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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04
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FREE SCHOOLS.

We are rejoiced to announce that on yes
terday the County Court, bya vote of SO to
4, decided to levy tax for free schools of
two mills on the dollar and one dollar per
poll. This is most gratifying to the friends
of public schools, and we say, all honor to
the Magistrates of Knox county! We are
satisfied this is the beginning of an eff
cient system of free schools which will do
more to bring us wealth and population
than any other one thing we could do.
The tax is all the School Committee asked
for, and good management will give us
good schools in every district in the county.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04
BIOunt County News.

MARYvILLE, Tenn, Jan. 2, 1870.
Circuit Court was in session last week,
Hon. E. II. Hall presiding. Young Rob-
inson and Decatur Cross, the villains who
shot young J. ID. Henry in May, 1868, and
absconded to Kentucky, where they were
found under the Governors requisition
and returned for trial, were convicted and
sentenced to eight years imprisonment in
the Penitentiary. The wound they inflict-
ed on Henry is still running, his smelling
gone, and his right arm partially para
lived from the effects of the shot and other
injuries.
Richard Laney goes for seven years for
robbing a store at Brick Mill. He is said
to be the last of the family, except his mo-
Their, that Judge Hall has sentenced to the
Penitentiary. The Judge referred to this
at the time of passing the sentence, and
instead of hanging his head for shame, not
only Oh account of the sentence against
himself, but the remainder of the family,
he laughed as though he was pleased.
The County Court has been in session to-
day and reelected George Snider, Esq, as
Chairman; James p. Raulston, Railroad
Tax Collector; A. r.. James, Esq, Census
Taker, and HI. O. Wilson, Coroner. They
assess the county tax at 20 cents on the
hundred dollars-which, it seems to US, Is
insufficient to meet the expenses of the
county, since wealthy portion Oh Oui
county has been cut off with LoudOn coun-
ty.
One day last week, James White, son
of Bfr. Alsop White, living southeast OF
Maryville some few miles, accidentally
received severe wound in the abdomen
| from q knife in the hands Of one of his
schoolmates, while at play.
Deputy Sheriff J. c. Mcconnell to-day
brought and lodged in jail George Watts
who was indicted for the murder of Sinclair
T, z:,,oo
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04
GEN. PRTM.

Our dispatches this morning announce
the death of Gen. Prim on Saturday night,
from the effects of wounds received on the
"Wednesday preceding, at the hands of as
sassins. The attack was made upon him
while in his carriage proceeding home
from the Cortes. He was man of great
resolution, of fine talents, and leader of
good executive ability. He has managed
the affairs of Spain in her crownless days
with considerable tact, and leaves it in
Il comparatively prosperous condition for
the new King, of whose triumphal journey
to Madrid we give detailed accounts in our
Geographic dispatches.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

Ne 5I5r-Farm Of 400 acres on Hines Creek, siX In
from Clinton 100 acres creek bottom land an vel Su
abundant supply of water and timber number Of IL
differently good buildings.
No. 510-A "A acre homestead, log house and stal.el
- acres in cultivation good fruit trees, spring an
branch through the land. near Turnpike road seL0os
and churches. Price $780,
INo. SCI Excellent farm over 200 acres; brick resi-
dence, large barn and level, productive meStJn1
land, 81 miles from Knoxville 5000. One half cash
No. STA choice farm of zoo acres near Concord
The best of upland soil, good timber AID water ami It,
sirable location.
in cultivation, timber very heavy and valuable
No. 313-Farm of III acres in Blount eOun'y, ,ey
good soil and location. with valuable water s0''
six miles from Railroad Price $500.
30. 445-Farm of16Q acres, 2 miles from Concord I"
$500.
NO 460A farm of $50 acres. miles from kngxle'
on a very pleasant road The well known point Know
as Lyons View is on this farm and furnishes lsi
fine building site. 70 in cultivation OF yer! i
| land, some acres river bottom land
| No. 612. 300 acres valley land and choice ut ilI
800 acres in cultivation, and most Of tne p i.'
for clearing miles from Cilnch river - 80 =.
set in clover bargain Is ohereq ~ u rG;iiIa
/ q stock and grain farm. . mics rom NM IN
No 5e4 900 acres well arranged for division into se
| farms near Jonesboro. The land IS GOOD anu AlsL!
improved buildings and fences excellent; ~ lLI
| trees two handsome houses 81 rooms S'ci' 4i' ~
! in cultivation five springs. Price So,vJV.
No. 5s3-Farm Of 400 acres Of strong soil. A1llIA'
/ supply of good water and timber.
| 100 Farms in Cumberland county. Plateau aAl'
| 1900 Acres in MORAN county.
For Sale.
Lors OF FROM u TO So ACRES rich, level ianl' wv
| NILES FROM KNOXVILLE.
I No. s57-Farm of 142 acres, II miles nor or
Knoxville IN good neighborho9d. cry any ran
| good water and timber. A desirable stock aH' 7'
| farm. $1,000
AGENCY
| NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
Fire Insurance Co.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

FORREST and his troupe found such mis-
cradle hotel accommodations, and such an
ill-behaved audience at Chattanooga, that
supposing it fair sample of Tennessee
towns, he resolved to get out of the State
as soon as he could. Ally Gator is even
compelled to rebuke the audience for its
Laughing" and stalking through the hall
with their cow hide boots.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

If there is an dnti-school man in the
city who is not for Van Glider for Mayor,
we should like to know him. Perhaps it
is because they understand him to be
against schools that he did not accept
Mariners proposition to come out manly
on the question.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

CHATTANOOGA has an enviable reputa-
ton as a pleasure going place. The New
York Times, in noting Ally Gators report
of the splendid excursion party from Chat
tanooga, which at S1.50 per head went out
to see Negro hung some ten days ago,
thinks the South Eastern Tennesseeans, 4.
c. Chattanoogians, have an innocent sort OF
recreation.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

Before going East, as we will endeavor to keep
stock equal to any house in the State, and be-
lieving we can sell them Goods as low as the
same can be laid down from New City.
aug6-6m.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04
1t Acts on the Liver.
Which makes it more than Cough Remedy
Read the Following:

MARINE CITY. Mich, July =, 1870.
in. HARRIS & Co.--Dear .Sirs: The Aliens Lung
Basam has arrived would not Ike t9 be without T.
and finally consumption was seated upon, mo. was
in very bad state tried everything that was re-
no help had the Aliens Lung Balsam for sale, but
knew nothing of its merits. did not like to take it
tle When your agent called on me told him could
not sell medicine knew nothing about. He urged
me to try it myself did So and to my grateful
prise the first bottle stopped cough and before the
third bottle was taken my lungs were healed and We'll
toners tom Of the qualities Of Aliens Lung BaIsam:
remain respectfully, u. C.CoIIKEh'
1t is only about seven years since the Balsam
was first offered to the public, and in this short
time it has become known and appreciated in
nearly every town and village throughout the
United States and the Dominion of Canada
Hundreds of thousands of bottles are annually
soid and thousands Of witnesses testify TO It's
unequaled power in healing the diseases that 1t
is recommended for.
1T il Harmless TO the West Deli
icate Child!
IT CONTAINS NO OPIUM IN ANY
FORM!'
1t is sold by Medicine Dealers generally.
CAUTION
Call for ALIENS LUNG BALSAM,'' and shun
the use of any other Bsam, unprincipled men may
deceive you with their worthless preparations.
Call for Aliens Lung Balsam
IN. HARRIS & CO., Prop'rs,
CINCINNATI, 0.
FoR SALE BY
f. J. SANFORD & CO, KNOXVILLE.
OLDHAM & HUNTER,
| s. D. MITCHELL & CO.,
| CHAMBERLAIN & ALTERS,
dec2l-tf
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

THE following from the carriers address
of the Wing and Register naturally sug-
gests general amnesty:
Our own loved land, though sore oppre.t,
Our thoughts are still on thee;
Shall we q nation be Of slaves,
Or shall we yet be free?
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

The time will come when from their seats
The robbers shall be hurried,
Condemned by every honest man
To wander DER the world
OF Lee it says:
He was the chief of men and stood
The nobiest and the best;
There was no canker on his fame,
No guile within his breast.
He was as gentle as child,
Yet brave as man can be-;
The highcst model Of his race
Has Robert Eduard Lee.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

WE give up most Of our editorial space
to the press of news which we TINS MORN
ing publish.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

The capture of Fort Mont AKRON, one Of
the series of outside forts defending Paris,
places the Germans within seven thousand
yards range of the suburbs of Paris. This
advantage, we are advised, is to be follow
ed up at once and attacks are Immediately
TO be made upon Belleville, Villette and
st. Antoine. The capture of Mont AKRON
demonstrates the practicabiiity of reducing
all the exterior forts, and shows that Paris
is in fact at the mercy Of the German guns
whenever Won Moltke once determines to
reduce it. The withdrawal of part of
Frederick Charles army from the Loire,
10 reinforce the besiegers about Paris,
would seem to indicate that more active
measures against that city are planned
WE do not understand that the proposed
sale of the Knoxville and Kentucky Rail-
road is intended to defraud Anderson or
any other county out of its stock, as seems
to be indicated in the proceedings of a
meeting We give elsewhere. 1t is certainly
not worth much to the county as the road
is now, and never will be unless it is fin
ished. We understand that the sale will
be conditional upon some satisfactory ar
rangement with the counties and stock
holders. We think the county ought to
protect its own interests, but we hope it
will not be unreasonable in its demands,
as it might thereby defeat the building OF
the road.
WE have no means convenient TO show
the number of schools which ii will be
necessary to open in the county under the
system adopted by our County Court yes
terday, but they will not far exceed so.
Suppose it becomes necessary to employ
100 teachers. These can be employed at
an average of $40 each per month, ors4 600
per month in the aggregate. The tax
levied yesterday will yield fund OF S22,
600. This, then, will maintain schools foI
five months in the year, paying teachers
as above, and leave a surplus of $1,000.
This is not sufficient to meet the public
demands, but it is q fair beginning. With
the judicious management and eXpendi-
ture of this fund, all prejudice will give
way. and the people will be convinced that
it is the cheapest and best system of edu-
cation that can be had, when the present
rates will be doubled. But, even as 1t is
now, the ten thousand children of the
county will receive better education fol
less money than is now being expended
i'm private schools for the education of one,
third of the scholastic population. The
private schools we have in various parts Of
the county now, which are not attended
by exceeding four thousand scholars, cost
more than the whole amount of taxes
levied yesterday, by which ten Thousand
are TO receive better instruction. These
are facts for the consideration of any who
may, through a spirit of false economy, be
intending to throw obstacles in the way o.
CARRYING the good begun work, if such
there be.
The impression seems TO prevail among
some persons that the proposition for the
maintenance of free schools is to be voted
upon by the people before it goes into ope
ration. This is not SO. The action of the
Court is final Nothing further is re
quired.
I-o,, Gonna two wears 400 unOl
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04

THE vote taken some two years ago upon
the proposition to lax the city three mills
on the dollar, for school purposes, passed
bv nearly three to one, and was not lost,
as is generally understood. The assess
ment was not made then, because of some
disarrangement in the school finances OF
the county. The proposition now before
the people would have been more popular
if taoice as large The people want schools,
andare willing to be reasonably taxed to
support them.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17
THE GOVERNORS PRocLAMA
TIONS.

At first we regarded the structures
upon the Papers publishing the
Governors Proclamation as absurd (;
we think now that they have become
contemplate. We do not use the
arguDaentttm ad honainen, ard do not
condescend to make a defence for
ourselves. We simply repeat that
Mr.. Bullock is the Governor OF
Georgia. That it is his official right
and duty to issue Proclamations and
that the mode and manner is purely
a question not for us to decide but
for his own discretion. We publish
an advertising sheet. That is our
business and if the matter is not
morally Objectionable we welcome
all orders in that line.
The exceptions taken by a portion
of the Georgia Press to these Publ
cations is simply absurd; the bad
feeling exhibited, contemplate,
when every one believes that If Gov.
Bullock were to give them the pub
lie printing they would be tho last
to insist upon rotrenchment even if
it we're any of their business and
they could accomplish any good
thereby.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17
HUDSON KLvE..
Additional tails-Statements of the
Survivors.


The N. Y. Times has the following
account of the Hudson Rivor Rail-
road disaster;
The officers of the Hudson River
Railroad Company state that the dis
aster occurred about l04 o'clock p.
IN. An extra freight train loaded
with oil, was approaching the New
Hamburg Station, aud had just
cleared the wooden bridge oyer Wap-
pinger's creek, when an axle of the
tenth car from the engine broke, and
that car and fourteen behind it were
thrown across the up track. The
railin z of the bridge was broken, and
the cars were piled upon each other,
and were thrown about in every
possible position. Just at this mo-
ment the second Pacific express,
which left Now York at 5 o'clock,
came laundering along the up track
at speed of about thirty miles an
hour. The darkness was Intense,
but the engineer hearing the shouts
of the men on the freight train, sus-
pected that something was wrong,
and attempted to bring his own train
to stop. This was, however, i'm
nossibleIf and in another instant the
engine dashed furiously into the
wreck of the freight train, and
terrible scene ensued. The oil, with
which the freight train was loaded,
was thrown around in every direc-
ton, and, in few seconds, the two
trains were speedily enveloped in
flames. The engine of the express
train plunged into the creek, crush
ing through the ice, aud dragging
with it the tender, two baggage cars
and sleeping car, in which were
twenty-five persons, and, with the
exception of nine, who jumped out,
all are supposed to have perlshed.-
the flames spread rapidly, and the
employees just had time to pncopPle
the last two of the five sleeping cars,
and push them back by hand, and
thus save them from the complete des-
truction which overlook those in adj
vance. Some of the occupants were
consumed by the burning oil, and
others were drowned. The engineer
J. H. Simmons, going down with his
engine, must have been instantly
killed. The bridge was totally des-
troyed. but arrangements have been
made to transfer passengers from the
Northern side Of the creek, and pas
sengers from the North and North
west will be sent on by the Harlem
Railroad until the bridge is repaired
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17

ADVICE TO PLANTERS. The New
York Daily Bulletin, under the
above caption, remarks as follows
The Southern papers are again
profuse in their advice to the plan
ters to grow less cotton and grain. =
At present, we do not caro- to exam
inc the merits of this counsel OF
the grounds on which it is based
Journals published in the planting
districts ought to know something
about the subject, and perhaps think
they understand the question much
better than editors who have never
seen cotton plantation. We would
however, suggest TO writers who APP
pear so anxious to restrict the cot
ton crop tina hoy are doing their
best to defeat the object they seek to
accomplish. Ifthese counsels have
any effect, the more the planters are
urged to curtail their cotton produc-
ton, the more they will each expect
that the crop will be reduced; and,
acting on that assumption, each one
will plant more than he otherwise
would, hoping thereby to realize
higher prices on larger crop
The editors thus defeat their object.
Would it not, therefore, be quite as
well to leave planters to follow the
dictates of their own experience and
common sense9 which, after all,
are about as good guides as any
counsel coming from inexperienced
writers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17
THOU HYPocRITE! FIRST CAST
The Beam out of Thine own Eye
and then cans't thou see more
Clearly to cast the Mote
out of thy Brothers
Eye!'

In casting our eye over the adj
vertising columns of tho Atlanta
Constitution, we discover therein adj
vertised, one Lottery, one Rattle
and numerous humbugs from dens OF
vice and crime in New York and
elsewhere. On inspection of the
LaGrange Reporter, we were horri-
fed to find not less than one column
of pure humbugs, and considerable
more of doubtful character. All
these advertisements have for their
effect the robbery of the people,
To get something for nothing is the
sole intent of these advertisements.
In many cases they not only sue
coed in robbing the pockets of the
people, but in corupting the morals
of the youth of the country; leading
them from the paths of virtue and
happiness into the haunts of sin and
crime.
That two leading journals of the
State, of such high character for
christian morality and intense vir-
tue, should be guilty of thus becom-
ing accessories of Lottery and other
gambling schemes, or of New York
thieves and swindIers, is "passing
strange" Such things might APP
pear in the base 'proclamation" pa
pers, and we would scarcely be sur
prised, for we have ceased to Won
der at anything these "prostituted"
journals may do. But that these
cousins to Caesars wife, should, for
such mere pittance, be the means
of "robbing the people" and corrupt
ing the morals of the young, stagger
all faith in human honesty.
We suppose our Atlanta and La
Grange contemporaries will urge as
an excuse, that these advertise
ments came in the way of regular
business, and that they are in no
manner responsible for the unholy
designs and acts of their customers.
But this will never do. As "senti.
nels upon the watchtower," it be-
comes their sacred duty, not only
not to publish these swindles, but to
warn the people against them.
Brother Avery and Willingham,
let us pray.-GriGn Star.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17
HOME MADE FERTILIZER.

We have the testimony of intelli-
gent farmers that the Home-Made
Fertilizer, prepared ready for use
or the ingredients furnished to the
farmer to compound for himself, by
Messrs. Winters & Whitlock, is as
good in its proven results as any of
the Commercial fertilizers. 1t may
be better as it will prove more per-
manent and at half the cost, fact
which supplies what the farmer
wants-a fertilizer which, while it
largely increases his crops will not SO
greatly increase his expenses as to
counterbalance all good accomplish
ed. We expect to use this fcrtil-
izer at the Spring planting and an
ticipate satisfactory results.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17
PARTIES IN KENTUCKY.

The defeat of the Frankfort Rail-
road bill in the Kentucky Legisla-
ture promises a reorganization of
parties in that State and the disrup-
ton of the democracy. That por-
ton of the party occupying central
and northern Kentucky are indig-
nant that narrow local feeling
should have defeated for time the
great railroad work which is to unite
by the most direct route the Great
West with the South. Congress has
taken the matter in hand and if it
fails there Kentucky will yet come
to the rescue.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-02-17
COMMON SCHOOL Law.

we made DrleI and SomcWndI
careful analysis of the "Act Estab-
fishing System of Public Instruc-
tion in Georgia, passed at the last
session of the Legislature. The act
is quite inaccurate. 1t provides no
system of election returns, canvass
es or commissions. In that part Of
it defining the powers and duties Of
School Directors or Trustees, it con-
fuses district and sub-district i'll
remarkable and fatal manner; and
in section %, providing for the cleo
ton of Trustees there is vital blum
der. The scheme, in many partic-
uIars, is peculiar. 1t devolves on
the Governor the appointment of his
superior in the State Board of In
struction, and upon the County
Boards the appointment of master
in the person Of their Secretary, who
has power to sue the Board and re-
cover damages, individual and col
lective, if they don't atterasto their
business.
There is, it seems to us, a fatal
confusion in its most important pro-
visions, 1t very properly provides
that the schools of white and color
ed shall be kept separate, and fixing
minimum of thirty resident sub
iects of education Chat is, youths
between five and twenty-one years
of age), requires the establishment Of
a school wherever there are thirty
five such residents. Now as these
subjects Of education MAY be white
and black (half of each say, requir-
ing separate schools, what becomes
|
of your minimum? And as few or
none of these resident subjects Sof
education may choose to go to
school and there is no law to compel
Thorn, shall school-houses be built
and teachers paid nothingY
Indeed, the foundational idea of
the act is a compulsory establish
ment of three-months schools wher-
ever a sufficient number Of resident
subjects of education may be found,
and yet in point of practical actual
fact everybody knows that proba-
bly, not half of these resident sub
iects of education would attend
school. How many white or negro
youths, say of IS to 81, would at
tend such schools How many
babes of FIVE to seven would attend
it?
The actluns too much on tho ia
tai idea of coercion, and is, in our
Judgment, wholly unadapted to the
condition, habits and feelings of the
people. A scheme which should
encourage popular attention to
schools by meeting private expendi-
ture with pro rata bonus from the
school fund would probably be far
better. And then, if we are to have
. State machine for public instruc-
lion, it should stand on ito own io6'
and clear of politics. A plan to run
it from the Capitol in Atlanta is not
good one. We apprehend that
experience under this system will
prove it practically abortive.-Ma-
con Telegraph.