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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

ME- LEVY BROTHERS HAVE \
good assortment OF GEATiEMFN'S NEtTlS1S
In Maisrilic- and silk. PANT l. II lERNS ofercry
grade, M 10 the finest FRENCH CASslMERtS,
DIAGONAL CLOTH tor coating, MtRSbILi.tS,
WELrS, TURKISH roW WELLINH, LlNEN
DUCK and DRILL, white and ctloIed SIN.
TLkMES'S DREsS SHIRTS, excellent makes:
(;ESILEMEN' LISLk and BERLIN GLOVES,
GENTLEMEN'S Si'ARFS and TIES, SLEEVE
BUTTONS, STUIlS. ana anything else Ia u" found
I'm a rA class dry guUJ, house. my 3 3
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DRY GOODS.
NEW SPRING AND
SUMNER GOODS
JUST RECEIVED At
JULIUS MEYERS. COS BROAD STREET

The srcond supply this spring Of latest stylet
SPRING and SUMMER nRE GOODS, which
have been bought since the decline In prices apt
can bt. sold AT the lowest ngureS. Also on nahu
large and fine assortment Of goods for MEN M
BDYS' " EAR, 10 be sold very low. just received
A small lot Of that nice MATT ING, which Is scllinl
III The low prices ,'f 25c- for good ~ WHinE MAJ
TING.
The attention Of the public generally is called e.
slie stock at JULIUS ME EH
603 Broad street, between Sixth and Seventh.
w. &. kEAS. S.,as,ue,
q; w CROUCH. saiesh'". my es-3t
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MT NEW WRAPPINGS AND PARA
spTs EDR SI.NAiER

T. Il. PRICE CO. arc receiving daily for sum-
me- rsslcs Lace Points and Sars. Parasols and sun
,hadcs Umbrellas, SIR. cambrc, and alpaca Gen.
tIemen's Guu2c Shirts. Gep,I.men's Thread and Kid
Gloves. Lin.ns for Coats anil ran,s, Collars. Crs-
vatS. &C.. &c. my2s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

NICE WORK BY LlGnTNlSG.--( From the
Davenport (Iowa) GdsCh". l--pn" Of the
incest little pieces Of fine work ever done by
Notwithstanding impossible for human
hands to do-was accomplished ut 'hc resi-
dence of Mr.. W. w. Brown. on Fifteenth
street near Main, on "Wednesday afternoon.
On stand in the rurlOr stood toy bureau.
y beautiful little piece OF cabinet skill, with
portions of its corner columns gilded. II was
s,,r,nountcd With Il mirror. About foot
from the bureau lay Il photograph OF Mir
Browns SOL, while immediately opposite The
uictrlrc was 4 Stercoacopc. The stand WAS
near All urcn window Well, the li"htnlnS-
and very miuutc portion OF c'e"lrIrly IL
must have brcn--cntcrcd the room, took Il
,art of the gliding from one OF the costs "'
t,le bureau IL eleanly a> could be. anu tIah =
frrrcd it to the picture, liking it rl=hl arr'f>
tbc facc of the lad, where it remains DriShtcr
than when on the bureau. Nota Fsrtlclc Oh
rlt j. left on the part of the bureau tnt'S
drspoilcd of its ornamcntatlon. III Wolild
bc i,ttprly impossible for any human art l."
,rromnIish the feat. Tie lightning played
nm instant on tie face Of the mirror. leaving
dark zio-zar :;tr,'nk> there which will rcnain
visible as long us the glass Is glass; ana l'hs
j. funny. too. for glass and lightning have
nothing 10 do with each other. Us Il general
rule. OF course Mr. Brown intends pre-
serving these specimens OF electrical work.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

hrY" PARASOLS, WITH AND WITH.
OF ITCHATELAINES. SCUTcIi GINGiihM tM-
BRELLAs and PARASoLs, PARASoLS iihch III
LEVY BROTHERS,.
1917 ami 1919 Main street
BOBBlS. EDGE. Is yard, In piece, for soc.
my23
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rzs> JAPANESE SILKS AND pop

Inns. all grades aud coloro: striped nnd iignicd
Grenadines al 20and 23c. per ya.d: "orHi.d f"r-
lns for travelling and walking sn.ts Linen Suitnss
for ira, elIiug Black aIrl toloIrI Gr"s train Sihs;
StIIpcd aud checked French Silks; Lawns. Ia
rcsos. Trimming Silk, Grass Linen aud Ponger
Pu,Iius. Whf'"t.teuadtuos for lol"i,atsr, d" La
dies Gio,cs iadics' Vests. Silh ]i"a Linen snn
Lace Collars. sets, Cnls'is Fans, Leather Belts
Busfles. Sc. &c.
~. ~ T.. l.. PRICE CO.
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nyLEyY BROTHERS GAIL PAR

Iij
TIrULAR ATTENTION TO their new assortmen1
of BLACK CuLORED-STRlPE-GRE
at ls.. log, 20 and sc. yard. These goods were
bosh, ai great sacrifice in tlse New York auctloh-
rooms and arc sold much below the regular prices.
LEVY BKUTHFRS cffer ANDROSCcGGlS
and AUBURN BL hACilED COTTON at 4 shilling
,.r y,rI my23
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

AN JSul-IAS MoNSTtK--AS FRESHMAN AT
TtMrrs TO BURN HIS CHILDREN TO DEATH on
, GRArE.-The Mincr,yIle, Pa, RepDbLcdn
of late date gives the following parflcu-
lars ofa most horrible crime IN that place:
John Huckett is Il miuer residing on the
outskirts of the borough, and from bis past
record our readers may readily infer that
there is within him but little humanity.
About two years ago he went home one
night. in liquor, and gave bis wife a fearful
heating, among other things breaking her
arm. A day or two after she was preua-
turplv confined in consequence, 1t Was gen
orally believed. Of ill-C sa"e, and died. For
s,ne uuaccouutablr rca >ou Hackett escaped
fine punishment that should have been meted
ont to him for this hcinous crime. Ills next
rrim.. of which we have any record, was Tue
rrupI beating OF his mother. For this te
VA, arrested and committed TO prison TO an,
swcr. but when the case was called ior tfia'
no person appeared against HIM. all" nc WIS
turned loose upon the community again.
Hackett remained on his goou peua'i"i ns
well as 4 man posses Ing such An r'i sp'tlt
could until about six weeks ago, al "h,cu
time he went home one night ana l''ateu "'>
hoy y lad Of seven or eight years al aS''
upon the hot crate, burning han e,eis!'
although not dangerously. EV!uehliy III.
satisfied at not burning the 10y TO deatn, VI
n lat. hour one night about tour "eee'
| since Hackett went home and picked UP III
littls daughter whom lie placed on Tue 5fa's
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

CmcxFL WILLIAM i. tEAIGHIL!. -T'le
phil,deIpIlia LcdJr3', in SkrIc'lin% The ccn-
t!rmpn designated to constitute the d" Horse
shoe Shoals Engineer Board, TO improve
the navigation OF Delaware river, :ays OF
Colonel William i. Crai.,hill, who has been
appointed us the chief engineer of the pro-
posed james River and kanawha Canal IN
proycmrnt: Rrcyct Licllcnant-CoIonel
William L. Crai.hll, Il native OF Virginia.
graduated at West Point July J, lSJ3. DurE@
the ensuing eight years nc WAS employed in
repailin. the forts and de!ences at various
points of The Atlantic coast, being in
ls5S experimenting engineer in build
ing Fort Delaware. Iir next filled, in
succession. several rrote, aorshilS at West
Point, and was in command of me
engineer soldiers at that institution. For
a short time during the war he was in
The field and was brevetted lirufrnaut-
coloucl for faithful and mcI.oriuus services
in the defence OF Cu,nbcrllnd Gap. he was
also brcyrtied colonel for services during the
rebellion. but declined to accept that rank
lie wa> appointed major in the corps ol
engineers November 2Ji, 1860, ami for two
wears was engineer of the de;ences Of Balti
more and the Su.qIebaunl river. lie was
then appointed as,i-tant TO the CHEF cllSl
nccrs. in charge OF the Fourth DIVISION
Bureau of Engiuccrs."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

MT TABLE DAMASK, GREAT BAR
GAINS in this article: DDiLIES, TOWELS,
HUCkaBACk, ri hoItoIn prices.
LEVY BROTHERS,
IO17 and 1919 Main street.
Don't fall To look ut the HAMBURG EDGIh"o.
my -
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ME- MORE NEW AND BEAUTIFUL
GOODS Foa SUMMER SALES.

GREAT BARGAINS IN DRESS GOODS.
T. Il. PficE & Co.are now making large addi-
,ons to their splendid stock for June andJuiy sales
DRESS GOODS In great variety at miccs lower tnai
have ruled for many years. Also. many linens ana
other staples at wonderfully low figures. my :"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30
II BACHELORS HAIR DYE

'..- t;lcndld HAIR DYE Is the best In the worl'
" .ji true and perfect dye. Harmless, reliable,
.' t4-tara;aIr"u,. disappointment; no ridicu-
t '.uI, or unpleasant odor. Remedies thc III
y s' J tad dycs and washes. Produces iinmc-
''.r sGptlb ilacb nr natural brown. and leaves
s Aa,r ,h,n auiI and beautiful. The genuine
.-4.,r y. A BATCllELOR. Sold by all druggists.
CllARLEs BArCIIELoR,
.y-,rd Prnprttor. New York.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

MT LEVY BROTHERS HAVE MADE
large aditioils To- their st,rh of TRIM MlNGS. and
would r:Il attention to- the b"ailiiu hipIay IN ne
,how. c:ls,. Oh the north side Of their circnlar
cn,m,rr my -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

First mad dog of the season in New York
Sunday.
Chilli is preparing for universal cXrosi-
ton in 1875.
William B. Astor Is said to own 5000
houses in New York.
Munich will build monument to Baron
Liebig, the chemist.
The cultivation of ginger is the newest
f,nrle,t notion of California agricultIuiSts.
\ line lrawipg-Gatching'a hsh'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30
NEW York CITY. May 20, 1879.

NEW York CITY. May 20, 1879.
lNOTICE.-PHILIP 5. WRIGHT, ESQ,
n IA nv ATTORNEY FOR THk STATE t'k
| VIRGINIA FOR and IN my name, TO accept pro-
ces.es wrlts &C.. from State or Federal COURT 70
,Sh,n,nts: 10 vote Il, proxy At mcttings ~ st"ck'
H"t,sr., &c; 10 Collect Interest on diSiteads, Ss;
4 my Sq.ys ShsAAs@A ~S~~~1f -
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

n- FOUR DOLLAR CROQUET.-A
fulI stock Of this style Of CRCQUET on band
Every family should have Get or thia heathiui ana
inyIguraling out-ipor game
j. T. ELLYSOS,
nv es-st Main street near Dtspdfca ONCE
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

MIy- WASH-rUPL!NS. plain colors, a>n
striped. only II shilling per yir1i:
roi IL 4 DOT DRrS, LINEN II shilling per yard.
LEVY BRDl HERE.
1OI7 anu 1919 Main street.
THOMSoNS GLUVE-FIIrihG CORSET for
sale. III! !"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

Nfy' LEVY BROTHERS have II large lot
or IIIEt 'kED MUSLIN nt 3Oc. a ya;d-thC cEcaic-t
goods for the price ever sold In this city.
my?3
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riY LADIES SUITS, in L great variety
uf style :. and very cheap;
LADIES INDERN EAR, comprising koiIcS DE
Mutt, 'heiisc.. Drawers, skirts, Corset C"Fcr..
Also Morning RnleS. Aprons, aud otl"r art,
c.s manufactured In the very best style AMI
sold at the Invest prices, al .
LEVY BROTHERS,.
1ni7 and i0In Main street
We have ladies' to how goods in this department.
my25
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Nrvr CpOp SINCE JANUARY lsr.

NEW CROP, SINCE JASUAhl lsf.
nxanE & BAKERS IMPORTATION. !.
Guaranteed 4n,.iiefalaity pHrs aud ree' ,ni"eh's,
by our hest physician. bein- more easily aa'ih''-
lated and more acceptable 70 the a!1sl'eh M" gag
other cod.fver oil 10 as.
O''' MFADE hA~hn
i,aroriins pharns.iNif,
yi2 nain siSsst
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

A1HGAs.-A large number of persons
lately assembled ut the Crystal Palace, near
London, 10 witness the illumination OF Il
portion of the building by air-gas. The Pest
states that the experiments were exceedingly
successful. Not the leust merit OF alr-gas Is
the very moderate price III which il can be
obtained. Tie company will supply any
quantity Of it vt three shIliings per l,ooo
cubic fact. Ail-c;iS gives Il remarkably puie e
white Il .hi. ,C,rNcclled for brightness, and
il nav safely be predicted that ere long ii
will le largely used.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30
~-y-IUyy EDOTUERs HAVE RE-

MiTLEEY BROTHERS HAVE RE-
CE,vED per express FOUR THOUSAND hND
roRTY-THREE YARDS Of HAMBURG EDG-
ING st I23 and i5c. yard There are some pieces
IN this lot worth fully icc. yard. Call early aip'
secure what you want while the goods are fresh.
~
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lelt more lhan mllll0D, ntty-tnree more t1an
| hall million. and one hundred and sixty
| one more than q quarter OF a million sterling.
Ii must be remembered that these fortunes
do not include llnded investments.
There are few examples of
GkKAf foRfrsEs xibk RY atsSR0,
who often denied themselves the necessarips
Of life in order that they might leave large
sum behind them. Such a man was James
Wood, Of Gloucester, who died in 1886, pos
sessed of property sworn under e300,O00.
A will was found in which he left all his
property to Alderman Wood, of London, his
attorney, and two clerks. But i short time
after codici to the will was sent In andny-
mously, bequeathing various large sums TO
different individuals. 1t was accompanied
with this extraordinary memorandum ::
"The inclcscd Is Il paper saved out of many
burned by parties could hang. They pre-
tend it is not J. Woods hand many will
swear to it. They want TO swinde me-.
Let the ret know" The writer wa never
discovered; Sid now came litigation. which
lasted four years. sir Herbert Jenner gave
his judgment in 1s4O, rejsi;ting the codlcil
SO mysteriou>ly y sent. But-O the glorious
slncei tainty of the law Lord Lyndhurst,
in higher court. reversed the judgment =;
and the money was divided according to the
term, of tile Will.
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Rul]mond nispatrh.

Sfs TH f CIRCULATION OF THE DIS
PATCH Is LARGER THAN THE CONFINED
CIRCULATION OF Ala. THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS uF THE CITY.
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~ HkNIk. BUSINESS.

- rEi,yG CLOTHING.
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A RICH PRINTER.

William Stralmn. the printer. made large
fortune IN the latter half of IN" eighteenth
century. His third son. Andrew. who sue
c"rdrd him in the hu~ilc =. lett more than II
mIlIicn when hc died in 1851. Thirty years
after. the Duke OF buckingham died. who.
like his father, s,Iuandcrcd Il vast fortune at
Stowe. and had TO sell the contents of the
mansion. This sale occupied forty days, and
realized G15. .:1G2 Il. Cd. (Runley Forstcr's
Priced and Annotated CatalogIlc.) What Ii
,ity such Il dispersion seemed! His Grace
was, saws Sir Errmard Burke. after the pres
cnt rciguin= family. The senior representative
ot tin. rovaI hm,Sr> of Tudor aud pEurl"cnct.
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THE SUBJECT OF MUCH LITIGATIoE,

Z ~
was that of Mr.. Peter TheluSson, who died
in London in July, 1871. After leaving III ,
wife .ElUO. 900. the residue (about G6@,ooo)
II, committed TO the care OF trustees, 10 ac,
c,lnula,e during the lives OF his sons ahu
their sons, TO be divided. when they were III,
dead. anon. their survivors. 1t was oe'ie'eu
Ihat the property would then amount 10
.s1s,OO0. 900 or Gl9,0O0,OOO. But iegal anu
other expenses prevented this, ana "nen uiI
yidcd, in 1856. little more than the oris'liii
sum was divided among the three SURVIVORS
(B0oh Of DAYS. ii. 97). But wealth has gone
ON accumulu1ing in England to an enormou,
extent, and tue proving OF the persohti's "
of will, allows lis to realize tiiis l'I't't ''
c,rt,eiy. Mr.. Gladstone was no DOUBT f'2n'
when he said at Liverpool College, Deceiil
Der ~, 1872: llore wealth has IN lili> 'i,'i'
island of ours beeu accumulated since tnc
commencement of the present century-tha
is, within tue lifetime of many VINO are Sl''
among us-thun in all the preceding ages
from the time, say, of Julius Cesar; an'
again Mt least as much of wealth within LII
hast twenty years as within the preceding
fifty."
The Spectator, November 10. 1872, pun
fishes list containing IN account OF
THs FORTUNES EXCEEDING QUARTER OF
MILLION PERSONALITY
tiurlug the lust ton years. From tuit i'u
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-30

Considering the violence OF the s'o,ln VS.
teTday afternoon, Muscaline esclpeu '1,'u' n
natcly, as she usually does. Jhohgn rai'-
pnose and Mad creeks were coaVcrieu i'i'o
loarin" torrents. and Iowa avenue 'huu'Stu
in her periodical food, the damage III Tue
city was comparatively light. A htnt uhder
Thrd-strect bridge over Pappoose creeh
was undermined aud the structure rendered
unsafe; the Eighth-strcet bridge over the
same stream WAS slightly damaged; several
fences and lot Of plank and timber used IN
bulwarks along Pappoose we're swept away +;
cul.rrts were damaged and cellar -tlled. a
heterogeneous collection OF things was borne
down the avenue and pappoo>e Geek by the
food, lhels Leiug two dead hogs aud one
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-16
4 Scotch Prayer.

"God bless this house and all within twa
es snS b Siae mean anG f6e and
the muckle toun o. Dumbarton. o God
bless the Scotch Greys that are in lien in
Hamilton barracks. They are brave
chiels-they are not the English whalps
that dash their foot against stone, and
damn the soul o. the stone-as if stone
had soul to be saved. o put strong
dyke between us and the wild Irish. o,
Lord, preserve us fra a. witches and war
locks, and a lang-nebbet beasties that
gang through the heather. o Lord! put
a pair o. 6r0nEs about the king o. Frances
neck-gie me the halter in my ain hand,
that 1 may lead him about when [ like,
for thy names sake-Amen ~
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-16
ATHENS LETTER.
Wheat ects-MIsceIlaneeus News

ATHENS, Feb. II, 1878.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: From the amount
ofcroaking that is being done one would be
led to believe that the wheat crop in this
section was pretty badly injured by the
terribly severe freezes we have had. No
doubt it has injured some, but is mostly
confined to "stalkn land-that is, low land
land wheat is in nowise injured in fact,
we never saw it look better at this time of
the year. This fact carries q lesson that
ought to be needed.
We are glad to note that there has been
more clover seed sold here this year than
ever before. Capt. t. F. Gibson, one Of
our most successful merchants, has alone
sold over three hundred bushels. This
argues we'll for our farming interest, upon
which all depends. There is doubtless a
larger breadth of wheat SoWn this year
than any since the war. One of our best
farmers, who has for years been an extern
silver hog and corn raiser, has become dis
gusted with the "hog and hominy" crop
and proposes to deal altogether, in the flu
ture, in wheat, clover and tobacco, which
Tobacco just now seems to be the coming
crop. Preparations are being made to raise
a large crop of it this year. Mr.. Thos. a..
Cleage contemplates putting in fifty acres.
A gentleman in the vieinityo Of this place
melted six hundred dollars off of six acres
of ground last year. This is panning out
right well. 1t is allowed that one thou
sand pounds can be raised in an ordinary
season off of one acre, which readily sells
for thirteen cents per pound. Those who
| raise this commodity find no difficulty in
| finding sale for it.
The East Tennessee Wesleyan University
at this place is in higher plane of prosper
ty than ever before. DIR. Dean, the Presi-
dent, is an able and accomplished gentle
man, possessing all the elements of quail
fication necessary for the position he occu-
pies. Old prejudices that have haunted us
SO long and barred our material growth and
| prosperity have given away, and all united
in .goodly fellowship in aiding and wish
ing the institution the fullest measure OF
| success. rIF E
Report has it that w. c. Vaughan, the
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-16
HON NEWS.
Moymonism Branching Out.-.The Greeley
VIII Case, &c.

VIII Case, &c.
SALT LAKE, Feb. ia large number
of Saints are leaving for the new settle
ment in Arizona. Some of them regard
their call with ill-cOncealed dissatisfaction
and are half inclined to rebel, but their
church orders are imperative and unal-
terable. ..--'
RICHMOND, Feb. 15.-The switch engine
Fury, exploded at Danville depot, killing
fireman Rollins. 80 =
New YORK, Feb. 15.-Horace Greeley's
estate is about $4,000. It is said that
Samuel Sinclair owes the es tate at least
$4,000. There are about 100000 bad
debts and worthless securities. APP
praisers say c: Vanderbilt, jr., owes the
estate $50, 600 borrowed money,
Commodore Vanderbiltha given toeach
of Greeley's daughters S. 900, saying that
they can have what money they may need
at any time. on &c II 81 r.-- - p
The only chance for Stokes is a delay
until full bench tests the constitutional
jury law of 1872. sW ----.-..---
The bank statement shows loss in rev.
enues of SIS, 100000.
Specie shipments to-day were 100000.
Judge Davis has granted stay of pro-
ceedings in the Stokes case. 10 5 = IL -
NORFOLK, Feb. 1.-THE steamer Area
dia, from New York for New Orleans,
went ashore on the eth at Nays, Head. She
is total loss. No lives were lost. A small
part of her cargo will be saved in dam
aged condition. 1a lt
New ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-The steamboat
Henry A. Jones, from Houston for Caves.
ton, with cargo Of four hundred an d for
ty-two bales of cotton, was destroyed by
fire this morning in Galveston Bay
Twenty-one lives were lost, among them
Captain. J.-J. Price, first clerk, and James
B. Hagan, second clerk. both well known
steamboat men.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-16
RELICS OF THE HOUND BUILDERS.
Exhuming of Wonderful Skeleton
lockwood. VU... L.. r

EXi.uming of Wonderful Skeleton at
lockwood. nulI r -Its.
The following communication was hand
ed us yesterday by friend direct from
lockwood, Roane county-the famous
Roane Iron Company's growing yonug
city:
In making an excavation Oh the bank
of the river at the lockwood landing few
days ago human skeleton was exposed.
The burial case was earthenware of the
same kind or character as that found in the
mounds and along the river bottoms. From
this fact it is reasonable to conclude that
the skeleton belonged to the race of Mound
Builders, as this kind of pottery is found
in all the mounds of the country, This
race was so far anterior to the Indian race
that their oldest traditions give no account
of them. The only way to determine the
time of their existence is by course of
reasoning somewhat indirect, yet, to my
mind, certain and conclusive. OIL
Geological research has proven that this
continent was once an ocean bottom. When
upland it was perfectly barren and devoid
of any Vegetation. All the rain that fell
would, of course, run off as from o house
top and the water courses would be swollen
to immense proportions. The cham els
would be washed out very wide by the i'm
mense tides that flowed through them.
Now when the land, by the action of the
atmosphere, freezing, &C., was pulverized
and vegetation began to cover it the rains
would be partially absorbed and the tides
would be proportionately less. The vege--
table mould carried off from the soil was
deposited along the bank forming the river
bottoms. These bottoms was the first in
habitable land. AS we find no mounds or
other signs of the mound builders away
from these bottoms we may reasonably
conclude that they inhabitedth this country
when they could subsist only along the
water courses. Now, as we have abundant
proof that this country was capable of sup
porting inhabitants many hundred years
ago, we may conclude that this race was
very ancient, probably existing here when
eastern continent was the theater of the
wonderful works of Christ and his Apes
ties. sssA
The skeleton was five and One-half feet
long. The bones We're large and heavy,
The arm bones were disproportionately
long. The right one was broken near the
shoulder and was probably the cause of
the individuals death. The most peculiar
feature about the formation of the skele-
ton was that the arm at the shoulder con-
Meeting short strong bone that was con-
nected firmly with the sixth joint of the
backbone counting from the head.
The head was small and round. From
the impressions i'll the soil the hair had
been thin and hung as low as the shoulders.
w. T.. MCE-