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NOTES AND COMMENT

Councilman Somas is evidently fornlnst the "lght of the future." It is rumored that M. N. Diall is, too.

Don't be alarmed If the council should reject the bid* of the gas and electric light companies, and give the contract to the gasoline people.

The old and notorious St. Clair flats have been leased by tbl Smith Brothers and will be converted Into a bakery. It will be a much-kneaded reform.

Vice-President Hendricks passed through the city one day this week, and wasn't Interviewed by any of the reporters. Probably he couldn't find them.

General Hazen, the chief ofQcer of the signal service, has returned from Europe and we may now expect a disturbance of the lovely weather we have been having in his absence.

The Postmsster-General has decided that there shall be no immediate dell very of letters on the Sabbath day, therefore if you are in a hurry on Sunday you will have to wait until Monday.

What with the shooting matches, the bicycle race, the jubilee singers, etc., at the fair grounds this week, wo wouldn't have known it was an "old settlers' meeting" if it hadn't been labelled.

An elegant new forty dollar clock has been placed in the Council chamber.

is to be hoped the couucll will come to time on the various questions of importance which are awaiting their action.

A "dog case" has occupied the valuable time of the Circuit court this woek. The defendant was awarded fifteen dollars damages, with which he will be able to buy all the dogs in the neighborhood.

An effort Is to be made to introduce tho licorice plant \n this country, It ia said that our soil is favorable and that it is a very profitable Investment. All we need Is a Mulberry Sellers to talk it up.

An iusuranoo firm In tbla city received a pathetic appoal from a young lady for a situation as a copyist, and it took tho whole force In the office to decipher her letter. She was uot given the position.

George F. King, who live* on the Deming farm, two miles north of the city, took first premium on corn at the State fslr. Indianapolis may be ahoad on the fine arts but when it comes to corn and crazy quilts, lookout for Terro Haute.

The Express announced one morning this week that Coates' college bad opened with five pupil* and that "the management felt gteatly eucouraged." If they'd had as many as seven or eight pupils, they would probably have had a jollification meeting.

Kmory P. Bcaucbamp's foot 5s once more upon his native heath, and they do say that he is talking of starting another daily paper hore, He says himself, however, that be Is to be editor of a Putnam county stock farm, and will practice law here, thus combiuing business with pleasure.

The great contest for the championship of the city for the next five years, will take place October 20, between the Electric Light and Gas clubs, with Edwin Kills and M. N. Dlall as captains of the respective sides. It is expacted that 30,O»TO people will wituess this grand content. The Council will umpire, and it Is to be hoped that there will be no efforts by the contestants to bluff the umpire.

Tho officers of the Electric Light company are: A. J. Crawford, president, H. Hultuan, vice president, Edwin Ellis, secretary, Samuel Me Keen, treasurer, 4. P. Crawford, R. G. Jenckes, Anton Mayer, RobU Geddes, K. S. Ten nan t, G. J. Hammerstein, Benj. M^Keen—a pretty good list of name®. With such men as Ftrmln Nlppert, James B. Oar ris, Dernas Doming and M. N. Diall, pitted against them for a 11.0,000 contract we may expect to see the fur fly before the end is reached.

The personal column of our dally paper* ia one of the most interesting departments, but in their desire to obtain personals the reporters often create laughtor. For instance, this week one of the dailies announced that "Mr*. So-and-8o, who keep* a boarding bouse on east Blank street. Is suffering with a sore eye." Presently it will be considered of sufficient interest to state that "Mm, Jones, of Sixth street, has a acre toe," or that "Mr*. Brown, who takes In washing on south Second street, i* suffering with the toothache."

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The Rppu blicans of Indianapolis are waging a terrific war against the Democrats on the liquor qusstion.^ Tboy claim that to put the city under Democratic control means free and unlicensed liquor traffic and a government of liquor sellers, as Cottrell, is the Democratic saloon keeper*' candidate. In this connection the Journal says editorially: "An increased attendance is reported at the meeting of the Indianapolis Equal Suffrage Society. If these ladies were privileged to vote next week all apprehens ions as to the possible ascendency of 'Cottrellism' might be dismissed.'

Miss Eva Foote, of this city, who joined the corps of teachersat Hampton, Va., University a couple of weeks since, is with a noble bond of young ladies. The daughters of President and Mrs. Bascom, of Wisconsin University, Dr. Cyrus Hamlin, late President of Middlel/ury College, Vermont, and Dr. Lyman Abbott, once pastor of the Congregational church here, and now editor of the Christian Union, have all gone this fall to tile Hampton school to teach the colored people and Indians. Miss Elaine Goodale, the young poet, has also entered this work in thesame institution. It is a grand commentary on the gentle birth and good breeding of these noble girls.

It is predicted that the new special delivery system will prove a failure. In the cities the telephone is in such general use that nothing can compete with It. In most cities they have the district telegraph where for ten cents you can send a message by a boy and and have it delivered almost in the time it would take to send It to the postofflce. For a trifle more you can send a telegram and receive a reply almost immediately. The system has come too late. It is an improvement on the ancient stage coach methods, it is better than the old-fash-ioned

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it is even an improvement on the carrier system, but electricity is king of the age and nothing else has a show when it comes into competition.

P. T. Barnum makes the city of Philadelphia the following proposition over his own signature "I will undertake to give bonds for the fulfillment of tie contract that, if the city ol Philadelphia will stop selling liquor and give me as much as w*s expended here for liquor last year, 1 will pay all the citj' expeuses no person within her borders shall pay taxes, there shall be no insurance on property a good dress suit shall be givon to every poor boy, girl, woman and man all educational expeuse* shall be paid a barrel of flour shall be given to every worthy person, and I will clear a half million or a million dollars by the operation." A similar proposition might safely be made here in Terre Haute, If we are to take as true the statement of a well known beer man, who said to a reporter of the Express that about one thousand kegs of beer are sold to our saloon keepers each week. He estimated that on an average 100 glasses are drawn from each keg, which would make a total of 100,000 glasses of beer sold in Terro Haute every week. At five cents a glass, this will amount to $5,000. The amount received for beer is about one-third of the total amount received for drinks over saloon bars.

THE week has boon prolific of accidents but mostly of trifling importance. Sunday: Salvation Army broken up by a free fight among two of unconverted Dr. Sam KlaUi's horse ran away on east Main street, Into Rockwells livery stable, threw the doctor into the air and landed him squarely on his bead, slightly dazing him. Monday: number of arrests for thieving, provoke, Ac. Tuesday three years year old child of Jacob Johnson fell from tsecond story window aud was severely injured baker bitten by a dog on south Sixth-and-a-half street William Connel had a serious runaway on north Seventh street, was thrown out of the buggy and badly injured a German gardener was thrown from his wagon, corner Elm and Sixth street and slightly injured. Wednesday: a fight took place on corner of Cherry and Second between a couple of horse jockeys George Booker and wife, of Bagdad engage in a general fight and the Justice fined George |3. and ooet body of Mrs. Henry Rbinaou fmnd floating in the dstnrn at the Mayer house, supposed to be suicide: John McOrtsa shot at by a woman on north Sixth-and-a-half street, is sure she is mistaken in the man. Thursday: Henry Robinson, husband of Lizzie Robinson, whose body was found in cistern the day before, arrested at wife's grave on suspicion of murdering her, and the grand jury ia now investigating the case while the accused is in jail.

Forty more amusement companies are at work in this country now than at the same time last year, and the season's disband meats have thus far been fewer.

The industrious moth now places on exhibition the work it has done durirg the summer.

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AMUSEMENTS.

L'.zzie Evans, with a good dramatic company, plays at the opera bouse this afternoon her character of "Chip" in "Fogg's Ferry," and to-night will present her new character of "Florette," in the drama of that name. The Baltimore Day pays: "She is the most dangerous rival that Lotta has ever bad in her style of acting and has a bright future before her," and the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette says:

Miss EvanR is more to our liking than either Misi Mitchell or Lotta. She tias ali the vivacity of the latter without any of her coarseness, and can kick as high and display as many yards of ruffles and tucks without making It plainly evident that that was the purpose of her elevation of limb. She Is sweet and cov and has, with ail the-nrvhness, none of Maggie Mitchell's sing-song, monotonous nasal drawl, or of Palmer's affected pout and mock childish antics. In other words she Is a delightful and charm-

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On Monday evening, Jaques Kruger, always a favorite here, will appear in Nat C. Goodwin and Frank Sanger's musical burlesque, "Fun in a Skating Rink." The Milwaukee Sentinel says:

It 1* abroad satire on the prevailing roller skatlug craze, light and sketchy, but uproariously funny. I he author has simply provided the frame-work, leaving for Mr. Kruger the task of filling in with his delightful nonsense. The fun begins with the star's appearance on the stage as the audacious manager of a roller rink, a man of adamantine "gall" given to osculation and theother arts, aud continues In a resistless torrent to the eno. Mr. Kruger bears the weight of the performance upon his shoulders. There Is no relaxation, no rest for one's aching sides when he is on the stage. Not an unimportant feature of the show is the roller skating of Harry Steele and Jean Canfield, who go through a series of graceful evolutions and grotesque movements. A number of catchy songs are also Introduced and nicely sung. The performance as a whole, is genuinely funny.

Miss Estelle Clayton, who is heralded as being the most beautiful woman on the American stage, will present her own play, "Favette," at the opera house on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings jf next week. The play was first produced in New York last summer and made an instantaneous bit, and since then it has been equally successful in all the large cities. Miss Clayton has long been leading lady at the principal New York theatres. In "Favette" she assumes tbe part of a street gossip in the earlier acts, and in the others, where the heroine has become wealthy and fashionable, e(lae wears magnificent costume?, which w«re GSj^ecially manufactured by Worth, the Parisan modiste. Of the play and star, the New York Dramatic Times sajs "Favette: The Story of a Waif," is evidently the work of a studious and brilliant writer, and is full of brisk action and cleverly turned dialogue. Miss Clayton, who

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is a young lady of charming personality. She is quiet, unafTected, and tho impression she convoys is wholly pleasing. In person, too, she is extremely attractive, aud that sh6 should write so cleverly and act so well is a surprising indication ol double talents.

Tbe Dramatic News says: "The most striking feature of Miss Clayton's performance was the absence of shoes or stockings, which characterized her entrance as the waif. M:ss Clayton has extremely symmetrical and classical feet. Their pale pinkness shed agleam of nature on the play, which unhappily was soon eclipsed, for she vanished and reappeared with the conventional hosiery and foot-gear on."

THK Oratorio society will give one of their finest concerto at the Congregational church next Tuesday evening. The first part of the evening will be de* voted to Mozart's Twelfth Mass, after which tbe following: Organ march Tannhatiser

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Base Aria—Honor anu Arms.— ...Samson R. L. Alder. Anthem Congregational Choir Duett—My Song Shall be Alway„. Lobgesang

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Air—Bat the lord Is Mindful ..St. Paul Mifls Ida Eus^y* Recitative and Atr—Angels Ever Bright and

Fair Theodore Mrs. Hoberg. Recitative and Air— Return O Uod of Hosts

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Selection from Judas— Misses Kateenoach and Thomas and, Mr. Adams.

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PURELY PERSONAL.

Judge anr^Mrs. Maok are in (Cincinnati. *7**-S1 Mrs. Chas. Mixer his been quite sick for the past week., ", w- ^„:v.,

Adolph Gagg started Monday night on a trip to Indian territory. Mrs. A. G. Nicbo«ou has returned from a visit to relatives in Vermont.

Mrs. A. C. Mattox and her daughter, Miss Etta, will spend the winter in California. I

Mrs. Jas. T. Moore is visiting ber daughter, Mrs. Harry Hughes, in St. Louis.

T. H. Riddle and wife went out with a party of Ka sas gxcu raiouists lastTuesday. "''fPSIu

Miss Effie Pence, of '.bis city took the

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State Fair. .• tH'i-,,-, Mrs. E. L. Norcross has gone to Chicago and other northorn points for a two weeks' trip.

Miss Fannie Hamill has been added to tbe Faculty of Coates College, filling the chair of Stenography.

Word Webb came in Thursday morning from Little Rock, where he conducted an excursion party.

Misa Alice Fischer writes home that she is studying bard and has bright prospects for the future. y.

Mrs. A. C. Combs has returned from a visit of several weeks with friends and relatives in the northwest.

Mrs. J. E. Steele, of Champaign, Ills., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gossett, on east Poplar street.

Dr. Young will occupy his elegant new residence, on the Corner of Sixth and Walnut street, next week

D. W. Minshail and wife left on Thur day for a month's visit at tbe old home, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Father McEvoy has been taking the census of his parish this week and registers about one thousaud members.

M«». John Shryer and family have taken up a temporary residence in St. Louis, to enable Mrt\ Shryer to look after ht father's estate.

Mrs. Mart. Hollinger, who joined her husband in New Mexico a short time ago, has beeu appointed postmistress at Las Vogas with very light duties and a salary of one thousand dollars per an-

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Col. W. LT. Fairbanks, of Jopllu Mo., "\s here on a visit. On the occasion of the recent reunion of the 31st Indiana he sent his check for $100 to be added to t^e soldiers* monument fund, which, bj the way, is not growing as rapidly as it should. t. C. Bichowsky, and wife stiarted on TlLrsday for their now home at San Gf^riel, California, and. like all good people who go away, ordered The Mail to [ollow them each woek to tell of the goings on in the beautiful city of the priirie they have left r. W. B. Spencer left for NS# York this week to take a special medical course. His partner, Dr. L. C. Hood is aliaady there for the same purpose, and injbhe spring both gentlemen will go to Etfnburg, Scotland, to perfect them selves in special branches. the Honorable Emory P. Beanchamp isbere, and is looking magnificently. has made a very acceptable Consul aid the Democrats will not find it easy ttfill his place. His wife, with two ciildren are at Cologue, at the residence her father, who is in feeble health.

JtLer they left Terre Haute one child «s born and died in Switzerland. E. V. Debs, as Grand Secretary of the jrotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, hs been delegated to go to New Orleans ext week to attend the annual session 1 Brotherhood of Locomotive En gbeera. His mission is to bring about ataore fraternal feeling between these t?o great organizations, and in the line a this delicate duty will present resolutins and address tbe convention.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Genls and family, a

An interesting case of boycotting, W often, left on Tuesday for their says the Chicago News, baa developed bme in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Uenis on the west side. A firm engaged in the

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manufacture of saloon fixture* has in 'presenting the intereste of tbe great ita employ three men who are not ad-

dietcd to the use of Intoxicating be vera- ind, and has been expecting from year gee, and the weet side saloon keepers as- JW return to Europe but baa been sociation is endeavoring to have them »*Me to close up business until now discharged, on the ground that there large number of ladies and gentlemen should be a reciprocity of patronage, ccompanWni the family to the depot and and threaten to withdraw their custom *rted from tbem with many tears and if only abstainers are employed by the **rtfe,t fixture firm. It ia certainly an anama- Tell the readei lous state of affairs that a man should be ave just received a nobby line of bat in danger of losing bis situation because acks and mirrors, said R. Foreter yesbe ia not a tippler. Prd*y morning. They are very pretty nd stylish and tbe prices extiaordl-

busy aa a bee" means just about larily low. the right thing. Tbe bee labors about Before tbe stock i* too much broken three hoars per day, and has a staving ^OQ should select a stylish bat for the good Ume during the other twenty-one.dieter at S. Loeb Jk Co'*. All tbe latest So the Detroit Free Press tells ns. ftytesare new in, direct from New York. —,

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WlJl Ripley went to Buffalo this week. Mrs. Milo Sheldon started for California, last Tuesday.

Mrs. Chas. E. Owens has returned from a visit to Little Rock, Arkansas. Charley Gould left on Wednesday for the east to join the Wilbur opera company.

Mrs. J. Iraing Riddle left Tuesday afternoon on a visit to friends in northern Ohio and Michigan.

Wm. Boord, the attorney is ao low with typhoid fever, that fears are $jitert&iued he may not recover.*

Miss Lillie McGregor went to Leavenworth, Kansas, this week to visit for several months Col. Wilson's family and relatives near that city.

Rev. J. L. Corning reads a paper on "Lost Masterpieces of Sculpture," at tbe first meeting of the Terre Haute Literary club next Monday evening.

Fred. Seeburger 1* here on a visit. He weut to New York several months ago, and like* that city so well that he proposes to make it his future home.

President B. J. Radford, who made such a marked impression when here last winter, will deliver his lecture on "Evolution of Man," at the Christian church next Friday evening.

George A. Brown, the civil engineer, and son of ex-President Geo. P. Brown, started on Tuesday for San Francisco, with his family, where they will make their future home. 1

Tbe position vacated by Miss Alice Simpson in the Second Ward school is filled by Miss Jenuie Farnham who has taught the same grade, for a number of yeais in the Sixth Ward.

John Tucker, the carpenter and builder, who went to Florida last fall has found the climate so beneficial to his health thai he took his family down there this week for a permanent residence at Hawthorne. SVl

It. P. Gobin and wife, who have been visiting relatives in this city for a few days past, returned to their home in Gadsden, Ala., on Tuesday. Their sou F/ed will remain here this winter tQ,attend our public shools.

Revs. Corning and Breeden will exchange pulpits to-morrow morning. Mr. Corning will repeat his harvest home sermon of last Sunday. In the evening, at bis own church, Mr. Breedeu will preach on "City Life and City Corruption."

Cola. R. W. Thompson pud R. J5*. Hudson attended a meeting of tbe survivors o* the Constitutional Convention of lS50and tbe Legislature of 1851-2, at Indianapolis this week. Col. Hudson made an eloquent address of some length, whhli commanded marked attention. Col. Thompson, who was a member of the Legislature of 1834-5, made a short address.

Whenever you want anything in the line of books and stationery, call at Button & Co's Central Bookstore, where you will find commercial and fancy stationery of every description, and a large and varied stock of standard ar.d miscellaneous books. Of course you can't expect to find there every book published but if it isn't there Mr. Button will order and have it in a few days. At tbe Central Bookstore will also be found pretty pictures In oil, cbromos, engravings, photographs, and many elegant ornaments for making homes look bright aud beautiful.

AN address to all the singers of Terre Haute has been issued by the directors of tbe Terro Hante Oratorio society, inviting such as can comply with conditions of membership, to unite with the society, and in order to induce early application, the initiation fee will be remitted from present date to Nov. 15th. This should receive the consideration of all interested in muic.

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A philosopher wants to know why itflfth, yon pass. There is a great is that the man who whangs an old coptarMy of shapes tho* on exhibition, per cent into the contribution-box gen-Sat if yon doot see anything there to erally leana*back with a twenty dollaamU yon, just step inside snd we are sure look of benevolence. that Mr. Loeb will please your fancy.

WOMEN"it WAYS.

When Philadelphia society girls want to indicate that one of their number is rather rapid they say: "Oh, sbe'sa regular bird."

Mrs. Mackayhas been giving in London a series of rose dinners. The whole table is made into abed of roses, leavjust room enough around tbe edge for the plates.

It was a woman wbo sent tbe first message over tbe first telegraph land wire in the United States, and sbe sent tbe fcur pungent words: "What has God wrought?"

An unromantic chap saya that under tbe compensation laws of nature the girl wbo elopes invariably possesses beauty, and tbe girl wbo doesn't elope exhibits common sense.

A California girl shoots wild geese and sends their feathers to market, and in this way she has laid by $800 to give the man wbo marries ber. The men all seem to be waiting for ber to make it 11,000.

PHILADELPHIA BTJQUKT1K. [Philadelphia 'ewa] To cross tbe legs hes slways been a male prerogative in which no woman was ever allowed to share.

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The world deals good naturedly with good naturod people. Much of what passes for tbe milk of humau kindness will uot bear skimming.

One's' own good breeding is the best security agaiust other people's ill manners.

Help somebody worse off than yourself, aud you will find that you are better off than you fancied. jA

Good children are the hardest crop to raise it takes a kind home and two steady heads.

In correctiug older people than yourself, bear In mind that yoti, yourselves, are growing old.

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There is no folly equal to that of throwing away friendship in a world where friendship ia so rare.

No man can ever borrow himself out of debt. You must make more and spend less than you did while yon wore running in d^bt.

In sad truth, half of our forebodings about our neighbors are but our own wishes which we are ashamed to utter in any othor form.

It is bard sometimes to speak a pleasant word when the shadows rest on our hearts but nothing will teud more to lighten our spirits than doing good to another.

It is very painful to be misunderstood and undervalued by those we love. But this, too, in our life must we learn to bear without a murmur for it is a tale often repeated.

It is injurious to be In a hurry, and delay Is often equally so he is wise wbo does everything in pioper time. Tardiness and precipitation are extremea equally to be avoided.

The Maryland wife whipping law is being evaded, it is said. As tbe law punishes only the whipping of one's own wife, husbands desirous of Indulging in tho luxury withoutlncurriug the penalty interchange courtesies and whip each the other's wife. Even if this bo so, the law is not wholly a failure, for tbe wife is at least partially protected. No husband adicted to wife beating is likely to infuse into the thiashing bestowed upon another womau the vigor or venom that ho would display in chastising bis own wife,

The Washington Mercury says there are not ten men in this country to-day possessing |5,000,000 who ever earned them. That sum could never bo earned, for life is too brief for it to be done. The enormous fortunes havedther been gained by some sort of monopoly,which is a modified form of stealing, or by stealing outright. Somebody has been robbed, when a man iu bis own lifetime, beginning from nothing, piles up $5,000,000.

Young women will get down to solid facts when they come to understand that a failure to know thoroughly tho art of cooking and making the home bright aud cheery will place them upon a par with young men who are without visible means of pport." If tem hers of either class marry they will have a great deal to learn before "life will be worth living."

Mark Twain is not just clear as to what will be bis destination in tbe future. To a friend he remarked "Well, I don't know where I am going. It is a matter of a good deal of doubt, and, I am afraid, of Indifference to me, for 1 have friends in both places."

Barnum has been talking a little on temperance, and be says that the people wbo bowl about drunkenness in these days ought to have seen tbe times sixty years ago, wben whisky was tbe common beverage and a drunken man bad more friends than a sol»r one.

In order to gain a coveted prize a young couple residing near Syracuse, N. Y., were recently married upon tbe Onondaga fair grounds, with 30,000 people to witness tbe ceremony. Nearly every exhibitor on tbe ground gave tbe pair a present.

A New York lawyer says he would have no trouble in getting 1,000 men in that city to swear falsely in a case.

DISTINGUISHED ADVISERS. Tbe Academy News having asked a number of distingoiabed persons to write few lines of advice to young men, got tbe following in response:

Dr. Lyman Abbott "Whatsoever thy band findetb to do, do it with tby mfgbt." E. P. Roe: "Do one thing honorably and thoroughly and set about it at once." Ex-President Haye*: "Commit to memory and recite Brown's letter to a young friend." Gen. Lyon: "No one will ever become a great scholar without constant study, close application and without thorougly understand* ing that which be may attempt before passing it by to take up something else." Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, among other things: "Be trutbfol, never try to appear what you are not, honor your father and your motucr Rev. K. E. Bale: "Tell tbe truth. Keep tbe Commandments. Do not drink. If you have anything to say, say It bat if not* certainly not.*' 1

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