Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 November 1886 — Page 4
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TEHRB HAUTE, NOV. 6, 1886.
TUE8DA &S ELECTIONS.
General and Congressional elections were hold in all the States except Maine Vermont and Oregon. In these States they had lnson held previously. The re suit has been In the main favorable the Republicans, who gained largely in Congressmen. The next house will be composed of 108 Democrats, 154 Republ: cans, and two Labor men, with one dis trict in Rhode Island still to elect, and the chances there decidedly in favor of a Republican.
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In the States which have Republican United States Senators whose successors are to be chosen by the Legislatures elected on Tuesday, all except Indiana have choson Republican Legislatures thus insuring the continuance of Republican control in the higher branch of the National assembly. One of the remarkable features of the Congressional elections was the defeat of Win. R. Morrison, of Illinois, and the close call upon Speaker Carlisle, who is probably elected by a very small majority.
The Republicans carried this State by a plurality of .3/47—olecting the entire State ticket, and gained two Congressmen. The Domocrats have the Legislature by a majority of two. To have carried Indiana in an off year with all the •offices in the hands of the Democrats, is
great victory for the Republicans. Perhaps the most significant fact of all was tho proportions attained by the labor vote. The great contest was over the mayoralty in New York, where Henry George, the labor candidate, received 07,(XX) votes as against 90,000 for Hewitt, Democrat, and 60,000 for Rosevolt, Republican. This voto was also very large in Chicago, Milwaukee and several other cities.
The leading papers admit that the labor party has become a formidable factor in politics and will probably increase in power as It goos on. So Col. Ingersoll views the matter. The workingmen have shown what they can do by organized oflfort. With competent leaders and proceeding in lawful ways, they can undoubtedly exert an enormous influence on the politics of the time. This is the channel for them to work in and they begin to realize the fact.
VIGO COUNTY ELECTION.
The election in this county has resulted in some big surprises. Timo was when tho use of tho sticker or paster was omployed in a sly way to decetvo ignorant or caroloss voters and In the perpetration of fraud, but on last Tuesday it was used openly and deliberately by Republicans and Domocrats to express individual preferences of the voter. In most cases the voter wont to the polls armed with a pasted ticket, arranged to suit him bofore ho started, each little slip representing a kick on the part of the Individual. The work of tho paster was shown In counting out tho ballots whon it was found that while James T. .Johnson, tho Republican candidate for congress had a majority over Lamb of 804 votos, Frank Armstrong, the Democratic candidate for Auditor was elected by a plurality of 711 votes—representing a "kick" of 1,515 votes. And all along the line of candidates there was the mark or the serntcher, discriminating as a matter of prejudice or principle or fitness of tho oilico seeker, as may be plainly seen in tho pluralities of the following successful candidates: Jnmcs T. Johnston. Uep., for Congress. Ditvlri \V. Honry, ltep.. Prosecutor. Woalov Ulnver, Hop., RonrwtpnUUlvo .371 Cornelius Meastner, tai„ Representative. ill Decatur Downing. 11., .It. Representative OLS James M. Allen, Denu JIMIKC Hup. Court. 2li JohnC. Warren, Hep., Uerk W5I Albert D. Weeks, Dotiu, Sheriff. ... .XI an A on A it or 1 1 James fox. IVm., Treasurer v., .100 [*evl Hamerly Ren.. Recorder. .231 \V. W. Itawnrth Dem., Coroner. .109 Frank Tut tie Hep., Surveyor. Riehnnl J. Hpsrks Rep., omj.inoopposition.) so 2 W
The vote upon which is based the strength of the several parties is shown in the votes east for Lieutenant Governor, the head of the tickets, as follows: be be so an John C. Nelson, Democrat Kdnrnrd H. tJreenbeek l'fj Jcsw M. Uale, Prohibition
RoWrtsoiCs plurality .... 9B» The other candidates on the State ticket ran with little variation from those rtgures.
JOHSSTOX ASP LAMIi. Tho majorities received by the Congressional candidates in tho several counties are as follows:
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Johnston majority -''Lamb is l.l'Jfc. The district aa was 754 de-m* eratk\ so the on Mr. I amounts to tv*80 vote*. .i ,...1 than two persons except that of the law,
Ityr Joint Rep**-*"'*1 „M whi. famished six of the candidates. 540. ji Un T1 'T**e is not probably different in oth1', .,W er «e cities. The saloons practically Beaatoy'amajority In ..u van Idfe ,»&e nominations and control eteewhich electa him t»y a majority of They are, to a great extent, the S3 votos. in ...» ,s headquarters of ward politicians and row the first time sl^ tfte^ waV tfc*) when any dirty work is to be done it is n«xt congress will I Imr- :t almost sore to be planned, if not exocn-
LA BOB AT HOME AND ABBOAD.
Whatever may be the condition of the workingmen of this country it is evident that the ease is much worse with the laborers of Europe. It is said that London was never before so full' of idle workingmen and there is the prospect of much suffering before them during the coming winter. The Lord Mayor's annual gorgeous procession is likely to be followed by a parade of half-fed laborers with mourning and funeral music, unless the demonstration is prevented by the police.
In Belgium last Sunday four hundred women, dressed in mourning, headed procession of many thousands of laboring men who marched from Roux to Charlevoi to demand universal suffrage and the release of the strike voters. An address was lert with the burgomaster who promised to transmit it to the government which, he said, was seriously engaged in the task of redressing the grievances of the working classes Throughout the past summer tho labor ing classes of Belgium have been in sore distress and there have been manv strikes in tho mills and factories, of the manufacturing centers.
The situation is but little if any better in Germany. The report of inspectors of factories, recently issued, shows that there i» much overwork and the worst of sanitary conditions in the factories. Most of the operatives work eleven hours a day and this limit is largely increased by charges of overtime. In some districts the men work 36 and 48 hours at a stretch, (though this seems incredible in its literal sense.) Cotton spinners work 12 hours in winter and 14 in summer. In the Furth glass-works the men work for six days continuously, except for a couple of hours, when they sleep on benches or dirty straw piles in corners of the workshops. This is barbarous and inexcusable. The arrangement of hours might be better at any rate.
In all these countries wages are barely enough to live on and the living is nothing like that to which American workmen and their families have been accustomed. Undoubtedly there are many things which can be improved in the United States, but one thing which is just as clear is that the working classes of America are better paid, better housed, better clothed and better fed than are those of the old world.
7HE STEWABT FORTUNE.*^
The widow of A. T. Stewart appears to have made a rather sensible disposition of her great estate. Her will provides handsome annuities for certain relatives during their lives and devises something near two millions in specific legacies to others. Then Judge Hilton is made trustee for one-half of the balance and is given the power, at his discretion, of building and endowing a seminary for the education of women in connection witrfthe Cathedral and St. Paul's school at Garden City, Long Island, and to give what is left to the various legatees. All the residue of the estate is divided equally between her nephew Charles J. Clinch and her nfeofe, Sarah N. Smith,
Tho estate is supposed to be Worth about twenty millions, although Mrs. Stewart probably disposed of a good deal of it before her death. There were no children and she did not attempt a family entailment, as has been ttie policy with the .Vanderbuilts and will likely be the policy of Jay Gould. With this breaking up of the estate will probably come Its dissipation within a few years. Charles J. Clinch lives in Paris, and Paris is a good placo forspending money. Ho will doubtless make way with his share at a pretty rapid pace. As to the niece, who gets the other half, we know nothing, but she will be an extraordinary woman indeed if she is able to keep her portion very long. The indications are that the millions which the great dry goods princo rolled together will be scattered to the four winds of heaven, and it will be better so. It would be a good thing if some other great fortunes should moot with a similar fate
Tit case of Lady Colin Campbell affords another illustration of the folly of American women marrying English lords. Owing to the shameful neglect, dissipation and scandalous conduct with other women of her noble husband, his wife was compelled to sue for divorce. Lord Campbell filed a cross-bill in which he charged that she also had been guilty of marital infidelity, bringing into his bill the names of a number of gentlemen. This has generally been regarded as simply a desperate resort of a brutal bully, as the lady has always borne an untarnished reputation, and even the London press denounces the action as indecent and unmanly. More recently Lord Ounpbell has been trying to show that improper relations existed letween his wife and the Prince qf Wales, but there is a widespread opinion that this it of a piece with all the rest of his eonduct. Being, however, an American woman without rank or title before her marriage, there are not wanting members of the profligate and corrupt arristoe racy of England who Are will to destroy her good name because she refuses to condone the offenses of her husband.
THK anti-saloon movement in polities is certainly justified. Out of 52 eandidates for aldermen in the city of New York, 17 were liquor dealers. No other one occupation was represented by more
s,u-.ui Cai ana, and! ted, in the saloon*. The crusade against
OMUm. In i, h. insr lx the saloon in politics should he vigorous
And continuous until it is fbrecd out.
TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.
NEW YORK is very big but it proposes to grow very much bigger. The federal government is about to begin the construction of the Harlem ship canal which will add to the city sixteen miles of wharfage facilities besides basins and docks. It is the expectation that this will create a prodigious commerce far north of Central Park and will cause the city to grow with great rapidity in that direction. The ship canal will be 40ff feet wide and 20 feet deep and will connect the Hudson by. means of Harlem river with the East river, thus avoiding the transportation of all freight for upper New York by the roundabout ^vay of the batter". Tho Herald believes the city is on the eve of a growth which will be far greater than anything that has preceded it.
THERE has been no greater nuisanco in recent years than that caused by the heavy clouds of coal smoke which issue from chimney flues-and smoke-stacks. Repeated efforts have been made to corfsume it in some way but so far without general success. There is a prospect* however, that tho smoke nuisance will presently be abated. An engine will be invented which will run without consuming coal. More or less successful experiments have been made with electricity and gas and now comes an account from England of the invention of a petroleum engine which is reported to work successfully and economically. The engine of the future will be one that can be operated without making smoke.
IT appears that James Russell Lowell will soon be married to Lady Lyttleton, of England. This fact may help to account for his sensitiveness on the subject of Julian Hawthorne's interview. This will be the third marriage for both Lowell and his prospective bride, although there is a considerable disparity in their ages, Lady Lyttleton being 40 and Mr. Lowell 67. Doubtless this marriage will require Mr. Lowell to take up his permanent residence in England, a country which he is reported to have enjoyed very well during his stay there in an official capacity.
JAMBS S. ROBERTS, .of Wilkesbarre, Pa., formerly a large pork-packer and at one time a wealthy man, blew out his brains on election day, because speculation in grain and stocks had left him penniless. His wife and three children will now have to do the best they can. To a friend who asked him about stockB recently he said: "Don't speculate. The stock market is a gigantic hell with the Dev'il in charge.' He told the truth but his warning and his fate will not deter others from the hell of speculation.
THE Tichborne Claimant, who came td this country some months since to. lecture in the hope of raising money, is reported to be lying ill and destitute iu a little room over a small optician's shop in New York. His condition is pitiable. Growing old, infirm, and in ueed in. a strange land, his case is a sorrow I'd 1 one. The trouble with the Claimant has been that he did not long ago settle down to some steady employment. Had he done so he would not now be in tho unhappy condition iu which he finds himself,
REV. MYRON W. REED, formerly of Indianapolis, who was the Democratic and labor candidate for Congress in the Denver district, had as hard work finding out whether or not he was elected as had Mr. Carlisle, down in Kentucky. The contost was very close and the official count was required to settle the matter. Mr. Reed will make a picturesque and useful member of Congress, 's
THE workingmen have made a brilliant start iu politics. They have shown what they can do. Their power will in^ crease with every contest if they manage wisely. Ballots, not bombs are what they want to arm themselves with. They They can have their say as well as others and they will bo listened to with more respect hereafter. They are on the right road, Let them go forward.
THE New York Sun expresses the opinion that if Blaine is the candidate iu 1888 and Henry George should bo the Labor candidate, the latter would draw so heavily from the Democrats as to render the election of Blaine inevitable. But what is the
Suu going to do about it?
SEVERAL of the towns on the wostern edge of Illinois appear to be afflicted with depression and threatened bankruptcy. The trouble seems to be that they can't move away from that ancient artery of commerce, the Mississippi river.
CHARI.BSTON had another earthquake shock yesterday at noon. It lasted for fifteen or twenty seconds and was accompanied by the usual loud rumbling sound, sending the people out of buildings in excitement aud alarm.
COL. BOB INOKKSOL,I/S recent declaration on the labor question and his ardent support of Henry George would seem to indicate that he is putting himself in trim for Presidential electricity two years from now.
THERE will be no call to sneerat Henry George hereafter. He has shown himself to be a pretty large fish in a decidedlv large pond.
The New Orleans Picayune thinks "Phvsic will always beat the faith cure, because it has the inside track/' -R.'
TAKIXO it all in all the Republicans seem to be in very fair shape for another Utile set-to in 188$.
A fascinating serial story by "The Duchess" will be commenced in The Mail next week.
A lady recently described a ballet girl as "an open muslin umbrella with two pink handles."
They Carry .The Banner!
HOBERG'S
THOUGHTS OF THE HOUR.
Boston Post The upper ten—Tho St. Louis aud the umpire who hielped them. Binghampton Republican: A recent comic song is called "Soap." It comes in bars.
New Orleans Picayune: A fair exchange is no robbery, but the bucketshop is full of danger.
Washington Critic: Tho dead want nothing, yet they get the earth. P. S.— We do not want the earth.
New Haven News: The ages of spring chickens and women are the most doubtful subjects on this little earth.
Danville Breeze: One thing can bo said in favor of the ice man. If he has arty left over he doesn't warm it up for breakfast.
New Haven News: You can get a pretty good idea of a man's character by noting how he acts toward his poor relations.
New Orleans Picayune: Imitation "statesmen should be stamped as well as imitation butter. They deceive the honest voter.
New Orleans Picayune: "No man can serve two masters," unless he Is a lowdown politician, and both masters have money.
Lowell Courier: An exchange says salt is a remarkable remedial agent. So it is indeed. It has been known to even cure ham.
Binghauipton Republican: Dr. Talmage says every man should strive to get into something. He does, Doctor, he does—iuto debt.
Burlington Free Press: A gentleman advertises for a mule-spinner. Meanwhile the mule Is waiting patiently to have it tried on.
New York Commercial Advertiser: A cow in Atlanta was bitten by astray dog, and became mad. She ought to have been taken to Pasteur. •Rochester Post-Express: There's a ^omen's press association in the «6outh. Up here they prefer to attend to those little social matters in private.
Hartford Sunday Journal: Ruth was not a designing woman, and yet she managed to get as good a Boaz any of the other girls who both sewed and reaped.
Shoe and Leather Reporter: A New York clergyman In a recent sermon exhorted his congregation to "vote as you pray," and lator on he advised them to "pray often."
CUBIO US THINGS IN LIFE.
A child with six well developed toes on each foot, and six fingers on the right hand, was recently born in Albion, Ind.
There is an artesian well 1,030 feetjdeep in Aberdeen, Neb., that throws out numbers of fish resembling tho ordinary brook minnow.
One of the pecularities of a 250-pound pumpkin grown at Newburg is that it was fed on milk. A root was sent from the vine to a basin of milk, and it consumed a pint of the fluid each day.
Henry Dumble, of Kingston, Can., is 68 years old, and for years has boen perfectly bald but last spring hair began to grow on his head, and now he has a fine, luxuriant crop of black hair, and his whiskers, which have been gray for twenty years, are turning black too.
It is not unusual to find eggs in fowls killed for the table but it is unusual to find chickens. This is said, on good authority, to have happened in Eminence, Mo., when a fully developed chick, inclosed in a sort of pouch, was found inside a hen that was being prepared for the pot.
A young man of Griffin, Ga., anxious to make a good impression on a young woman, a visitor, whom he was taking to church, displayed a $5 gold piece, intimating that it was for the contribution box. Whon she expressed surprise at the amount, be also intimated that it was his customary contribution. But he forgot that the custom then was to announce the amount of the collection, and was shocked to bear it given out as$3.75. He had substituted a copper coin for the gold one. ________________
CORIDS'7 STICK THE CLERK.
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[Medical Age.]
A gentleman received a note from his lawyer which he was unable to decipher. On his
way
to his office he meta friend
at the door of a drug store. The friend, after vainly attempting to read the note, suggested thai they step inside and hand it to the druggist without comment. The druggist, after studying it in silence tor a few minutes, stepped behind his prescription case, and in a short time returned with a bottle of medicine, duly labeled and bearing directions. When the gentleman saw his lawyer, be was informed that the note was a notice for him to call at his office between 3 and 4 p. m. of the following day. It Is a pretty difficult matter to "stick* the regulation druggist.
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—Riddle has "Lots" of money to Loan now. DISHON sells paste in any quanity.
Dr. K. E. GLOVER,
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Old papers—large sizes—for putting under carpets, house-cleaning, etc., can be had at The Mail Office.
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