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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27
HINT TO THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
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In considering how often important
measures in government have been in
fluenced by tritles, it is interesting to know
q circumstance connected with the signing
of the Declaration of Independence, re.
cited by Jefferson's great-granddaugh
in her Domestic Life of Thomas Jeffer
son." She gives the incident as one that
the author of that great instrument fire.
quently referred to with amusement. The
hall where the signers met was near a livery
stable, and the flies were so annoying that
the stocking and knee buckled gentle
men spent most of their time actively
driving the flies away from their legs with
their pocket handkerchief. So pestiferous
were these active little agents for our In
dependence, that Jefferson says many
of the members impaGently awaited their
turn to sign the Declaration and fly from
the place. $50 very vexatious was this
annoyance, and to so great an Impotence
did it arouse the sufferers, that it hasten
ed if I. it did not aid in in
dueing them : TO - promptly affix
their signatures to the great document,
which gave birth to an empire republic
We refer to the fncidentnow as hint to the
Centennial Commissioners, that in their
great celebration. of our Independence in
1876, they may give our patriotic Ameri-
can flies the prominent position in the ex-
hibition to which this testimony of Jeffer
son entities them. Hugo, in his wonder
full description of the battle of Waterloo
and its influence upon the nations of Eu-
rope, says that "the nod of the peasant
Lacoste's head cost Napoleon Waterloo"
Is ittoo much to say in viewof Jeffersons
testimony, that the bites of the American
flies cost England its richest colony? raw
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27
KENTUCKY OUTLAWS.

- ~ a
The State administration of Kentucky
completely in the hands of the Democ-
For years theState has been over
ked outlaws Not in caves or
-ss.ln Businesses, but within sight of the
ate Capitol at Frankfort, these demo-
cratic kuklux defy the laws and the courts
and make life and property insecure. So
bold and unblushing have these wrongs
been perpetrated that the Courier-Jour
feels called upon to thus rebuke it's party
in power. In Its issue of the 18th, it says ::
We present to our readers this morning
another detailed and appalling, report. of
rounding counties from our special cores
pondent, who was selected for his courage
and capacity and sent to the disturbed Sec
ton with instructions to gain full and ac-
cHEate information in regard to the out
RACES of the assassins. 1t will be seen that
peaceable citizens living within five miles
of our State capital dare not leave their
homes after dark, and are subjected to con-
slant apprehension and danger at their
own firesides. The State government is
virtually bearded i'm its stronghold. The
proclamations of the Governor are laughed
at as were the fulminations of the ancient
monarch against, the waves of an angry
sea, the civil authorities are stricken with
the palsy of fear, courts of justice have be-.
come mere mockery, and their enginery
affords no protection to the victim whose
life is imperiled and whose house il plum
dered and converted into ashes. Hooded
yillainy almost invades the grounds of the
capital and if little more courage is ac-
quired on its part, and little more push
lanimityis betrayed on the part of the of.
fcers of the law, we shall expect the rep
resentatiyes of the State Government to be
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27

OF the young men who were applicants
for admission to West Point, about thirty
per cent. failed to pass their examination
last June. The Board of Visitors to West
Point call attention to this fact and refer to
it in an argument against the efficiency Of
the common school system. We take it,
that when the locality Of the failures is
considered, it will be found that most of
them haYe either resided where there was
no system of public schools, or else were of
those who failed to attend where they had
the opportunity. The examination of APP
plicants to West Point, is almost entirely
confined to the elementary branches,
Young men who thorou shly master arith-
metic, grammar, geography and orthogra-
ply are pretty sure to stand high at West
Point. The examiners look to the thor
oeghncSs of the applicants Preparation
rather than to the extent of his studies.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27
1OS GAY STREET.
ChanCerv Court at KnoxVn.
~ PETITION FOR CHARTER.

N L Coblegh. 0 Temple. John Spence, John Bax-
ter. Daniel Hocket. Peter Staub, John J Marker
w w Woodruff, L Q Fuller, Geo Andrews Adrian
Terry, ohm Braden, Il j Sanford. l. C Houk Chas
D hcGufey. Wilson. J b johnson. William
Rule. John 7 Wilder, Il Il GIenwaters, David
Richards. w Ramsey, Bailey, William Hus-
ton Thomas Eiswold and Thomas Larkin-
w HEKEAS the above named parties have filed
w their petition in the Chancery Court at Knox :
ylilc asking to be Incorporated under such name
they may choose, body polite and corporate for the
purpose of establishing and maintaining, at or near
Knoxville. Tennessee University, with full and pn
restricted powers to be under the PATRONAGE and con
troll of the Methodist Episcopal Church: - =
This is therefore, to notify all persons who may de
Knoxville. Tennessee, the third Monduy of Septem
Der next 1873 and show cause if any thpy have why
letters of incorporation should issue aud the prayer
of the petitioners granted. T.r
1t is ordered that this notice be published in the
Knoxville Daily Chronicle for thirty days. August
Sth, 1873 TI-H', / l17|' ~ -.-..-"'-' ..- =
A copy of the order. Teste; .-r.
M, L. PATTERSON, c. 4 NJ.
viiiSd3Ot BIZ WA. GALBRATTH..D. c. & NJ.
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driven from the capital should they ever
offend the august body of outlaws.
Our correspondent sufficiently exposes
the paltry plea that the kuklux can not be
detected. He gives the names of several.
If the courts were not utterly worthless
the entire gang could be dragged to the
bar of justice.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27
"Black Diamond Coal Company, ;.
JOHN w. PAXTON, M. D.,
IIOmeepathic Physician

Respectfully offers his services in all its branches to
the citizens of Knoxville and vicinity. and hopes by
strict and close attention to his business to merit
and receive q share of patronage. or 80
Dr. P returns his sincere thanks TO his former friends
for their kind patronage and hopes to merit continu
ance of the same.
Residence and Office corner Of Main and Locust
streets where he always be found, unless profes
sionally engaged. yii23d6m. |.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27
Next Term Of Supreme Court at Knox
vile. Tenn, a.'

AM INSTRUCTED BY THE HONORABLE
Court to notify all whom it NAY CONCERN that the
is revoked and modified and that the docket will be
tax en- up in the order following, to- wit: ".
1st The dockets of the Third and Fourth Circuits
by the sections of the Court ard then the dockets
of the First, Second and Sixteenth Circuits in their
order. ..
The causes will be called and head by counties, a:
prescribed by act of Assembly. =.
By order of the Honorable Court.
August Is, 1873 dcaw&w4t.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27

IT must be eminently satisfactory to
Brown, Burch & Co, to see with what
promptness and obsequiousness the party
organs come to their rescue in the matter
of the sale of the COMPREHENSIVE. When
honest men all over the State unhesitating-
ly express their dissat isfaction with the
MANNER these gentlemen have met the
erges, and are satisfied from the over
lining circumstantial evidence, that
- bargain and sale connected
Nsactinn the <a nrqansn are
4the granite foundation" OF
.ations of the accused, and of the
Hess reception of the charges, &c, &c.
e Union and american fill i is columns
With such trash, and yet it hears all about
its very doors the murmurs of indignant
and honest men of its own party. 1t can
noteven deceive itself by such brazen inn
pudence. N
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r. r. r.
Cholera,
Dysentery,
Cholera MOrbuS,
Diarrhea,

IF CHOLERA rrevai's as an epidemic. the Preventive
/ measures are the most wise to adopt. The LIVER
Bowels snd Stomach should be kept regular. Rad
ways Pills. in small doses will secure this requisite
Railways Ready Reliefdiluted in water Zone teaspoon
full to tumbler of water.) taken as drink three or
inhaled in the SYSTEM and neutraize all acid or IN
malaria of the atmosphere with the of the stom
ach (which often In these epidemics acid impart
ing warmth energy and health throughout the systaa
and preventing the separation of the Watery from 9th
properties in the blood. ia -. - ..5.-.
If seized with CHOLERA, the Ready Relief 30
be given as strong and often as possible. This
cure rest and hold the properties of the blood
equaizing its circulation, preventing congo
prevent the diminishing or lessening of
stopping vomiting and purging. The
rubbed with Ready Relief from head
the spine. This will impart new
the nervous system stop cramps
free perspiration. As soon as II
six to eight of Railways PIP
need be feared) shon%s
and BowelsesTa'
4pfied 1fo1l
thousands from 1S
Morbus, Cramps. Spap.ns,
charges from the bowels are stol
ty minutes by taking Railways
congestion or Inflammation, wca
viii follow the use of the r. R. Relief.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27
THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE

Publishes in every ISSUE facts about the soi climate
productions price of lands and advantages offered to
immigrants in East Tennessee These articles are In
tended to afford reliable information to strangers and
are prepared carefully and afford the cheapest anu
most reliable information obtanable Specimen cop
es Of the paper sent on application. Tor terms of
gubscription see fourth page. en- =
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STATE OF TENNESSEE
ChanCery Court at Knoxville.

EDITION FOE CHA TER.
.t. No. 25A. .'-
Thomas III. Hcald, E. +. Wiley. w. S. Geers and j. P
Falls-Ex parte. A.f.fHH
VIZ HEREAS, THE ABOVE NAMED PARTIES
w have filed their petition in the Chancery Court
at Knoxville Tennessee. asking to be incorporated
body polite and corporate under the name and style
of ..'"h ,4-+ A.HrL. tsl
ssBiack Diamond Coal Company
for the purpose of mining digging transporting vend
ing, working and manufacturing coal, iron and all
other metals or minerals to do general mining and
manufacturing business, to carry tho business Of
merchandising and to do generally any and all things
incident to or connected with the business contsm-
plated.
tits ordered By the Clerk and Master that
publication be made for thirty days in the
Knoxville Daily Chronicle, notifying all persons who
may desire to do. to appear before the Chancery
Court at Knoxville before the Third Monday of
September next, and show If any they havewhy
letters of incorporation should not issue and the prayer
of the petitioners be granted the petition will be
heard ex parte. August 18th, 1873, .f.f ss rt1. .
A copy of the order. Teste: g..
viiil4d30d By W. A. GALBRAITH. d. CO M. .
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-08-27
Kidney and Bladder Complaint

Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel Diabetes, Drop
syt Incontinence of Urine, Brghts disease Abuminu
r and In cases where there Brick dust deposits
the water thick. cloudy mixed with substances iik
the white Of an threads like white silk or Their
dust denosits, and where there is prickng burnin
sensation, and pain in the small of the back and alon
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-08

Suits commenced under this law shall
have precedence over all other business.
except criminal business
The term railroad corporation is
MES, or individuals cow owning or opcr-
ating. or which hereafter may own or
operatc any railroad, in whole or part, in
the state.
This act repeals the act Of April 7,
1871. on railroads.
The point of greatest controversy has
been the schedule OF rates aud this the
Legislature has not prescribed, but places
the whole question upon the determine
ZION of the courts. of what is and what is
not a reasonable rate. Railroads are GER
tainly entitled TO reasonabic compensa
ton, and this they cannot be denied by
any act of the Legislature. There is no
grievance In the matter of overcharging
or discrimination which cannot be prose
cntel as vigorously under this law. as i;
cnuiC Ue III Il NcHtIule III Iale> was duppt-
ed. as uniform rate wouid not work
Justly upon all roads. The court and
jury have to determine the rea~anable
ness OF the rate charged, and are to be
COVE ned in their decision by the evi
dence Offer ed.
This Law Of Illinois will be the model
Of laws of a similar char .cter in all the
Western States The tendency of the
public sentiment Is so strong against the
now too common practice ot railways to
charge as much for fifty as for one hun
dred miles OF transportation, that 1t l.
too strong to be resisted The Chicago
TyfLuAe has remarked, and with reason,
that law so stringent again [ dIscrlmI
n1ting freight rates will seriously in III e
the business of Chicago. Heretofore all
he railways in the west have discrimin
ated largely in favor of Chicago. The
Northwestern Railroad has taken mil
lions of business out of Wisconsin to
Illinois by these discrimipates. 1t has
been the rule of that and other railways
TO charge fur 40 miles Of transportation
to Chicago, more than for 65 or 10 miles
TO Milwaukee. When the law renders
such discriminating rates as these legal,
the Lake cities of Wisconsin will secure
the business Which is naturally tributary
TO them.
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were laid in fever contracted in ASIA.
Ii is ro>-ible that this would be regarded
ty medical men as the main CO use OF ihysi-
cal d is oluiion. But medical men seldom
take n5ie of crushed spirit, Z broken
heart, ora great disgrace. The men
tai and moral diseases seldom enter into
tbs ir diagnoses of ii health. There are
few people, however, who are familiar
will the career and proud spirit of James
Brooks, and who watched the torture> he
suffered on the rack # he Credit Motiiier
inauisiGion that will not agree that he
died more of shame than of bodily all
ments His last appearances in the Honsa
of Representatives. were universally
spoken of as pitiful TO look upon. His
downfall. crushed under the weight of
the snddeu reversal of prosperous life
time, was the subject of comment every
where The man who should have pass
ed away amid the admiration aud eulo-
eieS of his countrymen rropped himself
up in his last davs as an object of pity
IN spectacle of rrmorse This plain
story of his life and death renders 1t un-
necessary to dwell upon the moral it OF
fer> the American people. The lesson
>taud, our in such bold reIief that men
may rea,! a. they run. The death of
james Brooks at this time may be the
atonrment of the errors of his life il it can
impress its moral upon the American
people and save timely warming to our
public men - Chicnqo GriLUne
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caurle Of noble red skins brought III the
head aud hide If an enoI nous grey woii
which they killed last Saturday. They
got bounty nf IS.
a valuable team was stolen from the
barn of Mr. Potter of the town OF PIttheid
Brown Connty. last Saturday evening by
a couple of horse thieves. Shortly after
the theft Mr. Potter missed his horses.
ana gave chase, nverIaklng the rascals
about three miles from his farm. he
secured his team, but the thieves
e>ca ped
The ordinary fine for kissing mar led
lady upon the street, III the night time
h} a married man, or dover has been
fixed by a Mnntello justice at about
twenty FIVE doilars.
Alonfello proposes to be a temperance
town, and will enforce the Graham law
An Indian skull bearing the marks OF
rifle ball which entered just above the
right eye and came ont ar the back, wa
found between Neiilsvile and Humbird
several days since. This is supposed to
he the victim of one fettinLill, whose
name and sight was terror TO the
Indians who infested hat country few
years ago. The fame Of Pettingill as an
Indian killer is yet fresh in the minds
of the earliest settlers The Clark
County Rel ubican is informed tha'
other skull. asd bones have been found
n he same locality.
Tie Clark Co. Republican states that
the logs commenced hanging up" on
be rncks in he river ahoet the middle
Of last week, but not before the booms at
La Crosse were filed. The !ogs are now
in nice situaii n for the next rise
The Jefferson Co Union l. the name
OF a new weekly uhII>hed 1t Fort AtkIil-
son by Hoard & FulIerton We believe
it a s b. h Herald.
Albert krogh OF Kroghyill Jefferson
Go. has started manufactory nf artificial
legs at Camb' 'id2e The pattern i one OF
his own invention. which. IL is claimed by
competent authority. is mnch superior
To any other one in use.
The Oshkosh Northwestern states that the number
of dead snakes along the railroad is wonderful
tweea that city AMI the asylum On the first va IN
days of spring they crawl from their retreats in the
swamps, and lie in the sun across the warm rails ul-
| til some passing train cuts them into peces.
A Gentleman from the western part OF Fond du Lac
county that at least 50 sheep have been killed
there by dogs during the past six months.
Nearly all the wheat has been sown in Fond du Lac
county that III be the present The amount
put in is greater than last year. The farmers
corn. good many farmers VIII risk more ground
oI potatoes this year than they haze long time
About one half OF the winter wheat in the Eastern
portion of Fond du Lac county is reported winter
killed
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth says it is estimst-
ed now that more than two thirds of the bees who
retired to their hives in health and happiness, and
with bright prospects before them. last fall, wers
winter killed
1t is estimated that upwards of twenty men have
been drowned the Wisconsin River, while running
| lumber this spring.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-08

States numbers 81. 99l, l42 foreign born,
5 567 .229
The largest number of foreigners is in
the State of New York I'll Il SO 253. The
smallest number is in North Carolina
3O29
There are in the Uuited States 4, 52S.-
0S4 persons ten years of age and over
wac cannot read. and 5, 65S, "A who can
not w ite
OF this latter nunber4 SsO27l are ma
tive. and III 813 foreign born,
The total number Of schools in the
United States Is IA 629; requiring the
services OF 22l ,O42 teachers Female
teachers exceed In number the males.
There are 93 329 male, and l21,7i3 ie-
male teachers employed. The pupils
number 7.2O9 93s there being 34,054
more male pupils than female. Or the
total number of schools given above, l25,
U59 are public schools the balance are
private. or better known as pay. schools
The colleges number 467 T., employing
1895 teachers aud the pupils number
ST, l20 The aggregate inc of these
colleges, from endowmen. and other
sources, amounts to So, li6 III.
The total number oil libraries In 1870
was I64 SIS, containing As 52S 93S y"l
umeS. Or these. lO7.6l3 were private
libraries. containing % 81 SOB Volumes.
The Congress ioDa Library at " ashIng-
ton cumbers 100 600 volumes.
There are 5.S1l newspapers and peri
odicaIs in the United States, and the
aggrega-t numbers of copies issued an
nuaily is estimated at sos 54S. $50 The
total circulation numbers 20 S42 as.
The church organic alton of the United
States number ~ 459; the nnmher of
cdiGces 63. .OS2, with sittings for II 665, :
u62. The value of the church proper ty
i, 1854, 4S3. .5SI. The MethodiSts own
2l, 337 church ediices, with proper ty val
ued AT S69 S54 IoI The Catholics own
3 3,SO6 valued at $50, 9S5, 566.. The
Presbyterians rank next, numbering I,
OIL churches. with property valued at
S53 265 256 Then follow the Ba,tists.
| ) y62 churches with property valued at
S4I 6OS l9S the Episcnpalians, 6Oi
churches. with property valued at $50
5l4 549; the Uoneregationallsts, 2,Il5
churches, and property valued at S25,
U69 Cos.
The number of paupers supported
during the year ending q uue | 1870, was
Ii6 100.
The number of persons convicted and
sentenced for crime during the same
reriod was 36 562
The total area of land in the United
States in 1870 was CUB 9S4 square
lies Texas has the largest area, pa
$50 miles aud Rhode Island the small
est, 800 square miles. California has
an area IF lSS 9Sl square miles Neva
da, lO4 l25; Oregon. 95.214; Mlnnes"-
ta. SO 53l Kansas Sl,3lS; Nebraska,
IS 995 Missouri. 65 $50; Florida. So
26S; Georgia 5S,OOo; Michigan 56.
45l; Iliuo s. 55 40; Iowa 55.045 :
New York 47.UUO Massachusetts is
:he most deusely populated State, having
lS6 81 persons to a square mile, while
Nevada has but Al to same area.
The largest Territory in The possession
Of the United States is Alaska. having
an area of 5117, 800 square miles, aud the
smallest is the District of Columbia, hay
| ing an area of only "a square miles.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-08
LATER FROM THE FRONT.

SAN FRANCISCO, May /. The follow
ing is from Yreka this afternoon Cap
tain Silver and Mr. w L. johnson ar
rived truw the front this morning, leav-
ing Gen. GillcnI camp tuesday morn
ing. Mr. johnson says there has been
nuthipg done since The battle Oh the 10Th
L, cry thil.g Is gu ct M future poiicy
of tghIing the Modocs has been settled
u,ui. The opinion prevailed that it was
perfect io. ly to attempt to fight the Mo
ii C. In the matter thus tar pursued No
scouting has been done, and nothlue
heard ol Cranston and the missing men
VII have probably been burned Eight
bodies are known still To be on the heiu
ui battle.
Captain MeudelhalFs command arriv
ed at camp south of Tuie Lake on the
18th. Gen. Davis, with an escort OF
26 lett Balls this morning
The bodies of Lieut.. Sherwood and the
other officers arrived at Yreka this at
teraoon. aud will be brought to this city
VIA ReddIu gs
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Administrators Sale.


n the matter of the estate of Mary Carr deceased
4 Notice Is hereby given, thar by virtue and IN
pursuance OF order of license made IA said matter
ON the 2lSt day OF April A u. 1873. 10y the County
Court of said County, the undersigned John Hall
Administrator of the estate of said deceased, will
Monday the 18th day u May A. ID. lS7 at cioo X
in the forenoon OF said day, die oice o the County
judge in the city uf Mantugoc, said county uifer
for sale AT p,fulic vendue. the following describe
lands to-'vt: lot III block IN village ui Clarks
Mills iii ell OF neq 2o. town 49, range - als
piece OF land beginning at the y. Z. corner of said
lot and exteudlng east 70 the section line thence
south SIX rods 50 the eighth post of SAID section.
thence west to the south of said lot IN
block OF SAID village plot uf Ciarks Mills. Also "a
piece of land described Is follows: Beginning at the
: f. corner of the Hwq swq Of IS. town l9
range y, and running north Gilt chains, thence
south 60 degrees west, i6 chains along the center
the Calunse road called, thence east IA chains to
place OF beginning containing S3-Itg acres.
The terms OF sale, CASH.
JOHN HALL Administrator.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 2ist day OF AprIi, A. d.
1873. 2-3t isa