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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20
SOUTHERN ROADS.
Great Activity Among Them for
Steamer Connections.

Steamer connections.
Special dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
ATLANTA, GA, July H.-Thcre
is considerable activity in railroad
circles through this section. VIM.
B. Astor, at the head of the New
York and Boston Company, has of
fered Georgia one million and a
quarter of dollars for the Macon
and Brunswick. If they can buy
this road they will put on a line Of
steamers at Brunswick, plying for
South American ports especially.
The general idea is to develop a
South American trade, and the
special idea is to give jacksonville,
Fla, where Mr.. Astor has just in
vested 100000, convenient port.
If they buy the M. & B. road they
will continue it to Atlanta, thus
flank the Georgia Central, which
now controls from Atlanta south
ward.
Another New York Company otN
fers to lease this road, and the
proposition is that the State shall
take the lease bonds and build the
road to Atlanta, and develop Bruins
wick as a port.
Rbill is in the Legislature to sell
the W. 4 A. Railroad, now in the
hands of lessees. The price is
$6,000,000. ambassadors have
just left Port Royal for Europe, at
the call of European capitalists,
armed with power from the roads
running from Louisville to Port
Royal to guarantee competing rates
with Northern roads for bringing
Western crops to the coast, if a
line of steamers is put on at Port
Royal. 1t is thoug ght this move
ment will succeed in the establish.
ment of line.
The link of road from Hender-
sonvllle, N. c.. to Asheville, N. O.,
twenty-one miles, is being rapidly
graded. This will connect the East
Tennessee system of roads, cutting
at Morristown with the Carolina
system, cutting at Spartanburg, with
the Knoxville branch Of the Louis
Vile & Nashville built, and branch
from the Cincinnati Southern te
Knoxville. This will give those
lines into the Columbus and Upper
Georgia, and to Charleston ant
Wilmington. The Georgia W esterr
Road running due west from At
lanta, cutting the Alabama Goa
fields, and joining the South ant
North road near the Alabama line
has been revived. and will be built
: A company of Boston men are hav
ing survey made of the line, hav
ing an unofficial guaranty of {
bonus of 100000 from Atlanta i
they will complete the road. 1t il
now graded forty miles.
A board of three Railroad Com
missioners with power to adjus
freights and shape all legislation OIL
railroads was agreed on by the leg
, islation on railroads was agreed OF
by the Legislature to-day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20
NEW YORK.

New YORK, July 19'-Hon.
Stephen Preston, a Minister of
Hayti to this country, received a
cable dispatch from Port au Prince,
as late as the 18th inst, informing
him of the condition of political af-
fairs in the Haytian Republic.
Quiet had already been restored at
Port au Prince, but at the cost of a
considerable number of lives on
both sides. The fighting in that
city lasted four days and was car
ried on in the streets and from
house to house. A fire
that broke out destroyed
seventy houses, but the commercial
portion of the city was not injured.
Among the killed were Minister of
War Francois and Ex-Minister of
War, Montas, Col. August Bozelais,
of the militia, Judge George Boze-
lais, of the Supreme Court, B. Bo-
zelais, E. Paul, FL. Price, and other
prominent politicians. Three mem
bers from Port au Prince took
refuge at foreign consulates. On
the north side of the Republic fight
ing was still going on, between the
towns of Gonaives and st. Marc.
A Quebec special says that a
yacht containing fifteen persons
capsized at Point aux Trembles
during a squall yesterday. Eight
of the party were drowned; their
names are Mrs. Octave Delisle,
wife of the yacht owner; Miss
Emile Larne, wealthy young lady
and a daughter Of Seigneur Of
Point aux Trembles; Louis Lefe-
bore, Principal of an Academy at
Point aux Trembles, who leaves a
widow and four children, and his
son, a lad of fourteen, Louis
Gaven, Xavier Garneal, Ferdinand
Blais, sailing master of the yacht,
and DR.. Ernest Delisle, village ply
sician, who leaves widow and two
children. The body of Lefebare
was recovered floating on the water.
All the other bodies are gone to the
bottom, and may be washed to sea.
The yacht turned completely over.
A steamer and several small boats
went to the rescue, but could only
save seven of the fifteen who were
aboard.
Enrich Eichman, a waiter taken
from the steamship City of Merida,
which arrived from Mexican ports
last Monday, died in the quarantine
hospital on Swinburne Island, yes
terday, from yellow fever. This is the
second death from the dreaded dis
ease at that hospital within short
time. About eight other sufferers
are at the hospital, but it is thought
all will recover. No new cases res
ported either yesterday or to-hay.
Judge Noah Davis this morning
granted writ of error in the case
of Chastine Cox, convicted of the
murder of Mrs. Hull, which was
taken before Judge Potter, who
thereupon granted stay of pro
ceedings in the case.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 19.-An
explosion took place on the steamer
Drew last night, while on the way
from New York to this city. Sew.
eral cans of powder had been
placed in the state-room and a fuse
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20
The Sanitary Condition or Chatrs
nO0Ea,


The true and manly devotion of
Mayor jesse T. Hill to the citv of
Chattanooga and the best interests of
her people causes her Ol.en to speak of
the present condition of that city and
ber future prospects. A reporter of
the Constitution had short CONVERSE
tion with Mayor Hill few days since
relative to the present condition Of the
city. Mr.. Hill says that the
Sanitary condition of the city
is better this year than it was last,
and good deal better than it ever was
before. The streets are cleaner, and
are being kept clean by a force of
hands and number of scavenger carts
that are kept going every day. Mr..
Hill says that Chattanooga has q
natural drainage that is sufficient to
keep the city well drained and in
healthy condion. In addition to this.
the sum of $4,000 has been appropia,
Tor the purpo e of building a main
sewer, which has been greatly needed
Tor some yesxs past. Mr.. Hill saws
that the health of Chattanooga ia verv
good at present, and that he appre.
hends no change. He also states that
according TO the statistics recently
published, the death rate of Chatta,
nooga stands next to Knoxville, which
IL tne lowest.-AAoata Constitution.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20
Died.

Yesterday morning, July IS, 1879, at
her residence in West Knoxville, of
consumption, Mrs. E. III. Houk, wife
of the Hon. L. G. Houk.
The funeral services will take place
this evening at four O'Clock, p. M,
Revs. J. M. Durham, G. D. Munsey,
and r. J. Cooke officiating. All
friends are invited to attend.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20

THE New York Herald of the 10th
inst. says:
$50 little moment are our politics
just now, that probably the best thing
which could happen to the country
would be to keep Mr.. Hayes in the
White House for another four years,
and tell him to go ahead in the same
tranquil and quietipg way in which he
has SO far conducted his administra-
tiOn ~
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Daily weather Report.
KNOXVILLE. THHH.. July Is, 1879.
Thermometer 91o, Minimum 70o.
B. T. RoUGB,
Sergeant Signal Corps u. b. Army.

INDICATIONS For Tennessee and
the Ohio Valley, partly cloudy
weather and areas of rains, warmer
east 70 south winds, and slight changes
In the barometer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20

PHILADELPHIA, July 10.-The
physicians at the quarantine station
report the condition Of the yellow
fever patients in the hospital there
as generally improved, with the ex>
ception Of Capt. Batson, who is no
better.
READING, July 19.-F. S. Boaz,
lumber dealer, has made an assign
ment' Liabilities $3.50, 900; assets
considerably less.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20

HENRY CAREY BAIRD was unani.
mously nominated by the Greenback-
ers of Pennsylvania the other day for
State Treasurer. At 6 p. m. the same
day he sent them telegram unani-
mously declining the honor.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20

GEN. w. g. BRIEN, of Nashville,
and Gen. Charles D. Porter, of Paris
will speak at the following times and
places in East Tennessee, in favor O.
the 50.4 compromise:
Bristol, Monday, July 81.
johnson City. Tuesday, July %.
JOnesboro, Wednesday, July %.
Greeneville, Thursday, July "a.
Morristown, Friday, July 25.
Knoxville, Saturday, July 26.
Msryville. Monday, July %.
Loudop. Friday, Aug. l.
Athens. Saturday, Aug. 2.
Cleveland, Monday, Aug. 4.
Chattanooga, Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20

WHEREVER the repudiationist ele-
ment prevails, the vote against the
bO4 proposition will be strong. The
repudiationists will all vote against it.
There are scores of persons who hons
estIy and conscientiously believe that
Inc proposition is not what it should
De- but it seems to US that they ought
10 array themselves against the repu-
diationists by voting for it. It will do
no harm, and may result in great good.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-20

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, July 18.-
In the city election yesterday the
entire Republican ticket succeeded
by over a hundred majority.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22
THE USES OF THE LEMON.

Lemonade Is one of the best and
safest drinks for any person, whether
in health or not. 1t is suitable to all
stomach diseases, is excellent in sick
ness-in cases of jaundice, gravel, liver
complaints, inflammation of the bowels,
and fevers. 1t Is specific against worms
and skin complaints. Tho pipins,
crushed, may also be mixed with water
and sugar, and be used as a drink.
Lemon juice is the best anti-scorbutic
remedy known. 1t not only cures this
disease, but prevents it. Sailors make
a daily use Of it for this purpose. The
hands and nails arc also kept clean,
white, soft and supple by the daily use
of lemon instead Of soap. It also pre-
vents chilblains. Lemon Is used In
intermittent fevcrs, mixed with strong,
hot, black coffee, without sugar. Ncu-
ralgia may be cured by rubbing tnc
part affected with q cut lemon. IL -
valuable also to cure warts, ana 20 uc-
stroy dandruT on the head by PUDDING
the roots of the hair with 1t. In iact,
its uses are manifold, and the more we
employ it externally and internally,
the better VIC shall be ourselves. Kub
vour hands, head, and gums with
jcnon. and drink lemonade in prefer
encc to all other liquids. This is an
old doctors advice. Follow ii.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22
TOOMBS' OPINION.

Hon. Robert Toombs, of Georgia,
was recently asked by u reporter of
the Philadelphia Times who was the
greatest man with whom he had served
in public life, and what was his opin-
ion OF the presidents with whom he
had been thrown. We give his opin-
ions for what they are worth. He re-
piled as follows:
"All in all, Mr.. Webster was the
greatest man I over knew. Not the
most eloquent, but the greatest. As
q regulator of men, Clay was his su-
perior, and on occasions Clay was as
eloquent as men could well be. CAL
houn was tho greatest logician ever
knew. 1t may seem strange, but the
two most eloquent gentlemen / ever
heard were Yankees, Choate and Prem
tiss. They were Incompatible. Prem
tiss was the most eloquent, probably,
but Choate was the best debater, i
saw Choatc and Webster pittcd once
and to Webster's discontinue. In
those days our statesmen were much
better scholars than they are now.
There was less general education. The
greatest Southerncr ever knew, and
probably the greatest man ever pro-
duced by the South, was McDuffic, and
the most eloquent Southerner w. c.
Preston.' "Both Carolinians?'' "No
sir; McDullie was Georgian and Pres
ton Virginian. Randolph was ro
markable man, but depended more
upon his executive, unique manner
than upon his real greatness. TaZewel
was one of the most finished orators
ever heard, and w. l.. Yancey wa
emphatically a first-class talkcr.
knew every president personally, ex
cept Washington, Jefferson and tn
elder Adams. ] saw Jackson inaugI
rated, and sat by Quincy when N
died. / WAS not intimate, perhaps
with Pierce, the best gentleman 0
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22

them all. He did not have any es-
pecial force, but was clever and correct.
Mr.. Fillmore was hne scholar and an
honest man. He asked me to join h Is
cabinet and offered me the esecretaryship
OF the treasury. declined to accept 1t,
and suggested Governor Jenkins, Of
Georgia, as a proper man. He then
offered jenkins the navy, which was
declined. Mr.. Taylor had already OF.
fered me the secretaryship OF war,
which I declined, suggesting George
w. Crawford, who was appointed. Tay-
lor was the most ignorant PRESIDENT Of
them all. 1t was amazing how little
he knew. He was soldier, and moth.
Ing else. Van Buren, was probably
the most accomplished statesman-but
he was not q broad man. He was
shrewtl, rather than sagacious or wise.
Tyler was great at a female seminary
commencement or q cow-show. He
was pretty speaker, you know.
When he was selected to deliver the
address of welcome to Lafayette,
Webster said to me that he never knew
a man that could mako a pretty speech
that was good for much else, and this
truth, 1 think, goes without exception.
Tyler was very eloquent and finished,
however; old Buck was a good presi-
dent, fine statesman in II small way,
and uncqualed leader Of small bodies
of men,"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22
BURNS MARY,

IMacmillNn'S Mayazino.l N:. IA. (
She was u nursc-maid to Gavin HAM
ilton's son Alexander, born in July,
1856, and she saw him through several
stages OF infancy before leaving the
house. Her father was, u sailor In a
revenue cutter, stationed at Campbell.
town, near the southern end OF Cantire.
Sho had spent some of her carly years
at Loch Nsanza, in tho family OF the
Rev. David Campbell, u relation Of her
mother. She left Burns ON May Ia,
no doubt for Calnpbeltown, where she
spent the summer. It is believed that
she had letters from him, and the two
songs, "My Highland Lassic, O." and
"VViM yo go to the Indies, my Mary?"
are likely enough to have been sent to
her there. Her mothers cousin was a
Mrs. Macpherson, in Greenock. Her
brother was to be apprenticed to Mr..
Macpherson, who was q ship carpen-
ter, and in tho autumn Mary accom-
panied him to Greenock. Before leav-
ing home she had agreed to take a place
In Glasgow, at Martinmas, so that she
had then given up the idea of sailing
with Burns, though sho may have
been still willing to marry him before
supper, her brother became i'll, and
Mary nursed him and caught fever
which hurried her in few days to the
grave. Before the boy sickened, Mac.
pherson had ssagreed to purchase a lair
in tho kirkyard," and it Is likcly
enough that the purchase of the lair
| which is registered October IL, 1876,
may have been completed between her
death and her funeral. 1t was almost
certainly concluded before tho funeral,
and a mere agreement to purchase Is
not likely to have been completed by q
boy or Mary was lying i'll and the issue
uncertain. think tho evidence OF
the burial-lair points to Mary's death
as somewhere about October IL. Tho
story of the immortal verses: "TO
Mary in Heaven" was given by Mrs.
Burns to Mr.. McDiarmid. Burns had
spent one day in the usual work Of
harvesting, apparently in excellent
spirits. "But as tho twilight deepened
he appeared to grow svery sad about
something and at length wandered
out into tho barn-yard, to which his
wife, in her anxiety, followed him,
entreating him in vain to observe that
frost had set in, and to return to tho
fireside. On being again and again
requested to do so, he promised COM
pliance, but still remained where nc
was striding up and down slowly, and
contemplating the sky, which was
singularly clear aud starry. AT last
Mrs. Burns found him stretched on a
mass Of straw, with his eyes fixed on a
beautiful planet that shOno like an
other NOON and prevailed on him to
come in.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22
PRESENCE OF MIND.

New York Sun.l

New York Sun.l
Presence of mind has lately proved
valuable in several interesting cases.
Henry Kuhn, at the bottom OF Du-
buque well, drove his pickax into the
side, and stood under it when he saw
the earth laden bucket falling, thus
saving himself from being crushed.
John Carey, when lightning struck
the New Haven mill, of which he was
foreman, knocked down three of the
panic-stricken operators, who were
madly rushing toward the narrow exit,
and so prevented dangerous jam on a
stairway. Mrs. Dunkin, OF Long
Prairie, Minn., was threatened with an
AK by her crazy son. She said: "Well,
if you want to cut my head Oft, let's
go to the choppins block" 1Ie nodded,
and they passed out to tho wood pile.
1t was dark, and addressing him with,
"Now, I'll put my head on the block"
she drew the white kerchief from her
neck and throw it down and slipped
away. The lunatic struck the kerchief
a heavy but harmless blow. Julia
Clarke, q San Francisco factory girl,
was caught in machine by her long
hair. She seized pair of shears and
cut off her tresses so quickly that she
was not drawn between the wheels
and killed, as she otherwise would
have been. Ten men started down the
shaft of a Nevada mine in small
skip. Tho donkey engine broke, and
the miners felt their vessel sink down
ward with lightning speed. Dcathly
fear turned every face white. In the
panic most of them clutched the skip
to wait for the crash. at the first init
! nation Of disaster Patrick Mccarthy,
the engineer at the top OF the shaft,
seized a heavy plank and thrust the
end between the pigcon-shaft and the
| reel from which the cable was running
Off The drum was running with ter.
rife speed, and the friction produced
streams OF fire and smoke. But the
engineers thrust was exactly at the
right point, and the end of the board
soon checked the descent, bringing the
skip to a standstill Il few feet from tho
bottom.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22

Tho efcllow-townsmen OF Mr.. VIM.
A. Wheeler, concerning whom tho
tradition Is that he was once sworn III
as Vice President OF the United 5tatcs'
have elected him n delegate to the Itc-
publican State Convention OF NOW
York. Tho country is thus reminded
for tbc frat time in several months
that this almost forgotten statesman
stiIl lives and is still in the service OF
the administration.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22

Sleepy Tom is n bay gclding IL Or
10 years old, and has becn sovcn years
on tho turf. He is completely blind.
IIc is now the property of Mr.. Joo
Udcll, Of Chicago. Mr.. Phillips still
drives him, and can got moro speed
from him than any other man can,
because no talks to him continually,
and is understood by tho horse. With
out sight, this wonderful flyer risks his
safety upon tho slender bit OF iron in
his mouth, played upon by tho hand
of his master, and coniidfng in this
alone, rushes around II track at railroad
speed.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22
A SAD EVENT.
The Mother OF Seven Children Takes
Her Own Life.
(New Orleans Picayune, 18th.

Nov Orleans Picayune, lAth.l
A sad occurrence took place ycstcr-
day evening in the death of Mrs. Jules
Buisson nee Henrietto Souchon, at
haIfpast O'Clock, at her residence, at
the corner of Camp and Felicity streets.
Tho circumstances attending Mrs.
Buisson's demise are the sadder as she
came to her death by her own hands,
leaving behind her seven little chill
dren, tue oldest aged eleven years, and
the youngest one month and thirteen
days.
A few minutes after dinner the de-
ceased repaired to her bedroom, and
soon after, her servant, who was walk
ing ON the gallery holding in her arms
the little baby, heard the report of a
pistol. She hastcned to the room, fol-
lowed by Mr.. Buisson and some of the
neighbors, who had been attracted by
the detonation, and found the unfor-
tunate lady lying on tho floor of her
room with q bullet hole In the right
temple. The pistol which she had
used was on the floor beside her. DR..
Anderson was Immediately summoned,
but medical skill could do nothing for
the unfortunate lady, who expired al
most Immediately.
The Intelligence of the suicide natur-
ally caused q sensation among the
large circle of relatives and friends of
the deceased, who Wero at q loss to un-
derstand what causes had led to tho
commission of so terrible a deed. In
quiry was made as to the circumstances
which had prompted this act of self
destruction. 80,
1t was ascertaine<l that Mr.. Buisson
attributes the suicide to mental de-
rangement, alleging that Mrs. Buisson
had on two occasions, once in 1873 and
again later, attempted to poison her
self, bat was saved by tho timely ap-
plication of antidotes. Tho mental
aberration spoken of has been ascribed
to the effect of domestic troubles. 1t is
stated that yesterday Mrs. Buisson left
the dining-room after dinner and went
to give an order to a servant. Return
ing she engaged in an animated con-
versation with her husband.
She then left the dining hall, went tc
a room adjoining, took a revolver and
repaired to her bed chamber, where
she applied the weapon to her right
temple and pulled tho trigger, sending
the missile through her brain. Mr.
Buisson usually carried tho weapon tC
prevent his wife from getting posses
sion of it, as he alleges she had before
Attempted to destroy herself, but yes
terday had laid it aside.
Mrs. Buisson was a native Of New
Orleans, only thirty-five years OF age,
and possessed all the beauty and accom-
plishmcnts of Southern lady. She
was a tender mother and n devoted
friend, and her untimely end is greatly
to be dcplored.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22

Twenty-scvcn relatives. Of Wells and
a pdcrson, tho talented gentlemen OF
the Louisiana Returning Board, arc
now on the rolls OF the New Orleans
clstom-housc. This leads the Balti-
more Gazette to Observe that the lib
eral way IN which MIR. Hayes paid for
the theft of tho Presidency Will doubt
less encourage some big work next
year.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22
John II. Dillkgrave,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
n Offce opposite Court House. Practices
in all the Courts Of North Louisiana; also
in the Supreme Court of tho State and the
Federal Courts. All claims, including COT
ton claims, will receive prompt attention.
Land Office and Pension matters attended
TO- March 2S, 1879, 6m
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22

it to him with pen full Of ink to
sign. He was scarcely able to sign,
and leaned forward and took his
hand in mine to guide it while he
made his signature. At that moment,
sir, could not help thinking that 1t
was the hand that killed Hamilton,
for he wrote the name OF sAaron
Burr"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22
DEN GiStry.

HR. s. l.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
IL offers his professional services to the
citizens Of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having experience of fourteen
wears in tho practice, he feels confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Oilice at residence ON Jackson street, near
the F'emalo Acs.lonly, Monroe, La.
yT-Laarl6ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-22

Lieut.. Gorringc of the navy has
been detailed to bring over to New
York the widowed obclisk in Egypt,
and Dixon, tho English contractor,
has put his machinery at his service.