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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05
WAR IN CHINA,

1t will be seen from our dispatches, that
the Coreans, not having given to Commo-
dore Rodgers, our commander in charge
of the proposed expedition TO survey the
shoals of Sable river, satisfactory eXpla-
attack upon our ships few weeks ago, he
promptly resented the insult to our flag,
and in sanguinary struggle, the particu-
lars of which he gives in the style of a
true sailor, handsomely whipped them
out. This may lead to trouble with China,
but there was nothing else left to do The
cowardly insult had to be resented We
have heretofore given the facts about the
first frnnhle
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05
SENATOR BRoWNLoW's CARD.

We invite attention to the communion
tiono of Senator Brownlow in another col
umn. a dispatch giving Forests testi-
timony came very late Tuesday night, and
escaped our observation, The first we
saw of it was the next morning in print.
In view of the Senator's clinching reply,
II is not now necessary that we should note
IT further. This thing of denying the eX-
istence and operation of the Kuklux is.
TO use common expression, "played "
That statement alone will discredit any
witnesses testimony who Incorporates it
as part OF his evidence. Forrest might as
well deny there was rebellion.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05
ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD

While Mr. Stanton was expanding large
sums OF money constructing the Alabama
and Chattanooga Railroad, the Cinntttta-
hooga Times was very soft and smooth,
ana praising him as great man, &c.
within few days past, when Mr.. Stanton
Is embarrassed by the litigation of credit
ors, the Times throws clubs at him. What
is the matter? Doesn't Stanton come I'M
10 suit Kirby? Most persons will think
There Is some secret reason for this sudden
change Of tactics.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05
FORREST BEFORE THE KuKLUx COMMITTEE

When the hero of Fort Pillow was before
the kukluX Committee the other day, he
was asked about the conversation held
with n Correspondent of the Cincinnati COM
mercid in August, 1865. We find the fol-
lowing report of his testimony in the
Washington Correspondence of the New
York Tribune: ..e
When asked concerning these reports, to-day,
he made general denial of the report, and al
legged that he did not say more than 20 words TO
the correspondent a member of the Com
mittee then questioned him in regard to the sew
eral important points of the conversation and
he admitted the substantial truth Of them all
When asked then about the 20 words CONVEX
sstion, he said he ''rcckoned" that he should
have said 20 minutes. During the whole of his
examinatian lie stoutly denied that he was n
hukluX One of the Committee at length asked
him ifhe was II Knight of the White Camelia. He
rected himself and denied it, When, however,
he was asked what order he did belong to. he
replied "thc Order of Pale Faces He denied
that he knew of any KukIux in the South now,
and said that he had disbanded them in tho
Spring of 1868 His letter written in September
1868, was then read 20 him again. and he 'recli-
oned' that it was in the Fall. This was an i'm
Portant admission, as Improved that even though
ne told the truth as it is charitable to suppose
he did, It proved by one Of their own number
that the hukluN was at work during the Presi-
DENTAL campaign. .trfa. ttf ".t
Gen. Forests examination throughout, and
especially when CrOss-questoned was full of
contradictions, and, taken altogether was some
what damaging to him. At one stage of the ex-
animation he remarked that he supposed that
he was not obliged to answer n certain question
If il eliminated himself Senator Scott read to
him the law requiring testimony to be given
even under those circumstances when. after
some hesitation, he said he thought he would
not base it on that plea, but that he did not re-
member. His memory also failed him when
asked the names Of any other members of the
kuklux. He could recall the names of only
rev. VINO have since died, and whom it would,
therefore do tho Committee no good to know.
From this it appears that Forrest has not
made much character for yeracity, before
this Committee, his department being
somewhat damaging to such IA character
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

WE invite the attention of f. -,
the line of the East Tennessc 49,
and Georgia Railroad to our -.
ments for supplying then, ,n,4, " an "ai"ls
. n,,Sooiata a. aa als' We hope they will.
,,i,,n Ill IN ,,,ti q we are making and
3 ra yvorlirg wi p they can. Our agents
sandingin snI oh great success, and are
Iieve the ne Jscribers every day. We be-
niate emf >ople of East Tennessee appre-,
effort .erprise and will support this new
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05
ELECT YOUR SCHOOL CoMMIssIoKERs.

In civil districts where school commits
sioners have not been elected, the matter
should be attended to at once. When the
money is TO be paid out, it will be necessa-
~ to have authority vested in commission
ers to employ teachers, and order their
payment. Without commissioners, no
district can draw its proportion of school
money.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05
FREE SCHOOLS,

The friends of free SCHOOLS should again
bestir themselves, The season is rapidly
advancing Wien schools should be opened.
III Is ll-..nportant that there should be
gooG beginning. We cannot expect per-
Gection at the start, and are prepared for
Irregularities until, by experience, we are
able to overcome them. But if we do well
from the beginning, it will disarm grum-
blers, who have long since made up their
minds to oppose everything which may
be done to impart general education to the
young. We expect all the opposition such
men are able to give, but it will be harm
less if the friends of the cause will only
remain true and watchful.
The tax books are now in the hands Of
the collector, and the earlier the school tax
is paid the better. twill save trouble and
embarrassment generally. Then the ques-
ton of employing teachers is an import
ant one. None but competent persons
should be engaged. Men and women of
high standing both as to morals and lite
rary qualifications should be employed as
far as possible. We will look with pro-
found interest upon the organization and
first years operations of these schools. If
successful, they will reflect everlasting
credit upon their first managers.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

a LATE number of the New York hide
le'ldcat has an editorial condemnatory of
obscene publications, which are said to be
on the increase. There is law against
the circulation of such documents through
the mails, and postmasters cannot be too
strict in its enforcement. There is no tell
ing how much they do to corrupt the
morals of the young.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

TRINITY CHURCH, New York city owns
property to the value of $50, OOO, 900. 1t
rivals Grace church in the social rank of
its attendants and members. But last
9aDoath IL TOOK decided new departure"
1t was nothing less than having a colOred
minister. r.. Love, from Florida
preach the sermon and serve the commun-
ton. His sermon, which was very able
one ris epOrted in the HcydId.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

THE New York Sun, the editor Of which
has proven himself the prince of black
guards, continues to compliment President
Grant with the coarsest and most vulgar
abuse. The i'll viii Of such journal is a
thousand times more complimentary to
pan than its friendship.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

TIE New York Herald thinks Chase
and Hancock will be the Democratic can
dldates iorthe Presidency. No one doubts
their Willingness to make the race for that
party, or for any other party.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

INDIANA is well supplied with rail-
roads. A man may leave his home In
any county in the state, go to Indianapo-
lis, the capital, and return TO his home by
10 O'Clock the same evening.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

THE New York Tribune thinks that
before the Republicansfo that State have
much to say about who will receive their
support for President at the NEXT election,
they would do well to get themselves into
a condition to make their support to any
man available. This will apply N
other States. Unless T. acre is harmony in
te ranks IN the seve' al States, success Is
TT noxt ms cert" inty In the great con-
t ,eS. next year. " It us get ready for vie
finding the rig ot man The honest " nca.
hen,se Jue 90" ntry will settle that if left to
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

THE Nashville Banner meanly insinu-
ated some days ago that Ercry Saturday
and HarperS' Weekly were partisan and
sectional in their writings and car
toons, and gave as the motive actuating
them to such a course, that they probably
expected "tit-bits" from the administra-
ton. Granting the truth of the charge
for the sake Of the point we want to make,
its assignment of motives we said were
mean, and that they probably put their
own motives up for the standard. This
the Banner thinks unworthy of the
CHRONICLE, and intimates our filings are
inspired by some persons outside of our
editorial family" We hope the Banner
can better appreciate by its own expert
ence the feelings of others when such
charges are preferred. All we have to say
is that we consider Horpcrs' Weekly the
best edited and most honorably conducted
journal in the United States, and mean in
situations against it's editor, Mr.. Geo. w.
Curtis, must be inspired by some mean
spirit, for they can have no foundation in
fact. AS to the Banners fling at us, We
it meaner than the original pr0vo-
cation. There is no man living outside
the "ed!!tt22::ial famii.:y; of the CHRoNIcLE.n.
VINO inspires or writes its editorials. We
would not allow any man to "inspiren
what we had not the brains, courage or
disposition ourselves to say. We write
our own editorials and hold our own views,
on public questions, and all insinuations,
to the contrary are as mean as they are
false.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05

TIE New Departure goes down rath-
err roughly with large portion of the Dem
ocratc party. The signs are not very ia
vorable in Pennsylvania and other North
eTn States, The old fashioned, pure, una
dulterated Democracy don't like to give
up the principles for which they have
fought so long, and adopt for a platform,
principles assimilating as near as possible,
those of the Republican party. Speaking
of accepting negro suffrage, Democratic
paper in Pennsylvania remarks
We assert, and defy contradiction, that there.
are not one hundred Democrats in the three hun
drcd thousand within the borders of the COM
franchise upon the negro.
q, The Democratic party, then, does not desire
the negro vote w.
1t desires and will accept no political aid from
the negro. n-'0~'#
II says to him, Hands off" ..
The Democratic party ever has been and by
the grace Of God will continue to be-
THE white mans partyn
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-05
THE A. & C. RAILROAD.

The matter of the bankruptcy of the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Com
pany coming up by appeal before Judge
Wood, in the United States Circuit Court
at Montgomery, Alabama, the former adj
judication of Judge Busted, in the Dis
trict Court, by which the road was declared
bankrupt, was set aside, and the road turn
ed over to its officers.
The grounds upon which the reversal
were made, as reported to the Times, were:
First, that there was no proper service
upon the road. Second, that no act OF
bankruptcy on the part of the road was
alleged or proven, and, third, that the
charter of the Company did not authorize
the making and issuing of the CONNER.
cial paper upon which the proceedings,
were based.
We can not, with the brief facts report
ed by telegraph, see what further steps can
be taken by the petitioners, and the proba-
bilities, therefore, are that the road will
be left to be operated by its officers. We
regard this decision as very fortunate to
the creditors of this corporation, for, if
prudently managed by its present officers,
its debts will be sooner liquidated than if
put into the hands of the Bankrupt Off
Gals. The road is one of grand impor-
lance to all this section. II opens up to-
the trade of our business men "a new UNI
developed country. Its operation, under
enterprising men, will soon enable it to
pay at least n prorata of its debts, and
make it source of revenue to its owners
and creditors. We are glad it is to be
operated, and think the decision one for
approval.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-10-12

BUSINESS brough, DR.. Webster at
at one time TO London, and one dav,
when passing the House Of Lords, his
curiosity induced him to make an ef.
fort to stop AMI soc them. None
were admitted without an order, cX.
ccpt noblcmcn's servants. Webster
being ignorant Of the rules, requested
admittsnce.
What Lord do you belong to ?
asked the doorkecpcr.
To the Lord jehovah replied
Webster.
TO the Lord jehovah ?" q7ericj
the doorkccp'r; II have kept here
seven years, but have not heard o'
such a Lord, Jack" said lie 70 his fel
low keeper on the frort s'ep', here
is a fellow who says he belongs to the
Lord Jehovah ; do You know such q
Lord ?"
Never heard Of him eaii Jack.
"Bu',' said the Doctor "rh're i
such q Lord.'
Pass him 10, said Jack, II sup
pose It's some poor Scotch Lorl'
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Artemus wardin Utah.

| regret 10 say that efforts were
made to make Mormon Of mo Will g
| was 10 Utah. 1t was lear-year when
| was there ard seventeen youn,
willows, tho wives of q deceased Nor
mon, offered mo thcir hearts and han Is
| called on them Que day, AMI taking
their white, soft hands in minc--which eli
made eighteen hands altogethor--I
found them iu tears And | sail,
Why is this thus? Wha, is the rca-
son of this thusness Z" They hove d
sigh seventeen sighs Of different size
They saii, Doth not like usy" |
said, Il doth, | doth = also slil, Il
hopO your in tdniious are honorable ;
~ ! am lOsc child, my parents bcin.
far, far away They then said, "Wit
not marry us !'-"Oh no it cannot
was" Again they asked the to marry
them. AMI again dcclinci. Then
they cried, 80 cruel man this is to
much--oh too much :" | told them
that it was ou account Of the mich
ness that | declined.
Mr. lIcbcr G. kimball is the frs,
Vice Presi lcntoi the Mormon Church;
and would, consequently, succeed t.
the full presidency on Brigham Young
death. Brother kimball is a gay
aud festive fellow Of some seventy
summers, or some--crs there about
lie has one thousand head of cattle,
aud hundred head OF wives. lie
slys they are awful caters.
Brigham loung's family is very
large lie is more father than any
man | know. When u, home he
ought TO be very happy, with sixty
wives to minister TO his comforts, and
thrice sixty children to soo'ho his di.-
tractcl mind. All my frenl', wha'
is home without family?
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salt for Oats.

At mcetin- of the farmers lns'i-
tutc OF Pennsylvania receo,,y, L Nor.
rs exhibited a sample OF oats grown
by Inscrsoll, Of the Philadelphia So
cieiy for promo,.n; Agriculture.
This was Of extraordinary siz, and
early maturity, produced by 'ha ap.
plicaiion OF SIX bushels )t salt 10 tho
acre. The stalks were much larger
than usually seen, tn, leaves broader,
auI in every way superior TO other
samples exhibited Mr. Il.ers)ll
stated that tho advanced condition o!
his oats. a. we'll A. the uuusual sil' Of
The stalks, was owing to the fac, ths,
h2 haG sown broadcast upon the fell
,ix bushels Of sat 10 the acre shST
sowing the oats. \ large quantity OF
sal, could bc used, bu, uevlr greater
than forty bushels Sl.', TO b, etlis4-
cioas ou oats. whea; or corn, shoald
be put on sandy soil, aul not oa slid
clay lauis. Mr InseIso.l hal been
using sal, Tor a number OF years, sud
found tha, No, only the grain crops
were benediel, ba. the aNer crops,
particularly clover.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-10-12

GREAT MEN.-There are no mute
Miltous.' Ifa mau has something to
say he will inevitably say il /, is
one Of the pleasau,es, self-lelasioas TO
imagine that va might have beon ,ki'
or that had circumstances been kind
or. The truth is that the mlu with
the right stun in him makes his own
circumstances lie does no, sit down
at the feet Of Destiny; he gets up and
elbows her out OF the way, Very
few Of the worlds great men have beeu
born with, SO to say, gold spoon il
their mouths, They have. seue up
from lOwlinsss, from toll, from penury,
and become kings and princes amoas
nen by the sheer force Of the soul tha
was in them. Ii ,hers - in ba'
man soul any true and srea, power /
oW dni expression. II We are weak
and iuhrm efparposs aai unssscsss'
fal. We may as veil bs sars tAa. II wa'
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OF Intercsito Farmers.

In Great Britain aul ireland the
wcalthicst and most in dependent Of
farmers are those who occupy large
farms OF good lrass land, aud who
fatcn an sell annually large nun.
bcrs Of cattle. This class OF farmers
arc called grazicrs. They keep very
iiitle OF the land in 'ilagc, DO no, win
ter large numbers OF catile, but buy
two OF three year Old hciicrs and siccrs
in the spring, keep them on choice
past ire during The summer nnd au-
'umn aud sell them before tie AM.
nails begin to lose Gc III in the fall.
The vast hcarls OF Texan ci,;lc aye
sometimes managed in similar way
being purchased when in low ccnG
ton, ani Il iven on the rancho AMI
.ucculcnt prairie grlss until they
have become n'arly fat. Farmers
who lave good grIs. land should de-
vote al least portion Of il 10 Etteu
stock good tw) o. Dhr,c yclroll heif-
ers and steers, kept on rich pastures
for six months. would probably pay
better than inferior ullige. The mon.
cy would al come together, and the
cost OF transportation, compared with
that Of cereals, would b. tritling Eve.
ry farmer shoull Nttcu all his youus
stock that arc no. rcqGirel for the
larry oryokc. Selling stock Of any
Kind before they are properly made
up for ,'c market i, avery bad man.
ascmeut, ani a grco; deal Of money il
lost by farncr- every year in this way.
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Preparing for the wrath TO
Come.

Sweet are the uses af aivcrsity -
slid Shakespeare We never knew
nf anybody TINT cared to taste Of that
kind Of sweetness except one, He
was an old wld)wcr had been a Wild
over for upwards OF ten years. When
IN his siX,icth year hc commenced
counting q very high tempered maj.
den OF forty. Occasionally these an-
cient turtlc-doveS would quarrel, and
he lady w1ull pitch into her aimircr,
black his eyes. tear his clothes, and
pull out some of the few hairs left on
his head IN fact. when he left her
presence on such occasions, lie looked
like an Orangeman who had made use
of his party toasts when 10 company
with few Hibernians. Still he
clung-this infatuated old milk sop
did-to the passionate maiden, an /
eventually she consented to marry
him. When their engagement be
come known to the demenied III fos-
sits friends, one of them asked him
how he could possibly want to marry
a woman Of such IN outrageous tenn
per.
We'll" this dilapiiated old philos'
opher replied. you see haven't got
long to live, AMI as dou't exactly
know to which place III 20 wh,n |
peg out, LIN trying to prepare for the
worst. think she'll fit pretty well
for the wrath to come, if such should
be my fate
We think that old man knew how
to extract all the sweet" there was
in adversely
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-10-12

SALT FOR SWINE Swine are such
greedy feeder, that Mt few farmers
pay very little attention TO their fee
ding, The swilI barrel is often very
little better than Z siuk, and the poor
hogs are expected to eat anyth,n; anl
everything which i refused by The
other auim,ls, hlmin ani brute a,
like. This shor,-sjghiei treatment.
however, soon works out lis own
cure, or rather punishment, for swine
thus treated make poor pork, ani oi-
ten djo bef,re killing time Other,
who are particular about teedius their
pigs forget TO supply them with salt
as they do other aninIls, They re-
quire to b. saltcd, however, just as
much as cattle, horses, or sheep, and
suffer rs much when neglected a any
Of The animals. II the fool is not re.
gulArly sailed, there should b. n
iroush or box iu every sly, in which
salt may be deposited regularly for
the use eli the animals. Sailing the
food jadiciously would be much the
bsst way,
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NOspuetOes Compelling - Sail.
or TO Drown Himself.

The mosqnitoe, Of Burmah have n
terrible reputation, bat we never i'm.
asiucl tina, they were such formida-
ble wrctchcs that they coull compel
even sailor to commit suicide. Yet
that is the character local paper
gives them.
y sailor, walking as sentry on the
gausway of her Majcstys frislte,
" Fox, when the vessel was lying at
anchor on the Irrawafy--was dread
fully teased and excited by the swarm>
OF musqnctces which kept worrying
him. No amount of G citing had the
least etfcc, on them. Finally he gave
mp in despair, anl calling to his COM
rade Bob, II say, Boz" hc inquired.
/" do you think hcl is worse than this
- placc?' (uSiug some dreadful
expressions in reference to his turmcn n,-
ors) lie said he did not know. " but
no doubt qurth Bob, sit is pretty
bad here, aud unless we get the skin
Of an elephat the burnin. singing
will cat Us all up alive The sufferer
remarked, Goodbye, Bob am go-
ing to see il il is not cooler there than
it is here"
With that he walked up the steps
AMI gave Que jump, anl away over.
board he went, to sink to rise NJ
more. The watch was rorscd with
the cry "a man ovcrbolrd.'
Boats were lowered, AMI every
search made TO recover the infatuated
man who wanted to get away from
the pcsterins, worryin, mp,quetocs
aud could not. H. committed suicide
in the frenzy produced by them
\ court OF inquiry was held next
day. an ! their verdict was drowned
himself when mI1 from the stucs Of
swArm' of IN m,Sqncroes - CJmmodore
sent ashore aud bought book muslin
enough IN town 10 supply each man
with Il set of mosqre:o nets or cur
tnins, when the mis'ry Of these IN.
happy m'n was brought to happy
7 close.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-10-12

How A WESTERN EDITOR GETS
Our Of A SCRAPE The editor OF the
La Crosse -iemocrat had some prairie
chickens sent him the other day aud
fully acknowledged the same, forget
ting that the chickens had been shol
10 violation of he game law. Next day
he says they were fish aud blame'
the composi,or for tho mistake. lie
adds
Tho error was more mortiiy ing tC
US because tho law preventing the
having in our possession OF prairie
chickens was yet in force, aud i
might lead ignorant parties 10 sup
pose that we had violated the law
aud set at defiiuce the State of Wis
cousin, aud all the law abiding people
thereof. We knew they were fish all
tho time, and told tho gIl wheu she
vas picking Of tho feathers they were
6sh. The wish,bone wa'a regalar
catfish wi,h-boae, and the feet-baI
why multiply words, anybody would
know they waro not chickens,