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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-04
REBEL WAR DEBTS. !"

1t is known to our readers that
when tie Supreme Court of the
United States rendered its decision
a few weeks ago on the question of
the Torbitt issues, Chief Justice
Waite and Associate Justices Har-
Ian and Bradley dissented from the
opinion of the majority. Justice
Bradley declares that it will ulti>
mately lead to a recognition of the
war debts of the rebel States. A
Washington special to the Cincin-
natl Gazette gives a synopsis of
what the dissenting Justices said as
follows:
Justice Harlan said: But in the
view which take of this case, and
the principle which must govern it's
decision, it is immaterial whether the
notes were or were not issued in direct
aid of the rebellion. They were obli-
cations of an institution controlled
and managed by a revolutionary
usurping State Govern ment, in its
name, for it's benefit and to prevent
the restoration of lawful government
1t was that revolutionary government
which undertook TO withdraw the
State of Tennessee from its allegiance
to the Federal Government and make
1t one Of the Confederate States
Justice Bradley said in his Opin-
ion: Now, if the position ofthe ma
jOrity of the court is correct, [ do not
see why all obligations issued by the
State during the war; whether in the
shape of bonds or certificates of in
debtedness, or otherwise, are not
equally obligatory as these bills.
How is it to be proved which
of them were issued for carrying on
the late war and which were not?
Upon the assumption made, they are
all prin1G .fdcie valid. But this, of
course, is only collateral considera-
ton. / deny the assumption that the
governments of insurgent States were
lawful governments. I believe and
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-04

Be CAREFUL when you apply for
Dr. G. McLane's Vermifuge, to see
that both the Doctors name and
those of Fleming Bros, are in
scribed thereon in imitation of writ
ing. Without-every bottle is
worthless.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-04
Proposals for Gateways at National
Cemeteries.
OFFICE o. NATIONAL cEEETIEIra,

WARHtN1TnE, ID, O., Dec. 8, ISIS
GEALED PROP Ais in triplinlte, VIII
- copy Of his afvertiscment .ttaob "a o. f
nary 1872 for tho cOustructisn o. AfrhcI hH'..
ways at the National Cemeteries az VI bar
Misc, and hattanOcga, J enn.
touies of plans and spec n ATOMS m y be sEf..
and blank forms Of proposals. procured Hi %
office, anu at the Q art rm aster's tcCs in %
tanOoga, Tenn New OTleanf, La LouiEyi I' q
Newpor Z tracks, Ky; and 81 Lou ?, No ~.
az tho Yisksburg and Memphis National tem..
teries. r..
Proposals should be endorsed r0posat s
They will re openoi AZ noon on The date % 60
fed, when bidders are invited 10 DO present
4. II, ROCKWELL, Capt aMi A. Y Va
6ccGdlaW6t I'r''
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-04
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THE
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-04
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09
MISCELLANEOUS oLEANINGs.

Michael Buffers residence, at Grand
Rapids, Mich, and all it's contents, were de-
stroyed by fire. Two children, little girls aged
3 years and months respectively, were burned
TO death.
Mrs. Sarah j. Hale, for half cent
ury editress of Godey's Lady's Book, died at
her home in Philadelphia last week.
A fire in st. jean Baptiste, suburb
of Montreal, Canada, destroyed twenty three
stores and dwellings, involving loss of
$4,000.
A railway car laden with dynamite
exploded with frightful effect in the Grand
Trunk freight shells at Stratford, Out The
sheds were badly damaged, several houses near
by were levelei to the ground, and long strings
of freight cars utterly destroyed The damage
dore to property is estimated at half million
dollars. Two railway employees were blown
into fragments The foot of one was found
200 yards of. Other persons were injured.
Wife-murders: At New Preston Hill,
CT, Egbert Cogsweli, while drunk, killed his
wife and himself Lewis Coons, Of Toghkanic,
N Y, in fit of jealousy, cut his wifc's throat
and then his own. The woman is dead, but
Coons win hive. Both we're young, and recently
married
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09

The Democrats OF Kentucky have
nominated DR.. Luke p. Blackburn, Of yellow
fever fame, for Governor.
Ex-Gov. Seymour has written long
letter. In which he reiterates his determination
not to accept the Democratic nomin alton for
Governor Of New York. He positively asserts
that he has permanently retired from politics.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09

The Chicago and Pacific railroad was
sold at public auction In Chicago, the other day,
for s9l6, 100 cash.
A posse Of citizens attempted to ar
rest gang Of horse thieves at the house Of one
Mr.. Pierson, in fancy county, Mo. The
thieves resisted, and in the melee James Cog
burn and VIM. Bates, Of the posse were killed
and another severely wounded, and Pierson, Of
the other side, MORALLY wounded, and a man
laws escaped.
George 9. Harding, editor of the In
dianapolis Herald, and Calvin A. Light, of the
indianapolis Democrat, q Communist organ,
engaged in an ink singing duel, in which Light
got the best Of the fight, while Harding got
fighting mad He bought . huge Colts navy
revolver and made . raid on Lights
Office, and at once opened FIRE upon
him, while standing at the imposing
stone. Light lodged the first shot, and
the ball struck printer standing at his case
named Gerhard Lizins, in the groin. Harding
fired second shot, which missed Light, but
hit another printer named Richard Walters in
tlio itB. 1ho AottoAy iooihhS AuAaASA S""b~,
at once jumped through window, and, in fall
ing upon the pavement suffered fracture of
both his ankles, which viii lay him up for
weeks and make him q cripple for life. Light
escaped from his Infatuated assailant by the
free use of good pair Of legs, and fled to the
police for protection.
Samuel Pavey and his son Taylor
Pavey, extensive dealers in live stock, we're shot
and instantly killed near Leesburg, Ohio, by
John Link, Pavey's stepson-
South.
The trial of Cox for the murder OF
Col. Aston was began at Atlanta, Ga, on the
Goth ult The trial of Buford, the slayer OF
Judge Elliott, at Lexington, KY, was postponed
till the third Monday in May.
Hon. Eli s. Shorter, ex-Congress-
man and leading citizen of Alabama, is dead
An incident of the recent food in
Southern Texas was the drowning of an entire
family-father, mother, and four children-at
Grand Lake, thirty six miles north Of Houston.
They were surrounded by water at night and
al perished
Two prisoners attempted to escape
from jail, at Ovcrton, Texas, by setting it on
fire. The jail was burned and both perlshed in
the fames
Five men were lately killed in CAL
houn county, Texas, by stock owners The
five men had a bunch Of cattle in their DOS
session and were sleeping at the time the stock
men rode up and commenced looking at the
stock. The men woke mp and commenced
firing, when the stockmen killed all five of
them
Two negro incendiaries, Johnson
Spencer and NevIin Porter, were recently
hanged by mob Of Infatuated citizens at Stark
vile, Miss
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09
NEWS OF THE week.
FOREIGN NEWS.

An official report, received in London,
Of the earthquake at Miraeh, Persia, on the
22d of March, says twenty one villages were
otally destroyed, and as2 persons, 1850 sheep,
LBS oxen, 124 horses and IS camels killed.
The Bulgarian Assembly of Nota-
bles has unanimously elected the Russian
Prince Alexander, Of Battenberg, to the throne
Of Bulgaria, with the title of Alexander L
The principal portion of the city of
Orenburg, on the Ural river, in Russia, has
been destroyed by fire which burned for two
days The loss of property was enormous, and
more than half Of the population are destitute
of food and shelter
A dispatch from Rome says the Vati-
can has instructed it's delegates to Chill Peru,
and Bolivia 10 interpose their good Offices with
the view Of ending the war, or at least causing
il to be waged with the least possible cruelty.
Lorillard's 2-year-old Papoose won
the race for the first spring 2-year-old stakes at
Newmarket England There were four start
ers. Khabars was second, Home Rule third.
The city of st. Petersburg, Russia,
il completely under martial law; no person is
allowed on the streets after 9 O'Clock at night,
and at 10 lights are extinguished, as in the days
Of the curfew in England hundreds OF years
ago. The impression seems to be general that
an overwhelming revolutionary outbreak may
occur at any moment
Advices from South Africa report
Chat Cetywayo has had enough of war, and
has made overtures for peace.
Lieut.. Dubrovina, an officer in the
Russian army, recently arrested on suspicion
Of being Nihihst, has been hanged.
Yakoob, the Ameer of Afghanistan, is
inclined At present to hasten the negotiations fos
peace with England. He is moved to this, it
appears, not 90 much by fear Of the English as
by anxiety concerning q conspiracy to remove
him and put his cousin in his place. Several OF
the semi-independent tribes are said 10 be sup
porting the cousins aspirations
The long -talked-of race between Ed
ward Hanlsn, the champion oarsman Of
America, and John Hawdon, the British
sculler, was rowed on the river Tyne, in
England, on the 5th of May, and resulted in an
easy victory for the American by six boat
lengths. The Britons, who gathered by the
thousands in expectation OF seeing their repre-
sentative victorious, were greatly chagrined
the result
The cable announces the death of
DR.. Isaac Butt, M. p, the distinguished Home
Rule leader.
There have been serious riots in Dub
lin, Ireland.
Gen. Felix Douay, Inspector General
of the French army, is dead
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09

1t is reported that the largest dia-
mond in the world has recently been
discovered at Parteali, Indis. Its weight
is said to be 400 karats, which is thirty
three karats larger than the Rajah of
Mattau's celebrated di ,mond, and nearly
300 karats larger than the Regent
stone, for which the Duke dOrleans
paid $65O,OOO.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09

Official vote of Michigan at the re-
cent election: For Supreme Court Judge,
James v. Campbell, Republican, l3s, l34 votes;
John b. shipman, fusion, ls6. go; for Regents
Of the University, e. o. Grosvenor, Republican,
l3l $50; James shearer, Republican. 13l, 79i
Henry Whiting, fusion, 126,333; Geo. p. San
ford, fusion, 1854.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.


The One Hundredth Legislature OF
Massachusetts, has adjourned, after a session OF
40 days, during which 800 laws were passed
and only one vetoed
A desperate attempt was made by two
burglars tn rob the Allegheny pa Savings
Bank in bro I'd daylight last week The cashier,
who was alone in the bank, tackled the villains
single-handed He wrested revolver from
one Of them, and fired three shots at the thieves
putting them TO flight They succeeded in
getting away with about 81, 500, and made good
their escape.
matte is reported from Pocasset, Mass. One
Charles f. Freeman, q Second Adventist, had
been attending revival meetings. Some days ago
he claimed to have received wonderful
revelation. He Gays the Lord directed him to
sacrifice his little daughter, and declares she
will rise again in three days. lie sent word to
the neighbors he would make revelation known,
and offer orthodox sacrifice. A number of Sec
ond Adventiets assembled ut his house, but the
child had then been killed The little one was
transfxed with knife, and her blood poured
Freeman, the Pocasset (Mass.) Adj
ventist, and his wife have been committed to
jail for the murder of their 5-year-old child
On the way TO the prison both loudly pro-
claimed that the death Of the child was In obe-
dience to the divine mandate. A number of
his Adventist neighbors sustain Freeman in
his course Many of them are we'll to do farm
ers. Some of those present at the meeting at
Freeman's house on the day of the murder will
be arrested ON the charge Of being accessory to
the deed.
Three men are under arrest in New
York for forging pension and bounty claims.
The ring of which the rascals are members is
supposed to have already robbed the Govern
ment of over 100000
West.
White settlers in Kansas are organic
ing into bands to prevent any more negroes
from entering the State, and certain companies
patrol the river to prevent steamboats, from
landing any cargoes Of negroes.
The electric light is being used in
Monumental Park, Cleveland. II Is pro-
nounced better and cheaper than gas
Rev. G. d. Helmer, an old and popu-
lar Congregational minister Of Chicago, is dead.
The white squatters are to be elected
from the Indian Territory at any cost Orders
have been issued to Gen. Pope to furnish all
the troops required for thepurpose.
James O'Neill, wellknown actor.
has been sentenced in the San Francisco Police
Court to pay fine of $50, or be imprisoned
twenty-five days, for playing the part Of Jesus
Christ in the so-called Passion Play
Another sensational murder has been
committed in Chicago, in which woman
figures as the man slayer. Mrs Robert had
. lawsuit against one Theodore b. Weber,
we'll known merchant Finding herself unable
20 get the better of her antagonist in the courts,
she determined to revenge herself by robbing
him of his life While seated In
Law Office, where the parties had met by
agreement Of attorneys, Mrs. Roberts drew
pistol and deliberately shot Weber through the
bowels, infiicting mortal wound. tits claimed,
of course, that the woman was insane when she
committed the deed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09

The United States Supreme Court
has affirmed the constitutionality of the law
passed by Congress in 1878, known as the
Thurman act" creating sinking fund to paw
the interest and principal of Government bonds
loaned to the Pacific coast roads.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.

A new Greenback paper has been
started at Washington. 1t is called the National
View, and is under the management of Lee
CrandalL
The pubic-debt statement for May is
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-09

to the purpose of an army appropriation bill
The practice OF lacking to the Army Appro-
priation bills measures not pertinent TO such
bills did not prevail until more than forty years
after the adoption of the constitution. II has
become the common practice All parties, when
in power, have adopted il. Many abuses aud a
great waste of public money have in this way
crept into appropriation bills. The public
opinion OF the country is against it. The States
which have recently adopted constitutions have
generally provided q remedy for the evil by en-
acting that no laws shall contain more than one
subject, which shall be plainly expressed in it's
title. The constitutions Of more than half OF
the States contain substantially this provision
The public welfare will be promoted in many
ways by return to the early practice of the
Government and to the true principle Of legis-
lation, which requires that every measure shall
stand or fall according TO its own merits Ii IL
was understood that to attach to an appropria-
ton bill measure irrelevant to the general OBJ
ject OF the bill would imperil and probably pre-
vent its final passage and approval, a valuable
gress would be accomplished.
The best justification that has been offered
for attaching irrelevant riders to appropriation
bills is thatit is done for convenience sake, to
facilitate the passage Of measures which are
deemed expedient by all branches Of the Gov
eminent which participate In the legislation
1t cannot be claimed that there is any such
reason for attaching this amendment Of the
Election law to tie Army Appropriation
bill The history Of the measure con-
tradicts this assumption. majority of the
House OF Representatives in the lat Congress
known that majority Of the Senate was OPP
posed to II, and tnat ~ separate measures II
could not te adopted. II was attached to the
Army Appropriations bill to compel the Senate
to assent 70 IT. II was plainly announced to the
Senate that the Army Appropriation bill would
mi 10 tl.n
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-23

New n TX Correspondence Troy Itme6i
The gradual change in mortuary customs
is a matter OF occasional notice. For several
years the floral fashion continued to increase
until 1t reached a climax at Stewards funeral.
The expense OF decorating the coffin, with
Other displays suitable to that occasion, was
$4,000. This excess brought an immediate
reaction, and since then flowers for mortuary
purposes have almost fallen out of use. An
other feature in funerals is the choice of even
ing as the time of service, after which the re-
mains are taken away for interment. The es-
cort to the grave on such occasions is limited
to the smallest number that may be required.
1t would be well If another point could be
brought into fashion-that Is, an abatement
In display Of mourning, which indeed were
contamination devoutly to be wished" The
present depression is seriously felt among
the undertakers, who find it very difficult to
make collections. Hence they are changing
in their policy, and instead OF encouraging
expensive funerals they advise the contrary,
unless In cases of known wealth. This arises
from the above mentioned difficulty in ge :
ting their pay whenever the bill reaches an
excessive amount. Let reduction In the
cost of mourning follow and the public will
not be slow to acknowledge the relief.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-23

zens Of that place about Gen: Sherman's let.
ter on Georgias prospects. They almost all
praised the letter very warmly, and agreed
That "the general circulation Of this letter In
the North would be OF incalculable service In
dispelling some OF the rankest decisions and
preiudicea now initiating against our In
crease In wealth and population"
curious critic has discovered that the
famous Pmdfore joke about "hardly ever.
has It's counterpart In the old anecdofe OF
Louis XIV of France. In the chapel at YER
sailles one Sunday, where the king, NINE.
Du Barry and all the court were present, the
preacher began his sermon solemnly with u, the
words, my friends, we must all diel Inc
king was disturbed and made grlmace,
whereupon the courtly preacher ADDED. or
nearly all"
Deacon Rice, Mrs. Rice and Deacon Brown
were among the most active members OF the
Baptist Church In Union, Ind. Mrs. Rice
transferred her love from her husband to
Deacon Brown, and gave grounds for d.
yorce Within week after the decree Mrs.
Rice and Deacon Brown married each other
and went to housekeeping next door to Dea-
con Rice's home. That was more than the
Baptists could stand, and they expelled Dea-
con Brown and his bride from the church.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-23

only 200 miles ri railway at his accession
there are now 1900, and telegraphic communi-
cation has been extended over 10000 miles.
The Snez canal, the grt atest engineering
work OF the century, has been constructed.
and the network OF local canals widely ex-
tend d.
Still all this material progress has not ben
Gifted the people, who are absolutely crushed
by heavy public ebt, and are now crowd
Ing to Cairo to lay the tale of their grievances
before the new government. In TACT real pro-
gress cannot go at ra lroad pace, and educa-
tion, good laws and fair administration are
more efficacious, though they require more
time, than vast public works and great exten-
sion OF territory. Indeed ! might go further
and say that public works which are not of
directly remuneratlve character ought never
to have been undertaken In Egypt At any
rate when the history Of this reign comes to
be written the material advance will be held
Of little count as set against the suffering Of
the people. The redeeming features will be the
slave trade convention the establishment OF
real courts OF justice the yielding up the gov
eminent of Central Africa into the hands OF
Col. Gordon, and the government Of Egypt
itself into the hands Of Nubar Pasha and his
English and French colleagues.