Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

STATE NEWS. Diamond Dust. Kaw, stewed or fried oysters at Friday. September 17, 18R6. TEM0 of I SITED EOT 1 1 M0 Ul IIU I tlltt) I HI TAP, N-W CLOAKS.

DRES KLAN KETS, FRANNELS, AND Merrimack Prints HANDSOME STYLES Five Ms lid, Mr There will be no more at this price when these are sold. 190 utk Si BlQves a WOETH are the same kind we had last year all in the new shades. 0 Hmral VP Real Turkey Red Table Danjask! 29C, Worth 50c Ffiffsrs 1 1 An Illinois farmer who went to Oregon and met with bid luck, has caused a colony of 100 of his old neighbors at Walnut Hill to abandon their plan for emigrating to that stata A brick fell from the chimney of a church at Champaign during the Sunday services and almost caused a panic, the cotgregation thinking another earthquake hat! broken lot 'Be. Daniel Allstott, of Pleasant Plainp, is said to be th on'y man who voted for Abraham Lincoln iu Htirdiu county, in lc 60. He mfide his way to the polls with a revil fer iu each hsnd.

His 14-yeai-old brother, who ex pressed himself in favor of liberating the slaves, was hanged by a mob. A pocket book containing 70 id nickels and dimes, $400 in greenbackp, and a certificate of deposit for 300 was found in a hedge near Chatham. It belonged to an old tramp, who had hidden it there j-ist previous to entering the town on a begging expedition. Tbe tramp's property was returned to him. Mrs.

H. Norton, a young woman living with hc-r parents in Molinp, went to t-leep last Fiiday noon and did not awhke until Monday noon. The sleep appeared natural, but all efforts to rase her to consciousness failed She finally awoke of her own accord. Her long slumber is supposed to have been due to her nervous condition. Springfield boys dug a pit eight feet deep and six feet wide in a vacant lot.

They stored in it a large quantity fruit which they had stolen, and covered it over with boards aud weeds. Mrs. Perkinss cow tumbled into the pit and de stroyed the stolen fruit. She was dug out after several hours work. Absolutely Pure.

This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wl olesotneness. More economical Ulan the ordinary kiuds, and cannot be old In coni titlnn with th multitude of low test short weight, alum or phosphate powders. vld onlv iu cans. Koval Baking Powdeu 10 Wall street.

New York. PLATFGEH: SILVER-' SBIRTS AKE THE CHEAPEST AXDTIIE BET. i.Uw, BHunftreOozBnTowels AT HALF PRICE. LOT 1 SC RUGGS. The Areola base ball club is making a trip.

Ryan, of the Chicagos, has failed to make a hit but twice in the last 25 games. Horace Phillips is after Getzein and so is Harry Wright Phillips says he needs him more than Philadelphia does and he hopes the Phila delphia management will leave their hands off of him. It is said that, Getz has already signed with the Alk-ghames. The Peach Pie club of St. Louis will play the Decatnrs at the park Sunday afternoon.

The Peach Pie manager will bring a stroLg team with him, including Peters and Peterson, of the Prickly Ash, Jack Gleason late of the Athletics, of Philadelphia, and two players from the Southern League. The Washingtons now have uuder engagement Giiligan, Hayes, Mack, Kreig, Oldfield, Decker, catchers; Snaw, O'Day, Madigau, Kpefe, Henry, Gilmore, Crane, pitchers; Baker, lb: Farrell, 2b; Knowles. 3b; Houck, Carroll, 1 Hines, Shock, Here are six catchei and seven pitchers. Baker is also a catcher. This makes twenty men under engagement.

Ansou's batting aver8g3 has now reached tbe extraordinary percentage of .393. He has made fifty hits in the last twenty-two game. He has made 29 doubles, ten triples, and nine home runs this season. In the last 23 games he has failed to make a hit but once. He has averaged two hits to every game in the last 33 Kelly's batting average is .365.

He made his I30th run Saturday. Brothers' batting average is. 361. The players of the Decatur club will play the season out on the co-operative plan. Tbey have appointed A.

S. Morgan manager and have leased the ballpark until October 15 with the privilege of retaining it longer. Subscription papers were circulated yesiorday and over was subscribed by local enthusiasts for the purpose of maintnining the organization until the close of the ball playing season. It is believed that over $500 can be raised in this manner. The players will cross bats with the Peach Pies of Louis next Sunday, and on the Sunday following the Prickly Ash elub will be here.

A Heavy Rain Fall. The heavy rain storms yesterday were the first of the fall season. Tte first storm swept over the city in the foreno. and was ac. om(ra tied by wind, lightnifg and heavy thunder.

That of the afiernoon commenced be- ween 3 and 4 o'clock and the rain at intervals until nearly midnight. Th-s rain fall was very heavy. ne inlet to the sewer the corner of East Main and North Wa'er streets became clogged up, and all the paved portion of the street was flooded. The sewers other parts of the city could not carry the water oil as fast as it fell and several cellars were flooded jy back water. However no consid erable damage was done.

East of Decatur the storm did much damage uasrauch as it was accompanied by a erritic wind. It is reported that Montezuma. Ind was wrecked. One of the I. D.

trains narrowly es caped being blown from the bridge over into the vabash river. I he storm extended far to the north and was quite severe. The I. C. passenger train due here at 'art evening.

arrived several hours late, on account of a washout. I he storm mny con- inue and rain may fib at intervals for two or three days longer. The Candidate. Mark you him. He is at work and the glad six-button campaign smile loometh up on his visage from the dis- nce.

He ehabeth hands with every man he meeteth, and for the excited ho hath the soft answer which turneth away wrath. He buttonholeth the meek-eyed farmer on Saturday or at an old settlers' meeting, and talketh hordes, bogs, cattle, sheep, pumpkins, fruit crop and rutabaga turnips like one verily interested in such things Yet he is not so. Ha thiuketh r-ituer of the eleotiou which approacht'th and on his chances. Hi mukeih himself not offensively partisan, but when political talkwaxeth warm, he sayeth nothing aud saweth wood. A Regular Earthq iake.

Wood, best seasoned jack cak, de livered, 3.50 per cord for September. Wrood, best split, stove wood, cheap er than the cheapest. ood, best solid jack oak chunks, cheapest fuel ever sold. Cjal, Scranton hard coal, is the best, always at lowest prices. Coal.

V. H. Parke is down town agent for the Decatur Coal Co. Feed all kinds of stock feed you can ask for. Feed.

V. H. Parke is the only manufacturer of the New York Dairy Feed. It is the cheapest and best. Goods delivered promptly and must be O.

K. My prices are always the cheapest and quality the best. 1 waut you to come and see me and gt prices, or telephone 55. s5-Gv The Reunion rViMpDtied. The annual reunion of the old set tlers of Macon county was not held yesterday.

The heavy rain of the' morning necessitated its postpone ment, and at a meeting of the ollicera of the reunion a isociation hold yes terday afteruo at Gonn Daw son's bafik it was decided to hold the reunion on Thursday, September 30 Many had come to the city to at tend the reunion, and the raiu was the cause of much disappointment to them. DIED. At his home In Banning, San RernHrd'DO county, California, on Saturaay, Sept, 4, lt-84, William Hamilton, son of Mru.O. Uamllti.n, aged la yeara. Deceased left his home In Macon county, Illinois, In January.

1885, In tbe hope of re gaining bis health. At times It seemed that be might recover, but during tbe past summer he failed steadily. Pealb res il ted from severe hemorrhages which be suffered August 23 Bubher Hotchin for the bast school shoes. Wood Bros. Jb14-2w Harrison's celebrated art illustrations at the opera house every night next week.

Miss Belle Heilbrdn is visiting relatives in Chicago. Try George W. Ehrhart Co. if you want good hard coal. The rain yesterday stopped all the work on street paving.

The popularity of Hatfield famous White Foam flour grows every day. Wildman, the Piatt county wife murderer, wants a change of venue. Oysters served in any style at Wood Bros 1 14 2w Some Decatur workers wiil attend the Macon township Sunday School convention at Maroa on Suuday. I have just received a stock of. Brazil block coal.

E. L. Martin. The Board of Supervisors will inset at 9:30 o'clock this morning and fiaish the business before it. Children's water- prcof school shoes with sole leather tips at Powers Haworth's 1 17-lw Mrs.

Owen Owens und children desire to express tneir thanks to those who so kindly assisted them in their recent affliction. Good goods, low prices and courteous treatment at L. L. Ferriss The Macon County Poultry Club will meet in the grand jury room ai the court house next Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Never excelled and never equaled the old reliable Peter Scnuttler wagon.

Sold by Spencer, Lehman Co. Dr A. L. Kellar, of Suiiivan, was in Decatur yesterday. He came over to deliver an address at the oid settlers' reunion, but the rain prevented the holding of the meetiug.

The celebrated Hough Ford's fine kid shoes, iu New York, Spanish and VVaukeuphast lasts, atL. L. Ferriss Faumers in the city reported that the rain was badly needed, and that everybody iu the county is rejoicing. Fall pasturage will be much retieshea, ami fall plowing can soon go ou at a good rate. Marshal Mason has returned from Tuscola.

The horse stoleti from iln. O'Heren, of Wurrensburg, was recovered, but the Tuscola authorities re fused to surrender the thief, lhe hief gave his name as Joe Hess. He will be tried at 1 ascola. Goto the Decatur Musical College for reliable instiuction. Cor.

Mam and 'lliatn streets. The of Joseph who died at his home in Maro Tuesday a'teruooa aged i'S years, occurred yesterday, l'hei deceased was one of the most highly esteemed residents ot Maroa township. Flelt.y, the French cutter, has a fine line of the latest styles of fall goods. Pi ices for suits as low as the lowest An old observer gives his opinion as follows: "No sweet girl ever desires to make a man her enemy If she reuses to marry him he proposes to lie his very good friend forever, and any young man cj.n secure lasting friends by proposing marriage to girls who would otherwise eut him Grand oyster lnoch on turd night, September 18, at Curran's Barn Pal 'ice sal-ion, southeast eor.ier of park, 117-2t Our isictaus will have a feast of ia the drama, "Out of Bondage," Si'u Luc is in his own compositions, the Hyers Sisters famous for their sweet voices. Wallace King, the finest tenor in America, and J.

A. the "Lion Basso" for several years with Donttvin's Tennesseeans, form a collection of vocalists seldom enualled. The music will lone be worth the price ot admission. Fleury, Merchant Btreet, makes up the nobbiest suits to order None better anywhere. Prices low, fit guaranteed.

1 19-tf. Why don't the superintendent of stress bring to grade thn briclt walk on Nor Mam street from rrairie street nort'i one block. There is a bad break and plenty of mud and water where a walk should be on the stretch of ground formerly utilized by F. Priest as a street car side tracK This should be remedied at once. A score or more of deaf unites were at the depot yesterday t-fternoon, on their wav to Jacksonville to resume attendance at the institute there.

Wayne Anderson's fine buggies coHt but little mere than factory-made buggies. Tns rainfall yesterday was of wide territorial extent, it mined an day at Sorinsfield and at points between there and Decatur. Telephone com muaication with Springfield last niuht was all right, but none of the intervening towns could be reached. The he-htuing burned out two shut ters at the Central office, connected with the Champaign line, and com munication with Champaign may be cut off for a few hours to-day. The German Lutheran church will hold a mission feast at Oakland park next Sunday.

Morning service will begin at 10 o'clock. Afternoon ser vice Pt 2:30 o'clock. An English ser mon ill bo nreached during tha af ternoon. The service will close with a historical sketch of mission service. Excursions will be run to the meeting from Snringfield.

Mt Pulaski and Bloomington. There will be a large attendance. Everybody invited to attend. sl4td TireHE is one thing which the conn- oil should attend to without delay. A surface tile should be laid at once on ton of th Third ward sewer from Wood street to North, to carry off snrfnra water in case of a rain.

The is-ht be connected with the one beneath, and it is believed that the two would be adeqnate to csrrv off the surface water which now backs nn on William and North streets for a distance of from 200 to 300 feet on each side of the Rewer Since North Main street was paved all the water in the street has been thrown on William street, and it is simply an outrage to flood William street as is now done. ON FIRST BASE! laki 108 Merchant StrctJt, Tbe place for ull maauer and kind of Sitaple and Fancy PS? CHOICEST TEAS, and liESil KOAS TED COFFEE of our own roasting. ANNOUNCEMENTS. We authorized to announce Charles l.aui as acandld-ite lor county treasurer. We are authorized to announce lllram Ward as a tauuidate tor reprtveutotlve, subject to the declsi jn of the democratic convention.

We are authorized to announce J. K. Dona-bey as a candidate for county subject to the decision of the deinociatic couu-ty convention. We are authorized to announce Kobert 11. Uiil.of Boody.asacatiiliiluto lorreprs utative in the Unistature irolu the 2Vth ulnct, nib-jecl to the decision of the democratic legislative convtniiou.

I otter myself as a candidate for the olllceoi county Judne at the ensuing election, and bespeak tue lavorof my fellow citizens. My candidacy is subject to the action of the democratic county couveiulon. Win. K. ABOUT TOWN.

The old reliable Haiues Bros, piano is for sale in Decatur only by C. B. Prebcott. Y'ou can get fresh fiVn every day at Peter Uilncn's. The couuoisseurs know that the imported liuine wines at liuebsman's East Main street oaioou, are the beat C.

O. Piatt is in Chicago. You i-au get ttie best boyt' school shoth at Barber Baker's. sldif Ed. Alexander is ia.

St. Louis attending iLe exposition. Pcue Spring Hill Jersey milk at Booher it Hdtcuin for the best school shoes. Masageb Hatch, of the telephone line, was in Ciinton yesterday. Men's 3 shoes, seamless, bet in market, at Barber it Baker's.

sldif Order your ice of Malhtt, the veteran dealer. Telophone 100. altidd On Wednesday last Violin, a colt raised by Powers Son, won a race at Louisville with 115 pounds up, covering the three-quarters of a mile in ldo. There were ten st altera. Oysters by the can at Wood Bros --IsU-iw Use Bement creamery butter; sold oniy by Hutt Webster.

Commencing on Sunday for train 41 the abash will sell round irip tickets to St. Lyuis fur 3 55. Tickets will be good returning uutd and including the following Saiurduy. No parlor goods iu the city equal to those displaced by Dusimau Meyer. Abel Locke are beliiug thenow-styies of carpels at lemaikably low figures.

D. L. Bunn, A. F. Smith, Ilev.

Crowier, Mrs. U. C. Alowry, Theo. Coiemau other leiidiLfj temperance Deouis of the couij'y, hva le- turiir.l frosp Dauviilo, where at-tem'iea th meeting of the titte grand loUpi', I.

O. G. T. The ntxt aietiug of tlio ledge will be held at lVna. Fob men's, boy s' and youths' boots and shoes call on L.

L. Fernss St Co. All sizes of bard coal on "Water street. George W. Ehrhurt Co.

sl7-lw Jawer Brewer intends to remove with his family to-day co Jefferson, Texas, where he will engage in farming. Children's water-proof school shoes with sole leather tips at Powers Haworth's 17-lw For sale by Spencer, Lehman Co. the old reliable Peter Sehuttler wegon. Cord, stove wood and chunks on Water street Geo. W.

Ehrhart Co-sl4-lw Billy Downing drove ''Centennial Tom" at Clinton on Wednesday, win- nine the DeVV ltt county trot in 2:44 Lewis It. trots in the iree-tor-au at Clinton to-diy. It thought that he will be an easy winner. Go to D. S.

Shellabarger Co, for Flour. Meal and nil kinds of mill feed If4dtf Mears button, congress and lace hand-sewed shoes for men at L. L. Ferries Co's. John Grass will lay brick walks out of Decatur Tile Company brick at as low a rate as any other brick.

jl5-tf Gustav A. Kline's birthday wis celebrated Wednesday evening by a surprise party at bis home. 4.50 Eat Prairie street. The affair was ar ranged by his neighbors and friends. Party and riancmg.

nupper was served at 12 o'clock. The guests numbered about 40. You can get nice lunch all day to day fiom 9 a. to 11 p. m.

at Clerk- son's place, south side of the park. sl7-2t Never excelled and never equaled the old reliable Peter Schnttler waeon. Sold by Spencer, Lehman Co. That aoeient semi-centennial boird walk in front of Gaddis Huff's lumber yard on North Water street ought to be taken up. It is full of holes and is likely to cause the city some damage sails.

The walk should be taken up at once and replaced by brick. Car No. lOo on the Citizens' street railway line caught fire on the old nanare late last nizht after traffic on th line had been suspended. The hed left one of the lamps burn it" iii t'-3 eer and the roof caught Hm i- orv ir. -'Tfcefto ras discovered hv Policemen sua Luiey, who extinguished it before the car had been badly damaged.

BASE BALL. V'-t1i1 'm League and Assooia-tion OamcM. LEAGUE. St. Locis, Sept.

1(5 Bsse ball today: lulling St. I.OUI8 1 ....0 2 3 4 5 0 II 0 II oooo-o Katterie-t St. I. ut-, Klrbyaud Myerii; De-troit. Baldwin Brunei t.

Bae bit St. 1. Detroit, 3. Krrors-St. Louts, Detroit, 1.

UiK't. llam game called. Kansas City, Sept. 16. Base ball to-day: innings i 2 7 l- 2 7 ansas City Oil i 0 Batteries Kansas CUT.

Wrtdmin and Hrl. ody Chicago, ClarKa and Flint. Ka hits Kansas City, 6: Chicago, n. Krrors-Katisas City. Chicago, 5.

Umpire rowers. Kain, game called. New York. Sept. 16.

Base ball today: Innings. J23456TS New 0 ol vahlnstan 0000000 I 1 Batteries New York, Keefe and O'Rourke; Washington tillniore and Mack. Uiie hits New York Washington, 4. Errors Nw York, Washington, 2. t'mpire 1'ierce.

i)-rk. game oaUed. Boston, Sept. 16. Game postponed on account of rain.

AME1UCAS ASSOCIATION. States Island, Sept. 16. Base bell to-day 1234. 5 6789 Metropolitans 0 0 I 0 0 0 12 liruwus 0 0 0 1 0 -1 Batteries Shafer and Donahue; Brown, HndHini(d Kemniler.

liHe hits Hniwnu, 3. K.rrors- Mets Browns, 1. L'niolre Keiy. Philadelphia, Sept 1(5. Base ball to-day Innings.

123456789 Athu-tlcs 0 0 0 1 0 0 I 0 6-R Lousvllle 02000030 1-6 Batteries Miller and Robinson: Louisville, Keunedy and Cros. h.ta-A'tiieucs. I.oulvllle, 7. F.nors LouioHile, 8, Umpire Valentine. Brooklyn, Sept.

16. Base ball to day InMnei. 1 3 I 5 1 Brooklyn 4 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 12 Cincinnati 3 10 10 10 Ratter! P.rooUiyn. Henderson S'ran CI aud dcr. bi! HriMiK lyn.

IJ; I 13. Krrors Umpire Oiil. Dark game called. Baltimore, Sept. 16.

Base ball to day. Innlnirs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 0 0 0 9 0- 0 1- 6 Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 t'Hlnburg 0 0 2 0 3 0 Batteries- Baltimore. Kllroy and Fulmor; Putt-bnrg, Morrln Carroll Bate hlls J'lttsbnrs, 6. Krrors Baltimore, Pltlsbuij, 1.

Umpire alsb. A Cold Wave Coming And vonr coal bin still empty. Those who have not purchased their supply of coal tshould take advantage of the low prices and good roads and lay in their winter supply. I have an excellent quality of Chestnut and stove sizes hard coal. Decatur and Mt.

Olive lump coal and Pecatnr nut coal a specialty. To those who wish a choice lot of nut coal for soft coal burners, I will take pleasure in your order special attention, as I have all my coal carefully screuned before delivery. Yours, E. L. Martin.

The Popular and Best Koute. The Wabash route to all land points in the west, southwest and northwest, is the most direct and is therefore the best. Last harvest excursions of the year will be run on September 21 and 22. One fare and less for the round trip. Inquire of C.

H. Brown. Wa bash ticket agent for further particulars. sll-dcv-vvlw Complete at Last. Oar fall stock is now complete, and to those desiring really first-clasa clothing, from the full dress to the cheapest business suit, we wish to state that now is your opportunity.

We hav secured additional help and are now preparea to nil oraers at short notice. Give us a trial. Mul- eady Son. 1731 Notice. In order toclo3eout the Beese stock of guns, revolvers, fishing tackle, base tmii goods, etc.

tney wm oe soiu at a big reduction from former prices. Intending purchasers will find it to their interest to call early while the stock ib complete, j. w. licae, Asjigniif. And parlor lamps, now stylo, variety tnd lowest prices.

At Via. gate's lamp store, Centra block, Her chant 6treet 10-lm SO CO itto. Ik, hm Eli Most stylish shown for the price. Equal in Quality to much Higher Priced Shoes. It Is Very Amusing to read the advertisnieiits of the merchant tailora ia this city concerning their stocks of woolens, their tits, when it is generally acknowledged th.t we crry more imported nialie better lilting and more stylish-made clothes tban any of them.

Our workmen are all first-class mechanics experiei.ced in tine trade. Our stock comurises many novelties hitherto unknown in Decatur, such as Shetland, Montaguacs for overcoats, btriped Scotch Cheviots for busiue-s suits, genuine Clay Worsteds for huif dress, soft hush Kerseys in all colors for fall overcoats and an endless variety of stripes and checks for trnsers. also show the new Fine-Wale worsteds for dress purposes. Notwithstanding the supeii-ority of our goods and workmanship, our prices are no higher than those of other tailors. J.

lv. Kace a2'J-t Do You AVaut Oak Stoves? The oak style is the rsge in heating stoves. We have the Leader Oik in three sizes the Family Osk in tbree sizes, the Ideal Onk, the Grand Oik end Bessemer Oak. We have any style you want, and at low prices. If on want a heating stove we know we can sell yon.

Uome and sei us. Morgan St Adkesson, No. 253 East Main street. I7tf About Fine tioods, perfect tits, first class workmanship, prices, you can have no idea of the genuine article or a due appreciation of such subjects until you have visited M. L.

Parker and given Lis really choice stock a thorough inspection, (io where fits are rota lhiity but the common iftftilat.ijn thine, and prices are nevei" disputed. slim. Weddiujr Invitations. We have the finest iiuo of wedd'ng goods ever seen in Decatur, at. bottom prices Call and soe sample" at the Lord lvindi.lph Churchill, as of the House of Commons, hns con ducted himself better ihin his fiieuds or enemies anticipated, and evinced an unexpected degree of self control.

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AT ANI IEl.fcBS TMF. ni K1.i Tree from Opiates, Emetics ana. jroison. SURE. OKCts.

PROMPT. At Dxooetrr and Deal UM A. TOtiLK COM BALTTJr 10b lit mr vms iw from great speech of Gen. Butler, recently delivered "In fellow let me cleai ly state my backs are t. i for me, but when it comes to Shir 'SILVER'1 nine.

Thundering in Faneuii Hall, Boston.) posi ion: For currency, gri I ist have the "GOLD1 fen or THE BEST, SHIRTS AND COLLARS! THE CHEAPEST AND A. T- CHEAP CHAR LEY7S? the Pepular Glotbiee Of Decatur, Illinois. DECOEATED namnlfl with Shndet from 90o to jaaoKtJR Jtoolfytrin.