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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-18

SMALLPOX STAT1sTICs.-The National Board of
Health reports that during the week ending March
18th there were nine cases and four deaths in
fernando, Miss three cases in COdwater, Miss,
three cases in Lake, Ill; six deaths in Hudson
county, Nd: one case in Kingston, n Y, and six
deaths in New Orleans La
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-18

currency has authorized the Citizens National
Bank OF Parkersburg, West Va, to commence bust
ness with capital OF 500 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-18
Washington News and Gossip.
THxRE are 141 new advertisements in TEE STAR

PROMOTED FROM THE RASKs.-Sergeants Wright
and Green, Of the signal service corps, have been
promoted to be neutenants
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
SMALLPOX Reports.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March ia
semi-official statement from South
Bethlehem, Pa, yesterday, protested
that the reports of the preva~
lence of smallpox there had
greatly exaggerated the facts.
But to day the dispatches report $50
cases in eighty-one houses. Disin~
fectants are being used by the whole
sale. All the barber shops are closed
and FIVE pudding furnaces and the
rolling mill have stopped for want
of men; not that SO many Of the men
are sick, but because many men llve
ing in infected houses are quaran-
tined, and quarantine is enforced by
Bethlehem, on the opposite. side of
the Leigh River. The citi~
zens not already quarantined
in the houses are leaving the
town and sending their families
away. Nearly every student in
the Lebigh University and Bishop
thorp Female Seminary, has left.
No mail matter is allowed to leave
the infected district. The health
officers has been given police power
Two hospitals have been opened,
and are rapidly filing. The disease
is now reported in Bethlehem, where
four cases appeared to~day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
Adventures of q Baby,

The Kingston On. u Freeman relates
the experience of young mother in
that town with her first baby. The
mother, it seems, had been reared in
luxury, and was lacking in practical
experience "She undertook to give
the child bath in small foot tub. The
lady's mother, who lives with her, pass
ing through the room, dipped her finger
in the water, and told her daughter it
was too cold for the little one, and that
she would have to warm it. Instead of
adding little warm water, she placed
the bath-tub with the baby in it on a
small gas stove, and awaited for further
developments. The developments came
as soon as the bottom of the tub began
to get extra warm. The offspring gave
one yell, when the fond mother, grand
mother and the two servants rushed to
the rescue. In the future, grandmother
will look after the child, while the
mother reads up on the cares of a mother
and how to bring up children"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
~sREE ETIQUETTE

It is with view Of elevating the pop
ular taste and etherealizing, SO to speak,
the manners and customs of our readers,
that we give below few hints upon
table etiquette:
. Macaroni should be cut into short
pieces and eaten with an even, graceful
motion, not absorbed by the yard.
Oranges are held on fork while being
peeled, and the facetious style of squirt
ing the juice into the eye of your host
is dn revOir.
Stones in cherries and other fruit
should not be placed on the table-cloth,
but slid quietly and unostentatiously
into the pocket of your neighbor, or
noiselessly tossed under the table.
If by mistake you drink out of your
finger-bowl, laugh heartily and make
some facetious remark, which will
change the course of conversation and
renew the friendly feeling among the
members of the party.
In drinking wine, when you get to the
bottom of your glass do not throw your
head back and draw your breath like the
exhaust of bath tub in order to get the
last drop, as it engenders feeling of
the most depressing melancholy among
the guests.
If you cannot accept an invitation to
supper, do not write your regrets ON the
back of pool check with blue lead
pencil. This is not regarded as "rico-
chet. A simple note to your host, in
forming him that your washerwoman re-
fuses to relent, is sufficient.
On seating yourself at the table, draw
off your gloves and put them in your lap
under your napkin. Do not put them
in the gravy, as it would spoil the gloves
and cast gloom over the gravy. If you
have Just cleaned your gloves with ben
zine, you must leave them out in the
front yard. Cincinnati Fair Journal.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, March 17.-At the
conclusion of the morning hour, the
House, at 12:45, went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Rich, of Michigan,
in the chair, on the private calendar.
The first bill ON the calendar was
one authorizing the payment to VIM.
NJ. Maynadeer of S3,726, in iquida-
ton OF deficiency in his accounts as
paymaster, caused by robbery com
mitted by his clerk. Though the
measure had been considered and
discussed On two previous Fridays,
an uninteresting debate again spraug
up and continued for about two
hours, when Mr.. Holman, of Ind
ana, moved to strike out the enact
ing clause. Agreed to.
The same action was taken upon a
similar bill for the relief of Mai. G..
W. Conden.
The committee rose and the
Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary
of War, transmitting, in response to
a resolution offered by Mr.. King, of
Louisiana, estimates of the number
of persons made destitute by e
overflow of the Mississippi River
and its tributaries, and the time for
which the necessity of Congressional
aid Will continue, which was res
ferred. The committee estimates the
number of persons rendered destitute
at $4,000 as follows: Missouri,
1900; Illinois, 10000; Kentucky,
5000; Tennessee, 5000; Missis-
sippi, 10000; Arkansas, 10000;
Louisiana, $4,000, and states that
$4,000 worth of rations have been
distributed. The communication
further sta es that the appropriation
already made is sufficient to furnish
80 200 ratiOns Of SUBJ
stantial kind, and says that the
supply will be exhausted in Arke
ansas, Mississippi aud Louisiana
about the Dist.
No estimate can be made Of the
time during whicha necessity for Con
gressional aid will continue. No
further demands are expected from
Illinois and Kentucky, but from MIS-
sissippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and
Missouri, the department has infor>
nation that the necessity for subsist
ence will continue for period va
riously estimated at from 30 to go
days.
The department has no informa-
ton from Louisiana, but it is thought
that it may be placed on the same
category as Mississippi.
Adjourned.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

Sponge Undertaking is the very
latest, some German genius having re-
Gently invented and patented line of
underwear manufactured from this por-
GUS substance. It is claimed for it that
it can be cleansed more easily than
WOODEN goods, and, being more flexible,
does not chafe the skin so much. 1t is
a bad conductor, and tends to keep tho
temperature uniform. One who wears
this Undertaking is not liable to take
cold, for it absorbs the perspiration
without checking it. After the mineral
and vegetable impurities in the sponges
have been sufficiently beaten by heavy
hammer to admit of being readily
washed out, the sponges are dried and
pared with sharp knife. These parings
are then sewed together. The fabric is
prepared without the use of poisonous
dyes which, as. Incorporated in cloth
underclothing, sometimes prove very
s {: TO the system.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
SMALLPOX NEWS.
Statement of Facts---No Small pOx In
SeyierviIie.

Statement of Facts---No smallpox in
SeyierviIie.
SEv1ERv1LLE, Tenn, March, 16.
Mr.. EDITOR Wild rumors and greatly
exaggerated stories are being circulated
through the country about smallpox in and
around Sevierville. AS yet there has not
been single case in Sevierville, and none
nearer than or a miles. There have only
been IL cases in all developed; five of them
are now convalescent, one died, and the
rest are all doing well. Smallpox, so far,
is confined to five families. There are
eight others in these five families that are
liable to have it, but the most of them have
been vaccinated and may escape. DIR.
Edwards informs me that there are four
other families living near, that perhaps have
been slightly exposed, but he has strong
hopes that he will be able to confine it TO
the families where it now exists. These are
facts that may be relied upon. I went to
DIR. Edwards tonight, who is employed by
the county, and has charge of all the small
oox cases. and what have stated is just as
he related it to me.
know nothing only what 1 read IN to-
DAVIS CHRONICLE about there being small
pox in the lower end of the county, but un.
| less there is smallpox there, l am satlshec
| there is none in Sewer County only IN the
neighborhood herein stated.
The people of Sevierville are taking every
precaution to keep smallpox out OF town
and do not think any one need have an!
fear in coming to Sevierville SO Tar a.
smallpox is concerned. D. z. o.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

AL that live must die, passing
through nature to eternity.
NOTHING Of worth or weight can be
achieved with half a mind, with faint
heart and with lame endeavor.
The art of poetry is to touch the pas
sions, and its duty to lead them on the
side OF virtue.
HYPocRIsY is the homage vice pays ts
virtue.
IF SOLID happiness we prize,
Within our breast this jewel Hes.-Cotton.
THE right of private judgment is alb,
solute In every American citizen. Gar,
field.
1 SUPPOSE all phrases of mere compli.
ment have their turn to be true. A man
is occasionally grateful when he says
thank you. y George Eliot.
OF ALI tie paths that lead to a woman'' love.
PHYS the straghtest.-EIetcher.
KNEW a very wise man that believed
that If man were permitted to make all
the ballads he need not care who should
make the laws of nation.
Use every man after his desert and
who should 'scape whipping?
The children of to-day will be the
architects of our country's destiny in
1900.-Garfeld.
Folks as have no mind to,be O. use
have allays the luck to be out O. the
road when there's anything to be done.
George Eliot.
No WALLS so fair as those sur fancies build;
No views so bright as those visions gild .
% W. Holmts
VICE itself loses half its evil by losing
all its grOssDess.
WHO ever knew truth put to the worse,
In free and open encounter ?-M;ltop
THE touehstone by which men try us
is often their own vanity.
How many lessons of faith and beauty
We should lose If there were no winter in
year
BE NOBLE! and the nobeness that lies
In other men, sleeping, but never dead
shall rise In majesty to meet thine own.
j r. LotreU.
SOME clrcumstantial evidence is very
strong, as when you find trout in the
milk.
MANY mean things are done in the
family, for which moods are put forwasd
as the excuse, when the moods them
selves are the most inexcusable things Of
all. A man or woman in tolerable
health has no moral right to indulge in
an unpleasant mood @. Holland.
A GOOD book is the precious life-blood
of a master spirit, embalmed and treas
ured up on purpose for life beyond
life.
A MAN in love, setting up his brains as
a gauge of his position, is like determin-
ing ships longitude from light at the
mast head.
No MAN fully realizes what opinions he
acts upon, or what his actions mean.
To HAVE failed is not much to be sad
about, but to feel that you have failed is
a cause of sorrow.
WoMAN's ruling passion is to fascin-
ate and rule those more powerful than
she.
RAPTURE is often cooled by contact
with its cause, especially if under awk-
ward conditions.
PERHAPS to q woman it is almost an
dreadful to think of loosing her beauty
as of loosing her reputation.
WHEN men first love as lads, it is with
the very center of their hearts, nothing
else being concerned in the operation.
There is much ittleness in trying to
be great. A man must think good deal
of himself, and be conceited enough to
believe in himself before he tries at all.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
SpiunerS' Strike.

LAWRENCE, MASS, March 1.-THE
strike of the ring spinners in the
Pacific mills is increasing. To-day,
after they had received their pay,
thirtyso1e of those employed in the
lower Pacific mills lett the mills,
stopping eishty>seven frames.
They allege as the cause,
that the Pacific authorities ordered
boarding house keepers not to board
the strikers from the upper mill.
Matters are at fever heat, and a gen.
eral strike in other departments is
feared. The entire cotton spinning
force of the Central Pacific mill has
struck, stopping $50 spindles. A
meeting of the striIers held at the
city hall was addressed by Hector
Mccoy, editor of the Catholic Her
aid. Great excitement prevails.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
The Child Murderer.

New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE tes-
timony shows that Albert Weeks,
aged II years when shot dead yes
terday by A. F. Wilde, was walking
along the side walk with his little
sister, and not standing upon the
plums, as charged. Wilde Was ar
raigned toeday and remanded to
prison, without bail, until Friday
next, when an examination takes
place.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
Gin Mill Burned.

New HAVEN, Conn, March II
Early this morning Konold's gin dis
tillery, at Grape Vine Point, was
totally burned; loss $4,000, insur
ance $4,000. An hour later, while
the engines were still busy at Kon-
Odds distillery, the Calvary Baptist
Church was burned out, causing the
loss of about $4,000; insurance
s4,7OO. Both are supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
heath of q Convict.

COLUMBUS, S. c., March 17.-Brooks
Halcombe, a colored convict sen"
fenced at the Lamens Court to the
penitentiary for one year for burglary
and larceny, escaped from Plmgle s
Phosphate Works, on the Ashley
River, last Thursday, and this morn"
ing passenger train on the South
Carolina Railroad ran over him near
Fort Matte, cutting his head off and
otherwise mutilating him. HIS
shackles were still on when discov>
cred by the engineer, and he was
living face down between the rails.
He is supposed to have been already
1aod
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
THE FRESHET.
One Foot Higher at Yazoo Than
in 1867.

CINoINNNATI, o., March 18.-The
Times>Star Yazoo City special this
morning reports the flood one foot
higher than in 1867, the people dis
regarding property and seeking only
to save human life. The court
house is crowded, and steamers are
removing the sufferers as fast as
they can Twelve hundred were res
moved last night. The cotton gin
house was full of refugees, who were
swept away and all drowned.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
The Cotton Market.

New YORK, March 1S.-The Posts
cotton market report says: Future
deliveries at the first call, sold at a
decline of 4 to 5 per cent, recovered
the loss and brought at the second
and last call yesterdays closing
prices. After losing again 2 to 3
per cent, they closed 1 per cent.
lower than yesterday for April to
October, and to 5 per cent. lower
for October, November and Decem>
her
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
Bradlaugh Endorsed.

LONDON, March IA meeting of
the electors of Northampton has ap-
proved Bradlaugh's conduct in the
House of Commons, and passed a
resolution authorizing the executive
of the Liberal and Radical Union
to sign a petition to the House pray
ing that he be heard at the bar in
support of its claim of the right to
be represented in the House by
speech and vote of duly elected
members.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
Death of a Enrmer KnnxYillian

From the San Antonio, Texas, Evening
Light, of March 3rd, 1882, we take the fol-
lowing excerpts:
At twenty minutes past six yesterday
afternoon, Mr.. Samuel Bell breathed his
last at his quiet home in this city, thus clos
ing long, honorable, useful lite.
Mr.. Bell was born in Washington County,
Penn, on the 18th of July, 1898. At the
age of eight he was apprenticed in an arms
mandatory at Pittsburg, and became a
shillful workman in making blades; he made
swords for the war of 1912. In 1919, in his
2lst year, he was seized with the spirit of
adventure and made the voyage by water to
the then great southwest, and selected his
home at Knoxville, Tenn, returning a
year later to Pittsburg for the wife of his
choice Mr. Bell resided at Knoxville until
1851, being engaged in the mandatory of
jewelry, silver ware and fine blades.
In 1851, having met reverses of fortune,
Mr. Bell removed with his family to this
city and began business as jeweler and
silversmith In 1858, the hardest blow of
human sorrow fell upon his head, in the
loss of his estimable wife-whose amiable
and courageous character had sustained him
under the most trying circumstances during
a long and happy domestic life.
We have thus traced the outline of Mr.
Bells life, but its detail would fill a large
volume, marked on every page with honor
and usefulness.
In politics he was of the old Wing school,
and was very firm and pronounced in his
views he was one of those men who never
sold his liberty of opinion for the sake of
his business; he never fawned, or fattered,
or deceived, being the soul of honor and of
truth.
when the rebellion broke out Mr.. Bell
was Union man. His love for the Union
was intense, and the acts of rebellion, as
they TRANSFERRED about him, excited his
strongest denunciation and protest. In
those gloomy days of the spring of 81, old
Mr. Bell seemed to the writer to be pos
sessed of the very inspiration of patriotism,
Of late years the old man had been grad
uauy descending to the grave, and when tn e
end came it was a simple, easy passage t o
the great beyond life passed away withou :
a struggle, without seemingly pang or a
pain Such a life SO replete, SO full, SO
complete in its end the grave acquired no
victory, death had no sting.
In his domestic qualities Mr.. Bell was
the kindest and most gentle of men; his
children and his grandchildren can
weave above his grave the wreaths
of the pleasantest, happiest mem
cries. His blessings are on their heads.
Mr.. Bell is well aud favorably remenlz
bered by the older citizens of Knoxville.
He was the grandfather of our townsmen,
Ex-Mayor s. B. Luttrel and JAS. G. Lut-
trell, and it was for him that the first men
toned was named. ....
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

a MIR. j. w. SCHUcKER, who was
once a private secretary to Ma.
chase, is the man who furnished
Garfelds confidential letter to Chase
to the New York Sun, the publica-
ton of which has been so eagerly
seized by the enemies OF the late
President to defame his character. It
was a confidential letter to a trusted
friend, and never was intended for
publication.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
Business Failure.

AUGUSTA, GA, March ia. M.
Stone & Co., cotton merchants, cot
ton gin manufacturers, and grain
dealers, made an assignment to-day
for the benefit of their creditors !;
liabilities, about $4,000; nominal
assets, $4,000. Among the assets
is gin mandatory, valued at
$4,000. They have preferred
creditors to the amount of $4,000.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
Fatal Amusement.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo, March l7.-Yes.
terday a party of boys, aged from 8
to II years, all belonging to well to-
do families, to amuse themselves,
dug a tunnel in a hillside on the
outskirts of the city. They worked
in reliefs. Five were LETT by their
companions at 3 o'clock. When the
others returned, at 5 o'clock, the
tunnel was found to have caved IN
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, March ia Vienna cor
respondent of the st. James Gazette
says the general understanding be-
tween Germany and Austria to
jointly resist a Russian attack
upon either power, has lately re>
suited in an arrangement of details
for immediate action if necessary.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19
A Naughty Newspaper Man.

WATsEKA, ILL, March III. W.
Johnson, of Sheldon, editor of the
Gazette newspaper, prominent Re
publican politician and an applicant
for the Swedish consulship, is
charged with having forged COM
merclal paper to the extent of sew
eral thousand dollars, and has left
the country.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

A ROCHESTER street car horse shot ont
with his heels the other day, and hit the
driver with one and the cash-box with
the other, and an investigation showed
that he had kicked six dollars into the
drivers overcoat pocket. Such wonder
full sagacity on the part of the horse
caused the discharge of the driver
Detroit Free Press.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

SOME Democrats are not satisfied
with the selection of General
Rosecranz as chairman of the Dem~
ocratic Congressional Committee.
They say he is too old. Ana then he
has no bari"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

The lecture on "The Mormons: their
Rise and Objects" for the benefit OF the
Public Library, tomorrow evening, prom
Uses to be one of the most interesting occa-
sions every witnessed in the library room.
Col. Gibson has just returned from Utah,
and will embody in his remarks some per-
sonal observations of this strange people
He conyersed with some of the leading
officials of the Mormon church, and doubt
less gained the true Mormon theory as 10
their use and objects. Col. Gibson brought
back with him specimens of the granite OF
which the new endowment house ls being
constructed. This institution Is to san
Lake City what the State house is to Albany
or the East River bridge to New York;
financial sink-hole, into which goes, as the
officials allege, the money which they IN
reality steal There will be large attend
ance in the Reading Room, and those want
ing good seats had better 60 early. -
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

The American newspapers have
about settled the question that the
recent attempt upon the life of Queen
Victoria was the seventh, and still
she lives. Long live the Queen"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

DoN'T you think, asked Brown, "that
Pingrey is laboring under an hallucina-
ton ?" ono, don't" replied Fogg
che has an hallucination, but l don't
think he is laboring under it. I never
knew him to labor under anything. -
Boston transcript.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

The harmony" organs are very
angry at the Nashville Banner. The
Banners ofSense consists in opposing
the schemes of regulators to place
the State of Tennessee in the attitude
Of highway robber.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

TME rumor prevails that Collector
Robertson is to be removed from the
port Of New York, and given a for>
eign appointment. He says he knows
nothing Of it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-19

If editor Watterson succeeds in
having all the fellows "pitehed into
the sea" from his Democratic flag.
ship, whom he designates in his
Chicago speech, there will be room
on that vessel and a much lighter
crew