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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-26
Public Meeting of East Tcnncssec Hedical
SOcfety

In another place will be found notice of q
meeting at which DR.. Ramsey is expected to de-
liver an address.
To the old residents of Knoxville it is unne-
cessary for us to say anything of Dr. Ramsey
as he is a native of this city, and we'll known
not only through the State, but has national
reputation as a writer and editor of medical
journal published in Knoxville many years
ago. 4 |3VTlJWd
We hope that not only his friends will attend
the meeting, but that all who can appreciate r
literary effort will be in attendance. Remem-
Der at Board of Trade, Rooms at 5 O'Clock this
evening W ess&nsA0
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-26
nEH. ,NICs' PROCESSION.
lt.ine Of March.


mi The line of march of the Mechanics process
- sion will form Asylum street, in front of the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, on Saturday morn
ing at 81 o'clock, in the following order.
l. Mechanics Cornet Band F5r
4 Knoxville Typographical ITnion
2 8. Knoxville Iron Company -
z rsss f. Ex-PFesident johnson and Conor,;,toa 90
Reception. 0'
After which all other trades will be placed in
position according to numbers The line Of
march will be as follows Up Asylum to Union.
up Union to Prince, down Prince to Main, up
<, Main to Gay, up Gay to Mabry, and out Mabry
to Fair Grounds, at which place an address will
be delivered to the mechanics by ex-President
johnson. idI 49, -
Meeting OF the Board OF Directors, &c.
= The Board of Directors met last night III
Board of Trade Rooms On molten, P. Dick.
lnson took the chair in the absence of the Prssi-
dent .-.slr .asff9rBL haa1i,
= On motion, 1t was resolved that the Board OF
Directors heartily endorse the great movement
cl cl tne mechanlcs OF East Tennessee in; getting
up grano procession OF all the trades on to-
~ Resolved, That G. N. Branner r osconnsr
and John Williams be appointed committee
OF reception TO act in concert with a sin,iIar
committee of the mechanics of this citv To ra-
ceive ex-President johnson on his arrival in the
city. iV W - - 'Hs
Resolrsd, That the thanks of this Board be ten.
dered A J. Kicks, Esq, for bis able address Of
3 welcome on yesterday at the Fair Grounds
7ae- a p. Dickinson, Chairman.
Y. ". CHARLTON, Secretary, DC.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-26
LATEsT BY TELEGRAPH.

FOREIGN NEWS By THE CABLE.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-26
Acquitted.

Lafayette Henderson, colored, was acquitted
yesterday of the charge of grand larceny, by
jury of his own race. This is the first instance
in which colored jury has been empanneled
in Knoxville, and was composed ofsoms'of eur
most intelligent colored citizens = - ~
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-26
Methodist Festival.

After successful run of three consecutive
evenings, the festival of the N. e. Church closed
last night. We are requested to notify those
having bills to present them duly authentical
at the Franklin House, to-day, for payment.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-26

Why was Eve low church before the
fall and high church after? Before, she
was Eve-angelical, and after, she took to
vestments.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-26

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08

y
the circumstances that it was directed
by men in high position, and occurred
at time when any infringement
upon law and order was a precedent
that might easily lead to bloodshed
and pillage. Colonel Grosvenor was shot
dead, while returning quietly to his own
home in peaceful community, by a boy
who was one Of an armed gang, organ
lied without the shadow of authority,
and yet directed by General Sheridan,
Mayor Mason, and bogus Sherman, and
others, to shoot down any man who re-
fused to halt at the word of command.
The prevailing sentiment OF the occa-
sion was almost vindietiye in demand
ing that the actual assassins--the men
who organized and commanded the
young and willing rufiians in their
murderous mission-should be made an
swerable before atribunal Of justice for
this crime against society, humanity and
God. 1t has been left to Governor Pal
mer to prove himself equal to the duty
of the hour, and to rise superior to every
consideration Of title or position that
could be used as a cloak for the crime
that has been committed. su.
Z" 1t was only Governor Palmer good
sense and determined action that, at
last, put a stop to the reign of terror,
II is to the same good citizen and prompt
executive that the public will owe a
proper investigation Of the criminal pro
ceedings. The men who are chiefly guilty
are Sheridan, Mason, and Sherman.
Such others should be inclrded in the
indictment as the Attorney General and
States Attorney may find to have been
directly implicated in the incitement
and organization of the armed mob"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
A ROMANTIC EPISODE.
The VIII of a Confederate General
Restored 90 his Daughter by her
Fathers SLAYER.

The win of a Confederate General
Restored 20 his Daughter by her
Fathers Slayer
From the New York SUM-
Henry Dillon, an ex-Union soldier,
proprietor of a newspaper stand at Mont
gomery and Hudson streets, Jersey City,
yesterday received q check for $500
from the daughter Of the late General
Stegman, of the Confederate army.
The circumstances under which the
money was paid are rOmontic. During
the war Dillon served in the Second
New Jersey cavalry. he accompanied
his regiment on Grierson's famous raid
through Mississippi, and while on .
scouting expedition one day encountered
General Stegman and one of his staff
officers. Shots were exchanged, and the
rebel General fell from his saddle, NOR
tally wounded. The staff officer fled,
but was overtaken and captured by n
eomrade Of Dillon's In his dying mo-
ments, General Stegman requested his
slayer to take from one of his inside
pockets his will, bequeathing all his
property to his wife and daughter, and a
life insurance policy for $4,000. He
asked Dillon to keep them and send
them to his family.
After the war Mr.. Dillon advertised in
vain for the owners, and resolved tore
tain possession Of the papers until some
inquiries should be made for them. Re-
gently an advertisement appeared in the
Alabama papers Offering $500reward for
the missing will. Dillon answered it,
and General Stegman's daughter came
North as the guest Of Roger A. Pryor.
She related the particulars of the long
search for the will, the difficulties that
had been encountered, the production of
forged will by her fathers relatives, and
their Mobile lawsuits. She expressed
deep gratitude to Mr. Dillon for the re-
covery of the will, and said that through
it her mother and herself would be en-
abled to regain possession'of their ex-
tensiye Alabama and Georgia estates.
The estates are valued at 100000.
Dillon is to be subpgnaed as a witness
in the suits for their restoration to the
rightful owners. Young Dillon gallantly
distinguished himself during the war,
and was one of the few private soldiers
to whom Congress voted gold medal
for bravery.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
The wig woman.

Gebhartsville, Somerset county, Pa,
claims the sensation of the week. 1t
has q genuine, simon-pure, wild woman,
almost as nude as was Eve after the fall
fo- she wears only an apron of leaves,
sandals of bark, and a necklace Of tea
berries. Swift as doe, people have
rarely been able to see her features dis
tinctiy in her visits 10 the neighboring
farm houses and outskirts Of the village;
yet those who have seen her declare thai
she is far from uncomely in person and
countenance. Her oval face is set with
keen black eyes, and framed in long
masses of flowing black hair; and with
her tall, slender figure, she has the air of
the queen Of the forests. Like most
women, she has a great dread of men,
and bounds away over fences and fields
whenever one attempts to approach her.
Yet she is consistent, and avoids in like
manner too great familiarity with women.
For children, however, she seems to
have great fondness, as was exempli-
fed only few days past. While pass
ing near the house of farmer she espied
little girl three or four years old, play
ing in the road, Crouching, she crawled
behind fence until within snort dis
tance of the child, then, with a bound,
cleared the fence, in the next moment
seized the screaming little one, aud was
away at the top Of her speed. The
mother hearing the screams Of her child,
pursued, screaming yet more loudly.
Her husband, attracted by the cries Of
both, hastened to the chase, The wild
woman, finding herself encumbered by
the weight Of the child, dropped il and
escaped. The latter was uninjured, with
the exception of some scratches, which,
no doubt, are attributable to the long
nails of the strange denizen Of the fields
and forest. 'Wf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
THE PRESIDENTS SON.
Special FavOrs Granted Him 10
Enable Him 10 Visit Europe.


From the Washington Patriot, 2d.l
We announced in the Patriot on Tues
day that Frederick Dent Grant son of
his Majesty Ulysses S. Grant, and a sec
ond lieutenant in the United States
army, was about to visit Europe, special
privileges, not usually accorded to Off
GERS who have just graduated, having
been granted him for that purpose. But
perhaps this is reward for the high
standard in scholarship which the Presi-
dents son attained at the Military Acad-
emy. Yesterday a special order was
promulgated from the War Department
assigning Second Lieutenant Grant, of
the Fourth United States Cavalry, to the
orders of General w. I. Sherman, to
whose guardianship he has been tempo
rarily assigned for his six months tour.
This is doubtless a set-oif to the visit
of Prince Alexis to this country. The
Car Of all the Russias detailed high Off
cials Of the Empire to escort the Prince,
and the President of the United States,
including those under bayopet rule,
could not do less than send his son to
Europe, to be exhibited by the greatest
military chieftain of the generation-he
who marched from Atlanta to the sea.
Perhaps Fred's visit to Europe will
prove the truth Of the story some time
ago published in the New York World,
that our President was anxious and
willing for matrimonial alliance with
the Royal family Of Great Britain, Colo
mel Audenreid, OF General Sherman $
military staff, is also of the party, and
they will sail in few days in the United
States steamer Wabash, which goes out
as the flag ship of the Admiral Alden,
The trip is to be an extended one, and
the Presidents eldest son is to be intro
duced to all the crowned heads OF
Europe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
A CoNyICT,s FIGHT FOR LIBERTY

ApprOprfating the JafIer's Clothes
and RWOrd-Setting Fire 20 the
PrIson-RiddIed and Siashed 10
Pieces Pitched from The Roof Of
aLofiy Tower. sfH N
A prisoner in the penitentiary of
Brnchsal, town in the Grand Duchy Of
Baden, has recently succeeded in burn
ing down The greater portion Of the
prison. Carl Schwable a notorious des-
perado, was ineareerated, for robbery
with violence. He wtepched of . porf
ton Of his iron bedstead, and broke
open his cell door, Shouldering the in
strument of escape, he deliberately
marched through the corridors unmo-
Tested and made for the jailer room.
He forced the door and entered. He ar
rayed himself in the jailers overcoat
and hat, and exchanged his fragment of
bedstead for the officials sword. AS he
was stalking through the building on
his way to the outer gate, he was dis
covered. An alarm was given. He
made for the chapel, scaled the wall in
side, crawled through window, and
climbed to the roof Of the building. He
ensconced himself behind the parapet,
forced out number ofstones, andhurled
them down upon his pursuers. Sew
eral shots were fired at him without
effect He called out to the officials be-
low, declaring that unless they would
give him a chance of escape he would
FIRE the jail. On their continuing to dis
charge their revolyers, he deliberately
lighted amatch, gathered together some
dry spIinters of wood, and sat fire to
the roof of the chapel. The flames
spread rapidly, and the entire building
was soon ablaze. The fire brigade was
called out but before the fire was got
under a large tower, the chapel, and the
Offices fell a prey 10 The flames.
SchwabIe fed to'an adjoining building,
and the guards for a long time sought IN
vain for the desperate. AT length he
was discovered hidden under the floor of
a lookout at the summit Of lofty tower.
Sword in hand he fought like a demon.
Riddled with shots and slashed with saber
cuts, he still kept his assailaRts at bay.
At last they rushed upon him in a body
and pitched him from the tower a hight
of six stories, into the prison yard.
Marvellous to relate, be was not killed.
He fell into a eart-load Of rubbish, but
in day or two afterward he died of his
wounds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08

San Francisco Correspondent N. Y. Globel
Mrs. Laura ID. Fairs case comes be-
fore the Supreme Court the last Of this
month; it is generally believed she will
have new trial. Important facts have
come TO light during the past three
months that satisfy the sober-minded
that her trial was put up" affair, her
iury. periured, and their verdict paid for.
She is still the recipient Of visitors who
are soiourning in our city for the season
-and resident ladies still ignore the at
tacks Of the press and visit her regularly
the high character and position of these
ladies does not warrant misrepresenta-
ton in this action, although many won
der Why it is that there seems to be such
A harmonious resistance against public
opinion among women who have hereto.
fore lived quietly, and interested in only
their family affairs. Certain it is, the
ladies' made strenuous efforts to ferret
out the many reports that we're hastily
charged upon Mrs. Fair, during her trial,
and. TO the modification Of several par
ties, exposed them as falsehoods. Public
sentiment has greatly changed toward
Mrs. Fair, and many who were loudest in
their denunc;ation are now hoping for a
new lease Of life for the suffering woman.
Ii has been claimed by newspaper cor
respondents that the sympathy for Mrs
Fair among San Francisco ladies was
confined TO the Female Suffrage
throng. This is entirely wrong, mas
much as the ladies referred to, in most
cases, are not in sympathy with the suf-
frage women or their movements. This
fact, particularly, is the one upon which
so much comment has arisen relative to
the motives Of said ladies. Knowing that
they are not the so-called strong-minded,
is what has given the public confidence
that they have . knowledge Of what they
are doing, and that they are entitled q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
4 gW2 q FEARFUL FALL. AHe
A Drunken Man Falls from n Train
of Cars in the Passage over the
ohio River Bridge.

A Drunken Man Falls from "A Train
of Cars in the Passage over the
ohio River Bridge.
From the Louisville Ledger, November Sd.
On the four o'clock train that left this
city for New Albany yesterday afternoon,
iA German named Weibel took passage
for the latter city. When he got upon
the train he was very much under the
influence of liquor, and shortly after
the train started he roeled ont upon the
platform att the rear end Of the car.
where he was standing as the cars
reached the Ohio river bridge. No one
seems. TO have. paid any particular at
tentioh to him, as he was very quiet and
orderly.
When the train had reached about the
middle of the bridge, Weibel fell from
the car, and dropping through the cross
ties by the merest accident caught with
one arm around one Of the iron girders
below.
A gentleman who was crossing the
bridge on foot happened, very fortu-
nately, to be directly opposite Weibel
when he fell, and springing to the spot
where the man was dangling over the
seething abyss below, seized hold Of his
arm and held il down upon the girder, at
the same time hailing the train. As
soon as possible the train was stopped,
the engine reversed, and the cars backed
to the scene Of the accident, when o
number of gentlemen succeeded in draw
ing Weibel up from his perilous position
and saving his life. He was, however,
very seriously, and, It is feared, danger
ously hurt, being bruised about The body,
his shoulder dislocated, his spine in
jured, and receiving internal injuries.
He was taken to New Albany, where he
resides, boarding at Schaaf's s, on Mar
ket street. His escape from death seems
almost miraculous.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08

rrom tnt McAiuNttie NcW Efd.I
Uncle Aaron Mitchell, now one hun
dred and two years old, was in our Office
few days since. He is a contemporary
OF Uncle Jolly, who died in our vicinity
short time sinee-they, having been
kidnapped and brought from Africa to-
gether Aaron gives rather a lucid de-
scription Of his feelings when he found
he was on board Of SLAYER and bound
for America. His opinion was that they
were being brought to this country as
food--that the Americans were canni-
balls Of the worst type They did nothing
but " cry and baWl the whole trip. On
arriving at Charlestown he was sold 10
Robert Brown, who brought him into this
State, where he has remained ever since.
Although his extreme age would create
the impression that Aaron's days were
well nign run, the faithful old man looks
spry and lively, and has this year cult
vated a crop Of corn, doing the blowing
and hoeing himself His eyesight Is ex-
traordinary for one Of bis age-he hav-
ing threaded a needle IN our presence by
means Of the naked eye.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
A SAD PICTURE.
Intemperance in Great Britain.

Intemperance i'm Great Britain. ,
Rev. Mr.. Farmer, in an article in the
Watchman and Reflector, on recent
visit to Europe, says
Intomperance is the crying evil of the
day in all parts OF Great Britain. Some
of the larger cities especially seem to be
given up to the ravages of the powerful
demon. In Liverpool drinking places
are to be counted by the thousands, and
from morn till night men, women and
even children, in all states Of wretched-
ness, may be seen entering them and
drinking at their bars. have seen
mothers with their babes at their breasts,
staggering out from these gates Of hell
before nine o'clock in the morning.
What do they care for the rags which
are insufficient to cover their naked
ness? What matters it if there be no
crust in the house for breakfast, or
drop Of medicine for the sckly little one
who is being poisoned on the breast OF
its polluted mother? Liquor must be
had at any cost or sacrifice. The feet
may 90 shoeless and the body naked,
the baby must die if it will, the cup
board may 20 empty, and the soul may
be damned, but liquor must be obtained.
The streets OF Liverpool after nine pm,
are scenes of sadness to all true men.
1t really seemed to me that sober man
was an exception, and the rule was to
be more or less drunk. Public senti-
meut is getting to be more thoroughly
aroused 20 the alarming growth of the
evil, and efforts will be made to procure
stringent methods for its suppression.
But legislation on the subject is there,
as here, attended with almost insupera-
BILE difficulties. The rum-power has a
strong hold on Parliament, and even on
the cabinet itself, consequently nothing
great can be done in the way of moral
reform until this power is broken down.
And that can be accomplished only by
constant agitation and earnest prayer
for the intervention Of the Lord Of
Hncfc fTHl||
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
EVERY STOVE FULLY GUARANTEED,
LITTLE GoLpENHAIR.

Goldenhair climbed upon grandpapa's knee
Dear little Goldenhair, tired was she,
All the day as busy hs busy could be.
Up in the morning as soon as twas light.
Out with the birds and butterflies bright.
Skipping about till the coming of night.
Grandpapa toyed with the curls on her head /;
What has my darling been doing" he said,
Since she arose with the sun from her bed. 3"
"Pity much" answered the sweet little one
1 cannot tell, so much things have done
Payed with my dolly and feeded my bun.
"And then jumped with my little jump rope
And made out of some water and soap
Bootiful worlds, mamma's castles of hope.
"Ipftervard reeded In my picture book, ~
And Bella and we went to look "
For the smooth little fishes by the side Of the
brook.
And then / coined home and eated my tea,
And l climbed upon grandpapa's knee,
And l jes as tired as tired can be-"
Lower and lower the little head pressed
Until i had dropped upon grandpapa's breast
Dear little Goldenhair, sweet be thy rest.
We are but children; the things that we do
Are rs sports Of babe to the infinite view.
That marks all our weakness and pities it too.
God grant that when night overshadows our
way,
He shall find us as guileless as Goldenhair lay.
And. oh, when aweary, may we be so blest.
As 70 sink like the innocent child to our rest,
And to feel ourselves olasped to the infinite
breast.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
FoR SALE.
Lots For Sale in Ida City,
ON
Long Island, New York.

IDA CITY rs SITUATED ON LONG IS
1 land 35 miles from New York city, tho
Long Island railroad running centrally
through Ida City. Lots there are hereby Of
fered for sale on the following terms: Fifty
dollars each, on a credit of ten years, paya-
BILE in ten annual fundamentally IS 00 per
year on each lot. The parties owning the
above property propose 10 sell 10 the Southern
people one-half Of the lots, say 1000. on tho
above terms, without interest. The East
River Bridge is now in process Of construc-
ton, connecting Manhattan Island. upon
which New York is situated. with Long Is
land.
This is a good opportunity for any person Of
this section Of country to invest small sums
in the purchase of these lots. Terms are
easy, and within the reach Of all. Property
on Long Island will rapidly increase in value
as soon as East River Bridge is completed.
Map Of the City Of Ida can be seen, and
full information given, upon application being
made 10 HY. F0NTAINE,
Corresponding Secretary,
No. 10 Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08


The Chicago Times states that il has
reliable information from its special
correspondent at Springfield, Ill, that
Governor Palmer has issued positive in
structions to Attorney General Bushnell
TO procure the INDICTMENT Of Lieut., Gen.
p. II. Sheridan, Of the United States
army, Col I. r. Sherman, and others
who were engaged in the riotous pro-
ceedings which led to the murder Of Col.
Thomas w. Grosvenor, Immediately sue
ceeding the great fire in Chicago. The
Times SAYS:
This information will be received in
Chicago with that universal satisfaction
which could only be suggested by a sense
of outrage in the past and a hope Of
safety in the future. The assassination
Of Colonel Grosvenor-a citizen whose
violent death would have oceasioned dis
may al any time-was aggravated by
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08

respect for. the persistence they demon
strated in doing what they belieye to be
right, and the public have cometo the
conclusion that they must have pretty
good proofs that they are right. To this
action OF the ladies, and its influence
upon the public, Mrs Fair il indebted
for the change OF sentiment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
A veneraBIs African.

BURNETT's CoCoAISE is the best and
cheapest hair-dressing in the world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-08
WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c.
CLOSING OUT sALE.

HAVING TO REMOVE FROM NY OLD
I'LL place, I have resolved to close out my
entire stock. consisting Of Watches,
clocks, Iewelry. bpectaeles, Gold
Pens. sflverware, etc., AZ cost
vited TO try ne.
Remember the place, No. al Main
street, under the Peabody Hotel;
A good chance for Country Merchants.
Persons having any work len for repair
are requested 70 call for Il By November %,
or IL will Be sold nccurdinF 70 law.
E.7s JOSEPH GOODMAN.