Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-26

| panels of the. same wood, though of lighter
color, with cherry moulding, finished in oil,
very heavy and showing high grade of work
manship aud T1echmicai slilE
g 'iiiI works or xRf. - :
T. II. Schleier, the veteran artist, had fine
tdispiss eefs Phetogrlhs fsorq fhs tmallest to
| pictures. az4
Mr. Fisher, the well known portrait and land
scape sspaintef e1hibited several Of BIS finest
pictures. In his collection we noticed several
oil paintings executed at night by Mr.. F. a.
Hamilton. They differ from any othsk<tyle of
picture ever seen in Knoxville.od
BOOTS AND SHOES :, s.
r. s.. Payne, Wholesale and retail dealer, had
aIcase Of fine hats, embracing all styles, from
the fashionable silk TO the latest style in the
| way of summer wear. Ladies kid boots, walk
| ing shoes and Broadway and infants slippers.
Gaines s. Bro made display of which they
! may we'll feel proud, in home manu- featured
boots, shoes and findings The work is elabo-
rate and will compass. favorabiy in finish with
that done East y y En- fshl
I dsomers Van Glider had the Largest pair Of
shoes ever made on a last, ,.,-,aoo,,r, 10 /,
VEGETABLES. ac9
This department was but poorly represented,
only q few persons sending in specimens
Crouch s. Bro. exhibited nice beets, largo cab
bages and lettuce well headed peas potatoes
and csulifower 80
Two or thrceSother parties showed q few ar
ticles, but none different from those eflthe
Messrs. Crouchaad ITeH dat 3 o.
|, :. GLASS AND CHINA WARE. y Il e.
Doll & Cullen had one Of the most beautiful
ly arranged stands in the whole building, and
comprised almost every conceivable article of
Sertu Or use made of China glass or granite.
Lava, Bohemian glass and Parian marble toilet
sets, Gem fruit jars, lamps and shades, of unique
and plain design, decorated China tea sets
ladies toilet vssesand stands bouquet holders,
tobacco boxes, S&c$ Davis refrigerator is not
the least useful of the thousand and one articles
these gentlemen EXHIBIT A. The temperature
averaged several degrees below zero in side by
the thermometer, and a saucer of water was
frozen into solid cake in fftsefi minutes '''
PERFUMES AND MEDICINES.
E. j. Sanford s Co. displayed case of COS
logne and other perfumeries, fayoring- extracts
and standard medicnesIfreIn theif Laboratory,
embrcing forty varieties. and all proprietary
articles. Harris Great Relief, Damon's Stock
Powders, Iytlas Klixer, and other patent med
icines. This firm is among the leading drug
houses in the South, and the articles from their
laboratory have deservedly high reputation.
DR.. TIC Hunter exhibited large assort-,
ment Of perfumes, toilet articles, soaps oils and
standard preparations. The atmospheric ODER
ator was much admired as dispenser of fra-l
oronce sQTiI II
TOQd "i.' iNA - II
centre stands with the Weed machine, which is
one of the best made >0'''u '''8 ." oos
The Wheeler & Wilson, exhibited by the
local agent, Mr.. w. S. Odell, maintained its
high reputation. t0N -
The Singer was well represented by Mr.. T.
A. Burrier, who also exhibited specimens of
his skill in q Jail lock of massive proportion
which he says it is impossible to pick a9nI
HARNESS AND LEATHER 81 4
Major Thomas O'Conner maintained the,
credit he has heretofore obtained, and the sad
dies and harness from his shops reflect credit on
the industry Of Knoxville. b'iag@'i irrd' : !
w. W.41Lawrence, of Springfield Blount
county, displayed a large assortment of oak
tanned sole, upper and harness leather, and
brogans, of his manufacture. ~ ''ret
- The Knoxville Leather Company had on ex-
hibtiona different sises of betting, and the differ
ent grades of Leaf pe so&nourca hiI1
5Iilnd a1sxsA1 isrfhseisEss.hO 9'3
Specimens sOf lmanetic iron ore from New
York and Georgia; of compact red Iernatte or
specrlar iron ore from Tennessee, Now York
and Missouri of ooliticy red hemstite aor dye!
stone iron ore, from Careyyills Campbell coun-
ty, and, from one mile seAth of Knoxville of
limonite OF, brown hemstite,n, from the Sweet
water Valley, and 4 from Powder Gap, three
miles north of Knoxville; of spathie iron ore
(iron carboratel, from New York and Connecti-
cut; of pig iron and cinder from the Roane
Iron Co.'s furnace at lockwood, Roane county; |
of manganese ores from the Sweetwater Valley,
and from Georgia; of0copper. ores from Com
necticut and Georgia, and native copper from
Lake Superior; of lead ores from Tennessee and
Connecticut; of stalaetites and stalagmtes from
the caves of Knox and Anderson counties of
iceland spar,i from New York, of,red marble
from the track of tho Knoxville and Char !
lesion railroad three miles south of Knoxville;Jt
of hydraulic limestone from Louisvill, Ky.,p
of Connolly slate, from Campbell and Ander- |
son counties, and of native alum from Alum |
Cave, in Sewer county. i1-@ HD-i''iiA
Prof Bradley desires us to excuse the SMALL |
ness of the collection exhibited saying that he |
was necessarily absent from the city until SO
late an hour that hewss unable to do more than
gather from his shelves and boxes few typical
specimens Of the moreTaluable oreswhich oc-
cur in East Tennessee, with others from else
where for comparison. i'A' -OS ~
. Specimens from sGfeene county and from
Chattanooga had mot arrived at noon.g We
hope they may arrive in. time to be placed 1on
exhibitions teldayDns S'n9IblidJ sni3
.saf'sH s7ods 10 rsIr5 sioSAr, 10 91sEGg- ybEsd u
Mr.. j. r. Martin of Roafc county, took the
Head IN the lfe of stock, one fine Durham bull,
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