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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-29
st. Louis, Memphis, Nashville and Chat
tanOOga Railroad Line.

st, Louis, Memphis, Nashville and Chat
tanOOga Railroad Line.
Central Short Route.
Without change of Cars to Nashville, Nick enzie.
Union City Hickman, Columbus, Humboldt, Browns
vile. and Memphis.
ONLY ONE CHANGE
To Jackson. Tenn, Paducah, Kentucky. Little Rock,
Cairo and ST. Louis.
More than $50 Miles Shorter to st. Louis
Than via Memphis or Louisville and from to Is hours
quicker than via Corinth or Grand Junction.
Ask for Tickets to Memphis and the Southwest wa
Chattanooga and Mckenzie, and to ST. Louis and the
Northwest via Nashville an tColumbus-all Rail; OF
Nashville and Hckman-Rail and River.
The Lowest Special Rates for Emigrants.
With more Advantages, Quicker Time and + eWea
Changes of Cars than any other route.
Tickets for Sale at all Principal Ticket Offices in tn
South.
W. DANLEY, Gent P. and Z. Agent.
G. NJ. HARRILL. Pass. Ager., Knoxville. Tenn.
can always be found at the Depot on the arrival o
ms mar4-t.
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rnM elERGlAL.
KNOXVILLE WHOLESALE MARKETS

CHRONICLE OFFICE, KNOXVILLE. Tenn
Ian % 1878
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-29

| SEMIrWEEKLY TIMES
| To the gstter-up of he Club
When the names of subscribers are required to be
written upon each paper of the Club at one Posto nee
address ten cents for each additional to the above
| rates.
The true northerner., 1873-11-28
Bishop Cummins.

In his letter to the Bishop of Ken
lucky, DIR. Cummins announces that he
has "severed the relations" which he
has sustained with the Bishop and do
cese of the church in Kentucky, and
that, therefore, 81 leave the communion
in which L have labored in the sacred
ministry for over twenty-eight years,
and transfer my work and office to an
other sphere of labor" From this it
appears that DIR. Cummins proposes to
continue the office and exercise the func-
tions of q Bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church; but he intends to do so
outside of that church. He knows per-
fectly well that the canons of the church
provide for his deposition from the Office
OF Bishop but he evidently is prepared
to maintain his Office without any regard
to the future action the church may take
IN his case. In other words, DIR. Cum
minis proposes to be Bishop of a new
church-and, for the present, sole
Bishop. He has marked oUt for him
self policy toward the Protestant
Episcopal Church the same as that
adopted in Germany by DIR. Reinkens,
who is sole Bishop of the Old Catholics.
Bishop Cummins gives as one of his
reasons for his proceeding that he seeks
a larger and more tolerant situation.
where he can exercise the right and
privilege to meet his fellow Christians
of other churches around the COM
munion table and, as another reason,
his inability to participate in the SER
wees of his own church with those who
incline to ritualism.
The true northerner., 1873-11-28
The Captain of the yirginius.

Capt. Joseph Fry, commander of the
Nlrginius, was son of Maj. Fry, of the
United States army, who died in Florida
during the Seminole Indian war. Young
Fry was appointed a midshipman in the
navy IN lS4l, and after the formation of
the school at Annapolis studied there for
nearly year, and was graduated n
passed midshipman. He married the
daughter of Capt. Sands, of the United
states army. In 1S47 Fry fought duel
with Mldshipman Brown, of Mississippi,
near Washington, but after drawing his
antagonists fire generously refused to
return it. He served for 20 years in the
American navy, and his record during
that time is good one. When Louisi-
ana, his native State, seeded, he threw
up his Lieutenant's commission, and
went South. He was given a command
IN the rebel army, their navy not being
sufhciently large to furnish commissions
TO All the naval officers who seeded,
ana served during the war in the South
west. He is charged with having al
lowed his command on one occasion to
ilre ON our sailors, who had leaped over
board to escape the scalding water and
steam from the boiler, which had been
penetrated by rebel shot. This is de-
med by Capt. Fry's friends. All agree
that he was brave man.
The true northerner., 1873-11-28
itor a direct interest in the stabil-

every depositor direct interest Ia the stabil-
ity Of the Government.
The Postmaster General again urges the
assumption by the Government OF the control
of telegraphs. A Government postal tele-
graph Is the only means by which the full
benefit Of this great invention can be secured,
for wherever the telegraph is under Govern
ment management, it is operated at Its mini
mum cost and people receive the benefit in
low rates of transmission and greatly extended
facilities The telegraph should be made
part OF the postal system without further de-
lay. As Congress does not seem inclined
exercise the discretion given in the third sec
ton Of the act of July "a, 1866, to appoint ap-
prasers to value lines, property and effects OF
the companies now in operation, and as the
Western Union Company appears to be un-
willing to make voluntary sale at fair price,
the Postmaster-Generalr recommends that pro-
vision be made by law for the immediate es-
tablishment of the postal telegraph, and for
the construction of all such lines as may be
needed under the direction Of competent Off
GERS Of the Engineer Corps Of the army The
experience they acquired during the. war OF
the rebellion would enable them to do the
work in q most economical and satisfactory
manner.
The true northerner., 1873-11-28
THE VIRGINIUS.
Account OF am Eye Witness Of the Chase
and Execution.

A Kingston (Jamaica) dispatch says
Capt. Macarthur, of the British
schooner Brilliant, reports that just be-
fore the Virginius was captured, Varona
advised the firing of the powder maya
zine, and consequent blowing up of the
vessel rather than they should fall into
the hands of the Spaniards, but the Cap
tain persuaded and convinced Gen. Va
roma that being under the American flag,
and in neutral waters, they would not
dare touch a man on board. Varona
and his followers thereupon became
satisfied, and shortly after an officer
from the Tornado boarded the Virginius
and demanded her papers. The officer,
after inspection, stated that they were
correct, but made all on board prison
ers. Varona replied that he was
prisoner because there was not an En-
glish or American man DIVA to witness
this scandal on the laws of nations. He
added that he could have blown up the
vessel, with all on board, but he had
not done 80 since her papers were cor
rect, and she had not been seized in
Cuban waters. The American flag was,
he considered, their protection, and he
surrendered, he said, under the protec-
ton of that flag, but believed he would
be victim, since the Spanish Govern
ment had all along hated him.
Capt Macarthur witnessed the execu-
tion of Ryan, Varona, Jesus del Sol and
Pedro Cespedes, and gives the following
account: The Spaniards forced Ces-
pedes and Jesus del Sol to kneel, in
kneel, in which position they were shot
i'll the back The soldiers next directed
Ryan and Varona to kneel in the same
way but they refused, and were seized,
thrown down, and handcuffed. All the
time the two victims begged their tor
mentors to allow them to die standing,
and, having offered further resistance,
they were shot standing.
Fifteen officers of the Spanish army,
who had been made prisoners on the
battlefield by Varona, were present when
he landed, and went to the Governor of
the city and begged that his life might
be spared, since he had given them
theirs
The Acting American Consul, on hear
ing that Ryan was to be shot, waited on
the Governor and demanded his restora-
tion as al American citizen, but the
Governor refused to listen, on the ground
that the Consul was not well-informed
in regard to the matter. The Spaniards
informed the Consul that they were
acting on their own responsibility, and
did not even intend communicating with
Madrid
The true northerner., 1873-11-28

at Santiago protesting against their execution
in such haste.
The members OF the French Cabinet have
decided not to resign.
Madrid dispatch of Nov. % denies the
reports that violence had been offered to
Minister Sickles. The idea Of submitting the
case Of the Yirginius to arbitration is much
talked of at Madrid Should this course be
agreed to, the German Emperor is indicated
as the probable arbitrator.
The Minister of the Colonies reports from
Havana that the restoration of embargoed
property of American citizens ID being dill
gently proceeded with.
Political.
The official majority for Taylor, tho Govern
or-elect of Wisconsin, is Is, AL.
General.
Activity continues ut all the navy yards OF
the United States. The monitors and other
war vessels are being made ready for active
service with all possible dispatch. The Juni-
alta. as screw gunboat of eight guns, and the
war steamer Worcester have left for Cuban
waters. Fifteen or eighteen more men-of-war
are nearly ready for Cuban service. Secretary
Robson has expressed his determination to
remove all distractions, and place the navy on
secure footing, ready at all times for peace
or war; He has ordered recruiting Offices to
be opened throughout the country, and tho
navy will be recruited to the utmost capacity
allowed by law
A great falling off in railroad building in
the United States appears in the figures pre-
sented in the annual report of the Iron and
Steel Association. The number OF miles of
new track laid in 1873 was 5000, decrease of
so per cent. in one year. In 1870, when the
highest point was reached, 7,779 miles were
laid.
New York dispatch of the 21st says A
Cuban gentleman living and doing business
in this city, who arrived from Cuba yesterday
declared the statement that more than 100 of
the crew Of the Yirginius were executed was
true, as he saw it so stated by Spanish official
reports in Havana.
A Washington dispatch says the Spanish OBJ
jections to the demands of the United States
Government are as follows:
First-That the yirginius is not American
ship, she owned by the Cubans and regis
tered in the name of Patterson residing in New
York.
Second-She has forfeited even the false registry
by subsequent sale to other parties.
Third-She has frequently sailed during the past
two years under flags of other countries.
Fourth-That Gen. Ryan was not citizen Of the
United States.
Fifth-That the virginius, at the time of her de-
parture, was engaged in an unlawful expedition
against friendly power
One hundred and ninety more miles of the
Northern Pacific road have been examined and
accepted by the Government Commissioners.
This makes in all 400 miles which have been
accepted and on which patents for land-grants
will be issued
Work was continued in all the navy yards of
the United States on Sunday last
The true northerner., 1873-11-28
Cuba-Populatiou and Commerce.

There are about l 100000 or 1, 200, ,0OO
people on the island and its small de-
tendencies. Half of this number are
white, about 100000 are free colored
and black, and the remainder slaves.
The average annual exports of the
island aggregated about $4,000, 600
previous to the outbreak of the insur-
rection in 1868. These were composed
chiefly of sugar, tobacco and coffee.
The imports amounted to about $64,-
600, 600 per annum. The foreign COM
merce of Cuba is said to exceed, rela-
lively to its population, that of any
country on the globe.
IF flute could speak it would prob
The true northerner., 1873-11-28

HERRING are so cheap in Maine that
,he farmers are using them on their
lands Tor fertilizing purposes.
The true northerner., 1873-11-28

IF flute could speak it would prob
ably say, "Well, I'm blowed."
The true northerner., 1873-11-28

ACALrFoRNIA paper tells of boy who
lately escaped being bitten by mad
dog by climbing up tomato vine.
We've often heard of the enormous
growth of tomato vines in the Golden
State, and begin to think her news
paper yarns attain to like proportions.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-08

The whole business portion of Trenton, La,
excepting two stores, was destroyed by Fire on
Thursday morning. The loss is estimated at
1000, onc-half of which is covered by IN SUI
ance, mostly in New Orleans.
Inquest.-Coroner Winslow held an Inquest
last Monday over the body Of male child which
was found near Eleventh street bridge, On the
Brandywine. The jury rendered verdict OF
death from neglect or violence at the harlds OF
a person or persons unknown to the jury.
An Other Invsntion. VIM. Field has
invented an apparatus for cooking without
wood or coal. at cost of about three-fourths
of q cent for the fire OF each meal. 1t has
a frame of sheet iron, OFFENDER filled with
asbestos to absorb coil oil like cotton, but
will never burn out. 1t is impossible 70 ex-
plode or burst as the cilenderis full OF holes,
and as the gas gen crates it passes out Of the
holes and burns. There are no sparks and
no danger whatever. Coal oil can be pour
cd in at any time from spoon but not from
bottles or cans. Price Sl.0O. 1t can he had
Of DR.. f., at his residence, No. 2l3 West
Seventh street. may 8 I'm
At San Francisco, a boy named John Samp-
son, who pleaded guilty Of manslaughter, IN kill
ing John Wilson, has been sentenced TO one
days confinement in the State Prison.
The schooner Arnica, of st. Johns, n. u !,
foundered at sea on tho Sd inst. Her captain,
mate and a seaman named Riley were lost.
The ship Tennyson, of Newburyport, from
Calcutta for Boston, is reported lost at sea. She
had OH board cargoof East India produce,
valued at S325, 900. The vessel and freight
money were valued at $4,000, making total
loss Of $4,000.
Tie settlers in San Pete Valley, Southern
Utah, have asked the commander Of Camp
Douglas for two companies of troops to protect
them from the Indians, who have become urea
tening. General Morrow, commanding at
Camp Douglas, is seriously i'll.
Cakes Ames was struck with paralysis at
his residence in North Faston, Massachusetts,
OH Monday evening, anil remained unconscious
ON Tuesday with little OF no prospect OF recovery
Mr. Alnes is ~ years Of age.
William Scrbner Of Milford will launch Il six
hundred ton schooner to-day. lie hes three
others on the Stocks and will Immediately lay
tho keel for another one.
Mr.. Mulet, the Government architect, accom-
PANIED by Postmaster, Lewis Collector Nolen and
others, visited Dover OH Tuesday, to look after
the location and plan of the new post office at
Dover, for which building Congress appropriated
$4,000 ut its last session.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-08
@elawaxs gspablitaa.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY s, 1s1s.9s:'


Ne,p Advertisements McCaulley x Co.,
Truck farm, near Wilmington for rent.
Statement of County Finances.
Horses, COWS and hogs for sale on the HE'S
Ter farm near Newark.
j. 4. Head, sale OF 90 lots, Saturday, May
10. ,,,-
Steamer Ariel, resumption of trips to fhila-
delphia. 49,,
The Chrisliana Improvement Company Will
sell thrty-four building lots on Maryland Aven-
hue and vicinity on the nth inst.
Ogle & Miller-a large sale Of fine stationery,
at their rooms, corner Of Fourth and King Sts',
TO-DAY and tomorrow. Also mantel clocks,
vases. card receivers, fruit stands, &c.
" iiliam Canby, chairman of the Street Com
mittec, advertses for proposals for building a
culvert in the bed of Poplar Street, from near
Fifth Street to the Christiana river.
Philip W. Mcdowell, chairman OF The Lamp
Committee, advertises for proposals for sixty
nine iron lamp posts, to be delivered in dilier-
ent parts of the city, as may be directed.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-08

another Tom Cldimed.-Thomas Oliver is
a bachelor; his age is IS. lie is now living snug
~ in West Chester County, New York, and is
laboring under the impression that Milford, or
n good pait of it,, belongs 10 him and he pro-
poses Ia sue for the recovery of the same,
The Milford NC,cS gives the following rs the
substance of what divers claim is founded
upon:
More than n century ago there came from
England to this country, and located here Il
bachelor of the name of Oliver.
lie acquired the title to large tracts Of land
ON apart of which Milford now stands.
After time tho bachelors health became so
feeble, and he was growing so cid, that he de-
manded care and attention; and yearning for
the companionship of his kin, he sent for his
bother in England TO come over and mini ;ter
to him In his declining years.
lie also sent TO his brother for Il considera-
ton decd Of all Lis properly here.
This brother Immediately set about closing
up his affairs at home preparatory to coming
to America; but, meantime, his anxiety about
his long absent brother was such that lie inn
mediately despatched Il cousin to look after
the old gentleman until he could come himself.
In about year he sailed for this country
with his wife and children, but he died on the
passage and was buried in the sea.
On her arrival in Philadelphia, the widow
visited some friends in Bucks county, Pa, but
she never visited, strange as 1t may appear
this region to look after the property to which
she held the deed.
Alter the lapse Of years this Bachelor Olive
made such disposition of the estate as he hat
no right in law or equity to do. His descendants
in still later years visited the widow or her
children in Pennsylvania, and endeavored Il
get her or them TO sign deed conveying tn
property; but this was refused, and To this da
the only proper title is vested in the descent'
Of the drowned Oliver, of whom the aiorr
said Thomas is one, and as he is threatening I
visit Milford and assert his claim, we conclude
it the proper thing to give our citizens duo
warning.
Thomas is a hale and hearty man, about u
years old, intelligent, and apparently well sat'
fed that lie can come and possess the land ;
his pleasure.
He has been in no hurry about the matter
knowing that it was all the time approaching
value: but now in his declining years he col
siders it the part of prudence to save his poste
ity trouble by adjusting this little matter durlI
his own lifetime.
1t is well-known fact that the Oliver fami
formerly had large possessions here. We a
not familiar with the metes and bounds OF tn
property, and cannot indicate precisely wi
will be dispossessed.
We feel tolerably secure ourselves, and OF
sympathies are still at the command Of tho
who shall be the sufferers.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-08

FINE Lors-The building lots on the Norris
property, which our public spirited and highly
enterplising fellow citizen, ). L. lieaid' Esq
will sell at public sale on Saturday, are among
the most eghy situated that can he found in
our city. In fact there are few that can compare
with them. They command fine view oil the
country for miles, and over look the entire city,
which forms most beautitul picture. Any one
who wishes handsome location for private
residence may find it here. 1t would do every
one in our city great deal Of good to take a
look at 1t every week in the year. The delight
fnl view can never fail to please, even if looked
upon every day, and at the same time, tone and
vigor wolll h. impaired 10 tho system of the
behodcr. 1t would make many an invalid
cJnyalcsc,n. TO look at II. II is no wonder the
beautiful lady who selected the site OF our city
for settlement was charmed on beholding it,
The lots on the Lowering property are also valu
able and well worth attention. For particulars
see lycrlscment.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-08

Death OFT CenLtnaridn.-W noticed week
or so ago the death of Ann NJ. Evans at the age
of l03. There are some circumstances connect
ed with the life this la ". that may not be unin-
terestng to the public, and we here relate them.
Her father was Il German gentleman named
Andrews. Her mother belonged TO the order
of German nativity. Wlen she was II young
girl her father lived in Elkton. IVhen General
Washington WAS in that town during the Re-
volution put up at llollingsworth's tavern and
Mrs. Evans (MisS Andrews then) with the cur
iostv consequent to Il little girl stail with lit
Tie Miss llnlling|worh, daughter of the pro-
priclor, aud WAS taken by the father ofhis coun-
tty upon his knees When she was some years
Older, she was placed at the same boarding
school, with the celebrated Miss Patterson who
married one If the l,onaplrtes. 1t was kept in
Philadelphia by an Italian and was then the
most fashionable school in the United States.
She wa tn intimate friend Of Miss l'atierson's,
AN was visiting with her, after her marriage
with lionapartc, 4! Il MIR. Smiths near Pliladel-
phia. The Bonapaltc was with her, and it was
at the residence OF this Mr.. Smith, whilst Miss
Patterson, was present that u courier came, or.
dcrng his return 10 Frances She describe the
BUnaparte as being small and stoop shouldercd
Mrs. Evans husband died, n few years after
her marriage, and she never married again.
She had one little boy, who died about 10 years
ago, when three or four years old. She kept
his little clothes, and had them placed under hel
head when she was buried. They were how
ever greatly moth eaten. One of her nephews
was judge Andrews Of New Yoik. Another
nephew is the cashier of the Girarl Bank In
Philadelphia, that same one haddeposited thir,
or forty years ago, several thousand dollars fol
her In bank in New York. And that il was
laying there waiting for her to claim il.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-08
60 49, - -
Al 4 k X I n u.

On the lst inst, b, the Rev. John }. Jones
al the Parsonage of Second st. NJ. L. Church
Mr.. Thomas IL. Davis of Wilmington, Della
ware, and NJ IS Annie NJ. Zane, ofSalen, New
Jersey.
On Thursday evening, MAY list, Ivy Rev
Stanford j. Holmes. of Trinity Baptist Church
phlibet Thibault, of New York, to Annie &
Taggart, formerly Of Wilmington.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-08

ANOTHER SALE OF LoTs.-Reynolds " 20.
advertise thirty-three building lots at publie
sale, next Saturday afternoon. They are situa-
ted OIL Tenth ST., between Lincoln and Union
and will prove good locations for mechanics
and worl,ingmen. Every W orkingman Should
aim to procure home for his family, anu ny
little effort he may do So Tho greatest secufi-
ty for the public welfare may be found IN the
stcadiucss of the laborcr and mechanic, and as
there is nothing contributes to this end Ike 'he
possession of property We urge upon all the al
vantage of purchasing at public sale FOR par
iicnlnrs see Advertisement.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-08

Received OF Mrs. - Sl,2O for
BdllOu'S Mdgd,ine, for one year
ALBERT CLINTON,
Club Taker."
Receipts, of which the above is correct
copy, were given to quite a number of persons
in the vicinity of Kirkwood by an itinerant
young man with quite n sanclimonious mien,
and no stint Of lingua powers, who pretended
to act under authority as canyasser, or .'club
taller," for New Castle county. A. c., like
many others, that work theoretically anu for
purpose, was very successful in this portion of
| his field of operations; but his dupes, -mostly fe
males,-upon being told by the postmaster at
each and every inquiry for the first number Of
Ballou's, that .it has not yet arrived" denounce
in fearful terms Alfred Clinton, Club Taker.-
They evince disposition almost cannibaliatic,
and they-they-that is, they-but l refrain
from further comments, and seriously admon-
ish A. c., "Club Taker," that he remain where
ever he be, or defer, at least, second visit Il
, Kirkwood, until the frosts of many winters
shall have whitened his locks of auburn hue.
MAY 8, 1873. l.. j. z. Z.