Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-07-23

From Memphis.

| MEMPHIS, 1Od-'
Memphis is one of the hottest places in
the South. The thermometer stands high.
The political thermometer is up to the
boiling point. Last night number of pa
triotic individuals, willing to sacrifice their
own. interests so far as to accept seats in
Congress and in the Legislature, ,harangued
and perspired before boisterous crowd
of sovereigns, who manifested their enthu-
siasm by drinking whisky, smoking ci-
gars, yelling Justify for their favorites, and
I imprecating upon those VINO were not their
fav0rites L don't know where else just
such an assemblage could be found outside
| of Memphis The speeches were generally
very denunciatOry of Grant and the Re
publican party. A superanuated Demo-
cratic carpet-bagger by the name of Cam
eron, we believe, denounced the friends
of Grant as thieves and was enthusiastic
ally applauded
To-day the Democratic primary election
was held to choose candidates for the State
Legislature and for Congress. This is the
occasion of the present unusual heat in
political affairs. Omnibuses, carriages,
buggies, hacks and bar rooms, especially
the latter, have been brought into requisi-
ton to influence Democratic voters. The
polls were kept open late at light, and tue
disappointed ones say that cumulative
voting" was the order of the day. A Mr.
Lacy, once in politics in Missouri, L be-
lieve, received the nomination for Con-
gress. He received several hundred votes
in one ward-mOre, perhaps, than there
are legal voters i'll the ward. 4 gentleman
who favored another man said that as
many more could have been polled if it
had been necessary to his nomination.
The primary election system is certainly
subject to frauds at least in Memphis.
Like those of Knox, the people of Shell
by county are somewhat excited over the
Sheriff'S election. Col. A. Z. Curry, the
present efficient Sheriff, is candidate for
reelection. Even his enemies concede that
he is gentleman of high character, and
that he is an efficient officer. But he is q
Republican, and this furnishes a preteXt to
Democrats, for denOuncing him as if he
were pick-pockct Nor do his friends
escape denunciatiOn and abuse, ] heard
member of the last Legislature who will |
also be in the next, speaking to one of
Curry's friends, while a crowd of his |
own hackers were around him, and saying |
D-n the man that will vote for Curry" |
This is the spirit that animates them. |
They can not brook opposition from any |
quarter. They are intOlerant and abusive, |
and he who opposes them does it at his
peril.
met Capt. Jaques to-day and find him
absorbed in the interests of the great line
OF railroad from Bristol to Memphis, OF
which he is the efficient Manager. He, as
usual, ignores everything but business and
is working with that energy which has
him in the past, in whatever
station he has filed. He will make him
self felt in his present position. Mark
it. The Iessees of the road will
feel his influence and the country
through which the road passes will feel it.
His ideas of economy and of business gem
orally viii be felt. In few days, proba-
bly, next Sunday, the schedule of the EX-
press train now leaving here about six
o'clock in the evening, will be so changed
rs to make the time on that train eleven
hours shorter between here and Knoxville
than at present. He is also engaged in
schedules for freight trains that
will facilitate transportation very materi-
ally. The Southern Railway Security
have been fortunate in securing
he services of Capt. Joseph Jaques, the
greatest railroad man in the South and
ime will show it. w.R.