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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
A WISE ACT.

The action of our County Court, which
has been in session since Monday, in levy
ng tax on dogs, must meet with favor
from all. 1t is a shame to allow SO many
country preying upon the unprotected
flocks of sheep. The State gives a bounty
for wolf sealps, and yet the dogs have
killed twenty sheep throughout the State in
the last ten years, where wolves have killed
one. 1t would be just as wise to encour-
age the breeding and raising of wolves
az to allow dogs to run unfortunately
through the country. The County Court
never did a better thing than this. The
tax sho uld be double what it is-two dol
lars instead of one
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
AN EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTION

Will the discriminating intellect that
presides over the Union and Anaericdn
at Nashville, and has in keeping the State
Governments, inform an anxious public
whether ii was ST. 900 or S103.0 600 that the
Railroad Commissioners allowed the Nash
Vile and Chattanooga Railroad for losses
incurred by it at the Harpeth river disas-
ter of last summer? Will the same ge-
Mus inform us under what authority this
extraordinary transaction was made !?
Some Of the tax payers have not got that
supreme reverence for the gentlemen COM
posing the Board referred to, that forbids
them inquiring into this extraordinary
business settlement. Can we have an am
swer to our question ?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
TIE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AND
VOLCANO. ...
Rivers Run Up Stream-Land sinks ana
People are Killed.


Further advices from San Francisco
give the following details of the earth
quake in Inyo county, Southern Califor-
mia, OH the 26th ult.:
.'At Lone Pine terrible scene ensued
when the first shock was over. Nearly
the whole populace were buried beneath
the ruins. Cries for help and screams of
pain from the wounded beneath the ruins
Tiled the air, while those who escaped were
calling for aid to rescue fathers, mothers,
wive and children. The fist shock was
followed in quick succession by three 9TH
ers. Over three hundred distinct shocks
were felt between $50 A. NJ. and sunrise;
in fact, the earth was in constant tremble
for over three hours. A chasm was opened
extending thirty-five miles down the val
ley, ranging from three inches to forty
feet in width; rocks were also thrown from
their places and rolled down into the val
ley. AtSwanzea, Colonel Tregallas of the
Smelling works was killed. Great desc
lation prevails among the inhabitant of
Lone Pine. A dispatch to-day from Wis
ALA says several shocks were felt in that
city last night.
place the number killed by the earthquake
on Tuesday at 80, besides 100 wounded. In
the desert country stretching from Owen's-
Lake to the Mexican line are innumerablc
craters not long extinct, besides several
mud volcanoes, and it is supposed that
some of these old volcanoes may be in
eruption again.
At Tibbett's ranch, fifteen miles above
Independence, forty acres of ground sunk
seven feet below the surface of the sur
rounding country. Big Owens lake has
risen four feet since the first shocks.
Owens river ran over its banks, depositing
shoals of fish on the shore; afterward it
receded Through Lone Pine the earth
cracked, one side remaining stationary
while the other sunk seven or eight feet,
leaving a wall of earth extending over
three miles in length where formerly was
IA level plain. Innumerable cracks were
made throughout the valley. Kern and
Owens rivers turned and ran up stream
for several minutes, leaving their beds dry
and finally returned with largely increas--
ed volume. There has been no parallel to
this earthquake since the year 1872, when
the Missions of San Juan Capistrono and
La Purissima, in Southern California,
were destroyed. OF course the earthquake
is the matter of common conversation
throughout California, but creates not the
slightest apprehension outside the district
affected
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

FREDERICK DOUGLASS, the great color
ed statesman, says a considerable portion
of the colored people of Washington are
Catholics. He discusses the question in
this wise: 'ThOse who consider Protes-
tantism religion exclusively for white
men will continue the cold, repulsive poll
cy which is doing so much to drive them
into the embrace of the Catholic Church.
There they are sure of admittance on equal
terms. Efforts are made by the Catholic
priesthood to convince them that "a well
come always awaits them within the Cath
Ollie Church. They win their confidence
by practical proofs of anxiety for the well
fare of their souls"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
Clifton and Knoxville Railroad.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: The idea that was
advanced early in the psesent series of
communications, upon the subject of build
ing this road upon the standard gauge, in
preference to the narrow gauge, has of it.
self, without argument, naturally grown
into perfection. The masses along the line
now cry out, Away with the narrow
gauge, and give us standard gauge; give
US a through line and through trains from
the Southeastern seaboard cities to Knox
vile via Clifton, cambridge and Sewer
ville," We are still glad to report other
contracts and new interest in the matter.
And here, for the benefit of many along
the line who are wishing to take contracts
for cross-tying, and know but little about
the number il will take per mile or the
amount of timber it will take, we will say
that per mile it will take 800 ties, and
timber that will average s to the tree, it
will take 200 trees which will hardly he
missed off any mans farm along the line
Besides the vast increase this road will give
to the value of the farms along the line
they will be entitled to certificates of stock
to the sum of $500 for 900 ties at 25e. each.
Again, the owners can cord up the laps
of the trees from which the crOss-ties are
taken and stack them along the road which
they can sell for cash for more than they
can sell their land and timber both for
without railroad, besides paying them
selves for the time and labor spent in get
ting at aud delivering the ties.
In view of this road becoming IA through
line and of having the terminus at Knox
vile in place of Morristown, it is the de-
sign OF those whose business Is to procure
the charter to have it issued under the
name and style of the East Tennessee and
North Carolina Railroad. Permit me here
besides inviting the attention OF the bust
Ness men of Knoxville, 10 ask the special
attention of the coal dealers and miners of
Knoxville, Coal Creek and vicinity to this
matter. What vast field of trade and
fortune will be opened to them as soona as
this roadi, completed through to the neat
work OF the roads in the Carolinas and
South Virginia.
Z, TO stop this enterprise you had as well
try to dam up the waters of the French
Broad or to revert the law of gravity. IN
fact you had as well try TO repeal the whole
code of laws adopted by nature.
Pro Box PUBLTCo
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

CHATTANOOGA is trying to raise $780,
Theological Seminary at that point.
Prominent citizens have been appointed
and are at work canvassing the city for
subscriptions. They net and talk as though
they would raise it,
How would some such exertion on the
part OF this city toward aiding our East
Tennessee University do? Would il be
unlike Knoxville, TO do something in this
lineP If Chattanooga can afford to raise
such sum TO secure Theological Semi
nary, can not Knoxville afford to aid a
University already in full operation and
needing additional buildings to aceomo-
date new students?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

THE Louisville Courie r-JournaI, in no.
ticing the opposition of the Weather coun-
ties of Kentucky to the common school
law, says very forcibly: 'Tbe educational
system is regarded by them as q State
charity. The great fact that it is a part of
the public policy is overlooked The State
is corporate body, and the prosperity of
the body depends upon the health OF the
separate members or units which compose
it. If one suffers, all suffer together If
one is honored, all are honored together.
The elevation ofone section refiexes q BEN
eft upon every other section. We must
educate men for our polItlcaI protection.
The ignorant are the many. The MAORI
ty hold the reigns OF government. Intel
ligence and morality must be made so gem
eral that the majority may have those viz
tues and endoWments upon which the
perpetuity of free government depends. I"
The Courier Journal takes the proper
view of this important subject. We think,
ii is Just as much the duty of the State TO
educate its citizens as it is to provide 1.-THE
public expense Courts for adjudication of
private disputes and for the protection of
society against crime. The education of
the people prevents crime, pauperisSn and
Misery, just as certainly as courts prevent
parties from resorting to force and Violence
as means for settling private disputes, or
just as certainly as they prevent mob vSo-
lenes and general anarchy.
To look upon public schools as chariiy
schools is folly. 1t is capable of demon-
stratioq that the people, by union and or
ganizattcn, can secure better and cheaper
education. than by expanding their money
on private tutors or schools. 1t is there
fore just az good policy for the public TO
unite and educate their children together
in schools as il IL for US to unite together
and pay for oQF police, our courts, our
prlsobs, or our ol!aiftable institutions. AS
6uStsess enterprise, " is therefore better
to have common schools, Looking at il
as Question. of policy Or Of duty, our duty
is equally plaiu. ~"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
Ex-PREs1DENr JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS

The late Assembly has SO gerrymandered
the Congressional Districts that the Dem
ocrats feel there is a prospect of carrying
the First District, which, in the late elec-
ton, gave Wisener Republican, but 81
majority. The programme now is to run
Andy Johnson, as they think it would be
righteous change to get Johnson in Con-
gress and Maynard out. EX-Gov. Senter
and other Democratic patriots aspire, so it
is not certain that Andy can get the race if
he wants it. He could doubtless unite his
party nearer than Senter and would make
strong canvass. Republicans must put
forth their strongest man in such "a contin-
gency.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF NEWS.
HOME.

Prof Morse, the inventor of the telegraph,
is dead.....Dr. Huston has commenced suit
against the Baltimore A0ierieaN for slander.....
The military authorities have been instructed
TO protect the border citizens of Texas from
Mexican raiders...-.. Gen. Robert Anderson 6
funeral obsequies were of an imposing charac-
The new Spanish minister has presented
his credentials. Bed Cloud is peacefully in
clined, but says his young warriors are not.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
THEfriends of public schools have reason

THEfriends of public schools have reason
to be encouraged at the action of many of
our East Tennessee counties. The Legs-
lature was too busy legislating for parti-
sans and railroad rings to give the poor
children of the State any encouragement
in the way of free schools, but the people
of several counties have resolved to do the
work for themselves. We gave yesterday
good news from Sewer county, and to-day
an exceedingly gratifying report from JEFF
ferson. Such liberal and wise action by
their County Courts will do both counties
good. Money expended in educating the
rising generation is certainly judciously
used, Let the good work go on.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

The Nashville Union and american
says lawiessness has not repealed capital or
Immigration from Tennessee, and quotes
the increase since 1860 to prove it, But
can ittell US how much greater this in
crease would have been If there never had
been any lawlessness or anti-school legis-
lation in Tennessee ? The man who con-
tends that we have not been retarded for
want of schools and on account of the
lawlessness that has been reported against
us, is too dull to argue with and we drop
him.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

THE dispatches from Washington are
not ms reliable as they might be. Thus for
several days the papers were full of ex-
plantations why Senator Sumner would
not speak tO his colleague, Senator Will
SON. Now the New York Post cores
pendent says OF these reports:
Persons in the Senate Chamber to-day
could have seen the two Massachusetts
Senators In friendly conversation"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
NE hear encouraging reports from the

WE hear encouraging reports from the
various counties of East Tennessee of the
prospects for Improvements during the
present year. Our farmers are taking a
new departure in their methods of work
and are determined to use more labor
saving improved machinery than hereto
fore. The land will be better cultivated.
more acres are being worked and to bet
ter advantage than heretofore. There is
no reason why, with proper energy and
management, we should ever again find
our country so thoroughly drained of
grain, corn, hay, fodder and fruits. We
can provide against such hard times as we
have experienced, five only try.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

Generals Hampton, Kershaw and Butler, of
South Carolina, deny the imputation of being
Kuklux.. ....Straw bids for mail contracts are
being ventilated.....,H Handy, of Alabama, has
taken his seat, which was contested by Norris,
who gets 5000, while Handy gets nothing but
his seat.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
FOREIGN.

Admiral Winslow has interviewed the King
of the Sandwich Islands...... Two editors of the
Figaro have been fined 5000 francs and sem
fenced to one months Imprisonment for insult
ing Gen. Trochu...... London printers struck for
nine hours and an increase of pay and carried
their points
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

SOME one, Youched for by the Courier
Journal, writes to that journal from WASH
ington and wants the ms to organize
against the outs. He says unless all the
opponents 10 Grant unite under one COM
mon banner, that Ulysses will be heard
next winter singing at the top of his voice,
Farewell vain world L m going home''
How melancholy!
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
TIE Democratic party is gradually Learn

TIE Democratic party is gradually learn
ing that the so-called Liberal Republicans
are few and far between, and that the only
hope for Democracy is in the straight tick
ct. The 'possum policy doesn't take The
World sees this, as appears from the fol-
lowing "The Republican party of Con-
necticut was never more thoroughly united
than in the contest which has just ended.
The Democratic party counted on outside
support, which it did not receive. Its
platform was word-for-word copy of the
Missouri platform on which Governor
Brown was elected in 1870, and was re-adopt-
ed in the hope of winning the Liberal Re
publicans to support Mr.. Hubbard But,
in point Of fact, the unanimous Republican
vote was given to Jewell. Some Demo-
cratic voters were alienated and STAYED at
home, and there was no compensating adj
vantage in drawing liberal votes from the
other side. 1t is evident now that the
Democratic party would have made bet
ter show if it had offered no concessions"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
HALF FARE TICKETS,

AS the result of correspondence between
the editors and proprietors of the CHRoNI-
Gle and Capt. Jaques, we are authorized
p to state that delegates to and from the Re
publican State Convention at Nashville
will be passed over the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad at half
are.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

SOME kind hearted friends, within the
past. few days, have been circulating a pa
per inviting a certain gentleman of this
city to run for Congress. We hear that
persons reluctant to sign it were urged to
do 50, to give the person called on "a
chance to write nice letter declining it.
Wonder how ii worked
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

THE Union and american says Gov.
Brown has offered reward for the leaders
of the late Nashville mob. We are glad to
hear it. Now let him press the matter and
with the local authorities, he can not do it,
we will think he is very poor Governor.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

THE latest change in the Liberal Re-
publican ticket, is Senator Logan, of Hi
nois, for President and Ex-Governor Cur
The best evidence of the weakness of the
movement is the daily change in their pro-
posed ticket. Are they all Office seekers /?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
MaryyilIe Items,

James Scott put his finger against the
circular saw at the mill of Willard, Allen
& Co., last Friday-the end of his finger
disappeared.
Marriages are in fashion in Blount. Near
~ everybody has married lately that was
not married before, aud those who are not
want to marry right away. During the
past week. Mr.. A. Heartsell was married
to Miss Jane Reagan, and our active, eff
cient Deputy Sheriff, II. NJ. Anderson, was
aIPrehended and recognized - by Miss
Taylor. last Thursday. w,
MARYvILLE, April 8, 1872.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

THERE were 13,315,0O tons of pig iron
made in the world in 1871, of which Eng
land made one-half. The United States
stands second, having made 1870 tons
of 1000 pounds each.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

The friends of the Signal Service Blu
reau, whose weather reports are so valuable
and interesting, will be glad to read this
item
THE House Appropriation Committee
agreed to extend the appropriation to the
Western Union telegraph from $3.50, 600, as
it now is, to S235, 900 for transmitting the
weather reports of the Signal Service Blu
reau on their lines.u -..vl
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
DEATH OF PROF. MORSE.

Prof. S. u. Morse, the great electrician,
full of years and full of honors is gather
cd to his fathers! The hand that caught
and harnessed the lightning Is cold in
death. AS a man of sciencclhe has won q
name that will last while civilization con-
tinues as one of the worlds noblest and
truest benefactors. In the invention of the
electric telegraph, which came perfected
from.his hand, he conferred upon the race a
boon second only to the art of printing. 1t
was the boast Of one of Shakspeare's airi-
est and most imaginative characters that he
would put a girdle round about the solid
earth in forty minutes.p This fancy of
the great poet it was NIorse's to realize.
No one fact is more suggestive of the spirit
of progress of these times than the histo-
~ of the telegraph. Less than thirty
years ago, Prof. Morse was laughed at by
the foremost men of our land when he
asked from the Congress of his country u
small appropriation to enable him to put
his telegraph in successful operation. But
the world is now filed with his fame. His
career has been most happy and success
full one Born in Massachusetts, and edu-
Gated at her free schools, an ardent patriot,
a devoted Christian philanthrOpist, he has
lived to see the most distant nations
brought into daily and friendly inter-
course through an agency of his sole crea-
ton and in the enjoyment of an ample
fortune, with an open and unfettered in
tellect, having the respect and heart love
of millions, he has, after life devoted
with most signal success to the lettering
of mans estate, gone down to his grave in
the full possession of "honor, fortune and
troops of friends" Happy in his life and
its results and happy in his death, we
may appropriately say of him, i'll the
words of Burke, " Hail and farewelln'
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

The Liberal" II publicans of Nash
lille call for recruits and de,egates to the
Cincinnati Convention. Col. Bob. Byrd
calls himself II Liberal Republican. IL
That strip suits plenty of delegates in East
TenneAsee II he found. IN. ~
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

The sPrings in San Diego c, Ax.y California.
earthquake
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

J eJrffers"n is TREATING the people of Louis
viii" 10" k = ", Nmkle.p =.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

SOME persons are always contending
that our present age is the most corrupt
and demoralized in history. We hear
them grumbling about our Congress being
composed of inferior men and its proceed
ings as being conducted without decorum.
Every heated debate in the House or want
of dignity in Senator'S they regard as a
frightful picture of degeneracy. When
we come. hewever, to compare our Con-
gress with other representative bodies, we
find their criticisms unjust. Thus. Miss
Kate Field, in recent London letter TO
the Tribune, gives us a scene in the Eng
fish House of Commons in the re-
cent exciting debate on the Dilkes
reform movement. She says that while
Sir Chas. Dilke's colleague, Mr.. Herbert.
was addressing the Speaker, the utmost
confusion and disorder prevailed i'm the
House. Some members mimicked Mr..
Herbert with cat-cries, others howled. still
others yelled and screamed, 30 that it was
for the time being in perfect uproar-a
regular bedlam-more like am unrIily town
meeting than the deliberative body of the
great British nation. No such disgraceful
scene ever occurred in our Congress. They
seem TO occur in London and are not un
frequent ia Versailles. - tfleT
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10

DANA, in the New York Sun, charged
Secretary Robson with frauds and irreg-
ularities in the Navy Department in the
payment of claim known as the Secor
claim. An Investigating committee was
ordered. IL has heard Dana and his proof
and Secretary Robesons statement. Mr..
greeley, not very favorable to the Admin
istration as most everybody now knows
pronounces the Secretary's defense salts
factory and plain. rak
This il another of the frauds trumped
up against the Administration and like the
French arms scandal. falls completely 10
the ground upon investigation. II Is easy
enough to make charges but not 50 easy, ID
seems, to make the proof = -
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-04
Bolivar Male Academu

On Monday the ID day of September
next, this school will be opened, under
the auspices of Mr. w. II. Bowers, an
experienced and thorough teacher, who
comes among US with the lest recon-
mendations as scholar a educator.
We are assured that he possesses in
an eminent degree all the qualifications
essential to the conduct of Il successful
school Although an excellent classical
scholar, and we'll versed in all the higher
branches usually taught in our best
schools, he delights in teaching smaller
boys, ana by his kindness and close at
tention to them, leads them rapidly for
ward in their studies:
We appeal to the citizens of Bolivar
and vicinity; to assist US in sustaining
this school We believe that Mr.. Bow
ers will, if he has proper encouragement,
in the beginning OF the enterprise, build
up school of high grade.
MONTH"; = A JONES, Chairman.
r L. WOOD,
JNO NJ MITCHELL.
G.. W. SWIM EBROAD,
LEONIDAS BILLS,
August , t.