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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09
GOING WEST!

I N making arrangements to move from your old
L to your new home. 1t would De well to consider
hat has been dOae to render such journey not
Onl, cheap, but as pleasant and free from acct
dc t and danger as human foresight and skill can
make 1t. By constr uctlon. equipment, and good
the Nashville, Chattanooga and
II Louis Railway merits Your full confidence,
having the very best rock ballast, steeErai, hsh-
bar joint, iron bridges ana most thoroughly
consfru ted roadway, with air-brakes and other
appliances to secure safety, speed, comfort, and
sure connections. With its superior through
coaches and sleeping cars. 1t has great advanta-
ges over other ineS, and is enabled to 0fter the
lowest rates which can be had. few things OF
Interest and importance we mention for your III
formation. he question OF baggage has always
been troublesome to D iSSengers. The rule or
this line is to check free for each person twelve
years d and OYER. one hundred and nifty pounds
bedding securely packed In trunks OF medium
size boxes well st appel. and seyenty-iye pounds
each Tor children between i've and Twelve years
old. Baggage should be plainly marked with the
name Of the owner and the place 20 ~ 9oS ne ne
thr ugh reliable pa ties, and you should see tnat
I! ey are by the route and to the place you want
to go before paying for them. Remember tnat
p passengers have the RIGHT to select their route
date passengers with tickets by the route they
wish to take, when it is possible Tor them TO
do so.
person or or writing to ALBERT B: wRENN, Pass.
Agent No. 4 Kimball House, r q. Box 264,
Atlanta, Ga; WIN. T. ROGERS Pass. Agent, ana
JNo. H. PEBBLES, Ticket Agent, chattanooga
VIZ. M MAR Ticket asent, Church htresi
70 the editor and publisher Of this journal.
g W. L. DANLEY,
Cent Pae0. Agent,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09
A Headlight In View.
Detroit Free Press.

eyes" said the conductor, biting
off the tip of cigar and slowly
scratching a match on bis leg, Give
seen a good deal of railroad life that's
interesting and exciting during the
twenty years that I've been twisting
brakes and slamming doors for liv
ing. I've seen all kinds of sorrow
and all kinds of joy; seen the happy
bridal couple starting out on their
bridal tour, with the bright and
hopeful future before them, and the
black robed mourner on her way to a
new made grave, wherein she must
bury the idol of her lonely old heart.
Wealth and pinching poverty ride on
the same train, and the merry laugh
of the joyous, healthy child is min
gled with the despairing sigh of the
aged. The great antipodese of
life are familiar to the conductor, for
every day the extremes of the world
are meeting beneath his eye. I've
mutilated the ticket of many black
leg, ana handled the passes OF all our
most eminent deadheads. I don t
know what walk of life is more
crowded with thrilling incidents than
mine"
ever have any smashups.
"Smashups? O yes, several Of
them. None, however, that couldn't
have been great deal worse. There
is one incident in my railroad life,
continued the conductor, running
his tongue carefully over broken
place in the wrapper of his cigar,
"that l never spoke of before to any
one. It has caused me more misery
and wretchedness than any one
thing that ever happened to me in
my official career. Some times, ever
! now, after the lapse Of many years.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09

THE people of the United States
will never tire of reading the many
grand things uttered by the late
President Garfield during his life
time. When they are collected and
published in book form, as they will
be, they will form a collection of the
brightest gems in English literature.
Among these we find the following
remarks, made at a college class re-
union in his honor on the night of
the Sd Of March, just before his in
auguration as President. Most of
our readers have doubtless read
this before, but there is a richness
of pathos in them that will always
give them perennial freshness:
CLASSMATES: To me there is some
thing exceedingly pathetic in this
reunion. In every eye before me I
see the light of friendship and love,
and I am sure it is reflected back to
each one of you from my inmost
heart. For twenty-five years, with
the exception of the last few days, 1
have been in public service. To-
night I am private citizsn. To-
morrow I shall be called to new re-
sponsibilities, and on the day after
the worlds wrath will strike. It will
strike hard. I know it, and you will
know it. Whatever may happen to
me in the future, I shall feel that ]
can always fall back upon the
shoulders and hearts of the class OF
Sc for their approval of that which
is right, and for their charitable
judgment wherein I may come short
in the discharge of my public duties
You may wright down in your books
now the largest percentage Of
blunders which you think L will b.
likely to make, and you will be sure
to find in the end that I have made
more than you have calculated
many more. This honor comes t.
me unsought. I never had The
Presidential fever-not even for ,
day nor have I it to-night. I hav.
no feeling of elevation in view OF th'
position am called upon to fill.
would thank God were T to-day
free lance in the House or in tn
I Senate. But it is not to be, and
will 60 forward to meet the respon
sibilities and discharge the dutie
that are before me, with all the firm
ness and ability I can command.
hope you will be able, conscientious
, ly, to approve my conduct, and whel
, 1 return to private life, I wish you t.
, give me another class-meeting.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09

ton because they do not like to come
in contact with "lewd fellows of the
baser sort, who have no character to
lose in rough and tumble fight.
This ought not to be, and if the farm
ers, mechanics, business men, manu-
facturers, doctors, lawy and preach
ers-yes, we mean it, preachers
men who honor their vocation, and
who are an honor to the country in
which they live, would only devote a
few hours each year in giving shape
to the organization of the party to
which they belong, they would not
only do a good thing by way of puri
flying and elevating their. party, but
great thing for the country. When
elections came off there would be
less occasion, to complain OF the
character of candidates, and positions
of honor and trust would be filed by
men OF character and fitness.
Now, when there is no po-
litical contest, when these things
may be discussed without the ap-
pearance of partiality to any one or
any party, is the time to discuss
them, and what we have said
applies to all parties alike. A great
deal has been said, and very proper
ly said, about the low character oil
politics in many localities. A great
many men have held and are still
holding position, who do no credit
to themselves, their party or their
country. But the blame has not
always been fixed where it belongs
The people have the remedy in thei1
own hands, if they will only exer
else it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1881.
WHERE THE BLAME BELONGS.

We have always had political
parties in this country and always
will have. It must be so in the very
nature of things. It is as natural
for men of the same intelligence and
the same honesty of purpose, to diff
fer in their political views, as it is for
them to differ in their religious
views. It is just as reasonable to
expect and insist that all should be-
long to the same branch of the
church, as to insist that all shall be-
long to the same political party.
Political science is not an exact
science. It is impossible to
demonstrate all political theories
like one demonstrates the correct
ness of a problem in mathematics.
Until this can be done, men will diff
fer, and this difference will lead to
the establishment of political par
ties.
No political party can long exist
without organization. In times of
great excitement, such, for instance,
as we had in 196O-'65, the public
mind is conferred on some intensely
vital end interesting question, and
party lines are so clearly and dis
tinctly drawn that it does not require
much organization to keep them in
tact. But in ordinary times this is
not SO, and party lines are kept and
partizan efforts directed and con
trolled by organization. There is
nothing wrong in this. Itisnecessary
and clearly right. If a party is
worth preserving, it worth organic
ing and fighting for in a Legitimate
may.
But it is in this organization where
the abuses come in which have done
so much to lower and degrade the
standard of American politics. The
organization must have beginning
and the beginning is in the primAr.
meetings where the first steps ART
taken in the prosecution of politica
campaigns. 1t is impracticable for al
the people of nation or a State
or a congressional district, O.
even of county, to attend tn
meetings of the party, and il
person designate the man of thei
chance as candidate for high ant
important Office. This is done by
convention made up Of delegate
who are supposed to represent tn
voice of a majority of their party
But a system of packing the prima
lies so as to thwart the desires an
wishes of the people is very common
and this SO often done by derupta
BILE means, that large proportion {
the best men of all parties hav
nothing to do with them. The re
suit is, they are turned over to th
control OF ambitious, unscrupulou
politicians who succeed in manipul,
ting them in their own selfish il
terest. Hence it is, that politics
parties are so rarely represented b
their best and ablest men.
Who is to blame for this NJ
the class of politicians to which v
have referred, for it is natural Il
them, If allowed to do so, to NAL
themselves prominent. This is b
man nature. It is the fault OF Il
better class OF people who rsfral
from taking part in party orgxniH
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09

Salt Rheum for seventeen years. Help
less for eight years. Unable to walk. Got
about on hands and knees. Head, face,
neck, arms and legs covered. Cured by
Cuticura Remedies. Will Mcdonald, 2542
Dearborn ST., Chicago.
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09
SIMMONS
Liver REGULATOR
PURELY vEGETABLE),

is absolutely certain in its remedial effects and
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diseases than calomel or quinine, without any OF
the injurious consequences which follow their use.
If taken occasionally by persons exposed to
Malaria
IL Will Expel the Poison and Protect
from Attack!
As evidence, see extract from w. B. Yates let
ter, where the Regulator afforded protec lon from
the worst and most deadly type Of Malaria, to-
wit Yellow Fever.
"SIRs: have stood the storm Of four ep'dem-
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tion but during the other three used your medi-
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and dying but escaped. have had several to
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owl to the virtue of your Simmons Liver Il gu
lator. II the Fever was TO break out again and
I'd bottle of your Regulator would feel as safe
as If was 1000 miles away.
Memphis Tenn, April II, 1879"
Having ne ltralized the poison Of Malaria In
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reign specific and AntidOte IN milder rms.
See that you get the Genuine in White Wrap
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09

This House Is located in the Exact Business
Centre, one square only from the POst-Office
Custom-house, Backs and the principal Whole
sale and Retail Stores.
This House is nearly 300 feet long, the Halls 8
feet wide. and ii Is situated at the Highest Point
on ,ay Street, all of which contributes to make
it the coolest point In the city.
Our Rooms are all desirable, and our New
Large Rooms for Commercial Travellers cannot
be eaualed between New York and the Coast.
A Baggage Elevator has been added. also
Ell EG ANT BATH ROOMS for Ladies and Gentlemen
Hot and Cold Water, and Shower Attachments.
1t has an Electric AnnunciatOr and telephone
Connections with al the principal business places
OUR NEW DINING ROOM-the Location. Ven
tilatiun and surroundings such that It CANNOT
BE EXCELLED FOR COMFORT.
Our Ntw Kitchens, New Ranges and New
Equipments throughout will enable Us to do as
well as The BEST
Our New Laundry win be found equal to all
reasonable requirements
r. e.-Poreefs always 1t The TrainA oMuibua
Free.
| JNO, @, ELAHORRS, RxepxaseSr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27
The star Route Scandal.

A LkTTEa FROM GENERAL BRADY DENYING rHK
CHARGEs OF CORRUPT COLLISION, ETs.
Mr.. Thomas L Brady, late Second Assistant
Postmaster General, who Is In New York. has
addressed letter to the New York Herald, in
which he says:-"The case against the star
routes, broadly stated. amounts to this: That
upon certain ninety three OF them there have
been extraordinary Increases ordered. This
humber, as small as IL may be In comparison
with the whole number, includes all the great
national routes A few newspaper correspon-
dents, who etr1ke the keynote for many others,
cannot conceive how this Increase has been
brought about, except by collusion and fraud
All this talk about rings and coTup-
ton comes from disgraced contractors ana
woulc-be blAckmaflers. Incessant overturoS
we've made by these press brigancs 10 the con-
the enjoyment OF very Fat contracts and large
profits. TO properly mould public sentiment:
ard these propositions, rejected IN many In
stances, were followed by threats that II they
sentiment would be created. have In all
Cases, when they came TO my knowledge, set
my face as fint against such propositions.
aSS % ser IN wR6sg
rested upon 30 base foundation for popular
support. Nothing was done, as L have said
above, THAI was not done at the request OF
members OF Congress who were supposed TO
know the needs and requirements or their con-
stituents, and nothing was persisted In that
failed TO receive the approval OF the majority
OF both. For while the public mind may be
COMPOUNDED by the clamor OF the persons
alluded 10. and they may even succeed In
bringing national names into contumely ana
disgrace, but only for the time IL is not prob
able that In the disbursement of so many mill
liens OF dollars per annum In support OF o SER
vice go widely distributed and SO difficult OF
thorough Investigation as the star mail service
OF THIS country, that no mistakes would 0e
made-no money wasted-even under the
wiseSt administration. But that there has
been single case OF corrupt coiiusion between
contractors and the department i most en-
phaticaly deny, ana challenge the whole body
OF defameIs 10 prove 10 the contrary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27
WALL STREET TO-DAY.
be Stock Markets Still Hearisb.

Nkw YORK, April 27.-The Post's financtll
article Q:4O edit1on> says: The Stock Exch4n Ie
bonds continue very StroIg the as are up 10
ll5'a, The AVS to 1885, and the 5's to l027s
Narrow estimates are made OF the amount ot
E per cent bonds, which VIII not seek the 81
per cent extension offered py the governnen
It is next TO impossible for any one TO get trust
worthy information on this point. For such
bonds as are not extended cash will be paid out
OF the Treasury up to probably eighty milion
collars, and this money would come out ia
July and add to the plethora OF money, whica
we always have at that time OF the year. sac
bonds ale dull and about steady, except Ala
bama Glass A, which are down TO ~ from a.
Railroad bonds as rule, are strong ana prcrs
ale up LAX, the latter Ohio & Mississippi frs s
springfield divison.) In the stock market the
temrer OF speculation IS stil decidedly bearis l.
the grand objective point being Lake Shore.
Whlch STOCK, IL Is asserted, Mr. Vanderbilt Is
out OF and moreover short OF; those who assert
this say that as he sails for Europe on Satcr-
Gay, large number ot shares yariously Ctypa
at So 600 to loo. COO which amounti it is said he Is
Low borrowing In tie market for deliveries oa
sales already mace. VIII next week be taken
from bis strong box ard returned In pace or
the shares he has borrowed ana delivered On
sales made during last few weeks. II this
should prove true the effect on the market
price OF the stock would be depressing. IL #
should not prove true there Will be much dis
appointment among the speculators Ia the
market, who have bet 50 heavily that II is true
Notwithstanding the general besrish temper
prices are generally higher than YESTERDAY
although, il the first RaIf-hour. the market
was weak and lower. The rise ranges
closing, the latter Metropolitan Elevated,
which has advanced to S9s4; New York Elevated
Is up TO lllE from l0e. and Manhattan
TO PAY from 2ls!. All these elevated stocks
were sold short very freely yesterday. LOUIS
Vile and Nashville is up to 99k from 9!s1.
American District to &c from ca. Houston and
Texas to 74H from 1914. Lake Shore has been
the most active aid has sold as low as 1929. at
tie opening and as high as l2SA, the present
price. The southwestern stocks are notably
quiet. The money market is easy at 4a5 per
per cent on prime mercantile paper. The civ
banks are steadily gaining currency from the
interior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27
senator CoWkliug aud the Nomin n
alton OF Robertson.
KK rs Rkapy roR rug Franr NOW.


The calling OF a caucus OF republican scns-
tofS has revived the talk about the Robertson
non' nation. Senator, who IS q warm fr,eni
II MT Conking. and one OF his active workers
against Robertson. SAID 70 a STAR reporter
III ; al mistake 10 say thar Mr.. Conkling is
uH,ng 10 s.aye CT the Robertson nEht. He ts
MilL't Snn ahNionsto have n oyer a early az
lCltlClans and most adroit mana rsrs in the
Sc ate. He Knows that the present ia a favor.
anie time for HIN; that number or the demo-
cratic Senators are indignant over Mr. Fryes
Sps ecb and that AL the efforts OF The aiminis
tr2fion 10 overc 1me the effects or that speern
have failed Another consid ration Is that "a
the ca 20 now stands Malone is bound 70 vote
With Conkl,ng; 20 vote against hi n is 20 throw
away the strong support ne now has Mr.,
O. nkling will not hang up the Robertson nom
lnaiion In the commerce commit: ee. He Will
g., II rspoTted-and the report will be adverse
IN HooertSon-At the FIRST meeting Of The COM
niit.e, and he Will make his ngnt now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27
An Invitation to Meet I'm wash.
fngtOns
IN RICHMOND GROWING OUT OF
THE SENATE DEBATE.

UNPLEAsANTNRsS IN RICHMOND GROWING OUT Or
TIE SENATE DEBATE.
The letter alluded to by Senator Don Cameron
ia his speech some days ago as showing that
persons from other states were ostracized IN
Richmond has LED TO correspondence between
Capt j. 81. Chamberlayne, editor OF the Rich
mond STATE, and the author OF the letter,
j. Johns, jr.,-a son OF the late Bishop
Johns-who took offence at an editorial In the
STATE declaring the statement to be false, and
the editor was invited TO meet MI. Johns at
washington TO settle the difficulty. In reply
Ing, Capt. Chamberlayne objects TO going To
Washington, saying that n an nvitatfon TO q
duel Is intended, there Is no need 10 put it OF
In time or place, as leaving the state for such
purpose Is as much an infraction or the law as
10 fight within her bordera Mr.. Johns pub
1shtd a statement on Saturday last. 1n which
he admits he was the author OF the letter from
a Richmond lawyer read by Senator Don Cam.
eron In his speech. BE says, however, that the
language OF the letter might have been capable
OF conveying more than the writer Intended.
Mr. Johns says that he was not ostracized
but that virgfnians DO not take warmly TO out
sideTs. and those not TO the manner born are
made to feel this. Ar. Johns was lieutenant
In the confederate army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27
The Vacant District Warshalshtp.
THE QUESTION OF A MARSHAL PRO TEN. REFsRRED
TO rHR COURT IN GESERI TsRM

TO THE COURT IN GKNERL TsRM.
The Circuit Court. Judge Macarthur, has Ger
tined a case TO the General Term In order TO
have ruling as 10 whether the General Term
has the power to appoint marshal or an OFF,
Ger 10 perform the duties OF that officer. An
attempt was made TO have hearing on it this
morning. but the court declined 10 take it up,
the Cbier Justice remarking that perhaps there
may be no necessity for it tomorrow.
Ii Is understood that the General Term will
change the rule fixing the May term OF the Cir
cult Court for the third Monday Instead OF the
second. TO give one more weeks time 10 select a
marshal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27
The Post Office Department to b.
PrObed TO the Bottom.

SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT
ADDITIONAL REVELATIONS REGARDI NC TIE
AWARDING OF CONTRACTS.
Wash. Special n. Y. Herald.
Ex-senator Dorsey says tuaJ eX-Second As.
sistant Postmaster General Brady Is q s,Ouu-
drel-so your correspondent is informed by aa
entirely trustworthy person, to whom Mr..
Dorsey delivered this as his opinion Of Mr..
The President says he is determined that the
Whole mass OF corruption In the Post Office de-
paItment Shall be probed to the bottom; that
ard he has given the most positive instr lon )
be "saved"
WHAT INQUIRY HAS DISCLOSED.
The inquiry so far has disclosed the great.
est trregulartty and lo0seness in the man ge-
perjury on the part OF contractors and their
dummies Is accumulating rapidly, that having
been as one cot OF the en- main agencies IN securing In
was managed was this, as the Investigation has
developed II: Bids we're advertised for for line
with Slow service and infrequenJ trips. which
OF course costs the least money. Contractors
who were In the ring bid very low FOR these
contracts and got them, as the lowest bidders,
because they knew what was coming. After
got up for
lire. Such petitions are easily got Thereupon
the contractor was asRed what he thought the
necessary cost OF the increased service, and
either he or some dummy or confederate OF his
swore that it would cost so much, and on this
simple affidavit the quicker and more frequent
service was ordered at the contractors own
price, without publication or advertisement or
competition.
EXAMPLE OF HOW IT WAS DONE.
Hereis an instance. Mr.. John r. Miner was
interested Ia 1880 In about ninety contracts. He
had the advantage Of being an Intimate friend
OF Mr.. Dorsey, at whose house MI. Dorsey once
testified MI. Miner used commonly to stop
Mr.. Miner was 30 lucky as TO get the contract
on the Bismark and Tongue river route, $40
miles, one trip week and 10f hours schedule
time, for s., $50 per annum. he began his service
on the 1st OF July, 1875. In December, 1878, only
fve months later, he was so fortunate as TO be
ordered to run three trips q week at sixty-five
tracted originally tor 81 $50 per year he now had
ADDED to this the neat sum OF s32, ESQ per year
for four years, OF course, In August of the next
year he got an order to make six trips q week.
and Tor this he got $ss, 600 more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27

Tne following. named gentlemen have been
appointed government directors OF the Union
Pacific Railroad for the ensuing year: A.
kauntze. OF New York city; s. T. Everett. OF
CtevelanG, Onio; r. II. Baker, OF Racine, Wis:
Unas. =. Peek, OF Port Huron, Mich, and Geo'
w. Frost, OF Omaha Neb. N--~ WV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27

PHnADHIrH1A, April 27.-T6e trial Of VIM M.
Slngefly, publisher OF the PhiladIlphia Rac0rd.
and the controllers clerk, Wolf, was conclude
this morning by the jury rendering verdict OF
acqu1ttal The suit grew 0uI OF an article in
the Record charging that the city controller had
signed an unlawful warrant. by which. In con-
nectton with the clerk, a contractor had OBJ
tained $50 from the city treasury In violation
Of law.