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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1890.

ENJOiN THE CITY.

J^The action of th« council last night on the question oI the aerial truck shows that Mr. Hybarger is only a scapegoat for the eina of the majority of thecoancil- -, men. Throughout this entire transaction he has been simply the active agent, authorized and sustained by the council.

In deference to an overwhelming public

opinion, voiced by the entire press of the city, they have been obliged to rescind an illegal and doubtful transaction f4\ but they have simply changed the lev method of bringing about the same resuit. THE NEWS, Express and Gazette have been unanimous in expressing what py they have every reason to believe is the i' sentiment of the whole people, that there jl is no pressing necessity for an aerial

truck and we are not nble to afford :/1, We have no money to pay for it or for the additional force of men and horses S. and the new buildings which will be re|^5 quired. This machine weighs over seven f'S, thousand pounds and would make some it-1 wear and tear upon our streets if often l',' railed into use, but tho cases when it jjf' would be required would be exceptional ft-. We have very few buildings in Torre

Haute high enough to need its services. |fV In tho present condition of our city finances we cannot afford this ex1§L{ pensive and practically unnecessary ap'§?:f paratus. Buttliecouncil are determi ned, in the language of the Gazette, to "loot" \j* the treasury of its last dollar, and exhaust the credit of the city. They will go ahead an»l purchaw) this three thou sand dollar truck and increase the ex* penses of tho flro department in the face of the fact that we will have to give our 1 note for six per cent, to pay for the for7 mer arid settle with the latter by means of city warrants or promises to pay.

These have been so largely bought up ai a discount for tho purpose of payim? taxes that when the spring assessment i*

paid in, instead of the city having the neccssary funds for meeting the current |5i expenses of the next six months, ?§li the treasury will be filled warrants. But there protect taxpayers from the |l| recklessness and inefficiency of just such councils as this ono of Terre Haute. In 1881 an amendment to the constitution was adopted as follows: "No political or municipal corporation in this state shall ever become indebted, in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate exceeding two per centum on the value of the taxable property within such corporation, to be ascertained by the last assessment and all bonds and obligations in excess of such amount, given by such corporation shall be void." And furthermore, "Where there is a clear violation of the law or abuse of its corporate powers an injunction will lie." The course necessary for our citi«ens to pursue seems perfectly plain. Go ahead with the injunction proceedings already commenced. A thousand names can be secured, if necessary, of responsible persons who are willing to become uartiee to the suit tct tho work go on.

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The action of last night's council is just as illegal ns that of a week ago which Mr. Hybarger undertook to engineer. Enjoin the council from the purchase of this truck which is unnecessary and beyond our present

A WEAK EXPLANATION*

The agent of the Babcock company is a smooth and plausible speaker but he rather overdid the matter last night in empha&uing the statement that he found our fire committee very disagreeable people to deal with. That was putting on Use whitewash too thick, as neither lly» dSfruqttt* Kennedy nor Fitxpatrick is disagreeable in his business dealings. There were (several discrepancies in his remarks.

He slated that his firm had no contract with the city of TVrre Haute and yet they were about to ship us a $3,400 truck, a loose way of doing business, it seems. His insinuation that 6 in times past this city had 'toot kepi her word with his company was very adroit, as *JSQ was the implied suggestion that

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chance to redeem herself. His the shirt maker* do not intend to work K«*J IV*W) »nM more than tea hours a day. At present statement that other cities tod (atd mors

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Leftrning that« Babcock aerial truck, one beomr«i» general. siw larger than the one ordered forthfc dlv had just been shipped to r**jr w«*t ***?, ITOEKTE®,

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digfere*it*a*ttsfdrU« #ame trade, 1 from the nalroad. Itwtii he cared Tor eate« thai ih* mx&b txmpw *t Van W«t*,Ot}&», fixed prte# hut tak«s wfc* «*a rZZZZTZZZZ* inldtt&afti Oaios««^ March IL—-It is repotted Hm fat W&* tew mm& the tbed '&» 1 a Qmmm Uoa.^1 iftr* Hyhwterls letter*»* ts^||ih9r8r mmhad»pdmi aftai&ed K» ue.iwA'wt

gram en Saturday from Mr. Hybarger telling him to ship the track according to contract. He had just stated that there was no contract, but we will let that pass. On Monday he telegraphed that he would ship the truck on that day. On Tuesday he received a letter from Mr. Hybarger reminding him of the lettering and some special articles to be sent with the truck. As he received this letter on Tuesday of course he could not ship the truck on Monday. In order for him to receive the letter on Tuesday it must have been written on Monday and yet on Tuesday night at council meeting Mr. Hybarger informed the council that the truck had been shipped on Monday, although he had the day before written this letter to the company delaying the truck. The evidences of collusion between Hybarger and Babcock & Co. are too obvious to require any farther discussion. ,,

EVEN the question of immigration, which certainly would seem to be of as much importance to one party as another, bids fair to be controlled by partisan politics. It is claimed that it is not from any patriotic motives that the landing station is to be transferred from Castle Garden but simply to remove it from Democratic to Republican .management. An Indiana man, Hon. W. D. Owen, is chairman of the committee which declares that its real object is to study the best methods of separating the desirable from the undesirable immigrants. There is a class of respectable, industrious foreign ers who desire the larger opportunity offered by this country to thrift and labor and come here for the better advantages of our government. They are willirfg to accept the existing state of affairs and strive to assist our own people in making them better. Such emigrants are desirable and should be welcomed. But there seems to bo a most urgent demand for a law that shall exclude Anarchists, organ grinders, paupers and the horde of objectionable characters that are pouring in upon us by the hundred thousands. There is no more important legislation before Congress than to effect a vigorous reform in the laws governing immigration.

ACCOKUIKCI to the rumors that will leak out, the committee on ways and means which were to report a tariff bill to the House yesterday are hopelessly demoralized with no prospect of reaching a conclusion. On minor points they are practically agreed but upon the three great subjects of wool, sugar and steel rails they are wide asunder. The Western men are willing to reduce the duty on steel rails and the Eastern men are equally willing to do the same on wool, but neither will concede a reduction upon both. The East and West could probably settle the tariff on sugar, but the Southern men want the full duty kept up. The Republican party is fully alive to the vital necessity of some degree of tariff reform, but nobody is willing to have the industries of his own section disturbed. Meanwhile the Democrats enjoy the situation and hope that no solution of the diillculty may be found between now and the next Presidential campaign.

THE magnificent estates of the wealthiest of the New York families entirely disprove the long accepted theory that riches in this country never go beyond the second generation. The wealth of the Astors, .the Vanderbilt#, the Goelets and numerous other multi-mil-lionaires is now in possession of the third generation and they not only hold fast all they get but increase their ^possessions. It was always considered a fortunate phase of our institutions that we had no law of entail and that the squandering of vast estates by the succeeding generations distributed the wealth and gave others a chance. But the time-seems to be approaching when the old landed estates of the country will belong to comparatively few families. Whether it is possible for anything to prevent this accumulation of wealth remains to be seen, but the domain is broad and the opportunities for all are many and varied.

"THE Society of Young Girls of Pure Character on the Stage" is the name of an organization in New York. The Indianapolis Journal says "When a young girl on or off the stage finds It necessary to disarm suspicion by wearing a label saying,'Behold me, I am virtuous/ it is time she was retired to very private life." This is an apt statement of the case. It no more seemly for a woman to boast Of her virtue than it is for a man to brag about his integrity. In both instances they are supposed to possess these qualities until it is proven to the contrary but the very act of boasting of them raiaes a doubt of their existence.

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NEW YORK. March 11.—Two thousand shirt makers are on a strike in this city to-day. Many of them are women, and they demand the uniform rate of pay in all «hops. They alb want the bosses to »mvide machine tor thetn to operate.

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SAIRY JACKSON'S BABY.

UNCLE JACK KNEW THE WOULD PROVIDE.

There is always a pathos about a scrap of crape at the door, especially if the grim announcement is hung out for a child. But tbe lean legged and woolly headed black children who were playing shinny in the street were too young to allow their sport to be interrupted by the presence of death. "OSLY SARAH'S LOTUS «**.»

If any one had asked the stout negress who lolled at the door, they would have been angwered with: "Oneiey Mis'Sarah. Jackson's little boy. An' it's de Lawd's bressin' he gone, kase he's bin ailin* ebber sence he was bawn. Whar does she lib? Up on de top flo', in de reah. Yo' cawn't miss it. Jess knock' bard on, de do', kase Miss Jackson may be sorrowin' like, on 'count ov it bein' her Johnnie."

And then, if one had followed her direction, he would have wondered if there never would be any end to the bare, steep flights of dirty stairs, with the too brief landings, and the musty, dark halls, and the black, woolly heads thrust out of half open doors in a spiiAof youthful in-9uir-v- 7 „I

But there is an end td all tliMgS, and at last the top is reached. It is lighter here, and the air seems a little more wholesome, although the same musty smell of crowded quarters is. to be noticed. A ladder leads up to a hole in the roof, and the sun sends a slanting ray down through the aperture. The block of sunlight strikes the entrance to one of the three doors on the landing, and has only the effect of bringing out in greater relief the worn pine boards half hidden by an accumulation of dirt.

It is very quiet on this floor, so quiet than when the visitor listened lie could hear a sound of sobbing, and then a low voice crooning words of comfort. A knock at the door brings the answer: "Come in." The room is not more than twelve feet square, and is considered a large room for a tenement. But the question of accommodations is not taken into consideration now.

There are two persons in the room. An old woman", whose tears made shining tracks upon her black skin, was bending over a young woman who rocked to and fro in an old chair, sobbing and moaning for her baby. The room was uncarpeted and miserable. Bags and wads of paper stuck loosely in the holes in the broken window panes helped to give an indescribable aspect of desolation to the room. ..:

Upon the only table in the room, its attenuated form wrapped in an old red shawl, ragged and threadbare, was the dead baby, Its little black face, tinged with a grayish hue, was turned up toward the cracked ceiling, and the lids hardly concealed the dull white of the ©yes- -'J*

The babe had been dead since the day before, and the mother was too poor to bury it. Her husband was away somewhere. He had deserted her months before, so she need not expect him in her hour of trouble. "THE LAWD WILL PER VIDE."

As she rocked the door creaked on its hinges and an old negro entered. He was lame, and made his way carefully along with a cane. A high hat that had seen years of hard service rested on a fringe of grayish wool which covered the back of his head, and a bandanna handkerchief 'made a picturesque substitute for both collar and cravat, "Hullo, Jack, yo' back agen?" said the old woman. "Sairy's bin taken on powerfl sence yo's bin gone, an* she mos' cried her eyea out. Did yo* git enny money?" "No, an'Pse done clean pestered out, a-trampin' and a-trampin'. What wid de rheumatics and de sorror'bout Jacky, I ain't mahaelf." "Uncle Jack," said the young woman, jumping up, "I'll jes' £sk yer ter go to one moah place fur de money, Jes' one moah. Pse done washin' fur dis lady, and mebbe she help me." "Come, come, gal," said the.old man "Pse doin* ail I can fer yer, but the good Lawd will pervide. Jes* put yo' trus' on him." "I know, Uncle Jack, I know dat but we mus' do something" she said.

With unsteady hand she wrote ft note in a cramped hand on the back of a grocery bill, the only piece of paper there was in the house. The paper was blistered with her tears.

«n lorry to ask jroa,bttt nyr B&by died yertweAyr doob, witfa the Bw*rn-fc*etera And the ttr tn the threat. We have done what we cookL 1 hav« test aadtie UtWe e*rata«i ha4tof»tjr »tfor medda. laid not 1MBR**®L litem SAJUUI Jjuxttm.

Uncle Jack hobbled out of the door and 4»wn the stairs. He had to go a long distance, and when he came back a gentleman came with him. He had come in answer to the letter and to see the dead baby was hurled decently. Not long ago his own baby had died, and when he stood by the table and saw by the light of tbe one lamp in the room tbe face of the little dead baby he brcAe down and wept. His tears mingled with those of the poor black folks about, A common griet had torn & way the barrier «f race, cok»r and station, and he was as sincere a mourner as old Uncle Jack, who stood with bowed head sear him. And as the old bandanna neckerchief seemed to grow tighter and tighter around his throat he said: "I knew deLawd would pervide, Ssiry, I knew it, chile, kase be alters does.*'— New York Sun.

Young Mr. Schdaateisj.—Do you dink dot marriage vss it &ulsi% Osdk» MoseaP Unde Moees—Of you make monich py tuariyiag it iteissgodt as ft vaiitti*, toy poy,~4*weil a&en.

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JDeath in the Ulukclupel District—A Trun Story from the Tenements of tbe West Side In 3iew York City—"We Have Done

What We Could." A bit of crape, hanging side by side with a ship of satin ribbon which had once been white, but was now discolored by constant use, swung idiy from the tack which held it in place at the entrance to one of the tall tenements on the west side. It is in the district known as Blackchapel, and all the houses thereabout are occupied by colored folks.

TERRE MA^^S DAILY NEWS, TUESDAY, MARCH 10890.

her is elected to either chamber. He'll show them novelties in the way of introducing bills that'll put the biggest kind of a surplus in such a condition it will be dad to hide itself behind a mustard seed.

Thespian Superstition.

The superstition of actors and actresses sxtends to all the smallest minutiae of their business, and one peculiar fad with many of them is to seek out some little, insignificant shop in some unfrequented locality where they can buy their wigs, their footwear, their powder and paint, and so on. Happy is he or she who can discover some such place that has been little known before, for is it not an augury of good fortune? Many theatrical people abjure entirely the large and well known establishments that deal in theatrical supplies and give their patronage to less pretentious places down town.

There is a sort of Ereemasonry in the profession by which the news of the finding of these small shops is passed from ear to ear, so that a considerable patronage in time accrues to the lucky proprietor. On the other hand, there are those who are more selfishly inclined and keep their lucky "finds" to themselves as far as possible, believing that the "spell" will be broken if they say much about it or advertise it even to their friends.— New York Star,

jSaV.J*"- !TIe Charm of Music. Anew mode of calming the nerves was one resorted to by a little girl who had to have two large teeth extracted. The dentist who was to pull the teeth has a piano in his reception room. His patient came and brought a little friend. Instead of proceeding to the chair, however, she paused at the piano. "Would you like me to play for you, doctor?' said she. On receiving an affirmative answer she executed a gay waltz, and then said: "Perhaps you would like to hear both of us play. Shall we try a duet?" This accomplished, the young diplomat offered to sing, and the doctor expressing great delight at the prospect she did so then the two little girls sang together, and then, having either gained courage enough or recognizing that the evil hour could not be further delayed, she arose from the piano, walked composedly to the chair and stood the tooth pulling without a murmur.—Detroit Free Press.

To Free His Mlnd.'

Grim Stanton, his war secretary, lie vet' quite knew how to take Lincoln. Stanton was for exterminating such elements as dared to ask questions. It is related that once some one had refused to understand an order, or, at all events, had not obeyed. "I believe I'll sit down," said Stanton, "and give that man apiece of my mind." "Do so," said Lincoln "write him now, while you have it on your mind. Make it sharp. Cut him all up." Stanton did not need a second invitation. It was a bone cruncher that he read to the president. "That's right," said Abe "that's a good one." "Who can I get to send it by?" mused the secretary. "Send it!" replied Lincoln "send it! Why, don't send it at all. Tear it up. You have freed your mind on the subject and that is all that is necessary. Tear it up. f"ou never want to send such letters I never do,"—-San Francisoo Argonaut.

Where Pumice Stone I» FOUND.**" We often hear it remarked, and particularly after the eruption of a volcano, that pumice stone ought to be plentiful and cheap, as quantities must have been ejected during the volcanic disturbance. As a matter of fact, however, none of the white stone in general use is obtained from active volcanoes. It comes from deposits of the article discovered in one or two quarters of the globe, the best of which is at present to be found in the island of Lipari. situate in the Tyrrhenian sea. The island is mountainous in character and consists of tuffs and lavas and of highly siliceous volcanic products. The district where the stone is found is called Campo Blanco Or Monte Petalo (1,500 feet above the level of the sea).— St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Co-operative Cooking,

In both New York and Boston there have been formed during the last few years "cooked food supply companies," which have served families over a wide area with perfectly well cooked food, in large variety, hot or otherwise, according to order. Some families who have patronized the New York company accord it the highest praise, not alone for the excellence of the food, but for the reduced cost as compared with the expense of the home cooked food. And in Boston I know the company has furnished meals to its patrons at greatly reduced expense in as perfect a state as at the best managed hotels.—Miller's Journal.

American Chewing Gam in Lomlaa. Gum chewing is an American vice exclusively, and it is very likely to remain so. There are several American candy shops in London, hut they are veritable robbers' roosts. In America a «mnl1 package of Yucatan chewing gum costs five cents here the exorbitant sum of sixpence (twelve cents) is demanded for the same size of package and kind of goods. We cannot hope to introduce the vice into England so long as we accompany the vice with such flagrant extortion,—Eugene Fields' London Letter.

Among the exhibits at the Indianapolis meeting of the Western Canned Goods association were two cans containing beef soup, port of a lot prepared for the United States na vy in 1819. They are owned by William Daggett, of Indiaar apolis, whose grandfather was at the head of Daggett, & KensleU, of New Haves, Conn., in the early part of the century. The contents are supposed to be in good ooodftkn if not, the fertttenter tkm and creation of gases within would break these&L The soup is therefore seventy-one years old.

Tbe meanest man in Maine fives near Lewistcm. He had an only son, who una drafted and killed in the war. Tbe fother sow says: "I was short sighted la sot paying $100 for a substitute, for 2 have been farced to hire man ever tfnoe to help carry on the farm, assd ft ha* cost i&e thousands above the price of a substitute. Besides, be was a master tx» wot* and the smallest eater I

Good lor you, Kalamaeoo? Yoan? is

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A StMMger Whoee TiUe Frodaeed prise in Tennessee. A dignified looking stranger entered the ticket office of the St Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railroad yesterday, and stated that he wished to purchase tickets for himself and family to Texas, and also wanted to secure rates for the transportation of a carload of household furniture. Col. Harry Wilson waited on the gentleman, and ascertained that his name was Martin. He negotiated a trade with him for the tickets, and referred him to the freight office on Monroe street for information about freight rates.

As the stranger displayed a goodly role of boodle it was incumbent on Col. Wilson to treat him with the consideration due his importance, and so he told Billy to take the colonel over and introduce him to Mr. Bartlev, and he took care to lay the accent on the coloneL

Billy got the stranger safely over to the freight office, and in his politest manner presented him to Will Bartley as follows: "Mr. Bartley, allow me to introduce to you Col, Martin^

The stranger drew himself up haughtily, and striking an attitude, with his right hand over his left breast pocket, said: "I am no colonel, young man I am something higher than that." "Excuse me I meant to say brigadier," apologized Billy. "I have a higher title than that," said the great man.

Billy was equal to tbe occasion, and came again with "I really meant,to say major general, you know.''.

He was knocked out again, however, by tbe supposed officer remarking with heightened dignity, which, however, was softened by a quiet, amused smile: "You have not got up high enough yet." "You must be the commander-in-chief of the army," suggested Billy in a doubtful sort of tone, but the stranger paralyzed him by the announcement that he held a still higher title.

Billy was stumped. He thought the distinguished visitor was no other than the president travelling in cog., but he dismissed that idea, and then his curiosity got the better of his reverence, and he blurted out: "Well, who are you, any way?" V,

The stranger soflly"replied: "I am a minister of the gospel, sir," and Billy fainted dead away, while Will Bartley made a half rate for the divine on account of his high title.—Memphis Avalanche

Debt of Honor.

Fox thanked the man for his confidence, and paid him, saying: "His debt was of older standing, and Sheridan must wait."

Fox was the lover of liberty, friend of the Hindoo, friend of the African slave he possessed a great personal popularity, and Napoleon said of him, on the occasion of his visit to Paris in 1805: "Mr. Fox will always hold the first place in an assembly at the Tuileries." Youth's Companion.

Hi* Prayer Answered.

A certain Chicago coal man enjoys nothing more than be does a romp with his two pretty hoys. After supper every night he has great fun with them. One evening last week his wife was taken sick, and he cut short the usual romp, much to the disappointment of the boys, who had been looking forward all day to his homecoming. He told them it was time for them to go to bed, and, like obedient boys, they walked off without a word of remonstrance. Silently they disrobed and prepared to retire. The larger boy said his prayer and found his way between the sheets. Then the little fellow knelt down by the bedside, uttered his prayer and added: "Please, God, make papa funny some more." And the father,, who had been waiting just outside the door to see that they retired all right, overheard the petition and went in and gave his two boys another great romp. The little fellow then retired in the firm belief that his prayer had been answered,—Chicago Herald.

A Cent's Worth.

I was walking by the Hotel Buckingham the other evening (says a writer in New York Truth) when my ear was penetrated by a hoarse shriek, "Extra! extra! full account of the fire down town—extraH "Let me see, boy, if you're telling the truth," said a passer by.

The lad held up his paper to verify his statement, and showed the headline, "$850,06© Blasef "Oh," said th® inquirer, "two hundred and fifty thousand? is that all? Well, I guess I don't want the paper." "Ah, what's de matter wid you," answered the newsboy "do yer want ter burn up de city o' New York for a cent?"

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A large carp is fouad in Lake ChampSaln, which, with proper care in regard to its propagation, would be a boon to our people as a food S&h. It is one of the most handsome fishes in our waters, and as a food fish deserves to be looked after. It is known to ichthyologist* as Ictiobos Thompson!, Lake or Thompson's carp. We are told its flesh is not equaled in flavor by any other fish is Lake Cham plain.—Burlington Fuse Bens.

A MttnresM* to Patftfet i«Prospective Employer—" What P*T law you been getting?" jM

Applicact (from B«idfF-wl)o yw* ailude to the remuneration hitherto awand«d uw i» reeogsiiioa of my serrtcetf"

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A Hacktuan'a ervo

John Cauley, a hackman. av&rted a disaster to his equipage, himself and his fare one morning, no doubt saving the lives exposed and laid the foundation of his fortunes under circumstances peculiar to life in the great metropolis. He lives in Brooklyn, owns his own hack and driveB over every morning to a stand at the city hall.

Just before 6 o'clock, Edward Haskins, a cattle and horse ranchman of Sydney, Neb., took Cauley's hack to go to the northeast portion of town. When Eighteenth street and fourth avenue was reached the hack?w®§ -.going at a rapid pace,

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England, which is rich in gentlemen, furnisnea, in tbe beginning of the present century, a good model of that genius which the world loves in Charles James Fox, who added to his great abilities the most social disposition and real love of men. A characteristic anecdote is related of the celebrated orator and statesman:

A tradesman who had long dunned Mr. Fox for a note of three hundred guineas found him one day counting gold, and demanded payment of his long due note. "I cannot pay you now," said Fox. "I owe this money to Sheridan it is a debt of honor. If an accident should happen to me he has nothing to show, to maintain his claim." "Then," said the creditor, "I change my debt into a debt of honor," and tore the note in pieces.

Suddenly a gong refunded behind the hack, and Cauley turned to see a chemical eugine turning into the avenue from Seventeenth street, with the horses at a gallop. The hack was on the left side of the street under headway not to be checked within a dozen yards, A furniture truck and wagon coming down filled the other half of the street. It was tho thought of an inBtant to Cauley that he must cut around tho corncr to the right and leave the chemical free to its tornadolike course up the avenue. Another engine now appeared, with its horses on a dead run.

Destruction seemed inevitable. Cauley was already thrown back upon the roof of his vehicle with all his weight and strength upon the lines, but the rolling hack was pushing upon the heels of his horses, and its impetus was assured to carry it into the middle of the cross street. There doom awaited it in the Bhape of a great, brass, fire breathing engine. It was a moment of fate, and Cauley was equal to it. With tho same dextrous stress that he intended to apply in rounding the corner he turned his plunging horses into tho gutter, over the high curb with a frightful leap and surge of the springs, across the walk and headlong through the folding doors of a dry goods store. There, quivering with their full length within the store, the horses were halted. The engines, narrowly passing each other, swept on with a cheer for the hack.

At the Hoffman house inter on Mr. Haskins said: "I was scared, but when I saw my driver backing the horses out of the store, without a hair turned, and apologizing to the excited store people for his intrusion, I was struck with admiration, I was white, and when I saw that not a cent's damage had been done, and the driver was saying coolly, 'It's all right, sir no harm donel' I made up my mind that a man of his nerve with horses was a man for me. Anyhow, I owed him something. I've bought his hack and given it to his brother, and Pm going to take him down into No Man's Land to superintend a herd of 1,400 bead of horses,"—New York Telegram.

Honey for the Congo State. The king of the Belgians is in a difficulty, and looks to the anti-slavery conference to help him out of it. For some years his majesty has been paying no less than £80,000 per annum out of his privy purse to support tbe administration of the Congo state. The Belgian parliament will not relieve him of a farthing of this heavy charge. By an agreement of the European powers the king is forbidden to recoup himself by the imposition of customs duties upon the Congo. The position has become serious, and the drain upon the king's private resources can no longer be borne, He hopes, therefore, that tbe anti-slavery congress may make a recommendation to the powers to reconsider their decision, and in the interests of civilization and good order to allow the -collection of moderate dues within the Congo state.—Chicago Herald,

Trmve! oa tbe Atlantic,

The recent terrible storms that have swept the Atlantic, some of them certified to try sea captains who have been on salt water all their lives to be tho worst they have ever seen, have demonstrated that the great ocean steamers, with their capacity for hundreds of passengers, are, humanely speaking, absolutely safe. These storms, of unprecedented severity, have in no case been sufficient to disable one of these ships. Of course there is danger always. There is danger from accident—fire or oolli*km but, barring that, and looking to the stanebness of the ships, there is assurance that the present floating palaces wilt reach pott about as certainly as they start for jt.-~ Indianapolis News,

A Prtatt *T tke W«**&.

A most popular priest of New York Is Father Ducey. During tbe past year bis hair has turned to a crisp and silvery white, and it adds a certain benevolence to his always amiable face. There Is Just* guggestiveness of tbe clerical cut of a priest's attire about Father Ducey'* coat, else he would be taken for a man of the world or an Irish orator. His theory Is that a clergyman should be wen about among his parishioners, and go where they get. Heooe he dines at the Brunswick, the Hoffman bouse, and popular lestaur&ute, ka visitor to nseiaaJ3^hs tip town

the Bwrim up town, and a prominent figure g&eifiiy wherever Sew —.. j-jfraiiiwiMiffa —i j-iin

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THK DAUNTLESS*'}

USE

HULMAN'S

Dauntless Coffee.

IT HAS NO EQUAL.

PLAJSTNQ MILL.

J. H. WILLIAMS, President. J. M. CLIFT. BecreUry and Treasurer.

CLIFT & WILLIAMS COMPANY.

BfetabMfthed 1881. Inoorpor*l©d 188& MaaufACtnreni of

Sash, Doorsf Blinds, Etc.,

AND DEALERS IN

Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Paints, Oils and Builders' Hardware. A Corner

of Ninth and Mulberry Streets, Terre Haute, Ind.

TIMK TABLE.

jgAILKOAD TIMK TABLE.

Standard time 10 minutes slower than city time.

AND ALIA LINE.

LSAVK FORTH* Was*—1MB Am 10:21 am 2:10 p. xn, 3:ie m. 9:04 p. m, LKAVK FOR TH* KASIV—I:NO A m:

Treats Diseases of tho

NOSE THROAT IGHE8T.

OFCIOB, NO. 21 SOUTH

9 Residence,

SevBNTH

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1:61 AM 7 15

ABI: 12M7 2:30 m. 6:05 p. m. AFTRIVK FROM TH* KAST-I:8O A 10:12 A TO 2:00 8:05 p. ra. p. m, 9:00p. m.

ARHrvs FHOJC THS Wm-1:20 A 1:« A 12:42 2:10 m. 5:Q0 p. m. T. H. fc L. DIVISION.

LKAVKFOB THK NORTH—0:00 A 4:00 p, TO.

A REIVE

FROM THK NORTH-12:00

lioou

7:80

E. & T. H.

Trains leave for tho south atfi:20am 10:15a m, 8: 10 pin and 9:50 m. Trains arrive from the south At 6:10 am 12:01' xu 8:60 ni, And 10:25 pra,

T. H. & P.

Trains loavo for the northwest at 8:16 am: 8:15 pm. Trains arrive from northwest at 11:15 a and 7:lbp m.

K. A I.

Trains leave for tho south, mall and express, 8:25 am Worth, mixed, 4:05 m. Arrive from the south. Worth, mixed 10:15 a mall and express, 4:05 m.

C. &, E. I.

Trains leave for the north At 6:20 A 10:26 a 2:05 and 11:00 m. Trains arrive from the north at 6:16 am 10.15 am 8:86 And 9:45 pro.

BIC1 FOUR.

Trains leave for east at 1:20 a. m. 8:02 a. in. 12:54 p. m. 8:48 p. m.

Leave for the west 1:20 A. m, 10:09 a. m. 12:64 p. m. 7:27 p. m.

PROFESSIONAL,

J. C. MASON, M. D.,

STREET.

SYDNEY U. DAVIS, JNO. C. ROBINSON, GEOKOJK M. DAVIS.

DAVIS & ROBINSON,

Rooms 1 and 3, W WAUItKJV HliOCK

LAWYERS,

8. W. Cor. Wabash and Fourth Sts., Torre Haute

I. H. 0. ROYSE,

INSURANCE.

REAL ESTATE, AND

MORTOAQK LOANS,

No. 617 Ohio Street.

DR. F. G. BLEDSOE,

DENTIST!

sar WO. 887K MAIN NTKEITT.-U

*inc GOLD and RUBBER FLATUS a specialty.

AT•

TTUT TPV IF* t?LIIIILI iP

Attorney at Law,

23»H OHIO MTKKET.

DR. VAN VALZAH,

DENTIST

Office In Opera Bonss Block.

E A I E E ixTitrrnrnral

DENTIST.

Filling of Teeth a Specialty.

Office, McKeen'a New Block, Cor. 7th and Main.

LEO. J. WEINSTEIN, M. D.,

Physician and Surgeon I

Cbentnot street. Office, 111 8,J T~J

Sixth (Saving* Bank BttiMla*,) All call* A prompUy aaxwered. Jtssid me telephone 218.

DR.W.0. JENKINS»

Residence remain* the

removed hi* Wo. 12 Deventh Nt.

main,

corner of Fifth

And Linton streets. Residence telephone 176 office, So. 40.

O I ME I A EL E I I AN

UAUHL OATARRM, THBOAT, AMD

out DtsEAtes. Motia, 8upfRFUJOtf» HAtm «e*ovzo. mw llcmrn,

9 to 11 A. m., 2 to &

p.m. ll&l»4>«tti*txUi*treet.

DRS. ELDER I BAKER,

HOMPCEATHICT8, O'FSOC 102 SOUTH SIXTH ST. Sight callt aimwered from the office. Mr telephone, SO.

BVBBEH STAMPS,

BUBBEB STAMPS,

RUBBER TYPE

iDates, Seals, Etc/

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