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The pestructlon of Iisbon.


The morning. OF November lst dawn.
ed serene, bat the heavens were ha7y;
since midnight the thermometer had
risen one degree. and stood at Q o'clock
at fourteen above freezing, Reaumur.--
As II was the feast of All Saints, the
churches were thronged from an early
hour, aad all their altars brilliantly H.
Illuminated with thousands Of tapeIs and
decorated with garlands OF Various
tinted muslins aud thin silks, AZ
quarter o. ten o'clock the first shock
was felt. IL was so slight that many
persons attributed II 10 the passage cf
heavy wagons In the street, and even 10
mere fancy. Three minutes afterwara
a second shock occurred, so violent that
il seemed as IL the heavens aud earth
were passing away. This agitation
lasted fully ten minutes. and ere Il di-
minished the greater portion of the city
was In rains. The dust raised obscured
the sun; an Egyptian darkness prevail
ed, and TO add to the universal horror,
the fearful screams of the living and
the groans Of the dying rose through
the air. In twenty minutes all became
calm again, and people began TO look
around them and consider the best
means OF escape. Some were for going
to the hills, but were soon discouraged
from so doing by the rumors that those
who had already gone thither were sui.
locating from the effects Of the dense
fog of dust which still rose from the
falling buildings. Then they rushed
toward the quays which line pa,t of
the Tagus, but only 10 learn the horri-
BILE news that these had snuk into the
earth with all the people and edfccs
upon them. Those who thought 10 put
ont TO sea were told 10 look at the river,
aud 10 ! in its centre they bcheld n whirl-
pool which was sucking In all tho vcs-
sells and boats In its vicinity, not frag"
ment Of any of them being ever seen
again. The royal palace had been en-
tircly swallowed up, and over It's site Is
now the vast square Of the Paco, or
Black Horse, one Of the largest public
places in Europe. The great library Of
the Holy Ghost was In flames, and its
priceless Moorish aud Hebrew manu-
scripts were fast becoming ashes. Tho
opera.house had fallen In, The Inquisl-
ton was no more, and the great church
Of San Domingo was but q heap of
stones, beneath which lay crushed TO
atoms the entire congregation. Tho
Irish church of ST. Paul was the death.
place of one thousand persons, aud tho
palace OF Bemposta, where Catharine
OF Braganza, widow Of Charles H., iv-
ed aud died, had fallen over from tho
heights on which it was built, and ut
terly DESTROYED the poor but populous
part Of The town which lay beneath 10.
In word, where but an hour since was
Lisbon was now nothing but desolalion.
AS to the people, who can describe their
condition. AT least seventy thousand
persons had pershed, and the majority
of the survivors were cruelty wounded
and in agony Of mind and body. Some
went mad with fright, some lost
forever the power Of speech, sinners
wenl about confessing their secret
crimes, aud fanatics, believing the last
day had come. cried out 70 the horror
stricken multitude TO repent, for that
Christ was coming TO judge the quick
aud the dead
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-07-10
Suggestive.

In a speech on the moiety system in
Congress last week, Ben Butler used
the following remarkable language: ~
look forward 20 q time when the MAORI.
ty of this House will be opposed TO me
in politics, and then ask them to in.
vestigalo every act OF mine and publish
them to the country"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-07-10

Small crimes excite great Indignation
large ones alone command respcct-
ful silence at the hands Of the public
oonservators.
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II is impossible that anything so ma
tural, so necessary, and so universal as
death should ever have been designed
by Providence as an evil 10 mankind.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-07-10

United States troops are being sent
to Coffee county, in this State, IN con-
sequence of the killing Of n Deputy
Marshal by man whom he attempted
TO arrest for violation OF the revenue
laws
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-07-10

At Cleveland, Ohio, two girls under.
took TO light fro with gasoline, and
were burned 10 death.
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Jhe 9ost
Athens, Friday, July 10, 1874.
Illinois.

Illinois.
The State Temperance Convention
at Bloomington last week, compos-
ed partly OF females, formed an inde.
pendent party. Miss Jenny F. Wiley
was nominated for Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. Jenny is said 10 be
young and good looking, and her CO.
laborers claim that she will run like a
scared yenison.
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Our Schools.

IL requires Uut iitllt tHouSHt 10 ecc
the evil effects OF teacher not giving
all bis time TO pupils. II he opens
school at S O'Clock, A. NJ, and closes nt
6, p. NJ, students have great deal OF
time TO idle away, and 1t has always
been truthfully said an idle bralu was
the devils workshop. They have an
hour longer TO arrive at school, and two
hours longer than is necessary in the
evening TO 90 home. / mean, Of course,
at this season Of tie year. The mind of
n child easily grows tired Of monolony.
They have at least four hours in the
day for refreshment. II is too much.
All this time the teacher should be In.
structing them. Tired of play they
become cross and peevish with each
other. Disputes arise, the lie passes,
and knocks ensue. So the teacher has
ar hour or so Of eight next morning set
Ting difficulties. On the contrary, if
school opens at seven they are always
in hurry to get there, and il it closes
at six, the approach Of darkness hastens
them homeward. There is no spare
time for quarreling and fighting. Ger.
tainly, then, as question of policy, II
nothing more, the teacher should labor,
and enectual labor is inseparably con.
nec,cd with time. Labor without time
in scAoot house is farce. We oil
well know teacher can do more in ten
hours than in six. We further know,
he can keep rs long with ten scholars as
he can with forty. JUNIUs.
From the Union and American.
Solid business men, hard working far
mers and mechanics, as well as old Mo-
neybags himself, complain of their tax
bills and the poor laws under which
we live. Yet whom have they to blame
in a free country except themselves =?
Too many neglect their political duty.
They complain of packed" committees
and conventions, yet seldom make the
least effort TO remedy what they de-
nounce. Their desire for good officers,
good laws and good government is con-
suming; but they want all these good
things without the least effort from
themselves. They know very well that
they cannot secure good houses, good
food, or any Of the good things of life
without effort; etthey seem to expect
others TO give them good government
as q free gift. They are too busy feath-
ering their own nests to look after the
public veal, and then blame politicians
when caught doing the same thing. The
men who fail to take part and vote in
the coming elections, forfeit their right
to grumble, though county and State
should fall into Radical hands through
their delinquency. 1t is only those who
do their duty that would be aggrieved,
and their grievance would be directly
against the men who neglected the
plain political duty Of the hour.
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Congressional Convention.

Col. Eakin, Chairman of the Congress.
sional Executive Committee, publishes
the following notice, to which attention
is invited.
A Delegate Convention Of the Demo.
cratic and Conservative voters Of the
Third Congressional District Is hereby
called to meet at McMnnville, August
9th, 1874, for the purpose Of nominal
ing candidate for Congress, and trans
acting such other business as may pro.
perly come before the Convention.
The basis Of representation will be
one delegate for each one hundred votes
cast for the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the last Congressional eicc.
ton, in each county, and one additional
for any number moro than thirty in ex.
cess Of even hundreds.
w. l.. EAKIN,
Chairman Cong1 Com
The following is the official vote cast
at the last election for the Democratic
candidate for Congress in the counties
now composing the Third District:
McMinn 905, Meigs 4lS Rhca 43G
Bradley 532, Polk 46l, James lS7, Ham
ilion 1888, Marion 295, Bledsoo 2S6, Sc
quatchie l79, Van Buren, l65, Grundy
34S, Warren 1903 DeKalb 725, Cannon
9H, White 933, Cumberland l25.
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FOREIGN.
Proposed Peace Congress llepresen-
AenlaliIes from North ana South
America 10 b. Invited.
Sentence OF swlndllng Prenehmen-
bancroft Daylh IN Paris,

LONDON, November ga pall Mall
Gazette las aapeelal dlspalph FROM H.
Petersburg stating that Russia Is de-
hlrous Of enlarglng the scope NJ the new
conference on international usages Of
war by making the resolutions appll.
cable loa wider range Ut territory.
The South American states will he In
ylled 10 participate IN the dellbera.
tlonH' II Il also hoped that the United
States Of North America viii be- repre-
scented IN the conference,
PARIS, November 2G,-Clement Du-
vernolH, tried for swlndllng operations
la connection with the territorial bank
Of Spain, was found guilty, sentenced
10 two years imprisonment aud fined
1000 francs, JayOrels, convicted on
the same charge, was sentenced 10 one
years imprisonment aud 800 france
line, Capron aud Passetll, two other
acclmplces, In default Of appearance
before court were condemned cnch to
Ave years Imprisonment and fine Of
5000 francs, NJ, NJ, FornorOd, barre
aud Alexandra Duvornois, implicated
In the same affair were acquitted,
Bancroft Davis, minister 10 Cor
many, who h0s been In this city u few
days, leaves tomorrow for Berlin,
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POLITICAL.
Preliminary Meeting In Indianapolis
to Form q New Political Party.

CINCINNATI, November pa spe-
cial dispatch from indianapolis to-day
says that between fifty and sixty gem
tlemen met there to-day to take meas
ures to form national political party,
based Oh national currency platform.
Horace ii. Day, of New York, Alex.
He. Campbell, of Illinois, Alex. Il.
Troupe, of Connecticut, and IL. a.
Wood of Kentucky, were among the
most prominent men. They elected as
president :. o. Wood, aud TWO lndi-
anians were chosen vice presidents.
A committee of thirteen was APP
pointed to make II declaration OF their
principles, to report this evening.
The platform is understood to he
very briet, recommending, III elect, a
financial plan Tor Il national LAX lh'
stead OF legal tenders, aud lncontro-
vertiOle notes.
A preliminary national meeting VIII
be held in Clevelandin March or April
next, When the propriety of.nominalinS
presidential candidate VIII he dis
cussed. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
New Jersey, New York aud OHIO were
represented.
Letters were received from George
Drew, New Jersey, H. j. Cary Beard,
Philadelphia, Johu ~. Thompson,
West Virginia, aud Others, favoring
the movement.
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THANKSGIVING DAY.

Since the war the custom Of observ-
ING Thanksgiving day has fallen into
dlsuse This will be the first one since
then which promises to meet with
general observation In this state,
Thanksgiving day II pious New Eng
land custom, which has gradually COM
mended itself to good citizens and
godly people until 1t has become a
national one. II Is both wise and pro-
per that the executive power would set
day upon which the people can be
invited TO lay down their burdens of
duty, business or pleasure and return
thanks, In good faith, to Almighty
God for His manifold mercies to Va indl-
vldualy and collec .ively us n city, coun'
ty, state and republic. is particular
ly in,um bent upon the people of Texas
to thank God for their continued health
and prosperity, and especially for the
hopeful condition of their state, NOR
ally and politically. We Gust, then,
that the day will be generally and rev.
erenlly observed. Our churches will
all be thrown open, and business at
least in a measure, suspended, in order
that the people may go up into the
house of the Lord and unite in prayer
and Thanksgiving.
AS the day will be observed by THE
HERALD, no paper will be issued to-
morrow, Friday.
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NEW YORK,
Mayor llayemeyer Appeals 10 The
citizens for AID for The fuseum-
bla Sufferers.
Progress OF The LOngShOrcmens Strike
A Compromise Proposed,

New YoRR, November 25,-Mayor
llayemeyer received dispatch from
the mayor Of Tuscumbla, yesterday,
appealing for help for the destitute of
that town, Mayor llayemeycr prom
lses TO forward all subscriptions,
A report was current, yesterday, that
the French steamship company had
given In 10 the striking longshoremen,
but the truth Is that the captain Of the
steamship France, who ls u new OIL
Ger, was unwilling TO have his ship
slowed by any but experienced hands,
aud requested the payment Of the
unionists for the time. The company
does not intend TO accede 10 the de-
mand OF the longshoremen, The strike
continues In the same state AZ during
the past few days. a party of long
shoremen attacke II number Of ltal'
ians, yesterday, who had been work.
Ing ut the reduced rates, and In the
melee one of the former was severely
stabbed.
Alta meeting Of the longsh bremen
to-day committees were appointed To
consult with the shippers OF New York,
Brooklyn and jersey City to compro-
mise for forty cents for day and sixty
cents for night hour work,
Evacuation day was observed by the
display by bunting on the national,
state and municipal buildings aud the
parade Of veterans, who numbered
only sixteen, and subsequently by II
banquet.
The attorneys for Beecher have
signilled their consent to commence
the argument on the bill Of particulars
before the court OF apreals ON Decem-
Der LIST.
Tilton's counsel announce that they
will ask the city court on Friday next
to direct the district attorney TO pro-
coed promptly with the trial Of the in
dictment against their client.
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Now IcrscX I,Oitcrs.

TRENTON, N. j., November 25.-An-
other large meeting of potters was
held tonight to oppose reduction of
wages. A committee was appointed
to meet the bosses to consult on reduc-
ton. They complain that they receive
less wages than before the late war
and under low tariff. They say II
forced to yield they will consider that
high tariff means low wages. Several
speeches were delivered.
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officials Indictcd.

NIcKsnuRG, Noyember25, --'rhcgrOnd
jury Of this county, composed Of ten
negroes andsoven whites, las returned
eight indictments against l., w, Car
odoeZa, ,col0red state superintendent 0i
education, for forgery aud cmbezlle-
ment while circuit clerk here; six IN
dIctments against A, w. Dorsey, clerk
Of the circuit court for forgery and
cmbczzlement, aud i've indictments
against q. w, Davenport, colorcd clerk
Of the chaunGery court Of the county,
for forging and altering the records,
The evidence against the accused IL
said TO he overwhelming.
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are now out Of danger, but the condi,
lion Of lhe engineer Is still critical,
All those who were wounded by The
lalllng buildings are doing we'll,
Many NJ the buildings which remain
standing proved, on examination, 10
DO In an unsafe condition, aud several
viii have 10 DO torn down,
liosroN, November aA,-ln response
10 u telegram from luseumhIa, Mayor
Cobb las received u number Of conlrl'
buttons for the sufferers, which will be
forwarded AZ onee, The numerous no.
counts Of suffering In the south aud
west have ELECTED very general OK,
presslons Of sympathy hereabouls,
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npuggIsts' Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, November 2o,--The
Philadelphia drug exchange held u
meeting ,o-day aud atupted u resolu'
tlun appointing committees REPRESENT
lug eavh hrsncb uf the hlsintss 10 uuli'
siier what congressional nction II Js'
slrabIc to protect their Interest by tar
III notifications,
Anutber resolution was adopted earn
esty recommending that congrens fe'
neal the custom tax or 80 called dis
terminating duty Of ten per cent addi,
tional OIL all meIchandise the proceed
or growth In countries OF the cape ol
Good Hope, when the same is imports
ed west thereof.
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Further Particulars OF the Disastrous
Tornado of Monday Night.
Farm Houses, Fences and Forest Trees
Blown In Every Direction.
Nearly Every Building In Tuscumbi'
Rendered Unfit for Ilabltatl0n.
Boston Respond, TO the Appeal ior
Aid from the TasC umbla Sufferer.

TuscuMBIA, ALA, November % -
The storm Monday night was most
disastrous in its effects upon the sur
rounding country. Houses were I'M
rooted and fences blown in every di-
rection. Large trees were torn from
the ground aud carried many yards Ivy
the storm, crushing cabins and out
houses as they went.
After the storm left Tuscumbia 1t
seemed to have spent its force or
gained new strength. 1T came down
upon the farm of Benjamin Wilson,
six miles from here, and totally de-
stroyed his residence, corn'cribs and
clubhouse. 1t then passed up the
stream known us Bond creek, leveling
thousands of forest trees. Some miles
further on the farm houses and out
buildings OF Wilkes Davidson, q we'll
known citizen, were destroyed, his also
lhs home al Ira lars!a, iii extensive
farmer Scores al negro cabins were
blawn down aud three blacks were
BILLED and several others we're slightly
wounded.
Tho loss 10 fusch mia IL fully nv
much rs nj first reported, Among the
property destroyed was two grlst mills
which supplied the town with meal,
and the want OF this article is-begin
ming to be severely felt. Many of thu
houses that were not entirely blown
down, have been rendered unfit fo
habltatlon, aud nearly every building
In the place has been more or less dam
aged, Provisions are giving out.
The train which went over the EN-
bankment at Spring cresk, on I'M
night of the storm, remains In thesa
position. The broken bridge can no
be repaired for some days, and al
trains from Memphis are delayed sew
eral hours
The baggage master and 0remel
who went over the bank with the trail
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The Catholic Trouble In Canada.

WASHINGTON, November 0.-The
following has been received in relation
to the burial of eX communicated per-
sons in consecrated ground ut Mon
treal: 1t Is said that the bishop will
appeal to the house of lords in the
Guilford case on the question whether,
under the treaty ceding Canada from
France to England, the rights and priv
iIeges of the Roman Catholic church
are not infringed upon by the late de-
cision.
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instruction OF Nine Hundred Thous'
..,d noltary worth OF Grain.

ALBANY, N. l., November 25,--The
grain destroyed 10y tue IRE IN Diehson
4 Co.'s grist mill and elevator last
night consisted of i've hliidfeu tDOus-
and bushels of BARLEY and twenty-five
thousand busipis at oats, valued az
nine hundred thousand dollars, aud in-
sured for forty Thousand dollars,
Tue grist iniii was Insured in New
York aud Pin aJelphla companies, as
are also the machinery, boiler aud ele-
vator. The loss will probably aggre-
gate one hundred and tifty-four thous-
and dullars,
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Conclusion OF the safe burglary Case
neaK.n lulA N a.

Conclusion OF Inc safe burglary case
The President Preparing iIis Mes
snge.
WASHINGTON, November 20.-Ar-
gument was conclued to-day In the
burglary trial and the case was given
to the jury.
The president was not ut homo tC
visitors to-day, being engaged in clear
ing his dtsl; of letters and papers pre-
pairing to commence the preparation
of his annual message.
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The1ailg4etala

.o,,e ia "neraia nloeh," Garner NJ
"IaIn and Lamar streets, over first
sationaI nank, nusiness 0niee-
Vyont IIoom, seeond story'
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TIE WEATHER TODAY.

In the Gulf States, Tennessee aud
the Ohio valley, there will be clear or
off weather. variable winds, backingto
westerly, slowly rising temperature
and stationary or falling barometer,
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MARRIED..

ROWAN-RILEY-Ye November
this CITY. by Rev, Father Murnnier, Mr..
Cherries +. Rowan to Miss Ella Riley.
shreveport La and Natcl'z miss pa
unrS DleaSp CODy.l
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Thursday, November &c, 1874,

.'~' !.
as a day OF thanksgiving and prayer, and
request the people Of Texas TO abstain nom
labor and devote the day to Divine worship
and prayerful Acknowledgement OF tho
manifold blessings which we have enjoyed
during the past year.
The peace, prosperity and abundance en-
joyed by the peonie should prompt TINS re-
cognit!on Of our dependence upon the author
Of all good, and our prayers for q continua'
ton OF these hlesslns7.
Neither plague, pes,llence nor famine haS
visited ous heloyad a,ptei on the cnntrsFy'
the earth has searrnasly yielded her houn
dance, willie fealth mud strength, anti hnbs
and chesrfalaess have blsssed our raHp's,
Il IA hcpetl that these signal evidences Ok
Divine favor, val Oh the day designated, be
appropriately recognized, and our Rppreu's'
lion of them manifested,
Given under ny hand and the great sea-
o. The state ain sed at the city OF hastin' TINS
18th dag OF November, 1874.
RICHARD CORE,
pv ina t,overneri Governor
A, W, DsBgsRs, secre.nry of state.
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rnXAA ANp PAOIFlO.
TuE DALLAS HERALD

IL The only paper In northern
Texas that receives Tie inii
presa dIspulCIles.
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TulpSDM MORNING, NOVEMBER 20,
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
.,,,.I and Departure Of Trains u,
Dallas,
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL

h'' Arrives,
nam the South (nail aud eNpreAalr hl22 q, IA,
Ilpp,a tns North lmail and ekpIeAAls Wa a M
tlnn,nn ,hs sOuih, (AeeommodallonllpiWp ., m,
EE,,om HE North, laeeommodallonll2ia1a o. M
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
Leaves, Arrives
Mhil NM Iniion,,,,,,,,,,uilh d, IA, lliAb y, ~
Auspnam,h Frsiaht,,,,,,,.illOt u, ~, 100 y, ~
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THANKSGIVING .
Proclamation by The Governor
Of The State Of Texas.

In accordance with n time-honored Gus
tom, founded OH religious duty, i hereby
designate
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-09-24

CANE PRESENTATION.-Last Tues
day evening, d. G. Oysters residence
was the scene of a neat little affair.
Stephen Oyster, WHO has been visiting
here for few doys, is the Oldest of the
three sous; and john Oyster took this
occasion Of expressing his regards for
his older brother by presenting him
with a handsome gold headed cane.
The wood of the cane is from the Flag
ship Lawrence, and was manufactured
by the donor. The massive gold head
is elegantly carved aud bears the legend
in German Text and;script "from j. W.
E. to his brother, Perry's Victory, Sep
tembor 10th, 1878" The cane is to be
hereditary, and in case of the oldest
brother dying it decends to the next
oldest, aud when the three brothers are
no more in need of canes, to stay their
declining years, it will then 60 to Elk
Lodge A. Y. NJ. to be preserved as a
relic. DR. I. S. Hartley made the pre-
sentation speech, and all present were
much affected by the scene. The gold
head Of the cane is the work of Ball,
Black q Co., New York.