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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06
GRADED AND MIXED SCHOOLS.


We have read with profit and pleasure, a
series of articles in one of our contempo-
raries on graded schools. We hope the
gentleman will continue his articles, and
that they may awaken in this community
the interest which the question merits.
We are firm believer in the great bene-
fits certain to result from system of free
schools. We believe in system of graded
and mixed schools. We have had good
opportunities we think, for observing the
merits of both systems, and our experience
and observation both lead Us to conclude
in favor of mixed schools for children from
the ages of say six or eight to fourteen
Boys always need restraint, and we know
nothing 50 well calculated to restrain their
boisterous and idle dispositions a. rivalry
or association with girls in the recitation
room. Their sense of pride, their respect
for the good opinion, and their desire to
grade equally with the girls, is often a
greater incentive than any which sepa-
rate school offers. There are objections to
botls kinds of schools, but we do not think
in this class of schools that the objections
pulhtiSh VI lllt advantages.
In one of the best graded schools in the
state of Ohio, plan was adopted in one
of the lower departments of dividing the
scholars according to the sex. In all other
departments the scholars were taught to-
gether. So far back as we can recollect,
the department in which the sexes were
separated was always the hardest discip-
lined, and the scholars graded lower in their
studies. The school furnished as good a test
as we want to see, and it has ever since been
our opinion that, for scholars under four
teen, or even sixteen, the mixed school
where boys and girls study and recite to-
gether-was much the best.
But We do not now insist upon any par
ticUlar class of schools. We are willing to
take most anything in the shape of free
schools, for we know and feel the great
need Of them. If our people could but
realize what great drawback it is upon
the State, they would not rest until they
secured them. We think it capable of
demonstration that there is more money
spent here by e few families in educating
their children than it would require TO
give good education to every child in the
city.
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.

We learn from the Louisville CONNER
cjdt that party of twenty-eight men at
tackled six Jail guards at Whitley c. H., a
few nights since, and attempted to release
murderer by the name of John w. Ow-
ems. A fierce conflict ensued, resulting in
the repulse of the assailants, several of
whom were wOunded-one MORALLY and
three dangerously. Two OF the guards
were wounded, but not dangerously Nine
of the lawless band have been arrested,
and the names of the whole party are
known, and will probably lie arrested
soon. Before engaging in this lawless act,
the participants bound themselves together
with fearful oaths. The correspondent of
the Commercial states that the oath bound
marauders were all Democrats, while the
guards Were all Republicans. Owens is u
Democrat, and is in Jail for numbering a
Democrat.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06
A CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.

We invite the special attention of our
readers to the call for christian Con-
vention, which we publish elsewhere.
While there are, doubtless, cogent rea-
sons for minations-separate organi-
zations-amOng Christians, there can be
none offered against a united and jealous
organization of Christian ministers to fur
Their the great work of Christianity. In
union there is strength. In organization
and mutual support and counsel, there may
be much accomplished which otherwise
might be left undOne. We most heartily
endorse the objects so tersely and forcibly
expressed in the call to which we invite at
tention. The gentleman signing the call
are well known, Jealous Christian minis
tiers, and we hope their convention may be.
numerously attended and their efforts
abundantly successful.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

A special telegram from Raleigh, n. c., to the
CHRoNICLE, Il Radical paper of the most ortho-
doX blackness of political ideas, furnishes the
following mild compliment to brother-oyaist:
1t has been rumored here for the last few days
that the infamous Kirk, Brownlows minion, of
Tennessee, has rendered his services to Governor
Holden, to take command of the State troops
and the offer has been accepted "-Conrie7-
Journal
The above was republished in the organ
of the Democracy for this city yesterday.
Did not the Press and Herald know that
it was false? The dispatch referred to
came from the unterrified Democratic As
ISOLATED Press Agent at Washington who
is IN the habit of advertising his political
sympsthies through his dispatches. Our
contemporary knew this when it repub-
lished this article. IT ,Ods not special.
But If we suppress all dispatches that don't
suit US politically, how does it come this
one was published?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06
A WHITE MANS PARTY.

A white Mans Barbecue j. announce
ed to come off at Richmond, Kentucky, on
the 5th inst. The poster announcing the
grand OCCASION closes as follows: "The ex-
igencies of the present demand the united
energies of every true patriot in the land !
Then rally, white men! rally, white wo-
men! rally, everybody who loves white
mans government ~ Give us the Ken
lucky Democracy yet. If they are not pro-
gressive, they are honest enough to avow
their real sentiments.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

Indian Outrages are becoming frequent
on the plains. A recent dispatch locates
large number assembled at Medicine Bow
river, who were making warlike demon
STATIONS. Some of the Sioux are reported
on the war path, and from the demeanor
of Spotted Tail and Red Cloud while at
Washington, we are not led to expect
from them the exercise of very salutary
influence over their tribe.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

WE understand that the friends of the
rival aspirants for Attorney Generals place
on the Democratic ticket We're, yesterday,
trying to reconcile their claims. There
ought to be no trouble in deciding upon
the 'Ictint. Martyrs in politics are not
always even gratefully remembered. Sc
lect your man, gentlemen, and we will
send him booming up Salt river
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

THE General Assembly propose estab-
fishing Criminal Court for Knox county.
If they would give the Court exclusive
jurisdiction to try their rascality and cor
ruption, the whole time of the Court would
be occupied.
After giving Memphis and Shelby coun-
ty as many Courts and Judges as all Of
East Tennessee, it is time they were look
ing after the interests Of this section.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06
THE COUNTY JUDGEsHIP

Strenuous efforts have been made by our
Democratic friends, in the last two or three
days, toinduce Senator Luttrell totake the
race for County Judge on their ticket 1t
is said that he positively declines. Who
next, gentlemen? Are the claims of Judge
Lewis and Mr.. King to he ignored?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

VIII the Press and Herald or JVhig in
form the public who is responsible for adj
vertising the Grand Display of Fire
works " as one of the chief attractions for
the celebration of the 4th of July? The
public are very DESTROYS of knowing who
deserves credit for this demonstration of
patriotism, and we hope the gentlemen
will crafty it,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

DANA, of the New York SIM, wanted
from President Grant an Office worth about
SSO,oO year, and in return promised him
any service he might demand The Presi-
dent refused the office, and ever since
Dana has been pursuing the Administra-
tipn with the vilest and most unfounded
lies which naturally mean heart could
invent Democratic journals copy his
abuse from the SIM, and credit it to Re
publican (?) paper.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06
WANTED

-Four gentlemen of popularity, with clear
records, to champion defunct party in the
coming judicial election. Apply to the
President of the Democratic Convention
on Monday. No references required.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

Gen. Sheridan has returned TO Chicago
from his tour among the Indians, having
been absent since the Sd day of May. Du-
ring his trip, he Travelled over 5000 miles
without being molested by Indians
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

There are signs of relaxation of the
feud between the regular Baptists and the
Disciples. At Interstate convention i'm Ohio
the q Disciples of Christ appointed COM
mittee to bear friendly greetings to the
Baptist convention. The Journal and
HeSScHger welcomes the committee, while
intimating that the points of difference
which relate especially to the regenerating
power OF baptism, are of no small impor-
ance.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

1t it said that Washington Irving drew
100000 from his last publisher as his share
of profits of ten years sales of his works,
and that during his lifetime he earned
$50 1000 by his pen. 1t is estimated that
ty-siX years. Dickens, ii is said, left an
estate Of S450,0O0, and he must have spent
az least "a hundred thousand dollars within
the last twenty years. No other author
ever made 50 much money by his pen.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-06

There were six cases Of sunstroke in New
York on Wednesday.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26
SwindIing Gift Enterprises.

At length it may be hoped that the
~cOncOcters of schemes for sWindling
the public by means of lotteries and
gift enterprises will be punished as
they richly deserve to be-. The House
Postal Committee, we are informed
byOur Washington correspondent, has
authorized its chairman to report the
bill lately introduced by Gen. Farms
worth to prevents and punish certain
gTievous abuses of the POstOffice es-
Enlistment. This bill especially pro-
vides that the Postmaster General, il
convinced that any persons engaged
in a fraudulent lottery or gift en-
terprise or scheme for the dis
tjbutiOn of money, may for
bid the payment by postmasters
of money orders drawn in favor of
such persons. 1t provides, moreover.
that parties detected in such dishon-
est practices-as, for instance, sending
out confidential circulars. proposing
to exchange twenty dollars of fac
SiH1e bank notes for ten dollars in
legal tenders-shall be imprisoned
eighteen months and fined FIVE hum
dred dollars. The sums that have
been extOrted by swindling operations
Of this kind throughout the length
and breadth of the land are almost
incredible. There is no doubt that the
bill to prevent and punish the authors
of so great an evil to individuals and
to the community at large will become
a law, and we trust that it will be rig
idly enfOrced.-N. Y. Herald,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

IT appears from Investigations by
government officials that not only
slavery prevails in Sitka, but that
upon the death of the master the
stoutest and most favored of the gang
is strangled to death in a way the de-
tails of which all but freezes ones
blood, the body being afterward
burned upon a funeral pyre in order
to appease or propitiate the angry god
of the Alaskans. Hon. CHAs. Sum
NER, who has become the particular
opponent of slavery in every form,
and wherever he finds it, has been re,
uuested by the New York Sun to sur,
render for the time being, his cares
in behalf of slavery in cuba,
and look after this less humane and
more barbarous slavery within oul
own limits. OF course, he will de
cline. There is no chance for a bu'
reau, and the votes of the Alaskan;
"don't count"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

ELSEWHERE in this issue we give
the evidence of GOULD and FISK, ir.,
touching the gold bubble Of last year.
1t is a rich expose and will well repay
perusal. Not only were members of
the military family of Gen. GRANT
concerned, but his wife, who pocketed
the profits of an investment of $780,
900. We do not wonder that MEM
bers of the Investigating Committee
and of Congress were DESTROYS that no
personal disclosures should be made,
nothing affecting private character.
Neither FISK nor GOULD shared their
anxiety. The former, it will be recol-
lected, declared in a letter published
last fall that he would, if compelled
to go before a Congressional Commit
tee, tell all he knew, reserving moth
ing. He has literally kept his word.
and is well supported by his partner,
the President Of the Erie Railroad.
GOULD, who verihes every word of
his evidence. No wonder we have
hunkeyism in the White House and
that fine dressing, apisha airs and shod-
dyism are now characteristic of the
Republican home Of our President.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

FROM some information we have
received, We think it of the greatest
importance that the new police should
be put on duty without an hours de-
lay. The city is full of known pro-
fessiOnal thieves, and crimes abound
while arrests have fallen of. The
usual average Of arrests daily is about
eight or ten in the First District, and
five or six in the Second. Not a fifth
that number Of arrests have been
made for the last four or five days.
This requires no explanation. The
outgoing force is n~eglecting its duty.
We hear Of two noted burglars escap-
ing from the stationhouse from sheer
negligence, of houses being burglari-
ously entered, and safes broken open
with sledgehanmers, and blown out
with powder, in the most crowded and
business parts Of the city. Until the
Mayor and Chief of Police can put the
force TO work let citizens be on vigil
liant guard. We hope, however, the
evil may be reInedied to-day.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

"a CHELSEA cores writes US,
complaining that the children attend
ing the public school of that suburb,
not having any place of shelter, are
forced during inclement weather to
stand or run about in the yard OF
street and wait the coming of the
teacher to open the school-room at
nine O'Clock. He does not say that
the school teachers are derelictin their
duty, or fail to open school promptly,
but he does complain that adequate
shelter is not afforded the children by
the School Board, whom he desires to
inform OF the fact that more than one
child has this winter died from pneu-
monis engendered by the exposure OF
which he complains. We hope our
Public School Board, composed OF
humane gentlemen, will look into and
remedy the evil complained of.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

A BILL has been submitted to the
House 10 give the President power to
establish five American Bastiles, ain
proper localities" to be called 'Mili-
tery Prisons" The General of the
Army is II to detail prison command
ants; 50 much Of the pay of convicts
as may be stopped by sentence of
courtsnaartisl to go TO the support of
the prisons; uniform, clothing, ra-
lions, ETC., to be prescribed by the
Secretary Of War; the President to
appoint Chaplains. For discipline of
prisoners, sitting in the stocks, soli-
tary confinement, deprivation Of ra-
tons, tobacco, etc, will be prescribed
in the discretion of the Court. A
Washington correspondent thus re-
fers TO the matter:
This movement is ominous Of a reign
of terror, the more so as the "bilIv is
adroitly drawn so as to answer other pur-
poses than the mere safekeeping and pun
fshmeut Of refractory" soldiers. The
means also, are far in proportion beyond
- reouirements of the evil, so far as the
1arsuyb. is concerned. Taken IN eonnec-
.fon with the fact that Trumbul's bill,
ths object Of which is to legalize military
conrtsInartiRl, lest and future, viii very
shortlv become g lay, the purpose OF nS
On cilnnot be mistaken. The people
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

THURSDAY (to-morrOw) the Demo-
cratic County Convention will meet
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for Sheriff, County Tax Collector,
Clerks of 1st, I'd and Sd Circuit Courts,
State Tax-CollectOr, County Court
Clerk, Attorney-Genera of the Crimi-
nal Court, Clerk of Criminal Court,
and County Trustee. Candidates are
busy, and the canvas is exciting a
more than ordinary share of interest.
We are glad 10 g on the list so many
good men as TO leave little doubt that
such viii be elected. We have heard
the question mooted whether the Con
vention should be governed by a ma
jority vote.
We prefer the time hOnOred two
thirds rule. In Our ward meetings,
there viii almost necessarily beirregu-
larities, producing nor or less dis
satisfaction. And itmay be that some
candidates may be able to secure a
majority vote in Convention, who
could not be elected before the people.
But the presumption is, that such as
receive q two-thirds vote of the Con-
vention viii be sufficiently popular to
be elected. A nomination of this
character would give as COM
plete satisfaction as is papa
BILE. A majority nomination
might not. AS to the judicial
election, which is to follow, we think
a convention will be wholly unneces-
sary. The present Chancellor, NOR
GAN, and the present Judge, ]. A.
ANDERSON, are candidates, and are as
good men as we can get. If they
should be opposed at all, we may be
sure they cannot be beaten by any
men Of interior qualifications. And
we shall therefore have good Judges
so far as those two offices are on
cerned. Judicial offices not being po-
htical, it is unnecessary to make any
party nominations, especially when
we are so sure that none other than
good men will be presen-
ted or countenanced by the people
for either. of the courts. We have no
business asking the political opinions
Of Judges, who have simply and dis
i~nterestedly to perform an impartial
and sworn duty. To nominate by a
party convention would have an
aspect Objectionable as committing
them TO q party, however really indie
pendent and honestly they might act.
So long as we select Judges by the
peoples votes, we think it better to
avoid all appearance Of partisan
action in the matter.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

IN the course Of her speech before
the Woman's Suffrage Association in
Washington, Miss JENNIE COLLINS
drew this picture of the condition OF
one class Of the working poor of New
England. She said:
The suffering of the factory girls could
hardly be described: poor wages for hard
labor, in dirty rooms, shut out from the
bright sunshine, were among the ills that
had to be borne. Their hopes were
dreary, their task heavy, their toll I'M
ceasing, and great their endurance. Many
Of them were led astray from the paths
Of virtue by the articles ofthe men, often
the sous of their own employers. When
they were ruined, when virtue and all
was gone, then the ministers and philan-
throphists come and build them Magda-
len houses and pray for their souls. Moth
ing was done to prevent their fail only TO
reform them when fallen. She then said
e~mphatically, ave have no statesmen /:
they are a set of mummies."
The last sentence proves Miss JEN-
MES good sense. She hit the nail
on the head. We have no statesmen,
but we have a number of men in
Washington who play the very devil
in trying TO play that role.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

therefore, may and should take warn
ing, and behave themselves accordingly
Everything looks as if all we bad yet wit
messed were mere "tarts n cheese
cakes" to what is ahead. Those OF them
i mean the people) who have had experi,
ence in bastlles, and thus become, as Il
we're, accustomed TO such luXurles, may
feel disposed to go on in denounclng Tn
internal tyranny with which the country
is threatened; but I advise those to whom
he thing, being novel, might not be 81
bearable, to shut their mouths, and, ]
they give vent at all to their indignation
10 do il in confidential whispers.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

A FEW minutes before the adjourn
ment of the House of Representatives
yesterday, Mr.. MUNGEN, of Ohio,
created quite a hubbub by presenting
a memorial signed by one hundred
and ity-fve citizens Of Worcester,
Mass, in favor of repudiating the
bonded debt of the Government. An
examination of the memorial shows
that it is signed by members Of the
wOrkingmen's association. 1t was ac-
cordingly referred. This is only the
beginning.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

THE New York Tribune and the
tariffmen in Congress are b~lackguard-
ing and abusing Representative
DAWES for his able. lucid and damag-
ing expose of the extravaganza OF
GRANTS administration, at the same
timethatth their vituperation of Revenue
Commissioner WELLS for his report
destructive of the hopes Of the mo
nopolists, knows no limits. The
New York Erening Post (Radical),
says Of Mr.. WELLS:
1t dees not matter that he is a citizen OF
honorable repute, that he is a man of sci
ence, a statistician whose fame is not con-
fined to this continent, a man whose up
rightRess no one doubts. When his fig
uTes and facts showed the people how the
iron, salt and lumber mOnopOlies made
the poor poorer and the rich richer, al
once the hired agents and organs of these
monOpOlists, Kelley in Congress and the
Tribune in the press, began 10 attack his
character and honesty.
And of Mr.. DAWES, like Mr..
WELLS, a man of honorable reputa-
ton, against whose integrity no one
has ever before uttered whisper:
No sooner does Mr.. Dawes speak for
the people, against the monopolists and
jobbers, and show up waste and corrup-
ton, than instantly his motives also are
impugned, and an attempt is made, not to
answer his statements, which these job
bers feel to be u-nanswerable, but TO cast
doubt upon his character.
We had hoped for the honor and
credit of journalism, that.this answer
ing reason with blackguardism and
vituperatiOn, had ceased. We are
sorry to see it revived, and by the
Tribune, a journal, that whatever its
politics, is usually argumentative and
daoant
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26
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Dividends 10 POIcy-HOIders, IuIyl ], 1865, 40 PER CENT.

r. C. BRlNKLEY, Prest n. and 1. r. r. R.
". II. CHERRY, Prest Chamber of Commerce.
F. NJ. WHITE, President, n. and 7. r. r.
AMOS WOODRUFF, Wcs-Pres't, Memphis.
r. S. DAVIS, Pres't Isl Nat. Bank, Memphis.
C. K0RTREGHT, Att'y-at-Law, Memphis.
7. A. NELSON, President, Memphis.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

THE Socialist c~onspirators Of Russia
have so far been able to defeat the
police. Recently one of their number
discovered to the authorities of st.
Petersburg, the names of thirty
members of the Agricultural Acad-
envy, who were enrolled as members
Of the Soeialistic compact. The next
day he was found dead with a paperat
tached to his clothes, setting forth that
he was killed as traitor and infOrmer.
The police cannot master the mystery
nor the murder.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26

A DISPATCH from Washington says
that Senator CARL SHURZ is daily in
receipt of German newspapers, re-
CARELESS of politics, protesting against
the probable nomination of Judge
STRONG to the Supreme bench, and
asking him to use his influence against
it on The ground that Judge STRONG,
according to his orthodox reli-
gious views, as publicly declared,
is in favor Of incorporating a
recognition Of the Christian religion
by amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States.