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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-21
Chancery Sale
Valuable Timber Land.
p. c. Isbell VS.. James Walker.
Saturday, the 18th day Of July, 1884,

tract of land containing go acres, more or
less, lying on Cumberland Mountain, in
Warren county, Tennessee, bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning on Spanish oak at the
southeast corner of NJ. T. Gillentine's $40
acre tract, then north with his east bounda-
ry line, crossing the Pikeville road at 100
poles, forming his northeast corner at 800
poles, in all 430 poles to hickory; then east
SO poles to white oak, then south s poles
to white oak, then east 1l2 poles to stake
and pointers in the citizens road leading to
the Mayfeld settlement, then south 130
west with said road 20 poles to u stake and
pointers, thea south 100 poles to post oak,
then east 40 poles to stake in the West
boundary line of the NeGarr 5000 acre
tract, then south with the west boundary
line of said entry Sl2 poles to stake, then
west $50 poles to pointers in Pikeville road,
then north $50 west along Pikeville road
1873 poles to stake, then north 1853 poles to
stake, then west 1870 poles to a stake, then
south 224 poles to stake, then west 1O6 poles
to the beginning.
TERMS OF SALE-On ~ months credit
with interest from day of sale. Sold with.
out the right of redemption. This June TO-
! 1884. j. c, BILES, &. u Nj.
je144wpf$l0.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-21
Notice.

All persons having claims against the es.
tate OF Rachel Tennessee are hereby notified
to present the same to nus duly certified or
proven for payment on or before the first
day Of September, 1884, or the same will be
forever barred. This April 7, 1884.
sept NJ. T. GILLENTINE, Elk.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-21
G. C. MURPHY,
Contractor and Builder

Offers his services to this community. Brick
and carpenters work done on short notice,
and satisfaction guaranteed. When desired
will furnish Brick, Lumber and other mate
rial. Those having work to do or contracts
to let will do well to see him before con.
tracing. mar22tf
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-21
Farm for Sale.

100 acres good land we'll fenced with
chestnut rails, comfortable dwelling and
stables, u of mile from Viola Normal
School. Price $4,000. Address
80 C. +. BONNER,
Viola Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-21

PENSION SfOr any disability; also
-; = y =. = y TO Heirs. Send stamps
for New Laws. Col. L. BINGHAM, Attor.
ney, Washington, D. c. 81.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
SOUTH AMERICA.
Immense Damage Caused by an
Earthquake.
Panama Preparing fer the ChOlera-Criti-
cal state of Affairs in Quits-Beet
SHgar- Other Matters.

PANAMA, Dec. 24.-Panama is putting itself
in order, almost for the first time in existence.
The streets are being cleaned and hygienic
measures are being adopted. The health of
the city is fairly good, the dry season las Just
set in and fevers are rife along the line Of
the canal work. No yellow fever cases have
hsan reported during the past ten days.
The earthquake of November 5, already re-
ported, appears to have done far more damage
than was first believed. Asuadas and Pacora
suffered heavily, and Manizales was almost
destroyed. All the churches and public edi-
fees and many private houses fell to the
ground, whilst those remaining standing are
more or less destroyed. The damage done is
estimated at from $3.50, 900 to S4O0, 200. Every
house save four in Soledad town of 5000
persons, was brought to tbs ground.
Letters from Quito state: "This capital is
veritable Babylon. No cne appears to COM
prehend the political sentiments of his neigh
Dor and panic in the government is increasing
daily. The prisons at Guayaquil are full Of
suspects"
People continue to protest against the coun-
try being flooded with paper money.
Political matters in Peru are improving
although financial matters are going from bad
TO worse. Government troops have been vic
torious once over several of the Montenero
detachments, and the whole North and centre
is now pacifed. 1t is impossible for Cacres to
offer any resistance. His man are deserting
him, his prestige is gone and he is without
money.
Chilian newspapers state that a loan of
e., 100000 is being negotiated by the Chiliau
government, which offers security the pI0-
ceeds from The sale of 400 coo tons of guano,
for which the executive is now in treaty.
The first best root sugar factory ever put
upon the South Pacific coast Is about to COM
mence work in Chilli. 1t will make $500
pounds Of sugar per day.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
BENIGHTED RUSSIA.

Under Nihilist Terrors lhe Country 10 East
Retregrsding TO Barbarism.
LONDON, Dec. 24.-The Paris correspondent
of the FINES deyotes considerable space today
to some account of the present state OF Russia
He says: Count Tolstoi, the Russian Minister
Of the Interior, is chiefly engaged in the dis
covery and prosecution of Nihlists. No soon-
er has one society OF Nihilisrs been suppressed
than another springs up. Count Tolstoi is in
undated wilh threats OF DEATH He rarely at
tends the meetings Of the Council. Whenever
he stirs out 1t costs 500 roubles fer police pro
lection. While Nihilism is more dangerous
than ever, the persecution of the Jews is as
fierce as it was a few years ago. when the Eu-
ropean press boiled with indignation at the
anti-semetic outrages which disgraced Russia
The great bankers, especially those of German
nationality, who were previously interested in
giving wide publicity to the ontrages, with q
view to prevent the investment of capital iu
Russia, are now inclined to subsidizs the press
to preserve silence. They take this course for the
purpose of preventing the impairment of Euro
pean confidence in Russian finance, the condi-
tion of which at present ia not brilliant. 1t is
suffering from difficulty experienced at present
in collecting the revenue, from the persistent
American competition in the grain trade, and
from the ruinous expense of the Russian ad-
vance to Merv. Furthermore, the protection
system which the Moscow manufacturers OBJ
tanned against Silesian competition has caused
the SiesiaDs to establish hundreds of factories
in Russian Poland. In these factories German
operatives are employed and the Silesians are
thereby enabled TO supply the Moscow market
with goods at prices from 5 to 10 per cent
under the prices demanded by the Moscow
manufactures for precisely similar articles
Despotism if increasing and the press is CO.
creed into silence Russia is more aud more
ignoring liberal ideas and is paving the way to
tremendous explosion"
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
SEVERE STORMS.
Heavy Snow Storms and Gales reported
Railway TraXeI Kmneded.

Heavy Snow Storms and Gales Reported
Railway Travel Empeded.
DENVER, Dec. A.-Reports from the noun
tains show that the snow storm which has been
in progress several days still continues, thus
far without unussl or serious results. The
storm has been most severe in the Blue and
Eagle River countries, where snow is several
feet deep and is drifting. The mountain roads
are considerably blockaded. It will probably
be two or three days before the Salt Lake train
will be able to make Marshall Pass.
ST. PAUL, Dec. M.-The weather here has
moderated. The thermometer now registers
six below zero. Reports from points sonth-
west indicate that very cold wave has struck
the Rocky Mountain slope. The mercury as
fallen Il degrees at Fort Custer and 16 degrees
at Medicine Hat. All lines of railroad north
west report more or less trouble from snow
blocksdes, and trains are delayed from one to
live hours. Lines south and east are open, and
trains are running on time.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 24-Heavy SHOWS
in the mountains and on the plains are drifting
seriously The Union Pacific trains are de-
layed six or seven hours. Denver and Rio
Grande trains are also considerably delayed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-Rain has now
continued almost steadily for week and is
still falling. The storm is confined chiefly to
the Northern and middle section of the State
The average rain fall isaabout inches. 1t has
done but little harm and much good. Farm
ers and fruit growers are jubilant. Some small
damage is reported but nothing serious. In
the Sierras snow has fallen continually for IA
hours. For eight days past the telegraph line
from San Francisco have been interrupted to
some extent. Ths greatest trouble was on the
wires between there and Ogden which have
suffered many serious interruptions since De-
cembsr 49, The wires between San Francisco
and Washington Territory were also interrupt
ed for three days owing to 20 miles of line be-
ing Frustrated between Yreka, California and
Portland, Oregon. Lart night the lines were
reported to be in working order.
New YORK, Dec. pa severe snow storm
has ragged in this city all the morning making
travel exceedingly difficult for both pedestri-
ans and horses. Teams were doubled on all
the street. car lines, yet the trip was made with
great difficulty. Many hundreds of extra men
have been employed Ia removing the enow.
The early trains on the elevated railroads were
greatly delayed by the storm and other steam
lines we're much affected.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
Salvation samp fire.


On January 7th the Salvation Army 10 to
have grand camp fire in Saco. A number of
the officers of the Main Division Of the Army
will be present and hold grand reunion with
the First Maine Regiment at that time. An
elegant banner will be presented by Capt.
Happy Bill and other honors will be conferred
upon the popular leader of the Saco Saliva
tionists. The officers of the Army who will be
present are as follows: Major Smith and staff
OF New York city, Capt, Lunt Of Haverhill,
Capt. Nathan Bailey of Lawrence, Capt. VIM.
Bailey Of Salem, Capt. Bland and his Halle
lujah wife of Marblehead, Capt. Gray, his
vile and singing Alice of Portland, Capt.
Thompson and his musical wife of Dover,
Capt. Dale and his lieutenant, Mrs. Shirley
the division officers of Maine and Massachu-
setts. At half past four these important Off
GERS of the Army will be entertained at a BAN
quet and at 7.30 there will be a grand halle
lujah meeting in which all the noted Saliva
tionists will take part. At O'Clock Major
Smith will present the colors To Capt. Happy
Bill of the first Maine Regiment. There is
also another object for this meeting. 1t Is to
give the officers of the army an opportunity to
look over the work of the army in Maine and
to determine upon new fields for labor. The
Salvation Army has in mind to extend the
good cause for which they are so earnestly
laboring until they have reached all the
corners in all the cities of New England.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25


The following were the lucky winners OF the
prizes offered by Ira f. Clark, the well known
Congress street clothier:
The number of the gentlemans gold watch
was 1.545,871 and the nearest guess was l.
542,245 by w. G. Lambert, 50 Chestnut street.
The number OF the lady's gold watch was 49,
436 and the nearest guess was 6,427 by Willie
Barnes, Knightville. The number of the
boys gold watch was 1929 and the nearest
guess was 4605 by James w. Tripp, 80 High
street. 81. w. Illsley, Woodford's; Edward
Mills, South WATERFORD, and Wilfred Wheeler,
80 Mechanic street, each have S. gold piece
for second best guesses on each watch
l.. M. Prince, 81 Lincoln street; James S.
Buck, Chadwick House, and Clinton Cash,
Saccarapps, each have a $3.50 gold piece for
third best guesses on each watch.
Capt. VIM. Thompson of Cape Elizabeth
Depot; Warren G. King, 1901 Congress street,
and Lewis Curtis, Freeport have a 81 gold
piece for fourth best guesses on each watch
and b. f. Smith, Deering, has the fifty cent
gold piece for poorest guess on the large watch.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
Maine savings Rnnks.
Says "Rambler" in the Lewiston jour

Says Rambler" in the Lewiston Journal:
Hon. f. e Richards of Camden, State Ex-
aminer of Savings Banks, who, by the way, is
well informed gentleman, a clear thinker
and ready conversationalist, told me the other
day that he hopes no legislation in reference
TO our savings banks will be attempted this
winter, as be considers the savings bank laws
of Maine abont as nearly perfect, as they can
be. The favorite investments of Maine saw
ings banks now, Mr.. Richards says, is q first
mortgage bond OF railroad having an in
debtedness of not over S25 600 mile. AT one
time the most popular investment was western
municipal bonds, bat the defaultng by Evans
vile, Indiana, of 81 800 600 of city bonds gave
that species of investment blow from which
it has not recovered. 100000 of these bonds
were held by Maine savings baake, and DO
way has yet been devised to enforcs the colec-
tion of judgments. These bonds were held by
rich banks-such as the Portland and Augusta
Savings Banks-which can charge the loss off
without feeling it. Mortgages on real estate
are less popular with the Maine Saving Banks
than they used to be. In the furry Of few
years ago, they were too hard to convert into
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
HOUSE.
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Matthew s. Knep, young lawyer of Chicago
whe had his efice in Montank block, suddenly dis
appeared from that city Wednesday last, taking
with him from $4,000 to $4,000 belonging to his
clients.
There was S1O0, 900 fire in Cincinnati yester-
day.. 1t started in j. r. Mills & Co.'s mercantile
printing establishment in the Masonic Temple. The
Masonic fraternity, the firm and Scottish Rite fra
nifty are heavy losers.
At Leavenwcrth, Kan, Tuesday, the material of
the Kansas Prohibtionist, St. Johns Kapsas organ,
run oy Martin Van Buren, Bennett, was sold by the
sheriff.
Ward, Stanton & Co of New York, steamboat
builders, assigned yesterday.
Hon. John O. Devereux of Utica N. Y. member Of
the State Board of Charities, is dying.
The brokers of the New York Stock Exchange
smashed all the silk hats of fellow members by
knocking them off their heads and playing feot ball
with them, and sang songs and blew fish horns. A
number or ladies' witnessed the brokers' gambols
from the gallery.
Tuesday night thirteen tramps slept on top of the
boilers at coal shaft in Lincoln ILL.,, and in the
morning one of them accidentally turned the blow
out valve. allowing the steam and het water from
burned and scalded, two cannot recover, and all
were badly burned.
r. ", Carter Co., proprictors of the Common
wealth Hotel, Boston, ana of the Ocean House at
Swampscott, have failed with unsecured liabilities
OF ABOUT 500, ,0OO and the principal assets being
the furniture in the hotels The firm offer 20 cents
cash en- 81, or 20 cents in notes running three
and nine months. 1t is thought the latter offer will
be accepted The failure is attributed to the burn
ing of the Ocean House.
The official of Dakota for delegate is Clifford
hepr rf1'of9; wilson, Dem, 10 124; scattering, 61-
The board of trustees Of the Columbia University
Of Washington, at special meeting yesterday upon
the unanimous recommendation Of the faculty Of
It's medical department., has decided to admit wo-
men TO STUDY medicine ia that institution with all
the privileges OF the institution uow accorded male
students
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
How the Panchitn Was wrecked.

The captain of the wrecked schooner Pam
chita tells the following interesting story of
the way he lost his reconing and his vessel:
Friday morning we left Portland harbor,
bouHd for Cuba. 1t was very cloudy and rain
ing slightly. We had q single reef in the
mainsail, foresail, jib and flying jib. Every
thing was drawn in. We we're on the star
board tack, wind nor NOR west by nor west.
Everything seemed to be all right, and the
mates assured me several times that the vessel
was steering all right. At IL o'clock, when
supposed we were at least 25 miles east of
Cape Cod, she struck. She struck heavily,
and at the same time began to heavs and
pitch. The sailors rushed aft and wanted me
to cast anchor, but l told them an anchor
would do no good there. couldn't imagine
where We were, but knew we were on a sand
shoal, and determined to save the lives Of
my mon at all hazards, and so drove her just
as far toward land as possibly could. The
sailors wanted to know where we we're. /
didn't see how we could be on Cape Cod, and
knew that we had not passed Sankaty Head
light. Soon she began to pay off to the beach,
and then knew it was all up with the vessel.
have been running between Portland and
Cuba for the last twenty years, and know the
course as well as child knows its way to
school. 1t might have been the compass, but
could see nothing the matter with that in
strment, neither did NV mates.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25


This afternoon the New York Ideal Compsnv will
present SHINE. Angot'' at Portland Theatre, and
this evening "Girofe-Girohs." The company num-
bsrs A. people. The principals, Miss francesca
Guthrie, Miss Louise Serle. Miss Augusta Roche,
Miss Kittie Stokes, Messrs. Connell Seymour, Gil
bert and Harold, with special chorus of "a an
orchestra of IL pieces, and elegant costumes will
give rendering to those operas rarely seen in
Portland Friday night mime. Angot' will be given.
Everywhere this company has appeared they have
received the highest praise.
THE SOUVENIR ENTERTAINMENT.
The two performance at City Hall, this afternoon
and evening, cannot fail to draw large audiences.
The miniature Patti young lady OF tw elve years.
possesses phenomenal voice under capital nstruc-
lion. The Venetian TroubadOurs-whose music is
similar to that of the Spanish Students never fail
to delight their audiences. The Alabama Colored
Students have already made hit in Portland, and
the Boston Operetta Company will offer ''Sir Mar
maduke,' most delightful composition. Tickets
can still be secured at Stockbridges whose store
will be open through the day.
THE GUv'NoR.
Sol Smith Russell will make his first appearance
as member of the Boston Museum Company when
that company appears In this city next Monday eve
ming at Portland Theatre, in the great success Of
the Guv'n nor, which famous comedy will be present.
ed with Mr.. Geo. W. Wilson and Mr. Chas Barron
In the original roles of the deaf boatman and slut
terng Freddy, together with other members of the
Boston Museum Company, making most perfect
entertainment. The sale of seats will commence
tomorrow NOR lrg.
THE ALABAMA STUDENTS.
The concert given by the Alabama Students at
Young Mems Christian Association hall last night
despite the storm and the fact that it was Christ
mas eve drew a muoh delighted ardiepce. The
voices are all sweet and blend we'll, aud the bass is
very rich. Today the Students will apDear at Citv
Hall.
NOTES.
Frederick kammerlein. alias Fred jerks was ar
rested in Boston, Tuesday evening by an officer of
Station j charged with the larceny of viola and
the Howard Theatre Orchestra. The prisoner is
said to be member of the New York IDEAL Opera
Company,
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
Personal Paragraphs.

The Princess of Wales has just celebrated
her foitieth birthday.
Colonel Richard Woods, of Sourh Carroll
ma, one of the signers of that States ordi-
nance OF secession, died on Saturday.
Edward Langtry, the husband of the Jer-
sey Lily, is achieving fame on his own ac-
count by writing Christmas stories for the
Irish press.
Charles d. LorSs portrait is already be-
ing printed in the Delaware papers as the
successor to Senator Bayard, when the latter
shall have entered the Cabinet
Preparations are being made throughout
Germany to celebrate Prince Bismarek,s
SEVENTEEN birthday and the fifteenth ami
versary Of his career as chancellor of the
empire.
1t is said that Philip Armour, the Chicago
pork-packer, has one of the best private IL
braries in the country. He buys all the best
hooks, including leading foreign publica-
tlons. 1t is said that he reads several Lam
guages.
Judge Cation, OF Tennessee, attended the
Inauguration of Franklin Pierce in 1853. and
paid 50 for weeks board, including fifty
cents for candle light, at the Mansion House,
now Wizards. The Judge writes to friends
that he would like to engage a weeks board
at Wizards next March at the same price.
Mr. Reuben R. Springer was not born in
the Roman Catholic Church, and the only
one of his relatives who is of that faith Is his
nephew, Mr.. Charles Routt, to whom is
given the portrait of Archbishop Purcell.
and the largest bequests that go to any indi-
vidual.
Some one has found in the Gentleman's
Magazine for 1918 a notice of the double
marriage of Rev. P. Bronte, father of the
Bronte sisters, and Rev. W. Morgan. The
two married cousins, and each one performed
the marriage ceremony for the other-au in
cident which has escaped the pens OF the
Bronte biographers. Clergymen were scarce
in that part OF England then, which is held
to account for the arrangement.
The personal effects of the late Mrs. Fill
more, wife of the late ex-President Fillmore.
consisting of large amount of costly laces
and shawls, together with diamonds and
other jewelry, were sold by auction at Bat
falo on Friday ty her executors in order TO
pay bequests to various charities. A fine
$500 camePs-hair shawl brought but 500.
Toe larger articles went cheaply, but small
Jewels suitable for trinkets and mementoes
brought good prices.
The German papers are full of stories OF
Fanny Elssler. One enthusiastic critic said
= her in her prime, "She dances Goethen:
another attributed her success to the fact
that "she dances on fairies feet; but tho
prettiest compliment was paid her at Hava-
ma, where an enthusiastic public expressed
its admiration by letting loose upon the
stage dozen white doves, whose plumage
gllttered with jewels, after witnessing one OF
the fairy dances.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25

Now is a good OppOrtuni-
ty 10 make the boys a Mer-
ry Christmas Present with
a very little money. We
have a large lot Of Boys
Knee Pant Suits, ranging
i'm sizes from 4 to IL years
that we have marked down
in price ''almOst half" and
can candidly say are the
best bargains we have ever
offered.
200 Boys Knee Pant Suits,
Sizes 4 to Z years, regular price
So, 6 and z, now only $3 and $50.
81 Children's Fine WUrsted Dress
Suits,
Regular price, and are cheap at
Sig, now reduced to only 500 per
Suit, sizes 4 to 10.
Good All WeOl Knee Pant Suits,
For boys IL, Is and IA years
old, only 800, 900 and 700,
marked down from 1000.
Large Lot of Boys Fine Blue
Refers
Reduced i'm price to only SIS.
ESQ Pair Fine All Wool Odd Knee
Pants,
For boys 4 to 10 years, at only
$l.50 each, marked down from
200, 2.25, $50 and 800.
Children's Oyerc0ats,
Only rs cents each, only a few
left, also at 2 so and 800. Great
Bargains in Bays OyercOats at
500, ages 4 TO / years.
Bargains in Boys Suits,
At SIS, ages 4 to s years, reduced
i'm price from ZOO and 500.
Everything under price for the HoIi-
days. Bargains in 0yerc0ats, listers
sud Refers, for Men, Boys and Children.
We are closing ont great msDy lots of
gOoss this month and we have lots of
GENUINE BARGAINS.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
THE WHEAT MARKET.
Advance i'm Prices at suinneape,i,,

AuVNHCb IN rF1Ces at MIhheap0IIss
MINNEAPoLls, Mimi, Dec. 24.-The ex-
tremely low price Of wheat has caused fall
ing off in the receipts in the Northwest of
fully so per cent compared with fifteen days
ago. The Minneapolis millers are securing
less than 10000 bashels per day, and the Mil
lers' Association ON Monday raised prices in
the country two cents. and today another ad-
vance OF two cents was ordered. Is is rumor-
ed on apparently good authority that the big
millers have quietly got hold OF nearly ali the
good hard wheat III Dakota and the RED River
Valley, and are holding it until spring.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-25
MASSACHUSETTS.
A Novel scheme.

BOSTON, Dec. pa lady called upon Mayor
Martin today to consult him in relation to q
novel scheme she proposes to undertake. 1t is
to create a fund, the income of which shall be
used annually for the care of the teeth of
children In the primary schools, whose parents
are unable to pay dentists bills. She proposes
to contribute $50 eco towards the purpose. At
the suggestion OF the Mayor he will first try the
experiment in one school.