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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21
bismarck at Home.

The Deutsche Ndchrichten contain,
the, following notice:
"Some days ago the harvest home War
celebrated at Prince Bismarck's estate,
Narzin, and ms is customary there, grand
feast, aud afterwards n ball. were given b.
the liberal owner to bis farm-scrvants, male
and female. large and roomy carriage
shed had been decorated and fitted up fcr
the occasion and a raised platform for the
musciian- Of course was not wanting. Short
ly after the band had begun TO play, ami
the different couples went whirling AROUND
the saloon, the Prince appeared with hi
wife and family, and, as is customary Il
those parts, did not hesitate to share in the
pleasures of their humble dependents. The
Princess condescended to allow the hind t.
dance with her once, and then played the
part of quiet spectator. The Prince, or
the contrary, who has been accustomed to
dance with the fine ladies Of the Court, did
not shrink from dancing with all the girls
on his estate, but he had to give his frs
partner Lesson in the mystic art. A.
The Chancellor began to dance with her who
was the oldest among her colleagues, she
set TO work with such u will and in such
rough aud ready style as the country folk
do dance, that the Prince, who had unde-
gone the hardships of warfare more than
once. was soon out Of breath and VS.,
| therefore obliged to check the impctuoslty a.,
| his partner. The young Countess Blsmorca
! i1ined in the merry dance as heartily 8
I uybodv, and set "a good example 10 the
maids in this respect. The noble entertain
crs remained with their humble guests IN
I Hl late i'm the evening. Refreshments wcr,
provided in abundance, and, a- such yiger"
Gus exercise increases the appetite, full
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21
Death on the TracI..

About haIf-pa-t SIX O'Clock last eve
ming, Just after "a freight tr,in on the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St Loui.
road had passed the city limits the
engine struck and instantly killed q
man named William Hirksou, who
was walking along the track, The
body was picked up aud carried TO the
freight depot, where an inquest was
held by Coroner Allison. II appear-
from the testimony Of the engineer
that he did not see Hickson until the
engine was within thirty feet Of him
and that the man paid no attention 80
the whistle, but Kept on, with his head
bent down. Another witness made a.
statement, showing TINT Hickson was
intoxicated at the time. The jury
found that the deceased was killed il
The manner above described. HEX
son lived four ard haiti miles from
town, on the Wauhatchie road, and
leaves wife and children. When
taken up his head and breast were
found tu he badly crushed. 49, ChdHG.
nooga Commercial, 1871.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21
Mondcr. nrtnc ncrp.

What Il beautifuFplGce would be the bed
of the ocean, if we could only have oppOr-
tunity to contemplate its vastucss without
fear and with an opportunity to descend
without fear to its profound depths, and in
vestigstc at ease, all its mysteries What
delightful chance, provided the personal
safety of the explorer was secured, to spy
out the pearly secrets, to gaze on the So
long-hiddcn gurgeOusness Of the silent caves
and coral places, the forests and plains, the
mountains and valleys of the submarine
world But the truth is that even if the
sea were temporarily exhausted or its
pillows Gained for our curiosity, it would
be too dangerous, in its thick, deep unctuous
bed for human footsteps, and would be too
fatal to life in It's rank CXhalatiOns TO leave
US q hope Of adding much to our stock of
knowledge as to its maTVels. The curled,
deep purple leaves OF the scalettucc, cover,
no doubt the bed Of the ocean, and lie
deeply intcrmixcd with the large, porous
lichens; the many-brauched hollow algW,
fun Of life and motion in their rosy little
bladder thickly set with ever moving arms,
Seen from O height, the mass of luxurious
vegetation would present the appearance Of
% gay carpet brilliantly set of with shining
ornaments, for, among the leaves, we might
just catch % glimpse of the raiubow-tiuted
fish, The gigantic angoug, the siren Of tho
onciculs, the -harll with bis leaden eyes
tho th.eE haired-soa leopard, and thn .azJ
turtle.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21
lrcctIngor rolnrea VOTERS.

Al a meeting Of the c1lored Repub-
licaus of jefferson county, at straw.
berry Plains on The 18th day of Octo-
Der, 1874, the following resolutions
were adopted;
lst, That We heartily endorse and
approve the platform and resolutions
adopted by the Republican state Con-
yentiOn held at Chattanooga, Tennes-
see, September the 10th, 1874.
I'd, That in the Hon, Horace May
nard, we recognize the true statesman,
worthy patriot ard faithful exponent
of the National Government and Re
publican party.
Sd, That we heartily pledge our en-
tire support to the Hon. J. NJ. Thorn
Durgh for Congress, and we hereby
call upon all advocates, defenders, and
supporters Of the broad and liberal
principles of the National Republican
party to vote for Maynard and Thorn
hurgh, and that we will use all honor
able means In our power to secure the
election of these our standard bearers.
llh, our reasons for adopting these
resolutions Will be explained 40 col
ug.d Republican mass meeting 10 be
held nc New Market ON The 18th inst.
5tl, Ihgta copy Of these resolutions
0c furnished the NgU Mayket Nous
and ENOEVLLE CHEONICLE for pub
l.N.tuu.
EENL WILLIAMS, CHM.
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FIELD AND FARM.


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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21

Was attended by "a vast cgacourg of the
creates. names u France, though, accord
ing TO Tic expressed wish of the deceased
statesman, no oratlona were delivered over
his grave his last words are reported TO
have been: " How many are killed DO these
great wars ~ Those around him thought his
mind wandering TO the wars Of the seven
teauth century the history Of which he had
written but few weeks before; TO the
glorious days when Alsace and L1r-
raine were won, rather than TO the
sad times which saw them lost His aeul-
tics were unimpuired to the last, but he
would say, after each long sleep which fell
upon him, that he felt as if tho earth receded
from HIM "just as though" be added, !
we're in balloon, rising from the plain
below. Paris Letter.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21
A CONS srvat,ye journal cn th" white


The New Orleans Times, a conservative
journal opposed to the White League
organization, in an article upon the subject
Of these murders, says: We have not heard
of any crime being charged against these
men, expect that one Of them was Tax Col
lcctor, and some Of the others held parish
officers :" and concludes as follows: 1.-THE
civilized world will not be inclined to a.
tach much credit to the judgment Of these
highwaymen as to the guilt Of men wso
have not been tried, and SO far as We have
learned. have not been accused Of serious
crimes. In fact they will prefer to believe
that the real I'D -couHdrels are thu
murdorais themselves We charge distinctly
that this atrocious decd is the direct and
legitimate outgrowth of the violent Rec
River White League organizations and for j.
the able and diabolcal White League organ .
the Shreveport 1imcs is, in large
measure. responsible
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21

Twelve men WHO VIII NGtlue lNl par ]
tally between government and the ac- |
cused, and render verdict IN accord /
anCe with the law and the evidence. .
Those men who have sworn TO mur~
der when commanded uy their secret
organizations, and who were perhaps,
accessory to the commission of the Of
Tense, readily appear upon the witness
stand to prove that the prisoner was
engaged in innocent occupation, far
from the place where the crime was
committed. All the influence and
aud power Of the Democratic
party are excited in The defense of the
accused, and 10 may well view with
indifference the efforts of those whose
duty it is to secure the iutlictiUn of the
penalty for the violation of the law.
rne criminal offences over which the
United States courts have jurisdiction,
are limited in their number, and the
only restraint upon the commission OF
crimes of the nature indicated, eX-
ercised by the Federal courts, springs,
in most cases, from the annoyance and
expense of undergoing form of
trial aud not from the lear of COnviC-
ton or its results. If, in a rare in
stance, a conviction should be had, the
criminal, however heiuOus might he
/ his olieuse, however much in violation
| of the laws of his country and of God,
would find sympathy comfort, and sup
port from the members of that party,ln
whose cause he was required to suffer
| With no sense of disgrace, no feeling
of remorse, but with mind imbued
] with the teachings of his Democratic
l leaders, he would endure the penalty
4 for his Otlense with the pride Of "A
] patriot and the fortitude of martyr.
i Allegiance end protection should 20
i together. II the paramount allie
n giauceOf the citizen Is due to the gem
4 eral government, il should, in return
81 for this eXaCtiOn, assume the burden
n Of his protection, instead of entrusting
II the matter to another power and to
d whom a second allegiance is due, from
e whose neglect or persecution there Is
e, no appeal 1t ought to he made lust
/. rs much IA crime To murder a citizen of
ri the United states, as it Is to murder Il
/ citizen of "a state. When public SEN
timent approves and endorses the as
p sassinatiOn Of prominent Republicans,
a as is the case in most Of the Southern
/ States to-day, the State courts have no
! terrOrs to evil~dOers, for men are never
/ convicted of crime, where the act Of
an assassin is applauded and regarded
as the performance of a duty to the
j state, II, however, eyil-dOers are given
. to understand that the matter does not
v end with "a verdict Of aCguittaI in the
u State court, ANA that there is no triUu-
4 nal, clothed with power not only 10
% ileyIew the facts and tae law, but TO
, prosecute q murderer lur the diatiHc,
- crime O. numbering a citizen of the
d United States, tile spectacle annually
4 90 L
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21
FAIR PRICES.

. sell Needles for leading
Machines 90 cents per dozen
Goodrich fuckers, $780, Cor
dgrs, $780, Johnson Ruh1erS,
$h75, keep Attachments and
Parts fOraII Machines,
These Goods will be sentyOu
by mail, on receipt of price.
Send for Price List of Goods
sell. Machines repaired.
s. P. ANGEL, Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21

ed man.
Th,re can be no doubt but tha2he
creation aud introduction Of this ew
political class al the South-Rppuli-
cau- Toy necessity aud preference AXE |
acting ia cUurert as "a race, for 20 |
tecuOu against political prescription, /
aud the personal prejudices of teir /
iurmgr masters, seeking counsel nd |
sympathy from strangers, because bth |
were in great degree denied theuat |
hume-may be Considered the oIgiul, |
If not the main source of the ViOleEe |
aud turbulence that mauiies,s ileeIfn |
all political struggles Ia that section
lucldt uls of common occurrence, "A q |
expressions of more than casul |
nature, make us, who are witnesses #
them, skepllcal of the professions f
the sincerity with which the situatiu
Is accepted by the Democrats in tie
South. Our fears may possibly J.
groundles-, but we do believe that il
lie well matured and deliberate inter
ton Of the latent secession element b
forever battle against the recOustrut
tiOu measures, the constitutions
amendments, and against the politics
aud civil rights OF the COloTed mau
DIsrs gard of law, unless cOnuihutin,
TO then objects, and determined hostil
lly to all authority that does not cate
to L elr views, are prevailing features
ana we fan to discover any love for th'
government against which they re-
/ nelledi anu which continues TO repres'
their hopes and efforts to discard IT,
He that looks Tor loyalty among the
| Democratic and Conservative elements,
IN the south, to the American iiag, a
| sym boll2lng a government based upon
/ principles when they regard as obnoX-
lous, viii look IN VAIN. Recent events
have developed to common conviction
/ what we have long been satisfied or
that no Republican, State government
/ will DC able to maintain itself in the
South without Federal assistance, un.
til the Democracy here shall become
| convinced thaJ 1t Is VAN TO make wal
against the idea OF civil and political
/ equality for all.
Persistent and determined efforts ar,
made by our opponents to create 6
public opinion at the North that the
Republicans at The South are but g
hand of robbers and puuderers, and
. chat the remItt,d Of The control of the
/ States 80 the Old citizens will insur,
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS IN
CONVENTION.
Their Address 10 the People Of i"'
TultPd States.

] q
/ Puol'7h 'Ht ~ ''"tnS '''''.''''-1'''
/ against the S5u'helh Democracy
/ 4 parallel lo this convention finds
no yr,cedeuLI in the political history OF
he country.
/ fine supporters OF graHd humanity
wnicn taxed 90 the utmost the blood
Iaul treasure Of the nation J0 ,s .aulIsh,
Iare c5mutIed to come together To viu-
dictate themselves t. thtir fe!lDw-la-
/ uurei, ina that cause, against the per-
-I-lglt Misrepresentation of tuuse uu,
/ 10 lue dea b, opposed the principles
. involved IN hat suoume contest
\Na.u.tc. here 10 rruel the asser ion
/ that We are any less patriots .Iau
when many ui Us were to Ue found
/ Ntelug steps TO The music of the
Uuiru, or less conscientious juau when
/ u,heis If u. upheld lie cause of thr
! Conf. drraCy.
We shan deal irltnfully with the
/ ~OututIu pO,lca situation, though
/ our presentation Of IL VIII b. marred
/ by the necessity 20 cOudeuSe the mos,
. prolific political theme OF The day TO
/ Tue cDLCI-e limits itQuigcd 10 CuM-
maud attention.. Tue record Of crimes
/ that have stained Southern soil since
recuustruc ion is testified TO IN terms
/ by the Commlttea on Facts aud Stats
/ Ties, presenting 10 the pub, { i sumna-
. ~ Oi uulrages which slagg,rs Ueuei
/ We would endeavUT to impress upon
. our political brethren Of the Nor h the
/ vast distinction existing between the
. features ot political contest in their
region aud OF the same event in the
reconstructed State. In the one case
Il in "A -. Ia. col -
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21

john Henry says that when, after night
OF restless dreams, his wife asks him in the
cool Of the morning what "ante up
and sec you two better mcani hc ewes
wishes that he were dead.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-21
ANyNTEWEsrING Letter.
what a knoxville Han saw in
Colorado.
CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO,

COLORADO.
CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO,
oct. l4Jh, 1874.
EDITORS CuRoNICLE: As we have
quite number Of Tenuesseeaus look
ing auNiously towards this new Terri
tory, with a view of some day emf
grating, perhaps it would not be amiss
tor me to give them some interesting
point, that came under my ObserNa~
ton.
Colorado, as farming country, Is
confined To localities where water Is
accessible for irrigation, and as but Il
small portion OF this vast Territory
can be watered, this branch
/ of industry is limited to the
/ belt of land along the base
/ OF Rocky Mountains, and down the
/ Arkansas River. The land is easily
/ cultivated, blowing being done almost
/ any day during the year, no lost time
| for rainy days Wheat yields from
| % to 80 Bushels per acre potatoes from
/ $50 to 500. Vegetables of all kinds do
well. | saw two squa-hes at the Den-
yer Fair that weighed 235 and l7S
! y, unds each, and bCets that would
weigh Is pounds. Corn is generally
| a falure--too much alkali aud sand.
| No peaches or apples are grown as
| yet in the Territory. One man with
! the help of boy can irrigate and cul-
! tivate about 50 acres. Land under
a good water ditch, % miles from
! Denver. and worth about S25 TO
$50 per acre. Lands down the
river Plat, 100 miles from Denver,
can be had at a nominal price and will
cut from two to four tons of hay per
acre, which finds ready market in
Denver or the mining towns.
Quite "A colony of Tennesseeans
have settled ut Sterling, one Of whom
the writer meta Mr.. Dyer from
Whitesburg.
Stock raising is the basis of wealth
for this colony, and is destined to con-
troll this very important branch OF m
dustry. During the summer and fall
the stock gets very fat and easily lives
through the winter without any hay.
Occasionally during the winter asevere
snow storm will scatter them fifty or
one hundred miles, but this is not of
} ten, and four or five days riding will
gather them up. Sheep are being
shipped into the Territory and
it is considered good business.
/. One boy and two shepherd dogs can
take charge Of 300. Several large
fucks are near Fort Collins, on the
, public domains. The grass on the
d plains does not dry up, hut cures itself,
and re. uius all the sweetness of the
eaIiy growth. This is one thing tua,
looks strange to Veuue>seeau---iu Inc
2 dry. a-hy color of the land Why,
there is more green grass iu p. Dickin-
sons ward than all Colorado. But II
i~ NOT the CuiDr-thp Q0al.N Is Wha,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-11-20
A Wonderful Inventor.

The New York Sun gives the biog-
raphy of an inventor who has done more
for the world than the world has for him.
After making half dozen scientific i'm
provements in mechanics, any one Of
which would have made another mans
fortune, ne has gradually fallen to the
position of tender of a stage door in a
New York theatre. His name is FIRE.
igh. When twenty years old he invent
ed diving dress, for which he got $500
about the only reward he ever obtain
ed. He served his apprenticeship at the
Novelty Iron Works, and afterwards OBJ
tained a position as engineer of the Jer-
sey City Ferry Company at 5000 year.
For inventing the revolving CRATE for
ferry-boats, the Superintendent gave
him a pair of patent-leather boots; for
inventing an apparatus to heat water by
waste of steam and save 10 per cent. in
fuel, he received a double-barrel shot
gun; when he built a model for a Span
lard who wanted boat of fl;ght-draught
and immense carrying capacity to navi-
gate the shadows of the Amazon, and
was about to sign n contract to construct
fotilla of such vessels, the Spaniard
was murdered in a cigar store; when,
four years later, he invented "combina-
ton gauge" to indicate the action OF the
force-pump, the temperature of the wa
ter in the "hot-well," }" and the density oi
that in the boiler, Scotchman stole his
discovery and patented it in his own
name; when he compounded lubrica.
tor for locomotives, the General-Supply
Agent of the Erie Railroad refused to
accept it unless he was paid bonus oi
$4,000. And, lastly, after day had
been appointed by James Fisk, jr., in
which Freligh was to receive $4,000
in stock and money for the secret of the
compound, Stokes interfered and mur-
dered the only man who had even prom
ed him fair treatment. To such a man
the fates have done their worst. After
such a series of disappointments, nc
wonder that the poor man takes his
stand at the door of theatre, satisfied
that the shams of the stage are more
substantial than the gratitude and hon.
esty of the world.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-11-20
Melbourne and San Francisco.

Melbourne, the metropolis of Austral-
ia, is perhaps not so well known as the
chief city of the fifth continent should
be, but the California Alta draws an in
teresting parallel between that city and
San Francisco. There is only one sim
gle miles difference in the distance of
the two cities from the equator, though
one is south and the other north. Both
had their beginnings as towns in 1885,
and both remained Insignificant until
the discovery of gold in their respec-
tive countries, and kind of remarka-
bic balance has seemed to keep them
neck by neck in the race ever since. In
regard to its public works, however, the
Southern metropolis is far ahead.
Amorg these is the Botanical Garden,
which has twenty-one miles of walks,
and shrubs and trees, the most luxur-
liant that thrive in sub-tropical eli
mate. The water-works, constructed at
cost of $4,000, 900 bring 10000, 900 gal
Ions into the city daily by pipe twen
ty miles long, and have an income OF
$S50,00o year. There is a public hos
pital that has nineteen attendant physi-
clans, and treats 10000 patients annual.
ly;a public library with &C, ,OO0 volumes
and main room 240 feet long by fifty
wide; court house with pnblic hall
that will accommodate 1000 persons
and university that has cost $500, 900
and has an income of SAC, 900 to NEE
its current expenses. With all this
however, the geographical position o.
San Francisco is superior, and she is thu
more to be enVied of the two cities il
regard to the future.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-11-20
The Significance In Hair.

There seems to be a deeper signifi
canoe in hair than meets the eye. Sons
of Esau, whose beard grows high up on
their cheek bones, who are hairy down
to their ankles and to the second joints
of their fingers, are generally men of a
kindly and charitable nature. strong in
what we call the human element. One
remembers their stout hand-grip; they
look frankly in ones face, and the heart
is apt to go out to them more spontane-
ously than the smooth-faced Jacobs.
Such man was Sampson, whose hair
was his strength-the strength of Unborn
truth and goodness, whereby he was en-
abled to smite the lying Philistines.
And although they once, by their soph-
istries, managed to get the better of him
for a while, they forgot that good in
born is too vigorous a matter for any
mere razor finally TO subdue. See, again,
what a great beard st. Paul had, and
what an outspoken, vigorous heart!
Was it from freak that Greeks and East
erns reverenced boards as symbols of
manhood, dignity and wisdom, or that
Christian fathers thundered against the
barber as a violator of Divine law? No
one, surely, could accuse that handy,
oily, easy, little parsonage of evil intent;
but he symbolized the subtle principle
which pares away the natural virtue of
man and substitutes an artificial polish,
which is hypocrisy. 1t is to be observed,
however, that hair can be representative
of natural evil as well as of good. A tan
gleheaded bushranger does not win our
symyathies. A Mussulman keeps his
beard religiously clean.