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i THE DAILY AMERICAN NASHVILLE THURSDAY JANUARY 5 1882 TBS BB1BKBY SCAB DAL STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Jlniln tamrna tui 1 JL dZi AlV i3sk The Leading 5 Cent Cigar closely engaged in having everybody vaccinated and revaccinated that he hopes to be able soon to report the disease at an end Dr Safford moved that the secretary be instructed to settle with the inspector at Milan under certain terms The secretary presented the current expense account which having been allowed the board adjourned until the next regular meeting Z3oat XO Oont Oicaf (Successor EOSENHEIX BR0) Opp the iIAX ROSEIIHEIIiI or the above 4e9 tnMta ly top ool 4tbp BTAUtfBACX Late of Kew Era Milla Tlao IJaswcll Donee receive prompt attention STAIKBACK HAICOGK HILL Cotton Factors and Dealers in Crain Hay and Floor A BAGGING' AND TfE8 furnished and liberal advances made on consignments of Cotton and other Produce COTTON HANDLED EXCLUSIVELY ON COMMISSION 84 South Market Street Nashville Tenn diligence hid been exercised by tbe friends of the bill whether enough telegrams and letters had been cent urging doubtful members to vote for the bill I cannot say whether it was ascertained positively that Senator Smith would vote for the bill thought he would because I noticed more cheerful look on the faces of the democratic brethren I had not heard of any Interviews that night between Senator Smith and the other democratic members 1 derived more information from time to time from Mr Townes than any other person I did not bay any bonds A gentleman said to me us go in and bay some bonds for we have got a' sure thing" I said if that was it I was in I handed some gentleman (I think it waa Mr Townes) some money and told him to Invest it for me bat it was returned to me uninvested Tbe committee then adjourned nntil 2 FM HON MARCH BARKS I came to Nashville to watch several internets before the legislature in behalf of White county none of which had any reference to the 100-3 bill These bills vrere as follows a bill to declare Caney Fork navigable and another to prevent tbe preference of creditors I also came to watch the interests of White county in some Memphis Charleston railroad stock I was not in favor of the 100-3 at first but favored Mr bill I went to Senator Small man and asked him if he and his faction would support Senator bill He repl led that lie woald not support a bill to settle anything at ten cents except the state dent proper Of my own knowledge I could not say there was a powerful lobby working lor or against the bill I heard udge Temple talking to Senator Smith about the 100-3 Senator Smith asked Judge Temple how his constituents stood Judge Temple replied that they were in favor of the passage of the bilL I was not interested peenniariy to the amount of a single nickel in the passage of the bill Senator 8mith told me be would vote for 60-6 in preference to 100-3 I told him 100-3 waa far preferable to 60-6 Our representative was Mr Davis He did not introduce any bills for me I know 1 was vexed at him on seveial occasions because he was absent when our bills came up I did not believe 8enator Smith would vote for tbe bill did not hear from Senator Smith that any party or parties had ever offered him money to vote for the bill After the ad jouroment of the legislature Mr John McMillin wrote me a letter in which he stated that Walter Bransford was blowing around about certain senators I paid no attention to thejletter beyond burning it Col Cox then submitted four questions each seeking to ascertain whether the witness had received compensation for securing the passage of any bill Tbe committee ruled that the witness might answer whether he had been paid for his services The wi tness stated he had been employed to nse his influence in a legitimate way to secure the passage of tbe bills he had men-tioued He had derived the entire benefit himself and had not paid any senator cf representative anything to vote for any bill Cross-examined This money was paid me as an attorney fee jnst like Col Cox or an one else would receive money for legal services they had rendered REPRESENTATIVE 0WIKU8 I endeavored to persnade Senator 8mith to vote for the bill I am from Roane county Wilson got sixteen votes in Roane conn I wrote to prominent parties in 8enator district to get up petitions asking him to vote for the 100-3 bill I told him that if he lived in Roane county he could not stand the pressure vote agaipst the bill even the first time story My brother and I practice law together We regarded Senator Smith as a state credit man When he was nominated my brother wrote to him congratulating him aDd pledging his support That was before be had seen tbe platform Vhen the platform was made known my brother wrote to him saying he 'could not support him if he was going to be a low tax man Senator Smith did not write an answer to this but he sent word by Sam Cunningham that he was a state credit man EW HILL Late of Smith H1U A BoM ENTISTHY DUVALL KLINE DENTISTS No 72J Church Street (Berry Block) opposite ladles1 entrance to Maxwell House dM If S3 O- 1 1 to 3 23 at 5 22 er to CD -1 i S' 2 a fn 2 5 -5 ri co a oq tr-O CO kU FS SB 3 2 2 ot 3 Hfr CO -1 a 2 2 52 CD CD 00 to rL a a 5" CD 3 GO 3 2 5 £2 5 cd 2 a a 2o 5 2 S3 1 3 co cr p- CD -Tl 5 CD a go mm 03 3 ar CL CD to cr i CD 5 CD 30 2 as co 5- 2 rr tn rs pi vc 3 CD 35 a tn cd sr i tn -o C3 S' ot -4 sr S3 2 co GO CO 5' SB aS cr GO CD bHiXJm: THE STAR FRONT GROCER Offers Extreordimtry Inducements to Close Cash Buyers in Choice STAPLE FANCY GROCERIES FOR TJIFa HOLIDAY Choice Mixed Candles 15c per lb Choice Mixed Nuts 16c per lbL Hew Citron 22He HaUltit rery lb floe lie 12jjc 15c and 20o per lbe for 1 New Turkish Brunei jer lb New Currant a 12 Figs 15c all kinds Preserves and Jelliea 15c per lb 8 lb Tomatoes very tine only 120 per eau Our roasted Co dees at 16c per lb cannot be duplicated by any other house In tbe city A trial will convince you Our Sugars Vlonr Tea etc will bear cloee inspection in regard to Price and Quality The Star Front Grocer Cor Line and College Sts Noar LouUvtlle Nuhvlila Prpot Goods promptly daltvured to oil put of the city de4uth tf STATE Ol TUB WKAIIIKI SIrroI Service OhMrvaUoBi Hoikillle Teas Jan 4 1882 jt fm 4tlt FALL AND WINTER UNDERWEAR AT JESSE White Merino Shirts and Drawers Fancy Merino Shirts and Drawers Balbrlggan Shirts and Drawers English Lasting Shirts and Drawers Scotch Wool Shirts and Drawers Shetland Wool Shirts and Drawers Red Cashmere Shirts and Drawers Red Medicated Shirts and Drawers Canton Flannel Shirts and Drawers Wool Merino and Cotton Socks At Very Low Prices at JESSE ELYS Opposite Maxwell House thuly 4thp top6th col VACCINATION What (be President of tbe New York Health Board Says ot It New York Post During the year I860 only sixty-seven cases of small-pox were reported to the health officers of this city This year np to the 1st of December 1207 cases were reported and the record of cases for the present month will surpass that of any other month of the year Frof Chandler the president of the board of health was asked this morning what the terrible in crease in the disease meant and he replied that it meant that more vaccinating needs to be done we could vaccinate the whole said he think we could stamp out smallpox although of course persons who have been vaccinated and even persons who have had smallpox have been attacked by the disease again But in these cases tbe attack is mild aDd we might hope for a gradual disappearance You would think that every one in this city would make vaccination the first thing to be thought of especially in times like these and yet no one knows what trouble we have in getting people to allow themselves to be vaccinated We do not believe in compulsory vaccination because that engender! a spirit of opposition at once Since 1874 wa have vaccinated 451420 persona We had begun to congratulate ourselves that we had tbe disease pretty well under control about three years ago when it almost disappeared and I believe that had it not been for tbe large immigration of Bohemians and Poles whose filth is aa astonishing aa their objection to vaccination we would have been free from the scourge to-dsy From August 1877 to March 1879 there was not a single case of amailpox reported in 1879 there were but few cases and those among the Bohemians This is a wonderful showing when we consider that during the century previous to discovery 45000000 persons died of smallpox on the oontinenl of Europe In 1707 smallpox destroyed one-quarter of the population 'Of Iceland and in 1733 Greenland was almost depopulated by it In the last half of the last century nine out of every hundred deaths were due to smallpox give you even a still better notion of how far the board of health bad succeeded in keeping down smallpox as long ago as 1871 the result of about one hundred thousand vaccinations by tbe health board in 1870 is shown in the following table giving the number of deaths from smallpox in various places in' tbe year 1871 Population Berlin 900000 London SZVJOO I Liverpool! 621000 Philadelphia 67000 New York 912000 "In that year the deaths in south Holland amounted to 5101 in a population of 100000 After 1871 vaccination was kept up systematically and as I have already said small-pox disappeared in 1877 In the facg of these facts and figures and notwithstanding that so far as 1 know not one really eminent scientific man disputes the value of vaccination the attacks which have been made upon it by Quixotic donkeys and by others whose motives are less creditable have put doubts in the minds of many persons and I have no hesitation in saying that the present increase of small-pox may be directly attributed to tbs neglect of vaccination argument which these bring forward are that small-pox would have died out with or without vaccination lust as the plague did that vaccination doe not prevent small-pox that one is liable to get various diseases with the vaccinating virus that many persons especially children have died from the effects of vaccination and that some em-minent writersjiave objected to vaccination Tbe first of tbese so-called arguments rests upon an and may therefore be thrown out We champions of vaccination might just as well assert that if Jenner had not made his discovery people would now die of smallpox by the million a year The plague disappeared it la true but smallpox still exists and sweeps off its thousands every year If it were not for vaccination it would probably become epidemic The plea that vaccination does not prevent smallpox can best be answered by a few figures giving tbe deaths from smallpox during periods of years before and after the introduction of vaccinatomi La TIE HATTER 27 Cherry St McGavotk Clock WILL HAVE A GBAED HOLIDAY' OPENING Saturday Dec 17f to which all are invited Rich rare and elegant imported novelties elegant NeckvrearIvory-handle Silk Umbrellas Silk and linen Handkerchiefs Handlers Gloves Hosiery Suspenders and many other articles suitable for Christmas presents 500 dozen Silk Handkerchiefs from 25c to $5 Sail atntlx ly 4thp top 8th col RAILROAD NEWS One of the handsomest improvements of last year waa the erection of the building on Broad street now ocoupied by tbe offi cere of the Nashville Chattanooga Bt Louis railway It is pipminently located and its architectural design all that could be expected It is admired by oli nho pass by it It il three stories in height with a basement and mansard roof and is thoroughly lighted and ventilated The front and rear yards are being ornamented with shrubbery The last officer to move in it did so on the first instant The inte rior is as elegant in appearance as the exterior All the wood-work Is of black walnut finely finished On passing through the front door one enters a wide corridor and obtains his own directions whither he shall bend his footsteps from a beautifully painted bulletin board The floors of the corridors are covered with neat pattern of oil-cloth On the first floor President Porter occupies the front room to the right with the room next and 0 Bransford secretary and treasurer the rear room On the left is the office of Geo Knox general freight agent with the two remaining rooms for his clerks The second and third floors are reached by a grand stairway in the center of the building On the second floor General Superintendent Thomas occupies the first two rooms on the east side and the auditor Henry Maney the third room Morris resident engineer has two of the rooms on the west side the rear room having been provided for! the telegraph department Maj J- Maney general book-keeper and clerks occupy the entire eastern side of the building on the third floor while Danley and clerks are ensconsed in the three rooms on the western side Tbe mansard roof runs up high enough to afford excellent storage room for books and papers not in active use Each floor has a roomy vault for tbe storage of valuable papers A11 the furni ture is composed of black walnut and was manufactured in Nashville It is of the most elegant character 'the' largest ticket-case in the south has been placed in tbe office of tbe general passenger and ticket agent It takes up bait of au entire room reaches from floor to ceiling and contains innumeraole small drawers for the storage of tickets All the office floors are neatly carpeted The building and its furniture in fact is perfect everr respect It is certainly a credit the Nashville' Chattanooga A St Louis railway and an ornament to Nashville Superintendent James Qeddes returned yesterday from a trip to Louisville The large room at the Chattanooga depot formerly occupied by Maj Maney general bookkeeper bas been neatly fitted up for a reading room for the em ployes of the Nashville Chattanooga fe St Lonis railway It contains three large tables and wifi be supplied with chairs Here is a good opportunity for the employes to establish a fine library which may not only prove a benefit to them in dividually but to their families Railroad men as a general rale are a reading people and they will doubtless take immediate steps to procure books papers and period icals for their perusal Tbe laying of iron the distance of one and a half miles will close np tbe gap on the Dnck River Valley railroad between Petersburg and Fayetteville When this is done Colombia will have direct rail communication with Fayetteville It not be long before this work is completed A SUGGESTION TO HE LOUISVILLE A NSSH-VILLBT Manatee (Fla) News: If the Louisville Nashville railroad whose soutfiern terminus is at Pensacola would inaugurate a line of light draught steamboats to ply regularly between that place and the Manatee bay touching at Cedar Keys for freight and passengers success would undoubtedly crown the enterprise Our fruit and vegetable growers would find in Louisville Nashville Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago and St Louis a better market-4er their products than in New York Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore Let the east coast of Floaida supply the latter cities with fruits and vegetables and the west coast will if speedy transportation be provided supply the cities of the south and west with those commodities at a cheaper rate than they arepow obtained from New York and Philadelphia The fertile hammocks and bay-heads on both sides of our beautiful bay-wili soon be metamorphosed into vast vegetable gardens and if transportation be afforded us we will guarantee to supply the cities of the Mississippi vaUsy and the great west with fruits and vegetables in abundance and at a price that will place them within tbe reach of all classes Shall we have the much-needed transportation? THE VANDERBILT TARTY To the Associated Press Dayton Jan A At tbe election of the railway a branch of tbe to-day the Vanderbilt party shows its hand by electing most of their directors and all of their officers The directors included James McDaniel Smith Marshall of Dayton Deerveux Thomas Peppleton Stevenson Burke of Cleveland Short John Carlste of Cincinnati The officers are Short president Stevenson Burke vice president Russell secretary and treasurer 8 Thomas general manager A Hewett auditor James McDaniel retiring haa held the office of president for thirteen years AJtrSEHKVTM Masonict Thratrr The engaeement of the combination opens this evening Tbe company is a strong one and with few changes the same which presented the play last season They bring elaborate scenery with Them The sale of seats haa been fair Jt timely suggestion To the American Who are to pay for the investigation of the charges of bribery set on foot by the members of the low tax party? The men here ol the low tax party pay little or no taxes As the state credit party of Tennessee both demoersta and republicans pay 9-10 of tbe taxes are they not footing tbe bill to have themselves investigated From developments we suspect that the state credit men have used certain reformers to ptul some chestnuts on of the fire A Rbader Tk Kaoxrllle Water Conpasy Cbartered The charter of the Knoxville Water company waa registered by the secretary of atate yesterday The incorporators are Peter Staub John Brooks Loweree Joseph McTeer Hector Coffin Alvin Barton and Ingersoll PROFITABLE SOCTHERB FACTORIES An August (Ga) circular says: During the year 1881 tbe Angusta factory with a capital of $600000 declared a cash dividend aggregating 10 per cent and passed tbe same amount to the surplus fund The nock is held at $170 per abare Tbe Gran-itevi lie factory with a capital of $000 00i also paid 10 per cent dividends in cosh and passed 10 per cent to tbe surplus fund its stock is also he'd at $170 rer share Tbe Langley company with a capital of $400000 paid dividend of 8 per cent for the ail months ended Jane 30 and will pay en 8 per cent dividend for the six month ended Dee 30 all of tbe earnings is paid to tbe stockholders and tbe acock ia held at $180 per share Tbe Enterprise company with a capital o( $501000 hs just added 50 per cent to its capital stock it mad 10 per cent dividend in cash for 1881 The bibley company with capital of $'00000 and the John King company with a capital of $1000000 will soon be ia operation and their stock is already considerably above par DIETS At Switch Ala mrih ripebt of head of Jsoaary Carrir jonEt dagtu- of i Hun Lw to 16 Her rrniin ti wt in th ll ewnir-jf Tk funerJ will take pi st ih reidnce ol bnuduii vb ikij sure' 1 is w-div tw-ri' fa Dr na sod Imlrd imril at ML Lam? treat CorReli u' 17 North Suauner Testimony of Ik 11111 Thoo FUtor Sweffor A Beadereoa Leo Beal Frank VT Lewie A Cediew Bawklas Varekbaska Owtefff Story Cope and Jadgo losag The Investigating committee met at' 10 yesterday morning In the senate chamber 1 HI1L I am a low-tax man and waa a delegate to the convention which nominated Senator Smith Tha platform favored a speedy settlement of the debt with a submission plank A copy of the platform waa then shown the witness which he identified as a true copy Ho read the clause referring to the state debt aa follows: "We are in favor of aa apeedy a settlement aa can be obtained of all questions concerning the indebtedness on the best terms that can be had and that will be just and honorable Jto the people and tax payers of the state provided: said settlement is submitted to the people for their ratification or rejection at the ballot Tbe platform also contained the clause of the national platform providing for the maintenance of the pnblio faith state and The witness TMnmed: Tbe delegates from White and Pninam coun ties held a conference with Mr Smith He waa told we had a candidate from White county who was a stale-credit man and if we had to support a man of that kind we preferred him Smith pledged himself to stand by tbe platform He made a speech before he was nominated in which he said he would oppose any settlement of the state debt nntil the some was passed upon by the courts THOMAS rnATXB Mr Thomas Plater president of the Merchants national bank then took the stand He stated that Msj had called at tha bauk and given him fall permission to testify concerning any of hia i transactions with the bank He then said that on April 13 1881 a draft Hmwn Kv X( a SVOswi tw drawn by Msj was presented at the bank It called for over $14000 and was drawn on the Continental national bank of New York payable to the national bank of Nashville Mr Vertrees Does Msj often draw on that bank? The witness Well no although he very frequently has large transactions Mr-Vertrees la that bank the corre spondent of your bank The witness No we correspond with the Hanover National Bank of New York Mr Vertrees Is that bank the correspondent of any bank in this city? The witness I think it is Mr Vertrees By whom was this draft presented? The witness By Mr Dancsn of the firm of Newell Duncan Co Mr Was the draft endorsed? The It was not it was a plain draft Msj is a large operator His notes etc are always paid- I would cosh his draft for $50000 without hesitation Mr Vertrees Could you not get the draft for the committee? The I could not You could apply for it os well os I Mr Vertrees Is qot the Continental the depository of large railroad corporations? The I ao not know Mr Vertrees In addition to the draft mentioned was not a draft for $15000 presented about that time? The witness No Cross-examined by Gen Wright The transaction was a very ordinary one and there was nothing remarkably about it It was not in payment of anything He simply wanted the money A SWAFFOBD I attended the convention st Wartburg which nominated Senator Smith He pledged himself to the support of the platform which had been adopted I wae one of a committee to confer with Senator Smith We had been balloting a long time and we thought if he would endorse the platform he would receive the nomination He told ns he believed the railroads owed the debt and that they should pay it He denied that he was a high-tax man He eaid he did not care to state that publicly but I might give that assurance to my friends he referred me to Snodgrass and other gentlemen in White county as to whether he would keep a promise he also pledged himself to vote against any settlement that did not provide for submission to-the people Mr Coflman was labelled a democrat and wae sent there as one from Roane county I am a low-tax democrat I had no particular candidate but only wanted to see tbe right platform adopted col IRNDERSON I am an attorney and live in Knoxville I frequently practice in the counties Senator Smith represents his standing basal-ways been good and has not been affected by these charges he is what ia regarded as a state-credit man in tbe mountains there was a general feeling of surprise when it was ascertained he had voted against the 100-3 bill there was some talk of sending a protest from Jamestown Senator Smith Is what is called a man of good circumstances in the mountains he has a small house and is in comfortable circumstances he would be called a poor iqan in Nashville the only change I have noticed in his life since his election is that he has a new horse and buggy (Langhter) Cross-examined Tbe platform on which Senator Smith was nominated 'was not a state-credit one I do not know that Senator Smith saw the platform when he endorsed it and do not know that he knew what it contained I LEI HEAD Samuel Chapman told me that he and Bransford had lost a great deal of money betting that Wilson would beat Wright and they were buying bonds short and were gorog to make all the money they could He said they had given Senator Barrett $5000 to vote against the 100-3 bill but that Barrett had been running with Maj a great deal and they were afraid of him so they met him one night at hotel Barrett told them he could get $10000 to vote on the other aide and he handed them the $5000 back One day in the senate chamber Senator Morgan asked me if a man voted for tbe 100-3 bill would they not mob him in some sections of the upper country I replied that it would be dangerous in some parts of our 8umner) county Senator remark to me was a jocular one We were old and particular friends I told Chapman he Lad better keep hia mouth shut or the grand jury would get hold of him JCDGE YOONS RECALLED I was holding court when it was ascertained that the 100-3 bill waa defeated There was a general feeling ot dissatisfaction when it was learned Senator Smith had voted against it bat this changed to a feeling of satisfaction when the news that tbe bill was passed was received aDd that Senator Smith had changed hia vote The news of the defeat of the bill was received one day and the next day the American which told of the passage of the bill wae received FRANK LEWIS Samnel Chapman told ni that Senator Morgan had come to him several times and begged him not to give him away before thegrand jury also aaidhe (Chapman) and Bransford had given Senator Barrett $5000 to vote against the bill Bat they saw Senator Barrett at hotel Barrett bad been running around with John Freeman and other high-tax men too much They (Bransford and Chapman) told Barrett be must give them the money back or go and sleep with them that night Barrett had replied that hs had gone into the thing to make all the money he could oat of it he had received $10000 to vote the other way and handed them the money back they also said they had given Barrett a suit of clothes and that Barrett had the clothes on when he handed the money back to them Crost-exeantned The conversation occurred in the Tennueeetm office 1 made no notes of the conversation at the time and give it simply from memory 1 am one of the editor of tha Tennesseean published at Gallatin a paper which aapported Wilson for governor I told several persons abont the conversation A CADfOW I live in Gallatin and nave a saloon there I met Samuel Chapman two Or three months ago I introduced him to Mr Lewis Chapman said Barrett waa a bribe-taker and that hs and Bransford bad given him $5000 to vote against the 100-3 bill they became suspicious of him and met Mm at a saloon Barrett said he had rot eomethiag better and returned the $5000 at request: Chapman was not drunk although he had taken severe! drinks at my bar a HAWKINS I live at Huntingdon the 100-3 bill being a republican measure of coarse was for it I earn se Nashville on the Sunday after tbe bill bad been defeated I saw Mr TiUxnaa 1 cas aay I urged him to vote for the bill be told me he had mode ledges not to vote for any such bill and of course could not urge him to violate his pledges The witness was then asked if Senator Tillman had told him that a senator who had voted against the bill bad agreed to vote for tfct recoasi deration If bt (Tillman) would TLis wm objected to and sustained the ground that this could be proved by Senator Tillman The witness resumed: I was told by three gsuilABisn on tne night before tbs bid pd that Senator Smith would vote for the bill this occurred after midnight iu my rovois Gen Murrey Mr Towns aud fceaator Tillman were present I that tight the fate of Lb wa dis- cw-ei and it waa questioned whether due 1 I Additional Standing Committees Ap Report of the Committee on Circular Addressed to Railroad and Steamboat Managements Adopted The Vaccination of Every Pupil in the 8tate The Smallpox at Milan Abating i The'stale boerd of health met at its office at the capitol Tuesday President A Atchison presiding Dr Clark Dr 'Thornton of Memphis Dr i fiord Dr Flunket and-Dr -IVD Sims of -Chattanooga present The minutes were read and approved The quarterly report was read end filed The committee on tbe second annual report of the state board of health waa granted until Wednesday morning to Take their report Dr Atchisonrand Dr Blanket delegates to the American public health association reported tbe results of their visit to Savannah The secretary reported on the purchase of a book case and wae ordered to make die purchase on specified terms 1 The chairman of tbe committee on publication reported that he adopted the retort of tbe expert- Mr John Handle as lis own and presented it to the board The contract was ordered to be read by tbe secretary after which Mr Tavel addressed be board in behalf of bis firm Dr Piunket moved the adoption of the Report of tbe expert in regard to the publication of tbe report of the board of health which after discussion was Carried Dr Safiord moved the recommitment of the whole subject to the executive oom-tnittee for adjustment with full powers to fettle Carried- 1 Dr Saffird moved that the board ad-urn until 10 Wednesday morn-g carried YESTERDAY'S SESSION The board met at 10 a present Vice President Plankett Drs Safford Thornton hnd 8im and Secretary Clark The committee on the second annual report of the stats board of health reported as pillows: We recommend the following standing Committees to be appointed in addition to those already exising: To prepare reports which shall form in part the "second annual report" of the board 1 On water supply of Tennessee Safiord chairman Thornton Sims 2 On school Sims chairmen Plunkett Thornton 3 On Thornton chairman: A Atchison Situs 4 On 'railroad hygiene Cole chairman John Johnson Sims 5 On climatic influences on disease in Tennessee A Atchison chairman Thornton 81ms 8 Manufacturing Enterprisesln Relation to Health John Johnson chairman Piunket Sims 7 Transmission of Piunket chairman Thornton films Note The law requires that in all standing committees each grand division of the state Bhail be represented EPIDEMICS The committee on epidemics reported as follows and the report was adopted: Tbe committee on epidemics report that epidemics have prevailed In the following places during the last six months: Detailed accounts of each epidemic as furnished by resident physicians on application of the secretary are on file in the office Middleton West Tennessee dysentery Trenton West Tennessee dysentery Clarksville Middle Tennessee dysentery Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee typhoid fever Rugby East Tsnnessee typhoid fever During the first six months of 1881 measles prevailed very generally through out the state the rata of mortality from which was very low The -disease as rule was mild and controllable TrioKKTOit Chairman The committee on epidemics presented to the board the following circular: To public carriers: Small-pox being re ported prevalent in several of the leading cities of the country and recently having developed in two localities in Tennessee through the agency of persons coming from other states in order to prevent the spread of tbq disease the state board of health orders: I That no person inspected of small-pox in any of its forms shall bs allowed to travel on railroad waterway or other means of public oonveyanoe in the state and all and common carriers are hereby in-terdiced from transporting any each persons 2 That no corpse having died of smallpox or other infectious disease shall be transported under fifteen months after death and then only with a temperature of or under and upon a certificate of the health officer at tbe place of disinterment and reinterment if any there be 3 That ho goods or chattels or merchandise or mourning apparel belonging or pertaining to any person infected with smallpox or which may havs been exposed to such infeotion shall be received on board of any train steamboat barge or other public conveyance for transportation to any point within the state or elsewhere 4 No passenger or goods of any description shall be received by any line of pub-lio carriers for transportation without the certificate of an Inspector recognized by the board if there is reason to believe that such passenger or goods have been exposed to infection fi All persons in the employ of any lines of transportation should be at once vaccinated or revaccinated We urge that this order be mandatory by such public carriers The circular was adopted and the secretary instructed vo have 900 copies printed ana distributed immediately ami made Subllc by being exposed at the different spots Tbe committee on epidemics offered a resolution requesting the unerlntendent of publio instruction to establish as a rule throughout the state that no pupil be admitted to any of the publio or private schools without exhibiting a certificate of vaccination Adopted Tbe secretary was instructed to forward the above resolution to tbe state superintendent of publio instruction Dr 81ms offered the following resolution which was adopted: In view of tbe fact that both typhoid fever and diphtheria have been reported to prevail to some extent in the' city of Nashville the secretary of the board of health of said city is hereby requested to furnish the board a correct report of the same in detail at as early a dsy as possible TEMPERATURE Prof Safford chairman of the Geo-ological Topographical Features of Ten-cease reported progress ts follows: During July and August 1881 I took daily observations of temperature at Vanderbilt university in order to know by direct comparison the -difference between the temperature aa recorded at the signal Attlee in the city and that at Vanderbilt The Aliens were made rimnlt-aneoue-ly with those in the city The thermometers used at the two etations had been carefully compared The result of the work shows a difi'erenceln mean temperature of from two and a half to tbmt degrees it beintr this ---much hotter at the station fn the city Las winter similar observations and comparisons were made in January and February and about the same dtfiexwaca shown (se report of state board peg 639) It may be stated that when at the signal office last summer tbe temperature wae reported to be and above it barely reached university' SVa shall have mors to ay of this matter hereafter Tbs position of the signal office in Nashville is an unfortunate one It is such as to give temperature which is too kigfc for the greater part of the city it thereby being represented to the world as a hotter place than It really is- But the worst feature is that the authorities at and meteorologists abroad take the temperature thus given as that of a large part of Tennessee thus throwing us so far as heat is concerned into Alabama- 1 think it important that the state board use ita influence to have tbe signal office removed and so located as that its records mey be truthful 1 desire here to testify to the faithfulness and ability of the gentleman Mr Jesncofsky st prerrut in charge of the Na-hville office'- 1 am greatly indebted to him for assistance in making my and for data furnished to the state bow'd of Dr biins ofiered the follow lag resolu-Jlton Resolved tbafTSe secretary of tbe board be Instructed to invite each one of tbe city papers to be represented at ail our meet logs by a reporter in order that tbe pro- cecjiixrs tl tfis board may reach Use public as early as possible Adopted Tbe secretary made a report from Inspector Headeraon at Milan Tbe report states that on cose has cued sine the visit of the et-creury of the board that aUferaons Wbe have been exposed to infection have been placed in quarantine under cl ore guard that no new cases fcave developed and that ait tbe other cares ore progrereing favorably tbrt he alloaa no on to leave the town uncut cer-t Hi cats that several colored peisous had made an effort to get sway but were promptly a-re-red sud sent Wk to tbs fjuaranvns quarters lost tha mayor is TnmSDAY JANUARY 5 18 a 9 ADYERTI8EMEST I3IGEX 6V on-resddent notice on second pflgo Tl 8 Rhea starts down the live st 4 Friday Tt-9 Josh Throop leaves this afternoon tor up-river points Meeting of stockholders of the Tennessee Southern railroad company March 9 Meeting of shareholders of the Phillips manufacturing company Jan 10 John Gilgan fc Co have bargain tables of velvets plushes handkerchiefs linen collars culls and lace ties The Clerk of the Supreme Court will receive advance bids on some valuable property until tr Jan 26 Advance bids are invited on some valuable real estate by -Robert Ewing clerk and master See second page Messrs SiDger Bennett have succeeded Mr Geo Owen in the sewing machine business and can be found at the old stand 13 North Summer street To-day at 12 at the court-house door Robert Ewing clerk and master will sell some valuable property at auction by decree of the chancery court Eor descrijw tion see third page LOCAL NOTICES Tbb Maxwell House Shoe Store has been removed to 70 Church st Berry block opposite entrance to Maxwell House lit this elegant store we have a new stock of goods all of the best and latest style We invite our old patrons and the public to call Winstead A Co j4 lw Off for West Tsawessee McDoagal who is representing the well-known cigar firm of Max Rosenheim is making his maiden trip to West Tennessee The American wishes him success gait against the City for $10009 Pntages William Jackson brought suit in the circuity court yesterday against Thomas Weakley and the mayor and city council for $19000 damages alleged to bays been sustained by hie falling upon a sidewalk and hurting himself City Bevease Collections McCann city revenue collector has collected $100000 for the city within the past three weeks against $82 COO collected during the same time a year ago He exiecta to report the collection of $115-000 by the next meeting of the city coun cil The Free Bridge Committee The free bridge committee met yeeter-day afternoon but as all the members were not present no action was taken Thecom- mi tee will probably recommend to the city council at its next meeting that it take some definite action relative to the free bridge undi- Beal Istats Transfers Cole to Dronillard vided interest in land in Hickman county Kirkbam and wife to Hamilton lot in North $250 8 Watkins to Samnel Isaac Watkins lot in the Twenty-fifth district $2500 Evans Thomas I) Fite Wra Porter and John Wilson to Hall lot in Wartrace Bedford county Biss Fraaees Willard Miss Willard president of the National Christian Temperance union will spend to-day in Nashville "and will giva two parlor talks at the parlors of Mrs Judge East Bonth Vine street who has kindly granted her rooms The hoars of meeting ere 11 a and 3-30 The ladies of Nash villa are earnestly requested to give Mias Willard the greeting that her great reputa-- tion deserves Journalistic The Louisville Courier-Journalhna donned a new typographical dress which is dear becoming and tasteful It Is now not unlike tbp Philadelphia rresi in appearance Charleston 8 Jan The JVewt and Courier newspaper was sold to-day by its owners Riordon A Dawson to a joint stock company for $100000 cash The management of the paper will remain sub Btantially the same Kashvllle Bible Society This society holds it annual meeting next Sabbath Jan 8 at 7 in the Me Kendree church The reports of the post rcar will be presented and officers elected for the ensuing year The anniversary address will bs delivered by Prof Dodd The co-operating churches are re-quested as nsnal to adjourn their meetings so that the pastors and congregations may be present anil take part in the proceedings Mono as President Hums Secretary A AdXms Treasurer The Street Ballroad War A bill bearing the title "State of Tennessee on Information of Dibrell A Dahlgreu Sharp Percy Kin-naird and Andrew Allison vs the Nashville A Edgefield street railroad" yr tiled in th chancery court yesterday The purpose of the bill is to secure if possible an easement by which' they may be able to obtain the right of way across the stispersion bridge for the Fatherland street railroad The bill recites the hi tory of the former preceding and claims aa formerly that the Nashville A Edge-field railroad had no right to construct two trqcks across the bridge nor to deprive acy other line of the privilege in this respect enjoyed by it and claims that this road violated its charter when It extended its lines across tbs Public Square to a point opposite the south end of the market-house its charter having only permitted jt to construct the road aoroae the -bridge but not across the Public Square If tha chancellor should so rule they ask the forfeiture of the charter of the road last Servlcsi at the First Baptist Ckarch Although rain was falling a fair audience was present at the services cob-ducted by Rev Mr Hammond at the First Baptist church last night The new song books the "Armor Bearer" were used for the first time and the exercises were interspersed with fgood music Mr Hammond after reading a passage of scripture gave a short practical talk ooDoerniog prayer and efiort in conversion Brief addresses were also made by Dr lb Freeman and Key A Baird Dr Baird related the following Incident: He eaid aa ba came by the First Cumberland Presbyterian church he found a little bey sitting on the steps The boy asked to come in and raid he wanted to be a Christian A little girl had given him a ciroular calling attention to the meetings Dr Baird said he prayed with him and the boy promised to attend the children's meeting this afternoon The deepest interest was manifested by the audience and a numbefi expressed an anxiety to become Christiana The children a meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon and during the remainder of the week will be held at tha First Baptist church and the night service at the First Cumberland Presbyterian church Tke Weft of Prayer The attendance at tha union service at tha First Presbyterian church yesterday was good considering the hari rain that waa falling at tha time bat not ao good aa it would have been at a theater through the rain A number of ladies in waterproof gossamer were present and entered into the service with much spirit Dr Cunnyngham presided over the meeting assisted by Dr A Hoyt with ra Hoy at the organ The leader read the Scriptural lessons Prescribed for the day and the aubjrct which waa: "Prayer lor God's blessing upon His church and Ilia word" In hie talk he said that tha idea of the lesson is doubtless the unity and efficiency of the church of which we have a practical illustration in the observance of this week of prayer throughout all Christendom He spoke of Christian unity as distinguished from church uniformity and of the increase of the spirit of unity amongst all evangelical Christiana In no way is this spirit of i Christian unity more fully exem-s plified than in the foreign missionary work If are divided at home wa are one in the work of converting the heathen world Wa are also call cd upon to prsv for the success of God's word The word of God has divine power of itself bat We should pray that it may be at-' tended with the demonstration and power of the Holy Spirit when and where- ever preached Toe speaker thought it was a hopeful sign of the timet that the re polar mi outers of the gospel who were oiling the important function of pastor in the church were sticking Wely to the Word and not Intermingling' with speculative science and politics so much as in former years A tart volume tfrelou literature far the Sunday-schools and the church was multiplying God's ward a thousand fold in every land Let us constantly invoke the Divine blessing upon the word whether it preached from the pulpit or tbe press 7 he devouocal exercteee re led by Ins MiN'eely and Hoyt and Mr Ralph The epmt of tl-e meeting was not dampened ty the rato but term to be on tbe iucreai-e Qute number of butiines men were ia the and er te ye ter Jay who had tot be fare Ihe number wuf Gc-V i-e-a te to-dy at famous brands All orders will Es HANCOCK ite of Holding WUkea A Hancock CITY ITEMS Bargain We have placed two bargain tables in the center of our store and have loaded them kith velvets plushes handkerchieffa linen ooliars cuffs and lace ties John Gilgan Co' Church st ja5 6t Call and see the velvets and plushes on out bargain table John Gilgan A Co Church st ja5 5t Kendrick fc Co have best coal for ail purposes and give full weight de31 lw Kxndbick tCo 31 Union st have Anthracite coal and deliver promptly in any quantities 'de31 lw Fish and oysters received daily at Mead-era cor Publio Square till ja7 There having been much interest ex cited in the article of refined cotton seed oil asasubstituteforlard and butter in cooking we have taken much care in having tested the productof a number of refiners and have succeeded in obtaining an oil perfectly purified and freed from starine the absence of which prevents rancidity and at the same time renders it fluid at a lower temperature This oil has been pronounced by all who have used it superior to lard or butter for cooking either fish or flesh and equal to the finest imported salad oil for salads For sale at wholesale or retail by Berry Demoville Co de30 7t If you want window shades window cornice picture wire paper shades fire screens and cheap looking-glasses call at 33 College st de20 lm Elegant gilt frames fjr oil portraits on hand and made to order oil paintings repaired and frames regilued at 33 College st de20 lm The largest and most elegant stock ot mantel and pier mirrors can be found at 33 College st de20 lm Wall Papers! Wall New designs beautiful Florentine Persian Egyptian tapestry Japanese Queen Anne East Lake and many others in gilt also an immense Btock of cheap wall papers neat and handsome at 33 College st de20 lm Before you buy look at the select stock of elegant engravings oil paintings chro-mos dining-room and panel pictures now on exhibition at Freeman's 33 College st de20 lm The handsomest stock of soltaire dia mond ear rings and diamond lace pinr ever brought to Nashville can be seen at Davies 41 Cherry st Perfect gems bought before tbe recent advance Will offer great bargains to cash buyers ooOeodtf Watches Diamonds Bronzes Marble Clocks with Gongs Daviea A Bro Jewelers 41 Cherry street having recently increased their cash capital will open on Monday next tbe largest and handsomest assortment of watches diamqpds bronzes marble clocks with cathedral gongs ever brought to Nashville We will make these goods our leading speoialtiee for bridal gilts We also carry our usual full assortment of silverware clocks spectacles jewelry eto Having purchased our entire stock for spot cash we offer extraordinary inducements in prices and solicit a call No trouble to show goods Watches and jewelry repaired by competent workmen and satisfaction guaranteed oct2eod tf Bronze card tables bronze placques bronze jardineres bronze candalabraa bronze sconces triplicate mirrors and an endless variety of "brip-a-brac" novelties suitable for bridal presents the latest designs at Daviea 41 Nqrtfi Cherry street oct2eod tf any case Some men die after having a tooth purled "Lastly it is said that a great many in telligent persons object to vaccination Well some intelligent persons object to matrimony which we all know or ought to know- is a good thing There is no use in arguing with and I should no more think of answering tbe men who attack me in print on this vaccination business than I should think of argnirig upon international law with a hod-carrier "What we want now are ways to get' at people and induce them never to neglect vaccination for themselves and theirobil-dren Our appropriation for the purpose is increased to the extent of $2000 or $3-000 a year by the sale of vaccine and we have about a dozen men employed going from house to house vaccinating tha inmate' Dr Benjamin Lee of Philadelphia haa estimated that the small-pox epidemic in that city in the winter of 1871-72 amounted in money to $16378364 I have gone over hia ngures and find them to be correct It will be seen from this that we can afford to apend a little money in keeping down the plague The present appearance of so many cases in this neighborhood and in the west should inspire every local health board with energy in vaccinating right and left Our system of vaccinating the immigrants before they leave tfceir ships will work well I hope and I am glad to see the state board of health ia considering a more systematic action in the prosecution of vaccination The school board has passed rules by which no nnvaccinated child can attend the public schools to tbe necessity of frequent vaccination it may be said that if a child is vaccinated in infancy and then again after growing np that is probably sufficient nc less there is danger of exposure Our physicians who ooiue in contact with smallpox coses get vaccinated about every five A KIFLEY TEAGKDY' Colored Booalaboat flerdrn Hie Wife od Eaeapei Bipley (Tenn) New Dec 30 On Saturday night last about 8 colored railroad band by the name of Bill Hill made desperate assault upon his wife Mollie with a knife plunging it into tbe center of her breast about three inches below the collar bone Th stabbing occurred in tbe colored restaurant neer the southwest corner of the Square Gill came here about two months ago with' gang from Memphis but for tbs past three week has been working for Captain Boyton in the railroad cut and boarding at the bouse kept by negro man by the name of Coachman near the academy Tbe woman says be had threatened her life a number of times slid about noon on the day cf the stabbing ran her from her boarding place to Tom grocery with a drawn knife 8be sought protection at the bands of Hanning end others remainingin until after dark Hill in tbe mean time hang ing around waiting for an opportunity toot sault her After dark the went iDto tbe restaurant and about 8 her husband went in also and persuaded her to accompany him to tbs door where be stabbed her as above stated Hill succeeded in making his escape and is still at large He was seen biindsy morning at Covington and is probably hiding in Memphis Th woman lingered until Thursday morning when she died- IB ISqCEST OF 1891 Seventy-six Held Last Seven teea Deaths from Heart Disease The following is a list of tbe inquests held during the year 1581 Jan John Fbelps rheumatism of the heart Jan Moll ie Kinney colored rhen-fnatism of tbe heart Jan Unknown male infant cause of death unknown Same date Tennessee Simmons colored rheumatism of the heart Jan John Ledbetter run over at the Louisville depot while attempting to couple cars Feb Unknown male infant murdered Feb 11 Jerry Smith colored epileptic fit Feb 13 Fred Brown colored heart disease Feb 16 Harriet Hill colored heart disease Feb Rose Edmondson colored rheumatism of the heart Same date Unknown male infant March Uskqown infant March Emm White colored dered by berbusband Annaniaa white March 12 Robert Bradford colored falling in of an embankment on Broad street March Emma Joflin white child ran ovet by a train on the Nashville Chattanooga A St Louis railway March 17 Frank Padgett overdose of landanum March Maris Keith colored drowned April William Bilbo colored drowned April David Mays colored heart disease April Unknown colored male drowned Same John Tidwell death from a pistol fired by his own hand April Unknown msn drowned April Unknown femaie infant murdered May Unknown male infant May 5 Unknown male infant camse of death unknown May 10 Mrs Lizzie Littleton and infant past hemorrhage and still birth May 11 Turner death from the explosion of a soda fount May 18 Unknewn colored man stabbed in the back and drowned May Ollie Billets heart disease May George Brown shot by Wm McEwen May An iDfant overlaid by its mother May 28 Maria Griffith fatty degeneration of the heart Same date Thomas Moore colored accidental drowning from an epileptic fit June 28 Wm Stevenson colored drowned July John Boyd colored heart disease July 7 Rawls death from falling from a third story window on Church street July Samuel Roach colored death from the accidental bursting ot an emory wheel July A Heniy apoplexy July 21 Francis Frierson colored rupture of onerism July 27 Francis Kain death from an overdose of morphine Aug Kent MoNutt accidental drowning Same Chus Washington colored drowned Aug Henry Leonard dropsy of the-heart Ang Corbin overdose of mor phine Aag 7 Wm Jones colored killed by by James Rom Aug 9 Henry Schmidt hemorrhage of tbe lungs Ang 18 Julian Griffin drowned Ang 23 Amy Hutchison congestion of lungs and heart Aug Virgil Ward drowned Aug Ben Bowling colored heart disease Sept 5 Wm Cox colored abcess of the liver Sept 6 An unknown mao alcohol Sept Robert Collins colored caught in tbe machinery of tbe New Era plow mills Sept 14 Michael knifed by David Hanley Sept Wm Williams accidental discharge of a gun in his own bands Sept Archey Thomas colored heart disease Sept James A McNutt hemorrhage Of the nose and lungs Sept JamesP McMillen killed with a hatchet by Bob McKinley Oct JessePetway colored dropsy of tbe Beart Oct 3 An unknown male infant cause of death unknown Some Lytuna Childress colored heart disease Oct Lucy Neal colored poisonons drugs administered by James Totter Oct Eliza Clemons colored heart disease Oct-! Hannah Lee colored overdose of morphine Oct 24 Belle Howard colored congestion of the lungs Oct 26 Martin Vnrley run over by locomotive -Oct 81 Henry Oelam hemorrhage of the lnDgs Nov Maggie Ellison colored heart disease Nov 22 Dave Demoss colored epilec-tic fit Nov 27 McDonell killed by George Lamberth Nov Tom Harrison congestive chill Nov 80 Sam Ellison colored apoplec tic fit Deo Jack Mason colored heart disease Dec Mrs Bridget Allen heart disease Deo 23 Mary Woods expoenre Sam date Two unknown infants pre mature birth Dec Austin Haliacre colored killed by William Ross colored Dec 29 Carrie Randall colored child accidental smothering During the year Deputy Coroner Adams bas shown himself always prompt in the discharge of his duty going anywhere bia services were needed whether it be in the day time or at any hour of the night He has shown a desire to get at the lacts in every case and when necessarv has held juries over from day to day nntil the investigation was concluded The thanks of the press are due to Coroner Brantley and Deputy Coroner Adams lor the courtesies extended JAIL JOTTINGS Hsl Harding colored committed Tuesday on a criminal court capias to await trial on the charge of larceny gave bond and was released yesterday Ninety-three culprits are now incarcerated in jail Ot this number nine are one white and eight colored Kvssgeliat Baiaaioad sad the "Little To the American: I hope the piety of the American will hold oat as long as that of some persona vis: until they are in danger of losing money by it and henceI ask a place tor a brief explanation of one statement in my first communication Tbe boy at twelve who reels drunk out of a saloon still retains his reverence for for all to the religion of his fathers and this reverence will supply the argument which rightly need with other things will certainly reform or set him np again But how isit with this Ham mondial boy of twelve years? The boy is just a mere creature of fi4h and bone and blood then be becomes a being of affections amotions sentiments and as be passes up in his teens intellect berfim to come to the front the cessions as fiery factors in his existence begin to assert their power At 12 this intellect is subordinate to there emotions end there pensions are all unfelt in their fierce desires Through ekiliial manipulations in this care be is taught to profess not St the altar of his own home or church where a never-to be-forgotten father or a life-long loved pastor would make enduring end respectable any emotional exercise but under circumstances temporary and by tricks In the bands of strangers which he cannot respect now what must be tbs result? The period of ingratitude et the the time of towing his wild when be is a sophomore half a what will then become of there end as tbev pass swsy with them fro ail reverence for holy thin ts pf our religion Thus in nineteen cases out of every twenty- of every one of there Hammondcd boys yon will have Vicious men ana if men of intellect yon will fcave infidels Cent inly Methodist ministers who ere even silent at such a ttme as tins have forgotten who tbev are Somewhat of the conservatism of the Roman church and the church of England vre preach for the ronwreios of adults and the right framing of the children i our-fifths of the pssiort of oorcuy end greeter proportion ot our iiielhgeol piety ere op-poMd not to Himfnii in evangelist atnorg aiup but 'he he Is to tkiog of the "Rule work out v-s eotiebt yu i'-'firen Ijt the uk I Jesus Ctrl' t-d "ilui Emcrr Meaa barometer 60179 Men humidity- 89 SO Mean thermometer 48J73tMx tempertureM 68 Mean dew point 3rtMin temperature Velocity in mile per hour War VejtartmerU tOmai NcrtSce A-M-tmeo-togieat JUeont Jan 4 1884 2 Obama-turns taken at th stmt moment of itm at all thtUions CCPE I attended the Wartburg convention I was a Btat credit man and tried to have a platform of that kind adopted 1 told Senator Smith to let the convention nominate a man and pat oat a platform and that he could easily beat him He replied that he had two or three hundred dollars he did not Deed and if it was necessary for the good of the state credit cause he would as soon put it to that nse as not Mr Swafford took Senator Smith aside Smith said that he had heard an argument in the federal court on the question of the liability of tbe railroads to pay tne debt and be waa not willing to have the debt settled until the case was decided Question by Col Cox Then he accepted the candidacy with the platform attached? The witness No sir he accepted the candidacy with the protest as an attachment to the platform Laughter Adjourned until 9:30 this morning EDGEFIELD The officers elect of Olympus lodge No 67 Knights of Honor were installed Thursday evening Jan 3 as follows: Hales dictator John Zink vice dictator Gory assistant dictator Davis reporter Isaao Dayton finan cial reporter MoNish treasurer Hutchinson guide Leonard Chaplain Ridge guardian Ham iltoh sentinel and represenative to the Granm-Lodge The ceremony of installation waa conducted by Isaac Dayton deputy grand aiqtiT Master Eddie Barthell son of Councilman Barthell made bis debut in business life yesterday by accepting employment in the telegraph office aL Lavergne He left home with the kindest wishes of a host of friends Eddie has proved himself one of the most expert young operators yet graduated in telegraphy here and a career of great usefulness and honor ia predicted for him Mr Jones has joined a party of hunters who will operate against the birds in the fields and brakes of old Williamson county Mr Jones is a good shot and always aims his fowling-piece as he does his legal ken ad rem consequently he is expected to meet with nothing short of Phil-adelphia-lawyer success amoDg tbe birds The focalizing process which the free bridge question is now undergoing is watched with deep interest by the citi zens of Edgefield And no wonder They are to be more directly and more largely affected by the decision of this important matter than-any other residents of the city or country Several cases of jaundice are reported in North Edgefield All of the affiicted are of the masculine persuasion young and old The hurried recession of the river has left many flatboats and lumber rafts high and dry on the eastern bank PERSONAL A Yeargin and A Yeargin left yesterday morning for Kentucky to visit their father who is lying very loV Judge James Mulligan of Lexington Ky member of the Kentucky legislature arrived yesterday Yesterday's arrivals at the hotels: MaxvrU Shaffer Uncut(r Ohio: Rtoe JjouUrille JP Oafcir Cincinnati Willis wife and child Chicago Mo (-favock Franklin EW Walker Cwoeben Ind 1it Louisville Evior Manrv ooJ Hick Overton ro William Faducah Johnston Danville Vn i Dibrell Pparta I Albercromie Birmimham Ala Faultenof Chicago Gen Primer RUhardron Murfreesboro Geo Beetle Chicago Masoo Bonton ttchstUom James Crow Pulaski John Whitenide Chattanooga I- Dougherty and wife Auburn 8 Hemphill YorkvilJe 8 Wilaon Miw Myers Mi Harlan Columbia Louis Green ana son Sar rex Wilaon kavetteville Tracy City Amo Fillmore IxwU Mam OTillo A 8 Hichardren an' Wiltcher Coopar Mt John Ramsey MrMinntlln A IticharriMn and Cincinnati Plearent THE COCKTS Suraxsif Equitable Fir In-inrance company Royal Insurance company American Insurance company vs McCrea Murray A Co heard Chancery Coi rt Blnnkall vs the Coo decide LNichol vs DeBow et decree State of Tennessee cx rel etc vs A street railroad company order granting leave to file a bill Ed Ganaway et al vs Wade Wright et al decree Criminal About 100 misdemeanor coses were tried yesterday The cam of tbe atate vs Chris Powers charged with creating nuisance by reason of running hi slang ter-house on Lick Brooch waa aet for to-day Judge Quarles agreeing that the partita might have three days in the investigation of iL A verdict of acquittal waa rendered In tbe cam of the aiate va if Cavitt charged with aiding and promoting cock fighting Aar feat Colaaga To America: Jamkstowm Tbnm Jam 2 In regard to that coin It was ia tbe year 1547 that France first began dating her coinage by edict ef King Heury IL Tbe oldest Swiss coin bearing a date now in poMifn of eoGaters ore of dales 1424 and 1477 A to Spain I have mo data but the date first described is evidently a tn intake Ganomk Salt IW Hireree Harris entered suit for a from Mrs Harris fa tha court yesterday divorce circuit or mow idimmumrabN KIVKH NEWS Daily Report Huyjs Water ith Change in th 14 hours seuit ng 1 -21 Jan 4 Washington ab've lots Change taA'ea ton after Changes Stations Rise Rati Stations Rise Rail Me ft bn ft st Cairo SSI 10 Little 2 Louisville 14 MemphiajHoj Nashville SPIttabur 8 Sbhrevep't 141 jHi Lou I Il 4 I Below high water of 1674 Juvnomr BeiRt NI Corp tl A A Joh Throop from Albaoy Landing I Droulllard for Ersnavllle 8 Hbea from Cairo Tbe river is falling with 10)4 feet on tbs gauge OIVIB DVAFATC CiKCUDUT! Jn Rlvor feet 6 lorhen end 'tailing Know corn monoid foiling tbl morning end fell heavily oil day Vint BhiukJe Mernpbi LoyioviLLB Jan River falling with IS feet StDchea In the canal and It lee 4 Incbee in the 4iut os the fade Bueineea fair Weather cloudy eold and windy with rain enow bail and oleet Arrival and departures Goldan Crown Hew Orleans John t-lll-eri teuneeeeo river toClaeinnaU Geo Matiieroon and tow Cincinnati to Ciumnnnu EvANrviLLK Jan Hirer 3 6-10 feet and tallonary Raining bard lnce 3 ra partly foggy to-night wind north by eaut thernio'meter i'llTer Cleud Uulro 87 No srrirtl 4 30 Rainbow Louluvllle 680 A contract baa bernclo-ed for rebuilding thejno 8 Hop-kin by Dumotii i harp and Ilia Lhier of Cincinnati 1 iie lotapur leave to-night with the wreck tor Clncinna'L a Cairo Jan River 68 feet iarbee and fall ing Weather threatening IhermotoeUw Golden City Cincinnati 4 so Belie of Mernpbi bt Lout New Orleans Jan No rrlvl 1 City of Baton Rouge Bt Lout Weather fair and war after thermometer 70 For Ilartnvllle 4r4lir 4lla Bar kevllie mw4 Al bssssg toadleg The Steamer J46HII TUKOOt Carroll Unitor PennlngWB 1 ark J' Carroll I Will have for the above and lulvraiodiuj puiuiaoa THIS DAY Jan 6 at 1 tor freight or peaaog apply on Hoard or te 13 FATTLRrtON Agent 7 Broad at NASHVILLE PADUCAH A CAIRO MAIL USE For Clarksville Borer Uaatea I ddyvllle Smith laad rodaeah aad Cairo Tbs Steamer 8 B11CA 8 Tyner Mooter GallighrCirk Will 1-tv far the above and intermediate points on FKID4Y Jon at 4 For freight or nomas "T1? board or ie lA VankliflOlf I Agent No 7 Brood letepbook eommunicatiou )ei rt A ITISTOLABl RELIC Senator Bsyard hss presented Mr Sam Ward with curious original letter written la 1773 by bir I iranri of ho-gland to Col Tench tianci of Philadelphia with buth of whom lie I-ntsri family was connected One of the pn -Vcs In the letter is aa follows "I like to think of th quantity cf wf water between us Xl it were claret I would dnck my way to America" Austria EUct prusaia He rfin Bohemia Co pen "Our present experience is just as conclusive concerning the value of vaccination (or while the cases in which a vaccinated person is attacked by smallpox are not uncommon comparatively shaking tbe statistics show that if people are vaccinated and in after years get smallpox the highest average of deaths ia one in twenty whereas the highest average of deaths of nnvaccinated persons attacked by the disease ia one in three has been said that various diseases chiefly syphilitic have been propagat'd through vaccina virus We have done away with that objection although we considered it groundless by uting nothing but virus from calves inoculated in a straight line of descent so to seak from a cow suffering In cowpox atBeaugencr France some twenty-five years ago In my whole experience with vaccination I boae never known a cose in which it conid be shown conclusively that the vaccina virus transmitted disease Dr Taylor who ia at tbe head ef our vaccination corps and who knows infinitely more about tha matter than 1 do will tell you the same thing Tha vaccine need by the board of health is taken from our own calves which are kept out in New Jersey We vaccinate gratuitously and we sell vaccine at low rates to doctors and druggists We owe a good deal of enmity and abuse to this latter fact Persons who had an interest in selling vaccine bare done all they could to injure us in tbe estimation of the public asying that our vaccine come from tne bodies of the worst tenement-house inmates etc "Neither have I known any child to die from vaccination unless it was given at a wrong time by an injudicious person There are conditions of the body when a fm-scratrh will brirg on erysipelas children teething iny bs in au excited febrile condition when vctuiauou is an injury Tbey may he allowed to catch cold e'c and acme children who happen to to die soon alter vaccinauca would have died in a hokmcAi eniKirs The Dominican Fathers have been conducting mission for the past two weeks ia th Rsr Dr church in ft Anew place Brooklyn The nuaeiofl closed Kunday night when Jatbef McKenn spoke on Tbe Necessity end Power of Faith in individual nl In Nations" In th course of his address he alluded to Guiteau as an example of tbe fallacy or absurdity of private lutpirauoa a A.