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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08
Shlngle Your own House.

Scene, bar room. Time, midnight.
Wife-"I wish that man would go home,
if he has got one to go tor. ..-.. ri I.
Landlord" Hush hush he'll call for
something directly"
Wife, wish he would make haste
about it, them for it's time every honest
man was in bed" -g- ~.
Landlord" He's taking the shingles off
his own house and putting them on ours"
At this time James began TO come to his
right senses and commenced rubbing his
eyes, and, stretching himself as if he had
just awoke, saying:
:" ! believe will 60"
Don't be in hurry, James" said the
landlord
ooh, yes l must 60" said James, and
he started,
After an absence of some time, the land
lord met and accosted him with
Halo, Jim, why amt you been down
to see US ."
"Why, | had taken so many shingles off
my house it began to leak, so ! thought it
time to stop the leak, and have done it,"
said James.
The tavern-keeper and his wife were as
tonished.
James is now happy man, and his wife
and children are happy, too.
Young man, whose house are you shin
Cling? More truth, &c.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08
A Taxpayer 10 Governor Brown and the
Legislature.

EDITORS APPEAL: Everybody approves
the course of the Appeal. DO not spare
Governor Brown. He has betrayed us.
We were told that If Brownlow's knaves
were kicked out Of office, rates of taxation
would be reduced one half and the num-
Der of place-holders equally lessened.
What are the facts? There has not been
an officer, except q single dOor-keeper,
knocked on the head by the pious, phari-
saical Democratic party. What an 'intol-
erably, tiercely hungry swarm of flies
blow upon the body polite. 1t makes one
shudder to contemplate the moribund State
almost rotting in the polluted atmosphere
of depraved public morals. When Radi-
calism went under, taxation went up from
forty to sixty cents on the 500. I'll tell
you now, if Governor Brown deprive our
people of their railroads by repeating the.
law which enables them to pay their debts
to the State; or if he deliberately pursue
course which will force the sale of these
loads as designed, to Tom. Scott McGhee,
and Wilson, | will, with all my neighbors,
vote the Radical ticket
What do we, the people, the taxpayers,
gain by change OF masters? VIII Gov
ernOr Brown please tell? Is not the stu
pid Legislature multiplying counties and
courts, and thus the armies of placement,
Is not litigation promoted, and the num-
berless litigants, by each accession to the
lumber of courts? What do these men
think about who were sent to Nashville to
represent the people? 1t is none of their
business to glorify Governor Browns ad-
ministration, but to do justice to people
burdened beyond endurance by taxation in
every form and from every source of polit-
ioal power. TAX-PAYER.
Our representatives at Nashville should
read the forgoing letter 1t contains some
wholesome Suggestions. 1t might be we'll
if every leader of the Democratlc part
gave the facts stated IA little sober thought,
Memphis Appoat. - us-
Behold how they love each other!
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08
FIRE PROOF BUILDINGS.

The recent experience of Chicago has
demonstrated that, though tire-proof build
ings, so called, have their value in ordin-
ary circumstances of expense, no building,
unless constructed on the plan of fire
proof safe, can withstand such a volcano
of fire as wept over that city. No build
ing fit for human habitation or occupa-
ton can be made absolutely fire-proof.
On of the fine tire-proof buildings thus
burned was that Of the Academy Of Sci
ences. The loss Of the magnificent collec-
ton Of objects OF national history there
stored, is, to a considerable extent, ire
parable. A portion OF this was the great
Smithsonian collection from the Arctic
seas, Of which we believe there is no du-
plicate. Eye witnesses say that the whole
atmosphere seemed to become red hot-an
atmosphere OF fre-snd poured like hot
lava into and through the strongest and
closest ediflces, filling them throughout
with flame in an instant.
A private letter to y gentleman or this
city explains the complete destruction of
these buildings. AS il well known, the
plan on which fire-proof buildings are
built is to have iron jOists, between which
are sprung arches Of brick orof corrugated
iron, and the whole being levelled up with
cement-the floor is laid on this founda-
ton. These iron joists very soon become
red hot from the burning contents of the
buildings, and being then too soft to sup
port the immense weight of brick and ce-
ment and other materials yielded and bent
and allowed the floors TO drop through, one
after another, wrecking the whole build
ing. There would seem to be no way Of
avoiding this difficulty, except by support
ing the joists at very short intervals. OBJ
viously our ideas OF what constitutes u
fire-proof building will have to be a good
deal modified.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

The following from gentleman I'm Buff
falo, New York, cannot fail to be of inter
est TO the dairymen of East Tennessee:
BUFFALO, Nov. 3, 1871.
MEsRS. EDITORS | have been asked in
reference to East Tennessee If butter and
cheese could be made there. / have replied
that il can be done. As the efforts of our
planters to produce grass has been success
ful, and having spent month along the
grass growing counties OF New York and
Pennsylvania, am the more fully convinc-
ed my former opinion was correct. East
Tennessee may be utilized for the produce
ton OF butter and cheese as well as Ohio,
as the climate is quite similar. / trust to
have done some good in imparting correct
Information in reference to East Tennes-
see. hear often Of the efforts of your pa
per to give correct facts as to East Tennes-
see and trust good may come.
| send you the following concerning a
cheese saw to-day. | have been too busy
to write you sooner: may do so.
Yours, MONROE,
A MONSTER CHEESE.
The following description is taken from
the Springville Journal and Herald The
cheese was manufactured August 31st, and
is the second largest ever made in this
country. and whoever gets the order for
the diamond will certainly get "fat take:n
" The Springvlle Giant" as it has been
appropriately christened, is one of the larg-
est, if not the largest, cheese ever made; it
weighing, by careful estimation, 2,975
pounds. Thirty thousand younds of milk
were used in its manufacture, which was
the production, for one day, of twenty-five
hundred cows. 1t stands thirty-four inch
es high is four and half feet in diameter
and has circuinferenc ce of fifteen feet.
Twenty-four hands were employed in
its manufacture. The hehoop into which the
curd was placed for pressing, was manu-
faetured, ,as was the press,a ShuttlewOrth' s
Iron and Wood Works, and looked far
more like an Oil tank or sap reservoir
than any thing else. The slaves were of
pine, two inches in thickness, and forty
| two inches tall. -Four heavy iron bands
encircled and held it firmly together. For
| swathing a very fine and stout piece of
brass wire sieveing was used. The huge
| press, built especially forthis occasion, was
| as powerful as simple
When the curd was emptied in Mr.
/ Hayward stepped upon the PLATFORM and
| before the eyes of all, produced silver
! tube in which was sealed an order for a
$4,000 diamond ring, which he dropped
into long-handled tin cup and stirred
! into the curd out of sight. This valuable
| prize will be secured by some one rs the
cheese is to be cut up into five pound cakes
after the exhibition closes during the
continuance ofth show tickets will be sold
emitting the purchaser toas many ''takes'
! rs he pays for.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08
THE TWO PARTIES

The Washington Chronicle draws true
picture of the two conflicting political or
ganizations, showing the readiness OF the
one to grapple with the issues OF to-day,
while the other clings to those of the past,
which have proven prolific Of disaster:
The Republican party ia progressive and at
the same time conservative. 1t preserves what
is good, and rejects what Is bad 1t makes pro-
gress. 1t has faith in humanity. 1t relics on
the masses of the people 1t seeks to do them
good. 1t makes war on nothing but evil. Il is
the eVangel of the law. 1t is tho stern uphol-
der of order. 1t would take care OF the present,
for neither the past now the future bolongs TO
man.
Tho Democratic party ia neither progressiys
nor conservative. 1t learns nothing in the
school of wisdom, and it forgets nothing in It's
resentments. 1t is emnontly ancient and use
less. 1t mumblos in its old ago over Ststo
rights, and ina gines that secession WAS = prac-
ticsl success. 1t ia clog to humsnity. 1t
has no faith in the many. 1t thinks the few
should rule 1t has no patience. 1t bears no
contradictions. 1t whips and murders 70 propa-
gate its dogmas. 1t is not sincere. 1t Is far
from being honest
Humanity would retrOgade by centuries, and
the Union itself would fall TO pieces, if There
WAS no party in this country but the Democratic
party,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

BEECHER AS A BLACKsMITH.-Hen
Ward Beecher has written this: II never
saw anybody do anything that did not
watch him and see how he did it, for there
is no telling but that some day | might
have to do it myself i was going across
prairie once; my horse began to limp.
Luckily, came across u blacksmith shop,
but the smith was not at home. l asked
the woman of the house if she would allow
me to start fire and make the shoe. She
said 1 might if l knew how; so | started
the fire and heated the shoe red hot and
turned it to fit my horses foot, and pared
the hoof, and turned the points of the nails
out cunningly, as / had seen the black
smith do, so that in driving into the hoof
they should not go into the quick, and shod
the horse. At the next place | went to, |
went straight to Il smith, and told him to
put the shoe on properly. He looked at
the horses foot and paid me the greatest
compliment / ever received in my life. be
told me if put on that shoe | had better
follow blacllsmithing all my life. Now, 1
should never have known how to do this
if l had not looked ON aud seen others do
itu
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

ROMANCE OF THE WAR.-An exchang,
tells the following story: During the war
Henry Dillon, Jersey City soldier, while
accompanying his regiment on Grierson's
famous raid through Mississippi, fell in
with the rebel General Stegman and
staff officer. Shots were exchanged, and
Stegmsn fell by Dillon's pistol, but while
dying took from his pocket his will, be
queathing all his property and an insur--
ance policy OF $4,000 to his wife and
daughter, and entrusted it to his slayer for
safe delivery. Since the war Dillon has
advertised in vain for its owners, and fin-
ally waited ITO be sought for. Recently
o reward of $500 was offered for the WIZ IN
the Alabama papers by General Stegman's
daughter, and he quickly restored it, just
in time to settle the title to estates valued
at $500, 900, which spurious heirs had been
trying to get possession of in the courts by
means of forged will.h
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

gagged in this business are Eastern men, il
we mistake not, and are realizing hand
somely on their investment, as we have
been informed.
In conclusion, we would say to our cor
respondent that we would be glad for him
to come here with his muscle, capital and
enterprise and open up this great resource
There is money in it. 1t is yet in its in
fancy and may be made exceedingly lu-
cratiVc
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

A STATE CHEMIST FOR TENNEssEE.-
We learn that the farmers of Tennessee are
seeking to induce the Legislature OF that
State to provide for the appointment or
State Chemist, who shall analyae its soils
and determine the comparative value OF
the different manures, homemade and
commercial. We have had o Chemist in
the Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington who was not worth to the country
the salt a boy can put on a flying birds
tail, but who drew his salary regularly.
Fortunately for the country, General Cap
ron took this Chemist to Japan with him,
and the Department is now hunting for
another. If one is got that is good for any
thing, he ought to do all the work that
Tennessee will want done. Soil analyses
are, as a rule, of little practical value; but
the analysis of commercial manures Will
help to detect swinders and protect farm
ers. This the Department ought to em-
ploy its Chemist to do.-RurdL NeU York
"a
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Gen. W. B. Stokes.

"a iePoi'ei u 'iie " ""sniils'"n '",o'"'''
mas had an interview with Gen Stokes on
the subject of the alleged frauds for which
he has been arrested which uo find re.
,,ortoI nc f,Ilo,re.
POI .''' 40 ioi'o"s 80,
me reporter began by asking MT stokes
If he desired to have his side of the ques-
tlon made pubic, 10 whlch he repneu,
90 not know. l have had some conVersa-
ton with my friends on TINS matter, ana
thing about 1T, one way or the other.
can hardly judge for myself Now if you
were in this trouble l could tell IN n min
ute what was the best thlng Tor you to do.
But rs 1T is, l am Ignorant OF what they
intend to prove against me, and conse-
quently don't want to give them any ma
terial to use against me-. .........-.
Reporter You have had copy OF the
charges sent to you, suppose?
Mr.. Stokes. Well, no; can't say that
l have. But they charge me with "having
conspired with other parties, and detraud
ing the Government of the United States"
and 50 help me God [ never got cent
from the Government in my life, except
what | earned and had right to.
Reporter. Had you heard of these frauds
before You were arrested? E4 Z
Mr.. Stokes. Why bless you, yes. Maj.
Clapp, from the War Department, came
down TO Nashville, Tennessee, last June,
hunting up Information about these frauds
and he. asked me about it, II did not
know much, but | told him all j knew
about it. If | had supposed for a minute
that this would have been done, do you
think / wOu d have given any informa-
tion? III clear it all up satisfactorily to
the Government aud my friends. lrg.
Reporter. Have any definite charges or
facts to he used against you come to your
knowledge? ....
Mr.. Stokes. No, indeed; don't know
what they will prove. 1t Is just the same
MS If you would be arrested tonight, know
ing that you have not committed any
crime, and tomorrow lot of witnesses
appear and prove or ut least swear, that
you have committed burglary.
Reporter. You have no knowledge of
who is at the back of this forcing it on
| you, have you? E..
Mr. stokes | can't say there have
J been several parties arrested.
Reporter. When did this bounty bill
! pass Congress? ?
! Mr. Stokes. July l3, 1870. The Presi-
dent approved 1t soon after. never had
any suspicion that there was any fraud IN
il.
Reporter. When did you ascertain that
| you were wanted i'll this city?
! = Mr.. Stokes. a week ago to-day CIues-
! day. [ received dispatch from Douglass,
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
as follows Can you report here I'M
/ .
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

The contracts for over three hundred
mail routes in the Southern States, most
ly ON stage and steamboat routes, were
made by the Postoffice Department ON
Wednesday, and the bids ranged from SloO
to 50 900 a wear. The bids on the average
were lower than usual, which is said to be
caused by the requirements of certified
check for five per cent. of the bid.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

The everlasting McGarrahan claim, it is
announced, is to he revived both in Con-
gres4 and the Interior Department. The
New Idria Company will apply for new
patent, and McGarrahan will go TO Con-
gress for title.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

jackson, Miss, is delighted with street
railroad and its one car. Sunday before
last four hundred and siXty-three passen-
gers rode in it. In the four days that the
car had been running, uine hundred and
ten passengers, or about one-tifth of the
population of Jackson rode in it.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08
ROratio Seymour Nominated for Assembly.

ROratio Seymour Nominated for Assembly.
A meeting Of the Democratic Reform
Convention Of the Nineteenth Assembly
District was held Saturday, at the office Of
J. Mansgeld Davis, No. Pine street, to
nominate candidate in place Of Mr.. Chas.
O'Conor. Mr.. John T., Develin was chair
man and Mr.. James A. Deering secretary.
The Secretary read letter from Mr..
O'Conor declining the nomination.
Mr.. O'ConOr having suggested the name
of Mr., Horatio Seymour, assuring the COM
mittee that Mr.. Seymour would accept the
place if elected Mr.. Deering moved the
nomination of the Ex-Governor. He was
unanimously nominated. Subcommittee
having been appointed the meeting ad-
journed.
The duties which Mr. O'COnor has as
sumed at the request of the Attorney Cen
eral demand all his time, and would leave
him no opportunity for attention to legis-
lative duties. We regret that We cannot
have 30 honorable and pure Il representa-
tive in our Legislature. If elected, Mr..
Seymour, we are assured from undoubted
authority, will take his seat in the Assem-
bly,, and do all in his power to relieve the
thief-ridden people of this suffering city.
That such men as Mr.. Seymour are willing
10 serve is a cheering sign of the times,
and shows the great emergency which eX-
ists.-N. J. Times.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

A LIoNEss belonging to WOotten X
Haight's Circus aud Menagerie gave birth,
on the train Thursday night, en- route to
Mobile, to four cubs and the lion in the
same cage, not liking so large an increase
in his family, ate up two of the little ones.
-LOcOnOfipe.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08

A pig with one eye in the center of its
forehead and trunk similar in shape TO
an elephants, growing out directly over
its eyes, is the boast of California town.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-08
4 Mammoth Cheese.

The following from gentleman in Buff
falo, New York, cannot fail to be of inter-
est TO the dairymen of East Tennessee:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-29
For Lake Superior I-TH8 Union Steamboat
Company and AtaHtis, Duluth
aHd Pacific Las,

ONE Of the splendid ste7mers Meteor. In
~ dia, Eacidc, COburu, AtlEuCic, Japan, Ee-
arctic, China and So. Paul vii
leave Buffalo daily Except Fridays and Sat
urdays) at 3 pm, Erie The next morning.
Cleveland the same night, Detroit at 10 nm,
daily Except SUM IS and MondaTs) tOF DU-
LUTH ana intermediate LAKE SUPERIOR
POINTS.
Connections are male ct Duluth with the
Lake superior and Mississippi r r. to Sd.
Paul and all points in Minnesota. Northern
Wisconsin and Iowa Also, with the Moth
eru Pacinc R r. Tor the Red River County.
Excursion tickets AT EDUCF
RATES, wiz be issued by ia principal rail-
rOaCs to st Paul By this route, returning via
all rail-. Or by al rail- routes to So. Paul and
Duluth, returning via lake.
During the months Of June July and Au-
gust, Excursion Trips wiz be inside via the
North shore Of Lake Superior. visiting the
SIlver Mines, Fort william. Grand Portage,
etc. For further information. apply TO
B E. PATRICKr
Genl Passenger agent, Buffalo, N. Y
p. Z. EVaNS, Manager A ID and 2. Line.
s. D. CALDWELL, GenI Manager Us e Q.
= my9 cod
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81 RRLneETls

There were great choral preparations
made by Professor Winkler for the cele-
bratiOn of high mass at st. Bridgst's yes
tsrday. it was the occasion of the con-
hrmstiOu Of a number of children by
Bishop Fs6han. To was also the occasion
Of the grand opening " on the splendid
organ which was put up in the church
last wesk Winklsr had q splendid choir,
snd as far as music went the services were
grand. The children TO be confirmed were
all beautifully dressed and looked 90 be
very good little ones indeed. The Cers-
monies attending the administering of the
sacrament were the same that have been
described in the APPEAL on one or two
recent occasions. Bishop Feehan after
ward called the attention of the cODgre-
CATION to the necessity Of establishing a
Catholic school Of the higher grade in the
city, to be under the management OF the
Christian Brothers.
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h0TICE Do e0NFEnERLrEs

A special meeting Of the Co,ea
Soldiers' Relief and Historical Associstae
is hereby called to assemble at ~ DeH.i
hour and place, on Monday evening ~
% b inst, for the transaction Of inters-t
ing business. The Committee on EDter-
tsinment win be ready, on the occasion
TO present 8 mu programmes Of the an,
preaching picnic, and & full attendance Of
members is earnestly requested.
IsHAM @. HARRIS, President,
J. HARvEK MATURs, Secretary.
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Father Byrnes preached a very strong
sermon in st. Peters yesterday, on edU-
cation. He insisted that It was the duty
Of the Catholics 81 the Parish to get up
schools Of the higher grade for the sducs-
ton of their boys. he said that five
thousand dollars were to be raised in the
city for the purpose, and that the men,
bers Of st. Peters church would have to
contribute about one-third of that sum.
The money viii be raised in a week or
two, and before the summer is out the
Christian Brothers will be installed here
in soma EnIandid hnildinr-
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Ais WELL Tat ENDS WELL.
aREELEY -.

Editors AppeGl-IJ is true of Mr.. Gree
ley that his honest impulses led him to
assert that the Southern States should be
suffered to depart in peace. But when It
came to hard knocks, and men North and
South went mad, and prisons and chains
and blood appealed to the worst passions
of our race, then Greeley, like Andrew
Johnson and many others, said harsh
things, and Greeley only used more ter
rible English than msdmen either of the
North or South. Greeley, as all Of US
have been, is only amazed when he looks
back and contsmplates the frightful deeds
that were done, and the unutterable
words that were spoken. The black flag
was propose. to be raised, and was only
prevented by Mr.. Davis on the one hand,
and Lincoln on the other, Strong IN
pulses and strong passions, and the caps-
city for strong expression, made Greeley
prominent, and his sayings are remem-
bsred, while the osths and Impressions
Of others are forgotten.
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snsnAY srHnnI rnNrERT

The monthly Sunday school concert in
the Congregational church, on Union
street, yesterday morning, was q lovely
thing. The pupils al unite in doing jus
tice to the sacred melodies prepared for
such occasions. The effect Of these con-
certs is very happy. II promotes the in
terest OF the classes and keeps the school
in 8 dourishing condition, besides max
ing religious practices attractive.
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Lumber, Laths and Shingles.
Is

Cypress 10 90 per 1910
Dressed Weather ~E---.. g. so per 1000
Best l5-iuch sawed ShiuEles-.-- 0Oper 100
81 i am prepared TO IN sI orders prompt
ly, 40 ny iI, pa trlut street above the
bayou. TmyT d&Wl c. N VENABLE
VOID QUACES-A victim Of early indis-
"A erection, causing nervous debility, pre-
mature decay. e-G, having tried In vain eve
" advertised remedy, has a simple means OF
55lf-cure, which he viii e r e TO his tel-
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