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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-20
SWEETWA

SUNDAY SCHOOL CoNvENr1oN-sTATtsT
CAL REPORT-GREAT INCREASE OF
SCHOLARS TEMPERANCE - EXECUTIVE
CoMMITTEE-THE NEXT CONVICTION AT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AT NIGHT
CONVENTION A GRAND SUCCESS-SwEET-
WATER HOSPITALITY UNRIVALED.
Special Correspondence of the Chronicle.l
SwEETwATER, TENN, May 10, 1874.
My telegram of the proceedings of the
Convention not having been transmitted
through some default in the telegraph Of
flee, now send you by mail resume of
what was done on yesterday:
The Convention met at S A. n. and con-
'tinued in session, with an hour and a half
intermission, until 10 z, NJ. The church
was crowded with delegates and visitors,
many being unable to obtain seats. The
debating was sober, sensible and searching,
every topic being thoroughly ventilated
and exhausted. To name the debators
would be to give the roll Of the conven-
ton. And 1t was remarked that the most
experienced debators, as by common con-
sent, held back and allowed, those inexpe-
rienced to go forward.
The statistical report showed fifty-nine
more schools, three hundred and thirty
four more teachers and officers,
twenty-seven hundred and sixty more
scholars, and seven hundred and twelve
year. Resolutions were adopted embody-
ing the conclusions of the Convention on
the subjects discussed. The temperance
cause was emphatically endorsed. The
following Executive Committee was APP
pointed for the ensuing year: +. +. Atwell
and j. l.. Moses of Knoxville, Leon Jou-
rolmon of Jacksboro', Henry Jory of Duck
town, James S. Porter of Cleveland. Mr..
J. A. Rayl, of Knoxville, was first made
Chairman of the Committee; but declined.
The machinery of the Association was inn
proved by various amendments, one of
Them limiting the number of delegates,
and another appointing statistical secre-
tary. The fact was developed that about
fifteen thousand children are in the Sun
day Schools of East Tennessee. Scott
county reported three schools, the fruit of
the last Convention, and the efforts OF the
Rev. i. Emory.
When the time came to select the place
for the next Convention, Msryville, Ath-
ems, MorristOwn and Knoxville were NOM
mated. Morristown was selected by a large
majority.
At night, addresses were made by
Sam. Mckinney, ID. NJ. Nelson, l.. q.
Houk, II. r. Gibson, H. Jory, w. L.
Washburn and /. Emory. The audience
seemed exceedingly interested; so much
so that at 10 O'Clock they We're 10th 10 adj
journ.
Throughout the convention the best
possible order prevailed inside and out
side The hospitality of the citizens Of
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A CHANCE FOR CHEAP HOMES.
some Facts About the Price OF Farming
Land.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Many persons
both in our towns and in the manufacture
ing districts, would certainly turn far
mers II they knew how cheaply farms in
Last Tennessee can be bought.
The prospective growth of Knoxville,
and the local reputation Of few valleys,
have forced up the price of land in some
localities, but there are hundreds of farms,
productive, endowed with every conve-
nience of water, timL er and markets.
which can be bought at very low prices.
For example, 1900 acres of farming
Land, one.half in cultivation, comprising
six or eight adjoining farms with a mill.
and only three miles from Philadelphia,
and two and half miles from steamboat
landing on the Tennessee river, with daily
boat, is now offered at the Chancerv Court
office in Loudon, and the highest bid vet
received is SO per acre. The parties inter
ested would readily take S.. Even with the
most careless cultivation, three or four
years rental of this land would pay for il.
There Is no need of going to the
mountains for cheap land when farms liz
the outlying valleys of East Tennessee can
be bought for from So to $40 per acre. The
causes of this depreciation are not in the
soil, the climate the water, the timber, or
markets, all of which are without blame ::
not wholly in the roads, although these
are bad not in the schools, churches, and
society, although these are behind the age
IN which we live /; but it is chiefly in the
lack of Industrious farmers of labor COM
petent and willing to keep up the land, of
men able to buy or save seed wheat in Sep
TENDER, instead of begging q few ears of
corn in May, able to keep stock, save
manure, enrich their land and fore-handed
enough to sell at discretion, Such men
can with small capital secure good homes
and building up the country grow with it,
There are rolling, but productive farms
within ten miles of Knoxville, which can
be bought for five dollars an acre. The
truth ought to be known about these lands
that the attempts of interested persons to
keep up the report Of high prices of land
in East Tennessee may not present the
prosperity ofthe country. Many meu would
doubtless prefer to pay S25 an acre for a
farm close to town and on good road tC
going few miles farther into the country.
But there are also many who under-
stand that the home" is the main point
TO be aimed at, and TO whom the saving of
four-tifths of the purchase money would be
an object. CITIZEN.
May 18th, 1874.
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The Proposed Reunion OF the Northern
and Southern Methodist Churches.

Nine years have passed since the close OF
the war; and now we find delegation re-
presenting the Church North cordially
received by the General Conference of the
Church South. Not only are they received
as men and brethren Of the same faith,
but as Commissioners of the Northern de-
nominations they are made most heartily
welcome. In the speeches made in APP
proyal of the resolutions recognizing their
official visitation and their messages OF
love and brotherly kindness, ~ there is in
dicated-though with reserve in its form OF
expression-a hope and desire that tho two
bodies may sOoa be brought into more in
innate relations.
And why notS Having common sympa-
thies, faiths, forms, and aim, why should
those influential bodies remain apart
Their organic reunion would be hailed as u
token Of that thorough and DOM
plete reunion OF the body politio.
which Representative Lemar, of Mis-
sissippi, III his fitting tribute TO MIR.
Sumner, eoquently urged upon the people
of both sections. A reunion Of the Meth
Odist Episcopal Churches wsuid do more To
bring It about than any sisgIe influence
that could be named; and it would be au
occasion for more profound congratulations
than was the coming together Of the two
great branches Of the Presbyterian denonai-
nation. Commercial, Adp u.
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Measures for the Immediate Relief of the
Suffering.

SPRINGFIELD, May lS.-The man who
took up the cry at Haydenville and car
ried 1t TO Leeds, was Myron Day. A little
before O'Clock, while all the people Of
TINS place were just going to work or fin
lshlng their breakfast, their attention was
attracted by the appearance Of Myron Day
from Haydenville, on a horse, shouting
wildly, The reservoir il broken. save
yourselves for the food Is at hand!r He
rushed for the bridge over the dam. and
had got about half way over it when the
roar of the coming waters was heard by
the inhabitants, who by this time stood at
their doorsteps. lie dashed towards Flor
ence and the people looked north, toward
the north dam and saw there what seemed
10 them as a crest of an enormous moving
wood pile, fifty feet high. They knew
what 1t was and rushed wildly up slopes
TO safe quarters. Their houses were left
just as they stood with tables spread for
breakfast, and the children getting ready
Tor school. In less than three minutes the
stone dam gave way and the great column
of water laden with frame houses, pianos,
sewing machines, boilers, iron wheels,
huge grist mill machinery, cows, sheep,
poultry, and human beings, from Hayden
vile. plunged into the valley of Leeds.
Measures for immediate relief have been
instituted at Haydenville. Mr.. Hayden
sent out notice that he intends to rebuild
his works, and offers to employ all those
who ever worked for him and as many
more as are needy, in clearing away the
debris aud making preparations for work
hundreds of acres are covered with the
sad remnants of villages, which once
adorned the tract of country running eight
miles through Hampshire county and
now barren waste of land, stones, ruins,
and corpses.
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NEWSY LETTER FROM ATHENS.
BoUutiful Creps-.COIleRe News--CiyiI
Rights BiIi-COngressIOnRl Canvass,
ATHENS, TENN. Nav 10. 1874

ATHENS, Tenn, May 10, 1874.
Correspondence chronicls.l
The farmers of this vicinity have been
much in arrears with their work, but are
now getting it well to the front. A light
shower, which fell last night, occurred
lust in time to help the late planting.
Wheat looks splendid-never better There
are plenty of fields within a few miles of
Athens that promise an average of %
bushels to the acre. The fruit trees also
indicate an abundant yield.
The commencement exercises at the
University begin next Friday. They will
be more than usually interesting. I regret
to learn that Dr.Dean proposes TO leave the
institution at the close of the session, and
return to his eastern home, in consequence
of failing health. He is an excellent man
and hard worker Since he has been
here he has devoted himself exclusively to
the duties and interests of the institution.
His place will be hard to fill.
The University is embarrassed with
debt, and without relief from abroad, will
be sold out sooner or later. The colored
people propose to found n college here.
and there is some talk that they
will purchase the University prop
erty. Should the civil rights bill pass Con-
gress with the mixed, school feature, of
course white children could not be denied
IL.
BY the way-the civil rights bill is excl
ting less comment here than at some other
places, the Republicans generally believ-
ing that the more Objectionable features
will be emasculated before it is enacted in
to law. A large proportion of our color
ed people repudiate the silly action of their
brethren at Nashville.
There is very little interest manifested
in regard to the next State elections rs
yet. The Andy Johnson movement
is viewed with suspicion by the
Democrats of the old church, and
they are not altogether hopeful of a
victory, though the old man of the Post
is occasionally whistling to keep their
courage up.
There is likely to be trouble among the
Democracy of the district when it comes
to making a selection for a candidate for
Congress. Blizzard, of this place, is clearly
entitled to the race, but his chances of
getting it are rather remote. Between this
end of the district and the mountain, the
choice will probably fall either upon
James, of Chattanooga, or Spears, of the
Sequatchie country.
Mr.. Cleage is pushing the new court
house, and will have it ready for the De-
cember term of the Circuit Court.
SEMI-OCCASIONAL.
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DESTRUCTIVE CATACLYSM.
Towns Inundated and Mills Washed
Away.
Details Of the Calamity.

New HAVEN, May lG.-Three large reser-
voirs above Williamsburg, Mass, which
were constructed to supply the manufac-
tories of Williamsburg, Leeds and Hay
denville, gave way at an early hour this
morning, the water sweeping everything
before it. The above named towns were
almost entirely destroyed, including such
buildings as Hayden, Gerre d Co., inn
mense brick factory.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May l6.-Night.
Reports of the disaster in consequence
of the breaking away of the reservoirs at
Goshen, Hampshire county, this morning
come in thick and fast. The damage done
to property must be to the amount of hum
dreds OF thousands of dollars, while it is
impossible to estimate accurately the loss
of life. Among those drowned at Will
liamsburg was the wife Of II. G. Frost. At
Leeds, Captain Vaughan and Mrs. H. +.
Quigley and daughter were in a house
which was swept away, and they were
drowned. Reports are coming in of far
greater loss of life at Florence. The Nam
tucket silk company's works and the Flor
ence manufacturing company's works are
damaged to the extent of $4,000.
Conductor h. NJ. {. Handler passed over
the road early this morning with his train
from Williamsburg for New Haven Just
ahead of the flood that swept away his
wife and child. Engineer Roberts, who
was TO start out on the next train, lost his
wife and child just below Williamsburg.
The flood swept away SINNERS factory
with several women operatives, who had
just began work.
At Haydenville Samuel Miller lost his
wife and three children, and Hayden,
Gere & Coz factory, including their office,
and Haydenville Savings Bank, with a
large amount of funds, and also Loomis'
hotel, were swept away.
At Leeds, Mr.. Warmers button factory
was swept entirely away, taking the canal
and railroad bridge in its course. II stopped
at the Sou h street bridge. The morning
train from New Haven is stopped at East
Hampton. The food is now subsiding.
Description or the Reservoir.
The Goshen reservoir covered $50 acres
Of ground at an average depth OF 30 feet.
1t was drawn upon in dry times for the
supply of the mills at Williamsburg, Hay
de- sville and Florence. The reservoir was
constructed about IL years ago in order tO
afford reliable supply of water for the
various factories on Mill river, which is
one of the most fickle and uncertain of
streams, liable alike 10 fuods and almost
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EIGHT BARRELS OF HIDDEN GOLD.
A Fight BetwecB COIored ana white Men
for the Treasure.

The Nashville Tanner relates a funny
account Of u desperate contest for eight
barrels of hard money treasure, hidden
away in the mountains of Putnam county.
An old colored man, "Unclc Ben Cowan,"
is responsible for all the anxiety on the
subject, and forty-thrce years ago told
what he knew about it as follows:
He said that when he was little chap"
his old grandmother told him that on In
dian creek, near q certain oak tree there
was cave in the side Of the mountain.
That In this there were buried eight bar
rGLs Of silUer. 1t had been dug from the
mountain side by French trapper, run
into bullion and buried in this cave. His
grandmother had learned this from her
grandfather, who had helped to bury the
Frenchman after the Indians had killed
and scalped him three miles below this
same creek.
Benjamin's grandmother died the mo-
ment she had finished speaking. He was
very sorry for this, as he wanted 10 ask her
q great many more questions about it. But
so it was, and Ben was left the sole possess
sor of the secret.
About eighteen months ago he found the
cave. He and his son worked in il when
ever they could find time to do so. The
last time they were there digging, a large
rock fell upon his son and killed him. The
old man has had no heart to go about there
since. After the death of his son, he has
freely talked about the cave, telling its
locality and all about it to any and every
one. He tells them also that the treasure
Is not in bullion and packed away in kegs.
but that it is in coin of n mighty curious
look" just like one he carries with him.
n company of negroes, about thirty in
number, from the edges of Wilson, DeKalb,
Putnam and Smith counties, assembled at
a stated rendezvous, on last Tuesday a week
ago, armed and equipped with muskets.
spades, picks and two days rations, they
formed line and marched upon the spot
\ party of thirty white men followed
and drove the colored men from the field
and cave, wounding one. The whole
neighborhood is excited over the matter.
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A. J. At MEMPHIS.
Too Many Close Corporations in Polite


Aspecial to the Banner, dated Memphis,
Saturday night the 10th, says:
johnson spoke for two hours at the new
theater to night, TO an immense crowd,
composed of the best citizens. He was
listened to with deep attention. and fire.
quently applauded He said the time had
come for all men to ignore party distiuc-
tons, and save the country, which every
where showed. signs of misruie There
was too much legislation taxes were too
high too many close corporations in poll
tics. he was opposed to funding the State
debt. 1t looked too much like making it u
permanency. Saddling upon posterity
issues that belonged to the present. No
people could be free with large perma-
nent debt IL made them of necessity
hewers of wood and drawers of water.
Regarding the currency question he was
in favor of getting back TO specie payment
as speedily az possible. To Increase the
capital of National banks would be runous.
The better policy would be to abolish such
banks, with draw their circulation and issue
greenbacks instead, but specie was best and
he favored that.
He wanted United States Senators elected
by the people. Leaving it to the Iegisla-
ture, the man with the longest purse stood
the best chance. The Senate was losing
its dignity and becoming corrupt, because
the choice was not left with the people. In
conclusion, he urged that all earnest men,
with the best interests Of the country at
heart, should act upon principle on the
great questions now at stake, and not Yield
blind obedience TO party.
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CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS.
4 Building Falls and brushes Two
Children.

JEFFERsoNvuLE, IND, May I2.-The
attempt Of four oonvicts TO escape resulted
in the death OF penitentiary officer, of one
convict, and the capture of the other three
convicts. A convict while assisting the
guards was wounded.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May ia three-story
brick building fell here this morning, kill
ing two children and tearing an arm from
a lady. The accident is Attributed to the
fault of the mason who knocked out pOT-
ton of the back wall to CONNECT the adjOin-
ing building. Loss about half million
dollars.
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utter drought. 1t was built by company
of capitalists who were interested in vari-
stream and has caused them to have appre.
hension of danger several times. Last
year, however, it was repaired at heavy
expense and since then 1t has been sup
posed to be until now tolerably secure,
although known to be leaky.
SPRINGFIELD, May 16.-The loss of life
by the flood is estimated to be about 60
persons.
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Sweetwater was the theme of universal
and enthusiastic comment by the dele.
gates, all of whom were deeply impressed
with the cordially of their reception and
entertainment. 1t is conceded on all hands
that the convention was grand success.
A fire has been kindled that will never die
out. The great Sunday school army is
marching on. SHoNBIRG.
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MFACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE,
THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE

Publishes in every issue, facts about the SOIL climate
productions, price of lands and advantages offered N
Immigrants in East Tennessee These articles in
tended to afford reliable information to strangers and
are prepared carefully and afford the cheapest and
most reliable information obtanable Specimen cop
ies OF the paper sent application. For terms Of
subscription see fourth page
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Ann Eliza, once the a nsteenh wife q
Brigham Young, has determined 10 brin
suit for li0e' aSaln4 the proprietor of TIA
Chicago Times, On RJcodHt Of alleged de
famatory aEements recently made in tina
paper.
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States to be affixed on this, 10Th day Of
May, 1874.
(SignedI, u. S. GRANT,
President.
BY HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
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Sehleier sells his chromoA at peoGt, and
yet will duplicate vi h u discount Of 10
per cent. any chrome offered in the city
at " real coat"
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PEACE FOR ARKANSAS.
Baxter Recognized as Governor.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Attorney- Gen.
eral Williams has given an opinion in the
Arkansas matter referred to him by the
President. He says it would be disastrous
to allow the proceedings, by which Brooks
obtained possession of the office, to be drawn
into precedent. There is not State in the
Union in which they would not produce
conflict, and probably bloodshed. They
can not be upheld or justified upon any
ground, and, in his opinion, Elisha Baxter
should be recognized as the lawful Execu-
tive of the State of Arkansas. The Presi.
dent will to-day issue a proclamation in
accordance with this opinion.
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A very handsome wall bracket for ~
eeuts, al Sch leier's,
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Presidents Proclamation.


WHEREAS, Certain turbulent and dis
orderly persons pretending that Elisha
Baxter, the present Executive OF Arkan-
gether with force and arms to resist his
authority as such Executive and other au-
| thority of said State and,
WHEREAS, Said Elisha Baxter has been
declared duly elected by the General AS
! sembly of said State, as provided in the
Constitution thereof, and has for a long
period been exercising the functions of
said office, into which he was indicted &C
cording to the Constitution and laws of
said State, and ought by its citizens to be
considered as the lawful Executive thereof (;
and,
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the Consti-
tuition of the United States that the United
States shall protect every State in the I'M
ion on application of the Legislature or of
the Executive, when the Legislature can
not be convened, against domestic violence (;
and,
WHEREAS, Said Elisha Baxter, under
Section of Article of the Constitution of
the United States and the laws passed in
pursuance thereof, has heretofore made
application to me to protect said State and
the citizens thereof against domestic vio-
lence; and,
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of
capital thereof, on the 18th inst, pursuant
To a call made by said Elisha Baxter, and
both houses thereof have passed joint
resolution also applying 10 me to protect
the State against domestic violence and,
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the laws of
the United States that in all cases of insur-
rection in any State or of obstruction to
the laws thereof it shall be lawful for the
President of the United States on applica-
ton of the Legislature of such State, or of
the Executive when the Legislature can
rot be convened, to employ such part of
the land and naval forces as shall be judged
necessary for the purpose of suppresslng
such instruction or causing the laws TO be
duly executed aud,
WHEREAS, 1t Is required that whenever
it may be necessary in the judgment of the
President to use the military force for the
purpose aforesaid he shall forthwith, by
pr clamation, command such insurgents to
disperse and retire peaoeably to their re-
spective houses within limited time.
Now, therefore, /, Ulysses =. Grant,
President of the United States, do hereby
make proclamation and command all tur-
bulent and disorderly persons to disperse
and retire peaceably to their respective
abOdes within ten days from this date and
hereafter To submit themselves to the law
full authority of said Executive and the
other constituted authorities of said State,
and invoke the aid aud co operation of
all good citizens to uphold the law and pre-
serve the public peace.
In witness hereof / have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
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fSSiN Ss'.y'N ssasN ISu' u 1919 -
that With such color Was Of create
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lego is "mixed school," as old
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uIVli y asuvu aurJ rnS .farns VI sVJ-
eral railroads,