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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
The Next CONGRESS.

Most of the Senators and members who
are here are generally averse to revival OF
the law for the meeting of the Forty third
Congress on the 4th of March. There is a
strong supicion that the whole movement
is in the interest of the lobbyists, who will
abandon the project if they are able to tri-
umph in the coming session. Speaker
Blaine has already denied the story tn at
he has written a letter favoring it. There
are now in the city some forty Senators
and members Wash. COTreSDondcnt
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27

Before the great fire of London, streets
were extremely crooked, and so narrow
that the houses, each story of which over
hung the next, came near enough together
for lovers to shake hands, if not to kiss,
from garret to garret over the way. Houses
were generally of wood or lathed and plas-
tered on the out side. The fire consumed
$4,000 houses, and nearly all the churches
and halls of thesection were devastated, and
the loss was estimated from ten to twelve
millions sterling, It's extent was more
than mile in length, and one-half mile
in width.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27

To CLEANSE WOODEN FLOORS. The
dirtiest of floors may be rendered beautiful
ly clean by the following process: First
scrub with sand, then rub with a lye of
caustic soda, using stiff brush, and rinse
off with warm water. Just before the floor
is dry moisten with diluted hydrochlaric
ing powder, (hypochloride of lime); let
this remain over night and wash in the
morning. r. -.'. ID Q
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
The Band of Bone Again.

This band of Working Christians, whose
origin we gave history of some time since, are
continuing in their work of bringing sinners to
Christ They held meeting on Front street
at the house of a Mr.. Justines last night, which
was attended with glorious results, there being
II penitents and 6 conversions. They propose
to hold another meeting tonight at the same
place, and earnestly invite all Christians, who
have the love of souls at heart, to come out and
give them helping hand
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27

The most thrilling. reading we have en-
countered recently is found in the Nash
vile Union and Americdn'S sketches of
the members elect to the Tennessee Legis-
lature. Each member is statesman, and
superior to any other member. If the in
coming Legislature fail, by unanimous
vote, to reward the Union and An1eracae
with the State printing, we shall insist on
having the ungrateful fellows banished to
the AppeoPS new colony.-Memphis AUa-
L0llchP rF-EE.E E-E .I- "tt"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
About a Third Term for Grant.
,ecial to the Commercial,

New YORK, Nov. 22.-The Independent
seconds Senator Brownlow's proposition to
re-elect Grant in 1876, stating as preference
thus "If his second term should be what
we expect and earnestly hope it will be,
and the popular judgment should, at the
proper time point to him as the best man
for the place, then the fact that he had
twice acceptably filled the Presidential
office would be no objection to his re-elec-
ton for third term - 80
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
german Eyenirg school.

The undersigned will open class for the pur.
pose of teaching the German language to gem
tlemen, on the 25th of November. The class
will meet twice a week in the evening, from Z
to 8 clock. The session is to continue not less
than five months. Tuition fee three dollars per
month. For particulars inquire of W. A. Hen
derson, Esq, or L. A. GRATz,
xil5d1m
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
Ordination of Deacon.

,. we understand that it is expected that an or
dinatl0n to the Office of Deacon will be perform
cd @ 6y BISHOP Quintard in st. Johns Church at
l9:?O CLOCK A. NJ, on Thursday next, Thanks
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
The Ladies' Bininr Rooms.

Over the Exchange Restaurant are extensively
patronized now, and any gentleman wishing to
treat his lady to some nice Oysters or anything
that can be found at a frst-class Restaurant
should give Eifler call. n22-d3mo.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
Hog Cholera i'm Virginia.

The Virginia papers are complaining
that the cholera is playing sad havoc with
the hogs in the upper parts of Spottsylva-
MIA county. Many farmers have lost near
the pens..fattening for pork, but their stock
hogs as WE'LL Washington Dispatch.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27

500 Reward is offered by the proprietor of
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, for a
medicine that will equal it in the cure of Bron-
ehitis, severe Coughs, and the early stages of
Consumption. Eiii -. - Isl IN
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
For Secrefnry of STATE.

Wo are authorized and requested to announce Hon.
WON. PERKINS, of Williamson county. as candi-
date for the office of Secretary of State Lefore the in
coming Legislature of Tennessee,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27

dea was easily suppressed. The Province
OF Mercia has been placed under martial
law: Additional troops have been sent to
Andalusia.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
For Sale.

Several building lots most desirably located
on Broad street are for sale at very low rates.
For particulars inquire of L. A. GRATz.
! xi12d1m ,---e -FaNH So
Blankets less than ever a. IA Royps F. 90
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
Or, p III! (larffweIl,s

Dental Office, West Side Market Square, from
rooms Meters building, up stairs north OF 7
Kern's. iiil9dtf
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
state Capitol and Public square.
Executors Sale.

Executors Sale.
ON THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER NEXT, AT
" o'clock 2. NJ, I will sell at public sale at the
court house door in Knoxville. lot parcel OF
land lying in the city of Knoxville the west side
of Crozier formerly Water) street. being the lot
conveyed by Dennis Hollihan and wife to Alexander
McBath by deed, duly registered in the Registers
office OF Knox county in book g., vol. 8: page As.
which lot belongs to the estate of Alex, McBah de-
ceased.
TERMs-0ne- fourth cash notes, with approved Sc
cury, bearing per cent interest payable in two
and three years, taken for the remainder.
A r. MCBATH
nov27d3w2D EXT of Will of A. McBath, decd.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-27
OLIVER DITsON g. co., ANNOUNCE

That they happily untouched by the recent
GREAT FIRE, and are busy, as usual in attending
to their extensiye orders.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06
Scene in w ashington.

About ) 6clOcs last evening,
the loungers in the main hall of
the Arlington House were aston
ishedl to see the door of the elevator
open and President Grant and
Don Hamilton Fish step out of If
arm in arm. The Presidents face
was rs red as a boiled lobster, and
the Secretary OF State wore an
expression like that of an owl
which il suddenly broughl into
the tull glare of the daylight. 1t
Immediately entered into the
minds of those who were i'm the
hall at the time that the Presi
dent and the Secretary had been
enjoying themselves pretty freely
in ole of the rooms up stairs. The
two paid no attention to anybody.
but marched solsmnly and with
stately tread through the hall to
the street door, where they
stopped, and Grant wont through
some motions with his hands.
which were indisguis able in the
dark. AT the same moment Mr..
Fish turned hurriedly back to
TO the clerks desk and fumblel
i'll the match safe until he had So
cured half dozen matches. With
these i'm bis hand and his face
beaming all over with maudliu
J smiles, be skipped to the door
again, scratching match against
the jamh, held it obsequiousIy un.
til Grant had lighted a cigar which
he had in his mouth. The two
then locked arms once more and
meandered into the darkness.
J This little incident was observed
by moro than a dozen witnesses
and has created a great deal OF
talk this mornipg in certain cir.
,, cles.-[N. T. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

We see that a move is being.
made by some Christian lead
ers. for such a change to be
made in the United States
Constitution az that God and
Christ shall be recognized
therein. No good reason is
given for the change. But on
the contrary, we think there
are strong and prepcnderating
reasons against it. ..
What would be tIought OF
that sculptor who would write
in large letters on his statue
of Washington, "This is Wash
ington ?" Every one would
say that the sculptor feared
his work Uf itself was not good
enough to let the public know
who was intended by it. What
would b. thought of that
Christian who would yell oul
on a public day, 80, yes! o,
yes! | am a Christ ian 2" 81
of the constitution. If the
proposed amendment were
made, foreign nations might
well tauntingly say, sit is well
you put it into your Constitu.
ton, your instrument is such q
botch that no one would have
ever suspected that God and
Christ fearing men made it."
The Christian leaders would
do right to endeaver to so per
feet the Constitution us reall,
to make it Cody and Christian
1t would not then need to be
placarded. '. -.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06
Caste.

The mercantile classes, and the
so called "arristorracy,T are apt to
look down on mechanics aud Ia
boring men rs an inferior part OF
the community. They evince this
feeling in look and manner, and
often in speech. 1t is not that
the merchant possesses more mon
ey than the ma chanic; for the re-
tail clerk, who superintends the
desk or counter ten OF twelve
hours daily for ten dollars per
week, manifestS this same sense
Of superiority over the mechanic
who earuS twice that sum. Nor
is it that the former has more nat
ural intelligence than the latter
class; for such. at least so far as
regards American mechanics, is
not the fact. Yet the social con-
dition of the mechanic is lower
than that of the professional and
mercantile classes.
One cause of the social diStinc-
ton between the classes mentioned
seems to lie in lack of selfrpspect
which eminently characterizes the
mechanic and laborer; the fnlsome
aduItarion Of stump politicians.
and the sentimental nonsense oil
the high moral literature of L. s.
Arthur and wOrkIngmen's Maya.
zines, to the contrary nOtwith
standing. Ifa man respects him,
self, all intelligent men of whatev.
er station will respect him also.
Let him show by Independence OF
manners, habits and appearance
that he ssteems himself the So
cial us well us moral and intel.
lectual equal OF other men, and
none will hes tate to recognize
that equality.
True democracy levels upward.
What We want is not to bring
down the high but elevate the
low. The mechanic was once 81
serf. Now he is a citizen. He
must make himself n gentleman,
not hy parting with his mauliness
and becoming either a fop or q
turnkey, but by keeping all the
visor and veracicy of independ,
ence, and adding the cleanliness
and courtesies, the graces and re,
fnements. of the highest social cir,
cles.-, Golden Age.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

FIRE IN MoNRoR.-We see
by a late telegram that on the
3Oth ult., a very destructive
fire took place in Monroe, La,
burning the larger portion of
tue town. Sixty odd houses
burned to the ground, COM
plising the wealthiest aud
business part of the city. Loss
estimated to he over a halt
million dollars, and the insu-
rance on that amount very
small. The cause of the fire is
supposed to be accidental,
originating in one Of the bust
ness houses.
Every human effort. that
could be brought to bear, was
exerted in vain TO rescue the
property from being consumed
by the flames. - -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

Mrs. GAINES Casa distin.
guslied member OF the Bar OF New
Orr ,ans thus epitomizes the opiu
ion and decision of His Honor
Judge t. Warton C,.llcns, refus.
ing the petition of Mrs. Gaines for q
new trial in the case of Fuentes
vs., Gaines, in which case the pro
bate of the will of Daniel Clark
Of 1913, has just been revoked:
Judge Collens (says our legal
friend), decides that will is bad
because the status of Mrs. Gaines
is bad and her status is bad be.
cause there is no will recognizing
her Legitimacy. And under these
circumstances there is NO prescr!p.
TONY. o. Bee.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

We publish on the outside a
new method of contracting
with laborers simply for the
novelty and to furnish food
for thought. We don't think
the plan a good one.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

The Missouri Republican
says that diplomacy without
lying is as dull as draw poker
to an Arkansas village. when
neither marked cards nor other
cheating is allowed. ..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

An exchange says that "the
Southern carpet-baggcrs are SO
mean that they are studiously
avoided even by eDidemics."
This is very true; but, if an
epidemic desires to De regard
ed as a perfect gentleman, the
less it has to do with the car
pet-baggers the better.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

The N. o. Republican says
that 1.-The the river il fourteen
feet and three inches below
the high water mark of 1862 al
that point"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

The weather for past week
has been clear and exceeding
ly pleasant up until Friday.
when it became cloudy and
We were visited 10y a slow but
steady rain, rendering it rather
damp and cool, aud SO contin-
uing up to our going to press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

An American has started a
ferry boat on the Sea of Cali
lee, and the steam whistle aud
engine-gong are henceforth to
do violence to its echoes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

The appertionment bill before
Congress increases the Repre-
sentatives to 2s3, and leaves
Louisiana its original five. The
representative number is 1885,
600. The unrepresented frac-
ton in our State is over fifty
thousand, a number larger
than the population of Nevada,
which has one representative
aud two Senators. u .
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

Nearly one million persons are
said to be employed in The cotton
and WOODEN mills of Great Britain
and Ireland.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06
Financial Scheme of Horace
Greeley.


willing ear to the plan of funding
our debt in bonds bearing an in
terest of 90 65 100 Tor one cent
per day on every $1,000 and con
vertible into greenbacks at the
pleasure of the holder? If you
say, They will not be taken, we
answer, Let us try! If only to
rfface the jnst reproach which AT
taches to our persistent refusal TO
redeem the greenhacks in any
thing whatever, this plan should
be- tried. We have no faith in
any action by Congress tending to
make money scarcer on the eve of
a presidential election, but this
plan would do nothing of the
sort. Each greenback funded
would thereby be returned to the
Treasury, SO that it might he used
forthwith to buy up outstanding
bonds, :nd thus restored to circu
lation. If Mr.. Boutwell, will only
turn his gold ont OF the Treasury
by buying up bonds with it, anil
then keep it out, the disparity b.
tween geld aud greenbacks can
never again be large, provided
the latter are fundable at the
holders pleasure in a convertible
bond as aforesaid. Suppose it cost
us six per centum TO transmit
our five-twenties into 8 6J zoos.
thereby reducing the annual bur
den of our debt from one hundred
and twenty to less than eighty
millions, could we not well at
ford to pay that six per cent. 7
Of course there would be no
immediate conversion of orr out
standing Debt into these % Go 100
convertible bonds. But banks
which held them in excess of the
legal requirement. would much
prefer to have each million earn
its 800 per day to noIhingat all,
and private bankers, savings
banks, insurance companies, &c ,
&C., which are required to keep
considerable sums within easy
reach, would rapidly follow suit.
Very soon the grain or pork buyer,
operating On IA margin offs LOU, 900,
would say, Il choose to have this
earn me $40 per day till | want to
use it;"and he would convert it
into the 3 90 zoos as the only
investment absolutely certain TO
give him back his greenbacks
whenever he might choose TO call
for them. Even the poor widow,
With barely one hundred dollars
saved against hard winter,
would say, II choose to trust the
Government, which | know will
pay ME on demand, rather chan
any savings bank, which takes
time whenever it sees fit, and
which may not pay at ALL" Thus
We brlieve that one thousand
millions of dollars would ultimate
~ be deposited in this great M
national bank-lrut to our GOV,
eminent by our own citizens at a
lower rate than Europe can ever
be expected to offer us.
| You don't believe it! Be il so
Have you any objection to giving
the plan fair Iriali Ii our cur
rency is redundant (as some assert
but we do Iot,) would not thi,
plan reduce il 10 the actual want.
of the pecplei-IN v. Y. Tribune, DE
ceDaberS
Mrs. GAINES Casa distin
guslied member OF the Bar OF New
ORR aans thus epitomizes the opiu
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06


platform, on which be is run
ming for president. A little of
it is very good; much of it
silly, and, by far, the larger
part oIitraseously bad:
PLATFORM OF THE TRAIN LIGUE.
cIvIs AMERICANS SUN.
GREENBACKS OR NATIONAL BANK
RUPTCY.
Pay or Fight-YYar with Eng
land-N0n-intercourse-The High
Commission swindle exposed.
Reduction of Army and Navy.
American Industry Free Trade
means England and Low Wages.
Universal Amnesty.
No Foreign Ambassadors.
Specie Payments abolished for.
ever. w. ..
Down with Taxes.
Ireland first-Cuba afterwards.
Free BaHking-Down with Mo
nopoly. ..... t
Down with the Politicians and
up With the People. .. .r-
Prohibition to Foreign Manu-.
features.
Cotton Factories South Wool
en- Factories West.
Dele,lda est Britannia.
Woman Suffrage. "
Repulicanize Europe-Le Dra-
peaa Rouge. ..
Presidential Term six gears.
Success to Strikers.
Penal Servitude for Briber and
Bribed. r a.. r. a...
Inland and Ocean Penny Pos
tage.
Compulsory Education in Pub
lie Schools sans Bible.
The Death knell of Tammany.
Eight Hours Labor-Co opera
tive.
Government Postal and Money
Order Telegraph.
Ballot to Boys of Eighteen.
Hydropathy aud Turkish Baths
in Government Sanitary Iustitu,
tons.
Vaccination Prohibited. .r-.
Abolish Electoral College.
Death to Official Thieves
through Vigilance Committees.
Let Brigham Alone-Admit
Utah.
No more Land Grants.
Cabinet Officers in Congress.
Fraukins Privilege Abolished.
Reputation or Starvation.
Chinese Emigration, but moi
Coolie Contract. s
The st Domingo job shown III
Unification of North America.
or the Continental Republic.
impeachment of Grant.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06
Police Jury Proceeding
POLICE Jury RnnrA

POLICE JURY ROOM ,
Bellevue, La, Jan. LIST, 1879
The Honorable Police JURY ~
the Parish of Bossier net at their
room, in the town of Bellevue
La, at IL o'clock, a. ~, pursuant
TO adjournment, with 5ts&
j. n. PIatt, president, ward 4
Rufus Sibley, member, Q
w. III. RascOe, I" I
present. The body was called Ia
order by the President.
On motion, the body then adj
journed until to morrow moruine
at 9 o'clock, a. M, as this was q
day of public Fest, recognized bv
the statute laws of the State a
Louisiana. a n =
JAS. N. PLATT,
President Police jury.
r. d. TAYLOR, Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

A factory for preserving wood
and rendering it iucombustible
WAS destroyed by fire in San Fran.
Cisco recently.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

The Philadelphia Record
calls George Francis Train sd
political clown" " g
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

Henry Ward Beecber com.
menced preaching on a salary
of $500 a year, and now has d
salary of $4,000 a year. A
preacher has to humbng his
congregation a long way thnn'
derwards-prpfane and wicked
people wauld say hellwards
though We don't-before ht
can induce them to pay hin
such a salary as that.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06
BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday, January 6, 1872.

California has produced a
twenty-four pound tnrnip.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

KILLING We learn from u
friend just from down the river
that on the 9th of December, at
Bees plantation, about ninety
miles below here in Red River
Parish, on the river, a difficulty
occurred between two citizens o,
the vicinity, Messrs. Ball and Tired
well; during the atfray, Mr.. Al
lums interiered to assist Ball. anu
"a Mr.. Coleman, clerk OF Trpdweil,
then interfered in behalf of his eui-
ployer; during the progress of the
fight, Albums crowded Coleman
INTO an adjoining room, where tie
latter caught up Il gun and fired
upon Albums, killing him instant.
ly-
The deceased was from Clai
borne parish, and leaves wife
and five children. Coleman sur
rendered himself 10 the anthori.
ties.
On the same Gay the gin house
of Tredwill. above referred to,
burued up with seAenty FIVE bales
Ell COTTON shreveport Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06

We must be allowed to
boast a litlls on our negative
good qualities, if not on posi-
tive good ones. No picture
can be found in orr late is
sues. That is an improve
ment. No insurance company
is advertised any where herein.
Nor does patent medicine oc-
cupy any portion of our space.
We call these negative good.
because one looking over our
paper is surely not Disguised.
even should he not be pleased.
Our Police Jury met or
Monday, the 1st inst. That
being a holiday, it adjourned
over to Tuesday. As much
business was transacted as
could well be done in one day
when the body adjourned &c
the 9Th Monday of present
month.
See proceedings in another
column.
The contract for bridging
Red Chuse, Big and Little
Muscle Shell and Alligator
bayous was let to L. B. Wat.
kins for four years and ten
months lease of Bed Chute
ferry and bridge.