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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-29
Washinefon NeRs

WASHINGTON, Deem Der -ZS.-Ihe
case of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, charged with obstruct-
ing the public highway, was taken up
In the Criminal Court to-day. It was
shown in the testimony that the Com
pany refuses to conform to the street
grade, thereby retarding city i'm
proyements. The object Of the suit
is to compel obedience to municipal
law.
The President was in his Office but
short time to-day. No visitors were
received, and no Cabinet meeting was
held.
The clerks of The Department were
all permitted 10 leave at noon.
The Indian Bureau has official re
ports from the Navajo Agency stating
that the Indians received their
annuity goods and presents of goats
and sheep from Government, which
had the effect of strengthening the
relations of peace. sl.issIsg 81 {
WASHINGTON, December 25.-Dan--
lei @. Major. II. S. Astronomer ard
surveyor of the boundary between
California and Oregon, has arrived in
Washington, with the final repoTt of
I1kS upOLtG4t 6ULNCy
tAr
The Mystery of the Recent Robbery
OF the TaIma OOuHfy, Iowa, TPeaS-
uFY, ReTeaIed-BIO0dy Fight on
Christmas Day--TWO Men Killed
Seven WOunded.
CHICAGO, Dec e28.-The mystery Of
the recent robbery OF the County
Treasury of Talma County. Iowa. has
been finally, revealed 1t will be
recolleeted that the Denton County
Assistant Treasurer asserted that he
had been knocked down stabbed and
otherwise maltreated, and robbed of
some $1,000. He bas finally con-
! fessed that be comJuitted the rob
berry himself, aud b } restored every
dollar ef the noLey. Shortly after
his confession, heundertoek 10 com
NIT suicide BY shooting himself in the
| bowels, inAieting q wound which may
prove fatal lie has hitherto been
regarded as a young man Of sterling
| character. 9a saal tsas..faa. e
On Christmas day a bloody fight
occurred at Morris Lake, Mimi, on
| Lake Superior Railroad, between the
SWede aud Irish railroad laborers,
al drunk, which lasted about three
hours. One Swede, name unknown,
and James Brown were killed, and
seven others seriously wounded one
of whom will die. About fifty men
were engaged in the row.
A daughter of Nelson Whitney,
a farmer, living about six miles from
Bloomington, ILL.,, fell into well,
yesterday. and was drowned. s M q
2 Mike Dugan, track repairer on
the Chicago and Rock Island Bali
road, has recoVerd a Judgement
against that road for $40 1000 for in
juries received while in its employ. &
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Terre MaaIe q IndianapoIIs.

Indp'lisss2O a N. ss25 A n. 1902 $50 N
ATTfUe
T. T.. g 90 A NJ II rs A NJ ataD n I'll .25 p IA
e. II. a N. r. r., Northern Division
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Transfer Packet Steamer Fayette
leaves Evansville daily at......... loo Pm.
Train leaves Henderson at........... 80 Pm.
Arrive At Madisonylile.......... Z 10 Pm.
GOING NORTH.
Train leaves MRdlscnville daily
(Sundays excepted) at ................ 5:25 N.
Arrive 80 Henderson. 100 a. N
Arrive at Evansville by Transfer
Packet Fayette esi5 AN.
Making connection both ways with
trains on the IL. d q. Railroad.
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Fina Rtorss "a Rant-

ySxKEE WHOLE OE No. 80, AND TEE Z
second. third, aud fourth stories, and
one-haf Of esilar, of No. 80, North First
Street; n the best wholesale portion of
this city. Zach store is p by 40 feet, four
stories high, with cellars 3 feet 1uf1he clear
under each: stores finely flushed. Posses
sion gwen lnnnaed iateiy.a-I,0 good tenants
~, =, a-l--ft q ese' stores very low.
s IT, GILBERT q Co.
wholesale g. rOcers
dea5 azm No. q North FirEt street.
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NEUYITAs, December %, via HA
vANA, December 28.-The campaign
ia the Canequey District, was opened
to day. General Puella, with 10000
troops of all arms, marched from this
place, in he direction Of San Miguel,
SibGnca and Guayamaro. The move
meEt, If successful, promises to make
an end of Ofinsurreetion.
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AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. ga serious
riot occurred yesterday at Dearing,
Columbia County, In which A. n.
Hods and Ellis Adams we're killed,
aud ID. Hods was wounded. Whisky
was the cause, politics having nothing
whatever to do with the affair.
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. FE4ass6 HIEs u = 4 u
A New Perfume for the Handkerchief
EXQUISITE, Delicate, Lasting Fragrance.
a PEALON q SONf New York.
Sold lsv All dr10gists f'v -
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Ohio & Mississippi.

GOING EAST.
Leove Lightning Elk. Acc. Night Ex.
Nincennes eos p NJ. 1.i8P M..l0s23 p M
GoIEa WEsr.
Leave Mail. Night tx. Day Ex.
Vincennes 4:l7 p NJ. 1857 A N !. 0sfO N
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EYansYlIle \ CraHfordsTIlle R.R.


Leaue Mall Fxpr Freight
Evansville ...10sl0 A NJ. 4stO P H.. $40 A n
dTTfUe
Nincennes...I2;40 P NJ. 20 p M...IO:l5 A II
TerTe HautU. S;52 P H.. 9:l5 NJ. AIS Il
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ST. Louis, December 25.-At a
meeting last night Of the committee
recently appointed to consider the
project of holding a Worlds Fair here
in 1871. After considerable discus
sion of various plans, it was finally
resolved that the holding of such a
fair is not only feasible but pfaetiea-
BILE and desirable. a committee was
appointed to draft articles of ineor-
poration of a Worlds Fair Associa-
ton, with capital stock of one mill
lion of dollars. to be sebmitted to a
mass meeting at the Southern Hotel
January third, at which the inaugu-
ration aud perfection Of arrangements
for holding such a fair will be made.
Nearly 500 Chinese from Califor-
MIA will arrive here tonight. They
will Immediately proceed to Texas, to
work on railroads.
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BOsToN, December %. - Thomas
Coyne, a convict IN the State Prison,
under sentence for life, for man :
slaughter, attempted suicide this
morning by throwing himself from
the fourth balcony to the granite floor
of the main passage way. distance of
thirty. eight feet He fell upon the
stove, crushing 1t in splinters. but re-
ceiYed no serious injury.
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. FLOR DE HAESs.' 8

PRAE4oN's PAPHEAN SOAP tol
l, = Et;. 5 ,eas,t Ne. - = - HO
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LBANY, n. Y, Dec. 28.2The rain
and thaw OF the past. two days has
greatly weakened the ice in the Hud-
ssoE River, and rendered it dangerous
for even pedestrians TO cross theriTer
on it. Some Of the ferry boats are
rgnni0c
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Terre HauFe q IndInnnnolIa.

Lsdpe Day Ex. Night Xxx. bT all.
Terre Haute. 4sl5 p M...l2 10 A M. ESQ A M
AT1'fuc
Indianapolis. 6;i5 P NJ. 2;4O M-.lo;05 a X
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what Can TOn Get at Ylckery's?

= LBS. GOOD HKO COFFEE FOR
e. ONE DOLLAR:
8 lbs. White Sugar for One Dollar;
lbs. Brown Su gar for One Dollar;
New Ratsins AT p cents per pound;
CocOanuts, Oranges, Almonds, DC;
New C1trOn, CurT2nts Pruneg, &c.
a great variety OF Crackers, cheap:
Buckwheat Flour. Hominy, CranDcrries,
Eggs, Batter, Poultry, Ga nfe, DO;
SMOKED salmon and Halibut;
Mess Mackerel; also Nos. !, ?, and 3 do. I;
Lamps, from 25 centseach TO sl0-nice for
holiday presents;
Isaskets-A large stock OF Fancy Baskets
and Work STANDS, cheap;
LanteTns-Just The kind for dark nights
and muddy streets;
Pickles, sardines, Canned Goods, Sauces,
&c, Gc. s4-.TE rII
All the above and q thousand other
things for sale low at
lE NICKERYS' STORES,
delT m 73 and 20 Main St.
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Fegelgn News.


LoNDoN, Dec. e. = The steamers
City Of Brooklyn. Hansa, and Mar
thon, al from New York, have ar
rived out.
LONDON, December 2S.-It is noted
by the press here with approval that
the new Austro Chinese treaty for
bids consuls to engage Ia trade.
The Tins, considering the claims
of the American Government against
England, says the case of the Ala
bama is the only plausible one pre-
scented, and even there the fault Is
due to the Union cruisers for permit
ting her escape to England; there
fore there need be no fear of re-
sumption OF negotiations or the refer
ence of the claims to an arbitration.
LONDON, December 28-The Pa
citic Steam Navigation CompaBy's
steamer Ariquipa. to ply between Pa
mama and the cities of the Westscoast
of South America, was successfully
launched at Green Rock this morn
ing.
Dispatches from Vienna confirm
previous reports Of the enti Q suppress
sion Of the insurrection in DaImatia.
BRIsToL. December q. - During
the performance at the theatre IN
this city, last night, there was an
alarm among the audience, aud 10 the
effort of the crowd to escape from the
building, eighteen persons were killed
and many Injured.
FRANCE.
PARIS, December 28-The Journal
Official announces the resignation of
the ministry, and the Empcror's de-
termination to accept the same. It
contains also letter from the En-
peror to NJ. Emile Olivier, reqzesting
him to name persons WAC will
E associate with him to form a ho-
mogeneous cabinet, faithfully re-
presenting the Legislative ma
jority, and resolve to apply In the
letter aud spirit the Senatus Con-
sultum of Sept. 9Th. The Emperor
counts on a devotion of the Corps
Legislatif to the great interests of the
country. no less on that of M. Olivier,
to aid him in the task he has under
taken OF putting into successful opera
/ ti0n constitutional regime.
a PARIS, December 2S.-The trial of
Traupman, for the murder of the
Kinck family, commenced Ia this city
I TO day. The courtroom was densely
packed with spectators at the opening
Of the proceedings.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-The new session
of the Corps Legislatif commenced
to-day. NJ. Schneider was selected
President by vote of 100 to 40. -
The Liberal Paris Journals, COM
| menting on the Emperor's letter to
Nj. Olivier, say that Personal Gov
ernment is now at an end in France,
and the letter is the first chapter OF
a Liberal Empire.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.-The Mu-
tuals, of New York, and the Pelicans,
of this city, played a game of base
ball to-day, resulting in favor Of the
Mutuais; score 81 to 5.
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PHALON'S "PAPHIAN LOTION .
For Beaatifying the Skin and Com.
raayfhn

Removes all Eruptions, Freckles, PIna-
pies, Moth BIotches, Tan, etc, and renders
the skin so5t, fair, and 5t0onstzso.
For Ladies in the Nursery 10 is 1nvalu-
able. lla
For Gentlemen after Shaving it has no
equal. fae
I'Paphian Lotion - is the only relfabI
remedy for diseases and biemisnes of the
Skin. eff
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i CHARLESTON, December 28.-The
officers OF the fleet of thirteen Spanish
gunboats, now anchored at the Bat
terry, were entertained at collation.
to-day by the municipal authorities.
The feet remains three or four days,
and expect to make this port their
rendezvous. The frigate PIzarro and
three gunboats are expected TO night.
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RAILR0AD TIMETABLE
Corrected November 24fh, 1907
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HAVANA, Dec. 27.-Jose Crespeter
and Jose Rubo, convicted OF attempts
iRg to ineite rebellion among the
Catalan volunteers, were sentenced
and garF0ted on Christmas day.
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HtjsoN. n. Y. Dec. 28.-Tbe ice
in front of this city has moved. car
ryieg with It a large number of yes
sells anchored here. At least fifty
light crafts were carried down the
stream Steamers left Roundout this
afternoon, for this city. There is no
ice in the river to obstruct passage.
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GREAT VARIETY oF sYRUPs.
Best ana Cheapest IN the tIiy.

Everything at Greatly Reduced
Prices:
pounds White Sugar for.............. .....el 90
pounds Codee co
A great amount of Turkeys. Chickens,
Game, Oysters, CranbeFries, Celery, and
every thing else that is good for Christmas
and Now Years.
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ROME, December 28.-It is certain
that in questions thus far submitted
for consideration of the committees
appointed by the Council, nothing is
said on the subject of infallibiliiy.
The Pope expresses the opinion that
members of the Council have no voice
in regu sting that body's proceedings.
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DR.. ] ". COMPTON

Omce-Third street, between Main and
Locust front rooms over Judge Igieheart's
oncel.
Resfdensg-G- RaE Street. one door fom
the corner Of Fealth aRd Oak Streets.
uov6 dam
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Alice Lingard Dunning, of the Grand
pied 10 Judge Dodge Tor q warrant for
her husband, William Needham, alias
William Horace Lfngard, the well kno n
comic singer and mimic, alleging that her
husband habituafiy abuses her, and that
on Monday he threatened to blow out her
brains with a pistol. Justice Dodge Issued
the warrant, but both parties sang, as
usual, Monday night.
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The New York Court of Appeals on
Monday, decided that a broker who sells
out his custom ers stock after his margin is
gone, but without giving him notice OF
the time and place OF sale, is liable to his
customers for the highest price OF stock
down to the time OF the trial, because the
customer owns the STOCK, and the act of
the broker is q Wron g lal commission. This
was q test case selected by the Broker
Board.
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Evansville & OraRfOrdaVlIIe.

RETURNING.
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NEATLY PRINTED I'm ANY COLOR
BRIEF WORK.

We are prepared to execute Brief Work
for lawyers with dispatch and at reason
able rates.
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MILWAUKEE, December 28-Man-
istee boats to-day report hre at
Manistee. Iieh. ha 1iss0n leHsas
burned. and the block opposite. Loss
about So. 600
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POETRY.
GODS ACRE.

TI;kA that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls
Tba burial ground Gods Acre 1t is just
II consecrates each grave within its walls,
And breathes benson DER the sleeping
dust.
Gods Acre! Yes that blessed name 1mparts
Comfort to those, who in the grave nave
sown :. 41oi
The seed that they had garnered IN their
hearts,
Their bread of life, alas no more thelr own
Into its burrows shall we all be cast,
In the sure faith that we shall rise again
At the great harvest when the arch-ansel .
Shall winnow like fan, the chaff and
grain.
Then shall the good stand in immortal bloom
In the fair gardens of that second birth;
And each bright blossom mingle It's perfume
With that of flowers that never bloomed
on earth.
With thy rude ploughshare, Death, turn up
the sod,
And spread the furrow for the seed we sow !;
This is the field and acre Of our God
This is the place where human harvests
-LonQfeEloaD.
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could not refrain from tears.

? could not refrain from tears.
Il feel" said old man Dracutt, "tha
7 we are married now not for time but fol
eternity. l don't much regret that lift
is short, but that so much of our life ha.
been misspent"
| s,Don't say your experience af life has
net been good and useful to you" CRIED
\ CHEEKY old uncle Jim. 'I'm sartin il
has" ,r-...
eyes, in one respect it surely has," said
Jane, smiling through her tears. "The
habit of not speaking to each other, under
any provocation, beats all in the way
of discipline ever heard of It has Civ
en-, me a command of my own temper,
which maybe could never have got in
any other way. Try it, you that need
such discipline but not in the way we
did Oh! if people would only learn to
do for love what we did for pride and re-
sentiment, and bride the tongue, what a
murual Paradise married life might be!
oval, wal - cried uncle jim, determin-
ed that that the occasion should pass off
ioyously 81 don't see but what yon have
about as much to be thankful for as any
of US Clint has come home, all the wiser
for his trip up into New-Hampshire,
and" reds
"And noe have got out Of the ice, too"
said old man Dracutt, smiling, for it was
we that have been frozen all the time,
without KNOWN it. -
eyes, yes; but you're thawed out, and
all hearts are softer and better for your
experience. Old age ant such a bad
thing, l want our young friends here to
learn from us tonight that it amt. be-
lieve I grow cheerfuller than ever as |
grow older; and it will always be so, if
we only learn to regard life, not as thing
to be priced and chung to for itself alone,
but only as a discipline, as you say, Jane,
only discipline and a preparation for
higher and happier futur'."
IF can get to think of it in that way
then shan't feel that SO much of my life
has been wasted" said the Bridegroom,
shaking uncle Jim's hand "But, 0 my
friends p shaking hands with the young
er guests, "may you be saved from such
discipline as we have had. To avoid that,
take from me one word of advice-espec-
tally you that are about to marry never
let anything stand in the way of perfect
harmony and trust in one another; but
give up everything-give up everything
for LovEP
don't know how it happened, but the
old man looked very particularly at Emma
Wexford and Phil Kermer as he said
this.
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HOW CLINTON MISSED A RARE CHANCE.
IA word now (while the old couple are
recovering from their shock of joy) with
regard to the young mans temperance.
The reader has, of course, OWNED that
the ghost Phil saw on the ice was no 9TH
er titan Clint himself. He crossed the
pond because it was the nearest way home
when he stood still, he was hesitating
whether to go on to the lane, or to take a
direct course over Mr. Jones farm. He
had on india rubber shoes, preventing
them from being heard until he was quite
near When he flung out his arms and
beat his breast he was simply whipping
his sides to warm his hands. You NAV be
sure that Phil did not long remain in
doubt as to the real nature Of the appari-
ton; and that he was thrilled with some
thing besides fear, when, calling out in a
loud voice from the shore, rs that you
Clinton Dracutt? ?" he. received the cLar
acteristic response, in gross mortal accents
Il bet ye ! That you, Phil Kermer?" =
When the first surprise of their meet
ing was over, and Phil had got from Gin
a blief account of his disappearance, anC
Clint had learned (tor the first time), from
Phil that he was supposed to be drowned
q they walked up toward the Dracutt house
{ But now it occurred to Phil that tn
grandson's sudden temperance unan
nouneed might be even more dangerou
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"A GOLDEN WEDDING, ! FTFR Ar

In the mean while, Mr.. Phil Kermer
walked very fast, and in very extroard-
mary direction. for man of business at
that time of night-namely to uncle Inns
door, "ne "a he knew very well that uncle
jim WASH at nome. He seemed to think
1t necessary that Emma should be at once
informed OF the joyful news, indeed, his
coming conveyed to her-the door open.
ing' and ne himself appearing almost like
one raised from the dead, to eyes even
then red with weeping-not for Clint.
| When uncle jim returned home
and found happy couple sitting up fol
him (of course, they couldn't have beer
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GUARDIANS SALE, !.
.. -kenoshH County Court

In the of the guardianship and estate of the
mar bei1g Of Ira Pierce, deceased. Az
NOTICE is hereby eisen that byvirtue, and in Vur7
suance Of order 9flieense ma de said ma Ter On
th "a day OF April, A. D. 1882 by the judge Of the ke
County Court, the Undersigned guardian OF the
said minors will on Friday tho Suth day Of APRIL a
n 1850 a. oc.ocS A. M. at the house the preInl-
ses in the town Bristol and county of Keuosha Of
tor sale public yendpe She following described
zeal estate to wtt.The undivided fonr fths part OF
the last hall the est half Of section rs, town ana
ranre 81 except seven acres in the sorthwest corner
thereof and the ike interest in the west hafol the
quarter If the southwest quarter OF
eighteen and range twenty two east. IN ths
Ioxn of Pleasant Prairie togeth with the WIDOW
,rht ef yer therein. The terms If sale will be ade
tn5oun a a the time and place Of sale. @ sl
a Datsa hsn''r 10 JULIA PIERCE Guardian.
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Kenosha Circuit Court.

Sydenham G. Parsons. administrator of the estate
of Isaac 4. sheldon. deceased, against Roswell
c. Otis, Ph1la NJ Otis, Eliab A. Converse, wiz
liam K Otis, William w. Wheeler Ezra b. ste.
veus William Goff, Leonard Lee Nicholas Ehle
Homer F. Schof, william B. Socum Edward
Balm. Lewis LangstrCth. John M r. Davidson.
James j. Petit, Frederick w. Lyman, David c.
Gaskill, Henry B. Towslee, james L. Newman
John Osterman and james Lieber.g ~
EN- pursuance of judgment entered and dock
I'll eted in the above entitled action at the Regu-
lar November Term of this Court A. d. 1866 to
wit. on the 9th day of November. 1866, l, James
M Stebbins Sheriff of the county of Kenosha. will
offer for sale and sell at public vendue to the high
est bidder therefor at the front door of the Court
House in the city and county of Kenosha and
STA Fe Of Wisconsin, at O'Clock in the afternoon
of Saturday, the 18th day OF march, a. D. 16t g. the
following described real estate or SO much there
of "a shall be- sufficient to satisfy said Judgment
and costs together with the costs of such sale, to
wit: ....
town No. two ~ north of range No. twenty-five
fo2I east in the town of Somers in the county of
Tehoshaland State of Wisconsin as ~
Dated January 10Th, 1869.
JAMES NJ STEBBINS
Sheriff OF Kenosha county, Wisconsin.
O.s&F. I'll. HEAD Plffs, Attys. 6w35.
Ry consent of the parties therein, the above sale
is hereby postponed until Saturday April oath A. D.
1880 ~ The same time of day, and place OF sale.
dated Sheriff office March 18th 1869. 10 etil s
JAMES M, ,STEBBINs.
4w42 Sheriff Kenosha Co.