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Vol.

XIV

BL0OMINGTON, INDIANA; NOVEMBER 12, 1887.

i The Best Paints in market, at Lindley Bros;

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Miaa Laura Lcjms, of Spencer, ia visiting her parents here thiweek. Everybody favorite Graham Earle will be at the Opera House .Thanksgiving week.

y .' Theatre at the Opera Houae the

3rst three aighUiaextweek--WJiel-

&n A Marine's Dramatis Co.

V WM waa tfce :'.irjiritfce eieetric light last SWday nfeht. JFe

Greater bargains cow than ever at Blair's Shoe House.

Simeon Pedigo

AUDITOR OF MONROE COUNTY.

Special bargains offered to cash buyers at Blair's. v

A GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OVER 6 FRAUD.

1MB. KEDIGO SWORN IN

.-.-. SATURDAY.

S OST.-Gold Bracelet da; Taes4 day? an the streets of Bloomington - or the Unionvilte rod,or East pike A liberal reward for return to this r - office. J " ' 4 . I Hie township Institutes thus far , hRTe been very interesting, and ;ini etrnetive. Good attendance has ba reported from every township ia the county. 1 ' The eoart-hocse is solid in the top story. Every office there Sheriff; Auditor, Recorder and County Snp't. is held by a Demo- ; crat Kext year we will move on : tlM lower floor. - - .

The lecture by Prof. Bass will be a rare treat. His subject is "Humor and Hnmnrists" and in it the humor and pathos are excellently blended. The leetwre will be given at the M S;Chnrch and wiil be free..

are 15 prisoners in the

coanty jail, Ike most of them boys, who were put. in for stealing, getting drunk andv 'pimping." Two yonhg men Cieni and Bill Chandler are in for a criminal assault on

LAST

THE SUPREME COURT STANDS BY THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE.

THE BALfiOT DOCTOR'S " SCHEME DIDN'T WIN,

BUT

JUSTICE AND PREVAILS.

RIGHT

LOYAL CITIZENS OF - PARTIES REJOICE.

ALL

The Reading Circle organizations nave been perfected in nearly ail the townships and, good work is reported from every quarter. The cir- . ale is an important factor, and it is

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pleasure that the Cocueb

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The house! of K J; Whisnand, West of town, was destroyed by fixe last Monday morning. Only a portion of the contents was saved.!. The fire resulted from a defective fine. The house wan fully covered

by insurance in the Home of New

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The Whelan Marine Dramatic o. will be at the Opera House Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights of next week. The play for th: first night will be uPearl, the Southern Heiress,1' introducing the great acting dogs, banjo solos,sbngs and dances,the great scene,the river scene by moonlight, c. The price of admission will be but 10, 20 and 30 cents. Reserved seatt, for 30 cts. now on; sale at the Postoffice. " " ; . . Some ladies have been endeavorto get the Council to pass a law keeping the boys off the streets after eight o'clock at nighti The Council properly decided they had no right to pass such) a law. They tried soinething.nf the kind; about boys going to- the depot, bat it proved a failure. The right kind of parents will see that their children are in at a reasonable hour without ..... .... ; .... ' "f3 " . the aid of the law. . '; Five -men accidently met on a stmt corner last Tuesday. They were Elias Abel, aged 88; r Samuel Orchard, aged 86 ; Wm. Roseberry, aged 74; John B. Buakirk, aged 73

and Reuben A. Ward, aged 71, The

combined ages was 398 years. It was a sort of an impromptu old settlers9 meeting, and is rather odd that so many gentlemen should have met by accident at the same point and the same moment, and all of them Democrats, too.

, ' Dr. Axtell and his daughters Belle and Mattie went to Washington,

IndM last Saturday to attend the

funeral of the wife of Chas. Axtell,

who died of consumption; The de

ceased left two daughters, aged 3

and one years. The youngest will

be brought here and taken care of

by it grand-parents, i Mrs. Axtell suffered long but patiently with the terrible disease and everything was done to restore her health or to prolong her life. She was a dutiful and affectionate wife and mother, and beloved by all who knew her. There i.'asie many friends here who have the warmest sympathy for Mr. '.Axteii.. .,.v, -.

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suaie display. -Ladies don't fail to aee- them.

The news of the reversal by the Supreme Court of the judgement in the Grimes-Pedigo Auditor contest case was received too late for any lengthy comment by the Courikb. We give a brief synopsis of the case for the benefit of those who do not understand it : Last

fall Simeon Pedigo, Democrat, was

elected Auditor of this; couuty over

Silas Grimes, Republican, by 45

majority. Grimes contested the

election, and a recount of the ballotts showed 4 majority for Grimes

In other words, the ballots had been doctored after they were voted on

the night of the election. Demo

cratic and Republican judges and

inspectors of the election were ready to swear that no such ballots as some that were found on the recount were in the box the night of the election;, they were also ready to swear they made no mistakes in counting the votes, but in the Circuit Court of Orange county,Grimes having asked a change of venue from this county, this testimony was not admitted; and Grimes won the case. Pedigo appealed to the Supreme Courts and the following is the substance of the decision as rendered last Thursday : One of the principal questions in the case whether the students of the State University had aright to vote at Bloomington. The case was tried on a change of venue by a special judge-in Orange county, who award

ed the office to Grimes.The Supreme

court sends the case back to be

tried again. The opinion was written

by J udge Elliott and in regard to

the question of students voting the

substance of the opinion is a follows :

A student who enters college for

the mere purpose of securing an

education, does not acquire a resi

dence at the place where the college

is located, and is not a qualified

voter. If, however, the student, in

good faith; intends to make the place his domicile to the exclusion of all other homes, he acquires a residence entitles him to a vote. He

may-be both a student and elector.

If the student in good faith intends

to make the college-totfn his resi

dence to the exclusion of all other homes, he is entitled to vote at that town, although he may not intend to remain there always. The intention of changing the domicile at a fixed, or at an indefinite time in the future, is not inconsistent with an intention to -make the place selected, the residence for the time, but there must be an existing intention to make the place selected a home to the exclusion of other places. Upon the question of admitting testimony to prove fraud on election day the court tield where evidence is competent it must be admitted, although it may not be of very great weight. Evidence which tends to show that ballots have been fraudulently put into the box, or fraud, ulently taken out of it, is competent in a contest election case, although

the other testimony in the case may tend strongly- to show that such

evidence is highly improbable. Where there is no fraud the ballots cast at an election constitute the best evidence, but, as fraud means

everything, a party who attacks the

election upon the ground of fraud, in that there was a wrongful change of ballots, is not restricted to the evidence afforded by the baUots, but may adduce extrinsic evidence. In contested election cases the ultimate question is who procured the higest number of votos, and a contestee, although illegal rotes may nave been cast in his favor or corrupt acts have been done in his behalf, may, nevertheless, give evi

dence of facts tending to reduce the number of votes credited to his opponent. ' On Thursday the attorneys for Grimes gave notice that they would

apply to Judge Pearson,at Bedford, for an injunction against Pedigo taking the office on the 5th. W. P. Rogers for Grimes, and J udge Miers

and Hon. J-...W. .Buskirk for Pedigo

went to Bedford Friday evening and argued the case. J udge Pearson decided that as the case was pending in the Orange Circuit Court before acting J udge Allspaugh he had no jurisdiction. But Grimes' attorneys were still determined to keep up the death struggle Mr. Rogers appeared before the Commissioners Saturday morning and objected to Pedigo being installed in the office on that day as the term of the present Auditor did not expire until the first Monday in November -the 7th. He was replied to by Mr. Buskirk who presented Pedigo's Commission and bond, and quoted law to show that the term did expire on the 5th. Mr. Pedigo's Commission is made out for four

years from Nov; 1st, and Mr.Rogers made the point that the Supreme Court had not rendered its opinion on that day, and as Mr. Grimes had filled his bond and took the oath of office before that date, he must then be considered in possession of the office, and could not be removed except by quo warranto proceedings. Mr. H. C. Duncan replied by reading an opinion 'written by J. H. Louden, county attorney, and published in the Telephone some time ago in reply to an article in the Courier insisting that Pedigo was entitled to the office in spite of the judgement in the Orange Circuit Court in favor of Grimes. Mr. Louden gave it his opinion that Pedigo would not be entitled to the office unless the case was reversed. Now that5 the case had been" reversed, according to the county attorney's opinion, Mr, Pedigo was entitled to to the office. Judge Miers followed Mr. Duncan in which he gave the opposition a scoring and he hunted strongly that he thought the time had come for them to 'let up" that there were times - when party prejucdices should give wrty to patriotism. His remarks were earnest and were no doubt addressed to the two Republican members . of the Commissioners, both of whom had decided against Pedigo at the preliminary contest trial before them. After Judge Mires remarks, the Commissioners consulted for about five minutes, and then unanimously announced that Mr. Pedigo should have the office. The decision was received'with loud applause by the large crowd in the Auditor's office, and then they adjourned to the porch, and all sent up three rousing cheers for Simeon Pedigo. A Republican Judge of the Supreme

Court wrote the opinion against

Grimes; a Republican -Judge ref us-

to grant him an injunction, ana a Republican Board of County Commissioners gave the office to his Democratic opponent. It seems that the hand of Providence directed that this great wrong should be righted, and made these

Republican officials the instruments through which it. should be done. Mr. Robert C. Foster, who has been the efficient deputy Auditor under several past administration, and who, by the way, knows as much about any office about the court-house as any man living, was sworn in as Mr. Pedigo's deputy, Mr. Pedigo himself being confined to his home at Harrodsburg by sickness. Mr, Pedigo's bond is for $2,000 and is signed by John Sherlock, L. A. Underwood., and W. S. Pedigo. Mr. Sherlock has been a firm friend from the start to Mr. Pedigo and was always ready to

promptly lend his name when any financial backing was. necessary .M r Pedigo being a poor man himself must have failed without the assistance of such stanch friends as John Sherlock. Of the faithful work done by Judge Miers and J. W. Buskirk, the Courier has already spoken, and R. A. Fulk and Edwin Corr gave valuable aid from the beginning to the end of the contest. D; O. Spencer, the Stenographer,

did his work and faithfully, and he

had a laborious task. Of course we can't make special mention of all of Mr. Pedigo's friends who aided.

There was an army of tbem. Never did a man so thoroughly have" the

people on his side, and to-day nine

ty per cent of the Republicans of

Blairs' goods ami prices are unequaled in the city. 9 .

the county rejoice with the Demo crats that Simeon Pedigo has secured the rights honestly awarded him by the ballots of his fellow citizens in November last. When the news of the reversal of the judgement by the Supreme Court was received, there was much i-ejoicing in 'Bloomington, and Clear Creek township, the home of Mr.

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A complete stock of all kinds at McOalla &. Co.'s

Chenley Ckasaibiers!

FROM PENITENTIARY TO JAIL

TO BE TRIED AGAIN FOR THE

EXPRESS ROBBERY.

THE CURTAIN RUNG UP ON

ANOTHER ACT OF THE

Pedigo, (also of Mr. Grimes) wentL

wild witk enthusiasm. That evening the Courier received the following dispatch from R? W. Gar r at Harrodsburg: "Come down, and bring the boys; we are going to have a j ubilee to-night," And they had it. Mr. Pedigo was the recipient of many letters and telegrams of congratulations. Hon. Geo. W. Cooper telegraphed from Columbus to Judge Miers as follows : Congratulations for Pedigo and pepple on triumph over fraud." n justice to Major Grimes, it is proper to state that no one here believes he had a hand in "doctoring" the ballots. That Was done by some unscrupulous men who were determined that their labor of the campaign should not be lost by Grimes' defeat. There is proof t hat Major Grimes wanted to get out of the contest Ions: ago.

NOTED DRAMA.

The report has gone abroad that there is small pox here. There is no foundation whatever for the report, except a tramp with a slight case of varioloid, who is in a building by himself on the fair grounds. j -. ; ..... W. A. Gabe, of the Progress, was at Columbus, Ohio, this week visiting his parents. He stopped at Cincinnati for the purpose of viewing the spot where once . stood the Vine-Street Opera House, a place where highly moral and pious entertainments were given, and Bro. Gabe's favorite resort when in the Queen-City. The Courier takes pleasure this week in giving to its readers the program of the first' annual meeting of the Teachers' Association of Monroe county. Every indication points toward a most successful session both in point of members and in interest. The organization is to permanent, and the same care that has been given to county Institutes will be given to the associationThe program contains the names of many of the best teachers in the county and all will be amply repaid for their attendance.

The Woman's Suffrage Convention of the Fifth Congressional Dristrict met at the Walnut-street Pref byterian church, in this city, on Thursday. The attendance from abroad was not large, but a number of distinguished ladies were present including Mrs. Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Helen Gougar. Thursday night a very large audience assembled in the church to hear an address by Mrs. Anthony on Equal Suffrage. It is almost needless to say that the lady fully sustained her reputation as an eloquent and able speaker.

One day last week a strange man made his appearance at the county jail, and acted so strangely that

jvirs. Morgan, wno was alone in

charge, sent for a neighbor Dr.

Tourner. The man was evidently

out of his head, and as he couldn' t

be driven off, he was placed in jail

when a subsequent examination

showed that he was suffering from an attack of varioloid. He was removed to the poor Jf arm, when he was put in a place isolated from the other inmates, and Dr. Simpson called to treat him. The case is not a dangerous one.

The second Special Literary performance of the University will be held in the old college chapel tonight (Friday) beginning at 7 : 30 p. m. There will be some good music, under the management of Mr. Mutz and Mr. Warthin. The following is the program : Seniors: "The English Language," .W. E. Golden ; "The Dauger of the Surplus," P. DriscoH Juniors: "War Songs," Laura K, Eurich 'Mornionism as a Political and Social Force," f V. Mom, -'Sophomores: "Boston," Walter Howe; "Play as an Educator,? Grace Rawles. . Freshmen : "The Centennial of the Constitution," II. O. Wise; "The Country School as a Factor in Education," J . G. Kiuzie. The performance is open to the public.

Chesley Chambers stepped from the penitentiary last Sunday morning into the clutches of an officer whowas on hand to arrest him. The prison authorities telegraphed last Saturday that Chambers would be relased Sunday morning and to

be on hand if he was wanted. Night Policeman5 Garrison Reeves was sent down after Chambers, the Railroad and Express Companies having signified their intentions of prosecuting him. There still remain indictments for an assault on Davis the express messenger, and the robbery of the express safe. Chambers' lawyers claim that he cannot be prosecuted on any of these charges as they and the one on which he was convicted constitute the same transaction, so when court meets the last of this month, they will file a plea in abatement. Chambers was convicted for an assault on the baggage maste Peter Webber whose portrait is here given;

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McCalla & Co. is the place to

buy it. A new stock, and great variety,

Chambers got two years, and - he was allowed about three months for good behavior. Webber's indent!fication was positive on the former trial, and when seen by a Courier reporter last week he was just as positive ' he was right as he was nearly two years ago. He still has the bullet in his jaw. When met by the officer at Jeff ersonville, Chambers acted as if he fully expected to be re- arrested. He was much depressed in spirits, and saidoe would rather die than be returned to prison. He still strongly insists upon his innocence and as proven by the Courier last Saturday there are may citizens whose faith in his innocence has never been shaken from the start His old neighbors are almost unanimous in this opinion. They argue that even the jury were not positive as to his guilt or they never would have let him off with two years for such a terrible crime. There was undoubtedly some strong circumstantial evidence against Chambers but few who heard or read all the evidence would have been willing to convict him beyond a reasonable doubt.

In defending himself in the first

trial Chambers not only spent every

thing he had in the world, but his

aged father's farm was mortgaged and that too will probably be lost. He. has no means to defray the expense, of a new trial, but it may safely be said that his old attorneys will.tand by him. . , One of the remaining indictments against Chambers is for forgery. This case was brought to light during, the last trial. It seems that in Jan. 1885, Chambers gave a note for $215 to Jonas May. The note was signed by Chesley Woodward, an uncle of Chambers'. On the last trial Mr. Woodard swore that he did not signthe note. It will be remembered that the express robbery occourred on the last Wednesday night in April,1885. After the night express North on the L, N. A. fe C. road had left Harrodsburg, a man entered the express car, shot the baggagemaster, clubbed the messenger and then robbed the eafe. He then, jumped qom the train. We have received some annonyous resolutions purporting fco have been adoptedby the Knights of Labor, of Bloomington, asking the Governor of Illinois to let the anarchists hang. These resolutions are probably not genuine, as the Knights of Labor all over the country have petitioned the Governor of Illinois to commute the sentence of the anarchists. If the resolutions had been signed, they would have been published

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EVERYDAY SCENES IN THE BLOOMINGTON POSTOFFICE.

" Anything for Sadie Jones!" "No." "Attythingfor Sallie Jones?" o.,r "Anything for Sarah" Jones?" NO. . . . . . "Anything, for Mis S Jones?" "No"' . . :-v ; ' x "Ib?s mighty funny."

"Any thing f orHezekiah Bs.ker?"

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"See if his Bloomington 'Courier isjtaken out?" Clerk looks and finds it gone. "Now see if his Farm iandj( Fireside is here." Clerk .looks and finds it gone. "See if the Farmer is taken out." Clerk looks and finds it gone. "Maybe the Christian Advocate is here." Clerk looks and finds it gone. "He takes the Phalanx, Highway and Hedges; maybe they, are here." Clerk looks and they are gone. "See if there are any papers wrapped up." "None." " Weil, I expected that they had been here and got all the papers, but as I was passin' thought I'd call in. to see."

"Salina Spinksri' "No." "Well, now, look here! Somebody has been a-lif tinmy mail. I writ to Cousin Alec last week, and I know he has answered the letter, 'cause he's mighty promptaud somebody's taken it out. After this don't give my letters to no one outen they bring an ordey, or else 1

send 'em, y'-hear!"

"Letter for Mr. Crcsspatctt ?

Clerk hands him two. "Now, sir. I'd like to know something about this! How comes it that there are two letters for me here when I come to the office every day? Something wrong with this office, and I shall write to the Postmaster General about it. Two let

ters, when I come every day !

"Ary letter for any of the Boilses?" "No." "MiindyBoils?" "No." . "M'lissa Boils?" "None of the Boils," "Nary one for Mr. Boil, eh?" "No ma'am; none for Mai.dy Sarah Ann, Melissa, Old Boils, Young Boils, Blood Boils, Tender Boils, Sore Boils, Buated Boils, or Any-o ther-kiud-of Boils !" "None at all, eh? Well,; would 3Tou pkase look for Jlrs.. Boils and

her m other, Grandma Boils?

The Telephone hi determined to deep up its reputation for-unreliabi-lity. This week it says the Supreme court decided in favor of the student voting, a thing the Telephone has advocated all long. The opinion of the Supreme court is printed in this paper in our report of the Auditor contest case. By reading it, it will be seen that the Supreme court most emphatically sets down on students voting. It says that a student is not a voter who comes here to live until he gets an education, but he must come here with the intention of making this his future home, to the exclusion of all other homes.

If a man is in a strange city and wants to call upon some friend whose addres? is unknown he does not wander aimlessly up and down the streets in the. hope of meeting him ; he gets a directory, looks up his address and aavea time and trouble. In this age of advertising the newspapers are great business, directories. Not only do they give

the name and address of men, who

have goods to sell, but they give the grades and prices of goods. It may be taken as an almost Infallible rule that merchants who do hot ad

vertise has not much stock to choose from, and if they have any, it is not the kind that people want to buy.

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In effect Jan. 16th, 1887.

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Has removed to the new room on the North Side of the square, next to vtJiFee corner, and is better prepared than ever to serve his patrons. Don?t neglect to call and see the stock of Coffins before you ihake a purchase. A complete stock of late style

FURNITURE

Has been placed in the new room, and additions will be made weekly, as the trade demands. Gall on VanZandt before you buy

tiie Lateat Styles of all kinds ol Millinery Goodg constantly on Hand. . The ladies are respectfully in viteo to call and Inspect niy stock before leaving thei r orders eleewhere. .v . .-.... r " .'' I am now located in my new build n g on Col lege A ven u e, third door North of Fee's corner. , Vkx krf U fxn U O

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ready to prove this assertion to? any and all who may call on us This Drill will not choke up with

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