Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 December 1886 — Page 10

TOE STORT OF HIM

By BEET HABTE. «.

(0»pjTight©d, 1886, by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., and published by arrangement with them.]

CHAPTER XV.

BOW IT BECAMB UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The closing of the congress was not unlike the closing of the several preceding con

gresses. There was the same unbusiness like, impractical haste the same hurried, unjust and utterly inadequate adjustment of uniinished, ill-digested business, that would not have been tolerutod for a moment by the sovereign people in any private interest they controlod. Thero were frauds rushed through there were long-suffering, righteous demands shelved thero were honest, unpaid debts dishonored by scant appropriations there were closing scenes which only the saving sense of American humor kept from leing utterly vile. The actors, the legislators themselves, knew it, aud laughed at it the commentators, the press, lmew it and laughed at it the •audience, the great American people, knew it and laughed at it. And nobody for an instant conceived that it ever, under any circumstances, might be otherwise.

The claim of Roscommon was among the unfinished business. Tho claimant himself, haggard, pathetic, importune and obstinate, was among the unfinished business. Various congressmen, more or less interested in the success of tho claim, were among tho unfln.ished business. The member from Fresno, who had changed his derringer for a speech against the claimant, was among the unfinished business. The gifted Gashwiler, uneasy in his soul over certain other unfinished business in the shape of his missing letters, but -dropping oil and honey as he mingled with his brothers, was king of misrule and lord of tho unfinished business, Pretty Mrs. Hopkinson, prudently escorted by her husband, but imprudently ogled by admiring congressmen, lent the charm of her presence to the finishing of unfinished business. One or two editors, •who had dreams of a finished financial business, arising out of unfinished business, were there also, liko ancient bards, to record with puean or threnody the completion of unfinished business. Various unclean birds, scenting carrion in unfinished business, hovered in the halls or roosted in the lobby. yV

The lower house, under the tutelago of the gifted Gashwiler, drank deeply of Roscommon and his intoxicating claim, and passed the half-empty bottle to tho senate as unfinished business. But, alas I in the very rush, and storm, and tempest of the unfinishing business, an unlooked-for interruption arose in tho person of a great senator whose power none could oppose, whose right to free and extended utterance at all times none could gainsay. A claim for poultry, violentljr by the army of. Sherman during his march through Georgia, from the hencoop of an alleged loyal Irishman, opened a constitutional question, and with it the lips of the groat senator.

For seven hours ho spoke eloquently, earnestly, convincingly. For seven hours the old issues of party and policy were severally taken up and dismissed in the old orciblo rhetoric that had early made him famous. Interruptions from other senators, now forgetful of unfinished business, and wild with reanimated party zeal interruptions from certain senators mindful of unfinished business and unable to pass the Roscommon bottle, only spurred him to fresh exertion. The tocsin sounded in the senate was heard in the lower house. Highly excited members congregated at the doors of tho senate and left unfinished business to take care of itself.

Left to itself for seven hours, unfinished business gnashed it3 false teeth and tore its wig in impotent fury in corridor and hall. For seven hours the gifted Gashwiler had continued the manufacture of oil and honey, whoso sweetness, howover, was slowly palling upon tho congressional lip for seven hours Roscommon and friends beat with impatient feet the lobby and shook fists, more or less discolored, at the distinguished senator. For seven hours the one or two editors were obliged •to sit and calmly compliment the great speech which that night flashed over tho wires of a continent with the old electric thrill. And, worse than all, they were obliged to record with it tho closing of the congress, with more than the usual amount of unfinished business.

A little group of friends surrounded tho great senator with hymns of praise and con-

gratulations. Old adversaries saluted him courteously as they passed by with the respect of strong men. A little woman with a shawl drawn over her shoulders, arVt held with one small brown hand, approached him timidly: "I sjicak not tho English well," she said gently, "but I have read much. I have read in the plays of your Shakespeare. I would like to say to you the words of Rosalind to Orlando Svhen he did fight: 'Sir, you have wrestled well, and -have overthrown more your enemies.'" And with these words she was gone.

Yet. not so quickly but that pretty Mrs. Hopkinson, coming—as Victrix always comes to Victor, to thank the great senator, albeit the faces of her escorts were shrouded in gloom—saw the shawled figure disappear. "There," sho said, pinching Wiles mischievously, "thero! that's the woman you were afraid of. Look at her. Look at that dress. Ah, heavens! look at that shawl! Didn't I ?voil you she had no style?" "Who is she?" said Wiles sullenly, "Carmen do Haro, of course," said tho lady vivaciously. "What arc you hurrying away so for? You're absolutely pulling me along."

Mr. Wiles had jnst caught sight of the travel-worn face of Royal Thatcher among tho crowd that thronged the staircase. Thatcher appeared pale and distrait Mr. Harlowe, his counsel, at his side, rallied him. "No OU3 would tlunk you had just got a now lease of your property, and escaped a great swindle. What's tho matter with you! Miss de Haro passed us just now. It was sho who to tho senator. Whv did you not

recoguize her J" "I was thinking." said Thatcher gloomily. "Well, you take things coolly! And certainly you are not very demonstrative towards the woman who saved you to-day. For, as sure as you live, it was she who drew that speech out of the senator."

Thatcher did not reply, but moved awaj'. He had noticed Carmen de Haro, and was about to greet her with mingled pleasure and embarrassment. But he had heard her compliment to the senator, and this strong, preoccupied, automatic man, who only ten days before had no thought beyond his property, waa now thinking more of that compliment to another than of his success and was beginning to hate tho senator who had saved him, the lawyer who stood beside him, and even the littlo figure that had, trip down the steps unconscious of him.

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MR. AND MRS. BOWSER.

•Ira. Bowsttr's Warning to Vomij Wcmt«n Contemplating Msirrl^gn. And 1 Hire are other thing* about Mr. Bowser which the public ought to know, and which 1 am determined to hold up as .solemn warning to suoh young women as may le thinking of marriage.

For one thing, Bowser doesn't treat the baby, right. For the first few weeks he made a great fuss over it, and one little squeal at midnight would bounce him out of bed, ready to go for a doctor, without taking time to pull his boots on. Alas! what a change! The other night poor baby had the colic or some other ailment, and it cried steadily from 11 to 12 without Bowser moving an eyelid. Then I roused him up to build a fire and make a peppermint sling, and even before he got out of bed he said "thunder!" and called the baby a "thing!" I remonstrated— certainly I did—and he turned on me with: "I know what the young 'un needs! He wahts knocking down with a crowbar three or four times to take the ugly out of him I" ,„s.

I've lived with Bowser a good many ye&rs, but I never knew him in his true light until that night. He went off down stairs, built a roaring fire, heated the tea kettle full of water, aud he brought that up in one hand, the sugar box in the other, and the peppermint in his pocket, and sat them down on the floor, and said: "There, now, either cure or kill him, but don't bother me any more."

I began to tell him what I thought of him, but he went to sleep and choked me off. The next morning he tickled baby's feet and tried to lessen the enormity of his crime in our eyes, but we wore firm

I knew just as well as could bo when .that child was only 2 tweeks old that Bowser would give me trouble. Because he can run a lawn mower he argues that he can run a baby, and though I tried to make him see that there was a wide difference between the two, I couldn't succeed, except to gain a grudging admission that baby didn't run on two wheels and work with a ratchet. How did he weigh the little darling? Held him.up by one leg.

BOWSER WEIGHS THE BABY

same as you would a rabbit, and it took two days for the blood to get back to his toes again! The child wasn't four weeks oldwhen Bowser began to look for teeth, and because he couldn't find any he turned to me and said I would probably have an offer from some side show to travel with the monstrosity! When baby was six weeks old Bowser came home one afternoon and insisted on seeing him walk. He said he walked at three weeks, and his father at two, and that if baby didn't begin then he was no good. I tried to jam somo sense into his head, but in vain, and he had- a»fling about my family being bow legged and spineless. One afternoon I left baby asleep and Bowser to watch him. In a few minutes the child opened its eyes, and Bowser remarked: "The old woman has gone over to Black's to see about a salve to cure your sore toe, and if you make me any trouble Til warm your jacket good and stout!"

The baby began to cry. What baby wouldn't when threatened in that cold blooded manner? "Shut upl" shouted Bowser.

Baby wouldn't. "Look-a-here!" continued Bowser as he spit on his hands, "you'll either dry up or leave my house! I don't intend to have any One around here who won't obey all reasonable commands! If you go out you'll never come back—never!"

The baby almost went into convulsions, and all that saved its life was tho fact that I returned while Bowser was hunting the cook to ask her to be a witness to the fact that baby left the house rather than obey the parental command!

The child was scarcely 3 months old when Bowser wanted to put him into pantaloons and boots, and because I objected he^roared out: "Oh, well, make a fool of him if you will, but I wash my hands of tho whole affair!"

When tho boy was 5 months old Bowser sat down one day and asked him his age, name, etc., and when the dear thing put up its lip and began to cry—as what baby would't when jumped on in that maimer his father shook his great big fist at him and exclaimed: "Young man, this is the third or fourth time you have impudently defied me in my own house, and I give you notice that it is the last!"

Last night I had the minister over talking with Bowser, but I don't suppose that it did him much good, as I suddenly heard him slap his fist into his hand and-protest: "But the idea of a young 'un waking up in the middle of the night to howl! Why not do it all the daytime, when he's nothing else on hand!"—Detroit Free Press.

Fish for Winter Storage.

Last year the owner of a refrigerating establishment at Sturgeon bay, Wis., froze fifty tons of fish for winter storage. This ,'ear he expects to freeze twice as many.— Chicago Herald.

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THE GAZETTE: TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DEOEIMRTT.R Qt 1886.

BILL NYE AS A BOY.

H« Recalls the Days of Childhoad and Turnips. If I were a boy again, endowed with the same wild passion for plucking watermelons in the dark of the moon, I would no doubt fall a victim to that overmastering passion as I did before but looking at it as I do now, I would be wiser. Boys cannot, however, have the mature judgment of manhood without the experience and the rheumatism that go with it. So it is better that in our childhood we may be able to eat a raw turnip with safety and know something later on in life.

I notice a great change in myself while comparing my present condition with that of joyous boyhood. Then I had no sense, but I had a good digestion. Now I haven't even the digestion.

The hurrying years have cavorted over my sunny head till they have worn it smooth, but they have left a good deal yet for me to learn. I am still engaged in learning during the day and putting arnica on my experience at night.

Childhood is said to be the most gladsome period in our lives, and in some respects this statement may be regarded as reliablo, but it is not all joy. I hnvo had just as much fun in later years as 2 did in boyhood, though tho people with whom I have been thrown in contact claim that their experience bas been different. I hope they do not mean anything personal by that.

I do sometimes wish that 1 could be a boy again, but I smother that wish on account of my parents. What they need most is rest and change of scene. They still enjoy children, but they would like a chance to select the children with whom they associate.

My parents were blest with five bright-eyed and beautiful little boys, three of whom grew up and by that means became adults. I am in that condition myself. I was the eldest of the family with the exception of my parents. I am still that way. My early life was rather tempestuous in places, occasionally flecked with sunshine, but more frequently with retribution. I was not a very good roadster

when young, and so retribution was most

always just in the act of overtaking me.

While outraged justice was getting in its work oh me, the other boys escaped through a small aperture in tho fence.

That is another reason why I do not yearn to be a boy again. When we ran away from school to catch chubs, and when we built a fire to cook them and the fire got into the tall dry grass and

When

man who was

with the

A just retribution has never bad any diffl- Once while brushing Lady Colin'shair culty in overtaking me and walking up and in her room at Leigh Court some one down over my wishbone. tried the door of her rofljta, then went

party of us had been engaged in away. When all were leaving Leigh gathering Easter eggs in

tho

barn of

his

NYE IN SUSPENSE.

The batten had sprung back against the barn in such away as to prevent my unbuttoning my vest, and while I hung there on the side of the barn, like a coon skin, the proprietor came around and accused me Of prematurely gathering his eggs.

I had heard truth very highly spoken of by people who had dabbled in it more or less, and so I resolved to try it in this instance. So I admitted that such was the case, and it was the best thing I could have done, for the man said as I had been so frank with him he would take me down as soon as he got his other work done, and be was as good as his word. After he had milked nine cows and fed nine calves he came round with a ladder and took me down. He also spanked me and set the dog on me, but I did not mind that, for I was accustomed to it. To hang on the side of a bam, however, liko an autumn leaf, trying to kick large holes in the atmosphere, is disagreeable.

This incident cast a gloom over my whole life. It has also reconciled me to the awful decree that I can never be a boy again.—Bill Nye in Boston Globe.

Facetiae.

THE CORRECT METHOD.

Lady (to applicant for cook's place)—Did understand you to say that your nam* ii Brown?

Applicant—Yis, mum Browne wid de "a" MAKING SLOW TIME. "I've been on this road ten years," said the conductor on a southern railroad to a passenger who complained of the slow time, "an' 1 know what I'm talking about." "Ten years, eh?" said the passenger. "What station did you get on at?"

STRIKING A SYMPATHETIC CHORD. Miss Clara (with a sigh)—I)o you know, Mr. Featherly, that for some unknown reason I feel very blue to-night?

Mr. Featherly (anxious to say the proper thing, but somewhat at a loss)—Well—er— Miss Clara, blue, you know, is very becoming to your complexion.—Harper's Bazar.

She Took No Stock in It.

Omaha Paterfamilias—It is remarkable what a large number of doctors claim that diseases are transferred by kissing, and

Miss Ethel—What kind of doctors, pal "Why, the allopathic doctors?" "But, pa, you know we're homoeopaths."— Omaha World.

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Rosa Baer Continues Her Testimony in the Famous Case.

A Nice Condition of Ariatoorafic Society in London, to be Sore.

LONDON, Deo. 2. In the Campbell divorce case the cross-examination of Miss Baer was continued at some length. Being asked to confirm her statement that the Duke of Marlborongh and Lady Colin sat together like a pair of lovers on a seat in the Hadding(to ton Railway station, witness simply said she was sure she was seated on the platform. Being referred to her statement to a man-servant, O'Neill, that Lady Colin passed every night at Leigh Court with the Duke of Marlboroagh, witness denied she ever told O'Neill any snch thing. She simply told him "she thought so." Replying to an interrogatory by the Jadge, witness said she believed the Dnke of Marlborough and the plaintiff were together nightly when their bed rooms adjoined at Leigh Conrt during the Easter season of 1882, but the witness had no reason to believe that they were together at other times. The Judge asked her why she told the man-servant (O'Neill) they were together at night while at Leigh Court during the Christmas holidays o* 1882. Witness.answered: "That cannot be so." This contradiction caused a sensation.

After recess Miss Baer did not at

(once

appear on the witness-stand. The

'Judge took a seat and waited five minutes, when he sent for the young woman. Miss Baer came in, complaining of faintness. Resuming her place, she said Lady Colin Campbell possessed a peculiar door-key. It had a tongue on both ends. Witness, imagined that one end was a lock on her own house door the other for that of the Duke of

burned four miles of fence and sixteen tons Marlborough's residenoe. Witness said of hay for a gentleman for whom 1 had a Lady Colin used preventative medicines high regard, and I went back to put out the and got sick every time she used them, fire, the other boys escaped and .have so re- but witness did not infer from this that mained ever since. her mistress was habitually doing wroDg.

gentle-j Court Artist Fitzhenrv, witness said,

away from home at the time, [spoke to her, saying that Lady 'Colin and

returned just as we had filled'our had not taken notice of him as she had pockets

choicest vintage of

sun so many other gentlemen,but she should

kissed hens, the other boys escaped while I be nble to make up for lost time, as he was occupying the attention of the dog, and was going to Paris with her. When he I had to slide out the second story of the said this Fitzhenry had a bouquet for barn. It is still fresh in my mind as I write. Lady Colin. I wore my father's vest at that time and it In the Campbell divorce case today was larger than was necessary. My father was the defence first called Mark Bouverie larger than I at that time, for I was only 9 as a witness. He testified that he saw the years of age and had not arrived at my full Duke of Marlborough and Lady Colin stature. In sliding down the batten I dis-

Campbell in August, 1882, at the Pur

covered that the upper end of it was loose fleet Hotel. He conld not swear that and that my flowing vest had slipped over it, 86 that when I got down about four feet I hung with the board buttoned inside my bosom and the scambled eggs oozing out of my knickerbockers.

the lady was Lady Colin Campbell, but he believed at the time she was.' Callingham, a waiter in the Purfleet Hotel, testified that he waited in a private room upon a lady and gentleman, v'ho stayed together in the house from Saturday until Monday. This witness identified the Duke of Marlborough and Lady Colin Campbell in the court room as the couple he had waited on on the occasion referred tc. I DelaRoche, who was Lord Colin Campbell's in-door servant in 1882, tesI tified that he used to announce visitors to the Lady when she was in His Lordship's apartment. Lady Colin Campbell told witness once on no account to announce the arrival of Chief Shaw or the Duke of Marlborough in the hearing of Lord Colin Campbell. After this instruction witness made excuses whenhe announced the arrival of Chief Shaw and the Duke of Marlborough, snch as saying the cook wished to see her Ladyship aud so-forth. Witness had shown the Duke of Marlborough into the drawing room seven or eight times.

Once the witness saw the Duke sitting beside Lady Colin on a settee with his arm behind her, but witness could not say whether it was about or on her waist. Lady Colin arose when she saw witaess and was flurried. The Duke acted excitedly. Witness once saw Chief Shaw and Lady Colin sitting on the settee. Chief Shaw had his arm behind Lady Colin. After quitting Lord Colin Campbell's service witness was distressed. Lady Colin had always aoted kindly toward him and paid his rent.

O'Neil, a man servant in the employ of Lord Colin Campbell in 1882, testified that once, upon carrying tea to the drawing room, he found the door locked and went away. Returning in a few minutes he {found the door open and saw the Duke of Marlborough and Lady Colin sitting on the sofa. The cushions were disarranged and Lady Colin was flushed.

Witness once saw a note partially written from Lady Colin arranging for a meeting atKilbourne. The note began with the words, "My Darling George." The same night Lady Colin let a gentleman into her room. When Lady Colin returned from Leigh Court she asked witness what the tuss in the house was about and whether Miss Baer had told Lord Colin anything. Witness replied that Miss Baer had told witness that her Ladyship had passed the night with the Duke of Marlborough while at Leigh Court and Colin replied that it was a lie." Next evening Miss Baer went away. When witness told Lady Colin what Miss Baer had said he had not mentioned what he himself hhd seen. When Lord Colin was in Scotland Lady Colin went from the house on Saturday August 10th, and returned on the Monday following. The Duke of Marlborough and Chief Shaw called each twice a week during the whole period of witness' employment in the house.

At this point witness testified to an act of infidelity an the part of plaintiff with Chief Shaw and an adjournment was then taken.

Lamb's wool slipper soles Clatfelter's.

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ALL THE RAGE.

Chicago Worked Up Om Defalcation.

The "Confidential Book Keeper" Made Away With $100,000.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2. -The Inter-Ocean thin morning says: "The most sensational, as well as the heaviest defalcation which has taken place in Chicago in many years, probably daring its commercial history, has just been brought light. Miner T. Ames, the millionaire coal merchant, is the victim, and Theodore S. Mize, his confidential bookkeeper, and cashier and secretary of the Chicago & Minonk Coal and Coke Company, at No. 142 La Salle street, is the perpetrator of a robbery that is estimated at $100,000, and may exceed that amount. From his position as bookkeeper, cashier, confidential clerk and secretary of the coal comDany, Mize had absolute control of the money' of the oompany and the private funds of Mr. Ames. Mize is one of the best known men in local business circles, having a very extensive acquaintance, and has also been one of the most popular men of his set. He was a member of the Union Veteran Club and Appolo club, being a singer of much ability. Mize is handsome, stylish and talented, but in this case it is the old story —wine, women and itun. His employer, Mr. Ames, had known him from infancy, being an old friend of the young man's father, Edward Mize, formerly of Akron, Ohio, but now living in this city. Theodore has been in the employ of Mr. Ames since 1872. Within a couple of years, from the time he entered Mr. Ames* employ, he began a systematic course of robbery covering up his dishonesty by false entries upon the books and by other schemes. At first his stealings were comparatively small, but he soon began operations on a more extensive scale, and of late years it is rumored his speculations frequently reached the stiff sum of $1,000 in a single month. About a week ago, Mr. Ames discovered that something was wrong with the money accounts. A brief investigation convinced him that large sums were missing. It is said that he then taxed Mize with dishonesty and declared he would engage experts to go over the books. Mize at once weakened, broke down, and confessed that he was guilty and had been robbing his employer for many years. He begged for mercy and promised to restitution so far as it lay within his power. Since then all his property which could be found, including a fine house on Ellis avenue, have been turned over to Mr. Ames. Mize could not be found last night, but it is believed to be stopping with his father. Besides the extravagant manner in which he and his wife lived, it is asserted that Mize at various times supported three different women upon whom he lavished money with a generous hand.

To a reporter last night, Mr. Ames said: "I am in hopes that the shortage will prove a great deal less than you have been informed. I could not tell you exactly what the amount will be if I wanted to, for I don't know myself. I am having the accounts examined, but it will be several days yet before they are in such a condition that we can tell for certain how they stand. Besides Mr. Mize has made a partial restitution by turning over his property to me. The matter is very painful to me and I regard the feelings of Mr. Mize's family as of more account than the loss of the money. His father and I have been close friends for thirty years.'"

The father and mother of Mize were seen at their residence. They admitted the truth of some of the charges, but said the amount taken had been grossly misrepresented.

They claimed that Mr. Ames had promised to keep the matter quiet, and that young Mize went to the office regularly as if nothing had happened. They said that he had overdrawn his account, and when Mr, Ames returned from Europe Theodore confessed and turned over his residence, N«J. 3815 Ellis avenue, to his employer, and this together with what the parents gave, made a balance in favor of the son. Mr. Mize stood at the office door, looking gloomily out ns a reporter entered. "1 don't wish to say anything now," he said, "until I have a talk with Mr. Ames. There are, as you kaow, always two sides to every story, and this is no exception to the rule." "Is there any basis for the statement that you embezzled $100,000? "As I said before, I prefer to await my interview with Mr. Ames before I say anything. The matter was arranged with him satisfactorily and our relations have continued undisturbed, and will until I find that he is responsible for this publication."

WANTEDA PENSION.

But is Arrested and Locked UD for Desertion During the War. CHICAGO, Dec. 3.'—William Knapp deserted from the First U. S. Cavalry during the war, while on duty at New Orleans. He eluded arrest and some years ago settled with his family at Grovetown, Ind. It recently occurred to him that he could obtain back pay and wrote to Washington asking for information in regard to obtaining it, at the same time detailing the circumstances of his desertion. He was informed that he could get no back pay until the taint of desertion was removed. He accoidingly came to Chicago to surrender himself, believing that he would be released without much trouble, owing to the length of time which has elapsed since his desertion. He walked into the Cavalry Recruiting office yesterday and informed the officer in charge of the circumstances.' He was at once placed under arrest aud taken to the county jail by a sergeant and two privates and locked UD, where he awaits the action of* the War Department.

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VINCENNES

I The Big Starch Works Snit Po&t-

Big Poned—The 0.

Shops-

Minor Mention.

ViNCBNNK3, Deo. 8.—RGAZETTE spec-ial-J—The celebrated Btarch works suit against the Evansville Terre Haute railroad oompany, taken to Taviess county on a ohange of venue from Knox and which was to have been tried this week, ha& been continued until the next term, owing to the fact that ex-Senator MoDonald, one of the counsel for plaintiff, being unable to be present. Thispnft is brought, as before mentioned in these letters to the GAZKTTV, for $200,000 damages for the destruction of the Cunningham starch works in this city a few years ago, set on tire by sparks from a passing locomotive. To make it interesting, two of the prominent insurance companies have concluded to go in with the Cunninghams and assist in prosecuting the case as the wor}- were heavily insured by them and to avoid the payment of which they propose to make the railroad company iay damages, at least try their best, and will be the biggeet kind of a fight when it takes place.

The machinet used in the Ohio & Mississippi railron! machine shops at Seymour is being row removed to this city to be put up in the shops here and the force of emplov engaged at Seymour will, as soon as homes for their families can be obtained, bring them here. This does not look like the shops will be lost to Vincennes but the road is now operated by ah under regime, and a fellow can't "most always sometimes tell, how the oat will jump, as the secret of the railroad officials is past finding out

Miss Carrie Linthwaite, a beautiful and accomplished young lady of this city, whose serious illness from consumption,- rs mentioned by the GAZETTE'S Vincennes representative recently, died at the residence of her parents in this city this week. She was a few months ago p. teacher in the Vincenaes Unniversity.

As City Treasurer Duesterburg's bondsmen are deserting him, owing to his shortage, he will, no doubt, be unable to fill another bond and the office will be declared vacant and a special election ordered, for which office there are already several "RichmondB in the ft«ld."

The O. & M. shop employes are[working on the eight hour system. The incoming Circuit Clerk and County Recorder will have to wait about a year before they possess their offices, the present Democratic incumbents' commissions not expiring until then

In the 6uit before the commissioners contesting the right to the office «f County Auditor-elect, Job Freeman, the Board decided in favor of the contestee, at their session this week, the grounds for contest being that Freeman is an unnaturalized Englishman.

For the benefit of Terre Haute Bpor tB men, it may be told that the Vincennes, hunting party have returned from Arkansas and report a scarcity of deer down there.

Hon. T. R. Cobb left for Washington Thurday to take his seat in Congress The two men who recently fell from the water works stand pipe to the ground, a distance of 60 feet, thought at first to be fatally injured, are rapidly recovering, which is certainly one of the miracles one reads about in the papers.

Several handsome residences, to be constructed on aristocratic style by a few of Vincennes* "money kings" have been contracted for the next building season.

The public demand has induced the Street Railway company to extend their line through Second street

The construction of the water works has greatly reduced the premium on insurable propert in this place—nearly one-half.

Miss Ella Pie], the accomplished daughter of Herman Piel, the house contractor, has been chosen teacher of the German language in the Vincennes High school.

The Liquor War at InaianaDolis. Indianapolis News: Sergeant Fred- jj ericks has been filed against by the Liquor Legue for the sale of cigars on Sunday last, and William A. Mays, a V+ barber, has been fined by 'Squire Walpole for shaving customers on Sunday last. Yesterday afternoon in Feibleman's court, one of the street-car transfer men stood trial by jury, and the jury was instructed by the 'Squire that street-cars were a necessity in a community of this size on Sunday, but the question if the same conld be said of the transfer car must be decided by the jury. After remaining out some time, the jury disagreed and were discharged. This morning, among the new cases filed, were prosecutions against the 1' agents of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Commercial-Gazette who received papers on Sunday last and distributed 'it the same. The Enquirer agent is a boy who is looking after the business while f:-* Mr. Cutting is in California, and is un-1|-(. decided what to do, but Mr. Howard, of JX a a a a has as much right to distribute his pa a os to ha to a be proposes to fight it.

The Free Church.

There is in Terre Haute a sect whose j" members call themselves the Free/., church people. Mr. Jones, of south First street, is leader, but any one can talk who wants to. They meet in the old Lutheran church. They pay nothing for preaching, iD which they are more consistent than many people who profess to and yet do not. ".s,"

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Sam Allerton, one of the biggest cattle dealers in Chicago, says there is yc more profit in selling beef in home markets than shipping it to Europe.