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MARHETs BY
The Cotton Markets.


LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2S.-COttOn dull and
depressed; middling uplands 75d; middling
Orleans sgd. Sales 1900 bales; American
$3.50 bales; speculation and exports, 1000
bales. sales of uplands nothing below
good ordinary shipped January and Febru
AIRY delivery I'D; February and March Z 10
I6d; January and March delivery I'D.
New YORK, Jan. 2S.-COtton dull and
lower; middling upland 1j5c; futures closed
steady; sales $4,000 bales; January 145a
14sc; February II 21-32al4 I1-16c; March
1jFa15 1880; April 157a15 29-32c; May
10 1~1-32a1G2c; June 1870; July 1T5c.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2S.-COttOn-Sales
G,2OJ bales; demand fair; good ordinary TO
strict good ordinary, 13a133c; low mid
dliu-s 10 strict low middlings 14Sp15.c;
m.Idling to strict middling f5sa1jsc; good
middliug IItc. Receipts f4,jl3 bales; eX-
ports to the continent I,225 bales; 70 Great
Britain 2.JS6 bales; cOastwiSe 1,20T bales;
stock 294,f92 bales; unsOld173,4OO bales.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 2S.-COttOn irregular;
good demand for clean grades; good or
binary 13a13!c; low middling l4al4tc; mid
ding Ijaijt c;receiptS for the past day :, l92
bales; shipments fOrthe past q hours 2,540
bales; stock 7l,25j bales.
GALVESTON, Jan. 2S.-COtton steady;
net receipts 2,240 bales; exports to Great
Britain 3,510 bales; coastwise 80 bales;
sales $500 bales.
MOBILE, Jan. 2S.-COttOn quiet; net re-
ceipts 1855 bales; exports coas:wise 992
bales; sales 1900 bales.
SAVANNAH. Jan. 2S.-CottOn nominal;
not racaipfs , OIL bales. aynorfs IN tho con
tiuent 6,l54 bales; cOastwise 3,3l7 bales;
sales 1857 bales.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 2S.-COttOn easy;
net receipts 2,774 bales; exports coastwise
1,131 bales; sales LOO bales.
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SEEDs-ClOver $3.50; timothy $3.50
400; orchard grass $1.75; blue grass S1.75;
herds grass Sl.50; millet out of season.
COTTON YAINs-We quote ut lie, 13c,
15c and lie for 100, coo, 500 and 400.
SHUCKs-In demand at $3.50 per 100 lbs
for hacked, and $50 for rough.
WRAPPING PAPER-We quote small at
SOC, medium T5c; double crown 81.
IRoN-We quote rs follows: Tennessee
bar &c 81 %; Kentucky DO. sc; Tennessee
band 6G9c; Kentucky 90. 5gG65c; Tennes-
see boiler plate sc; boiler heads 94c; fire
box Toe, sheet; common Gaze; do. Ken
lucky Tt6S1c; do. Tennessee Sd9ic.
BARRELs-We quote at 40650c.
GLAsswARE-We change our quotations
to suit the card rates as follows: s by 10
S6.T5; 10 by y 1925; lob IA $500; Toby
10 1915; II by 1855; Il by 16 S. %; Y
by Is 1926; II by 20 1925. Discount
40l.
FLAsK-The quotations net are as fol-
lows: Half pint S2.Tj; pint 1915; quart
S4.T5.
CANDIEs-We quote stick candy 15c;
common fancy Ice.
COBDAGE|ute 13c; grass zoe; cotton
soc.
PEPPER--We quote at 3O652c.
SPICE-We quote at 1Gc.
GISGER-We quote at 16c.
TALLOw-We quote at &c.
ORASGEs-We quote at 50 per barrel.
CLOyEs-Advanced to jOdG0c.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
THE PLANTING SEASON.

The season for planting Irish pota-
toes has arrived In some parts of the
South, and a few suggestions Will not
be out of time and place. The Raral
Home of Jan. 10 reports experiments
made by E. Reynolds, Manchester, n.
Y, who planted large and small pota-
toes of different kinds in juxtaposition
in the same row, and in different rows
to determine their relative value. He
found when the planting was followed
by moist and favorable weather, there
was but little difference In results; but
when a drouth followed planting the
large potatoes took the lead and held it
through the season, yielding a much
larger crop. If planted early pains
should be taken to have the ground as
warm as possible by a fair exposure to
the SUM-. and shelter from North winds;
rs the season advances, the
ground should be covered by
forest leaves, straw or sedge IN
our Southern climate. Potato ground
should be plcwed deep or subsoiled, but
the dead subsoil should not be turned
up shortly before planting. if anytime.
A rich mellow soil under potatoes for
the roots to penetrate, and pretty
thick mulch above to retain moisture,
and a rather low, uniform temperature
about the vines and young tubers, are
cardinal points IN potato culture to Sc
cure large and profitable crops. The
writer cuts seed, rejecting all over
grown and small potatoes, with a viw
10 have but one eye or bud IN a place,
and not be so silly as to starve plants
which ought to be fruitful by starting
too many in a hill, or too near together.
The writer has seen this crop raised
from ten acres up to one hundred at the
North, and often forthe Southern mar
ket. There arethree things worth study
my in both Irish and sweet potatoes.
The first is the fact that they viii grow
IN n sound condition in the climate of
Tennessee, and generally yield a good
profit in skillful hands. Secondly, they
are both very healthy foodfor the mass
of mankind, and if We apply a little
science to their preservation, both may
be placed on the poor mans table
every day in the year, as his cheapest,
as well as a part Of his best rations.
Thirdly, as a source Of health and gen
e1al comfort, their large and improved
cultivation and better preservation,
will raise society to a higher level of
intelligence, virtue and sOundness of
constitution. Now. our best vegetables
and fruits are too scarce IN the South.
Sweet potato slips should be Obtained
early by bedding seed over the genial
warmth Of fermenting stable manure,
or over a common hot-bed made by
burning coal or wood. About a month
may be added to the growing age OF
this nearly tropical plant by using bot
tom heat and some glass to increaset the
force Of early sunshine in or near this
city. 1t VIII pay an enterprising gar
dener to raise both Irish and sweet pO-
tato slips, tomato plants and others,
by the millions. for the thousands who
need them. Early, vigorous plants are
desirable; and if sold at a low figure,
and still at a fairproft to the wholesale
producer, what IS now a small trade
would be developed into q grand indus
try most beneficial to the community.
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Tennessee bonds are steady, closing in
New York at 500. They would bring about
soc in this market. The past due coupons
are worth about 62c. There is some ac-
tivity in the funded bonds, and they are
generally held at &c.
The demand for State warrants on the
part of taxpayers has fallen off somewhat,
and dealers are disposed to lower their
rates, though the decline, if any, is very
slight. They may be quoted at 9Gc buy
ing and 97ac selling.
Our local securities are quiet. For quo
talions we refer tOthose given by the Nash
vile Savings Company, corner Union and
College streets.
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n

Sweeney being a common disease of
the horse. and many farmers not know
ing a remedy, l offer the following. ]
have proven II 10 be 4 cure remedy. l
had a fine young mare that had the
sweeney very bad, caused by working
her too hard with a collar much too
large for her. Her shoulder shrank
away till 1 could lay my hand in the
hollow and not fill it. [ treated her as
follows, and in ten days she was entire
Iy well, the shoulder restored and all
lameness gone: 1pint spirits of tur-
pentine, J pound rosin, ! pound hogs
lard, / ounce Spanish fly powdered.
Mix the turpentine, lard and rosin, by
heating; then add the Spanish fly; rub
the parts affected every other morning;
warm it well with a hot iron. Ehe
above preparation VIII last for years,
and is enough for twenty or more cases
of sweeney. have cured several cases
Of sweeney in the early stages. both for
myself and others.-RUraI World.
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Nashville Live stock Market.

CATTLE-EXtra Shipping cattle are In
demand, and sell quick, butchering hard to
dispose Of at quotations. We quote butch
ering rs follows: Common &c; ordinary
2d2ac; choice 363ae; extra shipping 4
ale.
HOGs-Weq quote at S4.5O65.O0 for shoats
and S5.0Od5.TJ for averages Of 800 TBS and
upwards.
SHEEP-We quote at S2.2564OO per
head. We hear more inquiry on the part
of butchers, and the demand is better.
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IF the force of statistics be Of any value,
ether appears, beyond question, to be the
safest anasthetic. by combining Ameri-
can and British data relating to this qUes-
ton, the result shows conclusively that
chloroform is eight times as dangerous rs
ether, twice as dangerous as a mixture Of
chloform and ether, and, IS far as experience
goes, il is more dangerous than bichlOride
of methylcne. The report Of the london
ChlCroform Committee. appointed to inycs-
tisate this subject, states that not only is
ether less dangerous than chlOrofom, but
that with every care, and the most exact
dilUtiOn of the ch!Oroform vapor by the
most skillful hands, the state Of insensi-
bility may pass in a few moments into one
Of imminent death.
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Financial.

Money is in but moderate demand from
the banks, and discounts are made very
literally on short time at the rate of ten
per cent per aHnua.
Exchange on New York is firm. The
banks draw at par and buy at discount.
Sight cotton dralls on New York are
taken al off.
Gold shows a slight advance, closing in
New York at 1I1a. Owing to the loss for
light weight, dealers will not pay over 10
for gold coin, while they will allow 9cmOre
for coupons. Silver is taken at 103 for
halves and quarters.
Government bonds are without material
change. The following are the quotations
at OK.
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Nashville FIour and Graf, ra-Zs.

FLoUR-Very strong and tendency up
ward. We quote as follows: Superfne
$500; Xxx $3.50; xxx $3.50; choice family
SS.75d9.O0.
Corn MEAL-We quote at 7O672ae for
UnbOlted and bOlted.
CORN%Shipments to-day offs, 600 bushels
1000 at 7O672ie, and 1900 at T236T5c.
Market stiff.
WHEAT-Sales to-day of-1,JO0 bushels at
S1.4561.70 per bushel.
OATs-We Oteshipments to-day at size,
sacked and delivered in depot.
BRAN-Market weaker. We quote at
81 per ton, loose in bulk, and $40 per ton,
sacked and delivered in depot.
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COOPER, A & CO.

Either of the firm Of Mcclure, Buck & Co.
are AUTHORIZED TO use the name of the firm in
settlement, and We earnestly request those owing
to come forward and settle their accounts with
out delay.
Mr.. Mcclure can be found at the Office OF the
new firm to meet his old friends and customers.
We are succeeded by practical business men,
whom we have known and done business with
for years, and solicit for them n continuance OF
the liberal patronage heretofore extended 70 Us
ian6 II
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Market strong and advancing. WequOte
as follows packed from store:
BULK AEATs+ShOuIders &c; clear rib
sides SIC; clear sides &c.
CHOICE HAM@Hart & Hensley's new
G. G. G.. hams 13c.
LAKD-Hart & Hensley's snow fake
pastry in tierces Zoe; half barrels 1O5c; kegs
lie; buckets 11ac; prime in tierce 9ac.
BREAKFAST BACON-We quote new
at 125c.
BEEF ToSGUE@We quote at-S6.OO per
dozen.
DRIED BEEF-We quote new TIC.
SMOKED PIC Observation-Disclosures 75c
per doz.
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MEDICAL.
sepsIy
TINWARE, ETC.
DISSOLUTION

THE PARTNERSHIP OF MCCLURE,
i BUCK & co. was this day dissolved BY mu-
tual consent, Mr.. Mcclure retiring. The bush
ness will be continued by our former associate,
Mr.. G. b. Cooper, and Mr.. Il. VI. Eubanks, OF
MurfreesbOrO underthe name Of
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"A Chicago man wrote 10 Agassiz that
he had an apple which he had preserved for
.fftv-three years, and when Agassiz wrote for
ii. the Joker said it was the apple Of his eye.
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BANKING.
Third National Esanik,
NASHVILLE, TENN.

BUAhD VI
". W. BERRY, CHAS. Z. HULMAN,
JOHN KIRKMAN, EDGAR JONES,
DANIEL F. CARTER.
TRANSACTS A GENERAL EXCHANGE
Business and Deals in United States Bonds
and Gold. EDGAR JONES, Cashier.
W. W. BERRY, President.
JNO. KIRKMAN, Yicc-PreSident.
sept ~
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Nashville Market
Market quiet and unchanged as follows.
We quote:
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GENERAL MARaETS.

ETNoTE-By actual count to-day, it vas
aScertained that the stock was largely in
excess Of that previously reported, and con-
seGuently we have increased the receipts to
make the count come out As taken.l
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BANKING.
BANKING HOUSE
OF
Savings Company.

L c. TARBOX, Cashier.
THOS. s. MAIsR, President.
Deposits received and interest allowed thereon;
Loans Negotiated; Collections Made,
and General Banking Bush
tan1 1y ness transacted.
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Baltimore AIarhets.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2S.-FlOur quiet and
unchanged. Wheat steady; fair TO prime
white Sl.T5a1.90. Corn weak and inactive;
mixed western Sic. Oats steady at 55aGSc.
Rye in gOOddemand at gja9Sc. Provisions
strong Pork unchanged. Lard 9a9!c.
Coffee strong at 26a2Sdc. gold. Whisky
firm at S1.O2,
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New Orleans Markets.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2S.-FlOur dull;
treble S6.75a7.25; family $500. Corn
demand slack and prices easier; mixed 75c,
yellow 7Sc. Oats-supply good and prices
lower, SOC. Bran dull at sos. Hay dull;
prime SIT, choice So. Pork dull at SIPS.
Salt meats firm, 90, 81, 81. Bacon scarce
and firm, S5aStt, %, 104c. Lard scarce;
tierce 9a9sc; key 10a104c. Sugar in good
demand; inferior 45la59c; common 5saG!c;
fair to fully fair 6aa7sc: prime to choice Sa
sc. MolasseS-receipts small and quality
poor; inferior .2ja3jc; fair G0c; prime GOc;
strictly prime 65c. Whisky quiet; Cincin-
natl S1.O3; Louisiana soc. Coffee firm ut
249a29c. Corn meal quiet and finn, $3.50.
Gold 111sc. Sight &c discount. Sterling
bank j3jaj36.
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Memphis Markets.

MEMPHIS, Jan. IS Flour is quiet
and unchanged. Corn scarce and firm, Toe
in store. Oats scarce and firm at 62c in
store. Bulk meats active and advanced
from 63c, to &c, see, sc. Lard-demand
good at full prices at 9!a10Ic.
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NeS York Dry Goods Marked.

New YORK, jan. 2S-Busines generally
was quiet to-day with Manufacturer
agents, and jObbing trade continues dull.
Cotton goods are in steady demand and
very firm at unchanged prices. Prints and
percales are active in first hands, and ging-
hams are in good request. Cassimeres.
wOrsted coatinSS, jeans and cottOnades are
selling more freely to the clothing trade.
An auction sale Of linen goods was largel y
attended. and realized fair nriceS
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Cincinnati Markets.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 2S.-FlOur-Demand
fair and market firm. Wheat-Dull and
prices dropping, S1.4ja1.52. Corn, demand
light but holders firm, 5SaG3. Oats-Mar-
ket steady at Ea50c. Rye firm at 95c.
Barley-Demand fair and market firm at
S1.00. Pork dull and prices nominal,
at S15.a15. -. Lard-Quiet team, 9a95c.,
kettle, 9ta94c. Bulk meats-Market
steady, shoulders Gle; clear rib, Ease.
clear S5aStc. Bacon scarce AMI in good
demand, shoulders 7ta7sc, clear rib sides
S5a9c.; clear sides, 9ta9sc. Hogs steady
and firm, Light, ~$5.4Oa5.65; heavy, $5.7ja
$50. Mhisky-Market steahv at Q5c.
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New York General Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-FlOur lower; SIT
perfne, Western and State at S5.T5aS6.2);
extra Ohio at S~6.50aSS.00; st. Louis at
S6.S5aSl1.OO. Whisky more active and
firmer at Sl.O0. Wheat dull and lower;
No. 2 spring at S1.5TaS1.59. Rye firm al
$1.05aSl 100. Barley scarce. Corn dull
and heavy; old Western mixed ahoat at
SSa92c. Oats steady; No. 2 mixed at Goa
G18. Coffee quiet. Sugar tirmer. Pork
lower; ~Uninspected new mess at $1,000;
middlings heavy; long clear at sc; long
and short clear deliveries at s.; short clear
at 50. Lard lower, prime steam for Jan.
and Feb. at %; for March at 92a9 11-l6;
for April at 8 I5-IGa1Oc.
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EOreIgn Markafa

LONDON, Jan. rs, 5 P. M.-COnsols 02a
925 for money and account; United States
5-2Os of '65, los; of 1867, 1881; 1O-4Os,
1861; new IS, 107s; New York Central, 500;
Erie, 49,; preferred, 20.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. q. : BreadstuE are
quiet.
PARIS, Jan. 27.-Rentes 5Sf III.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 2S.-Tnited States
5-2Os 1862, 97S.
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-. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-FlOur-LOng
grades still scarce and wanted; 2jc higher.
Wheat-Spring opened firmer; No. 2 spring
S1.269 and closed dull; winter higher; No.
3 red S1.4S; NO. = red winter S1.G5. Corn
dull and market unsettled; No. 2 mixed
63c, cast track; offered GGac in elevator.
Oats opened higher; &c in elevator; closed
at 45a45bc. Barley firm at S1.3ja1.45.
Rye firm at S4aSjc. Whisky steady az 9Gc.
Pork firm at S~15.O0a15.25. Dry salt-Buy-
ers of round lots asking concessions, which.
are not given; holders firm and little done;
small lots Of city meat sod at 61c, 75aStc-
Bacon frmer; 7ac, SIC, 9a95a9tc. Lard
active for future; large sales of country DC
last half February; kegs higher, shipping
S4.90aj.20; packers S5.20aj.50; extra $ 90.
D-NsV- G.
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-Cotton quiet and
weak, but considerable doing; middling
Isle.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2s.-GottOn quiet at
15c.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 2S.-COtton nominal
at 15tc.
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Louisville

LOUISVILLE Jan. 2S-FlOur quiet
and unchanged. Grain quiet and I'M
changed. Wheat-white, S1.60; amber,
S1.55; rel, Sl.j0. Corn, 6SaTfc. Oats,
GjaTOc- Provisions quiet and firm. Mess
pork, Sl5.2ja15.50. Bulk shoulders, Ga
tsc; clear rib, S5aStc; clear, Ssc loose.
Bacon shoulders, &c; clear rib, DC; clear,
95d9tc packed. Sugar cured hams, lila
12ic. Lard-tieroe, 94a9ac; in kegs, 100
aloe; prime steam unchanged. Whisky,
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, Jan. IS. -FIour dull and
nominal. Wheat-No. , spring S1.23E
spot, Sl.24 for February. Corn weak
and steady; No. ?. mixed jSbc cash, 5S!c
for February. Oats quiet and lower; 42la
AZ. Rye-demInd fair and market firm
at S0aIS2c. Barley-market firm; No. 2
fall Sl.63a1.T0 Dressed hogs active and
advanced; heavy ~S6.3jaSd.40; light $3.50.
Mess pork opened dull but closed active
and higher, S14.40cash or February, S143T3
March. Lard-demand fair and market
firm at 9tc cash, $3.50 February, S9.jj bid
for March. Bulk meats-demand good At
full prices; shoulders jsc; short rib mid
dies re, shOgt clear NIPPLES Sc loose on
spot. Green hams, - ID average, Sc;
sweet picked, IS ID. average, 1OtalOjc.
Whisky-demaDd fair af orc.
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we IOunu the BUSY bee a TIE river.
The Busy Bee, you must know,
is the little engine that
plies between the river and lockwood
Furnace, a distance of five miles. Jump
ing upon a platform car with the NapO-
lconic Senator as a head light, we glided
along through deep cuts circling around
mamillary protuberances, along low fats
whose soil was green with decOmpOs6d
slate and saturated with stagnant water,
up black jack ridges, down steep grades and
finally cutting the great dyestnne vein
landed in safety at the hotel.
lockwood lies at the very foot of Wal
denis Ridge. 1t has a population of 1,5OO.
Besides two furnaces, Nos. ] and 2, it has
one store, wagon makers and cabinet
makers shops; four blacksmith shops; one
tin shop; one shCemaker'S shop; three
churches; two schools; Masonic Hall, etc.
The whole village has been built up since
1867 when a stock company composed of
Northern gentlemen was organized with a
capital Of 100000, which has since been
increased to a million. 4 furnace with 4
capacity of twenty-seven tons was put in
Operations, Jan. II, 1869. This blast was
continued until February, 1870, when the
furnace was 'banked up until April II,
when II went IN blast again and continued
until Oct. &c, 1870, when it was blown out.
Ii was repaired in the spring Of 1871, and
went into q second blast June 10, 1871,
and was blown ont Dec. 10, 1873. The
entire product Of these two blasts was
about fifteen thousand tons of pig iron and
this WIS the first attempt ever made in
the state 10 G2G stone coal in the
manufacture Of iron. So successful were
the company that they determined to erect
another furnace within flew feet Ofthe old
one so as to use the same boilers and ma
chirery, and blast for both. lockwood No.
,. was built G2k feet high, height of bosh
p fest, of hearth, q feet, The blast
heated TO a Temperature OF 800 degrees by
the gases, from the top of the furnace, is
driven into the furnace through eight
tuyerS, hy two powerful engines Of $50
horse power. So rapacious is the NAV
of this monster furnace, that to feed it for
t~wenty-four hours, are required seventy
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is q small village, with a population o ybG0,
in Anderson county, and is situated be-
tween Walden's ridge andthe Cumberland
mountain. A deep gorge at this point cuts
the ridge, and through this gorge flows
Coal creek, q tributary Of the Clinch. Be
tween the ridge and the mountain il bifur-
Gates, one branch running north, called
Weddings creek, and the other south. Near
the point of their confluence are the coal
mines i'll the Big Butt. Five companies
are now mining coal at this point, viz: the
Knoxville Iron Company, Z. Z. McEwcn
& Co., Coal Greek Company, Black Dia-
mond, and Anderson County Coal Crock
Company.
The Knoxville Iron Company employ
81 miners and - laborers. They ship ten
car loads of coal per day, averaging $50
bushels to the car load. They work a five
foot vein, which sEells out in places 10
seven feet. The coal is free Of sulphur, or
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-22

THE PRICE OF LIFE IN SICILY
4 letter from Sicily to the London
Times contains the following: A
young captain, Filomeno Geneva by
name. was quartered with his regi-
ment, the Twenty-second Infantry,
at Messina. In his rambles through
the town he often observed, and was
observed by young lady at the
window of one of the houses. After
a short time Captain Geneva re-
ceived basket of fruit from the fair
incognita, in return for which he sent
flowers and sweetmeats, and, as a
matter of course, presented himself
to her family, but when matrimony
was spoken of it appeared that the
damsel had no fortune beyond her
face. On this the captain withdrew
his pretensions, on the plea that he
was not rich, and that his pay was
insufficient to justify him in taking
a wife, and so matters went no fur
ther. Early in the course of last
month the young lady heard that
her lover was about to leave Messi-
ma. "On what day do you start?''
she asked him. He told her, inquir-
ing at the same time why she de-
sired to know. "That l may give
you keepsake you will never for
get," she is reported to have replied.
A few mornings before that fixed for
his departure Captain Geneva was
walking on the seashore, wien he
was suddenly stabbed in the side.
He turned upon his aggressor, and
pursued him till he took refuge in a
modiste's shop, where he was cap
tured. The captain, covered with
blood, was taken to the hospital,
where, after a few days, he expired,
his poor mother, who was looking
forward to his return, telegraphing
three times day for news of his
state. The assassin confessed to
having received only 25 lire for his
work of blood.