth Fifth Street* Printing Home 8qoara.

P. S. WESTFALL,

KDITOB AND PROPRIETOR.

TERRE HAUTE, APRIL 5,1884

Si^LAWS AND LAWBREAKERS. W It is the unexpected which happens,

says the French proverb and its troth JIM an illustration in the great mob at -Cincinnati. Hardly anything eould -i:- iiave been more unexpected than such breaking out of riotous elements in the old, cultivated and generally orderly city of Cincinnati. Hitherto we have read of the communistic riots in Paris and other cities of the old world and "have not for a moment imagined that similar exhibitions could occur in the

United States. But the riots of the -strikers at Pittsburgh, in 1677, and still more significant riot at Cincinnati, have 'demonstrated that we have the same inflammable materials in American cities that exist across the sea, and that only an opportunity and an incentive are needed to set them on fire.

We have had, indeed, a remarkable development of the mob spirit in recent years, as the statistics show. True, there has not been many great riots, but the instances in which the accused men have been forcibly taken from jail and executed summarily by bands of disguised men, have been suggestively numerous. And these lawless executions have taken place in the oldest and most orderly communities. Our own State has witnessed a disgraceful number of them -within two years past. Such transactions are essentially as much the work of mobs as was the vandalism which level ed the Cincinnati court house to ruins, They are lawless, and lawlessness is the very essence of mobs and riots.

It is stated that during the year 1,617 murders were reported in the Unit--ed States. During the same period there «were only 83 legal executions, while ithere were 118 lynchings that is to say, 4he unlawful executions exceeded the lawful ones by more than 26 per oent. Certainly this is a most remarkable and startling exhibit. It has long been the boast of Americans that we were an or-der-loving people. Our Fourth of July orators have made muoh of this idea and do yet but in the face of these figures, can we still put forth the claim

There is amoral in this rapid growth -ofthe mob spirit, and what is it Plain Jy enough, that either our laws or their "enforcement are di ffldent. But we hav% •laws for the punishment of all kinds of crime, and providing the severest penalties. Our statute books are all right, bat our courts are weak and uncertain. The administration of criminal law in all the large cities is notoriously inefficient and corrupt. The business of defending criminals falls into the hands of a few unscrupulous lawyers, who hesitate at no species of bribery and corruption to save their clients from the punishment their crimes deserve. Their practices have beceme so odious that there is no reputation so unsavory as that of the professional oriminal lawyer. To this is to be added the system of senseless technicalities and quibbles in our legal procedure which so often prevents the doing of plain and simple justice. Undoubtedly the administration of the criminal laws in Cincinnati had become a stench io the nostrils of the people. They have long felt outraged by •the leniency the courts treated mur•dera and evil doers, and the verdict in the Berner case, which allowed a selfconfessed murderer to go with a sentence for manslaughter, was the proverbial straw that rendered the burden heavier than they could bear. And so a public meeting was called for the purpose of calm discussion of the evil and its remedy, and out of this proper, lawful effort grew the desperate mob, led on by a few hot-headed and communistic fellows, which resulted in a great destruction of property and life. The result was most disastrous and disgraceful. There will be wanting a single intelligent and well-balanced mind to commend this resort to mob violence. It is to be deprecated and condemned In •very respect, and if the leaders ofthe mob alone had been harmed, there would be no sympathy wasted on them. But as always happens in such cases, the innocent and the dutiful suffer with the lawless and the guilty. Persons having no hand in the disturbance and officers trying to quiet It are killed or wounded by the balls of the rioters.

Evidently one of the lessons of the dncinnati riot will be that mobs are not the thing to reeort to for relief from any evil, whatever may be its character or dimensions. This fact will not need to be impressed en any one. It Is patent and obvious. But it is quite as evident that some remedy must be sought for the growing evil of lax enforcement of law. They do things modi better in England and in other countries of the old world. Instead of punishing one murderer in a dozen, there are few that escape the clutches of the law. Trial conviction, sentence and execution follow sure and swift upon the discovery of crime, There la no reason why we should be behind other countries In this particular. We have honest judges and able lawyers what Is maiuly needed is that the latter shall sometimes be on the side of the Bute, instead of almost uniformly on the side of the criminal. The Mall emphasises what It has more than once observed befo*e, that the very best sad most capable lawyers should be

selected ss prosecuting attorneys, instead of giving this most important office to some stripling in the profession who seeks it sis a thing of personal benefit to himself, rather than of advantage to the public or to some ignoramus in the law who cannot draw an indictment sufficient for the commonest case. With really able and competent lawyers filling these positions, aided by an aroused public sentiment in favor of the firm and unvarying enforcement of all laws, at all times, and against all violators of them, the administration of our criminal system would soon undergo such marked improvement that there would be little cause for complaint.

THE Indianapolis Journal strikes very near the center of the truth when it says: "The courts and legal processes, if not what the people have made them, are exactly the people have sanctioned. In a government like this, courts and legal procewes are tli creature* of popular wiU. It is in the hand of every citizen to assist in making and unmaking Judges, Juries, laws ana proceed lugs."

The difficulty is that so many citizens find the duty of assisting in these political affairs a disagreeable one and are disposed to shun it. They make ex cuses that politics are run by cliques and rings and that an honest man has no chance as against the combinations which are made by the spoil-gatherers, There is only too much truth in this, but so far from furnishing an excuse for clean and honest citizens neglecting their political duties, it is one of the strongest reasons why they should pay very close attention to them. It mainly owing to the fact that the political machinery is in the control of professional politicians, intriguers and wire pullers in most of the large towns, that the public affairs get into such a wretch ed condition. It is so in Cincinnsti in New York and in Chicago. Unscru pulous and self-serving men use the offices and the patronage of them to further good of the public. As a matter of oourse corruption follows and by and by the condition of things becomes so bad that there is a great awakening of public sentiment and a vigorous effort is made to throw the whole gang of political Jonahs overboard. But soon the "good citizens" become tired of, or disgusted with politics again, and the ringsters, watching their opportunity, take possession.

The simple, axiomatic truth is, that if we expect good government, an honest and economical administration of the laws, every citizen must be on the alert and attend to his political duties with the same regularity, fidelity and earnestness with which he conducts his private business. In a government by the people it cannot help being disastrous to delegate the management of political affalts to the few, and these few not the best, but frequently the worst citizens. That the fellows who make a business of pblitios shall be put down, should be the firm determination of the independ ent element in our politics and until that 1| accomplished no citizen can afford to oeass to work and vote.

CiwpiNNATi had twenty-three murderers in jail last week. William Berner committed probably the most fiendish murder of the lot. He knocked his employer in the head with a hammer for $100, hauled the body to the creek and dumped it in—the murder, solely for robbery, having been deliberately planned with a negro accomplice. A sharp criminal lawyer caused a jury to say it WSB only manslaughter, apd he was sentenced to only twenty years in the penitentiary. On Friday evening of last week, a meeting was held and addressed by the best citizens, denouncing the verdict of the jury. There was no thought of violence on the part of those calling the meeting, but at its close, a misguided, but justly indignant mob went surging to the jail and an attempt made to get the other murderers out and lynch them. That night, the next and the next there was a conflict between the mob, the police and the State militia. The court house was burned—an aimless and malicious work—much other property destroyed, 45 persons killed and 138 wounded. The murderers in jail were not harmed. This in brief is the story the bloody protest of Cincinnati against justice distorted ts shield criminals, which we give for the information of such readers of The Mail as have not seen the daily papers. Comment on law and law-breakers is made in another column.

RBV. MYRON RBBD left Indianapolis, for his new field of labor in Denver, Col., on Wednesday of this week. The dosing services of his seven yesra' pastorate witnessed a genuine ovation to him, his church being crowded both morning and evening far beyond its capacity. At night hundreds went away unable to gain admission to the packed building. There was a universal feeling of sorrow and regret at his departure, not only on the part of his congregation, but among the citizens of all classes. He said in his slosing remarks that none of the newspapers bad ever spoken unkindly of him but had helped him in many ways. By his strong sympathy with the lower and laboring classes he obtained a remarkable hold upon the affections of mechanics and workingmen and women, by whom he Is universally held In the highest esteem. It will probably be a long time before another preacher will appear In Presbyterian church of Indianapolis with so broad a charity and humanity as Mr. Used posses sea. It would be a good thing, for the church,tf there were more such preachers —men gifted with freshness and originality, Instead of the breakers of the stale bread of common-place orthodoxy, upon which so many congregations are com'Corset pelled to feed Sunday after Sunday

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TERRS HAUTE SATURDAY fflVtBTNTNG'^MAH,

SOME doubt is expressed in regard to 1003 President Arthur's Christianity. He is a blue-blooded-Episcopalian and yet has been giving grand dinners all through Lent and he has not confined the meats on the bill of fare exclusively to fish, but has drawn on the horned and hoofed animals for his supply. What else could he do? There were so many people to be dined and so many days to do it in. He could not afford to lose six weeks right out of the middle of the season. Then, as only a small proportion of his guests are Episcopalians, it would have been rather impertinent to offer them several courses of fish. Besides, the President is a public official and it is not in good taste for him to disregard public customs because of his own private opinions. Neither the Episcopal nor Catholic religion is strong enough, in this country, to justify an official nition of their special observances^,

THE Iowa Legi^atrrfc has ja%a that "any person found guilty ing a house of ill-fame shall be ed by imprisonment in the penit not less than six months nor five years and that any peraon| ed of hsving enticed a reformed^ ous female into leading a life shall be punished by imprison! less than three nor more years." The Last Legislature has passed a number of most laws, calculated to reform thai vices of the day. The questions will or can the people elect men who will see that these laws are ed. It is one thing to have and another thing to have them^ ed.

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RBV. DB. SCTTDDER, for many missionary to India, hss returned to Chicago and makes an eloquent appeal in behalf of the Home Missionary Society of that city. He says that ViHt^unrnixed wickedness and utter mofakdepravity, no city in Asia can equal Chicago or New York. This country has a class of villains lower and meaner than the lowest and meanest in China or India." This is pretty hard on the most Christian and civilized nation of the world and yet there is no questioti but that there is the most urgent need, right here at home, for every dollar we send to foreign missions, and the welfare of our government really demands that we should give our first attention to this homework.

aIBS. T. M. WHEELKB of New York, received the $1,000 prize offered for the handsomest design in wall paper. The second prize was won by Miss Clark. There were a number ot men competitors, but both prizes were carried off by women. It looks very much as if the time was approaching when men would be obliged to confine themsfelves exclusively to politics, as women feeem to be taking front rank in every other field of labor.

THB day before the Langtrytentertain mentfn D6s Moines, a number of lively girls in a millinery store, toqjtajetoel case, arranged in it some large, cut glass stoppers taken from cologne bottles, labeled them "Mrs. Lftngtry's jewels," and put them in the shoW'Win dow. The public appreciated th»«joke

MASSACHUSETTS has passed a law providing that the State shall furnish free text books to the pupils of the public schools. It is only a question of time until this will be done by all the States, and one of the greatest monopolies in the country, the school-book publishing houses, will be broken up.

THB Indianapolis Herald, referring to the self-Inflicted suffering that so many pious persons practice during Lent, says that a number of fashionable people in that city attended a lecture course as a penance for theii sins and some even went so far as to attend amateur musical entertainments.

A NUMBER of exchanges are making merry over the fact that Tilden runs up stairs with the agility of a cat. That is nothing. The funny part is to see him throw one leg over the banister and come slidlng down like a school boy.

AN exchange says, "Spring being here stepping out of bed on a cold oilcloth has, lost half its terrors." Alas, yes this is the time of the year when we step on a tack, which makes things as hot as the oil cloth made cold.

FASHION notes say that darning: les are popular ornaments for We had always supposed they werej to ornament an article worn at] others bat no doubt they look? on a hat.

No one will now dispute Cincinnati's claim to being the "Paris of America."

—The Fowler Manufacturing Co., (limited) have removed their office to 110 sooth 6th street. Roll-up Bed Springs uid Clothes Wringers sold on weekly or monthly payments. Good agent wanted.

Ibis Is the season of the year when It Is hard to get a variety for the table, bat you can always get the choicest cats of roasts and steaks at James H. Pinnell's, No. 37 north Fourth street.

Bias. Dotwi^ss has just received a large invoice of Spring Hats and Bonnets, Flowers and all Novelties in Trimmings. CbUdrens* School Hats at the lowest prices. 828 E, Mam street.

Corsets Prices are Down. 25c. buys a former 50c. at CENT STOBE

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TSS&IE&IES HAUTE

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COZMHE^ZCsrST.

Notwithstanding the high river and aotce harvest at Terre Haute we will as usual have a foil supply for all demands both local and foreign. We will sell the

BestvLake Ice

Solid yid pure. Qrders given to drivers or left at the office, promptly attended to.

L. F. PERDUE,

Proprietor and Manager,

No. 26 north 6th Street.

[Seed Potatoes.

EARLY EOSE MAMMOTH PEARL, BURBANK,

Sugars, Coffees, Teas,|

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Canned Goods," Early Vegetables, Maple syrup,

Fresh Butter and eggs

1 ISAT—

Hertfelder & Wurster's,

Corner 4th and cherry street.

A Line of the Prettiest and Best

LADIES' SATCHELS

FOR SALE BY

GULICK & CO., Druggists..

POCKET BOOKS, TOILET GOODS. BRUSHES, CHAMOIS, ETC., ETC.

Special Attention to Preseriptiona

OLD DRUG STAND,

Corner Main and Fourth Streets.

R. A. HASTINGS

422 Main St.

Hai just received all the latest shapes in

New Straw Goods

Fer Ladles, Misses and ChHdren, from the cheapest Cantons to the finest Imported. With J. Rothschild & Co.

ED. ROACH'S Old Reliable Pish Market,

No. 30 N. Fourth Street,

Will have during all kinds of lal FROM TH* OCEAN. Red Snappers, Spanish Mackerel, ipanish Mi

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EARLY OHIO,

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Seed Sweet Potatoes

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W. W. OLIVER

631 Main Street.

YOU CAN GET AT

J. W. STOUT'S

SOUTH FOURTH STREET. Poultry, Butter, Parsnips, Hams, B. Bacon, Bananas,

Eggs, Lettuce, Turnips, Spinage, Shoulders, Lemons,

Spring onions, Florida Oranges, Apples and all Staples kepi

THE PLACE

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BVRG^IIsrS

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the Lenten season, :e and ocean fish. FROM THK LA KB.

Hue Fish, Smelts. Mac'rel, Herring, Halibut, Steak Cod, Hadock.

White and Trout, Pickerel, Perch, Herring, ,Pike.

FBOX THJt RIYKB. Cat, Buffalo,

Mullets, Muscalonga.

Turkeys and chickens, fresh butter and eggs, always on hand. Orders by telephone or otherwise.

Goods delivered free of charge to all parts of the city.

J. T. PATTON & CO.,

DEALERS E*

CHOICE MEATS.

Southdown Mutton and Lamb. Southeast Corner Pourtl\ and Ohie.

Price Reduced! HOTBATHS

AT ARTESIAN WELL

25 cents.

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BLOCK

CHECKS

Beautiful Display.

Plaids and Block Checks.

Parisian Mixture, Ottoman, Satteen Beiges, Nuns Veilings, Jersey Cloths,Poplinette, French Wool Checks, Nuns Yaling, Checks, etc.

SPECIAL BAEGAIN.

2o pieces fine Wool Checks for Full Suits in all the latest shadings, at 50c. a yard double width, worth 75. Examination invited.

6th and Main street, Terre Haute Ind.

THE' BARGAINS

Advertised in the last Saturday Evening Mail are going very fast. For the benefit of those who have not as yet availed themselves of this opportunity to secure some of them, we will repeat, that

WE ARE SELLING

A double width, yard wide, Cashmere in all colorst 25c. worth 35c. x» A yard wide, Unbleached Muslin, at Se. worth 6» fruit of the Loom and Lonsdale Muslin, at 8Jc. worth 10c.

A full standard Apron Gingham at 61c. good valu&at 8Jc. a.

SUMMER SILKS

Do not fail to inspect our Summer Silks at 50c. a yard and upwards, the handsomest line in the city.

We have an extensive and beautiful stock from 2c. a yard up to the finest allover Embroidery at $4.50 a yard. A very fine line of matched Hamburgs.

Just received some very handsome beaded lace fronts. also an elegant assortment of

Ladies and Misses Neckwear

both in white and colors.

J. ROTHSCHILD SCI).

422Main Street. Terre Haute, Ind.*

75 White Marseilles Quilts, at $2.00 piece, the best Quilts ever sold at that

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HOBERG.ROOT & CO.

BEYOND ALL QUESTION

TZE3CDE3 '"'l

Best Bargains I

EVER OFFERED IN

Our stock of Foreign Hosiery being excessively large,' we| have decided to reduce it by making

A BIG CUT IN PRICES

At the very opening of the season. We offer 8,000 pair Full Regul ar-made Goods, in solid colors, Pin Stripes. Unbleached Balbriggan and Fancies, at 25c per pair, former 40 and 50c. A limited quantity of Silk Hose, solid" at $1.25, former prices $1.75. Domestic goods in fine

prices colors at $1.25, former prices imitation, at 10 and 15 cents.

BUCKEYE CASH STORE.

518 and 520Main Street.|

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