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Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-03-20
HOMES
ON THE
GARD OF AID
FSTATE,
ON THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.
COMPARATIVE ELEVATION.
HEALTH AND CLIMATE.

HEALTH AND CLIMATE.
All health seekers, whether from Northern
or Southern States, should try the climate of
the Tableland. The recent United States
Census shows it to be almost the only district
east of the Rocky Mountains, entirely lee from
malarlal, pulmonary and intestinal diseases.
The Plateau has a double climate, one
resulting from latitude and the other from
elevation. The air is pure and invigmating.
The water is freeStone cool and sparkling.
Mineral springs are numerous.
The mean summer temperature is Y deg.
Fair, and in winter 81 deg. Fair. The
nights are always cool and refreshing.
SOIL.
The soil is a sandy loan upon mulatto
clay subsoil. It's light, friable, holds manure,
is easily cultivated and responds readily and
generously to the least fertilizer.
CROPS AND GRASSES.
Corn, wheat, rye, oats, and barley all grow
well, though this is not claimed as grain
growing soil. Tobacco is a profitable crop
here, as also is sorghum. Herd grass, orchard
grass, German and pearl milet, timothy and
red clover have all been tried, and take hold
anu Toot Weli' htHlucky Dlue grass also
thrives wherever introduced. The natural
pasturage is abundant.
VEGETABLES
Grow abundantly. Cabbage, onions, beans
sweet and Irish potatoes all make fine return
The Irish potatoes are unexcelled by any
grown in America. Sweet potatoes and onion,
yield 500 bushels per acre.
FRUIT AND GRAPE CULTURE.
This region is especially adapted to fruit
and particularly to the winter apple and tn,
grape. The apple crop here has never beef
known to fail. The trees are healthy, and th,
fruit smooth, plump, juicy and firm, rarel,
ever speaking or rotting. The grape is also
sure crop where proper varieties are planted
The vines are robust and the grapes max
excellent wines, which are in good demand
These two fruits are destined to become tn
great and staple products of the rableand.
Strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, cur
rants, cherries, pums. and nearly all the sma
fruits thrive and bear prolifcally.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-03-20
FRUIT AND GRAPE CULTURE.
STOCK AND SHEEP RAISING,

The excellent natural pasturage, good drain
age, abundance of running water and freedom
from flies make these occupations eminently
suitable ard rernunerative.
Stop feeding stock for eight months in the
year. Come South, where you can buy cheap
lands, work outdoors all the winter and turn
your stock into the woods most of the year.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-03-20
LAap.-1l7las WARRANTED Aid DEFENDED.

The Board Of Aid Estate. centrally situated
OH this plateau. consists of $4,000 acres Of
grazing, farming, fruit raising and vine
growing lands.
Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-03-20
SOIL.

The soil is sandy loan upon mulatto
clay subsoil. lis light, friable, holds manure,
is easily cultivated and responds readily and
generously to the least fertilizer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14

do, with her purse in her hand, invites
the assaults of thieves. She puts tempta-
tiOn in their way, and many a hungry
poor man, who has heretofore been COM
parativelY honest, finds himself in prison
merely because he was induced by its ap-
parent feasibility to buy meal by purse
snatching. If dress refOrmers were more
practical in their suggestions they would
invent pocket for Women's garment so
accessible that the wearers would have
no 1nducement to carry their purses ex-
posed, and thus tempt their poorer neigh
bors to break the eighth commandment.
THERE Is NOT MUCH THAT Is NEW
in the theatrical world. A French farce,
of the usual immoral variety, has lately
been put on the stage of the Union Square
Theatre, but Investigation" ''The Pri-
vate Secretary" and "Adonis" still hold
their own on their respective stages,
and "Love on Clutches" is evidently in
for long run at Daly's Theatre. Mr..
miliar mighty Dollar at the Fifth Ave.
nue. Theatre, and Fanny Davenport takes
away Fedora from the Fourteenth
Street Theatre en- Saturday only to reap
pear in it at NiblO's Garden during holiday
week. Old-time plays only, as a rule,
are to be seen at the other theatres. Wal
lack is engaged in the annual revival of
MS familiar characters at his own
theatre, and there is the usual
gush printed and spoken as to the
finish and cOnsummate excellence of his
acting. For my part 1 nave never seen
him play any character but that of Lester
Wallack. Whatever he attempts, he is
always Wallack. Semper idena should
be his theatrical motto. Irving has al.
ready gone for the time being and Maple
sons opera company leaves US after next
week, but both return in the spring.
The Standard theatre has risen from its
ashes and will open with an English Yer-
sion of "a Trip to Africa" Christmas
week, if not before. Its stage curtain is
the finest in the country. d.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
GEORGIA's LEGISLATURE.
The Savannah Sewerage Bill Approved
by Coy. Mcdaniel,

ATLANTA, Dec. l8.-In the Senate to-day
bills passed as follows:
To amend section $50 of the Code.
To authorize the defendant in distress war
rants to file defense in forma pauperis.
TO establish public road system for Whit
field.
To submit prohibition to Gordon county.
To provide for the disposition of the fines
and fOrfeitures arising in the County Court
of Macon county.
To appropriate SlOO for artificial limbs for
John Narandoe, and also SIS for Il. Wilson, Of
Richmond county.
The bill to abolish the County Court of
Bibb was tabled.
The bill to appoint Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues for Lee county passed.
The tax bill was called up.
In the House resolution from the Cover
nor was received. approving the acts to
change the time of the Superior Court of
Taylor, to amend section 1888, to allow rail-
roads to be bonded $4,000 per mile, to author
ize McDOnOugh to issue bonds to the extent
of $4,000 for school purposes, to authorize Sa-
Vannah to construct drains and sewers and
the one to repeal the State public road sys-
TEN, the resolution to prOlOng the session
and the declaration of equal rights to all re-
gardless of color under the Democratic ad-
ministration.
Hon. b. G. Duggar, member-elect from
Fannin, qualified.
a sanitary resolution IN regard to Asiatic
cholera was adopted, and the House adjourned
to O'Clock Monday morning.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14

The lawyers who first undertook this case
WorEed II up without any fee OF reward
whatever. and their only hopes for a return
were based on whether they gained the case
or not. They have labOred long and faith
fully, and now that they have gained the
cause for the past policy holders. we think
they should receive a liberal fee. The case, If
brought Dack into litigation. Will keep the
people out Of the small amounts they are en-
titled to, and thus take a large amount of
money out of circulation.
The Brunswick Nelts and AdUertiser says
that there Is but one olive Oil grove in this
country where oil is manufactured.
That Is at CannOns' Point, st. SimOn's isl and.
Il ls owned by W. r. Shadman. There are a
rev trees at Dungenness, on Cum berland
Island. and elsewhere, but these are not util-
lzed In this way, Mr.. ShRdman has 100 full
bearing trees. and will make this season be-
tween 100 and 200 gallons OF the unadulterated
material in three grades-oure, merchantable
and crude. From him we learn the process of
manufacture, which may be interesting to
some OF our readers. The olives. which are
about the size OF plums. are first gathered
and passed through mill which crushes the
berry, but not the kernel. This pulp is placed
IN small Crocus bags. which are dampened
with cold water and kneaded like bread on an
inclined table with trough attached. The
water washes out the oil and both drain in to
the trough. The oil being lighter floats, and
Is skinned of and filtered. This makes the
first quality, which sells for from IS to $40 per
gallon. Inc same process Is gone through
with with warm or tepid water, which
yields a second grade OF oil. almost
twice the quantity of the first, and is sold at
from s. TO s6 per gallon. A third washing or
kneading IN warmer water still brings ont
the crude oil. in quantity, equal to the first,
and which sells at from 81 30 to So 80 per gall
Ion. The proportion is 25 per cent. pure. 30
medium or merchantabls, and 25 crude. Mr..
Shadman has been experimenting for several
years 10 find cut just how to get out this oil,
and has at last found that washing is the only
process by which all the Oil can be extracted.
The pure oil is delightful in flavor and will keep
perfectly sweet for a century or more. The
other grades. being less pure, in course of
time become rancid. This grove of Mr.. Shad-
mans was planted nearly a century ago by
Hon. James Hamilton COuper, the father OF
our Mr.. j. NJ. COuper. The young trees were
secured for Mr.. COuper in Spain by the then
The trees are still vigorous and in fine bearing
ordcr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
REESE ON GEORGIA's CLAIMS.
He Disclaims Any knowledge of What
Recognition the state win Ask.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3. - Representative
Reese, of Georgia, being interviewed, said: 81
have no information as to what claims Georgia
Will set up in the way of Cabinet honors.
know nothing except what you see in the
newspapers. l am sure, however, that Gov.
Colqnitt does not want a Cabinet position.
AS to Sen. Gordon, am not informed. He
is engaged with his Florida railroad, and has
been out of active politics for some time.
cannot say how the Georgia members stand
toward him. The State delegation will hold
a meeting, as is Gu. tomary, at an early day,
when the question as TO what person
if any shall be recommended for official ap-,
pointment will be considered. AS to the eX-
pressOns attributed to Gov. Cleveland, | DO
not believe that he ever mentioned any par
ticular person as one on whom he would call
for advice. l do not think that he has Sc
rlOusly considered the matter at all, or knows
himself what he will do. Mr.. Cleveland is
not the man to talk prematurely. and he is
not apt TO say anything until the time comes"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
REAGAN's Only AMBITION.
IreIand7s Place, Not Hatton's, the One
for Which He Lonps

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Representative
Reagan, Postmaster General of the South
ern COnfederacy, said yesterday: 81 would
not accept the Postmaster Generalship, even
if President Cleveland were indiscreet enough
to offer it to me. 1t would hardly be popn-
lar thing for him to call one of Mr.. Davis sd
visers to his Cabinet. l suppose my name has
been mentioned as a matter of sentiment.
There are sonae people who have the pOetical
idea that my appointment to the position
held under the COnfederacy would further
cement the bond of friendship between the
two sections. / confess that 1 have one am
bitiOn, and that is to be Governor of Texas.
/ would like to round Off my political career
with that; then [ would be content"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
Money Advanced to Put Her Brothers
in Business Recovered in Court.

FALL RIVER, MASS, Dec. 13.-The suit Of
Charlotte Crabtree (''Lotta') against Benja-
min F. Randall, a cotton broker of this city,
which has been in the courts for several
wears, has been settled by mutual agree
ment The suit was to recover some
$4,000 advanced by LOtta to set her
brothers up in the cotton business with Ran
dan in this city some twelve years ago.
IOtta claimed that the money was given as n
loan. but Mr.. Randall claimed that it was
invested in partnership and lost by unproii-
table business. The case was heard by
referees, and the decision was in favor of
Lolita for about $4,000. The terms Of the
settlement were not made public.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
THE DROWNED OYsTERNIEN.
Late Reports Increase the Number OF
Deaths PrevinusIY Rennrted

Late Reports Increase the Number OF
Deaths Previously Reported.
BALTIMORE, Dec. IS.-The steamer West
moreland, from RappahaEnock, arrived to-
day, and those on board report that the de-
struction of life by Tuesdays storm is much
greater than heretofore reported. The
Ecening Neaes, in its account of the disaster,
says: ''The officers of the steamer WestmOre-
land report that of the party of colored men
whose boats were capszed in the Rappahan
mock near Urbana, 2S are known to have been
drowned in addition to those already re-
ported. At least six men were drowned
at the Canal house landing o. the same river.
At Mil Greek, another landing on the Rap
pahannock river, young white man was
drowned. In speaking of the fact that so few
who were out in their. boats escaped from
drowning, an officer of the WestmOreland eX-
planned that the squall broke IN oil Its fury
without a moments notice, and their boats
were swamped before they were fully aware
of what had taken place. The negroes all
along the river, and especially in the neigh
borhOOd of Urbana are greatly exercised and
fri0btpDPd
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
MERCANTILE DI sURBANCEs.
No Panic on the Vienna Bourse in Con-
sequence of the Recent Crash.


NEW YORK, Dec. l3.-R. F. Mccoy, dealer
in musical instruments at Chattanooga,
Tenn, has made an assignment.
j. Dreyfus & Co., general store keepers at
Montgomery, Ala, have failed and sold out
to Josiah Morris & Co.
NO PANIC AT VIENNA.
VIENNA. Dec I3.-There has been no panic
in financial circles here so far as anyone can
learn. There was a sudden fall in the shares
of the Bohemian Land Credit Company, and
this has had a depressing effe on the market
during the past few days. An effort is now
being made to confine the so-called crisis to
the Land Credit Company, and this effort,
there is good reason TO believe. will be sue
cessful. On the BOurse to-day prices were
firm and there was general recovery in home
funds of from one to three fiorins.
THE PENN BANK CRASH.
PITTsBURG, Dec. l3.-F. B. Laughlin, Vice
President of the defunct Penn Bank, made a
voluntary assignment to-day to J. K f. Steel,
of Armstrong & Co., for the benefit of his
creditors. The assignment covers all that is
leftover and above the judgment of 100000
confessed last week for the benefit of his indi-
vidual creditors. No appraisement has yet
been made. Judge Ewing to-day refused to
grant petition for change of venue asked
for by the defendants in the suits growing out
of the failure of the Penn Bank.
CANADA's BROKEN BANK.
MONTREAL, Dec. 13.-It is understood that
the Iiquijators of the Exchange Bank have
instructed their solicitors institute civil pro-
ceedIngs against the directors of the bank for
S700,0O0, embracing an Overdraft OF the eX-
President for $240.000. an overdraft of MIR.
Beard, a coal dealer, for $3.50, 900, and several
other Overdrafts. I he declarations will allege
that it was through the neglect and the
fault of the board of directors that these
overdrafts were allowed, and, as fraud was
perpetrated in connection with them, the
directors are liable to the shareholders for
the amount. 1t is expected that the first
dividend of l212 Gents viii be declared by the
hquidators Irrespective of the governments
pretended preferential claim Of $500, 600, which
aas been tjxen to the Court Of Appeals.
WEALTHY MANS FALL.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. l3.-Elisha Hyatt, one
OF Une " Tealthlest men in Davies county, made
an assignment 0.day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
swAIM's GUNS BELCHING.
Several Hot Passages in the Court
Room.

Room.
WAsHINGTON, Dec 1S.-The prosecution II,
the Swain court-martial rested their case
this morning with the examination of Gen,
David 3. McKibbens who accompanied Col.
Morrow on his (MorroW's) visit to Gen. Swain
on the occasion when Col. Morrow went to
Gen. Swain to endeavOr to secure loan of
$S 900, and afterwards went with him to Bate
men Co.'S bank with note Of introduction
from Gen. Swain. The witness cOrroborated
Col. MOrrow's statements made Snder eXami-
nation yesterday as to these visits. The de-
fense opened the examination on their side by
calling Edmund Nj. PettlgreW, cashier for the
firm of Bell Il Hatch, of New York, who testi-
fed that he is an expert accountant in the
matter of accounts as usually kept between
stockholders and their customers. This witness
was called to prove that errors existed in Mr..
Bateman's account rendered to Gen. Swain.
An objection by the Judge Advocate to 3
question asked by the defense during the eN-
animation of this witness drew from Gen.
GrosvenOr the remark that it was about time
that these attempts to keep evidence from the
court ceased. The Judge Advocate replied
very warmly to this remark, asserting that
there had been no attempt to keep back any
evidence or prevent its being brought before
the court. He thought it time, he said, that
such remarks by the gentleman should cease.
GEN. NJ KIBBEN CALLED.
After this lnterruDtion and the conclusion
of the examination of witness Pettigrew, Gen.
McKibben was recalled by the defense. He
testifI q to some additional but unlmp0rtanE
particulars of his visit with Col Morrow to
Gen. SWAIN and to Bateman & Co. On the
cross examination he was asked to state
whether he had. after the visit to Bateman &
Co., had any conversation with Gen. SWAIN
on the subject of Col, MOrTows pay accounts
He replied that he had not had any such con-
veTsatiOn with Gen. Swain, except during
the Swain court inquiry when Mr.. Bateman's
lawyer had, he said, tried to implicate him (the
witness) as COnspiTing with Gen. Swain to pass
fraudulent pay accounts upon HIM. This re-
ply caused something of a sensation in court,
and the Judge Advocate said: "Under the
circumstances, General, shall ask you if, at
the time of the interview between Gen. Swain
and Col. Morrow. at which you were present,
you had not been informed by Col. Morrow
that there were duplicate and triplicate
vouchers of his pay accounts lssuedT'
This question was objected TO by the de-
fense, and, after some parleying, on the sug
gestion of the court the latter part of the wit
ness answer to the preceding question was
stricken out, whereupOn the last question
was Withdrawn by the Judge Advocate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
METHoDIsMs OUTPOURING.
$500 Sunday School Children to Take
Part in TO-Day's Exercises.


Part in TO-Day's Exercises.
BALTIAORE, Dec. l3.-Hon. G. d. Shands. of
Mississippi, prominent member Of the MethO
dist Episcopal church, presided this morning
over the conference. After the reading of the
minutes of yesterday a number of resolu-
tlons were offered and appropriately referred.
A resolution offered by DR.. Kynett that the
Bishops of this conference prepare a pastoral
address to the ministers and people on NJ tho
dism was adopted. 4 general discussion on
the subject Of "Reyiyals2 ensued, after
which Rev. John A. Williams read an essay
on THE r-se and progress of MethOdism in
Canada which was followed by an essay by
Rev. Charles j. Little on Methodist pioneers
and their work.
At the afternoon session Gov. Robert Patti
son, of Pennsylvania, presided. After devO-
tiOnal exercises Bishop S. T.. Jones read a
paper on 'Is MethOdism Losing its Power
Among the Masses?' A general discussion
followed up to the hour of adjournment. To-
morrow there will be general celebration by
the Methodist Sunday schools of Baltimore,
in which $500 scholars will take part. The
exercises are to be held in 81 churches.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
Time for a Change.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l3.-Mr. ButterwOrth,
Commissioner of Patents, as a member of the
Government Board of Commissioners for the
New Orleans Exposition, signed his name to
a circular asking the public for contributions
of ''small working models" of machines, and
a few days ago there was received at the In
terror Department from an Ohio firm three
immense grindstOnes. the largest weighing
1850 pounds. When the donor was informed
that the exhibit cOuid not be used he wrote
an indignant letter, in which he said that it
was eyiCent that a change was needed in the
administration of the government.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
DYNAMlTERS AT WORK.
AN EXPLOSION CAUSED UNDER
LONDON BRIDGE.

People Thrown Down and Stunned and
Window Glass Shattered, but no Serb
Gus Damage DOne-The Whole Affair
Still Wrapped in Considerable My stery
LONDON, Dec. 49,, 10 80 P. MA terrific ex-
plosion has just occurred in this city. The
report was similar to that caused by an ex-
plosiOn of dynamite. One report is that the
explosion was of the glass in the railway
arches in Tooley street. Another is that
bridge over the Thames has been exploded.
An inquiry will be made Immediately into
the circumstances of the explosion.
UNDER LONDON BRIDGE.
LONDON, Dec. II, I2:l0 A. M.-The explosion
is still involved in mystery. Inquiry at the
various police Offices elected the statement
that no serious damage was done. The gem
eral belief is that some explosive article was
thrown from London bridge.
BURSTED IN THE THAMES.
LONDON, Dec. IA, . A. Mt was first be-
lieved that the explosion last night occurred
at London Bridge depot, but this belief proved
unfOunded. Persons who were on London
bridge at the time of the explosion say that
they heard loud report, and observed tive
flashes of light. Many panes OF glass were
broken in the custom house. The latest account
shows that an explosive missile was thrown
from London bridge into the Thames, and on
striking the water 1t burst into flame, after
which q loud explosion occurred. The ex-
plosiOn was heard ten miles outside of Lon
don. At Woolwich arsenal the gates were
shaken.
POLICE THEORIES.
The police think that boat containing ex-
plosIVes was allowed to drift beneath the
bridge with burning fuses attached to them.
An eyewitness says that flames shot up
simultaneously from each side of the bridge,
showing that the fuse had been nicely
timed to cause the explosion when half way
beneath the bridge. The damage is belle we'd
to be slight.
EXPERIENCE OF EYE-WITNESSES.
LONDON, Dec. IA, A. M.-Beyond the un-
doubted fact that an attempt was made to
blow up London bridge, the police have alb
sOlutely no information of the affair. 1t is
now supposed that the dynamite used in the
explosion was dropped over the bridge and
alighted on q buttress. The damage done
consists chiefly of broken windows in houses
in the vicinity of the bridge. A bootblack re-
lates his experience Of the explosion as fol-
lows:
II was cleaning gentleman's boots, when
suddenly felt the earth shake about me.
Immediately there was a terrific explosion,
and was stunned. When 1 recovered cor =
sciousn9ss The genIioman had disappeared"
The buttress on which the expiSsive is sup
posed to have alighted is only slightly nalS
.oged. Persons who were crossing the bridge
at the time of the explosion were thrown
down, and many gas jets in the vicinity were
eXtin0uished bV the cOncussiOn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
Josiah Davis Trouble.

Josiah Davis, North Middletown, KY,
writes: 81 am now using box of your
Henry's Carbolic Salve upon an ulcer,
which for the past ten days has given me
great main. This salve is the only remedy
/ have found that has given me any ease.
NV ulcer was caused by yaricose veins,
and was pronounced incurab'e by my
e Henry;s CarboIic saiYe is eaecting a
cure" Beware OF limitations.