Terre Haute Daily Gazette, Volume 1, Number 53, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 August 1870 — Page 2
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1870.
Voorhees' Spcccli.
Our Representative's speech Jast u»gbt was, what oik Bepresentai've's speeches always are, long, loud, and gusty. He talked much of what others had done to which he was oppor il—but refei.-ed (o nothing accomplished by hnrrseli- winch met puDlic favor, or advanced the interests of his constituents. He was opposed to almost everything which had been done by the Government since the warbut did not refer to lus opposition to every measure adopted by the Government, in prosecuting the war. He assailed Congress in the most violent manner— but forgot to refer to one measure that he ever introduced into that body, goinj to correct the abuses of which he spoke. He sneered at President G-'ant and his administration—but neglected to say how, for four long years, he sneered at Mr Lincoln and his administration. He dwelt loudly on the magnitude of the public debt—but failed to show how the war was prolonged, and the debt increased, by such treason-loving Democrats as bimse'f ai?d others g-vi jg aid and comfort to the enemy. He boidly anaoimced the falsehood, that the Gov ernment debt had not been diminished since President Giant's administration but did not refer to the fact, or did not know it, that within the last few days, under a law passed by the Congress of which he is a member,over §100,000,000 of this very debt has been cancelled, and forever destroyed. He attacked certain measures of Congress with vehemence—but forgot to say whether be was p"esent wnen those measures passed whether he was
someivhere else,
or whether he shirked and was absent. He ridiculed the Funding bill, by endeavoring to show that it increased the public debt rather than diminished it—but he neglected to make it appear that the
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incidenatlly refer to the time, when the rebel armies were first being organized, and Federal forts, and Federal arms and ammunition were being seized on by l'ebel hands—when the star spangled banner had been torn from the custom house at New Orleans, and the rebel batteries opened on Fort Sumter—when treason swarmed all over the South, and boldly showed its hideous face even in the North—when the President of the United States asked for men and means to defend the institutions of on fathers—he, Daniel W. Voorhees, as one of the Representatives in the National Congress, proclaimed, with clenched fists and gritting teeth, that, "So help him God, he would never vote to give one dollar, or one man, to help subjugate his Southern brethren."
Upon all those many points, M«\ Voorhees' memory seemed to be very obtuse, iti his speech, last evening. He adroitly dodged them, and it is but charitable to say, has forgotten them. But the people have not. They have a lively recollection of those things. They and their children will never forget them. The soldiers do not forget them, and all the sophistries of the orato*-, and the demagogism of ihe speaker cannot bring any of these men to his support.
A cjkn'tlkman,in our office this morning, who had heard all of Mr. Voorhees' .speech was asked what he thought of it. "1 feel ashamed that American politics will admit of making such a speech," was the reply.
G. R. McKjee, of Kentucky, has just been married to his first wife the semnd time. They were divorced twenty-five years ago.
A Chicago man has been sent up six months on account or an abortive attempt to steal Tupper's "Proverbial Philosophy." The sentence should have been to a lunatic asylum.
The joint discuss'on bus'ness ketween Messrs. Vooibees and Dunn has not been mado publ?c.—Journal.
Noc it never will be made public. Mr. Voorhees does not in«.end to make a jo nt d.^cussion with Mr. Dunn. It does cot advance Mr. Voorhees' interests :odo so, aod he will noi". Bay1ess Harm a is a fi-si class poetical diplomatist, and knows exactly how to make a show of do*ng a tiling, without doing it. Our P.M. must lieep both his eve.- open or he will be so bad'y bamboozled in the voluminous correspondence which we understand is now passing between them, that he will never find bis way out.
Voorhees does not intend a joint discussion, and has secured the skill and address of Mr. Hanna, to make it appear that he does. The correspondence between him and Mr. Dunn's friend, Mr. Burnett, will be diplomatically ambigu ous and ca-'efuHy uncertain. requiring many more letters to explain the am biguity, and several more to make certain the uncertainty. Daring all this epistolary warfare, time will be flying and Mr. Voorhees will be actively carvassing the D:strict. When time enough wiU have elapsed for Mr. Voo bees to have goie over the ei 1 D'str'ct alone, then, perhaps, the "rciil will be JLted" and a few joint debates will be ag eed )—but only at the pleasure of the Democratic candidate.
The LiviiiT.
Let not forget that if
the
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bill which he introduced during the last session of Congress, was intended as a substitute for this measure. He stated he had voted to pa the soldiers the highest sums proposed in the House, of which he was a member during the war—but he omitted to say that he did so at the time, because he knew the Government was wholly unable to pay such sums, and he, and his Democratic compeers, hoped thereby to make the Government bankrupt, and thus sustain and assist the rebels. He asserted that he voted, during the war, to pay the soldiers in coin—but forebore to state that he did this because ho knew- that the government was entirely unable to do any such thing. He attacked Senator Morton and some of the measures advocated by h5m—but did not tell the people, that he had also attacked this distinguished man, during all the time he was Governor of this State and was laboring as no other civillian in the whole government labored, to preserve the Union, and defeat and scatter the rebel hordes. He asserted that Senator Morton was inconsistent, favoring a certain policy to-day and the opposite to-mor-row—but neglected to demonstrate to the people that he, Daniel W. Voorhees, had been consistent in his efo is to overthrow the government, from the beginning to the end of the rebelliou. He referred to Republicans who were leaving the party, and intend to support the Democratic ticket—but omitted to -efer to the time, when he left his couuti'y and crossed over the Canadian border, to support his rebel friends there assembled. He said that the salvation of the country rested now on the triumph of the Democratic party, and unless it was successsul the Government would be destroyed— but he forgot to refer to the time when, amid the darkest hours in the life of the Republic—when treason was about to gain the ascendant, and the old flag of his country was falling, seemingly to be trailed in the dust—when the heroic armies of the North were pushed back almost to the confines of the Northern States—when every patriotic man, woman and boy throughout the whole land was rallying to the defence of the common cause and in support of that old Hag, he, in his place, in the Congress of the United States, \vith uplifted hands, and palpitating rebel heart, loudly and exultantly proclaimed, that "the Republic was dying! dying!! dying!!!" He incidentally referred to his love for the soldier during the war, and his support of the Government during that tiiue—but he did
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The poor creature, sobbing in the only tender recollection, probably, of longmisspent years, went shambling down the street. The hardened heart, unused to kind words or kindly sights, saw in the innocent play of little children the mirrored pictures of days that can come no more to her, and which for her might never return.
Leading by his tiuy hand, we last night saw a child of about seven years guidiug his drunken brutal father along the streets to his home. Hie father that had sank so low, cursed and fondled alternately the little guide who, hardly able to realize its disgrace and calamity, manfully went forward, silent but sad. As the twain passed a saloon the drunken father turned to enter, but the boy begged, "Come home, do, papa baby's so siclc, and mamma wants you Sullenly the man followed his little guide— the son training the footsteps of a brutal father—reeling and staggering, cursing and blessing in his maudlin condition, attracting the attention of the passers on the street.
At midnight, when the great city was hushed, when all the restless ambition of the multitude wasstilled in sleep, when only the bark of the watchful dog, and the step of the straggler is heard ou the street, the sound of a child's cry comes through the open window. We listen to the saddest of all sad sounds by night, a wearied mother croning over the sick child in her arms, that cries and sobs fitfully as she carr'ea the little sufferer to and fro, past the open window in the dimly lighted chamber. Heavy heart and sad, sad hours, gopastineveiy sounc of her broken voice as it comes out on the still night air. The restless babe croning, the mother hushing it to sleep in her wearied arms, the midnight hour, stop the passer-by, who listens, and goes forward with a jenewed knowledge of what saddened and heavy hearts speak out when all the great city is hushed and stilled in sleep.
The drunken, heavy sleep of the husband is heard as the mother passes, and knowing whither the child led the drunken father, we hear one chapter of life that sees only a cloud which the sun never shines through.
Sad sights by day, sad sounds by night! We meet tbcm every day aud night, and all the humanity of our nature is kindled into kind, sad feeling for the unfortunate, wretched and miserable among the people of a great cit\\ who pass us day by day—Louisville Commercial.
The Louisville
He
who has once stood beside the grave, to look back upon the companionship for ever closed, feeling how impotent
there
is the wild love or the keen .so-tow, to give one instant's pleasure to the pulse Jess heart, or atone in the lowest measure to the departed spirit for the hour ox unkindness, will scarce^ for tin fuu're incur that debt to the lieail. which can only be discharged to the dust. But the lessons which men receive as individuals, they do not learn as nations. Again and again they have seen their noblest descend into the grave, and thought it enough to garland the tombstone, when they had not crowned the brow and pay the'honors to the ashes which they had denied to the spirit. Let it not displease them that they are bidden, amidst the tumult and dazzle of their busy lives, to listeu for the few voices, and watch for the few lamps, which God has toned and lighted to clia and guide them, that they may not learn their sweetness by their silence, nor their light by their decay. John Ruskin.
Sad Sights by Day—Sad Sounds by Night. To the close observer life on the streets daily shows many sad features which strongly appeal to the heart, and which cannot'be passed by without awakening emotions in the most indifferent heart. Few, however hardened, or deadened to tender, human impulses, can resist the appeal of innocent childhood, when on the streets they witness incidents, which, like an electric flash, penetrate the mists of sinful years, ancl reach the days of their innocence and happiness.
Saturday on Fifth street between Green and Walnut, we sa»v a woman standing under a tree watching the playing of a group of little girls on the opposite side. Her flushed, bloated features, her unsteady mein, her unwomanly, rugged appearance betokened that most wretched of all sights, a woman drunkard. She stood barafooted, soiled, ragged and shameless, under the shading tree, and watching the little children at play. Some half dozeu, pretty little girls were posturing and dancing innocently and gracefully on the pavement, unmindful of the eye of any observer, repeating the lessons taught at the dancing class. Their lithe, happy motions, and their graceful actions would have attracted almost any one, and they seemed to fascinate the degraded creature over the way. As she watched them the tears rolled down her purpled visage, and wringing her hands, and sobbing, the wretched creature exclaimed "And I was once a little, happy child I, too danced innocently ou the ground, with no stain on me. But now, oh, my God, what am I? My poor heart—my poor heart! O. wretched, wretched me If I could be kit a little child again But never, oh, heaven, can such days come back! Little children—innocent, happy children and I so miserable so wicked."
Courier-Journal
tells a
story of Dickens' stay in that city during his first visit that well illustrates youthful Britishism. He stopped at the Gait House, the landlord of which, Thrgckmorton, was a high-strung Southerner of much character and influeuce, the intimate of Clay, Crittenden, and all the worthies. Dickens had not been stopping there long when Throck. visited him, and offered his services in introducing him to the first families of Kentucky.
Sii*j are you the publican that keeps k|?,m?£I*Dqu!red Dickens. "Yes! sir." "Then, sir, when I have need o\ your services will ring for you!"
INDIANA NEWS.
The population of Richmond—17,000. The population of New Albany is fixed at 15,COO.
The Plymouth Court House will cost 575,000. The cattle in Dearborn county, have the black tongue.
An artesian well at Ke it land, is near 200 feet deep. Another mad dog has been killed in La Fayette.
Chicken cholera rages in southern Indiana. The peach crop in Pike county will be almost a total failure.
The health of the prisoners at the prison south is said to be good at present. It is a fixed fact now that the Straight Line Railroad will be built.
Work will be commenced on the water works building at Evansville at once. The Evansville Courier is issued in an enlarged form every Sunday.
Hon. Mosea F. Dunn spoke at Worthington on the 28th ult., to a large audience of people.
The Monroe county colored people have a society named "Sons and Daughters of the Morn'ng."
The great Acton camp meeting will commence on the 10th, and will probably continue for two weeks.
Michigan City exceeds Milwaukee and is second only to Chicago as a lumber mart on Lake Michigan.
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, and Hon. D. W. Voorhees, will address the Democracy at Mt. Vernon on the 10th inst.
The Morgan county Republicans Lave made arrangements Tor anew paper, to be started in a few days, at Martinsville.
Reports from all pa/ts of the State indicate that the corn crop will not be large, but the quality better than for several years past.
Numerous instances of persons selling beer and other liquors without the proper stamp, have come to the knowledge oft be Government.
Mrs. Jno. Sharp was killed by lightning a few days ago at Worthington. She was in the house, which was struck. Her daughter was badly stunned.
A young man by the name of Yount, a resident of Kosciusko county, had seven hundred dollars stolen from him last week, by rooming w'th a straoger.
Major M. W. Chokar, late of New Albany, has been reappointed to the Indian agency for tho Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians.
Miss Esther Hedge, a Switzerland county farmer's daughte-, reads, w'.tas, and speaks readiiy, seven different languages.
William A. Olmstead and Jesse A Lair, two hoys who were convicts in the State Prison, have had their sentences commuted to incarceration in tho House of Refuge.
TneBloomington Progress says: "We stop the pjess' to announce the ^act that blacK veivet ribbons tied around the necks of young ladies are no longer fashionable. A double string of black walnuts is now ail tbe rage." Tne: must be a gay set of damsels out at Boomiogton.
The Worthington limes prints the following While the base baliers were engaged at ineir game on last Safurday, quarterly meeting was in progress at the M. E. Church, in the immediate vic'nity. At the fo mer place there were at least two hundred persons, at the latter about fifty. Comment is unnecessary.
The botel project has been abandoned ?u Evansville, the merchants of that city not feeling a sufficient interest in the enterprise to subscribe stock. Evansville could build a big Opera House, for which the people have little use, hut on the hotel question they are found wanting.
The tobacco banquent, in Evansville was a grand success. Seven hundred hogsheads were sold, at prices ranging from $3.90 per hundred, to $1.25 per pound
Independence, in Vanderburgh county boasts a pedestorian who claims that he can beat Wes' on. Would like to see him make the attempt.
The Jeffe~sonville Democrat says: The cement business in this counfv is car 'led on on a large scale, and not only supplies tho demand in a large po^t'on ofthiscoun tv, but is also being shipped in ]a~ge quantities to foreign countries. I« quai ty is unsurpassed, and ere long millions of dollars will be invested in its manu facture.
At a Concert in South Bend on F_-idav night, Vice President Colfax was present. The Register says: Mr. Co?fax and wife were present at the concert on Friday night, and near the close of the exercises he was loudly called for and coming forward made a few remarks. He had read with great pleasu-e that South Bend had been selected as the place to hold the National Normal Musical Institute, and expressed his gratification at meet:ng the representatives of so many States at his own home. He hardly knew what to say to a musical audience, as music was an art of wh'ch he knew hut little—so Mtile, indeed, that in singingt odes in the Odd Fellow's Lodge across the war, he always found himself an octave behind the rest. But whatever he Jacked in this respect he came by honestly, as it was noted that his father was tuirteen years trying to sing Highland Ma?y, and then gave up in despair. He complimented tho members of tho Institute, when he heard, their singing and closed hv hoping they would all be pleased with their stay in South Bend.
Sunstrokes—A Word in Season. There are certain very simple rules by the careful observance of which sunstroke may be prevented. The use of stimulating liquors should always be avoided, for they serve to weaken rather than iaduce strength, only very temporarily. Iced water or other drinks cooled with ice should not be used. A little iced water mLved with that from the hydraat or faucet is very good but no one should driak too much water Tbut rather suffer a little from thirst than run the great risks of free indulgence, which are many, and include bowel complaints and other affections which are dangerous. Men exposed to the sun while at work should never forget, when the weather is very hot, to dip handkerchiefs inj water and put them in their hats. This will abate thirst and keep tbe system cool. A bunch of green leaves or grass, where water is not readily at hand, will suit almost as well. Sunstroke, when it does not result in death, leaves the brain always in a highly irritable condition, and renders persons who have been affected pecuMarly liable to the recurrence of attacks. As the hot season is at hand we trust these hints may be attended to.
At Nancy, in France, three subscribers to the theatre brought an action a few weeks ago against the director for having only one hundred and eleven representations instead of one hundred ana twelve, the number that he had announced. The cause was about to be called when it was made known that the defendant had consented to a verdict, and to the payment of damages of the plaintiffs. The damages were assessed by an impartial arbi- ru tratoratone franc twenty-five centimes to each injured subscriber.
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That in spite of .all the misrepresentations of Highpriced Merchants, and their combined attempts to prejudice the public against us, why is it that people still come through all the dust and heat, for more than fifty miles around, to trade at our store It is
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CHEAP OOOa)S A1KD 3TO DULL TRADE!
IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE FULFILLING OUR PROMISE TO SELL
Goods as Low in Terre Haute as in N. Y. City
It is because the people have found out for themselves that our prices on many Goods are only about half those charged in other stores.
It is because our advertisements are not overdrawn, and so may be cut out and brought to our store, and the exact article be obtained at the price mentioned. People coming from a distance do so without any fear of not getting the goods advertised.
It is because one and all of the 75,000 customers who have already traded with us bear willing testimony to the reliability of our house and the quality of our Goods. We aim to make our store the most reliable place of business in the West. We want our customers to feel that acliild can buy Goods of us just as safely as an experienced buyer.
THESE PRICES TELL THE STORY.
Good Quality Red Flannel, 20c. Extra Heaiy Factory Jeans, 50c—others charge 65c. A very good Unbleached Muslin, 6 and 7c a yard. Good yard wide
Muslin, 9c
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The very heaviest and best Unbleached Muslin, 12 I-2c a yard—others charge 16 and 18c. Look at it. It hangs at the door. Coats" best Six Cord aod Spooi Cotton, 5c a spool. Extra fine and heavy Waterproof Cloth, 90c per yard. Heavy "A" Grain Bags, FULL SIZE, only 29c. Big lot of Sprague and other Prints at 8 cts a yard. OUR Prints have the tickets on them so that you can see whether they are the Best Goods or not. Beautiful Dress Goods at 12 l-2c, 15c, 18c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c. Lot of Best Delaines 11c, Double-width Alpacas 22c. Elegant Percales 14c, sold until recently for 25c.
NO ADVANCE IN OUR PRICES
BECAUSE OF THE RISE IN GOLD!
CARPETS of all kinds away down. Thirty cts. up.
Elegant lines of Black and Colored Si'ks. Popiins, Grenadines, Dagmar Cloths, Shawls, Lace Points, Hosiery and. Underwear, Cloths, Jeans and Cassimeres, White Marseilles, Hickory, Denims and Checks, Table Linens and Napkins, Parasols and Sun Umbrellas, 4c., &c., all new and bought with CASH since tae great decline.
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