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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23

MARY CLEMMER has gone to Washing
ton to live, and from the capital she
writes as follows about the decay of con-
science that afflicts the whole body pol
itic just now:
What a comment it is upon the dis.
tance We have marked downward as a
people when to " steal from the govern
ment " is spoken ofas apiece of prowess,
to be laughed at and boosted over; as if
stealing from the treasury of your coun-
try were a very different matter from
stealing from the Golfer of your neighbor?
No doubt somebody Will assert this is a
dreadful thing Tor me to say. But / am
perfectly aware of what am saying. l
am not repeating anybody's croaking."
Instead, if | should report in these col
umns the small pilferings and the names
Of the pillerers with which I have be-
come personally cognizant in the last ten
wears, you would think had been "put-
ting it" very mildly, and you yourselves
would be very much astonished. Iknew
a senator's wife, now gone out of Office,
who took all the Christmas and New
Years presents she made her friends(and
of course they were many) out of the
government Outside of her own per-
quisites the government paid for them
all. This may seem little thing 1t was
for the United States treasury to pay for
one woman's presents. But it involved
the underlying principles of honesty as
much as taking hundred thousand in
the same way.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23
LATEST NEWS.
SOUTH AND WEST.

The democratic state convention OF
Georgia is called for August s4cond.
Seven conductors were recently dis
CHARGED from the st. Louis nd Southwest
ern railroad for knocking down.. e..
stealing.
Nashville will this seas on ship $780,
600 worth of snapbeans to the north. They
were quoted in Cincinnati at $3.50 per bar
rel on the 7th.
In the city court of San Francisco, a
few days ago, Patrick Brown, for throwing
stones at a Chinaman, was fined $120 and
sent to prison for sixty days.
Two men who call themselves A. and
T. Griswold, have been arres sted in ST. Louis
as bogus commission mercha ants. They adj
vertised all over the west for cOnsignments
of butter and eggs and swind led the owners
out of the proceeds.
At a meeting of the Chicago ministers
last week it was agreed that Mr.. Moody
sh03ld begin revival service in that city in
October He said that for two years and
two months he had preached an average of
four sermons a day, and he felt that he
ought to have rest, but if it was thought best
he would begin work at once.
The bonanza kings have their eye en-
an enterprising man named f5utro, who is dig
ging a big tunnel at the depth of a mile
under the great silver DEPOSITS at Virginia
City. Sutro surprised the m by beginning
the work, and now that his tunnel is nearly
three miles long and going ahead, they be-
gin to think he is dangerous with his little
pick.
From crop reports from northern Mis-
sissippi, northern Arkansas and West Ten
nessee, it appears that the cotton crop in
those sections have decrcaB Bed fourteen per
cent. as compared with last year. The
weather generally has be@n less favorable,
and besides planters have suffered much
from overflows. A noticeable fact is that
while the number of labOrt RS has decreased
ten per cent. the morals of those now at
work is considerably imprd we'd. There is a
gratifying increase in thd amount of corn
planted, and the general condition of the
crop is good. The wheat crop has suffered
considerably from rust. Hogs are reported
as nearly doubled in nu mber and in good
condition, very few signs of cholera being
noticed.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23
A Fire-PrOOf Suit.

A few days since an exhibition of the
new Oestberg ire-extinguishing appara-
tus took place on the Lindenstrasse, in.
Berlin, says the Cologne, Germay, Zei-
tung, in the presence of the emperor, the
empress, the crown prince, the grand
duke of Baden, the Swedish minister, the
minister of war and the interior, and 9TH
er distinguished persons.
Capt. Ahlstrom appeared in a peculiar
looking costume, made of the Oestberg
invention. and walked into an immense
fire made of wood saturated with petrole-
UNI. The heat of the fire was so intense
that no one else could approach within
eighty PAGES without being burnt or
scorched. The captain, however, walked
around in the glowing pile perfectly un-
disturbed, leaning upon the burning
wood, and finally seating himself on the
Goals. He remained in the fire for fifteen
minutes, and on his coming out everyone
pressed around to see how much he had
been injured. He was unharmed, and
in spite ofthe emperor's asseveration that
he had seen enough of so dangerous an
experiment, Capt. Ahlstrom went again
into the fiery oven.
On finally emerging he took off his
suit, and appeared clothed in red flannel.
The emperor said: One must see
this to form any just conception of il"
JAPAN has adopted the first day of
the week, the Christian Sunday, as a day
of rest.
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EAST.

The historic old South Church build
ing, in Boston, was sold at auction last week
for 1900.
In Connecticut last year, there were
four hundred and sixty-aix divorces to FIVE
thousand three hundred nd eighty. five mar
riages, with an average of about three hun
dred and sixty divorces IA year for the last
fifteen years, the prevail ling cause being
general misconduct"
1t is a long while sin be any remarka-
ble case of murder by int ntional poisoning
has been recorded in this country. The
crimes of Allen c. LarOs, b school teacher OF
Easton, Penn, now Ell the void with horrors
equal to anything in the dnnals of the BOr-
gias His own parents are among the vic
tins, and his only object was to obtain
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23
Eyen.Handed Justice.

A poor Turkish slater of Constantine
pie, being at work upon the roof of a
house, lost his footing, and fell into the
narrow street upon a man. The pedes-
trian was killed by the conclusion, while
the slater escaped without material inju
ry. A son of the deceased caused the
slater to be arrested. The cadi listened
attentively, and in the end asked the lat
ter what he had to say in his defense.
Dispenser of Justice answered the
accused, ait is even as this man said,
but Allah forbid there should be evil in
my heart. l am poor man and know
not how to make amends" The son of
the man who had been killed thereupon
demanded that condign punishment
should be inflicted upon the accused.
The cadi meditated few moments, and
finally said. Thou shalt stand in the
street where the father of this young
man stood when thou didst fall on him."
And to the accuser he added: "Thou
shalt, if it please thee, go up on the roof
and fall upon the culprit, even rs he fell
upon thy father. Allah be praised"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23
PROPERTY.
We now give the rate of state taxa
ton in each of the states as prepared and
published by NJ. T. Williamson in a
,mDblet issued in 1874

There may have been some changes
since that time. In Mississippi it is now
sixty-fve cents, and in Alabama it is
seventy-five cents. In Mississippi the
counties, we learn, pay the expenses of
criminal prosecutions, and in Tennessee
the state pays them. If the state had to
pay for criminal prosecutions the rate in
Mississippi would be much above sixty
five cents. The agricultural products of
Tennessee amounted in 1870, to $50, ,472,-
SOY; while it is not proposed by any one
to collect over $2,00O,0OO of taxes, or
only one forty-third of the annual value
of farm products, and when we remem-
Der that a large portion of this s., 900, 600
is to be collected on city property and on
privileges, the tax on farms will only
amount to one eighty-sixth of the value
of farm products. Kentucky, neigh
boring state, very similar TO Tennessee,
and which has no state debt, collected in
1873, $2,O16, ,474, and had only $S7, ,477,-
374 of farm products in 1870.
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Life in the Prussian Army.

The Berlin correspondent Of the Lon
don Daily News writes to that journal:
A case which recently came to light here
through the courts throws singular
light upon one phase of Prussian life.
Some time since a nOn-cOmmissiOned Of
ficer of regiment stationed at KOnigs-
berg committed suicide, and just before
the act wrote a letter TO a Berlin journal
explaining his motive. He had pre-
viously published certain facts highly
discreditable to two officers of his regi-
ment, and from that time they had per-
secuted him with every form of military
cruelty that the superior can visit upon
the subaltern. No opportunity was of
tered to him to prove his charges, and
the standing of the officers screened
them from any investigation. Life,
Therefore, became intOlerable to the poor
man, and he decided on suicide. The
allegations against the two Officers-a
paymaster and, | believe, lieutenant
were repeated in the testamentary letter
But as coon as they were published the
entire line and staff of the regiment
which seems TO have been less sOlicitous
about vindicating its honor 80 long as the
accuser Iived-hastened on his postum
nous publication to prosecute the news
paper for libel. The case came before
the civil court here, and, much to The
surprise of all parties, the journal was
acquitted. 1t proved the truth of the
allegations.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23
Did Tobacco Come From Ameaica.

A German iconoclast maintains that
tobacco was familiar to the old world
before the year 1892. He claims to have
found two mentions of the weed ante
dating the discovery of America. First
according to sale the Koran contains
prophecy of MahOmet couched in these
words: "In later times there will be men
calling themselves MOslcms only in name,
for they will smoke tamboco." Seeond-ln
the writings OF Rabbinical author who
lived 3, fore Columbus occurs passage
which Buxtorf translates thus: The
Persians eat tabhaki without salt" The
verb in this passage (0chqD signifies not
onlv "to eat" butalso "to drink" And
very many oriental nations say TO drink
tobacco" instead of to smoke, this phrase
reaching so far east as Japan. Among
the wares imported into Alexandra
during the reign of emperor Commodus
was one indicated by the name Duakkha;
very similar to the name Iuakkho, ap-
plied to tobacco by Il inhabitants or
the Mosquito coast and many. Cathrs,
while the name among the Cochin Chi
nese is Tuakhan. The narghileh, or wa
ter pipe, furthermore, is found repre-
sented in the ruins of Nakschi Rustum,
an ancient city of Persia.
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THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
Hts Population Eq qunl,iO that of the United
bta1eS-A Remarkable Re
cent Increase.
London Economist

London Economist
The German statistical Office has Just
published an abstract of the result of the
census of 1875. The document shows
large increase of the population, if we
compare it to the foregoing census. On
the 91st of December, 1875, the total of
the population amounted to fOrty-two
million seven hundred and fifty seven
thousand eight hundred and twelve
inhabitants. On the 1st of December,
1871, forty-one million fifty eight thou
sand seven hundred and ninety-two in
habitants were counted, including, of
course, the troops then stationed in
France. According to these figures there
has been an increase of one million six
hundred and ninety-nine thousand and
twenty inhabitants within four years, or
as much as one and one One-hundredth
per cent. a year. Within years 1871
the population had increased by nine
hundred and fifty-one thousand six hun
dred and seventeen, or only fifty eight
one-hundredth per cent. (average) a year.
(In these latter figures Alsace and Lo-
raine have been included). Within the
last census period the population there
fore increased by seven hundred thousand
inhabitants, or seventy-three One-hun-
dredth per cent. more than within the
foregoing period of four years. Only
part of this difference may be ascribed to
the war between Germany and France.
The principal reasons of the increase lie
in a reduction of emigration and in a
strong over-balance of births against
deaths. If we look at the figures of each
separate country we find that the popu-
latiOn of Prussia alone increased by one
million eighty-two thousand two hun
dred and fifteen inhabitants, whilst its
average yearly increase had amounted to
one and seven one-hundredth per cent.
against sixty-nine one-hundredth of the
foregoing period Of four years. The in
crease was, however, greatest in SaxOny,
where the population of two millions and
a half increased by two hundred thou
sand inhabitants-thati is one and ninety
two -hundredth per cent, against one
and three-tenth per cent. in the foregO-
ing census period. In Bavaria, Wurten-
burg, Hesse and Baden the growth of
population has not been as strong as in
Prussia and SaxOny. OF the other
twenty states, only Mecklenburg, Lu-
beck, Waldeck and Alsace-Loraine have
suffered reduction in the number of
their inhabitants. The reduction is,
however, very much less important than
it had been in the foregoing period of
i've years, and the sole cause was emf
grafton, which in these states took place
on larger scale-in Alsace-Loraine on
account of the political reasons, in the
other states on account of the slow state
of industrial progress.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23
For the Ladies Only.

Mercutio plumes are worn on coaching
hats. Black garnet jewelry is worn for
second mourning and demi-tOilet. Alsace
ginghan is a new wash fabric. Gilt and
steel buttons are again wOIn on very
dressy costumes.
For children's costumes there are an
endless variety of fabrics; the real Scotch
gingham, cambrics, small checked silks
and woolen materials in every color.
Girls half grown wear dresses not unlike
those WON by women. Little girls wear
longer skirts, with stockings to match.
Debeges are again in favor Tor travel
ing dresses, the shades seeming to be linn
tied to French gray and brown.
In black grenadines, there are cross
barred, lace-fgured brOcades, velvet and
.satin-striped. In colored grenadines the
pale buff or cream shade prevails.
Wool barege is imported in drabs and
grays, also in ecru and tan brown.
The square-tOcd walking shoe is most
in vogue (having great resemblance to
those worn by gentlemen) for the street,
while the half shoe or buskin and slip
pers in great variety are worn in doors.
Carriage boots are made of velvet and
satin or cashmere, sometimes of silk.
Silver and steel buckles of large size are
worn on slippers, also rosettes made OF
colored ribbon, with a small tuft of arti
fetal flowers in the center.
The caprice of stuffed birds as hat
ornaments seems to have almost passed
away.
In ribbons there are what are called
" frosted silk" which are exceedingly
beautiful; also, the twilled silk, and
those embroidered with punches of flow
ers. Mony bonnets have either a scarf
of white ecru or black lace passed over
the top, crossed at the back and tied un-
der the chin in bows. Some have no other
trimming than this scarf, with bunch
of flowers outside and inside the bonnet.
Shirred silk bonnets are imported for
full dress; also crepe and black and white
lace. Some are without crowns, to let
the hair through at the back when it is
dressed high on the head.
There is an effort to restore the old
fashioned Spanish blonde lace to favor.
1t is shown in scarfs and barbes, and by
the yard, but as it is very expensive will
probably not become popular.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23
THE SCOTTISH RITE.
Presentation Of - Magnificent Jewel 10
gen. Albert Pike.

Washington Republican, juno 3.
A pleasant episode occurred Mt the
sanctuary OF the ancient and accepted
Scottish rite of Free and Accepted Ma
sons on Wednesday night This was the
presentation of magnificent Jewel to
Gen. Albert Pike, the sovereign com
mander. The presentation was made by
Robert Toumbs. of Georgia, in an elo-
ouent and touching address, TO which
Gen. Pike feelingly responded. The jewel
is composed Of gold double headed ca
gle. studded with two hundred and sixty
diemonds. In the centre of the eagles
is large amethyst in the form OF a trl-
angle in which is inserted the figures
" "33," in gold. Over the head OF the
eagle is a crown composed entirely OF ru-
bies and diamonds. In its talons the ca
gle holds a flaming sword Of gold, from
which is suspended a scroll bearing the
inscription, I" Deus meum qUe JUS" Ihe
cost of the jewel was 5000, and in design
and workmanship is beautiful and ar
tistic. The presentation was made an the
presence Of over fifty members Of the
Scottish Rite from all partsof the United
States. A grand banquet followed, dur,
ing which the greatest jolity and good
humor prevailed, and most enjoyable
evening ensued.
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Nevada's Croesus in New York.

Mr.. Mackay, the millionaire miner of
the far west, whose income is million
dollars every thirty days, has been So
iourning, with his wife and children, in
the Everett house, for several days. He
is probably one of the luckiest men in
America. He is of medium height, about
fifty years of age, has slightly gray hair
and a light mOustache, dresses very
plainly, and exhibits no jewelry on his
person. He is courteous and kind, and is
generally liked. He will visit Washing
ton and Philadelphia, and then return to
Nevada.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23

THE Turkish revolution was cOnspir-
acy of the ministers to got rid of sui
tan who had yielded more to foreign in
fuence than the pure and unadulterated
mussulmans could quietly allow. 1t is
the mad protest of the conservatism of
the Mohammedan Turks against Euro
pean reforms and every sort and kind of
foreign Intervention except that which
loans money on Il promise of interest that
is never to be paid. The new sultan is
anti-Russian in his prejudices and ten
dencies, and while he can speak French
and has some knowledge Of western Eu-
ropean affairs he is more likely to form a
Franco English alliance than one in
which Russia has leading voice. But
the situation of Turkey is critical, and
Murad Effendi will be compelled to let
what he would wait on what he must,
with the moral certainty of being showed
aside as suddenly and as remorselessly as
Abdul Aziz one of these fine mornings.
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seventy francs. As for the fu-
ture fate of the beast, its owner admitted
with sorrow that the time must ulti-
mately arrive when it would be neces
sary to have him "bled," but when that
day came he hoped he might be at dis
tance, and not witness the sacrifice.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23

WHEN men receive information that
they may possibly be among the heirs of
me deceased rich man, they immedi-
ately become interested and 90 to work
searching all the family records to de-
eide the matter. When God tells men
that they may become "joint-heirs with
our Lori Jesus Christ, " ''to an inheri-
tance incorruptible, undefiled and un-
fading" they listen to 1t as idle tales, or
complain of the tediousness and style of
him whom God sends to tell them about
it Church Union.
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Taxation in the Various States.

Memphis appeal.
We give below tables which show the
rate of taxation in the various states of
the Union. The first table shows the
average of the whole taxation, including
the states, county and municipal taxes.
In Tennessee the entire taxation is six
dollars and seventy-nine cents upon the
Zone thousand dollars) of property (true
value). In the commercial cities of
Memphis and Nashville the rate is more,
but we give the average rate over the
whole state, and this is done in all the
states.
TAXATION-sTATE AND LOCAL-UPoN
EACH $1,000 (TRUE vfLUE) OF
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23

WASHINGTON left an estate valued at
over $SOO,O0O; John Adams died moder-
ateIy well of, leaving about $7j, 1000 );
Jefferson died so poor that if congress
had not purchased his library at $4,000
he would have been pauper; Madison
was frugal, and left about Sl5O,OOO; ;
Monroe died so poor that he was buried
at the expense of his relatives; John
Quincy Adams left about $55, 900; Jack
son died worth about $4,000; Van
Buren, left some S4OO, 1000. It is said he
did not draw his salary while in office,
but at the expiration of his term of ser
vice drew the whole 800, coo; Polk left
an estate valued at Sl5O,OOO; Taylor had
saved something from his pay while in
the army, and died worth Sl5O,OOO;
TYLER married a lady of wealth; Fill
more was always frugal, and added to
his savings by marrying lady of wealth,
and was worth about 5000, 900: Pierce's
estate was valued at $780, 900; Buchanan
left 5000, 900; Lincoln about S57, 900 and
Johnson $4,000.
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THE death of Abdul Aziz by his own
hand is the last act in the drama which
began with his overthrow. Driven from
power through the agency of his own
nephew and trusted friends; deprived
OF his treasure, and treated as a prisoner
in his own capital, it is not surprising
that the disgraced ruler sought relief in
death. RumOrs Were current that his
mind was derangod. These reports re-
ceive credence in tLc official account of
the tragic deed which has been sent to
Washington. His ,,ath is not likely to
effect seriously til affairs of Turkey.
His overthrow complete, and the
probability of his eading a revolt was
very right.
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SIIsCELLANEOUS.

The fast train from New York to San
ransisco in eightyIfOur hours went through
twenty-six minutes within time. The fastest
time made was seventy-two miles an hour
on short runs.
Government receipts for the fiscal
year ending with June, are estimated as
follows: From Gus toms, SAG, ,O27 ,596; inter
nal revenue, Sl16,00S, SOY; miscellaneous,
1921, ,OS5.34; total, S2S6,247, 1897. Expendi
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23

MAJOR THOMAS BUTLER and Gen.
William o. Butler, the only two living
members of Gen. Jacksons staff who
were present at the battle of New Or
leans, live near Carrollton, Ky. Major
Butler is eighty-seven and Gen. Butler
eighty-six years of age. The latter was
candidate for vice president on the dem
Ocratic ticket in 1913
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ACCORDING to an exchange, the PoPe's
robes are made either of white cloth OF
of red cloth. Plus TX uses five white
cassocks in the course of the year, as,
owing to his being an inveterate snuff
taker, he soon discolors his outer gar
ments. Each cassock costs $50. The
redmantle which he renews once a year
costs 800. The silk stockings are fur
nished by Belgian house for SIG a pair,
but his slippers, which are changed every
month, are furnished by a Roman firm.
An ordinary pair, embroidered with the
cross, is worth $25, but some of the papal
slippers cost as much as 5000, the cross
being inlaid with diamonds. The old,
cast-OF clothing of the Pope is highly
priced by the faithful, who eagerly buy
it at great price.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23

ACCORDING to recent statistics, in the
last fiscal year the trade of the United
States with the South American States
amounted to $117, 7,296,O4I, of which
amount 86,992, $50 we imported. Our
exports only amounted $27 ,6O6,215 OF
domestic goods and S2,697 ,476 foreign
goods. Our export trade, as it will be
observed, is in its infancy, but will be-
fore long be vigorously developed.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23

OVER billion cigars was consumed in
Austria during the year 1875, equal to
one hundred and two for each person Of
the male sex in the entire population.
This enormous quantity was exceeded in
1874, when the figures footed up sixty
millions more. Hard times have caused
some peOple to fOrego smoking.