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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20

her Own child. growing up somewhere
OF other in fairy-lund, and she did not
wish TO see her die. For tho true Eliza,
stolen at few weeks old, was almost for
gotten while this unfortunate elHn Eliza
was daily trial Of love and patience, and
had been 90 for five years.
Joseph McDOnagh, as Mr.. Todd's
bailiff, had often dangerous work 10 do.
and Grace was uneasy about him il he
cid not return Of the usual hour. he
won't out one morning 10 serVe several
ejeetment processes upon tenants at
some distance from Buncrana, saying
he hoped TO be at homo by four o'clock /;
but tho day waued, and there was no
sign Of him.
whats keeping him, anyway was
the question that Grace asked over and
over again, as she paced the little yard
on the lookout for her husband, for
getting that her offspring, herding cat
tic in the field, or playing carelessly in
the gutter, could not answer,
Mother, said Eliza, from her cradle,
my fathers in sair trouble this minute,
but I'm away TO help him.
She lay unusually quiet for a quarter
Of an hour, seeming to be in a drowsy
state.
But he's all right now; he'll be hame
soon, said she, at the end of that time,
opening her eyes and looking gravely at
her mother.
Supper was ready. The door opened,
and Joe came in, covered with mud, and
with his clothes torn.
Save us, Joe What ails your cried
Grace.
Il served the notices, Grace dear, an
was comm away. / was all right as
far as the wee brig at Roshine,
when six O. the Brady and Mclaughlin
boys met me wi stones in their hands.
They pelted me, an they beat me, an I
thought I'd be kilt entirely, when All at
once / was ava frae them at the other
end O. the brig an l Gamma tell you
how l got ava, for dinna know myself;
but just IL was there, an they we're at
the far side, shouting an cursing an
shaking their sticks at me. It's the
quarest thing l seen in all my days.
Grace related how Eliza had told her
that her father was in peril, and what
she said about going off to help him.
He shook his head, and msditated
while no took his after supper smoke.
he was quiet mau, whose voice was
not much heard in the house but his
cogitations took expression in the follow
ing words, addressed to hip assembled
family.
'Childer, if one Of yous offers to an
noy Eliza, I'll break that ones bones
The peaceful days that now com.
menced for the poor changeling did not
last long. She had been growing weaker
during the summer, and when the cold
blasts of November came she died.
Grace wept piteously over the tiny,
wasted corpse, regardless Of the rerroofs
of her neighbors.
You suldna cry that way for the era
thur, Grace, an you KNOWN what she
was said Mrs. Rooney, severely.
Il dinna care what she was, replied
Grace, giving way to fresh tears. Sure
Iha' nursed her, an fed her, an walked
for her all these five years.
1t was long time before her grief
was quite softened-longer still before
Eliza's history ceased TO be winters
tale at Roshine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
Wonders Of Nature.

II a pail of water be placed within sir
inches OF either side Of the stem OF q
pumpkin or vegetable marrow, it will in
the course of a night approach it, and
will be found in the morning with one
of the leaves on the water.
II prop be placed within six inches
Of ayoung cohvolvulus, or scarlet run
ner, it will find it, although the prop
may be shifted daily. II after it has
twined some distance up the prop, it be
unwound and twined in the opposite
direction, it will return to it's original
position, or die in the attempt; yet,
Notwithstanding, if two Of the plants
grow near to each other, and have no
stake around which they can entwinc,
one OF them will alter the direction OF
the spiral, and they will twine around
each other.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
Another SprliuaIIstlc EKnose.

A writer who attended a seance given
in Walpolo, Mass, by one OF the famous
Eidy brothers and his sister, Mrs. Hun
toon, gives tho public the benefit Of his
experience in assisting TO expose the
claims Of those persons TO present ma
terialized spirits. The seauce took place
in private house, and only few per-
sons were permitted TO attend a sitting.
The writer says: Mrs. Huntoon pre-
duced in our presence what che declared
to be and what was by several present
believed it TO be, the materializations of
spirits. In producing these so-called
materlalizations Mrs. Huntoon, after
her hands had been bound behind her
with rope by Col. Porter, retired to
an adjoining bedroom, which she called
the cabinet, separated from the room in
which the company was seated by a
dark cloth curtain. Then, while she
assumed to be in the cabinet, with her
hands bound, the room i'll which the
company sat was darkened to dim twi-
light, and several figures appeared by
the side OF or before the curtain, one OF
which spoke in an audible whisper
and declared that she was the deceased
grandmother of DIR. Osborne. After
ward, another figure appeared in the
form Of an Indian, purporting and rep
resenting TO be the materialized spirit
Of deceased Indian. The figure APP
peared to be dressed in white trousers,
with dark coat, the light being so dim
that no features could be recognized in
any Of the figures. AS the Indian figure
advanced with a sudden spring into the
room, ]. II. Habbett sprang quickly
forward and seized it about the body,
when at least three or four feet from
the cabinet. A man calling himself
Webster Eddy, q brother Of Mrs. Hun
toon, who sat nearest the curtain and
assisted in the sitting, Immediately
sprang upon Mr.. Habbett. The In
dian figure, Mr.. Habbett, and Webster
Eddy fell together upon the floor, just
underneath the curtain, partly in the
room and partly in the cabinet. Mr..
Eddy was seized and pulled off by the
spectators. Mr.. Habbett, without hav-
ing relaxed his hold, brought the Indian
figure back to the presence of the com
pany. This figure, the light having
been brought, was found to be Mrs.
Huntoon, with her skirts still up under
her arms, aud her white drawers show.
ing, Justify screnming, kicking, and
crying to her associate for her pistol.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
Simple or Vicious. Which,

The latest variety Of matrimony is re-
ported from Vandalia, Ill. A brother
and sister named Fred and Louise Rauk-
man, children Of respectable farmer,
living about twenty miles from that city,
went to st. Louis and got married. They
remained there day or two as husband
and wife, and then returned homeward,
wandering in the woods for day or two
near Vandalia, to avoid their parents,
who were much opposed to the match,
they said. The young man is twenty
one, and the girl nineteen. They af-
frmed that they did not know it was
against the law, and they loved each
other and thought it would be all right
to marry They have been arrested
and sent 10 Jail in default Of $500 bail.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
China.

At the departure of the children of
Israel from Egypt, China was 700 years
old; and when isaiah prophesied of her
she had existed fifteen centuries. She
has seen the rise and decline Of all the
great nations Of antiquity. Assyria,
Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome have
long since followed each other to the
dust; but China still remains, solitary
and wonderful monument OF patriarchal
time. Then look at the population of
the country, roughly estimated at 400,
0O0, 0,0O0-ten times the population Of the
United States, more than thirteen times
the population Of Great Britain and Ire
land. Every third person that lives and
breathes upon this earth and beneath
these heavens is Chinese; every third
grave that is dug is for Chinese.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
In Dreams.

In Dreams.
There are meetings Of happy lOvers
All over the sweet earth tonight,
Rcd lips that are blistered with kisEep,
Eyes dimmed in tears OF delight.
But where are the lips warm aud tender,
That my lips are yearning TO kiss2
And where are the dark oyes whose glances
Woyld thrill me with trembling Of bliss2
Alas, my beloved whyIsit
Fate crosses and bothers us thus
so kind and 30 gentle with others,
80 harsh and 70 cruel TO us?
Why Is 1t that We, Of ali lovers,
Must long for each other in vain
Must fain for Loves bliss, and forever
BE fed with the enptiest pain2
Are the angels afraid that our loving
Will bring down their heaven to our feet,
That they CROSS their white pinions between us,
Forbidden ms ever TO meeti
10 night, while We dream (are you dreaming p
oh, come to me, dearest. and sec
How in sleep we will cheat and elude them
Who are keeping you parted from mei
Come close and kneel down where slumber--
In dreams none can wrest US apart
Let the fire and dew Of your kisses
Melt down through my lips to my heart,
Till / swoon with the Joy Of your presence,
Dumb rapture my soul overpowers,
And the curious angels discover
How tame is their heaven beside ours?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
HOW Fashion, Recome Settled.

Fashions in Paris proceed in singu-
lar but inVariable manner. As soon as
a novelty makes its appearance, every
one pounces upon it as on his prey, and
contrives to apply it to the most varied
and opposite purposes, and finally for
all purposes without exception. At this
point fashion abandons it's ephemeral
favorite; then when people appear by its
orders to have likewise abandoned and
forgotten it, it exhumes from the debris
certain details, which it seizes and re.
adorns itself Herewith. This has been
the case with jet, from which the whole
toilette is embroidered from head to
foot, and also with Breton lace and
Scotch plaid goods; the same is true as
regards the point d'esprit net, and the
broche cachemire shot with silk or gold
and silk. All kinds Of garments will be
made OF these until people grow weary
of them, when they will be abandoned,
then regretted, and finally restored to
favor and used more soberly than before.
Ladies who are prudent take great care
not to cucumber themselves with nov
city, taking it only in small doses at
the same time avoiding safety and the
feeling OF revulsion, which is always 90
disagreeable. Ladies of this class will
therefore wear broche cachemire, which
is the novelty Of the winter, but they
will conhne themselves to using it for
the trimming and accessories Of a toilette,
such as the revers, vest and cuffs, and
will not make wrappings Of it, which
they wonld probably have TO abandon
N .,1nnkh aftar
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
Good Suggestions,

Tha scandal developed in discussions
concerning tho validity of wills might
lead the possessors of wealth to learn
some useful lessons, among which may
be these Gifts to charitable objects,
il made by the donor while living, will
accomplish moro gool than if left to be
distributed by executors aud law
yers, who usually manage 70 get large
slice themselves besides, in the former
case, the donor can have the satisfaction
of seeing the beneficial results of his
charity. Wills should bo made when
in good health, if possible, before dis
case or old age impairs the powers.
The time has gone for even the most
superstitious to indulge the idea that he
will die any sooner for having made his
will,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
Unmailable Matter,

The postoflice, it seems, receives
good deal Of what is called unmailable
matter, in spite of the regulations to the
contrary. Impracticable scientists are
said to have bad but persistent habit
of transmitting living rattleenOkes post.
paid. Not long since there was received
at the New York postsaii cel con-
tanning six ca?es of dynamite, which
we're swiftly but carefully dumped in the
East river for safe keeping. The mail
bags are also made vehicles for the
transmission sometimes of living hor-
nets, bees and wasps, dead mice, rate,
chipmucks, bugs, cooked articles, such
as plum-pudding, sandwiches, brides
cake, sausage and cheese, end such mis-
cellaueous unmailables as loaded revol.
vers, torpedoes, &c. The number. Of
unsealed registered letters received at
New York alone exceeds 2, cooper aunum.
In the last six months the letters of this
sort left at that Office contained $211,-
AGA, II in money, checks and drafts.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
A Connecticut Mans Thrift,

Tho story comes from Hartford OF o
penurious farmer who has had three
wives. 1t is stated that he ordered off
his firm a sister of No. ! because she
ate too many eggs, No. 2 had been his
servant girl, and refused to work longer
at low wages. On tho way to the depot
he said. Will you stay if l will marry
your Yes, she answered, and he is
said to have chucSled over his cheap
bargain, as she was q hard worker. No
3, who was wooed when No. 2 died, was
Il widow and dressmaker, who owed con,
siderable money. BY the State law o
husband is responsible for his wife's
debts contracted before marriage, 80 to
avoid paying these, our friend, rs soon
as he was engaged, kept the news quiet
till he had bought up all the claims
against his intended at twenty cents on
the dollar.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-11-20
A Turtle and Sturgeon Fight.

Q. S. s. Horne, while fishing recently
in Flint river, Georgia, wRs disturbed
by the continual falling Of some heavy
body in tho water. After listening for
some time ho concluded that something
unusual was going on, and, seizing his
gun, went forward to investigate, On
the opposite side of the river he saw a
white object with large dark one at
tacking it. A boat being handy, he
bailed it, aud expeditiously and quietly
passed over. He struck the bank about
Twelve feet above the cause Of the dis.
turbance, Heized his gun, and, as the
boat swung around with the stream, fred
at the head OF the dark object. He then
dropped his gun, and as the boat drifted
he lifted an immense logger.head turtle
into it, after which he pulled in the
other object, which proved to be a large
sturgeon. Before he could recross the
river, the turtle, which was only stun
ned by the bird shot, recovered and
showed fight. The situation was lively
and interesting. The boat was leaky,
the water deep and swift, the turtle
large, strong and determined on fight.
1t advanced with open mouth, and Cul's
gun was empty, He gave the boat all
the impetus possible, stuck the paddle
in the beasts mouth, drew little pen
knife from his pocket and tried to cut its
throat. AS the turtle kept its hold on
the paddle, he succeeded in this after
several efforts. He then carried his
prize home aud found that it weighed
fifty or sixty pounds. The sturgeon, he
supposed, weighed thirty or forty.
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RATES or ADVERTISING.

Regular rates Of advertising, sl per fquAre
arst insertion. s1i 81 osuts each subsequent
insertion.
Special contracts Hiil be made for al adver-
tsemcn,s for foaT insertions or over.
Transient advertisements 6lWiys payable
quarterly ~ advance.
Marriages ard Obituary notices over one
square, charged for at regular TattE
All local news 10 osuts limo for each in
sertion.
No notices Inserted FOR less than hiiy cents.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-01
Watsr works . Faiiurs.

Mr.. EDITOR: It seems we are to
have no water works at last, unless
those who voted for them will pay for
them.
By article I'd, section 90, of the Con.
stitution Of the State it ia provided as
follows:
1.-THE credit of no county, city or
town shall be given or loaned to or in
aid of any person, company, associa-
ton or corporation, except upon an
election, to be first held by the quail
fed voters of such county, city or
town, and the assent of three foltrths
of the votes cast at said election. Nor
shall any county, city or town become
a stakeholder with others in any COM
pany, association or corporation except
upon like election and the assent of a
like majority"
This constitutional provision is the
Supreme law of the land.
At the election on Saturday last
there were cast in all only 557 votes
AIS votes would be about three-fourths
OF all the votes cast in said election.
But there were only cast 3S7 votes for
water works, which is not three
fourths OF all the votes cast, while
there were 40 votes cast for no water
works. Therefore the water works
failed to have the constitutional num-
Der of votes required, and is failure,
however much We may want them
this dry weather. TIE.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-01
THE RAILROAD DISASTER.
Arrival Of John Kennedy and SON
Their Injuries Pafnfnl. but mot

Their Injuries Pafnfal. but mot
Serious.
Mr.. John Kennedy and his little
son Willie. who happened with the
misfortune of being i'm the railroad
smash-up last Saturday near Wythe-
vile, Va, on the A. M. q o. Road,
arrived home on yesterdays train in
company with Mrs. Kennedy, John
Murphy and Pat. Kennedy, who went
after them. Both are badly bruised
up and quite sore, but were able to
walk home from the train, and their
injuries do not seem to be of a serious
nature. No bones are broken. The
escape seems almost miraculous, how
ever.
Engineer Matt. Franklin, who was
at Bristol on his run, visited the scene
of the disaster Sunday, and he de.
scribes it as eclipsing anything in the
way of railroad wreck he has ever
seen before. The facts, in the main,
are about as stated by US Sunday
morning, except that the engineer,
Pat Callan, was not hurt to any ex-
tent, he and his fireman jumping off.
1t was his presence of mind in revers-
ing and putting on the air brakes,
however, that prevented a wholesale
destruction of life too horrible for con-
| temptation. The first.class passenger
coach, with about so passengers, was
stopped with its front wheels just
hanging over the edge of the precipice
of death, and three sIeepers, loaded,
were just behind it. Conductor Fair
fax was not as seriously injured as at
fret thought. Two postal clerks,
Southall and Brightwell, also went
down in their car and were hurt, but
will recover. Another passenger,
who was with Mr.. Kennedy and son
in the smoking car, was slightly in
jured. The only death, strange to say,
was Express Messenger Lsnghorn,
who was frightfully mangled in his
car.
One span of the bridge was demol.
ished, and will have to be rebuilt.
The engine and cars were a total
wreck, and it will require an immense
amount of work to recover them, be-
| ing precipitated down an embaukment
about one hundred feet, with such q
rugged descent. We understand Col.
Huger estimates the damage at $25, 00C
to $50 900. Connections are made
promptly now by transfer, but they
will run through IN day or two.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-01
Mace dOnia sunday chool,

Mr.. EDITOR We had the pleasure
of attending Sunday School picnic
at Macedonia, four miles East oil Knox
Vile on Saturday 2lst inst, v hich was
simply grand treat to all VITO were
in attendance. We heard soms good
speeches. The first by Mr.. VIM. Mas
kali, which was very appropriate
opening address, and was followed by
Mr.. Robert Smith, who said that he
hoped every one before Linn were
good workers in the Sunday School
not only upon picnic occasions but at
all times. He told as of wonderful
advancement in the Sunday School
cause under his own immediate obssr-
yation, which was very Interesting,
and proceeded in his good and cheer
full style and made many good i'm
pressions even without his Right
hand Man,
We heard from Mr.. Howard Parker
next, who told US how happy he felt,
and left the remainder OF his speech
for imagination. He must have been
| hungry, for he fastened through his
| beautiful little speech as though he
had the appetite of the sea and the
| capacity of devouriDg us much.
Judge J. F. ]. Lewis followed in bis
good-humored and amiable style. He
said that the English language was
lame, and that he did not know what
to say, as other gentlemen had made
| his speech for him, and owing further
10 the fact that his mind was upon the
fat of the land that appeared SO con
spicuously and bountIfully upon The
well filled table in front He then got
over his "skeer" and made US speech
that will always endear him in The
minds of the Macedonians.
Our next and last, but by no means
least speaker was Mr.. W. A. Ander-
son, he did not stop to take up the
time with apologies, but went right to
work and made US speech that we
will not forget soon. 1t was one of his
best, and was certainly very enter
tanning and appropriate. Our Super
intendent followed in few necessary
and appropriate remarks. and then
tle all-absorbing part of the pro-
gramme was taken up. The good din
ner soon disappeared, and the remain
der of the evening was spent in the
grove in a most pleasant manner.
Thus ended our grand jubilee, much
to the qualification of ali participating.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-01
Fresh Supplies Of Vitality

To renew a waning stock may be gathered from
a source accessible to all. and never sought in
vain by any who5e constitution and yigor are
not so much dils pidatea as to be wholly past
repairing. Evidence direct. convincing and
ample, indicates Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as
tonic of unaxampled efficacy and perfect
purity, and possessed CT properties that cOnsti.
tute it an invaluable remedy for dyspepsia. con-
stipation, liver complaint, urinary and uterine
weakness. rheumatic complaints and malarial
fever. Dslicate females and infrm old persons
are invisorated and soiaeed by it. and the physi-
cal prostration which usually follows severe
illness is in great degree remeaied and CEN
valescence accelerated through its use. It oc
cupies q leading position among medicinal sta
PIES
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-01
mIda.e Tennessee centennial.


The Executive Committee of the
Tennessee Historical Society are
making extensive arrangements for
the celebration of the centennial an
niversary Of the settlement of Middle
Tennessee, at Nashville, on the Oath
OF April, 1880. A programme has been
arranged for two days exercise. The
first orator of the occasion, as we no.
tice from the american, is Col. W.
A. Henderson. of our city, on the
subject, "James Robertson, John
Sewer and the Settlement of East
Tennessee" a paper by DR.. J. 6.
NJ. Ramsey, on Tennessee in7the Rev.
dictionary Period" is also to be read.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-01
PENCILETTEs.


Chew. JacksOn'sBest sweet Navy Tobacco.
First day of July. zoos ezrr-rsfgs
The Fourth is only three days off.
Ice for sale, at John, Hudiburg's.
The North Carolina boy orator,
Eddie Hawkins, ia in Nashville this
week, lecturing.
Miss Mary B. Burch, daughter of
Col. John G. Burch, Secretary of the
United States Senate, graduated at
Vassar College last week.
If youdon't want to be dissappoint>
ed, make your appointments ahead for
lessons ia cart Craio." Mr. MiIler's
time is nearly all engaged up to the
time he leaves for the West.
The Sunday School of Broad Street
Church have decided to hold their
picnic Wednesday next, at Cane
Greek, on the Z. d O. Railroad. The
fare will be 25 cents, round trip.
The citizens are warned against
lending assistance to woman named
Boyd, who pretends to be seeking
assistance in money and clothing for
widow named Young. 1t has been
ascertained that she is fraud.
Quite a party of young ladies and
gentlemen went down on the o'clock
train yesterday to Concord to attend
the Knox County Normal School,
which opened there yesterday morn
ing. There were twenty.one tickets
sold from this place for that purpose.
From present indications we may
expect music in great abundance for
our celebration On the Fourth. Col.
Charlton Informs US that the bands at
Charleston, Loudon and Kingston
have signified their Intention of COM
ing, and others from Morristown,
Bristol and other points are expected.