Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-20

groes. If they succeed in wiping
out all in Washington they will
have big wipe; for, as Josh Bill
lings said of bed-bugs, it appears
that the negroes are all married and
have large families.
Yesterday a large propeller,
weighing $4,000 pounds, was cast
in the iron foundry at the Navy
Yard for the United States steamer
Tennessee.
Two weeks from next Monday the
second session of the Forty
fifth Congress will convene. Al
ready members are beginning to ar
rive in the city. At the capitol
everything is being prepared to re-
ceive that august body. Scores of
painters, calciminers and scrubhers
are at work removing the accumu
lated dust and dirt settled in the
halls since last June. There have
been but few improvements intro
duced in either hall since the recess.
One important Improvement on the
House side is the fitting up of fire.
proof room for the files of the House.
There is little piece of romance
connected with one of the beauties
of the Treasury Department. Being
very charming and winning in her
manners she has captivated not
few; and the tender feeling expressed
by each one seemed to be reciprocal
ed. One ardent young man of my
acquaintance, victim to her be-
witching smile, had made up his
mind to bring things to a conolu-
sion very soon. But last week,
picking up q newspaper his glance
accidentally fell upon Maria ges,"
and thinking the notice of his would
soon appear under the same head
he concluded to read over the list
for, in whatever we are mostly in
terested, things pertaining to it are
gulphed down with great alacrity.
And there-Oh horrors with the
lids of his optics stretched to their
greatest extent, he reads the awful
news that his darling was married |
over two years ago The truth is,
a young man from Missouri came,
saw, and conquered. Being dis
family related and not quite ready
for housekeeping, he bid adieu as
soon as the prize was secured,
charging her to keep the matter a
profound secret until the appointed
time. This she did so well that
even her most intimate ffiends knew
of the matter until the no
tice appeared. 1t is now hoped
that she is in full possession of CON
jugal felicity, while my friend, poor
poor mani with his arms folded and
his eyes rolled back-the very pic
ture ofdespair, wonders if the world
will end in 1881, according to pre-
diction. Sensible people give this
lady great credit for keeping a
secret so long-a thing reported to
be uncommon to her sex.
A drive of a mile and-a-half
northeast of the capitol brings
one to Kendall Glenn, in the
suburbs of the city, the situ>
alton of the National Deaf-Mute
College. This, the only college for
dea,mutes in the world, was
founded in 1864, with E. M. Gal
laudet, L. L. d., as President, and
authorized by Congress to confer
degrees in the arts and sciences &C
cording to the merits of the stu
dents. The four years course
marked out by the Faculty is pretty
much the same as that in other col
leges. But our mode of communi-
eating is far different. Divine ser.
vice, lectures, conversation and such
like are carried on by pantomime,
while recitation is conducted by
chirology and chirography. So far,
there have been thirty States rep
resented in the college. The writer
has the honor of subscribing him