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a Marvellous swamp.
[greekinriIge lMinn rree Press

GBreckinridss tMinn. Free Press
j. w. Blan8ing, cne of the Com
missioners appointed by the Governor
to appraise the salt lands in our coun-
try, has given US an interesting ac-
count of natural curiosity visited by
the Commissioners during their trip.
In the course nf their search for and
examination Of the above lands in the
Northeastern part of the country, they
came upon large tract of quaking
bog land. Running in a Northwest
aud Southeast direction was line of
mounds from SIX to three hundred feet
in diameter atthe base, and from if
teen to thirty feet high, of a conceal
form, the slope bent about forty five
degrees. These mounds were a shak-
ing bog to their SUBMITS, where was
found circular opening six to eight
feet in diameter, filed with clear. cold
water and of unknown depth, pole
49,. >e~s.-5
means of tes,rbg a The latter. Most sin
gular of all, few feet from these wells,
upon digging from sixteen to twenty
four inches, solid body of ice was
found. Who can give US an explana-
ton Of this p henemenon.
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age, yet she died a maniac; her lord
died sane. Did the accomplishments
Of his mad intent order his deranged
mind2 aud hers be upset by horror of
the erime2 Suicide is said to be work
Of insanity; SO ended Lady Macbeth's
nightly rawlings. Macbeth, as king,
fought for wicked life until the end.
| appeal to an unbiased jury, as
men of principle, to see the wrong
righted HoNoR BRIaHr.
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Wholesale merchants assert that
more business has been aud is being
done here this season than for ten
years past Some of them have dou~
bled their stocks and are constantly
renewing them to meet the demand.
Merchants and clerks are now kept
busy from early in the morning until
long after midnight. Freights on all
the railroads centeTing here continue
steadily to increase, and there is hard
ly any telling to what proportion busi-
ness may increase. Passenger traffic
has correspondingly increased, and is
better than has been known at this sea-
son for years. Every department. of
trade seems to have progressive ten-
dency.- NASHVILLE AMERIevN:
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Tens OF silver.
Iwashin ton Post. I

While some of our people are growing
red in the face in their terrible excite~
ment over the fact that we have 900
tons of silver dollars on hand we don t
hear of any row among the French all
though there are 5000 tons of silver in
the Bank of France. Our silver is do
ing its intended work quite etfectually.
A good deal of it is working into the
channels of trade, and the balance
counts the same as gold in the coin re-
serve There is no occa sion for any
agony on this score.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

Dead heads come into this ofiice ev-
cry week sponging papers. They are
a class of men who consider it throw
ing money away to subscribe for pa
per, but throw it away pleasantly for
beer or something else. They com
plain times are tight-when, knowing
as We do, that they are too lazy to
work, we don't wonder that times are
tight. We want all our friends to
come to see us, but if We have to retain
a mans good esteem by making a pre-
sent of paper every week, We say.
stay away We can get along without
you.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

The State Of Missouri has just cs-
tabIished fish commission, and her
commissioners are now on q tour 20
select an appropriate place for the es-
tabishmeDt Of hatchery. She will
enter this business with more spirit,
and upon a larger scale than we have
employed in Kentucky, and designs
evidently to stock all her streams with
dne food fish without much regard to
the cost. The appropriation is con.
sidered limited by the st. Louis papers.
but it is more than twice as large as
that made by the Kentucky Legisla-
ture.
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a suggessscn Concerning ts.e
Revenue.
[FrOm the Flemmin gsburg Times


A plan by which the revenue of the
State can be collected more promptly
is one OF the urgent needs OF the pres
ent time. So many tax payers have
begun to look upon the payment of
their taxes as a personal favor to The
sheriff, which If they choose, they can
defer from time to time, even if they
cannot get rid of it altogether, that it
seems necessary to take some steps to
disabuse them OF the idea It would
be good idea, in view of the humilia-
ting fact that our State has had to
temporarily stop paying her debts on
account of slow collections, to change
the mode Of collecting taxes. Let the
sheriff or collector have his Office at
the county seat and let him be in his
Office ready to receive taxes from the
first day of June till the first day Of
October of each year; aod if, after due
notice, the taxes are not paid in, let
their collection be enforced as provided
by law At prePnt, great many
persons seem to think the taxes are
not due unless the sheriff comes to
them and makes a personal demand
aud if they can dodge him they think
he should not issue process and en-
force payment. The law does not
contemplate anything of the sort, but
the practice of going 70 each tax pay
er personally and soliciting the pay
ment Of his tax, has led to this state Of
affairs, and to it sis justly chargeable
the embarrassment of our State finances.
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A man in Kansas who represented
himself as practical farmer visited
all the fairs with prize pumpkin, and
took the premiums every time. 1t
measured seven feet around, and weigh
ed 230 lbs. Several days ago, at Coun-
ell Grove, rival farmer attempted to
tap the pumpkin in the absence of its
owner to get some of the seeds, and
he discovered that it was made of wood.
This beats the ingenious Connecticut
invension of bass wood cucumber seed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

The many friends of Harvey and
Davey Caldwell, will be glad to know
that they were honarbly acquitted of
the offense (malicious shooting,) with
which they were charged in the Crimi
nal Court at Nashville. The Jury
were only out short time before they
returned with the verdict.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

IN February next year there will be
i've Sundays. This fact occurs but
three times in century. Thus, after
1880, We will have to wait until 1920
before the shortest month of the year
can again boast of fiyc Sundays.
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1t is bad enough for ministers 10
preach long sermon, but when he
fools the congregation about every ten
minutes by remarking that he has on
~ word to say, and does not desire
to try the patience of his hearers, it
comes almost time for somebody to
rise to point of order, or for thr sex-
ton to turn out the lights.
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The largest bridge IN Europe will
be completed uext year. 1t will span
the Volga river in Samara, Russia.
on the Siberian railroad. The river at
the point of crossing is miles wide in
the spring, and 1872 feet wide in the
autumn. Its cost will be $500, 600.
Twelve piers, Sc feet high, 364 feet
apart, will support the immense struct-
ure.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

The -four miIl industry IN the United
States employs 10000 men in %. 900
mills, turning out yearly about 50,-
100000 barrels of -four, Of which
100000 are exported to foreign
countries.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

Louisville has a street preacher who
reads and expouuds the scriptures by
torchIight.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

THE only place outside of Memphis
where there is any fever is Concordia
Miss, small village situated on the
Mississippi river, in Bolivar county,
Miss, about one hundred and fifty
miles below Memphis, and seventy FIVE
miles above Greenvile.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26
Seven Cures Tor Neuralgia.

Among the hints for relieving neu-
ralgIa we 6nd the following in the
newspapers:
l. Crate and mix horse -radish in
vinegar, thesamc as for table purposes,
and apply to the temples when the
face or head is affected, or to the wrists
when the pain is in the wrist or shoul-
der.
2 A lady Who has been troubled
with neuralgia in the head, uses a bag
OF hot oats at night as a pillow. She
says. Heatlhe oats in kettle or oven
l have never been troubled with neu
ralgla in any place but my head, so l
cannot say how beneficial it would be
for neuralgia in other parts of the body.
Another cure Is drinkinn hot lemon-
ade.'
B. Apply equal parts of camphor,
chloroform, a&nite and alcohol for
neuralgia IAill relieve, and won't
but not blh
5. Let ca q tbistles be gathered
for the purpo when in blossoms, and
dried as oiheS herbs. Turn boiling
water on a qu@tity of the thisiles, let
them steep fvSor fen minutes, turn
and sweeten to taste. Before drinking
it fix for sweat in warm room, then
drink Of the tea while it is hot in large
quantities. Follow taking the tea for
a few days, and you will effect cure,
don't drink it hot after the sweat, but
either warm or cold.
5. Sal ammonia, half drachm, dis
solved in water, one ounce. Dose, one
tablespoonful Internally every three
minutes.
Z. Extract Of gelsemin (yellow jes
samine), fye totem drops in a table,
spoon fnl of water; three doses taken
at interials Of 40 hour apart, not of
tener have relieved very severe attacks.
-TChrisiian MesseDger1
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HAVE COURAGE ToSAY NO.


Inc following beautiful selection
was made by devoted mother, aud
paced away to be given. 10 her SON
upon his entrance into business. A
Few days previous to his leaving school
Tor that purpose she suddenly passed
away, aud this was found as described.
ln the hope that the advice and warn.
ing herein contained will be needed
by all who read it, the Philadelphia
Society for AIleviating the Miseries
Of Public Prisons ufectionately pre-.
sent it:
You're starting to-day on life's 5 journey.
Although on the high svav Of life.
aoufi meet with thou-aa.l temptations,
Each city with evil IS rife.
This world 4, stage OF excitement.
There s danger wherever you 90;
But If you are tempted in weakness.
Have courage, my boy, TO say Ne!
Ihe Syren sweet song may allure you
Beware of her cunning and art;
w Wheneyer you see her approaching.
BE guarded, and haste to depart,
The billiard saloons are inviting,
Decked in their tinsel and sheY;
You may be invited to enter,
Have courage, my boy, and say No!
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The Fulton Fair commences Octo-
Der 18th.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

ms asu ~ r. i,ssi "a 3x IL III fe4sr
& Z Z. .s67lSffage tasSt -
TIE gH5nbEihg Halls are Nc you,
Their lights how they da1ssl ansl fr.
If you would be tempted to enter,
Think twice, even thrice, ere you go.
In courage alone lies your safety,
When you the long journey begin,
And trust in Heavenly Father
Will keep you unspotted from sin.
Temptations viii go on Increasing,
As streams from rivulet flow.
But, if you are true to your manhood.
Have the courage, my boy, to say No
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-26

Lady Macbeth, as only an accompIice,
must necessarily occupy secondary
position; though with all due Difference
for her ladyship's superior abilities;
aud for her polite Defender Of our own
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Educational Department
j. Il. SAUNDERS, EpIroE.
TeaoEserss @alaries.

In these days of wholesome retreneh-
ment, there is no class which has suf-
fered so undeseryedly, or so severely,
from a short sighted policy and de
plorable Legislation, both State and
corporate, than that of school teachers.
Reduction after reduction has been
made on the salaries paid our teachers,
until their compensation has been nar-
ro@ed down to such pitiful amount
as TO necessitate many Of our most
valuable instructors seeking in other
fields Of labor that reward for services
performed which was denied them la
the profession Of their choice The
false economy which has produced such
re1ttlf a..
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-11

GERALD BRANCH OFFICE i.2s5 BRoApWAYSv
oFEk 81 AS fos SALE uE Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS %U REEsESTEp REFosIi EIGHT
PRoPER cLAssiFICATToN.
RiLifARnsap PadxGitn sai ''n ana 0n co.'s
B99AksBBEESsn aSn PSsssd and 30 sO
BROOKLYN BOARD. APARTMENTS no LET. &c-2D
sno6tfYS tftN'1 rRorERrY FOR SALE AND TO RENT
ggsISEss SPPosTtNlrrEs-larn pAer-ns. col
susITEss s!, yN NorTcEsI5Ts I KS s P.cr.e.h col
CLERKS AND sALEsMEN-i2rH PAcE-sd and 4th coils
c6oTHISGxasS M P.ssth ss p.e., col
coxsrwisE sTEAGsmiPs"iarn PAcr-Sth and 9Th
GSorARTSEEsHIrsnl2rn rAsn-l.t sql.
DENTISrRY-l2rH PAGE-lst col
b%kN bSfs oa aT Fl LET fusssHED AND uN
gunoPEaS ffeIaa Pa P.or-s.A COL
EScSksIoSslisrH sSa Paas9ssA sos col.
Rooas %S6 APARTMENTS TO LET
ggnSIrEEE.Ss. Fissss e E.ssusMsa :. M COL -, =,
kffScH hEEE
H5E ssd 9Th COILS
h9usEs ROOMS psnsd rIkcEs OF BUSINESS &C..
Losr AND b'PoJb PoUNp-isr H PAsH-s -, col.
fs1SEsxi1a s4eshE sxSgELsMaS s.ea.s s0 col
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAkING-lSr PAGE-bth col.
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS-lOTH PAGE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PAGE-1st col
MUSICAL-2D PAGE-6tb col
NEW PuBLICATIONS-7TH PAGE-6th COL
NEWSPAPERS-9Tn PAGE-6th col.
pERSONAL-lsr PAGE-1st col.
sESANs
rnofERrr r16t'a 6TT Of THE CITY FOR SALE OR TO
RENT-2p PACE-1st col
REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION-2D PAGE-1st and I'd coils.
REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE-2D PAGE-1st col.
REAL ESTATE WANTED--2D PAGE-lst col.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES--1ST PAGE-lst aud I'd COILS
REWARDS-lsT PAGE-2d col
SALES AT AuCTION-2D PAGE-3d col.
SITUATIONS -FEMALES-12rH PAcx-2d and
Sd coils.
SITUATIONS Neutrality-suspicious. PAGE-3d col
SPECIAL NOTICES-1sr PAGE-2d. Sd, 4th and 9Th coils.
SPORTING, BOOKMAkING. &C.-lsT PAGE-5th col.
STORAGE-9rH PAGE-6th col.
THE TkADES-12rH PAGE-4th col.
THE TURF-lsr PAGE-5th col.
TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES-2D PAGE-2d col.
TRAYELLERS' GUIDE-12rH PAGs-6th col
UNPUBLISHED ROOMS AND APARTMENTS TO LET
2D PAGE-2d col.
WANTED TO PURCHASE-12rH PAcE-1st col.
WATCHES. JEWELRY, &C.-Isr PAGE-6th col.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY PROPERTY FOR SALE OR
TO LET-2D PAGE-1st col.
YACHTS, STEAMBOATS,, &C.-1OrH PAGE-6th COL
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1 se4 PRIZES AMOUNTING $e7 ,g2o
WILLIAMSON a CO.. $40 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
OR MORRIS RICHMOND. covINGToS. Ky.
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THE KENTUCKY STATE
(sIMMoNs h DICKINSON. Ma

(SIMMONS DICKINSON. ManagerO
HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE OVER 10 YEARS AND
NO DRAWING HAS EVER BEEN POSTPONED
EVEN FOR A SINGLE DAY.
Tho following attractive scheme has always been
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-11

NEW YORK, OCT 4. 1870.
SON, THROUGH JACKSON L CO. OF 81 NASSAU ST.,
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS Gi5OOO) IN FULL
PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PRIZE IN KENTUCKY STATE
LOTTERY. CLASS Q. DRAWN SEPT 30. 1879 THE
TICKET DRAWING SAID PRIZE WAS, NUMBER
1854
(SIGNED j. MCGUIRE,
PORT RICHMOND.
WITNESS: STATEN ISLAND NY.
JAMES e. IRVING
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-11

kENTlCkl STATE LOTTERY
hoe always had their drawings tho 10Th OF the month
ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY
always drew the 18th of the month.
Official list of the drawing of October has arrived and
IL now on file
WACHsMANN 4 CO., Bankers 50 Nassau st.
Branch corner Bond st. and Bowcry (bank buiidng).
A LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY
has always been drawn
the 18th
Of the month.
Whole Ticket. No. 1851,
which drew
Capital Prize. Class @,
10000 dollars,
sold through this Office.
KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY
has always been drawn
the 18th of the month
THEODORE ZSCHOCH 23 Park row.
Uptown Office s6l Broadway. near 18th st.
BOTH OFFICES OPEN UNTIL 10 P. NJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-11
DIRECTORY FOR ADVERTISERS.

aERALD BRANCH OFFICE 1865 BROADWAY
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT FOR THE RECEPTION
OF ADVERTISEMENTS AND SALE OF PAPERS.
ADVERTISEMENTS PREsENTED BEFORE EIGHT
O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING ARE INSURED
PROPER CLASSIFICATION.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES..
A MAIN OFFICE. 81 NASSAU ST
IA Branch, corner Bond ana Bowery bank buiding
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY
have always had their drawings nth OF the month
the capital prize has always boen
s. S3a COO 600 600 600
SSS 80 80 90 10 90 90 co co 90 90
SIS 30 o. 90 o. 90 OF 90 o. 90
'sSs, sas % GO 90 20 90 90 90 %
&$S 80 80 90 90 . 90 90 % 90 90 90
S33 coo COO COO COO O
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HORSES. CARRIAGES. &c.

T BARKER AZ SONS
Aclif AUCTION MART AND n. Y TATrERSALL'S,
CORNER OF Broadway and 3Yth Sc
CHARLES W. BARKER AUCTIONEFR
REGULAR SALES every Wednesday and SATURDAY..
TWENTY -FOUR hours allowed for trial.
CATALOGUE SALE THIS nav
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-31
Fire In u Meat House.

The fire alarm about 9 O'Clock last
night raised little hubub of excite,
ment. The cause was the catching on
fire Of the meat and sausage in the
smoke house OF, the FAM building, on
Market Square, which is being used
by Jones & Lee, butchers. The smoke
was seen and the alarm given by some
young men out on the streets. They
ran in and gave an alarm before the
parties at work in the lard and sausage
factory, just adjacent, knew anything
Of it, e fa9a4 1'a 1oE sGc- .49a15.
It was all blazing up on the inside of
the smoking department., but those
who first gathered, acted very wisely
and judiciously-strange to say on the
occasion of a fire-and closed up all
the apertures, to keep out the air, until
the engines got TO work, when water
was thrown in, aid the blaze soon
quenched. z sa yaea ara a4.
There was about 700 pounds of
sausage. besides quantity of meat,
hanging in the house. It was damaged
to some extent, though just to what
extent could not be definitely arrived
at last night. : It is supposed some
piece of meat or sausage fell into the
dry fire, and started the blaze.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-31
THE INDIANS.

DENVER, COL, Dec. 30.-Up to
this time nothing has been heard
from the Commission. Communi>
cation between Lake City and Los
Pinos has not yet been broken, but
there has been no news, official OF
unofficial, since Friday night.
Hatch was to have left for Cline
rancho, thirty miles from Los
Pinos, yesterday morning, but
whether he left or stayed is moi
known. The anxiety is intense and
there are fears of another massacre
WINNIPEG, MINI, Dec. 80
The Indian -canibal, Swift Runner,
was executed at Fort Saskatche
man on the goth inst, this being
the first execution in Northwest
Territory. He was convicted or
his own confession of having killed
and eaten his mother, wife and
seven children during last winter.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-31
LOUISIANA.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 29.-The
Times says Dinkgrave was not
wounded by moonshiners near
Monro, as reported to Commissioner
Raum. It appears that Dinkgrave
was returning from the arrest Of
Busick, when the mule attached to
the wagon ran away, throwing
Dinkgrave from his seat, causing
the accidental discharge of his own
pistol, by which he was wounded.
August Johns, aged 13 years, was
killed to-day by the premature dis
charge of a toy pistol, which he
had loaded with powder and wad-
ding. The charge entered his
stomach, from the effects of which
he died in a few hours after the
accident. @
The Cotton Exchange decided by
a vote Of 100 to 78 to inaugurate
Culture calls.
Mrs. Clara Claviss, aged 1O3
years, was burned to death last
night by the explosion of an oil
lamps sssA
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-31
GENERAL GRANT.

FREDERIcKsBURa, VA, Dec. 3d.
In anticipation of Gen. Grants
passing through this place on his
Southern route to Cuba, the Mayor
and NEST of the City Council, and
large number Of citizens, en-
bracing many of our leading
people, together with the city
band, attended the early train this
morning to pay their personal res
spects to the General, and to wish
him a safe and pleasant journey,
and were much. disappointed at his
not being on the train. ~
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 3d.
Gen. Grant and party left for
Richmond at half past FIVE o'clock
this afternoon in Col Tom Scott s
private car, "President." The
party cnnsisted of General and
Mrs. Grant, General and Mrs.
Sheridan, Col. and Mrs. Grant,
Miss Kitty Felt, of Galena, and
Byron Andrews, of the Chicago
7mter-Ocean. They will reach
Richmond at IL o'clock tonight,
and expect to be in Charleston New
Years morning. From Charleston
they 60 to Fernandina, Fla, by
way of Savannah, and at Fernandina
will embark for Havana in the
steamer Alexandria, of the New
York and Havana line, which left
New York Saturday and will put in
at Fernandina for them. Gen.
Sheridan will accompany them as
far as Havana, and his future
movements will be governed by the
course of events in the Indian
country.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-31
Warlike Demonstrations Being Re-
sorted to.
Arms and Ammunition Being Res
moved to Augusta.
Gen.. Grant Leaves Washington
Enroute to Cuba.
A Disappointment at Frederickss
burg, Virginia.
MAINE.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 30.-It is learned
on good authority that the Governor
has decided not to submit to the
Supreme Court the questions pro-
pounded by Mr.. Morrill,. ~
BANGOR, Me-, Dec. sO.-Adju-
tant>General Leavitt, acting under
instructions from Gov. Garcelon,
to-day ordered the arsenal here te
be opened, for the purpose of re.
moving the arms. Several wagon
loads of arms and ammunition have
just passed through the streets UNI
guarded and without molestation tc
the Maine Central depot. Crowds
of people are standing on the; side
walks. The ammunition will 90 tt
Augusta by express on the evening
train. s
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-31

OUR foreign kilograms last night
tell of frightful disaster on the North
British Railroad, caused by the falling
In of bridge with passenger train,
from Edinburgh. It consisted 4 third
class cars, l second, ] first and brakes
mans van, all crowded. 1t went
down about SS feet before reaching the
water, which was 40 or As feet deem.
The first estimate fixed the number OF
passengers at about 800, besides train
employees, and there were no survivors.
A later dispatch asserts, however, that
the number Of lives lost in the disaster
does not exceed 80. This, it is stated.
is probably an underestimate
Six dead bodies had been recovered.
The bridge was only opened for traffic
In May, 1878, and was considered a
triumph Of engineering skill. 1t was
about two miles long, and had eighty.
five spans, the widest of which was
two hundred and forty-five feet. At
the highest point it was one hundred
and thirty feet above high water.