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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

THE indications now are that the
next campaign for State officers in this
State will be productive ofgood results.
The people manifest disposition to
discard the rings which hay Oplundered
them for the past few years, and to look
more to the merits of candidates than
to their political influence. There has
never been time in the history of the
State, that presented SO fine an oppOr-
tunity for an able non-partisan to be
elected Governor. The "close corpora
ton" convention in August will put
forth their man, but some bold, fear
less, Independent, honest, upright
man can beat him twenty-five thou
sand votes.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

FROM the Washington correspond.
ence of the Baltimore Sun, of the pro-
ceedings in the House of the LIST inst.
we learn that "Mr. Butler, of Massa.
chusetts, moved to suspend the rules
and take from the Speaker'a table the
civil rights bill and refer tito the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, with leave to
report at any time. He said he was
authorized by the judiciary Commit
tee to say thai n motion could be made
to strike out the school clause of the
bill.n
The Democratic members of Congress
do not seem to be very attentive to
their duties in connection with this
and other important legislation.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Louisville Courier Journal has OF
late repeatedly accused them of gross
neglect of duty and of continued alb
senteeisnl. He says:
The absentees to-day among the
Democrats and Conservatives were
Clymer, of Pennsylvania, Dreamer, UI
NewGork, an habituai absentee) Davis
of West Virginia, Eden, of Illinois,
Hamilton, of New Jersey, Jewett, OF
Ohio, Marshall, of Illinois, Mclean, OF
Texas, o, Brien, of Maryland, Parker,
of New Hampshire, Roberts, of New
York IAN habitual absentee) Stephens
of Georgia, lat home sick, Waddell, oil
North Carolina, Wood, of New York
and Young, of Georgia.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

THE disreputable fellows who edit
the Obscene Poster whine over our al
fusion to the evidence that they are
mercenary Adventures, and plead that
they have not had opportunities to
gather property. Pray tell US, then,
about the three thousand dollars and
more that you received as your part of
the public printing swindle. How
about the sum of twelve or fifteen
hundred dollars you have received for
city printing in the past four years
What have you done with all the
money extorted from candidates in
your own party, for which many of
them have denounced you in the Bit
terest terms? What have you done
with all the printing material taken
from "a prominent Democrat, for the
recovery of which you are Low sued
in the Circuit Court? If half
the reports we hear are true,
you are the reputed owners of not a
little printing material which cost you
nothing, and you ought to be getting
rich.
The CHRONICLE, as matter of
course, has made more legitimate
profits than the sheet under considera-
ton. The subscription price of our
WEEKLY paper is two dollars a year,
while theirs is only one dollar, and at
the same time our circulation, both
DAILY and WEEKLY, is at least one
third larger than theirs. We have a
good advertising patronage, for which
we charge and receive good rates, while
that concern prints obscene advertise
ments of the worst kind of patent
medicine nostrums, for which it re-
ceives pay at low rates. Respectable
men do not care 10 advertise their bust.
ness side by side with the obscene stuff
to which we have alluded and pay
therefor at the full rates charged by a
respectable newspaper.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10
Thursday, the 18th day Of June
IS7ineXt, al ii O'Clock am,

st public auction, to the highest bidder, the fol
lowing real estate
lst. The Hotel property in the city of Knoxville
on the southwest corner of Gay and Cumberland
streets knoW WI the - Lamar House, Said Ho.
tel, is situated in the business center Of the city
convenient TO railroads and post office; has in IL
IS rooms, benTs high reputation, as u hotel. has
good run Of custom, and is in good repair. hav-
ing been lately Lewly fitted up Any person de-
string hOtel property will md It TO their adyan-
tage o attend this sale.
q. The lot with mansion house and other
houses thereon, on the southeast corner Of Cum
berland and Prince streets. in the said city Of
Knoxville, the late residence. Of W, II. Sneed,
decd.
81. The house ard lot on the north side Of
Mainsueet adjoining the property Of Victor Bur
ger being the second house east OF the Court
4th. The house and lot on the west side Of Gay
street, ia the said city OF Knoxville, adjoining
the property Of Whites heirs, known as No. "a,
Cav street
5th a lot 10 the said city, on Depot street,
known as No IS in Sneed. king6 Co, Railroad
Addition 20 Knoxville.
SAID property is SOLD flr dbtribution amongst
heirs and the purchaser will get good title
TERMS.
The Lamar House will be sold on one, two.
three, four and i've years time, except ten Ter
cent Of the purchase money, 70 be paid in cash
at the date Of confirmation OF the sale by the
Court, and notes will be taken accordingly, with
good personal security, bearing semi-annual in
! tefest At the rate Of six per cent. per Annum
from the day Of sale, and lien retained till the
purchase money Is fully paid.
The balance Of said property will be sold for
i've per cent. cash. 10 be paid at the confirmation
Of the sale aud the balance in one, two and three
personal security, bearing semi annual interest
/ from the day OF sale, and retaining lien ON the
/ Yl2diTids NJ L. PATTERSON. Q. 4 NJ.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

THE Press and HerOid, for reasons
obvious to all, now courts favor with
Senator Brownlow. 1t will sound
strange to the Senator, to hear that
journal speaking we'll Of him.
On the first day Of March, 1870, allu-
ding to him in an editorial, the same
paper says:
"There is not in Tennessee to. day a
name imore despised by all classes OF
our citizens, than is that OF VIM. Ct.
Brownlow. For personal ends he de-
serted the Radicals in Tennessee: his
well known treacherous character pre-
vented the Conservatives from placing
any confidence in his professions, and
they left him alone in his ignominy."
The Senator cares about as little for
the smiles of such miserable adven-
turers ss he does for their favors.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

TT may not be generally known that
Gov. Moses, Of South Carolina, the dis
unguishing feature of whose admins
tration is his arrest for grand larceny,
was a full'hedged rebel and aid on Gov.
Pickens' staff. lie was present when
the Southern heart was fired at the
suggestion Of Roger A. Pryor, by a
cannon shot directed at Fort Sumter.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10
LAND MoNoPoLIEs.

The Doomsday book ofScotland just
published, is % most important work,
as it will figure largely hereafter in
the politics of Great Britain. 1t has
of late been repeatedly charged in Par
lament that the land holders of Great
Britain did not number over 10000.
Important legislation was proposed
upon the basis of that claim. To de-
feat that legislation and to dispel the
delusiou, Lord Derby proposed an
inquiry to show the number of free
holders and leaseholders on a lease OF
not less than ninety-nine years. The
work was ordered and the result,
as to Scotland, is before the
the world. BY including all small
freeholders and leaseholders, it is
shown outside Of the cities the land Of
Scotland is owned or leased by II, isl
persons, of whom large number own
less than twenty acres. The land OF
Scotland, which amounts to l9,N0,OOO
acres, is owned in tracts Of an average
of / 100 acres. There are 100 persons
who own over %, 900 acres each, and -
who hold over 80, 600 acres each. The
book shows the astounding fact that
one man in his own right and that of
his wife owns more than fifteenth
of the kingdom and p men own more
than = third of it.
The Duke of Sutherland, for exam
pie, owns 176,3i3 acres, and his wife,
1859. Sir J. Matheson holds 4O6, 070
acres, and his brother, 220.423. The
Earl of Breadalbane owns 437, 696, and
the Duke of Bucelaugh, 432, lS3 acres.
The evil results flowing from such
large estates is seen in the fact that the
Duke of Sutherland's lands are valued
at shilling an acre. The land cannot
be bought or leased on terms to tempt
poor men. The result is that while
Scotch farm hands do not earn enough
to enable them to eat meat more than
three times a week, vast tracts of land
are idle and running TO waste. These
estates divided into small farms would
add five times to the population Of the
kingdom and a hundred times to its
productions.
The folly of parties holding more
land than they can cultivate or lease to
advantage is as great in America as
anywhere. Small farms well cultiva.
ted, are more profitable to those who
till them, and add more to the growth
of the country than large farms poorly
worked. All experience shows that,
and to bring it more prominently be-
fore Europe will be the mission of the
work to which we refer. 1t will be a
great club in the hands Of those who
want to break up the land monopoly
of Great Britain.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

DEMOCRATIC papers are charging
that Senator Carpenter voted against
the Civil Rights Bill for no other reason
than hatred for Mr.. Sumner. 1t is
this and kindred matters that shows
very clearly the want Of sincerely on
the part Of such politicians.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

AS the time for holding county meet
ings to appoint delegates to the CLOSE
corporation" Democratic Convention
at Nashville approaches, we would
suggest that such delegates be instruct
ed to call upon the Chairman of the
State Executive Committee and find
out about Hobbs. Get the Chairman
aforesaid to explain who paid Hobbs
the twelve thousand dollars, and what
connection he had with the transac-
ton, if any. Get him to explain how
the equivalent for the sum paid was to
be rendered by his appointment. Had
the Ring family" been wooing him,
and was Hobbs divorced in order tC
clear he way for Burch's nuptials?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

MATTERS are growing interesting in
Arkansas again. The Associate JUS
tees of the Supreme Court have been
removed and Gov. Baxter has appoint
ed their successors. Some of the Judges
of the inferior courts, as well as other
officers, have been removed. The Leg
islature passed an act, giving amnesty
to those engaged in the recent Brooks
movement there and Baxter declines
to sign it. In view of the fact that
treason against the State is made a
capital offense, those who were en-
gagged on the Brooks side. are in a
rather critical pOsitio
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

a PROPOSITION was made in Com
gress a few days ago to revive the in
come tax. There were not enough men
for it to call for the yeas and nays.
The people Of Tennessee would not feel
such law much now. The greatest
objection to it was its inquisitorial
features, and the assessment law in this
State is little, If any better in that re-
spect.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

THE last issue Of the Morristown
Gazette contains some interesting cor.
respondence from Knoxville. We
think We know the writer. He may
be seen almost any day. His most
striking feature is his nasal appendage,
which in color, resembles q lobster.
His occupation is minding the fiies
off his proboscis, consuming mean
whisky and talking politics.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

GEORGIA will never have peace while
Stephens, Toombs and Ben Hill are
above ground. They snap and snarl
at each other, and each one has enough
friends and admirers TO re-echo their
frothy productions. They have each
other by the ears constantly, and there
is enough bulldog in them TO keeI
them from crying enough,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10
CHANCERY SALE
OF
va LIABLE CITY PROPERTY,
246I.

No. 2i64.
Joseph W. Sneed, ex'r. &c.. vs.. Thomas l.. Will
liams, Trustee. and others and Thomas l.. Wit
liams, Trustees, 4 =, VS.. Joseph W. Snesd, ex'r
&C, and others Original and Cross Bills
DERSUANT TO AN INTERLOCUTORY DE
i cree pronounced in he above cause at the
March Term, 1874, Of the Chancery Court az
Knoxville, | will sell in front of the Court House
door in Knoxville, Tenn, on
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10

THE examination Of applicants for
military honors at West Point contin-
ues rigid, as it should. Out Of ninety
Seven who applied a few days ago,
thir.. y-two were rejected
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11

House and Sign Painters,
BEAsLEY & RUTH, 50 n. Cor. Public Square.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11

the Republican party, and carry the
delegate elections with it. You per-
ceive that Butler, standing outside,
with a good part Of the Southern Re
publican vote in his hands, can be a
useful man to either aspirant- Therein
lies his prolonged influence at the pres
ent moment-either candidate assisting
him to change Collectors of Ports, and
fuss around in perquisites and patron
age. The income of this man from in
cidental government business must be
enormous. He is the most successful
politician we have as postlllion- And
still he hungers to ride on the box.
THE DOUBLE sHUFFLE.
To keep Grant quiet is the common
object of the party now, as in his first
term-not TO break with him lest he
capsize the coach. He is a good deal
ike mule hitched in with four-in-
hand. II too much attention should
be paid to his ears, ne might get ugly.
This little game, involving as much
feeling as horses have for each other,
is gradually developing In legislation,
and will presently be plain to the way
| faring man. GATH.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11
How GRANT ECONOMISTS.

The Washington correspondent OF
Of the Ner York Sun has from time to
time shown up the picking and steal
ing game, as practiced in the different
departments of the government at
Washington. This correspondent says
that many good, honest people, who
have read with shame the exposure OF
the manner in which horses and car
riages, with drivers and footmen, are
kept at the public expense for the prl-
vate use of government officials, are re-
luctant to believe thai the President
countenanees this robbery, and then
proceeds to tell what he knows about
Grants connection with suchpractiees
as follows:
cit is indeed sad TO know that the
President of the United States sane
lions petty stealing of this sort from
the public treasury. But when ht
himself practices the same game there
is no longer room for doubt. Hli
coachmen, footmen, barber and all the
male employees about the White House
not provided for in the Congressional
appropriations for the Executive Man
sion. are borne on the rolls of the
Adiutant- Generals Office as enlisted
men, and are paid from the appropria
tions for the support of the army
These facts are as notorious In Wash
ington as they are incontrovertible
yet there is not member OF Congress
on either side who has the courage t.
call attention TO them, and introduce
bill to remedy the evil.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11
SheriH'S Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF VEND. EN-.
ID to me directed, and delivered from the Hon
Orable Law Court of Davidson County, Tenn,
At its January Term, 1874, | will expose to pub
Courthouse door, in the city Of Nashville, on
Tuesday, the 3lst day of March, 1874, within
lawful hours, all the right, title, claim and in
terest that j. +. PentecOst has in and TO the fol-
lowing real estate, tO-wit, lying in the 4th ward
of the city OF Nashville, Tenn, bounded as fol-
lows tO-Wit: Beginning at point on the south
line of jackson street So feet east from Vine
street and running thence caStwardly along
jackson street (Z3) twenty-three feet; thence
southwardly at right angle COZ seventy feet;
thence Westwardly parallel with jackson street
l23) twenty-three feet; thence at right angles
nOrthwardly 10) seventy feet 10 the beginning,
the same sold and conveyed 10 said J. F. Pente-
cOst by Mary II. Clare by deed dated 26th May,
1873, and registered in the Registers Office of
Davidson county, Tenn, on the LIST day of DC
tOber, 1873. in book No. 81, page 50, TO which
reference Is hereby made for further parucu-
lars Also on a certain lot OF piece Of land living
i'm the 4th ward of Nashville. Tenn, described
as lot No 20 in the plan of Nashville, il being
the same formerly owned and belonging to Ed
ward Trabue, lying on Washington street, IN
the CITY of Nashville, and the same sold under a
decree Of the United States Circuit Court at
Nashville, Tenn, in tine case of Wray & Gille-
land ct al. against W. X. Lucas ct al, to which
reference is hereby made for more perfect
description OF said lot, which lot was purchased
at a sale in said decree by Horace h. Harrison
and by him sold and conveyed TO j. +. PentccOst
on 10Th of September. 1870, by deed of that date,
which was registered In the Registers Office of
Davidson county, Tenn, on the 10Th of Septem-
Der, 1873, in book Nc. 30, page g, 70 which refer
ence is hereby made, and being levied on as the
property of J. F. Pentecost TO satisfy iudg-
ment against him and in favor of j. G.. Fulghum
for $3.50, besides interest and costs
+. ID. WENTWORTH, Sheriff.
BY IL. II. WILKINSON. Deputy.
mill at cod
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11

Real Estate AGENTS.
COllegesstreet.
HOS CALENDER. 81 North Cherry street.
JAMES HICKMAN, No. IS Church St, Maxwell
House.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11

CTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLEkk
- and Master Chancery Court, Nashville,
March 2d. Is74.-H. Z. Jones, admir-, etc, Of
Wesley Greenfield. deceased, Complainant, vs..
G. j. Stubbleneld, adus'r, etc, of Geo. A Allen,
deceased, and others, Defendants.
IL appearing from affidavit fled in this cause
that the Defendants, I. W. Morton, Addie G..
Morton, 7. W. Morton, guardian, etc, Virginia
Allen, Rebecca Allen, Marie Allen, Aaron v.
Sluder, Martha v. Sluder, p. E. Norton, Lille
Norton and, Minerva Roberts, are all nOn-resi-
dents Ofthe state of Tennessee, 80 that the Ordi-
nary process OF law cannot be served upon
them: It is therefore ordered that said Defend
ants enter their appearance herein before OF
within the first three days of the next term Of
said Court, 70 be held on the first Monday In
April next, (Is74) and plead, answer OF demur to,
Compartments bill, or the same viii be taken,
for confessed A. 20 them, and set for hearing ex-
parte, and that a copy of this order be published
for four consecutive weeks in the Nashville
Union and American.
\ COpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR,
Clerk and MAstfr.
m3 Oaw3t
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11

THE Illinois State Grange meets at
Bloomington on the l4th of April, and
the Chicago Tribune takes occasion to
say:
''The Grange, it must be understood,
Is not political; indeed, Administration
newspaper organs are particular TO
have this constantly stated. But, says
the Freeport Bulletin;
"'If the Republican party had I'd
hered to its original purpose. and its
destiny controlled by honest men. and
not gone after strange gods-plunder-
there would have been no occasion for
the order now known as the Patrons of
Husbandry.'"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11

THE Eastern newspapers are at last
beginning to discover that the West
does not wait for opinions from their
section. The Bgbalo Express confesses
it as follows:
The West Is becoming mentally and
morally independent Of the East. Tween
tt years ago the Illinois farmers, if the
idea Of organization mad been suggested
to them, would have carefully perused
the New York papers to see what 1t
was best to do. Twenty years ago the
Ohio ladies would not have dared to
pray in front Of a saloon until they
learned that their sisters IN Massachu-
sets we're on their knees. Now, both
men and women at the West are ready
70 take the lead.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11
TARPEOIS.

We learn that a paper Is III cUcula-
ton n this city for signatures, which
binds the sIgners TO vote for no candI-
date for the Legislature who viii not
pledge himself to vote for twenty cents
on the hundred dollars as the rate Of
taxation for State purposes. Can any
one snow that this precise amount Will
be needed. no more and no less, to
meet the legal and Just obligations Of
the State: a futile attempt was
made to pull this Trojan horse INTO the
Bartlett meeting, but the people saw
gepudiati0n sticking out between the
ribs. and almost unanimously declined
70 tauch II. All classes
would be delighted to hear Of a reduc-
ton Of taxes. If twenty cents VIII
meet the current liabilities Of the State,
or if fifteen cents viii answer, well
enough. But it is not pretended by the
agitators Of this proposition that TWEEN
" cents viii more than meet the Ordl-
nary expenses. and one Of them boldly
said. let the interest 60: it has not
been paid II several years, anyhow
Memphis Ledger.
1t is not from any fear that the move
might, by any possibility loom into
dignifed dimensions, that We have
hitherto udyerted to Reputation utter
ances at Memphis, and now copy the
above. We are well satisfied that this
issue could not have been sprung in "A
community less favorable to its de-
vclopment than among the merchants,
property holders and all others inter
ested in the prosperity Of our enter
prising sister city. We fully appre-
ciate the superior facilities Of the Mem
phis press for correctly gauging and
wisely combating this heresy, by
silence or otherwise. Oursole motivehas
been to call the attention of all honest
men throughout the State to the fact Of
the existence of a miserable faction,
wolves in sleeps clothing, who pretend
to be opposed to Radicalism, but Will
descend to the most ignoble means for
dividing and distracting the Democratic
masses. The circulation for signatures
of 4 paper such as the Ledger describes
SHOWS. further, how very active these
marplots are, even thus carly IN the
vear, If these things be done IN Tho
o,,,aan wood. what will be done IN the
dry. next autumn? The people must
he vigilant against these rulc-or-ruir
Gentry. and should develop a de
orae of activity that VIII de
tor them in time. They have
shown their hand in Memphis. They
may prove the more dangerous else
where. by creeping more cautiously
When they are forced to abandon tins
,.i5iculous issue N Shelby, rs forced
they viii be, they are likely to spring
some other more plausible pretezt
Picking flaws is their petty stock II
trade. OF too small calibre to make
figure in any body Of honest, earnest
mn they have a chronic habit Of at
tracing attention to themselves by th'
cbeap device Of "bolting." W.
dislike to give them 50 much as th'
DIGNITY Of denunciation, and our only
excuse IS that the people may have
timely warning Of their wiles'