Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

hnOANllle, IeilD.
la. Johnson Is going to Nash.
vile, aud the. Banner says the old
man has not been through his last
political campaign
Rev. Thos. A Jaeger, D, D.,
who for some line past has seryed as
Rector Of the Church of the Holy
Trinity, in Philadelphia, was yesterday
ccnsecrated as Bishop OF the Diocese Of
Southern Ohio. raII.g .. E.uuf.
'aA4-Phe Republican vote in Michi-
gan, polled at the recent election, is
found to- haze been the largest ever
cast In that State at any spring election,
and the Republican, majority is 22,o00,
against 5000 last fall, .-.. .'...
i---The question of granting to
women license to preach has been
decided in the negative by the North
ern Indiana Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference, upon the ground that discip-
line and usage forbid il. %. I'1.
...r--Tbe Shelbyville Commercial
talks in a lugubriuus sort of way about
the senior editor Of this paper He
need not be alarmed There are two
classes Of persons we never strike-in-
fauts and idiotA. The Commercial
man is no infant. .
The annual installment of April
our exchanges for the current month,
generally has the appearance Of
q erowding the season. illusions of a
similar character for May, will proba-
bly, be cooled off correspondingly.
Our friends from tue country
speak in u dlscouraging way about
crop prospects The unparalleled
spring fre-hels ANA the late disastrous
frosts are well calculated to discourage
farmers, but we trust that crops wiz
turn out better than they predict.
Pluck and, energy will overcome mis-
fortunes, aud now is good time for
the farmers loeKercise these admirable
qualities.
4Ex-Goyernor Horatio Seymour
is reported 1as having expressed the
opinion that the Democratic NOM ma
ton for the Presidency viii hardly 10
outside q gr9Jp Of four gentlemrp-
Samuel J. Tilteu, sanford = Church
Thorn as Ii. Hen dricks, aud Allen 6.
Thurman. Warm ana iutim 4re per-
sonal friendas-bais OF Gov. Tilden's,
he is not abls. 20 say whether that gen
tleman wants HE nomination nr not
L. ! large uuwber of Democratic
papers never lrsr an opportunity TO
growl and find fault. Only frw
weeks uiorurv rr1.ut,d to thr reteu-
ton Of sam. Bard IrtIe Allauta Post
Office as conclusive evidence that the
President wautedA tHind igrn. Now
sam. has been d-pr-ed lrn otlice apd
they say It l7bacau-e he would not
start Luird twm organ. Ggowl they
must, and Gloal ,.ey VIII, NJ matter
what turns up
We have asked Democratic pa
pers in East Tennessee to come out and
say whether they endorse the theory
Of tue Memphis ApPeal, TO the effect
that he % Torbett Issues ought of
right tn be paid. We have looked in
vain for reply. Does the Press and
Herald approve that position? VIII
it answer, aRAd lHt sAe people know
where it stands on question in which
every Taxpayer is directly Interested
-WheIl Republican Newspaper
end Republican oiiieihls began the wal
Of exterminatiou upop the corrupt
" Boss" Tweed, Of Nqw York, no+s Of
the Demncratic press OF that State gave
but little eBeourapement} and many OF
them openly defended Tweed. Now
when Gov. Tldeu makes war upon
the " Canal Ring, every Republican
paper comes promptly to his support
and not only endorses him, but actual
ly aids him in the good work. That
is the difference ingthe spirit and char,
acteT Of the Republican and Demo.
cratic papers In that State. 900 wn
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