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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-30

Day anu NlgnC TralnH C0nn6ct 81 AuBuHIH VIII
Macon and Augusta Railroad, Central Railroad
and Georgia Railroad. This Is the quickest and
most direct route and as comfortable and cheap as
any other route to Louisville, Cincinnati, chicago,
st. Louis and all other points West aid Northwest.
Columbia Night Tram connects with Greenvill
aud Columbia Railroad; and Day and Night Trains
connect with Charlotte Read.
Through tickets on sale via this route to all
points North.
Camden Train connects at KingviHe daily lex.
cept Sundays) With Day Passenger Train. and
runs through 70 oColumbla. -. -.
A. l.. TYLER, Vice-President.
3. 3. PIOKENS. G. T.. 4. janla
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-30
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ON WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, ,Ar:zs
O'CLOCK p. II.
..
sTATE-ROOMs ALL ON DECK.

The Splendid New Iron sIdewhea steamGnip
GEORGIA, Holmes, Commander. will se1 for
New York on WEDNESDAY, September 4, Al Z
O'Clock P. n. from Pter: No. q Union Whatve1.
Through Bills OF Lading to Liverpool and tha
New England Cities as usual
Insurance bV Steamers OF this Line x per conf.
Fer Freight or Passage Engagementl, having
to WAGNER, HUGER & CO., No. % Broad streei,
or to WIN. A. 00URTEHAY, No. ! Union WhaEyeo
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EOR GARDENERS BLUFF, s. O.,

The fine new steamer RELIANCE. ga D
Captain G. q. Hopkins, will receive
Freight at Atlantic Wharf on THUHsDAf, rsts sna
and SATURDAY next for the above poihto' an"
cave as above on SATURDAY MIGHT.
Fur engagements, apply 10 o,,,y .,o.nta ..
SHA KELFORD kEttLi, ABGGnnerr
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-30
A REMINISCENCE OF '76.
WASHINGTON as A HUSBAND md A
PATRIOT.
An Intercepted Letter to Mrs. Washing
ton-Inner Life In the Revolutionary
Days.

In the "Craftsman." an English newspaper
bearing date January 8, ITS, is printed the
following letter from General Washington to
bis wife. II never reached her hands, having
been Intercepted by the British authorities
but It contains matter of peculiar interest, as
showing the inner lie of the Patriot amid the
most trying scenes Of the Revolution
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-30

your fears Why do you complain Of my re-
serve, or how could you Imagine that dis
trusted either your prudence or fidelity? l
have the highest opinion OF them both. But
why should tease you with tedious details Of
schemes and Views which are perpetually
varying, and which, therefore, might not i'm
probably mislead when mean 10 inform you?
Suffice 1t that say. what have often before
told you, that as far as have control OF them,
all our preparations aim only aL peace. Neither
do at this moment see the least likelihood
OF there being any considerable military
operation this season; and If not this season,
certainly 10 no other. 1t is impossible to sup
nose that in the leisure and quiet Of winter
Quarters men will not have the virtue to lis
ten to the dictates of plain common sense and
sober reason. The only true interest OF both
sides Is reconciliation; nor can there be q
point In the world clearer than that both
sides must be losers by the war, 10 manner
which even peace will not compensate for.
We must at last agree and be friends, for we
cannot live Without them, and they Will! not
without us; and bystander might well be
puzzled to ind out why as good terms cannot
be given aud taken now as when We shall
have wel-nlgh ruined each other by the mu-
tlal madness of cutting one an0ther's thr0ats.
For all these reasons. which cannot but be
ga obvious to the English commissioners, and
ours, as they are to me, am &C loss to
imagine how anyLl1Q8 eau arlso lO OD3LTuCL
negotiation, and OF consequence paeidca.
ton.
You, who know my heart, know that there
Ia not wish nearer to 1t than this is; but | am
prepared for every event, one only excepted ;
mean q diehonorable peace. Rather than
that, let me, though 1t be with the loss Of
everything else I hold dear. continue this
horrid trade, and by the most unlikely means
he the unworthy instrument OF preserving
political security and happiness to them as
well as to ourselves. PLY this cannot be ac-
complished without fixing on me the sad name
rebel. love my king; you know 90; SOL
dier, good man, cannot but love him. HOW
peculiarly hard, then, is our fortune to be
deemed traitors to 80 good king! But am
not without hopes that even he Will yet see
cause to do me Justice; posterity am sure Will.
Meanwhile, comfort myself with the refiec..
liou that this has been the fate of the best and
bravest men. even OF The barons who obtained
Magma Charta, while the dispute was de-
pending. This, however, aDxiousy as | wish
for 1t, is not mine to commands; see my duty,
that of standing up for the liberties OF my
country, and whatever difficulties and dIscour-
agements be in my way, cannot shrink from
II: and rely on that Being who has not left
us to the choice of duties; that while con.
scientiously discharge mine shall not finally
lose my reward. II really am q bad man,
shall not long be so set down. Assure your
self I will pay all possible attention to your
recommendations. But happy as am In an
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
Beecher's Friday Night Prayer Meeting.

DecCneT@S FFlUuy NiBHt NIaJcE uCetihS'
Last night attended this nation-known
institution. 1 have been reading verba-
tim reports of these meetings for years,
but verbatim reports do not represent the
personnel of the occasion. The house
opened at u o'clock, and by o'clock the
congregation was all in. The lecture room
with its side gallery was comfortably full.
A gentleman inq uired of a lady, who is an
admirer of Mr.. Beecher, coming out, how
many she supposed to be present. She
replied about three thousand. He is
wonderful man." She was within about
two thousand six hundred of being right
as to the number, and still nearer right as
to Mr.. Beecher. The pastor was about the
last one in, and slipped into his chair al
most unnoticed. He looked at some no
tees on his stand, laid them aside, looked
at his watch, leisurely turned through his
hymn book, "Seven forty-three,n dropped
deity from his lips, and rustlng of
leaves was heard all over the house. The
piano began pickinga prelude, and the
singing moved off plainly. A deacon of
fered Beechery prayer. Another hymn
and another prayer. Said Mr.. Beecher
mine thirteen. / didn't like the way
you sang that last hymn. Only half of
you sang, and they didn't half sing. All
sing and keep time.n
Now good old Methodist tune, to good
old Methodist words, too little used, salut-
ed the ear:
How firm a foundation, yo saints of the Lord.
Mr.. Beecher all this while sat in his
chair, large, and beautifully upholstered.
He now threw himself on its front edge,
crossed his legs, leaned awkwardly on his
stand, aud began to talk in answer to a
question about reliance upon the help of
the Spirit in attempting to secure re-
form. He drifted into thoughts on prayer,
and, using beautiful illustrations of his
thoughts, he delivered most illogical,
inconsistent, and incomprehensibe "1ec-
ture room TALK
Atits close he threw out a challenge for
any questions, from "home folks or other
folks"
A brother asked if the pastor recognized
the human heart to contain the germ of
all goodness, to be developed by the spirit,
as the sun brings out the flower.
Mr.. Beecher said it did.
A stranger modestly related how God
had graciously delivered him from crav-
ing after tobacco in answer to prayer.
Mr. Beecher said I" You are a 'monu-
ment of grace.'n
This brought down the house, and SEEM
ed to satisfy Mr.. Beecher.
Others questioned the pastor, until he
must have seen the inconsistency of his
own statements, but he turned every an
swer by kind of pious witicism, and held
the field. There were two prayers, no
Scripture lessons, but little seriousness,
and a great amount of entertainments
Cor. Gin. Gazette.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
Not all in Vain.

A miser living in Kufa had heard that
in Bassaro there dwelt miser more miser-
ly than himself to whom he might go to
school. and from whom he might learn
much. He forthwith iourneyed thither
and presented himself to the great mastor
as an humble commencer in the art of av-
arice, anxious to learn, and under him to
become student.
"Welcome," said the miser of Bassaro /;
1--WE will straight go to the market to make
some purchases"
They went to the baker.
"Hast thou good bread ~
Good indeed, my masters, and fresh and
soft as butter.n
''Mark this, friend" said the man of
Bassaro to the one of Kufa, Clutter is
compared with bread as being the better
of the two; as we can only consume a
small quantity of that, it will also be
cheaper, and we shall therefore act more
wisely, and savingly, too, in being salts
fed with butter.
They went to the butter merchant and
asked If he had good butter.
"Good, indeed" said he, ''and tiavory
and fresh as the finest olive oil, /" was the
merchants answer.
"Mark this, Also" said the host TO his
guest, "oil is compared to the best butter,
and therefore by much ought to be pre-
ferred to the latter.n
They next went to the oil vender.
Have you good oil?"
"The very best quality; white and trans
parent as water"
mark that, too" said the miser of Bias.
saro to the one of Kufa, "by this rule wa
ter is the very best. Now at home have
| paiIful, and most Hospitality Herewith
will entertain thee"
And, indeed. on their return home moth
| ing but water did he place before his guest
because they learned that water was better
than oil, oil better than butter and butter
| better than bread.
"God be praised said the miser of Kufa
II have not journeyed this long distance
| i'm yain.n
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
MarsInaI,a Sale.

DY ORDER OF TW EXECUTIONS ISSUED
ID from b Circuit Court of the United Stat Tor the
Eastern District of Tennessee and 10 me directed.
will &c NJ the court house door in he city Of Knox
vile the 9th day of July 1871 for cash in hahd all
the rghi. tile. crest claim snd demand that y h.
Henry has in and % the following described real es
tate 20 wit: His undivided interes In and 20 tract OF
land containing Eve hundred acres more or less lying
and being IN the 18th civil distric OF 81. unt count
Tennessee adjoining the lands of Bruer nix. SAm1
Rorex and Sal 10 Hair the water of Bakers creek
A so. one dw ling hous and lot In tne town Of Lou
dom and bounded as follows: the NORTHWEST by the
waters & tiekey creek and on the southeast by the
propsr Of O. Brown, and fronting on - street.
Levied rs the property OF :. II. eOr1, 0 sat
sf, two judg'nsn lat j. obtained ~, ain sa :. III
Henry the Circuit Court OF the United states for ne
Eastern DiEtric of Tennessee in favor OF eid
Thay@r \ WhitsoRh. q ID one in avor Of Go rec
s. P. EVANS. u. s. Marsbal.
June !, ls72-ditwtds
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
List OF LETTERS.
Advertised June 3, 1872.

Persons calling for these letters will please "Ad
vertsed, and give the date of this list If not called
for within month"; they will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office One cent will be collected on each letter
when delivered.
B-Ben Barney, George Bull, James Bodden John
A Bartlett
C-BelIe Carter, Miss Flora Cobb. Henry Carter.
John Campbell, Nathaniel Grouse, Neil Clark, Mrs
Rose Gowns.
D-John NJ Davis, A Davenport.
E-John A Eide.
Frey Joseph Fitch, A Francis.
CLOS ii Cannon, Lucius Gould, Miss Mary
Grear, w ID Graham.
H-Mrs Amanda Harrison, Calvin Head, Joseph
Houser. John Houston Polk Haslen .. Thomas Hale,
WIN Hiery,
J-E NJ Jackson.
k-Miss Caroline King.
Miss Mary Larry, Miss Maggie Lones, Mrs Juann
Lawson Miss NJ NJ Lord. Miss Matilda Lindsey,
M-Wm Micklts. Miss Sallie Mckinney, Mrs II Nc
Clellan, Miss Martha MeCampbell, Matthew Mann,
Mrs l,arena Moore, Miss Laura McNutt, CA McClung,
A Naples.
N-Ihos Nelson,
P-William Payne,
R-Sallie Robertson. S Rose, r ketherdiord, jack
son Reed, n Roach, MISS Anna Ross,
S-Elsie Swaggerty, John Spradlen, Miss Mary
Ann. Stoue,
W-Mrs Rhoda Willis 2. Michael Wren Miss Lizzie
White, james Williams 2, Frank Woods, Charley Will
liams, Charley Whey, Miss Kate White.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
Collegiate Exorcises.

The Messy Creek College closed its exercises
on last Friday night Tho examination was q
most succussful one in every particular The
young gentlemen acquitted themselves very
creditably. The Faculty is an able one, con-
sisting of Messrs. Goforth, Baker and Russell.
These gentlemen have done their duty.
On Friday, the two literary Societies, the
Phiomathian and the Columbian, were adj
dressed by G. w. Charlton on the subject of
Self Reliance The address was an able
effort, and received with great applause. We
have received the proceedings of tho Philoma-
THAN and Columbian Literary Societies of the
College, which contain a resolution of thanks TO
the eloquent gentleman for the address on this
occasion.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
Chancery Court at cambridge, Tenn.

Wm Galbraith, Administrator of the estate Of William
Dick, deceased ct al "a Sarah Dick and oth'r rs.
1T APPEARING. TO THE CLERK AND MASTER
from the a.iegations e the bill, VIII ch Is to,
that Catherine Perry is resident Of either State OF
Florida or Georgia and that Sarah Dick widow q III.
Samuel Dick George II. Hynds and wife Eilen Hynds,
Walker mn n and wife Cofdelis Imam samqsl NJ
Dick, + ma Dick, Sarah Deb and William III X. all
of whom are parties defendant n this bill, are rsi-
dents the ate Of Georgi IL is theI eiore ordered
by the Clerk and Master at is June Rules, 1917 that
all OF the above defendants ap before d o
Chaneery Court at Dandr dge on or beo the fourth
M day Of OotDh next, then ~ d there 10 plead,
swer MUIR or otherwise make defense 70 the bill of
complaint IN this cause or the same wi be taken for
fee. as to them. the cause as TO hem. tie set
down for h-ai ing parte, and that the Ordei be
pub shed ion fur successive weeks in the hnoxvile
Weekly Chronicle. Jiile3. 1874
A copy Of the order. Te,t;
janjSl DIR N. BLACKBURN, c. an,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05

COVERING UP THE SCAR.-A distinguish
ed preacher of London, in speaking of the
proneness of Protestant denominations 10
observe each others defect rather than ex-
cellence, says
When an eminent painterw was requested
to paint Alexander the Great 50 as TO give
q perfect likeness of the Macedonian con-
queror, he felt difficulty. Alexander in
his way, had been struck by sword, and
across his forehead was an immense scar.
The painter said, ''If retain the scar, it
will be an offense to the admirers of the
monarch, and If omit it, it will fail to be
a perfect likeDess-what shall do z" He
hit upon happy expedient; he represent
ed the Emperor leaning on his elbow, with
his fore-finger upon his brow accidentally,
as it seemed. covering the scar upon his
forehead. Might not we represent each
other with the finger of charity upon the
| scar, instead of representing the scar deeper
and blacker than it actually Tsp Might
not Christians learn from heathendom a
lesson of charity, of human kindness and
| of love?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
HOME CIRCLE.
Written for the Knoxville Chronicle.l
DECORATION DAY.

Pride mingles itself with our sorrow
And pleasure with duty to-day,
AS we meet Ter the graves Of our heroes
To scatter the incense of May.
oh sweet TO the patriots bosom,
Is this scene on which angels look down,
For the high and the lowly have gathered
The graves of the loyal to crown.
But soft, let us pause on our errand,
For sadness steals over my heart;
Unkno,cnn are the names of so many,
Who so nobly have acted their part.
We mourn not the nameless who left US
Through glory the River to ford
For "dulce ct deeorunl est"
And truly they have their reward
But with widows and orphans unnumbered
We weep for the "unknowns' fate,
And own, while we scatter the laurcls
That the price of our Union was great,
"De n1ortuis nil nisi 6onun,"
When we speak of the slain in the grey
But our 80 t,'iumphe'' re-echoes,
And the ''blue" is our color to-day.
STRANGER
Knoxville, May 80, 1872
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
4 Frog story.

We are informed through a source we
cannot doubt, that Mr.. Samuel Hutcbison
cut white oak tree down, three feet
through, in Obion river bottom three or
four miles from Troy, few days since, in
the center of which he found live frog of
ordinary size. The tree was perfectly sol
i'd, no crack or hollow in ii, save hole or
cell foot in length, and of sufficient
width for his frogship TO exercise by climb
ing up, and turning around in II. The
hole or cell was perfectly slick as though
his frogship had exercised daily ever since
it. had been In there, which may have been
Eve hu dred or more years. Can any one
tell US how old tree of the above order Is
when il arrives to the dimen ion above
Will some one tell as how the frog got
there, aud how old his frogship is?-Iroy
Times.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
OLD MEMS GRANT MEETING.
BY JOHN Il. HAYES.

BY JOHN II. HAYES
Well. wife, we've had meetin' at the school
house on the hill,
And l was chosen Chairman to keep the old
men still,
his cane would plant,
And shout with all the voice he had, Il m goin'
in for Grant !"
We talked about the past four years, what
great things had been done:
How the nations debt has melted like the SHOWS
before the sun;
We said, to keep it meltin', do better thing we
Than % stick and hang together, and all go in
for Grant.
We all looked through our spectacles upon the
Then drew the veil of charity DER giant Sum
ner's acts.
We said, I'VE like you, Sumner, but go your
Then made the school-house echo with rous-
ing shout for Grant
We didn't have much charity FOX Trumbull Or
They stand around the party gate, pair of
snarling ours
Their speeches can not harm US, nor make Grant
toe their mark,
He's an old GalenG tanner and knows now 10
handle DARK.
We talked about Grant smokin'-we thought
il no great sin
To vote that out of Office we might vote worse
one in;
And, seein' we were smokers wouldn't do for
us 10 rant,
So we lit our pipes together and smoked the
health Of Grant.
In the days Of the rebellion none Of US could 60
tOfght,
But we read from morn TIL evening how he bat
tied for she right
lie has been the nation servant in the days Of
peace and war
And treason melts before him like the smoke
from his cigar
After i adjourned the meetin' gave each the
friendly grip;
We, every one, determined to stand BY the war
tried ships
We will not topple over we viii not even
slant
But put our canes down firm and strong, and
stand up straight for Grant.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
COM MERClAL.
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT
CORRECTED DAILY BY
u. w. GAUT,
Produce and Commission Merchant,
Market Place, KnorViIle, Tennessee.
KNoxv1LLE. Tenn. June 1, 1877:

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. June 1, 1872
The arrivals of grain during the past week
were scarce, but enough to show weakness in
the market There is evidently but little corn
or old wheat to offer. If the supply was large,
we would lower quotations.
The farmers have commenced cutting wheat.
The yield will be large and the quality good.
Remember, gentlemen, first sales will be at the
highest price.
In bacon we hear of no transactions except
for local consumption. Flour is very dull. To
effect large sales concessions would be re-
quired.
Quotations of leading articles:
WHEAT-But little ofered dull at 81. 75al. 80
per bushel.
CoRS-Is worth 65a6sc. loose, buying; selling
price, 90as2lc in car loads, sacked
0ATs-Retail zoe.
HAY-Buying price 75a9Oc. per cwt, baled !;
selling 81 25 by the car load-jobbing price.
DRIED FRUIT-N ominal; half peaches, 81 to
&c; Apples, 4la5c.
FLoUR-Good supply; best family bra nds
S. 90. per Sack extra S475
BACoN-Buying loose from wagons, 1a79c. for
hog. round. Well trimmed Hams are wanted
at Zoe.
LARD-Some demand at 9a9lc.; selling at 10a
l04c in tin cans.
FEATHERs-Prime, %; duck and mixed, 4oa
45c.
BUrrER-Prime, lower, l2lc. to 1jc. irrogu-
lar lots, 10 to 15c, dull.
EGGs-12la14c. per dozen.
IRISH PoTAToEs-6oa70c., loose from wagons.
RAGS-3a3lc.
BEEswAx-27a28c per pound.
CoRNFIHLD PEAs-Wanted for seed at ST.
so to 50 per bushel.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
Live Stock Market.
CATTLE.


The market for cattle is unchanged. There
have been but few receipts, and they of an in
ferior grade. No shipments have been made,
and we hardly believe there is any more cattle
in the country in order to ship
QUoTATIoNs.-No. l beef cattle, &c good
fat cattle 4a4Ic; ordinary cattle. 3a4c; stock
cattle, 2la3.
HOGS.
A very little demand for city use.
QUoTATIoNs,-Larg fat hogs 3la4c. Small
fat hogs, 3a3lc.
SHEEP,
The receipts of sheep during the week were
pretty large, and we noticed many good sheep
on Market Square. The demand is very good,
and farmers will find no difficulty in dspOsing
of fat sheep at quotations.
QUoTATIoNs.-No. fat sheep, 34ajc. perlb.;
ordinary, 2la3c.
hay.
Hay has declined since our last report, and
may now be considered dull at 75caS1 90. One
load of new clover sold for SOC. per 100 pounds
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
Ia Chancery Court at Clinton, Tenn,
F.Auren vs.. Addison Potter and Others

F.Auren VS., Addison Potter and Others.
1T APPEARING + t0M THE ALLEGATIONS IN
Il the bill nled in this cause that the efendant Addi-
son tier is residen of the State Of Tennessee
1t is the efore ordered that publication be made for
four successive wee 8 the Knoxville Chronicle, noti
flying sal defendant 10 appear before tho first
Monday 10 December ne I, and make defense 20 said
b or the will be taken for confessed as 10 him
and set for hearing accordingly.
ma3,wit WI WHITsON, C, An.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
DR.. C0hIeieh.

Dr. N. Z Cobleigh, President of the East
Tennessee Wesleyan University bias been
elected by the Gen srHl Conference of the M Il.
Church, editor of the Adpoeate, at Atlanta, Ga
This is bad for the University. but good for the
paper. DR. @ beigh has had several years OK
perienee in journalism, and "a ono of the most
fluent and able writers in the country We do
not know whether he will accept hi- new posi-
ton or not but we presume he will and IL he
does, h.. win make the Atlanta Advocate one of
first papers in the church in point Of ability
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY.

Comrades, who keep perpetual ward
On Heavens embattled towers,
Look on US from your honored posts
Accept our scattered flowers.
BY them your memory we would keep
Imperishably green,
And make it sweet as household words,
When ages intervene.
III.
For, having battled by your side,
IT'S ours, while we remain;
To garner up your glorious deeds,
And make them live again.
".
One army still, though scattered,
One Leader yet we own,
Some round His footstool pace their beats,
And some around His throne.
Near the headquarters of the Chief
You are detailed to serve,
While, for time, our orders are
To stand in the reserve.
But when the reveille shall sound,
On the last muster day
And name by name be called again,
In the familiar way.
How shall we long to break the ranks,
To clasp true hands once more,
And in eternal camping grounds,
To fight our battles DER!