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CHICAGO, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1874.


lIpB1 had boon nwartod contraot for paving two
etroots. uo waB AotnoWhnt surprised at this
partlnIity, hs lo had not applied for tho con-
tract. Upon consulting big partner about tho
mattor, tito latter advised him to 300 Nluttagll.
MIR. Alurtagh unhoattasingly told him
ho expected to ahare e,, with him
understood would amount to about 100000.
CoillnB declined to tako tho contraot on tltoHo
terms, and aomo ono olae got It, Tho Commit
teo now propose to call the man who did fulfill
tho contracts for tho purpose OF ascertaining
wlethor ho shared with hlurtaEh.
Ex-aov. uESnY COOKE.
WAS examined IN rotation to tlo roal eetatc pool,
but beyond ascertRining that tho WttncHB put III
S25, 900, nothing was lonrned., H!r: Cooke liad
Bnch blind, implicit confidence In Albourno that
ho mover asked hun nnythi1ng anous who tug
whiting.
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- ~, 1n pomno1 th;s ms1os
i: Y; Meololland' Or 5ho e urn ,.l ot pouoyer d
m1 mcolo!i1nuo "no .nau .nu "ueatungn! ~ assnI oL
EeHiEylVanin avotuo oAet. ~ soe1.hoa tuat
tn1 nrln palo II no1es o1 n m tonoy u. 70 ono
IN nni'tonuen, OF c9caGo S'o%uJ % W bcHte Gt.e sdem
.l, s1o M ~ ,Mo a.noa oaov for a
no ans"ol9u ~ "as 70 Pay nIs o1PcusSs ~ asu.
III M tun 1lat p"l. " @4u nas.unn! uopt sas ~
a!u .re no. Amom mnsio .e onoy "ons , 70 VA, VI ~
~ no,,tr"nt ;orc n1atoI Il ~.
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H. ig Nv shahor ~ ~ rosona H. ,"
o, to ac,Ino W 1o0o''4 'A' oAoo'
sra nm In ntnH thu nntcs M we'll ns tito t1rafta
6oiur mado payablo to the orilor Of DoGolyer t.
McCIclland. md indoreod bY tlom, Tho notoB
og tloy foll due woro presented through tho
Manufacturers' DauI. Of Chicago, and TIC firm
wero not ablo to meet them, Tho firm did nav
$40 900 Of tho notes subsequently, and arra~xoil
for tho balanco by eolliup for fho amount OF
nntog atil i,eld
AN INTEREST TO IRA r: HOLMES,
wood by th1o Sa1nuola treatment, At tllo time Of
selling the interest. Holmes hold tie notos, but
ho did not doliyer them up, stating that he do
sired to retain them. In lieu Of tho notcs
that thoy wo,,id never bo presented for t,aYmont.
Ho aaiI Ln hn,,oht thnrn from n Cnt Kirhlnnd
, 1874-04-10
Double Murder by n Pcd01er near
Lima, Ohl0s

Special Dispatch to The Ckicdgo I41bttne.
LIMA, o., April 9.-An aged couple, named
Haywood, living on d firm betwoen Kalida and
6o unor ps
and who has confessed to having shot the mur-
doroa couple. The old people were 10 years. Of
ego. Goodman il young married man, living
IN the neighborlood, and has been engaged in
try. There are no further particulars OF this
dreadful tragedy, and In tho absence Of any telo-
graph or railroad facilities, nothing further can
be learned tonight.
, 1874-04-10

Special DiapatcA to Tie Chicago 1Tl1Mne.
sonooLoRAFr, Mich, April 9.-seth Hunt, .
prominent farmer, WAS arrested, on complaint
OF 6abin Bros, for stealing lot Of tools. The
trial in in PROGRESS.
, 1874-04-10
CRIME.
Horrible Case Of Cruelty to O
Child.
4 Murder and Lynching Case In
Texas.
Report that. Two Of the. Bender Family
Have Been Arrested.


AAoAAA"Ao NAAnO VI 1EAoAex ~ q LAWN"
Special Dispdtchto to T Micd0o Tribune.
NEW YonK. April o. icagc Of cruelty ton
littlo child has come to L:. It Ia no o1aggera-
tion to say that with th {: as in which 1t ocour-
red, 1t Is only ono of = " cases. A fow days
ago charitable Indy W s. IL IN orrand Of mercy
to a dying woman in Ia No. 1876 Wost Forty
first strcot, III this cit! |en Aho heard loud and
long continued shrio -. another part Of the
house. Inquirings a. GG'' tho notghboza, she
loarnod that tho :; nd proceeded from d
little orphan ,glrl ;ng with Francis and
Ms,y o1np0y from ~ o, tint sost a5 nv erss s
THE plT11Es pEAT1Nds sME WAS SUBJECTED TO
BY those people. The Indy at once called on
Henry Bergl, and asked whether. something
could not be done to alleviate the child's suffer-
mattor, and acting, not as Prosidont Of tho So
cfoty for the Prevention Of Cruolty.to Animals,
but as private citizen, proceeded to collect as
fast AZ possible, evidence In tho caea. This ho
laid before Judge Lawrence, and asked that tho
child sbe taken from tho Connollys claiming
SHE WAS NOT THEIR CHILD,
md that they lad no right to her. Judge Law
rence granted to-day writ to bring the child
officer. THO little girls appoaranco was misera-
bio and pitablo IN tue extrome. She ia small,
with blue oyos aud brown hair, and when found
hAu on no clothes except O calico dress, which
WAS ragged and dirty. uer foRtureB were sharp,
and tho skin waB stretched tightly over them,
nud they boro that
Du1.r. AND HOPELESS EXPRESSION
which is uovor 9eon GU chds face save whom
caused by ill-treatment and hunger, and iB so
painful to tho fbeholder. Across her forehond
was broad, livid scar, which could only have
boon caused by heavy blow with somo blunt
weapon. Hero Ia
TIE STORY she TR1La
Of hor miserable life:
My name ia Mary Ellen Mccormack. I don't knoH
how @ o, an: NY rarenttB m aro dead PONY recolecd
| nollys.. call Mrs. Connolly mamma. I lay&
had but patr Of shoes, but can't recollcct
when that WAS. have had no shoes or stockings
this wintcE. have mover been allowed to 60 out Of
night and then only In tho yard have nevor had
particle Of flannel. NY bed is only piece Of carpet
stretched on tic floor underneath window, and
sleep In my little ndergarment with Quilt over
Mrs. Connolly Inns been in the habit q whipping
md beating mo almost evory day., She used to
whip mo with rawhido The whip always left blacs
and blue marks on my body. have now on my head
na1nma with the whip, and tue cut the left sde Of
my forehead, which matlo by pair of scissors In
mnn,mas hand. Sho struck me with tho scissors and
cut mo. have no recollection Of ever having been
or earossed or petted. ! noysrr. dared to
f., would 81 xipped: I.,,,, ne.ss r. hsys ss
stockings and other clothes in our room, but am not
allowed to Put them Oh. Wheneyor mamma went cut
I wsa locked up in a bedroom. I don't know
Why was Whipped. Mamma never said anything tS t
TO live With mnm.na, bccauBo she bcata me 30. have
recollection Of ever being In tho street in my life.
, 1874-04-10

LoUIsylLLE, Ky, April ia special to tho
Courier journal says John II. Breckenridge, Of
Dany|le, Ky, but lately student at Inv Ut Leb-
nlon, was ah It md mortally wounded at tho lat-
ter place thib bEt1crnoon. Ho was tlo Youngest
son Of tho late Dr. Robert j. breckenridge, mud
brother Of q Ivy. G. d, breckenridge, Of Lox~
iu9t0u, H.
, 1874-04-10

4 reporter of The TRIBUNE called on Mr.
George r. Chittendon yesterday, and learned
ArmH OF The Senate to appear before tho Inyes-
fighting Committee III Washington, on Thursday,
April 0, but TINT Ae had asked postponoment
till tho 10Th on account OF important private
business, which postpononent bud boon granted.
1lr. Chittouden politely but firmly declined to
say anything about tho alleged payment Of $07,-
600 to him for securing tho contract for paving
In tho District Of Culumba. but stated that some
years ago, being impressed with tho value of the
Do aoyer patent NJ from observations 10y .f Of
firm # tiloy had taken my steps to secure tH
introduction in Eastern cities. Thoy told him
they had not. Aftor conference with tho llrm
thoy had olrerod him {Chittondon) one-third of
tho profits OIL all contracts ho might secure for
them at THO Last. This was tho WY ho came to
have ANYTHING to 90 With tle paving. IN
the District Of Columbia. Ho explained
that tho Dodolyor patont No. 2 consisted OF
woodon blocks, treated by tho 6amues iron
ixng proceus, laid vertically on the roadway,
rammed betwoon tito blocks. The Samuols pro-
cess consists Of extracting tho sap from the
wood, aud injecting the poros with iron and lime
in solution. The machinery and apparatus for
treating wood by SamuelB process, Formerly in
operation on the North pior IN tllis city, were
removed to Washington by DeGolyer Il McCiel-
land, Tor tho purpose Of filling their contract
there.
BTATEMEHT or NELSON DE 0oLYEn.
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday called upon Nell
son DoGoyor, Bon Of tho lato senior memher OF
the firm OF DoGolyor Il AIcOolland, with a Wow
to obtaining Home information with reference to
tho Washington pavement contracts. Mr. Do
Golyor was found In his Office in tho Methodist
Church Block, and, aH thero woro two other gon-
tlemon .prosent, tho yookor aftorssknowlodge in
timatod 4 desire for private conference, which
WAS roadlly granted. a little later OIL, the two
gentlemen retired, 30 that tho conversation way
unrestricted. The reporter stated his ezra nd
thus.
Repatriation tie information OF tho read
crs OF THE TR1nuHE, called to obtain so'ne
facts In relation to tho Washington paye-
mont contracts, concerning which bolne inter-
esttng developments hnyu beesl nladn: .
Mr.. Do doiycr-Yos; certainly. What do you
/. wiHl, to knows
/ 'Roportor-I understand that hIr. McOlellaud
hA testified before tho 0ong ngresstoual 1nTastlga~
, 1874-04-10

An EmheZZ!jME Hunk Pros1aont.
Brooks. late prc ilent Of tho Merchants Ma
tional Bunk Of Petersburg, Va. was indicted
yesterday for Z aibozzling and misapplying
moneys antl,th .llit Of TINT inntitution to tho
amount Of sGa..s 100000, and Lad bail fixed to-
day at &25, ,0Oa.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04

Humorous.

Mr.. Jones, what makes my canary
sleep on one leg ~ ~ don't think that
anything makes him do it, ma'am; it APP
pears to me that lie does it of his own &c
cord.n
Policeman Ito individual who has ar
rived at the maudlin stage)-"Now, then,
move on. What are you a-thinkin' on
lettering here" Individual-"I was (hic)
a-thinkin' o. turnin' over quite moo leaf
sir quite moo leafW
Father, did you ever have another wife
besides motherW mo, my boy. What
possessed you to ask such question ?"
because, l saw in the old family Bible
that you married Anna Dominic, 1852, and
that wasn't mother, for her name was Luz
cy Jenkins when she was girl"
The Professor of Natural Philosophy in
a certain college recently gave the class a
problem to think of during the night, and
answer the next day. The question was
this: If hole were bored through the
center Of the earth from side to side, and a
ball dropped into ii, what motions would
the ball pass through. and where would il
come to a state Of rest ?" The next morn
ing student was called up TO solve the
problem. "What answer have you to give
To the problem ." asked the Professor.
"Well, really,n replied the student, II
have not thought of the main question,
but Of preliminary one. How are you
going 70 get that hole bored through ~
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
Our Schools.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: AS you have, by
yourlmany editorials in favor of common
schools, encouraged the friends of the same
throughout the county and State, think
it very proper and right that each school
district, at the close of their schools, should
report their success not that our County
superintendent has not, or will not in the
future report all facts connected with the
schools of the county, but because | believe
that this course may possibly encourage the
friends in the other districts of the county.
We had eight schools in this district,
seven white and one colored, Some of
them have just closed, others will close
shortly. Although the result at each
school has not been what we might desire
yet l think it is considerably in advance of
anything achieved in former year. And
this advance is not attributable to any one
in particular, but party to all concerned.
First, our County Superintendent, who
is the right man in the right place, has, by
his perseverance, energy and good manage
ment been the motive power to the whole
county machine, infusing the teachers
with the same spirit and encouraging the
directors. Next, the directors have done
their part well in our district, especially
our efficient Clerk and Treasurer, .whos is
live man in the school cause. Again, the
district has been very fortunate in having
the selection of the teachers it had. Some of
them deserve much credit for the manner
in which they have conducted their
schools. Lastly, the people of the district
with exceptions too Insignificant to men,
ton, have come up in support of the new
school law, and acquiesced in its admins
tration by the school officers. Thus, all
concerned have materially aided in put
ting into operation the new school law the
first year, and, hope and confidently be-
lieve that this good spirit will grow and
increase, and that by the close Of the next
scholastic year We will have made still
greater advance, and that we will go on
and on until we have school system that
will stand unrivaled by that of our sister
States. -
Tenth school district. Knox county, Jan
uarY 26th. 1874.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
Pity the Stock.

Mr.. Owner, you have stock. Have you
feed and shelter for them? If not you
ought to bestir yourself. The strong winds
and pitiiess storms are cOming-are now
here. Lose no time in making warm stalls,
nice shelters, cheap sheds, if you can't af-
ford better, TO shelter your farm animals.
Don't let your neighbOrs see that the only
shelter your animals have is a worm fence
the only roof the heavens, the only bed
mud or the hard, frozen ground. How is
it with food? Have you plenty Of good,
nutritious food? 1t is for your Interest to
see that no animal loses a pound Of flesh.
What has been gained should be kept. 1t
IS loss to lose what you have gained
Keep the animal improving. Then you
may get pay for what you feed. But if the
animal loses flesh. the value of the whole
food is lost, as well as the flesh that was
formerly made. So the importance Of
good feeding is evident. But how is it
with water? Many animals suffer mate
rally for water. They lose flesh because
they can't get it. The pond gets frozen
over, or the creek does. The hired men
don't care. IL is cold and they don't want
10 break the ice. 1t is not their stock and
they do not suffer. The masters eve
should be on his stock daily. He is inter
ested in their growth, in their comfort and
improvement. Now is the time to provide
for these. Don't delay. Let the animals
start in right, and then keep them right
all the time.-RuraL World.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
Don Piatt and the Poet.

One day Quicker, the poet, approached
Piatt on the piazza.
Colonel :" said he, 81 wrote an address
last summer year on the occasion of the
guests at the Young Sweet. Would you
mind If ! repeated it TO yOu?n
The Colonel took Off his hat and wiped
his head of rich brown hair-nOt hair in
the crown gray, though life is little old
with the wearer.
"My dear Quicker" he said, in a kind,
passive way, nothing would more please
me.o
The poor numskull repeated 200 lines of
weary drivel, and then the Colonel said
"My dear Quicker, that is a remarkably
graceful thing. Would you mind repeat
ing it all to me again. / know that l am
asking great deal, but you would really
oblige me.n
The astonished and delighted Quicker re-
peated the whole lugubrious performance
The Colonel sat in apparent ecstacy, not a
twinkle in his face, and at the end he said :
Thanks, my dear Quicker! What pains
you have been at to crafty me. Now,
won'tyo select some of the passages that
strike you most in that poem, and repeat
them to me? By that time / shall have a
living memory of that extraordinary COM
position for so / must call it,"
The bewildered Quicker looked into the
CoionePs eyes, and met there the gentlest
reverence, the sincerest interest. So he
galloped through two.thirds of the stupidi-
ty third time.
The Colonel bad a headache all that day.
and could not sleep at night. / said to
him, Great Heavens. what did you do
that qneer thing for ?"
"Well, - he said, 81 though the Almighty
might put it to my credit to try and make
that poor fellow happy"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
FROM LOCKWOOD.
The Dear Old Flag ''-EiucatiODai Inter
esis - Temperance Matters - weather
MOney-RevivaI.


esis - Temperance Matters - weather
MOney-Revival.
Whether the Virginius affair does any
other good, it has accomplished one thing
worthy of note-it has proved that Ameri-
cans are Americans. The noble conduct OF
the gallant Forrest, in offering to fight fol
the Government he and his compeers
strove 10 destroy, is not the only instance
of devotion to the nations flag on the part
of Confederate officers which Spanish out
rage has called forth. A gentleman who
lives hereabouts, and who held ali impor-
tant position in the army of the SOCIAL
ed, +" said to the writer, the other day: " L
never thought that l could love the old flag
again, but when / read that it had been
trampled under foot by a foreign power, /
felt all the old enthusiasm coming back !;
and when laid down the paper contain
ing the account l was ready to take my
sword in defense of the dear old flag" My
hero must be nameless, but he deserves the
respect of all true men.
Our educational interests in this place
are getting considerably mixed" The
Roane Iron Company have for long time
been maintaining a school here at their
own expense, and are now paying COM
petent teacher and providing everything
necessary to carry on n good
school; and only ask that those
who are able to pay shall help
to defray the expense while those who are
unable to pay receive the same advantages
free of charge. And right in the face of
all this kindnes, some parties have gotten
up rival school, and are doing all the
damage possible to the company school.
Reports say that another of similar char
acter is soon to he started. Whether the
cause of education will be advanced by
these measures is doubtful.
Our temperance folks are alive to their
interests and are accomplishing great good.
AS proof of their confidence in the correc-
ton of their cause and the certain evil re-
suits of the opposite, a number whether
male or female we are not allowed to tell
speaking ofthe scOlding man lately at the
Kingston still said: THAT is only a fore
taste of what be will get before long"
That individual firmly believes that those
who make the stuff" will find better
place than the vat in which honest meal
is charged to mean whisky.
The weather is exceedingly fine for the
season. We have really had but little cold
this winter-not more than week all to-
gether.
Money matters are unimproved. We
have nothing but scrip and not much
of that. We live in hopes, however.
a revival is in progress here under the
labors of DIR. Breaker, assisted by private
members of the church. The interest is
OCCASIONAL.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
FIELD AND FARM.
Winter Feed For Sheep.

From a recently published paper on the
above subject, by j. j. Mech, we extract
the following items of interest to breeders:
The proper qualities, quantities, and adj
mixture of food have much to do with the
health and progress of the animals. The
heterogeneous and carbonaceOus should bear
due relations to each other. Food may be
too rich, too poor, too heterogeneous, too
glutinous, too laxative, or too astringent.
Clean wheat will kill horse if fed alone,
but iffed with the chaff and straw in which
it grows il is healthy. He seldom loses q
lamb or eve in parturition, for they are fed
on mixed principle. He carefully avoids
mangolds before lambing and feeds SPAR
ingly of turnips'
He rarely gives roots to his breeding an
imals before parturition they contain so
much salt potash and soda. Ywenty-eight
pounds of turnips with their tops on con-
tain one-half ounce of common salt; the
same quantity of mangolds with the tops
on contain l. ounces of SALT both have
also large quantity of potash and soda.
He quotes MIR. Robinson, a noted veterin-
airy surgeon, as saying that when breeding
ewes are fed large quantities of turnips
is apt to result. This applies with
greater force to mangolds. Mr.. NJ. feeds
TO all mixed food, keeping sheppard lambs
both fat; selling his lambs this year at
twelve months old at seventy-three shil-
lings each. They are cross-bred Lincoln
and down sheep, He closes with the pithy
remark that Fat sheep make fat crops"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
Small Farms,

Small farms make near neghbors; they
make good roads; they make plenty of
good schools and churches; there is more
money made in proportion to the labor !;
less labor is wanted; everything is kept
near; less wages have to be paid for help /;
less time is wasted more is raised to the
acre, because it is titled better there is no
watching of hired men the mind is not
kept in worry, stew, a fret, all the time.
There is not so much money to be paid out
for agricultural implements. Our wives
and children have time to read to improve
their minds. A small horse is soon cur
ireland the work on a small farm is al
ways pushed forward in season. Give US
small farms for comfort and give us small
farms for profit.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
An TX King Turns Farmer.

From all accounts Amadeus ex-Kng of
Spain. Is well resigned 10 his lot as q private
citizen Of Italy. He states that be had no regret
"a laying GH "a; 'Re VsIi ~ Oh rJya, poinp ana
but nicely laid out farm, known as Monte
Vecchio. His house is small, but convenient
and well furnished. He deyotes considerable
tIae @ his farm and garden in which he is
seconded by his wife who is a domestic sort of
woman. A visitor found the ex-King In his
shirt sleeves, sitting on a rug, smoking and
reading Il comic paper. He remarked that he
had 80 few visitors that il positive relief 70
see strange face He occasionally goes 20 Naples
20 review an army corps, but he spends nearly
81 his time with bis family at home. He thinks
the Spanands are too much welded 10 old Gus
toms " receive mnch profit from people Of other
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
mosbIe aaleekg Gbronids GaeOmsDap, february h. 1874

bridegroom with Prince Arthur behind. Upon
the conclusion of the service, Dean Stanley
warmly congratulated the couple Several
Roman Catholic dignitaries were present Dur
ing the ceremony at the English Chapel the En-
press, being a confirmed invalid and much IA
tgued sat down and seemed to be overcome
with emotion, holding her handkerchief to her
eyes when the married. couple came to salute
her Criticism was made on the appearancn of
the bridegroom. His reserved and solemn man
ner created an unfavorable impression. The
Prince and Princess of Wales affability was
ceremony n banquet was given at the Palace,
Madame Patti singing. Subsequently ball
was given at ST. Georges Hall, at which the
grand Russian polonaise was danced by the I'M
perial family and guests.
At the conclusion of the ball, the bridal
couple marched to the bridal chamber, accom-
panied by the Emperor and the officer of the
court. After the retirement of the couple the
festivities were continued, the Emperor being