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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16

ceived the following dispatches, dated ten
years hence. AS a series OF heavy whacks
at Tammany they are good
Especial Dispatchcstc the Associated Press.l
(LfM1TED.)
Ian dispatches by this line are subject to the
examination of the Grand Inspector of the In
question: or his regularly appointed agent. Ne
ncpher pefmitted.l
NEW York, July II, 1851. Il
"a GRAND ArTA DALE. aHM
Boss Sweed was pleased I'd ordera grand
Auto-da-Fe on ST Patricks formerly
UnionB Square this morning A large
number of the opponents Of the present
city government were burned at the foot
of st. Patriek's statue. His emincnce,
Cardinal OHall, presided at the ,ceremo-
mics, which were witnessed by lnrge as
semblage. The best of order was preserv-
ed by the Papal Iouaves Col. Shamus
O'Tweeny.
NEW BUILDING FOR THE INQUIsITIoN.
A new building is to he erected up town
for the Inquisition, the present in Judas
Square, occupied before reconstruction by
the hereto Harper Bros, being inadequate
for the purposes of the office. Father Me-
Marble, Chief InquisitOr, has discovered a
hew and most efficacious instrument of
torture, called the History of the Metho-
dist Book Concern Trouble" An obsti-
nate hereto, who has resisted rack and
thumb-screws, succumbed after half an
hours reading of the above document.
Great care is necessary in using this in
strument, as too strong an application of
it invariably ends in insanity.
ANCIENT ORDER or BLACKLEGS.
The ancient order ofBlack-legged Friars
start on their annual pilgrimage TO Sara
toga tomorrow, under charge OF le Pere
Johannes Morrisie. .....
MONUMENT TO 81. REDDN. -
The monument TO st. Reddy, the Black
smith, has been completed, and will be
dedicated with imposing ceremonies on tic
LIST of April. The design is very taking.
a column of pure steal commentaries the
deeeased's connection with the New York
CITY Goyernment. At the base are four
beautiful allegoricai figures of Theft
Murder, Perjury and Rapine, seated on
whisky barrels. On the pedestal are 6ns
S'ciiCfs OF slung-shots, bowie Knives, re-
volvers, bludgeons and other implements
of ST. Reddy's profession. va -r q -rr.v 9
PARADE OF TIE III BERNIANs.r-.
The Hibernians viii parade Tomorrow
in full force The inhabitants of all house
along the line Of march are ordered to dis
play green banners at their windows, under
pain of immediate death. Citizens who may
| be in the streets through which the process
| sion passes are ordered to continue cheer
| ing and waving their hankerchiefs, or they
will be arrested by the police.
Any person appearing in any of the pub
| lie streets or thoroughfares on that day
| without a green badge will be fined for
contempt.
! GREAT CURIoSITN-AN ACCIDENT RELIC
p. MuldOwney, successor to 7. Il. Bar
| mum, formerly a noted exhibitor of won.
ders of nature and art, announces the eX
| hibition of a singular banner cOmuosed O
alternate red and white stripes, with
large cluster of stars in one corner. Thi
is supposed TO have been the banner or in
sigma of some people or party now extinct
and it is believed to be the only one Of tn
kind in the city.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16
sTATE.oF TENNESSEE.

: : \ "
Nash lilo. July /, lS7l.)
do hereby rriiy 1T the Niasura hire msuancc
Company, located at New uTk. in the State OF New
York. has pro ueed TO satisfactory CIV dcnrc that
said Company has complied with al the reluiremen,s
OF Tn laws OF The State Of Tennessee. imposed IN In
Munson 4 BAILEY, Agents OF ID COMPANY have alec
c?mpl ed with the laws Of the STATE, made and pro
WHEHtFoEE Sah Insurance Company IN, authority
70 take risks and transact tho busiRa Of a. urance In
this State, az Knoxville, Tcnbessee .-
ED. n. PEN NEBAKER. s..t
augll -dw3t -Gempirellcro OF Tepn.ssep.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16
srATE on TEENEssEE.

ga. r -. IL Nashville. July .ls7l.J .
Z l. Err Ponnebaker. Comptroller of tue Treasury. do
hereby certify thai the Queen Fire Insurance Cumpa-
ny. located ut LiverpoOi, England. American branch
in the tate of Now York has produced to me sasiao.
tory evidence that eaid Company ha complied with all
the Requirements of the laws ~ the Stee of Jrnnes
See imposed on In urance Companies and / further
gritty that ssrs. Munson 4 luley, Agents OF said
Company, have ulsu c implied with all tho rrquiro-
Inc e If the laws Of the Stale N aud pro dea in
such cases. aa " ...
NHERtFoBr. said Insurance Comp any has authority
q take rsk Tansaet the business Of insurance in
this State at Knoxville. Tenn.
,Il,F II'I ED Il. PENNEBAKEl{,
auPlOdlw (ptnb % d a Vuucgsae
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\ Siory OF Phoebe Carey.

One of her hymna--a iavorite ia many
Christian fatalities and congregatiOns--we
must quote not only for its own sake but
because there Is a story connected with 1T
that we wish 10 tell.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16
Attachment.

In the Circuit Court Of vaAIpell evunty Tenn.--May
D.. rs.t Z term, 1871. lT 70 FL
j. NJ, Ross Ex'rs of james Koss, deed, VS.. David
IN THIS CAUSE 1T APPEARING By AFFIDA,
L VII that the defendant. Da,id sharp IS justly in
dobted 90 the piaintif is nsn-resident Of the
STATE that the ordinary process OF law cannot be
served ON him. and aboriginal attachm nj hayin boeL
sued Oat TetuTnabls the Circuit Court Of Campbell
cOuptS II l. ordered by tho COur, that DubA ION be
made fuT four essive weeks in the knoXvill,
Chronicle, spaper published ia Knoxville Tenn ,
commanding sud David Sharp to appear before said
Circuit Court at the court ouse in JHeksbOrU the
lhirl MOnda of September 1874, 10 nako defense To-
larte. ...... .. ..- "a ..fI m
Witness. Nm. len. Clerl. Of said Court az oiice IL
Jacks orc. tbi1l MOHdas ia May, IS l. sr.e p
augl6 Nv =. AM. ALLEN, Clerk.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16

Prince Bismarck is the hero of the ftl.
lowing anecdote: "The value of good
cigar" said Bismarck, as he proceeded to
light an excellent Havana, sis best under
stood when tits the last you possess and
there is no chance of getting another At
Koniggratz had only one cigar left inny
pocket, which | carefully guarded during
the whole battle as a miser does his treas
urc. | did not feel justified in using it.
painted in glowing colors in my mind the
happy hour When should enjeyit after
the victory. But / had misealeulated my
chances. 'And what was the cause Of
your observation-disclosures "a poor dragon.
He lay helpless with botli arms crushed,
murnuring for something to refresh him.
felt la my pockets and found had only
gold add that would be Of no use to him.
But stay had still my treasured cigar.
lighted this for him and placed II be-
tween his teeth You should have seen
the poor fellows grateful smileI never
enjoyed cigar 50 mhSh rs thal one j did
not smOk"p'
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16
The Famine in Persia.

A letter from Persian convert TO Christ
ianity, written OH the 10th of June, and
just received by Itev. Reuben Jehangir-
shaw, of San francisco, says: aa I'D
Peace be unto you, my brother! Our
country is now suffering the direst calam-
ity compared TO which the situation of
France during the time, or before the time
of her surrender is "a tribe. Our mothers
and fathers are eating their children. Our
husbands are doing the same with their
wives. Grown up children are killing
their younger brothers aud sisters, and in
some instances, their fathers and mothers
for food. Food, food, H. all the cry!
The femme in the time of Pharaoh, is
eclipsed! Because we have no Joseph.
True, the neighboring countries lave
contributed 10 rs what they eau bat il
Is not enough to feed our millions. We
did the same again and again when il was
our turn TO do. God bless those who will
now pity US, and God grant the great
American nation will contribute their mite
70 relieve as of our suflerings." Oh B 10 O..
Whereas u Frenchman would sas-
does dignity sun nestle2 A ponderous
Pennsylvania farmer refuses 20 work q PC
troeu'p wen on his farm hecaosSe heihihIs
il lurc,3le pursuit. sE..r r...
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16

Nearer my Father house
Where the many mansions be
Nearer the great white throne,
Nearer the cystal sea;
Nearer the bound Of life
Where we lay our burdens down;
Nearer leaving the cross,
Nearer gaining the crown.
But the waves ofthat silent sea
Roll durl, before my sight,
That brightly the other side
Break on q shore of light
o. if my mortal feet
Have almost gained the brink,
FIT be l am nearer home
Even to-day than think,
Father, perfect my trust,
Let my spirit feel in death
That her feet are-hrmly set
On the rock Of Il living faith.
4 gentleman in China, intrusted with
packages for a young man from his trieHds
IN the United states, learned that he would
probably be found in a certain gambling
house He went thither but not seeing
the young man, sat down and waited in
the hope that he might come in. The place
was q bedam Of noises, men getting angry
over their cards, and frequently coming TO
blows Near him sat two men-One young,
the other 40 years of age. They were bet
ting and drinking in Il terrible way, the
Older one giving utterance continually 70
the foulest profanity. Two games had
been finished, the young man losing each
time The third game, with fresh bottles
brandy, had Just begun, ana the young
man sat lazily back in his chair while the
oldest shuffied his cards. The man was {
long time dealing the cards, and the young
man, looking carclessly about the room
began 10 hum a tune. He went on till at
length he began to sjngthe hymnU Phoebe
Carey above quoted. The words, says the
writer Of the story, repeated IN such Nilt
place, at first made me shudder. Sab
bath-school hymn in q gambling den But
while the young mar ~ der stop
ped dealing the cards, staft, ut the singer
a moment, and, throwing the cards on the
floor, eXclai nod: "li.rry, where did you
lean that tunu - 'What tuner why
that oAe you've been singing" The young
1naFl said he did not know what he had
been singing, when the elder repeated the
words with tears in his eyes, and The young
man said he had learned Them in a sun
Cay-schOol in America. Come, said The
elder, getting up come, Harry here's
what I won from you; 60 and use il fol
ONE good purpose. As for me, rs God sees
h Ne, ] have played my last game, and
I, anll my last bottle, I have misled you,
II. AIRY, and i am sorry. Give me your
ha nd, my boy, and say that, for old
An ,eric.t axe. if for no other, you will
nj, this rna business The gentle
Nam whe a. the story Originally pub
ieLn | in The Boston Daily NcUs) saw
.hcse two men leave the gambling-house
.ogatb, er, and walk away arm in arm.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16
Chancery Court at Knoxville.



Joseph A. Mabry We. Jno. d. Swan and others
IN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING FROM THE
L Bill Of Beyvor. that the defendants Robinson.
husband Of the late Mart7R A. Robin and -
Robin infant child OF the said Martha a., (the
christi n names of said defendants being unknown
Ida Swan Lulu Swan, Lorena swan, Gordon Swan
and Mary Swan nonresident of this State: IL is
ordere that they ppeRr before the Chancery Court at
KnoNy G, Tenn. on the Third Monday September
next, 1871. and make def nse to the bill Gfed in this
cause or the same will be tax en- for col fessed
true copy Attest: NJ. i. PATTERSON, GAM.
Ausla lal3t{ Z by.Y a. GAIBRAlTH p ctSM
ChanceIs@ Court al KnoxviIle.
lr garet - Wilson Formerly MargaretJ. bows ct AT
VS.. ohm ID, swan ct at.
IN THIS CAUSE 1T APPEARING FROM THE
allegations OF the Bill of Reyyor, that the defend
ants 10 said bill of reytyar. to-wit.e-- Robinson
surviving hns 'and df the said Martha a Robinson
ami = Robinson, infant child Of the sid Martha A.
1.-THE christan names OF the said defendants beinv
known Lulu swan. Ida Swan. Lorena swan, Mary
swan aud Gordon SEan, arc n-reslents OF this stat
1t is ordered that saideiend ptseppyr IL q Chan
Gerry Court at Knoxville he third Monday in Sep
tembCr 81, and defend the said bill revyOr, wei
as the original bill in this cause. "theiw the said
bills Will be taken confessed Against hem. August
Is 1871. -
augl6-g4t 80 ~ By W "A. GA. BRBIrll, 20. AM
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16
STATEMENT
STATEMENT .r... . .
OF IRE CONDITION OF IIb.
Niagara Fire Insurance Company,

MUNSON & BAILEY. Agents. Pr.
Exchange and Deposit Bank Buildinp.
kNDXyILIr. HFyN.
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New WORK Trn Yehrs menre.

ceived the following dispatches, dated ten,
years hence. AS a series OF heavy whacks
at Tammany they are good;
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18
HOOKS AND EYES.

1t is good to have enemies, if it is
only to hear of our faults.
Noapk, Connecticut, boasts OF three
eyed cat, and asks how is that for eye.
Southern Illinois complains Of being
invested by an army of caterpillars.
A ton of coal will make 10000 feet
Of gas.
The paper collar crop in the United
States amounts TO 50,000,000 per
aunum.
A bachelor thinks that If Eve was
formed from bone, it must have been
from bone of contention.
1t costs the United States annually
for tobacco S6OO,O00,00O, nearly one
third of the national debt.
When does rain become too familiar
to la6y? When it begins to patter on
the back.
Next year will be like last, because
last year was 1870 and next year will be
1872.
Hartford, Conn, claims to be the
weathiest city of its size in the Unite /
States.
IF you wish ITO know how many
friends you have, get into office; if you
wish to know how many friends you
haven't, get into trouble.
A western editor, going home late,
saw ga young lady and gentleman hold
ing gate on its hinges. They were
evidently indignant at being out so late,
and we saw them bite each other several
times"
A Yankee was walking with an Irish
man on the road to New York, aud
thinking to roast his companion, sad to
him: Where would you be now, Pad
dy, if the devil had his due" "Faith,"
replied Paddy, "I'd be walking by my
self to New York"
The question, Does getting drunk
ever advance ones happiness? would
seem to be put to rest by the Irishmau
who went courtiug when drunk, and
was asked what pleasure he found in
whisky-"Oh, Biddy, it's a trate in
tirely, to see two of your swate purity
faces instead of one."
A man out in Indiana who heard that
the safest way to commit suicide was to
shut yourself up and burn charcoal,
was found in ten-acre los with char
coal fire near him. Though he had
taken the precaution to put up the bars
and stop the crack in the fence with a
newspaper, the charcoal did not act
fairly by him and he lived.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18

Boy SMoKERs.-Here and there
about the street corners and around the
doors of amusements you will see LOT
of urchins, some of them decently clad
and presenting respectable appearance,
who are engaged 10 asserting their man.
hood by putting away at execrable ci-
gars. 1t is fair to presume that their
anxious mammas are rot aware Of the
foul habits their darling boys pick up
and practice outside of the paternal
roof; but for their benefit they should
know that it is stated that a French
physician has investigated the effect OF
smoking on thirty EIGHT boys, between
the age of nine aud fifteen, who were
addicted to the habit. Tweuty-seven
presented distinct symptoms of nicotine
poison. In twenty-five there were seri-
Gus disorder of the circulation, diges-
ton, dullness of intellecr, and a marked
appetite for strong drinks, In three
there was affection; in eight decided
deterioration of the blood; in twelve
there was epitoxis; ten had disturbed
sleep; and four had liberation of the
mucus membrane of the mouth. II is
easy then, to see how the rank of drum
kards and dissolute men "about town"
are recruited, when there are so many
boys in training for delirium tremens
and all the horrors OF dissipation
louisville Journal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18
OTHER COUNTIES.
JErFER SON.

Horrible Murder.-On Monday
morning last, Samuel Jordon, farmer
residing in Oliver township, most horri-
bly, murdered his wife, literally chopping
her to pieces with an axe. 1t appears
that Mr.. Jordon and his wife, a daugh-
ter of Mr.. David Henry, were pursuing
the usual routine Of chores about the
farm, and no visible change was appar-
eut 10 the manner of Mr.. Jordon, until
he suddenly took up the axe from the
wood pile in the yard and dealt her
several heavy blows, causing almost in
slant death, the head being nearly sew
cred from the body. Jordan's brother
was present and saw the act committed, !,
but was unable to prevent the horrible
tragedy After committing the deed
be endeavorcd to cut his own throat
with the axe, but was only successful in
infictiug severe wound. Yesterday
he was brought to town and confined in
Jail, to await the disposition Of the
Court.
We are informed by those acquainted
with Jordon since childhood, that he
was smart, industrious, and honest
young man, but for some time he has
shown sigus of insanity, but until the
present has he been violen. or disposed
to act viciously. Both parties, the
murderer and murdered, belong to the
most respectable families, who deeply
feel their sad affliction.-[ Brookville
Republican.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18

If cat doth meet ca; upon gar
den wall, and if cat doth greet cat,
oh, need they both to squall? Every
Tommy has his Ta5by, waiting on the
wall, aud yet he welcomes her approach
by an unearthly yawl, And if kitten
wlsk TO court upon the garden wall, why
don't he sit and sweetly smile and not
stand up and bawl, and lift his precious
back up high, and show his teeth and
moan, as if 'twere collie more than love
that made that feller groan?
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18

To SCHOOL DIREcToRs.--Wc copy
the following from the late School law
for the inform alton of School Directors
who may not have seen it, They will
now know what the law requires:
1t shall be the duty Of The board Of di'
rectors to publish an annual statement of
the amount of moneys received and expen-
ded. and the amount due from collectors,
and setting forth all the financial opera
tions Of the district, by one or more pub
lications in one or more newspapers OF the
county in which they reside. If there Is
an amount of tax not collected, or any
amount due to the district, it is to be stated
rs "amount Of - yet dac," at the foot
of receipts, and so carried out; and if
there is an amount of debt yet due by the
district, it is to be stated as "amount yet
due for - and so carried out at the
foot of expenditures; in order, in both
cases, 10 balance the account in accordance
with the facts. If there was building
tax ard house or houses erected during
the year, the amount of the tax, and Of the
portion Of it expended in the year for this
purpose, it is to be stated in the same way,
with the balance on hand, or the debt for
this purpose, if any, under proper heads
Receipts and "Expenditures for Build
ing," as in case of ordinary school tax
and expenditure.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18
Wit and Eumor Of Children.

The following we copy from Beecher''
Magazine: A little, quick-witted boy
was called from his desk in school tC
say his lesson to school master, who
could appreciate the wit and humor Of
his pupil.
"What's yer name?"
"Peter, SIR"
"Come up aud say yer lesson, now."
"Yes. sir"
"What letter is that?"
IL know, sir"
"Tell me, then"
81 know him by sight, sir, but I
don't know his name"
"Well, that is A; what is the name
of the next?"
81 never saw that before, sir"
"What bird is it that stings and lays
the honey?'
at is wasp, sir"
"No; it is b, yer blockhead; and
what is the next one?"
81 don't know, sir; | never heard his
name, sir"
"What do 1 do when look at yoa?"
81 shouldn't like to say, SIR"
"You had better tell me quick"
"Pm afraid you'll lick me, sir"
"Tell me, you young scape-grace,
what | do when look at you"
"Why, you squint, SIT"
Cant you say 9, without the squint?"
"Yes, sir, can"
"Well, say It, then"
"U without the squint."
"What is the name of the next letter."
81 don't know, sir"
"That's D for Ounce, just like your
self. Now, say that, sir"
sd for Ounce, just like yourself, SIR"
The master evidently got the worst of
it in that duel Of wit, so he sent the
boy to his seat and called the spelling
class to its feet.
"Spell frog" roared the master.
"F-r-o-g-bull-frog."
at amt right, take your seat"
"Next, spell milk"
"M-i-l-k-butter-m
at amt right, take your seat"
"Next, spell tub"
T-u-b-wash-tub."
sit amt right, take your seat"
"Next, spell fish,"
"F-i-s-h-cat-fsh."
at amt right, take your seat, and
let the geography class come up and say
the lesson, Bring the map of Asia and
let me know which way Canada is the
longest?"
Canada is the longest lengthwise, SIR"
"That's a smart boy; you will be
member of Congress yet. Where does
the sun rise!"
Don't know, sir. We never get up
in our house in time to see the perfor-
mance!"
Next, where does the sun rise?"
"In the east, sir"
"What makes the sun rise in tie
east"
"Ycast s0W make anything rise, sirw
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18

KANSAS, AND THE d. u M. Il. Il.
LANDS.
The burlington Ronte," so called,
| lies right in the path of the Star Of En-
pire. 1t runs almost Immediately in the
centre of the great westward movement
of emigration. Crossing Illinois and
Iowa, it strikes the Missouri river al
three points.
These three points are the gateway'
into three great sections of the trans
Missouri region.
The Northern gate is Omaha, where
the great Pacific road will take you to
the land of gold aud grapes, sunny
mountains. and perpetual summer.
The middle gate is Plattsmouth, which
opens upon the south half of Nebraska,
south of the Platte river, a region un-
surpassed on the continent for agricul-
ture and grazing. Just here are the B.
& NJ. Railroad lands, concerning which
Geo. s. Harris, the land officer at Bur-
lington, Iowa, can give you all informa-
tion, and in the heart of them is Lin
coin, the'State Capital and present ter
minus of the road.
The Southern gate leads to Kansas,
by connection with the St. Joe Road at
Hamburg, running direct to st. Joe and
Kansas City.
The trains of the Burlington run
smoothly and safely, and make all con-
nections. 1t runs the best Of coaches
Pullman Palace and Pullman dining
cars, and should you take the journey
for the journeys sake alone, you will be
repaid; or take it to find a home or a
farm, and you cannot fnd either better
than among the B. & M. lands, where
you can buy on ten years credit, and at
low price. v1n2y1.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18

TooTHAcHE IN DUMB ANIMALS
1t must be dreadful when poor dumb
animals suffer from toothache. Every
one has read how Chunee, the elephant
at the old Exeter Exchange, in Eng
land; went mad from it; and it is popu-
larly supposed that it is often cause Of
madness in dogs. This may be pre-
vented by examining the teeth and hav-
ing those extracted which are affected.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-18

THE Four QUARTEs.-This is the
title of new Democratic paper just
started in Philadelphia, the first num-
Der of which we have received. 1t is
well edited and neatly printed, and in
all but politics we wish it success. J.
Trainor King lie the editor. 1t is pub,
lished at SCI Chestnut street at $3.50 Q
year.