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Great Mems Wives,

Milton married the daughter of Il cOun-
try squire, but lived with her a short time.
He was an austere, eXaCting literary re-
cluse, while she was rosy, rOmping cOun-
try lass, that could not endure the re-
straint imposed upon her, so they sepa-
rated. Subsequently, however, she re-
turned and they lived tolerably happy.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were
cousins, and about the only example in
the long line of English mOnarchs where
in the marital vows were sacredly observ-
ed and sincere affection existed.
Shakespeare loved and welded farmer S
daughter. She was faithful to her vows,
but could hardly say the same of the great
bard himself. Like most of the great
poets he showed too little discrimination
in bestowing his affections on the other
sex.
Byron married Miss Milbank to get
money to pay his debts. 1t turned out a
bad shift.
Peter the Great, of Russia, married a
peasant girl. She made an excellent wife
and sagacious Empress.
Edward LyttOn Bulwer, the English
statesman and novelist, married girl
much his inferior in position and got a
shrew for wife. She is now insane.
MARRIAGE OF THE QUEEN OF THE
GIPsEYs.- writer in the London Gruph-
ic says
"The quiet little village of Markham,
Norfolk, was the scene few days since
of a royal and romantic marriage. Mabel,
the Queen of the Gipseys, condescended
to give her hand in holy wedlock to a
young farmer thereabOuts of substantial
means and good connections. This is the
first instance | have read Of in which a
GYPSY chief, whether male or female, con-
sented or dared to marry a Sassenach:
However, the friends of the bride, as well
as those of the bridegroom, were present,
so l suppose there is no loss of caste in the
matter. I may add, for the information
of the ladies, that, according to the report
er who was present, Queen Mabel, who
Is twenty-three years Of age, was dressed
i'll rich mauve silk with a magnificent veil ,
and in her simple but costly iewelry look
ed dignitied and queenIy.' Her sister
otficiated as bridesmaid.n
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twill be seen from the above that have leased the
Stacey House General Battle. In retiring from the
POSITION which have occupied for several years in
This city desire TO tender my thanks and kind wishes
10 old friends and to earnestly eLtreat continuation
Of their patronage to my successor as one who viii
make their stay with him comfortable in every respect
Nashville, Jan 17-dtf-W2a4 J. E. STACEY
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CARRIAGE AND BLACKSMTHING.
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED IN. TRUST EXECU-
body CORPORATE having It's principal office in Knoxville
Tennessee and doing business at ''tmory," Roane
county Tennessee, viii expose to sale TO the highest
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THE BATTLE HOUSE.

7 HAVE LEASED THE HOTEL LATELY KNOWN
i as the Stacey House, and viii hencetorth conduc
it in the most approved style. -
The patronage of the public generally, and my old
friends particularly who have stood by so truly in
cordial reception and comfortable home at the Battle
House JOEL A. BATTLE
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HOUSE.
FOREIGN.

lere was no session of the House.
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DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REP ORT.
Signal Service, q. s. Army.
KNOXVILLE, TESN.. April 20. 1872.
WEATHER REPORT.

WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
Washington. D. c., April 20, (7:3O, P. Me- 1872
Probabilities:
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The ALLEGED NATHAN MURDERER
The arrest in Washington of the alleged
murderer of Mr.. Nathan is the most
startling news of the day. More than
two years have passed since tue victim
Of one of the foulest crimes on record
was found weltering in his blood at his
residence in one of the most frequented
streets of this city. a dark mystery has
ever since overhung that terrible ira
gedy. Our baffled guardians Of tho
peace had apparently given up all hope
of finding the author or authors Of the
murder. Nor does it seem, after oil,
that the arrest of Billy Forester, the
mail with numerous aliases, has brought
them nearer to the end; for there is a
strong ground for the belief that the po-
lice have, on the mcrest shadow of sus-
picion, raBbly fastened the murder upon
Billy Forester. an unwillinguess to
acknowledge themselves beaten might
have had something to do with this
Billy Forrester's record is ccrtainly bad
enough to convict him of almost any
crime merely on appearances ''con,n,e
capable du JaH," as they would do it in a
French criminal court. The fact that
he hns been hiding ever since the night
Of the murder is SO fnr the strongest evil
dtnoe against him. It should be remem-
beicd, however, that he is fugitive
from justice for various crimes, bur-
glary among the number crimes numer-
GUS and heinous enough to consign him
to the tender mercies of State prison
for life. Without being necessarily
guilty of the murder of Mr.. Nathan, lie
had, therefore, the best of reasons to
keep out of the way. Hunted down like
q wild beast, be has lived life of con-
slant cread, wandering about the coun-
try to evnde capture, which has been
accomplished ut last. Whether it will
be possible to convict him remains,
however, yet to be seen.
NeU York Herald.
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DEATH OF EX-ALDERMAN POTTER.
Intelligence was received in this city,
yesterday. OF the death Of ex-Alderman
Lorenzo t. Potter, of this city, which
occurred ut Nahant Point. r. T., last
Thursday, the 5th inst. Mr.. Potter was,
for about thirty five years. resident Of
this city, where he made many friends
by his urbanity, public spirit and fideli-
ty to his trusts. He was born near Pro-
videncc, II. l., in 1916. and passed the
early years Of his life in that city.
Charleston Ne,rS.
DEATHS s-Another soldier, belonging
to the garrison stationed here, named
Patrick Eagan, q native of the County
Cork, Ireland, died in the hospital at
the barracks. on last Friday evening, the
9Th inst, from typhoid dysentery.
Mrs. Childers, I'm old resident Of the
Jordan neighborhood, died ut the plan
tation of John S. Richardson, ESQ, on
Thursday, the 9th instant.
Sumter Ncus.
DEsrnCcT!vG FInE.-An accidental
FIRE III Wilmington. N. c., last Sunday
u,ght, destroyed whole block of brick
buildings ou North Water street, be-
tween Chestnut and Mulberry, owned
ny Mrs. A. l. Dickinson and occupied
by Mess,s. Joseph Sternberger, George
F. Alderman & Co., George r. Herbert
and Cnas. Vessel & Co. The loss will
amount to about 500, 900.
Mr.. A. II. Brown, who lives at Mars
Bluff Ferry, met with serious loss on
Sunday night last. On that night his
store. containing among other things
about twenty or thirty bales of cotton,
was burned. The loss is quite heavy,
possibly about $4,000. It is thought to
be the work of an incendiary.
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LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
j. G.. Smith-Auotion.
Meeting Acacia Lodge.
Cow and Calf for SAFE.

STAND FROM oNDEn -H;s Exceiiency
Governor Scott il IN the city. and is the
was very currently rnmorod last evening.
that his Excellency's visit here has been
productive Of no good TO the Trial JUS
tice fraternity, and that to-day some of
their heads will fall by the gubernato-
rial guillotine.- Charleston Courier.
Young ladies do the midnight sere.
nades at Madison, Ind.
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Is Ir TKUE?-Wo understand that a
negro child, about four years old, died in
this city several days ago, and those with
whom it lived Two did not learn whether
it had father and mother or not) made
several efforts to get somo of their
colored friends to assist in buryipg it,
but mono Of them would lend helping
hand. Finally, after it had been dead
four days, it was carried to the cemetery
by four colorcd women, with two or three
Others following in tho procession, and
Ivy them was buried. This is bad &C.
count, to 60 abroad, of the colored peo-
pie OF Charlotte. We really thought,
from the large professions That We have
seen turn out on the occasions of burials,
that they had more respect for their race
than this Shameful.
Charlotte Observer.
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PAINFULLY QUIcK PUNISHMENT .-Tobc
Dardon, (cclored,) attempted last Satur-
day, to commit q rape upon little girl
ten years of age, tho daughter of W. L.
Pride, who resides near Springfield, Ro-
bertson County, Tenn. The screams Of
the child caused other children to go to
her assistance, when Darden abandoned
his purpose and returned to work near
by. Mr.. Pride went after him with "
double-barreled shotgun, drove him to
the spot where the rape was attempted.
and gave him the choice Of dentn by
hanging or shooting. He chose the
former, and was swung up. thus expiat-
ing his offence where it was committed.
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y TIE OLDEST PATENT ON RECORD An
application was recently made ut the
Patent Office for q patent on a sort of
paddle or spade attachment to the end
of n gun. having sharp point, and
which. it was clAimed, would be service
able in digging holes in the ground,
throwing up entertainments, &c. The
examiner to whom the application was
referred happened to be IN old and close
reader Of the Scripture, as was shown by
his returning the application endorsed
''Rejected. Not patentable. See Deu-
teronomy xiii, 49," BY reference to
the text named, it will be seen that the
invention alluded to is of pretty ancient
date, and is probably the Oldest paten
on record.
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A lady living ut Graham's Turnout.
on the South Carolina R.ilroad. opened
drawer several days ago, to get au
article of clothing, and found q rattle
snake four feet long co ed up therein.
a faint scream and death to the snake
followed. No further harm done.
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TIE DESTRUCTION OF TIMBER The
Buffalo AdoerIiser has some timely re.
marks upon the necessity, daily becom-
ing more manifest, Of protecting the
rapidly disappearing timber of the Mid
die States. All over the country, our
extensive forests are being reeklessly cut
down. At present, the woodlands of
the whole country comprise about 159, :
$4,000 acres. The Southern States are
remarkably we'll wooded, the twelve
States from Maryland to Tennessee ave-
raging 50 per cent. The New England
States have 38 per cent. of their farm
area in forests, the Middle States % per
cent. and the Central States, from West
Virginia to Nebraska, averaging 80 per
cent. West Virginia has 81 per cent,
Kentucky 48, Ohio 81, Indiana SO. Hi.
nois 10. Iowa 16, Kansas II, Nebraska
10, California 4. The territories are not
rich in forests, except Washington,
which has A per cent. OF its farm area in
woodland.
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SWEEPSTAKES CoTTON IN New YORK.
The sweepstakes bale OF cotton raised
by W. B. McShaw, of Mississippi, which
drew the prize Of 81 900 at the st. Louis
Fair, was received by cotton firm at
New York on Wednesday last, and sold
at DC cents per pound. The proceeds
will be devoted to the Orphan Society Of
Kansas City.
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An Error Corrected.

Our attention has been called to the
card OF Mr.. Joseph Woodruff, in which
he has. according to our reading, utterly
misapprehended the case of Gibson and
Gulick against the Treasurers. and the
ruling of Judge Willard thereon. The
case and the judgment pronounced by
the Judge have nothing to do with the
question of advertising in the news
papers. The case and the decree is
aimed at the current and permanent
printing, for which there appears to
have been no appropriation, and in
which it is alleged that there have been
many frauds. AS to the public ad-
vertising. that matter was not embraced
in the complaint of the plaintiffs. nor is
it covered by the decree of Judge VIII
lard. We can assure the Charleston
Nears. upon good authority, that there is
no reason why any bona 5ide contract for
public advertising should not be paid,
unless the reason be found in the fact
that all OF the money in the treasury
has gone for illegal and fraudulent pur-
poses. which latter Judge Willard has
endeavored to restrain in future. 80 that
all honest creditors (the advertising in
cluded) may be paid. We do not under
stand what respectable journal, like
the Ne,os, can mean by such phrase as
''the pranks of the courts" If there
have been any ''pranks" in this matter,
we have failed to discover them, what
ever there might have been of "pro-
orastiaation" "a mild worD "of oxecu-
tive officials" We agree with the News
that ''this is business, not politics." but
whether business or politics, We should
always be sure that we are right What
appropriation the Legislature made for
public advertisements, we are not in
formed at this writing. We only mean
to say that the decree of Judge Willard,
as we understand it. does not stand in
the way of the payment of any honest
demand against the State for which pro-
vision has been made by law.
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Po1rr1cAn Jorr1Nas. The Greeley
groundswell has reached little Delaw are.
A Democratic Mayor was elected in Will
mington. the other day, for the first
time since 1860. There is no standing
against the united strength of the Demo.
Gratis and Liberals.
If President Grants skin were not as
thick and tough as the epidermis OF
superannuated rhinoceros, the censures
which the American people 30 justly heap
upon him would long since have i'm.
PEELED him to chain himself TO couple
of bars Of pig-metal and conceal himself
at the bottom of the Potomac.
The President says the White House
is undergoing repairs. This is probably
in accordance with the custom of re-
pairing house for which new tenant
is expected.
General Benjamin +. Butler put the
finish to his Milford speech by exolaim-
ing: eve want four more years of
Grant," On the 25:h Of August, 1867,
General Benjamin T. Butler wrote q
letter to q Mr.. Jones, of Neenah, Wis,
in which he said: "Grant's election will
be misfortune, because it ~ill put in q
man without head or heart, Indifferent
to human suffering and impotent to 60
vern." Butler had bctter be bottled up
again.
A carpetbagger came home from a
Southern city the other day, and told
his friends thusly: "There was motion
to run me for Mayor, but the majority
OF the citizens wanted me to run out OF
the town. and I-came away"
It is hardly possible to doubt that Mr..
Greeley will be the next President of the
United States, when we consider that the
solid Democratic vote will be cast for
him, and that so many Of the leaders and
organs of the old Republican party are
on the Liberal side. President Lincoln's
Cabinet was composed of VIM. II. Sew
nrd, Secretary Of State; Salmon p.
Chase, Secretary of the Treasury; e. M.
Stanton, Secretary OF War; Gideon
Welles, Secretary of the Navy; Caleb B.
Smith, Secretary OF the Interior; Mont
gomery Blair, Postmaster General; and
Edward Bates, Attorney General. Stan
ton, Smith and Dates are dead, but Stan.
ton gave his opinion in articulo morris
that Grant is not Tt ruler for the coun-
try Choaa Voll,s md Rlojr ora rao
lous in their advocacy of Mr.. Greeley,
and Seward, though retired from active
political life, is also for bim. Sohurz,
Sumner. Chase. Wcles. Upton, Trum-
bull, Palmer. Banks, Julian, and the
other Republican lenders who have de-
olared for Greeley must surely have a
following far more than sufficient to Sc.
cure his election.
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A NATIONAL CoLoRED Liberal Con-
vENTIoN. have received q circular
| requesting "all negro men of the United
States, friendly to the Liberal Republi-
can movement, to meet in a con vention
at Louisville, kentucky. September "a,
1872" This call for National Colored
Liberal Convention" Of all who are in
favor of the election of Greeley and
Brown, is signed by VIM. H.. Chambers,
aud addressed from the Liberal Com
mittee Rooms, Indianapolis, Ind. 1t
has the endorsement of the Rev. J. B.
Vineyard and Rev B: M. Williams, as
under the head of Executive Committee.
cropping out continually Mt this season,
and why should there not be this
colorad diversion at Louisville. as we'll as
that Of the straight-out Bourbon Demo
Gratis? We do not suppose the gather
ing Of colored Liberal Republicans will
have much influence upon the great
mass of negro voters in the South, but
it might have some upon those of the
Northern States. The line is strictly
drawn in the South according to race.
The colored voters are as solidly for
Grant and Wilson as the white voters are
for Greeley and Brown. But it is we'll
for intelligent negroes to discuss the
merits of the opposing candidates and
the principles they represent, though it
would be better that parties and con-
vertions should not be based upon race.
There is, we fear. great trouble in pros
pect from political parties in the South
being divided strictly by race; and if the
intelligent negroes of the North can do
anything to prevent that and to avert
the evil consequences. we encourage the
movement.-N York Herald
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GRANTS ORGAN ON THE LOUISVILLE
FAILURE. New York Times, of
Thursday, says:
"Mr. O'Conor's positive refusal to be
the candidate of the Louisville Conven-
tion has seriously modified the probable
active influence of the movement OH the
Presidential canvass. Had he accepted,
and, with Mr.. Adams. beer represented
in each State by an electoral ticket, he
might have drawn considerable
'straightout' vote. But il is not likely
that any one else who can be selected
will do 80. 1t is very difficult to organ
ize minority, every member Of which
knows the minority is a hopeless one for
n national contest. TO this task, Mr.
O'Conor would have lent the assistance
of u national reputation, and, had he
taken an active part in the canvass, of
brilliant and original abilities. These
are not likely to be found elsewhere, and
"A movement for third party may be re-
gardcd as having come to an end"
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ELECTION Town COUNCIL. The elec.
ton for Town Council came off on Mon
day last. resulting in the election of l..
u. Bowie, for Intendant; Il. NJ. Chris
tian. Isaac Kennedy, NJ. Sanders and
Thomas Derricoat for Wardens. The
regular Republican ticket was elected.
AJberiNe Medium.
Zack Chandler told the people of
Orange, N. j., the other night, that he
had looked oil over Detroit and only
found three Greeley Republicans. The
Detroit Free Press thinks it must have
been the same night that he looked all
over the yard to find the key-hole OF the
front door.
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FULL EXPOSITION AND Confession OF
TIE FRAUD. Quo OF the delegates tells
the whole truth about how the Grant
Republicans got up the Louisville Con.
ventiou. His name is Conrad, and be
comes from Philadelphia. He says:
"1o The True Democracy Of the United
States:
''Reprcsenting the Seventeenth Dis
trict Of Pennsylvania in the Convention
assembled in this city, under the call OF
Blanton Duncan, I made several attempts
to-day in the Convention to be heard.
This was denied me, and in the most
discourteous manner, by the President,
who himself occupied at least two hours
in q foolish gasconade about Dickens
Dolly Warden. My object was to expose
the treason Of the Cameron Hartranft
thieves Of my own State. The Pennsyl-
vania delegation was composed of all
Grant men, except myself, not one OF
whom even intended to vote for the
nominee of this Convention. Their
transportation to this Convention was
obtained and paid for by the Grant peo-
pie. My own and those of five others,
eoch representing district in Pennsyl-
vania, I procured in tbs Office of the
Grant State Central Committee OF Penn
sylvania at Philadelphia, corner OF Eighth
and Walnut streets, over q well-known
tailoring establishment. For this trans
portation, had an order from Sipes,
Chairman of the Bourbon State Genital
Committee of Pennsylvania. That order
was obeyed by the State Treasurer of
Pennsylvania. Bob Mackey. who is we'll
known as one Of Oameron's subjects.
The band OF music that accompanied us
was furnished and paid for by the same
Grant people, and our little banner that
was carried by George Mountjoy is the
same that designated the seats in the
Radical Convention of the 5th of June Of
the Pennsy ylvania delegation that nomi-
mated U. s. Grant. aud which was pre-
sided over by Thomas Settle, the rebel
of North Carolina. This is the sum and
substance of what intended to say had
the President allowed me to proceed,
and now assure all of my Democratic
friends who may chance to SEQ this COM
munication that what have stated here
are facts. all of which I am prepared to
prove. W. FISK CONRAD,
"Seventeenth Congressional Dist. Pa"
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WHAT One MOTHER GAVE Anthony
and Susan Cole, who now reside on
Brick Quarter, in Orange County, seven
miles from Hillsboro, gave to the Con-
federate army eight sons, to wit: Allen,
Anthony, Stephen, William, Ferguson,
Thomas, Samuel and Levi. William
was killed near Petersburg; Allen fell Mt
the side OF his brother Levi, who that
day, solitary and alone. buried him;
Stephen was killed in battle on tho same
day, but his body was never afterwards
seen by his friends; Ferguson, who be-
lopged to the Western army. died OF
disease early in the war at Newburn.
Three-to wit: Thomas, Samuel and
Levi-survived the war and returned to
their home and parents, and now reside
in Orange, respected and esteemed by all
their acquaintances. Thus has one
mother given to the lost cause five
grown-up sons, who now sleep in
honorcd graves in North Carolina,
Virginia and Mississippi. Three remain
to cheer her, on her evening Of life, by
q virtuous and godly life.
HiHsJ0ro { N. c. Recorder.
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PAINTED DoGs-A recent traveller in
South America, who accompanied u
number of Jumnas on tapir hunt, says
that. besides the hunters, their party
composed mainly Of women and boys of
the village. together with score or two
Of dogs. OF the latter, he adds: "These
dogs were curious creatures to look at
A stranger, ignorant of the customs Of
the Jumnas, would have been at some
loss to account for the popularity Of
their color. Such dogs I have never
seen before. Some wtrc of bright
scarlet, others were Of yellow, others
blue, others mottled with variety of
tints. What could it mean? But I
knew we'll enough. Tho dogs had been
dyed. Yes, it is IL custom among many
tribes of South American Indluus to
dye, not only their own bodies, but the
hairy coats of their dogs with brilliant
colors, obtained from vegetable juices,
such as the red huitie, the yellow roca,
and the blue of the white indigo. The
light gray, often white, hair Of these
animals fayors the staining process, and
tho effect produced pleases the eye of
their savage masters; on my eye, the
effect was strange and fantasticnl. I
could no: restrain my laughter when I
first scanned the ours in their fanciful
coats. Picture to yourself o pack of
scarlet, orange and purple dogs"