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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-04-29
HANCOCK COUNTY REPUBLI-
CAN CONVENTION.

The Republicans of Hancock coun-
ty met in convention in the court
house in S~needvillc, on Monday, the
9Th inst, at noon. The convention
was largely attended, and a great deal
Of enthusiasm was manifested in the
convention,
The convention was called to or
der by j. p. Nichols, Oh m Of Go Com,
and Hon. Jos. w. Baker was chosen
permanent Chairman, and B. j.
Drinnen Secretary.
The object of the convention wa
then stated to be for the purpose OF
appointing delegates to the Nashville
convention which meets on the 9Th
of May. The convention then pro-
cceded to business, and selected VIM.
j. X. Lawson, Fl. X. r. Hurd, and
Col. James A. Doughty rs delegates
to said convention. Either of tie
above gentlemen attending the con-
vention was instructed to cast the
vote Of the county.
After a very interesting and enthu.
siastic speech by Col. ]. A. Doughty,
it was unanimously agreed that Gen
u. s. Grant was the first choice Of
the convention for President and
Hon. Horace Maynard first choice
for vice~P President.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, We live in q time Of
great peril to our State Government
Therefore,
Resolced, LIST. That we heartily
condemnt the Regulating Democracy
ReSolved, End. That our choice foI
Governor of the State of Tennessee is
the Hon. W. p. Gillenwaters, Of Rog
ersville, Tenn.
Rcsolced, 3rd. That our choice fol
delegates to represent us in the Chica
go convention is first, Maj. A. II
Pettibone, Of Greeneville, from thu
First Congressional District, and Hon
Horace Maynard for the State a
large.
Resolved, All. That IL choice TO
Elector for the State at large is tn
Hon. A. A. Taylor, of Carter county
Resolued, 5th. That should ncithe
Of the delegates appointed by TIN
convention attend the State Conven
lion, that w. p, Brownlow, of th
Jonesburo HERALD AND TRIBUNE b
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-04-29

his wealth in settling the damagesfor
loss of life and limb sustained by the
falling Wednesday night Ola por-
ton Of his insecure building.
Washington, April "a.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-04-29
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.

We are in no wise responsibletor the
utterances or opinions OF our Cores
pondents. and reserve the right to give
their namcs whenever it is necessary
to fix the responsibility on them, Tor any
thug they may write.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-04-29

Marshal MacMahon has been sold
out and is poor.
Senator Grover of Oregon is seri-
ously i'll at Wilmington, Del.
Gen. Hawley states that the Con-
necticut delegation is really for Ed
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-06
Marriage Not the Business Of Ex
istence.

THERE is another difference in the
wool of q Waverly novel from the cob
web of q modern one, which depends
on SCOTS larger view of human life.
Marriage is by no means. in his con-
ception of man and woman, the most
important business of their existence;
nor love the only reward to be pro-
posed to their virtue or exerti0n. 1t is
not. in his reading of the laws of
Providence, q necessity that virtue
should, either by love or any other ex-
ternal blessing, be rewarded at all;
and marriage IS in all cases thought of
as a constituent of the happiness of
life, but not as its only interest, still
less its only aim. And upon analysing
with some care the motives of his prin-
cipal stories, we shall often find that
the love in them is merely light by
which the sterner features Of charac-
ter are to be irradiated, and that the
marriage of the hero IS as subordinate
to the main bent of the story as Henry
VS. courtship of Katherine Is to the
battle of Agincourt.-John Rssstin, in
Nineteenth Century.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-06
CRY FOR RAIN.

Q, FOR the sound of rain
Dashfng against the pane,
VI beating upon the roOfl
Why does It hold alOof.
Taking no heed
OF all our need?
The fainting earth
Through the dearth
Too weak to cry,
Lifts her glazed eye,
Toward the sky
Imploringly.
The rivers creep
Down to the deep
Languid and slow,
AS lOath TO go.
Brown and dead
On its dusty bed
Lies the grass;
And one grieves
At the wilted leaves
On the trees.
High overhead
Hangs the sun blood red.
Or sinks to his bed
Like molten fire;
And the moon
Does wax and wane.
But brings no rain,
Till our desire,
Grown a prayer,
Fills the air.
o blessed rain
Come again!
o clouds, o'erfiOwi
O Heaven, bestow
With bounteous hand,
Throughout the land,
The promised rainI
-SDrinQ1seld (Mass.) Republican
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-06
Anecdotes About Dressing for Dinner.

/.
In foreign cities, IL . traveller is In
vited to dinner and has not the proper
costume with him in which to attend q
dinner, he writes to his host excusing
himself on that score. If he receives
another note, saying: eve will gladly
receive you en costume de Uoya0ewr. -
the gentleman or lady can go; but
without this explanation the presence
Of q person not properly dressed for q
dinner would be considered an insult.
A few years ago some young English
men of high rank arrived at Nahant in
very careless costume, sent their cards
and letters of introduction to Mr.. Long
fellow, and were Immediately invited to
seven o'clock dinner. They accept
ed. and came in the shooting coats,
with telescopes hanging around their
necks.
Mr.. Longfellow had invited some dis
tinguished Boston people to meet them,
all OF whom were in proper evening
dress, of course. The young men en-
deavored "to bluff 1t off, as the poet
carefully scanned their appearance, by
saying. "We're here for shooting, you
know" etc., etc.
"And do you shoot with your tele-
scopes?" remarked Mr.. Longfellow.
II they had written to Mr.. Longfel-
low before dinner and had explained
their not having their luggage with
them. and had left their telescopes at
home. no one would have thought it
rude. 1t was the assumption that they
could do such thing with impunity in
America that was rude.
An American lady of fashion was
travelling in Europe and happened to
arrive in Florence without her luggage.
Her friend, the Minister, asked her to
dinner 10 meet great lady of the
court.
"But have no dresses" said the
lady; zone plain black silk is all I can
dossibly achieve
"Ohw said he, sthat is all right; 1
will explain to those ladies whom you
are to meet"
When the lady went to the dinner,
which was very elegant, all the men
were in dress coats, orders, ribbons,
white ties and the paraphernalia of
masculine full dress. She was aston
ished to see all the ladies as plainly
dressed as herself. The Minister hav-
ing explained her dilemma to them
they were all plainly dressed, too?
They were women who generally wore
at dinners jewels of fabulous value, and
always considered it de rigueur to wear
neck and arms bare and to cover them
selves with lace.
But it was both real and conventional
etiquette for them to thus meet the
American lady who had not her toll
cts with her. Although she regretted
not seeing their splendid dresses. she
could not but be touched by this act.
They knew that she was q person of
consideration at home, and they treated
her to the best and kindest in their
power by dressing 50 plainly that she
did not feel her black silk to be q blot
on the characterization Queen.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-06
FlufIs, Crimping.Pins and Unexpected
Callers.

As MISS NORA PERRY reports the fol-
lowing confidential chat among a merry
party of girls in her new book, "The
Tragedy of the Unexpected, we vio-
late no confidence in giving it to our
readers:
How do you get your hair into such
lovely fluff" inquired brunette of
blonde.
"Why, roll it up into curls, and
then just run q coarse comb through it.
But yours is lovely, too, I'm sure. How
do you do yours?"
ssRoll it on q heated slate-pencil."
ooh, but that hurts the hair so. I
put mine into crimping-pins," said
another.
And still another: 81 braid mine and
press it.
And still another: "Common hair
pins, I think, are the best of all. But
then one looks so like a fury in any
pins"
Then the brunette gave giggle.
"Oh. girls, [ put my hair into pins
once-those great crimping-pin Lou
uses. It was one morning when it
rained, and I thought was safe from
visitors. I was going to the opera in
the evening, and I wanted to look very
nice, you know. Well. there l sat in
the parlor, practicing my last singing
lesson, and never heard the bell nor
foOtstep until some one crossed the
threshold. Who doyou suppose it wasp
And the little dark head buried itself in
a little Persian muff to smother another
giggle.
awe can't guess. Who was it?''
burst out the other four voices in the
greatest excitement.
Up came the head from its temporary
hiding, the pretty face all 3 blush, the
dark eyes all a-dazzle with laughter, the
frizzed hair q little the worse for Per-
sian muff.
"Oh, girls! it was Will Hess with
Langford-Langford just home from
Paris. you know!'
..What did you do?'' from the chorus
of four.
"Oh, I didn't die, and I couldn't run
away; for there they were right before
me; so / made the best Of it, and
laughed. for it Uas funny, and then I
snatched our Georges Scotch cap from
the table where he had flung it that
morning, and covered my steel horns
and my ugliness in q twinxling."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-06

THE British Museum has purchased q
vaulted wooden Egyptian coffin, we'll
preserved, and . gilded mask and num-
my of lady named Tahutisa Thothsi,
one of the court or family of the Queen
of Amasis /. of the eighteenth dynasty.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-06
WIVES, MOTHERS, MlOENS +!

AH0ee all who troubled with Leueosfhes
AAAvGS tSuor AbGs or Wh,tesl should send foe
o- Pref. 1larri' Vaginal PastiIIes, which
remedy for tins prevalent disease Lee:
eorrhea we'll understood BY phyacans generally and
upon the ane debtasnk thas
American rapidly becoming race Of lnva.
~ isca1abe Of producing healthy offspring or esJoyss iee
pleasure thoroughly common sense treatment Applies
directly the OF the disease and s seee influence Ell.
erted producing immediate soothing and restorative
effect The application Of the remedy attended nth no pam
and does interfere with the ordory pur.
suits pleasures Of life The remedy (encugh last montnl
put Up in plain boxes full directions ssde price -
Syringe and Tonic Pills. aux,sar,es 70 Treatment
/sssd M ps.phis giving assssipses q Rssdy snd
PsAss showing 10 sgphsera 1e pamphlet aese vseh hea
LADY deeae heaA thSessshy
\rrassiea Ihe Psssil peepase4 BY
HARRIS Remedy CO. MFG CHEMISTS,
Market and 9Th Stu, ST.l0UlS, MO.
For Sale b. Drusglsta, ana sent BY mail
g any 1Adreso On receipt Of Price,
TESTIMONIALS
Esefraeted [rSns leftecs xeeeafiU receives
happy able that shall need ned
Ieine. ! tkank I tLoEoughly cured.
used one boz Of your asles Tor :ae Whites snd hous
vas d. they have back although sos -
bad. eel confident another hog vi, enve entHely.
NV daughters health much improved and she hepes The
boz will send this tims will Be all she seeds think
via strange proves for she has been afflicted
long The fosndsoa Of hef trsubs laid % yea
nA1n<n>n =
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-06
HARRIS REMEDY CO. xTe cs1x1sgs
Market and 9Th sts., ST. LOUIS, MO.

UsssolteifeGl feestss0ssU 70 the E6acacH u
Prof A0rrio' Se1sstsl0l HnSfilieS, tGAeso
(r00s Letters received from Potr0nss
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-06

pulled and twisted with the fury of mad
ness, and then paused exhausted. and
found that the only result was that
had sunk several inches deeper in the
quicksand. The soft, clnging sand was
already at the top of my boots. and had
so wedged them around my ankles that
it was impossible to pull them off. All
the time / could feel myself sinking
slowly and surely, as though some mon
ster, deep in the bowels of the earth,
had grasped me by the feet and was
gradually drawing me under.
Almost beside myself with terror,
shouted for help, and then I laughed
wildly at the idea of my voice reaching
any one. I was miles away from any
person. The only living creature within
hearing was my horse, and he answered
me witha neigh. as if sympathizing with
me in my despair.
And now tried to think coolly upon
my position. Was there really no posi-
BILE way of ex.ricating myself? Stay!
Suppose I should lay my rifle horizon
tally across the sand would it not prevent
my sinking? Perhaps so; at least 1
could try it.
Ileoked around for my gun, but moth
ing of it was to be seen. That, too,
alas! had sunk beneath the surface.
Could l dig my way outa No; the sand
streamed into the hollow as often as I
tore it with my frenzied fingers.
Could not lie fiat on my back, and
thus stay my downward progress? The
thought was dismissed the moment it
came to me. The water was eighteen
inches deep, and I should drown at
once. Oh, heavens! dying by this slow,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23
Railroad Excursion Rates.
East Side Market Square.

On ne occasion of political meetings
agents have been notified t. sell excur-
sion tickets to ROCKVILLE and ret lrn,
Oct. 26th, 9Th, 18th and 29 b, moi
good to return after Oct. 80 b, at ne
following rates: From Brist II, Uuion
Piney Flats, Jonesboro, Johnson's
Sc. 90; Telford's and Limestone S2.75
Fuilen's, Home and GreenevilIe, $50;
Midway 81 Is; Roge svills Junction
$500; WHIT ssburg and RusseIlviile
$l.75; MorrIstowu and Talbt It's 81 so;
Messy Creek S1.25: New Market $l.O0;
trswberry Plains IS Cen 8; McMsil-
lan.s 80 cents; Concord Is cents; Lee
noir's $l.00; Loudon 81 Is; Philadel his
and Sweetwstr 81 so; Mouse Greek
SITS; Athens s. 90; Riceville 1926;
Charleston. Chatsts. Cleveland and
Blue Springs $3.50; State Line, Var
nell's, McDonald's, O1lawah and Ty.
ner's 1915, Dalton and Chattanooga
So 90. JAS. r. OGDEN, G. P. A.
| oct23d3t
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23
The Ada Gray Combination,

Our amusement lovers will bear in
mind the appearance on Friday night,
29ta inst, of the famous Ada Gray
Watkins fltn avenue combina-
ton, and all should secure their seats
in time. OF their rendition of the
New Magdelen the Jackson Mich
Patriot says:
We can not pass by the performance
Of tn Ada Gray party a. Phe Xix hall,
new years. night, without com meDt,
rs all who witnessed the New Mag
dalen" on that occasion are agreed
that then and there was preseLt I'd
some of the finest actiug ever seen
upon our boards. This thrilling sd
IRE on the usages of the world towards
lis erring daughters from the pen of
the gifted author, Wilkie Collins, has
been admirably adapted for represen-
tation by Chas. A. Watkins, manager
of the company in quest on, and in
Miss Ada Gray he has found an ex DO
nent of the heroine that he may feel
proud Of
LISA play that draws very MAJ Teri
ally upon me resources of the arLI.
assuming the character of Mercy
Merrick," to which the other paris are
subordinate, yet 30 finely iRterwOven
as TO require great care aud nice dis
elimination in their portrayal; and
Miss Ada Gray has proved herself
Inai TO the task beyond cavil. Her
| rendition of the character was Teve~
iaLIJu Lo her audience. and placed her
at once in the front ranks of Jackson
favoriLes. AS "Mercy Merrick," Miss
| Gray was the crushed woman
with the heel of society upon her
aud told the tale of her woes with a
pathos that TOOK deep hold upon her
audiences: and when she determined
t. seize the opportun ty presented in
placing herself in social position no
one blamed her. But il was in her
assumed role of &c ace Roseberry"
that her brilliancy shoDe forth, until
t le elimination of the third act when
the zeal Grace Roseberry, supplies
her aud goads her to desperation.
| Then her act ng assumes a force aud
intensity fairly electrifyipg. et.nding
before her rival for position whom she
would have kue t but a moment b..
| fore, the Iimit OF human endurance
passed she stood the very embodiment
of human grandeur, every muscle
appearing t, culver with suppressed
| rage and every lineament of her face
IT trlDg the still unspnken thoughts,
until wit an air of defiance che ex-
claims, II am Grace Roseberry and you
are Mercy Merrick," the climax was
reached of one of the most powerful
scenes we ever witnessed. which was
the signal for spontaneous burst OF
applause which was prolonged until
Miss Gray appeared before the curtain,
thanking the audience for the recep-
tion accorded her.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23

A Card From NIr. John C. Houk on.
the Subject,

Mr.. EDITOR: I see in iats issue oi
the CHRONICLE that "VoterP desires
me to make q statement ID the puoilo
relative to the removal of the repubii~
can hammer from the Lamar House. at
which point it was suspended across
Cav street. The facts, as remember
them. and as others who can speak
for themselves remember them, are .as
follows: AS soon as the new republis
can banner arrived. myself and others
proceeded to lower The old banner with
a view to raising the new one in its
place and moving the old one further
up the street. when we had raised
the new banner and were beginnipg
} adjust the guys Mr.. Sneed Appeared
upon the street, and approaching
me said, in substance u aun sorry L
did not see you sooner; l nave been
absent or I could have saved you Ut
your trouble. You will have to take
your banner down, and L hope you
will net think iL political pref udlce on
my part in asking its removal. In 20
far as / am concerned, 1t makes no
difference. but some Of the patrons OF
| the uOlSl, WAOLUs IL hOCOSooAy - - . : :
name, have come to me and emp0atl"
cally asked tae removal of your IRE
publican) banner. II it remains l VIII
be injured In my business. therefore
please remove it at Once.n Then re
auested him to 1T remain auutil
found q suitable place 20 hang 1t. Al
first he objected, bit upon my lnsi: t.
ing he agreed, provided 1 found the
| nlaoo hat evening.
These facts I think know. Ifany-
thing else was said don't remembel
J 1T all, while thers who were present
may. All fair minded people having
condemned the conduct of the guests
demanding the banners removal, the
publlc would be glad for Mr.. Sueed t
give their names. IF he does It wisI
TO do 80, and these guests have any ex
cuse for their action, they cert A!niy
have the manhood t. come forward
and make il known. Should theJ
not do this it will be rightly supposed
they have no grounds for excuse ant
! that names are too numerous TO men
ton. I thank you for your space.
Respectfully &c,
, JNo, c, HOUK.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23
Marriage at a1aryyille.

Mr.. 10. Burger and Miss Belle M.
Currier were united in the holy bonds
OF matFimony at MaryVille Thursday
night, Rev. g. Crawford, of Msryville
college, officiating.
Mr.. Burger is one of Maryville's
most entsrprising and popular mer-
chants, member o the firm of Bur-
ger, Hood d Co., and clever young
gentleman. He is q son of Mr.. Victor
Burger, commission merchant of our
city. Miss Currier is one of the reign.
Ing bellies in Maryyille society. We
tender congratulations.
Mr.. Burger is an Is aelfts and his
bride an American, and it is some
thing very unusual for such marriage
tooccur. f9-a:l M
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23

Just open the doc for her, and Mrs. Winslow will
prove the American Florence Nightingale Of the
NJ sery. OF this we are so sure, that we will teach
our "Susy" to say "A blessing ON Mrs. Winslow" for
helping her to vie and escape the gripping, col
icing and teething SIEGE Mrs. WNSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP relieves the child flom pain,
and cure dysenter and diarrh9a. 1t sof ems the
gums reduce inhamrna ion., cures wind collie. and
CO ries the infa safely through the teething Pc
cd. performs precisely what it processes to
perform. every part Of it-nothing less. We have
never seen Mrs. Winsl0w-know her only through
the preparation f her 'Seot ing SgruDfor Children
Teething." Ii We h the power, we would make
her. as she is physical savior to the infant race
Sold by all druggists. 70 cents bettle,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23
Supreme Court.

There was no record made in the
supreme court yesterday. The court
completed the hearing of the Jeffer-
son county docket, took up and heard
one cause on the docket Of Granger
county, next in order. To-day is
opinion day. On Monday, the state
docket will be taken up and heard.
and afterwards the court will resume
the Granger county docket.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23
Fiopped Over at Chattanooga.

Local politics had somewhat of a
sensation yesterday, when 1t was an
nouuced that Hon. Lewis shepherd
and Messrs. O tt Fischer and Charles
&. Synder had sent in their appitcas
ton for membership TO the Garfield
and Arthur club. These gentlemen
have heretofore acted with the demo-
cratic party, and were warm support
ers of Wilson for governor. Mr.. SDy-
der sent in his resigns ton as secretary
of the democratic county executive
committee. SCI ting forth his reasons
for The flop" Mr. Shepherd ia an
bounced to address the Garfield and
Arthur CLUB tonight. when it is sups
posed he will give his reasons, why
and wherefore.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23
An Excursion from Ohio.

B. w. Lewis writes from Dayton,
Ohio, tt ths Cha tLnooga Tirles as
follows:
My Dayton excursion will unite
wit the Cincinn Sout lern and the
E .st Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
railroad, and will leave Dayton on the
25t and arrive in Chattanooga OFT
26 q at 7:3O a NJ, and thence to KNOX
vile and Brit ii and ret ira TO Chat
tanoOga. where We expect to Wis
Lookout It :. and make . t .amboat
excur-ion down he Tennessee river.
Oar Knoxville excursion is to give en-
C ruragemei t. the brauch road tap
ping he Ciocinns tt Sputhern, which
We Ohio people would all like TO see
builf