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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-17
A Sad History.

A ieg days ago an advertisement pub
lkheG 80 one 81 the newspapers oil the
capital announced the sale OF large as
sortmeui ~ furniture and articles Of
yEr1u. such sales are frequent in Wash.
ingioa aad are the natural sequences to
the lrsnsii0Ey conditions which enter
into ne lives 81 the majority Of its resi-
dents For few years, or frequently
for bat few brief months, some Office.
holder. anxious 10 initiate some one
above him, Or some upssart individual
possessed VI sudden means, will rise
into nDaOrieyy ON account of the show Of
his establishment and win the applause
Of the fsbbie for the promiscuousness Of
his entertainments. The disappearance
Of suck objects II prominence ELECTS no
thought, for this sort Of mushroom
growth thr.ves ia Washington social al.
mosphere, But connected with the par
ticulAr cRse referred to there IL sad
history.
All the parties were prominent and
could trace their psrentsge back gen.
GRAFTON oE two without coming in con
tact with one Of ibe Darwinian progen.
itors Of the human family. About six
years ago Maryland sent Senator here
"a mat Of gGiet deneanog and one who
In his own State was foremost ia family
connections and atiGence. lie brought
with him TO Tie nations capital among
Others VI bis family beautiful
daughter. ~ the same time there
figured IN VI &shipgton society young
man of fine presence, Of cultivated man.
ners, every manly accomplishment and
Inherited opllence. lie was one Of d
family conspicuous In Washington poll.
tics. His father was the contemporary
and friend OF the great spirits who ig.
ured In the Government more than a
quarter OF a century ago, and the mag.
nifcence OF his entertainments stall
forms the most attractive and romantic
page In the history of society at the cap.
ital. Tie father died, and about -four
years ago the son became cnamored oi
the daughter Of the Maryland Senator
The acquaintance soon ripened into af
lection. Every sentiment OF devotion
and duty was awakened In the bosom ol
this chiyalric youth. The richest prod
ucts Of art In costly jewels were be
slowed upon the object Of his hearts de
sire. Such fever heat Of love sooI
ripened into union. The nuptials were
TO be celebrated at the family mansion
of the betrothed, on the beautiful
shores of the Chesapeake. The da,
arrived. In front OF the capita
lay steamer profusely decorated
with the flags of all nations. 4
band OF music sat upon the deck dis
conrslDg sweet strains. AT an earl,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-17
Lost in a Cave.

Ii is well known 10 the lead-miners of
the upper lead-feld that great part of
the country Immediately west of Du.
buque is ramified, at various depths, by
caves of different dimensions, which run
mainly east and west, but which are in
tersected by numerous smaller openings
that course north and south. These con-
ditions have been well attested by the
explorations OF miners. More than
fifty Of these caves have been worked,
and in several instances single caves
are estimated TO have yielded as
much as 100000 pounds of ore
each. These facts made these sub
terranean caverns the scenes of many
adventurous explorations by the lead.
hunters in the early history of mining in
the Iowa lead-region. The caves, how.
ever, were not all OF them ore-yelding,
and the intrepid miner was not always
rewarded for the danger and toll he in.
CURED in cropping and crawling among
the "bowels Of the land" The face OF
the country was cut up with hills and
valleys at an altitude generally of 800
feet above the mean stage of the Missis.
sippi River The caves were designated
as clearing" and barren caves. The
north and south for cross openings were
frequently SO small as TO barely admit
the passage of a mans body by crawling.
The large caves were about 300 feet
apart. The prospecting miner in search.
ing for these connecting doors or holes
often had 10 crawl through the
mud and scrape away the clay
from the wall of the main room
till he found the mouth of the
small passage which he was sure would
lead TO another large chamber. In
most cases these small connecting caves
were 300 feet long and filled with clay
which had 10 be dislodged and conveyed
back TO the large chamber 10 make the
passage clear, and the process was tedi-
GUS and laborious; yet experience early
taught the miner the certainty Of reach
ing large chamber beyond, and the pos
sibility OF rich discovery of ore and a
sudden attainment of wealth nerved him
To tireless exertion,
An old Iowa miner related TO the
writer thrilling experience in one OF
these caves. Our adventurer had been
previously very fortunate in his discov
cries after working his way through these
cross-courses, and had made several
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-17
Amusing the Baby.

WHEN the baby is just able to open its
little, unused eyes 1t is first induced to
gaze upon the lamp. The infant, with
weak, pinkish, half-open eyes, is suf-
ferer beyond any power to tell OF or get
relief from its own woes, and yet the
torment of making it gaze at "ze putty
yed yight" is supposed to be exquisitely
amusing. After the bother with the sun
and lamp the baby is jumped at, screamed
at and otherwise startled until its
nerves are disturbed beyond ordinary
quoting. IL is subject of marvel TO
most people that SO many children die in
infancy, but to an observing and reflect
ing mind the wonder is that any children
grow to maturity. When you and / feel
miserable we want TO be left in quiet.
Repose Is the sweetest remedy for our
nervous or other ills, but baby is trotted,
bounced, toted, "ketchy -ketchied,"
chucked under its chin, poked in its
cheeks, or somebody's thumb is thrust
into its toothless mouth irrespective Of q
need of addition, and then if baby isn't
happy it is reputed very irritable. Tick
ling the babys feet, creeping the fingers
like the motion of a mouse across its
breast, and up into its fat, sensitive neck
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baby. OF course the child laughs, and
the idiots. who torment il forget that it is
the same expression with which they re-
ply to a similar process from the hand of
some mischievous but torturing friend /;
and yet we all know that this laugh from
a man is an hysterical cutlery of nervous
irritability, When the laugh ceases
WEAKNESS brings weeping, or perhaps a
restless and unrefrcshing sleep, followed
by depression and probably by indiges-
ton and cole. Nothing should ever be
done to startle child--even too fire.
quent playing of bo.peep, If violent, hes
been known to bring on ST. Vitus' dance
with delicate organizations. All sur.
prises are dangerous to the nerv-
Gus system, just as all sudden atmos-
pheric or dietetic changes are very I'M
healthy and sometimes fatal. III music
is selected TO please the young child's
ears it should be gentle and soothing
Metropolitan.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-17

hix hrnsher came In and handed him .
letter. brought To the door by . woman.
The letter prufessed 20 be . recommen-
dation FROM q clergyman In favor OF q
deserving lady named Ridge. The gen
erous MI. Chapman promptly drew q
check for five pounds in favor of this
iady. II afterward turned out that the
letter had been forged, and that Mrs.
Ridge denied all knowledge Of the trans
action. II became necessary TO identify
the bearer Of the forged letter. Mr..
Chapman's suspicious fell upon q Mrs.
Iaurens. a neighbor Of Mrs. Ridge. That
dame was therefore beguiled into paying
Mrs. Ridge call. Mr.. Chapman's butler,
being concealed there, asserted that Mrs.
Laurens was the bearer OF the letter,
whereunon she was promptly arrested.
She was brought up IN the foiice Court,
remanded, locked up for week, and at
last discharged for want OF PROOF. The
outraged lady at once brought d suit Tor
false imprisonment, clearly proved her
entire innocence, and received twenty
five pounds damages. -.
A singular blunder came near being
made by the magistrate OF the dublin
Police Court few months ago Two
hackmen were arraigned before him
charged with having murdered an I'M
known gentleman. The principal wit
ness was a woman, who swore that she
saw the victim talking with them one
dark night They appeared TO be de-
manding money Of him. Presently he
went off toward the canal, the hackmen
following him; and soon she heard a
splash and shrek and saw the two men
hurrying away. The gentleman had dis.
appeared. Witness ran and caught up
with the hackmen, and charged them
with murder, wherein they felled her
seuseless to the earth.
They were arrested, the canal was
dragged in vain, and the prisoners were
brought up for examination. The case
seemed proved beyond doubt. The
magistrate, his mind made up, was about
10 commit the murderers &c trial, when
he asked If they had any observations to
make.
To the surprise Of everybody one OF
the supposed murderers spoke up thus:
as it observations, yer HONOR Fax,
then. there's the murdered man this
blessed minute standin' anenst ye"
Sure enough gentleman stepped
forth, and, giving his name rs itobb, de-
clared that be was the person referred TO
by the witness, and that the hackmen
chad showed him his way home by the
canal in most obliging manner"
The prisoners were set free, and the
woman took their place in the dock,
charged with perjury. --Apptetons' journal.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-17

AT about twenty miles from Berlin
is situated the village of SperenDerg,
noted for the deepest well that has ever
been sunk. Owing to the presence of
gypsum in the locality, which is at a
moderate distance from the capital, it
occurred to the Government authorities
of the mines to obtain supply of rock
salt With this end in view the sinking
of shaft or well sixteen feet in dame
ter was commenced some five years ago,
and at depth of $50 feet the salt was
reached. The boring was continued to
the further depth of 800 feet, the dame
ter of the bore being reduced to about
thirteen inches. The operations were
subsequently prosecuted by the aid of
steam until depth of 4,194 feet was at
tanned. AT this point the boring was dis
continued, the borer being still in the
salt deposits, which thus exhibit the
enormous thickness of 1907 feet.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-17

ordinary occupations. 1t is not pursu;,
provocative of riotous living but one tia.
is safe from disastrous fuctuations
caused by panics in monetary affairs. +
is said that about per cent of thoss
who attempt business in cities succeed .
but it is doubtful if there are five farm
ers in a hundred who fail to make good
living provided they are intelligent and
industrious.-N. Y. Sun.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-17

The Coast Survey is now publishing
an elaborate paper by Mr.. William III.
Dali upon the tides and currents in the
region of the Aleutian Islands and Beh-
ring Sea, which, it is thought, will add
very much to the precision of our knowl-
edge in regard to the current, tempera-
lures and general physical conditions of
the North Pacific, also furnishing impor-
tant data for the general consideration
OF these questions.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-17

George w. Curtis is seldom seen at
Harper's He does not take kindly to
an office but does most of his literary
work at his delightful residence near
New Brighton, on the north shore OF
Staten Island. One who has visited him
there says his house stands in a beauti-
fully cultivated garden, and its interior is
replete with all the evidences of scholar
ly taste and literary culture.
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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06
WE'LL SAID.

Reverdy johnson, of Maryland, has
been writing a letter to one of the Gen.
tenuial committees, in which he says:
"Glorious as was the day which is
about to be commemorated, the period
at which such commemoration is To
take place is hardly less glorious.
From three millions Of people we now
number forty millions, and we are at
present in a state of perfect peace, all
sectional difficulties having subsidized
and the causes which chiefly produced
them permanently extinguished. The
whole land is free, the forms of govern
ment under which we live. if honestly
observed, are the best that human wis
dom ever devised, and are certain to
secure to us and our descendants all
the blessings, political and individual,
that Governments car secure" We
like to read words like those, from so
influential a source as Reverdy John
son. He is a Southern man and, like
many other men of Southern lineage,
sympathized with the South during
the bloody days Of the rebel
lion, but not to the extent of
desiring the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
Union or the plotting out of repub-
lican government in this country. MIR.
johnson r~ejoices that the causes which
brought on our terrible civil strife have
been permanently extinguished."
That is the doctrine; State rights, in
the secession acceptation Of the term,
and negro slavery, went down forever
in this eoaatry when General Lee sur
rendered his sword at Appomatox, and
the sooner the Southern people come
to realise these stubborn truths the
better it viii he for them. We believe
the great mass OF Southern people do
accept the situation growing out of the
the results Of the war in good faith, and
if the mischief -makers and carpet
baggers would only leave them
to their better sense of justice and
public policy it would not be
long until, il dndeed they are
not now, as loyal to the old flag as
the citizens of any other portion of the
Union. It is always pretty safe to
Judge Of other peoples feelings by
ones self. During the warthe writer's
sympathies went out naturally and
strongly for the deluded Southern
people engaged in a contest as unequal
as it was unfortunate. Had We the
power to-day to change the present
state of affairs for the old order of
things which prevailed prior to the
war, we would not do 1t for a Kingdoms;
and it is our deliberate opinion that
this is the sentiment of ninety-nine
out Of every n hundred Democrats
in the land, bloody shirt stories and
Kuklux outrages to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06
ROBBERY OF THE PENNSYL'
VANIA TREASUHT

The State treasury of Pennsylvania
has, as appears from the report of the
House Committee, appointed to inves-
tigate the subject, been robbed Of
nearly q million and . quarter Of dol
lars within the past eleven years.
Nrst-That from 1854 to 1874 there
appears to have been a yearly over
charge on the interest account on the
public debt, the different Treasures
taking credit for paying more interest
than the State bore. The grand aggre-
gate thus unlawfully taken from the
State treasury in the eleven years
would amount to the sum Of $l,l23,-
sol IS.
Second-That from 1870 to 1874 there
appears to have been an excess pre-
MUM charged in the purchases OF
gold to ray interest ON gold bearing
bonds, amounting in all to $l2l ,427 95.
The committee think it il fair to as.
sumo that all the charges that are
made are true, as tho Treasurers do not
appear when lawfully subp1nsed to
explain or deny them.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

D~eangerica, whose property was en-
bargOed in 1869, and restored in 1873
and 1874, was awarded $74S, 1870 with
interest. Pedro s. Isoliera gets SO, 900
and interest for sixteen days impris-
Onment. The case of FranchesO G..
Y>eginiro was dismissed for want of
jurisdiction. The case of jose M. De-
0rlega was dismissed, as the proofs
show that the claimant had not COM
piled with the requirements OF the nat
~nraIization laws.
The Direct Cable.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.
The direct cable reopens for business
at midnight. The tariff from New
York will be rs cents per word In
gold.
Death OF a Noted Clergy MANTLE
Minnesota Election.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 5.
The Rev. ID. Y. McMaster, ID. D., l..
i. d., rector of Christ's Church here,
and we'll known in the Protests ant
Episcopal Church, died last night after
u long and painful sickness.
The returns from the State election
continue favorable to Republicans. so
far as the State ticket il concerned.
The Republicans claim from 10000 to
10000 majority for all the State candi.
dates except the Treasurer, who will
probably have from 1900 to 5000.
The Legislative returns are a. yet
meagre, but the Democrats appear to
have gained. so far, four or five MEM
bers. This, If not overcome by Re-
publican gains. will .:niake the Legis-
lature very close.
Boiler Busted.
PIrrsBURG, Nov. 5.
EARLY this morning the steamer
Tigress No. 2, when near Osborn Sa-
ton on the Allegheny river, near this
city, exploded her boiler, detatching
the top sheet and sending it entirely
through the cabin floor and roof in
from, Of the pilot house. The crew
consisted OF ten men, four of them fire
men, three of which were badly scald-
ed. The boat took fire but the flames
we're 800 extinguished by the crew.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06
FoREIcN NE w s.
A Church Matters.

LONDON, Nov. 4.
A special from Berlin says that Prus-
STA has asked Austria TO prevent Bi>h-
Op FOerester, who resides in Austria.
from exercising any ~episcopacy funt-
ton touching the Prussian frontier.
Treaty with Costa Rica.
BERLIN, Nov. 4.
Parliament has ratified the treaty Of
with the Republic Of Cos a
Rica. Her Won Delhruck stated in
Parliament that the Government in
tends sending representatives to Gem
trail America for the purpose ofextend-
ing the treaty relations.
LONDON. Nov. 4.
A Berlin special says that it is af-
frined that Russia is not DESTROYS If
acting Independently in the Herzrgo
Wan matter. The two Powers con
tinue in complete harmony.
A Note from the Vatican.
MADRID. Nov. A..
The Didrio Espdnot says that the
Vatican has sent q note to Madrid
which expresses the approval Of Car
iinal Simonis' conduct regarding his
circular. The noie insists upon the
execution OF the concordai, and refuses
to recognize the royal Placet. 1t at
tributes the civil war to religious toler-
alton aud demands that the Bishops of
Urgel he tried by ecclesiastical judges
and not by All ordinary tribunal.
An American ship Raiser fn Eng.
land.
LONDON, Nov. 4.
Colonel Gowen, of New York. who
raised the wreck of the Russian fleet IN
the harbor OF Sevastapool, has been Of.
fciaily invited by the British Adni-
ralty to put in proposals for raising the
Vanguard.
4 Church Fund ln Inv.
MONTREAL, Nov. 4.
To-day Judge Mackay caused a writ
~ injunction tn be ISSUED, preventing
tho Board Of Managers of the Emporal-
It,ss fund Of tho Presbyterian Church
in Canada IN connection with the
Church OF Scotland. from transferring
I 10 the newly formed Presbyterian
church If Canada. The writ VAS is
sued on the petition Of Rev. Gavin
Long AMI other n.uni)nists, who
MAINTAIN hat the fund, amounting to
nver $450, 900, II the property of the
church OF Scotland, and cannot go TO
he newly formed church.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

finance committee. The amo,..
which the bank owes tn depositors san
been reduced to S6NW, 900, ali of wb;.s
VIII De paid dollar for dollar. iL \, q
also believed that the STOCKHOLDERS v,;S
get the par value of their stock. So,na
Time must elapse. however, before lily
business Is finally settled. Soma =,
the directors are anxious for a reo,'
ganization and continuance of bns;.
ness. ousi-
The case OF A. w. Weodrufr s,,..
Miller, indicted for rbezzlinv frnn'
the Central Pacific Railroad Comnan,
has been set for trial in the Mnni'.;nsi
Court, on Friday, November 18th
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06
Answer.

TO MR.. ALE. CliARTZ: IN ANSWER
L to your challenge Of this day to HI ! IN.
een-i-pound dumb. bell. in which | am
lift at any time and place. in Eureka, . fTtsen
--%l5-pound~ damb-bcll with you for ave hun.
drcd oilar u SIDE. If you ran boat me ior
two hundred ard fifty dollars, you can beat
nue. for FIVE hundred dullars.
As to the championship Of the Base Range.
Tow bold IL by virtue of having iai,iy
beaten all who have lifted against me.
Man and money ready at ono hours notics.
Put up OF shut up.
EDWARD BRANNAN,
Champion al the ljase Range,
Eureka, New, Nov. 5, iSlA NIL
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

Gov. ALLEN, of Ohio, is said to take
his recent defeat with becoming calm
less and composure. He discourages
all efforts to get up a post morton ex-
animation with a view to ascertain the
cause Of the death Of the patient.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

WHEN a royal baby is born in Eng
land it is hailed as a national blessing
both by the imperial family and the.
nobility. In the one cas there is an
increase in the annual gifts Of a loyal
people, and in the other there is q
lively topic of conversation for at least
nine days. 1t is consequently a matter
of present satisfaction that the Duchess
Of Edinburgh has just given birth to a
daughter.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

INFLArIoN.-The only imitation Of
the currency has been made by Re-
publican officials. It will he recol-
iected that about two years ago ~, oO0,.
900 OF greenbacks were retired by law.
When the panic came on what did the
Republican Secretary of the Treasury
dot In open violation of all law, he
reissued S2s, 0O0, 900 OF this retired pa
per! This was imitation with a ven-
geance, and to the extent Of its influ-
once, was reputation. 1t was done by
> Republican Secretary with the ap
prevail Of his party. The Gold Hill
NleUs has the floor,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

AN enthusiastic correspondent writes
that ..ths woman s~uffragists Of Massa.
chusstts are stripping for the contest"
If that 10 true they are likely TO have
plenty Of followers.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

WELL TAKEN.-The Springfield Re-
publican argues that many of the ways
of American ladies are vulger, and in
stances the following as highly objec-
tionable, in which point we unhesitat-
ingly concur: "No gentleman would
care to parade the streets in such an
attire that one hand was continually
occupied in reefing the slack of his
breeches, after the manner of holding
up skirts at the present time"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

THE st. Louis Republican (Dem.)
thinks the talent of the Ohio Democ-
racy does not lie in the direction OF
platform building, and suggests that in
future it procure somebody else to fab
ricate its platforms, or adopt some old
second hand n Of the right sort.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

ANoMALOUs.-The Repei1e has .
miliner's advertisement, surmounted
BY . cut Of . woman in a pull-back
ball dress, but without the sign OF
anything ON her head except . hair
PIN, BY which we are led to presume
nat that article constitutes the entire
oot-ofdoor head-dress Of the average
Austin bslle.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

A HUGE 'sea-serpent" has been dis
covered in San Francisco Bay, a de-
tailed account of which is given in the
papers of that city. Col. John Wood,
one of the discoveries of the famous
Cardiff Giant, is said to be the gentle
man who first saw the sea-serpent.
Carson Tribune.
1t is more likely that Colonel John
has "snaix" in his boots.