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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-11-07

tore3 Sich ez the book is | hist
it at the public. Ez the record
Nv twelve years nv hopes and
tears, NV exultation and de-
preston, it may possess in ter
est or may pot 'cordin to the
style Nv the reader. Whether
it's we'll OF i'll received makes
but little difference to me.
The public will not diskiver its
merits or dement's till after
they hev bought the book (and
pade for it,-for books is not
like whiskey, sold on tick), and
with the buyin Nv the book
my objeck is attained. They
may possibly murmur, b u t
their murmurs won't reech me,
for before they kin reech the
Cross Roads, with our present
mail facilities, | shell hev gone
hentz.
PRECoCIOUs BoYH0oD.
In a playful mood, wun mite,
l bustid open a grocery, and
appropriated, ez a jest, what
loose change ther wuz in the
drawer (alars ! in these deg
enerit days Nv paper currency,
the enterprisin theef hez 10
steel at 10 per cent. diScount),
and sich other notions ez
struck my boyish fancy. l in.
doost a niger boy, Sumwhat
younger than myself, to aid me,
and when We had bagged the
game, l whaled him till he re-
sined the entire proceeds Nv
the spekulashen to me. The
degraded wretch, devoid Nv
every prinsiple Nv honor, blow
ed ON me, and we wuz both ar
rested.
BRIEF SKETCH OF A PARENT.
Nv my childhood, l know but
little. My father wuz a leadin
man in the humble spser in
which he moved, holdin, at diff
tereDt times, the various offices
In the town up to constable,
the successive steps bein road
supervisor and pound master.
He wuz elected constable, and
mite probably hev gone high
er, but for a accident that oc.
Cured to him the first month.
He collected a judgment Tor
SIS, and the money wuz pade
to him. The good man wuz a
talented collector, but wuz
singlerly pekoolier bent Nv
genius Nv the old man, l re.
peet a conversashen l wunst
heerd. A man who had an, &C
count to collect, wuz cons1ltin
one who knowd my father well,
ez to the safety Nv putin a
claim into his hands. |
SIS he a good collector 2"
askt the man.
"Splendid !" Sed the naber.
"ls he a man Nv responsible.
ity 2" askt the man. --
"Sir !" sed the naber, che hez
the ability, but yoo'll find,
when 700 try to get yoor mon
ey out Nv his hands, that he
lacks the response"
Good ther hey bin a more
tetchin triboot2 '0-
He wuz flIken all men Nv
genius, unbalanced. His abil.
ity wuz all on one side. The
grovelin plaintiff, who didn't
admire sich erratic fites, rails.
ed ruckshen about the paltry
sum, and my father
"Folded mis- tent like the Arabs,
And ez silently stole away"
From that time out the old
gentleman migrated-in fact
he lived mostly on the road
He adopted movin ez a perfesh.
IN, and very profitable one
he made of it. When his hoss
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-11-07

A BosToN merchant having
advertised for a porter, was
called on the next day by a
stalwart Yankee, who said
Il say, boss be- you the man
what advertised for a porters"
Eyes" sternly replied the
merchant, "and | expressly sta
ted that all applications must
be made by mail" "Jes' SO,
boss" responded the Yankee,
San ct i amt a male I'd be
obleeged eff you'd tell me what
l amp He got the situation
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-11-07

DR.. CRooK'SsYRUP of PoKER0OI
Cures Scrolnla, Scrofulom Tnmors.
Scrolulous diseases OF the Eyes
or Scrofua in any form.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS BY THE CABLE.
Miscellaneous and Washington News.
home NEWS.
Pacisc Road Passengers SNOW Bound.

Facisc Road Passengers SNOW bounu'
New York, Feb. l0-The Investigating
Committee adjourned TO Washington.
4 Hc1,cId special from Quebec says that the
report of treaty for the separation Of the Do
minion Of Canada aud Great Britain il IN
founded.
Five indictments have been found against
Mayor Hall for wilfully and corruptly neglect
ing to audit certain claims against the city,
His bail wac fixed at 5000.
VIM Porter mrd Thomas BiAby fashionable
burglars, have been arrested with imple-
mcnts in their possession. They offered five
thousand dollars to the officers TO be released.
They had heretofore moved ia aristocratic So
ciety
81. Louis. Fob I0-Two sleeping cars on the
eastern bound Missouri Pacific train ron Off
Twenty persons were hurt, one of them fatally
II WAS caused by broken rail.
SAN Francisco, Feb l0.-Another Nevada
stage WAS hghwaymaned yesterday.
OMAHA, Feb. 10.-Therc are slN western
bound trains at Rawlings Station who were
twenty-five days Oh the way from Omaha. The
held an Indignation meeting. The snow closed
in behind the trains.
COLUMBUS Feb. 10.--Thc Senate passed a
bill to-day equalizing the rates of freight
CHICAGO Feb. 10-A broken rail wrecked
five cars on the Illinois Central road to-day
The conductor, Charles Blanchard, was killed
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 10.--Henry S. Evans
State Senator, is dead, which causes tie in the
State Senate.
Murcer, the defaulting City Treasurer, has
been AncdS5OO, OOOand sentenced TO five years of
solitary confinement with at labor. Ierks
who was associated with Murcer, hes been fined
500 and sentenced to three years imprison-
meDt
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
FOR EECN.
AMERIGAN NEWS EAGERLY READ IN
LONDON.
The Revolution In Mexico.

LONDON, Feb. 10.-Grcat eagerness is mani
lested for the latest news from America. Every
body is anxious to hear how the action Of Eng
land with regard TO the Alabama claims is re-
reiyed. Special dispatches from New York,
and Washington to the press here, and private
kilograms to business houses are posted on
Change as soon rs they are received, and bullc-
rs are surrounded by large crowds
Yesterday the debate in the Senate on Ed
mundS resolution was fully reported by cable,
together with eAtrat5 from the editorials of
the leading New York Journals of yesterday,
The steamer Electra and the ship Depcleran
collided in the channel. The Electra toundered
and the Captain and seventeen persons were
lost The Depelcran was not injured.
The Times says it Is morally certain that the
attempt to settle the Alabama claims before the
Geneva Board of Arbitrators will be failure.
We must therefore make efforts TO prevent any
angry reCriminations a more de1terous nego-
tiations may settle all differences.
MATAuoRAs, Fch. lO-Thc revolutioni-ts
under General Geneva captured Zacatecas OH
the 18th ut, with large quantity Of stores
and artillery.
General Trevimo, with 5000 reyoluuonlsts,
advanced San Louis Pato.a.
General Recha entered that city on the 18th
with two rcintorcements before Trevina could
reach there TrcYino is receiving reinforce
ments daily and will doubtless capture the
place A part of CUrtino troops are expected
here tonight, while that chiettain will remain
outside 20 harrass the enemy.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

WAsHlHGroN, Feb, l0.-Upon Summer :
amendment the Southern Senators voted aye,
Brownlow, Clayton, Gilbert Osborne, Rice
Spencer and.W voted nay. Borcman, Blair,
Davis, Goldthwaitc, Hamilton, of Texas, Hill,
Johnston, NorV ood, Pool, Robertson, Sawyer,
Stevenson and Flanagan, would have voted
nay, but paired with Davis and Kellogg, did not
vote
CoiiaA, III casting the deciding vote, said that
while not concurring in all the features of the
amendment, as a whole, il met his acquisancc
and he should, therefore, record his vote in the
affirmative 50 the amendment was adopted.
other bills were amended.
The amnesty bill failed, all the Democrat.
and several Republicans voting nay
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
What the Echo said.

On Friday evening a number OF
young men left town to attend the closing
exercises of Mr.. ID. a. Brooks school, al
Fancy Hill. Early in the evening the
young and the old gathered in from fan
and near, until IL large crowd had assem-
bled to. witness the exercises.
The performances were of All interesting
character, doing great credit to both in
structOr and pupils. One interesting fea-
ture of the exercises was an original farce,
styled, The Echo" A young lady, with
book i'll hand, reads. The following will
serve Us samples
"Who keeps goober peas to sell?n Echo
answers, in the back part of the house,,
Tom CALDWELL ~
"WhO wears his hair in ringlets
long," Echo answers, Bob Armstrong" "
"Who over the ridge must 20, his sweet
heart to see: Echo answers, Bradley
Lee
"WhO is il that can't hold his tongue
still ?' Echo answers, Gaines Harrill y
who likes Samuel Harris stock ~
Echo answers, Mathew Simpsons Dock, !"
"Who thinks himself as pretty as a
town toy?' Echo answers, John McCoy,n y
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
Local Miscellany.

\ good market yesterday
Colonel Geo. E. Grisham declines TO run for
State Senator.
Some fellow, who has not the fear of Darwin
before his eyes, is poisoning dogs at Jonesboro'
Formerly the Jonesboro young men couldn't
go home till morning but since the streets
\ young chap, residing with his parents, not
far from JOneSbOro', stole from them, a few day
ago, $3.50 and left for parts unknown.
The United States Court meets tomorrow.
Those two students who took q ride on Friday
got back yesterday, having been unavoidably
detained
Bells four-horse omnibus upset yesterday
near the base ball grounds; one of the wheels
ran over the drivers foot without doing any
damage however
Captain Reynolds arrived at the'wharf yester-
day, with boat loaded with 500 bushels of
corn. Seven boat loads of wood also arrived.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11

The ArblIratOrs.

So much has been said of the Geneva
Conference that we subjoin the names of
the Board as follows:
-, Arbitrator on the part of the United
States, Charles Francis Adams; of Great
Britain, Right Hon. Sir Alexander Cock
burn, Baronet, Lord Chief Justice of
England; Italy, His Excellency Senator
Count Sclopsis; of Switzerland, Mr. Jacob
Stampfli; of Brazil, Baron d'Itaiuba.
Agent OIL the part of the United States,
j. G. Bancroft Davis; of Great Britain,
Right Hon. Lord Tenderden; Counsel for
the United States Caleb Gushing, William
NJ. Evarets, Morrison r. White; Counsel
for Great Britain, Sir Roundell Palmer;
Solicitor for the United States, Charles {.
Beaman, jr.
'The Arbitrators met at Geneva. They
are there now. Within four months after
the delivering of the case each party
may deliver counter case and additional
documents. Within two months after the
delivering of the counter case the agent
of each party may deliver to the agent of
the other a printed argument in brief.
The decision is to he made, if possible,
within three months from the close of the
argument. Thus nine months are allow
ed with snch other time as ordinary de-
lays may add. Then, after all this, AS
SCISSORS may be appointed to determine
what claims are valid in case the Geneva
Board finds that Great Britain has failed
to fulfill any duty or duties, and does not
award sum in gross These Assessors
are to convene in this country. Claims
must be presented to them within SIX
months of their first meeting. Within
year they must make their first report.
They then have another year for a second
report, and six months for final report.
This makes in all three years and nine
months, and then ye::r is added for pay
mont -
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGroN, Feb. 10.-There l. another
Nicaraguan expedition contemplated by the
government.
The Senate Election Committee discussed the
North Carolina Senatorship without action.
The Committee will hear Ransom next Satur-
day.
Commander Leroy Fitch has been tranS-
tcrred from the Pensacola nayy-yard.
\ motion will be made early next week IN
the Senate TO take up the bases Of the amnesty
blll and TO press it TO vote 10 get clear OF
amendments, when its friends feel sure 1t will
secure the necessary tWO-thlrds.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE BATTLE HOUSE,

7 HAVE LEASED THE HOTEL LATELY KNOWN
i as the Stacey House, and will henceforth conduc
1t IN the most approved style.
The patronage of the public generally and Of my old
friends particularly who have stood by me so truly in
the past Is respectfully solicited. promise them
cordial reception and cOmforta bic home the Battle
House. JOEL A. BATTLE.
1t will be from the above that have leased the
Stacey House to General Battle. In retiring from the
IosltiOn which have occupied for several years in
this city desire to tender my thanks and kind wishes
to old friends and to earnestly eLtreat continuation
OF thelr patronage TO my successor. one who will
make their stay with him comfortable IN every respect
Nashville, Jan l7-dtf-w2a4 J. T. STACEY
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
WAIT AND SEE. UE

When my boy with eager questions,
Asking how, and where, and when,
Taxes all my store of wisdom,
Asking o er and DER again,
Questions oft to which the answer
Give TO others still the key,
| said TO him. to teach him patience .-...
wait, my little boy, and see"
And the words / taught my darling,
Taught To ME lesson sweet;
One when all the world seemed darkencd
land the storm about me beat ssaSa
In the "children's room " l heard him,
With the child's sweet mimicry,
To the baby brothers questions
Saying wisely, wait and see' g
Like an angels tender chidins
Came the darling words to me,
Though my Fathers ways were hidden.
Bidding me still wait and see.
What are we but restless children,
Ever asking what shall be?
And the Father, in His wisdom,
Gently bids us, Wait and see.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
Attachment Notice.

A. P. Rawlings, Agent for R. P Nichols, vs.. R. r..
Floyd.
IN THIS CAUSE it appears from the affidavit of the
plaintiff, by his Agent that the defendant is justly
indebted to hm and said defendant has abSeonded or
conceals himself that the process of law cannot be
served upon him. and attachment having been lev
led upon his property 1t therefore ordered that pub
licatlon be made four weeks in the Knoxville Chroni-
Gle, newspaper published in Knoxville, Tenn nOti-
lying SAID defendant to appear at my Office in the 5th
civil district of Sewer county, Tenn on the st day of
August lS2, and defend said attachment suit or the
same will be taken confessed and the cause for
hearing ex parte.
J. VI. THOMAS, rsEALI
Justice of the Peace for Sewer county.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
SEWER.
Maryville Items.

Mr., J. 7. Haynes, one of our cleverest
merchants, WAS married yesterday TO Miss
Belle Mckenzie. The citizens of Mary
vile ''wishes them much joy"
John d. Alexander, sheriff Of our coun
ty, has for several days been confined with
neuralgia, but yesterday he was able to be
out, and applied for relief at the office of
DR.. Franklin Elliott, dentist who seized
one end of it with pair of forceps and
forcibly extracted the whole case of neu-
ralgia from the sheritf''s mouth. John ev-
identity thinks it more pleasant to enter Il
noAe prOScQHi than t. have cases thus dis
posed of.
The school question increases i'll excite
ment. At an educational meeting last
week, Messrs Jas McNeal, G b Lord, w b
Scott, i { Gates, ID Garner, jeremiah
Grinnell, Sam p Rowan, A S Shadan. +
NJ Allen, { \ Duncan. 7 ] Lamar, w 2
Hastings, NJ Bartlett, s Sharp and
John Collins volunteered their services i'll
Canvassing the county i'll favor of educa-
ton, and a committee was instructed to
invite Messrs. G. w. Charlton, Prof. But
Ter and J. B. Killabrew to address the
county at the court house on the subject.
February Q, lS72. w.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
German Dancers.

l.. l.. Heald in Old and NeW describes
three clases of walters, these who make
1t task, and those who are artificial
The third variety-nostly Germans by
natlonality-are people who are thorough
ly happy, unconscious and at ease as they
dance. They dance as the thistle-dOwn
floats, which we boys used to call zephyr:
When you SEQ their Inconsistencies and
really childish simplicity in the matter,
it is hard to frown at wa1tzing, or to find
any wrong in it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11

IN American writing from Copenhagen
,ays 81 have noticed many things which
strike me as being so entirely different
from what [ have seen in America that
can not help making mention of some of
them For instance carpets are not much
usedhereeven by the nobility. You will find
an occasional strip around the sofas and
laoies, or few mats in front of the stoves
anu an, rocking-chairs. Most of the wealthy
PSeIsons have carpets, but care very little
"uo "UouC them. In very fine houses the floors
wise.n - '''' '--'''-
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
SEWER County Letter.

SEVIERVILLE, Feb. 6, 1877.
MEssRs. EDITORS: There has been much
said about the Knoxville and Clifton Rail
road, by way of Sevierville and cambridge.
All seem to favor the enterprise, but while
we think it is well to have enough of wind
work about anything, neither wind-wri-
ting nor talking will build railroad.
Now to the point. We think all the cOun-
ties interested should come together and
come to some conclusion as to the matter.
Let them put their shoulders to the wheel
and have this road in process of cOnstruc
ton this spring and summer. We think
if the parties from the different counties
who were appointed at the cambridge
meeting, either in November or December.
would appoint some time and place to meet
come to some understanding, and then go
to work and let the different county courts
80 to work, and all come up like they
meant business, it would not be long until
we would hear and see the cars in SEWER
vile. Then we would realise something
for our surplus produce, that is cast out and
wasted for the want of market. Then
the people of this beautiful valley of Pig
con river, and throughout the county,
would feel like they were at home and not
in the wilderness. Sewer has already done
nobly, and will do her part whenever the
other counties will do theirs.
/ SEVIEE
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11

The first line of the last stanza of Mrs.
Howe's Battle Hymn has excited much
comment 1t is acknowledged to be SYM
pathetic and deeply significant, yet few
have been able to comprehend the full
meaning intended by the poet:
sin the beauty of the lilly Christ was born
across the sea'
The lily is an emblem of purity, but ac-
cording to Mrs Howes own explanation,
the thought expressed in the line was sug-
gested by Guido's beautiful picture of the
Annunciation in the Quirinal palace at
Rome, Italy. In it the Angel Gabriel Is
represented as handing to the Virgin
bunch of lilies, expressive of the an
nOuncement of the birth of that Holy
King who should be called the Son of God.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
CHATTANOOGA AND KNOXVILLE.
A Contrast We Don't Like.

We read in the Chattanooga ItHtCS Ol
yesterday notice from G. II. Mills,
Chairman of Committee on Police and
Prisons to the effect that /" a few cases
of extreme destitution had come to his
notice, and calling upon citizens who had
any donations of any kind to make t0r
their relief, to send them to "Police Head
quartersn to be properly disposed OF: We
commend the action of our sister clty Ill
thus affording relief &c the unfortunate
poor. 1t argues q humane, Christian-like
principle on the part of her City Council.
We regret that our own city cannot show
so good a record on this important subject.
Here it seems to be beneath the dignity OF
a policeman to engage in such work. He
considers il no part of his business, and the
CITY Council is disposed to turn the whole
matter over to the county authorities.
A policeman can find time to attend
ward elections, because it is customary for
"subordinates to support their chief and
it only shows that lle had become "a little
interested in regard to the welfare and
prosperity of the city :" bnt poor unfor-
tunate man may die for the want of proper
attention, and be buried in rough, coarse
box, depending for his funeral outfit and
everything pertaining to a Christian bur-
ial, on the charity of private individuals,
it is no part of the duty of the police force
to look after such thing. Chattanooga,
through her properly constituted athori-
ties, proclaims publicly that her policemen
are to look after the wants of the destiture
Knoxville stands over the grave of the
dead pauper or at the hOvel of the freezing
and destitute poor, and says ait is the
business Of the county to provide
for such cases, it is none of our business"
The policeman here, in his round all over
the city, could just as easily as not, obtain
the names of those who are destitute, and
then if the city cannot give relief, private
individuals might. The idea of standing
on a technical question As to who the law
requires to relieve the destitute, while
men, women and children are suffering
for the necessaries of life, is utterly opposed
to every principle of humanity or philan-
thropy, and we do not believe that our
City Council would be willing after a mo-
ments consideration to take sucn view
of the matter. We commend the course
of the Chattanooga authorities as worthy
of all commentator as well as emulation.
We believe that our people are as benevo-
lent as any on earth, and we would very
much dislike that any impression should
go out such as would likely fie created by
an understanding that the City Council
wereunwilling that their policemen should
consider it as a part of their duty to re-
port cases of destitutiOn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
Railroad Stock for Sale.

'EHE UNDERSIGNED.WERE APPOINTED SPE-
county, at its January Term. 1872 to ascertain how
much ON the dollar be realized for the stock owned
by the county In the East Tennessee and Virginia
in said Railroad Persons desiring further information
IN regard to said stock address the undersigned
Box No. l, MorristOwn, Tenn.
JOHN MURPHY,
j. c. HODGES.
MOrristoMn. Tenn. Ian q lSI0-w;t
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
A Fearful Crime Brought to Light by Dog,

\ dog be,opging to Mr.. Nichol, who re-
sides near Greenbriar Station, in Robert
since, out of a clump of woods near his
place, a mans head. After diligent
Search the fragments of the body and
clothing of the man We're discovered and
identified as all that remoined of Calvin
Mahaffey, who suddenly and mysteriously
disappeared the ODD of last month. He
had had a lawsuit with Hiram Pool aud
his two sons, on which account, it is said
they had threatened his life. The suit was
to have been investigated day or two sub
have been arrested on suspicion of having
murdered him, and are now in Jail at
Springfield for trial.-NdShCXG Banner.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-11
Medical.

The symptoms of liver COM
plant uneaSineSs and
pain in the side Sometimes
OIAaHEnhNJ the pain is in the shoulder,
a NIlWW(JNA 4 and IL mistaken for rheuma-
tism The stomach il affected
.... with loss Of appetite and
4 sickness, bowels in general
sME-zsxzzvszg@Nc costiye some alternating with
lax The head is troubled with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation. considerable loss of memory accompanied
ysss<sss,sss'szzszIw with painful sensation of hay
.- I ing left undOne something
4 - 3 which ought to have been
4 ,r1 done. Often complaining of
lUER weakness. debility. and low
\ Sts L' spirits. Sometimes many of
+ - the above symptoms attend
h -f.- ... the disease, and at other
times very few of them; bu
the liver is generally the organ most involved Cure
the Liver with