Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-11-14
Ierre Haute i'm a Blaze
IRREPREssIBLE ENTHUSIASM!
Bonfiers and Music
We are all Re publicans !!


beautiful. By evening The city was crowd
edwith strangers who had come to witnes,
the pageant.
At dark the display commenced and il
amomsnt. as it were, the entire city was iu
blaze.
Bon-6res on every corner, and Main st
from the corner of LIST. to the Railroad pre-
scented glow of brilliant lights. We took
alist of the houses illuminated. but End /;
By far too long to embrace in this report.
We must however mention some of the
most handsomely deco rated. The corner
Of Wabash and LIST. streets was brilliantly
illuminated by Mr.. woodmanse's large S
story carriage shop, and By Bement & Co IS
establishment. The CLARK House and Mr.
Ellis Woollen Factory on LIST. street were
lIshtsdfr om base to turret and made fine
display.
The German Hall on the west side Of the
square was handsomely ornamented and
and Illuminated. Mr.. Joseph's, Potwin's,
Mack's. and Foote's in the vicinity of the
Wabash Express Office, We'd with each 9th
or in the beauty OF their display. Mr.. Ew
ings' establishment was brilliant in the ex-
trsme. But tae most gorgeous display
on the block was made on Harrington g
buildings corner of Wabash aud Market
embracing the stores of Mr.. A. Nippert,
Mr.. Williams and Ripley aud Donaldson,
and Ronnh1fron
play Cd this corner was triumph Of good
aste and lavish decoration for much of
which our young Democratic friend Mr..
Hamil is entitled to credit.
From Bird to 4th street Phoenix and I'm
ion Rows were all blaze Alschuler's
windows were admirably arranged.
Tuell's store and building were ornamen-
ted with fine taste, making perhaps the
prsttiest display on the square. The Lin
ton block and Warren's block, we're lit up
grandly and beautifully decorated. Com
mercial row. was magni6cently arrayed.
A nice display was also presented on the
building occupied by Stone. and by Hay
ward on the corner Of 4th and Wabash.
Next was Union Hotel, with its win
dovs crowded with lights. PM Don
nelly's Drug Store corner of 5th street,
was Lit up from cellar to garnet. aud was
conspicuous for its brilliancy.
n. B. Hudson had near a hundred coal
oil lamps lighted, making night day in
that vicinity.
In the same block, the French Hat store,
Griswold's Hardware store and Houriet's
Jewelry store. were grandly decorated and
brilliantly illuminated. The beautiful new
block on the north side, occupied by Wolf
d Co.. and BY R. s. Cox 4 Sen, we're IN.
surpassed in briIIiancy by anything in the
city. In Notional block, j. Davis, aud
Stone and Rippetoe. were conspicuous
Beyond 9Th street, east. various buildings
were lit up and arnamsn ted with much
KatEenboch' saloons were the most prom;
nsut. The Offices of the Terre Haute and
Rishnend R. R., could be seen a far off
brilliant aad gorgeous. On Ohio street,
all the Republican houses we're nicely il
luminated, aud many of them arrayed with
elaborate trimmings. L. G. Warrens, P.
II. Donnelly's, J. d. Esrly's,J j. H Tur-
ner's, L. Ryce's, B. B. Booths, d. Pat
rick's. Tuttle's. Topping's. and G. W.
Balls east of 4th street, were most atIrAc-
lively illuminated. DR. Mahsu's residence,
corner of 4th aud Ohio, elected m ich adj
miration, and Mrs. DR.. Thompson won
many warm encomiuns for the consum-
mate exhibited in the ornamentation of
her windows and of those over the Adams
Express office. The array was certainly
the most elegant and beautiful in the city.
For extensive aud elaborate decoration
none surpassed the Buntin House, Every
window of the extensive front. was & tied
up with most admirable display of good
taste
Across the windows of the third story
was inscribed in psrti-colored letters.
Honest Abe" Across the second story
windows. "The Giant Killer" On the
balcoay, which was lit up with various
eolersd lights. was the word president"
in large letters, " bile the lower windows
bore these words, "Ohl Fathers, we are
saved from Negro Equality" an evident
manifestation Of well grounded faith in
Abraham, and the good taste of the Re
publican ladies. On the balcony was a
beautiful ststae drspei 10 the national
flag. The principal credit Of this display
is perhaps due To our excellent young
friends Henry MeMulien and Jas. T. Reil-
~. though We doubt not they received val
liable assistance and many useful hints
from certain fair danes and damsels who
sdomicil there.
In other parts Of the city, very many
yrivsEe residences were decorated and IL
lumiasted. Not the least beautiful Of
these were ne residences of Mr.. W. r. Nc
Keen and B. Tuell-both were admira
bio. The residences of T. A. Madison, A
Hslmes, Judge Deming. aud others 10 tina,
psrt.sft the city were brilliant aud beautiful
So too. Of many north Of Main street
AUIO0K N0l&n w nOttSca sac 1879
The residences Of r. 8. Cox. Jos. o. Jones
L. A. Smith, @. w. Mancourt, John Hice
DIR. Clippengsr, John Condit. Gen. JohI
Scott, Jabez Hsdden. O. I. Ripley, ant
oilers.
The interest manifested by the Republi
cans Of this city. was an evidence OF the
unbouudsd delight with which our people
endorse the election Of our glorious chief
tain, Honest Abe. Of Illinois
The Wids-Awskss paraded the streets
fireworks illuminated the heavens. bon
frss blazed, aad the multitudss- shouted.
OF the eoncsurss assembled on the col
ners In the vicinity Of Headquarters I
the speaking. We can form bat fam
sstimste. We can only say, there was
vast multituds, and a more enthusiastic. 81
Of psopls We never saw.
The whole display was a fitting hnai