Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
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or says: at looks rs though Bowen
would take the beltas the great disre-
memberer of the Beecher trial"
At "A Are in Springfield, Ohio,
the other night, the firemen were
served with hot coffee. This is much
better than lbations OF mean whisky.
Prominent among those who en-
tertained Vicr-President Wilson at
Memphis, was Ex-Governor 1sham G.
Harris. Thus we have another evil
dence of the fact that the world moves.
philadelphia by her cit zens has
shown her faith in the Centennial by
subscribing two million of dollars for
the great Centennial Exhibition. 1t
promises to be the greatest gathering
of the world.
The two articles we publish in
this issue on the wheat crop will be OF
great value and interest to farmers
and shippers just at this season, and
we need not do more than invite at
tention to them.
THE Springfield Republican has
been sued for libel by Mr.. Phelps.
who claimed the small sum of $780,
600. The verdict of the jury was for
500, so it must have appeared that he
was not libeled TO hurt.
THE Memphis Avalanche says
that Ben. Hill was always a Union
man. This is news to US. He was a
Senator in the Confederate Congress,
and it has been our understanding that
that body was not composed of Union
men.
THE latest mail advices from the
special election in the 9th Congression-
al District in Georgia indicates the
election OF Ben. Hill. The election
has been unusually exciting, and the
district being large one, and inac-
cessible, the returns come in slowly.
The printers who recently struck
at the office of the Daily Chronicle in
Washington are making arrangements
to publish daily morning newspaper,
having purchased material for that
purpose. 1t is said they have substan-
tial support from the Printers, Book
binders and Pressman's Union, and
several other trade organizations.
William Allen, of Ohio, the
same who is styled by irreverent fell
lows as rise up William Allen" is a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for the Presidency at the next
elections His nephew Hon. Allen G.
Thurman, United States Senator from
that State, is also candidate for the
same position. Thus we have the novel
spectacle of two rival candidates for
that Office in the same family.
Our dispatches this morning con-
tain information of the wreck of the
steamer Schiller, off the Scilly Islands
and terrible loss of life. These
Islands are situated at the entrance oil
the English Channel, about thirty
miles from Lands End. The group
contains one hundred and forty small
islands, only six of WHICH are inhab
tied. In such time as our dispatches
speak of-every thing enveloped in
heavy fogs-it is dangerous sailing il
that locality. 1t is u lonely, dreary
place, and was once used by the Ro
mans as place of Punishment.
We are glad TO see that Vic,
President Wilson is being so cordially
received by the Southern people. 1t j
"A good omen. He is a good and trie'
man aud worthy representative of
class that has never been popular il
the South-we mean the old anti-sla
very element. Three years ago, Dem
ocratic journals in Tennessee were at
lacking him in the most virulent man
ner, condescending to the vilest bill
lingsgate. But We presume they hav
seen the error of their ways and ar
willing to treat him as he deserves.
The Kentucky Changers made
long pull, strong pull and pull all
together to secure the nomination O
John Williams for Governor Of tina
State. He is better known as Cerr
Gordo" Williams, having been sol
dier in the Mexican War, and bavin
participated in the battle of that name
He canvassed the entire State and al
pealed directly to the Granger inhu
enee for support. He was defeated b
James b. McCreary, a nephew of Sen
Ator McCreary, the vote standing &C
for Williams and 653 for McCrear!
The Changers are bully boys" wheI
their influence may possibly divid
the Republican vote, but in Demo
cratic State like Kentucky they al
not entitled to notice.