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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31
n. p. Busts %. John W. Leoo

YINHE DEFENDANT, JOHN ". Lego, being = nonIssidsnt
Of Tennessee, a. charged In the bill; ordered thai
publication be made for four successive weeks In Brownow
whig notifying said defendant appear beforehe ChApcey
Court Knoxville the 9Th Monday Of July then and
there make his defense to the BILL the will be taken
for confessed and set for hearing ex parte.
4 copy Of the order D. A. DEADERlOK, c, 4 N.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31
Co!amSes Po'oeH e,. Thomas j. AaneAerd.

LVEUNVW6 TVIdEE o, IN0Nus U. buNCNNFu
1--WE DEFENDANT, THOMAS j. BLANCHARD, being non
resident Of Tennessee, charged In the bill II ordered
that publication be made for four successive weeks Brown
lows whg notifying said defendant TO appear before the
Ohanoey Court at Knoxville the 9Th Monday OF July
then and there TO make his defense the BILL will
be taken for confessed and set for hearing pArte.
copy OF the order d. A. DEADERICk, Q. AM.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

A GOOD LOT on BLEACHED AND
BROWN DOMESTIC, also good lot OF Cotton Yarn
At the store "
j. r. FACE 4 90
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

A FARM OF TWELVE HUNDRED ACRES, {?
IA miles west Of Knoxville and near Concord on the
East Tennessee and ieorga Railroad. One-third cash
tho remainder in and two years. Price $35 per
acre. mytOtfl JOS. A. MABRY 4 CO.. Ag'ts
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31
FOR SALE.

A SMALL FARM near KNOXVILLE
y Apply TO Iap26tl JOS. A. MABRY co, Agts.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

Ldrlnd Stephenson 20 james Aslfeodrger.
rJNHE DEFENDANT. JAMES MELTEBARGER, being q non
resident OF Tennessee, shown In the bill II 10 ordeTs
that publication be made In Brownows whs notifying sal
defendant to appear before the Chancey Court knoxv
the 9TH Monday Of July next then and there TO make hi
defense to the bill the will be taken for confessed
set for hearing ex psrte.
copy OF the order d. A. DEADERICk, ca NJ
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

YOU CAN BUY A GOOD ARTICLE
OF Tea, Coffee, Rice, Pepper, spice,
Indigo, Maddcr, COppGras, Alum, CANDLES,
BInckinf, Brushes, BroOms, Paper, Pcns,
J.R, FACE co.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

d. MCDhNNELt
u. s. Marshall, Dist. E. 7s,,i
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

IF YOU WANT A GOOD SUIT OF
= CLOTHES, don't fall to call at ,, u. Pace a. Vo,'s
They have handsome stock,
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

CREDIT SALE OF FARM,
ON ONE TWO AND THREE YEARS CREDIT,
Owith interest. Good security required and lien
tanned. Possession given at any time.
may3u jos. A. MABRY 4 CO., Agts.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

YING between second and Third Creeks ON either side
IL Of the public road running vest sold in LOT. TO suit
'"'"1'''' G. NJ MoGHEk,
may9l-tf Comuis sinners
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

The krchdnge and Opposite Bank Cdrs.ichds Aorrts
TJNHE DEFENDANT, j. T. CARMICHAEL, being non.rssi
dent Of Tennessee, stated In the bill IL ordered III
publication DO made oy four successive weeks In Brownow
Whg notifying said defendant TO appear before the ChAncy
Court at Knoxville the 9Th Monday Of July next then and
there to make his defense to the BILL the will be taken
for confessed TO him and set for hearing pArte
copy Of the order. ID. A, DEADERICK, G. AM.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31
FOR SALE
TOWN LOTS FOR SALE.

! BUILDING LOTS in Whites addition to Knoxville
ID Lots well situated for manufacturing sites Second
Creek, afordng desirable situations for Tan Yards, Brew
cries. Brick Yards, Ac. J. p. COwAN,
/ C. NJ McGHEE,
mpN9I-tf Commi ssjoncrs
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

Day, Gris1oid d %. Us. W. W. Walker aud others.
rI,HR DEFENDANT, JOSEPH II. WALKER, BEING = non.
resident OF Tennessee II 10 ordered that publication be
made successive weeks 10 brownows Wing, notifying
said defendant appear before the Ohscey Court Knox
VILE tho Sh Monday OF July next then and there TO make
his defense the b the same will be taken for confessed
TO him and set for hearing ex pArts
A copy OF the order d, A. DEADERiCk, O. AM.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31

lust THE THING FOR YOUNG
q GLNTshe style of handsome good aud very cheap
Has, N
J,R. PACE COS
Smyrna times., 1865-04-06

having knowledge of their persons immedi-
ately ran to the guard to give notice to the SEN
tinel April Foo!' cried the soldier, and
all the guard to man, shouted out april
Fool!' beginning with the sergeant having
charge of the post The Governor, to whom
the story was told as jest, conceived some
suspicion, and ordered a strict inquiry to be
made; but it was too late, for, in the mean
time, the Duke and Duchess were far on their
way in fact, the first of April saved them.
Another historical incident has been handed
down to us. Rabelais, who, overhOwed with
honor, being at Marseilles, without money,
but most anxious to go to Paris, filled some
phialS with brick dust and ashes, labelled them
as containing poison for the king, and put them
where he knew they would be discovered
The bait took, and he was at once conveyed as
a traitor to the capital, where the discovery of
the jest occasiOned universal mirth; and none
did it amuse more than his royal patron, who
forthwith had him released.
In EAgLdAd, this custom is of no great an
tiquity, as none Of the old plays, nor any wri-
ter as early as the time Of Queen Elizabeth,
make any allusiOn whatever to it. Addison.
in number forty seven of The Spectator, makes
mention Of April Fools, by sending children
upon sleeveless errands" "a. D. l7ll;) and
1t Is worthy OF notice, that this is the earliest
allusion to the subject as yet found in the
British CLASSICS; although, as we have seen, il
prevailed in France several centuries previous
ly. Dean Swift, in his journal to Stella, en-
ters, under March 81, l7l3, that he and Others
had been amusing themselves that evening by
cOncocting a lie for tomorrow.
In France, person thus imposed on is call
ed 8 C'n poisson TArrtT' IAN April or Silly
! Fish, In England and the United State
such a one is called an april Fool and il
Scotland an April Cowk. According t.
SOuthey, like practice prevails in Portugal
on the Sunday and Monday preceding Lent.
The principal 'Jooing' in our time is haC
before breakfast; when the unsuspecting ar,
and when the fooling of others has not ye
warned them Of their danger Against thes
annoyances there is no cheaper guard thai
perpetual vigilance. Journal.
Smyrna times., 1865-04-06
POET r Y .
r E N I E
BY J. STEVENSON MITCHELL

If ever angel illumined the track,
As it swept to the doorway Of God,
That angel was ReRe! Without look back
When she lifted the valve of tho sod
She flew upward and upward until her white plumes
Entered the portas-the portals of Bliss;
And such glory aud brightness as lit up the gooms
Ofthe night, never came to angel but this
Do you doubt? Do you say am mad7 Do you dare?
Do you that for thousands and thousands oyears,
The angels have sped aud illumned the air,
That the angels have gone and llumlned the spheres
With just much glory she?-
With as golden glory and golden glare
And just as much brightness she?
1t may-aye it may bc;-but if you had seen
What in the nighttime plainly beheld;
Had seen as saw, the glorious sheen
Which bound her, and crowned her, and held
All the air in its radiant bonds
Evanesccnt and scintillent bonds
You would not have doubted me thus
(Ah, what iathoms of air now surge between us!
! What pillows Of air 'lwixt the earth and the sky
Roll between Renie and H. q
The time was migrcscent the daytime had run
Out its light. Quescent l lay my bed
With my eyes closed, awake on my bed
! Awake the day when a cloud hides the sum-
With cloud DER my eyes, but with day in my head
! And saw hillside, with a spade
! A grave and a man with spade
| What trinity this, for in the gloomy
He threw in the earth, and then slowly o'erlad
And rounded the top and planted the tomb
But just as ne finished his sepulchral duty,
/ r a. II. 4 II
With harp in her hand for a moment there stood
An angel OF glorious beauty
An angel of marvellous beauty.
On her head beamed a star, and the air all around
Was full off glory and brightness.
Her robes were the robes OF saint, and the ground
Reflected their mystical whiteness.
She gazed for moment, then shot like a star
And the quick startled night, and afar,
Was full of such radiancc,-such marvellous hucs,
That the air seemed fire, and the scintelent dews
Burned, beamed and bursted and shot up their spray
Till night-seemed not night, but marvellous day
(On this very night at this very time,
The spirit Of nsfgured-sublime--
Spurned the dust of the earth spurned and the sod
And with glory-through Christ-went up to its
Cody
| marked her fight upward, until her white plumes
Entered the portals-the portals of Bliss
Are you sure that such brightness e'er lit up the
glooms
ofthe night7 Was there such glory this
1t may--aye it may be but oh ! if you lOued
With nv ructable-limitless love,
You would not beleue that mortal of earth
Ever swept through the regions Of nght,-and above
Rested her wings by the gliterng sea,
With such radiant glory and spendor as she!
Ah! what lahoms of air wixt the earth and the sky
Are pendulous now between Rcnie and ~
March, 1865.
Smyrna times., 1865-04-06
The Wonders of our Country.

The greatest catarat in the world is the Falls
OF Niagara, where the water from the great
Upper Lakes forms river of three quarters OF
a mile in width, and then, being suddenly con-
tracted, plunges over the rocks in two columns
to the depth Of lI0 feet each.
The greatest cave in the world is Mammoth
cave in Kentucky, where any one can make q
voyage on waters Of subterranean river and
catch fish without eyes.
The greatest river in the world is the Mis-
sissippi, 1000 miles in length.
The largest valley in the world is the Valley
of the Mississippi. 1t contains 100000 square
miles, and is one Of the most fertile and proh-
table regions of the globe.
The largest lake in the world is lake Supe-
rior, which is truly an inland sea, being 4Ss
miles long. .,,.
The greatest natural bridge in the world is
the Natural Bridge over Cedar Greek IN Vlr-
ginia. 1t extends across chasm 20 feet IN
width and $50 feet in depth, at the bottom OF
which the creek flows. :,
The greatest mass of solid iron in the world
is the iron Mountain in Missouri. 1t is $50
feet high, and two miles in circuit.
The largest number of whale ships in the
world are sent out by Nantucket and New
Bedford. IN.
The greatest grain port in the world is CHI
cago.
The largest aqueduct in the, world IS the
CrOton Aqueduct, in New, York It's Length
is 401 miles, and it cost twelve ana nall NIL
The largest deposits of Anthracite coal ii
Smyrna times., 1865-04-06
The Feeling in North Carolina.

A dispatch dated Morehead City, \. c.,
March 26th, says:
The member of the North Carolina Legis-
lature from PasquOtank county, Mr.. Grundy
has just reached his home from Raleigh for the
purpose Of taking the oath of allegiance to
the United States. He says that Gen John
sons. forces, all told, will not number more
than half of Gen. Shcrman's army, and that
the combined armies Of Lee and Johnston will
not Outnumber the joint armies Of Generals
Sherman and Schofeld. He also states that
the present Legislature Of this State openly
admit that there is no possible hope for the
confederacy to succeed, and that they have
met for the last time under the rebel auspices
He thinks that if johnson makes a stand, it
will be at Rolesville, six miles northeast of
Raleigh, as that place, though it does not COW
er Raleigh, is position Of great natural
strength.
The people from all sections of North Caro-
lima were bringing a great pressure to bear
upon the State authorities i'll favor of an i'm
mediate submission, and a return to the Union,
which a majority OF the Legislature assent to,
if Governor Vance can be brought over, who
now manitests disposition to yield; Raleigh
| is to be surrendered to General Sherman with
this understanding. Mr.. Grundy says that
| the Legislature and the people are reconciled
| TO the aDanuOnnent OF slavery, and that the
first act of the Legislature will be to ratify the
constitutional amendment abolishing that in
| stitutiOn.
The proposition of Lee and Davis to arm
the slaves thereby demoralizing them anC
making them dangerous element, has mad,
slavery OdiOus to its former supporters, wht
generally concede that they must be made fret
in order to be made soldiers. 1t now appear
that the rebel President is endeavoring to OBJ
tain peace through the State authorities o
North Carolina. A general pardon and resto
ration of property by President Lincoln is al
offset which Davis requires for the abandon
ment of slavery On these conditions he Is
willing to unite with the North in foreign
war under one flag.
The Raleigh Standard intimates that term:
will be offered which both parties can accep
with honor, which will bring them under on,
flag in foreign war of conquest, avenging thr
joint injuries both parties have received.
Gen. Sherman men, who consider him tn,
greatest man in the world, say that they inten'
to have the honor of taking Richmond them
selves. There never was an army SO proud o
their leader, or SO happy and confident. Gen
erals Terry and SchOheld's men claim tina
they are also members of Gen. Sherman
grand army and that the armies of England
and France combined would be pOweress agains
| them
Smyrna times., 1865-04-06
An Original Letter.

The following letter, handed to Us for pu},li.
cation by friend, (whO obtained it az the Do
yer postoffce) is printed r1Jutim ct htc,utiD.,
there is no punctuntim-mcrcly suppress
ing the names. AS the Dela,carcan gave
specimen of composition from these parts writ
ten during the absence of the schooinIa,ter.
this is a " clincher from that section com.
posed under the same embarrassing circum.
stances;
March the in year of our Lord one 1868
Der Sun take my Pen in hand to
Write to you few lines fore the Twelfth finn.
since you left home aud thought nv Dutv 70
send you this Letter to you to Let You no that
we are all as well as Comon at this present
time and hope When this few lines Reaches
you 1t will find you the same Bill Whate is the
reson that you Don't Write Please LET me
know the resOn that you Don't Write Now Bill
this is my first Letter and and | want Won to
Write and answare if you Please to DO So Bill
my Dear sun would like see you But Cant
get to see you Near Can l Get to here frome
you Nary one and What is The resons That
| you Don't Write.
Bill ct you Get this Letter the next letter that
you Send Please send hit to Dover Postofice
tor the Post Office out here is Good for Moth
| ing out here Now the old man Johnathan
Thomas Is Ded the pOstOfhce Now is Good for
nothing and 50 you send your Next Letter to
Dover Bill We have Wrote and Wrote to and
Don't Got Now answare from you tall.
! We Cant get letter from you Bill What is
the reeson that Y ou Don't Please send the reson
that \ GU Don't Write to us this makes the tf.
teen times | think and No answare Yet from
fou We have sent You Some money in Some
OF the letter But We Don't Know Wherther
you Got them or know Bill this the lime
scratched outl You answare them But Bin
Chrles Herd is d-n 81 of a b-h Bill he
treated you and John Davis Both Bad You
thought he Vase Your friend But he Vase
your foee the Worst that you had in the World
eft you Want Eney thing Just Writ Back to us
and 80 No more at this present time from your
Dare father Writ soon Writ soon
II. W your Brother Written Bv him
march the "a in the year of our lord 1868
the Girls send ther love to you and Best Res.
poets to you
j W your Father the father of W
! W
Anrr lave Rolive 81 thr Girr forme
Bill you cant Read this know that is SPLENDID
slrten et you can understand it Bill Write soon
Back Soon W W
Smyrna times., 1865-04-06
[Prnrrr-No. 72.1

AN ACT to appoint certain officers of the navy.
BE il enacted Jy the Senate and House Of Repre-
S'ntatiUes Of the United Stqtes of America, in Con-
gress assembled, That for and during the present
instruction, the President by aBd with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, is hereby authorized to
appoint acting lieutenant Commanders aud acting
cImmtnders, who shall have the same ratc of CON-
p;nsatlon is allowed to officers Of similar grade in
the navy.
Sec. 9. Ind be it further enacted, That the
provlsO in section ten, chapter one hundred and
eigh' three of act establish and equalIze the
grade Of line officers of the United STAGES navy, ap-
proved July SIXTEEN eighteen hundred and sixty two,
be, and the is hereby, repealed, aud that the
said section shall read as follows:
Sec. g. And be IL further enacted That any per-
son who shall have received, or shall hereafter re-
ceive, temporary appointment as acting volunteer
lieutenant acting master in the navy, from civil
if, suthorized by act of Congress of July twenty
70 r'h, eighteen hundred and sixty one may be
tened in said appointment in the navy and placed
ia the line Of promotion, from the date OF said
frnaton, If, upon the Recommendation of the Pres.
dent, he receives the thanks of Congress for highly
JntrItorOus conduct in conflict with the enemy
oeanen distinguishing themselves in battle, or by
extraordinary herosm in the line of their profes
b'on' may be promoted TO forward warrant officers oil
actihg masters mates, as they may be bes. qualified
upon tie recommend ition Of their commanding olI
Ger, approved by the flag officer and the Department
IoH such promotion, they shall receive a gratuit,
of one hundred dollars, and a medal of honor 10 h,
prepared by the Navy Department.
approved May IL, 1864.
Smyrna times., 1865-04-06
rprn,,c RrsoLUrroS-No. 21.l


REso rr1os to provide for the printing of official
ports of the operations of the armies Of the United
RcsoLpsd By the Senate and House of Representa-
tires of the United States Of America, in Congress
assembled. That the Secretary of War be ard he is
hereby directed TO furnish the Superintendent of
Public Printing with copies of all such correspon
dence, by telegraph otherwise, reports of com.
mandIng officers, and documents of every descrip.
on in relation to the existing rebellion, to he found
in the archives of his Department since the first dav
OF december eighteen hundred and sixty, TO the pre-
sent TINA, and during the continuance of said rebel.
lion, which may be, in his opinion, proper to be pub.
lshed with said correspondence, reports, and docu.
ments, which, shall be arranged in their proper
chronological order
Sec. 2. ARd be il further resolrsd That the Super
intendent of the Public Printing shall cause TO be
printed and bound lin addition to the usual number)
ten thousand copies of such correspondence reports
and documents, in volumes of not exceeding (as nea
as may bel eight hundred octave pages each, which
shall be distributed by the Secretary of the Senate
as follows, to wit: FIVE hundred copies to the War
department; one complete copy to each State libra
Try oil every State in the Union, and five complete
copies to public libraries in each Congressional dis
trct Of the United States, to be designated by the
Representatives of the present Congress from such
district and of the remaining copies three thousand
shall be for the of members of the present SEN
ate and six thousand for the use of members of the
present House of Representatives.
Sec. 3. And be it further resolved, That it shal
also be the duty of the Secretary OF War to
complete index of the matter contained in each vol
ume to be prepared and inserted therein
! Sec. 4. And be it further resOlucd, That all reso
! lutons adopted by either House of Congress, at its
present session. directing the printing of any of the
correspondence, reports or documents, above con
/ templated, be and the same are hereby rescinded
Approved, May l9, 1864.
Smyrna times., 1865-04-06

JEFF. ON CHEERFULNEss.-I Thursdays
issue of Davis Richmond organ, there is an
exhortation to cheerfulness which is altogether
touching. 1t seems that letters addressed to
soldiers in the rebel army by there families,
urging desertion, have been intercepted, oflate,
by the postal authorities. Here are specimens
of these unpatrlOtic misSives Says one girl--a
SISTER, doubtless: "Father and George think
you had better go to the enemy" Another
3" Billy and Mother and Jane wants you for to
get home" And yet again . If a big croud
comes, you come too. That is my advice. ="
Davis organ, naturally enough thinks that this
sort of exhortatiOn is discOuraging to the con-
script mind The editor, therefore, suggests
that the ladies of the Confederacy, in address
ing their relatives in the army, should adopt a
more cheerful STYLE as for example, thus "Be
a brave man, dear brother. Be good soldier,
dear husband. Well bear our privatiOns with
1ortltude and cheerJitLneSS. An excellent spe-
clmen, certainly, of the complete rebel letter
writer. : Write cheerful letters to the soldiers
IN camp! once more urges Davis henchnan.
Don't wait to think whether you are cheerful
or not, says this Richmond Gradgrind
thinking and imagination ought to have moth
ing to do with it. Write that you are cheerful
that is the plain duty before you" And yet,
! for all this urgent remonstrance, it does seem
as if the the rebel soldier Oftener heard the ap-
peal of /" Billy and Mother and Jane, than
Davis cheerful substitute.