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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17
4 SUMNER ROMANCE.


-.u-s uas maiden fair to see,
TsIIed Amarillo Cain.
,rho loved young man tenderly
Named Eoeoexer Paine
a. xas healthy, handsome girl.
a artless &c dove;
.ase met Young Ebcnezer Paine,
Ard early learned TO love.
e., love il but transient dream,
me vision of day;
a. castles rise amid the skies,
10 quickly fade away.
Ana women are ~ Hekie things
a eyer have been born:
,uhile Hope itself will take to wings,
And leave the heart forlcrn.
THAT contented neighborhood
city drummer" came;
ND COON sweet Amarillo Cain
Forgot her rustic flame.
| .rss drummer. as the days went by,
IN female favor grew:
Az Amarillo Cain forsook
Ia old love for the new.
me .plendor Of his loud attire,
And manners, were complete;
The flaming necktie that he wore
Was redder than beet.
And scarce q summer-day went by
But he was al her side;
ae bought her candy by the pound,
And took her out to ride.
ON sunday. In the village-church
He looked across the aisle,
And watched each movement that she made
With an admiring smile.
She turned her head the other way
Toward Ebenezer Paine,
With sn expression on her face
OF feminine disdain.
Then bore Ebenezer Paine
Grew very lean and spare;
The drummer quickly overturned
His castles in the air.
The rivals met one rainy night;
The drummer talked of blood
Bat Ebenezer threw him down,
And rolled him In the mud
Then started for the Western wilds;
He could no longer stay
So near the woman that he loved
And yet so far away.
He went TO distant Idaho:
And Amarillo Cain
Se'ef saw his melancholy face
Nor heard his voice again.
A cad and unexpected tale
Was brought 10 town one day;
When told 20 Amarillo Cain,
She tainted quite away:
The drummer had wife at home,
Aud children three or four;
And twenty sweethearts, at the least,
In twenty towns, or more"
And, ere the cherries morrow dswned,
He secretly had flown:
And tickle Amrrilla Cain
Was left, in tears, alone.
Eugene j. Hait, In Chicago Tribune.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

more. saw you industrious, patient,
intelligent, beautiful"
Here Jell, putting her hand over his
mouth, told him to "Hush,r and he
!" hushedr at once
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

RHODE ISLAND Is making up fund for
the Centennial. Little Rhody ought 10 be
admitted at haf.fare. Children alf.price,
oil course.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

soxg typographical errors are very
funny In New York paper recently
the words This Port Said IS were rem.
dered "1his, Pat said, sis" and Put
out the flag" appeared rs Pat cut the
hog" When Il r. Taylors poem on
Burns Centennial was telegraphed from
Chicago lew years ago, the first line,
{" Heart Of leall can this be dyingp ap.
pearcd in the papers coupled with the
operators warning, 9 Robert Burns Ii
passing by heart Of lead can this bc ly.
ingsp Horace Greeley wrote at the head
Of an editorial " William H. Seward, and
IL came out Richard the Third" A
New Haven editor wrote, . II there balm
IN Gilead' and was surprised AT table
next morning % read, /" Is there barn in
Guilford ~ The senience 3 Americans
are generous and forgiying was recently
transformed into /" Americans are Ger,
mans and toreigpcrsr But The worst,
perhaps. Is that quotation made BY a dis
tipguished literary reviewer, IT'S true,
It's pity. pity, Ills, It's true,' which came
out in proof, IT'S two, It's Afty, Ills
iifty.tgo "-N Y. Gfdphte. +
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

Tng planting Of fruit or nut-bearing
trees In place Of merely shade trees, upon
grounds OF limited extent, Is 70 be com.
mended. A fruit tree by careful pruning
can be made very Ornamental object, IL
II surprising what grace and beauty can
be impaired 10 the top Of an apple, cherry
or plum tree, by one who daily and judi.
ciously looks after his trees No shoot il
allowed to grow which is not needed.
Nut. bearing trees may be used instead Of
fruit trees, n desired. But 1t does seem
that either fruit or nuts should be required
as we'll az shade. - eeisf0a Me- Jouraat,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

-Winsiow was fond Of choice flowers,
and used To have box OF the rarest IN the
market sent 20 his country house every
week, winter and summer. He ~ now
himself delicate exotic.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

AS Ohio couple recently celebrated
their golden wedding on the forty-eighth
ann.yefsary Of their marriage. some one
chance(kto open the family Bible while
the festivities we're ia progress, and the
mistake was dissoyefed. -Roehsstsr liz.
pftSs.
The true northerner., 1876-03-10

those arising from this Fort Sill leadership z
Have you now, or have you ever had any sum
or sums Of money or any evidence of indebted
ness or securities of any sort or description
whatever belonging to either of them, or have
YOU at any time been indebted to either of
them in any way manner, form or description
A.-Never The present Mrs. Belknsp, years
ago, may have consulted me on business mat
ters but there were no monetary transactions
whatever between us other than have hereto
fore stated.
@. (by the Chairman when was the baby
OF the late Mrs. Belknap born, and when did 1t
die? A.-The baby Of the late Mrs. Belkuap
was born in the autumn of 1870, and died dur
ing the summer Of 1871.
Q. (by Mr.. Robbins)-In the conversation
had with the present Mrs. Belknap at the fune-
raj OF her sister in December, 1870, or in any
other conversation had with her or another
person at any time, was il the understanding
that the money you were to pay and were pay
ing was to be the money Of Mrs. BellSnap, tho
present wife Of the Secretary of War? At
was not
The foregoing deposition and statement,
made under oath, having been carefully read
over in full TO Mr.. Caleb p. Marsh, witness, in
presence OF the committee, and he having
made such alterations and corrections therein
as he deemed just, he assents to it as correct
record of his testimony and attests the same by
his signature TO it attached.
(Sgned) CALEB p. MARSH.
The true northerner., 1876-03-10
Robbed at MOOdy,s Meeting.

The New York Sun relates the follow
ing: "a retired merchant of this city,
who is deeply interested in Sunday
school mission work, was victimized this
evening Mt Moody and Sankey's meeting.
Noticing gang of very serious-looking
young men standing together in the hall
after the meeting, he invited them into
one of the inquiriny rooms. They ac-
companied him very readily, and he was
much pleased with their deep attention
and earnest inquiries. After trying for
some time to point them to Christ, he
left, feeling that he had made deep i'm
preston npon their hearts. When he
reached home, however, he found that
while he had been talking to them, and
while they had been plying him with ques-
tions plainly indicative o. their deep in
terest in religious matters, they had re-
heved him of his watch, money and
everything of value about his person
even his memorandum book and lead
pencil
The true northerner., 1876-03-10
THE COUNTRY BOY.
ny Lucy LARcoM.

al pity Che poor little country boy,
Away on his loney iarin
The holidays bring him elegant toy;
He has no money, there is no shop;
Eveu Christmas morning his work doesn't stop;
ne has cows 10 milk-he has wood to chop,
Aud 20 carry in on his arm"
Did yon hear that, Fred, as you came through the
With your milk-paf fun to the brim?
no envy hid under your curly brown pate;
You were watching star In the morning sky,
Aud star seemed shining out of your eye;
Your thoughts were glad, you couldn't tell why;
But they were not of toys, or of him.
Vet the city boy said what he kindly meant
Walking on 10y his mothers side
With has eyes on the toy-shop windows bent
Wishing for all that his ewes could see;
Longing and looking and teasing went he.
Nor dreamed that single pleasure could he
hfar IN your woodlands wide.
You ate your breakfast tnat morning, Fred,
A. country boy should eat;
Then YOU jumped with your father upon the sled,
And of 10 the hills for a load of wood;
Quiet and patient the oxen stood,
And the snowy world looked cheerful and good,
While you stamped to warm youi feet.
Then your father told you to take run;
And You started away up the hill;
You were all alone, but it was such fun!
The larch and the pine tree seemed racing past
Instead Of yourself, you went so fast;
Bnt rosy and out of breath, at last
You stood in the sunshine still.
And all OF sudden there came the thought
While brown leaf toward you whirled,
And "a chickadee sang, as II they brought
Something they meant on purpose for you,
Al il the trees TO delight you grew,
As if the sky for your sake was blue
" IL iS such beautiful world
The graceful way that The spruce trees had
OF holding their soft, white load,
You saw and admired, and your heart glad,
As you laid on the trunk of beech your hand,
And beheld the wonderful mountains stand
IN a chain of crystal, clear and grand,
AZ Che end OF the widening road.
Oh, fred! without knowing, you held gift
That a mine of gold could not buy:
Something the soul of a man 10 lift
From the tiresomc earth, and to make him see
How beautiful common things can be
glimpse of heaven in waysde tree
The gift Of an artistic eye
What need had you of money my boy,
On the presents money can bring,
When every breath a breath OF JOY?
You owned the whole world with its hills and trees
The sun, and the clouds, and the bracing breeze,
And your hands to work with having these,
You were richer than any king.
When the dusk drew on, by tho warm hearth fire,
You needed nobody's pity:
4sut you said, as the soft flames mounted higher
And the eye and cheek of your mother grew bright,
While she smiled and talked in the lovely light
a picture of pictures to your sight
II am sorry for boys in the city :"
st. Nicholas for February.
The true northerner., 1876-03-10

DIR. LINDERMAN, the Director of the
United States Mint, states as his opinion
that the production of gold and silver
after the 1st of May will be $1,000, 900
per month, of which half will be in gold,
and that the fact cannot but have an i'm
portant bearing on the gold premium.
The Controller Of the Currency has pre-
pared statement showing that the
amount of additional national bank cur
rency issued from Jan. 81, 1876, to Feb.
20, 1876, inclusive, is Si12, 1856 issued
previously, SIS, ,408, ,575 aud the total
issue from the date of the approval Of
the act 10 this time is $13, 800, 76O.
The true northerner., 1876-03-10

Yankee Doodle came 10 town
On his Centenary,
Opened wide his eyes 20 see
How the times do vary
Telegraphs in the air,
liorse-cars roll round YOU.
Steam engines carry you on,
And al things do astOund yoa.
Yankee DoCal. tICk car,
Thought he Nhs ID gOLeT,
Took the Elevated iO.a
And stopped at every Ccil,l
"Peek take me IL oCl.'
Thin it's awful risky
Trav'lin' ia the air like this
Though II makes you fr
Yankee Doodle saw gfl
Wearing of pull-back;
E" Darn my buttons II that aint
Better than a mule-back.
Cornstalks twist her hair.
Ribbons run round her,
Striped stockings end her up;
Wonder where they found her
Yankee Doodle went to church,
Heard a woman preacher;
Molly Pitcher | prefer
To any such bold creature.
False hair on her head.
How she'll roar and holler;
But she chawed her husband up,
A shillin' or dollar"
The true northerner., 1876-03-10
MINOR MATTERS,

@. (by the Chairman Did you ever have any
business relations of any kind or nature what
ever with the late Mrs. Belknap, or the present
Mrs Belknap or either OF them, other than
The true northerner., 1876-03-10

al pity Che poor little country boy,
Away on his lone,y iarin
The holidays bring him elegant toy;
He has no money, there is no shop;
Eveu Christmas morning his work decent stop;
He has COWS 10 milk-he has wood to chop,
Aud 90 carry in on his arm"
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
London.

LONDON, March "A special dispatch
from Bothnia says, q steamer from New
Orleans to Liverpool was seen at sea, on
February Ii, On fire and utterly aban-
dnned. Her crew is supposed u have
been taken off. s
A Boston schooner, the Arthur t., has
been wfeeked.91 The captain was
drowned, but ths crew saved. Nine ves-
sells were lost in late gales. t
WinsIow viii probably sail on the 2lst.
inst. in the steamer Liberia. On arffv-
ing in the United States, he will not be
landed along with Ordinary passenger
company him, and Sake tllYns in watch
ing him during the whole voyage. t-.
LONDON, March Winsiow, the Bog
ton foryer, was again brought ND in
court to-day, but was rernanded until
to- o-rnorrow to await the receils from the
Foreign Office OF documents having an
important bearing on the case and the
production of which was demanded by
counsel. Winslov iwss allowed to be
seated during the examination in court
to-day. He told interyiewerg. that he
was vcryill. His wife and sister still
complain OF the treatment they received
at the hands Of the Dutch police at Rot
terdam. DIR. Winslow's friends In
America have sent Telegram to MI
Saint Wolne, a lawyer. retaining mug
for the defense OF Winslow il
London. This, however, vas
against the wish OF WiIslow nuns
self He.had decided that he will no1
appeaI against the extradition. Hi1
wife and family will accompany hlml
hack 30 the United States, taking thS
same steamer. The prison authorities
continue the same kind treatment TO
wards WinsIow they have hitherto OBJ
served. They do not allow him to read
newspapers. but give him a plentifus
supply OF books Instead. He Is n0s
required to clean his own cell, nor u
Continued on Fourth Page.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03

VICKsBuRG, March "a fire broke out
to- night in the kitchen Of Joseph Baz-
sinsky's residence. The flames spread
rapidly, and consumed the residence
and outhouses Of Bazsinsky, the resi-
dence Of Isaac Hirsch and the brick
kitchen Of Judge Springer, Loss 80, 900 :;
insurance $jGD.
While this was burning fire broke
out on South street, at the other end OF
town, burning o. tin shop and two shan
ties occupied by colored people. Loss
1920.
Two other small fires occurred earlier
in the evening.
4 FaifbIess Clerk.
NEW YORK, March 2.vJames 2. Green, H.
clerk, employed by DORIS, Tanning a.
Co., silk importers, Franklin street, was
arrested, charged with robbing his en-
pioyers OF goods valued ut $4,000
CHrcAGo, March O. Emory A. Storrs.
Of this city, counsel for Gen. Babcoc<,
is much stirred up by the report Of his
recent conferences with Attorney Gene
raj Pierrepont in Washington. He says
he never met or consulted with him or
sought TO do SO. He adds II never saw
Dyer while / was In Washington; J
never saw Henderson; never saw the
Secretary or the Solicitor OF The Trea-
sury, and never spoke u word on tho
subject of Babcock to either Of these
gentlemen" He also adds that DO in
formation Of any Kind as to the nature
OF the testimony for the prosecution ws.s
received from Government officials.
Prominent Government officials claim
TO have official information that the
President and Secretary Bristow are in
full accord in regard TO the prosecution
Of the Chicago whisky ring, and that
the latter will be puhished energetieally.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03
Z Important from Washington.
The Secretary of War Brtbed and Pleads
Guilty He Resigns and Grant Accepts.


WAsHTNGTON, March 2.
Secretary OF War Belknap has been
found guilty, on his own confession, ol
high crimes and misdemeanors in office
and will be itnpeached next week. He
admits having received, through his
wife, from d Mr.. Marsh, twenty eight
thousand dollars for u contract as post
trader ut Fort Sill.
He begged for mercy and asked per
mission TO resign. BrJoU.
SECOND DIsPATCH.J
WASHINGTON, March Q, p. IN. The
House. impeached Belknap unani-
mously. He resigned, and Grant
accepted his resignation. The Senate
will be notified tomorrow. 5.
All interest in Kellogg by Grant has
died out. He expects to see him (Kel-
logg) itnpeached, and likewise himself.
The President Is charged with being
accessory after the fact, and with con
spiracy. a resolution to this effect is to
be offered tomorrow.
This escapadt, 1t is said, will carry
New Hampshire, and give the Demo
cratic party five hundred thousand
votes in November next. BIJoU.
THIRD DISPATCH.
! WASHINGTON, March 2, II 40 p. m.-
Intense excitement prevails here over
the impeachment Of Belknap; and, as
an evidence OF the gravity OF his offence,
it has been currently reported he has
committed suicide. The Republicans
admit it to be fearful blow, and GER
tainly defeats Grant if not the
party Other similar developments are
promised. , oEt -t~+- BIJoU.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03
THE DIsT1LLEn LBQUOn TAX.
A MIL for the Reformation Of Revenn
z eyt Collection.

Especial Dispatch to the World ~.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. W.-Mr. Meade, on
New York, will introduce in the House
tomorrow q bill to define the powers
and duties Of officers Of internal reve-
nue., and further provide for the col.
lection OF the tax on distilled spirits.
This bill has been prepared by the Wine
and Spirit Traders Society Of the United
States. a society Incorporated by the
State OF New York, and embodies. the
views Of that trade asceftained by
cooperation throughout the country.
Mr.. Wood has been requested
to take charge Of the bill in the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES. The
society clhims that after fourteen years
OF experience the Government fails in
collecting all the revenue from domestic
spirits, and that no serious fraud has
been committed i'm - licensed distillery
without the active participation OF two
or more officials. The remedy OF multi
piled penalties they declare has been
exhausted. To remedy this it is pro
posed to create an Internal revenue col
lection system. with officials holding Of
flee during efficiency and good behavior.
The bill also provides for q reduction OF
the tax from It's present rate to that OF
soc. poi. proof gallon. The experiences
Of the four years from July, 1854, to
July, 1868, showed with tax of ~ 50
during six months, and % during the
remaining three and half years, an
average yearly income Of $2I, ,727 ,4Os,
and that OF the six and q half years
from July, 1868, to January, 1875, with
81 tax practically ut Toe, an average
yearly yearly income of 1877 .I39, ,s5e,
thus showing n surplus OF nearly 3d.
5OO, 900 annually In favor of the lower
rate, in spite Of the fact that the volume
of business was nOtoriously very much
greater during the years when the high
er tax prevailed.
When the enormous frauds are con
sidered which have been committed
under the zoe. and 90c. taxes, and which
did not take place under the soc. rate,
tho reasons for advocating the reduction
to soc. as n maximum rate will be suffi-
GENTLY obvious. The Western distilling
interests have feature i'm this bill
really permitting expectation OF spirits,
which formerly amounted to $4,000 900
q year, but which has been lately prac-
tically cut off. The proposed reform Of
tho bill, 1t is maintained, will prevent
frauds like those discovered at st.
Louis, Chicago. etc. "f9t Il
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03
SECRETARY OF WAR RESIGNED.
Secretary Of the Navy Ordered 10 Assume
Eelknaps OfIice.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The President
has issued the following order to the
Secretary OF the Navy, dated March q,
1876. .>.srsE es.ae.,Y .-.,5e
iSw2The resignation Of the Secre-
tary OF War having been tend
cred and accepted this day, you are
hereby directed to assume and perform
the duties pertaining. to the Office Of
Secretary OF War In addition to those Of
your own Office until otherwise directed.
Very truly yours,
4. No. u. s. GRANT.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03

west, for which he had paid the wife Of
TIE Secretary $40, 900, and continued to
pay Us long a. he held the post $4,000
yearly. He also testified to other frauds
and corrupt acts of the Secretary and
produced records in evidence.
He was subjected to thorough cross
examination, but his testimony was not
shaken. J' 900 oG Il
Secrstary Beiknap yesterday after
noon confessed shat the statements were
true and he implored, the committee to
save his wife from dishonor and to sup
press some of the most damning proofs.
offering to suffer the whole conse-
quences provided the records Of corrup-
tion we're withheld, but the committee
was inexorable. f1'
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03

CouRTsHfp. The courage of the live
Yankee who persisted in looking into
the crater of Yesuyius when it had
given indications of a speedy eruption
Is not to be compared with the heroism
Of the man who voluntarily goes and
pops the question. What is the physi-
caf pain Of danger compared with the
shame that comes over man with that
terrible "No!" Think OF the sleep
less nights, the waking dreams, the
always -going-to do it, and coming
away without daring to attempt it; the
expense OF hair curling and kid gloves,
and after ell that, think OF that terrible
mo" coming from those beautiful lips.
Why should young people use such a
roundabout way 70 arrive st the end for
which most OF us were bogp Why not
speak plainly and say, MY dear, l feel
such curious sensation here with your
hand on your heart) regarding you that
suppose must be in love with you;
Suppose we marry?" And. she should
say, "Well, it is very remarkable, but !!
have the same sensation let us marty"
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03

the Se0ACc III udCAluILtiub hCiCSS, "AS"
that the House having been deprived by
the action OF that body OF its constitu-
tional Hight OF impeach ment, shouidnse
it's other great constitutional right
the control Of the public purse, to rem
der the government as fnnocuous as
Dossible. Ihe salary OF the Governor
was fixed by the constitution at 5000 q
wear and could not be reduced, but it
was in the power OF the House to leave
the Treasury without q dollar Tor him.
Besides his salary he had$lO, 900 for a con-
tingent f,1hd, not dollar OF which was
spent for the purposes contemplated by
law, and next 5000 was given to MIN TO
nav for a clerical fofc4,, al OF whom, ex-
cept his secretary held slnecures. Mr.
Dupre had no hope that his oppoSltlon
would defeat the bill, but he felt it to be
his duty to protest against its passage.
The bill. after long discussion OF the
items, passed; yeas So, nays 23.
1.-THE House cOneurred In the Senate
amendment to the House bill relative to
public printing, the amendment consist.
ing in postponement OF the operation OF
the bill until 1877.
A Senate bill to fund the debt OF the
parish Of st. Charles was discussed by
Messrs. Dupre and Hahn: the former
opposing the bill by request 81 planters
IN Che parish and upon evidence iur-
nished by them OF the questionable
character Of this debt; the latter advo.
eating the meashre because, while It
provided for payment OF interest upon
the debt, it prohibited taxation n excess
az State taxation, or OF the present levy.
Mr.. d. moved the indefinite postpone,
ment of the bill. and 1t was SO disposed
The new charter for the city OF New
Orleans passed by the Sepate came pp'