Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 November 1886 — Page 1

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Meagher Eligible.--History Repeated Itself In Indiana Thie

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Indianapolis Sentinel: Senator Voorhees arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and will remain at the Grand Hotel until this evening. He came from Terre Haute, and when questioned by a Sentinel reporter in regardto the rumored ineligibility of Mr. Meagher, the Democratic Representative-elect of Vigo County, he said: "The best answer that I can give is that such lawyers as Senator McDonald and Judge McNutt investigated the question thoroughly some weeks ago and gave the opinion that he was in no manner disqualified for service in the General Asaembly. He has never acted as Justice of the Peace, and will no doubt, be protected in his rights as the legal Representative of Vigo County." "How do you account for the result in Indiana?" was asked. "This is the year of disoontent," said the Senator. "It is simply a repetition of the State's politioal history, and he proceeded to show that ever sinoe 1868 the party that gained a victory in a national campaign invariably met defeat in this State at the next ensuing election. Grant was elected in 1869, and the Democrats carried the State in 1870 he was re-elected in 1872, and the Democrats were again successful in '74. Hayes was counted in two years later, and in'78 the State went Democratic, tne Legislature which sent Senator Voorhees to the Senate receiving a majority of over 30,000. Then in 1880, Garfield carried Indiana for the Republicans, which resulted in a Democratic victory, as before, two years afterward. And so, after a national victory for the party in 1884, he thought it but natural that the Republicans should carry the State in 1886. "Do you attribute this to the dissatisfaction with the policy of President Cleveland's adminismitibn?" queried the reporter. "No not that," said he, "but rather to personal disappointments."

Reference was made to the defeat of Congressmen Morrison and Hurd, and the Senator remarked: "There iB no significance in Mr. Morrison's defeat so far as the tariff ie concerned. The district he represents is not affected by that question.. It is a Republican district, and his competitor this year, Jehu Baker, was an exceptionally strong man to run against. With Frank Hurd it is different. His views on the tariff doubtless had something to do with his defeat, but there may have been other causes. Hurd is one of the few men who understands what he is talking about when he discusses the tariff." "The defeat of John G. Carlisle," he continued, "would have been a national calamity. I regard him today as the brainiest man in public life. The country has not had his equal sinoe Thurman retired from public service. The narrow escape of Carlisle was simply due to security felt by Kentucky Democrats that he would be elected whether they went to the polls or not."

The Senator was asked for his opinion touching the Lieutenant Governorship in Indiana—whether he regarded the election of Colonel Robertson as legal. He replied that he had given the matter some thought at Washington after General Manson's appointment to the Collectorship, and had come t© the conclusion that as a measure of safety it would be advisable for the party to make a nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He had not since given any consideration to the matter and was not, therefore, prepared to go into a discussion of it at this time.

Montgomery County.

The following are the official majorities in Montgomery oouhty: For Representative in Congress, Eighth congressional district, James T. Johnston, R., maj. 144.

For Prosecuting Attorney, Twentysecond judicial district. Albert B. Anderson, R, maj. 215.

For Representative, Hannibal Trout, R., maj. 273. For Joint Representative of counties of Clay, Putnam and Montgomery, Thomas L. Stilwell, R., maj. 218.

For Clerk Circuit ccurt, Austin Reynolds, D., maj. 160. For County Sheriff, Ebenesser McClaskey, R., maj. 275.

For County Auditor, John L. Goben, D., maj. 9. For County Treasurer, William P. Herron, D., maj. 172.

For County Coroner, Abijah F. Henry, R., maj. 58. For Conuty Surveyor, James M. Waugh, R., maj. 411.

For Commissioner, First District, Abraham JL Bowers, R., maj. 147.

Mark Schwartz, the grooer. on south Second street, arrived home today from Columbus, Ohio, where he had a pleasant visit among friends.

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Indianapolis Sentinel:—The contemplated effort of the Republican managers to oust Mr. Meagher, of Vigo, from the seat in the next House of Representatives to which he is entitled by the official count, will fail. The excuse given for the proposed outrage is that he is ineligible because he was elected last spring to the offioe of Justice of the Peace. The Constitution says: "No person elected to any judicial office shall, during the term for which he shall have been elected,be eligible to any office of trust or profit under the state other than a judicial office." After Mr. Meagher's election he did not take the oath of office, for the reason that it was discovered that there was no vacancy in the office to which he had been elected. He never took the offioe, and another person continued on in the discharge of the Justice of the Peace who had been previously elected and whose time had not expired.- The election was a nullity. To bring one within the prohibition of the Constitution as to ineligibility to other offices, he must qualify and do some official act as a judioial officer. This Mr. Meagher never did. He stands very high in the order of Knights of Labor, and those of that organization who are elected to the House will decline to assist Mr. Dudley in his scheme to oust Mr. Meagher. a

THE WORLD ON PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

He Ought Not to Give UD tne Ground Gained in Civil Service Reform.' and He Will Not.

NEW YORK, NOV. 0.—The World says: President Cleveland should not, and judging by his firmness in the past, will will not give up one inch of the ground actually gained in advancing the cause of civil aervice reform. The men to whom politics is simply office seeking and government merely office filling are saying the Democratic losses in the elections (they make no account of gains) are due to the President's adherence to the' civil service reform system. And they renew their appeals to limi to abandon it. The allegation upon which this appeal is based is not true. So far as the reform law is concerned the people, aside from the offioe brokers, are well satisfied with it. It embodies pretty nraoh the only principle with which the President has succeeded in clearly identifying himself, and he would be very foolish to abandon it, as we are glad to believe he has no intention of doing. But the trouble is that President Cleveland has made removals and continued men in office equally without good cause. He has pursued one plan in one state and quite another in other states. He has selected men for important offices at home and abroad, not because they were representative Democrats or had shown any special fitness for the positions, but because he or some one near him happened to fancy them. Certain features of his polioy have repeated the personal government of President's first term without the latter's amiable excuse of "taking care of his friends." President Cleveland has yielded to his fancies, we grant, to his friends.

And yet the disaffection of office seekers and the disappointment of the rank and file at the predominance of the mugwump influence and the queer personalism of the administration would have all been wiped out and counted for nothing if, as we have said, the President had met the expectations of the people as to the general results of the change, and had shown a generous sympathy with the aims of bis party and a purpose to give effect to his ideac.

MAYOR DENNY.

A City. Court Sensation at Indianapolis. Mayor Denny created quite a sensation in the Indianapolis police court yesterday by releasing a number of meu arraigned for drunkenness because no effort was made tp prosecute the saloon keepers. Mayor Denny said: "It has seemed to me to be a mockery of justice, to sit here week after week, taking bread oat of the mouth of innocent women and children by fining men for being drunk on Sunday, when the guiltier parties who sell (hem liqnor are not molested. I shall reserve the right to do as I think proper in other cases of the character before' me, but as I view the matter now, I feel I foel justified in releasing the defendants on commitments allowing them to return to their families and work, iustead of going to the

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THE REPUBLICAN TRICK. HENRY WATTERSON.

The Desperate Game They Will Try •. To Play.

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work-house, as they no doubt wonld, if payment of their fiues should be enforced. When an effort shall be made to punish the men who violate the law by selling to this class of unforuaatea on Sunday, then it will look more like doing equal and exact justice to punish such men as these before me for their offenses."

COL. ALEX. HOOKLAND, the "newsboys' friend," who created quite a 6tir here, is now parsuing his good work in Minneapolis.

An oyster weighing three and a quarter pounds and measuring ten inches by six was taken at Huntington, L. I., the other day.

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The Louisville Editor's Return From ^His Trip To Europe.

The Cause of Morrison's Defeat.— The George Movement.—CJeveland's Renomination Probable. ,x

NBW YOBK, NOV. 9.—Mr. Henry Watterscn arrived in New Tork from Havre on the French steamer La Bourgoyne, late on Sunday night, and yesterday went to the new Hotel Bartholdi. A reporter of the Sun found him there last evening at dinner, as ruddy and hearty from his sea voyage as a school boy, and besieged by frieids. Mr. Watterson comes back from his summer abroad re-invigorated and refreshed, and satisfied that Amerioa is the home of the brave and the land of the free. He said that he had devoted some part of the twelve hours since he reached his hotel to reading the New Tork newspaper reports of the recent election. His views of the results, however,he admitted might be ill-formed upon insufficient information about local influences which had entered into some of the important contests throughout the country.

COAST AND HAKBOB DEFENSES, Mr. Watterson said he agreed with the Sun upon the imperative necessity of the creation of an adequate system of coast and harbor defences, but he thought that Congress could be brought to appropriate action only by the abandonment on the part of representatives of the Eastern States of the spirit and tone of condemnation of everything Western and Southern. He hated a job in the river and harbor bill as much as anyone, but Eastern newspapers must allow some little intelligence and honesty to the Western and Southern representatives, and while the ordinary coast and harbor improvements in the East were practically completed, it must be allowed that the improvements of Western and Southern rivers were for the greater part desirable and honestly planned.

MORRISON'S DEFEAT.

Regarding the defeat of Mr. Morrison. Mr. Watterson had this to say: He did not consider that it was to be laid to the tariff question. There has been no change iu Mr. MorrisonV-viewe or attitude on the tariff1, but he believed that there had been a disaffection among the Democrats in Morrison's district, due solely to a disappointment with the results of a Democratic Administration, and that disaffection, he admitted, was not by any means confined to Morrison's district. Democrats generally, he thought, felt that they had lost their baggage on the field. The issue in the next session of Congress, he was sure, would be the tariff, for the Western and Southern people werfe determined upon a thorough revision of the tariff.

CARLISLE'S NARROW ESCAPE. The narrow escape of-Carlisle from defeat, Mr. Watterson said, was merely an accident. The opposition to him was regarded as of no serious consequence. This experience will teach the necessity of a careful and systematic canvass even in a district deemed safe. The defeat of Frank Hurd in the Toledo district Mr. Watterson attributed solelv to personal opposition to Mr. Hurd, because of his practical non-residence in the district which he sought to represent.

Mr. Watterson was inclined to regard the labor vote with respectful wonder. No man, be thought, could tell how it would turn out whether it would be held together to become a power in politics or fall to pieces in the presenoe of a National issue.

CLEVELAND'8 RENOMINATION. Mr. Cleveland's renomination, Mr. Watterson looks upon as altogether probable. The Democrats, he is inclined to think, will rise above the spoils idea in their demand for a tariff revision, and if they can re-elect 'Cleveland, do away with the nonsense of civil service reform and accomplish their main aim—tariff revision—well and good. If they cannot re-elect Mr. Cleveland, then they will simply lose a lot of offices which they have not got. So far as the personnel of the present Government is considered, it might as well be Republican. He thinks that Cleveland will be renominated, nevertheless, for lack of any candidate to oppose him, and if the Democrats are defeated, they will still have left their organization and their aims.

Refuses to Slaughter.

ALBANY, N. Y.,- NOV. 10—Downey, the only butcher in this city who would kill cattle for the Chicago dressed beef firms, has refused to slaughter any more for them. Agents of the dressed beef houses are buying live cattle at West Albany as individuals and having them killed for them as such. The Knights of Labor Executive Committee met here last night and directed their members to kill no more live stock for the dressed beef firms agents and it is thought that by tomorrow the agents will have difficulty as individuals to get cattle slaughtered in this vicinity.

A MAN by the nam« of McBride got angry at Mr. Bergman, of the Strawberry Hill grocery yesterday afternoon, and attempted to cut him with a dangerous knife. He suddenly changed his mind and made good his escape.

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A Wholesale Marder By a Kansas Demon.

He Kills His Wife and Ghilren Is Lynched By a Mob.

The powder was poured into one barrel and by error the shot into the other. Witfi this ha endeavored to blow off the head of another chilcU-but as there was nothing except powder in the barrel the child's face was only severely burned. A heavy blanket was seized and bound around the suffering child and this was securely wrapped with a heavy wire in the hope that he might accomplish by suffocation what he had failed in by the use of the shot gun. The child will recover, although fearfully disfigured about the face. The murderer then mounted a horse and started aoross the field toward Marine with, the avowed purpose of murdering his wife's father and mother.

Before he could accomplish this, however, the wounded young lady had made her way to the village and notified the inhabitants of what had happened, and they had congregated for resistance. Seeing that his plan was frustrated Purple hastened to Jetmore and surrendered himself to the authorities, where he was placed in jail surrounded by a heavy guard, Last night a mob of about 100 men went in quietly to the jail and demanded the prisoner, who was delivered witli little ceremony. He was then taken back to the scene of his crime and hanged to a tree. Only one member of the family escaped serimis injury and that was the murderer's little boy, who hid under his bed when he heard his father coming.

A BAD FALL.

W. C. McClain Falls Into a Hatchway. This afternoon it was rumored that J. W. McClain, the well known architect and builder, was killed by falling from B. F. Havens' bnilding on south Fifth street. People ran down there but the hoase was deserted and no one in the neighborhood knew anything of it. A GAZETTE reporter went to Mr. McClain's house at 625 Chestnut street and found him perfectly uninjured. He said that his cousin, W. C. McClain, of Indianapolis, who has been working for him, was badly hurt at Zimmerman's overall factory at 2 p.m. He was putting in an extension to the elevator and was standing on a plank over the hatchway on the first floor lifting a heavy timber when the plank gave

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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10—A special from Larned, Kansas, gives intelligence of a crime which rivals in inhumanity and brutality the butchery of his family by Willie Sells, the boy murderer. The scene of the tragedy is near Marine, in the extreme southeast corner of Hodgeman county. Some eeven years ago a beautiful young lady named Lowber fell desperately in love with Sam Purple, a man whose reputation for sobriety and mildness of nature was not by any means enviou3. Against the wishes of all whom the young lady was in any way connected, they were married and settled down near Marine. They never lived very happily together, and Purpie's viciousnesa culminated Friday morning last in the murder of part of his family and in his own death at the hands of an enraged mob three days later.

At the time of the murder his family consisted of seven persons—nims6lf, his wife, his wife's sister and four little ohildren, the youngest of which was only three weeks old. Friday morning his wife arose, as usual, and prepared breakfast. She then went to awaken her husband, which so enraged him as to incite him to the heinous crime which soon followed. He sprang violently from his bed, and seizing his revolver shot hie wife through the body, from which wound she died at once. The new born babe was next fired at with the same result. He next shot and killed another one of his children. His sister-in-law* Miss Lowber, was then selected and fired at, the ball passing through the arm and lodging somewhere in the shoulder. As this emptied his revolver he proceeded to load his shot gun in order to complete the work. A slight mistake in this was the only thing that stopped the deadly proceedings.

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into the cellar. The timber went down with him and struck him on the head cutting an ugly gash but Dr. Preston, the attending physician, thinks it ie not serious.

Sentenced to Death.

TIRNOVA, NOV. 10.—Capt. Nabokoff, the Russian wno led the recent revolt at Bourgas, has been tried by the Bulgarian authorities for causing an insurrection and convicted. He was sentenced to death. His fellow conspirators have also been tried and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment

POLITICAL NEWS.

No Donbt Of Election Of a Democratic Governor In California.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 8—The changes today from interior precincts of the state reduce Bartlett's (Dem) plurality over Swift, (Rep) for Governor to 202. The remainiug precincts to be heard from in the mountain counties will probably increase these figures for Bartlett, but the final result can not yet be determined.

Tho First Congressional district is the only one now doubtful. Biggs (Dem) is elected in the Second, and the remaining four have been carried by the Republicans. The returns for the Legislature are stili incomplete, but there is no doubt it is Democratic by »t least six majority on joint ballot. The figures already received indicate twelve, but Republican majorities at some points will probably cut these down. .......

FRED ARCHER.

Death of the Noted English .Tockey Today.

LONDON, Nov. 8—Fred Archer, the celebrated jockey, is dead. Archer's death was the result of a pistol shot wound inflicted by himself while in a delirium resulting from fever. It is reported that he was ill with typhoid fever. The first symptoms of the disease appeared oh Thursday after he had b°en present at the Lewes races. When ifbecame evident that his illness was likely to be serious he was taken to his sister's house at Newmarket. He rapidly grew worse and had been in a raging fever since yesterday morning. He was left at 1 o'clock for a few minutes and his attendants shortly after leaving the sick room heard two pistol shots. He hurried back and found Archer dying, having shot himself with a revolver.

f. R0CKVILLE.

Henry Johns, Defeated Republican Candidate, has Kiled a Petition for a Re-count—A Dancing Class.

ROCKVILLE, Ind., Nov. 10.—[GAZETTE special.]—Henry Johns, defeated Republican candidate for Auditor at the solicitation of those interestedj has filed a petition for a re-count. Johns was defeated by Thomas Catlin by 12 votes, Considerable feeling has been aroused over the matter as Mr. Catlin's election is considered fair and honest. The grievance cf Mr. Johns will be heard by Judge Jump Saturday and Mr. Catlin has been summoned to appear. The Republicans were very anxious for Mr. White, the Republican Judge juet elected, to take his seat and to this end a gentleman was dispatched to Indianapolis to get his (White's) commission from Governor Gray. The Governor, however, sat down upon the courier and told him not to be in too big a hurry, that the commission would bo sent in due time. They were anxious to get a Republican judge that two Republican commissioners would be appointed and one Democrat. The friends of Mr. Johns have secured for him subscriptions amounting to almost $1,000 with which to purchase a home. Democrats and Republicans alike subscribed. Mr. Catlin gave $20.

A dancing class of about twenty-three couples has baen formed and will be instructed in the terpsichorean art by Prof. Duenweg of Terre Haute. The first lesson will be given in the Opera house hall Friday evening.

Mr. J. F. Gillespie, owner of the Park hotel and who has been in Michigan for some time, arrived here and will assist Mr. Hyde in the management of the hotel. Mr. Gillespie brought with him some rare specimens of copper ore.

Wm. Kendall was in Terre Haute yesterday. He resigned his clerkship in Brice & Hankins clothing house. A grand ball will be given Thanksgiving night.

Frank Armstrong's Race.

The wonderful race made by Frank Armstrong for the County Auditorship was even more of a success than his most sanguine friends had any reason to expect. His majority—711—when the county went 202 Republican on the state ticket is a rich tribute to his worth and personal popularity. Mr. Armstrong carried the Second ward by 185, the Third by 156, the Fourth by 154 and the Sixth by 25 and was beaten 37 in the First and 17 in the Fifth, the latter being his opponent's ward. He carried Harrison township by 68, Prairieton by 25, Linton by 90, Pierson by 53, Riley by 17, Nevins by 66, Fayette by 33 and Sugar Creek by 8. His opponent carried Prairie Creek by 22, Honey Creek by 29, Lost Creek by 37 and Otter Creek •by 27.

Gives His Approval.

PARIS, NOV. 10.—Minister Goblet has notified the French academy of his approval of the academy's acceptance of Chantilly,the gift of the Due D'Aumale It is expected the question of the recall of the Due D'Aumale will be discussed by the Cabinet. President Grevy personally favors his recalL

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Evidence In the Great St. Express Robbery.

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ST. LOUIS, MO., NOV. 10.—Among the testimony presented to the Grand Jury which found an indictment for grand larceny and for receiving stolen property against David S. Fotheringham, the Adams Express messenger, whose oar was robbed seme two weeks ago on the St Louis & San Francisco road, was that of James Hefferman, a Wabash engineer, and that of Thomas Dwyer, an employee of the express company, and Fotheringham's helper.

Hefferman testified as follows: "I was in the Union Depot on the evening of October 25th oiling my engine. My time to start was 8:25 p. m. but just as I was about to get away I noticed that the San Francisco tram was across my track. Of course, I could not move until the San Francisco got out of the way. The express car was almost directly opposite my cab window, and I noticed that the door of the car was standing open. The messenger and his helper were inside busy with their duties. It was nearly time for the San Francisco train to start and Dwyer swung himseT off the car and went away. A minute* or two later a man came along with a valise in his hand and stopped directly under the electric light and within a few feet of my engine. He answered Fotheringham's description of the robber, as far as I remember, except that he was a couple of inches or so shorter. He wore his hat well forward over his face and I could not make out his features very clearly. He asked me which was the 'Frisco train, and I pointed it out to him. It was just moving away and he ran alongside of it until he reached the express car, the door of which was still standing open (a very unusual thing by the way,) threw his valise inside, reached up his hand and was pulled up through the door into the car. He could not have jumped in without assistance, especially with the train in motion, and I believe Fotheringham helped him."

Thomas Dwyer's testimony corroborated the engineer's story and it was upon the facts presented by them, it is believed, that the indictments were found. "Jim" Cummings, who,Fotheringham says, committed the robbery is carrying on a rather voluminous correspondence for one in his position. He first wrote to Frank James, the ex-bandit, then to the editor of a newspaper, and now to Fotheringham's mother, enclosin the letter $60, which he suggerts may be of use in clearing her son of the suspicion now resting upon him. All of these letters are in the hands of the detectives.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

An Address By Prest. Levering.-— The Work Today.

The County Sunday School convention of the Methodist church is in session at Centenary church. Delegates present from various churches throughout the county. The convention opened yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Prof. Waldo and Mrs. Newby read very interesting missionary essays. In the evening William H. LeveriDg, the state president, delivered an address. Subject: "The Old Testament Becomes a New Book." On account of the disagreeable weather the attendance was not very large. Mr. Levering was attentively listened to throughout his discourse. He is very clear in expressing his views on theology, and it was a pleasure to hear his address last evening. He said during Enoch's days the time of taking record began. Of the difference between Jews and Hebrews the speaker said: Hebrew is the national nsmej and whenever spoken of in a religious sense the people are called Jews. In the olden time the fathei was the teacher, but now the situation is reversed. The women knew more of religious subjects than the men.

The Lieutenant Governorship. Indianapolis Sentinel: Hon. J. G. Smith, president pro tem. of the Indiana State Senate, was in the city yesterday. He declined to discuss the Lieutenant Governorship question for the press, but stated that he believed at the time the Attorney General's opinion was rendered that the construction of the law was erroneous, and he still believed sc. He was firm in the belief that the election of a Lieutenant Governor this year was unwarranted.

The Senator intimat jd very strongly that he expected to perform the duties of Lieutenant Governor when the General Assemblv convened.

Prohibition Constitutional.

JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 10—The Supreme court yesterday decided that the prohibition or local option law, recently passed, is constitutional

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