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Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29
FRAILTIES.

When an obituary notice ends, 'No fur
Their seek his frailties to DISCLOSE it means
''Whiskey killed him. ''-7'eras Sitti7ags.
The stage driver, in describing the steep
ness of a certain Vermont mountain, said
that ''chain litenin' couldn't go down it with
out breechin' on"
''Viola" wants to know what rhymes with
honeymoon Well, dear, so far as our obser-
walton goes we think it is money soon, and
don't let your fond husband forget it.--N. Y.
Com. Ado.
newspaper philosopher says man is
''like an egg keep him in hot water and he
is bound to become hardened" Yes, and if
you don't keep him in hot water he's bound
to spoil.-Haaokeye.
To show how little true merit is recognized
in politics or appreciated by the public at
large, it is only necessary to state that Lydia
Pinkham received but one vote in this city at
the recent election. -LosoeU Citizen.
A London paper has article on '"The
Emotional Language of Bees.'' This would
naturally be followed by dissertation on
the emotional language of a man stung by a
bee, if the latter were not unfit for publica-
tion.-LoaoeU Citizen.
Why is it that young man and young
woman will sit for hours and hours together
in parlor without saying word; and then,
when it is time for him to leave, stand an
hour talking earnestly on the front stoop in
the still pneumonia air ?-Puck.
Fashion DEGREES that masculine shoulders
must now be sloping la Oscar Wilde but
feminine shoulders must be square la Mrs
Langtry. Go right home, young man, rip
the padding out of your coat and give it to
your sister. Philadelphia Neaos.
A customer, with wrath in his tones and
fire in his eye, entered a ready made cloth
ing establishment in this city the other day.
Throwing down the bundle he had bought
the day before he exclaimed: Here, take
back this suit and give me my money. You
swore it was all wool, when it is half cotton"
''Well, I declare'' exclaimed the dealer,
throwing his hands into the air. 'tWelI,
declare! Now that is surprising. I guess
the wool that cloth was made from came
from sheep raised in the South that had
been allowed to run through the cotton fields
That is the only way we possibly could get
any cotton in the clothing we sell here."-
PRSl0deJDhi0 Chronicle Herald.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29

A test case of great Inn portance to western
property owners is pending in one of the
Missouri courts. man who lived in the
pathway of a cyclone had his house insured
against destruction by fire and lightning, but
nothing was said in his policy about cy-
clones. His house was swept away by wind,
and he demands pay for it, on the ground
that electricity is the motive power of a cy-
clone, and that, electricity being the same as
lightning, the policy covered his case. Prof
Tice, the meteorological, who was witness,
supported this opinion. Other meteorolog-
ical experts are to be called by the insur-
ance company.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29

teresting to me in my boyhood days. While
sitting on the rock he discovered one of the
small tracks. They had evidently been dis
covered before, for they were all covered
with moss except that one, and it had been,
but some one had manifestly been picking
the moss out of it to make it more distinct.
He called my attention to it, It excited our
curiosity, and we then made careful search
for others, and found the six and half tracks
described They we're all covered in moss
except the one which had been partially re-
vealed by picking the moss out. I then in
quired of several of the surrounding neigh
bors, but could find no one who had ever
seen or heard of them. If they were cut by
a chiseI it must have been done by an artist
of no mean ability-such an artist as certain
ly never resided in that neighborhood. But
why should an artist of such capacity have
gone to that out-of-the-way place to amuse
himself cutting tracks, where they would not
be discovered by human being until they
were overgrown with moss, and where the
oldest inhabitants in the neighborhood have
never heard of them; not even the owner of
the land on which the rock is situated; and
why cut the half track on the edge of the
precipice Under other circumstances it
might be supposed the tracks were made by
the tread of human feet, at time when the
surface was soft, and it afterward hardened
into rock and the impressions became fixed.
But this theory is not plausible, from the
fact that in this climate we have constant
rains and winds, and, in the winter-time,
frost, and the place is so exposed that it is
scarcely possible that tracks made in the
soft earth or sand could have withstood the
action of the weather long enough to have
hardened into stone. But, if made in this
way, when was it done, and who did it
Doubtless it was in the long ages past and
the size of the tracks would suggest the pos
sibility if not the probability that they were
the tracks of mother and her two children
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Congressman Lynch, of Mississippi, admits
his defeat by 614 votes, but says that there
is marked improvement in the tons of pub
lie sentiment in that section. AS far as he
has been able to learn, the late election was
fair and the count honest throughout the
district, for the first time since 1874
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29

The Legislature of Vermont has rejected
the proposition to submit a prohibitory
amendment to the State constitution to the
vote of the people. 1t is said it was defeat
ed by the Observation-Disclosures who want to
include native wine and cider among the for
hidden articles and hope to succeed later in
the session.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29

Governor Foster, of Ohio, is In Washing
ton, and has given expression to his views of
what has been, and what ought to be, done
by the Republican party. He does not re-
greet the stand he took in the recent campaign
in Ohio. He says that in his message to the
Legislature he will recommend plan of
taxation which will compel from 10. 900 to
15,O 900 saloons to 60 to the wall. The details
of the plan he has not yet decided upon.
The outlook in Ohio depends on the course
OF the Legislature. If it acts SO as to de-
press the people, and the Democracy carry
the Legislature next October, it will mean
that they will elect a President in 1884 The
three great questions of the canvass will be
the liquor tax, the tariff and civil service re.
form. Governor Foster believes that Con
gress should reduce the internal revenue
taxes and pass the Pendleton civil service re.
form BILL as the plain people are waki- -
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29

Rev. G. w. RICE, editor of
the Americau Christian Re
UlEa0, says of Browns Iron
BitterS:
Gin, o., Nov. I6, 1881.
Gents The foolish vast
ing of vital force in business,
pleasure, and vicious indul-
gence of our people, makes
your preparation necessity;
and if applied, will save hun
dreds who resort to saloons
for temporary recuperation.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29
Journal an0 Courier.
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY
CARRINGTON 81 CO..
Wednesday, Nov. %, 1882.

no. zoo State Street, Courier Building !
JOHN b DARLINGTON.
xDTA2D e. CARBiNGTcN, JOHN a. OARRINaToN, sR |
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29

Corn is king. In the year 1880 the crop,
the largest ever known in the history of this
country, was 1,717,OOO, 900 bushels and we
exported 90, 100, s77 bushels. The estimates
for this year are: Production, 1850, OoO, 900
bushels; exports, 9O,OOO,oOO. In 1880 our
wheat crop was $50, 600, 900 bushels, of which
we exported 1919, OOO,O 600 bushels. This year
it is 500, 100000 bushels, and we have $780,
600, 900 bushels to export. The oat crop is
the la' gest in the history of the nation this
year, 48O, 600, 900 bushels; the barley cropi
$4,000, 900 bushels !; the buckwheat crop is
1900, 900 bushels, and the rye crop is co.
900, 900 bushels.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29

A protective tariff is becoming more popu-
lar at the South than it has BEEN The
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Ad0ertiser says: Politicians of both parties
from that section say that the party which
attempts to seriously reduce the tariff will
lose ground there. The growth of manufac-
lures in nearly all the southern States since
the war has developed a sentiment for pro.
lection which is steadily gaining ground, and
the southern Democrats are fearful of los
ing strength in Virginia, North Care.
lima, Georgia and Texas if their
party undertakes to make any
radical changes in the tariff. General Golf
was elected to Congress in West Virginia
Democratic district almost wholly because of
his protective views, and Mr.. Bisbee of the
second Florida district, says his Campaign
was made simply on that question, resulting
in his undisputed election. Kellogg was sup.
ported by the sugar interest in Louisiana,
without regard to party, because of his pro
tective views. In North Carolina the coali
ton against the Bourbons came within two
thousand votes of carrying the State, after q
canvass based largely upon this question. In
all the western districts of Texas, where
wool-raising is rapidly increasing as an indus
try, the Democratic Congressman elect ar.
bound to support the present tariff, and 9th
err Democrats from the South express them
selves as fearful of the result in their dis
! tricts if the next Congress undertakes any
| thing looking to a sweeping reduction of tn,
| tariff. An increase of Republican Represen
| tatiyes from fhe South ID almost sura ~ Fol
low any attempt of the Democrats in tn
next House to make political capital by un
called-for scaling of the tariff
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29
Price Four Cents.
No Wi;skey?

Browns IRON BITTERs
is one of the very few tonic
medicines that are not COM
posed mostly of alcohol or
whiskey, thus becoming a
fruitful source of intemper-
ance by promoting a desire
for rum.
Browns IRON B1TTERs
is guaranteed to be a nom
Intoxicating stimulant, and
it will, in nearly every case,
take the place of all liquor,
and at the same time abso-
lutely kill the desire for
whiskey and other intoxi-
eating beverages.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29
Honeymoon Performances in Bath
Room.

IRON the LONDON ieiegram
A newly married pair, who arrived on their
honeymoon trip at a celebrated Scotch water
ing place when accommodation was at a
premium, had a mattress spread for them by
a compassionate inn keeper in one of his
bath rooms. In the middle of the night the
house was alarmed by loud shrieks proceed,
ing from the nuptial chamber. What was
the matter ? Well, this: The young bride,
wishing to ring for q servant, had caught
hold of what she supposed to be the bell
rope and pulled it sharply Unhappily for
her and her spouse it was the cord of the
shower bath over their heads, and forthwith
down plunged such deluge of cold water as
would throw a damper upon the most devot-
ed honeymaking couple. Her husband, in
dismay, caught frsntically at another cord
on his side of the extemporized couch, but
the only response was an equally liberal del
uge of water, this time nearly boiling hot.
The unhappy pair then screamed in unison.
When the servants came they found the
floor of the room flooded with water, and
the wife perched like q monkey on her
husbands back, uttering the most 1amenta
BILE cries, while her good man was fun
bling about in the dark, trying his best to find
the door.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-29

Browns IRON BIITERs
has been thoroughly tested
for dyspepsia, indigestion,
biliousness, weakness, debil-
ity, overwork, rheumatism,
neuralgia, consumption,
liver complaints, kidney
troubles, &c, and it never
fails to render speedy and
permanent relief.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-29
Familiar Quotations.

Grave Judges, and others learned in
the law, have contributed their quota,
as in duty bound, to the common stock
of popular sayings. 1t is Francis Bacon
who speaks of matters that "come
home to mems business and bosoms,"
who lays down the axiom that "Knowl-
edge is power" and who utters that
solemn warning to enamored Benedicts,
He that hath wife and children hath
given hostages to fortune" We have
Edward Coke for declaring that "Cor
porations have no souls" and that "A
mans. house is his castle" The express
sion, "An accident of an accident" is
borrowed from Lord Thurlow. "The
greatest happiness of the greatest num-
ber" occurs in Bentham, but as an ac-
knowledged translation from the learned
jurist Beccarla. To Leviathan Hobbies
we owe the sage maxim, "Words are
wise mems counters, but the money of
FOOLS" 1t is John Selden who suggests
y5at You may hS see the way ct the Wind, and
to his contemporary Oxenstern is due
the discovery, "With how little wisdom
the world is governed" Macintosh
first used the phrase ga wise and mas
terly inactivity" "The schoolmaster
is abroad" is from a speech by Lord
Brougham. 1t does not mean that the
teacher is "abroad" in the sense of be-
ing absent, as many seem to interpret
the phrase, but that he is "abroad" in
the sense of being everywhere at work.
In the familiar phrase, GA delusion. a
mockery and a snare" there is a certain
biblical ring, which has sometimes led
to it's being quoted as from one or other
of the Hebrew prophets the words are,
in fact, an extract from the Judgment of
| Lord Denman at the trial of O'ConneI.
Chambers Journal.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-29
The Iron Egg.

In the museum at Berlin is a iron egg,
OF which the following beautiful story is
told: Many years ago Prince became
afianced to a lovely Princess, to whom
he promised to send magnificent gift
as testimonial of his affection. In due
time the messenger arrived bringing the
promised gift, which proved to be an iron
egg. The Princess was so angry to think
that the Princess should send her so VAL
ueless present that she threw it upon
the floor, when the iron egg opened, dis
closing silver lining. Surprised at such
discovery, she took the egg in her
hand, and while examining closely dis
covered a secret spring, which she
touched and the silver lining ofened,
disclosing golden yelk. Examining it
carefully, she found another spring
which, when opened, disclosed within
the golden yelk a ruby crown. Sub
jecting that to an examination. she
touched a spring, and forth came the
diamond ring with. which he affianced
her to himself
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-29
What Became of " Ma. "

The "labor question" and the ques-
ton of taxation are the great practical
problems of Fiiian life. 1t is not easy to
ascertain how far "black- birding" or
cooley-stealing prevailed before the an
nexation. Mr.. Cooper's own accounts of
the matter seem rather inconsistent. At
present the Governor does his best to
secure the return of imported laborers
to their homes when their term has ex-
pired. Mr.. Cooper thinks that those
half-civilized returned emigrants raise
the moral tone of their neighbors. 1t is
certain that the Solomon Islanders seem
to have become rather more than less
savage during recent years. An anus
ing story is told of an imported Poly
nesian nurse who returned to her own
people after she had served her time
A recruiting agent" met her, and asked
her if she would return to Fiji.
"Well, said the girl, 81 like it, but l
don't know if my pa will let me CO."
"Oh, I see the old folks live here,
eh?"
"My pa lives here, but my mas
dead"
"Oh, how did the old lady die?"
"Gentleman come visiting, and pa gets
Jealous SO he fight and kill ma, then he
put her in lovo (or oven), and pa and
his friends eat poor ma all up. LON
don Saturday ReUieaO.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-29
WASHINGTON.
Scoville Makes His Motion For a
New Trial,
And States What He Expects to
Prove.
The Day for Argument Not
Fxed

WASHINGTON, d. c., January 2S =
In the Criminal Court this morning
Scoville and Reed, counsel for Gni-
teau, appeared, and the former in
quired of the Court in respect to his
bill of exceptions, whether he would
be compelled to except specifically or
whether the general exception would
suffice.
Judge Cox stated that under the
practice of the counsel he would
have to except specifically.
Scoville then stated that he had
intended to file bis motion for q new
trial, but he would like to have until
Monday. The District Attorney OBJ
iected, and Scoville stated that in
that case he would file his motion
this afternoon.
In the Clerks Office the District
Attorney asked that the Court assign
Wednesday next for the hearing of
arguments upon the motion, but
upon representations from Scoville
that he would scarcely be able to
enter upon an argument at that time,
the Court declined to fix the day at
present.
Shortly before 5 o'clock this after
noon Scoville filed with the clerk of
the Supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia copies upon which he bases
his motion for a new trial. Not be
ing familiar with the practice in this
District, Scoville concluded to file
two motions, to assure himself
against the possibility of being de
priyed, through any legaltechnicality,
Of the right of review of certain evi-
dence produced during the trial.
The papers filed in support of the
motion for new trial, are
prisoners affidavit and the affidavit
Of Frederick Fl Snyder, as to the
finding of a newspaper under Cir
cumstances undeniable, that it had
been read by the jury.
The affidavit of J. w. Guiteau,
that he is acquainted with the signa-
lures of the FIVE jurors whose
names are written On the margin OF
the newspaper said to have been
seen ty the jury; that he had seen
/ them write their names, and believes
the names upon said newspaper to
have been made by the jurors named
The last affidavit is that of SEQ
vile, setting forth new and undis>
covered evidence upon which he
bases his motion for new trial.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 2S.-
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union desires attention called to
the fsct that it is not the same as
/ the Woman's Evangelical Temper
ance Union, new organization
which has recently sent its circulars
to the Southern Press The former
is an old. established society witt
5000 local auxilliaries, and proceeds
upon the policy of local control
while the work of the Evangelica
Union is directed by the centra
organization.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-29
VIRGINIA.

RICHMOND, January 2S.-The Re-
adiuster members of the General
Assembly in caucus last night, agreed
upon the bill which provides for a
change III the present systAm of ap
pointing Commissioners in Cha, :
Gerry. It transfers the appointing
power from the judges of courts to
the Governor. Several judges w>re
also nominated by the caucus.
RIoHMoND, January 2S-In the
State senate to- day, during q debate
npOa a resolution that a recess
be taken until W Wednesday next, Mr..
Ridd.eberger offered an oppo-
sitIon to the resolution, and repeated
that il neither the Republican no1
Democratic proceedings suited him,
he woald go outside and build up a
title senate party of his own. The
resolution was finally adopted by 4
/ purely party vote, except that four
Readjusters voted with the Dem
OcTdtS.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-29
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of the City Council Las
Night.

Proceedings of the City Council Last
Night
The board met as usual last night, Mayor
Staub presiding, and the following aldermen
present:
Allison, Brooks, Deaderick, Mackey,
Michaels, Cruze, Murphy, Nelson, Hocken-
jos, Sheppard, Anderson, King, Hudiburg,
Fields
The minutes were read and approved.
/ Mayor Staub stated that he had had a
settlement, according to law, with Trustee
w. H. Swan on the account of tax col
lections for 1881, and found everything
exact and correct, except as to the item of
salary charged the city by the trustee, viz :
81 354 81 while the city attorneys construed
it that he is entitled TO only S737 20. After
a conference the trustee had paid over to
the city, under protest, the sum of $627.23,
the difference in the amounts, and the
matter is yet to be settled.
On motion of Alderman Cruze, the report
as read by the mayor, was received and
spread of record
The report of Chief of Police w. A. Har-
per, of the result of the recent election for
mayor and aldermen was read by Alderman
Allison. and on motion of Alderman Mackey
was adopted and ordered spread on the
record.
The following bills were pres by
Alderman Sheppard, chairman of the finance
committee, properly approved and passed
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-29
New York General Market,

NEW YORK, January 2S.-Southern -four
dull and unchanged. Wheat bal lower, fe-
vertsh and unsettled, closing firm at shade
over the inside prices; ungraded spring,
S1.27a1 80 ungraded red, 81. Goal As; No.
red, ST.. .46la1. .46R ungraded white 81 sc
al.42; No. 2 red, January, $1.453a1 46
February, S1.454al. 49, Corn 4aI lower,
unsettled, closing heavy ungraded, 69a713 ;
No. 2 Southern yellow, 724t; No. 2 Febru-
ary, 69Ba703. Oats 1a2kt lower and active ;
No. 3, 4744a4s9. Coffee very dull, prices
nominally unchanSed rio, 94a94i standard
A, Sass. Moiasses, foreign, nominal; Or
leans quoted strong, 55a75. Rice quiet and
firm. Wool rather quiet but very firm; do
mestic fleece, 24a31 Pork about 2-5 lower
and very dull; Sl7.00a17.75; February,
SIT Goals. 60; middles dull and easier; long
clear, 81. Lard about y lower and fairly
active, closing somewhat stronger, $1125 ;
February, $11. % ga11.27b.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-29
PECULIAR PATRONYMICS.

Bearup & Carraher are gasfitters In
Grand street, New York.
Christian Angel was arrested at De-
troit for refusing to support his family.
and Christian Whuson for burglary.
Mr.. Kansas Nebraska Bill lives at
Saybrook, Ct. MIR. Bill was born in the
time of the Kansas-Nebraska excite
ment, about 1858 or 1854, when the
Kansas Nebraska bill was everywhere
discussed, and bis father, James A. Bill,
named him Kansas Nebraska. He has a
brother, Lecompton Constitution Bill,
and another, Jefferson Davis Bill.
Michael Sir Shepherd lives as Iford,
England. When his mother was bid
den, "Name this child" she curtesied
and replied: michael, sir" and Mi
chael Sir it was. An old Irish song re-
cords parallel case, where a dog, an
swering to the name "Dennis," F." was
making himself too busy at the christen-
ing, and had to be checked by the
mother, with the result described:
"What's his name?" says the priest 'sDown, Dem
MIS-" says she;
So Down Dennis Bulgruddery they christened me.
l. Doctor Willard Bliss is the name of
DR.. d. w. Bliss, who attended Presi-
dent Garfield. He was so christened
after DIR. Willard, who presided at his
birth at Auburn nearly fifty years ago.
The Rev. Ebenezer Bholanath Bhose
has been appointed curate of st. An
drew's, Bethnalgreen, London.
The Rev. William Napoleon Barley
corn has been sent to Fernando Po as a
missionary by the English Primitive
Methodists.
Mr. Arthur Wo11,noto-- -7S"ssto4,oO L. ."--
ex-army surgeon in England.
4 Mr.. Eldersley Clinton Dorlard de
Clements keeps laundry at Detroit.
Miss Pauline Castle Garden, aged 81,
was picked up in the rotunda of Castle
Garden on the night of the Fourth Of
July, named by Supt. jackson, and
sent to the refuge ON Wards island.
Messrs. Nova Zembla and Adamant,
inc Johnson are residents of st. Louis
Mo.
Miss Mazin Grace Brooks is a resident
of Kansas City, No., her pious mothel
having named her (by ear) out of the
hymn-book "Mazin grace, how swee
the sound I"
Dr. Theodore Ledyard, of New Yorl
city, used to be DIR. Theodore Ledyart
Smith, but obtained permission from th,
Court of Common Pleas to drop tn
last name. He gave as reason tina
sit is his ambition and hope to becom
master of his profession, and to bull,
up and establish q distinct individualit-
in his practice, and he fears that becaus
of the great number of doctors name
Smith that name will hinder him in hi
object"
The late Mr.. Lewis Hamilton, of Ken
lucky, left five children-Mr. Londo
Judge Hamilton, Master Southern SO
Hamilton, and Misses Avenue Belle
China Figure and Hebrew Fashio
Hamilton.