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Year: 1874




Knoxville Press and Herald, Oct 81
To the Voters Of the Second Con-
| gressional District-Eight days ago. [


snnounced myself as a candidate for
Congress. At that time a contest was


being waged, and has been carried on
I for months between two Republican
candidates and their friends, which,
! from its character. had dissatisfied
many of the best men Of the party
with both of the candidates. At the
request Of such Republicans. as also
at the solicitation Of some Of the best
men OK the opposite party, who de-
sired, in my election. TO see the people
of the district give q more emphatic
rebuke to the Civil Rights bill than
they could otherwise do, | became
candidate.


Since being candidate, Hon. L. E..
Houk, one Of the Republican caadi-
dates, has withdrawn from the contest
IN my favor In so doing, Judge
Houk has shown his personal friend
ship for me, but more especially has
he yindicated his devotion to the prin-
ciples he has professed.


Meanwhile the divisions in the Re
publican ranks have been seired upon
by certain Democratic politicians as
an opening to elect one Of their own
number. In the greed for place the
great issues of Civil Rights and an
equitable system Of finance, which
would relieve the distressed and i'm
poverished South, have been forgotten.
They have mathematieally calculated
''the divide of the Republican vote
between H0uk, Thornburgand Brown
low" and between Thornburg and
BrowBlow so as to elect one Of our
men, and arrived at the conclusion
that the election Of one of their own
number is an assured result. | did
not announce myself for Congress with
the view of dividing the Republican
party SO as TO elect Democrat, Who
would have no influence when he got
to Washington. My time is too val
liable to be occupied in that way.
Therefore il is that I now withdraw
from the contest. In doing So. / re-
turn my heartfelt thanks for the as
of support which | have re-
ceived from old Republican friends
and from many valuable citizens who
have heretofore differed with me. Of
this latter class, / have to say, that
their course toward me is a source of
1t argues well for the
country, that there is in the district
brave and patriotic men who have
shown themselves capable of rising
above party, and doing that which
hey sincerely believe to be for the
best interests Of the country.


/ shall continue to fight the abomi-
,able Civil Rights bill, and all such
class legislation, but I will
10 it inside the Republican party.


The platform Of the Republican
State Convention is sound on Civil
Rights, and on this platform the Re
publican candidates from Maynard
Town will, as they deserve, carry this
district by several thousand majority.
This is my prediction, and put it in
opposition to that Of the small polite
ans who believe otherwise and who
eally know nothing Of the district.


When | again have occasion to ad-
lress the public, | expect it to be
through the medium Of the Knoxville
Wing, where | will be untrammeled
md can speak with as much effect as |
;ould as a member of Congress.


W. G. BRowNLow.


Knoxville, Oct. 8, 1874.
Year: 1874

Tue Placer, Cal. Herald says a far
mer near Clipper Gap has been offered
sl8a bushel for wild coffee, delivered al
Sacramento. The parties making the
proposition have tested this wild cof-
fee. to their satisfaction, and say that
it is as good a drink as they want.
With machinery for hulling this berry,
a man you'd want no better thing than
furnishing it at this rate, and still that
is cheap coffee.
Year: 1874

THE WATER WiTCH FAIR.-rhr
Water Witch Fair at the Institute
Hall will close tomorrow evening un-
less the management decide to contin-
nc it longer. The attendance and pa
tronage thus far have been very large,
and the fair has proved an entire sue
cess. Tonight quito number of arti'
cles will be CHANGED off.
Year: 1874

ABOUT THUMBs.-We suppose that all our
readers know that man would not be what
he is without thumb. This little fact has
been so impressed upon us from our school
days that We are not likely TO forget it. With
out the thumb for lever we would be unable
to hold anything tightly, and most Of the in
ventions of our era would be useless, not to
speak of the enormous general power that
would be lost. Let us except the fact Of hav-
ING thumbs, then, and be thankful and re-
joice over our Darwinian friends, the apes.
We did not know, however, until we saw 1t
in print yesterday, that the thumb represented
intelligence and affection. Born idiots frequent
ly come into the world without thumbs. In
fants, until they arrive at an age when intel
iect dawns, constantly keep their fingers fold
ed above their thumbs, but they soon know
better and, as the mind develops, recognize
the dignity and usefulness of the despised dig
it. At the approach of death the thumbs Of
the dying, as ii impelled by some vague fear,
seek refuge under the fingers, and when thus
found are an almost certain announcement
of the end. So, in leaving this world, It
would seem that our hands in their last desire
for movement assume, with our growing un-
consciousness, the same suggestive posit ion
in which the hands of the new born babe |;
with faculties all dormant, first shape them
selves Small thumbs denote an affectionate
disposition long thumbs 60 with long heads,
short, thick, stumpy thumbs mark cruel
man, and much more Is told US of the same
kind.-BdH, Gazette. .-.ti.-..
Year: 1874

The Press is distinguished for its fearless,
and things. Wife Republican in politics If %ea Il
never fails to condemn with unsparing severity
all malfeasa1ces IF its own party leaders.
Its Augusta news during the legislative session
is specially complete and accurate 1t is strong,
full and able in all departments. Maine is for
tunate in having SO good paper and we gladly
commend it to all desiring reliable daily paper
Its subscription price is only 81 per year
in ddUdnce to mail subscribers.
Year: 1874

Thcre eau no longer be any doubt that the gov
erning power IN this city Is heartily in accord
with tho public sentiment expressed at the moot
ing OF Saturday night. An ordinance passed the
Common Council last evening making the fro
md city lmitB coextensive. This action was M
ticipated by tho Board Of Public Works ut 4
meeting in tue afternoon, wien 1t was doter-
mined to require the immediate removal OF all
wooden buildings erected within tho old fire.
limits since tho fire OF 1871. Now that the first
move in the right direction has been made, we
hope that there will be no rest until tho end IL
reached. Tho reformation is but Just begun.
Year: 1874

BOSTON, December l6.-This afternoons Her.
did says il has been rumored OF late that frauds
OF considerable magnitude have been perpe-
uated at the ChsTlestOwn navy yard, bat the
names OF persons implicated have been kept
from the public. There has been and still Is a
great deal Of talk concerning the purchase Of
lumber for the yard, and an official concerned
In this transaction has been suspended and
IN investigation has been made by the board
OF examination, but the result Of this inquiry
is Kept a profound secret. An Investigation is
soon 10 be made at Washington into the affairs
at this station, and possibly the truth will be
reached.
Year: 1874

PUBLIC PRINTING FoR THE TERRITORIES
Under the present law the Government Printing
Office is required to do all the public printing
for the several territories. Delegate Elkins of
New Mexico. this morning requested the Appro-
priation Committee to amend the law, so far as
it pertainsd to the territory he represented, 80
as to allow the printing to be done within it,
because of the fact that 1t is requ uired to be
printed In two languages and cannot be done at
the government office. 1t is the intention or
the committee to offer an amendment to the
Legislative bill providing hereafter that all the
public printing OF the territories shall be done
within them.
Year: 1874

THB CONFERENCE COMMITTEE on the tariff
bill will hold a session this afternoon for the
purpose OF enfeavoring TO resch an agreement
on the disa greeing amendments OF the two
Houses. The Senate conference is opposed TO
the House amendment taxing the sales on
bonds and stock and gold One-twentieth of one
ger cent. The House will insist upon adopting
his amendment. as ii is alleged the government
will derive large revenue thereby.
Year: 1874

Any measure for the proper government oc
Washington city would be welcomed by the
country. We do not enter into tie details of
Senator Morrill's bill, because they have not
yet been debated or maturely considered An
we understand the proposition it is to bring
the capital Immediately under the control OF
the federal government to be enthusiastically
Congress very much as we administer publio
grounds and national reservations. The difi-
culties about Washington city are that it is an
overnursed baby. Washington has many ele-
ments of national growth. if it were only
allowed to grow. There is fine water power.
noble river, mineral deposits within easy
access, an agricultural country surrounds it
and it is within easy access of the sea. There
is no reason why, with the water power of tho
Potomac, Washington should not become
ON important manufacturing centre; why,
in other words, it, like Philadelphia.
or Baltimore, or Cincinnati, should not sup
port itself. There is no reason why there
should not be one hundred thousand people
in Washington living upon the industry and
manufactures of the city and Independent Of





been that the people of Washington feel that
the government owes them support Manu-
factures have been made impossible because
the government pays larger wages and exacts
less service than any business man could
afford So the moment that cotton mill or
sugar refinery or on iron furnace is established
every laborer, after the first six months en-
ployment, finds that watchman at the Capt.
tol, who spends his time doing against
pillar, or treasury porter, whose life is
given to contemplation Of the Potomac from
one Of the windows, receives more money than
he earns. Accordingly he instinctively be-
comes one Of that enormous lobby which sur
rounds Congress and the departments, con-
stantly begging for office.


The result is that Washington this
we say no offensive sense-has become q
city of statesmen and beggars. There is one
class who administer the government, another
who live upon it. But there is no enterprising
unofficial Glass; proud of the city, its prosperity.
them. It was q mistake, we think, in tha
beginning. to build city for q capital
Great capitals are part Of great cities, and con-
tribute to their prosperity. II Washington
could be let alone, and if there could bea civil
service introduced into the departments.
preventing this constant aggregation Of the
begging classes, there is no reason why il
should not grow as rapidly as Baltimore OF
New Orleans.
Year: 1874

pretexts and provocations for their irregular
course.


AS soon as these troubles arose Governor
Ames should have interposed to maintain
order. enforce the law and protect both sides
in their rights. If the Sheriff had not given
proper bonds he should have compelled him
to do SO or give up the Office. He
should have assured the taxpayers that
he would examine their complaints and
redress their real grievances. He should have
prevented the assembling of the rural negroes
to menace vicksburg with an attack. Had he
been active and vigilant he might have pre-
vented these troubles but unfortunately, his
activity and vigilance would have been ex-
erted against the negroes, to whom he owed
his election, and it requires more than ordi-
nary virtue and fortitude for an officer to
pursue course which would offend and es-
TRANCE his supporters. According to our pres
ent information, of which the most important
part is furnished by himself, Governor Ames
cannot be held blameless for permitting this
difficulty, which is not of sudden growth, to
ripen into armed conflict and bloodshed
Year: 1874

The full story of the siege of Irun and its
bombardment by the Carlists, Of the prepara-
tions for the assault of the sudden change
of plans and the raising of the siege, and then
of the retreat Of the army pursued by the
republicans, is wildly described in our cor
respondence from Hendaye. It is q sad story
if read from the Carlist point of view, as it
shows how desperate is Don Carlos position,


and we now can understand why he has been
deserted by the Bishop of Urgel and by others
who have long followed him with fidelity and
courage. The campaign which had Irun for
its central point has not only failed, but has
demonstrated the weakness Of the cause of Don
Carlos or the incapacity of his generals.
He is morally strong in the devotion of the
people and the troops but that cannot supply
the want of numbers and material of war.
Our correspondent cannot account for the
sudden raising of the siege, except on the
theory that the Carlist generals were alarmed
by false reports Of the approach of the
enemy. Had the assault been made he
thinks Irun could have been occupied and
the whole campaign reversed. But it is
not now of much value TO speculate upon
what might have happened. General Lomas
advance was fatal, and the capture Of the
heights of San Marco cut the Carlist
army in two. What followed was
simply disaster, attended by the usual
evils Of war-burning villages and
homeless people flying before the victors.
There are many glimpses Of Don Carlos in


our letters, from the scene on the heights
where he held his royal lev6e, surrounded by


q little court, when speedy triumph appeared
certain, to his retreat at night, and the
despair and wrath of the disappointed troops.


1t is picturesque chapter in Spanish
history that our correspondent has written,


and a clear analysis of the events which seem
to make the overthrow of the Carist power
mere question of time. How energetically


General Iona proposes to follow up his ad-
vantage is shown by the proclamation which.
Year: 1874

The deep interest which people take in the
unfortunate controversy in Brooklyn makes it
really national question. We follow it, from
journals should always observe in comment
ing upon legal proceedings. The Proctor
Moulton case has come to sudden and un-
expected close. There have been many
rumors about compromise, settlement and so
on, but no one expected this abrupt termina-
ton At the same time we congratulate the
community upon the result. 1t was mistake
to bring the name of Miss Proctor into the
controversy. 1t was q mistake on the part
of Mr.. Beechers friends to endeavor to
strengthen his case by an outside proceeding
directed against public opinion. The issue is
between Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Tllton, or
rather between Mr.. Beecher and the public
opinion Of mankind Any question, personal
or public, outside of that is an injury to Mr.
Beecher, an offence to that moral sense which
waits impatiently for the vindication of this
gifted and celebrated gentleman from the
horrible charges which are brought against
him.


AS there could have been no motive-but
one so base that it is unworthy even of con-
sideration-for the attack on Miss Proctor,
Mr.. Moultons counsel did q manly act in
making an apology. The mistake was in not
having made it earlier. 1t now seems to have
been given under duress and the fear of
speedy trial and almost certain conviction.
The case is simplHed. Is Mr.. Beecher guilty
or not guilty of the terrible crimes laid to his
charge? The sooner this is tried the better
for his fame, for morality, and for the peace
Of the community. Any further delay in
avoiding the issue will be inexcusable, and
will injure no one SO much as Mr.. Beecher
himself. The motion of the defendant in
this case for bill of particulars was
yesterday argued in the Brooklyn City
Court Mr.. Tilton submitted an affidavit
setting forth his personal knowledge of
tho facts, but was not able to specify exact
times or places. Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. Morris
discussed the legal principles involved in the
motion, and Judge McCue reserved his de-
cision.


Thus far in the campaign there have been
two victories-one IN the Libel suit against
Year: 1874

The President s MESSAGE IN MADRID. BY
special telegram from Madrid we learn that
the Spaniards were temporarily and violently
excited by the reading of news report which
purported to present extracts from President
Grants Message to Congress. The Dons
were furious against us. They found out, al
most Immediately, that the extracts from the
american document were grossly garbled,
corrected version of the utterance of our
Chief Magistrate having been received by the
Madrid Cabinet. This was published, and
ut the latest moment the anti-American furor
was cooling down. 1t is to b.. hoped that it
will disappear completely, and with it the
natural disposition toward its renewal
Year: 1874

It hos frequently been observed that our
foreign-born citizens delight in nothing so
much as in transplanting their customs to our
American soil It would be interesting to
trace our various home legends and amuse-
ments to their European nativity AS
these legends and amusements owe much
of their value to their antiquity we cannot in
our young days be said to have contributed
anything of special value. America is the
land which has never produced legend or
fairy tale, unless we can call Pocahontas
legend, as we suppose it is, or Rip Van
Winkle q fairy tale, which it should be. In
the way of anniversaries we have our share;
but they are, as general thing, noisy and
selfish, and celebrate our war triumphs,
about which the world cares nothing, and we
ourselves less and less. Who, for in
stance, assemblies on the 9Th Of Janu-
ary to drink the GLORIOUS and i'm
mortal memory" of Andrew jackson, who
on that day whipped the British? Why, it
was only cotton bale squabble compared
with Wilderness and Gettysburg. We do not
fancy the gunpowder anniversaries as gen.
eral thing, although we presume we shall not
ever feel like surrendering the Fourth of July
1t looks now as if we were about to contribute
our anniversary to the calendar of peace and
humanity by founding Thanksgiving Day.
This is the festival of home, even more than
Christmas. We observe that our American
exiles have carried it with them across the
sea, for our Berlin correspondent gives US an
account of a celebration in Berlin and an ad-
dress by the Rev. Dr. Thompson, the we'll
known American clergyman, who represents
the religious interests of America in the Ger
man capital The address is well worth
reading, and we are glad to note the celebra-
ton as an evidence of the spread of an Amer
lean idea into other lands
Year: 1874

DrpHTHER1A meetings were held yes
terday in relation to this dangerous disease.
which has been unusually prevalent of late.
One was of the Public Health Association and
the other of the Medical Board of the Eastern
Dispensary. Some of the suggestions of tie
physicians present, especially in regard to
public schoolrooms and tenement houses,
deserve to be promptly acted upon by the
authorities.
Year: 1874

JESSE PoMxRoY, the boy murderer, whose
crimes, committed with no other motive than
that of malignity, have shocked the public,
has been found guilty of murder in the first
degree. The plea Of insanity was rejected.
but if there is such disease as moral insanity
there is no doubt that this youthful murderer
must have had it to q very unusual extent.
The Court is expected to sentence him to-day.
Year: 1874

THE SINKING FUND SECURITIES. Sit is sim
gular that Comptroller Green should exhibit
SO much anxiety to have the sinking fund Sc
curities examined by some parties other than
the authorities on whom the charter devolves
that important duty. At the meeting Of the
Sinking Fund Commission yesterday, on
motion of the Comptroller, Mayor Vance and
Chamberlain Lane were appointed commit
tee for that purpose. This is entirely un-
necessary, since the charter requires that the
Commissioners Of Accounts shall make the
examination of the securities in December,
and the Commissioners who have lust been
restored to Office are capable of performing
the work in proper manner. Besides it
seems absurd to make the Chamberlain, who
is the custodian Of the moneys and securities
of the city, one Of two examiners to ascertain
whether the securities are intact. Mayor
Vance will do well to decline the Office thus
conferred on him by the Comptroller, and to
direct the Commissioners of Accounts to make
the examination as required by the law


In THE HOUSE yesterday Mr.. Kelleys finan-
cial bill was the subject of extended debate.
but no definite action was had
Year: 1874

We trust that all who feel 1.-Two inter
est in the defeat OF the ring Democracy
in this county, as well as in the District
and throughout the State, will make 1t q
point to attend the Mass Convention call.
ed to meet at the Court House at 10
o'clock this morning,


The business Of the Convention will be
to appoint delegates to the Congressional
Convention that assemblies in this city
next Thursday, the Sd OF September, and
TO take such other action with reference
to organizing the campaign in our midst
as may be thought expedlent
Year: 1874

A Coop WORD FOR LOCAL PA
PERs.-Tho New York Times says
you might nearly as well forget
your churches, your academies, and
your school houses as to forgot
your local paper. 1t speaks to ten
times the audience that your local
minister does. 1t IS read eagerly
each week from the beginning TO
the end. 1t reaches you all, and if
it has q lower spirit and less Wis
dom than sermon, it has a thous-
and times better chance at you
Laying rs it does, on every table,
in almost every house, you owe it
to yourselves 10 rally literally TO
its support, and extract from it as
able, heightened character as you
do from any educator in your
midst. 1t is IN no sense beneath
notice and care-unless you your
self are beneath notice and care
for it is your representative. In
deed, in its character it is the sum
nation of the importance, interest
and welfare of you all. It is the
aggregate Of your own consequences,
and you cannot ignore it without
miscrably depreeiating yourselves


A solicitor called on an English
lady of nigh rank and informed her
that in the codicil Of a will in his
possession all his personal proper
ty and estates, deer park, fisheries,
&C., were bequeathed to her by
gentleman she had never had the
pleasure of knowing. As the gen.
tleman was not yet buried she went
and saw him in his coffin, and re-
cognized him as having been q
great annoyance to her at the ope-
r,., where he had box next to her,
but watched herso incessantly that
she was under the necessity Of pro-
curing another box. The lady put
herself aad family in mourning out
of respect to her singular beneiac-
tor, and accepted his strange gift
with becoming consideration. The
estates were 100000 per annum.
Year: 1874


Granville Smith was quite wealthy,
owning a fine body of land and a
number of slaves. During the hos
tilities between the States his out
spoken manners made him well known
as a Southern sympathizer-so much
so that he deemed it best to refugee
to the Southern Confederacy. After
the war closed he found his affairs
somewhat gone to rack for want OF
his personal supervision, so he set
tied quietly down upon his farm again
and labored hard to retrieve his for
tunes. Finally, TO clear himself out
of debt, he sold about half his land,
built house on the remaining por


ton, and prepared to spend his ole
/ ace in quiet and comfort.


VIM. Hughes father had left him ;
/ fine patrimony. To this he addeC


what was brought him by his wifi


upon their marriage, and started Il
life with as fine prospects as eve


man had. After the war he began t