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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
The Speculative Mania.

The disposition to get rich suddenly
ensnares many men who are engaged IN
safe pursuits, and with whom it is only
o question of few years when they Will
have an assured competence. They are
tempted by the occasional gains OF lucky
gamblers, embark on the sea of specula-
ton, and not infrequently lose honor as
well as their worldly possessions. Take
the case in Boston, of Henry B. White,
who was for a long period Identified
with the insurance interests Of New Eng
land. He was greatly esteemed, and
made Secretary of the Shoe and Leather
Insurance Company, of Boston. He was
paid fine salary, attended closely to
business, and his habits were considered
exceptionally good. Suddenly he disap-
peared, and an examination OF the books
of the concern revealed the unwelcome
fact that he had, at odd times, appropri-
ated S15, 600 belonging to the company
to his own use. 1t was subsequently
learned that White had been dabbliDg in
stocks and losing on his speculations.
AS result, he became guilty of en-
bezzlement, lost his place, became q
fugitive from justice, and brought misery
and disgrace upon his wife and children.
The terrible danger of gambling in any
shape is that, with persons of weak
nature, it finally holds out some tempta-
ton to betray trust in order to crafty
passion which has become an imperious
necessity. People begin with hazarding
their own money and end with putting
the money OF others at stake. The form
of gambling which is illustrated by
speculations usually starts with a desire
to make money faster than by the COM
mon routine of business. Men, urged
by their own greed, which is too often
stimulated by extravagant wives and
daughters, and tempted by the chance
fortunes of others who have gone safely
through the whirlpool, turn aside from
the slow-going and absolutely safe pur-
suits which have never failed them, and
venture into speculations which are at
best uncertain, and in most cases abso-
lutely ruinous In shocking number
OF cases there is not simply loss Of
money, but as events prove, loss of in
tegrit. al'sssEsst makes life desirable Is
offered up at the same questionable
alter. A rational view of life would sug-
gest that it is not really desirable to get
suddenly rich. The employment of life
are III the nature of discipline and 1t IS bet
ter that men should fill up the full
measure of their vigorous manhood i'll
honest and useful work, and take their
ease toward the close. A young, rich
man, will, IN nine cases out of ten, get
into evil ways, and if he do not entirely
squander his money he will squander
health, morals and worthy ambition. If
you are doing passably well at any vo-
cation, howeverhumdrum, stick to it and
let speculation alone. A bird in the
hand, etc. Any man who can see his
way with reasonable clearnes5 towards
competence at the end OF his journey, is
fortunate and ought to be satisfied he
should take no risks whatever. With
the majority of men life is all the way
through simply struggle for present
needs, with nothing to show at the end
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
The CRIMINAL RECORD.
Indictment of the Malley Boys
For the Murder of Jennie Cramer
Trial Of the Murderers of the
Gibbons Children.

New HAVEN, COM, January IL
To-day the grand jury reported a
true bill for murder in the first
degree against Walter E, Malley,
James Malley and Blanche Douglass,
for killing Jennie Cramer August
5, 1881.
CATTLETTsBUBa, Ky, January IT
Court convened at 8 o'clock this
morning. Judge MeGinnis, of West
Virginia, is on the bench with Judge
Brown. The prisoner, Neal, on en-
tering the court room, appeared as
collected as usual, The work of i'm
paneling jury was concluded and
the jury was sworn. Some excite
ment was created by the introduc-
ton into the court room of crow
bar and axe, the weapons used to
kill Miss Thomas. Neal pleaded not
guilty, and court adjourned to L
p. N.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
Bells.

Bells are said to have been introduced
by Paulinus, Bishop of Mole, in Cam
pagna, about 400, and first known in
France in $50. The army of Clothair
IL, King of France, was frightened
from the siege OF Sens by the ringing of
the bells of ST. Stephens Church. The
second exception of King Egbert COM
mands every priest. at the proper hours,
to sound the bells of his church. Bells
were used in churches by order of Pope
John k, about 900, as a defence by
ringing them against thunder and light
ming. Bells were first cast in England
by Turkeytel, Chancellor of England
under Edmund I. His successor I'M
proved the invention, and caused two
first tunable sets to be put up at Croy-
land Abbey, 800. The celebrated
"Song of the Bell" by Schiller, has
been frequently translated. Bells We're
anointed and baptised in churches, it ia
said, from the tenth century. The bells
of the priory of Little Dunmow, in Es-
sex, were baptised by the names of st.
Michael, st. John, Virgin Mary, Holy
Trinity, ETC., Ill 1901. The great bell Of
Notre Dame, of Paris, was baptised by
the name of Duke OF Angouleme, 1916.
On the continent, in Roman Catholic
states, they baptise bells as we do ships,
but with religious solemnity.
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Naming the Children.

Remember in giving names that the
children when grown up may be IN sit
uations where they will have frequently
to sign their initials, and do not give
names that might in this situation pro-
woke contemptuous remark. For in
stance, David Oliver Green, the initials
make "dog;" Clara Ann Thompson,
the initials spell "cat."
If the child is a boy, it may be equal
" uncomfortable for him to have long
string of names. Suppose that in adult
life he becomes a merchant or banker,
with plenty of business to do, then he
will not be well pleased to write George
Henry Talbot Robinson" two or three
hundred times day.
It is not bad plan to give girls only
one baptismal name, so that if they
marry they can retain their maiden sur
name; as Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
Harriet Beecher Stowe. This is the
practice among the Society of Friends,
and is worthy of more general adoption,
for we should then know at once on see
ing the name of lady whether she was
married, and, if SO, what her family
name was.
Some parents very wisely refuse for
their children all names susceptible of
the nicking process, thinking with DR..
Dove that 1T is not good thing to be
Tom'd or Bob'd, Jack'd or Sind, Sand,
Wild or BnPd, Joe'd or Jerry'd, as
you go through the world"
The euphony of our nomenclature
would be greatly improved by a judi
cious adaptation of the Christian name
to the surname. When the surname is
a monosyllable the Christian name
should be long. Nothing can reconcile
the ear to such curt names as Mark Fox,
Luke Harte, Ann Scott; but Gilbert
Fox, Alexander Harte and Cecilia Scott
are far from despicable.
With such variety of excellent Chris
tian names, it is astonishing that so few
should be in ordinary use. The diction-
aries contain lists OF about 250 maleand
$50 female names, but out of these not
more than twenty or thirty for each sex
can be called at all common.
Yet our language has many beautiful
names, both male and female, worthy of
a popularity they have not yet attained.
Among the males for instance Alban,
Ambrose, Bernard, Clement, Christie
pher, Gilbert, Godfrey, Harold, Michael,
Marmaduke, Oliver, Paul, Ralph, Ru-
pert, Roger, Reinald, Roland, Sylvester,
Theobald, Urban, Valentine, Vincent,
Gabriel, Tristram, Norman, Percival,
Nigel, Lionel, Nicholas, Eustace, Colin,
Sebastian, Basil, Martin, Claude, JUS
tus, etc.-all of which have the attrib-
utes of euphony, good etymology and
interesting associations.
And among female names why have
we not more girls called by the noble or
graceful appellations of Agatha, Bea-
tr1ce, Bertha, Cecilia, Evelyn, Ethel,
Gertrude, Isabel, Leonora, Florence,
Mildred, Millicent, PhiIppa, Pauline,
Hilda, Clarice, Arabel, Irene, Muriel,
Estelle, Eugenia, Euphemia, Christabel.
Theresa, Marcia, Antonia, Claudia,
Rosabel. Rosamond. etc. =?
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18

tion of small internal revenue taxes
is attributable to the abuses among
the officers of the internal revenue
MIR. Houk, ofiTennessee, comment
ting On the resolution as a stump
speech, sent to the clerk desk and
had read letter from District At
torney james Boyd, denying the
charges. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee On ways and
means.
Mr.. Belford, of Colorado, offered
resolution amending Rule 1920 SO
as to prevent the member who has
the floor, from parcelling his time
out to other members.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York,
offered resolution requesting tie
President to communicate to the
House all correspondence and com
munications between the Govern
ment of the United States and its
Diplomatic and other agents, occur
ring since the first OF April, 1879,
relating to the efforts Of this govern
ment to bring about peace between
Chill, Peru and Balivia, and such
other correspondence on that subject
as may be in possession Of the de-
partment of State. Referred.
Mr. Harris, of massachusetts,
chairman of the committee On naval
affairs, reported resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Navy to
transmit to the House all the papers
and correspondence in the depart
ment relative to the Chiriqui coal
ing stat ous, and an appropriation
for the purchase thereof, and request
ing him to withhold ali payment for
such station until such information
has been laid before the House and
action was had by Congress. Adopts
ed.
The call OF committees having been
concluded, Mr.. Robson, of New
Jersey, called up the report of the
committee on rules increasing the
membership of the various commit
tees Of the House. He stated that
the thirteen committees whose mem
ship it was proposed to increase had
now on them nearly ninety per cent.
Of all the business of the House.
Mr. Page, of California, offered an
amdendment to provide that the COM
mittee on the improvement of the
Mississippi River shall not have the
authority to report the appropria-
tions on that subject.
Mr. Kelly offered an amendment
to strike out the clause increasing
the membership of the ways and
means committee.
Mr. Orth off red as a substitute for
the committees report, his amend.
ment for the election at the begin
ming of each Congress, of the COM
mission charged with tie duty of as
signing the membership to commit
tees. The motion was lost. Yeas,
l07; Nays, 40
Mr.. King, OF Louisiana, moved to
amend the report SO as TO give tie
committee on Improvement of the
Mississippi River, power to report
the appropriations on this subject
pending further action.
The speaker announced the ap
pointment Ct Mr.. Beach, OF New
York, upon the committee on public
buildings and grounds, III the place
of Mr. Hewitt.
The House then at 4:45 adjourned,
and tee report of the committee on
rules will come up tomorrow as IN
finished business.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
GUITEAU.
Scoville Continues His Long
Speech,
Abuses Counsel or the Other Side
And Whines About His bad
Treatment.

WASHINGTON, January l3.-When
the court, opened, with the permis :
sion of Judge Cox, Guiteau said: Il
have written down what l wish to
say and will read it. 'Tis in regard
to my speech" He then read with
considerable emphasis:
Il intend no disrespect 20 this
honorable court. Intend no con-
troversy with this honorable court.
In general, am satisfied with the
law as proposed by your honor, but
/ have suggested still broader view,
which I ask your honor to follow, to
wit: That if the jury
believe that / believed it
was right to remove the President
because L had divine authority so to
do, and was forced to do it by the
deity, they will acquit me on the
ground of transitory mania. Sick
les, Mcfarland and Hiscock were ac-
quilted on the ground of transitory
mania. In my speech published in
all the leading American papers,
yesterday, and which, presume your
honor has read, l gave my reasons
for asking your honor SO to charge.
Mr.. Reed made brilliant and lawyer
like plea for the defense, and Mr..
Scoville is making strong argu-
ment for his theory, but neither Mr..
Reed nor Mr.. Scoville represents me
in this defense. [ am here us my
own counsel, and as stated at the
opening of the case, no one can rep
resent me to that jury. l know my
feelings and my inspiration in re-
moving the President, and have set
it forth to my satisfaction in my
speech published yesterday, andI ask
your honor, in the name of justice, in
the name of the American people,
to allow me to address jury of my
countrymen when my lie may be at
stake. If man on that jury has d
doubt as to his duty in acquitting
me, my speech will probable settle
him in my favor, and, therefore, in
the interest of justice, it is of the
greatest Importance that they hear
me in my defense. Your honor can
decida the matter if you have any
doubt as to your duty
Scoville began with the general
complaint of the alleged un.
fairness ON the part of the prose-
cution, and particularly OF the prose-
cutting attorney. He had from the
bs4sin 4Sag prescribed who should
visit the jail and who should not. He
had introduced persons Into the
prisoners cell under false guise to
worm out MS secrets, and when the
prisoner said anything which might
lnure to his benefit, the prosecut
ing attorney had been very careful
not to let it be known. He COM
planned to Mr.. Comstock of Mr..
Corkhill's unfairness III destroying
the notes of stenographer
Bailey, so that the defense
could not have the benefit of them.
Scoville said the conduct of the
prosecution was not only unfair to
the defense, but often discourteous,
and more BETTING police court than
this case. He then gave his views of
Judge Porter, and instructed the
jury how much weight they should
attach :. to his utterances. Scovile
commenced a review of the lie of
the prisoner and continued up to
adjournment.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, January IA num-
ber Of petitions-for commission of
inquiry concering the alcoholic liquor
traffic, for an increase Of pay to
members of the life saving service,
and by Senator P umb, from the
citizens of Kansas for women
sufrage-were presented.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia,
from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported, with amendments,
Till to repeal certain laws relating to
permanent and indefinite appropria-
tons
A bill was introduced by Senator
Davis, of Illinois, to permit Ward
Hunt, Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, to
retire.
By Senator Blair-Granting a
pension to Lucretia r. Garfield.
During the morning hour Senator
Beck resumed his remarks upon Sena-
tor Ingalls, resolution declaring that
the pension arrears law ought not to
be repealed.
At the conclusion of Senator Beck s
remarks, Senator Ingalls, said that
as the Funding bill had precedence
th-day he would defer formal re-
ply to Senator Beck to more con-
Venient time. The subject was &C
cordingly passed over for the pres
ent.
At 1:2O the consideration of the
Sherman Funding bill was resumed
The bill was discussed by Senators
Plumb, Pugh, Teller, Saunders, and
Pendleton.
the Senate at o'clock, without
closing the debate, went into execu
tive session and at APO adjourned
until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January I'M
Armheld, of North Carolina, offered
resolution for the appointment o1
a committee of five members to in.
quire into and report concerning the
alleged abuses practiced by the
officers Of the internal revenue, OF
other persons in the sixth collection
district of North Carolina, and con
cerning all other abuses perpetrated
in said district by the internal rev
enue officers which relate in any wa,
to the internal revenue laws of th'
United States or conduct of interna
revenue officers. The resolution is
preceded by preamble stating thai
charges have been made that th,
great expense attending the eollec
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
Odd, but Oriental,

Every year the Turkish empire is win
moved for the handsomest Young ladv to
adorn the Sultan's palace as a new wife.
The mother of the Sultan selects from
the beyy of beauties gathered from
sssilken Samarcand to cedared Leba-
non." One of the singular laws of royal
marriages here IS that the wife becomes
the slave, when married, to his Majesty.
Why? Because the Crown Prince, or
future Sultan, must be a born slave him.
self and thus less in rank than the free
people of the realm he governs This
Is odd, but it is oriental.-Letter from
COnStanti1aOple.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18

F. H. Drake, Esq, Detroit, Mich, suf-
fered beyond all description from a skin
disease, which appeared on his hands, head
and face, and nearly destroyed his eyes.
The most careful doctoring failed to help
hlm, and after all had failed he used the
cuticura Resolvent (blood purifer) inter-
nally, Cutieura and Cuticura Soap Che
great skin cures) externally, and was cured,
and has remained perfectly well to this day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18

THE worst of ingratitude lies not in
the ossified heart of him who commits it |;
but we find it in the effect it produces
on him against whom it was committed.
AS water containing stony particles in
crusts with them the ferns and moses
1t drops on, SO the human breast hard
ems under ingratitude in proportion to
its openness and softness, and its apt
itude to receive impressions.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
A Word to Mothers.

Mothers should remember it is most i'm
portant duty at this season to look after the
health of their families and cleanse the
malaria and impurities from their systems,
and that nothing will tone up the stomach
and liver, regulate the bowels and purify
the blood SO perfectly as Parker's Ginger
Tonic, advertised in our columns. Post.
See other column.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
WHY We Die Early,

Some of the reasons why men catch
cold and find premature graves
Living nine-tenths of their days in the
house; breathing house air bleaching
in the house, and getting thin and sallow
in the house. Sitting down to eat, tired
and perspiring, and then wondering why
nothing "touches the right spot" and
ones food seems to do no good.
Soaking and scrubbing oneself to death
in daily hot baths.
Taking health paper and trying to
live up to its directions.
Going to bed hungry. Getting crazed
with an idea that it is unhealthy TO eat
nights.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
An Item for the Superstitious.

A great deal has been said of the late
President Garfeld's superstitious feel
ing in regard to the number ~, and how
he was always figuring out dates, ETC.,
SO as to sum up or make up that num-
Der. Here is serious coincidence,
which, perhaps, no one has noticedI
James A. Garfield was:
Born, November 10
Elected, November
Shot, July 2
Died, September 10
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
MINOR DISPATCHES.

CINCINNATI, January 1.-THE
building of the American Oak
Leather Company, six ories high,
burned last night. The loss is Sl75,-
900.
VIcKsBURe, MISS, January II
John Webb, engineer at the ice house
here, fell from second story window
last evening, breaking his neck.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18

For aristocratic households, dogs are
now provided cushions of plush, consist
ing of center mat with a raised border,
which is stuffed with wool and has an
outside covering of velvet or plnsh, on
which design in crewel work is seen.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18

CIRCULARS headed Glow Tax an.
nounced Wilson at the opera-house
last night. 'Repudiation' would
have been better head.-Knoxville
Tribune, Oct oath, 1880.
r. S. Payne got up those circulars
and paid for them, so anxious was
he to aid the cause of reputation.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-18
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Januaay 17.-The
President sent the following nomi
nations to the Senate to-day: POST
masters, John r. Wallace, Yorkville,
South Carolina; Oscar W. Leland,
Waco. Texas.
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