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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-12-06
CONNOLLY IN JAZZ.
Preparations for the Agricultural con
aress.

SELMA, Nov 30.-Preparations have been
made and are still being made, for the enter
tainment of tho delegates to the Agricul ultural
Congress which convcnes in this city on the 4th
Of December. Tho hospitality OF the city has
been extended to the delegates, and fun at
tendance is expected. The Opera house has
been placed at their service
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l.-Alex. w. Black
burn, for many years FIRE marshal of this city,
and long and well known in connection with
the Philadelphia police and detective depart
ments, died this A. NJ. of consumption, aged
ffty-fve years. When young man, he served
through the Florida war, was good and highly
respected citizen, and was native of Freder-
icksburg, Virgins.
NEW YORK, Dec 1.-The Pennsylvania Cen
trail took possession of the Jersey railroad last
night.
There is considerable skating going on in the
parks
COLUMBIA, Dec. 4.--The Grand Jury consists
of eight whites and thirteen blacks the petit
jury consists of twenty whites and thirty two
colored. Tho prosecution moved to proceed to
the trial of persons indicted under the kuklux
law. Tho defence asked delay until Monday,
which was granted. Stansberry and Davis were
present for the defence.
Protestant Episcopal Bishop Thomas Davis,
of South Carolina, Is dead.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 4.-Threo men, Livingston,
Girard and Horn were arrested for obtaining
money under false pretenses. They wero can
vassing for a Western and southern Directory.
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THE REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.
CapituIation of salfiilo Expected.

MATAMoRAs, Dec. 1.--General Trevno tele-
graphs to the revolutionists at Monterey, that he
has captured the greater part of the city of
Saltilo in late battle and that he s pressing
the siege vigorously There are 1000 govern
ments hemmed in and the water supply is cut
off. He reports that General Querrago had re-
inforced him with supplies from Ceralvo, and
that the capitulation of Saltillo is hourly ex-
pected by insurgent sympathizers here.
MADRID, Dec. 2-It is rumored that Great
Britain and the United States have threatend
immediate intervention in the cause of Cuba
MADRID, Dec. liking Amadeus presided
concern for the condition of the Cuban people,
and expressed a desire to proceed to Havana
himself and direct measures for pacifcation.
HAVANA, Dec. 2-The monitor Terror has
arrived.
The newspaper ConSta,,cia depricatcs the re-
cent scenes of violence, and seeks to Tranquil
lie the public mind. It's tone gives great Of
fence to the Valuater element, but moderate
men applaud it's articles rs oppOrtune.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA Paris special to the
Herald says the Government of Franco is get
ting very uneasy and exercises the utmost vigi-
lance. There is great display of troops being
made in Paris, and all points are guarded by
patrols. Every night the police are stationed
at every street corner.
Tho public mind is very unsettled, and the
general impression is that the present status can
not last any length of time.
The last words of General Rossel to Repub-
y
army, before long it will crush you. 1t has al
ways been pretorian and has always formed a
distinct party, whereas it should be national.
Danger is pressing upon you. The Republicans
have abandoned insurrection. You did not like
the men of the 18th day of Mrrch. l did moi
like them, but it was necessary to join them, in
order to restrain teem."
HAVANA, Dec. "A letter says the only des-
ecration of Castinons grave consisted of break
ing tho glass case covering niche and remov-
ing the immortelles and substituting wreaths OF
garlic. For this eight students were shot and
eleven sentenced to six years with the chain
gang and four to six months imprisomsnt. The
college asserted that it was a nero frolic but
the volunteers mounted horses and raded the
streets all day and shot eight Cubans
The condemned students were not allowed one
hours respite to see their friends. Those exc.
cuted were mere boys. Their parents offered
large'sums to save them. The father of one
offered ono million dollars, but all was in vain
Valmaseida was absent at the time, but
fully sanctioned the executions upon his re-
N,trr
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DEATH OF Al GURNALIsT
Ice in the 81. t.Lawrence-Financ anciaI Matters
Ac

WASHINGTON, Dec. l-Wallace, formerly
editor of the Std5, newspaper, is dead
The interest on the called fve-twenty bonds,
being the balance of the first series of the issue
of 1862 ceases to-day. The payment upon the
new five per cents. have come in with unexpect-
cd prOmptness The coin needed for the pay
ment of the six per cents. Is already provided f;
it is not anticipated, however, that a very large
proportion of coin will be required for the re-
demption of the one hundred millions oisix per
cents Eight million dollars of gold have been
paid on account of cash redemption, which
amount covers all tlie bonds presented for cash
payment, both foreign and domestic. The most
of tho one hundred millions of liVe-twenties,
called in for December the first, have been
taken up by the American and European syn
dicato These will be used in settlement for the
new fves. 1t is therefore impossible that a very
large amount of additional gold will be re-
Quired to close the transaction.
Michael Strohmier, who was implicated with
Stokes in the Tennessee bounty frauds, arrived
and was Jailed. H
The rcport of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue aggregates the receipts of the fiscal
year at $l44, 4,0Co,OO0; the estimated receipts for
the current year at $l25, 900, 900; the number
distilleries registered at lOO043, producing 45,-
10000 taxable gallons of fruit distillation,
which aggregates 2, l25, 600 gallons.
The total receipts from tobacco are thirty
three and half millions increase, two and a
quarter millions total yield of tobacco, nearly
one hundred and six million pounds, whereof
ten and half million pounds have been eN-
ported.
The number of cigars, cheroots, &C., upon
which the tax has been collected, is one thou
sand three hundred and thirty-two millions.
The continuance of the present system of
stamps is recommended.
A uniform tax of thirty-two cents per pound
was recommended.
a special tax on peddlers, of fiom fifteen to
fifty dollars, and increasing with the number Of
animals used by peddlers, WAS recommended /;
also, a special tax Of five hundred dollars upon
persons who sell raw or leaf tobacco TO others
than those who have paid the special tax or who
shall sell leaf tobacco in quantities less than
manufacturer and increase the revenue.
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see his daughter off. Securing her seat,
he passed out of the car, and went round
to her window to say parting word, as is
frequently done on such occasions. While
he was passing out the daughter left the
seat to speak to friend, and at the same
time a prim looking lady who occupied
the seat with her, moved up to the win
dow Unaware of the important changes
inside, our venerable friend hastily put his
face up to the window and hurriedly ex-
claimed: Zone more kiss, sweet pet" In
another instant the point of a blue cotton
umbrella caught his seductive lips, follow
ed by the passionate Injunction: "Scat,
you gray headed wretch :" and he seated.
-DdnbuTy Ne2Cs.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-12-06

A "jour" tailor named Jimmy Yolk,
ninety-four years old, is now traversing
Ohio rs a professional tramp" He has
been on the tramp for seventy-five years,
and has visited every State in the Union
many times, walking on an average 5000
miles every year. He has COOL eye sight
yet, and processes to be able to work at his
trade. He has just returned from little
walk into Nova Scotia, and is now en- route
for TeXas.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-12-06

Returns from all but five counties in
Wisconsin give Gen. Washburn 9,547 ma
iority for Governor. The remaining coun-
ties are strongly Republican, and will pro-
bably increase his majority TO over IL 900.
This is a handsome gain. Fairchild's ma
jority, two years ago, was S,2l5. In 1870,
the aggregate Republican majority on Con-
gressmen was OILY 6,ll7.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-12-06

On Saturday one hundred cars were
shipped south over the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad, and on Friday eighty
car loads of freight were shipped.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-12-06

Jenny Lind's husband, Mr.. Otto Gold
schmidt, announces that he will bring
libel suits against all American newspa-
pers which have called him spendthrift,
and charged him with having squandered
the fortune of his wife.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-12-06

He recommends liberal appropratlons Tor
the District of Columbia and for the public
buildings in Chicago. He reviews the ques-
ton of civil service reform and promises tn at
the experience of reform shall have a fair
trial.
WAsHISGToS, Dec. 4.-Blair offered reso-
luton in the Senate to-day, being the same as
that offered by Beck in the House, making in
quiry regarding the enforcement of the kukluX
law. 1t went over under objection
The message was read. Adjourned
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his death, General Thompson be.

his death, General Thompson be.
came a member Of the Episcopal
Church, and spent a good portion
OF his time in reading ard study.
ing the Scriptures. His legal mind
was constantly suggesting difficul
ties in his reading Of the old Tes.
lament. Somc of these were vcr,
amusing. lie pr pounded to sew
eral of the clergy a query whether
the capacity Of Noah's ark was
sufficient to hold all. the animals
that were stated tp have gono into
il. And then ho was bothered Ia
know how all this multitude of an.
finals were fed during the time
they were in the ark.
General Thompson was twice
married. His first wife was q
daughter of General Butler. and
sister of Judge Butler and Gov.
ernor Butler. Ills second wife
was Miss Jones, n daughter oi
Col. jones, of Wilmington, North
Carolina, who still survives, with
an only child, William Preston
Thompson. He has another son,
William b. Thompson st II Ii, ing,
by his first wife.
[CoNTrSUi NEXT WEEK,
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-11-08

GETTYSBURG, Pa. has n patriot
named David Blocker. Some of
the Confederate dead were buried
on his place, and when the Georgia
committee was abont to remove
those from that State the other
day, this fellows loyalty would not
permit it to be dune until lie had
been paid f'r the use of the ground
in which the dead had rested
Let David D!ocker's name 60 the
rounds as synonym for meanncss
and indecency.
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ron ruE oREESviLLE ENTERPRISE.
The Beautiful Beyond.

ny ELSIE EARNEST.
There must BE-, aye, there Is n life,
Beyond the tolls, the ills of this,
Beyond the heart ache and the strife,
A place of pure, dncnding bliss.
o, that beautiful, bright beyond
know that when this life shall ond,
My poor, lone heart, so sad, 80 fond,
Shall never feel it needs friend.
Life is not long--I will bc brave
With strength from that bright world above
My soul shall triumph o'cr tho grnve.
= Ny heart be fred with holy love.
Aye, 'tis not long! Til work and wait,
My rccompcncc win surely como
Gvd rules my fortunes, lis not fate,
And he will give mo friends and home.
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Depoteo tc 11f1ps, polities,
supscn,pr,ox Two Dollars per snnum.

VVE
ApvERrisEMEsrs inserted at tho rates OF
dollsr per squarc of twelve Minion lines
this size typc) or less for the FIRST insertion,
isty cents each for the second and third inser-
tions,. eni twenty five cents for subsequent
Insertions. Yearly contracts will be made.
Al! Advertisements must have the number
If il, sertions marked on them, or they will be
inserted till ordered out, and charged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisement Il
will invariably ho "displayed." "
Obituary notices, and all matters inuring to
Advertisements. Ea,s
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HUMAN PRoGRsss. -Oa n O n
Kingsley. in presiding over the in.
augural meeting OF the DevOnshire
Association tor the Advancement
of Science, took occasion to advise
his hearers, as scientific men, not
to be in a hurry to assent to GER
tain modem hyplrtheses as To the
human race. "Civilization." he
said, may tall as we'll as rise. Those
who talk of q continual progress
upward in man without divine
aid) forget how many facts are
against them. Has Greece risen
or fallen in the last 1000 years Z
Has the whole East risen or fallen
in the last 1000 years2 Has
Spain risenor fallen in the last 300
yearsa In America alone, have
not two great civilizations, that of
Mexico and that tf Peru, sunk In
to savagery again during the last
300 years I" 1t will puzzle the
advocates of /" human progress" to
answer theso qnestions in acoor.
dance with the known stubborn
facts Of the case, or harmonise
those facts with their unscriptnral
dogmas.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-11-08

JUDGE ORR has granted permis.
sion for the institution of proceed
ilss against the Air Line Railroad
Company in South Carolina to for.
felt their charter for various rea.
sons, but principally for their per.
sistant refusal on their road to
some point OH the Savannah Riv-
er by Anderson Court House.
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Land for Sale.

s applications have been made for smaller
IN parcels Of Land, the subscriber has con
ciadcd TO sell a part of his GREEN PLACE
accordingly. He now offers to sell a lot Of
ten acres on, the southwest corner, running
across the bottom, about SKA acrcs, at $40 per
acre1 Tbree Lots Of 10 acres each, bordering
on the east on the Paris Mountain Road, and
on tho west on lands Of IL. p. Hammet, Esq.,
at $40 per aero. Ako one Lot OF ten acres
of Woodland, on the north wcst corner, al $50
per acre. Dividing fences TO be built by the
pnrchasor, 81 n xu.fe ses.safss "A
Persons desiring further tnformntion may
apply, to Capt. q. II Wells, OF to the suhscri-
Der. JAMES @. FURMAN.
Aug2 Is If
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AIR BEDS IN THE MORNING.
The wise honsckeeper should see
to it that all the beds should be
aired Immediately after being oc,
cnp!ed. The impurities which
einanate from the human BODY
FROM insensible perspiration, are
made mp of minute atoms, which,
it allowed to remain long. arc ab.
sorbcd by the bed, and will then,
to n greater or less extent, vitiate
the air for a considerable time af
tcrward. Let the occupant throw
the bed open on rising, and as
soon as is convenient open the
windows and ventilate the sleep.
ing room. One honr's early venti.
lation is worth two hours late air
ing.
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A Shocking tt agedy.

The Detroit Free Press, of the
Both nltimo, says: On the Goth
ultimo shocking tragedy occur
red on tho firm of John Nancy,
twelve miles ont ON the Pontiac
road. Mr.. Nancy was the owner
of a very fierce bull, TIE animal
being SO violent at times that no
ono dared to go into the field
where he was kept. Tho farmer
had often threatened to shoot the
animal. as no one would purchase
him. 1t seems that the bull broke
out of his field and got into the
barnyard, where he was annoying
pair OF steers to such an extent
that Nancy decided to risk the
chances and drive him out. He
entered the yard, armed with a
stout club, and had succeeded in
getting the animal nearly out OF
the yard, whcE he turned short
about and charged back at Nancy.
The unfortunate man ran TOR bis
life, and had nearly reached the
fence when the bull overlook him
and tossed him several feet into
the air. As hc came down the
animal ran one OF his horns clear
through the mans head, pinning
him fast t" the earth, and causing
his death in moment. His wife
and daughter Witnessed the affair,
and they did not hear even a
groan from the poor man after
striking the ground. They were
of course, terribly excited, and
both ran into the yard and tried
TO drive the animal away. Still
moro maddened, tho bull pursued
them so closely that both came
near being impaled nn his horns.
lie then had the yard to himself
for n time. While the neighbors
were being summoned, he charged
back ard forth across the yard,
tossing the corpse on his horns
several times. ani tearing mp the
fenco in his rage. After help ar.
rive |, it was some time before the
dead body could lie rescued, and
it presented sight SO shocking
that it made the stoutest heart
faint. The hull was allowed to live
two days after committing the
deed. his fit of fury lasting him all
that time. Mr.. Nancy was a
well to do farmer. and much re-
epccted by all his neighhois.
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Wholesale Thieving by New York
City Officials.
New YoRK, October 81.


The citizens committee appoint
ed by the Board of Supervisors
reported this afternoon. through q
cub committee, that all the works
for the city had been thoroughly
examined by them, and the CHAR
ges therefor rigidly scru'imized.-
The amount charged to the cost
of tho new court house building
and furniture is $3.50, 900, and
$5,2S0,000 is charged to the Conn.
ty courts and Offices in the same
building, making a total of $13,-
100000. The whole cost of the
building, when completed, could
not honestly exceed $3,DO0,OOO.-
The committee further report that
$3, ,22l.0 900 were paid for armorics
and drill rooms, the real value be.
ing $202, 900; for lumber, S463,.
900 paid, real value $4,000 for
advertising, stationery and print
ing. S7,1GS,9S0 paid. real value
81. 100000. Loss to the city,
$l9,519,5SG. The report of tile
committee shows that in getting
the money oil the various war.
rants, forgery was resorted to very
extensively, large number OF the
signatures not being genuine
The Post states that o snit will
he brought against Nathaniel
Sands to recover $4,000 commits
sion paid him for selling the city
bonds while lie was an officer of
the city government in receipt of
q salary of $4,000. The law ex-
pressly prohibits such action by
officials.
The anticipated arrest of Super.
visor Tweed, the Tammary ring
leader, in New York. in connec.
tion with the stupcndous frauds
upon the treasury of that city,
took place on Friday, and, as
stated by the telegraph, he immc
diately obtained release BY giving
bail in the sum of S2.0O0,0OO.-
This is the first act in the drama,
which will doubtless disclose more
villainly than has ever been cx
hibired before the courts of New
York or any other tribunal on
earth. The developments which
have been made by the committee
who have examine | into the
frauds for which Tweed and his
associates are held responsible,
show that during tho last two
years and eight months half the
entire revenue of the CITY and
County of New York for that
time, and much moro than tho en-
tire tax levy, has been diverted.
or, as is charged, stolen by the
ring. The amount thus diverted
foCts up over $19,500,000.
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Tho report Of the School cmm's-
siossr Of Spar,aab.rr county. Tor ,hr
year closing aoen june hast. show over
seventy.fve public school. in ne C"nn-
", and at least 5000 chilire' in at
tendance.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-11-08

The .winnsboro' Neps estimates the
crop Of 1871, at from twenty-five to
thir,y.,hree per cent. Isss. than ,hs, Of
1870. F'
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-11-08

D,MRsT1o magazine-wivcs who
blow mp their husbands.
ONLY twenty-five thonsan1 Com.
munists still remain to he tried.
T" keep water out-use pitch.
To keep water in-use pitcher.
The four seasons mustard, salt,
pepper AM vinegar.
THERE is a man ont West who is
so lazy that nc has applied for a
position as railroad sleeper.
MANY a child sings "I want to
be an angel" who wonld prefer to
have a chunk of gingerbread.
The young lady whose feelings
wero "ail worked up" will get q
fresh supply.
Advice to lovcrs-When Won
cannot catch the last car at night,
take u =" buss" instead.
One who wishes tho world TO
know what hc knows abont farm-
ing, says the best way to raise
strawberries is with spoon.
WHAT is the difference between
an entrance to a barn and loafer
in printing Office Z One is barn
door and the other is n darn bore.
A MAN up in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, named his two chill
drcn Ebenezer and Flora, and al
ways spoke of them as Eb and
Flo.
ACCORDING to returns furnished
by two hundred master carpen-
ters, of the $500 men formerly
employed in Berlin ninetenths are
out of work.
LEAVE you, my friend" said a
tipsy fellow, clinging to lamp
post on n dark night, "leave you
i'll condition not to take care Of
yoursclf7 Never"
lT Is said that in London ga
child is born every five minutes"
1t must be little unpleasant to
the children 20 have the process
repeated SO often.
A CORRESPONDENT describes
Winnie Ream i'm her steGio " with
her arms bare to the shoulders
and her ankles likewise." Which,
if sue wears her ankles bare to
her shoulders, must make it EN-.
barassing, for modest visitors
No career, however noble or
exalted it may see m in itself, will
trulp bless him who follows it, un-
less he carry into it the spirit Of
truth, justice and love. Then, all
business is sacred, and all life is
religion.
EIGHTEEN copies of the first
edition of the Bible ever printed
are still in existence They we,e
printed in Metz between the years
1440 and 1445. James Lennox
of New York owns one of the
c1pies, having purchased il at a cost
of $4,000.
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WHEN q man retires from busi-
ness and lives on the interest of
his money, he may be considered
IS resting OF his lowers"
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A SENSIBLE writer. says sharp
thing, and true one, too, abou.
boys whose false ideas Of manisll.
ness lead them to use tobacco:
" 1t has utterly spoiled and Mt.
utterly rnined thousands of boys.
1t tends to the soitcDing and weak
ening of the bones. and il greatly
Injuries the brain, the spinal mar
row, and the whole nervous fnid
A boy who smokes early and ire.
quently, or in any way uses large
quantities of tobacco, is never
known to make man Of much
energy, and generally lacks mus,
c,.lar and physical, as well as
mental, power. We would partic
ularly warn boys who want to be
anything in the world, to shnn toe
bacco as most baneful poison"
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LATE HoURs. - Late hours are
carrying more people to un,imely
graves than the deadly missiles of
warfare. The bullet and shell
,nangle limbs and inflict flesh
wounds, but midnight dissipation.
go universally indulged in, i'm
pairs the whole system, and hur
ries all ages and sexes under the
sod. This. growing tendency to
turn night into day is one Of the
most serious OF our social evils,
and should receive the earnest
consideration of those interested
in the welfare of tho human race