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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Bible Meeting.

The Board of Managers of the Knoxville
Bible Society met yesterday evening, Presi-
dent Humes in the chair.
Rev. G. II. Wiley, Agent of the Ameri-
can Bible Society, was present and made
some valuable suggestions as to the work
which this auxiliary Society should un-
dertake.
On motion the Corresponding Secretary
was requested to communicate to the Pas
tors of the several evangelical churches in
the city the resolution passed ut the an
nual meeting of the Society requesting
them to preach sermon on Bible Dis
tribution on the first Sabbath in May.
Provisions were made whereby the city
will be canvassed soon for the purpose Of
procuring subscriptions to carry out the
objects of the Society.
The Board of Managers passed resolu-
tion to undertake the supply of Cooke and
Cumberland counties, at an early day and
authorizes the employment of Mr.. A.
Haws for that purpose.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
School Matters.

HAWKINS CoUNTY.-The County Court
of Hawkins has elected Mr.. Campbell Ed
mondson to the office of Superintendent
of Public Schools.
The Morristown Gazette states that J. H.
Trent has been elected Superintendent of
Public Schools for Hamblen county. The
tax for the maintenance of schools was re-
duced from fifteen to five cents on the
hundred dollars worth of property. Why
this curtai ment, Bro. Speck"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23

the adjourned meeting OF the stockhol-
ders of the East Tennessee Agricultural
Society, took place at the Board of Trade
rooms last night. The committees ap-
pointed to procure the consent of livestock
holders to the reorganization sugges ted by
the Board of Trade and to raise subscrip-
ton to the new stock, requested more time
to accomplish their work, and the meet
ing was adjourned over until next Thurs
day night for this purpose. We under
stand that a majority of the stockholders
have already approved of the plan propos-
ed and that there is now good prospect
that We shall have Fair next fall.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Keg FRcaOFY.

A boy turned out heads for kegs at the
rate of seven per minute, or 420 per hour,
few days since at the Keg Factory. This
shows the capacity of the machine to be
400 per day-ten hours labor-or heads
for 2,l00 kegs. But to run the machine at
this rate, it would take two boys, to relieve
each other. They are now turning out
some beautiful casks, as we'll as neat flour
barrels, and propose soon to erect addition
al machinery for the manufacture of tubs
and buckets. The proprietor, Mr. Samuel,
is an enterprising man, and is sure to meet
with success.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Returned.

Gen. j. III. Holman has returned from
st. Louis, where he has been on visit to
his family. He gives a cheering report in
reference to the prospects for the marble
trade of Knoxville. If it were possible,
sixty car loads might be shipped immedi-
ately. The work on the Custom House
will be pushed forward rapidly and COM
pleted as early as possible, when the pri-
vate company will take hold of the quarry
and get out marble for the markets of the
world. The prospect for success is good.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Eas. Tennessee Sunday school Convention

The convention, G: lie last aaaua! meet
ing Greeneyille, having adjourned to meet
at Cleveland, Tenn, upon the call of the
President, all persons interested in Sun
day Schools in East Tennessee are hereby
notified, that said Convention will meet at
Cleveland, on Thursday, the Sth day May
next. Ample provisions will be made for
delegates. All Sunday Schools are earn
estly requested to send delegates. Arrang-
ments will be made for half-fare upon the
railroads. w. p. WAsHBURN,
President.
Knoxville, April Is, 1873.
%x*All papers in East Tennessee, friend
ly to the cause, please copy,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Wagon FRetOrV.

S. L. Post & Son are now prepared to
put up and to iron all kinds, of one and
two horse wagons, of good dry stock, at
their factory on Jackson street, near the
Railroad depot. Wagons on hand for sale.
Blacksmithing horse shoeins and jobbing
done with neatness and dispatch.
Knoxville, March26, 1873 wifi
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
The statute of Limitations.

The Supreme Court at Jackson, last Sat-
nrday, rendered very important decision
in q case from the 18th Circuit. Hereto
fore it has been accepted as law, that where
payment had been made upon a note,
such payment took the instrument out of
limitations. According to the late decision,
no note can now be collected after six
years, on the ground that partial payment
has been made. The payment is to be
considered as an acknowledgment pro
tdnto and not for the entire debt.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Great Attraction.

Nelson q Cruze, having removed their
store to the old stand of Cowan & Dlckin-
son, corner of Gay and Main streets, are
now offering to the public a large stock of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, Hats,
Boots and Shoes, at greatly reduced prices,
for cash or country Produce. Give them a
call before purchasing elsewhere.
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
The Taylor Gun.

The last number of the Scientific An,eri-
can contains q fine electrotype cut of the
Taylor gun, with full description of its
working. Copies of the american can be-
procured by those interested in full &C.
count of this wonderful invention, from
the Secretary and Treasurer, Charles II.
RrOUn
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Decoration Day.

We are authorized by the President of
the Association, to say that there will be n
meeting of all persons DESTROYS to partici-
pate in the annual decoration of the graves
of the Union soldiers, at the court house,
next Thursday night, at O'Clock. 1t is
hoped that there will be full attendance.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
New Church.

Rev. Mr.. Jayne, Col. John M. Meek and
Col. John b. MINIS, were in the city yes
terday, consulting with parties here about
the plan Of a new Presbyterian church in
New Market. IL is proposed to build "A
real neat church and we expect to see a
perfect model for symmetry and architect
ural beauty.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Grand Division, Sons of Temperance.

The regular Quarterly Session of the
Grand Division of East Tennessee, Sons of
Temperance will convene ut Temperance
April oath, at IL A. NJ. A full delegation is
desired from each Division.
iv2lt&w. G. H. BoMAR, G.. S.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Notice Ia the Trn.ie |,

We have this day appointed Mr.. Chas.
Ducloux, wholesale Tobacco Merchant in
this city, our General Agent for the sale of
all kinds of Cigars manufactured by us.
All orders will be promptly and carefully
filed by him. EsPERARDIEU & Co.
Knoxville, Tenn, April IA, 1873.
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Medical Svs;se,

A call meeting of the Medical Society Of
East Tenn, will be held in Knoxville on
Friday, the 18th of April, commencing at
o'clock, I'M. The Profession through
out East Tenn, are cordially invited to be
present. rlr
BY order of acting President, ..-
asH b. B. LENOIR, M. d.
SWAN NJ. BURNETT, Sec'y. ~. 8...
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Odd EelYoMs, Picnic.

this city will enjoy a grand picnic at the
National Camp meeting camp ground, on
the Knoxville and Ohio railroad. Invita-
tons have been issued to the different
Lodges throughout thistSction of the State
and ample preparations will be made to ac-
cOmmodate all visiting brethren
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
A I.nCugfa

such universal favorites, and are making
their way into so many households, that it
looks as if they were destined to cover the
face of the lands as the locusts of Egypt.
Unlike them, however, they are blessings
instead of plaques, and we wish speed to
the contamination
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23

A new iron furnace is to be erected in
Jackson county Ohio. Ezekiel II. Jones Is
President, and Daniel d. Morgan Secre
tary, of the Company.
The improvement of the court house has
been commenced. The plastering in the
vestibule has been removed and new laths
put on for new coat of plaster.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
East rennev.ee AppOIntments.

Robert *. Armstrong, of Knox, and ii.
b. Clay, of Hawkins county, have been
appointed additional Commissioners to
the Vienna international Exposition from
Tennessee by Governor Brown,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Death of Chief Justice NiChoIson's Mother

A private dispatch was received here
from Columbia yesterday, announcing the
death of the mother of Chief Justice
Nicholson, at the advanced age of ninety
years. He left the city foe that place on
the first train. The community will con-
dole with the bereaved family of the de-
ceased in their sad loss.-Bdnner ofls<h,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23

j. r. MCCALLUM q Co., Tobacco Manu-
facturers of this city. buy Leaf Tobacco.
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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
REMARKABLE TENAcITr- OF LIFE

REMARKABLE TENA CITY OF LIFE.
William Meyer, the man who, on the
oath of june, was cut through the body
with scythe by an insane man near
Lancaster, Pa, is still alive, andTthe in
dications are that he win recover unless
inflammation sets in. The Lancaster
Examiner thus describes the wound /:
"The scythe entered the right side
about two inches above the hip, and ex-
tended transversely through the body
in an upward direction until the point
appeared in the left side below the arm
pit. The wound at the entrance was
five and half inches in length, and at
the terminus one and half inches
long. Meyer proceeded short distance
with the scythe extending through his
body, and then pulled it out, reeking
witt, blood, unaided. The lobe of the
right lung was severed, and it was not
expected that he could live more than a
few hours. To the surprise of all, his
condition is now favorable to his re-
covery. Meyer has been conscious since
the occurrence, speaks distinctly, and
eats and sleeps without difficulty. He
is small man, about 80 years old, and
is of rather delicate appearance"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
test for yourself whether or not my hair

test for yourself whether or not my hair
and whiskers are genuine.
But this bill?"
"The bill is perfectly accurate. Only
the wigs and the whiskers were hired
last winter to complete the costumes of
some friends at private theatrical in
Philadelphia, in which acted the part
of venerable father with beard and
tresses Of flowing silver
"There, cried Berry, triumphant in
her turn, as she suffered Mr.. Elsley to
clasp her in his arms. "I was right.
I kneV he was true and genuine. And
1 soiU marry him."
Which she did, much to the disgust
of Aunt Myrtilla and her ally, Miss De-
sire Dutton. And what is more, she
persisted in being radiantly, Extensively
happy in her new relation, instead, as
Aunt Myrtilla prophesied, coming home
in fortnight.
upon my word, 1 don't understand
it at all, )" said Aunt Myrtilla.
And it is not likely that she ever will.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
HOW A MILLIONAIRE LIVES.

Commodore Vanderbilt's breakfast,
writes correspondent of a western pa
per, would do for an anchorite--a cup
of coffee, plain toast, and the white Of
an egg. His dinners are equally frugal.
He takes the air every day, rain or shine.
He keeps no late hours. Company or
no company, he moves off to bed at ten.
He prefers the society Of few friends
to hot soiree. The simple Moravian
airs of his boyhood, played by his ac-
complished wife on the piano, is sweeter
music to him than the crash and fury of
the opera. In his business he is cool,
collected, and self-reliant. The fume,
fretting, and wasting of exciting bust
ness is done by others, and not by him
self He never sells what he does not
own, nor buys what he cannot pay for
and, if he will, lock up. He reads men
with the intuition of prophet. He
locks his business affairs in his own boz
son, and, he says, changes his mind
when he chooses without being accused
of vacillation." He touches nothing
that he does not control. He is at no.
body's mercy; nobody can betray him,
sell him ont, buy him of, or thwart his
plans.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
4 ROYAL HOG.

According to all accounts, the be-
gemmed and befussed Shah OF Persia is
hog in human form. His behavior
is swinish even in the presence Of ladies
and the crowned heads of Europe.
Destitute of anything approaching po-
liteness, he brutally ignores the most
ordinary courtesies and decencies of
civilization, and is on an equality with
the stupid heathen cattle over whom he
rules. This is the successor of Darius,
Cyrus, Xerxes, and other Persian rulers
of history. The chief effect Of his
journey through Europe appears to be
one of intense disgust, and no wonder.
Queen Victoria was disguised and
shocked beyond all measure by his
boorishness and ignorance of all social
amenities. He not only ignored the
knife and fork, and ate his victuals with
his hands, but he threw the bones he
had picked under the table, and then
wiped his dirty paws on the table-cloth.
DR.. Russell writes to the London Times
concerning this royal hogs visit to vi
emma: "But in spite of his jewels and
extended splendor, the Shah-in-Shah is,
according to European notions, savage
in many respects-proud, willful, sensu-
al and arbitrary. If punctuality be the
politeness of princes, as it is said to be,
the Shah would, in consequence of his
indifference to engagements, be one of
the most ill-mannsred men in the world.
He kept the parade at Potsdam, ordered
by the Kaiser, waiting n couple of
hours. He kept the Queen for half an
hour at railway station waiting for him.
He would not go to breakfast when it
was announced, at the time of invita-
ton, but walked about in the garden,
and then, seeing an arbor which pleased
him, desired to have his breakfast
brought there. When he sat at dinner,
yesterday, he put his fingers into his
plate and ate with them, and if he came
on piece of some dish which he did
not like, he took it out of his mouth and
threw it down-not on the ground, but
on the Queens (Empress's)- dress. If
free from the more horrid vices attribu-
ted to the Persians by travellers, he is
quite without shame or scruple in his
disregard of what is called morality by
Christians and Musselmans came
home from Potsdam in the same car
riage with some of his suit-very fine
gentlemen as far as their lace and
clothing went-but with the frivolty
and arrogance of ignorant and unedu-
Gated men. Their talk was their own
prowess and of clothes how they could
ride better than any people in the
world, because they could back horse
from the desert and ride him, whereas
Europeans ride only horses which were
already broken in"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
OUR RAILHAY EhrERPRLSE.

1t is almost impossible to conceive the
rapid development and growth of the
railway interests of the United States
during the past forty years, and the vast
wealth accrning to this country from
this one department of our national
workshop. The latest official compila-
ton of the American railway system,
extending to Jan. /, 1873, has been
received, which shows that since 1880,
during which year there was constructed
80 miles of railroad, up to the beginning
of the present year there had been con-
structed in the United States G7,1O4
miles of railroad, of which 6,427 were
built during the past year. The total
number of miles of railroad in the Uni
ted States since 1880, and the proper
tionate increase each year since that
date, will be found in the tabular state
ment annexed:
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01

This makes total for the year Of
81 432, 100, and taking into account the
fact that but a comparatively small
proportion of the frauds committed are
discovered, the exhibit is truly serious
one. The Commissioners report states
that in New York the amounts realized
by the Government are mainly from
seizure, made for the most part on
board Of vessels, of goods imported from
foreign countries. The larger suits
against prominent firms Of New York
originate with the examination of in
voices. Smuggling in small articles is
in that city also carried on to consid-
erable extent, amounting for the Inst
year to $500, 900. The amounts result
ing from these seizures are divided
among the informer, the naval officer,
and the Government, the Government
only receiving one-half, except when the
infcrmer is a-revenue official, when the
Government receives twO-thirds. The
Commissioner states that the amount
the Collector of New York has received
during the past year is about $50, 600.
In Boston the case is similar, with the
exception that smuggling is done on .
lesser scale. The greatest difficulty ex-
perienced, however, is in preventing
smuggling across the Canadian border.
Smuggling at the Southern ports is not
in proportion to the extent Of the inn
portations, owing mainlyto the inaccessi-
BILE character of the coast.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01

The total cost OF the railroads is COM
puted at 50, l59, ,423, ,057, of which 81, ,647,-
S4, lib consists of capital stock, and the
remainder, 81, 81, ,57S,9A, consisting of
various forms of Indebtedness, largely
of bonds, maturing at distant periods.
The capital stock amounted to 2.15 per
cent. and the debt to 47.85 per cent. of
the total cost. The cost of these roads
per mile was $50, The gross earn
ings for the year were 5473, 2n ,055, of
which $132, ,309, go, or % per cent, was
received for the transportation of pas
sengers, and s34O, 931, 7s5, or Taper cent.
for the transportation of freight, includ-
ing under this head the small amount
received from miscellaneous sources. "
The receipts per mile were So, 256. The
ratio of earnings to population was
81. 76 per head. The operating expen-
ses for the year were 1901, 4s6, ,6O2,
per cent. as net earnings. The per&
age of gross receipts to the total co
the roads was Is per cent; of. net
ings, So per cent. The amount pad
dividends was $64, AIS, Isl OF SOL
cent. of the aggregate capital stock.
balance of net earnings, $l01 ,33Gk
was equal to $40 per cent. on the an
gate indebtedness of the roads. M
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
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altitude ever reached by man. Mr..
Glaisher estimates this to have been
between 36, 600 and 81, 900 feet, or about
sepen miles. His last observation, made
before the greatest elevation was reached,
showed an altitude of $4,000 feet He
then became insensible, and so remained
for the space of about seven minutes,
the balloon meanwhile ascending until
it was checked by Mr.. Coxwell, who
seized the valve-rope by his teeth, as
his hands were helpless.
September Is, 1904, NJ. Gay Lussace
reached height of 22,977 feet, his as
cension having been made for scientific
purposes. Blanchard claimed to have
ascended to height of 50, 600 feet, and
Margat, Garnerin, Robertson, and
Others have claimed to outdo this, but
in most cases their balloons were too
small to have been able to carry them
SO high. Messrs. Rush and Green as
cended TO an altitude Of over 25,0OO
! feet.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
DfVORCE IN PARIS.

The Paris statistics of divorce, says Q
London paper, have just reached us.
The figures are remarkably low. The
fact that France is a Roman Catholic
country, and legal separation is not &C
knowledged by the church, as well as
the complacency with which looseness Of
life is looked upon, may account in some
measure for this. In 1872 there were
2,478 petitions for separation, Of which
over 1000 were presented by wives.
Twenty-seven applied for separation af-
ter less than one year Of marriage, 430
after 4 years, $50 after 10 years, 1853 be-
tween 10 and 20 years, 8 after the silver
wedding epoch, and there were So that
could not state how long they were uni
ted in misery. OF the total, S44 Of the
marriages had no children. Fundhold-
ers and professional people figure to the
number Of 500 praying for relief, mer-
chants All, farmers and others 499, arti-
zans 996, servants g.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
CUSTOMS FRAUDS.

The Commissioner of Customs has
just prepared report for the use of the
Secretary of the Treasury on the
amounts of custom frauds on the Gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending the
Both of last month. These frauds
represent cases settled by the depart
ment, and show to what an alarming ex-
tent the system of swindling is carried
on. An exact copy tf the figures in the
report show the frauds in each city for
the year, as follows
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-01
A Correspondent Of the Philadelphia

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Philadelphis
Ledgcr writes to that journal that in
recent real estate transaction in Berks
county, Penn, the purchaser, after con-
siderable haggling as to the price to be
paid for tract of ground. owned In
common by three married men, was un-
able to secure marketable title until
ho had, in addition, given five dollars to
each of the respective wives in order to
obtain release of dover. The writer
expressed some surprise at this conduct
of the wives in exchanging their
i" thirds" for so psltry sum, but 1t Is
stated that the custom is prevalent In
many parts of Pennsylvania, and hus-
bands can only obtain the signatures of
their wives to deeds of real estate by
promising them "black silk gown,
or its equivalent in money, which is al
ways paid by the purchaser. The GUS
tom Is frequently alluded to In the
Pennsylvania reports, and IN one case
the reception OF silk gown Dy the wi1e
was used as corroborative evidence of the
fact that she had signed the release OF
dover of her own free will and accord.
without compulsion of her husband.
Occasionally an owner, when dissatisfied
with the price to be paid, has been
known to put his mp wife to refusing her
signature to the deed, and in this way
obtain an increase Of the. purchase
money. Some Of the close-Asted bar
gamers, having succeed in this maneuver,
retain the "silk gown" money, and thus
cheat their wives out Of their rights;
but in q well-regulased rural society
such men are held in scorn and CON-
tempt, and are considered - miserable
,r~s~oro f.f .l.Ht aat5ssfatsf