Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-09
New York, March 4, 1876.

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THE BELRyAP DISGRACE.
The Belknap scandal created o
profound sensation, for the prosecn-
ting witness Is prominent man
here, and Mrs. Belknap is as well
known In society here as she Is IN
Washington. This Is clear case Of
feminine extrayagance. The pres
ent Mrs. BeIknap was The sister Of
the secretary's first wife. She was q
Tomlinson, Of Iarrodsburg, KY,
and was high.ayer OF the highest
flying kind. She was wont 10 come
10 New York, and make the most
extravaganza purchases, for her priG-
cipai ambition WAS 10 outshine every
woman In Washington, native or
foreign. And she did 1t. Her dress
o. were the most gorgeous, her
eqldpages were the most costly, and
she was surrounded with servants Of
the most expensive nature. IL was
given ont In Washington that she
did not depend on the secretary
salary--he had no means beyond
that but that she had inherited
wealth, the income Of which was
sufficient to Justify oil this extraya-
gance. 1t her home the story was
that the secretary had made some
lucky specuations before he went
into the cabinet, which accounted
for ID all where the Inheritance story
would not 60 down. All this time
they were selling traderships, and
spending the proceeds in this foolish
way. There can be no doubt that
The waiaaH rad the man completely
under her thumb-that 90 infatuated
was he with her that he would have
stolen ten times the amount, had
she desired IL. The man was doubt
tess honest, originally, but oh, how
weak The merchants Of New York
ufftr severely by this expogare.
II J. rumored that Mira. Beiknap
nwes vast sums of money 10 the
fashionable dry gDuds raen and jew
eler- here, which, ~ the Belknaps
tnive spent all their stealiugs, they
aIIl lose.
THE EPIDEMIC or THE sTAsos.
Malaria and ignorance OF veutila-
iion viii soon make New York no
fl place for white people 10 live in.
II ever and ague, diphihefia, scarlet
fever and smallpox hold their ogn a
very few years longer a. they are do.
ing now, the rity will spon be rs IN.
nnatie a. Staten i,Ian1. where rich
l...al.i- are deserving their villas, be-
rnu~e the place Is 50 deadly with
agnez This month the fashionable
.tidemie IL a malignant influenza,
sl,ieh visits Humankind - II did the
hors-s two years ago. The doctors
raii IL by no fancy name. only ''piain
all. . aud the Madison Ayenue pre-
~cripliOs for II treatment is-- nfilber
.eiiadonna. aer '1intfruai exhibition
n nconite nor any other high sound.
AK drug. bat equally plain eatnip
,ea, fnnde danbly strong, which Il
administered not 80 much for the
sake ~ breaking np the cold, BY a
.s,stsd sweat. 81 for iis valuable and
rsa;enily discovered properties ia
smiefing the nsYrfs frfry bowl
Lady Washington china Breathing
lle s,otIipg ineense 81 balm tea, AL
,sliuisters.d 10 an interesting invalid
wrapped Ia en- azure blanket, soft as
Velvet and you bave the elegance Of
infiuenza. But for real virtues,
prefer the old style, q cracked blue
i,5wl. stepped 10 generations Of tras,
with quart Of deep brown liquid
.nok lug hot, 10 be taken In three
..alt,s, Ugh the stourest cold fled
atfrigh,ed at the thought OF the Sec
,und dosa. But talk Of plain colds
t.s pew variety combines all
the horrors ofneGraigia, rheumaiisni,
iaHbago. catarrh. fever and ague,
aai getting drnnx, and one crawis
III ~ AN attack feeling ike a cabinet
officer just investigated.
POLITICAL.
The local politicians Of New York
=. making = stir for Conkiing's
nomination for the presidency, but