The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-09-18
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

baified, and the people are dying with
unusual rhpidity in this famous healthy
section. / have asked several physi-
clans wha. this disease is, and they say
they do not know. One thing is GER
tahiti is fcarfuliy fatal, aud seems 10
continue to spread. One very strange
circumstance is that IL attacks young
men alone But one old man has yet
died. over fiity young men In the fall
flush of manhood and strength have
fallen victims 10 the terrible disease. 1t
appears to be Il sort Of epidemic typhoid
fever, but has several symptoms differ
ent from those of Irregular typhoid fever.
As l write Clarke White Is being bur-
led, and saw his corpse. lie suffered
terribly, and just before he died the
blood oozcd out OF his mouth and ears.
His tongue turned very black aud
swellcd terribly. The disease is fear
fully fatal. | know one prominent
physician who had 80 cases and not one
recovered, though all received themOst
careful treatment. The people here
are Justly terrified at tie rayages of
this fearful malady. God knows what
il is, but it Is causing sorrow in RlaRy
households aud spreading fearfHlly
throughout the neighborhood from
which | write. Physicians hope that
the approaching cool weather viii
check IL.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. l0.-To-day's
Statesman publishes aprivate letter from
Il citizen of Austin now in Sallillo,
Mexico, which states that new silver
mines have been discovered two hun
bred miles from Saltilio, Mexico. The
lode is said to be fifty miles long and
thirty feet wide, aud of unknown
depth. The ore yields one-half pure
silver. About one-half the ground in
eight is pure silver. People are going
from Saltillo day and night. There is
no law in the new mining district, and
every ono who goes must take his life
in his hand. The mines are situated
In the desert called Sierra Mojida,
which means Wet Mountain, but there
Is no water in fifteen miles Of the
place.
WASHINGTON. Sept. ll.-Secrctary
Sherman's attention having been call
ed TO the published statement that he
had decided that the silver dollar should
| not be received by the Treasury in GER
tain cases says that the statement was
absolutely false and Mithouta shadow
Of a foundation. The law makes the
silver dollar a legal tender for all pur-
poses, and it has always been received
by the Treasury in payment of de-
mands of every kind, and rs fully and
freely us gold coin.
In anticipation of the unusual heavy
arrival of foreign coin and bullion at
New York, the Secretary Of the Treas
ury increased the bullion fund at the
assay office ten million dollars, in order
TO facilitate the prompt exchange for
eign for United States legal tenders.
G~ALvEsroN, Sept. ia News spe-
cial from Rio Grande City reports that
the smallpox is epidemic in Mier, Mex
leo, 10 deaths having occurred in one
day. The disease haa reached Romn,
Texas, where ten children have died
from it. Ranches in that city are re-
ported as badly infected.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.-The report
of the Commissioner of Education
shows the annual expense per capita
for public schools to pupils is the low
est in North Carolina, being one dollar
and thirty-nine ceEts. The highest
cost per capita is in the Cherokee tribe,
Indian Territory, where it reaches
thirty-six dollars.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 11,-Robert At
wood, perhaps the most noted prisoner
in the Kentucky p~enitentiary, was
pardoned to-day, by Gov. Blackburn,
after serving six years, three months
and three days. He was convicted of
forgery, large amounts being obtained
by bogus paper he lad presented to
Louisville banks. lie came OF good
family.
JAMESTOWN, Sept. 13.-Hon. Chaplin
Hull, a former Congressman from
Pennsylvania and 4 man of wealth and
extensive business connections, recent
ly residing in Newark, N. j., is dead,
aged sixty-two years.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 4.-Gov.
Jarvis has committed the sentence of
A. NJ. Bradwell (white> and Thomas
R0seboro ,col0rcu) who were to have
| been hanged at Statesville next Friday,
for burglary, to life Imprisonment III
the ~penitentiary.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-Domestic trou-
BILE crazed Mrs. Benstal, OF Shawnee,
Jackson county, and she killed two
children with morphine and doSed her
self. Death not resulting, she then AZ
tempted TO hang herself, but was dis
covered before life WAS extinct and cut
down.
WORCESTER, MASS, Sept. 16.-The
Republican State Convention met here
this morning, with 1913 delegates pres
ent and organized by the election Of
Hon. Alex. Ii. Bullock of Worcester as
President. The usual committees were
appointed after which Gov. Bullock ad-
dressed the convention at considerable
length upon the issue Of the campaign.
Soon after O'Clock the Convention pro-
ceeded to %anintormal ballot for Govern
or, which resulted, John d. Long, pre-
sent Lieut.. Governor of the State $50,
Henry l.. Pierce sos. The nomination
of Long was then made unanimous by
reclamation.
New York, Sept. lG.-Senators Eaton
Of Coun., Mcdonald, of Indiana, Nc
pherson, of N. j., and Barnum of Conn.
members Of the National Democratic
Committee, meet here to-day in an in
formal conference on the political situa-
ton.