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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-13
MINOR DISPATCHES

LONDON, March 12.-The Duke
of Edinburgh will take the place Of
Prince Leopold, who is ill at Darn.
stadt, as Duke of Cannaughts, Sec
ond supporter, at the royal wedding
| tomorrow.
NEWARK, N. J., March 12.-
The town elections in New Jersey
show Republican gains.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 12.-Inr
formation has reached here that a
violent wind storm amounting al
most to a tornado passed over the
south portion of Macon county,
Illinois, yesterday, destroying
houses, barns and other property.
DOVER, DEL, March 12.-Seven
prisoners broke Jail at George
town, Del, last night, by cutting
through the floor of the cell in
which they were confined, and then
scaling the Jail wall by rope made
of blankets. All but two of them
were negres. One was a murderer,
who was filling life sentence.
ATLANTA, GA, March 12.-The
Coroner's jury rendered a verdict
for the killing of Aston by Cox, as
a willful and premeditated murder
Cox is in Jail to await trial.
New ORLEANS, March 12.-The
Bonnie Lee, with 1850 bales of
cotton, sank in the Red River to
day. A wrecking boat has gone to
her assistance.
The jury in the Ladda case were
unable to agree, and have been dis
charged by Judge Woods.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The
Treasury made another call for
five>twenties to-day, the amount
aggrega ing seven millions of cou-
pons and three millions Of register
ed bonds.
DR.. Woodwork, Surgeon Gener-
al of the United States Revenue
and Marine service, is dangerously
i'll with very little hope of his re-
covery.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL
In the Cabinet to-day Secretary
Sherman presented an estimation of
the probable receipts and expendi-
lures of the Government d. ing the
next fiscal year and calculates that
with the arrears of pensions, if paid,
there would be a deficit Of about
$28, 100000 in the Treasury. Con-
gress appropriated money to pay
these arrears, but made no provis-
ion for raising the funds. This mat
ter will be probably brought to the
attention of Congress at the extra
session. The prospective condition
of the Departments in case the Leg
islative bill should not pass before
July 1st, was also considered.
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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, March ia dispatch
to the Daily Neses from Szegedin
this Wednesday, morning at 8
o'clock says; CATER fearful night
of anxiety all efforts are useless.
The water broke through with i'm
mence force at 1 o'clock, carrying
away part of railway station, ems
bankment and rolling stock. Within
three hours the town was many feet
deep in water. Terrible suffering
is commencing. Shrieks and cries
from thousands are heard. Houses
are crashing by the score, and in
many cases carrying their inmates
with them. God knows what we
shall do tonight. There is no gas,
the works being Is feet in water.
| fear we shall run short of food.
One boat was just going to save a
large house full of people, when a
fearful crash carried with it the
whole living freight. The scene is
simply heart-rending. Over $4,000
people are out of house and home.
Hun dreds are drowning, and the
water is still rising rapidly.
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shots, and Cox two. Aston was
shot in the right temple, the ball
passing through his brain. Cox
was shot in the mouth and through
the left hand. Aston is dying but
Cox is not seriously hurt. The diff
fculty. arose from Aston having
power of attorney from Senator
Gordon to sell the latter's interest
in the State convict lease. Cox is
a sub-lessee under Gordon, and
wanted Aston to sell Gordon's in
terest to Walters, who had promised
to bring Cox out. Aston sold to
another person, Cox threatened
Aston at noon that he would kill
him before sundown if the trade was
not cancelled and made with his
man. He hunted Alston down.
Gov. Colquitt and others having de-
tanned Aston at the Capitol, the
quarrel was renewed, and both drew
their pistols with the result above
stated.
LATER.-Col. Aston died at
four minutes after six o'clock this
evening.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
The Nashville SolOns Still BlunderiDg
along over the State Debt.
The East Tennessee Insane Asylum
Bill Rejected by the House.
A Fearful InundatiOn Story from
Across the Waters.
Cox who Killed Col. AlStOn in Atlanta
Held for Murder.
O'Leary, the Pedestrian, Leaves the
Track, not to Return.
Col. Robert Aston Killed in a Bloody
Atflay in Atlanta.

NASHVILLE, March Il, 1879.
Special to the chronicle.
SENATE-Mr. Wilson offered a
resolution that the Legislature was
opposed to any measure for paying
or settling the State debt which
would require higher rate of taxa,
ton than fifty cents. 1t lies over.
The Senate resolution requiring
Supreme Court Judges to sit in two
sections was adopted.
The bill from the Finance Com
tee providing for the payment of the
State debt passed its second reading,
and was made a separate order for
tomorrow.
Senate bill providing for the ap-
pointment Of an arbitration COM
mission finally passed.
The bill to abolish the Criminal
Court of Knox county was rejected.
HOUsE.-Senate bill to establish
a Board of Public Works, having
reference especially to Chattanooga,
finally passed.
House bill to establish an Insane
Asylum in East Tennessee was re-
jected by vote of 40 to q.
The House Judiciary Committee
agreed to recommend
the rejection of the bill to judicially
re-district the State.
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THE EAST.

LONDON, March 11.-The Dailg
Nea0s' correspondent at Berlin, dis
cussing the renewed rumors of the
dissolution of the Reichstag, says :
"The personal alterations Of the
last two days have certainly COM
plicated the situation immensely,
and if mere personal irritations
were to be considered Bismarck
would have enough reason for
promptly appealing to the people,
but there is yet no occasion to
doubt that the financial measures
will at least be submitted to the
present Reichstag."
The National Zettumg seems to
fear an early dissolution. 1t admits
that Bismarck is all powerful in the
Federal Council, which would
readily acceed if he proposed disso-
luton. But it adds, ominously:
"New elections at present would
result in the election Of a Radical
party, which now does not exist,
unless the Socialists can be so con-
sidered. " This is supposed to re-
late to alleged intention Of DIR.
Lasker to join the advanced Lib
erals. Such a coalition of national
and advanced Liberals would create
a regular and very radical opposi-
tiOn
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NEW YORK.

New YORK, March ia
twenty minutes past ten this morn
ing, the scores of the pedestrians
were as follows: Rowell 231 miles
and four laps, Hartman 215 miles
and two laps, Ennis 201 miles and
two laps, O'Leary 1877 miles and
five laps.
At eleven o'clock this morning,
the score was as follows: Rowell
235 miles and three laps, Hartman
219 miles, Ennis 205 miles, OLeary
201 miles.
A panic occurred at Gilmore's
Garden at 8.25 p. m. a section of
the temporary boxes, about 45 feet
long and 20 deep, on the southwest
corner of the Garden fell in, owing
to being over crowded. Nearly a
dozen persons were injured, one man
fatally. Several women were among
the crowd.
By the advice of his physician
OLeary has left the track not to
return again.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-13

THE Life OF William Cullen Bry
ant" by Prof, d. J. Hill, of Lewis
burg University, will be published by
Sheldon & Company in a few days
Tits is the second of the series of great
American authors which Prof. Hill
is preparing, the Life of Irving
having been the first. The Life OF
Bryanp will be s book of $50 pages,
and will contain a steel-plate likeness
of Bryant. II is the purpose of the
author to make each volume per-
sOnal, literary, and auecdotal biogra-
ply OF one of our great authors, and
the success which he attained in the
Life of Irving has awakened high
expectations of the series.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-13
ITALY.

ROME, March 12.-The Vatican
organ Toice Della Verita, gives
great prominence to the following {:
Several Liberal papers have res
iterated tie statement that the Pope
in consequence of the pressure of
Cardinal Manning, or the French
Bishops, has changed his policy,
and ranged himself behind the non
p0ssumus and vindication of tenn
poral power. We are able to most
decidedly contradict this fiction.
The Pope, in no other way than did
his predecessor, has protested and
will protest until such provisions are
made as right and reason require
for the dignity and liberty of the
Holy See."
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FRANCE.

LONDON, March 12.-The Times
Paris correspondent telegraphs as
f, llows: A number Of the Deputies
of the Left will Of course only vote
against impeachment on the con-
dition that its rejection shall be eff
fected by passing an order of the
day so couched that no member of
the Right could agree to it. A
very large majority will certainly
support such an order of the day.
LONDON, March l1.-Special dis
patches from Paris to the London
papers discredit the statement that
the French Government have re-
solved to retire if a majority on
the impeachment question is duly
obtained by the support of the
Right. 1t is thought, however, that
such support is necessary, as the
split in the Republican camp has
begun to attract general attention.
A dispatch to the Reuter- Tele-
graph Company from Cairo says:
Before the formation of the
new Egyptian Ministry the British
and French Consuls- General pre-
sented identical notes saying that
their Governments did not abso-
lutely insist upon the retention of
Nubar Pasha in the Ministry.
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GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, GA, March 11.-At
800, p. m, the Office of the State
Treasurer at the Capitol in this
city was the scene of bloody trag-
edy. The parties being Col. Robert
A. Aston, member Of the Legis-
Iatqre, and Captain E. S. Cox, Of
Dehalb county. Aston fred three
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LOUISIANA.

New ORLEANS, March 11.-The
trial of the Caddo parish murderers
is progressing before Judge Woods.
The jury is composed of seven
whites and five colored.
The principal prizes drawn in the
State Lottery we're as follows
Number 41,211 drew $4,000 ;
number As, ,937 drew $4,000; num-
Der 1922 and 78,262 each $4,000,
The capital prize was sold in Nor
folk.
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Call for n State Convention of
COlOred Wen.

To the CCl0red Citizens Of Tennessee .
At a conference of some of the lead
ing representative cOlOred men of sew
eral OF the states held recently in the
city of Cincinnati, Ohio.
It was agreed and published TO hold
a National Convention Of cOlored men
OF the United States iii the city of
Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday the
9th day of May, 1879, for the purpose
of considering the present condition OF
the race, especially in the Southern
States, aud everything that pertains 10
their welfare and future prosperity as a
people, will be considered and recon-
mended by the convention.
AT the State Convention of caIored
men of Tennessee, held ia the city of
Nashville in April, 1876, the under-
signed were appointed u State Execd-
tive Committee, with power to call
any future State Convention there
fore, by the authority given said COM
mittee by the Convention of 1876,
the cOlOred citizens of the various
counties of the State of Tennessee are
hereby earnestly and respectfully re-
quested to meet in convention and
send delegates to 81 State Convention
Of cOlOred men of Tennessee, 10 be
holden in the city of Nashville on
Wednesday, the Pad of April, 1879, for
the purpose of choosing twenty-five
delegates TO represent the State of
tennessee in the National COnven-
lion TO meet May 9th, 1879, and further
advise and consult upon matters that
demand our attention and cO-0pera-
uon ln Tennessee. 1t is hoped that
very county in the Safe will be fully
ms, mp'esTn,ed. w. F. Yardley, Chair
r. " Ei"srd shaw, Wm. Summer,
Kann.9' B'ker, A. Smith, w. T.
NJ sInb;ys,F +. Max we'll, J. ). Fields, e..
mirfae Ns'h, Stale Executive Com
the Ca%ren,t.Asv SerS tlAvorable to the objects of
''u please cOpV.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-13

The following are some Of the most
important FEATURES of the new Post
office bill, which was passed by Con-
gress before its adjourn ment, as culled
from Washington special to the Gin
cinnati Gazette
All mailable matter is divided into
four classes: First, written matter /;
second, periodical publications third
miscellaneous printed matter; and
fourth, merchandise. Mail matter of
the second class embraces all newspa-
pers and periodicals Issued as often as
four times annually. All publications
of this class, with certain exceptions
when sent from the office of publica-
ton, Including sample copies, or
when sent from news agency
to actual subscribers thereto, or
to other news agents, shall
be entitled to transmission at two cents
q pound prepaid. This is the section
which newspaper publishers so much
desired to have passed, but which was
also strongly opposed. It allows the
sending Of sample copies at the regular
rates of secOnd-class matter and not at
transient rates. Publishers of news
papers, without subjecting themselves
to extra postage, may fold WITHIN their
regular Issues a supplement, provided
it ia germain to the publication which
il supplements, and omitted only from
the regular issue for want OF space,
time or greater c0nVenlence. Tuo-
fishers may also incl0se In their pub
lications bills and rrceip's and orders
for subscriptions. Newspapers are
allowed to send one copy to each actual
subscriber within tie county flee
through the mails, wsthout delivery
by letter carrier.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-13

INDICATIONS: For Tennessee and
the OHIO Valley, sOutherly winds
shifting to westerly and northwest erly,
falling followed by rising barometer
blY local rains.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-13

THE reelection of Mr.. Randall as
Speaker of the House will be heralded
as another victory for Tilden and Re-
form
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L. .. G. q

The Sir knights and T,,d;os .,
Bethlehem Commandery, No, 6 arc
notified to attend the fnraro, aie
Knight George H. Bomar, from -
residence on Front street to.morraa,
at - o'clock. The Sir Kuights .ns
ladies of Peace No. l, and Hope No .
are invited to be present.
:. t. LOGAN, n. c.
PHILO. B. SHEPARD, x. of r.
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hind. The escape from the state
room was made by cutting the glass
out Of the outer window, which was
found carefully laid away on the
bed. Up to the present time moth
ing further has been heard of the
unfortunate old couple.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-13

Ahe CHARTER OAK in the new
Siess is the prettiest thing now made
u the form of a Stove,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

weopen lying on the 1oor and his wife
bleeding, and a. be supposed, dying on
the bed. After he realized the state OF
affairs be tainted, but wife No. l seemed
to enjoy the scene.
1t is . sad affair at best, and might have
had . fatal ending. The frat wife since
her separation from Zellers has been
married, but left her husband not long
ago. Zellers hss left for Dubuque, Iowa,
to get his papers fixed up, and says be
will return. He or his first wife are to
blame for all the trouble that has ensued,
just which one we will not say. The
lady now in this city will recover from
her wound, but she does not say that she
will or will not reside with her husband
if lie gets his divorce all right.
LATER. Since the above wa put in
type we have learned that Zellers met
wife No. l in Sioux City, and the two
started for Malvern, Iowa If such be
the case wife No. 2. was woefully dcceiv.
ed IN her marriage. What the future
may develop in the case, we cannot say.
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hopes aud tears. Did she expect to meet
him in the vieor and bloom of noble
manhood, or bowed and orn with the
weight of years. She and her Maker
only know her thoughts as she walked
up the garden path and knocked for ad-
mittance. The door swung open, and
the two recognized each other. Wife mo.
2 who sat at the stove knitting urged an
explanation which followed but the en-
bsrrassment of the husband must have
been Painful in the extreme. Years Of
separation and different associations had
not frozen the love for the companion of
his early life, and the past came up be.
fore him like a dream aud he could not
turn her out upon the cold charities of
the world. He got his wives reconciled,
for a wonder, and has persuaded them to
live in the same house, each having the
right TO call him husband" We under.
stand they are getting along nicely, and
may possibly spend the remainder of
their days as a trio. If the wife Of poor
Enoch Arden had taken the same view Of
the matter our heroes have, the old man
would never have died Of a broken heart.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
The Zencrs Sensation.

THIS morning the COURIER reporter
called on Mrs. Maggie Gillispie Zellers,
Que of the principal actors in the Beloit
affair. who is stopping inthis city with
her uncle, Mr.. Charles Lutz, u object
being to learn the lady's version Of
what came near being a horrible tragedy.
She seemed perfectly willing to relate
her side of the affair, which is full of
startling acts, tlnctured somewhat with
the romantic. Mrs. Zellers is a fine look.
ing woman. probably twenty-five years
of age, Of good figure and pleasant ad,
dress. Her language betokens education
and refinement.
Her story is briefly as follows: On
the Sd of November last she was married
to John Zellers at or near Beloit. Her
parents opposed the %:union. She knew
that Zellers had been married, but he
told her he had q divorce, aud she be.
lieved him. Either before or soon after
their marriage she asked to see his pa
pers. but he said they had been burned
in a fire at Waterloo, Iowa, eight years
ago. Time wore on, with things thus
unsettled until last week, when Mrs.
Zellers No. 1 appeared on the scene.
Then the trouble began. She first said
when she came that all she wanted WA
q deed to certain property in Eagleville,
Mo, that belonged to Zeilers; but when
confronted by the second wife, who in
the meantime had persuaded her husband
to make the deed, wife No. l changed
her tactics, and said she came wholly for
the puapose of separating the two, charg,
ing that no divorce existed. She would
not permit them to be together a moment
and broke open doors, carrying on at a
high rate. After the matter had pro
crossed that way for several hours, Mrs
Zellers No. = went the room where they
were, and demanded Of each to know
whether . divorce did OF did not exist
The woman said it did not, and the
husband fea,sd I give any definite ans
wer. The interrogation returned at once
to her room closely followed BY the
husband and his first wife. Wife No. z
then determined to end her life and bad
the revolver oil ready to commit thu
deed. Just a. she was ready to shoot hel
husband entered the room and wanted
her to give him the revolver, which sh'
refused. While thus engaged in CONVEX
sation his first wife entered the room, ane
at the earnest request of the second wifi
they both left the 0 She closed tn
door and had il partly bottled, then wen
to the bed, placed the revolver to he
temple and pulled the trigger. She the
threw the revolver on the floor, and lai'
down on the bed, The shot brought tn
husband into the room where he saw tn
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
Obituary..

Died in this city Feby, 4th. 1879, at the
residence Of G. p. Bennett, Gilbert b,
Collins. aged 81 years.
The deceased was q native of Dutchess
county, New York, and came west las,
spring and took a claim in Lincoln county
Dakota. He was married and leaves q
wife and one child. In life he was a very
industrious and honorable young man,
and was doing the best he could to get
himself and family a home. About five
weeks ago he was stricken down with
typhoid fever, which finally terminated
IN his death. Funeral services will be
held at the Baptist Church.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
Ionia, Neb., July "a, 1878

How often VI hear the above remark
during these extreme changes Of weather
Colds. Coughs and Sor> Threats were
never more prevalent among children
than now. Now we are going to urge
you to try a remedy which has excited
comments by physicians all over the
country, who acknowledge their surprise
at the wonderful and happy results from
its use. That remedy is the we'll known
preparation, HALE'S COUGH COROI,
AL. Your " druggist, II. II. Blair.
will tell you that it Is the best cough
medicine he ever sold aud will warrant
a cure or return your money to you in
case Of a failure after using one half of
the bottle. 1t is very pleaiant to the
taste. making a very desirable remedy
for children.
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PersOnnal.

DIR. HAssoN. of Vermillion is in this
city.
HARRY YOU'VE, of Chicago, was in the
city several days this week.
CHEEvER BLAIR returned yesterday
from Texas to remain. Dakota beats the
world anyhow.
Mrs. MARY COLES, of Grundy Centre,
Iowa, is visiting the family Of Mike Hoff-
.
J. r. KENT returned from Illinois last
Saturday. and reports having a very pleas,
ant visit.
l.. w. CHANDLER, the good looking
religious editor Of the Vermillion Stand.
srd, was in the city Wednesday.
G. R. FREEMAN took a trip of several
days into Iowa last week on business.
ELDER G. w. FREEMAN left for Fort
Dodge, Iowa, yesterday, and informs US
that he will occupy the Baptist pulpit in
this city next Sabbath or have = substi-
tute.
Ed. KRoLLMAN and wife leave to NOR.
row for Marshalltown. Iowa, to make that
their future home. We wish them lots
of prosperity.
w. T. HALL and wife, of Evansville,
Wis. left for home this morning. Mrs.
NJ. w. Sheafe aud two children accompa-
nised them.
CAPT. WINaErr, the Sioux City marble
manor rather a dealer in marble is what
W want to say-was looking over the
capital OF Union county yesterday.
DIR. CLARK Of Portlandville dropped
IN last week and left a good round sum
on subscription. The DR.. has our broad
est smile.
H. BovEE, of NJ innesota, an uncle of
the Sheriff of Union county, gave US a
pleasant call last week. He expressed
himself as we'll pleased with Dakota.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

VIZ hear itrumared that G. P. Den.
nett is in the hospital at Chicago quite
low with an attack Of scarlet fever. Sew.
ersl weeks ago lie went to that city to
attend his wife who had an attack of the
same disease. The friends Of the family
here will regret to learn of their sad mis-.
fortune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

VERMlLLIoN boasts of a town pump
We have thought for some time that the
people would get tired of the wiskey sole
in that city.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

THE other day . waiter girl 10 q hotel
was discharged for trying to force an old
soldier to eat rice.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

THIS week we give another lot of com.
missioncrs' proceedings. Next week will
appear the balance Of the January
proceedings.