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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
TAX SALES.
TX NOX q O ~ n TY,
state of Tennessee.

PY VIRTUE OF THE POWER AND
ID authority vested in me. as Tax Collector of
Knox County, will, ON the first Monday land
succeeding days il necessary Of July, next be-
ing the 18th day Of July, 1875. offer for sale the
following described Iact' of land, town lots and
parts Of town lots. the same having been assessed
Tor taxes. for the State and County for tie years
mentioned, which taxes are que and remain un-
paid, together with penalties and costs:
FIRST DISTRICT.
One house and lots in Knoxville onMain street
known as the McClannahan Mill properly, listed
for 1870 and 1872 70 Mrs, J. G.. McClannahan, val
ued at $500. tax 1928, 1872 valued at $500 tax
~ 80. Listed q McClanuahan for 1873, valued
at $500, tax 5l,15, levy 5Uc clerks and printers
fee 100 cts each. Total sl53
Que lot in Knoxville, Knox county, on Front
street ION which stood a saw mild listed to w
Park, for 1871 valued at $1,000 tax 24tO poll 81,
5000 other taxabes, " 90, valued for 1877 $500
tax 27.5O, valued for 1873 $3.50 % per cent. add
ed, tax $780, levy SOC, clerks and printers fee
dollar each. Total SOB,
Onelot In City Of Knoxville. Knox county. on
West side Of Prince street near river listed for
1871 TO G w Park, valued at $500, tax 6.O1. Val
ued for 1872 $500. tax $50. Valued for 1873 $500,
% per cent added. tax s55 levy Soc CLERKS and
printers fee one dol each. Total S2l IS.
One lot in city Of Knoxville, Knox county,
on Front and Prince sts' listed to Q W Park.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

SOME Of the Ohio papers are wor-
rying Senator Thurman over the ap.
preaching Democratic Convention in
that State. He being a prominent
candidate for the Presidency, as a
matter Of course feels a profound in
terest in the success of his party in
his own State, and will attend the
convention in person. 1t 50 happens
that he differs widely with some OF
the party leaders there on the finan
cial question, notably among them
his uncle, Governor Allen. Now, the
question for him, is how to attend
and manipulate the convention, with
out showing his financial hand. 1t i:
an unpleasant dilemma for a White
House aspirant.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
EARTHQUAKES.


The great earthquake in South
America, particulars Of which were
given in our dispatches on Sunday
morning, is one of the most.destruc
tive of which history has given any
account. Further details will be
looked forward to with interest.
Commenting on this South Ameri-
can catastrophe, the Baltimore San
says:
Of the earthquakes of former times that
which happened at Caracas, in Venzuela,
in 1912, by which 10000 lives were lost, i,
one Of the most notable, but it does not
compare with some Of the earthquakes of
the old world. That which destroyed Anti
och, in 526, A. D., according to the histo-
rian Gibbon, caused the death of $50 900
persons. There were in the city at the time
besides the resident population, thousands
Of strangers, who thronged the city attend
ing the festival of the ascension Lisbon
Portugal, was nearly destroyed by an earth
quake November l, 1865 and within the
space of six minutes sixty thousand persons
persisted This terrible catastrophe is thus
described
" A loud rumbing was followed almost
Immediately by fearful shock, which de.
moilshed the principal buildings ofthe city,
and in the short time of six minutes, it is
estimated that 10000 persons were killed
The tide on the sea coast ran out rapidly,
leaving the bar perfectly dry, and as rap.
idly an enormous wave, thirty feet in hight
rushed in again, sweeping everything be-
fore it, The mountains in the neighbor-
hood were shaken violently, deep assures
rent in the valleys, crags toppled over, and
hurled into the abysses, bearing everything
with them. Thousands eff people rushed for
safety to the marble quay which had just
been constructed at an enormous expense,
when suddenly it sank, carrying its load
with it, aud over the spot the water stood
600 feet deep. All the shipping the har>
Dor was sunk instantly, and hardly a YES
tige of the life and prosperity Of the famed
capital remained
In tits country earthquakes have of late
years become familiar, but have not been
attended by such serious disasters as are
recorded elsewhere. California and other
parts of the Pacific coast have been shaken
up considerably at various times, the last
which occurred year or two ago, having
caused considerable destruction Of proper
ty in the interior, with some loss of life
Several slight earthquakes have also occur
red in New England and northern New
York. The most important events Of the
kind, however, were the earthquakes of
New Madrid, Missouri in 1911 and 1912,
when over three hundred miles of country,
from the mouth Of the Ohio to that of the
st. Frances, rose and sunk in undulations,
lakes and assures being alternately formed
and filed up. These shocks were both per-
pendicular and horizontal, the latter being
by far the most disastrous in their effects.
The incessant quakings were kept up for
several months, and the loss of property
was enormous, while many persons per-
ishpl
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

A Greeneville correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commercial says that An
drew johnson is reading Sherman
Memoirs, and adds: Mr.. Johnson
is no lover Of shoulder-straps, and, as
he has never spared the little fel.
low" as he termed General Grant, it
is scarcely probable that Sherman
will be so fortunate as TO escape crit.
icism."
If our Andy should undertake to
criticise Sherman, he would certainly
demolish him. He would show how
he planned his military campaigns
without once consulting the "consti
tuition of his country" We trust he
may remain silent until after the dog
days-it's so warm now.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
CONTEMPT OF COURT.

Since the commencement of the
Beecher trial in Brooklyn, now nearly
six months ago, there has been many
revelations of a most disgusting char
acter. Many of these revelations
have been based upon fiction, and
most of them have no doubt been
false in every material feature, but
they have nevertheless been taken up
by a sensational press, and matters
unimportant and unworthy Of police
in themselves have been magnified
into wonderful proportions. Unfor-
tunately for the wishes of those who
desired to see a calm and dignifed
investigation of the charges against
M. Beecher, without any undue out
side pressure to influence the Court
and jury, this case has been tried
when there was noting else to feed
the morbid appetite for sensational
items Of certain newspapers, and con-
sequently they have fed upon this
alone. Hence we have had eXagger-
alton, false inventions, i'll natured
mvective, unstinted abuse and malig-
nant misrepresentation.
A O. 4ho 4,;ol lro,,,, o,,, 20 ,,-l % ,-o
hope is the end, this outside work
grows more disreputable. The tongue
of Islander is more active and the acts
Of the slanderers less scrupulous.
Mr.. Beecher may be guilty of improp-
err conduct, but it speaks volumes in
his favor to see his enemies resorting
to such miserable publications as that
contained in a recent number of the
Her0H. That story carries falsehood
on its face, and is an effort either to
influence the jury, or else having
good reasons to expect q verdict
favorable to Beecher, his enemies arc
attempting to poison the public mind
and rob him of the benefits of an &C
quittal The story is too obscene tc
be published in newspaper and toe
absurd to be believed
But what we complain of, and what
is a subject Of complaint everywhere
is this attempt by outside pressure tC
influence q court. When Mr.. Beacl
commenced his speech for Tilton, tho
room was filled with Tilton's friends
who joined in tumultuous applause
After he stopped speaking he was me-
in the hall, and the papers say per
feet ovation was rendered him. Thi:
was the case in some degree whilC
Beechers counsel was speaking. i
has been apparent that these demon
STATIONS haze been made on boil
sides from deliberately formed mo
tiyes not creditable to public senti
ment.
2 1t is evident now, no matter wha
the verdict of the jury is, that Tilton'
partisans intend to keep up a war OF
5 Beecher through the press. Som,
leading newspapers having no doub
f already been prostituted for that pun
t pose. They should at least hold thei
/ tongues and keep silent while the mat
f ter is being disposed Of in the courts
: and if they can not do this from
{. sense Of propriety they should b
held responsible for contempt @
c court and punished accordingly.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

TIE GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leof, q
Democrat of the straightest sect, com.
menting on the Presidents Harry
White letter, says:
1t is the best paper Grant has written
and while it will make him no friends
among his enemies, its effect will be to cap.
ture his lukewarm and failing friends. II
is an enigma, like the man who wrote il.
1t has bluntness and an apparent csnior
which will be apt to secure rather favora.
bic reception, while its effect on his party
and its action may be very different from
what he has anticipated. It is apt to en-.
barrass the great-moral-idea party
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

MATTERS do not seem altogether
lovely among our Granger friends on
the Agency question:"
Andrew Jackson Houston, a son
of General Sam Houston, is United
States Marshal at Tyler Texas.
Gen. Harlan is Shaking them
up" lively in Kentucky. He will
make the campaign interesting for his
Democratic competitor.
We regret to learn that Hon. w.
Y. Elliott, of Murfreesboro', Pension
Agent for Middle Tennessee, had his
collar bone broken day or two since.
There is actually one man in
Georgia who declines to be Governor,
and bis name is Charles J. jenkins.
The papers are writing him up AZ the
most eccentric man of the age.
The editor Of the Memphis led
ger takes about the ninetieth chapter
of Proverbs. We fear his education
. has been neglected or that he has for
gotten his Sunday school lesson.
IF one half that the Cincinnati
papers say about their Mayor john
ston be true, he ought to receive the
Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency, aud be kept in for a third term.
Hon. A. O. p. Nicholson, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ten-
nes-ee, was in the Senate in lSil with
Governor Allen OF Ohio There are
only four members of that body now
living.
Tennessee Democrats are about
the luudest deuouncers of "a Third
Term for General Hayes, of Ohio; yet
they consented to make Isham @.
Harris Governor three times Chicago
Tribune.
The Tennessee Press Association
meets at Murfreesboro' to-day. A part
of the programme of exercises is an
address tomorrow evening from
Henry Watterson, OF the Courier
Journal.
A Lodge Of Sorrow was held in
Masonic Tempe, Louisville, Keu-
lucky, last night, consequent upon the
death of Gem John c. Breckenr dye.
General Albert Pike conducted the
rpremouip.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

The Public Schools" is TO be in
scribed on the Republican banners of
every state in the Union. The Re
publicans of Texas, in Stale Conven-
ton, strongly resolved for the free
school system. The existing laws of
Texas are strongly contradictory on
the subject, aud the Republicans are
moving for their improvement. Ohio
is moving for the defence of the excel
lentlaws which it already has. Toledo
Gam IleTciOI
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

THE Southern Catholic, published
at Memphis, comes to us adorned
with a profusion Of blue pencil marks,
calling attention and giving emphasis
to certain illusions to the WING AND
CmoNIcLE, which it is pleased to
make. 1t set out, it will be remem-
bered, a few weeks ago by proposing
to burn the Senior editor aU the stake
with q pile of the Vino AND CHRoNI-
Gle for fuel.
Since then it has fought on that line,
intending at times to be very severe.
From its siellly appearance, we are
led to believe the Southern Catholic is
not blessed with many friends. and
its circulation is too small to make it
game worth pursuing. 1t promises,
however, TO bestow particular atten.
ton to certain articles which have ap.
peared in this paper, and 1t may be
we will honor it with some notice. if
it sticks to the point. We give it no.
tice. however. that we have no re.
spect for target exercises with blum.
derbuss. 1t may hit the mark, but
it will be accidental. Let it state the
points Of dispute in a fair and square
manner, and then we shall see what
to do.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

anything and do anything reasonable,
necessary to make the people of the
whole State properly appreciate this
institution. It's success is the sue.
cess of the noble old Volunteer State,
and her success is our ambition. All
that is necessary is for all to work to
that end, the people from Johnson
to Shelby vieing with each other as to
who shall do most to insure the pros.
perity of our State Agricultural Col
lege.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

Tue New York Heroid Of the 9th, notes
the presence in that city Of Ex-Governor
John G. Brown and Colonel John C
Burch, Comptroller; also Of State Treas
urer William MOrrow.-McHphis Ledger.
when shall we three meet again e.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
CHARLES SUMMERS LIBRARY.

VI - MILES ~ W W. ~ . blDhA ~ 4
a correspondent Of the New York
EceHjng Post has been wandering
among the "many quaint and curious
volumes of forgotten lore" to be
found in the library of the late Charles
Sumner. His was one of the rarest,
most extensive and most valuable
private libraries in the land. 1t was
the result of years Of patient research
and earnest study. 1t embraced vol
umes upon almost every conceivable
subject, many of which could only be
appreciated by n finished classical
scholar and highly cultured intellect
like his own. 1t will be remembered
that he donated a large number of
volumes to thelIarvardCollege library,
embracing about three thousand sew
en- hundred and fifty volumes. Speak
ing of Mr.. Summers special favorites,
the correspondent of the Erening
Post says:
There is not much to indicate any
special taste of the late owner, until those
kept under lock and key are exposed TO
view, and then one gets sight at Summers
chief treasury, at the books which he de-
lighted TO show his chosen friends who
knew how to appreciate them-the rare
books one has heard long since as being so
attractive to book. lovers in his house at
Washington. 1t is easy to see what pas
sion the man had for the scarce and Curl
Gus in literature. lie seems 10 have been
constantly on the lookout for rarities ;
and kindly zeal his multitude of friends
showed in helping him to them.
Few men who have achieved so
much as Sumner, owe so much to
their books. 1t is not the opinion of
those who know him best, that he
was, by nature, brilliant man, but a
thorough study of his books, filled his
capaciOus intellect with vast fund
Of knowledge upon which he always
drew with perfect confidence. 1t was
this fact that made him such a pro.
found lover of books, and caused him
to revel in the pleasures OF his mag
nificent library. His request to Har.
ward College was a most valuable one
and will bring additional charms to
the already superb collection which
renders its library a fund of wealth
invaluable and beyond computation.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

TIE fight being made by Gen. b.
II. Bristow, Secretary Of the Treas
ury, against the whisky rings, silk
smugglers and corruption in whatever
form it IS presented, commands the
highest appreciation from honest men
everywhere. He takes hold of them
in no uncertain way, and makes them
feel the weight Of his official power
and determined will. His political
enemies are trying to detract from
his well-earned reputation by attribu.
ting to him unworthy motives. They
say that he is ambitious to be Presi-
dent Of the United States, and hence
his vigilance in Furnishing corruption.
Whoever heard such an objection
urged by an honorable opponent? 1t
is ridiculous in the highest degree and
must meet with contempt on the part
Of fair minded men of every party.
Give us more vigilant men like
Fish, Bristow, Jewell and Pierrepont
in position, no matter what it is, from
the Presidential chair down, and
the country will prosper. Let Dem.
ocratic politicians attribute unworthy
motives to them if they will, but the
country will appreciate their merits
and reward them accordingly.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

graceful proceedings, and one way to
prevent there being even the shadow
Of preteXt, is the speedy and impair.
tial enforcement Of the laws enacted
for the punishment. Of criminals.
, 1875-08-16
4 London EROtei > u nopcr Charged with
ktcn2ilsX NsAss

At Westminster yesterday, Mr.. George Fan
des1on, propriutoF Of the 0alogan 1lotel, hloane
street. cho!4ea. was charged sne "atssnt viii.
alsallug, gu tho lgtl OF lnly ls7t> aud IT. dlyers
titnas aud subsequently, BUo oeo cubic feet of
gAs. tbs rroperty Of the Ioadon 0As-f'ght con'.
iAuy. The dafeadent, beside beilg proprietor OF
tho Calox 81, lIote largo eAsahlisAmenk ~ Sloane
stseet, routed collar parallel with hls establish
ment. which had besn formerly IN the ocouua-
tiou ol = tsuant Who WAS customer Of tho Conn
pany. but tle gas had been cut on. aud tile .'s's.
u cap put on tho pipo to prevent rho escape of
eas. Should tho 1as be aRAln Wantod NC cap
would be 1eMovad by ths Company aud TIE sAs
supplied. III consequence Ut what lad bsou
uoiiicod by tho neghhors, tho consiM-
u.i burning q gss, day and night, in
this COLLAR, tho Companys manager. Mr.
Gully. hld hia suapicions aroused. and on stAo
18th Of July last ho went aud inspected tbs
prquIisea. lie then found that thsra vas no
counect,on between Tho cs'lar aud hotel
pas, aud on the l2th won't III company will
o;nurs, VINO we1s stationed at altysrsat lioluts.
Alter somo delay hs SAW ME: sauaorson, aud
asked to sec tue motor and shlio sb4ent fiqW
tuo collar tho collsrman Of the detonuans
was secn with 4 coacL-wseuch to 10 into
| llo cellar and amply Il to the companyb
nueted to the gaapipo bofota It got - tho tnoer'
and hsh-tail b4rrers were continually basuE's.
| Tho celIar was searched, anu ou 1be aoof "aa
| found. covered with DIRT and cobwcos' tns GAP
! which had been removed, aud It evidently had
| been ths1s aa1us t'0r ~ w faba8 asa essa
, 1875-08-16
THE ktAC0uPiN DEBT.

~ RI -. ~ H. .,,.. ;o.,. ~ ,-os-
tu'o"A' ''''' A"h' 40 az sso"1 '''1. =. ,'
terdny Appeals Ah aftcle from tAo Ca1'lh'lIle
Democrat, giving tho terms Of tho proposed
,.cotnn,om,san hetweon stacouuiu County aud
ns.a',,.,.,.
'' =, s'e".A.s .'t ...,-
ABOUT i've years a9o "hn went 70 ee,'Ai,
HEooG- 31onhta!h Flllaeo "Acte "oFA - ha1"
and mouer scarce. lie rep1essnted hmsclf Is
Tho ao.nt of Maeonnjn tonn,y tn efroct \ loan,
~ - -, .,,a ,,,no,. t,,. ,va, roc.
'io nae ~ u'o usooo'".s p1Po'o'"
oulmondau, AID the villagers plheed suea eooh-
dcnco In hlm that ho carried away about
e70, 600 Of their savings Some Of them, hear,
-wouer-let hin, have the hulk nj lhefr 1, ron
u.. ~ ,,,.... -. ,,yo +,,o,n ,,o,aa ~
stts' oAsna'b", -" ha'p A.. ~
atacoupin county, when p1otnlsoo ~ feFAs thcif
money in d term or years. and meantime l0 por
cent interest upon It, paYsblo suiui-aunuasly.
TIC onfv argument advanced iu support OF tlia
apra, c,t Lrearh Of good faith ir, that tho County
Court nhIch oNeatol tho loan did not havo tho
sAuction Of tho yo.cra Ut Nil election.
am not lawyer enough to 1ccdo what degree
of weight attscLos 10 TINT argument. But tho
srent weut to other localities to borrow uppoy
fof Nacoup!p County, he wns accrodltoi by its
nwn County Court aud tr,,stworthy cit.zene. In
That degree lie Waa empowered 10 pledge the
fat., OF The County. Futtl.nrlnoso, that portion
uf tho neopIe who ll;qfayorel tho loan, although
claiming lint It WAS Illegal took no gteps to pre-
vent it. They ouly '10mpnhtrated."
Heuce lilo (oan went Oh tue county artllnri-
tlea roceiyed tho money: gave itY bonAA and,
through The wl,oio. not uos OF alarm .eaohod
t,o ,,t,a,,.T,nctinp lapdarn
, 1875-08-16

,,ss the PATRONAGE OF thu Department of tl,e In
totinr. Under it* inilnot.rc hnvo soen rsishsn
c!tzena quail. hrrl some Df our 1nost r:ii uhle
pnnntors and nenbern of tho Iinueh q! H"trc-
n.nthtvoa become vbry paHAivo In measure. nf
reform. I'cfn1c sl.ey hn,l racolvod favosH thoy
wero my mont cflE,c,l he1rars,
Al IttUBrRtT1oN.
Il 10 not my purpose at this tins to show how,
through tho InndOllch anti ot!ae oi!lcos OF the
Interior Department. An almost tsrnalhtihlo pow.
rr car In wiel ls1 hy such sdrnls manlp,latora ~
Secretaries UaIAr,o and Co~an. Una illustration
will suffice. Acc.ntary DoIano. III his rnpors
mato 10 yon Oct. 81, 1872, gave tbo following
tt&tcmant
Bork Of The Northern Pacific ItsilFoeh Company la!
been subscribed TO thc anpnns ri SIN ,,0stooo, aul
certificates for 1od ac shsEss Of t1oo each havo been
iAsue,l.
1llIs atatcmcns eocs over tin cnsro land will,
your sanction. tncaisn 1t ~ rcnort To You. and
not o0ntsAttctn1. 1t hsa tsnlad 10 rnia{oad th0n-
nanda Of ueople. who wers induced 10 ptirchhso
moro than $50, not. tou Of iho loan under tho BE-.
lef that they were secure because 4100, OK, DtN
in stock Ind bean uuhAc1lhol for. You 0H9ht to
have boon informed. and Secretary De!sno know,
TINT tl.ero waa hardly ono dollar 0F lcgitimatp
Hnbactption 10 the stock. say that Secretary
| DelAto knew IT, becal12e rotnonstfatad With
| him for making Ru"h al unqualified statement.
IL llis rerort for tho rear fs7t ho SAW again
- That Fl00, ,00 900 o! stock has been hMtncrlted
md tnat eettlhcateH for z03. TAG ahnrts Of el0o
eash iave .esn 'to1" nnt ~ sas ts cih"so a,aro
!
are 'louLtlosB much mora Objectionable acts by
which raiIro,d power haa bean secured. but this
should RufTce 10 enable yon 70 rralize tllo loaron-
s!hilItv you incur In kecnlng Secretary Dnano
ard A.sibtnnt Socretary Coven IN their pTrsett
positions. 1t la my intohtton 10 Riro still furthos
public statements OF nuch fnctH n regard to
| their management Of tho Indian Office a. hava
como under my obHervatiou, ~ = thorough ro'
form IN .ecreed by tue people. desire hcte. ~
iafore, to n,ako my public acknowledgements ul
ynrr tnercifn, prompt and affective aid rcndere'
| in the Inutan service. wllan yon HoTe At tl'
head Of tho army and since yon llave hecofn'
| Tren,lou.. Eyory suggestion over made t
YOU Wan promptly respondcd to. sarc only IL
inrcs,;qatton Of frauds ai.n,rrd tK your up
| nointees Eveu thiA lamcntalao trait bcliovt
springs from diHtorted virtue. Your protcc
lion Of Gen Parker when he waa convicted o
miafeasanco. or malfehsanco, AZ COMMISSIONS
Of Indian A1aira, and Of those who now contro
ihat office, HoomB wholly nnaechuhtaf,fe. c1ce,'
on tho hypothesis that Iovo in ybl y blind. !
| NAV aeern Mt ange to oshers that should bay
written this open letter, but noccsA'ty waA la
rpon mo to write. aud l could not. with rropc
ne>f-rospoot addsaHR you In any othnr WAY, .
you have In avery instance closed your mlnd I
nvtdepce that must 1lavo convinced any othe
man. Yours very respectfully.
W1LLfAM WEISH,
No. 1.124 Spruce ptroot.