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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06

TEXAS YETERANs.-The State
fair at Houston has been made the
occasion of bringing together all of
the old heroes of Texas-men who
fought at Goliad, in the trenches at
San Antonio de Bexar and at San
Jacinto; and who helped to wrench
from the Mexican the fair territory
stretching from the Sabine to the
Rio Grande; an empire rivalling in
extent and exceeding in fertility
that won by the Imperial Corsican.
There are but few of the survivors
of that bloody struggle left for the
state to honor, and those few are
old men, broken and decrepid, but
enjoying their reunion with all the
freshness and ardor Of youth. "Men
have met during this week. says
the Telegraph, @who haEO-Hot seen
each other since the battle of San
Jacinto or since they parted in the
prisons of Mexico. watch out for
that old fellow, says one, I've seen
him in the chain-gang'-'God bless
you, Rube Brown, the last time 1
saw you was in the Castle of Pc
rote,' so they met and renewed their
youth.
These old men have led quiet
lives since their wars. Back in the
pralries, away from cities, they
have enjoyed in peace the heritage
of freedom their earlier years we're
spent in securing. Many of them
had never seed a railroad or a tele-
graph, and none of the machinery
of modern art. But "better than al
these things" says the Telegraph,
S'they see each other and renew the
recollection of the days when he
roes made history on these plains. p"
They recount 10 each other the
story of the Indian raid, the Mexi-
can onslaught; how Tthey drew the
white beans ar Mier," or marched
in chains, foot-sore and weary, from
Santa Fe to Madres; of the bloody
work at Goliad; OF Fannin's massa-
ere; and repeat with kindling eye
and flushing cheek the glorious
memories of the Alamo, a battle
without a precedent, a defence un-
exampled in the worlds history ot
unshrinking heroism, the Thermo
/ pyl9 of Texas; but grander thar
even that of the Grecians, TOR i
chad its messenger of defeat; the
Alamo had none."
And so the old veterans have en
joyed their reunion. 1t is proposed
now that they shall meet ever
year, as long as any remain to tel
the story of their successes and de
feats.-St. Louis Republican
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mistakes are constantly being made in
| consequence.
| ANSWER THE DOOR-BELL.-It is not
only trying to the patience, but it is
/ wearing to the flesh, to stand at the
/ door of a neighbOr's house IN the hot
/ sun of summer, or in the cold and
! storm of winter, from three to ten
minutes after you have rung the door
/ bell, or raped with your knuckles or
/ the knOcker, waiting for the porter,
the hOusemRid, or the mistress of the
mansion to answer the summons.
And, while you are standing there,
yOu hear steps on the stairs; doors
are shut, and a murmur of voices
comes to your ear, as if the propriety
OF letting you IN was being discussed.
There are two things which viii ac-
count for this delay in responding to
the doOr-bel or knOcker. One Is the
condition of the family at the. time
the call is made. If 1t is in the morn
ing (Which is not the proper time TO
make formal or ceremoniOus callsl the
duties and cares of the household
engage the attention Of the family:
and if the lady of the house does her
own work without the assistance Of q
maid on servant-which, to say the
least, Is the most democratic aud in
dependent way to do it-she cannot
respond at once TO the cali. The
children may be in undress, or her
own attire may not be arranged in
proper form to receive visitors ar hs.s.
hands and arms may be in the dough
up to the elbows, or she may be
blacking the stove, or doing some
necessary work that prevents her go
ing at once to the door. Therefore, !
none but necessary calls should be |
made In the morning. If it is after |
noon, and the dinner things are out of |
the way, say three O'Clock or after,
then there Is less, or no excuse, for
not answering the doOr-bell promptly.
The other reason why the summons
to the door is not responded 10 at
once, Is not good one. And what is
remarkable, is the fact that the tardy
are at those houses where
no reasonable excuse can be made.
They have servants and porters for
hat very purpose. But tits no fash
enable TO open the door at once. Let
lack Frost, like a savage dog, bite
never so hard, or old Sol be ever so / /
it IS unseemly to 90 20 the !
loor quickly. 1t looks as if il was
to have callers, or as if You
we're eager to see them. therefore they !
must wait. 1t is often the case that I
he servant is engaged, or not within l
asy call, and it is not in keeping {
nth conventional usage for the lady
+ the house to go to the door TO ad- {
ait callers; they must stand outside
ntil John or Jane can come from the {
arm or laundry to let them in. 1t {
lay be all very well, but If wastes
me, and, If the weather is unpleas- Z
Mt, it robs the visitor Of some of the /
weetness of his temper. A quick
-elcome IS more likely to be a cordial S
ne. As to the unwelcOme callers,
Ich as Peddlers, beggars, agents and Il
theirs of like nature, the sooner they s
re disposed of the better. But when
yer the dOor-bell rings it should be
lought to be by the hand of friend, S
ntil known to the contrary, and q
uick response is always the most Y
reeable.-PrOritleace Journal. u
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06

y hare, pursued by a dog, sought
sanctuary in the den of a wolf. 1t be
ing after business hours the latter
was at home to him.
''Ahl' painted the hare; chow very
fortunate. / feel quite safe here, for
you dislike dogs quite rs much as /
do"
"YOur security, my small friend, 4"
replied the wolf, depends not upon
those points in which you aud / agree,
but upon those IN which and the
dog differ"
''Then you mean to eat meg" in
quired the timOrous puss.
"No-O-o," drawled the wolf, reflec-
lively, 81 should not like to promise
that; mean TO eat part of You. -
There may be a tuft of fur, and toe
nail or two left for you to go on with.
l am hungry, but am not hoggish. +"
"The distinction is too fine for me" ,"
said the hare, scratching her head.
"That, my friend, is because you
have not made practice Of hare
splitting. | have.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06
Cheatham,s Division.

The following high but justly de-
served compliment to portion of this
brave division of the Army of Tennes-
see, IS one of many that occur in Gen.
Joseph Z. Johnston's narrative of the
late war. The editors of Tennessee
are either very modest or else they
have never looked into the volume re-
ferred to. We think it an act of
simple justice to Gen. Cheatham and
those who followed him, that the
world should know the high appreci-
alton in which they were held by the
great Virginian.-[ EDS. w. & I.
Attack al Kennesaw Mountain.
In the morning of the 27th of June,
1864, after a furious cannOnade, the
Federal army made a general assault
upon the Confederate position, which
was received everywhere with firm
ness, and repelled with a loss to the
assailants enormously disproportion-
ate to that which they inflicted. At
several points the characteristic fOrti-
tude of the Northwestern soldiers held
them under a close and destructive
fire long after reasonable hope of sue
cess was gone.
The attack upon Loring's corps was
by the Army of the Tennessee; that
upon Hardee's by the Army of the
Cumberland. The principal efforts of
the enemy were directed against
Loring's right and left brigades, and
the left of Hardee's corps.
But the most determined and pow
erful attack fell upon Cheatham's S
division and the left of Cleburne's.
The lines of the two armies were much
nearer to each other there; therefore
the action was begun at shorter range.
The Federal troops were in greater
force, and deeper order too, and press
ed forward with the resolution al
ways displayed by the American SOL
dier when properly led. An attempt
to turn the left was promptly met and
defeated by Cheatham's reserve
Vaughan's brigade. After maintain
ing the contest for three-quarters of
an hour, until more of their best SOL
diers lay dead and wounded than the
number of British veterans that fell
in Gen. Jackson's celebrated battle of
New Orleans, the foremost dead lying
against our breastworks, they retired
Observation-Disclosures they had en-
countered intrenched infantry unsur-
passed by that of Napoleon's Old
Guard, or that which followed We'll
Iington into France out of Spain
from Joseph E. Johnston's Narrative
of Military Operations in the Confed-
crate War.
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DISTANCE.

o subtle secret OF the ar,
Making the things that are not far
Beyond the things that We can reach
And name with names Of clumsy spcechs
By shadow-worlds Of purple haze
The sunniest OF sunny days
Outweighing in our hearts delight;
Opening the eye Of blinded sight;
Holding an echo in such hold,
Bidding hope such wings unfold.
That present sounds and sights bet Seen
Can come and 90 uaheard, unseen
o subtle secret Of the air,
Heaven itself is heavenly fair
By help Of thee, The saints good days
Are good, because the good Lord lays
No bound Of shore along the sea
or beautiful Eternity.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06
LOOKING BACK.


may live long, but some old days
or dear, deep joy akin to pain
Some suns that set on woodland ways
VIII never rise for me again,
By shining sea, and glad, green shore
That frolic waves ran home to kiss,
Some words heard, that neyermOre
Will thrill me with their mystic bliss.
D love! still throbs your living heart
You have not crossed deaths sullen tide.
A deeper deep holds us apart;
We were more near if you had died
If you had died in those old days,
When light was on the shining sea,
And all the fragrant woodland ways
Were paths OF hope for you and me.
Dead leaves are in those woodland ways
Cold are the lips that used to kiss;
'Twere idle to recall those days,
Or sigh for all that vanished bliss
Do you still wear your old time grace,
And charm new loves with ancient wiles
Could but watch your faithless face,
I'd know the meaning Of your smiles.
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FREEDOM.

why does the meadow-nower its bloom ex-
pand!
Because the lovely little flower is free
Down to its root, and in that freedom bold
And so the grandeur OF the forest tree
Comes not from casting in a formed mold,
But from its own divine vitality.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06

HYDROPHOBIA.-No Psychologist has
yet been able to discover what life is,
and no physician has vet found a
specific for hydrophobia. There have
been cures reported in isolated cases,
but as hysteria and hydrophobia are
often so much alike, it may be doubt
ed whether these cures amount to
much. In Chicago the other day
man died of what was believed TO be
hydrophobia. Another man, who had
been bitten by the same dog, became
so much alarmed over this death that
he refused all consolation, and was
finally attacked with paroxysms, Of
which he died. Fright undoubtedly
killed him. What shall be said. how
ever, or inc case or DaufeI u w eld-
ner, who died recently at Farming
dale, N. J., at the age of twenty-four,
from the effects of a bite received
seventeen years ago? His brother af-
firms that he was bitten by a mad dog,
when seven years old, and though
suffering somewhat at the time, re-
covered, and had no symptoms or
suspicion of his danger until the pres
ent year. On the morning of April
29th he was about to wash himself
when he was seized with spasms, and
frothing at the mouth, and died after
forty-two hours of intense pain. 4
few weeks previous he had a stinging
pain in the left arm, but it does not
appear that he was aware of any con-
neetion between it and the cause of
his death. We give the story as it is
told by his brother in the Reading
(Pa.) Times. If all the facts have
been related, the. case is among the
most remarkable on record.-Cin. Cfaz.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06

Walton, one of Creswell's color
ed pets in the Atlanta (Ga) Post
Office, is in Jail for robbing the
mails. Belcher, another negro,
mismanages the Macen (Ga.) Office
Sneed, the negro delivery clerk at
Macon, is a fugitive from justice.
The present Pope is the two hun
drel and ifty-seventh Bishop of
Rome in succession, from st. Peter.
He is now in his eighty-second
year, in the ff1y-6fth Of his Priest
hood, in the forty-seveuth of his
Episcopate, and the twenty-eiaht of
his Pontifcate.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06

BREAD AND GN.-Wayne Hovey
writes the following letter to his
cousin William: Uncle John died yes
terday from the effects of too much
Gin in his bread. It is dreadful to
think of the ruin our bakers are work
inc in this fair land by putting fer
mented yeast in their dough. Aunt
and have been making an estimate
of the number of loaves consumed in
this city, which Prof. Y. Pert says,
upon careful chemical analysisS con-
tain minute particles of gin, and we
concluded that there were about 500,-
600 eaten in New York daily. just
think of it. And every one Of those
Ioaves saturated with the poison of
gin. / do not intend to say anything
about prisons and lunatic asylums at
present. Is there nobody who viii
step forward and do something for the
moral sentiment of the community
which is being outraged by bread
with gin IN It?
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For many years an opossum had
anointed his tail with bears oil, but
1t remained stubbOrnly bald-headed.
at last his patience was exhausted,
-..-s ha opPaaled to Bruin himself.
accusing him of breaking faith and
calling him q quack.
Why, you InsOlent marsupil?' re-
torted the bear in rage, you expect
my oil to give you hair upon Your
tail, when it win not give me even a
tail Why don't you try underdrain-
ing, or top-dressing with light COM
post?'
They said and did a good deal more
before the Opossum withdrew his cold
and barren member from considera-
ton; but the judicious fabulist does
not cucumber his tale with extraneous
matter, lest 1t be pointless.
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TRUE STORIES.

''It is a waste Of valor for us to do
battle, said lame ostrich to a negro
who had suddenly come upon her in
the desert; ''let us cast lots to see who
shall be considered the victor, and
then go about our business"
To this proposition the negro read
ily assented. They cast lots; the ne
gro cast lots Of stones, and the Os-
trich cast lots of feathers. Then the
former went about his business, which
consisted of skinning the bird.
MORAL.-There is nothing like the
of chance. That form of
1t known as triie-bi-iO0Tis is perhaps
as good as any.
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LIST OF GIFTS.
Grand Total 10000 Gifts, all Cash co.. ?,

Grand Total2ODOO Gifts, all Cash. 2,5OO,OOO
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets ......................S 80 %
Halves ...--......-..-.... = 90
Tenth, or each Coupon ............. 90
NJ Whole Tickets for ................ 800 90
22ts Tickets for. ....................... 1000 90
Tickets are now ready for sale, and orders
accompanied by cash will be promptly
filled.
Liberal commissions VIII be allowed TO
satisfactory agents.
Circulars containing full particulars fur
nished on application.
THO. E. Il RA MLETTE,
Agent and Manager.
Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.
May23-l2w.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06

From the CLondon) Pail Mall GazetteI
The Absence OF the Bonnet.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06
NUMBER 20

wearer, and otlfer people, when she
was IN public. This is no longer, and
mistakes are constantly being made in
consequence.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06
The Brown Cotton Gin.

The attention OF planters and others is
again called 20 the above old and reliable
make OF Cotton Gins. They are furnished
this year greatly improved. and nothing
which an experience Of thirty years In their
manufacture could suggest has been left un-
done 10 make them the most reliable and
perfect Cotton Gin in market. AS the re
suit OF our efforts we need only refer 70
their established reputation and wide
spread popularity For PERFECTION OF
WORCESTERSHIRE, STRENGTH, DURABILITY,
LIGHT RUNNING and QUANTITY aud QUAIL
TY OF LINT PRODUCED, we challenge compe-
tition. We are prepared to trdTTdnt to any
reasonable extent perfect satisfaction 10 ev-
cry planter or operator. The Gins are sold
at the lowest possible prices for good ma
chimes, and on reasonable terms. We in
vite examination OF the samples in the
hands of our local agents who Will give all
desired information and furnish applicants
with circulars and copies OF commendatory
letters from parties using the Gins in all
sections of the cotton planting country.
Circulars, Price Lists, and other infOrma-
ton, may be obtained of our agents or by
addressing
THE BROWN COTTON GIN co.
New London, Conn.
W. A. HAYLEY, Agent, Jackson, Tenn.
may S3-6m.
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STOKE's WIFE's DIYORCE.-Less
than two weeks ago Mrs. Edward S.
Stokes privately obtained through
her counsel and the counsel for
Stokes, a divorce from her husband.
At the time of the Fisk tragedy it
was thought that Mrs. Stokes, who
is a beautiful woman of good edu-
cation, was not brought TO public
view. Ii was said that she was in
Europe, and that Stokes had NAL
treated her and then abandoned
her. 1t was we'll that she did not
see him in the Tombs while be was
on trial for his life, or after his
conviction. Her whereabouts were
known only to her own family and
a few friends. They said she was
in Paris. Stokes, while passing
the ordeal of Il trial, told those who
spoke to him upon the subject of
his wife's absence that he had not
neglected her, had always cared for
her, and had not given her cause to
desert him. He was unwilling to
speak of her, and seldom. mention,
ed her name. He received cne let
ter from her after his Incarceration
1t was written in Paris three day:
before the shooting. 1t was the
last he ever received from her.
She did not send him, so he said
any message either verbal or in wri
ting, in his hours eff supreme peril
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Friday. IuIy 3Ist, 1874.

At this final Concert everything will be
upon n scale corresponding with It's incrtas-
cd importance. The music will be rendered
by an orchestra consisting Of one hundred
performers selected for their fame In differ
entlands, and the unprecedented sum Of
- - = . ., . . .
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JULY 81. 1874.
THE FIFTH GIFT CONCFRT

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positively and unequivocaIly announced as
THE LAST WHICH WILL EVER BE
GIVEN UNDER THIS CHARTER AND
BY THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT,
Will come or In the Public Library Hall, at
Louisville. Ky
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a colored citizen of Jersey, did it
with his little gun. 1t was thus
Jeems had an old rifle with loose
breech pin, which he loaded and
tried to shoot, but il refused to go
off, as the charge had pushed the
breech-pin partly out and Of course
was beyond the tube. Jeems blow
cd in the gun, and finding a clear
vent at the tube concluded he had
made a 'leetle mistake and sent
down another charge, picked his
flint and pulled trigger. Well, one
ball went where Mr.. Wards ducks
are supposed to have gone, and the
other stopped over yim's right eye,
the breech-pin struck in the top Of
his head and the grains Of powder
were scattered promiscuously over
his facial beauties. The wounds
arc very painful but not of a dan
gerous character.
Memphis Ledger: Yesterday af-
ternoon Henry Burgett was shot
and killed at Harkenrodes' Land
ing, some miles below here, by Dr.
Jesse Grider. Both parties used
shot guns and pistols from behind
trees and logs. Burgett getting
out of ammunition, attempted to es-
cape in a skiff, when Grider fired
again and killed him. Some years
since John Grider, a brother to Jes-
Sc, shot and desperately wounded
Henry Burgett, and some months
since Frank Smith, cousin to Gri-
der, shot and killed Peter Burgett.
Ike Burgett was also wounded in a
difficulty not long since and died
q short time afterward from its ef-
fects. DIR. Grider was not wOun-
ded in the late difficulty and sur
rendered himself to the authorities.
His first wife was a sister of the
Burgetts and his present wife was
the widow of Ike Burg EFT.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-27

specimens Of ore, bearing gold, silver,
copper, and other minerals. Contri-
buttons to this cabinet are solicited
from our citizens, and IL the matter
elicits sufficient interest, collection
can soon be made which will be o
pride the school and an honor to our
city. The public school library is
steadily, but somewhat slowly ad-
vancing in the number of its volumes,
supported as it is by the percentage of
school monies set aside for that pur-
pose-about $3.50, annually. Contri-
buttons to the library from citizens
are also desired.
The recent changes in the schools
throughout the city are as follows:
The colored school has been removed
to room in Leck's building. 1t is
expected the Board Of Education Will
earect new house for this school.
Miss Scott's class is removed to the
Spring street building. Mrs. Carter
has been elected to assist Mr.. Saxon.
Miss Casad has been assigned to a new
fourth grade class. Miss Russell has
been assigned to Miss Casad's class,
fifth grade. Miss Palmer and Mrs.
Parker arrived on Monday morning.
LIE lOTIIIGT UdhcS lCW Cluooj oCSOhO,
and third grades, and Mrs. Parker
takes the Eighth street school, vice
Miss Russell. AS now organized, the
teachers are distributed as follows:
w. Il. Lucky, senior class, High
School; --, junior and mid
die easses, High School; Miss Ben
cough, first grade; Mr.. Kimball, sec
ond grade; Miss Palmer, second and
third grades; Mr.. SAKE, third grade;
Miss Bixby, fourth grade; Miss Casad,
fourth grade; Miss Russell, fifth grade;
Miss Scott, sixth grade; Mrs. Dubois,
seventh grade; Miss Lucky, eighth
grade; Mr.. Saxon, Bath street school;
Mrs. Carter, Assistant Bath street
school; Mrs. Parker, Eighth street
school; Mrs. Onstott, San Pedro street
school; Miss Porter, Alameda street
school; Mr.. Witherow, colored school.
A new school will soon be organized
east of the river, near the bridge.