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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
The Chicago Stock Yards.

Charles Warlhofr, former managing ed
itor of the New York Post, has been maxi
ing tour over the Pacific Road. He
stopped day at Chicago and writes to
UdJpers' Magazine for May the following
interesting facts about its stock yards
This city of the beasts has streets, sew
ers, drains; IL has water laid on; it Is
lighted with gas il has bank, an ex-
change, telegraph-office, post-office, an
admirably kept hotel IL has even news
paper-else it would not be an American
city. It has very comfortable accomoda-
tons for lis, $50 overwhelmingly, p, 900
head of cattle, $4,000 hogs, 1900 sheep,
with stalls for $50 horses. it contains SIS
acres of land and when all this is prepar-
ed for use 10000 head of cattle can be
lodged, fed, and cared for there at once,
and with the certainty that not one will
suffer or go astray.
1t has thirty-five miles of sewers ten
miles of streets and alleys, all paved with
wood; three miles of water troughs, all so
arranged that the water may be stopped
the front gates, so to speak, of the place /;
Loo open pens, heavily fenced in with
double plank; 100 acres are covered with
pens for cattle, and all these are floored
with three-inch plank; 500 covered sheds
for sheep and hogs; and seventeen miles
OF railroad track connect Jhls city OF the
beasts with every road which runs into
Chicago. It has two Artesian wells, one
1892, the other 100 feet deep, which, be-
ing spouting wells, send The water
into huge tanks forty-fve feet high,
whence it is distributed all over the
place in pipes. Fourteen fire
plugs are ready to furnish water in
case of fire; immense stacks of hay
and large grainaries of corn contain
thp fDnb nppHn1 fha haoats.
j believe train of palace cat
tie cars now bears the emigrant animals
from this their city comfortably to the
Eastern butchers
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
has. Francis Adams, Lotto r.

Our dispatches yesterday morning made
reference to a letter from MIR. Adams in re-
ference to the Cincinnati nomination.
The letter is dated Boston, April Is, 1872,
and is addressed to.David A. Wells, Esq.
Norwich, Connecticut:
My Dear Mr.. Wells | have received
your letter and will answer il frankly. /
do not want the nomination, and could
only be induced to consider 1t by the cir
cumstances under which it might possibly
be made. 1.-THE call upon me were an un-
equivocal one, based upon confidence in
my character earned in public life, and q
belief that ] would carry out in practice
the principles which l protested then, in
deed, would come the test of my courage
in the emergency. But If / am to be ne
gotiated for and have assurances given
that am honest, you will be so kind az to
draw me out of that crowd.
With regard to what | understood to be
the declaration of principles which has
been made it would be ridiculous i'm me to
stand haggling over them. With a single
exception of ambiguity / see nothing
which an honest Republican or Democrat
would not accept. Indeed, should won
der at any one who denied them. The
difficulty is not in professions il lies even
here only in the manner in which they
are carried out.
If have succeeded in making myself
understood, you will perceive | can give
no authority to any one to act or speak for
me in the premises. / never had mo-
ments belief that when IL came 10 the
point any one 80 entirely isolated az / am
from all political associations of any kind
could be made acceptable as a candidate
for public Office. But am 80 unlucky as
to value that independence more highly
than the elevation which is brought by q
sacrifice Of it. This is not inconsistent
with the sense of grateful recognition of
the very flattering estimates made of my
services in many and high quarters, but I
can not consent 10 peddle with them for
power.
If the good people who meet at Cincin-
natl really believe that they need such an
anomalous being as I am, (Which | do
not they must express it in % manner to
convince me of it, or all their labor will be
thrown away
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
Relations of Church and state.

The New York Notion,thus sums up the
recent supreme Court decision on this
subject:
The case of Watson VS.. Jenner, which
has just been decided in the Supreme
Court, for the first time authoritatively
settles the relations of the civil to the &C.
clesiastical tribunals of this country, and
is not without its bearing on the Cheney
case, in Chicago two years ago. A Pres
byterian church in Louisville (Kentucky)
split during the war on the question of
slavery and emancipation, the majority
adhering to the Government and the pro-
clamation, holding the church, and receiv-
ing the approval Of the ecclesiastical Cen
eral Assembly. On a suit brought by the
malcontents, the State court set aside the
decision of the General Assembly and put
the revolving officers and members in pos
session Some of the loyal members re-
siding in Indiana then carried the case i'm
to the Federal courts, and have now got
judgment in their favor. The Supreme
Court decides that where property is given
or left in trust for the promotion of any
particular doctrine or form of worship and
there is dispute over 1t between members
of the church or congregation, the Court
win take upon itself 70 decide which of
the two rival parties processes the faith for
the support of which the money was left
or, in other words, will assume the func-
tions discharged by the Judicial Commit
tee of the Privy Council in England in
like cases. But when there il no special
trust created by deed or will, aud like
dispute arises, the Court will treat the de-
cision of the highest ecclesiastical tribunal
Of the denomination to which the congre-
cation belongs as final and binding, and
will enforce it, In this case, the decision
of the General Assembly is adopted by the
Court. This would, we apprehend, dis
pose of Mr.. Cheney's attempt to get the
civil courts TO protect him against his bish-
m
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
HOME NEWS.
ABOUT THE GENERAL CONFERENCE or
THE ". v. CHURCH.
Adams stock Rising m, C,,c,,,


NEW York, April 20.-The General Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church con-
venes in Brooklyn next Wednesday. Four
hundred and fortyeight delegates will be pres
ent. Eight new bishops are to be elected
Special dispatches from Cincinnati report the
prospect for Charles Francis Adams increasing.
The Louisiana, Texas and Alabama delegations
are reported unanimous for him.
WAsuNGToS, April 29.-Thus far one hun
bred and three tickets have been sold to pas
sengers for Cincinnati. Senator Schurz left for
that city yesterday, and Senators Fenton, Trum-
bull and Upton will follow tomorrow
The interest in the Cincinnati Convention is
everywhere on the increase
CINCINNATI, April 29.-The convention week
opened here with unmistakable signs of being
one of the most exciting ever known in this city.
The advance guard of the delegations from
various States, which arrived last night, has
been reinforced this morning by others inter
csted in the approaching convention, White
law Reid and Dudley Field are among the ar
rivals.
ST. LOUIS, April 29.-The Sixth L. S. In
fantry has been ordered to the department OF
Dakota for service on the line of the Northern
Pacific Railroad An additional detachment of
troops have been sent TO assist in eXpelling the
white outlaws from Indian Territory
The railroad managers have discharged all
the employees attached to the trains on which
Stevenson, Claim and Dutro were murdered in
Cass county, they having received orders TO do
so from some Of the regulators. Several rail-
road officials fed from Scadalia, Missouri, on
Saturday, in consequence Of reports that some
Cass county outlaws were there for tho purpose
of assassinating them. Nmong those who left
was r. ). Stevens, manager Ot the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Road
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
Danlridge Items.

DANDRIDGE, Tenn, April 26, 1872.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: The company
referred to in your paper few days past,
are at the Duncan farm, five miles west of
this place, testing the State mine. They
are getting out some beautiful slate. 1t is
said to be OF finer quality than that ship
ped from Europe to this country. The vein
Is about eight miles wide and runs little
north of east. II will, perhaps, span the
continent, and if il proves as good as ex-
pected, will furnish slate enough to rule
the world.
Powell Wright, the man who under
went such a severe surgical operation on
the Goth of February, il still Improving.
With the use of a well adjusted truss he is
now able to walk over his room. The
three medical men and the many citizens
who were present at the operation will,
think, attest TO the entire correctness Of
your correspondents report of the case. 1
think there is no one that DIR. Lyle would
have sooner shared responsibilities, or di-
vided honors with, than with DIR. G. ID.
Fairfield.
The prospect for crops L believe never
looked better in this section. Nature Is
unfolding herself In her most beautiful
form; the birds are singing their sweetest
songs, and the flowers are exhaling their
sweetest fragrance. EUREKA.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
Neither Dead Nor Sleeping.

We tell the farmers Of East tennessee
that we are neither dead nor sleeping with
regard to our fall FaiF. The officers are
short time the result of their labors will
be given 20 the public. Go TO work, farm
ers, and make large preparations for the
Fair. The premium list will be, ~ be-
Iieve, an attractive one, and one Mat will
suit you.
In the meantime, do not forget the Com
ventlon of farmers in this city on the 10th
day If May. Take time by the forelock
and have delegates appointed In every
county. G., w CHARLTON,
Secretary, &C.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01

of clover and grass already began to look
green. All that section of country is
making rapid and far-reaching strides.
Leaving the old ways that once were
called good, the people of East Tennessee
are destined to become one of the fore
most in the land, in all that goes to make
the people of n State, or section of State,
great. Noted as liberty-loving people,
they can not fail to rise. Still we are
aware that there have been sad misrepre-
sensations of our State, commonly, too, by
persons from the North who have been
among such ones as chose EastTennessee
for their future home but, in every i'm
stance, their dissatisfaction can he traced
to theirown imprudence and want of judg-
ment.
But the kind of men that are welcomed
are those who come as laboring men, ready
to aid in any and everything that will be
advantageous to the settlement where they
may locate; all such will he heartily wei
coined. Each and every one thus coming
will not fail to exert an influence for good
Well, after crossing the Alleghanies
nothing in the vegetable line had started
from its wintry sleep.
Reaching the little village of Marathon,
Cortland county, y. V, the 9Th, situated
between high hills (whosc sides and tons
were then covered with old snow, which
must have laid there for months,) and
built upon both banks of little river
Iiougeneaga by name, we found the little
stream still ice-bound, it being frozen over
in November to such thickness that Ten
nesseeans would hardly credit the truth.
At this date there is n great amount of
snow, mostly in drifts of different depths,
from one to ten feet, and this the last of
April. This is considered to be n very
healthy section: also very desirable por-
ton of the State on account Of the large
crops of grass that are harvested here, and
consequently the great amount of butter
and cheese which is manufactured. Cat
tie have to be fed here from November UNI
til some time in May.
Can any one fail TO see the great advan-
tages which East Tennessee has over this
section, and in fact over the whole North
in dairying, grain raising and all kinds
of farming included, together with me-
chanical employment? The good features
of Tennessee can not be too highly spoken
of. But we will weary you.
Your paper is read here and loaned TO
others to read. Truly yours,
YANKEE SMITH
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
WASHINGTON.
Programme of Congressional, nusines.

WAsHNGroS, April 2o.-'rhe House passed
the bill removing disabilities from Hon. II.
Rogers, member from Raleigh.
The Republican Caucus adopted the follow
ing order of business the Appropriation bills
then Robertson's Amnesty bill; then Scott
KukluX bill; then the bill securing citizens in
the right to vote.
A number of delegates TO the Methodist Gem
cral Conference from the West, South and
Southwest, are now here on their way to Brook
lyn. Some Of them of them preached in Meth
odist Churches to-day. At tho Metropolitan
Church Dr. Newman baptised q japanese law
student named Cadama, who assumed the
Christian name of John Phillips, and DR.. Eddy,
the pastor of the Church, took the convert into
full membership he having served the required
probation of six months.
Judge Lochrane, attorney for Henry Clews
~ Co. touching their interests in Georgia, re-
manned over in this city on his return from New
York, where he has been during the session of
but that their report will be satisfactory TO the
people of Georgia, ms it will show the bonded
indebtedness less by one-half than was antici-
pated. 1t is Lochrane's opinion that it will
show the States indebtedness TO be about Sow
erteen millions all told, and he has no hest
tation in stating that the people will do justice
to every bona fde bond holder who has Nd-
vanced money contributing to the States de-
veOpment
\ special dispatch from Pittsburg says Cur
tin name will not be presented to the Cincin-
natl Convention for tho Vice Presidency
The indications of back-down regarding
consequential damages arc quite strong, and
their withdrawal from the case probable.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
FOREIGN.
THE ERUPTION OF VEsUVIUs PRO
CROSSING.
Gren. Des.rueaion Of Life and Proper.y.

Great Destruction Of Life and Property.
NAPLES, April 2o.-The fires of Vesuvius are
reaching new crater which was opened near
Learsigina to-day, but with every fresh opening
now the violence seems to abate.
Yesterday the entire mountain was concealed
from sight by smoke which had settled around
it.
This morning the heavens were darlened by
dense clouds of smoke and ashes, and the strong
wind carried showers of burning cnders and old
scoria as far as Scofato and Palermo.
Precaution has been taken to food the gov
eminent powder magazine at Scofate.
The volume of the stream of lava near San
Sebastian is l6 feet deep, and the village is still
in danger.
The devastation has been terrible Thousands
of acres of cultivated land have been over
whelmed with ashes and lava and vineyards
and farms are buried out of sight The loss of
life must have been heavy, but it is impossible
to ascertain the number of victims.
MADRID, April 29.-It is stated here on official
authority that Don Carlos had not entered
Spain.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
The New Homestead Law.
A correspondent says:

n
The recent amendment Of the United
States homestead laws, granting extra pri-
vileges to soldiers and sailors, seems to be
misunderstood by many of those for whose
benefit it was intended, and the misunder-
standing, if not corrected, may expose
those poor but brave defenders of our coun-
try to the wiles Of sharpers, who, under
false pretenses, will obtain their money,
and by so doing defeat, perhaps, the HUI
name Intentions of the law. The general
opinion that an agent can hold land
claim for soldier or sailor until the title
is perfected is incorrect, for the law expli-
city states that such agents can only hold
the land for six months,and that at the ex-
piration of that time the soldier or sailor
must enter upon personal possession, and
there remain for the full period of one
year, in order to secure title. The same
rule applies to the widows Of those who
died in the service, or from wounds or dIs-
ease contracted therein, but their orphan
children can have a guardian appointed
who can hold the land for them until they
become of age. While il is much 10 be re-
GREETED that the law requires those who
have nobly served their country 70 pay the
same fee and commission of 432 FOR 100
acres Of land in the West, that is demand
ed Of those who stayed at home and deaire
to enjoy the same privileges, those fees
must be paid before any entry can be-
made.n
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
ELI PERKINS.
Why lie Goes 10 Cincinnati.
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL, April ]

FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL, April 10.
/ am going to the Cincinnati Conven-
ton.
I'm sick of politics, and I'm going to
quit the regular Republican ship and start
on this farewell voyage with Mr.. Greeley
Yes, I've joined Horace and Charles.
like fighting men. / like men who, when
the life of the Republic was Threatened,
shouldered their mnskets and - and
- and -. i don't like men who. like
Grant, staid in New York during the war
and abused the fighting generals. Grant
won't do for me. o, no! | want n mill
tary mana man who like Mr. Greeley.
riskcd his life and carried the old flag all
Over-the City Hall yard, and who rallied
at the bugle-call of freedom-lIp at Chap
paqua
Don't talk to lQe about signing our DO
litical death warrants! Don't we remem-
Der the splendid success of Henry ]. Raw
mond when he seceded from the party aud
went over to Philadelphia? Don't we
have before us the brilliant history of Sem
ator Doolittle Don't we refer with pride
to the triumphant success of Senator
Grimes: Have we not before us the bril-
liant example of Chief Justice Chase and
Andy Johnson, who marched on to glory,
and left the old Republican ship, with
Grant, and Wilson, and Morton to go to
the d-dev-devil
If you ask us il we are for high tariff to
suit Mr.. Greeley, or low tariff to suit
George PendletOn, we admit emphatically
that we are.
Grant has only three principles in view
Ito have peace, contentment and pay the
National debt, while we have eight prin-
ciples-five loaves, two fishes and place
in the custom house.
Grant says let Jeff Davis and Beaure-
gard stay where they are, while we gay
give them amnesty and front seats in Con-
gress and the Senate.
For this reason to-day become prodi-
gal, and go off with Mr.. Greeley to live on
the Cincinnati husks, resolving never to
come back till they promise to kill the fat
ted custom house calf, and give us the
sweet bread and sirloin.
But TO be serious
Ruff. Andrews, Mr.. G.. G.. Collins and
good many of the Vice Presidents of the
Greeley-anti-Grantm meeting of the Cooper
Institute tell me that their names were
used without their knowledge and con-
sent.
WHAT would you think of business
concern which would use q hundred
names without the permission Of the own
ers to float an apparent solvency?
A gentleman in conversation with Sch
ator Trumbull, at the Fifth Avenue, asked
him how he liked the Cooper Institute
meeting.
well" said the Senator, sit was big
meeting, but the New York folks left the
speakers to doall the work.
''How is that SENATOR" asked the gen.
tleman.
"Why, the resolutions were as weak as
water-nothing in them about the tariff,
nor anything else that amounted 10 any
thing-and, IL we can't get up better reso-
lutions in Cincinnati, we'd better quit the
issue--N y. Commercial Advertiser.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01

GEN. WILDER.-We see by the Chatta-
nooga Herald, that this gentleman has
been called upon to become the Republi-
can candidate 10 represent the third Dis
trict In Congress. He would make an ex-
eellent Representative. and be an honor to
his constituents. He Is at present the
Mayor Of Chattanooga. -Joncsbor FNag.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01

To temper chimneys, put them in a pot
Of cold water and gradually heat il until
it bOils then let 4 as gradually COIL, and
the chimneys will not be broken BY the
ordinary fluctuation OF the flame Of the
lamp.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-01
THE CLIMATE OF EAST TENNESSEE AND
NEW YORK COMPARED.

MARATHON, n. Y, April 20, 1872.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: Leaving Knox
vile upon the 3D. of this month by the
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad for
Central New York, our former home, we
had an excellent opportunity of experience
ing the marked contrast of temperature in
the two sections of country. In Roane
county, our present home, on the lst of
April, nearly all of the sowing was done.
Although the Spring was very late, the
planting of corn had commenced. and in
some instances garden work was so far
completed that peas and the like were up.
Over two years had passed since we made
that section our home, and coming over
the same line of railroad that we passed
over when first entering the State, we had
the pleasure of seeing a little of the i'm
,provements That had taken place within
two years. Old fields had been reclaimed
by fencing and tilling, and In many in
stances were heing planted in corn aud,
what we Yankees love to see, large fields
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-08-15
Zach. Chandler. LissIe Jsk-.

In Senator Chantller's speech at jackson on
Thursday night he quoted the following editorial
expression from the Detroit Free Press, the
Democratic Greeley organ: mo estimation Of
Greeley wonld be complete which did not
tion his life long devotion to truth" Then he
quoted Greeley's dennnciation the Democracy.
closing up each by rehearsiug the above extract,
"A follows:
Every one who chOoses to live by pugilsm, OF
gambling or harlofry. with nearly every keeper
Of n tippling house, is politically Democrat.'-
Horace Greeley. (Langhter.]
"No estimation Of Greeley would be complete
which did not mention his life long devotion to
truth."-Frce Press. Much langhter.]
"If there was not q newspaper nor a common
school in the country, the Democratic party
would he tar stronger than it ISL HoraceG Gree
ley. (Renewed laughter.
'No estimation Of Greelcw would he complete
which did not mention his life long devotion to
truth."5t Free Press. More laughter.l
"The essential articles Of the Democratic creed
.are) love run and hate nigsers.' The less one
learns and knows the more certain he is to vote
the regular ticket from A to izzard."-[Hora
Greeley. CProlonged aud renewed laughter.]
"No estimation of Greeley would be complete
which did not mention his life long devotion to
truth."jFree Press. (Irrepressible and reiter-
ated langhter.]
The scene seems to have been qnite dramatic.