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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-11

SIot Y CITY, Iowa, is without a minis
ter, so there is no church quarrel or scandal.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-11
Illinois Troubles
SOMERYILLE.
All Remains Quiet in Fayette.

One Of Fridays Wounded Dead and
Another DyinS-BurtOn- MflI-R He.
cover.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 10.-Parties who ar
rived from SOmerville this morning state
that Albert Reeves, the Republican candi-
date for Sheriff who was shot by Burton
Friday, died last night. His brother Paul
was dying this morning. Judge J. G.
Reeves, another brother who was shot -
the same time, and Oscar Burton, WI, both
recover. Everything was quiet there. and
the Chickasaw Guard froTE this city, have
returned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-11
POLITICAL.
Civil Right. I'm Alabama.

SELMA, Aug. S.-B. 5. Turner, negro
and eX-cOngreSSman, was unanimously
nominated by the Radical convention for
County Treasurer. The Radical conven-
tiOn heartily indOrSe the Civil Rights bill.
Kansas.
ATCHISON, Ks, Aug. l0.-The Daily
Champion is authorized to announce that
Hon. Charles f. kaeSter, who was nomi-
mated for State Treasurer by the Independ-
ents' State Convention, positively declines
to accept the nomination.
Illinois Troubles
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-A special to the
Tribune says George W. McCrary nomina-
ted to Congress by the Republicans of the
Fourth district of Iowa, has written a letter
declining the nomination. lie saws in eX-
PLANTATION that he was induced to change
his first intention to not become candi-
date by representations made by his friends
that his acceptance would harmonic all
the discOuiant elements of party. On
the contrary be finds it has tended to widen
the cap between the factions, and he con-
sideTs It IS his duty TO withdraw his accept
ance of the nomination.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-11

Organization of District Council
An Agency 20 be Established for
Handling Coff0u and Grain
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-11
HAMBIEN COUNTY.

Democratic Gains mp in East Tennes.
see-Fhe Legislative Canvsss-CrOps
and Fruit-Iron Interests- Selling
or Surplus Farms
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

A CURIOUS DECIsIoN.-The following
story comes from ireland Two men
had a quarrel in liquor shop. They ad-
jcurned outside to settle the dispute. The
first man being from Connaught, imme-
diately seized lump Of stone and let it
fly at the head Of his opponent, who dipp-
ed his head and missed the stone, which
went through an expensive plate glass
window, and did much damage. A mag
istrate was called upon next morning to
determine which OF the two should pay
the cost. The evidence clearly showed
that the aim had been good one, and if
the second man had not dipped his head
he would have undoubtedly been struck.
Therefore," said the magistrate, he
must pay the damages, for it is certain
the first man didn't intend to injure the
window, and the window would not have
been injured if it had not been for the act
of the second man lodging"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

THE PRouImToRY LIQuoR LAW
We Mt length reached the hotel again;
and | proposed glass Of brandy and wa
ter My friend looked Mt me and then Mt
the landlord and tho landlord looked Mt
me and then Mt my friend. Porplexity
ovcrspread the countcnonccs Of both.
"Such n thing us drop OF liquor is not
to be had in the place, ":.suid tho landlord.
" Bought, you mean" retorted my
friend.
Bought, | mean" was the answer.
Then both eyed me significantly.
"Doos anybody give it away ?" l in
quirod, greatly puzzled by the mystery
that appeared on both their counten-
ances.
" Not exactly. You see the State con-
stables would be after me In no time il /
sold liquor" explained the landlord
Do you want some very badly !"
could not explain how badly want
ed it, and could only give vent to my
feelings in sigh.
Without word the landlord disap-
peared within the reccsses of small
room behind the office desk, and present.
ly came forth with two empty tumblcrs
in his hand. These he placed upon tho
desk.
" But where Is the liquor ?" asked.
"Thc law forbids me to sell it," snid
he. :" | dare not disobey tho law. If
you can find any here you are welcome TO
it," Saying which, he accidently turned
back the breast Of his coat The neck Of
U bottle peeped from the inside pocket.
lie winkcd his eye at me, and winkcd
my eye at him, after which | drew forth
the bottle. He family struggled with
me to prevent the daring robbery upon
which was bent, but proved to be in
exorablc.
"My private bottle kept for medicinal
purposes and MOI for sale" he moaned,
as poured out the liquor for myself and
the worthy Chairman Of the Parish Com
mittee. Have some water, gentlemcnP"
he added with alacrity.
We drank, and replaced the bottle in
the repository whence | had taken it,
Then placed dollar in his hands.
What is this for ?" he asked, as he
deposited it in his waistcoat pocket and
gave me half dollar in change.
"For bushel of oats" | answered.
"Kecp them until send for them"
"Ah, sir" said the landlord, with an
mir of virtuous resignation, the Prohib-
tory law has done world of good ia
stopping the salo Of liquors. It's se-
vcro law on us, but it's good one.- Bos-
ton Gdzette.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1874.

CoURTsHIP OF SAvAGEs.-Among the
aboriginal blacks of Australia, courtship
rs the precursor of marriage is unknown.
When young warrior is desirous of pro-
curing wife, he generally obtains one
by giving in exchange for her sister or
some other female relative Of his own,
but if there should happen to be no eligi-
BILE damsel disengaged in the tribe to
which he belongs, then he hovers around
the encOmpment of some other blacks
until he gets an opportunity of seizing
one Of their lenbras, whom perhaps he
has seen and admired when attending one
of the feasts or corrobories. His mode of
paying his addresses is simple and eflica-
cious, With blow of his war club he
stuns the object of his "atlections," and
drags her insensibe body to some retired
spot, whence as she RECEIVERS her senses,
he brings her home to his own gunyah in
triumph.
Another method with wife stealers is
to ascertain the camp FIRE beside which
the girl whom he covets sleeps. When
he gains the knowledge he requires, he
creeps close to the camp on some dark
windy night, and stretching out his spear,
inserts its barbed point amongst her thick
flowing locks; turning it slowly around,
some of the hair becomes entangled with
it; then, with a sudden jerk, she is aroused
from her slum5er, and as her eyes open,
she feels the point of another weapon
pressed against her throat. She neither
laints nor screams; she knows well that
the slightest attempt at escape or alarm
will cause her instant death; so like n
sensible woman, she makes a virtue Of
necessity, and rising silently, she follows
her captor to begin life of toll, from
which she is not released till death.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

GoLD-DIGGING ANTs.-A very remark
able fact in connection with the dry gold
placers has bien communicated to me by
a gentleman from New Zealand. The
miners have actually discovered race Of
ants which are gold diggers and gold
hoarders. 1t appears that the miners
had long noticed trails Of peculiar spe-
ces of ant moving to and fro in the vicin-
ity Of the mines, but as this is a phenom-
enon observable in many parts Of the
world nothing particular was thought Of
it. However, as the miners penetrated
further into the interior, and the quartz
dust became richer, the ant trails became
so numerous as to attract considerable
attention. On examining one of them
carefully it was found that each ant car
ried minute fragment Of gold in its
mandibes. The miner who made this
discovery, foil owed up the trail and soon
came to the entrance Of the nest, which
however, was concealed with great care.
llc SuIlulScu3 VI SbulSc lldb IhC ullbS iliob
have stored a quantity Of gold in the nest
and he lost no time in opening it with his
pick. He was rewarded by finding with
in it quantity Of gold dust Of the value
of about two hundred and thirty pounds
sterling. The primary use to which these
insects put the metal was apparently to
build the prison cells OF the prolific males
and females, who are never allowed to
leave the nest, but the habit Of gold col
lectng having been once acquired they
now store it in large circular receptacle
in the center Of the nest, each insect drop
ped his contribution to the general stock
from a gallery which runs above. The
ants form an entirely new species un-
known to insect collectors.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04
NUMBER 27.

something for her comfort, he sat all day
long by her pillow and watched her, save
when his agony grew too mighty to bc
borne, and he had to rush away, out un-
der the desolate sky, and shrek out the
madness Of his woe to the pitiless hcav-
ems. Eunice watched him too, in her
turn, with loving, anxious, searching gaze
but she saw no hope in his face. She
knew that he was hardening his heart.
There came night at length, when he
was with her alone. A woman who had
come to watch HAD fallen ssleep in tho
other room. Dan would not wake her
he was greedy OF every moment in which
he could have his child all to himself. So
he sat as usual, looking at her silently,
and she as silently gazed back into his
face with her great, far-seeing blue eyes.
At last she said
"Then must not wait for you there,
father; you won't come 2'
He looked at her with startled gaze.
He had never thought of tho matter in
that light before. Sho waited moment
and then went on:
~ thought you'd want to come, father;
thought you'd SEQ how God meant to
draw you to Him by taking me first; and
thought could die easy, feeling suro
of your coming, and then waitn' for you
there littlo while. But you won't SEQ
Gods love, and you won't feel that I'm
watin'."
Something touched his heart ut last
her look perhaps or her words, or her
tone of piteous pleading, or all these COM
bined. lIo sank sobbing on his knees
besido her.
God pity mo |" he gaspcd, "God for
give mol Wait for me there, lamb, I'll
come surely; I'll walk in His way"
Does not my story litly end her, whcrc
Eunce's work ended Her life went out
after that painless and quietly. Her hand
was in her fathers to the very last, and
ho murmured in answer to the appeal in
her dying eyes, "Ill come lamb, surely"
He buried his girl beside her mother /;
but to him she is not dead. He believes
simple, literal soul-that Gods lovo
has given him one Of the many mansions,
and that she waits for him there at its
window, her face Illuminated by n light
that will never grow dim nor fado away.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

THE WAY TO AYoID CALUMNY.-" II
any one speak i'll Of thee" says Epicte-
tus, " consider whether he hath truth on
his side and if so reform thyself, that
his censures may not affect thee" When
Anaximander was told that the very
boys laughed at his singing. AYE"
said he. then | must learn to sing better"
Plato being told that he had many enc
mics who spoke i'll of him, said: 1t is
no matter, will live so that none shall
believe them" Hearing at another time
that an intimate friend had spoken de-
tractively of him, lie said /: ~ am sure
he would not do it il he had not somo
reason for it," This is the surest as we'll
as the noSlest way Of drawing the sting
out of reproach, ard the true and only
method Of preparing man for that great
and only relief against the pain of cal
umny-a good conscience.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

A WRITER in the Milwaukee Sentinel
deserves the respectful sympathy Of all
gentlemen who give out their washing
lie says: 1T is awfully annoying to
have some other fellows clothes left in
your room by the washcrwoman. Sat
urday we put on another fellows shirt,
but couldn't wear it. Although it was
rufled around the bottom, the sleeves
were too short to button cuffs on, and
there was no place for collar"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04
LIKES OF TRAVEL AND EXPRESS.

Canon City, Junction City and Wea-
verviIIe Express and Passenger Line
j. r. DRIVER, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning
returns on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Hay Fork and WeaverviIIe Pass
en.er and Express Line. j. S. HOYT,
Proprietor. Weekly. Leaves Hay Fork on
Monday morning Of each week leaves Wea-
yer Tuesday morning of each week.
u. n. Mail and Express Line, from
weaverviIIe 20 Arcata, JOHN CLIFF
FORD, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver every
Thursday morning. Loayes Arcata, every
Monday morning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

A TENNESSEE country paper says
"Some Of our readers complain that we
do not give enough town and county
news. To such We would say that we
often find after weeks search that not
thing has happened.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
COURT TERMS |:

District COurt-Second Monday in April,
August and December
County COurt-First Monday In Janu-
airy, March, May, July, September and No
vember.
Probate COurt-(Samc as County Court
Board Of SupcrvisOrs--First Monday
February, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

Stefia Eneampn,snF, No. 12, L. o. u. ~
Meets on the evenings of the First and Third
Tuesdays of each month, at ODD FELLOWS
HALL, Weaverville, at s O'Clock. Patriarchs
from abroad are invited to visit us.
f. W. YOUNG, c. p.
w. II. BACHELOR, Scribe. Janl
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

Worth Star Lodge, .N'o. 6I, L. u. %. ~.
Holds its regular meetings at ODD Fellows
HALL, Weaverville, every Thursday evening,
at O'Clock. Members of the Order from
abroad are cordially invited to attend.
JAS. BARKLA, n. G.
w. II. BACHELDER, X. S. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04
Wrekly Triaitg Suuraal.
OUR AGENTS.:

THOS. Royce, Room No. 80. New
Merchants Exchange Building, San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city,
GEO. p. ROWELL a CO., 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

Comet Lodge, No. s4, L. o. o. H.,
Holds its regular meetings, at ODD FELLOWS
HALL, Trinity Center, on Saturday evening
of each week. +. III. BLOSS, n. G..
S. IUBBELL, X. S. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

Trinity Chapter, No. 10, ~. II. M,
Meets on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays
of each month, at MASONIC HALL, Weaver
vile, at o'clock, ?. NJ.
o. G. CHRISTENSEN, II. p.
NJ. +. GRIFFIN, Secretary. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04
SOCIETY NOTICES.

Trinity Lodge, No. 81, II. II. M,
Hold their regular communications at MA
SONIC HALL, Weaverville, on the last Saturday
of each month Hour of meeting, O'Clock,
p. NJ. w. j. TINNIN, w. NJ.
NJ. L. GRIFFIN Secretary. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-04

Trinity County German HOspffaI So
ciety, holds its REGULAR Quarterly Meetings at
the HOSPITAL BUILDING, Weayerville, on the
first Sunday of March, June, September and
December CdAS HARTMAN,
janl Secretary.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-22
Why He Thrashed His. Wife.

Mr.. Runnells was before bis honor.
Judge Harbaugh, yesterday, for giving
his wife thrashing, and he went on t.
tell the court how it happened, and to
claim that anger came from natural
causes and could not have been sup
pressed if he had been emperor Of Ger
many. Just before retiring, Mrs. Run
nells poked up the coal fire and left the
poker on the floor. Mr.. Runnells was
about ready to retire, when he felt
thirsty, and went. prowling around
the dark kitchen in his bare feet. He
walked strai ght to that poker, Of
course, and when he stepped on it the
room resounded with such yells as that
neighborhood had never heard before.
Mrs. Runnells came running il while
Runnells was holding up his burned
foot and dancing around on the other,
and when she innocently inquired what
that noise meant, Mr.. Runnells tipped
her cuff. lie was very sorry, he said,
and his honor charged her never to
leave hot pokcrs around on the floor
again, warned him to restrain his tenn
per, and cancelled the case.-Detroit
Free Prese.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-22
KANSAS eRAssaoppER VICTIMS.
Ter Needing Aid Through the VIM
ter ut 10000.

Gov. Osborne of Kansas, under date
of Topeka, Kansas, Dec. II, telegraphs
to the Chicago Tribune as follows:
estimate the number of people in
the western counties Of Kansas who
need aid during the coming winter at
10000. A, large proportion of these
are now in want. People in the east.
ern part of the State are doing all in
their power to prevent suffering on the
frontier, but the extent Of the destitu-
ton warrants the conclusion that they
are unequal to the emergency. Flour,
potatoes, hominy and beans for food,
and clothing, especially for women and
children, are most needed. Food for
stock is also much needed. IS is also
spring wheat, corn. oats, barley, and
flax for spring planting. The winter
thus far has been very favorable one,
and the prospect is for ? good crop.
w heat is most excellent. "A large in
crease Of acreage has been sown, and il
no unforeseen misfortune should occur
50 these people they will next year. b
able not only to subsist .themsely yes, but
also to assist Tie unfof oftunates III other
The Grange advance., 1874-12-22
A Gay Deceiver,
From the Winona Republican, 18th.

(From the Winona Republican, 15th.)
Among the passengers who got off
the midnight train from Minneapolis
last night were man and woman who
entered the bus for the Jewell House..
Just as the omnibus was starting out:
the man said to the lady: ''Her9-is
five dollars. You pay your fart26mfe
I 60 to look after the baggage. and then
I'll come up.'' The woman went to the.
hotel, but after some time elapsed and
no man arrived, she began to make in
quiries, and learned from Officer Miller
that the man, whose name the woman
said was Charles Monroe,
had taken the train for the
East. The officer then learned that
the woman's name was Mary Johnson
formerly a servant at the Nicollet
House, Minneapolis. She said she was
engaged to be married to Charles Mon
roe, painter, and he brought her TO
Winona to have the nuptial knot tied
Confding in him with an over-aound-
ance Of trust, she had turned over to-
him sixty dollars in money and other
valuables, with which the rascal had
made off, leaving her to her fate at the
Jewell House, where lovers have before
proved faithless deserters.
The girl having told her sorrowful
story to Officer Miller, he took prompt.
steps for the arrest of the false-hearted
Charles, and in less than five hours
from the time Of leaving Wirona the:
bird was under arrest in La Crosse
Marshal Slater went down and brought
him up, on Monday afternoon, and this
morning he consented to marry the
girl, and the ceremony was accordingly
performed by His Honor, Justice Story.
who is great favorite with bridal
parties.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-22
Value of the Soul.

Truth is the gem to which all that
sparkles on the dress is dross aud PASTE.
Purity is the pearl, put into no bracelet
or ring. It is the soul, whose loss can
not be reckoned as you reckon fortunes.
swept away in a financial whirlwind, or
consumed in some terrific fire. It is
said the ancients missed star, one Of
the seven we call Pleiades, sparkling
setting of diamonds in the blue sap
phire of the midnight sky. But the
fall of such a star would raise less la
mcnt in heaven, than when sincerity,
honesty, good name falls from the
firmanent Of the humblest soul. We
talk of saving the soul. Have we any
soul, among our possessions, left; and
how much that we dare call our own ?
Soul, except as an article Of merchan-
disc. is not so common. A man of soul
we do not meet, every day, in the
street. Soul IS certain sensibility to
truth, honor and beauty, which the eye
or ear or understanding cannot behold
or contain. It is as prec ious gem or
amber, which the richest growth Of hu-
man nature is required to form and dis
till. It is the honey Of man in this
hive of his body. 1t is the blossom
and bright consummate flower, which
this coarse stem of flesh has the privi-
lege to unfold and we say justly of
mean and selfish people, that they
have no soul, only latent capacity, po-
tentiality or possibility Of soul.-C. 4.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-22
en- Hands and Conversed with a
Veritable FleshY Ghost.

February lst, 1873, Eli T. Coffin was
murdered, and his body hung under a
bridge, five miles from Atlantic City,
Iowa. His wife had previously died,
as was supposed, from exposure and
starvation. Coffin was worth several
thousand dollars, bit miserly in dispo.
sition. The circumstances of his death
led people to believe that brother-in-
law, who came from Chicago to assist
in prosecuting Coffin, assisted by in.
censed citizens Of that locality, were the
perpetrators of the murder. On the
evening of Dec. 13, at 10 o'clock, Mr..
Wright, of Lewis, was alone in his store
and was about to close his store when
a man entered and sat down by the stove.
When approached by Mr.. Wright, he
rose and said: ''How are you, Mr..
" right 2" at the same time offering
his hand, which Mr.. Wright took, and
recognized his visitor as Eli T. Coffin.
The mysterious visitor then took a
chair, and held conversation with
Mr.. Wright, during which he stated
that he was murdered by stranger,
and gave the names Of D. K. Carter,
the DeBusk boys, and Jessie Smith, as
having been present at the time Of the
murder. After some conversation con-
cerning Cofin's financial matters and
his wishes concerning them, Mr.. Wright
heard some one outside, and, wishing
some one else to hear the apparition,
went to the door to call them in, when
the ghost suddenly disappeared. Mr.
Wright is we'll known in this county,
and is not believer in Spiritualism, or
anything Of the kind.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-22
the VIcKSBuRe AFFAIR.
jackson, Miss, Telegram, Dec. II.

jackson, Miss, Telegram, Dec. l7.]
The Legislature assembled at noon.
Nearly oil the members were present.
The Governor sent in his message,
claiming the present condition Of affairs
at Vicksburg was brought about by vio-
lent white men for political purposes.
He says at this moment the county au-
thorities are successfully resisted, and
free action of the officials is impossible.
':Armed insurgents procure orders
for local election, with the intention
that the ballots be cast
in such a reign of terror
that the will of the majority will be de-
MED by the minority. The insurgents
have deliberately and knowingly en-
tered into the work Of revolt, and we
must face the facts as they exist. If
the insurrection is successful, we must
reduce the majority to the will of the
minority, which means power by force,
and which must be retained by legisla-
ton as harsh and cruel as the first acts
of violence, in which case one race will
be deprived of their rights and remand
ed back to an unfortunate condition as
they ever knew, or else compelled to
wander seeking freedom rather than
homes, as is now the case with many of
the race in other Statcs.'' He makes
on recommendation to the Legisla.
ture, but when it is remembered that a
majority of the House are blacks, and
the Governors whole message an ap-
peal to the prejudices of the majority,
its general tenor cannot be mistaken.
lie closes by requesting the Legislature
to take steps to avert an insurrection
in Warren county, and prevent similar
occurrences and says: II venture to
express hope there are but few Of our
fellow citizens who will not cheerfully
respond to any demand made upon
them.''
The Legislature don't seem to know
how to grapple the problem presented
to them. Probably they will ask the
United States for troops for Vicksburg,
and probably they will repeal the law
authorizing the special election already
ordered in Warren county on the 3lst
Of December.