Terre Haute Daily Gazette, Volume 1, Number 60, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 August 1870 — Page 2
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1870.
The Hanna and Bnrnctt Correspondence —.Diplomacy Kuu in the Gronnu. The correspondence between B. W. Hanna and L. A. Burnett, in relation to arranging a joint discusssou between Messrs. Duna and Voorliees, was published in the Express this morning. If anything can exceed the foolishness of the correpondence itself it is the publishing of it. That has occurred, which we said from the beginning would occur. Burnett fell into the trap which Voorliees and Hanna set for him, and has been "bamboozled."
Whenever Mr. Hanna informed Mr Burnett that all their communications must be in writing, and B. agreed to it then H. had him on the "fly." Instead of meeting together like men ot sense, in relation to a little matter of this kind, and talking it over, and agreeing or disagreeing at once, they commence diplomatic, and lengthy, and very ridicu Ions correspondence. But this consumes time, and that is what Hanna wants.
Under the most urgent an solemn surrounding, each man seeming to feel keenly the great importance of the occa sion, the correspondence is opened by Mr. Burnett, in a note dated July 26th, in which he informs Mr. Hanna that he has been appointed by Mr. Dunn to arrange the preliminaries for a joint discussion. On the following day the two diplomats met, and Mr. Hanna informed Mr. Burnett, that all communications between them must be in writing. Lynus then, on the 27th, addresses Bayless in writing, in which he proposes that four joint discussions be made in each county. At 2 o'clock, P.M. (mean time) Mr. Hanna replies to Mr. Burnett'3 note by a little stump speech in favor of Voorliees. At 8 o'clock P.M.,same day (quick time), Ijynus comes at him in a letter of several pages, which is a splendid defence of Mr. Dunn particularly, and L. A. B.'s action in this case, generally.
It seems that when B. W. H. received this "c:usher," he at once commenced a reply, Mr. Burnett standing by waiting for it. Bayless could not finish it then— for laughing, and agreed to leave it at the office of the Terre Haute House. He did leave it there then withdrew it, and
Mr. B. was left in tne dark and further I
"bamboozled." Mr. Burnett then waited two days, and hearing nothing further from Mr. H., addressed him through the Post Office the following concluding letter:
TEIIITF5 ACTS, August 6th, I860.
HON. B. "W. IIANNA jDear Sir: On receipt of mv last com mruicaLiou to you, July 27tii, 1S70, in relation i-o a joint discussion, you promised to {'nrirsu nio a written a us wo i* uoe-'eto, on the next ino.ning, by leaving It witb T. C. Euniin, Esq.,"at the Tcivo Haute House stating that you were compelled 1o leave Tcivo IJauto, ibo next morning, !o 1)0 absent until Thursday, August 4th, and that you could do uotiiiog t'lii'Lner in relation to Lho matter till your rctu n.
I am iafoi-med that you did wi, te an answer, on I lie evening of July 27tb, to my proposition and lei't it at the Terre limine House, but that you withdrew it noxt ino::jinj* at any rate I did uot £et your atiswo/ nor have 1 heard from you s'.nco.
Hav" ig waited now, two days beyond tiio 'Jme fixed by yourself, and feeling eonv
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tuat a joint discussion cannot
bo had between tiie Congressional candidates,'e icept on Mr. Voorhoes' own iej'iiis, 1 now, on benali'oi Mr. Dunn, ag.-eo to your opos'tion lor one discussion in each county, io commence about twelve days before the eleciiou, at either Terre Haute or Gosport, and neither candidate to nwLO any other speeches than the joint discussion, after ilie discussion eotnmences.
Hoping to hear from you at an early period, I am Respectfully yours,
L. A. BILRNETT.
This letter is a "concluder," and does what common sense should have dictated to Mr. B. to have done at first—accept any proposition to force Voorliees into joint discussion with Mr. Dunn. Voorliees has everything to lose by meeting Mr. Dunn face to face on the stump, and he will not do it if lie can possibly avoid it. Hence, the only way 'to1 catch him was to accept any proposition coming from him to make a joint debate. Voorliees and his friend's, fear an expose of his record during the war, and they will avoid an exposition from the stump if possible.
It is now stated that M. Hanna has left the city, and we understand he is luxuriating in St. Paul and will remain away some time. Bayless is fighting for time, and he will have it. We suppose that when ho returns, the correspondence, under the same solemn and important circumstances, will be resumed. The letter of Napoleon First, dictating t^rms to all the Russias, is not as lengthy as Hanna's letter to Burnett, and Grant's letter to Lee at Appomatox Court House, is not half so voluminous a? Burnett's letter to Hanna—perhaps, however, the importance was not so great at least not so great as these two gentlemen seem to regard this matter.
If any one will take the t'-ouble to lookback on our files a few days, they will there see that we predicted this diplomatic correspondence, the reasons for it, and its result. If any one will take the further trouble to look back a little further, they will find that when Mr. Voorbees first invited Mr. Dunn to meet him in a joint discussion at the appointments he had then made, we urged on Mr. Dunn to accept the invitation at once, and pointed out then, how Voorbees would be compelled to a jo'nt discussion all over the remainder of the district. The Express advised the opposite course, and now, as time is fly iug rapidly, Mr. Bui nett proposes a joint can vass, not as favoiabie to Mr. Dunn as the one he could have made, had he "bearded Daniel in his den" om the start, and Voorliees filend will not ?ioir even accept that, but is absent, where he proposes to be for several days.
Was there ever such a muItipPcitv of blunders committed by a political paper or a chairman of a central committee? This whole voluminous correspondence which on the part of Voorliees and his friends, is the play of "heads, I win tails you lose," is just the kind of political management whicli has kept th-s district represented in the National Congress for the last eight years, by a man, who, durff ing all the long years of war for the preser ration of our Republican institutions, never said one word for his country nevker gave one dollar to assist in defeating •the rebel armies, and never for one mo-
ment shouldered a musket to defend the free institutions which have been guaranteed to him by the fathers of the Revolution. It is this continued blundering on the part of men who asspire to fill political positions which they are unfit to fill, and manage political campaigns, which they do not, and can not comprehend, that has almost given over this county to the enemy. The Republican party of this county and district must "change its base," and come out of the old rut in which it has been going for the last several years, and make a "new departure" in its management and policy. There is a handsome majority of Republicans in this county and Congressional District, and it is shameful that the strength of the party should be continually frittered away, by the want of political sagacity on the part of a few presuming advisers.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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TUESDAY EVENING,
Cd AMBER,
An.-?. 9, 1870. 9, 1870,
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Present, His Honor, Mayor Cooker!y and Councilmen Scudder, Hager, Walsh, Dowling, O'Connell, Seeburger, Coats, Rockwell, Forrest, and Peddle.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and.approved, after which the following bills wera allowed, and ordered to be paid
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A petition of Stephen Lloyd, asking to be relieved of $19.80 taxes paid by him, was read, and refer red to the Committee en Accounts.
A petition of W. R. Laughead, asking permission to dig a well in front of his premises, was grau ted.
A petition of Adam Ivaale, asking that the alley running east and west, between 6£ and
7th
streets, be opened, was referred
to the Committee on Streets. The Committee to whom was referred the petition of Martha Random, asking to be released from the payment of delinquent taxes, reported in favor of tig the pra^yer of the peiii/ioner. Report concurred in.
Mr. Hage1-1 from the Committee on Taxes iu regard to the petition of Jesse Barber, a'skio^ a reduct'on of his taxes, reported in favor of granting the prayer of the petiUcne-'. Report concurred in.
Mr. Seeourjecfrom the Committee on
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House, submitted quite a leagtby
report, setting forth the kind of build'ng required, and that it would cost at least $.5,000.
Mr. Dowling thought that the City Council should go slow in this master. He thought the Station ought not to cost more than the city could ali'ord to lose iu a few years.
Mr. Forrest spokeatconsiderableleugth on the subject and urged the building of the house even if it cost $0,000.
The Mayor suggested that bids bo advertised fo-, and that the Council could reject all bids if they chose.
The report of the committee was concurred in. Mr. Seeburger, P'om the committee to whom was referred the ordinance in regard to nuisance, reported some amendments, after wh'Ch the report was received and concurred in.
The pol'ce board reported that at a meetingLou:s G'ottschalk was dismissed from the police, aud that William H. Shadley was appointed in his place.
Mr. Forrest thought Gofctschallc ought not to be dismissed. He had not neglecied h:sduty. He said he would vote against the adoption of the report.
Mr. Dowling said he was sorry the committee had reported as they did, and preferred that the committee would reconsider the matter, and lay over the report until the next'meeting of the Council.
Mv. Coats made a statement in legard to the matter, and said that Mr. Gotts chalk had made his own statement, and that it was from that he had made up his mind.
Mr. Dowling moved that the report of the committee should be returned, and that one week move be allowed to the committee to report in.
Messrs. OrConnelland Forrest spoke on the question, Mr. O'ConueJl in favor of the report, and Mr. Forrest in favor of re ferriugback ihe repo-'t of the committee
The V(dte being taken on the question of referring the report back to the Committee, it was lost. The vote to concur in the report was then taken and stood, ayes 6, nays 4.
Mr. Dow1ing, for sundry citizens, ask ed that an alley between Third and Fourth streeis, and from Chestnut street to First street be graded. Referred to the Committee on Streets and Bridges.
A petition from suudry citizens, asking that a pump be placed in the well on the corner of Foorth ahd Chestnut streets, was referred to a committtee consisting of Messrs. Dowling and Forest.
Mr. James O'Mara, Deputy Marshal, tendered his resignation as such officer, which was accepted, and a resolution complimenting Mr. O'Mara for the faithful discharge of duty passed unanimously.
A petition asking that an ordinance be prepared and passed, prohJbitiog geese, ducks, &c., running at large, was read and referred to the City Attoiney, who was inst- acted to prepare an ordinance to the effect asked by the petitioners.
The ordinance iu regard to nu'sanccs, was then taken up and put upon its passage. It provides that all persons shall be held responsible for throwing garbage in alleys streets, &c. The ordinance was passed.
Sir. Pedd'e made a statement in regard to the Water Street Raii-oad. The committee were granted one week more to report.
Mr. DowJing said he had beard of a difficulty having occurred between regular po'ice officer and a night watchman, and offered a series of resolutions, fully defiuitig the duty of policemen The resolutions set forth tliat private watchmen should not roam over the city and make arrests of citizens, that that duty belongs to tne regularly appoiated policemen.
The Mayor said he hoped the* resolutions would pass, as they were what had been wanted for a Jong time. 1 he resolutions were adopted.
Mr. Scudder otte-ed a resolution giving Mrs. Palmer the pj ivilege of beautifying the grave of her husbaud. M\ 8. said that the Sexton had been spoken to re-
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peatedly in regard to the matter. The resolution was referred to the Committee on the Cemetery.
Council then adjourned,
INDIANA NEWS.
s.and up, and it was deferred. Ho grew rapidly worse, and at 9 o'clock died. The are various conjectures as to the cause of his death. Some think his disease was cholera, others spotted fever, and others say it was a sinking chili, while some are of the opinion that he was poisoned.
The Leavenwortn Independent says: "A young lady ot tbis place, saw in a wicked paper that if two young ladies would each lake a pole of a galvanic battery in one hand and then complete the ci -cuit by kissing, the sensation upon the lips was exactly that of a pressure of a moustache. She communicated the fact to a number of friends a battery was secured and the exper'ment tried, and fouud to work like a cnaim. A large number of pocket batteries have been ordered, so that hereafter when ladies meet and kiss, as is tbeir custom, they can shut their eyes and full yenjoy the satisfaction of feeling a gentleman's lips pressed to theirs.
The Louisville Commercial's New Albany ?-eporter says: "A terrible accident occurred yesterday on the Budd road, two miles from the ci ty. In a sp 'ing wagon was a Mr. Iievs and an elderly lady named Mi s. Marquit, from New Orjeans, and her two daughters, one 10 and the other 12 years of age, when the breaking of the front of tho wagon frightened the horses, which dashed down the hili and th *ew tne occupants of the wagon out. Mrs. Marquit was thrown against a tree with such violence that she died in about an hour after the accident. Mr. Keys was not badly hurt but the two girls were dangerous'y so. Mrs. Marquit was the mother-in-law of Ooionei Budd, and was hereon Visit. .•
Slavery in Louisiana—Three Colored Children Kept in Bondage. The Baton Rouge, La., Courier, of are cent date, says: "On Tuesday last a colored woman, by the name of Lydia Ann Williams, ap peared before W. H. Van Ornum, United iStates Commissioner, in this city, and made affidavit that her three children were being held in a state of bondage and slavery by Mrs. Nancy Foreman, widow of John Foreman, lately deceased, residing near Bayou Manchac, in this parish A warrant was placed in the hands of Deputy United States Marshal, and on Thursday morning the children, aged respectively fourteen, twelve and eight years, were brought before the Commis siojer and examined.
The facts elicited proved that they had been kept under a close surveilance, and not allowed to leave the yard of the premises on pain of severe punishment or to otherwise communicate with people from other plantations that their treat ment had been extremely cruel and op Kessive, and that they were so complete intimidated that they did not dare to make any effort to escape. One of the children, a boy twelve years of age, was hired to a neighbor for $50 a year, and when found was plowing in the field in a tate of perfcct nudity. It appears that these people were in the habit of cruelly beating the children almost daily. One girl, 14 years of age, had been severely beaten "the same morning on which the arrest was made by the Marshal. The children were handed over to the custody of the mother, and informed that they were as free as other children."
man in New Ycrk is glad that his silver wedding is over, as he had to re turn thanks for two hundred aud six ice pitchers. y,
A MINISTER of .Springfield, Ohio, asked the name of a bride who appeared before him, and was astonished to understand that it was Miss Shoo Fly. Her name vvasShofely. 1
TWENTY-FIVE years ago Saratoga was a small village with a dozen hotels. Now it is a town of 10,000 inhabitants, with 30 hotels and as many more boarding houses.1
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The old Evansville Bowling route be put in ope atjon. There were 2,000 watermelons sold in the Vincennes ma ket oaSaiu day.
Papers from the South report that co *n and potatoes are suffering for wrantofrain Two convicts were pardoned out of the peiiUe.ii jary at Jefferson vil'e a "ew days ago.
Tiio house of W. S. Bickes, Kuox county, was robbed of a .'ot of cloth:ng and money a few nights ago.
The Masons of Groencastle, Putnam county, have commenced the erection of a finehajl,
The Germans, in Evansv'lle, have had another rousing meeting in that city, to rejoice over the Prussian victories.
Perry county boasts of a couple, man aod w:fe,Avhose joint weight is six hundred and twenty-five pounds.
A girl named Fanny S'nger, Evansvine, who had been beaten and otherwise ill ireated by her father, in now insane.
Drs. Eunice Parker, a widow lady, resid'jg in Huntington county, has just come to a "ortune of ?1C0,000 by the deata of ?.n uncle in New Orleaas. There is a splendid lead lor fortune hunters.
An important trial is to come off at Leavenworth, Crawford couoty, next week at the Court. An outraged husband has brought suit for two thousand dollars against an impulsive individual who k:ssed his wife's band.
Tae August term of t'.ie Circuit Court or Crawford county, will convene at Leavenwortn, on Mondav nc^t, Judge Wm. G. Jones presiding. There are "orfyfour cases on the docket to be d'sposed of, several of wh'ch are of inove than ordinary Interest.
Two months ago an old barn in Starke county was blown down. Last Monday toe owner removed the debris in order to rebuild. Wh:Je engaged in this work, he was astonisned to find a I've hog confined among the ru*-.is, where it had been for six. days witnout food. This tough story is vouched for as strictly true.
The Jasper Courier says On last Saturday a small so a of Mr. F. A. Neudeck rolled ii'om the top of»a load of oats and fed to thog.oond, breaking both of his arms. Another boy who felt off at the same time was hurt some, but had no bones broken. A little child of Mr. J. C. Corn, ot Ireland, fell off of the yard fence last weeL, and b"oke one of its arms.
The LaFavette Journal of yesterday says: Governor Bake, Rev. Thomas Bowman, and the resident member of the Board of Trustees of the Purdue University met at the Lain- House yesterday. The only business of public interest aosacted was tne location of the main college building, which was definitely fixed at a point on the east side of tue ounds, almostcbrectly ooposite the old Lutz or Stoc.Tton residence.
The Con tie fsvUle 'Times says: One day last week, Mr. Michael Brown, of Catnb- dge, came to this city for the purpose of marrying Miss Catharine Fianegan. At 2 o'clock p.ir., when no marriage license was procured, Mr. Brown did not feel very well, and at live o'clock, tne time set for the marrtage
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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
BECAUSE
WE HAVE WRITTEN UPON OUR BANNERS,
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CHEAP GOOM AJTO SO HIHiL 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 tlie people have found out. for themselves that our prices ou 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 sp 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 achild can buy Goods of us just as safely as an experienced buyer.
THESE PRICES TELL THE STORY.
Good Quality Red Flannel, 20c. -j Extra Heavy Factory Jeans, 50c—others charge 65c. A very good Unbleached Muslin, 6 and 7c a yard. Good yard wide Muslin, 9c a yard. The very heaviest and best Unbleached Muslin, 12 l-2c a yard—others charge 16 and 18c. Look at it. It hangs at the door. Coats' best Six Cord and Spool Cotton, 5c a spool. Extra fine and heavy Waterproof Cloth, 90c per yard. Heavy "A" Grain Rags, FULL SIZE, only 29c. Rig lot of Sprague and other Prints at 8 cts a yard. OUR Prints have the tickets on them so that yos can see whether they are the Rest Goods or not. ,y i-. Beautiful Dress Goods at 12 l-2c, 15c, 18c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c. Lot of Rest Delaines 11c, Double-width Alpacas 22c. Elegant Percales 14c, sold until recently for 25c. [J
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 Silks. Fopiins, Grenadines, Dagmar Cloths, Shawls, Lace Points, Hosiery and Underwear, Cloths, Jeans and Cassimeres, White Marseilles, Hickory, Denims and Checks, Table Linens and Napkins farasolsand Sun Umbrellas, &c., &c., all new and bought with CASH since the great decline.
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