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Year: 1873

MEMPHIS AND SHREVEPORT. They have had,
for some days past continuance Of cold
weather at Shreveport, and the number of
deaths per day from the fever has been reduced
to three; but one hundred and fifty cases are
reported in the surrounding country, some Of
which were not doing we'll The disease is
gradually subsiding in Memphis, though
twenty-three deaths per day in population
not one-half that Of the city at the outbreak
of the fever is still fearful mortality. A few
moro heavy and general frosts, however, over
the cotton belt of the South, will doubtless
completely extinguish the pestilence; and
then the cities which have 80 terribly suffered,
profting from the good example Of New
Orleans and its good results. win. 1t Is to be
Year: 1873

hoped, turn their attention to the purifcation
of their streets and sewers and pestilential
holes and corners, in view Of the established
truth that in regard to ''Yellow jack it is
easier to prevent his coming in than to expel
him after he is permitted to get into town
or city
Year: 1873

The Verdict I'm the Kelsey Case.


After months of seeming useless and mis-
directed inquiry the Coroner's jury, empan-
ellod to investigate the case of the unfortunate
Kelsey, have produced o verdict Pending
further, and what, it is to be hoped may provo
better conducted probings into the Hunting
ton social wound, comment on the character
of the finding Of the jury may be deferred
1t is matter for congratulation, however, and
is noted with satisfaction, that the representa-
tives Of the tar and feather party-the per-
sons to whom the evidence taken on the
inquest pointed as the participants in
the Outrage, and may be murder
are placed under the ban Of the law. The
matter is not disgraceful alone to Huntington;
the scandal of outraged justice, discarded law
and condoned crime affects the State, and is
therefore, of more Importance than many OF
the country people suppose. It may be, as is
suggested by our correspondent, that MUIR
der was not intended. Perhaps the hot
headed dry goods clerks and village
wiseacres' purpose fell short of the
dreadful execution; but whether or not,
it should be made manifest by the power of
law that murder for fun is not allowable. The
whole affair is reproach to the State. 1t
wants faithful, energetic District Attorney
and public sentiment to back him. The
perpetrators of the brutal and murderous out
rage on Kelsey will have to be punished
Year: 1873

AFFAIRS IN UTAH.-Brigham Young, the
Mormon chief, is reported in very feeble
health, causing serious uneasiness to the great
body of his people, whose interests are de-
pendent upon the prolongation of his life.
Naturally, however, Of robust constitution,
he is said to become impatient against any
suggestions of the possibility Of his early de-
mise. Still, with his characteristic fore
thought, we dare say that when called for to
cross the Jordan it will be found that he has
put his house in order. Meantime, the pres
ence of Colonel Fred Grant (son of the Presi-
dent) at Salt Lake City is naturally exciting
some speculations there as to the object Of his
visit We suspect, however, that his only OBJ
jects are to see the Mormons in their City of
Zion, and, second, to see if General Morrow
United States military commander in Utah.
cannot find something to do for rowing
young lieutenant desirous of active employ
ment.
Year: 1873

The NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE, assembled
at Chicago, has accomplished little except in
the way OF speech-making There is want Of
harmony in the views Of the delegates, and we
fear the proceedings will terminate without
any good or practical result. One gentleman
was in favor Of Congress regulating trans
portation both by land and the water routes;
another approved only of the improvement Of
water routes by Congress- and another was
opposed to any legislation on the subject be-
lieving that the evils complained of should be
left to find remedy through competition.
The same difficulty occurred on the questions of
specie payment and paper currency. The
various opinions were generally in accordance
with the interests, or supposed interests, of
the sections of country which the gentlemen
represented, showing that the term national
applied to the body has not much meaning.
Year: 1873

The CARTAGENA INSURGENTS. did a
country SO deplorably reveal her weakness at
sea as Spain is now doing. The insurgent
vessels have attacked the best vessels of the
government navy. They have made buc-
caneering expeditions to different parts of the
coast. They have captured not few of the
merchant vessels of the country. Their
boldness has grown with the occasion; and
now we are told that they intend to arm the
merchant vessels which have fallen into their
hands and use them against the government
All this presents in very unfavorable light
the present Spanish government.
Year: 1873

Brazil AND THE CHURCH. Baron Penedo,
an important Brazilian functionary, has
arrived in Rome on mission Of reconcilia-
tion to the Holy See. On Friday he proceeded
to the Vatican and presented his credentials
to the Pope 1t will be remembered that
about q year ago the Brazilian Parliament took
very much the same action towards theCatho-
lie Church as that which has been taken by
Italy and Germany, and more recently by
Mexico. We have no idea that any of those
powerful governments will go back upon
themselves. What they have done they will
stand by. 1t does not follow, however, that
reconciliation is impossible. The Papal gov
ernment will gain rather than lose by accept
ing the new departure, and to induce the
Papal government to come around to this
view Of the case is, no doubt the principal
object Of the mission Of Baron Penedo.
Year: 1873




The wish is, unhappily, father to the thought.
He cannot understand that the very possibility
of further civil war in the United States perished
with slavery. No further cause of war exists.
No further cause of war is conceivable. The
interests of this whole people, from Maine to
California, are one and the same. Our canals
and our railroads, ever on the increase, are
binding the nation more and more into solid
unit. California is necessary to New York
and New York is indispensable to California.
Fifty years from now the population of the
United States will be such as to give us the
balance of power among the nations. In the
interests of the peoples and in the in
terests of commerce-for commerce is more
and more becoming the ruling power in the
world-it will be our duty to interfere to
prevent war. Too long have the peoples
suffered; too long has it been the privilege Of
monarchs to make war in obedience to their
own whims. Year by year we are reducing
the population of the European nations and
increasing our own. Our success-the peace
and prosperity Of this country will prove
most healthful example; and the might
and majesty of the greatest Republic
the world has ever known will act as deter
rent to rulers who, for personal or dynastic
reasons, would plunge their people into all
the horrors Of war. Is it not conceivable that
at no distant day, what with the rapidly in
creasing communication between the Old
World and the New, and the consequently in
creased and ever increasing influence of our re-
publican institutions on the European nations
the best part of Eurooe will be consolidated
Year: 1873

The Pioneer, published at Lynch
burg, Moore county, Tennessee, says
wheat is worth only 80 cents per
bushel in that market. Here, at
Athens, it is worth $1.35 per bushel.
Lynehburg has no direct railroad
communication, hence this difference
of 80 cents per bushel in the price
of wheat. We remember that, way
back yonder before the railroad was
built through this country, so cents
per bushel was the outside figure for
wheat. AS for corn, in that primi-
tive day there was no market for it
at all, except to convert it into pork
and drive it South on foot; or distil
it into whisky and scatter damnation
round the land. We all fall out
with and abuse the railroads some
times; but they bring US nearer to
market and enhance the price of our
produce. To that extent at least
they are an advantage, even to the
farmer who never travels beyond the
limits of his own immediate neigh
borhood.-1the1asP Post.
Year: 1873

Young men sometimes think that
it is not respectable to be at work.
They imagine that there is some
character Of disgrace or degradation
belonging to toll. No greater mis-
take could be made Instead of be-
ing disgraceful to engage in. work. ii
is especially honorable. 1t is the
useless not the useful man who does
nothing. Who eats the bread he
does not earn who relies upon oth-
ers to support his life? 1t is he who
is not respectable, because he is do
ing nothing to command respect.
It is surprising to see how many
young men there are at the present
day who are growing up to habits
of idleness. Having nothing else
to do, their nights and often their
days are spent places Of i'll repdte.
Craving excitement, they seek the
gambling-table They find a stimu-
liant in Intoxicating drink. They
look on labor with aversion, if not
with absolute repugnance. and follow
courses which end only in shame
How many men now in middle Of
life look back with regret upon the
many lost moments spent by them
in idleness, and lament that their
lives are now beyond retrievaI.-
Prepare, young man, while yet you
have a chance, against such sor-
rowful period Do not allow your
selvs to grow up without anything
to do. Believe that any labor that
will furnish occupation for your
mind and hands is better than a
life which accomplishes nothing, and
which will by and by be full of
misery.
Year: 1873

The following from the Nashville
Banner, will, we think, strike the gen
eyaI reader in this section as being
true. Most people other than pro-
fessionaI politicians, want less poll.
tics and more news. The Banner
says:


There is still a large number of
good people WHO have not been edu-
Gated up to the modern idea of what
a newspaper is, and what it is good
for. In ancient times, when we had
only tri-weekly issues, and printed
about a handful Of telegraph, the
main inducement to subscribe to a
newspaper was to get posted upon
the political issues, or else merely to
support the party organ. A good
many people have not yet learned
that the modern newspaper is really
a medium-a vehicle Of aeagS that
neacs is valuable, and costs money;
that our telegraph alone costs US a
hundred dollars a week, and that
other requisites to supplying the peo,
pie with news cost 2 goodlmany
more hundred dollars and that the
newspaper is intrinsically valuable
for its news-more than for its poll
tical opinions. How a man, in this
century, could do without a daily
newspaper, to keep himself posted
up with the current news of the
world he inhabits. we cannot under
stand. And there are thousands
upon thousands of families in our
section-in our State-upou whom
the light of daily newspaper rarely
dawns. Politics may be important
but neeoS is Indispensable ls
Year: 1873

Are you aware, my little daugh-
ter, that you are going to hell?'' is
the title of late forty page tract
for little children. If the Reverend
Barebones, who distributes them,


should ever accidentally drop one of
them over our fence, he'll limp some
when he leaves, and be a heavier
man in the rudder by several buck
shot-with a strong postscriptal
probability of going there himself.
Year: 1873

The local humorist of the Peoria
ReUjea0 records a social occurrence in
these terms: Tweezer on the bluff.
last evening, calling on lady friend,
and they were out on the porch. dis
cussing the works of the great au-
thors, when the young lady's pet
white rabbit. which had escaped
from its cage, came rushing around
the house with big yellow dog after
it. The young lady screamed, and
Tweezer threw rocking-chair at
the dog, frightening him away, but
knocking over eight fower-pots, and
telescoping the chair. Then the
young lady implored Tweezer to
catch the rabbit and save it from
the horrid dog. And Tweezer com
menced to catch the rabbit. He
employed stratagem at first. fol-
lowing it around to the back of the
house and whistling gently. in true
hunters style, to arrest its attention
and cause it to stop. Then he made
grab for it when it paused to re-
fleet under the gooseberry bushes.
Tweezer grabbed not wisely but too
well, for the rabbit took advantage of
his plunging and snatching around
among the bushes to scurry over into
neighboring yard. Tweezer didn't
like that much, and he took occasion
to say something derogatory to the
character of the rabbit as he extri-
Gated himself from the thicket. But,
seeing the young lady near, he
smiled a dim sort of smile and got
off dismal sort of q joke about
forty thorns in the hand being worth
a rabbit in the bush. Then he grid
ed up his loins and resumed the
catching of the rabbit. He had left
his hat among the fruitful shrubs,
and as he vaulted over the fence a
portion of his coat-tail remained on
a protruding nail. But Tweezer
meant business. And so did the
rabbit. They coursed across the
yard, then out in the street, then
down two blocks, then into a potato
field, then into another yard, and
here another man came out and asked
Tweezer what in all sixty-six he was
trying to do. Tweezer asked him if
he didn't have sense enough to see
for himself. And the man smiled
sad and pitying smile. Ere this in
teryiew took place, it might be stated
that the rabbit had gone under the
cow stable. Tweezer crawled under
and chase it out. Anybody might
know that by the look of his white
duck clothes. When he came ont
the chase began anew. The rabbit
was fair, and waited for him just on
the other side of picket fence
This time the pursuit was down the
middle of the street, and spectators
looked on and clapped their hands
with enthusiasm. Tweezers blood
was up, and he resolved to catch that
rabbit or die in the attempt. So it
appeared until dog darted out and
caught the rabbit. When Tweezer
came up and received the prey from
the jaws Of its captor he found, to
his inexpressible sorrow, that the
poor little animal had not been kill
ed. So he bore it back and restored
it, unharmed, to the loving arms
which awaited it at home, and in
the midst of the caresses which were
Iavished OH the return of the beau
tiful pet, peor, Tweezer was for
gotten.
Year: 1873

The women at Chicago have a
shrewd way of doing business. Re-
Gently one borrowed two hundred
dollars Of her husband. and in the
afternoon fluttered under his nose a
divorce that had cost exactly that
amount.
Year: 1873

Cannot something be done to
prevent young ladies from being in
suited on our streets at night Z"
asks Cincinnati paper. There can.
Just have the girls mother tuck her
into her little bed about eight o'clock
in the evening and lock the door on
bpr
Year: 1873

An observant lady says she was
never SO much inclined to laugh in
church as on a recent Sunday, when,
walking down the broad aisle after
service, she saw that every woman
ahead Of her was using her left hand
in arranging that portion Of her
dress adorning her back, and before
she was aware Of it found herself
similarly employed.
Year: 1873

Never let the stream Of passion
move the tongue. Some people,
when they are about to put this mem
Der in motion, hoist the wrong gate ;
they let out passion instead of reas-
on. The tongue then makes a great
deal of noise, disturbs the quietude
Of neighbofs, exhausts the PERSONS
strength, and almost always does a
great deal of harm. The whirlwind
has ceased, but where is the benefit?
Year: 1873

THE UsURT BnL IN NEW YoRK-The Senate
OfNcw York has passed by bare legal vote bill
TO prevent usury, which does not materially
change existing laws except so far as Il forfeits
the usurious interest exactcd by the lender. The
Senate Is no indication of the eventual enactment
Of tha mcclure. The Assembly Is hostile to the
whole principle involved.
Year: 1873

ACCIDENT TO Tnos. HoRNBRooK.-
Tbos. Hornbrook, Esq, yesterday after
noon, at his place, BelleviGw, east Of this
city, was thrown, from pony which he
kecps for his little daughter TO 'hde5an
sufsred severe internal injuries. The
Dopy was in the act Of leaping q DITCH
wbs, Mr.. HornbrOok's feet slipped from
the stirrups and he was thrown over the
animals head. lie did not realize the
serious character Of the injury sustained
ard had himself brought in a buggy as
far rs the foot OF hill, from which point
he walked home. He felt considerable
paip and dizziness before he got there
Arrived there he sat down and wrote
A letter but soon found himself getting SO
much worse that he lay down and sum
moned physician. Up to a late hour
last night he was suffering much pain in
the region Of the bowels The physician
thinks, VIC learn, that there is nothing
more serious than severe shock and
strain resulting from the violent fall sus'
taincd, and that a little time and quiet
will make all right again.
Year: 1873

Pinchback's address threatening to dis
perse the Fusion Legislature creates con-
adorable excitement. 1t Is believed that
only the federal troops can prevent the
Lyceum hall assembly from meeting.
Year: 1873

If GOOD men are not chosen to-day as
Commissioners to administer the bust
ness Of this county, it will be the fault OF
those who fail to go to the polls and vote
for such. 1t may be well to have this
understood beforehand.
Year: 1873

Ingraham, the two Herwigs and sipher
took part in the Legislative proceedings
to-day. It is understood that all the
custom house members have leave Of
absence from the custom house during the
session of the Legislature.
Year: 1873

A MAN who is known as a brute in his
family, and grumbler and mischief
maker in church, and whom the sight Of a
contribution box fills with wrath, delights
to rehearse in prayer meetings the story
Of his christian experience, and Of the
wonderful changes wrought thereby. On
a recent occasion he told the "old, old
story" winding up as usual with the
quotation, "By the grace of God 1 am
what l am" AS he was leaving the
place, one of the unregenerate, who had
been a listener, sauted him with the re-
mark, 81 say, old fellow, you must have
been a terrible wicked man at first, if you
have improved as much as you represent"
The falling from grace that followed was
painful to behold.
Year: 1873

STAUNToN Vindicator: "a man is so
much more polite in church. He is on
dress-parade, as it were. Nobody was
surprised to see that young man last Sun
day dive suddenly into the bottom of the
pew to pick up her parasol. While he
was at the bottom he saw the EN- broider-
ed edge of her pocket handkerchief stick
ing from under the edge Of her dress.
lie commenced tugging at it, when there
was a scuflle, and a little hand darted
down. He came up without it. There
were two red faces in the sanctuary to
which the calm of the blessed Sabbath
brought no relief. But he was a young
man that meant WE'LL"
Year: 1873

WANTED HIS NAME IN MARBLE.-A
wood chopper near Truckee recently ac-
cumuated by hard labor and economy
about $500 in coin. A few days ago he
drew the money from the bank and went
to Sacramento to see something of the
world outside of Truckee. After arriv-
ing at Sacramento he put in considera-
bic portion of his time and money in the
various saloons, and got so confused he
couldn't tell toy shop or a millinery
store from a graveyard. While in this
uncertain state of mind, he wandered in
to a marble factory where they were
manufacturing tombstones. He was ask
ed by the proprietor if he would like a
fine marble stone standing in front of
him, at the same time expatiating upon
the color of the stone and its exquisite
polish. The woodchopper was delighted
with the looks of the article, never hav


ing seen anything like it in Truckee. He
asked the price of the elegant Italian
slab, and was told $50, the proprietor add
ing that he would put the name on it in
the bargain. The wood-chopper said the
Stone suited him, handed out the coin
and gave own name, with instructions to
have it shipped to Truckee when ready.
The stone is expected up this week, and
its owner, having recovered his senses,
proposes to have the monument erected
in some conspicuous place in the public
plaza.-T'Wckee Republican.
Year: 1873

THE Boston Globe says: "An Indiana
judge has decided that the personal prop
erty Of a man who goes to Europe is moi
taxable while he is gone. But the per
sonal property of those who go to heaven
is regularly taxed and taxes collected
Is Europe a better place to go to than
heaven? One would naturally think SC
from the great number of people that are
just now going there"
Year: 1873

A YOUNG lady in Gloucester is charged
with keeping light burning in the par
lor until very late at night, in order TO
harrow the sensitive feelings of an envi-
ous7neighbor into the belief that she has
really cot a beau.
Year: 1873

and all kinds of grasses and if we
could only get our farmers out of
the error of hog and hominy and
raise clover, wheat and grass and work off
all their scrub stock and buy the improved
breed OF cattle and sheep,we would soon be
mountain land Is rich in soil, covered with
the finest timber in the world and adapted
to the culture of peaches, apples, and to-
bacco, and with the right men
in the right place, we could export
81 900, 900 worth of canned fruit annually.
The best water power in the world is in
SEWER, on the Pigeon river, amidst an
inexhRustible fountain of the richest iron
ore in the world. Besides, we have some sil-
yer and gold locked up in natures vaults.
Then we have some of the finest min
eral water in East Tennessee. and with the
pure mountain air, a stranger would hard
ly ever be sick.


The people Of Sewer are kind and hos
pitabie to strangers, and would welcome a
few good scientific, economical and GOA
head farmers. We will divide our lands
with all good farmers. Good farmers are
what we need and what we want. We
have lazy, indolent, good-for-nothing
class OF pretended farmers in this county
we would gladly exchange for good far
mers. They are no account to themselves,
no advantage to the government and
All expense aHu curse 10 their families.
Their fencing is all rotted down and briars
and bushes have taken splace. Still they
complain that they can't pay the high
taxes (wonder they can live.) They COM
plain to their more persevering neighbors


that their corn won't grow like theirs. No


wonder They break their land with a
gopher not longer than pans tail and as
blunt at the point as Berkshires rooter.
They wear out one place and move to
another site, never once thiliing that if


they would haul this manure and SOW


broadcast on their wheat, and grub
| out the bushes that they would make fifty
| per cent. on the amount of land sown in
| wheat. We want the farmers, mechanics


and laboring men to come and buy out
| such farmers. We could not ask for doc


tors as we hardly ever get sick. We are


too peaceable for it to be profitable for law
yers to locate with us, but we want indus
| trious men to locate in our midst and help
| develop the productive and mineral re-


sources of Sewer county, and make il


what God designed it to be, ." the garden


of the world" Yours truly, w. ID. A.