Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 193, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 January 1876 — Page 1

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VOL. 6.—NO. 193.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,

Discussion of the West Point Bill.

ALLISON LECTURES THE ])IS XRICT BOARD OF

WORKS.

The Homestead Hill.

SENATE.

YFSTEKDAY AFTERNOON SESSSION.

Washington, Jan. 128.

Allison said he thought the commissioners of the District of Columbia had totally misapprehended the Jaw which created them, and had enlarged the debt of the district. They had misconstrued the law so as to legalize the contracts made by the former Doard cf public works. It was not the intention of the committee which framed that bill to legalize those contracts on the contrary, they excluded that idea. There were certain contracts which the committee thought should be complete, aud therefore the commissioners were authorized to continue and complete all work already commenced. He read'from the annual report of the district commissioners as to the amounts expended upon streets, aud said they had construed the act of Juno 20, 1874, as authorizing them to do this. They had increased the debt and incurred obligations which they bad no right to do under the law.% It was not intended by the committee which framed the act of June 10,1874, that the board of district commissioners should go on and continue the numberless contracts made by the board of public works.

In answer to the question of Bayard, Allison said that from November 30, 1§74, to November 20, 1876 the commissioners had expended $4,225,200.

Cragin For what? Allison: For curbing, soddingr, grading, paving, ect. Continuing his argument, he said the board of District Commissioners should be re stricted, so that they could notcreate another debt for congress to pay the interest on next year.

Mr Sherman said it was a serious charge made against the direct com missioners, one which would have a serious affect among the securities and upon the people of this district. The district commissioners were created by Congress, and they were given all the powers held by the previous Governments cf the district. They bad the power to execute all legal powers existing when they came

tral

nowers existin"

into

ity to pass on the question of what were legal contracts. Pending discussion, the morning hour expired, and the chair laid before the Sanate unfinished business, being tha bill to confirm predemption aud the homestead entries of pudlic land within the limit of railroad

ovants 'Vn"cases where such entries I there is no vacancy in the Senate, uavebeen made

under

of the larfd department. Mr. Davis submitted a joint resolution of the Legislature of his state relating to the sale of leaf tobacco, and asking appropriation to continue the improvement of the Monougahela river, and for the improvement of Ohio river and its tributaries, and to improve Elk river, all of which were referred.

Mr, Morril, of Maine, moved that the unfinished business be laid aside informally, and that the Senate proceed with the consideration of ^the bill to pay the .interest of the 3.65 District of Columbia ponds.

The motion to lay aside the home stead bill was rejected, the pending amendment being that submitted yesterday by Howe, providing that nothing in this act shall be construed to affect the title which the State of Wisconsin or its assigns, may have to lands granted to the State in aid of railroads, approved June 1856.

After debate the vote was taken on the amendment of Howe, audit was rejected yeas, 18, nays, 41.

Mr. Howe then submitted an amendment providing that the commissioner of the general land office shall not hereafter restore such lauds to market without authority from Congress. Rejected yeas, 12, nays, 39.

Mr. Howe next submitted an amendment providing that nothing

holder

The bill as passed is as follows: Sec. One. Be it ®Upntatives

of the

PUBLIC

Section 2. That when at the time of such withdrawal asaforesad, valid preemption of homestead claims exv isting upon lands within the limits of any such grants, which afterwards were abandoned, and under the de* cision and ruling of tha land department, were re-entered by pre-emption of homestead entries, claimants who have complied with the laws governing pre-emption homestead, or shall make proper proofs, required under such laws, such entries stiali be deemed valid, and patents shall be issued therefore, to persons entitled thereto.

Section 3. That all such pre-emp-tion and homestead entries which may have been made by permission of the land department, or in pursuance of the limits of any land grants at a time subsequent to the expiration of such grant shall be deemed valid, and a compliance with the laws and making of proof required shall entitle the holder of such a claim to a patent thereof-

On motiou of Morrill, of Maine, the Howe bill to provide for the payment of iuterest^on the 3-65 District of Columbia bonds was taken up so as to come up as unfinished buisness to-morrow, and the senate adjourn ed. ^MORNING SESSION.

Washington, Jan. 2S.

The President pro tern, laid before the Senate the House bill fixine: the rate of postage on third class mail matter, which was read by title, and referred.

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported without amendment, the House bill relating to the centennial celebration of American indepence, and recommended its passage. Placed on calendar. He gave notice that he would call it up for ac- Point Academy, which had shed

when tney came of the legislative Assembly of Mexico, out the allowances to the military ca-

oower, and they had the author- asking a passage of the act to admit, dets in Prance,Prussia and England, At •?..nnwHnn nf what that Territory into the Union as a the polytechnic school. Inlrancethe

that Territory "into the Union as State, on equal footing with others Hcfsrrod*

Mr. Morton, from tho Coinruittwa on Privileges and Elections, reported back papers relating to the claim of J. D. Curtis for a seat as Senator fro Louisiana with a written report declaring that in the opinion of the committee

the regulations B. S. Pinch back haying been elected as

Senator for the term commencing March 4,1873. He recommended that the papers ba laid on the table and printed. So ordered.

Mr, Baulsbury said as a member of the Committee on Privileges and Elections he dissented from conclusion of the majority in his judgment there was a vacancy lasting at the timo of election of Eustis and his credentials, although not regular in form were all that was necessary to entitle him to a» seat and at a proper time Sanlsbury would state the ground of bis dissent.

Mr. Merriman, member of the committee, also dissented and said he had given his reasons in the part at considerable length.

Mr. Cooper, of Connecticut also dissented, aud said he believed the committee had considered and reported on a question not pertaining the case of Euatice, the case just submitted seems to bo based upon an idea that Mr.Pinchback was elected, aud he did not think that the question was qefore the committee.

Mr. Morton gaue notice that ou.Wednesday of next week, be would ask the Senate to proceed in consideration of a Louisiana Senatorial case. He thought it shoule bo settled one way or au oth-

er

The chair stated that Wednesday had been set aside to pay tribute to the memory of the late Senator from Connecticut.

Mr. Morton then said he would call the Louisiana ca9e up on the fol* lowing day.

Mr. Howe said he was glad to hear

amendment uruviumg tuau uuwuiu j.™.*, .. .. in this act shall be held to confer on his friend Morton give the notice, it the treneral land office, power to re- really seemed to Howe that thisquesstore to market, any lands once tion was one of the highest privilege eranted to a State for railroad pur- it not only affected right of a man to no«es Rejected* the seat but it afiected the right of a

Mr Frelin°-huysen submitted on State to the representation on this amendment providing that nothing floor. Senate should either fill the contained in this act shall effect any vacancy, or refuse to do so, and let rights that are now vested. Rejected the people of Louisana send some y«as 16 nays, 36. one else here, after the expiratiou of

Mr. Cameran, of Missouri, submit- the morning hour. Consideration ed an amendment to strike out of was resumed of a uill to pay interest Doniinn the words "when on 3.65 District of Columbia bonds.

the third section the words "when the grantee was in default of and of the conditions imposed by such grant," so that the section shnuld read, "that all such preemtiorf and homestead entries which naay nave been made by the premission of the ~~j laud department of in pursuance of department of commerce. Laid on the rates and instructions

T'any

HOUSE,

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

the limits of an land gran JL patents, reported a bill to revise sectime subsequent to the operation

strued as to imply any obligation ot

reported to the Senate, and the a-

tjon

mendment mado by the committee. teg

The

question being on the bill, the

yeas and

passed.

Washington, Jan. 27.

TheCommitteeonCommerce reported back adversely the bill to establish

Mr. Douglass, from the Committee on

jgQ

nays were ordered, anu it Ujeavy

Yeas,

ttie reviS0(j

such grant, shall be deemed vana j^ng officers, clerks or employes of any and compliance with the laws

®f

statutes prohib

the offices ot the Government, acting

the making of proof required shall as counsel, attorney, or agent, or beentitle the

of such claim to a jng interested in auy form for prose-

patent therefor." Agreed to. cuting either claims or patents, applionVimittari nn nmpnd- cations of which were pending while Merrimon submitted they were such clerks or employes, mentthat the act shall not be so con-

that any

Government officers rec-

0„njziijg

the United States to compensate any iication shall be ipso facto dischargpersonon acount of any claim or

such persons in any such ac-

ed frotn the

service.

right embraced! or afflicted by it. Re- After discussion the bill passed, jected, yeas 16, nays 32. The House then went into a eommitThe bill having been considered as tee of the whole, Mr. Hoskins in the in the committee of the whole, was

chair,

on the Military Academy Appro-

addressed

the commit-

He spoke of

he times being hard

money bejng scarce and taxatioiJ

and

said it was t,hednty of Con-

44 nays, 9. press to cut every unnecessary expen-

Cameron, of. Missouri, Conklmg, diture, and to exercise the most rigid Cragin, Davis Frelinghuysen, Ham- economy in doing this. Much aid or lin, HoWo, Morrill, of Maine, and assistance might not be expected from Robertson voted in the negative. I the other side of tho Honse, because

Uiu.. -v

this, the Democratic side, had taken away the luxury which the Republicans had enjoyed at the public nul

cans

Senate and House of Kepres expense, and had exposed to the coun pf the United States of Atme"c try their extravagance and wiclcec noco hi Pf]. lil^t till nraofo nf nil Ktin mnnOTT XT wao ma Congress assembled, that all pre emption aud homestead entries, oi entries in compliance with any law of the United States, of public lands

United scaie.s, ji |juuiv the ignorance of the committee which made in "•ood faith by actual settlers reported it, because of the Republican nn trftpfq'nf land of no more than one Legislators arrogated to themselves all a a hundred and sixty acres each within the limits ot lands granted prior to the time when the notice of the with* drawal of the lands embraced in such grant was received at the local land ollice of the district in which the lands are situated, or after their restoration to market by order of the general land office, and where preemption and homestead laws have beed complied with and proper proofs thereof are made by the parties holding such tracts or parcels, they will be confirmed, and patents for the same shall i3sue to parties entitled thereto.

had enjoyed at the publii

waste of public money. He was not surpiised that the Republican'members charged the reductions in this bill to

the wisdom, and regarded the people as gnorant. Success had crazed the brains, and turned the head3 of tho Republican party, until, in place of Lincoln, Stanton, and Chase battling lor freedom, and against fraud and corrupt ion, the country was now burdened with its present extravagant administration, with its whiskey ling, its Indian ring, its .Credit Mobilier, its Pacific mail subsidies and its real estate pool. He trusted that no Democratic member would be diverted from the path of duty by such Republican maneuvering as had been seen on the amnesty bill theirs was a plain straightforward duty easy to comprehend, an investigatisn and exposure of all frauds, and the reduction of the burdens of the people by cutting off every unnecessory expenditure. To the details in the bill, he argued in justification of the reductions, madoin regard to the pay of professors and cadets.

Mr. Randall, chairman of the committee of Appropriations, replied to the criticism on the bill in yesterday's debate, and disclaimed all desire to embarass the efficiency of the West Point Academy. If he thought the bill would have such elfect, he would not advocate it. He showed that under this bill, pay and emoluments of senior professor would be §4000, a year, junior professors, §4100, and he thought that was fair and liberal. These professors had advantage over professors, at other colleges, in tact that in their old age they had the privilege of being retired on pay. The proposition stripped of all its difficulties, was whether $4600 a year was sufficient for senior professors, and §4100, junior professors. Passing on to the question of pay of cadets, he showed inat the increase made in 1867, was only in shape of an allownnce of an additional ration, aDd he claimed that in point of fact, the cadet had no interest in the matter, inasmuch as his entire pay went to his support, and none of it even went into his ,pocket except that at the end ot his four year'.s term §1)6, being a saving of $2 per month, was given to him for the purpose of buying a military suit. There was not the slightest feeling on the part of the committee to interfere in any particular with these young men. It would be far from him to embarrass in any way those young gentlemen whom he hoped to be, and probably would be, of as much service to their country as their predecessors in the academy. He wanted to repeal the idea that there had been any purpose on the part of the committee to embarrass the administration of West

Mto/u liAnAt* nn f.ho r\ ThA (\t

tion on Monday next. uiutu uuuui uu uut. —•, Mr. Hitchcock presented.a memoaial mittee had taken somo trouble to find I 1 A 1 1 1 1 A 4- n. W\ ill rovtf AO

much honor on the country. The comU1A

the polytechnic school. In France the pay run up high, but the average pay of the military cadets in France was $050, in Pi-ueoia it was lees,

tbo maxi­

mum not being much above $120, and running down In some schools to ?55. In England, so far as the committee was informed, the pay was less than §400.

Mr. Hurlbut asked Mr. Randall what was the difference between common soldiers here and in those countries.

Mr. Randall replied that he had not looked into that. Mr. Hurlbut suggested that the pay ol common soldiers abroad was about one-iiith of tho pay of common soldiers here.

Mr. McDougall asked Mr. Randall as to the relative cost of living here and abroad.

Mr. Randall admitted that it was much higher here, but denied,that the disparity was proportioned to the disparity in pay.

Mr. White avowed himself as not only in favor of reductien of the pay of cadets, but as also in favor of a reduction of their number from 310 to 210 by which §45,000 a year would be saved. He would also cut down the strength ot the army and would reduce the number of members of Congress to 200, believing that that number could do business with much more satisfaction than 400 could.

Mr. Holman, a member of the committee, admitted that a reduction'of the pay of cadets seemed rather ungracious, and therefore be was anxious that the real facts should appear,which wouid show that instead of this being a reduction, it was in fact a large increase over what cadets had received in times corresponding in the point of expensiveness with the present day. From 1802 to 1845, the allowance of cadets bad been oniy sixteen dollars a month from 1845 to 1856,thirty dollars a month from 1857 to 1864, which covers a period of great expensiveness §500 a year. The proposition now, was simply to go back to the pay of that period, except that it was increased by lorty dollars a year, and he had no doubt whatever that the allowance of 540 dollars a year would be found ample. Coming down to the pay of professors, he argued that -the provisions of the bill in respect to them was extremely liberal. In conclusion he said that this was the first of the series of bills to be reported by tbe Committee on Appropriations, and he therefore appealed to the members not to let their sympathies in favor of the

West Point Academy get the better ef their ^judgement. If their judgment governed them,this bill could pass substantiallv as reported,and if it did,then the people who were now looking to Congress, with an earnestness never before known would begin to breathe freely and indulge in hope.

Mr. Danford stared that a co-opera-tion of the Republican side of tho house, would be given in all needed reforms, but he believed a cutting down of the pay of West Point cadets was a retrenchment uncalled for by any party or any portion of the people. He spoke of the humble rank in life from which, as a general thing, cadets came, and argued that this reduction of their pay would operate to the disadvantage of poor young men.

Mr. Atkins, of Iowa, asked whether West Point cadets were allowed to have spending money.

Mr. Danford—Not out of tha pay allowed them. Mr. Atkins—Or out of the private means?

Mr. Danford—I believe not. Mr. Atkins—Then how can this bill operate against poorer boys?

Mr. Danford replied that the small pay would operate against the poorer boys in regard to their outfit. He then proceeded to argue against the reduction of the pay of the professors.

Mr, Blount, a member of the Com*

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TERRE HAUTE. IN J).: FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 28. 1876,

mittee on Appropriations, argued in favor ot the proposed reductions, and called on the members on both sides, but particularly on the Democratic side to stand by tbe committee.

Wilson of Louisana, said that when the economists of the House set about cutting down expenses he was always pleased to hear the arguments and to add his vote to theirs, but he was sorry that tbe pending proposition could obtain his sanction. He had thought to himself how ho would feel after having voted to cut down tho pittance allowod to West Point cadets, whether or not lie ould look an honest man in tho face and he found that ho shonld bo ashamed to confess the 44th Congress with the reduction. Whvlhad not the Committee on Appropriations reported a bill to cut down the payment of members?

Mr. Holman—My friend need not be too anxious about that, He shall have an opportunity to vote on that proposition. We'propose to have retrenchment all along here.

Mr. Wilson—That is all right. When that bill is brought in I will support it readily. If the theory of our lriends on the other side is that we must cut down the salary of every officer of the Government, let us have a chance to vote upon it, and let every man be responsible for his vote. I find no difficulty in screwing up my courage to the point of voting against an appropriation which is too large, nor will I find any in votinc to cut down my own salary if it will conduce the happiness of the gentlemen on the other side, but I tell them that they are demoralizing their own friends when they ask us to cut down tho pay of West Point cadets.

Without action on the bill the committee arose and the House adjourned. MORNIG SESSION.

Washington January, 27.

The Speaker announced the iollewing select committee on real estate: Messrs. Pool, Jay and Cook. Indebtedness, Messrs. Glover, New, Lewis, Knott and Smith, of Pensylvania.

Mr. Felkins, of Now Mexico, presented a memorial of territorial legislation for enabling the act of the admission of New Mexico as a State. Referred.

Mr, Gnoden asked leave to offer a resolution declaring that the people of the Unired States constitute a nation to the extent and for the purposes defined in the Fedsral Constitution. That the rights aud powers of the United States Government aro defined and limited by the Federal Constitntion, and cannot be enlarged or diminished except by amendments to the Constitntion, fcc.

Mr. Hamilton and others objected. On motion of Mr. Whitthorne, Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Whittborne, Wells and Danford, was authorized to take testimony at Norfolk in regard to alleged abuses and fraud at that navy yard.

Mr. Singleton, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the Consular and Diplomatic appropriation bill, which was made the special order for Wednesday next. It appropriates §922,847 and the fixes the pay of the Ministers to Great'Britain, Franco, Germnny and Russia at §14,000 each to Spain, Austria, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and China, at $10,OOft north .to .Italy, at §8,000 to Portugal, Switzerland, j5eF~ gium, Netherland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Turkey, Venzuela ?and the Hawaiian Islands, at §6,500 each to Chili and Bolivia, one mission, §6,500 to Pero, Ecuador and Colombia, one mission, at 86,500 to Argontine Republic, Paraguay, Uruguay, one mission G.500 to Guatemala, Costa Rican, Honduras, Salvador and Mearaingua. One mission 10,000 and to Leberia 4.000. The report accompanying the bill prefaced by extract from the enactment upon which service statistics, embracing some sources of information. The Committeo had before them in their exhaustive research and study of South American countries, in which the rednction of representation is principally made of those dated in contest principally of tables showing the commerce extent and population portions since these counties have establiseed an independent Government.

Mr. Springer introduced a bill prohibiting American citizens from holding slaves in foreign countries, and to regulate elections in Utah Territory. liofGrrGd

Mr. Hunter from the committeo on Revolutionary pensionn, reported a qill to amend act 14 Feb.. '71 pensioning soldiers of the war of 1812, and restore pension rolls to those persons whose names wore stricken therefrom in consequence of disloyalty. He moved to havo the bill put upon its passage.

Conger made a point it first b9 considered in the committee of the whole point of order was sustained and the bill so referred. The House then went into a Committee of whole, Hasksns in chair, on military academy appropriation bill, the clerk proceeded to read the bill for section for tbe amendment. Mr. Hamilton, of IT. J., moved to amend the clanse for pay of the cadets by stricking out words at 450 each in addition to rations and substituting words at 540.

Mr. Hale moved to amend the amndment by striking out 540 and substituting 600 in the support of his amendment. He said he depreciated snythlng which should be looked upon as an attack on this institution. He depreciated anything which should be considered the first step in the direction of an attack on the military establishment. The country was in no danger of the large standing army that should oppress the people and burden it and eat up its revenues, The military organization bad been reduced and was to-day only what was needed for frontier purposes. If this is the first step in the direction of an attack on that establishment he warned the gentleman especially. Gentlemen on the other side of that country would not sustain them in such movements.

Mr. Randall, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, opposed Mr. Hale's amendment, and said the fact was tbat none of the money went into the pockets of the cadets, but was in fact, an appropriation made for their support, and that it was believed that §510 was sufficient for that purpose. The effoit ta show that the committee was cutting down in aay degree and of comforts or requirements of the cadets was a mistake. It was true that ic was the first bill presented in which question of economv came up, but no gentlemen know better than the gentleman from Maine.

Mr. Hale—That committee had decided on uniform reduction through all the departments that tne.reduo tion was to be 10 per c^t., aDj was to bo further carried out by reducing the number of employees 20 per cent,

and by

increasing the hours of ser­

vice form six to eight.

WASHINGTON.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON PRIVII GES AND ELECTIONS.

Concur in a Report on Pinchbacko Cas1.

Washington, January ?.7, 1*70. The Committee on Privileges and Elections tnis A. M., after a prolonged discussion decided to report back to the Senate papers purporting to be credentials of the election of J. L. Lustis as Senator from Louisiana, with reccommendation that they lie on the tsble without further action because the committee find that at the time of his alleged election there was no vacancy, this report was determined on by a vote of Morton, Logan, Mitche! and McMillan against Haulsbury, Merriman and Cooper, Wadleieh and Cameron of Wisconsin were absent. Tho inference intended by tbe majority to be drawn from this report, is that Kellogg Government was de jure and that Pinchback was legally elected.

DEMOCRACY.

Washington, Jan. 28.—Na tonal Democratic Executive Committee meets this evening.

VVashintor, Jan. 28.—The Senate Committee on Appropriations iu their eonsiasideration or the SI,5C0,0D0 .ntenmal appropriation bill, tc-Jaj, deemed it necesbary, to rectify a clerical error in the preamble. As this does not eft'ec. the body of the bill, and might delay the passage of the measure by reternlng it to the House for concurrence, they tuerefore reported the bill precisely as it came from the House.

AL'KEE.

ClosiRff Arguments in the Uiise,

Addresses of Wm. H. Hafcli fjr the Defence.

St. Louia, Jan. 2S -Upon the resump­

tion

of tho McKee trial in

Crimes and Casnaties. SHOT IN A ROW.

Raleigh, Jan. 28.—Tuesday night, Adolpbus Moore, a member of the manufacturing firm of Hall & Moore, at Haw river station, was fatally shot by Geo. W. Swepson, known in connection with the financial history of North Carolina. Moore was passing the house of Swepson on a gunning expedition, when an altercation took place, aud Swepson shot Moore.

MORS FOEGERS ARRESTED. San Francisco, Jan. 28.—.T. Nickolson Elbert, arrested by the United States Deputy Marshal a few days ago on a requisition lrom New York for forging United Statss bonds, yesterday remanded to New York.

Officer O'Connor, of New York, arrived at Sacramento last evening and presented a requisition for tho arrest of Samson Rosenblatt Gov. Irwin issued a warrant for the arrest. Rosenblatt is still in confinement here.

A MAN CRUSHED.

Cincinnati Jan. 2g. James M. McLnlough firm of J. M. McJLulough & Sons dealers in seeds and-agricultur-al implements was caught between a floor and an eleAator platiorm this morning and it is thought fatally crushed.

THE WINSIOW FORGERY. Boston, Mass. 27.—The authorities of Massasschusetts have telegraphed to representatives Harris rnd Pierce of Washington asking them to use their influence with the minister from Holland to induce his Government to deliver to our Government the body of Winslow the fugitive forger.

An infromal meeting of Winslow. creditors will qe held at the Daily News office Monday next.

It is stated that the skilful foreign ers indicate thBt Winslow had confederate as he was not expert pen man.

Markets To-day.

Chicago: Wheat, 98Jc for Feb. 98f for March, 1.04c May. Corn, 4Hc for Jan. 45fc for May. Oats, 31 cash 31 for Feb. 34J for May Pork, 19.35, for Feb. 19.60 for March. 1987.} for April Lard, 12.02£ for, F.eb. 12.20 for March. -fpj

New York: Wheat, dnlt and declining, 1.09 to 1.10 for No. 3 Chicago 1.25 for No. 2 do. Born, dull, 56£ to 62|e for new western mixed. Oats, 46c. Pork, 20.65 to 21,00 for new mesa. Whisky, 1.10J. Gold, 1.13.

Cincinnati—Wheat, unchanged. Corn, higher, 43c. Oats, 35 to 42c. Whisky, $1,06. pork firm, 20tf. Lard 12Ac. Hogs active, $7,20 to $7.35

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tho

Circuit

this morning Col. William H. Hatch,

of

Hannibal, Mo.,addressed the jury, presenting the first of th" closing arguments for the defense. He is devoting himself to an analysis of the testimony for tbe Government claiming to show that McKee was the vietimof conspiracy on part of Engelke, Fitzroy, Thorpe others to drag him down and throw in the shade the beinousness of their own crimes. Fitzroys statement that he saw §4,800 paid to McKee was pronounced a base falsehood and the unreasonableness of the circumstance and the conversation pointed out from tbe fact of the characters of the men and their previous non acquaintance of Engelkes interview with McKee at tbe Globe oftlce was admitted as a fact, but Engeleke's version of the subject, the matter was declared wholly false. On the testimony of Bohle, McQuire and Hardaway, whose statement went to press, tnat Engeleke visited McQulre to seonr® his influence with the {collector for the release of some liquors seized in Colorado, and not for the purpose of preventing an exposuse of the ring. Col, Hatch also dweltjat great length'on the confession of the Government's principal witness, that they had not been guilty of stealing, of perjury and arson.

A Long Time." 'iM

An old toper stood in the door,of a Michigan Grand Avenue saloon yesterday and saw four or five men emptying their glasses: find heaving a great sigh he asked of the bar-tend* er: ..

How long 'fore 'lection?"

•*'&tji'}r?rs?. -v '.J

"Six or seven weeks," was the answer "So long! I s'pose I'll have to it, but it's hard."

SOCIETY MEETINGS.

0JT WASHINGTON, COUNCIL NO. 8, Junior Order oi United American Mechanics meets every Tuesday evening at the American Mechanics' Hall, northwest corner ot Main and Fifth streets, at 8 o'clock* All members and visiting members are cordially invited to attend our meetings.

A. M. McKENNAN.C.

W. H. WOI.FK, It. H.

D®. TERllE HAUTE LODGK NO. 2, ANC1ENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN, meet every Wednesday evening in Druid's Hall, corner of Seventh and Main streets, at 7% o'clock. All members and visiting members are respectfully invited to attend

W. M. PUROELL, M. W.

C. P. GKRSTMKYKK, Recorder.

•ST TAMMANY TRIBE NO. 39, I. O. R. M., meets Wednesday evenings, at wigwam, southeast corner of Main and Fifth streets. Members and visiting member* are invited to attend.

C. F. RODERUS, Sachem.

CHAS. FELTUS, Chief ot Records. P. O. Box 510.

WABASH L.ODGE NO. 1, ANCIKN1 ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN meet every Thursday evening in their Hall, corner S and Main streets, at half-past 7 o'clock.. All members and visiting members are respectfully Invited to attend.

H. M. VAUGHN, M. W.

J. B. SHIKK, Recorder.

O. U. A. M.—Terre Haute Council No 8, Order of United American Mechanics meets every Thursday evening at their Council Chamber, northwest corner o. Main and Filth streets, at 7% o'clock. All members and visiting members are cordially invited to attenrt our meetings.

C. F. GROVEs, Councillor.

H. L. kk, R. S.

TERRE JBASI'i'E

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ARCHITECTS.

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CHINA, GLASS AND QUJCENSWAKJE, H. N. KicStnrdson, Main, bet. and It DRUGGISTS. Bun tin & Armstrong, Main and 6th,

WHOLES A IIB DRUGGISTS.

UnlicU '& Berry, Corner 4th and Main. FURNITUBE DKALEKS. F. Qo«U, 180 Main, bet. Gth and 7th.

GROCERS—RETAIL.:

Phillip Schraeiler, fi E cor 3d & Mulb'y JT. f. Sloe del, N E cor First and Ohio. HAIR GOODS. E. B. Messmoro A Co., 507 Ohio stree t.

INSURANCE AGENTS

Wharton, Xtlddle A Co., Main and -Itn MEAT MARKETS. t. F. Bnpp, 175 Msin, I»Mecburger, 4th street market.

MILLINERY.

M. A. Rairldon, 182 Main street. OPTICIANS. Cal* Thomas, South Fourth, near Ohio.

PRODUCE AND COMMISSION.

A. P. Lee A Bro., cor. 6th and Ohio. SADDLES HARNESS TRUNKS AND VALISES Philip Kitdel, S side of Main near 9th.

JJlCKFOitfj

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THE BICKFORD AUTOMATIC

IT-A-MIHiY

Knitting Machine!

A most nscfnl and wonderful Invention Now attracting universal attention by its astonlshine performances, and its great p:actical value for every day tamily use. It is Simple, lnrabl« and Cheap, is easily kept in repair, and

WILL LAST A LIFETIME

It vili knit every possible variety of plain and fancy work WITH ALMOST MAGICAL SPEED and iar better than it can be done by hand, or on any other machine. All l^inds ol garments are perfectly formed and shape* by the machine itself, raquiring no cuttim and making up. A good operator wil1 knit a man's sock, with heel and tee com plete, in from five to ten minutet! and fron twenty forty pairs of socks in a dgyi

Ever/ family—especially every fariner'l famfy—should have a Bickfnrd Knit' ter, It will be found equally as useful as tbe sewing machine, and even more profitable.

Every Machine WARRANTED perfcct, and to dejust what is represented. The Blub ford Machine is the ONLY LEGITIMATE cylindrical Knitting Machine in existence. All others, not licensed by us, are.clear and palpable infringements on our patents, and we shall hold all parties who manufacture,sell, buy or use such infringins machines, to a strict legal accountability.

An Instruction Book, containing complete and minnte directions to the operator accompanies each machine.

No. 1, Family Machine, 72 needles, 830 No: 3, 72 & €40 A sample machine will be sent to any part of the United States or Canada, express charegsprepaid, on receipt of the price.

AGENI'S wanted in every Btate, County, Clty.aup Town, to whom very liberal dis coasts will be made. •-•n FOE farther particu lars, address. BICKFORD KNITTING MACHING CO.,

Sold Manulacturers, Brattleboro..

This is a beautiful Quarterly Journal, finely illustrated, and containing an ele gant colored Frontispiece with the first number. Price only 2o cents for the year, The fiist No. for 187(5 jast issued.

JB9* Tick'* Flower and TegeitDW Oarden35cts withclothco^rstectfl. AIIHTMO '0Uy-' JA.al.jSd9

Address, Rochester, New York-

PRICE 5 CENTS

MEDICAL,

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THE

SUFFERING.

The Most Wonderful Medical Discovery Known to Man While there is Life tlwro is Hopp. Don't Give the Ship. Reiul the

Following Letter from Dr. Frazier.

Believing that cleansing the blood wat the only true way of banishing disease and being troubled with a Scrotulous disease, known as Bait Aheum. and Weak ness of the Lungs, and finding no cure, 1 commenced to experiment by compounding roots, using the medicine thus obtain ed. I fortunately discovered a most won deriul Blood Searcher, or Bitters, which not only gave me instantaneous relief, bn after a few weeks' time, effected a perfeot cure, I tnen prepared a quantity of Boot Bitters, and was in the habit of giving them away to the sick. I found the m£di cine possessed the most wonderful virtues, effecting cures of all diseases, originating from bad blood or weakness of tbe system, as if by magic. A.t lost the demand became so great that I lound myself called upon to supply patients with medlcin in all parts of the continent and I was compelled to establish a Labratory for compounding and bottling the Root Bitters in large quantities. 1 was at first backward In presenting ither myself or remedy to the pnblio, not being a patent medicine man, and with limited capital, but 1 am getting bravely over that. Since first advertised this wonderful medicine lhave been crowde with orders from druggists ind count} dealers, and the t-cores of letters I recelv from persons cured, prove the fact tbat remedy has ever'done so much good a had such a success as the Root Bitten.

Root Bitters are strictly a Medicinal Prep aration, sueli as was used in the good old days of our forefathers, wh«n people were cuied by some simple root or plant, and wnenc&iomel and other poisons of the mineral kingdom were unknown. For consumption, Asthma, Catarrh .Scrofula, Scrofulous Eruptions, Rheumatism, Heart Disease. Dizziness. Llvei "omplaint. Kidney and Urinary Diseases,V, 7er and Agne,Dlapepsia, Lost Vitality, ujd Broken Down Constitutions, these Root Bitters are Universally admitted to be the most wonderful discovery in the world. Their searching, healing properties penetrate every portion of the human frame, soothing the Juogsand strengthing tne stomach, Sidneys, and liver. For weakly, nervous young men suffering from loss of memory etc., cauBed from abuses In early life, and to delicate females, these Root Bitters are especially recommended. No other medl cine will cure Scurvy, Salt Rheum, Bqlls, Tetter, Ringworm, Whita Swelling, Sore Eyes, Running of the Ears, Ulcers, Fever Sores,Cancerous Formations, Dropsy. Brest pelous,

Pimples, Flesh Worms, Pustules,

Blotches and all Sklu diseases, so qulcKly as Uie Root Bitters. All Root Bitters lay the axeat the Root of tha tree of disease, hy searching and purifying the blood whicu will nourish and Invigorate every oagao and part of the body and keep it in repai until a ripe old age.

I warrant my Root Bitters a perfect cure for the above and similar diseases, and in case of failure, where the medicine has had a fair trial, will thank all to call or write and get back their money. Show this to £our druggist, or storekeeper, if he dont have a stock of my Root Bitters on band, ask him to order a supply or enclose me the price by mail ana yoa will receive the medicine by express.

G. W. FRAZIER, Cleve'and.O.

Dyspepsia, Throwing: Up ood, Ete Mr. Jacob Ruby, Zurich P. O., Ontario afflicted with Dyspepsia, throwing up tood,etc., writes "Bitters received, ana have been taking them one week. IThey helped me right oft. I could havb solg a dozen bottles. Please write what yoa will charge for two dozen. You may publish in the papers that your bitters have done me more good than any other medicine."

Ten Tears a Sufferer.

Mrs. Daniel Smith, of Concord, N. H.. atfilcted with weakness, pain in lungs and shoulders, heavy naln over tbe eyes, restless at night and tired, ialnty feelings all the time, writes:

MR. FRAZIER DXAB SIB—I received your bottle of Root Bitters sent me by express, and I have taken tbe whole of it and it hasdone me moie good than all the medicine I have ever taken. 1 have taken morn or less for ten years. 1 thought 1 could get them from our druggists, but tney do not have them yet. 1 could h&ve sold "5 bottles if I could have got them. I tliink you might have a good sale for your Bitters here. 1 want you to seBd me six bottles for 85, the price you advertsse. Send quifk as you can, by express C. O. i. It is the best medicine I ever saw. From your grateful friend,

MR8. DANIEL SMITH, Concord, N. H., P. O. Box 6c2

Pimples on the Face.

MB. FRAZIER DEAR SIB.—I have been afflicted for over three years with a Scrofulous affection on my face, which broke oat in Pimples and Blotches. I was also weak with no appetite. 1 never found relief until last summer. Your Bitters being highly recommended as a blood medicine, I procured a supply, and in a lew weeks tney effected a cure. I now enjoy better health than I have ten years. My case was one of the very worst. I can honestly recom mend your Bitters to all.

Miss LIZZIR CORNWALL, East Cleveland, O.

Rheumatism.

DR. FRAZIER DXAB SIR.—Your Root Bitters have built up my wife more rapid than all the medicines taken by her In the last nine months. She has been suffering terribly with inflammatory Rheumatism, but 1b now 60far recovered that I think one more bottle of your Bitters will wora a cure. Yours truly, J. K. SPEAR,

Indianapolis, Ind

Dyspepsia, Kidney Disease, Ete, MB. FBAZIER: DEAR SIR.-I have used two bottles of your Root Bit'ers for Dyaapsia, Dizziness, Weakness and Kidney isease, and they did me more good thkn all the medicines I ever used. From the first dose I took I began to mend, and am now in perfect health, and feel as well as 1 ever did. I consider yoar Bitters one ol the greateft of blessings,

MBS. M. MA*, TIN, Cleveland, O.

810,000 Reward.

I will pay 85,000 to any one showing that a single testimonial I publish is not genuine. Also an additional reward of $5,000 for a medicine that has ever effected one-, hall as many wonderful cures during tt same time Introduced as thin medicine. The above rewards payable in gold, and challenge open to the world.

Salt Rheum and Erysipelas. Mr. Jacob Lerch, Belle Plain, la., writes '•Seeing a notice of your wonderful blood medicine (Root Bitters) in the Evangelical Messenger, had our druggist in this pStee order a few bottles. Myself and daughter have used the bitters witn the greatest satisfaction. 1 have been afflicted for along time with Salt Rheum and Erysipeles. I *, tried most every medicine recom.mended' wlthout benefit, untill used yourKoet Bit-& ters. I feel like anew man. Eoclosed find 55. Send me as many bottles as yoa can for tti« money. A number of my neighbors want Bitters. Write at once an4 let me know how many bottles yoa can send me lor #25."

The above is a fair sample of tbe scores oi letters I am receiving at my Saboratory in Cleveland. O. Root Bitters ars sold by all druggists and country storekeepers all ovei the world. Ask for Frazler's Hoot Bitten and occept no substitute.

Prlae within the reaoe of all, 91 per bottle, or six for 85,

G. W. FRAZTER, Proprietor, rv

srRONG, COBB & CO.. Druggists and General Agents, Cleveland, o.

Sold Wholesale in Terre Haute by h* GULICK & BERRY.