Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-02
London News.


Circuit Court is in session this week,
His Honor, Judge Hall, presiding. Near
ly all of the important cases were continu-
ed. The trial of j. w. Lane, a practicing
attorney at this place, charged with the
malicious shooting of one Mr.. Duff, Great
ed some interest: The jury could not agree
as to their verdict and a mistrial was en-
tered.
Trade is dull. The most noticeable thing
in the way of improvements is the new
court house, in which court was held this
week for the first time. 1t has been fin
ished up in keeping with the plan of the
building, with which your readers are al
ready acquainted.
A good rain fell on Tuesday night. Up
to that time farmers had been complaint
ing OF dry weather.
EDUCATION
i'll this as in many other counties does not
receive the kind and amount of attention
which its importance deserves. Loudon
has ten schoOls-the Loudon High School,
under the management of Prof. Harmon
andTempleton,a and girls and yOungladies'
school, taught by Miss Bicknell. The for
mer has about eighty students in attend
ance and is doing good work the latter
about thirty students. The rural districts
suffer most and feel most keenly the want
of good common school system. find
public sentiment working up to this idea,
and also to the idea that political revolu-
ton is the first step toward any real pro-
.gress.
POLITICAL SPEAKING
Has been the order Of the week at this
point. Col. j. NJ. Thornburg spoke in
the Court House on Monday. Quite a
crowd.of the yoemanry favored him with
their presence and attention. He review
ed the policy of the administration and re-
futed the many groundless charges against
President Grant, also paid the State admin
istratiOn the compliment of searching
investigation and showed most clearly how
Democrats would shake hands across the
| bloody chasm.
On Tuesday, at noon Capt. Morgan and
| Col. Edwards, candidates for the Senate
| from this district made their appearance.
| The speaking took place on the public
| square, Capt. NJ. opened the discussion
spoke over two hours, took up the acts OF
the administration, defended them spoke
in defense Of President Grants personal
character; showed up the treachery OF
this corrupt fusion of the Democrats with
a party well known to be their avowed
enemies, and exposed the present Legisla-
ture OF Tennessee. The first Of his argu-
ment was from national standpoint and
were in defense Of the policy Of the Re-
publican party and Of his own claims to
promotion.
Col. Edwards, independent, candidate
atic-Liberal-Reform side of the
house, said he was candidate on his own
merits-cared no more for Grant or Gree
ley than they did for him and that was
about as much as they cared for "a city
scaVenger"-i. e, q hog. Didn't believe
much in Greeley, he was not Democrat
but thought he would administer the laws
according to the Constitution Of my faith
efs," hence he would vote for him but die
not propose to defend either Grant oil
Greeley-he was for Edwards first and al
the time-was in favor of investigating
the railroad swindle-lCds in favor of re
puliidting the State 6onds-the last dOHdI
Of U.em-they were issued in war times
the Udr done the Government nor nobodl
else any good, he wanted old issues buried
did not want the State taxed with the pay
ment Of these bonds says he is 70
common schools recognizes it as thu
DUTY Of the State TO educate all the child
fen. He says not word about q schOO
fSystcnl-he does not tell the people AHA
Il Kind Of q system he ,Vdlts. He sees publi
schools are becoming popular.
In the course OF his speech he repeated
I some Of the absurd charges against Presi
dent Grant In the most reckless manner
| His charges were every one made in gen
: eral terms-he did not specify, or substan
, tiate a single charge. "Ihey sag, )" was tn
; key note of all he said against Grant AM
; the Republican party.
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