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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
A NEW QUESTION.

The treaty of Washington and the
award of the Geneva Tribunal make it
necessary for Congress to legislate upon
subjecs of vital interest to us as nation.
Able writers upon international law who
have carefully studied the arguments sub
mitted before the Geneva Tribunal and
the principles established by the decisions
of the arbitrator seem 90 think that new
and trying neutral duties are imposed
thereby. 1t is thought that these duties
will be particularly difficult in our case be-
cause of the division of powers between
the States and the national Government.
The new principle established is in effect
that neutral power can not shield itself
frCm obligations imposed by the law of
Nations upon plea of want Of authority
by reason of a peculiar structure of its
Government. A reference.to some of the
diplomatic correspondence of Secretary
of State Daniel Webster, for example,
would disclose a case in which according
to the new principles established by the
Geneva decision, our Government would
be in an embarrassing position. In the
case referred to, citizen of Canada was
held under the statutes of New York for
murder, in a case where the Government
of Great Britain claimed he was not sub
iect to trial by municipal court. Demand
was made ofour Government for his release.
Secretary Webster, in a mastery letter
explained to the English Government that
the prisoner was held under indictment
from a State tribunal and that this Gov
eminent could not interfere until .he was
discharged by the local authorities. 1t is
claimed that now our Government would
be debarred, under the precedent estab-
iished, in the Geneva award, from setting
up such "a defence, because 10y our own
claim we assert that no internal limitations
on the power of a Government should ex
cuse it from its duty to foreign Govern
ments. AS to them we assume to be a Gov
eminent and must therefore answer forall
the responsibilities of one. If we are Grip
pied by internal conflicts or weaknesses
that is our loss. This, we say, is the legit-
innate consequence of the Geneva Award,
as now claimed by such authority as the
Nation.
If this proves to be the new responsible
ity imposed upon our Government by the
decision referred to it will indeed be try
ing one. We doubt whether legislation by
Congress can give the Government the
authority to protect itself in the new re-
sponsibilities imposed. In many cases, we
can imagine likely to occur in war, moth
ing short of the surrender of sovereign
powers by the States could vest in the Gen
eral Government the necessary authority.
The subject is new one in our politics
and one worthy of serious study.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
STATE EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION

1t is proposed to make the next State
Teachers Association, to be held at Nash
vile on "Wednesday and Thursday, Jan
uary 22d and 23d, 1873, an occasion for the
assembling of the friends of popular edu-
cation. A circular has been issued, in
which the programme for the meeting is
thus given:
FIRST DAY.-Wednesday, January %,
10 A. M.-Prayer by Rev. A. J. Baird Ad.
dress of Welcome, by Gov. j. G.. Brown [:
reading minutes of last meeting appoint
ment of Memorial Committee report of
the proceedings of the meetings of the Off
GERS and Executive Committee of the AS
ISOLATION, by Secretary J. Braden report
of J. Il. Killebrew, Assistant Superintend-
ent discussions on the reports.
Afternoon Session, 1870 p. M.-Discus-
sion-What are the most imperative de-
mands of the cause of popular education in
the State of Tennessee at present?
Night Session, 1870 p. M.-Discussion-
Economy in the conduct of schools.
SECOND DAY.-Thursday, January %, 10
A. M.-Prayer by Rev. S. NJ. Merrill ad-
dress by j. Il. killebTew Assistant Super
lot ndent papers and resolutions, and
discussion thereon.
Afternoon Session, p. M.-Rcport of
the Memorial Committee discussion on
the report miscellaneous business cleo
ton OF officers.
Night Session, $50 T, M.-Discussion of
the public school system by members of
the Legislature aud of the Association and
by invited guests Adjourned.
All the hotels have agreed upon reduced
rates OF board. The Nashville and Chat
tanooga, Nashville and Northwestern, and
Tennessee and Pacific railroads, will re-
turn free, members who have paid full fair
coming, and the other railroads will return
them at one-ff.h the usual fare. AZ Tie
Legislature will then be in seseion, It Is
hoped the friends Of public schools viii
makean effort TO have the meeting nImer-
ousIy attended. lt -
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
CoLFAx AND THE TRIBUNE.

Our dispatches this morning indicate
that important changes have taken place
in the proprietorship of the New York
Tribune. We have published several state
ments as to the proposed change in its edi-
torial management. The stockholders
held a meeting Last Friday, which decided
to continue the old editorialcorps and pur-
sue the policy of independence mapped out
by Mr.. Greeley shortly before his death.
Having failed in persuading the old stock
holders to take Mr. ColfaX, combination
was brought about, which resulted
in transferring control of the stock into
the hands Of William orion, the President
of the Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny. Mr.. 0rton is a man of great wealth
and special champion of Mr.. ColfaX. He
was at the Philadelphia Convention, a
delegate from New York, and an extreme
ly active and Jealous friend of Colfax,
favoring his denomination for the Vice
Presidency. Mr.. orion was full of wrath
at the newspaper correspondents who were
so jealous for Senator Wilson and COM
planned to some of their friends of their
"obtrusiveness.'
This purchase of Mr.. Orton's who is
also warm friend of the President, in
sures the position of Chief Editor of the
Tribune to Vice President ColfaX and
brings it at once back to the Republican
fold. There is room enough for both the
Times and Tribune in the Republican
Press army. The developments to grow
out of this new combination will be watch
ed with interest. I may mean that Mr..
ColfaX aims to be the next Republican
candidate for President and accepts the
new post at the head of the Tribune to help
him to it.
The sale of stock was made upon the ba~
sis of one million dollars. The original
stock was one hundred thousand dollars
one hundred shares of one thousand each.
Shares were sold Saturday for ten thou
sand dollars and the whole stock at ten
times its original cost. This shows the
value of newspaper stock in New York.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
The East Tennessee Wesleyan University.
THE EXAMINA ALTON,

THE EXAMINATION,
at the close of the Fall and Winter term
OF this Institution, began Friday morning
a number of the Examining Committee
and Others were present. The department
of the members of the various classes ex-
amined was such as to evince rare thor
oughoness of discipline. In the examine
ton the most pleasing feature was the
absence of anything like a special lesson
for the occasion. Whole subjects were
treated and discussed in an impartial
manner. 1t was evident that "what the
book says" was not all that had been
taught A familiarity with principles
books was displayed by many of the
classes.
All present seemed to be well pleased,
and the patrons of the school who We're
present expressed high sense of salts
faction.
The examination continues Monday
The standing and general department of
the students will be read in the afternoon
which closes the work of the present
term.
THE CHILpREN's EXHIBITION
took place last night. Despite the inclenl-
ent weather there was full crowd out.
Twenty of 'the small things of the Insti-
tution," as they were styled in the modest
salutatory by Miss Berta Hockett interest
ell, anu we might say instructed that
crowd. 'tThe small things" made their
own music aud every one was pleased
with the style in which it was render.
ed. They had enough fun mixed
in to make the grave gay, enough
wit to make jolly people shake their sides.
and enough that was pathetic to wake ten
der feelings. Every 'small thing" did
well. rH -.r'..
To Miss Stephens, teacher in the Primary
Department, and to Prof. Atlec, belongs
the credit of this success in the way of
childrens exhibition and to Miss Bos-
worth much praise is due fer conducting
the music of the occasion.
The grown up peoples exhibition takes
place this, Saturday night. If they do as
we'll as the small things" all will be
splendid affair.
The intelligence was received here last
night at 10 o'clock that Samuel Cleage was
dying.
Athens, Dec q, 1872. -...
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

TEE nomination of Mr.. Rule for Mayor
by the laboring men of the city, without
regard to political differences, gives his
personal friends OF the opposition the OPP
porturity' of supporting himwithout COM
promising their political relations. Thus
the Greeneville Sentinel, Democratic pa
per, and the home organ of.Andrew john
son, in noticing his candidacy, says:
1--WE see that Capt. VIM. Rule, of the
"CHRoNICLE, has been unanimously nom
''inated by the 'laboring men" of Knox
willie for Mayor. Capt. Rule is an old
resident of Knoxville, and one of the
'most progressive and liberal men within
"its corporate limits. He would make a
Mayor of which KnoXviltc would be
proud and we hope that his personal
worth and popularity may bring him from
"the contest q victor"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

sessments that might be improved. Here
we are at the trouble and expense of
making yearly assessments. Is this
not altogether unnecessary? and not only
that, but we believe it bad policy to make
early assessments. If Mr.. a. purchases
& farm worth three thousand dollars, and
by his industry alone makes it worth five
thousand in two years, his industry ought
not to be taxed until he has had some re-.
turn for his labor. Let assessments be
made, say once in five years, and then if
man buys farm, and by his own labor
doubles or adds largely to it's value in a
short time, his labor is not Immediately
taxed, and he feels that the policy of the
State is to encourage industry.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

THE system of taxation in Tennessee
needs a general oyerhauling and revision.
We alluded a few days ago to the unequal
and unjust assessments on real estate, as
they are now made. No adequate idea of
the real value of real estate in Tennessee
can be gathered from the reports of the
Comptroller as they are gathered from the
assessors lists. The assessments are made
by so many men, who are governed by so
many different motives and who differ SO
widely in their Judgment, that they are
valueless in forming conclusion as to the
real value of land.
But there is another feature of these as
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
THE IoRBETT ISSUE.

We gave oar readers during the late
campaign some facts concerning the Tor
bett issue of State Bank mGney, and the
lobby scheme to press it through the Leg
month. There can be no doubt but that
this money was issued for war purposes.
1t has been. bought up by spectators at a
mere song, and now powerful influence
will be brought to bear to have this issue
redeemed by the State. 1t amounts to
over two millions of dollars. If the State
is legally bound for it, that ends the mat
ter. If the holders believe it is, let them
go into the Courts and assert their rights,
and not attempt to corrupt legislators to
saddle spon the people an unjust debt.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
The Southern Claims.

The reports and papers in the 1900
claims just reported as allowed or rejected
by the Southern Claims Commission have
been removed to the room of the Commit
tee of Claims, in the basement story OF the
House wing of the capitol The commit
tee room is to be kept open daily from lotto
O'Clock, to afford access to the papers by
claimants, their attorneys, or ether depu-
tiZed persons.
1t is probable that a supplementary re
port, embracing such of the earliest and
most meritOrious claims as could not be got
into the late report for want of time, will
be sent to Congress by the Commissioners,
in season to have the awards included in
the appropriation bill to be reported by the
Claims Committee during the present ses-
sion. Should an appropriation to pay the
claims be made during this session the pa
pers belonging to the allowed claims will
go to the Treasury Department and be
placed in the charge of the Third Auditor,
by whom the final settlement is to be
made.
Payment is made in every case by a
Treasury draft, current everywhere, but
payable only to the claimants order.
Owing to the large number of claims and
the necessary delay in passing the appro-
priation bill, payment will hardly begin
before the latter part of next spring, and is
likely to extend far into.t the summer. AS
some of the rejected claims will probably
be reOpened for cause, it is expected that,
after examination by the Claims Commit
tee, the papers will be returned to the files
of the Commission Washington Chron~
icIe, 1871.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
THE VOTE OF KNOXVILLE,

Inthe August election the Republicans
carried'the city of Knoxville by majorities
ranging from one hundred and seventy
three to six hundred. Gossett's majority
in August, in the city, was 173. In the
November election the majorities were
still larger. Grants majority in the city,
proper, over Greeley was 4O1. Maynard's
majority in Knoxville over johnson and
Chatham combined was 27S. Freeman's
majority over Brown was 500.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

THE Nashville Banner boasts that that
city has the cheapest coal in the country,
andsays that the best coal can be put down
in the city at twelve and half cents per
bushel The Banner is fast. We can put
good manufacturing coal in quantities in
Knoxville at cleuen cents. 1t could be done
in very large quantities, on acontract, for
even less than that. When the quality of
the coal is considered, Nashville is out of
the contest. Knoxville coal is vastly SUI
perior, as is generally well understood in
the South.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
Theirs Thanking the MonarchIsts.

LONDON OFFICE or THE WORI,D,.l
Wednesday, Dec is, 1872. 81
Private dispatches received here IRON
Paris state that the army corps of. Geper-
al Chanzy is being rapidly increased 10
100000 men, while General Ducrot's
doubtful republican corps only contains
5000 men. President Thiers said to-day
he intended to keep the monarchists sn
constant awe. P.G,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

THE situation in France is still unsatis-
factory, and is clearly summed up thus by
the Nation: 1.-The one certain result of the
imbroglio thus far is that the majority in
the Assembly has broken with M. Theirs,
and that there 10 little or no chance OF their
working together harmoniously again.
The Xerdel Committee, as it is called, have
reported in favor of ministerial response
bility, end objected to NJ. Thiers's partici-
patton in the debates of the Assembly.
When tiereport was read in the Assembly,
n motion for pOstponement, made in NJ.
Thiers's interest, was carried by MAORI.
ty of only y, large numbers abstaining
from voting. On the other hand, the re-
tirenGent of NJ. Thiers would be regarded
10y the country as a public calamity. The
Bank of France declares it would injure the
late loaRs, and there are storiee that Ger
nah would look on it as an excuse for
asking fresh guarantees"
The later sdvices given elsewhere are of
an exciting ebaract o., tnd would seem to
iy'i ~ Gre Ct an not long be
Abill To abolish slavery in Porto Rico has
been introduced In the Spanish Cortes.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
journalistic.

It is officially stated to-day, on the.
authority of Mr.. Colfax. that he has de-
clined the editorship of the New York
Tribune. Mr., Orion returns to New York
tonight to assume the propretorship and
arrange his plans. 1t is understood here
that Mr.. George w. Curtis will be the
editor-in-chief under the new manage
ment, with Mr.. Hoard, late a writer on
the paper, as managing editor.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
REGISTERED LETTERS.

The Postmaster-G General has decided that
postmasters are liable to the Government
for the value of registered letters lost in
their offices. This rule has never before
been applied to the larger post-offices, and
there is high legal authority against its
correctness.
The House Committee on Post-offices
and Post roads have overrNled the Post
master General in relation to the charge
of double postage upon prepaid matter,
and have decided that his is strainedcon-
struction of the law. They will report a
bill to settle the matter and get around his
decision Washington Telegram, 1871.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
A NEW TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENT.

We noted some improvements in tele-
graphy few days ago in the CHRONICLE,
by which words could be transmitted at
the rate of seventy-five per minute, and
still another invention by which, on the
same wire, two messages could be sent in
different directions at the same time. We
have now to chronicle still a more wonder
ful invention. Capt. Lindsey, of Jackson,
Tennessee, has invented an instrument by
which he claims that he can transmit on
four lines of wire the Presidents message,
to San Francisco in half an hour His in
strument is arranged something like a
piano with keys representing the letters of
the alphabet, arranged as the boxes in a
printers case-the letters most used at the
most convenient points. The operator
sets before this case and touches these
keys as rapidly as compositor can
distribute type, which is near col
umn an hour Each time he touch
es a key an impression is made.
in print on little slip of paper in the Of
flee where the message is directed. The
message then comes forth on a printed
slip, which uncoils itself from roller,
and when cut into lengths and
pasted across page of paper, will READ
Il e Printi ing TELEGRAPH is
"a great success We can
send TWEEN y t h sand words
per hour, printed on slips.
The coil of blank paper upon which the
characters are impressed, is arranged in
such manner that it will uncoil just as fast
as the impressions are made by the letters.
This wonderful instrument was tested be-
tween jackson and New Orleans, circuit
having been established at the latter place.
The message was sent from jackson, Ten
nessee, and after passing round New Or
leans was instantly received right back by
the side of TIE operator with the utmost
satisfaction. Several gentlemen standing
by read the thoughts of the operator from
the printed scroll, which was rapidly un-
rolled before their eyes as quickly as if he
had spoken in their ear, and this after the
words had passed over eight hundred
miles of varied territory. AS the rapidity
of Transmission depends upon the skill of
the operator there seems but little limit to
the cheapness and speed of this system.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25
THE VALUE OF VACCINATION.

Jas. +. Weed, Surgeon L. S. A., has re-
Gently published a valuable article on the
above subject in the Nashville Journal Of
Medicine. He says; "Before the illus
triOus Jenner proclaimed lin 179S) the pro-
ductive power of vaccination, Europe lost
annually about 100000 of its Inhabitants
from smallpox, or about 5000 out of every
million inhabitants. AS vaccination be-
came more and more general, the death
rate was reduced from $50, 900 to IA, 200 per
annum, during a period of fifty years. In
Copenhagen, during twelve years prior to
the introduction of vaccination, 5 800 died
annually from smallpox, while in sixteen
years after vaccination was enforced by
law, only l5S persons died of this disease
less than 10 fatal cases year. In the
British army, where vaccination is rigidly
enforced, deaths from smallpox are very
rare-among the Dragons and Guards,
with an aggregate strength Of 44,6ll, only
three deaths occurred from smallpox in
twenty years
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

WINCH Shows a cost OF T IV-IUU cents per
pound, or 1 34-10O.
The above is.even more favorable than
the figures of the South Carolina mills
and ought to encourage our capitalists here
to 20 to work for Knoxvills future cotton
mill
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

ON Monday, the 10th, Senator Brown
low presented to the Senate the memorial
Of the president and trustees of the East
Tennessee University, aud Tennessee Ag-
ricuiturai College, praying for additional
legislation by Congress in aid of agricuitu-
raj colleges which was referred TO the
Committee on Education and Labor.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

Abin TO abolish slavery in Porto Rico la
been introduced In the Spanish Cortes.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

IN cofinrmation of the favorable figures
relating to cotton manufacturing in the
South, given in yesterdays CHRONICLE,
we note some comments of the Nashville
Banner on the report of the officers of the
Nashville factory. Their exhibit is GER
tainly flattering The report says:
The costs of manufacturing all goods to date,
viz: 1Gs0,05j yards, net weight, $40, 5G5 pounds,
was as follows:
New-York tribune., 1872-05-23

TOR LIVERPOOL,
CvIA QUEENSTOWN,
CARRYING THE Q. S. MAILS
TIM LIVERPOOL AND GREAT WESTERN STEAM cONPANf
wi. dispatch Of their frtclass fun power Iron seI
FROM PIER No. 16, y. T., EVERY WEDNtSDAi'
as follows; - .oo
MANHATTAN, Capt J. B. PRICE. May S2 a. 1'Oo D. @
WISCONSIN, Can't. T. W. FREEMAN MAY q, at IN.
NEVADA Capt FoRsTTH. .....'..'....June D. a. 'O' p "
WYOMING. CAPT WHIyEEAr. '''''''.Jane ~ " WV -
NEBRASKA. Capt GUARD. ............JuaeA IA
bryyEsOTA Capt MoRGAs. l9' 5tOPn
Cabin passage, sao, gold
s,ee,q massage (oEe No % Broadway, so currency
For freight cabin passage, apply to - - .,-rr
New-York tribune., 1872-05-23
Uairbcs, gewelrp, ctr.

ERANKFIELD a. Co., jewelers., 200 Sixh-ave.,
aA ST. ari g5 Shave 20 lt We Will srl a cei to
stock O American watches aud An A
sterling silver nd fne silver plated ware altering ltaIgps
Z styIes EE4 actelT month
New-York tribune., 1872-05-23
a Safe Investment.

Paying over IL per cent per annum.
we are just III receipt of last in
stallment Of the Bonds OF Greene
County, State of Missouri. Only
about one-fourth of the whole issue
(S4OO,OOO) of above Bonds remain
unsold, which we continue to offer
at SOC. and accrued interest. Bonds
mature In IL years. Rate of inter
est, 8 per cent, payable February
and August, at National Park
Bank, New York, free of tax.
g1eis te with ial particulars any further Information f
~l1es upon Application ether personally letter '-
EN4AAEi JOAAsOA 1 DAY. Bakers,
No 10 Ws.AEl., SeW.York
New-York tribune., 1872-05-23

Harness, Horse Clothing, Saddles, Brides, etc.
Low prices C. H. Moseman Bros, Manu- urers ia Chambess