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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Tennessee Debt-payers Discouraged.

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, d G, February 10
The decision of the Tennessee Su-
preme Court on the funding bill was
known beforehand here as we'll as in
New York, and among the Tennes-
seeans no doubt is felt that the
court. or one of its members, leak
ed The decision embarIasses Ten
nessee Democrats seriously. The
debt-paying Democrats have now
great doubts about their ability to
control their party next fall, when a
Governor, congressman, and Leg
islature, which is to choose q
United States Senator, are to be elect
ed. Both the present Senator's
belong to the debt payers, and Of
seven Democratic Representatives,
all but one are debt-payers. If the
low-tax, or repudiating wing of the
party, should gain control, Mr.. Har,
ris could not hope for re election, and
six debt paying Representatives
would go by the board.
1t is believed here, in Democratic
quarters, that the decision of the
Supreme Court will strengthen the
low-tax, or repudiating element, of
the Democratic party, and that these
will force the issue, in which case it
is thought great many State-credlt
Democrats Will vote with the Repub
licans.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Another Suspension.

ST., LOUIS, February 1.-THE sus>
pension of the commission house of
George Ell. Small & Co. was an
nounced this morning. This firm
has done a large business with the
South in grain, provisions, &C., and
has bought pretty heavy lines Of OPP
tions in grain for customers in that
section. The late break in wheat
forced the firm to put up large mar
gins, and most of their customers
sent the firm one to three days'
drafts on themselves, but fer some
unknown reason many of these drafts
were returned protested, and the
house found it necessary to suspend.
Mr.. Small says the firms liabilities
here are comparatively light, and ii
their customers will pay the margins
that are due, which amount to about
$4,000, the firm will be able to pay
up in the course of couple of months,
and have something over.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
A Broken LeYee.

LITTLE RooE, ARK, February IA. -
A report was received this morning
that the levee had broken at Delta,
Miss, ten miles below Helena, but
the particulars are not received.
Langville River is very high. The
trestle on the Iron Mountain and
Helena Railroad, which crosses this
river, is about fifteen inches under
water. Mails and passengers are
transferred by means of skiffs. Lick
Creek is very high, and was running
across the track Of the Arkansas
Midland Railroad. It is now raining
hard, and if it continues, all small
streams in this section will be boom,
ing by morning, greatly interfering
with railroad traffic. Laborers will
be put to work and the levee will be
strongly guarded at all times.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16

Governor HAWKINS will not long
delay the calling of an extra session
of the Legislature, if it is held for
no other purpose than to make some
disposition of. the large amount of
money now in the treasury and held
in the State repositories. 1t amounts
to nearly two millions of dollars,
perhaps. 1t has been collected from
the taxpayers for the purpose of
paying tx interest DIX the public
debt. The State may be in no dan
ger of losing a dollar of it, but its
safety should be provided for be-
yond peradventure. The Governor
will provide for a called session of
the Legislature at an early day, if for
no other purpose than this.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Heavy Snow Drifts.

HALIFAX, N. S., February IA The
train which left Antigonishe, on the
Halifax and Cape Breten Railroad
Friday morning for New Glasgow,
although drawn by three locomotives,
was unable to get through ON ac-
count of the heavy snow up eIJp!' 50
finally stopped at Magonishe, IA
miles from New Glasgow Saturday.
The Sunday morning pas
sengers, of whom there were
large number, including a number
of senators and mem bers of Parli-
ment On their way to Ottawa, start
ed for New Glasgow on foot, arriv-
ing last night greatly exhausted and
suffering from exposure.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Muzzling the Press.

HAVANA, February 1.-THE
Revista Excommaca Javmalhas has
been denounced by a court of law,
and its editor arrested on account OF
virulent articles written in a contro-
versy with the Conservative Journal,
which threatened to lead to dis
turbance of the peace The con
servative organ instigated political
passion against the editor of the
Revis;a, so that his arrest was a
matter of precaution, as his life was
i'll danger. The Captain-General in
reply toa delegation of the Liberals,
said the acts of the court would in
no way affect the policy he had mark
ed out for himself in the governor
ship of the island.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Death of Bishop Wightman.

CHARLESTON, S. c., February 10
Bishop William May Wightman, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, died at his residence in this
city this morning, after an illness of
over eighteen months, age IA years.
He was licensed to preach in 1927,
and was successfully professor in
Randolph Macon College, Va, ed
itor of the Southern Christian Ad-
vocate and president of Woford
College, South Carolina, and chan.
cellor. of the Southern University at
Greensboro, Ala. He was elected
bishop in 1866. He was a fine
scholar, and pulpit orator of rare
power and universally popular.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16

The creditors hold six per cent.
bond which they are entitled to have
paid or the interest on them. If
they choose to abate anything it is
their lookout; the State has no right
to invite it, to force it, or to propose
it. The creditors have made propo-
sitions and the Legislature may be
fairly called to consider an open
question, or to provide for payment.
The Democrats will cooperate with
anybody to relieve the State of this
incubus and wipe out this disgrace.
They have no animosities and know
no past as to those who are with
them upon this matter. They will
not abate one jot, or compromise
away one iota, or barter one little of
the principle of public honor and
faith for any end.-Nashville Ameri-
can.
Our Nashville contemporary states
the debt question clearly and forci-
bly, in the above paragraph, and we
trust it also correctly states the posi-
ton OF the State credit Democracy.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Georgia Agricultural Society

AUGUSTA, GA, February 14-The
Georgia State Agricultural Society
met here to-day in annual con
vention. Two hundred and fifty del
egates were present. The sentiment
of the convention is decidedly in fa>
vor of planting more grain and less
cotton. The prospect for small-grair
crops throughout the State is excel
lent. The convention will be in ses-
sion three days.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

w ASHINGTON, II. u, L eDruary 10
Senator Miller, of California, made
an adverse report upon Senate bill to
confer positive in place of relative
rank on officers of the engineer
corps of the United States Navy.
Indefinitely postponed
Senator jackson introduced bill
presented by Senator Morgan in the
last Congress, for the relief of book
agents of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. It appropriates
S150,000 in compensation for prop
erty connected with the publishing
house of said book agents in Nash
vile, which was taken or destroyed
by the United States in 1864, or at
any other time.
A resolution, offered by Senator
Call, was referred to the committee
on foreign relations, directing the
Secretary of State to open negotia>
tions with Spain for remitting tax on
cotton exported into Cuba from the
United States.
The resolution reported by Sena>
tor Platt, from the committee on
contingent expenses, to provide a
messenger for each of the commits
tees on finance, post-ofices,
pensions, claims, Judiciary and en-
crossed bills, was discussed. The
absolute necessity of the provis on
to facilitate committees busi-
ness was generally conceded, and on
motion of Senator Ingalls,, the dis
trict committee was included in the
resolution.
Mr.. Morgan offered and advocated
an amendment providing a messen-
ger for each Senator who is not
chairman of committee He said
that by reason of the onerous char
acter OF their duties many Senators
were literally working themselves to
death, their labors being from 25 to
30 times as great as those devolved
upon members of The House. He
thought the resolution introduced by
Brown for a clerk to every Senator
bot already supplied with one, as q
committee chairman, ought to be
passed.
Several members attacked the res
olution as calculated to increase the
/ already too numerous army of use
less employees of Congress.
/ Senator Morgan's amendment
was rejected-yeas, 10, nays, rs
and the resolution as modified, on
motion of Senator Platt, was pass
ed-yeas, 33; nays, Is. It directs
the appointments to be made by tDt
sergeant-at-arms upon selections
made by the committees, provid'
ing that the messengers so appoint
ed shall not be paid for that part oi
the year when the Senate is not il
session, and regulates their pay al
the rate of s1,4O0 per year.
The Senate then, at 2 clock, took
up and temporarily passed over the
regular order--the anti polygamy bill
and Senator Call, on leave, addressed
the Senate IN support of his pro
posed amendment to the pension
arrears resolution, declaring in
favor of pensions to survivors OF
the Indian wars prior to 1845. He
said that every argument in favor OF
the granting and continuance Of
pensions to soldiers of the late war
applied with equal force in behalf Of
the disabled of the Mexican and
Indian wars.
At 2.25, the anti Poligamysbill, te
amend section 1852 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, IL
reference to bigamy, and for other
purposes, was taken up, and the
amendments proposed by the com
mittte on judiciary were read.
The sections and amendments
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Not to Be SneeZed at.

That pure, sweet, safe and effective
American distillation, of which hazel, Amer
lean pine, Canada fir, marigold and clover
blossom, called Sanford's Radical Cure for
Catarrh. A few doses instantly relieve the
most violent sneezing or head cold, stop all
watery discharges from the nose and eyes,
cure headache and nervousness, and Danish
all danger of fever. Complete treatment
for one dollar
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
MINOR DISPATCHES.

New YORK, February 15.-The ship
Jessie Burrill arrived from Lisbon,
bringing the crew of the brig Jennie
Morton from Wilmington, N. G., for
Baltimore, abandoned in a water
logged and dismasted condition on
the 9th inst.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February 10
The actor, John E. McDonough, IS
dead
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Great Damage From High Water

New ORLEANS, February ia
Helena dispatch says: The river has
commenced falling, and the appre-
hension is that the overflow is sub
siding. The steamer Mike Davis
returned from the overfowed section
on the st. Francis River, and reports
great damage there from high water
This boat is doing great service in
removing families and stock to safe
places.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Quick and Sure.

Many miserable people drag themselves
about with failing strength, feeling tnat
they are steadily sinking into their graves
when by using Parker's Ginger Tonic tney
would find a cure commencing with the
first dose, and vitality and strength quickly
and surely coming back to them.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Jewish Refugees.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February IA
A public meeting has been called by
the mayor, TO be held tomorrow, to
make provision for three hundred
Jewish refugees, who left Liverpool
Saturday for this point.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16

SINCE Rev. J. Hyatt Smith was
elected to Congress, his church ct
Brooklyn has been sold under a
mortgage and transformed into a
theatre.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16

The Courier Journal says the
Democratic party in Tennessee
"cannot afford to surrender to the
communists and repudiators." We
shall see.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
N~ 80
Dead.

Macon. GA, February 14.-Gen.
Eli Warren, aged 80, a distinguish
ed lawyer and citizen of Georgia,
died suddenly of heart disease, at
his home in Perry, near Macon.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16

Why suffer sleepless nights, with dis
tressing cough, while quarter of dollar
invested in Sellers Cough Syrup" will cure
you?
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16

Floreston Cologne is grateful to invahds,
becase it is refreshing without the sicken-
ing effect of most perfumes.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16

The unpleasant appearance of even the
most amiable and intelligent face, when
covered with surface irritations as from
letter, pimples, or eczema can be dissolved
naturally by DIR. Benson's Skin Cure, an
excellent toilet dressing. 1t cures dandruff
of the scalp.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-16
Fire.

VERSAILLES, KY, February IA
A fire Sunday night destroyed three
business houses owned by L. Wood
ridge, Gov. S. P. Porter and Mrs. M. G.
Turner and a dwelling house owned
by Miss Susie Sublett. Loss about
$4,000; insurance $500. Gray &
Cohn, grocers, A. Schooberth, con
fectionery, and VIM. Wolf, also con-
fectioner, lost, in the aggregate,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
New ORLEANS, February ia
fire occurred last night in the store
of d. S. Paulett & Co., dealers in
cordage, bagging, etc. Loss by fire
and water $4,000; insurance, $780,
coo.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-19

NEW York, March 49," Ponds EX-
tract" factory in Williamsburg was en-
tircly destroyed by fire this morning. The
loss on the building il estimated at go, 900,
while that OF the company will be from
$4,000 to $4,000. The adjoining store
was occupied by McGill e. Co., manufac-
turers Of refrigcrators. Their loss will he
about 5000. Naef & Co., manufacturers
OF mucilage, lose $4,000; not insured.
The third floor OF the entire building was
used by Schmidt &c Co. as a telegraphing
establishment. Their loss is about $4,000 :
said to be insured. The fourth floor was
occupied by August Mol as a lace and
braid mandatory. His stock and ma
chinery were very expensive, and his loss
will reach $4,000; insured In various COM
panies. The fire originated on the fourth
floor-from what cause is not known.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-19
The SMALLPOX Plague In Pennsyi l.
yania.

PHILADELPHIA, March ls.-The Bulletins
special from Reading, Pa, says special
kilograms show that the smallpox scourge
Is making sad havoc in districts reported
to-day for the frat time. All along South
Mountain, from Macungie, Lehigh county,
10 Shamrock, Berks county, the plague Is
spreading. and IN many instances entire
families, one consisting OF eight persons.
are affected. Adyices from South Bethle-
hem show that over 200 eases exist, and
the probabilities are that the entire town
will be quarantined. The disease has
spread to ITillstown. and numerous cases
are reported. The Nazareth pesthouse is
full, and the poor directors have refused to
receive any more sufferers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-19
nANVILLE.

ORDER MADE ron 4 VOTE on RAILROAD stB-
sCniFTION-OTHEE rHOyISIONs-SAl.E cox
FIRn1D-ASOIllEg SALE OF wATER-POWER
PEOPEGTY-sALH OF REAL ESTATE IN NORTH
DANvnLE-AB0VT THE TOBACCO TAX-AN
HoNoEED LADY COSE-NISs MARY HAYNES.
Correspondence % the Richmond Dlspatch.l
March IL, 1882.
The Hastings Court on Thursday Issued
the order for submitting 70 the people the
question whether the city shall subscribe
an additional 100000 for the DanyiIlc and
New River railroad. The money is 10 be
used in extending The road from Martins
vile toward, it, western terminus. and for
that purpose only; and the city bonds are
not TO be delivered 10 the company till the
county Of Patrick shall have subscribed nj
least 800, 900 10 The stock Of the company.
The sale Of the portion Of the water
power properly to Messrs. Holland, Bur
ton & Conrad has been approved by the
Hastings Court.
Since the sale above spoken OF Captain
James NJ. Walker has bought one lot o! the
rcmaindcr-the lot Just above the bridge
and fronting 100 feet on the canal-for
5000, the amount bid for it at the auction
in December.
Five houses and lots small houscs) were
sold at auction day before Yesterday in
North Danvilc to Mr.. John l.. Penn ioI
$500 cash.
The wires having reported from the
Danville representatives in the National
Tobacco Association (Messrs. c. &. IIol
land, G. II. Conrad, and G. A.. Raine) that
the tobaceo-taX would not be reduced oil
altered during the present session OF Con
gress, all parties breathe freer. The cOtn
tryman who sent TO the Dispatch by thu
pen some days ago the message that Ia
would join the iron-men Of PennSylyanl;
and the cotton-men i'm New England IL
making a tariff il they would repeal tn
internal-reyenue law, now says: "Let tn
tax stand. When we strike, let Us STRIKE
1.-THE whole intcrnal-reyenue bill, and let
have no halfway measures between nov
aud then"
Mss Mary ChildS Haynes, daughter o
that distinguished soldier, Captain William
Haynes, died at The home Of her father, 4
brooklyn, Halifax county, on the 10Th IN
stant-a lady much admired on account q
her beauty and loyeliness Of disposition.
ALPHA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-19
A Terrible Disaster.

A SHIP EXPLODEs IN MID-oCEAN-A AN lNFEE-
NAL MACHINE PLACED Oh BOARD The
STEAMER LILY OF TIE VALLEY, AND SHE
GOES DOWN.
There have been few more thrilling acct
dents at sea than that which sealed the late
of the steamer Lily OF the Valley. How
for paltry gold human being could de-
Iboratelv arrange for the destruction OF Il
whole slipload Of humanity Is hard to re-
aIize, and yet such things. IL seems, can be
done. The Lily of the Valley was cross
ING the ocean. When far out on the bright
waste OF waters il was discovered that an
internal machine had been placed ON board
thc vessel by one NJ. o. Jewell alias lsa-
dore Montmorency for the purpose OF
obtaining heavy insurance which
be had laid upon lot OF bogus dla-
monds. The machine exploded, firing the
vessel aud creating panic among Doth
crew and passengers. Through the pres
cnce OF mind Of Sir Clement Huntingford
in holding the men back under cover OF
pistols few ladies were enabled to gam
the life-boats. Sir Clement and three
others. the last to leave the wreck, impro-
viscd raft, upon which they entrusted
themselves to the pitiless buffets Of the
ocean waves. After enduring long and IN
tense suffering, during which one OF the
patty died. they were at last seen by pass
ing Ship and rescued from their peril, al
though il will be long before they fully re-
cover from the dreadful effects OF their
exposure. The wretch NJ. o. Jewell has
been arrested in London. Public indigna-
ton is at Il high pitch against him, and he
will, no doubt, be given the seSerest pen
atty known TO the law, as the evidence
will he strong against him at the Theatre
next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-19
LYNCIIHURG.

ELECTION or BANK orflcyEs--THE FIGHT
AGAINST COLLECTOR RivEs.
fcorrespopdcncc Of the Richmond Dispa;ch.I
MARCH I6, 1882.
A. meeting Of the Board of Directors
., the Commercial Bank Of Lynchburg j..
s Kinnicr, Esq. was elected cashier, and j.
saunders O'Neal. first book-keeper In the
Ivnehbnrg National, WAS elected teller
understand the new bank Is negotiating
sor ,he lease Of the Main-Strcet floor OF the
Virginia building. which is located in the
,'erS business centre OF the city. and Is adj
mirshly suited 10 the purposes OF banking.
C,ptIin !. Henry Riyes, chairman Of the
Republican State Central Committee, has
',onc 10 Washington, IL is said and be-
seycd. 10 look after his interests a. inter
n,l.n,yenue collector and TO pacify General
W,hone. who il understood 10 be exceed
;arly displeasci at the formers speech de-
Iiycrc1 about two weeks since at lIolcomb
ian Riycs il regular I" trimmer" and
svcn Malone will find II a difficult task 10
min the wiley collector. He l. already en-
r,,,,cd in an effort TO explain the speech TO
Hbicb allu,iOn Is made, and, being plausi-
HE talLer, may convince Malone OF his so
c,l,rd steadiastncSs; hut men here, both
pcnnhlicanS and RoadiuStcrs, who heard
49, snccch and noted its bitterness, can't be
bupbucged by his lame explanations.
Ahout the truth 81 il Is that RivcS was Just
aboui in The humor, or, u you please. frame
~ mind. 10 give expression 10 his real senti-
ments on the subject OF coalition, and he
,,id hare the false pretcnceS upon which II
v.s. founded and the cOrruptIng motives
,,bieh actuaicd the leaders equally rs well
any Fnndcr stumpcr who ever mounted
,hc rostrum. He ridiculed the immortal
..Sl" and. ,purning their leadership. babe
,hcm ioin the Republican ranks, where,
'oid he. The EcdduSterS- erery one Of
GTm--of he valley and The Southwest
,,o,,H frentuaHg land. Indeed, ne gave
,his as the prime reason why he and other
ieadipg Republicans favored. coalition.
pjyes smoke the truth in everything he
I'd. l1i II he doesn't look sharp IL will
cot him NJ. place. His enemies, | learn,
orc n,lsbing General Wyatt VI. Elliott for
The po.ition Of collector.
The resources Of the city for the fiscal
vcar ending February /, 1888, are csti-
noted by the Auditor at SlSl, $50, and the
amount Of money appropriated by the
Council 10 meet the expenses OF the gov
eminent and pay interest on the debt for
the sane Ieriod is 1898,
BEAUMONT.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-19
Virginia News.

An attempt was made TO burn the Rock
bridge county bridge across North river,
II Lexington, early Tuesday morning. The
party making the attempt planned wei,
but thc fire was discovered and cXtln-
euished before it got any Roadway.
William Young, of Grayson, hid SllS in
cold in a gTanary-the savings oil several
months hard labor. His sen John went TO
the granary last week, got the money, ana
left for regions unknown.
The iron bridge to be erected over the
Neberrin river at lIicksford by the county
has been received from the manufacturers
in Cleveland. Ohio, and II will be put
in position rs soon rs the abutmen's are
completed, work on which il progressing
a. fast As possible.
In Alexandria on Friday afternoon an
intoxicated white man got on the track oil
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg ralf
way near the corner OF King and fayelte
streets, where the colored boy Drayton was
killed Wednesday evening, and an ap'
proaching train had to be stopped until the
colored ilagman could get him on. \ large
crowd was attracted.
The J. A. Austin farm, one mile south o.
Wayuesboro'. Va, on South river, con
tanning 2O3 acres, was sold recently 10 Mt
Andrew +. Mosby, OF Richmond, va, 10
sl3,5OO. This is one OF the finest proper
Ties in the Valley. Mr.. Mosby is engaged
largely in the nursery business i'll Rich
mond. and will open branch nursery Of
his farm Valley Vigin,dn.