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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18

To so every day and common state OF
mind as worry, ranging, as II may, from
passing tit of the blues" up TO the mos,
poignant mental anxiety regarding life
itself, little importance is popularity at
tachcd; and especially among so excep-
tionally nervous and rapid a people as the
Americans, the fact Of a person succumb.
ing under mental strain Is Of too ordinary
occurrence TO give rise to extended com.
ment. To the list of the insane immured
in asylums and brought ihither through
heredity or by their own excuses,
thousands are added, suffering with
broken minds induced by anxiety; but
the great majority of people TINS affected
continue In their places in society, by no
means lunatics, nor maniacs, nor idiots,
but nevertheless Of brain unsound in
parts. The world sometimes dubs them
eccentric - and, IL they be distinguished,
their odd habits, absence of mind, and
like traits furnish rich material for the
biographer; in other cases the ccccntrici.
ties become crimes, and indiscriminaiing
justice may declare the lie forfeited be.
cause OF the workings of hidden faculties
uncomfortable, because disorganized.
Worry, then IS dangerous, more SO Than
the alcohol which kills the drunkard, for
the latter involves a taste and u habit
which may be put aside; the former IL
the creature Of necessity, and creeps In
sidiously into every man's life. It's phys.
biological effects, therefore, should be
clearly and adequately realized, And the
knowledge ot the ills may, In some in
stance, prevent the existence OF the cause.
During the early stages of dementia in
duced by mental anxiety, DIR. Richardson
tells us, in his Diseases of Modern
Life" there is nothing more than an in
creased tension of the minute vessels
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18
men. A few escaped with but slight
bruises. Six ~ them, howcver were
caught By The fslling wssis and m0t hor-

men. A few. escaped with but slight
bruises. Six n them, Aoweser, were
caught By The tslling wsiis and sm0t hor-
'rfbly msngied.-a -S.-- sssa-s 80 -sA.s
The alarm Of fire was at once sounded,
and the firemen aided those present u ex-
Treating the sufferers beneath the ruins.
I: was q terrible scene OF wild confusion
From tie inextricable mass came the
shrieks OF the buried victims calling FOR
aid. which. for a time, the crowd were
unable to render. Both walls Of tbe build
ing had fallen toward the west, while the
roof had slidden clear across the street.
Merchandise OF every description was
hcaped In every conceivable shape, and
entanglcd with The debris Of the building.
TIE rain was pouring in torrents, but.
Without moments delay, the brave men
began their work of Humanity. As fast as
removed the unfortunate men were placed
Id carri4ges and taken home, where med
zeal attendance was furnished them By the
railroad company.
The same gust OF wind that crushed in
the feight-honse tore off apiece Of the
galvanized roofing of the passenger depot,
and hurled ii against the buildings On tho
opposite side Of the street.
The most disastrous accident that hap
pensd in the Southwest portion Of the city
was taie destruction Of the Reaper Mission,
tares-stoy frame bnilding, twenty by
sixty feet, situated at 625 West Twenty.
second street. II was occupied on the
ground as mission church. The second
Vas the residence Of Michael Burns and
his family, which consisted Of himself,
wife and four children. The third floor
was occupied by family named Kohn.
A Mrs Runk and her son Frederick, aged
twelve years, were on their way 10 do
some work when the sudden fash of light
ming came down upon them. They sought
shelter In the halfway Of the Mission
building, and scarcely had they entered
II, ere the structure was scattered 10
the four points Of the compass by the
sudden squaIl Fred. Rrnk was Killed In
stantly, his neck being broken by piece
Of timber striking him. The mother was
also badly bruised, but not dangerously
hurt. Little Michael j. Burns, aged four
years, was very badly hurt internally,
but had no bones broken. Little Freddy
Kobn was injured very badly internally,
and II is not believed that he will recover.
The other inmates escaped with few
slight scratches.
Several minor casualties are reported.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18

The wondrous organ that crowns the edi-
nee Of man il not only the seat Of reflection
and the home Of ideally, but 1t is the gov
ernfng center of thesnervous system. When
II 10 overweight, unduly excited, or af-
fected by Irregularities of those bodily or
gans with which Utmost closely sympathizes,
all the nerves suffer, and the general health
- impaired. The reason why Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters exercise such q soothing In
fuence upon the brain is, that they remove
those digestive and bilious arrangements
which react injuriously upon it and that in
relieving irritation or weakness of the great
sympathetic nerve which connects the stom-
ach and the brain, they benefcially affect the
latter organ as web as the former. Sound
sleep, clearness of mind, easy digestion and
freedom from biliousnes arc insured by this
prime regulstiye tonic and nervine.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18

There were four OF us seated together
around cheerful pitch pine fire upon
the side of grassy knoll among the foot
hills, about forty miles from Custer.
One OF the party was mountaineer, the
rest were members of large, well-armed
train of Black Killers, then toiling and
working its way through a wilderness OF
sage brush, endeavoring to reach the
trail our party had discovered a few
hours before. We had selected spot
for rest, where the wind or the sun, or
perhaps both, had cleared away the snow
from about huge pine knot almost pet
rified by age. The grass, too, was quite
luxuriant, and offered an inducement for
us to halt and rest until the train came up.
The fire lighted, and the knot in blaze,
we brought forth our pipes to smoke and
watch the misty curtain rise. Twas a
glorious scene on that crisp, frosty morn
ing, and the man who died there that day
should have felt proud of his magnificent
death chamber. Nature seems TO have
lavished unlimited wealth of beauty upon
the Black Hills, and fate seems TO have
led Dick Burnett to the most beautiful
spot in the Hills in which to die While
we were calmly smoking around the fire.
watching the misty canopy rise like a
featbery veil from the valley beneath
us; while we silently admired the mag
nificent background Of ggliltering snow
and bright green pines, which in the
morning sun appeared more beautiful
than ever before; while we were illus
quietly admitting the beautiful, blood
red, iron tinctured valley below us, now
plainly visible beneath the slowly-rsing
curtain Of mist, admiring the winding
creek Ia its center, which, with its broad
fringe Of orange-colored Kinnekennic
willow, appeared like q huge yellow
snake IN basin of blood, man rode
suddenly upon us
Each sprang to his feet, rifle in hand.
The stranger turned his horse away in
alarm and rode quickly away He was
white man, and we could not, and had no
reason to halt him.. He rode out to the
side of the road and dismounted Then
he proceeded to arrange and write upon
some paper which he placed in his bo-
som, and after some hesitation led his
horse toward our surprised party and
halted about thirty PAGES distant, rifle
and pistol in hand.
Halo therer'
II Halo yonrsclfp'
q Is this the Custer roads"
Don't know. I've been lost all night.
Who are your"
Pilgrims from Cheyenne. Been lost
on Jeaney.s trail two days.
Then the lonely stranger rode up and
stood restlessly awaiting interrogation.
He said he lad left Custer two DAYS be.
fore, that he was drunk when he left
and did not know what he mad done or
how he had got lost He received lot OF
letters from our party, and soon afterward
babe us adieu. lie said he was going to
the states, and we babe him look out for
his scalp, and said good-by. Poor fell
low. Unfortunate drunk! IL cost him his
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18
Alaska.

The Sec rotary of War has sent to the
United States Senate some items re-
specting Alaska" which were obtained
by u citizen of Portland, Oregon, Gin a
pleasant conversation" with Capt j. w.
White, Of tae revenue maine service
Capt. Whites views OF Alaska are more
encouraging than those Of other persons
who have seen the Territory.
ut Alaska was present; count the
fisheries, the turs, the lumber, the mines
of coal, iroE and gold, the varieties of
fruits and vegetables that can be raised
with its political value as a military sta
ton. The Yucon River Is nayigahle for
steamers /, 400 miles. 1t spreads out into
FIVE mouths, inclosing a level cottonwood
region or delta OF seventy miles, covered
with grass. On Oonalaska the grass is
six 70 eight feet high, and so thick that
IL must he parted to get through. II is
so on Kodiak. The small Russian cattle
that live entirely upon IL are rs fat as
seals. The live on 1t all the year, need
ing no shelter but the ravines. The wild
pea vines grow six eight, and even
twelve feet long, furnishing choice food
for stock.
There are no proper icebergs In those
seas. The warm Japan current divides at
the southwest point Of the Aleutian
Islands. part going north through Beh-
rings Straits, which are too shallow for
anything but field-ice to pass, and only a
narrow polar current passes down near the
hsiiisic coast, as the one from Greenland
passes down near the Atlantic shore. Ice
noats oil the shores in winter and spring,
and soon dissolves with little danger 10
shipping. The Ierion is chilly even i'm
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18
Nice Pets.

Thomas l.. Bond, the celebrated alliga.
TOR strappcr, on Wednesday morning boxed
mp Dbout thirty Of the largcstssized alliga
tors ever seen, and conveyed them to the
City Park, where picture Of the reptiles
was taken by Mr.. Anderson. Everyone
ofthe animals kept their large jaws open,
and beside them stood the trapper. We
learn the following facts about these rep
tiles from Mr.. Bond. He goes into his
hole about the Let of November, on the
first cold wind; stays until the first warm
day in February. The female commences
LAYING In the latter part of May, they
hatch the latter part or July and August.
They eat fish, young pigs, adogs-vin fact
any animal that comes within reach OF
them negroes and grass, when they can
find nothing else; they commence To eat
as soon as they come out, and eat until
they go into their holes In the fall. The
female lays from eighteen 10 ninety
eggs, according to the size of the female.
The male lies about the nest, and II he
succeeds In driving the female off, devours
the young as soon as hatched. The nest
~ made in low, swamp ground; the mate
rial used Is dry grass or dried cane, and
raised about three and a half or -four feet
uIEH, w Ucu ~ 10 vi tHe IcVuiita HtiSut
she gets ON top and with her claws makes
Il hole and deposits her eggs, then covers
over with more of the same material. then
a covering of mud to make 1t as near water
proof as possible. The first four years
after Matching they grow about four inches
per year, after that very slow, not more
than from one TO two. DR.. Dick says, In
his Christian Philosophy, that man and
the alligators are the only animals that
kill their species by wholosalc.--Nen ".
leans Bulletin.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18

JUDGE HILTON has said that there were
5000 names on the payroll of the firm OF
A. T. Stewart & Co. More than 1900
persons are employed in the two stores in
New York
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18

TnE population OF the Kingdom OF
Prussia on the 1st of December, 1875,
vas 25, Toe, 900, an increase of 100000
since 1911
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18

In 81 Lawrence County, N. Y, where
dairying Is carried ON extensively,
there arc some $4,000 cows. Estimating
the amount sold from each COW TO be
thirty dollars above home consumption,
which is low estimate, an income of 81
5S0, 900 in realized.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18

Prince Bismarck once sent his por-l
trait 10 Mr.. Stewart, and requested that OF
the merchant prince in return. The lat
ter ignored the request for the portrait,
but sent check for vi 900 Tor the relief
OF the starving poor in one OF the districts
OF Prussia.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18

Urgently Kansas farmer, while en-
gagged ipftlQging, turned up what he at
'first supposed 10 hsrya peculiar stone, but
which on exahiaatiSn tsaSsasiebe very
good quality 81 lead OH, ESfwhich there
was large sdtiace deposit, Va"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
A HORRIBLE SUICIDE.
A Washington Township Wo
man Cuts Her Throat with a
Razor.

Mrs. L. Miller, wife of Silas Miller,
of Washington township, took her
life by her own hand. The particu-
lars las we receive them are MS fol-
lows: Mrs. Miller has been IN inva-
lid for long timcwith the consump-
tion Her little daughter, about four
teen years. old, has been in the habit
of sleeping with and waiting upon
her mother. Last evening Mrs. Mil
Ter told her little daughter that she
had been suffering for several nights
past, that she could not sleep much
and she thought that if she had Mr..
Miller's razor under her pillow du-
ring the night she would sleep. The
little girl ever ready to do all in her
power to add to her mothers comfort,
unknown to any other member of the
family. got the razor and placed il
under her mothers pillow, never
thinking that any harm would result.
The family retired at the usual hour,
and about II o'clock the little girl
walked and found herself lying in her
mothers blood. She immediately
got out Of bed and aroused the other
members of the family. when it was
found that Mrs. Miller had cut her
throat with the razor and was dead.
She leaves husband and four chill
drcn, the youngest being but six
months old. On account of Mrs.
Miller's poor health and their misfor-
tunes financially it is thought that she
desired death, and resolved to take
her life with her own hands.-Io,ra
GIN ReDub1icaD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Up to to-day Hayes had l68 north:
ern votes. Our afternoon dispatches
show. officially, that he has received
the seven votes from South Carolina.
making lT3 certain.
Attic same time it seems reasona.
bly, sure that Hayes will have the four
votes of Florida and the eight in
Louisiana, making his total vote 1856
or enough to elect him.
We say reasonably certain, because
these states. as we'll as South Carolins
arc overwhelmingly republican, on
fair count, and the presumption a.
we'll as the drift of all reliable infor
nation from these states has indicat
cd from the start that they were
for Hayes. The Official vote
is being polled in Florida and
Louisiana. and all doubts will proba.
bly, be put at rest by the announce.
ment as soon as their votes are connt.
ed that they, too, are for Hayes.
Tilden has carried ll9 southern. and
65 northern votes, which makes him
ISL. or one short of an election, and
probably all he will ever get.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
Cent auR
LiniInentS,
The Quickest, Surcst and
Cheapest Remedies.

ray slcians recommend, and :FarIiers d., lar.
that no such remedies have ever befors no.,, =,
use Wordsare cheap but The rronr,e,o,. ns,h.s.
articles win present trial hc,,,es 70 meaios r,s
gratis, and " III guarantee more ronia o.a ...,.
factory results than have ever oht.,.s
TasCentGurL inf m M ~ ~. r
per, VIII cure Rheumatism, Neura,uia rnn,ss
CO. scisfica. Caked breasts, Sore Nipp "a r,o.,
ordinary 1pa'hs' or any
Flesh, Boz AND MrscLEsAt1MksT.
Twill extract the poison Of bites and sttpcs
ana neal burns or .tcalds without a-scsr. Locr.
jaw, Palsy, Weak back, Caked Bressts. Far.che
Toothache, Itch and cutaneous Eruption,, roadi,
~ yiel to .itss treatment.
II tn,y Black. ufhdt, Hffcin Co. O. ssys. cav
wife has had rheumatism for five years no resiy
no sleep-could scarcely walk across the floor
tcur Liniment We al feel ,hankfu, TO yon, and
recommend yeur wonderful medicine to ali our
! fr'ends,o
James Hnrd, of GAINESVILLE. O.. says: 1.-THE Cen
tanr Linluent cured my Neuralgia
on aii[sa T TO- q Newark writes sena me
saved my leg. want to distribute 1t, &C."
The sale Of his Iiniment is Increasing rapidly.
The Centnnr Lin,m~nt, yellow Wrap
per. is for the tough skin. esh ,sand muscles Of
HORSES MULES Az D ANIMALS.
We have never yet seen q case of SPAWN,
sweeny, Ringbone, Wind gall. Scratches or Poll
Evil, which. this Liniment would not speedily
benefit. and we never saw but few.cases which
1t would not cure. 1t will cure when any thing
can. It'll folly to.spend $40 for Farrier, when
one dollars. worth of Centaur :L.niment will do
better. The following is sample OF the testi-
nony produced.
JEFFERSON, Mo-, Nov. 10, 1875
some time ago was shipping horses to Ut.
Lonis. got one badly crippled In the car. with
great difficulty got him to the stable or Fourth
Avenue. The stable keeper gave me q bottle OF
, Cen;aur li,nimant, which used with such sue
cess that In two DAYS the horse was AZ active on
! ever ana nearly well 1 have been veterinary
! any thing ever used.
"A. J. MCCARTHY, Veterinary Surgeon.
Fora postage stamp we Will mail Centaur Al
manac, contsining hundreds OF certificates, from
every State in the Onion. These Linimenta are
now Sold by all dealers in the country
LABoRAroRY,oF j. 3. Ross Co.,
40 Dey street, New York.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

SHEEP PAY THE BEsr.-In "Some
Sheep Talk" in the National Lire
Stock Journal an experienced stock
keeper says: II have been feeding
some 800 head of cattle, and am sat
isfied that even with the most favor
able conditions for selling when the
time comes, shall make great deal
more money, dollar for dollar, on the
money have invested in sheep than
! shall on the capital have invested
i'm cattle. have about 600 sheep.
running without any particular at
tention or care, and have sold $l,4OO
worth of wool of this years clip and
have $50 lambs besides. l do not
think ii possible TO have done so well
ON any equal amount Of capital in
vested in cattle. One great adrau-
tage sheep have over other stock is,
they never die Of the contagious dis
eases to which they are subjected,
give the owner ample time to treat
the affected animal, and the diseases
are generally of a character which
yield readily to treatment"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
AGRICULTURAL TALK.
Trouble Among the Changers.

Iowa Correspondence chicago Joafnal.
Taxation without representation is
contrary to the progressive ideas OF
the body polite of Iowa. and the
Changers especially. A few years age
the State Grange in this state got into
possession of few political hacks
and sidewalk farmers, who used il
for their personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The bone and sinew Of the order re.
belled, and a reformation was made
Having purified the order at home
they have now turned their attention
to the National Grange which is eat
ing up their substance without an
equivalent returned. This National
Grange is charged with being a ring
of self-constituted priests, having by
recent and adroit management estab-
lished themselves in office and power
by levying cxorbitant taxes upon
State Oranges, thereby enabling them
to get large salaries and take annual
excursions with their families at
fabulous cost, all at the cost of the
taxpayers. 10 do this they have en-
trenched themselves behind a high
and self-constituted degree Of Priests
Of Merida, to which none are admit
ted except such as arc deemed adyisa-
able. From this inner temple are
dictated to the subordinates all or
ders and DEGREES, and from which
there is no appeal. II is proposed to
wipe out this star chamber by cutting
off the supply on which ID lives in
luxury.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
The Floor Of n Sacramento
Theasre Gives WAY,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov ia Sacra-
mento dispatch says that last night,
during a performance at Moore's
Opera House, the floor gave way,
killing seven and wounding about
100 spectators. The Opera House
was situated over a large livery stable
on Second street, between X and L,
and was formerly used as a State
armory. 1t had recently been con-
verted into theatre by putting up a
gallery and tier of boxes, making the
hall capable of seating 1000 persons.
The floor was unsupported except by
the usual beams. The Vaudeville
troupe had engaged the theatre, and.
1T being the opening of tho establish.
ment. the house was crowded. Soon
after the performance commenced a
sudden sinking of the floor was no.
ticed, accompanied by the cracking of
beams, and directly tho entire audi
orium, carrying with it the stage and
allery, was precipitated into the
able beneath. The rear portion was
partly supported by the stalls beneath.
and the audience were thrown for
""A' tc"ui' iiiC ilt liz IllS
were eXtinguished by the conclusion
and a scene of fearful confusion en-
sued. a fire-alarm was struck, and
in a few moments the department
were on the ground, and with the
assistance Of the police, proceeded to
rescue the wounded and removed the
dead. A great crowd, in the mean
time assembled, and the excitement
was intense. Hundreds crawled from
the ruins unassisted and uninjured.
On clearing away the debris, the fol-
lowing were found dead: s. w.
Perry, janitor of the Court House
Frank Myers and W. j. Forster COM
positors in the Record Union office
Henry Vaca Ezra Woolson, former
ly County Treasurer Michael Tier
nan, and two unknown. The per-
formers escaped with some bruises,
Eddie Pcakc, of the Swiss Bell Ring
ers, and Mrs. Wilson, variety per-
former, being the most injured, but
neither seriously. Many of the
wounded taken from the ruins are in
crippled condition. and number
will probably die.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
TtLDEM-REOEl OR REBEL.
I'll DEN.

This is the way it is: Some half
dozen of the Tilden electors in the
South have never had their disabili.
ties removed, and hence cannot be
Presidential electors. The Fourteenth
Amendment, touching this matter. is
as follows:
ARTICLE XIV, SECTION 3. Nc
person shall be Senator or Repre-.
sentative in Congress, or -Elector OF
President or Vice President !
who, having previously taken an oath
as q member of Congress, or as al
officer Of the United States, or as 8
member of any State Legislature. o,
as an executive or judicial officer OF
any State, or any other Office, to sup.
port the Constitution of the United
States, shall have engaged in insur.
rection or rebellion against the same,
or given aid or comfort to the enc.
mics thereof. But Congress may. by
a vote OF two-thirds Of each house
remove such disability.
1t is impossible now for these fel.
lows to have their disabilities rcmoy-
ed before the meeting of the Electoral
Colleges of the States, asiCopgresi
will not be in session before thai
time.