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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-29
In the Matter OF Aces.

Mr.. Walt Whitman, who, although he is
gifted with frosty locks, has not yet
come to sixty years, has been heard to
tell this story of himsel
I was in street-car in Camden, one
day not long ago, when an Irishman
came aboard. He was middle-aged.
respectable-looking fellow, but he had
been imbibing pretty literally. He sat
down beside me and stared hard. Final
ly he hitched a little closer, and leaned
forward to look in my face. felt ready
for some fun, but never noticed him
just looked as stern and unapproachable
as possible. But he nodded and grinned
ana hitched again, bringing his face close
to my ear; then, in voice. husky but
loud, he said:
"An1an' how ould are yep
The passengers smiled, but I never
noticed him-just looked solemnly out
at the opposite window. The Irishman
thought was deaf, so he raised his voice
and shouted:
"An'-how-ould are yea"
'Sir r-rs' exclaimed, turning on
him fiercely. But he was not to be put
down.
How ould are yees!' he fairly yelled
right in my ear.
If it had happened in New Yoh
horse-car, everybody would have scream
ed out laughing; but Philadelphia folks
will be proper if they die, so they only
smiled behind their handkerchiefs.
turned round to the fellow, and looking
as stern as ever could, said, slowly, Il
am one hundred and thlrty-fve'
His under jaw dropped, he sank
back in his seat, and never spoke
again.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-29

told OF the superstitious nature of the
colored race. She gave sudden scream
and pointed to the pond, where white
mist had slowly formed and had risen in
to tall, constantly changing column,
which looked IN the moonlight. like a
colossal human figure.
"See! The ghost! The ghost she
said, and as Pedro loosed his hold and
stared at the spot indicated in momenta-
ry terror, she ran toward the bridge with
the tleetness of deer.
With savage yell Pedro followed,
forgetting his fear OF the specter In his
rage at being outwitted by his intended
victim, he was rapidly gaining upon
Dora, who had nearly reached the mid
die of the bridge, when his foot caught
upon broken plank, and he fell head
long into the water over the low railing,
which was all that protected the sides of
the rude structure.
Dora heard TIE sudden stumble. and
then the dull, heavy thud into the water,
but she was too frightened to stop her
flight.
Suddenly from out of the woods on
the other side of the bridge there came "a
palter of fling hoofs, and something
white flashed into view
With cry of JOY she recognized Snow
ball with Frank upon his back, riding
toward her as though running race for
life.
"oh, Frank" she gaspcd, and sank
faintlng before HIM.
He had started out to meet her, and
had stopped SNOWFALL in her mad run,
and fearing that Dora had been thrown
had lost no time in fastening to her re-
lief.
When she awoke it Was in her own
pleasant, lavenGer-scented room. and Mrs.
Omar was bending lovingly over her.
ooh, mother, she said, putting up her
arms and drawing the kind face down to
KISS it, "I've had such dreadful dream p
eyes. dear was The soothing answer,
"but you have beer very sick, and must
not talk. Some time you shall tell me
all about 1t. Drink this now and go to
sleep again
Dora obeyed, and was soon drifting of
again into the beneicient realm of sum-
Der.
1t was several days before all came
back to her clearly, and she realized he,
narrow escape from dreadful fate. As
her memory grew stronger, she recalled
to mind the sounds of the stumble and
the fall: and she realized with shivel
of horror what had undoubtedly been hel
enemy's fate. Bat the haunted pond
told no tales. Its peaceful looking wa
tiers shone on in the sunlight as calmly
as ever, and all the dread secrets held by
its treacherous bosom will remain undis,
covered till the end of time unless I'm.
earthed by some CONFUSION of nature.
Years have passed by since Frank and
Dora took upon themselves the holy
VOWS which made them husband and
wife, Chubby children have come to
make the old farmhouse ring with thei1
innocent glee. The rude bridge of planks
across the haunted pond has been re-
placed by one of solid masonry. But
Dora never passes the place without a
sudder- For all the happy intervening
years have not blotted eut the memory
of those few dreadful moments when she
was in the power of the revengetul and
inscriptions negro whose career was
there brought to such sudden close.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-29
A ROMANTIC STORY.
How Two Medical Students Strove For and
Won the Hand Of the Same Lady.
TROY Press


The following very romantic story is
but the substance OF what happened in
our own city many years ago. The char
acters that appear as principals have
passed away, but their descendants vet
live among us and occupy honorable po-
sitions in society. Two young men who
had passed through college and jgraduated
with honor were studying medicine. They
were fast friends and were almost insep-
arabic. They entered society together,
and were we'll received in the best hous-
es. They were together one evening at
a reception in one Of the wealthiest man
sions of the city, when star appeared in
the person of niece of the hostess, who
had come from Massachusetts, She was
handsome and reports agree in saying
that she was as good as she was pretty.
Both of the medical students were smitten
and for the first time in their lives feel
ing of enstrangement came between them
The natures OF the two young men were
essentially different. One was frank
as the day, while the other was taciturn
and reserved. Both paid court to the
lady, but she soon manifested choice for
the more frank character and they be-
came engaged. The defeated sutton SEEM
ed to bear his disappointment -esignedly
In time the lad! went home, and the sue
cessful sutton went abroad to complete
his studies. While absent letters were re-
ceived by the girl concerning her lover
which created the feeling that he was
false to her, and finally one came in his
own handwriting bidding her farewell,
and adding that he was about to he mar
ried to a lady OF rank. This proved al
most a death-blow to the girl, but she
sooA rallied and sought in every way to
conceal the traces OF grief. The defeated
sutton was at hand and again proffered
his homage, and finally in a fit Of pique
she married HIM. Had this been the
finale of the story there would be no ro-
nance 1t was not long after the we'd
ding before the lover returned. He
could not be made to believe that the
one be loved was false by nature. He
reasoned, that there was cause for change,
and, like sensible man, he commenced
the task of unraveling the mystery.
After much trouble he obtained an inter
view with the wife in the absence Of her
husband, and as an answer to his up
braidings, she showed the letter of renun-
citation. She was happier than she had
been IN many days when she learned
that the letter was forgery. and that the
lover had always been true 10 her. She
at once renowned her husband, and soon
opportunity offered, and she procured
divorce, and was united to her first and
only love. The husband AMI wife settled
down in this city. and here he enjoyed
long and successful career, and when he
died, full of years and honor, he was sur
rounded by his wife and family. The
false friend, who, by his wicked machi-
nations had wrought so much sorrow, re-
moved to Lansingburg, where he became
physician of note. He afterwards re-
married, and his posterity to-day occupy
honored positions in the state. In two
family Bibles in this city the marriages
are recorded among the archives.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-29

ENVELOPES for correspondence first
came into general use in England
shortly after the establishment of the
penny post in 1910, and not long after
ward the custom was introduced in this
country. Machinery for their manu-
facture was patented by George Wilson
IN 1874, and by E. Hill and Warren de
la Rue in 1S45.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-29

"Flne sermon, Tom; much obliged; Sorry
l can't repay yohr kindness in preaching
by asking you to stay to our communion
Can't though you know. because you've
never been baptised." "Oh, don't con-
Germ yourself about that, Jim; couldn' t
receive the communion at your hands, as
you have never been ordained"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-29

JAY GoULD's success in managing
railroads is explained by the fact that
his father used to keep a switch for his
especial benefit.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-29

A young lady who was writing to a
confidential friend, stated that she was
not engaged, but that she saw a cloud
above the horizon about as large as a
mans hand.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-29

TIE grocer offered him cold ham,
but he said he'd rather not take the
cold shoulder from any one.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
KNOXVILLE TENN: TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER

all night fred up, ready to draw the
companies equipment and other pro-
perty out of town. Much suffering
must ensue. 81 4. @ s.
MEMPHIS, Dec. IA fire this
morning destroyed two shanties on
Butler street occupied by colored
people. Two children, aged 8 and
4 years were burned. Their parents
had locked them in the house be-
fore going TO work and they acci-
dentally set fire to the house and
perished before assistance could be
given. s .z51I1 i-2 e. :,
NEWARK. N. j., Dec. 11.-Richard
Richardson's saw factory, the second
largest in the United States, was
burned early this morning. The loss
is estimated at $50, 600, fully insured.
Nearly 200 hands are thrown out of
employment. 4-
New YoRK, Dec. L..Ei snecial
says: The conservatory of Jay
Gould, at Irvington- -on-the- Hudson,
considered the most magnificent
structure of the kind in the country,
was totally destroyed by fire at an
early hour this morning. Loss re-
ported to be 100000. LCa
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
THE BAYARD-CONKLING MAT
TER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. Senator
Bayard makes public the following
statement, together with all the cor~
respondence that has passed between
him and Senator Conkling in relation
to the statement reported to have
been made by Bayard in his Dover,
Del, speech, in October last:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The publ,
cation in the Philadelpnla Press sign
ed by g. A. Arthur, Roscoe ConklIng.
Geo. s. Boutwell,, and Noah Davis, da-
ted, New York, November 29t6, 1880,
but not published until December Ith.
renders 1t proper that the subioined
letters should also be published. The
dates OF the letters anu tnelr contents
fully explain them, and no other cor
Tespohdehce has passed between any
oil she slgoefs of ,He card In tue Press
ahu myself, Mr.. f. A BUR-, oue OF tue
ebItuFs oI tue Piess, had received in
PhlIadciphia a letter frum me prior to
N 'Vember Z0 IN which / stated the
falsity aud malice of tue report of nv
speecn al Dover, which hau been pub
II he'd lii the Press II October 80 b.
A ter tue foregoing correspondence no
further statement on my part was
deemed necessary. An interval oi
uearIy three weeks elapased before the
parties published the card alluded to,
IN which they denounce as false the
alleged report OF the speech, which
w." WAS oetore had stated it to be untrue.
Anese Iacts are submitted 10 the iudgs
ment OF all honorable man
[@igned] n RAvApn
The first of the accompanying let
ters referred to is dated Utica Il Y
Nov. 18th, from Mr.. Conkling to Mr.
Bayard, in which he enclosed a clin-
ping from the Philadelphia Press OF
Oct. 18th, and asked Mr.. Bayard
whether he had made this statement
in form or substance, and remarkine
that it is hardly necessary to add
that this inquiry is not meant to inn
piy That l suppose you did or would
make such an utterance. My pur-
pose is only to adopt the most natur-
a. convenient mode to set right an
INJUSTICE, greater, perhaps, to you
IMAM to others. To this Senator Bay
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
To Our city subscribers.

Mr.. John G. Lord has taken Mr.. G..
L.. Stratton's place as carriers route
agent and will have charge of the city
circulation of the DAILY CHRONICLE.
He will wait upon our citizens with q
view of increasing the circulation and
they will find him TO be an obligipg
gentleman. ANY complaints in regard
to the delivery, orders for discon.
tinuance. or. new subscriptions will
receive prompt attention by dropping
q postal card or note directed to car
rier's agent, DAILY CHRONICLE, or By
leaving the same at this Office.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
One Expe rience from MANY.

81 had been sick and miserable so
long and had caused my husband SO
much trouble and expense, no one
seemed to know what allied me, that /
was completely disheartened aud dis.
eouraged. In this frame Of mind I
got bottle of Hop Bitters aud used
them unknown to my family. soon
began TO improve and gained so fast
that my husband and family thought
1t strange and unnatural, but when I
told them what had helped me, they
said, "Hurrah for Hop Bit.ers; long
may they prosper, for they have made
mother well and US happy."-The
Mo.her.=Home Journal. a1Ea-sI
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
Secretary Sherman's Relations with
Foster.

NEW YORK, December 9.-The Trib-
une publishes the following: ssSecretary
Sherman was found at tina Fifth avenue
hotel yesterday by a Tribune reporter, who
asked him about the struggle for the SEN
atorship and about the alledged troubles
between himself and Governor Foster
Mr.. Sherman said that the election in
Ohio will be declared without any excite
ment and without any division in the
party. An effort has been made by a few
newspaper writers, mainly democrats, to
create the impression that Governor Fos-
ter and he are enemies. This is purely an
invention. They always have been and
are now personal friends. Governor Fos-
tor was one Of the first to advocate the
nomination of Mr.. Sherman for president,
in published speech at Columbus and
was selected by Mr.. Sherman as dele
gate at large to the Chicago convention.
An effort was made to create the impress
ion that Governor Foster did not heartily
support Mr.. Sherman in the convention,
and at first he was inclined to believe
these stories, but he became convinced
that they were without foundation. An
attempt was also made to create some feel
ing by publishing certain hotel bills in
Chicago paid by Governor Foster. 1t now
appears that these bills were paid by Gov
ernor Foster, voluntarily, and that he had
no part or lot in the publications. Mr..
Sherman had provided ample means for
the payment of all proper bills, and the
money was under the control Of Governor
Foster and others, and considerable por-
tion oft was returned to Mr.. Sherman
Mr.. Sherman said he and Governor Foster
were friends and any contest that may
arise between them in regard to the
senatorship would be conducted in prop
er spirit and cannot be made the occasion
of personal or political controversy.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
For sale by all druggists.
Tennessee Senatorial Question.
Washing gton Special to Cincinnati Com
marcial

Washington Special to Cincinnati Com
The citizens of Tennessee tempora.
rily residing in Washington, have re-
Gently received letters from all parts OF
that state. to the effect that the repub-
licans of Tennessee are, with almost
absolute unanimity, declaring for
Postmaster General Maynard for
United States senator. A large msjor-
ity of the republican members elect OF
the legislature have already expressed
their determination to vote for him,
and there is no doubt that he will
receive their enthusiastic sup
port in the caucus. During his
sixteen years. service in Congress,
Maynard necessarily incurred the
displeasure of some whose aspirations
for Office were defeated through his in
fluence, but it is safe to say that no
man ever had more cordial support
of his patty on the senatorial contest
than has the postmaster general. Even
large number of democrats who vot-
ed for Hancock, but who now regard
their old party as powerless to benefit
the south, express desire to see May
nard elected ON the ground of bis su-
perior ability TO creditably represent
the state in the senate. From what is
learned through private correspond
ence. it is safe to say that If any re-
publican ia elected from Tennessee it
will be Maynard.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
Alexander HI. Stephens.
Washington Special to the Cincinn
Commercial.

Washington Special to the Cincinnati
Commercial
Mr.. Stephens health is very poor.
He is but little more than living
skeleton, yet possessed d of a wonderful
vitality and energy. Unable to rise
from his wheeled chair unaided, yet he
is indefatigsbly industrious. and very
sprightly IN conversation, though his
talk at times is with great physical
effort. He is fond of young company
aud what is more, young men are fond
of his society. So it happens that every
evening q company OF young men may
be found at his rooms playing whist OF
chatting pleasantly with him.
At the close of the last congress be
was near worn out, and went to The
mountains to recuperate. Here he
continued to decline, and, fastening
home, came near dying, and he thinks
would have If his old family physician
had net timely discovered the rea
cause OF bis unusual pr0stra ton, ant
applied the remedies. His digestion
is exceedingly refractory. and as fa
back as 1888 gave him the most dis
tressing concern. From that periot
up to l845 he says he was unable I,
eat pound of flesh of any kind. Blu
his sensitive system seems to take tn
most radical changes, for after that pc
riod he was unable to subsist upon hi
former diet. and forced to q rigid re
g;aae of soft boiled eggs for numbe
of years. Latterly his system revolt
against anything that has the trace Q
egg in it, and he is now upon diet Q
coffee and oysters, neither of whicl
was it possible for him to touch unit
q short time past,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
Midnight Thieves Caught mp
With

Lee Carey, colored, who has been
operating in the poultry and egg busi-
ness, on Crozier street, and Jim Lam
caster, q colored drayman, Were ar
raigned before Justice King Friday,
on the charge of stealing quantity Of
clover and grass seed from the seed
house OF Judge George Brown. The
evidence against them was sufficient
ly conclusive to warrant their binding
over to criminal court, and, in default
of bail. both were sent to jail.
It would seem from the evidence,
and from outside incidents, that the
two have been jointly carrying on a
system Of thieving operations, after
night. for, no telling, how long, and
there is no tellisg how many parties
have been the victims of their opera
tions. But, fortunately, check has
been put upon them and they are In q
fair way to reap their reward.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14

DISEASED LUNGS ARE GREATLY ON
AN INCREASED IN THIS CoUNTRY.-The
sudden changing of weather has done
much to give rise to Consumption.
But there are thousands of cases who
bring it on by their imprudence-such
as wearing damp clothing, and going
from the warm room into the cold
air, and checking the prespirstion,
which causes irritation OF the Lungs,
and then matter or phlegm will coli
Iect, which nature will try to relieve
by coughing it up, to prevent pustules
from forming. If nature does not
raise the matter with ease, and stop
this Inflammation, tubercles will soon
form. and consumption will soon fol-
low. ALIENS LUNG BALsAM will
cure and prevent thousands of cases
of Consumption if it is only taken in
time. 7r
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
FIRES.

NEW ORLEANS, Lee. IA Speclal
from Pensacola to the Times says {:
A nineteenth of the business portion
of the city was destroyed by fire
about IL o'clock last night. Loss
about half a million dollars. ALI of
the buildings are burned from Ross
mania street south to Paragon
street, excepting Byne's building, in
all comprising four blocks. Loss to
our merchants is very heavy, as
they had just received their fall
stocks. The calamity is without
precedent in the history of Pensa-
cola, and business is almost sus-
pended in consequence.
By far the best portion of the
business buildings in the city are in
smouldering ruins. There is not a
newspaper Office, drug store or sta
tionery store left in the city. Mer4
chants, hotel and telegraph offices
were also destroyed.
MOBILE, Dec. IA special to the
Register, giving an account of the
fire at Pensacola, Fla, says: "The
origin of the fire is unknown. It
began in a building occupied by s..
Dumina and family as confection-
cry store, several of the inmates
of which were burned, and Mrs. Du-
nina will die. The flames might
have been checked sooner, but the
steam engines being out of repair
were in the machine shop and under
going repairs, and this left us at the
mercy of the flames" The Gazette
and Advance offices are totally de-
stroyed.
WHITING, ALA, Dec. 11.-By train
from Pensacola: The disastrous fire
burned for eight hours last night,
Five blocks in the heart of the city
were burned, involving loss of over
half million and possibly three
quarters of a million dollars. Halafax
street from Wittich's corner to the
middle of the block opposite the
plaza is swept clean.
The fire stopped on Government
street at the Atchey hotel east, and
one square back of the custom
house. Over one hundred establish
ments are gone, embracing the main
business buildings, and turning out
about fifty families from their hous-
es. The custom house, postofice,
merchants hetel, Brent's bank, both
telegraph Offices, both newspaper of
fees, Dunn's exchange, Wright's dry
goods house and the county clerks s
Offices are among the well known
buildings burned.
County clerk Larue for the fifth
time in the term of his Office saved
the records, but while the old hero
was doing this his own residence was
burned and his family rendered
houseless. GNA ss
The main steam fire engine was
out OF order and had to be repaired
by machinists before it would work.
At one time the loss of the rail
road depot and adjacent mills seemed
inevitable, and the locomotives stood
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-14
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

DANvILLE, VA Dee. 1.-THE trial
of John w. Rainey for the murder Of
Dennis Marooney was concluded this
morning in the corporation court.
After q sholt retirement the jury
brought in verdict of not guilty.
DANvILLE, VA, Dec. 1.-THE Daily
Post newspaper was sold here tc day at
auction by the sheriff. Major w. T.
Sutherlin was the purchaser. < 2