Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 14, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 September 1886 — Page 5

THE_MAIL.

A PAPER

FOR THE

PEOPLE.

The Rambler.

NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON MATTERS AROUND TOWN.,

The only political note of importance the past week was the withdrawal of Webb Casto from the Republican legislative ticket, and the substitution of Henry C. Dickerson, who waa a candi date before the convention. This action was taken by the county executive committee upon Mr. Casto's withdrawal About the only person who seems un--duly excited over the change is Dr. W. Taylor, whose newness in the Greenback party is equaled only by his zeal Mr. Dickerson, like a great many other Republicans, had a strong leaning towards the Greenback party—was in fact one of its leading members—and Dr Taylor thinks the Republicans made mistake in placing an avowed Green backer on their ticket. Dr. Taylor'i enthusiasm in the Greenback cause is pleasing to contemplate.

There is much conjecture as to whether or not the bidding for the contract to supply the various departments of the city government for the coming year will result in breaking the coal dealers' union. The contract is quite an impor tant one, but the fine which stares in the face the breaker of the cast-iron agreement may prevent any break in the prices.

A free spread is the place to study character, or rather to watch the display of it. At the opening of Dan Fazig's Thursday evening an elegant lunch was spread—so elegant that fow caterers in the country can surpass it. There was of course an immense crowd present, and tho way men scrambled and pushod to get a place in lino was a spectacle not often beheld except upon mieh occasions Old men as well as young, well dressed men and those not so fortunate, and boys In groat numbers, crowded and pushed for a share of the eatables much like a half-famished man would—indeod a suspicion was aroused that many had been fasting for an extended period, preparing for the feast. There are a groat many placos in which one can thoroughly appreciate tho great desire of tho American poople to got something for nothing, but no where so well as at a freo lunch.

The local political canvass has reached the oard-writlng stage. This precedes the lie-nailing period, and when this latter is reached we may oxpect warm times. Tho dailies the past woek have boon deluged with cards of thrilling interest. ______ "What fools we mortal bo" under some fircuinstances. One night recently a smooth-tongued individual stood on a Main streot corner soiling the diswiest pretense for a watch yet produced, and found no difficulty in disposing of the particles. And he did it so nefttly that thoso who woro taken in could not protest, lie told tho buyers tho watches were no good, had no works and wouldn run, and that thoy would be sold if they purchasod thorn. Tho buyers must have reasoned that a street comer fakir cannot tell tho truth, for with a sublime faith thoy walked up and paid a dollar for a paste board watch that can be bought for ton cents a gross, or cheaper.

Then thoso who had boon sold stood around to enjoy tho discomfiture of others, and ovory person on Main street .in tho immodiato vicinity would probably have owned a paste-board watch if tho police had not put a stop to the game.

With the amount of reckless driving that Is indulged in In this eity, and particularly at railroad crossings, It is surprising that there are 110 more casualties. Usually when there Is an accident tho crossing watchman gets tho blains for it, whether deserved or not. As a matter of fact tho average watchman Is an ovorworked, underpaid Individual, who does 1 a great deal In his modest way towards preserving human life, for which he gets precious little thanks. Last Saturday night a driver attempted to cross the I. & St. L. tracks on Sixth street, In the face of the watchman's cautions, and as result had his wagon hadl.v smashed 4*nd narrowly escaped with his life. For wonder the watchman has not been blamed with this, but it is not too late yet. Rut If drivers will pay no attention to the directions of the watchmen they may expect to get hurt.

Our city council seems to be reforming. Not long ago tho headlines in the papers usually conveyed the following intelligence: "A Ijong Session, but little Business Done." Now they road "A &hort Session,*' etc.

The Banner is reported to have changed hands again. This paper in its checkered career has changed hands so often, has been suspended and resumed so many times—according to reports at

Fletwt—-that

the average newspaper reader

•feels there an aching void in his morning paper if it falls to chronicle a change in the 1 tenner.

Tho truth that "boys will be boys" and that all the parental advice and police surveillance in the world cannot prevent it, is freshened in our minds overy day. An item in the Express tells of a complaint that hoys in a wrtain quarter or the city gather in crowds and throw old tomatoes at passers-by, and the police have been ordered to put a stop to the practice. But it cannot be stopped eveu by the prospect of a night in jail. There are many pleasures dear to the juvenile heart, hot among those which cause it to thrill with the greatest ^. rapture Is that of hearing the soft "aqush*

of an old tomato as it lodges on the clothes of a passer-by, or splashes over his face or neck, giving him a more grotesque appearance than even the modern newspaper portrait assumes. Days may come and days may go, police orders may increase and multiply'until they are in numbers as sands of the desert, bnt as long as the juicy tomato grows and passes through the stage of odoriferous greenness to the loud-smell-ing period when it can be utilized for throwing purposes, it will provide much amusement for the average small boy— unless he be an unusually good boy, and the unusually good boys generally die before thev reach the tomato throwing age .-s ____________

Brighter and brighter grows the business outlook.

Of the seventy-five paupers at the asylum only fifteen can read.

There will be no more work done on the government building this year.

Summer is scarcely over and wiseacres are beginning to predict a very cold winter.

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The ladies of Asbury church cleared about §150 with their dining-hall at the fairgrounds.

The Newhart hominy mill was put in motion on "Thursday afternoon for the first time since the fire. .•£

At St. Louis our Ringgold Band was enthusiastically cheered as it passed along in the procession, being mistaken for Pat Gilmore's big band.

Edward B. Cheever, whose mother and sisters spent last winter in this city, was accidentally killed while hunting near Portland, Oregon, last Saturday.

The last straggling summer tourists are dropping in and taking up the thread of home work and cares where the tired hands dropped it a few short weeks ago.

There is no certain clew yet to the murderers of the Vandalia agent at Marshall, and the crime promises to go down in history with that of the Long Point mystery. j1

Joe. Blake estimates that he carried 10,000 passengers over his road to the fair grounds, last week. His nerve and enterprise in this direction iB deserving of substantial reward.

Emancipation Day, which is tho colored people's Fourth of July, was celebrated on Wednesday with interesting exercises at Dowllng Hall. The rain prevented the use of the fair grounds where a big time was anticipated.

Mrs. Mary A. Walmsley has this week made application for divorce from Thomas Walmsey. She charges that he has utterly failed and refused to make any reasonable support of his family and furthor alleges that he is accustomed habitually to become intoxicated.

We have it from a resident of Cloverland that there is hot a particle of truth in that big wild cat story published in the city papers this week and telegraphed all over the country. No wild cats or panthers have been seen or heard of in that neck o'woods for many years.

Our bicyclists are frequently annoyed by dogs. Even though ho never bites, tho barking dog is extremely dangerous to tho man who balances himself on two wheels, and who, while encouraging the dog to renewed attacks by the motion of his legs, is ludicrously unable to protect, himself.

Robert (ieorgo, a Vandalia brakeman, fell under tho cars of Mike Classick's train, at Brazil, Wednesday afternoon, and was so badly crushed from his hips to his foot, that death followed at soven o'cloek in the evening. He died at the home of his parents, 134f Chestnut street, attended by Drs. Link and G. W. Crapo.

This city Is doing its full share in supplying the travelling dramatic companies with good talent. Among the last to go out, Miss Lizzie Jett'ers and Miss Carrie Katzenbaeh, now with the Compston Dramatic Company, are reported doing well, Miss Jeffers ranking next the leading lady in tho awards of praise.

Little Beulah Brown, tho bright little daughter of Clial C. Brown, the job printer, is wanted in a dramatic company at a salary of $5 a week and all expenses paid. She is to appear only three nights of the week, and as she will be in the care of a relative, a lady member of the company, her parents think of letting her go.

Mrs. Rlla Hight, who played at Naylor's last week, under tho stage name of Nina Gordon, made application in ,r circuit court on Saturday for d' /fee from hor husband, Henry A., to whom she was married nine years ago. Mrs. Hight is a daughter of Mr. Lew Townsend, formerly engaged in the ice trade in this city, now in Evansville.

The Democratic county committee will hold a session to-day, at which it is stated that the Legislative ticket will be reconstructed. There is doubt of the eligibility of Con Meagher, one of the nominees, and the other, James M. Daily, is such an avowed temperance man that it is feared he cannot be elected. J. R. Kendall, of this city, and I. N. Kester, of Unton township are talked of as substitutes.

Senator Voorhees and Hon. John E. Lamb will sound the county key-note at Dow ling Hall next Tuesday evening. There is no little curiosity evinced as to the position the Senator will take as regards his protege, Mr. Lamb. It is ru snored that "kickers'* will go to the halt In a body and at first evidence of endorsement will not hesitate on the order of their going, bat go oat at once.

Scarcely a day passes but that we are reminded of the feet that a man does well who masters one line of business thoroughly. We notice in the Hoosier State of this week, that John E. Ryan, formerly of Clinton, has sold his farm oi 320 acres near Hutchinson, Kansas, for $16,000 cash. We now recall distinctly the time two years ago when Ben Blanchard took this same man from Clinton, tnd., and sold him this same form for $4,000. At this same time Ben invested $700 for a certain lady in this city, in Kansas, and $800 for her son. The only instructions he gave them was to keep it. In March, of this year, they were offered twice what it cost them. They remembered their instructions. In June last they were offered five times what the property cost them. They still obeyed. On the first of this present month they were offered eleven times what the property originally cost them. They are still obeying.

Others go to Kansas once and know more about everything than the man who has been all over the state 176 times. This was specially the case with a certain hard working old man from the same county for whom Ben tried hard to make a little fortune. He took him to Hutchinson and sold him 40 acres close up to the town. In about eight months when Mr. Blanchard went back he found him trying to sell his 40 acres. He got the old gentleman to go home and keep his land, as he had promised to do. A few months later he learned that there was a scheme on foot to trade this man out of his 40 acres, and before he could reach him he had traded it off. What is the 40 acres worth to-day? It is all in the corporate limits of Hutchinson laid offin lots of five to the acre, making in all 200 lots and nearly all have been sold at ?700 each, which makes the comfortable fortune of $140,000.

Benjamin II. Alvey, of the firm of Barker fe Alvey, died last Wednesday morning, at his home on south Seventh street, after an illness of some six moths He leaves a wife and a daughter of 11 years. He was born at St. Marys on the 22d of February, 1847, and for the past ten years has been a resident of this city, commanding respect as a successful business man and the love of all in the home and social circles.

John Groenendyke, a man noted for his manly independence and stability of character, who came to this city from Eugene, his birth place, five years ago, to accept a place as gauger at the distil lery, died on Monday afternoon after an illness of five weeks with a malignant type of typhoid fever. He was fiftythree years of age and leaves a wife and three children. The eldest daughter, Miss Sazie is teaching a school at Danville.

Mrs. Mary J. Magill, wife of the late Samuel Magill, died Sunday morning at one o'clock, at her residence on south Eighth street, after a lingering illness of cancer. Although her friends considered her malady incurable, her death was not looked for so soon. The body 'was taken to Rockville for interment Tuesday morning, where funeral s^vlcee were conducted by Rev. L. C. Buckles, of Asbury M. E. church.

The Jewish New Year, the 5647th year of the world, according to the Hebraic calendar, occurs next Thursday, and will be properly observed as a holiday by our Hebrew population.

Harrison Rockwell, once a prosperous mechanic, who had charge of the brickwork in building the opera house, was sent to jail yesterday for stealing a coat.

MATRIMONIAL.

Marriage licenses have been issued this week to the following: Edgar McClnnnahan and Julia A. Thomas.

William Collins and Mollle E. Dickerson. Thomas K. Hardy and Madge Cortner. William H. Kelly and Clara Starr. Thomas Welch and Ella Sullivan. Jerome B. Convery and Mary C. Keefe. \Vm. Joiner and Mary J. Tate. Wm. L. Blucke and Antonla Hass. Albert (Gobble and Mary N. Clark. Harry lvirby and and Nancy Powell.

One of the most delightful stopping places in New York City is the centrally located Glenham Hotel, corner of Fifth Avenue and 21st street. The proprietor, Mr. N. B. Barry has spent all the past summer in remodeling, decorating and beautifying the house and has as a result one of the handsomest as well as one of the most comfortable hotels in the city.

The Cyclone's Blastl

It's likely to come at any time, and the wiso man insures against it. Riddle, Hamilton fc Co. had quite a number of losses in this week's cyclone, in the reliable Phcnix Insurance Co. of Brooklyn. The cost is but a trifle, and one little blast will cause damage mauy times in excess of cost. Prepare against future cyclones by insuring in the Phenix.

—Radiant Home hard and soft coal furnaces, 303 Main street. C. C. SMITH.

Patton's Meat Market,

At the corner of Fourth and Ohio, is a favorite place with people who want extra good cuts. Many walk a long distance out of their way to go there.

»Let There be Wine, Wine. Get your Wine, Jelley and Lard Presses of A. G. Austin A: Co.

Dr. B. A. GILLETT, DENTIST, Removed from 6th and Ohio to 106 north 6th street, first door north of Baptist church. Fine gold fillings and artificial teeth specialties.

Dr. 25. B. GLOVER,

Rectal diseases only. No. 115 South Sixth street. Savings Bank Building.

PSORIQUE cures Itch and Wabash Scratches in 20 minutes. For sale by all druggists,

—Call and see the New Salamander furnace, 303 Main street. C. C. SMITH.

TERRS HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

fc* FINKBXNER St DUENWEG

Have Refitted and Rearranged their Hardware Store.

The return of business prosperity is indicated by the general brushing up of our business houses. None have made this indication more prominent than- Finkbiner & Duenweg, the enterprising hardware dealers. They have secured entire possession of Col. McLean's building, taken down the outside stairway and have filled it from top to bottom—three floors and basement with an immense stock of hardware, and with ample room are enabled to have a place for everything and everything in its place.

Such a transformation has been made that often their regular customers go past the doors, not recognizing the place. To the left of tho entrance has been fitted an elegant counting room and office, where the genial Mr. Duenweg, in charge of the books, is enabled to see and greet all who call, and if not able to attend their wants in person, turn them over to his clever partner, Mr. Finkbiner, who with a corps of clerks, headed by Otto Wittenberg, the veteran salesman, give kindly greeting to all and take the utmost pains to supply their wants in the most satisfactory manner.

To the right of the entrance are glass cases of the finest cutlery and elegant goods, while on both sides, extending from street to alley are ranged upon shelving and tables and counters everything to be found in a complete hardware store, the enumeration of which would occupy more space than we can give. An elevator in the rear, together with stairways, connect the three floors and basement.

The &$concl floor front, formerly used by pol. McLean as his law office, will be used for the exhibition of children's wagons, sleighs, tricycles, hobby-horses, etc. The rear is used for wagon makers' materials, heavy rope, etc.

The third floor is used as a supply room, in which is stored duplicate stock for replenishing the first and second floors.

The basement front is set apart for Glaps, of which they carry a very large stock, including double-strength in sizes from 10x40 to 30x50 inches. Here, also, are oils and dry paints. And in the rear wheelbarrows, road scrapers, barbed wire, pumps, piping for driven wells, horse shoes and duplicate stock for the supply of the upper floors.

Altogether Finkbiner & Duenweg's hardware store is a most complete establishment, the stock well assorted, well arranged and embracing about every article to be found in any house in this line.

One day this week a well known farmer with his wife and daughter, stepped into T. J. Griffith's shoe house, No. 32 south Fourth street, and said: "I want a pair of boots for myself and a pair for each of my three boys. I want them of of those "Illinois goods." Here are the measures. Knock the pegs out, and do them up by the time I come back. Fit my wife and daughter here to shoes. Yott know what they want."

Of"such are the class of customers] patronizing the Star Shoe Store. They have confidence in Mr. Griffith's judgment, and leave tfye selection of their foot wear to him. It is a great mistake some merchants make to think people can be deceived by putting out a showy article at a cheap price, which in a few weeks will show the fraud.

Mr. Griffith says he has with each succeeding year had a wonderful increase in the sale of those "Illinois goods," which is good evidence that people are willing to pay a good price for good goods. -Riddle has "Lots" of money to Loan now. fcv

Buy a RADIANT HOME FURNACE. Over 25 in use in Terre Haute. C. C. SMITH, Sele Agent.

-fW Heavy Wagon Harness, Trunks and Valises there is no better place in town to go than to Peter Miller's 505 Main street. Good, well-made articles and at the very lowest prices.

Nice Meats.

When you want something extra nice in fresh beef, lamb, mutton or veal, it will pay you to call on J. L. Humaston, at 305 north Fourth street, the former Dan Miller stand.

Paige's for Music.

All kinds of musical merchandise can be had at W. H. Paige fc Co's. If he hasn't what you call for it will be promptly ordered.

—See the most complete line of heating stoves ever shown in the city at 303 MaiYi street. C. C. SMITH.

L. F. Perdue

Is sole agent for Cross Creek Lehigh— the best hard coal sold in the west. Also Minshall Lump and best Brazil Block. All coal forked, no dirt.

JOE MILLER'S 515 Wabash Ave.

Michigan Cabbage, Celery, Apples,

Grapes, Peaches,

Cranberries, Sweet Potatoes,

And many other choice articles in the grocery line.

DISHON sells paste in any quanity.

Dr. Elder's

telephone Is No. 135.

Co's

Pixley &

E. LfGodeeke^

/Wholesale and Retail

\4Bookseller and Stationer,

My stock on hand In this line is very full, comprising all the Hchool and College Text BOOKS In use, both in the city and country.

This is by far the greatest bargains in the State. Right at the commencement of the season we propose to give the people the beneflit of dealing direct with manufacturers and jobbers and "Yt-

Hundreds of Stenographers are in demand.

Columbia Bieyeles.

New and Second Hand, a

OHAS.

:--iv AGENT.

Cor. Seventh and Wabash Avlnuk

Ji&f Opera House Bookstoie.

SCHOOL BOOK HEADQUARTERS,

SCHOOL SUPPLIES. 4

In this class of goods I am prepared to furnish almost anything thatmay be Inquired for

BLANK BOOKS ALL SIZES. Day Books, Journals, Ledgers Cash Books, Records, Memorandum and Pass Books, Copy Books, Composition Books, Note, Receipt. Scratch and Copy Books.

WRITING PAPERS.

All the different sizes and weights. Buyers and dealers are invited to call upon us before making their purchases elsewhere.

L. GODECKE,

Opera House Bookstore. Terre Haute, Ind.

JgEWARE OF SO-CALLED

Waukesha Water

W. H. ARMSTRONG & CO. 23 south 6 si yV

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Sole Wholesale Agents for

Genuine Silurian

THE

Great Kidney Water.

Call or send for Pamphlet. Sold only at retail and on draught at ARMSTRONG'S UNION DEPOT PHARMACY, 9*) Chestnut street, cor. 10th, and HOMES' PHARMACY, cor. 6th and Ohio streets.

H. F. SCHMIDT, OH* BBBXBABDT.

P. SCHMIDT & CO.,

Dealers in

WATCHES, CLOCKS, 1 SILVER

and

PLATED WARE,.

FINE JEWELRY, OPTICAL GOODS, Ac,. 403 Main Street.

J. NUGENT. J. KINGSTON.

JS^UGENT & CO., PLUMBING and GAS FITTING

A 4 dealer in

OM Hxtpres, Globes and Engineer's Supplies. 80S Ohio Street. Terr* Hwnte, Ind,

Big Bargains

-IN-

Scarlet Wool Underwear.!

We have just received

300 doz. Red Wool Shirts and Drawers,

These goods are direct from the Knitting Mills, and will be put on sale at once. They are good value for $1.25 per garment, but

Will be sold for 76 cents, *i

SAVE ONE LARGE PROFIT.

Children's and Boys Suits and Overcoats

Arriving daily from our factory, they are beauties, call PIXLEY!

X^is is a machine for writing shorthand. Hundreds testify to its superior merits. Easily learned in one-third the time re- L.,! quired by the pencil system. 0horthand written in a simplified manner. To prove its simplicity, lesson given free. Eyes are not strained in its operation. No pen paralysis is possible by its use. Qne can read others writing as well his own. Qo on with work in dark as well as light. |}apidity and legibility its recommendations* /Adopted by hundreds of old stenographers. Principal system at COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.

Professional Cards.?

rs O. LINCOLN, V^. DENTIST.

Office, 19% south 6th st., opposite P. O. Substracting and artificial teeth ^specialties.

work warranted.

AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE. Mulberry street, corner 9th. Terre Haute, Ind. Established 1806. Incorporated 1878.

pHCENIX FOUNDRY

MACHINE WORKS,

Manufacture and deal in all kindu of

Machinery and Machinery Users Supplies.

Flour Mill Work

OUR SPECIALTY.

Have more patterns, larger experience and capacity, and employ more mechanics than any other similar establishment within sev-enty-five miles of Terre Haute. •,

Repair and Jobbing1 Work.

Given special attention. Write or call on uand see for yourself.

201 to 236 N. 9th sc., near Union Depot Terre Haute, Ind.

Law, Fire and Insurance Office

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J. RICHARDSON-. R. W. VAN VALZAH. _,'F

RICHARDSON & VANVALZAH

ZDZEISTTISTS.

Office—Southwest corner Fifth and

phone. ,»-A A

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W. LOOMIS.

DKNTIST.

Over J. H. Briggs' store, n. e. cor. 4th and Cherry. Teeth Extracted without pain by the use of Mayo's Vapor or Nitrous Oxide Gas. First class material used in plate work. Terre Haute,

Ind.

W. S. CLIFT. J. H. WILLIAMS. J. M. CLOT.

QLIFT, WILLIAMS fc CO.,

MANUFACTURERS 07

Sash, Doors, Blinds, eta

AND DEALERS IN

LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES GLASS, PAINTS, OILS

iSffifc

Main

Streets, over National State Bank (entrance on Fifth Street,^. Communication by

Tele­

HAVENS.

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REPRESS!! TISO

North British A Mer- New York Bowery, can til

American, Guardian, Williamsburg City, Westchester, California, New Hampshire, German,

Ijancashire.V-^ Phoenix, i-, Fire Association, a. Citizens', Hamburg Bremen, American Central,

New York Underwriter's Agency* All losses promptly adjusted and paid. Not delays. No vexation* methods used in settling losses. I made it my businesM to see, that every loss is fairly, honestly and prompt" ly adjusted and paid. Cor. Fourth and Main street*. Terre Haut*.

JULIUS F. EKM1SCH STEAM DYE HOUSE, 600 Main

Street,

MCKMA'D

Block,

Cleaning and dyeing of Ml kinds of Ladle* and Gents clothing. Gents garment* ahKfc neatly repaired. Write tor price 1UL

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