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NEW YORK ROTTERDAM.


The frs ,lass Steamers Of this Lima
AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM"
''SCHIEDAM.' .W. A. ScHOLTEN,n
'P CALAND," and MASS
Carrying the T. Mails to the Netherlands leave Wat
First Cabin, s6OS76. % Cabin, $50 Storage. s2s
a. CALAUX; General Agent q South William street,
New York. For Passage apply 20 W. q. METZEROTT
4 CO., 925 Pennsylvania avenue Washington, r.
ID. JOHNSON, Agent, National Safe Deposit building
corner New York avenue and 18th street northwest ia1
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THE FATE OF THE STEAMER BATH CRY. from
BRISTOL for New York, is no longer q mystery
She sunk OFF Newfoundland. Her captain and
crew OF twenty-seyen men took to The boats.
Four men were drowned by the swapping of a
boat, and the captain and five others died from
exposure. The seventeen survivors were picked
up by the bark William j. Foley and were ON
Tuesday landed at Liverpool.
SAD REVERSE OF F0RrUNE.-Daniel Hale Has
kell died ut San Francisco on Saturday In the
almshOuse. In early days he was manager of
the banking and express house OF Adams & Co..
with an income Of 60, 900 per year. He gave
all his means to endeavOr TO save the bank.
retired into poverty and took to driAk, With the
above result.
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useless.
Some Congressman whose acquaintance with
literature Is chiefly confined to the daily news
papers and Congressional Record, have deigned
to express an interest in the library to the ex-
tent of suggesting that it contains too many
books, and that three-fourths or nine-tenths of
them might better be sold! One of these mod
ern disciples Of Omar cOOlly declared that half
the library might as well be burned and expressed
Willingness to serve as member of select
committee to decide which books should be
saved and which destroyed. BY purchase and
by the operation Of the copyright law the yearly
aceessiOns to the library exceed 25, 600 books,
pamphlets, maps, engravings, etc. The ratio Of
accessiOns, of course, increases, yearly, and the
architect of the Capitol has estimated
resentatives hall, the Supreme Court room
and all the committee rooms should
be given up to it, they. would barely furnish
suitable accommodations for the possessions of
the library at the end of the next half-century.
With this fact staring them in the face, Con-
gressmen and Senators (among the latter was
Roscoe COnkling) as members of library COM
mittees have advocated the enlargement of the
Capitol itself in order suitably to accommodate
the library. Such a proposition is simply absurd.
We heard western Congressman not very long
ago advocate the purchase Of ''Ben Buffers
Row. for library building. This ROW" con-
sists of three first-class dwelling houses, and
would accommodate the library about as easily
as Union square would contain all the people OF
New York. And this Congressman, an Ohio
Congressman at that, and withal quite as intelli-
gent as the average member of Congress, could
see nothing absurd in his proposition.
For several years congressional committees
have been wrestling with this library problem
put without any definite result. They have, to
be sure virtually agreed npon a plan for the
proposed building, but have never been able to
agree among themselves or to induce Congress
TO agree, upon site for it. Two sites are pro-
posed: one two squares east of the Capitol. the
other I'VE squares west and three squares north
Of the Capitol. The arguments used in favor of
the latter site are that it is public square, and
would therefore cost nothing: This is true, but
it is theOnly public square III the center Of q
rapidly growing quarter OF the city. During
the last decade Washington has rapidly increased
in population and wealth, showing that 1t Is
probably destined to become 4 very large city.
With this prospect In view 1t cannot
afford to use any Of its public squares for
building purposes. Already the reservations
surrounding certain public buildings have been
found too small; in one ease, land has been
purchased In order to extend the grounds and
Ia one or two other instances the Same course
IL seriously proposed. Part OF Judiciary square
10 now occupied by the District court house,
which Is being enlarged so as to accommodate
the district officers. The remainder Of that
square certainly ought to q RESERVED = :
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were very well made boots.
- There is a good deal of iron about the heels, ;"
he said
Yes" replied the shoemaker; ':you won't
want them to wear out very soon, If you are
going to travel in them"
The giant went into his great hall and put
the boots on; and then the shoemaker told him
to stand up while he and his assistant buckled
the boots around the ankles. While the seven
assistants were buckiing the boots very tightly.
the willy shoemaker went behind the giant, and
putting great screws in plates of iron he had set
In the heels Of the boots, he screwed them
FIRMLY To the oaken floor.
When all this was done. the shoemaker retired
to some distance, and the giant attempted to
take step.
What is the matter?-what Is the natter"
he reared Il can not move my feet
You needn't try to do it," said the shoe
maker. who. stood by the open door
Your heels are screwed fast to the floor. and
those buckles are all padlocked. You can't get
loose"
''And what do You expect me to do?" shouted
Shamrock.
Il intend you to stay there until Saturday
morning" said the shoemaker, when the peo-
PIE can come and wish you Merry Christmas >
Then, II you'll promise not TO hurt me, I'll uli-
lock your buckles and unscrew your heels"
Il must stay here. must r. roared Shamrock
AID with that he jerked up his right foot with
such force that the great oaken plank to which
the heel was screwed came crashing and splnt-
ering with it, At this the eight shoemakers
dashed out Of the front door and ran down the
hill. The giant now pulled up the other foot
plank and all Then he sat down and cut the
straps OF MS boots. and taking them off he un-
screwed the heels from the planks.
with new buckles and straps" he said.
these viii be good boots, and if ever catch that
shoemaker viii pay him for them"
The shoemaker was very much frightened
but he was a stubborn little fellow. and would
not easily give up his purpose of winnin. the
Christmas panniers. There is no use of tryinp
force on that giant" he said, land everybody
knows by this time that he can't be persuaded
to do what he don't want to do There is moth.
Ing lett but to have him enchanted or bewitched
This very night will go to see the fairies"
In a wood not very far from the city there
lived colony Of fairies. The shoemaker knew
the grassy glade, and he went directly to 1t. HI
hsd scarcely reached II when he met fairy
tripping along quietly by herself
"How now. poor man. exclaimed the fairy
"What brought You here!"
"Why do you think I am poor MANI" asked
- shoemaker, very respectfully.
Il know very well" replied the fairy, 'sthal
yoa would not have come here at night II yor
had rot needed something very much indeed
What Is it,"
The shoemaker told her all about Shamrock
and the Kings wishes, and how he and other
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I, THE MOST RELIABLE AND

MO CURE NO PAY!-TO ALL AFFLICTED WITH
N Private Diseases, come at and you shall be
rewarded by speedy without mercury. DIR.
BROTHERS. 9O6 street southwest. o25- I'm
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CONNECTING WITH THE BOSTON AND pRoyI.
pkNCE STEAMERS IN NORFOLK.
Steamer ENCELSloR on TUESDAYS. THURSDAYS
and SATURDAYS at pm.
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chiel Wllen you try acknowledge that In this
case you are more powerful than giants or men.
But do you know what will happen if you carry
out this plan?'
WHAT" asked the fairy
81 shall lose my temper, a thing don't often
do: but know | shall do it i; you play such a
trick on me as that"
land what will happen tnen:'' asked the
Happen" cried Shamrock 81 shall boil
over with rage. If l find myself against my will
among those people on Christmas day. shall be
so wild with anger that shall trample them to
death without mercy. There will not be many
OF them who will think it a merry Christmas"
do you really mean that?" asked the fairy.
Il certainly do said Shamrock
The little creature looked earnestly at the
this plan of mine is to cause trouble and misery,
| give it up instantly. I'll make the ice imps
build the hill up under you and the slide shall
lead right down to your castle. If do that.
will you be satisfied, aud will you hurt nobody?''
III you do that" said Shamrock. 81 will be
satisfied and will hurt nobody
The fairy instantly left him, and 1t was not
long before Shamrock felt that the pile of straw
on which he was sitting was gradually rising in
the air. Soon he was on level with
rose higher and higher, until he sat up
on the top of small hill Then before him
/ gradually but swiftly appeared long slope OF
/ smooth ice. Down this the pile of straw, with
oiiamIuck on II, now rapidly began TO slide, and
/ 1t did not stop until he found himself at the
! back door of his CASTLE
1t was now late in the afternoon. and the
/ giant laughed as he entered his castle and made
ready for his journey
| .'IOw ridiculous it il" he said to himself
| .'f0r these creatures to try to make me do what
| / don't want to-"
When he was ready to start. he opened the
| front door, but stopped suddenly as he saw
/ something on the doorstep. At first he did not
perceive in the twilight what the object was
but STOPPING down, he saw it was little girl.
"Child.' he cried, ''what are you doing here:
| / almost trod upon you"
81 am terribly tired" the little girl said, land
am as hungry as anything. l thought you'd
| be coming out after while"
Have you been here l0ng?" asked Shamrock
"a pretty good long while. said the little
girl, land think must have been asleep"
IF You are hungry" said the gisnt, II Car
| give you some milk have some left from m,
supper, and 1t is pity to let it get sour"
The giant went back into his castle. and light.
ed torch; then he took from the shelf an en0r
nous bowl with some milk in 1t. This, with q
piece Of bread, he put upon the table, and told
the little girl to eat.
The child looked up at him with o troubled
c0untenance, and Shamrock instantly perceived
that It was impossible for her to help herself e
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FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENTS. BEGIN

First-c'ass fare TO Norfolk and For. Monroe - m q
Second class fare - Fortress Mcnrre aud Norfolk l. 81
first-c.ass fare 20 fney Point and Point Lockout a
Second-class To Pine! Point and Point lookout Z.
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Postal Affairs.

The Postmaster General has, after
careful consideration, advised that
the ancient rue of the Department
to the effect that matter of lower
grade may be inclosed in that of
lgher, authorizes printed matter to
be inclosed with merchandise, and
that to make distinction between
printed matter inclosed with mer
chand'se and printing upon a tag
attached to sample, OF upon the
sample its If, when the latter con
sIsts Of paper, is not within the
reasonable intendment Of the
law. 1t is, therefore, de
cldtd that upon all paper sent a.
merchandise there may be printed
any matter not having the character
OF an actual or personal correspon-
dence, and with such merchandise
and merchandise of other material
there may be inclosed such printed
matter, or the -ame be attached to
such matt L. All former rulings in
conflict herewith are revoked, and
First Assistant Postmaster General
hatten today decided that publish ;
erS of matter admitted to the mails
as assoc second class may print upon the
sue OF postal card intended for com.
munlcatlon I ills, receipts and orders
Tor subscription of their publication
or publications, and may also nr;nt
the address Of such publishers rpon
the address side Of tue card and
lnclose the same in their second class
matter.
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FLORIDA.
Important Bond Decision.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, November 10
At Il hearing yesterday before Judge
Walker, in the S ate Circuit Court,
in the suit of Mr.. Frank r. Sner-
win, representative Of and con-
tractor with the Dutch holders of
Florida s per cent. bonds, against
Chas. D. Willard, Calvin H Allen
and others, the organization OF
the Jacksonville and Mobile r lilroad
Company was held to be illegal and
void, and permanent injunction was
granted restraining the conveyance
to that company of the road and its
branches formerly known as the
Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile
Railroad. The latter road had been
purchased and is now held by Gen.
II. r. jackson, of Savannah, Ga,
Chas H Simonton. Of Charleston, S.
c., and Adolph Engler, of New York,
who were also made defen-
dants in the aforementioned
suit, as trustees under
Mr.. Sherwin's plan of organization
of the Dutch holders of Florida s
per cent. bonds, the issue of which
bonds the courts of Florida have
held to be unconstitutional and void,
leaving to the bondholders their
rights against the railway itself for
the construction of which the bonds
were issued and negotiated. The
effect of Judge Walkers decision is
to uphold the original plan Of Or
gahi4ation,
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An Editor Killed,

ST. LOUIS, November 20.-A spe-
cial from Boonville, No, to the Re
publican, says: Thos. A. McDerman,
marshal af this city, shot and killed
A. B. Thornton, editor of the
Boonyille News, yesterday afternoon.
The News yesterday morning cons
tanned an article rejecting severely
on McDerman's official acts, together
with some personal abuse, McDer-
mon met Thornton on the street late
in the afternoon, and an alteration
ensued, during which blows were
struck and pistols drawn. McDer-
mon shot Thornton twice, in the side
aud in the head. The second shot
killed him instantly. McDerman
gave himself up to the police.
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American Public Health Associa-
tion
SUNDAYS DISPATCHES.
Trial Of Lieutenant Flipper.

SAN ANToNIN, Texas, November 20.
Lieutenant Wilhelm was again
cross examined this morning. He
said he was present when Flipper's
quarters were searched first, and that
other persons were present, one OF
them a Mexican, but he did not
know them. Fiipper addressed them
Ia Spanish. He did not know what
he said. The parties disturbed moth
ing in the room-took nothing away,
but placed Flipper under arrest and
ordered sargeant with a carblne
and cartridges to guard him. He did
this on his own responsibility as an
officer of the day, and not on the
express orders of Colonel Shafter.
The first time he saw Flipper was at
West Point in 1873 he was in his
class; he resigned and had no ac-
quaintance with him. Subsequently
he was appointed to the army from
civil life in 1876 and met Flipper.
He had never been ON social terms,
but had official intercourse
with him, and had always
been friends and agreeable. On re
direct examination the witness stated
that he visited the defendant at the
guard d-house, had rendered him his
services and had done several er~
rands for him. Flipper had told him
he had money coming to him for
services aud would meet last year S
deficit He said, you know how the
Colonel is he is an erratic man and
told him I had forwarded the mon
ey and he so reported to
the chief commissary. He
had no deposit in New York. The
publishers owed me some $4,000 on
my book. He said he could have
made things come out all right if he
had not been compelled to turn
things over so soon. Witness told
the accused that his shortage
amounted to S2,170, and he an
swered that the s1,440 check was
good and that his New York balance
would more than make that good.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-22
A New Story Of Lincoln.

W. A. Croffutt writes in the st.
Paul Pioneer Press:
I mentioned that President Arthur
was Mason.
Yes, said the doctor, ''eight of
our Presidents have been members
of the Observation-Disclosures
jackson, Pierce, Buchanan, Andrew
Johnson, Garfield and now Arthur"
Mr., Lincoln was not a Mason?"
No; but he thought highly of
the order. Toward the close of the
war one of our leading Masons called
on Lincoln fer some favor. He said,
when the visitor took his leave: i
have heard SO much of the good
deeds Of Masonry during the war
that if l were not so old I would
still knock at the door of the lodge
/ could not forbear telling the
doctor story which had heard of
Mr.. Lincoln. 1t was just after he
was nominated in 1866, that a promi
nent Mason called on him at Springs
field and said: "Of course you ex-
pect all the Masons to vote against
you, Mr. Lincoln"
'No; why.
because all the other Presidential
candidates are Masons.'
Bless met exclaimed Old Abe,
sis that ss?"
Certainly" said the visitor; BELL
has taken all the degrees, aud is
member of the Grand Lodge of
Tennessee. Breckinridge is an
officer Of the Grand Lodge of Ken
tucky. And Douglas; why, he is
grand orator of the Grand Lodge OF
Illinois-right here under your
nosei
Mr, Lincoln turned around in his
chair without turning the chair, laid
his legs across the top of the other
table, laughed, rubbed his face,
stuck his fingers through his hair,
and said, John, you have been
down in Egypt good deal your
self?'
well, yes, admitted the visitor,
, sorry TO say have frequented that
locality
Il am reminded" said Mr.. Lin
coin, .'of an incident that occurred
in the old Shawneetown court house.
An old woman who was real hard
case was a witness, and the lawyer,
bound to get even, asked her, Are
you a virtuous woman, madam 2
She was slightly surprised, and said,
That, sir, is very hard question to
ask a lady who is witness before a
public court. He rose and repeated
the question sternly. She still evaded
it; but when be persisted, she finally
answered, This much 1 will say;
/ that | have great respect for the in
! stitutiOn
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, November 21.-Flour quiet
and weak; spring wheat, common to
choice Western, S4.50a6 75 patents,
S7.50a9 25. Wheat unsettled and lower !;
No. 2 Chicago spring, cash and November,
$1.2s5; December, $1.26s; January
$1:26s Corn duh, weak and lower cash,
5ssa5Sf; November, 5s4; December, 56t;
January, 58sa5S44. Oats dull, weak and
lower; cash, 424; December, 42a ;
January, 42.. Pork dull weak and
lower; cash, $16.50; November, $15 95a
1900. Lard active and lower; cash, 60; ;
December, 11.o2Aa11.05; January,
81. 15a11-171.. Bulk meats active and
lower; shoulders, $500; rib, 1886; clear,
$40. Whisky steady, $1.14.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-22

New YoRk. November 21.-Southern -four
dull and declining common to fair extra,
ss. s5a6.7s; good to choice do, Sc. 80a
500. Wheat Gal lower, closing steady ;
ungraded spring, Sl.11a1.3o; ungraded
red, S1.22al.4 A; ungraded white, 81. 26a
LAO; No. 2 red, November, 81. Aal Az ;
December, 81. :s1.%33 January, SI441s
1.46t. Corn gal lower, closing weak ;
ungraded, 63a66t; yellow, ~; No, 2 Ne
vember, 66sa67t; December, s7sa67S
January, e94a7os. Oats a shade easier,
closing frmer: No. 3, 47. Coffee very dull
and prices nominslly unchanged. Sugar
dull and unchanged fair to good refining,
SSa8f; refined dull and wesk standard A,
94aa 5-16. Molasses dull and unchanged
Rice steady and quiet Wool steady for
choice, with fair inquiry domestic feec,
34a4S; Texas, 1ea32. Pork dull, un-
settled and rather easier, $3.50; January,
$1s.O5alSl5; !; middles dull and weak
long clear, %; short, q. Lard lower,
closing unsettled and depressed, s1135 !;
December, $11.27 ka11.37&.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-22
FOREIGN.
The Imperial Speech Produces
Profound Impression on the
Reichstag.
Ali Ben Amar Surrendered to the
French by His Tribe.
Meeting Of Land Owners, Tenants
and Traders in County
Tipperary.

LONDON, November ia Vienna
dispatch says: Count Androssy has
declined the foreign ministry and
returned to Hungary. It is expected
the nomination. of Count Kalkeny
for that Office will be gazetted to-
day.
A Vienna dispatch says the im-
perial speech to the German Reich
stag has produced the most profound
impression in Vienna, by its earnest
ness and decision, and the mastery
style in which the task of legislation
is set before Reichstag.
A large meeting of magistrates,
land owners, tenants and t,aders,
held at Roserea, County Tiperary,
yesterday, passed resolutions sup
porting the Government policy in
suppressing the Land League, ex-
pressing their loyalty to the Queen
and to the Constitution, and thank
ing the constabulary for their con-
duct during the late cricis. The
meeting formed a society for mutual
protection against "Boycotting.
A dispatch to the Lloyds from
Valparaiso, dated 18th inst, reports
that the custom-house in that city
has been destroyed by fire. The
total loss is 100000.
A Paris dispatch to the Manches~
ter Guardian says a deputation of the
governing council of the Bank of
France had an interview with NJ.
Gambetta yesterday, with view to
endeavoring to induce him
to overrule the decision super
ceding NJ. Devon Marble in the gov-
ernorship of that institution. NJ.
Gambetta replied that it was impos-
sible to maintain at the head of that
great establishment man who had
taken up an attitude in opposition
to Republican government. The
members of the deputation will prob
ably accept this decision.
The election in Stafford for amen
Der of the House of Commons to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Alexander Macdonald, the Liberal
and working class representative,
resulted in the election of Thos.
Salt, Conservative, over Gee. How
ell, who ran the Liberal and working
class interest.
TUNIs, November 19.-The inser@
gent Chief Ali Ben Amar has been
surrendered to the French by his tribe.
The previous eport of his death was
absolutely untrue.
PARIS, November 19-M. de Veis-
ins Laverniere, candidate of the
Left Center, and also supported by
the Right, has been elected life
Senator by vote of 124 against 1T
for M. Herold, candidate Of the
groups Of the Left.
CoLoGNR, November ia violent
shock of earthquake, of 2 seconds
duration occurred here last night.
and slight tremors were felt for some
hours after it.
BoNN, November, 19-Two strong
shocks of an earthquake were felt
here last night.
BERLIN, November 19-Herr Tev-
itsow was elected president of the
Reichstag by vote of 1913 against
143 for Herr Starffenburg, liberal.
Herr Frankerstein, of Centre, was
elected first vice~president receiving
1877 votes against 1876 for Herr
Benda, liberal candidate
LONDON, November 21. = The
steamer ST. Louis, which sailed on
Saturday for New Orleans, took out
ITS passengers, mostly agricultuists,
for Texas.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-22

GUITEAU insists that the Lord is
Oh his side and that the people will
learn after after awhile that he C III /
be killed. But in almost the same
breath he insisted that he mus have
q strong police force to guard him,
which sho rs that lis faith is not
strong. He evidently believes that
the pc ice is more potent to protect
him from assassination than the
Lord.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-22

IT is no disparagement to other
distinguished men who have lec-
tured in Knoxville, to say that no
ADLER lecture has ever been delivered
here than that at the opera-honse
last night by Hon Frederick Doug
lass. 1t was full Of rch thoughts
admirably expressed, and no speaker
ever held the undivided attention of
his audience in higher degrees, 1t
was his first appearance here, but
If he should ever again favor our
city with a similar visit, he may ex-
pect larger audience.