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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-01

If you own taxable property worth
$1,000, you will be asked to con-
tribute only $500 a year to pay the
State debt. But there are unprinci~
pled politicians who say that the
settlement Expresses the poor man
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-01

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-01

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-01

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-01

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-01

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age Business receive Deposits, l. sue Certificates
on Deposit, deal in Exchange, buy Gold and
Silver Eank Notes, Binds and Stocks.
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-01

NELSON x DIC kSON,
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
- 9-----------~
THE POPE AND THE IRISH
BISHOPS.
Reply of Archbishop NIeCabe on Be
half of the Irish Prelates to the
Pastoral Letter of Pope Leo In
Reference To the Irish Agitation.

LONDON, February "a dispatch from
Rome to the Ners says the aurora publishes
the reply OF Most Rev. DIR. McCabe, Arch
bishop Of Dublin, to the Pohtifcal letter
concerning the Irish agitation.
DR.. McCabe, in the name of the Irish
Bishops assembled at Maynooth, expresses
their gratitude for the Faternal letter Of
the Pope, and their sentiments of devotion
to him, and proceeds to say that "evil and
pernicious laws for centuries have reduced
their hocks to the extreme of misery.
Their country, though naturally fertile,
has often been visited by famine,
and the population, though active
and industrious, have been thrown
on foreign charity. Approving the end
which the present agrarisn agitation has in
view, We feel deeply that certain means
adopA can in no wise be approved. Last
June we warned our hocks to restrain the
agitation within the limits of equality and
moderation. We shall not fail in our duty
now, or neglect the counsel conveyed in the
words OF your Holiness.
"Roused at length from their lethargy the
Irish people urgently demand the abroga-
tion of these cruel laws, which the Bishops
earnestly pray Uoo tney may ootaln' Inc
reply continues: "It cannot be denied
that acts and speeches which we all
deplore have blackened q cause otherwise
most just, and while condemning such
excesses, and regarding their perpetrators
as the bitterest enemies of their country,
we cannot forget the sffiictions and straights
which for centuries caused our people to
despair OF justice"
The Archbishop assures the Pope that the
I'll ~.
exaggerated, and concludes with ..,,re-
newed expressions of veneration. The
AuWOrG, commenting on the letter, points
out how much influence the Pope might
have exercised had the Vatican been in
direct relations with England.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
Human Trees In India.

The scientific manner in which the
native robbers in India prepare for their
raids shows a thorough knowledge OF
the dangers of their calling, and the best
guards against them. When their dusky
bodies are least observable they remove
their clothes, anoint themselves with oil.
and with single weapon, keen edged
knife suspended from their neck, creep
and steal like shadows noiselessly through
the darkness. If detected, their greasy
and slippery bodies assist them in elud-
ing capture, while their razor bladed
KIN fe dexterously sewers the wrist of any
OBTAINING hand. But the most ingenious
device to escape capture is that shown
by the Bneel robbers. 1t often happens
that band of these robbers are pursued
by mounted Englishmen, and unable to
reach the jungle, find themselves about
to be 0vertaken upon one of those open
plains which have been cleared by fire,
the only shelter in sight being the black.
ened trunks or leafiess branches of small
trees that have perished in the flames.
For men so skilled in posturing this is
shelter enough. Quickly divesting them
selves of their sGanty clothing, they
scatter them, with their plunder, in
small piles over the plain, covering them
with their round shields, so that they
have the appearance of Jumps of earth
and attract no attention. This accom-
plished, they snatch up a few sticks.
throw their body into a contorted posi-
ton, and stand or crouch inmovable
until their unsuspicious enemies have
galloped by, When all is safe, they
quickly pick up their spoil and proceed
upon their way.
interesting account of these marvellous
mimics: Before the English had be.
come used to those manmuVres a very
ludicrous incident occurred. An officer,
with a party of horse, was chasing a
small body of Bneel robbers, and was
fast oVertaking them. Suddenly the
robbers ran behind a rock or some such
obstacle, which hid them for a moment.
and when the soldiers came up the men
had mYsteriously disappeared. After
an unavailing search, the officer
ordered his men to dismount
beside a clump of seorched and
withered trees, and the day beng very
hot, he took off his helmet and hung it
on branch by which he was standing.
The branch turned out to be the leg of a
Bneel, who burst into a scream of laugh
ter, and flung the astonished officer to
the ground. The clump of scorched
trees suddenly became metamorphosed
into men, and the whole party dispersed
IN different directions hefQra the English.
men could recover from their surprise,
carrying with them the officers helmet
by way of trophy"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
Thp Criminal Record of Texas.
Ne,o York World

Stalwart journals keep on repeating in
1881 the comments upon the lawless con-
dition OF Texas which were in order in
1851. AS matter of fact, the annual
report of the Attorney General of that
State, rendered at the close of last year,
makes an exhibit on this subject which
Massachusetts, might be glad to emulate.
In 1878 there were $40 indictments for
homicide preferred in Texas. In 1879
there were 314, and in 1880 259-being a
decline of about 800 in two years, while
the population was growing. During
the same years there was a similar per.
centage of decrease in thefts-from
2,371 in 1873 to 2,081 in 1879 and to
1.759 in 1880; in forgery, from 259 in
1878 to 155 in 1879 and to 1S1
in 1880; in the aggregate of
eight principal felonies from 3,548
in 1878 to 1852 in i8s0-while on the
other hand the percentage of convictions
increased. Our own City of Churches
cannot present so clean bill as Is this
showing from Texas. Moreover, in the
opinion of the Attorney General of
Texas, the percentage of indictments in
that State to the whole number of crimi-
nal occurrences is as favorable as any
like proportion in any other part of the
Union. A generation ago the letters G.
T. T.-meaning "Gone to Texas '-indi-
Gated in the slang of the time the name
of fugitive from justice. They now
apply to as prudent aud peaceable a
community Of GettleFs as can be found
in any af the older States, or in any of
the newer States in which, as in Texas,
immigrants establish themselves upon the
ever spreading network of the railways.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10

OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OBSERVER, WASH
INGToN, February 9. - Indications for
Thursday:
In the South Atlantic States, cloudy,
rainy weather, southerly veering to westerly
winds, stationary or higher temperature in
the eastern portion, and lower barometer.
In the Middle Atlantic States, warmer,
cloudy and rainy weather, easterly winds
veering to southerly, and lower barometer.
In the East Gulf States, clearing weather,
warm southwest veering to colder westerly
winds, and rising barometer.
In the West Gulf States, clear or partly
cloudy weather, south weet generally veer-
ing to northwest winds, stationary or Logger
temperature, and higher barometer.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, rain,
warmer easterly winds, falling barometer,
generally followed by colder northwest
winds, fair weather and rising barometer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
THE BOERs.
Again Defeated-GeneraI Sir George
P. COHey's Report of the Engage
ment-The Repulse Considered TO
be Questionable Success.

DURHAM, February 9.-General Sir George
P. Colley's forces yesterday attacked and
defeated the Beers between Newcastle and
the frontier, at Ingago river. The. British
loss was $50 killed and wounded. The Off
GERS killed were E. MacGregor of the en-
gineers, Greer of the artillery and O'Connell
and Garrett, both of the sixtieth Regiment.
The Beers lost heavily.
LONDON, February 9-General Sir G. P.
Colley's telegram to the War Office, giving
an account of his fight with the Beers yes
terday, is as follows:
marched to patrol the Newcastle
road with eight companies of the Sixtieth
Regiment, Two field aud two mounted
guns and: a detachment OF horse,
leaving one company and two guns to com
mand the crossing of Ingago river. Iseized
the plateau beyond the river with the rest of
my force. The Beers attacked from all
sides for over five hours, but were COM
pletelY repulsed, and withdrew at sunset,
when returned to camp. The Boer loss
must have been very heavy. Ours was four
officers killed and four wounded and about
l5O men killed and wounded"
dispatch from Durham says much
anxiety is manifested there as TO the action
of the Orange Free States Volksraada,
which will meet on the 18th inst. A large
party is likely to propose to give active help
to the Beers.
The second edition of the Times contains
the following dispatch from Durham to-day:
"The repulse Of the Beers is a questionable
success. Sir G. P. Colley's object was to es-
cort the mails over the Ingago and to meet a
convoy from Newcastle. The Beers op-
position was so strorg that Sir G. P.
Colley had to send for three more
companies to reinforce his original
force Of five companies. He thus left only
800 men In camp. The Beers got in rear of
his force, and captured a mule train and
ambulances and some goods. He was for a
time unable to advance or retreat, being as
sauted on all sides, the Beers, strongly
reinforced from Laingsneck, getting
between his supports and the columns.
The convoy did mot start from Newcas-
tie. The ambulance train, which had been
deprived of its mules, had not been brought
in up to last night. The Boers, though
repulsed, are still threatening. Military
critics fail to see what has been gained by
so costly an operation" The correspondent
addsi
81 believe there are a number of
Orange Free States Beers with Joubert, the
Boer commander. More reinforcements are
needed, as the Beers may infest all the
roads. The Hussars are expected to arrive
at Newcastle tomorrow. General Sir
Evlyne Wood is expected to reach Natal
next Sunday. He is much needed The
transport steamer Palmyra, with reinforce
ments from Eugland, has arrived at Cape
town."
The correspondent of the Stondard sum
marizes the situation at follows; "Sir G. s.
Colley has suffered a great defeat. His
position is critical. officer MacGrenos, re-
ported among the killed, was General Col
ley's private secretary.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
: Man Burned to Death In the Pres
eEce OF His sister.

4 Louisville Courier Journal special
from Owlngsville, KY, says: George
Pierat, a bachelor, aged seventy years,
and his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Good
DasteT. some years older, have lived to-
gether in this cOu2tY, five miles from the
city, Tor several years. teey two living
alone for some time. Mrs. GoOdpaster
has been paralyzed and unable to get out
of led for months, so that she has been
of no help whatever. On Thursday
evening Pierat had gotten in his wood
for the night and morning, end before
retiring started to throw on back log
and build up the fire. He lifted the log,
and il throwing it on the fire fell with
it, and, being unable to rise, was burned
TO death.
His sister was lying in bed, but un-
able. IN her condition of health, tG get to
him or render him any assistance. at
last. by an almost superhuman effort,
she got out of bed and dragged her
brothers body out of the fire, and man
aged to get back in bed. and there she
was compelled to lie, being completely
exhausted and unable to turn over, with
her brothers dead and burned body lying
in full view on the hearth. Nothing
was known of the affair until Yesterday,
when Mrs. Goodpaster's son, who lives
about ese mile from his mother, went to
his mothers TO helm his uncle feed the
stock. As he stepped in the door,
a horrible and blood curdling scene was
opened to his view, as there In bed
lag his mother, with eyes widely ex.
tended and she looking widely out OF
them. while on the hearth lay the body
of his uncle, stiff and stark in death,
badly burned, and with eyes, nose,
checks, ears and portion of his neck
eaten by cats; the whole presenting a
ghastly sight. Mrs Goodpaster had
never closed her eySs during the whole
night. and lying there facing the body
of her dead brother, and unable to move
at all or make any noise whatever, was
compelled to see the cats eating the flesh
from his face.
Mrs. Goodpaster is now lying in
very critical condition, and the chances
are that the night of torture has SO
shocked her. that she can never recover,
or if she does her mind will be gone.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
The Wisdom of the AfghanTsGan
EXDedfLfOn

LnNBoN, February g.-The Times, in its
editorial articles this morning, saysi i'The
publication ofsthe Russo-Afghan cores
pondence, found in Cabul after the massacre
OF the British Embassy, makes it clear be-
Yond doubt that the invasion of Afghanis-
tan in 1878 was the inevitable consequence
OF real, pressing and growing danger
upon the frontier of our Indian empire.n
LONDON, February 9.-The Russian docu-
ments found by the British in Cabul after
the massacre, which are now published,
show that Russia, through her officers in
Central Asia, bound herself to perpetual
friendship with Afghanistan and advised
the Afghan Foreign Minister to make peace
with England openly, blt 10 prepare
secretly for war; that a plot was on foot
with Russian encouragement to incite re-
bellion among the Mohamedans in India.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
AN IMPORTANT TRANSACTION.
Supposed Contemplated Absorption
OF Ihe Montreal Telegraph Conn
PanY by the Western Union.

BosFoN, February 9.-The Journals spe-
oial from Montreal says the Stock Exchange
there is excited over heavy transfer of
Montreal telegraph stock to Wilson g..
Hunt, of New York, director of the West
ern Union Company. It's thought he fore
shadows the absorption of the Montreal
Company by the great consolidation. The
Montreal Telegraph Company has capital
OF two millions, and its lines cover the Cana
diam Dominion.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
THE SALE TO GO ON.
The United States Circuit Court at
Richmond Refuses to Postpone the
Sale of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio Railroad.

RICHMOND, VA, February 9.-The case of
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad,
upon petition Of the company to be allowed
to redeem the road, and asking for post
ponement of sales for ninety days, in order
to give time for its redemption, was resumed
in the United States Circuit Court to-day.
Judges Bond and Hughes presided.
General B F. Butler, of counsel for the
petitioners, having concluded his argument,
the court took a recess till p. m. Upon
reassembllng, Judge Bond read the decision
of the court, denying the prayers of the
petitioners, and confirming the previous
order OF the court for a sale of the road to-
morrow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
THE LATE STORM.
WATERS IN NEW ORLEANS STILAsu
RISING.

Great Suffering Among the People
of the Submerged DIstrIct-A SO-
ciety for Their Relief Organized
Damage Done TO RaiIroads-Effect
of the Storm I'm PensacOla-Pass
Manchac, La, Visited by a Terrific
Storm. and Every Building swept
Away.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
SAVANNAH, FLORlDA:AND WEST
ERN RAILWAY.
Decision of Justice Woods Refusing
the Injunction and Sustaining the
Georgia Railroad Commission.

ATLANTA, February 9.-In the case Of
Geo. Ii. Tilley VS.. the Railroad Commission
Of Georgia, and the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company, Mr.. Justice
Woods has just rendered his opinion re-
fusing the injunction prayed for, dissolying
the restraining order temporarily given, and
sustaining the Railrosd Commission. The
decision will put into operation on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway the
rates prescribed by the Commission.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10

CINCINNATI, February a-The new board
OF directors of the Kentucky Central Rail
road yesterday appointed an engineer to
take charge of the extension necessary to
connect with the Knoxville Road, and d.
rected the President to advertise for pro-
posals to build the sixty-one miles of road
necessary to make the connection.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The Market Closing Weak, After a
Spirited Bise ana Gradual De-
cline.

New YORK, February 9.-The stock mar
ket opened strong and generally higher.
In the early dealings prices advanced 4 to
~ per cent, Pacific Mail and Northern
Pacific leading the improvement. This was
followed by a decline of Il to 155 per cent,
in which Lake Erie and Western and
Michigan Central were most prominent
During the afternoon speculation was gen.
orally frm in tone, and prices advanced Il
to ~ per cent, the latter In Pacific Mail,
but in the late sales the market again be-
came weak, and reaction of u to ~ per
cent. from the highest point took place.
The market closed weak. The transactions
aggregated 2S2, ,OOO shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10

Sixteen young Indians. two Of them
girls, were in Baltimore Friday, en-
route to school at Hampton, Va. They
are in charge of DR.. Sheldon Jackson,
special agent of the Indian department,
and are accompanied by Mr.E. Cong
lin, artist of Frank Leslie's publications.
These Indians were selected by the gen
tlemen named from among the Pueblas
of New Mexico and tribes of Arizona.
Their ages range from fourteen to seven
teen years. Accompanying them IS a
young brave of thirty yesTc, 3 descen-
dant of a former chief Of the fima tslbe.
This young man has fair education
and speaks English very well.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
RrIef Telegraphte SUMMARY.

A Madrid dispatch says that Royal de-
cree dissolving the Cortes was read at yes
terday's sitting.
4 London dispatch states that the damage
by Gre in phe Victoria docks last night is
estimated at 4440, ,00a.
A dispatch from Harrisburg, fs, says;
"Henry w. Oliver, Jr., Republican caucus
nominee for the United States Senate, has
formally Withdrawn from the contest"
The French Senate has adopted without
discussion the bill passed by the Chamber
CT Deputies removing almost all restrictions
hitherto hampering tho Eight Of public
meetings.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
The HOuaa of Commnna.

LONDON, February 9.-In the House Of
Commons to dsY the GpeakeF presented
rules which he said he hopes, while pro-
noting business before the House, will not
unduly limit the freedom of the delegates.
The bill for the protection of life and
property in Ireland passed to its second
reading In the House OF Commons TO-DAY
by vote of 359 to Sc,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10

If some enterprising fellow would now
corner the market on DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup he souid make his foFtune, for there
are thousands who would rather pay double
the retail price than be without this valua-
bic remedy. feb1O-It
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
TIE COTTON CROP OF 1879.
Report of the Census Bureau upon
the Total Acreage and Product of
the Several Cotton Growing states.

WASHINGTON, February o.-The first count
of the returns relating to the cotton crop of
1879, made by the Census Bureau, gives the
following results by States as to the number
of acres cultivated and the number Of bales
raised:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10

CHICAGO, February "a dispatch from
Pana, ILL.,, says: "a collision occurred last
evening on the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road between passenger and a construc-
tion train, by which three laborers were
killed and ten wounded. The accident
occurred about ten miles from Pana, near
place called Owaneco.n
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
Two Oreans

Regulate first the stomach, second the liver:
especially the Arst, so as to perform their
functions perfectly, and you win remove at
least nineteen tWentieths of all the ills that
mankind Is heir to, in this or any other
climate. Hop Eitters 10 the only thing that
VIII give perfectly healthy natural action to
these two organs,