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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-30
The Valley of JehOsaphat.

The efforts the Jews have made and
the sutlerings, losses and humiliations they
have borne, for the purpose Of obtaining
scpulture in the Valley Of Jchosaphat, form
Il singular feature in human history. No
other nation ha. thus struggled, not to live
IN Their own land. bat to he suffered to lay
their dust therein. Many descriptions
have been made OF this marvellous place ;
but confess none OF them ever afforded
me notion OF its actual appearance
Wandering alone past the fountain OF 81
loan. and by the arid bed Of Kcdron. it
suddenly opened on me Il perfect mountain
OF graves-a hillside paved with scpuIchral
slabs Each stone is small 50 small rs to
lead to the conclusion that the bodies must
be buried perpendicularIy. At all events,
if the muititudcs there Inferred were stimuli
taneously to arise, they would form crowd
Is dense and compacta Al ii would be enormous.
Short Hebrew inscriptions (some evidently
of great agc) are Oh the stones; and these
are laid together with Intervals only of a
inches, Us IN our oldest churchyards. The
slabs are almost on the level of the ground,
and OF equal height, SO that it is literally
one large pavement Of death--an appalling,
almost an overwhelming sight-trd-!cy' S
Hsodsine.
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Renting abandoned PrODerly.

The houses, plantations, ferries dc. -aban-
doned by rebcis, have been turned over
to the undersigned in the district of Eastern
Tennessee Persons desiring to rent or
lease abandoned property Of this character,
will apply to me-, or in my absence to my
deputy in that department. JoHN r. Henry.
Those having rented from the agents APP
pointed by rebels who have fled, will be
. ,rcful not to pay over their rents to them,
and to report themselves to me for new con-
tracts. Transfers and sales made since the
frst Of January, 1868, by rebels, are null
and void, and will be treated ~ fraudulent,
and there are in this town a number OF
such.
A late order Of the War Department
guarantees protection Of labor and crops to
all persons desiring to plant this season
within tho Federal lines. As the season is
rapidly advancing, immediate action is ne
cossary. Corn can yet be planted, and out
standing wheat crops can be saved.
". q. BRowNLow.
Asst. .Spcr. Igf. Treas, Dept.
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1.-THE Faithful Witness"

Our Saviour, Jesus Christ, exercised mi.
racuous powers-such rs walking on the
sea, changing water into wine and raising
the dead to life. BY exercising these pow
ers he proved his Divinity for he acted in
depcndcntlv of those laws which Almighty
God estabiishcd--a work which none but
He who created and sustained can do
While he thus did things above the reach
of men, he uttered those truths which are
contained in the Gospel Hence these
truths come to us from One who was di-
vinely commissioned to announce them, and
are to be received as an exact expression Of
the mind and will Of heaven. That a Be
ing who wrough. sval miracles would ue
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-30
Greene County Auxiliary Relief Ass0-
CiatiGE.
Asst. .Sper. lg' Treas. Dept.

In compliance with the recommendation Of The
EAST Tennessee Relief Association recently ad-
dressed to the citizens Of the various counties of East
Tennessee, to form auxiliary associations portion
OF the citizcns of Greene county met at Galbraths
store, in the city Of Knoxville. on the 18th inst,
for the purpose Of organizing auxiliary asocia-
ton for the relief Of tho destitute loyal citizens Of
said county.
Gen. Sam. Millisan was called to the chair and
J. a. Galbr!ith requested to act MS secretary.
The object Of the meeting being fully explained
and understood,
On motion Mr.. James W. Harold was unani-
nous. chosen President, and W. b. Il nkin, Vice
President, and James a. Galraitb, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Greene county Auxiliary Relief
Association.
Geo Jones' Sr- Geo. NJ Spencer, L. b. Miller. ].
{. Wilson and DIR. VIM. West were appointed En-
ecatvc Committee, three of whom shall be a quo
rum to transact business
Mr.. II. b. Baker was appointed as receiving for
warding and disbursing agent subject to the orders
of said Committee.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned to meet upon
the call cfthe President. any Ave members of the
Association. ada.
!. ". HA.oIp, P-ssiic-f.
J. A. GAIprAfrH, Ssc. Treas
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Knoxville, Saturday, April so, 1864
Eating House at Athens.

A loyal Tcnnesscean writing to us from
Ohio thus concludes his letter
"a good deal of complaint is made ly your
Nashville friends on account of permit being
granted to that miserable old scccsh, Bridgcs Of
Ath.ns, to keep nm eating house on the milroud-
They say he boast that he got the place over j. IT,
AGILL, Of Mouse Creek true Union man.
This man Bridgcs j. the fthcr-n-uw or thYt
unmitgatcd rascal, Tom Compbdi Judge Ad-
vocatc concerned in hanging Union men, and the
villain whom you ventilated So recently. 1t j, not
right to hold the Brdg,s family responsible for
what CAM pbeH has done but the point is, Bridges
and family ARE bitter rchcl' aud have not changed
in the least degree. They arc thoroughly imhucd
with the Confederate spirit and are rank poi
SON. write this ut the instance Of more than a
dozen Union men
REMARKs-Nc can say to our cores
dent that no one was more surprised than
we wcro TO find that the Federal authori-
ties had placed decided and notorious
rebel family in charge Of the eating house
at Athens. We have no part Of the sin at
our door Of having granted permit to
that house to bring in supplies. We came
up on tho road few weeks ago, and al
though we wanted our dinner badly, We
refused to cat because the house was rebel
house. We would travel from here to
Nashville without eating before we would
call at the house of man who had gone
active and willingly into the support OF
this Internal rebellion
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The Telegraph 10 EurODe.

There are thrc" routes in contemplation
for connecting Europe and America by tel.
cgraph one Of these routes is from Cape
Race, on the coast of Newfoundland. 10
Natutjn Bay, on the coast of ireland -
This is the route ON which the cable WIS
laid in 1855 and the result Of the ,xperi.
mcnt is well known Another attempt to
lay cable ON this route is 10 he made in
ls6j. The distance from shore to shore is
twelve Thousand miles grcutcr distance
than has cvor been worked successfully in
one circuit, either ON lnud or uudcr water.
II remains to hr seen whether seizure will
be able To overcome the great Il llitullc.
attending the accomp i>hmcutor this great
feat as the friends Of the enterprise are
confident OF doing
Another route is contemplated by way
Of Behring's Straits and thcncc around tho
Pacific Ocean TO the Amoor River, and by
the Russian line to St Petersburg, Their,
are uo physical dNicu't'c, on this route
which mANnot be overcome with money -
The only submerged line would be across
behring's Straits, about forty miles That
pOrUou Ol ASH aDunu lnr ,Hva 80 DcnutNN
in unknown and the clim.tc severe. The
distance from New York to ST. Petersburg
ON that route is not less than sixteen thous.
and miles. Th. construction of II telegraph
ON this route will bc begun the laescnt sea.
son.
Another proposed route j, from tho coast
Of Labrador bv way of Greenland, lee
land and the Faro Isles, to the north shores
of Scotlsnd The longest distance from
shore to shore is less than five hundred
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Sueing his Mother.

One Of those extraordinary cases that
now and then shock the moral sense Of man.
kind, has just tran~pircd in Scotland. a
farmer proSrcules his mother. ninety one
years old for the cost of her board with
him Tor nineteen years past 1t seems that
his aged. widowed mother, had been living
with him aided by taking care Of his chill
drcn. cight or nine in number knitting
stockings. &c The court decided that he
'was under n natural and legal obligation
to maintain his aged parent. and it is not
avcrrcd that there was any agreement or
understanding that she w,> to be made able
for such support The case was therefore
dismissed Such instances of total dcprav-
ity are happily rare in the world
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-30
Four She.Deyils.

A short time since, in tho North eastern
corner of this county, and near to the Union
county line, the wife of a william at Camp
Chase two single girls of another family,
and rebel negro woman, Dressed them
selves in rebel uniform and caps, and visited
tho house Of Union lady and frightened
her all but ont Of her life, making threats
and cutting up generally. This was bcau-
tifal conduct for-we will not say ladies'
but for females. The authorities must erect
n female prison here for all such, and when
done, we move that these gallant rebels in
brsches must be sent for. The only blum
der they committed was in not having with
.her q neg-c rc- inssesd O. a upmsn'
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-30
Tie Green FlipS.

Last year, as the citizens report, there
were more green flies here than ever ap-
peared in East Tennessee since the first set
tcmcnt of the country. Cold and back
ward as the spring is, they are returning by
thousands. and are to be seen in every house,
in every yard. and in every street. They
came last year to blow the Contedcrates, as
they were in fine condition to produce
crop Of mdgqots. They return this spring
under the misapprehension that rebels arc
sill holding the country
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-30
Wha. Shall be Done With The Negroes?
From the Baltimore American.


Many foolish people Try to rctard the act
Of Emancipation by asking, what is to be
done with the negro? 70 all such we reply
that it is not proposed to murder the negro,
or export him. or do anything else Of n pos
tive character with him We intend to let
him do for himself II he has been worth
something to others, he will possibly be
worth something to himself We simply
desire to add the Jctlcrsouan Ordnance to
our State Constitution which prohibits sa-
very. This i very singular and natural
thing to do--pcrtcctly in accordance with
the laws Of nature and Of natures God. 1t
has been rendered necessary hv the fact
that men have u>urpcd power and in their
political combinations as State brought
the laws TO the support Of opprc~sIon We
simply propose 10 restore the natural order.
There are eighty thousand FREQ negroes in
the State now-wc do not find il necessary
to do anything with th.m The Slave
holders Convention. which mot I'm l>59 for
the very purpose demonstrating W'Ht should
be done with the free negroes .r'1.l thHt
nothing could be done with t..m viihou.
damaging the interests ot the Statc Thy
only proposed to save slavery ly prohibit
ng emancipation. W, propose to cmauci.
pate tn. slaves. which cwauciuulion viii
add to the numbers OF free negroes, and as
regards the necessity Of doing something
with the free negroes We a'iopt the princi-
pies Of the majority report OF the State
Convention, as quoted in our co!Umns on
the 3oth rltimo.
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East Tennessee Relief Association.

EuSt IthHtNStt htIici AsSVViH'iVH'
Mcssrs Collins and Smith, Commissioners
ofthc Pennsylvania RclicfAssociation, upon
leaving Knoxville in March, on their return
to Philadelphia, addressed the following let
ter to Rev, Mr. llumes, the President Of the
East Tennessee Relief Association We give
the letter because il will be pcrused with in
tcrcst,
I.orpoN March l4th, 1861
Rer and Dear Sir Sr,-Thinking that after
our arrival at Knoxville we might not have
time 10 prepare memorandum Of the views
of the Pennsylvania Relief Association for
East Tennessee in regard to the distribution
Of their supplies, We take advantage of
detention at this point TO do 50 in advance.
The motives which have influenced the
contributors to our fund are oi II twoiold
character; First to testify in the unmiStak-
able language Of deeds TO their admiration
for the fidelity Of the people Of East Ten
ncssce to the flag Of their country undcr the
hardest trials and, secondly, 10 perform IN
act Of Christian charity.
We are wei assured that the Fast Ten
ncsscc Relief Association, Of which you, sir,
are the houorcd President, are actuatcd by
similar patriotic and humane feelings in un-
dcrtaking to cooperate with rs in this la
bor Of love; and accordingly il is rather
with view Of placing on record our wishes
in this matter than with any idea Of tram
melting You in your good work, that we re
spcctiully recommend the following plan
for the distribution Of the provisions, seeds
ana other uccrs>aros now on their way to
you. and hereafter to be forwarded.
First, in accordance with the suggestion
Of your agent Mr. llazcn With whom we
conferred in Cincinnati. we would advise
that these supplies should be sold, and not
given away, in all cases where the appli-
cants are able to purchase; and that even
when sold preference should be given in
the order to be enumerated below
Second the Union families who have sui,
icrcd at the hands Of the rebels on account
Of Their loyalty, should have the first aud
largest portion After them other families
who have adhered throughout to the Fed
craI Governments Next, such as, whatever
their past conduct. do now adhere To the
same and, lastly, to the old men, women,
and children of such families as now have
representatives in the So-calIcd Confederate
army IN our N''"' no part o. inns p"ui''!
",'' o ''0''''' W. '''>'''''''''' ~ WV '''"7
In conclusion we would suga,,t that
regular record should be kept by your As
Sociation Of the course which these supplies
SllalI take. with we" oi u!'l'naT'r'H r','T EN-
,n'on & '''', - ,' ,Io nn,r;Lntari il to ,hr uud
Hopinr that the work which our two as
soc.,ions have undcrts ken in common, may
tend to draw together ny the TIES ol loNc
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-30

ter hlschood is not 10 be believed, for il
would be II mightier wonder than any mir.
ace Accordingly Jesus Christ was indeed
what inspiration declares Him TO bc-"lhc
Faithful Witness lie revealed all truth
gave testimony to it, at the expense Of hi,
Iif,-sealed the record with his blood.
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is clearly Of opinion that the services ron.
dercd 10y the general agent aud subagcnts
could not have been 50 successfully perform.
ed, nor indeed performed at all by the
Treasury Department
/ am, very respectfully,
Your obcdicnt servant,
), p CHAsE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
The New York herald., 1864-04-06

The roma ms will be taken % rarrytowa

shcr invitation. The will be taken 20 rarrytcwa
Tor int rmeat.
Troy tN.Y). New Raven (SOun.). and Boston papers
please COPY.
sr<scEA-on Monday, April 4, xaHaAsrA f. sruycKa.
The friends the family respectfully invisea 10 a.
tend tne fEnera tos "wednesday mornig fcm the re-
sIdeRce OF mother, No 22S Nest Fortcth Her
remains win be taken TO the Csuroh or the Holy Cross
nd street between .ghtn and Nssth avenues
where solemn requiem mass will b, ceebrated at ten
Cemetery for fnterment.
Usr ERHlI.-0o Tuesday, April 8, Mtes EFrAnA UrDM
HILL. In the s0tA year aer age.
The relatives and frkgds OF tho family respectfully
Invited 70 attend the unera on Thursday morning, as
O'Clock the residence OF Thos Hunter Green
burg, Wcgtehester county, y. Y.
VRengSBuRGH-on Monday morning, April T. WILLIAM
j. eldest Of Isaac and Elizabeth yredenburgb n the
37th year OF his age.
His friends and those OF the family the officers OF
tho Ninth regiment New York State Militia and the mem.
bers OF Company A. respectfully invited TO attend the
funeral this "wednesday Afternoon at two O'Clock from
the residence OF his parents, No. 20 Mott street.
,NRoLFr.-On Tuesday afternoon, April 8. LION BAP
nsyE only child OF John b. and Julia Vrolet, aged
nenths and IA days.
The relatives and friends OF the family. and those Of
his grandfather John w. Hoyt are respectfully invited
10 attend the funeral services this "Wednesday after
noon, at four O'Clock, At No 16 East Union square.
Woop.-At Hudson City, N. j., on Monday, April 4,
SAMUEL H. WooD, In tho saith year OF bis age
Funeral from the Reformed Dutch church at Irvngton
NJ j. on Thursday afternoon at two clock. His friends
and those Of his brother William Fl. Wood and OF his
brother In. law, Nathaniel Orr invited TO attend
without further invitation.
WeopFoRp.-On Tuesday April s. REBEooA JACKSON, wife
Of Walter O. Woodford and daughter OF the late Nathan
H. jackson, aged 26 years.
invited attend the funeral Thursday afternoon at
two O'Clock from the residence Of her mother l43 West
Twenty first street.
The New York herald., 1864-04-06
Police Iatellfge nee.

PUBLIC HOUSE, KxEPnR SHor BY 4 PRovoeT MARsHAL-
ne public house known the New World, No. 337
Hudson street, Of which Valentine Van sckes the pro-
pvietor; the OF desperate shooting ARRAY
Monday evening, which came resulting In the death
= Mr. Van Sickles From report made Inspector Car
pointer by Captain Dickson, OF the Twenty eighth pre-.
Snct appears that Reuben X. Iee, special provost
shal OF the Third district charged Van Sickles
with interfering with him the discharge Of his duty
by harboring deserter OF whom be In search Van
Sicsies denied the allegations preferred by Lee and
angry alteration the result During the quarrel
taxing effect in Van Sickles left arm, one tearing
a. his scalp, and the thrd one grazing his bal X
as 10 the blood TO flow freely. None OF .tbe
wounds thought 10 be of serious character. The
" the spot and they arrested Lee who taken be.
ssre Justice Dodge aud required give bail the sum
Of 81 500 to answer the charge OF felonous assault
TgRRlRLR ASSAULT wIrH A CARTRUNG Late Monday
hight James Daily and James Twomey me. the porter
house OF Patrick Bird 424 West street. and after par
taking freely ouor into alteration whereupon
1wemey ran into the street. and seizng rung from
cart, dealt DAILY powerful blow the head, knocking
biIr nsensloe 10 The floor After committing the deadly
assault Twomey of, and is still at large Daily
was conveyed 10 Bellevue Hospital and his recovery
regarded as being extremely doubtful
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-At an early hour yesterday
morning Samuel W Carnes, of 1875 Washington street,
while passing through Grand street, Thompson,
was struck violent blow the face and prostrated
ou the walk. AS he could himself
Carhes screamed for help. when officer Adams OF the
Eighth precinct but before reaching the
he had been forciby robbed OF S53 in cash Jeremiah
Alexander, coored waiter, and Elizabeth Ransom, q
black woman, were arrested charged with being tho
robbers, and the officer took them the house
Tor the night Justice Dodge before whom the prisoners
subsequently arragned, committed them sor trial
N default OF 81 800 bail each.
The New York herald., 1864-04-06
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.

AcKrea.x-KrIsEY.--yn Sunday evening, Apr. 3, BY
she Rev ~ it9x. OF tke Centrsl Methodist Epsropa
,hufch Gsyenth ayeuue at the fsrxo1age Mr.. NIIisA
ACKKRssN 20 Mss hAEy.E kElsr, bcth OF New Sork
No cards.
AnsHuR--swgESEp.-On roesday, April 3, by the sev.
r. e. fagsu HRNRY 70 SsRLlg, c&lghter " v m
5weeDey Esq all of BrOOkIy1.
BouGnruS-W WEEKs---Du Tussday, hpriLt, at ~ Ear
ehoorew's church t;ew Yoo1, by tie rev. Dr. cS~k
SoHN BouGHroN. " srdgepyt Conn. " lsoGyaE A. >
only daughter tbs aLe CariyGe Weskg, tsq. oi ni
city.
Bridselort payers ploaas copy
hBIyEE,-.l OtEg1N.--ln BrVOkJz, Monday March
g., toe u tbs Otc sting clergy naD Rev.
Hr Gladstone, IDwhRn q liiiyg - Nes May C0fI'
GAK, bolb ~ Morf fi,slis NsetcbcsteS county. b. v.
HESDRtu1soS- cLAsK.--On tuesday. April g. by the
OLIVIA, oily da QUEER of Ab.r. Cask. Esl All ri thIs
CAY.
hirTTEr --DssTus.Ou saturday, Apsl 2. by tAs Rev
W. sAnstae, Mr Gsc. N. HCEiZR 70 Miss CHAIs1iffe
DfS.os. bJLh of thus city.
KsArs --csosssAN-On sunday, April 8. by the Eey +.
O. fltg- Cats kNApr ~ New York, 70 kLLA A. Ckoss-
xls o, rehDharie. y. x.
bany papers please cory
MosEs.--LsC lrST.-in Brook yu, on Monday, Aprn 4.
~ tbs Rev. y. J.. Pssfue, Mf. WILLIAM MotsS and MISC
Macy A. lFt0rST bpth ~ Brooklyn.
R.s ,eas tnnpes --At Crosswicks, NJ y, Monday,
Marcel 2s by tbc Rev. DutcI Mr HsNn q. koeEss,
Il foms River, y ~, 20 Miss MAAr y hDtrGF, q The
former place.
Philadelphia papers please copy.
elyutE-t tINusAY.-Dn luesdar March ~ a. the crave
esrs nace, North HnboEen ny the Rev W. Y. Nabon,
NJ CEse0R SlIR Iatc or London, inriand. 20 EgASoa
fourth daughter OF David and Mary Lindsay Of Bergeu
poiut, n. j. ~
ss,pDIssorIG Jersey city, on Tuesday, Apr 3.
The New York herald., 1864-04-06
City Intelligence.

eaAp POLES ORsTRUcrsG GNAviGATloS-Ac1os THE PILoT
COMMISSIONERS. Rs.-Numerous complaints having of late
being made 10 the Pilot Commissioners respecting
obsuc,ions occasoped to navigation by the shad poles
planted In the bay and river by the fishermen of Long
1slApd Island and New Jersey expedition
yesterday morning 10 demoish the said poles,
with the nets and other apparatus. The expedition
nssoners aud consisted OF the tugboat Chass and the
poliee boat No l. The former had company OF rig9ers
board pull up the poles and the latter carried
strong body OF the harbor police supporting
army In case OF any hostile demonstrations
the part Of exaspersted fishermen. number OF
poles have been sriven into the channel, and the
agent The Pilot Commissioners yesterday had seve-
raj Of them uprooted from their positions below
Quarantine The fishermen, bearing OF these operations
started out IN small bosis, and II feared that
vpoeut opposition Intended but nothing OF the kind
place Ihe agent Of the Pilot Commissioners had
they would suffer reparabIe INJURY In the oss OF their
DC, H. the work OF uprooting the poles per-
sisted in On their promising TO remove them fmme-
diateiy themselves the work suspended. Several
other parts tue bay and North river between the Bat
tery and Spuyten Duyvl were visited, with the same
rssult-the fishermen promising TO remove the obsruc
lions themselves
eco ALBASy. "a plscard thus headed posted in
various parts Of the city yesterday II consisted 81
appeal the wcrkngmcn % 60 70 Albany 70 ress, the
passage Of the Tax Levy present before the Legisa
Albany" very naturally asked who would pay the
damages.
Sxsn ANIMAL ExHIBnros ST. france XAvRa's Col.
LsoE-1be semrsnnual exhibition OF ST. Francis Xaviers
College will Of In the grand ball Of that college, 10
West Sixteenth street, sixth avenue, tomorrow
svsaing. The programme will comprise due selsc,c,
q literary and musical pieces.