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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07
singular Recovery OF Hearing and
Speech.

A remarkable case of recovery of
the sense of hearing and the power Of
speech occurred on Saturday night at
Hastings, some particulars of which are
given by the correspondent of the Press
from that city. The young man thus
rendered happy by the sudden change
in his condition Is George Jansen, a
young Frenchman Of this city. Nearly
ten months ago he was taken down with
the typhoid fever, from which he recov-
cred to his usual bodily and mental vigor.
As Is often the case with fevers, he was
left without the power OF speech and
hearing From that time until Saturday
evening his means of communication
have been solely by slate and pencil.
Through the efforts Of friends he was
made one of the force sent to Hastings
TO transcribe the records of West st.
Paul. His companion and roommate
was Mr.. M. Hoyt, Of this city. Saturday
evening at the close Of work he com
planned, by Means of writing, of a great
oppression about his throat and q Gu.
rious buZzing about his head He as
cribed this TO some lycopodium powders
administered to him by Mr.. Hoyt through
tube by blowing, and which he had
learned were sometimes effectual In
cases like his own. The oppression and
buzzing rendered him 80 uncomfortable
that he felt the necessity Of some means
of relief, and went TO barber-shop and
had Ills chin whiskers shaved OFT. This
did not relieve him, and he returned 10
his home suffering intensely. His pain
was apparently 80 intense as to render
him almost senSless, and threaten to
throw him into commissions.
His companion remained with him,
and about Il O'Clock, when feeling some
what easier, he wrote on his slate that he
felt the presentiment that Nis speech
would either be restored 70 him or that
he Would die during the night. He contin-
ued TO suffer intensely, and about two or
three O'Clock had two unusually violent
attacks of the pains. After recovering he
wrote Hoyt To take the tube used for adj
ministering the powder, and, placing II
close to his ear, to speak in an ordinary
tone. This he did, asking some ordinary
question, TO which Jansen replied, though
he himself was unconscious that he had
done SO. Soon after Hoyt whistled in
the same manner portion OF familiar
air, which Jansen immediately picked up
and continued. His hearing continued,
he maintained, TO be indislinct, and be
was still conscious of the cracking and
buzzing, though the pain seemed TO be
passing away.
But the time came at last Hoyt was
absent from the room on some duty
when Mr.. Jansen was taken with an
other violent attack, during which by
great effort he discharged quantity OF
clotted matter. Relief came at once
All the unaccountable sensations disap
peared. The buzzing and cracking
ceased and the oppression was gone, and
more than all, his voice and hearing are
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07

returned as complete as ever. When his
greeted him. much to his surprise, with a
hearty !" How do you doy"
There was JOY in that room almost
unutterable--more than would permit
sleep, and taking the morning train the
young men came TO this city to spread
the joyful news Upon their arrival
they proceeded to the house of Mr.. John
B. Oliver, to whose efforts Mr.. Jansen
was indebted for many favors. On Fri
day MIR. Oliver had been at Hastings to
see the progress of the work and knew
full well that it could not be completed.
He had then been compelled to converse
with Mr. Jansen on the slate. The
young men were not expected to return
on Sunday, and when Mr.. Oliver inquired
what was the trouble Hoyt jocularly re-
piled that the courthouse had burned
down" and Jansen taking up the thread
of the comment said: destroying our
work" The first remark made by Hoyt
was surprise, but Jansen's continuation
of it in his natural tone of voice was a
still greater one, and in the surprise and
enthusiasm of the moment Mr.. Oliver
fairly Rugged with delight Mr.. Jansen.
These surprises were repeated upon the
friends of Mr.. Jansen during the day,
and few surprises have ever been greater.
1t is needless to say that the restoration
to Mr.. Jansen is like priceless boon,
and he never so appreciated gifts of ma
ture in speech and hearing as now after
being deprived of them for more than
nine months. -St. Paul iNian.) Press.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07
A COrOner's Boy.

He is a boy of deep thought, and is
much given to deductions The Coroner
is not his father, but he is lad who is
engaged to mind the office, shake up the
coal-stove and answer inquiries. He is
good boy, and he has learned to SYM
pathize with reporters. When there has
been an inquest the boy puts on a cheer
full look, and he has the whole case so
that he can fattle it off from beginning
to end.
Awful sad case" he says to the re-
porter. They found the. old man hang
ing to beam in the woodshed, stiff and
cold. Splendid chance for you to say
that his wide-open eyes seemed TO glare
down upon the Coroner, and that he had
one arm stretched out, as If to shake
hands with the grim monster, death.
You can say that the body swayed to
and fro in the night breeze blowing as
through broken pane, and that an owl
sat on beam over the corpse and uttered
his mournful hoo-hoo!"
And then he rubs his hands, his smile
grows broader, and he continues:
Business has begun to pick up, and
there may be an inquest every day for a
week. Hope SO, for like to see bust
ness moving and money coming in. I'm
looking every day for a case of murder
throat cut from ear to ear-blood- stains
on the wall-blood-s knife on the
fioor-marks of fearful struggle-des-
perate villain, and so forth. II you don't
happen to be around I'll send boy
down"
But there are other days when he Is
sad and he says to the reporter:
Nothing to-day I'm sorry, but you
know we can't push business as grocers
do. Advertising wouldn't help Us q
cents worth, and the holiday season is
no better than any other season. wish
we had case for you, and ii anything
turns up I'll come down myself and give
you the points. There's lots of folks who
might as well commit suicide as not, but
they don't seem to care whether the Cor
oner has one case month or none at all.
BE patient, and Wen try and turn up
something tomorrow
Who could help but contract rever-
ence for such boy?-Detron Free Press.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07
New Bridal Dresses.

CREAMY white and pearl white failles
are both shown for wedding dresses, but
the preference Is for the former. The
prices range from "a to $40 yard. The
first quality Is handsome enough for any
lady, and the finest is of remarkable
beauty-thick, heavily repped, yet plia-
BILE and soft; indeed, il Is no longer a
commentator that silk Is stiff enough
TO stand alone. White satins are shown
in various qualities, costing from VI. 80 to
$40 yard.
Trains Of new wedding dresses measure
from sixty to seventy inches in length,
which Is longer than those of ordinary
evening dresses. The new and appro-
pirate fashion Is to adjust this train In a
wide quadruple pleat from the belt down,
as this smooth. flowing told Is far prettier
under veil than any bunched.up over
skirt or pouf train. Three breadths of
silk form this train, and the pleat Is held
in position by tapes underneath, until
near the bottom, where IL spreads out
like fan. There Is no flounce, of
course, on these back breadths. A deep
side pleating Is across the foot Of the
front and side cores, and above this Is a
square tablier, formed by three bias
bands Of silk piped on each side, and
edged below by tulle pleating. These
cross the front breadths and extend up
the side cores to the belt, producing a
very pretty effect. Clusters of orange
flowers are down the middle Of this
tablier, and also down the tulle jabot that
trims the box-plcat behind. The basque
Is long, smooth cuirass with pointed
neck and antique sleeves, trimmed with
abundant ruches of tulle around neck
and elbows, with merely a pipcd band on
the edge of the basque. Little shell
bows of silk fasten the front, and one 10
placed on the back of the waist and on
each elbow.
Another stately wedding dress Is part
ly of white gros grain and partly satin.
The front or petticoat Is Of white satin,
trimmed with two five-inch pleatings,
tapping, puff, and standing ruffle two
and half inches wide. Over this Is a
train of white corded silk seventy inches
long behind, with the sides cut three diff.
ferent lengths, forming a square front
and deeper square corners on the sides.
Two large bows are down the front. The
basque has position back with smooth
cuirass front. The bridesmaids dresses
accompanying this are OF checked Cham
berry gauze over white silk.-Harper's
BazaT
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07
SCATTER YOUR CRUMBS.

Amidst the freezing sleet and snow
The timia robin comes:
In pity drive him not away,
But scatter out your crumbs.
And leave your door upon the latch
For whoeoever comes;
The poorer they, more welcome give,
And scatter out your crumbs.
All have to spare, none are too poor,
When want with winter comes;
The loaf IL never all your own,
Then scatter out your crumbs.
soon winter falls upon your life,
The day of reckoning comes;
Against your sins, by high decree,
Are weighed those scattered crumbs.
Alfred Cr0tcquilt
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07
CHRISTMAS Bills.

OH the bills, Christmas Bills.
What a world OF misery
Their memory instiils
A. The merchants with their quilts.
stuck behind their ears polite,
SO caresingly invite
your kind and prompt attention
To their bills.
How they dun, dun. dun,
AZ they kindly urge upon
Your earnest attention their blessed little bills
Little billsi
with a power Of perforation,
And man that never fills,
What a sad discrimination
To call them Httte bills!
while all the tin tia. tinkles
In your pocket only sprinkles
A little liquidation on the bills.
Obi the destiny that fills
All our holidays with bills,
When the Christmas dinner
Of the poor indebted sinner
Might be cooked with the fuel of his bills.
Obi the bills. bills, bills,
Nothing else but bills!
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07

A YOUNG married woman In Worcester
dreamed twice lately that she would die
at midnight on the first anniversary OF
her wedding day, and so strongly was
she impressed with the visions that she
actually made preparations for her fun
eral, and even gave sum OF money 10 a
friend TO purchase mourning. Her hus-
band, becoming alarmed at her condition,
consulted medical friend, stating all
the facts of the case. The astute doctor
after minutes cogitation discovered a
way out of the difficulty. Telling the
husband to keep the patient amused as
much as possible till late In the day, he
went down to the house in the afternoon
and administered harmless narcotic,
which kept the lady asleep until the
dreaded moment was passed. She is now
In good health, and joins with her friends
in laughing at her superstitious fears.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07

Mrs. ELIZA BAooKBANKs, residing on
Western avenue, who has mourned as a
widow for the space Of twenty years,
was recently surprised, as also delighted,
at the receipt OF intelligence denying the
death of her husband. On yesterday
she was notified that he was en- route
hither, and before the close OF the week
she will doubtless clasp her long missing
Abraham to her heart. He left Chicago
nearly quarter of century ago, and
RENTED regularly for several seasons,
and rolling in wealth Chtcago Inter
Ocean.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07

philologists now propose TO shorten
utilitarianism and utilitarians into uty
and utians.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-07

WILLIAM KuPP, who recently died at
Douglasville, Pa, weighed $50 pounds.
Not Kupp one would care to raise to
the lips very often.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01
COURT ORDERS.

rRA.Y'S EXECUTORS. &C., VS.. GRAY
" AND ALS.-In the Chancery Court or the
city OF Richmond.
The following is all extract from the decree en-
tered in this cause on the 10th dag Of December,
1874:
The court doth adjudge. order. and decree that
It be referred to one OF the commissioners OF this
court 10 take the following accounts and make me
following inquiries, and make full report thereoi
to this court with any other mstter specially staeo
which he may deem pertinent, or when may De re-
CURED By any parry to be taledmthat Is 70 say n
Gray and William IL Palmer as executors OF the
estate of William Gray, deceased.
esote. both rea and personal, showing fully their
de scriptiOn ana value. E. 80
8. An account of the outstanding debts and la
character, amounts, and prioritles, and to whom
due and owing. ..
4. An inquiry into the safety and productiveness
of the forms Of investment la which he may lind
the tate now to stand. with his opinion as to what
investments should be made with moneys hereafter
coming to the hands OF the executors, and what
changes, If any. should be made IN the investments
now existing. .s
S. An account between the estate Of the testator
and such Of hisegateeS as may be chargeable under
the fifth item of his will upon account Of or by rea-
of their occupancy at the time Of and since his
death Of any OF his houses.
g. An account between the estate OF the testator
and any Of his Iegatees who may be chargea6le un-
der the provisions Of the sixth item of his will by
reason OF bonds of theirs held by the estaor In hts
lifetime, or charges against them upon his books
with full statement OF what may be found charge
able under the provisions Of said sixth item Of the
will to any of the testators sons or sons-in.aw.
z. Who are the persons interested as legatees un-
der the provisions Of the will, with their full
names, and the ages OF such as are Infants
b. how far and In what manner, The court may
safely and with due regard to tho protection OF all
Interests created by the Will proceed to divide the
the testalors laughter, Ann Maria Valentine, their
snare Of the estate.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01

he,f The northern people las shown BY s .at /
last election) will consider them with both
sympathy and favor. 50 Il men 81 .ou,d be
depriyed OF respect and rights : .or differ.
ence Of opinion those on o. II side In The
North will have the power to, dectae thc ques.
ton, and the decision vii. be ID fayor Of the
rights and equality of u % southern States.
Isit not this which is exciting the uneasi.
ness OF the bitter y.saaicasss But does not
the prominent M nuer Of the statement 10.
dictate something morey 8. Read and spon.
der. Are the louthern States to be harried
and broken down by the Federal authority
Ia the hope That ttus they may be forced Il
submit to Radicsa rule. SO that rule, by thin
lble.rigsng supervisory bosrds, may accom-
plish what 1t would not be safe to attemp
TO accomplish in any other mode: the 81
lencing OF the South and the overcoming
OF the 1sS votes? Something is in 1t. Th
fear Of those 1913 votes is confessed, and th
necessity or putting them out Of the 1ay
Eplainly set forth. What Is to be done
Read, consider, and ponder"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01
"T'he Day We Celebrate"

Tb is was the 4th-of.July toast in peaceful
aud harmonious times. 1t seems now TO be
mo re appropriate to the LIST of January,
W men there is so much :" calling" "A very
wise and very good man gave in our paper.
: of yesterday some excellent advice to our
young friends. We hope they will bear it
In mind.
The nature Of the ceremonies to-day SUBJ
jects people to danger. A multiplicity OF
libations in the way as they are now under
stood-.swallowed instead of being poured
out on the ground.--are very apt to aaake
the best regulated head unsteady =; and when
mans judgment is disturbed he is not
likely to be pattern of decorum and po-
| likeness. ."a
New-Year's calls being pretty well estab'
lishei here, Notwithstanding the strong OPP
position they met with at first, it is all the
more important that they should be governed
By rules that will promote the pleasures OF
the day as well as its decorum. Ii it must
be fashionable, let it be fashionably proper as
we'll as joyful. ..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01
The New Year.

This Is tie irst day of the new Year, and
we take occasion to tender our people our
best wishes that it may be to all of them
prosperous and happy
We present to-the public the S tatstics of
the year, and ore gratiiied to remark that
they viii be found cheering and in some re-
specis surprising The city has gotten along
very wei, under q pressure th at is general
throughout the country. This community,
we bcsiere, has borne 1t w'ith as much con-
stancy as any other, and WITH better results
thar we Anticipated. Indesd, we may say
trutbfe7ty that the panioUnd t'ae pressure it
eccasioue2 hive been less disastrous ia
Richmond :than in other cities. We have
been &c ppcrted in goct'degree by the fine
price Of tobacco Trade has been encou-
raging, and our manufactures have pros
pered.
We al know and aprreciate the troubles
OF the .Fsonth, and we E1aye learned how to
endure them AID .-nfake the best of them
Adversely brings out the best attributes Of
our e.lature. THE, patient fortitude, earnest
exertions, and persistent hopefulness which
have borne US through so many terrible ca.
lamitics, must ;bearcl on to final triumph.
Tbeimproyea uati@,al views of the southern
betterthe circumstances and conditions by
yhNhthe South is5istresscd-haye been very
recently gloriously displayed in the national
elections, aad the bright prospect is that the
reward of, thewrtues that trial has proved
Is near at istia. Upon no community can
these cheering signs more gladly fall.
That thiscity shares the fate Of the South
in the publicsrslicy that is alien to southern
prosperityis-ycry clear. She was called the
head of the "rebellion "-she receives the
first shock OF oppression that is sent out
through the official arteries Of the Govern
meut. She sy,-thereiore, derive no less
mental pleasure and no less practical benefit
from q political revolution which restores to
the States Of the Union equal and impartial
governmeet than any other place in the
South.
Richmond has, under the worst misfor-
tunes, prospered. May we not hope for
prosperity unprecedented in her history
when quiet and peace are restored to the
Union byjust and impartial government
Certainly, city that has been noted alike for
calsmity and for fortitude should be
able to make the best use of favorable
causes, of the advantages of restored Gov
erpment and a contented people trusting
equally their Government and one another.
Let us hope earnestly for all this, and by
DUR energies, under the blessings Of kind
Providence, win for ourselves most pros
porous and happy New Year.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01
the three sections

9. BY means chiefly o.c the White. League
and its teachings and practices the $50.
called" Democrats of the South have already
go: coutroi OF most of the late slave States,
and they are determined to have all of them
before the election for Presto ent in 1876, and
thus Gus. the one hundred aud tbirty.eigbt
Totes Of .those States as unit for their can
didate. Violence and fraud i'll every form
end phase are the means by W. hich this in
famous "Jesgue," which Is Only another
ssaame Cor the k,ikluX khan, has &C complished
ssparpeses t1ias far ia most OF til ose States,
Tey6ere is no reason to doubt that these
: ~ be tused to carry the election in
hate slave s' ss.,aa hundred and eighty -four
cand,dste ONLY o grsesden'; II all . tI,ts's
States are required. NIL sno n :, ,hs free
sey, and New Hampshire R-k New Jer.
enough; SO also would IndiaI,nors than
York. G s.ian
Yes. We have 1913 votes. IT the Ra..
organ was sure that they would be cast SoE
GsAST for third term, Or for some Repub.
hcan, would it fird occasion to speak of us
in connection with white leagues "ku-
klux klans," &c.? OH no; we would be
Tery clever people. But the Republican
Should remember that for the very reasons
that induce that paper to speak OF the south
6lp people 10 on inYldious manner more than
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01

1t is said by the Republican side that
there is "nothing sensational" in General
SHERIDAN's going to Louisiana. A Valley
man would involuntarily feel the hope that
this visit will not be inhammatory. SHERIDAN
has more fame out of real merit than any
other General of the late civil war; He has,
nevertheless, an opportunity, by being rea.
sonable and honest, Of winning world OF
goodwill. He can by being patriot aud
sensible man do incalcuabIe good for the
Union. Will he lose the opportunitys .All
we can say is that if be does not he will do
better than most Of those to whom General
GRANT has confided important and delicate
duties in the administration Of the affairs of
the "southern plantations" -...
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01

SHER1DAH's MISSION TO New ORLEANS
GENERAL SHERMAN IGNORED AND SIGHTED By
THE PRESIDENT. Washington, December 80,
lS74.--Considerable comment is made among
army officers here and those who are friends
of the army because General Sheridan has
been selected to go to New Orleans instead Of
General Sherman. 1t is contended if army
Jurisdiction is to be brought into requsition
in Louisiana that it would be proper, under
the Executives directions looking to mill
tary administration, to send the General of
the Army there at orce. This preference of
General Sheridan and lack of consultation
with General Sherman puts the antagonism
between the President and the General OF
the Army in no better light than it was be.
fore. 1t is said that General Sherman has
made up his mind to draw the lines at once,
and, as he says privately, "though they may
even tighten on President. "-.'Nep York
Herald
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01
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hope. that the new law VIII result In an
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fsiuly IL must be source Of satisfaction to
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01

a New MOVEMENT There is printed
circular being handed around, addressed to
General William Malone, requesting the
president and directors Of the Atlantic and
Mississippi railroad to submit to the commit
tee of the Valley Railroad Company bid for
the lease of the Valley railroad us far as it is
completed, and for the remaining portion of
it asst may be completed in sections of ten
miles between Staunton and Salem. The
object Of this movement is doubtless to lay
the foundation for the early resumption of
work on the Valley railroad south of Staun-
ton.-YaHey VIrqintdn.