Bloomington Courier, Volume 7, Number 27, Bloomington, Monroe County, 30 April 1881 — Page 1

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QUR JOB OFFICE

I one of tlio best country offices in oathera lud'ann, AVe make a specialty of Job Work, having ths latest improved presac-sa&d new at j lei of typo. . - S VOSTIHfc-. VORKr HaviajcltUts" facilities for makms oar own Woaden;Typewe can tarn out io rue to j nice poster work.

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Railroad Time Tables. L. H. A. C.K B.

' ' TRAINS G0IXO NORTH. . Ckio Express, 11:38 A. M. Bloomiagton Accomodation, - :15 P. M. Through Freight, 8:10 A. M, Wajrreight, 5..--. -Tr.v.-r- 8:60 P. M. TRAINS GOUfO SOUTH. Loaisr ille & Southern Express, 5:23 P. M. Louisville Accomodation, ...... $ :30 A , M. Through Freinht, hwhmmhhw.h.h'" 5:37 P. M. Way Freight :40A. M.

The Express runs between Louisville and

Chicago without change. A. RALEIGH, Agent.

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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1883.

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HORSE SHOEING

VSpeciaityi We have plenty ol yaid 'h . room ;nd water for tock.; ? I Gilmore Brothers, Madison St;, West of the Kailrreixl,

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Silks, Satins, Trimmings,

Parasols and Fans.

3grThe Greatest Bargains of the times on our 10-Cent Counter of Dress Goods. . JT. J5L. jauT'ISLIlSrfis'OIISr, Next Beov East of the Bank.

The Parham Infanticide Case. The trial of Martha JParham,

charged with -'nfauticide, was begun.

in the Circuit Court on last Wednesday afternoon. Messrs R. W. Micrs and John R. East represented the defense, and Prosecutor Mavitj and Deputy Fittinan for the State. The. following jury was secured without any delay:

Thos. Mathers, Wm. M. Sparks. Philliy Bond. Samuel Stevens. Benj. Headley. L A. Holtzman.

J. H. Clendenin. Rufus Uoatney. Ciias. Batterton. John A. Head. Geo.. Houston. Jas. McCenny.

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City election, next Tuesday- f Thebmls are bns: nest building. Cattle are scarce and the butchers

j cay bard to get

Look but for the raid of .the light-

nin rcud men.

.There are a number of cases-of the

tV mumps in this city.

; The tasty housewife nonv nncls cm

; f ployment among: her flowers,

f Radishes, about as big as a bnlkt, i arc on sale at the stores Widi the end of this week about 4 i sll of tlie oats will have been planted. : Gup list of subscribers iu the west- ' era states has swelled considerably ': -t this vear. ; Stop the press! Here comes a man I who says that the small fruit is not ail killed. - - -

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Happy is the man who -has paid h ts4axes and has- enough left to go .on till harvest.; Hhe stocki busi ness is - dull, but Jack Dowden- occasionally manages to gather in a car-load for shipment. Hang 3'our carpets on the outer dollies line; the cry is spring has eometOnr Shakespearian editor. ' If the girls and- women knew how ridiculous they look in those round top m en's hats,, . they WjEuld -shoot them.. ' : r. If you want to be up with the lark

oiow-a-days yoit will have to get your wife to kick you outo bedsabout 5

o!clock. ; :

The paintters- and paper hangers

-are rejoicing over the fact that their

; r season of fried liver and com dodger

,:ispast.

- Weican no venture to announce t without.fear of.successfal contradict ?tipn-l hat the backbone tpfwjnter has 1 - tacturedl .'

V be road supervisor has been given . "js fgrand bounce" by. the legislatures We-are to have a change in the manner of working the .roads.

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" Farmers report a large number of snakes in the lie-.ds this spring. Now if an editor should report that he sawisnakes, it would be said-: Those who have marriageable daughters are congratulating themselves over the fact that the bills for coal oil' and fuel v?ili now be consider ably decreased. Buskirk d; Duncan and Louden & Miers now have the neatest as well as the best loca ted law offices in the vitf." The walls and-ceilings have been, tastefully decorated with paper hangings,:by' D. O. Spencer. t

graveling men sav th&t goods are sold as cheap in Bloomington as any .place in Indiana. Look over the adjvertising columns of the Courier and they? will direct you to - the stores ' of .onr best merchants who are up to the times in the way?of goodi goods and I priceSr . t . ,; h

When the jury was asked if any of them had anj conscientious scruples against inflicting the death penalty;

should the evidence warrant it, they

answered in the negative by remaining silent. We will wager our last year's straw hat that not one of them

would vote to hang the girl, no mat

ter how strong the evidence was

against her.- But then," there is no

telling what a jury will do until they have brought in their verdict. The

evidence-in the case consist ed principally of sparring between the mem

bers of the medical profession, all of

the principal physicians in the county being witnesses on one side or the other. The evidence for the State

was, in substance, that Dr. Dodd was called to pay a professional visit

to the defendant on March 23 ; that

ter having conversed with her he

went to the smoke-house and there

found a dead child, wrapped in a

calico garment, and lying behind a

box. That there . were cuts and

bruises about the infant's face and

head, and that the hands were grasped and in the palms of them was some dirt and1 ashes. Some ashes was also found in the child's mouth . Doctors Dodd, Lowder and MeLahlan,' who held the post mortem, gave it as their opinion that the child was born alive, while the Doctors testifying for the defense were not so cer tain that the child had ever had an life in it. While Dr. Louder was on the stand, he held some pieces of the infants skull in his hand, explaining the fractures to the jury. At this point in the proceedings the defend ant fainted, and for a time there was considerable commotion in the Court room. Prosecutor Mavity at once ordered the testimony stopped. In addition to the piece of skull there were some other portions of tho dead infant, in a jar of alcohol sitting on the judge's desK. Ail these things were at once put out of sigh t. Much sympathy was expressed for the accused, the jury arising to their feet, and their feelings could be read by their countenances. In a short time the defendant recovered sufficient for the trial to proceed, but the State rested the case soon after. The de

fendant testified in her own behalf. She acknowledged having given birth to the child in the yard, and to conceal her shame placed it behind a box in the smoke house. She was subject to fainting spells, and was in a confused state of mind at the time of the birth of the child. The theory

of the defense was that the child re

ceived its injuries by a fall at the timeof its birth; No evidence showed that the infant's ininries were inflicted by its mother. Alter the evidence was all in, Thursday morning, the case was submitted without argument and the Judge instructed the jury to render a verdict of rot gniifcJS which they did without leaving their seats.

Now then, Gentle Annie, it is here. The Assessor would like to know who owns the dogs.

One yawl tobacco for 25 cents. DUNN & CO. ' .s Sec those handsome French Coliarettes, at the New York Store. Great bargains in Carpets and Oilcloths, at Fee's,

Mosc Kahn and wife in Cincinnati.

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It is not quite time to be ling at the hot weather.

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JVSTlCEfS JOTTINGS.

The Frst Week off tne April Term of tne JHooToe Circuit Court.

COVNTT HEWS.

The buchers have begun to on their ice houses.

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Mr. James Karsall has been visiting at. Delphi, In d. The street cow cannot, as 3Tet, iind much material for grass butter.

Ihose who could muster suhicient lucre, or "stand off ' the tailor, are out m spring attire. N. S M ay field has purchased 40 acres of land adjoining his farm in Richland township, paying $20 per acre.

The infant child of Mr, & Mrs. 'L nomas M. Brown, of Washington township, died on the 18th inst. Aged 17 months. Milton Dearmau, an old resident of this place, and a former railroad conductor, was buried at New Albany lat Tuesday. On last Frislnj' the negro section hands were paid off here, and many of them celebrated the event by filling up with villianous whisky. Last week there was born to the wife of James of James Tague, of Indian Creek township, a pair of twins, one weighing 8 pounds, and the other 9, Capt. Mart Alexander's sister, Mrs. Young, who recently leftBloomington, has purchased a home in Gainesville, Florida, and expects to reside there permanently. R. A. Fulk went to Ellettsville last Tuesday evening to deliver an address before the Odd Fellows Lodge at that place. He was accompauied bv Ike Walker and Sol Tanuenbaum.

Dr. Maxwell, ol this place, has been reappointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the State University. The Doctor is alive to the interests of the institution, and his services as one of its guardians are invaluable.

On Sunday last George Jacobs and William Butcher had an altercation at the house of Andrew Jacobs in Salt Creek township. Butcher was badly cut across the neck, breast and back. Dr. Axtell dressed the wounds,.- which are not considered dangerous.

J. E. Henley, Postmaster McPheeters, Wal Browning and their attorney, R. W. Miers, went to Salem last week and secured a judgement for $175 against the railroad company balance due on account of an excursion train run to Governor Porter's inauguration, last winter.

The country school teachernow can have a vacation until October. Good newsito those born bareheaded: You, can buy a straw hat in BioQimngton for a,nickel. The hearts of the dry goods merchantsrejoi ced m uch las t Sat n rday over the harvest of spring shoppers. Frank Dowden reported last Saturday that he had finished planting 20 acres of corn. As far as our information extends, Frank is ahead of all this year.

Ice Cream to-night, at Hugle's restaurant. The New York Score keeps a full line of clothing, auck cannot be jtindcrsold by other stores.

A colored man named Hammond, from Lexington, Ivy., was announced to preach in the College Avenue M, E. Church last Suuday night. The usual large audience was present. The speaker read from a manuscript a discourse on the colored race, which, to a great extent, proved to be a political harangue. It was very

offensive to many of those present, and a majority of the prominent members of the church were much chagrined over the matter. The Democratic portion no doubt thought that a recent boast, made in jest, by a Republican member of the church was about to be carried into effect. He said: 'V'e are going to get you Democrats into the Methodist church and then make Republicans out ' of yon," or words to that effect. It is due the Rev. J, W. Webb to say that he knew nothing in advance of the character of the sermon to be delivered. It is also due the .speaker, Mr. Hammond, to say that on the following day he expressed hinsclf as much rcgreting the delivery of the sermon. It was an old one, prepared some time ago, and he did not conoicler its iriappropriatenes3 until it was too late. We believe that he is very sorry tor having fallen into so grcvious an error, hence our criticism ofhis course is given in a char itable manner.

The Circuit Court began its April Term on Tuesday morning last with Judge Franklin, of Spencer, on the

bench. Judge Wilson is in Hot Springs, Ark., for the benefit of his health and will not be here during the Term. The Court room presents a very neat and pleasant appearance since its renovation by Sheriff Grimes. A handsome new chandalier hangs from the center of the ceiling, new matting covers the floor, the walls and ceiling have been waitened, and a general scrubbing up ail around. Even all the attorneys appeared in their best suits and clean shirts, many of them being so disguised that they were hardly recognizable. The following petit ju ry was ini-

impanneled: Benjamin Headley, Geo. W. Houston, James McCenny, I. A. Holtzman, John A. Head, Samuel Stevens, James Kelly, Charles Batterton, Phillip Bond, Jacob Carmichael, Thos. Mathers and Dr. Lyons. Among' those from a distance attending Court we noticed James Fritts, of Gosport;, Rev. W. L. Green, of Mitchell; Prosecuting Attorney Mavity, of Paoli; Judge Pearson, of Bedford. The following criminal cases were disposed ol this week: David Wa n tl and , cany i ng concealed weapons, plea of guilty, fined

$10, Robert Livingston, assault and batteiy, plea of guilty, fined $1. 00. Gip Young, cutting timber without license, tried by jury, acquitted. Sealed bids will be received at the Auditor's office, until noon of MaT 12th, for constructing a turnpike road from Bloomington, according to the specifications on file with the Auditor.

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The Courier

receipt of some excellent wedding cake from Mr. & Mrs. Riley Sanders, and the printers join in wishing the happy couple a long, joyous anil prosperous wedded life. A heartless act was perpetrated by a man in front of the Bee Hive Store last Tuesdnj', who tnrneel a barrel over a hog and went away and let the animal smother to death.

We were in error in regard to Homer Fulk buying the property on the corner of Walnut and Third street. But he will have a home of his own before long, all the same, A shoemaker was here from Indianapolis this week taking the measure for shoes of those ?rho are going on a trip through Europe this summer.

A one-legged, bullet-riddled exConfederate soldier was soliciting aid among our citizens, this week, and collected quite a neat sum. It is reported here that Smith ville has a sensation in the way of a married man running off with a married woman.

Mr. Williams and wife, Miss Zettie Field, and Miss Belle Lee, of Harrodsburg, were visiting friends here this week.

I. N. Corr leit Bloomington last Monday for Iowa to work at civil engineering.

Joseph Parks has bought Mrs. Cummin's property on railroad street for $1,250. Conklin is dead. For further information apply to "Big Dave" Buskirk;

The first ice cream of the season was on sale at Benckart's this week.

The green hunters ai e now scouring the woods and commons. The pay car paid off the railroad hands in gold last week. Mr. Tobe Smith has gone to Now York to purchase goods.

No. 3 has arrived at the house of Josh Howe. It's a bo'. The leaves are sprouting. -vJce Cream to-night, at Hugle's restaurant. A full stock of boots and shoes of all kinds at the New York Ston?.

liar r o d ib ur gr. The Woolen Mills at this place is tobe run this season by a firm trorn Springfield, Vt. It is expected that the revival of this) branch of industry will add greatly to the business interests of the town.

John M. Stephenson has shipped

the boiler from his mill to Indianapolis for repairs and the cry for flour is loud and deep, being none on hand when he tore up. "His Honor" Coronei McLahlan, Dr, Lowder and R. W. Carr, Esq., are attending the Pai ham trial at Bloomington. James H. Ragsdale, the popular Trustee of Pleasant Run township, Lawrence county, was here this week. Miss Annie Wallinglord returned to Bloomington this week after visiting friends here. M. W. Field is going to remove to Spencer. Mrs. Simpson is visiting her parents in Bedford, this week. Capt. Oliphant is 'going to move to Jonesboro in a short time. N. K. McFadden is m Louisville this week laying in a large stock of spring goods. N. Kinser and H. T. Smallwood are going to Kentucky next week with a view of improving their stock of cattle and sheep. They are both wide awake farmers an addition to their other business and we are glad to see that they are taking steps to improve our stock,

No empty houses in Harrodsburg. Maj. Cooper of Chicago lectured here Saturday night. Yuba dam,

much

lateness of

Bent pn Towi)!Up The farmers failed to get

oats sown owing to the

the season, Dr. A. C. Spencer is at home on a short visit to his parents. Miss Hannah Rumage u visiting Miss Florence Barn hill. Eld. John B. Cox and Wm. Powell have been slightly stricken with paralysis. Uncle George. Richeson has symptonsof the same afflction. He is now 00 years of age. Bent Speneer and C. F. Spencer are building a nice house for Milfprd Young. Ben Miller must not be forgotten; he is still in the leather business, and wishes no one to go barefooted. Eld. Barrow will not move away as expected. His son, David, is practicing medicine here. Not much sickness at present; the boys all seem to be well and hearty, and are putting oh their armor to make war with mother earth. Bob Howard & Co. have bought all the hay and corn within their reach. They aro feeding and using not les3 than' 50 animals. While they made a market for timber and grain, the the farmers are now lett without feed. Peterson & Ward have got a new saw and will soon clear up the Union -ville yard. Then they go to near the residence of W. L. Adams. Unionvilie has a population of 46, a gam of 5 since the census. The great sea of mud is drying up.

The average age of J. W. Spencer

and wife is 72 years.

Benton,

There will be a Temperance Mass Meeting in the Court-house Thursday night, May 5, to ratify the action of the legislature in passing the Prohibalory Constitutional Amendment. Everybody invited. Good speeches and music. Commencement Programme Wednesday, June 1, 2:30 p, m. -Meeting of the Board of Trustees. Fkiday, June 3, 7 :30 p. m. Valedictory Exercises of the Literary Societies. Saturday, Junes 4, 7:30 p. m. Reunion of class of 1870. Literary exercises by members of the class. Sunday, June 5, 3:30 p. m. Baccalaureate Sermon by the President. 7:30 p. m. Address before the University Y. M. C. A, Monday, June 6, 3:30 a, m. Commencement of th e Preparatory Department. 7:30 p. m,- Address before the Literary Societies, by Hon. D. P. Baldwin, Attorney General of Indiana. Tuesday, June, 7, 2:30 p. m. Business meeting of the Alumni. 7:30 p, m. Literary exeroises of Alumni, Wednesday, June 8, 9:00 A. u, University Commencement. 3:00 p. m. Social Reunion 'and Levee of the Alumni. Ladies, have yc'n seen those beautiful Japanese Handkerchiefs at the New York Store. Glass sets only 3o cents. DDNN fc CO. -One of the largest, finest and cheapest siocks of Dry Goods, tit Fee's. The New York Store is' the place to get a good haU

OTO HOXTO-Wo Always load, EeveirFclkw The Saturday Cour ier Is printed and mailed in. time to yen oh every subscriber in Idoaroe fetmnly. I f Eaturduy ' v each week, v . OCR VBHMSt ... ' One copy one year".........i'v.. 4fify One copy six mon tbsj:...-..i.............;... ,71 One copy (our months, W J Wf pay. all the J os ta ire. ?j H. J. PELTU8, Pablisher.

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Think of It! W. O. Fee sells a good Castimere suit for $i. 00. Glassware and -'Queensware Icyer than 3rou ever bought them before. At the Cash Store of DUNN & CO. Buy your wedding outfits at the New York Store, and Harroid will be there to marry you at the saine time.

No Jady should buy a pair of

shoes until she has seen the new stock just bought by Purdue, The nicest Button and Side-lace Shoes ever brought to Bloomington, Also a better quality Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes than lis usually of fered by dealers, and at lower prices. Don't forget, Purdue's is the place.

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PROVISIOff DEPOT. 40 Bags of Coffee, 25 Barrels of Sugar," 25 Barrels of Syr up j 100 Kits of White Eish, 5,000 Bushels ol Coru, 100 Barrels of B lour, 50 Boxes of Tobacco. THE LARGEST STOCK OF' & GUEEjVWARE In the country, all bought for spot cash, and which wc will sell at botfigures. Come and see us before purchasing.

Cash for Cocntky Pkoduce.

Go to IT. Linda's for Mrs. Freeman's New National Dyes. For brightness and d inability of color are un equaled, Color from 2 5 pounds. Trico, 15 cents, AplSStf.

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