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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08

TRADE IN 1S71.-The New York Tribune
has been summing up the gains of the last
year, and gives as result that eve are
increasing in wealth and productive Ca
pacty at rate unparalleled by any other
country, whether of the Old or New
World"
1t finds that our population increased at
least one million during 1870, and but one
fourth Of this increase is the result of inn
migration, leaving the remaining three
iourths to be accounted for by the excess
of births over deaths.
Our agriculture was very productive,
and its gains over 1869 in value were very
considerable. The gold and silver returns
of the mines were over sixty millions, and
in the same period numerous new mines
were opened, but they will not in many
instances show notable results until this
present year.
A source of general congratulation is the
approach of our National currency to gold
value; while in 1869 it was twenty per
cent. below, it is now scarcely above ten
per cent, and there is no reason why, du-
ring 1871, it should not reach the standard
of coin.
A remarkable feature of the year just
closed was the construction of over ten
thousand miles of railroad in the United
States, at q cost of over three hundred
millions of dollars. Our cities have also
increased the number of their buildings
one hundred thousand, and it is not unfair
to suppose the country outside of the cities
has erected quite as many.
In June, 1859, the reported balance of
trade against US was seventy-fye millions
of dollars, while in June, 1870, it was only
little over twenty-five millions.
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peI.nanen. Railroads.

The Republican Bannsr says that, in accord
anee with q notification from the Governor,
Judge Robert Mckinney, Francis B. Fogg,
Comptroller Pennebaker, Secretary of State
Butler, and the Honorable Edwin II. Ewing,
Judge W. F. Cooper and Col. w. B. Reese,
the Attorney for the State, met at the Capitol
Thursday and at the Maxwell House last night,
to prepare bills to be fled in the Chancery
Court, as soon as possible for the sale of lelin-
quens railroads; said suits to be argued at a
special term of the court to be held on the first
Monday in February. 1t will require some
tine for them to accomplish their work.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08

King William in the palace of Louis
XIV, will certainly form favorable SUBJ
ject with the historical painters of the flu
ture; and no better motto could be APP
pended to such a tableau than the conclud-
ing words of his yesterdays address to the
German officers assembled there: at
would be censurable to make any peace
which invalves the continuation of the
duties which have brought you here"
This is g the present result of all the
glories,' so far as France is conference.-the
have conqueror insisting on his rights of
conquest, in the palace of her proudest
King. The mantle of the "great mon
arch has fallen upon the Emperor-elect
of Germany, only to make him the aveng-
er of spoliations that helped to rear the
palace from which he issued his proclama-
ton. Let it be hope for the sake of Ger
many and of the world, that the compul-
cory restitution may not foster the same
spirit as did the original robbery.-Ne,u
York Times. Jan. 4ih.
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MISCELLANY.
Furious Bou.hardmeni Of Paris.
WEST INDIA NEWS.

LONDON, Jan. Jules Favre is coming
here after all.
HAYTI, Dec 22-The whole country is
quiet.
The floods caused great damage.
Coffee comes in slowly, owing to low
prices. Transportation for salt from Ture
island is badly needed. The heavy rains
have checked sugar grinding.
ALBANY, Jan. THE Express car while
crossing Hudson river was robbed, and the
messenger shot. The robbers escaped. 1t
is thought the messenger will die.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 5.-The German bat
terIes on the sOnth of Paris bombarded
forts Issy, Vonves and Mont Range and
the French entrenchment at VilleGuif and
Point Du Jour, also the gunboats in the
Siene. The bombardment on the east of
Paris is also continued with great energy,
partly from newly erected batteries. The
results thus far are most favorable to the
Germans, notwithstanding the fog.
NEW YORK, Jan IA special to the
World, dated Brussels, Jan.6th, states that
the batteries of Clermont and Vile Daon
were throwing shot weighing "a pounds
and shell weighing G5 pounds. Forts Issy,
Nonves and Mont Range were bombarded
yesterday and to-day. The forts reply
with considerable effect with six and seven
inch guns. The German engineers expect
TO silence their guns by the night of the 9TH.
ARMY MOVEMENTS.
Chanzy is advancing in two columns
the main body on La Loupe and the other
on Nendome. The Duke of Mecklenburg
occupies the lines between Blois and Ven
dome, and La Loupe and Verneiul. The
French reserve from Orleans and Chateau
Dun, Chartres and Drieux, in all seventy
thousand, are hurrying forward. Chanzy
has one hundred and fifty thousand..men
in splendid condition. The forces OF
Faidherbe and Boyelles are in excellent
order
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How THACKERY EAT HIS AMERICAN
OYsTERs.-In 1852, while on visit to BOs-
ton, Thackery eat his first oyster The
story is told as follows, in the Il tlantic:
In London he had been very curious in
his inquiries about American oysters, as
marvellous stories, which he did not be-
lieve, had been told of their great size.
We had taken care that the largest speci-
mems to be procured should startle his un-
wonted vision when he came to the table,
although l blush at the remembrance OF it
now, we apologized in our wicked way
wardness to him for what we called the
extreme snlaLtIacss of the oysters, promising
that we would do better next time. Six
bloated Falstaffian bivalves lay before him
in their shells. noticed that he gaZed at
them anxiOusly with fork upraised, then
he whispered to me, with q look of an
guish, How shall do it 2" ] described
to him the simple process by which the
free-born citizens of America were accus-
toned to accomplish such a task. He
seemed satisfied that the thing was feasi-
BILE, selected the smallest one in the half
dozen, and then bowed his head as if he
were saying grace.
All eyes were upon him to watch the eff
feet of new sensation in the person OF a
great British author. Opening his mouth
very wide, he struggled for moment, and
then all was over. / shall never forget the
comic look of depair he east upon the other
Ave over-occupied shells. l broke the per-
feet stiffness by asking him how he felt.
Profoundly grateful, T" he gasped, land as
if had swallowed little baby"
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Letter from JonesborC.
JoNEsBoRO, TENN.

JoNEsBoRo, Tenn, Jan.7.
To tie Editors Of the Chronicle:
We had some little excitement yester-
day, caused by the arrest OF q supposed
murderer. Two or three days since the
Sheriff received letter from some gentle
man at Beams Station, he giving descrip
ton of the man that robbed and murdered
one John Bird, at the latter place, about
the 24th ult. also giving the name of the
murderer as Ben Clark. Yesterday Mr..
Griffith, the Sheriff, met upon the street a
fellow filling the description, and he at
once walked up to him and said: why,
how are you, Ben; believe it is Ben
Clark" ''Yes, sir" he replied, "that is
my name, but you have the advantage of
me-" very WE'LL" said the Sheriff, II
will go with you a short distance, and we
will make up our acquaintance" And he
very soon had Mr.. Clark safely lodged at
the hardwood House, where he proposes
10 entertain him until further develop
ments. We cannot close this part of our
communication without saying that there
are few officers who fill their position as
well as Mr. Griffith.
This has been a season Of accidents !;
scarce day passes but we hear Ofsome one
getting injured by fall from horse, or
in some other way. One lady-we did not
learn her name-was killed by the horse
she was riding falling upon her. The
ground has worn quite a slippery coat for
weeks past, and at this time our roads and
streets are unsafe for pedestrian, az well as
equestrian. The quantity of ice has not
been eQualled for years, teams ofsix horses
drawing loaded wagons, have crossed
Chucky upon its frozen waters, q thing
that rarely happens.
As well as season of accidents with
mankind, this has been q season Of death
with the birdkind. One gentleman told
me he had killed, within ten days, twelve
hundred partridges, shooting all OF them.
The fire fiend made its appearance Thurs
day in Vernon's cabinet shop, but was
checked before it had made scarcely any
progress.
Buying is very dull in almost every de-
partment. Merchants complain Of a strin-
gency in money matters-but quite flood
Of duns. The lawyers are the most Woe
begone set of fellows in all Jonesboro'.
They are almost ready for anything, except
work. The physicians say it is alarming
ly healthy.
Everything being so dull, all have turn
ed politicians, and beautiful are some of
their theries. Our Senator elect has aban
doned his time-honored creed of practice,
and now plants his foot squarely upon the
Democratic platform. There is one class
of our people that seem to be doing pretty
well, if we may take their word-that is
our newspaper men. They each speak
checringly Of bright future and good
beginning with the new year, and l hope
they have it, for they have labored with
commendable zeal, and they deserve TO
succeed. HENRY.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08

A CoLoRED LAwYER.-The London cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
gives an interesting account of q recent
trial for murder at the Old Bailey, where
the prisoner at the bar was defended by a
colored lawyer, Col. Chester, formerly of
Philadelphia. The writer states that q
large audience, attracted by the interest Of
the case, had assembled in the court room,
and that it was curious to note the sensa-
ton when this very black man, with his
white wig and very black gown took his
seat among the eminent barristers, who
treated him with the utmost consideration.
Col. Chester is described as full-blooded
negro. The case, it is stated, at first ap-
peared to be Il desperate one, and regret
was expressed that Col. Chester, in his
maiden speech at the bar, should have to
contend against such overwhelming diff
culties. Strangely enough, the negro law
yer, not by his speech but by an adroit
croSs-examination, managed to save his
clients life, by inspiring the jury with
doubt as to the existence of malice-afore-
thought, and thus reducing the grade of
the offense from murder to manslaughter.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08

CHRISTMAS IN PARIs.-A dispatch from
Paris states that Christmas was passed
with nothing to distinguish it from the
Christmas of other years, with the excep-
ton that all gaiety and indications of fes-
tivity were omitted. The weather seems
to grow more inclenlent every day. The
consumption of wood for fire has been
given over to the administration, and Off
cial notice has been given that the supply
henceforth will be limited.
The troops are suffering cruelty from the
cold. Several eases of frostbite have oc-
Cured, and in consequence Gen. Trochu
has ordered that all soldiers not employed
on the fortlfications be kept within shelter:
II has been decided also to distribute food
and establish soup-kitchens, under the di-
rection of the Governor.
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State Items.

A starch factory has been suggested at
Nashville.
A Nashville belle boasts of having re-
ceived over one hundred New Years cal
lers.
There are about one hundred convicts
still busily engaged in fitting up the capi-
tol grounds.
There is but one prisoner in the Jail at
McMinnville, and he nearly froze to death
the other night.
William Hullett, an escaped convict
from the Nashville penitentiary, was
captured in Louisville last Thursday.
A negro sixty years of age was arrested
IN Nashville last Thursday, charged with
committing q rape on the person of ne.
gro girl aged ten yeaTs.
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rue TRUE TuEORY OF CURE.

RADwAY's SARsAPARILLIAE REsoLvEyT supplies the
system through the blood urine sweat and structure
making constituents With Tissue making, Flesh-rnak
ing, Heat or CaOre and Fa-making elements. All Of
its eOnstuentsare nOurishing purifying. and strength
ening II repairs heals resolves and drives ont Of the
body the products decay and corruption, COnsump
ton, Whie Swelling, DroFsy, Syphilis, Cancer Tu-
mors c, are all OF scrotulous diathess and. SUCH
within the curative range OF the SaTsanarillan Re-
tOlyent.
That Scr0fula, by wbJtever name designated. Is the
result Of deposits from blood induced or caused by
chronic inflammation. That those deposits take place
when the blood is poor weak Tatery and incapable OF
holding in solution its proper constituents from the
presence Of seme virus poison the blood. Mer
curry, Caome Corrosive Sublimae, which is the Cor
rosive Chloride CT Mercury other agents. given in
medicines, and which enters largely in the common
advertised Sarsaparilas not absorbed changed from
their natural condition.
That unless the TeDalrs or nGtriments are greater
thantke 7sstSa, ecay Will s0
pervene and the powers of life become exhausted.
That the dying body cannot be sustained on any
treatment Of medication that exhauss the system or
fails to nourish the blood the only meS um through
which the vital forces preserved and viii tho
growth of the body depends.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08

Jeremy Taylor's picture of good wife
reads thus: "A good wife is heavens last,
best gift to man-his angel and minister OF
graces innumerable, his gem of MANY vir-
tues, his caskets of jewels. Her voice is
sweet music, her smiles his brightest day.
her kiss the guardian of his innocence,
her arms the pale of his safety, the balm
of his health, the balsam of his life; her
Industry his surest wealth, her economy
his safest steward, her lips his faithful
counseilors, her bosom the softest pillow OF
care, and her prayers the ablest advocate OF
Heavens blessing on his head,n
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08
FOREIGN NEWS BY TIE GABLE.
The New Prussian Line of Operations.
Chanzy's Army in Splendid Condition.
Discovery Of New Geld Mines in Uiah.
Another Fire in Richmond, Virginia.
HOME NEWS
Sow Gold nIscorerIes inUfs

New SOia discoveries In Gfah.
NEW York, Jan. "A negro woman
was stabbed eighteen times by negro man
to-day.
WEST POINT.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.--J1dge Brady de-
cided to-day that the statutes specially pro-
vide for the examination of the transfer
books of the Erie Railroad Company. The
plaintiff was stakeholder. The road was
mulcted in the costs.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Jan. Three cadets,
who allege that they were dragged from
their quarters ut West Point by the first
clgsS and conveyed to the mountains and
threatened with tar and feathers should
they return, have been arrested and taken
hack TO school.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 7.-Discoveries
Of new and rich gold and silver mines con-
1DGe.
Immense coal mines have been discov-
cred near Nephi, Utah.
FIRES.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. IA fire occurred
at Lynchburg last night which destroyed
the com mission house of Rookie & Arm
istead, with large stock of goods. The
adjoining buildings, occupied by Miller
Il Franklin, bankers, and IT. III. Irving,
insurance agent, were badly damaged
The total loss is about SIS, 900, which is
fully insured, but part of the insurance is
in the Home Company, of Connecticut.
FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, Jan. THE Bank State
ment shows the following: Loans have
increased two million, one hundred and
sixty thousand dollars. Specie has increas-
ed five million, five hundred ana twenty
nine thousand dollars. Circulation has
decreased thirty-eight thousand dollars.
Deposits have increased thirteen million,
eight hundred and fourteen thousand dol
lars. Legal tenders have increased three
million, seven hundred and eighty-six
thousand dollars.
Dispatches from the coal regions indi-
cate general strike OF laborers.
The Illinois Central Railroad has de-
clared dividend of 8 per cent. in gold.
The steamship City of Brussels carried
away four hundred thousand dollars in
specie.
CASsIUs II. CLAY ON GRANT.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 7.-Cassius NJ. Clay,
in a speech at Richmond, KY, said he
opposes Grant because he is not in sympa-
thy with the Republican party, and be-
cause he does not use the influence of the
Government in favor of the Cubans. Clay
thinks the issues of tho war have been
decided, and that neither party should re-
ly upon them.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08
THE OLD MANS DREAM.
BIZ o. ". HOLMES.

Oh, for one hour of youthful joy,
Give back my twentieth spring.
I'd rather laugh bright-haired boy
Than reign a bearded king.
One moment let my life-blood stream
From boyhood's fount of flame,
Give me one giddy, reeling dream
Of life, all love and fame!
Ny listening angel heard my prayer,
And calmly smiling said:
''If / but touch thy silver'd hair,
Thy hasty wish hath sped"
"But is there nothing in thy track
To bid thee fondly stay,
While the swift seasons hurry back
To find the wished-foI day."
All, truest soul of womankind
Without thee, what were life?
One bliss / cannot leave behind:
I'll neutrality-suspicious.
The angel took sapphire pen
And wrote in rainbow dew:
THE man would be boy again,
And be husband toor'
And is there nothing yet unsaid
Before the change appears7
Remember all their gifts have fed
With these dissolving yearsg'
Why, yes; for memory would recall
My fond, paternal joys,
l could not bear to leave them all,
I'll take-my -girl-and-boys."
The smiling angel dropped his pen
''Why, this will never do;
The man would be boy again,
And be a father too l'
And so laugh d-my laughter woke
The household with its noise
And wrote my dream when morning broke
To please the gray-hair' boys.
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Ceuldn,t See II.

One Of the successful candidates for Alder
man was, last night, asked to be present at a
little jollifeation given by the victorious party
but said he couldn't SEQ it--a plate of oysters
last year, had cost him thirty-seven dollars
sna he didn't like tueh costly rsfrashmcnts
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Ece.

The extremely cold weather we have had this
winter, will prove beneficial in ore respect at
least-that is, our ice-houses will be filed with
a good quality of ice Usually we have had to
look to our Northern neighbors for q supply,
but if this is the case in 1871 it will be no fault
of nature, but our own.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08
NM WASTES OF THE BODY

Are Supplied with new, healthy and vigorous blood
that furnishes sound structure. Hence all suferins
from weakening discharges either male or female
from Ulcers Sores through the reparatiye process
RADvAYs SARSAPARILiIAN are arrested, and the rup-
tured organs healed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-08
OVARIAN TUMOR CURED.

Never has medicine taken internally been known
to have cured tumOTs either Of the womb uteri oya-
Tie bowels; the knife has been the sole reliance In
the hands of experienced surgeons; but Dr. Radways
Sarsaparilhan settles this question. For it has cured
over TWENTY pcrs rs Of OVARIAN CYsTs and TUNoRs
well as Tumors in the bowels, uterus womb liver
DrOpscal EUsOn, Aseites, and Calculus Coneretions
Tun,Or of Twelve YeaTs' Growth Cured by
Railways ResoIyeslt.
BEVERLY, Mass, July Is, 1869.
DE-. R4DwAY-I have had Ovarian Tumor in the
Oyaries and bowels. All the doctors said there wns
no help for it," l tried everything tnat was recon-
mended, but nothil helped me. saw your Resolv-
ent, and thought would try it, but had faith in It.
because l had suffered for twelve years. 4 took six
bottles Of the Resolvent. one box of Radways Pills
and used two bottles of your Ready Relief: and there
Is not sign OF TumOr to be seen or felt and feel
better. smarter and happier than | have for twelve
years. The worst TumOr was IN The left side of the
bowels over the groiu. write this to you for the BEN
eft of others. You can publish il if you choose.
HANNAH p. KNAPP.
Price One Dollar
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kidney. bladder.

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel. Diabetes. Drop
sy, IncOntincnce Of Urine Bright's disease Abuminu-
r and in where there Brick dust deposits.
the water is thick, cloudy, mixed with substances like
the white of egg tn ends like white silk there
is morbid. dark bilious appearance. and white Bone
dus; deposits, and where there is prieking. burning
sensation aud pain the small Of the back and along
the lOns In all these conditions Railways Sarparil
Ii Re .OvcEt, aided by the application of Railways
Ready Reeft the spine and small OF the back, and
the bowels regulated with two of Railways
Regulating Pills per day. will mako complete
cure In few days the patient viii DC enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without pain and the
Urine will be restored to natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
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NcW WOid EEIscoVeFles In Gfah.
NEW YORK, Jan. "A negro woman
was stabbed eighteen times by q negro man
to-day.
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RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
FEVER AND AGUE CURED.

There i not remedial agent in this worlI tha, viii
cure Fever and Ague and all other Naarious RiIions
Scarlet Typhoid. yellow and other Feyers (aided bS
Railways Plls.l so quick as Radway's Ready Rel;er
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THE WEEKLY CHR0NICL!
1 Large Eight-Page Paper.

With reading matter every page, is published every
Wednesday, and is in every respect 6rst class FAM
LY NEWSPAPER. 1t contains a well-preparei sum-
mary the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-12-30
To Females.

When female is in trouble, or afflicted
with disease, as weakness of the back and
limbs, pain in the head, dimncss of sisA,,
loss OF muscular power, palpitntion of the
heart, irritability, nervousness. extreme urn.
AIRY difficulties, arrangement of digestive
tons, general debility, vaginits, all diseases OF
the womb, hysteria, sterility and nll Other
diseases peculiar to females, she should go o,
write at once to the celebrated female doctor,
w. X. Doherty, at his Medical Institute, and
consult him about her troubles and disease.
The Doctor is effecting more cures than any
other Physician in the State of California.
Let no false delicacy prevent you, but apply
Immediately aud save yourself from painful
suferings and premature death. Married La
dies, whose delicate health or o.hc, circum-
stances prevent an increase in their families,
should write or call ut Dr. W. X Dohcrty's
Medical Institute, and they will receive every
possible relief and help. The doctors Offices
are SO arranged that he can be consulted with
out fear Of observation.