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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
NO.. IL.

wife is Of a good family, and she is
said to bea bright woman, troubled
s"mewhat with cranky notions about
the rights of women and the equality
Of races. She is thirIy-hve and her
brunette lord is seventy. All cfwhich
reminds one that there Is no fool like
an old fool man, unless il is u young
fool woman"
Douglass is certainly not more than
one.quarler white, if that much. Ills
complexion is that ut II me,iium black
man, with gray ashes sifled over his
tace instead of toilet chalk. Address.
lug the colored convention at Louisville
last September, he found Al great
difficulty in getting his glasses to hold.
PauSing for moment. as he tried Tor
the twentieth Time to adjust them, he
remarked parentheically: The color
line Is nothing to me, nor am | troubled
about amalgamauon, hut | should he
glad If somehody would invent II mig.
gers nose that WAS shaped to hold the
spectacles on" He seems to have
meant wnat e said.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
The Tullahoma Enterprise.

The above is the title of new paper
to be established in 1ullshoma next
week by Mr.. D. H. Alexander, FORM
erly of the Upton Qnd. Times,
The Enterprise will be a seven col.
umn folio, all home print, and will be
devoted to the interest OF the section in
which it is to be rublised. We wei
come Mr.. Alexander into the fraterni.
ty and wish him success with his new
venture. t tFt
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
Fred Dougl 20

An exchange, commenting on the
latest Washington s'n>ation, ays:
Fred. Douglass first " was a
big, black, homely woman, black as
coal. Now he has gone" to the other
extreme as it were, aud taken a pure
Caucasian for companion. Douglass
is probably mulattO, though his feat.
ures. build and general characteristics
are those of the white race, and un.
dOubtedly the white strain in him is
Of good stock. He is rich, worth
about 100000; holds an office worth
81, 900 or 5000 year. His white
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
For SALE.

-Four tvo.hone wagons, 2 four, horse
wagons, new and ip good order, ais
10 sets wagon harness. 5 good new
buggies, nice barouche, l nearly new
platform wagon, double and single
buggy harness, 4 saddles, riding bri
dies, 2 sets furniture. Will sell for
cash at reduced price or exchange for
plug hcrses and mules.
JoHN RAMSEY & Son.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
John G. Myers in the Chattanooga
Times.

The Chattanooga Times offers 800
reward for the Identification and con.
victinn IF the person who wrote the
+lsnderous article signed Citizen"
dated from Billing,ly, Tenn, and pub
lished in the Times of the 23d inst. In
which II horrible story WAS told of two
gentlemen Of Pktville, John Myers
and Polk Simmons, Being brutally
mutilated by aAedged fends, in Sc.
quatchee county at & remote place
where they were said to have gone to
recover some stolen hogs. 1t turned
olt that the communication signed
"Citizen,' purporting to be written by
Thos. L. Billingsly, was a fraud--false
in every respect--an imposition on the
Times, for the identification and con.
viction of its author, the Times offers
500 reward.
The Pikeville Advance has the fol.
lowing to say IN regard to the matter:
"As we 60 to press this morning
Thursday we notice an article in the
Chattanooga Times of the 23d inst,
signed Citizen" purporting to have
been written at Billingsley. this county,
of a most base and slanderOus character,
making various charges against John
Myers and Polk Simmons. We here
state that every one Of said charges are
utterly without the shadow Of foun.
dstiOn. We are personally well ac-
quainted with John Myers, and he is
we'll known in this county and a man
Of high moral character, Of undoubted
honesty and integrity, and any effort
with such low flow, base and SANDER.
Gus charges cannot but recoil upon its
Eoul.mouthed and slanderous author"
II has been also learned that Mr..
Thos. L. Billingsley, whom the Times
thought to be the author Of the letter,
has been for some months in Texas,
and the signature was forgery, there
being II" such man in Sequatchie coun.
ty or in the neighborhood Of Billings.
ley of that name"
Mr.. j. G. Myers, Of PikevilIe, is the
son Thos. S. Myers, Esl,, and the son.
in law of Hon. II. L. W. Hill, both
prominent and influential citizens of
this county. John G. was born aud
raised in this county. and no young
man enjoyed better reputation for
morality and integrity than did he at
the time he left here, and we presume
he has not changed much. Mr.. My.
ers is attending our Circuit Court this
week and he does not look like a maa
that had 80 recently been '4oribly
mutlated.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
Correction.

The article uud r tie head of Brain
and Muscle" reproduced in the STAND
ARD some time ago credited to the
Springfield Record, should have been
c'edtd to the Spirit Of the Farm.
Br" Hord will please excuse the mis-
t,ke. We did il. "I
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02

An ingenious mechanic of James.
town, N. Y, has competed a perfect
locomotive, said to be the smallest in
the world, being only eight and half
inches long. The pump throws d op
of water per stroke. The engine
weighs one and halt pounds, and the
tender four aud one halt ounces;
1856 screws were required to put the
parts together, aud the mechanic was
at work on il at intervals for eight
years.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
Want IO Buy Z Orn.

Mead Il RitcheY will pay 4Ccents
per bushel for good sound dry corn,
delivered at their store in McMinn
vile.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.

-.. Maj. L. B. Hill, of Spencer, was
in the city Thursday
w. B. Hill, Esq, Of White, was
in our town Tuesday and Wednesday.
w. NJ. Lance, our agent ut Clear
munt,sgave lis II call last Monday
- ID W. Lance, ot Leoni, WIS in to
see Us this week.
r. B. Ware, of Smithvile, was
/. on our streets one day this week D
- Mrs. l.. F. Jeanmairp is ON visit
-- to her daughter at Short Mountain.
q. -Medearis & Co., will open next
week the finest line of Valentines ever
=. brought to this city. 1t
II. B. Mpdearis, has gone to Nash
vile ON business trip, and will l'keIy
return today. EB#fffY
w. L. Swami is at Nashville ats
tending the annual meeting ofthe Grand
Lolge of Master Masons. xv
For fresh family groceries, con
fections, tobacco, cigars, etc., call on
u. o. Jenkins. Fa 5 f.l ,
MIR. j. s. Sain, Of Viola, is taking
q cnurse Of ,elegraphy under Mr.. D.
B. Carson.
Get all Of the family to make a
study of tho farm. They will be i'm.
proved as well as the farm.
Senator Smahman attended the
Grand Council Of Royal Arch Masons
at Nashville this week.
~. HI. Wooton, H. G. Fults, Z
H. Williams, and others from thr
vicinity Of Viola attended CiIcuil
Court this week. .,f!
MIR. d. o. jenkins receives fresh
groceries aud family supplies every
week. Call on him when you need
anything in his line.
The train to Tullahoms this (Fri.
z day. morning, was delayed about three
hours by land slide in one OF the cuts
eh above here.
.st DIR. A. j. Paine of Jasper, after
spending Monday and Tuesday in Nc
Minnville, returned to Jasper Wed
nesday.
" -Stokely Black of Nashville, and
his cousin Sidney Black of Bentonville,
Ark, have been on a visit to relatives
here this week.
Rev. w. J. Hsden and e. A.
Mcdaniel Of Chslybeate say it has
been very cold on the mountain, too
cold to hunt much.
"A. B. Hooper, travelling sales
man for Paschall, Fall Il Co., Ma h
vile, was circulating among our mer
chants this week in the interest Of hi,
hOure.
ATHENS. ALA. imposes corporatior
tax ofsl 900 on saloons. The place hal
only about 1000 inhabitants, yet tive
saloons find it profitable and pay this
enormous tax. ..a ...
The G. s. d. e. will have a pub
lie entertainment at their hall mex
Monday night. The exercises will b'
composed of the reading of the Even
ing Star, orations and decamations
10 All are invited to be present.
. --ColJ. II. Savage, Pres. Of the r
r. Commission, returned to McMinn
vile last week, and will remain unit
next Tuesday. He is spending most q
his time with his mother in tho coun
try, who is now quite old and feeble
Col. H. l.. W. Hill was here las
: week to consult DR.. Y. Col. Hill
said he was not sick, hut had a chroni
case of cold age" and wanted to b
made young again. If DR.. Y. sue
ceeds in making Col. Hill young
doubtless many others will apply as
consultation with the DR.. costs nothing
An interesting communicate
from Sam McRamsCy, one OF our lead
ing farmers, in this issue, viii o rea
with interest. His idea, of subsoi in
AMI plowiug land wet are worthy {
oonsiderat on.
Send your address and ce It STAN
toA.s V. Paine, Louisville. KY. f
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02

For RENr-The law Office Of Mrs
B. j. Hill, south side square, Apply
to J. B. Ritchey.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-02
Club Rates.

To parties wishing to takesome other
paper in connection with the STAND
ARD, we are enabled to offer the fol-
lowing inducements. We will send for
one year, the STANDARD and either Of
the papers named, at the price opposite
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
SIGNS OF HI TIMES.
Legislative Visitors at the Institu.
ton for the Deaf and Dumb.

The legislative committee yesterday
made an official visit to the institution
for the education Of the deaf and dumb,
located in this city, and last evening a
very pleasing entertainment was given in
the chapel by the pupils.
The committee consisted of ex-Gov-
ernor Carpenter, Senator Miles and Rep
resentative Holbrook. Senator Barrett
was also present, and also Hon. B. F.
Clayton, who is president of the board of
trustees.
All expressed themselves as delighted
with the entertainment, which consisted
of recitations, hymns, comic stories, and
in closing a p%antomime, '"The school in
an ~uproar." The entire programme was
carried out in the sign language.
After the entertainment the company
adjourned to the parlors, where was
given several musical selections by the
teachers and officers. One very pleasing
and touching feature of these later exer-
cises was the rendition of Nearer my
God to Thee," in the sign language, by
Mrs. McDermott, Miss Christy accompa.
nying on the piano.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
A New Skating Club.

"The Olympic Roller Skating club is
the title of a new organization, the Off
GERS of which are, John N. Baldwin,
president; Frank Cook, vice-president,
and f. S. Pussy, secretary. The club
has arranged with Messrs. Chapman &
Monteus for the exclusive use of their
new rink on the evenings of Monday,
Wednesday and Friday of each week,
at which time only members of the club
will be admitted to the hall. The tickets,
which are to be good for thirty days are
to be sold at so each, to only such per-
sons whose names have the unanimous
approval Of the executive committee,
which consists Of John N. Baldwin,
Will A. Maurer, A. T. Elwoll, G. G.
Cook, j.. III. Wheeler, w. +. Sapp, Jr.,
Frank Cook, j. G. Mitchell and F. S.
Pusey. =.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
New Buildings for the County.


AS the time draws near for the people
to decide whether this county shall build
a new court house and Jail, or not, the
interest in the question increases, and
conjectnres as to the result of the vote
are various.
1t must be acknowledged hat the pres
sent county building and Jail are unfit
and ought to be replaced by new ones,
in order that the records of the county
may be preserved, and criminals kept Sc
cure.
If 1t is conceded that a new court
house and jail are necessary, then one Of
the questions to be answered is: When
ought tho 10 buildings to be erected I
As soon as possible, of course, for the
quicker a necessity is supplied the better.
Nothing can be gained by delay, and
much may be lost. If the records should
be burned the titles to all property in the
county will be liable to litigation, much
more costly than the tax for building a
court house.
Another question is as to the amount
to be expendedl A court house costing
SlG0, 900 is little enough for a county OF
this size and wealth, to say nothing of 80
building as to meet future demands, nor
is $4,000 for a new Jail a dollar too
much.
Such opposition as has been shown
seems to really emanate from either a
desire to punish Council Bluffs or to
make way for a division of the county.
Why punish Council Bluffsl No one
seems to know. II is a city which by its
prominence and size draws much money
and business into this county. 1t pays a
large share of the taxes 1t is a city OF
which Pottawottamie county may well
feel proud. Why should any one urge
the county to bite off it's own nose to
spite one of its own household Why
let valuable records be jeopardized and
criminals run at large simply TO keer
Council Bluffs from having one morenes
building2 Such spite is too petty, anc
mon ought to be ashamed Of it.
What opposition there is, is making
| great ado about the burden Of taxation
Property owners Of this city are paying
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
BROKE HIS NECK.
A O., u. e. Q. Brakeman Falls From
His Train and Is
Killed.

The Malvern Leader gives the follow
ing details concerning the death of Joe
King, which was announced briefly in
THE BEE of recent date:
About IL o'clock last Friday night an
accident occurred on the Q about q mile
this side of Glenwood, resulting in the
loss of another human life. The name of
the party killed, as we have received the
news, was Joe King, and he was front
brakeman on n freight train, with Jimmy
McGann as conductor. When the engi-
neer whistled down brakes on the grade
near Robert McCoy's place, both brake
men got out and did their work. The
rear brakeman returned to the caboose,
and supposed his companion had gone
forward to the engine, hence the
man was not missed till the train
had reached Pacific Junction. The
brakeman's lantern was found in the rear
end of the tender, and the train men
realized at once the fate that had over
taken their comrade. The engine was
detached and run back, slowly, till the
body was found, just this side of Glen.
wood. The mans head was badly cut and
his neck was broken. He had fallen to
one side of the track in such o manner
that the wheels did not touch him at all.
1t was supposed he fell while climbing
from the front car on to the tender.
King was a young man % or 20 years of
age. The remains were taken to the
Junction and properly cared for.
This is the fourth death on the Q. in
less than three weeks,-Grant Anderson,
James Ditto, John Pyle and the subject
of this sketch being the victims. In none
OF these cases, 30 far Us we have learned,
was the railroad company to blame, but
the men came to their death through
their own carelessness.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
A Horse.

Yesterday a glandered horse was pick
ed up running about loose on the bottom
and running at the nose too. He was
brought before Justice Abbott, who or.
dered a prescription of lead to be in.
jected in fatal quantities by q gun. Be-
fore passing this sentence DIR. A. HI.
Bailey and DR.. L. j. Cody testified tc
the fact that the disease was really the
CHAMBERS. This is the third glandered
horse which Justice Abbott has ordered
killed, and they appear to have all
caught it from running around with
other horses on the bottom. The advice
is given that if anyone has a horse which
has the CHAMBERS, said horse should be
killed OF once, as there is a heavy pen.
atty for keeping such q horse.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
Real Estate Transfers

The following deeds were filed for re
cord in the recorders Office, February
g., reported for the BEE by P. j. Nc.
Mahon, real estate agent:
John A. Prindle to Edward Lewis, lots
13, IA and 16, block II, Bryant &
Clark's add, 81, 180.
John Il. Baldwin to Emerson & Bow.
ers, lots 6 and 6, block II, and lots 1C
and IL, block ~, Beers sub, 81, 300.
o., II. l.. & PIT II. r.. Co. to P. w.
Swiggert, nwf set, IL, 76, 40, $500.
Brigham Graybill to Fred Grote ct al.
lots 3 and A., block 8, Underwood, $500.
VIM III. Berry to Isaac M. Walker,
net sell, 6, ", A, $1,241.
r.. j.. Lock to j. e. Lock, part sci
mel, 36, n, 38, $500.
Robert Percival to ID. G. Bloomer, lot
8, block A., Bayliss' Est add, lot 3 block
2, Grimes add, lots z and 8, block 5,
lots b, 10 and 16, block 6, and lots II
and IL, block 10, Williams aed, Sc, 900.
Robert Percival to ID. @. Bltomer, lot
8, block 8, Pierce's add, $50.
Simon Reynolds to ID. r.. Minium,
part SET, 4, 10, rs, $40.
nj. O. Walker to Robert Percival, lot
8, block 3. Baylis's LIST add, 500.
David Stidham to A. Osler, part mel
set, 81, "a, 80, $l8.
VIM Haworth to A. Osler, sci mel, q
"a, 80, $50.
Total sales So, $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
Hardly Fair.

Congressman Pusey already begins to
realize some of the discomforts of trying
to please a constituency. There was
presented to him a petition signed by
1877 prominent business men and prop
erty owners of Council Bluffs, asking that
he should introduce a bill for q bridge
across the river connecting Council
Bluffs and Omaha. He framed a bill
covering the ground called for in the
petition, and introduced it, supposing of
course that it would be subject to such
amendment as might be needed. He
then telegraphed tho board of trade of
Council Bluffs, asking whether he should
press the passage Of the bill. Instead of
wiring back an answer, the board after a
time held a meeting, referred the matter
to a committee, discussed the question,
and had an old bill hunted up, etc. In
the meantime Congressman Pusey, hav-
ing acted in accordance with the request
of the 1877 petitioners, was not u little
surprised to find the Nonpareil calling
him a "Bill" Pussy, and pronouncing
him a traitor to Council Bluffs and its
interests, b~etraying his own city to help
Omaha, etc., while a brief telegram
from the board Of trade was
received, telling him to hold
his horses until that body could
advise him what to do. No wonder that
by such fickleness and delays he got 30
annoyed that he telegraphed back,
"Hadn't you better hang the bridge in
stead of the man who introduced the
bill2"
Then Congressman Pusey has been do
ing his best to get an additional appro-
priation of 500, 900 for the new govern
ment building. Many thought it was
almost useless 10 ask for it, and said so,
but he made q dash for it and succeeded
in getting it favorably reported on by the
committee. AS soon as there seemed a
good prospect for Council Bluffs to secure
the $1,000 0 The Nonpareil began to
abuse him for not asking for 5000, 900.
That organ is set to but one tune, and
that is a sort of minor, whining sort of
an air. 1t is bound to abuse Congress
man Pusey anyway. If he fails to get
the $1OO, 900 it win howl at him and de.
nounce his weakness. If he succeeds,
instead of giving him any credit, it pur-
poses abusing him for not getting twice
as much. Mr.. Pussy might as well quit
trying to please some of these tickle city
folks and put his time in sending out
seed through tho rural districts, and
mailing public documents.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
COMMERCIAL.
COUNCIL BLUFFS MARKET.

SN pASfHo hiAhhhIs
Wheat-No. 2 spring, Go; No. 3, Coo; re-
jected, Acc; good demand.
Controllers are paying $50 for old corn
and 26c for new.
Oats-In good demand at 22c.
Hay 00@6 90 per ton; 300 per bale.
Rye-40@45c.
Corn Meal 25 per 100 pounds.
Z 90.
Cod-Delivered, hard, II so per ton; soft,
3 90 per ton
Butter-Plenty and in fair demand at zoe;
creamery. 35c.
Eggs-In good demand at 25c per dozen.
Lard-Farbank's, wholesaling ut lie.
Poultry-Ready sale; dealers are paying for
chickens lie; turkeys, 14c.
Observation-Disclosures, doc; onions, 40c; cab
,bage, none In the market; apples, ready sale
at 3 00@3 80 for prime stock.
Flor-City Hour, l COCA 90.
Brooms-2 95@3 90 per doz.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-S 00@3 30; calves, o O097 so.
Hogs-Local packers are buying now and
there's a good demand for all grades; choice
packing, o 35Q5 65; mixed. 4 75@5 25.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08

S. Ii. Foster. Of Foster Bros, has In com.
pany with his wife gone to Wisconsin for a
MONTH visit to relatives and friends.
Fiiz Warren, formerly clerk Of the courts
here, and now located at Valentine, Neb., Is
here with his wife and child ON a visit to hi,
parents, MIR. and Mrs. II. p. Warren.
II. IL. cambridge. OF Chicago. was among
the arrivals at Bechtele's yesterday.
Mayor J. A. Hake, John L.edwirch and A.
w. Coffman, Of Avoca, were in the city yes.
terday looking up the new court house pro.
posal. They dined at Bechtele's.
II. o. Smith, Of Plum Creek, Neb.. was in
the city yesterday.
O. X. Polter, of Logan. was at the Pacii,
yesterday.
IL. A. Ketchum, Of New York, is a Pacid,
house arrived.
o. j. King, the supervising architect Of tn,
new government building, Is at the Pacific.
Samuel Burns was on this side of the rive
yesterday.
Mr.. Lucius Wells, of Deere, Wells & Co.
j. now one Of the happisst Of the happy. 4
little maiden Is added to his household.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08

heavy taxes nov and are willing to stand
their portion for the new buildings, and
it is no small portion, either. But the
fact is that the tax is more Of a bug-bear
than a reality. On a piece of property
which would sell for $4,000 or more. the
actual tax would be about one dollar a
year, and less than that in the coming
years, for the increase in the total assess
ment before the ten years are up will
cause a great decrease in the tax of the
individual. This showing ought not to
brighten any one.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08

Painting done to order and lessons
given 10y S. ID. Rehse. Studio ~ North
Main street.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
WINTER RESORT.
SLOAN
MINERAL SPRINGS.
CURE OR NO PAY

We guarantee the cure OF the following named dis.
seases, or no pay: rheumatism, Scrofula, Ulcers.
Catarrh, a ! Blood and kin disea. es, DIV pepsia, Liver
Complaint, Kidney and Bladder Diseases. Govt, Men.
ralgia and Asthma, Thess Springs are the fayorite
resort of the tired AMI debilitatad, and are the
FEEBLE LADIES BEST FRIEND,
Good hotel, livery and bathing accommodation both
winter and summer. Locality highly picturesoue
and healthy Accessible by Wabash railway
Eyona, or e., L. q O., at Albany. Correspondent.
solicited, REV. NJ. Nj. THoMps6N'' '"'
Sloan Springs, Cara, r. o., Gentry Co. Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08

Angostura Bitters, the world renowned
appetizer and inyigorator. Used now over
the whole civilized world. Try It, but beware
OF limitations. Ask your grocer or druggis t TO
the genuine article, prepared by DIR. j. G.. b
Siegert a. Sons
Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-08
DIR. THOMAS JEFFERIs,
No. 523 Sixth avenue, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Homeopathic Physician and Mag
netc Healer.
TwESTy-FIyB YEARS ExPERIEScE; THIRTY YEARS A RES.
IDESr OF COUNCIL BLUFFS.

ipHNi VT NooNtiL phIffS.
Diagnosis diseased conditions described) without
questioning. There are hundreds. of witnesses to the
TACT that the blind are restored, the deaf made TO
hear, also paralysis and rheumatism OF months and
years standing frequently cured in 20 minutes time
through psychic mesmeric, spirit or soul force,
These things were not done in q corner"
The only reliable preventative and cure for diph.
liberia known (keep ii on hand. The best catarrh
remedy in use. Small pox preyentative-superior to
vaccination. Every case OF indigestion (despspsia)
c~ured-timer required one to six weeks. Cid ulcers,
commonly called cancers removed without the use
ofthe knife. In fact all acute and chronic diseases
successfully treated.
The records OF mortality show that DR.. Jefferies Is
the most successful practitioner OF medicine in the
western country. His greatest success has been In
cases that has baffisd the skill Of other doctors, as
well as causing despair and financial ruin in many
cases.
TERMS REASONABLE.
No charge for consultation by letter or otherwise.
Inclose stamp where answers TO letters are required.
Best kind Of references given.
RfT Persons free from contagious disease will he re-.
oelved into his ~instltuts of Health for treatment.