Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 16, Number 8, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 15 August 1885 — Page 1

THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

NOTES AND COMMENT.

A few more nighta like the last two bare been, and tbe Rammer resorters will come borne in droves.

Tbe colored camp meeting at tbe fair grounds comes at an auspicious time —right in tbe midst of tbe watermelon season.

The sorrowful look tbat o'orspreads tbe faoe of tbe average small toy is not tbe result of eating grten apples. School begins September 14tb. plPP|||§§

A party of young people picniced at Lake Fluvanna last nigbt. A tradesman with a full line of overcoats and ear* muffs could have realised a fortune out there.

Year by year Terre Haute's claim to toughness increases. Last year we bad 117 saloons and 69 lawyers. This year, according to tbe new directory, we have 147 saloons and 75 lawyers.

A man fell dead from heart disease on a New York excursion boat tbe other day after singing "Nancy Lee." In the wild, untutored west we would have killed him for tbat before the heart disease bad a chance.

It is suid that John S. Wise, Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia, is a great admirer of dogs. He is also quite a ladles' man. But, as neither dogs nor women can vote, how are these qualifications going to help out the campaign

There are dull weeks and dull weeks, but this one bss been positively the worst of the season, and the readers who grumble because tbe daily papers have nothing In them, ought to get out a while and hustle around and find the reason why.

Why wouldn't this be an auspicious time to ntlr op our people in the matter of erecting a monument to the memory of Vigo county's soldiers? There is a considerable sum of money in the hands of tbe committee, and now, when memories of the war are being revived, la the time to set about the completion of. the work.

The most appropriate poetical contribution to the memory of Gen. Grant, to The Mall's notion, wss that of Dr. H. W. Taylor, of this city, published In Sundews Express. It is graceful and full of sentiment and stands out amidst the columns of "rot" that would-be poets have felt called upon to add to the affliction of the hour.

The I. A St. L. road Is to be commended for its action In deciding to erect safety gates at the principal stroet crossings slong its route through this city. Not all tbe street crossings in this city receive the proper attention, and it Is a wonder that more serious accidents do not oocur. These safety gates should be erected at every railroad crossing within the city limits where there is any considerable travel.

The Washington reporters seem to have an unsuccessful struggle with the names of our Teire Haute statesmen. These names are generally copied from the hotel registers and the horrible thought suggests itself that the aforesaid statesmen cannot write a hand that average mortals are able to read.

Wouldn't it be a good thing for them to carry a type-writer with them when they visit the Capital

The New York Tribune contains an interview with Dr. J. Leonard Corning, pastor of the Congregational church of this city, in regard to the monument to General Grant whtcb will be erected at Riverside park. It may not be generally known In Terre Haute tbat in the east Dr ®ornlogia a recognised authority on high art. He is president of the Art department of Chautauqua university and bas spent eleven years in Europe studying the fine arte, delivering many lectures on tbe subject, with which be is thoroughly conversant.

One of the pleasantest place* In town during these hot days is tbe swimming pool. Clear, sparkling and full of healing, one Involuntarily thinks of that historical pool "called Betheeda" and looks about lor tbe "great multitude of impotent folk, of bllad, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of tbe water." Mr. Conant is tbe "angel who at a certain season goes down Into the pool and troubles tbe water." Bat Mr. Gonant Is la turn considerably troubled himself, not by tbe "blind, halt and withered,** but by the vigorous, strong-lunged boys who wont gat out and let the girls have their turn, and by the Jolly, kicking girls who wonH harry upand give tbe

old folks a chance. In fact, water is in more demand than whiskey, during tbe hot weather.

If there was such a thing as punishing men for doing their duty, the firemen ought to be fined for putting out tbe fire in "Rotten Row" Thursday. Such a row of rattle-traps is a disgrace to the city, and it will be of the greatest benefit to the health and morals when tbe msrcb of Improvement striken that locality. What a chuckle the monster Cholera would give should be come acrois tbat delectable quarter!

From now on the porsonal columns of the newspapers will be filled with the information that Mr. and Mrs. and Miss 8o-and-So have returned from the north, south, east or west, as the case may. The common place individual who has stayed at home all summer has to rack his heated brain to keep tbe run of these travelled personages, for nothing so startles them ss to have one iorget where they went or, in fact, whether they have been gone at all.

Tbe editor of the Argo is stirring up considerable trouble by his mysterious insinuations in regard "certain business men," "certain females," "certain fcnms of money," etc. Every Monday a dozen business men receive marked copies of tbe paper, and several timee tbat many are kept busy proving to their wives tbat it Is some other fellow. Really, if the Argo man doee not wish to turn the whole community upside down be should be a little more definite.

Rev. H. O. Breeden, who has had excellent opportunities for enlarging his field of work and increasing his salary, has, after looking over the ground, decided to remain in Terre Haute, where bis relations are pleasant, and where his family is well content. There is no more promising a minister to-day in the Christian denomination than Mr. Breeden, and the people of Terre Haute, outside his congregation, as well as its members, will be glad that be bas decided to remain here.

A number of persons are here from abroad enjoying tbe benefits of the Artesian baths. Many of our own citizens are taking advantage of the warm weather and bathing in the healing waters. The rheumatic and dyspeptic and otherwise afflicted patients gather every morning, discuss their various ailments, compare experiences, relste bow many different medicines they have tried, and altogether find comfort and satisfaction in the sympathy and kindred ills of their feilow sufferers.

A lady in this city went to physician and consulted him as to tbe best method of removing the little black specks on her face, commonly called "flesh worms." He advised her to get a certain brand of toilet soap and apply it in a thlok lather, carefully rinsing the face afterward. She followed directions snd was delighted with the reeult and now reoommends this wonderful soap to all ber friends. "Tbe joke of it 1b," said the dootor, "that any soap will accomplish the same 'result, as the spots sre nothing but dirt!"

One day this week City Treasurer Robinson overstayed the dinner hour a few minutes, and some smart Aleck hung a placard upon the office door, which was locked, stating that he had "gone to Canada." From this a rumor gained currency that Mr. Robinson bad fled to Canada, thus doing a great injustice to the faithful official. Tbe per petrator of this piece of business would not appreciate the "joke" of.bating some able bodied man kick blm until he couldn't sit down for a month. And yet tbat would be a very appropriate practical joke 1

Nine-tenth ot all the crimes and caau alties upon our police records could be avoided if men would spend their evenings at home with their families. Will men ever learn this, or learning it will they heed. Home is the haven of rest and peace and purity. It was instituted for the salvation of man. There he is safe from temptation,there he may rest from tbe toil of to-day and recuperate for the labors of to-morrow. There he may bring happiness and contentment to bis family and save them from tbe anxiety and disgrace that are generally the results of late hours oa the streets. Tbe man who spends his evenings at home will keep oat of trouble, live long and be happy.

A former Terre Haute girl, Lollie Moors, is destined to win fame and fortune on the musical stage, if the cablegrams from Paris are to be believed. She has been studying there for some time, and on Saturday last took part in tbe Grant memorial exercises at tbe American cbapeL Tbe cable reports say sbs "revealed grand powers of interpretation of oratorio," She is a daughter of Mrs. 8. K. Moore, formerly a teacher In tbe High School, and who died in Faria last year. For grit and

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perseverance Terre Hautt girls lead tbe world, snd the many friends of Mies Moore in this city will be glad to hear of tbe success of which she is eminently deserving.

The excellent faculty of our High School is likely to be changed somewhet for tbe coming school year. Prof. J. A. Zellar, bas been offered the princlpalship of the Lafayette High School. He will probably accept it, as the salary exceeds that paid him here, seventy-five dollars a month. Miss May Foland, another member of the faculty, resigned this week, and left for Minnesota, where she is to be married this fall to C. B. Mc£une, tbe lawyer formerly of this place, but now located at Benson, tbat State. Tbe school board will be put to no small trouble in securing substitutes for these excellent teachers, and until their places are filled the applicants will be thicker than .the leaves in Vallambrosa.

INDIANA women do not know when they are well off. In Yonngstown, O., "a Baptist preacher, has created great indignation among all classes by reason of a sensational sermon, in which he said: 'A prominent pbysidsn told me that there were no lees than six respectable ladlee here who are suffering from delirum tremens.'" The ladiee are only waiting to find out the name of the physicians, when both preacher and dootor will get a teste of the horsewhip until they won't kitow whether it is delirium tremens or something else that ails them. At Parkersburg, W. Virginia, "The city is in a state of social turmoil before unknown, over tbe publication of an article in the Sentinel that in the city 'for every three virtuous women there is one known to be impure.' The excitement, indignation and rage among women of all grades of society is intense and they threaten that if the men do sot avenge the insult to their sex they will take it into their own hands and tar and feather tbe editors of tbe paper." If the fair oreatures will only stop a moment to reflect they may find tbat all this only a revised edition of the old cry of "stop thief" uttered.by the real thief, man, to divert attention from himself.

With the inevitability which always characterizes Buch transactions, the facts are coming out little by little in tbe Sir Charles Dilke case. The effort of the latter to buy silence at the price of fl25,000, the sum said ts have been offered to the injured husband, resulted in a failure after all,and the action for divorce will be pushed by Mr. Crawford and the details of the wretched business will be brought out. This great scandal, coming on tbe very heels of the revelations of immorality made by the Pall Mall Gazette, throws a dark shadow upon English social life—a shadow which is rendered still darker by the exposure of the glaring Immoralities on the part of men in high places. Indeed recent developments leave little room for doubt tbat the nobility and aristocracy of England is wretchedly rotten and licentious. The charges of moral impurity extend to the courts, the church and the parliament. It is a disgusting exhibition and should go far toward destroying tbe anglomanla rage which bas of late prevailed so extensively in this country. It is evident thst the manners and morals of the English aristocracy should be the last things Americans would care to imitate.

"Gath," in Tuesday's Enquirer, discusses bathing and, with his ususl cynicism, makes the following rather startling statement: "Having been consid erably along the sea beaobes this season, and being nothing if not a moralist, I have concluded that the exposure of the legs is tbe complete destruction of carnality In man. As long as there is some coquetting or concealing, evil seems to be lurking around tbe mind but I think tbat if knee-breeches were the universal dress of the female world mkn would soon loee his general interest in tbe sex. Therefore tbe fear of our serious folks tbat this bathing dress business wiU lead to evil proves, like many other superstitions, to proceed to extremes." This Is not altogether unreasonable, but how are we to reconcile it with those lines of Pope's which have been for years accepted without a dissenting voice, "Butseen too oft. familiar with her face, We drat endure, then pity, then embrace."

According to "Gath," familiarity will produce indifference sccording to Pope it will have quite the contrary result. Circumstances have ranch to do with it. Tbe open beach with hundreds of spectators and the huge waves npaetting one every few minutes and filling tbe eyes and mouth with brine are not conducive either to sentiment or folly. "Oath" is probably correct when ha says, "Indeed nothing tn the mingling of own and women can be much more innocent than bathing dress life. Those who can swim go off and swim those who oan not swim squeal a little and magnify tbe billows. There Is no time la tbe water for aflbalsttons, and the halhlng how ts aboet as simple and plain an hoarse tbe Umeof family prayeta."

A more gallant band of soldiers never shouldered muskets than tbe old 31st Indiana Volunteers, who were mustered into service in this city, Sept. 5,1861, for three years' term. Col. Cbas. Cruft was in command of the regiment, which distinguished itself on many hard fought bsttle fields. It is proposed to hold a re-union of the regiment here in September, and in this connection a short sketch of the orgsnization will prove of interest. The regiment, as stated before, was mustered in in September, 1861, and tbe membership, rank and file, was 1,034, with 89 commissioned officers. The regiment took part in Buell's campaign in Kentucky in the latter part of '61. They participated in the capture of Fort Donelson, Feb. 15, '62, and it fills the hearts of the old 31st boys with pride to feel that they helped win the first great fight that made the fame of tbe old hero for whom the country now mourns. They were with him at Shi lob, too, in April of the same year, and for briery on this field, Col. Cruft wss pro&oted to brigadier general, John T. Osborne, now of Greencastle, becoming ookmel. They were in at tbe siege of Corinth from April 11 to May 30tl^ and in October, took part in the engagement at Chaplain's Hill, Ky. The battle of Stone River, Dec. 30 to Jan 2, '63, fonnd them on hand, and likewise the bloody fight at the Chickamauga, when General Cruft's brigade particularly distinguished itself. The regiment had taken part in the pursuit of Bragg and Kirby Smith through Tennessee and Kentucky in '62, and in the Tullahoma or Tennessee campaign in which Chattanooga was wrested from Bragg, previous to the battle of Chickamauga. They were with "Tecump" Sherman when he started out for "salt water or h—1," and in May, '64, took part in the fights at Rocky Face Ridge, Reseca and Dallas, Georgia, the dates being 9th, 14-15th and 27th, and were at tbe battle of Cbattahoochle June 27th was the date of the battle of KeneeaW Mountain, in which they took pav$. July20th occurred the battlo of tJreek, which the surviv celebrated for several years by a pic in one of tbe lower townships of Vigo county. From July 21 tc Sept. 2, they were in front of Atlanta, and when tbat fell they were with the foroe that pursued Hood through Georgia to Columbus, Tenn. The engagement at Columbus lasted from Nov. 26 to 29th, and on the 30th the regiment was in the battle of Franklin. Dr. W. Taylor, of this city, was in this battle, on "t'other side," and claims that it was the bloodiest battle of the entire war. The Federals had 40,000 men engaged and the loss in killed and wounded was 10,000. Tbe 31st took part in tbe battle of Nashville, Dec. 15 and 16, '64. During the closing scenes of tbe great conflict it was st San Antonio, Texas. The boys returned from San Antonio to Terre Haute Jan. 6, 1866, and tbe final discbarge was received at Indianapolis, Jan. 12, having been in active service fonr years and four months. The regiment returned home with 346 men, rank and file. Besides Cols. Cruft snd Osborne, already named, the regiment bad for commander, Col. John T. Smith, of Bowling Green, and Col. J. R. Hallowell, of Rockvllle, now of Topeka, Kan. Companies E and and part of company, were recruited in this county. E was commanded by Capt. Mewhinney, by Capt. Cbas. M. Smitb, now of this city, and by Capt. Welch. There are between 80 and 100 survivors of tbe regiment in this county, among them C. A. Power, G. W. Miller, H. C. Douglas, S. C. Scott, N. B. Rockwell, A. C. Ford, Wm. Poths, S. C. Lock man, Sam'l Willy, M. Cooper, EUsba Baker, W. A. Nichols, Joe Ellison, J. H. Reed, Jerome Asbury, Harvey Genung and C. M. Smith. The reunion is the first held by tbe regiment, and is looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure by the survivors. What funds of anecdote will be called up as they sit around the camp-fire and discuss tbe thrilling events crowded into those years between '61 and '06—the times, truly, that tried men's souls. But the meeting cannot brin£ unalloyed pleasure, for to these living heroes whose ranks are thinning under the ceaseless fire of the enemy Time, must come memories of their comrades, who now are numbered in "the bivouac of tbe dead." I't

Tkx latest theory concerning Brigbt's disease and other sffections of tbe kidneys, is that they are doe to tbe immoderate use of ice water and other chilled beveragea Thirty or forty yean ago* a physician asssrta, when people slaked thstr thirst with fresh water from well ox pump, kidney disease wss virtually unknown. Now, however, the general use of ice in avery household snd saloon and the multiplication of aoda fountains, erase tboassnds of persons to abruptly shock their heated internal org«ns with fi east of draughts, and kidney troubles sre ptevatent.

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ECHOES FROM THE PAST.

A SKETCH OF GEN. CRUFT'S OLD REGIMENT, THE 81ST IND.

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Terrk Hauteans returned from Lake Maxinkuckee report that the chief amusement up there, outride of bathing and rowing, is tbe new game, "Newmarket," which promises to become the rage this winter, supplanting the popular craze, "progressive euchre." In view of tbat a full description of the game will be of interest to The Mail's readers. Any number can play, and tliere are no partners. Two full packs of cards are required, and a set of poker chip. Of one pack the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of diamonds sre placed in tbe center of the table distribute chips equslly smong the playeis, deal second pack one at a time to players, first bsving discarded from it the six and the eight of diamonds. Tbe player to right of dealer places five chips on ace on the table, four on the king, three on queen, two on jack, and one on ten. This is repeated by each one at right of dealer at each deal, and the one thus playing in turn leads, playing generally the lowest card of bis most numerous suit. The suit is then built each one adding the next higher card (or cards), as he holds it, keeping his own carda in front of himself. The one playing tbe aoe or the highest card that may remain of the suit, stops the suit and leads in another suit, or in the same suit lower if he has cards and so electfe. The objeot of the game iB to get rid of the cards. Tbe one playing the card corresponding to the "diamonds" in the middle of tbe table takes tbe chips from that card. Tbe one who holds these same cards and does not play them has to play the same number of chips on tbat card. The primary "stop" cards are five and seven spots of diamonds. These may be played at any time to stop the run of a suit, and tbe player of a stop card can lead a new suit. The secondary stop cards are the highest ones of any suit in sequence aB explained above, but these of course can only be played in sequence, and aot arbitrarily, as a primary stop may. The games continue in this w*y until some one bas played all the oards all other players give to the one "out" as many obips as he holds cards. Then with a new deal the game continues until one person is out of "chips," when thegame is finished, and the one holding the most chips is given a prize. There may be several tables, and prizes are sometimes given to the gentleman Mid lady holding the most chips. "Newmarket" is a somewhat nearer approach to gambling than was progressive euchre, and it may shock some cf the goodly church people, who were wont to miss prayer meetings for euchre parties, to have a stack of "reds" and a stock of "whites" piled before them

But then if it becomes tbe rage, eyen this can be allowed to "go." $

THINGS THEATRICAL. vW In another month the amusement season will have fairly commenced, and already preparations have begun at tbe Opera house. Manager Naylor bas had the hallways and offices about tbe building handsomely repapered, and next week a scenic artist will be here from Dayton to touch up the old scenes and add several new ones. The date and name of the opening attraction have not been announced by Mr. Dickson yet, but among tbe shows to be here next month is the fine new minstrel company of McNisb, Johnson ASlavin. We will have some fine companies here during the coming season t4

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GOSSIP

It is reported that James O'Neil declined an offer of 920,000 to support Mary Anderson next season.

Miss Anderson will produce ft liew play, written expressly for ber by W. G. Wills, and entitled, "Irenia," during her American engagement next season

Maurice Barrymore's new play£ entitled "The Don," will be produced at new Chicago Opera House on the evening of October 4. Harry Lee will enact the principal role.

Minnie Hauk has a castle in Switzerland, and she never lets a day pass, rain or shine, without the stars and stripes above her doors. Tbat is tbe kind of an American girl Minnie is.

Ida Mulle, who captured all tbe local dudes when here with Rice's company last Christmas, is to start next season in a play called "Gyp." It may interest these same dudes to know that her busband's name is Tuthill.

Fred Bryton, the popular young leading man, has written a play aud christenedit "Jack o' Diamonds." He will star in it, his role being a gambler of tbe type of Jack Hamlin, tbe part he so successfully played in "Gabriel Conroy."

Thos. W. Keene will begin his season in the Wert in a week. He will, during the winter, play a fonr week's engagement in New York. Since tbe withdrawal of McCuUongh from the Add of tragedy Keene has been in very mach increased demand.

Men csn not be great in all things. Geoeral Grant was a poor swearer. His two most violent oaths were "Judas priest" and "dog gone it."

WOMEN'S WA YS.

A woman and a fiddle are something ,. alike. They alwayp come out strongest 4 when there is a beau about.

In Kansas eighty-one women are 'r county school superintendents, with a still larger number seeking the same honor.

A man who has traveled much claims that about one married woman in fortyfive is free from a look of worried care. Possibly the faot tbat most husbands now get tbelr hair cut with clippers may have something to do with It.

With reference to tbe death of General Grant tbe Woman's Journal sayst "Of the honors paid the illustrious soldier) the highest of all is scarcely noted. He was tbe first, and, so far,, the only president of the United States ever nominated and elected on a woman suffrage platform. 'Grant, Wilson, and Woman Suffrage' was the motto of tbe suffragists in 1872."

A NATIONAL MEMORIAL STONE, New York World. It is proposed to haves natural monument to Gen. Grant on Mt. McGregor. Down near tbe mountain station is a rustic covered lookout which is cslled Eastern Lookout. From its platform one has a wide view of the Hudson Valley for many allies. This was tbe place last visited by Grant when he made that memorable journey in his invalid chair from tbe Drexel cottage, two or three days before be died. To tbe right of thia lookout is a great overhanging rock. It is proposed to trim of tbe undergrowth in front of it, then chisel off its face andi cut there, in letters thirty feet in hight, tbe name "Grant." This will be tbe only inscription except possibly tbe simple date of his death. Mr. Drexel bas subscribed 9250 towards this monument.

ARTHUR'S WHITE &0 USB' SAVINGS. New York Commercial Advertiser. General Arthur saved, some money from his salary as President, notwithstanding the impression to tbe contrary. With au his elaborate dinners and generous hospitality, there was a considerable margin left every year ont of his 950,000 salary. A friend tells me tbat of the 9175,000 that he received in tbe three and a half year's incumbency of the White House General Arthur spent about one hundred thousand dollars and saved 975.000. He wss credited with seme wise Investments, made through safer friends than Grant had, which added to bik fortune, so tbat be rati red to private life without the tear ot' want before him.

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Louisa M. Alcntt has bad a sale fox .m ber works of over 500,000copies. A Philadelphia woman bas applied for a divorce because ber husband kissed his aunt. f"

Jesse James' widow has rented a .r shooting gallery at Coney Island, and says it pays better than hiring herself to dime museums. -tm

The New York sun prints a list of seventeen women who have become pirates. Nothing is too sacred for that sex to meddle with. $*••_

Mme. Barrios says that the best monument to ber husband would be a man who can take his plaoe. Tbe madame is young, pretty, and has $8,000,000 in her own right.

There is only one girl at Elberon who wears red stockings with her bathing dress, and the other girls cut ber. Black stockings are considered in strict society the only allowable thing.

When a tramp sees a woman with a plstol or a gun in her hands he goes righfon without winking, but let heK appear on the scene with a dipper of hQfe water and he makes tracks like a kaia« garoo.

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A female office-seeker in Washington la^t week manoeuvered her way into the Wfeite House with six small children in wtiv aod made a most patbetlo plea for an appointment which would enableher to support her widowed brood. It wa» a neat bit ot strategy, but it wofully miscarried when she was recognized by one of the attendants. She was never married at all, and tbe squad of juvenilea had been borrowed for tbe occasion. Tne author of so Ingenious a device almost deserved success.

Red headed girls seem to be all tbe go at tbe seaside. Says a recent letter: Yesterday at the bathing hour the surf seemed to be all the while breaking out in bright red spots, so numerous wer» the red heads bobbing up in the sea. The girls are all vain of their heir and are tbe envy of tbe shore. Tbe color isn't a plain, dull brick, but nearer tbat of a ripe, freshly-picked Jersey strawberry. When several of tbese straw-berry-beaded girls gather in a groupv the spectacle is an interesting one.

Mrs. Fitzhugb Lee and Mrs. John SV Wise were guests at one of tbe hotels of Old Point Comfort when the news of Lee's nomination by tbe Democratic convention reached there. The guesta were at dinner. Mrs. Wise arose from the table, passed over to Mrs. Lee, and congratulated her, saying: "It my busband is to be beaten I had rather he should be beaten by yonr husband than any man living." Mrs. Lee returned thanks and said: "Mrs. Wise, I only regret tbat both our husbands cannot be elected Governor of Virginia at tbe same time." ...