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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08

Lo ! the poor Indian F.! When he
goes home to his cherries wigwam
in the wigWam in the evening he
has no dime novel with which to
while away the weary hours no
friend next door to come in and talk
politics no medical almanacs to
read; no New York papers; with
full proceedings of the racy Wander
bilt will case; no money in a safe,
for masked robbers to break in and
steal-ne civilized pleasures of this
kind. He simply hangs up the
bloody scalps he has captured du-
ring the day, beats his squaw with
club, wraps buffalo robe around
him, and lays down to pleasant
dreams. If a pale face comes with
in half mile of his wigwam, the
slumbering red man snufs him afar.
awakes, and goes out and shoots
him full of arrows.-Nor. Herald.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
Chancery Court at Knoxville.

No. 1889.
R. G. Cummings. Jr., ct al. against Jos w.
Sneed Ell al,
In this cause it appearing from the original
John w. Eldridge and wife, Fannie L. Eldridge,
and Thomas K. Snesd are non residents of the
State of Tennessee so that the ordinary process
of law can not be served upon hem. it is there
fore ordered by the Clerk and Master that said
defendants appear before the Chan Gerry Court at
December next, and make defense to the bill filed
in this cause or the same will be taken for
confessed and set for hearing ex parte to them.
lished in the Knoxville WING AND 'HRONIcLE
for four consecutive weeks. This 10Th day of
October 1878, A tue copy. Test.
octl6wst M. l.. PATTERSON. G. 4 M.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08

that the current is that way.
Already we see evidence of it. On
the morning after the election, the
Nashville American, the leading
Democratic organ of the State,
come out with a strong editorial
against "6at'' money, Next it will
be quoting Jackson, Benton and
Andrew Johnson to prove that the
Democratic party is a hard money
party.
But can they deceive the people
in the future? If they do they must
give better evidence than their own
unsupported declarations. They
must speak by actions as well as
words. For instance, in Indiana.
where the Legislature is Demo
cratic, and a United States Senator
is to be chosen, if such rampant
irredeemable paper advocate is
elected as d. w. Voorhees,, then the
professions of Indiana Democracy
in favor of honest money would
amount to very little. Words arc
easily spoken, especially by Demo
cratic politicians. Actions speak
much louder.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
THE RESULT IN TENNESSEE.

Judge Marks is elected Governor
by a large majority, how large, it is
impossible to tell. The indications
are that there will be about the same
number of Republicans in the next
Legislature as in the last. The res
suit is not different from what we
expected.
During this canvass we have not
hesitated to charge that the policy
being pursued by the Democratic
party in Tennessee meant repudia-
ton of the State debt. If we were
wrong we will be glad to know it.
We shall look with interest to
Judge Marks message on the sub
iect and the action of the Legisla-
ture. They may deceive US, and
take an honest course. We trust
they will. What we have been
saying has not been for political
effect merely, but because we be
lieYed it. Unless the machine, as
run for the past eight years, is re-
versed, reputation is inevitable.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08

II his speech at Cumberland,
Maryland, few days ago, President
Hayes gave us an idea of our export
trade. He said:
Take the article of corn. Six years
ago we exported 81 ,000. 900 bushels,
now IS, 900, 900 bushels; wheat &c, OOO,>
900 bushels, now u 900, 900 bushels;
flour $4,000 barrels, now 1000, 900
barrels; cotton 933, 100000 pounds,
now !, COZ, 000, 900 pounds; bacon 246,-
O00, 900 pounds, now 592, 100000 pounds;
pork 81, 900, now II 900, coo pounds.
The total increase in six years is about
Sl40, 600, 900.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
CLOTHING!!
Clothing! Clothing +!
ROB'T YES tai

ROB'T VESTAL
Has now i'm StOre,152
Gay street, one of the
largest stocks i'm the
city at prices that
defy competition. |
have this day put
them down to such
prices as will induce
yOu to buy if you will
come and examine
the following:
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
PROMPTLY CHANGING FRONT

Those who have paid any atten-
ton to political matters in this
country IN the past half century,
will not be surprised at the capacity
of the Democratic leaders to change
front in the shortest possible time.
The party is u regular " double-en-
der" and can run in one direction
as well as another. We advise our
readers to preserve the speeches in
behalf of irredeemable paper money,
made by Democratic stump-speakers
in the canvass just closed. They
will be interesting reading two
years hence, when Democratic poll
ticians are trying to prove that
they were always in favor of hard
money, as they will certainly at
tempt to do.
They are governed by u single
motive and that is, to get into pow
er. They surveyed the whole field
before going into the canvass of this
year, and decided that their road to
success was through the greenback
movement. They set to work
at once to secure the greenback
vote. In every State where it was
at all safe to do so, they adopted
greenback platforms. They didn't
do it in New York and some of the
other Eastern States, for they
knew it wouldn't win. But the ex-
ceptions were few. The leaders
fell into line and talked for green
backs. Senator Thurman, who had
always been a consistent hard
money man, turned a complete SOM
ersault and We'd with his Uncle, the
venerable William Allen, in advo-
eating the greenback theory. In
doing so, he lost the best part of a
good reputation. His best friends
were Inundated to see him doff the
garb of the statesman and clothe
himself in the habiliments of the
commonest demagogue. But he
wanted to be President, and thought
that the greenback or SOHO idea"
as it was called, would land him in
the White House. But the "Ohio
idea failed, and with it Mr.. Thur
man failed. 1t is not likely he will
ever be President.
The time for a change has come.
The verdict of the people is for an
honest currency. Democratic edi-
tors will turn their coats and come
put for honest money now, seeing
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
Coed Income for Some Energetic
Lady or GenfItman


Lady or Gentle man,
The Ohio Scale Works, of Cincin-
natl, have just completed and are now
introducing to the public. under the
title of the UNIVERSAL FAMILY
SCALE, an article that has always
been needed in every household and,
in a communication addressed TO the
publishers OF this paper, the proprietOrs
ask US to refer them 10 some reliable
party who will represent them in in
Producing it to the people OF this coun-
ty. 1t is very seldom that 8 new ar
ticle steps so suddenly into universal
favor. HOusekeepers are loud in it's
praise, for it possesses the merit Of be-
ing always ready; there are no weight s
to hunt up and adjust, is always reli-
able-will not get out of order-and is
an ornament to the kitchen. The de-
scriptiOn is simply base surmounted
by hollow column, in which work S
a spiral spring so scientifically gagged
and adjusted as to weigh anything up
to twelve pounds with perfect ac-
curacy. On the top of the column is
the platform on which the articles to
be weighed are placed. By the mere
turning OF screw the tare of the dish,
plate, or whatever you may use in
"CAS hiISI 10 LdhSH OuI anu the net
weight given. Housekeepers at once
see its value in weighing sugar or fruit,
in making preserves or jellies, or in
testing the butchers or gr0cer's weight,
and the thousand and one cases that
occur where something that should be
weighed accurately is necessary. The
Scales are handsomely painted and
brODzed, and are sold at about one
third the price charged for the inferior
scales of the same capacity. It seems
to us that nearly every family in this
county would want one, and it is GER
tainly a rare opportunity for some
smart and energetic party TO pick up
quite nice little income during the
next few months. The Company has
agents in no more favorable location
who are making $500 to Sc. 90 per day,
and there are certainly several in this
vicinity who can do as well. We
recon- mend such TO address the Ohio
Scale Works, Elm and George Streets,
Cincinnati, o., and all information,
etc, will he cheerfully given them by
mentioning our paper.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
otals.............sIll. 995. Is4 Sill. Os9. s1s

Totals..............S1ll, 995, l84 Sill ,OS9, 319
Pending the result of that agita-
ton the manufacture largely fell
off, and the consequence was an &C
tual loss to the Government of
nearly $8,000,000. In January,
when the reduction of the tax was
first proposed, the receipts, which
had been running with regularity,
fell off about 100000; in Febru-
airy, 81, 100000; in March, nearly
100000; in April, 1000, 900,
and so on until Congress adjourned.
The agitation of a revision of GUS
toms duties by Fernando Wood re-
suited in a similar way with refer
ence to the receipts from customs,
and the country would have been
nearly $20,000,000 richer to-day
had not these two Democratic
schemes been proposed in Congress
last winter. The country can not
afford to have many more such leg
islatiye bodies at Washington.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
~ e - - T# -
AND SAY IT BOLDLY THAT WE SELL
O. 9 7 HIN g.
GENTs' FuaNIsHING GOODS

Cheaper than any other House in the State ia ur Gar
ments much superior in fit and manufacture TO the Cloth
ing generally offered. NJ
We business different from other establishments Mcs
houses credit business and sell goods large per cent
age while sell for cash very small profit We 90 not
speculate upon the unamaiy of people with the quality OF
price of goods
We have but ONE PRICE, which marked in plain figures
on the goods From this there is no deviation You
buying refund the to dissat
sed purchasers when goods returned within five days. and
in the same condition as when purchased
We fit you ALL Men and Boys matter what your size
or shape, in SHIRTS and UNDERWEAR, well as in
CLOTHING.
Come and how do business Come and bring your
friends your families and your neghbors We will gladly show
YOU through or stock you wish purchase not
HEART Bros,
The Zone Price ClOthieTs,"
Opposite Cowan, McCung s. Co.'S.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
BE Nos Deceived

When sou are suffering from biiiousness, torpid
liver. or INDIGESTION. apply for DIR. c. McLane's
Celebrated Liver Pills" See that those ACTUAL
letters are on one side. with ths words Fleming
Bros No Il Wood street Pitt. burgh. Pa. =" and
a FAC SMILE 0. the firms Name attached round
the edge. Without IF eming Brcs.." on them
they are fraui.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
Results of a Democratic Congress


Some of the results of the at
tempted legislation in Congress last
winter for the reduction of the tax
on distilled spirits and tobacco, are
shown by the annual report of the
Commissioner of Interal Revenue.
The collections for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1878, were
SIS, 367,231 below the receipts for
the previous year, and the following
table, forwarded from advance
sheets by the Washington CORES
pendent of The Graphic, proves
that the falling off was almost en-
tirely confined to distilled spirits
and tobacco:
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
In the Chancery Court at Knox
vile, Tennessee.

Martha J. Kidd against M. d. Bearden, Nj. A
Walker. ] seph ii. Walker ct al,
TN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING FROM
4 the return of the Sheriff of Knox county that
the defendants. Joseph Fl. Walker and s. e.
Walker are nOn-residents of the state Of en-
nessee so that the ordinary process of law can
not be served upon them il is therefore ordered
by tie C'eIk ana Master that said defendants
on or before the first Monday of December next
and make defense to the bill filed in this cause
or the same viii be taken for confessed and set
ordered that this notice be published in the
Knoxville Wing and Chronicle for four con-
secutive weeks. This 30th day of October. 1873.
true copy test,
oct9ow4t M. L. PATTERSON, G. Il M,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-08
FOR sINcIRC CLASSES,
Johnson's Method FOB ILs s.ss.Ns

go cts or Sc 60 per dozen) for Singing Schools has
remarkably clear instructions and large guam
lty Of pleasing Sacred and secu ar mufic for
practice.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-03-28
A Successful Swindle. !

The Three Rivers (Mich.) Democrat
says: About two months ago a man
calling himself Blakely came to Centre
vile and begun operations by asking the
business men where he could purchase
farm, stating that he had sold his place
in Pennsylvania for snug sum OF
money, and now wanted to buy a nice
farm in this locality. Being . man of
good address, by conversation he Gre
ated the belief among his picked-up ac-
quaintances that he was wealthy, and
soon purchased beautiful farm of Mark
Conner for $4,000, which he was to
take into his possession the first of
April. He gave nothing down, but gave
his note for $500 to bind the bargain,
and was to 60 back to Pennsylvania be-
fore April and get his money. Having
bought the farm gave him notoriety,
and on the strength of that he began to
purchase of people about Centreville
stock and grain to stock the farm he
had bought until he had purchased
about two thousand dollars worth, and
for which he gave his notes. He sud-
denly changed his purchases into cash,
and last week pulled out, leaving his
victims in the lurch. The farm trade
was only a bait to draw on the people in
| his stock swindling.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-03-28
An Old Sailors Yarns.

Capt B. S. Osbon is giving series
of lectures in San Francisco, detailing
some of his adventures at sea. In one
of the lectures, according to the Alta,
he told these remarkable stories: ssThe
strangest people I ever met are, the
Tongese, people living on the Island of
Tongataboo, near the Friendly Islands.
These islands, are under the control of
the missionaries, who will obtain con-
troll of the Chief, and it is impossible to
trade with the natives, or to get what
you want, unless the missionaries get a
good share of the profits. There has
been a good deal of trouble ON these
islands with the missionaries they often
have fights among themselves, one or
the other trying to gain the supremacy;
sometimes the Roman Catholic mission
aries and sometimes the Protestant mis-
sionaries will get the control, but these
two sects are always quarreling there.
/ have beensto their houses, and they
all keep liquor apd drink a great deal.
There is very little religion on the
islands. The next place we touched at
was the Figi Islands. We went ashore
here the first day, well supplied with
whales teeth. You may wonder what
we wanted with them; they are used in
place of money, and are much
better than diamonds. If a young
native fellow wants to marry
a girl, he takes whales tooth
and presents it to the parents Of the
damsel, and they Immediately give their
consent. That night we slept on shore,
aon, the beach. The next morning we
witnessed "a strange sight. Early in the
day canoes kept coming up the shore,
bringing loads of natives. They stop
ped not far, from us, and built, a large
fire. They treated us very well, and
asked us toscome up to the fire and take
part in, the. feast, for such it was. We
were considerably frightened, for we did
not know but what they were going to
cook US, as we were, on one of the Can
nibal Islands. We joined them, how
ever, and, after the fire had got burning
nicely, two young girls were brought
out; they could not have been over 16
years old; a native came up behind
them and struck them in the back. Of
the head with a large club, killing them
instantly The natives set to then and
cut them up, after which they put them
in large mud oven and baked them.
When they were cooked sufficiently
pieces were handed around. We were
served with the meat on palm leaves,
but I, declined eating any, preferring
fish,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-03-28
Taxing Publishers.

The California press have very prop
erly called attention to the fact that un-
der the, new Tariff bill it is proposed to
place such a duty on type as to prohibit
importations, and thus leave publishers
at the mercy of a dozen type founders
in this country. The present duty is %
per cent. ad ualorena, which ought to be
reduced, since little revenue now accrues
to the Government under rate that is
almost prohibitory 1t is now proposed
to place duty of fifteen cents per pound
on plain type, equivalent to 30 to 75 per
cent. ad ealo, EN-, and thirty cents per
pound on job and advertising type, be-
ing from 80 to 120 per cent. ad ealoren',
according to class, and thus place
American publishers entirely in the hands
Of very small number of manufactur-
ers I'M this country. These monopolists
are no. worse than others; but in the
present state of the times the demand for
cheap papers and books is so general
and the interests. to to be affected are so
universal that Congress should put a
veto on this additional tax upon news,
knowledge and-eHtefprise. The present
profits Of publishers are so meager that
if any body needs, protection it is this
class, not the type founders. The num-
her Of publishers and printers interested
is thousands, upon thousands, and the
amount Of capital invested in their en-
gtefpriseI adequate to give them even a
frugal living is immense. 1t is the re-
verse with type founders. The right
thing to do would be to abolish the duty
altogether, and leave the matter to a
free and healthy competition 9 II there
are any practical printers in Congress,
they owe it to the craft to look carefully
after this thing. If they want to "cir-
culate the documents among their con-
stituents, let them remember where the
brake is. sought to be put on, and fol
whose exclusive benefit.-Boston Post,-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-03-28
Heads as Trophies.

OF parts cut from the body of the
slain, heads are the commonest; proba-
bly, as being the most unmistakable
proofs of victory. "a
We need not go far afield for illustra-
tions both of the practice and its motives.
The most familiar of books contains
them. In Judges vii. 25, we read:
'sAnd they took two princes of the
Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they
slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and
Zeeb they slew at the wine-press of Zeeb,
and pursued INDIAN, and brought the
heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on
the other side Jordan" The decapita-
ton of Goliath by David, followed by
carrying of his head to Jerusalem, fur
ther illustrates the custom. And, if, by
so superior a race, heads were taken
home as trophies, we shall not wonder
at finding the custom of SO taking them
among inferior races all over the globe.
By the Chichimecs in North America
s'the heads of the slain were placed on
poles and paraded through their villages
in token Of victory, the inhabitants
meanwhile dancing round them. "ssiiD
South America, by the Abipones,
heads are brought back from battle
..tied to their saddles;'' and the
Mundrucus 'sornament their rude
and miserable cabanas with these
Horrible trophies" OF Malayo-Poly-
nesians having like habit, may be
named the New Zealanders; they dry
and treasurer the heads of their slain
foes In Madagascar, during Queen
Ranavalona's reign, heads raised on
poles were placed along the coast.
Skulls of enemies are preserved as tro-
phies by the natives on the Congo, and
| by other African peoples. = The skull
| and thigh bones of the last monarch Of
| Dinkira are still trophies Of the court oi
Ashantee. = Among the Hill-tribes soi
India, the Kukis may be instanced as
having this practice. Morier tells ts
that in Persia, under the stimulus o.
money-payments, $ prisoners" lof war
," have been put to death in cold blood
in order that the heads, which are i'm
mediately dispatched to the King .ant
deposited in heaps at the pa1ace-gate
might make more considerable show
Aud that among other Asiatic race
head-taking persists in spite of semi
civilization, we are reminded by ther
cent doings of the Turks, who have il
some cases exhumed the bodies of slair
foes. and decapitated1 them. Herbes
Spencer, in Popular Science Month!
for March.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-03-28
The White Elephants Of. Siam. !


The oldest Of the white elephants Of
Siam, which was born in 1770, died in
its temple at Bangkok in November last.
Every one knows that this famous white
elephant, before whom a whole people
bow the knee, is the emblem Of the
King of Siam. Each white elephant
possesses its palace, a vessel Of gold,
and harness respondent with jewels.
Several mandarins are attached to its
service, and feed it with cakes and sugar
cane. The. King OF Siam is the only
person before whom it bends the knee,
and a similar salutation is rendered it
by the monarch. The deceased idol has
been accorded magnificent funeral.
: A hundred Buddhist priests offciated at
the ceremony. The three surviving
white elephants, preceded by trumpets
and followed by an immense concourse
of people, accompanied the fnneral-car
to the, bank of the Menam, where the
King and his noble Lords received the
mortal remains, which were transported
to the opposite bank for burial, A pro
cession Of 80 vessels figured at thai
curious ceremony. All the floating
houses. ranged in double file on tht
\ Menam, to the number Of over GO, coo
were adorned with flags OF all color'
and symbolical attributes.
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ev eas a BELLEVUE La, THURSDAY, MARCH 2s 1873.

Then Jojee, from the spoils of the
dead men, got him a coat of chain-mall,
but was Indifferent as to any covering
to his head. Here am Iinvulnerable, !"
said Jojee, clapping his hands on his
head. In time Jojee passed for brave
man. .-Neso YORK. Times.
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Even mourning for the, departed
can now be done by automatic 'mechan-
ism, rs witness the telling machine re-
Gently erected at Ealing Cemetery in
England 1t was calculated that this
maehine would accomplish the work as
efficiently and less sexpensively than if
done by man.