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.Hemoytal .Seroicos az the Cdpitol.-i Distin.
gstshed GatAering.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Feb. q, 1882
The departments were closed to-day in honor
of the memorial services to the late president.
The crowd at the capitol was very large, but
select owing to the fact that none were adj.
mitted without tickets. Among the distin-
guished personages present were the President
of the United States General Hancock, the
Justices of the Supreme Court, Cabinet Min.
listers, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Officers, OF,
fcers of the Army and Navy of nigh rank,
Senators, Representatives, besides many Others
who were so fortunate as to secure a ticket of
admission. The floor and galleries of the
House of Representatives were filled to their
utmost capacity. 1t was indeed a notable
gathering of many whose names are already
historic But no face in the vast and distin-
guished audience was SO well known as that
of the orator. James G.. Blaine had entered
the House cotemporaneously with the dead
President; he had been distinguished there,
both as It's presiding officer anG as the leader
of his party during the most trying and trou.
blous period of our Legislative history, and he
had enjoyed a wider and longer popularity,
perhaps, than any other public man. When
he arose IN front OF the seat where he had SO
long presided as speaker of the House, and
stood before that audience, most OF whom were
his personal acQuaiutances and friends. Sci
dom has there existed such mutually of in
SEPARATION and sympathy as was wrought from
the occasion, the orator, and the audience.
That there were a few in the audience who
were not friendly to the orator, or at least
estranged from him by the vicissitudes of
politics, only added TO the zest with which the
student of passing events looked upon the dis
Iunguished gathering. | will not write of the
Grafton itself, a 0erbattm copy will be within
the reach of everyone Great precautions were
taken by those IN charge Of the admission TO
the capitol 10 insure pot only the privileges OF
those who held tickets butte exclude the more
numerous throng Of pushing Americans who
tried to worm themselves in. That these did
not outwlt the capitol police is extraordinary.
This is no reflection upon the courage and for
titude of the guardians of the capitol, but rath-
er a tribute to the persistence and crattlness of
the average American citizen. When 1t is re-
membered that there are many more in Nash-
gton than the capitol would hold, anxious
to be present, as well as many invited and un-
invited persons from other cities, the pressure
for admission may be imagined.
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The withdrawal Of carpet bag rule and bay
onet protection from the South, and RELOCATING
the negro to reliance upon his own resources
under the home rule OF himself and the native
whites, has evidently been the making of
Sambo None but he who saw the negro at
the South six or eight years ago and sees him
now can realize what the banlshment of the
paternaism and bayonet projection of Grant
ism has done for him. The Rev. NcCann IT..
Stewart, of the First African Methodist Church
in New York City, having, after an interval OF
five years, revisited the South month ago,
thus reported the result of his observations in
a sermon to his people last Sunday evening" as
we find him reported in the Herald:
The condition of the colored people has i'm
proved vastly in the last few years. | do not
think tina, there is any prejudice against the
colored people as class; the prejudice is
against their condition. The war seems to
have completely paralyzed the Southern white
men. 1t has had a different effect upon the
colored people. They are rising fast in intel
ligence, manners and in wealth. and | tell you
that unless the whites recover their energy
soon the negroes Will become the possessors OF
the land, Negroes there are filling all posi-
tons. They are clerks in the stores OF white
men, they deal in cotton, and they perform the
highest kinds of mechanical labor. 1t Is a
common thing to see white mechanics work.
ing under black foreman, and with increas.
ing intelligence comes property and suitable
homes. Their houses contain carpets, pictures
and many other Injuries formerly unknown to
them, and their cottages are surrounded by
gardens and little pieces of land They are
getting TO own their own land and their cot
tages are increasing in size and number year
by year. Their social relations are better. II
a man Is known 10 be thief or drunkard
he is not admitted to certain places. The col.
ored man is Irrepressible, and hundreds OF
them are getting rich. Thousands of them
have homes now who hever had them before,
and many of them actually rent TO white
tenants.
| To prove the truth of his assertion the
speaker mentioned by name one colored man
who was worth $4,000, another who rented
out twenty or thirty houses, and many others
who had from $4,000 down 70 $1,000. In
many parts Of the South colored men sat at
the same table with the whites, and 1t was not
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-03-11

WHAT CANNING DID Nor KNow.-When
the late Lord Westbury observed OF one OF his
contemporaries that he had not single re-
deeming vice, he made remark that was far
less cynical than it would first sight appear
to be- No man can live up to the best which
IS in him. TO expect human creature to be
all genius, all intellect, all virtue, all dignity,
would be as absurd as to expect that midnight
should be all stars Curiosity about the minor
incidents IN the lives OF great men is 70 Ger
tain extent legitimate, and even profitable, but
there Is, perhaps, on one day at least, some
danger of Its beng carried too far 10 ma
the great Oh level with ourselves may Crafty
our vanity, but it may sometimes lead to very
erroneous conclusions. We have often been
struck with the significance of an anecdote
which Hookam Frere once related to his
nephew about Canning: IL remember one
day going to consult Canning on matter OF
great Importance to me, when he was staying
Enfield. We walked into the woods TO have
quiet talk, and as we passed some ponds was
surprised to find that it was new light to him
that tadpoles turned into frogs. Now, DOM
you,' he added, go and tell that story to the
next fool you meet Canning could rule, and
did rule, great and civilized nation, but peo'
pie are apt TO fancy that man who does not
know the natural history of frogs must be an
,mbecIle in the treatment of men."-IempH
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D e N IT'S r s &.
PhY 3ICiA "a s

nR. j. 8. RYBURN, Ottawa, Ill. Office IN u
- Opera House Flock. In office day and night isnf2
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JOY, Joy to the World.

If you meet a man who looks as If he had lost
all his friends, had his honse burned down and
business destroyed, just moke up your mind that
he either has dyspepsia or his liver is out of order.
The best thing you can do for such woebegone
individual is to advise him to go to your drug
store and get bottle of DR.. Jones Red Glover
Tonic, which will cure him without fail. Also
an infallible remedy for pimples and blotches on
the face. Only so cents a bottle. ID
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uncommon for them to sit upon the same
platform with whites and speak from 1t. He
should not return South, however, until Nor
,hern ideas had taken greater hold upon it
but would do all IN his power 10 agitate for its
good and would use his pen most freely.
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The Keystone of Health.

How can you expect to feel well, or even enjoy
life, when you go about with hacking cough
The fool in his wisdom, says there is no cure for
It, but the wise man HES him to drug store and
gets a bottle OF Dr. Bigelow's Positive Cure, and
at once gets we'll A trial bottle costs nothing (d)
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Hemoytal !Seroicos az the Cdpit0l.--i Distia-
gstshed GntAertnq
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A Heavy swell.

Jacob II. Boomer, virgille, n. Y, writes:
Thomas Eclectric Oil cured badly swollen
neck and sore throat in forty-eight hours. Ny
wife was also cured OF lame foot in twenty-four
hours"
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nR. Il. Nj. NIcA RTHUR, Ottawa, III. OfBce
~ in the Opera House Block. Open from O'Clock A. N.
to o'clock Residence Benton street, south Of Ill
nois Avenue jan2g76
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
Labor Troubles.

OMAHA, NEB, March 13.-The mi
litia now in the city to protect the
non-striking laborers, were annoyed
last evening by the gathering of the
men and boys who threw brick-bats
at the officers, hitting several of
them. AS the squad of soldiers final
ly charged on the crowd to drive it
back from the militia quarters, sev-
eral of the assailants were severely
wounded. g. Armstrong, formerly
a machinist, who was wounded in
the breast and taken to the guards
house, was supposed to be only slight
ly hurt, but has died from his wound.
He had been slightly under the in
fuence of liquor, and was abusing
the soldiers. When sober, he was
inOffenslve.
The occurrence was not generally
known in the city last night, but it
threatens to greatly compllcate trou-
bles.
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no change in the coudition of Rep
resentative Black.

no change in the coudition of Rep
resentative Black.
The Secretary of War has ordered
an additional hundred thousand ra-
fions to be bought in New Orleans
for the food suf.rers.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-
day issued three calls for bonds
continued sixes-to the amount of
Sl5,O00,O0O, payable in parcels of
S5,0O0,O0o each, on May 3rd, 10th,
and 17th, respectively.
Commissioner Raum has offered a
rewBrd of three hundred dollars for
the arrest of the murderers of Dep
uty Collector Davis, at McMinnville,
Tenn, and has authorized an expend-
iture of five hundred dollars for the
discovery Of the names of the parties
implicated. The Internal Revenue
Bureau will pay the expenses of Da-
Wis funeral.
The President has pardoned John
L, Dickson, formerl y post master at
Grassy Creek post office, North Carr
ollna, who was sentenced to one
years Imprisonment in Auburn, New
York, State prison, on a charge of
embezzlement. The pardon was
granted on the recommendation of
the Governor and District Attorney
Of his State. Dickson pleaded guilty
to the charge of embezzllng ten dol>
lars from letter in his post Office.
1t has since became evident that he
offered the plea to shield his wife, as
he was not at home wheu the money
was taken, and his wife wBs acting
for him. He has served four months
of his sentence.
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MINOR DISPATCHES.

ST. LoU1s, No., March 13.-The
st. Louis Distilling Company S
building was destroyed by fire at 1
o'clock this morning. One thou
sand barrels of whisky were con-
sumed. The loss on the building is
$4,000; on the stock, about $780,
600, almost fully insured.
JoNEsvILLE, Wis, March 13.-The
weaving room of the Jonesville cot
ton factory burned early this morns
ing. The loss is $4,000; insurance
$4,000. There were two hundred
looms in use, and 500 employees are
thrown out of work.
PETERsBURe, Va, March 13.-At q
special meeting of the board of trade
and the tobacconists to-day, resolu-
tions were adopted petitioning Con-
gress that if any change is made, to
remove the whole tax from tobacco
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Cowardly Murder Attempted.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March 13.-
Yesterday a most cowardly and bru-
tai attempt at murder was made a
few miles from this place. Miss
Sallie M. Moore started to church
about II a. M, and was followed by
negro boy named Ben Withers,
aged only about Is years. A short
distance from the house, the boy
struck the woman over the head with
large stick. which felled her to the
ground. He subsequently cut her
throat and left her tor dead. Pur-
suit was made almost Immediately.
and the negro arrested and placed
in Jail. No cause has been assigned
for the deed. The woman was alive
this morning, and may possibly re-
cover.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE,

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 13.-
Mr. Butterworth, from the appro-
priations committee, reported the
Army appropriation bill. It pros
vides for an aggregate appropriation
of S27,43l,69S, based upon an esti>
mate aggreg ating $29, ,237 ,3S6.67,
and is an increase of S743, S98 over
the appropriation of last year. The
principal items of the bill are $12,-
247,19S for the payment of the
Army, on basis of not exceeding
25,OO0 enlisted men, and 500
enlisted men for the signal corps;
S4, $4,000, for transportation; 3d.
$4,000, for supplies for the quarter
masters department.; 81, 100000, for
subsistence supplies; 81, 100000, for
the purchase and manufacture of
clothing and camp and garrison
equipage.
The bill con- aims clause provid>
ing for the compulsory retirement of
officers at 62 years of age; and fur>
ther provisions referring what are
known as the Fourth of July claims,
to the Court of Claims committee
the whole.
Under the call OF States, bills were
introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas: To sup.
ply rations for the sufferers by the
overflow of the Mississippi; also,
for the repair of the levees.
By Mr. Robertson, Of Louisiana
For the protection of life and prop
erty endangered by the floods Of the
Mississippi River.
BY Mr.. Horde, of Mississippi
A blll appropriatiug $4,000 for the
relief Of the sufferers by the overflow
of the Mississippi River.
Resolutions of the Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce, asking foi
the relief of the sufferers by the
Mississippi overflow, were read and
referred
Mr.. Hiscock, of New York, stated
that the committee on appropria
tions had the subject under coDsid-
Grafton, and was IN communication
with the Secretary of War, who said
he had sufficient supplies on hand to
last until March 20th, or probably tc
the first of April.
The House went to the speaker 6
table and reached the Senate bill to
punish polygamy, on which on the
Sth of M4rch point of order had
been made by Mr.. Converse, of Ohio
that it must receive its first consider
alton in the committee of the whole,
as it provided for an appropriation.
After long and heated discus
sion, the Speaker, in an elaborate
decision, overruled the point Of or
der, on the ground that the bill did
not require an appropriation oI
money from the United States Treas
ury, inasmuch as the officers provid-
ed for form part of the electo a
system of Utah Territory, and con-
sequently their salaries would be
payable out of the Territorial
treasury.
After considerable f'ibustering by
the Democrats on account of MIR
Haskell insisting on taking vote or
the bill without allowing debate
or amendment, the House at 6:45
o'clock took recess until l1:30 a M,
tomorrow, when the bill Will return
to the position which it has at pres
| emf
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
THE FRESHET.
The Waters Subsiding in Some
Localities.
Railroad Travel to be Resumed
Tomorrow.

MEMPHIS, March 13.-:The breaks
on the Mississippi and Tennessee,
Louisville and Nashville and Mem
phis and Charleston Railroads have
not been repaired, and passengers
op all three routes have to be trans>
ferred. ALI lines expect to be run
ming through trains without inter-
ruption by Wednesday, at the latest.
New ORLEANS, March 13.-The
river is nine inches below the high
water of 1874 Adxices, from above
confirm the report of the break OF
the false river dixie Saturday night
Some damage to plantations in
west Baton Rouge may result.
The river at Vicksburg, yester-
day, rose s inches; the food waters
from Yazoo Valley having reached
that point.
Arrangements are being made by
the commissioners for the distribu-
ton of hundred and sixty thousand
government rations.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March Is.
The Secretary of War has sent the
following kilograms to Commission
ers Gibbs and Schenck, at New Or
leans:
"Your telegram of the 11th re-
ceived. The present appropriation
is nearly exhausted, SO that the De
partment cannot place $4,000 ra>
tions at your disposal now. The
additional appropriation is possible.
In the meantime, telegraph me from
time to time, the number of rations
needed, and the number of people
being relieved, as your necessity re-
quires, and the department will en-
deavor to comply"
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Lynch Law in Oregon.

JACKSONVILLE, ORE, March 13.-
Saturday night ten or twelve masked
men rode into Linnville, where n. G.
Laws, charged with murder, was in
the custody Of Sheriff j. F. Lewis
and Justice Wright, awaiting an ex-
animation The officers were in
Greenman's Hotel with the prisoner,
when the lynchers entered the hotel
and were ordered to halt. They re.
fused, and Deputy Sheriff Lewis
fred his revolver, slightly woundlng
one of the party. The lynchers
returned the ire, killing the deputy
sheriff and wounding Justice
Wright. They then left without
taking Laws. Intense excitement
prevails.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
Mother Died of salt Rheum.

J. W. Adams, Newark, Ohio, says :
"Cuticura Remedies are the greatest medi-
cine on earth. Had the worst case of Salt
Rheum in this county. My mother had it
twenty years, and in fact died from it. /
believe Cuticura would have saved her life.
My arms, breast and head were covered for
three years, which nothing relieved or cured
until ] used the Cuticnrs Remedies.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
Errors Of COlIncation.

"He blew out his brains after bidding
his wife good-by with gun"-an extract
from Connecticut paper--is pleasing
and that is very fine Irish flavor in the
Ulster epitaph, Erected to the memory
OF John Phillips accidentally shot as q
mark of affection by his brother" But
the gem of the collection is an advertise
ment from an English paper "a piano
for sale by lady about to cross the
Channel in an oak case with carved legs. +"
Saturday ReUie,c.
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ASSASSINATED! +!
Death of Capt. James NJ. Davis,
The Terror Of the Middle Tennes-
see Moonshiners.
He Is Waylaid and Shot Near
McMinnville.


Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, TENN, March l3.-The an
nouncement of the death of Capt. James
NJ. Davis, causes unusual regret in the SER
vice where his bravery and doings have
been SO valuable, His name had become a
terror to the moonshiners against whom
his energies have been particularly directed
He has been threatened with death SO often,
and attempts have been made upon his life
50 frequently, that it is a wonder that he con.
bitter end He has killeda number of men
in attempting their arrest, though never
when it could be avoided. He has arrest
ed fully three thousand Illicit
distillers, and some of them
have afterwards become his friends, and
even joined the service under him as
assistants. The most noted of them is
Campbell Morgan, whom Davis attacked
in an almost impregnable fortress, but like
stockade, with only loop-holes for firing.
Morgan made desperate resistance, but
bo'Ao, 90 AA0S0 " otldtfSoLA % p1 iVlSC,
overcame him and captured him and his
concern. Morgan afterwards accepted the
amnesty, joined the service and became
Davis most faithful ally and assistant.
He is now probably the only man who
can, in a manner, fill Davis place. Of
late, there seems to have been a determined
effort ON the part of the moonshiners to
kill Davis, as has been shown in the fire.
quent attempts on his life, and the dire
threats made from time to time against him.
On one occasion, he was fred upon from
ambush by an unknown assassin, and his
companion, who was walking quietly by his
side, was killed by the bullet meant
for him. Davis killed q man named Hamp-
ton, near Winchester, several years ago, and
was forced to fly to avoid the vengeance of
the mob of Hampton's friends. He was
wounded several months ago in an en-
counter with distillers His career has been
most remarkable, and will fill page of
thrilling interest in the history of Illicit
distilling.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
Reduction in Wages.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March 13.-The
operatives in the combing, spinning,
drawing and weaving rooms of the
worsted department of the Central
Pacific Mills has been notified that
after March 9th, there will be re-
duction in their wages, averaging
between five and ten per cent. The
operatives effected express great
dissatisfaction. There are rumors
that similar action will be taken by
other mills, but no official notice has
yet been given.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
Smallpox Epidemic.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, March 13.-
Smallpox is epidemic here, there
being upwards of fifty cases in
town, nearly all of which have been
reported since Saturday. Tar is
beng burned in different parts of
town, and strong efforts are being
made to prevent the contagion from
spreading. The malady prevails in
it's worst form.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
Experience the Best Guide.

The reason why women everywhere use
Parker's Ginger Tonic is because they have
learned by experience best guide-that
this excellent medicine overcomes despond-
ency, periodical headache, Indigestion, pain
in the back and kidneys; and other troubles
of the sex.-Home Journal
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
How 1t Works.

Everything bears hard upon the poor.
The rich man who puts nothing into the
contribution box, Sunday morning, is at
once supposed to have left his pocket
book In his other trousers but the poor
man who has but one suit of clothes
can't get off SO easily.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15

AFTER all, the American does not
appear altogether happy over the
50-3 business. We trust it will not
lay aside it's second fiddle so early
to be a straddier.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15

The Jackson Tribune and Sun,
Gallatin Examiner and Lebanon
Herald do not join in the movement
of the Memphis reunited and har>
monized" Democracy, to rob the
creditors of the State of half their
claim, without consulting them.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15

The Appointment of Judge Blatch-
ford, of New York, to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, will
give universal satisfaction, especial
ly where he is best known. He was
appointed district Judge for the
southern district of New York, by
President johnson, in 1867. He has
been an able and an upright judge
and stands high with the bar of New
York City. He will accept.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15

Colden's Liebig's Liquid Extract Of
Beef and Tonic Invigorator is the best
and safest remedy for chills, fever and
malaria Ask for Ccldea's. Take no
other. OF druggists generally.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15

HoN. JAY A HUBBELL will probably
be reelected chairman of the Re-
publican Congressional campaign
committee A better selection could
hardly be made.