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Year: 1872

On yesterday morning Just before ten o'clock,
about half a mile above RogerSville Junction, a
dreadful accident occurred whereby Mrs Hol-
der, an old lady probably tfty-fve years Of
age received injuries of fatal nature. The
train from Bristol was approaching on time and
rounding curve in cut the engineer saw the
lady in question about fifty yards in front en-
deavoring to drive hog off the track, clapping
her hands and keeping the animal before her.
The bell was rung and the whistle blown, but to
this she paid no attention, and though the brakes
were put on yet the distance was so short that it
was impossible TO stop the train, the beam in
front of the engine striking her in the back and
hurling the body against the bank, whence it
rolled into pool of water by the side of the
track. As soon as possible the train wan stop
ped and the conductor and others hurried to
where Mrs Holder was lying and picked her
up and conveyed her to the home Of her son,
who lived close by. 1t is said that her hearing
was defective. When the train left she was
still alive, but it was supposed her injuries were
mortal.


We learn from Mr. Dooley, conductor Of the
freight train which arrived last night at seven
o'clock, that Mrs. Holder died about twenty
five minutes after being struck.
Year: 1872

The Committee on Foreign Affairs consider
ed to-day resolution heretofore submitted to
them declaring that the claim of this Govern
ment for indirect damages ought to be waived
before the Geneva Arbitration. General Banks,
Chairman of the Committee, was requested to
communicate with the Secretary of War on
this subject and make a report next Tuesday,
1t is generally expressed that the claim for such
damages may have the effect Of postponing, if
not defeating an adjustment of the pending
questions between the two countries. The OBJ
ect of the consultation with the Secretary is for
thepurpose OF obtaining his views 10 the propo-
sition OF a declaration by Congress in order to
relieve the Government from the position in
which it has placed itself by the claim for indi
rect damages


The National Temperance Society petition
for a law prohibiting the importation of spirit
uOus liquors.


The bill authorizing the First National Bank
at Newton, Georgia, to change its name and To-
cation, passed.


The Civil Service Reform bill occupied the
balance of the day
Year: 1872

The Memphis ArdynHchc gives this rap
to the 6 brass collar committeeman:


Nearly every Conservative journal in
West Tennessee unites with the Memphis
press i'll urging the postponement of the
Democratic State Convention. Singuarly
enough, the powerful argument for meet
ing in May, urged by the Nashville Union
and Anlcrjc0R is not satisfactory. The In
dustrial Exposition, without doubt, will
be a cheerful entertainment but the faS-
cinatiOns which hedge blue handled plOws,
cider mills and sausage cutters have not
struck the average West Tennessee intel
lect with the full force designed by the
Executive Committee, We doubt if our
State Executive Committee can succeed
very well i'll opposition to the public wish
expressed through the newspapers. Their
success depends upon public endorsement; ;
and so tar as the present question at issue
is concerned, they will best consult the
political well-being of Tennessee by
deferring the convention. This is West
Tennessee sentiment uttered at the risk
of committee eXcOmmunlcatiOn.


We all know that each member of this
committee is veritable Colossus, one of
whose feet rest on the lOftiest peak of the
Cumberland. while the other laves in the
pellucid waters of the mighty Mississippi
but that in his oapacious pockets he car
ries the Conservative masses of the State,
is a question still open for debate. If the
august persOnages who think that the ex-
pressed desire to defer the convention is an
insult to republican government and IA
tai blow to the American eagle, will come
to West Tennessee, their views-either of
the people or themselves-may change.
They will discover that if the AVALANCHE
is disorganizer the crop sprung from
the seed it sowed is large enough to be
classed as spontaneous.
Year: 1872

THE Associated.Pr Agent at Washing
ton, whose business it is to furnish neWs,
considers himself paid to send only such
dispatches as suit a partisan Southern
press. He seems not to know that we are
in new era of journalism, when the press
want to give the nc1yS whether just exactly
what suits them politically or not. Last
week he flooded us with the Tammany
organs. account of the Liberal Republican
meeting. Yesterday he gave Us about five
lines of the great Grant meeting.
Year: 1872

The low barometer over West Virginia will move
eastwardy over the Middle Atlantic States. The nrea
of cloudy weather and rain will extend over New Eng
land during tonight. Clear and partially cloudy
weather with westerly winds will prevail very general
ly from the lakes to the gulf and south and middle At


antc States on Friday aDd extend over New England
during the day and evening. Brisk westerly to north
ery winds will probably prevail from Cape Hatteras to
Cape Cod on Friday morning, but dangerous winds
not ODticipated,
Year: 1872

1t may not be generally known that we have
one of the very best Job Offices in East Tennes-
see. We are prepared to do all kinds of book
and job, work on short notice, in the latest
style and on reasonable terms. ....
Year: 1872

The New York Journal of Com
merce, which has no admiration for
either of the Presidential candidates,
concludes a long editorial as follows,


We believe that out Of the present
most uncertain and perpleXing ele-
ments there will arise hereafter II union
Of good men of all parties in sup
port of the right. The great lesson
has been taught alike by the failure OF
the present Administration and the
nelect Of a golden opportunity by the
assumed leaders of the other side.
Year: 1872

The National Democratic Committee
last night met and elected Mr.. AUGUs-
TUs ScHElI, Of New York, permanent
Chairman Of their body, to fill the
vacpncy created by the resignation Of
Mr. AUGUsr BELMONT such are the
personal relations Of the Chairman
who retres with the Chairman who
succeeds him that this election affords
the party the strongest possible as
Surance that its interests will be ad-
ministerel during the next four years
in the same liberal and devoted spirit
which has presided over them for now
three successive Presidential terms.
The name of Mr. ScuELL is associated
with the Democratic history and the
Democratic triumphS Of Il score Of
years in the politics Of New YORK
and Of the nation. His position in the
social and financial world OF New
York will be accepted everywhere as a
guarantee that under his leadership the
Democratic body may be relied upon
to maintain the soundest principles in
finance and in commerce, to reject the
''madneS Of extremes" and to labor
for all wise reforms in a Just and tenn
perate manner Mr. ScHELL has re
Gently accepted the position of Grand
Sachem Of Tammany, in cooperation
with the movement for restoring to
that ancient Democratic organization
the luStrc Of its earlier and better days;
and he has for some years held the
position of President of the Manhat-
tan Club in this city.-New York
U0rid
Year: 1872

DUTY.-It is but seldom that We call the at.
the newspapers,..au and We would not on this occa.
sion but that We feel it our duty to do so. The
times are close especially with farmers, and We
have determined to make our prices on goods to
correspond with the times, at least for the next
six months. For this reason we believe it our
duty to advise the people of our determination,
so that they can take advantage Of the low price
at which We sell Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps and Groceries: As the profit on
goods will be too small to allow US to give any
time on purchases, our terms must necessarily DO
strictly cash. LYNCH, beatty & O'KANE.
Year: 1872

The late DR.. Paul had in his possession at the
time OF his decease valuable collection of geo.
logical and meteorological specimens, which were
chiefly gathered in the immediate vicinity of
Ottawa. The specimens can, we believe, be now
purchased, and it would seem to be pity that
they should be taken from this city. 1t is there
fore to be hoped that enough public spirit will
be developed to purchase the cabinet, aud thus
secure it for the city.
Year: 1872

The La Sale County Sunday School Conven.
tion, Of the meeting of which in this city notice
had been given in these columns, organized at
the Cougreg gational Church On Tuesday, and had
rather interesting session, continuing until
wednesday evening The attendance, however,
of teachers and workers" from the outside was
small, and even on the part of the church GO
ing people and Sunday school children in the
city, the interest in the meeting seemed to
be singulsrly deficient, number of topics Of
interest In connection, with the Sunday school
work were discussed, and the few ir attendance
doubtless went away with the conviction that
the time spent here had not been wasted.


The unusual sickness prevailing in city and
country doubtless L-d 4 great deal TO DO with
the apparent want of interest in the convention.
Year: 1872

WALL PAPER AND WINDOW GADEs.-Os.
man d Hapeman have just received largo
assortment OF wall paper and window shades
for the fall trade, to which they invite tho at.
tenton OF all in need of thoso goods. West of
Court House.
Year: 1872

FoR SALE OR ExCHANdE.-The proprietor
of the Pork House offers that very desirable
hotel for sale, or will exchange 1t for real estate.
As the house Is established and thoroughly com.
plete In all respects, the investment 10 In every
regard frat class.
Year: 1872

The New York Herald throws cold
water on the cold water philosopher by
saying that


"The people who are interested in the
welfare and prosperity of the nation are
evidently beginning to ask themselves
what they will profit by a revolution in
the Administration at the present time,
and to take into serious consideration
the question whether they can afford
to change General Grant for Horace
Greeley"


That is precisely what the people are
asking themselves. To change from
Grant to Greeley would be worse folly
than it would have been to have put
Geo. Francis Train in Grants place at
Vicksburg.
Year: 1872

The Norfolk Virginian, a paper
which carries the Greeley ticket at
the head Of its columns, declares
that the South will never be pacified
until the nation fully indemnifies


her for all she has suffered and lost.
1t demands


"Ample compensation to the
slave owner for the loss of his prop
erty by the act of the emancipation
of his negroes, or its repeal at the
option of the master, and the res
tOratiOn of the slave to his former
state of bondage, slavery, servitude
and dependence from which he was
liberated. The Southern States
should also be fully compensated
for the expense they incurred in de-
Tending themselves in an aggressive
war of invasion on the part CT the
free States. That is to say, the
debts of the confederation should be
assumedand paid by the general Gov
ernment by tax levied, not on con-
sumers by tariff, but by an assess
ment on ali the real and personal
property in the United States. This
would be compromise and concess-
ion on the part of the South, and if
the present national debt (about two
thousand millions,) be wiped out or
repudiated, or put excl usively Oh
the shoulders of the North, where
it should and will ultimately be
made to rest, the new assumed debt
of the general government would be
less than the war debt now is, and
the tax laid for its payment entirely
uniform and just. Disguise it as
you will, to this form things will
come at last"
Year: 1872

Horace Greeley has a thousand
times said that the Republican party
saved the Union, blotted out the
accursed institution of slavery, pre-
served the national credit, prevented
repudiation of the public debt, and
has always been the promoter oil
wise and beneficent measures and
he has as often asserted that the
Democratic party uniformly opposed
these measures and struggled to
bring disaster and utter ruin upon
the nation. He and his supporters
now ask the people to repIdiate the
party ofprogress and reform in favor
of the party that has been criminal
ly wrong for quarter of a century.
"They will not do it."
Year: 1872

Senator Hamlin, in a speech at
Bangor, Me-, made this good hit:


We are told that we should be
bound by the sound and Christian
maxims drawn from Holy Writ,
and so We should. We are told
that we should follow the parable of
the prOdigal son, who went away
from his home and became in time
as poor and degraded as the Demo-
cratic party is to-day. AppIause.
The father received that son, but to
that reception the boy brought an
honest repentance. And when
these Democrats, the Democrats of
the South, will come to US, as the
prodigal son did come, asking for
giveness and making full confession
of the sins they have committed,
then we will adopt the maxim of
the prodigal son. But they ask US
more than forgiveness. We read
that the father did forgive his prod
igal son, but we nowhere read that
he put that son at the head of his
farm aohen he did come hOms. TAP
plause and laughter
Year: 1872

Growing desperate as they see that the
people are determined to re-elect the
hero of Vicksburg and Appomattox, the
Democratic leaders of the baser sort
have recently revived the old lie about
Gen. Grant being drunk at the battle of
Pittsburg Landing. This has recently
come to the ears of s. D. Webster, Gen.
Sherman's Chief of Staff, who was with
Grant all Of the first day, and who lay
down with him on pile of hay late at
night, and he says that Gen. Grant
drank nothing during that terrible day,
and that he was perfectly collected ard
self possessed throughout. How like
chaff all these charges are blown away
by the breath of truth!
Year: 1872

The Democracy of Georgia are playing
sharp game. Having succeeded in en-
grating on the State Constitution pro-
vision that no citizen should vote unless
his taxes were paid up, the Democratic
Legislature passed an act applying it to
poll taxes as well as real estate, with a
view to cutting off large proportion of
the colored voters. 1t is a matter that
the National Executive Committee ought
to look after at once.
Year: 1872

The assaults so Indignantly made on
Gen. Grant only cause investigations to
be made into the conduct of the Admin
istration, and when the charges made
are found out to be false the candid men
of the country rally around Gen. Grant
with greater enthusiasm than before
Slsnder and misrepresentation has now
done its worst. Truth is mighty and
must prevail. Hence the confidence of
the American people in Gen. Grants ca
pacity and fidelity is greater than at any
other period of his public career.
Year: 1872

We learn, from a Democratic
source, that l.. T. Neal recently de,
livered to his supporters in Pike
County, a long speech about the
tariff on leather.


The reason his audience slept
throughout the speech may have
been because nearly all the Demo.
Gratis down their always go barefoot
ed, tariff or no tariff,
Year: 1872

The speculative mood of Wall street is
proverbially tickle. The other day the
operators in gold were preaching a rise
this autumn to 125. Now the whole
crowd are on the other track, and look
ing to see decline to ITO or under, as a
consequence of the reelection of General
Grant, which event is now expected by
the Wall street fraternity as confidently
as was Mr.. Greeley's only week ago.
It's curious canvass all around.-[New
York Herald.
Year: 1872

The infrmities of age have COM
PEELED Hon. Gerritt Smith to decline
an invitation to speak in Cazenovis.
In his letter he says: "Vitally i'm
portant is it, in my judgment, that
the national Republican ticket shall
succeed. Democratic rule very near
ly cost US the life of the nation. God
forbid that we should come again
under this ruleI The return of the
Democratic party to power-be il
with Seymour or Hoffman or Gree.
ley at its head-is the one thing we
have to dread"
Year: 1872




There is much more satisfactory way
for the personal organ of Mr.. Greeley to
dispose of the widespread impression
that the Baltimore candidate is in favor
of paying pensions to rebel soldiers,
than by flying in rage whenever the
subject is mentioned, and stigmatizing
those who allude to it as "lost to self
respect" If Mr.. Greeley will simply
say, over his own signature, that he is
opposed to any such proposition, that
the subject has never been broached to
him by any person whatever, and that
those Southern journals and orators that
assume him TO be in favor of such pro-
ject are guilty of misrepresenting his
views and opinions, the whole matter
would be definitely settled. There is
no necessity for that paper to quote the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitu-
ton to prove that such payments are
inhibited by organic national law. The
people of the country have not yet for
gotten its warm endorsement of Jere.
Blacks recent letter, in which he de-
nounced those amendments as "frauds,"
and called upon the reactionists to sup
port Greeley because his election would
'begin the process of their extinction"
Year: 1872

The Utica Herald says: "Jeff Da.
Wis, flying in female attire, is not
half so grotesque and cowardly as
the Democracy skulking in the old
white hat and coat of Horace Gree
ley" 1t is the last resort. They
will feel the worse for it after the
capture.
Year: 1872

Said the great Chappaquack only a
few months ago: "We do business in our
city government by carpet-baggers just
over from Cork" How many of those
"carpet-baggers just over from Cork"
are going to reciprocate the affection OF
the great Chappaquack by voting for
him now? 1t doesn't take very sharp
arrow to prick an Irishman's pride,
and this ought to be enough to do the
Year: 1872

Poor SUMNER lit now turns out that
with all his love for the colored man, he
lodged the vote on the Fifteenth
Amendment, and opposed the Civil
Rights Bill, whilst protesting to advo-
cate its principles. These facts are at
tested by the Congressional Globe.
Year: 1872

All reports from New York coincide
in stating that the great business men
there will not only vote for Grant, but
that they are organizing political pro-
paganda in his favor, because they feel
that the election of Greeley, and the
consequent elevation to power of the
former rebel element, will produce a f.
nancial crisis that may possibly prove
more disastrous than the great crash of
Year: 1872

NEW York, May THE World this
morning in an article headed Grants
Resolute Retreat says:


"Whether we shall stick to our original
case ut Geneva until the Tribunal passes
upon it or cut and carve that case TO suit
Great Britain is now admitted at Wash.
ington TO entirely depend upon the humor
OF the Earl Granville and Gladstone gov.
ernment. This stupid complication OF tho
case, Of clean with unclean, sane with
insane, Gettysburg nonsense with serious
claims for our denationalized commercial
marine, makes this so serious matter
that from certain points Of view 1t has
come to be fairly doubtful whether q
complete abandonment of the treaty is
not really the thing by US to be desired"


The Tribune on the same subject says:
eve hold that our government is clearly
in the right in refusing to withdraw or
modify its case at the dictation Of the
adverse party. In taking this position we
do not assert the validity or Justice dis.
puted in the claim, nor affirm the neces.
sity or wisdom in making it, for the
proposition appeals to the arbitrators.
The latter may raise an issue between our
government and our people and not be.
tween them and Great Britain"
Year: 1872

concern, uninhuenced and uncontroyerted


either by federal authority or Its partizan


type that we must first contend for and


achieve. Friends and fellow citizens, l


cannot conclude without urging you


again, as l have often done in the past, to


be up and doing II you value your liber.


ties. They are threatened more seriously


than many OF you realize, by military


ascendency laying It's lines for tho control


Unpopular elections; by corrupt practices


and official intervention. On the other


hand you have presented to you In the
person Of the distinguished candidate for


the Presidency named at Cincinnati, a
guarantee Of reconciliation and a reformed
administration. No man has ever dared TO
say that Horace Greeley was not an honest
man. He may not be what some would
call a fine gentleman Of elegant manners
and finished personelle, and he NAV be
addicted to what are considered by them
as low and common pursuits, such as
farming, stock raising, looking after the
INDECENT, gathering supplies for the starv.
ing abroad, and illustrating in all times
philanthropy at home; but | tell you nv
friends, that old white hat of his, covers
the largest brain, and shadows the soltest
heart In America. Let me add moreover,
and be pardoned for saying that as TO the
matter Of executive ability, believe
that the man also has served out long life |
in the conduct Of great leading journal
requiring administrative talent Of the
highest order, and giving body and form
to public opinion upon the most intricate
questions of foreign complication will be |
found better qualified for the position to |
which he Is so sure to be exalted than
any other man who may be selected from
the camp or the Congress. Renewing |
my thanks to you, my friends, and pledg. |
ing myself again not to be uniaithlul to |
this new mark OF confidence which has |
been conferred upon me, l must close
this hurried response.
Year: 1872

American Temperance Commission.


NEW York, May 7.-There was a fair
attendance to-day at the anniversary
meeting Of the Temperance Commission
held at Steinway Hall. Aaron NJ. Pow.
ell presided, and made the principal ad.
dress. In alluding to the Cincinnati Con.
vention he said 1t was remarkable that
there was not a temperance plank in the
platform, although the chief man placed
upon 1t was temperance man, yet the
absence OF such a plank was not remark.
able perhaps alter oil when according to
report the second man upon the ticket
was wine bihbler.


An address to tho country was adopted,
in which the State Legislatures are urged
to take action in favor Of total abGtenence %
and recommending the appointment ofno
man to office who is not a temperance
man.


Resolutions were adopted advising
clergymen to substitute water for wine in
communion service, and to extend the
right hand OF fellowship only TO total alb.
stinence men and women.