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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
RICHMOND.
Mr.. Riddleberger Elected United
States Senator.
Unsuccessful Effort to Exact from
Him q Pledge.
AS to Which Party He Would
Act With in National
Affairs.

RICHMOND, VA, December 90
In the general assembly, to-day, a
vote was taken for United States
Senator to succeed Senator Johnson,
whose term will expire March J.,
1883. A full vote was cast in both
houses, resulting in the election Of
H. w. Riddleberger, the Readiuster
candidate. who received the solid
party vote. The Democrts voted
solidly for Senator John ". Johnson,
the present incumbent. In the Sen
ate one Republican vote was cast for
General W. G. Wyckham.
In the senate to-day, Senator
Riddleberger introduced two bills as
a forerunner of bill for the settle
ment of the State debt, known as the
Riddleberger bill. He intended to
prevent the receiving of coupons in
payment of taxes. They are so
framed that one bill, if it's constitu-
tionality is questioned, will be acted
upon by the present Court of Ap-
peals, and the other by the new
court which comes in on January, l,
1888. The first bill alleges that
may Illegal coupons are in circula~
ton and prohibits US Of the coupons
for the payment of taxes until their
genuiness has been duly determined
in court. The second bill makes it
unlawful for any collec ing officers to
receive anything but money for tax
payments that may be made under
protest, and persons 50 paying, may
then sue to have the mony refunded.
The New York Evening Post has
the following special from Richmond ::
In the House the Democrats made
several unsuccessful attempts to
force the readjusters to an avowal as
to which party in the Senate Riddle
berger would support when he gets
there It was confessed that Rid
dleberger was unpledged. The Re
publicans said that they had no sort
of understanding with him as to
which national party he would affili-
ate with Ill the Senate.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, d. c., December 20.
The Senate committee on finance
this morning, by majority vote, de-
cided to recommend for passage,
without amendment, the bill recently
introduced by Senator Morrill, pro-
Viding for the appointment of CONS
mission "to investigate the question
OF tariff and internal revenue laws"
and decided to report adversely on
the tariff commission bill introduced
BY Senator Garland. The Morrill,
bill was placed in charge of Senator
Bayard, to be reported by him to the
Senate after the holiday recess. But
it WAS determined to report the Ger
land proposition adversely to the
Senate this afternoon.
The committee also agreed to re
port fayorably Y On the nomination of
Thomas 3. Actonto to be United States
Assistant Treasurer at New York
city, vice Hillhouse, resigned,
Senator Naxey presented petition
Of the Austin Methodist c, inference,
OF Texas, for the prohibition Of
polygamy Referred to the committee
on Judiciary.
WASHINGTON, d. @, December 20
Senator Johnson, from the commits
tee on claims, reported adversely res
solution to authorize the PresineDt
TO make the necessary arrangements
TO carry into effect any convention
between the United States and Nicsr
aqua for the adjustment of claims
which may be concluded between the
two governments indefinitely post
poned.
The bill introduced by Senator
Rollins to refer the claims OF the
captors of the ram Albemarle to the
court Of claims was referred to the
committee on Judiciary.
Senator Butler offered a resolution
instructing the committee on civil
service and retrenchment to inquire
into the advisability and propriety OF
providing, by law, for the compensa-
ton Of United States district attorS
ncys, assistant district attorneys,
. United States marshals, deputy mar
shals, collectors Of customs, collec-
tors OF internal revenue, deputy col
iectors and United States commits
slonefs, by paying them fixed sala-
res' to be regulated and graded
as near as may be by services rem
dered and responsibilities imposed,
| and that the same committee have
leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Adopted.
The House concurrent rego-
luton for adjournment from to-mor-
row, Wednesday, until January 5th,
was agreed to. Ayes, At; nays, Is.
Mir. Brown introduced a bill to
authorize the sale of the mill
tary barracks and lands on which
they are located il Savannah, Ga.
keterfed s to committee on military
hAifs ~ =. ~ ze
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
The Nocturnal Cow.

Tears, mad tears, and heated words,
follow In her wake. Sorrow and deep
settled melancholy come down upon the
faces of the female members of the
household when they arise and, as is
their wont, go forth to look upon the
beauties of nature, and fiud that its
fairest feature have been despoiled.
There is nothing peculiar about the noe
turnal COW. She is like her sisters in
mind and habits. She appears to have
a good countenance, kind eye, and an
easy conscience, but in reality she is as
sly as fox, and in the after part of the
night she is as restless and sleepless rs
the principle of evil itself. She is no
country Susan. She lives in town and
harbors upon the outskirts, but always
remains in easy access to gates, for
which she manifests remarkable famll
iarity. She is brute of cultivated
eye aud refined stomach. She selects
the yards where the grass is green, the
flowers are blooming, and the gardens
are in fine state of cultivation. She
sweetly sleeps in the forepart Of the
night. Then in the small still hours of
She morning she gets up and mean
ders' forth. She is never in hurry,
and the passer-by would never mistrust
that she was bent on any mission Of
destruction. She travels slowly but
never misses any place. She goes all
around before daylight, and will occas-
ionally find time to lie down in yards for
g nap. She never wastes any time in
looking up weak places in yard fences
She is sagacious animal, and makes
dIrantIxv fn,. Tho - Oh
unerringly to it as boy does to water
melon patch. 1t makes no difference
about the kind of latch on the gate. She
has q combination arrangement, fur
nished her by nature, which will open
the most complicated gate-fastener de-
vised. When she enters the yard, she
slips around to the garden, tangles her.
self UP in the tomato bed, walks down
the bean row, bites off the promising
cabbage heads, and makes promiscuous
tread over all parts of the vegetable plat.
She returns to the front yards and de-
! light herself with the flowers She has
taste for the beautiful, and consumes
whatever is most idolized by the family.
Having completed her work of havoc
with the useful and the beautiful, she
slowly retires, resolved to come again.
The morning dawns and the mothers come
forth to get breakfast. When it is ready,
the daughters arrive on the scene. By
this time the "old man," if he has not
too much rheumatism aboard, has found
out that the "cow has been in the yard. :"
She has left traces behind, but she has
silently fed and joined the lowing herds
in remote parts of the city, and is there
chewing her cud and breathing forth the
perfume of flowers and garden sass.
There is nothing left for the family to do
but to mourn and get mad.-lndias-
apotis Herald.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
JEANN ETTE,
The Arctic Exploring Steamer,
Crushed in Ice.

Cru5neG IN Ice.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-Ad-
vices have been received that the
arctic exploring steamer Jeanette
was crushed in Ice in June last.
Two boats, containing part of the
crew, arrived at the mouth of Lena
River, Siberia, September 18th. The
third boat is not yet accounted for
Capt. Delong is one of those who
reached land. The two boats were
separated, and belongs was the last
to arrive. It's crew was in pitiable
condition.
The Secretary Of State, received
to day, the following telegram from
charge de affairs of the United States
at st. Petersburg:
To the Secretary of State, Washing
ton, D. c.:
The Jeanette was crushed by ice
June 1lth; latitude, IT; longitude,
1879. The crew embarked i'll three
boats and were separated by the
wind and fog. Number 3, with IL
men, engineer Melville, commanding,
reached the mouth of the Leno,
September 18th subsequently mum
Der l, with Capt. DeLong, DR.. Am>
bier and II men, reached the Lena
in a pitiable condition Prompt
assistance was sent them. Number
has not been heard from.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

How much VIII this cost in your
paper? asked quiet looking man,
as lie handed IN the following sdver-
hSement at the Eagles counting
room yesterday:
SMIrH-Busted trace. in this CITY.
Friday, just after dinner. Mrs. Mary
Smith, wife of tLe undersigned and
daughter Of old Sam Pratt, the lead
Ms blacksmith of Denver, Colorado.
Ihe corpse was highly respected by
the hlgh-ton dest families, bat Death
got the drop on her and she took up
tn bucket with perfect confidence
that she would have square show
the other side Of the Divide. The
plant transpires this afternoon at her
bo2rdiDg house GA Willow street.
Come one, come all.
: Dearest Mary thou hast left liz,
For you on earth there want room;
BHt It's Heaven that has beraft US
And snatched our darling up the fiume
De4yer papers please copy and
send bl'' or draw a5 sight.
BY her late husband, P SMITH
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
NEW ORLEANS.

New ORDEANs, LA, December 90
Frank E. Deming, agent in this city
for the firm of II, A. Robertson K
Co., of Brooklyn, has disappeared,
and, it is reported, is defaulter for
S25,000.
The British steamship Hector, be
fore reported ashore, cleared from
this port December 9th for Liverpool,
with q cargo of 4,64O bales of cot~
ton, 10,52O bushels bulk corn and
5000 pieces slaves. The vessel is
owned by E. T. Gourley, of England.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
FOREIGN.
Preparing to Imprison Women in
Ireland
Who are Members of the Ladies
Land League.
Organization Of the Irish Ante
Rent payers.

DUBLIN, December 19-It is stated
that prison especially designed for
| females in course of preparation for
| the reception of members of the Ia
dies Land League, and that gen :
eral arrest of prominent members
of the Dublin branch of that order
| is exf scteg, All the magistrates in
Ireland have been invited to attend
meeting of the landlords next
Thursday, at which the Earl of De
sort will preside to express his
dissatisfaction with the working of
the land act.
LONDON, December l9.-There
were severe gales and heavy rains
throughout England on Saturday
and Sunday, many houses being un-
rooted and partly demolished, and
the rivers overfiowed and trees pros
.trsted. Several minor shipping cas-
ualties are reported.
The Dublin correspondent OF the
Times says: Organization against
the payment of rents is becoming
more formidable. 1t is regarded as
crime of as much consequence to 90
into the land courts as to pay rents.
Lists Of persons who have been served
with notices, and of those suspected
of paying rents, are posted at chap
els and at other places where they
are likely to be seen. Although the
police tear them down, they are soon
posted again.
An explosion has just occurred in
colliery at Bolton. 1t is supposed
that $50 lives are lost.
BoLTos, Enc, Dec. 19-Explosion
occurred about noon, and the later
superstition is that about $50 persons
have been killed, as 200 assembled
into the pit this morning Ten IN
jured persons have so far been re-
covered. The work of exploring the
I mine and rescuing the victims con
tinues.
LONDON, December 20.-It is now
believed that only 40 persons were
killed by the Bolton explosion. The
! Orrell mine is $50 yards above the
ArIey mine, and the effect of the ex-
/ plosion in the former imprisoned $50
miners in the lower mine. These
were subsequently rescued. Those
rescued from the upper were serious
ly burned.
The Standard in its financial arti-
Gle, this morning, referring to the
decline in the value of American Sc
curities, yesterday, says: The mar
ket has been completely disorganized
for some time, and buyers could
with difficulty be found
The Daily News in its financial ar,
ticle, says: In the American market
the state Of matters has been de
scribed as one of seeming panic
The bulls were overloaded with
stock which they were unable to dis.
pose Of.
The Daily Telegraph in its fnan-
cial article, says: The feeling of the
market closely approached the char
acter OF a panic The sales were
pressed with little discrimination in
the choice of stocks. These at
tempts to sell being sufficient to
make the dealers put down the quo
tations.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
NASHVILLE.
The Redistricting Bill Passes on
its Third Reading in
the Senate.
And Will Pass the House with
out Amendment.
Special dispatch TO the Chronicle.

Special dispatch. TO the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, December 20.-The bill
before the senate to correct errors in
the appropriation to the agricultural
bureau was lost to day for want of a
constitutional majority.
The bill from the joint committee
to redistrict the State passed on it's
third reading to day in the senate.
Every amendment offered was voted
down
It will also pas the house with
out amendment, the representa-
tives having shown a disposition TO
follow the senators example. The
house passed on its third reading a
bill allowing clerks of county courts
thirty cents for each one hundred
names copied in the census enumera-
ton Of last July.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
TEXAS NEWS.

GALVESTON, December 20.-The
News San Antonio special says: Bob
Rowley, one OF the convicted stage
robbers, died in Jail yesterday.
A ATnorpes Springs special says A
fire here On Sunday destroyed three
of the principal business houses, in
volying loss of $4,000.
A San Antonio special says: A Ger
man named Heissell was set upon on
Sunday by three Mexicans, who first
beat him severely, then wrapped his
head in coat, and threw him down
we'll. They then pillaged his house
and escaped. Heissel is not fatally
injured,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
Another Murder.

PETERSBURG, Va, December 90
Information has just been received
here of the murder of man named
Goodwin, at Wilson, North Caroline,
last Saturday night. The body was
placed on the railroad track, where
it was subsequently found. The
parties who committed the murder
are known, but have not been cap
tured.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
Suicide Of an Editor.

ATLANTA, December 20.-Judge J.
H. Welsh, well-known citizen of
Newman, and until recently editor of
the Newman Herald, committed
suicide Sunday night by hanging.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-A
Columbus special from Newman, Ga,
says: Judge James A. Welch was
found dead in a stable suspended by
a rope. It lis generally conceded that
he committed suicide, caused from
financial embarrassment. He was an
old citizen OF Newman and highly
respected.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

TIE Democrats of Knoxville are
demanding that the race fer mayor
and aldermen il Knoxville shall be
a strictly party affair. Next sum
mer, when county officers ere to be,
chosen they will be riding through
the county and saying that these
officers are non-political. We desire
to call the attention of our friends in
the county to this matter now. Bear
it In mind. II the Offices of mayor
and aldermen are political, then
county offices are. We are willing
to fight it out on this line if it takes
all next summer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

There are times in every ones life when
energy fails and miserable feeling COMES
over them, mistaken for laziness. Dancer
turks in these symptoms, as they arise from
diseased organs. Parker's Ginger Tonic
VIII restore perfect activity to the Stomach,
AlVer and Kidneys, purify the blood, and
renew your lease of health and comfort -
Idzy,lt.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
Machine Shop Burned.

Lorraine, ONO, December ia
fire yesterday destroyed the machine
shop of the Cleveland, Tuscorious
Valley and Wheeling Railroad, with
contents, including machinery, tools,
stock, one coach and three tenders.
The loss is estimated at from $50, 1000
to $4,000. No insurance.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

ue man cause of nervousness is indi-
. 9'''i0n' and that is caused by weakness of
- stomach. No one can have sound
d., d. e' and good heath without using Hop
tIalI 10 strengthen the stomach, purify
..,. - 'iooo' and keep the liver and kidneys
80 10 carry off all the poisonous and
sar e's matter OF the system. See other
soiumn,-Aa
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

TIE speec! OF Senator Pendleton
on civil service reform is highly
spoken of by the press throughout
the country. Those who disagree
with his position commend the tone
Of his argument.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

RppLapERdER was elected United
States Senator, yesterday, after an
unsuccessful effort to exact pledge
from his friends as TO which party he
wouId act with in the Senate.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

Ir is understood that suit will be
brought by the government for the
recovery from ex Senator Dorsey and
his oo-mail contractors, of $412, 900,
being the excess of what was called
for by original contracts in the Star
route service.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
Murdered by his Step son.

O2EES CASTLE, December 19.-
pehJ"m!n Lynch, whose wife was di-
Vofced from him last week, drove to
ms ms homestead yesterday, u miles
south OF here, when be was shot and
, neaten to death by his step-son,
named Young.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

The earnings Of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia railroad for
the month of November were S3O4,-
337, an increase of S5,55 over the
same month for the preceding year.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

CONGRESS will be asked to apr-1
prate 100000 to continue the work
Of completing the Washington mon1
ument.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

II is believed that Secretary Hunt
will 90 back 90 the Court of Claims
10 ill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of Judge J. Bancroft Da
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
FEARFUL DYNA MITE RXPLOS-
ION.
House Demolished and Six Per-
sons Killed.

dOuSe 0SmOll6n6Q ana DIX Fer-
sons Killed.
Mt. UNION, HUNT1NGToN COUNTY,
Pa, December 19.-Previous to 60
ing to work this morning Jno. A.
Ingrams, miner, placed a can of
dynamite on his cook stove to dry,
the package ignited and exploded
with dreadful force, tearing the
building to pieces and killing In
grams, his wife and their four chill
dren. But one child escaped. The
force of the explosion was felt all
over town. Nothing at all re-
mains Of the house. An inquest
will be held over the rest of the fam
lily that can be gathered up.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

The English papers continue to
fire paper wads at Mr. Blaine. Some
of the papers in this county are en-
deaYoring to initiate them.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21
Annoyance Avoided.

Gray hairs are honorable but their pre-
mature appearance is annoying. Parker,s
HAIR Baisam prevents the annoyance by
promptly restoring the youthful color.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

TaNNEssEE spends three millions
annually for whiskey and tobacco.
and yet there are persons who claim
that we are too poor to pay ones
fourth Of that amount to sustain the
credit o The State and act honestly
with orr creditors.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

RapwsrrR ism. q thing of beauty,
Init that is no reason why he
shouldn't be a Joy forever.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

HENRY WATTERsoN speaks Of Gui-
teau as having a voice that is vul-
gar cross between that of Dan Noor>
hees and Wendell Phillips, with 4
touch Of Mulberry Sellers and Il
reIninescence Of Rip Van WinkIe.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-21

TIE grand reception given Speaker
Aeifer last Friday evening was only
a sort of mutual admiration meeting
IN which everybody talked about
Ohio, and each congratulated the
other upon having been born in
Ohio, and where all agreed that
Ohio was a great State and the home
of great men. The Ohio business is
getting as monotonous as The " Old
Virginia gentleman, sab.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-14
Tunisian Affairs.

Tunis, 1S.-General Breard had an
audience with the Bey yesterday, and
read to him the article Of treaty which
provided that there shall be q French
minister At Tunis 10 watch the execution
of the treaty. The Bey signed the treaty
after four hours consideration. The in
terview was very friendly.
French troops arrived at ManOrba,
near Tunis, to-day.
General Bresrd sent word to the
consul general here, that he held himself
at the disposal of the latter.
Paris, lS.-In the Senate, Premier
Ferry announced that the Franco-Tunis-
ian treaty Was signed yesterday. 1t as
sures 10 France the right to occupy
positions which the French military
deem necessary for the maintenance of
order and the security Of the frontier and
coast. France guarantees the Bey
security Of person and dynasty, and
maintenance of actual existing treaties
between European powers. The Beg is
not to conclude any new International
convention without 8 previous under
standing with France. French diplo-
matte agents abroad will be charged
with the protection OF Tunisian interests.
The financial syItem of Tunis will be-
regulated by France. in concert. The
administration Of regency, at 8 subie-
quent convention, will determine the
amount Of, and mode Of collection, Of
war Indemnity TO be levied upon the re-
bellious tribe aud guaranteed by Tunis.
The Bey undertakes TO prohibit the i'm
pUrtation OF arms and ammunition on the
coast south Of Tunis.
Ferry said the text will shortly be
submitted. He hoped the chambers will
rntify tbe troaty which saas-nfaas sannr-
iLy to French interests and sttains the
object for which the expedition was IN
dertAken.