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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
The Anti-Chiuese Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The utter
ances of the Pacific Coast newspa-
pers on the veto of the Chinese bill
indicate strong feeling against the
President, and Republican managers
in that State practically give up the
State as not worth contesting. At
several places on the Pacific Coast
the President was burned in efigy
last night.
San FRANcIsco, April 5.-The Alta
California comments bitterly on the
action of the President in vetoing
the Chinese bill, and says: "The
veto appalls every Republican in
the State, and proves that the Presi-
dent is slave, and not master, of
the Eastern bigots and scared New
York merchants. He reminds us of
our insigni6cance at least, and that
the wants of California are nothing
to Massachusetts, and New England.
The veto means the loss to the Re-
publican party of California, Nevada,
Oregon, Dakota, Arizona, Utah and
Wyoming, and the Generalization of
the party west of the Rocky Noun
tains. We acknowledge the bitter
ness of the defeat, but we do not
give up the fight"
The call says the veto is perhaps
the most arbitrary act an American
President ever performed. The
veto of the fifteen passenger bill by
President Hayes was stretch of
power, but not so wanton an exercise
OF the executive prerogative as the
veto consideration.
The Call publishes an interview
with John F. Swift, ex-treaty com>
missioner to China, who says, regard
ing the twenty years suspension
clause of the Chinese bill, that the
commissioners of both countries
contemplated considerably longer
period when discussing the terms of
the treaty. The Chinese commits
sioners understood, even better than
we did, the problem of competition
in labor, and were willing to agree
to means of relief. The time of sus-
pension was thoroughly dis
cussed, and it was agreed that
a suspension of thirty three years,
or one generation would be necessa-
ry to remedy the evils complained Of
| fully hoped that the suspension
would have been proposed for 80
years. The Chinese government
would not have considered the faith
of the treaty impaired if it had been
for l0 years or more.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

WAsH1NeToM, D. c., April 6-The
President to day sent in the follow~
ing nominations Henry NJ. Teller,
of Colorado, to be Secretary of the
Interior William L. Chandler, of
New Hampshire, to be Secretary of
the Navy; William H. Hunt, of
Louisiana, Minister to Russia, John
j. Knox, of Minnesota, Comptroller
of the Currency "a disappointment,
his term have having expiredD. The
Senate, in executive session, immedi-
ately confirmed the nomination of
Teller, and referred the others to ap.
propriate committees. The Presi>
dent also nominated Roland Worth
ington, editor and proprietor of the
Boston Traveller, to be Collector Of
Customs at Boston.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
Domestic Electric Lighting.

A lecture on electric incandescent
lamps suitable for domestic lighting
was delivered in the concert-room of
the Crystal Palace on March Is by
Professor Silvanus P. Thompson, of
the University College, Bristol. So
far back as 1S41 the attempt had
been madeto construct little electric
lamps by enclosing in glass bulbs
thin wires of plantlnum or thin strips
OF carbon, which on the passage of
an electric current grew white hot.
This method of procuring light from
electric currents was revived in 1878
by Mr.. Edison, who at first attempt
ed to construct platinum lamps,
which, hover, in spite of many IN
genious contrivances to protect them
from over heating, could not be kept
from fusing up Eventually Edison
settled upon flament of carbon,
but not before similar suggestion
had been made by MIR, Swan of New
castle. Edison prepared his fila
ments from bamboo fibre, Swan from
cotton thread. In each case the
carbonized fibre was fixed in a small
pear-shaped globe, and exhausted as
perfectly as possible of air by mer-
cural air pump. A tilament OF carbon
thus treated became as elastic as steel.
Similar lamps had been constructed
by Lane>Fox and by Maxim, with
slight differences of detail in the
manufacture. These little lamps
gave light of about equal bright
ness to one bright gas jet. They
were destined to work revolution
in domestic lighting, since, when
supplied by currents from a central
statlon, they would not only be cheap
er than gas, but would be far more
readily managed and kept in order.
There was no unhealthy smoke or
products of combustion produced,
very little heat, no smell, and no risk
of explosion. The incandescent
lamps lent themselves with extraor-
dinary facility to the purpose of dec
Grafton, and would doubtless rapidly
become the fashionable mode of hight
ing. The experience of the Savoy
Theatre showed that it was practica-
BILE to apply them to large building,
The pubic safety demanded that no
time be lost il making electric light
ing imperative in all theatres and
public building. It ought also to
be made compulsory to use electric
lamps III coal mines. In few days
the experiment would be tried Of
lighting the Holborn Viaduct and
surrounding houses by Edison S
lamps from a central station This
would be but small sample of the
method in domestic electric lighting
could be carried out on large scale.
The lecturer predicted for teis meth
ed of Lighting results far more i'm
portant and wide reaching than those
which any other kind of electric
lighting could possibly attain.-Lon
don Times.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
JESSE JAMES.
The Remains Ready for Burial
1.-THE End Not Yet"

The Remains Ready for Burial
THE End Not Yet"
Sr. Louis, April 5-A special from
st. Joseph says that Prosecuting
Attorney Wallace. of jackson Coun,
ty, and Matte Collins, wife of Dick
Little, arrived there this morning.
They both identified the remains of
Jesse James, and Wallace will take
charge Of the dead outlaws, effects.
The remains have been handsomely
laid out, and are now encased in an
expensive casket, which is at the un-
dertakers, awaiting the preparation
of special train, which will convey
them and large party of friends and
officials to the home of Mrs Samuels,
near Kearney, where they will be
buried.
Capt. E. Ford, brother of Robt.
and Charles Ford, arrived here this
morning. In an interview he said: :
Il have been in this thing since last
fall, and tried several months to get
Charley and Bob into it. Jesse had
said If any of us went back on him
he would kill US. We thought he
was after us, and for that reason went
into it. I knew the boys had been 10
Gated but did not know where. It was
only a question of who should shoot
first; we tried to get him
to our house, and he did
come there twice, but I was not at
home either time, and nothing was
done. I know where Frank James
is, but don't propose to tell just
now. But he is somewhere East.
Frank will avenge Jesse's death,
and somebody connected with the
affair will be killed. This matter is
not vet ended.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
The Raging Floods.

MORGAN CRY, La, April 5.-The
water has risen two and a half inches
during the last "a hours, and the
water is over the steamships wharf.
No land is in sight except an old war
fortifcation, upon which the few cat,
tie left have taken refuge. Centre
vile and Pattersonville are overflow
ed. At Dancy plantation, below
Centreyille, the water is running
over from the Teche into Bayou
Sale. From Richahoc plantation,
six miles above Pattersonville, there
is one vast sheet of water over nearly
every inch of ground, to the gulf of
Mexico
DR.. II. S. Sanders, of the Lack
land plantation, two miles
above Pattersonville, has just come
IN andreports the water up to q horses
girth between his place and Patter-
sonville.
The business houses are nearly all
closed here, and the water in town
ranges from two to eleven feet in
depth. The total rise. here is now
"a inches above the food of 1874,
~, Inches above that of 1867 and IL
inches above the immense overflow
of 1898.
The, Secretary of War has received
telegraphic messages from the Lou>
lslana commissioners at New Orleans,
stating that the tide has moved
Southward with such fearful rap
idity that the sugar is threatened
with as much destruction as has
afflicted the northern portion of
the State, and that calls for relief
come to them much more quickly
than they expected; also that they
must, in consequence, apply for
400, 900 rations (which were intended
to be given in installments), to be
given in full on the 9th inst, SO that
they can be forwarded to suit the
lines of transportation. They state
that they may be compelled to ask
for still further aid, although the
water is slowly receding in the
northern part of the State.
The Secretary has directed that
the request be granted.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
NASHVILLE.
The SO-cal1ed State-credit Demo
cratic Committee
Gracefully Falls into Line on the
Harmony Question.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.

Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 5.
The State-credit Democratic ex-
ecutive committee, at its adjourned
session to- day, unanimously adopted
the following:
Resolved, That tbs the unanimous
and earnest desire of this commits
Zee that the Democratic party OF
Tennessee should harmonic on
principle, and that we will leave
nothing in our power undone to se-
cure this result.
The preamble of Mr.. Carroll's s
resolution was concurred in and the
following substituted for his resolu-
tion and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That with view to the
unifcation of the Democratic party,
we cordially accept the invitation for
the joint co operation in a Democrat
ic convention, and that Hon. John
w. Childress, chairman, is hereby
instructed to confer with Hon. D. F.
Wallace, chairman, and in conjunc-
ton with him, call a convention of
the Democrats of Tennessee, to meet
in Nashville, not later than June 10th,
to nominate a candidate for Gov
ernor, and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before it; to which the Democrats
in the several counties are earnestly
requested to select delegates in a
spirit of harmony, and with a view
of unifcation of the party. Should
there be failure to call joint con-
vention, because of the refusal of Hon.
D. f. Wallace to concur therein, then
Hon. J. w. Childress is directed to
call said convention as hereinbefore
instructed.
Both houses of the Legislature
will have quorum tomorrow.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 5.-The
State credit Democratic executive
committee have instructed their
chairman to call a gubernatorial con
vention in conjunction with the call
by the chairman of the other wing
of the party, in order to unite that
section.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
Mechanisville Meeting.

A meeting of citizens of Mechanicsville
was held under the Welsh church last night,
with E. j. Davis, chairman, and W. b
Samuel secretary. Several speeches were
made, and the sentiment of the meeting
was found to be strongly in favor of sep
arate corporation. A committee, consisting
of D. r. Samuel, Weaver and Click,
was appointed to recommend a line of
boundary for such corporation, and obtain
any further information thought desirable !;
to report to the next meeting, which will he
held at the same place Thursday night, 18th
iRst.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

The Governor of Maryland has
signed bill passed by the Legisla-
ture, prescribing the punishment for
wife beating. The penalty for such
offense is whipping not to exceed
forty lashes, or imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or both. at the
discretion of the court. There is
some consistency in this.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

EIGHT persons, including the man
ager of the Ring Theatre, and city
officials of Vienna, have been in
dicted for contributing by their neg
ligence to the recent fire calamity.
THIS is very well, but it would be
much better if owners and managers
of theatres were compelled to pro>
vide reasonable means of egress, so
that in case of fire or panic loss of
life might be prevented.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
HUMAN SUFFERING RELIEVED

Intensely severe headaches, constipation
of the bowels, deficiency of bilious secre-
tions, fatulency, unsteadiness and weak.
ness of muscular power, lowness of spirits,
dependency, heart-burnings, nervous de-
bility and weakness promptly cured by
using Browns Iron Bitters. A true tonic,
universally recommended by the medical
profession. Medical Journal.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

Food and medicine for young and old,
prepared aoitb0ut Fermentation, from Cana
dian Barley Malt, Hops, Quinine, Bark,
ste. MALT BITTERS are warranted
more Nourishing, Strengthening, Vitahzing
and Purifying, by reason of their richness
than all other forms of malt or medicine,
while free from the objections urged against
malt LIQUORS
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
How to Save.

/ All hard workers are subject to bilious
attacks which may end in dangerous illness.
Parker's Ginger Tonic will keep the kid
neys and liver active, and by preventing the
attack save much sickness, loss of time and
expense. Delay at such times means dan
ger.-Detroit Press. See other column.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

This being "Good Friday" on the day
which commentaries the crucifxion of
Christ services will be held in St. Johns
Episcopal Chuch, at 1890 a. m. and 7:30
p m. All welcome.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

A true assistant to nature in restoring the
system to perfect health, thus enabling it
to resist disease, is Browns Iron Bitters.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

For aged men, women, weak and sickly
children, without rival. Will not cause
headache. Browns Iron Bitters.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

REAL estate in Salt Lake City has
risen about Is per cent since
the passage of Senator Edmunds
anti-polygamy bill.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
Read What the Leading Papers Say:

s.J. Harry Shannon, but eight years old. is. in
our opinion, the most accomplished orator and
elocutionist the world has ever known."-N. Y.
Herald.
"We were more than astonished vt the pose
and se1f-possession of the child. Il cannot
be satisfactorily explained on any known hypoth-
esis of culture.'-N. Y. Tribune.
"For an hour and half Master Harry held his
audience spell bound. Even the ushers and at
teadants deserted their places and mingled with
the audience. for no duties could be- performed
so long as The boy continued to speak. IN. Y
World.
IF VS. could believe in re-tncarnation, we
should think Clay re- embodied III new form.
M 7. Evening Post.
Nothing like his oratory has been heard since
the days Oh Emmet and Webster. Boston Post.
Another century will probably go by before
such another boy is likely to appear on earth. -
Baltimore American.
"The talent of this boy is the wonder of all who
heard him. His gifts are toIn with him. BAL
timore Bulle In.
I'm hi appearance before the magnates of the
land, now assembled in Washington, In his rem
dition of Emmet's Defense, the Irish Patriot. he
bathed b slf his audience In tears "--Washington
Star.
"Those who came in doubt to listen to the
efforts OF poy, remained to hear with wonder
AMI admiration the oratorical achievements OF
the accomplished man."--Cincinnau CONNER
cial.
ITO us it is incomprehensible. He seems to
lntonate each word with the same nice judgment
that musician would exhibit liz playing upon
an instrument t"-Pittsburg dispatch.
While in him We recognize the clear and dis
ttnct enuns iation o. Clay or Webster with
their m gLifcent intellectual development, we at
the same time note. with astonishment, the
manners Of Chesterneld"--st. Paul Dispatch.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
HESRY's CARBOLIC sALVE.

The BEST sALVE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
kinds of Skin Eruptiohs, Freckles and Pim-
pies. Be sure you get HENRY'S CAR
BOLIC SALYE, as all others are but inaita-
tons and counterfeits. Price % cents.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

DURNO'S CATARRH SNUFF cures all
affections of the mocus membrane of the
head and throat
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

DR. MOTIFS LIVER PILLS are the best
csshsrtie
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

DIR. GREENS OxYGEEATED BIrTERs
is the best remdy for Dyspepsia, Bilious
ness, Malaria, Indigestion, all disorders of
the Stomach, and diseases of the Blood.
Kidneys, Liver Skin, &c.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

VENNoR predicts cold and wet
weather for May.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-17

Important and valuable to person
IN his position than the graees and
finished arts Of the orator. That
is, his peculiar art in controlling
men, and reeoneiling conflicting
opinions, gaining the good will of
his opponent, and disarming him
OF his most dangerous weapons.
His services on the committee and
III the house when work is to be
be done would be invaluable, and
he would not have a superior, if an
equal. Warren is perhaps the
only county in the district that may
put in a claim, but she might waive
1t in favor and be generous enough
to support Captain Stone, who
lives in the center of the district
and Warren had the honor of hav
ing been the home of Genera
Chalmers. Captain Stone is full,
committed to aid in advancing al
the public interests of the district
We hope the nominating conver
tion will fairly and justly invest
gate the claims of Captain Ston,
and select him as its standar
bearer.
DEER CREEK PLANTER.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-17
Letter from Wcstburg.
Westburg, June II, 1882

Westburg, June II, 1882.
Editor Times:
We of this section have at last
fairly launched into the cultivating
season for our staple crops. Our
stands of cotton and corn are not
as good as We could desire, espec-
tally Oh rear lands. But they are
as good as could be expected for
such an unfavorable Spring for
planting, combined with the de-
structiye worms incident to over
flows, and cold Spring weather.
The cut-worm is certainly hard
customer to back down from his
favorite diet of young cotton
and corn. Many fields that were
planted in corn rolled in pine tar
and coal tar, or soaked in coperas
water. had to be plowed and plant
ed again. Some few found coperas
a good preventative when corn
was soaked in a solution of it for
4S hours; but less than that, say "a
hours, l know to be a waste of
time and material for protective
purposes. The worms are doing
no damage at present, as they
cease to operate on lands that have
become dry and exposed to the hot
sun for any length of time. The
silver lining to our cloud is that
our crops though young are in fine
condition, and have commenced
growing rapidly, and we have plen'
ty of labor IN the country to keep
them we'll worked. The last rush
of water through the breaks did
not interfere with any Deer Greek
plantations in this neighborhood
The water still holds the low
swamp in charge that is on the
east side of the Creek. Not even
the low lands are under on the
west side. IN factit has been dry
for some time, and fishing is car
ried on to considerable extent II
the many small lakes out in thu
. dense forest.
A shower of rain at this tim'
would be most acceptable.
SENTINEL,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-17
Mississippi Valley Railroad.

lTimes.Democrat.
ETMessrs. w. M. Johnston, of the
firm of I. I. Wilson & Co., bank
ers, of New York city, owners OF
the New Orleans and Mississippi
Valley Railroad, and John A.
Grant, chief engineer Of the new
line, returned to the city after
having made a thorough recon
noissance of the entire route from
here to Memphis, the terminus of
the road.
The gentlemen give an enthusi'
astic account Of the section OF
country through which the new
line is being constructed. They
find the line very favorable for
construction, with easy grades and
very few water courses to cross
From Memphis to the neighbor'
hood of Fayette, Miss, the road
will pass through the finest cotton
section in the South, and from
Fayette to the vicinity of Clinton
Louisiana distance of about d
miles, through a virgin forest o
longleaved pine timber.
From the last named point t.
Baton Rouge is a magnificent cot
ton and sugar country, only par
tally developed. From Batoi
Rouge to New Orleans the line vii
run parallel and in a short distanc'
Of the Mississippi river, through
as fine a sugar region as there j
in the South.
Judging from these facts 1t !
easy to infer that the line, wheI
opened. will do as large a busines
as any new line of railroad eve
opened in the South. Local tra'
el on the entire line will be yer,
, large, aud on the last 100 miles vii
l be exceedingly so.
} The contractors have alread
!. begun work between New Orlean
/, and Baton Rogue and Vicksbur
: and Port Gibson, and in Q wee
i, or two a large force of laborer
4 will be placed on the line betwee
+ vieksburg and Memphis. A eorI
a of enyineers will also be put
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-17
The Tariff Commission.
Memphis Appeal

#f Memplils Appeal.
The Tariff Commission does not
suit New York, nor the West, nor
the South. 1t is one-sided, and
proves, If anything was needed, to
prove il, that the administration
is under the control and direction
of the corporations and monopo-
lies that have grown rich fromspar
tial and selfish legislation, aud at
the expense of the whole body OF
the people. Beecher, at a recent
revenue-reform dinner, denounced
it as composed of violent Protec-
tionists; the New York Express
says ''itis a commission authorized
and created expressly to postpone
tariff REFORM and the New York
Evening Post says that il is consti-
tuted so as to give "the woolen
manufactures, the iron masters,
and the wool growers, the rice
growers and the sugar planters an
advantage over everybody else
These interests are securely in
trenched. They are not only rep.
resented specially on the commits
sion, but they have a clear majori
Is Of the members aud since
everything like special acquaint
encc with the details Of tariff leg
islafion and with the scifnee 81
taxation except rs associated 1iiI
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-17

and blinded by private interestsl
has been ignored in the compost
ton of the commission, nobody
will be concerned by its action ex-
cept the special interests them
Selves The New York Times,
another Republican paper, but
like the Express and Post, anti
mOnopolist, says: THE commits
sion is largely made up Of precise
Is the men who should have been
excluded from il, namely, the re-
personalities of the leading in
terests which profit by a high pro-
tective tariff. They are not fit
judges Of the questions TO be de
termined, but are advocates on one
side of the controversy, who
might well have been summoneS
before an impartial commission Y
furnish information and urge thei
special views Of public policy
, They are totally unfit to pass upo
! the merits of arguments that ma,
! be presented on both sides.' Iii
y to be hoped the senate will refus
= to confirm these appointments b
c the President, and that VanWyck
I. resolution for an open discussic
J of the merits of each man, whiC
y comes up on Monday, will be ca
e ried. This is not a party questio
h II is Que that affects the veal al
u welfare of all classes of the pS
~ pie. and they ought to kn'
10 through the press what its fate
TO- likely to be.