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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

TOLEDO, o, suffered from an inun-
dation on the 10Th, causing at least half
million dollars worth of damage. The rail-
road companies were the heaviest losers,
their tracks being all submerged and the
water standing from seven to nine feet deep
at the Union Depot. People had to be re-
moved from their houses in boats in some
cases. A similar inundatlon occurred at
Washington, ID. c., the water being four
feet deep on the lower part Of Pennsylvania
Avenue, causing an entire suspension of
business. Long Bridge was swept away
THE snow blockade throughout the
Northwest, caused by the storms OF the
10th and l1th, was the worst of the season,
causing an almost complete suspension Of
railway traffic. The storm extended as far
south rs Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, a
heavy fall Of snow being ACCOMPANIED by
high winds which drifted it into almost i'm.
passable barriers.
The marriage of the Baroness Bur-
dettC Coutts and William Ashmead Bartlett
took place at Christ Church, London, on the
18th. The bride is GG years old and the rich
est woman in the world. The groom is un-
der 30, an American by birth, and impe-
cunious.
PRESIDENT HAYES attended the ban
quet OF the Baltimore Press Association on
the 18th, and responded at some length to
the toast Our honored guest, the Presi-
dent of the United States Of America"
"DAIsY DEANE," variety actress at
Kansas City, wandered from her room while
insane from fever, on the night OF the 18th,
and died from exposure during the night,
her lifeless body beirg found by her friends
after an all-night search. She was the wife
of Billy Deane, song and dance man.
The Postal Appropriation bill was
further discussed in the Senate on the 18th,
the mail steamship subsidy amendment,
offered by Mr.. Hamlin, being the chief item
Of contention. Mr.. Wallace raised the point
of order against Mr.. Hamlin's amendment
that it would engraft general legislation
upon an appropriation bill, and upon the
question being submitted to the Senate, it
was decided, 26 to II, that the point of order
was well taken, and the amendment was
therefore declared out OF order. The bill re.
ported by Interoceanic Canal Committee in
aid Of the Tehuantepec Ship Railroad
(Eads's scheme), gave rise to noisy and
disorderly struggle over the question whether
the report had been authorized. Finally, on
motion OF Mr.. Cox, the whole subject was
laid on the table by almost unanimous viva
voce vote. The River and Harbor bill was
considered in Committee Of the Whole and
. M Of ha
posed Of. One Of the amendments adopted
was that the Secretary OF War shall lei by
contract all public works TO the lowest r..
sponsibe bidders.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A MAGNETIC sand, imported from the
Isle of Bourbon, and since found near
Morbihan, is said by M. Edard to have
the property of rapidly reviving plants
which had shown pronounced symp-
toms of decay through disease.
THE experiment of running locomo.
tive without brakes has Just been sue
cessfully tried by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad Company.
An appliance by which power was ap-
piled against the piston was used. ~
DIR. OSCAR JENNINGS, physician Of
standing in Paris, writes to the London
Ldncet that in tho treatment of mental
disease he has constantly used music,
which calms and soothes the mind, and
is too precious an agent to be neglected.
Concerts form part of the regular
treatment in many asyluDls. 1t will be
remembered that Saul found satisfac-
ton in music.
DIR. CECH, of st. Petersburg, suggests
TO inventors the desirability of securing
some apparatus which will collect the
fine volatile oil of the coffee bean, one
half of which is lost by the present mode
of roasting. The beans contain to Is
per cent. of this oil, which has all the
flavor of coffee, and which would, il
saved, form an excellent material for
liquors. In 1873 the quantity of coffee
roasted is estimated at about 123,0OO
tons.
MICA has been applied to new use,
that of fashioning it into middle soles to
boots and shoes. The invention con-
sists of sheet of mica imbedded in thin
coaiings of cement, and placed in the
boot or shoe under and adjacent to the
iu-sole, the upper leather of the shoe
tapping over its edges, or next under the
filing, or between the filling and the
outer or bottom sole, and covering the
upper space from the toe to the instep.
To obviate the dangers and troubles
caused by high steps to passenger
coaches, Miss Skerritt, young lady of
Albany, n. T., has invented and pat
ented a folding step which when low
cred comes within a foot of the ground.
When the train is ready to start the
stops are turned out of the way by means
Of a lever, which always holds them Sc
cure. This renders them free from ice
and cinders, and in descending from
them one is in no danger of slipping.
Another important feature is that when
folded these steps prevent passengers
from jumping off or on the cars. The
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
is testing the invention.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
PITH AND POINT.

SHIPwRECKEp sailors never need
starve while there is a blight of rope
left -LoueT CItyen.
"WHAT is fame?" asks the Philadel.
phia american. Fame is the result OF
being civil to newspaper men.--Boston
Post -
ARKANSAS women love TO whistle
Boston Post. And what is more lovely
than tulips well blownP-PhiIadelphia
Bulletin.
No matter about the strike of the ice
cutters up the Hudson. The ice crop is
large and well set, and the harvest will
be immense, unless an untimely frost
should nip the blossoms. -AndrewS'
Queen.
WHAT becomes of all the "old war
horses " after the campaign is over and
the President is elec.edP Do they GO
back to the ploughp And echo answers
"neigh; they 60 to the trough. Bur
,ington Ha,0Feye.
THE young men of this s are ing in
appearance, and are un ed for gazing
they are ... of fashion, and DO not
need ~ lamp-post to keep them
selves perpendicular. Nyack city and
Country.
MANAGEMENT of the worlds fair
is troubling New York just now. 1t is
problem that Adam. struggled with
when there was only one worlds fair,
and she got the best of him. -Nnt
HGUen Register.
GLIMPSE of future event: An i'm.
mense ship carrying the Washington
Monument from the United States, then
an ancient and abandoned country, tC
the grand republic of Africa, to be sci
up in the big square in the City of Tim
buctoo. But we may euchre the Van
dals after all by not completing the
monument. Ha! ha! We shall prove
too much for posterity. We are won
derful people.-N. Y. Graphic.
THE TeTtae Record has an engraving
of an "improved self-acting-mule." I
is generally understood that all mule
are self-acting, and it is with pleasur,
that we note any improvement In tn,
animal. The improvement seems to dC
away with the familiar appearance o
the mule; in fact, the picture makes |
look more like spinning machine thai
a mule. Still it is to be presumed tina
the kicks are softened like the gentl
tanning of an autumn zephyr.-Detroi
Free Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
TOL. II.-NO. IS.

mother, who was coming nurriedly out,
"Is anything the matter Mrs. Col
linsP" NA 'st tia
"Oh, / don't know where my chill
dren are! left them while ran into
Mrs. Browns a minute, and the kltch>
ems all upset, and Pm afraid ="
"Why, we just now met Ebert wish
the baby, kiting along like the wind,
over there by Webster 4 Green's.
Leastways we supposed it was the.baby,
from the way he carried it. And he
never
"Merciful man! he's taken her to
sehoolp'
About ten minutes later, a flustered
little woman raped al the door Of the
First Primary Room, ard inquired for
baby. 1t was handed to her, along
with an empty milk bottle, and wrap
ping them both in red cloak which
she carried, she thanked the smiling
teacher, and walked quickly hme.
At first she had felt very angry to-,
ward Ebert; but when she looked at
the clock, and remembered his horror
of being late, she softened toward him
considerably, and by the time she had
got the baby home, and found her none
the worse for her little run away, sine
had her laugh also; and being fair
minded woman, she told Ebert when
he came home to dinner that it was
very thoughtless in her to have sta'd SO
long at Mrs. Browns. And Elbert
gave her hug, and said he was "glad
he didn't ledre the baby, cause she
might have been burned up, youknow!n
-Harper'S Yonnn Peonle.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

FEB. Tn the Senate, the alleged census
frauds in South Carolina were brought up by
the reading OF the letter of the Secretary of
the Interior In response to the resolution of
the Senate asking for information on that
subject. Senator Butler took occasion TO de-
nounce with some asperity the assertions
made during the campaign by Senator Conkz
ling and other Republican speakers, to which
Senator Conkling replied in an equally spirit
ed manner......lnt the House number OF bills
and resolutions on various topics were intro
duced. An attempt by Mr.. Reagan to intro
duce the River and Harbor bill under sus
pension of the rules (it being private bill day.,
lacked nine votes of the necessary two thirds.
FEB. SIN the Senste, the credentials Of
Philetus sawyer and Arthur P. German, sena-
tors elect, were read and filed. Mr.. Bruce,
fiom the Committee on Education and Labor,
reported adversely the joint resolution to pro
de for the enforcement OF the Eight hour
law. A resolution, offered by Mr. COnAing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
Thomas Carlyle.

THOMAS CARLYLE was born in 1895 at Eccle-
fechan, small village in Dumlresshire, Scot
land, where his father was Il farmer. At the
aye Of fourteen he entered the UniversitNoI
Edinburgh and passed through the regular
course of study. He remained at the Univer-
sity seven years after completing the course,
and determined to devote his life to literature.
He commenced his literary career in 1873 by
contributing to the Edinburgh Encyclopedia
some able articles of biographical nature,
and followed up his success by articles for the
RcrieW of that city. Translations occupied
his attention for some time, and he gave the
public the geometry of Legendre and Goethe's
wilhelm Meister." The Life of Schiller
followed, being published as a serial in Lon
don magazine In 1897 he married. Be
tween 1880 and 1888 he was engaged
upon "SartOr Resartus and in 1857
The French Revolution" appeared. In lsi1
he lectured on Hero Worship" which essays
were afterwards published in book form. In
lSi3 appeared his Past and Present. in lS4S
the "Latter-Dav Pamphlets" in 1850, his
Life of John Sterling" His great work was
"Oliver Cromwelrs Life and Speeches" which
was published1in lS45. in 1857 Mr.. Carlyle was
appointed trustee of the National Portrait
Gallery. In 1884 appeared his life Of Fred
erick the Great" and in 1876 he became rector
Of the University of Edinburgh. In 1876 he
declined the Grand Cross of the Order of the
Bath. For the last few years he has been in
fral health, and has refrained from the severe
labor of the student and author contenting
himself with visits from his admirers and his
tame, which was worldwide.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
Our Young Folks.
WINTER AND SUMNER.

Oh, wish the winter would 20,
And wish the summer would come,
Then the big brown farmer will hoe,
The little brown bee will hum.
Ho, hunfl
Then the robin his fife will trill,
And the woodpecker beat his drum,
And out of their tents in the hill
The little green troops will come.
HO, hum!
Now the blossoms are sick In bed
And the dear little birds are dumb,
The brook has cold in her head,
Oh, summer takes long TO come.
H0, hum!
When in bonny blue fields OF sky,
And in bonny green fields below,
The cloud-tiocks fly and the hmb-ilocks lie,
Then summer will come, know
Ho, hol
Then around and over the trees,
With tiuttcr and iiirt will go
rolliehing, frollcking breeze,
And away with whisk, no, no.
Ho, hoi
Oh, the blossoms take long to come,
And the icicles long to go:
But the SUMMER will come, aud the bees vii
hum,
And the bright little brook will flow, p.
Il know. HO, hol
70 H. o. kn06t0n, IN 81. Nicholas.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.
The Depot Accident at luffnlo.
RuFFATo n, " EphruorV

BUFFALO, n. ~, February "
SHORTLY after nine o'clock this morning
t.e arche1 roof of the old New York Central
Depot on Exchange street, ovcrveighted with
accumulated snow and weakened by the re-
mol al Of former Offices which had formed u
large portion of its support, fell, burylng
number of cars and human beings beneath
the tangled mass of iron, wood, glass, snow
and brick. The number of narrow escapes
was large. In the cars of waiting train a
few passengers, perhaps fifteen or twenty
persons in all, were seated. Not one of these
were injured or course, all were much
fright eued, ANA, being inside the cars, coulc
not tell at first just what had occurred They
promptly realized, however, that they were
virtually bur ed, but tbs roof aud side wall
falling had made sort of archway over the
cars, protecting them. Passengers recover.
ing from the first shock and surprise had nc
difficulty In getting out Ia safety.
The work OF clearing away the debris WIS
completed this afternoon. The killed are the
confidential clerk OF Superintendent Tillingl
hast Henry Walters, Captain John McByrne,
of this city, who was waiting to take train
for Erie; wm. d. Wells, Cur Inspectors clerk .
and Levi S. Huntington, clerk in the Of
Railroad. Captain McByrne is the only one OF
the victims married. The cause of the disas-
ter is properly attributed TO the weakening of
the north wall of the depot by cutting open
ings and passage ways 10 connect with the
new structure, which attaches to the
old, and by the removal of number
of walls which formed different offices
inside of the old structure, and
the immense body of snow which lad aocumu-
lated, and was made additionally heavy by the
recent rain and thaw. The scene presented by
the fallen structure was q most rulnous one.
Large piles Of bricks, iron girders and heavy
timbers lay piled in an indlscriminate mass,
while the ragged walls tottered and fell in sec
tions The noise resembled that of an earth
quake, and was heard mile distant The
whole old depot was $50 feet long: height OF
the walls, 2d feet; width, 100 feet, and height Of
arch, rs feet All but nifty feet OF the walls
and four arches are mass of ruins. 1t WIS
built in lS55-J6. At NJ hour of the day or night
could the accident have happened without more
terrible loss of life as the depot at the time
was comparatively deserted. The only tram
made up and in waiting was the Lake shore 10
Erie which was awaiting the coming of the
New York Central, and one from the East,
both of which were behind time. The fast
train went out about five minutes before the
crash, and the Eastern train had been gone
about an hour. The fast mail train, due about
the time of the accident, was behind time, and
also the heavy st. Louis and Pacific Express
No. II.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
A Desperate struggle with Two Bears.


LoTT1E MERRILL, the female hunter CT
Wayne County, Pa, has just had another adj
venture worthy of record, and one which came
so near costing her her life that she will prob
ably In the future never resume her mastulinr
sport. A few days ago, just after the great
sleet storm which swept over the country,
Lottie determined to go deer hunting. Don.
ming her snow shoes she started to cross Orig
Swamp, a dense mass of scrub-Oak and laurel.
When she had reached the center OF the maTsb
she discoy cred the footprints of very large
bear on the crust. She followed the trail out
of the swamp for about two miles, when she
discovered the den which the animal inhab-
tied. Entering the cave she found two littl'
cubs on bed of leaves in one corner. The
cubs were about the size of kittens and were
easily captured
Lottie was just emerging from the cave
when SHE was met by an immense she bear
The bear had heard the cubs yell and was
making all possible speed to rescue them. BE
fore Lottie could draw her rifle to her shoulder
the animal was upon her and, grasping her In
her paws, gave her such terrible squeeze thdt
she tainted, when the bear, thinking her dead,
released her grip. She fortunately regAincd
consciousness quickly, and when the old beaI
was playing with her cubs the plucky hunter
drew her rifle and shot her in the side. The
bullet did not strike the animals heart, and as
the brute dashed at her again Lottie drew her
hunting knife and with one bold stroke nearly
severed the bears head fromth body.
Lottie was just congratuating herself on
her successful escape when the dead bears
mate made his appearance. Lottles rifle was
nnlOa1ad and Ghn W Totally pnnrannrp1 for
second encounter, but determined to " fight
1t out" The struggle was a long one. For
tunately the young lady was not incumbered
in her motions by petticoats, for in all her
hunting expeditions she wears pantalO)ns of
does kin with long blouse. When, finally,
Lottie thought the bear was dead she stopped
over to cut his throat, and the animal, with
one stroke of his monstrous paw, tore the
+ clothing almost completely from her body.
During the protracted struggle the bear had
reached the edge of elf fully 100 feet
high and sloping at an angle of more
than 45 degrees Down TO the WaIlnpaupack
Creek As the animal grabbed Lottie he COM
menced sliding on the slippery crust down
this almost perpendicular slope. Lottie was
carried with him, and every foot of distance
trayersed added to their velocity. When they
reached the foot OF the slope they struck
against tree, completely killing the bear and
breaking two of Lottie's ribs, her left arm and
one of her limbs. She managed, however, tc
crawl about mile TO a house.. where she re
ceived medical treatment. The first beaI
! killed weighed when dressed 4S3 pounds and
the male one iSi pounds. Lottie, who is inf
proving slowly, has the cubs in her possession
but she says it will be some time before she
will take another expedition of this kind
Damascus Pa Cor. NelC York Times.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

IT is reported that a syndicate has
been formed for the purchase Of the St. Louis
Tines franchise, now owned by the Knapps,
with the purpose Of starting new Repub-
lican dailyin st. louis, in opposition to the
GL0be. DeJp0ct0t. t.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

p. A. COLLINS, President of the Amer
lean branch OF the Irish Land League, ap-
peals to the American people and Irish in
America for practical aid.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
Glacial Americans.

In such winter as this it is peculiar
ly gratifying to learn that there have
been Americans who have seen the val
leys of this continent filled with gla-
ciers, and even the mountain tops buried
in them. The Natural History Society
last night, discussing recent discoveries
in the Trenton grave beds, seems TO
have about agreed, from the clipped
stone implements found at the depth of
sixteen feet below the surface, that
race of men lived in America at the
same age that the most ancient dwell
ers in Europe laid down their stone SHOW
els and hoes for future reference. We
have been in the habit of considering
America the land of big things, but it
has most wonderfully dwindled, peaked
and pined since those days when the
Delaware river flowed q mighty stream,
about fifty feet higher than its present
level, and mastodons were among the
game in the New Jersey forests, where
men now hunt deer and such small
game. These continued revelations of
the prehistoric population that occu-
pied America before the red Indians,
who begin to look like quite lot Of inn
migrants, reveal also the gap between
those races and that which we call the
"aborigines." This gap is a porten-
tous fact in American history, and
proves that the human race has not SO
good u chance on this side of the planet
as on the other, where the continuity of
the race was never so completely lost.
Starting even as the two hemispheres
did, in the pal@olithic or neolithic age,
to Judge from these discoveries of the
crude arts OF the epochGshe American
world "petered OUT completely per-.
haps at the very time when Egypt and
India were in their glory. With ice
1000 feet thick in the Delaware Valley,
then containing 5000 square miles Gas
Rev. Mr. Wright, of Andover, opined
last evening), and other glaciers where
other rivers are now drying up, man
was still able to exist here as in Europe.
But something worse befell the "West-
erln than the Eastern world, and
crushed out human life here, or at least
shook off its grip upon the earth for
ages. Boston Transcript
ss---a----
THERE is a goose at Littleeote Farm,
l..
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

THE Tennessee Legislature is invests
eating charges of bribery in connection with
the recent election OF State officers by the
Legislature. Two. Democratic members who
voted for the Republican candidates and
thereby secured their election are called
upon to defend their action.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

FULLER details regarding the battle
between the British forces and the Beers in
South Africa show that Gen. Colley suffered
defeat and only succeeded in getting back
to camp under cover of darkness, leaving his
wounSed on the field OF battle.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

The Senate Committee;on Territories
will report bill for the creation of the Ter
ritory of Pemhina out Of the northern half
OF Dakota.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

IKE report is current in Wall Street
that Gould and Vanderbilt are hereafter to
work together in the development Of the
Southwestern railroads and In the construc-
tion of line to the Mexican capital
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

PARNELL soon sails for America.
American. Fenlans are said to be arriving in
England from Ireland. Their movements
are closely watched - ~ .-, -1..-, ,,.i,a-tss
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

LONDON was excited on the 1ith by
the reported discovery Of a plot to blow up
Windsor Castle. Precautions were taken,
and the Queen delayed her return from Os-
borne. d
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

THE Ways and Means Committee
haze voted to present bill to repeal the
stamp tax on exports Of tobacco and the in-
tcrnal revenue tax on matches, proprietary
medicines, perfumery, bank checks and
bank deposits. A motion to add salt to the
free list was lost-iive to five.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

CHIEF DOUGLAS has been released
after years confinement at Fort Leaven-
worth for participation in the Meeker mas
sacre. lie has gone back to his old hunting
grounds,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

The Committee ton Post-ofiices and
Post-Nsds'haNeSoted IN favor Of $1,000, 900
subsidy to American steamers in foreign
mall service. .NNA al. ~
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

JAY GoyIp,'it is reported, has pur-
chaseda'controliing interest in the Vulcan
steel Works at st. Louis.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

A NUMBER of prominent Cleveland
manufacturers identified with the iron in
terest have addressed memorial to General
Garfield, setting forth the injury done to
their interests by recent customs decisions
of the Secretary Of the Treasury, and asking
that his successor be man who is more in
sympathy with the doctrine Of protecting
American industries.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19

The ST. Louis Times was sold on the
Sth, by order OF Court and was knocked
down for S24,5Oo, the proprietors of the st.
Louis RePsblicdn being the purchasers. 1t
is understood that its publication will be
permanently discontinued, and its Asso-
ciated Press franchise thereby permitted to
lapse,