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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

Grain-Corn, buying, on tho wharf, so
selling in the depot 92Ia95. Oats
per bushel buying on the wharf 5Ol selling
In the depot, 55a57l Wheat, 81. COAL Is.
Hoy-Prime clover, new, per ton, S2OOOa
2j uJ Timothy and Herds Grass per ton.
- UOa30OO.
tlour-Choicc, SO. 75a7. co; extra family,
$3.50; family, $500 supcrfne, S6OOaG. %
Bacon-Clear sides, 10; shoulders, %
hams, 49,
Lard-Primel leaf, tierce, 49, in cans, IS.
Country Produco-Butter, per pound,
2Ja@O. Eggs per dozen, 20 Chickens,
each. 15a2O. Potatoes, Irish, per bushel
75agO. Sweet potatoes, 70aSO
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
Violating a Life Policy by Drink.

The Connecticut Mutual Life In
.surance Company resisted the pay
ment of policy on the ground that
the insured had violated his agrees
ment by the excessive use Of spirits,
thereby Fastening his death. Suit was
brought in the United States Court at
Chicago, and it was proven that the
insured at one time drank brandy at
the average rae of bottle in day
and a half, besides large quantities of
wine and other light driaks. The jury
gave a verdict for the pMlntifi and the
company moyed for new trial.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
4 London Landmark Gone

Fleet street, the most literary thor
oughfare in London, has lost another
Cf ITS ancient landmarks. The read.
iug-TOOms i'm Peelc's Coffee House are
closed. On the 10th Of last month a
piacurd Oh the well-knOwn door in
Fetter Lane announced that, rs 81 the
prOprietOrs had other uses for the
rooms, they would cease to be used as
hitherto" For very many years the
newspaper rooms Of this tavern were
largely patrOnized by Journalists and
other. If any one wanted To consult
a file Of the Times, he was referred to
Peele's; If any one wanted to see a
country newspaper, he went as a mat
ter Of course 10 Peele's; i'm matters Of
dates or doubtful facts, there
was no place SO accessible and none
more cOsey. In fact, Peele's was an
institution Of the country. Another
newspaper room, in which files of all
the papers will be regularly kept" has
been opened in Fleet street; but it will
be long before it rivals the celebrity of
dead-and-buried Peele's.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
The secret At Last.

The present status of the school question
in Memphis is thus epitomized by the
LGdgCr:
In reference to the failure Of the city to
collect the tax to support the public schools,
the Mayor throws the blame on the General
Council; the latter shoyes the responsibility
on the Mayor, and the School Board places
the responsibility on both the above. Our
opinions is that there are several people in
Memphis who are in favor of closing the
public schools, being opposed to the Ameri-
can free school system.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

Rough boards and scantling, $l5.OOsb
1000 per 1000 feet.
Clear seasoned plank, $40 0Oa25.00
Dressed weather boarding, SlS.OOa20O0.
Flooring, S35. 0Oa40.
Ceiling, $50 00a350O
Black walnut, green, $S0OOa35,00i sea-
soned, $40.0Oa50.0O.
Oak posts sawed tapering, 2Oc each.
Rough cedar posts, 2Oc
Tspered cedar posts, SOC.
Sawed lsths per thousand, 3.OOa8.JO.
Sawed shingles, S40Oa5,OO.
Shaved shingles, S4.6Oa5.6O.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

The COltrier-JourndL is responsible
for this good one on Pat -
An Irishmau from the "rOOral dis
triX of Posey county rode mule to
town, got pretty full and started back
home. He was crossing the wharf to
go on the ferry-boat, when it occurred
10 him that one more drink would
make him feel like he owned a bank.
He got down, tied the mule to a ring
bolt, and went into a "gin-mill" for
his horn. While in there, Bill Varble,
or somebody else, went to the mule,
unbuckled the belly-band, and re-
versed the saddle. Pat came out, " full
as a tick" united the mule, and, with
out looking to see which end of the
mule his head was on, he managed to
get into the saddle. He reached for
ward to get hold of the reins, and
shouted, How'd up yer head; are
yees ashamed % me?n and in feeling
around aft for the Teins, he got hold
Of the mules tail, and the mule began
to walk Off Pat tried to stop him
from backin',n and an extra jerk of
that mules tail caused him to beat
DeXter's time for about 800 yards up
the levee. Pat held on to the tail I'M
til a negro headed the mule aud helps
ed him off. Pat informed the negro
that 1.-The dom bashte niver whit back
on him that way afore, an he niver
heard tell av mule that could turn
himself under the saddle widout bust
in the belly -baniN
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
Eureka Mills F!Our.

A standard brand in every market where
old. The leading brand in the market
where man ufactured. DR.. J, Nat Lyle
proprietor.
The following quotations OF Eureka Mills
made from actual sales:
Fancy, $500; Family, $500; Superfne,
$500; Fine, 500: Bran 20 cents to sl.OO.
Corn Meal without superior in quality.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
ORIGINAL ATTACHMENT.

George Andrews VS.. VIM. NJ. Manchester.
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT, TILT
1.-The defendant is justly indebted 10 the plainih
and is a non Tesidet Of this State and an orki-
nal attachment having been levied on his prp.
erty. IL is therefore ordered that pu blcatiOn be
made for four consecutive weeks. notifying aid
Knoxville. on the 3Oth day Of December mkt.
and make defense TO said suit or it will b Iro
ceeded with eS-parte a. 70 him 1t is furher
lished in the Knoxville Chronicle. a weekly
paper published at Knoxville, Tenn. Thn the
9th day Of November, 1914.
xi25wlt X. d. JOUR0LMON, JP.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
'''B nEstFA,.


tHtlEItLE DFviCH.
Knoxville, Tenn Nov. . 1894
There is no change to note in the wheat
or oats market, and in fact there Is moth
ing doing in this line, as far as shippers are
concerned The Chattanooga market is
quoted at Sl.OOa1.lj with better demand.
There is considerable inquiry for new
corn, but rs it is not in condition for
shipping yet, no market price has been es-
tablished. Quotations given below are
nominal There is Il slight advance in dried
fruit, and apples are now qoted at 4 cents
and peaches quarters, at cents, halves at
6!a7 cents The bulk of the fruit has how
ever been shipped. Other articles remain
unchanged
WHEAT-New prime white nominal, 81 90
CoRN-Old buying loose, 75aSOc.; sacked
in depot, SOaS5c.; selling free on board at 80a
soc.
LARD-Scarce, l5alGc.
OATs-New, 40a45c., loose.
IRISH PoTAToEs-5 0aG0c.
SWEET PoTATOEs-3ja40c
IAY-Fair demand, SlOOaIlO, baled.
Louise from wagons, SOC per 100 lbs
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, 4c. Peaches,
quarters, DC; halves, Glare. BIackber-
ries, 7laSc.
rLous-Rsther dull; country family,
buying, 50 4Oa350; selling, 50. 5Oa3. IS !;
extra buy ing, s. 75a3 90; selling, So. GOA
3.25. knoxvilleCty Mills our standard
family $780, Pearl Mills family, So. 25;
City Mills extra, SO 10 Pearl Mills extra,
$3.50
BAcoE-Firm and scarce; buying at LA
10; selling at l7alsc., hog round.
FEArH ERs-BuyinE, prime, 4jc.; mixed,
30a35g
Burn sE-In demand at l5a2Oc., for fresh.
EIGs--lu demand, ~ l6alSc.
RAGS -- Cotton, 2za3c
.skEs, AK-27a25c pc, found.
To ,ennessce leaf, 6si2c
orA-- - oh notify, S3.75a4O0 per
"ush
GRASS SEED-Clover, S7.OOa7. Copper b'b.
hrrds grass, $500 4" "
4" Blue Sl.5D a." "
Orchard grass, $3.50
GISsENG-$l 45al.J0.
SENEEA SEAKE-Dull, 45a5Oc
YELLOW ROoT-Dull, &c.
Woo Washed. 4oa45c per h..
FURs-All kinds dull and low.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
Another IIumbug.

a fellow calling himself w. H. II.
Fletcher sold to an old man in this
county 10y the name of Howard, a pat
tent stump Extractor, consisting of a
few powders, which were to be put on
the stamps and let stand fifty days be-
fore setting fire to them. The old man
give him a mule and his note for sixty
dollars, for the right of Bradley county.
After day or so the old man cOnClud-
ed he was humbugged, and sent to
Harrison and had the fellow arrested
and brought back for trial on a charge
of obtaining goods under false pretense.
The case was tried before Esquire
Hardwick, the testimony not being
sufficient, Fletcher was released.
There is no doubt but that Mr.. Howard
was badly s%indled, but the trade was
made in such way that law could not
undo it. Howard got back his mule
and note, but we understand that
Fletcher is going to sue for them. Mr..
+. claims to be from Sneedville, Tenn.
-Cyeueidnd Herald.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
4 FriShtiuI Runaaay.
From the Chattanooga Commerci

From the Chattanooga Commercial
we clip the following:
Yesterday morning. about eleven
O'clock, our fellOw-citiZen a. W. I.au-
ter, and Col. Hill, of Atlanta, were
driving up Market street in a buggy,
and when opposite the First National
Bank, the horse took fright and ran at
full speed up street. Opposite the First
Presbyterian Church the buggy ran
against another buggy which was
standing in the street, and in which
was seated Cora Crutchfield, daughter
of Hon. VIM. Crutchfield. She would
have been thrown against the curbing
and probably killed, but for Mr.. Tom.
trlts, clerk of the steamer Wilder,
who caught her AS she fell.
From this point the horse continued
at ureak-neck speed Till in front of G.
Z. Robertson q Co.'s store, when it
turned suddenly to the left. The bug
gy turned over, throwing both gentle
men into the store. Mr.. Lauter es-
capped unhurt. Col. HIPS head struck
one of the hon columns, inflicting one
or two severe wounds. He was carried
to Clippinger's drug store, and called
DR.. Gardner, who dressed the wounds.
Col. Hill is badly but not dangerously
iuiurpd
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

linseed oil, raw, Sl.l0 per gallon; linseed
oil, boiled, Sic per gallon tanners oil,
straits, 7jcpor gallon Elk MOL. w. lard oil,
Sl2j per gallon pepper, 2Sc per 10 spice.
lie per H.; madden, l7c per h.; borax. 25c
per b.; opium, $1,000 per h.; morphine,
500 per o.; chlorato potash, zoe per 10
iodido potash, $3.50 per To-
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 23.-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Corn dull and un-
changed. Pork steady, S2l 90. Lard,
kettle rendered, steady, l4al44 steam
unsettled, 49,. Bacon scarce, should
ders, HALL; clear rib, 1871; clear, 434
all cents.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
Drugs.

There has been no important changes in
the drug market since our last report.
Trade has been very fair and is holding up
much better than in former seasons. We
quote spirits turpentino, Csc per gallon :
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
Rome (Ga.) Market.
Rome Courier, Nov. 81.

Wheat--?er bushel, Sl.OOsl.25. Corn,
SjalOO. Flour-Family and extra,
S7.OOa7. SO; superfne, So so choice, $7.OOa
500 Bacon-Clesr sides, l3al5; shout
ders, l0al2; hams, l5al7. Meal-Per bushel,
9Oal. 20. Hay per 100 lbs, 9OsSl.25
Lard in tierces, l5al8; in kegs, lSa19 Butter
per h., country, 25a35c.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
HOGS

The arrivals has been fair and the mar
ket remains active at last quotations. We
quote well fattened hogs, weighing 200
pounds and over Mt cents, under 200 lbs.
5la5i. About 300 hogs have been packed
in this city to date and several hundred
more will be killed this week Dressed
hogs are selling from TO u cents.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

tive stock Market.

These reports are made up from actual
sales and the readers of the CHRONICLE
may rely upon their correctness.l
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
Wholesale Grocery Market.
Coffee.
SyFups.
Teas.

Common Sugar House.
None in market,
Prime and choice. ..60@75
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
BEEF CATTLE.

The arrivals of beef cattle have been
moderate yet fully equal to the demand,
and the market remains about the same as
last reported We quote No. !, heavy at
y fat cattle at 2 to q common to good II
to = cents.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
4 Report that is Likely TO Make Il
Stir

Washington Dispatch to Chicago Times
Probably the most interesting of the an
nual reports to be made to Congress, aside
from that of the Secretary of the Treasury,
will be the report of Mr.. Jewell, the Post
master General. 1t is said he intends to
urge upon Congress and the country the
necessity of complete non-interference by
the politicians with the business of his de
partment. He believes that the Post-otiice
Department should be conducted on as
rigid business principles as the Adams Ex-
press Company, or any other great private
enterprise. Since he has been in Office, his at
tention has been attracted to many abuses
aud distractions in the departments, aris-
ing from the interference of memberes of
Congress in its affairs; and he intends TO
make plain statement Of the evils, and to
demand that they be got rid Of, His report
is likely to he a live political sensation. 1t
will he in the nature Of defiance to the
politicians, who are threatening TO interfere
with his confirmation, and will stir up men
like Cameron and Logan in a way that will
remind them of Judge Hoar's administra-
ton of the Attorney Generals office, and
Secretary COxs conduct of the Interior De-
psrtment.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

Sardines 4 q case sl792O
2 n Peaches 2 dOZ.
TO case e cases.. 100000
Pine Apples q case -
StrawberriesF caseS6a6.50
2 10 Tomatoes Isl, 5OG5
Cove Oysters ib......s3.CO
Cove Oysters 2 u. .s5Cg5.50
Rice.
Carolina ........5I2,GlncFl
ka iEoon.~.. 500
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
StlnIla.
Tobacco.
Cigars.
All brandsS20@sl00PM
GrOcerS' Drugs.

Indigo, SFsl,25al. 5OPfb
do Manila ]. 25@l .35
Dutch Nader ..l7@lSc
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-11
TiIton's Personal History.

A correspondent of the Couier-
Journal furnished the following in
teresting account of Theodore Til.
toms rise, progress, and decline in
the editorial world:
He is a native of New York. and
was left, when quite boy, depend
ing upon his own exertions, owing to
the death of his father. He went to
the college of New York for a time
and while there learned to write
short hand. This enabled him 20
find employment on the Tribune,
Frank Ottarson, who was then city
editor. gave him his first piece of
work, and took quite fancy to him.
He soou left daily newspaper work
to take position in the Observer
office, where he worked faithfully
as he once said, enough verse to hang
any man, and doing general utility
work. From this position he went to
the Independent, of which Beecher
was editor in chief. The latter be-
frinded him in many ways; and Til
ION owes more of his advancement
to Mr. Beecher than to any other
person. When the latter resigned
the editorship of the Independent his
ycung assistant succeeded him at his
recommendation and thus at the
age Of about twenty-five, Tilton
came into public prominence. HIS
position has scarcely beer paralleled
for one so young. He had salary
which, in time, was equal to that
paid to Horace Greedy: he was paid
81, 200, with the privilege. of lectur'
ing, having refused $4,000 without
that privilege. His duties consisted
mainly of writing one double loaded
leader every week, all the routine
work being pefor,aed by Oliver John
son, then office editor of the lnde-
pendent. This was certainly ex'
traordinary pay, but Tilton deserved
it. He is a brilliant writer, and,
when inspired by a great theme. he
can write in the grand style. The
trouble was, however, that be treated
all subjects-ih this style. and this
sometimes gave unmeritod promi'
nence to articles on trifling themes.
During each winter he would fill
about one hundred engagements to
lecture andthus he gained a national
reputation bS his eloquence, IN adj
dition to the eclat which his position
as editor Of the Independent brought
him. Is iF any wonder that he should
have been carried away by such sue
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-11
Oiden TIMES.

Who among our eXtravagant young
ladies' in these boastful times ever
gave her lover, as Cleopatra did, d
pearl dissolved in vinegar (or undis-
solved) worth four hundred thousand
dollars. Then there was Paulina.
one of the ton in RO ne, who used to
wear Jewels when she returned her
visits worth three thousand dollars
Cicero, who was comparatively poor
man in those times, gave fifteen hum
dred thousand dollars for his estab-
lishment on the Palati1e, while Mes
sala gave two millions for the house of
Anthony. Senaca, who was just
plain philosopher. was worth one hun
dred and twenty million dollars. III
berius left a property OF nearly one
hundred and twenty millions dollars.
Caesar and Mark Anthony both own
ed wonderful large fortunes. Why,
they talk about mans falling in New
York for d million as if il were a big
thing. Caesar, before he entered any
office, when he was young gentle
man in private life. owned four million
dollars, and he purchased the friend-
ship of Qu3sor for two million five
hundred thousand dollars. Mark An
tony owed fifteen hundred thousand
dollars on the .Ides of March, aud paid
it before the Kalend of March. This
was nothing, he squandered seven
hundred and twenty million dollars of
public money. And these fellows lived
well. Esopus, who was a play actor,
paid four hundred thousand dollars
for single dish. Caliguia spent four
hundred thousand OH supper. Their
wines were often kept for two ages,
and some of them were sold for TWEEN
ty dollars an ounce. Dishes were made
of gold and silver, set with precious
stones. The beds of Heliogabulus were
of solid silver, his tables and plates
were of pure gold, and his mattresses,
covered With carpets of cloth and gold,
were stuffed with down from under
the wing of the partridge. 1t took
eighty Thousand dollars year to keep
up the dignity of a Roman Senator,
and some of them spent five million
dollars year. And we talk about the
of modern times
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-11
The Greatest River in the
World.

The Amazon is the most vOluminous
of rivers. Al the narrows of Obydos,
six hundred miles from the sea, 500,-
600 cubic feet of water pass any given
point every second. Born in lake
Lauricocha, among the Andes of Peru,
the main trunk runs nOrtherly for five
hundred miles in continuous series
of rapids, and then from the frontier
of Ecuador. it flows easterly twenty
five hundred miles across the equator
ial plain of the continent. The aver
age current of the great river in its pas
sage through Brazil is three miles an
hour. At Tabotinga, two thousand
miles from its mouth, the width is
rnIle and half, with the depth OF
eleven fathoms. AT the entrance OF
the Madeira it is three miles wide, and
below Santaren it is ten. The tribu-
taries are in keeping with the colossal
trunk, in fact, the AmoZOn is a great
river system rather than one river. 1t
has II affluents over 1000 miles long,
the largest the Madeira, equaling the
Arkansas, entering the Amazon nine
hundred miles from its mouth. Be-
des these and a host of minor trlbu-
taries, there is wonderful net work of
natural canals alongside of the main
rivet and joining the tributaries,
called the "igarapes," "paranas," and
''furos." These bypaths are of i'm
mense advantage for rintercommuation
They are characteristic of the country;
and are so numerous that Amazonia is
truly cluster of islands. Altogether,
this inland or fresh water sea drains a
territory of two million square miles.
reaching from the Andes to the Allan
tic, and throwing out its arms to the
Orinoco and Paraguay. On the lower
Amazon the annual rise reaches its
maximum about the middle of June,
and its minimum in December, the
difference of level being about three
feet No other river runs in so deep a
channel for so great distance. No
other river can furnish five thOusai d
miles of continuous navigation for
| large vessels. For two thousand miles
from its mouth the main stream has
not less than seven fathoms of water ;
and not a fall interrupts navigation for
two thousand five hundred miles. =
The Pongo de Maneriche is the west
ern limit to navigation on the Anna
zon proper. While the current is ev-
er East, there is o constant trade wind
westward, so that navigation up or
down has always something in its IA
vor. In August and September a
strong breeze sweeps over the lower
part of that main trunk, so that
schooners often go.from Para to Oby-
dos in ten days, or one-third the ordi-
nary time.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-11
DEATH OF MIR. WATSON.

Mr.. Z. S. Watson, Clerk Of the
Federal Court at Abingdon, died
last Tuesday at B o'clock P. NJ, of
heart disease, or more specifically of
Fatty Degeneration of the Heart =
He was aged II, as stated by Mrs.
Watson, tn ugh his brother states
his age as 6S. He was native of
Albelnarle county, Va, and re-
moved TO Marion 40 years ago,
where he married a Miss Thurman.
Mr.. Watson was confederate
sympathiser during the war, but
since the surrender has been CO.
operating with the republican par
ty. In all his social relations he
was conceded to be a man of gene
rous and kindly impulses. In his
official capacity he was pleasant and
courteous, being, in no case that
we are aware of, guilty of that par
ty insolence which has marked the
course cf some others. 1t is not
likely that Judge Reeves will again
fill the position with one more ac>
cepiable to the public. His re,
mains were taken to Marion for
interment.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-11
Precipitation.

The amount of liquid matter which
passes through the micrOscOplcal tubes
of the skin, sin twenty-fOur hours, in
aDy adult person of sound health, is
about sixteen fluid ounces, or one pint.
One ounce of the sixteen is solid mat
ter, made up of organic and inorganic
substances, which, if allowed to re-
main in the system for a space of
time would cause death. The rest is
water. Besides the water and solid
matter, large amount of caTbOlic
acid, gaseous body, passes through
the tubes so we cannot fail to under
stand that they are active workers,
and also we cannot fail to see the inn
portance of keeping them in perfect
working order, removing obstructions
by frequent application of water, or by
some other means.
Suppose we obstruct the functions
OF the skin perfectly by vanishing q
person completely with compound, e,
impervious to moisture. How long
will he live? Not over six hours
Tie experiment was once tried on a
child in Florence. Pope Leo, the
tenth, on the occasion of his accession
to the papal chair. wished to have a
living figure to represent the Golden
Age, and so gilded q poor child all
over with yarnish and gold leaf. The
child died in few hours. Ii the FUR
of a rabbit or the skin of pig be COW
cred with solution of India rubber IN
napthia, the animal ceases to breathe
in two hours.