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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

James A. Garfield to Marshall Jewell
denying the authenticity of the
Morey letter. He testified that Gar
fields letter to Jewell was genuine.
A question by Bell: Look at
copy of the newspaper call "Truth"
and also at copy Of the Goth; look
at photolithograpic copy of the
letter purporting to be signed by
James A. Garfield and state if, in
your judgement, it is in Gen. Gar
fields hand writing.
Brooks, for the defense, objected
to the question, as the comparison
was made with the Photographic copy
and not with the original, which
should be produced. Judge Davis
ruled that the evidence was prema-
ture, as no proof had been given
that the fac simile was photograph
ic copy, and that the prisoner had
not, as yet, been connected with it.
A recess was then taken till 2:3O.
EIr. Hart came into court at seven
minutes to three and rendered an
apology for being late, saying he had
been delayed by an Indictment in the
state court for libel on complaint of
Marcus Cicero Stanley. He then
took the stand. Hart produced the
letter and it was marked for identif-
cation. Bell asked for the envelope,
and Hart said he was told to bring
the letter only and it would take five
hours to get it.
The counsel for Hart has prepared
a subpoena, directed to James A.
Garfield, commanding him to appear
and testify at the investigation this
afternoon. The counsel claims that
Garfield is at the Windsor hotel.
not registered.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
spontaneous Combustion.

On Monday last, Mrs. e. J. Sanford
had man employed oiling with linz
seed oil the floor of one Of the rooms
her residence. After completing the
job, he stuffed the cotton rag he used
into an old oyster can and set it away
in the store room. Yesterday morn~
ing, while at breakfast the family dis
covered fire Issuing from the store
room, and were fortunate enough to
discover in time that it was the result
of spontaneous combustion in this
oiled rag, and it was extinguished with
very slight damage. Had the COM
bustion occurred at time when it
would have been unnoticed, the dwell
ing would no doubt have been con-
sumed, and the cause would always
have remained a mystery.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

sion moved from Main street up Gay,
about $50 O'Clock, headed by the Han
cock band, followed by the twenty-five
Hancock Rifles, with their drum corps,
the gIobe.and log cabin, etc., footmen
and mouL t3d men, making up the
body, all carrying torches, tTaneparaN
rencies, etn. There were also two wag>
ons with men shooting eff fireworks
all the time, and Pryor Roberts in 6
one-horse, tive wheeled vehicle, with
tive women, brought up the rear.
Chaos and confusion appeared to be
the order in the procession, aDd there
was no order observed at all scarcely.
If there were any marshaIs along the
inc, they were invisible, and did 10
good, for every fellow marched just as
it suited him. AS to numbers, we feel
entirely safe in fixing it at not over
700 in line, and fully one-third were
boys, not voterr. There was very
notable absence of representative
democrats living in the city in the
procession, it being made
up almost exclusively of country.
men and boys. Ore solitary colored
man was observed during the first
stages Of the action. Although the
democrats make great pretensions to
being the friend of the colored man,
the frequent expressions heard from
the procession, such as This is a
white mans party" "No African
need apply" et'., would indicate diff.
ferentiy.
The procession, when fully IN lice;
was perhaps tbree-quarters Of mile
in length, and it required thirteen
minutes, by actual observation, to
pass given point.
After completing their line of march
and being out about one and "a half
hours, a portion Of the crowd halted in
front of the Lamar House, where they
heard speeches from Col. c. r. Vance.
of Bristol, Col. w. A. Henderson.
Messrs. Robt. P. Toole, J. N. Mitchell
and others, till 1e audience dwindled
to such small proportions it was no
longer desirable to address them. The
streets were kept hideous for an hour
or so afterwards with the yells. and
whoops of the "enthused" jolificators,
till the whisky died in them, then all
| relaxed into quietne ess, and strange to
= say the day passed eff without any
, serious difficulty as far as we could
) learn.
, Thus was brought TO close wha
the Knoxville democracy have beer
looking forward to and heraldiDg as
great demonstration, but if it has il
, any way reflected credit on them, OF
: strengthened their cause, We fail tt
: discover in what particular. In fac
( we venture the assertion, without feal
, OF contradiction, that not one Of theil
leaders will deny that they ar'
= ashamed Of the entire performance.
l AS one good result of all this to do
numerous democrats, whose names
/ could be given if necessary, threw of
their badges, dashed away their torch
es and other tricks, and declared they
would vote the democratic ticket M
3 longer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
Norfolk to New Orleans.
Cincinnati Gazette.

It is thought that Maj. R. T. Wilson,
Of New York, Col. c. M. McGhee, OF
Knoxville, and Col. e. w. Cole. all
moneyed men, sagacious and emil
nentiy adapted to railroad business,
will ultimately own and control con-
solidated line from Norfolk to Mems
phis and from Norfolk to the Gulf of
Mexico. The gentlemen alluded to
have the means and the in Intelligence to
prosecute to q successful issue such an
Undertaking. That they will yet do it,
we can not allow ourselves to question.
In the meantime, there are strong as
surances that the same combination
will, at early day, push forward the
Knoxville and Ohio road t) Louisville,
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
FROM GREENEVEEEE.
Grand Republican Rally, Mai.
PettibOne Met by q Pro-
ceSsiOn OF EOOO.
Old Greene Alive and Coed for
500 Republican Majority.
GREENEVILJF. Oct

GREENEvILLE, Oct. 28.
The occasion of the joint discussion
by Maj. A. H. Pettibone and Hon. r.
L. Taylor, candidates for congress, was
a grand republican rally. One thous-
and men in procession met Maj. Petit
bone at Bethel Church, and as many
more greeted him in front of
tae court house, where the speak
ing occurred. All this clearly
indicates that old Greene Is thorough-
ly alive and will go republican by at
least 500 majority next Tuesday.
Maj. Pettibone made an able speech,
which Bob never attempted to reply
to. He reviewed the doctrines of de-
mocracy for the past twenty years, in
scatching terms. He, in an eloquent
manner, eulogized the great republI>
can party Of the nation, and its
grand achievements, notwithstand-
Ing the opposition of the democ-
racy. He showed how the democracy
had come along and admitted that
they were wrong, and that they now
were for the same principles the repub-
licane were for, and that Hancock was
trying to get right on the tariff. Bob
cries no tariff and no "carpet-baggers,'
but the people of Greene are for the
''carpet- -bagger"-the first dia trict is
for the carpe t .bagger."
The rebel Haynes is here, scattering
his fraudulent tickets. The rebel
Hayn is in GreenevilIe with his cor
ruption cash, ready to bribe. The
rebel Haynes and Bob Taylor want
office so bad thst4hey are trying to be
the wet nurses of the republican party.
rhe republicans, however, are bound
to win in the first district next Tues
day. ALEXIS.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
THE CHINESE LETTER
FORGER.
Driven to the Wall and His Guilt
Fastened.
He and His AccOmpliceS Sguir10
Under the Disclosures.

Under the disclosures.
New York, Oct. 28.-The follow
ing affidavit in the Philip case was
read in court yesterday:
State of New York. city and county
of New York, 8. s.-George c. Bliss
being first duly sworn deposes and
says as follows: On or about the 2Oh
of October instant there was pub
lished in daily newspaper printed
and published in the city OF New York
called Truth, what parp0lt'd to be he
copy OF letter written and signed by
Hon. James A. Garfield, of O0io, repub-
lican candidate for president of the
United State2. On the 22d of October
instant there was published in said
paper, called Truth, what purpOrted to
be, and was alleged in said paper, to be
fac simile Of such letter, ths original
OF which was in said paper stated to
be in pc session Of the Truth, and in
said paper Oh said last mentioned day
there appeared an article of which the
following is copy:
"LYING AND STICKING TO IT.U
1.-THE republican national committee
yesterday held a meeting to consider
the beat way of appealing the storm of
popular Indignation that Garfield's
infamous Chin q cheap labor letter
has aroused. Garfield has denounced
the letter as forgery. He has lied,
and the republic n national comm il
tee stick to the lie. That was the de-
G,sloh al which they arrived yest9r-
uay' ~ I1is quGction OF veracity
pttM MeeI Nalheid's word aud Garfield's
!o!Iei; !it tno pGoPIe OF the United States
VIII hHo" now 10 3ecide. They will
nCt De deceived by persister t
lying OF tne republican commit
tee. Garfield's own words IN
Garfeld's own writing confirms Gar
fields lie. The republican candidate
for the presidency, in his desperation
has tried to lie himself out OF diff
Guilty that will swamp him. The re
publican national committee. whilt
IIGrslng his folly in their healt', lie fol
.tn nih because his swsmping is their ut
10 To- b obstruction. Pay no heed, voters
aoIhor ~ "n"V rs SAID on the one side or the
% ;nToii Lrne LLAamlne Garfield's letter as il
yourselves anu jug iol
L further state that have in con,
nectIon with others, caused invostio
tion to be made ss to the entboraSSir
of said forged letter and said artinI9
and as to the use which had been msSo
OF the same by publishers and nrr,
prietOrs of said newspaper, and have
sscertained that said proplietors AND
managers have caused to be issned
itsfal saiS hundred thousand copies Of
forao6P paper, containing copies of said
CONES letter, and large number OF
articIs VI said paper containing said
O''ner state that after careful in
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
TEXAS SPORT.

GALVESTON, Oct. 27-A dispatch
from Dallas to the News says: W.
f. Freeman, a son of a cattle man at
Weatherford, was shot and mortally
wounded near Arlington Monday by
a man named Painter, whose house
he had entered and was engaged in
pillaging. Freeman was drunk.
A special from Whitney, Texas,
says that in a quarrel in bagnio, Gus
Barney was shot in the breast and
mortally wounded by Alfred Nc
Clown, who fed from his pursuers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
PROMPT Payment Of Benefit.

Mr.. VIM. Wood, supreme treasurer
of the United Order of the Golden
Cross, paid, yeEtarday, to Mrs. M. F.
Craig, $2.OOO,the amount of the benefit
fund due her on the death of her hus-
band, Prof. s. A. Craig, who was a
member of the order, and whose death
occurred in September last.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
..Don.t Know Half Their Value IS

"They cured me of Ague, Bilious
ness and Kidney Complaint, as recon-
mended. I had half bottle left which
I used for my two little girls, who the
doctors and neighbors said could not
be cured. I would have lost both OF
them one night if I had not given them
Hop Bitters. They did them so much
good I continued their use until they
were cured. That is why say you do
not.know half the value of Hop Bitters,
and not recommend them high
enough. ."-B., Rochester, N. Y. See
other column. - American Rural
Home.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, Ono, Oct. 27.

SOLUMBUS, OH1Os OCG. Il 4.
The following is the vote at the
October election in Ohio as shown
by the official returns received at
this office, to-wit: Secretary Of
state, Charles Townsend, republican,
362,O21; William Long, democrat,
343,O16; Chas. A. Lloyd, greenback,
6,786; William FL. Down, prohibition
ist, 2,615. Townsend's majority over
Long, 1905.
Judge of supreme court George
W. McIlvaine, republican, 364,045;
Martin d. Follett, democrat, 340,-
998; Dewitt G. Loudon, green
back, $3.50; William T. Rose,
(prohibitionist), 2,65S. McIlYaine's S
majority over Follet, 23,047. The
average republican majority on the
state ticket was 22,238.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
= Speaking ut Erin.

Mr.. VIM. r. Cooper addressed the
Garfield club last night at Erin. The
audience, though net large, was ex-
ceedingly attentive, and gave evidence
that the right kind of interest is taken
in political affairs in this neighbor-
hood.
The speech was plain statement OF
republican principles, delivered in an
argumentive and convincing style, and
it is only to be regretted that there
were not more democrats present. Mr..
Cooper is popular man in this neigh
borhood, it being his old home.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

For THE COMPLETE CURE OF
COUGHS, pains in the chest. difficulty
of breathing, and all other lung dis
eases which tend to consumption, you
will find that ALIENS LUNG BALsAM
is most valuable remedy yet dis
covered; wherever it has been intro>
duced, cures have been made, which
have astonish every one who witness
is effects.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

AMONG the notices in the demo-
cratic procession was "Vote the straie ht
ticket" Republicans will take notice
of this.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

WHEN the democratic party of this
section is turned over to the crowd Of
trundle-bed tTash," who are manag-
ing it now, it is time for the sensible
members to seek new holes.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

THE Springfield Republican, Han
cock paper, says Hancock won't carry
New York and Brooklyn by over 55,-
600. Goodbye, brother democratic.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

The democrats of JonesborO have
pooled their issues and been offering to
bet $500 on Taylor. A day or TWO ago
they were surprised to see it covered
and $3.50 more offered on the Michi-
pander
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

"HURRAH for Hancock and the
white mans party" frequently assailed
our ears Oh the night of the democratic
failure. The republican patty is the
party OF the people, be they what color
they may.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

HANCOCK will be retained in Gov
ernor's Island, the inequalities of
which place he SO gracefully tendere.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

"a. II. PETTIBoNE" will be the
name inscr. bed on the role OF the next
house OF representatives ss the mem
Der for the first district of Tennessee.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

OUT of generosity we will give Tay-
Ior Sullivan county. Only this and
nothing more.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

THE opinion is rapidly gaining
ground that Hancock will not veto the
southern claims bills-nCr anything
else as far as he is concerned.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

Bob TAYLOR is on the run, out
Pet.ibone won't let him escape until
the evening of the 2nd.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

THAT was a grand procession here
Wednesday night. About 1000 per
sons in line, about half OF whom were
drunk.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

THE weather permitting, we will
show what crowd is to-day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

THE democrats are inclined 10 say
"d-n it" over the barbecue.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

GRANGER county can be safely
counted for Garfield, Pettibone and
Huddleston.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

SAY barbecue" to democrat If
YOU want to get slapped in the face.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

MAYBE the democrats will talk some
more about the Garfeld-Morey letter.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

IF5,OOO people werein town Wednes'
day %, 900 will be here tosday.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
FIRST EDITION.
11.3O p. NJ.
THIS is the grand day.

CLAIBORNE county has wheeled ir-
to line.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
OHIO'S OFFICIAL FIGURES.

COLUMBUS, Oct. 27,-The following
official paper has just been furnished
for publication:
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

The CHRONICLE will have all the
election news. Price, 35 cents for the
next two weeks.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
THE PROCESSION.

which occurred last night, was scarcely
more to be regarded by our democratic
friends as source of qualification than
the barbecue. The head Of the process
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-28
Public Opinion.

Whatever the result may be in the
Chicago convention, the present pros
pect is that Mr.. Tilden will not be nom
mated at Cincinnati, and it is not mere
ly imprudent but unsafe for the repub-
licans to base any action upon the hope
of his COMMUNICATING Tribune.
Gen. Grant will not only be nominal
ed on the first ballot, but nominated
with such display of ELUSIVE and out
pouring enthusiasm as will make his
rivals wish to forget that they had evel
been arrayed against him as opposing
candidates.-[N. Y. Herald:
Grant carried Pennsylvania by q
shave, New York by scratch and Hi.
nois by a bolt in the primaries. The
Chicago convention may be dragooned
into a nomination by the combination
of all these accidents and incidents, but
the election is not to be carried in any
such way, and the action of 1900, 0OC
voters is not to be set up by the ma.
chine.-[Springfield Republican.
Gen. Grant has won victory in Hi
nois; thus much must be conceded
Still, it is not a victory of character
greatly to encourage the advocates O
his nomination, or to discourage in the
least the opponents of the third-tern
scheme. He has gained what was con
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-28
A Word to Temperance Men.

Would it not be well for the temper
ance men of Caledonia county, who
meet annually at the county temper
ance meeting, to now make their plans
to be present at the coming Republican
county convention which is to nominate
officers for the next two years? BY do
ing so they can accomplish some good,
for we understand the ring slate in
cludes two or three men on the ticket
who are not temperance men. The tenn
perance men can smash this slate by
turning ont at the primaries, and also
at the county convention, and in no
other way. A resolution at the annual
meeting next year will be too late to
be of any special good.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-28
Political Notes.

The California hOOdlums, calling
themselves workingmen at their con-
vention, declared for Senator Thurman
for President. What has Mr.. Thurman
done that these men applaud him?
VIM. S. King testified Monday NOR
ming that he knew nothing about the
anonymous letter to Springer, and GER
tainly did not write it. Donnelly, in
the course of the Investigation, charged
Springer with dishonesty. The experts
all seem to have taken sides.
A moderately intelligent Congress
would find in the statement of Secre-
tary Sherman that the Treasury con.
tains five hundred tons of silver dollars
and his request for a new vault, the
evidence that it is high time that the
coinage of silver dollars at the public
expense be suspended.
Frederick Billings, Esq, of Vermont,
has written Il letter positively declin-
ing to be candidate for GubernatoriaI
honors before the approaching State
Convention at Burlington. He express
es gratitude for the high honor which
such nomination would imply, but 9th
eli urgent demands upon his time arc
such as to forbid his candidature at the
present time.
Grants nomination. by the republican
party has large majority of the voters
of the country in its favOr,-all tho
democrats and minority of the repub
licans.
If the contest in the Chicago conven-
ton should be narrowed down to Gran
and Blaine, the best policy would b'
to nominate Grant. No doubt abou
that. Grant would be much stronge
before the people than Blaine.-[Cin
cinnati Gazette.
If the Springfield Republican vii
step over into the democratic camp ant
ask the question, "Why not Edmundsg
the answers will be numerous. Th'
opposition do not want Edmunds nom
inated.-[St. Adams Messenger.
BY right of his position as Chairman
of the Vermont delegation, ex-Goy
Smith will probably claim the honor o
nominating Edmunds in the Chicag
convention.-[Springfield Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-28
How They Stand.

The Springfield Republican is watch
ing the presidential canvass sharply
1t may not be "within gun shot" OF
right, but we can see after the nomina-
ton how well it has guessed. Up to
Monday the preference stood as follows;
Whole number of delegates elected,
73O; of this number Grant is expected
to have $3.50; Blaine 347; Sherman 80;
Edmunds "A; Washburn ~. There are
&c delegates more to be elected, which
will make the number of the cOnven-
tion-756. Of course there is going to
be good dea! of hustling among poll
ticians this week, for the estate" must
be made up anyhow before next Tues
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-28
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

The society for the prevention of cru
city to animals holds its meeting at
Bristol Wednesday.
A heavy hail-storm prevailed in
many towns of Addison county last
week, when hail-stOnes, from the size of
a bean to those of small hens egg, fell
in showers. Many trees and buildings
were hurt, though fortunately the crops
were not advanced far enough to suffer
much.
The penalty of probation which was
imposed upon the students of Middle
bury College after the troubles, last
Winter, has been removed, and all are
now in "good and regular standing"
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
E. w. Humphrey of Jericho, was
struck by lightning and killed on Tues
day.
The death rate of Burlington the past
year was 1885 to 1000 population,
against 1877 at Rutland, 10 at st. AL
bans and IA at BrattlebOro.
The milk sold by Burlington milk
men has been analysed, and, according
to the results, as published in the Free
Press, they have not been palming of
chalk and water on an unsuspectine
public.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-28

maneut, than to be eternally Swimming
over long territory and having poor
roads at last. But this is about our
present system, and no one seems able
to get out of the old ruts, or cares very
much about doing differently from the
old way. In our mind this question
ought to be seriously considered by
the legislature, to see if some better
means cannot be provided whereby we
shall be enabled TO have better roads.
AS the matter now stands, the majority
of our highways are shiftlessly and
badly managed, and we find there is
little to choose in the efficiency of sur
veyors and roadmasters. The fault,
after all is not so much in men, as in an
old system that needs overhauling by
public sentiment and law, and this is a
thing that must be done before our
roads become thoroughfares of ease or
safety.