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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04
LABOR REFORM LEAGUE.

NEW York, May .3.---The tenth
annual convention of the American
labor reform league met in science
hall to-day, r, b. Ingalls, in the
chair. Resolutions were passed de-
nouncing land monopoly; advocating
the repudiation of all debts, when
the principal has been paid in the
form Of interest," end advocating
the repeal Of all laws sanctioning
the payment of out interest and
speculative margins not covered by
labor equiyalent. 80
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04
HOUSE. 10, / /, II :
wAsH1saros, My 8.

q WAsHINGroN, Nay 8.
Mr.. Orth (Ind. asked unanimous
consent to make a personal expla-
nation tomorrow, after the reading
of the journal, in regard to his
connection with the claims against
Venezuela and the congressional IN
vestigation of tho forysfourth
congress in regard thereto. There
being no objection, Mr.. Orth stated
that he hoped the member from the
Springfield, ILL.,, district (Mr.
Springer) would be present to-
morrow, as in his explanation he
might say something Of interest to
that gentleman.
Under call Of states, the follows
ing bills we're introduced and re-
ferred :xnG o3 1nIoa a Il aSacr
~ By Mr.. Ellis Na ITO establish
government postal telegraph SER
vice between Boston, New York and
Washington and Intermediate post
Offices, and if this experimental line
is successful, to extend it to other
cities Of the Countrywide rates to
be, for twenty-five words or less, for
two hundred miles or less, fifteen
cents; for FIVE hundred miles or less,
twenty-five cents; for one thousand
miles or less, forty cents; for two
thousand miles or less, seventy
Eve cents; for three thousand miles
or less, one dollar.
BY Mr.. King (La "A resolu
ton calling for information regard
ing the expulsion of Israelitish citi.
zens Of the United States from St.
Petersburg.
By Mr.. Daggett (Nev.)-To es,
tablish a uniform 81 stem of bank
ruptcy.
The republicans demanded the
reading of each measure intro-
duced, the impression being that
their purpose was to prevent an
anti-third term resolution from be-
ing offered after the call of states
should have been concluded. "a
Mr.. Daggett's New bill was
very long, and Mr.. Springer GIl) J
moved that the house adjourn, mas
much as it was evident that the
whole day would be wasted.
Agreed to, and at 2.20 p. m. the
house adjourned.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

the United States and Nicaragua,
to settle claims. = ;..,, : 1aS- ! = y -.
- :, Senator Edmunds fvt. said the
bill touched foreign relations and
could not properly be discussed with
open doors. On his motion the
doors were closed. When they, were
opened at $40 p. m. the senate
adjourned. : No action was taken on
the bill in secret session. .GgEs aE- =
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 8.

.Ha y WASHINGTON, May 3.
The senate committee on railroads
discussed today the San Antonio
and Mexican border railroad bill,
but postponed action upon it until
next Monday. a9s nl tgsT g.
The senate, in executive session
to-day, rejected the nomination Of
VIM. w. Hicks, as census supervi>
sor for Florida, and confirmed j.
2. Osterhout, postmaster at Bolton,
Texas. 70
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

THE Regulator explains thirgs. It's
local Is about everything around a
newspaper Office except the devil"
Consequently he can't get fresh news.
II we had known this. out Of pure
respect for the Regulators feelings we
would have kept quite mum" E
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

IN estimating Tilden's victory 10
P-nnsylvania, the fact must be taken
into consideration that Hancock, who
has been 40 prominently men ntionsd /, r
the presidency, lives in that state. II
Blaine should split Illinois. or Ed
munds Ohio. or Grant Maine, the
effect would be just the same.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

AFTER reading the testimony Of he
West Point officials, we are firmly
persuaded that a cadet never told .
lie. We are surprised that West Poii {
has not been turned into a normal
missionary scho'l EE. b E
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

EIGHTEEN of the twsnty Wisconsin
delegates are tl,imed for the P.umed
Knight. Maryland, New jersey, Dell
aware and West Virginia are classt d
as 'solid for him." aud New Hsmp-
ahire will choose minority Of his
frtends
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

TIE Hancock boom was carried be-
fore a coroner's Jury In Harrisburgh
the other day, and the verdict was that
II died on account OF the deprivation
Of natural food. II never was healthy,
anyway, and the late exposure and
suffering to which II wss subjected
was too much for its weak coilstitu.
tion. Peace to !te ashes
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04
STORM.

4 New ORLEANS, May "A dis
patch from Yazoo City reports a
heavy westerly storm there yester-
day evening. Several buildings were
badly damaged and fences and trees
we're blown down. There was no loss
Of life.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

1T Is Whispered that Sam. Rardsll
had a large crowd Of roughs In the
harrisburg convention who would
have made things lively, IL it hadn't
been for the compromise. ssa,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

The Regulator thinks 1t could say
tha' the morning dailies get the news
from It. Sol Well. the moroing pa
pers mig ht cay the Regulator man was
q republican, but still that wouldn't
make It 81. Out OF regard for our
party, however, It would irk US 10
make this latter assertion. .
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

THE greenbsckers OF Indiana have
INST 10 convention. About the only
thing they did at all startling was the
appointing of lady delegate to their
national convention. Resolutions OF
the orthodox green back character were
adop ed and De La Ma,yr made q
speech. F
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

THE secretary of the navy l. hecom'
Ing pUgilisticslly inc ined. He has
ordered the euobost Alliance to the
Newfoundland bapks, to protect the
rightso If American fishermen.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

The Brooklyn Eagle wants Tilden
read out of the party, and Kelley, too.
The Eagles wish does itself honor;
but who will bell 'he Cat. o., Ia other
words, who will ffici4te at the read
ing out, and what will the ceremony
be read from? "There's the rub.n
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

DENNIS KEARNEY has been granted
q writ Of hsbeas corpus by the supre me
court Of California. Thanksgiving
went up too eaIly, II seems.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

DEL EaATEs to the Nashville con-
veDtioD can expect lively times when
the Cbattanot ga matter comes up for
adJudicstion.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

ON las' Friday six steamers arrived
at New YMk haIbor with 3S6 imm I.
grants. During the month or Apfil
4i.ll8 Landed at Castle Garden.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

The seventh district Of Massacbu-
setts sends two Grant men to Chicago,
~pd the third, two for Edmupds.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

THE UBited b ates supreme court
clerk, Mr.. Middleton, who for q quars
ter OF century, has occupied that
position, is dead
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

REMEMBER the CHRONICLE will
have full and complete telegraphic
reports Of the Nashville convention.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

RANDALL claims one.thid OF the
Pennsylvania delegates, and Wallace
does not gainsay him.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04
KNoxvILLE, May 8. 1880.

Maximum Thermometer, 726; Min.
mum, 40 o; Rainfall, 600.
INDICATIONS: For Ten nessee and
the Ohio valley, southerly winds,
slightly warmer, partly cloudy, falling
possibly followed by rising barometer,
and northerly winds. e*S AL
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

THE sheep Of Euglaud are affected
wi h rot, which has become epidemic
and is killing them in great numbers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

SENATORS BURNsIDE AND ARM
STRONG are the Damon and Pythias Of
the senate. .- .st.as ~
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

REPUBLICAN, conventions are he'd
Tomorrow In Tennessee, Wisconsin
and Mississippi. a
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

MELIKoFF's order for all Jews to
leave st. Petersburg reminds one Of
the Middle Ages.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

BLAINE papers are claiming ten
votes for him from Ohio, on the frst
ballot. aa#E A &&g a
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04

KNOX county never did send such
crowd OF delegates to state conven.
ton. rt-+A f-i4f Ea Tf1f N
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
Wax in the Ear.

This is regularly secreted, to protect the delicate mechanism from dust and insects, and to keep it supple. 1t should not, ordinarily, be cleaned out. A healthy ear takes care of itself.
 But certain diseased conditions of the internal ear cause the wax to harden and accumulate, giving rise to serious LIain symptoms. Among these are n lssses in the ear, which sometimes be- com converted into seemingly real voices, and lead to Authorizations and temptai~n to suicide. A skilled physi- elan can remove the hardened WAX = and he alone can tfetermine it's existence
 Untaught ciiidren sonnet mes put into their ears beans, and other small bodies, around which the wax gathers and hardens. A little boY pushed beans into both ears. One was removed, but the other remained, the parents not being aware that there were two. Dur ing the young mans college course, brain disease developed, and he was forced to abandon his studies and bStake himself to farming. Subsequently the bean, surrounded with wax, was re- moved, and the symptoms iu the main disappeared, but the mans prospects for life were ruined.
 A lawyer, fifty our years of age, was forced to abandon his profession, ss Il was impossible for him to hear either the judge or the witnesses. He was, al length, however, able to return to 1t after the real cause of the difficulty was surmised, and the wax was removed with warm water injections.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
OId.Time Spelling,

Here is letter four hundred and two years old, written by boy in Eton college, to his grown-up brother, asking for some money, pair of shirts and slippers, jacket, and some clotL to make two pairs of stockings. Our readers will be curious to see how a schoolboy spelt and composed English before Columbus discovered America: ::
 Right reverent and Worchepful brodyr-I recomrunde me onto you, desyrynge to here of yowre welfare and prosperite; ietynge you wete that have resevyd of Alwedyr a lettyr, and a nobyll in gow.de therein. Ferthermore, my creausyr (creditor) Mayster Thomas, heretely recomandyd him to vow, and he prapthe yaw to send him some money tor my commons; for he seythe ye be xxi s. ca shillings) in hys dette, for 8 monthe was the pay for when he had mony last.
 "Also beeseche you to sende me a hose clothe, one for the haladays of sum coIore, and anothyr for the work yung 0ays, how corse soever ii be 1t maketh no matyr; and 8 stomechere and ii schyrtes, and peyer of sclyppers.
 And if it lyke vow that may come with Alwedyr be watyr, and sporte me vita vow in LondCn a day or ii thys terme tyme. then ye may let all thys be tyl thyme that 1 come and then l vol tell vow when l shall be Tedy to come from Eton, by the grace of God Whom have vow in Hys keepyng-
 "Wretyn the Saturday next after All Holown Day with the hand of your brodyr. WN. PAsToN.
 "Nov. :, 1478."
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
Progress in American Telegraphy.

The annual report of the president of the Western Union Telegraph company furnishes many figures of interest to others than the stockholders of the com pany. The latter, however, appear to have no reason to complain, the net profit of the company for the year foot ing up ever S5, COG, 900, the capital stock of the company being about $4l, ,0O0, 900. The net profits for the fourteen years from 1866 to 1880 exceed $45. .000, 600. The telegraph business of the year is represented by 29.2I5. 5O9 messages, $l2.- 782, ,S9453 receipts, $6 946, ,956.74 ex- penses, and S5, ,633, ,937.79 profits. The company has in operation e5,645 miles of line, 233. 534 miles of wire, and occupies 9,0T- offices. The new offices established and equipped during the year number 543- The number of messages sent was over 4. COG, ,OOO more than the year before. The increase in mileage of wire was 22, : 900 miles; the increase in miles of pole lines was 2,658. The ratio of expenses
 was 54 3-1O per cent. of the receipts, against expenses of 56 2-l0 per cent. the
 previous year, and 63 9-10 per cent. the
 year preceding that, and the cost per message reduced to the average oi | % BIO cents, against g 1-l0 cents the previous year. 25 cents the year preced- l ing that, and 29 e-10 cents the year end, l ing in 1877.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
HUMOROUS.

I We keep putting it off from day to day-Our necktie.-New Fork News.
 Natur luvs phun; if she doesn't she never would have made munkey.- Josh Billings.
 A Baltimore clergyman recently preached on the subject: "Why was Lazarus a beggarP" We suppose be- cause he didn't Burlington HdaCbeye.
 It is a fortunate thing for Shakespeare that he established a solid reputation before the newspaper critics of Ameri,s had a chance to cut him up.-McU Or leans Ricdyu,se.
 The census shows something like twenty per centum more females than males in the country s population Well, we can't have too much of Q good thing--RockIassd Courier. "Annie," said fond husband to his W fife, "what were the current expenses l for last month";" "Oh," sEe answered, "only twenty-eight cents." Why, how was thatp" Well, you see only baked cake twice and therefore used very few entrants"
 The circus having failed to put in an appearance, it is estimated that the male juvenile population of Norristown were left with the sum of Sl0O on hand, the proceeds Of the sale of old iron and brass preserving kettles. About half this sun was invested in tafy to drown their disappointment. - Norrtstosc,a Herald.
 A Michigan boy ste a bar of soap on a wager and then drank & lot of soda to take the taste out of his mouth, and the way he spouted suds and soap bubbles for the next half hour baffi led the skill Of fourteen doctors, who madly performad about him, not having been informed of the cause of the lads suffering. They are all at loggerhesds now about what to call the case.-Bostorl Post.
 How true is the saying that great minds run in the same channels. though centuries of time may divide them. Thousands of yeas ago Confucius said: "The full moon does Bot always last, and the other nsgE a South End man, who was sitting by tine window pairing an ingroying nail, softly remarked: "The moon Is gittin' smaller, an bout next Friday it'll be dark enough to gather in the balance of Crosby's wool | nile n-Meyideu Rec0y4ey
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08

From tombstone in the same county I copied the following on a slab over fat man:
 Beneath this monumental stone
 Lies halt a ton of flesh and bone. 4 gravestone at Silver Lake, Wash ington county, N. Y., bears this tesu- mony:
 Elizabeth McFaiden, wife of David F. Reid Died Feb 2s, 1859, in her filth year. She never done a thing to displease her hus- band.
 At Fairfax, Vt., over the remains oi a young man accidentally shot:
 O fatal gun, why was it him
 That you should kill so deadf
 Why didn't you go oh a little higher And fire above his headf
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08

at large fire, ard how, when no one else had dared-when even the firemen had feared to risk their lives-he had clim bed ladder in the face of the blazing flames to save a little child. The ladder had broken before descent had been completed, and he had fallen with the little one in his arms. The was that he received the injury which made him cripple.
 As listen to Johns enthusiastic de- scription of his friena's brave act my hear stirs and throbs within me- This Is the man of whom, in my girlish thoughtlessness, spoke slightingly, al- most contemptuously!
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08

your way through it without pitching headforemost into the arms of the grim ming and gruesOme men and far more gruesome women who obstructed you at every step. There were scores of them all busy; some were skinning sheep, others were tearing out the entrails of defunct oxen, and all were steeped to their bare elbows in nameless filth and gore. To make it worse, soft young calf-inno cent victim of the third or Jewish method-suddenly began to plunge and moan as passed by. They told me it was only the agonyf"
 Compared to the OK and sheep slaugh- ter houses the hog house is a palace. It is lofty stone and iron building. with room enough in it to hang nearly two thousand hogs. The interior decoration, Gothic in character, is not devoid of a certain elegance. But here a fresh hor- TOT awaits the unwary-a smell as of multitudes of pigstyes concentrated The hogs are not murdered here, how. ever. They have special place of exe- cution in finely proportioned rotunda. This rotunda is divided into eight or ten parts by low stone walls and rai:- ings. In some of them more men-and, yes, more women-were methodically sitting porcine throats. Hard by the long hair was being rapidly stripped from the still palpitating bodies. and close to these again the desecrated and now hairless porkers were being purified by singeing in lighted piles of straw pre- paratory to exhibition on long rows of hooks in the Gothic palace. I under stand that each of the unclean animals yields from $50 to 400 grammes of hair worth about If 40c. kilogramme. All the hogs killed here are eaten fresh There are no arrangements for salting at La Villette. In one important respect the abattoirs deserve all praise. Moth ing is wasted there. The very blood is utilized in a dozen different ways. As it issues warm and smoking from the side, or it may be the throat, of the slaughtered animal, it is received into shallow pans by persons specially charged to attend 10 it, and taken of to 8 shed, where it is stored on shelves and submitted to various chemical prot esses. It is used good deal for making gela- tine, but, between ourselves, much more is turned to account in the wine trade. It gives the red wines much of the agree able body and color many of us have often admired.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
Tombstone Literature.

A correspondent of tine New York Sszvz, who has travelled considerably, says= In Sag Harbor Q-ong Island) I find stone at the head of the grave oi sailor who, the inscription explains, "oied in port" Below is the following:
 Rude Boreas' winds and Neptupes waves
 Have tossed ne to and fro;
 By Gods decree, you plainly see,
 I'm harbored here below.
 It was the old-time practice here to tell how the deceased person lost bis lite; hence I find in this cemetery scores of graves with the inscription alter tLe names and dates:
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
How the United States Supreme Court
 is Opened.

To begin with, there is 8 degree of dignity and stately bearing about the court and its members which permeates even to the most humble attache. There is 8 quiet in the courtroom which recalls the Sabbath of the Coven- anters. When one enters, the involun- tary feeling comes on that the room is set aside only for the contemplation of the sober side of life, and woe to him who jibes or jokes in the presence of the court. The court is opened about this justices come in from the consulting room and take their seats on the bench. Away to the left of the chamber is seen youthful officer, whose business is to catch the first glimpse of the advancing judges Then comes three raps with a ponderous gavel by the same officer. This is meant as signal for the audience to rise. Then, with the chief justice in advance, the judges enter from tn e II ght of the chamber. To the rear of the jus tices' seats is an aisle. In the center IS an arched entrance for the chief justice; Through this aisle the judges file anc take position on the right and left. None enter until the chief justice emerges from the center entrance. After all have filed in, the chief justice makes a graceful obeisance to the standing audience. Then the justices take seats, stroke of the gavel is made and the audience seats itself. The open ing of the court falls upon 9 youthful officer. It is after the old English form.
 Oh, yea; oh, yea" etc, and concludes | with the words, "God bless this honor able supreme court" The court is now
 ready for business. All the justices are
 clad in black silk gowns with an ec- clesiastical cut. In the dispatch ol
 business the chief justice is quite ex- 1 peditious. He is always ready with 3 reply to question, and eminently satis- 1 factory. The justices on the bench
 assume different attitudes. Justice
 Miller sinks down low in the chair, and ] but little can be seen of him but the toE ] of his head; so also does Justice Brad. l ley. The chief justice sits erect most O
 the time when not hearing an argument busy in consulting the calender. Judg'
 Harlan is the most striking in appear
 ance of any of the judges. He is tall
 well built and sits erect. - Washingto, 1 Star.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
Killed by a whale

One stone says that tie grave's oocu- pant was |" Shot by a gum" and an- other man find "died by lightning" A hands ome shaft stands in Sag Haroor cemetery erected to Ibe memory of sailors killed by whales. On one side of the monument is a cut representing a whase striking 8 small boat with his fiukes and number of sailors try ing to escape. Out on Block Island l found this'oyer a sea captain:
 He's done a-catching cod
 And gone to meet his God
 In Nsw London, Conn, is 10. con- taining five graves, those of a man and his four wives. The women's form four sides of a square, and the mans is in the center, while the inscriptions are as iol- lows: