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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-11-12
m,sceIlaneous.

Low people-DWaris-
Hub bub-A Boston boy.
A natural reyolutionist-The earth.
9London ..fog-horns" are made Of
gin.
Montana is short of women just
now. XII
An affair of the heart-The circu
latieh of the blood. q
Fiery steeds- Horses that run with
'sthe machine
To make a telling speech man
should tell something.
An the girls are becoming yegeta-
riahs. They wear turn-up hats.
Al man can not expect half loaf
when he loafs all the time.
PARTY hscks-Those hired by can
didates to drive from poll TO poll.
Which are the most corpulent let
tiers in the alphabet? o, B, c. I
(obesity). tss1
What becomes of mans word
when he won't keep it, and no one
else will take it?
Steward = Breakfast is ready
George" Heavy yachtsman (age
9)-"My name is George, Mr.. Stew
ard. What would you think if
called you Stewy?"
"What sort of a sermon did our
pastor preach this morning, Gussie
dearP saida an invalid wife to the be.
loved of her soul. "Oh, bully! twas
only fifteen minutes"
We are told that the smallest hair
throws a shadow" And so it does.
1t throws a shadow over your appe-
tite when you find it in your yituals.
-NorristOacn Herald.
81 am a son of Mars" proudly ex-
claims West Point cadet at an even
ing party. "Does your mar know
you're out?" asked the young lady to
whom he had just been introduced.
Adam KLEIN is a Frisco barber,
who being refused by Johanna Dill
ter, rendered her choice between a
wedding and a funeral. Johanna,
tired of his nonsense, took away his
pistol and had him fined $40 and
costs.
An old gentleman in Stowe, VT.
tells how he broke off drinking.
Every time he took a drink he would
drop shot in the glass, and as the
glass filled up his drinks were small
Ter, and he dropped the use of liquor
entirely.
The average female is just now
crazy over hats. If she hasn't got
soft felt, with rakish crown and a
thievish-looking brim, she is crazy to
get one, and if she has got one she is
mad because she didn't get the other
pattern.
The Lawrence police have captur-
ed a gang of boy-burglars, the young
est IL and the oldest 13 years of age.
They have slept in the large water
pipes during the day, and at night
have been practicing quite extensive
burglary. They were well supplied
with burglars tools.
The Rev. Samuel Parks is very
popular colored preacher, who has
been found by the Southern Presby-
terians of Tennessee to work as an
evangelist among his own race. He
breaches, according TO the Christian
Union, to both black and white peo-
pie, astonishing everybody by his
ability to expound and illustrate Cos
pei truths.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08

one at or near it. When much heated
we NAV stand for a short time IN acool
atmosphere with impunity; but If we
stand long enough to produce shlver'
we run a great risk Of catching cold.
The fact that it is more dangerous to
sit for a long than short time III wet
clothes. appears to indicate that con-
siderable and more gradual COOLING,
such as may then occur, viii produce
similar effects to slight cooling sud
denly effected by exposure to a cold
draught, after being IN warm room
The effect of chill in causing inEam-
nations may be partly due to the effect
of cold on the tissues themselves, and
partly to the4congestiOn which will oc-
eur in some parts when the blood IS
driven out of others by the contraction
of their vessels. Rosenthal is inclined
to abscribe the chief power to the for
nler cause. Everybody knows the ben
e6cial effect of cold baths, cold spong-
ing, ETC., in hardening" persons, as 1t
is termed, so that they are able to face
almost any weather, and to endure sud
den changes OF temperature without
;niurv. Rosenthal considers that the
frequent application of cold water or
cool air increases the tone OF the cuta-
neous vessels, so that they do not be-
come 80 much relaxed by heat as to be
unable to contract with sufficient force
when necessary. The power of regula-
ting the temperature is thus preserved,
and the person prevented from catch
ing eold.-BOston Journal Of -Chep'is-
| tTg.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08
THREE COURT BEAUTIES OF THE
LAST CENTURY.

As the reissued portraits of the three
beautiful Miss Cummings, seen amidst
the gay throng in the gallery of
the Irish House of Parliament as
it appeared in 1870, are attract
ing so much attention in Liverpool, it
NAV interest many to know somewhat
about those celebrated IRISH beauties.
They we're born In Roscommon county,
ireland, and were the daughters of
Gen. Cunning. Their parents were
respectable, but by no means rich.
Thomas Sheridan, at the time lessee OF
one of the principal theaters IN Dublin,
was accustomed to let them have access
to the theatrical wardrobe to dress
themselves when they wenttO the castle
or any of the balls IN the then gay city
of Dublin. They resolved to go upon
the stage; indeed, it is said the eldest
did appear for two nights on the boards
of Mr.. Sheridan. However, he heprevailed
upon them, before they finally commit
ted themselves, to take their pretty faces
to London for one season. The fasci-
mating beauties soon threw London into
an amazing excitement. On their ap-
pearing Rotten row and Eauxhal they
were mobbed, the crowd forming an
avenue through which they had to walk.
1t may be remarked that, though poor,
they determined to have "lords' for
their husbands, and they were not long
in securing them, to the rage of all the
fine ladies of London. The eldest one
met the Duke of Hamilton at an evening
party, and His Grace fellso desperately
IN love with the Irish beauty that he
determined to be married there and
then, midnight though it was A mar
ried lady was not present, and only a
sort of couple beggar' clergyman;
however, a bed-curtain ring was got,
and the happy pair there and then
united. Walpole, of Strawberry Hill
notoriety, tells amusing stories of the
high state kept up by the Duke al d his
beautiful bride; at all times preceding
company from the drawing room to the
dining-room, seating themselves togeth.
er at the head of their table, eating of
the same plate, drinking out of the
same glass, studiously making ita point
of never drinking wine with any OF
their guests whose rank was below that
of an Earl The Duke of Hamilton
died; she then was married to the Duke
of Argyll, and from her descends the
Marquis Of Lorne, the husband OF
the Princess Louise. The second sister
became Lady Coventry, and it is said
truthfully or not, that she killed herself
nv tho Of rK-hItn
The third sister, morein the background
of the group, was married to the Hon
Mr.. Blakeney.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08
NASHVILLE, TENN, SUNDAY, MARCH 8. 1874,
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The 'new thirg' at Gallatin is skating
finE.
The Constable Of GailatiH has lately had
that town thoroughly cleaned.
The German Lutherans of Memphis are
going to build a church aud sehOolhouse
in that city.
During the monthof February there were
eleven couples married within few miles
of Enon, Simmer county.
The enterprising and public-spirited citl-
zens of Fountain Head, Sumner county,
and vicinity, are erecting suitable build
ing for a male and female academy at that
place.
The Mill Brook correspondent Of the
JoResbOre Herdld and Tribune relates two
sad accidents. Mrs. Jesse Hays had hip
broken or dislocated by fall, and a little
girl Of ThOs. Douglass was burned. to
death. Her dress took fire at the fireplace
Of school-room.
The ChGttdaooga Commercial says:
Sylyanus Stokes, Of Alexandria, Tenn,
Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue,
seized, on the Sd inst, two horses, one
wagon, and thirty gallons of wildcat
whisky, found in possession Of CD. Brad
ford, near Grant, Smith county, Tenn.
Mr.. Bradford had been peddliiig his ''rnoor1-
shine" for some time past, accompanied by
three armed men to resist any attempt
made to arrest him or seize his property.
At the time Of his seizure his men were
absent, supposed to be engaging more
whisky. This makes the fifth pedlar that
Stokes has seized within the past two
months.
The KnoruiUe Chronicle, of the 9th inst,
says: Yesterday, while number OF EN-
ployees of the Knoxville Iron Company
were engaged in removing earth and stone
from the embanknent near the rolling mill,
serious accident occurred, whereby one
man was dangerously wounded. A colored
man named Carter was loading cart, when
an embankment twenty feet high gave way
at the top, and coming down upon him,
buried him up to his chin in earth and
rock. IL took the workmen about twenty
minutes to extricate him from lis perilOCIs
position, when it was found that the inju-
ries sustained by him were Of serious ma
ture. and his recovery is considered doubt
full.
The JOneSbOrO Herald and Tribune says
Col. G.. w. Te'fOrd and lady have just eel
ebrated their golden wedding. After the
guests assembled photograph of the house
grounds and company in attendance was
taken, and an address of welcome was de-
livered by Col. Telford. This was follow
ed by reading of Scripture, singing, ano
prayer by the cleTgmen in attendance
Then succeeded the presentation of golden
gifts, tokens of affection, by E.G. Mcclure
son-in-law of Col. I. His speech was
short, feeling and in every sense appro
pirate, and was responded TO by Col. Tel
ford in one of the happiest Efforts of his life
at public speaking. Several impromptU
addresses were delivered by clergymen anC
Others, and the whole company united il
congratulations.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08

ATrinnIe HorrOr.
THE FAR WEST.
Al, quiet at Red Cloud Agency.

OMAHA, March 7.-Troops sent to the
relief of Red Cloud agency arrived there ON
the 5th. They were delayed somewhat on
account Of having to throw some bridges
across streams. They met no Indians and
found all quiet there. There are between
two and three Thousand Sioux Indians at
the Agency under Red Cloud; also large
number Of Cheyennes and Arrapahoes. 1t is
reported that Spotted Tails band and some
MinnecoujonS had a fight at Milestone
agency on the 4th inst, which resulted in
the former being driven away from the
Agency. Beef herds of both Agencies have
been Taided and dispersed. No beef has
been purchased at Red Cloud Agency since
the Ilth of February. Matters are not con-
sidered safe or settled, though the troops
met with no opposition en- route, but it is
thought having effected an entrance into
the reservation in good shape they will be
able to maintain their position.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08
THE COTTON TAN.

From the Louisville COurier-JOurnal.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The CON-
promise bill for refunding the cotton
tax, introduced by Mr. White, is the
product of some of the ablest repre-
sentative men of the Southnow In Con-
gress, but before being passed viii be
submitted to meeting Of the Repre-
.sentatiyes of the cotton States held for
consultation on this subject. This bill
provides for refunding the tax levied on
raw cotton after June 2f, 1866; for
commission of three persons to examine
ali claims and to direct all payments,
AID for the rules of evidence. the
iGfth section, which is the most import
ant one. declares that IN all cases taxes
shall be refunded to the parties who
actually sustained the burden Of the
tax, as follows: First, the producer or
owner IN such cases as he may
prove the payment of the tax; and Sc
condly, to the merchants or factors who
IN ali cases where they have paid such
taxes as agents in their own name may
collect the same for the benefit of their
principals and hold 1t subject tOreason-
able settlement of their respective ac-
counts. Provided that in such cases
the produceror principal may come into
court at any time before the hearing of
the case, and may file written objections
to the money being paid over to the
agent or factor. The court is then to
hear and determine all questions in
controversy between the parties litigant
as to the just disposition of the
amount upon the principles Of equity
held in the highest courts Of chancery,
and the amounts SO awarded shall be
paid over to the parties so adjudged to
be entitled to the same. No claim Is 10
be paid until after three months notice
of the organization of the commission
shall have been published for ninety
davs, as often as once a week, IN one
paper published IN each Congressional
district of the cotton growing States.
All cotton tax moneys unclaimed at the
expiration Of three years are to be paid
over to the States In which 1t was col
lected, to be used for educational pur-
poses. A good deal of care has been
taken by the authors of the measure to
harmonize all confictories, and they
confidently assert that such bill can
be passed in the present session of
Congress.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08
CUBA.
superneious serviIity Of an American
CAniain.

SuperHeious servility Of AN American
Captain.
New YORK, March Capt. Deaken. OF
the steamship City of New York, when
about twelve miles out from Havana, put
back to that city to give up to the authori-
ties three stowaways, discovered on hoard.
The men are represented to have declared
that they were sympathizers with Cuba
Libera, and did not want to be drafted in
Havana to go and fight against Cuba. and
that they would pay their passage money
upon the arrival of the vessel in New York.
Cespedes Betrayed by n Black.
HAVANA, March THE report Of the
killing of Ex-President Cespedes by the
San Quentin battalion, is confirmed. On
the 2Tth of February the troops captured a
negro who was ordered TO be shot. He
promised, if his life was spared, to lead his
captors to Cespedes. The proposition was
accepted, and the Ex-President was dkcOv-
cred with few friends, five leagues from
AscerradOes. His companions fed, but he
could not escape, aud fired on the troops
led by sergeant, who returned the fire,
and CespedeS received a bullet in the head
and breast causing instant death. His
body was brought to Santiago dc Cuba, and
buried on the lst inst.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08
BEDFORD COUNTY.

From the ShelbyviIle Commercial.
Since our last issue We have heard a
good many express themselves in favor Of
the anti-Radical party of Bedford holding
a convention for tie purpose of selecting
suitable candidates for the various county
Offices. This is just what the people of the
Democratic party ought to do. 1t is their
business, and not only their business but
their duty. They cannot hope to elect a
single man In any other way. IL is by
their votes representatives of their party
will be elected. But if the anti-Radical
vote is split up by two or more candidates
OF the party running for the same office,
defeat is the ineyitable result.
We therefore insist that the members OF
the party in each civil district take the
matter in hand and appoint delegates TO a
convention to meet in Shelbyville, to select
such Standard bearers as they think best
qualified and deserving tie support OF the
pe0,sle Of the county.
1t is a matter of importance to oil that
dhe county officers are filed by worthy and
cOpetent men, and it is a duty the voting
people Oice TO themselves and the public at
large, to make such selections as will be
credit to their intelligence and the interest
Of the county.
No uldA tluSk ApCOA tlAdt III N4lOOcllll
representatives that his particular choice
will be presented in every instance. 1t is
an impOSsibility' where there are 50 many
.aspirants for them 30 select men that every
voter would choose. Necessarily, some
good and worthy men Will have to be left
out, for all who aspire cannot be chosen.
But it is better to have men Of our own
partv in office than for us to have
none at all: and if all run without
a convention, all will be defeated. This is
a certain, fixed fact. 1t matters not what
this or that aspirant may say or do in Op-
position to this mode of selecting candi-
dates. 1t is foI yoI, the people, to make
your Olca choice, which, if you do, victory
will crown your representatives with victO-
" at the polls; and if you fail so to act, it
will be y0lT fault if defeat comes, which it
is certain TO.
We are confident that there are men run
ming that do not care 8 baubee whether dis
cord and defeat comes or not. They want
10 see how popular they are, and if they
can't be elected they had rather a Radical
should be than to see one of the party they
profess to belong TO get it. There is no
Democracy in such men. Let the people
think of this matter seriously, wisely. calm
lyand ddeteTIninedly ,andresOlye that nothing
on their part shall be lacking to bring
about larmony and success.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08
LOUISIANA.
Loose Legislation.

NEW ORLEANS, March THE editorial
telegraphed from yesterdays EUening Picd-
yllle, regarding the appropriation bill, was
suppressed and did not appear in the morn
ing edition. The Times, Republican, and
German Gazette, all report the apprO-
priation bill passed the House. The
passage of the bill seems to be
generally conceded, otherwise an
extra session of the Legislature would
be called. Senator Anderson, one of the
Senate Committee, who was near the
Speakers desk when the motion was made
to adopt the Senate amendments to the ap-
preparation bill, gives it as his opinion that
at least twO-thirds of the members voted
aye. Gov. Kellogg, who was also present,
cOncurs in the views Of Mr.. Anderson, and
the Speaker declared the bill adopted.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08
FOREIGN.

Fearful Explosion OF Molten Metal.
LONDON, March 7.-An explosion OF
motion iron in Sheffield demolished the
building and shockingly mutilated twelve
workmen.
Several prominent persons are prosecutor
for cOnspiring with Orion to get possession
of Ticbborne,
Poetry made TO ORDER.
Tennyson's poem ON the marriage Of the
Duke of Edinburg is published to-day.
Asilantees Again sueing for Peace.
A dispatch dated the 7th of February
from Gen. Woolsey says; "CoOmassie has
been captured and burnt. The king has
fed. The British troops have commenced
their return march unIiindered."
A dispatch of the 9th says Ashantee
messengers have Just arrived TO request a
treaty OF peace. l will remain with the
native troops until the 18th or 18th to allow
time for negotiations.
Upon the fall of Coomassie Gen. Wool
sey issued an order to his troops: England
is proud of such men and l am proud OF
the honor Of commanding them"
spain-The Grand Army of the Re-
public.
MADRID, March T.-Sixty-five Thousand
troops are operating in the north against
the Carlsts.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
Taxes, Currency and Credit.


WAsHIseTos, March The House
of Iowa, in the chair, Speaker pro tenn, and
was addressed by Mr.. Wood.
Mr.. Beck, another member of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, followed. He
criticised the course of the Secretary Of the
Treasury and ridieuled him for tie panic
he hes got into about the finances. He
IBeck) thought there was no occasion for
that panic, and he had no hesitation in
ayowing he would never vote in the present
condition Of things either to increase taxa
tion or to add to the interest bearing debt
of the country. The Secretary had seen fit, in
PaIpabIe Violation of Law,
to issue twenty-six out of the forty-four
millions which he facetiously called reserve.
He (Beck) intended to insist that the act
shall be legalized, but he would not hide
the fact that the issue was illegal. 1t was
no wonder, however, to find insubordina-
tion in the executive departments when
the President of the United States was seen
to take the State of Louisiana by the throat,
and by a fraudulent judgment previously
obtained from
Drunken Judge,
put Inc ICuciai lOOl Ou the ucCh VI llttl
people.
After a discussion with Mr.. Garfield on
the question of a reduction of taxes, Mr..
Beck referred to the enormous sums paid to
custom house officials in New York and
Boston and stated that the collector, sur
veyor and naval officers of New York
whose principal business It was to control
primary conventions and
stuff Ballot Boxes,
had received since this administration came
into power more than would paw the
whole Senate of the United States for a
year and half. He had no sympathy
with the talk about an iTredeemable paper
currency. The currency could not be ire
deemable while the government collected
taxes averaging for some years S461, ,000, 900
and which by taking the payment of its
own duties in currency could absorb every
dollar of greenbacks in twelve months.
Merchants would have been glad of it but
bOnd-holdess demurred and protected mo-
nopolists demuTed. If Congress would
abolish the National banks and make
banking free, or better still use govern
ment currency, ii would all come right.
Mr.. Kelley, another member of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, next addressed
the House.
Mr.. Burch nd, another member of the
Committee on Ways and Means, addressed
the House upon the necessity of maintain
ing the public credit and argued that if
the expenditures can't be reduced further,
New Taxes
must be imposed. The Government must
maintain its credit and fulfill every ma
tional pledge. There was no resource but
the severest economy and even then posi-
bly, taxation.
At the close of Mr.. Burchard's speech the
House, at 4:45, adjourned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08

THE sea mouse is one Of the pretti-
est creatures that lives under the
waters. It sparkles like diamond.
and is radiant with all the cOlOrs Of the
rainbow, although it lives IN the mud
at the bottom of the ocean. 1t should
not have been called a mouse, for It IS
larger than big rat. 1t is covered
with scales that move up and down IS
it breathes, and glitters Ike gold SHIN
ing through aocky down, from which
fine silky bristles wave that constantly
change from one brilliant INIT into
another. so that, as Cuvier, the great t
naturalist says, the plumage Of the
humming bird IS not more beautiful.
Sea mice are sometimes thrown up on
the beach by storms.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-08

THE san FrGRciScO Bulletin says that
recent discoveries Of the precious metals
have disprOved the theory Of certain geolO-
.ists. that the country west of the Rocky
Mountains is divided by nature into various
metalliferous and mineral-bearing belts or
zones. to each Of which is assigned a par
ticular class Of deposits, none Of which can
be expected TO occur largely outside the
Pacific belt TO which it was supposed to be
long. Thus the system Of mountains that
make nm the coast range was considered the
peculiar realm Of asphaltum, petroleum,
coal and quicksilver: the western declivlty
Of the Sierra Nevada was set apart for gold,
a narrow hand Of cupiferous ores having
been perm tied to traverse its base; while
iba easterlv side Of these mountains was
made the special home of silver, this metal
alternating with gold, lead and copper
bearing belts in the desert region beyond.