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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-15
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FOREIGN NEWS BIZ THE CABLE.
Part of the Paris Contribution Paid
Paris Able to Pay aOO,oOO,Ooo Francs
Kn-Klax 0utrages in seath Carolina
The Arkansas senatorial Treuble.
MISCELLANY.
RESIGNATION OF JULES FAvRE.

Portion OF the Paris Contribution Paid.
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Experiment with Onions.

John B. Wolf, NJ. d., of Washing
ton, forwarded to the Farmers Club,
n. Y, the following communication:
On ship board at New Orleans, in
the year 1910, in charge Of one hum
dred marines, with cholera among
them, | observed hat those who ate
freely Of onions, surprising them
healthy, were attacked certainly and
fatally. Onions and salt cured the
bite of rattlesnake on my son, and
is considered specific in most snake
bites. | have found four separate
witnesses of phenomena connected
with small pox and others.
1. Onions in rooms with small pox
rot rapidly.
2. Blisters raise in them.
3. They retain and communicate
the virus many weeks after the cpl
demic has subsidized.
4. Applied to the feet of fever pa
TENTS they rapidly turn black.
5. They prevent the spread of
small pox in thickly populated tene-
ments by absorbing virus.
6. A man with hydrophobia, in
his frenzy ate voraciously Of onions,
and recovered. From all these facts
may be deduced:
1. That onions should not be eaten
when there is a prevailing epidemic.
2. That onions sliced and frequent
ly changed are good disinfectants.
3. That experiments should be
made to test the extent of their use
%fulness. For many years | have OPP
posed vaccination as ordinarily done,
and hence hail with satisfaction any
means of mitigating the virus of this
distemper.
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Public Sala.

Estnte Of Josephine Miller, deceased.
DY virtue of an order of the Hon Probate
ID Court of the Parish of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned or a public auc-
%tioncer, at the last residence of the deceased,
on Plaquemine Ridge, in said Parish, on
wednesday,, Norember SM, 1871,
the following described property. belonging
to the estate of Josephine Miller, deceased,
wife of r. II. L%umpkins, to wit:
/. A certain plantation on Plaquemine
Ridge, containing $40 acres, more or less,
together with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, bounded north by lands of
Mrs. Piacide Guidry, south by land Of Albert
DGjean and VIM. Dtjean. east by ands of G.
A. Ptrrodin and west by lands of Dr.. a.
Bridges.
2. The undivided three fourths of a tract of
! wood land, in Mallet woods, in the aforesaid
! parish, containing 60 superficial acres, more
or less, bounded east by Donate Guillory,
south by lands of J. G Brooks and Jos. l..
Carritre, west by land of One ZINE Boudreau,
and North by lands of +. II. Martin.
>. One shot gun, two pistols, one lot of
poultry, one lot of silver ware, beds and bed
ding chairs, tables, armoir, bureau, a large !ot
of household and kitchen furniture, &c. ks
Terms-CaSh to an amount sufficient to pSssFS
all the privileged debts.
J. II. LUMPKINS,
Oct 9TH. Administrator
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It is proposed that a convention
be held. of representative men from
all the Northwestern cities, and from
New Orleans, Mobile and Galveston,
that measures be adOptcdto promote
and approve the zeal manifested by
Memphis in destroying the roughs,
bummers and adventures that, with
changeful seasons, drift up and down
the Mississippi. They rest here IN
autumn on their way to the gulf
coast, and again, when spring time
comes. and summer heat, they HE
away to hyperborean regions. Nov
ing thus twice each year, they rest
for a time in this city. Therefore,
Memphis has it's regularly recurring
fall and spring fights and murders.
Here the migratory mob is swept
away, and, strangely enough, Mem
phis is not honored. The proposed
convention will remedy the wrong
done the people of this city, and con-
vince mankind that the continent
owes us a debt Of gratitude. With
the purpose Of attaining this end OF
Justice. IA list of adventures, slain in
this city for twenty-one years past,
is now being prepared, which will be
placed, with biographical sketches OF
the once migratory dead, before the
convention. Will the governors OF
States see to the appointment Of de.
legates P Memphis Appeal.
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"TWO-Ten.n

Mrs. Billiard tells the following
story in the Golden Age: Miss.
Burdett Coutts, upon whom Queen
Victoria recently conferred the rank
and title of Baroness, is a tall,
gaunt, angular woman, who more
nearly resembles the traditional and
popular type of the strong-minded
female than any one Of the prOmi-
nent members of the woman's rights
party whom | have ever met. Of
course she is a well known and most
welcome customer at all the fashion
able shops in London, but she is
not so familiar a habitue Of the
shops of Paris. During a visit to
this latter city, not very long since.
she learned of the death of a rela-
tive, and she went to purchase
mourning to the shop, the Trois
Quarters, a large dry goods estab-
lisllment. She asked for mourning
dress goods, and was shown by one
of the attentive shopmen to the
proper apartment. "Please show
this lady some mourning s~tutfs,0 he
said, "twO.ten." In the evening,
when the porter, a young boy,
brought home her purchases, after
paying her bill, she said: "My boy,
would you like to earn five francs 2"
OF course he had no objection.
"TelI me-" said the lady, "what
does two-ten mean. l will give you
five francs" Why, don't you know,
ma'am ~ said he, evidently amazed
at her ignorance, "it means keep
your two eyes on her ten fingers"
The mystery was solved at last. All
the clerks of the Trois Quarter had
taken the richest woman in Great
Britain for a shop-lifter.
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Precautions in Visiting Infected
Rooms.

When the great philantbropist
Howard, wasasked what precautions
he used to preserve himself from in
lection in the prisons, hospitals, and
dungeons which he visited, he res
pended with his pen as follows:
II here answer once for all, that
next to the free goodness and mercy
of the Author Of my being, temper
ance and cleanliness are my preserva-
tives.
"Trusting in Divine Providence,
and believing myself in the way OF
duty, I visit the most noxious cells
and while thus employed I fear no
ell.
"Inever entera hospital or prison
before breakfast and
"In an offensive room I seldom
draw my breath deeply"
No better precaution than these
need be given. The answer of How
ard should be indeliby impressed on
every memory.
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Accounts Of George Washington.

Washington, September 25.-The
Treasury Department officials, Ill
making arrangements for the better
preservation of the valuable papers,
have lately removed from a vault,
in which they have laid for more
than half a century, the accounts
of Gen. George Washington, while
he was Commander-in-C Chief of the
American Army, during the Revolu-
tionary war. The accounts are sta
ted in Gen. Washington's own hand
writing, and are written in clear and
bold characters, and are arranged
with systematic accuracy. The title
page of these accounts bears the
following inscription Account of
G. Washington with the United
States, commencing June, 1915, and
ending June, 17S3," comprehendinG
a space of eight years. Entries are
made of every item of his household
expenses, and for all moneys used in
the transportation of troops, and, in
fact, every expense incidental to the
Revolutionary war. Reference to
history will show that Gen. Wash
ington, though offered a competency
while serving as Commandments
Chief, repeatedly declined to accept
any, as these accounts show. Gen,
Washington's determination not to
cover up and take advantage of the
oversight of other Government Off
GERS is we'll illustrated by the follow.
ing entry and the marginal note in
explanation ofthe same. 1t appears
as follows: "By cash f133 1Gs.'
Note-"This sum stands in my ac'
count as q credit to the public, but
| can find no charge of it against me
in any of the public offices. Where
the mistake lies l know not. but
wishit could be asccrtained, as have
no desire to injure OF be injured"
Washington also submitted table
giving the amount of money received
at different times, giving its nominal
value and value by depreciation
from which it appears that in Octo
Der, 1777, one thousand dollars was
worth nine hundred and eleven dol
lars ; in January 1918, two thousand
dollars was worth thirteen hundred
and seventy dollars. The market
value OF money continued to depre
ciate, so that in March, 1899, two
thousand dollars was quoted at two
hundred, and five hundred dollars at
fifty. The final note at the end OF
his statement is as follows: II re
ceived moneys on private accounts
in 1777, and since which, except such
sums that | had occasion now and
then Ito apply to private uses, were
all expended in the public service.
and through hurry, l suppose, and
the perpleXity Of business-for ]
know not how else to account for the
deficiency-lhave omittedt to charge,
whilst every debt against me is here
credited. July l, 1887
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Public Sale.

Estnteoi Ey"riste e. B., Henry c. b.
Mnd Josephine {. b. F0Ntcnot, dc'd.
VIRTUE Of an order of the Hon. Pro-
ID bate Court Of the Parish of St. Landry,
Their" will be sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder. by the undersigned, auction
Ger, at Brllair's Cove in said parish, on
Wednesday,, October 18Th, 1871,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate of Evariste c. B., Henry C. B.
and Josephine c. i. Fontenot, deceased, late
Of said parish, to-wlt:
|. A brand figuring thus: Va, With about
6 head Of cattle.
.. The brand figuring abont thus: 57~,
with about twelve head cattle.
) Brand ST with about six head cattle.
!. A lot of mares and horses, and a lot of
wild cattle,
5 One gun and one saddle.
Trrms-Th" gentle cattle and movables to
be sold for cash the brands and wild cattle
payable on LIST April, lS72-purchasers to
furnish their notes with two good securities
to the satisfaction of the administrator
i. PERRODIN,
Oct. 9TH. AuctiOnrer
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Vente PubliQue,

Succession d'Er0ristc G. B., Henry
c. B. ct Josephine c. B.. Fontenot.
I'm vertu dun ordre de la Cour des Preuves
Ii de Ia paroisse st Landry, il sera vendu a
~lencan public, au plus offrant ench6lisseur,
par lie soussignf, encanteur public, a l'Anse a
Bellair, en- cette p~aroisse, le
Mercredi, Is Octobre, 1871,
les prophecies ci-apres dtcrites, aprartenant a
la succession d'ETariSte C. B., Henry C. B. ct
Josephine G. B. Fontenot, decides, ancienne-
ment de cette p%aroisse, SAVIOR:
]. Une marque tigurant ceci: Va, avcc a
peu pres six tGtcs de b6tes a cornes.
?. Une marque fgurant a peu pres ceci
81, avec a peu pres douze tetes de betes a
cornes.
3 La marque ST avec a peu pres six t6tes
de betes a cornes.
A. Tn lot de juments ct de chcvaux, ct I'm
lot de betes a cornes farouches,
5. Tn fusil ct une selle.
Conditions-Les bGtes a cornes douces ct
autres immcubles seront vendus pour du
compliant; les marques ct betes a cornes ia
rouches, payables lie Ter Avril, lS72-les
acbeteurs devront bonner leurs notes avec de
bonnes SECURITIES ct 4 la satisfaction de Fad
ministrateur.
F. PERRODIN,
I Oct. Encaptpur
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Shar.iTeS STALE.

Bloch g. Dupre, VS.. Robert Mostly Il ais.
No. 1905, District Court, St Landry.
10y virtue of a writ of fiori facias issued
d out of the Eighth District Court of the
State of Louisiana, in and for the Par
ish of St. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, l will proceed to sell at
public auction. at the Court House of said
Parish, in the town of Opelousas, on
Saturday, Norember 18th, 1871,
at eleven O'Clock A. NJ, the following des-
cribed property, seized to satisfy said writ,
to wit
One hundred acres of land, to be taken from
the southwest corner of a certain tract of four
hundred and eighty acres, situated in the
parish of st. Landry, said tract of four bum
dred and eighty acres. composed as follows,
to wit: LIST. of a certain tract OF land OF three
hundred und twenty-five and OS!i"0 acres,
being the south half of section ]. township I,
south of range 2 east, as described III the
township map purchased by D.. A. Harms
from Cyprien DuprG. by act brtor" Yves
D'Avy, Recorder, dated January %, 1862. 2d
of a certain tract of land, containing ore hun
dred and s~ixty-six and OBJ 100 acres, being the
southwest quarter of section $, township :,
; south o. range east, bounded north by lands
of Jesse Andrus and Uriah Green, east by
l1iah Green, south and west by parties I'm,
| known, said one hundred acres to be a quad
~rilateral, the length thereof east and west to
be twice the breadth ther~rofnOrth and south,
Also, eight acres undivided of a certain tract
of land, measuring thirty acres, situated III
Maliet Woods, in the parish OF st, Landry
bounded north by lands of Stephen II Young
east by land of Uriah Green, west by tn" SAINT
and south by Sylvanie Sonnier and Joseph
Clenier.
All the buildings and improvements on the
above lands.
Ttrms-Cash.
E. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
SAINT % 1871
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Martha Wikoff, Widow, VS. George A.
Wikof District Court, Parish Of St.
Landry.-No. 1000.
DY virtue of a writ of Fl. fl. issued ont of the
I'D Hon. Eighth District Court Of the State
of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of St.
Landry, in the above emitted SUIT. and
to me directed, I will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder. at the
Courthouse Of this pa. ish, in the town OF
Opelousas. on SATURDAY, the 4th day Q!
NOVEMBER, 1871, at eleven o'clock \.
NJ, the following described property, seized
to satisfy said witt, to-wit:
A plantation situated in the parish of st,
Landry, fronting on the east bank Of the Ba,
YOU Buuf. bounded or the north and upper
side by land Of Thomas \. Cooke, on thrsouth
aud lower line hy. land If Widow Enoch. and
on the back or east side by public domain,
containing five hundred and sixty arpents,
with the buildings and improvements thereon,
except that portion Of above described land
sold under a writ of Fl ia, in The cause entitled
l.. +. Lastrapes VS.. Geo. A. Wikotf. No. 10l9o
District Court, st. Landry, by J. NJ. Thomp.
son, Sheriff, on LIST October. 1870, as per pat
filed in said suit being lots Nos. !, ,, 3 and
of said plat, containing one hundred and sixty
acres, adjoining lands formerly belonging tc
VIM. Moore but ROW TO DR.. Thsmas A
Cooke.
Terms-Cash.
E. 0. HAYES, Sheriff.
On Snpt 1871
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RiIiOHsncSS.

Bad blood, too much blood, giving
headache, bad taste in the mouth OF
mornings, variable appetite, sickness
at stomach, chilliness, cold feet, and
great susceptibility to taking cold:
no one person may have all these
symptoms when bilious, but one or
more is always present.
Sometimes a bilious person has a
yellow tinge in the face and eyes,
called "bilious," because the bile,
which is yellow, is not withdrawn
from the blood; it is the business OF
the liver to do that, but whenit does
not do it, it is said to be torpid, to
be. lazy, does not work, and the ply
stefan begins at once to use remedies
which are said to "promote the ac-
ton of the liver"
It has been discovered within q
few years that acids "act on the
liver" such as nitric acid, elixir Vi
triol, vinegar; but these are artificial
acids, and do not have the uniform
good effect of natural acids, those
! which are found in fruits and berries.
Almost all persons become bilious
as the warm weather comeson; nine
times ont of ten, nature calls for her
own cure, as witness the almost uni
versal avidity for the "%.reens,' and
"spinach" in the early spring, these
being eaten with vinegar: and soon
after, by the benign arrangement OF
Providence, the delicious strawberry
comes, the raspberry, the blackberry:
the whortlcbcrry; then the cherries
and the peaches and apples, carry.
ing lis clear into the fall of the year,
when the atmosphere is so pure and
bracing, that there is general good
health everywhere.
The most beneficial and anti-bil.
ious method of using fruits and Der
IieS as health promoters is to tax,
them at dessert, after breakfast and
dinner; to take them in their natu'
raj, raw, ripe. fresh state, without
cream or sugar, or anything else be
sides the fruit themselves.
Half a lemon eaten every morning
on rising and on retiring is often ef
]ticaciouS in removing a bilious con.
dition of the system, giving a good
appetite and greater general health
= DR.. w. W. Hall.
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Vcnte par le Sheriff.

Geo. w. IiH1<pcth, Attorney De District. vs..
Edouard Dardrau tt al.-Conr de ParOissc.
St. landly.-No. 9U3.
ESNvcrud I'M writ &c Fl. fa., lance par lIfon
~ la Cour de Paroisse, dams ct pour la Pa.
rolSsc st. Landry, dams i" process ci-dessus in.
tiiul@, ct a moi adressti, j. vendrai en- vente
pubIique, Il la Maison de Cotr de Ia dite pa
rolssc, Ell la vile d'Opelousas, lie
S0medi, 4 NOrembre 1871,
a onze heules du matin, les prophecies ci-apres
dtcrites, saisies pour s~atisfaire lie dit writ, sa
voir:
Trois cents arpents de terre situts dans Ia
Petite Prairie Mammou, bornGs au nord pal
Denis Fontenot, au sud par Alexandra Leba'
tard. IA Fest par Onczime Guillory ct a louest
par Landreneau, ensemble avec toutes les ba.
tisses ct authorizations qui sly trouvent.
Cent cinquante arpents de terre situGs dams
la Petite Prairie Mammou, bornes all nord
par j. b. P. Gnitlory, au sud par P. J. Fonte,
not, Il Fest par McDavid ct IA lOuest par A.
Lebatard, avrc toutes les butisses ct am6liora,
tons qni sly %trouvent.
Conditions-Comptant.
Z. O. HAYES. Sheriff.
80 Sent. 1871.
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Poisoned WhiSkey.

The Philadelphia Price Current
says:
Western distillers have recently
invented q new system of manutac-
turing whisky, by means OF which a
peculiar strength and Odor are i'm
parted to the product highly inju-
rious to the health of consumers, and
certainly not creditablc to those ell
gagged in it's sale. Neither the nOx-
ious ingredients themselves nor the
process OF manufacture are known
to many outside the ring, but snffi-
cient has leaked out to show the
character of the men and the bust
ness. Sulphuric acid is blended
with the mash or applied directly to
the product Of the stills, which inn
parts a disagrecable odOr to the
whisky; and so powerful is its effect
upon it that it cOrrodes and eats up
the inside Of the barrels in which the
foul compound is kept.
Another feature of this rot-gut,
sold under the name of whisky, is,
that it cannot be cXtricatcd by any
process of distillation, Redistribution
or rectifcation. This fact has caused
its presence to be traced III high
wines purchased from the West by
respectable distillers here, and
prompted them to shut down on the
nefarious traffic as injurious to life
and the best interests of the trade.
BY experiment it has been tested
that if small piece of iron or copper
is inserted into a barrel of whisky
adulterated with this acid, the entire
mass will be instantly blackened,
and if left in it for a short time will
evolve a large quantity of disacetate
of copper or verdigris. Such a com
pound cannot fail to prove injurious
to the public health, if brought into
general use, and we are glad to per-
ceive that q combined effort is con
templated by the trade to discard it
altogether. If this be not sufficient,
the consequences are sufficiently Sc
rious to call for some legislative en-
actment by which the sale of this
poisonous stuff shall be prohibited
under the severest penalties.
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Est0te nf William IlIcn, deceased.
DY virtue OF an order of the Hon. Probate
Id Court of the Parish of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
auctioneer, at Moundville, i'll this Parish, On
Wednesday,, NOreMber Sh, 1871,
the following described property, belong
ing to the estate of William Allen, deceased
to-wit:
!, Eight acres of land, lying in Moundville,
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon.
2. One Tool Chest and Tools.
3. One Jack Screw.
H.. One Tool Chest and contents.
5. One large Chest and contents.
6. One other Chest and contents.
I. One Valise.
8. One Trunk and contents.
g.. One Trunk and contents.
10. One Silver Watch,
III. One Mattrass and Bedding.
~. One Grey Creole Poney.
Terms-Cash.
I. N. MCCRORY, Administrator.
Oct. 9TH, 1871.
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Geo. W. Hu1speth, District Attorney VS.. Ed,
ward Dardeau ct al.-Parish Court, st.
Laudry.-No. SOB.
DY virtue of writ of tieri facias issued ont OF
Id the Hon. the Parish Court, in and for the
Parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled
suit, and to me directed, I will proceed to sell
at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of this parish, in the town of
Opelousas, IN SATURDAY, the 4th day of
NOVEMBER, 1871, at eleven o'clock A. NJ.
the following described property, seized to
satisfy said writ, to-wit:
Three hundred 5000 arpents of land, situat-
ed in Little Prairie Manmou, bounded north
by Denis Fontenot, south by Alexander Lee
batard, east by Onczime Guillory, and west
by Landreueau, together with all the build
ing and improvements thereon.
One hundred and fifty arpents Of land in
Little Prairie Mamnou. bounded north by J.
B Z. Guil!ory, south by 2. J. Fontenot, east
by McDavi1 and west by A. Lrbatard,
together with all the @nildings and improve
ments thereon.
Tcrms-Cash.
E. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
ID S~-A S-
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A Saratoga Scandal.

We copy as follows from the New
York Herald:
The knowing ones among the
guests still remaining at Saratoga
are rolling a sweet morsel of scandal
under their tongues, from whichmuch
juciness seems to have been entract-
ed. The parties affected are the wife
of a leading turfman, who has a large
stable of horses at the Springs, and
q young man who has been sporting
it in Saratoga during the last sum
mer. She is young, pretty and viva
cious he gay and handsome, and in
New York, where he resides, is known
as one of those Broadway statues"
whose only mission seems to be to
lure unsuspecting victims to des-
truction. They met one morning at
the spring there was a look, a frisk
ofthe handkerchief, an acquaintance
ship formed, and in a little while a
fallen woman and a dishonored hus-
band. The gossips talked and their
words reached the ears of the wrong
edhusband. He is a cool, determined,
resolute man, He went straight to
the "swell," charged him with his
crime and demanded confession. The
young man denied his guilt. "Tell me
all,n said the other, cor / will kill you
on the spot The guilty wretch sawin
his look the determination of a man
who meant what he said, and to save
his worthless life he told the story of
his crime which had undone the hus-
band. The wife was next interview
ed-she denied, protested, begged,
entreated, but confessed at last. A
lawyer was sent for and the property
which had been presented to her by
the husband was decided back to him.
They parted forever. The next step
was an action for divorce, which is
now pending before a referee in the
village. 1t may be mentioned that
one of the sad features of the case is
the previous history of the husband
and the effect this blight may have
upon his life. Previous to marriage
he was q dissipated, hardened wretch.
Marriage reformed him-thoughts of
his wife made him a prudent, careful,
temperate man, though, perhaps, a
too indnlgent, petting husband. He
is said to be utterly overwhelmed
with grief, and his friends fear that
the disgrace Of his wife may drive
him back to his former Incorporate
course of life.