Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 May 1885 — Page 8

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THURSDAY, MAY 28,1881

VICTOR HUGO.

Grief Over the Poet's Death. BEKIIIX, May 23.—The news of Victor Hugo's death was received here with numerous expressions of grief and sympathy on the part of educated Germans. These attribute Hugo's anti-German feeling to a spirit of genuine patriotism.

LONDON, May 23.—The Times devotes an editorial article to the death of Victor Hugo. In this it says: "This event is one that touches the whole civilized world. Victor Hugo was, by common consent, the greatest, poet since Goethe. To all, even to realists in literature, the chief of the Romanticists was until the last a being regarded differently from other men. Posterity will doubtless modify this judgment, but it will at the same time admit that much may be urged in its support.

The Standard says: "Victor Hugo did not attain the highest literary rank, but he was generous and a magnificent lyrist, whose music will long haunt the ears of mankind."

President Grevy has sent to M. Lockray, son -in-law of Victor Hugo, a letter of condolence.

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terior, has authorize! the friends of Victor Hugo to allow the poet's remains to be in state for three days under the Arcade Tromphe. The body will be conveyed thither tomorrow and placed on a catafalque. Hugo bequeathed §10,000 to the poor.

He left a request that his body should be conveyed to the grave in a "pauper hearse" without any religious ritep. In the document 'containing this request, Hugo ftffirma his belief in God. A fund for a national monument for the dead poet, has already been opened. It is not definitely decided when the funeral will occur, but it will probably not take place before Wednesday,

RIEL-

The Question of His American Citizenship. WINNIPEG, Man., May 23.—Attorney General Hamilton, interviewed as to how Kiel's alleged American citizenship would affect the latter's trial and punishment, says: "Riel can be tried by military court martial just the same if he were a British subject. No right of citizenship gives protection in case of such offense. Riel could also be tried in the civil courts and condemned, and in either case the sentence could be executed with perfect safety, even if he were an American citizen. He forfeits all protection by violating the law of the country in which the act providing for punishment in such cases was passed. A military court martial is likely to be adopted in Riel's case and doubtless in any event the sentence will be executed."

Prairieton Sittings.

Corn planting is going on Potato bugs are flourishing J. S. Whitlock came near being seriously poisoned by inhaling the smoke of burning potato bugs last week W. D. Malone is

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utting up a verandah in front of his Tom Taylor was in the village Sunday with his family—Pearl Wright got the worst side of the fishing party Saturday and uo fish. Jim wanted to fish Esquire Volkers and his son Charles returned from Illinois Saturday, where they have been repairing the farm and putting out a crop of potatoes. 7 hey will go back soon James S, Whitlock's Cleveland son proved to be a girl. Although he is moderate humor he does not wish to see Arth Jones yet The bouquet season is here John Whitlock has returned from Kansas, sadly disappointed as to carpenter work, though liking the coun try well enough to enter land there. Newton Malone has gone to Illinois. The recent rains have improved the gardens and everything else in the agri cultural line Wm. Ooffman has model garden this year The juveniles have been going swimming, cold as the water has been Mrs. Mary Voges cleared up her wood-yard Thursday. J. M. Volkers has been sawing wood for some time. It makes his nerves steady for oard writing Farmers, put ducks in jour potato patch to keep the bugs off, and white hellebore to destroy the worms on the currants and gooseber ries Lewis Carson is still faithfully reading law.... The bugs are destroying watermelon vines as soon as they come up Mrs. Fannie Kennett is on the sick list.

Fiotal Committee For Decoration. The soliciting floral committee for Decoration day is made up of R. P. Davis, Hamilton Elliot and A. Thompson. They will visit the schools during the week.' All flowers left at the schools Saturday morning will be called for.

The following is the choir for the servioes for both afternoon and evening Sopranos, Misses Hattie Paige, Edith Messmore and Anna Hawtin.

Contraltos, Misses Anna Auble and Anna Halset. Tenors, J. D. Bigwood and Fred Allen.

Bassos, Prof. M. Seiler and Warren Davis. Organist, George B. Rose.

No housekeeper who has flavored cake, pudding or cream with Dr. Price'i Special Flavoring Extracts, will ever return to the use of the cheap flavoring extracts that flood the market On trial will satisfy that for purity an delicious natural flavor Dr. Price's ar alone in the market.

MANY nice delicacies are often spoiled by the flavorings used in them, and generally their having been spoiled is attributed to the cook. Now if Dr. Price*s Special Flavoring Extracts are used, cooks will not be blamed, nice dishes will not be spoiled, as they always impart their delicate fresh fruit

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TI1E POSTOFFICE BOYS.

What Business the Men Followed Before.

Assistant Postmaster Will Arnold ia only thirty-seven years old and yet he has been twenty-three years continuously in the Postoffice. At first, while going to school, he worked after hours for his brother who had charge of the lobby, commencing in April 1862. The Postoffice was then on Fourth street, where Mrs. Strouse's millinery store is now located. In December 1865 he was given a clerkship in general delivery and removed with the Postoffice in 1869 to the present looation.

In 1870 after Mr. Burnett had held the office of Postmaster a year he made Will his assistant and he has held this position with great credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of the public ever since. Thorough, acourate, steady, and accommodating, he is a model assistant and four years ago was talked off )rominently for Postmaster. Of the Lietter Carriers Billy McGlain was a cigar maker before he took a ro'ite, Berry Dinkins a carpenter, Morris E. Routzhan a carpenter, Frank Sibley was employed at Keys' Hub & Spoke Factory, Sam Adams was a miller, Louis Baganz a dry goods clerk, Henry McLean a printer and Fred Tylar a bookkeeper. That force has been a good one no one has denied.

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Kentucky Lynching Bee.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 26.—Shortly after midnight this morning in response to a rap on the door Jailor Blewett, at Franklin, Ky., opened it to find a number of pistols thrust into his face by a mob of seventy-five or a hundred masked men, demanding keys to the jail, which were turned over to them, yhey took from jail Jerry Taylor and Wes Hicks, who were confined, charged with burning James Wheeler's barn and residence last month, in which Wheeler's wife and three children came near losing their lives. They placed the prisoners on horses and started for the country. It is supposed they will be found hanging to a limb.

Taylor had made a full confession and £ave a minute detail of the burning implicating Hicks, and strong circumstances corroborate his statements. All was done very quietly. The mob left town quietly and this morning the bodies of the two incendiaries were found hanging from the limbs of a tree near Mitchellville station, Tenn., just across the Kentucky line. Hicks also made a confession and said the two were guilty. Great excitement prevails at Franklin, Ky., and hundreds of people visited the scene of the hanging where the two were still dangling from the tree.

Riot Raiser Campball Burned Out. CINCINNATI, May 26.—The dwelling house of T. C. Campbell, a wellknown attorney of this city, situated near College Ffill in this county, burned to the ground this morning at 3 o'clock. Mr. Campbell's two sons, aged 15 and 11, were the only occupants. They do not know how the fire started. They say their hired man and his wife left on Sunday in consequence of a disagreement with the boys. The loss amounted to $90,000 insurance $29,000.

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Cantankerous Cut Throat.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 26.—A News Manilla, Rush county, special says that last night Wm. Riley cut the throat of his seven year old daughter Bertie, and then cut his own throat. Their dead bodies were found in bed this morning. Riley and his wife separated two months ago, while living in this city and Mrs. Riley returned to her parents taking her child with her. Riley followed a few days ago and kidnapped the girl, taking her to the residence of John Holbrook, a neighbor, where he had gone to work. Mrs. Riley had begun suit to recover possession of Bertie and the case was to come up today.

Fratricide.

ST. LOUIS, May 26.—The Post dispatch Chattanooga, Tenn., special says a private telegram from ABheville, N. C., announces a shocking fratricide near that place. Charles and John York, sons of a prominent citizens were out on a spree and got into a quarrel over a trivial matter. Chas. York drew a large knife and plunged it into his brother's breast seven times, killing him instantly. The murderor is in jail.

Brought Home in a Wagon. LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Mr. J. Helmus, Vice President of the City Brewery, was brought homt) in a wagon, earned up stairs by two of his men and laid on the bed. He was suffering with a severe attack of rheumatism contracted in the ice vaults of the brewery. He refused to have a doctor but dispatched a servant for a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil, with the result that in one week he was entirely cured and able to return to his desk.

We all say that we feel the necessity in the spring of toning up our system, and no better tonic than Nichol's Bark and Iron can be found. The medical profession have prescribed it for more than twenty-five years.

3 "Mothers Should Note This." Under this caption an old physician writes to a Cincinnati Medioal Journal, that in view of the fact that people living at a distance from cities are frequently obliged to resort to cough mixtures already put up for use, they should provide themselves with only such remedies as are known to be free from opiates, poisons and narcotics thus avoiding not only danger, but even fatal results. He recommends the recently discovered Red Star Cough Cure which analyses and tests by Variou Boards of Health proved to be pure vegetable as well as prompt, effectiv

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THE TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE.

CRAZY BILL.

A Demented Darkey Runs Away With a Freight Train. MAOON, Ga., May 26.—Jesup is the meeting point for trains of the lower division of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railroad, and has a negro character known as "Crazy Bill." At 3 o'clock yesterday morning a freight train of thirty cars, bound for Maoon, was waiting the arrival of a passenger train from Macon. Bill stole into the locomotive cab, blew the whistle and started off, shooting over many switches, but keeping the track. The lunatic ran the tram five miles, but was stalled at the foot of a lull as the water in the boiler ran low. The engineer, yardmaster and others on seeing the train leave followed after and found it at the hill. The lunatic in stopping, blew the signal for a switchman, and then sat down on the end of a cross tie and was found there by a crowd reading his testament. He was secured and do time lost in side tracking the train which was accomplished just as the passenger train came up. But for the stoppage, the freight would have met the passenger train in a frightful collision. The lunatic was placed in jail and will be sent to an asylum. The only damage done was the tearing up of the track in the yard at Jesup.

A YOUNG MAN DROWNED.

A Normal Student Meets His Death Above The Water Works. Grant Richardson, aged 20, a Normal school student, was drowned while bathing in the river Saturday evening between eight and* nine o'clock. The drowning occured at the bend in the river just north of the water works, at which point the river i9 deep and the current strong. Richardson was with several companions, also Normal students, and he met his death in an effort to swim across the river and back. He went over all right, but sank when half way back. A young man named Shepherdson, wbo accompanied hiem narrowly escaped. Richardson board d, at 519 north Fourth street and was &+> tending the training school.

The body has not been recovered. The river is full of snags at the spot whore the drowning occurred, and search is rendered difficult.

HE SAID "GOOD."

Jimmy MoCarthy, aged 15, son of Expressman Daniel McCarthy, came nearly drowning in the river between the two railroads at 3 p. m. yesterday. He was rescued by James Kickens, a rolling mill man. After Jimmy was taken out and was able to speak he said "Good."

FEARS OF DROWNING.

John and Wm. Hill, aged 13 and 9, of 411 north Third street, left home yesterday to go fishing and have not returned home since. It is feared they have been drowned.

WHITE BRONZE MONUMENTS.

G. F. King Writes a Communication on the Subject. TERRE HAUTE, May 25.—[To the GAZETTE]—I submit this article for publication in the GAZETTE, for the benefit of my German friends and others. Legibility, beauty and durability should be the principal objects in view when pur fihnaing a monument. Buy white bronze, and you will obtain them all. Go with Mr. Clark to the cemetery and see our beautiful white bronze monuments and while there look at the moss-grown and cracked marble and granite. These are indisputable facts, that all prospective purchasers can see by going to the cemetery with the agent. There you can see for yourself whether he told you the truth about stone or not. Professor Charles O. Thompson, the great educator, assayed apiece of metal and found it to be zinc of great purity aqd unchangeable in the air.

All honorable scientists and scientific authorities say refined zinc is practically indestructible from the elements. They all say granite is not durable in this, climate. Have all the scientific authorities and highly educated scientists testified falsely? or have they told the truth? I feel assured they have all told the truth. Stone has been a long established custom, and has proven itself along established failure. Marble and granite will resist the elements and retain the records but a few years. Compare the bold, beautiful lettering on my monument to the dim, unsightly lettering on granite. Mr. Hemsley Simmons, Mr.* George A. Paine and Mr. Samuel Stuthard all went to the cemetery with Mr. Clark to look at marble and granite. I think we all acted wisely in purchasing the beautiful white bronze monument We experimented nearly a year with a peace of the metal to see if it would rust, as marble dealers said it would, bnt it will not rust. We first tried salt and vinegar, coperas and vinegar, aquafortis, box lye as strong as we could dissolve it and then artesian watei for some time, which soon turns silver very black. We found it proof against every application The above statements are facts, worthy of consideration. Before purchasing^ call at 10& south Sixth street and see his designs. L.

GEO. F. KINO.

7utX%feBasket Meeting. ReV. C. D. Wilkon, of Cory M. E. church, assisted by A. F. Bridges, of Brazil, will conduct a two-days basket meeting at Seeleyv ille on Saturday and Sunday next. Mr- Bridges was formerly pastor of the work and conducted a successful revival at the Lost Creek township house same years ago.

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1?EW YORK, May 26—Col. Grant this morning said that his Father had passed abetter night, than he did on Sunday when he slept for eight hours. The general feels bright and comfortable today.

OUT OF THE DEEP.

A Bottle With a Note From the Captain of a Lost Steamer. Sr. PAUL, Minn., May 26.—Eighteen months tQfo the steamer Manistee went down in a gale on Lake Superior and all on board perished. Last Sunday afternoon a party of trout fishers while angling up Fish Creek, which runs into the Lake at Ashland, Wis., some distance from its mouth, found a sealed bottle, containing a pieoe of paper, on which was written: "On board Manistee— Terrible storm tonight May not live to see the morning. Yours to the world* —John McKay." McKay was Captain of the Manistee at the time of the disaster. The people of Ashland, with whom he was in the habit of doing business, carefully compared the handwriting on the slip of paper found in the bottle with receipts ana other documents of the late captain, and pronoiuioe the handwritingon the slip to be his without question. The slip of paper has been sent to the widow of the late Captain McKay for further identification. None of the bodies of those on board were ever recovered, but stray pieces of the wreck were found soon after the disaster, which made certain that the vessel had gone to pieces while out in mid lake.

BAYLESSWTHANNA.

His Disappointment Because He Cannot Go to Persia. WASHINGTON, May 25.—[Indianapolis Journal special. ]—Bay lees W. Hanna, of Indiana, cannot reconcile himself to his disappointment of being compelled to resign the Persia mission for one to the South American states. He shakes his head sadly, whenever the subject is mentioned, and then proceeds to give his auditors a description of Persian manners and customs with as much volubdity as if he had spent years in the coun try. He has read everything about Persia that he oould find since his appointment, and, it is said, made a special visit to Chicago to talk with a gentleman who had traveled extensively in central Asia and the East Some one asked Mr. Hanna how he proposed to avoid the reception which was given to Mr. Benjamin upon his arrival in Persia, and which it will be remem bered, cost this government several thousand dollars, but the Judge only looked wise, and said he had that thing all fixed that he was not such blanked idiot as Benjamin was.

The Indianians here tell a good joke on Hanna in connection with his application tor a foreign mission. Dan Voorhees asked him what he wanted. "Well, Daniel," replied Hanna, "I want some place where the duties are light I feel the need of rest badly." "Good Good! Bayless," exclaimed Voorhees, with characteristic emphasis, "you have been doing nothing but rest ever.since I knew you, and that's forty years ago!"

Philadelphia Times: As a bit of disinterested advice, it is suggested to the Hon. Bayless W. Hanna that he had better start for Persia before somebody saws his boat

Farrington Items.

A dwelling house belonging to Mr. Bradford, and occupied by H. M. Morrow, at Bloomtown, was totally destroyed by fire the latter part of last week. Mr. Morrow, suffered the loss of all his household goods. No insurance on either the house or contents—There is but very little complaint of sickness in this community The rains of the past few days were needed badly and were gladly welcomed by the "knights of the plow" who were fearful of having a dry season Oats are doing their "level best" and bid fair for an abundant crop.... Early "taters" will be late the bugs are early however, and will be the first to sample them....Miss Rose Sartain, of Terre Haute, visited friends here over Sunday—Dr. Thos. McCoy, of Cincinnati, O., after several days visit with relatives here, has returned home to the Queen City This week .will about finish up corn planting. There will be an unusual large acreage put in as a goodly number of farmers have given up hopes of realizing any returns from the wheat sown last fall, and have substituted corn in the same ground Lon and Miss Sallie Hunsaker, went to Hidalgo, HI., Friday, to visit relatives.

Mrs. Capt Swisher and son James, of Paris, came down Saturday evening and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crowther.. .Will Smith, who is engaged in farm work near Conlogne, HI., is visiting his parents and friends here for a few days Those who do not wish to attend the raoett this week should take advantage of the low rates and give Terre Haute merchants a call fare only fifteen cents for the round trip and tickets good for four days, think of it

Mrs. W. R. Patton was shopping in Terre Haute Saturday—A dancing party at William Rays, Friday night An ice cream supper and a pleasant party at James Marley's Saturday night

John Johnson and' W. A. Pierson are the boss stave and heading makers. .... A young man of this neighberhood went to Jasper county last Friday with the intention of committing matrimony. .... John Johnson has bought a splendid span of horses they were purchased near Cairo, 111 There was no preaching at Independence Sunday, on account of rain, which prevented the minister from coming.... Mrs. John Morton and children of Assumption, HI., are visiting Mrs. Morton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Elliott and other relatives here. Mr. Morton was formerly operator at this point This locality was treated to a heavy rain Saturday afternoon. Parties coming from Pans and Terre Haute on the evening train say there were scarcely any signs of rain at those places while it was pouring down here.

Seventeen Year Locusts."

Mr. G. L. Biegler, the well known gardner, reports that in plowing on his place thousands of the "seventeen year locusts" are turned- up. The chickens follow the plow and eagerly devour the insects. It is certainly a pity that the chickens can't feast on all of them.

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Every day since the inauguration of our immense sale of the stock bought through the failure of Cummings, Ward & Co., our store has been crowded with people who read the newspapers and take advantage of the many bargains we are offering.

Is the enormous sales which follow the Leading liar gain Clothing House.

We are Determined to Monopolize the Clothing Trade of Terre Haute for the next thirty days if Prices will do it.

Clothing manufacturers from all leading business centers organized at New Tork yesterday and elected officers. An important system was arranged and measures adopted to secure cheaper transportation for traveling salesmen and freight.

Chas. C. Thomas, of Kansas City, Mo., corroborates the reports of illtreatment of the Americans in Guatemela.

Jay Gould and eight others were today re-elected directors of the Pacific mail steamship company. About 160, 000 votes were cast The net earnings for the year were $1,517,055.

James Murphy, a bartender of Kansas City, today brutally murdered Gottlieb Weil, an inoffensive German.

The annual convention of the National Wool Growers Association met today in St Louis and was presided over by Hon. Columbus Delano, its president It is thinly attended.

MYERS BROTHERS.

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News of Today in Condensed Form. Grant slept three hours last night. James Nelson Day, clerk in a New Vork banking firm, is short in bis accounts 850,000. He has confessed, and says he lost it on Wall street.

Wm. Kaverse, aged 19, shot and ki lied P. M. Schuyler, his step-father at Memphis today.

The Nail Manufacturers Association is in session at Cincinnati. The strike at Hannibal, Mo., of lumber yard employes is extended to other branches of business and the general trade is being seriously interrupted.

The Presbyterian General Assembly held another session in Cincinnati today.

Willie Prentiss shot his father dead last night at Orange, Mass. Prentiss was drank and he ordered his son to shoot at a cup which he held on his head.

Conductors of the $75,000 stock bought through the failure, of Cummings, Ward & Co., at 35c on the dollar. 1 SOUTHWEST CORNER FOURTH AND MAIN

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N. B.—Our store will be closed from 1 to 6 m. Friday, to give our employes an opportunity to attend the races.

TODAY'S ELEGRAMS.

Nelson News.

M. Joseph, of Terre Haute, through the berg one day last week The concert at West Vigo was—rather a success Dr. McCoy, of Cincinnati has been visiting in this locality H. Mahoney has gone to Jeffersonville where he will be engaged in the painting business Mrs. Safford is on the sick list—T. Fuqua, wife and daughter of Terre Haute have been rusticating at the Goodman mansion Quite afire in the berg one day last week. H. M. Morrow's residence was burned—— Miss Ida Goodman is on the sick list

Mrs. Mollie Bailey has returned to Tuscola, His., after a few weeks in this vicinity Mrs. Lind Cusic has recovered from her illness Lon Blocksom of Prairieton, passed through the berg Monday morning en route for Paris, Ills.—It is rumored that Dr. Poindexter thinks of moving to Macksville. We trust it be not true for it. would be a great loss to our community to lose so good a doctor and estimable citizen as he ia—Marriage in high life—Lonzo Hunsaker, of the Flats, to Miss Cooper of Jasper County. They partook of an infair dinner at the groom's father's Monday and they were serenaded by the "Sheep skin band."—There seems to be quite an attraction at Macksville for Frank C. and Ed. G.—Sunday school at West Vigo every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. It seems to me it would be better if a few of our young men would attend Sunday school in place of going fishing on Sundays. "SALLY BRASS."

Brief And To The Point.

"Been to Washington?" "Yes." "See Cleveland?" "Yes."

"Did he 'point you?" "Yes." "What to?" "Door."—Brooklyn Times.

Congratulations. SULLIVAN, May 23.

John F. Regan Accept my hearty congratulations your appointment It is full of meri

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CENTRAL AMERICA.

The Little States Still Quarreling With One Another.

LA LIBERT AD, via GALVESTON, May 23.—The mediation of Honduras, which had for its object a settlement of the difficulties existing between Salvador and Guatemala, has failed. The revolutionary forces led by Menendoz, who has been clandestinely armed and aided by Guatemala, have been driven back by the Salvador troops to the town of Santa Anna. Four hundred Guatemalan troops crossed the frontier of Salvador this morning. This invasion complicates matters and probably resulted in opening the whole Central American question. It is expected that the original alliance against Guatemala will be rescinded.

Edmunds'Legal Opinion.

BUBLINGTON, VT., May 26.—Senator Edmunds has been summoned to testify on points in American law before the British House of Lords. He will start on Saturday.

Lumbermen's Strike.

HANNIBAL, MO., May 26.—Following the example of the 150 saw mill men, lumber pilers, teamsters, etc., employed by the Hannibal saw mill company, who struck last Friday for a restoration of the wages paid last year, $1.50 per day, the'employees of seven of the largest wholesale dealers of the city have struck for the same scale. There are now over 850 lumbermen on a strike here. Many laborers of other trades who are paid less than $1.50 per day, have also struck for that figure. The lumber business is practically suspended.

Appointments/*

WASHINGTON, May 23.—The President today appointed Michael M. Phelan, of Missouri, to be Consul General of the United States at Halifax.

To be United States Marshal—Walk er H. Bunn for the northern district of New York. :p

To be United States AttorneysHenry W. McCorry for the western district of Tennessee, John E. Carland for the territory of Dakota, Jas. H. Hawley for the territory of Idaho, John Cripps Wickliff for the district of ,, Kentucky.

Abolished.

Secretary Whitney has issued an order abolishing the Board of Detail, created in October last by ex-Secretary Chandler.

Good For One Day.

One of the best business transactions of the week was closed yesterday by T. H. Riddle, who made an exchange of the Kennedy farm of 30 acres just north of the park for the J. C. Kelley property, corner of Twelfth and Mulberry streets, and then sold the latter to J. N. Hickman. The consideration in the transactions was about $18,000.

Twenty Fifth Anniversary. Many of the active citizens of Terre Haute may remember with pleasure an event of May 25th 1860, twenty-five years ago. It was a canal boat excursion and picnic, by the graded schools. The boat startsd from the basin just north of Main street and was run to the locks at Spring Hill, now the country seat of Mr. Fred Thompson, a few miles south of the city.

The Postoffice Lobby.

The statement that Mr. Grove R. Crafts is an applicant for the Postoffice Lobby is entirely untrue and an injustice to that gentleman. Mr. Crafts has his weather eye on a much higher place. Among the applicants for the lobby is Mr. Fred Feidler, an honest, capable, efficient old gentleman who needs the place and who has hosts, of friends to recommend him.