Terre Haute Daily Gazette, Volume 1, Number 24, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 June 1870 — Page 2

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TUESDAY. JUXK 2*, 1^1.

THE

able and experienced editor of the

in the count, gres^ional T)i*trie! Cfarbcr ad Is

worn-out

Madison Courier, refers to some suggestions of ours which

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GAZETTE

appeal ago, and

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which Me took oeea was no countv or district horough iccpubhjiceded than

where a complete and t! can organization was more or Vigo and the Gth (Jonthis opinion ?ifr.

"It seems 10 us that Vigo county is not need not state P^^u^Vere

finvass in isoo as uuniv unj/n• per the Fenians when tliev invaded Canada to |n which

whole zation for the canvass. It is very common to criticise the devotion of the opposition to

or dead issues, and to the

leaders of the Democratic party who forget not and learn not. Advice is often volunteered to Democrats to throw overboard their effete leaders and fossil dogmas of the pro-slavery times, and take new and live men and issues, while Republicans are pursuing the same policy. Too many of them are ready to risk every thing rather than not have their favorite loaders in the ascenandcy. Like the Scottish clansman who sacrificed seven sons to his chief, with the ready cry of 'another for the chief,' they are willing to sacrifice county after county, and district after district, and finally the State. What are men in a contest for principles? The plan of some Republicans of Evansville meets the approval of our Torre Haute friend. The most we can say for it is—it is better than no plan.

The plan most in favor in' this section of the Republican vineyard is to organize e\*cry school district for the purpose of distributing documents, to hold weekly meetings and discuss political questions. 'As irgn sliarpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth tho countenance of his friend,' and his intellect as well. When convenient, a candidate can meet the residents of a school district, not to 'make a speech,' but to talk and answer questions which may properly be asked. At Evansville, some of the most active of them have organized an association, to which they have given the name of the Lincoln Club, and have leased comfortable rooms on the second floor of Marlett's building, corner of Main and Fifth streets. These they have neatly fitted up, and keep open during the greater portion of the time, as a Republican headquarters, to which all Republicans are cordially invited. It is the intention of the club to provide the room with current political news, literature ol' the day, for those who may desire to spend some of their evenings at tho club room."

There are sc« many wise tilings suggested in the above Unit wc copy it, and recommend it to the careful consideration ot the candidates and the county wire pullers. Organization .should be the watchword. Jut if gentlemen arc going to wait until tho dog days arc over before they do anything, they will find out, when it is too late, that they are "dog on" badlv beaten.

The Income Tax Bill Killed. In the Senate, a few days ago, it was decided by quite a majority not to renew the law collecting an income tax, but that this year tho present law shall expire by limitation.

We congratulate the country on the death of this most inquisitorial and nntiJlepublican law, and regret that our two able and distinguished Senators yoted to continue it. We hope no such law will over again find a place upon our statute books, and that the.time is fast hasttening, when 110 man, or set of men, in this country, will be found- advocating such a law. The New York Tribune, in referring to (his action of the Senate, says:

The income tax is not to be renewed. The vote in the Senate yesterday settles that. It does not matter whether the House recedes from its measure or insists upon it the tax expires by limitation at the end of the present year, novels again, we trust, to be recnaeted in any form. It has been in every sense so oppressive, so unequal, so iniquitous and demoralizing, that the people* may well rejoice that the effort to renew it has failed. It is their time to laugh now. There were jeers in the Senate few days ago on the failure of the bill repealing the Franking privilege—a measure on which the people had hopefully lixed their hearts. It was a measure, however, in which each Senator had.a personal interest antagonistic to that of the people he serves, and the interests of tho people were sacrificed that the abuses of Senators might continue. But it was an outrage they thirst not supplement by another so gross as continuing the income tax. Two such oflenses they well knew would have consigned them forever to political obscurity. Hence, many of those who voted to continue the Franking abuses hastened to atone for that, offense by voting to discontinue the outrages and oppressions of the income tax.

The tax and tariff bill, of which the income tax measure was a part, is by this vote returned to the Finance Committee for revision. The income which is thus lost to the Government the chairman of the Committee thinks it necessary to levy in some other way 011 other interests. He proposes to restore some of those which he had previously dropped for 110 other apparent purpose than to frame an argument for the income tax. Many of these taxes ought not to have been repealed at all, and may very properly be restored, but there will be 110 great cause for regret if their repeal force the Treasury to emit some of its immense gold balance, now more than Sill,000,(H)0, in payment of annual deficiencies. But what finally becomes of the remainder of the tax and tariff bill is of little consequence. A disagreement of the two Houses on all its features will not damage the country materially.

Speaking.

It will be seen by reference to another column, that the standard-bearer of the Republican party in this district, has a few appointments to speak. We hope the people, of both parties, will turn out and hear him. Mr. Dunn is said to be a very interesting speaker, and capable of presenting the issues upon which the campaign will be made, with much clearness. He is a young man of unblemished character and scholarly attainments. He comes before the people of this district for the first time in his life, at the biding of a convention in which the people were fully and fairly represented. He is not the candidate of any clique, ring, or secret combination of men. He lias a laudable ambition for Congressional honors, and comes before the people to give his reasons for that ambition. Ave know this is a very busy time with the masses, but a,s Mr. Dunn's appointments are, with the exception of the one at Sullivan, in the evening, we hope the people will find time to turn out, and hear him.

THE Fenian trials at Canandaigua, N. Y., have been postponed until the 12th of

iJuiy.

SECRET HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. „„.iiiirv Biiroaii-Tho Plan Tito Iteoel In?0'ptll,.rI'i ('iticH .Sanctioned l£"5Li«nit«» Author! H«»s—H o*v Use

have already published that

[\YC llilVC ailffui.) UNI UIIUU Liiai pOI'tioii of the testimony of Colonel James F. Jacques- (who was employed as a spy

in during the war, for President Lincoln,) which related to his visit to James Buchanan, Governor Seymour and the Niag-

^ion to sav that tlieie jjj the State ara Falls, when peace negotiations were in progress. There are other portions of this testimony quite as interesting, and which we print in

this

best

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connection.]

T:TK .sfiiEME TO nrnxNORTHERN cntb. I \. \s vou were on secret set ite,

free England. The Republicans, if they -\jy next.business was to go into the

want to succeed next fall, must cease their fejerate lines to lovok after a plot that was petty bickerings about men, and turn their yUpp0Seti to be in existence to burn Northwhole attention to the work of reorgani-

you

unless you doing,

ought to call yuiir attention,

em citics am, the

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belonging to

the United States. The question was as to the

plan to meet it, supposing the

plot was to be a fixed fact, and one of very great importance. It was supposed that the Government at

that time could not really afford to organize a police force to meet the case. I undertook the work of ferreting that thing out and going to the fountain head. For this purpose I went into the Confederate lines and gained access to a gentleman who was acting at the time as the head of the Chemical Department of the Confederate Government. I shall not give his name publicly, though I will mention it to any one ot the committee privately lie had been emploved to put up a composition to be placed" in the hands of parties designated for

accomplishment of this work and

appointed by the Confederate Government for that purpose. I got access to him and found him a gentleman, a man with a kind heart, with a

big

heart and

by a kind interview' with him I succeeded in inducing him by practical experiment to get up a composition that would burn for a given time as though it would burn the world up, and then extinguish itself, lie got up, first, a composition that was verv inllamable, that only had to be touched with a match and it went off at once like a friction match. He put up another substance in a ball about the size of a hen's egg, or perhaps a little larger, which was inclosed in this outer very infiamable substance, and when

+he

fire

was touched to this ball it burned very vividly for a moment and the moment it struck this inside composition it would sparkle and make a fuss very much like damp powder, and extinguish itself at once. We experimented in a room where lie and I were locked together, with straw and hay and I saw that the thing was perfectly satisfactory, and 1 made the arrangement with him to have the plan carried out, to have that used. It cost me between $1,200 and $1,300.

Q.. What was your object? A. To defeat the purpose contemplated by them in burning our Northern cities and our shipping.

Q,. Bv contriving a match which would extinguish itself and would not take effect A. Yes, sir. }. Did the person to whom you have alluded who was making this match understand your object.V A. Yes, sir, he understood my object.

Q. And that was his object also? Yes, sir. (I. He was acting in concert with you? A. Yes, sir. (}. lad lie been employed by the Confederate auteorities to mnke this match? A. Yes, sir. APPROVED I5Y THE CONFEDERATE AU

THORITIES AXD J5K ECKINRIDGE. Q. And the ConfedErate authorities had authorized him to contrive this match for the purpose of doing this vast mischief in Northern cities? A. Yes, sir and John C. Breckenridge was a leading man in it. 1 want to call your attention, now to a fact you will find corroborates my statement in reference to this matter. I watched the thing very closely, and perhaps remember it more distinctly than any of you but I want to know how it came to pass that that plan, so well laid and so well carried out to a certain noint, did not succeed in one solitary instance. By examining these record's, or refreshing your memories in regard to it, you will "find that a number of attempts were made in New York, Boston and in Philadelphia. I thinik I remember none in Baltimore, for they rather liked Baltimore. I am not certain but that there were some attempts in Washington city. A number of our steamboats and shipping were sought to be set on lire, yet it so happened that these attempts did not succeed in one solitary instance. I examined tiie reports in every case, and it was generally said that the fire was discovered just in time to extinguish it. I remember in one case where it said that a servant girl in New York heard a strange noise in a room, and she got in just in time to find that a fire had been kindled and put it out in every instance it was stated that some one happened to go into the room and accidentally discover what was going on in time to extinguish the fire.

1IOW IT FAILED,

Q.. So that the failure was intentional 011 the part of the person who was contriving the match? A. It was so arranged that it could not be otherwise it was a concerted plan the match was to be put down, say

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a bed, and the party

that was to touch it off was to get out of the way at once, or as soon as possible, supposing it was all right it would burn as though it would burn the Avorkl up for a few moments, parliaps half ajminute, and then extinguish itself.

Q. So that the whole thing was a mere show? A. Not on the part of those engaged in it.

Q. But on the part of the inventor of the match? A. Yes, sir. Q. He led the Confederate authorities to suppose that he was acting in good faith for the purpose of doing this extensive mischief, while at the same time he was acting in bad faith toward his employers? A. Yes, sir.

Q. If you anticipate that any injury would result to the inventor of this match by a disclosure of his name, I do not see why it should be disclosed. A. I prefer not' to shite it publicly I will state it to any member of the committee. There are many things I could divulge, but if I should do so the result would be my assassination. Still, if you gentlemen require it, everything shall come out. I have no secrets. 1 gave my life to my country, and I never expected it to last as long as it has.

Q. Where was your interview with this inventor of the match was it at Richmond? A. Yes, sir. THROUGH THE LINES—DAVIS' PROPOSI

TION TO LINCOLN.

AY hen I reported to General (now President) Grant, at his headquarters on the James River, in front of Richmond, with a note from Mr. Lincoln, requesting him to pass me through the lines, the General »aid, in his laconic style, "The thing is impossible I have not* been able to get those people to answer a flag of truce for" more than SO days," pointing in the direction of the enemy's lines. "And, besides that," continued the General, "you could not live 24 hours inside of their lines." He then went on to state, what I well knew to be truo1 that the hanging of spies

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both sides was a matter of fre

quent occurence, and that the position of the two armies was such that the closest scrutiny was kept up in that direction. "The thing was simply impossible." My reply was. "General, as to the enemy answering a flag of truce, send one out in the morning and it will be answered immediately." This interview took place ia the

afternoon. "I do not see why you think so," replied the General "I sent one out this forenoon, and they paid no attention to it." "Try it again to-morrow morning, General," said I, "and it will be answered." "Well," said the General, good hutnoredly, "I will try it, but what message shall I send?" It was finally agreed that lie should send this message with a flag of truce: '"W ill Colonel Otdd, Commissioner for the Fxchangc ot Prisoners, Confederate .btates Army, meet Colonel James F. Jacquess, of the Seventy-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, United States Army, on important business in the line of his duty? if so, please state the time and the place of meeting." Signed by General Grant officially. I was to call on General Grant for the"result the next afternoon, say about 3 o'clock. I called at the appointed time, and the General met me at his tent door, with a smile and a cigar, and said: "YVell, Colonel, they did answer, sure enough, and here is the reply:" "Colonel Ould will meet Colonel Jaquess to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock, near Mrs. Glenn's house." Signed by R. E. Lee, officially.

The case was then referred by Gen. Grant to Gen. Butler, to be executed in detail. AYThen I reported to Gen. Butler and explained to him my order and my intention of entering the rebel lines, he said, "Good chance to get hung." And when arrangements were completed and I was about to take mj- final departure for Richmond, Gen. Butler said, very consoling terms, "If the rebels hang you, Jacquess, I'll hang two of them in your place, better men than you are."

The further detail of my visit to Richmond, my interview with Davis, though highly romantic, full of interesting incidents and replete with important facts, I can not give here. It was reported by me in full to Mr. Lincoln and subsequently in the presence of Senator Harlan, appointed for the purpose, taken down by Mr. Stone as I repeated it, and, as I supposed, filed in Mr. Lincoln's office.

It contained two important propositions, which I got from Davis, distinctly stated: 1. "We are not fighting for slavery!" 2. "We are fighting for independence and our independence we will have or we will have annihilation."

It was these declarations, so strongly put and insisted upon by Mr. Davis, together with facts developed in my first visit to the rebel emissaries in Canada, that produced the marked change in Mr. Lincoln's mind so bitterly denounced by them and complained of by Mr. Greeley.

A SECRET VISIT TO THE CONFEDERACY. My second visit into the Confederate lines was planned and executed under the following circumstances While in Richmond, on my former visit, I discovered—from what source I need not here mention—distinct and definite traces of a plot to burn our northern cities and shipping, steamboat and water craft generally. There were intimations of such a plot floating about amongst us in rumor that some thought simple surmise, sufficient, however, to create some fears that it might be so. Some demonstrations had been discovered which looked in that direction and resulted in some arrests all taken together, under the consideration of the thoughtful, seemed to foreshadow the coming of a fearful storm that should destroy life by thousands and mutilate property by millions. On my first visit to Canada, "which was made in my true character and real uarne, many persons came to me, as they did everywhere, to make inquiry about friends and acquaintances, ancl seemed to think that as I had been in the Confederate lines I must know something of everybody. Among many others there came a man of genteel appearance, calling himself Dr." (not his real name, however, for he subsequently gave me a different one,

Avhicli

he said was his real name.)

The Doctor had learned that General Joe Johnson had hung his brother as a spy, some time on his (Johnson's) retreat before Sherman, in Northern Georgia. The Doctor manifested much concern and uneasiness about his brother. It had so happened, on our march in pursuit of Johnson's retreating forces, after the battle near Resaca, Georgia, as we were at a halt in the village an aged colored man pointed out to me a spreading oak tree, 011 a convenient limb of which "Mr. Johnson had hung a Yankee for spyin' round," as he termed it. There was a small mound of fresh earth under the tre'e, indicating that something was buried there. This information did not seem to allay, in the least, the doctor's fears in reference to his brother's fate, had a confidential talk with him, and soon discovered that he could be made of use to us, and so put him "in soak" for a few days till I could report important facts to Mr. Lincoln and return. Ire turned to Washington, made my report to Mr. Lincoln, in which he not only saw the nut "cracked," but spread out before him and full of rottenness.

IN CANADA—THE PLAN TO REMOVE THE INCENDIARY BUREAU NORTH.

It was decided that I should return to Canada immediately, which I did, and found the Doctor well "soaked," and in good shape to be handled. I took hold of the case, and soon found he was one of the detail to burn northern cities, &c. At this time the organization in its northern branch, was discussing the propriety of transferring the headquarters of the scheme to some point in the enemy's country, and thus avoid the perils of crossing the lines, which had proved rather uncertain and dangerous business. Already some delay and mishaps had occurred, which it was thought might be avoided in future by this change of base operations.

There was an arrangement among the Confederates in Canada for the Doctor to enter the Confederate lines as best he could and arrange this little item of busi ness with the authorities at Richmond, and he had consented to undertake it, provided he could see his way clear to do it. But the reports made by me in reference to his brother's fate had had a very wholesome influence upon his fears, and he begun to think his own life was in danger, and the perils of burning northern cities, or crossing the lines into a country where it was currently reported that they hung people with but little ceremony.

He was also supplied with a full outfit of papers, documents and secret trinkets, new to me, any or all of whicli he proposed to transfer to me, upon the condition of profound secrecy, and that I would help him to means to proceed to Resaca to look after his brother. Among the papers he showed me was one, well and peculiarly executed, bearing the signature of John C. Breckinridge. Tbis I took. He gave me the name of a pu rty connected with the incendiary bureau, whom I would find according to his instructions, at Petersburg, Va. He had never seen him. I gave him money for his journey to Resaca. I came again to Mr. Lincoln and made a full statement of all these facts, and also a report of other items gleaned in Canada, simply corroborating and strengthening my other items of information.

The great question now to be solved was, how to meet the "incendiary movement." In answer to a direct question faom me, as to what should be done, Mr. Lincoln, in one of his most sober and thoughtful moods, said: "You are in water too deep for me."

To organize a police force sufficient to meet the case was impossible under the circumstances. "Let us go over and see Stanton," said Mr. Lincoln. We walked over to tee AVar Office. Mr. Stanton was not there. I looked upon it then, as now, as providential, for in wiser counsels

Eave

lans less efficient and successful might been adopted. My mind was fully made up as to what I would do— viz., to enter again the rebel lines. Mr. Lincoln said, when my plan was unfolded to him, that I would be likely to lose my life, Mr. Lincoln objected

to my plan, and remonstrated with, me on the ground of its exceeding great danger, and said pleasantly, "You are worth more to us than all the Confederacy." I told him that I had already been twice over the ground, and could trust my life again in the hope of preventing so terrible a calamity as seemed hanging over our people and, furthermore, I reminded him that he had some time since pledged himself "to see that my family sliould be well provided for if I fell in any of my perilous journeyings."

RICHMOND AND FINDS

VISITS After some further

HIS MAN.

talk and consulta

tion. at my request, he turned to his desk and wrote two passes, one addressed "To whom it may concern," giving me "full authority and permission to go wherever the American flag floats, and to use any conveyance, public or private, which might lie in his line of travel, on land or water, without let or hindrance." The othe other said, "Pass the bearer, Br. through the lines," filling the blank with the name in my Breckinridge papers and signing his name. With these papers I proceeded to the front on strictly private business. I avoided, as far a possible, any and all recognition, so that my presence in that quarter should not become a matter of newspaper report, and thus a trap or a net be spread for my feet inside the rebel lines. 1 proceeded to the James River as far as our transports were running at that time, and then, taking a flag of truce boat beyond till I came within 14 miles of Richmond, I disembarked found ready means of passing our lines with my paper "To whom it may concern."

My Breckenridge paper passed me without question or scrutiny, through the rebel lines, and on the back of a rough C011fererate cavalry horse, in company with a small squad of scouts, I made my way to Petersburg, arrived late in the afternoon of the same day, after the most unpleasant day's ride of my whole life I had but little trouble in finding the whereaabonts of my man, but he had changed his headquarters to Richmond, and thither I took up my line of march late in the afternoon, in a rickety car drawn by a crazy old locomotive.. I reached Richmond after dark, found lodgings, and was ready for work next morning. It was with some difficulty that I found my man. My movements had to be of the most cautious character possible I felt that I was moving with a rope around my neck, but I believed myself in the line of duty, under the direction and protection of Providence, and that, therefore, I was safe from harm. Several persons of whom I inquired, assured me that my man was in Petersburg. Finally, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, by what appeared to be the merest accident—if there be any such thing as accident in the events of this world—I found my man.

I presented my "Breckenridge paper," which he seemed to understand at once. I said to him, "I expected to find you in Petersburg." "Yes," said he, "I was there, but Yankee shells seemed rather uncomfortable there, so we came here."

Pie then proceeded to explain the reason of some perplexing delays in "our business," their causes and remedies, and talked and looked wisely over the matter.

I explained to him the object of my visit there, which was to make arrangements to transfer the manufacture of the incendiary matches, together with the whole business, into the heart of the enemy's country North, or at least to take it to some point near the border, where he would have every facility for planning and executing the work. He thought it a matter of doubtful experiment, but said he had nothing to do with the manufacture of tho agencies his business was to distribute but that I had better see the chemist and talk with him. I asked him to give me a line to him, but he said my paper was all that I wanted. 1 then asked him for an escort, and he sent me a boy some 12 years of age to show me the chemist's office, where I was to see the man most important for me to see, and still the most dangerous man on earth for me to approach—the man charged with the awful work of constructing the match that was designed for such great and horrible mischief.

CONSCIENTIOUS CHEMIST AND MATCH MAKER. A few minutes' walk took me to the office of the chemist. I found him a man of very different appearance from what I was accustomed to meet in these times, in the South more of that expression that indicates heart, feeling, and culture, and much less of that wild, savage, beast-like expression which sar upon the faces of rebels everywhere, male and female. Accordingly, when I handed him my paper he received it, looked at it, and turned it over, as if he quite understood its meaning and import, there appeared on his face what I thought indicated regret, and as I had a rope around my neck I confess I felt a little anxious to'know whether I was in the presence of the man who was to pull it or untie it, so that my powers of reading characters were kept in full play. He turned his eye upon me as one would look upon the hangman who was about to execute the sentence of the law and strangle his victim. I stated to him as I had done to the other party, that I was there to see if the whole thing, preparation and execution and all, could not be transferred to the North, &c. He replied that he had no discretion in the matter that he was charged with the manufacture of matches simply, and that he was opposed to the whole thing anyhow. It was not sanctioned by the laws of war. It was unworthy of a people that claimed the Divine sanctitication in justification of their efforts to save and defend themselves that it would defeat the very end its projectors had in view, viz: to influence the election for President at the North. Instead of defeating the Lincoln party, it would insure their success. "Besides this," said he, "ourcause is utterly hopeless. AVhat can we longer hope for against such fearful odds? And besides all this, the"terms of peace offered by the Government at AArashington recently —universal amnesty—is converting our army into a rope of sand. We could scarcely hold the army together before, and this is making the case doubly des perate. More were at home than in the army, and now all determine to go that can do so with any show of success. tell you, sir, it is all useless and wrong, and I have told the authorities so, but J! am as powerless as the soldier in the ranks. I am under orders as well as he and we are destined all to go up together."

After some further talk about the case, in which I got up close to him in feeling and expression, and sanctioned all he said, I gave him my real name. He supposed that I "had come to him under an assumed name and when I pronounced my name as I am accustomed to pronounce it, and as not one person in a hundred will pronounce it, seeing it written or printed, he manifested no sur prise, but simply remarked that it was foreigu, he supposed. But when I informed him that I was the party to whom he had just alluded, who had come from Washington with terms of peace to Mr. Davis, he sprang to his feet and grasped my hand, and pronounced a solemn blessing upon me for my effort in the cause of suffering humanity. After some inquiries as to the status of things among us North, and the inconsistency of Davis declining what he himself earnestly wanted—viz: to accept the terms of peace proposed—we closed the interview to renew it next morning. He walked with me to a private boarding house, where he said I would be well cared for, and gave me one hundred dollars Confederate money to pay my bill, which I thought a liberal sum for the purpose, but found next day that it required seventy-five dollars of the money to pay the

bill

seriously

part

•i

the

balance

I have

yet. Though I felt secure in my lodgings,

and in one respect felt that I had been fortunate in meeting with one man that I could trust, yet I spent a sleepless night. I felt that I could trust my new acquaintance, but he was powerless in the hands of a government under the control of men fighting in a spirit of despair—men who had long ceased to be men in the sense which men are human beings.

HOW THE PT.OT~WAS DEFEATED.

My friend called for me early in the morning, and without any reference to business hours we proceeded to his office. As we walked he remarked that he had spent a "sleepless night," He had been searching for an expedient that would defeat these plans of mischief, and he thought he had fallen upon one that would meet the case. AVhen we entered the office he gave me his idea, and from my knowledge of chemistry I believed it could be done. My fear was that he had not the necessary chemical on hand to perfect the experiment, but with a little searching the formula was complete, and in two hours time the experiment was a success, and the experiments, as stated in a former paragraph of these notes before the committee passed through.

The"incediary matches ware manufactured under the orders of the Confederate Government, though by this formula, unknown to them to this day, with a view to the destruction of human life and the annihilation of property at the North, but not in one single instance did they succeed. That they failed was not because the train was not laid in the right place, or the match applied at the right tine these things were done according to orders, and the scheme was so a complete success, but, under God, the self-extin-guishinent was a success also.

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SARGENT CARD ClOTHING CO.,

WORCESTER, MASS.,

fi --tiu a 1 an a re

COTTON, WOOL

AND

Flax Machine Card Clothing

Of every ariety, Manufacturers' Supplies, Carding Machines, Etc.

HANDfurnished

and Stripping Cards of every descrip tion to order. EDWIN S. LAWRENCE,

idly

Superintendent.

alWiUMli'seited

PRESSES.

Anu our selection of Type* embraces all the new aiul fashionable .Toh Faces, to an extent of

OYER 300

DIFFERENT

To which we are constantly adding. In every respect, our Establishment is well-fitted and appointed, and our rule is to permit 110 Job to leave the office unless it will compare favorably witli first class Printing from ANY other office in the State.

Reference is made to any Job bearing onr Imprint.

to presenting

Tjt O

STIPES,

OF NEW YORK

Has achlevi ccess without a parallel^ In of Life Insurance!

Cheapest Life Insurance Company in the World!

A Life Policy, covering $10,000, can be obtained from this Reliable and Progressive Company which will cost the insured (aged 35) only $185.80,

Without any Small Addition for Interest.

This policy will hold good for two years without. further payments, so that the cash payment of a $10,000 policy in this Company will be equal to only $97.90 per year.

A large number of policies have already taken by some of the best, citizens in this candidate for public favor, which is destined to do a large business here, and why should it not, for for notice some of its liberal and distinctive features:

Ordinary Whole-life Policies are Absolutely Non-forfeitable from the Payment of the First Annual Premium.

All Restrictions upon Travel and Residence are Removed, and no Permits Required.

No Accumulation of Interest or Loan? of Deferred Premiums, and no Increase of Annual Payments on any Class of Policies.

Tho EMPIRE has organized a Board of Insurance, consisting of some of our best and most reliable citizens, to whom all desiring Life Insurance would do well to refer for further information, before taking policies elsewhere. Call at the office of the Board,

On Ohio Street, between 3d and 4th,

Or upon any of the following gentlemen, who are members of the Board, and who will give any information desired:

Col. W. E. McLEAN, Attorney. W. H. STEWART, Sheriff. Dr. W. D. MULL. Physician. A. F. FOUTS, Liveryman. Hon. G. F. COOKERLY, Mayor. L. SEEBITRGER, Butcher. M. 8CHOEMEHL, City Treasurer. W. W. JOHNSON, Physician.

Idly

FOSTEB BBOTHEKS.

Our War on High Prices Still Continues

NO BACKWARD STEPS WILL BE TAKEN!!

The Signs of the Times are Unmistakable

THERE'S TROUBLE IN THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY

The cries of Opposition Stores grow fainter They are giving lip all eiforts at competition They are marking their Goods lip to their old prices!

FOSTER BROTHERS

Are marching on flushed with one of the greatest victories ever achieved over the old fogy high priced system of selling Dry Goods And Carpets.

Where is now that boasted arrogance that was to drive us from the field in less than tliiny davs? Where are tiie Merchants that promised to defeat us if it cost them ten thousand dollars to do it? A few poor prints sold for a few days at our prices, and they give up the contest and cease

stores and idle clerks they pass up and down in front of our establishment wondering why it is that we are always so busy. Ask any of the vast

CROWDS OF CUSTOMERS

That dailv fill our Store and they will you "for years these high ing of us the most extortionate rates, and it was only when

THE EHPIKE

Mutual Life Insurance Co.

FOSTER BROTHERS

Came down upon them like an avalanche that they in the least degree showed any si willing to sell for a "moderate profit." We appeal to the public to say if this is not

SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE.

But this is not all, for they invariably add, "hereafter we will do all our trading at FOSTERS."

FRESH ARRIVALS FROM STEW VOUIi

Fine and handsome Muslins for Scents, others charge I2y,, Extra vard wide Muslins only 10 cents a yard. Common Muslins 6 and 7 cents, same as others sell at 8 and 9 cents. Good Prints 5, fi, and 7cents best Sprague Prints 8 cents. Best Spring De Laines II cents, worth 20. Elegant Brocade Alpacas 18 cents, others charge cents. Good line of Alpacas—our price 20 cents. ... ... In finequalities of Dress Goods we have a new stock, just arrived, at the prices (.1 commoi. goods in high prices stores.

Black Silks from 81 to 84 per yard, generally sold at from l,a0 tost.. Beautiful line of Percales at 25 cents, others charge 40 cents. Elegant line of Fancy Goods at Panic Prices. Parasols for 40, 50, 60, 70, 85 cents, SI, 82,52,50 and Ail Silk large Sun Umbrellas SI and SI,2a. Shawls 82, §2,50,83,00, S3,50, S4,50 and up to :fo0. TIIGSG ^oods are noflrly one li&lf ch6ipGr thftn cun be louuu in otuei stoics. Iiama"Lace Points, tine quality, at S.5. Piles of other goods equally cheap.

H. DOUGLASS,

THE ONLY NEW YORK STORE IS

FOSTER BROTHERS,

NORTH SIDE OF STREET.

LIFE INSURANCE. 01^ A' I ~T

The

Soliciting Agent.

VABNISHES.

ESTABLISHED, 1836.

JOUST ». FIT35-OERALD,

14-' rV*

(lM.te D. Price & Fitz-Gerold,) a a so

IMPROVED COPAL VARNISHES,

Jdiy NEWARK, J»

priced Stores have been demaml-

»f belnsc

therefore be particular 011 the SOUTH side re9d

PAPER

Leading Paper House

OF THE WEST.

§MD£B & MTALL,

Manufacturers and Wholesale

PAPER DEALERS,

230 and 232 Walnut Street,

CINCINNATI, ^OHIO,

Proprietors ol"'

"Franklin" and "Fair Grove" Mills,

HAMILTON, .OIITO.

We keep on hand the Largest assortment! in the West, of

Printers' and Binders' O 8 O

Such ns

Bill Heads, Letter and Note Heads, Statements of Account,

Bills of Lading, Dray Tickets, Embossed Note Paper,

Bull Tickets, Flat Note^Cap Letter, Folio, Demy, Medium, Royal,

Super Royal and Imperial, Colored Poster, Cover and 'Label Papers,

Envelopes and Blotting Paper

Book, News and Wrapping Papers',

Of our own manufacture, all of which we ofto at the low6st market price. Samples Jsent. free of charge.

CARD STOCK.

Our stock is from the best Eastern manufacturers, and will be found equal to any made in the country. Particular attention is called to our large variety of

Favorite Blanks and Bristol Sheets,

which embraces all the desirable grades in use. We have the largest variety of sizes and qualities of any house in the West, and our arrangements with manufacturers enable us to sell at Eastern prices. Customers will find it to their advantage to examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere.

Samples sent free of charge.

Manufacturers and Wholesale

A E E A E S

230 and 232 Walnut Street,

idly CINCINNATI.

BOOTS & SHOES.

BAJLCH & DEYOBE,

Ladies' & Gents'

Fashionable

BOOTS SHOES,

ADE to order, No. 148 Main street, between ,h & 6th up stairs, Terre Haute, Ind.: 2d6m

LUUBXB.

.r. L. I JM)WI:V,

COMMISSION LUMBER DEALER, i"

CINCINNATI, OHIO.

i.j*r

Office, -No. 482 West Front Street,