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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

A COW belonging TO Silas Davis, Of
West Enosburg, Vt, gained access re.
Gently to Mrs. Davis ClOthes-linc, and ate
before being discovered five skeins Of
carpct-warp yarn, six knots In skein.
The old COW undoubtedly mistOok the
warp for filing, and used IL for that pur-
pose.
Joseph Beauregard was shockingly
and fatally injured In Biddeford, Me, re-
Gently, by being struck in the face and
head by the nozzle of n steam fire engine
which was being tested. The hose broke
from confinement, and the nozzle with
terrible force struck Bcauregard, who was
standing near.
A few evenings ago Miss Sallie Ford,
one of the most beautiful, accomplished
and universally beloved young ladies Of
Shreveport, La, died suddenly while In
apparently the most perfect health. She
was standing in the parier Of The Battle
House In conversation with DIR. Ford,
when he observed her turn suddenly pale,
and asked her if she was not about TO
faint. She replied: 90, worse than
thatn and Immediately sank on a chair
and then TO the floor. Every effort was
made to revive her, but without avail.
Edward Lands, "A boy fourteen years
old, committed suicide ut Salem, Ohio,
the other evening. He took single.
barreled shotgun from its place In the
house, and told his little sister Ia go out
in the yard and see him shoot himself.
The first trial was failure, the cap being
of no account. He re-entered the house,
secured another cap, and again went into
the yard, placed the muzzle against his
forehead, and pulled the trigger with his
foot. His spirit was waited 10 eternity,
and his headlcss body was given into the
hands Of an undertaken.
Miss Isabella T. Keene, a late resi-
dent Of Buffalo, N. Y, was accidentally
killed the other day. The deceased had
for years been in the habit Of shooting
rats with pistol, and the tact that she
had killed 80 many Of the creatures In
this manner was matter 81 pride
with her A few minutes after Miss
Keene had left the kitchen the members
Of the family heard the report ~ pistol
in the barn, and Fastening thither found
Miss Keene upon the floor with the blood
flowing from wound In the head where
a ball had entered. The lady died in an
hour without exhibiting any signs Of con
seriousness The probable theory Of the
case was that the deceased fired at a rat
which she saw In "a trough containing
oats, and that the ball, striking the brick
wall, rebounded with sufficient force 10
penetrate the skull.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02
Slung-Shot.

Suspicion and caution are often con-
founded; one is the cunning OF fool, the
other the prudence OF the wise.
There never was bad example yet but
what had numerous imitators.
Listen to the advice of Others but follow
your own.
The gravity that we see many people
sailing under is like the sand ballast
that vessels take in for the want of better
freight.
Fortune is great tlatterer, and those
who listen to her are sure TO get beat at
last.
A dozen thorns to one rose is about the
way the crop averages.
The beauty of truth, as well as its
strength, lays in its simplicity.
Many folks are so anxious for sorrow
that they are not only willing to hold their
own nose to the grindstone Of life, but
are willing to turn the cursed thing be-
sides.
Truth is as simple as a child, and at
the same time is as strong as giant.
| have seen men that praise wouldn't
have any effect upon. They are like mules
the only way TO praise them is TO do 1t
with club.
Brains are like the soil the more you
hoe them, the less weeds and the more
rye you get
The best friend any man has got is his
conscience.
Young man, cultivate all your passions,
but be sure and don't let them cultivate
You.
SANDER is like counterfeit money; the
one who passes il is rather more criminal
than the one who manufactures it,
HumCr can always be detected by the
good nature that is in it.
Liberty is what every man and creature
is most entitled to, and is the very thing
they are apt TO make the worst use Of
Wise men praise them who ought TO
have won, but fools praise them who
do.
Where there is no respect for old age
the virtues will all of them soon run TO
ruin.
About two.thirds of mankind are salts
fed to guess at all they know.
All the great things in this life are born
small, first the egg then the ostrich.
Mere imitators seldom improve on the
original.
1t is a risky job to undertake to educate
ones conscience.
No man can rule well until he has first
learned to serve, and no man can serve as
well after he has once learned TO rule
Josh Billings, in ". J. Weekly.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02
The other day woman in BROOKLYN.

The other day a woman in BROOKLYN.
n. Y, sen: $50 to the Secretary of the
Treasury at Washington with note say
ing II was conscience money!" being
the amount due the Government on some
goods she had struggled from Europe.
A business house in Columbus, Ohio,
has conspicuously displayed in its show
window mans skull, and printed in
large letters across the forehead these
words of warning to the daily swarm of
travelling statesmen: This was a drum
mer."
Rev. Mr.. Murray announces that his
new church is an assured success, 800 gen.
tlemen having guaranteed fifty dollars a
year for family pews. The music OF the
church will occupy an hour at each serv-
ice, and will involve a first-class quartet
and a chorus OF 500 voices.
The poetic sentiment given below will
find thousands of indorses among unsuc-
cessful lovers:
Be not triumphant, little flower,
When on her naughty heart you lie,
But modestly enjoy your hour;
She'll weary of you by and by.
-Cassimir Sauer, an insane man, ar
rested in Hoboken, n. j., a few days ago,
had in his pocket paper purporting to
be his will, bequeathing his body to the
Emperor of Germany, his soul to the
President of the United States, his dog TO
the Governor of New Jersey and his
clothes 10 his wife.
In 1929 there were about sixty paper
mills in Massachusetts,, only six OF which
had machines. They consumed about
LOO tons OF rags, etc, and produced about
800, 900 worth of paper year. Massa-
chusetts has now i41 mills in operation,
with capacity for manufacturing 1856
tons of paper every twenty -four hours.
"A conductor OF the Metropolitan
horse-railroad at Boston was tried lately
for alleged assault in eiecting from his car
a passenger who persisted in retaining II
lighted cigar in his possession on and in
side of the car and was acquitted, the
Judge sustaining the right of the com
pany TO make and enforce its rule against
smoking.
The freedom with which female pick
pockets ply their trade in Boston is ex
citing good deal of attention. The num-
Der Of losses and the comparatively few
arrests are a commentary on the careless
ness Of lady shoppers and laNity of police
skill We do not doubt that from twenty
10 thirty pockets are picked every day
when the ladies are ou shopping in full
force. A few arrests and sentences OF the
Recorder Hackctt style might be of some
service. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
A travelling magician, during Wednes-
day night, placed the stuffed image OF q
man ON top of flag staff in Atlantic ave
nue.. Pedestrians were Mortified yester-
day morning by what appeared to be q
man standing on his head, hanging 10y one
foot in mid-air and assuming all sorts of
dangerous positions at perilous height.
At one time lac seemed to have lost his
footing, and cry of horror went up from
below Meanwhile the "protcssor" en-
ioyed the sport immensely as, mobservod,
he pulled the wires from the top of a
eighboring house.--Neio York Tribune
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02
Divers Dangers.

During the recent operations on the
Vanguard two OF the divers narrowly
escaped death. The first instance was that
Of man named Rowe who went down
quickly 10 his work knowing that I've had
not much time Ia stay below. In his
rapid descent the pressure became sud
denly increased 10 such an extent that. he
lost his senses. The signalman above
twice gave the signal "Al right, - and, re-
ceiving no response, ordered his men To
haul up. Rowe, however, was fast entan-
gled in the spare rigging floating about,
and IL was only by the combined strength
of seven or eight men that he was event
ually brought 10 the surface quite black In
the face A few minutes more under
water and he would have been dead. The
next case was that OF Ingled0n, who went
down to the bridge Of the Vanguard. In
crossing which he slipped and fell on
the deck. Stunned by the sudden increase
OF pressure. he was unable To answer tho
signals, and was in consequence at once
hauled up INTO the boat In nm apparently
lifeless condition. Restoratiyes were APP
pAed, but IL was two hours before he re-
viycd, and he Is stiN In the hospital under
medical care. The greatest danger the
divers experience is from the ropes, sails,
shreuds, etc, which incessantly move In
the water below As the tide, which here
exceeds the rate OF four miles An hour,
sess In one direction all the various NOV
ing objects go with the stream, and the
divers, who have to wait until the water Is
moderately still, go down clear q all EN-
barrassment AS, however, the tide re-
verses its course, the moving mass returns
upon them, and they often have to cut
their way through 10 gain the surface.
Notwithstanding all these difficulties the
divers especially two OF them, White
and McC0lloch--haye successfully reached
the hull, which lies In deep darkness, and
measured the b0le 10 the side by means Of
uotching wooden hath carried down for
the rarpose, and placed against the aper.
turc. The Denayronze lamp, which had
beea materially useful In removing the
rigging Of Inc ship, was not taken down
on this occasion, inAsmuch rs the divers
required the use OF both hands in endeay-
oring 20 escape enlargement by some
stray rope London Telegraph.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The vintage of Los Angeles County,
Cal, this year exceeds 100000 gallons.
The Boston Traoetter says GLACIERS
are pancs.taking people, which is putty
good.
The Attorney. General Of Florida has
declared unconstitutional the law licens-
ing keno.
Now the exquisite sports a nosegay
in his button hole, and the topper sports
one on his face
isn't II rather strange that one Of the
healthiest States in the Union should be
named ChoIera-doY
"A fellow who got drunk on election
day said ii was owing ~ his effort TO put
down "party spirit"
What's In a nameg Jehoiakim Davis,
Of New York, has just failed; and 1t
isn't safe 10 Jehoiakim about it.-Cnactt-
nati Times.
-" No" writes Gen. Hawley from
Philadelphia, tomany neutrality-suspicious.,
" the Centennial Exposition will not be
open on Sundays"
The Supreme C0art Of Pennsylvania
has refused 10 review Wcstervelt's sentence,
and he will have 10 serve out his seven
years imprisonment.
"A fool In high station is like man
on the top Of hugh mountain--eyery-
thing appears small 30 him, and he APP.
pears small to everybody.
The cholera is no respecter Of persons,
and ii the Prince and his friends cxspectFe
keep on living they will come home at
once Rochester UeTaocra.
The physicians along the Texan
frontier are taking steps 10 prevent the
army surgeons, who do not have 10 pay
for license, from practlcing among their
patients.
The San Francisco papers arc jubi-
liant over the near completion OF the first
ship ever built at that port. The vessel
will be ], 900 tons measurement, and con
structed wholly Of fir
"A Wisconsin man who had aspirations
for the office OF observation-disclosures said
hethought he was fitted for the place, as he
had been lieutenant governor In his own
family for fifteen years.
A goat followed Louisville girl two
miles the other day, and she Was finally
Obliged to rush into house To escape the
wrath Vi the Infatuated animal. The girls
striped stockings caused the trouble.
A London Custom. House officer says
that bis experience conyinces him that
women as a rule would rather smuggle
their gloves and other knick.knacks than
receive the same as present Tree oil cost.
Here Is Mormon reason for marry
ing Gentle: Why, isn't he handsomes
and then he Is good, and then--and then
IL wanted every bit OF him 10 myself
Father didn't like ii, mother didn't like
II, but did"
The season of navigation on the Red
River Of the North was i97 days, during
which the freight transported amounted
TO "a 600 900 tons, or double what IL was
last season. Seven steamers aud fifteen
bargea have been employed,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02
The Petrified Forest i'm Nevada.

From David Rideout, who has been en-
gagged in preparing section OF petriiled
tree for the Centennial Exhibition, we
learn the follOwingrelatiye 10 the petrited
forest in the desert Of Northwestern Hum
boldt: On the plain, about thirty miles
west of the Blackjack range OF mountains,
stands one of the greatest natural CurlOsl-
ties ever discovered in Nevada. 1t is a
petrified forest, in which the stumps Of
many of the trees, now changed into solid
rock, are still standing. There are no
living trees or vegetation OF any kind
other than stunted sage-brush in the yiCin-
ity. Some of those ancient giants OF
forest which flourished perhaps thousands
of years ago, when the climate Of Nevada
was undoubtedly more favorable for the
growth Of luxuriant vegetation than at
present rival in size the big trees OF Csl-
ifornia. Stumps, transformed into solid
rock, stand in an upright position with
their roots imbedded in the soil as when
growing, measuring from fifteen 10 twenty
six feet in circumference; the ground in
the vicinity is strewn with trunks and
limbs, which retain their natural shape
and size. Mr.. Rideout, determined to Sc
cure section of one of these trees for the
Centennial Exhibition, with two other
men spent twelve days in cutting it from
the stump. This was accomplished by
drilling all around the tree and separating
IL with wedges. The specimen is three
feet high and eighteen feet in circum-
ference, and It's estimated weight is three
tons. 1t stands ON the stump from which
1t was severed, ready to be loaded on a
wagon. Mr. Rideout does not feel able to
incur the expense of bringing II by team
TO the railroad, although he had once
made arrangements To do 40. He is
anxious 10 call the attention of the Cen.
tennial Commissioners to the matter, and
see IL they will not furnish the means to
get IL TO the railroad. The country In
which 1t is situated is an inviting field for
biologists. - Wtnnemucea (Nes.) StlOer
STATE
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02
THE FLOWERS CHOICE.

rnoara the flowers on day
canfsss in turn the fate which they
Would deem most blessed.
1bs .imid Violet whispered: al
rn,,id choose TO liye--I dare not diel
Let me be pressed"
THE Moss Rose rsised its dainty head,
.nd hIushing: Ali what bliss, F" it said,
"For aye to rest
IN some fair maiden's bosom soft,
And with her loving fingers oft
To be caressed"
The eaudy Peony declared,
a. arrogant around IL stared:
ITO be admired
rsallIask. And It's my due;
Nv loneliness leaves nothing new
To be desired"
The modest Daisy said: :" / know,
Alas! am not tit TO grow
Mid such as We;
Yet God has given TO each place
To occupy little space,
Though mean he be.
Content with my estate, pray,
Where He has placed me, there to stay
III li1t 10 uOUc,
Enjoying warmth, enjoying light,
Until my everlasting night
Obscure the SUM-"
At last the Lily, fair and mild,
Spoke. signing: when a little child
Is snatched by Death,
I'd love to nestle pure and bright
Within its hands so cold and white;
Or in wreath
I'd twine me DER the collins lid,
TIL from the mothers sight twas hid;
And / would make
The hideousness of Death appear
Less fonlIy hideous, almost fair,
For her poor sake"
The Lily spoke, and for space
The dewy tears were shed apace;
Aud all confessed
Who heard her gentle words that she,
SO full OF love and sympathy,
Had chosen best.
-Harper'S Bazar
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02

The Hannibal (Mo1 Courier says by
a iudicious system Of leyees along certain
portions Of the upper Mississippi River
10000 acres Of land can he reclaimed that
viii be worth $4,000
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02

The fattening Of cattle as business
has increased in all the Western and
Southern States during the year, accord
ing 10 the department report for October
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49," How often do you knead brtsdf''
asked one housekeeper of another. How
often. Why, might say We need Il con,
tinually,n the other replied.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02

THE experiment IL TO be made Of propa-
eating ostriches In California, for which a
well.known menagerie proprietor has
bought 100 Of the birds, which he will To-
cate on a suitable tract Of land fifteen miles
from San Francisco.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02

LgMoNs can be kept for several weeks
by placing them In clear water. The
water should be changed every other day,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02

POSTMASTER. GEN. JEWELL warns all
women to beware Of the Dead Letter
Office. Few of the clerks employed there,
male or female, ever marry, or die, or re-
sign. The division Il q sort Of mansoleum
of buried afiections,-a place not gov
erned by natural laws.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-10
Latest from Abroad.

THAT SHIPPING BILL-RIOTING.
LONDON, August 10.-Sir Charles Ad
derley's shipping bill, to-day, passed its
second reacing in the House Of Lords.
A special to the Standard, from Glas.
gov, reports that sixty rioters, many OF
whom were badly hurt, were brought be.
fore magistrates yesterday morning, and
remanded to Jail. Rioting broke out
again in the suburbs Monday, and vol.
unteers and regular troops were ordered
to hold themselves in readiness, but the
disturbance was. quieted by the reading
of the riot act.
TO FRANCE.
MADRID, August 10.-Senor Sagasta
has gone TO France.
PREPARING TO RECEIVE THE PRINCE.
LONDON, August 10.-A dispatch from
Calcutta says public meeting has been
held there and preliminary arrangements
made for the reception OF the Prince OF
Wales.
BERLIN, August 10.-The meeting of
the Old Catholic Congress has been in
definitely postponed.
Prince Bismarck has prohibited the
proposed pilgrimage OF German Catho-
lies to Lourdes.
GLEANINGS FROM EUROPEAN PAPERS JUST
RECEIVED.
NEW YORK, August 10.-From latest
European files we CLEAN the following:
The Turkish Government is giving no
quarter to the Herzegovinan insurgents,
and is adopting severe means to sup
press the re Dellion. The rebels are gain
ing many Moslem adherents.
The Belgian Government has lately is
sued, orders to it's Consuls calculated to
prevent the sailing OF unseaworthy Eng
lish ships under the Belgian flag.
Severe earthquake shocks have been
felt at SebasOtpoL
Russia, Roumania and Italy have en-
tered into negotiations concerning a COM
mercial convention.
A French Judge named Lautard has
been sentenced to five years. suspension
for accepting bribes.
The crops i'll Southern Russia have
suffered somewhat from drought, but
the harvest prospects are generally
good.
1t is stated that Germany is about to
negotiate new treaty with Italy for
settlement of the tariff question.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-10

A lively row occurred last night between an
ex policeman named VIM. James and a notori-
GUS ruffian, named Larkin. Later in the even
ing, in the neighborhood of ten O'Clock. Geo.
Campbell was sitting in saloon at the corner
of Belts AMI Cutter streets, writing an aefver-
tisement for one of the newspapers, the Lar
kin brothers and quite number OF their crew
being present. Mr.. Campbell, after he had
finished hitting, sent for Nm. James. who on
catering, heard some one exclaim: ''There's
James, now give it to him" One of the ar
kins Immediately assailed him, and rough
and tumble sct-to was engaged In.
Some one pinned James hands behind his
back, and then Larkin approached behind
James and struck him twice with some non
knuckles. The officers Of that beat then CAME
in and arrested James. Mr.. George Campbell
asked them 70 arrest Larkin. who was making
his escape, and Campbell attempted to resist
him in his flight. Hereupon the officers ar
rested Campbell, and took both to Ninth-street
Station, where they gave bah. In the, Police
Court this morning James was found guilty Of
disordcrly conduct and lined IS and costs.
Campbell was shown TO not have had any,
thing to do in the ARRAY, and was accordingly
dismissed. The officers were ordered to arrest
Larkin, who had ta-ly in the evening shot at
James with revolver. Five bullets weresent
after James, one Of which pierced his hat. nar-
rowly missing his skull
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-10
From Chicago.

That Forgery Case-Suiicide-Th
CrOps-LOcating am Asylum, etc.
CHICAGO, August 10.-Tne Turner for.
gerry case was again before the Criminal
Court yesterday. Leonard SWEET and
MIR. Storas occupied the day speaking in
behalf of the defense.
Ex-Ssrgeant VIM. NJ. Douglass, vet
eran police officer, committed suicide
yesterday by taking dose of arsenic.
A special from Springfield states that
the Commissioners TO select site Tor
the Institution for feeble-minded chill
dren are visiting that city to-day. To-
morrow they will commence to ballot ON
a site. Full delegations seeking the To-
cation are present.
The weather Throughout the West for
the past three days, including to-day,
has been generally favorable to crops.
A light rain fell here this morning, but
the weather is again clearing. The situ-
alton in the recently flooded regions is
bad enough, though it is not entirely
bad, and the harvest prospects ali over
the country are to-day all that could
reasonably be desired.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-10
FLASHES.

Alabama gave a majority of 16, 500 fol
a Constitutional Convention.
Cooks elevator and five warehouses
at Sparta. Wisconsin, burned yesterday
The camp-meetlng Of the Lakeside AS.
soclation, near Toledo, will be continued
for another week.
The New York Liberal Club will have
a "Haus Christian Andersen" memoria
meeting Friday evening next.
Oshkosh was terribly frightened yes
terday, fearing another contlagration
but the loss only amounted to $1,000.
The Phenix Rolling Mill works of 5.
b. Young g. Co., Pittsburg, were dam.
aged by hre, yesterday, TO the extent OF
500
At Ottawa, Ohio, the building in
which Thomas McClure's drug store is
located, was yesterday entirely con-
sumed.
Six persons, yesterday, visited the
Cave of the Woods, Niagara Fails, with
out II guide. Two OF them, Mi. Parsons
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-10
and Miss Philpott, fell into an eddy and
were drowned.

and Miss Philpott, fell into an eady and
were drowned.
scandinavian accounts of the Herze-
govinian revolution represent that the
insurgents defeated the Turks in several
encounters, and wounded Selim Pacha.
B. M. Ford, Oliver & Co., of 35 South
Water street, Chicago, are accused OF
sending 400 barrels of crooked whisky to
Haskell & Netzelgesser, of Indianapolis.
|, The cargo of British vessel pursued
in Haytian waters by a Spanish gunboat
has been embargoed by the Consul Gen
eral of Spain in Hayti, and will be taken
by a Spanish man-of-war to Havana.
The gale OF Friday was very severe on
the lakes. The bark Austin and schoon-
er Ataunto are ashore, full OF water,
near Manitou, Lake Michigan. The tug
Vulcan lost a raft of 2, 900, QUO feet ofpine
lumber in Lake Erie. 49,
The report of the Receiver of the Chi
cago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad
shows the bonded Indebtedness OF the
road to be. $4,000, 600; floating indebted
ness, II, 732, ,345; actual cash floating in
debtedness, due and unpaid, July 81,
1875, $738, ,149. ..N