Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 January 1884 — Page 4

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The following Washington special to the Chicago Tribune—a journal which from the first has been loudly demanding in stent and sweeping measures of rttalia tien—gives the present status of the hog .question in this wise:

Three committees of tbe House have jurisdiction of the subject, and they aie not likely to agree in their recommend* tions: They are the commerce, ways and means acid the foieign affairs. All ot them are now waiting a communication from the Secretary of State. The House committee on foreign affairs is disposed to be very conservative. The visit which that committee made in a body to-day to the Secretary of State has doubtless increased that conservatism. They were received in the spaoious and richly furnished "diplomatic room." Secretary Frelinghuysen, who at least does the formal part ot his duties with courtesy and dignity, made a very favorable impression upon the new members, ,who had neither seen him before nor the sumptuous apartment in which they were received. Mr. Frelinghuyssn was extremely conservative. He was, without apparent qualification, opposed to retaliation. The ground he took was that such a policy would be likely to result in very serious injury to this country through loss of trade, and that the wise course would be to adopt an inspection policy. It happened that some of the members of the committee were well informed upon this subject, and one said that such an inspection as was suggested by the French authorities elisted in no country, and was equivalent to prohibition. The inspection proposed involves an examination of six pieces of meat from six diffi rent parts of every bog under a microscope. The process requires four hjMirs for each hog. It would take six weeks to inspect an average ship-load, and would require a force ot officials larger than that now employed in any branch «f the French service. That is what the French understand, said one of tbe members, by an inspection against trichinae. It is an inspection which is prohibition. It is not established as to the importations from any other country into France, nor is it in practice as to the meat products of the French republic.

The pol cy of the Secretary of the State is sharply criticised by those western members who have learned about this confer*nee. It is believed that the Sec of State is di-posed to be more cor.sereven tfcaa the president,

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THURSDAY. JANUARY 31, 1884.

Aitr person not a subscriber receiving a c«py of the Gazbttb will understood that it is sen* to bim tus a sample in tbe heps that he will look it over, and if be is pleased become a regular subscriber. If it is not convenient to pay now th publishers will wait until after harvest. The Gazette's home newB is especially lull and complete and many people subscribe for a copy to be sent to their dis*t ant friends and relatives as tbe best way in which they can keep them posted on home news, lor one paper has more than a hundred letters can tell.

Thk Indiana delegation at Washington have decided to press A. D. Lynch of Indianapolis for the treasury cleikship made vacant by the resignation of John '•.Hew.

Thb neptiew business of holding office duing vacation the duties of which he was unable tc perform during term time when there was work to do—that seems, to be about the only business interest heart by the election of Carlisle and the defeat of Keifer. The country can view the ruination of that business with complacency.

Thb Plvmeuth congregational church society of Indianapolis has just completed anew cburoh edifice, which is spoken of as being not only com mod ion? hat beautiful and unique. Rev. Oacar •. McCulloch is the minister of the ehurch and he is active in every good movement started in the capital city. His church is a progressive one and is doing untold good. That the congregation has at last finished a ehurch edifice capable of accommodatifigjthe throngs that gather there is a matter of congratulation to all familiar with the Ohristian work being done by the pastor and his people.

THE HOG QUESTION.

The disposition at Washington to take headlong action in the retaliation against •«Germany and France for their prohibition of the importation of American hog products on the pretense of trichinae, seems to have in a measure subsided, and it now appears that sweeping embargo treasures will not be adopted—at least without thorough consideration and thorough consideration will probably re .^sult in the common-sense conclusion that it will not help matters to attempt to force the offending nations into repealing the obnoxious regulations. Like the great American hog himself, nations are much easier coaxed than driven.

for tbe latter did -write in the message whieh was first given to the pre* a strong passage suggesting the propriety of retaliatory legislation against Germany. This, it will be remembered, did not appear in tbe offieial copy which a few henra later wes sent to congress. It is supposed that that portion was stricken oat at tbe suggestion of the state department on account of some notion that it would be discourteous to Germany in view of negotiations then pending. These negotiations have not had the effeot to relieve the embargo.

To a gentleman who has recently discussed tbe whole subject with him, the German minister said that there ought to be a system ot thorough inspection. There is certain to be a sharp conflict of views on this question when the ma'ter is brought before the two houses. There will be a retaliatory and a conservative party. Some of the leading Democrats are inclined to conservation."

A OOLD WATER SOOlETT. The report of tbe acting Secretary oi the Senate for the last fiscal year goes to show thai the United States Senate is probably the coldest-water body in the world. In July and August last, each Senator consumed three quarts of appoint if i--lonaris water per day. ^--^.4 a

Apopllinaris water must be, in its native state, tbe hottest water on earth. At least one must come to some suoh eon elusion from the fact that along with each and every three quarts of this ardent beverage each Senator is creditea with fiity pounds of ice This is sixteen pounds, ten ounces, five drams and cne scruple of ice to one quart of the fiery hissing, sizzling apnollonaris! Or to every ounce cf appollonaris water it was necessary to add eight ounces, two drams, one scruple and ten grains in order to duce it to the proper temperature for a Senatorial summer drink.

By actual experiment two ounces of ice will reduce one pound ot boiling wate, to about 40 degrees—a comfortable degree of coolness tor a Terre Haute beverage Reckoning boiling water at 213 degrees *t will be seen that the appolonaris water, previous to the addition of ice, must have sustained the appalling temperature of eight hundred and forty-eight degrees* Fahrenheit.! How any kind of water, can get so awfully hot is what puzzles us. 4? '.s*.

And then there can be no sort of economy in purchasing and using such enor rnously hot water anyway. You get your beverage four times as'hot as ordinary boiling water and then you have to get four times as much ice to cool it. And then, it must be remembered thaB by the law ol expansion of all Superheated bodies, tbe appollonaris water'must be very greatly increased in bulk without increase in real quantity. Thus ordinary water when heated above 212 degrees, er* paads about seventeen hundred times* About five thousand quarts of appollona" ris water *re alleged to have been sold to our Senate. But recurring to our basis of calcu lation, it will at once be seen tba in fact only"th'ee quarts of real genuine appollonaris water wa« sold to uur distinguished public servants. The other twenty-five barrels going to make up the gross quantity was just steam and noth. ing else. We eall the attention of tbe Senate and the country to this most gigantic fraud. Let Mr. Brewster have the appollonaris venders ihdicttd for ob taining goods under false pretenses.

It is proper here to warn the Senate of a possi jit- danger that has, in the rush of business, pounding ice for drinks, etc been overlooked. So very hot a liquid cannot be safely conveyed and kept in vessels of ordinary material. Glass and stone-ware, etc., would perish instantly Probably nothing short ot platinum bottles would ba absolutely safe. This should be looked into. A committee should be appointed with power to sen-J for persons and papers especially newspapers. As for persons, we are quite busy now. But we never allow private affairs to interfere with public duties. We consider it unnecessary to add anything more on this topic. If our Senate after this warning want to go on paying for appollonaris water and making it out of steam and ice they can have that privilege. But after the explosion, and while people are picking up the scattered remains of the Senate alj over the District of Coiunibi*, we want it to be remembered that we pointed ou the danger of keeping cas ot such enor naously hot. water about tne bsement of the National Capitol

THE LAND GRANTS. In 1856 a larg»e number ot land grants were conferred upon the states to aid in the construction of railroads. The grants were ot each alternate section of the public lands remaing unsold lying within six miles on either side of the routes which might be located. The acts of congress in each case contained a clause that such of the lands as were not earned by the building of the roads for which they were gianted should "revert to the United States." Only a few tif ihe roads contemplated by these grants were built or even commenced within the ten years. But most ot the lands were conferred by tbe states upon railroad con:-

The war came on and operated wit'i, ..-k: .ti,

ether causes to prevent the building ot the greater part of the land grant roada. la 1864, as tbe tiTme for completion of tbe roads was nearsng its end, a conceited effort was made to secure as extenseion of time and to widen the grants from six-mile limits to ten-mile limits on each side ot the located line. By joining teams these bills went trooping through oongress one after the other like a procession. The lines were loeated by surveys merely to fix the boundaries of tbe ten mile limits and thus magnifcent belts of land twenty miles in width were withdrawn from the market, the odd numbered sections altogether, and tbe even numbered sectipns for the purpose of selling them at double the minimum price, or $2.50 per acre.

These added inducements to railway construction did not secure the building of the roads, except in a few instances bnt tometbing Dear two hundred trillion acres were withdrawn from market and kept from sale or settlement. It was gen erally supposed that when the time had expired, in which the roads were to be completed, the unearned lands would "revert to the United States" as the laws in terms specified. But a series of decisions of the supreme cour) soon dispelled this supposition. Tbe court held that these grants were preseut grants, that they operated to vest the title a the State or lailroad company to whom the grant was n_ade, that mere failure to cbpiply with the conditions cf the gratts by building the roads did not operate to revest the title of the lands in the United States. It required some aetion on the part or Ihe government to declarc a forfeiture, either by judicial proceedings or by legislative act. v* i-b'

Sit ce these decisions, those interested in tbe land grants have felt secure. Tbe executive department could easily be kept from instituting any proceedings of a judicial character to declare the forfeiture. The lobbies have taken good care hitherto that congress should do nothing in the same direction, it

In tka last congress it was found that the public land committee were disposed to recommend legislation declaring the unearned grants forfeit The railroad interest took good care, therefore, that all bills and resolutions touching the subject ot forfeiture should be referred, not to the committre on public lands but to the judiciary eommittee. Tbe latter committee delayed action upon them until very late in tbe session, when it was morally certain that they could not be reached, and then reported only in favor ot forfeiting a lew inconsequential grants, where no one had any interest in keeping them alive.

But ftill the bou?e committee on pub lie lands were able to do something. Through their recon^mendsition. sundry resolutions calling for information upon the Secretary ot the Interior as to' these grants were passed and complied with. Thus, and largely by the activity and persistency of Mr. Cobb, the present chairman of the public lands committee, the actual status of the grants was made plain to the country, and the fact that something over one hundred million acres of the public domain, or an area equal in extent to four fctates of the size of Indiana, was kept out of the market and used to aid in the construction ot roads, which are not completed and many ot them not even UegUD.

There i.s no mistaking public sentiment now. Toe demand is universal that these grants ba declared forfeited and these thiee states' woith of land iestored the public domain. The lobbyist and land-grant mongers will have to •oncentrate their energies on the si nate, now ttie rccpgnized citadel of monopoly and corporate capital, to prevent a wholesale restoration of these lands to their rightful owner, the United States.

The recent adoption in the House the Holman resolution, declaring that all public lands heretofore granted to states or corporations to aid in the construction of railroads, so far as the same are suo ject to forfeiture by reason of non-full fillment of the terms on which the grunt were made, ought to be declaimd for feited to the United States and restored to tbe public domain was passed by a vote of 251 to 18. The Republican leaders of the House W6re found voting among tbe eighteen.

There is another cheering sentiment in this resolution. It declnns it to be

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Prof- Horsford's Baking Powder llwStNlgMt, Prof. Wm. M. Habirsbaw, Analytical Chemist to the Produce Exchange, New York, say9 that he has tested cine of the

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POLITICAL DJRIST.

The Icwa Legislator* will net permit an investigatien cf the charges cf ma ruption against Senator Allison. "Holman,s candidacy," says Walterson, "is a joke ."It will be bc jeke to tbe man who runs against him next fall for Governor of Indiana.

The Nebraska Farmers' Alliance has. decided that the national hanks must go, and that no more pnblic lands shall be sold to foreign noblemen.

Mr. Halstead says tbe Republican minoi itv in the House cf Representatives is rich in leaders. They arc Hiscock, Calkins, Kavacn and Seed. He seems to overlook Keifer.

The Washington correspsndest of the Atlanta, (6a.), Constitution (Dem.) writes that tne only way te dissipate the prevailing Republican cheerfulness will be to mase the Democratic ticket Butler and Payne.

The Cincinnati News Joafaal says that a wild anti-Mormon crnsade at tbis time is desired by certain politicians, because it would be a ten-year extension for some tnlngs tbat are condemned and about to be led to exeoution.

Chairman Morrison's friends in Washington say it will be just as well for Re. publican organ grinders not to tear tbetr raiment any more than they ean help. He will briug in his tariff bill in good time, and it will cover tbe case exactly-

The Albany Argus, owned by the chairman of tbe New York State Democratic Committee, finds no real popular support for eiril gerviee reform,

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parition which works a minglod bulldozing and blackmailing effeot on poliitS."

Mr. Thurman is tbe favorite as the DqmocratU. candidate for the Fresiden* cy among the members of the Texas Legislature, lu a canvass made by the Galveston News forty-four Representaves out of tbe eighty-five interviewed tavored him, and fourteen Senators out of twenty eight, The others scattered among McDonald, Tilden and Morrison. One member favors Waoe Hampton.

Tbe^Elmira Advertiser (Rep.) says of General Sherman as a Presidential candidate: "If the Republican party oould persuade him to acoept the nomination, and would place some first-clsss Bustem mab, say like Hawley of Connecticut, or Miller of New Ycrfc, or Robinson ef Massachusetts, on the ticket with him there is no honest power on earth tbat oould prevent bis triumphant election.'

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city to.day. Mrs. Fannie Kennett, cf Prairieton, is dangerously ill.

Cyrus Reeves, of Ooverland, wss in tbe city 10-day G. W. Lauders and Albert Harkiiess, of Liberty ville, are in thecily to-day. asp K.Ubds*on and George Woods, prominent citiz ns ot Atherton, are in the ciiy to-day.

J. W. Brunot and John Garrigus of Jessup, Park Co., lnd., were iD the city (his morning.

W. Bur^ine, formerly of this city, but more recently living at Nicholasyille, Ky., has moved to Coriotb, Ky

Mr. Will Byd, ol Eaton df Co., Went to^Lovihgion, ill., and other points west tins morning on business for the firm.

D»vid Daniels, of Monteauma, lex., is visiting ltiends in tbe city. Mr. Daniels is proprietor of a large stock ranch in the Lone Star ttate.

James B. Hngerty, formerly of this eiiy but for severai years past a resident of Vandalia, III, las moved to Farmer City, De Witt Co. Ills.

C. F. Moore, ol Linton township, who was aujudii« in-aue, was taken to the asjlum yrfcterd evening by Sheriff Cleary nnd B. F. Bowne.

Miss Mary Price, the adopted daughtet I). Price, ot Brazil, to

Wauil. 8 uinard, formerly of Riley Township, out now living at Oaktown Knox Co., has tuen vit-iting his relatives in th'S county this week. He returned home to day.

Newt Lifflck, of Prairieton township, was seriously hurt in the woods a few days ago by the falling of a heavy limb which struck him in the face. His injuries are severe but not dangerous.

James Kennedy,cf Mackaville, is sinking with quick consumption and it is hardly expected that he can live more than a few days longer. He is a young man, less than thirty years of age, and nas many friends who are greatly grieved at his being in the grasp of an incurable disease.

S. J. K^rcheval, of Prairie Creek township, i-» suffering greatly from a cancer on his 1« ft eye. It has completely covered and destroyed tbe sight of the eye. As ,y« bis other eye is unaffected. Itispos-

th? judgment ot the House and that our jsible that it may be confined to its presland laws be reformed and so admin- ent ^aMon and all his mauy friends will istered -s to ultimately secure

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hope for tbis result.

... Daniel McMulleo, one of the solid eit-

reatest-number of cittacns. Tie jizens of Rosed.le, ha» been in the cil, resolutions

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lands to report suoii bills as will carry '"®'»mpleiion tbe Atlantic and Pacific. in in an a a el he out the views of Ike resolution. Th*.* mountMios if making a short bills when reported are to be given pret- out between Denver and Salt Lake city, erence after to the revenue and appro- It is a magnificent project and will open

priation bills on the calendar. Tne country is retreshed already by the action of the lower bouae ot Cougress. Its resolutions on the land grant, business, and its purpose to carry out that resolution by promptly enacted laws la'ls upon the" desire ot the masses like a summer shower upon "a dfcy and thirsty land where no water is.1*

up untold mineral wealth. Mr. McMul* len obtained many signatures. 'jt

Breakfast Cocoa, as a beverage, is universally conceded superior to all other drinks for the weary man of business or-the more robust laborer. Tbe preparations of Walter Baker and Co. bave long been the standard of merit in this line, and our readers who purchase "Baker's Breaklast Cocoa" will find it a moHt healthful, delicious and invigorating beverage.

Ferdinand Btrakosch believes he has discovered a prize la Mdlle. Stelle Auner, a nieoe of the composer Auber.

prominent baking powders purchased in She has been singing in l'aris under his open market, by disinterested persons, management. and finds that Uorslord's has tuily fou:-' teen perj?ent4 more gas^a^ any of the! Mr. Jenkins, of Australia, bicycled 101

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.TOLEDO NEWS.

A fmatfc Up—A Otatb tad a Craveyard Scatatics. Tolu»o, O., Jan. 0.—The incoming passenger train on the Michigan Central Ry., last night near West Toledo, struck a buggy containing Mr. J. S. Lewis and Miss Nora Mclntyre. Hie latter was killed and the former severely injured, hut will probably recover.

Jonathan Lundy, one of tha pioneer settlers of the Maumee Talley, died at bis residence in Manhattan yesterday. He wss prominent in the construction of the Wabash A Erie cecal and interested in a line packets that run upon it and several times was chosen to public offlee.

Reports having been recently published to the effect tbat some wild annimal had been invading the cemetery of Wood county, near Fostoria, burrowing into the graves and feeding on the coatents. Investigation was instituted which shows the story was greyly exsggerated. But one body was so disturbed and the surroundings indicate that this was more by accident than design.

DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

Accideat to an Express Trail. Hew Havkn Conn., Jan. 30.—It is reported the New Haven and Northampton passenger train this morning waa ditched and several passengers ir jured, It is also reporid the oars took fire. A wrecking train has gone out.

Spbingtibld, Mass., Jan. 30.—1This morning's accident on the New Haven and Northampton Tailroad happened just below Southwick. Three cars were thrown down an embankment. Conductor Thomas, Express Messenger Ryan and several passengers were injured. The conductor was seriously injured and Ryan had his leg broken in three places. The telegraph wires are down and particulars are difficult to obtain.

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What has Skepticism done for the world

Nothing bnt to suggest floubta. It has even nggested that Bheumattsni cannot be cwel Skepttcfem la aa baa as rniwimaMmi. What has Science done for the world

A good many things for Instance, it has Shown tbat Kheumatlam can be cured.

It has shown thatNeuralglacanbe got rM cf. Modern science hasproved that Rheumatism is a blood disease^ and nas provided athlophobob as the remedy which can completely cure It

It has proved that although tbe old doctors failed to overcome Neuralgia, Athlophoros caa reach It, and eradicate It from the system.

It has proved that though these torment&v diseases were so slow ana obstinate, tbey ean be overcome In a little while by BQean^ ot

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Don't be skeptical. It you have any doubts as to what Athlofhobos can do, write to some of those whom it has cured. For instance, Rev. & R. Dennen, D. D., Pastor Third Congregational Church, tot New Haven, Conn., the Rev. W. p. corbit, pastor George St M. & cburoh, of New Haven, the Kev. J. K. Searles, paster Wlllett 8k M. E. Church, New York city, Mr. Brummell, the well known candy manufacturer, of New York, Ex-Gov. Bigelow, of Connecticut* and many others, equally well known.

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we win send it express paid, 01 price—one dollar per botfie. We prefer thatyou boyit from.yonr druggist, bat if h« aMnt It, a»nt"

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160 dosen Huck and j&saisk Towels from 10 to

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Linsoa, 1,00Q yards remnants of pure Irish Linens at 16, 20 and 3$ It & fc cents a

lengths from ooe to fire yards, 50 per cent under value.

TableCloths and Napkinsljy the yard and in setts to match 88

doseu Turkish Bath Towels, 15, !s5, 30, 40, 50c each. Beat value ever

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