Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1882-11-23

ClOScl anu DlcW Out HIS DIdlllS Will Il
pistol.
1t is thought that Russia is on the
eve of another war. The government
has warned newspapers against max
ing any references to the construction
of the military railways and the
movement of the troops toward the
Russo Austrian frontier.
The glazier, an Italian named Rio
Montenedo, whose putty box received
the second bullet fired by Gniteau al
President Garfield, has applied to the
Board which is auditing the claims
arising out of Garfield's illness and
death, seeking their influence to sc.
cure him a position as watchman III
the Government employ.
OF the 35,OO0,0OO go 100000 hogs
in the United States, three-ftths are
raised in ten strictly Mississippi Val
ley States, namely: Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Kansas Nebraska and
Wisconsin. These States produce
annually three-lourths of The entire
corn crop Of the country.
There are in San Francisco, Cal,
four paIalial houses, worth together
more than $3,000,000. Their owners,
Ex-Governor Stanford, Chas. Crock
er, Mrs. Mark Hopkins, and Mr.. Clin-
ton, represent about Sl30,000,0O0.
The magnificent structures stand un-
occupied about ten months of each
year.
Now we have a first-class scandal
about the clerk of the Snprcme Court
of the United States at Washington.
II scems that the tisgraceful and ilIc-
gal business of eXtorIion in fees has
been resorted TO by the incumbents
Of that Office. The court has taken
action in the matter and il is shown
that thousands Of dollars have been
stolen from the suitors and people by
charging illegal fees.
The Chattanooga municipal cleo
ton, he'd last Thursday, resulted in
almost a clean sweep for the Bepu6-
licans. II Clay Evans. Republican,,
defeats for MayorJ. Il. Shipp, Demo-
crat, by G2l majority; N. w. Wilbur.
Republican, defeats j, j, Lowry,
Democrat, for Marshal, by 525 major
ity. The Republicans elect four out
of five aldermen by majoiries rang
ing from 100 to l25. The total vote
pollcd was 5000.
Vermont is about to take new de-
parture in taxation in the shape of
assessing corporations within her
borders the entire amount required
to pay the expenses of the State gov
ernment. The bill making this very
radical change in the system Of taxa
ton has not yet passed the Lcgisla
ture to be sure, but there is little
doubt Of its passage, for the public
feeling in lis favor is so strong that
even the combined power of corpora
tons interests can defeat il. The bill
reaches corporations Of all sorts, rail
road, telegraph, steamboat, cal, trans
insurance, telephone, saw
ings banks and trust companies.
At the Birmingham (Ala.) folling-
mills, on the 18th inst, d workman
named II. Cunningham threw him
self into the Alice blast furnace. He
leaves wife and three children. lie
had been low-spiritcd for several
days, but had not been drinking.
Congress convenes one week from
next Monday,
Snow fell at Atlanta and Romo,
GA, on the Goth inst.
Heavy snow stoFihs in the New
States.
There was a big smallpox scare at
Chattanooga 4 few days ago. The
increase of the disease caused the
to telegraph to Washing
ton for the use of Government build
ngs for pest-louses. The authorities
ihink they have the disease under
control.
Chalmers, of Mississippi, has been
counted out and Manning counted in,
Jays Republican newspaper. Tildcn
vas counted out; good precedent,
Philadelphia, Pa, is alarmed at the
pread Of The diptheria. Two out Of
very three cases prove fatal.
An unusally brilliant auroral dis
LAY was visible in the extreme West
I'm States on the 17th inst. In the
Eastern and Northern States heavy
uroral storm prevailed, the fiercest
hat has visited New England for
ODg time.
There is one case of smallpox and
me of tarioloid in Knoxville. They
re isolated and there is no danger of
he disease spreading. A few per-
ons have been exposed and we cx-
,ect few new cases.-KnoXVille
22d inst