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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1878.

West's Liver Pills cure Indigestion.

No ice on the river.

MUD IS no nair.e for it.

THE river is yet falling.

THAT is a very dry moon unless all logns fail.

REMEMI»EII David Copperfu-ld next Tuesday evening.

THAT capture by officer Carey, was a ideuced good trick.

FOR fine cigars go to the stand in the lobby of the Terre Haute House.

GET your right shoulder in order ake a look over it at the new moon.

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WII.L the city fathers please order snore crossings laid at needed points

Flow did you take your moon last evening—over your right or left shoulder?

THERE will be a temperance excursion from Cravvfordsville next Friday night.

TIIHRI wasan animated search for a Jost cow on east Oak street a few days iince.

THAT lot between Jeffers1 woolen mill And Eleventh s'reet needs a brick sidewalk.

READ over that mhrket report It was carefully corrected to-day by three of our merchants, and is entirely right,

A purr, barrel of wine direct from Germany to two Fourth street merchants arrived a few days ago, making merry their many callers. 1

SALOONS selling St. Louis beer are using a new style of glass that is very neat, Blumenburg has them and they ultract much notice.

THERE has been a change of turnkeys al the police station house. Dick Houseman has been appointed to that office by Keeper Thomas.

TERRE HAUTE is the only city in the •whole west that has a covered gas tank. Jn all other places the tank stands out doors, here it is in a large house.

THE Oratorio society will render the hymn of praise by Mendelssohn in their grand concert, which will come off some time in the last week of this month.

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tpok'e worts, have increased their running time, and now niuke nine hours a days' work. Such news is good news.

THE J. O. F. clr.b will give a grand masked ball at Dowling hall on the evening of February 2^. A large attendance aTways certain at the dances of this club.

THAT fine hcrse owned bv Anton Myers that received a terrible ii jury by a shaft piercing its todv about two feet is recovering. It will be a wonderful cure.

TarrxE is complaint among the citizens of north Fourth ttreet that one gentleman, instead of obeying the orJer of the council to pave his sidewalk, ha* put down a cement which is not good.

THERE will be a fair and social at Dowling hall, February 26, 27 and 28. given by St. Ann's Catholic church, "loute's full band will be in attendance. There will be all kinds of refreshments.

MORE dressed chickens were brought in town by the farn.ers on Saturday than on any one day in a long time past. One grocery had 400, another 250, and another 380, besides all the other groceries.

MVLMAX & Cox received 154 sacks of coffee in one day last week. Each sack contained about three bushels of this fragrant heiry. Hut that is but a 9mall portion of the amount they receive in a

AN oflicer of the merchant police force is in a state of quandary, about the loss of his policc badge taken from hitn while asleep in one of two places one night. It was a nice trick for the boys who took it. What will they do next?

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A TKLKGRAPHIC operator was recently a- kvd if a bird lighting on the wires obstructed in any manner the transmitting of messages. He replied that the bird was not harmed, but they were apt to pick cut the small woids in the jraefe-

A WELL known citizen here has laid a large wager that Austria and England •will join in a combination and declare war on Russia wit -.in 40 days. He believes they intend to fight, hut will delay the declaration by diplomacy until then, and commence operations in the sp:ing. 4 Then comes the tug of war. *m LX..W-

Tins attendance at the Opera house on Saturday evening was about 2,000 persons, so estimated by several good judges. "**'!. Vet they were all out of the building

Within eight minutes from the instant 1 that the first early goers left the door and th.y went out vtry slowly, many re•y ?n\aining sitting until the great jam were sill out. Such was the result of calm aclion. Rut suppose the cry of fire had ^*en made. But little harm or danger life cculd arise there in only eight "^minutes.

vj- ON Saturday the following Officers "were elected for the ensuing term by the Terre Haute Poultry and Pet stock as •A. sociation:

Prest.—Geo. W. Kruzan. Vice P.—Martin Hollinger, Sec\.—L. "W. Chadwick. Treas.—Jas. Phillips, jos. Gilbert, .... ....

Fred Koch, I v5 :r A, B. Salsich, Ex. Committee^ E. R. Wyeth, ..

H. Ehernhardt,J TUE remains of David Adams, who died at the insane asylum on Friday, 'were brought here and buried at Praire%on on Sunday by his surviving relatives.

WASHINGTON.

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A letter From Our Bay less,

The Pociety of the Capitol Composed Largely of Imposteis.

Hoosierdom Aliead in Everything,

Notably in Women, Politicans a£d Business.

Senator McDonald the Mast Use

Willie Voorhees is the Most Brilliant Member of the Senate.

So "Throw Up Your Hat'' And Cheer for Indiana, tha Boss State.

Washington, D. C., Feb. 6, 1878 Special Correspondence of the QAZKTTE. NO PLACE LIKE IT.

DEAR GAZETTE: A word from here may not be unacceptable to your readers. Everybody has heard of Washington, everybody wants to see Washington, and everybody wants to leave \yashington, when they have seen it. There is, perhaps, no other place like it on the globe. In it social aspects, it abounds in all that is pretentious and unreal. All the mountebanks, imposters, heavy and light weight fools, and every class of con trivere for luxury and finery without work, male and female, are assembled here.

HIGHTOVED BEATS.

Our tramps out west, beg from door to door, and modestly go away, when so requested, with a half stripped bane and piece of unbuttertd bread. But these tramps'here are not put off so easily. They are importunate, clamorous, insatiable. They have come here to have aliving outof the government. And in one way and another, the most of them manage to get it. The men array themselves in ulsters, seal skin caps, cavalier gauntlets and ivsry head canes, while tht women adorn themselves with a lace device lapped about their neckc, something like a large sized circular saw, with costumes of silk and velvet to match, and so they saunter up and down the avenue, from the rising to the setting of the sun, a whjle race of idle, worthless, aiirless animals, consume ing constantly the good earth's substancand yet never proJucing anything. So what else are they but educated tramps,

LIVING ON THU FAT OF TUE LAND. It is a notorious fact, that there are large families quartered here, living in luxurious apartments, appointed like .he palaces which princes inhabit, with servants caparisoned and trained for their aristoc atic work, and with selected wines on the side-board, that would make the invited guests of Bacchus chide the lagging hours before the revel, that have no visable means or support, no employment here, and who still keep it of the penetentiary as it by magic. Our good people, of Terre Haute, who work as best they can, and save to the uttermost, and even then find it hard work to keep comfort in the house, and the constables out, ought to come here, and studv the divine art of living without making anything, or paying anybody. It seems to be a sublime consummation. "LAZY NIGGERS."

Washington is a city of boarding houses. You can go to any tenement In this large city of 140,000 people, and ask the terms of lodging and board without affront, or surprise. There is no business here beyond shop-keeping on the avenue, driving hacks and husking oysters. How they live, and what they live here for, are matters 'only to be guessed at: And then there are thousands of idle negroes here, who subsist entirely by begging and stealing. The lazaroni of Naples, and the crouching lepers at the gates of Jerusalem, cannot excel them in squalid wretchedness. They arc filthy and miserable beyond deacription. If a simoon could sweep over this-city, and smother all these idle, worthless people together, it would be well. The crater of Vesuvius, on capital hill, would be a good thing but I don't know, but one wide opening of the great jaws of hell would be better, as they would get them all. Washington with useful people, only, left in it, would be a respectable yil'age, but not a large one, large enough, perhaps, for an incorp orated town, but not for a citv, within the meaning of the itatute.

THE MURPHY MOVEMENT. Murphy ishcte in person with his bolt of blue ribbon. He is a man of power, of ihe Mocdy-Sankey-Hammond order. He and his workers sing and pray, and tell pathetic stories, and cajole each other until they work themselves up into something like the condition of "the holy jerks," which the slaves of the south used to have at their camp-meetings, and then imagine they see in the horizon a sunburst of reform. The most of those here who attend the meetings and 6ign the pledge, are of that pale, sharp visage, holy looking set, who would rub a dime between their fingers until the/ would smooth out the date and device of the coinage, before they would spend it for anything. These fellows are too mean even to take any risks with strong drink. But they call themselves the .vorkera."

Bob Ingersoll says of them in the matter of religion', "the smaller their souls are the more fuss they make about saving them." Temperance reform would doubtless be a good thing here, but the mission of''the sisters of the good shepherd" would be belter. That would regenerate the lay and clergy as well, which is much needed. Inebriety is a scourge, an3 all good people should work together to abate it, but anybody who has any political forecast, can see the movement now going forward, is but the shadow of a coming political party. Prof. Hoss' speech at our Opera house a week or two ago, and made on Sunday night at that, was the chalice to our lips, "sweet if you are for me, but bitter if you are against me." I heard one" poor fellow at

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Murphy's meeting the other night, whose words were fire. He said he

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Philadelphia last December, on purpose to sign the pledge—that there was no pledge in his wicked city to sign*—md that the result was, his wife had a turiey for dinner on Christmas day, and that Santa Clans had put some slicks of candy in the stockings of his liitle daughter, who, though six years old, had never known such a thing before.-' That was eloquence, because it was the confession qif a noble-hearted man, whose soul was so big he had not been able to control it. Tne little pinched up, trumpet nosed, white livered, "better-thaa-thou" sort of a iellow, who never took a drink —one of the ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance," because like his father and grandfather he had been born on a barren rock of mean^ss, could never get that much eloquence into his soul, because there is no room in his soul to hold it. THE TWO GREAT POLITICAL QUESTIONS now engaging congress are finance and whiskey. Thefiist is already solved, and silver will be reinstated to the place where our fathers placed it, and where it ought to remain forever as apart of the coinage of the country, with full legal tender capacity. But the whiskey question is still in doubt. The hotels are full of distillers and whiskey dealers, who have whisky in bond, and want the day for the payment of the 9a percent, tax postponed for six months. The ostponement, they think, will result in a reduction of the tax. I do not see Hulman & Fairbanks here, and infer they care but little about the measure. But they are genuine :r, do a genuine business, and are doubtless willing to pay their tax and take thtir chances. Terre Haute people, are the BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ANYHOW.

I am always proud of them, and my pride only becomes the more fervent, when I compare them with the other communities I encounter. Long live good, dear Terre Haute! My children were all born there, and I am glad of it. It will be a source of pride to them,in their more mature years. The only class of people in Terre Haute to be feared are the constables. The constables there are numerous, too numerous to be thrifty. It is not a rare thing there to see one perched upon every gate.post of some doomed man's home, with others still comirg, to drive off the only remaining cow, when 9he has finished lapping her humble trough for the last time on earth. There ougnt to be a ribbon society organ zed to rid our community of that crying evil. Everybody would wear it and be proud ot it.

LITBRARY CELEBRITIES.

The most notable feature of Washington society just .now, is the presence of a- large number of literary celebrities. Mrs. Southworth, Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett and Mrs. C. W, Dennison, the author of "That Husland of Mine," and "That Wife of Mine," are here among others. Also Mrs. Morrell, the great Boston historic painter. She is a person of superb geniu", but about the ugliest woman on record. Mr. Dennison is here with his gitted wife, but he is only known as "Mrs, Dennison's husband." Her imagination must 'have been greatly exercied when she wrote her book. Her husband could not have en in her thoughts. Dennison himself, "that husband," is a tall, peculiar looking perso:, whoemplovs his time with a roving commission in missionary work, preaching, only, when invited to sonid complacent pulpit, having no specul church under his care

THE HOOSIERS OL'T IN FULL PORCR. Indiana is here in strong force. Our gallant, gifted, tireless, voluminous, gorgeous Nelson is here again, having returned to Washington, the beautiful mispress of his heart, with all *he pomp jf the great Roman recusant, bearing the golden eagles of the Caesars to the voluptuous palace of the sorceress of the N ile. Mr. and Mrs. Braden, Dick Bright, John McKinney, Fred Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. Woodiuff,—of Woodruff Place,—Hughes East, Tom Ryan, Judge Roach, General Dan Macauly and others of Indianapolis are here on various business errands. W.th two senators of the right school, and such a constellation of Hoosiers clustered about them, Indiana is somewhat distingue here. And it ought to be, for it has the most gif cd men and fairest women of the entire country to-day. They talk abcut the belles and beauty of Baltimore, New York and Boston, but if they send their best selected sample here, the verdict of any i.npartial judge must be, that the an FAR SHORT ol? OUFT WIVITS AND GLLLLS Of the graceful Wabash. Dick Thompson, Dan. Voorhees, Tom Nelson and Dick Blight—the Knight-Marshal of the cabinet, the Cicero of the senate, the dreaded free lance of vit in English, Spanish, or French, and the handsomest- and most noticeable man 01 tlvi Avenue, are all Indianians. Why should a modest Hocsier not feel exultant a-5 he stands here in the capital of }he nation and see9 ail this. MCDONALD IS !HE MOST USHFLL SENAxoR Indiana ever had, and Voorhees the most brilliant and distinguished. Voorhees' speech in the senate was something new, both in matter anu manner, and I am glad he made just the speech he did.

The old Rip Van Winkles must now get up and brush off some of their moss. Voorhees is happy, and well he may be, for his hands are full of boquets, and his ears of the sweet words of flattery. Weaker men might be spoiled, and become insolent and unmindful ot the humbler stages of their progress, but our Voorhees will doubles* hold his footing cf good sense 1 ke a true man. It is laughable to sec so.ne of these senators and member*, here. The great majority of them at home are clever fellows enough, but here they assume a rank W that nobody respects, and they get so conceited that an humble man could not venture to place a ripe peach in the palm of their senatorial hands. But they are unmade just as easily as they are made. The people always find them out, and at last they are weighed for just what they can do for the friends, who make them. The solemn motto we all learned .iftyen.... children, will never lose its force.

"Xcrxea, the«ireat,uid die, And aa, good friend, must you and I."

Xerxes wai great, and' violent, and proud, in his day, and perhaps thought he was the center of human gravitation, but hs was put away in his grave at last, and nobody has ever missed him. But a truce to this gossip. B. W. H.

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FIGHT.

Officer Carey Catches a Couple 'of Thieves With Their-. Plunder,

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[From Wclnesday's Dally. Last evening's GAZETTE contained a full account of the robbery of W. C. Allen's tailor shop, in Shannon's block, near Sixth street, and that quite an mount of cloth and clothing was taken. The police were promptly informed and immediately set to work. About twelve o'clock last night Officer John Carey was making a tour along Fourteenth street, when he ttbserved two men approaching carrying a la.ge bundle. H«t quickly stepped in*o an alley and let them pass him unseen. He then approached them from behind and drawing his revolver asked them to halt, and inquired who they were, and what they had. They immediately professed to be wed acquainted with him, called him by name, said they were brakemen on a Yandalia freight train, gave the number of caboose, names of train men, &c., and that the bundle was one of their blanket? used on the night trip. The story was plausible, but their actions and way of telling if, made the sharp witted o!ficer suspicions, and he insisted on their opening it. He took it and carnal it further on to where there was a lamp pont making them walk ahead. On reaching the gas light he put down the bundle, put his pistol in his pocket and proceeded to unrie the package, when he quickly discovered that the two men were gettinu in a close position to bounce him. lie sprang up, drew his revolver and ordered one of them to untie the bundle. After a few sharp words the fellow began to do so and raised the bundle to see the knot belter, when suddenly he th/ew the heavy package into Carey's face knocking him down. As he fell his revolver also was lost from his hand, and one of the men sprang on him. But Carey quickly drew his billy from his pocket and hit the man a tellin blow on the head, upon whicn they both dashed off on a run. Carey recovered his revolver, and rapidly chased them and fired five shots at them without effect. He then returned, and cat ried the large bundle to the station house where it now is. On examination it was found to contain nearly all the stolen goods. Carey recogniz/d the burglars and will drop on them.

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In yesterday's GAZETTE was an account of tne row which broke up a spelling school being held in the Bolton school house in Fayette township, now being tried befere Squire Quigley. It is attracting a large attendance of residents ot that neighborhood, so many being present that the squire was obliged to adjourn the case to the Mayor's court room.

The case in brief as shown by the evidence is that a fellow named Frank Fulmer with gang who Lear a bad reputation there for being disorderly at such gatherings, went to the school house with intent to raise a row. ana while the spelling exercises were going on Fulmer commenced talking out loud, and in various ways acted disorderly. The teacher asked for order, but did not get it. Constable Frank M. Case who was present, then called for order. Upon this Fulmer left *and went outside. Here he and other galoots commenced hooting, yelling, kicking and raising a racket generally, to the annoyance of all good citizens inside. Finally Constable Case arose and beckoning to two or three gentlemen near him, went but dcors, and he called for order and received a very dirty reply from Fulmer and various blackguarding remarks no calculated to sooth anyone's feelings.

Upon this Mr. Case stepped forward, laid his hand on Fulmer's arm and said "I arrestyou when suddenly Fulmer, who had taken off his coat with a deliberate intent to fight, then strnck Constable Case a severe blow with a weapon, according to evidence,' and quickly the fight became general between three on one fide and three on the other. It ended by the defeat of the constable and his party, who retreated into the building, followed by the feflow Fulmer and his disorderly ganr, where they again assaulted Case, ana succecded in breaking up the school in confusion.

And now Fulmer, with most stupendous cheek, comes in and gets out a warrant to arrest the constable, and his assistants for assault and battery. Sueh a sublime amount of brass is seldom found. After breaking up the chool and "licking" the officers of the law tor trying to maintain order, he has the officers arrested for attempting to keep the peace. All good citizens there are deeply interested in the case and show a determination to see the case have iustice and put Fulmer through as he richly deserves. The case is being argued by the lawyers as this goes to press. Over torty witnesses were examined.

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A verdict was rendered in favor of the defendant, which met with warm approval from all residents ot that locality.

THERE area large number of pretty and useful things which can be had very cheap at Hoberg, Root & Co's, before invoice. The patrons of this house who are numerous, would do well to avail themselves of the opportunity.

NEVER SO much as during the last winter has the need of a number of decent roads, leading into Terre Haute, been so severely felt by the merchants and business men.

THAT bkaticg rink is very popular with our ladies and children. It is in high favor with the young ladj students of the Normal school, who visit it in large numbers every afternoon.

THE proceeds of the late sale of M. Hickox's estate went into the city treasurer's office tor delinquent taxes.

PATRICK SHANNON.

A DEMOCRAT TALKS TOTHF POINT. Terre Haute, Feb. 5, 1878. To the Editor of the GASKTTB.'C

In the Crawford County Democrat lately appeared the statement that Patrick Shanno'h, as state agent, in turning over the books gave to the state 117,000 more than had been charged to him. and which had he kept no one would have been the wiser. Sir what volumes does such an action speak for any one, be his potition what it may, and more especially at present when for years past roguery has been the seeming rule and honesty the exception. When brazen faced scoundrilism has so often been winked at in high places when vUiany has so long held high carnival in places of public trust: when corruption hw run riot, seemingly, in every vein of official life how refreshing it is too know that we have one among us that dares to do right for the sake of the right. Nor does Mr. Shannon propose £51esting his claims for nomination for state treasurer to end just here. Not by any means. Beside being a man of fine executive ability, and although a binker by occupation, his voice given forth no uncertain sound as being on the side of the people as against the money sharks and usuers, which are eating out the very vitals of the republic of giving his whole-souled assent to the cardiual points of Voorhees' speech on national finance, and should the Democratic convention see propei to nominate Shannon by that token he will assuredly win.

It matters but little just now about pnity piatforms, with unmeaning platitudcp, nor sudden converts for sake of office. Along farewell to both. But, sir, let us have the man consistent in his political faith, with soul heroic, resolved to do or bravely die, is the prayer of the popular heart cf Indiana.

Mr. Dial made the study, b/ the class to-day, very interesting and pleading by the careful manner in which he explained and showed nil the minute details.

The officers, teachers and scholars of the Normal school were much pleased with the kindness® shown, aod return their sincere thank* to the polite superintendent.

p'' POLICE RE PO RT. The following is the station-keeper's report ot arrests made in this city in the month of January. The number is much less than usual and shows very pointedly the efficiency of our exceiL-nt police force, and needs no comment on thtir services". It is also worthy of notice that not any cased of crime are known to have been committed tor some months past but that the criminal was promptly caught and taken in.

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THE NORMAL SCHOOL VISITS THE OAS WORKS. IFrom Tuesday's Dally.J

At three o'clock this afternoon the class in chemistry at the Normal school proceeded in a body to the Terre Haute Gas Works, and were given a practical illustration of the making of gas.

The instructions were given by Mr. M. N. Dial, the superintendent of the works, who gave a very clear and comprehensive exhibition, with complete explanations, to the student?, who wer" all highly interested and paid the deepest attention to all his descriptions. It is a very good manner of making this fascinaiing s.udy of even more than usual interest, by thus giving \he students such a pra:tical insight of the truff merits of chemicals. Gas and its manufacture is one of the highest mettiods of chemical combinations, for practical benefits, and a thorough study of it and an insight to its manufacture reveals many very interesting features of chemicals.

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Bastardy Suspicion 20 Di^Oiderlv -/t- 20 Interfering with an officer 2

Fight tne 1 Drunk and disorderly 11 Associating 7 Inmate of house of illfaine 5- 7 Keeping house of illfame 1 Carrying concealed weapons 1 Grand Larceny ,a Perjury 1 ft 1 Stealing -1 6 Resisting an officei 3 Escaped from Plaiofield ,• 2 Selling without license .. 2

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RAILROAD MATTERS. Anew and %ery importaat arrangement in railroad matters has just been decided upon by the E. and T. H., the E., T. and Chicago and eastern Illinois railroads. After the 17th inst. through tr..ins will be run with sleepers attached from Chicago to Atlanta. On Sundays a train will leave for Chicago, making all eastern connections, at 5 p. m. and a train from the north will arrive at nine a. m. This will supply a want^hat has long* been felt, and can not fail to prove of great advantage to the respective railroad companies and of great convenience to the traveling public.

This has long been a favcrite project of John E. Martin, the distinguished and efficient Preident of the E. and T. H. railroad, and his persistent effoits in that direction has at lenght proved successful. —Evansville Journal.

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POLITICAL.

Terte Haute, February. 187$.

Totfcc Editor 01 the GAZETTE: SIR—Please to allow a smati space in your paper in respect to Alonzo Foster, Democratic candidate for the nomination of recorder. Mr. Foster is an old citizen of Terre Haute. He came here in 1837, and has voted the Democratic ticket f-r over twenty-five vears. He was a member of the 4th regiment Kentucky volun* teers, serving under Gen. Scott, during the Mexican war. He was a first lieutenant of company I, i6'.h regiment Indiana volunteers, during our late war. He bears an honorable record as a brave soldier. He has been in the employ of the I. & St. L. R. R. for the last thirteen years, as check clerk. Mr. Foster is a 6ober, industrious man. He has never held an office, and never asked for any before.

We, his many friends, take pleasure in recommending him to the voters of Vij»o county as a suitable and competent person to fill the position of recorder.

MANY FRIENDS.

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COURT HOUSE ECHOES.

fFrora Tuesday's Dally.] REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Robert A. Gilcreas to Reuben A. Halstead. tract in section 26 Honey Creek township, for $300.

John N. Miller to Wm, L. Woodruff two tracks in section 35 Pierson township, for $2,000.

Reuben A, Halstead to Reuben Halstead, tract in section 10 Honsy Creek township,

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$9,000.

Reuben A Halstead to Wm. R. Halstead, tract in section 9 Honey Creek township for $3,000.

Lawrence Heinl to John G. Heinl, undivided half of out-lot 16, Day's addition also apart of out-lot 124 Ross* addition also a tract in section 30 Loit Creek township, for $13,000.

Wm. D. Allen to Wm. G. Pennington, two tracts of 27 and 5, 70-100 acres in section 28 Otter Creek township for $5°°- ,',T

Andrew McGiiiire to John Fraxier, south half of in-lot 7 and a part of in-lot 8 in Charlotte Preston's subdivision tor $1,200.

Albert W. Johnson tojohn Black, irf'.* lot 29, for $4,900. Joan Black to John H. Kidd, in-lot 29 for $2,400.

Jane and George W. Leek 10 David Patterson, part of in-lot 5 in section 16, Harrison township for $800.

Wm. A. Pearson to Mary A. Taylor, lot 14, block 14, Tuell & Usher's subdivision for $350.

Henry Bowman to Gottleib ReUif tract in section 14, Hariiion township, for $1,5^5.t** 'u iCHtt CKIMINAL CUC'RT at its session yesterday afiemoon received ai indictment from the gr&nd jury of Nate Tate, who rifled the internal revenue office of its records and sold them for old paper. Th*s prisoner was brought from jail aid his trial proceeded at once. He plead guilty and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. A letter was presented to the court by General White, the collector, from the U. S. Internal Revenue commissioner, in which a preference was expressed that he be tried bv the state court, asking that his sentence be made as light as the law allowed.

This morning the trial ot Benjamin Stinsen, indicted for the larceny of a couple of pillows from the saloon of Henry Ehienhardt, commenced, before a jury.

The state was represented by A.J. Kelley, prosecuting attorney and the

defendant by McNmt, Buff and Beecher. The defendant is a grandson of ex*

The case is to be fought very closely and it is doubtful it'the jury will render any vtrdict to-day.

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Governor Paris C. Dunning of Bloomton. He was present, and although 74 years of age, looked as young as a man of The mother, father and wife of the prisoner were aho present. The prisoner is a young man of about 25, of intelligent countenance and rather pleasing appearance. It was a very affecting scene when his mother appeared in the court room in the morning and, kissing him, wept on his shoulder. His wife also wept violently. Many of the jurors and spectators, including even the counsel who are accustomed to such scenes, were with difficulty enabled to restrain the tide of tears.

George T. Smith and Mary Jane Hays. William P. Ijams and Sailie Warren.

On Monday the county recorder opened anew record book, which gives an abstract of all instruments received for record in the office. The old book has 393 double page^, it taking a line on a douole page to wri'e the recoid. The first instrument recorded in the old book wa-i a deed from Jeremiah Anderson to Malach'i Anderson, which was received for record at 1.o'clock January 4th, 1973. The last was a sheriffs deed from George W. Ca: ico to Ernest Bleemel, received for record at 11)^ o'clock Feb. 2nd, 1878. The book therefore lasted just 5 years and 29 days. It has 42 lines to the page, and there are 393 pages in the book. Each record of an instrument takes just a line. In that period therefore there were 16.503 instruments received Cor record.

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At a meeting held at the Congregational church last evening, presided over by Jud^e S. B. Gookins, the following letter of resignation was received from a v, r,- Terre Haute, Feb. 5, 1878.* To the First Congregational Church:

Dear Brethren and Friends:—It is my conviction, reached after careful thought, that the distinctive work which seems by Providence to have been laid upon me

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in this church, namely, to help in the revival and assist in husbanding the fruita thereof, until, eMecially. a fair amount of spiritual strengm and habits of Chiistian living might be developed among the new members, is ended, and that now an* other can come in and carry on the work in other tespects more successfully.

I therefore hereby resign the pastoral office, my resignation to take effect the fitst day of April following and I hope the resignation will be accepted hy the church without a dissenting voice. .»V

I remain fraternally your pastor, [Signed] S. S. MARTYN. The resignation was read and a vote taken to accept it.

Mr. Martyn has presided in this pulpit since October, 1876, making about fifteen months of service here, during which time there has been a large addition of members to the church, many being of those converted during the Hammond revival here last winter. Mr. Martyn will remain and occupy the pulpit until April ist.

The Congregational church society was first organized in Terre Haute in 1833, and the pulpit has been filled by several very able divines. Mr. Abbott who filled the p'ace previous to Mr. Howe, the last incumbent, is now the managing editor of the Christian Union, published in New York. The chutch here is in a very sound, flourishing condition and pays' a salary of $2,000. The choir is weil known to our citizens for its higpmerit.

THE widow of a doctor, who his been"' very prominent before the public in a celebrated lawsuit, was present at the Murphy meeting a night or two since, and remarked that she was "as near heaven as she expected to ever get.' Correct, old gir.'. i'