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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
MUSCLE SHOALS, ALA.
HEAD QUARTERS OF SECTION ID,
August LIST, 1876.

HEAD QUARTERS OF SECTION "a,
August lst. 1876
EDITORS HERMD:
Every thing is going on lively
on the whole line, three Of the
four contractors having nearly
done their earth-works and blast
ing rocks dayly.
Mr.. Geo. Williams of Keokuk,
Iowa, who has the Locks contract,
is laying tracks on the tow-pass,
from his gang to convey stones
to the Locks employment, and is
already with it up to Blue-water
Creek, where he has built his
Head Quarters. He will employ
alone about three or four hundred
men for at least two years.
The first and second section will
be finished in 3 or 4 months from
now if not before. All the hands
very quiet, and hardly any shoot
ing and fighting done on the line.
Good health prevailing in all the
camps,
Respectfully yours,
G. G. NOEL.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
What a Weak woman Can DO.

She can sit at an open window
of a railway carriage with stiff
northeast wind blowing in that
chills everybody in the vicinity
to the marrow, for two hours in a
thin muslin dress, without finch
ing. She can dance or waltz down
the captain of a marching regi
mcnt, and at the eleven o'clock
supper put away lobster salad, ice
cream, champagne, cakes and
coffee without flinching, sufficient
for a weeks nightmare to a strong
man. She can comb her hair all
back so as to leave the roots of it
to the full play of a December
breeze, and wear a bonnet on the
top of a chignon, leaving ears and
head exposed with impunity, with
the thermometer ten degrees be-
low zero.
She can pull over $1,000 worth
of dry goods for the investment of
fifty cents.
She can study music for ten
years sufficiently to enable her to
perform excellently, when not in
the presence Of those who desire
to hear her.
She can balance herself on the
ball of her great toe and a shoe
heel the size of a dime all day in
the public streets without falling.
She can occupy three seats in a
horse-car and be utterly oblivious
that any of her own sex are stand
ing up.
She shows unusual strength and
frmness in the holding of a real
estate, solitaire diamonds, and
other valuable property which
her husband places in her hands
previous to compromising with
his creditors at 20 cents on a dol
lar.-Boston Com. Ad.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
A Boston BOY on Hens.

The Boston Courier prints the
following "boy's composition:''
Hens is curious animals. They
don't have no nose, nor no teeth,
nor no ears. They swaller their
wittles whole and chaw it up in
their crops inside of 'em. The
inside of hens is sometimes filled
up with marbles and shirt but
tons and sich. A hen is very
much smaller than a good many
other animals, but they'll dig up
more tomato plants than any
thing that amt hen, Hens is
very useful to lay eggs fer plum
pudding. Bet yer life | like
plum pudding. Skinny Bates eat
so much plum-pudding once that
it set him inter the collery. Hens
has got wings and can fly when
then are scarf. | cut my Uncle
Williams hens neck off with a
hatchet and it scarf her to death.
Hens sometimes make very fine
spring chickens.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
The Reign Of the Dog.
Brownsville Democrat

| DrOWHSNllIe DeulOCIals
Mr.. James, Commissioner of
Agriculture Of the State of Geor-
gia, sends us a little pamphlet he
has lately published, entitled 81
Manual of Sheep Hssbandry in GeOr.
qia." He treats the subject in all
of its aspects, and does it well.
AS showing what the dogs means
in that energetic State, we copy
the following:
''The special correspondent ON
sheep husbandry-those actually
engaged in the business, and
hence more familiar with the sub
ject-were asked to state the
principal obstacles to sheep hus-
bandry. Ninety per cent. of the
whole number report the ravages
of dogs as the principal, and gener-
ally the only, obstacle.
The statistics collected by the
tax receivers seem to corroberate
the reports of these two sets of
correspondents, since there are
thirty one dogs for every one-hundred
sheep, or nearly one to three, and
since these dogs are allowed to
destroy in one year 2S,625 sheep.
worth $73,S52, or nine per cent. of
all the sheep in the State. Not
withstanding this loss, the annual
profits are 63 per cent. Remove the
cause of the loss, and the profits
will be p per cent. on the capital
at present invested in sheep, and
the amount so invested would in
a very few years be quadrupled,
when the clear profits, at the
above rates, would be $2,372,787
per annum-more than the total
receipts into the treasury of the
State in the year 1874, and more
than one fourth Of the State debt.
"The value of the sheep annual
ly killed by dogs ($73,S52) would
more than pay the per diem and
mileage Of the members of the
House of Representatives of
Georgia.
So we in Virginia are not alone
in this misery, if the county Of
Montgomery, one Of the very best
grass counties in the State, does
boast of 1000 dogs and only 1900
sheep! But there is nothing shad-
owy in the way Georgia grapples
with it. Through her Agricultu-
Bureau--and it is very efficient
the actual facts are brought home to
the people and kept there; and
when a distinct proposition like
this, involving as it does a great
interest, is fairly apprehended,
the remedy will come of course.
Tennessee is in this miserable
company Of dog cursed States.
We verify believe the freedom Of
the State own enough of these
worthless mongrels, Of every
breed, which consume and de-
stroy enough food that if sold and
the money put at interest, would
school every child of their race in
the Western District. The dog
tax has done some good, but it
would do more if the tax assessor
would take his gun or a bottle of
strychnine and make sad havoc of
those not given in as he found it
out in his rounds of assessment.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
CLEVELAND, Tenn, AUGUST II, 1876.

I his father wished, From that time
the visit to Miss Leonard was aba
ted, and his attentions to hel
when they met in society, became
coldly formal. The sweet young
girl, whose feelings had really
been interested, felt the change
and was for some time unhappy
but in a few months, she recover
ed herself, and was again bright
and cheerful as usual.
One day, about a year after his
timely caution to his son, in re-
gard to Miss Leonard, Baker hap
pened to pass along street where
he had not been for some months,
Just opposite a large, new, beau
tiful house, to which the painters
were giving their last touches, he
met friend. AS they passed
Baker said:
"That's an elegant house. 1t has
been built since | was in the
neighborhood."
ayes, it is a. very fine house,
and | suppose didn't cost less
than twenty thousand dollars"
"No, shouldthink not. Who
built it,. Do you know"
"Yes; it was built by Leonard"
BY whom" Baker looked sur
prised.
"By old Leonard. Do you know
him?"
"Impossible He's not able to
build a house like that"
"Oh, yes he is, and a half a doz-
en- like it, if necessary"
"LeonardW
"Certainly! Why, he's worth at
least 100000"
"You must be in error"
mo. His daughter is to be
next month to an excellent young
man, and this house has been
built, and is to be furnished as a
marriage present"
"Incredible! | thought he was
going, or had gone, to the dogs
long ago"
"Leonardr' The friend could
not help laughing aloud. "He
gone to the dogs! Oh, no! There
isn't man in his trade who does
so good a business, as little show
as he makes. Good work, good
prices, and punctuality, are the
cardinal virtues of the establish
ment, and make all substantial.
How in the world could you have
taken such a notiong"
Il don't know, but such has
been my impression for a long
time, replied Baker, who felt ex-
ceedingly cut down on account of
the mistake he had made, and
particularly SO in view Of the ele-
giant house and a hundred thous-
and dollars, which all might have
belonged to his son in time, if he
had not fallen into such an eyre
.cious error, about old Leonard.
So the world moves on. People
are prone to think that what they
smile on lives, and what they
frown on is blighted and must die.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
A Brave Old Soldier

lie was quite an old man, anC
he had quite a bad limp, and hC
remarked as he touched his hat
All | want is money enough tC
get to Savannah. feel that have
not long to live, and | want to, be
buried in that nice, cool grave
yarn just outside of Savannah"
The appeal didn't open a single
wallet. He was talking TO thgse
men who had found shady spot
under grocery awning, and he
seemed a little disappointed
Pulling new string, he remark.
ed "Gentlemen, won't yeu dc
something for an old soldier?'
"Were you soldier in the. last
war;" asked one of the group
II was" was the prompt reply
what branch of the serviceg
"The heavy artillery" Where
were you stationed!" "Well,'
slowly replied the stranger, as il
he hadn't expected such ques-
ton, 1--WE were some times here
and sometimes there. The fact
was, our artillery was so heavy
that we generally kept it on a
hill. The Confederate Govern
ment didn't seem to expect that
us three or four men were going
to drag a big cannon all over the
country and whip the Yankees to
boot Yes, | was wounded in the
left Leg"
I'm what aetion?" was asked.
VI never knew what they nam
ed it; my business was to get up
and hump and knock thunder out
of a whole Union regiment to
once, and you just bet l didn't
have any time to fool around and
ask what they were going to
name the battle. ! went into the
war to fight, and didn't | just
throw myself, through
did you throw yourself under
a wagons" quietly asked one of
the three.
sometimes | did and some
times | didn't. They used to let
me fight any way to win. I've
fit from under wagon and from
the top of a tree, and the boys
used to call me the wild cat"
''They must have seen you
'clawing' to the rear" suggested
another of the trio.
Every likely, gentlemen. Some
times | could fight better at the
rear, and went back. Then I'd
change and fight on the flank, and
then, I'd advance and NOW 'em
down in front"
"Where did you say you were
wounded?"
''1n the leg-just about there.
The surgeon said that three or
four bullets hit me at once"
''Be honest now, old man, and
tell us If you didn't get that leg
hurt in mill or around machine
ry!"
Great God! Do you doubt my
word?" grasped the man, starting
back.
"We do" they replied in chorus.
He closely scanned each face, and
was indulging in gestures to show
he deplored such conduct toward
one who had fought bravely,
when one Of the men said:
"Come now, speak the truth,
and we'll raise you thirty cents"
The old man turned to go, halted
hesitated, and then replied: 81
gentlemen, that ! fell off
a building in Atlanta and hurt my
leg, but it happened so during
close after a battle that | could
never really tell whether the fall
or the fight hurt me the most.
Now, please pass in your ten
centses!"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
Our County Officers.

The following are the officers
elected in Bradley county for the
next two years:
SnERIrF-George B. Hays,
TRuSTEE-A. j. White,
DISTRICT no. 1.
JUsTICE-A. j. Carson,
CoNsTABLE-NIcCallister,
DISTRICT NO. 2.
JUsTICE-J. II. Henry, W. L.
Lowery.
CoNsrADLE-C. NJ. Quinn.
DISTRICT no. 3.
JusTIcE-J. A. Lacy, A. Watten-
barger,
CoysTADLE-F. Sandridge.
DISTRICT NO. +.
JusTIcE-Ben. Davis, J. l.. Jones,
CoysTABLE-J. NJ. T. Johnston.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
JUsTIcE-H. NJ. Smith, VIM.
Trewhitt,
CoYsTADLE-Lec and Blackburn
tied.
q DISTRICT NO. 6.
JusTICE-J. @. Upton, E. j. Pr
kle, +. E. Hardwick.
CoNsTABLE-J. p. Campbell, j.
A. Lawson.
DISTRICT NO. Z.
JUsrIcE-W. G.. Day, Peter
Bryant.
CoNsrABLE-S. 7. Talley.
DISTRICT NO 6.
JusTIuEs-S. S. Barrett, b. +.
Greentree,
CoNsTABLE-W. T. Barrent.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
JUsTIcE-Sim. Geren, I. IA. Gal
braith,
CoNsTABLE-Marr.
DISTRICT no. 10.
JusT1cE-J. 7. Davis, j. 7. Sartin,
CoNSTABLE-N. B. Hicks.
DISTRICT NO. II.
JusTIcE-Sam. Kelly, Webilon
Harvey.
CoNSTABLE-Tom. Kelly.
DISTRICT NO. II.
JusTIcE-Harris Smith, Jack
Boon,
CoNsTABLE-R. r. Johnston.
DISTRICT NO. 13.
JusTIcE--J. NJ. Thompson, w.
Taylor.
COEsTABLE-Kyle.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

We have the authority of the
Cincinnati Enquirer for the state
ment that Gov. Tilden has ex-
pended $4,000 for portraites OF
himself, to be scattered over the
country as campaign arguments,
The pictures are Autographs, cop
led from a daguerreotype taken
about twenty years ago, before
Mr.. Tilden became the desiccated,
weazen-faced old man that he
now is.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

"Ive got another, my DEAR"
said Dorkins as he hurried into
the house. "If you were on top
of Trinity Church spire on the
back OF a goose how would you
get down" Mrs. Dorkins thought
she'd jump down, slide down the
lightning rod, fly down on the
goose, fall down, and then gave
it up. "Why, if you wanted to
get down, you could pick it off
the goose" said Mr. Dorkins, ex
ultantly.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

"A book agent who started out
to canvass for "The Tribulations
Of the Martyrs was kicked out
of five Offices the first day, and
nearly scalded to death by an
irate woman whom he interrupted
in her culinary duties. Now he
swears that the tribulations of the
martyrs amount to just nothing
compared to his own, and he
wants his name added to the list
when new edition Of the book is
printed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
THE INDIAN WAR.
Total Destruction Of Il Wagon
Train.

CHEYENNE, august 3.--GeOrge
Powell, hay contractor at Fort
Fetterman, reports that yester-
day evening thirty Indians at
tackled A. II. Reels wagon train,
loaded with government stores
for Fort Fetterman killed and
scalped the wagon-master, wound
ed teamster and killed four
horses and ten cattle. They
burned the wagons together with
their contents.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

The publishers of two leading
morning newspapers Of st. Louis,
the Globe Democrat and Repub-
lican, have notified their printers
that from and after next Satur-
day they will pay only 40 cents
per 1000 ems for composition,
instead of 45 cents, which has
been the price since January, 49,
TX
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

AT the closing of a concert,
while a young gentleman was
struggling with his hat, cane, over
coat, opera glass and his young
lady's fan, all Of which he was try
ing to retain on his lap, a suspi-
cious-looking black bottle fell on
the floor. "rhere," he exclaimed
to his companion, ~ shall lose my
cough medicine" That was pres
ence Of mind for you.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
CUsTER's EAST CHARGE.
BY LEAyITT HUNT.

From the New York Evening Post.l
IN Won ravinc, with teeming lie,
Two thousand lodges rise;
The Sioux in camp, but ever rife,
The warpath watch, with gun and knife
Well armed against surprise.
But now Our comrades strike the traill .
Hail small devoted band?
Three hundred Of the Seventh, hail!
Win ever knew a charge TO fail
With Custer in command?
DaIc Custer charge the savage lair
Where duty means 10 DIET
Gives answer quick the trumpcts blaro
That sounds his last command ia air;
In cOlumn-charge-by companyH
Whom summonsthis last bugle call
To charge the deadly pace?
His brothers, kinsmen, doomed to fall,
They number five, but they are all
Akia to Clusters race.
Let fall the rein, the charges dash
Like tigers in den
Barrcdfd, they fall meath rifle crash,
But falling deal the deadly gash:
They are but one to ten.
At eve all lay, by Death enrolled,
in ghastly bvouac.
Alone Death stalked, the story told.
OF men of more than Spartan mold,
That column of attack.
The sun sunk down deep-dyed in blood,
When 10! phantom shade
OF kindred spirits capped with hood
in battle line, to greet them, stood
The deathless Light Brigade.
In low salute their colors dip,
As Custer moves before;
Their sabers sink, in veteran grip,
One CLEAN ilumines every tip,
To comrades, as of yore.
They wheel in rear, with pennon lance,
An escort, man for man.
Their champing chargers proudly prancc.
Through arch Of glory they advance,
And Custer leads the vam.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

An impecunious individual was
heard to mutter to himself as he
finished reading a railroad hand
bill headed "Through without
change" That's the road | shall
take; no fault to find with them
terms"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11
THE WEEKLY HERALD.
RATES OF ADVERTISING

Advertisements will be charged 81 per square
Of ten lines Nonpariel, for the first Insertion,
and 50 ccEts per square each subsequent inser-
tiOn. A literal deluetion will be made TO those
who advertise by the year.
Parties sending advertisements should say
how long they want them pnblisned, or they
will be continued "till forbid" and charged ac-
cordingly.
Announcing names OF candidates for ofice IS,
90 cash In advance.
Obituary notices making over five lines, Will
be charged half advertising rates.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

During the fourth week in
June there we're 7S,44S paupers
reported in London, of whom 33,
773 were in the work houses, and
44,G75 in the receipt of outdoor
relief.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

Sitting Bull says the Govern
ment's hortility to him has pref.
udiced the people against him SO
that he cannot consistently visit
the Centennial.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

Queen Victoria lately sent f3
to little boy who had been run
over in the streets, and a writer
says that since this incident was
made public, the London cab,
drivers have found it impossible
to get through the city for the
crowd Of small boys waiting to be
run over.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

Experience has taught us not to print
newspaper on credit.
Ia Special terms to clubs Of five or more.
The Portland daily press., 1876-07-25
THE INDIANS.
No Volunteers Wanted-Active Operations
IN he Rpgun &hopslv

No Volunteers Wanted-Active Operations
TO be Begun Shortly.
New YORK, July PA Washington special
says Sherman has been able. by judicious dis.
tribution of troops on the seaboard, to draw
enough men to reinforce the army operating
against the Indians and no volunteers will be
wanted. Sheridan reports that everything will
be ready for active campaign in few weeks.
and it is believed he will take the field himself,
He will make his headquarters at Goose Creek
near the Rosebud. The three columns operat-
ing against the Indians will aggregate about
1000 men. Sherman estimates the fighting
strength of the Sioux at $500 and purposes TO
make their punishment such as they never will
forget.
Dispatches received by Sherman last even
ing st tie that Merritt will not reach Crook till
August LIST when Terry will form junction
with them. Low water in the Yellowstone river
may delay movements,
The Latest from Gen. Crook
WASHINGTON, July "a Gen. Sheridan tele-
graphs to Gen. Sherman that Gen. Merritt will
reach Gen. Crooks camp on August 1st with
ter companies of cavalry instead of eight Gen.
Terry has moved his depot from the mouth of
Powder River to the Big Horn or Rosebud, and
has notified Gen. Sheridan Of his intention to
form junction with Gen. Crook.
Gen. Crook sends Gen. Sheridan despatch
dated the 10th, via Fetterman the 22d, as fol-
lows:
send in a courier to-day to carry duplicates
of my dispatches to Gen. Merritt, for fear that
| the originals may not have reached their desti-
nation. l send courier to Gen Terry tonight
| to inform him that will cooperate with him,
and where to find me, and also giving what in
| formation have in regard to the Indians 1t
| is my intention to move out after the hostiles
as soon as Gen. Merritt arrives here with the
5th and shall not probably send in another cour-
| Ter unless something special should require me
| to do so. l am getting anxious about Gen.
Merritts ability to reach me soon, as the grass
is getting very dry, and the Indians are liable
to burn it any day.
Agencies Turned Over to the Military.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs on Sat-
urday evening teegraphed to the Indian agents
| at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies to turn
over their charges to the military officers at
Camp Robinson and Camp Sheridan respective
~. This is done to have perfect harmony be-
| tween the military and civil officers near the
agencies and prevent any possible controversy.
Gen. Sheridan 10 Take the Field.
| A prominent official on Gen. Sherman's staff
| says this morning that Gen, Sheridan will soon
| leave for the Indian country TO take personal
| command of the expedition against the Sioux
and Is determined to give them such a lesson as
| they never had before. Additional reinforce
ments are to strengthen the campaign against
| the Indians and secure its speedy end.
The Portland daily press., 1876-07-25

ments against him. This is not manly kind
of warfare. A mans pecuniary matters are
not legitimate subjects of public discussion.
They concern only himself and his creditors.
But since the thing has attained publicity,
it may not be inconsistent with good taste to
explain the nature of the embarrassments,
which have led to this apparent rather than
Zeal insolvency. They arise as understand it
from complications growing out of the settle
ment of the paternal estate, and are merely
temporary. The presumption is that Mr..
Cornell will emerge from them with comfort
able patrimony.
But suppose for the arguments sake the case
were otherwise, and that this scion of public
beneiactor had been impoverished by the lavish
endowment of his father to promote education
in the State? Would that be likely to impair
his availability as candidate; 1t is a query
every reader can answer for himself, but for
the credit of human nature should hope that
1t would be a stronger point in his favor than
against him. Whatever its effect it certainly
is not proper subject to introduce into politi-
Cal discussions. YARMOUTH
The Portland daily press., 1876-07-25
DIED.

In this city, July 20, Susan S., wife of John p.
Warren and daughter of James M. Redlon of Bux
ton, aged 81 years months 10 days.
81 years. ae''
In Gray, July %, Josiah HILL Esq aged II years 10
months % days. ''"i0 !"
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
at his late residence. 0'o'N'
In Windham Centre, July 16, Mrs. Marietta p.
widow OF the late Rev, Ebenezer III. Libby, aged 45
years. "ee" ~
In Buxton, July II, Mrs. CathaIine Thompson.
In New York, July %, Capt. Josiah A. Mitchell.
aged 60 years.
funeral services Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
at Freeport. ~ e-'0A'
In Denver, Cal, July 10, Clara Ruth infant dauph-
ter of Henry f. and CLARA N F. Smith ogad *
months days. "' @seu ~