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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

Miniature Almanac ....... january 8.
sun rises. High water so P NJ
Sun SETS .........445 Moon sets........ $50 Pm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

CAIBARIEN. schr Maggie Dalng-250O shocks
and heads, 10000 hoops.
Foreign Imports.
BLISS HARBOR, NIB. Schr Rising Billow-75,0 OO
fiozen herring to order
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

ed Attorney General for the current political
year.
A committee was raised to receive, sort and
count votes for Adjutant General, and reported
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

MATANZAS. Brig Josefa-1O,125 box shocks, Go
empty casks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09

Sept o. lat ~ n Ion 81 W, ship Radiant, from New
York for San Francisco.
Nov 4, in Straits of lie Maine, ship Chas M Mar
shall, from New York for San Francisco.
Nov 6, off Cape Horn, ship Occidental from New
York for San Francisco.
Dec 49, lat 20 N, Ion 35 e. ship Ell Dorado, from San
Francisco for Liverpool
Jan g. lat 30 10. Ion u, brig Fideiia from New York
for Gibraltar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09
--latest BY European steamers.l

Sid FIN Sourabaya Oct "a, Blasdell, Sawyer,
Probolingo
Ar at Flume Nov 90 VIM Robertson, Peak, Rich
mond, Va, (and sailed Dec 10 for Cephaloniao
Ar at Messina 18th ult, Matthew Baird, Greeneaf.
Palermo.
Sid 18th ult, Myronus, Higgins. New York.
Sid I'm Cadiz 9th ult, Sarah Kennedy, Patterson,
Seville.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
collecting Material For Manure.

This work i always OF prime impor-
lance, aud from now until spring should
receive the attention it deserves. Oflal Of
all kinds, leaves and mold from the woods,
marsh mud aud muck, cotton seed; in
short. all material of every character that
can, by decomposition be made toincrcasc
the compost heap. should be from time to
time collected and piled in some conyen-
lent place for use next spring.
You will i'm this way vastly increase
your plant food It is folly TO plant an
acre in corn unless it is fertile enough to
produce thirty bushels /; it is a still great
er folly 10 plant an acre in cotton that
will not produce a bale of 500 pounds.
With "A little care and attention this win
ter, each farmer may collect enough ma
nure to enrich a few acres of land and we
will guarantee if he once commences the
good work, lac VIII be So pleased with it
that he will continue To improve his land.
All the stable and cow-lot manure should
be scrupulously collected and piled under
shelter. A good plan for forming the ma
mrc heap, is to put layer OF woods mold,
then layer of horse or COW manure, then
a thin layer Of cotton seed, then layer Of
woods mold, and 81 continue the heap UNI
til il is of convenient size. In the spring
you will have a large pile Of the very best
manure suitable Tor any crop.-FdrH'cr'S
IiRdic0tOr
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
A Specimen Associated Press Iae.

The Washington chronicle, speak,
ing of the character Of the late reports
of the Associated Press, says:
An illustration of the most shame
less violation of duty in this respect
was perpetrated 10y the agents of the
Associated Press in New York city Il
few days since involving the character
of Il prominent statesman, "a member
of the House Ways aud Means Com
mittee, Mr.. Dawes.
In the examination of "a Mr.. Scott rs
"a witness in the Pacific Mail investi-
cation, the Associated Press dispatch
Is reported that when certain luc--
ton was propounded rs to false entries
in the cOmpany's books Mr.. Daw es
gave the witness sly wink, wnereup-
on the witness whispered something
i'm Mr.. Dawes ear, when the answer
To the question was not pressed, thus
giving the impression that Mr.. Dawes
had private reason for suppressing
testimony-perhaps desire TO shield
either himself or some other person
from exposure. This statement was
talegraphed all over the country rs a
part of the official proceedings of the
committee, when IL was known to eY-
cry person present to be totally false,
which falsity was afterward establish
ed by the members of the committean
other sworn testimony beyond all
pO--ihlr doubt,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
Keep it from Them

Don't give liquor to children. Pos
sibly you can do it with safety, but the
chances are against il. One of the
first literary men in the United States
said to a writer: There is one thing
which, as you visit different places, i
wish you to do everywhere that il, en-
treat every mother never to give a drop
Of strong drink to child. / have had
to fight, as for my life, all my days to
keep from dying a drunkard, because
| was fed with spirits when a child,
and acquired taste for it, My broth
er, poor fellow, died a drunkard. |
would not have child of mine take "a
drop of liquor for anything. Warn
every mother, wherever you go, never
to give drop to a child, as she values
its future happiness"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13

Hafe You got some of dot kind Of oys-
tiers what hafe been spilcd:'
Spilled oysters Yes, we have few
cans left over from last week that think
will fit you
How you solt en- dozcn?'
'Oh, I'll sell 'em right; you may have
all you want for a nickle.'
Ven, den. mine goot trent, will you be
50 kind To prinE me four dozen for dot
damaged lot:'
The oysters were brought, and the Gus
toner put them quietly down into the pit
of his stomach, and, having finished the
job. he said to the rcStaurateur:
Now my very kind trent, You have got
some good oysters, ain'd it,
YOU'RE mighty right, have !!
Ven, | takes a hafr dozen raw aud
some picked
There were I'm turn served and quickly
put down on top Of those gone before.
But the reStauratcur was troubled, and
when the patron came to settle the bill
said to him:
Look here, Vard, don't like to he too
inquisitive, hut bowed cf ! wouldn't like
ter know why you have took "A fancy to 80
many spilled oysters and so few good
ones =
Ven, replied the mau, You have been
goot trent to me, and so | told you
something. You see, il was dis way.
Now hafe got II tape worm, my kint
trent, you understand, und cfry time dot
is the way | hafe to do. You see dot last
hafc a dozen was for me mine self; but
dot damaged lot dem was for de tape
worm. You know dot | amt dot kind OF
a Commodore Vanderbilt what | can afford
it to preak up mine whole pccsncsS to feed
a tam tape-worm on gOot oysters
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13

the soil that efiectually protects It from
washing rains.
3D.. II shades Tie ground. The lux
uriant branches of well-set clover field
soon form an impcnetrable shield against
the burning RAYS Of the sun, thus acting
as a mulch, at the same time that all noN-
iOrS weeds are smOthcred out This intlu-
cnec il Of much greater value than far
mcrs ARE ia the habit Of thinking.
it'll II cnrichCs the soil lcih organic
manure by reason of its abundant foil
age and mass of roots it gathers from the
soil and the air an immense amount of
plant food which il manufactures and dis
tributes, thus becoming as it were natu-
raj reservoir. or rather an active commits
sary Tor the soil. Again, the decay ing
roots furnish In themselves large stores of
rich food.
5th. 4 u green HidnurC.-Thc same
mNuriant growth which gives it value as
hay crop and "a mulch, renders il the
most valuable of all crops for blowing un-
der. In this way 1t acts directly as n pow
crful manure, furnishing an immense
amount OF all the materials necessary for
the hcalthtul growth OF succeeding crops.
Here we have five different ways in
which clover helps the land, any one OF
which would render il desirable crop.
We might go on and point out the rela-
tons that clover bears to other crops, and
explain how it has contributed so power
fully TO the improvement of the agricul-
turr Of all countries where its use has be
come general, but this would extend this
article to too great length. These topics
we reserve, adding only the remark that
there as n curious relation OettOCCH rcd
ctOUcr and bundle bees.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
webster and the BootbIacI, e..

\ correspondent says: 1T was ut the
Astor House that Webster, wishing to buy
Il newspaper one morning, put his hand in
his pocket only TO find it empty. lie de-
clared he had not penny, whercupon
one of his satellites said You must be
mistaken, Webster; saw you have a 500
bill Just as you were going to bed last
nigh and as you haven't been up half an
hour YOU could hardly have spent it, i
rather think that so, answered the God
like Daniel, retlectiyely. L did have a
500 bill, l am sure; / wonder what |
could have done with it. BY Jupiter. /
must have given it to the boy who black
edmy boots five minutes ago Aud that
was the fact"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
COurIing and Divorce.

An old story contains a lesson which
many married couples have not yet learn
ed. When Jonathan Trmhull was Gov
Cruor Of Connecticut, a gentleman called
at his house one day requesting a private
interview. lie said - have called up
on Il very unpleasant crrand sir, and want
your advice. My wife and | do not live
happily together, aud ! am thinking OF
getting Il divorce. What do YOU advise me
To do:"
The Governor sal few moments i'm
thought then turning 10 his visitor said,
=. How did YOU treat Mrs. W, when YOU
were counting her and how did you feel
toward her nj the time Of your mar
riagc:r
squire W. replied, - treated her a.
kindly as ! could. for | loved her dearly
at that time"
'Wcll. sir" said the Governor, go
home and court her now Just a. you did
then. and love her n when you married
her. DO this in the fear of God for one
year, and then tell me the result
The Governor then said, Let us
pray"
They bowed in prayer and separated
When Il year passed away, Squire W.
called again 10 see the Governor, and
said " nave called 10 thank you Tor
the good advice you gave me, and to tell
you that my wife and | are as happy as
when first We were married. | can not be
grateful enough for your good counsel. -
II am glad to hear it Mr.. w. said the
Governor, land | hope you will continue
10 court your wife as long As you live"
/
/ Recently the local paper at Grass Val
/ ley said: 1.-THE prettiest girl In Grass
] Valley doesn't carry herself straight
enough when promcnading," For a week
after all the Grass Valley girls stalked
about like SO many ramrods, and every
girl said, "rhat horrid paper Ma, don't
J | walk stralght y
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
Original Attachment.


feter stauo VS.. Z. a Il, Lester.
IN THIS CASE. IT APPEARING By AEFI
i DAVIl that the defendant @. A. X. L. ter D..
resident of the State of Tennessee and ana OriE-
inAl Attachment having been levied on his prop
erty i is, therefore, ordered that publice on he
paper published in the city OF knoxville, for tour
successive weeks, commanding the deiendaR t Go
appear before nc or some Other Justice The
county, on the 9th dsy OF January, l,1f and
make defense 70 said suit sgainst him cr r. will be
proceeded With eX parte. JULIUS OUHs
Xii2Sw4 j. =. for Knox otuut..
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
Suspension of the Pacific subsidy

The Postmaster General has suspended
the payment of all moneys on account OF
subsidies to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company until the opinion of the law Of
ficer Of the POstoilice Department, which
has been asked for, lie given a. to the pro
priety OF making further payments. The
payments under the subsidy act, which
amount to 100000 annually. are payable
quarterly.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13

LIST. IL opens and IOoscRs the soil
The plant forms an immense number Of
long roots that have peculiar facility
for penetrating deeply and widely ihto
moisture and manure, at the same time
that they break up the soil into fine parti-
Cles.
%. 1t prevents the soil from Wash
ing.-phe masses OF roots IN clover field
form a compact network over and through
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13

\ certain Troy man, rather illitcratc,
bur peculiar in his way, lay abed quite
sick recently, aud visitor at hi, bedside,
in conversation with the sick man, wife,
alluded to the coming transit OF Venus
aud the wonderful mathematical calcula-
tons that astronomers work out. The
sick man, after listening intently, called
his wife to his bedside and said : See
here, Mary. YOU understand what lc says:
Now, iiS think Of it, man who can do
all that, can do them wonderful calccrla-
tions, and all that tiggcnn-ii, think OF
1t, that a smart mau like that can De jaw
ed by a WOmau.'
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13

COLUMBUS, OHIO, Jan. 7.--Governor
Allen sent his message 10 the Legisla-
ture, narrating the state of affairs in
Louisiana and urging some action. II
was referred to the Committee on Fed
eral relations.
BOSTON, Jan. 7.-GOveTnOr Gastou's
message condemns the Imitation of the
currency and the entertainments Of the
Federal Government upon State rights.
The net debt of the State is 5000, 600.
Public opinion demands "a repeal of
the Prohibiting Liquor Law.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. In the or
gauizatiOn of the Senate the Repuhli-
cans and Independents compromised
ana divided the offices.
Hon, in the House, was elected
Speaker 10y "a strict party vote, with
six majority over the combined vote of
the Republicans and Independents.
The organization shows clear Demo-
cratic majority of eight on joint ballot.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13

The celebrated portrait-painter, Stuart,
once met a lady in the street in Boston
who saluted him with, "Oh, Mr.. Stuart
| have just seen your miniature, and |
kissed it, because it j. 50 much like you. -
"And did it kiss you in retmny' Why,
no ~ Then" said Stuart, " twas not
like NOV
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13

3" tell you what, said a lloosicr Wild
over the other night rs lac finished wash
ing the dishes. Tits a mighty solemn
thing to think that Maria Jane I, down in
the cold ground, instead Of being around
TO churn and saw wood and sich,'
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
In Chancery al. cambridge.
Adlue Morgan vs. VIM. Il. NorRsn-O. Divorce
Bill
No 6GS

JTAPPEARING TO THE CLhRK ANBMao.
i TER, from the Bill, which i sworn go, thai
the Tesidenco of the defendant VIM. Il. Morgan.
ter that publication be mude for four successive
weeks, in the Knoxville Weekly Chrouic, mott
flying said defendant to appear before ia. l8au
defense 10 compliments Bill, on or before the ID
Monday Of January next, or the same vii bee
taken for confessed and the cause set tor hearing
eX parte as to him. December Il, 1874.
xiil6w4t ID. n. MEEK, G. .l ~.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
CHANCERT SALE
or
4 VALUABLE RIVER FARM.
No.l,S6.

No. 1856.
DURSUANT TO A DECREE PRONOUNCED
i by the CeanceTy Court at Knoxville, Ten
nessee at the September Term, 1874. in the case
Of W. X. Caswell. admir-, then A. W. Armstrong,
adm'T. noto ii. G, Gillespie, admir-, VI. H. c. Gil
lespie and wife and uthe will sell. in 'front.' ot
the court house door in Knoxville. on
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
TERMS:

Said sale will be made on credit Of
and ~ months, and in bar of the equity OF
redemption, taking from the purchaser
notes with security, bearing interest from
date and retaining lien as further secu-
rity. NJ. J.. PATTERSON, q. & NJ.
December Ii, lS7I-xiil6w4t
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
On Saturday, the 10th Day Of
January Next, at IL
O'Clock, 4. M.

The tract Of land mentioned and described
in the pleadings, lying in the 10th Civil
District of Knox county, Tennessee, adjoin-
ing the lands of said Msbry, J. A. Mynatt
John Stultzfus, and others, and containing
abOut lQN QCrps
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
Monday, 18th of January Nex..

At II O'CLOCK 4, NJ, at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, the following described property:
A tract of land lying in the Sd civil district uI
Knox coOnty. containing about 3)i acres, bOuu-
ded on the south by the Tennessee river, On the
east by the land of W. NJ, Bearden. on the west
By the land of Martha Saunders, and b iU- the
same tract of land heretofore sold In this ,uUsc
to l.. J. Coker. and known as part Of the John
Cooke farm and formerly owned by ". Il. ran
cisco,
TERMS:
Said farm will b. sold on a credit Of six aud
twelve months and in bar Of the right II re
dempti n, Notes bearing interest from date VII
be required of the purchaser. with good personal
security and as a further security a lien win he
retained the land. Said farm Is sold To pay he
balance of the purchase money due from i. j
Cookers estate. January 2d. 1873.
i3dlw3 NJ. l.. PATTERSON G = s..
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13
Chancery Sale of a Valuable
Farm.

PURSUANT TO an interlocutory decree
pronounced at the September Term, 1874,
of the Chancery Court at Knoxville, Tenn,
in the case of &. W. Mabry, who sues for
the use of o. =. Temple vs.. j. II. Kirby,
l will sell, in front of the Court House door
in Knoxville, at public auction 10 the
highest bidder
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-10-14
A BRAVE WOMAN.
The Ida Lewis of the Lakes.

Recently the schr. American Cham
plon left bennington, Ont, for Detroit
with a crew of seven men and cargo Of
wood. About nine o'clock they were
overtaken by storm, and they decided
to cast anchor, but after about fifteen
minutes gale set in, and the vessel be-
gan to drag the anchors the sea struck
the craft heavily, and the unfortunate
vessel began to go to pieces, and was
drifting shoreward. About one O'Clock
she lurched and went down, with only
the bulwarks above water captain and
crew took to the rigging, and in this
condition, ,drenched by the furious storm,
they passed the night, and at daybreak
saw they were about half mile from
shore. without boat, and so benumbed
with cold that they could scarcely move
their limbs. Captain Jackson made an
effort to change his position from the
main gaff to the rigging, which, beside
being of no avail, came near proving
fatal. The crew on the wrecked vessel
saw on the beach, about twenty feet from
the water, their yawl boat with her stern
carried away, and further up the beach
a comfortable farm house with two OF
three men and a woman apparently at
work about the building. The wretched
sailors shouted in chorus and singly
until they were hoarse, from daylight
until about o'clock. They saw the
woman running down to the beach wav-
| ing her apron, and followed by two men.
While the men shouted and made sig
nails which could not be understood, the
woman busted herself examining the
yawl boat. Suddenly she was seen to
start for the house, and soon after re
turned with her arms filed with tools.
In very few minutes she and her male
companions were at work mending the
boat, the woman apparently acting as
superintendent of the job. About 9
o'clock, when it seemed as though the
repairs on the boat were nearly complet
ed, the female worker was seen to hasten
to the house and soon after she appear
ed driving yoke of cattle. Arriving at
the beach she fastened the ox-chain to
the boat, and with the two men on either
side of the boat to keep it upright, made
the cattle drag it to point on the beach
opposite the wrecked scow, where it was
launched. Another trip to the house
was made by the woman, and when she
returned she brought three oars. Plac-
ing the two men amidships to do the
rowing, she seated herself in the stern
Of the boat and gave orders to put out,
steering the boat herself After half an
hours work the wreck was reached and
the crew were taken off.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-10-14

A MAN living in Essex county, Vir-
ginia, in digging a well recently, at a
depth of about thirty feet came upon
the trunks of large trees several feet in
diameter, which were found upon ex-
animation to be cypress. Fearing the
water woulGa be I'M ured by the wood, he
determined to abandon his we'll, and
dug another some distance off. When
he had reached about the same depth he
again encountered the trees; and a third
attempt, at a still greater distance from
the first well, again brought him in con-
tact with this subterranean forest, the
trees of which are of great size and well
preserved.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-10-14

MUMMIEs AND SEA WATER. R.-Several
heads of mummies were shipped from
Egypt to Halifax, England. They were
packed in separate boxes, and one of
them got soaked in salt water on the
voyage. This particular head, when
taken out, was found to have recovered
its natural outlines, the sea water having
had an astonishing effect. NJ D. Con-
way, who was present, says: ''For few
minutes we saw an Enthusiastically Egyp-
tian countenance, with pleasant COM
posed expression-the face of man who
lived at least three thousand years age.
We could only conclude that tie DOW
erful aromatic gums which had been
used had arrested the decay which the
salt water had now rendered possible,
and which speedily set in after the head
was taken from its box and wrappings.
l can never forget the life likeness of
the face before the swift decay of flesh
which followed
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-10-14

The Fond du Lac Commonwealth 1:
The Madison Democrat, mouthpiece of
the Kitchen Cabinet, says in effect that
it would be useless to make any preten-
tious denial of the accusation against
Taylor of having been bounty specula-
tor for the reason that such a denial
would be rendered worthless by more
affidavits iii support of Col. Fairs state
ment. That the editors of The Demo-
crat should have wit enough to see this
is not surprising, inasmuch as they must
know how well-founded the charge is :;
but that they should tacitly admit that
they are only restrained from making
false denials ou of fear of speedy detec-
ton is an amazing confession.