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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
Fall and Winter Millinery.

The stock, being made up of the
VERY LATEST STYLES, embrace
es all the LATE NOVELTIES of
the season.
To my many friends and customers
| wish to tender my heartfelt thanks
for their very liberal patronage in the
past, and | can assure them that every
effort will be made to merit a cOntinu>
ance of the same. My stock for the
Fall and Winter vastly surpasses
any previous stock, and embraces
the MOST FASHIONABLE ME-,
LINERY to be had in the Northern
and Eastern markets. My stock is
now opened and ready for the inspec"
ton of my lady friends, from each and
every one of whom | solicit an early
call, when | will, with the assistance Of
MISS REBECCA THOMPSON,
take great pleasure in showing the
styles, and giving low prices. am
still at the OLD STAND.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. j. G. MARTIN.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
Dissolution Notice.

TNHE partnership heretofore existing be.
il tween ]. H. Hughes and l. J. Bass, un-
der the name of Hughes & Bass, has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent. All
debts due Hughes & Bass are payable to /.
J. Bass, and all debts against Hughes &
Bass are assumed by I. J. Bass. The busi-
ness will be continued at the same place by
1. ]. Bass. This Sept. 22d, 1854.
]. H. HUGHES,
]. J. BASS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
ESTABLISHED 1882.
The SMITHVILLE NURSERIES.

SmnthVIIie, Henn.
r. H. TlTTsWoRTH, PROPRIETOR.
THIS NURSERY is prepared to supply
Il all kinds of Fruit and Ornamen-
tai Trees, Shrubbery, ETC., of the
very best varieties, selected with the great.
est care as to their adaptability to this Sec
ton. Messrs. Jack Green and Thos. Owens,
of DeKalb county, are now canvasing War
rem county in the interest of this nursery, for
the November delivery, 1884. Parties wish
ing trees will consult their own interests by
waiting till my agents call, who will take all
orders at nursery prices, which are as low as
any irst-class nursery in the South.
We the undersigned citizens of Smithville
take pleasure in recommending Messrs.
Ellsworth and'Hicks, who are conducting
the Smithville Nurseries, as honest, upright
citizens, and men of integrity, who will full
FL their promises promptly. Signed, 7. w.
Shields, Cir. CT elk, 2. P. Lee, Co. CT elk,
L. ]. Magness, L. j. Potter, Smith Bros, G.
r. Smith & Son, r. B. West, T. B. Potter,
merchants, w. G. Crowley, Chancellor, Ed.
]. NJ. Kidwell, w. B. Carnes, Ed. Index.
Also VIM. H. Magness, Pres't National
Bank of McMinnville. and NJ. D. Smallwans
State Senator, DR.. J. S, Harrison, McMinn.
vile, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18

- NN N~e--N
of a dead empire, holding In its arms
dead city, mother and child of the
same name-Babylon. They will find
here and there mound inviting their
spade and pick, while groups of ma
tives, unwashed, look on. Our friends
will turn up some yellow bricks, most
of them stamped with the name of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and will go down in
to the sepulchre of monarchy buried
more than two thousand years ago.
May the explorations Of Rawlinson and
Chevallier and Lotus and Layard and
Oppert and Chesney be eclipsed by the
present archaeological uncoveringl
Is this all that is left of Babylon !?
once five times as large as London and
twelve times larger than New York,
with walls three hundred and seventy
three feet high and ninety>three feet
thick; twenty-five FURNISHED gates on
each side, with streets running clear
through to the corresponding gates on
the other side; six hundred and TWEEN
ty>fve squares; holding more than the
combined wealth, luxury, splendor
and SIN of New York, London and
Paris inside the walls an artificial hill
four hundred feet high and terraced on
all sides, built to please Amyitis, the
Kings wife, lest she become homesick
for the mountain region of her girl
hood. Water spouted up from the
Euphrates to irrigate that altitude into
flowers, and fruits, and arborescence
unimaginable; great river running
through this city from north to south,
bridges over it, tunnels under it, gon-
dolas upon it. A city of bazaars and
market places which had no parallel
for the aromatics and unguents; for
high melted horses, their grooms be-
sides them; for thyme wood, and Afri.
can evergreen for upholstered equip,
page, for Egyptian linen and all cost
ly textile fabrics for rare puppies ex.
tracted from the shell fish on the Med
iterranean coast, and scarlets taken
from brilliant insects in Spain, and
worries from the most successful ele'
plant haunts of India, and lapis lazuli
; and diamonds, whose flash was a re-
partee to the sun, commerce and from
all lands,
PICTURES FROM ALL GALLERIES,
statues from all studios; architecture
pillard, and architraved, and balus
traded, and turreted, and domed; for
tresses within fortresses embattlement
rising above embattlements-great cap
, ital of the ages
But one night while the honest PEG
pie Of the city we're asleep, but tn,
saloons of saturnalia where in full blaze
and at the Kings castle they were fill
ing the tankards for the tenth time
and around the state dining table Their
reeled and guffawed and hic.cougheC
the rulers of the land, Gen. Cyrus Sc
!, his army to work with their spade
y and turned the river, which ran
main artery through the city, into an
other direction and left the forsakel
river bed for the path of entrance t.
; the beseiging host Morning saw tn
; conquerers inside the ourside trenches
and Babylon is fallen, never to rise
and hence the threnody of the text
"Alas, alas, that great city, Babylon
=, that mighty city for in one hour
" thy Judgment come"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
School Books.

A large supply of School Books just
received and for sale by j. B. Ritchey.
County merchants can be supplied at
satisfactory prices
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18

My husband writes LADY, is three time
the man since using "Wells' Health Re
newer"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
Press for Sale

We have for sale at this office, a
seven>column hand press, with chases
and column rules, at a bargain. Ad-
dress STANDARD PUB. Co.
McMinnville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
Non Resident Notice.
In the Circuit Court at Altamort, Tenn
w. C. Fults VS.. Agnes Fults-Petition for
Divorce.

w. c. Fults VS.. Agnes Fults-Petition for
Divorce.
In thss-cause it appearing to the under.
signed clerk of the Circuit Court of Grundy
county, Tenn, from plaintiff bill, which is
sworn to, that the defendent, Agnes Fults,
is nonresident Of the State of Tennessee,
so that the ordinary process of law cannot
be served on her. 1t is therefore ordered
that publication be made for four consecu-
tive weeks in the Southern Standard, rews.
paper published in McMinnville, Tenn. re.
quiring said nonresident defendent to APP
pear before the Circuit Court to be held at
the courthouse in Altamont, Tenn, on the
first Tuesday after the fourth Monday in Oc-
tober, 1884, then and there to plead, answer
or demur to the plaintiffs bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to her and set
for hearing ex parte. This Sept. 5, 1884.
A. H. WO0DLEE, Clerk.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
GRUMPY COUNTY NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by Our
Regular Reporter.
To the Standard.

Altamont was quite lively last Mon>
day, it being quarterly Court, and a
great many of our leading citizens
were in town. Considerable business
was transacted in court. The plan for
a courthouse that had been submitted
by R, j. M. Only, and accepted by
the court at former term, being con-
sidered superfuous in many respects,
and likely to cost the county too much,
was rejected by the court last Monday,
thus annulling all bids that had been
made. The court has now agreed to
build stone or brick courthouse upon
! the plan of the Manchester courthouse,
but not to cost more than $1,000,
and appointed committee consisting
of j. II. Gum, M. L. Nearn, r.
Smart, E. H. Reeves, and w. j.
Thomas to draft the plan and receive
bids on the same, and report to the
next term of the court. Said com.
mittee met at Altamont today and APP
pointed w. S. Thomas to 60 to Man
chester and examine the courthouse
there and draw plan from it. The
committee is to meet at this place again
on Wednesday, the 29th inst.
The Court appointed the following
Jurors for the October term of the Cir
cult court:
LIST. District, Jonathan Wooton and
w. w. Christian.
I'd. l.. r. Won Rohr and Andrew
Fults.
Sd. j. H. Wooton and John Tip
ton.
4th. ISham Dykes and W. A
Brown.
9th. Jesse Turner and Alex Hud
son.
9th. G. G. Sanders and JOIN
Sweeton.
9TH. |. N. Rust and r. L. Bell.
Sth, Joseph Clay and Anderson
Winton.
9th. John Patterson and T. B
Payne.
10th. NJ. j. Walker and j. E
ScruggS.
18th. w. E. Byers, L. P. Graham
and w. B. Pattie.
18th. E. M. Haynes and G. L
Keith.
DR.. w. c. Barnes, of Irving Col
lege, was here Monday, and one Of gu
widows says he came out to court.
Well, doctor has right to atten
court, but its little strange that h
never goes about the court room whe
he comes out to "court."
Mr.. Olinger, of Olinger Bros, Gile
county. was in attendance upon on
court Monday, and wants to build on
courthouse.
Messrs. McRay and Patton, of Sout
Pittsburg, were here Monday, and wi
put in bid for the building of OF
/ courthouse.
! One of our widows is having he
house repaired. This means that Ma
,, Isbell will attend Chancery court hel
= next week.
t Mr.. r. Smart, who has been sic
!, for several weeks, was in town today
: We are glad to know that he is no
I. rapidly recovering.
e w. j. Thomas and wife, Of Trac
t City, were here today.
r James Brooks, also of Tracy CITY
J, was in town today looking as happy
lark.
= James Mcclure, of this place, WI
placed on our sick list this week. "
hope he will soon recover.
M. L. Nearn, clerk and master,
quite busy lin his office getting read
for court next week.
We are glad to say the Sunds
school at this place is hourishing, "
have good attendance, and much i
terest is manifested, especially by Il
children. We contemplate having
concert on the night of the 22d
November, for the benefit of Il
school. A. H. W.
Altamont, Oct. 18th, 1884.
Babylon.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
For Sale.

Idaho, a fine 2 year old registered
Jersey bull for sale. He is almost
solid fawn color, well formed, price
$125. He would soon pay for himself
in good neighborhood. Apply to
j. B. Ritchey.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18

Prevalence of Kidney complaint in
America; "Buchu-paiba" is a quick, COM
plete cure. 81.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
Nonresident Notice.
In Chancery at McMinnville, Tennessee

IN CildRceTy GU 4ucMuHtVtte, tennessee
John Walker VS.. Alex Walker and others.
TN this cause it appearing to the satisfac.
/ ton of the Clerk and Master from COM
plainants bill which is sworn to. that the
defendants, Catharne Moore and her hus-
band, James Moore, are non-residents of the
State of Tennessee, so that the ordinary pro.
cess of law cannot be served on them; 1t is
therefore ordered that publication be made
for four consecutive weeks in the Southern
Standard, newspaper published in McMinn-
vile, Tenn, requiring said defendants,
Moore and wife, to appear before Chancery
Court to be holden at the Courthouse in
McMinnville, Tenn, on the LIST Monday in
November next, then and there to plead,
answer, or demur to compliments bill or
the same will be taken for confessed as to
them, and the cause set for hearing ex
parte. This Sept. 25th, 1884
j. c. BILES, e. & NJ.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18

Night sweats, fever, chills, malaria, dys
pepsia, cured by "Wells' Health Remover"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18

"Rough on Rats" clears out Rats, Mice. 15c
Trough on Corns," for Corns, Bunions, 15c
Thin people. "Wells' Health Remover"
restores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia
etc. 81.
Trough on Toothache," instant relief. 15c
Ladies who would retain freshness and
vivacity, don't fail to try "Wells' Health
Remover"
"Buchu-paiba," great kidney and urinary
cure.
Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice,
cleared out by "Rough on Rats" Is cts.
"Rough on Coughs" troches, 15c; liquid
% cts.
For children slow in development, puny
and delicate, use "Wells' Health Remover"
Trough on Dentist" Tooth Powder. Try
it. 10 cts.
Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, Sexual
Debility, cured by "Wels' Health Remover.
Mother Swans Worm Syrup, for feverish-
ness, worms, constipation tasteless. 25cts
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18
READY 1!
new millinery!
FRESH FROM HEADQUARTERS.
Mrs. j. C.. Martin

would respectfully announce to her
friends and customers that has now re.
ceiveed and opened FRESH FROM
HEADQUARTERS VERY LARGE
and VARIED line of
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If you are failing, broken, worn out ant
nervous, use Wells Health Remover. 81.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18

Singing irritation, all Kidney and Uri-
nary complaints cured by "Buchu-paiba. 81
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18

"Rough on Rats" clears out Rats, Mice. 15c
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-18

Mother Swans Worm Syrup, for feverish-
ness, worms, constipation: tasteless. 25cts
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01
The Virginia Debt.

There are few feeble-minded people in the
n orth who affect to believe that the Virginia
bourbons want to pay the state debt according
to the terms of the settlement made by the
funding act of 1871. The same credulous per-
sons try to delude themselves into believing
that the small faction of republicans known
as "straightouts" also favor the payment OF
the debt as adjusted in 1871. Nothing could
be farther from the truth. No political party
in Virginia proposes to disturb the settlement
made by the readiuster legislature in 1881,
and the suggestion of any change in the ex-
listing law with regard to the receiving Of cou-
pons for state dues would be hOoted down, no
matter from what quarter it might come. Tho
whole people want the matter TO rest as it has
been fixed by the readjusters and confirmed
by the courts.
The contest has beon mainly over the
coupons of the bonds issued under the act of
1871, which were made receivable for taxes
and all other public dues. Under the
operation of this law the state had a great
deal of difficulty in keeping up its revenues.
The coupons fell far below par, and brokers
made business of selling the people cheap
money with which to pay their taxes. As n
matter Of course tho brokers opposed any
change in the law which interfered with
their profits as dealers in a deprecated
currency, which tho state was obliged to
accept. The bondholders were also interested
in keeping up the price of tho coupons. As
the first step toward bringing the state back
to financial solvency tho readjuster legisla-
ture determined TO relieve tho state from tho
necessity of accepting deprecated money in
payment of public dues.
This was accomplished by an indirect
method. 1t would have been violation OF
tho obligation of contracts to have repudi-
ated tho bond, so the Legislature simply pro-
vided that when coupons are rendered in
payment OF taxes or other public dues theiI
genuinepess must DO proven, and in the
meantime coin, national bank notes, or lega
/ tender notes must he deposited TO the full
amount Of the debt to await the identified
tion aud verfcation Of tho coupons. Thu
practical effect of this law is TO compel the
payment of taxes in good money, for thu
proving Of each particular coupon is tasl
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01

which neither tho tax collector nor the tax.
payer would care to undertake.
In the test case Of Antoni against Green
how the supreme court Of the United States
decided that the act Of the Virginia logisla.
ture generally called coupon.kllor No. y is
constitutional aud valid. Another test case
has been made up, however, in which the same
question is presented in different form. The
Antoni -Groenhow case was q petition for q
writ Of mandamus to compel tho collector to
receive coupons in payment of taxes. The
Smith case recently decided by Judge Bond
was an action for trespass against tax col
lector, who levied upon Smiths property
after no had rendered coupons in pay
ment of his taxes, but refused to deposit
good money. Judge Bond decided that tho
tender Of coupons was sufficient and that the
provision of the coupon.killer act which
authorizes tho collector TO sell tho tax
payers property after such tender has boon
made is unconstitutional and void. lodi.
This decision has givon great ofTense to
the bourbons, and If it were not that they
confidently rcly upon tho United States
supreme court to override it they would
forthwith make it q political issue. The
Richmond Dispatch quotes the resolution of
the last democratic state convention indors-
ing the settlement of tho debt made by the
readusters, and says chat every good DEM
ocrat in the commonwealth is pledged, not
simply to acquiesce in the settlement. but
to oppose any disturbance of that settlement t,
whether by repeal or Observation-Disclosures by
the legislature or by Judge Bond"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01
pEPARTNIENT NOTES.

1t lie estimated that the decrease Of the public
debt for the month Of April will amount to about
S5,250O0O.
The comptrolerol he currency has called for
report Of the condition of The national banks at
the close of business ON April 9i
The treas urcr of the United States yesterday
mailed 507S checks, aggregating 81 800. inter-
est due May ! on United States per cent loan of
1889.
The attorney general yesterday presented to the
president Sir Charles Upper, Of England, minis
Ter Of railways and canals and high commits
sionGr for Canada.
The rcceipts from internal revenue yesterday
were S377 l47, and f:om customs, $3.50 662 and tho
national bank notes received for redemption
amounted to S5oiOO
The United States treasurer has made requisl.
ton for SlDl07 TO pay the semi annual interest
on the thirty year funding bonds OF the District Of
Columbia. duo May l.
The consul general Of the United States at MatR.
moTaB reports 10 the department of state that on
ana after the 10th Of May 1854 an additional duty
OF per cent on all imports goes into elect In
Mexico,
The secretary of war has directed Mai. GEN
Hancock to cause national salute of twenty -ono
guns 10 he fired ~ Governors island in honor OF
the SiNmese embassy which is expected TO arrive
ut New York on the Alaska on Sunday.
Secretary Frolinghuyson stated yesterday, as TO
! the letter of Gen, BadeAu, that as all COMMUTE
cations betw cen him and the department of state
were In writing, II any attention were given 10 the
subject II would be by publishing the correspond
Gnce
a statement prepared at the general land office,
for transmission To congress shows All eXtTAOr.
binary increase in the business Of that Office. The
increase III the dlSposAls Of public lands auIiIB
the year 1855 over me preeed ng year WIS u iul'
lows; Number Of entries Of al KINDS eASsi gy y1
. ege, l092s,T6i amount Of cash received SS'%f''
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01

GEN. W1cKHAM's platform bcwails "ro-
pudiation," and charges President Arthur
with forcing population on Virginia. Cen.
Wickham was himself member of tho
Virginia senate at the last session. assisted
the bourbons in turning out enough road.
justors to give thom two.thirds majority
and voted with them whenever they found
IL necessary to override the executive vet.. -
carry out their revolutionary schemes. Why
did not he and his bourbon allies repeal tho
acts of the previous legislature and provide
for the payment of the state debt on tho old
basis2 They had a two-thirds majority in
both houses, and while they rccklessly
overturned almost everything else that the
roadjustcr legislature had done, thoy allowed
the debt settlement to stand.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01
Ignorance Inexplicable.


MIR. Abram S. Hewitt, who has evidently been
resolving in his mind his unfortunate fasco of
last week, when he charged that the secretary Of
the navy had not paid into the treasury the re
ceipts OF sales OF condemned vessels, did not dis
tinguish himself when he attempted yesterday
to rectify his outrageous buuder. lie now says
that the money was not covered" into the
treasury. But when he made his original charge
he said that it was not "paid ill.," which is very
different thing from what he now would have us
believe was in his mind. Mr. Hewitt last week
declared that he went from bureau to bureau
trying vainly to find If the money has been paid
into the treasury" In reply 1t wasshown that the
money S3Sl763, was paid into the treasury, sub
Ject to the order of the secretary until the eK-
penses of the sales were deducted. AS required by
law, Mr. HewItts prOtestatons of his confidence
In the Integrity Of the secretary come too late, for
when he made his charge he said that the money
might be kept out Of the treasury until after the
next election" and that 1t was "ln somebody's
custody. possibly drawing interest which does not
inuro 10 the benefit OF the United States" Con-
sideTng that the last annual report ofthe secretary
Of the navy records the fact that the proceeds OF
tho sales were paid to the treasurer of the United
States before Nov, 80, 1888, Mr.. Hewitrs ignorance
on the subject Is simply inexpllCable.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01
The PIcuro-Pneumon.n Bni.

After n long tusslo the bill to prevent the
spread of contagious diseases among cattle
has got through both houses of congress A
bill of like purport was defeated in the sem
ate four years ago. Last November conveu-
ton of cattle raisers was held at Chicago at
which it was determined to again press the
matter upon the attention of congress,
and committee was appointed to como
to Washington for that purpose. This COM
mittee. headed by tho Hon. j. b. Grinnell,
of Iowa, put in an appearance early in the ses-
sion and held a number of public meetings
to which the members of the house and
senate committees on agriculture were in
vited The result of those deliberations was
the framing of a bill providing quarantine
system for preventing the transportation of
diseased cattle from one state to another, estab-
fishing asystem of inspection to BIO under the
control Of the commissioner of agriculture,
and appropriating $25O,OoO to pay for animals
slaughtered by order of the inspectors.
The bill was modified in several material
bS'Hto bSioAS ~ 6oS tAAou6h VIZ hOuoO u
satisfy the scruples of some members who
were doubtful about the consti.Itionality Of
such legislation. In the senate the appro-
priation was cut down from $250000 to
$l5o,oOO All the republican senators who
were present when the bill passed voted in
favor of it. There were fifteen democratic
votes in tho negative. Senator Williams, of
Kentucky, was one of the strongest cham
pions, although he was antagonized at every
point by his colleague, Senator Beck. Tho
bill is regarded as of vast Importance by the
cattle men, and it is hoped that it will ac-
complish the object they have in view,
namely, the determination of tho cattle
disease called pleuro-pneumonia
The feature to which objection is made by
the great cattle buying and cattle shipping
interest is the power that is intrusted to a
few agents of the bureau Of agriculture, who
could, if disposed to DO dishonest, start a
panic any time, and unsettle values to the
extent of millions of dollars in an hour This
objection will probably DO removed before
the bill becomes q law.