davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
Taking a Vote.

As q train on the Lake Shore Road
was coming into Detroit the other day
longyeured man, who had been
sleeping for two or three hours, sud-
denly awoke, rose up, and after a
yawn and stretch he took his plug
hat in his hand, beld it out to one of
the passengers, aud remarked:
LESS vote GA Beecher.
"Oh, go to thunderw growled the
man.
The tall man tore five or six leaves
from his memorandum book, wrote
"innocentn on some and "guiltyn on
the others, aud started down the aisle.
madam" he said as he approach
ed the nearest lady, "I'd like to have
you vote one Of these tickets. Vote
just as your conscience dictates, ma
dam
She refused to vote, and he drop
ped a ballot marked innocent" into
the hat and passed to a man, who,
overcome by the heat, had fallen
asleep.
"Here you-what do you think o
Beecher?" he asked, shaking the
sleeper.
"Gway from me or I'll mash the toI
of your head down on to your collar
bone!" yelled the aroused sleeper
lifting his big red fist.
The ballot-box man passed to a DO.
about ten years old and inquired:
"Bub, what do you think abou
BeecheI ?"
II dunno" replied the boy, "fathe
said he'd lick NE if said any thin
about itu'
A ballot Of guilty was dropped in
to the hat, and the man passed dow
to dreary-looking old chap who wa
rolling bit Of plug tobacco under hi
tongue.
"Well, old friend, what do 20
think Of Beecher 2' was the inquiry.
The dreamy chap got up, tossed hi
quid out OF the window, aud caml
took the csnvasser by the throat an
jammed him over a seat and hit hiI
twice on the chin. 1t was all over be
fore anybody could interfere, and 9
he resumed his seat he looked back {
the canvasser, who, half-stunned, wt
gazing around In the greatest aston
ishment and remarked:
II promised my dying wife Ia lie
the next man who said BeeCuer
me, and now you keep away ~
The canvasser pushed th g. OF
Of his plug hat, borrowed d pin
mend his coatcollar, tied wet han'
kerchief around his throat, and 81
down and fell into such train of r
Election that the peanut boy had
speak to him four times over before
was aroused. Detroit Free Press.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
FROM GRANGER COUNTY.
Ii StIII Administrations Aceident-The
steamer uRrry Helm.
TAMP1Co, TENN, Aug. 4, 1875.

TAMPICo, TENN, Aug. 4, 1875.
To the Editors of the Chronicle;
Farmers are having their wheat
threshed out as fast as possible. Every
man wants his wheat threshed first.
Although there are several machines
in this neighborhood, the work goes
on but slowly on account of the con-
tinued wet weather and the bad con-
ditiou of the wheat Nearly all the
wheat is damaged more or less, and
some of it very badly.
A very unfortunate accident occur
red, yesterday, in connection with a
threshing machine, at Mr.. G. Smiths,
in jefferson county. Alex. McFar-
land, who was oiling the machine
while in motion, got his sleeve caught
in the machinery, and being unable
to get loose had his arm drawn down
between the cogs, and the skin and
! flesh terribly torn and mangled and
one of the bones broken before the
machine could be stopped. a consul
! tatioa of physicians from Messy Greek,
| New Market and this place, unani-
mousily decided that amputation was
the only remedy. and accordingly his
arm was taken Off about O'Clock to-
day DR.. Brazelton performing the
! operation. | learn that only a few
! days before this accident occurred q
Mr.. Lewis, living near New Market,
had his clothes entirely torn off 10y
| this same machine. | was told as an
actual fact that he had nothing left
! on him but his shoes and shirt wrist
bands. He was glad to get off that
! well.
| The weather hos not been so hot fol
a day or two, and the nights especially
are cool and pleasant. We still have
a little rain now and then, and those
prophets who have been foretelling dry
weather ever since last winter, have
come to the conclusion that they are
mistaken. Corn looks well where il
has been anything like cultivated, and
there will in all probability be al
abundant yield.
The trip of the Harry Helm las
week up the Holston was quite a won.
derful event to the Inhabitants along
the river, many of whom had never
seen a steamboat before A large Grove
of men, women and children gathered
at this place TO see the great sight.
was pleasantly surprised to find among
the passengers and crew several friends
and acquaintance. Capt. Parrot anC
Messrs. Caldwell aud daughters, o
Strawberry Plains, Mr.. Pickle, the
clerk, and last but by no means least
Zeke Weatherford. l am glad to learr
from the CHRONICLE that Zeke enjoy
ed the trip Tell him we have plenty
more twins. He didn't see near all o
them.
l hope we have not seen the last o
the Harry Helm, and that if it fails tC
get back any more this summer, it will
make regular trips next winter anC
spring. 1t is an enterprise which de
serves success, and hope it will be sue
cessfull II. j.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
Advertised Letters.
P. Q. KNoxvILLE. TENN.. Aug, 10. ls'


A-Mahaa Alexander.
B-Jchn Brach, Master John B Brown. j
Barrett. Miss Martha Bogus, Mrs Mamie Butler.
Mrs X NJ Brockwell
CD w Culp (2), Miss L. j. Cunningham Mrs
Emma Gross. James Cuban. John J Campbell
90, Mrs Lucy Carper. NJ Chaste (coO. Mrs Ruth
Collins.
D-Chas II Delins.
F-Mrs Angie Ffeiericks.
G-Miss Ida Nj Geers, james M arisham Jer-
emlah 9anoway. Robert George (coD.
H-Miss AdeliDe Hamilton Charlotte Hill,
Mrs Caroline Howyer, James Hayes.
J-BenfOrd JohsOn.
I.-Dayid Lowry, J, A. Lillard. Henry Lon.
as, Mrs Sarah Jane LARA, i Lord.
M-Mrs Annie Mills, Mrs Elizabeth Mann,
Miss Emma Martin. Mrs j NJ Merideth, j g Min
ton, james Mason, Mrs Maggie Mitchell, Miss NJ
Mason. Mrs Il Monroe, VIM Mc(ihee.
O-Mrs Ii Ogden.
p-IIenry Patterson William Peck (ool.
R-Miss Amanda Riggs Patton hidenOUr.
George Ray, Miss Mary Reap, Mrs S Roberts,
Miss susanna Rensbarger. 4 A Rowland.
s-Miss Betty Snap (col Daniel Sawyers,
Miss Caudas Sharp, Miss Evergreen Sparks. Miss
Elizabeth Smith ~. j l. Suryier, Mrs Lucy L
Smith, NJ p Smith. Mrs Polly Stuart
T-CT Taylor, James Taylor. Jonathan
Taylor. Samuel Taylor. Mrs Thadeus Thomas
w Il Taylor.
W. Woodberry, Campbell Wallace. David
Winrhser, Frank Woods (cOD, james Wayland
| ~, Lewis Williams Mrs M Weaver. W X
| West (2( .
Persons calling for any Of tho above letters will
advertising fee. VIM. RULE,
| Postmaster.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
Those Pull-Back Dresses.

A Saratoga correspondent of the New
York Herald says anent the "pull-
back dresses ~ This year the woman
is complete. She wears less clothes
than ever and has more covering, less
braid, but there is more glory in her
hair, no more height, but she is exalted;
more colors, but what is like her own?
We think we understand tit is cur
rency contraction, the stringent times
reinvigorating the species. Yet very
tall woman by nature wear this sort of
dress at her peril. l suppose you
know it is called the Nepinchen skirt.
Yesterday a tail female came into the
Grand Union dining-rooln with this
dress upon her. The twelve hundred
people then looked up and beheld in
the middle aisle an advancing May
pole, gorgeous sunfiower, a visaged
beanpole. Ode Lord oh light" said
Alexander, the insinuator, who waits
at the next table, lis dat one woman
or de family tree?" But the ladies,
scarcely smiling, observed to each
other, Mary, what is my height"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
COMMERCIAL.
~IE0LESALE UARRETs.

'jHkOhICLF OFFICE,
NnuXYLLE, TENN, Aug. 10, 1875.
There has been but little life in produce
during the week just closed, in fact, almost
everything has been dragging along at
very moderate rate for several months, but
had it not been for the late rains, which great
ly delayed the threshing of wheat and oat,
trade would have been much improved in
all lines long before this.
So far there has been but little choice
wheat offered in this market, but we are
sorry to say that the most of the samples
posented were sprouted or otherwise dam
aged by the wet weather ; at tn same time,
we are aware of the fact that there is plen-
ty Of good wheat in the country, but farm
ers seem disposed to hold it back until they
shove off their damaged grades, which is
altogether wrong, for they are or should be
better prepared to dry or clean wheat than
any one else, besides, great deal of such
wheat is not worth the cost of Transporter
ton. Itseems that every other place has
had its excitement in wheat during the last
few weeks, except Knoxville Just across
|
wheat ran up, last week, as high as $3.50
for prime white, but when the storms {"
will reach our market we are not prepared
to say, but frmer feeling seems to exist,
and we are confident if good lot of wheat
were offered it wonld bring higher figures
than we can quote to-day.
Oats are also arriving in very wet and
bad condition, and we know of few
small lots having been sold as low as 25c.
to persons who wished them for immedi-
ate use, for such oats, Of course, could not
be sold to shippers at any price,
All other articles remain unchanged
|, We quote:
WHEAT-Quiet; white $1.00al.05.
CoRH-Firmeri loose, 7Oc.; sacked II
depot, 75aT6c.
LARD-Steady, 15al6c.
OATs-New crop, 35a40c.
IRISH POTAToEs-New crop, $lO
per bushel.
= HAY-Fsir demand, sOa9Oc., baled
Loose from wagons 65a75c per 100 lbs.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, 8a9c. Peaches
: quarters, Sa9c. halves, 9sl0c. Blackber
2 ries, 6s63c.
= FLoUR--Dull and weak; country family
: buying, s. TABOO; selling, 3.OOa3. 25; ex
. ira, buying, $3.50 IS; selling, s2.75
, 800. Knoxville City Mills, our STANDARD
family $685.; Pearl Mills family, So 10
: City Mills family, 81 3d. Pearl Mills extra
$40.
8 BAooS-Dull with heavy stock on hand
I buying from wagons-hams, l2al21 clea
sides, l3ial4; shoulders, 10.
FRATHERs-LOwer; prime 45c.; mixed
25a30c.
Il BUTTER-Fresh, l5alSc.
EGGs-Dull and low. &c.
lSRAGs-COtton, 2!a2gc.
Z BEKswAX-27a2oc per pound.
ToB GOT ennessee leaf, 6al2c.
GINSENG 75casl.00.
J. SEEEKA SNAKE-In demand, 55s60c.
Y YELLOW RooT-Dull, &c.
q WoOL-Wsshed. 35s40c per ID.
4 FURs-Out Of season.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11

ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 9.-Flour quiet and
unchanged, but little doing. Wheat
unsettled aud lower, No. red winter,
$l.47 Corn unsettled and lower, No
2 mixed, 6Sa70. Oats unsettled and
lower No. IS a. ked 45 bid. Rye dull
and lower; to sell at SlaS5. Pork
higher small lots, $22.50. Lard dull
and nominal. Bulk meats firmer /;
held higher, 80 sales. Bacon steady
and firm only limited jobbing de-
mand. Whisky steady andunchanged.
Hogs, purchases of any magnitude
can not he made at quotations, the de-
mand exceeds the supply; shippers,
S7.35a7.65. Bacon grades, S7.45a7 so;
butcher, 81. S0aS.50. Cattle steady and
unchanged for good grades lower for
common good to choice natives, $6.l0
a6. 80 medium to fair, 81 2ja5. go com
mon cows, 81 50,3.25; choice Texans,
$3.50; good, S4.l0a425 medium to fair
50 35a3.75; common. 50 80. Receipts,
flour 3 900; wheat, 80 600 coru, 1000
oats, 80 900 barley, 900; rye, 5000
hogs, l,040; cattle, $3.50.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
HOME CIRCLE.
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

High hopes that burn like stars sublime,
Go down the Heaven of Freedom
And true hearts perish in the time
We bitterest need them
But never sit we down and say
There's nothing left but sorrow;
We walk the wilderness to-day,
The Promised Land tomorrow.
Our birds of songs are silent now,
There are no flowers blooming;
Yet life beats in the silent bough,
And Freedoms spring is coming;
And Freedom time comes up Away,
Tho we may strand in sorrow
And our good bark, aground to-day,
Shall float again tomorrow.
Thro' all the long, dark night of years
The peoples cry ascendeth,
And earth is wet with blood and tears
But our weak sutferance endeth
The few shall not forever sway,
The many toll in sorrow;
The bars of hell are strong to-day,
But Christ shall rise tomorrow.
Tho hearts brood Ter the past, our eye;
With smiling futures glisten;
For, lol the dawn bursts up the skies
Lean out your souls and listen
The world rolls Freedoms radiant way
And ripens with her sorrow;
Take hearth who bear the cross to-day
Shall wear the crown tomorrow.
o, Youth flame-earnest still aspire,
With energies immortal;
To many haven of desire,
Our yearning ope's portal,
And though Age wearies by the way,
And hearts break in the furrOw,
We'll sow the golden grain to-day,
The harvest comes tomorrow.
Build up heroic lives, and all
Be like a sheathen sabre,
Ready to flash out at Gods call,
o chivalry of labor
Triumph and Fail are twins: and aye
Joy suns the cloud of sorrow;
And It's the Martyrdom to-day
Brings victory tomorrow
Gerald Massey.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
Atlanta Market.
ATLANTA Herald. Aug, 81

Corn, now white, l .05 yellow and mixed,
LOB. Wheat, LOCALES. Oats, IS. Cow
Peas, l.25el;5o. Corn meal, LOS. Flour,
100; extra, dc. 7.25a7. so; fancy, 75Oa8 CO.
Hay, Timothy, 1.50al. 60; Tennessee, $1.25
al.35; clover, $l.25. Bacon, clear sides,
90; CIR. sides, III; shoulders, lit; sugar cured
hams 141al5. Bulk meats clear sides, 90
clear rib, l3i; l.:c. sides, 10; shoulders, 90
Lard, tierces, 16al64; buckets, kegs, cans
l7al71. Feathers, 50a60. Sweet potatoes
50cal. 90. Apples, % Dbl, Q. 00a0.00; dried
apples, p Ii, country, &C.; Northern, 1l3s
l2i dried peaches unpeeled, 6lc; peeled
l2la20. Butter l2aa20. Eggs, OOaO0 Wool
washed, 32a50; unwashed, rs cents.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING
NINETY EIGHTH EDITION,

United States, the territories ana the Dominion
of Canada, having n population greater than
t,hOO according to the last census, together with
the names of the newspap ers having the largest
local circulation in each of the places named.
Also, catalogue of newspapers which are re-
commended to advertisers n giving greatest value
in proportion to prices charged, Also, all news-
papers in the United States and Canada printing
over 5000 copies each issue. Also. all the Re
liglous. Agricultural. Scientific and Mechanical,
NJ, dical. Masonic, Juvenile Educational, Com
mercial, Insurance. Real Estate. Law. Sporting
Musical. Fashion and other special class jour
n ,ls; very complete lists. Together with a co u-
the United States. so, an essay unon adver-
Using many tables of rates. showing he cost OF
advertising in various newspapers, and every
to know. Address GEO. p. HOWELL AZ CO..
IL Park Row New York
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.

New YORK, Aug. 8.
Money easy, 14a2 Sterling dull, u.
Gold firm, Sl.l3gal.l3a. Governments
dull and steady; new SIS, Sl.16.
States quiet and nominal.
Cotton steady; sales of 3 ,34S bales, at
14la14s. Consolidated net receipts,
1893 bales. Exported-To Great Britain,
go bales to France, 1896 bales con-
tinent, 236 bales.
Flour steady. with a limited export
demand, chiefly for the West Indies
and South America. Southern flour
without any decided change; common
to fair extra, Sc 3OaS7 ,05; good to choice
do, S7.l0aS50. Wheat, spring, fairly
active, lac. better for prime, and de-
mand chiefly for export; winter quiet,
and firmly held; $l.3Sa1, 80 for No.
Chicago, closing at 81 .38 for good ST.
35al 81 for soft do; Sl.39a1 40 for No.
northwest; S1.44al.45 for No. 2 Mil.
waukee, closing at $l.45 for prime
S1.4S3a for No. spring, closing al
$3.50 for prime No. l Milwaukee; Sl.5C
for No. Minnesota. Corn active and
steady; S0as3 for steam western mix
ed S3taS54 for sail do; 75a7S for heated
western mixed 85aS6 for yellow west.
ern. Oats very dull, but held higher
66a69 for mixed western; 6Sa72 fol
white do. Coffee, Rio, steady; lSa2l
gold, for job lots. Sugar quiet, and {
shade easier; 81 for fair to good rein
ing; 7-18 for prime; refined abou
steady; 10sa104sl05 for granulated
HALT for crushed and powdered
Molasses steady, with limited de
mand. Rice quiet and unchanged
Tallow steady, 8. Pork firmer; new
mess, 2l.70a2l.SO. Lard firmer; Ia
for old prime steam l3lalSs for new
do. Whisky tirmer, $l.224al.2S, clos
ing firm at $l.23.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
Knoxville Lumber Market.

RHO1DiIe, Aug 10.
Rough boards and scantling, $l20C
SO 90 per 1000 feet.
Clear seasoned plank, so. 0Oa.500
Dressed weather boarding, $le.00a20.0 90
Flooring, $80.00a85.00.
Ceiling, S25 0OaS0OO.
Black walnut, green, $50, OOaS5,0O; sea-
soned, $40.00a50.0O.
Oak posts sawed tapering, 20c each.
Rough cedar posts, 20 TO 26c.
Tapered cedar posts, 30 10 40c.
Sawed lsths per thousand, 3.00a3.50.
Sawed shingles, $3.00a4,0 co.
Shaved shingles, $3.60a4.00.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
A Walking PinCushiOn.
MON &c Baltimore Sum-

A curious story is told of General G.
A. Evans, of Augusta, Ga. At the
battle Of Monocacy, Md, while lead
ing his brigade in battle, he was struck
i'm the left side by a mimic ball. The
ball passed through his arm, and
thence through his body. In blowing
through his coat pocket it tore through
a paper of pins, burying some Of them
in his flesh. For the past few months
he has been troubled with pain
about a foot and a-half from the
wound. A week or two since bump
about as large as a pigeon egg was
raised on the spot where the pain was
most severe. A few days ago three or
four pins worked out OF this bump,
and it disappeared al once. Thus, for
eleven years, Mr.. Evans has been q
walking pincushion
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
Eureka Mills FIour.

A standard brand in every market where
old. The leading brand in the mar ket
where manufactured. DR.. j, Nat Lyle
proprietor.
The following quotations OF Eureka Mills
made from actual sales:
Fancy, $500; Family, $500; Superfne,
$500; Fine, $500: Bran 20 cents to $l.00,
Corn Meal without superior in quality,
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 9.-Oats quiet and
firm southern, 60a64. Rye dull, 90a
SO. Provisions firm and fairly active.
Pork $22ia223 for bulk; shoulders, 81 !
clear rib, l34; hams, 14!al5. Lard
firm, crude, IA; refined, l44al4}. Cof-
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11

Eivc stock market.


BEEF CATTLE.
Our butchers seem to have no tronble in
getting all the cattle they desire, at our
quotations; Extra smooth steers at 30 fat
cattle, to 81 common to good, 2 to q.
SHEEP.
Sheep are in fair demand. No. l, Gle ;
fat 2ia3ic.; common to fair, S1.50a2 90 a
head
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
srpt,C


hhDtu SbohA.
Sardines a q case $1,000
2 II Peaches2 doz.
to case RcGseS5.5 0@6.0 90
Pine Apples q case 81. %
StrawberriesR casea6a6.50
. 10 Tomatoes .....S2, 50G3
CoveOysters I tbgl.25al'35
DO . @. - .,G2,50
Rice.
Carolina .......,.........oc Plh
Ra igoou...... sos
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11

fee quiet and firm. Whisky, 81 .22a1. "a.
Sugar steady and finn, 10sal02.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
Drugs.
KnorUille. Aug 10.

hnorpiI7e, Aug 10.
There are no changes to note in the drug
market this week, all articles continuing
dull.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11

To agents and Others. male and
female, a $50 secret and beauti-
fully illustrated 10 page Newell
~ Catalogue. i f.YOUE0 x Co.,
20 Broadway. New York,
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
wholesale Grocery Market.
Knoruiile, Aug 10.

Knorville, Aug 10.
soaps.
family.........A.00Fbox
Duchess, U box. 500
Queen Olive $50
Magnolia $50
KNOXVILLE SOAP FAoT'Y
Laundry60lb boxess4.0O
Family. IS Id boxes $40
Candles.
Parafne........33@35c an
Star. full weight IS
Tobacco.
Common IL in 55@6OcPb
Bright IL inch. .60tG70
Caddy, 6 inch. ..,65CG75
Fancy Brands. ..S0@l. rs
Smoking.....40cC9Sl, 20
snuff.
OF. gsGarrett'ss4.7 rs
oE..".."......,,.....-.SS.UU
Cigars.
All brandss2O@ s10OfM
GrOcers' Drugs.
Indigo, SFsl.0 GOAL. 25Rlb
do Manila / .25@l .35
Dutch Madder. ..l69lSc
shot and Lead.
DropShot 2.40a2. 50F bag
Buck Shot.....-. 2.75
Bar Lead........ 9@g15c
Sundries.
Layer Raisinss3.5l az as
Wr.Paper S5c, 55sq1Oc,
Irvine ............... 2Otg50c
Backing .......... .30C0 Z q
Caps G. d. Z lOOO...871!
Water Proof.........75CGs5
Musket...............SuC9S
ParlorMatch esq grss2.65
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11

Price. Twenty-Five Cents
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11

Syrups.
Teaa.

COmmOn........,.... %
Psime and choice. SCOTS
fancy.,.........,.....o)g l.Z0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-30
10 Circulation More than Double
that Of any other Daily Paper
published in Washington.
An unpIeasantness has been created be

An unpleasantness has been created be
tween some of the theater- gOers of BaIt!-
more and the actor, George RignOld, in con-
sequence OF the sharp rebuke given by the
latter to the audience who on SATURDAY night
had the bad manners to interrupt the per
formances by coming late, and by leaving in
The crisis OF the closing act. He followed up
Some words OF censurs from the stage by
bringing down" the curtain before the per-
Torrance had entirely closei; a step some
what similar TO that taken BY Mr.. Theodore
Thomas in this city when his concert per
formances were interrupted by ilI-bred CAB
BILE from the fashionable quarter OF the house
The wrathful upper OF Baltimore
undertook TO punish RignOli for his pre-
sumption by staying away from his perform
ances, but il didn't seem u work as he is
drawing full houses nightly. and the best of
IL is that the lesson he administered has been
quite effectual. In making a statement in
regard 10 the matter. Mr.. RignOld calls for
the aid Of the press tn put a stop To the habit
so prevalent OF going late to places OF amuSe-
meni, aud To- the intolerable one of starting
up en- masse and rushing out before the close
OF the performance.
The correction OF these abuses would cor
tainly be very much in the interest of that
portion of the audience that really desire To
enjoy the performances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-30

Mr.. Sam Bowles, OF the Springfield Rei1,sb,i-
can, is sufficiently exasperated by the failure
OF the republican convention to regard his
dictnm 10 nominate Adams, that he talks
about the delegates allowing themselves to
he worried and bullied out of their choice
by the members and agents OF the self-con-
stituted Boston directory that assumes to
hold mortgage on the republican party of
massachusetts," But IL does not appear
mat The Boston politicians are especially
chargeable with the defeat OF Adams The
TACT Is ne is much too chilly a subject to be
hankered after much by voters. either in
Town OF country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-30

According to dispatch printed in yester-
Jays STAR, the Sioux demand - 500 900
yearly forever for the Black Hills The In
dams conception of a large amount like this
is said by those familiar with their character
10 be an exceedingly vague one. The whit
traders ard "squaw men" Invariably act
as prompters in all cases of negotiation be-
tween the Indians and the government, fix
ing The amount of compensation, and ad-
vlslng the Indians not TO yield until their
demands are compiled with. In almost every
case negotiations are delayed in this way
and sometimes fail entirely, owing TO the in :
termeddling OF white hangers on about In
dian camps.