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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-02
From the New York Tribune,

useful collection of pnbIic documents is
published by A. s. Barnes q Co. in "Ihe Con-
stitution of the Several States Of the Union and
United States" prior to the commencement of
the Civil War. The volume also includes the
Declaration of Independence, the Articles of
Confederation and an Essay on Recent Changes
in American State Constitutions, by WImot L.
Warren. The comparative views which it pre-
sents of the Constitutions of the different otat
render 1t convenient boob of reference, and
an almost Indispensable addition to the political
library.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-02
Antebelium Constitutions
OF THE
STATES F: UNITED STATES.
WITH A CRITICAL ESSAY ON
"R ECENT CHAN GES,"
Wilmot L. Warren.

From Hon. VIM. 81. Evarts, Secretary of State.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c,
tooPY.I June IL, 1879,
GExTLEEES:-I have to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 18th instant, and of
the copy of THE Constructors of the Several
States Of the Union and United States in the
Year 1885," which you have had the kindness to
send me. The book appears to be a valuable and
useful one, and am very glad to possess it. 1
an, gentlemen, Very truly yours,
VIM. N. WARTS.
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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
Il BOYS..ESSIY ON CATS.

The supply of cats is always in
excess Of the demand. They are
always or hand when you don't
want them. They do their travel
ing mostly on fences, they like oth~
or peoples yards better than their
own. They go out much o'n'ghts,
and keep late hours. Most cats
arc our n-ighbors' cats. Cats don t
need to be; owned by anybody to
get along and don't need looking
after to prosper. Nobody knows
| where all the cats come from, nor
what becomes Of all the cots. Our
cat is not nuisance like other cats
Cats amt on good speaking term
with dogs. Cats are hard to kill
give way or loose. They can be
safely left out without being stolen
They are not worth anything whc1
dead, and are worth less whc'
alive. Cats are fond Of music ant
sing without Icing particularly ur
ged to. They sing in long mete
tunes, and are fond Of plaintiff airs
They give concerts a, night, most
~ by mad voices. They are hear
from windows and not ia full dress
They get boot-jacks for bouquets
They don't get their living by sing
ing, but they sometimes get tLel
death by it.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
A REMARKABLE WEDDING. A

A. REMARKABLE WEDDING. A
wedding in Jersey City recently
had a novel ending, and was a
remarkable affair. The groom is
aged forty-one and the bride, a
butchers widow, aged sixty-two,
with a son aged thirty-nine. AZ
ter the regular supper was set out,
and liquids Of all kinds and colors
were on tho board, the party drank
and some of them became HILARIOUS
and the groom is described by one
who was present, as being three
sheets in the wind Alter a time
the party broke up, leaving th'
groom, his new stepson and two
others together. The three latte
persouages agreed among thea
selves that they must do something
with the groom that he might re
member the occasion. They conse
quently took him to his bride
butcher shop, suspended him on
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
SEN Elm EL.
GETTING RID OF BATS.

A correspondent Of the English
Mechanic gives one or two valuable
hints for Kidding premises OF rats.
One very good plan, he says, is to
nail a red herring on the wall OF
the warehouse or place sinfesteo,
about eighteen inches from the
fl ,or. on this, little to Que side'
beneath the fish, place a brick or
niece of wood near the wall. At
an equal distance on.the other side
set an ordinary steel snaptrap, not
baited. Tho rats, in jumping off
from the brick to got at the her.
ring, after a few attempts are sure
to fall down in the trap. This is
a good permanent plan, as it is
somewhat above their comprehen
sion. If rats have undermined the
foundation walls. which they dc
sometimes to such an extent as tc
endanger the building, 1t Is OF nc
use to attempt to stop them out bJ
.amp:ug their burrows with bro
ken glass bottles, for they worl
diligently to make fresh ones. 4
better way is to put shoveIiul o
dry sand over every hole. Th'
rats soon come up through this, 5u
in doing so lets half the sand int
tho burrow, which, unlike earth
they cannot either force or carry Vi
again, and by repeating this a
every fresh opened place their run
become quite filled up. nd the.
make up your foundations again
By this means l have known
granary that was terribly intestc
with rats quite cleared OF the II
All their burrows being at last ill
ed with sand, they We're compelle
to betake themselves elsewhere.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11

p@-A new telegram scheme APP
pears in the bill prepared by Senator
Jones of Nevada. 1t allows the
railroads possessing lines of tele-
graph to do general telegraph
business. A company is to oe form
ed with $1O,OG0,000 capital to
buy these telegraph lines from the
railroads, which are to be paid in
the stock Of the new company,
The railroads and the public would
both in this way, it is claimed, bt
able to use the telegraph much more
cheaply than now. Many large
merchants are declared to be il
favor of the new line.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11

is nearly as heavy as wheat,
resembles hu.led barley in
tie raw state. is 81 good sub
stitute for buclwhea1; is ca
pablo of more uses in the
kitchen, including all purpo-
ses for which various ncurs
are used, and is a nutritious
fodder which all cattle like.
We get these facts from the
San Francisco Bulletin,
which further states that the
growing corn has beautiful
appearance, that it requires
little or no care after being
planted, that it is gathered by
| plucking the tufts. which
thresh more easily than other
corn, that it yields a thous-
and fold, and that it natures
in Its own time regardless Of
the season. The two varie-
ties. white and red, do not
differ materially. We cannot
| tell whether this is the same
kind of corn as proved the
dependence Of ancient Egypt
but is found on extensive tria
to be all which is predicted o
it. California. and other part'
, of the United States as we'll
will be able to make an i'm
portant addition to our ce
| reals.-Ex
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11

WHERE WAS THE FKAUD.-Two
DAYS after the election of 1876 eve
ry body conceded that Mr.. Tilden
had carried 1s4 electoral votes,
and needed only one more TO in
sure his election. At tho same
time it was universally admitted
that Hayes had carried 1876 electo-
raj votes, or twenty-five short OF
the number requisite to elect him
The twenty-five votes in dispute
where those of Louisiana, Florida.
South Carolina and Oregon. The
Republicans have all along asserted
that soon after the election these
votes were offered for sale, ane
There is truth in this assertion
they were offered for sale. Blu
Tilden did not get one OF them
Hayes got them all. Then, which
side bought them. Why, tn
Hayes side, of course. Men are
sent to the pcnitentiary and ever
TO the gallows, every week, on ties
timony no stronger than this--N
Y. San.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11

~There was an affecting and
dramatic scene at a wedding among
colored people in Pittsburg las,
week, when two btolEers who m
slavery had divided were suddenly
brought together after long sepa~
ration. They had been born IN
Maryland, and the painter, whose
property they were, becoming en-
barrassed in business was obliged
to part with some OF his slaves and
the two boys were among those
whom he sold. One OF them was
taken to Texas, the other to Vlr-
ginia. They had grown up to be
men before the war came, and new
err expected to see each othe: again
After emancipation they both went
North and engaged in business,
but they never met. Each supuos'
ed the other to be dead. TO thi:
wedding went many colored people
from the South and West anc
among them the brothers. AS the,
appeared to be strangers some orr
introduced them. Before the da,
was over they discovered their re
lationship and each told the story O
} his life.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
4 NEW BREAD STUFF.

The scriptural story Of Jo-
seph's brethren going 10
Egypt for corn when their own
was exhausted, has been, i'll
a way, rehearsed by a Cali
fornia farmer. His ordinary
corn having turned out badly,
he was surprised to get an
enormous yield from little
Egyptian corr which he had
planted among the other. Il
will grow in almost any soil.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
SUPPLIES FOR THE SENAyE.-Tl

SUPPLIES FOR THE SENAYE.-Ihe
annual report Of the Secretary Of
the Senate has been published.
Among The bills that Uncle Sam
has paid are charges for pocket
books, worth from 81 to So IS
apiece, pocket knives, cost $50 IS
per dozen, all sorts Of fancy aud
EXPENSIVE note paper and envelopes
visiting and morning cards, co X
crews, worth IS 40 per dozen, au-
tcgraph albums at prices ranS'n:
from eighty-five cents TO 81 So
apiece, card papcieries, at SIS
per dozen, six brass cas;ors fol
Senate Chamber chairs, SIS, fifty
pounds Of gum camphor, at forty
Gets per pound, dozens Of gatcn
OF oay rum, at from 81 to IS 81
per gallon, cologne, at IS per gal
lon, hundred. of thousands OF ton
Of ice, ct forty seven cents pc
hundred weight, dozens 81 gallon
Of alcohol, 81 ger, essential OF,
shaving cream, at SIS rcr d'zes
Pinaud's soaps and other article
S Gicient to equip we'll appoi;. tie
fancy store. Eight luncheons 70
the Committey On Appropriation
cost $40. Eight boxes Of lemon
aud 100 pounds Of sugar, whic
was used presumablo for Lemonade
cost $62 4O.-Washngton Star.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11

Color AND HEA9.-Co.or, says
the American Builder, has very
considerable influence over a body's
power of absorbing heat. If a
thermometer, on a hot summers
day, be exposed to the sun, it will
indicate a temperature of about 100
degrees: but if the bulb DO black
ened with India ink or the smoke
OF a candle it will rise from ten to
twenty degrees higher. The rea"
con for this is that the polished sur
face Of the glass reflects some OF
the suns rays. aud so on through
the colors. The lightest colors are
the most healing, therefore light
colored walls, but especially white,
arc the worst for fruit trees. The
thermometer against wall render
ed black by coal tar rises five de-
grees higher in the sunshine than
the instrument suspended against 9
red brick wall of the same thick
ness. Nor will it cool lower a
night, though its radiating powe
is increased by the increased dark
ness Of it's color, if proper scree1
be then employed.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
DR.. J. c. AVER T. CO., Lowell, Mass
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
SOLD By ALL DRUGGISTS EvERYwHERI

TT Can make money faster at WORK
" us than at anything else. Capita
not required; VIC will start you. $12 pc
day at homo made by the industrious
Men, women, boys and girls wante
everywhere to work for us. Now is tn
time. Costly outfit and terms free. 40
dress TRUE IL Co., Augusta, Maine.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11

meat.hook, Invested him OF his
clothing, and there he hung unti'
he was taken down and put to bed
BY his bride, and the wedding tes'
tivities were. brought to a close,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
~ ANATOMICAL WONDER.


of the Rash Medical College. At
four o'clock the large amphltheater
lecture room was filled with fedged
aud unaedycd doctors, ard IN the
arena stood Charles Warren, a
man of about thirty years of ago.
of athletic appearance, and appa-
rently jointed the same as ordinary
mortals. Bat he soon showed tsat
be differed from most men IT. MS
make up. for there was hardly
Joint in his whole todY that he
could not throw out Of place, CT at
least give that appearance. lie
went through with his distortions
much to the amazenent as well as
the amusement of all. He COM
menced by giving q circu'atoTy
movement to the scapu'9, NOV
ing either one or both at time,
and without any apparent motion
Of the shoulders. He then threw
the humerus into the axilo, diSjoln-
ed his elbow wrist and pha'auges.
This was done merely by the COM
traction of the muscles Of the arm,
and not by tho pulling OF one
member by another. In none OF
his feats was there any such wrench
of ooe joint from another. With
out...touching any part of his body
with his HANDS the joints would
move out of position. He forced
the fomur from tho thigh bone
This he could do while standing on
one or both feet, or while recl'n-
. ing. The disIccation caused an
apparent shortening Of the limb
Another striking feat was the turn
ing of his feet so that he conlc
touch the bottom Of them while bis
legs were perfectly straight. Fer
lhaps the most remarkable Of all Q
his powers was the wonderful ex-
FEASIBILITY Of his chest. Mcdica
! works upon the strength OF exami-
, nations OF thousands Of them in the
army and navy, generally give hv'
inches as the maximum OF expan
l sion. The exhibitor could expane
his from nine to twelve inches
u Those who did not take much in
l. terest in other performances wer
t wonder struck at this. This fee
y was performed by the remarkably
re degree of the conlpressibi!ity Of tt
"a chest and his power to force h
80 heart and lungs into the agdoinln:
~ cavity, and then Of the power
; force his viscera i3to his chest. II
IL abdomen was hardly Jess curIo'
D. when the visce:a was forced vi
." ward by the diaphragm than w
IL the inflated chest. for at such
g time there seemed to be an emit
ID absence of organs in that part
.. the body. aad to be no distance
v all from the front walls Of the a
domen to the spinal column.
ys This SUBJECT has proved ii
rv study in the anatomy Of the mu
va clcs, because he could contra
a them so as to show the position
r's each from origin to insertion. !
i'll had this power over the muscles
20 pairs or separately, and could ma
X. them as distinct as If dissected.
ke Mr.. Warren concluded with
to exhibition Of his ability to cont'
"a. his whole body, drawing hi"s
r. through rings and performing OF
of er things. much to the amuscm'
rh of the students aud the proiessc
Ire if they had only felt at liberty
,ht give way to Laughter. Mr.. War;
te, has a daughter who takes af
The himself, and can dlslocate her jo
err with such ease that they sound i
le~ rattlcs.
A REMARKABLE WEDDING. =
Y
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
HOW SPECIE RES CKPIION " I'LL
AFFECT BUSINESS INTEREST.

A Washington special gives
the reason why Secretary
Sherman recalled SO quickly
nis famous silver dollar cir
cular, saying it happened at
the time that this silver dollar
circular was issued, early in
September, that the National
Bank syndicate engaged in
converting 6 per cent bonds
into 4 par cents owed the gov
eminent $4,000 600 10 coin,
6 per cent bonds to that
amount having been called.
Under the operation of that
circular it was believed at the
treasury that the syndicate
would have been able 20 pay
that $50,OOO,OO0 in coin to
the government in silver dol
lars. This would have absorb
ed every silver dollar that
was coined would have ex-
: hausted the silver dollar GER
r ;ificatcs to the full amount,
; aud would have left the treas
: ury without any gold receipts
), with which to redeem gold
: bonds as they should be pre-
d scented In other words, at
y the very step in resumption
$ the treasury would have Grip
5 pied itself or have seriously
II embarrassed itself in one o
:, it's current fiscal operations.
This fact was discovered tn
day after the oliver dollar
d circular had been issued, ano
e it was determined to wi H.
81 draw the circular and to sub.
m ject the departure t to The
~ criticism Of vacillation rathe
A. than to run The risk which
IN would have heen incurred b,
Sc placing it within the powe
a. Of the syndicate at that tim
I'd to cancel its obligations {
I'D $5O.0OO,OO0 in silver dollar
Sc or silver certificates.
as The gold department 9th
T. clearinghouse has been aool
be ished.
v When the treasury and it
in. sub>t, casuries opened Oh tn
mt I'd they paid out the gol
IS, and greenback dollars without
is any di. elimination against Ell
nis Their. This important hang
de in the finances Of tie countr
Nd virtually took place ten day
icy Or two weeks ago, and tn
me nominal change was no NOR
ay noted as q disturbing inhl
re- ence in trade than the actu;
Of change was two week ag
Down in the vaults at tt
I1reasry and of the banks al
millions Of glitlering coli
o. that have not seen dayllg]
10 for many years.
wn In the gold room of Il
in Stock Exchange about 81 ,OO(
ali- 600 of gold changed hands
,ry the 3lst of December
Ily, 1872 or | Ga for cash to sett
an outstanding gold account
tie but no excitement and !
lad effort was made to formal
1t celebrate the last transactio
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
YE,HE ADLER HOUSE,
" NNDNIIIE MISS

Clinton, Louisiana,
Is constantly open for the accommoda-
ton of the public. Meals by the day,
week or month at reasonable rates.
SINGLE MEALS FIFTY CENTS.
Elegant and we'll furnished rooms can
also be procured. Respectfully,
June %, '6.-1y. Mrs S. 4 nr- 10
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11

GEED, Buists'-all kinds. Fresh.
~ At Brooks.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-08

Tux HEATERS MRErIxo.-on Saturday
afternoon, in accordance with notice
previously given representatives from all
our mills in the heating departments, met
IN convention at Walther's Hall, corner
o. Twenty.sixth and Chapline streets.
The meeting was held with closed doors,
put from ono pitts principal members We
learned the following was the main
feature: II appears that the heaters are
now paid for their work by mail weight"
that Is the plates that they manufacture
are cut into nails-and they are paid by
the weight Of the nails. This they arc dis
satisfied with, as there Is much waste in
TINS way otdoing, and this waste involves
INC proceeds oftheir labor, for instance:
II a mailer o. nailfeeder spoils any nails
they are thrown aside, and OF course no
allowance is made for them; or, II q
shearer takes a plate Of iron and ruins 1t
or cuts it badly, they are the losers by
his ~carelessness. Anew manner OF weigh.
ing their plates called ''pile weight or
being weighed when they are done with,
is what they want. Nothing definite,
however, was done, and tho meeting nd.
iourned for two weeks, when something
will no doubt be done in the matter,
This is part oithe A. A. is. st. ",
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-08

PULPIT PoINrs.-Two very able sermons
were preached at the Sixteenth English
Lutheran Church yesterday by Rev. Lewis
Hay, OF Allegheny City, Pa, who has re-
Gently received and accepted a call to
Grafton, W. Va. The morning discourse
was from the text found in John *: 20,
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because
thou hast seen me, thou hast believed;
blessed are they that have not seen and
yet have believed. The sermon was logi-
cal and beautiful and evidently the result
OF careful study and preparation. The
evening theme was Degeneration" from
John Iii. 8 Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom Of God" The
attendance was very fine. The Sunday
School was addressed by Rev. Hay and
the pastor, on 1.-THE coming Of the Lord"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-08

TIE WATER Works. - On Saturday
afternoon the Committee on Water Works
met by appointment at the Works, ut the
foot OF Eighth street, to confer with ST.
p~erintendent Riddle and Mayor Sweeney
upon the question Of u water supply,
and what was necessary in the matter.
The condition OF the building and the
machinery, have long been a matter
OF reproarh to us as q city, and each day
and month only increase the necessity Of
some action in this direction or serious in
convenience not only 10 our manufaCtur.
ers. but even TO households, will follow.
The following members OF the committee
were present: Warehouse, Chairman;
Kimberly, Cracraft, Fisher and Girls.
well. Mr.. Riddle and Mayor Sweeney
showed the gentlemen through the
building ,and explained to them the
machinery and its uses, and each OF the
two pumps was thoroughly examined, as
wella as the water mains to the basin, the lat.
ter were shown TO be weak and insufficient
and larger onesnecessary. The machinery,
Superintendent Riddle said, was good but
light and overworked. a cogwheel on the
lower pump has eight arms and seven OF
these are banded or patched, and were
continually being patched for several
years past until Mr.. Riddle banded them
with wrought iron, since then they have
not broken. This wheel is liable to break
at any time, and cause some delay in its
replacement. The supply pump from tile
river TO the works was also INADEQUATE and
has been for long time, being fourteen
inches and has bursted several times. A
new twenty inch one will be imperatiyely
necessary in a short time. The D p
pump is now fourteen inches, being
originally twelve, but bored out to its
present dimensions.
This pump is banded from top to bottom,
ten feet in length, to prevent its "lettinG
out" The lower pump is sixteen inches,
bored thus from a fourteen inch pump.
The precarious condition Of the pump and
pipes was apparent to the Committee, and
no doubt measures will be taken looking
to some reliable water supply for the fl.
ture.
Mayor Sweeney showed the Commit.
tee a plan by which a third pump could
be placed in position at the works, that II
it is done, will put the matter OF a perma.
nent and abundant supply beyond perad.
venture. The cost Of this thing is not vet
definitely known, but q meeting OF The
Committee is called for this evening, at
which time a report to Council will be
made.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-08

There are few persons, no matter how
much they have patronized circuses, who
cannot spend an hour proftably and in
terestingly in looking through this de-
partment OF this show. The menagerie is,
beyond dispute, the finest ever seer here.
Some OF its features are a herd Of six large
elephants and five small ones, two black
camels-an almost unknown variety and
the only specimens ever imported to this
country; a live giraffe in exchange for the
stuffed one in last years show, a mandril
monkey, which attracted much notice by
reason OF its curious blue. nose, and a list
Of other rare curiosities too formidable to
allow OF enumeration.