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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-04
Fruit and Vegetable Garden
FOR RENT.

EoR RENT-sEVEN ACRES IN GRAPE VINES.
Strawberries and other Fruits. with room for Veg
vile. Apply 70
nov3dwln CHARLES SEYMOUR.
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we noticed among the ministers present and
Participating in the services, Rev. J, L. Lloyd,
of9he Baptist Church; Rev. VIM. Mowbray, of
the Episcopal Church Rev. Jas. Park, of the
First Presbyterian Church Rev. n. Bschman
and and Mr. Emery. The meeting was in every
respect encouraging and gratifying. 10 the
friends of this noble cause, who are doing SC
much good in our State and nation.
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Jersey Bull and Berkshire Boar
FOR SALE.

IN0R SALE-A PURE FLOODED JERSEY BULL.
IL Price. SIS, If taken in ten days. Also a fns pre-
MUM Bsrkohire Boar. 10 months old. Address Y. o.
Box 49, Knoxville. nSOd4tW4t
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The steamship Dalmatian, from Liver
pool for the Mediterranean has been wreck
ed. Thirty-fye passengers and the crew
are lost.
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Flour quiet and unchanged. Whisky, o.
Wheat steady, moderately milling export de
mand; winter red western, ST 63al IS Corn,
white Southern, 754. Rice steady, 7laSl. Pork
quiet, $15. 75a16.00 Beef dull and unchanged.
Lard weak 75aSI
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New York Market.
STOCKS.

New YORK, Dec. Mooney closer, : to
frac ton commission. Sterling firm, Ssa63.
Gold, 81 12eal -. Governments firm and closed
steady.
COTTON.
Cotton quiet; sales 1,706 bales; uplands, 19I;
Orleans 19t
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American SUNDAY school Union,

On Sunday afternoon the Second Presbyteri-
an Church was crowded with Sabbath School
scholars of the different denominations and
their friends to hear the address of Rev. Mr..
McCullagh, This gentleman possesses tine pc
culiar faculty of reaching the hearts Of the
young, and kept their attention throughout the
delivery of his address. which was interspersed
with anecdotes illustrative of the idea sought to
be conveyed. He gave many interesting facts
concerning the work of the American Sun
day School Union in Tennessee during the last
six wears. which are as follows
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The minority report of the Ku Klux
Committee declares that "the negro
must be protected. Of course. he must
be; but, inasmuch as the Government
has been more than a mother to him for
the last six years, and has expended tens
Of millions of dollars in giving him fair
start in life, we can't see what more it
can do for him, unless it will build him
a castle, give him thousand armed re-
tainers and national bank. and make it
q capital offence for white man to go
within ten miles Of him.
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To tho Public.

Mr.. EDITOR: During the discussion
at the meeting of the Board of Trade.
on the 23d instant. upon the propriety
of erecting dam across the Congaree
River, by the Columbia Water Power
Company, the agent, s. A. Pearce, said
he could not understand my opposition
to the measure. I told him frankly that
it was because he had offered me bribe.
This he denied.
I now affirm that he did, in Novem-
ber, 1870, offer me share in the canal,
if would promise him my support to
carry through the Legislature the pro.
posed alteration in the contract, by
which he will be allowed to put dam
across the Congaree River, opposite the
penitentiary, and thereby destroy tho
valuable quarry and water power belong
ing to the State.
CARLOS J. STOLDRAND.
COLUMBIA. s. c., February 27, 1872.
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A very simple device has been suggest.
ed by French ingenuity for perpetuat-
ing the i'll feeling which is one of the
legacies OF war. It is proposed that all
documents connected with new taxes
shall be endorsed with the words eek
pensos of the war against Prussia, 1870
1871" and it is said that the Assembly
approves the suggestion.
A Danbury Mantalini, who played sui
eide with laudanum, &c, to test tho
affection OF his spouse, was quietly re-
suscilated by the lndy's running cam
brio needle into ono Of his lower limbs.
The stable of Capt. John Westfeld,
of Greenfield, WAS destroyed by fire, on
Monday night.
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Excessive Taxation Caused by Excessive
Assessment, as Compared with New
York and Other States.

Assessmens, ms Compared with New
York and Other States.
We notice that "Oitizon, in the Union
OF this morning, received despatch
from large property-holder in New
York city, yesterday, stating that the
aggregate taxation in New York city is
S2.17 on 500. counting everything"
'Citizen' will do the State favor il he
will go farther. and show the fact that
this saue property is assessed at only
one-third its value. Now, divide 2.17
by aud wu have z mills, and thus show
ing TINT New York city property, as.
sessed at its full value. only pays tax
of seven mills, and in the country of
New Yo:k State much less.
Next take the country OF New York
State. The writer has just received o
letter from gentleman owning large
real estate in New York State, as follows:
II have some property in Queen Coun-
tty, just out Of the corporate limits Of
Brooklyn. Lots that I have sold for
from $3.50 to $500 each are assessed at
SlG0, and 1 pay tax of about 50 each;
and houses there that rent for $3.50 to
S2OO pay u tax Of from Sc TO 80. All
property in New York State is assessed
at one-third its renl value" So we see,
then, that our taxes are already much
higher in South Carolina now than in
New York State, even counting ours at
ten mills. a levy of seven mills. includ-
ing school, State and County, will he as
high as taxes are in New York city. We
observe that one of our tax-payers-a
late citizen of Ohio-has received the
annual report from the auditor of that
State, from which extracts will soon ap-
pear in the city papers, showing conolu-
slvely that Ohio don't pay over eight
mills on the dollar on her property, as
sessed 1t one-half it's value, or four mills
ON the dollar. as property is assessed in
South Carolina. We are glnd to SEQ this
movement on foot.
Let ring be formed at each Court
House, consisting of tax payers, white
aud colored, for tue purpose Of procur.
ing from each State in the Union the
actual assessments and tax paid. We
hope our legislators OF the House OF
Representatives I've learn the Senate is
III favor OF a tax of not over eight or ten
mills) will consider we'll this subject and
not allow tax greater than this year
five mills for State and three for County.
We appeal to you to protect the farming
interests OF the Stnte. Remember, your
constituents expect you to protect their
interests. and not to build up Kimpton
and his friends. who live away in dis.
tant State and whose property and inte-
rests are there. In few days you will
return to your homes in the country,
when blowing and sowing will aoon be-
gin, aud where you expect to SOW and
ronp aud educate your families. There
fore. We appeal to you to see to ii that
Kimpton and his friends are not allowed
to carry out their plan of burdensome
taxation. Don't allow the tax levy to go
beyond eight mills, and you will return
to your homes With light hearts.
TAXPAYER.
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TERRIBLE SCENES NEAR DELHI-ENa-
LIsn Justice. The London Times
publishes the following telegram from
it's correspondent at Calcutta, dated Fe-
bruary 8:
"Further information has been re-
ceived which shows who is responsible
for the Kooka executions. After the
complete suppression of the mntiny.
Deputy Commissioner Cowan selected
fifty men to be shot. Upon the soene Of
execution, one broke away, ran at Mr..
Cowan. and was cut down. The others
were blown from guns on Deputy Com
missioner Cowan's own responsibility.
Mr.. Forsyth, the Commissioners at Um-
balia, executed sixteen more. The
whole band, which never numbered 800,
has becn literally hunted down; sixty-six
men and two women, terrified. half
famishod. and twenty-nine Of them
wounded, submitted in the end to four
men. The whole transaction occurred
within forty eight hours, and in the
neighborhood of our fine force of Is, 900
men OF all arms at Delhi camp. The
Government has ordered an Immediate
inquiry. The public feeling, which at
first was hesitating, is partially turning
against the executions"
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FATHER HYACINTHE's PAPER. The
celebrated French ecclesiastio, whose
eloquent protests against Romish hier-
archy have thundered SO often from lips
brave as those of Paul, the Aged, has
gone to Rome and established there u
tri-monthly journal called the Esperance
This is bold proceeding. to go right
under the old Pope's nose and write
treason against his Holiness infallibility
Between Hyacinthe in the South and
Dollinger in the North, tho old man 8
head cannot rest 80 easily those days OF
Victor Emanuel's supremacy and Italy's
freedom.
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Another casualty occurred in our town
on Wednesday evening last, the 21st
instant. It seems that two boys, An.
drew Johnson, son of Henry johnson,
and Preston Mckinney. both colored,
in some way got hold Of an old pistol
on the premises, and were carelessly
handling the same, when Preston, not
knowing it was loaded, unfortunately
discharged it, the load entering Andrew g
mouth, killing him instantly.
Winnsboro Ne,cs.
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The Vicksburg Herald says Alexis
missed o fine balo OF cotton by not stop
ping at Duncansby Landing. $50 me-
groes had been summoned to the gin to
prepare bale for his Imperial Highness
to take to st. Petersburg, but the How
ard did not land, and General Wade
Hampton is. therefore, ono bale Of cot.
ton better off.
"Tho Wandering Jcw," III twenty acts,
is the rcigning sensation ut Paris
theatre. The Day OF Judgment is tho
last tablcau.
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MINORITY REPRESENTATIONS Tho great
hall of Cooper Institute, New York, was
filed on Wednesday night, the 21st
inst, in response to the committee of
seventy's call for mass meeting, and
addresses were delivered by ex-Mayor
Havemeyer, Horace Greeley, General
Dix, and others, sustaining the new city
charter as proposed by the committee.
Mr.. Greeley thus vigorously sustained
the instrument, and especially that
clause of it which confcrs minority rep
resentation:
cit gives men the power to govern
themselves. (the new charter.) Hitherto
caucuses have elected; the whole people,
mover The majority should be repro
sented by majority, and the minority
by minority. This is the only consti-
tutional method. I object to the old
system. whereby corrupt majority
could elect whomsoever they saw fit.
Bad men will bargain, and buy, and sell
in politics, while good men will not
Under the old system lazy men, men OF
property, and men not of the dominant
party stayed away from the polls because
they could do no good. Under the new
system, if everybody can't elect overy-
body, everybody can elect somebody"
Other speakers were equally pro-
nounced in their views, and the meeting
will probably exero SO marked inAu.
ence upon legislation at Albany.
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GREELEY DECLARES HIS INDEpESp.
ENcE. Horace Greeley, in Thursdays
Tribune, kicks clear out of party traces.
He says national conventions or oaucuses
are simply voluntary assemblages of
people. They have no legal authority
or binding force. and pretend to none.
If you choose to subscribe to the plat
form or vote for the candidates. or any
OF thcm, you may. If you prefer to
support the candidate and spurn the plat
form, or to approve generally the plat
form avowed aud not vote for the candi-
date, that course is open to you. The
nominating convention akbest puts up
guide-board. whose direction you arc at
perfect liberty to consult or ignore. heed
or disregard. He concludes by telling
the people to hear and heed all proper
suggestions Of candidates, and then vote
exactly as their own unfettered judgment
shall dictate.
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PRUssIAN CARPET D.aaERs IN FRANCE.
Carpet-baggers appear to have pen
chant for stealing the world over. A
letter from Colmar, in Alsaoe, states
that at least ten Prussian receivers Of
taxes have fled from, that province with
embezzlcd funds belonging to the Go.
vernment. The latest instances of these
defections are found in the person OF tho
tax receiver of Colmar, who "saved
himself" as tho French have it, with
100000 francs, and of tho samo official
in Herrlisheim, who has bctakon him.
self away with G0.000 francs. But for
accidents OF timo and place. ono might
almost suppose that these unconsciona-
BILE rogucs were Radical Office. holders.
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COLUMBIA. S. G.
wednss ay t1orning February %. '72.
Tho Anti.Grant Movement.

Wednes ay n0rnlng February 2S. ~.
Tho Anti.Grant Movement.
The opposition to Grant in the Re-
publican party has assumed formidable
proportions, md if no untoward cironm-
stances occur, and the Democracy are
sensible enough to prefer throwing their
votes and influence in favor of liberal
Republican ticket, instead of making a
futile effort to re-instate their own party
in power, there is, to any observant
man, an encouraging prospect of the de-
feat of Grant in the fall. We of the
South have 80 often since the war in.
dulged eager hopes OF change in the
administration Of tho General Govern
ment favorable to us; and have been 30
invariably disappointed, that We have
grown exceedingly shy OF cherishing
such fancies. We are almost Indifferent,
in fact, as to the course events may
take. We have experienced such q
series Of misfortunes, been subjected so
inoessantly 10 the power of an appa-
rently relentless fate. been harassed,
perplexed and oppressed to such an ex-
tent. without moments respite or a
single ray of good fortune, that we have
finally come to think almost that such is
the nature OF things, and that there is
no relief for us or salvation for our coun-
try. Such misgivings are but natural.
No people con continue buoyantly hope
full, after repeated and long
disasters.
In this anti-Grant movement, how
ever, there seems to us rational grounds
for predicting his defeat, and reaux in
the tide of oppression and humiliating
wrongs that have been heaped upon the
South for the last soven years. We find
now arrayed against Grant as well the
talent as the integrity of the political
party to which he belongs. Greeley and
Sumner are the, architects and grand
supporters of the Republican party.
Without them, and with their earnest
opposition joined to that of Carl Schurz,
Gratz Brown, Trumbull, Chase, and the
host of others who will follow their lead
ership, the defeat OF Grant is Us certain
as is wall to orumble when its founla-
tion has been undermined. Grant is
popular, beyond all question, both with
the masses at the North and with the
negroes at the South. By the former,
he is revered and beloved as their great
military chieftain i'll the late war; the
latter regard him as the mighty Moses
that has brought them up from the land
of bondage. But the intelligence of the
North will successfully resist, to great
extent, Grants personal popularity,
when once it is convinced that his re-
election will act iniuriously to the vel
fare of the country; and as to the me-
groes, while they venerate Grant, they
must acknowledge, and will, that their
mightiest champion at the North is
Charles Sumner. He will at least divide
their ballots with Grant.
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CARLOS J. STOLBRAND.
COLUMBIA. S. c., February 27, 1872.

THE HALIFAX CHRONICLE REITERATEs
ITS STORY OF THE SECRET Treaty
Halifax Chronicle. in reply to an edito-
rial in the Toronto Globe, ridiculing the
story of the secret treaty, re.asserts its
authenticity, and says it is credibly in
formed that it was signed after the con-
clusion OF the Washington negotiations,
by Lord De Grey, for the British Co
vernment. and Sir John A. Macdonald,
as Premier of Canada, on the part Of
the Governor q General. The chief points
had been agreed upon between the two
Govern monts some years previously, and
SO far as Great Britain was concerned,
it had then been definitely settled as the
basis of her future colonial policy.
When Lord Bury long since published
his draft of the treaty, it was not
deemed advisable to reduce the under
standing to the shape OF formal COM
pact, until tho apparently satisfactory
conclusion OF tho Alabama difficulty by
the Washington treaty had, as was
thought, finally relieved England from
danger and furthc~ entanglements on
this continent. The Chronicle says that
only Lord Lisgar, Sir John A. Mac
donald and Sir George E. Cartier are
cognizaat OF the treaty, and mentions
some circumstances which indicate the
fnct of its existence.
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HOTEL ANIMALS, February Central 10.
tei-T NJ Wilkes, Anderson; ] Miller, 8 G; F
Miles. Marion; Davis, Monticello;
Lstimer. a Josselyn: " Meredish IN Green Green
Chesterfield; Mrs Anderson, Spartanburg;
Misses Blunt, Miss Eppes, Virginia; McGil,
sIonticclo; N Taliaferro, Augusta; G Da-
wilson, n q; j Thomas and son, Santuc; W
Savage, Union: w Ii McLcsby, g 9 II II; e
l. Douglass, Aston.
Nict.p'soa Housc--W Johnston, II B Turner,
Da!man, Charlotte; I NJ Elicit, o Norris,
Baltimore; I W Wheatley, Ga; Il Parkes,
NY; + Bush, Grccnvlle; Il o Ely, Charles
ton; Bates, Lownsviilc; Il Chatham, He
lena,
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DIED FROM THEIR INJURIES. Mr..
Wm. Forbes. an employee of the South
Carolina Railroad, who was mashed be-
tween two cars, died on the Goth. Mr..
Obeilinb Rooney, while attempting to
cross tho track of the Georgia Railroad,
on the Goth, was run over by the loco.
motive, from the effects OF which he
died the same night. Both these acci-
dents occurred in Augusta.
In one day recently, it is said, over
2,70O rabbits were killed in rutherford
County, n. G. That was making tho
fur fly.
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THE LONGEST SPEECH EVER MADE IN
THE WoRLD.-The opening argument of
the Attorney General of England, Sir
John D. Coleridge. who appears for the
defence in the celebrated Tichborno
case, has proved, perhaps, the very
longest speech ever heard of. It was
begun Oh the 14th OF January, and at
our last accounts it had not been oon-
cluded. However, ten days after be be-
gan, neither judge nor jury showed any
wish to have the distinguished advocate
stop speaking. Before proceeding on
that day, he remarked that certain inge.
nuous persons who were ignorant of tue
facts had criticised him for not restrict
ing himself to day and half. But it
was necessary, inasmnoh as the jury
were now to hear for the first time q
connected account of tho case from its
outset, that he shonld still detain them.
This, however, he would not do one mo.
ment lOngor than was absolutely neces-
sary. Both the Lord Chief Justice and
the jury at once expressed the opinion
that the Attorney General had not wasted
q single moment since he began to speak
Another destructive fire occurred in
Savannah on Saturday Iast-the saw
mill of the Messrs. Bradley & Son was
entirely destroyed, together with tho
valuable machinery which it contained.
The loss is worry heavy.
An almost infallibo recipe for ro.
moving stains from character Get rich.
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Major A. L. Price, formerly connected
with tha Wilmington IN. O. Journal,
died in TINT city, on the 2Gth.
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FRENCH PATRror1sM -Whatever may

be thought of tho !rivoli.iss Of tho
French. there is something inspiring in
their love of country, and the manifes-
tations of it among oil classes in this
dark hour OF national misfortune, are
especially touching. It was recently
suggested. by an Alsatian woman, that
the women of France should raise,a con.
tribution to pay the German indemnity
and deliver the. native soil from the pre-
sence of the hated conqueror., The sug-
gestion was taken up by Paris editor
of the Journal des Debats, it was prompt
~ seconded by all the papers of the city
and oountry-and, with an enthusiasm
almost unprecedented, tho whole popu-
lotion appear TO be rallying to it. The
Assembly has paused with it's financial
schemes to await the result Of this popu-
lar outburat. In every city, village and
hamlet OF the Kingdom committees have
been organized to raiso and receive con-
tributions, and everywhere large sums
have been subscribed. The elan is suid
to be irresistible. Mr.. Gaillardet says in
Paris. every day, there are numerous in
dividual subscriptions of 100, 900 francs.
The provinces respond with equal ardor.
Many touching scenes are recorded.
The other day a poor peasant, nenr
Paris, ruined by the war. came to offer
what remained to him, his lust CO W, and
begged that it might be accepted. On
another day young girl brought the
fragments of finger-rings and earrings.
1T is all I have" she said timidly, .but
1 will give, in addition, one hours work
every week" A distinguished lady,
who was present, greatly moved at what
she saw, threw in brilliant diamond
along with the fragmentary rings. 1.-The
example is too charming, must follow
it, che said. Such scenes are of daily
occurrence. The theatres, workshops,
public Offices. all mingle in the good
work. In New York, among F1echmen,
the same enthusiasm prevails, and con-
siderable sums are being contributed.
The same spirit will be found wherever
there Is native Of la belle France.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-04

XXTANTED-A GOOD COOK, WASHER
w and ironer, in small family. single or
with husband, TO do light work about the
house and yard. Good Recommendation re-
quired. Apply to A. b. ". 3A Frontst. S0-S5
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Christian Brothers, picnic.

At James Park to-day hundreds of
children are enjoying themselves. This
forenoon several hundred children be-
longing to the Catholic parochial schools,
formed in procession under the direction
of Grand Marshal James Reilly, assisted
by corps of deputies. The procession
was lead by squad of police; then fol-
lowed in order the Sodality Band;
Emmett Guards, Thirty muskets); Stu
dents of the Christian Brothers College;
st. Peters Sunday-School Children;
Sodality of the Knights of St. Patrick;
st. Patrick's Sunday-School Children;
Irish Liteary Association; st. Bridgets
Sunday-School Children; Arnold's Old
Memphis Brass Band; Hibernion Mutual
Relief Society; Carriages containg the
Hierarchy of our city, distinguished Wis
itors from abroad, and friends Of educa-
ton.
The children, with their queens. gip-
sizes, zouayes, and maids of honor, pre-
sented a charming appearance, with
their flags and banners huttering in the
breeze. The park viii be thronged with
citizens this afternoon. An Grafton will
be delivered by Colonel Kellar, a pop
ular and able speaker. The great at
traction is the rattle for a FIVE years
scholarship, valued at $500, in the Chris.
tian Brothers College = tickets two
dollars. Hundreds of tickets have
been sold, the liveliest competition
existing among parents, who can thus
secure complete education for some
youth, an education which viii be worth
thousands Of dollars to him in future
years. The fine floor put down for the
Hebrew picnic has been secured for the
dancers. The picnic will be most en-
joyable, and will be kept up until twelve
o'clock tonight. The best order will be
secured, Objectionable characters not
being permitted to attend or participate
in the fete.