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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-06-07
TAX SALES

STATE OF TENNESSEE-JEFFERsoN COUNTY.
April Term of the Circuit Court, A. D.. 1871.
WHEREAS. W. C. WITT, COLLECTOR OF THE
w State and County Taxes due in said county for
the years 1868 and 1862 reports TO the bourt the fol-
lowing tracts of land having been given in for taxes
for said years and thai the taxes thereon remain due
thereof have goods or ehates of which to destrain
said taxes towit John A. Roberts 10 acres Of land
for the yeSG & fsEes c y4psd at
$50; printers fee 150 collectors fee l00-S295
BSEew Reaea BarBeo 9SSD SsGgc
clerks fee Sl5O; printers fee, s15O; collectors foe.
Rutha Rollins 90 acres land Civil District No. l.
Jefferson county valued $4OO for the year 1866 on
said land, for said year 1909. $780, and adjoins the
lands Of William Rollins, simpson Vanhoozier and
others No personal property TO be found in Jefferson
faHe Bgtas E9 es s. make ad axss ont ~ e.
collectors fee, siOO-ss66. ri'-''' i'e' Si0''
Whereupon, the saip W. C. Witt Collector as aforo-
said moved the court for Judgment of condemnation
is therefore considered by the court that Judgment be-
and the same is hereby entered up against the tracts
OF land aforesaid IN the name Of the State and county
for the annexed to each being the amount Of tax
e. together with all costs and charges due severay
thereon or the years 1868 and 1862 1t is ordered BY
will be of value sufficient of each Of them to satisfy
the taxes aforesaid together with all costs and that
the same be sold as the law directs in the sale Of land
for taxes.
You Samuel McSpadden, are therefore as the pres
emit Collector OF the taxes aforesaid for the county and
State aforesaid hereby commanded to proceed 10 sell
sad tracts Of land the law directs in satisfaction of
not and make due return of this writ tho law d.
Witness. S McCuistion. Clerk ofSur said court nj
Office in cambridge, the first Monday Of April ISL.
SIS McCUISTION Clerk.
will offer for fae to the highest bidder for cash at
the court house doore in the town Of cambridge Ton
nessee. the Monday ~ July next the before men
toned tracts Of land or SO much thereof will be of
value sufficient to satisfy The taxes costs snd charges
may S0-w3t Revenue Collector.
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Hardware and cutlery.
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In Chancery at Knoxville.

Clerk & Masters Office, Knoxville, Tenn, May
l7th, 1S61.-No. POO.
HARRIET McCAMPBELL VS.. JOHN Nc
CAMPBELL. In this case it appears to the
Clerk and Master, from the return of the Sher-
inupon subpoena to answer, that the defendant.
John McCampbell, can not be found and that
he has gone beyond the limits of this State: II
is therefore ordered that publication be made for
four consecutive weeks in the Knoxville CHron-
icle, "a newspaper published in Knoxville,
Tenn, )requirng the said defendants TO enter his
appearance herein on or before the next regular
Term of said Court, TO be held at the Court
House in Knoxville, on the Sd Monday of Sep
tembe 1871, and make defense TO said bill or
the same will be taken for confessed and set for
hearing &C parte. A true copy-Attest:
NJ. i. PATTERSON, C. an,
BY L. TILLMAN, JR., d. G. S NJ.
may 17-w4t
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In Chancery at KnoxyiIIe.

Clerk and Masters Office, RnorUille Tennessee
Nay H. ls7l.-N0 22I6.
John Petyt VS. p. IL. Cardwel ct al.
IN THIS CASE IT APPEARS TO THE CLERK AZ
Master from the Complainants Bill (Which is sworn
tothat the defendants Fred Faxon Co, merchants Of
land 1rs Nary A. Peyt are residents
of the State Of Tennessee II h therefore ordered that
publication be made for four consecutive weeks in
the knoXville Chronicle, Ia newspaper published in
Knoxville Tenn.9 requiring said attendants TO enter
their appearance herein and make defense TO said
Bill on or before the next regular term Of the Court TO
be held at the Court House, in Knoxville on the Sd
Monday of September. 1871, or the said Bill will be
taken for confessed and set for hearing p0e as to
NJ. 4; PATTERSON, GIN
Nay ~, l6Il:-Wlt BY y. TILLNAN. Jr. ID. C& ".
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Tax sales.

STATE OF TENNESSEE " CAMPBELL
COUNTY. Circuit Court, May term 1872
TO E,oiss Baker, CoJIecto, of tie Public Taxes
for tie County Of Campbell State Of Ten
NeSScc, GREETING:
Whereas, Ewins Baker Collector ofthe pubIic
taxes for the county Of Campbell, has reported
70 court the following tracts of land as having
Oeen assessed Tor the taxes for the years 1SGS-69
and 1870; that the taxes thereon are due and re-
main unpaid, and that the respective owners of
the same have no goods and chattols within his
to-wit: N 'NS''
land lying Civil district S consnS Sao tract Ss,o Of
clerks fec, collectors fee 81 printers fee 81 so:
Value s Of and sioS i0O' - 1870 81 Co. Total To-
Joseph Quinn, one tract Of land lying in Civil Dis.
81 50 1889 50 5o is70 Soc Total 81 3d. year i'O''
Iict Noe, containing li2tS acres valued at ss7ot
Ssrss vs rec sa cg g6 tor printers $780,
The heirs of James Gibson one tract Of land lying in
Civil District No g containing $50 acres. Clerks fec.
1892 Total SIS So p' Vains ie O. OF taxes year
r S9h3 smith one ss n Of land lying in Civil Die.
Esar Z s Tee TS6 PTnters fee 81 5o taxes
John Smith tract Of land lying in Civil District
No ~ containing 200 acres, Value, $500. Clerks fee
levy 81 printers fee 81 so; taxes, year 1909 Sc Is
Elizabeth Braden, one tract otand lying in civil dis
fee 81 collectors fee 81 printers fee 81 30; taxes ysa
1869, So IS. Total 81 IS ' '@'
james NJ Gibson tract Of land lying in civil dis
trict No g containing 900 acres Value, a. ceTs
1865, S25. Total. s2s so ''
Marion Mccoy, one tract of land lying in civil dis
trict No IL, containing 500 acres Value $500; clerks
fee 81 collectors fee 81 printers fee 81 so taxes wear
1865 SO T22 Total 81 25'
1t is therefore considered, by the court, that
judgment be, and it is hereby entered against the
aforesaid tracts of land, in the name ofthe State
for the sum annexed to each, being the amount
OF taxes, costs and damages due severally there
on for the years aforesaid, and it is ordered by
the court that the said several tracts Of land,
or so much thereof as shall be sufficient of each
of them TO satisfy the taxes, costs and charges
annexed TO them severally, be sold as the law
directs, and that an order Of sale issue
Thereupon, you, the said Ewins Baker coll
lector of the public taxes for the county of
Campbell, State Of Tennessee, are hereby COM
manded to expose the aforesaid tracts Of land,
or so much of each of them as will be of value
sufficient to satisfy the taxes, costs and charges
aforesaid, to public sale as the law directs, and
make due return of this writ according to law.
Witness, William Allen, Clerk OF our said
Court, at office in Jacksboro', the third Monday
of May, 1871. VIM. ALLEN, Clerk.
Issued May oath, 1871.
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Mr.. VIM. Evarts introduced William G.
Bryant at the banquet to Baron Gerolt, in
New York, the other night, as "a great
scholar and great author, who never for
gets anything that he has ever learned,
and is constantly teaching Others what
they never knew; one who translates
poems written three thousand years ago,
and one who has witten poems that will
be translated three thousand years hence
into the tongue of a nation that holds as
much relation to US as we do to Greece
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sIagIstrato's Notice.
james Sharp vs.. AkOrlin Graves.

NaIIIV-
THE DEFENDANT IN THIS CASE BEING A
nonresident Of the State of Tennessee: 1t Is or
dered BY that publication be made for four success
Give weeks in the Knoxville Chronicle. requiring said
defendant 10 appear before me at my Office in May
nardYille, Union county, Tennessee, on Wednesday.
the 2h day of June next then and there 10 make de-
fense or the said will be set for hearing parte
A true copy of the order j. Q. BAKER,
may 26-dltw4t j. p. for Union county.
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A worthy Quaker thus wrote: 81 expect
to pass this world but once. If, therefore,
there be any kindness / can show, or any
good thing i can do to any fellow human
being, let me do it now. Let me not defer
or neglect it, for will not pass this way
again.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, CAMPBELL

In obedience to the foregoing order of sale.
| will expose to public sale, at the Court House
door in Jacksboro' Tennessee on the first
Monday Of July, 1871, the tracts of land men
toned in said order of sale for the taxes, costs
and charges thereto annexed, unless the said
amounts are previously paid.
EWINS BAKER,
=, Tax Collector for Campbell County
May 81, 1S71-w3t
The New York herald., 1871-09-19
IN TIE CGUnT HOUSE BASEMENT.

Under the Citaaci-Scemys and Incidcuts.
Here from early morn gathered the heroes OF h
Mutual Alliance, which st. Patrick himself specially
instituted. Like the sculptures on the coums o
Karnak every pillar was supported by al least siA
figures. The centre OF the hall was occupied by
large group. Sprghty Jem Tranor, President of the
Mutes, there, lively a cricket Full Of smiles
and good humor lie was, as the news or q c0mbina-
ton between Connolly and OBrIen,
"BLEss YOUR SOUL SINCE SATURDAY,
gushed from his rosy lips. The "Big'' Judge was
there, too, knowing everybody and shaking hands
all round, with deep toned "HOw are you, my
boy Y'' Thc subject of Mcclellan invasion was dis.
cussed.
..What are all these fellows doing heref"
They're al heeled.o
"Heeiel. what's that ?"
"Every man you see has barker at his hips"
sWhat Orfr
They say McCellan's coming down with
SOME o. THEM QUAKER GUNS
to storm the Comptrolcr's O1icc and turn out
Uck."
"a number OF disconsolate editors or weekly
papers who are owed long bills for advertising by
the city government are on hand" said one.
"!hey were not SD quick IN paying these rs they
were IN paying things that VIII come against them"
suppose, nuw,n SAID a stranger, "Dick won't go
before that committee have got tbroughS'
Thin" said Mutual Alliance, 'Governor Hof
man III Call out the militia"
report was circuIaiel to the effect that the
Mayor had gone crazy and rushed out OF his Office
without hat coat, and had been forced into car
riage and driven up town. This was discredited,
even by the most partisan. AS each successive shot
was mterchanged between the beeerents IN the
form OF note from Oakley TO Dick, or ujce rersO, q
lively DEBATE ensued. sporting Individual ar
rived during one OF these wordy combats and
asked, "What about the fight, Doys2 What round
is tnis Y'
"Knock-down for Dick,r was the response
The assembly was In session until the doors were
closed.
The New York herald., 1871-09-19

the sword and blind az a bat-nnd thts fIne
imitation Of bronze showing the law books laid
out Then the fine lines In the cOrnce and
mark tnat magnificent ccntrepiece overhead. had
Sixty men for hundred days that. Not IN the
vatican In Rome, the Tuleries In Paris, anywhere
it ali mysen, ana /, ~as aohe under my direction.
And - ~T- ~~--rE .s.ss. +. =
& THIS is PLAsTERING."
''Y0u are more Of an artist than a plasterer,"
somebody remarked.
'.Plaster be damned Excuse me- I'm excited.
Is but 9ne aS 0 y posp
be damned learned my money Tor this work, and
III keep 1t. Il was done as cheapy as any work
will always demand more pay when workng Tor o
government than they would 4 emPloyed emp by pr
Vate individual. That's natural, lsntltW
''And you charged, Mir. Garvey"-
Enough to cover my expenses and leave me q
good pront my profit was good aHm p@s geniie mSI
men-(walking through the Common Pleas)-isnt
It magnGcentY And see. every room IL dlfierent IN
Chief Justice ~ Barbour has quiet tastes, and |
consulted him about this room. l took ms hinis' %
Marx the taste ana style in which the work is done
A gentleman present remarked that the room was
decorated magnllcently and was the best Ill the
'Thcse are splendidly finished and
THE WORK Is THOROUGHLY DONE.
Of repairs in this building tell you no repairs will
be required here while you and live me liooIs,
the ceilings and everything mere Is oil the hnest ana
most durable material"
And" continued Garvey, as soon as he recovered
breath lost In mounting the STAIRS 'that Is not
all. There Is the top OF the building and the base.
ment, all splenddly finished. The bills presented
and had paid were for work done In all the public
Offices or tine city besides these and covered 4 mum.
ber OF years. tell you, gentlemen, u the bills mad
no: been paid when they were would have been
RUINED OUTRIGHT"
"SuppOse you make out your bills in ertenso. MI.
Garvey, and have them published ~ was asked.
a thought of tnat," he answered, eXcltedy; "but,
on reflection, Pl wait. They cannot hlackguard me
any more than they have done, and | can wait.
When the time comes pll he fully vlndicated."
BY this time Mr.. Garvey had completed the tour
OF the splendidly furnished rooms and courts, and
his auditors descended with HIM to the ground
floor aud mixed IN with the crowd OF perpleXed
politicians there assembled.
The New York herald., 1871-09-19
AMONG THE PEOPLE.

! Conversations with the ToileI~-- .,pinious oi
Citizens Who TO Not Draw salar.cs-iIow
| Rents Are Raiscd and How Provisions ar.
NIndc Dear The Feelings OF Two D{en iran,
Opposite ssfandp0ints.
II rarely or ever that the people arc considered
when thieves fall out among themselves. New
York politics have always been dirty ana 1t seems
from the late revelations published IN The HERALD
that although the thieves are about TO disagree ana
cut each others tIir0ais yet they have not as vet
begun 10 take Into account the immense mass Of
honest democrats who live In this city, the ma
Jority OF whom are working men, While large per.
centage men Of wealth and Refinement
Unlike the politicians, the HERALD Is always
anxious to know what the people think, what their
feelings are and how they live cat, drink and Sleep
Yesterday the HERALD reporters welt among tho
people for the purpose OF learning what their sen.
tmcnts were, irrespective Of parties color or class.
The first person that the HERALD reporter saw on
his tour OF observation was Journeyman painter,
who lives In Elm street, near Broone. This man
has to work from seven until five O'Clock tn the
afternoon. lie has q vile and three children aud
Is compelled to provide for their welfare whe tner
ne Is employed or Idle. The journcyman rents iour
rooms at S23 month. He Is Scotchuian 10y birln,
has lived IN New York thirteen years. ana has never
held oilce, slnecure any employment from the
ring. The entrance to his apartment Is up two par
OF dark stairs, and IN his Kitchen the honest
Scotchman was found busiy engaged helping his
wife-a decent-ooklng woman-makc kidney
stew.
On the entrance OF the HERALD reporter the WHO
wiped her hands with clean towel aud the bus
band came forward and lade the reporter GOOD
morning"
HERALD REPoRTER-I have been told tnai ycu are
one of the oldest workingmen in this ward, and l
have come to see you to know what you think and
what your feelings may be regard to the ongs Of
the ring of pluuderers as they are viewed by you, q
wOrkingman
HONEST SCOTcHMAN--SOmetimes when , come
home from work feel prutty bad aboot the dooins
of the Ring. Five years ago paid soxtecn doarsa
month for these same apartments, that have row
to give the andlored twonty-three dollars for. The
landlord could never explain to me how the rise
came in the rent. had enough TO do 10 support The
wife and barns when paid sox;ecn dollars a
month"; Since then provisions have riser, clothes
are not very cheap and at the end Of weei; man
docs not know where . oOiiar ~ 9olny
to come from for tho next weeks providing.
II I 20 TO get barrel OF po'a'ccs. on
n piece OF pork, or q glass OF whlskcy as any
man will do when he's tired out, ] have 10 pay
the ready money for it, and the grocery man ae the
corner would scout me II asked him for trust But
always take the HERALD; spare tYcnty.eignt cents
tunTIEJJED ON TENTH FACE.
The New York herald., 1871-09-19
TN THE CITY HALL PARK.

A Few Rough ordinary
Opinions Of the Rank and File-Queer
Spec ulaiions--W What Connolly VIII and Will
Not po-So,utions aud Explanations.
The City Hall Park was filled with groups OF men
during the entire day. AT an early hour In the FORE
noon there was o hustle around the City Hall, new
Court House and other public buildings, ana q
lively interest was manifested 10y all the newcomers
who began to grow In numbers and who eagerly
inquired the state OF affairs. After the appeasing Of
their curiosity inside the buildings and the compari
son of notes as to
THE PROGRAMMES OF THE CONTESTANTS
the crowds generally oaled ab0 ut the Park discus
The New York herald., 1871-09-19
ANDY CARNEY INDIGNANT.

He Explains His Work in the Court Rooms
and Gmes and Swcars a Little.
During the heat OF excitement in the new city
Hall Andy Garvey, "thc rasterer,n made his ap-
pearance, and OF course, created a sensation. lie
was very excited, and when approached by some
newspaper men who were anxious to discover the
meaning Of his sudden advent amongst the bowling
dervishos OF the ring-assembled In the loobles OF
the building, gestculating, vocIferating and Gu rs
ing, as their political predictions or Interests in
cllned them-he pointed tragically TO the gorgeous
ceilings, to the vain scotngs, the frescoes and fix
lures and registered
TAMMANY OATH OR TWO
against these he thought his calumniators.
"Look at that wall, gentlemen" he cried, with
bristling anger; "Garvey, the plasterer. Ny Godl
DO they call that plasteringi See tnat Dimitablc
wall those bds reiies, those 1gures those
frescoes those gorgeous painungs-Justice with
The New York herald., 1871-09-19
TWEED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. that 10

WHY THEY WE'RE 40 LONG HArCHING.
REPORTER-iou seem, Mr., Tweed TO keep very
cool through IL all.
TwEED-Yes. but can get warm at times
REPORTER-I have no doubt. Can you say any
thing about ;his trouble between the Comptroller
ana the Mayor
TwEED-No I cannot am very sorry have 30
little information to give you, but -
'YOu KNOW how 1t II yourself" the reporter
mentally added, as he took his leave.
Two tlnkles OF the gong on the "Boss" desk
showed that something else was about 70 occupy
his attention. The same crowd, with few addi-
tons were del,berating In the lobby as the reporter
left the department behind hnl.
The New York herald., 1871-09-19
AT THE COMPTRGLLER'S OFFICE.

Connolly and Green in Full ROssessiOu-NO
Evidence Of Any Attempt to Hnst Them
Letter Of Connolly to Mayer HaV-IIe wall
Not be Dismlssed-Gpinion Of Charles
OCOn0r.
The Comptroller's ofos was, OF course, the centre
OF attraction during yesterday Early In the morning
The New York herald., 1871-09-19

CovTrNUED ON TENTH FACE.
The New York herald., 1871-09-19


"On, Wen get going after while.
THE PEOPLE ON THE PAY ROLLS
will have TO wait. 1t Will come around all right.
The banks VIII sustain me- and think there Will be
money enOugh.o
This ended the interview, as Mr.. Connolly was
called away to attend to another interylewer Mr.
Green sat at the desk in small room Immediately
adjoining the COmptroller's private room, and on
being questioned stated briefly that he had not got
fairly started but that lie was getting into harness
as quickly as possible
Early IN the afternoon Judge Ledwth and q dele.
cation from the Young Democracy called ana asked
to he admitted There wasa general rush anu COM
motion on the stairs and among the crowd In the
hall ways when 1t was known that
LEDwITH WAS PRESENT,
and general effort was made by those f,rtheet
away to get glimpse at his face lie passed in ana
had very friendly chat with the par les IN posses
ton was did not transpre but the visitors left tic
mighty presence evidently well pleased with their
visit.
much change in the programme. The attaches
occasionally broached the question. "Has Mcclellan
accepted the Mayors appointment r' The answers
were, OF course, conflicting AT one time he had
and at another time he had not. In the course Of
the afternoon the
was forwarded to the Comptroller, ana is as fol.
Tne twenty-ninth section of the act to rcorpanize
the local government OF the city OF New York.
charter, provides as follows:-
All the heads of departments except OF the depart
as Any provision Of be Gy s shs Mayor
the Governor power TO remove ocer the city govern
by resolution the members elected in sh
heaos OF departm ents "
The Comptroller OF the city OF New York is by the
same act declared 10 be the mead of the Finance De-
paitmcn
1he tbrty.6rst section OF an amendatory act
passed on the 2Gth OF the same month"; provided ihai
be COMPTROLLER oi The city oi New YORK shall here.
Middletown transcript., 1871-03-04
portit Irilrs.
rO RAT. CAUGHT IN OuR PRINTING
OFFICE.

Thou long.,ai!cd, cbon-c,cd, nocturnal ranger !
What led thee hi,hcr mong the types and cases :?
Didst thou not know that running midnight races
ocr standing types Is fraught with INN ncnt
DANGER
Did hunger lead thee didst thou think to find
Some rich old cheese TO fll thy hungry nav?
Vain hope none but literary jaw
Can masticatc our cookery for the mind.
Perchancc thou hast literary taste,
A love for letters, and that sort OF thing;
But why, thou wire.taicd imp-,hou vermin-
king
Dds, thou hu, ycstcrnigh, dcyour our paste,
And throw our types in pyramids OF pis
Thy doom's dccrced here, Towser at him fy
Middletown transcript., 1871-03-04
I1EAvlNG THE LEAD.

Any one who has travelled on the Mis-
sissippi during low water has witnessed
the process of heaying the lead, aud will
see where the - laugh comes in' in the
following, without much difficulty =
The Fanny was coming down the up
per Mississippi, loaded with pig lead. As
she was going over n shoal place the pilo,
gave the signal to hcavc the lead. The
only man forward at the time was green
lrishman.
Why don't you hcavc the lcad!"
- Is it to hcave the lead. your honor :?
Where tor
Overheard. you blockhcad
The lrishmnn snatchcd up one Of the
pigs Of lead and threw it overheard the
mate, in endeavoring to prevent him, lost
his balance and fell into the river.
The captain. running to the edge Of the
deck, asked; Why don't you hcavc the
lead, aud sing out how much water there
Isl"
THE lead is hcavcd your honor. and
tho mates gone down to see how much
water there is.' responded Pat.
Middletown transcript., 1871-03-04

I never did think we'll Of the dog in the
maugcr principle. who would nei,hsr eat
or allow the OK to. I care not whether
the citiscns Of New Castle County be me-
grocs, whites, republicans or democrats, IL
was for my right that petitioned the Leg
islature, knowing it could not be granted
without extending it to all other citizens
Of the county II Rambler would like
to have my views on the question Of rep
rescntation let him get copy Of the Del
State Journal Of the oath inst where he
will find some Of the opinions I hold in re-
gard to to the matter. lie says " all hon.
or to Kent and Sussex" as they have
been largely Democratic for long time.
. gould say all honor to the Democratic
party Of New Castle county who has over
came the Republican majority Of near one
thousand, and VIC have done that despite
muskets and bayonets that have been
brought to bear against US, beside all the.
patronage Of the general government and
the levy court Of our county. We have
fought them hand to hand aud contcnded
for every inch Of ground until we have en-
tircly overcome them and Democracy is
triumphant in New Castle county; and I
claim for the Democracy Of White Clay
Creek their full share OF the work. Are
not men who will undertake such a Job
aud perform the work required Of them
entitled to enjoy all the rights that any
other citizen Of the State Of Delaware
| say they are
Very respectfully your friend,
WILLIAM Dean.