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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29
POULTRY.
How 10 Establish a strain OF

How to Establish n Strain OF Graf Layers.
In every lot Of hens some will be greater
layers than others. Letus suppose we start
with six Houdans-a cock and five hens.
Probably out of this five, two may lay
thirty eggs per annum more than either of
the Others their eggs should be noticed
and only these set. By following this for a
few years very great increase in egg pro-
duction may be attained. MY attention.
was drawn to this subject by a friend hav-
ing Brahma pullet, which laid nearly
300 eggs in one twelvemonth though
valueless as fancy bird, and the quality
descended to several Of her progeny and
l have since found other instances which
prove conclusively that vast improvement
might easily be effected in nearly all our
breeds, were that careful selection of brood
stocks which the fancier bestows on OBJ
jects made for this purpose. 1t is to be re-
GREETED more is not done in this way, and
having more room than had, / hope
myself to make some experiments in this
direction shortly. / will say now that
am perfectly certain the number of 200
eggs per annum might be attained in a few
years with perfect ease were the object sys-
tematically sought and L trust these few
remarks may arouse general attention to
it among those who keep poultry for eggs
only, and who can easily do all that is
necessary without any knowledge what
ever of fancy points, or any attempt ~
breed exhibition birds.-COr. Lire Stock
Journal
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

OWNERS of real estate who expect to
improve its value without aiding in build
ing up Knoxville are expecting as marvel
Gus things as the farmer would who ex-
pected to harvest without planting seed.
1t is capable of exact demonstration, that
those cities flourish most and property
holders multiply wealth fastest, where the
citizens are generous and wide awake.
This is the turning point in the growth OF
Knoxville. We have as many stores and
merchandise can legitimately prosper with
the population and country tributary to US.
Our hope for the future lies in further pop
ulating East Tennessee with an industTi-
Gus, enterprising people, and in fostering
in our immediate vicinity industrial and
educational institutions. Every enterprise
that brings us more hands to produce and
more mouths to consume will increase our
wealth and growth. This is a self-evident
proposition. How can we bring more pop-
ulation here, do you ask, reader? Evidently
we can only do it by combined effort. We
need action now and not promises. We
must all pull together and pull vigorously
The question is not so much will certain
enterprises help citizen A or b more than
citizen & or ID, but will they help Knox
willie as a city. If they do they help every
resident in ii. We can not afford to stor
in such matters and be selfish. They are
matters of public importance and ofgenerd
interest and therefore call for united effort
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

WE invite attention to the communica-
ton of Surveyor" as to the grants now be-
ing issued for our mountain lands. The
writer is in position to know whereof he
writes. Certainly our laws are very defec-
tive to license such wholesale frauds. 1t
is an evil that is far reaching in its conse-
quences. Every victim to these frauds will
cry fer the balance of his life about the in
security Of land titles in Tennessee and
every bona fde land holder who
goes into market with real estate, to which
his title is undisputed, will be confronted
with those swindles and his sales greatly
embarrassed thereby. 1t is q fraud that az
fects the character of our State, for ii is in
augurated and carried out because of our
defective laws. Is it too late for the Leg
islature to remedy this evil?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

THE effect of public opinion has been
forcibly illustrated in New Jersey. By
consultations, leases and purchases, the
Pennsylvania railroad corporation, headed
by Thomas Scott, secured control of the
line from New York to Philadelphia.
They had in effect secured a monopoly of
the transportation business in the State.
Recently an effort was made to grant a
charter for an air line road which would
give shippers a competition line. The
charter failed in one of the
Houses and bribery and corruption
was the alleged cause of it. The public in
dignation was so intense throughout the
State that public meetings were held
everywhere and resolutions passed con-
dem ming the Legislature. The press took
up the fight and the people in a hundred
ways give expression to their disgust. A
few days ago the proposed charter was
granted by decided majorities in both
Houses and now the public will have COM
petition and lower rates of transportation.
Public opinion If properly directed and ex-
pressed can accomplish everything.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

WITH the passage of a general free
school law by the Legislature; the growing
efficiency and enlarged usefulness of our
EastSTennessee University the location
in Tennessee of the proposed Southern
Methodist University, we felt cause for
congratulating our people upon the future
of our educational institutions. But now
comes still more grateful news. We find
in the Nashville papers the following tele-
gram
Rev. DR.. Deems authorizes the announce
ment that Commodore Vanderbilt has
given 500, 900 to Bishop McTyeire, of the
Southern Methodist Church, to establish a
University in Tennessee.
Surely Tennessee has reason to hope for
the future. Where is the College to be
located is question worth looking after
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

THE Senate is not likely to end its con-
test with corruption in the case of Cald-
well. Charges of corruption are now pre-
ferred against Senator Casserly, of Califor-
mia, (democrat). 1t is said that the Bank
of California expended a hundred thou
sand dollars to secure his election. The
San Francisco Ne1Cs Letter gives names
of witnesses and facts that demand the at
tention of the Senate.
Frank Blair's friends, still smarting over
his defeat, are hot after Bogy, the newly
elected Democratic Senator from Missouri.
They make some ugly statements concern
ing his election.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

Hon. WILLIAM CRUTCHFIELD, member
of Congress from the Chattanooga district,
has written "a letter from Cincinnati, in
which he reminds his friends of the Noun
tain City that "there's many slip 'twixt
the cup and the lip and that their rivals
are hard at work. We do not know to what
rivals our friend refers. So far "a we are
concerned, we are and always have
hoped that Chattanooga would get
connection direct with Cincinnati.
In this respect Knoxville has always been
a little more liberal than her sister city.
All that we ask is, that a route will be
adopted by the Trustees that will give
both cities a road. The eastern route opens
to Cincinnati good road to Knoxville and
Chattanooga. We hope she will adopt
that, for then both cities will be accom-
modated. Some of our Chattanooga friends
want a route adopted that will benefit
them exclusively. BE more liberal neigh
! bOrs
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

THE Cincinnati Commercial tries to be
severe on President Grant because he
endorses ex-Secretary Boutwell, and says,
'as he reads public judgment and opin-
ion" the official conduct OF Mr.. Boutwell,
has been endorsed. The commercial can't
understand how the President acquires
his knowledge OF public opinion and says
certainly not from the New York, Boston
or Cincinnati papers. Is this the only reli-
able source from whence an accurate
knowledge of public opinion is TO be OBJ
tanned ? If so the President has certainly
committed grave error in not accepting
what they say about Secretary Boutwell,
Nothing has done more to popularize
General Grants administration than his
financial policy. This has been endorsed
overwhelmingly at the ballot box, and
from that expression Of public opinion, the
President makes up his estimate of the re-
firing Secretary.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

Gov. BBowN, President of the w. Il a.
r. r., in answer to attacks made upon
his road by the Atlanta press, because of
his failure to transport coal enough over
his road to supply the Southern trade, re-
plies to the effect that his Company fur
nish by far more cars in this trade than
any other line, and that the fault is with
the Tennessee roads. This is subject in
which East Tennessee is deeply interested.
More coal would be shipped, if the dealers
could secure transportation for it. Tenn
porarily, delays for want of cars are excus-
able, but that standing want should Grip
pie our mining interests is ineXcusable.
We think this matter our roads should
look after. If they are to blame it is a
grave responsibility. They have been aid
ed largely by the State and the people are
entitled to some return for that help. II
Gov. Brown is right it is time for the evil
to be remedied in Tennessee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

The dispatch in another column, an
nouncing that the Times of New York de-
nouncesE the President for the appoint.
ments of Mr.. Richardson TO succeed Sec
rotary Boutwell, and of Mr.. James to sue
coed Postmaster Jones, of New York,
should he received with due allowance.
The Times has heartily endorsed Mr..
James appointment as in accordance with
Civil Service rules, and as worthy~pro-
motion of a faithful officer. While the
Times probably thinks the President
could have found in New York a man to
succeed Mr.. Boutwell,, better qualified than
the appointee, it has hardly gone so far as
to "denounce" him for exercising his own
judgment, especially as Judge Richardson
is not a stranger to the policy that has done
so much to give credit to the present adj
ministration.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29
Addresses 10 Farmers CInhs.

We are requested to announce that c.
w. Charlton will address the followinr
Farmers Clubs at the time specified:
Strawberry Plains, LIST Saturday in ApriI.
Mount Horeb, "a Saturday in Apri!.
Oak Dale, Sd Saturday in April.
seven Islands, last Saturday in April.
All these appointments will take place
a. = o'clock, =. N. Let the members of
these clubs, and ali the farmers turn out
and unite their forces to push forward the
agricultural interests of East Tennessee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

Now that the local option law has passed,
it may be interesting to its friends to know
that prolonged legal conflict over its
constitutionality has been going on in
Pennsylvania, which has just been favor
ably decided The case arose in Philadel-
phia and was carried to the Supreme Court
of the State. In brief, the Court holds
that the act allowing the citizens of a ward
to say whether or not licenses for the sale
of intoxicating liquors shall be sold within
its limits is constitutional and valid.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

IT is more than possible that Stokes, the
murderer of Fisk, regards with some con
Germ the fate of Foster, of whose hanging
our yesterday mornings dispatches gave
an account Two facts are developed by
ed out in New York, and second, that Gov.
Dix ia not easily moved By petitions, even
if they are signed by ministers and other
well meaning persons. He will under
stand that numbering man Is not a safe
experiment, even if the murderer possesses
plenty Of gold and of this worlds goods
as well as Influential friends.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

THE local option law was before the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and dis
senting opinions as to its consttutionality
were delivered by Judges Read and Shars-
wood. They show that the constitutional
ity of the law hangs mainly on the ques-
ton whether it delegates the legislative
power of the State to the people, a major
ity of the court contendng that it does not,
because the law does not spring from the
popular vote, but the vote springs from the
law, while the dissenting judges take the
opposite ground that as the law has no
force or vitality until after it is approved
by u majority vete, it is virtually created
by such vote
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

THE President, in accepting Secretary
Boutwell's resignation, compliments him
highly for his administration of the af-
fairs of the Treasury Department, and ex-
plicitly says, 1.-THE policy pursued in the
office of Secretary of the Treasury by your
successor 1 hope may be as successful as
yours has been and that no departure will
be made except as experience and change
of circumstances may make it necessary"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

4 little thing in a Sunday-schopl was
asked by her teacher ifshe always said her
prayers night and morning mo, Miss,
don't" "Why, Mary, are you not afraid
to 90 TO sleep without asking the good
Father to take care Of you and watch over
you till morning ." mo, Mis- amt
cause ! sleep in the middle
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.-The news
has been received here to the effect that
band of Apaches had captured George Tay-
lor near Nici.enberg, who burned him to n
stake and then retreated safely to the
mountains.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30
DIED..

In this city, on the 26th inst, of conges-
lion, UNIs MAxEY, daughter of A. b. and
Larry V. MaXey, in the 9Th year OF her age.
At Corbandale, in this county, on the
18th inst, Mrs. SUE EXUM, wife of W. c.
Exum. aged % years.
4 At Guthrie, KY, on the 25th inst, OF
aundice, SAMUEL b. GRANT, aged about
IA years.
Mr.. GRANT was well known to our citi-
lens as an honest, upright gentleman,
whose uniform kindness won for him
many warm friends. His wife's death pre-
eeded his about three months, and his
Heath leaves two doubly orphaned child
rem, who have our deepest sympathy in
their bereavement.
At Ter residence in this county, August
25th, 1873, after pr0tracted illness, Mrs.
NANCY EDMONDSoN, relictof the late SAM
uel Edmondson, aged II years, month and
20days.
Mrs. Edmondson was born in Brunswick
county, Va, in 1896, came to this county in
1915. and has resided here ever since. She
was a loving and faithful wife, a fond and
devoted mother, a firm friend and kind
neighbor. Her funeral was preached by
Rev. w. Mooney to large concourse OF
mourning friends and neighbors, who fol-
lowed her remains to the grave.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30

By reference to our advertising col
umns, it will be seen that DIR. j. Ber-
wick Legare, Dentist, cousin of Judge
w. w. Legare, SO favorably known to
our citizens in connection with Stewart
College, has located In our city. His
Office is on the lot of VIM. NJ. Daniel
on Franklin street DIR. Legare comes
to us highly recommended as gentle
man and a dentist, and we bespeak for
him a liberal share of patronage. We
copy the following highly compliment
tary notice from the Orangeburg,
South Carolina, News: We regret to
learn that DIR. Legare is about to re-
move from Orangeburg to Tennessee,
where he expects to find wider field
for the practice of his profession. Dr.
Legare is a thoroughly educated and
skillful dentist-one, we believe, whe
has fewsuperiors anywhere in his spec
iality. If he ever needs hearty re-
commentator down in old Tennes-
see " We, who have experienced his skill
and ability, shall be always ready to
give il.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30

A passenger coach will be run from
Guthrie to Nashville on the st. Louis
and Southeastern Road, in connection
with a freight train, commencing
with next week, and arriving here al
$40 A. NJ. and $50 NJ. What pity
it is that some arrangement could not
be made by which an accommodation
train could be run from GAINESVILLE to
Nashville. leaving the former place at
6 A. NJ, arriving here at 9 A. NJ, and
departing from Nashville at 4 P. NJ.
We feel confident that if this were
done, it would not only be an accom-
mediation to our Montgomery county
friends, but it would pay.-Banncr, 26.
The Banner is correct. Such an
arrangement would be great accom-
mediation to our citizens, and undoubt-
edly would pay, not only the road, but
the city of Nashville also. Many of
our citizens who would otherwise make
purchases in Nashville, are prevented
from doing so on account of the delay
occasioned by the want of close con-
nection at Guthrie. Owing to recent
change of schedule on the St. Louis
and Southeastern road, no connection
is made for Nashville except by the
1925 P. NJ, train.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30
GAINESVILLE WHOLESALE MARKET.
CORRECTED BY ]. ]. cRUsMAN.


SUGAR.-Is now in good supply, and
&c more in bbls. Clarified; ll@l2; Crush
ed, Powdered and Granulated, 1917 to l3c.
MoLAsSES.-Newcrop, in Louisiana, fall
ing very short of expectations has largely
advanced. We quote 659N by the bbi.
SYRUPS.-50ca65.
CoFFEE.Very firm. We quote Rio 231a
as, Java 30935.
sALT.-Kanawha, bu,hel bbls, 50 90
ass %.
FLoUR-Superfine, IS so; Extra, Sc so to
80; Choice or Fancy, IS OenS 80.
STAR CASDLES.-20c.
WHIsKEY-Common country, 81 coal 20;
best brands Robertson county, 81 90.
CHEEsE-W. r., lac dairy and factory,
no stock.
RICE-Carolina. 10.
SOAP-Bar, 6@i0.
OILs-Coai oil, 23c; lard oil. so cts;
linseed oil, raw CSC, boiled W.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-7Q
VARNIsH-Copal, 81 IS; Japan, 10.
PUTTY-6c.
WINDOW GIAss-SxlO IS 80 e box, IOxl2
PowDER-Rifle, 81 50 3 keg; lead, 1913 70.
SHOT-S2 80.
CAPs-0@50c q doz.
OYSTERS-2 and ID cans 81 2o@l %.
SARDINES-22c.
MACKEREI-No. 8, per Dbl, $40 90; kits,
No. i, So 0ll12 30.
BLAcKING-37la@75, perdozen.
IRoN-Kentucky, sc; Tennessee, SC.
RoPE-22d25c.
PITTsBURG COAL 80 cts. ST. BERNARD,
20 cts. delivered.
CLOVER SEEDS 10 to 6 % per bushel.
MILLET SEED-Sl IS.
HUNGARIAN SEED-S2 90.
TIMOTHY SEED-S4 %.
RED TOP OR HERBS GRAss--S1 50.
ORCHARD GEASSNS2 %.
TRACES-Sll 80 to 10 90 per. doZ.
CoLLARs-sl0 to q per. doz.
HAMES-S5 to IL per dog.
AxEs-Sl2 TO 10. per. doz.
The following are the prices paid here at
this date for country produce.
BAcoNaaBuying, lo13c.
LARD-e1sc.
TALLOw-7c.
DRIED APPLES-3c per 10.
UNPEALED PEACHES-3c-
PEALED &" 3 to l0c.
PEA NUTs-sl GOAL 25 per bushel.
GINsENG-S0 to Sc
BEESwAx-25c.
fEATHERS-new-JDc.
WHITE BEANs-Sl 50 to 81 90.
PEAS-75c TO 81 %.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30
TOUR SUBSCRIBERS.

In aordanee with the new postal
law, .onld after the first of July those
of our subscribers who receive the
Chronic from the post Office in
Montgoery county, will be required
to pay ostage, five cents per quarter,
in advice at the Office where they re-
ceive il Subscribers in the city, who
have ID their paper delivered at the
post-oce, can save the postage by
havinttheir paper put in our delivery
box ! the CHRONICLE office. We
will c.nge the names to our Office de-
livery,f all who request it.
Pos.asters will please notify us, at
once, oany subscribers who refuse to
take t paper out, and, also, of any
who fai to take it out for a month.
We araware that the law requires
this of ostmasters, and only recur to
it as minder.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30

To BUSINESS MEN.-The CHRoNI
Gle now circulates through all the ad-
jacent country which, in a commercial
point of view, is sought after by our
enterprising business men in every de-
partment of trade. As an advertising
medium it presents all the advantages
and facilities afforded by any publica-
ton that has the interest and welfare
of our people at heart. Bear this fact
in mind when you wish to advertise
your wares and merchandise, and also
remember that business man cannot
lose anything by constantly reminding
the people that he has goods to sell. To
inform buyers where they can obtain
their supplies is an accommodation to
them as well as beneficial to the seller.
The benefits conferred are mutual.
Persistent, judicious advertising al
ways has and will continue to pay, as
the experience of the best business
men in the country fully verifes. OF
course we seek to benefit the press in
what we say, but selfshness alone does
not prompt us, in carrying out this
mutual benefit accrues to
all. 8, ~ e,s &, 1000,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30

WE clip from the Banner of the
9th, an article containing the first in.
timation We have had of the project to
build narrow gauge road from Edge,
field to GAINESVILLE, and invite the
especial attention of the town to it
1t is proposed to locate it on the North
side of the Cumberland, and some of
the advantages claimed for it, are that
it will overcome the obstacles inter-
posed by Harpeth Shoals and relieve
travel of the arbitrary rules which deny
to it prompt connections at Guthrie
and constitutes a serious obstacle to
free intercourse between this place an{
Nashville.
The project is one which deserve
the serious consideration of Clarksvill
and the people along the contemplate
route. 1t will place in proximity B
market those who derive little advai-
tage from the river and none from the
E. &. K. r. r.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30

The Mississippi Valley, for August
and September, is on our table. The
table of contents comprises the lead
ing questions of most vital Importance
to the South, and the ability with
which they are directed, commend this
Monthly to the patronage of every man
interested in the welfare of the South.
The judicious editor and proprietor is
fast making for himself a name among
the benefactors of the oppressed sec
ton for which he is battling.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30

Ex-PREsIDENT fillmore is now
seventy three years old; in the enjoy
ment of fine health, a courtly, polished
gentleman of that school of manners
that is rather reduced in numbers, but
the few who remain are the more to be
h0nOred. He resides in Buffalo, n
y, quite Withdrawn from public life.
He speaks with great ease and grace,
and wins the ready admiration of those
who come in contact with him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30

In another column will be found the
announcements OF w. NJ. Kerr for
Alderman from the LIST ward, T. HI.
Hyman from the I'd, and c. Wenzler,
from the Sth. Two of the gentlemen
are members of the present board and
their record speaks for them. Mr..
Wenzler will, if elected, serve his con-
stituents well.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-30

THE following is a letter from the
Baptist Church, at this place, to the
Bethel Association, which met in
Hopkinsville, Tuesday last:
DEAR BRETHREN We rejoice that
we have been peculiarly blessed of
God in our work during the past year.
The church is united and prosperity
has attended every effort for the ad-
vancement of the cause, for which We
give praise to the great name of Deity.
Our new church building is near COM
pletion, at a cost of S25, 600 As soon
as convenient it will be dedicated ;
due notice will be given of the time of
dedication and the brethren are cordi-
ally invited to attend on the occasion.
We, also, petition your body to hold
its next annual session with the church
at GAINESVILLE. Our statistics for the
association year are: received by let
ter Ii, by baptism q, dismissed BY
letter 9, dropped from the roll 10, lost
by exclusion 2, by death 2; Increase
"a, loss ., total gain II members
membership now consists of % males
and lob females, total membership 176.
During the year We have contributed
to sustain the preaching of the gospel
to our church, 81, 1852 30; to incidental
expenses, local charities and building
S4,723 40; to the Sunday School work
Sl45 p to the printing fund So; Total
amount expended for all purposes
Sc 226 26,