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Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

Uncle Sam has no protection
genius, or mediocrity, or even
imbecility. He gives an open stage
to all, wherein he, she, or it may
freely perform, and have chance
of success, or vent for expression.
Everyone is given sufficient rope, the
only question being, "What will lie
do with it?" US. fears no plot or
socialist mole. His ground was too
sound at the outstart, paper constl-
tuition though it was, for any sue
cessful undermining.
Outrageous and extreme as are
many of the opinions and antics
played before high heaven, their in
fuence and existence are not lasting
But let there be some show of sub.
stance at the bottom of what appears
mere idleness and it will have &C
corded it a hearing and investigation
no other people than ours can NOR,
freely or safely give. There is amaz.
ing hope and promise in this free
dom OF expression anu patience o
ear foreshadowing future intelli
gent growth that will justify tn
largeness and liberality of tn
American mind.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

Seventy Apache children of both
sexes passed through Cincinnati last
week from the very far West, for
one of the Government institutions
at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where the
''untutored mind" of the "poor In
dian" will learn something other
than the arts of scalping, whisky
drinking and white rascality. II
was highly interesting and amusing
to watch the little red barbarians
in the uncivilized clothing of the
prairies, keenly enjoying their Ions
car ride, and entering into the fun Of
things just as if they had been ''rea
Christians"
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

Wendell Phillips died in Boston
last Saturday, after a weeks illness
but his name will not be forgotten
1t is cut too deeply into the memo
ries of liberty loving men ever to be
obliterated. The untiring energy
and eloquent tongue that so I'M
ceasingly preached that God hath
made of one blood all nations Of
men," will, though dead, yet SPEAK
to arouse to contests with tyranny
Phillips had a work to do, and hi
did it; when it was done, too, hi
was seen to be an instruments special!
made for the work, and hencefor
ward, in a sense, out of employ
ment.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The British Parliament opened on
Tuesday with the usual formalities.
The Queens Speech contained con-
CALCULATIONS upon the harmonious
relations between her Majesty's Gov
eminent and all foreign Powers, with
expectations of favorable issues in
Egypt. Irish affairs were showing
substantial improvement. Reform
in the Parliamentary franchise would
be attempted; and, among other
measures, bills would be introduced
for closing public houses in Ireland
on Sunday, the better promotion Of
education in Scotland and Wales,
and for the repression of corruption
in municipal elections. Commercial
negotiations with Turkey, Spain and
Japan were favorably progressing.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

Judge Mcconnell, the Grand Mas
ter of Tennessee Freemasons, told
the brotherhood at Nashville, last
week, that since 1873 the net decrease
in the membership of the State
Lodges had been 4,4l9 members.
The Order seemed gradually dying
out. 10 help save it he had thrown
himself into the breach, and with
earnest appeal to lukewarm and dead
lodges had been successful in some
measure. He could now, for the
first time in ten years, show that
they had not only held their own
but had a net gain Of thirty-twc
names.
AS evidence of his work and sue
cess the following table speaks we'll
The net loss for 1874 was l5(
members; for 1875 it was 438; fol
1876 it was IT'S; for 1917 it was
96l; for 1878 it was 922; for 1875
it was 5ll; for 1880 it was 2S2; fol
1881 it was $50; for 1882 1t wa
274. At the time his address wen
to press, the returns from 339 lodge
had been received, and they showe'
II net gain of thirty-two.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07
NEWS AND NOTES.

The Queen City is to be envied.
Four of the most world-renowned
men have been entertaining her
Henry Irving, from the topmost
round of the histrionic ladder; Mat
thew Arnold, from the lecturers
rostrum; Chang, the Giant, from
the height of physical immensely;
and Sergeant Mason, from the po-
sition Of the most distinguished Of
American soldiers.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The present darkness hanging over
the land of Egypt is of the palpable
thickness of the days of the Mosaic
plaques. England is breathlessly
awaiting the verdict of the desert ;
but nearly fortnight must elapse
before General Gordon can appear
before Khartoum,if indeed, he should
ever get there, tempting as he does,
by his slenderly supported position
and the money he carries with him,
the opportunity and cupidity of
his enemies. Should the result of
the Conservative resolutions in Par
Lament not bring what is aimed at,
disaster in Soudan will bring disaster
in Downing Street.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

Civilization has been marching
westward these many years. There
is a tale told of a lost traveller COM
ing all at once upon the dead body
of a man swinging from a gallows,
which circumstance at once led him
to know that he was in a civilized
land. We have done very fairly down
South by the hanging business to
demonstrate our civilization, but
Judging from recent legal and illegal
hangings of Northern and Western
States, there is some likelihood OF
our southern prestige being lost.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The Orange County (N.Y.) Farmer
says: AS an agricultural State Ten
nessee is so happily situated geo.
graphically that her fields yield in
abundance nearly every agricultural
product known in the temperate
zone. The principal crops cultivated
are corn, wheat, rye, barley, clover,
all kinds of grasses, tobacco, cotton,
potatoes, sorghum, fruits and vege-
tables Of all kinds. Until within the
past few years scientific farming was
unbeara VI az. an al agricultural paper
!. WIS psyer seen in this region. NUs
all that is being changed, fertilizers
are being abundantly used and much
of the modern machinery adopted.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The alleged letter of Judah P.
Benjamin wherein he proposed to
the British Consul at New York in
1860, the return of the South to the
Government of Great Britain is dis
owned in toto by the great English
lawyer and late Confederate Secre-
tary of State; therefore there is a
big lie somewhere.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07


In the death of M. Rouher in
Paris, on Sunday, one Of the most
distinguished men of the Third
Empire passes into history, and the
lmperialists lose another of their
party with name known to France
and the world. It will soon be neces-
sary for Napoleonic star to arise,
or the Imperial purple of the sky
will wear such somber and hope.
less hue that the people will have
no reason for confidence in it.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The cotton mills in the South are
beginning to tell upon those in the
Eastern States, and not the least
realisable sign of successful compe-
tition is in the impending strike at
Fall River, Mass, Of thirty thousand
operatives, land the silence fhundreds
of thousands of spindles. Home
production of fabric where the raw
material is grown will in a few years
create, or rather extend, an industry
that belongs to the South, and vii
give an incalculable impetus to every
other mechanical trade. AS an ele-
vator, too, of the intelligence ano
status of the masses, there is nothing
equal to machinery and steam.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company, on the 9Th inst, from
Cairo says: The Khedive has re-
ceived a telegram from Baker Pasha
reporting his defeat near Tokar
Ills losses were 1000 men, -four
Krupp cannon and two Gatling guns
The Turks and Europeans fought
well. Baker Pasha will return al
once to Suakim with the remainder
of his force.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The recent serious accidents be-
tween Chattanooga and Nashville
shfew.s danger. . to travellers after a
hard freeze and a thaw out, that may
suggest to railroad engineers some
means whereby the chances Of earth
and rock slips may be entirely pre-
vented, or so nearly so as not to be
factor in the probabilities of rail
way transit.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The return of the remains of the
victims of the unfortunate Jeanette
expedition is a sad but impressive
funeral procession through Asia and
Europe, and over the Atlantic ocean
to the "home, sweet home" of their
Fatherland. The telegraph tells us
from point to point how the dead
march is advancing, and how the
respect of all goes out to the departed
valor, and laurel and floral wreaths
are laid upon the collins.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

A telegram from Culiacau, Chi
hauhau, Mexico, says that Judge
Henry Cooper, formerly United
States Senator from Tennessee, was
killed by robbers near that city on
Monday.
He was manager Of the famous
Polk Silver Mine, and left Nashville
in November with $4,000 to pay of
debts of the concern and start the
mill.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The House of Representatives
passed the bill to return Fitz John
Porter to his rank in the Army, by
vote of 1874 to IS. The bill has yet
to pass the Senate.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The Electrician says the telephone
patent is worth $25,000,000, being
by far the most valuable single
patent ever issued.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

During the year just closed 100
manufacturing companies; and SO
railroad, transportation and mining
companies we're chartered in Ten
nessee. This is good progress and
and indicative of a healthy state Of
affairs. 49,
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07

The measles is raging in Jeffer-
son county, with serious results in
places.
The spoke factory of Covington,
KY, will be moved to Kingston,
Tenn.
The Grand Division of the Sons of
Temperance meets at Athens April
oath and 25th.
Captain John G. Nelson is open
ing up some extensive coal mines
at Emory Gap.
There are in the State thirty
three cotton mills, 1,46l looms, and
1887 spindles.
The whole number of convicts in
the penitentiary >foots up 1,342-
Ais white and 925 colored.
A son Of Captain Zimmerman, of
Jefferson county, has been accident
ally shot, and wounded seriously,
Workmen are engaged in broad.
ening the gauge of the railroad be-
tween Oakdale and Winters Gap.
A number of new wooden mills
are to be erected throughout East
Tennessee during the present year.
Nashville is organizing a company
with a capital stock of 100000
for the manufacture of sorghum
sugar.
An Irish stonemason at Fayette-
vile, whose feet were frostbitten
during the late cold snap, died after
amputation.
The only saloon in Polk county il
more more i than a thousand feet absv'
i Benton. 1t is on top Of Chilowe
Mountain.
The Chattanooga nail factory j
turning out about $4,000 kegs o
, nails per week, and the rolling mil
, is running double turn.
The Supreme Court has decide
the litigation between the old an
the new boards of Fayetteville, an
it's decision is in favor of the oil
5 board.
The Knoxville Car Works hav
been awarded a contract for fv
hundred box, stock, and flat Car
,, for the Memphis and Charlesto
railroad.
Mr.. Lee, a prominent citizen
d Washington, Rhea county, wa
g drowned in attempting to cross O
horseback some backwater of til
Tennessee river near his place.
g A union depot, permanent expo
e sition building, free bridge, ne
: railroad, new city hall, new opel
v house, iron furnace-all these thin.
}, are promised Nashville this year.
Il The largest tow of iron ore th'
u has ever been sent down the Tenne
II see River was shipped by Robert
y Winton & Co., on Friday last. al
!, was towed by the steamer Hobso
Il The amount was 500 tons.
# Mr.. John Clark writes from Nasl
vile that he thoroughly understand
the cotton thread-making bushes
He thinks a sewing thread facto
>, in the South with $4,000 would p;
4 we'll. He conducted the thre;
&c factory of A. I. Stewart G. G,
n several years successfully.-T
TradeSman.
is The Chattanooga Times sa
lie about the city's building boom
If 1888: Fifty-one business bloc
he were erected during the year, CO
tanning eighty-three stores, at
aggregate cost of 100000; $25t
20 800 was spent in building and e
80 tending industries; $4,000 is b
lg ing spent on new churches. L
n amount expended in dwellings
I'd each ward is pretty evenly divide
of showing that our city extends ON
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

An arrangement for poisoning the
Cars bread has been discovered.
The construction of the Baltic
and North Sea Canal is about to be
begun.
Disloyalty is manifesting itself in
the Spanish Army, and another re-
volt is feared.
Liverpool cotton brokers are
taking steps to stop speculation in
cotton futures.
A universal telephone company
has been Incorporated in New York,
with capital of $2,5OO,O00.
A bill, similar in it's provisions to.
the Ohio Scott Law, was introduced
into the New York Legislature.
There were $4,000 deaths from
diphtheria in the Province of Khar-
kof, Russia between 1878 and 1882.
Sara Bernhardt will probably re-
visit the United States next season,
and play tour of one hundred
nights.
For the first time in America
"Romeo and Juliet" was given in
Italian by the Mapleson Company
in Chicago,
The Merchants and Mechanics
Bank of Leadville has supended.
There is but one bank remaining
open in that city.
| A Mexican priest, the Rev. Father
Damazo Soto, of Concordia, is re-
ported to have discovered key to
the Aztec writings.
| Col. John G. Kasey, late Treasurer
of Bedford county, Va, has fled,
leaving deficit of 100000 for his
s,hondsmen to meet.
~
During The recent storm in Eng
land one hundred thousand trees
were blown down on the estate of
the Marquis of Ailsa.
! The Fergus Falls Flour Mill Com
panys elevator, in Minneapolis,
! burst, letting forty thousand bushels
/ of wheat out upon the ground. Loss
d $4,000.
TheAustrianMinistry have adopt
ed extraordinary precautions against
e Socialistic disturbances. In Vienna
e and Kornenbers trial by jury is
S suspended.
II A passenger train on the Chicago
Air Line went through a bridge, and
# was burned. Six bodies have been
S recovered. There were several ia
n tally injured.
e 1t is proposed to make Cincinnati
a distributing point for large guam
= titles of swamp lumber from the
W Mississippi and Southern and South
a western rivers.
Is The public debt was reduced dur
ing the month of JANUARY $l2, OOO,-
# 900. The surplus for the year will
: be Sll2,00O,000, a falling off of
$4,000 from last year.
d Australian crops are in splendid
n. condition, and it is estimated that
South Australia will have eighteen
million bushels of wheat for export
, and Victoria seven millions.
S. VIM. Thompson, respected JUS
" tice of the Peace, of Randolph, ILL.,.
" refused to permit Leroy Smith tc
ID visit his daughter. On Sunday, a.
J., he was leaving church, he was NOR.
he tally shot by Smith.
While Masonic body lin Guild.
nc ford, N. Y, were assembling in theil
of hall preparatory to attending 6
rs funeral, the floor gave way anC
n. seventy men were precipitated to thu
Il, floor below. No deaths.
y Two business houses in Allianc,
X were thrown down by the explosion
e. of a barrel of gasoline. The debri
he took fire, and several people perishe,
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07
The TabalQ Ill,'
"A DELIGHTFUL HEALTH RESORT
cup in the Mountains"
AT RUGBY, TENNESSEE,


A COOL bracing, heathful mountain air.
Woods Astounding in game. VIZ, deer, tur-
keys pheasants, quail, squirrels. etc.
Amusements OF all kinds, W., lawn tennis
croquet, ball games, swings. etc.
The elegant Hughes Public Library-free'
Charming walks and views along the river
The hotel, having wide double verandahs on
hree sides, is beautifully located in It's own
enclosure of five acres oil grassy lawn, flower
beds, play grounds, pet deer park and native
forest trees.
Pleasant, light. airy rooms. completely fnr-
nished and excellent, wholesome, home-iike
board at very reasonable prices.
Round trip tickets from Cincinnati or Chat
tanooga over the Gin. Sou. Railway at low
rates.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-07
OVER THE STATE.

The egg trade of East Tennessee
is increasing rapidly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20
Casualty.
Aas

An accident happened to one OF
the girls on River street recently,
which might have proven fatal under
other circumstances. She had been
presented with 81 caliber pistol, and
thinking it unloaded, had snapped 1T
several times. Finally one OF the
bows present took the pistol up, snap
ped it several times and threw it down
on the table near which the girl was
sitting. The conclusion caused the
pistol to discharge and the ball pass
ed through the girls right leg just
above the knee and spent its force In
the left leg. DR.. Brown probed Tor
the ball, and found that it had enter
ed the muscle of the left leg, glanced
upward and lodger in the hip. be-
ing in the muscle it is liable to work
about, and may possibly get below
the place OF entrance.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20

A striking illustration of the differ
ence between the conditions OF the
poor classes in this country and in
Europe is furnished in the statistics
Of pauperism in England and the
United States. Great Britain, with
a population of 35,000,00o, spends
$50,000,000 in taking care of the
destitute, while, with population of
100000, the United States disburs-
es for the same purpose less than 3d.
100000 annually; and this, too, not
outstanding the introduction of the
vast amount of pauperism through
Immigration Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20

Leopold Morse, of Massachusetts,,
is the only professed jew in Congress.
He is native Of Bavaria, but came
to this country when quite young. He
began business in Boston in a little
clothing store. Now he is worth ST.
100000 or more. He has been in
Congress three times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20

Edward King writes from Paris
that Gov. Stanford has decided to
give several million dollars to found
a university for sons of workingmen.
The institution will probably be loca-
ted in California, and will be named
after his deceased son.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20

The cattle associations of this Ter
ritory, Utah, Nevada and Oregon are
considering the question of joining
together and making one association
for the whole of them.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20

TinnI A. A. THOMAS, st. Cloud bull
I,AF ding. Washington. O. Practices
dAA'0. before the United States General Land
Office Contested cas- es private land claims, min
nag presumption and Homestead cases prosecuted
before the Department OF the Interior and Supre me
urt; and all classes CT claims before the Exesu-
live Departments. Special attention given to town
site cases. Land warrants. homestead floats, and
all kiuds of land scrip bought and sold.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20

The Ceylon Company OF Lo,oon
f.;,oa II owed the Oriental bank
100000.
oonvant;on Of BARRIERS was bro
heoouse one man said he had
. razorlution he desired 10 onef'
awhistle wetteries,' is a new name
;nvented for drinking saloons by 'he
estate News" man Of the Cleveland
Penny Press.
4 dog that was buried under the
snow for thirty-two days and surv'Seo
his chilly Imprisonment, is the a'''a0-
t;on &c a Leadville saloon.
From several New York coffee bro
lers il has been ascertained that IN
more than half the retail groceries
Maracaibo and Rio cofees are color
"a 70 initiate Java, and sold as Java
at large profit.
The new Indian school at Aibu-
o,eroae. N. NJ, is rapidly underway
and will cost $4,000 when done. IL
will be used for Apache, Pueblo and
other southwestern Indian children.
Eaton Of Connecticut, says the
Democrat. who aided in defeating the
Morrison bill viii publish statement
giving their reasonslfor their oppos'-
ton to it.
Politics in Wyoming, according 10
the Whitehall Times:
"Mothcr may go out to vote!
Eyes my darling daughter
BE sure YOU get big bank note
For voting as you ought ter
Scientists boldly declare that this
earth was poopled fifty million years
before Adam was born. We are no
prepared to dispute this assertion II
the least. We have always wondered
how mankind could learn SO muci
deviltry in only 5000 years'--lLow
ell Citizen.
Judge III. l.. Hosmer, many year
aao editor of the Toledo Blade, ma
prepared a paper on "Amerlcan An
tiquity," in which he clearly prove
two great invasions of this contnen
by ancient races prior toits discover
by Columbus.
What is the use Of wasting none
by advertising in the newspaper
when one can post a notice like tn
on the bulletin board Of the cour'
house or on the door of the "district
school: 81 .os or strade, Soral hors
TO wife feat and wife Ease. Blind
wun FIVE doler reword. - Burlins
ton Hawkeye.
The Austin Reveille was reioiein
over the unusual event of mule 81
inc birth to colt few days ago, al
now it laments the death OF the cul
osity. The owner of the animal toe
great care of it, but the mule was n
qualified to perform the functions
a mother probably gave no milk
and the colt died last Monday. +
A fellow out west travelling, -four
a sign board marked "Six miles
Mandan." He travelled eight da
and nine nights in the direction inc
Gated before he reached Mandan, al
found the sign had been carried I
by party of Indians and stuck
where he saw it. He had come to t
conclusion that he was trampi
around the country of magnltice
distances Fargo Broadaxe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20

A little child named Ellen Cults, z
years of age, was playing the other
afternoon in London with several
companions about her own age on the
landing Of the fifth or top floor OF
building, when, climbing on to the
balustfade, she overbalanced herself
and fell down the wall of the stair
case to the ground floor, distance OF
eighty feet. During her descent she
struck two iron bars, which projected
from one side to the other Of the
staircase The first snapped IN the
center and the other was considerably
bent. Some neighbors and the moth
er of the child ran down to the ground
floor expecting to find the child dead,
but to their great surprise discovered
that she was apparently unhurt. The
child was taken to doctor, who found
that beyond severe fright she had
sustained no injury.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-05-20

In the Senate, Mitchell, OF Penn
svlvania, from the Committee on Fen
sions, reported favorably, with an
amendment, the bill passed by the
House granting pensions to Mexican
war veterans. 1t was placed on the
calendar and the consideration OF all
bills heretofore introduced In the Sen
ate for the same object indefinitely
postponed. The amendment provides
that no officer, enlisted man or wld-
ow, shall be entitled to the benefits OF
the act unless dependent in whole or
in part upon his or her own labor or
assistance from others for support.