Daily American, Volume 1, Number 120, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 July 1855 — Page 1
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FBIKTK# ASD l»U BUSHED -DAILT.BY 1. M. BiOVIf 3X- IILVERTHORN, Welch's Block, opposite the Post Office.
Terms of Subscription:
Per Woek, Cpayabls to the Carrier,) 10 c^uts.
For
Six Month#, (In advance,) |2 60 For One Y«W» (i» advanfee,) 00 ..%r..t
J. AV: STRAT0N,
O E IS S I O N E A N FORWARDING AGENT, ^ND DEALER IN Groceries and Country Produce, CORNER OF SECOND AND OHIO STS..
TERRE- HAU TE, I.
3T RtFi r.KNCK—Citizens of 1 errc-Haute. Ma^ 9 1855-dtf
LIME! LIME!
f^HK undersigned Is now prepared to furJL 11iih the best of Putnam County Lime, nt Wholesale or Retail. This lime is well known to be the b»8t in the State, for all purposes. I have fitted up a lime house on Fourth, between Poplar and Swan street*, where a good Bupply will be kept constantly on hand
Orders from a distance will be promptly filled, on reasonable terms. WM. H. BOSWELL.
O* Residence, corner of 5th and Poplar (•treetB, where he may be found when not at tlio lime hou*e.
Terre-HauferMay 16 d& wtf
To Printers throaghout the State.
WECASHprepared
arc to furnish at the lowest ATBS— Fine Eastern Printing Inks, in large and small sieed cans.
Printing Paper of any size, and extra ityCard* cut to order at short notice.
S^WRICA, h*3.
Unruled Cap, Letter, and Note Papers. Fine Plain and Illuminated Card Boards. STEWAKT & BO WEN, 18 West Washington at, Indianapolis. May 28, 1855-wy
URIAH SHEWMAKER. K- 8. WOLFE.
SHEWMAKER & CO.,
FORWARDIHG ft COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
S O A E N S And dealers in Flour Salt and Fish. Office near the Corner of Second and Ohio Streets North side, below Donnelly's Drag Store, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Strict attention given to all business in the line of forwarding and Commission. RETiaExcxa.-Beinont & Co. S. a. Potter
Co Groverman & Bourna,
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|y Oof tuna* of advertising shall be literal as any otfmr Office in the .v*lley.
ID" A l«Tge deduction will be made on
%early
advertisements for advance payments.
-, 0. F. -FORT HARRISON LODGE. 1 NO. 157.—Meetaat Oon FELLOWS' HAI,L, ie Prairi«* City Buildings, every Tuesday
in the nLht.
^Transient Biothers so respectfully invi ed to ^ulFIRMAN
KU»iERTt
•IAS. B.''E»vcsn*.
J. H. 0'Bo\ LB, Hec'y,
N. G.
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1 O 0. F. -TERREHAUTE LODGE. I NO. 51- Meets at Odd Fvllow*' mil, iu the Prairie City OuUdiuge. every Saturday evening. jaMes HOOK, N. G.
TIGO EJR'AMrMENT, NO-17, meats at
I EVENING MTA TEMPLKOFHOSOR, VJ NO. 50, nvot* at,their Hall, in D.&r, U's Building, aorll*-weat«orn«' of the lub-
P. 8.
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MORNING
SI A.RsoctAL DEGREE,
NO. 38, Iitews at thp Hull of Temple of Honor everv A\ edi'jsday evening. Mrs. PHKliE LEAOH, S F*
J, MIS8 ILAKLHA I\T)^A, S-.R. X1
1 O re a Firtiljf I BLACI HA^rT'iilffiJ/ No.-S.will be Wirtilled at thi'ir igw ant. on the 3d sleep of «v-
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7 suii^, 7 run. VS H. CRISHER, 8 Chief if Records. 1st Sun. Col.I M«Kn, G. U., 5615.
TERRE^HA/tTTE,
QUEENSWABEi
GLASSWARE AND GROCERIE8, j,%iAt Wholesale and Retail, 0, No. 3, MECHANICS' ROW, Terre-Hante, Ij&diana, fir** door East of J. M. Riddle Co.
I COMSTOCR Ac iiUO'fllti* A/fVb jwixic^tilly auuounce to the citijL*J.**ens of T«rre-H»ute,and thesurroundthut. thoy Imve just opened at cneral assort* and Gnjceries, heard
Able-Ware Department is filled with the fittest and most desirable specimens of art,comprising in part,
Dining and Teatieto, (fine andplait^X of Different styles, patterns, make and prices Spoons, Knives and Forks and every other article used upon a table.
ROCKINGHIM ANW YELLOW WAKE, of the bostquality. Wtsl^St'ts^ Ptf eljersi, «kij?,
A complete assortment kopt constni tlv on hand. JENKIN'STEAS, in metnlio packs, or by the chest or pound warranted' pure.
Mustard and Spices, from Harrison A Enton. Cincinnati, and Bcatty of 'Dayton, warranted good, and, in fact,every 1hlng usually kept, or thnt is possible to get hold of, may be found at this )ioti*o, and at us fair rales sit? any one cmi or will sell.
Country MerehnntS, and all others, wil] do well to give us a call, n* our pricey arc based upon the principle ef "live and let live." COM STOCK & BROTHER.
May 12, 1855-dwtf
ATTENTION, GENTS!
PERSONS
C«ll Hud examine for yourselves. Hats of the best materials, made to order, and warranted to be just what they are represented—the genuine A No. 1 of the season.
T.THROUGH
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smith fc sons,
E-W. Smith, A. J.Cook &, Co., TerreHaute,
IND.,McGregor,A
J. S. Walters, Montezuma,
InO., Samuel Orr.Evansville, Indiana. Ma.ieh 3-3ca
DR.^^^C^^sT^asthe
reraoved^his office
OD6 tquare north of Stewart House. Aprill6,dtf.
2930
Iicuutiful arficfe of SpTcotlox)°*T?
A large lot. qf pillow: Ware, consisting of W ngeiiB, Baskm. 4fc a. ., Tubs, WaRhboards.BiicTcet.s (with or without cover*,) Well Buckets, Bird Cages, Ac
MOCNT KAOLB TBIPOLI, for cleansing, glitaa plates, windows. gl«K8 chimneys for luuipsl and gas burners, cold and silver.
Powder, Sliot, Lend, Caps, and anew article of Elastic Gnu Wadding. Groceries and Provisions.
THE
desiring neat mid fashionnlile
Dress Silk Hals, or Gents^ Fine paps, will remember th»t tlie t^ew York flat Store is the place lo find them, at nil timo-s.
Also, Leghorn, Panama, and other linf straw hats, to suit any taste. A large lot of plain straw goods, for sale cheap.
J. C. YATES,
Modisctt'a Block, Terre-Haute, Ind. May 17, 1855-dtf
TR AN SPORTATI ON.
LIVINGSTON fc CO.
Commission Merchant*, Forwarders & Steam Uoat Agents. TERRE-HAUTE, IND. Agents for 'Transportation Lines.
Receipts given to and from
Terre-Haute, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Particular Attention paid to receiving Goods by Rnilroaf!. River and Canal.
May 9th, 1855-dtf.
NEW YORK ERIE RAILROAD EXPRES8 FREIGHT LINE, ND Spaulding's Great Western and
A1South-Wcstern
Merchandise Express,
connecting with til Western Railroads. U" Mark packages, "Spaulding's Express," and send to foot of Duane Street, X*ew York.
G" For contracts, apply to G. B. Williams, R. R. Livingston, 119 Broad st. N. Y.
M. H. Powell. And to LIVI .GSTUN & CO., May 4,1855 d6ra Terre-mate.
STOVES.
I
HAVE on hand a few of tlie celebrated Empire State Cooking Stoves, which I will sell cheap, at the old Rough aad Ready Corner, opposite the Court-House.
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TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA.
PRINTERS AND PROPRIETORS.
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13STD., JULY 9,1855.
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Proprietors of the "American Job Printing Office," arc pleased to money tliau auv good establifbmeut in this say that they are now prepared to fill all orders (on short notice) in the lii\e of
pain anlb /aitcg |ob
FEIMTIH0!
Our Btock of type and o'.her maierialp, are entirely new, and of the best and most fashionablo style, purchased with a view of doing all kinds of
RAILROAD''
CIRCULARS,
FAMPHIiETS, BILL HEAD8, HAND-BILLS, NOTE8,
Deeda, IjeaseiB,
MORTGAGES, &C.,
And in fact every thing in the printing line will be done in a manner not to be excelled by many Western printing offices.
JC3T Orders for Printing respectfully solicited. May 30, 1856.
MONEY MADE QUICK.
TUKRK
is great, complaint among young men that they cannot jjet employment that will remunerate them for their services, eTectricily and Hygienic regulations. To such, th«snbscriber would c«U attention
moths town in the Union—you cannot "overstock the market, and there is always a ready sale.
Circulars containing a full and accurate description of the business, and all matters pertaining thereto, will be sent free of expense to any address, on application by letter or otherwise to 8AMUEL SWAN,
Atlanta, Ga., or Montgomery, Ala. June 1, 1866-d3m
O N W O N E S
Attorney & Counsellor at Law. .TEfeRE-ATJTE, IND.r Omen—In Welch's Block, Opposite the Post Office
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Ice Cream Saloon.
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WESTFALL & TRAPP,
WOULD
rewprct/nlly inform th« citlsena
of thiw place, that Uiev have taken and fitted up in a style of elegance and convenience seldom equalled in the West, the large and commodious building, known as tut
Canal Office," corner of Ohio and Fourth streets, where they are proparrd to servo up in the rawa approved sty la—IceCream, of all flavors, Cakes, Candies, Fruits, Nut*, Con-' factions of all kind*, and, in fact, every d«H cacy of the season, hoping by strict attention to lue business to merit your patronsge. .They are prepared to furnish Partle*' Wed-! dinrs, and.private families with every thing I in thtnr line, on tho shortest notice, and mo»t. aooommodating terms.
Also, Ice Cruain furnished to families at all hours, and in any quantity. May 31, 1855,-diwif. 8AVF YOUR MONEY.
M'U CKBAM
SALOON. MRS.
hUGGLES annonnc»« to the Public that the"Ruggles balonn," east of the public square, a few doors North of tha city Uall,is now fitted up in complota style for the reeeptlen of Gentlemen and Ladies, where they can be supplied with am good Ioe Cream flavored to suit th#ir taote foHess
city. Also, alfkmda and varielifS of nuts, rakas, candies, csnfttctlonnries, Ac., constantly on hand. Mrs, Ruggle* will soon be aole to keep a constant supply of choice Strawberrius, which will be served up to order id short notice and in tho best stylo.
Weddings, Parties and families, furnished on short notice with cakes and Icecream, of the best quality and in any quantity, stall times. A liberal pntronage is solicited.
Terre-Haute, May 25 1855 d-tf.
ICE CREAM SALOON I
SCUDDER& CO.,
"1TI70ULD inform the citieena of this city that they have fit-ted up one of the most elegant Ice Crpam Saloons in the W«st. IceCream of all descriptions, Vanilla, Lemon, Orange,
Si.c.,
kept constantly on hand
throughout the Summer also, cakes, candies and nuts of the bostquality. [My7]
Ice Cream Saloon.
OH
PROTSMAN, would inform the cit icensof Terre Haute, that be has fitted up an ice cream saloon on fourth St., between Main and Cherry. Ice Cream kept constsfitly on hand, throughout tho season, also cakes candy. &.
Mxy 16 1856-dtf PKAIJUK CITY INFlRMAItV™ AND I N A I S E E A
THIS
institution will be ready for the reception of patients by the 1st of May, being provided with all necessary thing for the treatment of disease.
Having comfortable bath rooms where the patients can have all the benefits derived from the use of Water and Medicated Baths, together with a
RATIONAL
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to a safe, pleasant and very profitable business, by which, without any rink, the capital invested can be doubled every three months, and by a little extra exertion every two experienced nurses as" well as the mont skill-
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two
Agents are wanted in every city and fuf
medical
medical treatment—
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The RETREAT is situited in the most pleasant and healthy part of the city and every care will be used to make it comfortable to the patients. They will have careful snd
experienced nurses as
treatment.
Arrangements have been made with the most eminent members of the medicul profession of the city as consulting physiciaus. Patients laboring under serious and difficult diseases, will appreciate the advantages of this arrangement.
O* Particular attention paid to diseases of the eye andthronic diseases of femalesO" Fees (invariably in advance) from $5 to $10 per week, according, to the case. All cases requiring surgical operations will be charged an extra bill.
J, T. BOYD, Proprietor.
MKS, Da. BOYD, Matron. Terre-Haute, May IS 1855-dl
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PROSPECTUS
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DAILY & WEEKLY AMERICAN.
Tmc undersigned feel I ratified in being able to say tho oititens of TerreHaute, and tho people of Indiana and Illinois, generally, tlmt former success and preseut prospeets justify them in announcing tho Daily and Weekly American as a fixed fact, and destined to xi
The proprietors are determined by untiring energy, and a heart felt dovotiou to the cause in which they are eng«^ed. to make the American a most, dosirable and readable newspaper, I The following sentiments, will ombo-^ dy tlu* political faith of the Amerioan, and will be maintained, in a spirit of courtesy towards those who uiav differ with us in sentiment. 1st. A just discrimination in favor of native born oititona, for all offices of trust and profit, iu preferance to those or in 2d. The Union of these States. 3d. O^posititui to all local or sectional prejudices, 4th.• The United Slatea of AnrSrica' ns they are, "one and inseparable." 5th. No Sectarian interference in our legislation, or the administration of
American Laws. 6th. Hostility to the assumptions3©? U»e Pope, through the Bishops. Priests1 and Prelates of Uio Church, or by pow-r ers of tho Old World. 7th. Restoration of out* State naturalization laws to a correspondence with' tho Constitution of tho United States. 8th. Free and liberal Educational Institutions, for all soots and classes/ with a free use of tho Bible, God's Ho-{ ly "Word, as a textbook. 9th. Full tolerance to all Roliinoii's^ wets, which do not conflict with the* Constitution of the U. 8. or tho gen-1 ius of our free institutions .« 10th. The 'Monroe doctrine ^against* colonisation on the Americaa continent By'tlie nations of Europe.
The latest Foreign and domestic ffen«^l oral and local news, will be oaroftllly^ noted, and selections will be made iivv reference to tle maintenance of a high tone of morals in our columns.
The markets, of our own and of the^ principal commercial cities of the States, will be correctly reported daily and weekly. ..
All comniunications of an interest*^ ing nature, free from personalities, and unexceptional in language, will be*" welcomed to our columns.
Strict nttention tb theoourtesies due, to our cotomporaries will be preserved*/
Daily, per wc elt paj-able to carrier I Octa^ per annum in advance, 06,00.'* six months, 2,60.' three months,. 1,26. Weekly per annum in advance, 1,00. six months, 60. 11 copies one year, 10,00.
No subscriptions received for weekly for less than six months, and no paper1 continued after the subscription has ex pired, unles by especial arrangement.
BROWN A SILVERTH0RN
Publishers & Proprietors,
76 C0RNKB!
Groceries and Provisions of all kinds.
fBIHE utderslgned are now prepared to
nP0,11
^"e'r f' lands and customers
with a fall and general assortment of Groceries and Provisions. Their stock comprises, in part, English Dairy Cheese, Mackerel, Sugar*.
Spices, Coffee, Teas, Molasses, canvassed Boef, Hates, Shoulders, Sides Lard, Potatoes, Salt in sacks,
Willow Wagons, Baskets, Tubs and washboards,
and in fact every thii,g that can be desired may be had, at cheaper ratea tfaan can be found in thn city.
O* Butter, Eggs, Chickens, Meal, Flour
See.,
kept on hand, when they are to bo had' in the country. D" Persons sending children for any article to this house, my rely on the corrwtnc«s of weight and change.
Give us a call—we are determined Lbat no-, house in the city shall undersell us wedo not put on tho tariff when an article Is searce
JAMISON 4, TERRY, Corner of Markets Walnut sta.
May 16, 1855-dtf
Flail, FlsbT A BARRELS of Mackerel, of the b«»t t)u brands, just received and for sale at wholesale, by K. S. COX ,t CO.
June 5, If55 tit/