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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-25
Spontaneous Combustion Of Coal.

IT has remained for the court of in
quiry which has recently closed long
session at Hong Kong, China, on the
cause of the loss of the Pacific Mail steam
ship Japan by fire, to discover and an
nounce TO the world the danger which
attends ocean travel by reason of the
possibility of the spontaneous combus-
ton of coal slowed away in the bunkers
of every steamship. The cause Of the
burning of the Japan was closely en-.
shrouded in mystery, but the court OF
investigation, after deducing all possible
testimony from the crew without reach.
ing satisfactory conclusions. learned at
last from the engineer on duty just pre-
vious 10 the disaster that one of the coal
bunkers had not been inspected for at
least twenty-four hours, and In this
bunker the fire first broke forth. This
testimony was considered conclusive,
and the opinion arrived at was that spon-
taneous combustion of coal in this par.
ticular bunker was the cause of the FIRE
which consumed the Japan and resulted
in the attendant great loss of life and
property.
In closing it's session the court recon-
mended that in future the strictest rules
be adopted by steamship companies and
enforced by the officers Of vessels in the
matter of coal.bunker inspection, and de-
cided that four hours was sufficient
time for coal stored away in Q vessel al
sea to engender heat sufficient to create
combustion, the conditions being favor
able
With such decision, coming from ar
apparently honest body of investigators
and substantiated as It is by the proba
bilities In the case OF the Japan disaster
not only steamboat men but users of Goa
generally should see to 1t with continued
diligence that the COMMISSIONS nature o.
the article Ia not permitted to involve II
confederation It's surroundings.-Chsca
Journal
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-25

Our Revolutionary fathers used to
see tough times An old Virginia book
tells how two of them received fifty
lashes each for being absent from roll
call, and 1T speaks Of another who re.
ccived 100 lashes for "misbehavior."
For one months pay, soldier Of the
patriot army received $83, 900. but he
had to paw $1,000 yard for cloth
enough to make coat, and his buttons
cost him 81 500.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-25

If you were O Brien, of San Francisco,
you could lend your brother-in.law
81, 900, 600 and then have as much left to
keep visions Of the poor.house away.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-25


ly. or with less prospect Of an ultimately
satisfactory result. At last, giving 1t up
as hopeless, he changed the form to-
What Is shef
That she was woman of character
and courage went without saying; that
she was lady born and bred was as
plain in every fold of her garments as In
the carriage of her small person. This
was SO evident that he did not even think
Of 1t; but that she was something be-
sides all this, that she Ibid something"
he could not help believing against his
wish. There was that in her air, the di-
rectness with which she said what she
meant and did what she said, that con.
vinced him she was used to responsible.
ty and action. She might be teachers
Yes, she might be; but he promptly de-
cided that she wasn't. She might be half
dozen other things, but he was sure she
wasn't. He stopped, appalled, by q
thought he had mentally extinguished
two or three times. Might she not be Q
physiciani Every drop Of his conserva.
tive blood-fowing, long generations
back, from the Scotch Covenanters--
curdled at the idea. Yet, judging from
the aptness of her afternoons perform
ance, what more likely than that it was
the result of thorough trainingf
Life in its hard, grinding, moRey.earn-
ing aspects had never come near enough
to John Campbell to give him any clear
| or adequate conception of 1t. He and
his father and grandfather before him
had been born to the purple and fine
| linen of existence, and whole mines of
silver could hardly exceed the wealth
their hahv ongups might have comma nd
ed. Each had an income far greater than
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-25

Inv q brute named William Van Dorm. Macy
had his collar bone broken, besides having his
skull fractured.
Jefferson County.
Miss Nellie Burgess, daughter Of Capt. w.
r. Burgess, OF Fairfield, was seriously injured
In a railway accident recently, being thrown
against stove With such force as to fracture
her cheek bone.
johnson County.
A few days since little daughter OF d.
Ham, OF Iowa City, was playing in the
kitchen where the hired girl had kettle OF
hot suds on the floor, when the child stepped
back against II and fell, upsetting the hot
water upon It's back and head. 1t scalded
Il 90 badly that the little sufferer lived but a
few hours.
Recently, a son of G. Hanklns was drowned
In the Iowa River few miles above Iowa
City. He was trying to loosen the Ice from
N barge near the North Bend stone quarry,
when he lost his balance and fell In the
sriver.
brakeman on the Rock Island Railroad
named william McMurray was badly Injured
az Iowa City the other day by being caught
between two freight cars
KeOkuk County.
a Hattened bullet has just been removed
from the temple Of Sheriff Stranahan, o.
sigourney, 1t having worked itself TO the sur
,facs. The Sheriff received the wound in tie
late war, and carried the bullet In his head
ten years.
Linn County.
Henry Spadt, Of Lisbon, while chasing
hog the other day, fell and broke his leg.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-25

work with half the delicacy and not q
whit better.
81 think" said DIR. Brown, rising and
putting her shawl about her shoulders,
proudly determined he should have her
no more unless he chose to. "that your
servant, who has watched me closely,
can dress the sprain properly hereafter,
and that 1t will be unnecessary for me to
come again. You think YOU can, do you
not?" turning toward the valet, who,
transfxed with horror at the whole pro-
ceeding, had never lifted his eyes from
the doctors face.
mo, no; beg you will call to-mor-
row." interposed the patient, as eager
now to have her come as he was at first
abashed by her coming. II really don't
feel willing TO trust my man yet. You
must oblIge me by calling till am ready
to discontinue your visits"
AT last promising DIR. Pen, as her
familiar patients called her, departed.
and Mr.. Campbell lay back ON the lounge
to recover his composure, which had
been sadly ruffied by the afternoons ex.
perience. One disagreeable effort he had
| yet to make-he must inform his mother
of what had happened when she should
return from the matinee to which she
had gone. He dreaded what she might
say or imply; but she must be made to
understand the situation before the
doctor came next day.
"a woman doctorl" cried his mother,
startled out Of her usual well-bred indif-
ference. why, John Campbell, what
win people sayfn
."I am sure don't know and don't
care, mother" returned that gentleman,
shortly. {" / have called DIR. Brown, and
! shall keep her as long as need her.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-25

softly, as IL she could not realize the I'M
port Of his speech.
Eyes, my wife, Pen, he repeated, eager
ly, covering both her hands, which sought
to hide her eyes, with one of his. "Why
should you not be my wife, my darlingf
You have been my friend, my com.
panion, my helpmate. All that have
ever done that was worth doing has been
at your instigation and with your aid
1t only remains that you should be my
wife. Tell me, dear, that you will not
fail me now when most need you"
But am SO old, john" happily un-
conscious of the confession made in the
use of his name. 81 am past thirty, you
know" coloring reddest red; !" and I'm
not pretty, and don't know anything
but one thing. and I'm poor; and then
there are my patients; and oh, John, 1
never thought anybody would love me!''
dropping into the nearest seat in pas
sion of tears.
Perhaps that last sentence lay at the
base of the whole. At any rate the lover
thought SO, for he just picked the little
woman up in his arms and said, while he
| wiped away the tears: "Now, Miss Pen,
| am going to answer your objection
every one. To begin with, IL you are
past thirty, which I don't in the least
believe-the records are wrong-I am
past forty, fact fear there is no just
reason to doubt Secondly, deny in
toto that you are not pretty. There is
abundant evidence to the contrary at
this moment" turning up the sweet face
and planting an emphatic kiss on the
ripe, rosy lips Thirdly, if you don't
know but one thing it is high time you
did; and how can you ever study while
you lead your present lifee Fourthly,
If you are poor there is all the more
need for your marrying man who is
rich myself, for example. Filthy, you
to- me this very morning that you had
q friend you should take into partner
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23

DEMocaATIc ORaAN At THE CAPITAL
The publishers Of the new Washington
Democratic paper. the Evening Teledrun.
announce that it will be the exponent OF
Democratic principles, pure and simple.
but independent of cliques, combine
tons Or individuals otter than them
selves, whose convictions 1t will reflect.
and whose organ alone 1t is. They pro-
mise to make 1t first class newspaper ia
every respect, containing oil the latest
teiegraphic and local news Of the dny.
and on the auspices are pexticulssIY a.
vonble ct this time for "a entsrpf{se Of
this kind here. II VII probably 80 : sus-
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23

HOTEL ARRIVALS, April. %. Wheeler.
House-Walter Muer, Philadelphia; S.
Sylvester. wife and son, Miss Woodruff,
Miss Gibbs, Mrs. Colt, Mrs. Smith, N.
Y; VIM. Dudley. Charleston; +. E. Gil
bert, S. c.; Miss Anna E. Dickinson, ..
G. Bernard, N. Y; w. A. Bradley, Au-
gusta; Master W. B. Lloyd, Charleston F;
u. $. Hoyt, N. Y; G. B. Winn, Boston !:
W. Henry Lee and servant, N. r; T. ].
Afackey, G. G.. Macey,! Chester; NJ. f.
jerks, Washington City; 8. P. Mitchell,
Blackstock; James A. Brice, Winnsboro: !:
r: Crowly, N. T.; ". Fl. Gardner and
wife, Chester.
Columbia Hotel j. H. Alday and wife.
Philadelphia; DR.. AL p. Stephenson and
wife, Mrs. E. F. Hunt, N. Y; John D.
Harper, Kingstree;J. j. p. Browne, Balti-
more: +. G. Kinden. Marion; j. A. Pick
ert, New Orleans; T. s. Clarkson, c., C..
Il A. r. R.; j. ii. Baxter, Newberry.
Mansion House,. G. Sullivan, Lau-
rens; o. B. Warwick, u. 8. A.; W. W.
Kitchen, s. c.; E. H. Schimer, Charles
ton; H. d. Hamiter, Willie Hamiter.
Richland: A. Crawford, Foster Hamilton,
city: II. Fl. Jennings, Fairfield.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23
Pgkef Charged viii, Another Gigantic
,FiiuEIha bn FrAud.| ia = 5gs[l.

tiidEAha bn FYAad.H
Miles, q. Parker. who is already in jail
opon faiiHpe tp answer the complaint OF
the CoihmissionsrS Of the Sinking Fund
Commission ! for = embezxling public
'monsys, and ii default Of bail, was. yes
t4 1eM to baA again in the sum of
Sy30A A{Spnie new and more fragrant
ch He action is brought in the
name of ths State by the Attolney-Gene-
raj, who in this more important case. as
ihrths othergis very eficiently seconded
ahd' ssstAated By James n. Rion, Esq, OF
YippsbQtY,i HE STATE alleges, and will
uudarteks "a prove: that during the years
1o6e.go lend tS71, Parker, then Treasurer,
aAi0o aHoHhd1s that he paid on valid
bonds 1sft $lt0, 900 Of them unoanceled.
That AAI fAd tBdhE, but did abG oaAcel
them. They were thus preserved, in
ordsstehepssseatsd md paid asaih,at
The HFe9eplY. He then cut of from the
conxstsiHn bonds In hia. aoAl Alsa,sMhich
hsAAqt sAsen siened BY Tho Goyssnor
ahA HtatsHf. Il lrst,J sse1po,nA
tREAacoAding TO if 1e wopId hays
nsstused )at that lime, VI sss soSurpns
haa aiSt tPiiters) saess lishasurs on
THU A as4ired no Other fAuthentica-
tieA xhsYa hlA tbs, look cof being ell
riSht.as Oltitis kind. of coapons, ehs sub
saitpssa ,slS0. .00G I'M aAm6unt for hths
SOME HsrAs q. SAid coupoAs, witch,
asyasgb "a, had I, taken, aopd SaFp not
to.lsaAssasawhsnI ne paid, thsmAi These
late8 AAtsMsaS thsir tptsstapcs st the
TrsSsuEly ana bslA tsksn up.l 20 Nsatiy an
Of these Wild ScutyAs th6s paidl Bat'
uasaassllsd s..s y 81. IN lessAs tss ri psgas w
.sf1y a Waxt4k y.ffig, y
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23

LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
Richland Lodge, No. 80.
Martha Washington Tea Partye.
{. +. Jackson Fancy Articles.
Il. l. Boone-Final Discharge.
DIR. Geo. Howe, Jr.-Card.
4. O'Neale, Jr.-Cotton Seed.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23
ones, 1within few thousand, have been

ones, 1within few thousand, ) have been
funded during the present year. The
State has lost by theI operation, unless
tha thing casA. in soms way, be undone,
s246. 600. Barker is NOW required to give
sap, 900 bail, a margin of 's25, 600 more
thah the amount which the stateihas lost
byhim in this transaction. He has, mo
doubt, had accomplices in it, andIit will
be the best atonement he can make to
the plundered people of the State, to
bring these uccomplices In for their share
of the punishment and disgrace which
have overtaken himself.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23

A Washington despatch says: 1.-TWO
women nnd one man have been recently
sent from this city to the asylum for the in
sane. having gone crazy over the Beecher
trial. To-day another candidate for the
asylum panded the streets and created a
great excitement by his manners, ap-
pearance, and often reitemted procinma
tion that lie had discovered the true re-
ligion. He is n man Of about forty, and
was clad in decent suit of broadcloth;
around his neck he had slipped hang
mans rope, with which he bound his
body and limbs nearly to the knees. On
his shoulder be carried banner bearing
the inscription, Professionalism is the re-
ligion of hell; l will disclose to the peo-
pie the true religion. Then one below
the other appeared in large letters the
names, Luther, Henry VIII. Bismarck,
Beecher. He declared that il the de-
velopments in the Beecher trial continued
as they have been, he would hang him
self. The police were ordered to arrest
him. but he escaped. He attracted much
attention, and was followed and sur
rounded by thousands Of people"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23

The County Of Meath, Ireland, has re-
Turned NJ. parnell, Home Rule cham
pton, TO Parliament
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23
SUPREME COURT, THURSDAY, APRIL %

SUPREME COURT, THURSDAY, APRIL o.
1S75.-The Court met at 1OA. NJ. Pre-
sent-Chief Justice Noses and Associate
Justices Wright and willard. -
Reeder e. Davis, appellants, as. H. X.
W. Finn ct di., respondents. Mr.. Ed
wards was heard for appellants. MIR.
Marley was heard for respondents. Mr..
McIver was heard for respondents. SIr.
Edwards was heard for appellants in re-
ply.
Survivors OF Gilliland, Howell & Co.,
respondents, rs. e. H. Gasque, appel
liant; Brown, Foster & Co., respondents,
cs. some, appellant, and Survivors OF
Hnviland, Stevenson & Co, respondents,
rs. same, appellant. Mr.. Harllee was
heard for appellant.
The following decision was filed: Mar
TIM Lynch. administrators. resnondent.
rs. John H. Goodwine, appellant. Mo-
tion dismissed. Opinion by Wright,
A. J.
At p. NJ. the Court adjourned until
Friday. 23d, at 10 A. NJ.
The official announcement of "Ye
Grande Martha Washington Tea Partye''
appears in another column. The ladies
are oil on the qui rire, and old publica-
tons and pictures are being scanned in
order to put themselves mt fat as to the
old-time fashion. The to-be General
Washington gallantly agreed to sacrifice
his moustache-to properly fill the bill.
We look upon this tea party as ''the"
event of the season. The object of the
party III good one, and will be heartily
endorsed by the citizens.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23
AN AuDAc1ous RoBpERy IN New YORK.

messenger employed by the architectural
Iron Works Company, WIS sent to the
Eleventh Ward Bank for $500, with
which to pay off the workmen. He
drew the money in small notes. and
Whipping it up in piece of brown
paper, securely tied it up with twinc.
He put the package under his arm and
took nm avenue D car. Two well-dressed
strangers got ON the car soon after
Golden, and stood leaning upon the
straps. When the cnr reached Four
teenth street, one of the stinngers stand
ing near the front door suddenly threw
it wide open. At this the other man
snatched the package Of money from
under Golden's arm and leaped from tho
platform. The driver Ind his hands oc-
cupied in managing the horses and the
brake, and though the alarm was given
promptly, both the men escaped and ran
down Fourteenth street. Golden and
others raised n hue and cry md gave
chase. wagon was waiting short dis
tance from the corner. The tws men
jumped in and were driven away swiftly,
and were lost sight OF speedily.
Poor OLD JOHN BRowN.- A gold medal
procured AZ n tribute to the memory OF
John Brown, by voluntary subscriptions
~ afis, uufSpeen sent 10 william Lloyd
Garrison for transmission to MIR. Brown y
family. 1t bears on one side, it is stated
an excellent likeness of John Brown, and
on the reverse the inscription: "ro the
memory of John Brown, judioially MUIR
dered at Charlestown, in Virginia, on the
I'd of December, 1859; and in commemo-
ration, also, of his sons and comrades
who, with him, became the victims of
theif devotion to the cause of negro
emancipation" It weighs nearly five
ounces. It is fair to presume that the
Frenchmen who join in this tribute are
Of the bloody class called Communists, ("
who think it very virtuous to murder
innocent prisoners, men, women and
children. of, their own country and race,
as they did in Paris during the late war
with Germany. Those were not "judi:
was the execution Of John Brown, who
had gone into peaceful country to stir
up Q seryile. linsurrection, which could
only bring blood and carnage to many.
or swift retribution to the deludod an.
thor of the wild enterprise for
which many wicked people on the out
side, more cowardly than Brown, were
perhaps morally more deeply responsible
than he was.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23

During the investigation of fatal case
OF criminal poisoning with copper, in
France, NM. Bergeron ind Littote, the
sciertitic experts agaged in the inquiry,
were led to examine the bodies of four
teen persons who had died from natural
canses, and to whom no copper had been
Intentionally administered, and their
analysis elected the curious fact that the
metal was discoverable in the liver and
kidneys of nearly every one of these
bodies in quantities ranging from mere
trace to about 2-1O0 of grain. This
constant presence Of a foreign mineral
substance in the apparently healthy
human organism is attributed by the OBJ
servers to gradual absorption of infini-
tesimally minute PARTICLES from the use
of copper cooking utensils, from han-
ding copper coins. &c. The discovery
is of obvious medicolegal importance in
connection with the chemical detection
OF traces Of this (and perhaps of other)
metals in cases of suspected poisoning.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23

The Edgefeld advertiser, speaking of
the recent tragic affair in that town, says:
'1n this lamentable affair none Of the
parties were in liquor. But that other
curse of our country and our hme-the
carrying of concealed weapons-as usual
reared high its hideous and fatal head.
The stevenses are still in Jail, and their
wounds are doing we'll. They have made
application for bail, which they will nnd
no difficulty in giving when the applica-
Benjamin stevens, ESQ, Of the Good ID
Hope section, North of us, but have lived
for some years in the country below us.
They are both young men, both married,
both have children. HTlf
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.Eop & " .tNph k.fflJL
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-23

message of Christopher Gadsden to the
people Of Boston on the 18th of June,
1774. When the Port Act fell with all it's
rigor on Boston, South Carolina was the
first to testify her sympathy by a sub
stantial contribution Of rice for the sup
port of the poor of that town. And when
the call atose for another Congress, the
planters of South Carolina again re-
spohded with Gadsden, Lynch, John
Rutledge, Edward Rutledge and Middle
ton as her representatives. When, in
October OF the same year, Congress re-
solved that If the grievances of the colo
nlsts were not redressed before the Sep
tember following, no merchandise should
be exported to Great Britain, Christopher
Gadsden, against the protest of his COL
Leagues, declared himself ready to adopt
this measure, thoughit brought ruin on
Ioeme, Sellow-citizens, to remind Won
ON this great day, Of this early, unbroken
friendship between Massachusetts, and
South Carolina throughopt the whole
revolutionary period. Differing, how
ever widely In lineage, in habits, in in.
stituhons, they were still bound toge-
ther by common love for civil freedom.
Together they watched the beginnings of
tyrs1RT tp9peher they planned resist
ancG t6HethSf fhsy declared their irde-
pendetdce from Great Britain, together,
with their lives and fortunes, they main.
tanned that declAtn<toHst6f6urh the long
vsr, together they deSised the fabric Of
eoysrHlp X qndsr M Which Il the republic
has grown tetts psssAnt proportions, To-
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-06-17
A Curious Hebrew Nuptial Practice.

A singular suit for breach of promise
has Just been concluded in Baltimore,
the details of which reveal q curious
custom among the Polish Hebrews. The
suit was brought by a Hebrew lass,
named Yetta Mar schewitz, against Isaac
Margloss, also Hebrew, $4,000 being
claimed by the plaintiff. The alleged
engagement was by means of symbol
cal betrothal, each taking hold of the
ends of handkerchief and pulling it,
the signifcation being that the parties
are held or bound to each other, and
sometimes, though not always, the words
"We are bound" or similar phrase, are
pronounced.
A number of witnesses testified that
such custom of betrOthal existed among
orthodox Polish Hebrews, though not
among German Hebrews. 1t was proved
that this ceremony was performed be-
tween plaintiff and defendant, that the
defendant went to the house where she
lived, taking with him his sister, and
after an hour of conversation with each
other, they went through the form of
handkerchief pulling in the presence of
several persons. The young woman did
not testify, the Maryland law excluding
the parties as witnesses in such case.
They were both present, however, and
appeared to be greatly concerned about
the testimony.
The Judge instructed the jury that if
such custom had been observed by the
parties, the contract of marriage need
not be proved by express words, but may
be shown by acts, by frequent visits and
attentions intended by the parties for an
engagement. The jury was somewhat
puzzled, but they finally disposed of the
case by finding verdict of one cent for
the aggrieved lass.