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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois, Appointed
Director of the Mint.
The House Engages in Another Beat
ed Discussion.
On that Vexed Question of Southern
War Claims.
A Violent Shock of an Earthquake in
South America.
XIV CONGRESS,
xiv CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, u. VI, FeO. IL.
Mr.. Ransom, of North Carolina,
presented the credentials of Hon.
z. B. Vance, who was elected
United States Senator from North
Carolina. They were read and
placed on file.
The credentials of Messrs. Jones
and Groom, elected for six years
from Louisiana and Maryland, re-
spectively, were read and filed.
The Senate resumed the bill for
restricting Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Blaine spoke at length in favor
of the bill. The discussion still
continues.
The House is in Committee of the
Whole on the private calendar.
The bill to pay John j. Arm
strong, of Virginia, $1,840 for the
rent of a wharf in Alexandria
during the war was discussed at great
length. Mr.. Conger started off in
opposition to the bill, contending
that if its principle was a correct
one, the troops that marched across
LOngbridge ought to have been pre-
ceded by army wagons loaded with
specie to meet the enemy and pay
the owners of property which was
to be used for war purposes what
they demand for their property.
Mr.. Shelley, of Alabama, had no
sympathy, generally, with these
war claims. There were no Con-
federates presenting such claims.
There was not in Alabama twenty
war claims, and he certainly would
not vote for any Alabama claim
wherein loyalty was set up.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, ex-
pressed his views on the war claims.
So long as such claims were present.
ed for damages done during the war,
or for property occupied during the
war, so long would there be a mis-
understanding between the sections.
Both sides desired that "bygOnes
should be bygones," and that all
about the war should be forgotten.
There was one thing, however,
which could not be forgotten, and
that was the yalor and patriotism of
those who fought for the Union in
the hour of its deadliests peril ner
would the bravery, devotion, and, as
he might say, loyalty to the cause
which they espoused of those
who fought it out on the other side
be forgotten. He was willing that
the States should be put upon the
same ground that the fathers of our
Republic had put them upon in the
War Of the Revolution by assum-
ing all their debts for raising and
recruiting troops, except claims of
manned and disabled soldiers, and
with that determination On the part
of the people of the country, both
North and South, the time would
not be far distant when the feeling
of brotherhood would take into the
charge of the Government the
manned and disabled soldiers of the
Southern army, remembering their
courage, their steadfastness and
their gallantry, and forgetting the
mistaken judgment which made
them fight upon the side they did.
Mr. White, of Pennsylvania, op-
posed the bill as war claim for the
use of and damages to property in
an insurrectionary State.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

The sGo- Committee of the Joint
:ne SsRic debt, Is still ia session in this
c.ty, and sc hear intinatiOns on the
sly (uot from the committeeman them
selves) that they are masking develop
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

INDICATIONS For Tennessee and
tie OAio Valley, partly cloudy
weather and light variable winds,
slight rise, followed by slowly falling
barometer and during Saturday
slowly rising temperature.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

SOME Of tie patriots i'll the LegiSla-
ture are opposed to working persons
sentenced to the penitentiary by the
FedcIai Courts as other conyic's ere
worked, snd propose to pass law p-o-
hibiliDg it. Some people appear to
think il 10 crime to violate the Fed
eral laws.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

AN effort is being made TO abolish
the corporation of Cleveland, just why
does not appear. If it is for the pur-
pose of getting rid of city officers chos
en- 10y the people, as has been init
mated, il is a characteristic exhibition
Of little partisanship, in keeping with
tue style of those who now control the
party in power in this State.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15
MINOR DISPATCHES

VIENNA, Feb. 14.-The Presse
and FTenden6latt state that the at
tempt to reconstitute the Austrian
Cabinet has failed for the present.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

The papers are publishing a letter
written by u b. Vance about the close
Of the war, 30 show that he is not
bad bourbon. This signifies nothing.
Ben Hill wrote letters about the same
time that had an exceedingly 10y 81
odor, but be has changed greatly since
then. Circumstances sometimes make
men contrite.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

Knox Vile & aslIghC Cc.............. 215 90
Alderman Allison stated also that
insurance had been renewed on the
Peabody schOOl house af much more
reasonable Terms than the last year.
AldernlaH Stephenson; Chairman Of
tue Gas Committee, brought up The
matter Of she public gas lights OF the
city, So ying that by the present meth
Oh II snustag II Tie gas in all places
except Gay street and Market Square,
q saving oi over 500 per month IS ETA
feCrd - tne gas bills. lie wished
: ne - 81 es-i0u from e Board "a 10
whether thjs u as 30 be kept up as it is
or not.
The uattec was considerably dis
cussed, Out no aCuOn taken, and mat
ters Will remain StdtU quo.
Ia regard 20 the eXtIDguishing of
coal oil la O. ps at midnight, the lighter
was ordered 10 buIu them all night, as
per contract.
Alderman Irwin asked for the re-
faUval acIV=s the street of The gas
lamp al the corner Of Crozier aud
MCC unE .treeis. Referred to the
Gas COMMITTEES. Also request to
have pavement laid around the Pea
body school house Referred TO the
Street Com nDliitee.
OI motion Of Alderman Shea, he
: rect Cotu Ili ,,v was Instructed TO
put up u log across First Creek,
above ihe PaL,Ou street bridge. Alder
man Shea also called attention to
other work needed in the lii ward.
Alderman Sailivau spoke OF tie low
condition OF the cjty's finances, aud
suggested the propIieiy OF Issuing
scrip TO pay running expenses Re-
ferred 10 the Fiuance COMMITTEE.
! al, TNf{ Ala
Fire and Police Committee, said ;he
committee had CORES pended about the
sale of tue naEd engine, but had
MADE no sale yet. He exhibited sew
eral sans piles OF fire hose, for the use of
the Fire D,pa rtmenF, ii being SAID :tta
800 feet would b. sufficient at the
present time After some discusst.,is
the matter Vas re:errei back 10 the
committee 10 furtAer Investigate and
report at the next meeting.
Capt. Wm. Cufman, Ihiet tf
the Fire DepaT- presented
a communicate from the Silshy
Mapufac lufiGg Company, which WAS
read by tie Mayor. This communi-
cation stated that the company were
unable to make use of the bonds is> Ell
by the city for the purchase Of the
new steamer, aud ssks that they be
given chattel mortgage on the ma
chine 1t was considered that this ! e.
quest can not be complied with, as
piain and distinct contract was made
with them Capt. Cofman was in
structed to notify them of the conelu~
sion in the matter.
On motion of Alderman Sullivan,
after considerable discussion. the
Board went into the election of City
Physician for the current year. Drs.
J +. Park, M NJ Alexander J. B.
Levi and j. {. Hudgins were placed in
nomination. The first ballot resulted,
Park s, Alexander Z, and Dr.. Park
was declared elected.
No other business, the Board ad-
iourne,i to meet al = O'clock next Fri
day night week.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

WOOLLY and Coyle will be allowed
to tell what they know about cipher
dispatches.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

The GREATEST LIVING AUTGoRS such as
Prof Max Muller, Rt. bon. w. E. Gladstone, Jas.
A Erouae, Prot. Huxley, K. A. Proctor. kdw, A,
freeman. Prof TyHda!l, DR.. w, b. Carpenter.
Francis Power Cobbe, The Duke cf Argyll VIM.
Black, Miss Thackeray Miss Muloch Geo Mac
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-15

Sailors al Liverpool are on big
strike. Isis estimated that the num-
her i between 7,O00 and Is coo.
A ,,;Ii has s.een introduced into the
Connecticut legislature to adopt the
Moffett bell punch in that State.
Shoot The man on the spot who
darAa eeeerst that Tilden offered $685.
000 for an elector. It was only $50, 600
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CHAMPION MONITOR Coal Stove
takes the place of all coal stoves vet
made.
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Get the IMPROVED CHARTER OAK
Stove, at Hawkins, utt De Pue & Co.'S.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-20
CLERKS AND JUDGES SALARIES.
Hills n the New Jersey Legislature Gradins
and Reducing Them.

TRENTON, Feb. 19-Tho bill to repeal tho
act creating District Courts and give the civil
business back to Justices OF the Peace. as far ne
Jersey City is concerned. was lost In the House
to-day for the lack OF one vote.
The Republican caucus recommendation re-
garding salaries appeared to-day In bills intro
duced by Senator Francis grading salaries OF
clerks Of County Courts from 5000 TO $4,000 and
OF Prosecutors Of the Pleas from 5000 to $4,000.
according to population. and reducing the sal
aries OF Chief Justices to $500. Of Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court TO IS 900. and OF
the Chancellor TO $4,000; all fees to be turned
over TO the State Treasury, Tho Clerk in Chan
Gerry and tho Clerk OF tho Supreme Court by the
bill have their fees reduced thirty per cent.
Mr.. Fielder OF Newark introduced bill in the
House making savings bank directors person
ally liable for tho full amount due dcpostors
when they bring the bank TO bankruptcy.
Il. j. McDOnald's bill to reduce the ferriaRe
on the North River to two cents between and
o'clock. mornings and even ngs. cnme up on
n second reading and narrowly escaped defeat;
The bill. however, was progressed to third
reading,
At Joint session held to-day. u. L. Butler.
Andrew Kerr. and Barclay Grscombe were APP
pointed State Prison Inspectors.
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The Paris Exposition Job.

No report has yet been made showing the
detailed expenditure of the two appropria-
tions. amounting together 10 one hundred
and ninety thousand dollars, which Con-
gress foolshly voted for the Paris Expo
sition.
Our exhibitors who obtained distinction
were indebted to their own merits. and TO
no influence or effort Of the pretentious
Commissioner, who was all the while court
ing foreign recognition; seeking to give him
self consequence; advertising his position
as means of promoting personal objects;
and looking constantly to the main chance.
Being at the head OF the American depart
ment, all social and official compliments in
tended for its personnel necessarily passed
through his hands, or the lists were pre-
pared by his direction. set OF toadies who
surrounded him, made up of snobs like him
self, We're constantly preferred for these
compliments, while gentlemen holding COM
missions under the act Of Congress, or rep
resenting States, were habitually excluded
especially IL they hailed from the South.
What the public now wants is an exact
and itemlzed statement of the money that
Mr.. MCCORMICK claims To have expended on
the Exposition, so that the exhibitors and
others who were connected with the Com
mission may be able to give their expert
ence and observation, as checks TO undue al
lowanccs. When the bills are all footed up,
including the ships Of war and their ex-
penses, that were detailed % carry TO
France and back the goods of exhibitors, it
will be found that, for the space occupied,
the United States paid ds dearly as any
other country, II not more dearly, in
fact. Everything that Congress touches,
without specific limit aud absolute appro-
priation, is converted into job; and this
Paris show has turned out u job like the
rest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-20

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE East must not
atter itself that the West is going to let 1t have
the next President without desperate struggle.
II means that tho candidate of each party shall
be taken from its own locality.
This feeling Ia particularly strong among tho
Democrats Of the Western States. as everybody
knows. And II is claimed at this centre OF po-
litical intelligence ut the head Of the Missls-
sippi Valley. that the like sentiment inspires
the great body OF the Western Republicans In
regard to their nominoo In 1880.
Judging from Appearances. this determination
is gaining ground. 1t Is expressed in all
circles. For the Western Republicans to claim
the next Presidency may seem selfish in view Of
the fact that they have held II so long. But this
has little weight with them. Their desire to
retain II springs from consciousness OF power
TO take the nominee once more II they will. and
this oyeEides AL mnsr c9nsider ,S ws I'm,
is widely scattered, has no positive strength at
any one point. and no rallyinR centre, More
over. Blaine Is looked upon by our people rather
than rs q statesman with fixed ideas.
a. Mr. Conkliippg has ne hold upon ANYBODY at at
surprised TO learn how little he is known
among us. He may be good pugilfst in n
bGt bS Nest V does mot %
any great speech OF his in the Senate on n lead
Ing question OF national policy; How unlike
Well. who do the Western Republicans want
The answer to this inquiry is not just yet very
easy. They do not want John Sherman. The
little talk in hio fuvor is all manufactured TO
order; and II is confined to Ohio. and has no
substance In it. The capital he tried to make out
OF the resumption OF specie payments is already
wasted. for everybody now sees that he Ii en-
titled To- no more credit for it than thousands OF
other men In the country But beyond all this
though Western Republicans may bo capable
OF doing foolish things. they are not such idiots
MS To look for their candidate for President in
the Cabinet Of Rutherford b. Hayes.
At first view Gen. Grant seems to loom high
But on n sober second look he dwndles rapidly
There are large class OF Republicans at the
West who are utterly opposed TO the restoration
Of TINT order OF things which bore sway in the
White House during the last term Of Grant
The Republican party. taken as whole. knows
II cannot elect the next President without the
votes OF these men: and II is not going 20 run
the risk OF losing them by forcing q nom nation
that would be repugnRnt to their feelings from
the very start And this. In the opinion Of many
Of our wisest Republicans. ends the chances OF
Grant.
AS has happened in so many similar contests
the result in the next National Convention may
be n compromise on q new man. who has not
been mixed with the Republican qunrres and
the Republican disRraces since Mr. Lncoln's
death. In that contingency Elihu b. Wash
burne. In the judgment Of many Of the clearest
heads In the Western States. stands the best
chance to carry OF the prize.
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MONEY ron THE SCHOOLS.
MilIions OF Dollar. appropriated by the
Beard of Education.

President Wood of the Board OF Educa-
ton said. when the Board was ready for bust
ness yesterday at its stated meeting. that some
marked newspaper articles had been sent to
him which he should read TO the Commission
ers. Tickets to a Bowery theatre Saturday mat
inee had been freely distributed among the
scholars OF several schools. Some OF the prin-
cpas OF the schools had denounced the distri-
button as an outrage. while many OF them had
been the agents. Another article asked whether
the theatre is to he thus made the auxiliary OF
tho public school system for cultivating the
moral character. II the stage is TO become
part OF that system then let competent COM
mittee decide on the play that the children are
himself had said that he would not permit his
own family to witness play unless he had first
Then Superintendent Henry Riddles report
for January was read. In It he said that the
tickets distributed were in schools No. 2, male
and female departments: No. 7, male No. "a,
male; and No. and No. g. primary schools.
The Investigation OF the subject WIS referred
to the Committee on Bylaws.
How shall the investigation be- carried on p
asked Commissioner West Why. go and
see the playl" said Commissioner Walker.
Then a clerk was voted TO the Superintendent
81 Trunncv with n salary of $500 after one or
two Commissioners had stated that the Superin;
tsndcnt ought 10 do the work himself, and could
easily do SO. The cerkship was finally created
because the clerk has already worked for a time
for nothing. and II would be too bad not to pay
him.
The apportioning Of the 81 400 900 allowed
the Board for purposes of public instruction for
the year 1879. was then taken up. The total
amount OF the Salary bill. exclusive OF the
Truancy department and nautical school, Is
s2GiyOOO, against an expenditure in 1873 81
s2G25. 600. an increase Of ga 600. which sum
represents mainly the cost OF the Increased at
tendance in grammar and primary schools.
For experimenting in school building ventila-
tion. $1,000 were appropriated and S22S.5uO
were given Tor contingent purposes. The whole
80 100000 originally allowed for the years OK
p"uspa for education were used up. except
Ell 900 reeommcndcd for support Of the Conn
lulSory Education bureau. The difference
SilS.6oO. between this fund and the sums APP
prlHted yesterday wis appropriated in january.
Tho only serious res stlncc made 10 any np-
propraiion as i was voted upon, item 10y item,
was 10 the item for the support 81 the nautical
school $4,000. and the $1,000 for paving
agents "a Keep M compulsory education. Com
missioners Wlckham. Walker. and Pres idrnt
Wood olposcd the nautical school appropria-
ton on the ground that il is fraud in that
other than New York boys are taken ON board
and supported at public expense; and. also. be-
ctu~" II Is diserim mating in favor OF the shin
ping interests 10 the exclusion OF other trades.
The recommended compulsory education APP
propriaton Of $1,000 was first lost by vote of
Ito then reconsidered. and finally laid ON
the tuble
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not hesitate to seek his forgiveness and that

not hesitate TO seek his forgiveness and that
OF the Conference.
We confess we do not see an easy Issue
out Of this difficulty, for no wounds arc SO
hard to heal as those to mems self-love.
They may seem TO have been cured, when
all the while they are throbbng with pain.
Even religion sometimes fails to cool their
burning, and saints have carried to their
doathbcds sinful thoughts OF retaliation
which no pcnances could drive away.
Brother FULTON and DR.. SAMSON may again
join in prayer at the Conference, but unless
the cause of offence between them is en-
tlrely removed, as it has not yet been re-
moved, their souls can never be in unison.
Now, tho question is. could Brother FULTON
have spoken and acted as he did II he was
gentleman We observe that some OF the
religious papers speak OF him as not being
gentleman--as an individual who Is not fit
for the company OF gentlemen. Why? Be-
cause he said what was not true about DIR.
SAMSON, or because though true 1t was bad
manners to say il Or was the violence of
his conduct unbcfitting gentleman
We need answers to these questions be-
fore deciding whether the grounds on which
our religious contemporaries found their
opinion that the Brooklyn preacher is not n
gentleman are sound. That he is n man OF
religious convictions, and very strong ones,
is denied by nobody; and yet even minister's
say he Is no gentleman. In some parts OF
this country, and OF the world, IL the two
were not preachers, Brother FULTON and
DIR. SAMSON would feel themselves obliged
to settle their difference and assuage their
wounded honor by fighting a duel. But
suppose they did this, would either Of them
retire from the field more of gentleman
than he was when he entered it?
We do not see that it has yet been proved
that Brother FULTON is not gentleman,
though 1t is very plain that he clngs to his
opinion that Dr. SAMSON was disloyal dur
ing the war
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-iSir: / see by
rIE suS that measure has passed the Assembly at Al
bany making penitenuary offence for person fail
to pay hotel bill Now. why not make IL peniten tary
offence for 10 fail to pay his butcher his grocer
his baker his newspaper subscription why should
the hote Is be specially protected when there is
other business which has many opportunities 10 guard
against fraud the hotel busnSssf When similar law
was In force In this state years ago, limo
cent persons were sent TO pcnientary and many per
sous were browbeaten by threats tricks Of criminal
prosecution into paying cxorbant and unjust charges
Among noteworthy cases was that OF the NSe OF
prominent California Judge The lady. having been dis
appointed IN the receipt of expected remitances
consigned by hafd-hearted hotel proprietor and
ignorant trial Justice 10 Backwel's Island II
have for debt let be revived Tor all kinds
Of debts For my part have boarded at several
hotels, and pay my bills with regularity. but have oh
A HOTEL BoAHDFR.