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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15

Every one of them has been dreadfully So
licitous about the increase of corruption
in Congress" Radical rascalityn has
been their stock in trade for months, and
yet when this curtain is raised, behold
them with their hands up to their elbows
in the Taxpayers pockets. Here is our
contemporary, fearfully concerned for the
protection of the morals of the State,
a party to public swindle, in audacity
surprising anything of which we have
lately heard. Ordinarily, men detected in
swindling hide their faces, but this public
printing ring on exposure actually go into
court and ask tribunal of conscience to
to perpetuate their ring and enable them
to extend their swindles. }siG
We invite the attention of Attorney
General Heiskell to the statements made
in the communication referred to and the
people will expect him, with the aid of
such positive evidence to drive the ring
from the courts and from the public treas
ury. ataae errs ae9Ht 7r s,r.,a - 81 a.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15

THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10. 1873.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15

D
THERE is an enterprising paper publish
ed in New York called 1.-THE South that
proposes to compile from facts gathered by
other persons and paper items about Ten
nessee and publish them, offering its paper
at fifty dollars per thousand. It's paying
investment that, for such sheet. In its
last issue it has description of Tennes-
see. Knoxville is described as "the princi-
pal town of East Tennessee-is situated on
a tributary of Tennessee east of the Cum
berland mountains A further descrip-
ton is as follows: Tennessee contains the
Cumberland mountains. Its rivers are the
Tennessee and Cumberland. Such thor
ough and minute details are of great value
and overwhelm us with gratitude to the
disinterested publishers. -s.--ae--a
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15
THE DAILY CHRONICLE.

RULE d KICKS, Projectors,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15

THE Sultan of Acheen-a small island
in the Eastern Archipilago-insulted the
Dutch commander at Sunnatra. Soa Dutch
fleet was sent to chastice the Achinese.
The first battle has resulted disastrously to
the Dutch, who lost General Kohler and
two hundred men. % st14g >s
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.

CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
GENTS AND BOYS FINE CLOTHING
All goods In this department made in the bet man
nor.
NEW YORK MILLS AND WAMASUTTA SHIRTS,
Open back and 'front.' u
LINEN COLLARS-Czar. Byron, Dickens, Florence
Matinee, and other styles.
LINEN AND DRILL DRAWERS.
Silk and Gauze Undershirts
Silk, Ilisle and lotion Half Hose
Suspenders, Braces, CSavat5
- Collar Buttons, Sleeve ButIe4s
o,,,, Studs. a.
ALVIN BARTON,
10 Gay St.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION
o. Any Daily Published in East Tennessee.

THE Legislature of Texas voted down a
resolution to invite President Grant TO
visit that State, but voted for one to ask
jeff. Davis to come. sisgu --se,5 80 ..faT
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15

The Memphis Avalanche is forced to
put this article in its editorial columns:
aWANTED-Ah half dozen legal hangings
in Memphis, to convince fellows familiar
with the use of pistols and knives that
law-abiding people have a few rights MUIR
derers are still bound to respect.n -ia.1l
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15

THE Memphis Avalanche in referring to
Louisiana affairs, says "the chief organ of
the Louisiana tax Resisters' is the New
Orleans Picdyuae. Declaring the Kellogg
Government an usurpation, it urged upon
the people the policy of refusing to pay the
State and county taxes assessed by that
authority. The Picayune's assessment was
about s., 900; the company, determined to
! practice what the paper preached, refused
to pay, and the establishment was duly
advertised for sale. We took it for granted
that the Picaymae would adopt for itself
the policy it urged upon others But be-
fore the day of sale arrived the amount of
the assessment was quietly paid to the
Collector, the Picay,a.e thus virtually con-
ceding the legality of the government it
daily denounces as an usurpation thus
refusing to swallow the medicine it pre-
scribes for the people of louisiana. The
Incorporate advice of the Picdyune has
contributed not little to the misfortunes
of down-trodden, politician-cursed Louis
lana; for it was the hot breath of passion.
Its counsels have never been the counsels
of soberness and moderation, but of frenzy,
the offspring of the determination of one
set of reckless place-hunters to GUST an
other, perhaps worse set, but scarcely more
fatal to the peace of the Commonwealth"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15

THE War Department has detailed Sam
uel NJ. Robbins, Clarence M. Clark, and
George ID. Chenowith, civil engineers, as
surveyors and inspectors of work on the
national cemeteries, which are being
walled and improved under the appropri-
alton granted by Congress for that purpose.
Masonry lodges are being built in all not
already thus provided. The headstones
ordered by Congress will also be set under
the inspection and supervision OF these
gentlemen. One will be stationed at Nash
Vile, one at Raleigh. and one at Washing
ton, ID. C. Mr.. James Gall, Jr., a drain
age engineer, who has underdrained the
work for the preservation of the Water
bury Cemetery successfully, is at present
engaged in the improvement of that at
Memphis. 20. rs -. j sei'
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15

DRESS GOODS
In great variety, consisting of ID.
BLACK AND COLORED LYONS SILKS.
BLACK AND GRAY STRIPED SUMMER SILES
JAPANESE SILKS Plain and Striped.
Black Iron Grenadines
SILK STRIPE FRENCH GRENADINES in Coors.
Printed linen Lawns and L men Suitings
PeYeales, Ratiste Cloths and Piaues.
LIGHT WEIGHT ALL WOOL FRENCH CASH
MERES. for Spring and Summer wear.
A splendid stock of
WHITE GOODS AND EMBROIDERIES.
One and Two Button
KID GLOVES,
in white, black and mode colors and party shade
Ladies end Children's English and German Hosiery,
Ladies and Children's GAUGE Under Vests,
beautiful assortment of
SILK TIES, SCARFS, SASH RIBBONS. REAL
POINT COLLARS AND POINT HDKFS.
India shawls from SIS to s75Ol.
FANS, PARASOLS,
HAIR ORNAMENTS
GUIPURE AND THREAD LACES
LUBIN'S EXTRACTS. &c
Prices low. Goods shown with pleasure.
ALVIN BARTON,
No. 10 Gay St.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
UP In THE ICE.
The kingdoms of Eternal White

A yachting excursion to the Arctic
region was organized in England dur
ing The Summer OF 1872 and an &C
count of the voyage recently appeared
IL one Of the London papers. The
party sailed from Hull, Yorkshire, in
May, in large schooner yacht special
ly adapted for battling with the ice in
Polar regions, and manned by picked
crew of experienced whalers They
were bound for Spitzbergen, and even
o sail round the island, the party in
duIging in such sport as from time to
time presented itself. The account
continues: The maryels of the North
ern seas come quickly; Van Mayen's
Island lies in the ships course, and as
they near il, the whole air is alive
with white winged armies of sea birds,
the high cliffs being tenanted by an
other host at rest two rocks stand out
from the land, exactly resembling
swift sailing ships, coming on with all
sails set, and heeling over to the gale !;
and the icy peak of Beerenberg rises
above the sea level $50 feet. This
beach has history to tell full of
warning, and yet of weird attraction,
for here were bits of whale boats, re-
duced to match-wood by the frightlu]
action of the boisterous seas frag-
ments of wrecks of ships that had
fought bravely against the ice, but had
been beaten bits of masts of merchant
vessels =; huge piles Of drift wood, once
stately trees on the side of some Siber
ian river, now stranded on the Arctic
coast, and the little tunnels with which
the sea-worms had perforated it in
every direction tenantless, for the wood
borers cannot live III the temperatur
of the awful Arctic seas. The wild duce
and the white fox have the island to
themselves, and beyond it lies the true
commencement Of the west ice, the
surge Of the heavy sea breaking upon
the outer edge Of the huge floating
masses and the illimitable distance
laden with heavy blocks, interspersed
with fiat snow. Surely here is the end
of all things. no ship can ever get be
yond this beautiful barrier-this spray
sprinkled diadem On the brow of the
awful Ice King, shining with almost
unbearable lustre of rubies, diamonds.
emeralds and sapphires; and the
laundering sound Of the disrupted
masses which strew the seal is the warn
ing of dismissal. They need neither.
but sail towards the densest part,
through a fringe Of broken ice in a
heaving sea, forcing the schooner at
full speed, and charging the most like
ly place for an entrance, as the surge
rises and falls with awful fury. They
get through, for they have men on
board who are accustomed to deal with
ice, to hit it carefully, and turn it
gently from its way; and the wonder
full operation succeeds, the schooner
stands out to sea in broad channel.
with ice walls on either side, and the
first terrific barrier lies between them
and all life that is less than Arctic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
Stopping a Nasal HemOrrhage.
From the INDIANAPOLIS Herald.

In the early part Of the week we saw
DR.. Wright operate on South street
patient for nose bleed, which was seri
ously threatening a fatal termination,
despite the restraining influences of
yarn strings tied around his fingers
and cobwebs administered by old wo-
men. The doctor took a hollow,
crooked thing, with a brass wire inside
of it, and passed it up the patient s
nose and down into his mouth. He
then withdrew the catheter, and tied a
string to the end of the wire in the
patients mouth. On the end of the
string he tied plug of raw cotton
saturated with sulphate of iron. Then
he drew the wire out, brought the
string up the patients nose until the
cotton plug was in the right place,
when he tied another plug to the othe1
end of the string in the mans nostril
to make it tight and secure. Then the
efusion of blood was stopped, and the
funeral uOstDOned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
Peck's Experience with a Coal Stove.
From the La Crosse Democrat.

From the La Crosse Democrat
We never had a coal stove around
the house until last Saturday. Have
always burned pine slabs and pieces of
our neighbours fence. They burn we'll,
too, but the fence got all burned up, and
the neighbor said he wouldn't build a
new one, so we went down to Jones' and
got a coal stove. 1t is called the
Radiant Home" and any man that
says we didn't have radiant home at
our house for about four hours last
Saturday night, is Republican and a
william. You see we didn't know any
thing about coal stoves. We filed the
Radiant Home about half full of pine
fence, and when the stuff got we'll to
going we filed the artesian we'll on top
with coal. It simmered and sputtered
about five or ten minutes and all went
out, and we put on an overcoat and a
pair of buckskin mittens and event out
too," to supper. We remarked, in the
course of the frugal meal, that Jones
was froad'' for recommending such
a confounded refrigerator to man to
get warm by. After supper we took q
piece of Ice and rubbed our hands warm,
and went in where that stove was, re-
solved to make her draw and burn il
it took all the pine fence in the First
| Ward Our better half threw a quilt
over her and shiveringly remarked that
she never knew what real solid comfort
was until she got coal stove. Stung
by the sarcasm in her remark, we turned
every dingus in the stove that was
movable, or looked like it had any thing
to do with draft, and pretty soon the
Radiant Home began to heave up heat.
1t was not long before she suffered like
the new Silsby steamer. Talk about
your heat In ten minutes that room
was as much worse than a Turkish
Bath. as Hades is hotter than Liver
mans ice-house. The perspiration
fairly fried out of tin water cooler IN
the next room. We opened the doors,
and the snow began to melt as far up
Vine street as Hanscome's house, and
people all round the neighborhood put
on linen clothes. Aud we couldn't stop
the confounded thing. We forgot what
Jones told us about the hampers, and
she just kept billing. The only thing
we could do was to go to bed, and leave
the thing to burn the house up if it
wanted to. We stood off with pole.
and turned the hampers every way, and
at every turn she just sent out heat
enough to roast an OK. We went to
bed, supposing that the coal would
eventually burn out, but about twelve
o'clock the whole family had to get up
and sit out on the fence. Finally !.
man came along who had been brought
up among coal stoves, and he put wet
blanket over him and crept up to the
stove and turned the proper dingus,
and she cooled off, and since that time
has been just as comfortable as posi-
bic. If you buy a coal stove you want
to learn how to engineer it, OF you may
get roasted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
A Specimen of Spanish Cruelty.

A most touching instance of heroism,
and one Of the most atrocious acts Of
cruelty, the truth of which is vouched
for by the most respectable authority,
occurred during the Columbia struggle
for independence.
The Spanish General Mo1illo, the
most blood-thirsty and treacherous tool
of the Spanish King, was created
Count of Cartagena and Marquis de la
Pueria for services which rather entitle
him to the butcher or hangman.
While seated in his tent one day, he
saw young boy before him drowned
in tears. The chief demanded of him
for what purpose he was there.
NThe child replied that he had come
to beg the life of his father, then 6
prisoner in Morillo's camp.
"What can you do to save your faith
err? asked the General.
"I can do but little, but what [ can
shall be DONE"
Morillo seized the little fellows ear
and said:
"Would you suffer your ear tc
be taken off to procure your fathers
life 2"
CT certainly would,' was the I'M
daunted reply.
The boy wept, but did not resist
while the barbarous order was exc
cuted.
"Would you lose your other cal
rather than fail of your purpose 90 was
the next question.
CT have suffered much, but for my
father can suffer still, was the answer
of the boy.
The other ear was taken off piece.
meal, without finching on the part OF
the noble boy.
"And now go!'' exclaimed Morillo,
untouched by his sublime courage
"the father of such son must die. .
In the presence Of his agonized and
vainly-sufferlng son, the patriot father
was executed.
Never did life picture exhibit such
truthful lights and shades in national
character such deep, treacherous vii
lainy-such lofty, enthusiastic hero
ism
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
PERSIA.
Matters OF Etiquette and Other Pecu-
liarItIeS.

liarlties.
It is singular how little we know about
Persian manners and customs, considering
how long we have held diplomatic inter-
course with the King of Kings. Let the
subject is not devoid of interest, especially
at the present moment. The Persian tongue
has long been the language of Oriental
diplomatists, and Persian etiquette is re-
markable for it's elaboration Indeed,
Persia is now almost the only country where
Oriental etiquette is kept up in all its an
Gent purity.
The customs of the court OF the present
Shah are very different from those which
prevailed in the time of the celebrated Fut-
teh Ali Shah, who died in 1885. When he
took his midday meal, or dinner, he used
first of all to seat himself and taste some of
the dishes; then, on given signal, his
wives came in and stood round the room.
At the same time the princes, his sons and
grandsons, were summoned from the anti
chamber, and stood around the table-cloth
without saying word. On signal from
the Shah they squatted down in their ap-
pointed places, and silently proceeded to eat.
The dishes which stood next them might be
to their tastes or the contrary, but it was
not etiquette to ask for nything, or to help
themselves from dish at a distance. The
Shah only spoke to the sentor prince, who
sat by his side. During the whole time his
Majesty's favorite wife remained seated be-
hind him. Every now and then the Shah
would shove handful of food into her
mouth, and as his handfuls were remarka-
ely large, the poor creature was nearly
choked. When the time allotted for the re-
past expired, the princes rose and quilted
the room without washing their hands, for
this indispensable termination to an East
ern meal is not permitted to take place in
the presence of royalty. The Shah himself
used to inger over his dinner after their de-
parture, for he was very fond of the pleas
ures of the table. Sometimes of an evening
gambling would take place in his apart
ments. Of course, it was etiquette to lose
to his Majesty, and moreover, it was the
custom for tenth of all winnings to 60 to
the Shah, who placed them in a vessel shap-
ed like a duck. Consequently nearly all
the ready cash in the assembly had by the
end of the sitting taken one direction, and
the Shah, shaking his singular cash-box
would observe laughingly, "The King
bird has been fortunate tonight" In
George the Thirds reign gambling used on
stated occasions to take place at St. James,
but it was the groom porter, not the sover-
eissn, who profted by the transaction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
An Enchanted Isle.

In Lake Maggiore lie the islands be-
longing to the Borromean family,
among which is "Isola Bella" an en-
chanted ground well worthy of its
name. Two hundred years ago the
island was a barren rock; to-day,
thanks to the freak of spendthrift
nobleman, it is ga JOY forever" Ten
terraces, built in massive stone piers,
rise out of the water; earth of SUI
fcient depth to grow the largest trees
was brought there, and these many
years it has been little forest of luxu-
RANT vegetation from every cline.
There flourish the camphor and the
india-rubber trees, the bread-fruit and
the banana, the black bamboo and the
American aloe, the cedar of Lebanon,
the magnolia, the date palm laden with
fruit, and camelias fifteen feet high.
Every step brings one into contact
with new beauties, while statues and
wondrous work in stone mingle every
where with the living green, ivies,
honeysuckles, trumpet creepers, and a
wealth of ferns and creeping plants.
HILARIOUS creckery-" The cup that
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
Failure of the Russian Harvest.

The report of the misfortune which
has befallen Russia, in consequence of
the failure of the harvest IN the most
fertile provinces of the southern por-
ton of the Empire, become constantly
more gloomy and dlscouraging. The
entire extent of the injury done can,
thus far, only be approximately esti-
mated but it is certain that a famine
is unavoidable in many districts unless
immediate and sufficient relief is fur
nished. For this purpose an associa-
ton has been formed at Odessa, which
expects to raise several millions Of
rubles. How large the means employ
ed to avert the disaster will have to be
appears from the fact that in the gov
eminent of SANTANA alone, nine-tenths
of the population are entirely desti-
tute, and that an expenditure of two
million roubles is required for single
DISTRICTS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
]. H. KEYEs, Editor and Proprietor
From ScrIbner's
For His Sake.
BY s. i. JOY,

Hold closer still my hand, dear love,
Nor fear its touch will soil thine own
No palm is cleaner now than this,
So free from earth-stain has it grown
Since last you held it clasped SO close,
And with it held my life and heart.
For my heart beat but il your smile,
And life was death, we two apart.
loved you so And you? All, WE'LL
have no word or thought of blame:
And even now my voice grows l1w
And tender, whispering your name.
You gagged my love by yours ; that's all
do not think you understood:
There is point you men can't reach,
Up the white heights of womanhood.
You love us.--so at least you say,
With many tender smile and word;
You kiss US close on mouth ond brow,
Till al our heart within is stirred:
And having, unlike you, you see,
No other interests at stake,
We give our best, and count that death
Is blessed when suffered for your sake
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
THE BAND OF 'sTHE VELVET CAE
A Huge Joke on the French Police.

The authorities of the City Of Paris have
recently brought to light the existence of a
band of seven, six boys and girl, calling
themselves the g Bande des Casquettes des
Velours,n organized for the singular pur-
pose of pretending guilt in criminal cases,
and setting the police as often as possible
on false scents. Their leader, one Gelintcr,
seemed to have been a monster of romantic
depravity, and given to the pretense of
terrible crimes he had never committed,
though he committed enough to send him
to the House of Correction for twenty
years Two others, Mouret and Gouzer,
were sentenced to fifteen years penal servi-
tude, one (Renault) passes ten years In pris-
on ; three, including the girl, were acquit-
ted for want of evidence.
When Gelinier was arrested, he confessed
coolly to having committed seventeen MUIR
ders, and his associates keeping up this
good joke, gave the examining magistrates
and police an amount of worry, and Paris
in general an amount of horror, which RI
vailed that produced by the exploits of
Traupmann. Every time corpse was fish
ed out of the Seine with marks of violence
on it, Gelinier and his friends were taken
to the Morgue TO see it, and there they
would declare, with one accord and a dra-
matte display of remorse which proved
them to be capital actors, that it was one of
their victims. When questioned apart each,
Of course, gave different version of the
story but it was not until they had hoax
ed the Judge six times with confessions of
murder that he refused to believe word
more of the matter; seeing which they
avowed, as if in shame at being such paltry
criminals, that they had done nothing more
than rob.
One of them, who had been imprisoned
before for theft, gave circumstantial ac
count of having called to thank the barris-
ter who had defended him, and having rob-
bed that learned gentleman of a pocket
book containing 35, 900 francs. Another
made minute statements concerning three
jewel robberies in the Palais Royal, and
Gelinier himself sent the police digging
holes in all the plains around Paris to re-
cover large sums of money which he pro-
fessed to have buried. The expense, trouble,
and absurdity connected with the examina-
ton OF prisoners in private were never so
ludicrously illustrated as in this case, A
gang of vicious boys fairly made sport of
the authorities, driving the Judge into fits
of evaporation which must have stamped
the last six months pretty indelibly on his
memory. Gelinier alone was examined one
hundred and seventy-fve times, and the
upshot of the huge mystifcation was that
seven lads and one girl were indicted for
fifteen different thefts and burglaries, all of
the most vulgar and Insignificant kind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03

and settlers of doubtful blood, and oc-
casionally gray or stag hound are
kept for running down wounded game;
but no fox hounds are in the country,
nor could they be used to any advan-
tage on account of the pricklv pear,
which would cripple them in an hour S
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03

WHILE Knockemoff was speaking OF
the cellar of man who had failed be-
fore he could build his house upon it,
a friend approached him and inquired
what kind OF business he was up to
now. !Tm in the hole-sale just at
present. was the reply.