Terre Haute Journal, Volume 20, Number 356, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 January 1876 — Page 1

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THE

VOL. XX.: NO. 356.

CLOTH SO-

1876!

Has arrived. Before enter

ing it, we tender our sincere

Ijianks to our customers for

fe-

lJxc Uberal paifeaag© bei* towed upon us in the* past

year, and wish tiiem one

p*and

all a happy -New Year.

Wc shall, as heretofore, keep

in this year the best of cloth

ing for men, youths, boys and

children, and carry the larg-

est assortment

sS*

prices, though uni-

and plainly marked,

be the lowest in the

Our piece goods depart

iticnt shall always be the "*1 latest fabrics, and with us an

experienced cutter as Prof.

Niekamp, we guarantee sat

isfaction.

Square Dealing,

ONE PRICE CLOTHING

KSCBAST mam am

1 147 MAIN Sisbet.

«0ITT TAXES

for

1 8 7 6.

OT1CK is hereby given that the T»* heate tor 1 now in am ready to tetwive uie u»e thereon ohargwd. Tto l«low«n« rate of taxation on each $l» of taxable l»ropefty:„

JL\ DOPUA and that I

at. 11. Mnking fund.»

yorc.*T.II.intwranfund F«r

Water Works lnteraet and smktag

4 funda.. For Hewer ainktng fund ...... ]Tor a«wer inkwit fund

Total rate on each IIW

KOTtCK.

S!A m—

—"4sasw,,"Mi*

with

«mat»

ivitaqvent atKknt iwWd on «*ch year.

The Trwwwrerla

nary, and £j|

areapooslWe I** the taxes have tuerefow ta-

avart be paid

T»«a* It IiomSw- W»

BOOTS AND IMOCI.

A Complete Stock

-or—

BOOTS AND SHOES!

SUtTAaLE *M

Fall

and Winter tT»«.W*arrtv«dM

W RIGHT & SON'S,

MAN atthBrt#' ha«wf

Pleawe w»« e«w«iBe W** ywtihwla#.

TTRWHT 4 #0N

Third aad Foarth.

LOFT.

LOST—A fur boa, December 13, in the south part of the city near Walnut street. The finder will be rewarded by leaving at this office. LOST—COLT—A

bay

colt

strayed from

the residence of the undersigned on 13 1/2 street, south of the Bloomington road. Three years old; star in forehead; also, a little white on hind leg. Any information thankfully received.

MULVERHILL.

FOR RENT.

FOR RENT—Store room, with dwelling, stable, wood and coal sheds in the rear, on Fourth street just north of the Vandalia railroad. Inquire at the first door north, of J P Lockard.

FOR RENT—HOUSE—In southern part of town. Good location. Six rooms, story and a half, lot 63 feet, well, stable, cistern, cellar and shutters. Possession given immediately. Terms low. Address lock box 2,002, postoffice

FOR RENT—DWELLING—With 6 rooms. Good out buildings A. L. SMITH, North Sixth Street Grocery.

r*t!re«trrffoar

ig^ rooma. Good w«ll,

d«m and woooahed Bent, fli» per iuootlt. Only good V*p** n®«d a

Fut«,Kwwtt1!,

RENT—-PI A?iOS—Fear Planoa, oc very cheap. for want of room. Call

ww at No. 48 Ohio ft\re«U •The (dMeact on tit* comer of and Sixth atrecta.

£7X)R RENT JC PopUraad This in very desirable a* a nlacv iMUtntt, and a very wye and comfortable Oootg. TJH)B REI4T/-HOU8E—On north Fifth street, with eight rooma and eellar, g*ui Jhroughout, good barn, stable, carriage nouae, Ac., in good reciar, rent very low. Inqaireof Pavi»d:Pav6. LX)R REJ*T~HOtJHK-Of nine rooma on

Obioatreet, Apply at No. 48 South street of reel, between Swan and Poplar, ,. T7HJR RENT JC aleoplng room* nod dwelling ho« Store of J. H. OTSoyl

BOOMB—Office noma and in Harble Block. Also a booae. Anply at Leather

In, 178 Main ab«ot,

T7V0R RENT—A new tbree-atwy brtdk ol fifty rooma,' two aquaraa ftom the State Ho .. t* or hot««L Addraa 44 Pennaylvanla St., Indianapolia, Ixid.

rooma, two aquaraa mm toe fooae. mLiUvblt) for a boaiding honae «L Can he oomplet«d in ten daya.

J, 8.8PANN A OO.

FOR 8ALB.

great bargain, 24 iota ek». Call aoonon OR1MEHA ROT8K,

•ear the Nail Woclt*. Call eoon

South Fifth etreet.

l?OR SALE—Lot on College street near Mont Roae M.

E. Cnurch,

feet

wide.

Price $250. J. E. GLOVER CALVIN GOBIN. FOR SALE—Steam flouring mill, 12 miles south of Terre Haute, at Hartford, on the E. & C. railroad, all in running order and doing a large custom business. For particulars call on or

apiaratus.

F°®

Pimento P. O., Ind.

and complete office.

...'E^-A eonfoctionery with newt loe Cream Of boaineaa central'

Pkticer, located, with a good run of cnatom. Wanting to Change Into another branch ol bmdneaa, would li^ca to aell

tm"?l'rf'aT

BALE—FAHM—Of 80 acrea, one and jr a northeast of MarWe^mill CT aor«a clearod,good bouse e^ch1^ yard, living, apring. Good

propetty wtu"pe taken_tn quire «oath»rt.

T^ORSALE-HOOSB AND LOT—situated on «outh Eighth street, hetweet 8w*h and Oak atreete. All neoeasary out bsUditiga, fttiit and ahade trwea oh the lot. _Ap. ply unmoa lately at Uurma wiUbeifven.

•ppiy-

WANTK1)

atokinjr fand

railroad intereel fund

the premises. Eaay

WANTED.

.XTANTED-DAY BOARDERS—At

the

War Restaurant, on north aide of Main Street, under Miller & Oox"8 rtore. Good accommodations at alt hotmt, and

»».««««&

or^r.

w^sRseia

rth Third atr»H.

So. 40 north

AUENiar-paU at the St,

men. y^AN'TKQ BOAROERS AtMafcao'* BMUimti.

»bly located. Address, itati ng location, P. O Box li»,Terre Hae^k \TrfAJtTKD~A situaBwi s»

milter. ,3Oan

W give the beat of reference. Addreaa, MILLSSU at thia office.

WANTED-OeatSewaH

aad wife want two

co ntttakctlBg nasi, nnferaialtad, on boarol

Scat floor, with Addreaa Box max. Terr* lfantc.

Inon

wrath aideof Chenryaueet.

VT ANTR»~Two good ttamoa. WiUgtve them «®a«lyifortt. Q. I1E1M

No. W North fotttui etraat

RICHARD M'ELROY

hariego(ienel a

JKS W MINE

IsRaittCmkitvuiiliv hfttty prrpared to ft»»»tah thtaasMsltent

004L

itnotV pKH&iMi aad satiO «At aatA a half mt «f th

loohsmiths.

LOUIS DREUSICXE,!^

i^oanii. mm* I

TERRE HAIJTB, SATURDAY, JA3TUAB7 1*1876.

A. 0.1876

JfffSS

Dawn of the One Hundredth Year of American Independence-

General Celebration of the Glorious Brent.

K*ir Toss Dec. 31.—Dispatches from all points pr«fn«« ft glerioos wel come to 1976. ia thia cltj there will be more than rinfiog of bel!*, tooting «f borna, getting of drams anid firiag of guns. Iir Washinjtoa tfce dtpartiaents wereitesed at neon, that the employes isiigh^Rt themselm for ft proper recepi#erf of the Ccntecaial. Phiiadelphiao%. we travelling homeward to participate ia the festivities of to-night Everybody every hereaboota sro indeed anxioas to eontribatp to and share in ihe cationsl joy.

S to is on

Poskk, Dee. 31.—The Bilhep »f Grasea aad Poses, who was recently convicted at violatioa of ecelesiastleal laws and condemned te six utoaths im priionraent, has been arrested and sent to prison to serve eot his term of sentence.

Disabled Soldiers

Washikgtok, Dee. 31.—Thvs President states that all the disabled soldiers removed from positions in the House of ^Representatives have been given other places. 5? *m

LARdi AWi^O.

Xdward Thornton, ampire of the tTnited States Commission, has awarded $683,000 in Mexican gold to the Abia Silver Mining Company of New York, to be paid by Mexico.

Cnhan Affairs.

Hadrid, December 3L—The El Crontsta asserts that Gen. Jovellar, the n« wly appoiate# Captain General of Cuba, is to put an end to all abuses in that island irrespective of person or position. He will holJ all offenders to a full responsibility.

Extremely Unkind.

[Indianapolis Evening Hews.] It is said that .Colonel O. J. Smith, of Terro Haute, has his eye fixed on Cos* gress. It is safe to predict in his oas* that for many years distance wiiliehdl enchantment to the view, aad if he ever does see.the eopper«covet*d 'dome of the CajHtol ia aa official capaci^r, it witl be after the verdigris of promise

are better for meeting that rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Pocahontas, in the happy auntisggrourdt, than for adding his name to theot^r-bQrdeued Smith department of theNstloaal Coagress.

£lu^ges in the Treasury Departmoil.' Washinqtos, Dec. 31.-—The Second Comptroller of the Treasury, Deputy Second Comptroller aad Third 4?&tor have sent their resignations to the President Their noaitisas have been offered t« oiiier ferteae. Several chsiiges were made to-day ia the U. S. Treasarer*i office. Jerome C. Burnett, of Indianapolis, who fees been for some months a clerk in that office, has bees appointed chief of the division o{ national banks vice H. W. Gaten, resigaed, and Charles B. Bavidge, also of Indiabapolu, is sppoiated chief of the Vision of issnea vice H. G. Boot It is mdsfftoed that D. W. Harrington, for a leng time a clerk in the cash division, will be appointed chief clerk.

frpmisouont Pistol Popping, VtKPais. Dse. 81.—A special from Yicksbarf, Miss., to The Appeal eaye: Another difficulty arose at Clinton yesterday between the whites and blacks. Two Caldwells, colored, went oa the streets intoxicated, aad bravadoed the whotetown to fight Asm, and finally retired unmolested. About sundown Charles Caldwell, ex-Senator, appeared oa the streets much intoxicated, and declared limself ifraid of ae man. A pistol was aewdentally dbcharged l» the rear of a store which CaldweU «atered. and he ran into the cellar. Aa the citisens rushed into the store, Caldwell commenced firing, SBd at the »eeocd fire Dr. K. C. Banks fell, seriously wounded in the kaee. 11m citixeas returned the fire, mortally weuading [CaldweiK Feerinf further tr«a%le«fc» mayor telMraphed to the mayor of

Vk^sborK for assistance, aad at atae o'clock last night a hundred am I eft by a epedel trua. Ite fstiher trouble, boweter, apprchea^sg

Pnxthtr Mailt C«e«miif fa Indiana ftmrder^ Qctcsjwatj, Bee. 30—Farther iaveetigattoa iato the matter of the fcaisbg efMra. Gordon, afcd three children at Enterprise, Indiana, last SetardeTalgiil, aa dofcttled te disnatc^MML leada to the belief ih»t thewo®'aa aad herchn-

the belief ih»t the dren were murdered l»y eome one aaknowm and the Wwlie* plaeed ki ^e heaeeaad dfl^oslMBsmed, •f th® Tie |ha mardgrf* seppiesd lo Iwrre iria yoseeetfea ef aewe of

Mrs. Gordoa had faa the^haase,

ft-**- nmmmti, ae writ ae- Ihehoaee^ead us IHIWI {be two iaildtnge ara aitoalil aofar

•OSELLE AFFAIR

:..b—-sjbS

imtssen aliu Thomas.

D«e«mber3]U-TheLoiidoh

Tmm has thafollowing: "A detective frcwi Bre«nea has arrived in Liverpool f» jbvistigate the operations of Thorn•swn alias Thomas with a view to discovering whethei* the man had any ao-

Hcta. jt has been ascertainedf thasl had made several trips beLiterpool aad New York^and he oa^e attempted to obtain heavy insuon goods which he attempted to

The soKpicicn has been raised

ibifth* m%ht have been priry to the of the loss of the steamer City of a in Jancary 1670. Thomaseec ifo left New York i» June foliowin^lhat ti^saster, and went te Dresden, —they lived,'to a. stylish manner, time Wore his death, Thomasaskeoi tf he knew the Boeton. promptly replied^ "Yes Inman jer I knew her veij well." Tie Mvpfn. Intoan have no traesf of ThorneMail of Thomas in their books at Lifirpaol. but the most careful inqui jWilVfortbwithTbe made at New iato the Bioston's list of |iaMea ^nd cargo and the insurances on tter. LasS October Tbooiassen passage on the steamer Celtic, time he K&de several attempts area box, which ho alleged con |30,000 in gold, and was each icked by a demand for inspecbut sailed Ootober 14 and relanding at Plyniottth, Novem-

The voyage, is, therefor^ preto have been wasted, having made onlir to quiet suspidioe. assen's movements in Liverpool tysterioas, although he informed ge brokers that he was aa ennger. He took his meals and way from his hotel most of the was in the city. He was seen ipany with another person at loo dock, after he visited and inthe Celtic. The polioe believe

I an accomplice In Liverpool, who II) potiess his appliances "v SLAVaLAW|.:^

mat

almi frel^ ihd tioaj

n«-

new fugitive slaro circular is[y. the. British Admiralty causes as maeh dissatisfaction as the le. The Anti-Slavery Soeiel|:

Binbiagham Liberal Assooia|ve protested against it. The let* uatixea the citaslar as opposed, in freedom and English feeling, "sgracdfol to the nation,^

®»p«rtpilsd.

folk, Deo. 90.—Themeiver of ret of

vetther. 1875. Fer the two former months the report «hpws receipts ef

1sftews month if November shows receipts of $3,584,982?. payments $2,060,652 balance 1518,172. i, incantonmiBtrsnmss. ^Thoiiae G. Shearman, en behiilf of Plymouth church, and Joshes M. Vahoott, on hshalf of Mrs. Ktama Moulton, had a conference this mbraify, and came to sa smicable agreement with regard le the letter missive calliaf a mutual eouncil to decide on the qaestioas sabfitted by Mrs. Moulton. Shearman

Mated the letter wss very short and wee Awsly aa invitation to the ehnrehee te meet end decide apoa the two following! questions presented by Mrs. Moulton for the chu^ibes, consider*, tion:

The action or thecnureh !n dlroppiif me from its membership es it did are its reasons for this valid and sufficient?

My action ia abstsiaittg from the services snd secramente of the church, while I-did not wish to withdraw from its membership were my reasons for thts valid and sufficient?-^ A

It was sgreed that ten chfcfthes ihd five ministers shall be called on each aide, and that the ceaneHshsl! convene Tuesday, January 18,1876. bajik oomxittk's nmsto».

JThe Bank Committee on mtemeipal taxation has reeemmcaded thstt beacefsrth decline the voluntary payment of texee e«ae*sed npon holders of their slmredt aad leare the eame to be colJoeted aider the operation of existing laws. The cieanwce house ratified the iion.

Aftope Walker PataUy WanniGTOV, December 81.—Cbiip Themttfon, a fops walker, waa probably fatally iajared by a fall frame repe at Kia| aad Royal streets, Alexeadris, resterdty. nan t«a».

At a meeting of eolored Repablieeas -fMrterday, a general sentiment waa thai Preeideat Great should be newaatedfw a third term.

The Qgfinirt.

^a* ^kaionee. Dec. 3L—Adiweten from Taesenseys: Three eempenlee of 0, A. Cavalry made afowWmareh to iea Befbel on Saaday. Rodiag that ell atiaei bodieehad pessei iato ioaore Ott letaraed. It is reported that Mesqesrrtr traops, while ia Ariseas, braved badly, taJtiag atoek andgrak ^ithaet ptysaeat f*e revobitie^ir SczapalB^jeepeeted tha r%hta ead its

»r-Wau m*

JBIU.0MF0MIED TMEN. ST 8^.An Andaeions aad £nerati?« Ia£b

Jfxw Tou, December 3t— thfevee effected an eo iataBeaedTct Brothers' jewelry stere under the Grand Ceatral Hotel, and oa aume pretext or other, managed to diearm the suspidoa o: the men in charsa, chloroformed them, and robbed the safe of $25,000 worth of jewels

AnntiAlStatementu

Saw FptAVonco, Dec. .31—J. J. Tg?tntine, Superintendent of Wells, Fsrgo & Co., publishes his statemeat of the production of precioua Caetals in the §f|te^ andTerriteriee west of the Missouri river, including British Columbia and the west coast of Mexico, durinj 1875, which ahews an aggregate yi«l« fS0,389,tW, beiaf aa ^x#ess Of |8,467 d82 over 1874^ the greati»t annual jield ia tha history of the coast Nevada, Colorado, Mexico, Oresoe, i^tiihdolumbia,MoatM)aand

Arixona

increased Ca)ifoenis, XdahO, Utah Snd Washington deeroeeed. increase is actual except for Mexico, Oregon aad Arisoaa, where it is appareat rathsr than real as compered with other years. The regular product^ feeing accounted for and reported hitherto, omitted the decrease in California, in the main oc casioned by tho stinted sapply of wa ter for places and hydraulic mining. The rresent prospect indicate an 1 gregate yield of 180,000,000 for 18 of which Nevada will douhUess produce $50,000,000.

Death of a Xnrderer.

New York, December 31.—Monroe S. Minster, who shot his wife and child, and then shot himself, yesterday, died last night at the Reception hospital. His wife lies in. a comotose condition and ia not expected to live many. Honrs "-%T' ...

AenoBB.

... A wWlrW sshore off Barton, L.I., last night in a dlnie fog Her name e^uld not be ascerfained nor asaistahee seat her. She kept cp a continuous whistling. Weather mild and

ployofeieo hease yeeterdsy. Guisky aid his employer were talkisg about the negrooe who were handed aboat a fortnight ego, when the former aeid he

his head in the noose, his feet alipt from under him, and ha was choked to deatht fie was foandly his en^Ieyer ten minutes after thi sor.Tsrsatjon.

01,

ii More Crooked*'

Cbicaoo, I)ec. 31.—Mr. A. C, Hosing, leader of the opposition party, end a candidate for county tressarer at the last election said aianag^r of the Staatx Zeitang, was waited npon fhit after« noon by a depute V. S. marshal with a warrant, arrested aad taken before the U.S. Commissioner, Phil. Hoyne, en a chsrge ef eonepiraqr to defraud the revenues of the U. 8. in connostioa With the whisky ring. l%e commissioaer fixed his bail at $50,000, which hs furnished, Hermann Baster, tha editor of the Staats Zeitnng, and Wash. Hesi»g,soB of the accused, becoming his besdsmea. After the execution of the bond to the satisfaction of 0.

PRICE CENTS.

District Attorney Berke, Mr.. Hesing Was liberated to appear for trial ^efon the U. S, court when wanted, gg, „S

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Snow Stom|k^-%-

Salt Lake, Dec. 31.—Thtre has been Heavy fall ef snow daring the nasi few #eya. There is twelve feet of snow oa a lerel at Alta City- Then has been fco mail from there daring the paat week. Central Pacific tralaa fron the West were tea hours lata Sa arriv Ing at Ogden yesterdsy. •*.

Petition for a Hew Elettioi Tbrde members of the dtiaett# esse eiatioa to-day eent to the aapreme coast a petition for amoadaaseeto eempel the commoa «enaeii of Chicago to order anew Oledsoa for meyor, which office the petitioa declaree f« vacant in the letter and spirit of the law*

Ineeadinriait.

Galvbsto*, Ttxis, Dec, 81,—A fire at Waeo, Texas, this momiaft homed Marshall A Early's block, with the entire atoek. Lees, $20,000^ iaamaaee, #11,000 other lease* WfiOO. Sapposed to ho the work ofsa incendiary

VecotUtiTms Peftdiaf. CoirsTasrruiorLa. December

SL*—

rpendiag with Aastria the MMiraette ef a and

erhu rsgard to direet rsflwey between Yiwaa CeaslanBaeple.

tm$Jt Boca, Dwv 3L—KockerWwth, who ahot aad tiUed his wife aid paramour leal night gave hismtf up to tie iiariif t«-day esd is no# ia JsiL

Bee. 8L—The Mela is sa

lumber compaay*a milt sit Mcladsss Falla, Yenacat, burwed thie amenief Tho arfllwee owned iy Setthreek A llowmaa. Lsmo

DOUBLE HORROR.

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CoIdBiooded Kn?Ser S'M*pitia, Tennessee ,m,. —& «»viBTinw IMAM MO «g»

Manrma, T«si, ife 8i£-Tl^&24 Wednesday evening W. CarrolC BoltonJ v&e shot do^d. IlMdol^ %anc(ias, as the head ol Laland ^o, by some unknown |rtnv •oa. A rifle ball passed through hja heartwd ho MI^4 ««tr the djgiljL ing of Jack SUftsen. a fisherman, and a suspicious character who ?ived not to Aw hie wife. Stinson circulated areport that Balton had heen shot by the HtlU* b£iys, who re* sided In the neighborheoS, ana with ^hom Bolton IMd ^aii^le^ the day before, and that after he was shot he reached Simeon's cabin and fell dead. That night Stinton got up a crowd and made a raid on the HaHis boys, firing a number of balls into the dwelling of one of them, but without killing or wounding any one. Yesterday Stiasen and young Tom Bolton came toMemphis and obtained a burial base, which they took to Randolph Laadih'g en the City of Chester. On the way up Bolteh began to suspect that Stinson had killed his uncle, but both, being trai|d(if no hostilities took place until tne. beat reached the Landing, where crowd $ had assembled, it was proven at the •, inquest held during Tom Bolton's sbsence that Jack StTcsoa had shot Bolton from the window of his cabin,'and eome one in the crowd cried out to Tom Bolton that Stinson had killed hia/ uecle whereupon Tom Boltoa drew his pistol and commenced firing at Stinson, who br this time was in cliane* ef Cdhstablo Dick Gar and.'a nuin a named Prewett. Treaty or mofe •hots werfe fired in rapid succession by diffei^nt parties. Jack Stioson wu Vet riddled with balls and f$U dead ever the^ of the boat Constable Gay wsn,^ the arm and Preweit was s^ verely wounded in the ,thigh had been seen to ssitiaiiate C^ik Bolto^wiidIhlswa|: i|fveft ai Wm ^eest^No further particulars coacern4og the tragsdy could be learned.

InproTementi Exhibit. T^abo, Dec, 31,—This afternoon the Blade pcbliahee the annual exhibit of improvements and additions to the city.

welling the 'total eost of these waa mmm 11^ jm each house. Besides thsre was $130,000 expendod for railroads ia the city 1401,252 fer additions to aad increase ef msnufaotaring establishments and other items swell the totsl ameuat to $2,604,655.

tim itaw t«AE.

le accordance with tho elamation, the advent ef New Year's will be greeted with ringing of bells, firing of cannon and a display of the National colors throughout the day 1 public and private duildiftgs and' shipping in the petl

from the

XediealZHplo***.

Bantiv, Dec. 31 —The North Gfer-, man ^Gatetle nays: There ia roasda to beliefe that the govertiment witl shortly lake steps to prevent the shales ertsing from the sale in Gerraifiy of medical diplomas, nearly alt of Which purport to come from PnlladetphUu

Appointed. K. Dec.

Naw I^ork, Dec. 3L—1'olife GosamiBgioners Mataell aitd l)esbtc^er tsrf removed from office tbU j^ternoonlbiy Mayor Wyekham, aad, l^esere. Hewitt C. Wheeler and Joel Eaherd^ ,«ifere, appointed Commission Me in their a

'V Steamship Collitlon. Loxikvk, Deoember 3L~-The Britishr steamer Daate, from Wverpool fer Bombay, white going down St George Channel to-day eolltfed frith the Groneveer. The steamer stfck IhoHly after the collision aad 24 pereoire Iw drowned.

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WasntioToit, |M| 80. Seaatdr '1 Spencer says there j*

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no tmCh in the

charge made agaieet him by the Al* bam Legislative Committee m—fMT' MM*"

Tes jreer 1875 is hurried irith^ tie past Another grain of saad has been added to the greet dseert of Kterafy 80 slow, yet how Cast time doth pgM.

Traly life ie oaly the rnminmg of BteraHypeetf and Eternity te]^.

Tho followieg lines are mere snggee^ tive of the flight of tlsse than even fiight itself: VteMspStttef dm

:p§SSE&mdwineftee