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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21
Important to Real Estate nror,ers.

In the case of James O. Lloyd against
Edward Matthews, reported in the last
volume of the Court of Appeals-the court
Of last resort in the State-the following
principles were laid down touching the
right Of brokers to recover commissions
for selling real estate:
1st. 70 entitle n real estate broker TO
compensation it is sufficient that sale
effected through his agency as its pro-
curing cause; and if his communications
with the purchaser are the means of
bringing him and the owner together,
and the sale result in consequence, the
compensation is earned, although the
broker does not negotiate or is not pres
ent at the sale.
I'd. 1t is not necessary that the pur-
chaser be made known to the owner as
the brokers' customer Of he is so in fact;
owner is entitled to know that the broker
has been instrumental in sending the pur-
chasers; but when advised by the latter
that he has received the information OF
! the purpose to sell and the price, it is the
owners duty to inquire whence the in
formation was derived.
3. Where the owner has placed his prop
erty in the hands of two or more brokers
to sell, notice to one of change of pur-
pose does not affect another, nor is the lat
ter's agency removed thereby.-FFOn1 81
NeU York Reports, 14.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21
The New Baby Washer.

The Pail Mall Gazette is o firm believer
in the story that an invitation is ready for
parents which acts as follows:
You simply insert the begrimed and mo-
lasses. coated infant in an orifice, which
can be made of any required size by turn
ing for ten minutes cog wheel with cleo
tlic attachments. The child glides gently
down q highly.polished inclined plane |;
its lips are met at its terminus by an Inia
rubber tube, from which the infant can
draw lacteal nourishment. While in this
compartment, which il lined with plate
glass mirrors, the perturbed spirit of the
infant IL soothed by its frantic efforts to
demolish its own image, reflected in the
glass with nickel-plated combined teeth
cutter, nail knife, rattle and tack ham
mer, which are thrust into the baby's
hand by an automatic monkey. Fatigued
by its destructive efforts, the infant falls
asleep, while the organ attachment plays
softly the melody Of "Put me in my little
bed.h Then it slips into the third COM
partment. Hereithe baby is washed. An
other small tube administers q dose Of
soothing syrup, and the infant glides from
the machine, It's nails pared, its hair comb
ed, ready for the habiliments rendered
necessary by the fall Of our first parents,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21
Horrible, II True,

CHICAGO, Jan. ia special from
Grand Rapids, Michigan, says q report is
current there that while party of people
were skating on the river at Brown Oak,
on the Michigan Southern Railroad, one
person broke through the ice, and the rest
of the party, twenty-seven or twenty-eigbt
in number, going To the rescue, broke
through and We're drowned. The report
lacks confirmation and no particulars ara
given.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21

following officers of the permanent Asso-
citation: President, Gen. Geo. Cadwallader.
Also a Vice President and q Counsellor
from each State and Territory, five Secre-
the District of Columbia, were Vice Presi-
dent, Gen. j. w. Denver Counsellor,
Gen. Albert Syke; First Secretary, a. NJ.
Kenaday. The convention tonight ad-
journed sine die. The proceedings were
harmonious, and the delegates rejoiced
that the old friendships had been renewed
in their persons, coming from all sections
of the Union
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The TeNaa Mob.

AUSTIN, TEXAs, Jan. 19.-Gov. Davis
still holds out and no transfers Of either
State offices has been made. His friends
says he will await the result of the Cabinet
meeting at Washington to-day.
This evening seven of the ring leaders
of the mob who arrested the Mayor yestes-
day were arrested on civil process, they be-
ing four negroes and three whites. This
caused quite a sensation in the basement of
the capitol, but no demonstrations were
made and everything is otherwise quiet.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE,
WAsHINGroN, January II. 1874.


To Governor e. j. DuUi5 dustin TcraS:
Your telegram stating that according to
the Constitution of Texas, YOU were Gov
ernor until the 2Sth of April and that Hon.
Richard Coke has been inaugurated and
will attempt to seize the Governors office
and buildings, and calling upon the Presi-
dent for military assistance has been re-
ferred by him to me for an answer, and l
am instructed to say that after considering
the fourth section of article four, of the
Constitution of Texas, providing that the
Governor shall hold his office for the term
of four years from the time of his
installment under which you claim,
and section three of the Election
Declaration attached to the said Constitu-
ton under which you are chosen, and
which provides that the State and other
officers elected Hereunder shall hold their
respective offices for the term of yeurs pre-
scribed by the Constitution, beginning
from the day of election under which the
Government that claims the office And
more than four years having expired since
your election, he is of the opinion that
your right to hold the office of Governor
at this time is, at BEST so doubtful that he
does not feel warranted in furnishing Uni
ted States troops to aid you in holding
further possession of it, and he therefore
declines TO comply with your request
GEO. II. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General
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Horrible Fratricide,

MILWAUKEE, Jan. l7.-Bob Turner, of
Potosi, Grant county, Wisconsin, has been
arrested for the murder of his brother, Al
bert. The inquest, which has lust been
concluded, revealed bloodthirty propen-
sity on the part of Bob. The murdered
man was killed with an axe, his head be-
ing nearly severed from his body, as he
was coming out of a mine hole Cshaft ?)
in which he had been at work. He fell
back speechless and never moved.
The murderer then called to another
brother, who was in an adjoining shaft,
and this brother, named Newton, COM
menced climbing out. When he reached
the surface he saw the body of his muir
dered brother, Albert, and was about to
run, when Bob seized him, and, showing
him the bloody axe, threatened TO kill
him instantly, unless he would swear to
assist in pulling the body away, and to
preserve silence.
This Newton, assented to, but on the
first opportunity he escaped to Potosi,
where he gave the alarm and the murderer
fled to Lancaster. He was pursued and
arrested and lodged in prison where he
soon attempted the life of his keeper.
1t has just come to light that boy
named Nuley was murdered by Turner,
near California, on December 23d, his neck
being almost severed from his body by an
axe, several other mysterious murders hav-
ing taken place in localities in which Tnr-
ner had been seen.
The Prisoner Makes Confession.
Marshal Bennett visited the prisoner
and asked him to confess if he had any
hand in the killing. He finally confessed
that he remembered killing two men-a
stranger whom he had encountered in
deep ravine, at the back of the poor farm,
and thereupOn attacked and murdered,
hiding the body; the other a man he
met on the road to Muscoda, where
he was going to get work, He says that
the latter made threatening gestures and
he feared he was to take his life, so ne closed
with him, and with four-pound weight
which he carried In his pocket struck him
two blows over the eyes, smashing in his
skull and killing him instantly. He then
dragged the body into the bushes, secret
ing it there.
HAS Committed Nearly Forty Murders
Now that he has confessed he delights TO
talk Of many persons he has killed. He
gloats over the skill with which he has
concealed their bodies, and declares that if
they were got together there would be
nearly forty of them.
sudden Death of Minister.
CINCINNATI, Jan. l9.-Rev. Samuel
Fisher, of College Hill, fell dead yesterday.
He succeeded DIR. Beecher as pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, and was also
President Of Hamilton College, New York.
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HOM & NE WS.
RoId Robbery in Arknnsns,

left Malvern yesterday for Hot Springs was
stopped by a band of five highwaymen,
about five miles from Hot Springs, who
captured the mail bags and about 50, 900
worth of valuables from the fourteen pas
sengers,. and, taking one of the stage
horses, decamped.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21

The Hon. Reverdy Johnson, though 5s,
is mentally as vigorous as ever. In re-
cent case at Raleigh, North Carolina, he
spoke two hours without notes in refer
ence TO the legality Of certain bonds Issued
sight having failed, the authorities to
which he referred werc read by his secre-
tGry.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21
Mrs. Hannah f. Gould once wrote this
an epitaph for Caleb Cushing:

IN epitaph for Caleb Cushing:
Lie aside, all ye dead,
For ia the next bed
Reposes the body of Gushing;
Who wended his way
Through the world, as they say,
And perhaps, now he's dead,
He'll be pushing.
Mr.. Cushing retorted as follows:
Here lies one whose wit,
Without wounding, could hit
May the turf lie lightly above her;
She has sent every beau
To the region below,
And gone down herself for a lover.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21

Anna Dickinson keeps grocery in Bos-
ton. She caught young chap tapping
her till. But she wasn't strong enough to
hold him till help came, aud he escaped.
If it had been t'other Anna he wouldn't
have got or 50 easily.
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No Troops for Texas.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Attorney
General this afternoon sent the following
telegram to Gov. Davis, of Texas, in re-
sponse to his second call for military assist
nm
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21
sudden Death of Minister.

CINCINNATI, Jan. l9.-Rev. Samuel
Fisher, of College Hill, fell dead yesterday.
He succeeded DIR. Beecher as pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, and was also
President Of Hamilton College, New York.
, 1874-01-30
CITY HALL.

It waa rumorcd about the City Hall yesterday
that the Mayor intended to send in DR.. paoli's
namo again as nominee for City Physician.
Mayor colvIn yesterday stated to ! TnrnuNE
reporter that therc was not the slightest foun1a-
ton for the rumor that he intended to remove
Messrs. Reynolds and Oloson as members Of tho
Board OF E ducation.
Aid Dixon has been looking over the Comp
tro1ier's books, and ho finds that tho policy Of
raidiug houses OF ill~fame WAS moro extensively
followed under Mayor Masons than Mayor
Medill's Administration. During the latter the
receipts in fines from this source waro $10,950
for nine months; undor Mayor Mason, $4,000
tor tho Hamo period.
Tho Board of Police Commissioners held
meeting yeaterday afternoon for the transaction
OF business pertaining to tho Fire Department..
Edmund KeYsor, foreman Of engine No. a. waa
fined dyc days. pay for drunkenness, and James
Hallinan. plpenan Of No. Il (the .s.l Etna
short-stop). was fined five days' pay TO- absonco
without leave. -
It ia expected that the sections Of the lake
tunnel extension, beginning, respectively ut the
Illinois street and Franklin street shafts will be
connected about the middle Of February, Tho
meeting Of the boros will take place 60 feet un-
dor tho bod Of tho river, at or near the inteTaeo
tion OF LaSalle and South Water RtroetB. Tho
lake section from tho shaft at the Water Works
has been extended about I, 1000 feetiu the direo-
ton of tho crib. ..
, 1874-01-30

" The marriage OF the daughter Of H1r. T. r.
Willard, Of Highland Park, Wednesday evening,
created considerable stir III this fashionable
suburb. The ceremony occurred in the new
Presbyterian Church Of this place. The parties
contracting matrimony were Misa Ammo E. Will
ard, Of Highland Park, aud Mr.. Samuel Findley.
Of Pittsburgh, Pa. Misses Clara and Mary
Willnrd noted as bridesmaids, and Messra. Stowe
and Hustcd as grooms. The ceremony Was por-
formed by tho Rev. Samuel Fiudloy, DID, father
Of the groom, assisted BY tho Rev. E. L. Hurd,
D. D., Of Highland Park.
After the wedding few invited guests re-
paired to Mr. Wlllard's residence, where congrat-
served, The presents wore profuse and costly,
and practical Us we'll as ornamental.
Miss Willard was universal favorlte, and hor
absonce from Highland Park society will be-
keonly felt.
At 3:16 tue happy pair started for their bridal
tour.
, 1874-01-30
aud payable, than all tho right Of the party In de-
fault to the su possession Of sall property shall
ttahn mill tnvfnant kh all lin fnnin.

iaut t. AZ .so To.session q said property shall
notice Of hs Intention of either sr.y to With w1taraw nv
provisions Thereof, ea wator.works ~ ind other prop
crty hln continue to 10 usc1 fur tho joint benefit Of
eoh parties Tug eane ns thougl uo pun nolisS naa
.hs' 1G eitaytd II the though such 1 No.
drawing ay hayo 1t any timo during sueli tern, Of
two ysarb ts privilege Of vhrawna from - sash i;a
ead exponsce from tic dse Of nuch surrender of s
n,. A. ,ai s1tes pe.ss eysn " H. ess. as;
havs the riat to ay waieran an Aeer tls anne ",
iage 81 uyde rark ii whieh e watei.1n owned by
them Jointly loading from tho water-worka 10 Slate
T. ay aeta ill., ~ sles
,strests q ros.iIle,, and leaving thS stroets
sisli b laid il s,en '' iart @ q said atrsets
which sido Il tho centro a. saii 10 difeeied 81 the
SAIL ary 81 tho ara part md It sha ntao be atd IN
o 41 Fl hs % e ,r %
aaia rarty Of the second part aa indemnify tho sa!d
pnrty of te ars par md 4 I'll o., owneIa Of properly
stoned Or auutsinod by reason Of tho aytng of eueh
water-nain; md the village of Hyde p4rk hareby
HEhALa Ol WY u IQHn u 1I&AG III bAlu
Streets for the purposes. and subject to tho limitations
and conditions above expreaacd
"Stntt-ln o4so said pnries ahall be unnblo to agrco
upon any question arising during tho construction Of
s Il; j ssss bss e 'sss
8Eu. 8. Tint tile President Of tho Doard Of Trustees
and tho Village Clerk 10 and they nro horcby anthoriz
cd to sign contract til accordance with the terms Of
this ordinance and to aix tho corporate seal Of the
aaid Vlngo Of Hyde Park upon tho Town Of Lako
Joining Tho execution Of such contract such co.-
the execution Of Bai1 contract by said partios.
The supplemental contract signod by =. Z:
Heqaembourg III his explanation Of bis original
contract WAS then taken up and discussed ut
Bome length.
Tho idoa TINT tho "mutual understanding of
an old contract IL "valuablo consideration "
on which to base Il new Que, and that "tho mu
tual interest OF the two original contracting par
ties should promote CORDIAL support oil the
part Of all who may leroaftor become Interested
In It " were two couuntlr,1mB tho Board could
not understand, and 30 they laid the rapor away
and directed tho attorney to arrange the terms
-of % understanding with the contractor, md ro-
port tho Same at the next meeting.
Tho Board then adjourned to Saturday.
, 1874-01-30
EVANSTON.

The students In the different departments Of
tho Northwestern University enjoyed holiday
yesterday it being tho day Of prayer for colleges.
Prof, J. 8. Allyn Ia expected. to lecture before
the students OF tho Wonen's College this after-
noon, on the subject Of Wator."
Tho next lecture in the courAe Of tho Wom-
ans Educational Association will be delivered
by tho Hon. William ParHonB, OF England, hlon-
day evening". His subject will bo I" "Columbus."
Religious aoryioes, which began With the new
4 covenant meeting was hold last evening.
Tho Tripod, tho college paper, WAS issued yea-
day, being the first number under tho now man.
agoment. It tpresenta decidedly improved ap-
poarnnce.
Tho Rev. Alex. Burns, D. D., Of 1ndianola,
Iowa, is announced TO lecture before the Garrett
Biblical Inasitute Wednesday,.
Misses Birdie, Easter, and Lou Bannistor have
loft Evanston to attend tho Wcalayan Tomale
College at Cinoinnati.
at. Marya Catholic Church has received the
handsome pipe-organ presented by Mr.. j. Y.
Clarke, President OF tho Hibernian. Banking AS
Hociation.
Efforts arc making by certain proporty-ownors
in North Evanston looking towards thu annoxa-
tion Of that yillage to Evanston proper, in order
to participate in tho benefits to be dariyod from
the water-wor&s and other public improvements.
Opinion is somewhat divided among tho vii
Tho literary societies Of che University aro
preparing to giso litorary entertainment In
devoted to clearing on debt incurroti by tho
societies. The following membora havo been
chosop ns performers: Messrs. y. n. Kuo1
and r. &. Hobbs, orationa: II: o. Lewis and j..
and Misses II. s. Berg and Ida Stewart, debate.
Tho Eclectic Club meets at the house Of A1r.
q. E. Browne, Monday evening.
, 1874-01-30
THE BANK TAXES. .
Collector Clcnry Starts Out to
Distritn:
But Gets Legal Opinion Tint 1t Cannot
Re Done.


Wednesday 1t was announced TINT Collector
banking oornorntions whIch refused. on tbs fol.
lowing dsy tho paymont of \ tax Levied upon
.n"1s w. ~ Wv 20, nun -, aA s1e1 IroH
tneir capital BsooK' Tor which domana naa poon
pre- ee1ousy htade. Ono o'clock whs tho hour for
tho anticipated assault, which would consist ID
lowing upon TIM bnnk funds and piaciug Gus.
todian in chnrro nj tho tlailaut institutions; At
tho hour l 1l.l named, tue CITY: Hal pro.
I'd by the humorous groups gathered
in tho corridors, waiting with anxious oxpccta-
.ion ,no ANNOUNCEMENT ''! y. W. VI
hostllities. But tho houf raaseu without tho
hurried entrance Of MESSENGER boaring tho an-
ticipnted news. When q o'clock drew nigh It
Eognn IN Ia ,,orca;vh;t +hnt tho 1,nna. a,,tor-
tasnnd y, IL n,,,;,,ao 3aaro =. .oa,eo s - x.',.
ta'ned oy tne multituao wore TO produce no 1ruit:
It was then uuderBtood, that in, consequence OF
tho Coieotots absence In attendance ut fi,-
neral, thg mater ei YOU'D he postponed ono day
10 IN appearance, at tho Collectors office and
10 Totk, completing arranRemonta for tho tHsk
~ nana. 40 euadenly became Invisible, and
TN seanel ehowoa hls. hneenco had oeen oeca-
About o'clock reporter OF THE TRIBUNE
called at tho uoiicotGrs once, ana was fortunate
enough to tind lta % ohlot y m sufficiently dlsongagod
TO ascertain tae result Of his effort:
oiscAE-0oVu aAto4 o4uooAt Goi' Gtohlyt
COL o.-dood afternoon, Mr. Heportor. l
nope aoe you VOL: --.-..
K.-tAoKno~leagipg that 10 was not docolVed
n his vision.) Well Colonel, what was the result
of your demand On the banks to-day9 -.
Col. G.-1 Will te!l you: un my "ny to levy
upon those institutions. ca1lea on MT, luloy,
who Is acting ior County Attorney Nonntroo
during that gontleman's apaenco aa member
OF tue Legislature to secure his advice IN the
premises,
R:-Well what had Counsel TuleY to advise
on the auoj9cs
Col O:;-Iuieys opinion was that could not
aoyy on the money IN the bank vaults.
ibid Mr: Iuley suggest any means by
which you would bo ab]o to meet this obtec-
tion?
Col. Clio athtcd that could levy on tho
stock Of shareholders IN the county or State If
was able to discover their location. -
R:-Did no adYiao you further aa to this mat
ter? -. ..:.,-.,
Col. Ot-He also notified me that could
, 1874-01-30
to rotor to the Oommltteo on Judiciary, and It
wns adopted by d vote Of II too.
Tho Council adjourned.
TOM PAINE.

Tic Llbornl Society OF Chicago, composed
{doatly of Germans md 8ca,linayians. cole-
bratod tho tB7th anntvorsaty, Of tho birth Of
Thomas Paine; last oycniag, at tho Au1o1d Turn
or Hall, on Second street, near milwaukee, n.y.
onuo. Tho attendance WAS worry 1argo, the acxes
being about equally represented, aud tue inter-
est In tho proceedings appeared to DO intense.
at hnlf-paat8 8 O'Clock. tho President Of tho
Society, Mr.. Potter JOHNSON, appeared upon tho
platform, and, In appropriate language, intro
duced to tho audience Mr. N. G. Dahl, young
Scandinavian, who road very ablo papor on the
life and career Of Thomas Primo, He
gatd that Christ M was tho grand etop. ;,;
Pn'g.stono to civilization, And and 1ht4 5l,Gt
had bad bitter ononlies to encounter, and both
had tho glory Of winning many followers. Christ
nIeachoa his principles In thei1 purity, aud
Thomda Pdino rescued those principles from tho
fit Of manhiud. Ills creed was thus simply and
grandly announced "Tho world Ia my country
and to do good is ny, religiol'.", His toaohiugs
dsohthralled the mind OF tic universe from tho
tho highest podostal Of human progress, whoro
1t rtghtfuly belonged. Like Paine he, tho speak
Or, believed in oho God, and In one alono. Zap
Tiers wore loud calls for " paoll" at tho
and, yielding to the. t1attoring
pressure, , tho honorable Doctor came
forward, with Ills hands In his pockets, and do
liybrod q rathor bxtended Grafton on the eor-
viuos Of Atr. Primo in tho oa,ae OF American lib
erty. Like all bonofactors OF the human raco,
Pano had, during his lifo, toencounter the storm
Of prejudice raised by tho consorvatorB Of human
slavery, but, in the .ond, bis principles
bad trtumphod, and tho glorious. Declaration OF
American Independence set forth hiB creed In
language that bad boon, interpreted by evory
heart TINT loyed liberty. IN oyery, land beneeth
those principles might atill survive and
light the great Republic On that
path ot progresa which IT had followed
Ptnce I" the sword Of Bunker Hill " chased tho
1cgions 81 George III: from the bravo old Col
onios; [nenewed chcoring.l
Brief speeches were thon do]lvorod by hfr.
Mark Thrane and by Mr. Woodbury., Of tho Free
Religious Society atter Which there ' wore some
Tho exercises were not concluded until a very
late hour, and tho ce1obrants Of Thomas Paino's
anniversary separated with cheerful desire to
follow hts proeopts by doing good to mankind,
irrespective Of creed or country.