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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17
The Nashville Banner.

The Nashville Banner enters upon the
year 1884 with increased facilities and de-
termination ON the part of its management
to make it still more attractive to the gener-
al public Its corps of editors, reporters
and correspondents is thoroughly organized,
and will be able to furnish all news of i'm.
portance, which, together with liberal use
Of the telegraph, places the Banner in the
front rank of enterprising newspapers.
The Banner will continue to fill its col
umns with matter both elevating and instruc'
tive-that will make it welcome visitor to
every house and home. The attention given
to the markets and to all kinds Of mechani.
cal and manufacturing industry, as well as
to agriculture, will commend it to the pat
ronage of all classes.
Nashville, the capitol of Tennessee, the
educational metropolis of the South, great
and growing mercantile and manufacturing
centre, has fair and fit representative in
the daily and weekly Banner.
Prices-Cash in advance: Daily, one
wear, $3.50; shorter periods in same proper
ton. Weekly, one year, $1.OO; six months
65 cents; three months, 80 cents. Address
|.... BANNER PUB. Co,
Nashville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17
May 18th, 1884.
From Increase.

To the Standard:
We are having dry weather in this
section just now, and vegetation does
not look so well as it did a short time
ago. Most farmers are done planting
corn, those who planted early com.
plain of having very bad stand.
Wheat does not look as well as it did
some days ago. Oats look very sorry.
Plenty rust on blackberry briers, which
causes some to fear that we will have
rust on wheat. Fruit is reported as
being all right so far and the prospects
good for a. fair crop. There was a
large audience at Shellsford last Sun.
day, it being a communion season with
Baptists at that place, Elder Patrick
Moore, of Van Buren, county, con-
Quoted the services.
Elders II. L. Walling and Wesley
Kidwell preached at the Nunnelly
school house on the same day, basket
dinner was served at the last named
place. Rev. Isaac Denton preached
at Rocky River church house on the
I'd Sabbath. We we're in Van Buren,
few days since and found things NOV.
ing along smoothly. Everybody up
there reads the STANDARD and it seems
to be very popular in that neck Of the
woods. Circuit Court had been in
session at Spencer, his Honor Judge
Williams presiding, Attorney General
Woodland was not present. w. G..
Payne, candidate for Congress, address,
ed the audience while court was ad-
journed upon the issues of the day.
Mr.. Wiley ONeal has a nice school
at the Sparkman school house in that
county, which will close sometime du>
ring next month. Miss Irena Gribble
has fine school at Pine Bluff, near
Rock Island. She has about thirty
scholars enrolled. The people have
also organized Sabbath school at
Pine Bluff, which is in a fourishing
condition. There are over forty schol.
ars belonging to the school and the
number is increasing each meeting.
Mr.. White is Superintendent, and
Capt G. H. Hash, Mr.. Wiley O'Neal,
and Miss Irene Gribble are the teach,
ers. They are having new benches
made for the school house, so you see
they do not intend to be behind other
places. We expect to go to Riverside
to the examination and exhibition, and
hope to enjoy ourselves immensely.
RAMBLER.
May 18th, 1884.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17

cause in which he espoused until death,
and especially so toward the close Of
life, which occurred March LIST, 1884,
making him SO years old. His con-
sort having passed over the Jordon
about the year 1868.
P. G. Magness was well known all
over DeKalb, Warren and adjoining
counties, also by many business men
in the city of Nashville, and BY many
old citizens in Mississippi, and perhaps
other points south, he having been a
trader south for many years. While
he was industrious and enterprising; he
was also frugal and charitable, never
refusing to help the destitute or needy.
What an example! would we not
profit by taking heed?
He raised large family, and lived
to see his grandchildren and great
grandchildren grown and married.
Most of his immediate connection at
tended his funeral and showed a degree
of sadness at the irreparable loss Of
such sire and benefactor. We should
not sorrow as those that have no hope.
BLESSED are the dead that die in the
Lord, that they may rest from their
labors, and their works do follow them.
PIG. POTTER.
May 18th, 1884.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17
From Dibrell.

To the Standard.
1t was our privilege as we'll as pleas
ure to attend church on yesterday on
Sink Greek, DeKalb county, at Bill
dad, near where 1 was principally
raised. The circumstances under
which we were placed were quite sad,
yet pleasing, it being a funeral occa>
sion of my very aged grandfather and
grandmother, who passed over the
river only short time ago. The fu-
neral services was conducted by Elder
Patrick Lancaster in very lengthy
discourse from which l gather the fol-
lowing: P. G. Magness, born May
2Sd, 1896, married to Mary Cantrell
in his 10Th year, joined the Primitive
Baptist Church in his 9th year, lived
an humble and devoted life to the
La ...r
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17
May 18th, 1884.
Hills Greek.
RAMBLER.

To the Standard.
Corn is up and farmers are blowing
it over. Wheat and oats look well.
Fruit crops are not as large as all sup
posed. The stems are long and the
fruit is now dropping off.
The health of this section is good.
Mr.. I. P. Hill and Mr.. Aaron Cur
tbs have been at work for the last three
weeks making bee.hives. Mr.. Hill
has one hundred working hives. All
are in thriving, healthy condition.
OCCASIONALLY.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17

T. A. Manning, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, special agent for the Phoenix In
surance Company, was here Tuesday
making a survey of the business part
of the town. He represents the Ph@-
nix of Hartford in a fourishing con-
dition, always ready to pay its losses.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17

If you have a buggy or wagon
which needs painting, now is the time
to have it done, as have three good
painters at work. Bring in your We
hicles. GEO. W. LEWIS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17

-Landreth's Garden Seeds for sale
by j. B. Ritchey.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-31
Personal,

Count Herbert Bismarck is said to resem-
BILE closely his father, the Chancellor.
The late Sir William Siemens, the in
ventor, left a personal estate Of more than
s1,9OO,OOO.
Mackay, the bonanza king. has guaran-
teed Nine. Patti remuneration for q season
in San Francisco, and she has decided to
90 there.
Mr.. William Morris declares himself in
favor OF abohshing useless toll, and the
London Echo cruelty invites h i'm to begin
by giving up lecturing.
Baran A.. de Rothsc hid is having built
one Of the largest steam-yachts that was
ever constructed. She is 246 feet long and
81 feet beam, and the speed expected is 14t
knots. She will be ready for sea by June,
and her name will be Eros.
Mr.. Wizards financial troubles have had,
according 10 the London Globe, bad effect
upon a promising young Berlin artist who
had been invited by him to paint colossal
picture commemorating the opening OF the
Northern Pacific railroad. The young man
had lust begun work on 1t when news
reached him Of his patrons failure.
The Rev. DR.. Wilson, OF st. Georges
Cathedral, OF Kingston. Ont. has adj
dressed a farewell letter to his former con-
gregation, and stating that In consequence
OF the failure Of all his efforts at re-
instatement in his charge on account OF his
firm refusal to sever his connection with
the Salvation Army, he has decided to seek
another field of labor.
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Virginia News.

DR.. Wood, a well-known physician OF
Berkeley, near Norfolk, Is dead. DIR. w.
III. Larsell, Of the same place, is very i'll.
George James, son OF r. b. James, of
Portsmouth. was shot in the knee Sunday
by the accidental explosion OF pistol
which he was handling.
The Charlotte Gazette says: During the
recent icy weather Mr.. q. w. Connolly.
residing at Connolly's Mill, in this county.
was returning home from Hat Creek when
his horse fell, throwing MIR. Connollyto the
ground and fracturing his skull and break
ing several Of his ribs.
The Norfolk landmark says: The resi-
dents Of Huntersville and immediate
vicinity are somewhat worked up over the
mysterious doings OF three men who have
be- n seen on three different occasions ut
night digging In the yard OF the premises
known as the Beauclerc estate, In the above
village, just beyond the terminus OF
Church street. The men have dug four or
five large pits about three by four feet and
three feet In depth, one Of which Is Just at
the back door Of the residence named. IL
Is not known what the diggers mean by
such proceedings, but some suggest that
they are In hunt for buried treasure. On
their last appearance, Sunday night, they
were distinctly seen at work, but before
an effort could be made to npprehend them
they became frightened and decamped.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-31
DEATHS.

Died January 3Oth. at 800 A. NJ, CHARLES
w, infant son Of j. f. and the late Il. T.. Parrish,
eight months old. ..
residence northwest corner of Twenty. hfth ana
Leigh streets. at 3 o'clock TO DAY. FRIENDS OF
the family invited 10 attend.
Norfolk papers please copy.
ned. at No. west Broad street; January ~,
1854, MAGGIE f. LOWRY; aged twenty-eight
years. . II,
Her funeral will take place THIS Thursday
AFTERNOON from tie residence a, 5Ociock'
Friends and acquaintance are invited to attend.
Died at half-pq .6:oclock, on THURSDAY. Jann-
ary oath after a brief illness, EVA TURNER,
beloved wife of F.. NJ. Healy.
IL Is hard to put one SO dear, so young, ana so
lovely beneath the sod but such Is death. Our
brightest aud best are claimed. None who ever
lived had fewer faults than our Eva, and while one
of the brightest links OF life Is broken, we must
nat think her dead. but only gone to await our
coming. Clad in earthly raiment she was lovely
and in the robes of death she was lovely slill
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Tariff LegislatfOn.
SHOWING WHY THERE MAY D
NONE THIS WINTER

NONE THIS NlNlEhs
Especial to the Commercial Gazettel
WASHINGTON, January 27.-A New Eng
land Democrat visiting in Washington has
within a week talked confidontially with
Mcssrs. Morrison, Randall Carlisle, Tuck
er, Cox, and other Democratic representa-
tiyes. He is satisfied, from what they say,
that no tariff bill will pass the House this
winter. Some corrections may be made in
the present law, bu. no general reduction
can be successful. Mr.. Morrison tells HIM
that he will introduce bill, but he has
slight hopes OF its passage.
Mr.. Randall will oppose any scheme.
Behind him are at least forty Democrats.
who will resist any legislation. The pro-
tectionists among the Democrats will not
be dlagooned into Morrison's camp. They
are constantly receiving assurances that
their position is endorsed by their c0nstit-
uents.
+ From Georgia, yesterday, n memorial
arrived, signed by leaders of the party
there. They protest that the growing in
dustries OF the South forbid any jar TO our
protective system. Randolph Tucker says
that the growing feeling in Virginia for a
high tariff astonishes him, and makes him
doubtful whether agitation is advisable
this winter. From New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Ohio. and Indiana the
Democratic Representatives are pleading
that the committal OF the party to tariff re-
duction will insure these States TO the Re-
pubhcans this fall.
Senator Voorhees,, within day or two,
has informed his friends that II Morrison
and Carlisle are allowed to control the ac-
ton OF the House, Indiana is sure to re-
place him in the Senate by a Republican,
notwithstanding his own tariff views.
One straw which has attracted attention
Is the large majority given Mr.. Rockwell
in the recent election in Massachusetts.
This is regarded as proof that New England
has little sympathy with the free-trade plat
form Of the Democrats.
This will not affect the Morrison party,
for its members confess that on their plat
form all New England is absolutely sure
for the Republicans. They are warrington
the returns from the Kansas election to fill
Mr.. HaskelPs vacant seat. They eXpec,
them 20 show that in the West an over
hauling of the tariff is wanted. But in all
the Northwest the Republicans are willing
| to make the fight this year on the tariff Is
sue.
This confidence Is seen and appreciated
by the Randall men. They insist that OF
this question the Republicans will be al
their best in New York. The gentleman
mentioned above says that this contingency
is allowed by the free-traders, whose hope
lies in the West and South.
BY March Mr.. Morrison expects to have
| his bill before the House.
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prrER,sBuRG.

AN rSTrprsr,xa ARGUMENT CONCLUDED
BEAUTIFUL TESTIMONIAL TO REV. II. p.
KERR - FATAL ACCIDENT - ANNUAL BAN
QUIET, &C.
(Correspondcuce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
JANUARY 30, 1884.
Tn the Hastings Court to-day the argu-
,nent ON the nation Of the prosecution to
reject the pleas Of estoppei oheIeu by the
defence yesterday In the case OF the Com
monweaIih ne. The Dismal-Swamp Lottery
Company was concluded, anu Tue Judge
took the papers in hano. w'.h the an
nouncement that he woulu render DIS
opinion at the next term OF ,hc court.
The speeches on both sides took wlde
range.
The friends and admirers oil kev. X. T.
Kerr, late pastor OF Tabb-Street fresbyte..
rian church, have prepared q beautiful
testimonial to be presented 10 MN az n
token OF their love aud esteem. IL is In
the form OF an address, elegantly engrossed
and very handsomely framed. IL Is signed
by two hundred and forty-one members OF
the church and congregation, and reads as
follows:
To the Rev. X. p. Kerr:
- Inc unueTs10ncu Hithipti' VI iaop-
Street church and congregation, remem..
bering with fond affection your faithful
services as our pastor, and as an evidence
OF our great admiration OF your zeal and
sincerity as q preacher OF God's Holy
Word, present you with this testimonial
simple expression OF our love and esteem.
Coming as it does from those who are
YOUR friends and supporters, we most
kindly and lovingly ask your acceptance.
With our best wishes for long life OF USE
fulness and q bright reward in the great
hereafter, we are Your friends"
Had time been allowed, many more
names would have been signed to this tes-
timonial. 1t will be taken over to Rich.
mond by committee on Saturday and
formally presented to Mr.. Kerr.
A child Of Isaiah Young (colored), living
at CITY Point, was scalded to death on sun
day night by the accidental upsetting OF
pan OF hot water.
Prince George Lodge Of Knights Of
Honor had their annual banquet at CITY
Point last night, at which there were
number OF invited guests-imong them
the officers OF the monitor fleet.
The three parties convicted in the Hus
tings Court last week and sentenced to thu
penitentiary were sent over to Richmond
this morning. Their names are Fayett'
wilkins, five years for forgery; Alice
Meade and Alice Green, two wears for lar
ceny. RoBIy ADAIB.
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MILLBORO'.
ACCIDENTAL FIgE-sYow- PROS
PECTs - IMPROVEMENTS - 0LITlCs--PER-
sONAL--INDUSTRY.

ACCIDENTAL FIRE-SN0W--BUslNESs PROS
PECTs IMPROVEMENTS POLIT1Cs--PER-
soNAL--INDUsTRY.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
MuLBORO' DEPOT. NA.,1
January 80, 1884.
The fine brick residence OF Mr.. A. +.
Withrow, situated about four miles north
OF this place, was partly consumed by hre
about ) O'Clock Monday morning. The
fire originated between the ceiling OF the
first floor and second floor, and was caused
by mice getting among the matches. The
flames had made great Roadway before
they were discovered, and but for the great
presence OF mind of MIR. Withrow the
house would inevitably have been totally
DESTROYED. Mr.. Withrow sustains loss OF
about 800 on furniture and building; no
insurance.
A summer irequenter OF this place OF
pleasure would be at loss to locate him.
SELF should he strike here at this season.
The mountains and valleys have been for
the past two months (and are Silly covered
with snow, and the jingle OF sleigh-bells is
heard on every hand.
Business is improving here as spring APP
breaches, and every one is making pre-
parations for big spring and summer
trade.
Several new residences have just been
completed. So you see we are still alive.
The action OF the Legislature generally
gives much satisfaction to the people in
this section, and we feel very happy that
we are once more free people. II there
is Reaadiuster in this section he does not
show himself.
The popular day operator OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company, Mr.. Ill
w. Leitch, leaves on the LIST proXimO to
take charge Of the agency Of that company
at Craigsyille. Mr.. X. Weaver, night ope'
rator, will probably succeed Mr.. Leitch
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany is transporting a large quantity Of
oak and walnut lumber from tins point fol
export to Germany. The walnut is OF SUI
perior quality and Of large size, and mucf
OF 1t is hauled twenty miles. Indeed the
lumber business in this section has gotter
to be quite an enterprise, and gives EN-
ployment to large number OF laborers.
Mr.. A. J. Miller, OF your city, was regis
tered at the Milboro' Hotel yesterday.
| Euc
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invite further aggressioni We have LEI,
The nile finger Of the Federal Governmen'
in the inquisitoria! system Of Internal , ay,
cnuc: IN national system OF pnpmr
schools we shall realize how m'icn th,c .s.s,
are rs loins. Mr.. Editor, we are ,o'u smsS
fools learn only in the school OF eNpe,r
ence: what shall be thought of those VINO
will not learn even under that bitter pu'
pilagey ,r,cnded
I simply recapitulatc by saying that rea =,
raj and TO public schools means Federaa ~
fluence and control in their management;
fiat this influence must strengthen win
time /; that at length 1t will become the
paramount, aud next the only, agency;
and that when the National Government
shall have its system OF public schools, as
IL Is certain to have, enabling II 10 iorIh
pubIic opinion throughout the Union,
freedom will shrek its last farewell.
B. PURyEAB.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-31

1t has been remarked with the beauty of
propriety touching ex-senator Eaton, OF
Connecticut, now member Of the House
OF Representatives, that he was furnished
with q complete set OF opinions forty years
ago, and that there has never been an ad-
dition made to them. His great work just
How is to prevent the passage OF Senator
Hoar's bin providing much-needed and
perfectly impartial regulations for count
ing the electoral votes for President and
Vice~President OF the United States.-Cir-
cinnati Commercial Gazette.
And Mr.. EATON stood alone. we believe,
the solitary Democrat in the United States
Senate who in 1877 refused to vote for the
electoral-ccmmissio bill. Wise old man
wiser than all the rest. Had all the Demo.
Gratis in that body followed his example
Mr.. TiLDEN would have become President
of the United States, and the country
would at once have become free. A ma,
tional party having national policy would
have succeeded sectional party having 8
sectional policy. Wise old man, we repeat,
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To the Editor of the Dispatch i:


thank YOU for your complimentary re-
marks on my late article on Federal
support of public schools, but your CON-
ment on my leading position requires few
words more from me. You say that 1t is
hardly fair for me to say "that such and such
will be the consequences when the Federal
Government shall have its system OF pub
lie schools; that nobody proposes that the
Federal Government shall have any teach
ers OF it's own, or any OF the other func-
tionaries eatalogued by Professor Pur-
year."
Nobody indeed proposes this, Mr.. Edi.
tor; nor did the silly farmer propose,
| when he took the frozen snake to his
bosom, to receive the poison Of its deadly
fangsl
My argument went 10 show that all the
consequences mentioned must necessarily
follow. sooner or later. the Federal patron.
age of public education. To my mind,
these consequences follow the Federal
maintenance Of public schools as inevitably
as the properties of the ellipse follow the
equation OF the curve.
Let us see. The Federal Government
gives money to the States for public edu.
cation. II must follow its money and sec
that it is applied according to the terms Of
the grant. This gives 1t the right OF inter.
ference and control Tyranny is always
gloved at first. It's approaches are gradual
and tentative. The public becomes more
\ and more accustomed, as time advances, to
the idea Of the right and duty Of the Fed.
eral Government to control public educa.
ton. As the years pass by, the States
raise money with increasing difficulty
the Nation, with increasing ease. More
and more the States look to the munificent
hand II the National Government for aid
less and less TO their own exhausted exche.
quers. Why continue the unequal co-part-
nerships Why not ask the paternal Gov.
eminent at Washington, with its hun
dreds OF millions. to relieve the impover.
ished States OF the entire burdenf You
and |, Mr.. Editor, may not witness this
full result; but, as Cato said. at another
time. under another consul, perhaps an i'm.
perator. 1t will inevitably occur.
The tendency OF the Federal Govern
ment for twenty years to imperialism and
consolidation has been alarmingly con-
spicuous. That tendency will be complete
" satisfied--will reach It's full fruItlon---
when the stride. now threatened, shall DO
accomplished. ~
Have we been 20 charmed with Federal
Legislation Of late that we are anxious to
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DANVILLE.
WAREHOUSE sOLD-FACTORY WALL DOWN
RECEIPTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE PER-
sONAL-RECOMNENDE

WAREHOUSE sOLD-FACTORY WALL DOWN
RECEIPTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE PER-
sONAL-RECOMNENDED
ICorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
JANUARY 30. 1884.
Messrs. Edward +. and James Z. AGREE
have bought the Eagle warehouse OF
Nessrs. Williamson & Hawkins for S21 800,
the terms not affecting in any way what
ever the lease under which the house is now
held. 3
A section OF the wall OF Brown IL
Stovalps factory. about thirty feet wide,
rave way Yesterday and fell TO the ground.
CARRYING down with it boxes OF tobacco.
piles OF leaf, and machinery. No one was
burt. the movement OF the wall having
been seen in time and the hands warned
away. The work Of digging out 4 base
mcnt.room was going on and the floor
above was supported by stancheons, the
lower end of which rested on the ground.
The end Of these being forced into the
ground by the weight on them, the wall
began to sink, glass to pop. and next there
was the fall. The work OF saving the TO-
bacco and fixtures and preparing to re-
build was commenced Immediately.
The internal-revenue receipts for the last
week amounted to only S4,Ol2.ij-about
one half OF the usual amount.
Rev. u. \. Peterson, who delivered by
request his sermon here Sunday night on
the origin and history Of Methodism, re-
NAMED over for day or two, and was re-
ceiving yesterday a cordial grasp OF the
hand from many old friends and acquaint-
ances.
Mr.. John Martin has been strongly re,
commended by members OF the Council
and many citizens for the superlntendency
Of the public schools of the city in place
OF Rev. George W. Dame, resigned.
ALPHA.