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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-02

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JAMES

IT is proposed to get up a big
lottery for the benefit Of Memphis.
It will not be done. Tennessee is
about as badly ~disgraced as she we'll
can be, without having committed
the overt, formal act of Reputation,
but she is not likely to add to her
disgrace by permitting Memphis to
go into the lottery business for the
purpose of raising money to inn
prove her sanitary condition. The
bare mention of such a proposition
shows into what desperate straits
Memphis has fallen, and is calcu~
lated to arouse sympathy for the
condition of the Bluff City.
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activity and inactivity brings decay.
Intolerance Of others opinions never
developes into a healthy growth,
But a cause for decay has deyel-
oped within the past ten, years that
will bring about decay in politics
morals. 1t is the internal spirit Of
Reputation that now shows its head
like some poisonous serpent, and
darts out its forked tongue while it
is preparing to spring upon and
fasten its fangs in the good name of
a once great State, and infuse its
deadly venom into every avenue
that leads to material prosperity.
The outlook is not encouraging,
but if the people will it, this
decay may be arrested. Elect good
true and patriotic men to Office
men who will not bring disgrace
upon the people who have trusted
them; men who have a just appre~
citation of the dignity and the re
sponsibility of their stations; men
whe will exert their whole mental
and moral powers to elevate them
selves and the people generally, and
Tennessee may again take the high
rank she held in days gone By.
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Chancery Sale Of Vacant Lot in
Knoxville.
Nc. 1920.

S. R. Bradshaw ard wife VS.. J. N. Bridwe!l al
wife. ia. Mabry and wife. and other7.
PURSUANT TO A DECREE PRONOUNCED
/ in the above cause at the January term, 1872.
of the Chancery Court at Knoxville, and revived
the June term, 1879, [ will sell, for cash in hand,
at auction. to the highest bidder, in front Of the
Court House d ]oE in Knoxville on
TUESDAY, THE 11Ta DAY OF NOVEMBER
NEXT. AT Il O'CLOCK A. NJ,
The lot # ground mentio ed and desribed il
tae plaadings lying in the 1Et civil district OF
Knox county, Tenuesses. in the cty of Knox
vile, at the southeast corner of Locust and
Union streets, bounded on the north by Union
street on tbe s]uth by Peter Staub's lot, on the
the east b tie property OF Laara {. GILLESPIE,
and on the west by Locust strset-heing about
o%DeNfourth of a block.
This October Sth, 1879.
Gets -w4t MI. PATTERS0E, c. & NJ.
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Chancery Sale Of a Lot il
Temples Addition to
Knoxville.
20. 3.2z2.
10. 9.Z2Z'
O.. P. Temple vs.. Frank Stone.

PURSUANT TO A DECREE PRONOUNCED
j in the above cause at the June term. 1879,
of the Charcery Court 1t Knoxville, Tennessee
I will sell at public auction to tbe highest bidder
in frcnt of the court house door in Knoxville on
TUESDAY, THE nth DAY OF NOVEMBER
NEXT, AT IL O'CLOCK. a. NJ,
A portion of lot No. 112, in what is known as
20 p. Temples Addition to West KnfxgiIle."
according to a map made by A. n. Lea. Said
part consisting of 81 feet in the essteTly side
thereof, fronting on Willow street, anu running
back, by parallel lines. to the center of First,
and situate in the ist civil district Of Knox
county, Tenr esGee.
TERMS:
Said sale will be mada on q credit Of six and
twelve months. and in bar Of the equity of re
demptian, requir ng of the purchaser a note with
geG1 secuT ty, bearing interest from date and re-
tainirg q len as farther security. THIS, October
8th, 1873 M. L. PATTERSON, c. d II.
Gets wit
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-02
chancery Court at Knoxville, Tenn:
No. 9,269.

No, ,eO9.
Jas. :. Hall, Wm. 3. Hall and oilers vs.. Adaiine
Gibson a-d others.
IT APPEARING FR0N TIE BILL WITH
4 is sw13n 20 that the dotead4nts, AdalEn9
Gibson, james Hall. Lea Hall. William /. II,
a, j. Hal md J. Il. &OC:ain, ere ueD.reside4t
of the State OF Tennessee, it is ordered that he
defendants above named appear before the
Chancery Court st Knoxville Tennessee. On the
fist Monday il necemter neAt, 1879, and make
dafeu,e to The bill fled j. this cause. or the same
will be taken for c>nf5SseI This notice Will Ice
publ he'd in the Kr oxv lie Wing and ~hToniie
for four consecutive weeas.
, uue copy Attest. 0ct. 8tb, 1879.
oet8. va NJ. L. PATTERSON. 9. E NJ.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-02
In the Circuit Court at Clinton,
Tenn.
BILL For DIVORCE.

Ester Smith vs. John Smith, lat least ona of
them.)
IN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING FROM
! the alterations of compiainant's till: which is
sworn to, that ID defendant John Smith IS OF
residence to com nl8ir ant u3khogn, IL Is there
fore ordered by D. [. Bai, CleIF, { c that the
said defendant, Joh2 NTH, De required t. ap-
pear before tn Judge Of cur Cir ut Court Ter
Anderson county, Tennessee, at Cioton, Tenn,
on the End Monday of ovember, 1919, and make
defense to said bill. or the same will be taken as
confessed and the ca1ss set for hearing eE
parte. It is further ordered that this notice be
published for four consecutive weeks in the
Knoxville Whig and Chronicle. This Oct. 10Th.
1879. octl5w4t D. [. HALL, Clerk.
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SUNDAY, NOV. 2, 1879.
POLITICAL DECAY IN TENNES.
SEE.

In a recent letter to the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, written from Nash
vile, "Gath," the we'll known news
paper correspondent, alludes to
ssthe general political decay of the
Of the once hearty State that pros
duced three of our Presidents" and
the Nashville Banner enlarges upon
the statement. It is no pleasure to
a Tennesseean to be compelled to
admit so patent a truth as this ode
cay" but we must admit. Once
Tennessee ranked high in her rep
r~esentation in the council chambers
of the Nation. Hugh Lawson
White, Andrew Jackson, Felix
G~rundy, James K, Polk, Aaron v.
Brown, John Bell, James G. Jones
and Andrew Johnson were names
in which Tennesseeans take
pride in remembering. But they
r gone, and who fills their sta
tons?
Does our Governor wear the
mantle Of any of these great men ?
1t would be like dressing up Tom
Thumb in the coat and pantaIoons
of Senator David Davis. The men
who once governed Tennessee had
a national reputation. The name o.
our present Governor isn't known
by one out of five hundred people
outside Of the State, and the peo'
pie at home do not remember hin
on account Of the wisdom and
craftsmanship Of his administration
The contrast is a great one and
as unpleasant to a Tennesseear
as it is great. The standard o
political worth has been wonderfully
lowered, Small men have taker
the places of great men, and dig
nifty and excellence have giyel
place to buffoonery and conspicuou.
inferiority.
Take our representation in Con
gre8s. Gov. Harris is a man 0
acknowledged ability, and ought t.
have achieved, since he took hi
seat in the Senate, a brillian
national reputation. But he ha
not taken high rank. Ha is some
thing above the average, but no
what he is mentally capable of be
ing. The political surrounding
appear to have given him a sort Q
"dry rot" and he is not what h
one was. Senator Baily is a fai
average man, but not conspicuousl
great.
Our delegation in the House hav
been peculiarly favored within
few years past, but have not in
proved their opportunities SO as
bring great credit upon themSelvt
or their State. Mr.. Athens hs
been Chairman of the most impor
tant committee in the Hous,
but at times, it was onl
through the partiality Of IL
Speaker that he was enabled to COZ
troll legislation which came throug
his committee. He has shown b.
utter want Of nearly every elemer
necessary to a safe and eficier
leader.
Then there is our friend Admir-.
Whitthorne, the Little Admiral,
as they call him. He tried hard t
create a sensation, but if he wer
up like q rocket, he came down Tx
a stick, and now he can truthful
say with Sir Joseph, K. G. B.
81 always voted at my party's call.
And I never thought of thinking for m,
self at all.
Thought SO little they rewarded me,
By making mo ruler of Uncle Sam
Navee."
These are specimens. The deca
is so manifest that any man wit
eyes can see it. VIII it continue
Without a change, yes. It mus
The conditions for decay exist a
around us. Bourbonism means il
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The Kentucky Blackburns are
evidently a bad lot. Joe is the
Bourbon of Bourbons in the House
of Representatives ; Luke, the
Governor, is the man who would in
troduce yellow fever into the Union
army "just for a joke" and the fol-
lowing little epistle gives US an
inkling of Jim's character:
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ABINGDON, VA, Oct. 2, Is

My DEAR WIFE: l have left SOu
and my children in the land of the
despot, but God grant that [ may DON
be able to make the Union men Of
Kentucky feel the edge OF my knife.
From this day I hold every Union
traitor as my enemy, and from him I
scorn to receive any quarter, and to
him I will ever grant my soul in
death, for they are towards aud vii
liaus enough. Brother Henry AMI ]
arrived here without hindrance. /
have had chilIs all the way, but /
hope TO kill forty Yankees for every
chill that 1 ever had. [ learn that
HaFdee is still in the Arkansas lines
inactive, and if this proves true I will
tender my resignation and go imme-
diately to Kentucky. I hope that I
may do my duty as q Rebel and a free
man. I intend to begin the work OF
murder in earnest, and if ever I spare
one of them may hell be my portion,
[ want to see Union blood now deep
enough for my horse TO swim IN.
Your husband,
TA-EEc pr A CTZDTTpT
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La nov tHi en- Book T. nearly ready.
Ile aecr I-a.r- IS -lways nov. $500 per
year. 8 &c ts ga CapE-
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NJ e & c z s II 3 /.

VIII f2d it to their interest too and eE-m-
Special attention invited 10 the COLUMBIA Col
turning Cook stoves. Prosse- Ja9S-ne1 Iron 7-c
|CctlFaaj
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
A snii rnr N.in,Iirniinn.

A citizen of Nashville Tenn, named Porter,
went to see Mary Anderson ct the Christmas
matinee in the opera-houso Of that city, and
finding no seat vacant climbed over the orches-
ira railing aud sat down. lie had n gentleman
friend with him who IL is said, annoyed the
actors by mimic!Sing them. Two police.
men came In at the end of the third
act and invited them both out Porter
retired quietly and asked at the box-ollce for
the money hc had paid TO go in, but was re.
fused 1t, His friend resisted aud was removed
by force. Porter, In q newspaper card asked
the management of the theatre to cxonerato
him from any blanc in the disturbance that
had taken place. As the management failed
to comply with the request, he brought n suit
for $4,000 damages for having been sent out Of
tho opera house for no cause. Miss Audcrsons
wardrobe was levied on, and when the officers
went into her room she was badly frightened,
and says one account of tho affair." with a
look of despair settled upon her beautiful face,
she sat down and watched the examination
made by the officers without murmur.
She appeared to have lost the power oil
speech and "her mute, pleading face and the
attitude she had assumed and maintained were
tlrillngly dramatic When tho trunks had
been examined and all the articles inveutoricd,
"shc heavcd sigh of relief" Porter was
asked what lie wanted. He promised 10
withdraw his suit on condition that the man.
agCment in n public card, would relieve him
from an impuiation of conduct unbCCOming
gentleman. This accordingly was done aud
the trouble came to an end.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
Banks Economiyinr.

In order TO reduce expenses and 10 escape q
part OF tho burdcnsome Slate tax, many of the
banks of New York have decided TO do bust
ness after January l on reduced capital stock
This tax has generally been about 3
per cent. on the capital stock and surplus
and there is an additional Federal tax upon
deposits. d uring the war and for years after
ward the banks made large profits, aud could
meet the tax levies without feeling them very
much, but of late many of them have been
obliged to economics whenever they could.
Some of the banks have reduced
their capital one.halc the Natl Quail
Bank Of Commerce for example, which
formerly went upon a capital stool, Of $40 ,000,-
900, having come down to S5.000,0O0, and tho
National Market Bank whose capital was
81 100000 having reduced to 100000. The
latter bank however, has surplus of $780,
COO, so that its working capital will be really
S75O00O, list of sixteen banks which have
reduced their capital is given, showing a re-
duction of aggregate capital from S35, 100000
to $2l ,965, 900, 1t is expected that many Of
the remaining fifty or sixty banks IN that city
Will pursue the same course.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
A Murderer Returns Homo to Die.

Meridian (Miss.) Mercury. Dec, %.
The case Of the killing of y. Nostal, al Lock-
art, some two years ago, is too recent and was
too shocking to be forgotten. He was SHOT in
the breast with a full charge of buckshot, at
close range, in Kcly's store, at the twilight
hour, aud fell and died almost instantly.
Ben Frank Brown fired the fatal shot.
Very leisurely he betook himself to flight and
has remained away out of reach OF tho officer S
of the law ever since tho commission Of the
crime. But singular thing has now occurred.
On Christmas eve Ben Frank Brown, of his
own accord, came to this city, mado known
the fact of his return to the sheriff and some
friends and acquaintance, aud took up his
abode at one Of tho hotels. He is reported
to be sick, and in an advanced stage
of consumption, heavier hand than
that of the law having been laid upon him.
He is under indictment for murder, and Sheriff
Henderson has him in custody, anu Il having
a watch kept over him as he lies bedridden,
| which, from all accounts, was hardly necessary.
4 few days ago tho sheriff received a telegram
| from Eulaula, Ala announcing his pres.
ence there, and saying, if wanted, he could
be had. He now tells Captain Henderson that
he had tho dispatch sent. He says he has come
from the extreme southern portion of Florida,
where he had hid himself away. His condition
| Is hopeless and pitlable. If his disease could
be miraculously cured, he Is in the hands OF
the law for q fearful crime, with q terrible PEN
atty impending
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
Canadian Snobbery.

A Canadian journal of unimpeachable 10y.
atty, in an editorial article, contains the fol.
lowing, which is good In any latitude;
"But there is one serious danger accompany
ing the appointment which it would be blind
meas not to see and iooishness not to point out,
There is good deal of snobbery, more or less
asserdye, among. Canadians, and It only re.
quires tho patronage of royalty to give II
offensive proportions, Whle Lord and
Lady Duanriu studied impartia!!ty and
did much to discourage its growth,
| ther lavish and costly entertainments
afforded IL considerable play, 1t is no
secret That there arc NOT few families in Of
tawa nigh ruined by their enleayors to initiate
the costly splaniors of vice royalty; and, If a
| similar regime OF extravaganza follows, there
| Is no telling the depth Of aching social dis.
tre35 which viii cnsrc. There are wor en-,
| uuhappily, who cure not what misery
! they plunge their husbands aud fathers
into so long us they can crafty their
craze for dress or jewels; and there
are sOit'hoadud young men who would rather
| he Vyon a card Of invitation to Government
! House aud stare at royalty than DO ma'o u
| present Of u handsome library, This phase Of
! Canadian society was given striking promi-
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A Christmas Presen 4,

William Burt, of ST. Thomas Ont, kept
Christmas by receiving twenty lashes for m in
decent assault. His hands and feet were tied to =
triangle and the blows were laid on with thongs
of twisted whip.cord, tied to II handle eighteen
inches long. AT tho twelfth stroke the lash de-
sccndcd about couple of inches below the
place Scared by the preceding blows. strike
up" demonstrated Burt, and not another
word did he utter until all was over,
when he said, "Dominow His back
was raw and livid, but no blood had been
drawn although the great weals stood out
from his shoulders like blood.vessels ready to
burst. Ho was released and then no turned
to the man with the cat-o'-nine tails and asked,
"Why didn't you keep striking above? l wish
Sheriff, you would give Judge Hughes my
compliments for this Christmas present, and
say I'm perleolly inmooont Of the char ge.N
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

Master, at his residence No IS Foyettc street. in All
elegant manner.
Mrs. NJ. " Mburn. assisted by Miss Kate Bal.
loch aud the ladies Of newest End Hotel received
their friends yesterday In most hospitablc man.
ner. Among the callers were some of the most
prominent merchants of the District.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Payne No. 81 High street as
sisted by the handsome and talented Miss Ncttie e.
George OF Washington, received large number OF
friends
Mr. Willie Whoalloy and lady received at theli
residence on Gay street, large number OF thou
friends
The lady friends of the Excelsior Club gave q
most excellent entertainment at the hall of the
club, corner OF Washington aud Bridge streets
The hall was handsomely decorated with flags and
evetgreens and presented fine appearance. seY,
cml prominent temperance men were present and
made addresses Tho reception commenced nj
| twelve o'clock and closed at nine o'clock y. IN.
and during that time about 800 friends of the tom
perance cause called aud partoOk Of the bouutifu
rcpast that was spread for them.
Tho Misses Clements, No. 20 High street, assisted
by Misses Katie Il. Whyte, Marie Jones and Fer
lclL OF Virginia, received large number o
tlpuIs
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

Tho meteorological summary Of the Signal Du
reau FOR the mond Of December shows the highest
temperature was on the "a 900 and the lowest on
the 18th GG5); average temperature for the month
$50 which is above the aver &c temperature fol
1870 1871, 1872, and 1876, and below that for 1873
1874, 1875, aud 1877 the latter year averaging i2I
The highest barometer tGO.5S) was on the Goth and
the lowest l2S.Il) OH the 10th. During the month
the rainfall was l.yi Inches, a heavier fall than
during any year Of the present decade; 223 inches
fell on the 10th more tnLu during the entire month
of December in 1870 ISL 1873, or 1876. The great
est velocity of the wind was 33 miles per hour, or
tho 10Th
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02


Yesterday was selected to decide the respective
merits of d. w. Bruce and W. \. Clarke, Of The
Government Printing Once, as marksmcn. They
and their friends repaired to the shorl-range tar.
gets Of the Columbia Rifle Association, at Banuing's
at ten O'Clock, yesterday morning. Mr.. Bruce be.
Ing a lilemam and Mr.. Clarke wing shot it S,us
decided that each should shoot 900 yards uh,hand
With Mr.. Bruce's rife o Sharp's carbine Culbre 81
0nd ut ten pigeons each, 1T tWcnty-une yards rise
with Ms CaIkcs shotgun. This was q friendly
contest the defeated party 10 pay NIL expenses Of
the match. The match opened with the rifle, MIR
Clarke taking the first shot The following Is the
score, shot for Shot:
800 YARDS.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. U U y u U a 4
PIGEONS.
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Observation-Disclosures. / u D 0 ! o.
julius NsGURGu's attractive sale of i'm
ported crl NIB cloths, rugs mats, and lap robes
commencing Monday, December 3, and con
timing through the holidays promises to bC
au Immense success.