Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 250, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 April 1876 — Page 6

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Don't Stay I.at6 To-Xightt

The hearth of home is beaming With rays so rosy light. And lovely eyes are gleaming,

As falls the shades of night And while thy steps are leaving The circle pure and bright, A tender voice half grieving,

Says, "Don't stay late to-night," The world in which thou morest Is busy, brave and wide The world of her thou lovcsfc

Is in the ingle side, She waits for thy warm greeting— Thy smile is her delight Her gentle voice entreating

Says, "Don't stay late to-night,"

The world is cold, inhuman, Will spurn thee in thy fall The love of one pure woman

Outlasts and shames them all Thy children will cling round thee. Lot fate be dark or bright At home no shaft will wound thee—

Then "don't stay late to-night."

Iij the Nez Perce Land.

A few years agcTbefore work actually begun on the Northern Pacific Railroad but at a time when it was being talked about as an enterprise that would certainly be carried through, I determined, with two young friends, who, like myself, were anxious to find a good place for investment, to cross the continent from the head waters of Lake Superior to Puget's Sound on the Pacific.

Our intention was to follow as near the line of the proposed road as possible, and to note carefully the agricultural advantages of the country in connection with its mineral resources.

We organized at Superior City, though our outfit was not very extensive, as the party was small. Two wagons, filled with supplies and articles for barter with the Indians, whom we expected to meet, and horses for ourselves and cook, constituted our train. I was familiar enough with the necessities of the trip to feel assured this was all that was necessary.

My friends were Julian Whitchurch and Henry S. Brougham, both of New York city, and as bravo, earnest and cultured gentlemen as I ever had for companions in my life. They knew nothing of "wild life," as they considered existence on the plains or in the mountains beyond, so that they were as eager and anxious about the trip as boys.

They had fishing-rods and rifles and knives and pistols for every kind of game, and they read every book they could find that said anything about the country, and wore out several maps studying its geography, though all the maps of that region at that time were as purely works of imagination as the records of "Gulliver's Travels."

I had never traveled across the continent on this parallel, but my experience in the Far West made me certain of its general characteristics.

Our cook was a very remarkable black man. He had been the bodyservant of a prominent public official, and hence was something of a politician—indeed, he considered himself at very superior and highly cultured specimen of the American variety of that article.

He was a perfect budget of trite maxims, whose commonplace became bearable by his genius for misquoting, and his constant effort to improve upon them. He was rich in the songs and hymns in which his people delight, and he could sing them very well, but he had a knack of mixing up the sacred and secular, that was unintentional, and therefore very ludicrous. fPatsy, that was the misnomer of our black man, though Brougham vowed that our cook spoke with an Irish accent but be that as it may, he was a capital cook, and I never saw him out of humor but once, the reason lor whicn I shall presently explain.

We reached the Red River of the North without adventure or mishap, and here we engaged a guide to accompany us as far as the Columbian River, from which point I anticipated no difficulty in working my way to Olympia, in Washington Territory. •We struck the buffalo country in August, and as the only game we had seen so far were antelopes in the far distance, rabbits that ran out of range, and prairie-dogs that refused to be shot, Whitchurcn and Brougham were wild with excitement, and went in to kill bull'ulo peii-mell. This' thing of riding into'a herd, of bulTalo, that dash across- the plains With.lowered headsj hanging topgue^ jMri# flashing eyes, is no cnud's piay.. ^.',--• f:

The ground "•'is so honeycombed with prairie-dog ^M^oyofe burrows, that a horse and j|t^^o matter -how good, if uhacciisli^M' to it, are in constant danger of golng down, and a strange iioi se is al tviiys so alarmed at the sight of the -'btiifalo that it is next to iinposible "io get within pistolshot.

My New York friends were not threfore, successful in the first hunt, but Paul, our half-breed guide, shot a splendid animal, and consoled my friends by assuring them that a little practice would make them as fine buffalo-hunters as could be found in the Northwest, and this compliment encouraged them. "'Indeed, subsequent events proved that Paul was a veritable prophet.

In September we reached the mountains, and here our work '.vas. to begin in earnest.

The Crows were at peace with the whites, but _we learned that it was dangerous" for so small a party as ours to travel in that country, at that time, as bands of the young braves, not only from the Crows, but also from the Nes Per^nnd Sinn. v. •out, OSLeniJiJJ.'i

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committing depradations, and killing and scalping every white man they came across.

When we learned this news I held a council in our camp, for, while personally I was in favor of pushing on, I wished to defer to my New York friends, who knew nothing about Indian fighting, and for the matter of that, nothing about fighting at all.

Paul, the guide, thought we could get through safely by exercising proper vigilance, and, as he was personally well known to the Indians, he felt sure ho could prevent their attacking our party if we could only get up a truce with them.

Whitchurch and Brougham wero not only willing, but anxious, to go ahead, and I felt relieved by their decision.

Palsy had listened to our conversation during the council, and a short time afterward I heard him saying to one of the teamsters: "We's a gwine inter de den ob lions, my feller-citizen, an' da's no backin' out. 'Tain't for myself I now raise3 my woice in dis meeting! No, banjsh dat obserwation!" "Well, who are you raisin' of 3rour voice for, then, Patsy?" asked the amused teamster.. "For de white men ob de party, I'll suffah, my countrymen, like de ch.illen in defiah, what's in de prophets of old, but, like dem, my brethren, my har won't be singed." "Why, what do ye mean, Patsy?" "I mean we're all a gwine ter be killed, an' scalped—all save me—dey can't scalp dis chile, kase why I need not say, an' may de Lor' hab mercy on yer souls."

This judicial ending to' Patsy's prophecy was so ludicrous that I could not help discovering myself by a loud and hearty laugh.

As I turned away I heard Patsy muttering something about, "When de wicked stop dar trouble, an' de tired folks am at rest."

About ten days after this we were encamped on a tributary of the Yellow stone that bore the suggestive name of Sculp Creek.

The country was interesting, and we decided to remain on the creek for a week or two, while we examined the volcanic hills and beautiful valleys in the vicinity.

Fortunately, as we thought, there was no sign of Indians in the Vicinity, so, instead of moving in one body, we divided into three parties, that is, if the two teamsters, left in charge of the camp, be called one party. Whitchurch and Brougham, the latter a first-rate geologist, went with Paul, the guide, and I took, in my separate explorations, the philosophio Patsy.

One day—by-the-way, it was to have been the last of our stay at Scalp Creek—I started with Patsy to examine a range of hill about seven miles from camp.

We took a cooked dinner

in our haversacks, as expect to get back before night. We were both well armed with rifles and pistols, but each morning Patsy would protest that he was a non-com-batant, and that it was just throwing arms away for him to carry them. "For," he would reason, "I neber could shoot an' keep my eyes open at one an' de same time. De only danjar in dem tings is, dat if I carries 'em, I may shoot mysol', an' if I'se killed, de Injuns won't know I couldn't shoot. Dey'll tink I'se a great warrior 'rnong de ten tousand, an' altogedder lubbly. So dey'll hack me up pretty bad afore dey leave me alone in my glory, like de yellah rose ob Texas, what's bloomin' alone." f:.

Despite this, I insisted on my companion's going armed, and subsequent events proved Patsy and I were both right.

We remained in the hills till the sun was well down, but leaving us ample time to get back to camp before it was dark so we started, delighted with our success, but not a little fatigued by the day's hard work.

We entered a deep ravine, or canon, that led out to Scalp Creek, about six miles below the camp, and I was in the lead, carefully watching the ground from force of habit, as we walked along.

A green weed that had been lately uprooted attracted my attention, and, after examining it, I came to the conclusion that it had been pulled up within an hour. Had it been done by an animal, it would have been trampled or eaten, but I saw that it had been pulled from the side of the rift at an elevation as high as a man's hand would reach as he clung to the rocks for support while making his way over the boulders underneath.

I said nothing to Patsy about my discovery, but now kept my eyes in front or searching the cliffs above.

We had gone to within about a hundred and fifty yards'of Scalp Creek, and already we could see it through the rock detile, when an unearthly yell, accompanied by a shower of arrows, came from foes whom I could not see but, from the direction of the missiles, 1 knew they were in front. "Get back, Patsy!" ^1 shouted, pointing to a rock about thirty feet beliind that nearly blocked up the passage.

He obeyed me with astonishing alacrity, but I never can forget the look of overwhelming horror in his face as he turned to run back. "Is dey Injuns, sah?" he asked, as he rubbed his head and turned his protruding eyes on me. "Yes, man get your rifle ready!" I shouted, and at the same moment catching a glimpse of a feathered black head above the rocks in front, I raised my Spencer rifle and fired.

My shot was answered "by another yell, and at the same tiine a. dozen

ClsmMWg.

We were effectually cut off, 'and, judging the number of Indians in front by the explosion of their rifles and the discharge of their arrows, I concluded it would be impossfble for our friends to render us immediate aid even if aware of our danger.

Behind us were a number of loose boulders, and while I watched the opening near the creek I called out to the trembling Patsy to roll the rocks up, so as to make a barricade in the narrow pass. This was something Patsy could comprehend, and being a stout fellow, he at once went to work, and, iinside of twenty minutes, the rocks were as high as his head. "Dar, Mauss Costlah, dat's done now let dis servant lie down an' pur-pay-ah foh death."

Patsy dropped on his knees, and assumed the attitude of an Ethiopian martyr. But, if he could not or would not shoot, it struck me I could utilize him by making him keep the arms loaded.

It was now sundown I could see the last rays gilding the snow-peaks away in the distance, and, as may be supposed the approach of darkness increased my alarm, for it added to the danger of our situation.

I had just told Patsy to place his rifle and pistols where I could reach them, and that he must at once reload the arms I laid down, when again the Nez Perce and Crow warwhoops echoed through the defile, and, looking out, I saw the painted braves coming toward moat a run.

The rift was so narrow that they were forced to push on in single file, while a few warriors from precarious positions on the steep, flanking rocks tried to cover the advance.

I trembled with fear and excitement and only by a strong effort of will could I control my weapon so as to make sure of my aim. I had seven loads in my repeating-rifle, and. waiting till the nearest brave was'within twenty yards, I opened lire. I am astonished now at the rapidity with which I sent the seven balls into the enemy. "Load, Patsy!"

I dropped my rillc and took up his, but to my horror I found it would not work. It was as-useless as so much wood. Fortunately my revolvers were near, and with one in each hand I opened lire again.

The line staggered, broke, and then, yelling like demons, the warriors ran back or threw themselves on their faces. I had breathing time to reload, and though never addicted to the vulgar and immoral habit of profanity, I could not, on this occasion, resist hurling an imprecation at the cowering Patsy. All the weapons were out of order, and I had no time to correct his bungling.

While I was making these preparations a number of Indians asceuded to the summits of the cliffs on either side. Their object in doing* so at once became apparent, for in a short time th&jf De&fili tk/ and logs of wood down on the spot where we were supposed to be. So close did these thundering, giant missiles come, that the splinters tore my clothes and cut-me severely about the face, while a fragment "from one of them -siru#Patsy on the head, an! with the blood pouring over his fiu he rolled ever at my feet.

I dragged him into a little angle, and expecting every moment to be my last, I waited without hope, though I still clutched my pistols in desperation. From my position I had a view down as far as the creek, and though it was nearly dark, I could see there was no renewal of the attempt to attack from that quarter still the stones came down, and one of them struck my left arm and it fell powerless by my side. This, added to the loss of blood from the cuts in my head and face, made me so weak that it was only with the greatest difficulty I could remain on my feet.

It became dark, pitchy dark, and never for an instant did the torrent of stones cease. I felt sick and giddy. I was parched with thirst, but even if the foe were to withdraw I was powerless to leave my position. I do not know how the time went by. Once I imagined I heard low voices outside the barricade and up the defile, and I emptied a chamber of my pistol in each direction, when the whispering ceased, and the hurling of the rocks was renewed.

I thought Patsy was dead: but some time during the night-the whole time is misty like a half-remembered dream—I thought I heard him mutter: "I'se dead, an'I'm put in de dark, my feller-citizens, 'foh my body's in de cole, cole groun'."

I have an indistinct recollection of firing my pistol several times after this, then comes a blank, not one incident of which can I recall till daylight.

When I woke, or, rather, returned to consciousness, I could not believe my eyes nor ears. The Indians were still yelling, and a rifle was blazing away close to me.

I looked up, and there stood Patsy like a black Hercules, guarding the pass. He looked down at me, and his big eyes grew larger and whiter as he gasped: "Bress do Lo'r, yeh ain't done gone yet! Yeh see, Mauss Costlah, somebody had ter fight, an' dar wan't nobody luff'd but mej so I'se peggin' away."

So saying, he raised his rifle, and let drive like a eteran. Like myself he was covered with blood, and the sight of it made him stronger. I staggered to my feet and looked up the ravine, from which now came the sharp rattle of rifles and the terrific yells of the Indians.

They were attacking us on every L-do, I took up my rifle in my right MR*. pn'l t-o die fierhtinsr

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the nenas, whom 1 expected to seo every second. While I was listening, I heard cheers blending with the yells, but they came from the opposite direction, and, looking itow&rd Scalp Creek, I saw Paul the.guide, with Whitchurch and Brougham, running toward me.

The momentary strength that came to me when I supposed the end was at hand departed, and I had no recollection till I found myself in camp at the mouth of the ravine, to which point (the wagons had been brought.

My friends told me they had been attacked the previous night, and hence could not seareh for me and Patsy. They repulsed the Indians, and, knowing the direction I had taken the day before, they broke camp and started on the search, with the result already stated. The Indians were badly punished and driven off still, on account of my broken arm, we turned back to Fort Benton, where we remained all Winter.

The following Spring we started again, and went through successfully but a curious thing about the adventure was that Patsy, from being a timid non-combatant, at once become the most warlike of beings, and never was so delighted a^when there was a prospect of a brush with the Indians.

WILD HORSE BREAKING.

A well kno'wn traveller, gives the following account of the manner in which horses are caught in South America. They are caught with a lasso, which is a greased and plaited thing, iO feet in length with a noose at one end, and driven into a corral, which is a place enclosed with posts. Of course the guacho or peon, guoes at this sport on the back of a tame animal:—"The corral was quite full of horses, most of which were young ones, about two or three years old. The chief guacho, mounted on a strong, steady animal, rode into the enclosure, and threw his lasso over the neck of a young horse, and dragged him to the gate. F.or some time he was very unwilling to leave his comrades, but the moment he was out of the corral his first idea was to gallop off however a timely jerk of the lasso checked him in the most effectual way.

The peons now ran after him on foot and threw a lasso over his fore-legs, just above the fetlock, and twitching it, they pulled his legs from under him so suddenly that I really thought the fall he had got had killed him. In an instant a gucaho was seated on his head, and with his long knife cut off the whole of the mane, while another cut the hair from the end of his tail. This, they told me, was to mark that the horse had once been mounted. They then put apiece of hide in his mouth to serve for a bit, and a strong hide halter on his head. The guacho who was to mount- arranged his spurs, which were unusually long and sharp.„and._wkii©

two

"men neia tne nofse by the ears, he put on the Saddle, which he girthed extremely tight. He then caught hold of the animal's ears, and in an instant vaulted into the saddle, upon which-the men. .who held the halter threw the end to the rider, and from that moment, no one seemed to take any further notice of him, The horse instantly began to jump in a manner which made it very difficult for the rider to keep his seat, and quite different from the kick and x^lunge of our

English steed. Hovever, the guacho's spurs soon set him agoing, and off he galloped, doing everything in his power to throw his rider. Another horse was immediately brought from the corral, and so quick was the operation, that twelve guachos were mounted in a space which I think hardly exceeded an hour. It was wonderful to see the different manner in which different horses behaved. Some would actually scream while the guachos were girthing the saddles upon their backs. Some would instantly lie down and roll upon it while Some would stand without being held their legs stiff and in unnatural positions, their necks half beni toward their tails, and looking vicious and obstinate and I could not help thinkingjthat I would not have mounted one of those for any reward that could be offered me, for they were invariably the most difficult to siibdue. It was now curious to look aro md and see the guachos on the hoizon, in different directions, trying t( bring their horses back to the cbrri 1, which is the most difficult part oft Leir work, for the poor creatures li id been so scared there that the were unwilling to return to the plac.

It was amusing to see the antics of the hores they were jumping and dancing in various ways, while the right an is of guachos were seen floggingtheja. At last they brought the horses bick apparently subdued and broken h. The saddles and bridles •were taktn off, and the animals trotted towaid the corral, neighing to one another.

The petty kind of presents distributed by the Prince of Wales in India is exciting astonishment and dissatisfaction in that land of magnificence and pomp. Among the articles given in return for presents which impoverished princes were clasp knives, drinking horns, opera glasses, and pencil cases. Aii Indian newspaper thinks that "the purveyor of this extraordinary cargo, hks apparently been guided in deciding what the Indians would probably like by the works of Fenimore Cooper and reminiscences of Catlin's exhibition."

The gown and bands worn by Dr. Kenealy during the Tichborne trial have been presented to the proprietors of a wax-work menagerie and museum in Glasgow, Scotland.

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"VIRTUE of a decree and order

of sale issued from the "Vigo Circuit Court, to me directed and delivere.i. in ,'avor of Josiah Rl. O'Boyle and •A ainst William D. Norton and

wesi

Sarab

Norton, I am ordeved t© sell the llowing described real estate,situated i! Viuo Couuty, Indiana, to-wit.-

The east one half (J) of the southeast quarter (14) ot the southwest quarter (14) of section thirty-two (32) Township toii-teen (13) north, range eight (8) west cout iining twenty (20) acres more or le.^s, also thirteen (13) acres beii i: he

lialf(^) of twenty-six (26)

u-r i.-ii'i t' the north end of sixty-two ((K) a.-rf's in tLie. middle part-

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tii-- :s. quarter (14) snuion five (L) ow-isi-iip tvv. Ive (12) north, ratine .w.i 1 (S) west, being the land se', oft to :•.•( jh ivnruui from the ofttatri of her t:- i". J'lidon Anderson deceased: in Viy/ Ouunty Indiana, and on •SATURDAY, APRIL 15:h 1876, in :lie 1. gal hours of i-aid at c«-CV-urt House door in Terrs LI-lite, I will lilitir the lent* i»nd erofits of the des.cr.bed real estate, together rti hail f.-iiviieges and apurtenaoces to |JT- F-I-iS*J«- belonging, for a term not aseven jejii-y.to the highest holier lor ei!«li._ ind upon failure to re.uli

MUII sufficient to satisfy said order of costs, 1 will then and there offer the fee-simple, in and to said real s!!"to. to the liigi.est bidder for cash to ,-iitisl'y the same.

Tuir. £2nd dav ol March, 1876. Pr. ies §11. G. W. CAKICO Sheriff.

in ASJ'aehmcnt and Garnirlmient. TAT it CF INDIANA, VJGO COTT-NTV, KS. HtCNUY

It.

RYUJ.C vs. CHAS. A. K. E\VW. IlEVi'H, HiCMiY A. I,iS1 3 E W O N A A N I E JJ. JUJACKSTONB, before G. Cookerly, .1. P., Hairlson townsh5]?, Vigo county, Indiana.

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it known that on the 12th day of FetjJ87II, tl3e plaintlfl file'} an al2da,vl?. t" o. XL'fct. thtthe delendenu-wts are DOII-res-uldiits cf the State of Indian^.

Saiit non residents are hereby not.iScil ot t!:e peiuliit'cy of the causeof action against t-hetf' ar rt that the KOEO«

set for trial on

the ITUi iliiy ot April, 1870, at 10 o'clock A. M. Wi'nesB my hau .mo official real, t'ois 17tli day of February, 1876.

G. F. OOOKEKLY, J. Y.

Wsr. E. MCLEAK, PJalntifl's Att 'y.

nf Indiana-, Yigo County.

In 11K Viffo Circuit Couit. [No. 7,471WAKKKN bftn.ES vs. ISAAC V/. EVANS, mi'i Wauah A. tVAKS wlio are impleait-

WILL) ZACHAKIAA M. ANDEHSOJI, WJLUAM CIAKK, HABDINILABBIS ana HAH Kishis wire—In Foreclosure,

Kit known tbat on the 18th ay o!

March 3ECG, it wusordered by the Court that tin CJerK notify by publication saii! fxiac vV. Evans and Sarah A. Evana kb iicu-res.ir'ent deJentiants of the pendency ••jf *aid action against them.

Sail! defendants are therefore hero by Ktilie'i ol' the pendency of snid aclk-n aeainstthetn ana that thesmne will ntauii for trial at the April term of said Court in •.he ytar 1870.

MARTIN HOLI.INGEE, clerk.

Administrator's 'o:.icei9 hereby given, that I will sell jt public auction .n Saturday, MsrcV. 18th, 1870, »'t he residence of Scharlet Watson .ateot Viao County desea6ed,alJ his personal properfy consisting of hordes, ho. «, cutv. cor", funning utensil*, tc

A en d:t of fix months will be civen on :, snms over go the puichfi6«r giving h's note with approved sccUi-ity, waiving valuation and appraisrneat laws. i\eb.'--i 1SS76-

Nov.

B. WATfcON, Administrator

Est ray IS otic,

ii A N W S a toiviLship, one (!ark red roan cow, supposed to be 12 years old,"with lialf crop ntt be upper part of ifiht, ear. Appraised it Jl-.oj before George W. Otev.

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MARTIN HOLUGNEfi, Clerk.

1875.

Esmiy Notice.

J'AUL*-By se'h K. Pugh, one JL dark bnndle bull calf desctibed t. follow.: He is a darkbrindle itu under oit, lri the ligiuear and Lialf crop iu tbe ,ef'. ear supposed be tw» years oM, and appiai'-edkl £15, be lore G. P. Wolf, J.

MAftTIN 110LLINGER, Clerk

Admmistrator's Notice Koti:'e la hereby that Iho n^tto'SlR ned, bus been appointed Administrator of the Kstotw ot Hclmriet Watson, late of Vii County Ind anadesease:i. fcaid Estate is ^upp'-sed to be solvent.

KICHARD WATSON, Administrator.

\rimjmstratt)r's A' otic©, VfOTICE is hereby given that tbe underlN signed has been appointed administrator of the estite of Samuel JVLcMurtrie late of Vigo county, Indians, dectased Said estate is bioposed to be solvent.

A.B. PEGG, Administrator.

Not-ico to Heirs of Petition to Sell Real Estate. STATK OF INDIANA,

OF VlGO, 0,911.

NOTI'JKCOTTSTY

is hereby given that Jatnes .N"

Brown, administrator ol the estate ot Milton S. Watson, ceceqgeg, ha« filed hi petition to sell thereal estate of tbe dece dent, his personal property being insufficient to pay his debts and that said petition will be heard at the next term of the Vigo Court of Common Pleas.

Ad minis tr ator's Noti e.

NOTICE

is hereby given that the under

signed has been appointed administrator of the estate of Morris Boatman, dea^ed. Tt,e estate is probably solvent. .JAMES M. Mo LfNTJCK,

Oct. 4, H.75 --i.di.aii-.istiaior

Administrator's Notice.

NOTICE

is hereby given that the under

signed has been appointed administrator of the estate of James H. McMurtrie, late of Vigo county, lnd„ deceased. The estate is probably solvent. A. B. PEGG,

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Administrator

Noiico of Distribution. STATE CF INDIANA

OTICE is hereby given that at the Feb? ruary term, 1876, of the Vigo Circuft Court, said county, after final settlement .r'th" estate of Joseph P. Wilson, deceased about tiiti sum of three hundred andeight -'C-n dollars were found remainiust lor distribution among the heirs, 'lhe sfiid heirs arf, herefore, hereby notified t.j apnear on tbe first day of the next term Ql said court, and prove their heirship, ahO rcoulve ^^^r^^L-^GER. Clerk.

Estray Notice.

described as lollows: Some of tliew liavi ualf cr- ps, and some smooth I undeibits, and some fcwallJor underbits. Appraised at S20 before Man

0nB*TyMlfiTIN

HOLL.INGER, Clerk.

Estray Notice.

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Stephen Hedges living

Linton

township. Vigo county, Ind.,

-i,'i mih west of Hartford, one steer desc/heilas lollows: Deep red, white lace, white under the belly and white iegs, marked O an underbit in right ear. No Tih"r mtSrUs or brands perceivable. S^p "Wrd toba three years old

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spring, and

'tm'Aised at before JohnR- Bledsoe, ^Pl-raisea

RXiN H0LLlNGER)

Clerfe

V^T-v.-v.ft,j

Admiwistra*w?g

ryHEundersigned,

da^e if not

the

•liAKEN*

administrator cf the

_S_ estate of Samuel McMcrf-rie and James H. McMtrrtrie, deceased, will sell at pnbllc auction, on Thursday,

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late residence or eamnel MoMo' tris four miles east of Terre Haute, on iho Biocmlogton road, the personal property oJ both estates, consisting in part ol hoise?, Cattle, Hogs, a large lot of Huy, Farm Iniple-

Household Furniture, *c. terms—All s'iejs *f i3 and oncer, cash in htind. on sums of over 83 a credit of „ivit

,non,'hs

wili be given the psrcha'er

mi* v°.'e«wlth approved security, withmont wBlr,-

valuation an a psaisc-

AdiGKiisiMtor.

rpAlvhN 1,1J—By JamsK el t'v ijvin»in ixouey iceit towns v*?' «untv .Sir ',!"!:,

J&stray NoiSo,

P—

R. 7.i' •'», Prairie

i. Cieek to« nsi Jj, thit-o miJefi tortn of uiuwm, one white cow. supposed to be 8 yeais old, ears io as

tfu.v wo.e frozen

partly oH, Ion. sear on Jr-ft, and both herns broken olt. Appraibed at 115, Jan. 21, '7(', t.efore W. U. Piety, J. I'.

MAKTJi-i H'jLJJI.nUER,Clerk.

iM.ray Notice.

rsi.-iK.EN UP—By Henry .Vatasnof Sugar JL Uieels tewnsnip,cueoun hi^er, collar u.arkevt with ncn.p ndsiii and underoit in the light ear, imu v.ndertloje in left ear. And 16 a ten y«»o- o!u. Appraised at S20.0U bejove WiilinniB, iitli-, j, i\

A ltTi'N J3.0-.ulN'j»£ a Clerk,

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btate of Iiidsaua, Yigo vousity, In (he Vipo Circuit Corul. I No. STEPHEN K. Fit EI:..V5 ANT vs J. MAR. TIN—in i.ivil Action Attachment, DE it known that on tiieS'.b day o.' Jan•*J1 °ary, I87rf, it oruurtj by tbe Court that tt,e Clerk notifiy i»y pniiiication Said J. .Martin as a non-iesiueut defendant ot this action against him.

Estray ffoiii e.

rjlAKEN T7P—By Ed waid Murphy, livin* iugin Harriton township. Vi 'ocountv' ind., one roan cow, inclined to be white witn short crumbly horn*. L-ui i.o marks' or brands visible. SuppcJtd to three years old, and appraised at 0 before Martin Grace, J. P.

MARTIN UOLLINGEK, cierli.

FOR SALfc'.

One Heifer Calf, sire, McDonald'.-] Alderney bull, dam, short horn grade

milker

Deen

^eed jMiereliixnt,

TEHEE HA UTE, INDIANA. Olleis the following

For Spring Sowing

Clever, Timothy, Iiiue-(srass, Orchard Grasr, Red Top, Hungarian and Mi.iet Secus.

White Providerco (kis, a new variety from England, grown one year, in this country, very heavy, productive, very thin hull.

Hallet-g Pedigree Barley, anew Spring Barley, very productive.

Osage Orange, Broom Corn. AIfuifa, A1 ick Clover, At., J:i\

Onion Sets, Hed, White and Yellow, by tee

quart, bushel or barrel

150 Vat-Unties ISc*! Seedf, by 1he paper, tui quart and bush ei.

(turden ce pcund.

Tew Year,' Experience in the Seed business tnabiesme'to select the bett Var.'etles, and to feive advice as to culture, Ac.

Flower of my own Importation, from the most celi-brated Seed Growers in Europe.

(Jladiolns, Dahlias Tube-Ros-es and Cannas, ot my own growth—a fine selection of these splendid flowers.

I'I]« Poblic

slitonafll

Kiaotr

that

•i erre Haut-s has a H» ed Sti:e, rival of any in the

Went,

Wry filiomd any one

thine of senuir to a distance for seeds?

Catrtlognrs Famished en Application Orders flllea promptly. Ad-, dress $

J1A. FOOTE,

51 STain Street, TERRE HAUTE, IND.

THE WHOLE WESTERN COUJiiRY nan now be easily reached by the ATLANTIC & PACIFIC, and MISSOURI PACIFIC railroads and their rail, stage andi steamboHt connections. These lineB commerce at St. Louis, at which point the Mississippi river is crossed by the most magnificent Slcel Bridge in the World, »nd traverse the whole length of Central and Southwest Missouri,^ and a portion ol Kansas and the Indian' Territory, and thus furnish to the business man, pleasure-seeker and the em-' igrant, the most dircct and comfortable ronte to all points in Missouri, Zacsaa Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming, California,? Oregon and the whole Pacific Slope.4 Superior inducements are offered fori those seeking now homes in tbe Far* West, and the transportation facilities^ are unequaled by any Western roadJ Everybody going West should give these roads a trial, and bo convinced! that the Missouri Pacific Through .r-nc* and tbe Atlantic & Pacific Short Linei are the really popular thoroughfares off travel. For maps, time tables, inform-5, ation as to rates, routes, etc., adddress' E. A, Ford, General Passenger Agent St. Loais, Mo. Questions will be cheer~ ully and promptly answered.

PRIL

Two Bull Calves, tire, RfolViiia'ri'd A I.'»ney null, darn, Aiderney grade One Bull Calf, sire, fall blc.osl -iiort horn dam,full blood Aiderney.

One milch cow, when in ljer prime save •six and one-balf gallons of mils.. All at reasonablepricxis

BUIAfAN,

NearProvi-.-euce Hospita

$1« to rt 7'i page book explaining everything and a copy the Wall Btivet lie view

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REMOVAL.

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Lnew rooms, on tlioa--'

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"side of Main street,.

House.

rlons Family Per format ce. lately had a comedy which 111 night on a steamboat at the Meatis wharf. Wm. Latimer, boat paiuter. had ascended to of one of theltdamer Natchez' y-s by means" of tackle, and in a barrow balcony formed wicker*work around tho of the chimneys. He was there, about 100 feet the deck, when, shifting the 0 correspond with a change on he was abUot to make, It and fell to the deck, leaving his high perch without any if -decending safely. It was the evening then, and all the captain and crew to :he painter fromjiis uupleastion failed of success. They (Ulice together ladders enough him but they were too short, ed to throw him a cord by which he might haul up descend upon, but could lit right spot. ie meantime .the -painter itient observer of.the collect.'ds on the levee. The despectators laughed and and the sun fell and all the as dark, Latimer did not line to his evening meal. j!tj children came and saw ror the ticklish position of 'otector. They huddled tobivering on deck and looked up the chimney. The cap* ,lly gave up trying tp. extriimer that night,' -but tbe tmily stayed by him, as near could get, and spent the zing, as it were, at tbe man .oon, and shouting to him iy, and getting his answers, to prevent him from falling ind also falling down tbe r. So they kept up a lcj.ud ition and carried on the com1 night It was very to the wharf -audience, 'y serious to the actwas a Serious Family pere. The Captaiu (Leathers) the woman that if the high performer did not come

Wit

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Voluntarily duripgi the night tbuld be family reid she^h6iW ^iss- her husten o,'clock in tbje fmorning.

Ti6 Kept his wofd, as we hearif i»fj#ffsr body getting I out by failing' down a it ciiimney in Nejv Orleana. tun Republican.

Williams Getting Better. the past few days tbe report .By Williams, the popular aolying, has got afloat several he truth is, Mr. Williams has Ion of dying just now-, and bis is determined not to let him lewillor no. Mr. WilliamB QMrfog ...from plearo-U^-i4*' _which has had a naojfc. of late changes, in the

U^KrMis^rst attacked on the w£0« in 9oston, whitbtitpfflllaftengagement at 9«|lleater8 there, ^e^.retnrnithe ISth/audhiajb^n prosthe time'

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Dr.

who has him in charge, has Considered him dangerously oiteinal illness has been it he

saya,

and Jilaj treat-

to# patient is now principally idjd, which'has- beeh, tempo1—^this disease .always seating thttoerves. Sir. Willngeri'ehtirely confined to gets up frequently and the bouse.- He eat» well, punches with a good relan begins to rebel. against for persisting in giving him |-[NefrYork World.

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