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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Christians in India.

The English census returns show not
quite 800 600 Christians in India, or less
than one in 200 of the population; and even
of those some 200 appear TO be Euro
peans, or to have European blood in their
veins. About three-htths Of the Christians
in India are in Madras, where, in addition
to those in the native States, they number
about 534, 600 approaching two per cent. Of
the population 10000 are Roman Catho-
lies, and $4,000 are enrolled as Protestants.
In Bombay there are l25OO0 Christians,
sO"-aing less than one per cent Of the pOpu-
la..n' Nearly 5000 Of these are returned
AS .Jmau Catholics Chiefly the lndO-
Portugesej, about 1900 are described
simply as native converts, and 1900 as
Protestauts, Of whom fOur-ffths belong TO
the Church of England. In Bengal 10000
persons are Christians, again less than one
per cent. Of the population. There are sew
eral missions in the ncighbOrhOOd Of CAL
Cutta, but only abUu. 5000 native Chris
tians" are returned In the city itself In
Mysore there are nearly 2B,OGO Christians,
Of whom 5000 are native" ninetenths
are Roman Catholic. OF the > 400 Chris
tians in the little State Of COOrg, there are
1000 native" and 800 OF them are EO-
man Catholics. In Berar about 900 Chris
tilns are enumerated from Europeans or
Eurasians. InBritish Burmah there are
5000 Christians, or nearly two per cent. Of
the population II is fOrty-ilyC years since
RammOhun Roy founded society at CAL
Cutta with the view of retaining HindoOs
from idolGtry and establishing pure mon
otheism. In 1857 Keshub Chunder Sen
was enrolled % member, and in 1866 be
seeded from the original society, and
formed q separate sect called the BrahmO
Somaj, or the Prathana SOmaj as the mem
hers cali themselves 10 the Bombay Presl-
dency, where 81 were enumerated. Very
few persons returned themselves as Brah'
mos in Bengal, and only niuety-two in Cal
cutta, where there is said 10 be considers
bic community Of them. Theys are, how
ever, believed 20 have congregations 10
most Of the districts. Speaking ofthe Pres
deucy of Madras, the census report notice.
that The ancient rulers Of Western lndii
are believed 20 have encouraged settle
men.s of Persians or Maniglwaus for cen
turtles before the POrtugcso established
Themselves GA the coast, but under the rul'
of the latter the Syrian, or HISTORIAN
Church suffered great depression and pers,e
culion It's disciples now flourish chiefly
IN Cochin and and Tfayancore, and IN th'
south Of Mnlabar, were there are l3,Of
"Nazarines.H Ihcrcare about three thou
sand seven hundred Brahmin, and perhaps
three thousand hshutriya Christians II
Madras.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Good and Bad News.

Bad news weakeus the action Of the
heart, Expresses the lungs, destroys the sp-
petite, stops the digestion, and partially
suspends all the functions Of the system
An emotion Of shame fushes the face, fear
blanchos, joy illuminatcs il, an instant
thrill eleclriles a million Of nerves. Sur
prise spurs the pulse into glllop. Deliri-
um infuscs great energy. Volition COM
mands, and hundreds Of muscles spring 20
excite. Powerful emotions often Kill the
body a. d stroke. Chic, DiagOrGs and
SophOcles, died Of Joy Mt the GraCian
game, The news Of defeat killed Philip
Y. One of the Popos died OF ad emotion
of the udicrOus on seeing Dis pet monkey
r0bed In pontlciaI5 occupying the chair Of
State. Muller M0.ogA Was carried upon
the field Of battle in the first stages Of au
incurable disease; upon seeing bis army
give way, he rallied his panic stricken
troops, and rolled back the tide of battle,
shouted victory, and died. The door kee-
per Of Congress expired On hearing Of the
surrender Of C0TuWalls.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
81. Louis 1zarIEef.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. Colour dull and
unchanged. Wheat dull and lower,
No. red, fall, 81 .4Ol; No. do, SIPS.
Corn active and lower; No. . mixed,
4l3a42l. Oats quiet and unchanged.
Barley quiet and unchanged. Pork
dull ana lower; Sl975 asked, $3.50
bid small lots sold at $l9.65. Lard
dull and lower, S12.15. Bulk meats
dull and lower; shoulders. q clear
rib and clear sides, 10Bal0s, transactions
very small. Bacon dull and lower !;
shoulders o.! clear rib sides and clear
sides, l2a12s; green meats unchanged
and higher for best grades shippers
So 40a6.7O; packing, S6.00a7.25; extra,
$3.50. Cattle dull, lifeless, scarcely
anything doing; common to choice ma
tive steers, $3a5.S79 native cows and
heifers, $2a3.50' common to choice
stock steers, 50. 25a4.37!; Texas, sad.
Whisky steady and unchanged, Sill.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Cincinnati Market,

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2O.-Flour dull and
dropping. Wheat steady and in fair
demand No. 2 red winter, $1.2Sa
S1.30. Corn steady, 4Sa49c. Oats dull,
35a45e. Barley quiet and unchanged.
Rye quiet and steady, 7SaSOc. Pork
dull, nominally $20.25. Lard easier;
steam, 12sa123c., closing at inside
price; kettle, 134a13l. Bulk meats
dull and lower, nothing doing; shout
ders, 9aa10c.; clear rib and clear sides,
12la122a122a12s. Green meats dull,
tending downward, free sellers. Live
hogs dull; fair to good packing, $6.90a
S7.25; about 5000 were left over on
Saturday and large number are I'M
sold to-day receipts, 5000 shipments,
10,050. Whisky in good demand at
full prices, Sill. Butter quiet and
steady; Western Reserve, choice, ga
CSC; Central Ohio, choice, 25a26c.
medium, 20a24c.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
SimplCity of Woman.

Among other definitions, Mr.. Webster
gives the following to the words simplicity:
"Artlessncss Of mind; freedom from du-
plicitv; sincerity plainness; freedom from
artificial ornament Now let any one an
alyzo these terms, and apply them to hu-
man character, and what can make crea-
tur1 of Coda rational, intellectual, i'm
mortal crcature-more lovely than simplc-
ity? We 60 step farther, and ask, What
is there in woman SO engaging, so tascinu-
ting so charming, as simplicity
Atlessncss of mind How sweet and be-
coming to IA fair one whose face is the index
% the heurtl No cunning crattiness, no
stratagem, no studied concealment, but
like the pure unmixed waters of the pellu-
cid lake, unrutlled by the winds of Heaven,
you can look to the very depths OF the
heart and see nothing to detraet from Its
| beauty. No duplicity, but unslloyed sin
cerity Plainness no Oscillation no dis
! play; no artificial ornament by which the
real defects and deformities of character
are hid from the eye of the superficial OBJ
server.
Reader, il you were asked, What is the
most desirable quality of a woman's heart
| of a woman's manners, of dress and of ad'
| dress, would you not answer--simplicity
In thus responding you would only utter
| the sentiment of every well-regulated mind
and every honest heart. And yet it is not
| strange that woman so often misapprehend
the real sentiments of the sterner sex? To
look abroad upon society and mark the
manners of the fair, one would be led &c
think that the idea but too generally per
walls that women regard art, conceslment
and ornament, as essential to perfection o.
character Hence the ati'ectaticn we so Of
ten meet. Hence the display of costly or
naments, the exhibition Of gaudy trap
pings, the rude attempts to improve the
beautiful finish which has been impaired to
the human face by the hand of the Creator.
Simplicity How this quality attract!
the admiration Of the good "She is a child
of naturen This characteristic at once Sc
cures your confidence and affection. Such
an one can be trusted. She is worthy of
your heart love, and, will not fall below
your high estimate OF real worth-Nash.
| Vile Christian Advocate.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
COMMERCIAL.
wIIaLEsALE MARKETS.

CHRoEICLE OFnCE,
kEoIYILLE, TENN, Dec u, 1915. J
Wheat continues duh.
Nothing doing in corn.
Oats scarce and in light demand
Ample supply Of flour.
Eggs plentiful and lower.
Market oyerstockcd with butter.
Turkeys Glc. per ID. gross.
Chickens from 3 TO &c. gross.
Sweet potatoes scarce and in demand.
Irish potatoes in better demand for ship
ping.
White beans continue very dull
Feathe.s weak at quotations.
Choice green apples in demand
We quote;
WHEAT-Quict; white prime, $l.OOal O5.
CoEE-Old crop, none in market new,
3Ja4O cents.
LARD-Firn, ljc
OATs-3Ja1Oc.
IRISH PoTATOEs-3Ja4jD per bushel.
HAY-Fair demand, SLOJal.lO, baled.
Loose from wagons, Sja9Oc per 100 lbs.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, 7a73c.; Peaches,
quarters, SaJc.; halves, 5alOc. Blackber-
rIes, JEG1C.
FLoUE-Dull and weak; country family,
buying S27Ja3OO; selling, 3.9Oa32j; ex-
ira, buying, S25Oa2.75; selling, AZ
800 Knoxville City Mills, our standard
family" S335; Pearl Mills family, 53,lOi
City Mills family, S2.9j; Pearl Mills extra,
Blcoy-Hams, l2lalai clear sides, -
shoulders, II.
GRASS SEED-Bluo grass, SlJOi herds
grass, 81 75a2O0; orchard grass, $40
timothy, $500; clover, $1,000.
FEATHERs-Decliuedi prime, JJi mixed
25a80c.
BUTTYB-Choico 20 fancy, l5alsc.i com
mon l2alic.
E0Gs-Good demand, zoe.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22

Young man, If you are just cons
meuciug or practicing any vice or bad
habit, the time to stop is now. You
have arrived at a stopping place, and
you may now. if you please; but if
you suffer yourself TO be whiled on by
appetiies you may go SO far that when
you desire to stop, it may be out of
your power 10 do 30.
IF You swear, or break the sabbath,
stop now. IL you think evil thoughts
or tell things not quite true, or some
-imes tell more than truth, stop now.
II you are going to q dance, or play,
or any place where you may meet bad
company, stop now. ii you are in
the habit of testing about religion, or
ministers, or preaching, stop now. If
YOU think there is time enough to be-
come religious by-and>by, and that
you will pursue the way you are gOing
a while longer, stop now, for the
course You are going leads to death.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
HOME CIRCLE.
CHRISTIANS SHADOWS.

The needles have dropped from her nerve
less hands,
As she watches the dying cmbcrs glow,
For out from the broad old chimney place
Come ghostly shadows Of 'long ago
Shadows that carry her back again
To the time of her childhood artlcss 10y /;
Shadows that show her tiny row
OF stockings awaiting the Christmas toy;
Shadows that show her the faces loved
OF many a half-forgotten friend;
And the Christmas eve it is passing by,
While Past and Present in shadows blend.
Alone in the dear old homestead now,
With only the shadows Of "Auld Lang
Syne,"
The clock is ticking the moments on,
While the tears in her aged eyes still shine.
If only from out the silent world
The world Of shadows which mock her
So
One might return to his vacant chair,
To sit with her in the fire-ligh's glow
If only Was that white, white hand
That seemed to beckon her out Of the
gloom
Or was it the embers last bright fash
That startled the shadows round the
rooml
The Christmas-eve, it has passed at length
A glorious day from the night is born
The shadows are gone from earth away,
And the bells are ringing for Christina!
morn.
But all by the broad old chimney-place
The Angel Of Death keeps watch alone
For straight to the Christ-childs beckon'
ing arms
Its longing spirit hath gladly flown.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22

\ savage clothed in rags and be-
grimed with dirt CHANGED to look into
a clear pond and shrank back alright
ed at the hideOus image of himself.
The longer he gazed the more appal-
ling was the view. So the awakened
sinner, the more he looks only at him.
the more hopeless his prospects; but il
ne turns away from his own vileness
TO Christ, the sinners refuge, he finds
JOY and peace in believing in Him,
His fears are forgotten, and in theiI
place is given a sense Of pardoned sin
and acceptance in the Beloved.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22

to choice extra, s6OjaSS.75. Wheat
dull and slightly in buyers favor; new
No. winter red Western, $l.26; white
Michigan, $l45. Corn scarcely so
firm high mixed Western, 76lc,; old
choice yellow, in store, ISLE; new
Western mixed aud yellow, 63a7lc.
Oats quiet mixed Western and State,
44a55c.; white, 46a52c Rio coffee quiet
and unchanged. n. Molasses quiet,
55c.; common to choice, &c. Rice
quiet and unchanged. Tallow steady,
l0c.a10lc. Pork dull and heavy; new
mess, job lots, S2l.00. Lard dull and
heavy; prime steam, 13c. Whisky
firmer SllG,
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Chattanooga Market.


Times. December goth.
GRAIN, FLOUR AND HAY.
Corn-On the wharf, 4j to 4G cents in
depot, 80 cents.
Wheat-Sl.O0 to l.25.
Oats-No quotations.
Bags-2 bushel Burlsps,lllc.
Flour-Superline, Dbl, 1929 extra,
5000; family, SG.25; fancy, 1925.
Corn Meal-In sacks, SOC.
Hay-DOmestic, S20.OOa22OO.
PROVISIONS.
Bulk Meats-Clcar sides, l3lal4 cents
shoulders, lOlc.
Hogs-Fine, Z cents.
Bacon-Country, no quotations.
Hams-Sugar-cur l5c.
Lard-Leaf canned, II cents.
Beef Cattle--24 to cents.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
Beans-Per bushel, 81 .25a2.5O.
Peas-Per bushel, 3Oa9O cents.
Apples-Per pound, dried, y cents.
Peaches-Dried, S4al0 cents.
Butter-Per ID, 25a30c.
Poultry-Chickehs, l6a25c.; turkeys, 1jc
Eggs-Per doz., zoe.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
It Works That Way.

Yesterday while fifteen or twenty men
were sitting in a saloon at the ferry.dock,
toasting their shins and lamenting the hard
times, man opened the door and called
out:
"Who wants work at twelve shillings a
day %
Not a person made answer. Some shut
their eyes and pretended TO be asleep, and
others were busy looking out Of the win
dOws. In about five minutes another man
opened the door and shouted:
Who wants an easy place in the City
HallI'
81 do" was choru-scl IN tones that
made tho decaHtors Jar, and every man
jumped 10 his feet
80 do :" said the man a. he shut the
door and walked sway.-Detroit Free
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Advertised Letters.

P. 0. KSozyILLE, Tenn, Dec. q, 1875.
B-Miss Gre Baget. N Bragg. Geo N Bliss,
" Jonas Cheek, J G Cuywood. Mrs Kate A
Cooke, Maggie Z Coles. stephen Darlington. Riley
Cobb S A Craig.
DIAlbert Duncan. John Doyle, Squire
"a B Fisher. Horace Franklin, John Fame.
G1Grover 4 Baker Sewing Machine Agent.
Abraham Gay, Chas Gantry. Miss Donnie Ga
vette, Elizabeth Graham, W McGreenlee, Miss
Bette Hall. Mrs Cordelia A Haynes, Miss Maggie
Hodge (2)
J-E JordOn.
K-Richard Kcyhill. w Kincade.
M-Alexander Moppin. Miss D Miller, Miss
Emma Murphy, james Morrison, Nelson Mynatt.
miss Amy Neal, Thomas w Nachen.
O-JOhn Oliver.
P-Mrs Conelia Patton. J IL Pierce, Miss Ma
linda Potter.
R-Mrs Mary Reynolds.
S-Miss Belle Smith, Alexander Smith. Mrs ID
II SpOaOrd, Rev j y SeatOn, Mrs James Smith(1
j W stinnet' Miss Lucy Seay, Molsy seers, Mis-
T-John FINLEY, John II FINLEY Michiah Tay-
Tor, HOm Tarwater
l-Miss Kate Umphis.
W-Jacob WCisgerUor BB Sophia Watkins.
Persons calling for any ofthe above letters will
ASK i"r advertised letters and pay one cent for
advertising foe, W, NJ. RULE,
Postmaster
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
$4,000, 900 I'm Eggs-Vaiuablc Freight
from China 10 France and Italy by
the Way of America.

Three freight cars containing $4,000, 900
worth of sill-worm eggs, arrived at ST.
Johns Park depot, on Tuesday. They
had come from Hong Kong TO San Fran
cisco in twenty-three days, and thence to
New York in less than seven days, the
speed being faster than the mails are car
ried by the same route. This uncommon
cargo is going to Italy and the South of
France, and could have reached its desti-
nation quicker and at less cost by way Of
the Suez Canal but it has been found use
less to ship them that way because the
Southern climate matches the eggs.
The silk worms are put upon long sheets
Of cardboard in China, and are left until
each board is covered with eggs, which are
about the size Of mustard seed. The eggs
stick to the cards, which, interlaid with
sheets of paper, are packed in wooden
boxes tightly closed and wrapped in can
vass and mating. In this shipment there
were G47 cases, containing over 10000
cards. The cases were transferred, yerter-
day, to the Hamburg steamer Frisia, which
will sail for Europeito day. When the eggs
reach their destination, they will be stored
in vaults, secure against warmth, until the
mulberry trees on which they feed have
grown their foliage.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Funny Incidents in the Pulpit

Alta clerical dinner party some time ago,
saws Appleton journal, and the question
went aSound to each, as follows: Were
YOU ever soplaced in public in the perform
pnce of service as 90 lose all sense Of the
solcmnity of The occasion and be compelled
to laugh in spite of your more serious selt2'
and the following are some Of the replies
that were made A very solemn clergyman
and his assistant who were disturbed in
their chancel by miserable looking street
cat. which had come in some unknown way,
and was rubbing itselfup against their legs,
me.ow-ing piteously. The rector beckoned
to the assistant to put the cat out which he
did, but in "A few moments she was back
again. Upon this the very solemn rector
placed the poor creature under one of the
heavy box stools in the chancel, and plac-
ing his foot on this improvsed kennel, gave
out the hymn beginning:
"a charge to keep have"
The last experience mentioned was that
of clergyman ut his first baptism of in
fants. He was then very young in years,
and had never before held baby that he
could remember of, much less hold baby
and a book in the presence of church full
of people. The first infant given into his
arms was big, squIrming boy of thirteen
months, who Immediately began to cork
screw MS way through Clolnes ana wrap
pings. The minister held on bravely, but
in a few moments the child's face disap-
peared in the wraps, and his dangling leg:
beneath were worming their way to the
floor. Seized with the horrible impression
that the child was tunneling his way
through his clothes and would soon be or
the floor in a state of nature, he clutched
the clothes violently by the SASH band, and
straddling the child upon the chancel-rail
said to the mother, IF you don't hold tina
baby he will certainly be through his
clothes, and 1 shall have nothing left bu
the dress to baptize."
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Knoxville Lumber Market.

KnorviUe. Dec. 81.
Rough boards and scantling, $1,000
SO 90 per 1000 feet
Clear seasoned plank, 500 0s25.00.
Dressed weather boarding, $l8.0Oa20. CO..
Flooring, $50 0a35,00.
Ceiling, S25.OOa3O,OO.
Black walnut, green, $50. OOs95.O0; sea-
aonsd, S4OOOa50.0O.
Oak posts sawed tapering, 20c each.
Rough cedar posts, 20 to 25c.
Taperod cedar posts, 30 TO doc
Sawed laths per thousand, 3.OOa3.6O
Sawed shingles, S3.0Oa4,00
shaved shingles, S3.5Oa4OO.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22

We may Judge of a mans character
by what he loves-what pleases him.
II person manifests delight in low
and sordid objects, debasing song and
vulgar language, in the misfortunes OF
his fellows, or cruelty to animals, we
may at once determine the complex
ion Of his character On the contrary,
if he loves purity, mOdegty, tIuth-ii
virtuous pursuits engage his heart and
draw out his affections, we are salts
fed he Is an upright man. \ man de-
based shrinks from association with
the good and wise.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
New York Market

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.
Money easy at 5a6c. Gold dull
and weak, $1.l3la1.l3s Sterling quiet,
81 $50. Governments lower and little
doing; new SIS, SLY. States steady
Tennessees lower-siXes, 40; new, 3S.
Cotton quiet and steady sales Of i ,2l9
bales at 10 5-lGal3l; consolidated net
receipts, 7G,1 sl bales exported 10 Great
Britain, %. 528 bales; France, 1886 the
Continent, l2,40S. =,
Flour quiet and steady, with a limit
cd demand for low grades for shipping
extra, scarce and steadily held; super
fine Western and State, S4.5OaSl. 20.
Southern flour quiet and unchanged
common to fare S5.l5aS6.OO; good
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Baltimore Market,

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.-Oats quiet
and steady; Southern, 4Oa50c. Rye
dull, S0a85c. Provisions quiet and
steady. New mess pork, S21.5O. Bulk
meats, job lots-shoulders, Sic; clear
rib, He. Bacon quiet shoulders. 10a
l0ic.; clear rib sides, HALL hams, l5l
al6. Lard dull and steady; 1872, Cot
fee dull and heavy; job lots, lSla21
Whisky dull, SIG. Sugar steady and
firm, l0}a1Olc.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
Louisville Market

LOUISVILLE, Dec. Colour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat quiet and
unchanged. Corn quiet and steady
and nominally unchanged. Oats quiet
and firm, 37a39c. Rye quiet and un-
changed. Provisions dull and nomi-
nally unchanged. Whisky quiet and
unchanged. Bagging quiet and un-
changed.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE
LAND NEAR KNOXVILLE,
Mary f. Farrand VS. Mp. Chaplin.

WNTy n fAfranu vs. NJ. T. Jhapln.
DURsUANT TO A DECREE OF THE CHAN
L Gerry Court at Knoxville, in the above cause
sell at public auction to the highest bidder in
front Of the Court House door in Knoxville
On Saturday the % day of January
next, at II O'clock A. NJ, 1876,
The tract Of land mentioned and described
in the Pleadings, lying in tho l4tn civil
district Of Knox county adjoining the land Of
John Jones and others, on the south side of IIol-
ston river and in front OF Gay street. containing
about ten acres.
TERMS.
Said sale will be made on a credit Of six months
and in bar Of the right Ofredemption, taking Fl lm
the purchaser a note with good security bearin-
interest from date, and retaining a lien on tho
land Us further security.
NJ, l.. PATTERSON, c. m.
December p, lS75-Wit.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
RAns-Colton. 2in2lc.

RAGs-Cotton, 2ia2lc.
BERswAx-27a2Sc per pound.
TOBACCO a ennossee leaf, 5al2c.
GINSENG 75cas1.0O.
SENEKA SEAKE-In demand, 55aGOc.
YELLOW RooT-Duil, &C.
Wool Washed. 35a40c per H.
FUBs-But few offering and prices nomi-
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
"reminiscences Of Tweed at Washing

"Bll Tweed" first made his appearance
here at Washingtn in April, 1851, as fore
man Of the American Engine Company,
No. 6, which was composed Of dashing
b'hoys. When he introduced them 10
President Fillmore he simply said "These
are Big Six boys, Mr.. President" When
they left the White House he said that
this speech was long enough as they were
as much grander looking than any other
company in this world, as was Niagara
Falls grander than Croton Dam. In De-
cember, 1853, he came here and was sworn
In as the Representative from the Fifth
Congressional District OfNeW York in the
Thirty-third Congress During the two
sessions Of that Congress be was % regular
attendant, voting squarcly with tho Demo
Gratis, aud he made two short speeches. lie
also got for a relative the job of supplying
cane-seat chairs for the summer session, and
became directly interested in "a binding
contract Many assert that the Board OF
Public Works here was modelled after that
founded by Tweed in New York, and
would have been part Of tho machinery
which was 10 have elected o Iammany
President. Certain IS il That he took S2J-
600 worth Of shares In tho Patriot, estab-
lished here IN November 1870, by w. w.
Corcorau, Richard Schell, j. Z. Barrett
Fernando Wood and others, but disposed
OF his stock Ia 1871 for a3 cents on dollar,
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