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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-14
'YjtIlmond Qispatt1.
ror,v SEPTEMBER IA, 1911
IL. = abroad Game.

.,,T # the leasing Of the Nof.h
>,.s. VI rco.ral railroad to The b'''''.'
I.;lroga Company, announc"a :, ,,;.h
.,-l.v conveys a moral "h''" w .u
E,.,rosv unon the pna'e' A.,
, :" hnw ,hr current Of trade anu '', W.
"''"'' ,,- rc,rs obstructcd by Inc Po''cs
"''s S,t. N. North Carolns tcn'rai anu
it, co!lea cues. It's course 90" '''D'
,,s. ny Il shorter route 10 "e''cA MA NJ :,
an t,ow how the Danr!llc cohphh! anu
,'rr,ic sentiment in Virginia and Noih
,..,o,;co have Struggled against that i'i'nc-
~ rc;;ry. The struggle had been long IN
,,;n within few years past the plan Oh
lansing The Central road was Gccidea on -
The U4nvillc company, ana TO acc"nis'''" -
every possiplc effort has been made mos,
pcrscyc:ingly against combinations a., ,i,'
prciud,ccs that seemed uncoh9
Hut n, last they have yielded, ana 'l' t''N
has preya!lcd-preyailed, "a we N''p' =,
the unanimous cote o! iic
the North Carolina Central road.
To the perseverance and as'Hlc"e7S %
,ne Gentlemen who conducted the he2ol''-
ton on brhal! Of the Eanyi!!e coh'pl''s'
great credit is due. Yet we toii'H '"',
were decidedly aided ny the moral force o.
,hc orc2t urircip!c Of Justice, which cc-
1n.nGs and ultimately cnt"?ccs lie i''''
oil commerce and the Ti2!lis al com'h'i '''t
,.,,r,,,r,j,i.s IN participation in The trade OF
,.r roupir, upon terms Of cIualI'y. NC
..,,,i. working Of this principle Is '1"N'''''
;.... ,Lcsr ri..E,s and promoting ltc 'ou'
,...ic..c, and facilities Of intercourse We
....,.,.. ,,,., air,rcnf D,rts OF tie land. This
..,,,y,.,f,l opcpt lacked the efforts Of our
.-;c.,ts n remove the dead weight when
,.,.,.rcs..l the commerce of thus city WIN
North Cuyol;nu and ensured ultimate VIC
tc,v.
:,f,vcu for rullc men, railroad oiHcialS,
cnl communities, 70 understand this. NO
,...,.,.,air,;l can tie up y part d the coun-
~ f,r lis pspccial picking and iicccln@.
Narrow seacmcs VITA suca views VII Ill
,:.,.n ~ he byOhcn and scattered 10 INC
,...,.,
Ync IDEA That trade is TO be subject toc%-
..s.r,,s,. charges, or perverted from Inc
ct..g,,s il would reasonably seek on ac-
,.I.,: + ,hortnc>s Of distance. superior
,.,:3l,, &c.. at tits day and III this coun-
fIy Of uron.para1I" energy and expedition
,..U things. is the most absurd ana I'M
,,r,.r!:rtbic.
Ih., ct, has been {. marked victlll oil iMc
7,or~,,.y and selfish uolcv Of railroad c0rp0-
,r.;inn.. Gradually the wlthcs that bound
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-14

The TINE OF MEETING OF TIE CoSsEE7A'
r,v. %o,ySATisG CONVENTION CHANGED
4, q. mc,,jur Of the City Central Conser-
y.tiyc Committee, McssTs. W. Il. hcliuh'
from Marshall Ward, and George W. Dues
berry, from Clay Ward, were unanimously
rinrtnf to The vacant seats Of Col. Or0Way
and Captain Allen. The time Of the meef-
inc or the Ward Assemblies was changed
trmin ,hn .Gl inst. to the 25th, and that OF the
Convention to roommate delegates and sem
ntn,s to the Legislature was fixed for the
OCH inst. The Executive COMMITTEE
names tuc rooms Of the Exchange Hotel as
a proper pl1cc for the assembling, OF the
Convention, and 10 o'clock us the hour OF
meeting.
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NE GOOD BREAD ALWAYS TO BE
found at BRIGGS'5 BAKERY, 7o7 Main street.
The largest variety OF CAKICS at BR1GGS'S
BAKERY, TOT Main street.
The best CRACKERS, all kinds, zt BRIGGS'S
BAKERY, fo7 Main street.
PIES at s, 10, and 15c. piece at BRIGaS'S
BAKERY. .
ROLLS, BUNS, BISCUIT, End RUSK, at
BRIGGS'S BAKERY, 7o7 Main strest
PICNIC SUPPLIES, at the shortest notice, at
BRIGGS'S BAKERY.
Persons living on Church and Union Hills can
be supplied with all Of these at MI. ROBERT
WERHH'S, on 25th street, near Broad.
; Orders promptly attended at
..-. BRIGGSs BAKERY,
1gs 7O7 Main street.
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4 letter from border man, speaking OF
,hc leasing of the Central North Carolina
railroad by the DanviIle Company, says :
:. i will prove to be Of great ADVANTAGE TO
" Virginia and North Carolina by breaking
..down what appeared to be wall De-
s. 1cyDnn them.
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ITALIANS AND IRIsHMEN.-A desperate
fight between Italians and Irishmen about
the Papal question took place in New York
on Monday ut the corner Of Elizabeth and
Broame streets. Knives aud pistols were
freely used, and the Iishmen were all badly
stabbed. The Italians were arrested, and
committed by Justice Hogan for trial.
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SPECIAL SOT1iGS.
OFFICE OF FISK & HATcH,l
TO. s NASSAU STREET.
NV YORK, sept. 5. 1871.

| x [
| NKw YORK, sept 3. 1871. ,
! NO. FINDING FIVE L W r n L
! D'Nns we.re strongly recommending 10 exc
',a,'ao r,- FIvE-TWEATY BOMBS and for ne"
! ,n,s'..nau.s ea;XPER CENT. GOLD BONDS
! ~. r1Tr CrgaArEAKE AND ONO KALI
pnAp rONpAtY. now ceiling ct % ana inter
et If yyich W. have only some s6,GooeCV SUI uii-
s,,d The total amount OF the loan Sis,ooo oOu'
They are issued in denominations OF Si'ooV so'o'
and sroO COUPON amt rcsi5.ered; tn'c:eaI PAy1oic
N,y.ud November, in New York CITY, III Chlteo
ttatrs gold coin. a..
The CENTRAL PACIFIC S!XEs, amounting
To se SIS 900 &ic In sharp demand for The herman
markets. and any amount can be sold Us readily "a
90 many FiTe-Twenty Bonds: thsy ere 1rce!y
de.Il in at all The prominent Stock Exchanges IN
Tho world. and will soon advance to largo pre-
r,,un That the same result will fellow with tho
Cbc.spe4ke and Ohio bonds on the completion Vi
the road VIC have no doubt.
Holders Of FIv4-TWEETIEe, by CONVERSION
INTO CENTRAL PACIfICS, retain the same rate
OF Interest and increase their capital about l. per
c,rt b; converting into the CHESSPEAkE
AND OaIO BONDS the increase Will be about 20
per cent.
Holders o. CENT2ALS can exchange for
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO3, and increato their
Capital from 10 per cent, aud in either case
have bond st as sure to be paid, principal anu
interest. as Flee-Twenty Bond.
AS the amount Of Chefapcskr and Ohio Bonds
remaining uasold Is so small, and the censnd
very great, they must soon be absorbed, There
aye very few Centrals on the market, and they VIII
soon largely advance In price.
FISK 4 HATCH.
HARVEY FISK,
A. 5 Hatch.
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REPUBLICANS IN MARYLAND.-Ihe re-
nrh,icons of Maryla land met in convention
IN Baltimore on Tuesday and nominated
,hc Hon. JACOB TONE, of Cecil county, iof
Governor: ALEX. RANDALL, OF Annap-
oIi. for Attorney. General, and LAWRENCE
J. RRENGlE, of Frederick, for State Comp
4 IL,
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PROPOSALS,
CITY GAs-WoRKs. SUPT,s OFFICE ,
EIGIsnLan,IA =

CITY GAs-WoRKs. sUPT's OFF1cs,)
RICHMOND. VA. Sept. s, 1911. { :.
PROPOSALS FOR GAS PURIFIERS
L Sealed proposals will be received ut this ofNrs
until L! o'clock ID. WEDNESDAY. Goth Sep:em-
btr, FOR The construction entire OF -FOUR PURI-
now In use at the works, except a slight alter
alton In shape, which win be explained on apnlt-
cation. -Sf
Parties wishing to bid can obtain the forms for
60 doing by application At this Office, -
The work 10 be executed By the 1oh day of No
vember next. The work to be SUBJECT 10 the an
pro9al OF the Superintendent Of the Gas-works-
The committee reserve the right Of rejecting any
or ELL of the bids N AIDE.
BY order or the Committee on Light.
se6 JOHH Ii. KNOWLES, Sup,t.
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WARRFRIe.

On the 18th. At Le,rb.street Bsptiit Church. n
th,, c t nv Rev, n. &. Dickinson, a. d; sgTH.
FRLkSD, Eeq., OF New York, to MISS hAohA
Il. OTKY, OF HenricO.
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2TAPLiS:
LiueHs ard Linen Ahectings;
Brown AMI Bleached Cottons;
Cotton Sheetings and PILLOW Cot.ous;
DGma.ks, lhapers, Towels, &c.
(AEold prices, although advancing.)
Linen-Bosom Shirts. Bosoms,
Books, Collars, Gloves,
Csssilneres, &c, for gents and boys.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

me- WILLIAM Ell. PARKER can oe
f,nra nv his friends At Messrs. J. q. CUT
SEY 4 SONS, Sic Broad street, where he WIN "
1,laan ad To sne them.
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WE HAVE REMOVED OUR OFFICE
we propose 90 open an extensive warernnm far
the sale OF MARBLElZkD' SLATE NAhTELs
and other ornamental building goods.
SO l2-lw ALBERT 0RDWAY 4 90,
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SPECIAI. BARGAINS.
Two 20 three hundred DRESS PATTERNS, Sum-
mer aud Fall Poplins, Lawns, Black Alpacas, &C.,
upon their back counter, to be sold of at half
value, AZ their inventory season list September)
approaches. L. Z. PIECE CO.,
y2s IDOL Main street.
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EDUCATIONAL.
nICHMOND FEMALE INsIfioA'
IL psHALL AND TENTH STREETS

for Girls and young ladies' T, "
r .opsn OCT0BER I'd, 1sI: II cn is from Tho
afrord systematic and compiets ,rngTess, IL EN-
earliest to the latest stages u
Preparatory Department. ior e.p psSsnd
and e g. iTs&aTHhSF, MISS
ssS SSuGaHi have charge OF it and 'hefs ''0 ''
FfEq,{ P%sRss,sHS The H sfsssfiS
,-ot,,re and Moral Philosophy. md m,the.
eT I. T. eG;WaATnMEY, a. M'' Latin anu "A'D'
maties. rv1s NJ. D., Natural sctsncss.
X; 4; LEV = Willow n ELL. higher English
III les Nc; - YOUNG, French. =, r,r,,,, end
Instruction s1. is provided also ia ''ei ~ - ''
otEer astsntlon is invited to The scanoL or
NATURAL SCIENCES ,1 In t advantases for ex-
the Institute has unequhiieo @oFa"'ah''
perimgnntI rnamentai department. Te?chers pr0-
fe S. THILOW and sEiBEHT' MEs' rlii-
MAJ s soa ding department, with ample and ex-
celient accommodations. ,,.o,,os =.
the bookstores, or OF 1he underslgnes at he Inst-
tue. ChAELEs Il. WlhsToNrf 7 M: a;,
MISS sTANARD WILL RE-OP EN-
M HER SCHOOL ON MONDAY, oCTO-
BTE Cd. sc Is-eou-ooo
AIRS. C. A. BRANDT will resume the
Nl duties OF her SCHOOL the llTH OF eEp.
/ nBER at NO. su5, on SsrsuAIi' p-t ne.A ~
I'd 4th streets, and most respectfully show to The
public few testimonials from those III her pos
session A., n
A. BRANDT for some W ars, take pleasure IN re-
commencing her as a lady worthy the confidence
Of parents and d4ugh1ers as tescher Of the Eng
fish branches and Music, and believe her INDUSTRY
and attention In the discharge of her duties will
prove satisfactory.
Robert Harvey, 2: y. GruSDs,
John e. Page, James ava0s,
Jno n. TYLER, Samuel *. Carter,
Jno. T. Regnau,t, r. II. Baker,
tienry G., Caber Jas. n. Patton, ID. D.,
VIM. English"
"Mrs. c. A. BRANDT having been resident
teacher Of music In this pl.ce for the la5 twelve
wears, and having giyen Instruction on the piano
and guitar in our families, and faitnruily uis,
charged hcr dulles TO aatisfecton DoLb IN VOCAL
recommend her as 3 lady. and ouS entitled 20 tle
conf ience Of parents and SCHOOLS VINO MAJ ".ans
an experienced tssehsr Of music in ns ciIersnt
b: anches. u
jas. v. Brock, R:so ". Payne
Ed. NJ. Epilmsu, Richards Payne,
YIN H. Gsius JOAN /. Spihan,
VIM. Boot wright, Chas. Bragg,
4. W. Eawby.
WARRESToN, VA, April 20, 1885,"
hayo examined the testimonials Of Irs;
RRAyDT showing that she has sgtsrs ctor1lV li!ied
positions Of importance In educational ln.tLu-
tons and from these credentials as well as;lrom
hat our Board OF Public Instruction wousi
co CO and .elity. As she is widow and
denendput upon her oNn resources Tor tus support
OF her amiy cordially shu net an 10 v ve
carey IN our public schools. I. u. "a I'LL;
; RfcnMoND, VA, Feb u, 1871. Sc 5-eonl2t
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TREDERICK'S HALL

II gEMkLE SCHOOL.
NV school for young ladies', With two s1pe-
rieuced and competent female teachers. VIII open
FIRST UF OCTOBER, 1871, aud close atth june
1872. -..-s,
This beautiful, remarkably healthy, and aeceesl-
HE uiace Is situated III Louisa county, w. WITHIN
q mile of Frederick's Hall depot Chesapeake snd
Ohio railroad, where there is = post anu telegraph
office. o,d
Mathematics $3.50; Vocal and instrumental Music,
with use Of piuno. ssO-half payable In Advance,
and the baIanCe 18th OF February next. NO ex-
tras. ~ ~ ~, ry,p,r.
au 15-d3tavev MRS. n. ". HAhhIS.
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DAVENPORT & CO., over the First National
Bank, Richmond Va, aru agents for the sale OF
these bonds in Virginia. sc IL. M&IniH
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@ AUGUS1.', 1871.

W. AUGUS1,, 1871.
MoEE NEW AND sEAsoNABLE DRY
GOODS.
T. Z. PRICE & co. have Just opened
Brown, Green, Blue, Buff, and Pink Cambrfcs,
for dresses and trimming;
New Lace aud Linen Collars and Sleeves
Ladies' Colored and Black Kid Gloves, very best |;
Black Gro Grain ailks, cheap;
Cotton and itsle-Thread hose and BALI Hose;
Bulhigean Hose and Hall Hose, superior;
Coisets-every make and quality.
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no BUILDERS AND LUMBER-DEAL-
- EkS-" LARGE LUMBHE FOR SALE.n-
1he Undersigned has for sxle about 30 600 feet of
prime SEASONED PINE LUhBER-lo by 10,
10y ~ snd by 8, ranging from 10 to 10 feet long
Sighed f. =. WINSTON,
Over Grubbs 81 W illi.ms's,
se 49," 18th street, be-. Main and Bank
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NE1ss sTANARD WILL r -OP d N
M HER SCHOOL ON MONDAY, nCI0-
HrE Cd. &c LN-SOt-SSo
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TOR RENT, \ RESIDENCE on -
4 Cary, between Madison aad Monroe L..
streets. newly enclosed. Containing i've room:
kitchen, new ou,-ouidngs, well 0! ?cxcciltn, 49,
Ter. aad fruit rrees In the gard, and ornaments
trees IN front. apply to Mr.. CSaE. philrs.
three doors above or TO myself 3. my fufu.t1rc
Foushee
&c 1857 J. =. TaENEp.
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NI0nnStruck EiSIi.

A family of Oswego, New York, con-
sisIing Of five persons, were taken sud-
denly and severely i'll. the symptoms
being similar to those experienced
from the action of some violent poison.
The physician who was called, pro-
nouNced their illness the effects Of
poison from moOnstruck fish. He eX-
planned that fish are thus rendered u
dangerous article Of food by being ex-
posed to the light of the full moon
while dying, and lie had noted numer-
ouS gases of illness with precisely SINH
lar symptoms, originating from that
cause, in Scotland and. some other coun-
tries. The illness produced, though
rarely fatal, isvery severe, and its Ell
fects continue for some days. The CON-
mon symptoms are headache, nausea,
with severe and exhausting rctching.
heat in the face and head aud seusa-
ton as of the head and face swelling
greatly. and not III frequently attended
with delirium.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1871-08-24
Buried Treasure Found.

A negro in cutting down tree about
ten miles from the city orMobile. struck
his axe against an iron chest containing
money, which is supposed to have been
hidden there by the Copeland gang
The safe, which is said to have been
brought to the city, has not been open.
ed. but the rattle Of the specie can be
heard, 1t is supposed TO be the chest
which Copeland, when dying stated he
had buried. II so il contains about S75,-
00O. 1t will be remembered by many
-ihat this gang was the terror Of Mobile
county. and Tor n time baflled the au-
,horities, and held undisputed control OF
the highways leading to the city.
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A Country Lanilady.

A New Yorker who has been sum-
mcring in the country, writes about the
keeper of his boardnghouse:
She had only one eye. But it could
see as much as much as any half dozen.
soemnly believe that eye could detect
grasshopper on a cabbage-leaf at the
other eEl of the garden. And if it did,
that grasshopper had to jump. Mrs.
Pcnnypinch was as particular about
having her cabbage looking well as Mr..
Greeley, and no insect could fool around
with impuuitv. 4 will be frank with
YOU said Mrs. p. when / was fencing
with her on the financial question !:
L will be frank with you,' she said, 'and
tell YOU right out that my place ain't
fashionable. We aint nothing here but
plain people, and we don't live no way
but just like plain people. The viiiels
is good, and thar ain't no stint of 'ein,
but we aiEt fashionable. Joe. turn that
ere COW out O. the taters! Drat that
COW, she's artcr them Eaters all the
timep"
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The New Pest.

Canadians are much exercised in re-
gard to what is called the ''pcstience
f1y.' which they So! is now paving them
visit 1t is an insect smaller than the
common house fly. jet black Oh the
head and wings, the undcrsidc of the
belly Of the latter being striped with
yellow. A Hamilton paper says it is
never seen in ordinary years, and it was
noticed in great numbers previous to the
cholera in 1854.
The fly has also made its appearance
in New York.
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VOL. XIX---NO. 1875.
The Sunshine Cure.

An eminent physician, in Home and
Hearth, thus speaks of IA New Rene
dy for InTalids:"
Seclusion from sunshine Is one of the
misfortunes Of our civilized life. The
same cause which makes the potato
vines white aud sickly. when grown in
the dark ccl!ers, operates to produce
the pale and sickly girls that are reared in
our parlors. Expose either to the rays
of the sun. and they begin to show col
or. health and strength. -f E.
| One of the ablest lawyers in our coun-
! try, victim of long and hard brain la
bor, CAME TO me Il year ago suffering
from partial paralysis. The right leg
aud hip were reduced in size, with con-
slant pain in the 'oin. lie was obliged
in coming up stairs TO lift up the left
foot first. dragging up the right foot af-
ter it. Pale. feehle,> miserable, lie told
me that he had been falling for several
wears, and closed with, "My work is
done. AT sixty | find myself worn
out"
Idirected him TO lie down under
large window and allow the sun to
shine on every part of his body: at first
ten minutes day. increasing the time
until he could expose himself to the di-
rect rays of the sun for n full hour. His
habits were not essentially altered in
any other particular. In six months he
came running up stairs like vigorous
man of forty. and declared with spark
ling eyes, II have twenty years more
Of work in me-"
have assisted manv dvspeptic, neu.
ralgic, rheumatic. and hypochondriacal
people into health by the sun cure. l
| have 20 many facts illustrating the
wonderful power of the suns direct
ravs in curing certain diseases Of inva4
lid. that have seriously thought ofpub-
fishing work to be denonIinated the
sun Cure"
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The Persian Famine.

The accounts ofan unprecedented fam
inc in Persia, published several weeks
ago, were subsequently contradicted OH
what purported to he the authority OF
the Persian Minister at London. But
still later dates confirm the first state.
ments. "Thousnnds Of people have al,
ready died Of starvation. and i'm places
where every other vestige Of food has
been CONSUMED men have been driven
to eat their own offspring. Such scenes
OF misery have never been witnessed
elsewhere in modern times. and to add
to the accumulated horrors this wears
crop is exceedingly scanty. being insuf.
ficicnt for the wants of the population
in prosperous seasons" The reports
come from disintercsted sources, and
are so minute and circumstantia as tc
leave no doubt upon the subject.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1871-08-24
Dying the II air.

A lady writes about dying the hair
black:
Light hair makes the eyes look brill
liant by contrast. SO by-and-by, when
the eye becomes dimmcd by aye, God
paints The hair white, and the dimness
of the eye is unpcrceived. Look at u
man or woman with dyed hair! Tho
eye is as dead as that OF q sleeping OK.
And still these silly people think they
arc dereiving somebody--thinll that
they are making them selves look young
cr, when in fact everybody with par
ticle OF sense discounts their foolish at
tempts at deception.
The same writer says: A dyed NOUS
tache is fou! thing--as foul as cigar
in the mouth of Venus: and paper
collar is an evasion of the laundry as
culpnble us the lady's who chose color
ed crockery because it would not show
dirt, .
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Handsome Men.

Some specimen of mortality, who is
no doubt as "ugly rs mud fence" has
the following to say about handsome
mon;"
"One of the greatest nuisances at
"A hotel is handsome young man.
He is an intolerabe bore to all the la
dies in the house. If might be allow
ed u suggestion. | would advise every
father who is threatened with hand
some young man in the family. just to
take Il clothes FOUNDER and batter his
nose to a pumnace. For some cause or
other. nine ont of ten of the handsome
men you meet are cOnceiicd jackdaws.
They cultivate their hair and complex
ion so much Chat they have no time to
think of their brains. by the time they
reach thirty. their heads and hands are
equally soft"
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The Polk County Rattlesnalse.

1t was stated IN this paper last week
that citizen of Polk county, named
Paul Parks. had been bitten BY large
rattlesnake. It seems Mr.. Parks was
hunting cattle, and had asccnded some
distance up the mountain. when he
came upon the snake so suddenly that
he die not see it until it was in the nc,
Of striking and there was no chance to
retreat or 10 avoid the blow. Ie was
struck in the leg with both fangs. n few
inches above the ankle-ioint. He made
sn effort TO kill his enemy, but the ven.
ON circulated 81 rapidly that in n few
:ecopdS he became sick aud dizzy and
| turned away from the place. After pro-
| ceeding short distance partial blind
ness and extreme nausea and dizziness
cnsued. and. selecting as level place as
he conld. the poor fellow stretched l,im-
self upon the ground. as he thought. to
die. helpless and alone. almost within
sight or his humble home. But rcviv.
ing little in a few minutes. he deter
mined to make another effort. and be-
ing unable to stand erect and walk. he
commenced rolling himself down the
mountain and succeeded in reaching a
spot near the "biy road" where his
cries and means attracted the attention
Of a passing ncighbor, who went to his
assistance. A vehicle was procured and
the unfortunate man was conveyed to
his homc-but before reaching there he
had become blind and spccchless and his
tongue was protruding from his mouth
AT last accounts Parks was still alive.
and some faint hopes were entertained
of his recovery. He told the neighbor
who first reached him that the snake
WAS much the largest he had ever seen.
being. as he expressed it, "as big as my
leg." We hope this victim of the cnmi-
ty between the serpent and the seed of
the woman may survive. though it is
likely that he will never recover entire
ly from the effects of the poison thus
Infused into his system. We confess,
too. that since we heard of this terrible
adventure OF Mr.. Parks with the Polk
county Rattlesnakc, the towering nights
and sublime altitude of the Chilhowee
range have lost good deal of their at
tractiveness in our estimation, and that
we no longer cherish great degree o!
confidence in the instructive noblcness
of this reptile, which tradition says
never strikes without first warning the
intruder of his deadly purpose.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1871-08-24
The Baltimore Poisoning Case

The Baltimore. american says it is
rumored that Prof. Aiken has COM
pleted the analysis of the stomach of
Major Henry Wharton, who was sup
posed to have been poisoned by his
wife,, and that no poison has been
found. Prof. Aiken and the members
of the Medical Faculty who are suppos-
ed to know the result. refuse, however.
to give any information, and the civil
authorities also declined to give the de-
sired information. II is thought that
the chemical investigation was con-
cluded on Wednesday last, and that
the poisons looked for were not found.