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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
Sick Of Texas.

Last Friday we had call from
Mr., W. D. Selson, a young man of
Clarke County, who has been living
for nine months in Hill County,
Texas. in the northern portion of the
State. Mr.. Selson says he has
enough Of the great West, and will
he content in the future to cult, ate
the red hills Of old Georgia. He
says that Texas Ia grand State,
and there ia great deal of rio h land
in it's borders, but there, as else
where, you must work hard to make
n living. His great objection to the
State il the uncertainty Of the sea
sons and crops. II everything hits
you will make more than twice your
force can gather, and the crops will
rot in the fields Good crop years
are generally accompanied by sick
ness, and Just at hal vest time per-
haps your entire force is laid up
with fever. But when failure does
overtake the crops--and they are Of
frequent occurrence, too--it is tot
and exterminating. In twenty -four
hours he has seen the finest pros
poets the eye ever rested on utterly
destroyed BY grasshoppers, locust
and other pests that infest thu
country. A species Of the locust haf
appeared before he left, and wer'
destroying thousands of acres o
cotton daily. But as a genera
thing this year crops are exceeding
ly fine. In fact, on his trip home
he saw the most magnificent pros
poets in every State. Mr.. SelsOl
says that where one man gets ricl
IN Texas perhaps hundred barrel.
make a support; that the home folk
are always,informetl Of the few luck
adventures, but the nuLe Gus pc"
fellows who are signing for chanc
to get back to the oil States VI
never heard froni.-Ga. E.c.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
STATE NEWS.

johnson City is to have a bank
with capital OF $4,000.
Deputy U. s. Marshall Pile who
was shot in Fentress County last
week is recovering.
Hon. Mike Condor, Of Knoxville,
is spoken Of as the Republican can
didrte for Governor.
The livery stable Of Lester Broth
ers in Nashville, burned down Thurs
day night, and twenty horses were
consumed in the flames. Total loss
about $4,000.
A Michigan paper mourns because
it costs fifty cents more to he dog
in that State than a doctor in Tec-
nessee. The Michigan dog tax i:
one dollar, and the Tennessee tax or
doctors is fifty cents.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Having purchased the press, type
and material recently owned by Mrs.
Thompson Of the Tennessee Tran.
script, I propose to issue the SAvAN.
NAH COURIER, an entirely new paper,
which will be Independent in poll
tics, not advocating the cause OF any
political ring, click or individual
but always supporting measures Of
Importance to the commonwealth,
including Temperance and Educa'
tion.
In asking the people of this sec
tion for support do so with the be
lief that 1t will be heartily given
when convinced of my determination
to work for their interest, the proc
OF which will be manifest with eacl
issue Of the paper.
Being unable to secure a list Of thu
newspaper readers Of this section
ask every one who reads this to sent
their name and / will send them thu
first few numbers free. After ]
have convinced the public Of tn
good merit and permanency Of oul
paper, the price to yearly subscrib'
ers will be 81.
Call and see US when 10 town. OF
fee one door West Of Lavender
North side Main Street.
Respectfully, c. L. HEENER.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17

We are going tE establish CORES.
pondents aud agents at each post.
Office to wich our paper may go, and
would like to see. or correspond with
parties who have previously acted
III such capacity.
BY consulting our Announcement
You will find that our paper will be
non oliticat, which will give US a
ehaEce TO devote our time to the in
teitest ofour subscribers. We intend
TO make it the best local paper In
the state. In order to do this we
must have help and ask every per
son in possession of news Of loca
natuIe to furnish it to US by mail OF
In person.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
board he added to his already large

board he added TO his already large
capital by his shrewd operations.
At the close of the war Mr.. Cher
ry went to Memphis and engaged in
the banking business, serving tor
years as president of the Merchants
National bank. The esteem in which
Mr.. Cherry was held by his associ-
ates in business was conveyed in
very complimentary resolutions
adopted by the directors Of the bank
on the occasion Of his resignation,
which III health rendered necessary.
In 1871 Mr.. Cherry moved to
Nashville, became member Of the
firm of Cherry, O'Connor 4 Co.. aft
erward Cherry, Morrow & Co., les
sees of the penitentiary, and in this
business he remained until a few
days bsfore his death, when he sold
out to DR.. Morrow.
He was In his early life county
clerk OF Hardin county tor four
years, and for seven years trustee of
the same county. He was at the
time of his death director of the
Hecla Coal Company of Kentucky,
and Of the Tennessee Coal, Iron d
Railroad Company, and one Of the
trustees of the Nashville College fol
Young Ladies. He was also mem
Der OF the firm OF w. H. Cherry 4
Co., who own the cotton and yarr
mills at Mountain Mills, Ala.
He married May 2,lS42, Sarah Scott
the daughter Of David Robinson,
wealty farmer Of Hardin county. Sh'
died Feb. 5, 1850, at Savannah, ant
on July II, 1900. ne married IN %
vannah, Annie Maria, the danghte
of Jar,es Irwin, prominent mer
chant Of that place. BY his MARI
age with Miss Robinson he had thre
children. Edgar, born March 1!
1913, was educated at Savannah an,
Purdy Academy, and is now en-
gagged in farming and stock raising
on his fathers estate 10 Hardi
county. Mr.. Cherry's other tw
; children Ivy his first wife died IN 10
fancy. By his marriage with Mis-
Irwin he had three children, une dy
ing in infancy. The two living ar,
Mary c., the wife Of Hon. James n
; Head, and William Irwin.
For forty five years Mr.. Cherr
has been a member Of the Methods
church, and was at the time of HI
: desth Q steward of the Mckenzie
Union.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
ORIGIN Of BASE BALL.

An exchange says base ball really
originated in New York city in lS45,
when . party Of gentlemen so modi.
fed the old game o. town ball as to
create a new game, to which they
gave the name of base ball. On the
23d Of Sept. Of that year these gen
tlemeu formally organized the
Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, and
adopted series of playing rules
Prior to 1S45 sort Of crude base
ball had been played under various
rules, but was but little more than
school boys diversion. The Olym'
pic Club, Of Philadelphia, had been
organized in 1888, but it played
nothing but town ball until 1860
when base ball was adopted in its
stead.
In New England about thirty
years ago, there was game called
the "New England Came" which
was played with small, light ball
which WAS thrown overland to the
bat, while in the New York game o.
base ball as then played by the Ea
gle, Knickerbocker, Gotham ant
Empire Clubs, large elastic bal
was pitched To the bat.
The original rules Of the game
we're very vague and incomplete. Th'
ball was much too large and heavy
being allowed q circumference of 10y
inches and . weight OF Ct ounces
just an inch in size and an ounce in
weight greater than the present
limit. There was no limitation Il
the length Of the bat. In the yea
1868 two important new rules were
made, one requiring the pitcher tt
stand in space SIX feet by three
and the other requiring the umpir,
to call balls aud give the batsmar
his first base after three had beer
called. Until Dec. IA, 1854, fail
bal, if caught on the frst bounce
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
The MemDhis Avalduche

Ihe MemphaS AodtdncHe Says
We congratulate our esteemed con-
temporary. the Appeal, upon taking
It's stand among living men, advo.
eating live issues In its publication
of and comment on Senator Jack
sons address. Regarding this as
the one great living issue of the
hour which eniolds the future Of the
South end it's moral, political and
industrial progress, we hope to see
Tennessee bend TO this end with un-
divided forces.
1t is a question that reaches high
or than any party, beyond the is
sues Of race, beyond the hour to en-
brace them all and to reach to the
furthesG times.
When 1t comes up in congress w
hope to see from Tennessee An undl
yided delegation battling for this es
sential aid. We hope to see a
home an undivided press, unanimous
in urging this policy Of federal ait
to the great cause vi education o
the masses. Upon success depends
the progress of the South and th'
safety Of the country"
The COURIER will advocate the &C
ceptance of aid for educational pur!
poses, even though 1t comes frcu
the Golfers of the federal union.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17

We have been told that it would
be difficult for US to establish paper
1t this point, because Of the many
starts and failures that have occurred
in the past few years, but we think
we will have no difficulty. Having
bought all the ofiic fixtures we feel
that we are permanently located,
and having a few dollars in our coff.
era to begin with and few coming
in, we feel sure that we will not be
compelled to discontinue for the
want Of money. And as we are GU,
II politics We do not fear having te
leaye on account Of what we say
Be sure To call on us when in town
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17

put the striker out, but on the above
date the National Association OF
Base Ball Players did away with the
bound catch, except for foul balls
and finally adopted the dy game.
Forty-iive feet was the distance
from the pitchers position to the
home plate until 1881, when It was
moved five feet further back.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
Sept. 5, 1885.

In making our debut in journalism
we do so, not with the assurance that
we will be perfect success, but az
We intend to be considerate in oil
things and rash in nothing, we have
some hope Of being able TO satisfy Q
majority OF our patrons. We have
long aspired to enter this broad field
apd when this opportunity was offer
ed we were eager to accept 1t, mo-
that we might be able to assist IL
the promotion of individuals or par
ties, but that we might assist in
few Of tho causes that should ant
does most interest our people at thi
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
Or. c. P. DUNcAN's
Liver a! El9I5y medicine
Duncan's Blood Syrup.

~ A)AOONa - oPs
No remedy has ever been offered that equals
this new and wonderful Medicine as purifier
Of the blood, removing and cleansing il Of all
the impurities that lead to so many unsightly
eruptions of the skin and so often derange the
entire system and impair the general health
Without pure blood good health is impossible
and disease of some type certain. The main
cause of the most aggravated blood disease is,
as all sufferers will admit, neglect of the first
symptoms; it is therefore best 10 check the
trouble at once. To do this, nearly in all
cases one or two bottles Of the blood purifier
will be sufficient; in cases Of long standing.
more Of the remedy is necessary. The prepa-
ration is entirely vegetable, and harmless to
the most delicate constitution. We deem il
scarcely necessary to ennmerate the long liz,
Of diseases for which this great compound as
a specific; but it may be relied UPON to cure
and eradicate entirely any impurities Of the
blood or troubles Of any nature arising there
from, We have countless certificates from
all all over the United States from cases oil
Scrofrla, or Kings ivil, Ulcehs, Old Sores
| Eryslpelas, letter, Skin Diseases. Hunors
Pimples, Blotchel, Erupiions, Rheumatism
Swcllings, Eczema, Ringworm, Pustules. In
famed Joints, ETC., saying they only find re
lief in
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
Patagonian Giants.

Fifty years ago the Pata1onianf
were di.crlbed in Biographies as IL
race of giants. the correctness Of
the description was so frequently
denied by travellers that the state
ment was considered a tradition Of
the fathers. There was, however,
a firm basis OF fact for il to rest up.
on, as the following extracts shows.
Careful measurements have been
made In recent times, by different
observers, Of many individuals in
various parts OF Patagonia. The re-
suit is that the mean stature of a.
dults, of both sexes, is found to be
about five feet ten inches.
This mean may seem rather low,
hut if we compare IT with that OF
France, which is only five feet five
inches, and If we consider that for
all human kind the statistics give
only Ave feet seven inches we shall
perceive that this figure represents
in reality very lofty stature, and
makes the Patagonians the tallest
race Of men now existing.
Men Of six feet three and halt
inches are common among them,
and occasionally one is found who
reaches six feet six and hall
inches.
This, however, is not all. The
Patagonian, in the upper part Of his
body, Is Of huge build. His trunk
and head arc large, his chest broad
his arms long and muscular,
On horseback, he seems far above
the ordinary size Of man. When he
d,smounts, however, it is seen his
legs are disproportionately short and
slender; they frequently b, nd out.
ward.
His walk is heavy and numbering
These are the well known peculiarl-
ties which arc found in the Tarters
and in all races of men who spend
most of their time, like the Patago-
mans, on horseback. But it is only
a little over two centuries since tht
horse was introduced into this
region.
The natives who were first seer
chased the swift guanaco and os
trich over their immense plains OF
foot. such activity required long
straight aud muscular legs. 1t Is
not too much to suppose that the to
tai change in their habits Of life
which has occurred since they be-
came nation of hOrsemen has de-
tracted at least two inches f-om theiI
stature.
Adding these lost inches to Their
present height we recover the 81
ants who astonish I'd the companions
of Magellan, aud indicated the mar
ratives which later writers have
discredited.
We gain also q notable evidence
of the influence Of natural causes in
modifying the physical characters
tics of men.-Youths Coapaa,on.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17

In buying the press, type and fix
lures of Mrs. Thompson formely
used in publishing the Transcript
aud other papers we did not buy the
contrass, or i'll will OF the publishers
Of these papers; neither is the CoU-
RrER asuccesor to any Of these pub
locations, but an entirely new paper
and on new basis, i.e. one that will
last as long as we do.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
The Pulaski, Citizen says;

Senator Harris delivered q forci'
BILE opinion on the prohibition cues
ton the other day. He favors-oI
rather he inclines to believe-thai
lie TO say, be would be of the opin'
ion at least he thinks that for the
present he could not undertake
to be ab lie to know how to under
stand v hich way was how.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
TIJJRsDAY, SEPT. II, 1885.
70 All WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

/ will state to the public that !
have this day sold and conveyed To
C. L. Hefner my entire printing of.
fee In the town of Savannah former
ly used in the publication of the
Transcript and other papers.
Mrs. VIcroR THOMPSON.
Sept. S, 1885.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
rEATH o. ". 4. CHERRY.

in this city, after prolonged illness.
He was conscious to the last, and
died peacefully and quietly, with the
members of his family around him.
William Harrell Cherry was born
at Lowryville, Hardin County, Tenn,
about fifteen miles from Savannah,
the county seat, Aug. %, 1922. Eli
Cherry, his father, came to this
State from North Carolina when a
mere lad. He exhibited as q man
that calm judgement, frmness Of
conviction and unswervable integri-
ty which characterized the life of
his son. The father of the subject
Of this sketch married Miss Cynthia
Ward Of Hardin County, by whom
he had ten children, six of whom are
living, ard survived their parents.
The Cherrys are of Scotch.Irish ex-
traction, The family having settled
in North Carolina, where many Of
the original stock reside, at an early
period in the history Of the State.
The deceased, who was the eldest
child upon his fathers plantation,
attended such schools as the coun.
try at that time afforded, entering at
the age Of 10 the Savannah Male
Academy" the principal of which
was Hugh R. Shields, noted edu'
Gator Of that time. Among his class
mates here was VIM. Torbert, who
has since attained considerable prom
inence as a minister in the Cumber
land Presbyterian church. He re.
NAMED here one year. In the fall Of
lS41 he began his actual business
life as clerk In the store of John j
Williams, in Savannah. Young
Cherry was poor. His father gave
him a negro slave, bat he died In q
few weeks and his owner was left al.
most without penny to begin the
struggle Of life. After filing the pc
sition as clerk for more than q veal
he formed partnership with Geo
F. Benton, of Savannah, an expert
enced merchant, and bought out bi,
employer. They secured the stock
and good will of Mr.. Williams, and
his guaranty not to engage in bust
ness any more for two years. Wher
he did begin at the end Of that tim'
be found that he had formidable
competitors in business.
He remained in Savannah, divid
ing his time and attention between
merchandising and planting until
the second year Of the war, when
his wife's health giving way, h
yielded 70 the earnest solicitations
Of his friends and physicians, ant
spent some time in travelling with
his family in Minnesota and New
York. 1t was at the Savannah resi-
: dence of Mr.. Cherry that Ger. Gran
made his headquarters after the fal
of Fort Donelson and preceding tn
battle of Shiloh. Mr.. Cherry hst
been q very ardent union man dur
! ing the fight over the question il
State politics, and in fact mad
quite q number of speeches over tina
section of the State against seces-
: sion. So strong we're his union con
: victions that he could not take pal
r in the rebellion though his people
t were engaged il it
. During the latter part Of the wa
e Mr.. Cherry was engaged in Trading
e IN cotton in West Tennessee an,
PadacaL, 6nally going to New York
where, as a member of the Col
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17

Rel Is bothering the Canadian
o. thorities. The petitions for and
against hanging seem to be about
evenly divided.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17

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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17
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Observation-Disclosures

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Mem. ibis, Tenn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-04
PISTOLS IN SCHOOL.
How . Gardiner Girl was 6hse In The
Head.

A somewhat remarkable shooting affair &C.
Cured 10 a school located at . place called
Flagstaff, in Ward 6, Gardiner, about four
miles from the city proper, and near the
Richmond line. Thursday afternoon. 1t is a
small school. the scholars mostly being
young. The teacher was hearing q recitation.
when suddenly pistol shot rung through the
school-room, puff of smoke arose from q
back seat, while girl named Lizzie Hunt
ington screamed and held her hand
to the RICH. side of her face. The
teacher and scholars Immediately rushed
to the side of the girl, and wound was OBJ
served on her cheek. She was taken home
and DR.. Sawyer of Gardiner summoned, who
found that pistol ball had penetrated
at the rear of the jaw on the right side of the
head passed through the flesh of the cheek,
and lodged in the roof of the mouth, from
whence he extricated it The girl suffered
much from loss of blood, but will recover.
Her age is IA years and her father, John
Huntington, respected citizen of Gardiner.
On investigation it was ascertained that the
pistol was fred by boy named
Storer, Is years of age, also pu-
pill at the school, and it is claimed that he
aimed the weapon at Lizzie. Storer got the
pistol from his companion, q boy about his
age, who took it surreptitiously from room
at the residence of Mr.. Charles Douglass,
where he lives. Both the boys came
from the Bath Orphan Asylum, and
we're adopted by Gardiner gentlemen. 1t
is said to be the old story of reading Jesse
James novels and blood and thunder tales.
No arrests had been made at last accounts.
although friends of the boys have engaged
counsel for their defence.