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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-12
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II will require $40 votes to nominate. Gen,
eral Grant is to-day Just ninety.two votes
short. Can he gain them? Let us see,
The situation in a nutshell is that Grant
must carry 90 Of the last las delegates vet to
be elected, or be is beaten. even if the unit
rule prevails something most improbable.
He has no prospects whatever in Michigan
1927, West Virginia (l0), Minnesota il0) and
Nebraska (6). These States are conceded to
be against him. This just leaves 100 votes
TO draw from. Grant must receive % of
these to have bare majority. That Is. he
must get almost every vote from Illinois
(42), Nevada (G), Florida (s), Dakota (2),
Alabama Coy, Louisiana (l6) and Colorado
10y.
He cannot do t. Grant is beaten. Even
il he should get tie solid vote of Illinois. he
is sure to lose more than enough in Louisi.
ana, Florida and Alabama, where Sherman
Treasury gang will control the party ma
chinery.
We have given the figures as they are
without the slightest prejudice. We hay,
given u favorable estimate Of Grants stren oil
~ assuming that ,ho ''unit" rule viii he nj
owed 10 stand. But this Is extremely i'm
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Repairs for Atlas Engine can be had o.
9. S. Mitchell & Co.
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Of the Cos delegates already elected the
following will represent Grants strength up
on the assumption that the unit rule will not
be broken-that is, that the votes of the
Blaine minorities will be cast for Grant.
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The BATTLES Close.
~ ~
Fost.Dispatch.

OF the 1853 delegates that will constitute
the Chicago convention all are already elected
except the following:
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
THE PASSION PLAY.

The proposed production of the
Passion Play at Booths theatre in
New York is meeting with storm
of Indignation from all parts of the
country. Every profession and,
indeed, every walk of life is repre-
sented in these protests and it will
be strange if the public opinion 50
strongly manifested does not, in the
end, conquer and the scheme be
abandoned. The great Booth
strikes the keynote when he says
that "the subject is not a proper
one for the play house, The very
thought of actors appearing in some
wild western blood and thunder
drama, then in the portraiture Of
the suffering of Jesus Christ and
the very next night in some sensa.
tional play of the very Lowest
French school is shocking in tn,
extreme to the religious feelings O
the whole country.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
NAVY SCANDAL.
A Bloody s5ritisher on His Ear.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 23.-The
officers of the navy-yard here are
excited and indignant at the action
of the captain of the British steamer
Sandringham, which was wrecked eff
Cape Henry beach a few weeks ago.
The secretary of the navy gave per
mission for her to be repaired in the
dry dock of the navy-yard, and the
dock was gotten ready to receive her,
notwithstanding it was needed for
one of the vessels belonging to the
navy, and yesterday afternoon the
Sandringham was placed in the dock
when, without cause, the captain Of
the Sandringham launched the bitter
est abuse upon the American navy
it's officers and the flag. The facts
were reported to the commandant o
the yard in writing, and Commodore
Hughes ordered the vessel to b.
taken from the yard at once. Th
Sandringham is still afoat in th
dock, Commodore Hughes having
ordered that no work be done on he
until instructions are received from
the secretary of the navy.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
HERE ARE THE FIGURES.

1.-THE Chattanooga Times says we
ought not to abuse the coal ring.
Well, Mr.. Times, just wait until you
have to paw l6 cents per busbel for
coal when it can be laid down at your
doors for ten cents, and at profit, and
then see how 1t feel. Knoxville
Chronicle.
How do you know coal can be laid
down in Chattanooga or in Knoxville
for ten cents at q profit? Give US
your figures. -Chattanooga Times.
The coal men pay one cent per
bushel royalty. The free miners
receive two cents per bushel, CON-
vict labor costing less. The freight
to Knoxville is four cents. Thus
the total cost is seven cents. The
price per bushel for lump coal is
sixteen cents. Total profit nine
cents per bushel.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27

curing both OF which he was special
Il active. are evidences that his
fealty to "the old 1iag and IL fafesesa-
priation' is not bounded by the mar
row limits of the tenth congressional
district of Tennessee, and show that
unlike Alexander, when he had Sc
cured all he could for his own dis
triet, he did not sit down and weep
for other worlds to conquer, but
went resolutely to work and con-
quered, if not other worlds, at least
other appropriations.
Colonel Young was really an able
representative, much more so than
the average brigadier. He may have
read the Virginia and Kentucky res
olutions of 1898 and 80, but he die
not believe that they contained al
The law and the prophets, anc
whilst democrat he was not often
sive in airing unpracticablel views
and we know of several brlgadler
whom we could more readily hav
spared.
But the Memphis district alway
was republican, and we are glad t
know that at last it is represented b
a republican who is man of abilit
and character, even though our gen
ial and encerprising friend "Colont
. Casey" has been relegated to til
, walks of private life, Requiescat
1
19acn
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
THAT WASHINGTON LETTER

AS there seems to be some diver
sity of opinion in regard to that
letter which Capt. Washington pub
lished in regard to the alleged DEM
ocratic party, We will give such
press notices as come under our
observation:
Monroe Democrat George Wash
ington, of Knoxville, president of the
August state convention, has been &C.
cused of joining the republican party,
and in denial of the charge publishes
q letter in which he shows up the
faults and failings of the democratic
party as he conceives them in strong
light.
Athens Post Men are created for a
better purpose than to plod along ike
machines, 10 q given motion, wearing
about the ears effete and super 4nnu-
ated crochets. In a word, man ia cup
| posed to be ems ratIOnis, capable OF
thinking for himself; and this he
ought to do at all events. If We sre
ever to be anything or succeed in any
thing we must first deserve it, And
this is to be done by unloading all
cum bersOme ideas that are dead with
| the lapse of years and should have
been buried in days long gone; We
must take on something of the spirit
| Of progression which SEXES upon the
times, and adjust ourselves more to
active principle than an expenditure
Of time and mind to matters that
avail nothing, that profit nothing,
even though they be accomplished.
! It would be a good thing for the
south IL we had liberalspEInkling OF
common seDse scattered here and
there among the leaders and through
them carried to the people.
Nashville American: Mr.. George
| Washington, of Knoxville, has lately
been enrolled by some of both sides in
the noble army of f1oppers. We have
not alluded to the claim of the repub-
licans to the acquisition Of Col. Wash.
ington, because we did not believe it
was true. He has recently written a
spicy letter to the Knoxville papers in
/ which he denies the soft parchment
aud tells some wholesome truths in an
epigram matte way. We do not mean
to say that Mr.. Washington is right
when he undertakes to mention the
Issues of the future. Perhaps that il
beyond the power OF any man. Bu1
the general truth that democracy ha!
to learn something and forget some
thing, and submit TO some liberalizing
process and come down to moderL
times is very well told. t..e
We reproduce these because W.
know the people will be interested
in learningIwhat democratic journals
say of document that did not hav,
a single democratic sentence, word
syllable or letter in its whole com
position. Every central thought il
it was in exact accord with republi
can ideas of the most advanced
progressive character.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27

L. o. o. +.

MAST TENNESSEE LODGE, No. s4--Meets
u Tuesday nights at odd Fellows Han q IVES west
Samuels. VIC, E. W. Adkins, r. s., and Permit
Sec Geo. McIntire, Treasurer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
Exit Casey Young.
Washington Republican.

We have on more than one occa-
sion called attention to the enter
prising gentleman whose name heads
this article. Colonel Young has been
the representative in congress from
the Memphis (Tenn.) district for
three terms, but the republican ava
lanche has buried them, and "the
places that once knew him will know
him no more forever" after the 4th
Of March next.
Colonel Young was one of the most
If not the most enterprising of the
confederate brigadiers in congress
The records of the treasury depart
ment during the last six years
showing nearly million of dollars
expended in his district, bear testi
mony to his enterprise and ability al
a money grabber.
The Missippi river commission and
the national beard Of health, in Sc
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27

s sss....ss hetwaan the two countries. II
is only a modification of the emi-
grafton features of the treaty OF
1853. In this respect it is practi>
cally the same thing as the bill
which was passed recently, which
Mr.. Hayes vetoed on the ground
that it was uncourteous and a viola>
ton of the nations pledged faith.
1t provides that no master of a-ves-
sci shall take more than fifteen en-
igrants on board and violation OF
this is made a misdemeanor with
fine. The only exceptions are Chi
nese officials and passengers rescued
from a wreck.
This will settle the Chinese ques'
ton effectually. Not more thar
1000 coolies will be landed in Cali
fornia in a year. According t
statistics, from 5000 to 5000 Chi
nese die every year and from 500
to 5000 return to China. TIL
number will thus be decreasing a.
the time and soon the few remain
ing in this country must be notice
in the industrial world.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
FOR THE NORTH AND WEST
Do not fail to see that your ticket
reads by the
CHATTANOOGA
and ST. LOUIS
E 4 I L r. 0 A d.

For speed, safety and comfort you will
fnd this line to be unrivalled. For the
Celebrated Springs and Summer Resorts
Round Trip Tickets can be purchased at
all principal Offices. Emigrants wishing
to go West, either to locate or as pros
pectors, will ind it to their advantage to
go by this route. Round trip emigrant
tickets on sale to Texas points By this
line you have no tiresome delays. Through
coaches are run from Chattanooga to Col
umbus without change. Sleeping eoache
on all night trains. Good coaches, good
road and quick time. --. 40
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
A NEW CHINESE TREATY.

The commission appointed to rev
wise the treaty with China has
finished its labors and has its
report ready for the action of the
senate. Although the provisions in
full have not yet been made public
and will not until congress meets,
still the purport of the new agree
ment is known.
It does not effect the status Of
American residents in China, nor
does it alter the commercial rela.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
THE Philadelphia Press has the
following in regard to our distin-
guished toWnsman:

RuIbneO IOWuSmdu
Postmaster General Maynard,
though he has been but few months
in his present position, has all the ad-
want age in experience and special
knowledge which only long years in
the public service can give. His re-
port will carry with it, correspond
ing weight. He is fully imbued with
sense Of the Importance to this
country Of increased trade with Next
CO, Central and South America. This,
he thinks, increased mails would facil-
itato, and he recommends that con-
tracts be made with lines Of Ameri~
can steamers to effect this end. He
urges the adoption Of the postal saw
ings system and the postal telegraph
system which have proved so success
full in England. He thinks they
would prove not only of great advsn.
tage to the people but remunerative to
the government There are serious
objections to these last schemes, in
that they would increase the already
excessive government patronage. Mr..
Maynard contends that such increase
would not be great and would be more
than Offset by the advantages which
the systems offer"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27
Gave the Wrong Sign.
Galveston News

He was trying to push himself
through the crowd the other day at
a fire down on Galveston avenue
when he was halted by policeman.
II am member of the interior
press"
GLOW do know you are member
Of the press? Where are your Gre
dentials?'
Credentials? Well, just smell my
breath in the face Of The minion of the
law, who replied:
''You can't come that on me. You
are only a candidate.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27

Attractive Styles are now ready
Best Cabinet. or Parlor Or
gans in the world, winners OF
highest distinction at Every
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Thirteen Years. Prices, S51,
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upward. For easy payments,
1888 a quarter and upward,
Catalogues free. MASON s
HAMLIN ORGAN Co., 154 IRE
IN; IS East 14th Street, (Union
York $50 Wabash Avenue
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-27

For Maps, Timetables and all informa-
ton in regard to this route call on, or ad-
dress,
&. q. ssENNE.
Travelling Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
VIVA, a ROC SGkRS,
Passenger Agent, Chattanooga, Ten
Or w. L.. ssANsAEY,
General Passenger and Ticket Age
Nashville, L
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-19

Harvey, six year old son of Henry M. Babeock of Hartford, while on his way to Asylum avenue, and fractured the thigh bone of his left leg.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-19
SIGNS OF THE TIMES,

''Howly Moses! ID exclaimed son of Erin during the late unpleasantness, ''that should sarve six yesrs in the a-my-three years day and three years night!"
 A Philadelphia man has perfected plan for bringing coal ou of the cellar without exerting any of his muscle. He makes his wife cart it Philadelphia ChrOnicle-Her- aM
 A gentleman saw an old Highlander one day fishing with bent pin. He said to the man, ''Fish will never be caught with that. D ''Ay, they will, the man replied, If they'll only take it into their heads.'' When a man asks favor at a newspaper offise and states that he has been subscriber for number of years, a denial becomes an impossibility. The argument is cinched, and he can have the entire establishment for the asking.-O1 Cfty DerTsck-
 darkey who was stopping to wash his hands in creek didn't notice the peculiar actions of 0 goat just behind; so when he scrambled out of the water and was asked how it happened he answered: ''I dunno 'xactly but pears if de shore kinder h'isted and frowd me-"
 Snooks went home the other night afflicted vita double vision He sat for some time with his sleepy gaze riveted on Mrs. Shocks, and then complaeently remarked: "Well (hic) I hope t holler. If you two gals don't look 'nough alike to be (hic) twins. .''-Ktngs- ton Freeman.
 Rosa McWhortleberry heard her master remark at the dinner table the other day, that Kismet meant ''fate," and that is the reason why she SO astonished her mistress by remarking the next day to Belinda, the chambermaid 'NOh, Bliudy, can't scarce ly walk wid the chilblaines all over me two Kismets.'
 A young man who had inherited, the day before, large fortune from his uncle, gave dinner to a few of his friends. He in- quired at the restaurant if they had some old cheese. t'Yes," replied the waiter 'Is it strong ?' Strong enough to bring the dead to life" ''Then I don't want it, re- piled the heir.
 Galveston man furnish es the following certificate of really valuable medicine: ''Six months ago I was unable to move one of my limbs, owing to rheumatism. I tried one bottle of your Life Remover, and now my best friends not able to keep me from running for office. I have posted the label on the seat of my pants, and will sit down on my opponent with heavy majority Send me another hottie, and I will land in the United States Senate.
 A man can always find a good reason for doing what he ought to be ashamed of, and might cudgel his brains for weeks without finding good reason for not doing it. We are apt to find what we are looking after, and not so apt to see what we don't want to see A great many people take drink because they are thirsty, but very few can reach the moral altitude of the negro who said he drank glass of whiskey once in a while be- cause he wanted to "change his breff."
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-19

One of the clergymen of Augusta, Maine, has compiled some queer statistics which he appears to think constitute an argument in favor of prohibitory law. He finds that seven-eighths of all the arrests in Augusta dur ing the last fourteen years have been for drunkenness and yet during the time cover ed by the statistics the anti-iquor law of Maine has been more stringent, and the efforts to enforce it have been more persist ent than was the case anywhere else in the world.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-19
Beauty in Dress.

Mrs. Haweis, in a volume entitled ''The Art of Beauty" makes the following points with regard to beauty in dress:
 The reason that an ordinary low neck with short sleeves looks worse in black than in any other color is because the hard line round the bust and arms is too great a con- trast to the skin. A low neck always les sens the height, and dark dress made thus lessens it still more and it strikes the artis- tic eye as cutting the body in pieces, in this way: if you see a fair person dressed in low dark dress standing against a light background some way off the effect will be that of an empty dress hung up, the face, neck and arms being scarcely discernible On the other hand, against 8 dark background the head and bust will be thrown up sharply, and the whole dress and body will disappear. This effect, common enough, is execrably bad. If you must wear low black bodice, let 1t be cut square, giving the height of the shoulders Cor, better, with the angles round ed, for corners are very trying), and have plenty of white or pale gauge or thin black net to soften the harsh line between the skin and the dress. White gauge softens down the blackness of the dress at the edge of the bodice and thin black stuff has an equally good effect, as it shades the whiteness of the skin into the dark color of the gown. Only under these conditions does the sudden con trast enhance, as some persons suppose, the fairness of the complexion.
 Short women should never wear double skirts or tunics-they decrease the height so nuch-unless, indeed, the tunic is very short and the skirt very long. So also do large, sprawling patterns used for trim mings; let these be left to women tall enough to carry them of. Neither let very little woman wear her. hair half down her back; let her lift it clean up as high as possible.
 Large feet should never be cased in kid least of all white kid slippers-for kid reveals so clearly the form and movements of the feet, and stretches so easily that few feet have a chance in them.
 Those who are very stout should wear nothing but black; those who are very thin should put little padding in their gowns and neither should be in the least decollette. Perpendicular stripes in dresses give height and increased fuIlness and are therefore par ticularly suited to very slight, small people, and particularly unftted for stout figures.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-19

The German carp, fine food fish intro duced into this country less than four years
 ago, has done well here. Only 13O of
 the fish were living when the first consign-
 ment reached this country. Within a year
 Professor Baird has distributed throughout the country about 3O GOO. The water in the
 carp ponds in Washington has been drawn of this week, and it is found that about 1O0,-
 900 fish can now be distributed An evidence of the general demand for carp is the fact
 that there are now on file in the office of the
 Fish Commission some 5000 applications. It
 is understood that hereafter when carp are
 to be sent to State where there is a State
 Fish Commission, it is expected that that
 commission will receive them in Washington and transport them to the places where they are to be placed for the purpose of breeding
 The States which have thus far been SUD- pied with carp, either fully or in part, are New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois Ohio, Mis- souri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Con- necticut, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, and Mis- sissippi. The carp do not breed until three or four years of age, but like all other fish their fecundity is very great, and after they arrive at the breeding age the 13O, 900 which will have been distributed throughout the country before the end of this year will null tiply in such ratio as soon to add materially to the food supply of the people. Professor Baird estimates that one pair of breeding carp is sufficient to stock an acre of water, and that the spawn from a single fish will produce from 5000 to 10000 young fish, These make very rapid growth during the first three or four years, frequently reaching a weight of ten to fifteen pounds in that
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The new State Senate of New Hampshire contains twenty seven members and there is not single lawyer among them.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-19

Boston is taking steps to form public ser vice reform association, and is proud of the fact that appointments in the postoffce of that city are only made of persons who have passed successfully an examination before a board of three examiners. Applicants file their petitions for appointment in order and when vacancy occurs the first five are noti- fled to appear for written examination. This relieves the heads of departments of much personal solicitation. In the New York cus- tom house the system of competitive exami nation, adopted in the spring of 1879, has worked well.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-19

The Democratic newspapers have been very sure that bargain was made between General Garfield and General Grant, when they met at Mentor. General Grant says "The report of bargain at Mentor is not true There was nothing said to Garfield but that which was said in the presence of large number of people, for there was no time while we were there that we were not surrounded by crowd, and there was no private interview sought or held. There was no bargain whatever"