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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-07-17
FEVER AND AGUE CURED.

There not remid al agent in this world that will
u Fever and Ague an all her Malarious Sillvus
scarlet Typhoid yellow and other revers (iJiet, b1
kadway's Pills. so quick Rad avs Ready Relief
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
WASHINGTON.
Southern Claims Ordered Paid. dc.


WASHINGTON, May 19.--GeneraI Grant,
Col. FOrney and Governor Cooke dined
together yesterday.
The President has gone to Maryland,
and vii return Gu Monday.
Commissioner Douglass sustains the de-
cision that brokers must pay tax on bor-
rowed money used as banking capital.
The Senate bill authorizing the Orange,
Alexandria and Manassas Railroad to
transport passengers and freight into the
city, was introduced.
The bill issuing bonds for those destroyed
or effaced, passed.
The Senate recalled its resolution to adj
iourn May 29th.
Several appropriation bills passed.
The amount appropriated by the House
upon awards to the Southern Claims Com
mission aggregates S349, 1874, whereof Wad-
dy Thompson gets S65, 900; the heirs OF
Margaret G. Lee $4,000; and BAIL Hull
nearly S11, 900. No allowance was made
for the loss or destruction or occupation OF
property, or for incidental or consequent
tial damages. J. Milton Bast, of Paducah,
Ky, gets SO, 900.
The bill making but one Minister for the
Central American republics passed and
goes to the President
Many private bills were passed and
conference reports adopted.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
The Eruption of VeSuviuS.

A correspondent from Naples in one of
many excursion parties on the Vesuvius
at the first eruption, writes as follows on
April 26th:
On Friday morning many excursion
parties were assembled directly under the
cone. They had begun to disperse with
the first indications of sunrise, but hun
dreds still fingered on the spot. Without
single moment to warn them, the earth
opened under foot, and the dead lava
which they had been treading upon as
curiosity, turned again to molten fire.
Those who were not engulfed in the
chaSm as it burst forth attempted to flee
for their lives. Happily, the best and sure
of foot were many. They reached safety;
but woe to whoever fell by the way The
earth they fell on was already at furnace
heat, and fresh waves of lava overlook
them ere they could rise again. A few
were miraculOusly delivered by noble eff
forts on the part of the strong nerved men
in the company. Dragging them in haste
toward the observatory, their delivererS
placed them on the carriages which were
waiting there and accommodation was pro-
vided for them at Resina. | have been
told by friend, who was at the very edge
of the chasm when it burst open, that the
effect on the Imagination was as though
the whole mountain had begun to move
from its basis. AS he fled, he felt as if the
mountain was following him, and not I'M
til he had recovered his senses at ReSina
could he convince himself that what he
had seen was only partial eruption of the
crust which Overlies the hidden fires of
NeSuViuS
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
The ErergreenS nnstrnred

From Virginia to the Cseadian shores,
and from the eastern slopeSof the Rocky
Mountains to the Atlantic, the evergreens
are dead or dying. Millions of dollars
worth of hardy plants that have for years
withstood our Northern winters, now show
the ravages of the zero weather of the last
season. Norway spruce pines, arbor VITAE
jumpers, rhododendrons, dwarf and stan
dard roses in public parks and private gar
dens have put on the sere and yellow
leaf" their symbols of decay.
Long Island has suffered severely. In
the gardens at Astoria where immense
numbers of evergreens were growing for
sale, the loss is estimated at hundreds of
dollars. Rows of arbOr vitae, containing
thousands Of plants, are actually valueless.
Prospect Park and the private gardens in
Brooklyn have not been spared in the gen.
eral disaster, and the gardeners at the
Central Park, New York, pronounce the
loss in those grounds almost irreparable.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS By THE CABLE.
Miscellaneous and Washington News.
HOME NEWS.

LEXINGTON. May 1S.-The races were
RIM in = heavy rain storm. The favOrites
Elsie won the first race; time, 1:54I :;
ISL Florence won the second; time,
.2:23f,
NASHVILLE, May 1S.-Annie B. won
the first race; time, 5:53. Arizona won
the second; time, I:54l 1:514 1855.
DETROIT, May 1.-THE Moderator said
that in making committees he had paid no
attention to distinctions between old and
new school Presbyterians.
NEW YORK, May 1S.-The forest fires
are still raging. 1t is feared Carbondale
will be buried
a Cuban letter states that two hundred
Npaniards surprised camp of twenty-five
women, six children and twelve old men
IN the woods between Guantanamo and
Arroy, and massacred all Of them. The
Spaniards subsequently were pursued by
Cuban RevOlutiOnists and many of them
killed.
The mass meeting of Carpenters reject
ed the proposition of the bosses for an
eight hour system in November. All the
carpenters are ordered to stop work next
Monday.
The Methodist Conference adopted a
resolution electing eight new bishops, one
Of whom is from the South.
ST. Louis, May 1S.-Col. w. b. Brown,
a wealthy stock raiser near Kansas City,
was killed to-day, it is said, by girl
whom he had seduced
A party of Indians stole 120 mules from
battalion of the 9TH infantry en- route on
foot to supply Fort Hayes.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-The Court of
Common Pleas decides that the local OPP
ton law regarding the sale of liquor to be
constitutional.
BosTON, May Is. THE Times prints the
following:
Several months ago an editorial writer
in this paper was betrayed into making
grave charges rejecting upon the personal
integrity Of Mr.. JnO. Simonton, General
Agent of the Associated Press, in his man
agement of the affairsof that organization.
Since then we have become satisfied, upon
careful examination that there were no
just foundations for those reflections and
that Mr.. SimOnton is fully entitled to res
pect and confidence.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

The House Committee on Claims will
have the entire day tomorrow in which
to report bills considered by them. They
will report the bill making an appropria-
ton to pay the awards of the commission
ers appointed under the act of March 3,
1871, with the exception of few cases
held for further examination. The entire
amount allowed under the bill is S346,-
900 80, and is distributed among 3l6 claim
ants. The committee have generally adopt
ed the awards Of the commissioners, being
satisfied that their examinations were
careful and thorough, and their conclu-
sions within the rules that would govern
the committee in case they were consider
ed separately. The largest claim allowed
is $4,000, and the lowest So, and the
greater portion of the claimants reside in
Virginia, contiguous to Washington.
There are about forty or fifty claimants
from the district of Columbia Washing
ton ReppbLicnn..
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
The Forest Fires.

a correspondent of the Newburgh Jour-
nal tells the following story of fighting fire
at Pine Bush, Ulster county, New York:
"On Tuesday, May Z, at about o'clock
in the afternoon, small fire was discOv-
cred running back of the Pine Ridge near
the Crawford leather factory. Not much
attention being paid to it then, it rapidly
spread, until it soon covered the whole
ridge. AT night it presented one of the
grandest scenes that has been seen here in
years.
about 10 o'clock at night it formed a
line of over two miles in length. Though
it was spectacle of rare beauty and gran
deur, yet it was an alarming sight to the
old residents below--those who understood
fighting mountain fires. 1t continued to
rage all night, lighting up the streets be-
low as bright almost as day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

Literary people who plume themselves
ton as evincing originality or distinction
in their productions will hardly accept the
dictum of Herbert Spencer in his, late
work OH THE Philosophy of Style" That
author declares that to have specific style
argues poverty of speech. Judged by this
standard, Bacon and Johnson, Carlysle
and Emerson, Hawthorne, Dickens, Scott
and scores of other standard writers must
be classed in the second rank, while wri-
tiers whose styles of expression vary with
their subjects take the higher place
Spencer insists that perfectly endowed
man must write all styles.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
An Irish Renartee.

Col L. and a friend were one day walk
ing the streets in Madison, Indiana, when
the conversation turned upon Irish wit.
Col. l.. said he doubted if it were 50 off
handed as was generally thought. He be-
Iieved that Irishmen studied it up.
Let us prove it, said his friend, " on
the first Irishman we met
A young Irish lad of about sixteen soon
came in sight, walking toward them.
"Seize one arm" said his friend. They
separated, one passing each side of the
boy, each grabbed an arm.
"If the devil should come along now,
which of the three would he take ?'
shouted the friend.
"Me, to be sure" said Pat. He's is sure
o'yees any time"
The question was settled.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
JOHNNY'S OPINION OF GRANDMOTH.
ERS.

GRANDMOTHER are very nice folks;
They beat all the aunts in creation;
They let chap do as he likes,
And don't worry about education.
I'm sure ! can't see it at all,
What Il poor fellow ever could do
For apples, and pennies, and cakes
Without a grandmother or two.
Grandmothers speak softly to "ma's,
To let boy have good time;
Sometimes they will whisper, tbs true,
L other way, when a boy wants to climb.
Grandmothers have mullins for tea,
And pies, whole row, in the cellar,
And they're apt Gf they know it in timel
To make chicken pies for Teller
And if he is bad, now and then,
And makes great racketing noise,
They only look over their specs.
And say, "Ah, these boys will be boys.
Life is only so short at the best
Let the children be happy to-day"
Then they look for awhile at the sky,
And the hills that are far, far away.
Quite often, as twilight comes on,
= Grandmothers sing hymns, very low,
To themselves, as they rock by the fire,
About heaven, and when they shall go,
And then a boy, stopping to think,
Will find hot tear in his eye,
To know what will come at the last;
For grandmOthers all have to die.
wish they could stay here and pray,
For a boy needs their prayers ev'ry night
Some boys more than others, | s'spose;
Such as l need a wonderful sight.
Little Scorer
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
How PENNSYLVANIA Stands.

The Lancaster pa LotelHgencer of the
18th has this:
We have ascertained the opinion of
some % or 56 Democratic Journals of the
State, and find them nearly unanimously
opposed to the adoption of Greeley by the
Democratic Convention. Only one paper,
the Titusville Courier, advocates the NOM
ination of Greeley; the Indiana Demo
crdt is disposed to favor it; three or four
papers are non-committal on the question,
and all the others declare themselves in
favor of the nomination of good Demo-
cratic candidates at Baltimore
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
Promenade Concert and Strawberry FPS-
fiVaI,

We call the attention of our readers to the
entertainment to be given under the auspices of
the Ladies Memorial Association, on Monday
and Tuesday evenings, the 10Th and 2lst inst.
The programme has not yet been completed,
but suffice it to say that the ladies have spared
no pains to make the occasion as attractive and
pleasant as womanly intuition and untiring en-
amateur musicians have profered their services
for the occasion, and we feel confident that all
who attend will be delighted.
The entertainment will be novel and varied
in its character, and among its features Rebec-
ca s WELL the postoffice and art gallery will not
be the least attractive.
The object Of the entertainment is to raise
funds for the completion of the improvements
and adornments of the graves Of the Confede-
rate dead in Bethel Cemetery, and we feel con-
ident that this laudiGle motive will insure it the
success it deserves. The doors will be open at
Z! clock. Admission, single tickets - cents;
for lady and gentleman . cents.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

SILENT MEN.-Washingt never made
speech. In: the zenith of his fame he
once attempted it, failed and gave itup con-
fused and abashed In the framing of the
Constitution Of the United States, the la
Dor was almost wholly performed i'll COM
mittee of the whole, of which George
Washington was day after day the chair
man, but he made two speeches during
the convention, Of a few words each,
something like one of Grants speeches.
The convention, however, acknowledged
the master spirit, and historians
affirm that had it not been for
his personal popularity and the thir-
ty words of his first speech, pronouc-
ing it the best that could be acted upon,
the Constitution would have been rejected
by the people. Thomas Jefferson never
made speech. He couldn't do it. Ma
poleon, whose executive ability is almost
without n parallel, said that his greatest
difficulty was in finding men of deeds
rather than words. When asked how he
maintained his influence over his superb
ors in age and experience when COM
mander-in-chief of an army in Italy, he
said by reserve. The greatness of man
is not measured by the length Of his
speeches or their number.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
An Eagle Attempts to Kidnap a Child.
CORRESPONDENCE of the n, Y. Sun.

CoPAKE, n. Y, May I.
Jacob Decker, living near Rhode Lake,
about two miles from this place, has lit
tie daughter about three years of age. Yes
terday afternoon while she was playing III
the yard, her shouts attracted her mother.
Going out, Mrs. Decker found large eagle
attempting to carry off the little one. Al
most frantic with fright, she. seized the
child and rushed toward the house. No
sooner had she caught the child in her
arms than the eagle showed fight. 1t fol-
lowed Mrs. Decker, pecking savagely at
the little girl, several times touching her
hair with his beak; but by running rapidly
and shielding the child as best she could,
she managed to reach the house in safety.
Enraged at being thus cheated of its
prey, the eagle flew against the door and
beat furiously at the windows, as if deter
mined to effect an entrance, until Mrs.
Decker, fearing it might break in, hid her
child in a closet for greater security. At
nightfall the bird flew away.
Early this morning the eagle again made
its appearance. After flying wildly around,
it perched upon tree hard by the house,
apparently awaiting an opportunity to re-
new the attack. As soon asshe discovered
the bird, Mrs. Decker notified the neigh
bors, and it was shot. 1t proved to be a
bald American eagle, measuring seven feet
between the tips Of its wings.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

THE ATHANAsIAN CREED. -Episcopa-
lians generally will be interested to hear
that the contest which has been going on
in England for some time past concerning
the retention, modification or discontinue
ance of the Athanasian Greed, has ended
in victory for the creed, the votes in con-
vocation being 81 for and : against its
being retained. Dean Stanely is, of course,
disappointed,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
BEYOND.

ct if, as hottest men have doomed, there be
A land Of souls beyond that sable shore
To shame the doctrine of the Sadducee
And Sophists madly vain of dubious lore;
How sweet it were in concert to adore
With those who made their mortal labOrS light!
To hear each voice we feared to hear no more
Behold each mighty shade revealed to sight,
The Bactrian, Samian, sage, and all who taught
the right Byron.
The Boston TrdUcier'S poet has not
unused in vain OH the situation, and adds
to the general fund the following effort,
entitled DR.. Watts on the Cincinnati NOM
inee:
How doth the busy Horace G..
Improve each shining hour;
And look for office every day
In every paTty's power.
How skillfully he builds his sells,
How neat he spreads the soap;
And when pig iron will not avail
Takes free trade as his hope.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

At a late meeting of the Presbytery,
Brother W-said, early in his ministry,
he and another brother were conducting a
meeting in which there was much religious
interest. An old man gave expression to
his Joy by shouting, and continued it until
it began to interrupt the service. Brother
H said to Brother W-,"Go and stop
that old mans noise" The shouting man
at once became quiet. Brother K-asked
Brother W what he said to the old
man to make him so quiet. Brother W
replied, ~ asked him for dollar for for
eign missions.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

Pudding BY PETROLEUM.-It is as
serted by the French technical journals
that the experiment of using petroleum as
fuel in the pudding furnace, which has
been in progress at a large iron-producing
establishment during the three month justs
passed, has proved itself to be very sue
cesstul: In point of convenience, efficien-
cy, and in the superior quality of the iron
produced, it is asserted that the petroleum
affords the best fuel that has yet been en-
plOyed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
How Prussian Soldiers Drill.

n Berlin letter to the Boston Globe con-
tains the following:
These is nothing Of much moment pass
ing here, save military movements, which
bring one back to the days of the Great
Frederick and Sans-SOuci. These frequent
reviews will completely satiate curiosity.
A few days ago. however, I happened to
walk mile out of town, and seeing some
soldiers under arms in field, at a small
distance from the road, l went toward
them. An officer on horseback, in the
undress uniform of major of the line was
uncommOnly active and often rode among
the ranks to reprimand and instruct the
men. He had his sword drawn and con-
tinued to exercise the men for an hour af
ter. He made them wheel, march, form
square and fire by divisions and platOOns,
observing all their movements with in-
finite attention. An officer made some
blunder, and was Immediately put under
arrest. The review over, he called all the
officers around him, spoke to them for
some ten minutes, dismissed them and
rode off. y young ensign being near, |
questioned him "Who is that officer "
"That is General Won Moltke.n No won
der the PruSSians can fight
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

Voorhees, is receiving letters and dis
patches in great numbers, indorsing the
stand he has taken against Greeley.
Mr.. Shellabarger returned to-day his
health much improved. He reports Gree
ley Democrats scarce in Central Ohio, and
those of VOORHEES,, way of thinking very
numerous Wash. Cor. Gin. Gazette.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, May 18.-Thequestion of
adjournment is under discussion.
HOUSE.
The awards of the Southern Claims
Commissioners were passed.
Individual bills are now under consider
alton.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

Why is the figure nine like peacock
Because it's noting without its tail.
Query for the popular health Journals
How can a man keep his feet dry If he has
q creek in his shoes?
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

We have before us the catalogue of Ma
yville College, East Tennessee, which was
printed in New York. How can they eX-
pect support as a home institution when
they 90 out of the State for printing that
could have been done just as well at Knox
vile, Chattanooga, Memphis or Nashville,
and just as cheapIy ?-Chdttdnoogd Times.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
NASHVILLE.

The RaceS-EIand Again Victorious.
Special 10 the Daily ChrOnicIc.I
NASHVILLE, May Is, 1872.
Eiand won the Maxwell House stake,
two mile heat, to-day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
FOREIGN.

PARIS, May 1S.-Tt is reported that the
Government troops have been defeated
heavily at BilbOa.
MADRID, May 1S.-Don Carlos has GER
tainIy escaped from Spain. His where
abOuts are unknown.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
REGULATOR.

The symptoms of liver COM
plant uneaSiness and
pain the side. Sometimes
nNJAEnrnkAA ain is in the shoulder.
q NIWR INN = and is mistaken for rheuma-
II ! tism. The stomach is affected
with loss Of appetite and
ASickness, bowels in general
cOStive some alternating with
lax The head is troubled with pain, and dull heavy
sensation considerable loss of memory, accompanied
with painfulsensation ofhay-
ing left undone something
MED which ought to have been
EIVEn done. Often complaining of
weakness, debility, and low
SRI0 q r Hspirits Sometimes many Of
kJ I n y the above symptoms attend
the disease, and at other
q times very few of them; but
the liver is generally the organ most involved.
Price, S1OO per package; sent by mall postage paid,
Sl.S prepared ready tor use, in bottles. $3.50.
Manufactured only by
.. H. ZEILIN q CO..
Macon, Ga. and Philadelphia.
For sale by I. c. HUNTER an
CO., Knoxville, Tenn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

Judge owls says that hehas retired from
politics. tRt he will no. be a candidate Tor
Presidente fore the Democratic Conven-
u0n, and hat he shall recommend the
workingmN TO support General Grant.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19
SYMPTOMS
SherIH's sale.

DY virtue of a yenditiOni Cxponas issued from the
ID Circuit Court Of Knox county, Tennessee, and
directed, will Saturday the first day of June 1872
In front OF the court no in the city of Knoxville
sell for cash in hand to the highest bidder at public
cutlery, all the right title claim, interest and demand
that Petr A Sherer has TO certain house two stories
high, , by 30 feet situated Jackson street. adOin-
ing the property Of Judge Hays heirs and Others
lot No. 80 in Sneed, King Co.'S addition to Knox
vile. Levied on to satisfy judgment in favor of j.
7. Ambrose vs., Peter A. Sherer.
We, GOSSET. Sheriff.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

Rather steep-Herb tea.
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DAILY mETEOROLOGICAL REP 0RT'
Signal Service. c. $. Army.
KNOXVILLE. TENN. May IS. 1872.
WEATHER REPORT.

The bbmeter will continue falling over the New
England Gdde and South Atlantic States, with east
erly to sod erly winds cloudy weather and rain Ris
Eng baromer Westerly to northerly winds and c,eaI
and weather fTam the ulf TO the Ohio Valley
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-19

LEXINGTON, May 1S.-The races were
run in heavy rain storm. The favorites
were beaten.
Elsie won the first race; time, l:54!
Isl Florence won the second; time,