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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
The New One, Three, and Five-Cent Pieces

The following circular relating to the
distribution of the new one, three, and fl We
cent pieces will be issued in a day or two
by DIR. Linderman, Director of the Mint ::
One-cent bronze and three and five-cent
nickel-copper pieces may, at the discretion
of the Director of the Mint, be delivered in
any of the principal cities and towns of the
United States, at the cost of the Mint for
transportation.
Coins will be issued in exchange, at par,
for lawful money of the United States.
Applications for these coins, accom-
panied by the necessary bonds, must be
made in all cases to the Superintendent of
the Mint of the United States at Philadel-
phia. Remittances may be made to the
Superintendent of the Mint at Philadel-
phia in post Office money-orders, or sight
drafts on Philadelphia or New York, pay
able to the order of the said Superintend-
ent, on the receipt of which, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, an amount of
minor coins corresponding with the sum
RENTED will be forwarded, free of expense,
to any point accessible by steam or rail
communication.
Persons making application for minor
coins will state particularly the denomina-
ton required, whether one, three, or five
cent pieces, and write plainly. the address
to which the coins are to be forwarded.
These regulations apply only to tn e one
cent bronze and three and five-cen nickel
copper coins, which are issued only by the
Mint of the United States at Philadelphia
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
Well Done for Cheatnam County.

We have received the following official
report of the proceedings of the County
Court of Cheatham county, which has per-
formed a noble duty in making ample pro-
visions for the education of the young, an
act which entitled it to place in the front
rank among the counties which have levied
liberal tax for school purposes
A tax of 40 cents was levied on the 500
worth of taxable property, ST on the poll,
and on all privileges, equal to the State,
for county purposes.
A special tax of 10 cents on the 500
worth of taxable property, and % cents on
each poll was levied to meet the outstand-
ing county bonds.
Forty cents on the 500 worth of taxable
property, 81 on each poll, 81 on each mar
riage license, so on all merchants priv
leges, $50 on each tipler, on all other privi-
leges a tax equal to the State and county
was levied for common school purposes OF
Cheatham county.-NaShUiHe Banner.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
NEW YORK PRESS IN NEW ROLE.
One way OF Growing Rich.

The special correspondent of the New
York Times at Albany thus exposes an al
legged swindle of the Tribune, Ne,cs and
Herald. An investigation shows: First
that some of the claims, including those OF
the Tribune, have been paid in full, and
receipts for the amounts are held in the
Finance Department second, that Others,
like that of the Herald, are simply over
charges; it was shown that that Journal
published Mayor Halls message as news
and charged the City SIS 900 for it as an adj
vertisement, while the full rates for it,,
counting line by line, only made 81, 600,
and this last sum had been paid and the
bill receipted in full; third, that other
claims were frauds pure and simple. A file
of the Daily Nea0s was shown purporting
to be the daily issue, with the advertise
ments crowding the columns for six
months, and on examining the papers it
was found that they had been manufac-
tured for the special purpose of presenting
these advertisements as claims against the
city. One of the papers had full account
of the Boston fire in it, with the headings
dated two months before, and city adver-
tisement of the same time. In this way
corporation notices inserted once were
made standing advertisements for eight or
nine weeks and over.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
The Rev. j. Hale Barney Swindle.

The CHRONICLE some time ago exposed
a swindle of the above named scoundrel
who sent circulars through the country So
Letting funds from officeholders for secret
fund used by the President during the last
campaign. The Republican says of it.
Each day develops something new in re-
gard to this swindle which lifts it entirely
out OF the catalogue of common rascality
and places it on par with those which have
hitherto attained national notoriety.
Since Saturday number of circulars have
been received by the Postmaster General
asking for information as to the genuine
ness of the aforesaid circular. Instead of
being a twenty-thousand-doll swindle,
it is thought that when all the postmasters
who have been imposed upon shall have
been heard from that it will result in q
swindle of hundred thousand dollars
class. The City Postmaster, General Ed.
munds, has also been quite busy opening
letters asking for information and contain
ing the same circular.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
Originality.

One does feel sometimes, if one writes,
that there is nothing left in the world to
be original about; that pretty much
everything has been said, sung, described.
The cyclical theory is a dreadful night
mare. And to think of Livingstone's find
ing in the very heart of Africa just the
same sort of bird-trap that civilized
American boys catch chippies with
Given, a human being-and everything is
included. You get your original idea down
to its simples statement and there is moth
ing left but some proverb, familiar as
household words. One doesn't know
whether to be flattered or annoyed; but,
if one does strike off something really
Misunderstanding that one may be
morally, ifnot statistically, certain can not
be found in the ancients-he is sure to read
it next day in the Presidents inaugural or
George Eliot's latest novel. These columns
of choice extracts from the best writers,
new and old-which are getting to be more
and more in vogue in journalism-are more
harrassing than any special class of read
ing to person who imagines that he has
patent on any one ida, or group of ideas.
But doubtless one should congratulate ones
self that the seed of truth is sure to strugN
gle to the light through every soil that
deep drainage does not necessarily help,
nor do superphosphates hinder it. This is
the view / myself am inclined to take. If
Shakespeare happens TO say the same thing
that do, let me. not be ignobly jealous.
Rather, let the race receive my congratu-
lations.-Frone "The Old Cabinet" Scrib-
,ler,S for Man
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
Government Officials or Costa Rica SwiHde
English Capitalists Out Of S17,OOO,0OO.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-A gentleman
in official life, just arrived from Costa Rlca,
brings information of the final collapse of
one of the greatest railway swindles of the
age. in which nearly all the prominent Of
ticers of that Government were involved.
The scheme was the Costa Rica Railway
Company. Two loans were successfully
ulaced, chiefly upon the English market,
one for SIS, 100000, the other for SD 200, 900.
Four million dollars were expended, partly
upon salaries to officers, partly upon sur
veys, and to some,extentupona actual work:
The remainder of S13, 1000, 900 was divided
among the members of the ring. The
agent who negotiated the loan in London
set forth that custom receipts were pledges
for the redemption of the principal and IN
terest of the bonds, and the bonds bear
this pledge on their face, In order to con-
vince English capitalists that the resources
of Costa RIGA, and especially customs, were
abundant to secure the loan, the Minister
of Finance made sham report to the
President of that republic, and the Presi-
dent transmitted it to Congress, and 1T was
ordered printed. This represented that all
Lhe resources were about five times as great
as they really were. In the same manner
in order to show large population, the
Minister of War made report represent
ing the army at 80, 900, and upon that doc
ument the agent for the loan set up the
claim that the population of the republic
was about 100000. By such representa-
tions, based upon full set of official re
ports manufactured for the purpose, botf
loans were successfully placed upon the
market, The whole scheme has now col
lapsed, and the bonds are comparativel.
worthless.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
Geu. Crook, the Apache PacificatOr, to be
Made a Brigadier.

There is said to be a Brigadier Generals
place in the regular army for Colonel Geo.
Crook, the apostle of peace among the Ari-
IONA Indian braves, as soon as the Presi-
dent gets back from his trips Westward,
Southwark and to New Haven and from
the way the officials talk about the War
Department building, the promotion
though one of two grades-will meet no
disfavor in the army, where Crook has
long been popular as gallant and gener-
GUS brother soldier. The aged Gen. Cooke,
now at Detroit, is to be placed in honora-
BILE retirement, to make room for the COM
ing Brigadier on the active list. This re-
tirement has been delayed because, if made
while there were six other Brigadiers on
the register, no vacancy would ensue; but
the loss of Gen. Candy has reduced the
number to the lawful limit, and the next
place vacated can be filled. The people of
Arizona are already on the move to secure
fitting recognition of Col. Crooks great
service in subduing the Apaches and res
cuing life and property in the desolated
Territory Wash. Dis, april %.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
Don Carlos Interviewed.

New YORK, April 2l,-A New York cor
respondent has had an interview with Don
Carlos, who justifes his present course by
saving that the act by which the throne
was given to Isabella was a violation OF
the organic law of the kingdom, and there
fore illegal; and he proposed to continue
the fight for the rights of his house began
government is that everything shall be
done through free Cortes there shall be
complete decentralization IN everything
hut General noIitics. CASTELAR, and FIgue-
ras 1Don Carlos holds) are men of great
ability but the republic is never possible
in Spain without assuming the widest so
cialistic character. OF Theirs, Carlos says
he has not much reason to fear his intri-
CUES of hostility. AS 10 Cuba, he holds the
Abolition Of slavery to be indispensable,
but gradual, not at the expense of the pro-
prietors. No government, however, dare
allude in Spain TO the alienation OF Cuba
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
An Inside View OF Cuba.

The editor-in-chief of that excellent
newspaper, the Boston Globe, is one of
the best informed writer's on Cuba in
this country, and he has been freshly
''postedn recently by friend at Havana.
We find in the inside view of Cuban mat
tiers thus given sad picture of affairs:
The taxes are so oppressive and so strict
ly exacted that the most loyal merchants
and citizens are chronic grumbles, and up
on the whole seem inclined to admit that
there is really little hope left for Cuba as
dependency of Spain. The planters openly
declare that If the home government treats
them as it has done Porto Rico they are
ruined, and shall seek other lands and
homes. No matter in what form the lib
Grafton of the slaves may be attempted in
the island, it will be tantamount to a revo-
luton there. The heavy loan which has
been organized principally through the
Bank of Havana has been little short of
forced loan; some few rich men were OBJ
liged to subscribe literally to commence
with and others to follow with the best
grace they could assume, but no man ever
expects to see his money again. Spain, as
a nation, is thoroughly bankrupt, as all
the world knows, and none better than her
dependency of Cuba.
1t also appears that the slaves are desert
ing in large numbers to the insurgents, and
that they often commit terrible crimes to
secure their own freedom, thus adding to
the gloomy character of Cuban affairs.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
SHAVING ON SUNDAY.
The Rarbers i'm Memphis Sustained by the
Court in Keeping shops Open ON Sum

The Rarbers i'm Memphis Sustained by the
Court in Keeping Shops Open ON sun
day.
The Memphis appeal gives detailed re-
port of prosecution of four BARRIERS in that
city for violation of the Sunday law. 1t
says:
They were accused under the section of
the code which provides that no person in
the State of Tennessee shall do any or
binary business on Sunday, from the fact
that they did prosecute their regular bust
ness by shaving certain parties on last Sun
day. Messrs. Walker and Horrigan APP
peared in support of the prosecution, and
Mr.. z. G.. Nj. Turner for the defense. The
case was ably argued on both sides, and
Justice Wallace, after due deliberation, de-
cided that the services of BARRIERS, like those
of hotel-keepers, newspaper editors and
| livery stable keepers, were essential for the
convenience of the general pubic, particu-
laryly in these days of so much railroad
and steamboat travel.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

We would call the attention of owners of
horse flesh to the following article, which
we clip from one of our exchanges, in re-
lation to shoeing horses " Horses are now
shod for road work, with the heel-corks
set lengthwise of the shoes on the fore foot
instead of crosswise, as formerly. The
new fashion prevents the horse from slip
ping sideways, and is highly in favor with
owners Of valuable horses who have tried
the chanpe.u
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

The Ohio Republican convention meets
May p. 1t is generally conceded that Gov.
Noyes will be renominated, with the under
standing that he shall be sent to the Unit
ed States Senate in place of Senator Thur
man, and there is consequently considera-
BILE rivalry for the Governor
ship. Among the candidates mentioned
are State Senators Brinsmade, Alphonso
Hart and Speaker Dan Voorhees,.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
8npxrillr Mefklu Chronicle.
WEDNESDAY, ...... APRIL so, 1873
SAN SALVADOR IN RUINS.
The Earthquake and the Cause of

The Earthquake and the Cause of il.
PANAMA, April 5.-Reports from San
Salvador state that the authorities still
persist in rebuilding the city on the same
site, although this is the eighth time with
in a hundred years that that city has been
destroyed. Most of the people, neyerthe-
less, have removed to Santa Tecla. The
only building that stood the shocks with
the least injury was building erected OF
timber, The impulse at present is to i'm
port timber from California fer the con-
struction of such earthquake-proof houses.
Aid and money have been rendered and
sent from all parts of the republic. Ev-
erything has risen to eXorbitant prices.
The prisoners in Jail were removed to 9TH
er places, and the sisters of charity have
been assduous in their attendance on the
sick and wounded.
THE TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES.
A fine bridge lately built across the river
to Sapapango was thrown down. Other
roads have been rendered impossible by
immense blocks of stone thrown down
from the heights, some hundred tons in
weight, owing to the continuance of
shocks. More than forty bodies were dis
placed from out the inches in which they
are placed in the cemetery.
CAUSE OF THE EARTHQUAKES.
The earthquake is supposed to have been
caused by the suppressed volcano of st.
Thomas, one of seven volcanoes within q
radius of thirty miles, Izaleo is at present
in full blast, throwing down its sides a
constant stream of lava, visible at night
along the whole coast of the BALKAN re-
gion. The officers of the Reindeer report
that the United States Consulate was a
mass of ruins inside, though the walls
were standing. Biddle, U. 8. Minister,
with his five little ones, had a narrow es-
cape. During two days these officers re-
manned in San Salvador, and they felt
light shocks. In some places the ground
cracked foot wide and very deep at every
shock. All the cocks in the place began
to crow, and the pigeons whirled about in
the air wildly.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

SUdMARILY DISPOSED OF.-The suit of
Geo. B. Davis against the New York
Times, to recover 900 for alleged libel,
was tried to-day. Davis was put on the
stand, when the counsel for defendant OBJ
jecting to his testifying, on the ground that
he was a convicted felon, the Judge sus-
tanned the objection, thus ending the trial.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30
Fillmore Hears Some Plain Truths.

Willard Fillmore travelled from Buffalo
to Albany to hear Charles Francis Adams
grafton on William H. Seward, and must
have enjoyed deeply the reference that
Adams made to the death of General Tay-
lor, and the disappointment of Seward at
the accession of Fillmore. Adams said of
the death of Taylor:
"A few days fitness, and the President
was no more. To cite the words of an old
poet:
'"0h, frail estate Of human things,
And slippery hopes below
Now to our cost your emptiness we know.
Assurance here is never to be sought,
He toil'd. he gan'd, but lived not to enjey,
Scarcely could a blow be more over
whelming. The loss OF the President was
in due course supplied by the accession of
the Vice President, Mr.. Fillmore. But
with him came in the conservative section
of the party, which had never reposed
confidence in Mr.. Seward. From that
moment he was reduced once more to his
old position, as depending exclusively on
his own powers, and had, as before, moth
ing to look for in official influence but OPP
position. "-Cin. Com.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

1t is given to some women to see point
clearly, and state it Complementary. For
instance, an Iowa woman concludes a sar-
castle article on female suffrage thus point
edly: You may look at this matter in what
ever light you will, but simmer it down,
and it is but a quarrel with the Almighty
that we are not all men,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

PRoMOTIoN.-A colored messenger in
the custom house has been promoted TO a
81 200 clerkship under the civil service
rules. He is the first colored man to serve
az a clerk in the cutom service here.-R.
Y. TeLeqrdn1.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

A Pittsfield Teuton. disguised with the
disrespect OF Good Friday by the YANKEES,
exclaimed; "Mein Cots! Mein Cots |!
What countryl What beples Only
two holy days, and one is Fourth of July
and the other April Fools ~
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

A kings fool, who Was condemned to
die, was allowed 10 choose the form OF
death, aud chose old age. An Iowa girl be-
ing asked what form ul death she prefer
red, remarked that If she must die size pre-
ierTed 10 be eRIOthered-WIlh kIsses.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

SAN FRAHcIscN, April 24,-The Texas
Pacific Railroad surveyors are At Tusca-
haven, having completed the survey from
gon.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-30

Respecting the propriety of setting aside
a reservation for the Modocs, California
poet is thus emphatic
They should have a reservation
Which they would be sure TO keep
Till the trump that wakes creation
Calls them from their heightened sleep"
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