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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

The Press and Herald, in its report
of the Congressional discussion at
Knoxville, attacked Col. Thornburgh
because he wore gold sleeve buttons
and a gold watch chain. Houk echoes
the petty demagogical charge in the
mountains. But according to our
Wartburg letter, the contemplate wall
was received as it deserved to be.
Houk, playing second fiddle to the
Press and Herald in repeating such
stuff, is picture for candidate claim.
ing q seat in Congress on account Of
his double-relined, super.eXtra Repub.
licanisn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

OUR friends Of the Chattanooga
Commercial We're some days ago, ad-
vising harmony for the Republicans
Of the Second District. From the
temper Of its last issue before us, we
might return the advice. But we sus.
pect they begin to see now that with
some ambitious, INSCRIPTIONS men,
there can be no such thing as har-
mony.n You might as well try to get
along peaceably with Comanche saw
age as with some of these politicians.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
From Daily Chronicle Of August a..
JUDGE HoUKs PROPOSITION

We publish elsewhere a PROPOSE ion
from Judge HCuk, looking TO a Con-
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

SOME mysterious influence prevent
ed Hon. Leonidas Circular Houk from
coming to time yesterday at Maynard
Vile. Wonder what it was?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
THE
Campaign Chronicle,

We will send the WEEKLY CHRON-
ICLE during the present
Congressional Campaign
up to and including the Weekly of
November 18th, giving the
COMPLETE RETURNS
Of the great November election
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. ., 1874.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
Californin Silk Culture.

The San Jose California; Mercury gives
the following description OF sericulture as
carried on in Santa Clara county of that
State:
William Paul's, rancho of 260 acres is
located on the northwestern border OF the
town. 1t contains 1000 mulberry trees, go
fruit trees of different varieties, 1000 crane
vines, about fifty acres in grain and the
remainder in hay and pasture. For several
years Mr.. Paul has made a specially of silk
growing. for which business this soil and
climate is specially adapted. A short de-
scription OF the process may not be unin-
teresting. We are to suppose that the null
berry trees are sufficiently grown to furnish
food for the worms.
The first thing is to hatch the 2 This
is accomplished by placing them in a case
with a tin bottom, arranged with shelves
like a book case. The case is heated by
means of a spirit lamp placed underneath,
at first to 20o centigrade or U.s. Fahrenheit;
the temperature is increased each day by
placing a sheet Of paper under the lamp,
thus gradually ~elevating it until the Their.
nometer marks the required heat. If the
eggs are good they will hatch in ten or
twelve days. When they begin to hatch
they will nearly all come out in one day:
a few, however, will not hatch until tie
second day. If the eggs have been exposed
to variable temperature during the winter
a longer time will be required. Before The
eggs are placed in the case, however, they
aus be bathed. This is done by placing
them in salt water in the proportion of half
q pound OF salt to q gallon Of water if the
eggs are old, if new the proportion ia re-.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
A study for Bret Harte.

Passing over one of the elevations. my
companion pointed out on our left q narrow
valley, through which ran a shallow stream
among the thick willow brush. "That is q
place." said he, 81 shall never forget, for
there it was we fit the Indians the biggest
kind OF a fight. They ambushed us in them
willows. Every shot of them told on some
OF us, and we couldn't get at 'em, they was
slowed away so closely in the bush. We
lost twenty men, but we finally drove 'em.
l tell you twas worse than fighting bars
just az the scrfmmage was about over, poor
Gus Mlllish was shot down close by me. ]
knowed Gus well. We'd been partners In
Callforny. He was one of the best fellow:
l ever knowed, and we was always gettin'
sells on n another. But Gus got the
heaviest thing OF me when he died. A.
soon as he was shot I see he was a goner.
helped min ap on the bank, and eased hin
OIL all ! could, sayin' over all the Bible
knowed, and promisin' to give his watc,
and his gun to his folks. But Gus wanfe
me to agree to send him to Frisco. wher
.Pis folks lived. So I promised, and he Que
happy. Well, l buried him on the spa
temporary. Three years after, when e.
cuiated he was about eat up, l went iory
bones. Now, what do you think, Gus ~
been and gone and done7 Why, as ne "
buried tn alkali, he'd gone and turned NJ
self into solid stone, and then expected
to pay freight on him all the way to Frisy
| did 1t, though, but that was the last ~
Gus ever got on mew When JET had cw
cluded his touching "reminiscences OF hlsI
parted friend, he stopped his horse ana "
a drink to his memory.-Irarels IN C~"
John CQQmQn.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

RxS9a0U 110W61 Q110UE
language there, SAYING it was already the
most available tongue tor AL the
Orient; that within q few years we have
sent millions of school books in our
Language to Japan; That among the native
mercantile classes there, English is coming
into general nse, and that perhaps the pro-
position of Minister Mort was not so lu-
dicroua after all; that, in British India, With
its oO,oOO, 0OO people, the English is the
language OF the governing power, OF the
military order, of the j%uulciary, and of com
merce; that the knowledge OF English is
spreading more rapidly in Germany than at
any other time within the half century:
thai it has attracted intelligent attention
there; that the study of it has become pop
ular in Holland, where Chambers History
OF the English Language" was lately re-
printed: that a new and fruitful interest
IN it has sprung up among the EDUCATED
classes in Italy; that Grimm believed
the English language would presently be
indispensable to educated men of all coun-
tries; that while Lord Bacon put his
treatises into Latin because English was
'llkely to play the bankrupt with any
books written in it," it was but the other
day a Swedish savant selected Bacon's re-
Jected language as the most available for
the transmission Of his archaeological re-
searches all over the globe; and that the
Swiss, DE Condolle, in his recent "History
OF the Sciences" argues deliberately that
English is to De the language of the future,
and shows its assured triumph by a re-
markable body Of statistics, simple and
comparative, the accuracy Of which yet re-
mains to be proved Cincinnati COM
merciul,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
4 NEW ORLEANS REPUBiIolN, s5NDAE AUGUST kseHN 49,

zfseti n the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. en pQvs
cred BY c0rkwood trees q rocks, and the
second in close order, lying down, covered
BY some inequality in the ground. The
artillery is posted on the roads leading to
tbs position, or N points that enable it to
enflade the ground. As the enemy's rife
men draw near, the prepared Carlists lie
close and all talking ceases. Nearer come
the enemy, and when they are seen eau
tiously advancing within 800 yards,
'.crack," -s'crack," go a couple of rifles,
followed by q scattering fire from behind
the corkwood trees, rocks and hollows;;
Under this the enemy's skirmishers fall
back, but they reform, and reinforced,
again advance, with cries Of "Viva la Re.
publica." The same whitening tre, with
loud cries of sViva ell Rey," again meets
them. and they can only halt and return
the ire. A second line closes on the first,
and passing through the intervals OF the
skirmishers, charges up the Mill. The
second Carlist line closes upon the first,
WHICH lies down, and fires a volley over it,
and then, before the enemy can recover,
charges down hill. TIL. decides the battle,
the enemy falling back in haste, leaving the
slope of the position strewn with the dead
and wounded. If the Carlists are the
assailants they are met in much the same
way. Vehement cheering and vivas rend
the air in either case.
This will serve to give an idea of the
mode of warfare o practiced in Spain
Vew York World.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

Here LET Us rest! in the cool shadows lying
Beneath the whispering pine,
Whose low, sweet voices overhead are Sig ling,
Whose wreathing arms entwtne
With murnured sounds ike loving, lingering Kisses
o. sleeping eyelids pressed,
While TIE soft south wind woes Us with caresses
And whispers, "let Us rest"
The forest sleeps-its late glad voice Of singing
A dreaming echo seems;
The ~babbIiug mountain stream with rytiImic ring
Goes llurmuring in soft dreams;
Sweet slanber spreads her wings with softest
And nature with closed eyelids chants her vespeIs
And whispers, "let as rest
The heron dps his beak where. brightly cleaning,
Tine waves How clear and COO;
The waterfowl with dropping crest is dreaming
Wbe.s white pond lilies mid their dark leaves
By crystal waves caressed,
And tangled river weeds are softly signing
Their wnisper-''let us rest"
Long, yellow lines through forest aisles are CLEAN
With shadows deep and wide,
In mute embrace, like night and MONDAY, seeming
To slumber side by side.
or his dark breast her golden head reposes,
In silent rapture blest;
His shadow arm her glowing form incloses,
And murmurs-.let US rest"
The summer sun on whitening fields is glowing
In Hoods OF amber l1gnt;
The summer wind DER bending vineyards blowing
With purpling clusters bright,
Through grassy lanes and cleaning hedgerOWs
singing.
In sweet cententment best;
The Harvest Home DER hin and dale goes 1in2irg,
And eehOes-'leJ us rest"
Yes, LET US rest; ali! why should we remember
That summer suns viii set,
And with the hear frost OF the gray November
The crumbling leaves be wet;
Why note the stOrm.cioud broodinS, moaning, sail
ing
By from the darkling west?
Why see the serpent through HE blossoms trailing?
Ali leave us-let US rest.
What boots it that. in shine and shadow blending,
We've mingled good with sin?
Our harvest time Is past, our summer ending,
Our vintage gathered In;
Why mock US now with visions false and fieeting,
Aud shadows Of unrest
Why set our hearts to lying legends beatingg
Ali leave us-iet us rest.
The past, however golden while twas ours,
Is dark with vain desire,
And ghostly with the maddening, knocking powers
That vainly beckoned higher;
Like shores on which the summers sun is setting
In clouds and shadows dressed.
Then with the present-all our past for getting,
Leave us-and let us rest.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
Miles of silence and Death.

In the northwest corner of San Bernar-
dino county, lying partly also in Inyo
county. and by the newly surveyed line
partly also in the State Of Nevada, is a re-
ton paralleled by few other spots on this
earth. We say the world is instinct with
i fe. Here, if the phraseology may be par.
doned, is. a place instinct with death. A
huge basin. whose rim is the ancient hills,
stricken with the b~arrenness of desolation;
whose bosom the blasted waste of the
desert-treeless, shrublees and waterless,
save a few bitter pools like the I've of pot,
ash water; surrounded by mountains that
tower thousands of feet above the sea level,
itself lying 300 feet below the sea, 1t is q
very "Gehenna"-a place of death and
bones. Birds do not fly over it. Animals
do not enter it. Vegetation can not exist
in it. The broad sands absorb the heat,
the bare mountains reflect it, the unclOuded
sun daily adds to it. Ninety degrees in the
shade (artiicial shade, there is NO Other).
means winter; 1902 and l40S, that is sum
mer.
The hot air grows hotter, waivers, trem.
bles with heat, until nature, goaded to
madness, can endure no more; and then the
burning blast rouses itself-rOuses in its
~might-rouses as an angry beast, and with
a hOarse, ominous whisper, sweeps mile after
mile, on, ever On-Over the broad reach OF
the desert, bearing in its black, whirling
5~osom-black as the midnight-dust, and
death. Sometimes q mprky cloud gathers
upon the mountains above; then there is a
rush "a warning sigh on the winds-low
rumbling in the air; the hills culver, the
earth trembles, and a torrent. half water,
half mud, bounds from the hills, leaps into
the desert, blowing chasms like river beds
in the loose sand. The clouds scatter, tine
sun comes again-the eternal thirst of the
desert is not quenched. The raging river is
only q dream.
In the year ls49 a party of emigrants en-
tered the basin. Day after day they toiled
on, thirsting, dying. The pitiless noun.
tains walled them in; no escape. One by
one they dropped and died. A few, aban.
doning everything, scaled the mountains
and escaped. The others lie as they fell,
dried to mummies-no birds even to devour
their flesh, no beasts to prey upon them.
Wagon-tires, uprusted. gun-barrels bright
u~ntarnished. Such is the place. Mile after
mile silence reigns; silence-and DEATH
Ocerland Monthly.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

Like 2 dream that was fair but faded
Like q gleam through the mist that has shadedS
The land when the sunset 10 red,
Like the scent of q flower half forgotten
That br1ngs back . buried delighr,
Like q ghost of the wan light begotten..
Your face comes to haunt me tonight.
There 10 just the same freshness and splendor,
The glory Of color and hair;
There 10 Just the same smile. and the tender
OLD look that your eyes used to wear.
But one thing has changed: not the stately
White curve of the throat to the breast,
Nor the calm on the brow, set ~sedately,
10 show that the soul is at rest.
Yet one thing has changed, and can never
Regain what was 10th to depart
The love that has fled, and forever,
And lett 1t so lOnely-my heart
All, sweet, in the old su INNER weather,
Beneath the fair calm of the sky.
When We walked in the green ways together.
And plucked. til old flowers, you and l.
And talked the old fOllies and trsasons,
And plighted the vows that are dead
And cold In the dust of past seasons,
II any had met US ana said,
This fancy Of yours, that misplaces
Loves name, 10 a dream that will die" =
faces,
And bid them for fools to go by.
Yet now, when the years are gone over,
And things are no more what they seem,
To me-ne1ther friend now nor lover
You come Like the ghost OF a dream
But your face has no charm to excite me,
That once was SO iair in my sight
Your presence no power to delight me-,
Old love, | am weary-goodn night!
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

MONTY advertisements, inserted every ether
da7 "a hs charged two-thirds Of the above rates
Sseord page monthly advertisements, eacn
pauare, $40 per month.
Transient advertisements, having the run OF the
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SECOND page transient advertisements each In
ner-icn 81 50 per square. -,
ssTuiar advertisers, who advertise largely, viii
ns Flowed such discount from above named tran.
esrt rates as may be agreed upon; provided, tHat
ar cart. ".
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

DeFoe was a prolific writer of admirable
fiction. but is only remembered from "Rob-
inson Crusoe."
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN

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ire news by telegraph, miscellaneous reading, edi-
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consequences may cause him ages of re-
morse; while the bad passions which it en-
courages will be a perpetual torment to
himself ina state of being in which mental
emotions can not be laid aside or forgotten
amid the fierce struggles and sensual pleas
ures OF q physical existence. 1t must be
remembered that these beliefs unlike
those of theology will nave a living efficacy
because they depend on facts occurring
again and again in. the family circle, con-
stantly reiterating the same truths as the
result of personal knowledge, and thus
bringing home to the mind ever of the
most oStuse the absolute reality of that
future existence IN which our degree of
happiness or misery will be directly Deepen.
dent on the mental Fabric we construct
for our daily thoughts and words and &C.
lions here.
Contrast this system of natural and iney-
liable reward and r%etribution, dependent
wholly IN the prop0rtiOnate development
of our higher mental and moral nature,
with the arbitrary system Of rewards and
punishments dependent on stated acts and
beliefs only, as set forth by all dogmatic
religions, and who can fail to see that the
former is in harmony with the whole order
of nature-the latter opposed to it? Yet it
is actually said that Spirituaiisn is alto
gethar either imposture or delusion, and all
its teachings but the product of "expectant
attention" and unconscious oerebration!'
If none OF the long series of demonstrative
facts which have been here sketched out
existed, aud its only product were this
theory Of a future state, that alone would
negative such a supposition. And when it
is considered that mediums of all grades.
whether intelligent or ignorant, and having
Communications given through them in
various direct and indirect ways, are abso-
utely in accord as to the main fea.
ures Of this theory, what becomes Of the
gross misstatement that nothing is given
through mediums but what they know and
believe themselvess The mediums have
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-08
WASHINGTON.
The FreedmeD's Bureau Swindle

The FreedmeD's Bureau Swindle.
WASHINGTON. January "A supplemen-
tai report to the House from the Secretary
of War, shows that the Freedmen's Bureau
swindle was carried on by fal-e reports Of
money deposited in United States deposito-
ries, and OF amounts covered in the treasury.
General Amcs.
General Ames, with his family. leaves for
Jackson, Mississippi, to night, to take pos
session of the gubernatorial chair aud
mansion. Mrs General Ames is daughter
of General B F. Butler.
No Executive Business.
There was no executive business to-day
affecting the South.
Theft. O
A theft of about $1,000 worth of drafts
tor refunded taxes, mostly belonging to
people of the South, has been discovered?
These drafts were in u tin box in the re-
funding division of the Internal Revenue
Department
A Dispatch from the McEnery People.
The McEuery Legislature, through q com
mittee, have telegraphed to the presiding
officers of the Senate and House at great
length. The communication is in the form
of petition for relief and recognition. The
dispatch is signed by Messrs. Booth, Wor-
rail-, Lobdell, Foster and Hicharie.
Nomination Of Williams to be Withdrawn.
1t may be stated with absolute certainty
that the nomination of Williams will be
Withdrawn tomorrow. His letter of with
drawal is written.
Settling Distillery Cases.
District Attorney FarrOw, of Georgia,
with the Endorsement Of all of the repre-
sentative men of that State, has secured
the acceptance by tho Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue of the proposition of ex-
representative Price in the matter of illicit
di-tillers in North Georgia.
The proposition inyQ ives a liberal settle
ment and an approximation to general
amnesty for past otfenses and looks 10 the
pardon Of those in prison. The latter class,
There are about thirty i've in Jail and over
800 cases unadjusted. There are also about
800 distillers against whom no procet dings
have been instituted, who desire to avail
themselves Of the settlement proposed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-08
Billiards..

Messrs. Maurice DAILY and Louis Abrstna
played a fine game of billiards last evening
at Crescent Hall, Of 800 points, the latter
receiving the odds Of discount. The fol-
lowing is a summary:
Daly-O. 0, 5, II, %, 5. IA, :, 5, 8, O. !, 8.
&c, 3. 100. l, Is, Q, 10. 1850. Number Of
innings 81; average IVA.
Abrarns-4, 4, 9, 0. 9, |. I. 0, 10, 8, J, 9, 9.
.. ~. |, l6, 3-6S. Number of innings
20; average 8 20.
Time Of game. one hour and five minutes.
Oaly one bet is worthy of record, and
that Mr.. DAILY won to a point by making
his largest run of 100. He shouId receive
half that number of the very finest of Lou.
isiana oranges. and may their quality in
spire him with courage to make more bets
Of like character and skill to win them,
and their sweetness give him pleasant recof-
lections Of the soil on which they grew.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-08
JudRc Richard Bustced.

Articles of impeachment against Judge
Richard Busteed are to be presented at an
early day after the reassembling of Con-
gress. 50 far as can be learned there are
only three OF four charges to be preferred:
l. That he is not and never has been .
citizen of Alabama, having lived on Staten
leland and only going to Alabama to hold
court.
9 That he used public money for his in
dividual benefit, having ordered the United
States marshal to pay out of the fund of
fines and forfeitures $1,000 to settle suit
against himself.
3. That he accepted bribe of $50, 600 to
throw the Meridian railroad into bank
ruptcy
4. That he required the State of Alabama
in the bankruptcy case against the Ala
bama and Chattanooga railroad to deposit
1000 to secure her interest The State
deposited 500, 900 of her bonds in lieu of
the money, and Busteed took these bonds
to New York and raised $50, 600 on them for
his own private use.
There are q number of other charges
which can be sustained by abundant proof,
but the Judiciary Committe will rely on the
above as sufficient to secure his impeach
ment. Judge Busted has written letter
in which he declares that he will not resign,
but will meet his accusers face to face and
stand his trial like man.