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The Portland daily press., 1879-11-12
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The Promoter aai E'erfecsor OF Assilni-
latiOn.
The Refermer mnis yisnlizer of the
Blood.
The Producer and Envigorneor of Nerve
and Mnscle.
The Builder and supporter of Brain
Power.
The Portland daily press., 1879-11-12

Over the deep salt sea
Goes the busted Solon, the great q. b.
Wherever he may GOO
Twang Twang! his proboscis will blow.
Mournfuly over the sea-e,
Goes the busted Solon, the great G. b.
Steering for Salt River, which has its rise
in the wonderfully arid regions OF nowhere,
like the Greenback party.
The Portland daily press., 1879-11-12

INVISIBLE chorus by his sisters, his eous-
ins and his aunts, and those other old wo-
men who believe that something can be made
out of nothing:
The Portland daily press., 1879-11-12


had permeated that section of the country,
Lang in his ''History of Transportation es-
Inmates at $4,000 the number of eonvicts,
male and female, rebels, felons, traitors,
strumpets and vicious characters who were
emptied into the Southern colonies before
1913.
And thus we might so on, quoting similar
specimens of descriptive nature, but these
will suffice for our purpose, to show the gen.
eral character Of her early civilization. The
half has not been told, and many points of a
statistical nature could still farther cineh
the vice which history has clamped around
her. We can thoroughly agree with the
Richmond State in the adage "Like master
like man." for they are the worthy descend
ants of this 'hstorical ancestry"
1t is not necessary for us to indicate the
probable proportion of heterogeneous blood
introduced into the veins of these fellows
who affect a noble birth and adopt the cava-
lier as their sectional device. This story Of
early white serfdom, wholesale transporta
ton Of vicious wretches, disgusting dicker
for merchantable women, makes it evident
that the purity Of lineage SO essential to
race of English gentlemen hao been sadly
imperilled since their earliest settlements.
One only needs to regard for 4 moment the
character of the woman who would allow
herself to be shipped to u strange country
and be sold to a strange man, and the germ
of Virginian lineage stands out in all its
miserable nudity. OF these women one con-
temporary author says: 'They are not put
to work in the field If t ey be good for al Y
thing else" Heaven preserve lis from sueh
traditional past and like historical
ancestry" This, then, is the fabric OF So
ciety of which the Souther- ers so loudly
boast in their ignorant pride, woof that is
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11
THURSDAY, SEPT. II, 1879.

The L" Unity" of the Democratic
party in Tennessee is what disturbs
the honest souls Of some of our
Democratic contemporaries just now.
They are divided on the question Of
an honest payment of the State
debt, and some of them are speak
ing out like good soldiers in favor
of maintaining the honor and credit
of the State. Others say, let State
credit 60 in the direction Wards
ducks went, we want no credit. But
in all their difference of opinion,
they are exceedingly anxious to pre-
serve the "unity" Of the Demo-
cratic party.
This is all natural enough
for Democratic politicians per-
haps, but the people care
less about Democratic "unity,'' we
think, than is generally supposed.
We imagine that there are fewer
people in Tennessee now interested
in Democratic "unity than have been
for years. Men who are at heart
State credit men want to preserve
State credit, without regard to the
existence of party. Reputation
lists want to repudiate, and if they
can do it they will, if they have to
elect the Devil chief magistrate OF
the State to accomplish their ends,
There may be enough policy mer
in the State, men who have NJ
views on any subject except holding
Office, to maintain the supremacy o
the Democratic party in Tennessee
but that must be tested and proven
before we will believe it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11

papers published in New York, Balti
more. Philadelphia. Nashville, Louis
vile, Knoxville, London, Geneva,
Frankfort and elsewhere notify that
he IL ready to receive the proofs of the
debts secured by encumbrance, on the
properties of the several companies
and the times within which he will
receive such proofs.
The Master shall give notice In writ.
ing to the trustees 0fsathea several
mortgages of the reference before him,
and the said trustees or any holder OF
bonds under any of the mortgages or
deeds of trust or other encumbrances
may introduce proofs in contestation
Of the claims OF any <bondholders o
eDcumbrances. .EHaaatk
The Master Is directed to ascertain
and.report the railroad estates, rights,
properties movable and inmovable in
ciuded in the terms and conditions OF
the several membranes.
The Master may make separate
reports to the Court of the matters
submitted, and exceptions thereto
may be filed by the parties TO the biz
or by the holders Of any claim pro-
pounded before him. ~ -ftaf
(Signed) ". STRONG, j
e+" Aug. 20, 1879.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11

SUBSCRIBE now for the Musical REooaD, and
receive wesElv slI the news. aud plenty Of gce4
music. for e2.01 Pc year.
In PRESS Wars ROBES. . charming new
Sunday behooi Song Book.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11

CYRUS W. FIELD evidently does
not believe the story told by Tilden' S
friends, to the effect that he knew
nothing of the cipher dispatches
sent and received by bis nephew
Pelton. He says:
"a man who not only uses ciphers,
but who is himself cipher, is hardly
q proper object of public indignation.
He does nothing of himself; he does
not even think for himself Whatever
Mr.. Tilden thinks, he thinks; what
ever Mr.. Tilden wishes him to say, he
says: or ii Mr.. Tilden wishes him not
to say anything, he keeps silent. So
far rs be appears Ia any public transac-
ton, he is merely the outward imper-
sonation of the Invisible presence be
hind. And yet poor Pelton has had to
bear the odium of all the things which
have lately been found out. No one
who has seen how close and Intimate
their relations are-how completely
Pelton is Tilden's other self wills
believe that he could undertake any
Important transaction, business OF
political, that his uncle did not know
all about, unless, indeed, it were case
of voluntary or Intentional ignorance
as when one desires certain thing &c
be one, but while giving secret instruc'
structions adds, L must not know
anything about it,"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11
FIELD We. TILDEN.

Public attention has been directed
recently to well-written, bitter at
tack upon Samuel J. Tilden by Cys
rus W. Field. The provocation is
that Tilden got the upperhand Of
Field in stock-jobbing operation.
The former induced the latter to as
sist him in SO manipulating matters
as to give him control Of large
amount Of elevated street railway
stock. He was too modest man, pub
lie man that he was, to have the stock
placed in his own name, so he had it
put in the name Of his nephew,
Pelton. According to Fields state
ment, he postponed making payment
for the stock to the last moment,
and then gave a check for it him
self. Field went off to Europe.
Tilden assisted in bulling the stock,
and when he got it up to the highest
figure, he sold his stock and cleared
a cool million, and put it it in his
"bar'ls." 4
1t was a shrewd, stock jobbing
operation, and, to use a slang
phrase, he left Field "out in the
cold" 1t was the result of trick
cry, but trickery is the very mar
row of such operations, and in
making his million in that way, Til
den only did what others have done
on divers occasions, and what he
has been doing all his life. In one
sense of the word, it was legitimate,
for it is regular game Of ''dog eat
dog" urf o7f fe hos
The letter of Fields is severe and
shows Tilden to be an INSCRIPTIONS
trickster, but that is no news, as
everybody knows him to be a trick
ster. G He has made his vast for
tune by just such means. He is
known to be railroad wrecker,"
and avoided tho payment of his
income tax by perjuring himself,
but this is in keeping with his life.
lsng character, and no one feels
surprised. As private citizen, al
a business man, and as a politician
he is a trickster. @it1v@5s2 e.
The object of Fields letter is t,
injure him with his party and pre-
vent him from being made the nom
inee for the Presidency next year
But it viii avail nothing. The mat
ter of which Field complains is n
.e5a ora 5aAg xSBTsl tao2
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11
SPECIAL MASTERS NOTICE.

To all persons holding statutory or
other liens and charges on railroads
or other property of, the above
named railroad companies of the
State of Tennessee. zzs59agl Sds G8fr
The undersigned special Master APP
pointed by the above order OF Mr..
Justice Strong, Justice of the Supreme
Coult of the United States, holding
the Circuit Courts OF the United
States for the Sixth Judicial Circuit,
hereby gives public notice of said APP
pointmsnt. 81 IS sss1aaal EAaa IL
All persons interested in the
matters referred 10 10 the fore
going order will take notice that for
the pur poses of executing the require
ments of said order, and to enable the
holders of bonds, coupons, liens, or
claims Of any description, against any
of the above named railroads in the
State of Tennessee, to prove the same,
the Master will attend at his Office, In
the Guaranty and Indemnity Com
pany's building, No. 81 Broadway, in
the city of New York, between the
hours OF twelve, A. M I, and three, P.
M, each day from the 9th day OF
August, 1879. until the 9th day OF
September, 1879, inclusive. sos ~
AS to the mode of making proof, it
is required that either the original
bond, coupon, claim, or other evidence
of debt shall be presented to the Mas
ter for Identification and verification,
or where originals are not presented
satisfactory proof must be made. In
the case of bonds, coupons, or other
securities. the proofs must show the
number, amount and date of issue and
careful description Of each bond,
coupon or security SO proved with the
| full name and address of the owner
thereof, and in case of claims or other
evidences of debt, certified copies must
| be furnished. $50 .E .T454 g
Holders of securities on the above
named railroads are further notified
that 10 cases where other evidence In
addition to the proof of claim is requi.
site to establish their interest in the
subject matter of the litigation, such
additional evidence must be furnished
by the security holder, or his attorney
or representative. fn75 aaa =.
WILLIAM b. De LANCEY,
Special Master
EDWARD L. ANDREWS, e4j s4
GEORGE HOADLY, .sssst
| Solicitors for Complainant. -.s.
August 26. 1879.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11
Not a Beverage.

"They are not q beverage. but a
medicine, with curative properties of
the highest degree, containing no
poisonous drugs. They do not tear
down an already debilitated system,
but build 1t up. One bottle contains
more hops, that lie. more real hop
strength, than a barrel Of ordinary
beer. Every druggist In Rochester
sells them and the physicians prescribe
then.--Rochester Evening Cypress, ON
Hop Bitters. - Y ~ ~ s- n, ', ~
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11

Dr0mmers pay $3.50 tax in Texas.
Flood, the Western millionaire,
weighs two hundred pounds.
Greece has an immense navy. She
possesses 20 officers and 600 men.
Washington left the largest estate of
any President of the United States.
Zach. Chandler calls the Maine
Greenbackers "oross-eyed Democrats"
JEFF. Davis has been invited to deliv-
er an address at the Owen, KY, Fair.
Sing Sing. the New York State
prison, cleared $4,000 during the
month of August.
Gen. Ewing has been sending to a
Washington detective for points
against Secretary Sherman.
Frank Dixon, brother of the MUIR
dered Yazoo Dixon. has been appoint
ed to clerkship in the Pension Bu-
reau.
A Wag of gourmand who made
himself rich by feasting on fish, said he
embodied the trio of the frey furnace
thus: 'tShad-rack, me- sick, and abed-
me-go."
OF the new s1O funding certificates,
$40, OLE, $50 have been sold. OF these
$35, $3.50, $50 have already been present.
| ed for conversion into the new four
| per cents.
/ The wages of laborers in Canada
range from forty cents to one dollar q
day. and some skilled mechanics are
working for from eighty cents to one
dollar per day.
Dennison (Texas) Meas "It is a
fact, though not much to our credit,
that the Indian Territory takes far
1 more interest in education than the
great State of Texas"
George G. Gorham, late Secretary oil
the Senate, who went over from the
Republican to the Workingmen's
party, in California, will receive an
editorial position on the San Francisco
Chronicle.
President Hayes is not one of Sher-
mans favorites, for like all the rent O.
the officials in WashingtoH, he has t.
, take ten per cent. of his salary in sill
yer dollars. His little monthly bag
weighs just twenty five pounds.
The Indianapolis Journal commend
. Blackburn and Barksdale for tn.
Democratic ticket in 1880. Itremarki
that it is alliterative and representa-
| 81 ,n
spirator and the YaZoo assassin ough
to poll heavy vote
The original copy of Gen. Lee
, order announcing the death of Stone
: wall Jackson, has been bought by |
resident of Richmond, who purpose
sending it to friend in Europe.
> movement is on foot, however, to re
{ purchase 1t for the State of Virginia.
I This Is a week OF conventions. On
Tuesday, the Wisconsin Democratic
at Madison, the Wisconsin Prohibi
ton at Milton Junction, and the Penn
, sylvania Prohibition at Altoona, wer
held. Yesterday the New York Dem
5 ocrats at Syracuse held forth and oil
) Friday the Maryland Republican viii
convene at Baltimore.
"The woolly skin OF the peach, tn
blushing colors of the apple, the fiavo
D of the pear, the juice Of the water
: melon, all do fade as the leaf; but tn
q peanut holds his own forever, tn
transcendental combination Of fruit
berry and vegetable, king of the gal
e lery, par excellence on half shell, an,
the greatest promoter of matrimony il
|, the wide world" is the way an ex
+ change rhapsodizes the genis
'.goobel," Georgia's favorite son.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11
EMERSON'S VOCAL METHOD. .,r,.

Emer.op, (Sl } is Q va liable new book Tor
study. plerty of exercises and plaza ex pians-
tons. anu o sting much less than the Larger
works on the same subject. M
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11

worse than a hundred other acts of
which he was clearly guilty, prior to
the meeting of the st. Louis Con-
vention four years ago, and if the
party could swallow him then they
can do it again. Ard the fact that
he has another million in his ex-
chequer is a strong point in his
favor. "a
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11

A Man in the insane asylum, on
Blackwell's Island, believes himself
to be steam engine. He moves one
arm backwards and FORWARDS like q
piston rod, and sounds "choo. choo with
his mouth, If spoken to he screws his
ear around to turn off steam, whist
ling loudly. which he supposes neees-
sary before he can answer He imme--
diately starts the machine after reply
ing. L5s>1' L<4s1 q ssz@ La +
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11

Chancery Sale Of q Very Desirable
House and Lot and Vacant Lot.
No. a.2II.

4.-
O. P. Temple vs.. r. a. Reeve and wife ct 81.
sDURsUANT TO ADEcREE PRONOUNCED
i 81 in the above cause at the June
term, 1879 of the Chancery Court at Knox
VILE, Tenn essee, 4 will sell at auction 10 the
highest bidder. in front of the court house door,
10 Knoxville.
ON SATURDAY, THE ira DAY OF OCTo-
BEk NEXT, ar Ii O'CLOCK An.
The house and lot mentioned and described In
the eadings, lying in the 18th civil district Of
Knox county. Tenn, AT d bounded a. follow:
Beginning at stake in Temple avenue ls5 feet
north fro M the point ofintersection Of Temple
avenue and MONT street and in the 90 terly
line or side OF sad avenue, thence an easterly
course at right angles with said avenue 30 fest
to stake. thence With an alley northery par
aliel with Tempe avenue $50 feet 10 q stase.
therce at right angles with said avenue 290 feet
TO stake in said avenue. theme with said ave-
property formerly occupied by Y. A. Reeve. and
also one vacant lot 81 uated Ia the l2th civil dis
trict OF Knox county, Tenn. bounded on ne
west Dy Temple avenue. on the south BY momt
street. on the east by an alley, and Oh tue nor
~ the lot above desert ed. having o frort OF Iso
feet on the east side of Temple avenue. ana 2
depth Of go feet Comfortable dwelling anu
out houses, and large number OF truit anu or
namsntal trees on the premises.
& TERMS.
|. Said DR. perty will be sold on credit OF nlns
and eighteen months. and Ia bar 81 the EQUIV
of redemption and homestead taking IRON -
purchasers votes with approved secuflNs p o.
Ing interest from date, and retaining nen ~
ther security, 1his. 1osh Of g Ptegbsr. nIy;
! aspti0Nlaf m. I. PAT1kahoN.o.S So
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11
DO NOT BEGIN YOUR SINGING
CLASSES BEFORE EXAMINING
L o. EMERSON'S NEW BOOK
THE VOICE OF WORSHIP

While containing large ard valuable COLES.
ton of church Music in the form of Tupes and
Anthem it is perfectly tied for the Singing
school anu Conven n by the large number Il
sones, Duets Glees, &C.. and its well made Els-
mentary q urse. EeE go Er1r FL
for 81 90. @- 9s- II 81 z z.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-11

The rew 81 cts ed ton of nafore, feomE Istel
sells finely, and Fatinitza t2.0U), Gofcersr q eOl
Trial By jury 0 ctsl. are in COZ slant demand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
misty tradition. Writing originally con

misty tradition. Writing original con
sisted in drawing pictures, of The idea in
tended to be conveyed. Weare indebted
to the Israelitcs for something 81, the art of
writing, for it is spoken of il Exodus as
familiar to them. Probably the Canaan
ties were also acquainted with the art, as
one of their towns is called s.sthe town Of
books" There was an Irish tradition
thst great grandson of Seth invented
the Hebrew, Greek, Latin and naturally.
the Irish alphabets. On tracing the let
ters back to their origin, we find they
consisted of pictures. This practice still
finds favor with the American Indians.
The, MeAicans also wrote their, history by
means Of pictures; but on their DISCOVERY Sf,ry
they We're destroyed by superstitious
hand and now hui, few are extant.
Among the Chaldeans the following is
an instance Of the change a sign under
went. Probably on account Of the wear
ing ofcombs' by the ladies, the sign Of q
comb stood for woman, but afterward be-
came the sign Of fammine gender. The
Persian alphabet was very large. In the
Egyptian language y pair of eyes slgnified
vision "a flight of steps, ascent; q bird
catching fish, fishing; and so on. But
the Egyptians had a large number Of
signs r ST Tor one letter. there being twelve
signs for the letter IS, forslnstance. They,
also appear to have written indistinctly,
tor after writing q word they would affix
picture Of a meaning they intended to
convey The English alphabet comes.
perhaps, from the Egyptian; at all events,
the principles on which both are founded
agree. Our alphabet Is directly derived
from the Phpnicians, race we'll qualified
to disseminate language. The Greeks
nave tradition that their alphabet was
derived from the Phenician. The Phe-
nicians introduced the alphabet into
Italy, and from Italy it was adopted by
almost all the European nations. - FL. 4
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DR.. Arnold at Rugby.

On his appointment to the head-Iua
tership of Rugby school, Arnold took his
D ID. degree, and from that time he was
chiefly called in public by the name by
which we best know him. DR.. Arnold
The beginning of DR.. Arnold's reign at
Rugby was marked by something Of
gloom and discomfort among the boys and
those connected with them. He looked
much deeper down into the character of
each individual member of the school than
1t had been the custom of former head
masters to do; and when. on closely
watching boy, he saw he exercised a bad
influence over his companions, he quietly
requested his friends to remove him as I'M
fit for public school life; thus, as may
easily be supposed, causing dissatisfaction
In many quarters. Arnold's face had
also, probably, something to do with his
winning his way slowly, at first, with the
boys. When he was very much in earnest
about anything his features would wear a
serious. gravity of expression, which the
very young easily mistook for sternness,
and when he had his first interview with
lad, on his arrival at school, he was al
ways most deeply in earnest at the
thought of the new charge conhded to
him, and this made his appearance fright
en- his scholars little on first seeing him
Gradually, however, these drawbacks to
his popularity faded away; parents found
that he had judged rightly for their sons
in changing their sphere of education, and
the boys learned that their head-master's
face could twinkle with fun, and soften
with paternal tenderness, and that there
were in him depths of kindly sympathy
for their young troubles and difficulties,
and stores of general strength, such as
they had never dreamed of in man. Soon
the common expression in the school
about the head-master came to be, among
the boys, eve would die for him. The
only fault which he would never pardon
was lie-that was always punished by
Immediate expulsion from the school.
This severe respect for truth, however,
increased, on the whole, his ascendency;
for lofty sense of honor, manly straight
forwardness, are always essential quail
ties in an English boys ideal hero.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18

''But I'm the only SURVIVOR persisted
this old veteran.
"Then gohire hall, and charge ten
cents for the exhibition
- Exhibition be hanged" said he.
tive me ten cents, and TIL tell you how
| didn't get killed.
-, II was tempting bait, and was taken.
Ihen ne sidled towards the door as he
remarked
Il was on the very spot wnere the
charge was made. I stood where the
bullets fell like rain, but-'twas month
after it happened.