Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 8, Number 43, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 May 1877 — Page 9

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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1877.

THE sun rise# here at 4:36 and seta at 7.18.

VINCENNEA is troubled with horse thieves.

FOSTER BROS., propose to wake up business in dry goods in a few days.

THE Indiana Short Horn Breeders Association is in session at Indianapolis.

FRANK FOX goes to Illinois to-mor-row on a trip for Anton Myer'sbeer brewery.

SAVE vour money for purchases at Foster Bros., when the new prices are announced.

REMEMBER the Sabbath School excursion to Grondyke's grove Saturday May 26th.

A CARLOAD of new goods just received at Foster Bros., Look out for low prices in a few days.

WILDY & POTHS have sold one of their finest phaeton, to Alex Rowan of Lost Creek township.

FLOUR is rapidly falling in this city and is now nearly to the old price and is bound to (all still more.

THE Asbury concert given last Thursday, netted the neat sum of one hundred and one dollars clear profit.

DON'T fail to watch the new advertisement of Foster Bros., which will be in the GAZETTE in a few days.

THE choir of Asbury will buy a new organ for the church within a few days. They are eagerly sought after by musical

REMEMBER the St. Joseph's Total Abstinence society takes an excursion to Indianapolis next Sunday. It will be a delightful affair.

ASBURY church people think of giving A strawbery supper and social in the lieigth of the season which is expected to be here next week.

THE meeting of the committees appointed to work up the State Sunday School Convention will meet for reports at the Y. M. C. A. rooms to-morrow evening.

UP to yesterday the lager beer business has been rushing, doing a big trade, and it made all onr brewers feel very happy, but yesterday and to day have been dull.

THE ladies of Asbury chapel will give an ice cream and strawberry social in she church parlors next week. Friday evening free to all. Members and friends are inyited.

WHEAT bulls now know the anguish of a fellow holding on to a bear by his tail. If he held on he would be dragged to perdition and if he let loose he w»uld be eaten up.

THE finance committee for the Asbury social met last night. The net proceeds as thus far ascertained are $101.45, and there are one or two persons with small reports for ticket sales yet to hear from.

A man was lying on the sidewalk this afternoon on the corner of 10th and Main. Some said he was toullv murdered, and ethers said he was shot last night. Our theory of it is thought that he was drunk.

KRLLEY & LEON will give a matanee on Saturday afternoon. This course— giving a matanee before the fir9t evening performance—is a little out of the usual order but is done to acconodate hundreds of people who want to go.

THERE were two wild runaways on Main street, both near Johnson's oyster house, this morning, hut no serious damage was done. One big horse made a dash for Rouser's restaurant much after the fashion of a traveler who wants something good to eat, but was stopped before dashing into the glass.

THAT Courier /ournal reporter who gave such a flight to his imagihation in a recent account of the high toned wedding in the Blue Grass region must have been slightly off. A lady in this city who was in. attendance says that the bride was neither accomplished, pretty nor wealthy and that the bridegroom resembled the average "wild man" exhibited in side shews. He had some lucre however.

THE Congregational Sabbath School has concluded to change the place of holding their Pic nic—from Craw fordsvilletoGroendyke's Grove next Saturday May 26. This will make it a cheaper excursion end will enable more persons to go, especially children.

The ra^e will be 60 cents for adults and 25 cents for children—a grand good time is expected and all are invited to go.

PARTIES visiting Indianapolis should not fail to call at N0.40 North Illinois Btreet. an.l see Heitkam's mammoth Tailr oring Establishment. He has the best and finest goods to be found in the city. You can have a business suit made for $25.

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$35-

He is

a.lso niaking

»new and elegant style of Prince Albert coat, also one and two button cutaways focbusiness men. The best of trimming used. Prof. Neekamp, the boss cutter, has no superior in the State.

GRAND SHOOTINC TOURNAMENT.

At nine o'clock this morning a large anil happy assemblage of our German met atthe rooms of the German Hunting Chib over the9aloon of Jules Blumenburg. The members of the club were on hand in fnll force, and shortly after all proceeded to the Fair Grounds to attend the annual shooting match ot this club, to be-held there. A large number of fine prizes are offered and some fine shooting will be sure to be mrfde, for there are many excellent shots in the club. They •will shoot at gyros or glas9 balls sprung by a machine into the air. The jolly party go well provided for a big time and carried a large quantity of lunch and fourteen kegs of comfort.

S

ANEW CIRCUS.

A WONDERFUL AFFAIR.

Editor GAZETTE:—The great North Western Democratic, Republican and Independent circus, will exhibit in this city as soon ?i it is organized. Mr. T. B. Snapp is the proprietor and has spent more than one million, in his mind to complete this great combination. It_ is made up of the defeated candidates of the last city election. Mr. Snapp's great pride has been to organize a troupe of minstrels of the genuine color but as he failed in this and could get but one of the colored gentleman to join his troupe, he has concluded to start a circus and animal show so he can give employment to more men. You will see by the list of officen, ofthis great show it cannot help but be a success. Col. Snapp in the start out intended to act as treasurer but the people insisted that the show wanted a solid man for proprietor and concluded to appoint Mr. Snapp to fill that position.

Mr. Cliff Ross will be treasurer, which is a very good appointment. Mr. Lou Hager is to be advance agent which is also a good appointment.

Mr. Dreusicke is given a position as boss canvassman. He has also appointed Joe Wildy for first ticket agent and J. P. Breman for assistant which are gooh appointments.

He has appointed Ben Reagin general superintendent in the place of city marshall, Wall Sibley ring master, Fred Fiedler and Frank Pesheck clowns.

As Henry Ehrenhardt did not get to be market master he will take charge of furnishing the grub for the wild beasts.

John Garretson will take charge of the elephants. As he is a good organizer of two parties, this is the place for him.

For legal adviser, in case the show should get stopped for feed bills, he will offer the place to Ben Havens.

Now for circus riders. He will have all from the Independent party. As tney have be«n riding two parties, he thinks they can ride two horses more gracefully than the barefjjted Democracy as they have never tried but one horse at a time.

Jas. Johnson, John Cleary, Henry McCabe, Gibson, Hogan, Ross, Calvert, Taylor, Downey, Piper, Harris, Myers, Calahan, Stalay, and Jake Daily will have charge ot the cage of birds.

John Kidd will enter the cage ot wild beasts and show the peoele what power one man has over so many wild beasts. In making up the slate for the fire department I may loose some of my men but the ones loosing their places can have a chance in this great and wonderful caravan.

You will find John Hennessy ready and willing to supply you all with ice cold lemonade and cikes under the cm-

SPECIAL PREMIUMS.

ADDITIONAL LIST.

The GAZETTE sometime since published a partial list of fifty special premums offered by merchants and others at the forth-coming County Fair. Below are some of the additional premiums. There are a number of merchants who have promised premiums, who have not yet designated what it shall be.

R. W. Rippetoe, dealers in groceries and fruits. White Front, 155 Main street, for the largest and best six cabbages, $5.00 cash.

R. Van Valzah, dentist, new upper set of teeth worth $20.00 to a lady for the best jar spiced peaches.

Phil. 11. Kadel, saddle and harness manufacturer, south side of Main near Ninth street, for the best four year old gelding, heavy draught, a riding bridle and martin gales worth $5.00.

Smith & Townly, stoves, metals and Farm implements No. 124 and 126 Main street, agents for Champion Reaper, Hoosier Drills, Homey, Imperial and Granditour plows & c, & c.—for the best two necks of sweet potatoes, red or white $5,00 in trade.

R. L. Ball, dealer in stoves, mantles and grates, No. 303 Main street Terre Haute. 1st. For the best ironed white shirt, set of knives and forks worth $3,00 2nd For the best loaf of salt rising bread, bread box worth $4,00 3rd For the best knitten pair of woolen socks, knife and fork box worth $2,50.

F, O. Froeb, saddle and harness manufacturer No, 2r2 Main street, between Second and Third, for best stallion, general purposes any age, $5.00 worth of goods in their line.

T. J. Griffith, boots and 6hoes, No. 311, Ohio, First. For the best pair ot stockings knit by an old lady, one pair of goat slippers. Second. For the best sample of apple butter, n®t less than one half gallon, one pair goat shoes.

J. H. O'Boyle, "dealer in leather and shoe findings No. 61S Main street, offers $5.00 in leather for the best pair of calf pegged boots, home made.

NOT SO EXPENSIVE. THE GA ZETTE caused, unintentionally, a slight scare to persons contemplating joining the Terre Haute Light Guards in yesterdays issue by stating that the suits would cost $37.00 and that the initiation fee was $20 additional.

The information was obtained from a member of the guard, but wes, nevertheless inaccurate. The initiation fee is $25,000 but it all applies in the purchase of the suit which costs exactly $36.70. The difference $n,7° *s paid after the person becomes a member and embraces all of the primary expenses. The guard is growing steadily in numbers.

Some time ago the GAZETTE in a special dispatch from Mattoon, spoke of the breaking in the banx there, in which our correspondent stated that Mr. George Gibson and one or two other offices of the bank had jumped the town the night of the suspension The article further attached guilt to him. The GAZETTE has come to know that Mr. Gibson left Mattoon from ten days to two weeks before the failure on account ofhemorhages and ^that he is an upright man now doing business at San. Francisco, Cal. The correction ii better made late than never, is done at the request of friends who are familiar with the circumstances. Any persons thinking they have been wronged by Mr. Gibson can have his address.

Tadpole (to the class photograph)— Look at this proof. Do you call that a good likeness? Why, it makes me look like ababboon." Photographer-'-My dear sir, our cameria never lies."—Howard Lampoon.

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THE TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The List of Appointments.

Rumor That Chief Schell Will not Accept the List Probably Untrue-

The changes in the fire department have been made. The list was handed by the committee to Chief Schell this mori,ing. A report was circulated that Chief Schell was dissatisfied with it and would not accept it prefering to quit first.

Sch'.oss and the chief were both sought bv our reporter without success, both being out of town. Enough is known, however, to warrant the statement that the report is untrue, and that chief Schell is satisfied with the list.

Below is appended the names: HOSE REEL NO. 1. Driver, Daniel Hogan p'peman, John Buckley hosemen, John Kennedy and P. Kretz extra, W. B. Dennis.

ENGINE NO. 2.

Engineer, Steven Mahoney William Renzenbrink, driver. HOSE

REEIi

NO. 2.

Driver, Jabez Smith, jr. pipeman, Frank Davis hosemen, John Tully and J. Dangherty extra, F. Nobbeten.

HOSE REEL NO. 4.

Driver, William Welch pipeman.Dan. Dean hosemen, T. Canty and James Crowe extra, M. Higgins.

HOSE REEL NO. 5.

Driver, George Yost pipeman, Thomas Matlieny hoseman, Fred. Fry extra, C. Schelmeyer.

HOOK AND LADDER.

Driver, Lewis Mathee steersman, and superintendent of telegraph, Henry Stakeman.

GOVERNOR'S GUARDS

FULL ORGANIZATION OF THE SECOND MILITARY COMPANY.

The gentleman composing the new military company being organized by Captain Hoctor, have now fully perfected their military and civil organizations, elected their officers, appointed their committees, and are now in readiness to receive their arms and equipments. The name ofthis company will be "Governor's Guard," and is organized with W. P. Hoctor, Captain, G. M. Barbour, ist Lieut. F. E. Rosette, 2nd Lieut. The captain will appoint the Orderly Sargeant and all other non commissioned officers.

The company proposes to muster into state service for many reasons, although this does not impose any extra service or duties, and lessens the expense. They will simply be held liable to be called

by the Governor in any emergency. The civil officers are President, P- Shannon

Vice-President, John Staff Treasurer, Robert Flynn Secretary, Frank Heaney The following committees were appointed:

On rules—James Hughes, Jas. Stubbs, Frank Baldwin. On armory—W. P. Hoctor. R. Durkin, John Staff.

On uniforms—Al. Buckingham, Anderson, Barbour, Watson, J. P. Foley. Recruiting—D. Durkin,J. Reagan, J. Staff, C. Pritchard, R. Butz, P. J. Ryan, C. Vandever.

About $6oo have been subscribed towards the uniforms, and several of our leading citizens have promised as soon as the rolls are forwarded, and the authorities.will send a proper officer over, to muster the men when ready.

The dues per month will be very small in amount, and the uniform is not to be a very expensive one, although very neat and attractive. It -is the intention to make a parade in uniform on the Fourth of July, and an excursion is talked of.

The armory has not vet been decided upon although two or "three fine places are offered. The committees are to meet Thursday evening for action. The civil officers are elected for one year.

The uniform will probably be one of patterns now in use by the regular army. Meetings will be held on Tuesday and Saturday evenings in Foley's Hall until further notice.

COURT HOUSE ECHOES.

CRIMINAL COURT

State vs. John Folman, grand larceny. The jury returned a verdict of guilty yesterday evening, and the defendant was this morning sentenced to four years in the state prison.

State vs, Chris Schaffer, cattle stealing Mr. Felsenthal moved the court for a change of venue from the Judge, at the same time presenting the defendant's affidavit in support of the motion. Judge Long said:

The defendant files his affidavit charging me with being biased and prejudiced against him. I don't know him. I never saw him to my knowledge, until he was brought into court a few days ago for arraignment. Being then busied in making the minutes of arraignment, I paid so little attention to the reading of the in dictment that I do not now know with certainty what the exact charge is against him. Therefore it cannot b: true that I am prejudiced against him. Having, however, made the affidavit upon which alone he can sccure the change, I will set the case down for trial to-morrow before Judge Patterson ot the Circuit Conrt."

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. James Phillips guardian to. Mark A. Creal ^SWj^ 19.13,8 141 a $3,000.

Bartlett Y. Wood to Mark A. Crea inS W hi i^.8

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Philip S. Binkley to C. Binkley in lot 55 in city of T. H. $1,100. John F. Biller to Philip Roderus pt lot 5 in Wilson's add to T. H. $100.

Chauncy Rose to Patrick W. Stack, lot 53 in Roses sub. $2,500.

James Williams to James Roach lot 155 in Macksville $35. William Shaw to Edfiar Summers und V% N N and W £, S N £, and and W^,S 23, 10, 11, and E N* W*J£, 14,10,

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N W X, 26,10, ii, 112 acres |i,oco.

In a recent lecture in Edinburgh on "The Stars." Prof. Grant said that a railway train, traveling day and night fifty miles per hour, would reach the moon in six months, the sun in two hundred years, and Alpha Centauria, the nearest of the fixed stars, in forty-two mil hons of years* a cannon ball, traveling nine hundred miles per hour, in 2,700,000 years and light, traveling 185,000miles per second, in three years. Light from some of the telescopic stars takes 5,760 years to reach the earth from others

500,000

years. These stars,

therefore, may have become extinct thousands of years ago, though their light comes tu our eyes. Alpha Lyra is 100,000,000,000 of miles from us, and its magnitude and splendor are as 20 to 1 compared with our son. The sun is neither greater nor smaller than most of the stars.

SELECTED PARAGRAPHS. A Norfolk, Va., audience the other night, when Montague played, did not know when the performance was over, and it was only when the actors laughed at them from the sides of the curtain that they concluded to go home.

On account of the Turco-Russian war and the failure of the American cabbage crop last year, nearlj all the genuine imported Turkish tobacco used in this country, this summer, will have to be made out of plantain weed.—[Burlington Hawkey e.

In a neighboring city the other evening, while the Aldermen had under discussion a proposition to supply the place with a new style of lamp-posts,one member got up and innocently remarked that he, for one, had always found the old ones "good enough to stand by."

Colonel Brady, a notorious gambler, the other day met a friend who accosted him with, "How are you, Colonel? How have you been of late?" "Oh! have had a grea! misfortune" replied the Colonel "I have lost Mrs. Brady." "How did you lose her," was the next question, "at eucher or poker?" "War was declared in iny house a week before the Czar thought of the thing," said Mr. Johnson, "and all because I happened to get up first in the morning and help the hired girl about the fire. Poor girl! she crossed the Pruth'a yard ahead of my wife, into the next-door neighbor's, and now she's working in a hotel."—Burlington Hawkeye.

A policeman saw a boy leading a big jdog around by a fore-foot string, and beIieving the dog to have been stolen he asked: "Boy, where did you get that dog?" "To home," was the prompt replv. "How long have you had hirn?" "O, ever so long." "You didn't pick him up anywhere?" "No, sir we raised him from a little child!" was the grave answer.

The numerous disappearances of prominent citizens in New York and Brooklyn lately, suggested to the Brooklyn Eagle a "list of reasons why a man should leave town," which are as follows: Debts. First girl's parents. Scolding wife. Second girl's parents. Hand organs. First girl's brother. A girl. Second girl's brother. Another girl. Mother-in-law. Spitz dogs. Gin.

Home Tooke, having challenged Wilkes, who was then sheriff of London and Middlesex, received the lollowing laconic reply: "Sir, I do not think it my business to cut the throat of every desperado that may be tired of his life but as I am at present High Sheriff of London, it may happen that I shall shortly have to attend to you in my official capacity, in which case I will answer for it that you shall have no ground to complain of my endeavors to serve you."

A REMARKABLE STORY.

HOW AN INNOCENT MAN WAS RESCUED FROM HANGING FOR HIS GUILTY BROTHER.

St. Louis Specii.1 to New York Herald, A narrow escape from ignominious death was that of Poindexter Edmundson, who was to have been hanged at Bloomfield, Stoddard county, to-day. The following are the facts ot the remarkable deliverance: Last summer Edmundson had a difficulty with William Shaw, during which he was struck on the head with a brick and carried home insensible. vVhen Edmundson came to his ser.ses, he swore to be revenged. Edmundson had a half-witted brother named James, who on seeing his brother's wound and tfce scar after it had healed, became frantic, swearing the direst vengeance on Shaw Last October, after Poindexter had recovered, James Edmundson disappeared and shortly afterwards Shaw was found murdered. Close upon this event and before the arrest of Poindexter, James Edmundson suddenly reappeared and told his brother that he had killed Shaw with a knife.

Strange as it may appear, the eldeJ Edmundson made the heroic resolution to suffer death and b:ar in silence the shame he knew must follow, for the si.ke of saving his weak-minded brother's life. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged, the evidence being entirely circumstantial. A -short time since James Edrnund30n vras taken very sick, and on his death-bed a few days ago he confessed that he himself had done the deed which his brother was so soon to hang. He detailed all the particulars before several witnesses, which created the most intense excitement^ in the town of Bloomfield. But little time was left to 9ave the condemned man's life. The citizens held a public meeting and raised a sum of money to send a man instantly to the governor at Jefferson City, with a statement of the whole affair. Mr. H. N. Phillips, the messenger, arrived at Jefferson City on Sunday morning, and Gov. Phillips, after examining the affidavits, granted the unfortunate man respite until August 6. Im mediately upon receiving the respite Phillips telegraphed to Dexter the nearest railroad point to Bloomfield, and instantly left on his ride for^life, reaching there this morning in time to prevent the hanging.

CASUALTIES.

DROWNED IN

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SEWER. .»

New Haven, May 23—While cleaning the sewer on Franklyn street, Patrick Parret was overtaken by a flood of water caused by the sudden fall of rain, and was drowned before he could reach the man hole.^ A companion narrowly escaped.

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AGAMBLING SALOON.

DESCRIPTION OF THE "SUN GAMBLING SALOON

IN

CINCINNATI.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer we take the following accout of a gambling saloon in that city, the devices in which for eluding the vigilance ol the police are at once novel and startling. The account is given in connection with the closing of the place. It reads:

The "Sun" run its course in three years. Jim and Charley Davis were the owners. The kene-game was stopped, but the bar will remain open till the 1st. of June. This was a most thoroughly fortified place. The chief gambling room was in the second story. The stairway to it went up from a room in the rear of the saloon. This was closed by a formidable batten door. Another formidable door covered the head of the stairs flush with the floor. Then the third story was rented as a furniture ware room, but a partition ran across one end of it and gave space to a stairway leading to the fourth story. The head of the stairs on the third floor was closed with a Cayenne pepper door. This door was hollow, and filled with finely ground Cayenne pepper. One of the stair steps leading from the third to the fourth story lifted like a chest-lid, and served as a hiding-place for the tools. In the partition at the foot of the stairs in the third story, was a false door, through which the proprietors escaped into the furniture room when a raid was made. Several times they quietly observed the police from this hiding-place. From the street through a door at the side of the saloon led a stairway to the second story. This stair way was covered at the top flush with the floor, but a trap door covered by carpet opened the way of escape to these stairs. Once there, persons could go either to the cellar or through the door to the street or throngh a lifting step of the stairs into a closet adjoining the saloon

All over the saloon and even on the street were bell pulls to sound tne alarm of' a raid. Upstairs there were ample arrangements for turning oft'gas instantcr Besides these means there was a way of escape by the roof, and thence by means of a ladder to the building on the alley, in which Charley Day is has a room ren ted. The building has been raided seven or eight times, and seldom with success The hiding places secured the owners perfectly, and enabled them to take their choice either to escape or view the raid at leisure and in safety. Enock T. Carson viewed the fortress yesterday, and the proprietors say thev are willing to exhibit to any* body during the few days they will occupy it.

THE FLAG OF THE PROPHET. Philadelphia Press. What is this flag of the Prophet around which the turbaned, "the faithful,' a.-e called upon to rally 't he best authorities state that it was originally of a white color, and was composed of the turban of the Koreish, captured by Mohammed. A black flag, was however, soonsubstituted in its pl..ce, consisting of the curtain that had hung before the door of Ayeshah the favorite wife of the Prophet, whose affection for her was so strong that he was wont to say that she would be the first of his wive* to whom the gates of paradise would be open. The sanjak'sherifis regarded by the Mohammedans as their most sacred relict. It first came into the possession of the followers of Omar, the second caliph of the moslems, and regarded as founder of the Mohamedan power, as from a mere sect he raised it to the rank of a conquering nation, and left to his successors an empire greater than that which Alexander Macedon had made and ruled in olden time. It was this Omar who assumed the title "Commander of the Faithful" (Etnir-al-mumenia) by which, as the readers of the "Arabian Nights' entertainments" will remember, the aliph Haroun al-Ras-chid, who was contemporary with Charlemange was always addressed. The flag of the prophet passed from the followers of Omar at Damascus into the hands of the conquering Abbasides, in the middle of the eighth century next into those oi the caliphs of Bagdad and Kahira. It was brought into Europe toward the close of the sixteenth century by Sultan Amurath III., with whom Queen Elizabeth made a treaty of commerce in 1579. It was deposited in Constantinople, where covered with forty-two wrappings ot silk, it was deposited in a chapel in the interior of the seraglio, where it is perpetually guaaded by several emirs with constant prayers. It is known, however, that the banner unfolded by the Mos lenis at the beginning of a war, and likewise carefully preserved, is not the same as the Koreish. The Moslems believe that it is, and will fight bravely under it, thus veryifying Monkanna's famoUb declaration, that— "Faith, fanatic faith, once welded fait

To one dear falsehood, hags it to the last.''

ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. RE TROUBLES EXPFCTED WITH THE MEXICANS,

General Ord passed through here last night from Texas, en route to Chicago to consult, it is said, General Sheridan regarding a threatened invasion of Mexico t/om the Texas border. Several prominent citizens of San Antonia, Texas, including Colonel Baker, depot quarter master at San Antonio, arrived here on the same trasn and report much more alarm along the Texas frontier. VVith reference to the movements of ex-Presi-dent Lerdo of Mexico, they say Lerdo is making great efforts to reinstate himsell as president of Mexico that there is much activity along the Rio Grande by his partisans that General Escobedo and Padra Vasquezare the chief supporters that the latter has raised and equipped 600 cavalry within a few dkys past that several shipments of arms recently arrived at San Antonio that recruiting is rapidly going on, and that Lerdo evidently sntends to make American soil his of supplies and operations until he is strong enough to take a stand in Mexico. This is what alarms the Americans on the border, and these gentlemen from San Antonio say that General Ord has gone to Chicago to tay the matter before Sheridan and obtain definite instructions as to what course he shall pursue. It is also said that Lerdo will probably make his first movement in about 10 days. The Americans regard his attempt to regain the presidency as a forlorn hope that his defeat is certain, aud that it will revive the border trouble and subject rhe Americans along the Rio Grande to robbery and outrage, as the Mexican bandits will swarm across the river and retaliate upon the citizens for permitting the insurrec tionary movement to be organized there

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A SOMNAMBULISTS ESCAPE.

A BOY, WHILE ASLEEP, WALKS OFF A TRAIN THAT IS UNBER FULL

Dayton (Ohio) Journal.

One of the most remarkable among the record of incidents of Narrow escapes occured near Mansfield, on the A. and G. W. road, Thursday night. A gentleman and his wife, named Wakeman, passengers on the night express, were on their way to Lawrence, Kansas. They were accompanied by their only son, a bright young man of sixteen. On arriving at Mansfield nothing could be found of the boy, who had been seen by his father to pass toward the end of the car a few minutes previous. There was a dumb and vacant air in his manner at the time, which his father had noticed but thought nothing of till aware of his disappearance. The young man had on one or two occasions previous been known to get up and walk about in his sleep, and it was conjectured that he had in this somnambulistic condition walked or fallen from the train it had been running at the rate ot thirty miles an hour, the night was dark, there are many deep fills along the road, and certain death seemed inevitable under the circumstan-

The mother of the boy was overcome with fea-% his father in company with several men started out in search of his son's remains. They passed along the track tor a number of miles till certain they were beyond the spot where he must have left the car. Nothing was to be seen of him, and the party were returning about daylight when they discovered the object of their search lying within a few feet of the track. He was asleep, his clothes dirty and slightly torn, and his face scratched in several places, but on being awakened he arose unhurt and walked back to Mansfield, a distance of six miles.

The conjecture that he had walked ofl" the train when asleep, proved correct. The boy states that he has no recollection of leaving the car, but was aroused by hearing the crow of a rooster from a neighboring farm-house. He found himself lying alongside of a fence, and with much difficulty clambered up the railroad filling to" the track, where, it still being dark, and feeling tired and stiff in the limbs, he laid down and slept till awakened by the searchers. His escape is the more remarkable as there is a fill ing at this point with a descent of fully fifty feet. A board fence is at the bottom, and he broke through in striking this, and was prooably stunned by the contact. The family resumed their journey, tak'ng the next train, which was that of Conductor House, who learned *f them this strange escape.

SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of a decree and order of sale issued from the Vigo Circuit Court, to me directed and deliver /J, in favor of Frederick W. Ritterskamp, and against Regina Koch and Henry Koch,

I

am

ordered to sell the following described real estate, situated in Vigo county, Indiana, to-wit:

Lot number sev n*een (17) in Joseph Grover's subdivision of lot number two (2) in out-lot number sixty-seven (67) in the city ofTerre Haute, and on SATURDAY, the 16th day of June, 1877. within the .egal hours of said day, at the court house door in Terre Haute, I will offer the rents and profits of the above described real estate, together with all privileges and apurtenances to the same belonging, for a term not exceeding seven years to the highest bidder for cash, and upon failure to realize a sum sufficient to satisfy said order of sale and costs. I will then and there offer the feesimple, in and to said real estate, to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy the fcjftne. This 24th day of May, 1877.

GEO. W. CARICO Sheriff.

SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of an execution issued from the Vigo Circuit Conrt, to me directed and delivered, in favor of Eagle Machine Works and against Nathaniel Preston, William Eslinger and John W. Preston, (surety) I have levied on the following described real estate, situated in Vigo County, Indiana, to-wit:

Lots number six (6), twenty-two I22) twenty-three, (23) twenty-four, (24) thirty, (30) and thirty-one, (31) in Nathaniel Preston's subdivision ot lot number four (4) in Nathaniel Preston's subdivision of the west half (J^) of the north east quarter

of

section twenty-seven

(27) township twelve (12) north, range nine (9) west, and on SATURDAY. June, 16th., 1877, within the legal hours of said day, at the Court House door in Terre Haute, I will offer the rents and profits of the above described Real Estate, together with all privileges and apurtenances to the same belonging, for a term not exceeding sev en years, to the highest bidder for cash, and upon failure to realize a sum sufficient to satisfy said execution and costs, I, will then and there offer the fee-simple and to said Real Estate, to tne highest bidder for cash to satisfy the same. This 24th day of May 1877.

GEO. W. CARICO, Sheriff.

Printer's fee $11.00

SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of a decree and order of sale issued from the Vigo Circuit Court, to me directed and delivered, in favor of Alexander Crews, and against Mary A. Noel, Pleasant E. Noel, Mary J. Safford, William Safford, Thadeus N. Noel, Nancy S. Tagne, William Tagne, James Norris, Eliza R. Noel, Susan T. Noel, George E. Noel, Cynthia E. Noel, and Charles E. Noel, I am ordered to sell the following described real estate, situ-f ated in Vigo Connty, Indiana, to-wit:

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The northwest quarter (J£) of the south east quarter of section twentyone (21), to.vnship twelve (12) north, range ten (10) west, and on SATURDAYthe i6thday of June, 18771 within the legal hours of said day, at the Court House door in Terre Haute, I will offer the rents and profits of the above described Real Estate, together with all privileges and apurtenances to the same belonging, for a term not exceeding seven years, to the highest bidder for cash, and upon failure to realize a sum sufficient to satisfy said Order of Sale and cests, 1 will then and there offer the fee-simple, in and to said Real Estate, to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy the same. S|

This 24th day of June, 1877. GEO. W. CARICO Sheriff. Pr. fee $11.00,