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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
Thr CINCINNATI Cnnrntlon.

Washington, April ~ Thus IN one
hundred and three ticket. hnvp keen
sold to passengers Tor Cincinnati.
Senator ScAurz lrn for that rty YES
terday, aud Senators Fcuton, Trumbull,
and Upton will follow Tomorrow, The
interest in the Cincinnati Convention is
every where on the increase,
New York, April 2S-Special dispatch
eS from Cincinnati report the prospect
for Cha. Francis Adams increasing
The Louisiana, Texas aud Alabama del
cgutions are reported unanimous fur
him.
Washington, April pa special dis
patch from Pittsburgh, says Cmtin's
name will not he presented to the Gin
cimuti Convention for the Vice Prrsi-
dency.
Cincinnati, April 2a-Conyeution
week opened here with mmiStrkoble
signs OF being one ut the most exciting
in the history Of the city. The advance
. guard Of delegations from various States
which arrived last night, has been rein
forced this morning by others intcres-
ted in the approaching Convention.
Whitslaw REID and Dndly Field are
among the arrivals.
Cincinnati, April 3O.-The Conyeu-
ton will be temporarily organized
Wednesday noon, and Immediately adj
journ, when State organizations will be
formed at their respective headquarters.
Each State will be- entitled In four dele
gates At large and two for each Congress
sioual District, State. not fully repre-
s,ntcd will be allowed t, cast n full
vote 10y those present. The tariff pros
gramme appears to be to allow the people
70 speak through their members of Con.
g,css yet to he elected. Jacob D. Cox il
a probable compromise candidate as be,
tween Davis and Adams. The streets are
crowded, and flags are flying, especially
in the German quarters.
Cincinnati, April 3O.-The arrivals ar,
immense and the city is full. Tho inter,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
To The Farmers Of East Tennessee

To The Farmers OF EGNi tennessee.
At - late meeting oi the Directors Of
tine Fast tennessee Agricultural Society,
q resolution WIS adopted IN ioyor q! "
convention ui the farmers Of Fast Ten
nc,.cc. aud il was made my duty, rs
/ prrsidrur Of said society, To fix the time
, and 20 isstlr the cal! for said conveli-
ton.
IN accordance with the authority con
fcrrrd and the Guty imposed on ne, it
affords me plc,-srr to aunulucc that
sud convention will assemble III tins
plnre ON Thursday the lGth day ot May
next, aud will continue until Saturday
following. All the counties in East
Tennessee, or in the ubsenco oi pction
on the part oi counties, the citizens o
evil districts or neighborhoods are re.
nucstrd to send Is many delegates ~
they may deem proper. While it is de.
sired that Delegates BE- appointed by
meetings, yet i'll farmers will be wei
come.
Politicians, educators, printers, roil
road men, clergymrn, indeed, nearly
al professions and Glasses, should have
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
Thursday, May ., 1872.
FOR GOVERNOR,
DE M0CRATS AND C0NSERYA
TIYES OF MONROE COUNTY.
County Meeting on the First Mon.
day In May.

In order that Monroe County
may be fully and properly repre-
sented in the Democratic State
Convention which IL to assemble
nc Nashville, on the 9th of May
next, there will be a meeting of
the Democrats and Conservatives
Of Monroe county, at the court
house in jacksonville, on Monday
the 9th of May, for the purpose of
selecting delegates to attend said
State Convention.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
THE FARMERS CONVENTION.
Prepare for Action {!

Mn. EpIroE:-On the 18th day Of
May, the farmers Of East Tennessee will
hold a Convention in the city OF Knox
Vile. You have seen the programme. 1t
is u good one. We expect 4 large and
enthusiastic attendance. Every prcpn7r-
ton vii! be made in Knoxville to make
the OCCASION % grand success. IT, this
end lectures and speeches viii he made,
covering the principal topics OF agricuA
turc.
In view Of this, all tue counties Of East
Tenncsse- are urgently requested to send
forward a strong delegation, both in mum.
baro and persona. influence. The rail.
roads will charge half-Iaro, aud the hotel,
will be equal rs favorable, no doubt,
There are engagements on foot TO give the
delegates 4 grand strawberry festival.
Farmers, seize the opportunity, and lei
us DO something worthy of us for the
farming interest. We have a beautiful.
section. Let us make it more SO, By
bold and vigorous effort to raise the stan
dard of agriculture.
c. W. CHARLroS.
Knoxville, Tenn, April &c, 1872.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02

The conscienc> Of the Detroit Posts
editor got the better Of him, the other
day and, he told the truth. The pres
sure was too great ON him, however,
and he hui t. tlke it back, the next
day. Here is the way he did it:
ERx,rUM.--Two lines accidentally left
out Of IN editorial iii Saturdays Issue
maie us say that "the movement i'll ia
voro Grant il beyond question, cnSi-
neered by political hack With The
two lines restored, it reads: The move
ment in favor Of Grant is clearly a pop
ular movement, originating with the
people. But the movement against
Grant is, beyond question, engineered
Ly political hacks
That "accidentnl" dodge is altogether
"too thin.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
How Four Aces Were Reaten

4 short time previous to the war a
circumstance in the card-playing line
t%ranspired not many miles from Chatta-
nooga in which four aces came near be-
ing beaten. In those days the profess
sionals generally carried a miniature arse
nal with them, as frequent occasions cal
led for their use. In the case referred
to, the parties engaged in the "little
game Of draw were n "gambolier" from
New York-who carried down his back
q fierce "Arkansas t~ooth-pick" on the
blade OF which was inscribed the legend
"Hark from the Tombs," aud u Tonnes
seean who happened 10 have q revolver
in his possession.
The cards were dealt, and, as each had
a good hand, the betting was lively-tho
parties alternately raising the pot" I'M
til there was a huge pile on the table.
The Tennesseean made Il big advance
on the pot, and New York coming to
the conclusion that his hand was second
best, and, determined to secure the mon
ey, reached behind him, and drawing
out his bowie knife exclaimed 'sBv
George! four kings and 'hark from the
Toombs' take anything" The Tennes-
seean instantly respouded--"Four aces
and "a doleiul sound takes that pot
and letting drive with hispistol he shot
his adversary through the shoulder and
cody gathered up the lucre.
This was an unsuccessful attempt 10
beat four aces, but we saw the feat fairly
accomplished once. Some years before
the war two young men named regpec-
lively Wilks and Brown, got on board
the old City of Huntsville AZ Nashville.
Brown was about 20 years old, had some
twelve or fourteen hundred dollars in his
pocket, and imagined himself the best
poker player in existence. Wilks had
in his possession something over $780,.
900 in currency, with which he was on
his way to established n branch of free
bank ut some point in Tennessee.
There We're also three iirst-cllss pro.
ftSsional CHANDELIERS" Oh the boat who
seemed to have plenty OF fluids, Wllks
retired early, aud Brown vas inveigler
into n "little game by the trio. Every.
thing was going merry rs a couple Of
'marriageabie bellies" and Brown was
putting his money down ind never
taking it up ahout rs rapidly ns til,
thing was ever accomplished before
Brown drew to II pair ~ kings and go
two more. He was elated. and het beay,
there were but two in the gaine--anC
/ the amount Of money on the table wa
large. The gambler thinking the youn,
mans money was about ont sid III
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02

be, Won $500 ho...r aul S.'c NoN five
minutes 10 get To" money -, Thr young
man w,- nou-p.us,,i, IA WA out OF
a and no uue 90 borrow from. 1T
his moment M,lks VINO couli NOT
sleep appeared behind Brown; and
looking over his shoulder said that 10
had a s.roug mud. The gmhler asked
him if hc would like 10 bet M 1t, 10
which he replied that he would. The
gambler told him ho cDuld du 50. Wilks
sat down, put up the $500, rcmarking
Il see ynu five hundred .ald cautiously
and trcmhliugly counting out $40 80,
the remrtnder Of his pile 20 that much
better" The gam" thinking he had
another soft snap, said, TN zee your
$40 so, and bet you 500 better. and give
YOU just five minutes To come 10 Lime
rick Amt YOU going to give me IL
show iormy money ?' said Wilk5. NO %
Then said Wiiks, IN bet Won $4,000
better, and give g," inst five minutes to
get the money ?" Where Your money!
sud the gambler Clerk, please hand
me that package ont oi the safe" said
7 Wilks. The money was nut ON the table,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
Coy. John G. Brown.

1t is generally conceded by the people
of all parts Of the State that Gen. Brown
has made a good Governor, ana perhaps
a majority of the people would prefer his
reelection to u change in officers at this
time lie has only = short time to serve
half u tcrm-aud his many friends think
it but due him to give him another aud
full tern. in the Office. We lave no doubt
nf his nomination on the 9th of May, and
his election by the people next fall
BromnsriH Bee.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
New Advertisements.
Cliff Springs
Monroe County, Tennessee.

THESE SPRINGS are situated on Chilhowee
Mountains, Is Miles from jacksonville, and
same distance from Athens, Tennessee.
They are located at an elevation Of about 1900
feet above Conasanga Valley, in Il dry, pure
and very inyigCrating atmosphere-alording an
extensive and beautiful view ofthe surrounding
country.
There are three Springs in close proximity
two of (which are Tonic, Diuretic and Alternative,
and have proved very cifcacious in relieving
diseases ort'lc Liver, kidneys aud Stomach, and
have acted rs a sovereign remedy in Clorosis
and Dismeuorlh ca. The other spring possesses
properties that have proved very beneficial in
Scrofulous Affections ct the Skin and Chronic
Diseases uitAc hyt.
The Hotel will he ready for the reception oil
guests by the lNtA June. Hacks will run daily
b ctwecn Aih"us and the S~prlngs-lHo Sl.50
each WAY. lao.r u]i5hinr to stop Off nj Sweet
water, will nlsO nwl c.nyc, ante via jacksonville
RATES OF BOARD
Board and Lodging per day, 81 0(
week 8 O(
month, 30 OF
JOS a. PECK, Prop'r.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02

LOST OR STOLEN, through the
agency OF williams:
An unencumbersd estate;
4 vigorous constitution;
4 fair moral character;
\ good standing in society;
4 good active healthful conscience
Also the affections Of a wife, children
and friends.
The miscrelnts who have thus robbed
me are GsB" Rum, Gin, Brandy, Wine
Ale, and Lager Beer. ~ggs
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
JOS A. PECK, Propl
Chancery Court at Madisonville.
Asa b. Young Admir-. &c. VS.. Fannie
Howard, ct al.

Complainant charges in his bin, which is
sworn 10, that Defendants, Matilda Bnrns and
husband, John Burns, Ailsey Ann Gillespie and
husband, VIM. Gillespie, arc non-residen ts Of
the State of Tennessee. 1t is therefore ordered
that publication be made for four successive
weeks in the Sweetwater Enterprise, u ncwspa-
per published in the town OrSweetwater, Tenn,
notifying said nonresident defendants to appear
ut the next term Of the Chanccry Court TO he
held at Madisonville on tbe fret Monday of June
next, and make defence to the charges in COM
plainants said bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed and the cause set for hearing ex pnrte
as to them. A true copy of the order ut Rules.
Test :. T.. HALE, 4 VI.
G.. W. Hicks, Sol. for Comrlt,
nrrl 2i-it-pt3a
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
The Key Note.

Gov. Palmer, in his speech Mt Spring
iield, declared TINT he was not iii favor
Of II man Tor President who did not
respcc, the laws Of the State or Of the
United States, aud that he will support
no man who will not assert that ut all
times the military snail he III suhordina-
ion to the civil power. This as a
contemporary, observes, is Ike the SOIL
urous, ~reycrhcrating cry Of the old cx-
prricnrad hunter on the right track.
Al SHOULD rally to the sound and follow
the lrgd. Governor Palmer not only
breaches, but be practices what he
pgcuyh,,. When summoned during the
war before a civil tribunal in Kentucky,
officer Of the army rs he WAS, he respec-
ted in Il proper manner the civil author
ify. He is every way right in his Wow
Of the relations between the military
and civil power Of the republic, and OF
the relations between the General Gov
err mrut and the Statcs under the Con
stitution. He Is the upright Judge
come forward in u LAY Of wrong and
]nsupatiou.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02
POKER LITERATURE.

Knoxville, Tenn, April &c, 1872.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-02

Since our last issue, we Learn from re-
liable authority, that the 2nd Quarterly
Convention met at Columbia, and salcc-
ted the same place for the next Conyen-
ton, This it certainly had aright to do.
and We trust that il will be well .ttcu-
ded, bit that all the Lodges in the
State, aud especially those in East
Tennessee, will send delegates is more
than can be reasonably expected. The
Ivy Lodge Of Chattanooga passed q res
o]lutiou, asking tina, the July Convention
be held in that city. Al the Good
Tempiars Of Chattanooga heartily en-
dorso the aciionrof Ivy Lodge, but since
Columbia has been selected by the prop
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Mr.. A. B. Plant, President of the
Southern Express Company, and a prom,
%inent member of the Southern Security
Company, has, by his associates of that
company, as we learn, been elected
President Of the consolidated lines O
ro;lrood from, Pristol ~, tho yiro;ri,
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17

Was finally decided by the U. S. Senate
in consequence Of the adoption Of Sum
ner's Civil Rights amendment The
Radical Senator from the Pacific coast
made frequent, but unsuccessful, attempts
to incorporate provision depriying the
"Heathen Chnee' of the protection Of
our laws. Mr. Upton made very
earnest argument against the Federal
encroachmeuts on the rights OF the States,
and predicted that the day was lot far
distant when the people would oyerturn
such unconstitutional legislation by force,
if necessary. When the vote was being
taken on Summers amendment the in
terest was most intense, Sumner and
other Senators gathering around the
desk and watching the progress Of the
roll call When the roll was completed
it was found that the vote was tie, Mr..
( Kellogg, of Louisiana, who was present,
refusing to vote.
The Vice President hesited for an in
{ otdht' anu thGu gave the cHStlu- ND+C ~
the affirmative, which was received with
great applause by the negroes in thu
galleries The adoption of this amend
ment, it was conceded, was the defeat Of
the bill, the Democrats and several Re
publican Senators having heretofore
stated that they would not vote for it
with that amendment. Messrs Edmuuds
Morton, aud Scott then made a bitter
attack upon the Southern people, and
Sumner, and others of that ilk, exhibi
ted great glee at the success of THEN
efforts. \ final vote was reached shortly
after p. n, when ;he bill was lost fo
want Of the constitutional two third
vote all the Democrats aud the Repub
liean Senators voting in the negative
An effort will shortly be made to tax
up the recent Amnesty bill passed b.
the House, but with little hope of sue
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17
The "spIi,,, widenIng.

1t appears that there is rupture be-
tween President Grant and John w. For
ney, the editor of the Philadelphia Press.
1t has been said that Pennsylvania con-
trolls the Presidential election, and that
Col Forney controls Pennsylvania. The
following dispatch explains the rupture,
and if the intimations are true dooms
irrevocally Grants Admia astration to de.
feat
WAsHINGToN. D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
resignation of Col. Forney as Collector
Of Philadelphia has created a positive
sensation in political circles here, where
the matter is attributable very generally
TO a growing hostility to fraud While
Forney Is very careful to state that be
will not oppose the reelection Of Grant
if he is nominated. it nevertheless ap-
pears that he has decided to cut loose
from the Republican ring of Office held
ers in Philadelphia, who are something
on the Tammany order, and who are all
supporting the Administration and pro-
poses to join the Republican reformers
In driving these oflice-holders out OF
power. The former element attempted
/ to dictate to Col. Forney what course he
should pursue in the recent important
/ Senatorial election in Philadelphia /;
whereupon he sent word to the President
that his resignation was at his disposal
The President sent word in return thsf
he did not want it; and FoIuey made Up
his mind that he preferred TO remain an
trammelcd, and therefore sent his resig.
nation in writing. The President VIII
reply to morrow, declining to accept the
same; but Mr. Forney insists upon Its
i acceptance
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17
nEIICs OF a PAsT PEOPLE.
in the Bowels OF
the Earth.

From the Manchester, (Tenn-) Democrat.
Near this city IS cave commonly
Known as ''Bone Cave, from which has
been brought, at various times, by boys
and other persons who have tried to ex-
lore its hidden recesses, human bones
If unusual size. The popular legends
of the gaople are to the effect that 1t Is
somehow connected with the people or
race which created the "Old Stone Fort,
fbat stands a short distance to the west
of the town. \ few days since some
bovs discovered an almost entire human
skeleton of mammoth size The bones
If the forearm were nearly twenty IN
ebes long, while the bone of the lower
part of the leg was longer than an ordI-
nary mans lower limb, foot and all. The
law bone Of this giant would slip over
the face Of an ordinary man. Sumu-
lated by these discoveries, and lauda
Bic curiosity to learn the secrets OF this
mysterious cavern, on last Thursday SIX
gentlemen including the editors OF this
paper, made the necessary preparations
and started out to explore the Bone
Cave
After an exbilarating walk of two miles
through clear, bracing air, we reached
the entrance ef the cave, where, divest-
ing ourselves Of our overcoats and light
ing our torches, we entered one OF the
many passages, but after a short scram-
bic, we found further advances stopped
by large piece Of rock that had fallen
and blcked up the passages. Again we
started. and this time we were correct
Going back about go feet, We found the
/ passage growing more and more narrow
until we had to 20 it snake fashion A
this poiutw we found a sharp descent lead
ing-we knew not where, but rocks de
tached and sent whirling down, re7erbe
rated and rebouuded until the sound was
lost in the distance. After pounding
away Of rocks pa-age was made large
enough for one man to 'rquirm through
Here we found many bones, but all II
a state of decompo position and decay IhI
tunnel or chamber is coated with ooii
loose soil to a depth Of foot or more
into when one can plunge stick witt
perktt ease. while all the rest OF tn
cave is solid rock This soil is suppose
to be decayed animal matter flesh an
bones. We intend shortly 20 make an
other trip to the cave, aud 90 prepare
to learn more Of its mysteries auG
possible 90 obtain some key 60 the gen
ealogy ct the race of men who built th
sold Stone Fort aud inhabited tn
Bone Cave
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17
Conditions of the past.

FROM the New 4 oIE gun
When Mr.. Van Buren ran for his
second term ia 1910, the Democratic
party seemed to be as thoroughly united
aud most as powerful as in the days Of
Jackson y small body OF Conserva-
tives. whose leaders had held prominent
positions in the Democratic party dis
scented from Van Buren, financial meas
ures. They were denounced as sore
heads and "bolter., and their influence
laughed to scorn by Van Buren, sup
porters But this body Of dissenters,
though not conspicuous for their mum
bers in any one locality, were widely
difTused through the country, and proved
to be strong enough in the close States
to iufict signal defeat upon the Sage
Of Lindenwald
So it was in 1874 when Clay ran
against Polk The Liberty party uomi-
mated Birney on platform which ten
years later was adopted as The creed Of
the new Republican organization. The
Birneyites gave only a small number Of
votes, but they cast some in localities
where the great parties were nearly equal,
and especially in New York, which took
from Clay States he would otherwise
have carried, and thus caused defeat.
The famous contest Of 1913 is not less
instructive. Cass and Taylor were the
candidates Of the Democratic AMI Wing
parties The warm personal friends Of
Van Bureu, In order to cancel an out
standing debt against Cass, determined
10 destroy him. The Barnburners of
! New York took the lead of the dissent
ers, summoned convention at Buffalo,
nominated Van Bureu on Free Soil
platform, which the Republicans six
years latter closely copied, took from
Cass the State of New y York, seriously
demoralized the regular Democracy in
other States, and, finally. IN the irreve
rent language OF Prince John Of Linden
wald, "kiled the great Michigander and
sent his body home by the way Of the
upper Lakes
Though other political contests fo
like character might be referred to, these
ase enough to establish the proposition
/ tHat in order to defeat a dominant party
/ it is not necessary that there he a de
/ lection in its ranks so great as to amount
anywhere to an open revolt, but only a
( widely ditfused dissatisfaction with It's
measures or candidates, which, though
not powerful enough to capture its strong
I holds, IS sufficient to deliver Its weak
( places to the foe. 1t Will be noted also
that in the cases we have cited the dis
senters accomplished their purposes il
two different modes; by uniting with
their allies in the support Of one can
didate, as the Conservative Democrat;
united with the Wings upon Harrison
to defeat Van Buren; or by running al
independent candidate of their own, as
/ the Barnburners ran Van Buren to de
molish Cass.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17
wafer communication beI"e cen
Ine AiInn1Lc and 1ALssisslPpI.


Gov. Leslie, by request Of the Cover
nor Of the State Of Georgia, submits to
the Kentucky Legislature, memorial
praying Congress to build a canal from
the Mississippi river to the Atlantic
ocean. The canal is to connect the Ten
nessee. Coosa, aud Ocmulgee rivers.
Gov. Leslie says of ths proposition
The proposed canal connects Gunters-
Vile ON the Tennessee with Gadsten ca
the CooS4 river, distance of but thirty
miles. The C0osa river is now nayigl-
bic from Ga assGen in Alabama, TO Rome,
Geor.ia. Tie canal route from Rome Is
up the Etowah river To q branch OF that
stream called Little river, and thence
crossing The Chattahooche to the head
waters Of the Ocmulgeo, and down that
stream to Macon, from which point the
Ocmulgee is navigable to the Atlantic
ocean This brings the fine harbor OF
Brunswick and the port of Savannah in
water communication with the IissIsslp
pi river and its tributaries.
The proposed canal therein referred tc
Is of vast Importance TO the interests OF
this State il Will give to our product,
cheap transportation TO the Atlantic
coast through q country which is already
one Of cur best markets. and twill form
a much needed line of cheap trausporta'
tion between the Northwestern ant
Southeastern States Of the Union. Th'
navigation Of the Tennessee river is nos
being Improved by the United States
government. \ great deal Of work ha
already been doue ou that stream, and
will soon be nayieable at all seasons o
the year by steamers Of light draft iron
It's mouth to Chattanooga.