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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15
Experience Of N Visitor.

write this from a country village containing
about LOCO inhabitants. 1t is lovely little town
nestled on a side-hil to break off the winds o
winter and the hurricanes of summer. When
arrived this morning it seemed to me as If there
could not be bad man or scolding woman in the
village, but four hours have passed and am 8
wiser man. came here to see old Mrs Browr
about pension she wants from the Government
and when we had finished our business said:
81 see you have four churches here"
"Yes; but We never have any sermons worth
listening to-"
"The men look intelligent and smart"
"Humph! They are regular pOkes! There ISM
man in Farmyille who knows enough to ask
! boot in horse trades
But the women look happy" protested.
"Then they look what they amt" she answered
I" don't believe there is happy woman in the
whole village. If you knew of the awful carvings
on here you wouldn't look for happy wives"
"What awful things do the men do?"
YOU'D better ask what they don't do! It's q
wonder to me that Farmville hasn't shared the
fate of Sodom and Gomorrah."
"Do they drink"
"Do they? Didn't see even old Deacon Harris
weaving this way and that as he climbed the hill
last evening? It's slippery path, of course but
sober men don't climb hill sideways"
"Do they gambler"
Gamble! What did Mrs. Potts tell me that her
brothers wife told Mrs Davis not a month ago
Four of the leading men in the place were caught
playing checkers for the soda-water. That's nice
example, isn't it,"
SIS Mrs. Potts nice? ."
"Nice! Why, she's the worst gossip in town!
It's wonder the men don't duck her in the mill
pond,"
"And Mrs. Dayis?"
"She's hypocrte! She'll talk sweet to your
face and abuse you behind your back"
"Mrs. George is well spoken of"
"By whom" I've known her fifteen years, and
never heard a human being speak well of her
She eats opium and lies like trollOpI"
Isn't Mrs. McHenry all right"
"All right? Why, no one can live in the house
next to her"
"The postmaster seems like good man, ;" ven
tured to remark.
Good man! Why, my husband always be,
lieved he was the very man who threw a yaller
dog down our well, don't say that he steals
letters, but L know that when L sent two three
cent stamps in a letter to my daughter in Illinoy
she never got it."
But there must be one good man here%
There must, Ell! Well, wish you'd pint him
out to me. I'd like to polish up my spectacles and
take good look at him."
"And isn't there one faultiess wOman%'
"Well, don't want to seem vain and conceited
because none of us are long for this world, but l
expect I'm the faultless one you are inquiring
AFTER
think shall go out on the evening train. Mrs.
Brown says that every house and lot is mortgaged
every business man is ready to 'bust," and every
family has at least one scandal about them. On my
way over to the post-ofice an hour ago 1 asked a
grocer if he knew old Mrs. Brown.
Know her! Why, she's gossip, a liar. a hypo-
critic, and dead beat, and too lazy to change her
stockings more than twice a year!'-Detrot Free
Press.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15
Niaearn,s winter Beauty.

The falls have assumed a remarkable appear
anee. The low water and continual cold weather
have formed ice which divides the American falls
into five distinct bodies of water. The ice cones
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

-Eastport, Me-. exported 5000 cases of sardines
last year, worth S650,OOO, against $4,000 in 1879.
Seven new factories were erected, making thirteen
now in operation.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

If the indianapolis Nelrs is correct, the circu-
lating medium of the country has been increased
1S5, 100000 in the past ten months
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

San Francisco leads in the matter of suicides
Last year there were seventyeght in the city, and
ninety-two in 1879.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

Partisan actresses wear paper lace great deal.
1t is tough, SOFT and so effective the stage that
it cannot be distinguished from real lace By these
intelligent women it is considered the height Of
folly to wear a lot of costly lace. which may be
ruined in night, when S. worth of paper looks
inst aS we'll
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

Few men in this country started the new year
betterthan George Howard, of Buffalo, who handed
one check for five thousand dollars to the trustee
of the orphan asylum in that city and contributed
another for the same amount to the permanent
fund of the general hospital
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

Lawrence Oliphent firmly believes that ma
jority of Jews if polled would be in favor of emf
grating on reasonable conditions to the land of the
Great River and the Great Sea; and he is en-
thusiastc in his belief in the possibilities of the
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

Near Paris peasant girl was deserted by her
lover, who had promised to marry her. Some time
afterward he called and found her washing clothes
in the garden. near we'll They had heen chat
ting while, when suddenly the girl. as if by acct
dent dropped cloth in the well, and exhibited
great grief over the loss oft. Her companion vol
unteered to lean in the well and fish the gar
ment out but while he was so engaged the girl
caught him by the legs and threw him in. In re-
ply to his cries she told him if he would promise
to marry hershe would pull him out. He promised
but no sooner was he out than he brought a suit
against her for trying to murder him. Then at
last he withdrew it and married her
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

Probably the most hazardous business prose
cuted by Americans is fishing. The Gloucester
Mass feet-which has had all the trouble on the
coast of observation-disclosures a loss of four YES
sells, three boats, and fortyye lives for the past
season.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

The glass manufactures Of Maryland are grad
ually assuming respectable proportions. The cap
ital invested in the business amounts now to over
100000. Six hundred and three wOrkmen are en-
ployed, to whom is annually paid 1914 254 in wages
New factories are in process of building, one of
which is required for the increased demand for
flint glass
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

Boston is pretty wealthy city. Its real estate
is valued at SIS7 6OO and its personal property
at S2OI SIS 600
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

The following are the estimates of communi-
cant membership presented by the various
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

Out West the carpetbagger Is welcome; and if
the Southern States would devote little study to
the secrets of development they would discover
that the man who travels is considered a valuable
citizen, as ne has proved himself to be. While
the word "carpet-bagger" has become term of
derision in one section of the country, it has be-
come one of pride in another.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

For Christmas decorations this year the citizens
of Philadelphia used fifteen thousand trees, FIVE
hundred thousand yards of laurel and other
wreaths and one thousand barrels of moss, costing
in the aggregate about $4,000 to say nothing of
vast stores of holly and flowers. The trees came
principally from Maine and the laurel and moss
from the swamps of New Jersey.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

Under the title Statistics of the Jews of the
United States" the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations has published Mr.. William B. Hack
enburg's report. He has been engaged some five
years in collecting and arranging these statistics
from which is obtained the following summary
"Jewish population of the United States. about
10000; number of congregations, 27S, with mem
bership of about 5000; value of real estate and
other property (synagOgues. hospitals cemeteries,
&C., owned by congregations and beDefeent sOci-
cites, about 81, 100000.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15

"A French criminal made strong bid for i'm
prisonment q fortnight ago at AyignOn. While
undergoing an examination at a police court he
suddenly exclaimed that the magistracy was the
enemy of the republic, and, suiting the action to
the word. threw a large stone at the presidents
head, which it fortunately missed. The fellow,
however, paid dearly for this bit of amusement,
being Immediately condemned to five years i'm
prisonment.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15
GENERAL NOTES.

Chicago fires in 1880 cost that virages1 1s1, 159
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
THE SEN ATE.

In the Senate, to day, Mr.. Ransom
offered. a resolution for continuing
the powers of the committee on
the condition of the Potomac river
at Washington, and ordering it to
report in December next. Adopted.
The Chairman called up the reso-
luton offered by him yesterday, for
the investigation of the disburse-
ment Of the contingent fund of the
Treasury department. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the
Meline report was then referred to
the Committee on Appropriations.
The Senate then adjourned.
In Executive session, the Senate
confirmed the following nominations
Henry Fl. Garnet, as Minister to Lii
IBERIA VIM. G. Raul, United States
marshall, southern district of Missis-
sippi; Henry Nj Cooper, collector OF
internal revenue at Little Rock. Ark
N. NJ Gibbs, register of the land
Office at Little Rock, Ark. Henry G.
Russell, postmaster at Eufaula, Ala.
A number OF Army and Navy promo
tions were also confirmed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27

TELEGRAPHIC.
The Mississippi River Still on the
Rampage.
Hx.Govenor Scott on Trial for
Shooting His Son.
women's Christian Temperance
Union in Session.
Tyner Steps Out and Hatton to
Go In.
WASHINGTON.
News From the National Capital

News From the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, October 26-On the
application of the counsel Of Guiteau
the court this morning postponed
the case from November 7 to Novem
Der IA. Scoville in his argument
stated that in his opinion, the court
had Jurisdiction, and intimated that
he vo Id not raise any question on
that point.
Among the nominations sent to
the Senate today, were Chas. W.
Seaton, of New York, to be Superin
tendent of the Census Pay Director
JAS. FL. Wattmacgh, of Pennsylvania,
to be Chief of the Bureau of provis :
ions and clothing in the Department
of the Navy, with arelatiye rank OF
commodore. -
1t is reported that Tyner has re,
signed.
The Senate, af 'er brief Executive
session, adjourned.
Judge Porter, of New York, tele-
graphs to the District judiciary an
expression of his willingness to as
sist in the prosecution of Guiteau.
Cabinet matters still continue in
statu quo.
The grand jury to~day found three
indictments against II. w. Hawgate
Ex-disbursing, officer of signal ser
vice, for forgery.
Firt Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Tyners resignation was rendered
to the President to day and accepted
I, The name of Frank Hatton of the
Burlington Hawkeye, will be sent te
the Senate tomorrw as Tyner's sue
cessor.
The eigth annual convention o.
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met in this city to-day. Miss
Francis e. Willard delivered an ad.
dress, and the remainder of the day
was occupied with reports from the
superintendent of the various dis
! tricts. The presence of delegates
from Southern States was noted fol
the first time in the history of tn,
association.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
Mutilated Coins.

MR. EDITOR The Government refuses to
recognize mutilated coins because by so do
ing it would encourage thieves and counter
feiters to continue clipping and punching
until whole coin would soon become quite
curiosity, and the particles SO stolen would,
OF course, be dead loss to the Government
The Government has no settled value upon
CONS SO mutilated, but only buys them by
weight, always paying the price that bullion
brings In the London market the day on
which such coins are received at the mint
Inc business men north and east of US
take them at the rates published in your
paper Sunday morning. One can scarcely
etep INTO place of business in the large
ci'le' without seeing such list posted in a
conspicuous place. These reductions at
nfst look very great but we must remember
mat new silver dollar first from the mint
contains only about eighty five cents worth
of silver.
1t would be best for the people not to sell
their mutulated coins to Spectators but
club together and send them to the mint
direct where they will always get the high
est market price.
Many of our bankers and merchants re-
fuse to take mutilated coin at any price.
This they do because if they propose te
discount them at all many of their custom
ers are very apt to be dissatisfied. The,
they can not afford to take them at par, fo
they can not pass them out again at th
same rate.
While these sudden changes will caus
considerable confusion for few days, w
will have the consolation of soon having al
"unholy" silver currency.
MERCHANT
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
The Indians.

TUscoN, ARIz, October 25.-The
Texas and Pacific Railway surveying
party have applied for military es-
cort, which has not been granted.
The course of the survey leads them
through the San Carlos agency to
the globe, and it is feard the Indians
may be suspicious OF their move
ments and give them trouble.
A special to the Citizen from Casa
Grande, says: Early this morning,
Mrs. r. B. Wheeler, wife of the Perio
Indian agent, arrived at
this station accompanied by
the other ladies and a
young son of Wheeler They
report that the. Salt River Indians
have become provoked at the agent,
and having armed themselves are on
their way to attact the agency: They
say these reports are verified by the
old settlers on Salt Riser who are
arriving ct the agency. Rev. Mr.,
Cook, an Old resident of the agency,
expresses himself as much alarmed
at the outlook. It seems the Indians
are in the habit Of going to the
neighboring town and getting drunk.
Wheeler has had them arrested for
this and punished them by compelling
them to labor. This is thought
the cause of the threatened
difficulty. They are said to be
SIX hundred strong, and will proba-
bly, appear at the agency. to>day
What makes this movement some.
what lnexplicable is the fact that
they have always been peaceable to-
ward white men though implacable
enemies of the Apaches, for whom,
in time past, they were more than
match. 1t is not thought anything
serions will come of this, as the In
dians, when they started, were prob
ably under the influence of liquor,
and by the time they reach the agen-
cy they will be sobered down, and
will not care to carry out their threats
The agency guard consists of officers
and teachers and fifteen men.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
New York General Market.

New YORK, October 26.-Southern flour
dull and dropping; common to fair extra,
$6. 15a72 20: good to choice do, S7.2Oa
.7.S0. Wheat feverish and unsettled, open
ing 4aa lower, afterwards recovering, ad-
vancing 4aa closing strong; ungraded
spring, 81. 10a1. ST. ungraded red, S1.27Aa
1.51t No. 2 red, October, 81. .49al 49i !;
November, $1.49ta1 SOY December,
$1.52ba1, 53a. Corn higher and moderate
ly active, closing strong ungraded, Ssa72;
No. October, 7oa71s; November, 701a
a7ia; December, 72aa73k Oats shade
higher and fairly active; No. ), A..
Coffee frmer and fairly active Rio, saa12.
Sugar steady and quiet; centrifugal, 81 test, j,
%; Mexican, 81; fair to good refining,
Ssast refined quiet; standard A, 81.
Molasses quiet and steady; old crof New
Orleans, 50a60; new do S0a$1. TO- Rice
firm and in fair demand. Wool quiet and
firm domestic fleece, 34a48; Texas, l6a32.
Pork quiet and firm. without quotable
change; middles dull and nominany un-
changed. Lard feverish and unsettled.
closing heavy here, S11.60.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
THE PHUNNY PHELLOwS
Score a Splendid Success in Their First
Appearance.

Score q Splendid Success i'm Their First
-.- Appearance.
The "Phunny Phellows" Minstrels may
congratulate themselves upon being greeted,
in their first APPEARANCE at Staub's Opera
house last night, by one of the largest
houses of the season, and the almost con-
tinuous manifestations indicated that
all were highly pleased and entirely
satisfied with the evenings entertainment.
1t was indeed feast Of fun and amuse-
ment of an order which was taking though
not calculated to offend the most refined
sensibilities. The programme was well ar
ranged, introducing some spicy and taking
scenes, which were well received Josie
Beaumont, in his varied versatility of
character, was the attraction of the eve
ming, and kept audible smiles running over
the entire audience. The spendid dancing
of % Chas. Baldwin," and yocalisns and
character songs of Clarence Maurice :"
were prominent and pleasing features,
The photograph scene was success, and
the burleSque on our city dads was re-
ceived with much applause, as was also the
street scenes, OF Knoxville, introducing we'll
known characters about the city. In fact.
taking it altogether. it was a show we'll
worth Witnessing. for those who are fond
of the burnt cork order of amusements,
Tonight the sPhunny Phellows'" will
appear for the second time, with an entire
change of programme, introducing many
new features. We hope to see them again
honored with packed house.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
Richmond's Yorktown Centennial

RICHMOND, Va, October 26.-Rich
mond's Yorktown Centennial Celebra-
ton is closing to>day with the grand
est festivities of the season. The
demonstrations consist of parade
of all the military and civic organiza>
tions of the city, together with re-
markable business and trades display,
the whole occupying nearly two
hours in passing a given point
Business throughout the entire city
is suspended and the streets are
thronged with human beings, the
city's populace being augmented by
no less than 1000 strangers. At the
conclusion of the parade the British
flag was raised on the State capital
building, and at 2 p. m. was saluted
by the Richmond Howitzers. The
festivities will be concluded to-night
with grand pyrotechnical displa,
on the capitol grounds.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
Mining Troubles.

SAN Francisco, CAL, October 25.-
The investigation begun a week ago
by a committee of the board OF
trade through the mining districts
in Butte, Yuba and Nevada Counties
has convinced the committee that the
continuation of the present system OF
mining will ruin the city of Morris
vile and the valley and water course
of the Sacramento, but that the
mining interests are too important
to be stopped. They think the
proper remedy will be to construct
dams, by which it is believed the de-
bris can be impounded The miners
express a willingness to do this.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
National Cotton Planterss' Asso-
citation.

+ VIcKsBURG, Mss, October 90
The National Cotton Planters Asso
citation held an important meeting
yesterday. The attendance was large
and influential. Resolutions were
adopted memorislizing Congress to
refer all plans for the Mississippi
River improvement to tie Missis-
sippi River Commission in order to
avoid conflict in the various plans ;
requesting Congress to remove the
tax on cotton; pledging support and
co operation to the Farmers
Alliance of Iowa in the suit
! against Washburn, proprietor of the
fence monopoly, and inviting the
farmers and planters throughout the
cotton States to unite with this as
sociation at Atlanta. on December
9th, which is expected to be one OF
the most Entertaining occasions in the
| history of the South
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, October 25.-Papsrs have
been washed ashore which apparently
came from the Italian ship Pizzorne,
which was last reported at Grimsby,
from Pensacola. Also, some wreck
age was washed ashore. Barque EN-
pire of Peace, from Liverpool for
New Orleans, before reported ashore
in Dundalk Bay, is dismasted.
Several more arrests under the co
ercion act were made in Ireland to
day. No importance is attached to
the seyelations concerning the Fen
ians. Their only serious object is
thought to be to raise subscriptions
for skirmishing fund in America
The Dublin Freemans Journal says
the statements are monstrous, absurd
and wicked. Not his fercest enemy
it says, would believe that any Irish
man would stoop to the crime of as
sassinating Gladstone or Forster
The Irish Times considers the rev
elation as insane
At a meeting Of the national lib
eral federation at Liverpool letter
from Prof. Goodwin Smith was read
commencing the action of the gov
ernment in Ireland, declaring that
the Land League movement is akin tc
Fenianism, and if not checked would
lead to revolution.
A London dispatch from Rome
says: Two small villages, Clandit
and Valletto, have been burned
Three persons were killed and clever
seriously wounded during the con
fagration. Forty families are home
less.
Two arrests have been made
in connection with the Malone muir
der, near Envis, Saturday last. It is
now believed that the difficulty was
about land and that it was rather of ,
family quarrel than an aggragriar
outrage.
The arrest of Miss Hodnete, a
Bally Dehob yesterday, was merely {
police cotrt affair and was not undel
the coercion act.
TUR1s, October 25.-A report is
current that General Lambert vii
supersede Roustan as French minis
ter here. The Susa column ha
successfully rspulsed an attack o
arabs, whose leader was killed.
LONDON, October 26 The Times
in an editorial discussing Secretar,
Blaines letter to Minister Lowell
with reference to the Panama cana
and the Monroe doctrine, says: Th
mighty nature of the interests O
America IN the use of any inter
oceanic canal through the Isthmus o
Panama will be readily admitted, bu
Mr.. Blaine pushes the poin
too far when he would have tn
world take it for grantet
that no government except his owl
and that of Colombia has any CLAIM
to be consulted in regard to the neu
trality OF the work. The proposition
is far from self evident, and is unfor
tunately not supported in the lette
by arguments which will make
acceptable to European powers, AM
least of all to England.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York stock Market,

NEW York, Oct. 26, II a. m.-The stock
market opened fairly steady, the only i'm
portant change in prices from yesterday 3
closing quotations being decline of II per
cent in Manhattan Elevated. In early
dealings speculation was weak and decline
of Gag per cent. was recorded, but at the
first board firmer tone prevailed and an
advance took place ranging from ! to per
cent, in which the entire list participated.
Dealings were generally on rather limited
scale.
Exchange, 4So3; governments quiet new
fves, 10l5; four and half per cents, 1125
four per cents, 116; money, to, 6;
State bonds, moderately active; sub
Treasury balance, coin, $76, 2l9, TAI /;
do, currency, $5, 5,0l4,5 ,572; stocks opened
weak but closed strong.