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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08
LET THE PEOPLE BESTIR
THEMSELVES.

We sincerely trust that Tennessee
may escape the eternal disgrace o
reputation. We trust that the de
scendants of the Blounts, Sewers
Whites, Jacksons, Grundys, the
Bells and their compeers, do not in
tend to be guilty of an act Of dis
honesty that will not only bring dis
honor upon themselves, but also upon
their children and their children
children. AS a Tennesseean, we
would escape this reproach, this self
ebasement, that must bring the GRIM
son blush of shame to the cheek of
every honest man who thinks of it.
It will be a stain upon our fair
escutcheon that can never be efaced.
We can not contemplate the fearful
precipice upon the brink Of which we
have been brought through the dis
honesty and incompetence of our
leaders. God knows that we earn
estly desire to escape from the fear
full evils with which we as State are
surrounded.
But if we are preCipitated into
inevitable ruin, it is right that the
people should know where the blame
lies. They should understand who
the authors of their shame ana ais
grace are. The people themselves
are honest. They expect the State
to comply faithfully and honestly
with its obligations, just as individ.
uals are expected to comply with
and fulfill their obligations.
But while they are honest, and
want to do what is honest, they re-
cOgnize that they must bear the re-
proach which follows the dishonest
acts of their agents, and they we'll
know who is responsible. The vam-
pires who have been feeding upon the
life-blood of the State; the vultures
who have gathered around what they
regard as a dead carcass, and their
legitimate prey. They have specu-
lated upon our credit, with a full
knowledge of what they might depend
upon. They have known in advance
just what was going to be done that
would affect the price Of State bonds.
They have known just when to be
Jealous advocates of State credit and |
when to be Indifferent on the subject. |
They have made the honor of the |
Commonwealth subject of traffic, to |
be manipulated with all the chicane-
~, intrigue and sneaking dishonesty
displayed by the most despicable
stock gamblers of Wall street. These
are the men into whose hands the
good people of Tennessee have fallen,
and it is no wonder if the true friends
of the State are alarmed. Let the
people look to these things, snd ascer-
tain who it is that is robbing them of
their good name, and let honest men
come to the front and drive the bond
gamblers to the rear, where they can
nave no voice in shaping our financial
lolicy, or it will soon be too late.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08

THE advocates of Free Trade, if
they were not blind to the logic CT
plain facts, might learn a lesson from
the repeal, few years ago. Of the
tax OF tea and coffee. AS soon as
the tariff was taken of, the producers
and jObbers of tea and coffee marked
it up, so that the American consu4
mer derived no benefit from the aboli.
ton Of the duty. 1t will be Just so
with everything. Let us have abso-
Lutte free trade, and in a few years,
American manufactures will be
driven to the wall by the pauper
labor of Europe, and will be forced
to suspend. The European manu-
facturer will then be rid of
all competition, and can put
up his goods to whatever price
suits him. Instead of getting articles
at lower price, as free traders claim,
prices will 60 up. Thousands of men |
will be forced out Of the workshops
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08

MEN will differ. Here is the
Memphis Appeal, which says of the
Governors message: Governor
Porter discusses our Indebtedness in
an able and mastery manner" and
adds:
The facts which he presents will con-
tribute much to the elucidation of the
State Indebtedness. But the facts and ar
guments, which Governor Porter so forci-
bly, presents, will be like casting pearls
before swine, for members of the Legsla-
ture have gone to Nashville determined
not to be convinced and TO make no COM
promise satisfactory to our creditors and
honorable to the State.
The Ledger does not appear favor
ably impressed with this last State
paper of our distinguished Governor.
1t says:
Wepublish to day Governor Porter 5
message read to the Legislature yesterday.
1t fails to meet our expectations, but we
hope the people will read it and judge for
! themselves. 1t Is a rehash of statnm ants
and arguments so often used with more
force by the advocates of high State credit
The Memphis Appeal, Brownsville States,
GAINESVILLE Chronicle, Paris Intelligencer,
Knoxville Tribune or Morristown Gazette
could furnish better message on the sub
ject any day, and some of these papers
have printed scores, if not hundreds, of
A.
sage. We mean no disrespect to the news
papers, but merely to show that Porter's
message falls short of the average line of
argument used in discussing the subject.
He has no doubt derived his ideas from
newspapers, but can not state them as
effectively.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08
PURELY VEGETABLE.
SOM nv ALL DRUGGESTS,

SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
So IVER Disc Sc AND
N,aaonM Ia Indigestion prevail to a
III MINI al than nrnhn<
n EEzaEzREanH any other maady. and
reI ell Is Always anxIously sought after: Ii the
Liver il regulated IN its action health is almost
invariably j, cured. Indigestion or wan! OF action
in the Liver causes Headache COnsrIpatlot. j aun-
dice. Pain 10 the Shoulders. Cough, fitness Sour
stomach, bad taste in the mouth. bilious attacks
palpitation of IL g heart. depression spirits or
tn blues. and hundred other symptoms; Si3
MONS LIvERRsGULATOR is The best reu ely that
has ever been discovered for these ailments. 1t
act mi dly. efectuaIly. and being a simple
vegetable compound. can do no injury Ia any
quantities that it may be taken 1t l. b rmles IN
every wav; it has been used for forty years.
and hund reds from all parts of the country will
Xouch for its virtues. We
A4HG ~ phsns. Of Georgia; Bill
EzzzzzzzEszazzzzzzszlA p Pierce of Georgia Ohm
OH ehOrIer. or alabama Gen. John B Cor
den: r. L. Mott, of Columbus Ga. are among
the hundreds to whom refer. EXtrac.s
ola letter rom Hon. Alexander Il. Stephens,
dated March 8. 1872: II occasionally use when
my condi ion requires it. Ut Simmons Liver
Regulator. with good effect Ii is mild, and
suits me better than more active me- dicine."
rHEnoDnA A1m @ATrnT01
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF
THE COMMERCIAL BANK
No. 3OS7.

w. G. Hume. Cashier, VIM. L. WelIar & Son
Robert Vestal Geo W. Rollins and TulIy r,
Cornick;, jr.h VS., the Commercial Bank Of
Knoxville, r. ID: McClung. r. R. Bearden.
James Goodrich, G. w. Ross. D. T. Boynton'
Lewis Iillman, jr.. administrator of J. r.
C3 SI deceased, and II. B Hennegar.
pUkoUANT TO AN ORDER MADE IN
1877, of Chancery Court at Knoxville, Tepnes,
see. all the creditors of the Commercial Bank of
hnoxyllle. are hereby notified that they are re-:
TO tn proceeding, in the manner prescribed hy::
law, for the purpose of proving their Claims
OF APRIL 1873. or that in default thereof. tbev
Will be forever barred from a participation in
the distribution of the fund. It is further or
5ered that notice be published in each of the
Knoxville daily papers for thirty DAYS
This, October 26th. 1877
l-3ot NJ, L. PATTERSON, Gam.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08
vEGETINE.
HnSOIfeifed E~idn

SPRINGFIELD, Me-. May II. 1872
Mr.. H. R. STEVENS
Dear Sis.-My daughter has been out of health
for about Two years About a year ago she had
a tumor come on herside which was very painfII
saw VEGETINE advertised in the Farmer nd
sent to Bangor and got twO bottles She ia nv
taxing the second bottle; her health is nj cb i'm
proved, and the tumor is going away as fast as Il
came. Every one in this vicinity Knows what
HEGETINE has done for my daughter, ana take
every opportunity to recommend 1T to those W.
are not aware of its great value. WA"
very respectfully,
M RS. SUSAN c. RANDALL
Every One Speaks FaVOrahIv.
n East MARsHFIELD. Mass. Aug. 81 1870.
Dear sir.-I have been troubled with Contau
from childhood, causing my mouth to be 80 soTa
at times that was unable to eat, Have taIan
tried VEGSTINE After taking a few dosas 7
found 1t relieved the faintness at the st0moob
that always accompanies Canker Humor. nd IN
the time had taken the third bottle NV nontS
was entirely cured. Have not been tronbIed
WIN It since that time. which is eight moDtb9
ago. have recommended it to several IF nv .ne
lualnt9nces. and every one speaks favorable of
us gCod effect Yours truly, "a
P.S. SHERMAN
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08

THE Nashville American, in It's issue
containing the Governors message,
takes occasion to print nearly . quar-
ter of a column editorial cautiously adj
vooating the sixty cents compromise.
So the central Democratic organ has
not abated all its enthusiasm yet in ia
vor Of maintaining the State credit.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08

on to farms, and the farmer will be
compelled to look to foreign markets
wherein to dispose of his surplus pro-
ducts, This would be highly benef-
cial, according to what the free ira
ders say, but we fail to see it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08
THE"LOST ART"RECOV-
Erred.

qaIep- the m ost ecIehrated physician. flourish
ed in the second century. bis theory was that
roots and herbs. properly compounded, are Ma
lures remedy. His cures were so marvellous
that he was accused of magic. His mighty skill
and success silenced his enemies and his opinions
held sway in the medical world for centuries. IN
til the art of compromising vegetable remedies
was gradually lost in the thickening gloom ofthe
middle ages. and poisonous mineral mixtures
took its place But the clouds are breaking in our
day. and the almost magical virtuee of VEG STINE
joyfuly attested by thousands. stamp it as a true
GalenicaI compound. and as blood-purifer and
health restorer probably has no eq aal since the
days of Galen himself.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08
NFY ADVERTISEMENTS.

h0R aWvea No 5 Uur own Town, lermt and
OrtIsU Id. Maine
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-12-08

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NEW YORK
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-22
A Noble Act.

n, :lI.,..,,.t;--, ~ .c,,,o
A beautiful story iliustratlve OF some N
OF the very hnest traits oi Ine onIisslan ''
character belong 70 the iamly ian q oelg
Granvli' OF England. lne gean.
had two sons, ana, uMor.una.eiy, .he ny
eldest, on wnom u was supposed r. Wy
estate mignt DC conlclreo' was ias'
liver, and ne promised soon 20 squan,
der N waste and ,,+,a riot the prURer'y Z,
wmcn winch ne - was u1'er.y unMur.ns, th,eatsr;nrs e.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-22
The Secret Of an Old Cellar.

New must in an old cellar is as treach-
erous as new wine in an old bottle.
Three weeks ago two travellers who
were breakfasting in an inn at Little
Courcelles, near Paris, called for a bot
tie of wine, and the innkeeper sent a
servant into the cellar to fetch it. After
waiting long time for the girl to return,
the housekeeper went down stairs to find
out what was the matter. She likewise
failed to return with the wine, and as
the travellers were now impatient, the
innkeeper himself made the descent
into the cellar, but was not seen again.
One of the travellers rose from the break
fast-table in alarm, and ran down the
cellar stairs to ascertain what had hap
pened, and his companion waited in
vain for his reappearance. There was
now only one man in the tavern, and he
was too wise to vanish from the scene
as abruptly as the rest had done. He
ran into the street and called in the
neighbors. One OF these, physician.
ventured as far as the door of the eel
lar, and pushed it open SO as to give
egress to the nOxious gases imprisoned
there. After the cellar had been par
tally ventilated the neighbors found on
the floor the bodies of the four persons
who had disappeared SO mysteriously,
Three of them were restored to con
sciousness, but the girl, who had led the
way, died. On the previous evening
the innkeeper had left a vat Of must in
the cellar, and the carbonic acid gas
emitted from the fermenting liquid had
doisoned the air. Exchange.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-22
Sitting Bull Tells the Story Of the
Custer Massacre.

new YoRK, Nov. l6.
SITTING BULL has been talking with q
correspondent and telling the story of
"The Custer Massacre. He says:
" The fight was hell. A thousand dew
ils-the squaws--were like flying birds;
the bullets like huniming-bees. We
thought we were whipped; not at first,
but BY and by. Afterward no. Your
people were killed. tell no lies about
dead men. These men who came with
Long Hair Custer were as good men
as ever fought. When they rode up their
horses were tired and they were tired.
When they got Of. their horses they
could not stand firmly on their feet.
They swayed to and fro, so my young
men have told me-. like limbs Of cy-
presses in a great wind Some Of them
staggered under the weight Of their
guns, but they began 70 fight at once.
But by this time our csinps were
aroused, and there were plenty Of war
ri0rs to meet thsm. They fired with
needle guns. We replied with maya
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-22

r. A POLE was arrested in Berlin, ON
the 18th, on the charge Of conspiracy to assas-
sinate the Emperor Of Germany and the Count
von Bismarck
E IT was reported in Vienna, on the
nth, that the Monteneerins had captr-ed
Antivari, by storm, and, were marching on
Dulciguon
The Turks, on the 18th, drove out
the Russians from Berkovatscha.
AN official Russian dispatch of the
18th announces the capture of Kars, by storn
The battle began on the evening of the 1.7th
and was concluded at eight O'Clock on the
morning OF the 18th.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE dispatch of the
that that 'as day., Dnsy s's .d,ssS ss' .ss e
conclusion d peace with Ruais. Both sides
had done enough focglory, be satd, and If the
war continued lasting iniurywoHldbe inflicted
On both Empires. sss' nv
ACCORDING to Pera telegrams of the
18th, the Bulgarian inhabitants Of vrstsa had
lately massacred all their Mussulmsn neigh
bors. Asss
The Russian losses at the taking Of
Kars did not exceed. according to accounts Re
cefved from Russian sources on the 18th, q
ZOO men in killed and wounded The Turks
lost 5000 killed and wounded and 10000 were
taken prisoners.
CETTNJE dispatches of the 10Th say
the Montenegrins had secured control of the
whole of the Adriatic coast from the Austrian
frontier to the Boyana.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-22

tain sheep, black-tail deer and every
species Of game known to the Rocky
Mountain region. The primeyal SIM
plicity and wildness of Eden was
here. The deer and the antelope had
never been hunted, and gazed with
timid curiosity upon Remine, allowing
the bold intruder to walk up within 4
few yards of them.
Remine proceeded to take circuit
through the valley, and on a level
plateau on the west bank of the Dolo-
ros River discovered the ruins of what
had once evidently been a large city.
Ancient ruins and fragments of pottery
were scattered in every direction, and
the foundation walls of some of the
principal buildings were still standing
in a good state of preservation. In the
center of the ruins and standing in a
clear, open space, was the remains of a
temple, which had evidently been de-
voted to the worship Of the sun. The
walls were of hewn stone, and SO artis-
tically laid together that it was hard TO
detect joint. Although exposed to
the ravages of time for thousands of
years, the foundation looked as massive
and strong as when first laid by its an
cient builders, and even the plaster with
which the walls were lined inside had
not lost its color, but seemed as bright
and fresh as though put on but yester-
day. Remine proceeded to measure
the temple, and found that it was 120
feet wide and 800 feet in length.
The walls in many places were
adorned with rough representation of
men and animals, with no perspective,
while over one of the windows was the
rude figure of dove bearing twig
or branch of some kind, and flying to-
ward a mountain in the distance. Our
explorer found the ground covered for
acres with cut stones and broken crock
cry ware, and houses and walls of solid
masonry, showing marks of skilful
workmanship, having w;thstood the
ravages of time for unnumbered centu-
ries. A wall fifty feet thick, apparent
ly several miles in circumference, was
visible in many places, making it proba-
Bile that this prehistoric city, like
Babylon of old, had a population skilled
in the arts of ancient warfare, and who
built it in such a manner as to be in
vulnerable by any such appliances as a
Roman battering ram. In places houses
were found completely covered in the
earth, having become SO by the long
process of time. He found good placer
indications in the bed of a stream, and
fully convinced at last of the mineral
wealth of the country, he retraced his
footsteps, reaching Silverton the latter
part of August. Early in the spring of
1877 several expeditions were organized
to thoroughly explore and prospect the
new country, and the result of their
observations only confirmed former re-
ports, and stamp the Miguel as one of
the most wonderful mining districts in
the United. States. The bed of the
stream, as well as the banks on either
side, are one vast placer.-Lake City
fCol.) Letter 10 Chicago Times.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-22
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

"A Boston swindler has made thou
sands of dollars in New England by
staying at hotels over nightin the guise
of a travelling salesman, by previous
arrangement with confederate, letters
containing worthless checks and pre-
tended directions from an employer,
and inducing the landlords to cash the
checks. His easy, business-like man.
ner, and the simplicity of the fraud en-
abled him to succeed in nearly every
instance.
Mr.. E. A. Ebarle, an actor of ex-
perience, became strangely at fault in
his part in an Albany theater few
nights ago. At length he advanced to
the footlights and said: Il don't know
what is the matter with me, but | GER
tainly am not drunk never drink
anything Intoxicating. l was perfect
in my part at rehearsal this morning,
but now l cannot recall word of it. -
He retired, and another actor read the
rest of his part. His trouble was
paralysis of the brain, and there is not
much hope of his recovery.
William Stevens of Clay County,
Ala, has squatted on a mountain tract
and built himself a log cabin, where he
resides contentedly with his rifle, wife,
eight kids and 100 goats. The goats
are hardy and prolific; he shoots them
when he wants meat, or leather for
shoes; has their milk for milk, butter
and cheese; exchanges kid flesh for
meal with a miller at the foot of the
mountain;. sells his surplus animals
yearly for clothing, hats, etc., and
claims that he is the best-fed, best
clothed, best-shod and best-humored
man in the county.
The cotton-picking season is an
unfortunate time for negro children.
The New Orleans Times says that last
year there were no less than fourteen
cabins burned up, together with some
twenty children whom their parents
locked inside while they picked cotton
in the fields. The business has begun
for the clpresent season; the second case
occurred on the Cook plantation, in
East Feliciana, a few days ago, when two
colored children, locked in a cabin,
were burned to death. 1t is said that
there has not been a year since the war
in which dozen of these casualties have
not taken place in Louisiana.
On a recent Saturday morning Mrs.
Way, of Mechanicsville. N. Y, arose
from bed and taking four children with
her, proceeded to the creek, and threw
the little ones in. She then jumped in
herself. The eldest child, girl, sue
ceeded in getting out and ran to the
house. Her father was yet asleep, and
she, awoke him, saying: Mother
threw all of us into the creek and then
jumped in herself'' As soon as possi-
BILE Mr.. Way followed his little daugh-
ter to thea creek and some neighbors,
-;;oined-im on the road. With the as
sistance rendered by the ncighbors,
Mr. Way succeeded in rescuing his wife
and one of the children, but two of the
little ones were drowned. Mrs. Way
has been thought for some time to be
slightly Insane, but not sufficiently so to
be deprived of her liberty.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-22
A Strange Story.

Thirty-three years ago family
named Benton, consisting of father,
mother, son and daughter, resided in
one of the Western States near small
town called Blank. The father was
wealthy and lived in style, and his
daughter Mabel, child between two
and three years of age, was always ele.
gantly dressed, and George, the son, &
boy of seven, was preparing to enter ar
Eastern school, One day little Mabel
disappeared, and her parents never
heard of her again, although they spent
thousands of dollars in searching fol
her. The heart-broken mother died
soon after the loss of her darling, and
the father wandered over this country
and Europe, and finally settled in New
York, where he died. George grew tc
manhood. and the memory OF his lost
sister was almost effaced from his mind
In his twenty-seventh year, while visit
ing a married friend, he fell in love
with the governess of his friends chill
dren, beautiful girl of about twenty
three, and after some months they were
married and lived happily for five ol
six years, a boy and girl being born tt
them during that time.
BY the death of an unclei San Fran
cisco George was left considerable
fortune, and the lawyer who conveyed
the intelligence to him also stated tha
his sisters career had been traced. A
tramp on his death-bed in q st. Louis
Police-Station confessed that he ant
two companions had stolen little Mabe
Benton for her clothes and locke
which she wore, and that she had con
tinued with them for several years
when her bright, pretty face attracted
the attention of kind-hearted lady il
Ohio. who adopted her and sent her t.
school, where she remained until hel
patrOness died. Mabel then became 1
teacher in large school in Cincinnati
but as her health began to fail she ap
piled for a position as governess, ant
was now in the family Of Mr.. M, or a
least that was the last place he hat
heard of her being in.
"What was the name OF the family
she was with?" asked George.
"M-,' was the answer.
"Wbat name did my sister have?n
Mabel Ferris
My Godr' cried George, in agony
"She has been my wife for five years.
Uponfurther erinvestigation ispfovet
to be the truth, and the girl nearly wen
crazy. as she was devout Episcopalian
A separation ensued, all property be
ing equally divided. The children wer,
placed with friends, as neither paren
could bear the sight of what was t.
them the fruit of crime against Got
and man. The poor girl is still lvins
in quiet city in New England, whil'
the husband and brother, after spend
ing all his property save few hundred
dollars in dissipation. shut himself OF
from all communication with his friends
and is to-day poor farmer in thi
County of Garrett, among strangers
and where few know his sadly remark
able story Oakland (lMo. Cor. Wheel
ing Register.