Terre Haute Daily Gazette, Volume 2, Number 213, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 February 1872 — Page 1

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Opens Tuesdays & Saturdays at 10 a. WEEKLY MAILS.

J-isonvlllevia Riley. Cookerly, Lewis. Coffee and Iiewesvllle—Closes Fridays at 9 p. m. Opens Fridays at 4 p.m. Ashboro via Christy's Prairie-

Closes Saturdays at 1 p. Opens Saturdays at 12

Money Order office and Delivery windows o-ien from 7.30 a. m. to 7-0« r. m. Lock boxef and «tarnp office open from 7.30 a m. to 8 p. m.

On Sundays open from 8 a. m. to 9 a. m. No MoneyOrder business transacted on Sun,1 a L. A. BURNETT P. M.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1872.

GENERALITIES.

An able-bodied woman at Marysville, O., drives a dray. A penny edition of "Gite3 Ajar" is now published in London.

There were 177 deaths from small-pox |it Philadelphia, last week. Not less than 300 tearm, heavily 7oaded with lumber, come to Appleton, Wis., everyday.

The late Geu. Halleck was a rich man. The Cincinnati Gazette reports his annual income at $150,000.

The Traverse City lilroad, a branch of the Grand Rapids & Indiana road, will be finished in August.

A Pittsburg girl found much fault with her aunt for dying just as the season for parties was beginning.

The shipments of salt from Saginaw, Mich., in 1870, were 11,039 barrels, and in 1871, 16,835 barrels.

Orono, is the name of a new and brisk town at the confluence of the Mississippi and E!k rivers, Minnesota.

The relief committee of Saginaw, Mich., has expended $30,000, besides clothing, and has relieved over 5,000 people.

Au enterprising New York street peddler sold in New Haven, last week, over 1,000 photographs of Fisk and Mansfield.

A New York court decides that the Secretary of a company has no right to open a letter addressed to tiie President.

Rolling mills, capable of producing 25,000 tons of either iron or steel rails, are in process of erection at Lagrange, Mo.

The manufacture of staves is being prosecuted in Brown county, Wisconsin, this season, to a much greater extent than ever before.

The Walworth county, Wisconsin Agricultural Society has voted to exclude all gambling from its fair grounds at Elkhoru, hereafter.

The managers of the Michigan Central Railroad have finally determined not to remove their oftices from Chicago to Detroit.

Lord Courtenay, a young English nobleman, has gone into bankruptcy, with debts amounting to more than $4,000,000.

Gov. Harvey, of Kansas, has been presented with a set of elegant brooms from the workshop of the Blind Asylum at Wyandotte.

The Miilerites held a convention in Rochester, N. Y., recently, and decided that the total destruction of the world will take place in 1873.

The Portland (Oregon) Herald says that Joaquin Miller, "the poet of the Sierras," is engaged to be married to a lady of the Scottish nobility.

Some ladies who do not like to have their ears pierced, wear a small gold wire behind the ear, which claps it in front, and holds the ear-ring.

Rutland (Vt.) has English sparrows, for whom boxes have been placed in the shade trees about the streets aud private grounds.

A family at Laporte, Ind., possesses "right smart" of tin-ware which was purchased of Jim. Fisk while he was peddliugjn Vermont.

Ladies will be glad to hear that an acid has been discovered which, when poured over a mquet of fresh flowers, will keep it fresh in the hottest room..

Au euterprising young lady of Rock Island, 111., has made a wager of $1,000 that she can collect a million canceled postage stamps in four years.

The town of Lawler, Iowa, which three years ago was a patch of hazel brush with only oDe house in sight, ipped 12,000,000 pounds of railroad freight last year.

The saloon keepers of Leavenworth (Kan.) have raised $1,500 to defeat any further legislation in the Kansas Legislature unfriendly to the sale of liquor.

The large bell which hung over the Chicago Court House is at East Hampton. Ct., having been sent East to be manufactured into small bells, relics of the great fire.

Jason C. Farmer, at Racquett Falls, N. Y., killed three panthers iu one day in December, and the fourth, within a few day after. He also killed a lyux a few days since.

A Connecticut woman consoled her boy, who wept because she wouldn't let him go to the circus, by promising him leave to go down town and see his father ive a tooth pulled.

Several large towns in Great Britain have made arrangements to coutinue the system already begun of having penny lectures oti science for the benefit of tiie working classes.

There now 1,200,000 brick on the grouuds c- the state insane asvlum at Kalamazoo, Mich., which will be used in the Spiingin the construction of the new building of the institution.

Hjaimar Hj »rth yesen is a Norwegian about twenty-two years old, now a Professor in a Swedenborgian college, Urbana, Ohio. A poem in the February Atlantic was written by him in English.

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For the Gazette.

Mr. Bppcher's Plymouth L*c1 are. MY FKIENDS: I present you this evening, in place of my custom iry service, the following, which I deem a deserved reproof of the sectionalism and selfishness of the a«e. bhould any of my New England hearers complain of its severity, 1 have only to nay, that there is just where the "joke" comes in, for it is written t»y one who was reared in the vicinity of Plymouth Rock, aud bears date as follows: "ON THE WABAPH^

TERRE HAUTE, Jan. 1872.

SIR: A year or two since, in re-visit-ing his native New England, the writer was pained to hear bitter expressions ot regret at that general advancement of our country, which necessarily reduced their national representation in the same ratio. Forebodings of evil to that particular section, served to remind one of those unavailing regrets, previously indulged, in a mo S uthern latitude, for ihefr los of the "balance of power."

All true men must rej ice in the prosperity and growth of our entire cowtry, East. We*t, North and South, whether it occur.-iu our own particular locality or otherwise. To one not completely ei caseU in the selfishness of fo^yism, it is agreeable to know that our country is advancing. Are not many of o^ir Western men your sorts and brothers, who have engaged in business enterprises with a vim? Then why regret and lament their prosperity? Instead of trying to make a "pent up Utica" of JSew England's power, why not rejoice at the country's greatness,and thank God that the Hudson river is not our county's western boundary. Eveu the "hub" of the American Union is supposed by many ot your de.-cendents, to be much nearer St.*Louis, than either Boston or Washington, yet the sons of New England in their migrations "westward ho," have neither forgotten the "Charter Oak" of the Nutmeg State or that aucieut "tea party" in Boston harbor, while an occasional Godless and totally depraved wretch" will still remind us of old "bygones," by intimating that—"Salem is

Massachusetts," As we all value peace, let us deserve it. Let each and all treat each other as friends. Imbibing the spirit of our form of Government, let us each worship as we choose, and vote as we choose, without dictation from any quarter, and in* sht that others do the same, be they residents of New Eugland, the Carol in as, or Hoosierdora. Then what real cause for sectional trouble can exist, save in the diseased imagination of some selfish politician, who, for the sake of plunging into Uncile Sam's Treasury to his armpits, is willing to "martyr" and stand the "pressure" of an "Orpheus C. Kerr." Beware of these long armed curs,inall parties.

To the winds, then, (hat criminal selfishness of fogy ism, which dwarfs us to, mere Yankees" or "Hoosiers." Looking far beyond our respective localities, as we proudly scan ourextended domain, we may rejoice and thauk God for our country's greatness aud prosperity.

Now, what matters it whether New England, the Mississippi valley, or the Pacific coast is our birth-place. No one of ordinary sense will claim merit for the locality of a birth-place, which seems a matter of necessity rather than choice. The merit, if any, belongs to our mothers and not to us. All I have to say is, that it is very irtunate that most of us were born on American instead of Chinese soil. Let us rather be thankful that it was not on the coast of Africa. Next to country a word about State pride." Making due allowance for the local prejudices of a North Carolinian, who declared that "if lie came from the infernal regions, he would have a certain amount of State pride," do we not all, in some degree, possess a similar spirit? While the writer can truly say of "dear old New England, "with all tby faults I love thee still," his adopted Hoosier State, with her prosperous Capital and principal cities, are not forgotten. Yet beyond New England and Indiana, are the great States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, California and others but above all these, is our country. Iu contemplating the prosperity of our Indiana or New Eugland cities, I am not to forget that New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans aud San Francisco are in the United States.

By a recent examination of the statistics of our State Capital, I find that Indianapolis has continued to double her population regularly every ten years, for the last half century, and now numerically outranks every other State Capital, west of Albany, N. Y. The latter must look well to her laurels in the ceusus returns of 1880. Other Eastern cities must not be disappointed if the same returns pre-ent St. Louis second only to the city of New York and the State of Illinois, next to the "Empire State." Should results substantiate these estimates, let all who are spared to witness it in 1880, give hearty thanks for the continued prosperity of our country, even though it be less marked in our particular localities. And may every portion of our country unite in one grand, National centennial celebration, on the 4th of July, 1876. If previous to that, we receive the summons which bids us "join that mighty caravan, moving on to the silent realms of shade," may heaven and earth, permit us, quietly.

To wrap the drapery of our conch about u«, And lie down to pleasant dreams." What matter it to tuck, whether their last earthly resting place be near Plymouth Rock, or on the banks, or in the vallies of the Connecticut, Wabash, Mississippi, Arkansas or Colorado rivers. "Have we not all one countryt" "Hath not one God created both it and usf" A more extended notice of the rapid progress and business facilities of this beautiful city of Terre Haute, with its unsurpassed location for manufacturing purposes, will shortly apoear. Suffice it for the present to say, that in close proximity to the block coal fields of Indiana, the completion of her net work of railways, must constitute her the second, if not tiie first, among the railway and m.uiufaoti.ring cities of the State, and numerically among the foremost.

In he hope of exciting a more general liberal charity in all estions—in short, a genuine American Republicanism in all parties and localities, these rambling thoughts are submitted. If their influence shall result iu goo I, the writer's highest ambition will have beeu atained. Permit a uative Yankee, truthfully, but very respectfully, to assure the reader that, for nearly a quarter ot a century, the writer has been continuously and still is AN ADOPTED HOO-IRB.

P. S.—Friend Bet-cher will please present, through the columns of the Union, to his Wall street and other brethren, the above salutation.

The

HOOSIER.

Late Parke County Convention. ROCKVILLE, INDIANA, 1 February 5th, 1872. Editor of Terre Haute Gazette:

Several correspondents from this place have sent to the Terre Haute Express aud Indianapolis Journal their version ol the doings of the Parke county Repubican Convention, held in Rockville on the 2M of January last, and giveu their own peculiar color to the history.

There was nothing to give this convention any peculiar importance, till the Committee on Resolutions made their re

port. Mr. Win. Knowles, a liberal Re publican, who knows that something is wrong in the party, and admits that the principles of the Labor Reform party are in the main correct, but who also entertains that most absurd idea that all (or even any) of these proposed reforms can be carried out through the Republican party, introduced a resolution embodying the spirit of a bill lately introduced into Congress by Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts. This resolution was eubstantially this:

Resolved, By the Republicans of Parke county, that Congress should at once or ganize a Department of Labor, the busi ness and duty of which shall be t« investigate the condition of the laboring people of the United (State.- to investigate the joint profits of labor anil capital, and ascertain how the profits are distributed between laborers aud capitalists. Also, to inquire whether the pre-ent laws regulating banking, currency, commence and revenue and the practices under them are eqnitable and just, aud how they effect tne producing classes, aud report the same to Congress.

Resolved, That our delegates to the State Convention be and they are hereby instructed to urge this resolution in substance on the State Convention, as apart of the Iudiaua Republican platform.

This resolution, under the rule, was referred to the Committee on Resolutions, without debate. Gen. Steele and other bankers objected even to having it read before the convention. The committee strangled it and reported a substitute—one of those "glittering generalities"—"so cow, till I milk you," resolutions, one that will not make the "black cat'* scratch while he is being "skinned to the tail." It read in substance as follow?:

Resolved, That capital aud labor are mentally depondent upon each other and should go hand in hand, and we are in favor ofsuch legislation as will do full justice to both. (I give the resolution from recollection—But this is the substance.) Knowles insisted on his resolution as an amendment to the report, when the bankers weut for him rough. Gen. Steele denouiic'ed the resolution iu the strongest terms. Knowles defended himself and his resolution gallantly. He however, committed himself to the support of the party—whatever become of his resolution—and hoped that Gen. Steele would not leave the Republican party if it should pats. The General said he would not go as a delegate to the State Convention under such instructions. Hon. T. N. Ryce objected to passing such a resolution because he did not understand the subject it proposed to investigate. (Singular that any man should object to inquiring into a subject because he did not understand it.

B. C. Hobbs, late Superintendent of Public Instruction, advi-sed against the passage of the resolution for almost the same reason as did Mr. Rice. iery— what political economy will Prof. Hobbs recommend if that should be required, or permitted to be taught in our schools? It would sound queer to hear the Professor declare that he did not understand geology, philosophy, aud other like sciences, "because authors were not agreed.

Knowles hung out for his resolutiou, and informed the convention (what it did know before) that his resolution was identical with the bill introduced by Mr. Hoar, a geutleman from Massachusetts. But hurmouy was urged as being of more importance to the Republican party, than any measure,however just, and that inasmuch as the bankers and capitalists will not consent to such an inquiry as this will evidently prove to be, then the laboring masses must give up their ground, for no black catcan beskinned unless harmony exists between the skinner and the skinned. So the resolution was tabled—not unanimously, as the other correspondents have it—but decidedly.

Since the adjournment of the "bankers pow-wow" there has been much speculation as to the motive Knowles had in introducing such an inharmouious resolution. The wiseacres conclude that it was Democratic incendiarism manifested through the Labor Reformers.

It is too bad for any stauuoh Republican to ask Congress to investigate a condition of things that might demonstrate that some people have much more than their—and many others have less. According to Mr. Rice, it is a great impropriety to make the inquiry—simply the inquiry.

The Republican of last week has a leader which expresses great consolation in the (apparent) fact, that those who compose the Republican party can and do differ as widely as heat and cold, yet they can discuss their difi'erence inside of the party, and when one party within the party has its platform voted down, it stays with the party and votes for what it don't like. If the maintainance of the party organization is all that is desired, this is certainly a happy state i.f things aud is as applicable to the Democratic party as to the Republican, but if live measures are needed by the people, it is a hopeless medium, through which to obtaiu the end. Candidates for office should be subordinated to party success, but party organization should be subordinated to party principle.

Yours truly, INVESTIGATOR.

THE ALABAMA CLAIMS EXCITEMENT.

Note from the British Government— Yiews of Our Government— Warlike Prep iratious—Correspondence between

Sehenck and Fish. A Washington special says that the British note to our Government concerning the Alabama claims, makes no formal demand for the withdrawal of any claims for indirect damages. It alludes to the excitemeut of the public mind, and the different interpretations put on the treaty.

At a Cabinet meeting yesterday, the matter was talked over, and the opinion was unanimous that the reference of all claims to the Geneva tribunal was absolute. To that body must be left the rejection or allowance of indirect damages This was concurred in by Sumrnr and Banks.

The Herald's Washington dispatch says General Sheridan was in consultation with the President yesterday. The strength of the country in a militajy point of view was canvassed. It is known that orders have been sent to our military forts to have everything brought up to the point of perfection. Naval circles are also active.

The following correspondence has been published as genuine, but it is not confirmed:

LONDON, February 7.

lo Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, Washington: SIR:—Iu view of the expression of opinion as to what action Great Britain should take in refereuce to the Geneva Conference, on the part of Chief Justice Cockburn, and the general tone of the English press, I desire to be officially informed wUether the Government of the Uuited States will in any degree recede trom its claims for indemnity as receutly presen'ed.

Your obedient servant, -s ROBERT M. SCHENCK, *Envoy Extraordiaary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, February 7.

To Hon. Robxr M. Schenck, Envoy Extraordina and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United Statee, London.

SIR: YOU

are authorized to affirm that

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in no event will the Government of the United States recede from the position it has taken in relation to the Washington Treaty. Your obedient servant,

HAMritfoN FISH, Secretary of State.

The position taken by gentlemen closely connected with the Administration of the Government is that the British High Commissioners perfectly understand the views of the Americau High Commissioners in the negotiation of the treaty of Washington, both from its terms and the assertion iu the protocoj, and tnat, therefore, our Government is altogether justified in presenting the case as it is, claiming consequential damages in case the board of arbitrators shall not award a gross sum in satisfaction of the so-called Alabama claims. This Government is willing to stand by the decision of the arbitrators. It is known that though the British Commissioners had full powers, they frequently consulted their home government, and acted in accordance with its wishes in all they did. It is officially asserted that if the claim for consequential damages had not been presented, and was not to be passed upon, there might be a complaint by the people of the United States that that provision was made for a partial settlement only of the differences between the two countries. Such claim was therefore presented for a full settlement in the interest of peace, and to preclude future disputes.

The Yery Latest News

(UP TO 3 O'CLOCK P. M. TO-DAY.) By the Pacific and Atlantic Tel eg aph

The Situation on the English Question Unchanged.

The Situation Grave but Not Hopeless.

Steamship Collision Near Liverpool,

The Colorado Sunk—Steerage Passengers and Some of the Crew Drowned.

The Liberal Republican Movement in Illinois Gaining Ground.

The Killed and Wounded in the Railroad Accident Yesterday.

Death of Ex-Governor Grimes, of Iowa.

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LONDON, Feb. 8—The excitement in the city iu regard to the Alabama claims continues, and new developments are looked for with the greatest anxiety. The matter continues to occupy a large space of the newspaper discussion.

The Times and Standard's editorials this morning, criticising Gladstone's speech in the House of Commons Tuesday, depreciate his dislike to the W ashington Treaty as ambiguous, aud considers America entitled to place what construction on the Treaty she may deem right.

Business generally affected by the excitements. The transactions at the Stock Exchange are limited. Railway shares are unsaleable. The Evangelical Alliance published an address inviting public and private prayer for the maintenance of peace.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 8.—The steamer Colorado, of the Liverpool & Great Western Line, Williams & Guion, agents, collided with a large vessel, name unknown, in the Mersey, a short distance from here this morning. The Colorado sunk in deep water in a few minutes. The steerage passengers and some of the crew are missing, and are supposed to have been drowned. She was outward bound at the time of the disaster.

LONDON, Feb. 8—2 P. M.—The Alabama excitement continues. Its effect is visible on 'Change, where business is demoralized. Stocks have decliued, reflecting general uneasiness.

NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—A Washington special to the Times says: The situation on the English question is unchanged. Nothing further has been received from London. The reception of the full text of the friendly answer to Gen. Scheuck'a dispatch, must be awaited before any action can be taken.

The subject came upon the Executive Session of the Senate, yesterday, when a spirited debate took place. The expression was unanimous that this case there was but one course, for the Government tostaud firm, and insist that all questions presented shall go before the tribunal for decision.

LONDON, Feb. 8.—A special to the Tribune says, the speech of Gladstone of Tuesday is widely criticized as mischievous and offensive.

It is the understanding that several members of the Cabinet disapprove its passionate tone, but theCabiuet and people are unanimous for abandoning arbitration, unless the American claims are modified.

The situation isgrave but not hopeless. Charles Francis Adams, arbitrator appointed bylhe United States, leaves for America next Saturday.

A Washington special to the Tribune, says that the President and Secretary Fish are firm in the belief that the treaty does give in express terms the right to present the claims for consequential damages before the Geneva Conference, and this is the only tribunal .which can decide whether they shall be admitted or not. At the same time they have no expectation that consequential damages to any great amount will be awarded or paid.

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It is understood that a majority of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, oppose Gen. Banks' bill for carrying out the fishery claims of the treaty of Washington.

NEW YORK,Feb. 8.—There was continued excitement at City Hall, yesterday, over the restoration and statement of Mayor Hall's iudictment. It is now ^ted upon good authority that no such conclusion has yet been reached by the Grand Jury.

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Seventeen important indictments were submitted last Saturday, and are now in the bands of the District Attorney or the police, and the warrants will probably be served this week.

It is highly probably that the original application forplaciug the Market Savings Bank in bankruptcy will be granted when the cases come up in the United States Court Saturday. Many l&rge depositors also favor and will probably shortly commence criminal proceedings against Conklin, Secretary, and other defalcating officers.

The silk weavers of this city, about 6,000 in number, will hold a mass meeting on Saturday evening, to protest against a reduction of the tariff on silk. Petitions will be circulated and forwarded to Congress.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8.—The report current iu certain quarters yesterday that important dispatches bad been received from Sir John Rose and other English statesmen, earnestly urging our Government either to recede from its case or name the gross sum in lieu of its general damages is unfounded, nor has any dispatch been forwarded to Sir John Rose or any other English statesman on the subject.

Mr. Thornton, if he has received anything officially bearing on the subject, has so far communicated nothing to our Government. The only dispatch sent from Washington to London, supposed to bear on the matter, w&s sent by Secretary Fish to General Schenck on last Monday.

There appears to be one view among the Senators and members respecting the attitude of England, and that is that the proposed action of that nation cannot be sustained, and that the boa"rd of arbitrators is only to judge of the legality of the claim in question.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8.—The following is a full list of the killed and wounded in the accident on the R., R. I. & St. L. Railroad yesterday, as far as ascertained: Joseph Freissen, residence unknown, burned to death Mrs. Reuben Raines, Henry county, Iowa, burned to death man supposed to be a Mr. Herman Neuberger, of Barry, Pike county, 111., burned to death unkuown mau, body not having been identified, hurned to death an unknown man, killed Reuben Raines, Henry county, Iowa, badly cut on the head and body Isaac Barnhardt, residence unknown, badly burned and his head cut August Maube, a boy lately employed at Carmes' Hotel, feock Island, ankle broken M. Canman, liquor dealer, St. Louis, leg broken Frederick Burgle, St. Louis, badly burned Minnie Burgle, St. Louis, burned Franklyn Groves, residence unknown, bruised Carl Boss, residence unknown, severely bruised. The train boy, name not ascertained, severely injured.

There were six others slightly injured. The whole blame of the affair is thrown on Baker, the conductor of the freight train, and he has not been seen since the collision occurred.

BURLINGTON, IOWA, Feb. 8.—Ex-Gov. Grimes died at his residence last night about 9 o'clock. He was sick two days with disease of the heart. His death was unexpected and greatly regretted in the city, which has been his home since 1836.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.—It is understood that John C. Gault, General Superintendent of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, has tendered his resignation. It is hoped this will be reconsidered.

SPRINGFIELE, ILLS.,Feb.8.—Acolored girl of about 17 years has survived in a trance since last Friday evening. She had been attending a revival at the colored Methodist church, and became very much interested in the exercises. Friday evening, while sitting on the mourner's bench, she fainted and was taken to her father's house while insensible. She has remained in that condition ever since, and has taken no nourishment of any description, and is perfectly unconscious.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLS., Feb. 8.—The Liberal Republican movement in this State is rapidly gaining ground. A meeting of the friends of the movement will soon be had and delegates appointed to the convention at Cincinnati.

The Republican members of the General Assembly and other leading Republicans of the State will hold a caucus here this week to express their sentiments as to the time of holding a regular State Convention.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.—The commission appointed to condemn the Court House block, with a view to its purchase by the Government, held along session yesterday, and will meet again to-day. They obtained opinions from various property owners, as to the value of the block proposed to ba condemned, which would make it a sum total of not much less than $2,000,000.

Policy holders of the Teutonia Insurance Company held a meeting last evening, and had a noisy debate, (finally agreeing to leave their claims with a certain firm for an attempt at collection. The Chicago loss of the Company was $871,000. The Secretary thinks a dividend of 5 per cent, may be paid in six or eight mouths.

A girl 19 years old,formerly an in mate of the Home of the Friendless, aud latterly a help in a respectable family, died yesterday iu a house of ill-fame on State street, from the effects of an abortion performed some months ago. She had been seduced by a young man aged 20 year?, who then abandoned her, and her mistress finding out her condition drove her into the street.

The official report of Chas. Randolph. Ed., Secretary of the Chicago Board of Trade, will show that the total receipts of srrain

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wheat)

flour to au equivalent in

were a little over $83,000,000

us he in 1 8 7 1 The hog packing business of tfcw city for the present season already foots up to 1,018,000 head, and will probably exceed 1,100,000 at the clqse of the season.

In two departments of trade, grain and provisions, Chicago has during the past year, not only eclipsed all other cities as usual, but surpassed all her own previous efforts. The lumber trade will show a larae increaie. "t*

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General Admission, Gallery,

THf. MARKETS BY TELEUKAPH.

FLOUR—Unchanged, [email protected]. WHEAT—Firmer. [email protected]. CORN—Steady, 40^@40^e. RYE—Steady, 70o inr No. 2. BA KLEY—Easier, 59c. HIGHWINES—Quiet. 87@88c. HOGS—Dressed, #[email protected]. LARD—Better, $8.80(&8.95, MESS PORK—Stronger, 812.38 @12.50. HOGS—Quiet, 5@10c lower. CATTLE—Dull, weak.

FLOUR—Steady. WHEAT—$1.54® 1.58. CORN—73@74c. OATS—55@56c. MESS PORK—$14.25. WHISKY—Steady, 94c. HOGS—Live, 5%@5%c. CATTLE—10@1^H«. GROCERIES—Steady, unchanged.

AMUSEMENTS.

O W I N A

The Prairie City Guards

Beg leave to announce that their

THIRD GRAND BALL

"Will be given at

DOWLNG HAUL,

Thursday Eye., February 22, 1872.

COMMITTEE OF ARB \NGEMENTS.—Peter J. Kyan, James Deagan. Joliu A. Bryan, James O'Mara,Samuel Baker, Henry Derrickson, Hen ry Myers, Oscar Rankin, Charles Thomas, Auston Uenehie, Peter stein, »artiu Hollinger.

FLOOR MANAGERS.—Charles Thomas, Alphonso Oilman, Henry Fry, John Ludowici, James Deagan, W. A. Watson.

RECEPTION COMMITTEE—Martin Hollinger, Charles Duddleston, Frank Greenup, Thos. Canty.

IN i'RODUCTORY COMMITTEE—Oscar Rankin, James Pierce, Edward VauUever, Charles Weaver.

BST No improper characters admitted. FRED. SCHMIDT, Door-keeper.

O W I N A

FOR POSITIVELY OXE WEEK OSLY!

COMMENCING

Monday Eye., Feb. 5,1872.

PROF. J. M.

MACAL LISTER,

The Great Wizard!

Will make his reappearance in this city iti an entire

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AMUSEMENTS.

A O E

O E A O S E

JENNIE

Full Orchestra, Chorus and Brass Band,

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 8, 9 and 10.

Reserved Seats from plan of Opera House, at B. G. Cox's Book Store

Chicago Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 8.

St. Louis Market. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8.

FLOUR—Firmly held and hut little dointr, fa I lsiipertinf 85 50@6 00 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] choice $8.00 @9.50.

WHEAT—No. 4 red 81.50 No. 3 81.62K No. 2 81.71 spring No. 2 $1.33. CORN—Very dull, No. 2 white mixed 44c yellow and mixed 43c.

OATS—Dull, No. 2 37^c rejected 35c choice 38c. BARLEY—Firm and nnchaxged No. 2 66@70' No. 175c choice 85c fancy 90.

KYE—Hitrtier, No. 2 79c in elevator. PROVISIONS—Pork 813.00 cash, $13.25 seller bacon and shoulders 6J^c clear rib 7Kc clear sides 7Yz@7K'.

LARD—Dull aud nominally hold at 8J£c, buyers Vgcless. HOGfS—Dressed, [email protected] live $4 20 @4.40

CATTLE—Dull, sligqt receipts. Weather clear and cool. River on a stand.

Cincinnati Market. CINCINNATI, Feb. 8.

COTTON—Steady middlines, 22K@23c shipments 744 bales stock 7,074 bales. FLOUR—Steady sales family87.25.

GRAIN—Irregular and no transactions. LIVE HOGS—Recipts 1,501 sales at 84.80.

PROVISIONS—Held firm. MESS PORK—?13.25 cut meats, prides unchanged.

WHISK Y-87c. River still frozen. Weather clear and pleasant.

New York Market. NEW YOBK, Feb. 8.

programme eacti evening, from

the World of Wond.r strange and siartliug.

Beautiful and Costly Frettentfi given to his patrons each evening.

100

One Grand Macallister Matinee!

SATURDAY afternoon, February 10th.

Scale of Priceo in the Evening.^

Admission 25 cents Reserved portion of the House .60 cents

ter Doors open at 7, to commence at. 8 o'clock. ARNOLD

JUNES, Agent.

CABDS.

lARDSof every description for Business,^Vlat^

ing. Wedding or Fuueral pajP0®®® abei ••m llBto 100,000, cheaply printed at the OA/ki STJjAy JOB OFFICER Filth street. We keep the larg. MBortment of card stock In the cltT—bjugt

Qumbei *nd cheai

WJJI trwiarifcK***

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NO. 213.

THIRTY-ONE PERFORMERS. FRANK P. DOBSON, Manager.

50 cents. 35 cents.

MEDICAL.

The Great World Tonic

AND

System Renovator!

What the Public Should Know.

WABASHThese

BITTERS Bitters are a purely vegetable Touic, the compoueut

Di ugs having been selected with

the greatest care as to their medicinal Properties. They are no iettp compound pr» pared with commou wliisky.

WABASHJust

work. IF

festive

BITTERS the thing for morning lassitude aud depression of spirits caused by late hours or over

ABASH BITTERS Aie an infallible remedyfor Dyspepsia, Heart Burn. &c., imparting toL.e and impulse to the Ui-

organs, by ttieir iieaithy action on tne toma-h, Liiver arid Kidneys.

WABASH

1SI1TEK3 Takeu regularly three times a day iuBiuaii win glassful dotes will give stiength, health aud vigor,

and a cheerful aud couteuieU disposition.

ABASH BITTERS Take it if want pure. rich, electrical blood—blood tlmt invigorates your system, and gives the glow of health to your cheek.

WABASH

BITTtRS Area sure Preventative of a Chil and lnlermiteui Fevers.

WABASH

BITTERS Cunuot be exeell'-d as a morning Appetizer, Promoting good digestion, and are infallible for all

the manifold diseas arising from a deianged and debilitated stomach.

WABASHAre

BIT ERS the best Bitters in the world for puiit'yiug the Blood, cleansing the Stomach, gently stimu

lating the KiJneys and acting as a mild cathartic.

J[kR. ARNAUD, Sole Proprietor and Manufaclurer of WABASH H11TLRS, utheast corner ox Ohio and Fifth t-ts. Terre Haute, lnd. aug26tfS

MEEICAL.

PISO'S CURE

FOR

CONSUMPTION WILLcure

pulmonaay complaints, difficult

breathing, throat diseases and COUGHS which it neglected terminate in serious and too often fatal diseases of tlx- lungs.

Try it If it falls to satisfy you of its efficacy the agent will refund your money.

A FAIR OFFER. The Proprietors of Piso's

CURE FOR CONSUMPTION

Agree to repay the price to all who try the remedy ana receive from it no benefit. Thus if it does no goodit COSTS NOTHING, and if It cures one is satisfied.

PISO'S CURE is very pleasant to the taste and does not produce nausea. It is intended to soothe and not irritate. Itaures a Cough much quicker than any other medicine, and yet does not dry it up.

If you have "only a Cough," do not let it become something worse, but cure it immediately.

Piso's Cure for Consumption

being a certain remedy for the worst of human ailments, must of necessity be the best remedy for Cough and diseases of the throat which 11 neglected too olten terminate latally. Ti nn/)i That50,000 persons die J.I IS a J! ad nually in the United Stateof Consumption.

Tfio That 25,000 persons die an. XI 19 lltl nually from heridatory Con sumption. Tf la a l?nn\ That 25,000 persons die an1.1 15 J: dtl nually from Cough ending" in Consumption.

Klo

la Toot That a slight cough often 21 J: civ*' terminates In Consumption.

It IS 9 FftCt

Tha

a Consumption can be

TiQ/)|That recent and protracted 13 il ill coughs can be cured. Tf That Piso's Cure has curcd It 1» it £utl and will cure these diseases

It is a Fact

ranted.

Sold by Druggists everywhere. E. T. HAZELTINE, Proprietor. "Warren, Pennsylvania.

STEAM BAKERY.

Union Steam Bakery.

FRANK HEINIG & BKO.,

Manufacturers of all kinds ol

Crackers, Cakes, Breafl

A N Dealers in

Foreign and Domestic Fruits,

FANCY AND STAPLfrKROCERIES, LAFAYETTE STREET, Between the two Railroads. 188d I'erro Hanl« *»!«••».

AgentseANDoCANVASSER.-

and printing visiting cards BU Investigating this.

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rteldng to it-

a ii a a Achme Linen 'Marker Co., 83 Barcta# ot., JV. Y., for lull particulars of the only enective de\Jc« ever Invented for indelibly irftikingHoti

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