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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
CITY LIST:
Valuable Lots for sale.

OFFER FORTY OF THE CHOICEST LOTS NORTH OF
THE RAILROAD, AND AFFoRDING THE BBST INvEsTNRNTs
now on THE MARKET. CORNER LOTS on IMPORTANT
STREETS.
CALL AND LOOK OVER PLAT AND MAPs.
No. 372-Choice Gay street lot.
No. 270-Desirable residence Main street. Lot 100
feet square house has six rooms good oistcrn, stable
shade trees. offered at bargain for cash.
NO. 525-A choice building lot barge and beautifully
located near the University, about one mile from
Knoxville Posoifce.
No 51S-Exceedingy comfortatf and desirable resi-
dence with 10 of finely improved ground on turn
pike, two miles from Knoxville.
No. 526-Large and well finished house in East Knox
vile, with finely improved lot. Location very good.
80 LOTS in East Knoxville, ranging from $50 to $500
in price
No. 439-Three adjoining lots with large house, sta
bes ETC., Depot street. far sale or exchange for
farm
No. 402-Suburban residence and half miles
from Knoxville Posocc. 20 acres Of good ground and
comfortable buildings excellent water desirable oca-
ton.
No 441-Forty desirable lots in Fairview, the
residence of g. NJ Branner, ESQ., convenient to the De
pot and Manufactures. High well lying ground and
! in "a rapidly improAing neghborhood.
| No. 454-House and well improved grounds of acres
beautifully located on Turnpike road and an ele-
walton overlooking the city, and atOrding fine view
and cool breeze all through the summer
Two desirable Lots, each with small House. in the
heart of the City. on one of our best streets.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

WHERE Is Your Boy AT NIGHT.-The
practice of allowing boys To spend their
evenings in the streets is one of the most
ruinOus, dangerous and mschievous things
possible. Nothing so speedily and surely
marks their course downward.
They acquire, under the cover of night,
AN unhealthy state of the mind, vulgar and
profane language, obscene practices, crimi-
nal sentiments, and II lawless, riotOlls bear
ing. Indeed, il is in the streets, after
nightfall that boys generally acquire the
education and the capacity for becoming
rOwdy, disSOlute men. Parents, do YOU
believe il ? Will you keep your children
home at nights, and see their home is
made pleasant and probable
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

RUSSIAN PROGRESs IN ASIA.-The EN-
peror Alexander is expected this month at
Tiflis, where he will meet the Shah of
Persia, who is 10 arrive by the Caspian
Sea, escorted by Il Russian flotilla, under
the command of the High Admiral, the
Grand Duke Constantine. Great festivities
have been prepared in honor of the two
sovereigns.
plicatiOns in Western and Central Europe
to consolidate her empire in Central Asia,
through the medium of Persia. If our
Government were to show "a similar energy
in pushing our claims against England
during the present crisis, its success might
be equal to that of Russia
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
NORTH CAROLINA.
LATEST FROM TuE SEAT OF WAR.
Turner. the Martyr. Discbarged-Procee"
iu~s of Judge Brooks Court.

RALEIGH, August 19.-United States
District Judge Brooks to-day discharged
ali the prisoners, including Hon Josiah
Turner, Jr., editor of the sentinel that
were brought before him at Salisbury.
RALEIGH. August lS.-Judge Brooks,
District Judge, ordered Kirk to make
a return of writs and prisoners before him
to-day, at Salisbury. Twenty-three had
arrived.
RALEIGH August17.-On Saturday last,
Kirk, leaving one hundred men at Yam
ceyville evacuated that place and came to
Company Shops, with all the AlanancG
and Caswcll prisoners, where he remained
until Sunday night at eight o'clock, when
he again departed for Graham, three miles
distant, where he now is.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

A correspondent among the lakes of
Maine writes that he asked a boy which
was the best of several small lakes for fish
ing. The boy answered, " Lake PISA
quattisaquaquapassam OquiddyniXcum. -
Al TINS point the correspondent walked
away, reached a neighbOring lake, fished
three hours, and returned. On his way
home he met the boy, where he had lett
him, still looking on the ground, and Just
finishing the name Acknowledgements
shuggl' The writer dates his letter
Lake MUnkatunkoobogsq Observation-Disclosures
matte"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

JEFFERSON DAVIs.-Edward A. Pollard
publishes card in The Baltimore Aneri-
can, which, he says, is his farewell" shot
at the ex-COnfederate chief. He says that
it had been hoped that Jefferson Davis
would rest quietly i'm the grave dug by his
own hands, but his undying vanity has
compelled him to come before the public
again. He speaks of Mr.. Davis as the "as-
sassin of IA country" and 1.-THE greatest
murderer of his times :" also an "unclean
ghost, " an evil and damned SPIRIT &c,
&c. Mr.. Pollard writes especially to make
personal explanation in regard to the ac-
cusation in Southern papers that he has
"vilified - jeff Davis as historian. He
admits that he despiSes Mr.. Davis, but not
in a personal sense He has turned AN
unrelenting pen upon him, he says, rs the
real assassin of the Confederate cause
literally, practically more hateful than
the Yankee enemy, inasmuch as he, and
not the arms of the North, was our real de-
strOVern
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
or THE
NIAGARA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
THE
CITY NEW YORK,
On the First Day Of July, 1870.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICEA
NASHVILLE, July LIST, 1870
l. Ed r. Pcnnebaker. Comptroller Of the Treasury,
do hereby certify that the niagara Fire Insurance Com
many located at New York in the State of New 1ork;
has produced to me satisfactory evidence that snd
Company has complied with all the requirements OF me
laws of the State of Tennessee imposed on insurance
companies; and further certify that Munson Bailey
Agents of said Company have also complied with the
reouirements of the laws of the State made and pro-
vided in such cases: Wherefore. said INSURANCE Com
pany has authority to take risks and TRANSACT the bust
ness Of insurance in this State at Knoxville Tennes
sec. ed. N fENNnBAhhhi
aura-w3t Comptroller of Tennessee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
Coal and Wood Trade
NOTICE.

EAST TENNEssEE, VIRGINIA AND GEuRGlA K. Il. Co.
TREAsuHER's OFFICE Knoxville, July ~ 1870
To ME .10cLh0ifcrs a. me Easf Tennc-.,, Iirginia
and Gc0r0i1 RdiirO1d Opmuppv:
THE REGULAR ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
the stakeholder. of this Company will be held at
the Office Of the Company, IN the Cy of Knoxville on
Medncs'lny the III of September 1870 Special rlin
will be pro, ideIun that day carry, free all stock
holders who may with to attend tu and from the Uon-
ventiOn. JAMES q. MITCHELL.
july2i-d&wtdc Secre'ary and TrcnsIrcr
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

Enthusiastically tells the follow
ing about Uncle Johnny McGill, who re-
sided during the war in upper Fast Ten
nesSee
Guerrillas representing both parties,
kept it so warm in that forsaken region
that it was dangerous to belong to either
side McGill had, in trying to ride both
horses, COTTON several black -lackings from
first the Rebels and then the Yankees. AS
ali guerrillas dressed alike, he made several
mistakes in trying to pass for either Union
or Southern, as he thought would suit the
crowd. At last he was overtaken by II
party whose politics he could not even
guess at, and the following dialogue en-
sued
- Sir, are you Union man ,"
- No, sir, +" responded McGill.
" Are you rebel, then ~
" No, sir I'm not rebel, either"
Then what in the DEVILS name are
you >" roared the captain.
Well, sir" hestated McGill, " to tell
you the real truth TIM nOthing-dnd rer3
| little Of that ~
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
Valuable and Cheap.

No. 56lg74 acres in two tracts, lying near together
but not joining. Two GOOD WATER POWERS both
improved-one with Grist Mill. lhe other Saw Mill and
Carding Machine. Some very valuable farming land.
Heavy timber which is accessible and easily marketed
200 of rich land now in cultivation New frame
house. Abundant supply of fruit miles from Knox
ville and only $500 Some time allowed part pay
ment.
No. 10000 acres of rich welllying land nearly all
in heavy timber, with very VALUABLE MILL Halfa
mile from Lenoirs Station on the East Tennessee Yr
ginia and Georgia Railroad 20 in cultivation.
Good buildings, and quantity of fruit trees.
No. 1925 acres of land with good timber md wa
30 fit for cultivation, and good soil II miles
from Knoxville. Small house and stable Some fruit
Price $3.50
No 540-Tract of $50 acres miles from Knoxville
Good soil water and location This tract will be DI-
yDED to suit purchasers into tracts of from ten sixty
and at from $50 to $50 per acre. according oca
ton. On good road and railroad station Land
lies well, and is much of ii seeded down.
No A2-Thiry five lots in the Railroad addition to
Knoxville, ranging from 25xl00 to 300x300 in size and
from 500 to $1,000 in price The location of these lots
central elevated and in n good and fast improving
neigh bOrhood, makes them very desirable. These lots
must be sold, and offered at prices which make it
inluppmpnt 10
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
Farm Property:

No 515-Farm of 400 acres on Hines Creek six miles
from Clinton 100 acres creek bottom land all well suit
ed for meadow land IL acres in rst-cass meadow
abundant supply of water and timber a number of in
differently good buildings.
No. 5l0-A q acre homestead log house and stables
roncb brongb nv ian g0ou H Tees sPrins ana
and churches Price $500
No. 524-A choice farm of 200 acres near Concord
The best OF upland SOIL good timber and water and de-
srable location.
No 49-A river farm Of $50 acres strong SOIL 20 cres
in cultivation, timber very heavy and valuable.
No. Sl3-Farm of III acres in Blount county. very
good soil and location with valuable water power
six miles from Railroad. Price g., 100
No. +E-Farm of 100 acres . miles from Concord. l6s
$500 ''''
No 460-A farm of 100 acres miles from Knoxville.
worry pleasant road. The well known point known
Lyons View is this farm and furnishes a very
fine building site. % in cultivation of very rich
land some acres river bottom land.
No. 532-Farm of 400 acres near Coal Creek bar
gain
No 5sS-Farm of 400 acres of strong soil. Abundant
supply of good water and timber
100 Farms in Cumberland county. Plateau land
5000 Acres in Morgan county.
For sale.
Lors FEoM u To IS ACRES rich, level land, TWO
MILES PROM KNOXVILLE
No. 557-Fam of li2 acres. II miles northeast of
Knoxville, in good neighbOrhood. Very rich soil,
good water and timber. desirable stock and grain
farm. $1,000.
AGENCY
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
Fire Insurance Co.
Capital and Surplus, $li,000,0O0 Gold
m1v5-d&wy
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
FOR Rent 4:

small but neat house five rooms with porch good
cistern and we'll acres of ground, mile from the
city, on good road Rent, $40 per month, with use o.
ground for garden.
Fifty 80 of open land Knoxville, most of
it set in grass good water VIII be rented for
Ofycars.
Store House-The building lately occupied as the
Knoxville Postofiee Three-story building, convent
emily arranged and in good order
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

The PrpSian Prince Adelbert Killed.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
For sale on. Rcnt :

The steam mill property, large and convenient build
ing powerful engine, admirable location on Railroa
and Turnpike road. Building and machinery in per
feet order. Large lot.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

M n of Generals Boring and Wedie.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

Heavy Fighting Reported on Thursday
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state GIeaningS.

A two-hoadcd snake is on exhibition at Nash
vile.
A Nashville whisky dealer shipped to Caitor-
MIA, on order, a car load of Robertson county
whisky, valued at $4,000.
There has been for some time in operation at
Clifton, in Wayne county on the tennessee
river. mandatory of the Clifton cement.
A negro man named Noel killed a comrade
named Provine, at place known rs Chick zen
Run Pike near Nashville on last Saturday
night.
John II. Henry, formerly carriage maker at
Kingston was shot and killed at Dalton, Geor-
gia, a few days since. The difficulty arose out
of drunken spree.
We understand that work is being pushed
vigorously on the Tennessee and Pacific rail-
road. and that before long the cars will be run
ming through to Lebanon. making regular and
unbroken trips between Nashville and the City
of the Cedars.
A most frightful death, of which Col. John
Scoby, a well known citizen of this county, was
the victim occurred at Spring Place, six miles
! from this city, on the Lebanon Pike, last Tues
day. He was in the act of dragging n slab away
| from two circular saws, which were in rapid mo-
| ton when the timber was suddenly and uneN-
| pectedly caught between them, throwing both
| It and Scoby eight ten feet in the air and
| throwing him upon the saws, between which he
was soon cut literally to pieces. His body was
! ripped from the junction of the thighs to his
| waisl, and an arm and leg cut off in second
! or two, and thrown a distance of twenty-five feet
! His mangled corpse presented horrible spec.
tacle The fragments were subsequently picked
! up and put ogether.-NdShritte Banner, 18Th.
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, onoo, v;c,or Gained by the French
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cout,icting News rrcn the Seat of War;
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH,

FOREIGN NEWS BY fHE CABLE
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The National Loan-ProNisiOnS Abundant.
Great Battle Between French and Prussians
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24
MISCELLANY.

EXECUTION OF PRUssIAN SPIES.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-24

Road the list given below of few of the properties
which offer for sale.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-10
Monetary and Commercial

nFFlCE OF TIE DAILY REPUE

nFFlOa OF TUE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
MONDAY EVENING. May 8. leu.
| The money market continues easy at about
previous quotations, the street rates still
being quoted at 10612 per cent. per snnum
for Al notes accompanied with iirst-c ass
collaerais and Al bushes paper without
colaterals. and 19l4 u cent y month for
second grade. Mortgage pager rules al 301O
II cent II anhum for Al and llWl2 for
second grade.
Cod opened at ll43@ll45 against ll45 at
New York;, and after ;. very light business
closed al l145Gll4S (8gainst ll4s at New
YCIk). The sales Included $500 $1,000 and
$4,000 ri 1l4a: $4,000, aud $40 Geo 1T ll44;
$50 600 at ll4s0l4i, and Sl5o0 and $1,000 at
ll4L, The only sule of silver reported is
700 Mexican dollars d. . y cent premium
in gold.
Foreign exchange varied in agreement
with the course Of gold. opening easter, bat
subsequently stiifeniDg up 10 Saturdays
figures, aud finally closing at {. decline of !
u cent in the rates for sterling. The sales
Ut sterling embraced about f55 900. of
when 5000 bill OF ladiig ut 1913; $1,000
and $4,000 Al clear at l244; fSO0O bid of
lading at l2is; fl0,000 bill of Iadlug and
clear at l243@12iE; sl0d0 bill OF lading at
1919; $1,000 Al Dill OF fading and f12 600 Al
bin OF lading aud clear ct 1875; G5O00 Al
clear at 1859; f2500 bank at 1855, ana
fS5oo at 1851 The business III francs reached
go 600 commercial. including 60 600 st
Ass; 100000, 100 600, 10 600 and 250 010 st
4.525 and $4,000 at 4.529 net. Sterling may
now be quoted at 1244@l24i for good to
Al bill OF lading ana clear, and l2540 |
1855 for bank; and francs 4.55G64. 53i for The /!
former, and 4.5l!1- for the latter.
The movement III domestic exchange was !
of moderate extent and rates were without |
any quotable change. The banks continued |
to draw on New York at per cent premium.
and the sales included $50, 000 S35 900 and |
SO 600 commercial sight on New York at ! |
premium, $40 600. S25 900 and s25, 600 private |
bankers, and $50 000 bank at the same,
$50 900 five days sigut on New York at par
and SIS, goo sixty days at Il discount
In stocks 200 shares Ship Island Canal
sold at 81 30, go and 500 Al 81 42I AID $50 at
81 473; 100 CIR scent City Slaugnlerhonse at
$40 %, 200 do at $50 81 Mississippi Valley
Company at IS. and 100 Jackson
Railroad at Sc, 5000 Railroad city bonds
changed hands at -.
A small amount of Metropolitan Police
Warrants so at 93@934. Dealers bought
State at sS@SS5 for new, and so for old. and
Metropolitan Police at 1892 and sold the
ormer a. S34@S93 for new, aud 1895 for
I'D. and the latter at 93M94.
Nothing TRANSFERRED In City Treasury notes.
Dealers rates Tor small sums were 1920
discount buying, and l5@l6 selling.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-10
THE FILTHY FASHION.

"A "short Walking. Dre,s" Society.
The New York Post publishes the fol-
lowing communication from Arabella:
For some years we ladies have enjoyed
the privilege of walking the streets III short
dresses-dresses so short that is to Say,
that they no longer swept the pavements
as We walked. Nobody but woman
knows how great is the comfort of this,
or how abominable nuisance a long
trailing street dress is. The other day l
went out to look at the new fashion; and
behold! long dresses are ouce more "com-
ing in" as the phrase is. protest; half
dozen of my friends protest with me:
but the dressmakers and dress-venders are
memorable. 1t is the fashion,; it is the
latest style; and it is Of no use to appeal,
they say. For my part l do not meal. to
give in to the filthy fashion without a
struggle. l dare say | shall be beaten,
and that month or two hence you will
see me sweeping Broadway like the rest
OF my foolish sisters. But / am deter
mined to stand ont for awhile at least.
Will not somebody join me?
What is the use Of the Sorosis clubs,
il they can not put down this INDUSTRIOUS
and filthy determination? What is the use
OF the American Female Suffrage Associa-
ton, if it can not successfully oppose this
last decree of some French woman with
large feet? Will you not kindly print this,
my appeal for leave to be clean; or lib
cry to be comfortable; for license to walk
freely without being thought odd tor O
"tright?" | confess that 1 do not like to
look odd. Nor does my husband like to
see me dressed differently from other wo-
men. He rails against the fashions; but
he would be the first to complain if his
vile were to refuse to conform to the
commands of the latest mode.
l propose the formation of Short
Walking-Dress Society. l don't dare to
ask my husband to canvass for members,
for he would think me "odd" if l were TO
speak of it. Will you not come to my
help and to the help of all the sensible |
women know and receive the names of
members for the society propose? And |
will you not give little corner to this
complaint, and to others-if this should |
attract and draw out others?
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-10
(coNrrruED FROM FIRST PAaE.l

unanimous consent, Is delivering long
speech on the tariff question.
LIVERPOOL. May Equipments of cotton
from Bombay since last report to the sew
enth, 26, 600 bales; pork firm; lard fiat.
PARIS, May 9-This city voted $4,000
against plebitcite. In the departments, as
far rs heard from, there is great majority
liz the affirmative. Precautions against
outbreaks have been doubled. There is
great agitation, but no conflicts have &C.
CURED.
Sundays Dispatches.l
PARIS, May Z, 6 p. M.-The voting on the
plebisCitum is com Dleted. and counting the
vote has commenced. Great military pre-
cautions were taken, but the city has been
quiet all day. Dispatches from t5e depart
meDts report all quiet. Some official jour-
mails anticipate disturbances tonight or to-
morrow, but nothing has occurrod up TO the
present hour to confirm their fears. All
election committees are assembled at their
places Of meeting, and will remain there all
night to receive returns from the provinces.
Polls were opened in the barracks. aud
nearly all the soldiers in and around the
city cast their votes. but no civilian was
admitted TO witness the voting.
The police continue uHTemittingly IN their
search for parties implicated in the alleged
conspiracy, and many arrests were made
to.day.
Sagary has been condemned to ten years
Imprisonment, and a fac OF 1000 francs, FOR
making violent speeches at political meet
ings. Other persons have received similar
sentences for infammatOry speeches in the
provinces, where many journals have been
seized aud several condemned 10 heavy
penalties. A large number Of arrests have
also been made in departments.
Gus'a Flourens is still in London.
PHILADELPHIA, May S.--Hail fell here to.
day from the size of a pea to seven inches.
Windows and fruit trees were destroyed.
The storn lasted thirty minutes, and WAS
more destructive than that OF 1868.
New YORK, May Sin addition 10 the
statement previously made, the Chamber OF
Commerce has $4,000 for the Richmond SUIT
terers. The furd now reaches $4,000.
A rstfie Tor $40, coo worth of diamonds and |
plate is to be given in Brooklyn on the thir- |
tieth Instant for the Cause OF Cuba.
IL p. M.-People have assembled in i'm
mense crowds in the bouievards and other
parts of the city. The agitation is very
great, bat there mas been 10 COZ tilct with |
tine police or the troops. Precautions against
IN outbreak ire doubled. Strong military
guard has been stationed around the Tuile-
RES. Places Of the Conservatoire and Arts
It Meters are occupied by troops, ard the
Place des Invalides is filled with cavalry.
Fresh troops from Camp de st. Maur arrived
Il Paris tonight.
Midnight vote on the plebiscitum
q the city of Paris, with one section only
o hear from, is as fpll0ws: Yes, l3S, 100; no,
g. ISL. The CITY remains TRANQUIL.