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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

For many years the government
lands in the South commanded no
market, except where they were
needed for corporations. Prior to
the rebellion slavery kept immigra.
ton from that section, and the I'M.
settled condition Of public affairs
after the close of the rebellion pre-.
vented settlers from going there.
D.ring the past four years, howev.
err, the inviting climate and produc.
tive soil of the south have attracted
a large share of immigration, and
government lands which were con-
sidered valueless, because nobody
wanted them, have been selling
rapidly. The record of public land
show that for the fiscal years 1879
there were sold in the states of Ar
kansas, Alabama, and louisiana,
Mississippi and Florida, (the only
southern states in which the gov.
eminent still owns lands, )481, ia
acres. or Sc of the entire sales for
the year; ia 1880, the sales increased
to 996, 815 acres, or 1919 per cent,
in 1881, to 1877, 1876 acres, or al
per cent. and in 1882 to 2,3t5, 794
or Is per cent of the entire sales.
Much of the public land in the
states named is available for agri.
cultural purposes, and the statistics
Of population of the south show that
it has been this character of land
that commanded readiest sale.
The above shows conclusively
that the South is approaching an
era of prosperity hitherto unknown
in the most beautiful section of the
Union, and ere many years the
South will vie with the north in all
that makes tho nation great.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WARRINGTON, D. G. Dec. 18th, 1882.


The activity Of Congress during
the first week of the session is a mat.
ter Of universal comment. Two ap.
preparation bills, the Indian, and
the Consular and Diplomatic, have
been passed. The House Commit
tee on appropriations has shown re-
markable industry. The Post Office
bill will probably be taken up to
day and the Pension bill before the
close of the week, and, it is
thought, they will both be passed
without protracted debate. The
West Point Academy bill, the For
ti6cation and the army bill it is
thought will be passed before the
holiday recess. The Naval bill will
be ready to be reported next week,
and it too may be passed before
Christmas There will remain only
the legislative, executive, sundry
civil, and deficiency bills to be pass.
ed after January the LIST. The civil
service reform bill is part of the
legislative bill, and it is thought
that it may be passed, though not
without much debate and amend
| ment. The desire to reform the
civil service is so great, that the
session will hardly close without
the passage of some measure for that
purpose.
The river and harbor subject was
opened anew in the House on Satur-
day. There was an animated de-.
bate between friends and foes of
the scheme. Chairman Page OF the
commerce committee, submitted a
resolution which Secretary Lin.
coin was asked to state whether
any of the money appropriated in
the last river and harbor bill was
not for the benefit of commerce and
navigation; whether an, of the
money had been withheld, and if 50
for what cause; and the amount
likely to belon hand at the end of the
current fiscal year. The renewal Of
this vexed problem was the signal
for scores of members, many Of
whom have failed of reelection, ia
clamor for recognition by the Speak.
er so as to ventilate their grievanc.
es. Mr.. Kasson, Of Iowa, as usual,
wanted to amend the resolution BY
inserting the words ''foreign and
interstate" before commerce
in The original resolution. He took
the ground that these words were
necessary, as the Secretary Of War
could not decide any public work
t unimportant, no matter how small.
Although he advocated his amend
ment in an eloquent speech Mr..
Page declined to entertain it, and
loudly and vehemently demanded q
vote, on his resolution. This was
not satisfactory to Mr.. Robeson,
who desired a chance to defend his
vote Of last session, aud in the
course Of his remarks he attributed
the opposition to it mainly to the
newspapers Of New York city and
! and charged that they were inau,
enced BY capital invested in rail
roads which sought to stop improve
ments on the great rivers Of tht
country. Sunset Cox replied in /
sarcastic vein. He said that thu
press not only Of New York, but o
); the UnitAd States, opposed the meas
!. lure and reminded Mr.. Robson thai
railroads were strong factor IN th,
J llatter's district. Mr.. McLane. o
Maryland, defended the bill an.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

The McAllister gun, invented
nd patented by DR.. A q. Meal.
lister, of U Mon county, Mississippi,
has twenty four rifle barrels and
discharges FIVE hundred cartridges in
one minute, greatly exceeding the
Gatling gun in execution and relia'
billty. The entire work Of con-
struction was done at the black.
smithshop on his plantation by Dr..
McAllister and = machinest of his
own neighborhood.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

Til e total national debt on the
LIST OF Dece mber was $3.50, 724,
O16.45 of principal, including bonds
aud n Otes not presented. The
princip al of the bonded debt not
m ,tured or called was 81, 41S,066,'
500. T he highest rate of interest is
81, and lowest 8 per cent.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

Early on Thursday morning Dec.
IA fla mes were discovered issuing
from the front windows of Hamp.
ton court, in the Royal Palace at
Hampton, fifteen miles from Lon
don; the damage is already very Sc
rious. Some historical paintings
have been deystroyed and injured.
A wo man was suffocated by the
smoke
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

Kingston Jamaica, Dec. lathe
fire which broke out on Monday
evening in the business portion Of
this city was not extinguished till
Wednesday. The loss is estimated
at three million pounds. Four
hundred stores in all were destroy.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

Fire in Winnipeg Dec. 14th des.
troyed the Canadian Pacific hotel
and Johnson house. The johnson
House was valued at $4,000 and
furniture at $4,000. The total
loss will be at least A75,OOO.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

about 91,250,00O The govern.
ment expenditure is limited to So,
450, 900. any balance being devoted
to the payment Of debt. The trib.
ute TO Turkey is more than 8 per
cent. of the gross revenue
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
ZEN 41,,' Rfrif'p.
Wednesday, December Doth, 1873 2.

Doublin, Dec. 14.-The co.opela.
tive stores here were destroyed by
fire to-day. The loss is very extern
sive. The care taker and his family
persisted in the flames.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

MHn Awek made at home by the industri
GUS. Best business now before the pub.
Lie. Capital not needed. We will start
| M you. Men. women. boys and girls
WANTED everywhere to work for us.
Now is the time. You Can work in
spare time or give Your whole time the business.
No other business will pay you nearly ae well. No
| one can fail to ma enormous pay by engaging
| at once. Costly outdt and terms free. Money
made fast, easily and honorably. Address T1UE
&'Co, Augusta. Maine. No - 81
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23

The death of Jesse James recalls
the fate of another equally desperate
bandit, Sam Bass, who made the
plains OF Western Texas the scene
of his exploits This noted robber
for whose capture, dead or alive, a
large sum had been offered, was
finally entrapped with a comrade in
the town of Round Rock. in the sum-
mer of 1875, and after a short but
bloody struggle, II which the sheriff
of Williamson County and two of
his deputies, as well as the compan>
ion of the outlaw, were left in the
streets dead and dying, Bass himself
fell from his horse in the outskirts
Of the town, MORALLY wounded by
ball from a Winchester rifle. He was
buried with much "pomp and cir
cumstance in the cemetery at
Round Rock; songs were composed
and sung in his honor, and his grave
is even now often strewn with how-
ers by sympathi1ng Texans His
gang was broken mp, many of his
partners in crime going up into
Missouri and joining Jesse James.
Two of them, 50 Franz" Carter and
John Underwood, have figured con-
splcuously IN several recent train
robberies.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
PERSONALS.

Herbert Spencer viii make his
tour in the United States as free
from publicity as possible
Mrs Teller. the wife of the Secre-
tary, is tall and slender, with black
hair and the blacklist of black eyes,
and is the possessor of an unusually
gentle and attractive manner.
Congressman Williams has declin-
ed the invitation to deliver the AM
tietam Grafton on decoration day.
Mr.. Williams has already Einade two
addresses on this anniversary-once
at Arlington and again at Gettys-
burg.
Ex Gov. Daniel FL. Chamberlin has
been very sick for several weeks
from a nervous overwork. At one
time it was feared that one side of
his body would be entirely paralyzed.
He is much better now, and he will
sail for Europe, where he viii spend
the SUMMER, about May 1.
Senator FRYE, of Maine, is said to
be the youngest looking grandfather
in Washington. He has seven grand
children, and always likes to have
them about him. Il couldn't wait
any longer" he said the other day.
''and sent word to have one of them
sent down here from Maine. He
came along-a six-year-old-and
Mrs. Frye has been constantly busy
ever since mending trouser-legs and
jacket-sleeves-
Gov. Crittenden, Of Missouri, and
Gov. Murray, of Utah, are half broth
ers. Their mother was Annie Mary
Allen, the daughter of Col, John ALI
len, famous Kentucky lawyer and
rival of Henry Clay Her first hus-
band was brother of John j. Crit
tenden. After his death she married
Col. d. r. Murray, of Kentucky.
Col. Hardin. who was killed at Buena
Vista, was cousin of the two Go
vernors-
Senator Bayard has contributed to
the Christian Union short letter
on success in public life, in which he
states his conviction that such sue
cess does not at all involve disregard
of the cannons of punctiliously hon
orable action. He says of the young
American who engages in politics
that 1.-The discovery of much weak
ness and unworth may often pain
and disappoint him, and he may
weary of the work and long for rest;
but This hand can be clean and his
soul as white and Of the journey as
when he set out upon it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23

WIEN the resolution of the House
elections committee was under cons
sideration last Wednesday, declaring
Cannon. the polygamous delegate
from Utah, ineligible to a seat in the
House of Representatives, he made a
speech an hour in length defending
his own unrighteous course. His
speech is declared to have been com
monplace and devoid of interest, but
a portion of it was an insult to the
civilization of the age
He denounced as unconstitutional,
the law of Congress against po..
lygamy, and said that was a
measure of persecution. He vaunted
his superior virtue and declared in
sultingly that he did not envy the
feelings of those who voted to un,
seat him. He defended and justified
polygamy as divine institution,
and said that the Mormon polyga>
mists occupy the place of Abraham
and the patriarchs. But his conceit
availed him nothing and Congress
has at last declared that it will no
longer be accessory to the crime OF
polygamy. One of the most effective
speeches made in the case was by
Hon. A II. Pettibone, of this State.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
AN ABSURDITY.

We alluded a few days ago to the
Kentucky school law, declared by
Judge Baxter to be unconstitutional
Its unconstitutionality consists in
the fact that it discriminates between
the white and eolored children
in the State. The law is based
upon an erroneous idea which
prevails not only in SKentucky,
but very generally in other
States; that is that appropriations
for the maintenance of free schools
is in the nature of charity. This is
an absurdity.
The fundamental principle upon
which rests the free school system is
that it gives strength to the govs
eminent Ours being q government
in the control of which all have a
voice, it is of the utmost Importance
that every citizen should exercise
his high privileges intelligently. Eve
ryvoter should have sufficient edu-
cation to inform himself upon ques-
tons of public Importance. One Of
the greatest evils we have to fear is
ignorant suffrage. If all voters
were intelligent, demagogues and
corrupt politicians would be less
powerful, and there would be less
danger of grave mistakes in times of
great public excitement.
1t is certainly a great favor to the
young people whose parents are too
poor to give them an education, but
the State has a greater interest
in their education because they make
better citizens Men who own
property are interested because prop
erty,is worth more in an educated than
in an uneducated community. A
millions dollars invested in free
schools In State Is not a million
dollars lost, it is permanent invest
ment which yields large and perma
nent returns, not only in dollars and
t cents, but in additional security to
the person and property of individ-
uals-
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
THE REVISED NEW TESTAMENT.

We recently mentioned a criticism
in the London Quarterly Review for
January last, upon the revised YER
sion of the New Testament. Our at
tention is now called to another in
'.Bibliotheca Sacra for the same
month, by Rev. DR.. Tyler, Greek
Professor at Amherst. This eminent
and fair>minded scholar forms much
the same general estimate OF the
work as the English critic does; that
is, though a great deal that is valua~
bic has been done, it has been over
done and badly done. He is disap-
pointed lat the great number of
alterations made which are needless,
which make no difference whatever
in the meaning of the Scriptures, and
whose only effect with constant rea-
ders and lovers of our old English
Bible is to offend the ear and taste
of scholars, and to disturb the sacred
associations of the common people. :"
He is disappointed most of all to
find that the revisers have given us
so much English that is not English,
that is not authorized by good usage,
and is therefore bad.
If English atall, it is such as no good
writer or speaker would ever think
of using In original discourse; such
as is found only in TRANSACTIONS and
IN the lessons of school boys, and
found there by good teachers only
to be scourged and held up a warn
ing to others
In the paper before US the learned
professor confines himself Ito an ex-
animation of the manner in which
the reyisers have rendered into En-
glish the Greek article" The exam
nation fills some twenty-five pages,
and is exhaustive. Ii we did not
have too much distrust of
ourselves, we should respect
too much the distrust of our
readers to attempt an analysis. We
give the closing summary:
Three things belong to a good
translation: 1. 4 faithful represent
alton of the exact thought of the
original writer; 2. A reproduction
of his language, word for word, SO
far as the genius of the English Ian
guage will permit; 5. The express
sion of all this so far as it can be ex-
pressed in good idiomatie English
the English of the people by whom if
is to be read in our own day. The
greatest of them is the first. The
second is the least important of the
three 1t is the chief infehcity of the
revised version that in a scholastic
and somewhat servile effort to attain
the second, they sometimes permit
both the others to fail of accomplish
ment-
The simultaneous appearance on
both sides of the Atlantic of two
such criticisms. so different In scope
and manner of treatment, and vet so
nearly Identical In conclusion, pre-
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
sents the case with all the force Of
independent testimony.

SCENTS the case with all the force OF
independent testimony.
All seem to be agreed that the re-
vision has disclosed no error of doc,
trine in the common version. The
common version is confessedly the
masterpiece of English literature.
Were all English speaking people
swept from the earth, and all English
books, but the Bible, destroyed, by
it alone would the language be pre-
served in purity and transmitted
Why not, then, cling to the priceless
inheritance Something surely is
due to old tastes and habits formed;
to associations tender and sacred /;
to the softer and gentler parts of
our common nature. NO man hav,
ing drunk old wine straightway de,
sireth new; for he saith the old is
better.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
LOVE CROWNED.
!, ouher head

4 maiden with garland on her head.
Sat IN her bower between two lovers: one
Wore such wreath as hers; the other
none.
But him, in merry wise, she garlanded
With that she wore; then, gayly, took in
stead
The others wreath and wore it us her own;
whereat both smiled, each deeming she had
shown
Himself the favorite, Though she nothing
said
Concerning this by any spoken word,
Yet by her act, methinks the maid preferred
The lover she discrowned. friendly
thing,
Or whimsical-no more-the gift she gave
"a queen might do as much by any slave,
But he whose crown she wore was her
hearts king
john Godfrey SAKE, in the May Century.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23

No. connects with through train from New
YORK via Richmond only: Leave New YORK at
Ass m; leave washington lilo In leave
Richmond $50 p N.
Also, with train leaving Norfolk al I2-25 m
leave Lynehburg $50 m leave Bristol SO
m arrive at M0rristoHn 9.2S a IN; connecting
with train for Wolf Greek and Warm Springs,
n c.. az Knoxville With trains Of the K i o. and
Arrlye al Chattanooga at $50 pm; connecting
vita trains for Memphis. Nashville and Cincin-
natl.
ianta Sis p m; connecting with trains for
Charleston and savannah
No. connects with through train from
New Yora at 1000 D m Washington go m !;
Lynehburg 25 p m Bristol 10.2 p IN arrive al
Chattanooga 7-S5 m Atlanta Il 40 p m !;
nooga with trains for Memphis and Nashville !;
at Cleveland with trains for Selma, Ala at Dali
ton with ". 6 A r R., for Atlanta, New Orleans
No connects at Chattanooga with trains from
Cincinnati; at Cleveland with trains rom At
iants and home; at Knoxville with trains
s :, IS at Bristol With through train for
New York VIA Richmond only Leave Lynch
burg al 100 m; arrive at Richmond l2.So
m leave Richmond 500 p N arrive at " ash
ington 80 p m; arrive at New YORK csc m
This train also connects at Norfolk with Bay
Line steamers for Baltimore at $50 p III, daily
except Sunday, and on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays with Old Dominion Steamships
No. connects at Chattanooga with trains from
Memphis and Nashville at Cleveland with trains
from Atlanta. New Orleans. Selma and the
South Leave Atlanta az ESQ p m leave Selma
els q m: leave Rome SIS m; leave Chatta-
nooga 7.S5 pm; connects at Bristol with through
train for New York via Virginia Midland Rail-
road only Arrive al Lynchburg al 1-so m arrive
at Washington 1000 p m; arrive at New YORK
| $50 q N.
Pullman sleepers on trains Nos. and be-
/ tween New York and New Orleans Leighton
/ sieepers between Lynehburg and Memphis
/ through Parlor coach on trains Nos. and be-
/ tween Bristol and Rome through coach on Nos.
| 8 and between Bristol and Selma
Both trains, Nos. and 5, make al Chattanooga
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
PLAIN
TRUTHS

The blood is the foundation of
life, it circulates through every part
of the body, and unless it is pure
and rich, good health IS impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the only sure and quick way to drive
ii out is to purify and enrich the
blood
These simple facts are well
known. and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood TO its
natural condition; and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blacken the teeth, cause head
ache, and are otherwise injurious.
Browns IRoN BfTTERs viii thor
oughly and quickly assimilate with
the blood, purifying and strengthen
ing II, and thus drive disease from
any pan of the system, and il will
Eat blacken the teeth, cause head
ache or constipation, and is posi-
lively nof injurious.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23

For quarter Of century or mere Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters has been the reIgning specific
for indigestion. dyspepsia, fever and ague. loss
of physical stamina, liver complaint and other
disorders, and has been most emphaacalJ in
dorsed 5y medical men as health and strength
restorative. II eognferaets q tendency TO pre-
mature decay. and sustaIas and comforts the
aged and fnfrm.
For sale by ali Druggists and Dealers Generally.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
ESTABLISHED 1897.
B. 4. FkHHESTOCK' 5
VERMIFUCE.

1t Is now over fifty years since this medicine
Was Offered as a remedy for Worms. ami iron
that time its reputation has steadily increased
until at the DreSen day It IS almost universally
acknowledged throughout neariy all parts OF the
word TO De the sovereign remedy. Children Oit-1
look pale and siekIy from no other Cause than
Worms. and spasmS are most frequently the r.
suit of these hidden sapperS and miners Many
q helpless chi d has been laid in the grave Eh-l
the disease which caused It's death has b--l q.
tireiy misunderstood. and when worms have reals
been the cause. Therefore parents especially
mothers who are constantly with their chil5r-a--
cannot be too observing Of the first $ mpsoms q
worms, for % surely as they exist. they Can be
safely and speedily removed from the most deli.
cate infant. by the timely use of ID. 4. Eahne-
stocks Fermifuge. Great caution must BE-
used by every purchaser to examine each bottle
be buys. The simple name Of Eahnestoch Is no,
sufficient. he must look closely and see that the
Initials are b. 4, aud be satisfied with moth
ing else.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23

Browns IRON BITTERs effectual-
ly cures Dyspepsia. Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders the greatest
relief and benefit to persons suffering
from such wasting diseases as Con-
sumption, Kidney Complaints, etc.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
Saved his Child.

u n. E<taw St, Baltimore, Nd.
FEB. II, 1850.
Gents:-Upon the recommends
ton of a friend / tried BRowSss
lEoN BITTERs IS a tonic and re-
storztive for my daughter, whom
was thoroughly convinced was
wasting away with Consumption.
Having lost three daughters 5. the
terrible disease, under the care Of
eminent physicians, | Was 10th TO
believe thzs anything could arrest
the progress of the disease, hut, 70
my great surprise, before uy dauzh-
ter had taken one boEtie Of BRowS'S
lion BTTTEEs, she began to mead
and now IS quite restored 70 former
health 4 fifth daughter began 70
show signs Of Consumption, and
when the physician xzs Consulted
he quickly said Tones were re-
quired :: and whea inforned that
the elder sister was taking B2owS's
lRoS BrTTERs, responded that IS
good tonic, take IL =
ADoRAG PHsLPS.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
Close connection with 0otn No ana NO. - on
the E. T, V. s. Ga. Railroad.
Landau aud lockwood Mail Packet

The steamer Emory City, carving the mail,
passengers and freight, runs daily between Lou
dor. Kingston and lockwood, arriving at Lou
don to connect with the eastern bound train, No.
f. at IO.45 .. m, and leaves for Kingston and
lockwood on the arrival of the western bound
train, No. 3, at 4.29 s. "a
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23

T.. IA. HUGER,
Superintendent.
Knoxville and Augusta Railroad.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-23
North Carolina Division.
Ohio Division.

rom the east, Freight No. from the west; at
Y off Creek with stages to and from Warm springs