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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-21
CHILDREN's FANCY SHOES

And SLIPPERS of every hue and Pattern. We have
q very superior variety of them.
The --latest and most Stylish SHOES for Ladies can
be found at PAYNES.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-21
READER e!

You are personally invited to call and examine our
stock 1t will surprise you to learn the wonderful
adaptation of our prices and styles to your wants.
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MONEY SAVED is MONEY MADE

Objection may be urged against the policy of conduct
ing Wholesale and Retail business in connection with
each other. Our answer s-and We think it sufficient
that in addition to the fact of buying goods at
less figures than than the retailers buy them. the
Wholesale and Retail Departments conduce to the ad
vantage Of each other in equazng expenses THEREBY
enabling sell at lower prices and giving the pur
chaser the benefit of the difference.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-21

We invite close inspection Of our goods. oompari
son of qualities and prices usually results in favor
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No. c..

Iron Property. Very fine tract of land containing
inexhaustble quantity of Iron Ore Blast furnace
steam engine, DIV eAngs. out-buildings, and girls
mill blacksmith shop, etc.; well situated. Price, terms
ETC., furnished on application.
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HOW no REMIT.

ney sent to us in registered letters, by Express,
aid. or by Postofice orders. viii be at our risk
wise, at the risk of the sender.
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An IN INES
Can be found the largest and most varied assortment
of Chdren's Shoes ever brought TO hnoxyllle-some-
thing Knoxville has long wanted.
Trunks, Bags, Umbrellas,
Form leading items in our stock. We have in store
and on the way 400 Trunks, of different varieties.
GREAT REDUCTION
In prices on Boots Shoes Hats and Trunks at PArNEs
THE LARGEST STOCK
OF Boots Shoes Hats and Trunks ever BY one
House in Knoxville Is now being received at r. 8.
COUNT Won BISMARCK,
The to whom, more than all others is Prussia in
tons says: Absurd as the high Hat is it does keep
the head more comfortable; it does maintain moro
other form of head covering The voice Of the scosr
is silent in the face of the above ustrious authority
Go to Payne's
For BARGAINS in Hats, Shoes and Trunks,
KNOXVILLE MERCHANTS
Report prosperous business during the year 1870 We
also can lay claim to having had our share Of erson
Carolina, Virginia and East Tennessee.
Buy Your Shoes, Hats and Trunks
At PAYNE's and save from ten twenty-five per cent.
Actuated
By desire to avoid expense and trouble. and knowing
tised on large or small scale is Injurious to the best
interests of the business community, have adopted
aDd fg ea Ms as D {. @
tanned in this by the fact that purchasers win know
that we do not add per centsge to our legitimate
MONEY SAVED IS MONEY MADE!
PAYNE sells for cash at retail and if you buy that
way, you can save money and lots Gift, at PAYNEs.
ing Wholesale and Retail business in connection with
each other Our answer s-and We think it sufficient
that in addition to the fact Of our buying good:
less figures than than the retailers buy them, the
Wholesale and Retail Departments conduce to the adj
vantage Of each other In equazng expenses thereby
enabling sell at lower prices, and giving the pur
chaser the benefit Of the difference.
We invite close inspection Of our goods A oompari
son of qualities and prices usually results in favor
glance at the Show Window of r. S. PAYNE 4
CO. IS Store is very tempting, We advise people to
avert their gaze while passing oy.
We claim to have well-stoeked and welI-regulated
Wholesale and Retail Boot, Shoe and Hat Store The
Wholesale Department deriving its support from parts
of four States-yiz. Northern Georgia Western North
Carolina, Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee
has grown steadily, until now R. s. Payne Co: IL
Recognized by Merchants desirable PLACE to buy.
The Retail Department Is not neglected, but great
pains being taken to keep it at the head Of the
Boot. Shoe. Hat and Cap interests of Knoxville.
Ladies' Hats,
In BOundless ProfusiOn. at R. S. PAYNE & CO.'S.
FACTS ARE STUBBORN,
AND 0ns o. know that the place to buy
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15
Constitutional RefOr

BLADEN Co., Sept 6tb, 1871.
To Tie Editor Of The Wilmington Journal
DEAR SIR Allow me to make q sugges-
ton through your paper to the people OF
the State: AS the Convention has been
lost in the State, I respectfully suggest that
the citizens of each county in this State
assemble at their respective comfy seats,
without regard to parties 1t all meet and
participate, both Conservatives and Hepub-
licans, in passing resolutions, OF ra;h r in
memorialzirg the Legislature at its n X
session to either call Convention by iii
Legislature to make the necessary cons i
tutional amendments, or to pass q bill
making these amendments by Legislative
enactment
My reason for making this suggestion Is
this If the peopl5 do not instruct their
representatives as suggested above. irres-
pective of party lines, I fSar that the ap-
preaching session of the Legis ature will
grove as fruitles3, as regards constitutions
amendments, as did the last session.
hope, therefore, that the people, either in
he way I suggest or some other way, will
instruct the members of the Legislature,
and that this inatructio be given by both
parties, unitediy, in order that the ques
ton may not again be made party qaes-
ton as it was at the last session With, per
haps, q few exceptions.
BDADFN
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15

The Great Social Problem CT the XIXth
Century.
Our age is undoubtedly more advanced
than all its predecessors in tho wonderful
development Of its industry. The most
cursory visit to one of the worlds great
fairs, OF even q description of the most
striking inventions there exhibited, IS
enough to convince any one of the enor-
nous physical aud material progress &C
complished in our day. But this progress
has not been without it's drawbacks, It
has been purchased at heavy cost of hu
man suffering, and il has given rise to
menacing problems unknown one hundred
and fifty years ago.
An antagonism has arisen between capt.
tai and labor, and has grown more and
more bitter every decade. 1t is founded,
we believe, upon ignorance on both sides,
of the sound laws of Political Economy
upon prejudice, and also upon the natural
cupidity of all men. But yet it exists, o
great fact, great evil, eliminating appa-
rently to great cataclysm of European
society. whose counter-shock must be felt
oven in this more favored hemisphere.
When modern industry, aided by the
powerful agency of steam, began its tri-
umphant march. the population Of the
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15
VIM. SLOAN.
Preai1ent W n. &R r. r Go.

manufacturing nations of Europe Was al
ready too dense for their Weil-being, 1t
became sti denser until there were more
laborers than were needed, and their Own
competition kept their wages very low.
This increased the profits of the manufac
turers, and from that day arose the con-
tinual grievance of the labor ng classes,
that ''the rich are continually growing
richer, and the poor poorer"
This, like oil sweeping assertions, must
be taken with some allowance. It may be
true in the main, If We leave out OF view
those who fail, that the success sful have
grown richer. The immense industrial
fortunes made by the cotton and iron lords
Of Manchester and Birmingham, the ship
builders of the Clyde, the mill owners OF
Belgium, Germany, France, New Eng
land, are the proof Of the assertion. On
the othor hand, the operatives, without
whose labor those fortunes could not have
been created, have protited but in very
small degree. We will leave out the
American artisan, who is favored by the
comparative scarcity of laborers, and
whose high wages are secured by protec'
tive tariffs. How long his prosperity will
last under the influx of European and
Chinese immigration, remains to be seen.
AS to the European laborer, it is not liter.
ally true that "the poor are continually
getting poorer" for the average comforts
of every class of society have increased
with the progress of civilization. A thirty
ing mechanic in our day daily enjoys
Injuries which Queen Elizabeth could
not have purchased. But the truth
is that the poor are getting poorer rela-
lively in other words, the increase Of
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15
"The FOrg1vtng Flag"

We copy the following from the New
York Times:
The r, mains of the North Carolia "a dead who
fell ut Gettysburg were reinterred in Raleigh on
the IS Ult., and the Whining on Journal COM
men. ing upon the sad ceremony, says "Whst q
cpntras On those terrible days Of July. 1868
he sole requiem OF these heroes a as the roar of
musketry aloug the still coptendlng lines And
on Friday last, the peaceful afternoon-the holy
services of reigion-tbe solemn swell OF music-
he graceful Offices of friends, and, perhaps, the
mourning presence OF relatives-tne floral core
Journal, as it tells how one Of these heroes
asked. shortly before hs died. that the flag of q
Pennsylvania regiment which he had captured
might be cent in his name Il president" DAVIS.
might ave added that his body was taken home
with the rest and deposited there in his old
home by his frier DIS under the forgiving folds OF
the same old Stars and Stripes-thc Flag Of the
Union"
Our Northern contemporaries seem fond
Of alliterative expressions with which to
clothe imaginary existences. It was but
@ day or two since that we commented on
the prosperous peace" Of the New York
Tribune:
"Optics sharp it takes. ween.
To see what is not to be seen"
The Tunes hardly means, We suppose,
that it is an evidence of Federal clemency
that the reirterment of our noble heroes
was aHo,ced to be made, (although its Ian
guage is somewhat susceptible OF that con.
struction) for, in all days and in all climes,
"a pious regard for the ashes of the dead
has been an honored and hallowed feel
ing and practice, and one of the surest
evidences of civilization and culture. Il
is true that, in some instances, this holy
privilege has been denied to some Of our
people, living under the folds of the ''for.
giving fag,". as was the case in Texas,
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BDADEN.
For the Journal
Fire in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, ONeLow Co. \. c.
Aa~kanohar

JACKSONVILLE, ONGLOW 20. n. 4.
september 9th, 1871
MAJ. ENaELHARD SIR Il sin
cerely regret having to inform you that
our quiet little village was disturbed about
2 o'clock this morning by that fearful ele-
ment-fre. It originated in the kitchen
standing on the lot owned by Mr.. D. A
Target, of Swansboro, and at the time
occupied by Mr.. A. @. Higgins, Superior
Court Clerk. The fire resulted in the en-
tire de struc ion of ell the buildings stand
ing upon the lot, which consisted of a
large two-story building, and all necessary
out houses, together with an office build
ing, standing on the corner, owned by B.
& L. WE'LL, of your city, one apartment of
which had been heretofore used by r. W.
Nixon, Esq., as O law Office, and the other
occupied by DR.. W. II. Peterson as drug
store.
The law library Of Mr. Nixon was saved,
and some of the Doctors medicine, but
some valuable surgical Instruments were
lost. The buildings, Isuppose, were worth
some $4,000 or $4,000. 70 insurance
Upon Mr.. Higgins the loss falls parton :
| 'arly heavy. he losing nearly all of his
houeeho'd and kitchen furui' ure, all pro
visions on hand, &c Mr.. Huggius wae
| we'll supp led with an excellent assortmeut
Of furnl ure, much of 1t fine, piano, & =.
&c., all of VII Oh Was co.'s lmed, not even
saving change of apparel for him elf aud
family. Qlite number of large. fine ano
costly paldIlngs were also consumed. Mr.
Huggins and family has the sym pathy Of
our entire community, and We trust that
ONE substantial aid will be rendered him
in this his hour of distre s.. Who will re-
spond ? The buildings standing on the Cd
posite side of the street owned hysE. Muir
rell. Sheriff, and occu led by e. M. Cos
tin, Register of Deeds, was at several times
Cd fire, aud it was only by the most strer-
uOus efforts that the Sher frs buildings
were taved. While we dislike to disc .imI-
nate, while all, white and colored acted
SO nobly, We beg to be permitted tc aIIude
| to the conduct of Capt. A. c. Moore Jno.
III. King, artist, and Capt. Edmond Rus
sell, by whose interchangeable and almost
desperate efforts, the Sheriff's buildings
and Mr.. Coston's furniture we're saved
Mr.. King rendered himself particularly
conspicuous. coolly and calmly walking
back and forth, on the combing of the
sharp roof. pouring water and spreading
wet blankets, while Capt. Moore also rem
dered most valuable services on the
roofing.
Messrs. J. II. Myrover. Il. f. PelIetin,
Lewis W. Higgins, (of Wilmington), and
others, rendered most valuable assistance.
The wind was blowing heavily from
Northeast. and had it been otherwise, our
church, Masonic Lodge, hotel, and in fact
all the buildings above the Courthouse,
and below DR.. r. Wards, must have been
consumed. We are glad. yea, grateful it
is no worse. ONE Who SAW.
Goldsboro Messenger, Fayetteville Ea-
gle, and Wilmington Star, please copy.
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CHAMBER OF THE STATE CENTRAL
EXECUTIVE ComsiTTEE OF THE
DEmuCRATEc ON Err TIVE
PARTY
RALEIGH, 18th Sept, 1871.
There will be general meeting OF the
State Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic Conservative Party, held in the City
of Raleigh, on Wednesday. the 18th day
of October, proximo. Each member of
the Committee is earnestly requested to
attend and County Executive Committees
ere invited to be present, or send dele
gate. Matters of Importance will be con-
sidered.
By order Central E xecutive Committee.
THOMAS BRAGG,
Chairman.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15

The GOIdsbOrO' incend1arl es-New York
detectives at Wors- Important A rIeSts.
A short time after the terrible fire in
Goldsboro, by which large portion of
that town was laid IN ashes by the
torch of the ipcendiary. two negroes,
John Taylor and Miles freeman by name,
applied for employment at the National
Hotel in this city. Col. Jones needing
experienced servants, and these bringing
with them recommendations from Jones.
Murphey Co., the proprietors of the Ex-
change Hotel. Goldobsro', in which the fire
originated, they were employed. These
servants gave satisfaction and were indus
trious and attentive to their duties.
On Friday last two unprepossessing
looking strangers registered their names
at the National as T.. P. Jones and J. E..
Mason, New York. These men Stunned
all intercourse with the whites, and began
counting the negroes of the Hotel in regu-
lar carpet-bag style. It was supposed by
those who were cognizant of their move
ments that they were embryo sheriffs or
Legislators, SO fond of the colored people
did they appear. They associated with
them, drank with them, smoked with
them, footing all the bills. and, as the
sequel shows, secured their confidence
completely. Their conduct became SO
questionable that " mine host " of the Ma
tional was debating about the propriety
of presenting their bill, asking them to
vacate their room.
On Sunday, however, officer Jones, of
Goldsboro', came by the morning express,
and very soon arrested the negroes, Tay-
lor and Freeman, upon a warrant issued by
Judge Russell, who were at once lodg-
ed in Jail. How the detectives suspected
these two negroes, who left Goldsboro'
bearing the recommendation of the pro
prietors Of the hotel which they had de-
stroyed, we know not. But that they did
pour kerosene on the floors of vacant
rooms, and set fire thereto, both confessed
in their confidential comm unications with
their new-made friends.
The prisoners were taken to Goldsboro'
Sunday evening, and the matter will I'M
dergo thorough Investigation. We sin
cerely trust that those who urged these
negroes to their hellish work will be dis
covered and properly punished. So terri
BILE deed could hardly have originated in
the brain of these negroes. We look for
other developments.
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Another Fire In Goldsboro,
GoLDsBoRo', Sept. 18th 1870.

GoLDsBoRo', Sept. 18th 1870.
DEAR JoURNAL:-Last night this town
was visited with another large fire. The
residence and out buildings of DIR. Benz.
L. Arlington We're totally consumed. There
is q difference of opinion amongst the citi-
zens as to the origin of the fire; but from
a careful examination we have come to
the conclusion that it arose from O defect
in the fue of the chimney leading from
the laundry through the roof of the back
wing OF the house. The laundry had been
heated all day, the servants being engag-
ed In ironing until late in the evening,
and the fire was discovered under the ROOT
near the chimney and quite at the top Of
tho house.
DR.. Arlington was considerably injured
by fall while engaged in saving his chill.
drep, Mrs. A. having gone to Wilmington
on the evening train, and the servants not
being immedi 'tely at hand.
Mr.. j. B. Whitaker also sustained @
slight injury while moving the piano.
which, though painful, is not likely to In
capacltate him for his duties as mai
agent.
l. was mournfnl sight to see the citi-
zens standing around latter the furniture
was removed) and passivey looking on
while large residence containing II
rooms turned down. There waeinot hook,
u ladder, a bucket, or an engine OF any
kind with which to work. The fire, when
discovered, could have been covered by G
boys hat, and yet NJ effJrt could be made
to save the buildings.
We are CAD to learn that DR.. A. was
Insured for S. 900, and as he saved most
OF his furniture, we presume his loss will
not be more than 81 ,OOO
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15
travelling expenses,
Total travelling expenses for
five months. land we ven
ture he had a dead-hesd-
ticket over most of the

Total travelling expenses for
five months. (snd we ven
ture he had q dead-hesd
ticket over most Of the
roade) ....,.......,-..,-. Sl'19% IL
DIR. Sloan stated to the stockholders on
the goth of October, 1870, that he was dne
PickrelI 1897. 900. Two days before this
report to the stockholders be had signed
and approved PickrelPs account for S464,
SOC 81, which is $67, SOC 81 more than he
81 ated to the stockholders was due. And
hereby hangs KIldee. On the 10Th day
of November-the day before Sloan, as
President, approved of PickrelPs account
-PIckrell paid Sloan $50, 900 in cash for
one half interest in tract of laOd in Gas
ton county, containing only 619 acres,
which land is assessed at 81. and was
never assessed for more than So per acre.
Pickrell bought, like Littlefield, u'esight.
unseen. =
We have given the main features of the
account, bus il is SO remarkable we pub
lish the whole Of it as a monument OF car
pct-bag and scalawag roguery.
We said more than two years ago that
Sloan, Jones and Holden should all be in
the penitentiary-Sloa and Jones for de-
fraudiDR the State in cotton transaction,
under Holden, as provisional Governor,
and Holden for appointing them presl-
Q6ntS OI T1iIrOaQSs hIIer Nc H1u 0Vl0ouCe
of their fraud and villainy. How glad the
radical rascals were to have the attention
OF the people called from their vilIainy to
the convention question
Was any country ever cursed with such
o eet of villains? Were any people ever
before required meekiy and quietly to bear
it {? Judge Rodman releass Pickrell, and
Judge Watts released A. j. Jones, who
robbed the State of a larger amount than
Pickrel and Sloan.
The Radicals and moderation men will
call us violent for having spoken plainly
upon these plain fgurt s. Here is money
enough gone to have call d conventions
and lmpeached drunken judges for thirty
years to come. There thing, too, baVe
been known to Gov. Caldwell, Phillips &
90. yet they spake not q word.
We append this extraordinary account
as follows
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15
Fresbyter1anIsm in P.nn.v1van,.

Pennsylvania has this year 4, GIG Presby.
terrain churches, with 455. 378 communi
cants, Sunday school membership OF
4|9 81, and received in collections for
the church year, 1871, 80 097.7O. The frs
three items show an advance over las,
year of about two and q half per cent.
and the lest an advance of seven per cent,
or $65Q,QQQ.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15

We learn that the Nolt1 Carolina Rail
road, between Goldsboro and Charlotte
has lately been rented to the Richmond
and DAnvilIe Railroad, and will hereafter
be officially known, it is said, as the North
Carolina Division of tho Richmond and
Danyille Ra .lroad. We b We no paricu-
lars in regard to the manner in which the
transfer was made.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15
A Political Judge.

The offense ofJudge TarbalI, of Mississip-
pl, radical, who was arrested at Jackson,
on Fridayip the Enforcement Act consist
ed in telling certain republican officials
that unless they supported Captain Lake,
republican, for sheriff, at the ensuing
elections, he would urge their removal
from Office.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15

An anthem Butler Radical in Massa
chusetts, mad because the Democrats won
have Ben, parodying Whittier's celebrated
couple:
or all sad words OF tongue or pen.
The saFdeet &C: It might have been.
Says:
or all sad words OF tongue or pen,
The aAddest are; They Won't hare Ben.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15

The Judge of the Washington Police
Court, Superintendent of Police and the
District Attorney, at a conference Friday
determined to break up all brothels and
disorderly houses.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15
W., C, 3 z. RAILROAD

py06RELL, SLOAN AND THE " 1 L-
MING ron. CHARLOTTE AND RT1HEH-
FORD RAILROAD.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15

A darkey's instructions for putting on q
coat: "Fust de right arm, den de left, and
den glib one general conwulshun."
The man who popped the question by
starlight" got his sweetheart's consent
in tHinkipg.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-15
From the Raleigh Sentinel.


Judoe Rodman held a Bush Court IN
Naubern on the Sd, 4'h and 9Th of August
lost to release j. F. PIckrell upon q habe0s
corpus.
PIckrell and DR.. Sloan were indicted IN
New Hanover Court for conspiracy to de-
fraud he Wilmington, Charlotte q Kutn-
erford b 4ilIoa ], of which Sloan was Presl-
dent. y on reqnisltIon the Governor
of New York, unlike the Governor OF
Florida, il the Littleheld case, surrendered
Pickrell. and he was lodged In Jail, when
Judge R1dman bad bIm brought before
him upon HabeHS corpus.
TJpon the trial the following facts and
figures were exhibited Nov. &c, 1870, DIR
Sloan sold 81 700 900 bonds, which Melted
the company Sl57 250-which Is only 9.
per cent or 392 so for every 81. 600 of
bonds About The same time the Doctor
sold 5000 900 of the first mortgage bonds
of the company for 462, which bonds were
worth 70, and had never sold for less.
IT also appeared at this Bush Court.
where PickrelI was released, that he loaned
DIR. Sloan, President of the company.
5000, 900 on the 21st day of January. 1870,
and charged him as commiesions per CT.
per month m king $40. 500, and interest
at per cent. So. $50 "A.
PickreIl had an account against Sloan
VIII ich clearly proves that they are b. til
first class rasca s. Pick ell for making the
account, and DR.. &losn for allowing it
PickrelI charged Sloan with his traveling
exDenseE as follows: