Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

Postal cards cost the Goverutoot Sl.595 per
thousand, and according to Estimates, 100, 3OO,-
COO will be required in 1874
The entire funded debt Of California exclu-
sve of money on hand for redemption, was
81, 44S,0 600 on November |, 1873
The New York newspapers are considering
the interesting subjGrt-to boys-of flogging in
the public schools Some of the newspapers
give the advice "fog EN- every day"
A telegram announces the death of Col. Ed
ward q. jacobs, Mt Front Royal, Warren coun-
~, Va, in the sixty-sixth year Of his age. For
many years Col. Jacobs was a prominent mem
Der of the Virginia Legislature ..
The inhabitants of Colfax township, Mo-,
have resolved not TO pay any taxes, not TO bid
for each others property if offered for sale by
the collector, and not 20 allow any outsider"
to bid therefor. ..'.
MIR. Kellogg, of Connecticut will introduce
q resolution TO the House on the first opportunis
ty calling for information as to the amount lost
to the revenues by the repeal last year of the
ten per cent. tax upon manufactures.
The Saratoga Monument Association have
prepared memorial asking Congress for an APP
preparation of 500 600 to assist in constructing
a monument on the site of the surrender of Bur
goyne.
The library of Congress now numbers 25S,>
752 volumes and $1,000 pamphlets In the
copyright department 1882 entries were
made during the past year. netting over $4,000
The Springfield Republicans Boston CORE,
spondent writes: "Wilkie Collins has had
some trouble with the bureau which engaged
him, and has cancelled all his remaining en-
gagements."
During the month of Neveriber more addi-
tional mail service was ordered than during any
| month of the year. The Southern and South
western States seem to have come in for largo
share of the additional mail facilities.
Boston correspondent of tho Philadelphia
Press says: IF Charles Sumner could be put
before the people for Senator he would carry
Massachusetts by 1900 majority, and that
QInFf nla, L. La,
Senator Ames, of Mississippi, will leave
| Washington about the 10Th instant to assume
the office of Governor of that State, and Senator
Dorsey, of Arkansas, will fupply his place as a
member OF the Senate Committee on Appro-
| priations.
The State Treasurer of Wisconsin reports that
State as peing practically out of debt. The
| State proper owes to its own educational fund
~ 233, 500, and to outsiders only $4,000, which
| latter sum it is ready to pay on demand.
| The miners of Lake Superior, in consequence
of the early closing of their seasons labors
and the want Of work this winter, are reported
to be in such destitute circumstances that great
| suffering must ensure unless liberal contribu-
| tions can be forwarded to them.
The Iowa train robbers are riding rough bod
! and unchecked over defenceless and disgusted
| people of Missouri, In the town Of Brosley they
| recently took possession of the postoffice plum
dering ad lib, and when followed captured their
pursuers. One citizen was shot, and they con-
| tlnue their raids
At jackson. Michigan, Victoria @. Wood
hull was arrested on Saturday, on charge Of SELL
| ing obscene literature, called Tine Elixir of
Life" The complainant was j. Videto, who
has acquired notoriety rs the prosecutor ofliquor
suits. Mrs, Woodruff was bailel Immediately,
and leetured on THE Social System to about
six hunded people.
| The Chicago papers publish the first annual
report of William ii. Harper, the grain inspect
or, to the Board of Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners. 1t shows that the amount of
grain inspected into store during the year was
G9, 1851 07 bushels, and the amount Inspected
from store 66 543 7e9 bushels making total OF
io5, 129, sos bushels. The cost of inspection was
SS5 09S ana the amount collected in fees
elevators, Of which there are ffteen is l3, 525 900
bushels, to which m additional capacity OF
100000 bushels will be added by the COM
pletio4.of the two new elevators now in process
Of copitEuetiOn.