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

Sensts-Democrat,, Is; republicans,
10.
House-Damocrsts, 81; republicans,
SO; Greenebackers, l; and one til.
, 1880-10-23
Our Public Lands.

According to the report just published
Of Commissioner Williamson, of the gen.
eral land Office, the area of public lands
surveyed in the different states and ter
ritories during the last year is as follows
Arizona, 30S, ,533 acres; California. 8. 49,
$50; Colorado. 2,775 sol; Dakota, 2,I31,- =
sos; Idaho, Do, ,637; Louisiana, 50, ,50l /:
Minnesota, 296. .253 Montana, sos, ,4l3 /;
Nebraska, 709,l70; Nevada. 92S, goa /;
New Mexico. l 1,624, l56; Oregon, 1,052,-
22l; Utah, 440,5S5; Washington Terri
tory, S57 sos; Wyoming, lS4.440 In
addition to this, surveys were made of
private land claims in three states and ter
ritories as follows: California, 5S, ,.0S
acres; Arizona, l40, ,25S acres; New Mex
leo, A. .1s4 acres.
There were surveyed during the fiscal
year ending june 30th, 1880. IL, ,G99, ,25S
acres of public land and Co., l5i acres of
private land claims. The great increase
of 72o ,347 acres is attributed to the opera
ton Of the act of Mar.h Sd, 1879, which
led to great increase in the number Of
applications by private individuals for
public surveys. Disposals of public land
during the year We're: Cash entries $40.
740 acres; timber culture entries, 2, 2,l93,
lS4 acres; Agricultural College scrip,
l2S0 acres; locations with military bounds
by land warrants, s., ,522 acres; swamp
lands patented to the states, 3,757 ,SSs
acres; lands certified for railroad pur-
poses, |, ,l57 ,375 acres. The total area Of
public land surveyed from the beginning
Of surveying operations up 10 the close OF
last year is shown to be 752, ,557 ,l95 acres,
leaving, as estimated, yet to be surveyed,
l 1,062 ,23l ,727 acres.
, 1880-10-23
An Opinion.

Here comes greeting from Vancouver, In
Washington tsrritory-a strange sort OF re-
pub,ican sentiment:
Rxsolxd, That We heartily indorse the pres
ent administration of our general government;
Such sentiment 10 altogether irregular and
ont of order according ~ the republican plan
of campaign. But the people of Vancouver
are an aboriginal set anyhow; they are the
descendants Of old Hudson Bay traPPers, and
the broad Columbia rolls between EN- and
the Aickering civilization of Oregon Tney
can't be expected to understand that the re-
publican party east had long ago resolved to
preserve . coatemptaoss silence on all ques-
tons that might however remotely refer TO
r. B. Hayes. There is, however. view
which might be taken of this novel resolu-
ton from Vancouver which IS this: Hayes
has occupied tho presidential chair now
almost four years, and somebody must write
ais biography. Few viil care n undertake
the Job. and - we Ike to see every thing
utilised and nothing thrown to waste. we
suggest to let this rssolution stand as bog
raphy Of raudnleat president written by
the republicans Of Vancouver.
The above frnn the kassas City Times,
the leading us~spspers Of the west, "a rather
"off" in It's ideas. The resolution was MOI
offered solely by Vancouver republicans but
by the flower of republican chivalry who as'
tended their party convention at Vancouver
Mr.. Times, allow Us please to correct yon IN
ano.her instance: The people OF Vaneouver
are not desceudents Of Hudson Bay tsppen
but Ike the ress Of our broad territory como
from every place on the globe and arc noted
for their hospitality and enterprise.
, 1880-10-23

An Augusta, Maine, dispatch of fsep,em-
her 3oth. says: "'sa9 has struck this
section, and considerable astonishmen.
has been caused by the appearance all over
town of the mystic characters Last night
the residences; stores, sidewalks, posts
and dead walls of the neighboring city of
Gardiner b!ossomed with ''3229" The re-
pablicans waxed wrath and set to w,rk to
discover rho had dared to improve the
scenery Of the town. 4 watchman said
he had seen a man writing upon the shut
ter OF a jewelry store and all haste was
made to arrest the individual on a charge
of defacing private property. He proved
to be A. Chase, anice merchant, temporari-
ly stopping in Gardiner When the case
came up for trial in the 20 ce court this
afternoon lawyers appea. cd for both par
ties and eloquent pleas were made pro and
con upon the merits Of the case The re-
pubhcans pretended To be very much en-
ragged and a good deal of amusement was
caused by the constsn; allnsion to the tig-
ures and their meaning by the lawyers of
the defense. The flow Of eloquenes con
fused the Judge, and as he WAS not
thoroughly convinced that shutters were
lectures to buildings he withheld his de-
cision until Tomorrow. The city is bub-
bling over with excitement, and people in
from the country went home tonight
crammed with .he information concern
ing Garfield and the Credit Mobilier divi-
d:nd which will make itself felt in Noy-
ember. II the verdict should be agai..s.
Chase he will appeal to higher court,
and gentlemen representing 5000, 900
have already offered themselves as bonds
, 1880-10-23
A Good Sign.

In days gone by Presidential canvass,
says the New York Herald, sens!bly af-
fected the business of the country, for in
the midst of these quadrennial excite
ments people seemed to lose interest in
everything but the political struggle in
which they were engaged. All this is
now happily changed, and the mercantile
community finds itself in so excellent a
condition tha. the present canvass has but
little influence on the volumne of busi-
ness. Although only thirty days remain
before election the advertising patronage
of the Herald continues to enlarge week
after week, and We are to-day again COM
PEELED to increase the number of our
pages in order to make room for this
class of ''newa" Quintuple Heralds have
this autumn sufficed for the publication
of the news of the world and the immense
number of advertisements, but as We
print to-day no less than eighty-one col
umns of these interesting announcements
we present the reader with a paper con-
tanning one hundred and thirty-two col
umns of type. This is remarkable ex-
hibit in the eloseing month of a national
campaign. and is a convincing proof Of
the stability OF our commercial interests
Business was never so prosperous on this
continent as now, and it is hopeful sign
for the future when our people can agitate
themselves on national questions and at
the same time carry on the increased
trade which prosperity brings to their
doors
, 1880-10-23
Burke ON the Railroad.

In his recent speech at New Tacoma,
Thos. Burke gave the following as his SEN
timents on the railroad question We
ask, what do the people, settlers in new
country ask more. Mr. Burke has placed
himself upon record and he is the man
who will act up to it,
"The building of railroad across the
mountains, in this Territory, would give
a wonderful impulse to the growth and
prosperity to this region. Nor would
this prosperity be confined to any one To-
cality; it would deffuse itself throughout
the entire Territory. Every quarter of
this Territory-even the most remote
parts would receive new life by the con-
struction of such road. repeat, there
fore, that the man, who, at this time,
seeks to awaken feeling Of hostility be-
tween the people on one hand and the
railroad on the other, is an enemy to both.
/ am not then an obstruetionist l am
not opposed to the Northern Pacific rail
road The sooner railroad Is built
across the mountains the better for all
parts of the Territory. But ! am oppos-
ed, as always have been, to the policy
of Withdrawing, for long periods of time,
large areas of the public domain from set
tlement The policy is an unwise one;
an unjust one. When grant of land i.
given in aid of railroad it should be
coupled with the condition that the
land should remain open to settlement at
the minimum government price. In thi.
way substantial aid is given TO the rail.
road and the rights and interests of the
settler are protected. But, while l am
not opposed to the Northern Pacific rail
road. | would certainly, if elected, insist
upon its construction on the Territorial
side of the Columbia river The Terri
tory is entitled to this; and l believe the
company will concede as much"
, 1880-10-23
Shame.

As soon as gallant soldier like Colonel
Larrabee, who fought for the Onion and
only retired through physical disability,
comes out for Hancock he is bounded
down by petty would-be republican journ-
ais like the Oregoniu,L There il no lie or
statement too barefaeed but what thsy
Will publish. Tactics these worthy of the
organ OF party represented in the United
States treasury by functionary, bosl m
friend of the late icepresident Wilson, who
eondones the stealing of fam.ly y mementoes
and money found on the bodies Of dead
Union soldiers. The late Auditor of the
treasury revelled in luxury On these steal
ings while the widews and orphans of the
brave dead we're CRY ing for their own in
order to sustain life. "Copperheads Z"
and Confederate Brigadiers have kinder
words for those who tough. to sustain the
Union than these miserable eussed "s,al-
warts" have If the Orssonian could
only be induced to employ an editor and
send him away from home 70 lecture on
" journalism, it would perhaps, In few
years, command some influence. It Is
entirely without it at present
, 1880-10-23
Our Seattle Letter.
SEATTLE, Oct. s, 1880.

SEATTLE, Oct. 6, 1880
EprroR SrArEsNAS.-Mr. Wm. Bell
who had a stroke of paralysis last week,
was out to-day.
The Seattle postoffice has been moved
int, more c,mmodious building and suits
everyone.
The first time for some years past ws
had two ocean steamers at our wharf
The Dakota of the p NJ s. s. Co and
the Tietorid Of the P. C. s S. Co. Con-
seauently it gave Seattle lively appear
ance for while.
Otis Freeman. ESQ.,, Tor some year.
agent for the P. NJ s. S. Co, and by the
way the most popular agent that ever was
here, arrived In town Yesterday after an
absence of three years and Was much sur
prised at the marked improvement in our
city. 81
Jim Price, the genial custom inspector
for Uncle Sam, staid in Victoria this trip
Of the Ddkota on account Of Mrs Price
presenting him With young daughter.
Capt. Gill Parker one of the boys of
Olympia and Miss Emma Kinghton were
married at Olympia on Saturday. A long
life and a merry one so with them Their
friends will give them grand ball FRI
day night in honor of the occasion.
II. E. Levy is putting up a quantity of
salmon in salt. The run "i, fish this year
Is the-largest ever Seen her9ss"..
There are four iron works in Seattle
and in each place they have more work
than they can attend to.
There is quiet boom going on in rela-
ticn to railway Hews, but can't find cnt
anything definite from the knowing ON
John Leary ana NJ V. B. Stacy, who rrs
both ..'lire men" and Seattle can VEL
boast Of having them living here.
Mr. j. NJ Coleman left for San Fran
cisco on business connected with the Seat
tie & Walla Walla Railroad shipping for
the Sound
The ships Taliant and Gatherer will
come from the Columbia river and lead
with coal for San Francisco where they
will charter with wheat for Liverpso'.
They don't like the Columbia river, The
Sound will give the Columbia harder
hit than the above before long. The rail
road brought in on Monday and Tuesday
200 tons of Coal each day
The smiling phiz Of Chief of Police Nc
Gran is seen once again on onr streets.
Real estate is very lively Just now, bat
good locations are held at high figures.
Thos H. Brents, delegate TO congress
held forth at Yesler's Hall last night. He
vas supported on the platform by the elite
of the republican party. His audience
was mostly composed of ladies there be-
ing No room for the gentlemen. The pro-
cession gotten up on account of the Re
publican candidate Was q total failure.
The committee had given orders for 40
torches and an unlimited amount of tran
parences and when the hour of march ar
rived there were only 20 men on hand to
take hold of torches, ETC., so the boys had
huge job on hand. Considering the.
enthusiasm cost from $500 to $500, it
was failure The remainder of the
business passed off q. h
There rs considerable betting going nn
here in regard to the election. Both sides
are using money pretty freely in betting.
Capt. Sam Blain, proprietor Of the
Seattle Coal Mine, arrived in town to-day.
Yesterday the tug Sdcona towed boom
of logs containing 1,0O0,0 600 feet from IT.
sslady to Tacoma Your,
CUMTUx-
, 1880-10-23
Sporting Notes.

They call it the epizootic eutozoa which
horses have now.
Edward Payson Weston vii! attempt,
in the skating Rink at Providenoe, Octo-
Der ii to 16, to surpass his own record Of
$50 miles.
"Rhadamanthus" and "Bramble" have
been retired to the stnd. Messrs. Dwyer
Brothers have sent the former to Tennes
see and the latter to Mr.. Charles Reeds
Meadow Brook Stnd.
"Fonso," thought by Kentucky turf
men to be the best son of ''King Alfonso"
has so entirely lost his form that he has
been turned out, with little hope that he
will again return to the turf.
There is general desire to nee "Parole"
and Luke Blackburn come together,
and it is pretty generally believed tina.
some arrangement will be made to have
them do SO during the meeting at Pimlico.
Capt. Stone claims that MAUD S. can
trot in 2:l0. Hickok claims that "St.
Julien" can do anything that "Maud S.
can accomplish, and Mr.. Bslch, who re-
Gently purchased ''Parana," promises that
next year she will bea. the pair of them
The celebrated horse "St. Julien" will
trpt against time to-day at Prospect Pari,
New York. The track is q very good one
and the great horse, with the aid Of good
weather, should make fast time over il
A 2:l9 purse is open to be trotted also.
Mr.. j. r. Keene is to be congratulated
upon his first turf success in England, the
CRANKY Stakes, at Newmarket, secured by
his txo-year-old "Bookmaker. He was
purchased by Mr.. Keene a. . yeafiing for
$3.50. "Bookmaker" beat = good field
Of seven, and promises to do something for
his colors and bis country abroad. On the
same day Mr. Keene's 'sBrakesphere ran
third to Mr. Fay's "Hackpcs" fnr two
year-o!d sweepstakes. "Brakespherep is
the brother to "Wallenstein, and was
regarded with much favor BY horse men
in this country before he left uA
, 1880-10-23

THx editor of the Union publishes a
column report of Col Larabee's speech,
orrsther, Quarternaster Johnsons speech
We thought the Col s remarks were loud.
ly and frequently applauded, but it seems
we we're mistaken-it was the Quarter
masters great effort which took the aud
ience by storm. From the way the edi-
tors report of his o,rs (meddlesome) re-
marks is mixed up with Applause, zap
plause," we conclude he made a great
speech. His report of Col Larabee-we
mean Quartermaster Johnson's speech
reminds US Of his report Of his speech IS
chairman (which was an assumption, as he
was not chairman) Of the republican COM
mittee, on the opening Of the late repub-
hcan county convention. Though no
other paper thought his written speech
worthy Of mention, he published il in full
and if sny one will take the trouble to
look up his report it will be seen that it IS
paeked with Applause, applause,
ssgreat applause A man who would
fill up kis orcn report of his o,en speech with
such notations would be considered very
immodest, even if the notations were
true to tho facts. bot what can be thought
OF man 20 eontsmptible ~ to shameless
ly publish them where there was no ap-
piause, a IN this case.
, 1880-10-23
Rkrun1IcAxs are not throwing up

RkrraLIcAxs are not throwing up their
hats - lively - had been expected over
the assurance Of Gen. Hancock that no
rebsl war elaims Of any sort viii b ap-
proved BY him should he be elected Or
dinarily . man is patriotic enongh to W
joiee in % comforting promise, bat pat
tiotism-the genuine articls-n quite
seares about election timeA
, 1880-10-23

RxxAnkasLr Discovery. : Hoodlum
'Opkins has Just made the remarkable dis
eorery that the Uaioa is " dienihed and
hishtoned journal" and a.ys the STATES
max lies spon it, tAbls xeek after week
without being opened Directly under
that item appean . long paragraph re-
specting an article which recently Il Pear
cd in ths SfArsMAy. The poor youth =
mors verdsns than vs gave him credit
for. Whsn he eoes to sleep on . gunny
sask aftsr indulsiag In Zoo much laee,
.nd ths devil eivss it . shaking and
sonsthing soft drops cut, "thats hun.
, 1880-10-23
What the Argonant Says.

The A,yonauf, which Is, strictly speak
ing, the representative republieAn Journal
of California, In It's last numter, pub
lished four days previous 70 III Indiana
election, says: "Whatevef the results in
states whose elections have bean held or
whatever they may Be in Ohio and Indiana,
we do not and shall not regard them a
decisive of the prealdeutiai election. In
diana il and always has bean democratie
state. Different issues are raissd, and
efforts arc made that viii not eontsol in
November" Thank you. M. Pixlsy !;
this is just the oonsolstion vs have been
seeking. II
, 1880-10-23

REPUBLICANS wish it to be Distinctly
undersood that they don't want General
Hancock to write any more letter. Of
eourss he "isn't statesman bat then
his letter. read 20 much ike one that
there Is danger Of tho people beng de-
oeiysd
, 1880-10-23
tn, elevation az the B;shoo Of Nevsrk

The elevation Of the Bishop Of Newark
to the dignity Of titular arehbiahop. and
coadiutor of the Cardinal Archbishop Of
New York, n . somewhat notable event
Bishop Corrigsn is only forty jean old.
He possesses renarxshla sxssutivs and
administrative QUALITIES. In ths svsnf Of
Cardinal McCiuskey's dsath. ..ths newly
appointed eoaajutor vosh isessed him
n Archbishop sf Nru Yosk,sst not 70
the Cardinalate. unlsag ths rsps should
r.iss him TO that dignity.
, 1880-10-23

.DnAxp 10. GA1nk-asfstvtk~s i .
demand for cassle -by. 4sesls1sn fns. -
parts Of the country ess eeaD hea
Son rivr, Aostsna. i trying - ~ p any
smoust Tbs eassIs insersst Il - 0ea.n-
bia whitaan apd Spekan eeasee hsnf
more hard essA into ths coasssy - "a
other interest," comhissd. asA yst t13e aFr
thoss uso voald utterly uss tk'a bsSassss
b. voting for $50 fseesr hs.
, 1880-10-23

4 LAaGE quantity Of old nssspApas Tor
sale ehsap ss tie SrAIzn1AS o6ca
, 1880-10-23

to tho city. Beautiful and costly strue-
lures now .dorp the sites Of the old land
m.rks, prosperity Is here in every shape;
trade Is conducted on . cAsh basis; the
golden grain Is rolling through her streets
Eom every quarter; beautiful residences,
splendid grounds and stately churches
greet the eye; business u crovding into
the suburbs and four iocc motives sre pov
required to dol the work on the Walla
Wslla & Columbia River railroad Nsv
enterprises are being inanguratsd and If
the next i've yeas .progFess equals the
past Eve Wsila Walla vii Be more than
ever The
Daily Republican., 1880-10-01
LooaleteoH.

One case Of vagrsncy and another Of
drunkenness were heard at the Polics
Court last night.
The schooner Margaret Platter was
hauled on the ways at Moore's shin.
yard TO- day.
The alarm Of FIRE, last evening, was
caused by burning brush near the
Bancroft mills.
Thomas Price, the colored man, who
died from the effect of taking q glass of
liquor, was buried at Union Cemetery
ye'terday afternoon.
The Delaware Western passenger
station, at Water and Market strssts,
Is now connected with the compsny's q
frelLht flee one square distan. by one
of Watts & Sons tsIephones.
There are on TIE apis the marriage
Of several elderly blc helors Of this oity.
Daily Republican., 1880-10-01
Local Political Notes.

A oolored Republican meeting
held last evening at New Castle d
was addressed by william Il. CID
and Peter s. Blake.
A Garfield and Arthur campaign
was organised with William TiuaI
President and Charles Wright
President.
Forty.hve names we're obtained
membership aud the number will
be increased to 100. Captain Cll
put the "boys" through a lively
after the organization Of the oluN.
rangemsnts are being made TO Gps'
equip and uniform the club. M. B
Is said to have delivered a vsyefs'
speech.
Being strongly solicited L. \
Henry has consented to address
citizens ef Wilmington on Friday
ming, October Sth, at 5 O'Clock,
French street, between Eighth and
streets. We hope ievery cOlOred
will turn out and hear the issues q
day discu ssed.
Levi G. Bird Bsq. and George WI
erts, Of the Post oMOs, addressed 'nI
door meeting Of the Republican
Smyrna, on Wednesday evening !,
Roberto subject was the 'oormofsn'I
the commune in the Twelfth oensal
Mr.. Roberts handled the sublsa
an able manner.
Mr.. Bird held the audisDes
bound for about 2 hours, bis spees||
10 said, being one Of the nos.
quent ever delivered In thai
At the close Of his speech he vI'
sented with . beautiful bouquet y
President on behalf ofthe ladies'
Daily Republican., 1880-10-01
THIRD EDITION..
NEWS SUMMARY.

4
a Lyna Mystery-The Flames
1ehura ON the ssumps -OtheP I'm
eidents, Accidents. Grimes enc
Oasaali,fes.
A nre In Sohuylerville, N. T., yester
day morning destroyed i've stores, tn
telegraph Office, . meat market, an.
the STANDARD" printing Office, causinl
. loss OF 5000, 900. A fire In Harris
burg, Pa. yesterday destroyed Bsrly'
National Greenback Hall and sevsrs
other frame bpildings.
| Secretary Schurz left Washington
last night for Cleveland, Ohio, wher,
he 10 10 speak tonight. He will ais,
speaok At Sandusky tomorrow, Tolsd,
on Monday and Cinoin natl on Tuesday
and may speak once In Indiana befor,
returning to Washington.
Sheriff Gauthreaux, Of New Orleans
Is now said to be defaulter to th,
State Or tax collections amounting t.
$3.50, 900, and the total loss to the cit,
and State is estimated at $3.50, 900.
There were exported from New Yori
during the year ending June 80 last
81 ,06l $40 pounds OF butter. valued a
IS, lS9 OIL, and ls,S33,33O pounds o
olsomaresrine, valued at s2,5sl, ,3l7.
A colored railroad hand, who had
killed his white "boss," was taken
from Jail and lynched by q mob a
Fort Mason, Fla, on Wednesday night.
Dsnk Splawn was killed and John
Splawn and David Carroll were wound
cd, the latter fatally, in quarrel in
Yakima City, Washington Territory, q
few days ago.
The Grand Jury Of st Johns county,
Fla, have indicted Edward Moody
and e. Allen, the latter a hotel. keeper
at MataDzas, for robbing trunks and
bodies that came ashore from the
wrecked steamer City Of Vera Cruz.
The Richmond Daily Despatch pub.
fishes tables showing that the popula
tion Of Virginia, by the census Just
taken, is 1903, 1886, an increase Of 2s4, !.
! u since 1870.
John Brown was shot dead by John
Harris, at the Scoley mine, near Crom-
we'll, Ky, on Tuesday night. They
had been quarrelling during the day.
Frederick Amelung, aged SO years,
died yesterday in Baltimore from the
effects ofs dose Of stramonium, admin.
istered by his wife In mistake Tor anoth-
or medicine.
1t is reported from Tuscon, Arizona,
that General Carr has had fight with
eighteen Of Victoris's band, in the
Hatcnet Mountains, and killed them
all.
William Howlette, aged II years,
was killed by being caught in the ma.
chinery at the Tredegar Iron Works,
In Richmond, Va, yesterday morning.
Julia Hayes, a widow, was burned to
death in Buffalo, yesterday, while try
ing to save goods from her burning
house.
Job Chadwick, son Of a wealthy farm
or Of Crosswioks, N. j., was fatally
yored by bull on Wednesday, and |
lied yesterday OF his inj uries.
Calvin Bell was caught in the ma
,hinery Of saw mill and killed At
Miss, yesterday.
It 10 said that General Grant will |
preside at the Republican mass meeting |
o be held in Stamford, Conn.,, on 0cto.
Der 21st.