Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-25
Athens News.


Circuit Court which met on last Monday and
adjourned on Satudry, added one to the num-
Der of convicts in the Peniteptiary.
o. C. Andrews spoke to the colored men at
the court house, on Tuesday night OF TINS wees:
Notwithstanding the very short and n Wilson club
was organized. The club will meet reguiaIly
once week. Greeley stock is low among the
colored men of this place:
Wednesday evening introduced seIie r., Vi
PRAYER meetings at the University Chapel. The
proSpects for a revival are encouraging.
G, w Charlton, visited our town on Thurs
day-established an Agency for the sale of tick
cts to the Eastern Division Fair and elsewhere
on his errand.
Thursday evening John Kimbro, Jr., o. lad
about fifteen years of age was arrested, being
charged with breaking into the store house of
P. G. Wilson, on or about the oath of June last
in the night time, and appropriating to his
own use and benefit money to the amount
of about $500 This daring juvenile
had his trial before Esquires Horton and Get
tvs and was committed to jail to await trial be-
fore higher tribunal.
The large bell at the University building has
been broken, some say, from the outside l1dl-
eating that some malicious, soulless being has
thus attempted to satisfy his fendish propensi-
ties by destroying what was at once pubic
use and pubIic benefaction. The lamentations
| on the outside of the bell lead to this opinion
STRAW
tells which way the wind blows" Since the
editor of the Post has Joined the Good Tenn
RaTs he A has evidently bssn ps God I
spirit of whisky can not dwell together harmo-
| niousIv in the same tabernacle, SO the mingllng
| of the pulpit and party politics is an abomlna-
ton in the sight of heaven. Habbakkuck
| IX-11."
Now, Sam, in the first place, that author
never mayed AS many chapters as you say ne
| did. In the second place he did not unite the
work as q campaign document for the Ihlrd
District Congressional canvass. Col. Iaylor
will not hurt you. Wait little ana the
| CHATTANOOGA CONVENTION.
will nut a man in the field who will carry terror
into the Greeley camp.
The race promises to be lively one. The dis,
affection in the Conservative ranks augurs wei
for the Republican cause. Already we hear lead
CHARACTERISTIC he will be beaten" Key very
well knows bird in the hand etc, and ne
will be slow to let it go, notwithstanding the
many applications to serve the people IN tne
capacity of Chancellor since, and even pe1ore
the Cleveland Convention. Since that conven-
ton the candidate to represent this county IL
the Legislation has withdrawn. FMS result IL, Il
the same in two or three other counties. Inc
candidate for State Senator from the district, In
Guiding this county, refuses to make the race
All over the district Conservative men are
speaking out The do not propose to be rebe
henchmen any longer. q
i THE CANDIDATE.
Several prominent Republicans have been
|, mentioned in connection with the Congressiona
canvass Col Taylor of this place has been re
peatedy called upon and interviewed. Some
have already declared him candidate. HI
has not authorized this, nor do believe he viii
consent to become candidate. He is good ant
true man, and his labors are as badly needed il
the pulpit as in the political arena, and he ap
preciates this as keenly as any man; You nee(
is chosen by reclamation to be our standard
bearer, Right manfully do we expect him tc
bear it, too No matter who the nominee may
be, the Republicans of this district will move T.
his support in a solid column, and they will b.
Joined BY good and true men who have hither
| to been voting against them.