Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 May 1879 — Page 8
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THURSDAY, MAY, 81879.
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FREIGHT traffic is very large at present from this point.
THE Nationals held a meeting at headquarters last night. Every man there made a speech.
YESTERDAY the Fourth Ward sehooa building was moved into. There was 1 full attendance.
ELECTION returns will be announced as fast as tbey are made known at Al. Schaal's to-night. Pools will also be sold.
THE woolen mill men report business in their line very healthy, and steadily increasing much better than for many years past.
THE St. Nicholas restaurant is on Sixth street opposite the Postoffice. Three dollars is the price of twentyone meals at that place.
THE following is the blank used for extending invitations from the schools: TKRR» HAUTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
District, Room Ne.
You are in viced to visit this school at any time from the 5th to the 23d of May. Come and teethe work of the pupils before they begin the reviews for the final examinations. Respectiully,
Teacher.
AND now comes the Chicago'InterOcean with this: "The Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, son of the late General Dix, publishes a letter to say that the original of the famous 'Shoot him on the spot' dispatch is not in the possesion of Mr. Burnett, of Terre Haute, as stated a few days ago, but in his own possession. Soon after the dispatch was sent, General Dix got the original from the telegiaph office in Washington, and gave it to his son, the Rev. Morgan Dix. This gentleman had it framed and hung in his house, where it has remained ever since."
TERRE HAUTE & WORTHING TON RAILROAD. The citizens of Riley township and the town of Lockport are making an effort to secure the location of this road through Lockport, and are petitioning the commissioners to order an election upon the subject of appropriating two per cent, towards securing the railroad.
If the handsome little town of Lockport sccuree the junction of two railways there, it will rapidly grow and prosper. The citizens of Riley township have a high reputation for energy and integrity, and with proper railroad accommodations their wealth would be greatly increased.
MEDICAL MENTION.
RE-SECTION OF THE BONE.
To the Editor of the GAZETTE: An article appeared in the columns of your paper last Wednesday relating to a case of surgery performed that day by a physician in which much credit was given to the operator an eminent physician from Paris 111., far more than the difficulty of the case really warranted. It must have been written under misapprehension of the facts, from statements from some of the physicians interested, the writer not being a surgeon.
It was a case of 6urgery, known to the medical fraternity as "re-section of the elbow joint," and was probably understood by the writer of the article in question to be a very unusual case, requiring more than an ordinary high degree of surgioal skill.
The fact of the matter is the operation is a very common one in surgery, one of a class that has been known to the medical fraternity for about 150 years. It was practiced by the celebrated Surgeon Moreau in 1794, and the records of that date speak of it as an old and well understood operation. "Resection of the bone" «6 that class of surgical science is termed, may be and is often performed upon nearly all the less vital bones of the entire human anatomy and that of the elbow joint is considered one ot the simplest and most easy. Surgical records mention cases performedd in 1758. also in 1795. It was suggested in the writings of Dr. Park ages ago and revised by Dr. Jeffries, of Glasgow, in the latter part of the last ccntury. *».»
Only a few weeks ago one of our" well known physicians, assisted by several others of the fraternity here, performed an operation of that kind upon a farmer residing a few miles from the city, and it was one of the most delicate nature, being the hip joint that was operated upon, and that joint is considered the mosthflifficult of all to perform upon. Yet the physicians in that case regarded it as nothing of an unusual character worth any especial mention. The instrument, known as a chain saw, so prominently mentioned in the description published last Wednesday, is a very old surgical implement, known for many years. A physician here has one that he has owned twenty-two years."
The article as published, reflected somewhat upon the ability of our resident medical fraternity. Of course such reflection was entirely unintentional, and was caused solely by misinformation, which it is the intention of your correspondent to correct, and do full justice to the ability of our home physicians.
CLINICS.
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The Vigo County Sabbath School Association.
Semi Annua! Meeting of the Same at Bethesda Church, Saturday.
The Vigo County Sabbath School Association held its twelfth semi-annual convention Saturday, at Bethesda church. This in a comfortable little church edifice, four miles west of the city, over one of the most execrable roads in Christendom, if the grade and about a halt mile of road beyond it be excepted from the count. One of the spectacles on the way was a disconsolate youth reloading a wagon with hav from the road side, the whole load having tipped over the evening previous as he waa coming to town. Another hay wagon met had two men perched on top of it, having that 6cary look always visable on the countenances of tight rope performers and standing up on top prepared to jump when the load went over, as it seemed liable to do at any moment. It should be remarked that the road is considered by residents to be in an unusually fine condition at the present time. What it is in the winter is an appalling matter ot speculation.
But this is not about Sunday schools, and that is what we started to elucidate. In afield adjoining Bethsada Church, for the yard is small and is already pretty closely filled with graves, is a stone vault in which repose the remains of P. D. Malcom. It is a beautiful structure and would adorn any cemetary. The roof is a solid stone arch and in the front are stone columns and a stone cornice above the door, which also is of stone. It looks as if it might last as long as the everlasting hills from which the material was taken.
But this is not the Sunday School Association either and that is what we are writing about.
Rev. J. N. Beard in his address told a story of anew preacher who preached an excellent and satisfactory sermon the first Sunday. The next Sunday he breached the same ^sermon from the vame text. The people when they woke up to the fact looked around at one another and began paying closer attention to make sure that it was exactly the same. They thought maybe he had forgotten, or laid hold of the wrong manuscript or met with some mishap of that kind. They were pretty familiar with the sermon by this time, but said nothirg. The next Sunday he took the same text and preached the iden-. tical 6ermon over again. Then he wa6 listened to closely, sure enough, and when it was over some of the deacons went to him and said: "Mr. Blank, that is an excellent sermon of yours, but do you know you have preachedit now three times hand running?" "Of course I do," 6aid he, "and what ii more I intend preaching the same thing until you people do the things I recommended in it. As yet you have shown by no sign of action that you had ever heard this sermon and I intend to hammer away at it until you do what I say."
She reverend gentlemen illustrated by this anecdote the sameness of the proceedings of Sunday School Association meetings, and gave the reason why they lacked variety. Presuming therefore that our readers have attended at least one such meeting or read one full report, and not having the space on the zeal of the preacher who pounded away on the same sermon forever, we content ourselves with republishing the programme leaving the reader to fill in any season to suit his taste:
PROGRAMME. SATURDAY MOKNING.
Devotionul Exorcises, conducted by Rev. F. M. Pavny, 10: 0—10:80. Discussion—What is the Sunday School? Opened by Rev. E. W. Abbey, 10:30—11:16.
Discussion—Obst&cltte, ana How to Overcome Them. Opened by I, 11. C. Horse, 11:16—18:00.
Imagine a good dinner at this point. Having imagined all the rest of the proceedings this ought not to be difficult.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.^.
Musio. Sunday School Teaching Exemplified, Prof. C. W. Hodgln, 1:80—J :00
Requisites of Successful Sabbath School Te&enmg. Eev. J. IT. Beard, 2:00—2:46. Address. Rov. Bacon, 2:45—3:06.
Our County Work. W. W. Byers asd J. M. Toner, 8:05—8:86. Query Jtox. 3:36—8:50. ikecfion of Officors.
Muslo. The officers of then re-elected.
the association were
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A HORNET'S NEST.
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Are DiipatiBf the Originality JHr. Hurnett's •'faaisai Order:"
Ever sinci Mr. Linus
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THE RBV. DR. MOROAK DIX POSSESSES THE ORIGINAL LETTER. To the Editor of the Tribune:
SIR—I read with astonishment in the Tribune of yesterday the following item:
The original letter written by General Dix to Lieutenant Caldwell at New Orleans, and containing the famous order: "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot!" is owned by a Mr. Burnett, of Terre Haute. It has a place in a loan exhibition in that city.
I cannot permit this statement to go uncontradicted. The original of the famous dispatch, here-referred to, is in my possession, and has been for the last sixteen years. Sb&n After the dispatch was sent my father, General Dix, got the original from the telegraph office in Washington, and gave it to me for safe keeping. I had it framed and hung in my house, and have ever since that time treasured it with the greatest care. It has been seen by hundreds of people, and duly admired. Two photographs of it were made by Brady, one the sice of the original, the other not larger tnan a visiting card. It is, perhaps, one of these which is on exhibition at Terre Haute. I am, very truly yours,
PERSONAL.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Supt. J. H. Smart was in the city yes* terday. J. Irving Riddle, special agent Phoenix Insurance Co., has gone to Chicago.
Mayor Ed. Harlan, of Marshall, 111., is In the city, a guest of the Terre Haute House.
Will A. Hamilton of Riddle & Co., has gone North to-day on the E. T. H. St C., R. R. on business*
Prof. J. H. Smart, Superintendent of Public Instruction is in the city, a guest of the Terre Haute House.
Commander M. C. McGregor, of the United Stales Navy, is in the city visiting his brother, Mr. James C. McGregor.
Jonas Strouse, corner 2nd and Main street to-day bought a seventeen hundred pound wagon load of wool, the largest ever brought into the city.
Mr. J. A. Foote advertises in this is* sue an attractive display of fuschias, geraniums, roses, caladiums and other plants at his establishment on west Main street.
Frank M. Hall, one of the most brilliant lawyers of Rushville, Indiana, was in the city yesterday and the day before, seeing how we conduct our elections. Mr. Hall is an ardent Democrat and an able speaker, an accomplishment he displayed Monday evening by delivering one of the happiest speeches of the campaign, in behalf of his friend, our Mayorelect, Havens, at Democratic headquarters. Terre Haute has a beautiful attraction to Mr. Hall, in the person of one of our fairest daughters, and if rumor is at all reliable, and it generally is, he will soon forsake the ways of bachelorhood.
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TRUSTEE Abbott reports the poOr expenses for April as follows: Groceries, Ko. of orders, 80 «....$171 17 Coal, No. of orders, 8.. 8h-.es, No. of orders, 1 Dry goods, No. of orders, 1. ...... Railroad passes, No., 17 878 miles, Burial expenses. Conveying persons to poor house
Total
No. receiving aid No. sent to poor house. No. of burials
TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTK
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hibited his curiostity, the original of Gen'l Dix's famous shodt-him-on-the spot order the whole country has been in commotion about it. The York Times was so mean as to claim that there were three already found and several loyal states yet to hear frqau But to cap the cilmax comes the following in the New York Tribuue which we copy entire: GENERAL DIX'S FAMOUS OR
MORGAN DIX.
Trinity Rectory, New York, May 1, 1879. A GAZETTEER hastened around this morning to see Mr. Burnett and to take another look at the much disputed order. Mr. B. says that if his is not the original he has been for ten.or twelve years very badly deceived. It was sent to him by Mr. W. H. Conley who -was at that time in the U. S. patent office who made cnnsiderable effort to get it. If it is either of the photographs referred to as having been taken by Brady it is certainly the larger of the two as it is full size and bears uomistable evidence of being genuine The ink is so old now that it is hard to tell whether it was written with a pen or photographed, as the latter process now is very perfect.
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COURT HOUSE ECHOES.
Prom Friday's laily. MARRIAGE LICENSE. J^
Maximilian F. Hoberg and Bertha A. Koopman. George H. Oglesby and Fannie Hunley.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The last day's docket was called and cases will be ready for trial to-morrow, frm Saturday's Daily.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Samuel McDonald and Hattie E. Stins.n. CIRCUIT COURT.
The case of B. H. Ladd vs. P. P. Mast complaint for an injunction, -is on trial to-day.
From Monday's Daily. I CIRCUIT COURT.
The case«of £irman Nippert4 vs. Gilbert H. Rider, suit on a note, waa on trial all morning and given to the jury this afternoon.
The attorneys are I. H. C. Royse for the plaintiff and Dunnigan and Rumsey for the defendant.
CRIMINAL COURT.
The court was in session for a short time this morning. Chas. Sullivan was arrigned on a charge of grand larceny. He plead guilty and was sentenced to the state prison for one year.
GRAND JURY.
The grand jury met thi. morning, returned two indictments for grand larceny and adjourned until next M&nday.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Albert R. Elliot and Laura Harmon.-: ADMINISTRATORS
Dorathea Schroeder has been appointed administrator of the estate of Henry Schroeder, deceased.
GUARDIANS
Sarah J. Morgan has been appointed guardian of Chas. and Ellen Morgan minor heirs of Robert Morgan, deceased, with Daniel Reibold and Richard H. Doty as sureties. Bond, $400.
E. O. Whiteman, guardian of Mary E., Andrew J., James W., and Daniel W. Tryon, minor heirs of Jacob R. Tryon, deceased. Bond, $300, with T. W. Harper as surety.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Geo. W. Hylerto Wm. Ward, 5 acres in section 25, Harrison township for $ 900.00 Noah Latham to Reuben H.
Halstead, tract of land in section 29, Pierson township for 600.00 Baifty Fox worthy to Sarah J.
McCoskey, 1 acre in section 2, Harrison township for 30.00 Thos. T. Hobbs to Mark A
Creal, tract in section 25, Otter creek township tract in section 19, Nevins towuship for 1750.00
ESQ, COOKBRLY
This morning ex-officer Isaac Overpeck arrested a rising young colored vouth named George Mackey for the larceny of a silk handkerchief, the property of Geo. Mlison. Mackey had a hearing this morning and was bound over in the sum of $100, in default of whicft he was sent to jail.
From Tuesday's Daily. STATIPN SLATE.
Empty. Only one prisoner there, aferaale serving out a sentence.' MAYOR'S COURT.
Nothing on the docket. From Wednesday's Daily. CIRCUIT COURT. Nothing of any importance done to* day.
MARRRI AGE LICENSES.
None issued to-day. REAL ESTATE TRANSFXRS. Arbaces Cushman to Ernest Bleemel, 20 acres section 13 Prairt. township for $150.
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HARDING'S SHOOTING AFij FRAY.
CONDITION OF THE PARTIES INJURED —HARDING'S SANITY TO BE TESTED. From Wednesday's Daily.
The election yesterday absorbed most of the interest in the Harding-Light shooting affair of the day before, 60 there was comparatively little talk over it on the street. Mr. Harding is still in jail in care of a physician, who keeps him well under the influence of opiates. He still suffers from a pain in the head, and fancies something is growing in the base of his brain. He is able to converse with his family and associates in the publication of the Herald. He is very much depressed and is intensely nervous, which interferes with his ability to sleep. It is said a commission of lunacy will be aps pointed to-day to inquiie into Harding'sanity.
Young Lizius is improving somewhat. The numbness in his limbs, which presages paralysis, has passed away, and the danger in that direction is not believed to be averted. If the necessary inflammation can be controlled the boy will recover. His father, Mr. C. Lizius, called at the jail yesterday and assured Harding that he should not pros ecute him, as the ball that struck his son was not intended for him. Walters was visited yesterday by Mrs. Harding. He bears her husband no ill will, as he knows
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was not intended for him His
dislocated ankles are very painful, but are doing well. The excitement is rap idly dying out.
RAILROAD NEWS. From Tuesday's Daily.
Vanderbilt and his party made the ran from Chicago to Council Bluffs in eleven hours and fourteen minutes, thus beating the celebrated Jarrett and Palmer run in 1876 just fourteen minutes.
The management ot the Illinois Midland road in working vigorously to build up their local business, and. as one of the results, heavy) shipments of stock from points on their line are being made to the Union Stockyards, and stock coming in from Terre Haute over the Vandalia [Indisnap^l's Journal.
An amusing incident occurred last week on the Pennsylvania road upon a train laden with emigrants coming westward. After the train left Cresson, Conductor Vick went through the cars to collect tickets, being closely followed by the candy-boy, who left with each passenger a box of "teaberry dot" and a pretty package of cakes, intending to retnin in a few minutes and take them" again if the travelers did not wish to buy. He was so mad that he wanted to kill somebody when he re-entered one of the rear cars and saw the cakes and candy rapidly disappearing down the threats of the* hungry emigrants, many of whom had already ended their repast and thrown the empty boxes out ot the windows. He demanded pay for the sweetmeats, but the foreigners, who had taken it for granted that the smiling conductor was treating them to a free lunch and had his waiter-boy along to carry the good things, couldn't be made to understand the true state of affairs, and only grinned and replied, "Nichts Ver•tehe."
The railroad king, W. H. Vanderbilt, arrived in the city at 4:50 P. M.
Sunday,
coming from St. Louis on a special train over the Indianapolis and St. Louis road in six hours and twenty minutes. Mr. Vanderbilt, when leaving St. Louis, re-* quested that the train run moderately, as it was Sunday. Consequently, Cardinal Weolsey, train master, rated the speed of the train at 45 miles an hour. Mr. Vanderbilt is accompanied by his sons, Cornelius, William K. and F. W. Vanderbilt his nephew, J. H. Vanderbilt also, Augutus Schell William L. Scott, of Erie, Pa. Charles Paine, general superintendent, and John Newell, general manager of the Lake Shore and Michiigan Southern. The party left New York Tuesday last, arrived in Chicago Wednesday, spent the night there, Thursday they made the run to Omaha over the Chicago and Northwestern, making 492 miles in eleven hours and thirty-eight minutes, spending the night at Council Bluffs. Friday they left that point for Kansas City. After stopping there a couple of hours they left for St. Louis, over the -Missouri "Pacific road Spending Saturday afternoon and night at St. Louis, the party, at 10:38, A. M., Sunday, started tor Indianapolis, arriving here at 4:50 P. M. After a ten minutes' rest at this point they left for Cincinnati over the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette road. In answer to the question from J. W. Sherwood, master of transportation, at what speed he would like to go over the road, President Vanderbilt said: "Oh, at a moderate jog." On this Mr. Sherwood instructed the engineer, Lewis Thomas, to make the run to Cincinnati in two hours and fifty minutes, which was done without trouble. The party travel in the elegant coach Vanderbill,—[Indianapolis Journal.
AN AFFIDAVIT:
OFFICERS XLCHELBEROER, WILLIAMS MCADAMS AND COODES MAKE A STATEMENT.
We, the undersigned members of the police force of Terre Haute, reiterate our statement, as made in The Express and The GAZESTE a few days since, in regard to the false charges of drunkenness and unwarrantable arrest made against us by John Cain and William Trogden. The details are exactly as 6iated.
We were|going home on Third street, about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning, after roll call, when we heard a noise as if some one had thrown a .stone against a house. (It afterwards transpired that some one had thrown a stone into a house of ill fame.) We ran in the direction of the sound, and arrested John Cain, who stood on the corner of Second and Walnut streets. He .denied throwing the stone or making any noise, and he was released.
We further state that William Trofden said in The GAZETTE office, in our presence, that we were not drunk that we aid not use abusive language on the occasion mentioned^ all of which can be proven by responsible persons present.
JOHN EICHBLBERGER. RORT. WILLIAMS. JOHN MCADAMS, JAMES COORDES. %E
STATE ot INDIANA, 1 VIGO COUNTY, vss.,
Before me, the undersigned, a notary public in and for said county, this 3d day of May, 1879, personally came the above named,John Eichelberger, Robt. Williams, John McAdams and James Coordes, and made oath that the above statement is true.
G. W. KLEISER,
s* Notory Public.
HIGH AUTHORITY.
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REMEMBER the "east end" temperance meeting this evening in the U. B. church. All are invited.
ENGLISH MANUFACTURES.
LETTERS FROM A* OFFICIAJj.
Tfcs Bits «f England's Manafaotaring1 Prosperity—Free Trads *•4 XHspaly-Presoat Cmmdltioa and Symptoms*
•'[, From the N. T. Tribane.
To the Editor of the N. T. Tribune: SIR: The present depression in the gr*at manufacturing strongholds of the Nation creates wide-spread alarm and'? nothing like it has ever been seen be« forein Great Britain. The causes which4 have brought about this dangeroua shrinkage in the demand for English^,
manufactures are discussed in the clubs in reviews aad in the daily press, and widely different reasons are' advanced to account for the unprecedented stagnation, in trade. All admit that a crisis is at hand, and that a remedy must be found— and that without delay^-or wide spread disaster will fall upon the heretofore invincible manufactures of the United^ Kingdom.
The commercial policy of England hft» been of vast benefit to the Nation. Situated as these isles are, small in area and with a large population, the theory' of Free Trade was founded on the wise basis of full trade. It drew to these? shores the raw materials from other' lands, and educated a «uperior race artisans. There was a profit at every point to English manufacturers and carriers. Mills and factories multiplied^, capital accumulated, and the Nation in-
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creased in wealth in a marvelous ratio. The past fifty years have been freighted? with commercial blessings to this country and while rival Nations have been convulsed by wats, the manufacturersV of England have enjoyed, without serious exception, one unbroken series of successes. Few peoples havebeen so favored by exceptional and external circumstances. The statesmen of England long age foresaw that Free Trade, to be permanent, must command a controlling influence over the manufactures of the world. Unless this was done, sooner or later disaster would fall upon England. It was this view probably that led Brougham, in 1818, to declare in the House of Commons that "England", could afford to bear some loss on the export of her goods for the purpose of destraying foreign manufactures in the cradle." He anticipated then, what has now come to pass, that unless England* could monopolize manufactures foreign competition might bring distress and even ruin upon her vast industries.
The development of manufctures followed rapidly in the wake of. constantly increasing capital. The United^ States, owing to various reasons, never. seriously entered the field as a competitor^ in manufacturers until 1865. Cheapo money and cheap skilled labor, unitedr with long experience, unlimited commerce and banking facilities, overmatched^ her dear money, dear labor and imperfect' communication with distant markets. Added to this was the further fact that, her varying commercial policies from*, 1824 to i86o*did much to discourage the
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development of American manufactures, and so strengthened those in England.. In 1861 the Civil War came, and for""' four years the conflict raged. The South was without manufactures1 ond the North was unable to keep up with the terrible wastes ot war. South and North were compelled' to draw upon England for supplies. The unprecedented demand called into oper-. ation immense additions to the already enormous producing power of this country. Never before were fortunes amassed so quickly, the colossal wealth poured in. upon these shores. When peace cams' in the United States the manufacturers in England were indulging in every luxu-, ry and believed that their supremacy was secured. The Franco-German war fol-f lowed the Rebellion and the needs thereby created left no break in the stupendous drain on the mills and factories here. The present was prosperous and little heed was paid to the futurq.
In 1873 the climax was reached. Peace was restored between France and Germany the United States had turnedr to manufactures with a skill and success*' almost beyond belief, and all at once a* shrinkage in the volume of orders to*! English manufactures began. In i874» the loss was still greater in 1875 it gr#*w worse in 1876 it caused deep unrest in 1877 it was alarming, and in 1878 wide spread disaster threatened the diversified ipdustries of the United Kingdom. In 1874 the fallihg off in round numbers' was $75,000,000 in 1875, $93,000,000 in 187s $280,000,000, and for 1878 at least $300,000,000.
This tells its own story, and very sad it' is, indeed. But, as may be anticipated, it is only one phase of a very dark outlook'
for English manufacturers. During the years of falling prices and failing orders, the moneyed institutions of the country have been loyally, if not wisely, lending a helping hand to distressed and drooping enterprises. This has gone to an extent that would be appalling were all the facts known. The terrible depreciation in coal, in iron, in chemicals, in manufactures of all kinds has caused losses almost bewildering in their totals. The result is that a period of fear and doubt has fallen on the Nation. Capital is timid banks are breaking mills and factore* are closing down unrest and gloom fill the minds of the wisest and most hopeful.
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Manchester, Eng., April 1, 1879.
iBaa Walks From Newark) ». J., to New York. Some weeks since, a man came into the store, No. 1
Sixth avenue, New York, inqnlr-
ing for Mr. crittenton, to whom he was: ahown. Heappearedto.be very much excited, and immediately commenced to tell a story of how his wile bad suffered from an affect.on of tbe lnngi, aad, in fact, had oeen gi *en np by the physicians to die. Through some friend she was induced, as a last resort, to try Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, and. using here her husband's language, he said: "Betore she bad used one bottle she could breathe with ire ease and by the time she had nsed six bottles she was up and* around the honse, able ta do her own work." The roan took the pains to come in person andthank the present proprietor of this popular article for a perfect cure of his wife. Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar is for sale by all druggists at SO cents and fl. Large size the most economical.
DON'T fail to attend the.benefit ball tomorrow ere at Turner hall tickets 50 cts.