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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
RAILROAD SECURITIES.

One remarkable feature of the gen
ed the panic was the marked depress-
ion in railroad stocks. The rigorous
legislation in some OF the Western
States, aud the vigor with which the
Jaws have been enforced, has only
served to make this depression more
general and serious. We have seen a
report of President John p. King, of
the Georgia railroad, to his stockhold>
ers' meeting at Augusta, last May,
from which we extract the following
on the subject referred to;
The past year has been one of pecu-
liar hardship upon railroads All
crteds, classes aud professions seem to
he combined against them. Their
fundamental rights are utterly ignored,
and it is boldly avUwed " that they
have no rights which the public are
bound to respect!
There is no interest in the United
States of the same magnitude so much
depressed as the railroad interest
The roads are rapidly running into
bankruptcy, and falling into the
hands Of receivers.
1t is believed that not IA single road
in the South, and very few in the
West, are paying regular dividends to
the stock hOlders. or all interests, it
is the most poweriess and defenceless.
They are at the mercy of every un.
principled and INSCRIPTIONS enemy,
and yet their dangerous power affords
constant theme for the demagoguCs
Their fundamental rights are utterly
ignored, and they are virtually in a
slate of outlawTy! Upon no subjects
have the legislators of the country ex.
hibited more glaring Inconsistency
than upon the subject of these i'm
provements. Every body wants rail-
roads, yet they destroy those already
built. and discourage the building of
any new ones. Those citizens who
now hold this species of property have
no choice, and must make the best of
it, but after recent demonstrations, it
is not likely any new railroad invest
ments will be made.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

OUR Democratic friends of the
Sixth Senatorial District seem to be
hard to please in selecting a candidate
for the State Senate. Last week, a
writer in the SweetwAter Enterprise
wanted 5. p. wins, of the Athens
Post Now d correspondent of the
same paper wants Col, II. b. YearwOod
who is a very good man and would
make capital Senator. If Demo-
cratic Senator must be inflicted on the
people Of that District, by all means
we say, let it be WINS or Yearwood.
By the way, that district furnished the
last Speaker of the Senate.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

JOHN =. KERR is announced by
Memphis paper as having started for
East Tennessee on his march to the
Executive Mansion" 1t is time some
of these gubernatorial asprants were
counting East Tennessee. AS yet, with
the exception Of the CHRONICLE's sug-
gestion, not a Democratic aspirant
from East Tennessee has said he would
be willing to hazard the chances of i'll
health in the humidity" of the
State Capitol. There are several coun-
ties here that might be worked up sue
cessfully by Kerr, or some other
euterprising candidate.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
Senator Morton at Home.

Senator Morton is now at his home
in this city, and will spend most Of the
summer here, having given up his
contemplated California trip. He
seems full of mental life and
energy, and is feeling better than for
many months past. The Senator says
that the Republicans of Congress sep.
arated in the best of temper and spirits
the general feeling being that they had
worked hard to do their duty, and had
come fully up 10 the expectation of the
country. There never was a stronger
determination to keep the Organiza-
ton and principles of the Republican
party intact, aud to make it pre-emi-
nently the party of the people. All adj
mitted that the party and the princi-
pies which it represents are of far
more importance than the personal
success of any man or set Of men, and
that the first duty Of every true Re-
publican is to labor for the harmony
and unity Of the party.-LadidRdpOLis
Journal.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

If We were disposed to bet we would
offer to wager nickle against GIN
ger-cake that the Democratic Conven-
ton which meets at Nashville, in Au-
gust does not pass any resolution
endorsing the administration of the
present Governor, and of the last Leg
isature. They dare not do it. Anoth-
er thing we have noticed, and that is,
that not a single Democratic daily pa
per in the State that supported the
Governor for election, after hearing
him discuss questions in which the
people were interested, dares now to
openly defend him, except the Union
and american, and it does it in milk
and cider sort Of way.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

KENTUCKY has case in politics that
is attracting quite AS much attention
as our celebrated case of Hobbs. 1t is
known as the case of Jones. He is the
Democratic candidate for Court of APP.
peals, but it has been discovered that
some years ago he accepted challenge
to fight a duel. Under the Constitu-
ton of the State that act makes him
ineligible for his office. But he has
been holding one for four years, and a
strong appeal has been made to the
Governor to pardon him. He can not
well do that without subjecting him
self to serious criticism, so the DemOc-
racy of Kentucky with their Jones
find themselves with as huge Jonah
as do the democracy of Tennessee with
their Hobbs. 1t must be consoling to
Hobbs and Burch
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
ABOUT That BARGAIN AND SALE.

And now comes the Press and Her
ala and wants US I" p'ov- that Hobbs
sold the CnmptrolIership for Sl2, 900.
Bless its innocent soul, how brave it
seems. 1t calls upon as for - witnesses"
or D" documentary proof" % show that
Hobbs sold out his office. Well, we
are free to say, we have neither the !iv-
ing witnesses nor the receipt of Hobbs
for the 1000, and therefore can not
satisfy the demand made upon us. But
we can state few facts which make
out such case against Hobbs and
Burch a. to well warrant them and
their organs to show by witnesses "
and " documentary proof" that the
charge is not true. The focts are few
and simple. After an exciting
contest before the Legislature
for Comptroller, Hobbs was very UNI
expectedly elected. One of his COM
petitors was paid $1,000 to withdraw
his name, Hobbs was indicted into
Office. The funding bill passed and
EtfuiFh INN III ices lOi lMO
years, for funding the State debt some
$4,000. With the certainty of such
fat pickings before him he resigned his
office, after he had held ii but about
two or three months. OF course, some
reason had to be given for such "a re-
markable step, and he trumped up one
to the effect that the humidity of the
atmosphere Of the State capitol
building was such as TO make it un.
healthy for him 10 remain in it. Noteven
$4,000 could enable him tO brave the
perils of subjecting himself to the
humidity of that building for few
hours each day. or course the excuse
TO use a common expression was "toC
thin" Hobbs went back home with
fine jewelry and carriages and admit
ted TO friends wanting 10 know abou
such strange self denial, that he haC
sold out. But this admission he after
wards explained was Joke" Hobbs
clerk, Womack, who had been hireC
for the term, brought suit agains
Hobbs in Nashville, and in his decar
ton filed in Court charged HObb
with selling out his Office for money
These briefly stated are a few Of tn
facts about the shameless sale Of one o
the most important offices in the State
We submit that they make out such
serious case as to throw the "burdel
Of proof" upon Hobbs and his politica
newspaper friends. OF course we hav
no access to the secrets Of the "clos
corporation" We have never charge,
that Burch, Brown or Smith bough
him out, but we have repeatedly ex
pressed the opinion that he was bough
out, and the parties most interested Il
the purchase are well known.
We suggest that our cOntemporar
call upon them for witnesses y AM
documentary proof.n If the lib,
suits of the Banner and Burch are nc
frauds or are prosecuted the truth wi
come out. But there Is a sudden lu
along the battle front at Nashville ,thi
Is Ominous.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

THE press very generally seem to
express the opinion that Beecher will
have to answer Tilton's last letter. We
have read it carefully, and while it
comes very far from making the
charges and statements of facts in the
specific, straightforward way one
would expect from the ability of the
writer and the character OF the offense
complained of, it nevertheless presents
such AN ugly array of circumstances
a. make it Necessary that Mr.. Beech
er should answer it. 1t carries upon
its face the evidence that Mr.. Tilton
is suppre,sing the facts in very materi-
al parts of his story-facrs that would
umquestionably make the case very
much more favorable for Mr. Beecher
The whole subject is one that had bet
ter have been kept out of the news
papers, but in it. present attitude it can
not he ignored. Ne give elsewhere a
simple statement of the uffrn-e charged
against Mr.. Beerher
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
THE COLLEGES IN CONGRESS.

The value of collegiate education
is not always appreciated by young
men who call themselves practical
and aspire to be business men, as
though a thorough intellectual train.
ing would not help them in such "A
calling. The College Courant gives Il
classification of members of Congress
from an educated standpoint or the
three hundred and sixty members,
one hundred and twenty four are COLI
lege graduates. y large portion of the
balance received an academic educa-
ton, or a partial college course. OF
the colleges Yale has eight graduates,
members, Princeton, Dickinson and
University of North Carolina have
five each. The East Tennessee Uni
versity has two.
The CJurdnt says:
A glance at the comparative ability
and prominence of graduates and non
graduates in shaping the legislation OF
the country shows still more early
the advantages of the discipline attain
ed by a collegiate education. 1t Is
worthy of note that Messrs. Dawes,
Garfield and Maynard, the chairmen
of the three most important committees
of the House-Ways and Means, APP
preparations, Banking and Currency
are graduates, respectively, of Yale,
Williams, and Amherst. Mr.. MAYNARD
was formerly professor in the Univer>
sity of East Tennessee, and is the only
representative of Amherst in Congress.
james Monroe, the Chairman of the
Committee on Education and Labor,
was also a professor, serving in that
capacity in Oberlin College from lS45
to 1862 The Speaker of the House,
Mr.. Blaine, graduated at Washington
College, Penn. Benjamin f. Butler
is a graduate of Waterville College,
Maine,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

SINCE the lac Democratic COnven
ton in Davidson county there is a lull
in the storm which1as prevailed there.
For the time being, Hobbs rests in
peace at his rual retreat amid the hills
of Humphreys county, aud his name
is no longer bone OF contention be-
tween the two capitoline organs. There
he can cultivate the faculty Of keeping
silence and his "gooberpeas without
being subjected to the gaze of those
who, with so much brazen impudence
ask Who's Hobbs?" Let him rest
for when September comes, and the
Law Court of Davidson meets, he will
be wanted to give important testi'
mony-perhaps.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

THE friends of Judge Sneed of the
Supreme Court are bringing him
prominently for ward as candidate
for Governor. We do not know how
far he has consented to their plans, but
he is prominent as one of the strong
est candidates. His candidacy brings
this out from the Memphis Avalanche /.
The avalanche looks with disfavor
upon propositions to fill political offices
with men taken from the judiciary
department of the public service
There l. settled and correct belief
in tue public mind that the elements
of both judge aud politician can not be
successfully combined i'm one person.
Ia choosing man to fill the high
Office of ajudge we naturally seek one
~ far removed ss possible from poll
ties. If he be worthy of the honor,
his rhucation. associations. training
AMI ambition unfit him for political
wrAugle. One OF his chief elements
oi strength i the popular belief, based
upon his record "a n private citizen,
that he is beyond the re ,ch of political
ambition, aud above and beyond the
filthy atmosphere of mere political
partisanship.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

THERE is excitement in New York
over hydrophobia. We do not wonder.
There have been in the last two weeks
two deaths from this terrible disease,
and at least ten cases Of bites from mad
dogs that are considered serious. We
believe the sanitary report shows that
there are thousand dogs in Knoxville,
There are a good many people who do
not like to see them running on the
streets this hot weather.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

A CINCINNATI dispatch says that
Miss Katie West, Of Paris, Kentucky,
died on the ooh of last month from
an overdose of arsenic, taken to inn
prove her complexion. 1t is TO be
regretted that so many persons com q
NIT suicide in the attempt TO appear
beautiful. If the public taste could be
so changed as To make robust health
more admired than mere personal
beauty, 1t would be a blessing to the
human race.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

WE publish this morning from an
other correspondent an opinion as to
the yield of our wheat crop, which is
quite contrary to that generally enter
tanned. The only way to settle this
question is by giving the yi+ld of farm
ers generally. We would be glad to
have our friends send US reports from
the threshing machines, and let us
know how the yield compares with the
expectation.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

A Washington special to the LOUIS
vile Courier. Journal brings the startr
ling intelligence that "ex~Governot
Foote proposes to arraign ex- Presiden-
Johnson before the sovereign Of Ten
nessee for high crimes and misde-
meanors, at an early day" Consider
ing Johnson's supposed Senatorial as
pirations, he may be said to be In luck.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

OUR information from the country
is, that the people are disgusted with
the effort on the part of certain men
TO obtain county Offices by agitating
the civil rights question, rather than
upon merit. The harangues upon the
subject have been listened to by small
and unappreciative audiences.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
Head Cnt oTby a circular Saw

TYNER CITY, IND, June 26.-This
morning, at Batch's saw mill, an I'M
known German fell on To a saw, which
was rapidly revolving. The saw
cut his head Off clean ia a second, and
also cut off one arm. He has no friends
i'm this country, and his name is even
unknown. He had been employed
but a short time.-SpeciaL Telegram
TO the IOUlUlGTciaL
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1874.

If the Press and Herald Is so much
dissatisfied with the Democratic party
why does it not join the Changers? If
it behaves itself well for six months,
perhaps it may be allowed to join the
Republican party.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

THE Memphis AUGLdnche says: 1T
wouldn't surprise US if Hobbs were at
the bottom of all that trouble between
those eminent Christian brethren,
General H. w. Beecher and Colonel
II. Tilton.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
In the ChanCeFy Court at Dan
bridge, jefferson Co., Tenn.
James Mcfarland vs.. Fanny McTarlal

James Mcfarland vs.. Fanny Mcfarland.
DIVORCE BILL Because it appears from
IL the allegations of the bill, which is sworn
10. that the d-fendant is a n-n-re dent Of the
state of T. nnes It is therefore ordered by the
Gle K aud Mas err that publication be made tor
Chronicle nUtifyin said defendant to appear be-
fore the Chanoery Court at cambridge on or be-
fore the second Monday Of July next then and
there 10 make defense TO COmplanan's Bill. or
the same will be taken for confessed, and the
cause set for hearing eX paIte
true COPY of the order-Attest:
June 3, 1874 wit
d. X. N. BLACKBURN; c. Am.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
THE BEST ADVICE
DIR. TUFTS HAIR DYE

possesses qualities that no other dye does Its
effect is instan tneo and natural that it can
MT be detected by the closest observer. 1t is
harmless and easily applied. and is in general
use among the fashionable ha rdressers in every
larse city in the United states, Price Il a box.
Sold every where.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
NOTICE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE is
ID SUED by the Clerk OF the Circu G urt of
ssyie[ county, VII offer ioE sale 70 the highest
vile. on the Goth day of July nest, all the undi
yided interest that Emanuel Fox has in a tract of
land lying IN GreenbreT Cove the I'd civil district
more or less. adjoining the lands { Roberts.
CArdWell anu others, levied on as the land OF
NJ, A. Rowling. This FIRST day Of June, 1874.
Vil7W4 MELN LILLE HAMMER. Dep. Sheriff.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08

n B-We have a specially Of Garden Growth
YOUNG HYS0N and IMPERIAL at 81. 20. and
90 0NG Extra Choice 81 %.
Our Teas are put up IL One Pound Packages
with kind and price printed on each.
AGENTS WANTED to Z I up clubs to sell our
Teas to Families. Hotels Boarding Houses aud
others In writing for terms sending orders.
be particular to address the Pre,idettO the Com
pany, thus: ROB RI WELLS,
No. 43 Nesey St, NV York.
We are compelled to request this. as other par
ties have initiated our hrm name. vi26d6w3
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-06-19

now growing feeble, is there too, painted
and presented to him recently by Mr..
Elder, the celebrated Richmond artist.
The Public Hall, the Infrmary, the
Hotels, where regularly three times a
day we flock as crows TO a cornfeld, the
Labratory, the Dissecting Hall, the
halls of the Literary and secret societies,
all deserve some mention but time and
space forbid me to enter into full des-
cription of them separately; but it sets
salivary glands in such commotion even
to think of "boss" Che -ernacular for
desserD, that am temples. to write
something in regard to the manue' Of
conducting our hotels. We have boss
twice per week, and any one of us had
rather "cork" (fail in class, or "cut
lecture" (stav out, "piay hooky" as we
said in our early days. than miss our
dinners OF boss days
The great lack of the University now,
is gymnasium and baths, and We are
busily at work trying to raise funds for
the purpose Of erecting it. An ad-
dcess has been issued to the friends of
the University, calling Cor assistance in
this great work, and those who are hest
acquainted with the enterprise are conf
dent of success. May it succeed
JEEMS JARVIS.
CuARLorrEvILLE, VA, May "a, 1874.
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The Invcntcr Of Paper Collars
u kentuckniI.

As we do not remember having ever
seen in print anything on the subject of
the invention of the paper collar, we
conclude To tell what we know about it.
In 1880 andlS3l there lived in the town
of Somerset, Ky, gentleman by the
name Of Walter Kendrick, and, We
believe a brother Of a welLknown jewel
er of Louisville--a timer by trade,
who made shirt collars of paper in the
village of 5. Mr.. Kendrick would take
nice, smooth, heavy paper, such as We
find with fine ribbon, and cut the collar
to suit, and with some machinery he hal
for his work he would put very hand
ssu:e finish To them. We have heard
Mr.. L. ID. Porch, Sr., speak of the
beauty and finish of these collars many
times-Mr. X. prided himself on HI. in
genuity. and was a great favorite with
the people. lie. like his brother, was a
great sabbath school worker, and had
the reputation Of being one Of the best
teachers the Sabbath school had.--Cor.
LesisriNs Commercial.
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Large Tunnels.

The largest tunnels in the world have
been constructed in Germsny, and most
of them for mining. The great tunnel
of Freiberg is "a miles long; the Ernest
August. l3l miles the Georg at Claus
thai, l0f miles the one at Shemnitz,
81 miles and the Mont Gems, 1t miles.
These are the principal works of the kind
in Europe.
In the United States there is the Hoo
sac tunnel in Massachusetts, measures 3
miles in length the Sutro, in Nevada,
4 miles; the Sierra Madre, which is to
be ~ miles and the San Carlos and
Uuion Pacific tunnels, which are under
q miles in length,
Bat all tunnels sink into insignifioance
ompared with that which it is proposed
to run under the Straits of Dover In
vestigations into the nature of the strata
Of rock lying between the Continent of
Europe and the coast of England reveal
the fact that a deposit Of clay extends
from the mouth of the Thames to Dun.
Kirk, on the northeast coast of France.
This clay is from 400 to 500 feet thick,
and is both impermeable and homogene-
Gus. 1t therefore points out the line of
its course as the most feasible route for
the proposed tunnel. The distance, how
ever, is abont 80 miles between the two
tel mini.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-06-19

went to join the heavenly throng who
for ever sing as they cluster about the
throne. As pure rs the beautiful snow
which drifted and blew in the winter
gale and melted upon every wavetop, as
the winds sough and sigh to the melan.
choly music Of the Eolian harp, her life
went out, not because she had ever done
wrong, but because she had been culmi.
mated and her heart was broken. Per.
secuted and scorned she fell beneath the
weight, and her young life terminated as
the peals of the chimes rang in the new.
born year.
How the years come and go! To-day
we are in the glow Of boyant youth; To-
morrow, with frosted hair, and tottering
form leaning upon a crutch, we look
back upon what might have been, but
never was. Empires rise and fall war,
pestilence and famine decimate the world ;
and still, just as she foatcd, we DRIFT out
on the ceaseless ebb and flow Of the tide
Of time. Remorseless time, remoiseless
tide, rs you come and go, to some you
bring joy and pleasure inexpressible; to
others misfortune dire, and a weight of
woe no tale can tell.
The turbulent ocean, with its dark.
green waters, and Shiny seaweed and
monsters indescrbable, is as mfathoma-
bic as are the mysteries Of the hereafter;
and the same waves which bury the
crimestaincd. bear upon their bosom
those more sinned against than SHINING.
Flow on, ye waves roll on. mighty
ocean and in thy depths hide 50 much
Of good, 30 much of evil. Keep well
the secrets and when the winds whistle
and thou lashest thyself in the anguish
Of fury and lamentation Of the wrongs
thou wouldst hide from all the world,
and the sweet revenge thou hast worked
and the enemies thou hast stranded about
the hidden rocks, make place in coral
cavern, where the richest treasures lie,
for her who lived not long, died too soon
who cast upon thy cold, freezing waters
her pure and spotless self, a sacrifice.
And when our calumniator casts himself
to thy care and trust, then wreak that
vengeance, that sweet, that terrible re-
venge, which time in it, course doth aim
at as he marches on to set all things even
and balance every account For him
summon every monster Of the deep-ihe
devil fish. the shark, the sea-serpent-
and in their terrible presence, where the
hidden and jagged rocks await the mari
ner, destroy the worthless life of him
who, with lie and fraud, wronged one
with all the world against her.