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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
MIR. Moody CatechiZed.

During the recent Christian conference
at San Francisco, those present were in.
vited to put in writing any question of re-
-lgious bearing which might occur to them,
and pass them up to Mr.. Moody. Before
the hour had expired he was constrained
to tell the people that they need send up no
more, as he already had more than he
could answer before midnight. Then he
took the folded slips one after another,
read them, and answered th cir queries off
hand. Many of them were on questions of
church disipline and management and
other things of interest only to church
people. The following are samples: O.
Do you write your sermons? Aft did
[ couldn't read them. Q-What is the
duty Of minister who is called upon to
atter funerul on the Sabbath, when it
could be held just as we'll some othor day
Al would give them good gospel fune.
ral There are some people you can't
reach at any other time but a funeral.
There is no use preaching a eulogy of the
dead, but preach to the living. Q-What
do you think of Christians going to the
theatre? AGO, ifyou can do do it for
the glory of God. You can go to the
theatre, dance, or anything else that you
can do to the glory of God. That ia the
test. If you are sincerely converted and
won't want.so go. God don't set any OF
these things before you and say you shall
not go; but he offers you something better,
so that you don't want them, 1 never de-
sire these things, because God gives me
something that makes me happier than
they could, and If you are truly His child,
you won't want these things Q DC
church fairs and suppers help the finances
of the church, Ain the long run they
don't; thew hurt them.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
Humorous.

To be worthy OF an office nowadays
one must be entirely unworthy of any,
thing else.
1t Is an old saying, but very pretty
one, that a blush is like a pretty girl.
for 1t becomes a woman.
1t has been discovered why gospel
tents attract go many sinners. The y
mistake them for circuses.
Two men started out on a wager to
see which could tell the biggest lie.
No. commenced: "a wealthy coun-
try acknowledgements No. 2 stopped
right there and paid the forfeit.
His conscience made the pie>crust ris
In bilious retribution;
His tottering legs began to bend,
He fell nigh dissolution.
(This boy had too much pie.)
In an out of-the-Way town in New
Hampshire lives on excentric old
farmer, who found his cellar stairs
hard to climb on account of the height
of the steps. After careful considera.
tion he hit upon the device of mailing
piece of two-inch plank on each, in
order, as he said. to bring 'em nearer
together" and contended that he no.
ticed "a leetle tetch of improvement y
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
DEIEaATE CANNON from aSa

DELEGATE CANNON from Salt
Lake, Utah, having heard that
President Hayes was at the bottom
of Gov. Murray's action in giving
the certificate of election to Camp
bell, the defeated candidate, called
upon Mr.. Hayes to ascertain the
truth of the report. The President
told Mr.. Cannon that he had moth
ting to do with the action of Muir
ray in this matter, and knew moths
ing of it until he saw it in the news
papers. He never advised Murray
to take any such step. Cannon
says that the President intimated
that Murray had exceeded his au,
thority in taking this action. Ed
Campbell was in New York few
days ago, on his way to Washing>
ton, but for some mysterious reason
he has returned to Salt Lake. The
general opinion, at the capital, is
that Cannon will obtain his seat.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
TELEGRAPHIC,
ANOTHER STRUGGLE
In the Election of State Officers
at Nashville.
Seventeen Ballots For Secretary of
State and No Result Yet.
A Leading Candidate Taken Out
of the Race by Death.
- - .
Shelley, of Roane, Within Five of
Election, But Drops Back.
1
E. W. Adkins, of Knoxville, Looms
up on the Last Ballot.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.

Special Dispatch to the Cnfonfcfe.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan. 81.
On the assembling Of the conven.
ton 1t was announced that T. 8. Steele,
candidate for secretary of State, had
died suddenly of heart disease at his
home, at Shelbyville, Saturday night.
The fifteenth ballot for secretary OF
State: Munford l, Baxter l, Thorp l,
Nixon /, Earnest 2. Shelley 40, McKin'
ney l, Butler 4, Carter 4. johnson IL
Payne s, Adkins 1, Snodgrass l, ALI
son l, Pickett l.
The Republicans attempted to con-
centrats upon Shelley, while the Dem
ocrats changed to Payne and d. L.
Snodgrass. Shelley was within five
votes of an election on the 18th ballot
Ths candidates receiving the high
est vot ,s were, Snodgrass II, Num- Al,
Johnson 6. Bsxter 10.
The seven teenth bal.o. was more scat
tering than any previous ballot. Il
was as follows: Snodgrass 10. Baxter
7. Thorp 1. Num- 6. Earnest 2. Pickett
5, Mckinney 5. Adkins 27. Butler Z
johnson IL, Carter 4. Payne 8. Porter
2, Earnest 8, Emmet Thompson /
Shelley l, Ph I'll. E---E.ses
Caucuses were held by both parties
this afternoon, but no result was
| reached,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
FUNERAL OF A DISTIN-
GUISHED.

DANv1LLE, Va, Jan. 3O.-The fu-
neral of John M. Sutherlin took place
here to-day, and was attended by a
very large assembly, the Free Masons
performing the burial services. He
was formerly prominent tobacco
manufacturer and dealer here, and
subsequently engaged in business
in New Orleans, and also banking in
Montgomery, Ala. He died at Ashe-
vile, N. c., Friday, and was buried
here from the residence of his
brother, Maj. VIM. T. Sutherlin, this
morning.
Mr.. E.. Z. Bell, formerly leading
merchant here, and for twenty years
past clerk of the city council, and
city auditor, died this morning after
a weeks illness.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
MINOR DISPATCHES.

New YORK, Jan. so --Oa the appli-
cation Of Moses Hanover, one IF the
general partners, "A receiver has been
appointed for the fl M of Meyer Bros
& Co.. importers Of copper and iron.
LOUISVILLE, Ky Jan. 30.-Ata a late
hour last nignt, t1e jury in the ease Of
Buford. who murdered Judge Elliot,
returned verdict OF not guilty, on the
grounds of iAsani.y.
HALIFAX. jan 81 The forts to
raise the st .amer Widdington promise
to be entirely successful, but the cargo
will have to he tax, OFT aud the ves-
sci thoroughly overhauled.
NEW ORLEANS, LA Jan. 3l.-The
schooner Nellie Baker, owned by
Henry Otis, of this city, with cargo
of cider, was wrecked 1T the mouth OF
Of Texpan River. The vessel and
cargo are probably a total loss. The
1oss is covered by iusurat cs in New
Orleans com panies.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.

PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. 31.-Need>
ham W. Freeman, well known
farmer, living in Dinwiddie county,
charged with forging, committed
last November, by which he obtained
a money order for $50 from the post
Office at Reams' Station, in Dinwiddie
county, and another money order
from the postofice in this city fol
So, was arrested near Durham, n,
G, on Saturday, by Thomas B. Long,
of Salisbury, N. G. Reuben Allen,
postmaster at Reams' Station, and
Postmaster Longwell, leave here for
Durham this evening, for the purpose
of taking charge Of Freeman, who
will be brought to Richmond fo1
trial, before the Un5ed States court.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The Demo-
cratic Senators held a caucus this
afternoon, for the purpose of deter
mining what course should be pur-
sued in regard to making arrange.
ments for the count of the electoral
votes next week. After some discus
sion, it was unanimously decided, in
the first place, that the dominant
majority in the Senate will not con-
sent to the establishment of the pre-
cedent proposed by the ingalls, reso-
lation, or of any similar regulations
deviating from the long-established
practice of counting the elect
oral votes in the joint conven-
ton of the two branches of
Congress in the hall of the House of
Representatives. Secondly, that the
resolution now on the table of the
Senate declaring that the Vice.Pres-
dent has no Constitutional authority
to count the electoral votes shall be
called at an early day, probably to-
morrow, and pressed to passage at
a continuous session, running
through the night if necessary.
Thirdly, that select committee on
the subject shall report and the mi
nority in the Senate pass, as soon as
practicable, as a substitute
for Mr.. Ingalls, resolution, a
concurrent resolution providing
in substance that the two
houses shall assemble in the hall oi
the House of Representatives on the
9th proximo; that a list of the
electoral votes shall be made by two
or more tellers on the part of the
House and one or more on the part
of the Senate; that totals for each
Presidential and Vice-Presidential
candidate, excepting the votes cast
for the State of Georgia, seven days
after the time prescribed by federal
law, shall be handed to the President
of the Senate, and that he, as pre-
siding officer of the joint conven-
ton, shall announce the result in the
same way in which the re
suits were announced under similar
circumstances in 1819-57-69 and
when the electoral votes of Missouri
Wisconsin and Michigan were found
to have been cast on days other thar
those fixed by the general Law. An
nouncement according to this pro
posed arrangement would be hypo
thetical declaration as to what woulc
be the total for each candidate
''if the votes of Georgia be counted,
and 'if the votes of Georgia bt
not counted" But if it is to be
provided in the concurrent resolu
ton that this hypothetical declaras
tion shall be supplemented by the
announcement, by the presiding
officer, that Sin any event, Garfield ant
Arthur have received constitutions
majority of all the electoral votes
and are duly elected President anc
| Vice President
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.

W SFASd1NuION, Odu OIL.
Mr.. Mcpherson introduced a bill
appropriating 100000 to go to the
relief of the Jeanette.
In the Senate committee On the iu-
dietary the nomination of Stanley
Matthews was not disposed of, but a
special meeting will be held in a few
days.
The new contested case of Forster
was not taken up, because Mr..
Conkling had left the city for New
York.
Mr.. Dawes, pursuant to notice, adj
dressed the Senate upon the killing
of Big Snake, Ponca chief, by United
States soldiers, in the office of the
agent of the Poncas in the Indian
Territory. He criticised with. some
severely the course pursed by Secre-
tary Schurz in regard to these In
dians.
Mr.. Logan defended Mr.. Schurz
and his entire administration of the
Interior Department.
The Senate then resumed consid-
Grafton of the Indian land in sever
atty b..l, the question being on Mr..
Morgan's amendment to dispense
with the requirement for the assent
of two thirds of the tribe before the
lands can be taken.
Immediately after the remarks by
Messrs. Morgan and Saunders, the
amendment was rejected, but was
finally laid over and the Senate, at
4.30, adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-A number
of bills were introduced under the
call of States. ...... r..
| Mr.. Cox gave notice that he would
call up the appor;ionment bill TO-
morrow. .-. ...@-s.
The House adopted an order
making the meeting of the House a.
II OF clock.
Mr.. Springer, by request, intro.
duced a bill relative to the Posta
Telegraph Company. It is similar
to the one introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Kirkwood. Referred. rr
Also bill to provide for the ap-
praisement of telegraph lines, proper
ty and effects of companies acting
under the provisions of the act Of
July "a, 1866, and to procure infor.
nation concerning the postal tele-
graphs of other countries. Referred
The House, at 1,30, went into
committee of the whole on the Dis.
1rlct OF Columbia appropriation bill
1t recommends the appropriation OF
$3,274,9e4, being s152,OO0 less thar
last year.
When the committee rose Mr.
Covert, chairman of the committe.
on agriculture, reported the agricul-
tural BILL which was ordered printed
and recommitted. It recommends
the appropriation S28S,sOO.
The House, at 4.50, adjourned.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

THE New York Tribune says: "Ths
census reports compared with the cleo
tion returns from Kentucky show thai
there is large and growing white
Republican vote in that State. In
many counties where the colored pop.
ulation is very small the Republican
vote is very large. Jackson county,
Tor i1stanca, has a colored population
OF only per cent, but Y pes cent. OF
her vo:es are Republicans. Bell c)un-
ty reports but per cent. of colored in>
habitants, but gave 81 per cent. of her
vote to Garfield. Harlan county gave
Garfield so per cent. of he TT Il vote
with a colored population of onlv 2
per cent. In the entire State the COL
ored people comprise only 16 47-lOo DER
cent. of the population, while the Re-
pub'icans l4s November polied 80
~ i0J -, tie hole yote.n
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
ENDORSING THE APPOINT,
MENT OF STANLEY
MATTHEW'S.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 30.-At a
very full meeting of the members of
the bar of this city, held yesterday,
a resolution was unanimously adopt.
ed expressing the highest satisfac-
ton with the nomination of Hon.
Stanley Matthews to the Office OF
associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the. United States; also re-
questing Senators Harris and Bailey,
of this State, to vote for his confr>
nation
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

The Examination of witnesses.
Strong Evidence Against Joe
Harris. .-.. .s ... .--

RoGERsvILLE, Tenn, Jan. 81.
Mr.. EDITOR: The examination of
witnesses in the Marble Hall double
murder case was commenced Saturs
day evening. From Tuesday even
ing till Saturday evening was taken
up in getting the case ready for
trial. Over three hundred men were
examined before a jury could be
found. Joe Harris, the alleged MUIR
derer, has not a "hard' looking face,
still he has that brute.looking coun>
tenance characteristic of such
men suited to commit SO
fiendish a deed. He appears
almost wholly unconcerned about the
matter, and does not seem to realize
his terrible situation. I understand
he has expressed desire to have the
case stopped and have life sentence
to the penitentiary passed upon him.
I have also heard that le has made a
full confession to the murder of
Brown and Heck to some of his fela
low-prisoners. The report that has
gone abroad to the effect that he has
been severely tortured during his
confinement in order to get con
fession from him is entirely false.
The evidence, so far as I have learn
ed, is very strong against him, and
but little doubt is entertained as to a
''tight-rope" performance from Jo>
seph in the course of time. - 9-
Mr.. VIM. White, an old and re-
spected citizen and merchant of this
place, died last Friday evening, and
was buried yesterday in the NJ. 3.
church graveyard. His death was
very unexpected, having been sicl
only a few days, which was known only
to few in town, and not considered
dangerously so by those who were
aware of his illness. He was 6
brother of "Jeems" White, so vel
known throughout East Tennessee
as an orator of considerable reputa'
ton. Respectfully, MIKE.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
FOREIGN.

PARIS, Jan. 3I.-Twelve fishing
smacks have been wrecked at Sables,
DeOlomee, in the bay of Biscay, and
forty-six men drowned. obs
LONDON, Jan. 31.-A Durham dis,
patch states that the losses of the
Beers is estimated at 500 killed and
wounded It is reported that Boer
commandant was killed. =1
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 31.-A fire
broke out this morning on the south
side of Betheden Baptist church, at
the corner of Broad and Spruce
streets. The flames spread to the
horticultural hall and several houses
on Spruce street. The church cost
SITS, 900, and the organ $500.
The horticultural hall was sold at
public sale last summer for $72,300.
The losses by fire and water on the
other buildings is over $25, 1000.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
SENATORIAL CONTEST.

HARR1sBuRe, Jan. 31.-The thir-
teenth ballot for United States Sen.
ator was taken to-day, but not
majority of all the members present.
The following is the vote: Oliver
42, Wallace 81, Grow 80, McVeigh 2,
Phillips 2, Baird l, Hewitt l. Ad-
journed until tomorrow. '' Fl
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

THE Herald, Saginaw, M'chigap,
says: Almost one Of tie vtry first
acts of the Republican palty cf Michi
gan, upon coming into power, was 10
send its first State treasurer t, State
prison for desalcatlor. Siuce tlen,
now about twenty-five years, le It t.
has not lost a dollar by the dishonesty y
of any of it's public servants, aud prob
ably will not for antt ther qnsr.er of 8
century. The lesson was one that has
saved it many thoussCd Of dollars
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
Mrs, Partington Says

Don't lake any Of the quack rostrums,
as they are rsgimental to the human
cistsrn; but put your trust In Hop
Bitters, which will cure general dilapi-
patton, costive habits and all comic
diseases. They saved Isaac from a
severe extract Of tripod fever. They
are the ne plus ununs OF medicines
Boston Globe.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
MIR. Sanky or Church ChOIrs.

Mr.. Sankey made some pertinent sug-
gestions relating to church music at the
recent convention of clergymen in San
Francisco. He believes that the singh ng
in the churches should be led by choir.
That the choir snonld be at the same end.
of the church where the minister is, either
behind him or beside him. The choir and
minister are not independent performers
the one to preach and the other to sing.
They unite in leading the worship of the
congreg stion, and ought to be in harmony
with each other. And in order ID have
harmony, the singers ought to be Chris
tlans. How can man praise God ac-
ceptably when there is no love for God in
his heart? A great deal of the proverb-
ial troubles with church choirs grows out
of the fact that the singers are not Chris
tians. Mr. Sankey does not object to
quartet choirs, but he would have a large
chorus choir around the quartet, to join it
in certain parts He liked solos and
special pieces by the trained singers, yet
he would have onlyone or two snch pieces
during any one service, and would have
at least two hymns in which the whole
congregation cOu u JOIN. he says that
the minister should join in the singing,
and not be fumbling over his notes as if lie
had nothing to do with praising God. Abe
minister should not only sing himself, but
urge all to sing. Choirs ought to behave
like ladies and gentleman. They have no
business to be whispering, or flirting, or
reading newspapers while the minister is
preaching. They ought t, sing distinctly,
so that the congregation can understand
the words. The church is not an opera
to crafty taste for artistic music. 1t
should furnish the music that will please
and edify the majority of the worshippers,
and pct merely cultured and fastidious
feWs The children should be brought to
the church and accustomed. to take part in
the singing. In Mr.. Spurgeon's church
the children all sit together, and great
pains are taken to train them in singing.
Ministers ought to pray for special
blessing on the singing. It is means Of
grace as well as the Scripture reading and
the sermon. And, finally, the hymns and
the sermon ought to be In harmony with
each other. &s @EA a U Eci @4
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

AN Indiana farmer, who had no
great confidence in banks, aud who
has kept $1,000 buried in the groud for
seventeen years, recen ly dug it mp
aud placed it in a bank. This shows
that there is returning col fidance even
In Tue most skeptical. w tt P.rte- as
governor, Ben. Harrison as Senator
and Garfield as President, any Iudis
.a1ian may, with safety. dig 10 hi,
money and place it where it will be OF
ONE use.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

SENATOR BECK made his long
promised speech on free ships and
tariff, which was the result Of several
years study. on last Thursday. He
had carefully prepared his speech. and
read it from manuscript. Senator
Blaine made an extemporaneous reply
to it at once, and yet he was as ready
and full of facts as Mr.. Beck.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

The German farmers are beginniT q
to complain of the import .tion of
American agricultural products into
Germany. They want to be protected
nv O tariff
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

HOBART PAsHA states that The
Turkish force In Thessaly, near the
Greek frontier, If about $4,000 strong,
and in a condition 10 contend with
any force Greece can bring against II.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

track, going down an embankment
eight feet high. Conductor Halsey
and Fireman Hanning were instantly
killed. Engineer Murphy had his
left arm, broken and was badly scald-
ed. The passengers escaped with
out an injury. The cause of the ac-
cident is unknown.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

A SPECIAL telegram from Men or,
Ohio, t, the Cincinnati 6. Zette says
Judge Baxter, of Tennessee, has jIst
made long call on Gan. Gnfisld.
The success of the Democrats in Ten
nessee in eiecti"g a Uriteh Sta: es
Senator is believed bg v,-lt"r4. he'e %
brighten the prospects OF Horace Nj y
Dard for q seat il Ie Gabiue'."
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
RAILROAD ACCIDENT

GREENsBoRo, N c., Jan 21.--A
freight train on the North Carolina
Railroad, going east, consisting of
eighteen cars, including a. passenger
coach, was wreched one mile south
OF Gibsonville, at 8 o'clock last night.
The engine and twelve cars left the
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

IN the year 1900 February will have
but twenty-eight days, although a leap
year. This phenomenon occurs only
once in two hundred years, and al
ways in the odd hundred.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

THE New York Tribune says: "The
only way to secure Democratic har-
mony in this State will be for all fac.
tions of the party t. unite on John
Kelly as their candidate for governor
next year. To make things entirely
lovely, Lucius Robinson might be put
on the ticket for lieutsnant-governor
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

THE wealthiest man in Boston is
said to be Mr.. Sears, who has an
estate of So, ,O85 900. The next wealth-
lest man is Mr.. Moses Williams, " ho
has accumulated $2,OS3 900, and who,
although over ninety years of age, is
q vigorous man, and walks to his
place of business every pleasant day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01

THE Russians captured Cock Tepe
on last Monday. The Tekke-Turco~
mans were routed with gle It slaug hter.
The capture is the most brilliant epi-
sode in the campaign which General
SkObeleff is conducting with 50 much
success against the Tekke- -Turcomane,
and will add largely to Russian re-
nown in Asia, the fortress being the
only great .tronghold OH the way to
MerV. ..r.....
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-01
Low RATES FOR CASH.

Low RATES FOR CASH.
The WHIG AND CHRONICLE Will
be sent I'm Clubs Of s, with money ac-
companyiDE the order, for $6.25; in
Clubs Of 10 for $40, and in Clubs of 20
for SEQ, the agent OF the Club OF go to
get an extra copy free.