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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-24
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-24

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-24
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THE KNOXVILLE CHRONICLE
And Weekly Wing and Chronicle
for 1880. .ct

TERMS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
pIOUs Man.
who wouIdn't Rob EIis Own
Color.

A darky named Wilkins Thomas
was tried in the police court this
morning for using abusive language to
. woman CO tthe same color.
The woman stated she sent the man
to the woodward with a two dallar bill
to bring her a quarters worth Of wood
and quarters worth Of coal. When
be came back with the articles she
measured the coal aud found only
three bucketsful. Thomas gave her
81 10 in change, and claimed to have
bought a barrel of coal. She remon-
strated With him, when he abused her,
and told her if she wanted to KEEP
warm she had his permission to go tc
HI wilkins was asked by the court
what he had to say about this.
Use a piOus man, jedge. Amt
Sid2" he said, turning to a darky
standing near him.
You is; an Use alters looked OF
Brudder Thomas as a strick member
OBJ do church." replied Sid, with
glance at the court.
Oats so, jedgc. Sid knows me
an he knows Use we'll raised. II
tell de truth to dis court when / 50,
would steal from de white folks il
case Of necessity, but ncbber will
ssOOp so low as to rob my own color,
and Wilkins looked proudly around
The court discharged him with
reprimand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30

ater dark aud attracted considerable
attention, as it carried a skyrocket
streak Of light from the point it was
first noticed in the northeastern
heavens, midway between the horizon
and the zenith, across to the south
west in the vicinity of Presidents
island. Some believed It really was a
rocket, while others we're inclined to
think it is the beginning Of the end
Of Mother ShiptOu's prophecy. There
is no telling but that We may all turn
into meteOric skyrOokets ere many
months pass. GeolOg;sss calculate
the age Of our planet to be a hundred
millions Of years. and if so, it may be
nearly az old as il ought to get.
A fish finely favored and much
liked by epicures, weighing over one
hundred pounds, arrived from Pensa-
cola yesterday, and was offered for sale
by one of our prominent dealers in
d~elicacies. 1t is Of the species known
as the Warsaw and lisa denizcn Of
the salt ocean only. In appearance it
is something like a blue fish, or small
whale. One Of the largest Of eatable
fish known to inhabit the waters Of
the gulf is called the Jew" 6sh, and
they are frequently taken weighing
from a hundred to over four hundred
pounds. 1t generally requires a block
and tackle to haul = specimen board
ship" after they are hooked. Thil
species have never found their way t.
our market. Speaking of6sh, we are
just now enjoying a nj on ''sbad,
caught in the waters near Savannah
They are fine eating aud are just nov
quite reasonable.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30

flour
300 barrels and half barrels Of "New
Process Silver Moon" Flour. which IS
a great improvement on what is known
as the old style Of grinding, and is as
fine as can be made; so white and
light, possessing a richness that can
only be obtained by the New Process
Of grinding.
HAMS
90 tierces Zone earload) Whitaker
hams-none better.
Butter
200 twenty-five pound tubs Of very
choice Creamery and DairyTable But
tex, every tub Of which is selected BY
our resident agent in the Butter dis
trict Of the great northwest.
Roasted Coffee
We Roast every day with the latest
improved and best known machinery
the very finest grades Of Mocha, Java,
Maracaibo and Rio Cofee-alway'
fresh.
Yeast Powder
We manufacture in our own store
full strength Yeast Powder, under the
Silver Moon Brand, which we know
to be absolutely pure and free from all
injurious authorizations used so eIten'
sively Of late years in the manufacture
Of yeast powder.
Fruits
Richardson 4 Robbins yellow anc
white Heath Cling Peaches, sliced ant
grated Pine Apple, Chambers Peach.
es for Cream and "Puree de Peach,
certainly the finest fruits ever put VI
in cans. -.
California Fruits, finest lmperia
London Layer Raisins, CitrOn, Cur
rants, etc.
Candles
An extra quality Of Fancy Candies
very cheap.
Largest wholesale stock Of Fanc,
Groceries outside Of New York.
OLIVER, FINNIE d. 20.
~ Sazzz ~ N~loaI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
EXPLOSION.
A BEER CSsK BURSTS WITH
FATAL RESULTS.
ORe Man MOrIally wounded
Two Others Painfully
Injured.

A ~sixty-gallon beer cask was blown
into fragments near eleven o'clock
this forenoon, at the brewery on Ten
nessee street, crushing the skull and
mortally WOunding John Bruen, one
Of the workman, and iDjuring the fore
man and a laborer standing near at
the time, but happily neither Of the
two latter are seriously injured.
1t is the custOm among the workmen
to burn the inside of beer casks with
a composition of resin and other sub
stances, known as brewers pitch. 1t
is placed inside Of the casks and red
hot irons are thrust within to set it on
FIRE. 1t requires care and skill
to perform the operation in q
proper manner. A careless thrust
aud the sudden generation Of
gas in . Oask this morning, proved too
much for the man-hole in a cssk 10
give vent to, and the Cask was blown
all to pieces, slaves, heads and hoops
being scattered far and vide.
John Bruens, the man fatally in
jured, was standing by the side Of the
cask when it went of, He fell back
ward, and was found a few moments
later 10 an insensible condition, bis
skull being badly fractured, over the
eyes and on top Of the head
Death resulted in two hours after the
accident. Bruens was a German
about twenty-five years of age, and
had no family. A brother residing il
Louisville was telegraphed to neal
noon to-day. 1t is thought that :
part Of the thick head Of the casl
struck Bruens and crushed his head
The foreman Of the brewery, Mr. /
Habich, was thrown fifty OF sixty fee
by the force Of the explosion. HI
was slightly injured in the back, auC
it is thought a piece of stave strucl
him. The other man hurt was a new
hand, who SETH to work this morn.
ing, The side Of his face was scorched
his clothes on one side were torn int
strips, and be was rather severely
though not dangerously injured.
A portion of the cask was blown b.
the force Of the explosion entirely
through another cask full Of bottles
that stood near By.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OYyIoE,

AnMPHIs. 1ENE., December 80, us0Os )
The disbursements Of the govern
1nent in payment Of interest on the
national debt, and the redemption Of
6 per cents, has been 10 progress DUR
ing the present week without rebate,
and the money markets east have
already experienced great relief FROM
this quarter. 1t is claimed that the
volume of dividends and interest, to
be paid out by the various railway, IN
surance and Dther monetary corpora
tons of the country, will be the
heaviest known for many years. In
view Of this. the financial situation
promises to be much easier after this
week, than it has been during the fall
and winter months. There is no
change of imp lortance TO rep Ort in the
local market. The leading fe Oture at
present is tho making up Of annual
settlements and accounts. Dis count
rates are stead y at 8 per cent.
Quotations for uncurrent local Sc.
curities are as follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
A BILL OF COSTS
Unexpectedly Incurred By q Law
representative.

A poor deaf and dumb homeless and
pcnniless wanderer was arrested night
before last by the authorities. He hs
committed no unlawful deed, and
could therefore only be given a nigh T.,
lodging at the station house. A pr I'M.
iuent police court attorney Gomez lived
a plan by which the sufferer could b.
provided for at the public expense. A
charge Of vagFancy was ente!ed against
the man, and upon it he 'Sas sent Ia
all.
|; Meeting Judge Horrigan, OF the
criminal court, in a public place some
time after, the happy thought had
been put into shape and suitably exc.
cuted. The attorney related tie cir.
cumstaDces Of The case with the touch.
ing features to embellish it, and added
that he supposed the judge would re.
lease the man without penalty as soon
as the weather turns warm. The ur-
bAne criminal Judge listened attentive.
y, thought over il quietly, and re.
piled
Yes, sir. III order the mans re.
lease in due time. but as tho county
Jail is not a poor house nor intended
TO be a charitable institution for the
poverty.stricken or other classes. 1
will order a bill Of expenses to be
uads out in behalf Of tho county, and
ssnt to you for settlement.
The attorney was naturally a little
staggered 81 this unexpected ruling
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
4 WILD GOOSE A
New YOn Have Them. and Now
You Don't.

Chief Mooney, Of Helena, Ark,
and Mr.. V. R. Harris, Of the firm Of
Harris 4 Bruges, Erin, Tenn, ar
rived in the city last night with two
Of the supposed Erin robbara in Gus
tOdy. They are now confined in the
stationhouse, awaiting Identification
by the conductor on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, On whose
train the robbers made their escape
from Erin, after having committed
the robbery. An article from the
Nashville American, copied in yester.
days issue, states that the Nashville
police also have the veritsbla Erin
robbers in charge, and that one Of
them Is an ex.freman Of that city.
The probability is the Nashville DO.
lice are on the right track, and the
detectives Of this city have con-
tended all along that the robbery was
committed by Nashville thieves. The
two men brought from Helena give
their names as j. w. and R. e.
Brown, and claim to DO bFothsh.
They do not answer the description st
all. About four thousand dollars in
New York exchange was found upon
their persons, together With about q
thousand dollars in currency and bank
bills In appearance they are plain
farmers, and claim to belong to that
class. In an interview with a repor-
ter, this morning, they stated they
we're farming in CritteaAen county,
East Tennessee, until about a year
since, when they began to sell out
their property, winding it up and con.
verting it all into money about a
month since. Coming to Memphis,
they bought New York exchange, and
started on a prospecting tour about
the country, visiting Texas and other
states, and finally bringing up at Hell
ena, where the large amount Of money
they had, threw suspicion on them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
Wenther Notes.

WGAAuGN NOAN6s
Slightly warmer weather is promised
tonight.
THIS sun struggled to warm the
c%alOric Of nature to-day, but it was
not a powerful success.
People who strolled out to enjoy the
cool air Of this morning found it much
less severe than they anticipated.
The present cold snap has been
tough on greenhouse plants and
flowers. Many have been frosted In
underground pits and hOt-houseS.
Those who hung their thermometers
on the outer walls yesterday found the
record to be from two to four degrees
below zero. Inside of sleeping rooms
last night it stood twelve degrees
above zero.
The wind cut sharply yesterday, but
did not this morning, though it was
equally as cold. The reason is it blew
fourteen miles an hour yesterday and
to-day 1t was q gentle Whit Of four
miles an hour.
The signal service kilograms to-day
announce clear weather hereabouts
and to the southeast Of us. Texas will
have a snow storm aud snow is prObs-
bic up in the lake region, whereintenso
cold is also expected to continue.
A norther continued to sweep over
Texas to-day at the rate Of more than
twenty miles an hour. At IndianOla,
away down 10 southeast Texas, the
mercury was fourteen degrees below
freezing point; intensely cold for that
climate,
From three to thirteeH degrees was
yssterday's range Of temperature, the
mercury recording from nineteen to
twenty nine degrees below the freez-
ing point. This morning the mercury
recorded Eve degrees above zero as the
lowest point, : gentle but singing
cold breeze coming straight from the
west.
From FIVE to fifteen inches Of snow
fell 10 Virginia, Georgia and Ala
bama, yesterday, also a slight snow at
New Orleans. At Sherman, Texas,
the mercury fell FIVE degrees below
zero. Out in Georgia the temperature
was down to from ten to twenty de-
grees. North Of the Ohio, the record
ranges from eight to twenty degrees
below zero.
Dispatches received this forenoon
announce the coolest weather ever
known in Texas. At San Antonio,
before last was the coolest on
Yesterday morning the mer-
curry dropped to ten degrees above
zero, aud ice formed two inches thick.
pipes froEe throughout the city
and many burst. Railway water.tankS
frozo and delayed trains. At Dallas
the mercury went down to four degrees
above zero.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
cEMTa PEA WEEK.
THE CITY.
mummy Evenlna, Dec. %. lsso.
-EG1NER LENEb.

A new moon tomorrow.
Next to the last of the month and
the year.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 2Sa
Main street. ~
1000 rabbits, 500 squirrels, at Glen
cuts, Sc Beal.
Chanber 0etts sold retaili'st whole
sale prices, H. Westsr { Co.
Japanned chamber sets, less than
wholesale prices, at Q. N. Erich's.
This is now considered the head 6.
navigation by river men who run YES
sells to the southwark.
Every m5uihsrT sess / Mozart society
is urgently requested to attend the
rehearsal this evening.
Carpets-352 and 354sMain street.
G. w. Nall is closing out 100 rolls Of
Brussels carpets, al greatly reduced
prices,
Tbs freeze Up 10 rivers north Of
Cairo has stiiened the value Of pro-
visions, breadstuffs and stock feed in
our markets
Any number Of water pipes have
BROKEN or burst during the past three
or four days, aad plumbers are reapia2
a harvest thereirom.
Mr.. Robt. Cooper and Miss Lizzie
Montgomery were married this fore
NOON, and left by the midday train for
New Orleans on q bridal tour.
Sand drifts we're lifted and carried
on the wingsof the northwestWind to
day from the bars fringing the opposite
shOreG Of the river above and below
the city,
New Years being a legal holiday, no
paper will be issued from this Office,
and all hands will rest from labor 10
participate 10 seasonable conyiVial Ger
emOnies and congratulations.
The coolest berth extant just now is
said to be that of driving a street car
Some declare that receiving clerks on
the landing have it still cooler, but it
is doubted by others. Either are not
to be envied.
An appreciated present for the hOl-
idays would be a ticket in the Com
monwealth lottery. The drawing
comes IF tomorrow and the sale Of
tickets closes to-day, To start the
new year with a prize, would give
happiness.
The Haverly minstrels closed last
night to a very light attendance, cold
weather and other influences combin-
ing 70 keep people aw-y. Friday
the spectacular drama Of Hearts Of
Oak" is to be presented, Miss Gene
We've Rogers in tho leading role.
There will be no performances at the
thsater tonight. The Hearts Of Oak
company came in by the train from the
south, but their baggage and ward.
robes we're left at Jackson, Mise,
owing to the baggage master declining
to transfer the same from one train to
the other. The mishap prevents the
public appearance Of the company be-
fore tomorrow night, Those who
bought tickets for this evening will
find them good for tomorrow night.
Another marvel for Mother Ship
tons proselytes is announced as hav
ing occurred out in Georgia a few days
ago, & huge meteoric fash having
been visible to many inhabitants 10
broad daylight. II is said to have
been the 6rSt instance on record Of .
bright light hurrying through space so
it could be seen between sunrise and
sunset. Truly, indeed, is il that
there axe more things in heaven and
earth than is dreamed Of in our
philosophy"
A large and very brilliant meteor
passed over the city last night shortly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
A NOW Year,n BAH

viii DO given at the M@nnercbor
hall on Saturday night, A Christ.
mas tree will DO erected in the hall,
and each purchaser Of a chance in the
presents on the tree will draw some
thing, as there will be no blanks.
Tickets to the ball so cents each.
admitted free. log
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
Red SnaPPers,
Dressed Turkeys.
VICTOR ID. FUCHS,
20 and Al Jefferson.



Williams book store, 279 Main.
DR.. BudGeke, eye and ear diseases,
No. Sc east Court street. 144t
Mrs. DR.. Nelson, the artist, is giving
an art exhibition this week at her
studio, over the corner Of Main and
West Court streets. She has quite a
collection Of her own work and of her
pupils, who are making very satisfac.
tory progress. Those who take an in
terest in such matters will find much
to interest and please them at these
rooms, which will be open to the pub
lie all this week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
Taumany Going to Pieces.


With the loss Of official position,
Mr.. John Kelly seems destined to
lose most Of his influence in Tammany
hall. Since his decapitatiOn there
has been considerable grumbling
against the Tammany leader by his
heretofore obedient subordinates, and
the disgust took active form at q
meeting of the Tammany hall general
committee of the Fourth assembly
district, Thursday evening, when
thirty-three of the fifty eight members
resigned. Alderman Thomas Shields,
The chairman, 10 resigning, said that
Mr.. Kelly was responsible for the re-
cent fusion against Tammany on the
controllership, as Mayor Cooper had
assured Mayor elect Grace he would
name .Kelly's successor, provided
Kelly would resign the place,
which Kelly refused to do.
Alderman keenan, said he had
determined to leave Tammapy, because
he rs sick Of the way the organization
is managed" and that be would act
with hiayur Grace. Attached to the
call for the reformed democratic mass
meeting to be heid at Irving hall next
Tuesday evening, are the names Of
several hundred persons, among whom
are not a few who have heretofore been
classed as Tammany men. Invitations
to address this meeting have been sent
to all the city representatives in con.
gress, as we'll as other senators and
representatives, the design being 70
make it as much as possible such a
demonstration as will convince the
democracy out Of, as we'll as in New
York, that boss government, ss a
distinctive Institution, is no longer to
be tolerated in the city that rolls up
annually the heaviest majorities for
the party.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
Court Rouae Nnfea

A deed from w. M. Smith ct TX to
J.. ". Young was recorded to-day.
\. I. Cooper and Miss Bessie L.
Montgomery we're licensed to marry
to-day. Licenses we're issued yester-
day 70 Chas. +. Ray aud Miss Hattie
W. HawthOrnes Augustus Messmer
and Mrs. Louisa Ferguson R. A.
WOOten and Miss NJ. A. Gelison, and
several SOlOrOd couples.
The criminal court is not in session,
the circuit court likewise, and court
house people seem to be having a
holiday like the balance Of the world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30

Trus SEES, Shoulder Braces, Gall
vnnie Batteries g. Electric Belts.
at ID en- tai a. Surgical Depot, COR.
See'Indl and Monroe streets. l0S
anthracite coal, at Brown & Jones
81 Main street, 104
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30

AT a recent concert it wat the sub
ject Of remark that in what fne
voice" the singers we're; in commence
ing his good Judgment, the leader will
pardon us for whispering that no
always recommends DR.. Bulls cough
syrup for clearing and strengthening
the voioo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
HARDWARE
Including the finest grades Of genuine Bronze and NickeLPtated Locks, Knobs,
Hinges, Bolts, Door Bells, Etc Etc, Etc.
STOUT & CO., 358 MAIN STREET

but it is believed by his friends be
will be equal to the emergency and
will pay the bill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30

Just received; Young Ladies Jour
nal, for January, 1881, price 200 por
copy; Scribnsr's Monthly, for January,
35c; Christian Spirit Of tie Times;
Boys' New York; New York Boys,
&c; Irish World, Golden Days, and all
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
MEnrnIs, TEsx., Dec. o. 1880.

MEMPHIS, TENN Dec, %, 1880.
To L. Lawhorn, Esq:
The undersigned citizens of tn,
Ninth ward, knowing the great inter
est you take IN our public schools, and
wishing to iRdOrse your past efforts
do hereby most urgently request that
you offer yourself as a candidate fol
reelection to the Office Of School Wis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30

per thousand discount on eastern cot
ton bills. and to off on New Orleans
bills. Drafts on both New York and
New Orleans are sold by the banks at
nav
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
FIRE AT MAsONA.
ResideneA Store ana saloon
Burned.

A destructive Gre broke out al
MasOn's this morning soon after mid,
night, and entirely destroyed the resi-
dence and store of Mr.. Watkins, a
prominent merchant Of the place. His
loss is something over Eve thousand
dollars, and he is insured for $500
in the companies represented here by
Murphy & Murphy. Mr.. R. Drury's
saloon was also burnsd-loss 5000 and
no insurance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30

weekly story papers, I for 25c; Bank
eF's Daughter, Seaside Library. zoo.
Dickens Curiosity Shop, No. 285 Eco
ond street, opposite postofice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
CHRIsTpfAS

Oranges, lemons, Nice Apples,
CrNnberries, Figs, RaisinH, Cur
giants, Prunes, PitIed Cherries,
Dried bIackberries, Peeled
Peaches, CitrOn, Orange Feel,
Lemon Peel, Preserves, JelIIes,
Jams, Maple syrup, ali kinds
Canned Fruits, Apple Butter,
Peach Butter, Mince Meat, Fancy
Candies, all kinds Nuts and
PicklesSO olives, Creamery Butter,
Sweet Cider, etc, etc.
BUCKHAM e. CAMPBELHs 80 Beal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-30
Our muunm Has Come.

The new style Mumm has just been
received. They are daisies. Call and
get one before too late. Just the
thing for New Years calling.
Cohen,
los The Halter, 2l9 Main st