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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28
A Texas Duel.

MANNING and Molett, rival physicians
in Giddings, Tex, quarreled, as most
rival physicians do. They agreed to set
tie their difficulty with knives in quiet
place in the woods just out of town.
There were no seconds or spectators, and
each of the physicians took along lint
and bandages to dress mis- wounds. Their
accounts of the fight are alike, and as
follows: The weapons were long bowie
knives. They stripped to the waist, and
at the first onslaught got such firm
hold of each other that the weapons could
not be used After long struggle they
separated and stood warily watching for
a chance. AS they at length rushed to-
gether Manning received q slight stab in
the neck and Molett more serious cut
across the arm. They stopped long
enough for each to dress his own wound
and then faced for another round. With
great caution, and many feints and
lodges, they spent what they say seemed
like half an hour without coming to-
gether. Finally Molett caught Man
ning's head under his arm and, while for
an instant he was able to hold him in
that position, stabbed him twice deeply
in the breast; but Manning, with his
arm free, was able at the same time to
plunge his knife into Molett's back.
These serious stabs ended the fight.
Molett was able to reach his surgical APP
pliances and attend to his wound. Man
ming tainted and fell insensible and bleed
ing. After attending to his own hurt
Molett says he was about to go away and
leave his adversary to bleed to death,
but his better nature dominated, and
with considerable effort he saved Man
ning's life. Assistance soon came, and
they were taken to their homes, where
they will be confined long time by their
injuries. N. Y. Sum-
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28
Persia Since the Shah's Return.

The Cologne Gazette states that the
Shah's visit to Europe has occasioned
many alterations in the external appear
ance of the upper and middle classes in
Persia. Shoes are worn, the baggy
trousers are reduced, the chin is shaven
AN innovation obnoxious to the ortho-
dox Mohammedans-t cap is not SO
high, and the whole dress is mixture of
Armenian and European fashions. But
chairs are not adopted; they are used
only for European visitors, while the ma
tives fold their legs on the cushion or
footstool. In religious matters the old
fanaticism is less frequently displayed,
and the missionaries enjoy great liberty.
The numerous Armenian Christians are
conscious of the protection of the Rus
sian Ambassador, and their influence is
materially increased by many of the for
eign residents marrying their daughters,
as European wives often go to Europe
and are burden rather than a comfort
to their husbands, while the Armenian
women are not inferior in looks to their
English sisters. The old abuses in the
Government still exist. The army is
real plague-spot. Only day laborers and
the poor are enrolled, the rich purchas-
ing exemption by presents to the officers
Three marks a month are regularly paid
to the men, but all allowance for
clothes is cuftailed; so that the soldier
in order to live is driven to plumber, in
which he only too gladly INDUCES in the
most brutal fashion. The tendency to dis
honesty is an ineradlcable element of the
national character, and is only depressed
in Teheran under the immediate eve of
the Shah There alone the lower classes
breathe freely, for they do not suffer from
the general tyranny of officials of all
grades, and the soldiers dare not invade
the houses and fields and take what they
please without payment, The famine
of 1874 has inflicted serious wounds on
the country. The English arbitrators
who traversed Seistan during the time
Of the greatest distress to settle the
boundaries Of Persia passed days with
out seeing child or hearing song.
They estimated the mortality at 1 500. 900.
more than quarter of the population
The railway projected by Baron Reuter-
Is at standstill. 1t is hoped that an
equivalent will be found for it. as the
Shah is very anxious for improved com.
munications, and recently ordered sur
vey for horse railway from Teheran to
Schah Abdul Aim, while he has sum.
mOned postoft1ce officials from Austria
to organize postal service.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28
Robinson Crusoe.

NEVER sit down and ponder ON ~,
inson CrusOe's case without feelinr wy,
and sympathetic. He wasn't any saa
tive OF mine, of course; he didnt la
belong to my lodge, nor vote INV tiere.h
but 1t must be awful for youns &C..
healthy man TO be cast away on an na a.a
habited island for years and wears aas
be deprived of the society of eyervhoae
except dog and seventeen goats
don't wonder that there were H..
when Mr.. Crusoe sat down and w;shas
that he were dead. Mrs Crusoe, = aasS
ing young woman, would have good W.
son to believe him dead, and he knooe
she'd be cutting around to strawber,'
festivals and have her eyes on the vat
for second husband II Rob was avn
rescued he'd go home and find q stranaa
man in the house, and strange red heaS
ed children galloping up and down. Thu
he'd have to go away and die of broke
heart, as poor Enoch Arden did. No Sa
wouldn't. either-he'd go for that stran ~
man and those red-beaded children lilo
Chinaman for a mouse, and he'd tall
Mrs. Crusoe just what he thought of har
conduct
And there were hundreds of o.bo,
things to worry him and make him fao1
out of sorts. He hadn't shirt wb;ch
buttoned behind, his shoe bIacking was
bogus article, his stock of cuffs and co,
lars soon ran out, and he might Put on
diamond pin as big as his Est and there
was no one around to remark the style
he carried. He was a good WAYS from
any grocer's, the mails were ALWAYS ba.
hind time, and there wasn't even one
OF RI Of oar ar IN, =, ih,,o lire -,
If he wanted to go anywhere he had h
walk, or paddle his way In his old dug.
out Owing to the high price of gas he
couldn't use 1T in his house, and the
street lamps weren't lighted half the
time.
AT home Mr. Crusoe had been used to
going to ward caucuses, spelling schools
husking bees and dog fights, and he sud.
denly found himself deprived Of all these
pleasures. For period Of fifteen wears
and four months he never had chance
to east his vote, or take something to
drink at a candidates expense, and al
last he became SO reckless that he didn't
care whether Andrew Jackson or Susan
B. Anthony was President of the United
States of America.
In addition to being deprived of good
society Mr.. Crusoe labored under many
annoyances. Ii he found button of
his shirt he might get up and rave and
howl, but there was no one there to hear
and his bowling didn't do any good. He
had to get up and build his own fires,
make his own bed, wash his own clothes
in the coffee-pot, and if he lost his hat
around the house it didn't do any good
to yell out: "Sarah Jane Crusoe, where
in blazes is my hat" for Sarah Jane was
far, far off.
can imagine how man must feel to
be deprived of the sight of his mother.
in-law for nearly twenty years, and how
lonely life must be without plenty of
perfumed hair-oil, calf-skin boots and
now and then horse-race or State
election to bet on. Many and many
time | have dropped the book and
brushed the tears away as Irealized that
Mr.. Crusoe might have died fifty times
and no one would have had interest
enough to start subscription for mon
ument to him.--M. Quad, tn Our Firesids
FRIEND
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28

Everybody in Nevada admits the
evils of the open system of gambling as
there practiced. 1t is not too much to
say that from a third to one-half the
earnings of the miners on the Comstock
lode are squandered in the gambling
bells of Virginia City and Gold Hill
Gambling saloons are open and kept run
ming day and night throughout every
day in the wear
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28
General News Summary.


The representatives Of the express com
panies having made strenuous objection to
the transmission Of merchandise in the mails,
the Superintendent OF the United States
Railway Postal Service has compiled sta
tistics showing that the burden OF
which the express companies com
plain forms less than 2 per cent. OF the weight
Of the whole mail matter, ard but b-l0O OF
per cent Of the number OF pieces. The in
vestigation also shows the fact that news
papers constitute 70 per cent Of the mail
matter originating in the postoffices OF large
cities.
On the 18th Judge Macarthur dismissed the
writ OF habeas corpus in the case OF Irwin, and
remanded him to the custody Of the Sergeant
alarms Of the House Of Representatives
The three Republican members OF the
House Committee on Louisiana Affairs left
Washington for New Orleans on the morning
oil the 18th, and were followed by Mr.. Mar
shall, one OF the Democratic members, In the
evening.
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, OF the New York TSfb-
une, was before the Pacific Mail Investigating
Committee In Washington on the 18th, and
was subsequently arrested for libel at the
suit Of ex-Gov. Alex. r. Shepherd, for having
charged him (shepherd) with bringing bank
ruptcy upon the District Of Columbia by
fraudulent practices, etc.
dispatch was received by Secretary Bel
KNAPP on the 18th from Gen. Sheridan, In
which the latter gives an epitomc Of report
from Maj. Merrill, stationed in the Shreve-
port district, concerning outrages said to
have been committed In that section.
The report states that threats made
before election against persons who should
vote the Republican ticket were being car
ried out; that White Leagues were being
rapidly formed; that all citizens not belong
ing TO the Leagues are ostracizcd, etc, etc.
A Washington Associated Press dispatch Of
the Goth says the Presidents special message,
repeating the recommendation in his annual
message relating 70 the armament Of our
Notifications, and In time Of peace TO pre-
pare for war, had naturally raised the
question among members whether there was
any probability Of war with foreign power,
and whether the President had any knowledge
leading him TO such apprehension. Some
members conld see no ground for fear,
while others thought probably some
serious difficulty might arise between the
United States and Spain, and it was there
fore proper that our ports in the Gulf should
be prepared against sudden assault from
Spanish vessels In the event of hostilities
growing ont Of the Cuban question.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28

Now that the New York papers
have got through with the Shakespeare.
Bacon controversy without settling the
question we don't mind confessing that
we wrote those plays ourself, but we
promise not to do SO any more. Bacon
wanted to write 'em, but when we asked
him who was running this Shakespeare
business he took the hint and lett-and
thus saved his Bacon. - orr:stoun Her.
aid
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28

"A New Jersey schoolmsster Furnishes
his unruly scholars by crowding black
walnuts into their mouths, or he did 1t
before that crowd waited on him.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28

Daniel Webster has accepted posi-.
tion ON the New York police, and Il l.
therefore inferred that his dictionary has
not proved . success.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-28

"A new and beautiful application of
photography has lately appeared in En-
gland, by the aid Of which any lace de-
sign can be transferred to silk, so that
the latter material appears to be covered
with the delicate and costly fabric. The
lace to be copied il secured in frame
in contact with sensitive albumerized
paper, and exposed to the light until q
very deep impression is obtained. This
is then fixed, and the paper, washed and
dried, forms perfect negative. And
the piece of paper is then sensitized with
bicromate Of potash and gelatin, and ex-
posed under the negative. linking with
photographic transferring follows, and the
paper is placed In water and lightly
sapped with sponge. This throws out
every detail of the linked spaces, the rest
remaining white or free from ink. The
impression is lastly transferred to litho-
graphic stone, and then printed upon the
silks by the usual process.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
ALL OVER THE CITY.
he prayeth best, who lOveth best
All things both great and small;
For the great God who l0veth US,
He made and lOvafh all

There viii be a pigeon shooting match
to-day at p P. NJ. near the Tennessee Cot
ton Factory.
Evans Minslrels held forth creditably
before fair audience in McClure's Hall,
Edgefeld, last night.
An engine on the St. Louis and South
eastern road bears the familiar name Of
"Henry Ward Beecher."
Our enterprising fellow-5ownsman, Jacob
BlOOmstein, is erecting a handsome dwell
ing on South Summer street.
The clerks of q e Senate aud House Of
Representatives are about finishing the
journals Of the last General Assembly.
The picnic given at Sc5oenphug's Gar
den Wednesday night passed off well and
will be repeated next Wednesday evening.
The Christ Church Sabbath-schOOl have
their picnic at Belle Meade Tomorrow
the train leaYing the Chattanooga depot at
GAM.
wednesday afternoon a piece Of timber
fell from a building being erected on Col
lege street, and struck Alderman Hutchin-
son, Of Edgefeld, on the head, rendering
him insenSible for some time.
Tickets have been printed for a select
hop TO be given at the Vine Street School
house, June 10, to raise funds for the pur-
chase Of new instruments for st. JOseph's
band. The committee are: NJ. Shea, j.
Ryan, J. Corners, 7. Mogan, j. j. ROurKe
and John Broderick.
Gen. Bate and Judge Turney were wit
nesses in the Law Court yesterday, being
placed upon the stand in the case Of Vic
tOria Demoss vs.. the Mayor and City Coun
CT. They were present on the Square
when the plaintiffs husband was killed by
being thrown from the hook and ladder
wagon.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
Personal


The Memphis appeal Of Wednesday says:
"During the past three days Maj. JnO. W.
Morton and Mai. Chas. W. Anderson, Of
Nashville, have been in the city. They
were members Of Gen. Forests staff du-
ing the war, and so soon as they saw that
the soldiers Of his command designed
escOring him to ElmwOOd on Monday,
they came to Memphis for the purpose OF
showing their admiration for their chief
tain. Both occupied prominent positions
in the procession. Major Anderson
took his position at the side Of Gen.
Forrest, and Major Morton and Capt.
Willie Forrest moved together in the
immediate rear. u is useless to say
that these two gentlemen were most cor
daily greeted by their former comrades,
with whom they had so often breasted the
wild storm Of war. Mai. Morton was chief
Of Forests artillery, aud he never failed
TO fetch mp hiss battery. Maj. Anderson
was one Of Gen. Forests aids, and his fine
business capacity, and the facility with
which he could write or execute an order
and dispatch business, made his services
invaluable. For three long wears he
marched with his command through dust,
hail and storm, encOunBering danger and
death. The appearance Of these two men
in Memphis to do honor to their chieftain
was a high compliment to Gen. Forrest,
and invested the occasion with additional
interest
Mr.. II. II. Erwin, Of Battle Creek mines,
is stapping at the Commercial.
Among the Maxwell House guests are
the following: o. G. Mead, J. p.
Alban, -5FHcfduati; S. W Fisk,
l.. s. Miller, Edgar Spsdden. C,
f. Parker, c. Schiphin, New Yesll;s Lieut..
). Z. Tillman. L. ). A.; Addison Cooper,
A. 3. Upshaw, Columbia; Hon.
James II. Hughes, MCMinnville;
Col. Scofeld, Atlanta, Ga; Thomas Scd-
don. B. Lewis, Richmond, Va: Chas. A.
Sindall, Griffin, Ga; c.. A. Penick and
bride, RusseIlyille, Ky; Hon. II. NJ. Polk,
Bolivar, Tenn.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
THE COURTS.

PROBATE COURT.-JOhn J. ;. Hook ap-
pointed guardian to Mary Jane Hook et al,
minors.
CRIMINAL COURT State rs. Jere Stokes,
murder; verdict, guilty Of murder in the
second degree; penalty, twenty years in the
penitentiaTy.
State vs.. Arch Phillips, HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny; pending.
State vs.. VIM. LoweFy, same Ofense;
pending.
CIRCUIT COUBT-GeO. 5. Stroud vs.. W.
r. Rankin; Judgment for defendant.
J. II. Firth IS. Mayor and City Council;
dismissed.
Peter Dunn, administrator, VS.. Jerry
MahOney, guardian; plaintiff called out.
Nancy Marlin vs.. Louisville aud Nash
Vile Railroad Co.; pending.
To-day the court Will call from Isl to
200.
Law CoURT.-WL..ield vs.. Greer; set
for trial June Is.
Y. Baxter, Clerk and Master, vs.. J. NJ.
Bass, judgment by default set aside and
cause reiHstated or do ket.
Victoria Demos vs.. Mayor and City
Council; pending.
To-day the call will be from So to 90.
CHANCERY COURT.-BOwlingv Scales;
decree for plaintiff for S35S.33.
Dismukes ct al. vs.. Dismukes ct al; de-
cree to pay out balance Of fund.
Caldwell, executor, vs.. W. Childress ct
al; order to report fee for commissioners.
Jas. NJ. EllistOn ct al. vs.. Jos. T. Ellis
ton; decree appointing guardian ad Item.
Scott vs.. Love ct al; Clerks Of the SUI
preme and Circnit Courts appointed Te
c5iveTs of all moneys that may come into
their hands belonging to defendant.
Compton ct al, eX paTte: final decree.
Scott vs.. Love ct al; final decree.
Stevens VS.. Stevens; order for lien.
Adler Bros. x Co. vs.. L. Powers; refer
encc TO Clerk and Master.
FerTiss, administrator, vs.. Lewis ct al;
decree Ieviving cause.
Duncan vs.. Ewing ct al; decree appoint
ing guardian ad Item.
Parrish vs.. GLOomeS- report Of Clerk and
Master eenfrmed.
~ Srifel vs.. Vogt; report of Clerk and
Master confirmed.
Groomes, Cavert * Co., vs.. Williams;
decree from Supreme Court entered.
State of Tennessee and Samuel Watson,
trustee, vs.. Bank Of Tennessee, ct al;
death of ID. A. DeaderiCk suggested, cause
revived against Chalmers Deaderick, ad-
ministratOr, who is allowed to file cross
bill. This decree was made by I. ii.
Malone as special Chancellor, vice w. f.
Cooper, incompetent.
To-day the call viii begin with No. PIT.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
RATmER HARD ID TRAP.

The late DR.. Wheweil was 4 living cy-
clODedia. On one occasion some Of his
Companions formed a conspiracy to trap
him. A number Of them read up on
Chinese music from articles in old re-
views. Then wien they were ready they
fired Off their reconcile knowledge on the
state Of music in China. For while DR..
WheWell remained silent and the cOnspir-
ators were happy in thinking they had
caught the great chieftain at last. When,
however, they haC about emptied themselves
Of their curious lore, be remarked: 81
was impeTfectly, and to some extent III
correctly, Informed regarding Chinese
music when l wrote the articles from
which you have drawn your information"
So the trick kicked and hurt It's inventors
sOrely.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
CRIMINAL NOTES.

Justice Baskette sent five vagrants to the
county workhouse yesterday. One of them
was a white woman.
Newman Scott, colored, was committed
to Jail by Justice SizemOTe yesterday, for
trial before the Criminal Court, on the
charge of lewdness.
Ben Franklin aud James Robertson were
each fined ten dollars in the Police Court
yesterday morning, for having been guilty
Of violent and disOrderly conduct.
William Julian charged with having
worked in an Illicit distilIery, was released
fIOm jail yesterday, having served out his
term of thirty days. He Immediately left
for his home in Dekalb county.
John MarOney and William Williamson
before Justice Everett yesterday, for an al
legged assault on Sam Roach, cOlOred, were
discharged, they having proved thai they
were asleep at the time the assault was said
to have been committed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
kew Advertisements.

Insure in the State Insurance Company.
An elegant refrigerator for sale cheap at
Fourth National Bank,
See nonresident notice by the Clerk and
Master of the ChauceTy Court.
Guard against disease by using Hostel
ter's Stomach BitteTs.
Read the Observation-Disclosures column
Of Mayor Howell.
Chancery sale Of valuable city property
on Saturday, June -.
The refreshmeuJ garden Of Hemphill 5
Church street restaurant has been opened
for the season. Drop in and paTtake Of
his Refreshments" on ice.
Bohan * FIOeTsh have on hand fine
display of ladies' travelling suits. They
have lust co., pleted an elegant dress for
graduate. which is now for sale.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
THE MIDNIGHT ALARM.

A Fire i'm JOhnsOn's Store on Market
Street-EarrOW Escape Of Female
OecuPants-GaIIantr Of a Police
man.
At y o'clock last night as officer Bolton
was walking along Market street, between
Church and Broad, he discovered a dense
cloud Of smoke bursting out Of the
ransom over the door of 7. JohnsOn's fur
niture house and mattress mandatory.
he ran to box No. 4, corner of Church and
Market, sounded the alarm, and ran back
10 the building. As he went along he
heard a female CRY that she was burning
up. The voice came from one of the up
per stories of the burning building which
was occupied by several families.
He quickly made his way to the
top story and found the rooms filled with
smoke and everything in confusion. He
discovered a helpless old lady, perhaps
seventy years Of age, in one Of the rooms
and, instantly taking her up in his strong
arms, ran down TO the street. By this
time nearly all the other Cccu-
pants Of the house had been
aroused and had got out, and
the engines arrived on the spot. They
were at work in a few minutes and
soon had the flames under control. The
fire originated in the rear Of the ground
floor, occupied by Mr.. johnson. 4 few
hundred dollars will perhaps cover the
damage to his stock. The fire was dis
covered Just in time to save from terrible
death number of persons, who, as 1t
was. made very narrow escape.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28

see Of both sexes. From such a creation
there rises up before the imag nation very
fairy land Of promise; and in sober, practi-
cal reality, there is presented the OpportU-
nifty for honorable usefulness to merit and
genius on the one hand, and the halls Of
public elementary education are opened on
the other, on so attractive and successful a
scale, that all opposition will speedily dis
appear, as all cause Of cavil, censure, and
complaint will have surely been removed
by the munifcent foundation of the State
Normal College.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-28
ALAMENTABLE SHOT.
Misfortune Of n Wandering Deaf Mute
He II taken for u PrOWEer ard
Fired Upon by the Tailor I'd sIatsFy
COuuly
County.

County.
To the Union and American:
COLUMBIA, Tenn May Z7.-Last night
about ten o'clock Jailor Wood Davis, was
awakened by some one prOwling around
the Jail, pulling at tie window blinds and
doors. Ar. Davis, not knowing what to
make ofthe strange proceedings armed him
self with a dOubled-harreled shot gun and
went 10 the door and opeuedit, where he saw
the form Of man. 1t being very dark,
could not tell whether he was white Cr
black: but asked the question,
UwhO is there?" received no
renlv. but noticed the form
making gestures, as he was fixing TO
shoot. As soon as Mr.. Davis saw this he
fired al the party, who ran towards the
Square, where he was arrested by Police
man Fuel, when the man was recognized
as the deaf and dumb man, named r. h.
Payne, who has been here for several days.
He saws he is from ONEIDA, \. Y.
Mr.. Davis shot took effect in the back OF
the neck, making a very ugly wound, but
thought not to be dangerous. 1t seems
that Payne was looking for some place TO
stay all night, when he was prowling
around the Jail. When Mr.. Davis dis
covered his mistake he had Payne's wounds
dressed and had him moved to the Jail,
where he will do all in his power for the
poor man, MAURY.