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Year: 1871

THE Barreltown picnic was attended as
usual by large number Of people from this
city, besides all the residents of the neighbor-
hood; all of whom evidently enjoyed them
selves very much. The Sabbath School net
ted a neat little profit from the occasion.
Year: 1871

THE Public School Board of this city have
issued of late several hundred dollars worth
of school orders, bearing 10 per cent interest
No doubt they feel like saying, as the man
did when lie silenced a creditor by giving
him note. Thanks, be that debt is of
my mind But how about schools in the
future. The usual vacation Is fast slppi no
away, and nothing being done toward re.
opening
Year: 1871

NOTWITHSTANDING the advance in Gotten
aud wooden goods, Dcllcr is still selling a.
old prices which are less than the same ar
ticles can be bought for at Wholesale in
New York today
Year: 1871

In the course of afew days, after the first
overpowering emotions of sympathy for the
fallen city have exhausted themselves, we
shall begin to hear plenty of talk like this


cago was destroyed, Ike Sodom and Go


ah, because it was wicked. Sin. like eV.


ling else in that wonderful city, had a


en- and giganic growth. Its traffic in in


ating liquors was not the least astonish-


tenn in its commerce. Its grain elevators


the wonder Of the world, and so were


ambling hells. Its hotels were palaces,


so were some of its houses of prostitu-


Its merchants were princes and so


its stock gamblers and its thieves. Il


aste to be rich, it had forgotten or defied


Ruler of the Universe who avenged his


aged majesty by laying it in the dust


re would be just enough truth in such


ching as this to obscure the moral that is


~ de,luclble from the catastrophe. Chi.
cago had indeed devoted Itself so madIy to
the pursuit OF wealth and pleasure as to bring
upon itself in purely natural way the ruin
that so unexpectedly laid it low. In its blind
mammon-wcrship and pleasure worship it oy
crooked those precautions so necessary to its
safety. The utmost deliberation could not
have arranged things so as to render it an
easier prey ior a confgation. 1t hardly re-
quired the extraordinary combination of cir
cumstances that made Monday an ever me-
morable day to bring down the judgement
that was so long delayed. The expression
"Chicago is large finder box" is by no
means new one. 1t has long been known
that an imminent liability of being burned
up existed in its case. The effect is bad.
therefore, of falling back on the direct. su-
pernatural interpostion of Providence as an
explanation OF the catastrophe, when oTdina-
ry human agency operating in the usual way
Is amply sufficient to account for it and
might easily have avoided it. The fact that
New York stands mistaken to-day with the
stencil OF its iniquities polluting the moral az
mosphere of the whole world is sufficient
proof that no Providence directly interposes
TO cut OFF the wicked. The punishment of
Chicago, like other punishments, shows that
tnose who from any cause undertake to ig-
more The laws of the universe are made the
agents OF their own destruction.
Year: 1871




Three days ago it was not thought possible
a second fire could occur in an American city
SO disastrous as that which five years ago
swept over Portland and drove thousands of
its people into the street. Still less did the
widest imagination conceive that confaga-
tion would occur in comparison with which
the Portland fire of July 4th, 1866, would be
OF trltiing importance. We had fifteen miles
of burning buildings, but Chicago must have
had hundreds of miles. The Portland fire
made twelve thousand people homeless, but
Chicago had more than hundred thousand
of her people in the streets on the night OF
October 9th. The Portland fire involved a
loss of seven imillion dollars, while nobody
can yet estimate how much more than hun.
dred million the Queen city of the West has
suffered. The Portland fire burned from 4
O'Clock in the afternoon till O'Clock the next
morning, but the sea of the fire did not cease to
roll over the fated city of Chicago till the begin
severe financial shock locally; but the Chi
cago fire involves loss that will be sensibly
felt from one end of the Union to the other.
Not only will insurance companies, in Europe
as well as America, be either ruined or Sc
verely shaken, not only will some OF the
Western stocks depreciate,- but business men
in all parts of the country who have estab
llshed intimate commercial relations with the
merchant princes of the Western metropolis
will share with them the wide sprea(
calamity in -; Ill
be those who will be most unfay
orably affected by the disaster. Som,
of our great shoe manufactures find il
Chicago their principal market.


But the consideration of the effect outsid,
of Chicago is of trifing Importance. On tn,
people of that doomed city the full force o
the blow comes, and the mind fails even t,
conceive the severity with which it falls
Chicago-the city in relation to which NOR
than any other the national pride is excited
Chicago, that sprung up in few decades Oh
the shore of Lake Michigan as if by magic
and We'd in population and in wealth moi
only with the largest Eastern cities but will
the Capitals of Europe whose growth ha.
been the SLOW work of centuries Chicago
that in enterprise and business activity sur
passed all the other cities of the world, and
was the standard by which rapidity of prog
ress was measured !-gone in night and little
but column of smoke ascending up to hea-
ven and the people covering among the ru
ins and fleeing to the prairie to tell where it
stood! OF all the dealings of Providence
with men in thaSa latar wars pona bavo hoo,,
more sudden and more awful than this.
Year: 1871

Take earnest hold of life, as capacitatcd for
and destined to high and noble purpose. Study
closely the minds bent for labor or profession.
Adopt it early and pursue it steadily, never
looking back to the turning furrow, but for
ward to the ground that remains to be broken
Means and ways are abundant to every mans
success, if wills and actions are rightly adapted
to them. Our rich men and our great men have
carved their paths to fortune, and by this inter-
nal principal-a principal that cannot fail to re-
ward him who resolutely pursues it. To sigh
and repine over the lack of inheritance is un-
manly. Every man should strive to be creator
instead of inheritor. He should bequeath in
stead of borrow. He should be conscious Of the
power within him, and fight his own battles
with his own lance He should feel that it is
better to earn a crust than to inherit Golfers of
gold When once his spirit Of solf-reliance is


learned, every man will discover within himself
the elements and capacities of wealth. He viii
be rich in self-resources and can lift his head
proudly TO meet the noblest among men
Year: 1871

A correspondent of the Conrier-Jour1sa!, in
writing aeout Louisville railroads, says there
are too many schemes on foot for the city to
carry through Some OF them are not neces-
sary while'others are. He says the duty of the
people is to see which road IS most needed and
then build it. He says:


ut is urged that the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company are opposed to completing
the Knoxville Branch, because it is apprehend-
ed it will diminish their dividends It is al
legged that the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road make q pretense of building the Knoxville
Branch, but it is purely g pretense. It is appa-
rent that Louisville should have another outlet
for her traffic with the South. If the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company are making
mere pretense Of building the branch, then It
may become necessary for the city and the rail-
road interest of the country TO build the Louis
vile and Chattanooga Grand Trunk Railroad
If the other extravagant projects are abandoned
and proper plan devised, the city and the rail-
road interest centeriBg here. can and will build
another road TO the Southern railroad center.
But let all other schemes slide and decide be-
tween building the Louisville and Chattanooga
Grand Trunk Railroad and completing the
Knoxville branch
Year: 1871

On Friday, the senior class of the East Tenne :
see University, in order to put in practice some
of their requirements in geology, vent out un-
der the lend cf their teacher, Prof. Bradley, to
examine tbs rock formations south of the Hols-
ton. After effecting safe passagein the Shu
Nat, 1870" the work began in earnes. The
dip OF the limestone stratum on the south bank
was found TO be south of southeast and this is
the general direction Of all the strata for mile
and half due south. This isa bard and dura-
bic stone but the strata further up tho hill arc
mixed with clay and shiver easily. Here ma
rine fossils began TO appear in large numbers,
left by the ocean in the mud that formed these
rocks ages and ages ago. Numerous shells and
sponges were easily picked out. 1t was also
obseryed-by means of the rounded pebbles
and innumerable little plates OF mica, brought
down by the foods from the Smoky Mountains
and beyond, and mixed with the sandy loaln-
that the river bed was once much higher than
now. These evidences arc found many feet
above the present tide marks The next stratum
is marble of good quality, passing through the
fort hills" It will be proftably worked when
the proposed river bridge shall have been COM
pleted. A short distance beyond lies stratum
| of saford iron limestone. It is now being quar-
ried, and is blue stone Of excellent quality. A


mile and half south of the river, q stratum of
variegated marble was examined which, with
| all the strata passed over, dips southwaFds A


short distance beyond it again crops out and
thence the strata are repeated in inverse order,
dipping northward. This marble is the top
stratum Of the formation which was upheaved


and folded and bent into its present condition in
the primitive ages Of tho earth's history. It
lies in a low valley which extends from the
mouth CT French Broad again TO tho Hclston,
some miles below. Il is evident that the river
once ran through this valley, which, if by any
strange freak it should do again, Knoxville
would fnd herself an inland city. On the re-
turn, iron ore Of good per cent. was found in
one of the railroad cuts short distance south Of
the river; however, it is not developed in q
large quantity at this place.


The students Of geology in the University
claim at least one advantage over those young
men who go North or East to be educated:


That is. they become practically acquainted


with and study the geological structure OF their


own section, with AL itg rich and varied mineral


deposits, instead Of delving among the barren
ccSs IccSs OF New England or other sections which


sney would perhaps never have occasion to see


again. STUDENT.
Year: 1871

A writer in the New York Times says
he was walking down the Rua Dereita,
the great boulevard of Rio de Janeiro
one evening last January, when he was
accosted by a miserable, ragged and
squalid-looking object, who implored him


for Gods sake, give me only vinte


(less than n quarter of cent? to gel
something to eat The wretched man
said that he had been in Brazil foui
years. He had left young wife and
child in Baltimore, and had emigrated
with many others, whom he said were
then as destitute as he, hoping to repair
his fortunes, but instead, he had been
going rapidly down hill ever since he had
first landed on Brazilian soil. The gen
tleman-for, despite his haggard look
and ragged appearance, the man bore
the semblance of respectability-said
that he was a graduate of the Jefferson
College Medical School, Philadelphia,
and had at one time large and lucra-
tive practice in Richmond, Va. When
reaching Brazil he had at first endeav-
ored to practice medicine among the
American colonists of the San Paulo
province, Dub inc COlOuiSlS WtIC 40 pun
as he, and he was finally compelled to
return to Rio de Janeiro sick at heart,
and much more sick in. body.


Wandering about the dingy streets of
the lower part of the vast city for days
upon days without a place to lay his
head or scarcely a morsel to eat, he had
at last applied TO the city authorities for
employment, and, though greatly debili-
tated by long suffering and exposure, he
accepted work on the public highways.
Under the scorching rays of torrid
sun this gentleman trundled his barrow
through the streets of Rio, filed with
sand or stone for the PAYERS at work on
the boulevards. Finally the doctor was
taken i'll, and was consequently obliged
to relinquish even that laborious means
of subsistence, and few days after the
rencouter on the Rua Dereita spoken of
above, he was found dead in filthy
hovel in an obscure section Of the city.
Being Protestant, he was denied a
Christian burial by the ecclesiastical au-
thorities, when fortunately q few gener-
ous-hearted American sea captains and
the officers of the United States flagship
Lancanster had the poor fellow decently
inferred.
Year: 1871

Correspondence Of the New York World.l


The ten thousand Americans who are


said to be in London waiting until the
restoration of peace in France enables
them to fly over to their beloved Paris
are in no danger of suffering from ennui
in the meanwhile. Never in all its his
tory. has London been so pleasant and
interesting as it now is. Everything
has conspired to make it so--the state
of things across the channel has driven
all the French noblesse hither; the EN-
peror and Empress are close at hand
all the French dramatic, musical and
art stars are here; there is an
unusual number of eminent persons
from other continental countries here;
the Queen comes up to town much
more frequently than usual; the In
ternational Exhibition turns out to
be unexpectedly good; the two grand
opera houses and twenty-three theaters
are in full blast, and the season is at
its hight, everybody who is anybody
having arrived from the country Such
is the state Of things, in a word, that
should you 20 into Regent street or Hyde
Park at four o'clock in the afternoon
and shy brick at the first person you
met, the chances are ten to one that you
would hit an earl, q countess, a prince
or a prima donna. This is all very de-
lightful and when | add that at the
theater called Court of Common Pleas
a new and intensely romantic and inter
esting drama is now being performed,
the denouement Of which is as yet un-
known, you viii see that the cup of our
delights is full to overaowing.
Year: 1871

to still smaller triaes, the evening pipe,
the merry hum of tie tea-kettle, and the
blazing fire after a battle with the rough
weather outside--these, and such little
things as these, involve more happiness
and solace than the great triumphs and
success that await us in the world. The
world $ triumphs and successes soon clog
us, so that we demand greater victories
to-day than we were satisfied with yester-
day. But these little trihes, if we are
wise enough to be content with them,
grow dearer as they grow familiar, and
become perennial fountains of joy and
solace. Let us take care Of the little
things of life, that contain so much of
happiness or misery, and the great things
may be left to take care of themselves.
Year: 1871

1t is q mistake to suppose that great
wealth brings happiness, although too
many of us are in the habit of imagin-
ing that such is the case. 1t was once
said by a millionaire, who had made his
wealth by his own efforts, that the first
dollar he made gave more delight than
the thousands he gathered aferward.
He learned to despise so small thing
as a dollar, and in doing so forfeited all
the JOY that its possession gave him. In
all our relations, the value of small
things is constantly suggested to US.
The sum of happiness is made up of
trihes. The fragrance Of flower will
sometimes steal over our depressed and
despondent spirits like golden memory,
and fill us with an undefnable peace
that dispatches all the darkness from our
souls. A CHEEKY word, an endearment or
caress, OF a voice of encouragement will
sometimes awaken our half-dead hearts
into new life, and change the sullen
and somber aspect Of all things around
us into brightness and beauty. The
familiar hearts, the easy chair, the open
window, the well-worn book, the kiss Of
children, the voice and smile Of a loved
wife, the family board, the chance visits
of an esteemed friend, or to come down
Year: 1871

A gentleman who has been stopping
in our midst for sometime gives an ac-
count Of one of the most terrible scenes
ever recorded in the annals of this coun-
try. While steaming up the placid
waters of the Ocklawaha river he wit
messed a conflict which made his hair
stand on end, never to be forgotten.
After rounding Sacket's Point the stream
widens and deepens, and the waters at
this bend always look troubled and
black. Suddenly the steamer encoun-
tered a sea of alligators, floundering and
splashing water in every direction; their
believing shook the foundation of the
waters. The captain says that he never
heard or witnessed such a scene before
and never wishes to again. Before the
checked they found themselves in the
midst of these terrible monsters. To
back or 90 ahead was impossible. The
passengers endeavored to drive them
away by shooting, and the hands on
board beat them with hand. spikes, yet
they seemed more determined to obstruct
the passage of the boat. The situation
every moment became critical; and the
crew and passengers more and more eX-
hausted, and the destruction Of the boat
seemed nevitable-already three colored
hands had been deyoured by these
terrible monsters and several others
wounded. Several planks were torn
from the hull, and the steamer was with
difficulty kept from sinking. just at
this period a source of relief came. A
huge serpent appeared making his way
from the lakes, the same, it is supposed,
that was seen at Devils Elbow last
fall. The alligators soon disappeared,
following the sea devil, or whatever you
may call him, and such fighting never
was witnessed. AT point below where
the river suddenly narrows, soon became
entirely blocked with dead alligators,
and the water was red with blood. 1t is
difficult to account for the number and
sudden appearance of these animals,
but the latest theory may throw some
light upon the subject 1t is believed
by many that there Is a large subterra-
mean passage of water between the head
waters of the 0cklawaha and the waters
of the Okeehobee lake, and that these
monsters have found their way here in
great numbers, and if not soon extermi
mated will obstruct the navigation of the
Ocklawaha.-Pilatka (FlOrida) Her
aid.
Year: 1871

CORRESPONDENCE.


Dispensing with all preliminaries will pro-
coed once to the object of this correspondence,
viz. to give you few items pertaining to the
College as it is at present The term now in
progress commenced On the 10th of May, with
an attendance OF $50 students, this number has


been increased from time to time until at pres
ent we number 225 The general department of
the students is all that could be desired. Thus
far our peace and quiet has been undisturbed by
any summons for offending students to appear
at the Judgment bar of the Faculty, in Prof.
Clark's Recitation room. Prof Shoemaker of
Philadelphia, Pa, is at present engaged in Civ
ing course of twenty lessons in Elocutiop.
His general class numbers over one hundred
members. Besides this class there are about
ffty receiving special instruction Thus far the
Prof has proved himself an able and efficient
instructor, and a perfect gentleman, in every
way worthy the liberal patronage which he has
received.


On Saturday forenoon the last series of Senior
speeches was delivered in the College chapel,
before an audience of over two hundred. In
point of literary excellence and soundness of
sentiment, the addresses exhibited a marked
Improvements ON those delivered at any previous
time. After the exercises of the forenoon were
completed our worthy Prof. Chapman kindly
requested the members of the Senior class to
meet at his house at eight O'Clock in the erenias
for what purpose no ono knew; Everything,
however was made plain when our mathemat-
matical friend also requested that we should cat
no supper before that time. Well, eight O'Clock
came, and with it in spite of the rain came
the Seniors also, eighteen in number. At
half past eight supper was announced, and with
one accord we gathered around the bountifully
spread tables and 1 am pretty confident in say
ing that " mine host'' haG no reason, to .doubt
that we had obeyed his Injunction with refer
snce to eating no supper before coming. The
toast, g" Prof Chapman and his Lady' was pro-
posed by James McCloy' and responded to in a
few very appropriate remarks by j. R. Thomp-
son. After enjoying ourselves hugely until half
past ten, the party broke up each highly pleased
with the entertainment and everything in gem
eral.


On the afternoon OF the 10th the Salem boys
came over for the purpose of cleaning out" our
boys on q little game of base ball. and they did ..
it. That is they and the very gentlemanly um-
pire who have since learned had a bet of If
teen dollars on the Salem club. Yet would
not wish to have it generally understood that
such tribe that would be at all likely to have
had any effect on his decisions. The score stood
Mt Union 81 salem 35. But the end is not yet.
MT. Union, June 10. lIe ifs 4. FRED.
Year: 1871

Shut the door softly, mothers asleep,
Her fever is broken, her slnInber is deeps
Look in her pale face, and see there no pain.-
Darling. be thankful we've mother again.
Shut the door softly, and come to her side,
What would we do if our mother had died2
She who has loved US our weary life through
Shut the door softly, and do as do.


Shut the door softly, and kn6el with me here,
To Him who has spared US our own mother dear
Who has given her back TO our arms once again,
Borne her through danger and softened her pain
Shut the door softly and look in her face,
And see how it gathered in health and in grace,
Is she not handsome, this mother of ours,
Waking to life like the budding of flowers?
Let US lose all in this fast flying life,


Sister and brother and husband and wife.


Mothers love only has at all times defied;
Shut the door softly. and come to her side.
Shut the dhor softly, mothers awake,
Back from the shores of the fathomleSs lake;
Weary with travel, but laden with charms,
Longing to clasp within her arms


Mother, dear mother! we loved you before,
Now we shall love you thousand times more,
Welcome dear heart from the shadow land
Shut the door softly. and kiss her dear hand.
Year: 1871

Our cnteIpriSinG contemporaries, Nfsers.
Norey 4 Ennemoser. editors OF tie Monroe
Iatelliqencer. have placed the names OF Pres
ident Grant and Governor Warmoth at the
head OF their columns for reelection in
1872, Their reasons for this preference are
given in the leading article, from which we
extract the portion relating more especially
to Governor Warmoth:


In an article published in our iSsue of
February |, we expressed the opinion that
in lS7! the Republican party would march
to victory at the ballot-box under the
leadership OF L. 5. Grant, as candidate for
President OF the United States, and of II.
c. Warmoth IS Governor of Louisiana.
Believing for many various reasons that
Grant and Warmoth are the best men
the Republican party can bring forward
for these high offices, we place their names
at the head of our columns. y


President Grant is the strongest candi-
date that our party can bring forward. and
we believe that from his very nature he
will continue to improve in his executive
capacity and in his availability.


OF Governor Warmoth it is almost un-
necessary for us to speak. We have re-
peatedly expressed our opinion OF his
ability and we know that the longer ne Is
retained as the chief Executive OF L1oul-
siana the more the people will appreciate
it, That the people are satisfied with his
actions in the past was shown conclusively
during the last campaign. when the amend
ment to the constitution permitting his re
election was carried by majority OF over
twenty-five thousand. We feel certain
that the majority of the Republican party
throughout our State will indorse Oul
ticket