Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 5, Number 37, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 March 1874 — Page 2

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Terra Haute, ai kl lor: One copy, per year, VI.AU 1^ 'i.oijilui, jEo three ni'iitb«, 4««. All BUb.'c-lpUoEB roust be paid for In advance. The paper will, Invarlabl be discontinued at expiration of time.

Address all letters. HALL A DICK ERHON, GAZRTTK, Teire Haute, Ind.

Thursday, Mar#h 5, 1874.

IN Cincinnati! the courts draw a nice distinction between a thief, and a gambler

THE fool who sends postal cards to saloon moil for fun, was at Decatur, when last henrd irom.

WK have opinions from our Okaw correspondent, the first pagf wnicli are worihy of perusal.

THOUSANUH lings in Houthern Illinois, are dying from the trichinea disease. The Egyptians meanwhile avoid pork and the grave.

Carries Iwive raised the question, "Wasn't Dickens insane?" If he was, there is none of that same kind of insanity left in the world.

DAN. KICK, the showman, has again been sold out for debt. This time all his personal property passed under the hummer of the Sheriff.

WOOD III IJTJ

played oil

on Torre

11 lit)us well us LaFayette.

LtiFay-

ettv Journal Hut Torre Haute don't propose to prosecute her for the failure.

THIS name and whereabout of the during adventurer who would fain have had thewickd Woodbull come to Terre Haute on another lecture excursion Is a profound mystery. Hpirits?

WHAT we wrote of the condition of the Journal the morning following the great financial meeting, was "abnormal." The Journal reproduces the paragraph and prints it "abominable." We cheerfully accept the amendment,.

BHOAFF, the accomplished editor of the Paris Gazette, one of the leading lecturers on temperance in his section of the Btato, thinks that the prayer gauge should llrst be applied nt the fountain-head—Washington. Not a bad idea.

IT is stated that 8t. Patrick's day *ill not be observed in New York by the Knights of St. Patrick this year, as heretofore, by a parade, but that instead, the amount of money required for that purpose will be given to the poor. Commendable charity, and worthy of imitation in Terre Haute and elsewhere.

TUB Tribune, founded by Horace Greeley, is still the friend of the black man. In a recent issue we llnd an editorial denouncing the Radical party for not furnishing them hair straightener, as per agreement last campaign. Agents are now canvassing the country 'assuming to act. for the administration, and dispensing a cuiious compound warranted to take the kinks out of the native South-down woo', at one dollar per bottle.

Titi:dillorciue of opinion existing between the operators and employees of the Chicago boot and shoe manufactactories seems to be that the'forHill uwv

contrbuting to the maintenance of the striking members of the order. When a man earns money, it strikes us that he lias a perfect right to dispose of it as he pleases, if he observes the law. It "strikes" the operators that the men will exercise that light at the penalty of losing their positions. .. ——iiujim1

A POLICE captain and several officers, with precipitate haste, chartered a steam-tug in Chicago, on Tuesday, gallantly went out five miles upon the lake, and nobly rescued from a tloatlng cake of ice a half-benumbed beer keg. They could have borne the cruel disappointment, but Oh, ye shades of Neptune, said beer keg was empty. Slowly and sadly those valiant officers returned home, aud the bitter disappointment has already sprinkled with silver their carroty locks.

TIIK di-parity between the earnings of brain and muscle is not encouraging to asplriug youug men who want to make a mark in the literary or scientific world. A New York paper gives a list of the men and women of intelligence and education who can not find employment, and are sufl'ering for the bare necessities of life. Another column of the same paper gives a list of the members of base ball clubs, in New York nnd

elsewhere,

who receive from $1,-

000 to $2 200 p» year for halting and catching the sportive bull. Verily, it is ea-ier and j• I« a-anter to bai b.ili* than study

science

GUKAT Britain is lively in election times, and the voters make K. red hot for opposition speakers. A Li I era I candidate had the temerity to put in an appearance at a Tory town in Wales. Although supported hv two prominent clet'g III'-II, he was hu-tleil ott the p'uifoim and driven to bis lio'el Til.- latter huildinu ihen l" oaine he object of the fir ol the mob, despite all of ll.e«H«r! the police. Stone-and other mis- l.s were hurled against if, and regular siege was kept up for several hours. At another place a liberal candidate, while alighting from his carriage in company ^ti:i nis wife, was et upon and orii .• 11 b- ateu by a mob. And yet it.ey want to extend the "privi leg-" o"f lection-over there.

IJIK Tar-heels, not eoutent with the nutritious peanut, are clamoring for

Congressional literature for their su-tenance. We are led to make this remark on reading the following from the Congressional proceedings of day before yesterday

Mr. Bobbins, or North Carolina, Haid ho had consulted his constituents. They had callod out clamorously for liirht and information from headquarters. They h«d said to h.m "Uivo us the franking privilege give us documents give us speeches vivo us books give us everything." [Laughter.]

Immediately after having perused t' heart-rending appeal of Mr. Robbins, we packed up our fi!es of the Congressional Globe and shipped tliem lo tlie famishing constituents «if il-.e gentleman froi» North Carolina.

I TitK Commission In.~iI«•*-»* h:t* pfoxei r« fltable In Uiiu iuiiHii. An ex* Ciiiriiiip liii'i "l the lmme of Kahu

IktlJbAllO.V DMile $25,(00 ill Very short time, .anil ii"W ibey sue in ve»tig itiug him

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Cilice, North Fifth Stk-eet, uour Maiu.

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Messrs (Jroe*»berk ami Burnett, a brace of beuiiiifiil specimens of the publii-fpiiiifcd citizen, had a very valuable proj iny, which they wam-t-.i to donate lo the citj—ill consideration of $500,000 in hand, well an I truly paid. Mr. Kahu was pre sinned to have influence with the City Council, and in bis capacious pockets were deposited the $25,000 as commission for services, to be ren dered in -eeing members of the Couucil and convincing them that their constituents and their children would rise up and call them (the Council men) blessed, if they would but vote to purchase the property at the price asked. The result tended to show that Kahn understood the commission business. The property was purchased for a park, and named in honor of one of the public-spirited donors Mr. Burnett, we believe.

The matter was subsequently inquired into, which resulted in the development of the facts detailed herein. Groesbeck for President in 1876?

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IN another column will be found the farewell of Mr. James 3. Edmunds to the patrons of the Terre Haute Daily Journal. Mr. Edmunds retires from the profession to enter the quieter walks of private life. No more will his nerves be unstrung by the laintive appeals of the printers— tl.To.ugh their emissary extraor dinary the devil for "more copy!" He will never more hear the indignant inquiries: "who put that piece in the paper? Why didn't that hoy leave my paper this morning You may stop my paper if you don1 say something about me in it, after have been tukingit three weeks and haint you got a ticket to take a fellow into the show, and all that sort cf thing. Well may Mr. Edmunds congratulate himself that he will have a surcease of the sorrows that go to make up editorial life iti a city where lie is personally known, and recognized as pub lie property. Such a life will do for the young, but for the'older editors it isn't pleas ant. While we have had*many controversies, on our part we luiv never (reused to have high regard fn

Mr. Edmunds, personally, differing only as to politics and public meas ures. While he has had many political opponents, he has also had many personal friends.

Whatever may be his avocation life for the future, he bus the best wit-lies ol the young men of the GA ZKTTK for his'prosperity.

TJIK llrst issue of the Journal, un der the new management, made its appearance on the streets, today, ir an elegant new dress. Every col umn displayed the line taste of Man ager Rose. The salutatory of Col Hudson will be found on third psge It has the ring of the old metal. Tin Colonel has the happy editorial fac ulty of accommodating himself to cir cumstances. His position on politics is not inconsistent with principles entertained by him in the past. He is anti-Grant still. The tiist issue of the Journal, under bis editorial man agement, clearly establishes this point. But the Colonel has spoken and will continue lo speak, for him self. .He h.^s an organ and the abili ty to use it. He will make his powt felt in this section of the State.

Upon ihe reorganized Journal stall are J. W. Jones, news editor H. A Byers, .managing and city editor Arthur Green, local reporter. Mi Rose will be general business am mechanical manager. All are wei known but Mr. Byers. This gentle man, late of Louisville, is a young man of ability and attractive ad.tress

V,'1— .if unn.

cess—except, self-assurance.

TILLY FLK'JCIIKK is memorializing the Iowa Legislature to provide for the introduction into the public schools of the State, of sewing of all kinds, knittlug, crocheting, mending, cooking, laundry work, drawing, wookwork, from a plain box or a bracket, to a bureau or house in miniature, iron work, from a horse shoe to a steam engine, in miniature also all other useful articles known to the industrial world, or that may be iu vented by the children. The GAZKTTB is gratified to learn that Tilly's time is taken up with a harmless hobby. It is so much better than traveling about the country haranguing crowds in wigwams, at the beck and nod of petty politicians. it i. ...j-ji-i i.. —_

IN the absence of any cause for political excitement in Terre Haute, why can't the populace take sides and enthuse on the question of who shall succeed old Bill Lunalilo as Su preme Ruler of the Sandwich Islands? The political cauldron is boiling, over there. "Queen Emma" and Kaiakua are the principal aspirants to the honors and emoluments of the crown. In behalf of the down-trod den women of the world, the GAZKTTE goes for Queen Emma.

IN the report of the proceedings of (he House, Thursday, the liquor question being under discussion, we Mud tl following

Mr.

Klunnagan fnvorrd the bill. He believ. the use ol alcoholic liquors was the cause of the latesplit between the North and South.

Mr. Klannagan's meaning being ob-cure, we venture lo su/gest that the Southerners were mad because the Northerners "split" ihe whisky be'ore sl ipi i' Sout h.

WHILK it WoodhuW is prosecut Ing ilie pi. ptietor of a Chicago ball for 1. lire to consummate a contract to eimit her lo "Rtloirn or Riso lute" on his pu mises, the proprietor of a hall in LaFayetie, is preparing lo prosecute ihe Woodbull, because she did not "Reform or Resolute in L.i* 1K.11. H»W people do vary iu thtir taste-, to be sure.

THE.'•pell of the s-corcerer, Butler, not yel broken in Massachusetts. Hi-power Ins prevailed over Bout well and Sumner, and the codfishfed aristocracy of Boston, in the confirmation of Simmons The knowing ones say that this victory presages his final triumph over all hiseuemies in the old' Bay State.

P. M.

ARTIU'K,

of Albany, suc

ceeds Charles Wilson, of Cleveland, as Grand Chief Engineer of the Brothel hood of Locomotive Engineers. In the list of the delegates to the national convention, reported as on hand, we notice the name of J. McKeever, of Terre Haute.

ZACK CHANDLER wants one hundred thousand dollars from 'he Detroit Fiee Press for puhlishiug the fact that he was drunk iu Ihe Senate Ohnmlier. Let the Free Press call Bel. Hannegaii. I -•'•'A

Editorial Nrftes.

AFTEK expansion, Congress should speedily collapse. THE Democracy will "mass" at Frankfort on the 18'h of April.

Two MILLION dollar* in golil aie to be spld during the month of M?rch. IT is believed that the locomotive engineers contemplate a general strike.

SETTLED at lust. Had the Twins been separated death must inevitably have resulted.

THE soeial evil ordinance seems to be a stumbling block to siu "shaking" In St. Louis.

A FAMINE is imminent in Central Africa. More missionaries should be sent out to the starving natives!

DON'T steal! A bad little boy at Indianapolis, while stealing coal, fell between the cars and was crushed to death.

THE Right Honorable John Wilson Potter is to be raised to the Peerage. The star of the great "P" family still in the ascendant.

OVER two* hundred thousand Northern cific bonds have been surrendered to the Trustees for cancellation, on account of land sales.

PROF. CHIN LARPIN, the Chinese Commissioner of Education, has been having a coufab With our Secretary of State. Chin is fond of Fish.

GRAND MASTER ALLEN, of the Missouri State Grange, at a recent meeting of the order, made an appeal for back salary in the sum of $1,000. He was appeased.

IT only takes from a week to ten days for Council committees, from cities that coutemplate experimenting with the social evil ordinance, to visit St. Louis on an investigating expedition.

ANOTHER movement is on foot to unite the Southern and Northern Presbyterian churches. While both sections are striving for the same heaven, a union certainly is desirable, if not necessary.

BKO. MCCARTHY, of the Chicago Baptist Church, wont do so any more, now that he has been permit ted to take up his position on the side of the sheep. He has had quite enough of playing goat.

B. FRANK CLAKK will not resurrect the Howling Green Auiora, and convert it into a Bourbon paper. In fact he has not, anil never intended to, establish a Bourbon newspaper. Ho was only "codding" the commuuity.

A BILL providing for a reduction of railroad rates, both passenger and freight, has passed boili branches ol the Wisconsin Legislature. It only lacks the signature of the Governor to become a law, and it is thought the signature can easily be secured.

THE Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad will reduce passenger fare to three cent- per mile, Monday. The example is wormy of imitation. Money might be made by it, as there would be'more travel, did it not cost so much iu the way of fare.

Tim names of all signers of liquor permits in Indianapolis are to be published. The ladies are now engaged ili making transcripts of the list-on file in the Auditor's office. If they don't find ti names of fathers, sons ai (J brothers «»n

!he

lists we will

be mightily mistaken. Tim House Committee on Territories has submitted a bill providing for the punishment of polygamies One piovision of the bill is that ihe polygamic Saints shall be .••eparainl from all but their lir-t wives, and that their children by these wives shall be supported out of their father's property, us also their.wives.

amiable residents of Quinixilian and Huascalaca had a municipal misunderstanding, and settled it by carving each other. Chalchicamaca, a neighboring town, interfered, and then the contest became a triangular one. We await further intelligence in painful suspense.

THAT relic of dead-headism, the franking privilege, should not be revived in any shape. The best interests of Ihe country dtmai.d that the last action of Congress shall remain of record and in full force. If any improvements are sought to be made, may be left iu a much worse shape.

WOULDN'T it be well for the ladies who are making war on whisky by street parading and praying, to begin the reformation at home, by excluding from their circle of society all tipplers, and dissipators of every character Such social ostracism would effVct much more in the end than the prayer guage, however applied.

WHILE the woman's war on whisky is convulsing the country, iu general, Chicago can sport but one female to pray in the saloons. She spent yestetday visiting the various saloons kneeling down by the bar of each and askinir the aid of ihat Higher Power for its- suppression The old 'y as -t dis'inh d, ami she se m**d to U.o day very much.

I »ei ins Ihat Marion county is suffering lor a prosecutor who knows something. We do not. know how to sympathise with Marion, as we are

Mitferiog by teason of having a prosecutor who knows too much, and is aware of it. He tets hiniseit up against

Ihe statutes of the State, in

qualifying his jurors, on the ground that his conscience is superior to the laws.

THE Clem case is causing the usual outburst of public passion at Indiauapolis. The State sensibly declines to furnish further prosecution than can bealForded by the prosecu tor. If the people persi-t iu electing to the office of Pioetculor an Incompetent or dishonest person, then they need

not

complain when criminals es

cape their deserts. The fault is with the majority of the people of the county that ihey place their criminal cases in bad hands, and the remedy Is also with them.

WOODIIOLL engaged a'hall in Chi cago, through a "middle man," but when the proprietor learned that fche was to speak there he declined to consummate the contract. Vindictive Vicky then canceled her engagements ahead and laid siege to the hall, bringing that gigantic legal gun, the Hon. Emory A. Storrs, to bear upon its unyeilding door. She demands damages iu the amount of $1,600, and proposes to fight It out on that line if it takes all season. An-

{ires*, aud fun for the million.

TIIB reconstruction «f the new York city. 'Ihe New York house Is Journal iuiildiugcommenced Mo day at 286 Bleecker street, and is a wholemorning. Six men are at will ujion sale and retail bouse. At about the it. Ti.e Journal newspaper will be close of the war, the Him established

moved almutihe litter part of the its first branch at Fort Way no, Iud.,

week. The GAZICTTK will occupy rooms in the same building, for convenience of steam power. But, the Journal and GAZETTE are two separate and distinct papers in ownership and management. The Journal will be in, politics Democratic, the GAZETTE, Independent, both as heretofore. The one will uot exercise any control whatever over tlieother. Reports to the contrary are mischievous if uot malicious.

WE learn from the Indianapolis Journal that "the Marion Council of Patrons of Husbaury, at their meeting last Saturday,recommended that tfte Grangers patronize those manufactures and wholesale dealere who have agreed to sell to them at a discount. The bond of the Business Agent was fixed at $7,000, and that of the Secretary and Treasurer at $100 each. Delegates will hereafter be taxed ten cents at each regular meeting of the Council."

LEADING citizens of Ohio have petitioned for the release,from an Euglish prison, of Edward Condon, one of the bloody Feuians who crossed over into Canada, to capture oue of the old Lion's cubs, add got caught. Congress very properly referred the petition.

BUSINESS.

The tiazette Takes a Stroll Among the Dry Woods Honses.

At this season of the year when, there is a special luck of excitement noticeable iu our little city, during the lull occasioned by the capitulation of the Spiritualistic lorces and the burial of the Chestnut street sever, just at that time when, though business is dull, yet the sure prospect of the good time coming in the shape of a fine spring trade, has caused the aying in of new and increased stocks by our business houses, a general awakening among buiness men, and the lying out of plans for the Spring campaign, at this time, it is perhaps not inappropriate that we should present to the readers of (he GAZETTE a few words upon the Dry Goods Busiuess of Terre Haute, and more especially that which immediately concerns the people themselves, the retail trade. Accordingly we have taken our note book, visited the different establishments and interviewed the proprietors. These establisbments are well known to you all. We have visited ehitfly the leading aud most successful houses If there is a succe-slul business in Terre Haute, there is a cause for that success, and it. is this point to which we have turned our especial attention. We have endeavored lo draw from these proprietors their general plan of business, and to discover the particular points upon which they lay stress, the underlying principle of their success, to ascertain what is the seed and what the method of culture,which has brought forth such goodly Iruit, tor in business as iu other matters, we believe that "as ye sow, sr shall ye reap."

We present Ihe result of our ohser vations to the reader, giving the firms in alp hubecal order.

FKLSENIIKLD A JAUHIHT.

'This linn consists of Mr. Louis Fel-etiheld and Mr. John F. Jatiriet both of them men young in years but not in experience in their business. For three years I elore coining to Terre Haute, Ihey constitu'ed the liiui ol Felsenheld & Co., of Quincy, 111., and this firm is still at Q, lincy Previous tolhis they wire in business at Auiora, a town some thirty five miles out ol Chicago.

Before coming to this city,they ad verthedtheir opening Mveu, they sprang immediately into a good trade, .ind never bad to go through the sdow "building up" process They opmed about the first of last April iu their preseut quarters, at 620 Main street, Marble Buildiug. This Is oue of the handsomest buildings in Terre Haute, aud Messrs. Felsenheld & Jauriet occupy two floors. They have an experienced buyer constantly in New York. Their New York office is with H. B. Claf lit! & Co. One feature of their busiuess is that they buy

EVERYTHING FOR CASH,

and thus are able to otler correspondingly better bargains to their customers. Another, is the one-price system, which is strictly adhered to. Apain, they advertise liberally, and, what is of the very highest consequence, they never, under any circumstances, advertise what they have not. Again, ihey made a specialty of fine and medium Dress Goods aud Laces, and in summer, ready-made Ladies' Suits, still they have everythingiWhicb the completest Dry Goods house should keep.

Duriug their first year they were not as well acquainted with the wants of this viciuity as they are today, and It is their intention to open out this ppiinga most magnificent stock.

Ti.eir isitcoeiwi so tar has more than realized their highest exjectatious. The stjle of their goods and their uiauner of doing business, has won for them some of the very best of custom in Terre Hauie, aud many now trade heie who were accustomed to look to Indianapolis and Cincinnati or their dress goods.

Messrs. Felsetiheld & Jauriet de sire us to say that it is cardinal point iu their busintas that everything shall turn out

JUST AS REPRESENTED,

audi, ever it appears otherw ise, the customer is rtquested to return the same without hesitation, when tlie money will l.e refunded.

Who is ilieie, tbut believes it is fickle fortune, that has made this firm of eleven months growth oue of theileading retail dry goods houses of our city?

In the thorough practical knowledge of the business which these gentlemen possess in their special New York buyer in the cash buying practice aud the one price system in the courteous treatment of customers iu the strict iutegrity and just dealing in the keeping of a very

and placed it under the management of Mr. R. W. Murphy. The second branch was established iu Teire Haute, in May, 1870, aud was placed under the charge of D. N. Foster, now of the Grand Rapid* Post Mich. In the spring of 1872, a third branch w«n located at Evansville, with Mr. Robbius as superintendent, aud in the winter of 1873, a fourth at Grand Rapid*, Mich., under the supervision of Mr. John Fitzgerald.

The Terre Haute house is located at 124 Maiu street. An addition of 80 feet was made to the rear of the building Boon after the opening, and the entire basement and three stories are now occupied.

The preseut manager is Mr. Wm. W. Payne, who was appointed to his position last August, after having served several years as a clerk in the same store.

The Messrs. Foster do all their own buying persoually, in New York. Possessed of large means, they buy exclusively for cash, in cases Irom manufacturers and not from jobbers. These goods are then taken to the New York warehouse, unpacked aud divided among the five stores, repacked and shipped to them separ atel.y. Buying for cash, and for

FIVE FLOURISHING HOUSES, Instead of one, gives Jihls firm a great advantage. Oue bouse could purchase as extensively as they do without greatly overstocking itself. Haviug cash always on hand they are ready to and do take advantage of any and al] depressions of the market, suspeusions, etc.

In their trade at this place, they have, the last year, made a specialty of

Prints,

which were bought at the

time of the suspension of large New York houses last fall, and at less than the cost of manufacture. In future they expect to make a special ty of medium aud cheap Dress Goods. In addition to the regular stock of Dry Goods, Foster Brothers' have a.large aud well selected stock of

CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS. Mr. Payne reports to us that the business of the Terre Haute branch, during the last year, was fully 60 per cent, in excess of any previous year. They had no panic. When other firms were shaking, theirs went

vvaneti,

umroig

ucouug V..-U ,—0 uiauou lor uoiug uuoiuc™ "K"" superior stock, and letting the people ja

FOSTER BROTHERS.

other sensation for the Chicago consists of John G. Foster and Scott Foster, both of whom reside in New

This is an old New York firm, and

Root,

w«i., aim r»

nearly a year now, Hoberu:, ot & Co. It has occupied its present elegant and commodious quarters, on the northeast corner of Fourth and' Main, since 1870. Mr. Max F. Hoberg, who has now the entile charge of the business here, has had a proprietary interest iu the house since 1867, and has been in the employ of the hou from boyhood. The other member of the firm, Mr. Lewis B.

who has had au interest since

1860, and who Is also of the firm of Root & Co., of F. rt Wayne, lives iu New York, aud has an office at 328 Broadway. Mr. Root.witb an experience of twenty years and plenty of cash to back him, is oue of the KEENEST

AJSD

SHREWDEST BUYERS

in New York, and it is to his genius in this liue that the success of his two houses is largely due.

When Interrogated as to the specialties of his house, Mr. Hoberg replied to us, that his only specialty was lo keep a stock of dry goods such that all, from the banker's lady to the wife of the humblest laborer, might always find just what they wanted. Truly a specialty worth mentioning, for though we confess a gross ignorance on the subject of "shopping," yet it must be qmte aggravating, when in search of a Lu.Jf di zcu little articles, to be obliged to run through tho stock of as many stores to find them all.

Messrs. Hoberg & Root are uow fitting up, and will shortly open a Cloak and Shawl department iu their basement, and this we predict will be quite'a distinctive feature They are likewise sole ngeuts for the celebrated "PKIM OT" KID GLOVE. which has become so very popular iu the lust few years, ri

Notwithstanding the nuifh talked of bard times, Mr. Hoberg iufoimed us that their business was better last year tfiau during any previous year. Without making any effort, they have done, and are prepared to do, some considerable wholesale busiuess. Like (be other firms already visited, they have all their goods marked in plain figures, from which there is no deviation.

Early in spring, they will open out a splendid stock of new goods, which, as heretofore, they will dispose of at a very small advance upon cost, as it has always been one of their fundimental principles, that he has a truer success who sells many goods at a small profit, than he who sells less, at a greater profit. Certainly a reputation for doing busiuess upon that

one 0f tbe

know of the same through liberal ad-fJjnve With tfieir superior buytrig facilities, with abundant capital, with all the advantages of long experience, and the prestige that comes from sucpess, with all these in their favor, we are safe iu predicting for Messrs.

vertisiug in these we can see abund ant cause for success. If this firm is not still more successful uext year than to-day, we shall be fl||oh surprised

best a house can

Hoberg, Root, A Co., sliill greater success in their elfoits to merit aud receive the patiouage of the people of Terre Haute.

THE OKAW PREACHER.

DAPrr.il

the market with cash, and took advantage of the same. The people found it out, and their trade increased instead of decreased. They sell strictly for cash, and adhere also lo the one-price principle.

The past of this firm has been brilliant, and the member-* intend to make it more so iu the future. They expect to do this by keeping a desirable stock always, and by a liberal ami judieioiw

USE OF PRINTKK8' INK,

These facts, coupled with their superior buying facilities, experience, and energy, ought to make tliem always a leading power among the Dry Goods men of Terre Haute.

ILORERG, ROOT & CO.

This firm has a record aud stand ing of eighteen years, and a record loo, of which it may well be proud As a business house it has wit nessed the liausition of the prairie town to the driving hustling city. Since its inception in 1856, many an enterprising riv 1 has given it battle, but in the face of generous compVlitiou, it has held its own, and is. to-day, second to no house in rre Haute. I h» firm name, how ever, is undergone n,any changes, for a wi He known as Rice, Ed •yill & Co., afterwards Edsall, McDoin.'a'l & Co., a^ain as Edsall, Root & Co then Edsall & Co., more lately from 1869 to 1873 as

What He Thinks of the Expansion house licfore. All the bone-

VS.

Ye see, ruisturs editurs, I recollect very well in the old times, when people was short of sell -olin and was green like, la-Tore the public deM question bed been nora-ed around much, gold

wus

to'uews'JJO'iu

Meeting at Bowling llall. laborer*, and radroad office hands,

LABOR.

There's Goln

Golns to b» More Money Tlian Kver lii the Country Mow.

RACY UKAUIN'O.

Special Cor. Fve.

GAZJ.TT*.

OAKAW, EALINOIS, Feb. 27, '74. Alisttcr Editors. These is the heviest times I hev ever seed in all my goepull mlnestry. That Is, worsily speakin. Its been raally awful. In the work of gospull doctriu, things lies beeu better. We hed our stated association, and tbe dews of grace fell tolerable oopius. A good many jlned meetin on profession, and some by letter and thar is still some other sinners, who we hope will cast out the devils that is in 'em, before the spring opens up, and we begin plowin for oats.

But things outside the church has been pizen. Thar was nothin ever like it before on the Oakaw. That is about money. The subjeck hes beeu norated around a good deal, and a heap he^been said. But I hev my own idees, and I cant git shet of'em. Everytiody knows these is hard times. Thar is no money here, aud no way to git any. Well I've beam some folks say that the republick party, and gineral grant, aud jay cook, and the credit mobelee, and the sindicut, and the stealin and extravigance and wastin that's been goin on iu congress is the cause of the trubble. But ihat aim so—fur gineral logans aud ^uvernor morteus, two of the purest christian statemen I ever seed iu my life, bitb said iu thesinale the other day, that it was all a dimmecrat lie, and then I seed it in my paper that way too. And it holds to reason. Now let

argue like men and not talk like KuKlux. Ye see, mistur editurs, because a man,

a woman is ex ravn^ant like,

that don't take money out ot circulation—it keeps

in circulation, and

so I may say it is with stealen. "Come easy, go easy," is a sayiu as old as the forks of ramp creek. 8o ye see that stealin in that pint of view, don't hurt nothin nor.anybody, but it is really good thing when its rightly understood. Ye see they cant git ahead of the old apostull of Pisuav chapel, in argeein the effect of any moral question. Thats been tried too often

And then th-ir's another lie that, some peoples been a-tellin, and thats about the national debt. Now its beeu said so often, that everyoody ought to know it by this time, that

the

national debt is a great national blessin. Ef any man tied seed my weekly paper once or twice, »he'd Know'd that, without bein told

knows

about

it. Thai's what jav cook, one of tbe smarte-t evangelical preachers that ever preached, hes always said nnd judge cranes hes said it—and the terry-hut express newspaper, and guvaner morteus, and all ttie apostnils of our day—they have all sed so. Ye !-ee, mistur editurs, we cant shet our eyes to these things—any man that's a read in man, ef he reads the right, kind of newspapers, must see this as I do. tharfore we must jist let the thing go along us a national blessin, because it is a national blessin, and every man who loves his country

its a national blessin.

Thar is no disputin that pint with a man that's got his eyes open and that's true to the flag.

Well that's Ihe way our party stands. Ef a leettle is uood, why if course more is bgtter, #o that the big «er the debt is, the areater the blessin is bound to lie. I got that idee from squire scotts, who is the. best on count in I ever seed, xcept judge cranes, aud he is a natteral born genus on flnans. Ho that's what guvanur morteus and the express neuspaper is contendin fur. They say we must hev more money, and thewav to git it Is to print re bonds, fur in that way they say the public debt and the public blessin will both «o along together all right.

worth i!s face, and

thar was no sicli

per

tiling a-^ bank pa

that couldn't be turned into gold. But as ye hev seen in the express newspaper, paper money

lies

any

now got

goio, ami ir we Kin

only git Ihe gineral government to rack off some more bonds, and iu that, way make the blessins of the public debt still bigger, gold after while wout be worth nothin

all,

not near as much as bunk paper money. This is a new idee, but I like it, because it shows so much sense.

And then, thar is auother idee that I like. Congress is goin to run five hundred million more in debt, by prlntiu more bonds, so then the laborin men can get all his pay in paper money, while the bondholders will have to take thars all In gold, that is a

good

idee, rightous idee,

and its right. Ye see the laborn man works harder than the bondholder doe?—-the

trutl'

tllt*

bondholder

dont do nothin nohow, except to eat up what the laborin mau works fur— and so when it comes to payen off, I want to see the laborin man paid iu paper money, aud the bondholder paid in gold, because the paper money Is the best aud will buy the most. The bondholders have got to learn that the labo'iu man is awake, and that's what they've sent guvarueor mortei to congress fur—ou purpose to git paper money made better that specie. Now I hope gineral grant will make it a penetentiary crime ef tbe bondholders dont hereafter take thar pay in gold—fur they wanted it, and would have it, when it was better than greeubacks—but now since greenbacks is goin to be worth the most, I tur one want'em kept

thar old rations. Ef we can

onlv always keep the bondholders whitr we've go' 'em now—make 'eui keep thar little two thousand million tied up in bonds—treat 'em wlth-con-tempt—dont let'em pay any tax, or

any office—make 'em draw all thar interest Iu gold, and dont let 'em hev

paper money at all—and

then put out a lew hundred million of greenback fur the trade, and we've got things all rigbt, and times will be ea«-y.

Now some folks, mistur editus, want to issue greenback money, instead of more bonds, and with the greenbacks pay oft some of the bonds, and stop the inter* at, aud make the bondholders put thar money out in trade, aud pay taxes fur it—but then auy man that's uot a dimmicrat or an infidal, can see at once, that that would lake away the national debt, and of course, ef it wus tuok away, that the natioual blessin would be tuck away too. That was Squire Pei etons idee, and the copperheads all juied him in it, but gineral grant and guvernor mortens, and tbe loyal party squelched that foolishness long a go I in ha

Ye see here's the way it Is. As the Express newspaper soys, they"® got more money now down ia the Slate of massachusetts ana new yorb, than they want, and down south the people aint got enough. Then you can see how it is. Now what is congress goin to do? Why it is goin to issue a whole lot more of bonds, which them fellers in new york aud bostiu will buy with thar money—and thefc congress is coin to send out some men, to alve each laborin man, Woman and child, in all the western and sou'hern states, forty dollars a piece. Now aint that good in congress? I never seed the like of it in auy christian nation before. It will be the angel with the horn of plenty bat's mentioned by John the baptist in the book of revolasbuns.

I was at the great meetin in terryhut the other night, which the express newspaper got up, and I felt just like Peter of old on tbe day of

fadorin

ientecoat. It was au outporin of Ihe men to pot down tbe bond-

hnk

aud lawyer, edlturand doctor men in

town was thar, and it looked like business —and ihe spirit wa*

.iketl like

|KHired out. Ardsich speakeu express newspaper ediiur didn't hev any of his female fepeakers on hand, as thar was some talk tie would—but

Squire Tomsons aud Dan Voris, the two smartest male be speakers iu the couutry was ibar, ami they made things lively. Sometimes they hed thelaboriu men a-laugbiu and sometimes they hetl 'em a-cryin. One of these speakers ^as always a republican aud the other one bed always beeu a dimmecrat, and though the two parties hev always b&en pizen against each other about bonds and greenbacks—siili they both showed, that nary one ever changed, and that they was uow both together exactly. I couldn't help thlnkin about Paul and Peter—for as auy body knows, who hes rea scriptur, that oue used to be a pharasee aud tbe other a fisherman—one a rich man and the other a poor man— and they was both called to We decipalls and at last got to workin iu the same vineyard together. Paul he didn't care what Peter bed oin, nor

Peter care about the old menu tricks ol Paul—the only question was was they both right on the main pint. Nobody but smart meu kin do them tbiugs. Squire Tom-on nnd Dan both got happy and they made all tbe other lal«rin men thar happy. Squire Tomson savs be "Dan do you waut some more money." "Yes. sqire," says Dan, "thats jist what I want." "Why Dan,"

eay»

the squire,

says he, "aint you got any?" "Well no squire," says Dan "I aint got a cent." "W«dl lets speak lor some" 'says the squire, and so at it they went. Efgubriel had'nt been so far otl, I think he would hev come down and giv 'efti some—but he must hev been round near China, so he couldn't bear all they said. One of ihe most tecbin things I ever seed

I think happened thar. Squire tomsetis said he wfts poor and hed'nt any money, and Dan said he was too, but they both knowd all about fiuanse Squire tomseus said "Dan Webster was poor," and Dan Voris saiil "so wus Aleck Hamilton giucral Washington's favorite" "and so was Bill Pitt, poor" says Squire Tomsous chugging Dan in the side with his cigar case, and kind a laugh In like. "You

look

like Aleck H:m

ilton" says Dan —''Y«s" says the Squire "I reckon I do. I've been told that before"- but "Dau" says he "You are a better lookiu man than Dau Webster and Aleck Hamilton and Bill Pitt all put together." Dan blushtd when the Squire said that, and the Squire he looked kind a

bashful

too, but

they both soon gethered up nnd spoke powerful for more money. Squire said "give us nine hundred million"—hut Dan said "no, no Squire let us have nine hundred nnd fifty million," and that was a clincher. I'. was the most eflectin speaken I ever liearn In a public gatlieriu and it only told the mind of tbe whole meetin—fur every body thar sed, "give us more money."

An thar wus squire Scott, and another labrtrin mau, that I think Ihey called mister minshalls—that got up ihe resolooshuns. Them resolooshuns was hot—they was like Jthe speakin aud suited all around—they jist referred the whole thing to congress to do as it pleased. Well that was right, ibar was no party in that, and everybody tliar seemed to like it, but Cap "Potturs, and a rebel that wus thar bv the name of Jim Edmens. Ed mens he swore thar "wasn't a bit ol sense in the resolooshuns nohow." and cap Potturs he wanted to do some Speakin, but thar wus a cullared feller thar who whispered to the Cap that that meetin "wasn't a freedmans buro," and so him and the Cap weut off together laugbin, and makin light like ov the whole thing. Edmens he wanted to speak too, but Squire Thomsons he give tinkle Billy Clifl a cigar, and told him not to mind a single word that Jim was tryin tosay—that Jim didn't understand finalise, that it was his best holt—and that he didn't want to be bothered ry nobody. Unkle Billy is a sly old fox and so he kept on smo kin ami couldn't hear nothin that Jim sed. think oaintiir editors the meetin will do a heap of «ood—and make money more plenty and easier to be got than it ever wus before.

Yours ttnanshooly, PATRIOT.

cHifUUO CORRESPONDENCE.

Financial, Ecclesiastical, Intemperate I empcr.'iice, &c.

The Sign* of the Times*

4pe, ial Correspondence Eveulng Gazette.

CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 1874.

There Is much interest here on the discussion of THE FINANCIAL. QUESTION iii Congress. Bankers and capitalists are much opposed to the inflation of the currency. While financial knowledge and skill are awarded them, they are suspected of acting in their own interest. The masses are iu favor of more currency, and there is much feeling between tbe parties. The unsettled state of tbe question in Congress, and tbe uncertainty of fiual actions is seriously affecting the markets aud business. In the meantime

HEAL ESTATE

is being bought and sold with wonderful briskness. Capitalists from abroad are investing largely, botn from this and the other side of the water. Dwelling bouses are greatly in demand, and the city seems to be absorbing tbe citizens, busiuess and growth of the surrounding towns for fifty or sixty miles around.

Chicago has her schools and colleges, yet the people are NOT AI'L EDUCATED as the following will show: On Wa-t-ash avenue may be seeu the follow* int: "Clothes cleand and Repaird," "Part of this ortls for Itend." Ot: State street may he seen: "For Sale Cheep." on Tw enty-secoud street may be seen: "Kard photoKaphs taken ou dark as well as on the britest 'daye

Ot all cities, the SIDEWALKS of this, are the most irregular, and wearisome for pedestrians. They are mostly of boards, ami there ia no uniformity either in height or width. You walk a few yards and (lien detOend step.-, fml wafk a lew yards and then ascend lo anoMior plane ol the walk at the crossings it very common to descend and ascend from ti.i'ce l«» six steps, aud were it not tor numerous aud well-lighted street lamps, tbe city might expect to pay for many brokeu limbs, if not broken necks.

It is not lovely in some of THE CHURCHES here. The billigeraut McCarthy, of the Baptist Church, seems determined to fi^ht to the demolition of tbeohurcli iu which be claims the pastorship. Tbe church has a large membership. A great many respect

memDerenip. a great, many respect- lejo„

able and Christian people belong to

It, and evidently-want to get clear of

him without' trial, as it would exhibit many disgusting details. The Tribune and TimeB have columns every morning of this quarrel, that of Whitehouse and Cheney,-that of Dr. Everts and President Burroughs, the lions of the Baptist Church, and that of Dr. Patton aud Prof. (*-wing, of the Presbyterian Church. Iu this conflict, Dr. Patt3ii, tbe editor of the Interior, charges Prof. Swing with infidelity and heresy. Tbe ministers of the Church, (Presbyterian) in their meeting, evidently thought Dr. P. was too harsh with Prof. S. The men of the world, Free Thinkers and Unitarians are ardeut admirers of the Professor, aud many of tbe most cultivated and Intellectual men of the city are his hearers. He is eloquent, and'drecses his discourses in a new and attractive attire. He evidently is not in sympathy with his church, in its orthodox view of the Trinity, tbe Di-

holders. I think I never seed .-« vini:y, and the future re'vaids and Strathroy, and twenty others slightly many laborin people together iu one tuuinhment, and mis Is ore element injuml.

o: hi- unequalud popularity with the

ureligious.

I ^HEAT TKMHKRANCK REFORM

()1|

tneeveof inauguration here.

a-« dearly Ther? Is an army of heroines here ^U." ». ready for the corflict, soon as effllilll h©V A^tiiniif-iiliiiid imiii ho Hfl.

cient organizations c«u be effected. Thousands ot true men are ready to s'ami as body-guard lor them, aud to nhont them ou to ictory.

Yours, J. H.

Telegraphic News.

LONDON, Feb. 28.—The late news from the Gold Coast, giving an account of the battle between the Ashantees and British troops, aud detailing

heavy

losses sustained by

Commander Wolsley, has created a depressing feeling, and further news t« anxiomly awaited. At the War office considerable excitement prevails, and by many officials the position of the English expedition against the

Ashantees

is considered critical.

It is announced this morning that preparations have already beeu commenced for dispatching more troops to join Wolsley's forces.

An official dispatch from 8ir Garnet r, Wol-ley, received at the war office, announces the utter defeat of the Ashantees by the Entllsh troops, aud tbe capture of Co.nnasse. This stronghold of tbe Ashsutees was captured February 4, after five days' bard fighting. The loss on both sides are heavy. Commander Wolsley report* that he has captured many prisoners.

VIENNA, Feb. 26.—It is announced th.»t the Emperor of Austria will shortly visit the I'alian Court at Rome.

PAKIS, February 27.—Ex-Presideut Tliier- last night, received a deputation from the Freuch iesidents of New York, who presented him with an album designed as a testimonial Irom the French cltlaeus, of their appreciation of his labors in tbe cause of the Republic. In bis address to the deputation, Thiers spoke hopefully of the prospects of the Repub lie and with confidence of its permanent establishment.

NEW YOKK, Feb. 27.—The sporting men are somewhat excited over the proposed prize-fight, to bo arranged bet.wceu Jim Mace and Tom Allen. The latter accepts Mace'i proposal to fl#lit, aud agrees to meet Mace, or representation, at Pittsburg or Cincinnati, and deposit $600 forfeit, and simi articles to fight, according to the rules of "he London prize ring, in Kansas, Canada or New Orleans for $1,000 to $5,000 aside, and the championship of the world. Allen will also fight Ben. Hogan for from $1 to$5,0C0, and wager $2,500 to Coburn's$1,500, at either of the above places.

Three laborers, Patrick Murphy, George Smith and Michael Monagban, were badly injured by the premature explosion of blast, at the corner of Fifty-eighth street and Sixth avenue, last evening. They had been engaged in blasting rocks there 'or several weeks. All were taken to the hospital. Smith was frightfully burued.

The Herald's cable shipping news contains the following marine disasters, reported under date of Feb. 26:

The

bark Brilliant, from Philadel

phia, via Queenstowii, bohnd for an unknown port, was wreoked off Long Sound, near Norwicl: all hands supposed to have perl-hed.

The bark Johanniu Matildy, from New York, for Queensthwn, sunk at Waterford Bar to-day the crew was saved. She had a cargo of 75,000 bushels of Wheat.

The bark Heiness, from Liverpool, lor Galveston,is ashore at. Port Terry. It will prob 'hly be a total loss. Owned In New York.

BOSTON, Feb. 27.—The Trustees of the Museum ol Fine Ar's, in tills city, have accepted the offer of Duke DeMontpensler to lend fifty-five picmres, valued at a half million dollars, to the museum for oue year, from May 1, next. The pictures had been forwarded from his gallery at Seville lo England for exhibition at the Royal Academy, but owing to the Landsier exhibition, afterwards determined up«n, Sir Francis Grant found himself obliged to frlvH up the project which he had proposed to the Duke A committee of six of the trustees of the Musem

are

making arrangements

for an exhibition of the pictures, aud guarantee the sum necessary. LONDON, Feb. 28—Noon—The defendnnt in Ihe Tlcliborne trial has juwt bean sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment. The prisoner was but little affected by the sentence imposed upon him. The court room was crowded, anil the sentence was pronounced amid a death-like stillness.

LONDON, Feb. 28.—Advices received by the English Government from Pekin, state that an alarming revolt has brokeu out among the natives at Tieustein. The authorities at Pekin have notified the resident embassadors from foreign courts that tbe Government cannot protect foreigners at TiensteJn against the enraged populace, and will not be responsible for any outrages they may commit. The foreign residents have become alarmed at the threats made by the Chinese, and are hastily departing for Hong Koug.

NEW YOKK, Feb. 28.—IC Is sttated this'moruing that during yesterday afternoon private dispatches were received in this city giving the news of the terrible conflagration of Panama, on the 25 inst. The details of the fire were not given the dispatches merely staling that the largest portion of the business part of the town was almost entirely destroyed. Loss estimated over one million dollars. Mostly insured in London

The Tribune this morning publishes a three-column article containing an expose of a matter in which the merchants of this city have been made victims through spies and informers of the custom house. The Tribune claims that within the last tlve years, the merchants have been plundered by spies and informers out of over four milllous of dollars. That of $86,904,622 paid to inloi mersdurii the last four years aud a hail, special aireut James' share was about $29,016,777, or about one-third of the whole amount.

The Tribune also claims that checks for larger amounts than were paid into the United States Treasury were paid to Jaynes, and the balances stolen. The Tribune cites a number of instances in which merchants, through the machinations of Jay tie, were multcbed out of large sums, and asserts that this was aconiplished by the merchants md lawyers being in collusion wiih him. In one case Rufus Storry & Co. bad paid Jayne $100,000, and of this only $80,0011 was paid into the Treasury, tbe balance being divided among the plunderers. Other cases are mentioned,where the full penalty collected from firms was not paid into ihe Treasury, and the Tribune says the balance weut into Jayne's pocket.

LINCOLN, Feb. 29.—The woman's movement continues. Meetings are being held iu tbe various saloons.

heJd iu tbe

treaIed

courteously. Thur-day nk-ht

while praying in a saloon of Malakeutsch, the prop.ritor put out the lights and locked them in, and they were compelled to burst the lock to

get out. BAYONNK, March 2.—Dispatches through Carlist sources, state that Bilboa surrendered to the Carlists after five days' bombardment.

LONDON, March 2.—The following are the list of tbe killed and injuied at Komaha, on the Great Western Railroad. Saturday night. Killed— George B. Arnam, aged 10, Petrolia Harriett Ann Dunn, aged 25, London Indian woman and infant, from Munceytown John McKellar, school teacher, Strathroy Miss Purviss, Petrolia. Injured—ABU ScarlifT, aged 13, Komaha John C. Walford, can not live Neil McGurgon, Strath.oy John Hay, Toronto Mrs. Crawford, London J. B. Harsdeu, Simcoe

Brealduck, London A. Blessing,

NKW YOISK, March 2—A Hernl_ Washington special says Judge Durrel!

has

forwarded

his

a friend in Washingtou, to be tendered in tbe event of the Judiciary Committee reporting articles of impeachment.

Dr. Dio Lewis, now in this city, recommends conducting the temperauce movement in the same manner as iu the West. "He proposes to district Ihe city, with ten ladies to a sireet, each band logo through all the saloons iu their district, makiug short prayers in each. When they get through tbe district, let them re- "Sc commence. He has the greatest faith in the efficacy of prayer alone, as effecting the object intended.

Henry Ward Beecher, during his services yesterday, expressed the greatest sympatby with the women's temperance movemeut. He didn't suppose the battle would be fought by one generation, but. will have to be resumed by each successively. He gave great praise to the Western women who started the experiment.

Baes,of Santa Domingo, will be arrested again to-day on the affidavit of auother of his victims who has been imprisoned^ and whose estates were confiscated by Baez's orders.

Yesterday George A. Baylon, of the firm of Waterous & Baylon, 28 Canal street, New York, was returning to his residence from tbe West, when just as he stepped off" a Fourth avenue car, two ruffians seized him while the third one took his wallet, containing $1,000 in greenbacks and drafts, and notes lo the value of $6,000. Develin, who took the wallet, was captured, but tbe other two escaped.'

The decrease of the public debt during February is $259,000,745. BUFFALO, March 2.—Nathan K. Hall, Judge of the United States Court of this district, died of heart disease, this morning, aged 64.

NKW OHL.EANS, March, 2.—The trial of the prisoners engaged in tbe Colfax massacre, of Apiil last, is progressing. Iu the testimony against the parties charged, fearfully conclusive evidence developed, levealing cruelty scarcely paralleled. It Is believed that nearly all the prisoners will lie convicted.

JERSEY CITY, March 2.—Saturday night Ann Tooner, a young widow, residing on the Heights, in a fit of Jealousy, drew a revolver ami fatally shot her affianced husband, Joliu Kennedy. Tbe ball entered bis brain, killing him instantly. Mrs. Tooner escaped.

The Trap Field fur Woman's Labor* From tlie Columbus Journal. The influence of a lovely, refill'd, intelligent woman Is Incalculable for good, if she will but exert It In the social circle. The "Queens ot Society" have it in their power to almost,, if not quite, crush out Intemperance, if they will but bend their lovelybrows into a frown upon every man, young or old,

who

I HE TWINS.

An Iusnrnnce Yii-w of TlieJr Cnno. From the Traveler's IiiHiirnucu Kcoord. The Siamese Twins died Jan. 17, and it has been truly said that these twins were very much attached to each other, and they stuck together to the last. They were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in death they were not divided. Their nulled ages amounted to 126 yeurs. If they were insured at sll, il must have been under a Joint life policy.

How to Judge a City.

From the Chicago Commercial Adve Uxor.

In these days of journalistic triumph, the newspaper has fn general, and justly come to be considered, au accurate Index of the taste and culture of its constituents. A half-dead town invariably has a sleepy newspaper. Laziness Is contagious. On the other hand, a city buslling with life and activity, Is sure to have a newspaper which is an honor to the place.

Illustrative of tlie Financial Problem. From tho 8t. Louis Globe.

When the editor of tbe Republican goes to Jacoby's for a drink, he absorbs the whisky there Is one less glass of whisky, but there Is not one glass more of editor—the whisky has been absorbed, but when the editors pay for the whisky the fifteen cents is not absorbed. It passes from tbe editor's vest pocket to Jacoby's till, but it still exists and clruclatvs.

Strike on the Tapis. Cleveland Prew* Dispatch.

The convention of locomotive engineers adjourned sine die last evening. It is authoritivt ly stated that a demand will be made upon all the railroad companies that have made a reduction in wages of their engineers to r-htore them to Ihe formtr figures, and if this is not complied wi.h that a strike will be ordered. It was alio determined that in case of a necessity's arising for a strike on any of tho throuiih lines, it Bhould be general.

LEGAL.

Noii-Kesident Notice* State of Indiana, Vigo Couuty. In the Vigo Circuit Conru [No. &H>3. John O. Knolir v*. Joseph Hponcer, Fanny

Mpenctr and the uubi uwn belts at law oi Wi lium H. -i eneer-Qult title.

-I

resignation to

is xullty of the de

grading vice. Let us never forget that man assumes a more erect and godlike posture, in the presence of even a marble image of the highest manhood. Let us have such enobIing objects kept constantly before us, by ihe women whose love and confidence it is worth man's highest ambition toptin, and we shall come to a realizing sense of the fact that every fit of Intemperance, every loatlisonrie gorgement of solid food, every beastly vice of whatever kind, is a crime against God, who has made of man the most glorious of created thirips, the only earthly temple.of His Spirit.

Bcttali go to New Yawk. From the IndlaninpollB Hei'tlnel. Dr. Ezra Read, one of the oldest physicians of Terre Haute, was in thecily yisterdiiy. The doctor lias one of the finest private libraries in the West, and is of an intellectual family. His brother Nathaniel was. for many years a Judge of the Superior

Court of Ohio. Another brother was formerly a professor of languages

In the State University al BloomIngton, and is now President, of the Missouri State University. Colonel Foster, present Minister to Mexico,, married his sister. Terre Haute in too small a place for such a* man toreside in.

It known tliat i/ii the -Bti' day ofFebruaiy,lH74,

SHKI

State of

various saloons,

The°wonjen are u„t

plaintiff filed an afM-

duvlt In rfu-i' form .show Ing thatsai'l Joseph Spencr, fan.iy Spencer and the unknown heirs or William H. Spenor are non-rt

Indiana,

being

Hi-

dents of the Htate of Indiana Hald nou-resident defendants are liereny nottll'd of the pendency said action anatust them, and that tbe same will staiiu lor trial at the A pi 11 teini of uald Court iu the year lt74.

Attest: MARTIN HOLLINU1R, Clerk. DuniSAR A BTIVSON, Pitt's Att'yu.

igo County, s.s

In thft Vigo Circuit Court, ,^.eb!.u"|y term, ltff'f.

William A Ryce. vs. George Weber, .Ilhm M. Orry, Charles W. ton M. Ktoniy and Martha A. Jones- in

Attachment.

It known that on the ISM day of January, 1874, said plaintIff flledlan «rtl UM vlt In dn« form, showing

tba£f®hn/h

Web rand William M.

non-

orry

are both non

residents of the Htste of ,.,rl .(V Bald non-resident jefendant*ilire lienly notified of the pendency again8' them, anil that IheMme loTtrial at the term of said court in the yearMl*7fTfN OLLlNGER, Cjerk

MCt,BAM «t FlKKCt. A»J[S_forJUW^.^

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