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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
Letter From Gen. Pillow.

Gen. Gideon J. Pillow has written let
ter correcting some published statements
concerning his surrender to the Union
forces in Montgomery, Ala, in 1865, and
closes it as follows:
"Though / was without money, and
though my gray Confederate uniform was
worn and covered with dust, and dingy
from its age and the service it had seen,
when l reached Montgomery, where l was
thrown amid large numbers of Federal
officers with brilliant uniform, yet | was
uniformly and always recognized with a
respectful military salute by officers and
privates of the Federal army, and was
pressed with offers of money and every
thing else L needed by the distinguished
officers above named, who had served with
me in the Mexican war yet | accepted no
money-not one dollar-from any of them.
But it is due to them to say that L could
not have been treated with greater courte-
sy and kindness if had been an officer of
rank in the Federal army than 1 was. AS
the last surviving general officer of the
Mexican war, 1 take pleasure in saying
that the bitterness engendered by the late
civil war was not sufficient to erase the re-
spect and friendship formed by the officers
who fought in that war and though l
committed what the Federal soldiers and
Northern people consider great error and
grave crime by my services in the late war,
yet l have never met a Federal officer,
during or since the late civil war, who has
failed to treat me with courtesy and re-
spect and duly to appreciate my services
to the Government in the Mexican war.
Among these, am happy to mention the
marked respect and kindness l have re-
ceived from the great soldier, the present
distinguished President of the nation,
since he has been in his present exalted
give my humble vote against his COMPETE
tor for the position he now occupies
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
Andrew Johnson as Candidate for Cover

EDITORS CHRONICLE In your editorial
columns of this mornings issue, 1 notice
some comments upon Andrew Johnson's
possible candidacy for the Governorship
next year, extracted from the Memphis
appeal. That the Appeal regards Mr..
Johnson as in the field for the office is evil
dent from the tone of its remarks, for it
never becomes severe until il speaks in
earnest. Now, it may be premature, but it
cannot be hurtful to any one, to discuss the
probabilities of next years Gubernatorial
canvass. 1 shall not pretend to say that
Andrew Johnson will be a candidate, for [
know nothing of his desires or intentions,
but l can say that if he is not, the fault will
not be at the doors of his thousands of
friends in the State.
The Appeal says "parties are dreadfully
| shipwrecked," by which [ UNDERSTANDING
the Democratic party is shpwrecked for
that astute journal will not be so foolish as
| to assume that the Republicans of the State
are anything but firmly united. Who
wrecked the Democratic party? Who
was at the helm when the vessel
struck the rock? Was il not the
men whom the appeal calls its friends ?
! Who engineered and steered the course of
the party in the Nashville Convention in
| aug vi ldoI year w as IL In6 men lOf
whom the Appeal is heard appealing ?
And now, since the Appe al confesses what
we all know, that remnants of the party
are floundering in the sea- only saved from
humiliation by a few frail planks dashed
into raft, would it confide that frail thing
to the care of the men who drove the good
ship to destruction? We believe it would,
but there are thousands of us who will
climb aboard the ship of Captain Andrew
Johnson, and reach the harbor in safety
We may as well look plain facts in the
face to-day as to wait until next wear.
Let them step forth, then. The first is that
the Bourbons will make one more effort to
get the State fully into their power. The
second is that there are Independents, or
! Johnson men, enough in the State to de-
feat that object, and who are ready to face
| the issue whenever il comes. Third, that
| there can be no compromise effected be-
tween these two political elements; moth
| ing short of the unconditional surrender
OF the BourbOns can bring the two togeth-
er, and that is a thing for which no one
4 has any hope The fourth and planest
/ fact then follows-thut the State tgiH 1Ott-
mess u Republican UictOry IN the aCrt goner-
} az election
Andrew johnson owes the Bourbons
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
EIGHTEENTH NATIONAL CAMP MEET
ING AT KNOXVILLE. TENN.
To Commence Sept. IL. 1873, and Con-
tinue 10 DayE,
LOCATION.

LOCATION.
A more healthful and beautiful location could
not be found or desired, 1t is four miles from
Knoxville, on the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad.
The grove IS very beautiful park of 20
acres, of large fine shade trees free from under
brush, afording free circulation of pure air
The surroundings are beautiful, clean, pure,
and health-giving None can be injured by
tentng, while invalids may be greatly benefited.
Water will be abundant pure and cold
TENTs
Will be of the very best quality and provided
with files" they will be equal to the best used
last year. When requested lumber for floors
Those wishing TO rent tents will please address
at once Rev. j. B. Ford or S. p Angel Esq,
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tenn. The following
are the rates: Size, 12x16 without foor Sc;
with floor $3.50.
Splendid boarding, on the ground at 81 per
day, or Single meal, breakfast, 25 cents dinner,
80 cents supper, so cents
REB RAILROADS.
The following is the arrangement with the E.
I. 81 Va. r. r.. Parties coming to the Ma
tickets from our agents, on the 18th of Septem-
Der, and on Fridays and Saturdays during the
continuance of the meeting. n. BoGART.
The Knoxville and Ohio railroad will carry
passengers from Knoxville to the camp ground
and return for % cts. No Sunday trains
THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION
is thoroughly organized and therefore ready
and able to meet all demands made upon them
1t is composed of live energetic, Christian
men.
The religious services will be exclusively UNI
der control of the National Association
Judging from all we learn, the gathering
promises to be the largest ever convened in
East Tennessee. The great Tabernacle will be
on the ground.
Come one, come all. to this great feast in the
tented grove, Gods first temple. Come from
North, South East and West. Come praying
and expecting the greatest triumph for the
Master ever witnessed In this country.
Come Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists,
Episcopalians and Lutherans. In short, come
all, bring your families and tent on the ground,
Come with banners flying inscribed upon them
Holiness to the Lord"
j. B. FORD,
President L. c. NJ Association.
S. P. ANGEL, Secretary.
Papers in the State please copy.
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nothing they are indebted to him for all
the successes they have had since the war.
But he does owe to the forty thousand
friends, who stood by him in the last cleo
ton, the use of his name and bis energies
in completing the work then begun. Bour-
bonism is doomed in Tennessee, and if, in
accomplishing its determination, the scep-
ire shall pass away from its chief antago-
mist, so let it be! Far better that both
should lose than that the former should
win. We are Republican before we are
q bourbon.
Next year we shall march out to the bat
tie with Andrew Johnson at our head, and
the fight will be q poutrnnce. Gentlemen
mourners around the corpse of your bogus
Democracy, consume the funeral baked
meats in time, or you may lose them as
WELL AN INDEPENDENT
Knoxville, Aug. eth.
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Western North Carolina Railroad.

A correspondent of the New York Times
writing from Raleigh, says: A petition
has been filed in the United States Circuit
Court for the Western District of this
State to force the Western North Carolina
Road into bankruptcy, which will be
heard by Judge Dick, at Greensboro, some
time during this month. The commission
appointed by the Legislature to settle the
affairs of this road have held two secret
meetings since their appointment. If
they have been able to devise ways and
means whereby the road can be relieved of
its debts and completed to Paint Rock, on
the Tennessee line, they have not been
made public. The road is under the con-
troll of Hon. w. A. Smith, as receiver, and
will probably remain so until the appeal
granted by Judge Dick is heard and deci-
ded by the United States Supreme Court.
The Board of Directors appointed by the
Governor, of which w. II. Howerton is
President, and who We're made parties to
the suit, and were instrumental in taking
the case to the United States Supreme
Court, are now not only willing but anx-
ious to have the case dismissed at their
cost, and allow the road to be sold under
the decree of the court, heretofore made.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13

THE New York Herald, speaking of the
prevalence of cholera in Tennessee, says
I'VE have noticed that in districts where
the soil rests Immediately on a limestone
foundation the cholera is apt to be remark
ably virulenG and difficult TO battle. Doubt
less there issome chemical property in lime
stone water which favors the disease, and
in all limestone districts, therefore, we
would advise the people to use rain water
as far as possible, especially for drinking
as preferable to the purest and coolest
water from their limestone springs. We
have been advised by an experienced West
Indian that in a cholera season he has
known, in an infected district, much good
to result from the boiling of spring or well
water for drinking purposes, and even OF
ram water that is becoming stale"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
German Beer sellers.

WORCESTER, Aug. 7.-Fourteen German
beer seller, were summoned before the Cen
trail District Court to-day, most of them
for the third time. Six were fined 500
and costs and sentenced to the house of
correction for six months, and ordered to
find 81 900 bail not to violate the law for
one year. They all appealed and found
the bail required.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13

Washington Chronicle; at is known to
many that Mr.. Madison first rendered the
commission of Major General, afterward
bestowed on General Jackson, to Mr.. Clay
Had he accepted it, and fought successfully
the battle of New Orleans, as he doubtless
would have done, how different might
have been his own political fortunes, and
how different the history of our country
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
Kicked TO Death by a Mule.

A son of Mr.. Robert Burns, aged about 16
years, living in the Sd district of this county,
was kicked to death by mule on Monday ev-
ening last. We learn the gonng man was in the
barnyard or stable alone with the mule, and
was found dead by some of the family, He had
been kicked in the breast.-Kjngston East
TeuneSSeedH
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
FOR SALE.
The Johnson pIoW

Is THE Pillow THAT BEST MEETS ALL THE
requirements Of the f.rmer; is made with express
reference to working the lands Of East Tennessee is
fitted up with both east and wrought Qad with steel
point and shear is Of light draught and great strength
will clean in any clay land and win ploW among rocks
roots and stumps without danger Of breaking.
We have numerous certificates from those who are
using the Johnson Pow that thOy prefer il the same
price 20 the 81 steel pillow. II does the work equal 10
amy steel pillow, ami is easily kept in order Any
good blacksmith can relay the wrought point and the
Send orders b W. 5, JOHNSON 4 CO.
Broad street. Knoxville Tenn.
Price ofPow, with extra point, So so.
will -W8m
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Educational Convention.

ELSfIRA, N. Y, Aug. THE National
Educational Convention has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year !:
President, S. H. White; Secretary, a. P.
Marble, of Massachusetts ; Treasurer, John
Hancock, of Ohio.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
U. $. MAIL PACKET. HUGH MARTIN,

WILL PLY BETWEEN LoUDoN AND ROCK
w WOOD, as follows:
Leave Loudon daily Sundays excepted) at A. NJ,
arriving at Kingston at AM, and at lockwood at II
AM, making connection with U. S. mail packet Lucy
Coker for all points below Mondays and Tn sdays
Returning-eave lockwood at 1880 AM, Kingston
at 2 PtM,. and arri We at Loudon at s PM.
For freight passage apply board, or at Jas NJ
Denning's, ap20dn WM ALLISON, Master elk.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13

An eminent physician suggests as pre-
ventive for cholera: Muriate tincture of
iron l OF. Take s 10 10 drops in wine
glass full Of water, morning, noon and
evening.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13

THE BEssEMER STEAMSHIP The irst
Bessemer steamship-that ingenious con-
triyance for keeping people from becoming
will be $50 feet long, 40 feet broad inside
of her paddle boxes, and of 2,774 tons bur-
den. The saloon is in the centre Of the
ship, suspended on massive pivots at the
centre and eXtremities. Her draught is too
light for general sea service, but should
she be successful in running between
Dover and Calais others will be built on
the same model.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13

ON Monday Kentucky elected State
Treasurer and members 1.-THE Legislature.
No one viii be surprised that the Demo-
Gratis were generaLIy suceessful -
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
NOTICE.

United states MarShaPS Sale.
I WILL SELL FOR CASH. IN FRONT OF COZ
i FIN, MARTIN & Co.'s, Gay street, Knoxville
Tennessee on the 18th day OF August 1873 the follow
ing personal property, wit: Twenty three 23 ga;
Ions Of Whisky, more less, 3 three empty Kegs one
jug large size Navy Pistol, three Copper Stills
Worms and Caps. and four Sacks. Also on the same
day, at the court house. in said city of Knoxville
Ok Cart and two Oxen said property seized and for
feted to the United States for violation internal reve
nue. law. S. P. EVANS,
Augsut 5th ls73-d3t U. S, Marshal
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
Real Estate.
SPECIAL LIST.
CITY & SUBURBAN PROPERTY

We offer for sale the most attractive list of City and
Suburban Property ever before offered in Knoxville.
and invite the attention of investors to the follow
.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
ONE VACANT LOT
on Gay street, % by $50.
r@Rna-n HnUr su-uu~-

Of SEVEN ROOMS, large lot rs feet 'front.' on north
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THE FARMERS CONVENTION.


In the spirit of kindness to the Conven-
ton and in simple justice to the people of
Knoxville, we desire to make few COM
ments on yesterdays proceedings of
the Farmers Convention. If the
Convention thought it best to hold
their next meeting at Jonesboro', il was
their privilege to do so and their duty to
go where they could do the cause most
good. 1t was hardly just to themselves,
however, to adjourn to that place because
they would there be entertained by
its citizens free of cost. 1t was hard
ly Just to those citizens of Knoxville
who did entertain members of the conven-
ton or to those who offered to do so, but
had their hospitality rejected, to couple
with the resolution to adjourn reflection
upon the hospitality and good will of our
people. If there has been any lack of
courtesy on the part of our citizens, it has
been unintentional and the fault of those
| appointed to prepare for the convention.
If they had spent one half hour on Gay
street arranging for the entertainment of
| delegates, they could in that time have
| made provision for entertaining three
times the number of delegates present at
| this Convention. Our citizens are as hos
| pitable and courteous, and liberal and pub
| lie spirited as the citizens of any other
place in or out the State. If they had been
asked to entertain these delegates, they
would cheerfully have done it. A large
number of strangers cannot be entertained
| without some effort or system in provid-
| ing for it. If the gentlemen who assembled
this Convention had spent an hour, of any
| day this week or last week, they would
| have found hundreds of people willing,
1 aye anxious, to take the strangers to their
| homes. For want of this effort and sys-
tenn most of the delegates went to the ho-
| tells where they were charged half fare.
| We know of citizens who went about seek
| ing delegates to entertain, but after invit-
| ing several who prepared to go to the hotels,
| they gave up their friendly efforts. We
| submit, therefore, that the reflections in
the resolution, as explained by the
| speeches supporting it, do our citizens
! very great injustice and we are satisfied
would not have passed if some delegate
| from Knoxville or the county had only
suggested to the Convention where the
| fault lay.
One suggestion further. Farmers Con-
ventiOns to promote the interests of farm
ers should do away with all buncombe
| resolutions endorsing men or particular
| newspapers. Such resolutions are in baC
taste, brought forward through question
| able motives and always result as was the
case yesterday, in excited debate in which
the farmers are not by any means the class
benefited. There are always men ready to
| make use of such assemblages to further
| their personal ends. They are not sincere
| friends of the farmers cause, or they would
! not embarrass conventions with such per
| sonal and selfish resolutions.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-04
THE NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT.

Marshal Mcmahon the new President of
France, owes his promotion entirely to the
passion of Frenchmen for glory. His bril-
liant record as soldier, who won promo
ton from the lowest to his highest rank
through gallantry on the field of battle
is his chief claim upon the affection of his
countrymen. AS his name indicates, he is
of Irish descent. He led the French as
saulting columns in some of the most des-
perate charges during the Crimean war and
there won the confidence of the army, by
the GOODNESS and fearlessness with which he
commanded in the fiercest hand to hand
struggles. His browning victory was at
Magenta, in the war between Aus
tria, France and Italy for the rich
provinces of Northern Italy. That
brilliant victory, chiefly due to his
plans, won for him the title of Duke
of Magenta, conferred upon him on
the battlefield by Napoleon III. TO his
part in the disastrous war of 1870 we re-
! ferred in our last issue. 1t remains to be
seen how well he is suited to the trying
civil position to which he has just been
| chosen, Thiers and his ministry take
their seats in the Assembly. They Will
of course, not lose an opportunity to ex-
pose the weaknesses of the new admins
tration. They are crafty in State affairs
The people are distrustful, ripe for further
changes, and in the perils now before i'm
the Field Marshal may dispel the hale
around him as the victor on bloody battle
| fields
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-04

which the law "wisely" provides for out
side of the $40, 900 allowed for expenses, is
perhaps also given to the Sun. Who
wouldn't own stock in the Rural Sun g
Can not the farmers of East Tennessee
now see through their "disinterested
friends" who worked up part of their
recent convention and put through q little
resolution making the Sun their organ
There are three or four other good agrcul-
tural papers in Tennessee but it seems the
peculiar province of the State authorities
is to look after the Rural Sun. These facts
will perhaps explain how Mr.. Griffith can
have such full and able corps of editors
who are not subject to the weaknesses of
ordinary editors whose papers stand on
their merits and win the support of the
FARMERS" by showing their friendship by
works. These facts will also show the
farmers why the RurdL Sun stockholders
and friends were so attentive to their re-
cent Convention and to the Farmers Clubs
throughout the State. There is doubtless
some tender solicitude for the farmers in
the Rural Sun corps, but behind it all is
some pretty good dividends on Rural San
stock. In view of the manner lin which
the annual appropriation is expended it is
not improper to ask whether the Agricul-
tural Bureau was established and is oper-
ated for the benefit of the farmers or for
the benefit of the stockholders of the Rtt-
| rat ,SUR.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-04

A NEW YORK correspondent predicts a
crash in business in the Metropolis. He
says rents are tumbling on Broadway, and
gives these facts:
There are one hundred places Of business
unoccupied on Broadway, between the
City Hall and Fourteenth street. Some,of
these are the most eligible stores on Broad
way. Unable to rent these places, the
landlords have come down astonishingly
in their rents.
Before the LIST of May, one of Astor's
stores on Broadway was to rent; $4,000
was the asking price it was rented this
week for s., 500. Another place of business
was rented for $1,000. The occupant said
he could not pay 1t; business was stagnant,
and unless the owner would reduce the
rent he would have to move. The landlord
was stiff and defiant, and the tenant left
the place. The rent came gradually down
to 81 200, and has been taken for the exhi-
bition of patent at the rate of $500 year.
Another store for which $1,000 was asked,
has been rented for 81 900.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-04

talked of no little. A correspondent of the
Banner grows humorous and tells what
tax payers have to swear to AS follows:
You've got to swear to totals by heads,
and without heads, and to put q head
OH, >" when it has no head, and even more
distinct heads, and all the dead heads, in
addition to the whole amounts, and total
third heads
You've got to swear to some things right
then, and some things on one and two
years credit.
You've got toswear to subdivisions, frac-
tional sections, and total crosses, ii you
ever expect to reach kingdom come with n
conscience void of ofense, and clean tax
receipt.
You've got to swear to every demand
you had, or were entitled to of any kind,
on the 10th of January, 1878, it matters not
if it was for the time of day, or the road to
mill, or a mans name, and the amount OF
information you received, and the value OF
it, and the bona fide expenses incurred
Gin and about said business
You've got to swear to all your children
on hand on the 10th of January, 1873, anC
to all you expect to have before you ar,
gray, besides gross total, total taxable anC
! personal exempt, poll tax, fishing poles
pigeon holes, ETC., and after deducting one
| thousand dollars, swear to what's left
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-04
Parliament and Congress,

Hon. Elias II. Roberts, member of Con-
gress and editor of the Utica Herald. in
recent letter from London, descriptive OF
the British House of Commons, says
" Critics tell how American Congressman
sit with their heels on chairs and desks,
and the criticism is sometimes just. To-
night you might have seen members sit
ting with their feet on the backs of the
benches before them, while other members
reclined at full length on the rear fronts
and Lord Henry LennoX, in a debate with
a Lord of the Admiralty, from whom he
was separated only by table eight feet.
wide, often placed his feet on that table,
and thus, in the face of his opponent, TAX
ing them down only to rise to speak, and
thrustng them upon the table again when
he sat down. On the whole, both the
British and American Legislators may i'm
prove their manners with advantage"