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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21
HOME,

Governor Reed, of Florida, has been inn
peached.. .... O Baldwin will fight Jem Mace for
81 800 q side......T The officers of the Missouri
penitentiary have been indicted for logging a
negro CONVICT. The Governor of kentucky
has signed the Southern railroad The
Postmaster General urges all persons to write
the names of counties on all mail NATTER.
Dutch George the counterfeiter, is dead.
Mardi Gras was a success at Memphis and New
Orleans. Trains on the Pacific railroad are
snow-bound.....Tom Scott has been elected
President of the Texas Pacific 'Railroad......
Small pox is decreasing in Cincinnati. Geo.
II. Pcndleton is confined with sprained ankle.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21
KNOXVILLE AND CHARLESTON ROAD.

I'VE gave the facts relative to the lease of
this road In our special dispatches yester-
day. 1t seems little Troublesome for the
commissioners to dispose of it in a man
ner satisfactory to themselves A number
of Intellectual attempts were made to sell
the road. One hundred thousand dollars
were offered for it, but the commissioners
seemed to think these figures Inadequate,
and the bid was not accepted. Then 1t was
privately leased, at what q great many per
sons considered an inadequate price and
they so expressed themselves. The people
very naturally believe that when the State
is interested in lease, it should be made
public and the best possible terms OBJ
tanned. No one blames lessee for getting
the road at low figures.
The commissioners decided to advertise
the lease, and did SO. On Thursday bids
were opened according to the advertise
ment, when it was found that the road
could be leased for nearly three times as
much as was to be paid under the private
lease above alluded to. But dispatch was
received from Knoxville just in time to
prevent the commissioners from taking
action on the bids, which dispatch stated
that arrangements were being made for
the purchase of the road. 1t was forth
with decided that il should be advertised
in two papers, and offered for sale at the
court house in KNOXVILLE on the 10th of
next month, at which time the commits
sioners will be present. 1t was also re-
solved that in case the road is not sold at
that time IL shall be operated by some one
appointed by the Governor.
Now, why is IL that the road is not to be
let to the highest bidder in case it is not
sold? More has been offered for it than
some of the commissioners, at least, ex-
pected, why not let it out? The whole
thing looks more like child's play than
the acts of grave, sedate men, who have
occupied, and do now occupy, high and
dignified positions in public affairs. If the
road should be disposed of, it is well
enough. We have thought that it might
have been done to former bidders on terms
equally rs favorable to the State as have
been secured in the disposition of other
roads. But in case it is not sold, it occurs
to us that it would be to the interest of the
State especially in view of past expert
ence, that it should be leased to whoever
win pay the most for it, and will properly
secure the State. ..rsr
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

ALECK STEPHENS doesn't think much
of the passive new departure Democrats"
He says of them
These men have no other object in the com {.
ing election SO far as party is concerned, than
the defeat of the reelection Of General Grant
IN principle they are just as Radical or Central
lang as he. With them, the spois of office and
. caring for.
They are opposed to General Grant not be-
cause OF his principles acts, but because Of
thesr personal dislike to him, and their love Of
iuere-with ambitious designs for their own ele-
.yatiop and ACKNOWLEDGMENT upon the same plat
form q principles on which he ascended and
on whjq1 they expect TO rise still higher in tic
rapid U{egress making under his administration
towards. complete Centralism and Empire,
He. thinks there is little hope of their
success in ;tsying to steal into power under
the RadicaI Hniform, and says: +" that If
The Democracy shall attempt to come into
power by adopting Radical principles and
aiding in the elcesA0n of some other Radi-
cal to the Presidency, Grant will succeed
by larger majority dian he did in 1865"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

The tax on tobacco will be reduced to "a cents
per pound on the ground heretofore taxed so
cents ...... Ex- Congressman Stokes has been con-
vcted of fraud against the Government in pros
ecuting fraudulent Claims. SIS, 900 900 have
been appropriated for naval purposes..... The
sale of arms to the French is being fully dis
cussed. Senator Brownlow attacked Mr.. Beck
of the House, and that gentleman denounced
the Senator in unmcasured terms..... Tho Ku-
kiux Committee has reported.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

TIE Roman Campagna has been for
years depOpulated waste. But the new
secular Government is to reclaim it. Har-
dy peasants from Piedmont are to be Of
fered bounties to settle on the rich bottom
and exercise the malaria. Speaking of the
proposed change, the London Telegraph
says "ThOse who have known Rome in
the old days will admit feeling almost of
regret when they learn that there is pros
poet of the grand mOOrs being Enclosed,
drained and peopled. Italy will gain by
the change, but Rome without the cam
pagna would lose one of those Characters
ties that chiefly enhance her beauty.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21
FOREIGN,

The Persian famine still continues The as
sassnation of the Governor General of India
caused great excitement; the assassin was a
Mohommedan convict, who was at once seized.
IAN expedition in search of DR.. Livingston
has sailed from London......Englishb rsvado
over the Alabama claims has cooled DOWN..
Mexican advices are unimportanti fighting by
isolated detachments continue. 1.-THE Napo-
leonists are active in portions of France.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21
THE EXTRA SESSION OF TIE LEGISLATURE

We learned late last night that Coy.
Brown will to-day or tomorrow issue his
proclamation converting the Legislature
in extra session on the lst of March. Be-
sides dividing the State into new Con-
gressional districts the Governor win ask
the Assembly to legislate upon financial
matters so as to relieve some of the State
institutions of their present monetary EN-
barrassments.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

COMMISSIONERS WATTS, of the Agricultu-
raj Bureau at Washington, invited repre-
sentatives from the various State Agricul-
tural Colleges and societies to meet in Con-
vention at his Department this morning.
The object of the Convention is to con-
fer upon the interests of agriculture in
general and to devise measures for their
promotion. 1t is not mass meeting but
delegate convention, composed of two
representatives from each Agricultural
College and from each State agricultural
and horticultural society. -r.
From the list of delegates given in the
Washington Chronicle itpromises to be an
important Conference. Our University
will be represented by Hon. Horace May
nard and Professors Nicholson and At
water, y
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

THE S Seetwater Enterprise is the only
paper that appreciates the efforts
of the agent of the libel ring in
this city to advertise the siniquities
of their special legislation. The
other papers had judgment enough to
know that such stupidity would break
down even newspaper ring that owns a
legislature.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

REPUBLICANS in Tennessee are 50 well
satisfied with Grant and the glorious record
of their party that they can't consent to
even aid in burying the poor old carcass
of Democracy. They, therefor, don't join
the Cincinnati movement. They face to-
wards Philadelphia.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

A FEW progressive gentlemen shire Hd
enough to see that the Democratic party is
dead beyond the hope of resurrection,
want to bury it and have so signifed their
intention, but as the Press and Herald I'M
derstands ii to mean loss of the crumbs
from the public table, il cries out against
it. OF course, the editorial corps of that
concern oppose anything progressive. They
never get wide awake enough to get out Of
their old rut.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

THERE are rival claimants for the lead
ership of the late Democracy in Knoxville.
They may be classified by recent develop
ments about as follows:7 vYOu
j, d. Howard, sam. Ramage, Tex Mon
Lacquer, and John Fleming, the editorial
corps of the Press and Herald, on the
one hand, and Thos. A, r. Nelson, John
Baxter Caldwell, Washington, Cooke
Henderson, Webb, Atkin and others on
the other side.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

THE Hartford correspondent of the New
York Tribune, in reviewing the political
sit uation in Connecticut, says of the pros
poets for the comm g spring election in that
State:
THE Republican party has the best organiza-
ton it has had for years it has also in this cam
paign the advantage of odds in securing con-
troll of the Legislature and the election of lis
ticket by that body, in case ofno choice by the
people, which is not improbable in view of the
quadrangular character of the contest. L know
that the battle will be waged with spirit and de-
termination, and if no serious break occurs,
victory will come at last
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

THE Nashville Banner has been heavy
on tue Cincinnati Convention. What will
it do now, When it, hears that Baxter is
leading its hosts to the Cincinnati COnven-
ton. The libel ring can't JOiiO,c Baxter.
Will the TANNER bolt?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

The Nashville Union and american
thinks DIR. Sewers card "a gross SANDER
upon the Democracy of Tennessee" To
prove this it goes on in an elaborate article
to show that when SEWER saw he was to
be defeated by Vaughn, he should have
carried his vote to Tharpe. Well, what
does that prove? The sore point with Con-
sentative Union men is, that such 4 man
as Vaughn was stronger than gentleman
of the ability and high character of SEWER
and that the secret of his strength was his
rebel record for that is the only thing in
the world that commended him to the
Senate. 1t wasn't Sewers business to de-
feat Vaughn. 1t was the business of De-
mocracy to do it. And by electing him
over Sewer they proved just what the
latter now charges:
1.-THE criterion of merit with this class of men
is the extent and importance of the services rem
dered by the candidate to the late Confederacy;
and, per contra, the badge of inferiority is
placed upon all men who were the friends of
the Government during the war, regardless of
their sacrifices and efforts in behalf of peace,
popular rights universal amnesty and universal
suffrage, since that period"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

THE friends OF the narrow gauge road
from Clifton to Knoxville will find COM
munication of interest to them on our third
page. At last the energy and persever-
ance Of the friends of the road are to be
rewarded The project now takes tangi-
bic shape and we hope it may succeed.
Our correspondent deserves great credit
for his zeal in this great work.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21
Clubs for the Weekly Chronicle.

THE year 1872 will be exciting.
COUNTY ELECTIONS IN AUGUST
will be held in the various counties
of the State.
A President, VICE PRESIDENT, and Con-
GREssMEN for the United States,
and
a Governor and Members of the Legislature
for the State Of Tennessee,
will be elected in November, 1872.
1t is therefore important that the people should
have a reliable political paper as we'll an enter
tanning Family Journal.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21

THE Press and Herdld's hostility to
Judge Nelson Is not anew thing. The lat
ter's friends had reason several months
ago TO feet ii more keeaLy than nOiO. They
are therefore not surprised to find ii eager
now TO reads the able jurist and gray
haired veteran out Of the party. 1t struck
him harder blow than this when he was
in position to feel it more.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-02-21
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF NEWS.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-22
01rY 1MPRorEMENEs.

The scaffoldiug In front of Hunts new store
on Meeting street, opposite Pinckney, was
partially taken down yesterday. The upper
portion OF the building, which has thus been
exposed to view, presents fine appearance.
Inserted into the masoBy Of the pediment,
over the centre of The building. is a huge
black sign, In form approximatins to half
oval, and containing 10 gilt raised letters OF
large size, 's16l. N. A. Hunt, Boots and
Shoes" On the ground floor is handsome
iron front, with arched doors and windows,
and huted CorInthisn columns, cast at the
founderies of our enterprslng fellow-toWns-
man, Messrs. John F. Taylor Co.
Mr.. William L. Webb, the wholesale CROCK
ery dealer, has been making extensive altera-
lions in his establishment 10 view of the ap-
nroachiny fall trade. Communication has
been opened with the commodious brick
warehouse In the rear, opening on H.ssl
street, which will bs used for storing aud
packing purposes. A neat and well lighted
office has been erected In tho northeast cor
mel of the store for the accommodation Of the
bookkeeper. The doors and windows In the
rear are being supplied with iron shutters.
made by Messrs. Ehney & Deveaux, shlp
smiths of this city. .'.''''
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-22
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

There was no meeting of the board yester-
day. But few members were present, and
these resolved themselves into an informal
meeting, and reported the city as in o remark
ably healthy condition. Captain George H.
Moffett called attention to the extremely bad
condition of cistern attached to brick tene-
ment In Smiths Lane, and recommended that
an engine be sent at once 10 pump out the wa
ter 1t contains Inspector Lucas was ordered 10
take the matter In charge. Mr.. T. NJ. Hanckel
read communication from Two ctIzens au-
thorlz.d toinspect sink upon lhe premises at
the northeast corner OF Auson and Hasel
streets, recommending that the old one be filed
up and new one be built. The Mayor ordered
the agent of the premises 10 have new sink
built without delay. The members then dis
persed.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

Four Of the Republican State senators Of
New York are oulspokeu Greeley men, and
six more are sure 10 declare for Greeley be-
fore November.
-Thomas Settle, who was defeated for Con-
gress by two hundred and slxty-two votes 10
the recent election 10 North Carolina, proposes
to contest the seat with his competitor.
New York Is all awake from Long Island
to ST. Lawrence County, and here ts fair
sample brick: "The feeling throughout Otsego
County Is strongly in favor OF Greeley, and
they promise a majority OF TWO thousand for
the veteran editor" OLsego County gave one
hundred Grant majority last November.
The Hartford Ttmes says: "a gentleman
who arrived l1 this city yesterday from Vine
land, N. j., informs US that In that place there
are Just about Que thousand v0rere, ,,of whom
Idred Democrats. One of the former, Grant
man, stated to our Informant that the pros
psct 'fs that Greeley will carry that town."
! The Mobile Register says: ''The negro vo
ters of Alabama may ponder This fact Will
much profit: VIrgais, under Democratic rule
has established over seven hundred SCHOOLS
sfan-tha -eelered man, while South CaEoitnH
under Radical rule, has not only done nothing
for them,. but The Radical State gUvernnen
has stolen all..the school money and broker
down the negro schools that were already
established 49, ,H-1
There Is comparatively little interest man
iIested among the few politicians IN Washing
ION over the election in West Virginia and
Vermont, occurring respectively OH the 2zd
instant and the Sd OF September. Win regarc
to the former ehere is very confident feeling
among The liberal Republicans and Demo
cratic politicians that they will have large
majority; and while they expect gains IN Yer
mont, are not thinking about defeating rhe
very heavy Radical majorilies In that State
BY far the greater lnterest belongs to Maine
and US letters from both sides In that State
show very earnest contest is being waged
and as to the opinions OF The leading Radicals
iJ does not seem that their auticipatioDs o
success are even 80 great as We're those per
talning TO the North Carolina election before
election day IN that State.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-22
TIE aRoWNe COTTON CROP.
What the Planters S.ty.
Prominent factors have furnished The
NEWS the. following extracts of letters re-
celyed by Them from well-informed sources.

NEWS the. following extracts of letters re-
celyed by them from well-informed sources:
ORANGEBURG, s. c., August Is. :
The estimates here OF the yield oil early cot
ton compared 10 last year Is not over seventy
five per cent, the area being In exc,iss of last
year, and more fertilizers used; the crop is
estimated about the Same rs lust year. The
crop met with q grea' loss from the 18th OF
July to the last OF the same month on account
of the extreme heat and drought casting the
bulk of Its middle crop. Since the first Of Au-
gust it has been raining every day, and rust
has set in almost universally, and spreading
with alml at unheard of rapiditg. In some
spots thelsecond growth hos commenced where
Ii shed during Tile dry spell, olt rust and
worm threatens 70 arrest IL. even If we nad Il
late full and could make. The army worm ap-
peared FIVE days ago, and Ia destroying mol
only cotton, but pea4, ice and late cgru.
at. MATTHEW'S, 5. c., August l9.
The provision crop of this secttun Is good.
The cotton crop Il few weeks ago promised well,
but LoIlay Ia reilly discouraglDg To look Of.
have planted one-third more land than last
year, worked more nands and more manure
ot Doth fertilizers aud compost, and cannot pos
si0ly make any more cotton. ExcrPting about
hVe acres, MY whole crop IS covered with rnst,
ana acres Uf it have not single leaf The
most of my neighbors are suffering from the
same cause.