Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 October 1883 — Page 8

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THE PLANO AHEAD.

Tint Ribbon Awarded to the Piano Twine Binder at the BecentJ Fair.

tie Champion Takes Second.

An incorrect report has Jbeen circulated that the Champion binder took the first premiums at the recent Fair of the Yigo Agricultural Society. This is a mistake. The red ribbon was awarded to the Piano Twine Binder made by the Plane Manufacturing Company of Piano, Ills The machine was exhibited by

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J. T.Southern, the general agent-

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Oypwite the Market UOHBC,

Dealers in Staple and fancy ^hardware, tin

ware, rape, Twine, Rirrt Cages, Timothy,

Clover and Hungarian Seed, Window Glass

Basil, Boors, Paints, Oils, .Wire-Cloth, Ac.,

Ac. sa.You should call and examine our goods and prices before parch asing elsewhere

Best quality Barb Pence Wire at Bottom

prices. Z. A full line ditching tools, also stove pip

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4,1883.

Married.

At the Aborn House, at 3 r- M. to-day, by the Rev. 8. Beck, of Terre Haute, Indiana, Dr. J. W. Beck to Miss Alice Lu Iwick, and Mr. J. K. Patton to Miss Ida Wymie, all of Kellogg, Jasper coun ty Mr M. Ludwick and Mis| Lizzie Adair acting as assistants. A Capital reporter called on these happy couples long enough to give them his benediction and

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et the for this item.—[Des Iowa, Daily Capital, Sept. 2(j. It would appear from the above that our reverend friend, of Asbury church, is combining business with pleasure in his travels and that, in a matrimonial way, he is doing a land office business. Terre, Haute ministers can tie the matrimonial* noose in very hard knots and their lame is naturally spreading abroad in the land.

The Snag Boat.

lieport of snags extracted by the Snag ecow O weenee and the steamer Osseo during the week ending September 30th 1883 Number of snags extracted. ..... 5 Total weight 57:1.79.) lbs Greatest, weight 38,570 lbs Greatest average diameter...". 40 in Divisions in snag9 +3

These snags were extracted from the channel, in the bsnd below Sycamore, the bend at Shaw's landing and Old Terryfield bend.

Five hours were consumed in replacing a broken pinion, in the steam capstan, with anew one, and a delay of two hours was occasioned by wind. 3M snags have been extracted, and 120 Ireescut during the month.

WILLIAM M. COOPER, Oversee:-

Wabash River,Oct. 1. 1888

Vigo County Temperance CouncilThis afternoon the Vigo County Tem perance Council is in session at the Central Presbyterian Church. Delegates from all the temperance organizations, blue ribbon, red ribbon, Knights of Father Matthew, ana all others.

The sessicn will be continued to night. Officers will be elected and resolutions adopted. The Council will dissent decidedly from the action of the State •Council, which, one of the local temperance worker's says, got into the hands of "hotheaded cranks." The Vigo county temperance people do not want a separate temperance party, but pledge themselves to work for the submission of the amendments to the people. They assert themselves as confident that the state will vote for prohibition.

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It has not rained enough to do any food here yet We had a hard frost Tuesday night last Mr. Kph. Kester and wife, accompanied by Mrs. Wesley Randolph and Mrs. Noble Kester, were attending the State Fair Wednesday and Thursday last-— Mr. and Mrs. Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor were attending the Curries Prairie Association at Little Flock, oo Stfcday last The young folks had a party et a house on Mr Nath. Hester's farm, (which had just been vacated by Mr. Elijah Pounds), and had a fine time the 28th, all but Mr Kester. Well, we hope he had a fine time. He borrowed a horse of a couple of young men, who lived alxrot 2V3 miles distant, and has hot been heard of at one o'clock. They all suppose he forgot to come back The schools will begin on the 15th of October. Miss Belle B'cdsoe will teach our winter schoo1. Miss Bledsoe is a good teacher and gives general satisfaction "Rattle-she-bang," clatter, clash, and all kinds of inharmonious music, awakened Mr. Charles Taylor not long since. It was made by a band of "shivareers." Charles is a good humored man and invited them in, and they had a pleasant time for about a half an hour——James Taylor was awakened by a similar noise, but he got mad and opened the door and opened fire, but hurt nobody, for it was with his mouth. Just see the difference between two brothers. Hurrah for Charley! There is a black and white bird dog for sale on the BarT farm. He is six months old and will be sold cheap.

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A DUSKY BELLE,

Becomes Despondent at Her Lover's Desertion and Attempts Suicide.

She Swallows Three and a Half Grains of Morphine, But Fails in Her Object.

From Friday's Daily. Black.

It is very rarely that the papers are called upon to record a suicide, or an attempt among two colored people, but an instance of this kind occurred here Wednesday night which has managed to elude public notice until now. Nancy McGregor is a dusky belle of south Second street, who tor a time has thrived in the'affections of Harry Carter, also, colored, who is a builder's clerk, or in other words a hod carrier. But Nancy, according to Harry, is of an exceedingly jealous disposition and finally alter several warm scenes between them, he told her that it were better it they parted to meet no more, or words to that aff -ct. Nancy brooded over this until finally about five o'clock Wednesday evening she became so despondent that she resolved to end hwoes. Accordingly she purchased at a convenient drug store five grains of morphine- She was accompanied by a little girl who noticed that Nancy took a white powder from a paper, while ^walking along the street, The little one said nothing of it, however, until Nancy's relatives noticed her wandering around in a dazed condition, and questioning her drew out the confession that she had taken morphine with the intention of committiDg suicide. Her recreant lover was notified and he hurried away for lr. Spain, who arrived shortly aiter. He found the girl suffering from the effects ot the drug, her arms and legs being partially numbed. He administered an antidote hypodermically, and after working with her for along time brought her safely out of her danger. He ascertained that she had taken grains ot the deadly drug, sufficient to have produced death but for his timely intervention. It is not recorded whether the dusky lovers have made up their differences or not.

From Wednesday's Daily.

Yesterday afternoon Anna Helms, aged about nineteen, and unmarried, committed suicide at the home of her mother on the southeast corner ol Seventh and Poplar streets. Her mother, Mrs. Clara MoraD, on learning of the affair tried to take her own life, but failed.

The circumstances, briefly told, are these: Mrs. Moran was divorced from her husband, Michael C. Moran, on the. 33d. of last March in the Circu't Court. The grounds she alleged against him were habitual drunkenness, and cruel and ininhuman treatment. They were married in June, 1876. Since the separation trouble has existed between Mrs. Moran and her daughter, Anna, who is Moran's step-daughter, on account of the mother charging her daughter with improper intimacy with her divorced husband. The charge the girl has always strenuously denied. Several weeks ago she left her mother's homa and went to working out. Yesterday alternoim about 4 o'clock she returned to get her clothing, and some words springing up between liei self and mother, she left the house. In an hour or so she returned, went into the back yard with one of the Smith girls, ot unsavory reputation, who lives in the same house, and taking a vial from her pocket crank its contents—arsenic. She had previously threatened to take her life on account ot the difficulties with her mother

Mrs. Moran grabbed the arsenic bottle from her daughter's hand and put it to her own lips, declaring that she had nothing to live tor. While her daughter was writhing in convulsions and foaming at the mouth, 31rs. Moran licked off with her tongue the froth that issued trom the girl's mouth. Dr. Foulston, whose office is near the scene of the tragedy, was summoned. as was ah Dr. John R. Crapo. They, however, could do nothing for the unfortunate girl, though the convulsions were stopped^ for awhile by the administration ot chloroform. Shed ied in half an hour after taking the poison. The convulsioas of Mrs. Moran were soon stopped and she

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Subsequently, she went out in the yard and was with difficulty prevented from plunging into the well.

Moran appeared on the scene soon afterward and being refused admittance into the room, carried on like a maniac, loudly bewailing the fate of his step daughter.

The coroner held an inquest, at which the above statement of tact. 4 appeared, and returned a verdict accordingly.

Moran called at the GAZETTE office this morning and made a statement ior publication. He denied that any criminality existed between the girl and himself, and also denied the charge of cruel treatment to his wife. He denies having spoken to Anna since last March, and says he never went to the bouse but once since last March, the time the divorce was granted. He heard the girl was sick and went to see her. Mrs. Moran, so he says, met him at the door and struck him with a revolver. He says he never went there afterwards to get tools, and that he never went to church lest he should meet her. He says Mrs. Moran drove the girl away from home twice.

Amount of Poor Expenses for September, 1883. Number of grocery orders, 58 $123 50 Number ol coal orders, 1 S 50 Number ot shoe orders, 1 3 00 Number of railroad passes. 12 24 50 Bnrial expenses, burled 6 persons 30 00 Conveying to Poor Asylum, 3 persons S 45

Total |18« 00 Number of aodlicants for help 74 Namber of families helped 38

L. FINKBTSKR, Township Trustee.

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TgSE TERRE flAUXE WEEKLY GAZETTE.

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The month of October, commencing' To-day, will contain,all ol the Jewish autumnal feasts. It is the month ol Tishri in the Hebrew calendar, and the seventh month in it, and yet with it commences the civil year. To-night is the Jewish New Year's Eve, and the bells in the church towers, as they announce the hour of six this afternoon, will simultaneously ring in the year 5644. Just from what period these years have been numbered is not absolutely decided. High authorities vouch that the worla is just that aire, but many illustrious scientists take issue with this opinion, and contend that the world has existed for millions ot years, but admit that man may not have been introduced into this mundane sphere until the date named. Be this as it may, and represent what a tbe world's history it will, the Jewish New Year's Day is universally observed by that people in whatever nook and corner ot the gioba many or few of their number may reside, with a tenaci ty as firm as it is remarkable.

Tbe mercantile classes in this and other cities will not need to be reminded to-day that it is an important Jewish holiday. The holiday, in the Hebrew tongue, is Rosh Hashonah—literally translated, tbe head of the year. Next to the day of atonement, which occurs ten days later, it is the most sacred of Jewish holidays. it differs lrom the day of atone ment in that the latter is strictly a holy day on which pleasure of every kind is prohibited, while to-day is both a holiday and a holy day.

The Jews have celebrated the day as a national holiday since about the year 1490 B. C., or tbe time they made their exocl us from Egypt, and ever 6ince, whether in political sunshine or shadow, they have maintained a strict adherence to the command found in Numbers, xxix: "And on the first day of the seventh month shall be unto you a holy convoca tion no servile work shall ye do a day of blowing of the cornet it shall be to you."

Josephus is authority for the statement that the Jewish civil year was ordered in Egypt to begin with the first day of theleventh month, called by the Greeks Hyperbertocus, but Moses appointed that Nisan, which is the same as Xantichuf, should be the first month of their festivals, because he brought them out of Egypt in that month. In describing the Jewish festivals the same historian begins the year with the first day ot the seventh month the year each king was counted to Nisan, but tbe actual civil year began with Tishri, and so it continues with the Israelites up to this time.

The seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, Tishri, numbers thirty days, which usually fall in the last half of September aud the first half of Octo^cr, Dut last year being a Jewish leap year, con taining thirteen months and 383 days the new year this time comes unusually late, according te the popular mode of reckoning.

Kosh-Hashonnh is called in the Bible Yem Hazekron, a day ot memorial, signifying that it is the duty of all the adherents to the Faith of the Fathers to ask forgiveness of Jehovah for the transgres sious of the year just ended. It is also termed Yom Tururo, a day of blowing of trumpets, according to the chapter in Numbers above referred to. The ancient rabbis styled the New Vear "a day of tral to the soul," and they argued that on -this day tbe world was brought into existence, and that this is the day upon which God causes all of his creatures to stand in judgment before him.

SERVRCES HERE. JGI

Tnc"Hebrew congregation of this" city celebrated the event at their hall in the Saturday Mail building. There was a very large attendance at the services .last night. 1,1 BUSINESS 1IOOSES CIX)SED.

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But a small number of the Jewish business housee closed to day, as is the custom. Sam Levi is the only clothing man who closed. Other business 1nen who shut up their places are A. Herz, Htrtz Strause, E. Rothschild, 1. Fechimer, t?. Frank and Thorman & Co.

On the Lookout for HimLast night Detective Aus 0*eas, of Paris, telephoned to the police of this city asking tbera to be on the lookout for Jot Davis, a barber, who had left there during the day with $20 in money and a horse and buggy. The money had been taken from a man named Caldwell and the horse and buegv from llybarger'g liver}' From the description given, I) t.ciive Dwyt*r this morning arrested a man in Coutare and Cassidy's saloon, turned ont to be the fellow wanted. Davis bad gone as far as Vermi.lioa wiih the horse and buggy, and then sent tbe property back with a woman whom be had taken with him from Pxris. Davis says he borrowed the money from Caldwell and got the livery out just for a ride.

The Brickyards^

Nearly all the brickyards have closed for the season, the exception being Sadbrink's yard. Last year the season closed about the 17th of October. There was more brick made this year than last on account of the favorable weather this season.

Pulled a Revelver.

Joe Goodman caused the arrest this afternoon of an old man named J. Givens, whom Joe claimed had drawn a revolver on him in Ilappy Alley about noon. Justice Lock man fined Givens $1 and costs and committed him.

FOR JUST 2 CENTS.

We Can Now Hail a Letter to Any Fart of the United Slates and Canada for 2 cts-

No Other Change in the Postal Rates Except on Kail Letters.

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"We are being called up by telephone all the time to-day" remarked a postofflce official to a GAZETTE writer "by people who want to know if a letter will "go" if it has a 3 cents stamp «n it. "Ml them it will "go" as fast, and perhaps a letter faster, (with a smile), than if it only had a two cent stamp on it. The Government don't "kick" on over payment but will carry letters now for Scents where 3 cents were required before and for 4. cent where 6 cents were lately required"

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"The government" continued the offi. cial, "will not redeem 3c stamps in 2s. The people are expected to use up those they have on hanj. Very few people have many, having known for months that the reduction would be made. Three-cent stamped envelopes that are defaced can be redeemed, however, in stamps of a lower denomination, but not unless defaced." ,S '. STOCK ON HAND. "Haveyou many threes left?" "Yes, about $750 worth. There will be some sale for them, but not much, as people can buy 4s for letters requiring that much postage." f$ "How did the 2's go off to-day "Have sent out about 10,300 so far. besides the stamped envelopes." "The banks use the most stamped envelopes don't they "Yes. One of the Nationals' bought $244.40 worth and another $220 worth." "Who has been the largest buyer of stamps thus far to-day "The Vaodalia Company has taken $93 worth."

The act ot February 27,1861, abolished the limit of distance and made tbe rate uniform throughout the Uqited States at three cents per half ounce, which has now continued in operation unchanged for nearly twenty-two years.

On Trial.

This morning the preliminary hearing in the bastardy case of State ex rel Margaret Ickes vs George W. Harkness came up in Justice Lockman's court. The gay and frisky George had left lor parts unknown (to the officers, at least) and the trial proceeded in his absence. The constables who have had the writ have been trying for a year or more to lay gentle hands on Gsorge, but he has succeeded in evading them. He is supposed to be in Illinois. Mios Ickes, who belongs to the only great and inimitable Ickes family, deposed that she had yielded to the plaintive overtures of the nimble George, and that the result was that she was placed in a mild predicament on cr about the 19th day of October, A. D., 1881. George had in the meantime improved a brilliant opportunity to make himself scarce, and has been remarkably successful at it up to the pres* ent writing. The Justice sent a trim scriDt of the case to the Circuit Court.

The Miners' Strike

The (.'lay county miners and all those at Clinton also, are still out. Local dealers here have very short supply. Lafayette Mallory, one of tbe largest dealers, says he intended to lay in thirty*or forty cai- loads, but was sick and neglected it. He thinks no local dealer has more than ten cai loads, which will only last a short time. The railroads to day will show a great falling off in receipts in consequence of the strike.

TUB OPERATOR'S VIEW."

Mr. Martin, of Rosedaie, is in town on bis- way back lrom Brazil. He says the operators propose to remain firm and that tbe strike is likely to continue a month and pet haps all winter. The operators proposed to pay 95 cents for a year bat the miners not accepting, the offer has been withdrawn.

OBITUARY

From Friday's Daily. THOMAS J. COOPKR.

Last night at half past one o'clock Thomas J. Cooper, of Otter Creek township, a mile east ot Union church, and an old resident of the county, died ol Bright's disease. Mr. Cooper was born in Ross

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miles 15 centt, and where tbe distance was more than 450 miles, the rate was 25 cents. On a letter contaning more than one sheet of paper, the rates were doubled. Eighteen years later, on April 30, 1810, the rates were reduced to 8 cent3 on a letter of a single sheet for a distance of forty miles, 10 cettts for ninety miles and 25 cents for over 500 miles In 1816 the rates were again changed, making a reduction to 8 cents for less thau thirty miles, and 25 cents for over 400 miles. The same rates were reaffirmed in 1825. In 1845 a change was made to 3 cents for less than 300 miles, and 10 cents for any greater distance. Up to this time the postage was paid by the person to whom the mail was delivered. In march 1851, the rate was reduced to 3 cents if prepaid, and 5 cents if not, for 3,000 miles, and for any greater distance 10 cents.

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emigrated to Vincennes in 1825. He remained there for several years and moved to Parke Co., where he stayed until the spring of 1860 when he came to Otter Creek township and lived until the time of his death.

He leaves several children. Tbe ftxneral will take place at Union church atone o'clock to-morrow.

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Pianos, from $225.00 to $1,000. Organs, from $65 to f.100. Persons at a distance may order with the assurance of receiving as good ai' instrument as though present to select for themselves.

We can save you AT LEAST ONE PROFIT by purchasing of us. Call or write and get our prices and terms. Sample copy of Baldwin's Musical Review sent free on application.

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BURGLARS' BOOTY.

They Kob the Postoflice at Stannton, Last Night.

And Blow Open the Safe—What They Secured—Reward for Their Capture. -3 -.P

Several persons in the tows heard the concussion in the after part of the night and got op, byt not hearing any other sounds went back to bed again. The tools the burglars used were found in the store.

Suspicion points to a man who was seen lurking the vicinity yesterday evening. The police here were notified this morning by the parties robbed, who authorized the sending out of cards offer ing $50 reward for the capture of the thieves and the recovery of the .stolen property.|

G. W. Light, of Riley township, bae sowed fifty-five ccre in wheat this year. He finished sowing to-day.

Andy Kaufman has gone to Greenup.

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Tii little town »ol' Staunton in Clay County, twelve miles east of here on the Vaodalia line, was thrown into a high state of excitement this morning when it was found that burglars had visited the place last night and hail blown open the safe of the postoflice and general store, which is run jointly by Messrs. Albert Webster and Isaac N. Van Cleave. It is a twostory frame building. The upper story is not occupied. The proprietors locked up the store lie tween eight and nine o'clock. The burglars were evidently of the professional school. They cut a hole through the weather boarding on the side of the building large enough to ad mit a man's body, the instrument by which they effected this entrance being taken from the village blacksmith shop. They drilled a hole in the safe about large enough to admit a person's little finger and then proceeded to blow open the safe with powder, whioii they did most successfully, the front part of it being torn all to pieces. The burglars secured $39.05 worth of postage stamps ol various denominations, $8 in pennies and three-cent pieces, about a hundred cigars, $3 or $4 in other money, and a $10 counterfeit bill on the bank of Richmond, Ind. The loss to the safe will be $75, and $50 will cover the other losses.

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It Will Be Over a Hundred Millions Less This Year Than Last,

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MILWAIKKK, Sept. -Jti.—S. madge represents the following statement of tbe wheat crop for 1NS3, by states-

It falls 104,000,000 bushels short of that of 1S82, and 50.000,000 short of tfco & erai of the past tive ve.irs:

Minnesota, 32,000,000 California. -:»o, 000.000 Indiana. 28,000,000: Kansas, 28,,, 000,000 Ohio, 24,000,000 Michiiran. 24,000,000 Missouri, 23,000,000 Pennsylvania"' 22,000,000 Illinois, 22,000,000 Iowa, 21,-' 000,000 Wisconsin, 17,000,000 Dakota," 17,000,000 Nebraska, 17,000,0o0 Oregon, 13,000,000 New York, 12,000,000 Kentucky, 10,000,000 Tennessee, !,000,000 Virginia, 7,000,080 Maryland. 7.('00,000 North Carolina, 6,000.000 Georgia. 4,000,000 Texas, 4,000,000 West Virginia, 4,000,000 Washington, 3,000,000 Colorado, 2,000,000 South Carolina, 2,000,000: New Jersey, 2,000,000 Arkansas. 2.000,000 Utah, 1,500,000 Alabama, 1.600,000: Delaware, 1,500,000 Idaho, 700,000 Montana, 700,000 New Mexico, 500,000 Maine. 500,000 Arizona, 200,000 Mississippi, 200.000 Vermont, 200,000 New Hampshire. 200,000 Nevada, 100,000 Wyoming, ?»0,000 Connecticut, 50,000 Massachusetts, 20,000 Louisiana, 10,000: Florida. 7,000 Rhode Island, 1,000 total, 400,082,000.

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Manufacturers of Locomotive, HtaUoaar/ amd Marine Boilers (Tubular and (CylinderJ, Iron Tanks, Smoke Utaeks, Ac. shops on

Flrtl Street, bet. Vtlnil A Peplar Terre Hante, 2nd. •VRepairing done in the mofct snbsUuxlai manner at short notice, and at as low drloe as any establishment In the stat*

VIGO Woolen Mills are still in tbe re. tail trade, witb a number one stock o. goods ot their own make and a numbe*» of pieces that have been cat which we will sell at reduced prices. We are always ready to exchange goods for woo) at net cash prices. U. R. JEKFKRS. Cor. Tenth and Main streets, Terre Haute

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are the best. Try him. Store third door south of Ohio OR east side of Fourth. Don't buy till you see his stock.

BL00MINGT0N LAW SCHOOL.

Law Department of Illinois Wesleyan •Jnlversitr. For circulars addrss ft, IT: BB&JAMIX, Lb. D., Dean,

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