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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

MOTLEY, in his historical introduction
to the Rise of:the Dutch Republic, tells the
following anecdote Of a roya Tristan chief,
which we do not remember to have ever
seen reprinted as a newspaper paragraph.
The pagan Radbod, says the historian, had
about consented to be baptsed and &C
knowledge the Christian religion when a
Bishops indiscretion neutralized the apos-
tolic blows OF the mayor of the palace. The
pagan had already immersed one of his
royal legs in the baptismal font, when a
thought struck him. "Where are my dead
forefathers at present." he said turning
suddenly upon Bishop Wolfram. I'm hell
with all other unbelle vers," was the i'm
prudent answer. mighty WE'LL" replied
Radbod, removing his leg from the font,
"then will rather feast with my ances-
tors in the halls Of Wooden, than dwell
with your little starveling band of Chris
tians in heaven" Entreaties and threats
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

THE canvass in Mississippi is growing
more and more exciting. The Democratic
convention is to meet soon. The party
papers are divided as to the policy to pur-
sue. Twenty-six papers are named as IA
voring straight-out Democratic nomina-
ton, fourteen are in favor Of leaving Ames
and Alcorn to fight it out, and thirteen are
non-committal. 1t is probable that the
Democracy will put candidate into the
field.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24
SUSPENSIONS IN THE EAST.

We hope and trust that the financial crash
in the East will not prove serious, save
to those who have been guilty of wild
speculations in stocks, or of over-advance
in railroad bonds. The crops of the West
and South are confessedly superior to any
known for years. Reliable estimates make
the cotton crop of the South over four
million of bales. The wheat crop of the
West is the largest ever harvested. While
our country has thus been favored the crops
of Europe are short. English papers admit
that they will have to import $4,000 600
bushels Of wheat to supply their deficiency
for this year. France will need AS 5000, 900
bushels, and Germany and Russia will
have little to spare. In view of this en-
couraging prospect, unusually heavy ship
ments of grain are already being made
from the West, and freights for Liverpool
are engaged far ahead Of the season, and
at high rates, These facts, if they
mean anything. indicate that there
is a substantial foundation for heavy
fall business in every department.
We cannot understand why, in such a sea-
son OF plenty, there should be a financial
crash. Our Geographic advices this morn
ing are eXcRing. Some of the suspensions
are alarming. But looking over the entire
country we can not believe that a general
crash is imminent. Money is stringent,
but the movement of the cotton and wheat
crops must ease that market and infuse
new life in every department Of trade.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24
Everybody Look at Thi. ana Rend it.

AS chairman of the committee on
"Grounds and Refreshments" l hereby
announce that it il expected that every
one attending the bridge Celebrationn
will bring his own provisions. 1t will he
next To impnssibility to furnish supplies
for the inner man 10 the vast crowd that
is expected upon this glorious occasion.
Not less than 1900 persons are looked for.
/ make this announcement under the
instructions Of the President.
c. w. CHARLTON,
Chairman, etc.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

THERE has been scarcely single popu
lar political, social, or industrial move
ment of any kind for years, which free
traders have not attempted to turn into ac-
count for their own benefit. The farmers
movement is not an exception. This class
of politicians are now industriously en-
gagged in showing the farmers how they
have suffered under the protective policy,
which has prevailed for the last half dozen
or more years. They point to the success
of manufacturing enterprise, and try to
prejudice the farmers against them, be-
cause they have not amassed wealth "a
rapidly. They would poison the minds of
the farmer against every other class of peO-
pie, if by doing so they can carry out their
plans,
BY such treatment as this they evidently
intend 10 have it understood that the far
mers are too ignorant to comprehend their
own interest. If a Tolling.mill or a blast
furnace sells up near a farmer. and makes
for him a market for all his produce at his
own door, he DOM care if the iron men do
get rich. All he wants is honesty aud fair
dealing, and a reasonable price for his pro-
duce. But these false friends of his would
work him into such a frenzy as TO cause
him to destroy the manufacturing estab-
llshments merely because they are amass-
ing wealth. Shame on such bogus friend
ship! The farmers know how to treat it.
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superinIonaent's Notice.
OFFICE SUIT. PUBIC INSTRUCTION

COUNTY OF KNOX,
Knoxville, Tennessee, September y, 1873.
The public school teachers of the Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Nineteenth and
Twentieth Districts are invited, aud ur-
gently requested, to meet me at Oakdale
school house, in the Eighth District, on
the first Saturday in October, for the pur-
pose of forming Teachers Institute.
As soon as arrangements are completed APP
pointments will be made for three other
sections OF the county.
r. G. KARNs, County Supt
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

II is rather remarkable that at this day
the charge should be brought against a
Democratic paper that it was exaggerating
its reports of Kuk!ux Outrages. The at
tempt is now made to break the force of
the Courier Journals exposure of the Ku-
klux outrages in owen, Henry and Frank
lin counties, Kentucky. The fact that
there outrages have been perpetrated to
such an extent that the peacable citizens
of those counties have been oyerawed, and
the civil courts rendered pOwerless. On
this point the Courier Journal says:
"If Kentucky had a Governor more in
terested in protecting the citizens of the
State against outlawry and ruffianism gem
orally than in preserving friendly relations
with the elements that can be made so
serviceable in controlling the local politi-
cal machinery, the leaders of these rob-
bling numbering miscerants would have
dangled from the gallows long ago, and
their followers been shot, imprisoned or
driven from the country. But, though for
three years Owen, Henry and Franklin
counties have been under a reign of terror;
though for three years, murder robbery,
arson, and brutalities of all kinds have
been perpetrated by gangs of men so con-
fident oftheir strength as to almost court
personal identity though the leaders are
known to large number of citizens in
each of these counties, the Governors ears
remain closed to all appeals for protection,
and even the publication of the long cata-
| lOgue of horrid crimes does not arouse him
from his stupor. These are reliable coun-
lies they can be cOnnted OH in elections,
and we suppose His Excellency knows
who run the machine
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

adopted the orphans Of our fallen soldiers
as the children of the commonwealth, and
clothed, fed and educated them. Our APP
preparation last year to that charity alone
was S471 1856. We have also doubled our APP
preparations to free schools and paid near
ly or quite 81 100000 to war expenses, for
which we have never been reimbursed"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24
anot0lh laIahg ehonieLe l9lsesoag. septba 91 lee

placed in his hands for just such emergcn-
ces-and he should exercise it.
r.
If the Governor wants proof, we have
furnished him with long and terrible list
of outrages. If he is not satisfied with
this, we ask him to refer to the papers of
the State for the past few years. II this is
not sufficient, he can find oral evidence
within sight, almost, of the State House
at Frankfort. In heavens name there is
enough evidence
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

OWING to the financial disturbanceiln
New York, the interesting question so We
bementlv discussed recently by some of
our contemporaries as to who burned Co
Iumbia, and whether or not Mrs. Surratt
was maaacled, will be postponed unit
some future time.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

THE revenue of Pennsylvania is six mil
lions of Enthusiastically two-thirds of which
comes from tax levied on corporations.
The Pennsylvania Railroad paid last year
S522, 1884, The Reading road paid $3.50, 5l3.
The revenue, aside from that from corpora
tons comes from a collateral inheritance
tax, licenses, &c. One result Of the new
system has been the rapid reduction Of the
debt. In 1866 it amounted to twenty-seyeu
million dollars, and for the twenty years
preceding that year it had been reduced
only two million dollars. During the sew
en- years since that time it has been reduc-
ed almost ten million dollars. "Aud this, -
remarks the Press, " has been done IN the
face of unexampled Expenditures for eduoa-
iona aud charitable purposes. We have
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

A PORTION of Kentucky is stirred to the
foundation over the recent exposure of the
fhieviug, numbering kukIux k!ans, through
the columns Of the Cow-ier-JourHai a
public meeting has been neld in Owen
county, at which the course OF that paper,
and IL. corresp ondents, Mr.. Merrill, was
denounced, and their statements declared
false and sensational. The COUricr-JOur-
nal Announces thar the signatures of five
hundred citizens, who reside in the 'in-
fecred locality can he obtained Is TO the
truthcuiEe.s Of lis representations. In
"a strong editorial It points out the
authority Of the Governor 70 suppress lhe
cowardiy clan, and abls:
We appeal 10 him, then, a. the chief
magistrate oi the CJI.mOH wealth, 70
aveuge he outraged law of the land. We
call upon nim TO secure 10 the humble-J
negro ar white msn j.. these couulie, the
rights of life. iiOeity aui property, as guar
anteed him by the constitution. We ask
him 10 wipe away this foul stain upon the
fair name OF KENTUCKY by vigorous and
immediate action. lie has the poHe.-
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

THE Nashville Bulletin dominates oeha'
tor w. p. Jones, of Davidson, as the Re
publican candidatefor Governor senator
Jones is a member of the present state
Senate and a gentleman Of high character
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

were unavailing. The Tristan declined
positively a rite which was to cause an
eternal separation from his buried kindred
and he died as he had lived, heather.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24

Rev. Benjamin IL. Paddock, ID. D.,
Bishop elect of the Diocese of Massachu-
sets. was consecrated in Grace Church,
Brooklyn on the 18th.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24
KNOXVILLE, Sept. -,
Knr,s. ISilDt. Public Schools 4.

r q. hnrns, DulJt. Public OcNOOIs:
DEAR SIR: We take pleasure 10 invite
YOU and the schools under your control to
y public celebration Ia DO held in this city
oii the 9TH of October next at the opening
of the county bridge. All the city schools
and the various societies are invited ana
expected to join. Very respectfully,
Your Obedient servants,
John Tunnel, John l.. Moses, Julius
Ochs, Matthew Nelson, Bridge Commits
sioners BY JULIUS OcHs, Secretary.
Those having the matter ia charge very
much desire that a. many Of the schools az
can make il convenient will attend.
#. G.. KARNs, G. >. X. C..
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-24
To the Public School Pnpiis of Knox
COuuty.

You are all invited, as you will see be-
low, TO be present at the opening of the
bridge over the HOlston at this place, on
the 9Th day of next month. The invita-
lion is a. follows:
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

-WoRK.-In reply to the ques-
ton, how long a time should be regard
ed as the minimum to be spent in bed
in each tw%enty-fOur hours? the Lancer
says: We are of course speaking OF
adults and we think we may place the
minimum at six hours for men and seven
for women, with an additional hour, on
even two, being taken Whenever it is
practicable,
Then as regards night-work how far
is that specially prejudicial? w believe
that for the young it is really injurious,
by the mere fact of its being nighfvwOrk
but for those whose organisms are CON
sQlidat6d we greatly doubt if it be at all
injurious, per Sc. But there are sundry
conditions inexOrably requiring to be
observed, if night-wOrk is to do no harm,
First of all, there must be no curtail-
ment of the allowance of bed above
mentioned and this allowance of repose
must be taken in a continuous manner.
Aman who works up to 4 a. m, should
after that lie i'll bed till 10, and, if pos
sible, should get IN additional hours
sleep and a meal after it. Secondly, the
light by which he works at night should
be very white, powerful and steady,
and should be carefully concentrated,
by a green shade, ON his books or papers F.:
Insufficient, Pickering, or too diffused
light is one OF the most serious causes
OF the standardization which af1icts
night-wOrkers.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

THE QUEENS GRAMMAR. - II is, of
course, we'll understood that the Queens
speeches are written by her Ministers.
Her present Government happens to
contain in the First Lord of the Treasury
and the Chancellor of the E~xchequer,
two very distinguished classical schol-
ars. Yet bad as the grammar of the
Queens speeches usually is, the Minis
try seem this time to have surpassed
themselves. The Queen herself writes
when she chooses to address her sub
jects personal---very. simple and dig
nitied English. But who could read
without translation such q sentence as
the following? The thanks of the Gov
eminent are extended to the arbitratOrs
for 1.-THE care bestowed by them on the
peaceful adjustment Of controversies
such as could not but impede the full
prevalence of national good will in a
case where it was specially to be cher
ished." This cOnundrum we leave the
reader to render into English he may
succeed by dint of running 1t through
two or thD9e times. Again, when the
Government wishes to say that they
were able to go on with the arbitration
because the indirect claims had been
excluded, they record that the Queen
was enabled to prosecute the inquiry
in consequence Of the exclusion Of the
indirect claims.1 We do not think a
state document should be fippant or IA
miliar, but surely the resources of our
language are sufficient to express any
plain fact in words which are at once
clear and dignified.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

TYRANNY OF FAsHIoN.-=A New York
writer on fashion says: "The number
OF our pnematurely gray women in the
streets, dressed in the height of fashion
and stylish, attracts attention. The
hair is not powdered or frosted, but is
really gray. One would hardly credit
the fact, but a fact tt is, that d chemical
process is resorted to bleach the hair
white. The reign of the blonde is over,
and the old term 'tow-head' passes from
Dor to room. Golden locks are at a
discount, Raven tresses are vulgar.
and snowy hair is the style. The high
est priced wigs are gray, and not black
or auburn. Such is the tyranny of
IaShloh, Ufiab young gHIs with lack dHdi
auburn hair are crazy to have q bleached
head
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

GYMNAsTIC,-"The rising generation
of our town, as our friend John Cook
calls them, in emulation of the trapeze
performers Of the Mexican Moncayo
family that recently exhibited here,
have erected a trapeze exactly similar
to the one used by that family, for
gymnastie exercises. They make 'the
leap for life" one suspended by his feet
holds another by his teethI and they
even go through the performance of
putting IN anvil on ones stomach and
striking it with q hammer. They really
perform remarkably well. They will
give an exhibition, we understand, for
the purpose Of getting means to pur-
chase ropes, etc. It is a "home institu-
tion,n and should be patrOnized.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

MORE ARREsTs.-The Deputy U. S.
Marshal, who had writs of arrests for
Messrs. Violet, Lester and Anderson.
had writ also to arrest Therence Mecbe,
Apolin Gauthreaux, Eugene Holloway,
Jefferson Lyons, Andre Meche, Baptiste
Hanks, Gesner Breaux, Gerasin Meche
andLeOn Mire, on the complaint ofLouis
Allemand. All these parties reside in
that part Of the parish where Coulee
CrOche, Queue Tortue and Plaquemine
Brulee come together. The Marshal in
formed us that the first named, Therence
Meche, was in Texas, He was out serv-
ing the Writs last Monday, and paroled
them till the time for theboat to leave
last Wednesday. He was well received
and treated by Mr.. Andre Meche, an old
gentleman. The charge, as shown by
the affidavit, is rather vague. It states
that the parties arrested had formed or
entered into a conspiracy to deprive the
affant and others of their rights under
the laws of the State and United States.
We will endeavor to get at the bottom of
the affair, andpublish it in another item.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

"PUNCH" ON THE FEMALE HEAD
ACHE.-The female headaches are innu-
merable, but they arise principally from
vexation and disappointment. Thew
may be dividedinto nervous" and "sicks'
headaches, The nervous is irritable
and cannot bear being spoken to. The
sick is respondent or sulky, and bursts
into tears at the least provocation,
When a lady cannot have her own way.
a headache is the painful consequence.
An unpopular visitor, brought home ac-
cidentally to dinner, will produce an
alarming attack Of headache, and the
symptoms that successfully follow are
instant loss OF appetite, deafness, peev-
ishness, hysteria, and finally a precipi-
tate retreat to the bedroom. The poor
servants feel the effects of the headache
as much as any one, and do not stop in
the o any longer than they can help,
These unfortunate headaches are very
frequent about that time of the year
when every one 1s, OF is supposed to be,
ont of town, and do not cease until the
patient has been carried to the seaside
for a change of air. The milder forms
will vanish upon the application of a
piece of jewelry, or if the forehead is
wrapped in a new shawl it is astonish-
ing with what rapidity the pain disaD-
pears. Sometimes a shifting of the scene
is requisite, and thus a box at the opera
has been known to produce an instant
aneOHs cure, even when the headache
has been OF the most stunning descrip
ton, and the opera played has been
one Of Yerdi's.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

A LAMP EXPLosIoN.-AbOut eight
o'clock last Wednesday night the lamp
hanging up in Thompson's livery stable
in this town, exploded. The lamp, a
glass one, was fixed in a tin frame
work, and was suspended near the cell
ing, in the front part of the stable. In
the two stalls between which the lamp
hung, were corn and shucks on one
side and fodder on the other. The
lamp exploded with a report like tile
discharge of a gun and fell to the floor,
the glass in atoms and the tin work
bent and torn. luckily there was no
forage in the loft, and the flame which
struck the cracked ceiling did no dam
age. Neither did any Of the ignited oil
Ely into the corn and shucks and fodder
on either side, but all fell on the dirt
floor where it was soon. smothered with
wet blankets. One person was in the
stable, and near the lamp, some of the
burning oil of which singed his beard,
but inflicted no serious injury. On ex-
amining the burner, afterwards, which
was entire with the wick in it, we found
that tile wick, which was made for d
much smaller lamp, did not more than
half fill the wick tube. It was very in
discreet, to say the least of it, in the
person who put such q small wick in
SO large q lamp; and the great wonder
is that the explosion did occur sooner
This stable is in the central part Of town
and is wooden andsurronnded by wood
en- buildings. IF it had caught fire there
is no telling where the fire would have
stopped. We cannot expect to escape
always so luckily the natural conseauen-
ces of negligence, and ne should always
be very particular how we use lamps
burning explosive oils. Coal oil, septo-
line oil, and in fact all light, volatile
oils, that will eVaporate when exposed
to the open air, are explosive. If thew
do not explode at one time, they NAV
at another. They are always explosive
under certain circumstances. Careless
persons should never be allowed to pre-
pare lamps, anymore than such persons
should be allowed to fool with fire and
powder.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

THE SUGAR CANE.-We have never
heard a nor universal satisfaction x
pressed among the Planters in regard
to the appearance of the Plant Cane.
The Stand is excellent, and growing
finely. A better feeling is exhibited
concerning the rattoons, which were
thought to be all dead a few weeks
ago. They are gradually coming out
and will in all probability be much bet
ter than was anticipated. Labor is
ABUNDANT and there is ample reason to
calculate upon q good crop of Sugar
next taLE'-CThibodaux Sentinel April
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

The WEATHER AND CRoPs. = Last
Saturday evening we had 4 copious and
refreshing rain, followed by warm
weather. On Wednesday evening last
it turned cool again. and has remained
so. and dry, MP to this writing. The.
crops, especially corn, are in excellent
condition. It is feared the cool weather
has injured the stand of early cotton.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

The subscription mice OF the JoUR-
NAL is two dollars payable in advance
we repeat this for those who have not
yet learned our terms.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

We give notice to all persons interest
ed, that hereafter, the charges for all
legal advertisements printed in our col
umns must bepaid after the .frstjnsertjon,
except notices Of administration, of the
meeting of creditors and of tableaux.
which must be paid IN adrance.
We have already lost considerable
sums of money by waiting the pleasure
q of parties interested, and in justice to
ourselves W are forced to adopt the
above course.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

THE U. S. MARSHAL AMONG Us.-A
Deputy United States Marshal, with
Writs of arrest from United States Com
missioner Shannon, arrived here q few
days ago. One writ was for the arrest
of Capt. 0. H. Violet, Of this town, DR..
/. H. Lester and - Anderson, of Petit
Prairie Bayou in this parish. It was is
sued on the complaint and affidavit of
Elisha S. Andrus, Of this parish, who
was one of the United States supervisors
of election last November. They are
accused of interfering with, ~hindering,
intmidating him, etc, in his duties as
supervisor. One of the parties, Amber
son, was in the City, when the Marshal
arriVedhere; the other two left with him
last Wednesday, on the Bradish John
son, to make their appearance before
Commissioner Shannon. We have not
heardn Mr.. Andrus, the afiant, has gone
or is going.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

The nrincin1n nf oil uirf,,a and ovooI-
lence lies in the power of denying our
selves the satisfaction of our own de-
siFes.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26

The president receives no salary. The
salary of the treasurer was fxeda at s25O,
Of the clerk at $500, Of the printer at
500, Of the attorney at $50, and of the
constable at $50.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-26
LOCAL ITEMS,

The April term Of our District Court
begins at Opelousas next Monday.