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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-28
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When dea'h was hourly expected,
all remedies having failed, and DR. H.
James was experimenting with In
dian Hemp, be accidentally cured his
only child of Consumption, and now
gives this Recipe free for two stamps
to pay expenses.
Address, Cradock & Co., 1882 Race
street, Philadelphia, Pa, dec8dIm
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:. o,x .oardsug House."

The Leonard Grover Comedy Com
bipation have engaged Staubs Opera
House for next Friday and Saturday
nights, January 8 and 4. 1879 and
matinee Saturday evening. On this
occasion thew will present that cele-
brated AMI successful comedy, Our
Boarding House," which has attracted
40 much attention and been so enthu-
siastically received all over the United
S.ates. This will afford our piay-g"ers
. rare season of mirtb and enl2ymeht.
The sale Of reserved seats VIII oeeth al
the Eat Tennessee Book house mon
day morning. Further particulars VIII
be given hereafter.
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GOLD continues at par.

INDICATIONS For the South At
1antie States, rising barometer, colder
westerly winds and generally clear
weather. For the East Gulf States
diminishing northerly winds, station
ary and falling barometer, warmer or
partIy cloudy weather. For the West
GuIf States, falling barometer, warmer
south and east winds, increasing
cloudiness, possibly followed by rain
or snow. For Tennessee and the
Ohio Valley, westerly winds, rising,
followed by falling barometer, warmer
or partly cloudy weather. For the
Middle Atlantic States colder north
west winds, rising barometer and
partly cloudy or clear weather.
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lieye most Of it be true, particularly
where there was corroborative testl-
mony to sustain what she believed.
The questions of Il. L. Smith S
motives, whether they were for re-
venge or blackmailing, did not in
terest us. Eight respectable per
sons testified that the girl related
to them the facts mentioned In attl-
dayit No. 2 at the time of her mar
riage. when she did not know the
existence of Smith. But what is OF
interest for us to know is, that
Smith had not concocted the state
ments. Of this, we are fully salts
fed. To the affidayits furnished
by Acklen, which he procured on his
visit to his plantation in the last
few days. we attach but little or no
credit. They are all in the hand
writing of Acklen and made by his
negro carriage driver and his wife,
and by his negro blacksmith and
his wife and other negroes, all OF
whom are now or have been en-
ployed on his plantation, most of
them affixing their marks, not
knowing how to write, and sworn
to before a negro Justice of the
Peace.
The above, dated October 10th,
but not heretofore published, was
signed by the committee-Duncan
F. Kenner, D. B. Penn, Albert
Vorhees, Paul E. Theard. }. H.
Ganteaux and H. J. Heanly.
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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Dec. 27.-The reports
from Manchester, Sheffield and other
places in the manufacturing dis
tricts show the distress to be still
on the increase, but the thaw, if it
continues will enable the masons
and other outdoor laborers to re-
sumo work, though even then q vast
amount of destitution will remain.
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ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The trial of
Mrs. Melinda Mack, indicted with
her hired man, Frank Dickerson,
for the murder of her husband,
closed this morning, the jury bring
ing in the verdict of guilty, with
the extreme penalty of the law,
imprisonment in the State prison
for life. Dickerson will be tried.
Dickerson turned States evidence
during the trial and testified that
Mrs. Mack had killed her husband
with stick of fre-wood and per-
suaded him Dickerson) to help her
to carry the body to the barn where
it was placed under horses feet
and the animal backed over the
body several times to give it the
appearance having been kicked to
death. He also swore that improper
reletations had existed between
himself and Mrs. Mack for several
months. The case has excited
much attention.
Charles L. Otto, a jeweller, al
Peoria, Illinois, reported to the
police there this morning that he
had been robbed of $4,000 in cash
and $4,000 worth of goods. Al
investigation of the case indicated
that Otto himself was a thief, anc
he was arrested, his brother being
held as an accomplice. Otto is
Young German who had moved il
the best German society in Peoria
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PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Ex-
Congressman Owen Jones, started
from his residence at Wynnewood
on the Pennsylvania Railroad last
night to visit neighhor, and was
found u before midnight frozen to
death by the roadside; IT The ed de-
ceased represented the Fifth Penn
svlvania district in the 35th Con
press.
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sHERtFFDS SALE.
No I65.

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF. SALE Is
ID sued by the Clerk OF the Circuit Court "a
Knoxville, Tennessee, 10 the case OF Austin
Brock We. P. n. Strader, and to me directed, 4
will on Monday, the Sd day of February, 1872, in
front OF the court house in the city 81 Knoxville.
Tennesses, within legal houu, ofsr for sale =.
the his hest bidd r, for cash, ONE PIECE II
LAND belonsiog the defendant, lying in the
9Th civil district Cf Knox county. Tennessee, and
bounded as follows: On the south BY huiis
Holbert's land, on the east BY Nancy Lewis
land, on the north by Joshua Fosters land, on
west By J. q. EOwlers and Rufus Hoiberts
lands sal piece containing twenty>six 1o) acres
mOae or less. This the 18th day Of Decem Der
1875, d:e25Slt ALEX. RkkDhh, sherih,
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SHERIn,S SALE.
NO.I66.

nv VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
Is issued By the Clerk of tho Circuit Court at
Knoxyillo. Tennessee. in the case of Austin
Brock Ts. p. w. Strader. will, on Monday, the
sd day of February. 1879, in front Of the court
house door in the city Of Knoxville. Tennessee
within legal hours, offer for sale to the hiEhen
bidder, for cash.
ONE PIECE OF LAND
Living in the 9th district Of Knox county, Ten
nsssee and bounded as follows: On the south
nv John Peters land. on the west by j. u. fOW
ler's laud, on the north and east by the lands Of
j. w. Luttrell. Said piece OF land contains az
erty of p. N, StrAder. This, December l7tb,l 1878.
dec25Wlt ALEX. kEEDER, Sheriff.
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QUERY: why will men smoke
common tobacco, when they can buy
Marburg Bros. Seal of North Caro-
ina at he same price ?" feb6dlyeod
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Rnnrh Handling OF the MalIs.

A circular has been Issued by the
Postoffica Department calling the at
tention of pOstfpasters, mail contract
ors aud all pncerned TO the careless,
reckI less handiing OF the Unite States
mails on the SO o-cailed Star routes
between points not united by steam
commune sti0n The circular COM
plains that the mail bags are often ex-
posed to the weather, used by passen-
gers in stages for seats, and carried On
horst back, when they can be properly
Transported ouly in wheeled vehicles,
and that by reason OF such careless
ness and neglect their contents are fre.
uuently reduced to mere pulpy mass.
| The Department warns contractors
| that repetition of these offsnses in the
future will be punished by the highest
penalties known 10 the law, and noti'
| fies postmasters that failure to report
such deiiEquencies Of Contractors viii
subject them TO censure or dismissal
LIT. Il IuIusi ACCSHNAJ ~
Judge Baxter at Memphis to TIVE
years in the penitentiary for ballot
box stuffiog, was delivered at Nash
vile last Tuesday. The american
says: He is sixty-two years old ant
in rather delicate health. On thi
account he was assigned place In tn
hospital It is said that pc tition 10
his pardon has been put in the hano
of the Hon. Casey Young.
Df. \. w. Palmer and Miss Lizzl
Brauss were married on the 18TH inst
at tile residence of Mr.. G. Brause. tn
brides father, ia Kingston, Rev. w. L
Brown officiating. 80 We learn froE
the East Tenaesseedn.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
The School MiiITax.

AT the Bangor town meeting last week the
Hon. s. FL. Blake made in substance the fol-
lowing remarks on the school mill tax, mat
ter Of even more concern to Portland than
to Bangor. We quote from the Commercial:
sThe School Mill Tax" Mr.. Blake said was
unjust if not in conflict with the constitution
and will IN the end prove unwise
The cities and towns last year raised by d.
rect taxation the very large sum the law re-
quired for the support of schools within their
borders. The State besides distributed the
school fund of $40, 543 49, the proceeds not OF
taxation of the people, but of certain public
lands and other sources. 1t then taxed and
collected and threw broadcast over the State
this Mill Tax Of 1922, 1886. Communism run
without just compensation and when the
public exieencies did not require it, To illus
trate in brief the practical working of the tax:
the Town Of Frenchville received in 1877
from the Mill Tax. alone $1047S9 be-
$685. ", and the Madawaska fund, when
its entire State tax was only $244 54
Fort Kent received $61972 from the Mill
Tax and its share of school fund 1887 49, and
paid its State tax of $19779 only. Hamlin
its State tax was $85 81. Wallagrass received
1888, O6 and its State tax was $3.50, and Wade
and Pleasant Ridge received $69 81 and $159.8S
respectively and were assessed no State tax.
30 citizen OF Portland, who bore the expense
of educating his own children-wth the aid
of the school fund proper which all everywhere
10 the State shsre-contributed with a citizen
OF Bangor to school the children of these re-
mote places, who paid nothing toward the ed
ucstiDg of their own children and yet may
have been qnite as able to have done SO as the
citizen of Portland or Bangor. Was this tax
reasonable and was it for the benefit of the neo-
pie of the State, or was it for the benefit of
Wade and Pleasant Ridge? How did it bene-
fit Portland and Bangor and are they not
part Of the people of the State?
"The true guide" said Mr.. B., for the Leeis.
lature in the matter of education is the eighth
article of the Constitution of Maine, which
shines out like beacon light to show them
their duty and the limit of their authority. 1T
shall be. their duty it says, 80 require the
several towns to make suitable provision at
their o,cn expense for the support and main
tenance Of public schools, and it shall further
be their duty to encourage and suitably to en-
courage and suitably endow, from time to time,
as tbs circumstances of the people may author
ize, all academies, colleges and seminaries of
learning within the State So the cities and
towns must make adequate provision for the
common schools within their limits but the
Stateshall suitably endow the higher insttu-
tions as the circumstances of the people re-
uuirp ~
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, 60 without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with additional onecent stamp they goto all parts
of Europe.
All letters, to all parts of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
Local, or "drop" letters, that is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
riers, and cent where there is carrier system.
Newspapers, daily semi weekly, tri weekly and
weeklies, regularly issued and sent to regular sub
scribers, cents per pound payable at the office OF
publication, newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week, cents per pound
Transient newspapers magazines pamphlets, books
and handbills, cent tor each two ounces fraction
thereof. All other miscellaneous matter, including
unsealed circulars, book manuscripts, proof sheets,
photographs &C., and also seeds, cuttings, bulbs and
roots, and merchandise not exceeding four pounds in
weight, cent for each ounce or fraction thereof.
The following are the postal rates with Europe;
The rates for letters for the hafounce or fac-
zion thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent
newspapers cents; France, letters cents, news
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
cepts; all pats of Germany, including Austria,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Denmark
letters 5 cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland
letters cents, newspapers cents Italy, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, rews
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, newspaper
cents; Turkey. European and Asiatic, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Egypt, letters cents
newspapers cents
For Asiatic countries, the half-ounce limit fol
serters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good the rates are;-
To Australia, letters, via San Francisco Except Il
New South Waies) cens,via Southam ptOn Is cen is
via Brindis 10 cents, newspapers via San Franclsc
2 cents via Southampton cents, via Brndis cents
Chinl letters via San francisco 10 CENTS via South
.ampton Is cents, via BriDdisi 10 cents, newspaper
2 4 and cents, by the respective routes; Britis
India, Italian mail. letters, 10 cents, newspapers
cents Japan. letters, via San Francisco cents, vi
England 10 cents, via Brindsi 81 cents, newspaper
Via San francisco cents, via Southampton cent
fiG Brindsi cents.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
The Revival Meetings.

The series of meetings during the past week
held at High street church by the English
Evangelist Mr.. Henry Morehouse, closed yes
terday with services at and Z O. clock p. No.
The afternoon services opened with hymn 81
"Who'S on the Lords Sida." Rev. Mr. Fem
offered prayer. Hymn No. 80. 'Rescue the
perisbiag" was sang, after which Mr.. More
house preached from the last clause of the 1st
Epistle of Peter, 1s. 19th-'rhe precious bl1o1
of Christ He illustrated his subject with num-
erous scfipiur references and went on to show
that the very foundation of the church was the
death of Christ. He then spoke of the bless-
ings that the Christian got BY the death Of
Christ among them redemption. forgiveness
justification, separation, nearness to God,
cleansing, victory and bone and closed with
follower of Christ woul receive at the gate of
HEAVIER, who had gone hencs with the assurance
that he had bsen washed 10 the precious blood
of Christ
Ia the evening the services commenced by
singing the 103d Hymu-"O, Happy Day."
after which prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
FenD, who also read part of the 4th chapter of
Luke. Mr.. Cato then sang "dallelnj4b, what
Saviour, the choir j,inng in the last lice Of
each stanza. followed by singing of Hymn
No. 124 By the choir aud congregation.
Mr.. Morehouse took as his text Luke q, 1919,
After comparing this passage with that in
Isaiah by noticing that Christ did not complete
the whole quotation bat only that part Of it
which foretold mission of mercy, be spoke
very earnestly Of the glad t.dings of salvation
that Christ came to proclaim, enlarging on the
freeress of the gift that all that Christ requires
ia the acceptance of the sacrifice He has al
ready offered, and that all who will may come
to Him and be healed, on its completeness, as
the vilest leper was not beyond the healing
powers of the Saviour while on earth. So no
sinner, however depraved and degraded need be
hopeless. He can and will heal all who accept
His preferred salvation. He closed with an
earnest appeal to all and each of his hearers to
accept the finished work of Christ A hymn
was snng and Rev. Mr. Fem pronounced the
benfdiclion.
The meetings this week are as follows:
Moraiog prayer meeting each morning at 80,
preaching by Mr.. Cato, Mr.. Needham's COLA
bororer, Monday and Tuesday at 7.3O, aud by
Mr.. Needham the rest of the at First Baptist
church. No Bible reading Monday, Tuesday
or Wedne eday.
Mr. Cato is a young man of much promise.
He recently graduated at the Guinness Evan
gelical College, London.
He sailed for this country Immediately after
his graduation and commenced labors with
Rev. Mr.. Needb am. Mr.. Cato preached at the
Second Pari SD yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
THE CITY ELECTION.
Mayor Butler Withdraws His Letter of
DeciinatiOn.

On Saturday afternoon the committee ap-
pointed at recent meeting at the Merchants
Exchange to ask Mayor Butler to reconsider
his letter declining to be a candidate for re-
election waited upon him at his Office. W. W.
Thomas, Esq, as chairman, presented the mat
ter in shors but forcible remarks. The Mayors
answer is contained in the following letter
handed to the committee:
PORTLAND, Feb. 16, 1878.
To Messrs W. W. Thomas, Jacob Mcclellan, T.
G.. HerSey d. K. Shurtlef d W. True, F. G..
Rich, j. II. Hamlen, J. b Fillebrocn, Com
n,ittee:
Dear Sirs, IL desire to express my thanks to
you and to the numerous Influential ctizens,-
voters. taxpayers aud property hOlders.-whom
you represent for the great honor which you
and they have done me in asRieg me to with
Draw my declination to be considered a candi-
date for reelection to the may0ralty. Such an
expression of confidence to myself, and of ap-
prOval of my official conduci, is most crafty
ing. To have been able, By right endeavor |
hope, thus to obtain the commen Id alton and
good option of my neisbbors aud fellow cisi-
zens is a source OF peculiar satisfaction to me.
Influenced by tbis request and also bv the adj
vice If friends, in whose judgment | contide
latber than ia my own as c. what ny duty is
In tue premises accede to your wisheE, and
Will not deeiine nomination if rendered.
With my ack no wed gments for the kind aud
manner ia which you have preferred
this request,
lam, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your Obsdieut ser7ant,
nj. NJ. BUTLER.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18

THE BARNABEE CoNCERT.-This evening
the opening entertainment in the Peoples
Course will be given at City Hall by Barnabee
and company of artists we'll known in Port
land. This course of entertainments is given in
aid of India street church. and is well worthy the
liberal patronage it it is to receive. Mr.. Bar
nabee never fails to draw a crowded house in
Portland and the ladies and gentlemen who are
to accompany him are also very popular. As
will be seen by the prosra nme Mr.. Ba.nabee
is to appear in his character songs on this occa
sioo, and no one who enjoys a laugh should
fail to see him. The seats will be found on sale
at Stock bridges. The following is the pro-
gramme:
Quartete-Belia Figlia ......................Verd
Mrs. Carter Miss Poole, AIR. Bartlett, Mr. Barnabee
Solo-Cornet Seventh air. ":......"...D De Beriot
Mr.. Shuebruk.
Song-"The Flower Grip. ........... 80. Bevignan
Mrs. Carter,
Duet-"If Felt Inclined to Nary. Rossini
Mr. Bartlett, Mr.. Barnabee.
Quaitettes Nursery Rhymes. ..........H. NJ. Dow
MRS. Carter Miss Poole. Mr. Bartlett, Mr.. Barn bee.
Sopg-"Wanted, Governess". .............P Parry
Mr.. Barnabec.
Song-''Fisher Boys Lament. ..."......... Newell
Mrs. Carter.
Ballad-"The Old Time" ................ Thomas
Mr., Bartlett.
Mrs. Carter, Miss Poole, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Barnabee.
SOo-Cornet (Air ct varie). .......... 80. Hartman
Mr.. Shuebruk.
SongGIhe lost heir, or the lrishwoman in search
ouartelte-"oft in the Silly Night (New Ar
IaUgemenD.
Mrs Carter, Miss Poole, Mr. Bartlett, Mr.. Barnabee
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18

The steamer E'phinstooe is loading at the
elevator with grain for Europe.
Mr.. Rignoid rode about town yesterday on
the trained borse that makes bis appearance 10
"Henry W.
Will the ward clerks send list of tbs dele
gates chosen this evening" to this Office as soon
as convenient?
The Quebec, of the Dominion Line, sailed
for Liverpool Saturday evening" at 9 O'Clock
with full cargo, but 10 passengers.
Now that the silver bill is passed we shall al
have to 60 over to the heath-lft rooms and
gain strength to carry about the dollars Of the
daddies.
A tenement house on Bridge street, SAcca-
Kappa, occupied by two or three French fani-
lies and owned by A. Winsl5w, was slightly
damaged by fire Saturday afternoon.
The case of Sarah A. Adams against the
city for damages, sustained by falling on the
ice on North street, is to be settled wthou. a
trial.
The person who called at this office between
the hours of and O'Clock yesterday and
borrowed several late exchanges will confer a
favor by returning the same at once.
The house of Owen Wood on d .nforth
street was entered the other nig bit aud o num-
Der of articles of womeu's and children
clothing taken.
The Reform Club held meeting at Preble
Chapel last evening, and addresses were made
by members Of the club, 1. H. Mcdonald of
the Independent Union, j. R. McKelyey aud
DR.. Foster.
The store of Thomas Mulney at Hollis
Centre, in which the post-office is also kept,
was entered short time since, and quantity
of wooden aud cotton hose, razors, jack-knives
combs, wallets, sum of money aud lot of
postage stamps taken.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America will
celebrate Washington's Birthday by a public
meeting in their hall on the afternoon of the
22l. Speeches will be made by Rev. B. f.
Pritchard, I. 81. Mcdonald and others, and
private assembly will be given in the even
ing.
Messrs S. D. Warren & Co., at Cumberland
Mills, are building a brick addition to their
mills to accommodate two large bleaching
boilers that they are to add to their large
amount of paper making machinery. They
are to build large three-stoiied brick bailding
in the spring for the further accom- mod alton of
their increasing business
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.


From 500 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General delivery
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, ME-, Dec. 20, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate Offices. Arrive at 1920
p. m. Close at S.15 a. m, and 2.45 aud 800 p M
Boston and the West. Arrive al $40 IN.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and $40 m. Close at Sl6
q m and 2.45 I'm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 p.
no. Close at s.15 m, 2.45 and 800 p m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at BIS p. m. Close at 11.30 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 800
%. and 3.15 p. m. Close at II 80 m and 800 m.
Morning Northwestern by G. L. Il. Arrive at S.o5
I'm. Close at lis IN.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 900
q. M, and 3.15 m. Close at $50 and 11.3O a. m.
and 500 m.
Rochester, n. H.. and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 20 p. m. Close at 100 m and 200 p m.
North Conway and other offices on the p. q .. T.
r. Arrive at l130 m and 800 p m. Close at 1O.OO
q m and 2.15 pm.
Castne, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, JoLespert, Machias, MachiasDort, East Ma
chias, Milbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at Q p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 q N.
Close at SEQ p m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous 20 SAIL
Bg of steamers. Close at S.15 a.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 2.15 m. Close at 900 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 3.15 m. Close at 11.30 m.
SkOwhegan also closes at 900 m.
Canada and intermediate Offices, via g. 7. &. Ar
rive at 2.30 p. m. Close at LOO pm.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
at 11.30 a. m. and p. m.