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Murder OF Female Children In 1ndia.


Tho Central Provinces reports for 1870 supply
the annexed account in regard to the prevalence
Of infanticide in that country:
a regular village visitation was instituted,
and evidence taken as to the proportion OF boys
and girls, and some other necessary facts. One
villages, inhabited by clan whose head is the
were 'ssuspe:ted.' In seven villages, n
habited by one caste, there were 104 boys, and
only one girl and that one girl had probably
beon saved by being brought up in her mothers
family, altogether apart from her father. The
Baboos Of Asogpoor had twenty boys, and s'no
girl has ever been married from among them"
In ten villages Of another caste there was not
one girl, and in another ten s' q marriage of
families Of the Baboos and Koours practice tho
crime, with the exception Of the Koours OF
Luckmunpore, who had twenty boys and twenty
one girls most honorable exception where
murder is the ruling social law: In one village
in oodcybore a venerable pundit said: ~ have
years, and I never eaw marriage in
it." In some districts there has boen
considerable improvement. The Lieu
II ,o36 referring a hro to the
infants among tie guilty clans survived TIER
there twenty-eight, and in 1855 there 43s, about
A per cent. Of The child population. could
give you o very large number Of instances from
these reports, both rs to the crime and tile great
fatigable body Of officials, acting under en-
lightened and sympathizing chiefs. Here is one
answer, at all events, to those who tell us that
English rule is doing nothing for India. There
is no doubt that we are failing in many respects,
and in some where the East India Company sue
ceeded; but there certainly are some particulars
in which British power is enrolled in the service
Of civilization.
, 1872-10-15

invest the Presidency with new and almost IN
eistible powers. II Grant is reelected it Will
impossible for any one to say that he is the Il
and frank choice OF the American people ss thf
best and most worthy citizen for that honor
America. Mr. Sumner has -daEoted /
time since he has been in London, chic
II to visiting the galleries :of art. ]
is not OILY passionate admirer Of Wor'
Of art lot which, as is well known; hehas so
collection in Washington), but he is, so far
the Venetian and Dutch schools. are concerne
connoiaseur. He sat for. long time each d
gazing upon the Turner's and Claudes in :
National Gallery, but his chief enthusiasm y
for AIRY Scheffe1's francisco de- Rimini," in
Bethna1 Green Marquis Of Hartford) collectic
This he seemed to think as grand . picture
was ever painted. But as walked With b
amid great works OF art, the veteran Senate
mind again and again wandered TO the Amerle e
could have any doubt that he has come to Il
country with heavy heart.
, 1872-10-15


THE MUSIC OF TEE FUTURE.
By the By, the statement in the London
AlaenRuna that Lucca has forsaken the German
theatres and separated from her husband, Baror
Won Kahden, is said to be correct. It is also re-.
ported that she intends to confine her lyric ca
reer in the future to this country, England,
France, Italy and Russia, instead OF limiting
herself, as heretofore, to the Teutonic opera
houses. It is now reported that she will remain
in America for two years, as abe is greatly pre-
possessed in favor Of the Republic,
THE 0REdoNIAN SINGER.
Joaquin Miller, who has been on: the eve Of
sailing abroad for the last four or tive weeks,
is still hero, and now seems to have bis mind
full Of rendering assistance to the Cubans in
their struggle for Independence He talks Of
going to the EVer-Faithfn1 Isle with horse and
gun, and doing battle for the oppressed. Miller
does not appear to have any fixed ideas respect
ing his future, and his late wife would doubtless
say that his Cuban orotchet is another effort to
initiate Byron and his mission to Greece to. fight
for Grecian emancipation.
: By the BY, a1iller's friends aay that Mrs.
joaquin misrepresents and wrongs him foully
in her lecture, and that she does SO deliberately,
conscious that her course gives him exceeding
pain. It is certainly
NOVELTY,
even In this country, for q woman to turn
her divorced husband into q subject of public
discourse, and may truly be said to add new hor-
rors to matrimonial separation. Many good
persons have long been alarmed at the frequency
OF the dissolution Of connnbial partnerships,
and may feel comforted by the belief that this
the latest result thereof-may act in the future
as q wholesome corrective.
am sure the men are few who would not bear
extreme matrimonial disquietude for q long
while before they would Be willing to be lee
tured about by their ex-wives, all over the coun-
try. It is worse to be the subject of a lecture
after divorce than to be the subject OF a lecture
during marriage. Co1srouN.
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Suits for Breach of Promise.

r FoEk I4iE 174At31xA1pDtt6 4feWos 01*. w..
Miss Florence L. Johnson, lovely your
lady Of MorTistown, through her attorney:
Ray, voss = Davis; has brought breach Il, s
gentleman Of this city. Damages are laid :
$40, 900. Both parties are OF the highest
spectabi1ity.
From, the Baztimo7s Sun, Oct. 9.
Suit has been instituted in the City Cour1
Judge Scott, by Jacob LEM, through his cout]]
sol, W Hollingsworth Whyte, against Ma,1
schomm, to recover $4,000 damages for an
legged breach of promise Of marriage. The a.
filed in the case yesterday sets forth that tt
parties he'd engaged themselvR in marriage
thnt a reasonable time for the fnlhlment Of Il
engagement has now elapsed; that the plaintif
suitor, LEM, has always been ready and wil1ip
and anxious even to comply with his ensas,
ment, but that the lady has neglected to en-
brace the opportunity, and has, indeed, refuse
to marry. leaving him with no other consolatio
than the laws cold fornalities, suit before
grave Judge, and damages IN the sum OF $500
with which he hopes to assuage his grief aE
modification. It is very plain to zee that u
LEM does not beievs in woman's rights
, 1872-10-15

Fsom tie Louisrtgs Courier. Journal OF IL:
A gentleman from near Eirksvil1e, S1adiso
County furnished us yesterday with an accour
OF tragedy in that County, in which 2 bo
named Thomas Curtis killed his father, WasE
ington Curtis, on Wednesday last. The ci1cun
stances, as related, are about as follows:
Wash Curtis was vary ill-tempered man, va
in the habit OF abusing his family, and SCENE
to make the boy who Killed him the special Of
jeot on whom to vent his spleen. On Tuasda
night Curtis came home and beat his wife an
daughter most cruelty, and afteEward 1et
home. On Wednesday morning he retu1ne
and again waged var upon bis household by at
tempting to punish his son Thomas, who is sbou
19 years Of age. The boy refused to be chastizee
and the father becoming furious with rag.
rushed toward his son with drawn knife in hi
hand. The boy fed. and was pursued for abou
100 yards, when, finding that be would be over
taken and probably killed, be halted, and, turn
ing upon the father, drew pistol and fret
The ball entered Curtis neck, cutting the jugI
lar vein, causing him to bleed to death in abou
20 minutes. The mother, sisters, and brother
of the young man justify the act, saying that b
killed his father purely in seh-defence.
, 1872-10-15

-Profsssor Tyndall, upon landing at Nev
York, was welcomed BY his cousin, Hector I,yr
Tyndall is small in stature, Of spare face, ha
bright gray eyes, and short iron-g gray beard Il
wears, spectac1es, and dresses in black. In con
veraation he said that on account Of the Presi
Dental election he would not lecture in Ne.
York much before the 18th Of December. a
leaves this city for Boston within couple
days, where he will lecture probably On the sui
jact Of Light. aud kind1edtopica.
, 1872-10-15
SENATOR SUMNER In EUROPE.

Ellis Arrival in London and Departure
for PardB-His Views ON the Political
Situation-F1e is Grieves1 at the Pres,
ent Course OF Fred. Douglass and
Wendell Phtllips-What Hc Thinks
of the Geneva ArbltratiOn-COusu
ed by the French It Left.ss
, 1872-10-15

Will dad6y. lie WON'T Go all the QlrtY W0FK
they require"
"Did you have any Ku-Klux in your county 2"
"None whatever. There we're no disturban-
ces there in 1868, when they happened all over
the State; and this ought to prove to you that
the present quarrels are forced upon the people,
and do not grow out of the proper condition Of
things. There are four Union Leagues in Pope
County. There never was Q Ku-Klux in the Dis
trict. The Democrats there are the best citizens,
and, If let alone, quiet men. But you know
nearly everybody there has been in the army,
and those who stayed home have been under fire
from partisan bands, SO that, when you murder
very devil, even in the quietest community
"Do you suppose that Clayton gave advice
about Pope County to Hadley?"
swell, We generally understand here that
Hadley never makes q step without telegraphing
to Clayton, ut Washington, or elsewhere; but he
has nothing Of the desperado in him, as Clayton
has"
"Did your attacks upon Hickox, Dodson, VIII
Iams, Stuart g. Co. ever get you into trouble z"
''God bless You, yes! You see, when took
my paper off with the Brindle-tails, I became the
general organ of all citizens who can read, and
the county officers used to invnde my Office with
revo1vers and clubs, and with Hickox I had four
or i've personal quarrels. Dodson never seemed
to have much notion Of newspaper influence. He
was Q comparatively ignorant man, and had su-
perstitlon about the press. Besides, he was a
perfect type Of the bandit, and would sometimes
come up to me, and say fButterfe1d, they say
you are running me hard; but suppose it is
your business. and shan't set mad.' Yet, IN q
few minutes, when Dodson could pick up FIVE or
six men, SO as to oTerawe me, he would come
back again, and curse me for half IN hour, with
his pistol out. That is the type Of the Arkansas
desperate, ,-tractabIe until be has crowd around
him. Hlckox was no such character. He WAS 9
regular conqucror, ,-Burly, ugly, arrogant. and
he believed in force as the proper means OF gov
, 1872-10-15

The widow Of Levi Woodbury., once the
belle OF Washington may still be seen, at q good
old age, riding horseback about the suburbs Of
Portsmouth, n. H.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-06-06
Graapes.-Bcst Varieties fer Table
Use.

4 In the formation of new vineyards
there is often too little attention given t.
a judicious selection of varieties tending
to accomplish the objects in view. Hence
the results are not always as remunerative
and satisfactory as expected. The frs
consideration is as to what use shall be
made of the fruit-whether pressed into
wine or sold in. market. If the latter
which market-ncar home or far distant
Upon these points rests the selection OF
varieties. For market purposes, we have
but few that are really desirable; these
consist of the following list:
HARTFORD PRoLIFIC.-Early in
rlpening and of fine appearance, and
where it can be disposed of in home
market, is very desirable and profitable
Its defect is that the berries drop from
the stem if carried far, and consequently
are not saleable.
IvEs.-Kipens with the above punches
very large, compact, and ripens evenly.
In quality ranks good, and is decidedly
desirable as an early market grape; car
ries we'll and keeps the berries we'll on the
stem. Its growth and fertility are un-
surpassed, and from its thick skin and
robust constitution bids fair to remain
among our leading varieties for long
series of years.
CoNCoRb-In dry seasons will carry
we'll and command good price but
should the weather be moist during its
season of maturity the berries are apt to
crack and become unfit for shipping to
great distance otherwise an excellent
table variety, productive and vigorous in
growth.
DELAwARE.-Unsurpassed by any na-
tive variety as to quality, and meeting
with ready sale wherever offered Few
grapes carry as well, and when properly
cultivated will net a larger profit than any
variety grown for market.
IsABELLA.-In quality, classes best,
ripens uniformly, punches medium, but
compact and attractive. Requires high
cultivation, excellent as a table variety,
and suited for amateur culture only; pro-
fific bearer, but weak grower.
I WARREN OR HERBEMoNT.-Wher
this veriety can be grown. it is most de-
sirable and is an excellent table grape. |
It's favor is peculiarly vinous and distinct
from any of the first named-unfortunate |
ly, this variety has decayed badly of late |
years, and its culture almost abandoned |
in open field. When trained against |
buildings and cultivated in city gardens,
its tendency to decay is lessen,d.
MAXATAwEY.-Still our best native |
white variety, and suited for amateurs
only it is not a heavy bearer, but less
liable to decay than other white grapes.
We hesitate to add others, although we |
have at present an extensive list to select |
from. Some other varieties may event
ually prove desirable, but they are slow
in making progress among our practical
grape growers, showing that there is de-
feet somewhere The Scuppernong can
be added to the list of market varieties,
as it comes in after all other kinds are
gone, and can stand more rough packing,
and carriage than any ether
kink. This variety will meet with
ready sale on our home markets, but viii
not pay to ship North, where the Della
wares and Concoras are then in their
Farmer aud Gardener.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-06-06
ChameIeen-Iikc Capabilities 81
Trout.

Mr.. st. John, author of wild Sports
in the Highlands" advertS to the wonder
full capability which trout possess of
adapting their color to the color of the
water in which they are placed. "Put a
living black burn trout" he says, Into a
achitc basin of water, and it becomes with.
in half an hour of light color. Keep
the fish in white jar for some days, and
it becomes absolutely white but put 1t
into a dark-colored or black vessel, aud,
although on first being placed there the.
white.colored fish shows most conspicu-
ousy on the black ground, in quarter of
an hour it becomes as dark-colored as the
bottom of the jar, and consequently dit
ficult to be seem" A writer IN E1asc1's S
ldqazine says he can entirely confirm the
truth of this statement; and that "a
striking illustration is to be found in two
lochs in the northwest of Sutherlandshire,
separated only by a low ridge of land
In the one-which is full of dark moss
w,ter-the trout are nearly black; in the
otber-where the bed of the loch IS lime
stone. and the water so clear, that you can
see the bottom where it is forty or fifty
feet deep,-they are almost as silvery In
color as sea trout. Loch Brora, too-an-
other Loeb in the same country-attords
another confederation of the truth of Mr.
St. johns observations. That loch is df--
vided into three sheets of water, united
he narrows. where the lake assumes al
most the appearance of river, In the
upper part, where the bottom is sand and
fine gravel, the trout are clear IN COLOR
with bright vermillion spots; in the CEN
trail division, where the tottcua is not so
clean and the water darker. they also are
dark in color, and their spots are not SO
bright while in the lowest division OF the |
lake, where the bottom is very muddy,
the trout are quite black and ugly, though
of larger size"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-06-06
Fiswer Beds.

All those who can, should have = few
hower-beds that are not permanent have
them where not chicken or pig can
get at them. Have few of each variety
OF your perennials, biennials. and annals.
Kept there for NEST eggsr' And always
Keep an assortment OF such annals as are
seit-sowing-such as SOW their own seed
and come up in the fall there also. so that
IN the ensuing spring you can have a good
sSortment to select from to transplant in
'ne fresh beds you make, or the old ones
you spade over again. There should al
ways be few of last years beds left un-
worked till the 10th of May, so that you
may have them to transplant, from as the
O'd self-sown seeds will make plants which
viii be in full bloom By the time those
Of the present seasons sowing are well up
out OF the ground. Too little care is ta-
X Ken IN preserving roots. plants and seeds.
100 m.ny depends upon supplying them
ewes from some neighbor's garden when
no"er-oed making time arrives. There
Lg nothing like raising for yourself and
.eeP'ng good supply on hand, then you
can nave flowers in bloom the whole seas
~ ~ Son make your gardens 10 blossom as
.I .he rose. 1t ], yell to divide and ex-
."s"ee specimens with your neighbors,
'c" and then get some rare exotic
I. ."''ce package Of seeds Of Scotsman,
-. arrays try to raise something nice for
O1,en' II It be but few plants in box
Tue door steps. Grow something
oelu''int upon which to feast the eyes and
-1 1e glad the heart ''If blessed is ne
IO maSeth two blades of grass to grow
~ae'e but one grow before''-why should
H. ,ney be blessed. Also. who help to
;s"'eh and beautify the earth? There
~ ~ work that is more pleasant or health
- 'San to work among flowers. and very
~. 'uere are who do not love it when once
g. give 1t fair trial. Don't scatter a
mi seeds here and there, and let weeds
,o grass choke them out and oyerrun ]
A.. oeds, or allow chickens to wallow
s'en and scratch them up, but have
Gyehlng as neat and orderly among
Sas as You would within. the chambers
your house.
~, you SOW seeds that are new and
ra 70 you.get some thin strips of wood
~n rlte with a lead peuca link fades)
d.. aae wood. names of the seeds sown,
viii saen they come up you will learn,
..h lew seasons experience, to know
,uS sy sny plant in all stages Of its growth,
Dur. .ou xiil find in your fower-beds a
sti.s,..;>sprlng of never ending joy aud
ELz,. ED. s.
rHroS Temp, Nay, 3Oth 1872.
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c,undunange.


The Chicago Tribune says: "Cundu'
range has finally received its death-blow
a, the hands of the London Clinical So
ciety, who, after a protracted trial OF 1t
in the cancer-wards of the Middiesex
Hospital, have declared that the drug has
no effect, whatever, on a cancer Ihe
gentlemen who made the trials state that
not one single Indication of improvement
has been observed in any of the cases.
In fact, the diseases either ran its course
or the patients showed arrangements OF
the system clearly attributable to the use
of the drug. This statement may be
considered authoritative and it should be
a warning to our State Department at
Washington to stick to diplomacy and
throw physie TO the dogs" -
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-06-06
ELnABETnroN, May 23rd, 1872.

DEAR HERALD AND TRIBUNE
will say to all anxious friends that
"Unowho" is not dead, not by long
chalk Instead he ('?) has had his spirit
wonderfully revived by the recent delight
ful rains, which were so much needed by
our wheat and corn-didn't it do your
very sOuLs good, friends to see it falling,
aud watch how the thirsty plants drank it
down, and like Oliver Twist kept asking
for 'mo-e!'
Another thing that has c!,eered one up
wonderfully is this: The railroad ques-
ton is looking up! There really is
prospect now that old Carriers Kills will be
wakened. by the whistle and the bell.
The stockholders don't talk quite as
much about it as they did. and that is
very good sign. May we hope that this
generation will see it? They .ay'' this
town is about to 60 as one man for Horace
Greeley, but don't believe it, [ don't
believe any man that fought against JEFF
Davis. will vote for the man who bailed
him Sut of prison. when he so richly de-
served worse How is it Boys in Blue %
UNOWHO.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-06-06
CONCENTRATIONS.
RoaERsv1LLE TENN. !
May, 81 1872. 4
:, urnAIp AND TRIBUNE

Eprrons HERALD AND TRIBUNE.
W. do not propose to speak the feeling
- ftbi. county, or, even neighborhood of
!, o. .orntv though we may utter the full
'n: If the district; but if its violating
W. nile Of our party, and for the good of
%..nbI;canism, 3. we hope it is not, we do
I...r .incerely and earnestly beg our peo-
-. H. not TO rush pell NELL into Congress
S Sf;o,.I Convention, and nominate, without
. U. mo,ncnt of thought, the very first can
49, presented, and cry traitor at every
- that dares to oppose him. We
49, 80, Convention of sterling men, Re-
r .aSI;can.. unfettered by the schemes AMI
niles Of designing politicians. and we hope
,h. claims Of every aspirant to Congress
.;o,sI bouors, will be passed upon, in a
..v beeomiug ctlm, dispassionate gentle
,,sn Then the best and noblest will be
elected. and our party will again bear
,b. banner of victory. The Democrats
.,e bestering themselves. Mcclellan and
g.ype. have both been here this week,
n, former will run we'll with the rural
folks and the latter is said to be popular
With the town "fellers," through neither
Of them combine all the elements of q
dangerous politician.
But we are DEPRESSING from our main
purpose, that is, we want onr Congress
,iOnal Convention to be Republican. 10
tbs fullest and most complete sense, and
We want all that We do, o,done harmoniously,
and for the best interest of our country
srt, and our party next. Let every
county bring out their favoritc, and let
every civil district in every county in the
district be represented, and let no man
rome with bride in his mouth, to be
led about by some booted politician, come
free and untrammelled ready to support
he man that will command the most re-
,pect and reflect most credit upon his con-
tituents. Bring out the strongest and
bet men OF the party. aud to SHOW you
he sort of men we wish to cas-; orr vote
'or, we call upon Maj. A. Ii. Pettiboue to
announce himself ms a candidate. but
.npounced or unalnounccd we are for
,im. and to that end we will labor. 1t
roQld be long neglected.. and righteous
.Umpiment to the boys that wore the
,lue, to nominate and elect such gallant
;omrade.
Hal.
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peculiar People,"

People who at this period of our COM
mercial prosperity, when writing paper
costs next to nothing, their letters
People who have no poor relations.
People who always know where the
wind is.
People who send conscience-money to
the Secretary of the Treasury
People who take long walks before
breakfast.
People who spend an income on flowers
for the button-hole
People who Ike paying income tax.
People who 60 to hot. uncomfortable
theatres.
People who buy early and costly as
paragus-nine inches of white stalk to one
of green head.
People who give large parties in small
rooms.
People who lavish their money on the
heathen abroad. and leave the heathens
at home tu take care of themselves.
People who have the ice broken to en-
able them to take cold bath in winter.
People without prejudices, weaknesses,
antipathies, hobbies, crotchets, or favorite
theories,