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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

THE old time editors are passing
away. The last is Col. Fuller who,
twenty years ago, bad charge of the
New York Evening Mirror, then a
prominent and influential journal.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

SOME of our low|tax contemporaries
continue to urge that Hawkins re.
ceived democratic votes. Considering
that Garfield beat him about 5000
votes in the state this hypothesis
seems little bit transparent.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

A CONTEST is going on in the third
Missouri congressional district be-
tween L. 8. Metcalfe, jr., and r. &.
Frost. Three classes Of fraud are
claimed by the formers counsel.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

IT must have been pleasant for our
esteemed contemporaries to publish
Capt. Washington's card. It handled
the old alleged party in such delight
fully gentle manner.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

SECRETARY SHERMAN appears to be
about two lengths ahead in the free
for>aIl senatorial race in Ohio. 1t isn't
safe to give odds on him yet, however.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25
MINOR DISPATCHES.

BOSTON, MASS, Nov. 24.-Mayor
PutZitfer, of Newton, was unanimous
ly renomipated by the republicans
last night.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

UNCLE REMUs q. G. Harris), of the
Atlanta Constitution, will soon have
nm sale his 1.-THE Folk Lore of the Old
laptations.n
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

HANCOCK carried only thres coun-
t,ss in Iowa. They were Lee, john
son and Jackson. Now say "there's
nothing in name!
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

visiting Cards, Bali Programmes
anu Wedding Stationery, new and
aanuseme styles, always In stock at
tns CHRONICLES office.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

WHY is turkey the most foolish OF
fowls? Because it is always being
u.tpffsd." No patent or copyright.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

THE positively last official vote has
hoon given in New York and Cars
fields majority is 1893.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

IN estimating the number of repub-
licans in Tennessee our Figures will
have to be enlarged. Gsrfield's vote is
about los 600. This beats 80 600 some>
what. An increase of 16. 900 votes in
four years will do if we can't do better.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

ruERE will be one colored man in
,ho next congress-Lynch, Of Miesis-
slppi.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25
NO. l52
MALARIAL
POISON.

The principal cause of nearly all sickness at
this time of tie year has its orisin in a disor-
dered Liver. which, if not regulated in time,
great suffering. wretchedness and death will
say: Il have used your Simmons Liver Regu-
lator with good effect, both as a prevention and
cure for Nalsrisl Fevers on the lsthmus'o
Panama"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
EutR

NEW YORK, Nov. "a -Cotton-net
receipts, 1888 bales; gross, II. .042 bales.
Futures, closed firm, bat irregular;
sales, $4,000; November, l1.74all. rs;
December, 11.S0; January, 1900; Feb
February, 1918; March, IL 32al2.3 "a;
April, 12.43a12.45; May, 12.57a12.59i
June. l2.68a12.70.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

Lyons Heel Stiffaners keep boots and
shoes straight. Sold by shoe and hard
ware dealers. rr,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25
FIRST EDITION.
1r.3o p. M.

FxcgIIENr weather for the cal
ring
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25
General Market.

New YORK. Nov. Southern
flour, quiet and unchanged. Wheat,
somewhat irregular and unsettled;
opening easier and closing firm at yes
tsrday,s figures: trade less active; un.
graded red, $l.19aSl 80. Corn. scarcely
80 firm and moderately act ve; ungrad,
ed 57s621e. Oats. sheIled, easier; No.
8, 434c. Coffee. firm and quiet; Rio,
1i4allac. Sugar, strong and quiet
molasses sugar. $8 81; fair to good re
fining, $6.974a$6.97s; prime, 6.9744; re-
fined, firmer and good demand. Mo-
Iasses, fair demand and firm. Rice
firm and good demand. Wool, very
strong and gSed ge1.s eIgasy g9gisy5s dopsI5 park
dull and wholly nominal, $l45Oa'
S15. 90; middles, firmer; long and shor
clear, SI4.0ss. Lard, less active anc
lower, ss.05s$a.lo; freights quiet anc
Arm.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25
new york Cotton Market,

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Cotton-
irregular; sales, 436 bales; uplands, 113c;
New Orleans, 11ac; consolidated net
receipts, 26 970 bales; exports to Great
Britain, 1925 bales. @
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25

HENRY G. CROSS, IS New ST., \. Y, II German
IL St, Bait; 4" Rotunda Exchange" I" Phila. Broker
in rstciass stock privileges References Hon Russell
Sage Van Schack Co. W K. so1tter Co.. F. B. Wallace
Co and members New York Stock Exchange generally
Explanatory pamphlet and quotations nee any address
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-25
1880.
Harper's Magazine.
ATFD.

The volumes OF the Mayssins begin with the
Numbers for June and December of each year.
When time is specified, IL will be understood that
the subscriber wishes to begin with the current
Number.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27
The Floating Houses OF Siam.

A TRAVELLER in Siam describes the
floating house: {" We Rugged the shore
closely, and passed within a few yards
of scores of floating houses, whose own
ers looked at us with the calm nonchal-
ance of the Orient. Perhaps you may
not understand floating house, it is
built on a raft of bamboo poles; and
securely moored to strong posts in the
mud or on the bank. 1t is perfect
house, rooms, roof and all, and its floor
is about twelve inches above water.
There are thousands of these houses in
Bangkok, and they are not to be de-
spised, as they have anever-failing sup
ply of water, are excellently drained,
and very easy of access. One of their
drawbacks is the facility with which the
numerous water snakes of the Meinam
gain an entrance. The floating
houses had their origin, at time when
the land bordering the river was very
unhealthy, and the King gave the or
der to build upon the river itself, and
not along its banks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27

in the second and in the third o, ac-
cording to which the stories are en-
titled "A-Saga," E-Legende,"
O-Sprook." In the Dutch language
only would such feat be possible.
"A remarkable proof of the great
penetrating power of the electric light
is furnished by the experiments of the
officers of the French-Algerian TRAN
gulation Service, who recently saw the
electric light from the Spanish station
of Zetica, from distance of more than
164 miles. This observation clearly
shows the great value of the light for
maritime purposes, when it is exhibited
from a sufficiently elevated position.
--Thepolitical language of the Orient
differs vastly from the plain, common
sense brusqueness of our own land. For
instance, when Persian meets a friend,
he says; "Thy visits are as rare as
fine days." but when an American
woman sees caller coming up the
front walk, she remarks: There! if
there amt that everlasting Smith wom-
an again" 1t is big difference. =
Roc6l0ad Courier.
There is a venerable and benevo-
lent Judge in Paris, who, at the mo-
ment of passing sentence on a prisoner,
consults his assessors on each side of
him as to the penalty proper to be in
flicted. "What ought we to give this
rascal, brotherP" he says, bending over
to the assessor on the right. 81 should
say three years" "What is your
opinion, brother?" to the assessor on
the left. 81 should give him about
four years" The Judge, with benevo-
lence: "Prisoner, not desiring to give
you long and severe term of impris-
onment, as | should have done if left
to myself, have consulted my learned
brothers and shall take their advice.
Seven years. IN. z. Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27
The DiaphOte.

DIR. II. E. Licks, of old South Bethle-
hem, after three years labor, claims
that he has perfected an instrument by
which forms and colors can he sent by
wire the same as words are sent. He
calls the instrument diaphote. The
word diaphote, from the Greek, diG,
signifying through, and photos, signify
ing light, has been selected as it's name,
implying that the light travelled through
or along a wire. He read a paper on
his invention before a scientific society
here.
The diaphote consists of four essential
parts, the receiving mirror, the trans
hitting wire, common galvanic bat
terry and the reproducing speculum.
DIR. Licks gave detailed account of
the many experiments undertaken to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27
Diseases Among English Sheep.

The ravages of what is commonly
known as "rot" or "bane" are as.
sumirg most appalling proportions in
the midland and western counties Of
England, in consequence, it is general
ly supposed, of the excessive and long
continued wet weather last year. Tens
OF thousands of sheep, principally ewes
are dead and dying. In some parishes
IN Gloucester, Oxon and Warwick there
are comparatively speaking, very few
sheep left, and in Somerset there are
only 5000 left in one district, which
usually winters $4,000. Hundreds, il
not thousands, of sheep have been sold
OH IN the Bristol district at from IS Cd
to los head.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27
Gar ponrg falls.
ALMOST TINE!

Almost time for the pretty white daisies
Out of their sleep to awaken at last,
And over the meadows, with grasses and clover.
To bud and to blossom, and grow so fast.
Almost time for the buttercups yellow,
The ferns and the flowers. the roses and all,
To waken from slumber and merrily hasten
To gladden. our hearts at the springs first call.
Almost time for the skies to grow bluer,
And breezes to soften, and days to grow long;
For eyes to grow brighter, and hearts to grow
gladder,
And Earth to rejoice in her iubilant song.
Almost time for the sweetest of seasons:
Nearer it comes with each newborn day,
And soon the smile of the beautiful spring-time
Winters cold shadows will chase away!
-Hdrper'S Young Folks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27

The most recently published figures
show that suicide is on the increase in
France. Before the Franco German
war tle average number of suicides
only slightly exceeded 5000 year, and
now they exceed 5000. In Paris there
are three times as many suicides COM
mitted as in the country. Most of the
men who destroy themselves are bach
elors. The spring is the time of year
when suicide is most frequent, and
death by hanging is more usually re-
sorted to than any other mode of self
destruction, being considered more ex-
peditious.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27

The suggestion has been made that
IN some quarters, and especially in
large cities, women could be advan-
tageously and properly employed as
alos to the superintendent of the census,
IN securing an enumeration of the in
naoitants and obtaining information re-
latlng to industrial statistics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27

Always in haste-The letter h,
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
Something about Moths.

? A word in season, if it is the right word, regarding moths, will be equiva- lent in utility to the old adage,, "Astitch in time saves nine." An obscure student of economic housewifery, who has atten- lively regarded for series of years the action of different vegetable substances on the life and destruction of insects, has found the proper food for the greedy moth, all mouth. It is cheaper than camphor or tobacco, has no smell, and is always available. A pound or two or three of black pepper, ready pulverized for table use, scattered freely among your furs and woolens, can easily be shaken out in the autumn by some hand, willing and happy to be hired to sneeze, and the garments will be found un- injured. @+."-
 A lady who packed up her personal effects in the loose confusion of too little time and strength to devote thereto, hurried them off to one of our great storehouses, and left them untouched during an absence of three years. She had tossed the pepper with random lav- ishment. through each trunk, box, and defenseless bag of bundles. She found her fur-trimmed and all-wool garments perfectly unharmed after their three years of extra exposure among the quan- titles of other. families goods accumula- ted in the proper moths boarding house. Not only this.triumph; another divulged experience brings to light handsome muff,' which, being superseded by other frrs to match suits, escaped use for if teen or twenty years and was seldom looked at We'll peppered, and with other extra care, it is clean, fresh and undamaged to-day.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
Moral Effect of the Garden.

We recommend to all women who are fortunate enough to have piece of land at their command to cultivate vegeta- ble garden. The culture of strawberries,
 raspberries, blackberries, gooseberfies,
 entrants and garden vegetables is as de- ightful and profitable as anything in which woman can engage. She may sprinkle her garden well with flowers.
 All the better for that. A snowfall + in this corner, and rose in that, Q dahlia bed there and moss border here, will not be out of place. Only let the sub stantial and the useful constitute the chief part. A touch of the ornate, like a ribbon on 0 good bonnet, is not in the least objectionable. In the schools the girls study botany. It is healthful,
 pleasing and useful. The principles of horticulture are the principles of botany put into practice. Farmers study agri- culture, why should not their wives and daughters study horticulture? TheIem- pigment is both healthful and pleasant. What woman cannot raise beets, toma- toes, melons, onions, lettuce, and fur nish her own table with them? What woman cannot plant raspberry bush, or currant, or gooseberry, and tend it well? The experiment is both pleasing and profitable. ..,
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
The Potato.

It is supposed that the potato is in- digenous, and confined to no particular part of the world. MT. Darwin, for in stance, found it wild in the Chonos archipelago W. J. Hooker says that it is common at Valparaiso, where it grows abundantly on the sand hills near the sea- In Peru and various other parts of South America it appears to be at home, It is @ well known fact that it was to the colonists whom Sir Walter Raleigh sent out, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, that we are indebted for our potatoes. Herrist,
 who went out with these colonists, and who wrote an account of his travels, makes what may, perhaps, be regarded as the earliest mention of the vegetable. Under the heading of "roots," he men tions what he calls the "openawk. " CT These roots,'' he says, 'are round, some large as walnuts, others much larger; they grow on damp soils, many hanging together as if fixed on ropes they are good food, either boiled ol roasted. In early times the potato was considered by many to be poisonous an6 unhealthy, and was avoided as an article l of diet, particularly by the very poor.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
Pioneer Incidents.

A gentleman whose parents were among the early settlers of Clay County, Missouri, says that in 1924 there were only three men in the whole county who owned suit of broadcloth. The usual dress was made from jeans and linsey, dyed with hickory bark. An incident occurred about that time which illus trates the simple habits of the people. {
 A young man, by serving in the Unit ed States army, had laid up some money. He came down to town in the county dressed in a suit of blue broadcloth. On his head he wore fur cap made by him. self. For days he was the most noticed man in town-because he wore ''store clothes"
 In summer, it was usual for women. as we'll as for boys and girls to go bare. footed. Even those young ladies who auootld wear shoes were in the habit o1 wearing, when going "out," pair ot coarse shoes, and carry their Sunday shoes" in the pocket. Just before ar irving at the place they started for, ths coarse shoes would be taken off and tht Sunday shoes' put on.
 In time this simple mode of dress came to be associated with piety. Tia persor was church-member and wore more stylish dress than other people, the act would beget public criticism.
 A gentleman of education who, though not member of any church, was an up right man, once attended church in 6 suit of broadcloth. The preacher, be, ing old fashioned and marrow minded, associated broadcloth with those pomps and vanities which Christian should renounce. During the sermon he re- ferred to the gentleman as the smooth faced young man whose fine apparel was contrary to the spirit of the gospel. The gentleman, however, listened with an appearance of respect to the criticism, knowing that the preacher was honest, if not wise. .......- ..t. H
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
Outwitting an Old Chief.

One of the wealth1eSt settlers 1n New Caledonia is 8 gentleman from Australia we will call him MT. Brown went there some ten or twelve years ago with but small capital, and has become enormously rich by raising cattle for the markets of Noumea. MT. Brown was
 on his way through the bush from one of hisoutlying cattle stations to another, when he lost his way entirely; wandered about till night-fall, and then came upon large native village. Here he was en- tertained hospitably, we'll fed, and most deferentially treated by the great chief, whose village it was-the chief Atai, I think. This chief was all courtesy to his white guest, and when night had fully come conducted him himself to the
 hut set apart for his nights repose. Fortunately, MT. Brown was acquainted | with the customs of the country, and, among them, knew the common method
 of putting amend to travellers prepara- tory to feasting upon them. It is as | follows: The traveller is kindly received /; nothing occurs to shake his confidence in his host; he is allotted cabin to himself to sleep in. The native huts have usually but one opening, which serves as 8 door and window both.
 When the traveller is supposed to be well settled in his cabin, this one entrance is set on fire. Being thatched, and made altogether of light wood, it burns very readily, and the traveller is cooked as we'll as killed. .--1 a'+ +~-
 Then the feast begins. Being ac- quainted with these details of New Cal Eedonian life, MT. Brown knew the cabin to which the venerable Atai so courteous ly led him might probably become for him both tomb and cooking stove unless his wits could save him. He en- tered the cabin of the chief, meeting kcourtesy with courtesy, till they were both fairly within. Then Brown, in the prime of life and athletic, while Atai was
 old and infrm, knew he was more than
 a match for the savage. He closed the
 door within the hut, planted his back
 firmly against it, and sitting thus with
 his hand on his revolver, and his other
 weapons ostentatiously displayed, con- l tinued his conversation with the chief.
 The situation remained unchanged
 throughout the night. A terrible night
 it was, no doubt, for the Englishman,
 and almost as bad for the old chief, who
 again and again requested permission te
 withdraw, Mir. Brown as frequently de,
 claring he could not part with him he
 should not feel safe except in his com
 pany.> When daylight was fully come
 MT. Brown was fully assured that Ata
 would not venture to allow his people
 openly to attack an individual so vel
 known in thesettlements as himself, ant
 both issuing together from the hut, ht
 gladly accepted the escort of native guide, and was safely conducted to tht
 French settlements, where his adventure
 was the theme of considerable interest
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-23
Torture in Schools.
THE CRUEL DIscIPLINAIRE OF THE SCHOOLS
 OF NEW YORK CITY. .- =-

The pride which we take in our school system is just and honorable one.
 There are countries, however, where the system is not @ subject of justifable pride. In one of these countries, as we learn from an exchange, the discipline is is seriously injured. The desire is so great to present the pupils to visitors in the highest possible degree of simi- larity to each other that the schools be- come mere show-rooms, when they are not torture chambers, as they are most of the time. aa
 A parent in one of the countries refer. red to complained recently that her child was compelled to swallow blood from a bleeding jaw because the iron-bound rules of the school would not permit her to raise handkerchief to her face. An other complained that her boy was com pelled to suffer the torment of excessive precipitation running down his face in streams-the mercury at ninety one for the same reason. Numerous other parents complain that their children are forced to sit for hours with the eyes turned constantly in one direction in or der that they may learn to be attentive, and may look like soldiers on dress pa rade. In order to prevent any unjust judgment of the Russians or the l Calmuck Tartars or the Central Africans, it should be stated that the country where all these things happened is New York City. The facts are vouched fo1 by unqestioned authority, and so serious is it becoming that several school Trus- tees have resigned, finding that they could improve matters, rather than be connected with them. .s.s.. i1