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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-18
INVISIBLE POWER
4lG Secret Of Life and Death.
a. j. H. DUGANNE,
AUTHOR OF ''UNDER THE SHIELDS" F"
1.-THE TENANT HOUSE, ''THE
SEVEN CITIES" ETC.
CHAPTER xxx


The prisoned bird, under rubber dressing
on that sacking bed-stead, remained nuts
as q rubber Of whist, for quarter of an
hour after being sewed up. Then the water
proof boiler began to steam" little,
and an audible call for something came out
of il.
''Gi'me-my-bot-bo !"
'.Be quiet ordered our home guard.
Another pause, and more steam exhaiations
followed for some minutes. Then rose
8 plaintive appeal:
e-snifter-red-eye I"
Macy looked at the whiskey bottle left by
stLone Star :" but Lone Star had left no
whiskey in it. On the floor, however, lay
that sealed "vial of wrath" for topers,
HIS abrupt swoop toward rest he found so
quickly. Macy lifted the quart measure
labelled, ''Best Old Bourbon, and, having
no cork-srew at hand, knocked its neck off
on the table edge, filling his late custodian's
glass with yellow blood, which might have
come from Dauphin; so rank its smell,
and so bilious its look
But the man with boots, when Macy put
the tumbler to his mouth, sucked in that
saffron fluid so lovingly, that it must have
gone down to his boot-heels; and thence
presently mounted to his little head, which
became stupid, as France used to be under
Bourbon rule and he gave no more trouble
to Saul Macy.
But trouble was eeming for that prisoner,
ON prison guard. First, the trouble
sounded hostile whistle, TO the air of
"Away down South, Ia Dixie" and then
ft gave mouth to quayering words, indicat-
ing o disposition to ''iye and die IN Dixie;
after which there was crash on the STAIRS
below, like dumping GOAL, followed oy a
defiant g Hurrah
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The Reading (Pa.)Times says that
the flower of the young men of
Berks county is immigrating to the
West. On one day lately thirty-one
tickets were sold at the Reading de-
pot to young people bound in that
direction.
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The jackson Whig says: Some
Moses is causing an exodus OF ne
groes from Middle Tennessee. They
are Iured away by promises of cheap
lands in Kansas. The great prOba-
bility is that next winter, when the
snow is about 4 feet deep on the
plains of Kansas they will be found
returning. They don't stand cold
like a Yankee-not they.
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Patterson, N. j., is agog over
pair of twins which have bodies Of
human form and heads Of hares.
They are now over a mouth old and
until day or two ago were in good
health and growing finely.
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Maryville (Cal) Appeal: At the
Pavilion stable has been on exhibit
tion an immense OK belonging to
Albert Cummins. He seems like a
frame of a mastodon, as he is poor
in flesh. The animal stands a lit
tie over seven feet high and weighs
1859 pounds. The OK is six or sew
en- years of age.
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The Baltimore American says !:
The peach crop for this year, accord
ing to the reports coming from all
parts of Delaware, promises n large
Weld. With favorable weather, it
is thought there must be as large
crop of good peaches as we have had
for many years.
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In Pennsylvania a Mr. Julius
Waters, aged sixteen, married Mrs.
Rosina Whiskey, aged eighty four.
"A very exhiIarating union; for, OBJ
serves an editor, there is nothing
agrees better than fresh water and
cid whiskey.
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An Omaha man is doubly in trou-
bic. He deserted his wife to elope
with a girl, and the wife is chasing
him. Then he deserted the girl and
she is chasing him. The chasers
have joined in the pursuit, and he
fears the worst if thay catch him.
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James A. Warden, the newly ap-
pointed United States District At
torney for Middle Tennessee, was
qualified Monday last, and entered
Immediately upon the performance
or his duties.
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Indignant boarder to his landlady
MADAM, if you expect four buck
wheat cakes to go into five persons
and leave any remainder, allow me
to say that you are decidedly out in
your arithmetical calculations, for
they won't do it. FL trouble you
for that plate of hot ones you've got
concealed behind the sugar bole :"
He got 'em.
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Moody says. "We don't want
any more painted Christians" Keep
cool, ladies, don't get indignant;
his language was purely metaphors
cal, symbolic, figurative, and had 90
reference to toilet mysteries.
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PERFECTLY TERRIBLE.

A number jumped from the upper
windows on Elm street or rear side
of the house.
Kate Claxton, actress. had another
escape, but not uninjured.
Among those known to be saved
are III. Kertz, of Texas. and Jos. j.
Davis, Of Augusta, Georgia.
Gerlact. the German Consul. jump
ed from a window and broke leg.
His wife escaped unhurt. Charles
Teeman lost his life attempting to
save others. Phillip Gerald, boar
der at the hotel, was brought out
alive. but entirely bereft Of reason.
At quarter past 2 o'clock. about
half an hour after the fire was dis
covered. the entire roof was ablaze,
and the flames were rapidly descen-
ding to the lower stories. A half
hour later the floors and interior
walls began to fall, and the roof fell
in. There Is now nothing left of
one of the finest hotels in the coun-
try, except Walnut street front and
parts Of Fourth and Fifth street
faces.
The loss on the building and con-
tents will be $750,00O to $1,000, 600.
The insurance is unknown.
There are no other Southern
names than the Texan among the
names Of the lost or saved, except
7. T. Lyon, OF Mobile. and Fred
Cook, of New Orleans, who we're
saved.
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After a silver plating factory clos
ed its business not long ago, at New
Haven. the floor of the plating room
was taken up and burned, and 1881
worth Of silver was extracted from
the ashes. Both gold and silver are
very apt to be distributed in invisi-
ble particles in the garments of
workmen employed upon jewelry.
plating and assaying. A tatered
vest belonging TO such workman
has oeen found, on calculation, to
contain $50 worth OF the precious
metals. In the Office of enc Of the
largest dealers in specie in this city,
the sweepings and dust OF the place,
and the water in which the employees
washed their hands after couating
money. were set aside, aud always
produced more than enough gold
and silver to repay extraction.-N.
7. Tribune.
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+'Hurrahi hurrahf
For Southern rights, hurrahi
Hurrah, for the Bonny Blue Flag

"I'm drunk-I am!''
"HurrahI"
And another dumping of coal on the
stairs, crushed off that melody.
"This must be second bottle of red-eye
coming up, Saul surmised .'and a gallon
measure, should say
One more bottle-holder, in q free-fght,
threatened no serious conflict and Macy's
impulse was to open the room-door. But
Just then another hilarious note, from low
base, lower down, in the tenement-house.
rose spasmodically:
''Butier and went out from camp,
Down to Richmo-4d battle;
And then the John les whipped back.
Jes like drove of cattle -
Oorn-shucks an punkin-pies,-
gingerbread an chowdsE:
Sure : I'm 1anky Yank
The rebs frin' pa-owder.' %
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SOME OF THE DEAD.

Mrs. Moran, a servant, was killed
by jumping from a window. George
Frank Gouley, Grand Secretary Of
the Grand Lodge of Free Masons OF
Missouri, is supposed to have perish
ed. Six persons, whose names are
unknown. were killed either by jump
ing from windows or suffocated by
smoke and were dragged out Of the
burning buildings. 1t is difficult TO
procure the names Of the dead, but
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Guests Rescued by Heroic Eff
forts of Firemen.
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More Than Fifty Lives Lost and a
Large Number Wounded.
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The M0FFistOWl Gazette.
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 1s, 1877.

The Dallas Herald says that the
tide of immigration now pouring in
to Northern Texas is astonishing.
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Kate CIaxtOn Among Those
Who Were Injured
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ANOTHFR HOLOCAUST.

Hotel in Saint Louis
Burned.
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Ladies and Children Escaped
with Only their Night Clothes.
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it is hoped complete, or nearly
complete, list will be obtained this
afternoon. Sidmore Hayden. Super
intendent OF the American Express
Stables, is among the killed. Also
Henry Hazen, Deputy Auditor OF
the Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
pany. An Englishman named Ad-
ans, said to be a Commissioner OF
Education, was identified at the
Morgue.
A woman at fifth story window
on Fifth street front became panic
stricken and jumped out, but she
asghted on her feet. She was car
ried to the st. James Hotel. still
alive. Her husband. who had been
standing by ber side, then tore up
the bedding and let strip, so made,
out Of the window. To this a fire.
man attached a rope, which was
hauled up. and, making it fast to the
window sill, he safely descended by
it.
A man named ]. E. Wilson jum-
ped from fourth story window and
was killed. Andrew Eusman and
Mrs. Scott met death in the same
way.
The mortality among the female
help of the Hotel was great. There
were two hundred of them, all of
whom were lodged in the upper story
of the building. The panic among
them was
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U7squestioRQ5Eg the best sustained ae0rk OF
tie kind ia n6 World"
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FrightfuI Scenes About the
Burning Building.

ST, LOUIS, April 11.-She South
ern Hotel was burned at two o'clock
this morning incuring an appalling
loss of life. 1t was first supposed
that two hundred lives were lost,
but it is now reduced to fifty. Many
were killed by jumping from the
third, fourth and fifth story windows
Kate Claxton, the actress who so
narrowly escaped from the Brooklyn
horror, broke both of her legs by
jumping from the third story. The
fire originated in the upper stories.
The windows in the upper stories
were crowded with.
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sHRIEKING MEN AND WOMEN,

whom it seemed impossible to save.
A few were rescued by ladders plac-
ed on the Fourth street portico, but
on the other three sides of the build
ing, bounded by Fifth, Walnut and
Elm streets, the longest ladders fell
far short of reaching the windows
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-22
SHERIFFS SALE.

Chas Hecht VS.. NJ. V. Boughten and l.. d.
Beary. . ,
Notice is hereby given that by virtue and
authority of q special writ of execution Is.
sued out of the District court within and
for Laramie county. Wyoming, In favor OF
Chas. Hecht, and against NJ. Bomghton
costs, commanding me to sell the following
described property, heretofore attached in
terest OF III. v. Boughton in and to lots NUM-
bered one and two, in block No. S5s In & the
oming Territory, I have levied upon the
said described property, and will offer the
same for sale at public auction, and sell TO
the highest bidder. for cash, on Wednesday.
April Ilth 1877, at 2 o'clock, p. m OF said day,
In front Of the court house door OF said Lara
mie county.
Chryenne. wyo., this March sth: lsI;
m9-d3Jd II. JEFF. CARR,
Sheriff of Laramie County, Wyo.
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Legislative Doings.

New Orleans, March 21.-The Dem
ocrats claim that the detection Of State
Senator Dumas from the Nichols legis-
lature does not break the returning
board quorum of that body. Nineteen
is the quorum, and the Nichols senate
now consists of nineteen returning
board members and two elected accord
ing to the returns. The Packard SEN
ate consists of seventeen returning
board members, two less than quo
rum, and two members who were seated
subject to contest.
After obtaining a quorum of the SEN
ate, the Packard legislature passed
through both houses general appro-
priation bill and mileage and per diem
bill for themselves. They also adopted
concurrent resolution quoting the
constitution of the United States and
the United States revised statutes, and
setting forth that there existed in New
Orleans domestic violence and illegal
conspiracies and combinations to OBJ
struct the execution of the laws, as evil
denced by the seizure by armed and law
less bands Of state arsenals and the su-
preme court of the state, and calling
upon the President, under the constitu-
tion and laws, for aid to suppress the
same
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aRAssHoPPER sHARPs.

Who They Are and What They VIII Do.
Washington, March 21.-Prof. G. ".
Riley, state eDtomologist of Missouri;
Prof. Cyrus Thomas, state entomOl0-
gist, Of Illinois; and DR.. A. S. Packard.
of the American Naturalist, Of Massa-
chusetts, have been appointed U. s.
chronological commission to inquire
into the character and habits Of the
grasshoppers and other destructive in.
sects which have for several years Gre
ated so great ravages in the agricultu
raj districts of the west.
The commission will have its head
quarters in Prof. Hayden's Office in
Washington, and their western Office,
in which a larger part Of the indoor
work is to be done, will be at st. Louis
They expect to be ready soon. Prof.
Riley will classify the whole country
east of the mountains and south of the
4Sth parallel; also the west half Of Iowa
and the whole of British America
Prof. Thomas takes Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, southern Dakota and eastern Wyo-
ming, while Prof. Packard will make
Montana, Idaho, west Wyoming and
the Pacific slope his field. Natural his
tory, remedies. preventive measures,
and the geographical bearings Of the
subject, etc, will also be divided and
allotted to facilitate the work Of the
commission.
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Washington, March 21.-Fred. Doug
las was at the executive mansion with
a delegation of colored people, paying
their respects to the President.
The delegation consisted of Robert
Purvis, Fred. Douglas, Charles II. Pc
ters, John F. Cook, DR.. Charles Purvis,
and others, of Washington. Purvis,
the chairman, in a brief address, ex-
planned the object of the visit, and said
the appointment was gratifying to the
colored people because it not only recog-
nized their claims, but struck blow at
the prejudice of caste, and they wished
him success in his policy of reconcilia-
tion.
The President said that in appoint
ing Douglas his object was to show the
country that it was his purpose to fully
carry out the declaration of his inau-
gural, that the amendments to the con-
stitution must be strictly adhered to
and all citizens protected in their rights.
He referred to the appointment of col
ored persons, and said no discrimina-
tion must be made on account of color.
and should any public officer having a
position to be bestowed make such dis
elimination, he would consider it sufi-
cient cause for removal. In conclu-
sion, he referred to his policy of concil-
iation, and expressed his confidence in
its success.
A delegation of Irish citizens were at
the executive mansion, to present their
claims to prominent representation in
the administration Of national affairs.
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TELEGRAPHIC
nlPoRTED ExPRKssLY FOR THE LEADER
NIGHT REPORT.
WASHINGTON.
The Cabinet Council.


Washington, March 21.-The cabinet
reassembled at 10 this morning and COLI
tinued in session till afternoon. The
southern question was under consider
alton, and there are no intimations but
that it will be decided to-day.
The question of calling an extra ses-
sion was considered.
Numerous kilograms from prominent
persons in New Orleans, Charleston
and other southern cities have been re-
ceived at the Executive Mansion, and
by private citizens, asking early infOr-
nation as to the decision of the gov
ernment in the southern question. The
cabinet took a recess, after which the
discussion of southern affairs was con-
tinued. There is an expression of anx-
iety on the part of the government to
reach a final decision as quickly as pos
sible, and it is believed If Louisiana
commission be decided upon, that af-
fairs in South Carolina will be speedily
settled. 1t was decided to send COM
mission of prominent public men to
Louisiana before taking final action in
the affairs of that state.
The cabinet virtually agreed that an
extra session of congress shall be called
to meet on Monday, June 4th. The
proclamation of the President conven-
ing the extra session may not be issued,
however, for day or two.
The cabinet agreed to maintain the
statu quo in South Carolina and Louis
lana 80 far as the general condition of
the government is concerned, until a
commission can investigate and report
as to the proper course in those
states.
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NEW JERSEY.
The Wrecked Steamer.

Long Branch, March 21.-The
steamer Rusland lies about as yester-
day. 1t is too rough to work in surf
boats. The coast wrecking company's
steamer Relief has been anchored off
the shore about half a mile, waiting for
orders. The huge pump of the wreck
ing company was put to work awhile
to-day, discharging barrel of water
each second, but seemed to make no
impression on the water in the ship.
The steamer still crushes out the tim
bers of the old ship Adonis, and the
shore is strewn with fragments for miles.
The bow of the steamer, resting on the
old wreck, does not sink, but the stern
is settling badly.
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CALIFORNIA.
A Mexican Refugee.

San Francisco, March 2l.-Major
General Jose Ceballos, late commander
in-chief of the fourth territorial divi-
sion of the Mexican republic, compris-
ing the northwestern and Pacific states,
starts this morning overland to New
Orleans, whence he will proceed to the
Rio Grande, and thence into Mexico.
He returns by special invitation of
Diaz, by whom it is expected he will be
appointed secretary of war as reward
for past military services.
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legislation for the publication Of the
official reports of the Board of Centen-
nial Commissioners, which is in manu-
script, and will make collection Of
nine octave volumes. The report of the
Commissioners to the Paris Exposition
of 1867 makes a handsome and valua-
bic edition Of five volumes, and the vi
emma report six volumes, which are ex-
tensively sought after by scientific men
and historians. Mr., Kelley, Of Penn
sylvania, introduced a bill for the pur-
pose of the publication of the reports,
appropriating S45, 900 therefor, but it
was never considered.
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The Suit Against Gen. Grant.

Washington, March 21.-The sum-
mons to answer in the case entered for
Thomas Briggins against ex-President
Grant was served to-day on Gen. Grant,
Gen. Grant regards the entering of this
as kind of blackmailing operation on
the part of Briggins, and although the
statute of limitations clearly bars this
action, he will not avail himself of it.
For the purpose Of having all the facts
brought out, and vindicating the asper-
sions cast upon his character by the
plaintiff, he will put the defense in the
hands Of an attorney, with instructions
to have the case brought to trial at as
early day as possible.
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UTAH.
The Doomed Mountai,

The Doomed Mountain Meadow Murderer.
Salt Lake, March 21.-The friends of
John D. Lee, who is condemned to be
shot on Friday next, have sent numer-
GUS petitions signed by prominent Nor
mons and Gentiles, asking for the COM
mutation of his sentence, or pardon,
to Governor Emery, but the evidence
Of guilt being so clear, and the offense
so heinous, the governor has to-day in
answer to a telegram from the United
States marshal at Beaver, inquiring if
he had anything further to communi-
cate relative to Lee, replied, nothing
whatever. This indicates that Lees
doom is sealed.