Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 263, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 April 1876 — Page 1

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VOL. 6.—NO. 263.

LEAF BY LEAF B0SE8 "FALL,

Postefflce Robbery.

Sandusky, Ohio, April 23.—Recent robberies in in the postofiice here led to an investigation into its affairs by the Postofflco Department. United States special agent, Henry, tooK possesion of the office Saturday, by request of postmaster Van Tyue bondsmen, and until the commission of Mr. Bolt Van Tyne's succsssor, who takes nosxession of the oflice May 1st, is re ceived, the office-will remain in Henrv's hands. An immediate examination and inventory of the property was commenced Saturday, and up. to this writing have developed a deficit ot over two thousand dollars, which must be

made

ELEGANT !NEW BUSINESS SUITINGS,

JVST ABRIVE1) --AT—

MOSSLER'S

Square Dealing, One Price Clothing and Merchant Tailoring Hosse.

Christian Statesman lrop and Die.

.St.'Lnuis, April 22.—The Times will publish to-morrovr, some statements made to one of Its reporters by Sargent Prender, in charge of the signal service station here, before ha left for Washington last night, where he will testily before the Committee on Expenditures of the Treasury Department, under Secretary McCulloch, and bis statements are to the ellect that while so engaged he discovered that great frauds were being practiced upon the government that each public debt statement reported money in the treasury that was on hand while the Government was paying three per «ent. for money to meet temporary necessities. He also discovered that hundreds of thousands of dollars of government money was plaeed in the hands of confederates, outside oi' the department, who loaned it back to the Government as individual funds, and draw interest on it while pursuing these investigations. Prender was informed by a clerk in the department bureau, narn^'d Richards, that immense frauds were being perpetrated in that bureau, that fortunes were being made by reporting money destroyed, which was preserved, and that only one-half of the money turned in for destruction was actually destrored. The other

good ether by the postmaster

or his bondsmen.

A Witness Who Knows Great Deal. Washington April 22.—John Davenport, United States Supervisor of elections, at New York, resumed his evidence to-day before the committee on expenditure*, of the Department of Just ice. He explained the frauds committed under the form of naturalization and-hin method of C'iseovering theui He was paid for the work of rrenaiing affidavits in several cases ol fraud, as any other supervisor. He ,s* sued warrants in 1872, for twelve thousand persons registered, believing they had no existence Adjourned

Horribte Massacre.

Leavenworth, Kansas, April 23.—Advices are received here that sometime Thursday night a family of emigrants named Baker, from somewhere in Pennsylvania, was massacred by the Indians, about a hundred miles northwest of Custer City. The family consisted of a man and wife and two chil

dren,

all of whom wore brained with hatchets or tomahawks and then scalped. A wagon belonging to Baker was rifled, and evervtlring valuable carried away. The bodies of the victims were decently buried when found.

The A. &1\ Telegraph Company. New York, April 24.—The Atlantic & pacific Telegraph Company will at once build new lines from Washington to New Orleans and Mobile, taking in seven cities on the way.

147 Main Street.

THE

Drop by Drop the Treasury runs Dry.

O^E BY ON E. «EYOS£) EECALL.

THE LITTLE

How he Managed Elections.

Straightforward and Accusations Him.

liali being divided among the perpetra-' road to travel. His letter, setting forth to a re re or these facts to General Spinnor who was treasuer at the time, but latter declined investigating, saying ho did not believe that lraud3 were being practiced. In March, 1869, the congressional retrenchment committee was examining the .alleged frauds in iho treasury printing department. Prt-nder went to Mr. Edmunds,_of Vermont, w}io was chairman ot this committee, laid all the faots before him, and asked for an investigation Edmunds replied that the tim$ of the committee was too short to warrant extended examination and nothing was done. After Mr. B^ut well became Secretary of the Treasury, Prender, who at that time had retired from the Treasury Department,, in formed him of the discoveries ho had mado while clerk in the department, and the Secretary promised to investigate the matter. Shortly alter this a man named Fox, who had also been clerk in the resumption bureau called on Prender and stated that he had been appointed a detective by Secretary Uoutwell to work up these frauds, ami wanted all the papers and ovideuce he bad in his possession. Prender declined to give them up except an order from IJoutweJl. Fox left, but returned in a little while with a letter from the Secretary, asking for the documents, and Prender cave them to Fox in the presence ol a witness who knew their character, and who is now, in Washington. In the meantime Richardson had retired ffom the redemption bureau, and located in \lbany, New York. Fox visited turn, and soon afterwards, Richardson, although a Democrat, was appointed assiatant postmaster at Albany, ana no investigation of the lraiids was Inado. Prender will probably testily before the eommitteo at Washington on Monday, when it is expected this matter will be brought to light.

A RE1C1N OF TKRIIOR.

To go back, however, to 1870, the statement is authorized, in showing in what a high danded way the "littio Commissioner" intended to run matters in the interest of the Kedublican party, that he caused even during that -year, when he had no title whatever to act, not having been created "Chief Supervisor," 8,000 warrants to bo prepared for th9 arrest ot that number of people. Oaly six of these warrants, however, were served. The plan of the operation at tbat time proposed, was to send out to certrin designated voters, Utters through tho mails on which tbero were private marKs. Tho postmen in the various distri9ts, it is asserted, were instructed, in euery case where they could find no such person at the addrees given, to return these envelopes direct to Commissioner Davenport. This it is said thoy did, carrying tbeiH in batches to his office at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, thero making affidavits that the parties wore not found at tae addresss.s

given,

on blanks already prepared for

the purpose. Tho warrants for the arrest of these parties, who, by the way, hud pseviously registered, but who, singularly enough, could not he found by the postmen, were all ready to bo served on election day should any one of the 8,000 attempt to vote. A friend who happened to call on Davenpoit, having his attention called 10 this immense stack oi warrants, inquirtd into the process by which information sufficient to grant such an immense number could be obtained. Learning the particulars he informed the

Commissioner that he could not possit bly issue process unless ou sworn complaints. Mr. Davenport theu consulted with Mr. fcBliss, the United States District Attorney, who con tinned the opinion already given. On learniog tnis Mr. Davenport set to work, it is said, and drove around the town fcr three days visiting the various election districts and inspectors, with a view to securing sworn complaints on which to make arrests. He subsequently managed to secure COO of these and afterward made sixty arrests, obtaining out%f this number

ONI-Y THttKK CONVICTIONS.

Tho well known terrorism exercised by Commissioner Davonpo.-t since that time has frequently been referred tp in the Herald, »nd it only remains to notice the iac» tbat all times a large stall of clerks is maintained by the Chie! Supervisor making corr ctions aud verifications of the ro^istrv and r^ctifving the census. "The clause.in relation to the payment of the Chief Supervisor, his deputies and the deputy marshals is to be found in the Uuited States Laws of 1871, section 14 of the act entitled "An act to amend an act approved May 31, 1870, entitled an act to enforce the right ot citizens of the Uuited States to vote in the several States in this Union, and for other purposes."

The section referred to provides thut "there shall be allowed and paid to the ChiefSupervi«)r for his services as such offiecr, the following compensa

TRRRK

COM

MISSIONER,

SOME REMARKABLE E E O II I E N S ABOTJT

JOHN I.

DAVENPORT.

-iKSPrtionst Against

Now York's Pigiay CafS-ir.

From lite New York Hem'tl. The revelations published in the Herald in regard to Commissioner John I. Davenport and bis expenditure of moneys alleged to have been made by him as Chief Shpervisor of Election for the Southern district of New York, as also on account of the secret service fund, were the leading topic of conversation among all elasses thioughout the city yesteulay. It was, however, more particularly among politicians and members ol the legal profession, that the matter was fully discussed. Yet- among every class, whether it was politicians, lawyers, merchants or independent citizsns, there xppsared to be but one conclusion arrived at—viz., that Commissioner Davenport, or "little Johnny," as ha was more frequently termed, had an extremely hilly

that he had exponde:. §25,000 over and above his charges for disburaamgnts between the years 1S71 and 187-1 and that he still owed that sum, was considered a very good joke, for it is claimed that although the law under which he was appointed only gave him power to act in 1872 and 17S4. he did, both before the passage of the bill in 1S70 and up to the present time, exorcise a supervision over the regutrat inti made in the city, whether he .had jurisdiction or not. While Davenport was receiving pav from th9 Government of the United S-.atea for tue performance of his duties during and preceding the election of 1S72, it also appears that ho at the same time was also drawing large sums trom the coin-, mitteo of Saver^, and the Union Leasue Club for substantially the.same service. Many Lawyers and poli tieiaus appear to think it somewhat singular tbat th8 Ch'.ef Supervisor could at one and the same time serve throo masters, and yet sustain a personal loss, notwithstanding the !ib:.'ral pay he received.

HATTTR.

tion apart from and in excess of all fees allowed by law for th8 performance of any duty as Circuit Court Commissioner.— For filing and caring for every return, report, record, document or other paper required to be filed by him under any of the proceeding provisions, ten cents for affixing a seal to any paper, record, report or instrument, twenty cents for entering and indexing the records of his office, fifteen cents per folio, and for arranging and transmitting to_ Congress, as provided lor in section 2,020, auy re port, statement, record, return of examination, for each folio, fifteen cents and for any copy thereof, or any paper ou llle, a like sum. Aud there shall be allowed and paid to each supervison of election, aud each D3putv* Marshal who is appointed and performs his duty under the preceding provision, compensation at the rate of $5 per day, for each day he ia actually on duty, cot exceeding ten days: but no compensation, except to thoso appointed in cities or towns of £0,000 or more inhabitants. And tho fees of the Chief Supervisors shall be paid at the Treasury of the United States, such accounts to be made out,_ verified, examined and certified, as in the case of coinmissiooers, save that the examination or certificate required may be made by either the Circuit or District Judge.

STBOXCi CUAIlChS.

The following i.s a copy of a letter addressed to Speaker Keir by Samuel J. Glassey, relative to the operations of "Supervisor" Davenport:—

NF.W YORK, April 24,1-S76.

Hon. M. C. Kerr, Spepkerof the House of Representatives:— DEAR SIR—The disclosure recently made before the Committee ot Expenditures for the Department of Justice, induce me to da what I should hrve done long since, but have been preveuted from doing by the extreme pressure of business engagements— namely, to bring to:the notice of the proper committee,' through you, the extraordinary performancees which Commissioner Davenport and others holding similar offices have been engaged in under the pretext of enforcing election laws.

I address you personally, because 1 thinJcyou will remember nie in connection with an investigation by a Committeofthe House, of which committee yon were a member, ih 1S68 and 1869. I was one of the counsel retained by the Union League Club to prosecute that investigation. Davenport was for tho first time connected with public business by being employed by me and my associates as a clerk. The rerults ot the investigation you will probably remembsr.

With tho knowledge, sanction and approval of the principal members of the Union Lt a ue Club, I and my associate drafted dertaiu bills relating to elections and naturalization. After undergoing the process of amendment they were finally enacted in the summer of 1870.

E^rly in 1871, when the scheme to reelect fan had been fully concocted, Davenport, who was warmly enlisted In the scheme,

aided

and tacked .by.

the influence of all the federal office holders in this city, proenrod the passage of the act generally known as the "Enforcement Act," approved Februarv 21, 1S71, under which he was appo'i*t.fld nhi«f-Snnorvisor of Elections for the Southern District of iNew York,

I doubt whether there ever was enacted in this country a bill so obnoxious to the constitution and to all tho principles of free Government as are contained in thb. It is a matter ol surprise to me that it has received so little attention from the Democrats ami Independents. Many of its provisions are in such flagrant viola ion ol the bill of rights that they are incapable of enforcement. A *v'3nt decision of the United Slates Su*.-ime Courf practically nullities the greater part ol its provisions.

The oflice of Chief Supervisor created by this act is an anomaly in American legislation it is conferred by a Judge the tenure is partially for life th^re is 110 provision for removal, pud it is doubtful whether a chief supervisor, guilty of malfeasance, could be got rid of otherwise than by impeach men I. The fees of the office see section 1-i of the act, section 2,031 of the United States Revised Statutes, are absolutely unlimited. A chief supervisor may prepare forms, issuo instructions, make indexes &c., &c., or whatever he choos« es to consider material. He Is subject to no supervision whatever. At the rates allowed for such services he can, as Davenport himself told me, make from $15,000 to $20,000 clear oil each general election, and there is no provision in the law for the preservation of or the disposition of the record of tho proceedings of these oflicers, such as would enable anybody to find out what they have done orwhat was the result or effect of their action.

This is by no means the worst feature of this act. Provision is made (see sections 2,021, 2,024, 2,02(», U, 8. Revised Statutes) for au inquisitorial examination into the private affair* of every human being who is in the district, such as never has been tolerated in this, or any other country where Angle -Saxon principles have obtained, the reaistence to which is fijade a felony. Several respectable citizens were arrested, nuder warrants issued by Davenport, for refusing to answer questions propounded to them by persons who intruded into their private residence, and suffer eJ actual imprisonment, bail being refused or such oxorbitantand exces sive amounts demandsd as made it impractable for the parties to furnish it.

The powers attempted to be conferred by these sections, obnoxious as they are in principle, are capable of being, and have been, most vilely abused, conspicuously in the Southern States, where they have furnished the excuse for a resort to military force to influence lr.cal elections, and in the Northern States, where, by fraudulent devices they have enabled the administration party to manipulate election returns and make all manner of disreputable and dishonest bargains with the different factions among opposing parties.

It is alleged that the money taken from the Secret Service fundand paid to Davenport was expended in carrying out some mysterious and wonderfully effective system of detecting election frauds, It consists, in fact, of a sort a directory of vices, made up from the official register, with more or less verification, obtained by spies employed by Davenport, known only to him, responsible to none else, who sometimes sneak and

sometimes force themselves into into private residences fjr the purpose of verifying the register.

Whether thi3 political directory i3 eorrectly or incorrectly compiled or not is not aud cannot be known to any one but it3 compilers. For all the work done in compiling it or iu connection with it the supervisor is paid directly in bis olHcial capacity. It furnishes him the means of making for himself a vast deal of business as Uuited States Commissioner and

Fourth—To copyright the lists of voters obtained iu/iiis official capacity under the authority of the Uuited States and at tb6 expense of the United States, and fell copies.

Fifth—To hold in terrorem over certain classes which exist in large communities an influence due to a knowledge of their occupations and places where they are carrieJ on, and thereby procure professional employment from them as, for example. Mr. Davenport, who is by proses'Jion, and by profession only, a lawyer, within a year after he complied the first list of voters obtained a general retaining fee from the Liquors Dealers Association, an organization formed in opposition to the enforcement of the Excise law. He also appeared as "counsel" for a notorious gambling house. I had supposed that those were all the legitimate sources from which he had drawn the1 profits of his office, but the disclosure made before Mr. Cauls field's committee shows that, these being insufficient, ho has also, through Whitley and tho Attorney General's office, drawn from the Secret Service fuud a$ well.

It is a fact with in my knowledge that on this same pretext of the prevention of election frauds,many thous ands of dollars In addition to the amount received from the goverment were obtained from the "Committee of Seventy" and further sums from the Union League Club., and private inarviauais, »ha tliat on the strength of the powers, influence and means resulting from his incumbency of these two offices this man lias become what we call jm "infifuehtisl oJiiJ' illo and money of the Uuited States have been used to advance all manner of duty and contemtible tricks anc bargains relating State and municipal offices. Whether or not the money taken from the secret service fund was lawfully or honestly applied I cannot say, but the office of the Chief Supreviaor of Elections is inordinately expensive, absolutely unnecessary, capable ot being prostitu* ted to the vilest uses. I do consent, and I trouble you with thiscommunication in the hope that when Mr, Davenport appears—as I see by the papers he proposes to appear before the committee of which Mr. Caulfild is chairman—the investigation will not be confined to an inquiry as to what he did with the money he got from the secret service fund, but that the origion, cause, usefulness and value of the office of chief supervisor of elections will investigated to the bottom, and he is just the person to got the information from if properly handled.

There certainly was need, in view of the facts disclosed by the investigation of 1863-9, for some remedial legislation. The act of 1871 went far beyond all legitimate necessities, and if fully enforced iu the Northern States, would almost justify a new rebellion but it never has been used in the Northern States, except for such petty personal use as I have suggested above Davenport has been paid thousands of do'lars by the United Stales for examining as Commissioner, accusations which he made as Supervisor, and no indictment has ever yet been found on the strength of any of his proceedings, and in the only case iu which his action was ever reviewed Judge Blatchford decided that it was wholly unwarrantable.

I trust you will make snch use ol the information and suggestions herein contained as you deem proper for the public interest,

INL.: MONDAY EVENING. APRIL 24. 1876.

The system is profitable in the sev- ashiu„tou, Apr.l eral ways which I will indicate. Faulker, from thecommitte on forFirst—Fees by section 2,031 Rs eign affairs, reported a bin in regard vised Statute?, as Chief Supervisor amount practically illimitable.

Second—Fees as United Stales Commissioner for investigating and passiug judicially upon case3 discovered by him in his capacity as Supervisor.

Third—The opportunily to dispose of—for his personal emolument, or for the advancement of the political interest of those with whom he chooses to associate himself—the information which he has acquired in his official capacity, which he has done.

and

I will cheer

fully render any assistance in my power in making the examination suggested thorough.

Since the foregoing was written I htjve seen in several newspapers the suggestion that the "perfect register" which is said to have been compiled is of great value. It ought to be enough to say of this that liberal and extensive as are the powers attempted to be conferred upon chief supervisors, the right, duty or power to do thi3 is is not among them. Yours, very respectfully,

SAMUEL J. GLASSEY.

A Card from toi. Tuonias Dowlfng. Tho Editor of the Evening GAZETTE will please say that I have concluded to submit my name to the voters ot the Fourth Ward, for the place of Conncilman, on the principles indicated in the card in the papers of Satarday. It the good people ot that ward shall deem my servicea useful in the attempts to arrest extravagant, reckless money spending in city affairs, these services are at their disposal.

I shall have more to say upon this and kindred topics, within a very few davs. THOS. DOWNING.

April 24,1874.

dt'ILnap Denies.

Washington, April 24.—General Belknap has written a letter to a friend, denying in positive terms that he has made any confestion whatever in concerning thecharges against him relative to the Fort Sill posttradership.

Traatmm •»«—«MP——"

Forty-Fourth Con* .Gress.

SENATE.

M03NING SESSION. Washington, April 24.

A bill to abolish the office of supervisor of Internal Revenue was discussed until the expiration of the morning hour when the consideration of the bill to amend laws relat-

he combines tha characters of detclt- iUg to legel tender of silver coin was ive aud magistrate, necessarily inliu- resumed and Jones of Nevada took ence in the latter capacity by consid- the floor. eraticm of the fact that the more the HOU^E. detective discovers the more fees I V-M—nvr's SBS?ICS there will be for the magistrate.

to citizenship and to defiue certain rights of United States ciKzena in foreign countries, and the duties of diplomatic and consular officers, and addressed the house in explanation and advocacy of it.

Cox offered a substitute, lie would have his argument printed in the record, and then the house after reading the bill and substitute and argument, would be able to vote intelligently.

Reagan objected to the sections of the bill which permitted aliens to hold real estate in this coun try, which provides how marriages in foreign countries between United States citizens and aliens may be contracted and solemnized.

Further consideration of the bill was postponed till Wednesday, and then the house look up the report of the committee ou the freedmen's bank to amend the charter of that institution.

Bradford offered a substitute for the first three sections, and supported it by a long speech.

The substitute requires the Secretary of the Treasury to appoint a good and competent man to take charge of aud wind up the affairs of the banks, the Secretary to retaiu the general supervision. Without action the house adjourned after Stevenson introduced a bill to abolish the hoar«i of health of the D.s.r.et of Columbia.

HOUSE.

MOKNING SESSION. Washington, April 21.

The following are among the bills introduced and referred under the call of the States.

By Campbell, to incresss the circulation of the National Bank notes, to relieve the national banks from tax on circulation, to liquidate the national debt and to strengthen the public credit,

By O'Brien to reorganize a navy, it provides there shall be on active list six rear. Admirals, eighteen commodores, fifiy captainsand sev enty five commanders and that promotions in these grades shall •cease until these members shall

XbfiLreached. iiy i-iayiueuo, banks to issue eirculatitng notes equal in amount to one hnndred per com. of tho current market value oi the bond* doposited by them.

AN IMPORTANT ARREST.

A Fifieen Tliousawi Dollar Embezzler \Vi.s Arrested this

Morning

Lonisviile Ky., April 24—The capture of James Wilkinson charged with a §15,000 embezzlement in New Orleans and elsewhere, has proven an important arrest. Saturday evening bo received a dispatch while ia j«il from J. B, Phelps, at Indianapolis, stating that he would arrive on the 1 o'clock train this morning, on the Chicago train, and go immediately to the jail. Phelps is tho party to whom Wilkcrson shipped the packages from New Orleans to Chicago, and 'the' detective conjectured that he was a partner in the crime with Wilkinson. They accordingly decided to arrest him as a suspected falon on his arrival. Phelps on reaching the city Yesterday morning took a hack telling the driver that be was going to tho jail to release a prisoner and wanted him to wait for him at the door Whether he came out or not detectives were in the jail when Phelps entered He was allowded to go into the room where Wilkenson was confined and see him. As soon as, he started out he was arrested and two detectives searched him while a third went into Wilkinson's room and stripped him of all hia clothes. In the heel of his stocking he found $2,GOO, which looked as if it had Just been placed there. When Phelps was accussd of Riving Wilkenson the money he denied all knowledge of it, and protested that he bad not given him a cent. Some important papers were found on his person. Phelps was then locked up as a suspected felon. To-day writs ot habeas corpus were taken out for the prisoners and the court released Phelps, bat remanded Wilkerson to jail. The money was not. restored to Phelps, ho having said it was not his when arrested.

Chicago, April ,24—The city national bank,with a cash capital of a quarter of million dollars, cldoors this morning. A noti

the

door states that the stockholdeis have decided to* go into voluntary liquidation as the best means for doa ing justice to all the creditors of the bank- that it has' been found impossible to convert the assets speedily enough to meet a continued darin which has been made of late upon its cash rescourees tnat in the opinion of the directors the assets will be amply sufficient to pay all liabilities provided the creditors will give the officers a short time to turn them. The cashier states that the entire liabilities, exclusive of th1? capital stock, are $800,000, mostly deposits. This amount is secured by assets making a nominal surplus over all liabilities of about $180,000, nearly all collectable. No other city banks are seriously affected by the failure.

Look

EVERY ONE

Who has eallcd at the Opera Hoii*e Clothing Store i.s do

lighted. First, not only at the elegant and handsome ar

ranged room, but second, particularly at the idea to find

the handsomest and largest line of Men's, Boys and Chil

dren's Clothing ever exhibited in this city,' and Third to

find prices way down below their expectation.

Tlatt SUoeinakerV ftreauiMr. Kcout'rf JBeiitfil. Last evening Turner Hall was comfortably filled with Geraian citizens who gathered I hire as a complimentary benefit lo Mr. Gustav Krone, ot the Banner. The drama on the boards last night was -'i_)er Schuster*" Tue Shoemaker. It was rendered with the following cast of characters. Krone himself being in tho title role.

Prlnz Wolfgang,—Prince Wo1.a lg Mr.TIimtuelbauer Her »n Woliborg, Secretary to'the

Prince -Mr. Heidenrick Der Leibartz—The Prince's private doctor '.Mr. Wittig I)ar Geheime Sekret.tr-—'The Secret

Secretary .......Mr. Lorey RnsBl. aine arine Wiitwe—Ito:-a a poor widow WOUiaiJ «-.'*=»-!—I*..- I 1Wilhelm, deren SOfaw Schuster, und

Bnrgerwehrmanh—William, the widows son, a shoemaker aud a militiaman Gustav Krone Eva Schlo&zvorwalter's Tochter—Eva tho daughter of toe castle keeps er Miss Heimmelbauer

Eine Hofdame—A royallady Jean Lucay—Jean, the Lackey ,..Mr. Duenweg Leo Kammerherr—Leo. the vallet Mr. Leidenheimer

The story of the play runs about as follows: The shoemaken Mr. Gustav Krone) falls in love with the daughter of the princes' cistlo keeper. This shoemaker is a visionary individual, always dreamingthat he- occupies positions of honor and profit. He in fact spends his life in dream land.

O.ae day the prince, Wolfgang, personated by Mr. Himmelbauer, hi3 Secretary, stop in at the shoemaker's shop and leave measures for some work. In conversation, it transpires that the cobbler has aspirations towards tho hand of the castle keeper's daughter. He asks the prince to givo him favorable mention and this the prince gladly promises to do. Being of jovial disposition, "he concludes to teach this ahoeuiaker a much needed lesson. He invites him into his parlor, and with frequent potations of wine, finally succeeds in making him heartily drunk. He then removes all hia old clothin?, and placing him in a royal bed ot down, with attontive servants, trained to call the shoemaker "Prince" when he has slept off his sluggishness, patiently waits for him to awake.

The plot is strikingly like theopea ing acts in "Taming thfe- Shrew." There, it will be remembered, Christopher Sly, a tinker, is found lying drunk in the road by a number of gentlemen. The leader of the part says: Omonstrons b-as!! how like a swine

lies!

to your interest, examine goods and prices all

around, and then convince yourself that the best place is

FRANK & ROTHSCHILD'S,

AMUSEMENTS,

Opera House Clothing'Store.

rings

PRICE 5 CENTS

awakes he is on his bench. His. short period of glory is over and he is more bewildered than ever.

The parts of the lackey and the valet to the Prince, assumed respectively by Messis. Hugo Duenweg and Mr. Lsrdenheimer, while not of great importance iu the play were fairly represented by these gentlemen considering that they are amateurs. Mrs Schellen back's renlitiou of the part cf Rosa was excellent. The receipts derived from tiiis enterlaiDmeht, while not £o large as exptcted, were gratifying in amouut, when due consideration has been made for the bad night.

(jourlUoaseEcIioeti.

CRIMINAL COtJUT. 7" ,7

rt.

Qrlradeatb, "how foul tn I loatbsoaie is mine image! Sirs, I wiil practice on this «runlce-n man.— "What think yon, if he were conveyed to bed, Wrapped in sweetclo he?,

pat up

on his fingers, A most delicious banquet by hia oar! AHJ- brave atteadents naar him wtien he V.'ou'.d uctthe beggar fo-getliimsel:? "While evidently a copy of the earlier Shakespearean production "The Shoemaker" differs slightly and is equally amusing. When the shoe^ maker wakes he is utterly bewildered but hero again the acting is copied after that of Christopher Sly. Tbat vagabond on awakeniug and accosted as a Lord says with comic confusion as though half doubting what he speaks: '•What, would you make me mad Am not I Christopher Sly old Sly's sou of Burton-heath by birth a pedlar, by education a card maker, by transmutation a bear herd, and now by present profession a tinker Ask Marian Hacket, the fat ale-wife of Wincot, if she knows me not, if she say 1 am not fourteen pence cn the score for sheer ale, save me up for the lyingest knave in Christendom."

Mr. Krone's presentment of confusion was good. His shoemaker comes to tho conclusion that he is wilched, but he has tho good sense to direct a number of bills to be paid and among them ?50 for the boots ordered by the Prince.

When this act had run its course, the shoemaker, was drugged again with wines and when he next

'y *.

iiia inprninxr .faikfl

Long presiding. Tne State was represented by A.'J. Kelley, Esq while th3 accused was defended by Carlton and Lamb.

The evid8uca was all iu, and Prosecutor Kelley hai made the opening addres3 to the jury, when the court adjourned at noon. Judge Carlton and Mr. Lamb will make arguments for the defense, and Kelley will close for the State, ttiis afternoon.

MAYORS COURT.

Andrew Gross, drunk and disorderly. $7:20, stayed. John Scotr, drunk and disorderly, discharged on condition that he leave the city immediately.

Stephen H. EUis, fighting. Discharged. RUAL K3TATJ2 TRANSFKRd.

Kirtly Bayle to W. M. Koberts, 10,j acres iu the northwest corner of tho'i Bouthwest quarter of the southeast quarter, sec G, Pierson.

Joseph us. Collett to Sarah E. Smith, part of outlet 05,163 feet on Third street §12,000.

MARKTACIE UCKXSFS.

Jas. A. Hutchingson to Matilda A. I Hull. James F. Lyon to Eli/. ibeth

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THE TRIALS OP LAU-KDJiY MAID.

A Story With a Uoraj. I

Kate Conway, who has been ia the employ of J.J. Carson, landlord of the St. Clair li'iuse for the greatest part of eight months, as laundrymaid. brought suit against that gentlemau in Esq. Cookerly's court lastJ week for the recovery of $150, due her for labor and for money loaned to said Carson.

The pluiutiff testsfied that' that the defendant, iu July or August, last borrowed of her $100 which) she had at that time deposited in the" savings bank. The loan was made for a few days only, but Kate says? she. has beeu unable to collect the money, or auy part of it. The fifty dollars, is the sum due her for work in the laundry. On Tuesday last, by her attorney, Gfeorge W. Kleizer Esq., she procured an attachment uirecetd against the goods and chatties oi s^aid Carson. 'The writ.was placed in the hands of constable Qnigley, who proceeded to the St. Clair house and'leved cn the contents of the dining room, just as dinner bad been called. Mr. Carson induced the constable to release the attachment on the eatables by turn iDg over to hi in this furniture of two rooms. The officer then stood in the office ot the hotel andr garnisheed each boarder as lie came out of the dining room. The case was taken under advisement .by the court and he has not yet arrived'at a conclusion.

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Kate's ad vice to all working girls

Is, to lend their hard earned' money only on good security.

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