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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-19
To whom IL May Concern.

The impression seems to prevail among our
merchants to some extent, at least, that have
had something to do with certain indictments
recently found against them by the Grand Jury
of the Circuit Court. This is erroneous and
desire to correct it. The matter is entirely be-
yond my control. l had supposed that when
men came Hp in few days after the expiration
Of their license, showing no intention to evade
the laws it would not be rigidly enforced
against them. 1 so expressed myself to some of
our merchants, but it seems the Grand Jury un-
der their oaths thought differently Some have
found fault with me for not giving them notice
The law does not require me to do so, but, not
withstanding, / caused a notice to be made
through the CHRONICLE, calling attention to the
expiration of license and likewise the penalties
for negleting to renew, which was left standing
over week In addition, Mr. BLANC, my dep
uty, sent through the postofice special notices
to a number of merchants, and only ceased to
do so when it was found that it availed
nothing. 1t has been thought by some
that l procured the action of the Grand
Jury by reporting delinquents. did no such
thing. The records were called for by the Jury
and indictments were found without my knowl-
edge. l could have had no motive whatever in
such a course. 1t does not profit me one cent 1
get no fees from the cases. and am certain do
not owe any man malice enou,h to saddle upon
him malicious prosecution. / regret the
whole matter rs much as any one. l regret to
SEQ cur best men annoyed in this way, but if
there is fault anywhere it is with the Legisla
ture that made the law The officers who exc
cute it ought not to be complained of, unless
they purposely make it an engine of opp ression.
This have always attempted to avoid and will
continue to do so. WM. RULE,
Clerk Knox County Court.
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Monroe County Matters.

The interesting topic of the construction of
railroad from North Georgia to Knoxville via
Ma5isonville, is still under daily discussion A
good many are in favor of its being built, but
no man has yet been found among us SO rash as
to propose to contribute the right of way over
his land, or 10 subscribe any money to the en-
terprise The affair is likely to turn out about as
fruitful as our daily conversations about the
vast undeve loped mineral resources of East
Tennessee
The Federal Court ut Knoxville is still sitting, to
the terror and utter disgust of the chiyalry
Much more, however, is said by the wise and
fissy ones not in durance.. vile than by the
parties who are actually under the ban
Andrew Talbert, an old citizen of this county,
died at his residence in Madisonville, the
10Th inst 1t is said that Madisonville, the
county site of this county, has no preacher, no
shoemaker, no tailor, no milliner. If this
be true, that town must be self-sustaining
Institution.
There is arumor on the wing that statue
is proposed in honor of our late representative,
to be commensurate in its proportions with his
public services
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-19

Many of our public men, says Colonel
Forney, in his Anecdotes" ;" are capital
amateur editors. He gives the following
examples: Thomas III. Benton was a
valuable and vigorous contributor to the
Globe, in war upon the United States
Bank. His style was trenchant and ele-
vated, and his facts generally impregna-
BILE James Buchanan was frequent wri-
ter in my old paper, the Lancaster L,stelli
geacer and Journal, and in the Pernsytpa-
nian. His diction was cold and unsym-
pathetic, but exact, clear and condensed.
His precise and elegant ehirography was
the delight Of the compOsitors. Judge
Douglas wrote little, but suggested much.
His mind teemed with points l never
spent an hour with him which did not fur
nish me with new ideas. He was a treas
ure to an editor, because he possessed the
rare faculty of throwing new light upon
every subject in the shortest possible time.
Ex-Attorney General J. S. Black would
have made superb journalist, and was a
ready and useful contributor. His style
is .terse, fresh and scholarly. Caleb Cush-
ing is another statesman who once delight
ed in editorial writing, and still occasion
ally varies his heavy professional toll by
the same agreeable relaxation. 1 have
known him to stand up to his tall desk,
and dash off column after column on for
eign and domestic politics, on art, on IL
nance, with astonishing rapidity and
eaSe.o
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CITY ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE TAXATION FOR
THE YEAR 1871.

AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE TAXATION FOR
THE YEAR 1871.
BE 1T ordained by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Riorrile IN General
Council assembled, That the rate of taxation for
the year 1871 shall be one dollar and twenty-f
cents upon each one hundred dollars of the as
sessed value of the real estate and personal pro-
perty in said city subject to taxation Except
railroad stock, money loaned at interest, and
manufacturing stock; also, there shall be as
sessed tax upon each person subject to poll
tax the sum Of fifty cents for general purposes.
Be it further ordained That an additional
tax of one mill shall be assessed for the year 1871
upon each one dollar of all the real and person.
al property in said city with the above excep-
special tax of fifty cents shall be assessed on
each person liable to poll tax in said city for
public school purposes, and which shall be used
for public school house
j. S. VAN GLIDER, Mayor.
GEO. NJ. WHITE, Recorder.
February 10, 1871.
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THE ARKANSAS IMBRoGLIo.
The Payment of Interest on the Vfrgiuia
State Debt.

The Paymenf Oh interest OF the Vtrgtuta
State Debt.
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. Ie.-'The Joint
Committee of Finance of the two Houses
of the General Assembly met last night
and determined to recommend the pay
ment of the interest on the firstof January,
on what is known as the old debt of the
Commonwealth, amounting to s., 200, 900.
The Legislature of 1867 funded the ac-
erued interest, and neither the bonds thus
created nor the interest which has accrued
since on the old and new bonds as well, are
provided for in the arrangement.
The committee arranged for commits
sioner to take charge of the assets of the
State, out of which the two last named
items of Indebtedness shall be primarily
provided for.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 1.-THE Arkansas Sen
ate after first refusing to receive the i'm
peachment managers, after much wrang-
ling, adjourned. In his Impeachment
message, read in the House, Gov. Clayton
announces that after advice from the best
talent he should not be suspended, and
that he was determined to retain charge of
the State by force until the articles of inn
parchment were regularly presented to the
Senate and officially communicated him !;
when this was done he would readily sur
render. The message was rejected, AZ to
80. The Governor has the approaches to
the executive mansion guarded, and will
declare martial law if necessary. ~
1t is understood that Lieut.. Gov. john
son is preparing to call out the military,
and proclaim himself Governor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-There was a
tremendous rain last night, clear now, but
the wires work slow.
Congressional news unimportant.
No commercial news from the north at
half past one o'clock.
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 1S.-The follow
ing is the plan relative to the State debt
agreed upon by the Joint Committee on
Finance of the Legislature:
"SEC. /. New bonds are to be issued for
the principal of the State bonds outstand-
ing on April 1st, 1861, aggregating thirty
two millions of dollars. The new bonds
ty wears, and to be either couponed or reg
istered, at the option of the holder. The
interest to be paid semi-annually, begin
ming January Ist, 1872 and the coupons to
be receivable for State taxes. The interest
is to be paid regularly on the sterling
de,r.t which is included in the thirty-twO
millions but new bonds are not to be is
sued therelcr. A.
interest accrued. o. which may accrue up
to July, 1871, and al, the assets OF the
State, including what is receiVeu il1nl ,ll
West Virginia, are to be made over 10 tne
Commissioners, and employed b. tnem;
first, In the payment of the said acc ueu
interest; and, second, for the payment Oh
the public debt"
The Legislature, to-day, passed a joint
resolution to adjourn on March 18th.
A heavyswind and rain storm is prevail
ing in this vioinity-snowing, blowing
down trees, barns, etc.
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GERMAN SOLDIERS IN FRENCH HOUSES.
The correspondent of the London Times,
who has lately been accompanying ethe
Duke of Mecklenburg's army, is much
impressed by the admirable system of
quartering troops which prevails with the
Germans. When reduced to its elements,
this wonderful system seems to consist i'm
simply going from house to house and al
lotting all the beds of private citizens to
soldiers till every man is provided for.
Where, upon these OCCASIONS" the cor
respondent candidly confesses, "the fami-
ly goes to must ever remain mystery"
Once he himself woke in the middle of the
night In a comfortable bed, which had
been assigned to him by the quartermas-
ter, and perceived "by the dim flicker of
an expiring fire, his hostess and two chill
dren sitting up doing in chairs" The
poor creatures had no alternative but to
spend the night thus, for they had no
other bed in the house.
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MISCELLANY.
POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED.


Cespedes Trying to Escape from Cuba.
GERMAN NEWS.
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE Emperor, by a
decree issued, suspends State siege during
the elections, and orders a temporary re-
lease of all political prisoners awaiting trial
without prejudice to their future prosecu-
ton.
CUBAN NEWS.
HAVANA, Feb. 17.-Surrendered insur-
gents say that Cespedes is attempting to
escape from the Island.
FRENCH NEWS.
BORDEAUX, Feb. 1S.-The English, Aus
trian and italian ambassadors visited
Thiers, and officially recognized the new
government.
The Assembly has conferred executive
power upon Thiers, with power to select
his own council. Fayre is continued as
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Chamber showed a disposition to
postpone the consideration of the PROPOSE
ton regarding Alsace and Lorraine.
Thiers insisted OH its present considera-
ton, saying, "The Assembly must, on its
own responsibility, clearly declare its
wishes upon the subject"
ENGLISH NEWS.
LONDON, Feb 1S.-In debate in the
House of Lords, the prevailing tone was
that England's weak hesitancy had lost
her the respect of the belligerents, and in
vited an early war for her existence.
SPANISH NEWS.
MADRID, Feb. 1S.-The Spanish elec-
tons occur on the Sth of March, and
shortly afterward in Porto Rico and Cuba.
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A QUESTION ANswERED.-A few Sun
days ago, as Mr.. Beecher was about COM
mencingh his sermon, stout fatherly look
ing man was endeavoring to make his way
though the crowd, to get within better
hearing distance of the distinguished ora
tor. At that moment Mr.. Beecher's voice
rang out the words of the text: "Who art
thou? Who art thou? ?" again cried out
the dramatic preacher. The stout party,
thinking himself in the wrong perhaps,
by pressing forward, and believing him
self personally addressed, startled the
brethren and nonplussed their reverend
chieftain by sedately replying:
"I'm big merchant from Chicago, sir, 1
hope you amt mad. There amt nary
chair, or else I'd sot down."
Plymouth Church didn't recover
serenity for ten minutes Michigan Far
1,aer.
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Az ORD1NPNcB REGULATING PRIVILEGES.

An ORDINPNcB REGULATING PRIVILEGES.
Bes,t ordainedi5ysthe Mayor and Alderp,en of
the city of Keoruitte IN General Council assem-
blcd, That hereafter all merchants and traders
in merchandise, desirous OF doing business in
said city, shall first, before transacting said
business, obtain from the Recorder license for
said privilege, and pay the following sum, to
wit First, if the capital does not exceed ten
thausand dollars the sum of twenty dollars and
one dollar fee, and give proper bond of one
formance of his report of business at the expira-
ton of said license of one year, at which time
he or they shall pay an additional sum on said
license of two dollars on each two thousand dol
lars of capital used in said business, beyond the
first ten thousand; also a privilege tax for sell
ing of fifty cents on each one hundred dollars
capital employed in said business, and the
amount of capital shall be ascertained by the
average amount of stock held and kept for sale
during the year, as near as can be estimated.
Said license shall be used only at one place of
business in said city.
BE it further ordained, That for the privilege
of selling goods wares, merchandise or produce
by sample or the taking or the securing of Or
ders, the person desirous of doing said business
shall first obtain from the Recorder of said city
license for one year and pay the sum of ten
dollars and one dollar fee. But said goods
shall not be exempt from taxation when sold to
the regular merchants in the reports Of busi-
ness.
Be it further ordained, That if any person
sells % attempts to sell goods or to exercise any
of the above privileges without obtaining the
license above prescribed, the Recorder shall
issue to the Chief Marshal or his assistants,
of double the amount of the privilege taxes
hereby imposed in this ordinance, together with
the costs and charges, by distraining and sell
ing SO much Of the delnquent's goods and chat
tells as shall be sufficient for the purpose; and
for selling by samples any goods, wares or mer-
chandise, fine of not less than twenty dollars
nor greater than fifty dollars shall be assessed
by the Recorder and collected by the proper
officers of said city against any person violating
said ordinance. The officer having seized the
goods and chattels of the delinquent shall give
ten days notice of the time and place of sale,
which he shall make at the time specified
Be 1T further ordained, That this ordinance
take effect from and after its passage.
j. S. VAN GLIDER, Mayor.
GEO. NJ WBITE, Recorder.
February 10 1871
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-19

In the March number of the Atlantic
Monthly Mr.. James Il. Fields gives the
third instalment of his whispering Gal
lery" sketches. He says of Hawthorne:
He dined one day with Longfellow, and
brought with him friend from Salem.
After dinner the friend said: "I have been
trying to persuade Hawthorne to write a
story based upon legend of Acadia, and
still current there: the legend ola girl who,
in the dispersion of the Acadians, was
separated from her lover, and passed her
life in waiting and seeking for him, and
only found him dying in a hospital when
both were old.n Longfellow wondered
that this legend did not strike the fancy of
Hawthorne, and said to him "If you
have really made up your mind not to use
it for story?" To this Hawthorn assent
ed, and moreover promised not to treat
the subject in prose till Longfellow had
seen what he could do with it in verse.
And so we have "Evangeline'' in beauti-
ful hexameters-a poem that will hold its
place in literature while true affection
lasts. Hawthorne rejoiced in this great
success of Longfellow, and loved to caunt
up the editions, both foreign and Ameri-
can, of the now world-renowened poem
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How THE GERMAN ARMY is FED
What it takes to feed the German army in
France may be inferred from the following
In the space of twenty-four hours, each
weighing three pounds each; 13O cwt. of
rice or pearl barley; 20 oxen; 120 cwt. of
bacon; 10 cwt. of SALT 80 cwt. of coffee; 12
cwt, of oats; cwt. of hay; $500 quarts of
spirits, and $500 ounces of orange essence,
or some other bitter tiRcture, taken with
the spirits. To this gigantic repast add so
cwt. of tobacco, 100000 ordinary cigars,
and 80, 600 officers cigars for each ten days.
If you multiply these figures by "a or 25
you have the sum total of the consumption
of single day, or, as regards tobacco. of
ten days, of the troops in the field.
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TIE FIRE BY THE SEA.

The following lines will be recognized by tht
readers of Alice Carey's poems as among the
most beautiful of the many graceful stanzai
from her pen. Those not familiar with hel
works will gather therefrom some idea of the
lamented authoress;
There were seven fishers with nets in their hands
And they walked and talked by the seaside
sands;
Yet sweet as the sweet dew-fall
The words they spake, though they spako SO low
Across the long, dim centuries flow,
And we know them, one and all
Aye! know them and love thSaa all,
Seven sad men in the days of DID,
And one'was gentle, and one was bold,
And walked with dowcast eyes
The bold was Peter, the gentle was John.
And they all were sad, for the Lord was gone,
And they kney not if he would rise
Knew not if the dead would rise.
The live-long night, till the moon went out
In the drowning waters they beat about
Beat slow through the fogs their way
And the sails dropped down with ringing wet,
And no man drew but an empty net,
And now twas the break of the day
The great glad break of the day
sCast your nets on the other side
('Twas Jesus speaking across the tide
And they cast and were dragging hard,
But that disciple whom Jesus loved,
Cried straightway out, for his heart was moved,
"It is our risen Lord
Our Master and our Lordp
Then Simon. girding his fishers coat,
Went over the nets and out of the boat
Aye first of them all was he;
Repenting sore the denial past,
He feared no longer his heart to cast
Like an anchor into the sea-
Down deep in the hungry sea.
And the others, through the miats so dim,
In little ship went after him,
Dragging their net through the tide;
And when they had gotten close to the land,
They saw a fire of Goals on the sand,
And, with arms of love so wide,
Jesus the crucifed
lis long, and long, and long ago,
Since the rosy lights began to flow
Ger the hills of Galilee;
And with eager eyes and lifted hands
The seven fishers saw on the sands
The FIRE of Goals by the sea-
On the wet wild sands by the sea.
Tis long ago, yet faith in our souls
Is kindled just by that fire of Goals
That streamed o er the mists of the sea !;
Where Peter, girding his fishers coat
Went over the nets and out of the boat,
To answer, 'Lov'st thou meF'
Thrice over, 'Lov'st thou me?'
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JOSH BILLINGS ON HORNS. .u-.Din
ner horns: This is the oldest and most sa-
kred thare liz. 1t liz set to musk, and PLAYS
Home, Sweet Home about noon. 1t
will arrest a man and bring him in quicker
than sheriff's warrant. 1t kauzes the
deaf to hear, and the dumb to shout for
joy. Glorious old instrument! long may
your lungs last! Whisky Horn, This
horn varys in length from three to six
inches liz the favorite size. 1t liz different
from other horns, being ov fluid natur
1t is really more pugnashus than the rams
horn; six inches of it will knock man
perfectly calm.n
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The Judiciary
Committee was discharged from further
consideration of the questions of female
suffrage and the recognition of the chris
tian religion.
The judiciary Committee reported adj
yersely on the following bills:
Establishing Western Judicial District
for North Carolina.
Relative to the District Attorney of
Louisiana.
Repealing several acts relating to the
Tenure-of- Office law.
After short executive session, the Sem
ate adjourned
HOUSE.
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After the adjournment of the United States
Courts yesterday, the Grand jury presented to
Judge Emmons the following address, which,
as citizen and not in his official capacity, the
Judge accepted in a happy and interesting re-
ply:
To the Hon. II. III. EDtu,ons, Judge Of the
United States Circuit Court for the Eastern
District of Tennessee
The undersigned Grand Jurors in attendance
during the sitting of your Honorable Court,
while apologiEing for their seeming intrusion
in thus addressing your Honor, feel it to be an
agreeable duty to hereby testify unto your
Honor upon your leaving our District on this
your first official visit, our high appreciation Of
the dignifed, fearless and Impartial manner
with which your delicate and responsible duties
have been discharged.
While firmly and uHhesitatingly administer
ing the laws of the nation in the spirit of true
patriotism and judicial integrity, we feel your
with mercy, and impartiality with justice. Our
relations to your Honor as jurors have been
made extremely pleasant by the courtesy and
solicitude we have received from your hands.
Hoping that your life may be long spared to
give honor and influence to the Bench, and that
we may hereafter be privileged to have the
benefit Of your wisdom and firm administration
of the laws of the land, wo beg to wish you
safe return TO your home and other fields OF
duty
B. Mcdaniel, Samuel L. Childress,
John P. Walker, E. B. Walker,
Joseph Lynn, William Hunt,
Lafayette Jones' d. G. Thornburg,
M. v. Wyrick, S. w. Hyden,
r. Rule, Isaac Snodderly,
VIM. A Madden, W. A. A. Conner.
T.. A. Millard, John B. Cate,
John Anderson, j. B. Hunt,
j. G. Heard, John j. Edens,
William G. Davis, William Cecill,
Samuel McMahon
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