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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-10
AsHlMCTON,
The sEotIes-Fisl. Corres,so:.aence.


WAsHINaToN, Jan. 9.--The President
has nominated Robert w. Fitzhugh for
Collector of Customs at Natchez, and VIM.
Hunter for Appraiser of Merchandise at
Mobile.
The Judiciary Committee has considered
the appointment bill.
The Committee has also considered IA
vorably the amendment to the Bankrupt
bill, provided it should not divert the dow
er of the bankrupt's wife, and provided it
does not conflict with State laws.
The Motley-Fish correspondence covers
thirteen thousand words The details are
mostly personal.
It is understood that Ambler's amend
ment will be defeated, as it would cause
delay, and permit the resolution to pass a;
it came from the Senate.
Abbott is cOntesting Vance's seat in the
Senate, on the ground that the votes east
for Vance were null, as being cast for an
ineligible person, and that he (Abbott) re-
ceived majority OF the legal votes.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-10

The fall commences about the 1st of Oc-
tober and extends to about the first of jan
uary. This is one Of the pleasantest sea-
sons we have. The average temperature
of these months is about 50'. The weather
is cool but not cold; frosts at night, but
genial, sunshiny days. The Indian sum-
mer comes about the first of November, and
during ten or fifteen days gives us uneX.
ceptional weather.
WINDS.
The winds have an important influence
on the climate, and few words about
them may not be out Of place here. We
have two systems of winds prevailing.
The Southwestesly and Southerly surface
winds, charged with warmth and moisture
from the Gulf, add to the fertility and ge-
niaility of our climate. The upper system
is one of Northerly winds. Observations
for several years show that in East Ten
nsssee the prevailing winds are from the
South and West. Next to these, Northern
winds are most prevalent; Easterly winds
are the least prevalent. In addition to
these winds, we have almost continuously
night breeZes, which arc dry and cool in
summer, giving relief from the heat.
These are facts about the climate of this
section, which we believe to be reliable.
They make good all that we have claimed
for it. There is nothing Of more import
anse TO the immigrant than the climate of
his proposed home There is nothing
which will have more influence upon him
and his family. 1t is desirable, if posi-
ble, to escape the seventies of the winter OF
Maine or Minnesota, and the prostration
following the long summers of Florida and
Texas. This happy mean is to be found,
as we believe, in the climate Of this noun
tain region. OF this healthful qualities and
its advantages for the agriculturist, we
shall have additional facts to give In our
next article.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-10
HOM z EWS
STEAMER WRECKED.


Printers on n Strixe-Republiean Victory.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-Thc Times re-
ports that negro riot occurred at
Brashear City. A white boy belonging
to q circus was killed. A steamship and
railroad train were fired into white start
ing of.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 9.-The principal prin-
tiers are on strike for 60 cents per thous-
and ems. The proprietors have refused to
pay it. The price now is so cents, and the
printers who work full week make from
$50 to $50 per week at that price.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Jan. 9-The elee-
ton for ten Aldermen took place to-day.
The entire Republican ticket was elected.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-The United
States steamer Saginaw, was wrecked on
Ocean Island. Lieutenant Talbot, Exec
utive officer, Peter Francis, Quartermas-
ter, and two sailors were drowned.
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MiuOr Locals.

The Holston was filed with floating Ice yes
terday.
Several of the newly-elected Aldermen were
serenaded last night
Insurance agents arc working lively now for
the Companies they represent.
We understand that the number of applicants
for positions on the police forco is exceedingly
large.
Capt NJ. D. Bearden has fine wagon aud
delivers goods free to his customers in any
part of the city.
There large number of persons in town from
various parts of East Tennessee.
Thomas Sartin, the man who stabbed Laza-
rus Osborne last summer, was in town yesser-
day. He eluded the vigilance of the police
The gevs Of ST. Johns (Episcopal) Church
were rented last night The amount realized
exceeded $4,000
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SAN DOMINGO BILL AGAIN.
Petitions for the Removal OF Political
Disabilities.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-In the Senate,
numerous petitions for the removal of po-
itical disabilities were presented.
4 memorial was read flom the New
York Chamber of Commerce. setting forth
the importance of cable from the western
coast TO Asia.
The judiciary Committee reported bill
providing that Presidential Electors and
members of Congress be elected by ballot.
House bill appropriating twenty-five
hundred dollars or an amanueneis for
Schenck, and the Mint bill were consider
ed until the Executive Session.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced and
referred to the proper committees:
For on additional Federal Judge in Ala
bama.
Granting the right of way through GER
tain public lands to the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railway.
Giving the money arising from the sale
of public lands for five years to the COM
mon schools of the South.
Reimbursing Texas for frontier defence
expenses.
Relinquishing the Government title to
certain lands in East Baton Rouge, and de-
lining the swamp laws.
For the relief of grape distillers.
4 resolution was adopted constituting
joint committee Of five Senators and
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Cooke county Matters.

An exciting election was held in Cooke county
on Saturday, to I'll vacancy in the Legislature
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Taylor, elected
in August, 1868. There were FIVE candidates-
three Democrats and two Republicans. With
all the county heard from but three districts,
Alex. Reagan Republican, was l04 votes ahead
and is undoubtedly elected His opponents were
COL H. P Bacr, John r. Schultz DR.. Rankin
and Mr. Snapp
Politics did not enter into the race at all, but
the exciting question was the location OF the
county site, some of them contending for New
port some for Parrottsville and still others for
Gorman's Depot, or Clifton. This matter has
been in muddle for some time past. While
Judge Swan was Circuit Judge he made an or
der upon the county to have a new Jail built.
Tho county levied the tax Parties in favor of
Clifton had the Legislature to extend the corpo-
rate limits something over mile, as to en-
brace that place, and the Commissioners located
the Jail there a lot was purchased and the
contract let out. The walls are now going up
three feet in thickness, Of solid stone. This, it
was thought, would settle the question as 10
where the conrt house would be- but it didn't
On Monday of last week the County Court
undertook to settle this vexed question Legal
gentlemen were brought to the scene of action,
who, with their eloquent appeals, were to ST.
lence the most obdurate and convince them that
certain points were the places for tho court
house. After two days of excitement, pleading,
consulting and entreating, they were no nearer
a conclusion than when they first commenced
As we before stated, this was the question in
the election on Saturday, The candidate elect
cd was rather neutral on the subject, and the
whole matter remains undecided
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GENERAL FEATURES.

GENERAL FEATURES.
From the general geographical features
given in our first article, it will readily be
inferred that the general elevation, both of
the Valley of East Tennessee and of the
Cumberland Table land, has a marked in
f1uence upon the climate. To this eleva-
ton is attributable its rarity and invigorat-
ing effects The objection in most persons
minds to a Southern climate is the intense
protracted heat and sultriness Of its sum-
mer months. The climate of this section
is remarkably free from all such objections.
Our latitude gives US the genial features Of
Southern climate, while our altitude
gives Us the clear, bracing qualities Of
colder cline. While free from the sultri
ness and protracted heat of Florida, which
so enervates and prostrates most systems,
we are likewise free from the severe length
ened winters of the North. Its geographical
position and high elevation gives to East
Tennessee climate entirely exceptional
in some features-a desirable mean in all
respects--having the best features of the
Southern and Northern climates. The sun
shine is hot, but our elevation from 800 to
1900 feet above the level of the seal gives
us the relief we crave, SO that while i'll the
sun light we have the desired heat for
growing purposes, in the shade we have
the cooling temperature desirable for COM
fort. Our experienced farmers take advan-
tage of this in having their Southern ex-
posure for one class of vegetation, their
Northern for another.
We are not overdrawing this statement.
as we shall satisfactorily show from reli-
able statistics. The difference in the alti-
tude of the Valley of East Tennessee and of
the Cumberland Table lands, make some
difference in the general average of the
thermometer. Of these differences we
shall have occasion to write more fully in
treating of the effects of the climate upon
the produsts of the two sections.
For the present we shall be obliged to
treat generally of East Tennessee, for the
climate tables are in the main made from
observations taken at Knoxville, in East
Tennessee, at Nashville and Lebanon, in
Middle, and Memphis and Glenwood, in
West Tennessee.
RESULTS OF EXTENDED OBSERVATIONS.
The mean temperature Of the gear along
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NOTES,

Proposals lsust DC to carry the mail with "ces,,
ceFsalnly and seenTft " using the terms of the law
and they must be guaranteed by responsible per
court of record VI 'SNse Vi
no pay VIII be made for trips not performed and for
een Oh sueh omissions not satisfactorily explsined
nree TIME the pay OF the trip may De dcluctei For
[TlYI 50 lar eehi time s TO break Connection with
iepshding mails and not sufficiently excused. one
oun OF the compensation for tie trir l. snb;sct ~
forfeiture. Fines wi be imposed unJess ~. dei;1 ~
lqeney IS satisfactorily explained for neglect to
axe tne mall from or nto the post o-e for eufsSnS
u 70 De Injured destroyed robbed or st; an for re-
usng after demand te co iyey the mail "a freouentIv
lse contractor runs or is concerned in runnin. vs
aireS ne en- tae 70 t. he Posna ter GEN raj may an
nui !ne contract for disobeying he post oce law ar
me instructions OF the Department He nav alter an.
scneduie oi departures and arrivals and also order an
q sersles by allowing therefor pro rata N
crease On tho cont ey He may also curtail or di-
continue the service in whole or part at ~. ,s d.
crease oi pay allowing monks extra co1upenss
tiop On the amount # service dispe sed with Rid.
should be addressed 70 Fie Second AssistarS Post
master heneral." suner-e-+ted tpronI,s n a
tennessee" and sent by r.a;l - .+o y
FOR forms Of propesa s. and other inf,-r,a4;.-,s
see advertisement of October 81 $50 and in pau nhlef
form, At the principal post Offices, -
JNO. A. J. CRESWEIL r7H
0s-N~iS is-"st Postmaster General
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Court Csler.

j. P. Jack .Esq., has been appointed BY Judge
Tfigg erisr for the United States Courts
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS BIZ THE GABLE.
Assuring Proclamation Of Gen. Troehu.
Reported Arrest Of Imperial Agents.

Suburbs Reached By Prussian Shells.
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East tennessee Female Institute.

HE SPRING SESSION OF THIS sUccESSFur
u and growing Seminary will soumsss,o on MED.
nesday, january 25tis. aud coatiIsuo 20 weeLs
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FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE.
The Climate.
No. II.

In its climate, which is exceptional from
that Of most other sections Of the Southern
States, East Tennessee presents its strong
est attraction. We propose to treat of this
subject first in reference to its general fea-
lures, second in its influence upon the
health, and third in its effect upon agricul-
ture.
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-30

.
vue Hospital for treatment. The ele'
vator was examined by an engineer two
days ago and pronounced capable fof
holding any weight. %@iS #A
Tammsny. General eomn,ttse.g
The Tammany Hall General Com
mittee met this evening and made ar
rangements for the holding of prima.
ries for the election Of delegates to the
new General Committee. Resolutions
were offered and adopted setting forth
that the body Of the members Of the
Tammany Democracy are not and
should not be held responsible for
frauds committed by any one member,
and that the Democratic organization
should continue as before. Quite an
earnest fight occurred in relation to the
Bowling and Brennan representation,
and the society adjourned. g ~
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The Weather and River.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, December 90.
The river is falling slowly, with scant
four feet IN the channel. The weather
is warm and rainy. Arrived-Kauawha
Belle, from Gallipolis. 8
CAIRO, December 29.-Arrived-Jas.
Rankin, from Memphis Mary T. Poe,
St. Louis. Departed-Capitol City, for
New Orleans; J. E. Rankin, Evansville.
There isa drizzling rain, and it is very
warm. The river is rising.
EVANSVILLE, December 29.-Arrived
Emma Floyd, from Memphis; Fayette
from Henderson. Departed-Tarascon
and Emma Floyd, for Cincinnati; Fay,
cite, for Henderson. Weather mild,
with light rain. Mercury 400. The
river has risen 7 inches in the past "A
hours. 1t has been very foggy all day.
There is some ice running in the river.
MoRGANTowN, w. Va, December 29.
River falling slowly, with I feet in
the channel. Weather cloudy. Their.
mometer go at 4 P. NJ.
BROWNSVILLE, December 29.-River
stationary, with 9 feet in the channel.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer &C. at
6 P. NJ.
OIL CITY, December 29.-River fall
ing slowly, with 80 inches in the chan
mel. Weather cloudy. Thermometer
lOo at 6 P. NJ. --- - ...
CINcINNArr, December 29.--The ka'
nawha rise has reached here, and there
is now 10 feet in the channel and still
rising. The upward bound packets
found a gorge at the mouth OF the
Little Miami and turned back. There
are three gorges between here and Lou, ~,
isyille. The present soft weather Will
open the river in both directions in a
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-30
CHICAGO.
A Clerical scoundrel-Fire.

CHICAGO, December 29.-Erine, who
is in jail for robbing q passenger in q
sleeping car, states that he was a
Methodist clergyman and pastor Of a
church in Pittsburgh, Allegheny City
and Fairmont; that he had been to
Kansas City, but was returning. He
says he had become intoxicated on &C.
count OF anxiety for his prospects, and,
seeing the pocket book in the car, took
It. He intended to return it; but after
reaching Chicago he became intoxicated
again, went to a gambling house and
was robbed, and finally to house ofill.
fame where he offered the stolen money,
by which means he was detected. He
was educated at Madison College, Pa.
He has no wife nor children.
The two,story frame building OF the
Northwestern Excelsior Mattress Man.
ufacturing Company, in the southwest
part of the city, was nearly destroyed
ty fire yesterday. Loss about $4,000;
no insurance. - .'#
Alderman Indicted.
The special grand jury which has been
investigating the charges Of corrup
tion on epart Of the Alderman, this
morning returned indictments against
Alderman J. J. McGrath. one OF the
notorious nineteen in the old Council,
and scalawag member Of the present
Council; Alderman Glade, Of the pres.
ent body; ex-Alderman Montgomery,
who was also identified with the infa-
nous nineteen, and ex-Alderman
Walsh. The indictments set forth that
these men are guilty Of bribery, corrup-
ton and malfeaseance in Office. Two
indictments we're found against Mont
gomery and Glade. The bail has been
fixed at $4,000. The case investigated
was that of the Goggin waterloo. 1t is
alleged that Mr.. Goggin, who offered
his lot to the city for certain sum, was
approached in the interest Of the mem
bers of Council who desired him 10 place
a higher valuation on his lot, in which
case the city would buy it. Mr.. Cog
gin declined the proposition and the
purchase fell through. 1t is reported
on the street that Alderman McGrath,
fearful of his doom and anticipating
the action OF the grand jury, left the
city on important business. His friends
insist that he will return Immediately;
that he was called away on matter OF
unavoidable business. ...
Arrived I'm Damaged Condition.
The last lake vessel in is the schooner
Falcon, which arrived Yesterday in such
damaged codnition as to render her
unfit for further business on sea. For
the last eighty miles she made a painful
headway through new ice, which cut
entirely through her planks, so that she
was only saved from going down by all
hands giving themselves to closing up
holes in her sides with blankets, quilts,
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and when they saw no bullet hole in
that barn door, it would be too much
encouragement for them. just then a
little bird, little larger than a spar
row, lit on sage bush near by. Steve
whipped out his revolver and shot It's
head off. The boys picked up the bird,
and were talking about it, when the
other duelling party came over the ridge
and came down to see what was going
on. When the second saw the bird be
said, How far off was thaty Steve
said about thirty steps.
"'Who did thatg why, Twain.
nav man, OF course Did he, indeed |!
can he do that oftenY We'll, he can
do that about four times in five.'
IL knew the little rascal was lying,
but didn't like to tell him so. / was
one of those kind OF men that don't like
to be too frank or too familiar in 8
matter like that, so I didn't say any
thing. But it was q comfort to see
those fellows under jaws drop to see
them turn blue about the gills and look
sick. They went of and got their man,
and took him home, and when / got
home l found little note from these
parties, peremptorily declining to fight.
How sore the boys we're! How indig-
nant they were! And 80 was [! But
l was not distressed about it. | thought
l could stand it perhaps.
"Well, l was out Of that scrape, and
l didn't want to get into any more Of
them. ! turned the other four
duels over to Steve, who wanted them.
But when those people found out after
ward that he did that shooting, he
didn't get any good out of his duels.
They wouldn't fight him.
"All that was in my younger days
when didn't know much-which /
do now. I didn't know any better
then, but now / am bitterly opposed TO
dueling. won't have anything to do
with dueling. I think that dueling is
Immoral and has had bad tendency,
and think it is every mans duty to
frown down and discourage dueling. |
do. | discourage it on all occasions.
liza man were to challenge me now, /
would 60 and take that man by the
hand and lead him to aquiet, private
room-and kill him
Ladies and gentlemen, after thank
ing you very heartily for the attention
you have given me this evening, | de-
sire to wish you a very pleasant good
night, and at the same time assure you
earnestly that have told you nothing
but the truth tonight, and / have
hardly exaggerated that" Laughter
and applause.
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The Weather To-Day.

WASHINGTON, December 29, 7 2. NJ.
-ProJabiEties.--The condition is favor
able for Developments of an area of low
pressure in Arkansas and Missouri,
moving northea.tward. On Saturday
threatening weather will probably con-
tinue in the Gulf aud Southern States,
with rain on the latter coast. An area
of rising barometer, with partially
cloudy and clearing weather,will proba'
bly, extend during tonight and Saturday
south over New York and New Eng
land. Dangerous winds are not anticl'
pated tonight.
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PITTSBURGH.
The Chicago Donation.

PITTSBURGH, December "a few
days after the Chicago fire the City
Council voted 100000 to the sufferers
In order to obtain the money, five mem
bers of the Finance committee gave
Individual notes for $4,000 each: Hon
Thomas Williams, residapt OF Ale
ebepy City, found that the action ofthe
conpcil was illegal, aud threatened to
sue the members Of the Finance Com
mittee for the amount. So the Chicago
donation fails.