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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Reports Of the PrinCipal Depart
ments Ofthe City Government.

| ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MAYOR.
Gentlemen of the city Council:
The report of the Finance Committee, in
their settlement with the Treasurer for
the past year, is now before you, and pre-
sents to you the gratifying fact that, for
the last year, we have not run the city
into debt, nor created unnecessary llablll-
ties. The amount of unpaid claims on the
31st of December, 1872, as reported by the
| Treasurer, is about $6, 200 90, which is
about the same amount as remained an
settled at the close of 1871, and which has
been liquidated during the present year.
The amount of taxes due the city is S22,-
266 Sc, being about $500 90 less than was
due at the end of last year. We have paid
about SS, 900 90 of old liabilities falling
due within the year, including the inter-
est on the coupon scrip debt. This report
presents to the tax payers the gratifying
fact that we have paid all our liabilities
falling due during the year and $1,000 w
of Indebtedness not created by us. Also
that all expenses and improvements made
are within the yearly estimates of the
revenue, thus demonstrating what ecOnO-
my may do when properly applied.
We have expended during the year about
| $4,000 for public schools. Having been at
heavy expense for school furniture and for
remodeing the Bell House has made a
heavy drain on the school fund, but now,
these improvements being paid for leave
principally the SALARIES of teachers to be
provided for, and from now, if prudenlly
collected, they can be paid quite promptly.
When we review our present situation,
with the business of the last three years of
labor and toll, we have about as follows:
Uncollected taxes. .re So, ,266 sc
Liabilities as reported by Treasurer, 6,1S4 20
Overplus, $16,082 &C
Amount of uncolected taxes of 1869,
received by US, 1921 Sc
Increase of uncollected revenue, s., ,S27 10
Paid of old liabilities, 1870,
and interest on floating
old debt funded, $6,S74 or
Paid on old liabilities, 1871, 8246 66
g 1872, 1885 II
- 23.O55 70
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12

The alleged discovery of the Homerie
city of Troy by DR.. Schlieman is regarded
as fabulous by some. Indeed, there are
those who believe the city itself is myth,
never having an existence except in Il Q
poets brain. The fact that it has defied
the researches of ancient and modern IL /.
vestigations is deemed conclusive by the
scepticai. Still 1t may be well for these
doubters to remember that there are mole
things in heaven and earth than are
dreamed of in their philosophy Wash:
Chronicle.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12

REPORT OF THE MARKET HOUSE CON-
COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable Mayor GRd -N}crn'ch
of the CITY Of KnOCUiNo:
GENTLEMEN: We beg leave 10 respectfully
submit for your consideration, and the consider
alton of the Honorable, the Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Knoxville, the
following Exhibit of Receipts from the Market
House and Public Scales of Knoxville, for the
eleven months ending January lst, 1873, togeth,.
er with the probable receipts for the month of
January 1S73
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12

ROME, Jan. u.-During the session of
the Italian Chamber of Deputies yester-
day, Signor Lausa, Minister of the Inte-
rior, formally announced the death of Ma
poleon, He said that the italian Govern
ment learned of the death of the ex- -Empe.
or with deep regret; that it was impossible
ly to secure the unity of Italy. The eulo-
CYSTIC remarks of the Minister were re-
ceived with applause by the members.
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Trio LnTesk Snncial Ra.na

Tho Lowest Special Rates for Emigrants
v itn more Advantages, Quicker Time. and Fexsr
Changes OF Cars than any other route, '"'1
Tickets for Sale at all Principal Ticket Offices in tn
JN0. W. THOMAS, Gent Sup,.
y. H. DANLEY. Genl P. and T. Agent
u. "a. HAhhiLL, Pass: Ager., Knoxville, Tenn.
IHr-
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12
The CariiSt Insurgents RepuIsnd Near
PampelEna.
The Countess De MontijO on Her Way
10 ChiSeIhurSt.
FROM NASHVILLF.
ELECTION o. STATE OFFICERS SET
FOR NEXT FRIDAY,
Official Count of the Vote for Governor
spcc:aIto the Chronicle

NASHVILLE, Jan. 1l.-Friday, the i1th,
was fixed for electing State officers. Tie
vote for Governor was counted at noon tc-
day. Browns majority was 1911.
The Speaker of the House will announce
the committees Monday.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12

It will be perceived oy a Comparison with the
proceeds of last year, that the revenue from the
Market House has moro than doubled. 1t viii
be rememb bered too, that four months of the
year expired before the Improvements were
made which resulted in the renting of most Of
the Stalls, and that with all the Stalls rented,
at present, the receipts for the year would
amount to 81, ,96800.
The receipts from the Public Scales fall short
of last year, partly from the scarcity of hay,
&c. during the year, and partly from the trou-
Bile of getting live stock on the Scales in their
present condition.
Respectfully submitted,
p. KERN,
JAS. CAMPBELL,
JOHN JONES,
Com. on Market and Buildings.
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Ask Tor Tickets 70 Memphis and the Southwest vi,
Chattanooga and Mckenzie, and to ST Louis and ~
Northwest via Nashville ,ColumbusNali Rail. ~ o1
Nashville and Hickman-Rail and R;vcr "i haii' of
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12
S25.S83 80
5000 70

This shows a saving of the sum of $685.
SS3 so in the three years, besides paying all
expenses for improvements, without in
creasing the rate Of taxation on the citi-
zens, excepting 10 cents on the dollar for
school purposes, which is nearly equalized
by the reduction of 81 on each poll tax, the
tax now being 80 cents for general pur-
poses and 80 cents for school purposes.
This being our last business meeting, we
have the qualification to present to the
citizens, full reports of the years business,
and Of the present financial condition of
our prosperous city, and it is for them to
Judge whether we have done our duty as
guardians of the trust confided to US by
thera. JOHN Swan GLIDER, Mayor.
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More than $50 Miles Shorter to ST. Lauts

Than vi3 Memphis or Louisville and from 70 X hons
quicker than Via COrinth or Grand Junction-
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The committee desire to state that the govern,
ment Of the schools since they were transferred
to the city school buildings has been very good
indeed, and in confirmation of this assertion we
may state that since their commencement, Sep
tember 10Th, not more than one or two cases
have been brought to the knowledge of the
committee indicating want of proper govern
ment, and your committee feel confident that
with judicious management in the future, the
day is not far distant when they can be brought
up to that standard of perfection that will make
them the pride of every good citizen OF the
town.
For the information of the citizens, your
Committee will state that the teachers are now
paid according to merit in the school-roOm and
according to grade of certificate of examiners,
from $50 to $50 per month.
An arrangement has been made by the Com
mittee by which pupils outside the city limits
can avail themselves of the advantage of our
schools by paying from seventy>fve cents to
one dollar per month. We have already had
applications from persons who wish to take
advantage of the offer
Before the city schools were opened, about
800 pupils attended private schools. Nearly as
many still attend these schools and yet the
number admitted to the city schools durin 6 the
present term has been nearly 1,1OQ. Most of
these went to no school prior to Sep. g. 1S7l.
STATEMENT
Of Receipts and Disbursements for City Schools. from
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12
Leather Shipment.

MesSrs. Lamar Sc Margraves, who carry on
ment of leather TO Baltimore on yesterday.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12
St' L9ulS Memphis, Nashville and Cha
tan0Oga Railroad Line.
Central Short Route

Without change. of Cars to Nashville. Mckenzie.
Vilie and Menphis H'-
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East Tennessee Carpet House i5 the place 10
buy your carpets, oil cloths, nattings. curtains
and cornice and sayo money. s. b. BOYD.
xi1Qdtf
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Buy blankets, carpets, sheetings, shirtings,
eantons and other hsnnels,at S i, BoYD's.
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Sold ONT.

The material of the office of the Adrertise,,
and Reporter in this city was sold yesterday,
and bid in by two Of the creditors for $500.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12
lAern's Fresh Oysters.

Peter Kern is receiving every day fresh Nor
folk Oysters in kegs, which he offers by the
quart to the public. He has superior ice house
and keeps his oyters fresh. They are of the
best quality and packed for his special trade
12-4-d diff
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-12

ONLY ONE CHANGE
To Jackson. Tenn., PGducah, Kentucky, Littls Rock
Cairo and Sc. Louis. -.
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Increase of uncollected revenue,
Paid of old liabilities, 1870,
and interest on floating
old debt funded, S6,S74 or
Paid on old liabilities, 1871, S,246 Is
" =" g 1872, 1895 II
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-03-01

One day last week a lady residing in
this city wrote to her daughter in
Mobile that on three consecutive nights
she had dreamed that in the yard of
certain house on Manderville street
(and in which she resided upwards of
thirty years ago. there was gold to be
had for the digging thereof. In re-
sponse to her letter the daughter came
hither and made to mere the astonish-
ing statement that she had dreamed the
self-same thing.
With this proof positive before them,
they soon shaped their course of action.
Obtaining from the tenant of the house
the requisite permission the ladies en-
gagged two stalwart diggers of trenches,
procured q magnet, and on Saturday
night last commenced operations, first
having satisfied themselves by the use
of the magnet of the precise spot where
the treasure lay hid. Although they
toiled patiently from II p. M, until 4
a. m., and produced cavity something
like well, no glittering gold greeted
their longing eyes.
In spite of this they were not dis
couraged, but believing that the right
spot was yet to be found, they retired
with determination to return the next
night.
This they did, and choosing another
site, dug away for dear life through the
Silly watches, but with no better res
suit, not the slightest vestige of any
thing like gold offering itself for their
consideration.
Their last failure evidently dampened
their ardor, for they have not since
been heard of in that vicinity.
Orleans Picdyt0ae.
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The Situation in Utah.

President Grant sent q message to
Congress urging early legislation by
that body in relation to the regulation
of the judiciary in the Mormon Terri
tory. The reasons he advances for this
change of the law as it at present exists
are stong.
That the Mormons, through their
Territorial Legislature, should endeavor
to impede the course of justice when it
trenched upon the institutions they
have labored to consolidate is not mere
ly consequence to be expected, but
one actually experienced. Owing to
the conflict of laws between the United
States and the Territory, it has been
found hitherto impossible to punish
Mormon for any offence which he may
have committed in what the authorities
deemed the interest of their Church.
The grasp of manlike Brigham Young
upon the fanaticisms of his followers is
enough to consecrate such an offender.
The crime of murder, even, was dressed
in fanatics phrase which yelled its
criminality in garb of heroism. When
man proved obnoxious he was madeto
fit himself for Heaven by blood atone
ment that is, by being assassinated
and then he was said to have "per-
ished in the flesh" The legal difficult
ties lie, first, in the fact that the Jurors
are appointed under Territorial law,
and hence the Mormons can pack any
jury to save friend. They have the
matter so much in their hands that they
san cause a man to be acquitted, no
matter what the evidence or the crime.
The other is an assumption by the Ter
ritorial Probate Court of the right to
grant writs of habeas corpus for the re-
lease of prisoners held under the laws
of the United States. If remedying
these things, as the President suggests,
would clearly open the way to the abo-
lition of polygamy it would be indeed a
good thing but it mustbe remembered
that these legal enactments will only
make the conviction of criminals posi-
BILE, and not touch directly such an
abuse as polygamy. Congress should,
however, do something. We cannot
afford to allow anything approaching to
Mormon war to break forth. Such n
war could only have one ending-name-
ly, the utter desolation of Utah and the
destruction of much valuable life-even
Mormon life. In pity to the poor fa-
natics who might shoulder musket at
the call of Brigham Young, we would
save them from such a fate, and Con-
gress in treating tho matter, while max
ing law invincible in Utah, should avoid
any necessity of an appeal to arms.--N
Y Pn9oeg.
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A Rat Plague.

They are having rat plague in sew
eral of the German provinces. The
fields of clover and COLA are said to be
devastated by the vermin, and when
arsenic and phosphorus pills have been
scattered to destroy them, hares and
other game have been poisoned, and
great damage done. Under these cir
cumstances device has been brought
into play which, even as applied to rats,
seems too horrible to employ. A mix
ture Of plaster-dust and dry wheat is
mixed with oil OF aniseed, and put in
an earthenware saucer; and near by
plenty of water is placed. The rats
eagerly devour the mixture, and are
straightway seized with tormenting
thirst they then, of course, greedily
swallow water. Upon this the plaster
" "sets, and becomes solid in their in
sides, and thus, more or less speedily,
the poor creatures die in agony,
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Artiflcially-Made Butter,

Some years ago NJ Mege-Mouriez
made various experiments on the split
ting up of animal fats, and this led to
the following process for producing but
ter artifically: Best fresh beef suet is
first mechanically cut up by means of
circular saws fitted to a cylinder, and is
next placed in vessel containing water,
carbonate of potassa and fresh sleeps
stomachs previously cut up in small
fragments. The temperature of this
mixture having been raised to 45o, the
Joint influence of the pepsine of the
stomachs and heat causes the fat to be
separated from the cellular tissue. The
fatty matter floating on the top is de-
canted, and, after cooling, submitted
to very powerful hydraulic pressure.
The stearine is used in candle-making,
and the semi-fuid oleomargarine is used
for making the artificial butter in the
following manner: 80 kilos of the fat
are poured, along with 25 litres of milk
and 20 litres Of water, into a churp,
while there is added 100 grms. of the
soluble matter obtained by soaking
fer some hours in milk from cows I'D
ders and milk-glands. A small quantity
of annatto is also added, and the opera
tion of churning is then proceeded with.
The butter thus obtained is we'll wash
ed with cold water, and if required to
be kept for long time, melted by
gentle heat, to eliminate all the water.
According to the reports Of sanitary COM
mittees, this artificial butter is really
an excellent substitute for the genuine
article.
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The Haunted School House.

The following extracts from letter
written by Miss Lucy A. Prokins, the
teacher of the haunted school-house
in Newburyport, Mass, have got into
print. 1t was written in reply to in
quiries concerning an account of the
affair published in q Boston newspaper:
"The account you send me is true,
with a few exceptions. When / first
saw the boy, he was neatly attired in a
brown suit of clothes, trimmed with
braid and buttons of the same color.
When [ reached forward to grasp him,
he seemed not like the boy, but vapory,
or, as I can only describe it, like thin
cloud scudding across the room. Still
he seemed to have the boy form. Re
ports from some of the boston papers
say tainted. Such is not the case. l
knew where 1 was and what I was about
just as well as I know [ am writing.
y One day I sent 0 boy out to
hang up the brushes, &c. He was out
about five minutes. After he had taken
his seat three raps came on the door
of the room where the brushes were
hung He said, "Miss Perkins, can [
go out and see who's there? {? 1 told
him, yes, and leave school-room door
open He did so, and when he opened
the brush-room door, q sat where. could
see all this), every one of the brushes,
both long and short-handled, came fall
ing off the nails where they were hung /;
some struck him in the face, some on
the shoulders, and the broom directly
on the top Of his head. The dust-pan,
hanging on q nail at some distance
above the brushes, came tumbling
down to the floor with q vengeance. It
then stood on its handle, then on the
bottom edge, and continued on so till
it entered the school-room, and then it
was placed as nicely against the parti-
ton as if [ had done it myself. Just
as soon as I'd raise the ventilator, q
black ball, like cannon ball, would be-
gin to roll around the attic, and make
such noise | would be obliged to
lower the ventilator. One day the room
was as quite as it could possibly be,
and all at once some one in the attic
called out Dadie Pikep Dadie thought
I spoke, and said; 'What'm 2 L said
to him, Can you say your lesson 2
Since the boy affair took place, the at
tic has been fastened up. Locks and
keys are of no use, however, for there
is as much walking upstairs, and some
times the hammering and mailing. Once
in q while sounds as of some one walk
ing will come down the attic way, go
across the entry, and open the outside
door, and be gone perhaps ten minutes /;
after it is quiet again, the door will
open, and he, she or it will go upstairs.
x I am not spiritualist never
attended q sitting, in fact, never had
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-03-01

The story is told of o man in Georgia
who lived nine days with his throat
cut. The man was found in cabin on
the bank of the Savannah River, and is
described as wretched-looking object.
From one ear to the other almost ex-
tended a wound across his throat. In
attempting to talk his voice appeared to
issue from the cut in the windpipe in
stead of from his lips, and it was with
the utmost difficulty that we could I'M
derstand what he said at all. He stated
that his name was Theobold Fahre that
he was a native of Kehl in Baden, from
which place he emigrated to the United
States four years ago. Arriving in New
York he took up his residence in that
city, where he obtained employment as
a baker, that being his trade. A short
time ago he went from New York to
Charleston, by sea, and thence came to
Augusta via the South Carolina Rail
road. Upon his arrival in Augusta,
finding that he could not obtain employ
ment as a baker, he determined, he
said, to go to Tennessee, and according
ly started out on the journey, on foot,
about nine days ago. He mistook the
direction, however, and late in the even
ing of the day on which he set out,
found himself on the bank of the Sa-
vannah River, about five miles from the
city. He wandered on a short distance,
having lost his way, and being several
times up to his knees in water, when, as
he stated to us, he was suddenly as
saulted by two men, who knocked him
down and cut his throat. He said that
they then left him, and that he rose up
and walked on about three miles, to the
cabin in which he was afterward found.
Here he remained, utterly without
nourishment except water, until dis
covered last Friday. He found some
corn, which he attempted to eat, but it
came out of the wound in his neck.
When we saw him his feet were swollen
to great extent. He had on his per-
son, when carried to the hospital, sum
of money, which he gave to one of the
Sisters of Mercy in charge of the insti-
tuition, requesting her to keep it until
his recovery. He says that he has no
family. He is a man of apparently
about forty years of age, and is of large
build, with brown hair and light whis-
karc
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down. Since then they had struggled
ON. Eben had sank gradually and
surely beneath the fell disease, and they
had been reduced by degrees unto this
present.
"And only yesterday" said DR.. Tap
ley, Il found them. thought, Arthur,
you would blame me if 1 did not give
you a share in this work"
There was a strange meaning in the
expression of this last sentence, and
only Arthur understood it. He under
stood it fully, and accepted itg gratefully.
His heart was in healthy tune now, and
its throbbings were strong and true.
He knew exactly why the doctor had
brought him, and he accepted the situ-
alton.
"Take heart" he said, holding again
the woman's hand. 81 will do all for
you that can be done"
And he spoke cheering words to
Eben and he went away, promising to
come again on the morrow.
On the morrow Arthur Latour visited
the place without the doctor, and on
this occasion he ventured to speak of
Ellen Wilton, the sunny-faced maiden
whom he had met at their cot in the
happier times.
"My sweet cousin-bless her r' re-
turned Mrs. Burroughs. "She does
not know of this. l have not dared to
write. Iwould not bring her here, and
L would not beg of her father"
Arthur provided every comfort pos
sible; but there could be no earthly
help for Eben Burroughs. In few
short days he sank into the sleep that
knows no earthly waking, and when the
mortal remains had been borne to rest
in the old village church-yard by the
river, Arthur removed the widow and
her two children to q comfortable house
in respectable portion of the city.
And then Sarah Burroughs wrote to her
cousin Ellen, and asked her to come
and see her. And Ellen came-a bright,
buoyant, happy girl, lqrge-hearted and
lovely-and her presence was like sun
shine in the shadowed home.
And Arthur met her there ; and when
she knew what he had done for her kim
dred she blessed him in her heart, and
blessed him in word.
Only a month had passed from the
day on which DR.. Tapley found Arthur
Latour dying of inanition. and yet what
a change had been wrought. Under the
influence of this blessed labor for the
suffering ones his heart had regained
its pristine strength and vigor, and the
world looked once more bright and
promising. He needed but one thing
more to insure his happiness for the
coming time and one evening he sta
ted his need to Ellen Wilton.
" 1t is for you to say" he concluded,
"whether my heart-cure shall be COM
plete, and my life be joyous from this
time forth. :"
And she rested her head upon his
shoulder, and spoke to him the word of
promise. Ledger.