Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-03
IINCOLNS OLD HOME.
Neglected and Decaying. 1t Is the
Rendezvous of Low Characters.

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]. It is well known that among the
objects of interest in this city there
are none which attract more atten-
ton from strangers than the cold
home" and the tomb of the lament
ed Lincoln. That either of these
should fail to have proper care
taken of it is simply culpable,
either upon the part Of the owners
or the city. IF the owners of the
former residence fail to have it oc-
cupied by careful tenant and
saved from the danger to which it is
constantly exposed from the tramps
infesting us and the low-down bru-
tishness found SO plentiful among
both sexes and among all colors in
this city, because of its being empty,
the owner is to be censured, while
the CITY authorities should have at
least respect enough for spot of
SO much interest to the thousands of
strangers i annually visiting US to
have It sufficiently under the eye of
the police to guard it from fire and
dissertation in the manner we have
indicated as true in the opening of
this article. 4 The house has been
exposed for some months, or since
Mr.. .Akard vacated it as a boarding
house. In going home at an early
hour in the morning, as those who
work on a morning paper are com
PEELED to do, parties have witnessed
the most undoubted evidence that it
is the hiding place for the vilest
characters. On last Wednesday
morning was this unquestionably
the case, as parties know from the
most convincing proofs. On yes
terday morning, when about to Ego
to foost" themselves, party secured
| a couple Of the best policemen on
the force, as they went homeWard,
and instituted a search. The win
dows of the back portion of the
house-which had been closed by
some watchful neighbors out of
pure respect for the place-were
fround open and bearing other evil
dences that somebody had fire.
quented it after darkness had hid
them from view, and after careful
hands had closed the place, as they
presumed, from invasion. 1t is
true there was no one found in the
house-which was hardly expected
after an unguarded suggestion made
the morning before that the police
should calaboose as Migrants all
who would be caught about the
premises at any time without rea-
sonable excuse. We think if the
owners don't do something in the
way of a better protection
to their property the city
should. It would be a lasting
shame on the city if i:
should burn down and be destroyed
through neglect, and we would be
the greatest sufferers, besides en-
dangering other property in the
neighborhood Of value. Robert Z.
Lincoln could do no act that would
immortalize his name as one having
proper respect for a dead parent
Of such distinguished character as
his father, than to select some
soldier-one who has fought his
way to distinction, but who, like
thousands, unfortunately have not a
great abundance of this worlds
goods, but his responsibility and
honor, or wounds, or both, with the
inheritance of Gods mark of nobil-
ity-poverty-and let him take
charge of it while he lives. The
idea that it should be sold for a
Colored Woman's Home is an out
rage on the soldiers and the public,
who have an interest in it. We
hope something will be done to pre-.
vent it. .... .....ss ..s..s