Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-12
Clippings.

BRICK PoMERoY is reported TO be ver1
sick-nauseated at having 10 cat his owl
words about Seymour and Blair.
Large deposits Of phosphate rock, con
tanning from 80 70 70 per cent. OF fertillzlnl
material, have been discovered on the Eds
70 river, South Carolina.
As remedy for musquito bites, keep :
vial Of glycerine at hand, aud apply freely
10 the bites. 1t Will relieve the irritation
and swelling at once. One application i
generally sufficient
A RAPr over 300 feet long and 50 wide
containing 100000 feet Of lumber, came
from New Brunswick n. j., and passed
through the East River and Sound bound
for Dutch Point near Hartford, Conn.
Is the course Of the debate in Che Senate
OF the United States, Garrett Davis declar-
cd that "if Grant was not elected by the
white vote the people would not submit. "
This ,arrulous old female Is 10 favor OF
Frank Blairs war
A ten acre field OF wheat near Platte City,
MOI, belonging 70 Mr.. White, recently
harvested, yielded five hundred and eighty
three bushels and aswonty-two pounds Of
wheat
Cincinnati pspcr says thatsgte head Of
ono u Unc Seymour Ind robbing gangs,
the man who Is said ~ have taken The larg.
est share Of the s sc, coo stolen from the Ad-
ans Express Company, in May has gone TO
Europe on a tour of pleasure
A GOOD ONE ON FATrY-The New York
Commonwealth says:
Griswold the Fat Contributor, who was
II a. ~.
and somewhat mnddled, having heard chat
Griswold was nominated for Governor, re-
turned thanks 10 a lamp-post for the unex-
pected honor conferred upon him, and went
10 sleep on the sidewalk.
CONSERVATIVE colorcd mon are held
IN high esteem by the ex-rebels Of the South.
They march in procession and set side bv
side with white men, and no one Is offended.
Our black fellow-citizens" are very well es
long as they promise 10 vote the Copper
head ticket. The Republican niggers are
the ones who stink
The japanese have discovered that few
seconds previous 10 an earthquake the mag
net temporarily loses its power. They hav,
vigorously constructed light frame, sup.
porting horse shoe magnet, beneath which
is a cup Of bellmetal TO the armature is
attached weight 80 that upon the mag
net becoming paralyzed the weight drops,
and, striking the cup, gives the alarm
Every one in the house then seeks the open
air for safety.
IT is intimated that Jefferson Davis is 90
ing 10 become business man in England.
he is not lawyer, and therefore cannot
depend upon his professional exertions for
living. Hence, says the Richmond
lVhig, other employment is necessary, and
unexpected opportunity Of commercial
connection with a house in England for
American business probably now takes
him abroad.
In Paraguay women do all the farm
work, (ending the focks and tilling the |
ground,) and fiji all the petty Offices of
government and il is alleged that Paraguay
is the only country in the world where wo- /
man has a perfect equality with man. She |
holds Office, fights, works on the farm, re- |
cruits soldiers, serves in the hospital, guards |
the house, tames horses, and, in fine, she is
free. Man has thrown off the shackles and /
she is equal 20 the situation.
GEN. MEADE has issued a general order,
dated Atlanta, July 30, announcing that as
civil government has been inaug1rated in 1
the States Of Georgia, Alabama and Flori- /
da IN conformity with the acts of Con-
gress, Che military power vested in the dis
trict commander ceases to exist, and that
the orders issuing from his headquarters
bearing upon the rights Of persons and
property viii have only such force as may
bo given 10 them by the courts aud Legis.
laturos of those States, TO conform TO the
changed condition OF affairs.
A NEGRO QUESTION IN AFucA.-An Eng
lish war vessel has landed a force ON the
cost of Southern Guinea. taken possession
of some OF the Portuguese territory. hauled
down Che flag OF the King Of Portugal and
hoisted the British ensign in its stead
Lisbon is vastly excited BY this intelligence
and two Portuguese men-of-war have been
despatched from the Tagus 10 the scene of
the Outrage The cause Of this action
on the part Of Queen Vietorias officers was
not clearly set forth 10 Europe. and furthor
advioes from the African coast were looked
for with anxiety.
The New York Times epitomizes the adj
ministration Of Andrew johnson faithfully
when II says: AN almost unbroken series
on vetoes keeps Us in perpetual remembrance
OF the controversy which Mr. johnson car.
RES on with Congress. There is no cessation.
as surely as Congress enacts, SO surely does
Mr.. johnson interpose his objections Not
only Is be constrained 10 withhold his con.
sent from whatever Congress proposes. but
he IS constrained TO SCI forth statements
and arguments substantially identical on ,
every occasion.
II therebel Democracy have not unlearn.
ed contempt Of their country, they have
also not learned wisdom for themselves. II
may be called one of the compensations of
the situation that, in proportion as they J
have been strong to hurt the cause of liber-
y, they have not been sufficiently strong 10
help their own. Is
Their proceeding at Now York is a far 6
worse exhibition, in all respects, than their '
hlnnder at Chicago in 1860. and il is worse I
N an It's details, whether We consider the I
n'en wne act in il, their words. or their I
resolutions 9
.T,.V.uI years ago the Democrats had no G
lill,'. lSoes among their delegates, and +
80 sN..nie % sympathizing with these
rebels was al their own. Buf IN t5o Now
York convention thoy had rsloI assoc;atc.
ny tsS platoon, and SO lar from, aIIo,,,;no,
them 70 teach them moderation - -,at;a,loo n
or wise appreciation OF o.5; el "a patience
sense, they outbid them la ,:Ily common a
mat congress without whics The rc5cil;on O'
Weaio nave beon restored by An5,a1. O III,