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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
The TAYLOR Gun. -

Mr.. A. y. Taylor, brother of J. A.
Taylor, inventor of the Taylor gun, writes
from New York to the Jonesboro' Herald
and Tribune as follows:
| In the present model there are twenty
| four barrels, (it will be remembered that
| as many barrels can be used as desired, }
of A calibre. These barrels are screwed
into heavy breech-plate and encased in
a brass jacket, or cylinder, to which is to
be connected, by metallic tubes on each
side, tank, which is to contain water for
cooling purposes. The water is let into
the cylinder through these tubes by means
of a small screw, and passes out under the
muZzle of the piece. There being a space
between every barrel, the water has free
circulation, and by this means the heat
generated by rapid firing is carried off.
The cluster is six inches in diameter at
the mouth and oval in shape. The bar
rels are so angulated as that when fired
the balls are sent in a horizontal line,
spreading so feet in a distance of 250
yards, putting ball every 15 inches. We
use the center fire cartridge-i. e., the full
inmate is in the center. (Our Govern
ment is adopting the cartridge in prefer
ence to the rim fire. This is the reason
why we have adopted it for our gun.)
These cartridges are placed in the maga
zine, which contains as many chambers
as there are barrels, each chamber con-
tanning nine charges. They are then
forced into the revolving plate by means of
rods, which we call feeders, and are then
carried by the revolving plate to the bar
rels where they are fired. This operation
is performed by means of a simple lever
the upward and downward movement of
which does four things acith the almost
precision, namely: loads, reVolves, fires
and aioctS fha iUpite6 cartridUaS Tbio
lever is used for firing broadsides and
for ejecting the hulls. Aside from this
there is crank attached to the firing ap-
paratus, which is used for discharging in |
fusilades. So that in action, when occa- |
sion demands, the whole number of bar
rels can be discharged simultaneously, !
while, by means of the crank and reversal |
of machinery, they can be discharged |
singly or in fusilades, at will. Even this |
at its best, leaving the broadside fire out |
of the question. Last week we gave it |
partial test in the shops, which was
entirely satisfactory to ali present. On
Monday, having prepared target, it was
on trunnions and "turned loose"
first in fusilades, then broadsides.
Gen. Wilder, of. Chattanooga, when /
looking at the a00oden model on one occa-
sion, dubbed it the horizontal shot tow
eI, GHe IlOSI elective StauulISarIny eA-
tant." If the General had been present
and witnessed the test on Monday he would
have been more fully impressed with the
novel idea. The work is all done except
adjusting and polishing, which will occupy
out a short time. The movements are
perfect. The whole thing is brilliant
success. Mounted OH carriage with fixtures
she presents truly an imposing
appearance, while her firing is indeed ter
fife
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
STANBIyG COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Important Action Taken Regarding
.g., insurance Companies.
A Number of Miscellaneous Bills and
Petitions Introduced.
Trial of Mrs. Wharton, the alleged
Poisoner, Postponed.
Affecting Scenes at the Eeathbed Of
LeuiS Napoleon.
Spec!aI TO the ChrOnicIc,l

Special TO the Chronicle
NASHVILLE, Jan. 10, p. NJ.
SENATE.
The committees were announced to-day
The chairmen are as follows;
Finance-Hughes, Qnd.)
6 tClaims-Robertson (Dem.)
Schools-Jones, (Rep.)
Judiciary-Smithson Dem
Internal Improvements-Tilm Dem
NATURALIZATION, (Rep.)
New Counties Morgan, (Rep.)
Ienitentiary-Warren, (Dem.)
Banks-Richardson, Dem.)
Federal Relations-Leake, Und)
Reads Melton, (Rep.)
EarolIed Bills-Coulter, (Dem.)
Public Grounds-White, (Dem.)
Charitable Institutions-Moo (Dem.)
Allison, (Dem.)
Printing--Brandon, (Dem.)
Commerce-James, (Rep.)
Immigration-McCo Rep, of
Blount.
Redstrcting the State-SniPes, Dem {;
Jones, (Rep.); Morgan, (Rep.); Richards,
(Rep.); White, (Dem.) Roberts, (Dem.)
The Senate Committees are largely in
the hands of the Independents and Re-
publicans.
Bills were introduced to provide civil
officers with copies of the statutes and dis
pense with juries when neither party de-
mands it.
By Houk, (Rep.)-A bill to settle with
school teachers and superintendents under
the law of 1867.
BY Snyder, (Rep.)-A Petition from
Chattanooga for schools.
Bills were introduced to prevent magis-
trates from holding offices of trust, created
by them while members of the County
Court.
A bill to protect cemeteries.
A bill making mortgages and deeds of
trust, circulating Medium the same as i'll
land bills of exchange.
A bill to pay Attorney Generals fixed
salary, and to regulate bills of cost.
A resolution passed to include Hebrew
Minister among the clergymen to officiate
in the House.
Allen McTeer, of Blount, was appointed
assistant porter:
4 bill to regulate the per centage of rev.
enue collectors at per cent. on $40, 900 and
2per cent on all over that. The poll tax
bill passed second reading without oppo-
sition i'm the House.
Itwas resolved to postpone the election
Of State officers to the 18th inst.
A bill prohibiting Insurance Companies
from doing business in Tennessee unless
they waive the right to remove suits from
the State to the Federal Courts.
Williams, Frierson and Jeup were ap-
pointed 10 settle with the State officers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
"THE GRATIFYING EXHIBIT"

To show that we intend 10 injustice to
the administration Of Mayor Van Glider,
We publish in full this morning the report
| of his Finance Committee. 1t will be re-
membered that we havel never charged
the Mayor with having extravagantly
squandered the city funds, but the COM
plant is that large proportion of them
have been devoted to improving the value
of property of a real estate ring, of which
is an interested member. We have never
| charged the Mayor with dishonesty, but
he is supremely selfish, and it is the opin-
ion of large number of.s;tax-payers, en-
bracing white men, colored men, mechan-
les, merchants and professional men, that
he never fails to improve his own proper
ty and the property of his associates in the
ring when he has an opportunity, and he
never fails to find an opportunity.
The formidable array Of figures present
ed in the report alluded to, contains moth
ing to convince those who believe now, or
have believed in the existence of this
selfish real estate ring. 1t will be seen
that, i'll the amount expended on streets
during the past year, (about S24 ,45l,) no
items are given, so that the tax payers of
the city may know where their money has
been expended. More than $1,000 were
expended for curbing guttering, &c. The
question is, where was it put down?
1t is very true that Mr.. Van Glider has
not run the corporation in debt, but he has
not paid any large amount of the debt.
When he first went into office, he found
floating debt due from the city of about
S3S, 1000. He paid this by issuing $4,000
in bonds aHd $4,000 in interest-bearing
scrip. About 81 900 of this scrip falls due
annually. During the past year he paid
S., 200 of this, together with 1878 IS inter-
est. The corporation owes unpaid claims
to Sc, 1Si 20. The bonded debt
reported year ago was S146,4 400 Now it
is S143,2o0, just the amount of scrip re-
deemed, and not cent more.
An interesting item in this gratifying !
exhibit" is, that our police force, COM
posed of nine persons, is paid S6 1888, while |
the teachers in the city schools, nineteen
in number, including the principal, re-
ceive S5,3l4 so. This looks like the pres
ent administration have faith in the DO
liceman rather than the teacher.
But we have not the space to look at this
gratifying exhibit" further at present.
We will alIude to it again. We beg our
readers to procure copy of last years re-
port, compare it impartially with the
present, and see where the extraordinary
TEr.
Van Glider done in the management of
our finances, that any other man of COM
mon sense could not have done?
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
Shooting Affair.

Yesterday morning, between twelve aud one
clock, case of accidental shooting occurred
at the Railroad Saloon, which resulted in q
young man from Sweetwater, being slightly
wounded. He and several others were sitting
around the stove, when the proprietor, Mr..
Graney, pulled out his pistol to lay it aside,
when one of the party took it and was handling
the top of the stove and glancing struck the
stranger in tho middle of the breast. He was
dreadfully alarmed and was taken at once to
the Atkin House drug store, and thence TO a
surgeon. After the excitement was over the
bullet was found on the chair where the woun-
ded man had been sitting, it having glanced
from the breast bone instead of penetrating.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
A Voice from the Seventh Ward.

The voters of the Seventh Ward would
like to know by what authority Mayor
Van Glider sent the entire police force on
duty over to the meeting, on Thursday
night, with covert insinuations that, if
that meeting attempted to nominate anti
Van Glider candidates for Aldermen, they
would bust !" it.
Wanted to know, whether the threats
made the next day after the meeting about
the meeting in that ward next Monday
night are prompted from the same source
that sent the entire police force over there
on Thursday night.
Wanted to know, where Van Glider gets
his authority from to attempt to oyerawe
a peaceful meeting of citizens in that way,
anyhow. VoTERa,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
LEGAL Miscellany.

regular meeting last night. There was a
good turnout Notwithstanding the severe
cold weather.
The Terpsichorean Society gave a ball
at the Franklin House last night, and
thelovers of the dance, "tripped the Zig hit
fantastic toe" to late hour .'-5..-.
There was not single case before the
Recorder yesterday, the city being perfect
ly quiet and orderly.
John Kelly, of Sewer county, brought
down load of wheat and flour night before
last, which was sold yesterday.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
Engratitudc.

One of the police force turned man out of
the calaboose yesterday morning about 3
enable him to proceed home. He had the au-
dacity to complain of being put in the boOse
with only two blankets over him, after the pc
lice had picked him up out of gutter the night
previous so dead drunk that he could not walk,
and would probably have frozen had he been
left in the gutter all night.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
Meeting I'm the Third Ward,

On short notice about forty voters assembled
at the Creswell school house in the Third Ward
last evening. After short speeches by several
gentlemen present the meeting endorsed John
NJ Jones and David Brown for Aldermen from
that Ward. The meeting was a unit against
the present municipal administration.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
s.T0N Thin.c

The Mayors organ says that he took
steps to urge the Legislature to pass an act
further postponing the time for the poll-tax
qualification to take effect. This is too
thin. He sees that it is unpopular to enforce
1t, and he makes haste to take the other
side as he did ON the city school question. ,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-There was a
brief Cabinet session to-day, but nothing
of Importance was transacted.
The President left for Annapolis this af-
ternoon to attend ball at the Naval
Academy.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
Election of Officers.

Knoxville Encampment, No. II, |. o.
0. F., elected the following officers last
night:
Chief Patriarch-James n. McAffrey.
High Priests. d. J. Lewis,
Senior Warden-W. B. Mills.
Scr:be-E. G.. McClanahan.
Treasurer. FAM.
Junior Warden-Wm. Lyons,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
Notice.

L will sell to-day for cash, in front of the
court house, the type, press, stands, cases,
imposing stones and other fixtures of the
advertiser and Commercial Exporter,
owned by NJ. J. Hughes. The sale will
O'clock. J. w. NETHERLAND.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11

a certain fact: That there has never beer
all accident from Mineral Sperm Oil, anC
some will endanger their lives and proper
ty by using light oils.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings Of the Second Session Of tie
FOrsy-secOnd Congress.
WAsHINGToN, D. c., Jan. 10.
SENATE,

In the Senate to-day Ames introduced a
bill to open all the branches of the army TO
colored men.
A resolution was adopted appropriating
one thousand dollars to defray the eX-
penses of the Select Committee to lnyestl-
gate the allegations against Senator Clay
ton.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was pass
ed, and the Senate adjourned till Mon
day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
~. Johns Chnrcfa.

The annual renting of pews in st. Johns
Church will take place Monday evening,
January 18th at O'clock. i11d2t.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11

Bring your old lamps to the Z. L. China
House and have burners put on for Miner
al Sperm Oil.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11

East Tennessee Carpet House IS the place to
buy your carpets oil cloths, mattngs, curtains
and cornpe and save money. S. B. BOYD.
! xil9dtf
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11

Mineral Sperm Oil, Coal oil, Lamp
Goods and House Furnishing Goods gen.
orally at the f. II. China House.
i11d2t
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Chancery Court at Knoxville, Tenn.
No, 2f71.
George Woods. and A. & C. ShowaIters vs. J, seph H.
Miller ct ais
IT APPEARING FROM THE BILL FILED in this
cause. which is sworn to- that the defendant 10 eph
Miller, non resident of the State of Tennessee:
IL Is order that the defendant above named appear
before the Chancery Court at Knoxville Tennessee
tne nrst Monday in February xt, 1873 and make de-
taken for confessed.
Dec. q, 1872 Clerk and Master.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11

Chancery Sale This Day at the "a urt
House,
The sale of Lots of the Moffit estate advertis-
ed by me to take place yesterday. on the prem
ises, was postponed until this Saturday,
January 11th at one o'clock the sale will be
positive and be made in front of the Court
House. s. T. ATKIN,
Special Commissioner.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11
Dissoiution of Partnersh,p.

Ts'HE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXIST
j ING between the undersigned at Knoxville Ten
nessee, under the firm of Meetings. i BettertOns
tIls day dissolved by mutual consent to take effect
from and after December 81: 1sa2, Hugh L. McCiung
W. Betterton and j. N. Betterton will coutiuus
business under the firm of w. j. BettertOn Bro and
will be happy to the customers of Meetings. Bet
tertons fill their orders. two doors north of their
ston. Tennessee.
Hu. l.. McClung will wind up the business of Ne
room of W, j. Detterton Bro - =
HU, L. MoCLCNG,
II. III, MCCLUNG,
w J. BETTERTON
Jan. s. lS,,. TT j. y. BETTERT0N.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-11

Open Every Sunday.
The Exchange Restaurant will be open every
Sunday Positively no liquors will be sold.
Xii15-d1m.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-02

The BABY SHOWN TO VIsrroRs.-It ia
an odd fact, that no baby ever did. and
no baby ever will, behave well in com.
panT The mother always brings it
into the patlor. where the visitor, is,
dressed In it's clean dress. and its father
ind Its aunt come in smiling at the same
time. After thevisitor has kissed the
baby and taken 1t on her lap, and de-
clared it is the dearest little thing she
ever saw the baby's mother and che be-
gin to talk. Each talks about her own
baby as fast as she can rattle, and both
talk at once, apparently without caring
what the other is saying. In the midst
Of the conversation, the baby s'throws
up" on the visitors dress, aud is sud
denly handed to it's mother. @N
The visitor smiles sickly smile. and
says it makes no difference, but she is
mad. D.. The conversation is resumed. but
presently the father winks furiously at
the mother, and frowns and clears his
throat and makes mysterious signals at
the side OF the chair with his hand. The
mother looks down, and perceives that
some OF the baby's under-garments are
slipping off, and she snatches up that
infant and flies from the room. When
she returns, the child cries to 90 to it's
father; and no sooner is it settled on his
knee than it betrayc an irresistible
yearning to go to its aunt; after Which,
it cries furiously because it's mother
won't take it.
Then the aunt gets a piece of candy
to quiet it, and when it's hands have ac-
quired sufficient sickness, it reaches
over and mauls the visitors bonnet.
Then it's mother tries to show off its &C
omplishments, but it utterly refuses to
make display; it is as stupid rs nm owl.
It won'tsay "mamma" or papa, land it
won't show how big it is Its father
tries to coax it to say "papa." but it
pays no attention to him. He tries
again and again. getting madtierall the
time, and dreadfully afraid the visitor
will think the child is dull.
at last he grabs the child by the arm
and shakes it, and yells, "Why don'i
you soy papa, as I tell you?" Then tho
child screams like back yard full Of
oats The more the mother soothes it,
the louder it gets, until ut last the father
exclaims, "Gimme that brat" and picks
it up and dashes out of the room, aud is
heard spanking it in the entry. Then
the visitor goes home, looking Mt her
dress and deciding that the end of that
infant will be the gallowe, if its charac-
tcristics are allowed to develops fully AS
it grows up.-1Mar Adeler.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-02

Wednesday last was the anniversary
OF the two most decisive battles of the
Mexican war, Cherubusco and Contre-
ras, fought on the Goth of August, 1917.
The anniversary of the City of Mexico
falls on the 14th Of September, and the
Aztec Club, composed of the surviving
officers Of that struggle. will hold their
annual meeting on that day in New
York. Con. Patterson, distinguished
member of the club, it is stated, in
tends extending an invitation to all liv-
ing Southern officers of the war to dino
with him after the meeting.
Some rats were poisoned in Alabama,
and some hogs cat the dead rats; some
dogs ate the dead hogs, and some chick
ems ute the dead dogs, and all the chick
ems died but one, which was eaten by q
man, who was made sick but got we'll
again. 1t is singularly unfortunate for
the cause Of science that the mau didn't
dloi aud that there were no cannibnls
there to eat him and show how far this
poisoning business is capable Of going
before it naturally runs itself into the
ground.
The Missouri farmers take to the
bI"u6co WILL u flm Luat luQlcRtCS Lucy
like the movement passing well. The
head officer of the "Patrons" in that
State says that there are $40 oranges in
his organization, averaging seventy five
members each; which makes d total
membership of more than $1,000.
Judging from the present progress
which the patrons are making, he thinks
that there will be 100000 members en-
rolled before next spring. In Arkansas
the order is making fast headway.
An old colored man, named Simon
Bellinger, was found dead in his bed at
farm about three miles from Charles.
ton. An inquest was held yesterday
morning. and the verdict was death
from old age.
It ia no wonder that Belfast was
burned. She depended on the Passag-
gassassakeag for water. and it was i'm
possible to got stream of sufficient
force through the name to e1tinguish
the flames.
There is man in Richmond 60 lean
that mosquito dashed his brains out
against bono in making dab at him.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-02

The RIGHT KIND OF TALE. Now
York Herald, of Friday, III its money ar
tiole. has the following:
"Recent advices are to the effect that
one OF the Associate Justices of South
Carolina-Judge Willard, formerly of
New York-has rendered O decision in
the suit OF firm of bankers here,
brought for the purpose Of enforcing the
laying of special tax to pay the inte-
rest on certain State bonds believed to
have been fraudulently issued. This
decision is adverse to the tax PAYERS,
but it is not at all probable that they
will permit the matter to rest until o
final verdict is rendered by the Supreme
Court of the United States. Grave
questions are on trial, involving the in
tegrity of tho Legislature and State Of
fcials. and local rottenncss is not likely
to be faithfully probed by those who
have become infected by its atmosphere
The people of South Carolina have al
ready indicated cheerful willingness to
pay their honest debts. The world asks
nothing more. It is reserved for the
highest tribunal Of the land to mark the
dividing line between the true aud the
false; and until this point is decided,
We need not look for the bestowal of
much confidence on any doubtful class
OF South Carolina securities.
Confirming this closing pre- LECTION,
the same issue Of the Herald quotes our
State securities AS follows:
"For South Carolina skies, January
and July, 141; do, do, April and Oc.
to6er, 23; South Carolina Fnnd Act,
1866. 49,"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-02

AMBITIOUS BoYs.-There are thou
sands OF boys born into the world pos
sessing scarcely trace OF ambition.
Such do not care for distinction, or
even for wealth; il they can procure
the humblest fare, by constant toll. the
aspirations OF their boyhood, and sub
sequently OF their manhood, are fully
met. They are negative characters,
happy with nothing, and suffer no ella
tion or depression, whether in sunshine
or under a cloud. These boys, who
often afford much modification to ambi-
tious parents, fill most important niche
in the world; in fact, the world could not
do without them. They constitute the
great army of men who build our rail-
roads, tunnel our mountains, load and
unload our ships, cut down our forests,
and manipulate the red hot iron masses
which come from our blast furnaces.
Scold and fret as We may, we cannot
alter the temperament or proclivities of
such boys. Nature is stronger than we
are, and we'll is it for as that this is so.
If our boys are born to live in subordi-
nate or humble positions, we can hardly
help it; we may hold them in false
position by the power OF wealth, or
strong controlling influences. but when
these fail, they fall at once to their
plnce, in obedience to q law rs irresisti-
BILE as that which Newton discovered in
the fall of the apple.