Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-04
EXCITING SCENES ON THE HoLsTON.
The Democracy, Starting for Salt RIVER
Unwilling Passengers and inter So"
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| The banks of the Holston were Hned yester-
| day morning by the disconsolate friends OF the
| local Democratic leaders, who were gathered to
see them off on their pilgrimage to the tradi-
tional stream where disappointed place hunters
are supposed to find relief for their sufferings.
The scene was one of confusion, for several of
the passengers-were 'senttfor on short notice
They had made no preparations to go and their
baggage and provisions were gathered up in a
hurry. The boat was all ready Friday MORN
ing, but as the crew expected mixed COM
pany for passengers the departure was de-
layed day to make the changes the unex-
pected result of the election made necessary.
John Gibbs and Gratz had their apartments
all fitted out weeks ago, and were ready to start
off Thursday morning, but YarHell and Mynatt
wanted them to wait till four o'clock anyhow,
as it was uncertain how far up they would have
to 60 Gibbs and Gratz had canoes on board,
as they said it was certain they would have to
go further up than boat would carry them.
Yarnell wanted to stop to see if he couldn't get
the company of some of the members of the
Knoxville clique, who had tried to rule him off
because he had worn the blue, and wasn't hard
ly respectable enough for the ring"
THE UNWILLING PASSENGERS.
About o, clock Thursday night Capt James
Boyd, one of the most experienced boatmen in
these diggings sent word to Gibbs to hold the
boat, as thunder was to pay, and the CHARGES
were he would have to go with them. About All
hour before that his friends had been cOngratu
lating him in front OF the Bank, where the TruS-
tee funds had been deposited. The pro-
gramme had beer to send Frank Beardcn up
near the head waters. But the returns came
in Boyd's friends turned white, red and all sorts
of colors They thought at first it was only
shower, but as the votes were counted out it
turned out to be a thunder food About this
time he began to get ready his baggage, and his
friends, overwhelmed and chopfallen gathered
about, trying TO console him. But he wouldn't
be consoled. He couldn't understand it, and
didn't propose to. How a plain man from the
country could distance him in the first race was
puzzle.
Hudiburg had kept up a show of courage but
it turned out he had his beef all sailed down
and was ready He and Gibbs had their bag
gage packed together and rations for long trip.
A Market Square merchant was on the wharf
keeping sharp look out for Hudiburg. The
latter ought to have been sent up last election,
but as he was beaten only nine votes he was ex-
cused. But the Market Square man wants the
race next time so he was determined Hudlburg
should get off this trip, certain. He saw him
safely slowed away before be would rest easy.
SOME CoNsCRIPT PASSENGERS.
Just as the boat loaded with Boyd, Mynatt,
Yarnell Gibbs, Gratz and Hudiburg was push
ing off an excited crowd rushed down the river
bank with Jim Williams, hat off, mad as fury,
hallooing for the boat to stop; One fellow from
the country in putting Jim aboard, said it had
come to nice pass when they couldn't hold a
man in when once elected Col John Will
liams was on hand and refused to let the boat
off unless Sam Ramage and John Fleming were
put aboard He swore they had been such a
IA hot rlf To oil
big organ" had played thunder and he wanted
them out of the way. Jim, he said, was a pop
ulaT man and could certainly have carried the
county by a large majority if such dead weights
Maynard and the straight ticket on election
morning was the biggest fool thing any party
leaders ever were guilty of. He knew
of lots of Republicans it had stirred up and
driven into the straight vote. A good
many of Boyds and Williams friends endorsed
Col. John in what he said. The general
feeling was that the big organ hadn't given
the right sort of music and ought to be taken
up the river to be tuned. The old loyal league
was up at the head waters and many seemed to
If he would write back What's. r. knowsabout
the Loyal League at Chattanooga, and the
present condition of the Institution at the head
of The river would be mighty interesting read
ing. 1t was finally decided to send the big Or
gan, its prOprietorS and the whole "KnoxVile
clique" up to rusticate and re-organize for the
next campaign. The chairman of the Central
Committee was sent up for voting the Radical
ticket, and repeating. Our advices are that the
party here proposes TO make changes in the
management, and will never consent to fight
another battle in Knox county under the lead
of the Knoxville ring .ts s.E
We have several lawyer friends who expected
to make the race for the Legislature, but they
propose now to wait further developments
They don't propose to run on the present sched
ule
An Angel Smiles Above the CIonds,
Charming and beautiful not only are the la
dies Of Nashville, but also daring and fearless