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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-10

According to the Albany Journal the
charter elections in New York last week
were favorable to the republicans. The
Journal says: MANY of these local con-
tests possess little significance so far as
general political tendencies are concerned.
But whether governed by local and per-
sonal or by political considerations. the
net gain yesterday is on the republican
side"
The passage of bill in the House the
other day, authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to change the name Of the pro-
peller William NJ Tweed, brought up
quite clearly the change in the fortunes OF
the democratic chief of the Tammany
Ring. A few years ago Sunset Cox
thought it an honor to change the name
OF this vessel from Industry" to "Wil-
liam NJ. Tweed" but in asking. last week,
to have the latter name obliterated. he
took occasion in behalf of the democratic
party to repudiate their convict leader,
William NJ. Tweed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-10
tHarrten.

In Waldoboro', 2sth ult., Thomas ]. Fitzgerald of
Rockport, to Miss Hattie l.. Leyenseller oil Waldo.
boro'.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-10
TIE ErPLORATION or PALESTINE.

The House Military Committee will report
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
of War to detail an engineer officer to aid in
continuing the exploration Of the country east
of the Dead Sea ard the River Jordan, which
is being prosecuted by the Palestine Explor-
alton Society. The Government is not asked
to pay any of the expenses of the
survey beyond the salary of the officer
The President Of the Society is Prof. r. D..
Hitchcock, and among its members are the
Rev. Drs. Crosby and Adams, of New York !;
Prof. Dana, of New Haven; Prof. Henry of
the Smithsonian Institute, and large number
of other prominent divines and scientists.
An English society is carrying on similar
work of exploration on the western side of
the Jordan. The cost of completing the work
of the American society is estimated at $780,
600 year for five years.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
THE BONDAGE OF DRINK

You think lore it? If this nnrvcless hand
could gam immortal strength this hour
sweep the helli>h traffic from The land
Ard crush it bHghIinS, maddening, nightmare
Yea, now, with all my latest, dying breath.
III curse the thing that drass down to DEATH
Love it lnaihe it Yet drink and drink,
Aud hate my bondage with I,atlIy hate,
And hate mysy II, H. through the iwn ] slink
The pledge No, 40! Too late-too late
No pledge I've ri d It twicc-a waste eli breath
To" late There's no release for me but death.
Its bad rn"ush to drink, but MT to drink
Doth suCA a train Of CHASTITY horrors wake
A. ii one hour woud ieave me dead think,
All, keep aEray, ye dends, for phys sake,
The very ought oi the Ia affects my brain.
Ny end shall be when they shall come again.
Love rum? I'd love 10 hold my head up high
Aud breathe Gods air free and fearless man,
And look with undimmed eyes earth aud sky,
with steady nerve TO do and head to plan;
Id love 20 grapPle trials A. they come
In manly fashion, brave and strong. Love rum?
If only could come into some land
Where no drink is, God knows how willingly
I'd fight those dreadful tnrments of he dam.Ied
That clutch the soul of him who would be free
But marshal up those grizzly shapes of
To fall again as twice before? No, no.
All, if might have known how it would be
In those lid college days 30 wild and gay
when first drank in youthful revelry
HOE easy then to put the cup away!
mothers hope and joy was till then;
NON See me trenbling-ha! Those eyes again,
BASk; ssry eyes, to hell where ye belong
IN Drink ye down-what, blood7 Drink blood
Help! Help They come, hideoas, deviish throng
Back, get y6 back They'll toss me in the flood
Long, crooked hands clawing in my hIirl
Is this the end :? Ha, hs TOO late for PRAYER
PELEG ARKwRIGHr.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07

next blowing Is done with turning
plow, put in the furrow made, by the
bull-tongue, throwing the dirt to the
potatoe, and this plOwing continued
till the middles are broken out, and
ever afterwards cultivated with sweep
and hoe.
As TO gathering-afier the first frost,
if the ground Is not wet, gather my
crop--haul the potatoes where 1 eX-
pect to bank them, and if the weather
permits / let them lay out three or
four days, in piles of about ten bushels
each-taking care to cover them at
night. and tearing down the piles every
morning. This process is continued
till the potatoes cease to sweat, and
then properly banked away, Uhere
they will remain good for 20 months.
Many wait till several ffOsts have
fallen. This plan, think, is ruiuous
one, as believe all of the sap OF the
vine makes back to the potato as soon
as the frost touches it: in which case,
you have watery p6rsto to eat till
they all rot, which~they will do, no
matter how well you put them up
The low beds retain the rain, while
the high, drawn-up beds become as
dry as powder, and are never wet two
inches deep by the heaviest rains !;
therefore plow deep, and low beds will
make your potatoes. | made at the
rate of $40 bushels per acre last year.
BOLTON. s
GoltOn's Depot, Mar. -, 1871.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
OIR ROADS.

We wish TO direct the attention
of our Sullivan County authorities
to the necessity for some systcmat-
ic effort towards the improvements
of our roads. The greatest draw
back to the success of our efforts TO
procure the influx of calital and
skilled labor is the condition of our
roads. \ number of northern men
lhavc desired TO secure locations for
manufacturing enterprises in this
vicinity, and this difficulty seems
everywhere present. y new Eng
land man is used to good roads.-
We need a better road to Shady, to
Eagle Furnace, to Ayoea Springs,
and TO Blountviile S1ise Rs tilesc,
and give them quickly, and We will
guarantee good results, and show
fhem speedily,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
The Absorbing Process,

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
prolonged one of her feeders through
the State to the North Carolina
of the SOu,h lately ago she moved to
extend another branch through Fir-
ginia to Tennessee to reach the pro-
duce centres of tie Gulf States ar d
the lower Mississippi Valley, and now
we are informed by the New York
Tribune, an unusually well Informed
paper on railway matters, "that the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad Com
''pany will not be averse to beCOm-
ling pToprietOrs of the Chesapeake
"and Ohio road at : price that would
fully protect the holders of the first
mortgage loan" Little by little
here a step, there foot hold-and
Virginia will be absorbed by Balll-
more
The Chesapeake and Ohio road is in
trouble-pOssi6ly in distress-yet we
have assurances that with little pa
tient forbearance on the part Of credi-
tors, the company will he enabled 10
emerge from all its diflicu. ties We
invoke forbearance, a1d indulge in
the h0p6 that our public spirited men
who have capitol to invest will lend TO
the Chesapeake and Ohio Company
such assistance as will bring it present
relief, and thus insure to it firm and
substantial status Otherwise. as the
Tribune semsibly concludes, "Balti-
more would become the eastern Ter
minus of the. road. Richmond
Wig.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
THE =. vi. * o. INTESTIG A
TION.

The two Houses of the Legisla-
turc have appointed join: Com
mittcc TO investigate the Van
Auken report, which assails the
management Of the interests wrap
ped up in the Consolidation BILL
~ stated last week tic friends Of
the road have thanked the mover
o the resolution for the Opportu-
nifty it will afford them TO exhibit to
,he world the wise and skillfnl use
they have made of the means
placed hv the State within the
keeping of the Company. The
Committee consists of MeSsrs.
Nuwl;n, Thomas, Dufiield, Pride
more and kirkpatrick, on the part
o. the Senate, and Messrs. Nc
Grinder, Doolcy, Taliaterro'
-Scrnggs, Yagcr, Alexander and
'O'Ncal, on the part of the House.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
THE Southern Security Compa.

The Southern Security Compa-
ny, like huge tape worm, is be-
ing drawn in fragments from the
vitals of our southern system of inn
provements. The terrible cathartic
administered by j. Cooke & Co..
and known as the panic Of 1874,
elected first its head, which was
gnawing away at Texas, its body
trailing away through Tennessee,
Virginia, Maryland, and New Jer-
sey, with its tail in the perlieus Of
New York city. The broken Joint
in Virginia was rather a serious
matter, and but for it the mercus
rials of 1878, might have failed to
dislodge the encepalic section in
Texas. Here is the latest informa-
ton on the subject, and it implies
Of course, dislodgment of the 9TH
er fragments at no distant day:
The Chattanooga Times learns, that
on Tuesday last, the Sothern Security
Company turned over the Memphis
d Charleston Railroad to the Direc-
tors of the old Company, and that the
Directors agreed to relieve the South
ern Security Company from the pay
ment Of the $l60.O00 due for rent of the
road. The road will hereafter be
managed by the old Company.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
From tho Galaxy for March,
ANECDUTES OF TOM MAR
SHALL.
From "Reminiscences ofthe Great
ISentuckiam.

In 1917 Tom Marshall was without
opposition, elected to Congress from
the Ashland district, to which the
county of Woodford belonged. His
career in Congress was short, but
uncommonly brilliant. He spoke
often from his place in the House, and
occasionally other places; but the
art of reporting was then imperfect,
and moreover, stung by defective
report of his speeches, he af'ronted
the reporters by visiting upon their
heads tue imperfection of the art,
telling them mot to attempt again
to pass upon the public their inferna
gibberish for his English" so that.
between the two, few of his speeches
we're preserved.
Tom Marshall left Congress in a
great huff with Mr. Clay who, it aP-
pears, had taken Ofiense at some Of
of Toms speeches and votes, which
did not fall within tbe party lines as
drawn by the great Whig leader.
INSTRUMENTATION was an Offense Mr..
Clay never overlooked. 70 aggravate
the olfehse, Tom repeated it when he
got honsei SO that Mr.. Clay presently
found, like the man who sowed good
seed, that an enemy had been sowing
tares among his wheat. Less patient
than he of the parable,
THE WHIG EMBODIMENT
determined not to let both grow until
harvest, but to gather up tares forth
with. One morning accordingly he
stepped into the Office Of the licking
ton OSberger and Reporter, and hands
ing a short notice, written in his own
peculiar neat hand to Mr.. d. c.
the editor, requested him
to insert it in the next number of his
paper. Certainly, Mf. Clay" re-
Piled Mr.. Wickliffe. "But you have
not read it, said Mr.. Clay Read
it; perhaps you will not appfote of
it." Mr.. Wickliffe, with d courteous
expression; then read the notice, |
which he sas at a glance, as be had
already seen in the eye aud port OF
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07

THE Marion Convention Of the
merchants of Virginia, and the ads
Joining States, is attracting deserv-
ed attention. 1t will be the means
of directing the attention of Tie
most cnterprising class of people
10 South West Va, and will doubt
less lead to the development of
some of our dormant Interests
We think we recognize the hand of
Gov. McMullin in the call, and its
success will leave us under obliga-
tions to the old wsrhorse for his
sagacity in getting it up. Every
daily paper in Va, has favored it,
and many of the most wealthy and
distinguished merchants of the
Eastern cities, have pledged their
presence.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
a Lively Letter Frem General
Sherman,

General Sherman has recently writ
ten the following letter to the agent
of firm who had applied to him Cor
the contract to place lightning.rods
upon the fine masiOn which it was
rumored, he intended to build upon
Orange Mountain, New jersey:
WashingtO1a, d. c.,
January 20, 1874.
If you find the house l am erecting
on Orange Mountain, please put any
quantity of lighting rods, to attract
the lightning of heaven TO dcmoli>h
it. | don't care whether the rods be
round; sdrare, OF twisted Aaytting
to stop this nonsense. Architects,
landscape gardners, builders, &C.,
keep writing to me about this house.
when, in fact, it is as much as can
do to make ends meet herc-and
finally, I expect to content myself
with a log home or the prairies Of
Kansas or Nebraska when Congress
turns me out 20 grass. Tell Mr..
Lyon 'twho served under me three
yesrs." that his experience as a
soldier should convince him that
Uncle Sam is not so generous to old
sold ers IS 10 enable them to have
fancy hotises on Orange Mountain or
eIsewhc.e | have d house here,
but ,he city taxes me for it about as
much as Uncle Sam allows me for
rent. How the story got circulated
that @as going to build on Orange
Mountain passes hy understanding,
and if you can stop it regard it as
a feat better tan protecting me
against lightning. Yours, &C.,
= W. r. SHERNAS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
What WythevilIc Says About the
Cotton Factory.

The Wytheville ENTERPRIsE feels
sorely the loss of Messrs. Byrd &
Spargcr, who have purchased the
old King Forge site near Bristol for
a Cotton Factory. In order that
our people may see how our action
is viewed at distance we cory the
article from the ENTERPRISE.
Our Loss is Bristol $ Gain.
We are Informed that company of
enterprising gentlemen in this county
lfave recently determined to establish
a cotton factory somewhere in South
west Va, convenient to the railroad.
In looking for a suitable location they
first visited Wytheville and then Ma
rion, at both of which places eligible
sites were found, but the prices asked
were so eB.FTsfOus as to drive them of.
Next they went to Bristol, and there
they met with better luck. A tract of
land close to the town, containing 50
acres, and having a fine water power
VII lNt W - iiIC ~" Dl
of $50 ler acre. {TlsOn the strength of
this purchase, or az etfI induccment to
make it, some Of ti4e leading citizens
subscribed handsome sum amounting
to about 81 coo, to he presented To the
company 10 aid it in the erection of its
buildings, thus showing the interest
which they feel iT tile enterprise.
And in addition TO this Substantial
encouragement it is said that Il gen
tlcman of means in the neighburhUOd
voluntarily offered to loan the cOmpa-
NY a large amount of capital at the
rate of & per cent per aBnun, in order
To assist il in getting usisier way as
speedy as possible. Our citizefs should
learn a lesson from this. If we ever
expect to have manufactures estab-
lished here we must show more liber-
al spirit towards those inclinesl To
make investments of that kind. Let
us initiate the example of Bristol.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
How Frank Pierce Got the
News of his Nomination.

Sitting one night in the fremont
House with the late Colonel Barnes,
he said to me: "Fhat was n queer
thing about the nomination Of Frank"
Frank who?' | said. why, Frank
Pierce-General Pierce. You see, we
intended TO run Frank for the Vice
Presidency. We thought the South
would concede that Office TO the North,
and we pitched upon the GeCeral.-
He was very social i'll his habits, but
very quieS. He spent his evenings
with a set of good fellows, and the fact
is, he drank good deal, though it.
was not generally known.. The morn
ing of the nomination it was agreed be
tween Frank ard myself that he
should spend the day in Mount Au
burn, no one but myself knowing
where his place of resort was. He was
very nervous and greatly agitated. l
agreed to drive out in the afternoon
and tell him how things looked
When the news of the Generals nom
ination came on, men rushed into the
fremont House by hundreds. They
knew my intimacy with the General.
But kept my own counsel. 1 drove
out to Mount Auburn. 1t was long
time before | could find Frank He
was solitary and alone, leaning on the
monument over the graves of the Web
ster family. AS soon as | saw him l
shouted, BY, Frank, you have got
it = Got whatH Got The nomination
for the Presidency" Not the Presi-
dency p Yes, you are nominated for
the Presidency by the great Democrat
ic party of the State Pale as marble,
Frank turned from me-half kneeling
and half standing-gr the sand
stone shaft, he took solemn vow that
he would drink Misunderstanding liquors
during the canvass, nor, if elected, du-
ring the Presidential term. That vow
those who knew him best knew that
he kept. "'-BaTleigh's Letter to the
Boston Journal.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
4 HaDDy Home.

The family should be a community
To make it truly 50, there must be
common interest Alas for that
household where fathers business :,
mothers social cares. aud children's 5
sports and pleasures are net shared
by each other. Then it will not be
strange if the expenditure is out of
proportion to the ibcdne, and if the
companions and resorts of the chill
dren are evil. Happy that home
where the cares and joys are 50
divided that the former are not op>
preSsiYe and the latter are multiplied !;
where the hearts grow c'Oser as the
yen.s roll by, So that the separations
which must come to every family are
only bodily, and therefore teIrrJrary,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
Butler and His Personal Dan

On the 18Th oi next November he
will be fitty->ix years Old He has nev
cr been s.ck. His constitution has been
like iron. He has worked Tor ten
years as a few men ever work, even
in this busiest of lands. HIS fav0rtc
saying has been that when he retired
at night, unless he wasaslcep in five
minutes; he thohgbt something was
the matter. He has enjoyed absolute,
uninterrupted health, and has revel-
ed in it, But there must be an end
to all things. and peciaiy to over
worked men. Blu Ter has grown
obese, and, inferentialIy. apOpletic
His political fights begin to tell Oh
him. The contests at Worcester nave
helped pull him down. The Simmons
fight set his nerves INTO a frenzy.
His head was clear, out his blood
was hot, and his fgcc livd at times
He wound hiT,tlf up to a fearful
pitch Of excitement. When the
victory was won aud the relapse cattle,
the blood left his face, he became
quiet, and seemed to have weakened
perceptibly. His friends on the floor
said he looked fifteen years older.
But with his immense interests on
his hands, there is no release from
the tread -mill-no long hours of
relaxation. His anaifs are as in
exorable as those of an emperor.
Some day his life will 90 out like the
light of Il hastily snuifed candle. -
WashmgtOn Correspondence Of the
Boston Gi5Je.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
Latest From Bald Mountain.

A special to the Raleigh Nkws, from
Bald Mountain, March 18th, says -
Returning from Marion Wednesday
morning, 1 reached the pinnacle of
Bald Mountain to-day, having thor>
oughly explored Stone Mountain yes
terday, The last violent shock occur
red on Tuesday evening, which | find
was more severe on Stone Mountain:
The people are still much alarmed and
really more uneasy than ever. The
precipitate flight of Parson Pasey, VINO
was the first minister that inaugurated
the PRAYER meetings, caused much
with the superstitious.
There is as yet no outward signs OF all
eruption. Scientists and newspaper
reporters are pouring in the noun
tains from every section, WHO are honr-
ly watched and eagerly followed by
The frightened mountainecrss
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
TUESDAY. APRIL 7, 1874.
EVENT and COMMENT.

Henri Rocheforte and several Of hig
fellow exIles, banished from France to
axe Island of New Caledonia. have
escaped. by concealing themselves in
a vessel leaving the Island. Reaching
Australia he telegraphed to France for
money, and of course he comes to
America Oh the everlasting lecturing
business.
hindrich Sartin, recently shot in
Knoxville by VIM. Lewis, died on
Sunday the 18th ultO. Lewis seems to
have killed him in self defence, and
the unanimous voice of the Magistrates
so proclaimed and he was discharged
The greatest labor strike of the day
has just occurred upon the Erie II. X.
The military had to he called out TO
idisperse the strikers before the trains
could be run. Then 1900 of the dis b
charged held IA public meeting and de-
cided that none of them would work
unless all were re-employed. 1900 men
make quite all army out of employ
Inent.
The great financial panic reached
that and tho return of the army from
the Ashantee war, and tife marriage of
the Prince 10 the Cars daughter, and
the late fall of Gladstone, and the sue
cess Of DisraGlli, and the arrival of
IIivingstOu's remains from Uiji,
London has its sensation.
The Carlists are making things red
hot in Spain. Carlos evidently has
the advantage of the Republicans and
That advantage consists in the unity OF
nis forces and adher nts.
In n recent suit at Knoxville, deci-
'd5d by special Chancellor, Ali. CaId-
well, il sppears that OF the 100000 un-
liquidated Indebtedness of the Bank
Of East Tennessee, the assets being
only Sl00,000, the sum of $40, 900 weIe
illegally filed and the holders thereof
cannot share in the distribution. Of
Ibis slIslI VSoT 98rowulOw holds So, ,00c,
''Ho gOoG- bS'e Nancy Jane!
Jos. Mayo, Jr., State Treasurer, has
hecu arrested for alleged embezzle-
ment of $1,000. lie disappeared dur
ing the Coleman tEfaL but returned in
y state OF mental alteration, which his
friends say has existed foT some time,
and this il is thought will unhinge the
conviction of Coleman, for il was Oh
MayO's testimony that it was done,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-07
Golton's Depot, Mar, l2. 1871.
Tennessee. Finances.

The realty of Tennessee is valued at
1920, coo, coo, on which tax of 81 ESQ
0G0 is annually paid. From $500, 900 to
$500, 900 is collected on privileges. 50
that the total revenue derived by the
State from the sources, taking the lar
gest estimates, amounts TO Sl,7SO,OOO.
The annual interest on The State debt,
amounts $4,000 00J, SO that after IFS
payment, a surplus of $3.50, 900 will be
left with over million of delinquent
taxes, for the year 1873, outstanding on
the 1st of January, 1874, with which to
pay the current expenses of the State
government, amounting to about $500
900.
The largest collections are made in
January of every year. In January,
1872, the sum of s3j4. .0QA was coli, cted.
January, 1873, over S370. coo and JAN
uary, 1874, $377 ,G9O.-NdshviHe Ban
DGT.