Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 196, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 February 1876 — Page 1

VOL. 6.—NO. 196.

FORTF-FOURTH CONGRESS.

The Senate Discusses District of Columbia 3:65 Bonds.

WES AND MORTON MAKE WILD SPEECHES AND OGLESBV MAKES A FUNNY SREUCII.

TU'.y Arrive at 110 Concluiiiin.

SENATE

VKSTBKDAY AFTERNOON SESSSION. Washington, Jan. 31 After the expiration of the morning hour, consideration of the House joint resolution to pay the interest oa tha 3.65 District Columbia bourls was resumed. The pending question was on the modified amendment of Sargent, submitted Friday last, provid ing that the certificates heretofore is sued by the board of audit including those converted into 3.65 bonds and those which have not been so converted and the certificates hereafter to be issued by the board of audit, or their successor shall not exceed in aggreate 15 million dollars, and when .this amount shall be reached, the board of audit shall ba abolished and all powers ccn'erred upon the board shall cease' aud all papers and public property in their possession shall be •deliveted to the commissioners of the iDistrct or their successors. Sargent said the subject embraced, in the latter part of his amendment, ha understood was already before the District Columbia commissioners, and he therefore withdraw that portion for :tha abolition of board of the audit.

Mr. Dawes said that all agreed that these 3.65 bonds were to all intents and purposes Government bonds, they had became part of the public debt of the nation the monthly debt statement hereafter, if it was correctly stated, the liabilities of the -Government would show that there •had been added a debt of $15,000,000. There are people in this country who will ask why it is, in the time of peace, that $15,000,000 has been added to the public debt they would look In the proceedings of the two Houses of Congress for an explona* tion of tbi* and there they would find that the law organizing these commissioners was passed without attention being called to the fact that a newdebt would be created, they would find that in one of the Houses of Congress, the chairman of the committee who reported the bill creating a board of commissioners, said no obligation would be incurred by it it took eight lawyers and two Attorney Generals to decide whether these bonds were a United States bond or not. He believed that the1 district commissioners had placed an erronous construction up an the law which created them, but he had the highest respect for their integrity. The bonds issued by thecommissioners to pay for the new work, he believed had been issued under the erroneous construction of the law, but they must be taken care of now. He felt it to be his duty, however, to show to the country that when the act of June 20th. 1874 was passed, •Congress had no idea that it would involve a debt.

Morton said his friend from Ohio (Thurman) the other day alluded to an opposition which he (Morton) offered to a bill to form a Government for the district reported by the Senator from Maine (Morrill) at the last session, he (Morton) opposed that bill, because it proposed to abolish suffrage and had he been in the Senate, he would have voted against the act of June 20th, for the same reason that it took from the people of that district the right to regulato their own atlairs. The act was at variance with every principle of our form of Government. He referred to the clauseauthorizingthe issue of the 3-65 bonds, and said the National Government was bound to provide for them because Congress authorized the making of such bonds, and because the people of the district could not help them being made. The

Natioual Government was pledged for these bonds just as much as it was for the 5-20 bonds. They were in substance and effect, bonds of the United States, The issue of these 3-65 bonds at a low rate of interest which depreciated them, and ^ben forcing contractors to take them, looked very much like repudiation If that had been done by a State or corporation, there would have been but one opinion about it.

Thurman enquired if this interest was payable to-morrow. Morril replied that it was Thurmau who asked if there was no law by which it could be paid if this bul should not be passed.

Morril (Maine) said he did not think bebate in order. He did not think the proposition before the senate admitted of debate. This was the last day and was now well nigh the last hour of grace. If the sun should be allowed

go down without passing this bill, the credit of the United States would go to protest ,while the senator of the United States had been indulging its fancies in regard to the conductor public servants, who had been vested with discretionary powers. There was not a particle of proof that commis sioners of District had committed any wrong. All that the senate was asked to do was to provide for the payment of the interest due to-mor-row. The bill did not propose to take $220,000 out of the treasury. It did not propose to take a dollar, but only directed the commissioners at the

District to pay the interest out of their revenues. I fOglesby said one good thing caused this debate would be to attract the attention of the country to the District again. As he listened to the senator from Massachusetts [Dawes] it beoame plain to him that the extravagance in the District would never stop until God in his wrath puts his foot upon It. [Laughter.] Congress should stop the issue of another bond, otherwise the commissioners, no matter how honest, in the atmosphere of thi» District would not stop until the issue would reach a hun

dred million [Renewed laughter.] Miles upon miles of handsome high ways had been made for these pover-ty-strickeii people, as they had been spoken of. Why beautify this capital for the people who could not pay taxes for the bread they ate and the people here must come down to plainer walks of life, like those of the west. They must live plainer with some regard to the purse strings (laughter.) Bayard said he was not willing to let this bill pa9s without submitting some remarks which he had thus far beeu unable to do. It was well kuown that the house of representatives had adjourned for that day, and that the amendments proposed by the senate, must be concurred in by that body, He did not believe the credit of the government would go to protest tomorrow. There was a case for congress to pause in regard to any further expense for this district. He hoped the amendment of the senator from Calafornia (Sargent) would be printed that it might be examined by to-morrow, aud moved that the senate adjourned.

Mr. Windom resented resolutions from the Miunesoia legislature a?kfor an appropriation for the extermination of grasshoppers in the western agriculture*

Morton gave notice that as soon as the bill to pay interestfon the 3 65 bonds was disposed of, he would ask the senate to take up aud dispose of the resolution submitted by him in regard to the late election in Mississippi.

Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, said he hoped not, as he desired to have the centennial dill considered as soon as that now defore the senate was finished.

The motion Mr. Bay to adjourn was agreed to, yeas 33, nays 27. Adjourned,

MORNING SESSION.

Washington, Feb. 1.

Sherman from the committee on finance reported adversely on the bill introduced by Bogy early in the ses sion authorizing the payment of duties on imports in legal tenders and national bank notes placed ou the callender with advertising report at the request of Bogy, Hamilton from the committee on public lands reported adversely on various petitions and foint resolution of Michigan legislature asking the passage of law to give soldiers in the late war $200 in money in lieu of Bounties and the committee was discharged from their fnrther consideration.

Mr. Hamilton suggested that the Committee on finance was the proper committee to consider the sub* ject, and, ou motion of Christiancy, the papers were referred to that committee.

Mr. Sherman, from the Committee On Finance, ropo*tod tb© baob ourreut resolution, proposing that the Committee on Mint of Money and Accounts between the United States of America, Great Britain and Ireland, with reasons whvi.t should ha. passed, and asuea that the whole matter be printed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance, It was so ordered.

He also reported from the same committee, favorably, on the House bill, to extend time for stamping the unstamped instruments. Passed.

Maxey, from the Committee on Post Offices and Postroads reported favorably on a Senate bill to estab9 lish certain fast routes in Texas. Passed.

Oglesby, from the Committee on Public Lands reported favorably on a Senate bill to establish a land office in the southern, part of Utah Territory to be known as Beaver District. Passed.

The Senate after the expiration of the morning hour, resumed consideration of a bill to pay interest on 3-65 District of Columbia bond?,

HOUSE.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

Washington, Jan. 31.

Bill? introduced: By Mr. Stone, organization of a National Railroad Company for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining a double track cheap" freight railroad from the Atlantic sea board to St. Louis,Chicago and Council Bluffs, wirh branches to other centers of population,production and commerce and to regulate some ef interests of commerce among tho States.

By Mr.

Ganter—Thegranting

acres

of 360

land to each survivor of the

Mountain

Meadow massacre.

By Mr. Wilson—Fcr the free transmission of all documents printed by authority of Congress.

By Mr. Slemmens—Authorizing the constructor of abridge across the Mississippi river at Memphis.

Mr. Morrison introduced an act to simplify the appraisement of goods, wares and merchandise imported to the United States and subject to ad valorum duties. This bill defined the basis on which dealers are to be assessed on imported merchandise, subject to all ad valorum duties to be of fair market value or actual wholesale price of such merchandise in the principal place of the country from whence exported, at the time of the exportation, and repeals the law of 1860, which compells the importer to separately add the cost of casing and boxing, although the same has before been included in the cost of the merchandise, as well as all the petty littlo charges for brokerage, cartage, dock fees, &e. An omissi«n of any one of these items by the act of an e'mploye i3 now held to violate the invoice, and subject the importer to heavy penalties, and their reputation on the statute book as ele ments for estimating the values of invoices obviously constitutes the basis for tho operations of a large class of informers, whose very existence is a disgrace to any Government.

Mr. Buckuer offered a resolution re citinsc that by the act of Congress of the 20th ot June, 3874, the late Government of he District of Columbia was abolished, and the government thereof transferred to three commissioners, with authority to enforce the execution of existing legal obligations and contracts that a special board of and it was atttborieed ana appointed, and allowed to I89ue certificates which were made convertible into 3.65 bonds that at the time of the passage of that act it was estimated that the

floating

debt of the district thon due

and

to accrue on account of improvements tben contracted for as incomplete was about eight millions and three hundred thousand dollars, that it isallegegf-d that the commissioners have enlarged and extended contracts to an extent not contemplated or au-

thorized In this act, so that the amount of certificates issued is but little short of §15,000.00, that it is alleged that many of the improvements are made in the interest of favorites and friends, and that a large amount of certificates were issued illegally, and without the warrant of law, and that corrupt and improper means have boen used to obtain allowance of false and fraudulent claims, and that subordinate officers of the board of auditors were largely interested in many of the claims allowed, and therefore directing the Committee for the District of Columbia, to investigate such allegations and charges. Adopted.

Mr. Landers, ot Indiana, proposed an amendment to the constitution, for levying of direct taxes according to the wealth of the respective States. Referred.

J. H. Bagley, of New York, offered a resolution directing the committee of the library to take into consideration a proposition ot a purchase of a collection of plastic cut busts of Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Lafayette and other public men. Adopted

Mr. Howett, offered a resolution calling on the Secretery and tho Tronsury for a detailed statement, showing the amount of actual cash on hand in the Treasury, and in the several depositories of the Government at the close of business on the 2oih day of January, 1876, specifying how much in fractional currency, Legal tenders, National Bank notes, gold, silver,"gold notos &c. Adopted.

Mr. Hulurett ottered a resolution reciting that the Central Pacific, Kansas Pacific, Union Pacific, Western Pacific, Texas and Pacific Railroads and Branches to which bonds and subsidies were granted by the Government, have received from the United States money subsidies amounting to over sixty-four million dollars, land subsidies amounting to over two hundred and twenty million acres of the public domain, bond subsidies amounting to(blank)the interest amounting to (blank), that but just and proper that the Govern ment and the people should understand the status of such roads, and the dispo* sitiou of the company's subsidies granted by the Government,and therefore instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire and report it, 1st, whether such companies have fully complied with the requirements of the law. 2d, whether such companies have formed within themselres construction companies for the purpose of sub-letting contracts and building, and equipping tht-ir roads, and if so, whether money, land or bond subsidies have been properly applied. 3d, whether such railroad companies, or any of them, have forfeited their land snbsidies by failing to construct and equip their roads according to law, and that the committee shall report to the House such measures as shall secure to the Government full indemnity for all losses occasioned by fraudulent transactions or negligence on the part ol sufttiK^O.m-, panies, and companies, and T6r-£tiie

non-payment of interest lawfully ^j&e.'suDports tbefam the Government, -andauo

cpmmercial and .industrial.interests of. the country do not require that retirement and cancellation of legal tender notos shall cease, and whether common and equal justice to the whole peoplo do not require that United States notes shall ba substituted for national bank paper, instead of national bank paper being substituted for United States notes. Adopted.

Mr. Pago offered a long preamble and resolution denunciatory of Mormons and their vile and degraded dogma of polygamy, charging them with unprovoked, cold-blooded and brutal murders of men, women and children. The subornation of witnesses and terrorism over courts to shield and protect the most nefarious criminals, declaring that immediate steps should be taken to compel Mormons to obey the constitution and laws of the United States, and directing the Judiciarv Committee to report a bill for that purpose, so as to remove this foul blot from tho civilization of the 19th century.

Tho House refusod to suspend the rule and adopt the resolution. Atkins offered a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire whether or not the Union Pacific railroad company has forfeited its charter adopted.

Wallace, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution reciting the great depression under which tho industrial interests are laboring, and indorsing the protective policy, and declaring that the question of finance is but a question of labor, and that tho question of labor is but a question of protection, and instructing the Committee on Ways and Means to consider the propriety and necessity of increasing import duties on all products and manufacturing that come in'competition with those of this country referred to the Committee on Ways aud Means.

The House then went into Committee of the whole, Hoskins in the chair, on the Military Academy Appropriation bill.

Hnrlburt offered an amendment for the detail of competent staff officer to act as quartermaster and commissary for the batallion of cadets, and that all supplies shall be furnished at the actual cost, Ac. Adopted.

The committee rose, aud the bill passed. The pay of cadets is fixed at $540, without rations. No other amendments, except that offered by Mr. Hurlburt, were adopted. Adjourned.

MORNING SKSSION.

Washington, Feb. 1.

On motion of Mr Cox the senate bill removing the political disabilities of Geo, Sbawkins of Florida was taken up and the passed speaker then called the committees for reports. Pierce from the committee ou commerce reported the bill granting au American register to Havariau bark Arctic often protracted dissension bill classed.

RELIGIOUS.

Christian Oecnrrtncjn, EVANGEIiECAJj ALLIANCE.

New York, Feb. 1.—The annual meeting of the Evangelecal Alliance, of the United States, was held last evening, and resolved tbat the Philadelphia branch of the Evangelecal Alliance be respectively requested to embrace suitable opportunities for acquainting the distinguished visitors to the national exhibition with our Christian and Philanthropise Institutions.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

London, Jan. 31.—The amount of ulliou withdrawn from the Bank of England, on balance to-da, 86,000

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FRISKY WHISKEY.

CALLINU ON THE WKSTERX UNION fELEGBAPH COMPANY FOR DISPATCH RS IN ST,

LOUIS,

Wholesale Slaughter of Revenue Rol bars in Indianapolis.

Jtiitcli ol' Convict*

SPII«2UC?II L»Y

iitlge resliniii.

ST. LOUIS SORUOAVFUL SOURMAS1I.

St. Louis, Feb. 1.—Upon the opening of the United States Circuit Court this morning the Attorneys for the Western Union Telegraph Co., appeared with a motion to vacate a writ of subpoena Ducus Telum from the Government upon Wm. Orton, President of the Company, requiring him to produce all the telegrams which passed between General Irville E. Babf-ock at Long Braucli and John McDonald, John A. Joyce, or Mrs, Joyce at St. Louis, or at Repon Wisconsin over various signatures during several months of last year. The telegraph company set up an answer that the demand was to general^and would require an immense amoijnt of labor, any intention to Impede the trial was disclaimed, but it'was a9ked that the dates and descriptures of messages be given with particularity of the point was agreed during the morning, and taken under advistment until arteruoofl. SLAUGHTER OF TJTE INNOCENTS AT INDIAN

APOLIS

Indianapolis, Ffeb. 1 la the U. S. Court this forenoon tlie' following named parties for crooked operations were sentenced as fol ows by Judge Giestiam: P. C. iiberwine, George T. SimmoDs^n, David M. Lewis, Harrison Miller, Wm. Munford, Hiram Snyder, Alire 1 M. McGrlff, John Phillips, each two years in the Soutben Indiana penitentiary and a fine of Si,COO each. James K. Hll', three years In pen itentiary and a fine of 81,0CO. Thos. Robb, one year in Gibson county jail and a fine ofJl,0Q0. Henry Jacques, Ciirlstopher Cocononr, John F. Crisp, Uennis Reiily, each six months in the Gibson county jail and a fine of 8&0. Geo. Hogan, six mouths in Vanderburg county Jail and a fine of SI00 Passing sentence upon J. W. Bingham has been postponed for a few weeks longer.

Crimes anil Casualitics.

A CASE FOR JUDGE LYNCH.

Cincinnati, 0,:Jan 31—John Lipps a German resident in Sedamville sub* erbs, in this City, was arrested for rape committed on the person of his daughter aged sixteen. Lipps is a worthless fellow,.spending most of his time in groggeries while his wife "ly by standing iu

upl—

ciaim xnac tne nlted Sjates may have A CROOKED EDITOR.

against such companies. Adopted. Mr. Holman offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Banking and Currency to inquire whether the

Chioago, Feb. 1.—Milton George to-day procured a writ of capias for the arrest of H. N. F. Lewis, editor

Huffvl—la -oBiHnrit ft.**.

companyiug the application, Mr. George states that the defendant has with fraudulent intent, covered up with mortages his property, and that recently he has been running off most his movable goods, printing presses, etc., with the view of leaving the state. Mr. Lewis was arrested this afternoon, and iu default of $12000 bail was committed. THAT BLOODY BROOKLYN BUSINESS.

New York, Feb. 1.—The shocking murder of Simmons, in Brooklyn, Thursday night, is made more revolting, if possible, by the discovery of the missing portions of the body in the swamps on the outskirts of that city where they were placed by the murderer, Kretz, and by bim they were pointed out, yesterday, to the police authorities.

A CHILD MURDERED BY A CHILD. Louisville, }iy.. Jan. 31.—Catley Ciscoe, a negro girl four years old, while quarreling with Willie Van Wenkle, a negro boy ten years of age, was killed instantly to-day In Frankfort, Ky. The boy picked up aud pointed a loaded carbine at the girl. He did not intend to discharge the weapou, but py some means, the trigger was pulled, the leab entering the girls body whicd caused install} death.

Foreign Gossip. SPANISH SICKNESS.

Madrid, Fob. 1.—General Guesada has destroyed the powder and catridge manufacture and occupied De-» ma Arteage and Ceuauri in Liscay, he now th.eatens Durango.

General Martinet Campos will attack Elizonda In the Korthern Navarre to-morrow.

A WARRANT OCT FOR A SWINDLING SOLICITOR. London, Feb. 1.—The morning hour understands that a warrant has been issued for apprehension of Wm. Smith of Smith & Co., solicitors. It is feared he has uesed large amouuts of money belbnglng to various clients and that his debts amount to 750.000 dollars.

Fires.

CAIRO'S CONFLAGRATION. Cairo, Feb. 1.—A Are at 2 o'clock this morning totally destroyed the Grand Central Hotel here, owned by H. A Thorns, aud kept by Wm. Wetzel, supposed to have originated iu the third stoiy form a defective flue. The loss on the building is about $6,000. Insurance $3,000. The loss on furniture, &c., is $4,000. Insurance $1,500.

It has been snowing since 10 o'clock this morning. The themometer was 25 degrees since daylight, and is now 26 degrees.

FAH.DRB*

Some •ftbeBHHlt* of Vaunted I*»per PORK PACKERS PROTESTED

New York, Feb. l.—Judson Bros., pork packers, of New Haven, Conn,, are reported to have fr^ed, with the liabilities estimated at $300,000.

The Treasurer of St. Lawrence countv, this State, is reported a defaulter, but to what amount is not known.

OHIO LEGISLATION.

Columbus, 0„ Feb. 1.—In the Senate message which was received from

mata

TERRE HAUTE. IND.: TUESDAY EVEMNG. FEBRUARY 1. 1S76. PRICE 5 CENTS-

the Governor containing a declaration of Richard A. Harrison of Columbus as a member of the Supreme Court Commission and nominating L. Day of Portage to fill the vacancy. The nomination was unanimously conferred.

GENERAL WASHINGTON lilgPATi'H.

SEVATK FIKANCi] COM MlTTEi] CALL OAT THE (lOHPl'ttOLLER

FOB HIS VIEWS,

Public D»btSia(craen(-Pres-itleiifial Nomination*.

SENATE COJUIiTriitf ON FINANCE.

to 7.OS.

New York—Wneat, quiet, 1 Vo 2 Chicago, Corn 57g63 new wesiei u, 70 lor old western. Porli, gnn. 21 25 new me"-'.. Cut meats, dull. Lard 12% for steamed. Whiskey, 1.11.

St. Souls—Core, 3S% cash and Ft b. Oatf, 34% rid cash. Wuiskev, 1 05. Por":, stea ty S20. Lard 12 1 sked. Hogp, f-'r deer and Higher Yorkers, 7% packiu." 7 20£,7.c0.

Coming Aniuai incut. KELLY LEON.

The Kelly «fe Leon tronpo, under the management ol Mr. J. II. Mack,will favor Terre Haute with another visit on Saturday evening next, when they will present an entirely new programme. "The only Leon" will appear In new specialties, and anew burlesque opera. The papers were somewhat severe on Mr. Leon on hi3 former visit on account of so/ne rather indelicate gags which be indulged in. No one need be at all delicate about Inviting his sweetheaft^to^o to tJiejnioatr^lsjan thjit ac the offence will be reneated. It was in all probability an idle impulse which was thoughtlessly indulged in at that time, but will be avoided in the future. The unsurpassed reputation of this trOUpe luruius tun

-tUuugliir tlfol

are in the habit of indulging in vulgiri ties. And after all obe only really shocking thing Leon said was evidently intended only for tho ears of bis companions on the stage, as it was spoken in so low a tone that thoso who sat in the back part of tho auditorium could not possibly have heard the words. Quite an important personage has joined the troupe since their appearance here. Viz. the celebrated Japanees dwarf, Tommy. Tommy is a remarkable specimen of humanity. He is only about two feet in height, but what he lacks in height he makes up in depth and width. His head, hands, feet, shoulders and chest, are those ota man of large stature. His legs are about one hall as long as his arms, and his body about the length of his faco.

This remarkable specimen of humanity speaks the English language fluently, sings, dances, plays the violin, and displays other wonderful accomplishments. His face and head look very much like those of an ordinary negro. When sitting perfectly erect, he is able to touch the floor with his bands.

Those who fail to see Tommy will miss an opportunity to. see one of the wonders of the nineteenth century.

Normal Notes.

The first normal school in tho United States opened in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1839, with only three pupils.

We have too much money invested in school buildings, and not enough in trained teaching brains. From every where comes the cry, "the public schools are excessively expensive and top-heavy!" Another just cause of complaint is that our. high schools are fit only to produce lawyers, clerks and book-keepers, instead of proficient artizans.

Truly the tongue is an unruly mem

ber. There are some weak vessels that _unnin„

are continually leaking they ooze

tbrough their pores by mere capillary

attraction There are some people of

others they take the concerns of their

neighu-ors under their wings with the

assiduity of a hen in a rain storm, and

sion

that there

with

BEECHER BUSINESS.

That Event iu Railroad Circles YVh'h is Sealing tho Lips of Employees.

A. Gcna'ne Sensation Oaly Half Heveioped.

To aoy stranger unused to tho lingo of railroad men and those daily associates with them, thir strange remarks and curious pantomine for the past lew days,would be an inexplicable mystery. The impression, however, would soon crawl over a person that "all is not weli." Veiled mystery hovers over the sacred precincts of the railroad officers like goblins from a sepulcher and all officials and employees look a& wise and silent as

owl3

Washington, Feb. 1. The Com mittee on Finance, of the Senate, ing "to prove an allvybi." has referred to the comptroller of Notwithstanding this, the knight of currency for an expression of his

capital as small as $50,000, without yet expects to publish) until the case restriction as to the population of has assumed a more decided aspect, the place where they be located. The persouae dramatis are these:

Markets To-day.

Chicago—Wheat, 9 Feb. and March May sold at 97. Lard 2.05 Feb 12 o2 Mch 1 May. Porfe 19% Feb 19 SJ Marcb. Corn 40% F«-b 41 March 45% May. uineinnaii—Grain, steady unchanged. Whlsbep' steady, 1.05. Por, ilrm, 20%. Lard Bulk ment= Arm. CJear rib, JOJ^casb offered at ]1% tell March 11% stalier March. Hogs. 7

and as blank as the

other side of a tombstone. As To Weller would have it they are all try

tjj0

views on the bill to authorize a serving names (which, particularly formation of national banks, with a that

pencil has these facts to present.re-

the male actor in the affair, he

A railroad official, having a shingle

PUBLIC DEBT STATE3IEM. out at the Union Depot an engineer on Washington, Feb. 1, The debt the road and the engineer's wife, statement for January shows a re* The scene is laid on Elm strset, the duction of $1,599,155. Coin in the hour, night. "Jealousy the greenTrMsnrv ^73 °01 3G5- ourrencvin the eyed monsier that doth mock the meat Treasu ry! $11^992^580 cofn cer "feeds on," had for sometime been

ces had aroused the demon within him. His wife is a beautilul woman of most respectable parentage but had, it appears, once so disagreed with her husband as to leave him and return to her homo. She subsequently consented to live with him, and they went to housekeeping about two weeks ago in the northern part of town.

This railroad official,a most unpopular man on the line, on account of his curt, surley way of treating every body, paid numerous attentions to her, and soon became superior in her affections to her liege lord. They were seen walking together under the star light. Numberless "trifles light as air" became to the engineer "proofs strong as holy writ" of the unfaithfulness of his lady. He still wahted "the ocular proof and sought it on Eriday day night. He started, as usual, west on his traiu, but a few stations out changed off with another man and came back. He cautiously approached the house and on returning found his wife not like thot faithful spouse of old Ulysses, chasts as ice nor like Lucreece forced to acceed to the violent passion of that lccestuons villian,

Tarquiu,

but wrap in the

lascivious embraces of her paramour,

end was nipped in the blossom of its sin, and the man ejected. The matter is now before the President of the road for adjudication.

TALES ABOUT THK

TIES.

Bullroad Rnmors

at»«l

Water

Xotcn

—At Home and Abroad,

The GAZETTB promises it's readers a genuine seneatioii iu railroad circles, shortly.

Conductors on the I & St. L. now always stop before passing Webster, where that murderous chute iwas put down on them.

The platform men at the Vandalia freight depot made but §201 last month. There was no extra night work as in December, to swell the figures to §275 or f300.

AHP.OAD.

Kailroad men report that the little river Patoka is way up over it's banks higher than ever before, even more altitudinous than in August last. Considering the fact that no other rivers are so high this is remarkable.

There was a little difficulty at the Union Depot last night with a fellow named Joe Munroe. He was brobght up town after considerable resistance, and lodged in the station house.

The Louisville, New Albany Chicago road, has made 11 reduction in rates.

Tho stockholders of the Lafayette, Muncie and Bloomington road, hold a meeting at Lafayette to-morrow.

The T. H. & W. is particularly troubled with tramps at this time. A fiendish attempt to throw a train on the I. C. & L. road by some tramp, has come to light. THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT MADS

GLORIOUS SUMMER.

Indianapolis

anolis

t^e

such unbounded liberality that they j^sst

neglect their own affairs for those^ of

Journal: The Indian-

railways

are all right again so

far as trouble from high water is concerned. The Indianapolis and Via

,m£uly cennes' Company got their trains to

on time

again yesterday, and

trains over the Jeffersonville, Mad-

in(jjftnapolis line will begin

runniug

BOUth

through regularly to-day.

njfibt

173 loaded cars were sent

fifty-two of which were loaded

Breen

fieJj,hf

with about as much clucking. The Indianopolis received and forwarded two societies have some members who for the three months ending January persist in trying to create the impres- 31,1876,165,874 cars of freight, an in-

STATION HOUSE keeper Knott furnish- The Ohio's descent upon the lowland es the following list of boarders he has geems to be a matter or greater interest had with him for the month which end- here than Blaine's descent upon the ed

yesterday other portions of the South. Yester-vwv-* Drunk and disorderly .. Drunk Fighting Larceny Transient Vagrant Inmates of house ill-fame Keeping Mittimus Foreerv 2 whom the nsual occupants— the cowag Disorderly 4 made room. The water .'i1® Crazv 1 foot of Main street, was the objcctiv Associating 6 ^int

meats and. perishable

is a feverish rivalry be- crease of 4,603 cars over the corres-

tween them. The majority of the mem- ponding period in 1875. bers of'both societies1 kno^w better and collision on the I.. 00Our»fS?f tba"yr?,.lrv ^»e°0 B. W. ImUaLpoli,, on Saturday the societies that exists every whero night. between individuals, nothing more. McClure, the new SuperintendWhen there is a spring of energy boil-

ent on the

ing up it must be directed somewhere, family to-day irom Mattoon, 111., to and we suggest to those persons the Indianapolis. formation of a society for the promo- ... j. tion of neighborhood news, something Centennial fare is being discussed at similar to the institutions reputed to the Inpianapolis Union depot this rural hamlets. iv afternoon,

I. & St. L., removes his

THE OHIO RIVER ON A TEAR.

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day's magnificent weather attracted thousands of people to Water street, to observe the extent of the rise and enjoy the warm rays of the son. All day long there was an enormous throng ot promenaders along the thoroughfare, and it was difficult to Pj0^

through. Sunset ic® glory of the city, was full of people, for

of the

Wandering prostitute 1 who watched ^jJ^edfcted by all Suspicion,...,. -J ^^^£'££3!^ "iU not Total.. 7a :equal tba?ot l867, which was, as we 'i£sr{

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have stated, 45 and 3-10th feet. At S o'clock yesterday afternoon the gauge indicated 13 feet and rising slowly.

The Detroit Free I'resa says that theMississippi river is "eating" Its way around Cairo. A river that can eat anything 1,500 milea from its month oughtnever to be in danger of starving.— [Brooklyn Argus, Yes but a river that can eat anything around CUTIO is in. danger of being poisoned.—[Indianapolis Evening News.

Logansport Journal: The late rains have swollen the Wabash aud Eel rivers hank full. The Wabash is now over eight leet above low water mark, and Eel river six-and-a-half feet.

TWO

legged table at Wildy"«fc Pothn

carpenter department, the property of W. R. Shepherd, of the Epxress is supposed to be the owe on which he has written some of bis nicely balanced articles but when he struck a silver wedding with a list of presents a yard long, little speeches from the wedded parties who "were completely surprised" he had such "a thoroughly enjoyable time" that be "slopped over,""and two legs to his table were not enough to keep it in balanoe. Hence this retirement in disgrace to a repair shop. Shep you have our sympathy, we've been there.

Mer«m. MEROM, Jan. 30, '76.

The past week has been a rainy one* Counterfeit money in circulation. The Wabash is on the rise. Prof. D. J. Evans delivered his second lecture on "Mythology" last Monday evening.

Protrsctsd meetings have closed. A goodly number enlisted in the good cause.

All that "Neinas," the correspondent of the Democrat, could say last week was, "Upon the bluff Merom still sits."

Prof. Watson has returned home from liia editorial trip. Ten parsons were baptised last Sunday Rev. A. R. Heath officiating.

The remains of the defunct Phcenix are lying down at the wharf. We had no mail yesterday inclemency of the weather Is supposed to be the reason.

Prof. Ford will lecture Tuesday evening. Subject, "Why we should study Greek." DOUGLAS ST. JCHWS.

Scraps rom fiilej.

"Riley township against the world," is what the folks say after looking through the new school house at Lockport.

There is strong falk of having the sidewalk in our little village repaired. Unless they get it soon, they wont get it before it is needed. "The Gray Eagle," S. R. Bundy, was

our town yesterday, peddling

his "Free love books," "Only |3 boy

A large reward will be 'paid by the merchants for a successful preventative for the "corner roosters" in Lockport. this part iredlcr ng, ty of money, "fcc, etc.

.f•Tfaa.w.eatherpropheta"in Thd.w.ea(iier propufMof the country, predict a very dry crop season, late spring, hard times, acarcii._ i' au AM AH A#/t

The protracted meeting, at Hamilton, closed yesterday in the midst of much mud and water.

County Treasurer Sankey was in the village yesterday looking hale and hearty.

In district No. 8 the teachers held a school meeting last Saturday night for the purpose of discharging the teacher, because she corrected some of the members of the school, "some of our children," you know and upon failing to establish sufficient evidence to turn her out of the school they concluded to hold an election, which tbey did and olected her again by an overwhelming majority and "our children" are doing better under the second term system.

There are now one hundred and twenty-one pupils in attendance at the Lockport schools. The teachers have all they want to do.

The town authoritities have a large (not chain) gang grading the streete. Well done.

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