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Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-05-08
A j. SPRINGER,
NO, 10, 4. SECOND STREET, WILMINGTON,
DELAWARE.
Tin and Sheet Iron Worker,

Agent for HYDss OVEN RANGE, the best
RaIixe in the Market. Call and examine it
ful line OF house-furnishing goods always on
hand, 49,. ~.
Water-coolers, Ocloths, Cutlery, Pots and Ket-
ties Tubs and rsuckeIs, Breoms shoves, Pokers,
Coal Hods aud JapAnned ware OF all descriptions.
Stoves heaters and ranges repaired at snort no
tice Crates aud bricks for all the various patterns
OF stoves put In by an experienced hand.
sS~t Give me call marlT-1y-mysc
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AeW advertisements,
PARAS0LS AND UMBRELLAS.

90 75s. and 81, All SIX, slk-lined, 81, NV
All so, $500. Children's 81 k,5n, ,15c, ,tos2.1O 49,
Snn Umbrella of superior 5 IL, 81, S.26. IT.
II Il. II pIXoN'S FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM.
Al South Eighth Street, (East Siie9
mys-Th SkT-3m Philadelphia.
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DEL. THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1873.
ztett advertisements.

NyoUR hoUsE is ON FIRE, OR YOU HEAR
h burglar at midnight trying to get in. Then
yo9 wish you had wsschmsns s rattle 70 bring as as,
now to be ready Ior such emergencies. They ars
for sale by
No. ss5 eight Thirty y-1vel Market st below Ninth,
Philadelphls.
GALVANIZED IRON WIRE FOR TRBLLIs,
Nv Flower Frames, Permanent Clothes-lines, and
other uses where protection is desirable. Fer sale
TRUMAN SHAW,
No 1886 (Eight Thirty-eve Market st, below Ninth,
Philsdelphis.
TTyRY OUR LYKENs VALLEY COAL. 1T IS
j very superior fer use in mild weather, to any
N'','' GEo. W. BUSH SON. French-st. Wharf.
7 ,0nk! LOOK! LOOK!
GREAT INDUCEMENTS IN COAL
Stove, $3.50 per Ton
Extra Large Nut, IS rs
Guaranteed pure; 22iO lbs to the ton; well
A. NEWLlN KEITHLER,
successor to joseph Fout:
ONCE and Yard: Cor. West and Water sts.
4 REwLiN KElTHLER,
Sole Agent for W. A. ALIENS PATENT KIND
LING WOOD, introducing . nre lighter in every
bundle; dispensing with charcoal, shavlngs or
T6e wood is all dried in Kilns, and is perfectly
dry and free from knots. Families will lind 1t very
economical Try it and be convinced. Also wo d
by the barrel once and Yard,
mar21-6m WEST AND WATER STREETS.
DEDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF COAL.
On and after April Al, 1873,
And until further notice, my prices for coal will be
as follows;
Stove, Egg and Broken, $3.50 per ton delivered.
Large Nut Coal, 1918 4"
Ofl'e: Orange and Water SITS, and Poole's Wharf
apr1s-1y-of JOSEPH FOUT,
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TUyRY OUR LYKRNS VALLEY COAL. 1T IS
very superior fer use in mild weather, to any
other Coal In the Market
GEO. w. BUSH SON. French-st. Wharf.
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THIRD EDITION.


HER RETURN TO PHILADELPHA-A GRATIFYING
AND SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP.
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GALVANIZED IRON WIRE FOR TRBLLIs,
Nv Flower Frames, Permanent Clothes-ines, and
other uses where protection Is desirable. Fer sale
at
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-05
Items from Upper East Tennessee.
LAUREL, JOHNSON Co., TENN.

February "a, 1873.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: A letter from the
Alleghanies would perhaps be of interest
to you flat-woods people. say at.woods
because the fertile valleys and gentle ridges
about Knoxville, and, in fact, all East
Tennessee pretty much, might be consid-
cred quite level compared to Johnson
county as whole. Here we are high
mountains piled OH top of mountains.
They contain world of mineral, while
numberless white and spruce pine grow
on them. Water power! o, hush! 1t
looks like waste. Every gorge contains
stream, dashing and gurgling down
among the rocks. Yesterday l crossed a
creek (the LaureD twenty-seven times in
eight or nine miles travel, and at many it
had such fall that my horse could hardly
wade it. Think of it! The tall, large,
white and spruce pine stand along this
wonderful water power in multitudes. a
great many reports are all the time in Cir
cIllatiOn about discoveries of minerals in
these mountains, but nothing of import
ance is resulting, because no capital is be
ing invested. Iron, copper, silver and lead
no doubt exist, the two former in great
abundance.
A great many strange things are taking
place in these mountains, which, If tOl0
would seem to the most of your readers to
be incredible. For instance, a reliable
gentlemen at my elbow tells me of a fami-
ly OF five sisters named Flennikin, living
| near the line of Virginia and Tennessee,
| in Washington county, Va. in the most
miserable circumstances. They stay in q
hut made of poles thrown together, with
cracks unstOpped. NO chimney and no
floor except the naked dirt. They have
neither bed nor clothing except a few mis-
erable rags which they wear. During
the day they build their fires
| i'm a hollow place made in the middle OF
the floor ami at night they rake the fire
and ashes all out from this hole and then
they pile up in the warm place" like SO
many hogs. They endure the cold and
snow like beasts, often going barefoot
through the snow over the country In
search of food. They have no regard for
morals. Some time back their mother died
and when the people hauled her away to
bury her one of the girls waded fOur-inch
snow and carried five-day old child while
she had nothing more on her foot than a
miserable pair of old leaky, rundown
shoes without any stockings.
About two weeks ago, near the same place
a family living on Laurel river heard a
woman calling them on the other hank.
On going over they found all infant corpse
living on a small box in the house, where
they found it had been lying about five
days. The way of it was about this, as
reported by the mother Of the child: Her
and her mother occupied the house alone
and when the child was born, dead, her
mother refused to call any one to bury it,
and it laid there until she was able to
crawl to the river and call. The child was
in such state of decay that the men were
unable to dress it, just wrapping it ant
burying it in box. Evidences show fou
play in the case, and people say this is the
seventh child which has been buried from
th is same place. , NJ. b.
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Maryyille Items.

The remains of Robert Hook, the unfor-
tunate man who was found dead in your
city, was inferred at this place last Sat-
urday. .,, -..-.
The Elders of the different branches Of
the Presbyterian church in Blount county;
held an Interesting meeting at Bakers
Creek church last Friday and Saturday.
They adjourned to meet at Glover Hill, on
the Sd Friday in August next.
Notwithstanding the extreme coldness
of the atmosphere, our town is filled with
people to-day, attending the County Court.
While our temperance citizens stand
around the streets, the keen wind turning
their noses blue, many may be seen who
appear to care but little for the sharp
blasts and their noses present an extreme
ly rich and fresh color, and some are anx-
ious to show their pugilistic qualities.
Hattie, child of Capt. E. Goddard, died
on last Tuesday, the Oath ult., after severe
illness. She was few days over two years
of age, :. -.
Another Division of the Sons of Tenn
peranoe was organized at Bethlehem
church last Thursday, with the following
officers: A. NJ. Gamble, w. p; w. NJ.
Murrin, w. A; John Dunlap, r. s.; J..
III. Cowan, r.; P. H. Henry, Chap. Jno.
Cummings, c.; r. HI. Keeble. a. c.; S.
Gooden, 0. s. j. G. Sprinkle was appoint
ed p. w. p.
March 3, 1878, w.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-05

NEW YORK, March 4.-Advices from
Panama statethat the Isthmus canal ex-
pition is progressing fayorably with the
base at Chire Chiri.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE United
States steamer Lincoln left for the scene OF
the wreck ed steamer Geo. s. Wright to.
day. Maj Wright and wife were aboard.
COLLIERs, WEST VIRGINIA, March A.
Barney Campbell and Harry Hickman nan
hour and ten minutes, when most unsat-
isfactory termination took place. Seddons
and the notorious n. O'Baldwin got into a
quarrel and in few minutes hundreds of
pistols were drawn, and after promiscous
fight, in which all present INDUCED, it
was discovered that the Irish giant had
been severely handled. The ring was
pitched at $50 A. NJ, and when Seddons,
referee, and, o. Baldwin, second got into the
fight the principals skedaddled. AS there
has been no decision the fight will again
take place two months hence.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-05
NOT QUITE A DUEL.
Mr.. WhitthOrne, of Tennessee. and Ges.
Butter.

Mr.. WhitthOrne, of Tennessee. and Gea.
Butler.
Especial spatch to the New York Times,
WAsH1NGToN, Feb. 27.-The passage be.
tween Messrs. Whitthorne and Butler, last
night, in which the latter was understood,
and so reported in the Washington paper,
to have charged the former with having
been implicated in the improper abstraction
of funds from certain banks in Tennessee,
provoked Whitthorne so much that he felt
compelled, this morning, to resort to the
old time method of demanding satisfaction.
He accordingly selected friend. General
Grassland, of Kentucky, to wait on Butler,
and asked f his illusions had been correct
formal, and to clothe it with all the Incl
pency of threatened duel, Grassland was
armed with letter in which WhitthOrne
quoted the offensive remarks, and explains
ed that he denied the truth Of the assertion
as applied either to himself or Ex-Governor
Isham G. Harris. of Tennessee, OIL whose
staff he served at the time the abstraction
Of money is alleged to have occurred.
Old ben" was too willy, however. to be
entrapped by such all emissary as Cross
land and declined to answer in writing.
So the Kentucky General was compelled
to report to his principal the utter. failure
of his mission. He did this in note adj
dressed to Whitthorne, in which he states
that Butler had admitted that he intended
no personal illusions, and, further had
promised to make the matter right in his
corrected speech.
The correspondence will be printed in the
Republican of this city Tomorrow, and
whether Butler really did misrepresent
Whitthorne to "point a moral and adOrn
a tale" in Ames, defense, and did it know
ly, is question tnat can only be answer
ed when his speech is revised or he makes
O public retractiOn.
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FOR ZIG n.
The War In Spain.

LONDON, March 4.-Niscount Enfield,
Secretary of the Foreign Department, an
swering all inquiry from NJ. Whitwell,
stated that it was the unanimous opinion
of the Cabinet that no government admit
ting of recognition had been established in
Spain.
PARIS, March 4-Tbiers has issued rig
orous orders to prevent the introduction of
arms into Spain across the French frontier.
The Spanish mails are several days behind
time.
1t is reported that two bands of Carlist
insurgents have entered the province of
Madrid.
LONDON, March 4.-The Memphis and
ElPaso Railroad bonds case will be tried
before the Criminal Court to-day. FIRE.
mont and six others have been arraigned
for the fraudulent sale of worthless bonds,
amounting to S6,000,000. Fremont has
been cited but can not answer in time.
BAYONNE, March 5.-The news receiv-
ed here from the Northern and North
eastern Provinces of Spain, mostly from
Carlist sources, shows that the insurrec-
ton is growing stronger every day. The
situation at Pampeluna is critical. A rising
of Federalists is apprehended in this city.
| The National troops withdrew ON Satur-
day into the Citadel, and the commandant
threatened to lombard the town if the
Federalists revolted. The Carlist chiefs,
Allo and Dowegaway. with 1000 men were
were within three miles of the walls.
The garrison numbers $500 men. Re-
Inducements sent by General Pavia, de-
serted on the march.
| The Carlists under SedallO recently de-
feated the Government force commanded
by Abinelty, near Tornera. The latter
| lost several officers and twenty privates
! killed.
Cebnineltz retreated to Barcelona.
The insurgents are rapidly organizing
their increasing forces in Basque and the
Provinces of Navarro Alva, Catalonia, Val
lencia and Arragon.
The army at Victoria, formerly under
the command of General MOniones, has
been reduced, by desertion, from 1900 to
| 1000 men.
1t is reported that Carlist band has
penetrated to the vicinity ofs Oranjuez
twenty-eight miles southeast of Madrid.
MADRID, March AIN the Assembly to-
day bill was presented by Senor Castel-
lar, re-establishing the Spanish legation al
Berne.
The Impartial says a column of troops
while pursuing the Carlists in the Province
of Serbia, suddenly mutinied and refused
TO continue the pursuit.
LONDON, March At is reported thai
the frauds on the Bank of England amount!
to $1,000 600, and that of this amount $3.50,
600 was drawn upon Jay Cook, McCullocf
& Co. $500, 900 upon Rothschilds, and {
large amount, theexact figures of which art
unknown, is upon the Barings. Some o
these houses are said to be making strenu
Gus efforts to suppress the details Of th'
transactions. Il is stated on what appear
to be good authority that one of the mem
bers of the house of Rothschild went t.
Newgate to-day and had an interview
with Noyes an alleged accomplice of tn,
swindlers, and startling revelations con
cerning their operations were made, thu
nature of which is kept secret for the pres
ent.
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Letter From Jefferson County.
NEAR DANDRIDGE, JEFFERSON Co.,


March /, 1878.
MEssRs. RULE & RICKs Having no.
ticed all article in your paper of the 26th
of, February from Dandridge and signed
"Alpha," which take no exceptions to,
wherein it does not concern me nor cast
reflections on my official conduct or char
acter. AS to the controversy in the church
I take no part, though my sympathy has
always been with the Union side. Where
in I don't want the people of Jefferson
county, misled is concerning the county
farm and barn that is to be erected on it.
l do not know who alpha" is and would
ask him, who ever he Is, to inform the
people that pay the money how far this
barn has progressed and whose mill saws
the Iumber-DoctOrJ Nat Lyle's OF Doc
tor J. C.. CawoOd's-and how much this
farm produces more than it has been doing
for several years? Now, the facts are, that
there are is no barn on the poor farm that
is worth any thing. The interest Of the
farm demands it. and it has been talked of
long before we talked of narrow gauge
railroad road from Messy Greek or from
Clifton to Knoxville.
I would say to the people of Jefferson
county that we, as Board, are trying to
economise the expense of the farm as best
we can and would like to run it different.
We wish to run it on the steward plan,
but can't trifle with the dear peoples
money further than the County Court will
sanction, outside of clothing, doctor
bills, &c.
All of the Alpha" family may burlesque
us through bad feelings, but we would
say to the people who pay for these things,
that all our business is reported agreeable
to law and our limited sphere, and ask
them to compare the poor house and farm
and inmates with the prisons and Jail and
strike the difference, and if that does not
satisfy them, will cheerfully. yield my
high and paying position to some man
m ore competent. I would not have writ
ten this article. were it not for the great
talk this barn has created, and knowing
your paper has q large circulation in this
county, / think it will be interesting to
your readers here. 1 write this over my
proper signature. NJ. M. CORBETT.
Chairman Commissioners for the Poor.
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The Meanest Yet.

Some gentlemen were talking about
meanness, when one said he knew man
on Lexington avenue who was the mean
est man in New York.
"How mean is that ?" asked friend.
"Why, he is 80 mean that he keeps q
five-cent piece, with string tied to it, t.
give to beggars, and when their backs art
turned, he jerks it out of their pockets.
"Why, this man is SO mean,p continued
the gentleman, ''that he gave his children
ten cents apiecethe night before the Fourth
of July, but during the night, when they
were asleep, he went up stairs, took thu
money out of their clothes, and then
whipped them in the morning for losing
it," .---
"Does hs do anything else?"
Eyes the other day dined with him
and noticed the poor little servant girl
whistled gayly all the way up stairs with
the dessert, and when / asked my generous
friend what made her whistle SO happily,
he said "Why, keep her whistling SO
she can't eat raisius out of the cake ~
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ESS and ESSeS,

|. f1' ESS anu ESSeS,
A note covering the article given below
says: rtl rtr.r.- eErH
Your remarks concerning Shaker and
Shdkeress leads me to hope you will pub
lish the inclOsed scrap.n
$50 you have finished your studies at
the Seminary? 1 was much pleased with
the closing exercises. The author of that
poem-Miss White. l think you called her
bids fair to become known as a poet"
1--WE think the, da1torass will become
celebrated as a pOetcss," remarked the
young lady pertly with a marked empha-
sis on the two words of the sentence.
"Oh-ah ~ replied the old gentleman,
looking thoughtfully over his gold specta-
cles at the young lady. 81 hear her sister
was quiet an actress, and under Miss Hos
mer's instruction viii undoubtedly become
quite a sculptoress.n
The young lady appeared irritated.
"The Seminary" continued the old gen.
tleman, with imperturbable gravity, "is
fortunate in having an efficient Board of
Manageresses. rom the PreSidentess
down to the humblest teacheress, unusual
talent is shown. There is Miss Harper who,
as chemistress, is unequaled, and Mrs.
tronomeress. And in the department Of
music, few can equal Miss Kellogg as a
singeress." r' G. = -
The young lady did not appear to like
the chair she was sitting on. She took the
sofa at the other end of the room.
"YeS," continued the old gentleman, as
if talking to himself, "those White sisters
are very talented. Mary, L understand,
has turned her attention to painting and
the drama, and will surely become famous
as an actress and painteress, and even now
as a lecturess"- rl.- -..s 6. r-
A loud slamming of the door caused the
old gentleman to look up, and the criticess
and grammarianess was gone!
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WASHiNcTQN.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate in
extra session adjourned to Thurday noon.
The closing scenes of Congress were
merely routine.
No accident adds interest to the reality
of the manifesto of the inaugural display.
There were some nine thousand troops in
line.
Pyrotechnics make the city, glare to-
night.
Wickerham has been confirmed post
master ut Mobile.
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sherin's sale.

ny VIRTUE OF A vENDITIONI ,EXPOyAS
d issued from the Chaneery Court Of Knox county,
Tennessee. will on Saturday the 18th day of March.
the city Of Knoxville. sell for cash in hand to the high
est bidder at public utcy one house and lot situated
fronting 50 feet the side Of Henly street. be-
tween Cnch and Grove streets and running back
and D. p. FIeniken on the south. Levied on as the
property Of S. ?. Angel to satisfy jadgmsnt i1 the
of Josiah Curtis ys 9 IT. smith, B. y Stacy and 8. p
Angel. .t...rta. v. +. GO5SETT, Shefih.
febISiitw3t s.-.. 81. '.---.-f 81 49,.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-05

1t is related that a New Hampshire min
lister recently portrayed the history of Jo-
nah after the following style: Il seem to
see Jonah passing along the road to Nine
vah: seem to see him entering the ticket
Office, buy his ticket and pay for it; seem
to see him walk upon the vessel seem
to STE them lift their anchor and the state
ly ship move gradually out upon the broad
Atlantic - --f r.
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Asnlendid Chance.

We will send the WEEKLY CHRONICLE and
Densorssfs Monthly, which is $3 for one year,
to any person who pays US three dollars n
fifty five cents
Demoresfs Monthly stands unrivaled as a
family magazine. Its choice literature. its SUI
perior music, its large amount of valuable infor-
nation and artistic illustrations, give it 9 just
claim to its well-earned title, 'the Model Maya
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A lady of literary turn writes to know Il
she can pay for her paper by writing poet
cents pound for manuscript poetry, OF
she can darn our stockings for the amOun
its all the same to us. We are in favO
of patronizing home talent Yorkcrs Ga
oft