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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-01
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General william Thompson.


General William Thompson, veteran OF the war
OF 1912, died In this city on Tuesday. lie was
eighty years OF age. General Thompson served
with Andrew Jackson at the battle OF New Orleans
holding the commission or Quartermaster General
under the hero OF the fight. He resided in New
Orleans at one period OF his life. and welded con-
General Thompson expired In Bellevue Hospital
from the innrmitles natural to the advanced age
which he mad attained.
A Veteran Of France and Celebrity Of Paris
M. Fornici a very remarkable parsonage, has just
died in Paris. lie was. during the later years Of his
life, dealer in walking sticks the dean, in fact,
of that trade, and expired at the aye OF l02
years and three months. He lived IN the Rue
Potter where he was known as the B0ule dor,
the golden ball, from the sign he had put up over
his modest establishment. Fornicl began life under
Louis XVI at the age OF only four years, as pastry
cooks assistant Under Louis XVI ne
rose to be an errand boy at one Of
the Offices OF the Department OF Finance.
During the first Revolution. reign OF terror and
Lobau the warrior Emperor decorated MIN with his
own hands. When the french chietan fell from
power, FOrnici became successively sexton travel-
ling dentist and finally settled down TO the quiet
employment OF vending walking sucks.
Count dc Lnredan.
During the prevalence OF the violent storm OF
wind which swept over France ana England on
January the Count dc Laredan venrured into the
street, but had proceeded more than few steps
from his residence, in the Place Frochot, Paris,
instantly. His father lost his life In precisely the
same manner in the year 1850.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
The New Solicitor General. 4.

The President has appointed Judge S. f.
Phillips, of North Carolina, Solicitor Gen.
eral, vice General B. II. Bristow, resigned.
Mr., Phillips has been telegraphed to come
to Washington as soon as possible. The
business of the Department of Justice be-
fore the Supreme Court and the Court of
Claims requires prompt attention. Gen
eral Bristow has accepted the office of
counsel for the Texas Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Phillips is a native of North Carolina
and acted with the Whig party when it
was in existence. During the war he re-
sided in his native State, but took no active
part in the contest. He identified himself
with the Republican party in 1870, and
shortly afterwords was nominated to fill
the vacancy in the Attorney Generals
office of the State, but was defeated by Mr..
Shipp, the Democratic candidate. Prior
to that time he was the law partner of
Judge Merrimon, the late Democratic can
didate for Governor of the State. During
the late campaign he was chairman of the
Republican State Executive Committee,
and rendered efficient service. He is about
45 years Of age, is good lawyer, and is re-
garded as one of the most sagaciOus, clear
headed men in the State. During the re-
cent Kuklux trials, he rendered efficient
service as assistant United States Attorney,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
FOREIGN.
suspension of POlicemen-The Streets of
London Unguarded.

PARIS, Nov. 1S.-In the Assembly to-
day motion was made censuring Gambet-
Ia Tor lnfiammatory speeches and COM
planning of the laxity Of the Government
In dealing with the increasingly audacious
radicals.
Thiers defended the Government. Those
interested might appeal to the country.
He admitted that Gambetta's speeches
were offensive, but claimed that the Gov
ernment was not responsible for them. He
demanded a vote of confidence. Result
yeas 267, nays III. Half the deputies ab-
stained from voting.
PARIS, Nov. 19.-As a probable conse-
quence of the small majority voting and
the large number abstaining yesterday,
Thiers will demand another vote of conf
dence.
MADRID, Nov. 19.-King Amadeus con-
tinues to improve.
LONDON, Nov. 19.-The dismissal of 80
members of the police for insubordination
yesterday caused dissatisfied among their
fellows, who made strong manifestations.
Two hundred more were suspended this
afternoon. Insubordination has now spread
throughout the entire force and further
suspensions are looked for. There is great
excitement in the city over the prospect of
the streets being left unguaTded.
At II o'clock this morning not police
man was to be seen on the stands.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
The President and the Civil Service.

The first crowd of politicians that has ar
rivee since the election to dictate an ap.
pointed received "a snub direct from the
President to-day. An appointment was
made to-day at the White House for some
Philadelphians, who came in the interest
of candidates for Postmaster of that city.
Along with those who appeared before the
Presidentwere the Governor elect, Senator
Cameron Representative O'Neil, l., the Mayor
and Sheriff of the city, the United States
District Attorney, squad of members of
the Legislature and number of lesser
lights. What was most wanted was that
the President should set aside the civil
service rules and appoint man they had
united upon. The reply he made was that
he could notconsistently set aside the rules
and regulations he had approved. 1t was
neither in the tone or manner of what they
had hoped for Vas. Cor. Gin. Gazette.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
PEEK.A-BOO {!

Where is my little one hiding from me?
Where is my darling ?-oh where can he be
Under the sofa aad under the chair,
Still keep looking, but no one is there
Where is my little one? where can he be?
Hiding SO much of his sunshine from me?
Obi how his musical prattle l miss
Surely l was never so lonely as this.
No little arms to give mamma squeeze:
No one to comfort me; no one to tease;
There, on the floor, is his beautiful toy;
But where in the world is my own little boy2
Coaxing won't bring him the roguel then I'll
TRY
How he feels when be hears mamma cry:
''Oh my dear baby come back to me, do!
Mamma is lonely !' "Ha, ha peek-a- booW
Peek-a boo ! roses that bloom on his cheek;
Peek-a- boo eyes that so lovingly speak;
Peek-a-boo! sunshine" and mammals de-
Tight"
While you were hiding thought it was night !
Josephine Pollard IN the Nursery
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
SubSOiling Land.

a correspondent of the Western Rural
writes as follows of all experiment in sub
soiling:
''Now for the test. | took twenty-five
acres of gently-rolling land, equally we'll
drained by natural drains or Tavines, all of
which had been in cultivation from thirty
to thirty five years, and pretty well worn.
1 subsolled eleven acres. This portion had
nexer been seeded to grass of any kind to
my knowledge-at least not for many
years. The other eleven acres | plowed
the usual way; that is, what would be
termed shallow plowing. 1t was all plant
ed about the same time, cultivated as near
as could he alike, with cultivator. No
hoeing was done on either place. 1 think
both pieces of land had previously about
the same attention, as regards manuer and
tillage, except that the part did not sub
soil had the advantage of good stiff sward
of clover and timothy turned under the
preceding Spring, after being seeded three
years. The result was, that took from
the part plowed the ordinary way, and not
subsoiled, but ten bushels to the acre on
the average; while from the part which
was subsoiled l took thirty-five bushels
per acre as an average. [ send you this re-
port of my experiments, hoping that l may
hear from others who may have expert
mented Oil the same principle, or some
thing better.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
1.-THE RECORD" !"
PROSPECTUS.

The want OF religious paper. which should possess
certain well defined characteristics has long been felt
in East Tennessee. Such paper it was seen, should
be so cheap that every family might take it yet so
high toned fresh and vigorous as to be highly esteemed
so local in character as to interfere wi of our
able religious weeklies published abroad and ex
clusivey religious to compete with of our pro-
gressive secular papers.
1t proposed meet this want by the publication at
Knoxville. Tennessee. of a pNper eallel The RECORD
which while especially under Presbyterian auspices,
shall sincerely aim odevelop the religious interests Of
East Tennessee The of all the churches and re-
lgOus bodies III section will be thankfully accept
ed. and will be given as fully and impartialy pos
sible.
The great aim will be to acquant churches with
another and place people in practical sympa-
thy with the great religious movements and the earn
est Christian thought of the age. Politics will be en-
tirely excluded. Nothing uncharitabe partisan or
controversial will be admitted, but only that which it
is hoped may promote the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ. in whose name this enterprise is begun.
We desire to place the paper in every family in East
Tennessee and to this end earnestly ask the coopera
tion of every Christian worker That cheapness and
excellence may be combined it will issued monthly,
but on good paper and in the best style, AMI will
sist of eight pages, large quarto.
The first number will be issued early in January,
1873. Now is the time to subscribe.
Subscription, FIFTY CENTS YEAR, invariably in ad-
vance
Address all articles for insertion to Rev. P. D. Cow
AN, Editor.
Send advertisements and subscriptions to
B.SMITH CO.. Publishers,
nov13todef25wGt Knoxville, Tenn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
Anecdete of General Meade,

AD officer writes in the New York
Times:
Two days before the first days fight at
Gettysburg my brigade moved into a
meadow to rest, the remainder Of the corps
having gone to the right of the road. It
was dreary and uncomfortable morning,
for the rain was still falling, and the high
grass was drenched. AS we lay there, wet
and shivering with cold, General Meade
and his staff halted in the field quite near,
the General quickly dismounting from his
horse to stretch his legs. AS he paced to
and fro, in nervous way peculiar to him,
could see that he felt the weight of the
responsibility thrown upon him, and
scarcely enYied him. His staff stood aloof
from their leader, conversing amnog them
selves, so that the General was left alone
with his thoughts. So rapidly did he walk
that little path was quickly broken by
his feet in the clover, and he would stop
suddenly now and then as if an idea or sug-
gestion crossed his mind. had canteen
of cold coffee with me, and took q cupful
to moisten the cracker 1 was munching,
when the General noticed it, and asked if
1 could spare him some. Gladly consent
ing, [ ventured to ask if the engagement
we were all expecting would be likely 10
occur soon. General Meade smiled as be
looked at me over his wet glasses, and re-
piled, 81 really can not tell, Lieutenant,
but we are getting near it. How do your
men feel? Do they appear anxious ?" 1
told him the men were so tired with long
marches that fight would be relief.
"Then," said the General, "they will not
have long to wait, but it will be a desperate
struggle" Just then courier rode up with
dispatches, which the General read with
nervous haste, and at once mounted and
rode off, with slightnod to me as he did
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19,-Jay Cooke
H. G. Fahnestock and Gov. II. B. Cooke.
had long consultation with Boutwell, to-
day.
Phillips, the new Solicitor General, will
arrive tomorrow.
The report of Major Mcfarland, en-
glneer, in charge of the surveys for canal
route to connect the Tennessee River with
the Atlantic Ocean at or near Savannah,
Ga, will be transmitted to Congress along
with the report of the Secretary of War.
The report is exhaustive and fully estab-
fishes the feasibility of the project.
The Collector of the First Georgia Dis
trlct has been ordered to make a new in
vestlgatlon of the case against the Georgia
gusta.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20

The question of women riding astride of
horses seems not to be set at rest yet No
less lady than Grace Greenwood confess
es to having tried in her recent travels in
California, and to having liked it, too. She
says: "After travel of some fifteen miles
one day and twenty-six the second, we all
came to the conclusion that this style of
riding is the safest, easiest, and, therefore,
the most sensible for long mountain expe-
ditions and for steer, rough, and narrow
trails. If nature intended women to ride
horseback at all she doubtless intended it
should be after this fashion otherwise we
should have been sort of land variety of
the mermaid
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
w est Bound PASSENGERS
The Ohio and mississippi Railway runs from
OUISVILEE TOST. LOUIS.
and also from
LOUISVILLE TO CINCINNATI.
) Trains a Day from Louisville,
EAST AND WEST.

Passengers will bear in mind that this is the quickest
and best line from Knoxville, Bristol eny point
the East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia Railroad
to ST, LOUIS, KANSAS CITY,
ST. JOSEPH, UMAHA, DENVER,
SAN FRANCISCO,
or any point in the West.
Leaving Bristol or Knoxville in the morning. you
arrive in ST. Louis at $50 the following evening, in ad
of any other line, making direct connection with
line out of St. Louis to any Western city, No other
liue makes such time. BY the train from Knox
vile you arrive in Cincinnati at 1850 the following day
TIME-32 hours Knoxville to st. Louis.
a hours Knoxville to Cincinnati.
No transferS-nO ferries.
Passengers from the South make close connection at
Louisville for the East and West. Trans of the Lou
isye and Nashville Railroad run direct to the depot
of the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, near the great
iron bridge, when they step from to the other
Pass ngers will keep their till they reach the Ohio
and Mississippi Depot For information as to time and
connection, apply to Agents of East Tennessee, Vr
ginia and Georgia Railroad at Knoxville Bristol
address w. R. KERR. Pass. Ag't,
at Knoxville, Tenn
Ask for tickets to the West by the Ohio and Miess
sppi Railway. Take no other.
FRANK VAN DUSEN, GEO, j. CLARK,
sept29) Gen. Pass. Agt S. Pass. Agt.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20

FEEDING HOGs.-A correspondent of the
IooUa Homestead atfirms that various ex-
periments have proved the fact that corn
fed to hogs has produced all the way from
two to twenty pounds gain bushel, ac-
cording to the different modes of preparing
feed, and the age, breed or condition OF
hogs feed, He is satisfied that one-half of
all the hogs fed in Iowa do not produce
over five pounds gross weight for each
bushel of corn fed, WEIGH, counting hogs
at So per 100 pounds, gives fifteen cents per
buShel for corn,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
A Model Composition.

The New York Ledger is responsible for
the publication of the following:
"Oxen is a very slow animal. They are
very good to break up ground. :,
would rather have horses if they didn't
have the colic-which they say is wind col
lected in bunch. Which makes it dam
gerser to keep horses than oxen.
Ii there were no horses people would
have to wheal their wood in q wheal-bar-
row. 1T would take them two or three
days to wheal q cord mile"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
Chancery Court at Knoxville, Tenn.

Petition to incorporate "The Frankland Fire Insu-
rance Company.
No. 246O.
r. r. Bearden Jno. NJ. Brooks r. J. Mckinney. Jas.
l.. Gaines, Ambrose Ga mes, I. IL. McClupg. Jas.
X. Cooke Hugh L. mcclure, g, r. c. Jackson, Joseph
Jaques. .and Warham Easley, ex parte.
T,HE ABOVE NAMED PARTIES HAVING
filed their petition in the Chancery Court Knox
ville asking to be Incorporated under the name and
style of The Frankland Fire Insurance Company"
the object bein to carry fire insurance company
for the purpose OF general fire and marine insurance
with its principal Office in knoxville, Tennessee and
with all such powers and privileges enjoyed
by insurance companies doing busine in Tennessee
1t is ordered that pnb alton be maze for thirty days
in the Knoxville Daily Chronicle. notifying all persons
who may desire do to appear before the Chance
ry Court at Knoxville before the second Monday
of January and resist the appca the
will be proceeded with ex parte.
This 1lth day of November. 1872.
A copy Of the order. Attest:
NJ. L. PATTERSON, C, & VI.
Per w. A. GALBRAITH, ID. c. NJ.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20

SEVENTEEN THOUSAND MILEs.-The ex-
change of congratulations between the
mayor of Adelaide, South Australia, and
the mayor of New Yerk, over a line OF
electric communication seventeen thou
sand miles long, is an event too significant
even in this remarkable age to pass un-
noticed Such triumphs of science, hui
man skill, and enterprise are we'll worth
commemOrating.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20

LIME IN CRoPs.-There is said to be car
red off from the soil pounds of lime in
25 bushels of oats, and 10 pounds in 80
bushels of barley. There are 30 pounds OF
lime in tons of rye grass, 126 pounds III =
tons of clover, and 140 pounds in % tons OF
turnips, and 270 pounds in 8 tons OF potacc
toes. Some soils contain abundance OF
lime for thousand years, while others re-
quire an occasional application of lime as
q fertilizer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
FOR SALE.
S52 Acres Of Land.

427 ACRES in Knox county. Tenn. nine aud one
half miles from Knoxville, and four miles from the
illage of Powels Station. on the Knoxville and Ohio
Railroad. Has been divided into tracts containing
lO2 IO7 O8 and 1l0 respectively. Cleared land
timber and water on each sufficient for all practical
purposes Dwellings and out houses three Of these
tracts Will be sold in separate tracSor in one body.
Two good orchards on the premises.
Also 425 Acres in Anderson county about four
miles from Powells Station Mostly Ut cultivated land
Divided into six tracts of 1i5 TO- S. 60 81 and 20 acres
with two small lots. on one Of which is a Saw Mill and
Carding Machine.
Coed time given for payments.
JAS. A. MOORE, Executor,
seplidltWtf Box 3l3, Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20

There is nothing so beneficial to horse OF
COW or so certain to prevent disease as Damon
Stock Powders. For sale by Sanford, Cham
belrain & Albers, and Albers & Co. x2-tf.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
LOUISVILLE AND CINCINNATI
Short Line Railroad.
FOR CINCINNATI AND THE EAST.

FOR CINCINNATI AND THE EAST.
The quickest. best and only route running double
daily line Pullman drawing sleeping cars from
TouisyiIe 10 Columbus, Ohio, Pittsburg Harrisburg
Pbiladelphia, New York and other Eastern Cities
without change. The only line with which passengers
from the South make direct connection at Louisville
hours delay incident to- and arriving one train in a
vance of all other lines. Time from Louisville to New
York only 81 hours. This iae stone balasted and
entirely free from dust. Being equipped with the cell
ebrated Westinghouse air brake, precludes all posi-
bility of collisions. Only all rail lns passing the
great iron railway bridge at Cincinnati between Louis
vile and Cincinnati making direct connection with all
trunk lines for the North and East.
Tickets for sale Via Louisville and the Short Line"
at all ticket offices in the South and Southwest
j. T.. GIMPERLING, Supt.
S. S. PARKER, Gen1 Pass & Ticket Agent.
septl9
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20

An agent for noted American bridge
building concern declares that in less than
ten years the Hellespont will have an iron
pathway SUSPENDED across it
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
Choice Lots for sale

In Sneed, King s. Co.'S Addition to Knoxville
cheap. Apply to JAS. COMFORT.
YiQdtf
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
CIarke's New Method for Reed Organ.

PIeases everybody by its thorough course of in
struct;on and most pleasing music. Price, . 3D.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-20
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-03
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We will send handsome Prospectus Of our New II.
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-03

Last Thursday night an iron bar about ten
feet long was placed on the railroad track about
half mile below town. How the 1870 P NJ
train escaped a most dreadful catastrophe sur
passes human theory and comprehension. The
by the section hands. There are two indenta-
tions corresponding to the shape of the fang
es and the distance between them correspond
ing exactly to the width between the wheels.
The bar was placed on a down grade, and at
point where the train runs at its highest
speed The destruction of life must necessa-
rily have been fearful, had the engine been
thrown from the track. We are satisfied that
some fend or fiends placed this obstruction on
the road to crafty dIabolical spite against
some train employee or more probably the Rail
road Company. The perpetrator has proclaim
ed a black flag war against humanity, and if
mob law is justifable under any circumstances,
1t is the punishment of just such attempts at
wholesale murder.-HcrGLda md Tribune, Jones'
b0~o,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-03
4 Cotton EacfOrY.

great deal has been said by individuals and
through the papers concerning the manufactur-
ing Interests and facilities of East Tennessee in
general, and Knoxville in particular, but the
prevailing idea has seemed to be that iron or
something in which that metal enters largely
is the best adapted for this section, and while
that IS no doubt correct, yet there can be but
little doubt of the success Of Il cotton factory,
properly managed.
It is true that freights on cotton in Il cotton
growing region are saved to factory establish
ed there, but per contra there are the freights
on provisions of all kinds for the operatives,
which amount to as much, if not more, than
the freights on the raw material to factory in
a non-producing section With Il cotton fac
tory in this city, the market for our farm pro-
ducts would be right at our doors, and in addi-
ton to increasing the home consumption would
furnish an industry that would enhance the
wealth of this section and give 1t character
abroad that no other would.
We recently had al conversation with gen.
tleman from the Trion Mills, in Georgia, locat-
ed about twenty-five miles from Rome and forty
miles south of Chattanooga, which is now run
ming o 400 splndleS and turning out oSnaburgs
and all kinds of domestics, and who thought
Knoxville one Of the finest points in the South
for the location of cotton factory. If any
practical man with capital want to take the lead
in this matter it is certainly worth investigation.