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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
TENNESSEE.
4 Leading Iron Journal Pro-
n0unces IL Second TO no
Southern or western State.

Col. j. b. Killebrew, Commits
sioner Of Agriculture, Statistics
and Mines, has received a letter
, from Doctor Henri Erni, United
States Consul at Basle, Switzer-
land, in which he states that he
forwarded, on the 18th of October,
to the Tennessee State Library, a
parcel of Swiss educational docu-
ments. Since the publication of
an article, written by him, in the
Greazepost, he has received many
inquiries about Gruetli, the Swiss
colony in Grundy county in this
State. DR.. Enri promises to do
all he can for Tennessee, in which
he lived for twelve years, if he
retains his position as Consul.
r. w. Hickling, Assistant Com
missioner Of immigration, writes
from fernando, Mississippi, to
the effect that private letters re
ceived from gentlemen of good
standing in Birmingham and
Worksop, England, state that the
distribution of pamphlets on
mines and minerals in Tennessee,
would be Of immense advantage
to the State, and would bring its
minerals before the notice Of En-
glishmen who are looking for such
The writer's pledge
themselves to do all they posi-
bly, can for Tennessee.
The american Manufacturer and
Iron World one of the best journ-
ais Of the kind published, contains
this week an editorial Of" Tennes
sees Great Method Of Dillusing
Information" 1t says that the
intelligent people Of this great
State may well feel that their
Bureau Of Agriculture and Mines
is doing a great work in dilfusing
information concerning the i'm
mense resources Of the State.
Nearly all the information which
tne eullOf possesses, III regaru 10
Tennessee, had been CLEANED
from the Bureau and given to the
world through the columns Of his
journal. 1t endorses the state
ments of Governor Porter in re-
gard to the excellent results of |
the creation of the Bureau, and |
asserts that if this intelligent sys-
tenn Of advertising is kept up, Ten
nessee will be the scene of greater
activity than all the States Of the
South combined. The organiza-
ton of so good a system, and
which has been so well managed,
was one of the wisest things ever
put forward by any State. Let
5he people and the press of the
State see that this great source Of
accessible and reliable informa-
ion be supported, and they will
'ender to rich and poor Of many
,ther States, as to themselves,
Iery great benefit.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
Flush Times.

The Nashville Banner publish
es the following specimen Of pri-
ces during the flush times Of the
war:
In January, 1863, wood sold in
Nashville at from $50 to $40 per
cord. In February, wheat was
$3.50; flour, $2250 per barrel;
corn $3.50 per bushel; beef 80 cts
per pound; bacon 50 cents; lard
81; butter $3.50; Irish potatoes IS,
and sweet potatoes SO per bushel;
wool 50 per pound; nails 60 cents;
shoes $l5 to $25 per pair; nail
boots $50 per pair, and wool hats
$50 per dozen.
A young man having $4,000
cash, and wishing to invest it,
took the advices of friend to
buy tar at 81 per barrel. After a
time he sold it at $40 per barrel,
making a net gain Of 100000.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
CalOnes Sellers at the CeDten-
mial Exhibition.

You would almost doubt my
word if | were to tell you of the
greenness of some Of these Cen
tennial visitors. There never was
such a chance for guying in the
world. 1t proved too much for
John 7. Raymond, and he could
not let such an opportunity ship
He would 60 up to the wax work
groups in the Main Building,
which really are very life-like,
and pretend that he thought they
were alive. So innocent did he
look that two girls took some
time to explain to him that they
were really only wax. Another
time he made belief that he was
a wax work, and got u friend to
call attention to the vilIainous
expression of his countenance,
until those in the crowd saw that
he was not wax cried "shame"
when, to their astonishment, he
took the arm of the rude fellow
and walked off with him, while
the crowd stared with indignant
wonder.
Mr.. Raymond was standing in
the art gallery in front off bronze
statue of negro of the most de-
cidedly African cast of counte-
nance, who held his freed arms
aloft while the broken chains felt
at his feet. A country-man came
along and gazed in open-mouth
admiration. Then he turned to-
Mr.. Raymond and said: "The
Greek Slave amt itN" eyes,
by the powers, it is,' said the ac,
tor. swell, I'm glad I've seen it,"
said the man, "for I've always
to see that statue. |
heard it was pretty, but dern me
if ! see any beauty in that; but
it's more like natur' than them
marble iiggers."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
What will be Done with the
Centennial Exposition
Buildings.
Philalclpl,ia Timcs.l

There will be a general sale OF
all the buildings belonging to the
Centennial Board of Finance on
Thursday, Nov. Both, at II o'clock
a. N. The list comprises the main
building and carriage annex, ag-
ricultural hall, pomological an
neXes, the art annex, photograph
er's exhibition building, shoe
and leather buildings, Judges
hall, butter and cheese building,
guard, station house, and various
other small buildings. Particu-
lars of the sale will be furnished
in pamphlet form, on application,
ten days before the appointed
time. The sale was authorized
by the Board OF Finance at its
session last Monday.
The expectation that the most
Of the State buildings on the
grounds would be presented to
the city at the close Of the eXhibi-
ton will probably prove not well
founded, as with only one excep.
ton they are Of frame, and, aside
from the danger Of fire, the CON
tinuous expense in painting and
repairing would soon equal the
original cost Of the structures,
thus detracting from their actual
value for park purposes. The
Ohio State building, unlike the
rest, was erected almost entirely
of stone, and has been so substan-
tally built that it will for years
preserve its present appearance
as an ornament. The original in
tention was to presentthis struc-
ture to the city, and, at recent
meetings Of the Ohio State Board
the subject of its transfer to the
park commissioners has been
considered. Though no definite
action has been taken in the mat
ter, ii is probably that some ar
satisfactory to both
the donors and recipients will be
made at an early day. The Ger
man pavilion, a substantially
built structure, may also in due
time become the property of the
city, as the German commission
ers generally favor the project of
presenting it to the park commits
sion. A member Of the commits
sion some time since wrote to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs at
Berlin for instructions in regard
to the proposed tranfer, and an
answer favorable to thess planl Of
permitting it to remain perma-
nently is expected. SO far as at
present known, it seems likely
chat the other minor buildings
will be sold to the highest bidder
or disposed Of at private sale at
the close of the exhibition. Pur
chasers for many.of them are nu-
merous and fair prices will doubt
less be obtained.
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what IL IL Car Load.

Boston Transcript
Nominally a carload is 10000
pounds. 1t is also 70 barrels of
salt, 70 of lime, 80 Of flour, GO Of
whisky, 200 sacks flour, 6 cords of
saft wood, IS to 20 head Of cattle,
so to 60 head of sheep, 5000 feet
of solid boards, 1900 feet Of
siding, $4,000 feet of flooring, 40
600 shingles, one half less hard
lumber; one-fourth less green
lumber, onc-tcnth ofjoists, scant-
ling, and all other large timbers;
$40 bushels Of wheat, 400 Of corn,
$50 Of oats, 400 Of barley, 800 Of
hax.seed, 800 of apples, $50 Of
Irish potatoes, 800 Of sweet pota-
toes, 1000 bushels of bran.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
HlCCOughed To Death.


HotlsNllle MlhcTs JouThal'J
DR.. Elton says he called to see
a man named Henry Hoskins, a
slate miner, aged forty-fve years.
Hoskins said he had gone to work
without breakfast, as he had not
felt well. About eight O'Clock he
had drank some cold water, and
the hicccoughing set in violently
at first, but subsequently he did
not mind it as much, thinking it
would soon disappear. 1t did not,
however, and he then tried sever
al local remedies, such as drink
ing nine swallows Of water, put
ting cold piece of slate down
his back, and such like cures. He
became alarmed, for he felt he
was getting weaker ever minute.
It continued with renewed vio-
lence, and Hoskins was advised to
go home by the boss. His wife
made him hot coffee, and he tried
to eat breakfast, but his appetite
was entirely gone. He began to
shiver, and the hiccough contin-
ued as bad as ever. The Doctor
was then sent for. He at once ad-
ministered twenty drops of sal
volatile and fifteen drops of ether
in a wine glass full Of camphor
water, but that did not do any
good. The doctor tried to divert
the mans mind from it, but it
was all to no purpose. He then
gave the man thirty drops Of lau-
danum, and drove back to his
house to procure another medi.
cate. Still the hiccough contin-
ued, and in fifteen minutes after
the man left he was a corpse.
Hoskins seemed to be perfectly |
healthy in llrespect. His throat |
,welled a great deal before he
lied, and he seemed to strangle
before his sulferings were over.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
The Moral Effects orTIurry.

TO the thoughtful, the moral
consequences of tension and hur-
ry are very saddening; to the
physician their results are Il mat
ter of profund concern-their
grave evils come daily under his
observation. No evolution of the
force can take place with undue
rapidity without danger to the
machine in which the transforma-
ton is effected. Express railway
stock has a much shorter term Of
use than that reserved for slower
traffic. The law is universal that
intensity and duration of action
are Universally proportioned. 1t is
therefore no matter Of surprise
to find that the human nervous
system is no exception to the law.
The higher salubrity Of rural over
urban life is not entirely a matter
Of fresh air and exercise. Rural
life involves leisure and pause i'll
work, which are very essential
to the maintenance of the ner-
Yous system in state of due nu-
triton. Unremitting spasm soon
ceases altogether. The tension
of life produces weakness at the
very place where strength is most
needed. The damage done to
the health Of the most valuable
part Of the community, the best
trained thinkers, the most useful
workers, is incalculable. Work
and worry, though not proportion
al, are closely connected, and an
excess of the former soon entails
an increase in the latter beyond
the limits which the nervous sys-
tenn can bear with impunity, es-
pecially under the condition un-
der which work has to be done. |
The machinery for organizing the
work of community has to be
rigid and intleXible, and in the
strain involved in bringing a !
organism into harmony |
with a machine, the former must |
inevitably sulier.-London Lancet.
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The Father OfNegrO Minstrel


New York Herald.l
News has been received in this
city announcing the death. on
Wednesday night, at River View,
KY, of Isaac Ray, better known
by his stage name as "Sam
Johnson" in the seventy-secOnd
year Of his age. He was the IA
ther Of negro minstrelsy, and in
troduced Jim Crow Rice and 9th
er famous burnt-cork artists to
the public, and was himself a per-
for of talent. He was the mana
ger of variety theatres in New
York and other cities, and travel
ed extensively with negro min
strel troupes in former years. At
one time he was connected with
Dan Rice in the show business,
but for many years prior to his
death had abandoned the stage
and devoted himself to other pur-
suits. About the year 1850 he
was engaged in steamboating,
and afteward cultivated a farm.
In some respects he was a remar-
kable man. Mr.. Ray was acquain-
ted in all parts of the United
States, and knew the history Of
every minstrel of note that ever
appeared on the American boards.
He brought out Dan Bryant and
his brother when they were small
boys, bringing them upon the
stage in a bag, and turning them
out before the foot-lights as color
ed cupids.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
Row They Make Pins.

A snappish, voracious little
dwarf of a machine pulls in the
wire, bites it off by inches inces-
sanity, one hundred and forty
bites a minute, and just as it seiz-
es each bite saucy little ham
mer with concave face hits the
end of the wire three taps and
"upsets" it to a head while he
grips it between a cOuntersunk
hole between his teeth and lays
it sideways in a groove, where
levers and springs playing like
point the pins, and
whence they are dropped into a
box. The pins are then polished,
arrwtwo very intelligent ma
chimes reject every crooked pin.
Another automaton asserts half a
dozen lengths, and a perfect ge-
MUS off machine hangs the pins
by the heads and transfers them
to slips Of paper, by one move
ment sticks them all through two
corrugated ridges in the paper,
when the work is finished. The
pin machine is one of the nearest
approaches to the dexterity Of the
human hand that has been invent
ed. 1t is about the size of a sew
ing machine, which it closely re-
sembles.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
DepOpuIaiiOn of Peru.

London ENaminer
The first census of Peru since it
ceased to be a Spanish coloney
has just been taken. 1t was the
proposal of the President, Don
Manuel Pedro, and its details will
be scanned with much regard by
all who take an interest in the
welfare of the aboriginal races Of
mankind, as well as by not few
British capitalists whose money
was allured out Of their pockets
forinvestment in Peruvian bonds,
railways, mines and steamship
companies. The total Of the pop
alation according to this new
numbering ofthe people amounts
to 2,720,735, a lamentable and aw-
tul falling off, which is accounted
for by earthquakes, disease, civil
war and brandy. Where the for
mer agents of destruction have
killed their thousands, this latter
has killed its tens Of thousands.
In addition to the importation Of
hundreds Of bottles of spurious
liquors, the Peruvians make their
own aquadiente, a liquor stronger
than whisky, which is sold in
enormous quantities and at great
profit. The probable consequent
ces Of the increase in national
drunkenness will be the displace-
ment Of the present race Of Peru
vians by the Chinese and Nor
mons
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
Girls who Sold Their Hair TO
Get Home.

Reading CPa.) Eagle.
Two bells of this city lately
came home from Philadelphia
shorn Of their wealth ofraven tres
ses. After they had taken in all
the points at the big show and had
made many purchases, before
they knew It they had spent all
their money, and what was worse,
had lost their return excursion
tickets. They had no friends in
Philadelphia and no time TO write
to Reading. They therefore re-
solved to make q raise; so they
slipped away into barber shop
and struck a bargain for their back
hair. The shaver offered 1915
each for what they had. In a
short time they were nicely shorn,
and thus they were able to get
back TO their native land.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
A Struggle with am Eagle.

Providence Journal
Mr., John G. Carpenter, Station
Agent at Ashton, was out duck
hunting near here recently, when
he saw a very large bird flying
over the tree-tops, about two hun
dred yards high. He fired, and
brought it down. He ran to pick
it up, and found it lying on its
back alive, and with bill and tai
ons open ready for a fight. Mr..
Carpenter attempted to take it
by the feet; but the bird fastened
its claws into his hands, and he
was imprisoned by a wounded
black American eagle. There
was a severe tussle, but the man
conquered, though his hands were
very badly scratched in the fight,
The eagles wings were injured,
but tits thought they are not bro
ken, and that it will live.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17
Votes OF Counties.

Meigs County. The following is
the official vote of Meigs County;
PRESIDENT.
Tilden G19, Hayes $50.
GOVERNOR.
Porter 800, Nancy 2O9, Thomas
103.
CONGRESS.
Dibrell Gl9, Drake 32S.
SENATOR.
Chambers Gl0, Bradford 332,
REPRESENTATIVE.
Brown 542, Pyott 302, Isely &C.
McMinn county, total vote, g.
COS. Majorities: Hayes, 1873; Thorn
as, 2sladQralSe, 191; Bradford,
237; McEi%ee, 6S.
Bradley county vote, 1,733. Ma
jorities; Hayes, IS; Thomas, 23l;
Drake, 200; Bradford, 203; Dowell,
21S.
James county-one district to
hear from. Majorities: Hayes,
10; Thomas, 81; Drake II; Pad
gett, 1876; Pyott, SO.
Hamilton county vote, 3,50l.
Majorities: ! Hayes, 275; Porter,
541; Drake, 242; Padgett, 200;
Pryor, Sc; Key (Dem.) }, 9.
Republicans carry Marion coun
ty bNabout 175 majority. VIM.
Pryor's majority is 213 in that
county.
Roane county stands firmly un-
der the banner of Republicanism.
It gives Hayes 758 majority;
Ihornburg 7G9; Wester, for State
Senator, over Marchbanks, 954;
Doc kindrick, for the legisla-
Knox county vote. Hayes g.
562; Tilden, 1926; Thomas, 2,5O3;
Porter, 2,9l5; Yardley, 2; Thorn.
burg, 1868; Cullom, 1886. The
Republicans elect a State Sena-
or, representative and joint rep
'esentative.
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Grants Order.

When the news came that there
was about to be trouble in Flori
da, Gen. Grant sent the following
orders to Gen. Sherman
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Gen.
Sherman last night received tel
egrams from the Secretary OF
War, who is in Philadelphia, to
order Gen. Ruger to send as many
companies of troops to Tallahas-
see, Fla, as could be spared and
to go himself in person. Gen. Ru-
ger answered that he had ordered
nine companies and would order
five more and would go in person
as ordered.
Gen. Sherman to-day received
the following dispatches from the
President:
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10.-Gea.
W. T. Sherman, Washington: Instruct
Gen. Anger, in Louisiana, and
Gen. Ruger, in Florida, to be Wig
liant with the force at their com
mand to preserve peace and good
order, and to see that the proper
and legal Boards Of CanvasserS
are unmolested in the perform
ance of their duties. Should there
be any ground of suspicion of a
fraudulent count on either side,
it should be reported and de-
nounced at once. No man worthy
of the Office Of President should
be willing to hold it if counted in
or placed there by fraud. Either
party can afford to be disappoint-
ed in the result, but the country
cannot afford to have the result
tainted by the suspicion Of illegal
or false returns.
[Signedl U, S GRANT.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10,-Gen.
W. T. Sherman, Washington Send
all the troops to General Anger
he may deem necessary to insure
entire quiet and apeaceable count
of the ballots actually cast. They |
may be taken from South Carroll
ma, unless there is reason to sus-
pect an outbreak there. The pres
ence of citizens from other States,
| understand, is requested in Lou.
isiana, to see that the Board of
Canvassers make a fair count of
the vote actually cast. It's to be
hoped that representative and
fair men of both parties will go.
[Signed] U. S. GRANT.
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|
The cotton business was never
more active at Charleston, S. O.
than at present.
The expectation of rice from ,Ja-
pan has been resumed attera sus-
pension of about two years.
1t is reported that japanese
agent is coming to the United
States to purchase large num-
Der Of sheep.
1t is proposed to supply New
York city with water from the
Hudson river, taken from above
the salt water flow.
James Razier and John Stropp
are the appropriate names of two
New York BARRIERS who arc in
partnership together. aa..
A daughter Of Mary Fairfax
Summerleld, the mathematician,
is about to erect a monument to
her mother in Naples.
Nicholas Gresh, of Berks coun.
ty, aged 95 years, took his first
ride in a railroad car the other
day, He went from Reading to
Mahoney City. .'", w.. !.
While Newfoundland has a pop
lation Of only 1G1 900 against 3S7,.
600 for Nova Scotia, her exports
for the year 1875 exceeded those
Of Nova Scotia by more than ST.
100000. No4 :.
A musical and literary enter.
tainment was recently given in
the place Of the Russian Czaro.
witt for the benefit of the Ser,
vians, the receipts of which
amounted to $4,000.
Turkey has one hundred and
forty post-ollices in Europe and
one hundred and seventy in Asia.
or these two hundred and fifty
have existed only since 1868. I'M
mediately around Constantinople
there is an efficient suburban
UOslal gprvipp.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-11-17

A Dubuque girl played "Copen-
hagen" at party the other night,
and yelled, and shrieked, and
howled, and ran behind the door,
and scratched the young mans
face in seven places, and upset a
kerosene lamp, and kicked over a
piano stool, and screamed for the
police, and finally, when he kiss
ed her just on the tip Of the ear,
she tainted dead away, and said
she could never look any one in
the face again, and they led the
bashful, modest creature sobbing
home. The next day she ran
away with a married lightning
rod peddler, with a hair lip and
six children.
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The Fate Of the --TransatIantiC
DOay.
Cape Ann Ajlycrtiser1

Cape Ann Advcrtiserl
The attempt Of Charles Adams
to cross the ocean alone in a dorv
has probably resulted fatally, az
nothing been heard of him for six
or eight weeks, and the.."'perils of
such an undertaking are insur-
mountable, even under favorable
conditions, as was shownYbyEthe
experience Of Capt johnson, of
the. Centennial. who declares
that he would not attempt the
feat again for amillion of dollars.
Madison sailed from New York
about the Sth of July.
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The following was found in the
vest pocket of n youngster in this
city by his washwoman;
"Deer Bill: Doant kun TO see
me emmy moar for a while emmy
way. Father has got awfully
skeered about burglars and he
sets up every night till lait with
a bubble barelled shotgun
watching The backyard. He put
moren a pounduv into Smiths
big nufoundland dog wich was
kummin over the fens after n
bone last night.
"The rose is rod; the yiolct's blue,
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Married Life OfTvvO Hours.

lhulanhp0lls correspond. Ilncinhatl u"HcV'oJ
A peculiar divorce was decided
here last Saturday, Mrs. Fanny
Alfreds securing a dissolution OF
the bonds which held her to Lew
is Alireds. The parties were
married in 1865, and at the we'd
ding supper the sparkling cham
pagne circulated freely, and led
to a suggestion that the entire
party attend ball then in pro
gress. The wife said yes--the
husband said no; she went-he
did not. When she returned he
had gone she knew not whither
nor has she yet found out, and
the divorce was granted her on
the ground of Abandonment.
They were in company with each
other as man and wife for about
two hours, and this is the end OF
their married life.
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Not so hopeless as it looks
Edith (that dreadful young flirt1:
"Do you know, Coz, | think | shall
marry J" Cousin with designs
in thatquarter himself): "ReaIlyl
you amaze me! SoOn?" Edith:
We'll, perhaps in a month for
two" Cousin: "And may ! ask
the name of the happy man?"
Edith "The what?" Cousin:
The man, the-er-what is it p
the intendedp Edith: All, by
the way-yes-I must begin to
think Of that, too, musn'tIY"
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Henry Irving the actor, keeps
his study in magnificent state Of
disorder. At the foot of the mu-
sic stool is large brown paper
package, obviously containing
boxes of cigars, n few antique
chairs shrug their high shoulders
as though completely overwhelm-
ed by the confusion, and the
broad sofa seems, from the varie-
ty of its contents, to have lost its
identity and to be undecided
whether it was intended for a
wardrobe, a book case or port