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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
HOW THE PEOPLE ARE DECEIVED
Col. BroWnIow called Upon to Explain
The CiVII Rights BtII

mo co1,o,,;,r c,o,a ,,,a -, H., c.,
i"s '"o.9 '0'' 10 ~ N'''
Johh bfoWhIow, VIII serve to show
how terribly the people have been de-
cejved bv the wild and foolish storin-
- noli,i,,,
VI lV'',.'''' 'yl'ins "'' 'o'''c' i'ilN 'he
ClVll flights Bill,
Two respectable and generally intplli-
GENT white citizans of This ,ount,,
III -. r., -. a.. ,.,., ..
o''i''" "I''" wi bi""H''" 2''u'u"y
to settle dispute between them %, to
the object orthe Civil Rights Bill. one
of tbeu .totnl fhc c,ge a,,r,s.,,,,i.II,.
~,
as lo'lo"@'
Col. BrnwnlpW,' he said, we
kne" that You knew all
about Tins Civil Rights Bill,
20 we have COME to you to decide n
dispute. ! say that according to that
bill If l take my daughter to Church
with me and niger offers to take
her home and she refuses, that | could
be sued for damages and fined $500.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
OUR ENLARGED rApE
a WORD 70 oar Readcr. and ~


a WOrd To oar Readers ana Frtrpds
We send our readers the CHRoNICLE
eight Columns larger than heretofore.
IT Is THE LARGEST PAPER
EVER PUBLISHED IN EAST
TENNESSEE, and ithas cost us much
money to make the improvement. We
give our readers Uery much more read
ing matter but there is NO IN
REASE IN THE PRICE. it is the
cheapest paper published. In return
we ask our read ers to help us by send
ing us new subscribers Let every
reader send us one nelU subscriber Can
you not do it, reader? If you can, you
will be doing us great favor and help
build up East Tennessee, for the
CHRONICLE is working hard to in
crease our population and money
Let every friend go to work and send
Us a new reader. Who will he the
first
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
schools in the 18th District.

The Free Schools in the 18th Dis
trict, will all open Monday, August
3lst, except the graded school IN Me-
chanicsville, which will open Monday,
September nth, The following teach
ers have been appointed Mechanics.
vile, II. M. Brother, as Principal +;
Il. b. McLemore, Miss Jennie Braine
and Miss Fannie M, Howell, as AS
sstants; Woodiawn, /. w. Allen f;
Third Creek, J. E, Johnston Middle
Brook, G.. A. Lonas Cedar Grove,
Il. A. Norman Fairview, colored, NJ.
j. R.Gente Mount Pleasant, colored,
Caroline Branch ; NIitchel's Chapel,
Alice L. Mason, w. r.. COOPER,
| Clerk and Treasurer.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

The following are the real estate
transfers recorded i'm the Office OF the
County Court Clerk for the week
ending Monday, Aug. 3lst:
J. \. Galyon, ct uX, to Isaac Frank
lin; lot, for $500.
}. X, Aul5 to T. w. Johnson lot,
for $50
f. J. Deaderic1 to Joseph Anbrus.
ter; lot, for $500.
=. u. Smith TO }. X. Ault; lot, for
$40
n y. Burrier to J. :. Ristine; lot,
for 800.
Jno. Drew to Mary Drew; deed of
gift.
D. P. Nelson to y. G. White; tract
Of ,and
john f. Spence tn Iheo. Howard
Smith; bill Of sale.
NJ. l.. Patterson 10 jacob Mikels;
tract of land, for 1919.
y. :. Hudiburg, CT ux, and l.. w.
Hudiburg 20 Peter Kern house and
lot So 600.
VIM. Coffman to Lennah Hudiburg;
house and lot, for SO, 800.
Jas. II. Gilbert to p. Dickinson :;
Peter Kern to John Lynch ; house
and lot; for S., 500
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

Teacher to Sunday school scholar
"Oh, you have an elder brother; we'll,
how old is he?o Schoolboy-" Dunno,
Miss, bnt he has just started o'swear-
ing"
The prospect for an early rise in
wheat is not ut all encouraging The
market seems to be dull and flat in all
directions. Small lots are handled
here at Sl.0O. The trade, however, IS
slow.-AthCaS Post.
Owing to the partial failure Of the
corn crop in this section, we hear of
but little demand for hogs. As the
hog crop this season will be short we
look for pork to range at pretty high
figure. CCUClaad Banner.
4 young lady who has been annoyed
by a lot of young simpletons who stop
under her window at night to sing q" if
ever l cease TO love- wishes US to say,
if they will cease their foolishness,
come in, and talk, business" they
will confer 2 favor.
We have our opinion of q woman
who, for the sake of selling a little
butter, would declare it was right fresh
when she knew at the same time that
the butter was strong enough to walk
home, If it only knew the rOut, and
hadn't been brought to market in a
covered bucket, like a cat in bag. We
didn't swear when we tasted it, nor
did we feel very pious toward that
woman
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

sal" OF Tciiico TrOu Works for FIrty
Thousand Dollars

We learn through Col. NJ. +. John
son that the final payment on the fifty
thousand dollars, agreed to he paid for
the Tellico Iron property, in Monroe
county, has been deposited with Dun
can, Sherman d Co., New York. This
proporty,as we have heretofore stated.
was bought 10y an English Company.
Mr.. Burnup, one Of the Company sails
from England with Gen. Wilder ON
the lOth of September.
This spleudid property consists of
about thirty thousand acres of noun
tain land and lies between Stars RIDGE
and the Smoky Mountains. The Tel-
leo river with superb water power
PUSHES down through the center of The
tract It abounds i'm Zine timber and
its iron ore is very rich.
It's believed that this English Com
pany will atOuce improve this propprtv
aud that works for the manufacture of
Bessemer steelWill eventually he built.
The narrow guagC railroad from
SWeetwater to Vellico, II is believed.
will be built, thereby bringing that
rich valley in close communication
with the rich mineral mines said to
exist in the Teilico property.
Col. johnson has authority TO turn
over the property to the English Com
pany rs soon as they are ready to
take il.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
Dried Fruit.

We called the attention of our read
er5 the other day to the Importance of
the fruit trade, but neglected at the
time to urge those having dried fruit
to put it in market at once, while the
prices are up. From the Athens Post
we clip the following pertinent re
marks:
A" We wish to call the attention of
our country friends to the fact that
the general fruit crop of the country is
unusually large, and that it is most
likely the present price of dried fruits
will not be maintained longer than a
few weeks. We are two or three
weeks earlier in this section than at
the East, and have the advantage of
selling early. 1t should be Thoroughly
dried, however, to command the top of
the market
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES.
How the War on the ChronicIe Has
Helped IL.

The issue of the WEEKLY CHRONI-
Gle which was sent out August Goth
consisted fjust one hundred and fifty
quires or hjrty-Sir huadrcd papers.
With the exception Of an extra issue
of ten quires, the e papers went TO sub
scribers now on our books. This is a
large, circulation, and we give the
figures to the end that the little band
Of disreputable fellows, who have un-
dertaken the job of breaking us down
may know what they have to do.
We may also state, with truth, that
our list of subscribers is increasing
every day, and more rapidly just now
than usual. In this connection we
acknowledge the receiving yesterday
a fine club of subscribers forwarded by
George Shuts, of Cosby p. o., Cooke
county. Our circulation is now nearly
if not quite double that of any other
weekly paper published in East Ten
nessee, and it is about .fO1r times chat
Of any outside of Knoxville. Its read
ing matter is fully One-half more than
any other paper published in this sec.
ton.
Three-fourths of these subscribers
reside in East Tennessee, and business
men who want to reach the people of
this section can not do it so well
through any other medium.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

On Saturday, August the 18th, 1874
| made the following proposition for Il
convention, to Col. ThOrnburgh, to
settle the question of who should be
the Republican candidate for Congress
in this district. 1t was this: That |
should select three Republicans per-
sonally friendly to myself and in favor
of my election, and that he should
likewise select a similar number of
like friends, who together should agree
on a programme for calling a conven-
ton of which the people should have
full and fair notice, and an equal
chance for II proper representation.
This proposition was submitted to Col
Thornburgh, in the pres
ence of Col. John Il. Brownlow,
and several other gentlemen, and was
made after having been agreed on by q
large number of Republican friends
representing more than half the coun-
ties in the District, and adopted in
view of the fact that, rs myself and
friends understand the matter, there is
no properly authorized Congressional
Committee in existence, Col. Thorn
burgh declined to accept this offer.
The proposition is hereby renewed
and will be kept open for acceptance
until the 9th day Of September, unless
sooner accepted. A copy of this prop.
osition is sent to the CHRONICLE and
Press and Herald, with a request to
publish. l.. c. HOUR.
Coal Creek, Tenn, Aug. 9th, 1874.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

From the Bristol Courier we clip the
following particulars in regard TO the
killing of Wyatt, a brief account Of
which we gave in Fridays issue:
As the in-bouud train on the Nir-
ginia and Tennessee road came into
Bistol this Thursday morning, man
was run over about one mile east of
Bristol. IT seems that the engineer,
just as he turned a sharp curve, dis
covered something lying on the track
some twenty feet ia advance of his
engine. After arriving at the depot
he informed the conductor. Capt. Hor.
ton, of the fact and told him he
thought it was either man or a dog.
Capt. Horton took the yard engine and
went back to the spot, where lac found
the remains of q white man, badly
mangled. The remains We're still warm,
and were placed in a box and brought
to the depot The news soon spread
over the town, and large numbers re-
paired to the depot to look ct the re-
mains, TO see if they could recognize
the same. No definite conclusion.
could be reached. The remains were
badly mangled. They had the appear
ance of ~ man some TWENTY-FIVE wears
Oh age re Iau It le" JSuJ WnlskeFd
on his chin. He Wore pair of blue
cotton overailsand pair Of gum shoes,
without stockings. The matter is
ahroudod ia my suery which uIoy got
be cleared up.
The features of the man favor those
Of VIM. Wyatt, a brick mason, who
lived at Glade Spring, and who has
worked some at his trade in this place,
and several of our citizens suppose the
mutiated body TO be his remains.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

Its easy enough to make pill, bu
70 make a good pill, alb that's the diff
ticulty There are cheap, harsh, drastic
pills, that are of even less benefit than
a dose of salts but good medicine,
ike DR.. Motifs Liver Pills, which pen
etrates to the seat of diseege, is a desi-
deratum indeed. Will positively cure
all diseases of the liver Sold every
where. John f. Henry, Curran d Co.,
Proprietors, and 8 College Place, New
York.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

Just now this community is suffer
ing as it has not suffered for many
years from the want of money, and re-
lief twill only come when currency
takes the place Of the crops now in the
country, but while relief for hard
times may be slow in coming, we
should see to it that our miseries are
not added to by bodily pain and suffer-
ing, which can be almost instantly re-
lieved by prompt use of DR.. Harris
Great Relief.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
Died.

On Tuesday, the oath day Of August,
Of consumption, in the 35th year of her
age, Emma Gum, wife of J. &. Gum.
She was buried at Holston Chapel, in
the 14.h district, Knox county, on the
26th. Mrs, Gum had been an invalid
for eight years, gradually falling with
consumption, She had large circle
0e warm friends who sincerely sympa-
irrrp0rable loss.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

Friday night, Aug. 223, between the
hours of - and O'clock, Mr.. Tylman
White, who lived at Kirkpatrick
mill, on Nail creek, in the edge Of
Blount county, about nine miles from
he city, lost his house by fire. 1t is
thought to be the work of incendar-
.sm, as there had been no fire in the
house after the noon meal had been
prepared, and the fire did not break
out until about midnight, as above
stated.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
4 Good Days work.

Mr.. w. S. Johnson, the inventor OF
the " Johnson Plow," on the Goth ult.
fitted up and stocked fourteen plows ;
all by himself.
The Changers go for these plows as
being i'm all respects the stand cheap
est ever introduced in East Tennessee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
An OId CoIored Citizen Deed.

The remains of " Uncle Ned Liv-
ingston, who died on Sabbath night,
were followed to their last resting
place yesterday evening, by large
number of mourning friends and rela-
lives. He was liked by all who knew
him, white as well as coloTed, for his
honesty and purity of character.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
A Former EiuOx CO-nIy BOY Killed
i'm Missouri.

DILLON, DICKINSON Co., KANSAS,
Aug. 18th, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: On the 10Th
of August last, party of youngsters
from this place started out on a plea
sure excursion for a day. All were
merry and everything gay, until be-
tween 2 and o'clock p. NJ, at which
time they We're on Holland Creek,
twelve miles distant, Joseph w.
Meek, son of w. f. 4. Meek, former
ly of Knox county, Tennessee, unfor-
tunately lifted his gun from the
bottom of the wagon, striking it
against something which caused it to
fire, killing him instantly, The gun
was charged with coarse bird shot.
From all appearances, the charge
passed through his heart, His sister
and other relatives were present. No
blame is attached to any one, as the
affair was purely accidental.
Yours, ETC.,
~
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
EXCURSION TICKETS


For the Republican Convention.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad will sell excursion
tickets to delegates attending the Re-
publican State Convention at Chat
Janooga, on the 18th and 10th of Sep-
tember, to be good returning until
Friday the 18th. Tickets going and
returning will be sold for the fare one
WqV
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

The house and lots known as the
Sprague lots, in Moses Addition, North
Knoxville, were bid off yesterday, at
the Chancery Sale by G. S. Swart for
5000, and the bid was raised to $500 by
A. G.. Bruce.
The Nelson Mynatt tract of land in
the 4th civil district, described in the
pleading of the case of Cooper and HUI
diburg VS.. Nelson Mynatt, ct. al, was
Did off by Andrew Clover for 81 500.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
AccLdent at Coal Crsek.

On Saturday, a miner named James
Simmons, while on his way to work,
met with serious accident. He was
walking across the trestle on the
branch railroad leading to the upper
mines, when his foot slipped, and he
fell a distance of some twenty feet,
dislocating one Of his ankles and re-
ceiving q number of bruises. For
tunately no bones were broken, and
he will soon be able for work again.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
RncIk al IEis wow.

We are pleased to notice that Mr.. J.
NJ. Hartley, the genial and efficient
Route Agent on the line between Lou
don and lockwood who about a month
ago was suspended frorI duty on &C.
count of alleged irregularities on his
route, is again at his post, having come
out all o. K.-KingstOn Valley Nous.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

Joint appointments for ThOrnbuFsh
and HOuk.
Hon. j. M, Thornburgh and Hon. H..
G. Houk will speak jointly at the fol-
lowing places and times, to-wit:
Fair Garden SEWER co.. Wednesday Sept "a,
Seyieryille. Sewer CO.. Thursday, Sept, Sd.
Thorn Grove. Knox CO.. Saturday. Sept, 5tb,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
MenrIng Reslored

A great invention, by one who was
deaf for 20 years. Send stamp for par
ticulars, to Jno, Garmcre, Lock box
so, Madison, Ind.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
school Apportionment.

This is to certify that the following
is a correct apportionmento of the school
fund collected by the Tax Collector of
Knox county, in the State of Tennes-
see, from the last day of July, 1874, to
the last day of August, 1874
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
TO TJrE REPUBLICAN, OF KNOX
COUNTY

y Congressional Convention, for the
Second Congressional District, has been
called to meet in knoxvilcon the 23td
day of september, and Republican
State Convention to meet ~ Chatta
nooga on the 10th Gay Of September.
1t is desired that the people have a fair,
untrammeled voice ia those conven-
tions, and TO the end that there may be
no charges OF lefty clique or n
4" Knoxville ringn controlling the
voice of the Republicans of Knox
county, is is hereby recommended that
the Republican voters Of the county
meet at the voting places in the various
civil districts Of the county Tor at such
other places rs the Republicans Of
each district may agree upon, en-
Thursday, the 10th day Of September,
1874, at l O'clock, p. NJ, lor at such
OTHER hour as may be agreed upon in
each district, aud ut such primary
meetings that each civil district, for
itself, elect one delegate for each hun
dred Republican voters and one for
each fraction over fifty, cast in 1872,
for Freeman for Governor, to represent
it in the Congressional Convention,
and in the Chattanooga State Republi-
can Convention, at the times and
places named.
1t is earnestly hoped that each dis
trict will hold meetings on the day
named and that every Republican will
be present and see that the sentiment
of his district is fairly represented. 1t
is also suggested that at the same meet.
ings each district elect one good rep
resentative Republican to act for the
next two years as a member of new
Republican County Executive Com
mittee. NJ. ID. BEARDEN,
WN. RULE,
We. GossETT,
Members Congressional Committee for
Knox comfy.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
EAsrERN DIVISION rA1r
Meeting of ihe Directors-An Anphi-
thcnira 90 be Erecteh

vb. t,;raot,r. Of tho E,s,,.,. nj
va '"~ 'e'' ~
VISION falr Assoc'aIlou heid meeting
Saturday at the East Tennessee Ma
,ional Rank. I'm which tha nros,oots
- .t'.. Nh -. 10y. P'o7 p'U''
W '''e an r"l' were 'i'"IousuIy as
cus7ed. lhe Directors are energetic
men, and are enthusiastic on the sub
iect. rh.y sra .datarn,ipsd from, ,,not
-. ,' - W. nav
We '''' ''"'N' " Ii'''Ne TIE coming Ia'r
u grand success.
The Inconvenience Of visitors going
from stall to stall to see the stock. was
brought up and discussed, and il was
decided to have large Amphithea-
ire erected in the center OF the grounds
occupied by the speed ring, with n
seating capacity for Sir Hom011 per-
sons, in which all the stock is to be
exhibited, aud from which the
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
LETTER FROM SEWER COUNTY

Heavy misunderstanding CrODA-FOl-
itics--TbOrnburGh the choice of Sc.
ViPr.
SEyIERyGLLE, Tenn, Aug. %, 1874
EDITORS CHRONICLE: 1t commenced
raining here about II o clock Thursday,
and this isnow Saturday night and l do mt
think there has been as much as three
hours during the time that it has not been
raining, and q portion of the time tolerably
hard. Pigeon is now very full. Corn in
this valley will be very good. Some hogs
have died of choleru.
People are becoming somewhat anxious
about our November election. Our Con-
ventiOn to nominate candidates for Repre-
sentative and Senate, will meet in SEWER
VILE September u Although there are sew
eral candidates for Representative, the
people seem to pay no attention TO the can
didates and are calling upon Capt Il. NJ.
Wynn, TO represent them in the next Leg
islature. We would heartily endorse the
move, although we have not word of
complaint, but the Captain would make Il
good member and one all the people would
be willing to support, and think the good
people of Cooke county, would be willing
to support. He is a sound Republican and
in 1862 made his way to the Federal army,
and commanded company NJ. ID Tennessee
cavalry, until the close of the war. lie
made Il gallant officer We hope the con
yention will nominate him for Representa-
tive on the 18th.
DIR. Ellis is spoken of for the Senate.
The DR.. would be a wise choice. He is too
we'll known ovor tho District to comm en-
upon. Sewer county will give Col
Thornburgh the nomination over Houk, at
least three to one. Those little sheets
HOull has scattered over the county has and
= T,1F
and stronger every day. Houk is losing
strength.as fast as a man can. His friends
has have but little to say since Thornburgh
commenced pouring shot and shell into
him, when they opened their battery in
Maryville. SEWER.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

Given under my hand at Office in
Knoxville, this thirty first day of
Aug, 1874.
b. +. BEARDEN, Trustee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
Gail for RepubIicnm Congressional
Convention.

convention.
a Convention of the Republican
voters of the Second Congressional
District, is hereby called to meet at
Knoxville, on Wednesday, the 23d
day of September, 1874, at o'clock p.
NJ, to nominate a candidate for the
forty-fourth Congress, and to transact
such other business as may come be-
fore it. In order that there may be n
full and fair expression of the sense of
the Republicanvo voters Of the District,
meetings are requested to be held at an
early day in the various counties, for
the purpose of selecting delegates to
said Convention, and let such county
meetings be largely attended, TO the
end that the best men may be chosen
as delegates. This alone will ensure
satisfactory action by the Convention,
and then success is assured beyond
doubt. The basis of representation in
the ConYention, will be one vote for
each hundred votes cast for Freeman
in the last Gubernatorial election in
each county, and one additional for
each fraction of fifty or more, in excess
of hundreds. Upon this basis, the
counties will be entitled to vote as
follows
Anderson 7, Blount u, Campbell 6,
Jefferson II, Knox "a, Loudon s, Mon
roe 6, Morgan ,, Roane -, Scott 4,
Sewer IL, Union 6.
The chairmen and secretaries. of
county meetings are requested to for
ward to the Chairman of the Executive
Committee certified copies of the pro.
ceedings of such meetings as early as
possible after they are held.
WIN. RULE,
Chairman Congressional
LN,,a,t;,., Gov,
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SPECIMEN COPIES

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on aput'H .au,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

J, = ! ]. n In -VOItIHINs
J. NJ. GREER,
Blount county,
j. NAT. LYLE,
Jefferson county,
WILLIAM RULE,
Knox county,
NJ. D. BEARDEN,
Knox county,
IT. CEUMBLIS,
Roane county,
V. f. GOSsETT,
Knox county,
Nm. HOWELL,
Knox county,
Congressional Committee
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

Members Congressional Committee for
Knox county.