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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
Beccher on Grant.

Henry Ward Beecher in his Brooklyn
speech said:
Gentlemen, it is said that General Grant
Is no administrator. / don't know that he
Is, but know what he has accomplished
him that he attempted to consolidate the
Government. declare, Jealous as / am
of any consolidation, believing i'm the SOW
ereignty of the States, subject to Federal
sovereignty, / have no fear of consolida-
ton from anything that has yet been said
or proposed. In short while / sympa-
thize with many criticisms that are made,
while think there have been some nota-
BILE mistakes, j believe General Grant is in
a position to rectify them in the next few
years better than any new President
would be to avoid them. / believe that
Grant learns with apparent deliberation,
but he never forgets. Applause And
rs to the one term principle, L don't know
but that there are as many inherent evils
in one term as in two or three. It is said
that If General Grant would only with
draw from the fight this Republican party
would go in then unitedly. suppose that
this is So and | may pledge that General
Grant will withdraw if Sumner, Schurz
Trumbull and Greeley will withdraw.
Laughter But it is not Grant who seeks
the position. The people who confer it
seek him, for his past Administration has
been noble success! Applause Look
ing into the future, we say to ourselves, al
though we can conceive of an ideal Presi-
dent that may do nobler and better things
we know of one who during one term
proved himself honest and faithful, and
we prefer the old horse, tried and true, to
the unframed and untried.
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what Beecher Knows shout Preaching.
Phrenology ms AN Ala 20 the Ministry.

Henry Ward Beecher has been deliver
| ing lectures on Preaching to the Divinity
students at Yale. We have given extracts
from former lectures and take the following
from the last Christian Union. He is treat
ing of the use that may be made of Phrc-
nology, which, though faulty in some re-
spects, he has found of great service. He
gives his views as follows:
see man with small brow and big in
the lower part of his head, like a bull, and
know that that man is not likely to be a
saint. All the reasoning in the world
would not convince me of the contrary,
but would say of such man, that he has
very intense ideas, and will below and
push like a bull of Bashan. Now, practi-
cally, do you suppose would commence to
treat with such man by Haunting rag in
his face? My first instinct in regard to
him is what man would have if he found
himself in a field with wild bull, which
would be to put himself on his good man
ners, and use means of Cancellation, if pos
sible.
On the other hand, if / see man whose
forehead is high and large, but who is thin
in the back of the head, aud with q small
neck and trunk, / say to myself That is q
man, probably, whose friends are always
talking about how much there is in him.
but who never does anything. He is a
man who has great organs, but nothing to
connective without a boiler.
Again, you will see q man with q little
bullet head, having accomplished more
than that big-headed man, who ought to
have been a strong giant and great ge-
MUS. The bullet-headed man has out
stripped the broad-browed man in every
thing he undertook; and people say,
Where is your phrenology!p His stom-
ach gives evidence that he has natural fore
es to carry forward his purposes. Then
look at the big-headed man. He can't
make spoonful of blood in twenty-four
hours, and what he does make is poor an d
thin. Phrenology clasifies the brain re-
gions well enough, but you must under
stand its relations to physiology, and the
dependence of brain work upon the guam
tity and quality of blood that the mans
body makes.
You may ask, "What is the use of
Knowing these things?i All the use in
the world If person comes to me, with
dark, coarse hair, l know he is tough and
enduring, and / know, if it is necessary,
that can hit him q rap to arouse him;
but If i see person who has fine silky
hair, and light complexion, / know that
he is of an eXcitable temperament, and
must be dealt with soothingly. Again, if
L see one with large blue, watery eye,
and its accompanying complexion, say to
myself that all Mount Sinai could not wake
that man up. / have seen men of that
stamp, whom you could no more stimu-
late to action, than you could lump of
dough by blowing a resurrection trump
over it.
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COM Nj ERCIAL.
live Stock Market.
HORSES.

HORSES
Several horses changed hands during the
past week, at low prices. If there was any de-
msnd, number could easily be secured. The.
market at present is rather flat, which is owinS
to the scarcity of money and forage.
CATTLE.
The receipts of cattle during the week lust
closed were much larger than for any previous
week during the season, the whole number sold
being AZ head, and that the general quality of
the cattle was not inferior, Is shown by the np-
average of little more than ,023 pounds to
the head. This speaks we'll for the farmers of
East Tennessee and shows that they are begin
ming to realize the importance Of raising fine
cattle. 1t gives pleasure to mention the
names of those who raise fine stock, and we
therefore append the names of such as we have
been able to learn: Messrs McNelly Sharp,
Several car loads have been shipped during the
week, and others will follow Immediately. The
market continues good, with n fair demand, at
an advance of one-half cent on No. ! Beef
Cattle.
QUoTATIoNs.-No. / beef cattle, 4ia5c; good
fat cattle 4a4!c.; ordinary cattle, 3a8Ac.; stock
cattle, 2a2l.
There is no demand for hogs, except for city
consumption.
QuorATIoNs.--Prim large fat hogs, 3la9lc
Small fat hogs, 2ia3c. Ordinary, no sale.
SHEEP
The demsnd for fat sheep is fair at
QUorAT1oNs.-Fat sheep, 81 5oaS3 90 per
head.
BAY
The demand for hay is not so good as at last
report. No change however, has occurred in
the price, SlSal 80 per cwt.
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Grant and MAYNARD.

Wherever the Republicans of East Ten
nessee have held county meetings this
spring they have endorsed Grant for Pres
ident and Horace Maynard for Vice.
We don't believe Maynard has much
chance for the Vice Presidential nomna-
ton, though he is man of more ability
and intellectual vigor than the present in
soft and placid Colfax. 1t
would be a heavy joke on Murphey if in
legislating Horace out of Congress we have
given him "hist" into the Vice Presiden-
cy, with the White House in perspective.
A case somewhat analogous occurred once
before in the political history of this coun-
try. But the lightning very seldom
strikes twice in the same place.-1Hiens
Post
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WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT
CORRECTED DAILY BY
II. w. GAUT,
Produce and Commission Merchant,
Market Place, K,.o1uite, Tennessee.

Knoxville, Tenn. April lG 1872
The recent advance in corn reduces the trade
TO local transactions. The wisdom or folly of
this course will be apparent as time advances.
If we have no more corn in the country than
our own people want, it may do to cut off
Southern orders by high prices-the propriety
of this course is doubted. There is not enough
wheat and oats offered to establish quotations.
Hay, like corn, has become too scarce and high
to ship; the local demand grows smaller by de-
grees, and it will not be surprising if few odd
lots are left over to come first on the market at
the opening of the trade on the new crop
There is some demand for bacon and lard
without material change in prices Flour
moves slowly at last weeks quotations
Seeds-clover, timothy, onion setts, &c,
wanted, and sell readily at full prices.
Quotations of leading articles;
WHEAT-But little offered; readily taken by
our mills at Sl.75a200 per bushel.
CoRN-ls worth 65aGSc. loose, buying; selling
price, S0as22c in car loads, sacked.
OATs--Good local demand at 55caG0c loose;
selling from store, 65a70c. sacked.
HAY-Buying priceSl % per cwt, baled SELL
ing, 81 80 by the car load.
DRIED FRUIT-Nominal half peaches, 81 to
&c; Apples 4ia5c
FLouE--Scarce and in demand best family
brands, So, rs per sack extra S. 90.
DEMONSTRATING loose from wagons, 7a1lc for
hog round. Well trimmed Hams arc wanted
at Zoe.
LARD--Some demand at 9a9lc,i selling ut l0a
l09c In tin cans.
FEATHERs-Prime IS; duck and mixed, 40a
45c.
BUTTER-Prime for local trade zoe TO &c
irregular lots, 10 to l6e, dull.
EeGs-l0c. per dozen.
lRIsH PoTAroEs-65a70c., loose from wagons.
RAGS 3a3fc.
BEEswAK-27a28c per pound.
SEED-Clover, SO 5Oa5 90 per bushel; tim
0thy, IS 5OaG 90 per bushel.
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HOME CIRCLE.
woMAN's LOVE AND TRUST.

In the Erening Post of New York, We find a
letter on the forthcoming May atlantic. The
writer says of Bret Harris contribution
He tells THE simple story of womans love
and trust. The scene is
'The fortress, old and quaint
By the San Francisco friars lifted to their pa
tron saint
and the story opens as follows
"Countvon Resanoff, the Russian, envoy of the
mighty Gar,
Stood beside the deep embrasures where the
brazen cannon are.
He with grave provincial magnates long had
On the Treaty of Alliance and the high affairs of
state
He from grave provincial magnates, oft had
turned to take apart
With the Comandant3s daughter, on the ques-
tons of the heart,
Until points of gravest import yielded slowly,
one by one,
And by Love was consummated what Diploma
cy begun;
Till beside the deep embrasures, where the
brazen cannon are,
He received the two-fod contract for approval
of the Car
Till beside the brazen cannon the betrothed
babe adieu.
And, from sally port and gateway North the
Long they waited for the promised BRIDE
groom, but waited in vain. Forty years passed
drearily by before word was heard of Con-
chas lover. Then it happened at a banquet
given in honor of an English baronet' that some
one mentioned the Russians name, and quick
ly spoke the stranger:
Speak i'll of him. / pray,
he is dead. He died. poor fellow, forty years
ago this day.
"Died while speeding home to Russia, falling
from fractions horse.
Left sweetheart too, they tell me. Married, I
suppose, of course
Lives she yet ?" A death-lke silence fall
banquet, guests and hall,
And trembling figure rising fixed the awe
struck gaze of all.
Two black eyes in .darkeped orbits cleaned be-
meath the nuns white hood
Black serge hid the wasted figure bowed and
stricken where it stood.
Lives she yet ?" Sir George repeated. All
were hushed as Concha drew
Closer yet her nuns attire "Senor pardon,
she died too"
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ROANE IRON COMPANY.
Procee,lings of the Annual ssocpsheider-.
Meeting. ~ "

We find the following proceedings in
the Chattanooga 7Jn,ss of yesterday. At
the annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Roane Iron Company, the following
Directors We're elected
w p Rathburn, J NJ Lord, w o Rock
wood, A II Forsyth, NJ G Younglove,
Dudley Baldwin, II S Chamberlain, ID
Reese, ; a Winchester, J L Wilder, ID M
Key.
The Directors elected the following Off
GERS: w z Rathburn, President; ii 5
Chamberlain, Vice President; w o Rock
wood, Treasurer; Z Wilder, Superin-
tendent Willard Abbott, Secretary; w p
Rathburn, Wilder, Dudley Baldwin,
S A Winchester, w o lockwood, II S
Chamberlain, Executive Committee.
There were 1920 600 of stock represented
out of 100000.
The Company has decided not to issue
any more stock at present, except to menu
bers of the Company. Under the former
vote to issue additional stock, sos 900 was
subscribed by the following parties
Cooper II Hewitt, New Gork..............S2j,0 600
NJ X. Jessup Il Co. New York.......... 25,CO0
Wilson G. Hunt, New York,..."........ 10000
Burden Bros, Troy New York......... 5000
Such names as these are pretty good
evidence of the view taken by the expert
enced iron men of the prospects of the
Company.
During the past year the Company has
turned out 10000 tons of rails, and has used
10000 tons of coal at a cost of $4,000. The
rail mill was not running all the time dur
ing the year.
The furnace at lockwood is now max
ing 25 tons of No. iron daily. The Com
pany expect to build another blast furnace
this year, also intend to increase the pud-
ding capacity of the mill in this city.
To show the Importance of the enter
prise TO our community, we mention the
SO, 200.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LIST Of LETTERS,
Advertised April 10. 1872,

Persons calling for these letters will please sa, "Ad-
yertised and give the date Of this list If not called
Letter Office One cent will be collected on each letter
Armstrong.
B-Mrs Mealie Brown, Miss J A Brazelton, Joseph
Bupey. 7 Butler, Miss Cary Barber
C-Jacob Camrel (eol'd,) Miss Louise Chaneberry.
D-Thomas Draper Edw Dawson.
F-F. J Fisher, Fred Farmer tooi'd), JOSEPH Fiber
Fanny Faulkner "
,,G,gohn Gilbert, Joseph Goodng. NJ NJ Gaines q
HZCharlie Havely, L NJ Herring. r Handy, Will
J-Able James (col'd), e L james,
Henry iIawrance, Henry Lifingwell.
James McNew, w Mcclellan.
N-CG Newman, William Hehelly.
O-IIenry 0gburn.
P-Mrs Putnam Major Pickens, John Pickens
rs-Elizabeth Smith. II g Smith. Jacob A Seage.
John w Smith, Susan Seby.
T-Henry Taylor Mrs Matt lily S IL Tilly
W--lsaa: Watts, Mrs Darcus Whitney. Miss Mary
lime lime whitney, Mrs Sarah Williams 2, William
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A Good Story,

In Washington City, recently, a genial
young gentleman unwilling to omit recog-
milton of an acquaintance at q wedding
reception caught sight of gray-whisker-
fled by inquiry of his Indemnity, immedi-
ately edged along to his side.
Good evening"" said he, extending his
hand with cordiality. "I'm delighted to
see you l believe we haven't met since
we parted in Mexico"
II really fear" said the gray whiskered
magnate, THAT you have me at an advan-
tage:n
why, you don't recollect! But then L
was very much younger" said the other,
when with my father in Mexico"
And to tell the truth" said the other
gentleman, my rememberances of ever
having been in Mexico are very indis-
tinct."
Excuse the question:" said the young
man, rather desperately fare you not Sir
Edward Thornton :"
BY no means. am Judge Poland, of
Vermont"
"a thousand pardons - and the dis
comfitted youth moved away.
But few nights afterward. at another
reception, his eye was similarly caught,
and the edge of his modification having
been worn off, he could smile at his mis-
take, and he accordingly made his way
once more to the side of gentleman with
gray mutton-chop whiskers, and after a
word or to on the weather and the scene,
he suddenly said:
"That was an awkward thing of me the
other Light, when / took you for old
Thornton"
And who do you take me for now, may
l ask" said his companion.
"Why-why,n said the embarrassed
young man of society-"You told me you
were Judge Poland, of Vermont"
ION the contrary, my name is Thorn
TOM was the rather annihilating re-
Spouse; and the young man to this day
calls il case of diabolic durability
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Atlanta Market.

ATLANTA, April 15.-Corn active and scarce;
white per bushel 93a95c yellow ooa93. Wheat
Tenn. white per busheI 50 00a2 10 red per
81 20. Oats per bushcl, 5Oa75c. Flour fancy
per sack, SO lbs 25a5 go family, 81 50a4 IS;
extra, $4 00a4 rs superine, So 50a3 IS. Flour
in bbls same proportions as sacks Bacon,
sides, Sasi. Hay, Tennessee, scarce per 100
lbs, 81 6jal so. Meal per bushel, 93a95c Lard
in bbs. per b., 9al0c in cans l0all. Butter,
25a3Oc per 10: Eggs per dozen, 12al5c Onions
co. Feathers, new per b., GOa65 Dry hides
per h., 19a20c. Corn in demand tends up
ward stocks light Flour firm good demand
Bacon and lard dull and dropping Hay in re-
quest. Butter and eggs sell readily if fresh and
good
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DANA ABANDONS THE FIGHT.
How a Bitter" Got BIT.


The hsreputable editor of the New York
Sun recently made serious charges against
Secretary Robson. Congress appointed a
committee to investigate. The result is
the following as told by Crounse to the
New York Times, on the 7th:
The disaster, defeat and flight from the
city of Dana, Bartlett, Gibson ct AL has
been the principal subject of unanimous
expression that there never was such an
overwhelming, humiliating and disgrace
men. The last escape of Dana and his
scribber on Friday night was that they
would privately furnish to the committee
said, could be summoned to prove the
charges made. Nobody believed this could
be done, and it was not. Dana and his
hackers fled the city, at noon of yesterday,
without notice to the committee, and the
investigation went on last night in the eX-
animation of six witnesses who were con-
cerned in the very matters which the
charges pretended to cover. The evidence
of DIR. Broadhead, Second Controller of
the Treasury, the law officer whose fiat is
higher than that of the Secretary or Presi-
dent on the legality of the payment of the
Secor claim, was conclusive. He passed
the claim because itwas strictly in accord
ance with law. Every man who is con-
cerned in any of the transactions covered
by the charges will be summoned, and the
investigation will not suffer for want of a
prosecution. 1t will be pushed through to
| a conclusion vigorously.
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Keep the Gate Shut.

From the Christian Weekly.l
An English farmer was one day at work
in his fields, when he saw party of hunts
men riding about his farm. He had one
field that he was specially anxious thew
should not ride over, as the crop was in a
condition to be badly injured by the tramp
OF horses. SO he dispatched one of his
workmen to this field, telling him to shut
the gate and then keep watch over il. and
on no account to suffer it to be opened.
The boy went as he was hidden but was
scarcely at his post before the hunters came
up, peremtorily ordering the gate to be
opened. This the boy declined TO do
stating the orders he had received, and his
determination not TO disobey them.
Threats and brides were offered, alike in
vain, one after another came forward as
spokesman, but all with the same result !:
the boy remained immovable in the deter
mination not to open the gate. After a
while, one OF noble presence advanced
and said in commanding tones
My boy, do you know me? am the
Duke of Wellington, one not accustomed
70 De disobeyed and command you to
open mat gate, that and my friends NAV
pass through. The boy lifted his can. and
stood uncovered before the man whom ali
England delighted to honor, then answ-
cred firmly ana sure the Duke of We'll
llngton would not wish me to disobey or
ders. Unjust keep this gate shut. nor suffer
oHJ oiAo W PaSs oul Win my masters eX-
press permission. Greatly pleased the
sturdy old warrior lifted his own hat. and
said honor the man or boy who can be
neither bribed nor frightened into doing
wrong. With an army of such soldiers I
could conquer not only the French but the
world. And handing the hoy glittering
sovereign, the old duke put spurs to his
horse and galloped away, while the bov
ran off TO his work, shouting at the top OF
his voice Hurrah, hurrah I've done
what Napoleon couldn't do-I've kept out
the Duke of Wellington.
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What 10 Read.

Are you deficient in taste? Read
the best English poets, such as Gray,
Goldsmith, Pope and Thompson, Cowper
and Coleridge, Scott and Wordsworth.
Are you deficient in power of reason
Are you deficient in Judgment and
good sense in the common affairs of life?
Read Franklin.
Are you deficient in political knowledge?
Read Montesquieu, the "Federalist,n Web
ster and Calhoun.
Are you deficient in patriotism? Read
Demosthenes and the life of Washington.
Are you deficient In conscience? Read
some of President Edwards works.
Are you deficient in piety Read the
Bible.
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ChanCery Sale of Land.

No. 2,34s.
TN PURSUANCE TO A DECREE PRONOUNCED
i at March Term. 1872, of the Chancery Court at
KNOXVILLE, in the case of B. w. Smith, Guardian VS.
4. G. Smith, l will sell at the court house door in
Saturday, 18th Day of May next.
at II o'clock A. NJ at public auction 10 the highest
bidder the trNct of land mentioned and described in
the pleadings lying in the 18th civil district OF KnoN
county, Tenn adjoining the lands of Jo Cox Solomon
Garrison and Others, containing about 22l5 acres.
TERMS.
Sal 4 sale will be made a credit of one and two
years. except ten per cent. of the purchase money
WHICH will be required on day Of sale Notes with
good sS,eqrty will Be required Of the purchaser and
No bids will be received for less than SIS per acre
This 18th day of April. 1872.
4w NJ. L. PATTERSON, c. AM.
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THE NEW YORK Liberal REPUBLICANS.
What the Press say of their COOper Insti-
tute Meeting.

We were favored on Sunday by the
Washington Associated Press agent with
a very prolific supply of New York World
adjectives, describing the Cooper Insti-
tute meeting, Friday night. We give be-
low what the Press says of it.
The Herald says:
The mass meeting at the Cooper Insti-
tute last evening, initiative of the opposi-
ton to the candidacy for the reelection of
President Grant, was n big thing as far as
numbers went 1t partook good deal of
the Chinese system of carrying on a hos
tility-a flourish of tomtom n beating of
drums, shaking of bones, plenty of chin
music, but little harm done. All the 20
litical outs We're on hands. There was
very noticeable absence of influential citi-
liens on the platform, which was altogeth-
er given over to Custom House men and
eX-ofiicers doing nothing in particular at
present, but waiting for something to turn
up In the good time coming after the Gin
cinnati Convention. That the anti-Grant
men could not have it all their own way
under any circumstances was pretty evil
dent from one incident in the proceedings ;
that was when Trumbull made what he
and his friends deemed "a most palpable
hit against the President, the cheers and
applause following upon which were
equalled, if not surpassed by the Kisses
and groans of the friends of the President
AS a whole, the meeting was very orderly
and quiet, lacking in the principal ingre-
dent denOting public sympathy and sup
port-enthusiasm
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

PENDLEToN AND ScHURz.-Mr. George
II. Pendleton is in the city, and was on
the floor of the House during consider
able portion of the day. Considerable
comment was excited over the fact that
during Mr.. Pendleton's stay upon the floor
Senator Schurz came over from the SEN
ate and was engaged in confidential con-
versation with the leading Democratic
members in the cloak room Immediately
in the rear of the hall. The consultation
lasted for over an hour, and as conse-
quence, much speculation has been indulg-
ed in relative to the conference.-the Sun
Wash. Dis.
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AN EARTHQUAKES IN THE EAsT.-The
cable reports the partial destruction by
earthquake, recently, of the ancient city
OF Antioch, in Syria, involving the loss Of
500 human lives. Antioch has been Wis
tied several times before bfOre by destruct-
i've earthquakes. which may in great
measure account for it's material degen-
eracy during the past several centuries.
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Cincinnati Market,

CINCINNATI, April Is. Pork buoyant and I'M
settled, nominal rate Lard in fair demand
and s advanced kettle, SIC; city held at Sc.
firm and unchanged, 59aGOc Provisions quiet
1870.