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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08

any overseer or commissioner
and prosecuted hy the advice OF
the district attorneys, If such suit
fails, the costs shall be paid by
the district clerks, upon the order
Of the commissioners.
See. 10. BE it further enacted.
that Magistrates shall not be eli
gible to ihc Office of highway com
missioner or oversCcF.
Sec, fl. Be it further enacted.
th~t a days work, within the
meaning of this act, shall be not
less Than eight hours actual ser
vice.
Sec. y. BE, it further enacted.
that the penalty lOI ld.iure 10 per-
form any labor or to commute
the same under the provisions Of
this act, shall be 81 for each day.
and all costs, and in the enforce
ment Of such penalty. and the
collection Of all highway tax, no
property of any description what
ever shall be exempt from execu
ton and sale.
See. 10. BE 1t further enacted.
that al persons confined in coun-
ty iaiIs or work houses, either on
sentence Of Court or imprisoned
for nOn.payment Of fines or cost.
shall be available to the commits
sioners for the purpose of work
ing them upon the public roads.
and upon the application or any
oversecr, having an order from
the Court, the sheriff or jailor hav-
ing such persons in custody shall
deliver them to the ~ovcrseer. who
shall be responsible for their safe
keeping and return, and such
prisoner employed in working
upon the public roads, shall be al
lowed so much per day as the
commissioners may think their
services are worth, which amount
shall be credited to them on the
account Of the charges against
them, and if any person escape
from the custody Of the overseer
through his negligence, he shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor. if the
prisoner was uNder sentence Of
the court for crime, and shall be
fined not less than SO. But if such
prisoner was imprisoned for non.
payment Of fines and costs, the
overseer shall be responsible for
and pay to the sheriff orjailor the
amount Of such fines and costs,
and said prisoners shall be credit
ed with the same; provided that
said wOrk-house hands shall work
separately from the regular road
hands, either on the roads or in
the preparation of rock or other
material for roads.
Sec. A. Be it further enacted,
that all laws and parts of laws, in
conflict with aL.y of the proyis-
IONS Of this Act, be, and the same
are hereby repealed, and this Act
shall take effect from and after
its passage, the public welfare re
curing it.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

sarah !. Grccn,j
49,, vs. Petition for divorce.
VIM. Green
In the Circuil Court Of Bradley coun-
ry, Tenn.
1t appearing from compliments orig
iual bill which j. sworn 10 in the above
stated c#u'e, that the defendant VIM.
Green. ia NONRESIDENT Of the State Of
Tcnuc> &c, .othat the ordinary process
Of law an not be served upon him. It
is therefore ordered that public;,On be-
made for four successive weeks in the
WEEKLY HERALD, Il newspaper publisl =
ed in Cleveland. Bradley county, Ten =
ncSSce, giving him noiirr to appear at II
Circuit count ,nhc held at The court
house in Cleveland, Bradley county,
Icuu., ON the
ESt Monday OF May, 1851.
ma plead, an w"r or otherwise make
defence TO said bill, or the same will be
taken as confessed and set for hearing
cX parte as to him.
l.. W. SELvIDGE, Clerk.
pr. fee 500
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08

Burning in elIigy is generally n
very small business and we re.
gret to read such a paragraph as
this in one of our Georgia exchan
ges: Senator Malone was burn
ed in eHigy at Athens, Ga. re-
Gently, by the students Of the
Georgia State University. A
nephew of Senator B.own partic-
in the cremation exercises.
In 1868 Senator Brown was burn
cd in efigy by the students of the
same institution
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08
M~4noNE's INQUIRY.
VOORHEES, REPLY.

Mr., VOORHEES, (whO had in the mean
the chamber and taken Il chair at Il very
short distance from MahOuc) replied in
Il courteous but rcsOiute tone. lie said :
81 sent to the clerks desk al article
from a leading Republican newspaper,
edited by allies OF the Senator from Nir-
glnia. Soon after the Senator from
Massachusetts Mr.. lioarl came to me
In those kindly relations which We have
ever borne to each other, and asked me
to soften that article by disclaiming it
as my speech. did so, In response to
that suggestion. II the Senator from
Virginia expects anything further than
that from me he Is mistaken: he IS en-
tircly mistaken. He will have to deal
with the republican editor Of that pa
per. And when he settles with him, if
he has anything further to settle with
me he will find rne here; and will not
only nnd me here, but find me willing
to respond. do not mean that In any
offensive sense whatever, bur In a sense
OF absolute justice. If the SCnOtor from
Virginia SO early In this contest rs now
is complaining of the terms IN which
his Republican allies aud the Republic
can newspapers speak Of him, and is
complaining of Democratic Senators
who simply ask that the terms in which
he Is spoken Of by his Republican
friends may he known, he has u more
difficult road to travel than he has con
Of. lie need not think for Que
mcncnt that he can coerce or dictate
the course Of debate on this floor. ]
made n large concession. did It from
my heart, and with no possible di1re-
spect to the senator from Virginia
not the slightest. | did it because /
thought it right when the Distinguish
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08

A Smooth Complexion can BE- had by
every lady who will use Parker's Gin
ger Tonic. For promptly regulating
the liver and kidneys anl purifying
the blood there is nothing like it, and
Is the reason wey 1t SO quickly re-
moves pimples and gives n rosy bloom
to the cheek. See notice.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08

d:HEA wnrL In yoyr owu town Terms and 81
pV"oul6i free. Address II. llallctt 4 Co.,
Portland, MAiur.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08
SENATE Seen s..
voorhees, and MahOnc's Bitter
World.

Friday last in the heat Of the senate
rial debate Mir. voorhees, took the floor
aud sent to the clerks desk and had
read an extract from the Evening Tel
graph OF Philadelphia, a Republican
paper, which alluded 10 Mr.. Malone as
a"renegade Democrat" and charging
that his acting With the Republicans
was in consequence of Il disgracelul
bargain.
Mr.. IlOar objected to its being read,
and Mr.. Voorhees, said he would indOrSc
it and make it his speech.
Mr.. llOar then raised a point OF order
against the reading of the article, which
was overrulcd by the President pro tenn
pore MIR. lmgalls.)
Subsequently Mr.. voorhees,, ut Mr..
llOar's private suggestion, disclaimed
any Endorsement OF any expressions in
the article which might be construed in
the way of making personal quarrel
with either OF the gentlemen alluded to
in it Mr.. Malone and the Vice Presi-
dent.
Atthis point Of the proceedings when
the DIS u,sion had lost all its life and
fire, when the audience in the galleries
had become less numerous, and when
all were looking forward to IN immedi-
adjournment, the most exciting scene
Of the day took place.
MtncNE's INQUIRY.
Mr.. Malone, rising unexpectedly,
said 81 rise to ascertain whether |
correctly understood the Senator from
Illinois (%meaning Indiana add Noor-
hceS) as saying that the article which
he had read from II Philadelphia paper
(the Evening Telegraph vas his
speech. In that article 1 am referred
TO asa renegade Democrdt;' further
Oh us "rcpudiNtiOnist, and further on
as having entered into Il bargain with
the Republican Senators in regard to
the organization of the Senate. If |
have read correctly what is stated in
that article, | ask the Senator whether
that is his speech. "a pause 81 pause
for 4 reply"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08

OK 4, con per day At home. sample worth
~ '" P-u IS free. Address Stinson & Go.
Portland, Maine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08

G,kOa week. Sl2 . day Mt home caIly made.
70 ~t0s,ly ontnJ fires, i ddrcss True " Co.,
Augusta, Maine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08

Our Nh. r. Y, Gray, who represents VA in
East Tenn. aud Alabama will travel tho
trade regularly with full line Of samples,
always prepared to sell goods at low priccp.
Dec. - ~.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08

HANNV'S ORGANS II Stops . Set,
HlA IGOtlcn Tongue reeds onlp $50.
SS'D'S'D. +. Beatty, Washington Nj
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-03-12

"Wasn't cut up nor bruised nor
nuthin'" echoed the visitor, with his back
to the bed.
Good Jes' you look arter him till
get outer this and I'll work my fingers
off for ye. Lord, how dead tired l
am"
He drifted away to sleep and the two
boys left without waking him, but be-
fore they went one of them slipped a
little leather bag of marbles in his hand
and the other put few pennies wrapped
in a dirty bit of newspaper close ny,
where he could see them on waking.
He'll think Kit sent EN-" said one,
as they softly retreated; "they were in
Kits pocket when the policeman found
him-to think he doesn't know"
That night when the hospital doctor
went his rounds he found the new boy
wide awake but very still. To the IA
miliar eye of the physician his symp-
toms were clearly defined
"Well, my boy" he said kindly,
"what can do for you?"
The boys face lighted up. 81 want
to see Kit-send for Kit"
"Yes, yes answered the doctor
hastily "but you must wait until
morning."
"I don't think--I can sir. I
guess I'm-booked-for- tother--place
1t would be all right-ef it wasn't for
Kit. But L promised mother I'd take
care of him, and what'll he do without
me? / can't leave Kit"
The death-dew was on his forehead
He beat bis hands helplessly on the
white spread, while his pale lips con-
tinued to murmur, 81 can leave Kiti'
The physician sat down by him. 1t
is against the rules of hospital to hold
much converse with the dying, or even
to notify those who are III extremes of
the approach of death but this was n
child-the doctor assumed the RESPONSE
bility.
MY boy, if you knew that you could
not get well, would you feel very sorry?"
mot for myself; only for Kit.
"But if l told you that Kit was well
taken care of-that a rich and kind
father had sent for him and given him
a beautiful home"
"Now your gassin,' said the dying
boy, with his old fervor. dad amt
that sort, besides he broke mothers
heart and Kit wouldn't speak to him ef
he cum back"
"No earthly father, dear bog, but n
heavenly one-the priest has told you
of him, and the home he gives his chill
dren. He it is who has sent for Kit"
The sick boy made up his parched
lips to whistle. "W -h-e-w," he said,
brokenly, kits dead-kilied arter all,
when tried so hard to save him p
He was dead when they took him
up" said the doctor, land not bruise,
nor a broken limb-tlle shock k1led
him, and he is safe now with his Master
don t you believe that p
But the boy did not heed him his
lips moved family, aud the doctor,
bending down, heard him say again,
i" Kits dead - Then there was long
silence, and before he left the doctor
turned the white sheet over the tran
quill face, and Kit and his brother were
together again.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-03-12

The watch was stopped. The horses
were examined, and found to be per-
fectly harnessed and ready to start. The
Captain asked the reporter:
"How much ?"
Gone second and FIVE e-eighths."
eff I'd said that I'd been called n
liar, said the Captain.
The horses were released. They ran
back again to their stalls and were hal
tered. There was another trial, and
the team was hitched and harnessed in
one and one-half seconds. This made
the Captain smile. The time occupied
by each of the other eight trials was ex-
pressed in seconds, as follows 2, 2, 2,
II, 2, Il, II and II.
Fire Commissioner German, who has
been connected with the fire service
since 1S46, was found in his Office in
Mercer street. He said:
"The New York Fire Department
doesn't hitch up for boasting, rivalry,
or wagers, but for business. Their in
genuity is taxed to the utmost to get to
fires as early as possible. We know, in
fighting fire in dry goods district,
that one second earlier is often worth
one million dollars. Our companies
are classed and timed, and if they are
late they are reprimanded. We have n
perfect system, and carry it ont to the
letter. Take, for instance, a fire in
Greene street near Grand. The alarm
is sent from box 166, ON the corner of
the streets named. Now we open this
little book, and see that the engines
should arrive at this point with No. 13
first, No. 20 second, No. 30 third, and
No. 81 fourth. If No. 20 arrives before
13 we want to know why. If 13 ran
into a car, was blocked or ran over
somebody, all right; but if Is was
slow, then she must learn to be faster.
The morning after every fire we receive
the reports of the Captains of the differ
ent engines. These reports tell who
was first on the scene of the fire, what
they did, how much pressure of water
they used, how long they were there,
and who was in charge"
The reporter then went to the house
of Engine No. 81, and asked Captain
McGill how long it takes him to start.
"Biff Pull lever, and away we go.
Our engine'sa self-propeller. We keep
about eighty pounds of steam on her,
and the instant the gong sounds she's
off"
Assistant Captain Montana of No. 3
said :
"There are lots of engines that hitch
under three seconds. Every company
has two men near the pole of the engine
all night long. The instant the gong
rings the horses are loosened and they
Jump forward. The firemen are there,
and they clasp the harness while the
driver * running down stairs. The en-
CINE is all ready in three seconds at any
hour Of the night"
Lieut. Dusenbury OF No. 33, in Mer-
Ger street, has charge during the illness
of Capt. Golding He hitched up twice,
making two and three-quarters the first
time and three seconds the next.
Capt. John Sullivan of Hook and
Ladder Truck No. 5 was away. His
lieutenant, John Dwyer, said that they
had made two and a quarter, and were
ON record at Headquarters at seven and
three-quarter seconds for three bitches.
I've are sure" he said, "that we can
hitch inside Of two and half seconds. 3"
~. J San.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-03-12
SOMETHING LIKE 4 FLASH.
The Movements Of Men and Horses
When the Fire Gong Sounds.

Engine Company -, in Morton street,
is said to be the quickest in the world.
Capt. William Mclaughlin was found
in his room on the second floor. He
said, when asked how long it took him
to hitch up: excuse me, I decline to
state. Why? Because you'd think me
liar. Do you know how to use a stop
watch ?'
81 do"
The Captain walked down stairs to
the first floor. where his men were
standing about in little groups. The
floor was as clean as could be. Every
little bit of metal work on the engine
and tender was glistening like polished
glass. Within fourteen feet from the
head of the Shaft of the engine were two
horses in stalls, directly beside the
wheels OF the apparatus. Formerly the
horses had to run from the rear of the
building. Twenty-four's horses are
magnificent animals. They are perfect
ly matched eight-year-old grays, nearly
fifteen hands high, with clean, tapering
legs, perfectly arched necks, small heads
and fiery eyes. Lately, when waiting
for the stroke of the gong, ready to
were pictures of animation. Their i'm
mense strength and rigidity seemed to
melt away, aud they became rs 1.-THE and
agile rs kittens, paving the floor, throw
ing tlgeir beautiful heads high in the air.
"They know there's something in the
wind, " muttered the Captain mighty
clever beasts.
The Captain handed n watch to the
reporter, saying: "That watch belongs
to Capt. Eustcs, the oarsman. 1t was
used by VIM. Il. Curtis To time Court
ney and Hanlan at Washington. 1T
registers an eighth of a second. When
| strike the gong, you push that little
knob. When the driver shouts Ready
you push that one. If you hear n click
or see any part of the outfit unclasped,
! don't stop the watch until it's remedied.
[ am going to hitch up ten times"
The reporter stepped within little
/ enclosure on line with the end of the
pole. The harness, already attached to
/ the engine by system of pul,eys over
the places where the horses were to
stand. The collars were hinged at the
top, but were open at the bottom, and
they hung like pair OF open scissors.
/ When the horses neck IS beneath this
collar it is only necessary to let it drop
and close around his neck when il clasps
automatically. With the same move
ment the reins are clasped to the bit,
which the horse always has in his
mouth, and as the whole harness fails
upon the animal, at the clasp of the
collar he stands completely barnessed.
The Captain approached the gong.
The firemen were all on the floor. The
horses were on the alert.
"Clang !"
The watch was started the horses,
whose halters were unhitched by the
same current Of electricity that rang the
bell, leaped forward, and stood like
rocks under the harness, with Their
necks held up ready for the colaes.
which two iremen sprang forward and
seized. There was quick click, eli
the driver vaulted into his seat
the reins. and shouted REQ
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-03-12
An Insurance Case.

A case of no little Importance to
those who are insured against accident
is reported The Hartford Accident
insurance Company insured the life of
a physician and surgeon in the sum of
two thousand dollars, payable to his
wife. The policy provided for the pay
ment of that amount to her after proof
of her husbands death in consequence
of "bodily injuries effected through ex-
ternal, violent and accidental means,
within the intent and meaning of this
contract" There was further pro-
viso that the insurance should not ex-
tend to any bodily injury of which there
should he no external and visible sign,
nor to any death caused by the taking
of poison.
The insured doctor accidently killed
himself by taking poison which he mis-
took for pure drinking water. He had
no intention of committing suicide, and
did not know that there was poison in
the glass from which he drank.
In an action to recover the insurance
money, The company defended success
fully on the ground, first, that the in.
jury which occasioned death was not
effected through external and violent
means and, second, that the death oi
the insured was caused by the taking oi
poison, and was therefore excepted
from the operation of the policy. The
verdict was in favor of the company
and the estate of the deceased failed Il
recover.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-03-12
Scientific Studies.
CURIOUS ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS

CURIOUS ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS.
Some curious astron nomical calcula-
tions have been presented by Mr.. G.. B.
Warning before the Poughkeepsie Soci-
ETY. of Natural Science, few of which
possess general interest. If we suppose
the distance between the earth and the
sun (about ninety-two and one-third
millions of niles to be reduced to
dozen rods or more, the size of the two
globes to be reduced in the same pro-
portion, the distance from the earth to
the nearest fixed star would still be, ON
the same scale. about 5000 miles, and
10 the more distant ones it would be not
less than $4,000, 900 of miles. From
those more distant stars the light must
travels for sixty centuries before it reaches
IFS and yet light travels so fast that it
would circle round the earth more than
seven times in a single second of time.
If the sun could be reduced, in imagi-
nation, to 1-100 of an inch in diameter,
the earth would then be of microscopic
size, about 1-10, coo of an inch, but the
distance between it and the nearest star
would not be less than three. miles. If
the sun were hollow sphere and the
earth were placed at its centre, with the
moon revolving around it in its estab-
lished orbit, there would still be dis
tanca of 200,00 miles from the luna
orbit TO the surface of the solar sphere
ii these relations of size and distance
are inconceivable, the forces which COM
pei the planets to move in their elliptical
orbits are quite as much beyond our
comprehension. A bar of steel three
inches square will sustain weight of
$40 tons, but bar having section Of
IA square inches, would sustain S,640
tons, which upon railroad would re-
quire S64 cars to support it and 23 loco
motives to transport it. To defect the
moon from a straight course into its
present orbit, or what is the same thing,
to retain 1t in its present course, would
require the united strength of not less
than eight steel bars, each 100 miles
square, or, more accurately, a single bar
whose section is 81, 500 square miles
more than large enough TO cover the
States of New York and Ohio together.
II this force were represented by a web
of steel wires, each one-quarter of an
inch in diameter, stretched from the
e;rth 10 Tue moon, tney WOULD DE us
tributed over our earth on the moon
side only six inches apart. and if SINH
lar web were stretched from the earth
10 the sun, the force exertnd between
these two bodies wonld require the wires
to cover one side of the earth as close
together as blades~Qf grass upon lawn.
THE night editor of n Nova Scotia
journal wrote the following head line to
one of his cable dispatches "The
British Lion Shaking his Name" He
was unable to eat his breakfast next
morning when he found the printers
version of the matter staring him in the
face thus "The British Lion Skating
in Maine"
is attributed ia