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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
Schools VS.. Dogs.
TFrom the Agriculturist.

E lfrOm LQe tAgTlcuIIuTlSIJ|
At a meeting of the st. Louis Farmers
Club held recently, a communication was
read from Mr.. John Monteith, Superin-
tendent of Public Schools at Jefferson
City, in that State, who had been interro-
gated by the Secretary of the Society and
his assistance invited to better protect the
wool-growing interest of the State by Sc
curing tax upon dogs. In Mr.. Mon
teith's reply he says: 1.,,f
u am glad to see you are agitating the
dogs, in the Farmers Club, if not the
farmers ON the subject of dogs. Tt seems
to me that this matter will become serious
just in proportion as the price of wool and
mutton advances. But write to ask you
whether the interests of two very estima-
BILE classes of the people cannot combine
to effect common desideratum in respect
to the poor dogs. Many people in the
State are writing to me to recommend leg
islation for the establishment and MAIN
tenance of school libraries. The main
difficulty to be met is, the want of funds.
Now cannot we concentrate the sheep men
and the library men upon the dogs? Let
every dog be taxed three dollars, and let
the fund accruing therefrom be appropri-
ated to the maintenance of library, or if
a library is not desired, let it pass into the
general school fund to hire better teacher
or keep larger school. Such a measure
would make better children and better
dogs, and save the sheep to the farmers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
LOcnl RreYiffes.

Trade was moderate yesterday.
Money is scarce and hard to get SO we hear II
rumored.
Uncle Tommy Margrave came in fIom An
derson county yesterday, and left on the East
ern train yesterday. Not dead yet by good
deal. ---
A man Of Heiskelrs Station was Imprisoned
in the mail room OF ear of the
Knoxville and Kentucky railroad, for few
minutes the other day, by some mischieyous fell
lows. He made some demonstrations with a
knife, and threatened to sue the Company for
several thousand, so our informant says
Ned Parham has q new fur cap which gives
him the appearance of an arctic explorer.
There is but little hay selling now.
Crooked street is being graded on the river
slope south of High street.
There was a very dull market yesterday
morning.
A number of Pennsylvania land buyers are
in town. -- , ..-rr s.r..-
A great deal of poultry and butter is selling
just now.
A new pavement is being laid on Gay street,
near the furniture warerooms of Scott, Rem
shaw s. Hacker. fr.f ." |.sf#R sHf +
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FOREIGN NEWS BY THE CABLE
miscellaneous and Washington News
FOREIGN.
HE Seek PRINCE RECOVERING.
The PeOpIe ReiotcInK.


LONDON, Dec Is, u A. M.-The Prince OF
Wales is decidedly better. He takes food and
his strength is increasing. There are hopes OF
continued progress towards recovery. Crowds
gather at news centers and cheer favorable bull
letns heartily.
The Times contradicts the report that Schenck
is recalled
Nearly all the striking photographers have re-
sumed work.
The Government has sent troops to LONDON
derry to suppress outdoor demonstrations.
LONDON, Dec. Is, 3 P. M.-The summons for
he Princess Victoria TO Sandringham from
Berlin has been countermanded.
The extreme rituslists' refusal to pray for the
Prince of Wales recovery without order from
their bishop, causes great sensation.
Lady Burgeoine, wife of the Field Marshal
Burgeoinc, is dead.
LONDON, Dec. Is, , F.M.-The prospects of
be Prince of Wales recovery are hourly
growing better There is an increased weak
ness, but it is believed the fever has spent its
force.
SANDRINGHAM, Dec. 10, SA.M.-The Prince
had quiet night. There are symptoms of de-
.bity but his condition may be considered more
favorable.
LATER, l. N.-The Prince continues tranquil
and is slowly but gradually improving.
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Carter County Letter.

UNION DEPOT, Tenn, Dec. II, 1871.
| EDITORS CHRONICLES: The reported muir
| der of young Wolfe, at Johnson City, by
| William ToHcray, of Carter county, as
! published in yesterday mornings Press
and Herald, is not true. They had a diff
Guilty, and the facts in regard to it, as told
by WOlfe's father, are about as follows:
Wolfe stopped at the house of Mr.. Ton
cray for the purpose of selling a sewing
machine, and had some conversation with
Mrs. Toncray, Mr.. Toncray not being at
home and may have inadvertently made
some remarks that would insult lady of
refinement, like Mrs. TOncray.
When Mr.. Toncray came home his wife
began to tell him what had been said by
Mr.. Wolfe, and without waiting to hear
all of her story, which my informant
thinks would have explained what Mr..
Toncray conceived to be direct insult by
hearing part of it, Toncray leaped upon
his horse and followed Wolfe to the house
of Mr.. Peters, a distance of ten or twelve
miles, and, in the heat of passion, struck
Wolfe several blows with a stick, neither
of which will prove fatal.
Mr.. Toncray is brave, impulsive man.
but if he has ever murdered any person, /
have never heard of it, until | saw the
statement in the Press and Herald, and /
am pretty sure he is not deputy sheriff of
Carter county, though he would make a
capital one. ~.E-r ..,s..
The impression is, that Mrs. Tsncray did
not understand the young man Az endeav-
oriag to insult he4, after She REF stted .tt5out
what he had said, and that it was merelya
lapsus linguR of the verdant man of sew
ing machines, and no doubt she would
have disabused her husbands mind of the
rash conclusion if he had heard all her
story. But men had better be careful how
they talk to Bill Toncray's wife, for he be-
lieves it is part of his duty to protect her,
and he will do it, too. HG r7H#0.fHr
Just across the Virginia line, in the bor-
der county of Scott, upon the North Fork
of Holston, there was on Friday,
the 9th inst, a most distressing and
touching death. Mr.. Benjamin Smith,
an old gentleman eighty years of age,
had been to neighbors house and on his
return attempted to cross the river on the
ice and when about half way over, in ten
feet water, the ice gave way, but he held
to the edge until his wife came to the river
side, attracted by the scream of a little
boy who had been watching Mr.. Smith
when he started across. Mr.. Smith con-
tinued to hold on, resting his elbows upon
the ice for more than half an hour. There
in that terrible position he conversed with
his wife, who was on the shore frantically
calling for help; he told her he was dying
happy, not to grieve after him. Her
screams brought but one man, and he
vainly endeavOred to render him aid, and
with her aged companion in the waters,
shrieking for help, help, he sank to rise no
more. Mr. Smith was man of eminent
piety and spotless purity of character. He
died as he had lived, Christian.
Henry
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
MASONIC MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIA
TON.
Election of Officers.


The annual meeting of the Masonic Mutual
Relief Association was held at the Masonic Hall
in this city on Thursday evening. The follow
ing Board of Directors were elected for the en-
suing year
J. NJ. Cowan, Cleveland David Hart, Jacks
boro' j. O. A. Remine, Rheatown; IL. NJ.
Lyle, Bristol Jesse NJ. Neil, Giles county {,
J. Sawyer, Clinton VIM. Wallace, Wallace 5
y Roads c. b. Hughes, Athens, Ala. ). G..
Simpson Stockton's Valley; J. r. Robinson,
Ewes Mills John w. Boyd, Concord n: j.
Lillard, Decatur B. X. Cunningham. Rpt-
ledge; James Childers, Harrison: +. NJ.
Feits, Loudon; JAS Evans Tazewell ;
W. w. Moffatt New Market; a. D: Taylor,
Chattanooga; w. ID. Moore, cambridge; Will
A. McTeer, Maryville; W. o. White, VIM.
Rule, u a. Rouser, Geo. II. Smith, Abraham
Grading, c. c. Nelson, G. w: Park, n. 5.
Woodward, F. McCorllle, f. W. Adkins and
John NJ. Strong Knoxville.
The Board then proceeded to elect a Presi-
dent and Secretary of the Association. Geo.
H. Smith was chosen President and l.. Ii. Ro-
gan was reelected Secretary and Treasurer.
4 committee of five, consisting of W. o.
White Geo. H. Smith, l.. II. ROgan Jno. w.
Boyd and j. r. Robinson, was appointed to re-
wise the bylaws, and submit any alterations or
amendments to the same at the next annual
meeting of the Association for action thereon.
No other business of public Importance was
transacted. ... I'm .
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
KNOXVILLE TENN SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER TO-

THE DEMAND FOR IRoN.-The amount
of railroad building going on in America
is altogether unprecedented, and the conse-
quent demand for iron is very create.
Even if no new lines were building, the
mere renewal of roadway and rolling stock
for fifty-three thousand miles of railroad
would require an enormous quanty of iron.
Then we have tremendous increase of de-
mand for iron for machinery in manufac-
turers and for implements in agriculture
and the ordinary arts. five take agricul-
ture alone, and look at the immense an
nual increase of tillage, and calculate the
regular demand for agricultural imple-
ments, we shall see that this item is Of
great interest to the iron trade. But in adj
dition to all this we have commenced the
construction of iron steamships, tugs,
barges, and sailing vessels, and iron petro-
leum cans and tanks and the number of
iron coal coars demanded increases rapid
ly: we are also using iron in building to
an unusual extent. In fact, iron was
never before in anything like the demand
in America that it is now.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
A Good Movement,

Chancellor Temple, with the promptness
which always chsracterizes him when anything
comes up affecting the interests of East Tennes-
see, on hearing of the invitation extended to
East Tennessee 10 send Representative to the
National Wooden Manufacturers Association,
called meeting of the Directors of the East
Tennessee Agricultural Association yesterday
evening, the proceedings of Will will be found
elsewhere in this issue of the CHRONICLE. 1t
will be seen that Mr.. Charlton is to attend.
No better selection could have been made. He
is willing to attend if his expenses are paid. a
number of gentlemen have contributed LIBERAL
~ for that purpose A small amount is yet to
be raised for that purpose We believe it will
result in good to East Tennessee conse-
quently our business men should freely aid in
carrying it out. Any. sum, however large or
however small, left at the CHRONICLE Office be-
fore II o'clock to-day, will be applied to that
purpose
This delegate is sent by special invitation
from the Secretary of the Wooden Manufac
tnrers Association, to which we alluded to 2,
day ago. AL,s HfhGFf
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
New Method of Packing Butter,

A Michigan dairyman has lately pub
lished his method of packing butter. He
has oaken tubs, with heads at each end.
They are IA inches in diameter at the top,
8 inches at the bottom and Is inches high.
In packing, cambria bag is made to fit
the tub The butter is packed in the tub
as it stands on the small end-the sack
being long enough to extend above the
edges of the tub-and is pressed down
firmly until within an inch and half of
the top, when circular cloth is laid over
it, the edges of the sack turned over that,
and layer of fine salt placed on it. The
head is now put in its place, the tub turn
edup, and the butter in the sack, of course,
falling down to the bottom, leaves space
all around it which is filled with brine
poured through a hole in the small end.
When full, the hole is corked up tight.
The butter f1oatsin the brine and is effect
ually prescribed from the air, and will keep
for an almost indefinite period.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
WASHINGTON.
All the Departments to be Examine

WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-Mr. Ella, the newly
appointed Fifth Auditor, assumed the functions
of his Office to-day. 7 sffcA fa 90
There was full Cabinet to-day
The Wabash arrived safely at Cadiz. All are
we'll
Republican Senators caucussed this morning.
They agreed to order thorough examination
of all the departments and branches Of service.
The committee consists of Buckingham, Howe
Pratte, Harlan, Stewart Poole and Bayard.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16

1t is rather an anomaly in trade for ven
dor to find himself transferring property,
and yet paying for it at the same time.
Yet such thing has actually occurred at
Lyme, Connecticut, in the course of a
transaction in the meat business. The
butchers of that goodly village have not,
it appears, reduced the price of meats at re-
tail in proportion to their reduction at
wholesale. Thus, farmer sold an animal
to butcher at a certain price per pound,
and part of the agreement was that the
butcher should return him quarter of the
animal after killing. The butcher charged
it to the farmer at retail price, and the bal
ance being struck, the farmer found that
he must pay the butcher something for
taking the three.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
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A New. Orleans journal is inclined to be

A New. Orleans journal is inclined to be
facetious over the sudden demise of
worthy citizen of yellow Jacks Para
dise,n whose sole offence was that, unlike
most inventors, his first experiment was
performed on himself. Mr.. Gray, so runs
this "o'er true tale," had discovered q
non-explosive Illuminating fluid, and to
prove its quality he invited few friends
to his room, whittier he had brought a bar
rel of the fluid, which he at once proceed
ed to stir with red-hOt poker. As he
went through the roof of his house, accom-
panied by his friends, he endeavored TO en-
plain to his neighbor that the particular
fluid in the barrel had too much benZine
in it but the gentleman said he had an
engagement higher up. Mr.. Gray con-
tinued his ascent until he met Mr.. Jones,
who informed him that there was no me-
cessity for him to go higher, as every one
was coming down, so Mr.. Gray started
back. His widow offers for sale the secret
of the manufacture, of the non-explosive
fluid at reduced rate, as she wishes to
purchase a silver-handled coffin with gilt
plate. No cards.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16

p DEEPENING THE SoIL.-Most of our
farms have from four to ten inches uncul-
tivated soil, which by a gradual process
might be brought up to cultivation. 1t is
full of plant food. the deposits of centuries,
which only needs the warmth and air and
frost to make it available.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
MarshaI,s sale.

T WILL SELL FOR CASH IN HAND AT THE
firm of Coffin. Martin 4 Co., on Gay street, Knox,
three barrels of Whisky. property of How and Hub
bell. Also one Copper Still and CD twenty-seven gal
Ions of Brandy, property of George Pennington and
Others Also 0 ten gallons of distilled spirits props
ery of ], NJ. Baird. Seized and forfeited to the Un-
ted States for violation of internal revenue law,
8. p. EVANS, U. s. Marshal.
December IL, 1871. deel4d3t==
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
TinWare, Tin Roofing,
In Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United States for the East
ern District of Tennessee.
In the matters of JAS L. Caldwell and Benz A. Creech
At Knoxville in said District the 18th day of De-
cember, A. d. 1871
TAKE NOTICE THAT PETITIONS HAVE BEEN
l. fled in said Court by James L. Caldwell and Ben
jamin A. Creech, both Of Hawkins county Tennessee,
in said District duly declared bankrups under the act
of Congress, entitled AN Act to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,
approved March I'd. 1857 for discharge and certii-
cate thereof from all their debts and other claims
proyable under said act and that the 18th day Of De-
cember 1871, at 10 o'clock NJ Is assigned for the
hearing of the same at the Office of William Akin.
Register, when and where you may attend and show
cause any you have, why the prayer of the said Pc
titions should not be granted. 81
The second and third meetings Of creditors will be
held at the same time and place.
1decl5d2t 81 j. J. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
New York State drinks nearly for,n ~,

New York State drinks nearly forty mil
non dollars worth of liquor annually re.
suitlng IN every kind of crime, and dam
aging the State more than one hunJrad
millions of dollars year, to saw notbinu
81 the untold misery it brings. Tweed +
20. stole twenty millions only. vet to ouS,
him and his tribe from office Is the ~reaf'
st political reform of the day, while n
nose los up the dram shop is only "a side is.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16

Speaking of "passivism" the Boston
Post says:
ut is the merest political device, which
commends itself only to those who, failing
to perceive the strength and endurance OF
Democratic doctrines, have never heartily
| sympathised with them.n
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16
coNcR ESSloNAL.
HOUSE.

The Boston and New York merchants petit
ton for q reduction of the tariff on rice.
The bill appropristing four millions for site
Adjourned
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16

The Gar of Russia in the extensive sys-
tenn OF railways which he is now building
uses INHERENT gauge from any adjoining
country: russia ran her own cars and
locomotives to the very walls of Paris.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16

1t has been discovered that several of
the cast.lron cylinders sustaining the new
lIght Drldge across the Missouri river at
Omaha nave peen badly cracked by frost
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16

There are in Corpus Christi, Texas, seven
churches and seven bar rooms. At last ac-
counts the bar rooms were little ahead.
at least as regards full and punctual at,
tendance.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-16

Egypt is making such progress that it is
proposed to use the pyramids for weather
signal service stations.
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More than dozen clergymen in New
30 Iork * city receive, it is said, salaries of
$4,000 and over. -, =
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Medical.

The symptoms of liver COM
n .. plant are uneasiness and
pain in the side Sometimes
ou.onos s the pain is in the shoulder,
MINIMUM = and is mistaken for rheuma-
4 SiH'HiNi'S tism. The stomach is affected
with loss of appetite and
|H Sickness bowels in general
costive, some alternating with
lax The head is troubled with pain. and dull heavy
sensation considerable loss of memory accompanied
with painful sensation of hav-
ing left undone something
l which ought to have been
Ndone Often complaining Of
tUER sweakness, debility, and low
LiV III DO hspirits. Sometimes many of
the above symptoms attend
'HaF the disease, and at other
times very few of them; bu
the liver is generally the organ most involved. Cure
the Liver with t.. -
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The Dec. No, price SOc., has 10
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regular price, 5000 Bound copies
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lax. The head is troubled
sensation, considerable Il
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the liver is generally the organ most involved. Cu
he T,iver With
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-06
as,,r t.o,ouei rave no sign tfat he heard

r me Colonel gave no sign tfrat he heard
the observation. saas s.ss $3.50 80.
This is turning-point in her life, y
sa;d Miss Redrutb, after another uneasy
silence. II hope you don't intend to cast
her of, George"
Still no answer from the Colonel.
Miss Redruth turned from the contem-
plation of his face to the open window,
her firm, hard mouth growing firmer and
harder, as she compressed it closely.
Neither spoke again until little basket
chaise, drawn by a stout, shaggy pony
came leisurely along the highway and
turned into the open farm gates, and Miss
Redruth then exclaimed:
"Ignatia is come. How will you re-
ceive her Pr
The Colonel answered in hoarse voice,
without looking up:
"Send her to me-. Stay-you need not
tell her am here. Let her come in here.
And let us meet alone, Jacob"
Miss Redruth arose and withdrew, the
look of apprehension deepening in her
face.