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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
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In view of the importance of the APP
preaching Judicial and Congressional
elections, and of the scarcity of money in
the country, and desiring to place the
WEEKLY CHRONICLE within the
reach of every voter in East Tennessee,
we have decided to make CAMPAIGN
RATES for the DAILY AND WEEKLY
CHRONICLE
We will send the WEEKLY CHRONICLE
from this date until after the Congressional
election merit November, to any subscriber,
by mail or lis otherwise ordered, for the
sum of Fifty Gents, cash in advadce.
This is certainly cheap enough, and should
induce our friends in every district and
county of East Tennessee to make prompt
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We urge our friends everywhere to go to
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We are publishing weekly containing
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HsIted IN East Tennessee, and it will be our
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We will send the DAILY CHRONICLE
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than any daily printed 10 East Tennessee.
We publish special dispatches from
Nashville and elsewhere, giving the very
latest news, and we shall spare neither la
Dor nor expense 10 make it live, interest
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
FAIR PLAY.

Our subscribers in Nashville make fire.
quent complaints that they cannot get
their papers. We mail them regularly,
and we know they are forwarded, One of
our friends informed us yesterday that as
near as he could ascertain the real cause it
grew out of the fact that the Democrats in
the Assembly want very much to read the
CHRONICLE, but do not like to subscribe
for it, They gobble it up" as we are in
formed, when it does come, 50 that our sub
scribers, unless they watch the mail lose
their papers. We simply say to our DEM
ocratic friends that we would be pleased to
furnish them such good reading as the
CHRONICLE affords, but object to giving
them the reading matter while the Nash
vile papers get the pay. We hear COM
plants, too, that the Doorkeepers do not
order the CHRONICLE for all who desire it,
We hope there is no collision to force
Democratic papers upon unwilling MEM
bers. 1t looks that way, though, from
what we hear.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
"sNuFFED OUT"

This little bantling," despite the con-
temptuous efforts of the Press and Herald,
still flourishes, and daily increases in cir
culation and popular favor. We felt GER
tain of being " snuffed out when our able,
(?) enterprising (?) and influential (?) con-
temporary, about one month ago, publicly
announced that thereafter its readers
should hear no more of us or our paper
But notwithstanding the fact that since
that time we have only been contemptu-
ously noticed as the radical organ" and
have been deprived of the benefit of the
publicity We before that time enjoyed, by
an occasional notice in its columns, we still
thrive, and, what is still more remarkable,
gain, almost every day, ne'o subscribers
from lis O,On readers. Some of our most
enthusiastic friends are men who have
heretofore read the Press and Herald UNI
der the impression that il was a neSOSpaper,
and they have intimated to us that the
Press and Herald quit noticing us through
its columns, not so much to lessen our pub
licity as to stop us from giving them the sort
of publicity through our columns, they felt
was becoming very damaging. 1t may be
true that this "organ" grinds very unpleas-
ant music, and in view of recent develop
ments, we are induced to think so. Our
new subscribers take the CHRONICLE be-
cause they want the news and some read
ing matter, in addition to the interesting
notices of 1.-THE saloons" &C., "miXed
drinks" &C., which occupy the principal
part of the space of that enterprising pa
per.
But we commend the persistent efforts
of our contemporary to snuff us out. 1t
has succeeded remarkably well But we
should not be surprised if, in its efforts, it
the country boy did i'll trying to snuff out
the gas jet in the New York hotel.
In conclusion, we beg to assure the Press
and Herald that we appreciate very highly
the patience and fortitude it exhibits in its
embarrassing position. We know that, oc-
casionally, it must suffer overwhelmingly,
because its vow precludes it from assailing
our vulnerable points. Some have been
complimentary enough to suggest that this
vow grew out of the fact that we devel-
oped, in its political record some weak
points, of which its publishers are very
sensitive, but we believe it is because it is
determined not to give us publicity through
its columns knowing full we'll that, with
out such aid on its part, we must soon be
" snuffedn
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
WHY so SENSITIVE NOW!

The Democratic organ of this city, assign
ed, by general consent, to do the dirty
work of the party, had something to sayyes-
terday about the representative men of the
Republican party, whose names we publish
ed as the Executive Committee for this city.
1t selects few of the colored men named
on the Committee, and attempts to make
spsrt OF them. 1t is extremely sensitive
about their being put forward as represen-
tatiye men of their colpred friends and by
suppressing facts, attempts to make an i'm
preston on its readers, that they consti-
tute ALL or the larger portion of the Com
mittee. The Republicans of this city very
properly and justly placed on those Com
mittees, some colored men to represent the
large and respectable colored vote of this
city. So far as the Committees are con.
cerned, we are perfectly willing to compare
them with the Executive Committee OF
the Democracy, upon any basis they may
choose. There are just az good men named
on the Committees, as there are in this
county, and there is not one of them, white
or colored, that we are not willing to com
pare with any one connected with the organ
referred to. AS to the colored men, the
Press and Herald need not feel SO sensi-
tive about their appearing as committee
men, for, unless we are misinformed, there
were some colored men iu the "Social Or
ganization," at Chattanooga, into which
one of its staff was inveigledAin 1866.
AS to its personal assault upon Maj. Muir
ply, it is of such character as that, in
itself, it furnishes the best defence he
could ask. 1t was. unprovoked, and SC
mean, that every honorable man consider,
the source and condemns il.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
ENCOURAGING.

The Press and Herald is very suseepti-
advice and sound argument very freely.
1t is unfortunately surrounded by num-
Der of very indiscreet friends, who fire.
quently take advantage of its impulsive
nature, and induce it to advocate very UNI
wise and impolitic measures. But if left
entirely to its own counsels, it often aston
ishes the reading community by its liberal
and respectable course. For some days,
we have been endeavoring to persuade this
honest CO General Assembly that the
honest people of the State We're opposed to
reputation, and would not endorse the
shameful policy deliberately determined
upon by the leaders of the Democratic par
ty. For some days il seemed very doubt
full what course would be pursued. But
after the specious and exceedingly weak eff
fort of Senator Cooper's Committee was
discovered to be unpopular, and certain to
be defeated, the Press and Herald yields to
the impressions made by our articles, and
yesterday morning concluded to fall in
! line with us, and battle against the corrupt
| imbeciles of its own party. We frankly
admit that even for such slight aid and en-
| enlargement we are thankful. But it is
not only in our fight against corruption
that it is willing to join our ranks, but
| comes up like II man and endorses our
| charges as to the partisanism of the Assem-
bly, in its reorganization of the Judicial
| Circuits and Chancery Divisions of the
State. 1t admits that the nine counties in
this Circuit with twice the population of
Shelby county, and about ten times its
area, ought to have more than one Judge.
Memphis city has three Courts and Judges,
while our nine counties have but one. Our
| contemporary, having its attention direct
ed to this shameful partisan legislation by
our editorial of "Wednesday, endorses il
and favOrs change. We knew that we
could satisfy honest men of the unfairness
of such legislation, and we did not even
despair of the Press and Herald if we
could only reach il free from the influences
of its advisory club. We hail these symp-
toms of iberality with pleasure, and really
hope our contemporary is about TO take a
new departure in its style of journalism.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
AN EXPLANATION REPEATED.

AS publishers of newspaper we feel
that we have a duty to perform to the pub
lie. 1t is our mission to give to our read
ers the important events Transporting in the
State and country effecting their interests.
We propose to do this in all cases, and es-
pecially when by so doing we can encour-
age honesty and expose corruption. We
are not publishing paper to cover up the
rascalities and infamies of any one, and If
we find them trying to serve the devil in
the livery of the Republican party, we pro-
pose to expose them, and relieve our party
of such drawbacks.
We are lead to make these remarks now
because we have heard of the efforts of
some men to identify us with Col Baxter
in his present controversy with the leaders
of his own party. We have to repeat now,
what we stated in the issue which contain
ed his first letter, that 1--WE distinctly dis
claim any intention or desire of participa-
ting in Mr.. Bakers contests, either with
public officers of the State or with his per-
sonal opponents. In so far as he seeks to
effect reforms i'm the administration of the
State, or to expose corruption, he has our
sympathy and aid, but further than this
we cannot GO" We do not know that we
ought to give the subject any furtheratten-
ton, but we cannot permit any such UNI
founded or unjust reports to prejudice the
interests of our paper. Mr.. Baxter's posi-
ton, politically, professionally and per-
sonally, is well known in this State. We
think our political principles are by this
time well established, even to the most ex-
acting and captious. We publish Mr.
BaXter's letters because he is making war
upon the corrupt leaders of his own party.
He proposes, as we understand, to arraign
many members of the present Assembly
and State Government for their corruption
and incompetency. We see no reason why
we should not open our columns to such
communications. We know that corrup-
ton exists in the Democratic party, and
we are very glad to have it exposed by one
of the leaders of that party. We do not en-
dorse, by any means, all that Col. Baxter
says, but we are willing to take his charges
against our party for the sake of his expo
sure of corruption in his own. We can de-
fend our side against such charges, but
think the Democracy will have greater diff
fficulty. Mr.. Baxter is competent to look
after his personal controversies. We have
entered into no combination with him to
prosecute them. We have simply consent
ed, upon conditions mutually satisfactory,
to publish his letters, knowing full well
that in so doing we shall be the means of
exposing some startling frauds and corrup-
ton in the Democracy, which will be of
public interest, and result in great good
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
AFRAID OF THE FACTS.

The Committee first appointed by the
present Assembly to investigate the School
Fund corruption, made Il report implica-
ting Mr.. McElwee, one of their number,
upon the testimony of that special pet and
pimp of Democracy-Rutter. Mr.. Neil
wee, feeling indignant at the Committees
report, demanded an investigation in his
particular case. A Special Committe was
appointed, and our special dispatch yester-
day morning informs us that their report
completely exonerates Mr.. McElwee Tho
report was unanimously adopted, and the
Committee were discharged. This report
practically impeaches Rutter's testimony.
In the general investigation he swore
against McElwee, and upon his testimony
the latter gentleman was implicated. But
IA special and more detailed examination
exonerates McElwee. Now, if Mr.. Rutter's
testimony is not good in one case, it is not
worthy of credence in any other. The
Democracy talk and bluster much about
the School Fund corruption but we notice
every committee appointed by the present
Assembly refuses to investigate fully.
They know it will expose their own
leaders.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15

nal Judge and Attorney General; and tgo.
Chdncery Courts
Knc~ county, with population of about
thirty thousand-over one-half that of Shell
by-has one Circuit Court, presided over by
Judge who must hold Court in seuen other
counties has no special Criminal Court;
no special Criminal Judge or Attorney
General, and has but one Chancellor, who
looks after some ten or twelve other
counties.
The counties now comprising this Third
Circuit, by the census of 1850, had a popu-
lation of ,374. With nearly thrice the
population of Shelby county, these coun-
ties have one Judge, Chancellor and Attor-
ney General, while Shelby county. has
three Judges and tDo Chancellors. Shelby
county undoubtedly has much litigation
to look after, but we do not think it has as
much as the counties named. The secret
is in this it is strong Democratic coun-
ty, and has influence with our able (?)
General Assembly, while East Tennessee,
with her war record and present political
complexion, is extremely obnoxious. Our
people of this Circuit, if left to fair cleo
ton, would elect Republican Judge; but
to force upon us one of the Democratic
persuasion, or with Democratic sympa-
thies, this Assembly loans us two Demo-
cratic counties until after the election, to
help as choose our Judge. When they hare
elected our Judge they will be placed back
into the present Democratic Circuit, which
does not need them on election day. They
do not Odnt q partisan Judiciary they sag,
but nevertheless, to secure one, they are
willing to resort to the meanest kind of
political trickery. We ask every honest
man in this Circuit to study over these
facts and figures, and say whether or not
| they will endorse such trickery.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
WHAT IT MEANS.

Our friends from the country, who have
been disappointed in not being able to Sc
cure trial of any of their civil causes, so
many of which are now pending in court,
can thank this Democratic Assembly for it,
Our legislators are so busy trying to legis-
late in the interest of certain rings in Wall
street, as shown by the extract from the
New York World, published elsewhere,
that they forget such interests as pertain
to our quiet country people here in East
Tennessee. In order to look after the inter
ests of the men aUhO control and spend the
money, they are willing to neglect COM
mon people" BY their bungling legisla-
ton, we have but one week of court. BY
their bungling legislation this county has
had to bear the expense of keeping in Jail
over thirty prisoners, most of whom should
have been tried last court This has cost
the county some 5000 per month. But, this
is not the worst feature of the case. All
this cost has been heaped upon the county
by legislation which has for its object the
election of a partisan judiciary. In order
to secure IA partisan Judge and Attorney
General for this Circuit, they have attach
ed to the Circuit four additional counties.
This makes the Circuit larger than ever
before, and too large for business. Will
honest men endorse this?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
TypOgraDhicaI,

The international Typographical Union
convened in the Council Chamber at Gin
cinnati, on the 18th inst, in annual session,
at o'clock, President Isaac ID. George, of
Nashville, in the chair. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Tom. j. Hammond, New Or
leans first Vice-President, Thomas Will
liams, Albany second Vice-President,
John II. ODonnell, Boston; Secretary
and Treasurer, John Collins, Cincinnati
Recording and Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Augusta Lewis, New York. Mr..
Hammond was loudly called for after his
election was announced, whereupon he
temporarily took the stand and thanked
the Union I'm brief but very appropriate
speech. When Miss Lewis was placed in
nomination, she sought to decline the hon
or, but the Union would not listen to the
declination, and she was accordinly elected
by acclamationln the midst of considerable
enthusiasm. One delegate desired ballot
for his aid. 1t had been so long since he
voted for women that he did not want to
lose the opportunity of this occasion.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15

The Knoxville Press aud Herald has been a
little doubtful what 10 say about the Reputation
projects of certain members of the Legislature,
and has had one or two editorials partially en-
dorsing them, but the sober second thought, and
a diligent perusal of the Times editorials, has
elected from it IA sound editorial Chattanooga
Times
We were fiattering ourselves that the
CHRONICLE had something to do in per-
suading our contemporary to make its
change of front on the reputation ques-
ton, but we may be wrong. 1t may have
been the Times. But in either case, we
consider it triumph of some significance
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15

We furnished, in our special Of yester-
day morning, from Nashville, the speech
of the editor of the Press and Herald on
the corruption investigation. 1t is aspect
men of the enterprise of our cOntempora-
ry, which its readers, We think, will APP
priciate. The "bantling" organ still
thrives, and this Radical organ " still
griuds its unpleasant music
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15

BECAUSE of the inefficleAcy and gross
negligence of the present Democratic AS
sembly, Knox county has been subjected
to an expense of about tao thousand dot
lars for feeding the prisoners left. in Jail,
because our last February court was cut
.short in its session-through an error in
excusable an d very oulpable, good speci-
men of the ability of this Assembly.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15

A bill has passed the United States Sen
ate providing for increasing the compensa-
ton OF assistant census marshals. 1t pro-
vides that the increase shall not exceed
fifty per cent. of the present compensation
nor shall the entire compensation exceed
eight dollars per day, exclusive of mileage
for time actually employed, additional al
lowances 10 be made in sparsely populated
districts
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15

A home for inebriates is TO be establish
cd at Nashville. A proper institution for
the present Legislature to encourage.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15

There is still some excitement over the
question of the future ruler of Spain.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-20

PERILoUs RIDE AND Miraculous
EsCAPB.-The last car of freight train
jumped off the rails at point half way to
Independence. One man was on the roof,
and the car commenced such frantic dance,
jerking over rocks and ties. that he could
not spring to the next, nor do anything but
hold on for dear life. He shouted-yelled :;
but he needed voice of steam to have been
heard at the other end of the long train. A
quarter of mile and the irons began to
shiver and split and whirl aud shoot along
the track; the man still knowing that a
fearful moment must come, ana still holding
himself on by the break wheel with all his
might. And at last it came. The car bad
thundered along for half mile, when, the
fastenings all broken. the car parted from
the rolling gear. turned over and rolled down
an embaIkment of fifteen feet. The man
was saved. At the moment the car beoap
TO fall he sPrang for the bank and reached
it at thirty feet.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-20
A Rich Dispatch.
Special Dispatch to the Commercial.

Special Dispatch to the Commercial.
JoHssrowS, Pa, October IA.
Frauds have been discovered in Blair and
Huntir gdon counties, which will much nullifT
Speers reported majority of nine votes in this
district. Mr.. Morrsll, who is now absent from
home, will be Obliged to make contest by the
people who revolutionized this strongly Demo
cratic county to give him majority. c. E.
The foregoing dispatch to the Pittsburg
Commercial, it is cafe to say, was written
by Cyrus Elder of Jobnstown. He be-
lieves, no doubt, that Democratic can
didate for Congress has no rights which
the Radical party is bound to respect. If
frauds ,rere perpetrated in Blair and
Huntingdon counties, 1t is most singu-
lar circumstance shat the Altoona Radical
and the Hollidaysburg Register, as well
as the Republican papers in Huntingdon,
are ignorant of the fact, and that it was
reserved for Cyrus Elder, of Johnstown,
in the plenitdde of his wisdom, to make
the discovery. Those papers charge
treaehe,y on the part of their political
friends, and acknowledge Mr. Morrelrs
defeat, but do not impute any fraud to
the electors who voted for r. Milton
Speer.
This paper never attacked the charac-
ter of Daniel ]. Morrell as a citizen and
a gentleman. It would have been useless
to have done SO. Now that the contest
is over, AR. Morrell should bow to the
will OF the people, legally expressed, and
attribute his defeat, for whatever reasons,
10 the detection of his own political
friends in the two Radical counties in the
district-Blair and Huntingdon. This is
the only fair and legitimate explanation
of his disastrous defeat. Of course MIR.
Elder feels especially chagrined over the
result in Huntingdon. 1t seems that the
political fortunes of Nr. Morren in that
strong Republican county were partially
cOnfided TO The keeping and we'll known
influence of Cyrus Elder. He visited the
county and addressed several Republican
meetings, and bOasted afterwards of the
wonderful effects which scolsld result from
his well directed efforts. He was not
wrong III HE estimate of his own politiea,
strength, although it unexpectedly, bot
naturally, resulted quite differently from
what he intended. All his eloquence, to
say nothing of his poetry, was "wasied
OD the desert All" and behold the mag
niAeent resSh which he helped to achieve
"a majority on Huntington county for
r Milton Speer of 586. Sic transit
gloria Elder.