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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-15
SUICIDE BY SHOOTING.

Captain Ulman, OF the Tenth precinct. Yesterday
afternoon Informed Coroner Kessler that man
about sixty-Lwo years OF age, named Albert
Schekel, born in Berlin, Prussia, had committed
suicide IN his ROOM on the third moor or premises
No. % Chryste street, by shooting himself through
the head with pistol. Deceased who had long
suffered RON heart disease, was under the care Of
walls became very respondent. 1t was In one OF
these unusual fits OF depression that he took his
own lie.
Mr.. Schekel, who was an educated gentleman.
had acquired a handsome fortune in Germany,
but owing to trouble WIN his vile he eft her and
came TO This country where he has met with mis-
fortune. losing all his money Deceased Is said to
have son In Berlin who IL very wealthy. FriondS
OF deceased Will lake charge OF the remains for
.nLermcut.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-15
CERTAINLY, CALL IN THE MILITARY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
am informed that II Is necessary to obtain q
"pass" from Judge Nelson In order to procure
admittance to the court room In which the famous
case OF clifton vs.. Beecher" is being heard. Al
this seems subversive OF the rights Of the Ameri-
can people, and as rtere exists a strong desire ON
the part OF the public TO hear the evidence in this
important trial, would suggest that Mr.. p. T.
Bal nun be applied to for the use OF the "Hippo-
mittance might he made, and venture to predict
crowded |'hOuses" ''Matinees" at eleven A. M.
and benefit once each week, would be apprO.
pirate. The court room in Brooklyn is altogether
TOO small to accommodate the masses Yours,
truly J. G. HILL.
STATEN ISLAND, Jan. Is, 1875.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-15
SUICIDE IN THE WOODS.

Yesterday afternoon a man about forty-dvo years
OF age was found hanging In the woods in the
rear OF Evergreen Cemetery. The deceased was
dressed In black pantaloons, soft felt hat checked
shirt and boots. He had evidently committed
suicide. The Coroner OF queens county was
notified.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
THE COUNTY BRIDGE.

There seems to be an almost uni
versal feeling in favor of rebuilding
the county bridge over the Tennes.
see river at this place, swept away
by the storm of the 1st, The
manner in which it shall be done is a
question about which there seems to
be a difference of opinion. 1t has
already been an item of heavy ex-
pense to the tax payers Of the coun.
ty, and there are a great many who
feel that it would be unwise to further
increase the debt of the county to
the extent the reconstruction of the
bridge would entail. 1t appears now
that nothing can be done before the
meeting of the Quarterly Court in
July. Judge Moses, the chairman of
the Court, feels that he has no power
to call a meeting of the Court to de-
eide what shall be done. This is a
serious defect in our laws and should
be remedied. On important occa-
sions like this, the chairman ought to
have the power of converting the
Court at any time.
If, when the Court does meet, it is
felt that the financial condition of the
county will not justify the addition
al expense Of rebuilding the bridge,
provisions should be made to turn
the franchise aud abutments over to
company that will rebuild it. In do
ing this, terms reasonable to the peo.
pie and the company can no doubt
be agreed upon. The piers will be Of
no benefit whatever TO the county,
unless there is a superstructure upon
them, and if the county can not build
this, we believe a company may be
formed that will. AT any rate, the
bridge ought to be rebuilt at an early
doy
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
TAKING THE BULL BY THE
HORNS.

During the past week mild ar
ticle appeared in this paper, which
gave such offense to Mr.. Miles, of
Knoxville, as to induce him to order,
" Stop my paper" The following is
an extract from the article:
zone Of the greatest dangers to which,
as nation we are now subjected, is the dis
vision of allegiance of the citizen between
his Government and his Church. Bismarck,
in Germany, and Gladstone, in England,
have unmarked the batteries that are point
ed against their respective Governments,
and The issue in this country must come
very soon. In Ohio the coalition between
the Catholic Church and the Democracy is
unblushingly announced When the Leg
islature of the State passed the Geghan
bill at the commands Of the church, by
which tie institutions under State control
were thrown open to the priesthood, the
Catholic Tciegropb of Cincinnati, said ::
The unbrokeu solid vote Of the Catholic
citizens of the State will be given to the
Democracy at the fall election.
Mr.. Miles appears in the Demo-
cratic organ of this city, over the
signature Catholic" and gives us
this important item:
"Tbere is not Catholic in the country
who respects his religion or himself who
can vote the Republican ticket
We have always expected this issue,
but were not prepared for it being
forced upon the country so soon. Our
motto is, take the bull by the horns,
and meet the issue fairly and square
ly. 1t is nothing new to us to be
told that the Catholics will in no
event vote for a Republican candi.
date. We have watched their course
with vigilance. and we have invaria.
bly, found them on the Democratic
side. We have, with our limited
knowledge, battled against them for
thirty-fve years-not against their
good deeds, good characters, and
their good men and women, but
against their aims to unite church and
state, which they have aimed at all
their lives.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

THE Memphis Appeal evidently
thinks the State organization" at
Nashville ought to bear part of the
responsibility for the murder of Reid,
1t says:
ave have only space to-day to say that
we utterly and altogether, and without re-
serve, condemn the murder of the negro
Reid by the handful of Nashville assassins
The people Of the Capital enjoy the bene-
fits of the State organization and have tina;
of a city and county controlled by them
selves, and are, therefore, without excuse OF
palliation for the murder of the wretched
murderer of the policeman Frazer. II
they do not wipe the stain away by the ar
rest and punishment of the miscreants
they must forever bear the brand.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

OUR adyices from our correspond
ents throughout East Tennessee leads
us to believe that considerable dam
age was done to early wheat by the
frosts of last month. We invite at.
tention to the article Of an experienced
farmer in this issue of our paper on
this subject. Al this leads us to
urge upon our people the great i'm
portance of our small industries. We
have too many idle hands in East
Tennessee. The great and prosper
Gus North grows by lrork. People
there work hard, and work incessant-
ly. Our people waste too much val
liable time, and we are sorry to say
it. Our farmers rely too much on
their wheat and corn crops. There
are other departments of their labor
to which they might profitably devote
themselves. Most farmers North
expect their small economies to pay
their family expenses. Their butter
and eggs, and honey, and feathers,
and poultry, and dried fruits keep up
the home expenses, and swell the
yearly profits of the farm by so much
In one Of the finest climates in the
world, suited to all sorts of industries
we are poor, simply because we will
not work to grow richer. Our towns
and cities are filled with too many
idle men, and our fields are left tc
grow up in sedge grass, and our farm
ers to spend their time and strength
in halfway cultivating too mucl
land.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

aside. What subscriber will finish
reading the following vivid descrip-
ton of new spring sensations in New
York without joining us in anathe-
mas against the horrid Russian
whose name is Hopper. The follow.
ing is q specimen of the trouble he
has brought upon the fashionable
world of New York. A correspond.
ent says:
awe have all got neuralgia in our
shoulders from wearing spring clothes, and
many new dresses are supplemented across
the backs by porous plAsters, and next to a
vest front mustard poultice is generally
most worn. Young ladies alternate be-
tween a necklace for street wear and fan
mel rag for the house. Diamonds are worn
in the ears with much effect abroad, but a
lock of cotton and little roast onion is
the usual adornment at homo. Pearl pow
der is applied to the shoulders for full
dress, but camphorated oil and hartshorn
linement are considered very pretty also
by the sufferers. l notice silk stockings,
with colored clockings, are the things for
low-slashed shoes, but pals of hot mustard
water and warm bricks are also much worn
on the feet. Thus far the fashion news"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

The LAST DEBT statement put
forth by the Treasury Department
will dispell all fOrebOdings of fnan-
cial embarrassments to the Govern.
ment. A comparison of the condition
of the Treasury to-day and one year
ago is entirely favorable to the pros
perity Of the country. During the
first ten months Of the last fiscal year
the public debt had been reduced, but
S2,000,000, whereas in the first ten
months Of the present fiscal year the
reduction has been Sl1,77S,S09.25.
The following facts as gathered from
the latest review Of the Treasurer
report are of interest:
On April 80, one year ago, there was in
the Treasury $50 59l 49, gold belonging to
the Government. Yesterday the Govern
ment owned S72, 222 1863 % gold. This is
an excess of gold in the Treasury, owned
hosoiutely py 'he NoNe'hmSht, Oh more
than Sl5,63l 900 The currency balance a
year ugo was $j,25a,O74 OF. This year it
is 81 ,O96, 37j 70. The Treasury has, there-
fore, nearly eleven and half millions Of
dollars more in its vaults than it had on
the last day Of April, 1874, This does not
look much like impending bankruptcy. Up
to and including the lst Of July, the cur
rent expenses of the Government the in
terest on the public debt, and the bonds for
sinking fund will have to be provided for.
The balance is already large enough TO pay
the interest and redeem the bonds for the
sinking fund, and still leave several mil
lions to apply to current expenses. With
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
Republican Prospects in Indiana

SO far as heard from, the results Of the
charter elections in Indiana, yesterday, are
not discouraging TO the Republicans. In
dianapolis was holly contested, but the Re
publicans carried off the prize. They de,
leated the Democrats in Logansport, and
recovered lost ground in Richmond. In
Lawrenceburg il was drawn battle. In
Shelbyville the Democratic Mayor was
elected. In JeffersonVille and New Albany
the Democrats made a clean sweep. In
Valparaiso temperance was the issue, and
the result has no political significance. We
infer from the meagre and imperfect re-
turns that the average result has been in
favor Of the Republicans. At least they
have held their ground, and made gains in
some Of the more important towns.-CiR.
Commercial 9th.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

THERE is an old Russian heather
who says he predicted last Summer
that we were to have q remarkably
cold winter and late spring. He may
have confdentially told his wife so,
but he was never interviewed" to
that effect, for no editor with "nose
for news" would ever allow such a
prediction to be whispered about in a
private circle. Perhaps he sold his
prediction to a syndicate who are put
ting up a corner on wheat and dried
peaches. If the old man had only
given us a chance here in East Ten
nessee, we would have stopped the
peach buds with ice factories from
Chattanooga, and made anice thing
off of our peach scrop. Then our
Grange friends could have kept their
wheat back and saved their early gar.
den truck.
Then consider for moment what
torment the old blue-beard could
have spared the ladies. Here they
have been all through these frosty
Sundays, boxed up with their new
spring bonnets and latest spring suits.
The Church services have lost half
their interest, for the new bonnets
were at home, boxed, instead Of bob
bling lively under Mrs. Sprigginses
jealous eyes and turned-up nose.
And the dear little Sunday school
scholars how much miserableness
they have seen, and all because
this brute of a Russian never pro-
mulgated his discoveries in time TO
have enabled us all TO have saved our
spring expenses by buying summer
garments to put on the moment our
winter robes could be safely laid
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

WE will not say that the following
from the Houston (Texas) dye is ex-
travagant, but will give it and leave
our readers to judge for themselves
awe love jeff Davis as we do our life,
and it does our soul good and exalts US tc
do him honor. God only makes few men
in century, and it is little singular, but
none the less true, that the only four in
America, living " hen the late war began
Sam Houston, JEFF. Davis, r. f. Lee and
Stonewall Jackson-were Southern men
We hope 10 hear President Davis speak
during our fair and that thousands will
flock TO hear him.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

"A dog show is the exciting topic
among the steady-going people OF
Springfield. Massachusetts.
Again Intelligence comes that
the p ,pe is M in health. He is getting
old, aud in The ordinary course at hu-
man events, can not b. expected to
survive long. Already his puntiiirate
has been extended tar bry"nd the av-
ersge Of his predecessors.
Why are these Democratic ed
itor. i'm Tennessee oelabprirg tneir
readers with pro>y hut long-N inded
editorials about harmony ia thu party?
Where is the discard? They have
ever, thing their ""n way in this
State. ru-y evidently f-. that the
party is approaching II crisis ~ some
sort.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
MORMON POLHGAMN.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, writing from Salt Lake
City, relates the queer fact that q
Mormon was recently arraigned in
court there on charge Of polygamy,
before a Mormon jury and convicted.
The chances for punishment, however,
are only prospective, as he appealed
to the Supreme Court and gave bail.
The same correspondent gives it as
his opinion that Mormon polygamy is
on the decline. We are not surpris-
ed at this. Certainly as the people
become more enlightened, such an in.
stitution will grow weaker. But
whether the institution Of polygamy
will die out in a century, without the
intervention of the laws strong arm
is another thing. This foul blot on
American civilization has already
been dealt with too tenderly. 1t en-.
tails suffering and disgrace upon too
many people to be temporized with
after the manner in which the Gov,
eminent has treated it. We trust
this prosecution and conviction is
but the beginning of policy, the
vigorous enforcement of which is tc
eXtirpate q great evil.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12


THE Supreme Court of the United
States on Monday delivered an i'm
portant decision in the matter of the
right of State of Maryland to a capita
ton tax of one-ffth the fare charged
passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad between Washington and
Baltimore. The charter granted by
the State provided that in considera-
ton of the franchises therein granted
the railroad should pay to the State
annually one-iifth of the passenger
tariff collected on passengers between
the cities named. The road resisted
the payment on the ground that the
tax was unconstitutional and amount.
ed to an impeachment on the COM
merce between the States. The Court
affirmed the validity of the tax, 1t
is estimated that the amount involved
up to the present time is half a mil
lion dollars.
In the same opinion the Court
went somewhat out Of the record to
express an opinion as to the power OF
Congress to regulate Interstate com.
merce. The Court, in substance, de.
cides it Is often difficult to draw the
line between the power of State com.
merce and the prohibition of the
Constitution. 1t is indisputable that
the States can not impede commerce
in their attempts to regulate it. The
question practically is, where the
regulation of commerce by State
ends and the obstruction to travel
begins. The chief remedy of the
public against excessive tolls is in
competition. The question whether
Congress has the power to regulate
Interstate commerce has occupied the
most powerful minds of the country
This power was exercised in com
plotting the old Cumberland road and
the Pacific Railroad. 1t is to be hoped
that no occasion will again arise tC
make the exercise of this power
necessary, and that the States viii
not be so regardless CT their own in
terests as to endeavor to impose re
strictions upon travel. If the States
do this, they may expect that Con
gress, to protect the citizens of the
Nation, will exercise to the utmos
degree its constitutional power t
control interstate commerce. TIT
progress of merchandise must be un
impeded. Commercially this is on,
country, and the general interest o
the whole country demands that Their,
shall be no interference with the du,
progress of commerce. No local in
terests can be permitted to interior,
with this great principle.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

moderate receipts ifrom customs and in
ternal revenues through May and June, the
Treasury will discharge all its debts for
the year, aud have fair beginning of the
new fiscal year.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
"DEFYING PUBLIC OPINION"

The Nashville Banner reads the
President of the United States a Sc
we're lecture on defying public opin.
ion, and talks very fuently about
"unblushing efrrontery," Outrage of
decency," etc. In order to get off all
of these things, it sets up a man of
straw as its target. 1t is asserted
that the President has recently ap-
pointed a Mr.. Maynadier Paymaster
in the army, after he had been once
before appointed to the same position
and rejected by the Senate. But as
we understand the facts, this is not
true. The Senate failed to act at all
on Maynadier's nomination. 1t is a
pity to spoil the Banners theory after
such brilliant editorial based upon it,
but truth should always be observed.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

THE GAINESVILLE Tobacc0 Leaf calls
attention TO the fact that during
these hard times crime is notably on
the decrease. 1t gives as a reason
that the idle have been compelled to
work for something to eat, and as
idleness diminishes crime decreases.
Whatever may be the causes for the
decrease of the idle, loafng crowds
about our city, our contemporary is
right as TO the great source Of crime.
Idleness is the curse Of this country.
We can not reach it by legislation,
but public opinion can cure it TO some
extent. Even at this season of the
year, when every farmer and every
producer ought to be as busy as a
bee, you can find in the bar.rooms
and on the streets idle men from the
country and idle men in the towns.
1t is when the bar-rooms are full and
liquor flows freely that crime is ram
pant.
When young men whose homes are
destitute of ordinary comforts, or
whose parents owe every grocer in
the city, can find time to loaf the
streets, play cards in the saloons,
smoke fine cigars, play billiards and
be hale fellows with everybody, and
still pass as respectable young men,
there is something wrong with public
sentiment.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
PROSPECTUS
.I. OF THE
DAILY CHI r ON ICl E
AND THE
Weekly Wing and Chronicle
DAILY.

Senator Brownlow will have control
Of the editorial columns, which, in
view of his long experience and re-
cognized journalistic ability, is a suf-
ficient guarantee that the WING AND
CHRoNICLE will be lively journal.
The terms above given will be rigid
ly adhered to, and payment will inva-
riably be required in advance.
Remittances may be made by draft,
money-order or 10y registered letter at
our risk. Give postoffice address in
full, including State and county and
address.
WING AND CHRONICLE,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
CEANCERY SALE

OF
A Valuable Lot in Knoxville.
No 26l4
A Showalter and wife ct al VS. Thos Collins and
wife.
PURSUANT TO AN INTERLOCUTORY DE.
Il cree pronounced in the above cause at the
March term, 1875, of the Chancery Court al Knox.
vile. Tenn. will sell, in front of the Court
House door in Knoxville, at public auction, TO
the highest bidder
On saturday, the 10Th day of
May, Next, at II O'Clock
A. M,
the lot Of land described as the "25 foot" lot
lying between Front street and Sandford's river
front, in the City of Knoxville, having front OF
% feet on Front street and Sandford's river 'front.'
TERMS:
One fourth of the purchase money will be re-
quiFed In hand and the remainder on a credit o.
and Y months. taking note bearing interest
from date and retaining a lien on the lot AZ se.
ivi6dlwS Nj. L. PATTERsoNC An.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
aprl4dkw2mo
CHANCERY SALE
OF
A Valuable Lot on Mabry Street
the City of Knoxville.

Samuel N Fam VS. L A Hutton end others

Samuel N Fam VS. L A Hutton end others.
DVRSUANT TO AN INTRODUCTORY
Il decree pronounced in the above cause at the
March. 1875, term Of the ChRncery Court at
Knoxville, Tenn, will sell in front of the
Court House door in Knoxville, at public auction
to the highest bidder
On aturday, 10Th DAY of May,
Next, at II O'Clock A. M,
the lot Of land mentioned and described in the
pleadings lying on Mabry street in the City Of
Knoxville, Tenn being the eastern portion OF a
lot purchased OF VIM Bond by N Fain and by
him sold to II Hutton and l. A Hutton.
TERMS:
Said lot will be sold on a credit Of six months
and 10 bar Of the equity Of redemption. the puT-
chaser executing a note with security.
April, IS, 1875. N. L. PATTERSON, G. x M.
iVl6dlW3
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-24

The Democratic State Convention a
Columbus last week was grand success
1t was very largely attended, every cOun
ty, so far as we know, was more than
fully represented and many counties
had several times the number in attend.
ance. The large crowd compelled the
committee to issue tickets Of admission,
and even then it was jam.
Governor Allen was, of course, nomi-
mated by acclamation. Everybody ex-
pected it, and everybody presumed that
it would be done with a reasonable de-
gree of enthusiasm, but nobody's antici-
pations reached the pitch Of excitement
and enthusiasm which prevailed in the
convention when his name was so elo-
quently announced by Hon. l.. I. Neal.
The nomination of General Cary by
the convention was rather a surprise.
The most earnest effort was made to Sc.
cure his defeat, and at noon it was gen.
orally believed that ne would fail Of a
nomination. The rural districts, how.
ever, came to his rescue with great zeal,
and carried him through with rush.
There was a scene Of great enthusiasnt
in the Convention when the Committee,
accompanied BY the tall form Of Gov.
Allen, Judge Thurman, Geo. II. Pendle-
ton and S, S, Cox appeared on the plat.
form. % ,"