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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

day. Arrangements will he made for
additional meetings ia the neighboring
churches, and 1t Is believed that 10000
or $4,000 people can be provided for in
this way
The attendance yesterday morning
was as large as ever before. Il was the
same story. The tabernacle was oom-
pl.tely full; the gates were closed and
policemen placed on guard; the Lay
College was thrOnged; many went
away. After the gates were shut aDc
the services had been begun, the Rev,
Henry Ward Beecher came IN and
stood near the doorways, beneath the
gallery. He remained during the hour,
but did not speak. Mr.. Moody had NJ.
quested that no persons in the gallery
or beneath II should speak, A. a portion
of the congregation could not bess
them. The services were opened with
the 18th hymn, Nearer, my God, t.
Thee" the whole congregation rising
Tue Rev. DR.. william OrmistOn foi-
lowed with prayer, after which Mr.,
Moody read from Ephesians, lOurtl
chapter, beginning at the sixth verse.
"One God and Father OF all, VITO l.
above all, and through all, aud in ALL"
He then chose his text from the same
chapter. the second verse: with al
lUwliness aud m.ekBess, with loDg-suf-
fering, forbearing one another in love-
Mr. Muudy prayed that thousand
might be made monuments of God'e
grace that the sous and daughters o.
hose present might learn the way IT,
Christ; aud for druUkards, that they
might be converted and learn To pub
lish the tidings of salvation to sim
full world. He also asked that, to al
present, Christ might be as the Hoee
of Sharon, the chiefest among teD
thousand, and the one altOgether
lOvely.n About 20 requests for prayer
were made, some being In writing,
while others were made in person,
Among them were requests for "a
farther addicted to gambIiDg;" "for .
naval officer, expored 10 peculiar temp
tations :" " for q father, that he may
return To his first love-" "for seven
SONS :" " for parents and a sister who
are unbelievers. Mr.. Moody said,
" Let us now all bOw our heads 10
silent prayer" For Ave minutes the
church WAS as silent ~ though no one
was present. Then. without notice Of
any ind, Mr.. Sankey, In a low, soft
vOice full OF feeling, sang Almost
persuaded now TO believed The effect
WAS remarkable. The entire audience
was deeply moved, and when the
pleople arose, tears were In many
eyes. 1t WAS one of the most marked
effects yet produced by Mr.. Sankey.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

ten. Butter Is going TO aid in
bringing about specie payments. He
has purchased gold mine in Virginia
- Democratic editors in Ohio are
paying mere serious attention To religi-
Gus matters. They have discovered
that it is very wicked tn bet on cleo
lions. Their Investments on old Fog
Horn didn't pan out. well.
The meetings of Moody aud
Sankey at Brooklyn are attended each
evening by very large number of
persons-a much larger number than
can gain RdRlittanee to the building
where the meetings are held.
The Newtyork Tribune advises vo.
tiers in Pennsylvania to vote for Gov.
Hsrtranft, the Republican nominee for
Governor, and Mr.. Piollet, the Demo-
cratic candidate for State Treasurer.
This would be mixed ticket.
The Tidal wave has had its effect
on Baltimore. Last year the Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor in that city
was elected hysl0, l03 majority. AT al
election held there IN Wednesday for
the same Office, the Democrat was
elected by ., B65 votes.
-+Itis surprising how some news
papers will stick to lie once told.
some time ago the Democratic popers
gave ~crederce to a silly story about
Senator Norton having refused to in-
vite the iPresidentetO a reunion of the
eK-Federal soldiers Of Indiana. Not
vithstandinG thestory has been proven
false, they keep retailing 1t with addi-
ttOns and slight variations.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03
OUR PAPER.

On the first Monday in next month,
our National Congress meets- The
session will be one full of interest.
For the first time since the war, the
Democrats will have the ascendancy
in the Lower House. They will proba-
bly, develop the policy by which the
party is to be governed in the great
contest of next year. There are con.
Gcting elements in the party. which
the leaders will endeayor to harmon
iEe. Every man who takes any IN.
tecest in politics, will want to keep
posted this winter. The DAILY
CHRONICLE and the WEEKLY WING
AND CHRONICLE will continue to pre-.
sent the latest news, and will keep
their readers posted on the current
political events of the day, Besides,
by subscribing now for a year, our
readers will have the paper until after
the Presidential election of next
gear. Send on your names and get a
good reliable paper.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

Our Chattanooga friends, with
their usual keen appreciation of what
is likely to prove advantageous to
their city, are going to get up a Gem
tennial map, showing the mineral re-
sources of the surrounding country,
and some of our people have been ap.
preached on the sSbject of funds to
defray the expenses of getting up
such a map. If the map is to en-.
brace East Tennessee as it should, we
see no reason why all East Tennessee,
and such other localities as it may be
thought proper to include, should not
take part in it, and let US have 1t on
a very large scale. The counties of
johnson and Carter. to say nothing of
Washington and Greene, are rich in
iron, the two first mentioned being
equal to any in the State. Why not
have map showing the mineral re-
sources of East Tennessee and ada
cent country?
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03
FROM POWELL'S STATION.
Farmers Waking Observation-Disclosures
siea' ed Wolves az Werk. dke.
Oct OF 1879

WV 49, bOfc'
To the Editors Of the Csronieie!
Times are good among us now,
Never In my observation has this
county been possessed Of a greater spirit
of Industry than at present. A man
of observation can not ia TO zee that
times are improving iu East Tennes~
see. Wheat culture has been doubled
in the last five years. This fall more
acres are being sown aud better pre-
pared than last fall. That idea that
farmers are done work wnen corn is
laid by is disappearing and this fall
has not yet witnessed lull In the
farm industry Of our section. Never
las 80 much folder been saved here 10
one year before. | have 80 far failed
10 see single field unst.ipped. Our
citizens have bought more evapOrators,
and nave made more mulasses than
has been made IN any one year here
beftrr II my opinion Is correct. There
has been more gOoO, deco blowing
done among the more conservative
class than Is customary, from the fact
hat our people are providing them
selves with good plows. Ii am any
prophet land will advance S. on the
acre here during the next five ears,
because men are changing from the
western fever and are pla.ting them
selves on the r"ck of Industry, good.
blowing, thorough cultivation, saw q
when made, aud when | see "A people
commencing In this way say they
viii prosper, idiers will disappear from
our stations, stores anG streets, more
acres Will ne disem boweled and more
dimes shuffied into the happy county
homes, anu when one If these oon-
tented ones IL tempted to sell his home
he Will shrug his shoulder, and the
answer be read In his couuIenance-
may"
Our Peabody graded school il run.
ming very successfully this fall. Mnus
than hundred pupils have been la
attendance So far with aIapId increase,
now that the other schools IN the dts
tricL are expiring. Prof Perkins
C, ntemplates having an examination
abOui Chri-tmas.
A few nights ago the dogs got the
mutton fever on the brain aud GRIN
Piled aud killed about thirty sheen
~ eur community, comprising parts
of four different fiocks
Indian summer j. ON hands now.
ana farmers arr having beautiful
weather for gathering corn aud dig.
gIng potatoes. There has not betu
more sound corn ralAed Ia our county
Tor many years. II ia free from worms
aud rot.
The sweet potato crop Ia very poor.
as far AZ l can learn. Irish potatoes
medium crop. Turnips, very poor.
James Fox arrested Ike Beets in our
station lately in a state of-drunk.
Ike pulled out lot of money. aud
PROGRESSED TO pay cut on the spot. "Nn,n
replied james, "mnney WON'T settleit
now the courts must do that.n
well, i-G-d, Gin, eff money won't
settle Ter won't have darnt Thug
to do with 'er."
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

THE Nashville American says.
And now let us try and not have an
over production of repeaters in
Pennsylvania" So say we. But as
there is an election in Democratic
New York, whore repeating has been
reduced to science, on the same dav
that the coming election in Pennsyl.
rania occurs, we do not anticipate
much trouble from that source this
time. II reports be true, Tammany
will need all its professional repeat
eSs at home on Tuesday.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

THREE hundred and ffty-eight
years ago to-day, Martin Luther be-
gan movement that will stand out
prominently in all time to come as
one of the grandest events in the
worlds history. Profoundly pious
and with an eye single to the eternal
welfare Of his fellow-man, he became
disguised with the corruption of the
Pontitical Court and inaugurated a
Reformation, that has gone on and on
and will continue to 90 on to the end
Of time. As long rs Christianity has
- place in the world, the name of
Martin Luther will be associated with
all that is true and good. His fol-
lowers are now numbered by millions,
and are known, not only as Lutherans,
but as Protestant Christians. Eternity
alone will unfold to the minds of men,
what has been accomplished for relig-
ion and for the world by Martin Lu-
ther.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

IN OUR issue of last Thursday
morning we presented to our readers
an interesting communication from
Shelbyville, written by a gentleman
exceedingly we'll posted in the poll.
tees of this country, in which the
writer exposes the bare-faced hypoc-
racy OF the Democratic leaders, in
their long continued howlings about
Radical corruption" He showed
from old documents, how Democrats
have made use Of their official posi-.
ton to rob the taxpayers of the
land, and how after their bold rob-
berry they have been retained in office,
hest their exposure might work to the
injury Of the party. Samuel Swart.
out, democratic Collector at the
port of New York, stole more than a
million Of dollars of the Govern.
ments money, and no attempt was
made to prosecute him for it. On
the contrary, he was permitted TO
quietly make his arrangements and
go OFF TO Europe, where he lived in
splendor and enjoyed his ill-gotten
gains.
A receiver of public moneys in
Mississippi absolutely refused to
make any returns to the Government,
and yet he was retained in office
through the influence of Hon. John
f. A. Claiborne. a leading Democratic
politician, upon the avowed grounds
that "his family connexions" we're ex-
tremely influential. We defy any
man TO point to a SIMILAR case of un.
blushing corruption in the history OF
the Republican party. That corrupt
men have held Office under Republi-
can administrations, we do not pretend
to deny, but in no single instance
have they been kept in Office after
their corrupt practices have been dis
covered, because they happened to
have "family connexions" who were
extremely influential"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

THE latest instance of bargain and
intrigue, is between Wash. Mclean,
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Sam.
Randall of Pennsylvania, would.be
Speaker Of the next House of Repre-
sentatives. The story is that Randall
pledged to Mclean, that the Demo
cratic Convention Of Pennsylvania
should endorse the Ohio imitation
platform, in consideration of the Dem.
ocratic Congressman OF the latter
State supporting Randall for Speaker.
Sam. carried out his part of the pro-
gramme, and provided for the certain
defeat of his party in his own State.
Now we will see whether. the Enquirer
performs its part of the contract.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

The question is being agitated in
certain quarters. of an extra session
of the Legislature of Tennessee. to
take action regarding the deplorable
coalition Of the State credit. The de.
mand for some intelligent action in
this behalf is imperative, but we need
not look TO our present Legislature
for it. Governor Porter knows this
and we do not believe he will be
guilty Of an act so utterly senseless
"a calling such meeting. That body
earned the contempt of sensible men
Last winter at its regular session, and
demonstrated it's giant Of capacity 10
deal with any question OF public in
terest. To call an extra meeting now
TO prop up our waning credit would
be the very height Of folly. Governor
Porter knows it and he is not going to
take the responsibility Of an act SO
foolish.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

THERE is certainly something very
wonderful in the influence exercised
by the great.evangelists, Moody and
Sankey. The Cincinnati Gazette &C.
counts for it in this way:
MOOdy's style is that which suits the peo-
pie, and hence the masses crowd to hear
him. Though an unlearned man, he has
broken down prejudice which met him at
the outset, aud compelled the admiration Of
scholars, divines, and critics. He is now
the subject of editorial comment in the
secular papers Of Now York every day, and
as general thing he is fAVorably noticed.
As all the papers are giving him attention,
SO the people talk about him, while, like the
Herald, hundreds acknowledge their ina
bility to discover the special attractions ;
but "thc common people hear him gladly -
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW OF THE
AVERAGE AMERICAN
VOTER.

Sometime ago We presented the
views of the editor of the Courier
Journal on the average American
voter" who was represented as q
"purchaseable wretch" wholly unre.
liable where honest, intelligent action
was to be looked for. Charles Nord.
hoff, who has visited Ohio since the re.
cent election there, writes TO the
New York Herald as follows:
"Did you really believe that Allen would
carry Ohio by SO 600 majority2' ! asked a
leading Western Democrat the other day.
and he replied, certainly, had not a
doubt Of il
"But what made you think so and how
were you deceived, you, who ought to be a
shrewd calculator" asked.
His reply was very instructive. Il take
it for granted in a political calculations
he said, "that the mass of the people are
rogues, who will vote for any scheme which
promises either plumber or the lcsve to
cheat each other. SO believing, was per-
suaded that Ohio would he swept by Allen
on the inhStion platform. I am = hsrd-
money man; but | an Democrat, and
believed that the initiation movement would
be success for our party. / still believe it
was a good stroke in politics and, before you
laugh, see how small Hayes majority is"
So they made their calculation on
that basis. They were disappointed
in their estimate of Ohio voters.
Such an 0 Union is a libel on the peo-
pie of this country.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

THE New York World is 20 bitter.
ly partisan that it never gives a po-
litical opponent credit for honesty
under any circumstances. Hence its
diatrihe against President Grant for
appointing Mr.. Chandler Secretary of
the Interior is not unexpected. If
Rillingsgate were argument the
World would have destroyed the Re.
publican party long ago. In its abuse
of Chandler we fail to find anything
except epithets and abuse. He will
survive all this, and the only effect it
will have is to cause unprejudiced
minds to look with more favor on his
appointment.
We have never regarded Mr..
Chandler as perfect man, but oven
his enemies give him credit for hon.
esty, and certainly this is an impor.
tant qualification in the administra.
ton Of the Interior Department. The
best evidence Of his capacity is his
successful management of his own
affairs. He is certainly honest and
capable. In his career as Senator,
no charge has ever been made against
him, that he used his official position
20 make money in an Legitimate
way. No one will deny that he has
not been true to his country. He
stood by his Government in its dark.
est hours. Then he is patriotic.
Hence, it will be seen that while he
may have faults, and who has not? he
also has his virtues, and presents
qualifications for the important office
he holds which are Of the first order.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

THE Cincinnati Gazette thus no.
tees the much talked of complaint in
Mississippi, under which fair cleo.
ton was 10 be held in that State:
It begins to look as if the much talked Of
compromise in Mississippi was a hollow
mOckery, and likely at any moment to be
sat aside. The X publicaus have an actual
msjOriiy Of 5000 in the State, bat II they
attempt to get out their vote next Tuesday,
there viii be bio d-shsd, compromise or no
compromise The White Leaguers are arm
ed to the teeth, and their attitude toward
colored vo ers plainly shows that they mean
TO have the STATE or have blood. The cleo.
ton In Mississippi will be like an election
in one Of the STATES Of Mexico.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

THI editor OF the Press and Herald
in reply TO our question as to what he
would do in case the shrewd Radi.
cal leaders" were to occupy the rag
money platform of the Ohio Democ-
racy, which he has favored, an event
he seems to think possible. says he
will move forward firmly in the
pathway of duty" This is something
We had not expected of him, but then
he don't yet know which way the cat
will Jump.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

THE Nashville American is alarmed
lest the Republicans should elect a
Congressman from the Fourth Con.
gressional District to succeed Judge
Fite. If it will relieve the burden of
its big soul for US to say so, we will
give it as our opinion, that there isn't
the slightest grounds for such fears.
Since the municipal election in Nash
vile the American is afraid OF its own
shadow.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03
The Educational Convention IA. Rash
willie


superintendent of county and CITY
Pu6lIc schools who wish To- attend ne
convention Of the 4th prox. al Nash
vile, called TO devise plan of present
lug the Educational Interests of the
stat at the coming Centennial Ex-
p1Si Ion, are Informed hat they can
pu, cnsse excursion tickets for he irip
al half fare, over the K. IT. Va .n5
ga. Railroad, by andy ing by letter ar
ia prs u To ]. H. OF Ell, ticket agent.
al KNOXVILLE and presenting csTtifi'
Gates oil their Respective County q erka
og "thtr satisfact ,ry evidence Of thtir
official character. 1a
application ha- be, made for the
ram'e pronunciation nver the Nash.
s'ii- d Chattanooga II. ,ad, but not vet
heard from.
JAMS COMFORT,
Secretary Of the Board of Educator Of
the City Of Knox Vile.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

Mai. J. d. Glide, Superintendent
Of Maj. Hugh CsTlisle's works on the
Cincinnati Southern Railroad, while
endeavOrigg to quell a disturbance,
was shot through the chest, In the
early part Of last week, and seriously,
II not fatally Touuded,-Chattanooga
Times.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03

PARIS is still ahead. A Wedding
Agency is projected in that city.
There will be a chapel and branch
of the mayoralty, so that religious
weddings can take place under one
roof. Carriages, lawyers. priests,
ballroom. music. and even the wed.
ding hnery will be furnished.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03
ONLY THE sUBTERFUGE OF
DEMAGOGUES.

HN PhAo NPPO0i puuloueS u
statement or the financial failures in
the several States, for the first nine
months of his year, taken from the
circular o. Dun, Barlow & Co., and
adds:
The inc ised number Of failures in
numerous lions Of the country is an i'm
portant in" alton Of the pressure Of the
times. Il Ist also be taken into account
that many q these failures are the result
Of previous endorsements and Of the pan
ic Of 1873, hut most Of them are directly
trscesble to the defective financial policy Of
Grants administration and the wsnt Of
confidence which pervades the country,
growing out of the dabbling of the Treas.
ury Department in the money affairs OF the
country.
Such talk as this is too absurd for
belief and is oplv intended for politi.
cal effect. No well.iniormed, sane
man believes for a moment that the
defective financial policy Of Grants
administration has anything to do
with these failures. They were bound
to come just as sure as effect follows
cause. Business 60 be- successful must
be conducted on certain well-known
principles, and violation of
these principle will always prove
disastrous. In the first place, if
man contracts liabilities in excess Of
his assets, when q day of reckoning
comes, his hopes, il lie had any, will
prove an illusion. If a man invests
in something with only speculative
value, he may find in the end that the
basis of his hopes was unreal, a de.
fusion and snare Again man
must live within his income. Even a
school boy knows that if one has an
income OF twelve hundred dollars per
annum and spends fifteen hundred, he
is on the broad Soad to financial ruin.
A violation of any one OF these or all
of them is sure TO be followed by
financial failure.
1t is an utter disregard of all these,
during the flush period between 1865
and 1873, that has brought the fnan.
cial failures upon the country, about
which we hear so much now. Now the
people are economizing, and adapting
themselves TO the new and natural
order of things. The consequence is
that business does not prosper as it
did, nor need we expect it soon to
reach the giddy heights to which it
SCARED during the period spoken of.
To charge that these failures result
from Grants detective financial pol.
icy,' perfect nonsense. The Appeal,
as well as every sensible man in the
country, who has given the subject
any attention whatever, knows that
such charge is untrue. We have
reached just that point in the financial
world, which every sensible man knew
we were bound to reach. But dema.
gogues, who think they can play upon
popular sentiment, and before men
have time TO think, to gain a tempo
rary political advsntange, will indulge
in just such silly talk as that we have
quoted.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-03


IL NOTICING our allusion OF
Thursday morning, to the fact that
the dockets of our courts are over.
burdened with frivolous cases, the Age
of yesterday evening gives credit to
the Patrons Of Husbandry for settling
suits by arbitration and says:
1--WE have heard of case after case being
adjusted upon this basis and the parties
completely reconeiled No longer than
yesterday we had a conversation with Mr..
McCammon, Deputy Sheriff of Knox
county, and he remarked to us that, in all
the litigation that was now so prevalent in
our courts, he had not heard Of single
Granger who had suit in court. This is
important testimony az should be rernem-
bered."
This is important testimony and if
the Changers can do anything in
bringing about this much needed
reform they are certainly entitled to
the gratitude of this country.