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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
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WASHINGTON MaUI :.

-o1I edl ii WASHINGTON, May1. 10
The debt statement issued toSaay
shows d decrease in the public debt
during i April, ID Sl2,078,070.50;
cash lin | the treasury, $l99,464s.
1913, ST; gold certificates, $S, $50, 500;
silver scertifcates, S12,O43,720;
certificates Of deposit Outstanding,
$S,760, ,0O0;; refanding certificates,
$l,524.950; legal tenders outstand-
ing, 1916, ,016; fractional curs
rency outstanding, $15,604,587.A X
A caucus Of republican senators
was held this afternoon for the pur-
pose of interchanging views on the
adjournment question" No eau,
Gus action was proposed or taken,
but an entire unanimity of senti-
ment was developed in favor Of
cooperating with what is under,
stood to 8 be the purpose 7 of
the democratic leaders to bring
about the final adjournment of the
present session OF congress by the
1st of June. The general impress
sion seemed to be that in case the
session be not ended before the
meeting Of the national republican
convention, on the 2ad prox., there
will be q strong probability Of its
being prolonged for some time be-
yond the adjournment Of the demo.
cratic conventionin Cincinnati.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
FOREIGN NEWS. !


% LONDON, May I.--To.day is holi
day at the bank England, and
on the stock exchange, the first
secular day of May and November
being the day on which the bank
makes up its balances. o1SIE
PARIS, May 1.-The Moniteur is
authority for the statement that
Prince Jerome Napoleon has just
officially informed two Of his most
intimate counselers that Princess
Clotilds his wife, sister Of the king
of Italy, has at length consented to
return to him, and viii shortly ar
rive In Paris.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
.. THE soAFFoLD., ,I

su NEW YoRK, May IA special
from Gainesville. Texas, gives the
particulars of the execution of L.
M. Noftsinger, convicted Of the
willful murder of Willis Cline in
Cook county, in 1878. Noftsinger
and his victim weie rival suitors for
the hand of the same young woman,
and the success Of the latter. in
bearing off the prize SO enraged
Noftsinger that hetmurdered him in
his bed. About ten thousand peo-
pie witnessed the execution. -
When Noftsi,ger mounted the
scaffold and the knot was about to
be adjusted, be said: "Fellow-
citizens, if you think / ought to die
Lam willing. do not thank Gov.
Roberts in my case though he was
honest in his convictions. Judge
Carroll promised toEecomtnend my
commutation. You Kknow how he
used me. If Gov. Roberts wants
me to die, l am r.ady. Friends
and all, good-bye;l hope to meet
you all in q better wuld. " Ta
"Rock of Ages was then sung,
after which prayer was offered.
At 4:S0 Noftsinger hde the sheriff
good. bye, and steppel on the drop,
which carried him ix9 feet. In
half an hour the bdy was taken
down and given to bis father to be
Sent home to Virgini. 4srs A
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
, :MSErHoDIsTs y IN COUNCIL,

cd CINCINNATI, o. May The
twenty-third quadrennial conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church
convened at Pixies opera house this
morning. d Bishop "a Scott, senior
bishop, presided. The address of
welcome was delivered by Bishop
Wiley, resident at Cincinnati, and
was responded to by Bishop Simp>
son. After the selection of seats,
conference adjourned. ls al 78ga,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
Heavy Judgment Against Post
master James, Of New
York.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
HO.rsE. ~ q 8 q
WASHINGTON, May /.

The house bill was passed for the
relief of Notre-Da Dame College, of
Indiana. ~ ~v @
, EMr. Scales tNrC. chairman of
the committee on Indian affairs, re-
ported a bill to accept and ratify
the agreement submitted by the
confederate Ute Indians for the sale
of their reservation in Colorado.
Printed and recommitted on motion
Of Mr.. Price Iowa. .sa 1isdf 3aat
iisiA bill passed providing that the
oath or affirmation verifying returns
made by national banks may be ta>
ken before notaries public. EggSM
Mr. Money (Miss,) offsreda res
olution authorizing the secretary Of
war to send four thousand rations to
Macon, Miss, for the use of the
sufferers made destitute by the scyyI
clone of April 25th. Adopted.
A dispute arose as to whether the
bill for the relief of L. Madison
Day, of Louisiana, came over as
unfinished business, and the speaker,
though Of the opinion that there
had been an agreement that it
should be considered as such, was
compelled to rule that, as the pres,
vious question was not bending, the
bill could not come up until Friday;
next. The speaker proceeded TO.
call the committees for report.
Mr.. Blackbu Kys), from the
committee on appropriations, re.
ported the postotIice appropriation
bill, which was ordered printed and
recommitted. The bill RECOMMENDS
the appropriation Of $38, 10000
Mr.. Blackburn gave notice that
he would call itupfor consideration
Tuesday next. 5Fg~s R--,-------a...zs.
The house then, at 1:55, went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Thomp-
sonPKy) in the chair, on the bill
amending the internal revenue law,
the pending amendment being that
offered by Mr.. McKipzie (Ky.), pro-
viding that the producers of leaf to-
bacco shall be allowed, without pays
lment of tax to sell leaf tobacco to
other than licensed dealers, m anu
facturers or exporters, provided
they. do not sell exceeding $4,000
in any one case. @ Ruled out on
point of order. 70 ~, 'es v'1sis. '1s si3 g ~, sss
: Mr.. Knott : Ky offered an
amendment providing that sub,
section 2 Of section 3244 of the
revised statutes, which required q
tax Of $50 on each still manufacs
tured, shall not apply to distillers
who manufacture, for their own use,
wooden stills. Adopted. ,-a,
s Mr.. Singleton Qll) offered an
amendment providing that nothing
contained in this act shall be- corl>
strued authorize any interference,
by revenue officers, with the exer~
else Of tho right Of every individual
to manufacture and convert fruits
grown On bis own land into such
form. for family use, as ho may de-
sire free from Internal revenue tax
After some discussion, the amend
mens was rejected--66r to 81.
The committeei rose and reported
the bill and an amendment to the
house.
Mr.. Batterworth (o.) spoke In
favor Of the bill. '''-''7
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
sHERIFF'S SALE.

DY virtue Of an order of sac, No. 14,a6S, in the
ID case of Gains MeAlill v w. G. Bailey ct al,
issued by the Clerk OF the Circuit Court, at Knox-
vile. Knox county Tennessee, and to me directed
will, on Monday the 7th day June. 1880, within
legal hours in front Of the court house door IN The
city OF Kno VILE kn C unity, Tenn. tfe for lie
tothe hghes bdd I, for cash, all the right, title
interest aad demand that W. C. Bailey has In ana t.
the following desc bed tiac OF land TO merly occu
pied by W. c. Bailey and wife, Martha Bailey as
homestead, ut conveyed to Gains Mcmillan by sail
w. 9. and Martha Bailey April Bird, 1879, viz, lying
in the Bid civil district of Knox county, Tenn. and
bounded as foOws Beginnl on stone, the
o iglnal beginning corn r thence u the iailroa
running l5b feet from the center he railr 'ad
A POLES to a st k thence With the line OF the
railroad company with II 30 feet o the all. cad;
thence the railroad to S.rong's line; thence itn
, aid line N. 31l2 W. 80 poles to cedar; thence 5.
35 w 32 poles 10 stake In the field; Themes 5. 43
W. 36 pol to stake In the nor side Of The road,
OPP size lts post thence down the road ISLE L.
9l2 poles; tn nee $, 40 L. 81 Oles TO cedar and
ock; thence ). 9Ols E. 8 p les and 8 links to the
b ginning. Levied as the property of w. G,
Bailey. This tn 9th day Of Aprll, 1880.
apr28w4 ALEX. REEDER, Sheriff.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

THE. Atlanta Constitution, Chatta
noosa Times aud other democratic pa.
p.rs are beginniog to fyht Blaine
We are nearer being a Blaine man
now than we ever have bse before.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
SNOW AMI ICE.

GARRISON, N. Y, fay There
were snow squalls apng the Hud>
son this morning, ah the Catskill.
is covered with snow Ice formed
in parts of the intern. The wind
Is strong, from the northwest, and
cold.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

THE Evening Reg uIator 10 rather In
consistent. 1t abusss the CHRoNIcLE
for publishing an item Of news before
1t did, bnt acknowledges, in an edito-
rial in the came Issue. that 1t knew It
all the time, leaving II to be presumed
that 1t dido't have enough enterprise
to rublish It. IN, .',..,,, ~ M
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

A PETrTfoN beggtdg that women be
admn,eu as delega,essto the Chicago
convention, being circulated In the
senate chamber, received the sigma
lures of all The republican senat"rs
save Conkiing, e lmunds and Booth
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

HAMILTON equity sends two dele-
gatioDs to Nashville HDe Of them
strongly Grant sbd thso hyr just as
unanimously Sherman. Every tbiag
did not seem 10 be aspleasant Ia the
convention a. it-migbt have been.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

IT is 10 be presumed that everybody
In the United States OF Ohio has res
ceiysd an Office who vans one, or
else judge, Key would, not be- judge.
'Tis good 10 be born rich 'tis better
to be born lucky; 'rfa hest to be born
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
Chanctry sale OF a House ami Let
in Knoxville,

John Rogers vs.. DAVID Warren et 81.

John Rogers VS.. David Warren ct al.
DURsUANT TO A DECREE PRoNoUNCED
J. In the above cause. at the January Term;
SELL at public auction to the hig est bldd r IN
front Of the court house door, In Knoxville on
SATURDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF MAY NEXT,
Ar il O'CLOCK, A NJ,
FOR cash in hand and In bar of the equity OF re-,
demniion, the lot OF ground mentinned and
described in the pleadlngS, lying ~ knoxylie,
Knox county, Tenn., bounded on the north ny
New street, on the east by Lethgoe street. on tho
west by lot No. IS, and belng part OF lot No. ~ "
-'''' -'F' MI. PATTEr son,
april.wn Cl0Fk and Master
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

4 HEARIN q that Eph.l Holland waa
purposiug u,gtve n free .n,ertalumtn'
before the grapd Jury, bis emplose e's
have been Irying tu iudacs' I'm tol ap.
pear before = coroner't jiry. atg9
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

GEN. LOGAN Gays that Grant will
not. be Withdrawn until he is beaten, it
makes no difference how many ballots
are taken. r. N0QQ u 1QE249
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

THURSDAY, April 20 b, was the Gar
of Rnssia's sixty.second birthdey. He
cele ebrated 1t by libersting six thousand
prisoners. .a.a as
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

THEspeeial cemmi,tee now consid-
erine the change In the pension lave,
is acting In the interests of the claim
agents. The chairman is In the habit
of procuring copies OF papers, which
by law must be kept from the eyes of
the agents, and turning them over to
them: - ~ E
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

ARKANSAS has been Instructed for
Grant. This swells his number of
delegates to 275, provided instructions
ba roo ar,isd &k 4 a ~ - ~ -a-A
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

THE Dispatch complains be cause we
get news before 1t does. II the local Of
that SHEET should stir around on the
streetsa little Instead OF sitting In his
den and making up .his paper from the
morning daiiies. he would get later
news for bis readers. - - A
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

Parker, who was sentenced to the
penitentIary at Atheos for the killing
Of young Royston, has been granted
an appeal to the supreme court.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

The reporters of the Tribune and
CHRoNlcLE had better send in their
bills for Iunnir 6 the local page OF the
Evening Regulator.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

CALIFORNIA instructed for Blaife
gives HIM los votes on the first ballot
---as far as Is heard from.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

THE Cbattanooga Times is slightly
mixed 10 the FIRST place, we are not
for Blaine; and, In the second place, we
did not mean that any man was too
good to be president, but that the bet
ter man is, the less hope he has for q
democratic nomip patioD.szavf tazs eyg
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

The find out that seven hundred
negroes moved to, indiana has cost the
government just $4,000. ,s stsref No t
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

e. HANCOCK county instructed for
Gillenwaters for governor, and Lin
colin. for Hughes. ss.g9i 5a.'ls ~ '... +
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

; THE clerksbip of the United States
supreme court Is worth from $3o. .oQOto
een ona . -...NH H'tFT , A. i ~ t.f9 q
pou,V0 year. n--sssuM xsHsx 80
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

IS UP to date ,S-crstsry Sherman has
10 voles on The fir.t ballot. q vs ,.sss5sss
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

/ No better time can bs found to sub
scribe for q I've paper. 49,, CO.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

THE 1CHRoNIcLEEwiu publieh full
telegraphic accounts Of the Nashville
convention.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

New YoRK. May 1,-southern
frUr, unchanged. Wheat, opened ! /,
(, better, but subsequently,. the ad.
vance was lost and ,cIo-ed heavy, ! }c
lower ungrsded red$l1S,125., .Curn,
heavy; upgraded, 5l34523, Oats, about
1c better on mixed; white, dull and
weak, 800 for No. 8. Coffee, quiet and
unchauged., Sugar, steady aud quiet.
n,olasses., 81; fair to good refining, "a.
"a; prime, 7s;srefined,. In fair demand
aud steady: standard A, o. Molasses,
foreign grades, dull and weak; gro.
Gerry grades, steady and demand m.d.
crate Rice, unchanged. Wool, dull
and unchhapgsd,, } !, P9rk, 10 buyers
dull; choice long and clear mjddles
and long clear, OF; SHORTY az long and
short half aud baifs 7eSgaL ard, " heavy
and lower; moderate trade, S730a7 S5.
Whisky, nominal, ST co.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
Ncw York Cotton IND arket.

NEW, YORK, May I-Cotton-
steads; safes, l,4l2 balfs; uplands, III;
Orleans, IL; consolidated net receipts,
1891 cale-; exports TO Great Britain,
1859 bale; to Continent, 3 S.7i0 bales. ~
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
Fu,ures,

NEW YosK, May L--Cotton-
net receipts, 443 bales. Futures,
closed quiet and steady; sales, 69, 600
Nav, H,77; June, ll.87all.SS; Jolly,
l1.97; Angus, IL 04.l2 Us; s -ptember,
il 6Sall ll,69; October, IL l5all 16; No
vemoer, 10 92.l10 "a; December, 10. ola
10 90, .,..,.-.,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

ILLINOIS now stands.s Blaine, lo4;
Grant, SS; Washburne, 8.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

Maximum urb.rmome,er, 81; MIN
mum. IS s.; Raipfall, 900. a,Far
INDICATIONS: For Tennessee and
the Ohio valley, falling barometer,
SOU uberly wfnds. Gwarmsh cloudy
weather. occ 4si onal rain.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02
mAKK sss M vsLEesAra.


NEW YORK. May 1.--Money, Sl.04
al 06,i Exchspge, d $4 SAG G"vern-
ments, quiet aud steady; Sc, ST. .O22;
4l's, $l.09; As, 81 O7s. States, dull. =
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-02

gMARYLAsD 10 conceded 70 be for
g shsfnps-n. q ps WAE QUl5 Il
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13
AFuuny RunnMax.


A runaway with a ludicrous side
occurred ia south Memphis about
dark last evening.
Captain 0'Haver noticed horse
attached to spring wagon tearing
along DeSoto street at a swinging trot
with little darky on the scat whist
ling as if nothing unusual were going
on. A few seconds after the wagon
collided with a dray and turned bot
tom upward, cooping the darky up
like a chicken under the wagon bed
Captain 0'Haver stopped the horse
instantly, and raising the bed allowed
the driver to crawl out, when that
noRchalant individual inquired:
Mister, did dc waggin Git broko2'
Wonder it didn't break your
head, he replied, highly amused with
the coOlness displayed by th9 little
rascal.
"Yet but dat dray driver kuowd he
ought to gimme halfdo road, said he,
and scratched his head. Some mig
gers aint got no sense bout drivin no
how" His own narrow escape did
- - disturb him at ALL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13
The Feel or Chinese Nyomen.

An American missionary, Miss
Norwood, Of Swaiow, has lately des-
cribed how the size of the foot ls re-
duced in Chinese women. THE bind
ing OF the 70 is not begun till the
child has learned to walk and do vari-
Gus other things. The bandages are
manufactured, and are about two
inches wide and two yards long
for the first year, five yards long for
subsequent years. The end Of the
strip IS laid on the inside of the foo5
At the instep then carried over the
too. under the foot and round the
heel he ties being thus drawn toward
and owe, the sole, while a bulge is
produced ,'u the instep and deep in
dentation on the sole. The indenta
lion Il Is oonsl, 'ered, should measure
about an inch ano half from the part
Of the foot that rest.' on the ground
up to the instep. Suc,' 'essIve layers Of d
bandages are used till th,9 "TRIP IS an
used, and the end is then So wn tightly
down. The foot is so squee, zed up
ward that, in walking, only the L all Of
the great toe touches the ground.
large quantities OF powdered alum,
are used 10 prevent liberation and
lessen the offensive odor. After
month the foot is put in hot water to
soak some time; then the bandage is
carefully unwound, much dead cuti-
Gle coming of with it. Ulcers and
other sores are found on tho loot; fre-
auently, too, largo piece Of hesh
sloug hs off the sole, and one or two
toes may even drop off, in which case
the woman feels aftorward repaid by
having smaller and more delicate feet
Each time the baudage is I ken of the
loot is. kneaded, to make che joints
more flexible, aud is then bound
up again as quickly as possi-
ble with fresh baudage,
wb;cb IS drawn up more tightly.
DorinO The first year the pain is so in
Tntbat tho 7ufferer can do nothing,
and far sbout two years the foot aches
continually, aud is tn seat @ Ot q pam
which is like the prick. " " l.F suarl
needles. With continued rigorous
binding, the faot in two years DO, omes >
dead and ceases TO ache, and L. Ae
whole leg, from the knee downward,
becomes shrunk, so as TO 90 lihlo more
than skin and bone, When once
formed, the golden lily" as the
Chinese lady calls her delicate little
feet. can never recover its original
shape.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13


SPEAKING of the differences that
have existed between democrats in
this state the Knoxville Tribune says;
As we have said more than once al
ready, we believe it would be no diff
cult undertaking to cement the frac-
ture was not tho very issuance Of life
TO repubicanism. 1t is perhaps well
enough known that we have no
strength Whatever in this legislature
that does not issue from a close and
numeric i unanimity OF the two demo-
cratic factions. There are ten chances
to one that a combination Of incidents
will throw the balance Of power into
republican hands; that sesing their
eh ,nee they will use it to confuse us,
though at the expense Of their own
obligations
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13
Onr Mnt6r Snn,n.IIs.

1t must be admitted that water
consumers are not alone in capse5or
complaint. The water company, after
being delayed a month beyond con-
tract time by the builders. Of their
new pumps, are now Obsiructed by
freight blockades. For more than a
week the freight and railroad agents
have actively co.operated with the
company in efforts to hasten tbs
pumps, but they have failed SO far t
learn anything from them since dat,
of shipment, three weeks ago.
The company, having worked do!
and nj yht to be in readiness, are muol
annoyed by the delay. If caused D.
negli gence on the part Of any Of tn
limos, shippers should know it, an,
profit by the experience Of the waite
company,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13
The snnken nIIicholr.

Tho sunkeu steamer Mitchell still
rests on the bottom Of the river
Captain w. r. Dugin arrived from
the scene Of disaster to-day, and re.
ports that the pumping began yestor.
day morning and afterward the boat
raised five feet, whereupon something
gaye way and she went down again.
Men are now at work bulkh aiding the
deck, aud by Tuesday or Wednesday
next another effort will be made to set
the vessel afloat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Linden street Christian church-Sun.
day-school = am; Lords supper 1890
ami preaching II am. and $50 pm. j,
NJ. Trible, pastor.
St. Johns NJ. L. church, corner Of
Vance and Lauderdale streets-No morn
ing services. Sunday-school at pm.
VIM. Shimmin, pastor.
First Presbyterian church, corner OF
Third and Poplar Preaching at II
am. and 1880 pm, by the pastor, Rev.
Eugene Daniel.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13
BY CABLE.

LONDON, November, l3.-A dis
patch from Constsntinoplc announces
that a cabinet council has been held 4
consider measures or the punishment
of the rebellious Kurds.
A dispatch from st. Petersbur.
says General Skobeloff will commence
his march with the main column from
Bami, on Saturday, towards Geok
Tepe, The decisive attack on GeoE
Tepe will probably not take place fol
some weeks.
PARIS, November l3.-A fire in the
central stable of the omnibus compa
ny caused damage to the amount Of
$4,000.
MADRID. November l3.--A procla-
nation is expected to be issed on the
2Sth inst. announcing the complete
pscifcation Of Cuba. The police have
seized the presses and arrested the
printers ofrevolutionary papers. Gen.
oral Ripoll, a revolutionary officer,
has hoen arrested.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13

A CORRESPONDENT of the Knox
Vile Chronicle nominates Hon. W. b.
Poston, republican representative Of
Haywood county, fol, speaker Of the
next house of representatives. That
Mr.. Poston is we'll qualified for the
position, and would fill it admirably,
we are free to admit He was faith
ful member of the last Legislature,
ano has been a member Of various
grand lodges. But there is big iii "
in the way; namely, thirty seven
democrats d. not thirty.eight), and
one grconbacko,, who of course was
originally democrct. and will most
likely vote that way.