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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26
STORIES ABOUr Elder JABEz SWIM.

fTOhg me ITOrtdCiiCc STAR
In one of the pOpuiOus Towns Of Rhode Island
there was great revival prevailing, and the inter
est among the young people out OF the fold" was
increasing rapidly. \ local preacher was prolong-
lug a Iukcwarm, leaden prayer 10 the elders great
discontinue. His bowels Oh Christian compassion
were yearnlng for the young men on " the ANXIOUS
seat" lie could endure the lack OF eaTneStness no
longer and laying his hand on the torpid preachers
shoulder he cIIed out, DON'T pray 50 cOid-yOu
are TOO cold. Your prayer Will freeze hell over ana
all the sinners will escape on the Ice"
On one occasion, during the progress OF power
full aWakcning' as IL was called there was III con-
staut attendance upon bis church prominent
abo,itiouls, rather article III those days OF
Wings and Democrats. This man persisted Ill d.
ycrtlng the religious current OF the meeting by
yentiating his abolition theories III long and ntOl-
cradle haIaugueS ana with much vliuperatIon, TO
the Indignation of the church and the disgust OF the
congregations He paid no need to gentle private
rebuKc, but rose that very night and commenced a
TRADE that was more bitter than any Ot us prede-
cessors. he elder worn out with the man $
audacity, directed the tythinglnen to remove him.
The turn of affairs drew excited thrOngS IRON the
pews that completely bIockaded the alses, and rem
dered necessary to conduct the offended up one OF
the aiseS by the altar where the elder stood, erect
and stately and gave HIM an exit by private
door, AS Tie az passed the altar he looked up
at the elder leerngly, and demanded: Brother
Swan, is this according to Scripture Yes" he
replied as quickly as the thunder peal follows the
flash, this is the casting out devil pdrtW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

See here" said q fault-fnding husband, we
must have things arranged III this house 80 that we
shall know where everything Is Kept" W lth All
my heart" sweetly answered his life anu iet US
begin with your late hours, my love. 1 should
dearly love to know where they are Kept. he -ot
things run on as usual. IL is not often, however,
that one comes across such crushing retOrt as that
which q Sheffield husband received from his " lie
the other day. through the medium OF tho public
press. He advertised in of the local Journals
that he, Thomas A would no longer he answer
able for the debts incurred by his wife, who seems
to have been truly amiable creature II one may
Judge from tho advertisement which she published
next da, In reply This Is TO notify. that l. Eliza
beth A. am able TO pay Gil my own debts now
that hava not shut VI Tommy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26
DR.. p. IT. RICHARDSON ON TIE TRICYCLE.


From GOOd Words.
On returning from ride even In fine weather, 1t
ia Visa TO make 1t II rule TO change the dress, and at
the sume time to carry out 2ood aOlutloh OF the
boly | know OF no more delightful SENSATION
than that which is experienced when, after llne
ride the bath has been ind1lged IN, and light
drv change OF clothing has been put on lhe
whole body seems TO Do renovated Inc dull anu
Inactive secretIng Organs have been llschargel OF
overloaded sccretOns NE mind Is light ana clear,
and the muscular organs are ready Tor WORK, re-
iieved from fatigue rather than sleepy aud tired:
Tho water used in tho bath for the ablutlOn shOnld
NOT ut first be cold il should be Just agreedD ly
warm Int il NAV often, with advantage, he re-
dured 90 q lower temperature i0i lnal uouche'
TIE SYN should be dried with brisk friction.
I am of the opinion that no exercise for women
has ever been discovered that ~ 10 them so really
useful Young and middle-agod ladles can learn
IN ride the tricycle. with Tie greatest Iaculty, anu
rhrv become cXerllently skillul. One young lady,
VINO is very dear to me, can beat me bOth III pace
and in distance. and III tour we nave male tO-uhy
of severa! miles beautiful country road we nav .
enioyed ourselves as mach as wheh we flie oul
Together on horseback, while we have had better
exercise. | shall rejoice TO see the time when TINS
exercise shall 80 a. popular among girls ana women
"a tennis and tine dance for the more July the
physical life Of our wOmanhlnd IS deVeIopou tho
better Tor men well as women -
The tricyce is Ia fact now with ne noC uuc com
mon prescription. and is far more useiui IMAM
many a ury and formal medicinal Que " n'ch MAJ, la1
30 write on paper This matter IL 80 ihpoIlanS
and so interesting shall have 10 ulscis7 ~ III SUI
nurriv professional work III order 10 DIlng ouV
the facts | have observed and collected 1 ohy
add in this place that 'uy own person a.
of the exercise is IN the hlghest IeStoo la 80?
| have become quite practlsed rl1er' anu uii-
cult as il is for me TO get out OF London lose no
occaslOn that offers 10 take one or TWO hours ruh
and am always more benefited Dy the exercise
than by any other OF the many nave IrIou soi
health sake | often find II also very nealtnIul
and delightful to make short tour when have
few days at command.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26
TIE MODERN RED RIDING HOOD.
From The Cincinnati Saturday Nighh

From The Cincinnati Saturday wight.
The subject of this sketch clever little girl,
who derived her odd name from wearing on her
mead the sleeve OF her fathers old red flannel SHIRT.
She was an iudo pendent little piece, aud when
asked why her mother dldnJ buy her new bonnet,
said she would lust sleeve wore what sue bad on"
When one OF the ueighbOrS children snceringly
SAID " Your pa gets drunk" Little he'd lldlng
Hood responded: Your pa would too, but lie
can't afford 1t y; and when The neXt-dOOr boy i'll
paIuredly said Your mother takes washing.
Little Red Riding Hood answered, she don't take
III much when your mother gets the inst whack at
the line"
Ii will be seen from these incidents in her life
that though liIe read, well posted and
the confidence with which her INC, her dispatched
her to carry goldfish balls down into StoOrs town
ship to her sick grandmother Is easily understood.
Holding the lead dime, which her mother had
given her 1Or her car fare, tightly III her maud,
Little Red Riding Hood started for "a sireet-caT and
having a few minutes 10 wait, improved the OppOr-
tunlty by setting uDa now tIldl attracted the AZ
tention of a benevolent old gentleman, TO whom
She explained her cause for gTIef She was gong,
she sand, To ner poor, SICK grandnother' ana MAJ
been nut oil a car because her dime was counter
felt The gentleman gave her quarter and put
her on the next car The conductor III due time
called OH Little Red Riding Hood Tor IA 1are, when
she produced her lead dime. " Ihls IS counterfeit
said the conductor; whereat hldlhg ilOod iell 10
sobbing as if her heart would break, the conductor
passed her. aud an ola lady gave her dime and a
boy shared some gingerbread with her. Arrived at
her grandmOtheTs house, Litte Red Rldlng HOOD
sal down and ate the Goldfish balls; then she
bought some milk from a drunken mllklnan, upon
whom she passed the counterfeit dime, receiving
from him 10 cents II change, after winch she pro-
cecdcd to her grandmother and stand WIN her LOT
three weeks. . ,...,
I'm contrasting this story with the original Little
Red Riding Hood. the reader snouid bear III NINA
the disadvantage our heroine labored under IN
being her own wolf. role which she sustained WIN
signal ability There does not appear 10 be any
thug more to add except that the town Is 1ull Oh
our Kind of Little Red Riding Hoods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

"Witder Jenkins said an Chic farmer az
he hustled INTO her house morning am man OF
business am worth 500 and you for wife,
1 give you three minutes In which 70 snswsn az
don't want ten seconds old man." she repneu, W ene
shook out the dlshcloth. " Pm woman Of businessi
worth $4,000, and wouldn't marry you II you wer9
TO gitI" K
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

Tbere ia n dignity IN all poverty which makes it.
seIi entirelv inden,ndent of the wealth of Others
and which is unwilling. even though pressed o.. TO
share ia dignity which consists party IN tno
straint partly in the simplicity of feeling and taste
which results from constant and stIaightiorward
contact with the realities of life Indeed, there Is
la 1vSs raj strenoth gained by habitua contact
With toll and want and good and evil in their least
hiAnnnah and most naked forms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

Nobodv was more bitterly witty than Lord Ellen
borough A young lawyer. trembling with fear,
rose to make his first, speech and began; MY
ciIent-ny lord-D go on, sir, go on, said Lord
Peterborough las far as yon have proceeded
hitherto the Court 10 entirely with you."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

The private secretary of the rev Governor OF Tenn
svlyana the Rev Mr. Everett is think, the brother OF
Peter Everett who has been sporting reporter on the
Ne-Yorl press for than twenty years. The ceri-
cal brother was fifteen years assistant editor re-
porter, etc of Mr. Brighalns new paper me P"fSoW0
Commercial He had good appearance and express
sive address He quit the newspaper business TO be-
come the advertising agent for a firm in Lancaster
PENNSYLVANIA which made certain herb btters that in
its day had some popularity subsequently he Joined
the church. became minister, and was very highly
Thought of around Philadelphia for his agreeable
terror complacent address and confident rhetoric.
think there can be no doubt about this Identification
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

II is to be said that the position of secretary to such
an officer rs state Governor President of the United
States becoming of and more consequence as the
country increa in power and political concentration
General Washington had secretary named Tobias Lear
a New-H Hampshire man and graduate OF Harvard Col
lege. Washington gave him charge of his papers anu
admitted him to his full confidence when he was only
twenty-five years Old. He was sort OF steward at
Mount Vernon until the General becpme President.
Washington was particular about proper understand
Ing of his work and fame with posery and at the close
NJ be ar with some assistance from Congress. began to
arrange his immense cOrrespondence-nuch as we now
find it in the works of M sparks-wth the help OF Dr.
Lear The night Washington was taken ILL., oniy ABOUT
tveutyfour hours before he died he sat up with Lear in
his library at Mount Vernon debating and supervising
the arrangement OF his correspondence 1t Is believed
nv many and either asserted limited by every colatOr
of the works Of the early statesmen OF this country that
Mr. Lear 10 feather his nest with Jefferson took out of
Washngtons correspondence most apologetio letter
that Jefferson wrote the dead chief which would have
developed the habtual nsncery Of Mr. Jefferson with
his equals and suprOrs and sent to Jefferson who de-
stroycd it. In 1902 Jefferson appointed Lear to be
at san Domingo, and afterward sent him
the Barbay States TO make treaties and there General
Eaton accused Lear OF having sacrificed American in
terests disgraoefuy, and he back in poor odor
with the public but continued to be employed as clerk
in the War Department till his death in 1926 Mr..
SPARKS, WHO Is never ''0
last rebukefu, indeed disdanful letter Of Washington
TO jefferson than two years before the formers
decease: /" 1t has been reported aud believed tha'
letters papers supposed to have passed between them
or TO relate to their intercourse with each other at
subsequent dates were secretly withdrawn from 'no
archives at Mount Vernon after the death OF the
former" Mr. Hildrcth directly charges that Lear
ebed Jc.rson. letter and that after Jefferson got 1t
back he asserted with much confidence than ever
before that he and Washington had always been
friends.
One OF the ladies who Ike ana oitcn see PRESIDENT
Arthur soJ 20 him after the late crushing defeat OF his
,Icke, en- this State: Mr. President you nothing TO
anvbody You we're elected President but received
the office by dspensaton of Providence, and therefore
Won are entitled TO do with just you it, without
going out of your way please any wing or faction or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

Two elements mingled with and gave final direction To-
the municipal burghcr Dutch element OF this PROV
iuce New-Jersey aud the Delaware: tho English and
the Irish Holland IL race OF men individually brave
but with Inferior organic character 10 progress toward
comprehensive state. After they gained their liberty
from Spain they did not know what TO do with IT, and
never grasped above the idea of municipal republics.
Hence the popuace always synpathzed with the mill
tay princes against the statesmen Of free instincts,
and tore the DE Wits pieces and shed few tears tho
scaold OF Barneveld They nourished the tyrants OF
England preference 20 Cromwell and sent them back
to disembowel patriots with many genudexon, ami
when, siraightway the Same princes took every Dutch
interest In North America by force, the unindignang
burghers here merely remarked: Thank God We are ri
of big little PATRONS and crazy old stuyyesants boss
gov ernment!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

A Boston said to me that the Adams boys lacked
the incentive of strong mOtherdom such as John
Quincy Adams had from Abigail his mother and Charles
Francis Adams from Louisa Catherine, his mother who
was the OF that Judge johnson. OF Maryland who
nominated Washington TO be Commander-n in Chief
These women being rch gave close attention 10 rats
ing their children In the third generation the head OF
the fnmily married fortune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

General Martin Mcmahon, friend OF Grover Cleve-
land told me on Friday that Cleveland said to him: 1t
ia pretty hard on me to be getting enormous mail
every day from all parts Of the country CONCENTRATING
me on my election, yet every letter making auson to
me as the hope of the party for 1884 Think said Mr.
Cleveland that there is enough on my shoulders TO
assume tho duties of Office have had no previous
familiarity WITH without being expected to hold up the
entire party for the next two years"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-10
Yellow Fever.

GALVESTON, September "a News
Matamoras special says: The yellow
fever epidemic is rapidly disappear,
ing from this city. During the
twenty-four hours ending this morn
ing at nine o'clock, there We're but
two cases of yellow fever recorded,
and so far this week but seven per
sons have died in this city of that
disease, an enormous reduction from
the same period during the past two
weeks, and the fever does not spread
to any alarming extent among the
ranches.
The report from Brownsville says
that the fever seems to be increasing
slowly. The official report for the
last twenty four hours show only
forty-eight new cases and two
deaths for that period. The relief
committee furnished yesterday to
357 families. Colonel Grasty is res
ported to>day as dying. William
Scanlon is very low. Several new
cases have broken out among the
soldiers stationed here. Major
Witherell's son is down. Unless
funds are placed in the mail con
tractors hands, we will soon be with
out mails.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-10
FOREIGN.

ALEXANDRIA, September 8.-The
body of the murderer of the En-
glishmen, Richardson and Dobson,
who was executed yesterday, was
left hanging in charge of twenty
native policemen. Late last evening
an Arab mob overpowered the guard
and carried off the body, together
with the rope with which the man
was hanged. They intend to send
the murderer's clothes and the rope
to Amesque, as relics, and the body
is to be embalmed as that of a saint.
There were no British soldiers on
guard.
LONDON, September 8.-The Paris
correspondent of the Times tele-
graph long conversation he had
with M. Daclere, president of the
French Council, and the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. The latter declared:
1--WE are motor at least we do not
think we area vacation Cabinet,
and the proof of this is we are pres
pairing bills which we propose to
submit to the Chambers. Our for
eign relations are excellent. [ seek
no alliance because | am pursuing
no aim rendering alliances necessas
ry, France wishes for peace and so
do I"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-10

bridge, and moved to have the signs put up
there again. Carried.
Alderman Michaels was granted permits
sion to employ teams to furnish tan bark to
put in the school house yards.
A communication from the board Of edu-
uation, asking that the various school
houses be connected by telephone, setting
fourth the numerous advantages. On mo-
ton the matter was referred to the finance
committee for investigation and report at
the next meering.
Alderman Brooks stated that a crossing
has been commenced by Gossett, Ford q Bro,
across to the market house. in direct oppo-
sition to the direction of the street commit
tee, and contrary to the ordinances, when
the board at recent meeting refused to
grant Taylor & Co. the same privilege on
Gay street He moved that, for thus vio-
lating the ordinances, they be brought be-
fore the Recorder to answer.
Alderman Michaels claimed that he au-
thorized the putting down of the crossing,
thinking that had the authority and that 1t
was for the public good Alderman Nc
ARRAY endorsed his view of the case.
Alderman Murphy moved to endorse his
action. Amended by Alderman Logan,
with the warning that no alderman be al
ried. 1lzl.
Alderman Logan introduced an ordinance
abandoning Eleanor street, in the 7th ward.
After some discussion a motion to table
was lost, and the ayes and noes were called
on its passage on first reading, with the fol
lowing result:
Aye-Heisken, Logan, Luttren, McAfry,
Mccoy, Michaels, Mcmillan, Ramsey, Selby
No-Brooks, Hudiburg, Heckenjos,
Murphy.
Alderman Heiskell read the ordinance
abandoning and reGnquishing McClung
street, also in the 7th ward, asking for its
passage on second reading, it having passed
first, and arguing that the streets are toe
thick in that part of town.
| Alderman Brooks opposed the ordinance
arguing that McClung street is just the
| same distance from other streets as all the
streets over there-216 feet-and that it ha
| houses now built on it and a large number
in prospect.
Alderman Murphy moved to table tn,
ordinance, on which the ayes and noes were
called, resulting II noes to 2 ayes only, Al
dermen Brooks and Murphy voting aye.
The ordinance then passed second read
| ing, and becomes law.
Alderman Murphy moved to adjourn. Th
vote resulted in tie, and the mayor voted
no. long enough to hear from the gas com
mittee.
Alderman Logan, chairman of the ga
committee reported that the gas compan.
had sent in their bill for August, which wa
much more favorable than heretofore, ant
was approved
Alderman Murphy then renewed hi
motion to adjourn, and it carried, with on
dissenting vote.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-10
Selling Votes.

PHILADELPHIA, September 9.-The
Times to~day publishes letter from
Col. A K. Mcclure, editor-in>chief
OF that paper, addressed to T. P.
. Malley, secretary of the Central
Branch Land League at Scranton,
Pa, in reference to a charge made
by the Times that certain assumed
leaders of the Irish Land League
were bargaining with leaders of the
Republican party for transfer sale
OF 10000 Irish votes. The letter is
OF great length, and reiterates in dee
tail the charge originally made,
which, Is that a contract was to be
made with Cameron on a basis of
the removal of Lowell from England
to enable Edward O'Meagher Con
don to mislead the Irish and tbe
payment of liberal amount of
money to Condor.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-10
Code of City Ordinances,

The CHRONICLE is indebted to Alderman
S. G. Heiskell, chairman of the finance
committee, for a copy of the code of gener-
al ordinances of the city of Knoxville, com
piled by Lewis Tillman, jr., to which is
appended the general ordinances passed
since the adoption of the code.
Also the rules for the govern
ment of the board of mayor and
aldermen, and State laws chartering and
relating to the city, compiled by Saml G.
HeiskeI The code is in neat and con
venient pamphlet form, printed by T.
Haws 1t is book that is valuable to every
citizen and business man as reference, be-
ing well arranged, and indexed so, that any
point of needed reference can be readily
referred to. The board have taken steps to
have the book in the hands of all who need
them
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-10
STILL HANGS FIRE.
The Star Route Jury Still Una
agreed Upon Verdict.
Estimated that the Trial will Cost
the Government 100000.

WASHINGTON, September g. The
jury in the Star Route cases came ins
to court shortly after ten o'clock and
announced that they had not agreed
upon verdict, and asked for further
instructions. These were given by
Judge Wylie at considerable length,
and their general tendency was
strongly against the defendants. At
their own request the jury was al
lowed to take their notes to the jury
room and again retired. They will
report at two o'clock, to which time
the court took a recess.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-10
The Indians.

DENVER, Col, September 9.-The
Cheyenne Indians reported to have
left their reservation without leave
are working their way nor III through
Colorado and Kansas There is no
doubt they are returning to the
Pone Ridge Agency, in Dakota, DR..
McGillyonddy, agent there, having,
it is said, offered them permission TO
come there, and advised the Indian
commissioner to permit it. The
Indians not being equipped for the
journey are likely to commit depre>
dations on the country through
which they pass. The three compa-
MES OF infantry at Fort Lyon leave
in the morning by railway to inter
rupt them if they attempt to cross
Arkansas. One company of the
ninth cavalry is ordered from Fort
Hayes, and it is reported two com
panies of cav dry are following hem
from Fort E.loi5 and two companies
are ordered from the Gunnison
country. The soldiers intend to
take the Indians back to the reserva-
ton. If they refuse it is not im-
probable that blood may be shed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-10
FROM ATHENS.
Speaking by Fussell, Beasley and
Hawkins, Candidates for
Governor.
Governor Hawkins Handsomely
Received and Makes a.
Good Impression.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle,

ATHENS, Tenn, September 8.
large number of Democrats and Re-
pubhcans assembled here to-day to listen to
the discussion between Fussell, Beasley and
Hawkins. Fussell and Beasley led off with
speech each of an hour and fifteen min
utes and were followed by Governor Haw-
klns, who thoroughly ventilated the plat
form of each of the respective Democratic
candidates, and thoroughly and
lucidly depicted the foulness of
the Democratic party. His speech
was a master effort and elected the
warmest applause from all present.
At the close of his speech he was present
ed with two beautiful bouquets, with the
compliments of the young ladies of Athens,
10 the present and Future Governor of
Tennessee" The old gentleman's face fair
ly beamed with pleasure as he, in the most
appropriate terms, thanked them for their
kindness. His speech gave general salts
faction and he has made many friends here
Let us all unite in rolling up a grand ma
Jorlty for him next November.