Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 January 1879 — Page 8

Page PDF (9.13 MB)

Back to issue view

§he §itehin

THUR'OAY, JA NUARY 9,

West's Liver Pill* cure Liver plaint.

THK river ice is K»vcn irche* '.,f

are on the eve ot'a coal fan]

THE loss by the fire at EppertV on Sunday night i* estimated at $3 ooo.

WHEN in Cincinnati stop at Nicholas Hotel It is one of th there, and offers mnefjor attractio respcct to rates.

THK pup which estrayed or WAS from Ernest Ohm, some time a&fO away. Any info mation conce the animal should be sent to hiin.

JANUARY is a had month f-r tiri Ibis city. This y«ar it opened out the distillery fire and lat night bach'Otobacco factory went up in MI

OcciDKKTAT- Lodge No.

18,

Total.

have tickets out for their regular vetsary celebration to be given at I. ting Hall on Monday evening. Jan 20th. It will be a very fine affair

IT is staled on good authority that owners of tht: B., SM O. and B. Nai Gauge Rad that connects Bedford, diana, with Swi City, on the I. an Road, will at an early dav begin the tension of the new line from the point, along the tow path of the old bash and Erie Canal to Terrc Ha —[Indianapolis Sentinel.

THK following from the Chicago, Island & Pacific Railroad Company plains itself:

Chicago, 111., Jan. t, 1S7

Mr. A.M. Smith having resigned position of general passenger agent, ticket and passenger departments be consolidated.

Mr. E. St. John is appointed gen ticket and passenger ag n*. of this pany from date.

Communication* in rclatiun to pass ger business should b* addressed acci ingly. HUGH RIDDI-K. Prusiden

EVERYBODY smiled incredaloi when Mr. J. H. Chapman many mot ago announced his intention ot runni first class eating house for 25 meal and the surprise wa« *-titl yreti when he said he would sell meal ticl for three dollars, twenty-one meals, this Chaprran has done. Hi tickets at par with greenbacks and gold and culate in some quarters as money, has never deviated from his original tention for an hour. One big item to •is his bread which he bakes i.intself which is acknowledged on all hand •have no superior anywhere. Mb lu is always full and he deserves to hav «o.

COURT HOUSE ECHOES.

&TATION HOL'SK RRPORT OF IMLICK RKSTS FOR IJKCKMBKR. Station keeper Thomas' monthly port for last month is as follows: Assault and b.ittery Associating

Fighting Drunk Drunk and disorderly Drunk and resisting Burglary Larceny Inmates house of ill fume Suspicion Disorderly Wandering prostitutes Using abusive language Escaoed from Plainfield

V.|

TRAM!' HOCSK.

Five tramps taken inj last riyl.t. POLICE STATION. All quiet in police circles, onlv two arrests yesterday both plain drunks fined $8,2® each.

MARKtAtiK r.:CKNSKS.

Geo. H. Brenbeoker and Martha Ann Sheets Remus Oakev ant* Ellen Roach CIRCUIT COURT.

The docket was called. '•-•sr ,^r.From Tuesday's Daily. CRlMlNU. COURT. State of Indiana v* Louis Creitzen *fcurg, embezzlement. Two indictments 'trial by jury on ie and found not guilty, *on the. other he was returned to jail.

MARRI AC.K LICKNJSKN.

Benedict Sailer and Gesina Menhaus. -i Frederick Vermillion and Lizzie NlcElroy. •, ,*!

MAYORS COURT. I/"

Five plain drunks sent up. 'TRAMP IIOUSK. Three tramps received lodging last night iTWIOX HOUSE.

The ^oftiHn.Trader, is a prisoner there. She is apparently about twenty-live years ,old. passably good-looking, and as uncommunicative as an oyster.

Parry is also kept in a cell there. He iacts the par of injured innocence quite naturally.

There ate len convicts

in section

2,200.

serving

^sentences at the station house.

out

From Wednesday's Daily,

TIIR (JR AX1) JURY.

.. »-'w JBfS The grand jury have thus far returned indictments, three for selling liquor rj Without license, and three for petit lar-4-,i-4^etiy. 'REAL ESTATI: TRANSFERS.

Cornelius Terhune to Reuben W. Ful44 acres in section

30,

and

31,

acres

Fayette township, for

.-• H. H. Infauge to Mary Allstott, lot in '$$ rl Harbert At Barton's subdivision, and lot in John W. Preston's subdivision, lor $1,000.

Joseph W. Brauti to Anton Mayer, lot in Hagerty's subdivision, for

$50.

Junius P. Leake to William Eaglesfield, half interest in lot of

Sixth street, for $2,000.

feet oi»

iii

1 1

Mary Thompson was dressed in cream colored satin and gauze Miss Virginia in a diess of cream colored silk gauze. The Secretary's daughter wure t.o jewelry. Miss Annie McKccn wore cream colored silk and garnet Tclvet and natulal flowers.

Miss Mamie McKeen wat» dressed in pink silk and pearl jewels. M.s. West' wore black silk and cardinal satin. Miss West was prettily dressed in white cashmere and satin. ."

Miss Jeanie Mathers'," who makes her debut in society this season, was richly dressed in pale pink silk and dam masse. Miss Eva Mathews was diessed in ctcam silk and dammasse.

The spacious parlors were tastefully decora tea with smilax, ferr.s, and tropical flowers. A large anchor, trimmed with tno», hung from the folding doors, and a large horseshoe—the sailor's ci.arm for evil spirits—was tastefully set in a bed of fun.* and ivy.

The doors were kept open in moit hospitable style, till late in the evening, and it. was noticeable that the vast throng of callers appreciated this truly western hospitality. The Chinese minister and suite, Senor Zamacona and several members of the Mexican legation, Secretaries Evarts, Schurz and Leven«, PostmasterGeneral Key, Senators Veorhces, McDonald and Booth, and thewfiicers of the army and navy were among the distinguished callers.

At Senator Voorhees' elegant suite of rooms on K. street, Mi. Voorhee*. assisted by MUs Hallie Vcorhees, Mias Nannie' Kev, daughter of Judge K«,y,and Miss Ackltn, sister of Congressman Acklin, received their numerous caller?.

Mrs. Voorhees was richly dressed in dark silk and lace Miss Hallie Voorhees in steel biuc silk, with diamond cross Miss Key was attired in pale biuc silk *nd Miss Ack'.in was tastefully dressed in light silk and diamond jewels.

Mrs. Judge Key and Miss Hattie received at Captain Nicholson's in Georgetown.

The callers were received till quite late at many of the residences and the New Year's day closed with several pleasant receptions and parties that at Capt. lc Craits, Captain of the Navy Yard, was attended by Secretary Thompson's fami lv, the Misses Mckeen and a large number of officers in full dress.

G. M. A.

ji»»

James Drake, clerk'in the popular boot iand shoe house of James P. Tutt, Terre Haute, was in the city last wetrk visiting his father's family.—[Maishall Messenger

terre haute

'HE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS. I the K1 t-r of the GAZETTE: lr a- old pnper. It dates back to |h» time «lien IVrre Haute was a small •i of lees than xo,ooo inhabitants. It /ai*. from its beginning, a small paper in ize. It has never grown in size, or in ixpanding influence. It never has been iound on the subject of temperance, iiorals or religion. It was at one time he organ ol the Whig party, and later, hat of the Republican party. It was oyal to the State aud the Government the time of the rebellion. It was then ound on the financial questions of the lay. It was zealous for human rights mil Republican rule. But while the city {rew apace with its increasing business, ts manufactories and its commerce, the

Express, like the Bedouins of Egypt, nade no progress in the size of its sheet fr in moral and intellectual strength, i'ne little political strength which it had fi former year6 has entirely disappeared nder its present editorial head. But it ias not ceased to circulate. Notwithstanding its degeneracy, it can well oast of a large circulation. The class of ieaders include those of all opinions, loral and immoral, religious and antieligious. and of all political shades.

I freely admit that the paper find9 mple encouragement in this community, jr- all its immoral teachings, financial heresies, and wicked communism. It is ot, however, because its readers, the reat majority of them, believe in such rinciples, or approve of its course, but ecause their local, public and private iterests to be subserved, of a character hich seem to demand their taking it. 'he Express furnishes but a meagre' nount of telegraph news, and of general ws, upon science, commerce and the arkets it is very unsatisfactory and the •uinmunity is compelled to take foreign pers. It derives its principle revenue jm advertising, and feels no compuncns of conscience from taking* all it can in that line. Its bills lor official ntiug have been at times unreasonable, lot exhorbitant. If it has not taken prest, amounting to usury, there been something in the way

Jprevent its doing 60. Its columns |e been open to advertise "Can, Can" ws, liquor saloons, quack nostions of -y kind, Sunday amusements, lottery, bling, infidel lectures, and all sort of •ene and demoralizing performances came along. It haR demanded for kich, Bucksheesh! to a large amount.

Hin attached to thi6 says the Express, taking interest for money loaned, le price paid for the daily, has been 1 quite recently 2octs. per week, or .0 per year. This extortionate price, i»ured by the price of the Cincinnati tte, which furnishes three times the ini of reading matter and general is simply a compound interest, bared with the Indiannoolis Journal, !g matter and news into considera--It is twice as expensive, rtion and unjust measures, tronvjly condemned in the Bible, but man who can not see a beam as big kawloginjhis own eye, there is hardly jneed of quoting scripture. Although I not been for a long time a patron je paper nor a constant reader— reading the Sunday issue on that -yet I have within the last few weeks, permitted, through another patronr to read its late editorials, and from ing these, I f«*el ju»tifid in ,ing thc»e animadversions and also ^pressing my own opinion in regard lie influence and tendency of its presteachings If I believed that a tnaof its readers approved of its course v'ere in sympathy with its aim and let, I should say there is no hope for re Haute and that all our natural jty and prestige of glorv and honor .•parting frpm us. But 1 do not be it. 1 can not think that /he eencr*ader of the Express is so obtuse and tented as not to perceive that the |ncial (ideas of the editor the *1 Express are totally, jicahv and even rrazily wrong. Aler 2 years or more the resurtiptift* act has been the red shirt, to madden anAgoad it on in its attacks upon every effort and policy which has been adopted to restore the equilibrium of vnlues and trade. The ablest financiers of the past and the present the experience and history of our own government and of foreign governments, all pale before this bright luminary, (The Express) ot the 19th century. No inflation of the currency- can be compared to the inflation of the Express. The present size of the sheet is wholly inadequate to promulgate sue!) millen'al ideas of wealth, comfort and happiness, as are to flow from an e.a 01 flat money, and the abolishing of all laws for the collection of interest and debt. The currency of our present national banks i) characterises a« the money of the" bondholders, the Shylocks, and tho oppressors of the people, and these it is proposed to wipe out, and bring down all classes to a level. Can the laboring men of Indiana be made to believe that thfre is one curren cy fir the rich and another for the poor classf-s Away with such nonsense. If it is true, or it it is intended on the part of this magnanimous government, then the aooner the poorer classes rise in revolution and sack the banks, and burn up all the government bonds, the better.

It is a crime of the highest grade to erect a talse light with which to decoy a noble ship into the breakers, where she is certain to go to pieces, and scatter her precious freight to the wreckers. It is a high crime to misrepresent and lessen the military strength of one's own government when about to engage in warfare with an enemy. Is it any less a crime for a public journal to misrepresent, libel and lessen the wealth and financial strength of the government and its administration in a lime of peace and prosperity?

To proclaim a stale of poverty, starvation and oppression, in the midst of plenty, comfortable homes, and blessed harmony among all classes, except with the vicious, idle, improvident and the prodijal? It is a most wicked trayesty on the times, and in the causes of suffering and want, to attribute it to the present administration of governmental affairs. As appropriate would it be for a prodigal son, who after spending all his earnings for whisky, licentious practices, and roving habits, to charge his poverty, and his ragged clothing, to his kind, loving and prosperous father.

The Express has been laboring with

zeal void of knowledge or else with

Weekly

gazette

mands of the National party for an unlimited, irredeemable paper currency, is unheeded.

The efforts to establish a sound and specie basis currency, the Express editor stigmatizes as, "a raid of the money pcfcwer, the creditor class of usurers, upon the labor and products of the people." "The people may increase the volume of their own money when relief demands it, but over coin and bank currency they have no control." These extracts show unmistakably a seditious spirit in the mind of the editor. They show a disposition to build up a party, which bhall take possession of the government, somewhat after the fashion of the communists of Paris, to rule the empire of France. Nothing has pleased or satisfied the Express for a year past. When the President's measage came a month ago, the mind of the Express was too exalted and pure, to see any good in that document. It was like showing to a crazy man the fetters with which to restrain him from doing any more harm. Sherman has gone on with his good work of resumption until the Express is actually afflicted with a nigh!-mare of visions terrible to think of It sees England in the very throes of dissolution and her people, that is, the working classes, dying of starvation and want. This it ould endure if the working classes of our own country were not to be plunged by Sherman and the National Banks, into the same deplorable condition "Jan'y 2nd is the day for the government to celebrate its suicideal policy." and it adds a little poetry appropriate for Sherman, or- somebody else to sing.

"HI fares the land, to hastening ills a prey. Where wealth accumulates and men decay."

I will not burden this sheet with the whole of it. The following resolution was passed by the National Greenback party, at Washington, December 2: "Resolved, That the National party so far as it is represented by this conference, denounces the resumption of specie payments as a fraud and delusion, impracticable in this or any civilized country." 1st clause.

Speaking of resumption as as accomplished fact, the Express winds up the last day of the year, with a sad, but resigned, retrain. Hear him and then let us wait, and see the wave of desolation roll in, like the tidal waves caused by an earthquake.

HERE IS ANOTHER EXTRACT."It will be a glorious harvest for the interest sickle and the money changero, but for labor, starvation for enterprise stagnation and for liberty, annihalation!! Now if this man who has been prophesying evil, ruin and starvation, is proved to be a false prophet can any sane man join such a party, or continue in it. after fiuding what a mistake it has made

A WORTHY NEW YEAR'S ACTION. SH From the Fort Wayne Sentinel. Mt?,

Mr. R. G. Hervey, who built the Fort Wayne rink, and resided here some time, is now one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of Terre Haute. On New Year's day he and his accomplished wife did a most graceful and handsome deed in serving a superb dinner to more than 100 ot the poor children of Terre Haute. Tht GAZETTE of that c'ty says: "Two long tables extending the full length of the drawing room, were bountifully loaded with turkey and other substantiate, to which the youthful guests did full and ample justice. This part of the feast ended they were supplied with apples and oranges. Then before leaving, they were each given two or more presents. Something useful, as for example a pair of shoes, hood, jacket, pair of suspenders, or some article of that kind, and then what was dearer to the youthfiil heart, a toy."

We venture the assertion that nobody in Terre Haute enjoyed a happier New Year than Mr. and Mrs. Hervey. People of wealth who thus spend their means in making others happy are worthy of all thev possess.

W THE

knav

ish propensity to antagonize the working classes with capitalists and the government. It counsels revolution, if the de

POOL.

Appended are the rates adopted:

trout

Terre Haute to

illllt

K«-w York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Albany

DIED.

(Communicated.) Carbon, Ind., Dec.

27, 1878!

Sister Wright died December the

27th.

She called the minister, and then the class leader, and they sang at her request. She said she was almost home, and that one moment in glory would make up for all her affliction here. She shouted victory, and passed through death triumphantly, and is now singing around the great white throne in heaven.

THE 1ESTIMONY OF ALL AH who use them say that Dr. rricn Special Flavoring Extracts are the strongest and most natural flavors made. It makes all the difference in the world whether our creams and pastry are flavored with Dr. Price's nice, fresh fruit flavors, or the offensive turpentlnj extracts.

ORANGE BLOSSOMS, Mr. Frederick Vermillion and Miss Lizzie McElroy, both of Fayette township, were married, Tuesday afternoon, the parlors of the Mayers House. Col. Cookerly performed the ceremony. The newly married couple are representatives of two old, well-known and highly respectable families of Fayette, and they start upon their new life bearing with them the best wishes of a host of friends, to which the GAZETTE adds its own,

AFTER MANY DAYS.

The

Murderers of Eva Peters at Last Found.

ST?

-mi

trader and Hfs Wife, Parry and Smith the Perpetrators of the Deed. :s

1 ,*•

The Confessions.

From Monday's Daily.

In March

1875

Eva Peters, an inoffen

sive old maid living alone in the north part of the'villiage of Maxville, was found murdered iTi her ^ed where she had been, insecurely tied. The murder was an atrociously wanton deed. She had never given any offense to any one was known to have very little money if any and was protected from the insults of tramps by her extremely homely appearance, which was -yet the cover of a kindly and honest nature. The community endeavored strenuously to resent this deep crime, but the guilty parties could not be found. Talma Jones was arrested and tried, but was fortunately acquitted and the public has settled down to the belief that her death would never be avenged in any earthly court of justice. The expectations have been disappointed. The criminals are now caught, having been apprehended in the manner giving below. One Trader is now in the penitentiary serving a life sentence for the murder of Miller. He belongs to the most infamous family in the country.

His father, who afterwards died in jail, once fired young Trader in the stomach emptying a charge of shot. Owing to bad luck the younger villian recovered A short time since he wrote from Jeffer sonville to a man named Bayless stating that he and his wife, and a man named Smith, and one named Parry had done the deed. Officer Vandever at once arrested Parry and Mrs. Trader. They have both been living over the river all the time, where Parry has been a wood hauler.

Prosecutor A. J. Kelley worried out of Mrs. Catherine Tiader, a confession, which is substantially given below: About

S. H. P,

o'clopk P. M. my husband

and Oliver Parry and a man by the name of Frank Smith were in the city of Terre Haute, and started west on the grade leading from Terre Haute to Maxville. My husband, John Trader, and Oliver Parry, told me they were going to raise a stake from "the old man" in Maxville, and by threats forced me to go along with them. It Whs about 9 o'clock p. M. when we arrived at Miss 'Peters' house. They pushed the door open. There was a bedstead against it. My husband, Oliver Parry and John Smith forced an entrance. 1 did not go in with them, but followed shortly. When got in the room they were tying her. I did not »tay in the room long, but went out. They tied her with something that was hanging by the door. I heard no outcry. I had a baby, about one month old, in my arms. I do not think we got over

$30.

Parry was making his home

at that time with us. He was a friend of my husband, and had staid a couple of nights before the robbery at our house.

Capt. Craig deputy warden at the Jeffersonville penitentiary is in the city He came with Trader who is now in jail. Trader refuses to say much. The Grand Jury is in session on an indictment. Conviction is among the certainties. If they are all sent up it will be a glorious riddance of rubbish.

Prosecutor Kelley is actively working up the case, and will do the very best that can be done with it. "vrf ,|,

V' THE OLD RELIABLE.

Anneal Meeting of the Stockholders of the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Company.

The stockholders of this corporation met at the General Offices of the^Company in this city this morning* atiwhich the operations of the roadTf^™* the year 187S were submitted" then held their annual election ford ors for the year 1879, with the folic result.

Alex. McGreuor, I). W. Min. Joaephus Collett, Henry Ros*, W McKeen, F. C. Crawford, GeorgS Farrington

Atone o'clock P. M., the new bjf met and organized by electing the/ lowing officers for the current year:

Wm. R. McKeen, President Wa Buckingham, Secretary R. A. Mo Treasurer.

BIG PIGS.

Trustee W. H. Robinson, of Fay. Township, leads the van-guard in ha.^l hogs. LA:t who can beat him step iI ward. He yesterday brought to tc and sold to Davis, the pork packer, hogs, weighing 4,486 lbs. The larg weighed

670

lbs. the next

2,230

630,

and

lightest was a monster, tipping the sc& at

356.

Four of these big pigs weigl"

lbs. They are, as may be imag ed, splendid looking animals. Tie red ribbon on Mr. Robinson for chai pion raiser. .. Let us hear frortr "OthjBP farmers.

DELICATE AND DELICIOUS. The P«t Rose, A1 lata Bouquet, Yla Ylang. Hcsk Rbse, and all of the od made lor the handkerchief and toilet by DrPrice, are not only very delicate and delicioQs, bat fragrant and ^persistent. Dr. Prlce'fryUnlque Perfumes are certainly as sveetas the flower* from which they are made.

Mr. A. B. Felsenthal and Miss Hattie Mack led the grand opening march at the Governor's Guard's ball, Motyiay evening. It is spoken of as being one of the best executed marches given at any reception in this city for along time past.

.. Miss Osborne, of this city, is visiting Mr. Jas. Osborne at Marshall.

THE CIGAR FACTORY.

Almost Total Oestruotlon of

N. KATZBNBACH'SCIUAR FAtTpRY,

From Wednesday's Daily.

$2,000.

Our city was last night the scene of another disastrous conflagration. At two o'clock Mr. N. Katzenbach's tobacco factory on Center (or south Sixth and a half street) was discovered to be in flames and the alarm was sounded.

A terrible snowstorm had been raging, driving the blinding 6leet so it was almost impossible for the fire department to make any haste, and the deep snow in the street made it hard work for the horses hauling the heavy reels, thus delaying the department's arrival there until the entire building was in flames. As soon is the firemen arrived they laid hose lines irora Sixth street fbr two streams of water, but the entire building and contents were destroyed, nothing remaining but the bare brick walls. It was a two story brick. building of large surface dimensions built about six years ago, and occupied as a cigar factory, know to the U. S. revenue service as Mo. 44.

Among the contents destroyed last night were seventy thousand cigars, a large quantity of tobacco stock for working a large number of mechincs and fixtures for making cigars, a fine new billiard table, furniture, &c., in all about

$5,000

December

tobacco and material, besides the building itself which was worth about

$3,000.

The stock was insured in the Germania Insurance Company, of Indianapolis, for 2,000, and the building was also insured for

Ten workmen were em

ployed, who will be thrown out of em ploy men t. *rhe fire was doubtless the work of an incendiary, as there was no fire in use or in a place where it was possible to set fire to the building.

The first accident to any member of the fire department for a long time past occurred, nearly proving fatal, to Frank Navotna, pipemanof Reel No. 2, located on South Fourth street. He was for-, merly an employe of a brick yard.

They had been throwing water on the building from the north side, and were in the act of carrying the hose around to the south side, when, just as they were passing the west end, the large brick gable end tottered and fell. All the fire men discovered the impending danger just in time to leap out of the way, except Navotna, who was knocked down and covered up by the falling bricks, and debris, where he lay senseless. Chief Dickhout and several firemen at once sprang to the rescue, and quickly had the man removed from the spot. He was found badly cut, and covered Jrfth blood and dirt. They at one# removed him to Mi. Katzenbach's residence near by, where he soon revived, and the blood washed from his wounds which were found to be very severe but not necessarily dangerous. He was at once placed under the carfedf a doctor

LATER. ,'

Frank Novatna was at an early hour taken from VI r. Katzenbach's to ,^his own home, wk his wife can attend to Kim. Chief Dickhout is sparing no effort in his care of him. His bruises are mostly on the head and shoulders, and quite severe, but not dangerous.

On the building the insurance was as follows: Two thousand dollars in the Germania ^f Indianapolis C. Reichart, agent.

On the stock,

$2,000

in the Phoenix

Mr. Hager, agent. The total loss was about

$9,000.

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE WEATHER.

FULL ACCOUNT OK THE COLD WIKTEI*. OF lS9 ANli i860. Furnished the GAZETTK by L. G. Hager. 1859.

.23,10

"t86cr.

below zeit*

8, 8

January 1,

5»

February vi, zero. November 24,25, 6 above &fo.

The mo6t notable change, with longest duration, commenced Dec. 31st, J063. The mercury was 30 at 7 a. m., and rain* -J —A at ifiyr.

THE next grand social event will be the Kuights of Pythias' reception and entertainment on Monday evening, January 20th*' It will be a very select and interesting affair. The rules of the order forbid a ball being advertised, but the knights will do as heretofore—give a receptien, exhibition drill, dramatic read* ing, singing by our best talent,* instrumental selections, and after these, all those who desire may remain and enjoy the delights of dancing.

George M. Allen arrived in the city yesterday from Washington, and went to Indianapolis this morning. His business there finished he. will come home for a visit of a few days previous to his return to his duties in the Navy Department at Washington. ., ... ,.