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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25
+" She Had No Friends

A LITTLE story was told us lately which
seems to be worth repeating. Some time
ago a child i'll with hip disease was
brought into certain asylum in New
York-a little girl of five years old, who,
from fright OF weakness, cried bitterly on
her admission. Another girl, little
Swede of about nine, heard her. =" Is she
CRYING because she left her mother?" she
asked the matron "No. She has no
mother; she is an orphan" Her friends,
then, may be2" "She has no friends.
She has nobody in the world to take care
of her, unless she finds one here" Jenny,
the little Swede, stood for a minute or
two soberly looking at the stranger. She
was not pretty child, nor attractive in
any way, being homely, diseased, and i'll
tempered. II think will take care of
her." said Jenny, gravely. "Ill be a
friend to hers" and she went over TO the
stranger, and then and there began to soothe
and humor her. The matron thinking Il
only childish outburst paid no attention
to 1t, even when she found Jenny had Sc
cured seat at the table next to the child,
and had managed TO have her placed In
the bed next her own In the dormitory.
But when the story was told to us q year
afterward the little girl had never failed
once in her selfimposed trust. AS far
rs was practicable she took the place
Of mother or elder sister TO the
child, who, still lame and suffering, need.
ed constant attention and care which
the matron and nurses could not give.
She cut and prepared her food at meas,
humored her peevish fancies during the
day, and Mt night was in the habit Of
living down half dressed, to be ready to
spring up at moments warning, and
she passed many night, II was dis
covered, holding the child's head in her
arms or soothing her. On any holiday,
or when visitors came, Jenny's first anx-
iety was to make her little charge pre-
sentable, just as a fond mother would
do; and when the children were once
given an excursion, or an afternoons
romp on the grounds, Jenny had an ex-
cuse to account for her not going, and
actually, although her tears choked her,
she being but child, would have stayed,
patient and cheerful, beside the lame
child, who could not go, If her deception
had not been found out The singular
part of the story was, too, that the child
was not lovable or grateful one; but
peevish, jealous, and tyrannical toward
her poor little nurse, who apologized for
and made the best of her to others, after
the habit of mothers. There were many
other children in the asylum prettier and
more winning; but Jenny was true to
the one whose only recommendation was
that she had no Friends. IN. Y. Paper.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25
Religious and Educational.

1t Is said that the Sunday school
work in Kentucky Is In a more flourish
ing condition than for years past.
--Zton's Herald is again agitating the
question of the purchase of Music Hall,
Boston, for grand Methodist tabernacle.
"A clergyman being applied TO in less
than year after his appointment to put
q stove In the church, asked how long his
predecessor had been there; and when
answered "twelve years." he said: "Wcll,
you never had fire in the church during
his timer" mo, sir" replied the appli-
cant, but we had fire IN the pulpit Men"
--Christias Treasure.
The Rensselaer, County IN. w
Gazette says, In the course of advice to
those authorized to choose district school
teachers, that every educated person is
not OF necessity an excellent teacher. 1t
is time that natural aptitude and the
ability to govern wisely should be recog.
nized as among the first qualifications of
a teacher, no matter how small the school
he Is to conduct,
1t is said that new Protestant Epis.
copal paper Is to be established IN New
York, and that q publisher, an editor, and
the necessary funds have been secured
already. The paper is To be the organ, II
is said of the High Church interest as
represented by the Bishop OF the diocese,
and Is to take ground different from that
Of the other Episcopal papers In some re-
spects, especially In regard TO what Is
usually called the Oxford theology and
kindred matters at home and abroad.
"A remarkable scene took place few
Sundays ago on the Appomattox River,
near Petersburg, Va, when 500 colored
persons were baptized by immersion, in
presence OF a very large crowd. AT one
o'clock 1000 voices chanted an anthem,
as the long column Of candidates marched
down in order to the water. The clergy
man then delivered an address. Two
lines Of men were then formed, and the
ceremony began by passing the candi.
dates from hand to hand from the shore
10 the clergyman, who stood to his waist
In the river. The work went rapidly on
until the hundreds were plunged beneath
the muddy waters. When each convert
came out of the water he began the most
extravagant manifestations of delight and
ecstatic Joy ever witnessed, and SO violent
were the demonstrations at times that II
often required the strength of four or five
able-bodied men to quiet them. Immcdi.
ately after the ordinance the converts
were attired In regular uniform, and
formed in line. A procession was then
formed, numbering about 10000, who
marched back 10 the church, where the
jubilee continued amid the greatest en-
.thusiasm.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25
Foreign Gossip.

The Thakore of Bhownuggur, India,
q youth of seventeen, lately espoused
four young ladies Of royal blood at one
time
I'm Paris, forty artists and Journalists
have formed league for the purpose
Of kissing without mercy all immoral
pieces.
In Germany when the vote Of the jury
stands six against six the prisoner is &C
quilted. A vote of seven against five
leaves the decision to the Court, and In a
vote Of eight against four the prisoner 10
convicted.
orion, OF Tichborne notoriety, weighs
ilfty.six pounds less than when he was
committed. But he has some 200 pounds
Of solid avoirdupois left, weight the
English people will not regret to have
taken off their hands. II he can't run
away he can do the next best thing and
pine away.
"A divorce case is attracting attention
In London. in which 1t appears that the
respondent obtained an introduction to his
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25
Garden and Lawn characterization.

AMONG those who have given attention
to landscape gardening, some are in favor
of not only extending the architectural
appearance of the dwelling house to the
grounds, in the form of vases, statues.
fountains, etc, but also of carrying its
spirit into the grounds themselves. by
architectural flower gardens, not forget
ting sculpturesque-looking plants in close
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25
production, with favorable season, Of
An extraordinary cotton crop.

an extraordinary cotton crop.
If the "seven.year locusts'' are on
time" they will put in their appearance
this summer In this section OF the coun.
try. They appeared in 1860, and again
In 1857. They first appear in the form of
sluggish and unsightly brown beetle,
and emerge from the ground through
small holes, the ground In some places
being 80 thickly perforated as TO resem-
BILE q honey.comb. When they have
emerged from these holes, they crawl up
and attach themselves to weeds or trunks
of trees, and there remain basking in the
sun until the perfect locust is formed
DdpenD0yt Democrat
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25

A RATHER singular present received by
q bride lately was life insurance policy
for $4,000 on her husbands life. The
poor little thing, all tulle and orange
blossoms, wept when she saw 1t, and con-
tinued to do so until her mamma whis-
pered something in her ear. Then she
raised her eyebrows, sweetly smiled, and
tripped up stairs to put the policy care
fully away l--Neu York Nail.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25

The Davenport Gazette says young
lady who recently arrived there from Cal.
fornia, without male protector, says it
Is safe and delightful trip for any lady
to make alone, and as for the male pro-
lection it only adds additional trouble
and another feed out of the lunch basket.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25

Corn Starch Cake.--One cup butter !;
two cups sugar; two cups flour; one cup
corn starch dissolved In one cup of sweet
milk; one teaspoon soda; one ounce
cream tartar; whites Of five eggs.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25

THERE is nothing like leather Shoes with a
SILVER TIP for children. Try them. They
never wear through at the toes.
For Sale by all Dealers.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25

WIsHART's Pine Tree Tar Cordial cures
Coughs, Colds and Consumption. Wishart's
Worm Sugar Drops banishes worms COM
pletely.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-06-25
A Public BeneIactor.

The gift of James Lick for public pur.
poses in California is q deed of benef-
cence without parallel, and will prove q
source of blessing TO greater number Of
persons, both at present and In the future,
than any other similar benefaction on
record. The deed which he has placed
on record makes the following distribu-
ton Of his property, the gifts being made
In gold to the Trustees named In the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06

A GREAT CRIMINAL.

The trial Of Chas. Bullard, noto-
rious burglar, is now pending in Boston.
Bullarl was connected with the famous
robbery of the Merchants Union Tx
press Company in May, 1865. The ex-
presscar on the Hudson River Rail
road was robbed, the conductor bound
and gagged, and money to the amount
OF $500 900 distracted from it. Bulard
aud man named Marsh were arrested
IN Canada and confined in White Plains
Jail, from which they subsequently
escaped. The money was squandered
10y HIM IN Paris, whore he was imprison
Ell for keeping a gambling establish
mcnt. lie returned in 1869 10 fill his
pockets once more, and on November
- succeeded in one of the most daring
pieces Of robbery on record. The ex
citement which followed the discovery
that 500, 900 had been stolen from the
vault of the Boylston Bank, in Boston,
will not soon be forgotten. The rob
herN had opened u harber's shop adioin
ing he bank, and, under cover of the
respectable occupation of shaving chins,
had cut passage through two walls 20
inches IN thickness, and 10y means of
drill had made a hole Is inches square
IN the back of the vault. The property
stolen WIS principally in the form If
bonds, and the sale of some of these to
JAY Cooke n Go. was followed by the
capture Of most of the gang. Bullard,
however, escaped arrest for long time.
/ lie squandered the proceeds of this last
robbery in drink, and entered nm inc.
lTiate asylum with u III Of dciiriuH ire
H'cBs. He WAS finally arrested in New
York, and now awaits trial for the Boyl-
ston Bank robbery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06

GrUMtNY The municipal tribunal 81 Der
lin har summoned ~ witness u tho Won An.
MIN affair, Herr llau~er editor ~ the Vienna
l'rossc, and requested him 20 bring a copy "
his paper containing the diplomatic rcyela-
tions IA reference 10 the ctelc-a.ucM dispute
IN Prussia The detru-o Ia Kulmana case
il TO be insanity
FRANcE. The government has lssuc,l a note
60 allay disquietIug wmou current ou thc
Bourte and elsewhere m connection with the
Spanish memorandum The motto -ay. the
memorandum refers more 10 tho past than ,ho
present matter. and that the atttu 'c VI mono
Of the great powers iustifcs thr alarm felt ~
Spain, and which served ~ a protcNt COZ send.
ing the memorandum
Omar BRlrnN. 1t il said that British -ub.
ieets living in the Sooloo Archipelago have
memoralized the home government, complain
iuv OF grievances At tho hands Of the Spanish,
Who have assumed the sovereignty over those
islands Her Maiosty's government will dis
ateh man-oi-wsr TO inquire into the matter.
aud report
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
The South.

The school directors Of New Orleans have
asked the city for half million dollars Tor tie
public schools the ensuing year
\ BLOODY outrage is reported a. Shelbyylle,
Ky band Of masked men visited the house
81 Thomas Ford, where they whipped three
negroes. They then visited a negro named
harrington who refused to come out of his
house, wherenpon the Villains fired into the
house. one ball striking a daughter Of Bar
rlngton, sixteen years old, who was sleeping
ON the door, putting ont her eve and buryinp
itself la hor shoulder.
POLLARD, IA Little Rock. Arkansas nero
recently attacked another negro named George
Washington. with a spade. knocking out his
brains and producing death Pollard was ar.
rested
Tnos J Semmes. Judge Collins. j. II. New
and Albert Voorhees,, prominent New Orleans
attorneys, have given opinions adverse To- that
Of Attomey-Ueneral Field regarding the Sec
ond district court natualizatious. Il is now
stated that II Fields opinion prevails, a large
number of convicts will claim new trials. and
many htigatiens will be renewed where iuries
who tried the cases had one or more persons
naturalized by the second district court. tits
stated, also, that several parish officials will DO
disqualified
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
The West,

ONE Of the largest lumber firms Of the
northwest, that Of W. D. Washburn & Co. Of
Minneapolis, have failed Liabilities 500, 600;
assets sl,000,0O0
INFORMATION received from Southwestern
Nebraska shows that thousands Of people are
IN a starving condition. Many have for weeks
had nothing TO cat but baked squash aud
pumpkin and salt Others have lived on
baked flour and water, one meal a DAY, for
weeks Ten thousand people in the state win
need aid sufficient to keep them from starya-
ton aud being frozen to death this winter
Hundreds Of people are naked and on the
verge of starvation, and without means to
leave the state.
A PULLMAN palace car on the C. b. and Q
II. Il. was recently assaulted by a yolley OF
stones and pistol shots, near New London Ne
braska, The windows Of the car were smash
cd, but fortunately no passengers were hurt
The corpse recently stolen from the church.
yard at Seymour, Ind By Cincinnati BODY.
snatchera, aud recovered. wac relur.el al
Seymour, the citizens turning out En- u.a-ze.
MRa. NELsoS. Of Toole. rtab 81 En- FAIL 81
Salt Lake, on charge Of illeea. voting at ..se
last election The lady + the ggafr.at.r & tie
Nelson House, 40 Tooll
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
Wa shington.

THE threatened discharge Of employees Of
the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing ha,
been postponed till the assembling of con.
gress.
THE committee appointed by the National
Executive Committee Of the union leaguc Of
America, which met ia Baltimore. have visited
the President and Secretary Bristow and Post
master General Jewell for the purpose Of
presenting the resolutions adopted at that
meeting.
THs remainder Of the new hv, per cent
loan will not be- immediately Negotiated The
Secretary of the treasury Is, however, hopeful
that 1t viii ultimately be a. - ccessful a. can
be desired
THE national council Of ne Union League
OF America viii assemble at Cincinnati the 18TH
Of January next. Measures will be- taken Ia
effect through reorganization OF the league
throughout the country.
President ORION. Of tho Western Uuiot
Telegraph Company, and Hubbard, the pro
ioter Of the postal telegraph scheme, are both
II Washington, aud win interview the new
Postmaster General ia relation 10 that question
REroRrs Of the various bureau officers ar
well under way at the Government Printing
ofico, and will be ready FOR submission TO IN
heads Of departments In few DAYS
FOLLOWING the example Of Mr. Br-tow IA,
Postmaster General has also decided not 6,
have more than one member of family com,
on the rolls Of his department This will mo-
cessitate great many removals
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
THE INDIAN WAR.

The following, contained in q dispatch
from Gen. Sheridan, shows the progress
being made 10y our troops in the Indian
country. Lieut.. Col Buell. struck a
small camp If hostile Indian ON the
hcadwaters of the Salt Fork and Red
river, near the Stakcd Plains, on the 9th
OF October, destroying il and killing one
Indian, and continued the pursuitof the
Indians up the river, destroying the
caml AZ titecnvillages and seventy five
lodges, and finally a camp Of 400 lodges,
driving the Indians still further west,
on % the rdgc ut the Stakcd Plains.
when they turned north 10 the head.
waters at McClelhu's Greek and the
north ford Lieut. Col Buell. Is still in
pursuit 4 large amountof lndiun prop
erty was destroyed. and large mum.
Der of ponies abandoned 10y the Indians.
\ small party came IN last night 20
ask for arms for seven of thu Cumanche
chiefs and their people. No terms will
hc given except surrender of arms.
persons and property. lient. Col Da-
wilson moved out again with his column
ON the morning of the Dist; course due
west Forty days ratious for men and
animals have been sent Buell. lSigncdl
ih sheridan Lieut.. Gen.
SAN Antonio, Tx. Oct. "a Col.
Buell. struck the hostile Indians ON the
pth inst. OH theSdt Fork and Rcd River.
AMI destroyed 475 lodges, aud is still in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
Health Of French Cities.

There are in France Of 1900 i'lab
itants which have not asingle physician;
there are cities of 10000 inhabitants
which have but one physician, and he
not a graduate ~ a medical school.
There is always posted in the arcade Of
the Paris Medical School ,he names If
fifteen or twenty towns oryillagcs which
have no physician, and need one. Lille
is n city with population Of 2Op 900
souls; 1t contains only forty-three ply
sicians. Roubaix is a city Of 5000
souls; it contains only eight physicians.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
A Rascally Russian Sutler.

During the Crimean campaign one of
the principal regimental canteens in the
Russian army was suddenly closed in
the faces OF officers and men without
notice or warning, Prince Gortchakoif,
furious, rode up to the purveyor ard de
manded an explanation, whereupon the
latter replied that, instead of yielding
him, us was commonly supposed, e20 of
clear daily profits, his business was
landing him in downright ruin, mas
much as the greater part of his receipts
consisted of false bank notes. The
General, at his wits end, tcle-
graphed the Emperor, and ON receiving
Il reply told the purveyor that if he
would open his canteen the spurious
notes in question should be cashed rs if
they were genuine at the bank. Armed
with this assurance the purveyor brisk
ly resumed his business, and labOred in
his vocation with such zeal aud vigil
lance that at the end of the war he had
the satisfaction of being able to present
for payment to the Imperial Bank e40,
600 worth of counterfeit paper, scarcely
any of which had really been received
by him in the course OF his dealings
with the army. - London ITmtS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
A NEW LAND.

The st. Johns, Newfoundland, cor
respondent of the New York World tells
the following: Alexander Murray, f.
G. s., our able and energetic provincial
geologist, has Just returned from his
summers survey, and has brought in-
telligence which has startled and de-
lighted every one. He has been etplor-
ing a section of the island hitherto nm
known, and has discovered n fertile
tract OF country, admirably adapted for
agricultural purposes, covered with
niiicentforestsof pine, birch and spruce.
and of such an extent as TO be enable
OF supporting with ease 100, 600 settlers.
OF this region he writes:
The country is simply superb. be
lieve when | come TO make an estimate
Of the available land in the region be-
tween this river and the Exploits on
the one hand, and between it and Bona
vista Bay on the other, | shall find the
area to be greater than, and quite ms
productive as, all the st. Georges BAY
country and the Humber put together
1t is impossible 20 exaggorate the oual-
ity OF the soil over an enormousstract:
and ] believe that this valley alone
might support with all ease upwards Of
100000 settlers. No part of, Nova
Scotia or New Brunswick can compare
with it that / know anything of, aud
few parts Of Lower Canada.
This fine tract, the very existence of
which was hitherto unsupported, lies
around the shores of Gander Bay, River
and Lake, in the northeastern portion
of the island. Gander Bay is about
twenty miles in length, aud there are
about 100 people living around its
shores, who obtain a precarious subsist-
euco by catching salmon in summer
and trapping in winter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
THE NEWS.
The East.

THE male spinners in the Baltic Mills, at
Norwich, Ct, belonging to the Sprague estate,
refused to accede to the proposed reduction
of wages 10 per confirming on full m
and struck The mill is consequently shut
down, and unless the spinners accede to the
reduction in short time, new help will be EN-
poyed and work resumed
w. +. Il. SHANKs am editor Of the n. y
Tribune. has been remanded to the custody Of
the sheriff for refusing to disclose the autno-
Of an article in that paper, on which mfoma-
ton u libel suit was to be based.
THE dry goods house Of Sherwood Barker
d Co., of Toledo. O., was recently burgarized
losing from $4,000 to $4,000 worth Of silks and
iaces.
DIR. ALyAN BIAIsDEIL, confined in the
Toombs for several months on charge OF
being concerned in the stupendous forgerie4 Of
the New York Central and Buffalo and Erie
Railroad bonds, the discovery OF which created
such alarm at the the time, has been released
on bail.
a LAD hunting in the woods at Loominpter,
near Boston, recently, found tin box con-
tanning envelopes, each marked with the
amount contained, and which had been de-
posted in the Milford Bank One envelope II
marked $1,000 Of Cincinnati bonds. Near the
trunk were pair Of oyerals, jacket, lantern
and mask
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
THE REGENT CANAL EXPLOSION.

The investigation into the causes
which exploded five tons of blasting
powder in the Regent Canal, London,
has not reached any satisfactory
the only persons capable of giving in
formation having been blown 30 atoms
by the explosion. 1t is generally at
tributable to flash of lightning. The
loss of human life was very small, com
pared with the destruction of property.
This was confined to the demolition Of
window-panes and a few houses. But
the area, - miles in diameter, in which
damage was sustained, has managed al
ready to foot up bin of 100000, or
nearly 81 200, 900 gold.