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business house, and he said: "She re.
quested leave of absence, and Mr.. James
granted it on condition that she return in
about thirty days. Previous to that some
of us had been teasing her about Harry
Crawford, whom she sometimes referred
to in a pleasant way. Crawford left for st.
Louis a few days before Miss Kaveney's
departure, and it is possible this fact will
give clew to her whereabouts. Crawford
was one Of the fast boys, and II she had
any thought of eloping with him, her
trunk was probably left at Cincinnati to
throw parties in search off the track.
Fred Kaveney is employed at Aull &
Clark's store. He returned to Chattanoo.
ga yesterday morning, and in converse.
tion said his search In Cincinnati had
been q fruitless one. He was anxious to
know If his sister had used the pass, but
so far has not been able to ascertain.
The question as to her whereabouts and
the cause Of her absence are yet shrouded
in mystery. ry.-Chatano0ga Commercial.
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The Democrats are trying to draw n
little consolation for their defeats, past
and prospective Of this year, by the re.
Election that the party which succeeds in
electing its president is always defeated
the year he assumes Office The facts do
not authorize such q conclusion. Take
the most recent illustration possible, the
elections OF 1881. The Republican party
carried the country in 1880, and In the
following year 1t again carried every Re.
publican State in which an election was
held. New York gave Republican plu-
rality of 1904; Ohio plurality of "a
300; Massachusetts, AZ. 028 plurality; Iowa
so, ,92S plurality; Nebraska, "a, $50 plural
ity, and Pennsylvania, Notwithstanding
the secession of 1884 Independent Re
publicans, gave 1924 plurality. 1t is sig
nificant also that Virginia In the same
year elected Republican governor by
II, ,716 majority. So the Democrats are
deprived even OF the poor consolation
they sought to draw from this source
Philddelphid Press
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AN OLD MAN SHOT
FATALLY BY HIS soN-IN-LAw.
A Romance Leads to Terrible Tragedy
In Blount County-Peter Bralxebill
Shot by william Beal.

Yesterday morning about o'clock
there was terrible tragedy enacted in
Blount county, about thirteen miles south
Of Knoxville, on Little river, four miles
above Rockford.
Peter Brakebill, wealthy farmer, was
murdered by his son.in-law, William
Beal, who lived on part of the old mans
farm. The two men have been quarrel
ing for several days over family affairs,
and several times had very bitter words.
1t is even reported that terrible threats
passed between them. Yesterday morn
ing about o'clock Peter Brakebill was
engaged in feeding his hogs, when his
son.in-law, VIM. Beal, came riding along
the road on his way to afield TO SOW
wheat. The two men renewed the quar-
rel, and very harsh and bitter language
was used by both. William Beal dis
mounted from his horse and advanced
toward Brakebill The old man showed
fight, when Beal drew revolver and
fired five times in quick succession. Two
of the shots took effect in Brakebilfs alb
domen. one in his breast, and one in his
arm. There was no near eye.witnesses to
the shooting, but several persons were
soon upon the scene Of the tragedy. The
wounded old man was carried TO his
house, and very soon the whole neigh
borhood was in an uproar A large
crowd.of people collected on the premises
to learn the particulars of the terrible
tragedy. Medical assistance had been
summoned, and 1t is thought that the old
mans wounds will prove fatal He was
65 years of age.
Soon after the shooting was done,
William Beal went and bade his family
farewell and departed for parts unknown.
This was before the old man. death, and
up to that time no attempt had been made
to arrest Beal.
The origin of the family quarrel was
the marriage last Sunday Of Robert Beal
and Miss Clementinc Brakebill. Robert
Beal is a resident Of Blount county and is
a brother Of William Beal. Miss Glen.
entine Brakebill was grand daughter of
Peter Brakebill and daughter Of James
Brakcbill who lives in Knox county,
about five miles south Of Knoxville. The
marriage was an elopement.
Among the many opposcrs TO the match
and denouncers of the young peoples ac-
tions has been Peter Brakebill, the grand
father OF the bride.
Report has it that at different times
during the week VIM. Beal and wife "a
daughter Of BrakebilD, have been talked
to rather harshly by the old man, he
claiming that they were instrumental in
getting up the runaway match.-Knor-
pille, Tribune, Oct. "a. '''
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"A good deal Of attention has been at.

"A good deal Of attention has been at
tractcd recently by reports Of a gigantic
scheme for supplying New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and other seaboard
cities with natural gas from the Pittsburg
region by means of pipe lines running to
the several cities, precisely after the
manner Of the lines Of pipe through
which petroleum is conveyed from the
wells to the refining and shipping points.
1t is claimed to be perfectly feasible, and
the sanguine projectors predict that 1t
will revolutionize gas manufacturing for
illuminating purposes, and will also
greatly affect the consumption Of hard as
well as soft coal, as the gas can be sup
piled cheaply enough 10 be generally
used by manufacturers and for cooking
and heating. II from the common cen
ter Of the natural reservoirs In Pennsyl-
vania dozen great cities can thus be sup
piled with gas for so many different pur-
poses, then, surely, will enormous changes
be effected.
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Northwe.tern MIllers q snnt Down,

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, October 1.-Tho
Millers' Association has voted to shut
downthe LIST day Of November. The
reason given is that they cannot pay
present prices for wheat and sell their
flour in the East on the basis Of the ad.
vanced rate. They must either get
cheaper freight rates or buy cheaper
wheat The millers claim to be running
at a loss now, and unless the relative
prices Of wheat and -four come nearer to-
gether the only course left will be to
qui. making flour. f4lra
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Threatening Colored voters.

Now, colored voters. the Demo
Gratis would like to have you vote their
ticket, and promise that II you do all
your rights shall be protected and that
the school fund for whites and blacks
shall not be stolen; but II you do not
want to vote the Democratic ticket there
is one thing you can do. you can let II
alone. In other words. II you throw
your votes against the white race and
draw the color line, the whites know how
to meet the issue, and will not shrink
from it, Vieksburg Herald.
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cHEsrauTsFoR RHEUMATISM.
In Which Section OF Country the Norton
is Most Prevalent

Is Most Prevalent
Chestnuts--not of the story telling
kind, nor yet Of the kind roasted and sold
on'street corners-but horse chestnuts,
such as Bishop McNierney is carrying in
his trousers pockets for relief from rheu-
matism. Our Washington dispatches re-
ported on Saturday that the good Bishop
of Albany has been induced to carry
horse chestnuts by Californian, who
told him that the superstition is a native
OF the Pacific coast The Californian is
mistaken. 1t was introduced upon the
Pacific coast in 1851 by New Englander
who was a prominent officer in the San
Francisco Custom House He both prac-
ticed and preached it, and every year he
sent to the East, by way Of Cape Horn,
for package Of horse chestnuts to dis.
tribute among his converts. IL has pre-
vailed In many parts of New England for
hundred years certainly and probably
longer, and there Is no seaport between
Portland and Boston where dozens of old
people cannot be found with horse chest.
nuts In their pockets, to which they at.
tribute their freedom from rheumatic
complaints. Whence the superstition
originally came VIC do not know, but we
are sure that New England Is the place
from which 1t has been generally difiused
throughout the United States An in.
stance, however has recently been
brought to our notice in which il was
both believed and practiced by an intell-
gent immigrant under circumstances
which imply that he learned 1t first in
Ireland. According TO our observation
Of the New England usage the anti-rhcu-
matte virtue is supposed to depart from
horse chestnuts after year, when the old
dried nuts should be replaced with fresh
ones.-N. y. Herald.
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A DEFENSE OF JOHNSON
What the ex-Prcsident's Friends Say In
Reply TO General Grant.

What the ex-Prcsident's Friends Say in
Reply to General Grant.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The letter of
Chauncey M. Depew, in regard to the
service that General Grant rendered the
country in thwarting the schemes of An
drew Johnson in 1S66-87, has caused con-
siderable comment here to-day. Those
who were here during the period and
had an opportunity Of knowing Of the
plans Of President Johnson are very
ready to accept the statements of Gener-
al Grant, as told by Mr.. Depew,, as sub
stantially correct. "As to President
Johnson's vindictiveness toward the reb.
ell leaders, said gentleman to-day who
was for many years connected with the
War Department. Il well remember the
speech he made on the steps of the War
Department Building the day we received
the new Of the fall Of Richmond. Sec
retary Stanton made aspeech thanking the
Almighty for the great victory that had
been vouchsafed TO the Union arms. The
old mans voice trembled with emotion
and he was so much affected that he
could scarcely keep back tears Of JOY at
the good news. Then Andrew johnson
spoke, and, afer glorifying the prowess
OF General Grant and rejoicing that the
rebellion was practically ended because
the capital city of the Confederacy had
fallen, he referred to the treatment that
should be given to the rebels when they
gave up the contest. He concluded sub.
stantially rs follows
| know not what course the President
or Congress will take, but were Presi-
dent of these United States would freely
pardon the rank and file of the rebel
army for they were dragooned into the
war, but the leaders would hang higher
than Haman.
The manner in which he said this left
no donbt upon any one who heard him
of the sincerity Of the threat
IN DEFENSE OF JOHNSON.
An afternoon paper published an inter-
view with Colonel W. G.. Moore, who
was President Johnson's private secre-
tary, in which that gentleman says that
his notebook, containing memoranda
about the proposed Mexican trip. shows
that President johnson assured General
Grant that, while the prestige of his
presence on the trip to Mexico was de-
sired, 1t would be so arranged as to per-
nit his return before Congress met. In
regard to the statement that President
johnson desired to curry favor with the
Southern aristocracy Colonel Moore said:
He did not curry favor with Southern
aristocracy at any time and / cannot re-
member that Southern aristocrats were
ever conspicuous at the White House.
do not think that any of the first families
of the South associated with President
johnson during his administration who
would not have done so before. / regard
nearly all these statements as unjust to
President johnson and contrary TO my
experience with and knowledge Of him.
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A Tsnnossean,s Marrinrc.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 22.-The
marriage Of Mr.. Edward A. Quintard
son Of Bishop Quintard, of Sewanee,
Tenn. to Miss May Young Shepherd
daughter Of ex-Gov. Shepherd, occurred
at Rock Creek church here to-day. Miss
Sue Shepherd, sister, was also married
at the same time to Mr. Walter N. Brodie
Of Mexico. The marriage was solemniz.
ed by Bishop Quintard In the presence OF
a large number Of people. among whom
were several Tennesseans Of distinction.
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Mortality Among Pennsylvania Hogs.

HUNTINGTON, Penn, Oct. 22.-The
swine in four or five townships In the
western part Of this county are dying rap.
idly Of peculiar disease. The symptoms
are loss of appetite. swelling Of the neck
and blush appearance Of the head and
legs. 1t Is estimated that 200 have died
in Morris and Porter townships alone
within few days. Other farmers arc
killing their animals to save them from
the disease.
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squirrels SWIMMING the Mississippi.

Millions Of squirrels are cmigrating
from the Mississippi side over TO the Ar
kansas shore at point beginning about
five miles below Memphis and extending
down for twenty miles They arc swim
ming the Mississippi River and evidently
making for the more elevated grounds In
Arkansas. Thousands are being killed
by farmers, who, by reason Of their great
number, use sticks instead of guns. A
similar emigration of squirrels occurred
in 1879
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ExplosIon In XYashInrfnn.

WASHINGTON. DC, Oct 23.--An ex-
plosion occurred in new acquoduct
tunnel here this morning, bywhich one
man met horrible death, and three others
were severely injured. Accident was
due to premature discharge Of blasting
cartridge. James Mcdonald, the man who
was killed at the time Of the explosion,
was tamping down one Of the cartridges.
His body was horribly mangled.
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Rewarded aftor Many Days.

w. II. Brown, a colored porter employ
ed by L. p. Jones, Esq, at the Grant
Street law building, was yesterday noti.
fed that Colonel Spangler. Confederate
officer who died recently, had willed him
150 acres Of land in Warren County Mo.
During the war Brown found Colonel
Spangler severely wounded after the
capture OF Fort Harrison. He conveyed
the wounded officer through the lines to
friends, and has never seen him since, =
Pittsoure Post.
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Another Mine ExplosIon.

RICHMOND, Oct. 22.--An explosion oc-
Cured this morning at Raccoon pits, in
Chesterfield County, twenty-five miles
from this city. One hundred men were
inthc mine at the time, but only ono was
killed and three wounded. The mine was
an inclined shaft and was badly injured.
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Al Myntarr of PoIItlcs.

schurz claims TO have full trust in the
President as reformer, while acknowl-
cdging that the President favors the cleo
tion of corrupt politician whose election
would be triumph for the spoils system
and disaster for the cause Of reform.
This equals some Of the mysteries Of the
ology. tf
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Not rIea.ant Truth for Mugwump..

Did II ever occur to some Of our friends
who can see no difference between the
Republican and the Democratic parties
that all Of the glarlng frauds which have
Just been discovered In Cincinnati and
Columbus, o., were made In the interest
of the Democratic party.
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aa --''lngenious as was Josh Billings
spelling."l says the Boston 7ranscTpf,
"he never excelled the phonetic system
as illustrated In the diary Of Mr.. Jeames
De La Pluchc when he describes the boy
god as 'Qpid.'"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-10-29

The Paris Figaro, which is the Or
gan of the Monarchists, says that the re-
suit Of the elections prove that the repub-
lie Is fixed and founded, and that all po-
litical action which does not accept this
as truth will be fighting the air.
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II has been IN open secret for several
months that Miss Kavcncy was missing,
but an effort has been made to keep the
matter hushcd, in view of tho fact that
the young lady might yet return.
A Commercial reporter last night saw
Tom Webster, who was associated with
Miss Kaveney at G. E. James & Co. s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-12
UNDER THE GLARS.
TIE RUSSIAN SPY SYSTEM.
An Organization said 10 he the Most Perfect
~ Ass in Esrepe a Coed Story Of Gsris-
shakeH aud Cuftin.

An Organization said 20 he the NOS, Perfect
shskea aud Csrta.
The efficiency Of the Russian spy
system, says the Buffalo Commercial,
~ shown by an incident connected with
Ex-Governor Curtin'sstay in st. Peters
burg as American Ambassador. After
the downfall Of Napoleon Ill.,, he went
10 London on a brief visit. While
there he received en- invitation 10 call
upon the fallen potcntate, who was then
living at Chiselhurs lie responded to
the invitation and was received " ith a
great deal Of warmth. The ex-
Emperor talked for long time
about his own career, his power
ty, his former life in London,
and his visit TO New York. FINELY,
after conversation Of nearly two hours,
he came 10 the real point Of his desire
TO see Mr.. Curtin. llo said TO him
"You are on intimate terms with
Prince GortschAkof. Have you any
objection TO telling me what are his
real views upon the subject of the re-
establishment Of the empires " 81
know what his sentiments upon the
subject are" said Mr.. Curtin, shut
they are Of snch a nature that do not
feel at liberty TO communicate them
TO you," ~ understand YOU"
said the e1-Emperor, "and am
much obliged to you for your
civility in calling" GortSchakoh's
opinion, which Mr.. Curtin with
held, had been very vigorously ex-
pressed. lie said that this I'D
French scoundrel 3" should never have
any help from him in getting back his
throne, as he regarded him as man
dangerous to the peaceful condition Of
affairs in Europe. When Mr.. Curtin
returned to st. Petersburg Gortscha-
kof invited him to dinner. During
the dinner he said to him. "You have
been awsyf" "Yes, in London"
"You saw many people there? y" Yes"
"A number Of distinguished people ?'
Yes, | saw some prominent American
friends Of mine" =" am told you also
saw the man who at one time seemed
to hold in his hands the destinies Of
Europe" Yes, | saw him. said
Mr.. Curtin. Have you any objections
TO telling me the nature Of the con-
versation you had with him." alt |
was not important" was the reply. !
at was mainly upon personal |
topics" Here GortschakOf said, |
with very knowing look, 81
know all the details Of that conversa-
ton. am very much obliged to you |
for your discretion in not communi-
eating to Louis Napoleon my views
upon the reestablishment of the French |
empire" AS there was no third per-
son present at the interview between
Mr.. Curtin and the ex-Emperor this
interview gave him a very high opinion
of the completeness Of the Russian spy |
service.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-12

were remembered and obeyed, but now
they seem completely forgotten. !
dined yesterday at the Cafe de
rEurope. Each Berlin restaurant
has It's fixed dinner for the day,
and you are expected to take it.
The FIRST thing, and terror, is the dish
Of kors d'duercs-a vast rotating plat
ter, about three feet in diameter,
covered with small dishes, at least
twenty in number, each dish containing
so-called Observation-Disclosures
salad, sardines, picked herring, and all
sorts Of pickled things unknown else
where. Three Germans seated at a
table next to mo called at the start for
champagne, and took enough of the
hors d'0urres to exhaust any non-Ger-
man hunger. AS TO the dinner, can
not land could not) 20 through with it.
Everything was cooked to death, and
everything was swimming in the vilest
Of sauces.
Berlin is yet most delightful city,
and If Mr.. Pendleton will present half
a dozen Americans at court every win
ter. so as to give Americans the social
position they have not hitherto enjoyed,
there is no reason why the American
colony should not rival that of Paris.
Above all others, Berlin is the place
for work. Every body is doing some
thing, studying something. The peo-
pie yon meet, Of whatever nation they
may be, look as If they were making the
best Of their time, and not worrying
themselves with the idea that they were
too young or too old to take hold Of
anything. In classic art Berlin has
won the lead. The PergamOs marbles
must be seen and loosely studied by
every one who would know anything Of
Greek sculpture. Theircreator was the
Giulio Romano of antiquity. I was at
once taken back to the Palazzo del TIE.
Such vast richness Of sculpture has not
been gwen to scholarship since the time
Of Lord Elgin.
Let me close this long letter with
story Of his lordship's name Once
upon time neSphytish professor was
lecturing at Yale College on the Elgin
marbles. At the end of the lecture up
stumped anything but a neophytish
professor, and said to the lecturer:
" Do you say Elgin or Elg(h)in THAT
is, with the & soft or hard). 81 say
Elgth)in, Of course" e hardy, answered
: e neophyte. Sin the course of your
lecture you said both Elgin and
Elg(h)in. Good evening" And all
without a smile.
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THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-sUNDAY. JULY 10 1885

the carpet know their business well,
and their manners and ability made
them public favorites at once. Itshould
be remembered that while as a people
the Siamese are passionately fond Of
music, they have no notation, and some
of the pieces heard yesterday are said
TO have been handed down by ear from
father TO son for couple Of centuries.
The performers are therefore not
bothered with orchestral scores. The
conductor, in lieu Of baton, wields
couple Of miniature symbols,
and sits in the centre in convenient
position for lighting match il
any Of the gear requires registering
with melted wax. He also gives the
signal for start. His first man sits in
the centre Of the front row. and inya-
riably leads off with few rtrokes upon
his musical bars. The others plunge
in vigorously, but in good order, and
play in decent time and reasonable tune.
Barbaric horrors there are none, nor
caterwaulings, nor hideous groans and
shrieks, such as the Flowery-landers
produced in our midst at the previous
exhibition. The music has at times
just suspicion of jig, reel. and strath-
spey about it, and the gentle bag-pipey
effect is strengthened by the abrupt
termination OF the pieces. Some time
could be traced in them all, and it must
be said that it was often repeated. After
an hour Of the concert the music would
nevertheless become somewhat monoto-
nous TO the masses. The names Of the
pieces performed, rendered into Eng
lish, were 1.-THE Brother" "Sweet
Melody" dance Of the Cambedians
Of Potisat" with takhay solo), 1.-THE
Sorrow Parting" The Pegu Attic
tion," and the Siamese national an
them but the music was not so varied
as the subjects. The dance which in
troduced the takhay (the many-bridged,
three stringed instrument on short legs
screwed into the back was enthusiastic
cally encored, and the musicians were in
deed well applauded throughout, though
from the unbroken gravity of their de-
meanor they might not have understood
the compliments paid, They had to
respond to the encore to God Save the
Queen" rendered by them curiously,
but, considering the nature of the in
struments, cleverly. The hes. man is
apparently the performer on the wooden
strips, but the Titter of the primitive
flutes was in one piece excellently done.