Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-06-08
THATIG0RGEOUsr wEDDIyeE
How Democrats Prosper in New York.

How Democrats Prosper i'm New Yerk. .b0s
Acfew years ego, 5VilIaaar NJ. Tweed,
now Known as 'Bossn Tweed, the leader
of the Democracy of New York ocityo and
State, was Bankrupt cabinet maker He
worked diligently as a ward politician in
the great metropolis, and finally became
one of the leaders Of Tamfnany. He is
now q member of the State Senate and
controls the State Legislature as well as the
millions of revenue oof the CREST money
center of the continent, He has made
politics pay. He is head center of that
nOtoriods. Democratic ring the dmesE cor
rupt in the world, and is worth millions,
all of,which he isF charged widS Mving
plundered fropap tho taxpayers of the city.
At the recent-weddiaglef Gis daughter, an
account of which wegaSe Sunday, his as
sociates in political plundering made dis
play of their rapacity by costly presents.
We give alist of fewsof them as We find
in the Times. N ~
The-presents were a chief center of at
traction to the guests They filled an en-
tire room when crowded close, Phere were
forty silver sets, any one of which would
have attracted crowd If placed in jew
eler's window. and one single zone con-
tanned two hundred and forty separate
pieces. Mr.. James Fisk, jr, sent frosted
silver contriyance representing an iceberg,
evidently intended TO hold ice cream or
some equally frigidz zsibstauce.azT The asso-
citation was beautifully Sustained by the
presencelgf Arctic bears 1eposing ON the
icile handles 0fthe ibowkand climbing I'D
the spoons. Singr,larly enough, Mr.. Fisk
displayd the same taste as Superintendent
Kelse, and their offerings were exact dui-
plicates. Among the names on the. silver
were Shandley, Norton, Witthans, Car
nochan, Miginnis and many others.
There were forty pieces Of jewelry,i of
one of the latter is known to have cost
forty-five thousand dollars It'cohtaihed
diamonds, pea size, bore the name of Mr..
and Mrs. III. w. Genet as donors. A pin
of sixty diamonds, representing. g. sickle
and sheayes of wheat, was the gift of J.
III. Ingersoll. Peter B.. Sweeney's card ap-
peared en- diamond bracelets of fabulous
magnificenee.r Cornelius Corsona gave a
ring with a tiny watch as the seal.
Bronzes. thread lace, Cashmere shawls.
rare pictures, everything that coulddbe
conceived of whichis rich and costly filled
the room with splendor., ,>r-vg-rx
49, = = -----se-><S-e--~S - AlV
Bishop Whitehouse Defled by Or. Tying.
CHICAGO, June 5.-Dr. s. III. Tying. Jry
of New York, who preached yesterday for
Air. Cheney, had previously received a
note from Bishop Whitehouse, notifying
him of Mr.. Cheney's disposition, and re-
ninding him of the canon forbidding par
ticipation in services witissa de posed eler4
gyman. Mr.. Tying paid no heed toS the
letter. but preached both sermons, Mr..
Cheney reading the morning and evening
service for him, and the two gentlemen
uniting in administering the eucharist
The congregation was the largest ever as
sembled in Christ Church in the evenings
even the chancel and vestry were crowded
and hundreds of people were obliged to go
mg-room. In the afternoon sessions NO
illusions were made to the existing
troubles, but in the evening the sermon
bore directly upon them, being on the
text: Jesus heard THAT they hadEcast hirn
out, and when he had found him, he said
unto him, dost thou believe in the Son of
God ?n-John TX, 35v. Mr.. Tying said,
among other things, when the church in.
terferes with the rights and Individual
eonsciences, Illuminated by, the, Word OF
God, and the liberty of the Christian in
his relation to his Lord, then the. church
becomes anti Christ, for it assumes the
functions of Christ, and substitutes itself
IN Christ's stead. AT such atime Of apes
tacy from Christ, and His Truth, it Is
blessing to the eEcdrn rh1pic icated for,
among cast-outs of the church areito be
found the ones, of Christi This passage
was received with, applause, which Mr..
Tyng Immediately checked, reminding bis
auditors that they were in the church Of
God, and not a lecture room, Mr.. Tying
concluded by exhorting his hearers to hold
fast to the old Catholic doctflne; inzthe esI
sentials unity in non essentials liberty,
and in all things charity, ''V''sa i''s
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