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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
The New school Commissioners

The New School Commissioner.
Mr.. EDITOR: It seems the inquiry
In the Tribune the other morning
asking the above official to rise and
explain" the manner resorted to by
him to secure his election and by his
act deprived leading church of rep-
resentat on on the, school commiss ion, i,
is net regarded by him as worthy of
notice. It may be that under the cir
cumstances this Is the proper course
for him to pursue. Silence Is some
times golden. An improper action is
not often improved by explanation.
There is no disposition to dog our
new commissioner: yet such is the i'm
portance of the position which ne oc-
cupies, that no suspicion ought to te
allowed to rest upon the means he
used to reach it, and there are some
people, whose official he is, curious to
know why he managed this matter
with 80 much adroitness and apparent
STRAIT 'gy. Is there anything rotten in
Denmark ? Ii public opinion on this
point is incorrect the commissioner
owes it t. himself and to the commu-
nifty to correct it. If he persists in
his silence, the truth of these ques-
tionable means will be assumed, and
the public shall have the benefit of all
the circumstances connected with this
suspicious transaction. If he can stand
it the people can! What say you, Mr..
Commissioner CURIOUS.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
RAILROAD NEWS.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 9.-The an
nual meeting of the Richmond and
Allegheny railroad company was
held here last evening. This is a
new corporation of northern and
western capitalists, who are building
a railroad up old James river canal
230 miles, opening up the coal fields
and iron fields of the rich James
river valley. The following directors
were elected:
Geo. M. Bartholomew, Hartford,
Conn; Hon. James G. Blaine, Jos.
Ell. Gray, Boston; Conrad N. Jordan,
New York; Hon. Hugh McCulloch,
Washington; Hon. Cyrus FL. McCor-
mick, Chicago; John E. McCook, New
York; H. G. Parsons, Richmond;
Samuel Shelthar and John W. Simp>
son, New York; A. D. Whitcomb and
Charles E. Workman, Richmond.
The company has completed about
seventy five miles of the road, which
is in full operation.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10

been taken on the bill for the rellef
of j. M. Haskell was vacated.
On motion of Mr.. Singleton, of
Mississippi, the senate amendments
to the bill regulating the award of
public printing in the District of
Columbia were non-concurred in.
The house then resumed the con-
sideration of the senate concurrent
resolution relative to the electoral
count.
Mr.. McLane, of Maryland, took
the floor and spoke on the electoral
count resolution, in reply to the
speech made yesterday by Mr.. Robe
son, of New Jersey. He contended
that the house was empowered by
the constitution to count the cleo
toral vote, and in certain contingency
to elect the president. The house
must Judge when the contingency
arises, and it could not Judge
of that contingency, unless it
verified every vote. Great
men on the other side were endeav-
oring to give the vice president the
power to count the votes. This, he
said, was an attempt at usurpation
which looked to the future, and any
legislative action was justifable to
defeat that attempt.
Mr.. Lappam, of New York, said
there was evidently some political
purpose lying back of this resolu-
ton. What was it? Did the demo
Gratis cling to it with such tenacity
because it would enable then
to throw out the vote of any
state under it's provisions. The house
might reject the vote of any state
if more than one list of electora
votes or papers purporting to be
such list should be received from
any state. It did not say official pa
pers, any papers would do" Tht
republicans, he said, would resort tc
every expedient known to parliamen
tary usage before they would permit
the passage of such a resolution al
this.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, argued
in opposition to the theory that the
vice president had right to count
the vote. He denied that there was
any political motive which induced
the democrats to press this matter
unless a desire to prevent the theory
that the president had the power tt
declare who was his successor from
passing in precedent, were poltica
motive.
Mr.. Newberry, of Michigan, made
an elaborate argument in support O.
the proposition that the power tx
count the votes was vested in tht
vice president.
Pending further debate the house
at 4:05, adjourned.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. AT a meet
ing of the house committee on ways
and means, this morning, quite a
lengthy discussion took place upon
the proposition to remove the inter-
nal revenue tax now imposed on
bank checks, matches, patent medi-
cines, etc,
The matter was finally referred to
the subcommittee on internal rev
enue, with instructions to consider
and report upon the same at a future
meeting of the committee.
The report of the subcommittee on
the fortifcations appropriation bill
was accepted by the full committee
on appropriations, at their meeting
this morning, and the chairman was
instructed to report the bill at once
to the house.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
The Disastrous Flood.

The cambridge Watchman and Re-
perter of Wednesday, 8;h inst, says :
Last Wednesday as Mr.. Geo. A.
Fain's mule team was being ferried at
the cambridge ferry, one of the mule g
scared and pulled the other out into
the swollen river. The wagon OF
-four to which they.were hitched went
out after them. The two hind wheels
of the wagon, the wagon-bed and flour
were saved; the two foremost " heels
and mules were lost in the deep. They
have since been found about one mile
below town. The less is estimated al
about 1926.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
VIRGINIA.

PETERSBURG, VA, Dec. J.-Argu-
ments in the case of W. A. Trotter,
indicted for the murder of Claiborne
Johnson, last August, which has
been on trial in the Greenev; e
county court for several days, were
concluded last evening, and the case
given to the jury. A verdict of
guilty of voluntary manslaughter was
rendered and the prisoners punish.
ment fixed at eighteen months in the
penitentiary. The counsel for the
defence moved to set aside the YER
dict, which the court consented to
do, and the case will come up for
trial at another term of the court.
A motion for bail will be made to~
day.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 9.-The grand
jury of the United States circuiu
court to-day indicted B. B. Foster,
James F. Galloway and Samuel
Logan, the latter colored, at Man.
chester, Va, judges of the election,
for refusing the rights of suffrage to
voters in the presidential election,
who presented themselves to vote
with capitation tax receipts, alleged
to have been illegally issued from
the state auditors office. In answer
to certain questions propounded to
the court by the grand jury, before
returning the indictment, Judge
Hughes stated that the receipts,
though not signed by the auditor in
person, were legal, and that they had
been legally issued. He further said
that the judges of the election, while
careful to see that the persons Offer
ing to vote are legally qualified vo-
ters, should disdain to act as OBJ
structives to theprogress of elections,
which it is their duty to facili.
tate, and should rather be disposed
to overlook mere technical difficulties
than SO to magnify them as to defeat
o citizen to vote if he is meritori-
ly entitled to the right. He was
further of the opinion that the grand
jury, in passing upon such papers as
the receipts in question, should act
upon well settled and very necessary
principles of law, and that official acts
and the acts of public officers in the
line of their official duty, must be
presumed to have been rightly and
legally done until the contrary is
made to appear. So likewise judges
of election not only have the right
to act on this maxim but are bound
to do so in discharge of their duty
at the polls. They are sole judges,
however, in all matters of doubt
arising at the polls, and can not be
interfered with at that time by any
power of this state, whether execu-
tive or judicial.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 9.-Following
is the report of the cotton crop,
made by the cotton exchange, and
based upon eighty two replies from
thirty~two counties in North Caro~
lima and Virginia: Thirty-seven OF
the replies show that the weather
has been favorable from the 1st to
the 18th of November and unfavor-
able from the 18th to the 30th OF
! November; forty-four show unfaYor-
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
A Great Mistake.

There are plenty of high-priced
stores in the land, and every time
you trade at one of them you make a
great mistake and thereby do great
injustice to yours.lf and family.
Money is too hard to make to throw it
away. Then stop it to-day. Take our
word for it. and buy all your Dry
Goods, Shoes and Hats at Strong's,
and advise your friends and neighbors
to do likewise. Think Of it, talk about
It, and do 1t.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
Cock County i'm Luck

The Newport Sentinel says: A de-
cision was rendered, Nov. 20, in the
supreme court at Washington, in the
case of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad VS.. Hamblen
county. Cooke county was party to
the suit and her interes t. were repre-
sented and defended by Col. w. w.
Langhorne. The case was decided in
favor of the counties of Hamblen and
Cooke, and the latter, as we are inform.
ed by the colonel, gains enough to
very nearly or entirely liquidate" her
present Indebtedness.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.

w COSs Os
On motion of Senator Pendleton
so much of the presidents annual
message as refers to the civil service
eform, now the assessment of the
government employees for political
purposes, etc., was referred to se-
lect committee to examine the sever
al branches of the civil service, with
instructions toreport atan early day,
by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Senator Davis, of
Illinois, the senate resolved that to
days adjournment be until Monday
next.
Senator Pendleton introduced a
joint resolution for the purpose of
obtaining privilege of opening a
road and highway from the Canada
line of the United States and British
America through British Columbia
to Fort Wrangel and Setka in Alas
ka. Referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
The vice president laid before jhe
senate a communication from the
secretary of war transmitting copy
of the correspondence with the legal
representatives of confederate Gen.
erals Bragg and Polk, with view to
the purchase of their private papers
relating to the late war. The price
asked is $4,000. 'k5A
Senator Burnside announced that
he would, on Tuesday, ask consider
alton of the bill to apply part of the
proceeds of the public lands to pub
lie education.
At 2:40 the senate went into exec
utive session, and when the doors
were reopened adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.
Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, from the
committee on appropriations, re-
ported the fortifcation appropriation.
bill, and it was ordered printed and
recommitted. It appropriates $780,
900 for the protection and repair OF
Notifications, 100000 for arma-
ment, ETC., of Notifications, and $780,
OOo for the purchase of torpedoes.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, in
troduced bill repeating the tax on
bank checks, medicines, friction
matches, bank capital and bank de-
posits. Referred. Also relative to
the general hospital in the district of
Columbia. Referred.
Mr.. Aldrich, of Illinois, introduced
bill amending the law in relation
to the tax on savings banks. Re
ferred.
On motion of Mr.. Chittenden of
New York, the bill was passed granA
ing permission to the chamber q
commerce to erect a building in the
city of New York.
On motion of Mr.. Talbot, of Mary
land, all action which had yesterday
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10

In addition to mosquitoes, alligators
and numerous other infections, the
state of Florida is threatened with
another drawback. The Hon. - Rev.
Gilbert De La Matyr says he is going
there to live.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
TEXAS NEWS.

GALVESTON, Dec. 9.-Ex. Governor
E. M. Pease has rendered his resig-
nation as collector of customs for
the port of Galveston. Ex-Governor
A. T.: Davis is named as his proba-
BILE successor.
Judge J. G. G. Winch, a prominent
lawyer, died suddenly athis residence
in Houston, Tex, yesterday.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10

TT is astonishing what an awaken
ing there is among democratic con-
uressmen on the electoral question.
Thew have had four years to think OF
it, and now an idea has struck tnem
suddenlV,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10

AFTER the first of January, New
Jersev will be the only northern state
that has democratic governor. lem
nessee will be the only southern state
with a republican governor. Each
section is very near solid.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10

tie City hotels Tor December . b.
ATKIN HOUSE.
CIR Margrave. Clinton WI Hensley
Jas A Eckel, White Pine. G II Waring
Morristown John Jennings. Campbell
county. R Thornburgh, j P Northern
New Market r A Todd, Louisville, KY
w G Tunnell, N. Y. W P Harris, j {
Young, Atlanta, Ga "A w Bar gdorf
lockwood. Mrs Geo Masley, Tenn. Jas
P Minetree, Va. w w hampton, j. G.
Peterson, N. @. Lon Freeman. Philadel-
phia. Henry Miller, j G Miller, Mary.
Vile. J w Borches, j G Douglass, Straw
berry Plains.
HATTIE HOUSE.
D Hermann, N. Y. Fl A Bliss, III J
Bloaf, n. Y. Jno G Nelson, Kingston.
E G Tollenger. Kingston. s r Wefl,
Philadelphia. E 81 Tiff, Atlanta. G
Winniford, j Shields, Parrottsville. j
L Stamps, Mooresburg. Z Carter,
Greeneville. T J Lamar, Maryville.
Frank Scales and wife, Clinton. John
Allison, jr., Jonesboro. Sam Epps Young
and wife, Sweetwater.
LAMAR HOUSE.
John Mowry, Mass M Bryan. Nash
vile. Robt. Kittrell. Loudon.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10

1t is now only six weeks before the
municipal election, and no convention
IN nominate democratic candidate
for mayor.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
FIRE.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 9.-The loss
by the fire at South Boston is
$4,000, mostly insured in home
companies, and the Watertown, of
New York. The entire village bare~
ly escaped destruction.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10

JUDGE QUARLEs, of Nashville, wLo
has been seriously ill, is still unable to
hold his courts.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
FIRST EDITION.
n3O p. M.

New ORLEANS is preparing for the
,,s,aI Narde Gras festival.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-10
AT THE HOTELS.
List or Arrivals in the City.

The r,lnwine 's iis' of srrtga =
tie city hotels for December b.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-01

A RATHER novel proceeding has oc-
CURED in q Philadelphia court concern
ing the custody of q 6.year-old colored
girl, the offspring of Edward Moore and
Emma Gould. Some time ago, it ap-
pears, the mother was sent to prison for
felony, and confded to q mulatto woman
named Lydia Ann Thompson the
custody Of the child. The putative
father subsequently claimed the child,
as Lydia Ann was not rearing it proper
ly, and transferred it's custody to q
woman residing in Camden. There
upon Lydia Ann brought suit to con.
test the right of the possession as against
the other woman. The judge, after
listening to the facts of the case, de.
clined to hear arguments from the
counsel, but decided the matter in this
way: He directed the two claimants to
stand up, then calling the little girl to
him he asked her: (which of these
two women do you wish to 60 with p
The child made no reply, but when the
judge said: "Go touch the woman you
wish to 20 with, the little one tripped
down from the bench and quickly
touched the woman from Camden.
Counsel for the opposite side then
wanted to argue the matter, but the
judge said, that settled it."
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-01
An ELOQUENT Passage.

The following is from the gifted pen
of the late George D. Prentice: 1T can
not be that earth is mans only abiding
place. 1t cannot be that our life is q
mere bubble, cast by eternity to float a
moment on it's waves and then sink into
notbingness. Else why is it that the
glorious aspirations which leap like an
gels from the temple of our hearts, are
forever wandering unsatisfed? Why is
it that the stars that hold their festival
around the midnight throne are set
above the grasp of our limited facul-
ties, forever mocking us with their un-
approachable glory? And, finally, why
is it that bright forms of human beauty
presented to our view are taken from us,
leaving the thousand streams of our af-
fections to flow back in Alpine torrents
upon our hearts? There is a realm
where the rainbow never fades; where
the stars will be spread out before us
like the islands that slumber in the
ocean; and where the beautiful beings
which pass before us like shadows will
stay in our presence forever"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-01

officers as De La Magne. It may be of
interest to members of the Historical
Society. A growth of at least five in
ches over the hole where it had been
slipped into the tree Theoretically sealed
and preserved the book. It is now in
the hands of w. G. Barnhart at his
book store in this place, and is regarded
by all as great curiosity.
"The book taken from an oak tree by
Mr.. Davis is . collection of Catholic
prayers, printed in German. It is call
ed The Holy Field Trumpet and was
composed by Casper Erbard, printed by
Franciscus Eysenbarth, under dispen.
sation from Alexander Sigismand, an
Augustine Bishop. Bears date 1925. It
seems to have been prepared especially
for soldiers and travellers. It contains
morning and evening prayers, prayers
before mass, before confession, before
an engagement, after victory, etc. Fly
leaves contain German and French wri-
ting, but no name of the owner. The
name of his commander, division, and
battalion are, however, given. The
book was evidently put into the tree by
one of the soldiers passing from one to
another of the French trading posts
which extended from the lakes to the
mouth of the Mississippi $50 years ago."
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-01

ELLA GRAY M1L11As, the eldest daugh
er of the distinguished artist, has Just
been married to Lieut.. w. G. James,
only son of the Right Hon. Lord-Justice
James. The bride, lady readers will be
glad to know, wore q princess gown Of
ivory duchess satin trimmed with AMI
tique Venetian lace, the gift of h1e
mother. She likewise wore q tiara Of
three diamond stars, and a UNIQUE dia-
n1ond and sapphire pendant, the Gift of
the brtdegroom's parents. Lieutenant
and Mrs. James are spending their hon
5eymoon in the beautiful country house
Of Cliveden, lent to them BY the duke
and duchess of W. Westminster.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-01
A Prayer Book In q Trees Heart.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, writing from Elton, Ohio, says:
p" Recently Mr.. Nelson Davis of West
Alexandria, this county, cut down an
oak tree about six feet in circumference,
in the center of which was q cavity
about seven inches square, partly filled
with some rotten. kind of wood and a
roll Of cloth, which crumbled when
touched. Inside of all was q German
Catholic prayer book, bound in leather,
and much worn. The book was printed
in 1929, and had q Latin introd uction,
while some of the blank leaves are
filed with writing in French, part of
which is unintelligible, but enough is
easily read to show that the owner was
q French soldier, tells what battalion,
and mentions the name Of one Of the
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-01
HIDING FROM PAPA.

Papa's lost his baby!
- Searches everywhere, -..,
Under chairs and tables.
With the greatest carel
Pulls aside the curtain,
-" Peeps behind the door!
Never sees the little heap
Curled up on the floor:
Never hears the whisper.
Mamma, don't you tell"
Nor the little laughter,
Muf1ed, like q bell!
Oh he ecampers Wildly,
Hunting here and there.
Overturning everything.
With the greatest care.
Canary has visit.
~ Sitting on his perch,
Mammals apron pocket
Suffers by the search.
''N0w am 40 tired.
Elephant at play
That must take rest
"A minute by the way.
I'll lay my weary head
On this little rug"
Under mamma's towel
Lay her darling, snug!
Then the merry scrambling
Papa laughed TO seel
'And you didn't fink now,
That it could be me-!
Mrs. r. ". Turner in Youths C0naDGn501
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-01
Distance All Competitor

The da1ryman who uses Gilt Edge Butter Max.
er will increase his product per cent, improve
tts quality 0per cent. and distance all competit.
ors who do not use it. Is cents worth OF the pow
came $500. Can yon make q better Investment!
Soldby grocers, druggists and general storekeep.
err. Send stamp for Hints to Butter-Makers.s'
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-01

a NORWICH Conn, naturalist has
one OF the largest butterflies known to
entomolog II measures nine and
hall inches across the wings and IS fivei
inches in length. -
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-23
Tucson Items.

We find the following in late
number of the Tucson Star:
Gus Katzenstein is now located
at the "Poodle Dog" Gus is one
of the best caterers in the Terrific
ry, and the "Poodle Dog" will be
the gamer by his services.
The Hon. j. X. LuttrelI, Super
intendent of the Holland and Alta
companies, has recovered from a
severe fever, which confined him
to his tent for several weeks.
We are informed that Joe Bayer,
one of the most popular caterers of
Los Angeles, is soon to visit
Tucson. His many old friends here
hope he may conclude to settle
with US.
General Tom Ewing, We under
stand, came in from Tombstone
this morning. He will remain a
day or two, during which time, it
is to he hoped, our people will be
favored with Il talk political from
the distinguished Democratic Or
ator.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-23
Les Angeles Cases in San Diego.

The following cases reported in
the San Diego Court proceedings
are of interest here:
SUPERIOR COURT, MCNEALY, J.
Saturday, Sept. IS.
Farmers and Merchants, Bank VS..
City of Los Angeles.-Case trans
ferred from Los Angeles; Thorn and
Stephens appeared for plaintiff
and Col. J, f. Godfrey for defend
ants; case tried and submitted
and taken under advisement by
the Court.
Los Angeles City Water Com
pany VS.. City of Los Angeles.-Case
transferred from Los Angeles.
Messrs. Thorn and Stephen ap.
peared for plaintiff ane Col. J. f.
Godfrey for defendant; case tried
and Submitted aud G. A. V.