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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
FIRES.

MILWAUKEE, April 2s.--Osbkosh is in
ashes. The engines have ceased opera
tions. Tho best engine has been burned
The fremen are blowing up buildings, in
the hope of saving portion of the town.
BELLOWS FALLS, VI, April 2s.-Several
fires have occurred here within the last "a
hours including Graham's wooden blanket
factory. The loss is very heavy
HERMAN, n. Y, April 2S.-The bust
ness portion of the town is burned. Loss
$4,000
OSHKOSH, April 29.-The fire broke out in
Morgan & Bros. saw-mill, burning that and
a dozen other saw and single mills. Mil
lions Of feet Of lumber, one hundred houses,
and printing Offices were consumed The
burnt district is one and half miles long
by half mile wide. Hundreds of families
are left homeless. Two lives are known to
have been lost. Thieves are in possession
of the city. Special policemen have been
detailed TO prevent depredations.
The women and children are lying about
the streets or roads in search of shelter.
Over 200 dwellings were burned Three
lives were lost, and other fatalities are APP
pretended. Gangs of thieves are prowling
around, against whom the police are inn
potent.
CovINGToN, KY, April -Neimeyer's
brewery was burned Loss heavy.
SING SING, April 29.--The Nielsen, En-
pire and Mansion houses were destroyed by
fire last night. Loss, $4,000.
DETROIT, April 29-This morning a fire
broke out in the factory of the Weber
Furniture Company and consumed it, with
ten or twelve dwellings adjoining The
loss on the factory building is $500, 600, on
the machinery 100000, and on the dwell
ings from $4,000 to $4,000. Insurance
unknown
WHITEHALL, n. V, May 1.-The
paper mill, barns and Office of Jno. Mclean,
at Factoryville, near Ballstown, N. Y, were
burned last night. Loss, $4,000, Insur-
ance, $4,000.
MONTPELIER, VT, May IA disas.
trous fire occurred here last night Barre
street is 10 ruins. The losses are fully
$150,000. t'tl"
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May 3.--The ex-
tensive steam saw lumber mills of Eppin-
ger, Russell & Co, were destroyed by fire
The loss is 100000. 1t was only partially
insured. .
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
GLEANINGS.

Farmers tell the New Market NeUs
that although the peach crop is
entirely destroyed, if no more freezes
or frosts occur, there will be an aver
age apple, cherry and plum crop.
General Hood denies that he is going to
farming in Minnesota, and says that he
can buy better lands, at lower prices, in
Texas and Louisiana.
The marriage of Miss Ida Greeley, the
eldest daughter of the late Horace Gree
ley, TO Colonel Nicholas Smith, will take
place on Saturday at the house of Mr.. j.
f. Cleveland, Miss Greeley's uncle, on
West Twenty-second street, New York.
a woman in Napa, California, can
snuff candle at forty yards with her
rifle, and split pistol bullet on the blade
OF knife at ten PAGES. An unpleasant
person to meet with "pistols and coffee
for two"
Misfortunes never come singly. A
Kentucky man lost his barn by fire last
winter; one month later three of his
horses died soon after he had eight hogs
stolen and now his motheT-in-law has
come to stay with him until the 4th OF
July.
The Albany Argus says that an Ameri-
can is some one who will stay out late OF
nights, chew borrowed tobacco, tell big
yarns, calmly wait for the old man TO die
and leave him his money, skin you alive
in horse trade, never pay a debt and
never refuse drink.
"Did you go to the Lexington Centen-
NAL - inquired Yankee of the captain
of an English vessel living at Boston.
"No, had no invitation, "You could
have gone without one,n was the re-
spouse. mot much, !" said the cautious
officer, = some of my people went out
there hundred years ago, and came back
disguised with the reception. I'd rather
be excused from following in their foot.
steps,
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
A MISSIONARY MISER.
Death of an Old Preacher Supposed 20
BE n Pauper. whose Effects Pan
Out over 500 900.
New York Dispatch to Chioaso Times.

New York Dispatch TO Chioago Times.
A reporter returned from Hudson,
tonight, and confirmed the story that
an old preacher, who lived like a beg
gar, has died possessed of Sl04, 900, and
made will in favor of numerous re-
ligious institutions, and of unknown
relatives. He was man without any
family, and came from Nova Scotia.
One thing went to indicate that he was
miserably poor. The Board of Home
Missions paid him salary of $3.50 a
year, and he hired a room in the viii
lage of Ashland, Greene county, in a
house occupied by a drunken and pow
erty-striken shoemaker. He lived
there alone, except when he accepted
invitations to spend few days at the
residence of his parishioneTs, who be-
came much attached TO him, and
sympathized with his lonely condi-
ton. After his death, his trunk was
searched, and found to contain a pile
of government bonds and securities,
to the value of several thousand dol
lars. The discoveries of this wealth
continued their investigations, found
bank book and the dead missionary's
will. Without making any exami-
uation of the articles, Rev. Mr.. Weeks
took them to Catskill, and deposited
them in the Tanners National Bank.
In the presence of the bank officers,
the package, handbook, and will were
examined. The package was found to
contain $94 900 in bonds and secur-
tiles. The bank book showed a depos-
1t in New York city bank Of $4,000.
This made the large sum of Sl04, 900,
left by a man who had been supposed
but little better Off than beggar.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
EDUCATIONAL.
A Grand Convention 10 be Held In
Chattanooga Next Summer.


a grand Southern educational con-
vention is to tie held at Chattanooga,
commencing June 20, and continuing
until July l inclusive, under the aus
pices of the State Teachers Associa~
ton of Tennessee. 1t was at first de-
cided to hold the convention one week
earlier, but the dates were changed to
accom- modate the State Teachers AS
ISOLATION of Georgia, which seconded
the call for the convention. Educa-
tors and friends Of education from
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Ken
lucky and Virginia will participate in
the proceedings. The citizens OF Chat
tanooga have taken great pains to Sc
cure reduction in railroad and hotel
rates. Every effort will he made to
make this meeting the most impor-
tant educational convention ever held
in the South, and one of the most i'm
portant ever held in the United States.
While at Chattanooga recently DR..
j. b. Lindsey saw eX-President John
son aud had conversation with him
upon the subject. The eX-President
expressed great interest in the move
ment, and told DR.. Lindsey that he
would be present to deliver the address
which he promised the Association
here last January.
Hon. John NJ. Fleming, the recent
efficient superintendent of Public In
struction, will make an address on the
defects OF the present school law in
Tennessee.
Senator John b. Gordon, Of Georgia,
will be present, as the following letter
will show:
ATLANTA, GA, April 90, lS75.-Rev.
DIR. j. II. Lindsey, Dear Sir: l had
an interview with Gen. J. b. Gordon.
He enters heartily into the movement
at Chattanooga, and has promised,
without failure, to address the teach-
ers and friends OF popular education.
Every educator is pleased with the
idea of this Interstate Convention.
TURNER S. FOSTER.
Hon, John Eaton, Commissioner OF
Education, has written letter to the
President OF the State Teachers Asso-
citation, of Tennessee, from which we
extract as follows:
II hope you will be able to bring
about such IA meeting, as you men
toned, in the South. | would be glad
to render you any aid in my power.
You could get some good, able and
true men from Virginia, If you could
reach out so far. 1t gives me great
pleasure to hear of the support Colonel
Leon Trousdale is to receive, and OF
your assurances of his success. DR..
Sears has just gone South again"
Among those who will be present
are w. 4. Harris, Superintendent OF
the Public Schools of ST. Louis Hon.
l.. O. G. Lamar, of Mississippi, an old
advocate of popular education; Rev.
DR.. Thomas Swaine, of Philadelphia,
Secretary of the Baptist Home Mission
Board. and A. d. White, President OF
Cornell University.
The following eX-Presidents of the
State Teachers Association, of Ten
nessee. will participate in the meeting:
ex-senator Brownlow, Ex-Governor
Neill S. Brown, II. w. Humes, Presi~
dent of East Tennessee University
Rev. 2. S. Fall. Hon. VIM. Bosom,
and Samuel Watson. Governors Gar.
land, of Arkansas, Houston, of Ala
banla, Smith, of Georgia, and Porter,
OF Tennessee Union and Americen.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
A Suit for sixty Millions.

New York is about to be sgitated by
a suit for the recovery of a rich estate
by the heirs of the Weldron property.
The land in question embraces all be-
tween Eighty-second and One-Hun-
dred-and-ninth streets and North and
East rivers. For long time it was
partially covered by swamp, but was
improved by the Tweed ring and sold
for taxes. The property is worth $780,
100000. Several of the heirs reside in
California.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

when Tracy told Of Tilton Throwing
his arms around my neck In AN eat.
ing-house, whispering. General for
give me-" The beauty OF this scene
depends on the report that Tilton's
arms are less than forty inches
long, while Tracy's neck is cylinder
four inches high, fifteen inches in cir
conference, and five inches in dame
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
Business Failures.

a statement of the business failures
in the United States during the first
three months Of 1875 was recently ia
sued by Dun Il Barlow. These statis-
tics have heretofore been presented at
the end of the year. The returns Of
Maine and New Hampshire are in
cluded in the Massachusetts, state
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

A funny incident lately occurred in
the gas office in Chicago. The wife ofa
member of the Illinois Senate entered
20 pay her bill, carrying her porto
monnaie, as was her custom, in her
right hand. Having occasion to write
her signature, she changed her pocket
book to her left hand, then started to
go out. Noticing that her right hand
was empty, she missed her pocket
book, and turning to rough-loOking
individual, who had been standing by
meantime, exclaiming angrily, I'm
thank you for my pocketbook, SIR"
Two or three of the book keepers
rushed out, expecting to see the man
try TO escape, but he stood still, amt
calmly answered, 81 haven't H.,
ma'am." You certainly have;
laid it down a moment ago here, and
you are the only person who could
have taken it," ~ beg your pardon,
ma'am," said the stranger, but L am
no thief, | have not got your pocket
book" "I'll have you arrested aud
searched" cried'the irate lady. "As
you please" responded the man. And
as the madam tried to open the door to
call a policeman she discovered her
purse in her left hand. The stranger
smilingly listened to profuse and pros
longed apology.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

ST. LOUIS, May 3.-The steamer St.
Luke struck the st. Charles Bridge and
four lives were lost.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16

The Sutro tunnel, often men.
toned in connection with the sub
ject of Nevada mining, is an un.
finished work of unappreciated
magnitude. The famous Com
stock lode is in q fissure several
miles long and of unknown depth
Over $200,O00,00O worth of silver
and gold has been taken out of it.
To reach the rich deposit shafts
are sunk all along the vein, and
some of them are 1000 feet deep
The lowest mines are the most
productive, but the air in them is
so hot that the miners can only
work on the system of five min
ute's labor followed by fifteen oil
rest. This makes mining there
very uncomfortable and expen-
sive. Mr.. Sutro's plan is TO run q
tunnel from the foot of the noun.
tain, meeting the lode at right an.
gels, and then following it, the tot.
al length being about eight miles
This would furnish o handler out
let for the ore, besides draining
and ventilating the mines. The
tunnel, which is now about q
third done, is fourteen feet wide
by ten high, and will cost about
eight millions. The company will
get royalty of two dollars a ton
from the miners, and the owner.
ship of any mineral lodes which
the tunnel may strike on the way
to the Comstock vein.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16

Always fill lamps in the morning.
when there is daylight TO work by.
and lamps and oil are cold. Do moi
pour oil from a can that has recent
ly been agitated. Do not allow a
lamp 10 stand very long near a
stove, or in any other warm place.
Always keep the tube of the lamp
clean, and trim the wick every
morning. DO not extinguish lamp
by blowing down the chimney
blow up from the bottom, or else
turn the wick down. Buy none but
the best oil. If your grocer does
not or will not keep it, make club
with your neighbors and send to a
city for a barrel. Avoid all lamps
that hold over a pint of oil, as the
danger is greater as the size of the
lamp increases.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16

Nevada brides won't stand much
foolishness at wedding. Recent.
ly one Of them while going up the
aisle of a church stopped short
and Kicked all the skin off the
shins of a groomsman who trod
on her trail.
A Keokuk man held a neighbor's
wife in his lap while she did up his
hair in curl papers. The husband
attended the funeral, snd when the
minister had finished speaking, he
stepped up to the holy man and said
in low, confidential voice: did
MT mind him very much, because
there wasn't no harm inhim nohow
but L thought things was getting
rather loose, and-well, 1 wanted to
give them preacher chaps n warnn-
in"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16

GRAIN RAIsERs REFUSE to submit
20 the wasteful and imperfect work of other
Threshers, when posted on the vast superior
sly Of this one, for saving grain, saving time:
and doing fast, thorough and economical
work.
Thrssher1men find it highly advantag.
eous to run q machine that has no Beaten
tPickeT," or Apron" that Handles Damp
Grain, Long Straw Headings, Flax, limo
thy, MilIett, and all such ciffcnlt grain and
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Cleans 70 perfection: saves the farmer his
thresh bill by extra saving Of grain; makes
no ..Litterings;, requires less than one
half the usual Belts, Boxes, Journals, and
Gears; easier managed; less repairs; one
that grain raiseFs prefer to employ and wait
for, even at adVanssd prices, while other
machines are 'sout Of jobss'
Four sizes made with 6, 8, 10 and
II horse ssAounted7 Powers, also q
specially of Sepsrators "alone," ex-
pFessly for Steam Power, and to match
other Horse Powers.
II interested in grain raising, or threading
write for illustrated Circulars tseDt free) with
I'm particulars Of size, styles. prices, terms, &C
NICHOLS, SHEPARD = 90,
Il Battle Creek, Michigan.
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16
Dr. PEerce's FaVOrfte Pre-.
ScrIptIOn

ADr. EAerc0S EuVOrk6e Free
ScrIPGIOn
is very strongly recommended by
the Medical Faculties and is large
ly prescribed among their female
patients. It Is worthy of all con-
fidence, as may be seen from the
following testimonials:
DR.. G. B. Chapman, Platts-
mouth, Neb., writes: / have I'M
der treatment a lady, who, for the
past seven years has been afflicted
and, after trying several physi-
clans withOutIreceiving benefit, is
gaining rapidly on your favorite
prescription.
ATLANTA, Ill.
DR.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. V:
DEAR SIR.-I have not words to
express my gratitude to you for
your advice and assistance in my
case. There is not one who has
used your medicines since they
have been brought here, but that
can say with me they have been
greatly benefited. Since / have
been so helped by its use, six or
seven around me left off all doctors
and other medicines, and now use
it in their families, after being
cured OF the same disease as mine.
You do not know what q wonder
it created in our city, by its re-
storing my sister. l wrote you
about. for she had been under the
care of three of our best doctors,
but could not sit up but for a few
minutes at one time. / begged OF
her to try your medicines. and be-
fore she had used half the bottle
she could go all around the yard,
and has now just me-homs from
a visit five niles away.
Mrs. THos. McFARLAND.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip.
ton is sold by dealers in medi.
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16

The original greenbacks-frogs.
A patient waiter--a young doc
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-15
THE NORMAL SCHOOLS.

Senator Burke, of Macoupin county,
has introduced into the Senate two bills
that will create much discussion, one ITO
repeal the act creating and establishing
the Southern Normal University at Car
bondale, and TO turn over the buildings,
grounds, &C., for the use and care of
feeble-minded children of the State" the
other ITO repeal the act creating and es-
tablishing the Normal University at Nor
NAL, His, and to set apart thc
buildings, grounds, &C., for the use Of the
in"urable insane Of the State"
The Senator who introduced these bills
Is peculiar gentleman. The world does
not please him, and he has fallen into the
habit of snarling at everything that at
tracts his attention. Education, lift il at the
expense of the taxpayers. Is, next to the
Niger, his particular aversion. Being a
Bourbon, above reproach and even above
suspicion, the Niger Is, AS a matter of
course. the great object of his dislike. Tut
The ridiculous idea Of popular education
ranks next to SaInbo in the list of his
a'ersions' lie has hated 1t from his
youth up.
Having made this statement, the
reader can understand why the Senator
mas aimed his lance, with the audacity of
Bourbonic Quixote, at the Normal
schools OF the State. lie hates them he
cause he cannot appreciate the good
work they have been and are sin doing
In Illinois.
We know the Normal schools arc eX.
pensiye luxuries, and that not a few cit-
zens believe with Senator Burke that
they should be dispensed with: but ".
are not OF that number. We think thew
might be made less expensive; that. IN
fact, with proper management they could
lie made self-sustaining, and we would
support any movement looking 10 this
end; but we hold il to be ridiculous to
attempt TO abolish them at this time.
They are yet In their inh,ncy--ti,e one In
Southern Illinois being not yet thor
oughly organized. They should De tried
before they are condemned.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-15
BLOODY wTLLIAuSOS.

\ few weeks ago Fielding G.. IIender-
son, one Of the parties in the Williamson
county Bullinger-Henderson war. was
Indicted ior the murder OF HmchcllG. OF
mat county. The Deputy Sheriff with a
posse went to hi. residence and attcmptcd
70 arrest him, but failed. lie fired upon
the ofneer and his party several times
rom navy revolver. and rctreated ia
the woods. Thi- Incident has lpatel the
blood OF all the Henderaons. and they are
ont upon the war-path. Five Of them
armed with douhle-harreled shotgun.,
got on the cars at Cur,ery,lle. near the
ODD battle fields, a day or two ago. and
acted ss iftbey we're very anxious to kin
some person. ''Look out for bushwhae,
ing a. soon as the snow disappears, 4" say,
Ns Marion Democrat.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-15

Leaving out OF view considerations like
these, we wish TO call the attention Of the
members of the General Assembly TO the
fact, that the bills introduced into the Sem
ate cannot be enacted into law without
OUT aging the good faith of the State.
TAKE for instance, the Normal at Carbon
dele. The State concluded to establish a
f,orIial school in Southern Illinois, and
said to the different localities: "The
school will DC located in the town that
gives the most money, lands, &c" There
was not village in this part of the State
that did not desire to secure the location
Of the school. In the hope
to benefit the locality--to Sc
cure an educational institution that
would induce people having children to
locate there. and thus contribute to the
prosperity of the place. In the excite
ment Of the contest, Carbonate gave
bonds and her citizens contributed lands
-outbid all other localities, and the univer-
| sity was established at that town. And
now Senator Burke, before the buildings
arc completed, proposes that the State
shall say 10 Carbonate: "You were
| promised u Normal School IL you
would give bonds and lands, aud YOU
| gave them; but the State has
concluded to repudiate it's contract. and
instead OF giving you Normal School
| give you school for predetermined chill
dren!" There is 10 proposition to pay
back the bonds, or compensate citizens
who donated the lands upon which the
buildings have been erected. The town
and the citizens must stand by their part
of the contract, hut the State will shame
lessly act IN bad faith Senator Burke
may understand this to be honesty. II
he does lac learned his morals In the
school that gave to his county court
house, the bonds issued in payment OF
which the Senator is anxious to rcpudiate
but we do not believe the people of the
State have yet approached his standard.
We 40 not believe they will, after indu-
cling communities to impoverish them
selves By subscribing bonds and lands to
obtain Normal Schools, repudiatc Their
promises to those communities. The PEG.
pie are not mean enough TO promis,
bread and give stone.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-15
THREE OR MORE"
GREAT SPEECH OF AN EGYPTIAN REP.
RESENTATIvE ON POLICEMEN.

Hon. L.. r. Platter Wants Three or
More Coats In the Lobby aud Wo-
men In the Gailcry.-A brilliant Or
atOrtcaI Display.
Just before the House adjourned last
Monday, Mr.. Albright, OF jackson,
moved to authorize the Speaker to APP
point two policemen. when Mr.. Platter, of
Hardin. moved to amend by striking out
the word "two" and inserting in lieu
thereof the words three or more"
Upon this amendment, Mr.. Platter made
his maiden speech. full report of which
We obtained from Tie Stat, Joauat. He
said:
Mn. SPEAKER: ImOye to amend that
resolution. Mr.. Speaker. | want that
resolution amended so II will read three
or more. We want three or more police
men for this House, Mr.. Speaker; three
or more. Louder, by several members.
Hardin must speak loud enough for all
the members TO hear him. Laughter
and cries of ''louder."1
pLATER-Mr. Speaker, say we must
have three or more policemen. Two men
amt enough, for II will take three or
more policemen TO watch our coats In the
lobby. [Uproarious laughtcr.] Yes, sir;
| want that resolution amended so rs to
read three or more policemen. We wait
more policemen. It's shame TO the
great State of Elanoisc that this House
can't have but two policemen. shouts
OF laughter. which encouraged Platter 10
20 on We must have three or more
policemen to look after our coats in the
lobby and the women in the gallery.
Immense applause. As was saying,
Mr.. Speaker. | want that resolution
amended so as to read three or more po-
licemen, and
At this point, says IN, Journal, the
member from Hardin weakened down in
to his seat, whispering the words "three
or more The House adjourned, and at
once scores of members, headed by Gov
ernor Beveridgc, proceeded to congratu-
late Platter Oh his maiden speech. He
was much elated, aud declares his Dur
pose TO carry his amendment or bust