Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-23

of fashy jewels and pawnbroker's
tickets. The interesting point about
this man is the remarkable resem-
blance he bears to the accepted pic
lures of Jesus Christ. By the barber
and hair dresser's art, he heightens
this likeness, and makes it a strong
card in his nefarious business. He
was lecturer in Baltimore before he
came here, AMI his subject was "Mary
Magdalen." He did q big business
until one of the newspapers dis
covered that he wrote it in the house
of a new Magdalen, and his receipts
Immediately fell off and the town
soon became to warm for him.
THE H0osIER DEMOCRATS.
The face of Senator Mcdonald
would make his fortune as
O fashionable funeral mourner
ever since he heard that the
Indiana Democrats had failed to
compliment him with the caucus
nomination for Senator. This is
construed here to mean that the In-
diana unterrifed were determined to
relegate their former leaders to
the pleasures of private life and adj
vance new ones, They think they
/ lost the State on account of the in
capability of their party managers,
and F'new deal is called fOr.
NOTED TRIO.
The intimate personal relations be-
; tween Garfield, Blaine and Allison
lends substance to the assertions
that the two latter will be in the
next Cabinet. They were born in
1880, 1881 and 1882, entered the
lower branch Of Congress at the
same time, have all been promoted
to the Senate, and amidst all changes
have remained intimate personal
friends. They represent different
sections of the country, and Allison
| and Blaine are each eminently suited
for Cabinet positions. By the way,
I notice that all the talk about Jim
Blaine having been politically ruined
by Conkling and the Grant crowd,
seems to have died out very sudden
ly. People will begin to understand
after while that Blaine isn't the kind
Of man to be ruined by anybody or
set circumstances.
THE VENERABLE HASrLIN.
Speaking of Blaine reminds me of
Maine and that of the venerable
Hannibal Hamlin, who SO soon is to
take his final leave from the Senate
His swallow-tail coat and brass
buttons which have been land marks
in that body for so many years will ere
many days be once more transplanted
to the pine forests Of his native
State. It is proud boast Of the
old Senator that be never wore an
overcoat but once, although hailing
from the coolest part of the country;
and his spare figure scudding along
Pennsylvania avenue these wintry
; ia, S bears out his assertion. Strange
enough when lie did wear one he had
, % go South for weather cold enough
TO make it necessary. It was out in
Texas, where he had gone as a
mourner to some Congressman e
funeral and while there ''northe1 "
struck the party, and the Arctic
loving one man had to take on more
wraps.
} KICKING VETERANS.
The Union Veterans and Boys IL
Blue, Of this city, are in a great fury,
and are kicking as Justify as they
used to fight. 1t seems that the in
auguration invitation committee in
vited one of the most famous rife
clubs of South Carolina to attend
and participate in the Inauguration
ceremonies. The rifemen used this
invitation to tant the Republicans il
their vicinity with, and asserted that
they were in higher favor with the
, next Administration than were those
| men who had upheld the Republican
banner against the long odds o
ballot.b0x suffers, tissue ballots
and red shirts. These facts coming
. to the ears of the ex-Uni0nists here
l indignation meetings were held anc
S a withdrawal of the invitation de
J.. handed. If this demand is no
. compiled with it is stated that thes,
clubs will not participate, and vii
urge kindred clubs through tn
country to take the same course.
q DERF.