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The Duty on BsftunlfnOus Coal.

Ii is not often that Republican, not deter.
mined to cavl aud be dissatisfied aryhow, can
find fair excuse for differing with Secretary
boutwell, upon questions Of finance or political
economy. The recommendation in his last an
nual report il favor Of reduction Of the duty
on bituminOus coal from one dollar and twenty
five cents to fifty cents ton, has given US an
excuse-whether n sound one or not will be
secn-for differing from him. Mr.. BOUTWELL,
has undoubtedly made this recommendation
under the conviction that the proposed rcduc-
ton of the duty to fifty cents ton, would
cheaper the price of that commodity, as q con-
cession to those who demand its entire repeal.
But if this he his opinion, experience is against
him and with us. That teaches us that the
tariff has nothing to do with the price of coal,
or rather it TEACHES us that when bituminous
coal WAS free of duty, from 1868 to 1865 incu-
sive, the price gradually increased year by year,
and that under the present tariff it as steadily
decreased, as the following note from Hon. w.
ID. KELLEY book will show:
1.-The fallacy of the theory that coal is one
OF those articles that cannot be Increased by
protection Is evident from The rapid increase
In the production OF bituminous coal for con-
sumption upon the Atlantic seaboard, which has
been accompanied by marked decline in price
OF the imported article since the duty OF Al. %
per ton upon it Was revived by the expiration
OF the reciprocity treaty, in March, 1866"
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Facts Against kiGt'Gu


The premium on gold has reached lower
point than at any other time since the close Oh
1862, period of nine years. For the last
month it has been gradually declining until II
has reached ct. This is the answer the money
changers" of Wall street make to the charges
of fraud and corruption so hippanty banded
about by sorehead members of the Senate
since Congress assembled. They tell these
hbellers, in plain terms, that they do not be-
lieye them when they charge the Acministra-
ton with dishonesty and mismanagement Ii
they believed there was the slightest truth 10
their malignant charges, the money marke.
would promptly have shown it by rise in the
premium on gold. There is nothing so sensi'
tive as the money market. Netting so readily
responds TO the slightest suspicion of corruption
on the part Of Government. Yet, ever since
the malcontents begun their outcry in the Sen
ate, of fraud, dishonesty, aud mismanagement,
wall street has shown more and more con-
fdence in the Administration. Gold is nearer
the value Of paper than for nine years 30 go
ahead gentlemen soreheads with your psrysr'
sions.
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These iigure prove two facls which we 6. m

These figures prove two facfs which we ctm
mend to the consideration of those who are 50
firm for the entire repeal of the duty. The one in
thatopening our markets to the free introduction
of foreign coal does not result in REDUCING the
price, because it dscourages our own mining
operations, and diminishes the Quantity mined
The other is that duty on foreign i'm ports is
not a tax on the consumers Under the three
years OF free trade coal averaged 1913 ton.
Under the i've succeeding years of protection
it averaged only So 25 ton, or SO cents less
than sohe'a At paid no duty. Can the free
trade champions explain to us in what sense the
duty OF sl.25 ton was tax? But stronger
even than is this proof of the false teach
ings of free-traders is the facts stated by Judge
KELLEY in speech dssecting ex Commissioner
WILLS perversions of the truth Of history.
He showed that the price of coal rose rapidly
in Boston from s4.o7 per ton in 1861, fwhen
the war began to S. 80 in 1852, and to 5000
per ton In 1864. TWAS free ofdusy during these
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Their secaad statement that the dntv a. i.
has increased the price Of salt to tho onr.u-.'"'
70 the aggregate sun Of $40 OOO, 600 more thar
u would have been il on the f,.o ~. :
equally false. Now the fact bann.r. :. -
'nat there are only twenty mil. H., -,
., SAT- yearly manufactured in N, Tni,ns
states the entire value Of wh;ah ,,U
present market rate OF % cents a h,sbsI I'll
ys only >, geo, or fxe million four bpndred
"ousano dollars less than the free tr.Ie,s a.
e'is '''e increased value to bel Can anv,bin,,
more PLAINLY show how utterly unserunnlons
a"u unieserving of credit these man -.
'"'" sueh al assertion los this A eauss ,ha,
''4u''eS such wholesale falsehoods 10 holstsr :,
up must be desperate Indeed!
TO those who will c,.,eulat, the .rs..
Vi sait To each man, woman. aud ebila in N.
oni.eu States, the deaienng outcrv made NV
the Tree traders about the then, sr3 -
oery OF the salt manufacturers must bs a
source oil constant wonder. Aswe have stated
aoo'e, Tue. Quantity of salt yearly made in n,
United States is 20, 600 600 bushels. and tbs,o
Is annually imported into the United States saw
lz,Voo, zoo, makisgthe quantity annually con.
sumed 81, 900, OO0lushels. As there are 80. COO.
600 people, this would be three peeks and three
quarts OF salt to each man, woman, and child
and % would cost each person nineteen cents on
an average, oIto family of FIVE persons ninety
live cents yearly. This ia the enormous tar tie
people pay yearly u the salt monopolists; this
I. the enormous amount out Of which The PEG
pie are swindled this is the momentous mat
ter about which tue agents of the foreign salt
manufacturers are keeping up such deafenipg
cutlery. But the fact still stands ihat the PEI.
pie GA an average only use nineteen cents worrh
OF salt yearly, and that salt is cheaper now h N
it was in 1861 before the present duty WIS
imposed.
The memorial from Which the facts we hav,
stated are taken, was presented in the House
on Tuesday last by Hon. r. II. DusLL. of New
York, and will be found IN another column of
to-day's NEW NArIoSAEERA.
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head 4f the Army OF the Potomac. won more
fame smoug the rebels than among good pa
triots. II was only after Mr.. LINCOLN, follow
ing his own inspiration, as well rs yielding to
the clauor of the people, had appointed a sue
cessor 20 Mr.. BLAIR in the Cabinet, and General
MCCLELLAN in the field, that things took a more
hopeful turn. twill be well remembered, too,
how Mr.. MONTGOMERY BLAIR and his brother.
General FRANcIs P. BLAIR, left the Republi.
can ranks when il became evident that the
chances of the BLAIR family for Office under a
Republican Administration were not psrticu
larry fayorable, and have gone with the Demo.
Gratis ever since. Mr.. BLAIR, rs matter OF
course,wculd not fail to obtain desirable posi-
ton as q liberal Republican, nor would his
brother fail to turn again one of his famous
political somersaults this time from Democrat
ism to Republicanism.
Mr.. HAIR, however, lie strangely mistaken
in respect to the political situation, as it vii
frequently happen to politicians who have ar
axe to grind for themselves. Even if the
Northern Democrats should adopt the passive
| poilCy, the OOutOtTueTs Will never CouStnb "
support party committed to negro suffrage
and negro equality. They will indignantly
repudiate it, they have repudiated the new
departure, and promptly nominate good
sound, and infatuated fire-eater, who could mo-
carry one State in the North. On the Other
side, it is not probable that the dissatisfied
Republicans will b. in the field as party. o.
course, they will warmly oppose Gen. GRANT
nomination, as it is their undoubted right t.
do; but if he is, nevertheless, nominated, thu
majority of them will either accept him or with
draw altogether from the contest, rather thar
imperil the success of the great national party
Ia Missouri the results of boiling have no
been so gratifying as to make repetition o
the experiment particularly inviting. Univer
sal amnesty will, moreover, doubtless b.
passed this winter, and civil service reform
must necessarily form plank of the regula
Republican platform. On what issue. then
will q new party be wanted2
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sST WE have published letters from GORE
spou dents in relation to prejudice in Ooerlin.
Having given both sides hearing, we must
decline publishing anything more on that sub
ject, as we have not the space to spare. We
hope, however, to still receive "letters from
Oberlin' for publication.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1871.

@0wing TO an accident in our press-room
we have been a little delayed in issuing this
weeks paper.
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Home production PHce of Pictou
of bituminou> Nova Scotia)
coal for con coal delivered Rate If
ar. sumption on tht in Boston ] duty.
Atlantic sea duty paid.
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Communications for the editorial department should be
addressed Editor New National Era, Lock Box 81"
business letters from subscribers should
b addressed TO Frederick Douglass Jr, Lock Box 81
This paper s responsible expressed by
Correspondents.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
nesirn Of Court House.

We were yesterday shown a beautiful design
| of the proposed new court house for Hamolln
county drawn by Mr.. A. G. Bruce, architect OF
this city. 1t is to be built at Morristown.
The plan is in the shape of a cross with wings
| on each side of the main building. The centre
or main building is 45x55 feet square with wings
20x44 feet outside The railroad front shows
three stories. The first or basement floor will
have a court room in the centre 3Ox52 feet with
Office in the rear-has room forall the county Of
fccrS besides the Chancery Court room 22x42,
with corridors running the whole length of the
building and elegant stairways at each end
leading to the Circuit Court room above, which
is 42x52 and in the clear % feet high, well
lighted aid ventilated with office for Circuit
COart Clerk and jury rooms adjoining.
The facade presents frontage of 80 feet, three
stories high, with fine display of architecture
in the arrangement of the windows. There is a
handsome portico in the centre, and the corners
are of galvanized iron. making a substantial
ornament to the building. The brick work at
the corners and angles is finished with rustic
brick quoins and pilasters. The corners to the
basement story will be of cut stone The roof
of the main building will be s feet higher than
the wings, hipped at the corners with centre
pediment. The roof of the wings is carved up
the centre and finished with an ornamental slate
covering in regular Mansard style, giving a
very handsome appearance to each end OF the
building. In the centre q square tower, or bel
fry, rises to the height of 30'feet, with a clock
face on one side. The roof will be of slate and
convex in the outline. The whole style of the
building has good architectural appearance
with plainness and durability as the leading fea-
turps to recommend IT,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
MarEYiIle Items.

Last Tuesday evening, after the train
came in from Knoxville, a wild excite
ment broke out in town that the man who
stole Will. Candles horse had come down
on the train and was making his way to
North Carolina. Several horsemen started
in pursuit, and after some hours brought
the suspected man back, kept him until
next morning, when Gamble accompanied
bim to Knoxville, where itwas thought he
could be identified, but failed, and the sus-
pected man was released. "#
On Thursday, at 6@ o'clock P. NJ, by Rev.
j. d. Lawson, at the residence of the
brides father, Mr.. James A. Goddard was
married to Miss Mary e. Brooks.
The colored people held festival Friday
night, in the court house, for the benefit
Of Elder H. DeBose, of the NJ. e. Zion
Church. All event as merry as mar
riage bell" while the patrons received
something pleasant to the taste and con-
tributed at the same time to the upbuild-
ing of their Church.
Mr.. Will. Gillespie was reported to have
been killed by one of John Robinson's men
last Monday evening, but it turned out
that he was only wounded on the head
with a club and soon recovered.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
Significant Threats!

One word more as to the threats of mob
violence, and it is serious word :: Let
Hall and Sweeney beware of going
too far with such threats. The temper of
the great body of the public is not favor
able to such exhibitions. At present they
are waiting to see whether or not the Com
mittee of Seventy can do anything for
them. If they find that no help is to be
had from that quarter, they will be likely
to seek for redress in some other-fOr they
have sOlemnly decided to get rid of Tweed
and all his crew.
Now, one appeal from us, such as Swee-
ny's jail-birds were instructed to put for
ward yesterday, would bring the ring down
in less than twenty-four hOurs-but Heav-
en- forbid that there should be any neces-
sity for making that appeal. In the mean
while, leT the murderOus gang of the ring
do their best and their worst. Whatever
they may do, they cannot help their en-
pIoyers. The Committee of Seventy hold
the hands of the people just now. If that
| Committee cannot drag the ring down, let
us know it soon, and other means will be
found for accomplishing the work, and re-
storing peace and order to the city.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
HOW THE NEWS WAS SENT.
How 1t was Received.

The Montgomery Nail and Advertiser OF
Thursday, the 2Sth, comes to us in mourn
ing for the death of Gen. Clanton. The
first special dispatch received by it about
the killing was not signed, but was as fol-
lows:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. u.
"About dusk this evening, a personal
rencontre occurred in this city between
Gen. James H. Clanton, of Montgomery,
and Col. ID. NJ. Nelson, a son of Judge
Thos. A. r. Nelson, of the Supreme Court
of this State, and during the war the COM
manding officer of q Yankee Regiment, in
which the former was shot and instantly
killed. Gen. Clanton's remains have been
committed to the care of Col. j. III. Gin
drat for transportation to Alabama for in
terment.n
The third dispatch was signed ''R, " and
gave the Press and Herald account of the
affair.
The second dispatch was headed with
the following large headlines:
Assassination of Clanton-His Assas-
sin has Shot Gun and Horse Prepared
and in Waiting-He Tenders an Insult
ClantOn ReSentS it and is Slain."
In addition to the above, the AdUertiScr
says editorially:
&c Ever since last Tuesday rumors have
been current on the streets of this city that
Gen. ClantOn had been killed atsome point
in Tennessee in a personal rencontre.
These rumOrs created great uneasiness and
much excitement among our people, and
scores, and perhaps hundreds of anxious
enquiries were made at this Office concern
ing the truth or falsity of the report. Last
evening about 7:30, the shocking intelli-
gence reached us that in this case rumor
had only forerun the truth. At sundown
we received a special from Knoxville, an
nouncing the postpOnement of the trial of
the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad
case, as also the fact that Gen. Clanton had
participated in the discussion before the
court. Less than two hours later the tele-
graph brought us the news of his death. -
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01

The secret of a hapy temperament is
what we call good-humOr. Is there any
thing so invincible? The guests of anger
and pride and of every passion dash against
us, and we merely resist. But we no more
resist gOod-humor than snow bank the
April sun. Hostility melts; opposition
trickles away. The great orator rises in
wrath, and foams along his speech in tre
mendous invective but his opponent. with
one little sally of good-humor, turns the
whole force of the indignant current away.
So argument reasoning are launched with
power against a public wrong, but launch
ed in vain, when suddenly a stroke of sa-
tirically truthful good-humor raises a
laugh that annihiIates the wrong "Lilli-
bullero," which my Uncle Toby whistled,
was the song that sung King James out of
three Kingdoms. A song and jest may
be more terrible than an army and navy,
and British minister may fear good
humored laugh in Punch as much as an
adverse vote in Parliament.-Ct Curtis.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01

How STRASBCRGERS FEEL.-There does
not appear to exist in Strasburg that de-
gree of determined hatred of the German
invader or that yearning for revenge which
is perceptible at Metz. The Strasbourgeois
selves to their fate and do not anticipate
any immediate change. They are thor.
oughly disgusted with the imperial gov.
eminent, which, by its glaring neglect O
all means of defence, allowed Strasburg tC
fall into the power of the enemy, and ye
they seem to take but little interest in the
present government at Versailles. Stras
burg has certainly suffered more thar
Metz, and evidently wants no further ex
perience of war and sieges and lombard
mentS
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01

The foreign diplomatic world will soon
be compelled to yield to American sway.
There are few Continental embassies that
are not ruled by American influence. The
American bellies have taken the place so
long held by the English. The Comtesse
de Gabriac was Miss Thalon, from the
South; the Princess de Lynar. Miss Mary
Parsons, from Cleveland, Ohio Miss
Dodge is the wife of theIGovernor of Sedan;
and the wife of Commander Gaillard, who
had the Communist prisoners i'm charge.
is lady from Boston. The Due d'Au-
males secretary, NJ. Langel, is married to
Miss Chapman, daughter of Mrs. Chan
man, of anti-slavery celebrity and the
American marriages at the imperial court
are without number.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
Endorsing the Administration.

The following is one of the resolutions
passed by the Massachusetts Republican
Convention on Wednesday:
ReSoLUed, That thepresent ntAdministratio
by the large reduction of the national debt
and interest, so that the national credit
has again been restored and the burdens OF
taxation diminished; by its successful adj
iustment of the controversy with Great
Britain and by its vigorous and successful
action in securing the political rights o.
the people, is entitled to our hearty com,
mendatiOn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
Still the Work Goes On.

The work of improvement in every part ol
our city goes on without interruption. Stran-
gers visiting our place are wonderfully i'm
pressed with the enterprise and prosperity Of
our people. To keep pace with this growth has
been the aim of some of our business men. In
no case has the effort been more successful than
in that of the popular grocer, Mr.. John Lich.
tenwanger. In his new store room formerly
occupied by Capt Bearden two doors north Of
the CHRONICLE office, he has facilities for ac-
commodating his rapidly increasing trade. He
still keeps on hand at his old stand a fine stock,
and altogether can give his patrons superior
bargains. ~ --.--
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Chancery Sale of Valuable City Lots.

IN PURSUANCE TO DECREE PRONOUNCED
by the Chancery Court at Knoxville. Tennessee at
case of John D. Blackford guardian &C., Elizabeth
Webb ct al, will sell at public auction, on the prem
ses Saturday the 2st day of October next of the
lots mentioned in the BILL enough to realize the Of
$500 90, and shall first sell lots numbered lO9 EOS, 6
SO, ST. So So, So 6U and g. in Sneed, King Co.'s adG
on to Knoxville and being part of the lots assigned
to the estate Of j. T. Webb, decd.
TERMS.
Said sale will be made for one-third cash in hand,
one-third in six months, and third in eighteen
months. Notes. with approved security win be re
quired Of purchasers, bearing interest from date, and
lien retained on the lots as further security.
This 30th Sept, ISL.
d1w3t VI. l., PATTERSON, c. NJ.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
Railroad Tickets to the GreenevilIe Fair

We learn from Joel Terrell, Esq, President
of the Greene County Agricultural Association,
that the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad Company will issue return tickets for
fare one way to persons wishing to attend the
Articles for exhibition will be charged full rates
going and returned free on certificate of exhi-
hilton
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
Ponnlar Grocery House.

Messrs Haynes s. Henritze have added anew
feature to their already well regulated grocery
s. Co., of New York, for the sale of their cele-
brated tea, which is put up in canisters contain
ing pounds and half-pounds The cost is not
enhanced by this mode of packing and the tea
retains its strength, and full weight is guaran-
teed. Mr.. Haynes can always be found at the
store ready to wait on his customers who desire
anything in the grocery line. Store in CHRoN-
ICLE building, Market Place.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
Why Joaquin Miller KILLS HIS Indians.

Why Joaquin Miller Kills HIS Indians.
joaquin Miller writes card, thanking
the English and American people for the
Kind manner with which his poem, the
''Sengs Of the Sierras," !" has been received.
In 1t he explains why he permits all his
Indian characters to die. He SAYS:
GAS Kit Carson was allowed to die in
obscurity, without so much as a siX-line
paragraph to chronicle the event. it strikes
me as little strange that men now crv
out against my attempt to preserve the
memory of this truly brave and good man.
No sincere, impartial man can read my al
lusions to Carson and say l have represent
ed him as anything but true man. The
Indian girl is permitted tOperish because il
is in the order of things. She represents {
race that is passing away. 1T would have
been contrary to the order of things to
have allowed her to escape. There is nOt
one Indian in all my songs that survives
not one Indian woman that does not die {
violent death, because this is as it is.
have done my work advisedly, such as il
is, and if l have created a sympathy fol
the Indian girl that compels an OutcIy, il
is surely more perfect than l had thought
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
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miscellaneous and Washington News
FOREIC ~.
GLADSTONE AT BALMORAL.
Druoyn De rHuys Sent TO Austria.


LoypoN, Sept. 30-The usual reference to
the Queens health does not appear in the court
journal
Gladstone and the Prince Of Wales have gone
70 Balmoral castle.
PARIS, Sept. 30.-Druoyn De IHuys IS ap-
pointed Ambassador 10 Austria.
The German Generals refuse to evacuate the
department of Oise until officially informed
that the third half million indemnity has been
paid.
VERSAILLES, Sept 50.-Thc representations
of the Government to Germany, with reference
TO the continued occupation Of Disc, are un-
answered.
There are still troops at Compeigne, and have
returned to Creil, Cressy and Claremont,
The disarmament Of the National Guard at
Bordeaux has been completed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01

1t is reported that Horace Greeley has
got into muss with a Texas editor 1t
appears that in an agricultural essay on
tobacco, Mr.. Greeley asserts that fine cut
will not ripen well unless the tin foil is
stripped from the growing buds early in
the spring, and that plug tobacco ought to
be knocked off the trees with clubs instead
of being picked by hand This the Texas
editor said was nonsense, and Mr.. Greeley
challenged him.