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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23
CHURCH UNION.

Several denominations of Christians in
the United States are in an attitude before
the world, which it would be hard to re-
concile with the teachings of the Holy
Scriptures, or even with the duties of pa
triots and good citizens of the country, to
which members owe allegiance. 1t would
be q startling charge to say Christian
churches had lent their Influence in
stirring up strife and keeping up
contention between one section of the
country and another. But is it far from
the truth? We see,the Methodist Church,
the largest body of Protestant Christians
on the continent, divided on what? Is it
q disagreement as to doctrine or church
government? Not at all. The division
was first on the great slavery question, but
that has been settled, and the country is
a unit in accepting such settlement. Butt
church while divided on the question is
still separated, and on geographical
grounds, if any grounds at all. So with
the Presbyterian church. There is
Omitted" and Southern" organization.
1t is so with other churches. Now is this
right? Is it in keeping with the teachings
of the Meek and Lowly, who gave the new
commandment, Love one another
We do not propose to assail
any of these organizations, all of which
number among their membership good
men, who are making their marks as.
Christian men of the nineteenth century.
But what must be the effect of churches
identical in name, identical indoctrine, and
identical in form of government, wrang-
ling and quarreling over sectional Tor geo.
graphical questions ? What effect must it
have upon the world? Will not those
outside of the church point to these divisions
as an evidence that Church teachings are
unreal and false? If Christian Churches
keep up geographical divisions is it Won
derful that we should have sectional
strife? These are questions which the
Churches should consider. 1t is highly
important that they should be considered
at once, and until they are, the subject is a
legitimate one for discussion in the secu-
lar, as well as in the religious press of the
country. If the Protestant Churches of
this country wish to maintain the respect
of the public to that extent which gives
them an influence over the world, they
must eschew divisions, followed by wraug
ling on unimportant and ron-essentiaL
points. II organic union cannot be
brought, for the sake of Christianity let us
have fraternal feeling at least. If we,
must hold on to our sectional prefixes and
suffiXes and cannot give them up, let
Christian men extend to each other some>
thing like courtesy, if nothing more. We
do not say this for the purpose of finding
fault with any organization as against
another, but with the sincere desire that
thought may be aroused on the subject
and good result.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf alludes in
fitting terms to the Cole-Wintersmith af-
fair, which the intervention of friends
kept from being duel. 1t says of the ar
bitration which led to peace:
The whole matter was referred 10 men
of war and mighty men of valor as experts
to determine the matter. John c.. Breck-
enridge, ex-Vice President, eX- Major Cen
eral, ex-Secretary of War, and Jilson p.
Johnson, ex-Colonel: w. B. Bate, eX-
Major Generals Isham G.. Harris, ex-
Governor, eX-General, ex-founder of the
colony of Carlotta, Mexico, and an ex-
pert, learned in matters of honor-tbese
are the bright names who composed the
court of arbitration.
This is quite an imposing array of great
names, called upon to settle silly dispute.
the prime cause of which must have been
the too free use Of whisky. Verify ex-
Governor Harris is getting to be IAN ex-
pert, licensed in matters of honor"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE editor of a Georgia paper protests
against the practice of carrying concealed
weapons. Thereupon the editor of the
Savannah Ne,Us remarks
This is all very well to preach about, but
in this country no one but q regularly Ii
censed washerman can go without side
arms. AS far as journalism is concerned,
no editor who does not wear a six-shooter
strapped to his baldric is worthy to cater
to the literary taste of an intelligent pub
lie.
No editor who relies upon six-shooter
to enforce his peculiar ideas is likely to
possess enough brains to make his ideas
worth enforcing, and we want no better
evidence of depraved public sentiment
that respect for such q sheet
Upon question made by Mr.. Orion, the
President of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, the Attorney General has de-
cided that upon lines of telegraph operat-
ing under act of July "a, 1866, the officers
and agents of the different departments of
the Government may telegraph each other
upon official business at rates fixed by the
Postmaster General.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

OUR friends out in West Tennessee don't
seem to be "foolin " about their new State
movement 1t appears to be real live
project, and they are taking an interest in
it. a large and enthusiastic meeting was
held at Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday,
and delegates appointed to the convention
to be held atJackson Tenn. ,on the Goth inst.
Meetings have been held at other places,
and delegates appointed 1t appears as i3
nearly all the counties in Northern Mis-
sissippl, Western Kentucky, and Western
Tennessee will be represented. Arrange
ments have been made with the railroads
to carry delegates at half fare rates, and
the whole-souled, hOspitable people of
Jackson have arranged to entertain them
at their homes free of charge. May be
Jackson wants to be the capital of the
new State.
Our staid old contemporary, the Jack
son WING and Tribune, speaking of the
movement, says:
The new State, formed as proposed by
this Convention, is no new idea. 1t has
long existed in the hearts and judgement
of the people, and only needs organized
cooperation to insure success. The Con-
vention on the Goth will, in our opinion,
if properly offended by its friends, estab-
lish the success of the movement, Stand
not upon the order of coming, but come.
We have said before, that if these people
have made up their minds to go, we are in
favor of bidding them God-speed and let
ting them go in peace.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23
LESSONS FROM NASHVILLE AND GREENE
WILLIE.

There seems to be no dispute among
medical men that the cholera is spread
quicker and wider by the germs of the dis
ease that are produced from the discharges
of cholera patients more than by any other
agency. Trained firemen always direct
their efforts to strike the fire where il is
worst. The best sanitary regulation that
can be enforced is to strike the roots of the
disease. Wherever a cholera case is found
there let disinfectants be applied to destroy
the germs of the disease in what the pa
tent has thrown off, In communication
published elsewhere, written by one
of the faithful band of christian
ministers who stood heroically at their
post during the late terrible scourge at
Greeneville, it is stated that the disease
was irst brought there from Nashville
Other causes aggravated and made the dis
ease epidemic, but the seeds first came
from Nashville. If the poison had been
killed at the outset; if the germs of the
disease had been stamped out !" at the be-
ginning, it might have been controlled.
The Nashville Union and american has
an article on this subject, pointed and sem
sible, in which the lesson deduced from
their experience is in substance as above
stated. The work urged is to crush out
the disease when it first appears.
One other point urged in the article re-
ferred to is as to diet 1t says:
Cholera germs kill man in few hours,
often by robbing him of the aliment alike
in the alimentary canal and in his blood
vessels. But what has chemistry to do
with all this Chemistry tells us that
healthy gastric juice in stomach has an
acid reaction, is in fact partly a weak solu-
ton of hydrochloric acid. This acid kills
cholera germs and many other alkaline
poisons, taken unawares into the human
stomach in bad water, bad air, or damaged
food. The essential element in this diges-
tive acid is chlorine, and chlorine forms
sixty per cent. of pure salt. TO eat fresh
meat, bread and vegetables, with no salt,
favors and insures an alkaline condition of
the stomach and bowels, and favors also
cholera and every other malady of q SINH
lar character. OF course, one can eat too
much salt, and swallow too much vinegar
or other acid. We encourage no nostrums,
yet we may point to common errors and
show that salt, acids and alkalies play an
important part, not only in chemistry, but
in organic life. To our agricultural readers
who live on farms we wish to say that in
place of drinking a quart of spring water
in a day, more or less) mix pint of good
butter-milk with the same quantity of
cold water for drink, and the Tactic acid in
the milk, and its curds, will be promotive
of health and strenth, while too much
spring or well water may do harm in the
system.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE Shah of Persia has little idea of the
right Of citizen of England or America
to life and liberty. He attended q recep-
ton lately at the Duke of Sutherland's.
lie was greatly impressed by the populari-
ty and power of the Duke, and on the fol-
lowing morning called upon the Prince of
Wales and advised him to put the Duke
to death" The Prince very much sur
prlsed explained to him that in England
the Sovereign could not put his subjects to
death on his own motion and to satisfy his
own caprice. This seemed to the Shah q
little odd and he thereupon added "but
at least you can put out his eyes," When
told that he could not even do that, he
must have thought there was vast diff
ference between the powers of the
sovereign of England and the Shah of
Persia, at whose nod thousands are be-
headed or put to torture in loathsome
Prisons.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

PROF. Wise seems determined to make
his balloon voyage over the Atlantic
Ocean. Prof Henry, of the Smithsonian
Institute, has advised him to rst make q
trip from the Pacific to the Atlantic, to
see if the theory of an eastern current of
air is correct. But Mr., Wise says he is so
well satisfied that he can strike the cur
rent, and is so thoroughly committed to
the theory thatit would show cowardice
unbecoming his profession to refuse to
make the experiment. He says further
more, that he would as soon run his risk on
the ocean in case of accident, as to con-
tend with forests, mountains, lakes and
and rivers. The Graphic is building the
balloon and sometime next month the
party will start on their perilous trip over
the Atlantic, Every precau.ion is to be
taken, and the eronauts feel confident of
success, and of the undying fame to at
tach to the expedition.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23
THE CENTENNIAL.

We are glad to note the interest mani
tested all over the country, South as well
as North, in the approaching Centennial
Celebration of American independence, at
Philadelphia. 1t bids fair to be the grand
est exposition of the nations wealth and
resources ever known. Every State will
be represented there with its manufactured
articles, agricultural products, mineral
specimens, &c. We trust that the South
will make every exertion for good show
ing. This is rare opportunity, and no
southern State should fail to improve it.
We want to show the world something of
our resources, and when an opportunity is
presented to do So it should not be neg
lected. Especially do we wish to see our
own State creditably represented there.
Our people should continue to canvass the
matter, and earnestly labor for success.
Do not let it be said of us, that we neg
lected to present specimens of our agricul-
tural and mineral wealth, when we have
had an opportunity. The time is ample,
but still we have no time to loose. 1t is a
great enterprise, and great enterprises do
not succeed without earnest, persevering
labor. Let every one go to work and let
us have that cooperation which secures
harmony, and that zeal which insures sue
cess.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

II would be an interesting sight to see
some of the active politicians going about
the country trying to make the farmers
believe that everybody is their enemy, put
in fe " hard days work between the blow
handles. If they believe all they are told,
the farmers must have right comfortable
feeling in their intercourse with the rest of
the world. The miller cheats them in
their flour; the commission merchant
swindles them in their produce; the dry
goods merchant and grocer defraud them
in their domestic and their sugar, coffee and
tea the railroad eXtorts their last farthing
in transporting them and their crops over
the country; the manufacturer robs them in
their plOws and all their farming uten-
sis, they use; the school teacher and
preacher gives them poorer teaching and
preaching than the "monopolistsn get,
and lastly, everybody's hand is raised
against them, and they ought to raise their
hands against everybody else. This is
about the burden of the songs of these
men, who West and South, are Just now
par crcellence, the farmers friends. They
alone are willing and able to do the dear
farmer" justice. What demagoguery and
foolishness! If the sensible farmers of
this country allow such fellows to lead
them by the nose, they deserve the fate
certain to befall them.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

IN the month of September, Farmers
Convention will be held at Nashville, COM
posed Of delegates from all parts Of the
State. We do not know how these dele
gates will be chosen, but presume by coun-
" or district meetings. The farmers of
East Tennessee should be represented
there. They should see to it that their
representatives are farmers that they are
selected by farmers and not by exploded
small fry politicians who know about as
little OF practical farming as hog knows
OF ethics. The farmers have sense enough
to take care Of themselves and should show
their intention to do so by sending farmers
to this convention. There should
be full attendance and good will result
from the meeting. If, however, the farm
ers stay away and leave the matter in the
hands Of little cross roads politicians, it
will be simply disgusting. Let Nashville
have rousing crowd OF real, live farmers,
not assembled to bolster up any man or
any particular enterprise.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

Hon. JOHN NJ. FLEMING, State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, has appoint
ed meeting of County superintendent at
this place for the first day Of August. We
presume that he will expect to meet the
County uperintendents for all East Ten
nessee here at that time. Mr.. Fleming
seems to be laboring faithfully in his de,
partment, and we trust that he meets
with cooperation on the part of County
Superintendents. Make our school system
a success, and the state advances hun
dred per cent. in the scale of progress and
civilization.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE Spanish Cortes has voted to abolish
involuntary servitude in the Spanish pro-
vinces. Now comes news of a similar pro-
gressive policy in the far East \ st.
Petersburg dispatch, stating how Khiva
was captured, says 1.-The Khan voluntarily
entered the Russian camp and gave in his
submission. formally declaring himself
vassal of Russia. General Kauf-
mann then restored him to the throne, and
appointed . council of administration to
assist him in the government during the
occupation of the Khanate by the Russian
forces. The Khan, in token of gratitude,
issued, on the oath of June, decree forev-
er abolishing slavery within his domin-
Ions. General Kaufman has sent dis
patches to Teheran, notifying the Persian
government to make preparation for the
reception of ten thousand natives of Per-
STA, released from slavery by the Khan's
Decree
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE JOnesboro Herald and Tribune no.
tices the address of Farmer Charlton at that
place on Monday, and says:
The Herald and Tribune is the farmers
friend, and we believe the citizens of this
county all know the fact. But Mr.. Charl-
ton says that it will be an impossbility
for him to effect any good if he fails TO cir.
culate the RWdL Sun. We acknowledge
the SIN is good paper for farmers, but we
are not willing TO acknowledge that our
people cannot succeed without patronizing
binary effort being made to extend the
circulation of the Sun, we are inclined to
think there is q "ring" at Nashville that
Mr.. Charlton did not undertake to expose.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

Ware pleased to note the very encour-
aging action taken by the County Courts
at the July term, upon the subject of pub
lie schools. In those counties where a tax
was not levied, or Coun Superintend-
ent not elected at the April court, a very
liberal policy was pursued on the frs t
Monday of this month. This action of the
courts commits the counties to encourage
the schools, and if they have been Judi
cious in the selection of their Superin-
tendents, there is no reason why we should
not have very fair schools in every county
the coming winter. Building up a school
system is not the work of one or two or even
five years. 1t is now the most important
work to be done in Tennessee and we
trust the superintendents in the various
counties, upon whom depends the SUCCESS
of the schools, will apply themselves to
the Ccvd work. Their pay in most cases,
we dare say, will be insufficient, but their
work is for the future, and it will not be
long before their services will be better ap-
preciated and rewarded as fully rs it de-
serves.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

YVES it stated in some of the papers
that the effort to restore to the Church of
England its rigid retualstic features,
grows out Of alarm on the part of friends
of the established Church at the spread
of Catholicism. Some persons, and not
few, advocate resort to the confessional
and other rites practiced by the
Romish Church. Our dispatches pub
lished a week ago show that much feeling
exists in England on this subject. The
Protestant world will look with surprise
on such policy to defeat Romanism.
This is not to be done 10y adopting the
Romi~h mode of worship, but by a more
Jealous and harmonious cooperation
among Protestant Christians. The success
of Catholicism is due to the zeal and perse-
verance of her priests and the earnest.
rigid Observance of her teachings by her
people. Protestants might learn some val
liable lessons by close study of Roman
Catholicism.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE great ~ Alex. st. Clair-Abrams, of
the Atlanta Herald, says: " Place the
sections again as they were in 1860 and we
would advocate secession" 1t is pity he
does not only advocate secession now, but
actually reduce it to practice. If he could
be persuaded to secede to Brazil, San Do
mingo, or some other place, it would be
no loss to the South. We move he be ten
dered free transportation if that will prove
any inducement to him to go. What say
you. Alexander?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE New York Day Book, a vulgar
sheet, which boasts of being the "only
white mans paper in the country" gets
enthusiastic over the farmers move
ment." Speaking,to the farmers, the Day
Book advises them:
THE so-called Liberal Republican par
ty' are brothers in blood of the document
host which have shackeled you with taxes
and protected you to death, +" but with the
great Democratic party, you can safely
move in this great work of reform, feel
ing assured that your object is theirs also.
Start the ball with q will, and it must roll
on to VictOrV.n
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

WE notice that committee was APP
pointed by the County Court on Monday
| to investigate andreport upon 1.-THE propri-
ETY. of selling the "poor house farm" and
providing for the destitute in some other
way, than that at present pursued, The
Committee has other powers, also. in the
same connection. We are glad to see the
| Court agitating this question of caring for
the INDECENT. 1t has been too much ne
elected by this county, and we very much
doubt if we could establish our claims to
Christianity every time by our acts,
The poor are legacy to every country
and every age. There have always been
those, who, through misfortune of some
kind or other, were unable to provide
for their own necessities. There always
will be such. To allow them to suffer
would be heathenish. To provide for
them is our bounden duty. We doubt if
the county poor house has capacity for the
accommodation of near all the INDECENT of
the county. 1t is not what it should be,
any way, 1t needs improvements. 1t
needs more buildings, and they should be
erected with view to comfort and health
The surroundings of such an institution
should be as attractive as possible. We
character and appearance of which will
continually remind its unfortunate inmates
of their abject poverty.
We are glad this committee has been APP
pointed, and we trust their investigations
may lead to the adoption of what is best,
and something creditable to the county.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

ACCORDING to the Minneapolis Tribune,
"Ignatious Donnelly has blistered his
hands trying to NOV his lawn, so as to OBJ
tain entrance to a grange
Ignatius Donnelly is not the only small
politician. who is struggling to reach the
surface through the aid of farmers organi-
cations. It's all "too thin" however.
The farmers have will enough and sense
enough to take care of themselves, without
the aid of fussy politicians. whose lives
have been distinguished only by disgust
ing struggles for power with which the
people are unwilling to entrust them.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

Col. HUGHES, who is likely to be the
Republican candidate for Governor of Nir-
ginia, was editor of the Richmond EUdnl-
iner during the war, q paper that gained
celebrity by its vigorous criticisms of the
JeffDavis Government He is man of
very decided ability and should he receive
the nomination, will make a strong can
vass, with the probabilities for success on
his side
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE Lynchburg YHginian expects a
rare time in that city on the Both instant,
on the occasion Of the Republican Conven-
ton To- nominate a candidate for Governor.
1t insists that the white Republicans
should entertain colored delegates, and
Uice Ucrsd. 1t shows something of trepida-
ton over the prospect of o large attend
ance. Virginia politics are heating up,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

THE Memphis Aralanche rejoices that
Andrew johnson proved too much for
even the cholera aud significantly re.
marks that his enemies need not expect to
get rid of him in that way for she will
live to take part in the next State Can
yassn
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23

OF the eighty-five counties Of Tennessee
twenty-one had a smaller population in
1870 than in 1860. OF these eight are in
East Tennessee, Sullivan, Hawkins, Clai-
borne, Morgan, Monroe, Meigs, Bradley
and Polk
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-23
KNOX COUNTY.

The population of this county, relative
Gus. In 1900, her population was the larg-
est of them all-12, 446. In 1910, Anderson
county had been established, cutting off a
portion of her territory and reducing her
number to 1911. Ever since her growth,
though not rapid, has been constant. In
1880, she was in population the thirteenth
county in the State; in 1910, the four
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