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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
Fires.
Destructive Fire at Galveston,
Texas.
Supreme Court Room With it's
Records Burned.

GALVESTON, Texas, January 10
At 2 o'clock this afternoon a fire
broke out in the cotton rooms of
". S. Moody & Co., at the north
west corner Of Strand and Twenty
second streets. The building was
occupied by the Supreme Court rooms,
on the upper floor; Moody & Jenni-
son, ". Grace & Co., J. P Kindard,
and others On the second floor, and
G. NJ. Pearson & Co., wholesale
grocers, on the ground floor. The
flames spread rapidly, and at 3 p. m.
the large Wholesale dry goods
establishment of Greenbrau, Brock
& Co. was wrapped in flames.
The fire crossed the street to the
wholesale hardware establishment OF
E. s. Wood & Son, and everything
indicated repetition of the fire of
1875. Moody & tensions building
is valued at $4,000. Greenbrau,
Book & Co. arereported to be insured
for $40, LOCO, and NJ. Pearse & Co. for
the same amount. The county
library, valued at SZ5,OOU, is a total
loss. The Supreme and Appellate
court room is total loss, but about
one third of the records were luckily
not in the rooms at the time of the
breaking out of the fire, and they are
safe. The fire at $3.50 p, N. was vir-
tually under control. Brown & Co. S
establishment was saved. The fire in
Osterman's building was extinguished
with slight loss. Moody & Jeni-
sons building and two large build
ings adjoining were burned to the
ground.
CHICAGO, January 13.-This morn
ing flames were discovered in Crane
Brothers water-pipe factory, at 80
Judd street, and in less than an hour
the building was completely gutted.
Entire loss of $4,000, without any
insurance.
OwENsvILLE, KY, January 13.-On
Monday night planning mill, saw
mill, grist mill and wooden mills of
W. W. Metucker & Co, of West
Liberty, Morgan County, were
burned. The loss is placed at S25,
900. The mills were the finest in
the mountains, and the fire the great
est ever known in the mountain
region of Kentucky.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

to be such monster of corruption,
deceit, depravity and wickedness that
the country looked On with a shud-
der.
'"That might have been the case,
shouted Guiteau, sin July, but
1t is not the case now. IF you
could see some of the let
ters I have been receiving you
would see that good many people
think am one of the best and great
est men in the country"
Continuing, Mr.. Davidge skillfully,
and with wonderful effect, reviewed
that portion of the testimony bear~
ing upon the prisoners moral char
acter. as evidenced in his past life.
All this time" said counsel, "no
one accused him of insanity. In
the estimation of his friends and his
family he was sane enough for all
the transactions Of life. But when
his hand is red with blood and
the outraged law claims him as a
sacrifice on the altar Of justice, we
fret hear of insanity
In alluding to Guiteaus schemes
in relation to the Inter Ocean, Dav-
idge said: 1--WE have to deal here
simply with the plans of an audac-
ious mind, but there is nothing in
such a scheme to indicate insanity
Tt is fact, I under
stand, that the stock of
that paper, once worth $4,000,
is now worth S1,0OO,00O, and it may
by putting into successful operation
plans first suggested by the pris
oner.
eyes," shouted Guiteau, "the pa
per never was anything until [ put
some brains into it, and they have
been running ever since on my
brains.
Summing up this incident, Mr..
Davidge said, "It was no indi-
cation of insanity; 1t was
simply in keeping with his
idea that the great moving brain and
the one central figure of the day was
that of Charles J. Guiteau.'
Il thank you, Davidge;" sarcas-
ticaly called out the prisoner. I'm
glad you are beginning to think SO.
l grant many other people think I'm
the greatest man of the day, but l
don't care q snap what they think. L
haven't got bit Of egotism.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
Aldermanic Announcements.

Mr.. E. w. Adkins offers himself as can
didate for alderman of the sixth ward. MIR.
Adkins is one of the best known citizens of
that ward gentleman of uprlghtness,
honor and integrity, and alive to the inter-
ests of the city. The voters of that ward
could not do better than to confer the honor
upon him, and if elected he VIII no DOUBT
guard their interests carefully and safely.
Mr.. W. P. Martin is announced as cam
didate for alderman of the 5th ward Mr..
Martin is a successful and worthy mechanic,
of good Judgment and discretion, and II
honored with an election would no doubt
serve his constituents well and faithfully.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

IF politics have been lugged into
the municipal election, the Republi-
cans are not responsible for it. The
responsibility lies with few men,
who assume to represent the Dem
ocrats. A majority of the Democrats
in the city, including the best men
in the party were opposed to making
it a political contest. For ourselves
we do not Propose to make it a
political contest, except in SO far as
we oppose the election Of a Wilson
repudiationist as mayor.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
Correction.

The Monroe Democrat says it is a mis-
take that JOS L. Boyd, who killed his un-
Gle, Thos. G. Boyd, at Sweetwater last Sat
l1rday, had married Miss Kinser in Mon
roe County week before. and says that
Jos. L. is single man. The CHRONICLE
was led into the erroneous statement to that
effect by the direct information of a well
known citizen of the Sweetwater vicinity.
coupled with = published notice in the Dem
ocrat of the marriage of JOS Boyd, of At
lanta, and Miss Kinser. He is a different
Boyd, altogether, the Democrat says.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
Educated Women.

Refined and educated women will some
times suffer in silence for years from kid
ney diseases, or constipation and piles,
which could easily be cured by package of
Kidney-Wort. There is hardly woman to
be found that does not at some time suffer
from some of the diseases for which this
great remedy is specific. 1t is put up il
liquid and dry forms, equally eiieient-
iSDyi7lO1feId ByatS77
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
FOREIGN NEWS.

DUBLIN, January IA force OF
200 military and constabulary have
gone to Edinburry, County Kings, to
protect the persons engaged in cart
ing oats bought at sheriff's sale. The
mob then broke up the roads, threw
trees across them and destroyed four
bridges. A force $50 police and
military have raided six families
near BaIly Glassleven.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

Ir Is learned from a private report
that on the southern seaboard of the
Chinese province of Kwantung are found
wild silkworms which feed on the cam
phor tree, and whose silk is utilized in a
singular manner. When full grown, the
caterpillar is cut open and the silk ex-
tracted in form much resembling cat
gut. This substance is subjected to a
hardening process and made into fish
lines.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
A Word to Mothers.

Mothers should remember it is a 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. s.-Post
Bee other column.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

The city of Knoxville is engaged
in an important lawsuit against the
Gas Light Company, of which Mr..
R. S. Payne is a stockholder. Is it
likely that he would vigorously
prosecute that suit against com
pany in which he has large interest
as vigorously as the people of the
city desire? Could he, as mayor,
prosecute a suit against himself
at all ?
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
NASHVILLE,
The Cumberland River On the
Rampage.
FOrty.seven Feet of Water and
Still Rising.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.

Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, January 13.-The Cum
berland River at this point measures
Az feet on guage and is still rising.
Telegraphic information from Point
Burnside says it is still raining there
with prospect of 30 feet rise in the
river at that place, which will bring it
here up to rise of 1S47, which was 81
feet at this point.
All the bottoms around Nashville
are flooded. Two hundred families
hsye moved out of the depression
aiUng Lick branch, and still more are
abandoning their homes tonight
with more or less distress among
them. A large amount of timber and
logs have been lost. The Nashville
mills, on the north side of the river,
are now surrounded by water.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, January 13.-
It has been raining for the past
week, and the Cumberland River is
rising rapidly, rising five feet within
the last twenty-four hours. The
backwater has driven two hundred
families from their houses Ahundred
acres of ground within the city are
under water, and the mills and fac
tories have been compelled to close.
It is still raining, and more damage
is expected.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
The Boyd Murder Case Continued.

From Judge George Brown, who returned
yesterday evening from Madisonville, we
learn that the case of Jos. L. Boyd, for the
killing of his uncle Thos G. BOYD, at
Sweetwater, and indicted for murder in the
first degree, was continued cy consent, till
the next term of the court, and the prisoner
wasremanded to Jail. There was no hearing
on habeas corpus writ. The prisoner, we
understand, is to be brought to the Knox
vile jail for safe keeping.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

LET the best men be elected alder
men, regardless of politics. Let us
elect good men, and especially let US
have board that will not improper
ly interfere with the city schools.
School directors, school superin-
tendents and school teachers should
be elected on the score of capacity
and efficiency without reference to
their politics or religious creed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
GEORGIA.

AUGUSTA, January 12.-The Lang
ley cotton factory has declared a
semi annual dividend of $3.50 per
share, making over 20 per cent. for
the year.
ATLANTA, January 12.-Loen &
Zander, jewelers., failed to-day for
$4,000
Henry Vickers died last night at
Washington, from an overdose Of
chloral.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
Ant Old Cure for Smallpox.

(" am willing TO risk my reputation as
public man." wrote Edward Hine to the
Liverpool Mercury, " if the worst case of
smallpox cannot be cured in three days
simply by the use of cream of tartar dis
solved in pint of water, drank at intervals
when cold, is certain, never failing RENE
dy. 1t has cured thousands, never leaving
mark, never causes blindness, and avoids
tedious lingering"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
Correction.

New ORLEANS, January 13.-The
National Cotton Exchange statement
sent from this city last night, by er-
ror in the transmission, gave the
bales sent overland to mills as 800,
7O8. The correct figures are 309,-
OTIS. The bales exported to foreign
ports show a decrease of 325, 5,57S
instead of 125, 59S, as also erroneous
ly given.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

JAY GOULD got away with Van-
derbllt yesterday in the election Of
directors for the Reading Railroad.
The contest has been going on with
great vigor and some bitterness for
several days, and the result is re-
garded as quite substantial vic
tory for the Jay Gould combination.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
MINOR DISPATCHES.

JACKSON, MISS, January 12.-W. S.
Power accidentally shot himself yes
terday while displaying his revolver
to a young lady to whom he was pay
ing attention. The wound proved
mortal, the young man dying in two
hours. He was son of State Sena-
tor Power, and much esteemed.
PITTSBURGH, January 12.-The
Western Nail Association has raised
the card rate for nails Is cents per
ker
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

Mr.. PAYNE's organ cannst whistle
down the fact that he voted for Will
son, the repudiationist, for Governor.
Only thirty>nine other Democrats
in Knoxville bolted with him.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

In JAPAN spiders interfere considerably
with the telegraphic service by spinning
long webs from the wires to the trees
and to the earth, which, in wet weather,
become good conductors of electricity,
and carry off the current. Forces of men
have to be employed to keep the lines
clear, SO great is this evil.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
VIRGINIA..
Officers Elected by the General
Assem- bly,.

RICHMOND, Va, January 13.-The
General Assembly to day elected the
following officers: Secretary of the
Commonwealth, ". G. Elan; treas.
urer, D. r. Rievely; register land
Office, John III. Brockenbrough
superintendent public printing, A.
F. Walker; superintendent public
instruction, R. r. Farr. By strict
party vote they being nominees Of
the readiusters caucus.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

The boys of the Colphronian Society of
Holston Seminary, at New Market, have
challenged the boys of the Literary Society,
of Carson College, Messy Creek, to q literary
contest. If ii is accepted an interesting time
IS expected.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
ARABIAN scale armor was sometimes
made of thin plates of horn.

According to the Herald, the E. T., " and
G. Railroad company have commenced some
much needed improvements on the passen-
ger and freight depot at that place. Pas
senger reception rooms will be arranged and
furnished in first style.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

INDIANAPOLIS is greatly alarmed
over smallpox in that city.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

FoR the twentieth time in the past
six weeks, it is definitely settled
that Sargent will be Secretary of the
Interior.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

The friends of Gen. Burbridge are
pushing him for a foreign appoint
ment.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
Always Refreshing.

A delicious odor is impaired by Floreston
Cologne, which is always refreshing, no
matter how freely used.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14
LET the CALLED jade vince,

The Cumberland River at Nash
vile is on the rampage.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-14

to be such monster of corruption,
deceit, depravity and wickedness that
the country looked On with shud-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29
AFFAIRS IN IRELAND
A SasEg,znary SkIr-lish Near ThU-les-l
Ia-aeos Conznitts ed for Six Months.

n
I-ieos ConHnitt ed for Six Months.
z DUBa1E, March 2e.-The recent shooting
sffi.ir near ThuTles, TiPperary, was q san
yUfnary slsirmisA. Shout thirty men at
5acl led Shs house of a farmer suspected of
pay ing Ssns. While she party were firing
irto the heEse three policemen in ambush
fred upon, them The mOonIighters fled
and WEIR pursued by the policemen, who
fred twenty rounds Of buckshot at them.
The Dad was subsequently discovered to be
SHIN ed With blood for q distance Of over
hllfs mile, and one OF the party, who had
feuer at tae first fire, was found near the
atsacl 1ed house mOrtally wounded
At Rathdowney, County Queens. Satur-
day, REV. Mr. Feehan. priest, was prese-
cu5ed for using seditious language The
charg vas that he read at a meeting
paper pllrperting to be 2 statement of the
Bi1hO p Of Nevada, that Il ne (the Bishop)
had b cen imprisoned as a suspect he would
aye issued a manifesto calling the people
to zrn rs instead Of urging them TO pay no.
rent Tbs Magistrates ordered Father Fee
has to hnd G400 bail or 60 to Prison for six
months. Father Feehan refused 70 give
baa, nd was taken 10 Maryborough Prison.
He wt IS mace to traVel twenty miles across.
thSCo untry, escorted by cavalry and infan-
try, Ike authorities fearing a collision with
the pC IpUlace If he should be taken by rail-
w3y.
BathdOwHey was crowded with troops and
police dEri2g the hearing of the case, and
the'poop1e were forbidden assembling On
tie al rival OF Father Feehan at Marybor-
ough. EfadeSnen closed their shops, al
though II was market day.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29
Naws From China and Japan.

SAN Francisco, Maren 26-Arriyed, the
steamer City of Toxic, Hong Kong via Yok
ohama, March 9. The work of treaty re-
vision progresses slowly in Toxic. The ne
gotistions will probably continue for three or
four months, meanwhile friendly spirit
prevails, both sides being willing to make
concessions. 1t is understood that the ad-
iustment on the whole will be favorable to
Japan. Bingham, the American representa-
tive. does not attend the conference, as the
treaty between the United States aud Japan
of 1873 conclusively and finally grants all
that the latter demands, subject to other
Powers conferring to similar Conventions.
Its late President of Council of State, now
Privy Councillor, one of the leading states
men of the Empire, proceeds to Europe and
America He should have left by the En-
glish steamer tomorrow, but is detained by
business, and will probably go to San Fran
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29
NOT GUILTY.
c Cssocett Acquitted of CODpheity in the
Walton Murder.

c Szocett Acquitted of COmpheity in the
Walton Murder.
sec ial - the Sentinel:
NI.RSgss, Ind, March A.-The argument in the
Garrett ssse was completed and the Judge deliv-
cred his charge to the Jury last evening. So GER
sAih was the audience that the Jury would return
Aspee27 verdict that it fingered about the Court
House for several hours, bat the delay became so
sxten3Rd that one by one they dropped out and
went to their homes. Sentinels and watchers
we're posted with instructions to use the tele-
phone as soon as the verdict was agreed upon,
and Szafs passed until this morning, when Court
oonxant d. The jury asked additional instruc-
lions in regard to the meaning of reasonable
sdoE,s~ and the weight of certain evidence when
they ratired, and in few minutes returned with
"a yer dict Of mot guilty." If an internal
Machine had exploded in the midst
Of that assenblage, it would not
hare created gTester surprise or more univers-
81 q sgust- The prisoner was the only who
was expecting verdict of that character. Even
Sol onel Scohy, one OF the counsel, no longer ago
ihan last night acknowledged that he expected
nothing better than e disagreement or sentence
~ the Penitentiary.
Our best people consider it disgrace TO the
County, and loudly denOunce it whenever the
subject is referred 10. The JuTymen have taken
themselves from the gaze of their fellowciuzens.
and, with one or two exceptions, can not be seen.
OF $50 citizens interviewed not a single sus-
tanned the verdiet, and some of them went so far
as to say that they are ashamed that they are cti
zens of This County. Garrett left Tor home this
| evening.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29

this crime" Almost Immediately the rope
was cut and Mccarthy died without strug-
gle.
HAREIsBURe, Pa. March 24-Frank and
Henry Rumberger were hanged az 10 a m-
to-day for the murder of Daniel Troutman,
November 10, 1881. Both men assembled
the scaffold with firmness. The religious
services were very brief, and at the con-
clusion the Sheriff adjusted the rope, pulled
the cap over the eyes, and almost imme-
diately the trap sprung. The criminals
died easily. Their necks were broken by
the fall.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, March 2A-John A. Wer-
ling, convicted of the murder of Samuel PEN
nington, in February, 1880, was hanged here
this morning. After he mounted the
scaffold the doomed man exhibited knife
which he had concealed on his person, and
thus demonstrated he.had at no time de-
sired to commit suicide.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29
The Chinese Bill.

Mr.. Stockslager suggested to-day, after the
passage of the Chinese bill, that those Re-
publican members who opposed the meas
ure will have delicate duty to perform
when they are called upon by the labonng
portion of their constituency to define the
difference in opening the gates to foreign
competition by removing the protective
tariff and allowing the pauper
labor from China to come to our
shores and compete with American labor
Those protective tariff statesmen who have
placed themselves on record against the bill
he believes will array themselves against
the interests they have pretended to protect.
He thinks the rights of foreigners TO come
here with cheap labor is the same thing as
permitting them to ship their waFes after
they have performed their labor abroad, so
far as inalienable rights and free trade are
concerned.
Major Calkins, Republican member from
Indiana, il is said raised the san2e propo-
sition.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29
ono of TIE Blue Cut Train Robbers Con.
fesSeS.

fesSes.
KANSAS CITY, March 27.-John Laird, one
of the indicted Blue Cat train robbers, made
a confesslon this afternoon at independence
He says boys were with the old gang, which
was headed by man he suppOses 10 have
been Jesse James; that il was the members
Of the old gang who entered the express car
and went through the train, and that all the
country boys did was to keep up the racket
on the outside. After the robbery the en-
tire party went into the woods a short dis
tanee from the track, where the leaders, who
had all the 'swag" in their possession, said
to the boys, "Boys, here we havn't got time
to divide, they are after us, and we didn't
get the money. We are excited anyhow
but we will all meet on the right fork or the
Blue next Wednesday night, just one week
from the night OF the robbery, and we will
divide there" With that The old gang
mounted their horses and rode away
with the booty in their possession,
while Laird and his comrades dispersed
for their homes, no richer than when they
started out. Before the night arrived,
which had been set for the divide most OF
them were safely jailed and others fleeing
the country as rapidly as possible. Laird
declares his belief that the robbery was a
put mp job, deliberately planned, by James
and his gang for the double purpose of Sc
curing the plunder and getting the country
boys into trouble, in order to divert the at
tentiOn of the authorities from their own
operations. When the docket was called
Lairds case came first, and the Prosecuting
Attorney asked that it be put at the foot OF
the docket. which shows that Laird is to be
a witness. The next cases called were those
of Bugler and Chapman. Bugler's attorneys
announced that they were ready for trial,
and venire of Jurors was sworn and the
Court adjourned until tomorrow morning,
when Bugler's trial will be proceeded with.