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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-23

military force Of the United States rs
may te necessary and adequate Ia
protect said State and the citizens
thereof against domestic violence and
to enforce the due execution of the
laws aud,
WHEREAS, 1t is required that when
ever it may be necessary in the judg-
ment of the President to use the mill
tary force for the purpose aforesaid, he
shall forthwith 10y proclamation COM
mand such insurgents TO dispeIse and
retire peaceably to their respective
homes within "A limited time.
Now, therefore, |, Ulysses :. Grant,
President Of the United States, DO
hereby make proclamation, ana com
mand said turbulent and disorderiy
persons to disperSe and retire peacea-
bly 60 their respective abodes, within
five days from this date, and hereafter
to submit themselves to the laws and
constituted authorities of the said
State, aud invoke the aid and co-op-
Grafton of all good citizens thereof, to
uphold the law and preserve the pub
licpeaCe.
In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal Of the United States to be affixed
Done ut the city Of Washington, tn s
the fifteenth day of September, in the
year of our Lord 1874, and Of the indie
peudence Of the United States, the
9Sth.
JSgned) [. >. GRANT.
BY the President,
HAMILTON FISH, Secy. Of State.
New ORLEANS, Sept. l5.-The en-
tire force of Metropolitan Police
. Kellogg's militia, etc, with arms, ar
senals, etc. Surrendered at 9 O'clock a
/ m. to citizens, or Penn's militia. Kel.
/ logg, Lougstreet, and others have
taken refuge in the Custom House.
The State House was surrendered al
/ Z o'clock this morning TO Lieut.. Gov'
ernOr Penn's militia, without firing {
/ gun. Gov. Peun's militia are about
! 10000 strong. All State and city
property, police stations. arsenals ant
| police and iire-alarm telegraphs are
! in possession of the League. Kelolgg
| is in the Custom House, under protec
ton of the United States troops.
Jackson Square police station, undel
/ command of Gen. Longstreet, is re
ported to have just surrendered.
/ SHREVEPORT, La, Sept l4-The actor
of the people of New Orleans has been re
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm her
and throughout northern Louisiana.
A meeting was held in this city to-nigh
/ to take action on the proclamation Of tn
acting Governor, Penn. Speeches wer
made by leading citizens of the parish
advising a moderation and assuring tn
colored people that no violence was con
Htemplated and that their rights would b
carefully respected
The undersigned were appointed com
mittee to telegraph the agent of the Associ
ated Press at New Orleans that the whit
movement of north Louisiana is complct
and will be bloodless. The parish official:
elected in 1872, will be installed at 10 o cloc
to morrow morning. The militia Will b
organized at noon.
lSignedl w. B: EAdAR
" n MpNrrrPI
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-23
,ignedl w. B, EAdAR,
j. G. MoNCURE,
A, II. LEONARp,
Committee.
Femn'S Account Of the AFFAIR.


NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 15.-The Kel-
lOgg government has been overthrown,
and the entire city is in the hands of
his opponents. Lieutenant Governor
Penn has taken the reins of govern
ment in hand, and will at once inst"ll
into office all those who were voted for
on the same ticket with McEnery in
1872. Courts will at once be organized,
and the entire machinery OF govern
ment set in motion, not only in this
city, but throughout the State.
The following dispatch was sent last
evening by acting Gov, Penn TO the
President of the United States:
"NEw ORLEANS, Sept. II, "A.
" L. S. Grant, President Of the Unitcd
States!
&" Hopeless OF all other relief, the
people of this State have taken up arms
TO maintain the legal authority of per-
sons elected by them to the govern
ment of the State against the usurpers
who have heaped upon them innumer-
able insults, burdens and wrongs. In
so doing, they are supported by the
great body of intelligent and honest
| people of the State. They declare theil
unswerving loyalty and respect for tho
! United States Government and its Off
GERS. They war only against usurpers
| and plundeTers and enemies of oul
/ people. They affirm their entire ability
TO maintain peace and protect the life
liberty and equal rights OF ell classes o
citizens. The party and officials ol TIT
United States it shall he our specia
aim to defend against all assaults, anC
to treat them with the profoundest re
spect and loyalty. We only ask of yOl
to withhold any aid or protection from
our enemies and the enemies of repub
lican rights and of the peace and liher
ties of the people.
(Signed), d. b. PENN,
Lieut.. Gov. and Acting Governor.
NEW YORK, Sept. ia New Or
leans dispatch says the Cotton Elk
changs has just posted the following
"This Exchange will close at p. m.
as a mark of sympathy with tn
movement to establish the Legitimate
government of Louisiana Tn
cars which were used as barricades
are being placed on the track in from
of the telegraph Office and elsewhere
The cars will he run rs usual in al
hour The excitement has subsidized
and all is quiet at present.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. l5,-Th
! following dispatch was received at tn
! War Department this afternoon:
? New ORLEANS, LA,
2 Sept. 18th, 1874.
p 10 Hon. ". W. BclkRGp, Secrctdr
I Var,
: The Kellogg government is oyel
| thrown. The State is in the hands {
+ the legal government. Everything
- conducted in a lawful manner. QuiC
? and good order prevails. No eXces
committed. The negroes are protect
! ed, citizens are returning to their home
I and business. Perfect harmony eXisl
: between the present government an
T the United States troops.
e [Signedl, r. 5. RIcHEH.
Governments Denied Communicate
with Hts Officers.
q WASuINGTON, Sent, l5.-The -
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Inducing McEnery OnicinIs into Onicc

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l6.-The city
continues quiet The police duty
through the city last night was per-
formed by volunteers. This morning
there is very general resumption OF
business. There are no gatherings of
the people, or evidences of excitement
in any quarter.
DELHI, La, Sept. l6-A mass meet
ing of the citizens of Richland parish
was held at Rayville yesterday evens
ing, and there was great rejoicing at
! the news from New Orleans. q, MGR,
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WASHINGTON, Sept, 1S.-Fearing
that the regular dispatches may fail to
reach the earlier noon papers, it is stat
ed briefly that the Cabinet, this morn
ing, orders Kellogg's reinstatement.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept, lS.-McEnery
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and Penn have issued an address to the
people, advising a cheerful obedience
to the constituted authorities.
Kellogg Again in Power Presi
dent Grant to Gov. Brown.
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A Model Christian !

friend in New York sends us the fol.
lowing extract from The Nation, and re-
quests us to give Bowen hell. This, in
our estimation, would 20 work of supereo-
CATION. Somebody else has evidently
taken that Job by contract, and as the only
taste Of heaven he deserves, and in our
opinion will ever taste, is on this side Of
the grave-we haven't the heart to deprive
him of it. Here is man using the en-
ginsfg of the religious press and pulpit to
sanction and aid one of the most unmitieat-
ed thefts of modern times-no doubt on
the ground that stealing is no crime. The
Nation says
A point Of good deal Of interest. both 70
newspapers and their readers. will probably
before long be submitted to the United States
Court in this district, IN the shape OF an an.
pllcation BY the trustees in bankruptcy Of
the estate OF Jay Cooke Co., to set aside
contract made by that firm with Mr.. Henry
Z. Bowen, the publisher and proprietor Of Tn
Independent, and to recover the considerstion
on which it was based. The contract proyid
ed that Mr.. Bowen was to lend the use of his
editorial columns and otherwise exert himself
to promote the sale Of the bonds of the North.
ern Pacific Railroad, in return for which he
was to receive in bonds and stock percentage
on the amount Of bonds sold through what
ever channel, and he did actually thus re-
ceive $50, 600 in bonds and S46. 600 in stock
face value of course. The trustees now re.
pudiate the contract as contra boaos BOres.
and asks that the bonds and stock be sur.
rendered to the estate 1t is possible that as
between Jay Cooke and Mr. Bowen the con-
tract would stand under the rule known to
the lawyers as in Pu1i delictO, potion est con-
ditto defendentis," which may be freely trans
lated by saying, that where there is rascality
on both sides, the defendant may keep what
he has got The court will, therefore, probab-
ly have to decide whether the trustee stands
morally In Cookies shoes, and, if not, wheth.
or the contract 10 immoral II it decides the
latter point in the Affirmative, Of course the
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-10-17
The Machinists and Blacksmlths.

At the recent session Of the Machinlsts
and Blacksmlths' international Union
held in Louisville, Kentucky, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
term:
Presldent-John Fehrenbatch, of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
First Vice President - Jackson II.
Wright, nf indianapolis, Ind.
Second Vice President-.Ias. W. Law
less, Butfalo, New York
Third Vice President Sylvester Gren-
sci, Detroit, Mich.
Fourth Vice President VIM. A. Muir
ply, Brooklyn. New York.
Secretary Edward McDevitt, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Treasurer F. McFeely, Middle
town, New York.
Executive Board VIM. II. Hartman,
Altoona, Pa; r. b. Allen, Norkfolk, Va. !;
VIM. Blatterman, st. Louis, Mo. VIM.
A Bell, Nation, ILL.,; Geo. Langdale,
Rochester, y V; T. J. O'Mara, Daven-
port, Iowa.
Secretary Mutual Relief Department
William A. Upright, Syracuse, New
York
The convention adjourned, to meet in
Detroit, Michigan. in 1873.
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THE MINERS NATIONAL CoNvEN
TON

As previously announced, the second
ton will commence at Cleveland, Ohio, on
Tuesday, October 9th. As subjects Of
the most vital Importance to the welfare
Of the organization will be discussed and
acted on, we trust that ecrg section Of the
country where mining is carried on will
be fully and ably represented. A great
work has been accomplished during the
past yesr, and its officers have done their
duty faithfully and we'll, there are
many details to be completed many de-
fects to be remeded many shortcomings
10 be removed, which the convention alone
has the power to accomplish. Experience
Is the best teacher, and there is no doubt
that many valuable suggestions as to the
future welfare and management Of the or
ganizatlon, will be obtained by a full and
Tree expression Of opinion. Where lodge
feels unable to bear the expense of dele
gate, let two or three club together and
Jointly bear the burden. By adopting this
method there can be no excuse for non-at-
tendance, and there is yet ample time to
act on the suggestion; we trust our east
ern and western friends will make up their
minds to follow it. But by all means let
there be good, rousing convention. The
location is one of the most central that
could have been selected, advantageous
alike to all sections of the country.
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LABOR ITEMS.

The strike Of the flour barrel coopers Of
Lafayette has ended, an arrangement hay
ing been made by which they are to re-
celve l6 % cents apiece for barrels until
the LIST Of January. and IL cents from that
until the LIST Of August
A convention of Labor Reformers re-
Gently met at Mauch Chunk, Pa.
From Scranton, Pa, comes the request
that " travelling printers will please keep
away unless they have money enough u
procure a working-card, pay their board in
advance, and indulge in the luxury of at
least one clean shirt.
Fourteen hundred men have recently
been discharged from the shops Of the
New York Central Railroad.
The Illinois Zinc Co., Of Peru, is employ
ing force of sixty men, and 50 turing out
three tons per day. The zinc comes from
Mineral Point, Wis, and the Galena dis
trict, and is taken there to be Inanufac-
tured because coal is cheap and good
1t is reported that the Virginia Mining
Co. whose mines are located in Mineral
county, W. Va, III the vicinity Of Pied
mont, suspended on thursday Sept.
%.
Eight hours is now days work at the
Meadville railroad shops
While northern woollen mills are stop
ped, those Of Georgia are increasing the
the number Of looms and reaping in divi-
dends. Columbus, in that State, has 81, 600
spindles, 90 woollen and $40 cotton looms,
all built iii less than seven years by city
which lost by fire about the close of the
war, 81, 900 bales of cotton, worth S15, 900,
600, and millions of other property.
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A SANDER Refuted.

The communication from the Hon. Alex.
Campbell, published in another column, in
reply to recent article in the Ottawa Re
publican, shows to what despicable tactics
his opponents are prepared to resort in or
der to secure his defeat. But the pension
ed assailant has counted without his host,
if he expects such statement will IN any
manner advance the interests of Mr.. Cor
win. The reputation Of Alex. Campbell
is beyond the reach Of his petty malice.
His name is Synonymous with integrity
and honor, and those among whom he has
resided for the past twenty -four years will
bear willing testimony to the truth Of this
assertion. The answer to the charges made
10 20 szpliett and HneqUicocdl that nothing
further is required to brand them as
"unequivoeally false in whole, and in
q every part and particular, and their an-
s'thor a. an Infamous hbeller," who in all
probability viii have an opportunity afford
ed him of proving his assertions at the bar
o. Justice.
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by saying how many hours shall constitute a
days work The law II stupid. because il
attempts to regulate a matter which can
alone be regulated by the principles OF bust
ness. Nothing is more reasonable aud Just.
both to the employer and employee, that la
Dor should be psid m proportion to produc-
ton and it is the height Of absurdity to sup
pose for a moment that an employee can per-
forn the same amount of service in eight
hoars, and do justice to himself and employ
er, as he can do in ten hours. 1t
would be Just as reasonable, and every sense
equitable, for the farmer to ask Congress for
law compelling those who buy his produce
to pay him the the price Of bushel Of grain
for eight-tenths Of bushel, in order that the
profits Of his farm might Be Increased 20 per
cent. as to enact that eight hours constitute
a day s work, in. asder that tn iaborer should
have the remalIiing two hours that they clam
for recreation and self-improvement, bet rhich
chich The closea obsererratiOn has shOicn ~ ai'se
cases ou o( ten, derotsd todebduchery and stlf
degrad0tion"
Now will the editor of the Mangdct,ger
be kind enough to tell us from whom he de-
rives his information that the working
classes, nearly all of whom are government
employees, who have enjoyed the ad-
vantages Of the eight hour system-have
devoted theirleisure hours to debauchery
and selfdegradation. Is such the testl-
mony Of the superintendent. Of the Spring
field armory, where a studied test has been
made Of the measure Is such the testi-
mony in any locality where it has received
an impartial trial. But for the sake of
argument, let us suppose that as much
work cannot be done in eight hours as in
tens that any reason why ten hours
should always remain a standard day s
work. Is the position of the skilled me-
chanic to remain in the future as it has in
the pasti Has he no Just right to enjoy at
least, part of the advantages accruing
from labor-saving inventions which his
own brain has created Must they all go
to the Golfers of the employers The same
twaddle which he uses was used by the
manufacturers of England when opposing
the reduction of the hours Of labor from
twelve to ten, yet has its adoption not
and employed 1t was used by the mine
owners Of Great Britain, when Parliament
came to the rescue If the women and chill
dren employed in their dreary dungeons
establishing the number Of hours children
should work, and the age at which they
should enter the mines and it is now used
by the factory-owners Of New England
living of the life's blood of the children,
stunted in growth and intellect, who are
ekeing out miserable existence in their
prisons Out on such humbuggery. just
think Of the outrage in the middle
Of the nineteenth century, while two-thirds
Of the population are living of the labor Of
one -third-the latter should claim
Let It roll along the pralre.
Let il come from vale and hill
Eight hours for work. eight hours ior rest
Eight hours for will
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FROM IND lama.
Coal CREEK, Oct. ). 4

Coal CREEK, Oct. ). "a.
To the Editor II the woRkISGxASs ADVOCATE.
| wish to give your readers an idea how
we are getting along in this part of In
diana, and to do 40 | must go back to the
past two years
in the fall d 1872 this place was start
ed, and commenced shipping coal, the
miners receiving ~ per ton. During that
fall and early winter the price Of digging
WAS advanced to II % per ton, as 81 was
found inadequate 10 the labor and expense
Of the miner. But in the summer of 1873
the price was reduced to al ; and again in
the fall Of that year advanced to 81 10, but
in June, 1874, owing to the depression in
other trades, the competition for what lit
tie sale there was, and above all the dis
organized state of the miners, caused the
price Of digging to come down TO 80 cents
per ton. In vain We petitioned our en-
ployers to make a little improvement in
our wages we found determined resist
ance to our appeals, both from our en-
ployers and others, whose duty it was to
have given the men assistance, and en-
enlargement.
However, To stop competition as much
as possible on the part Of the men, We
combined the miners Of Park Fountain and
Nermlllion counties in one union, and on
the 22nd of September passed a resolution
to make an imperative demand all through
the district for 10 cents per ton, to take eff
feet on the LIST Of October, and thus make
the price Of digging 81 per ton again.
There are twelve different firms mining
and shipping coal in this district, five of
which gave the price without stopping
while the men at the other seven are out
on strike, and are determined to remain
out until their demand is complied with.
The companies who have given the price
are as follows W. p Rend 4 Co, the
Wabash Coal Coal Company, Indiana
Block Coal Company, and the McClelland
Brothers, Of Fountain county. and the
French Company, Of Park county. Now,
Mr.. Editor as some Of those men, which
are out on strike have not workedover live
months in the last eighteen months, and
there is no way of sustaining them, onlyby
those who have got the price, sharing their
work with them, we hope miners from
other parts will take warning, and give
this district fair chance to come out VIC
torious hope they will not be deluded
into this district neither by flaming adver-
tisements nor corrupt officials, until our
whole district is successful. We will give
fair notice through the ADVOCATE a. the
different companies complies with the de-
mands Of the men. BILL STuBLEf
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A SPECIMEN JACKDAW.

The Wester1. Manufacture, q paper re-
Gently established in this city, professedly
devoted to the Misunderstanding interests Of
the west, in its last issue, in referring TO
the eight hour law, makes use of the fol-
lowing language:
Among the many unwise acts passed by
Congress during the past few years-and we
regret TO say that such acts have bean neither
few nor far between-none are more Had
vised than the eight hour law, l. .. an act
which attempted, and still attempts-for, to
the disgrace of the country it is still unre-
peAlsd ON the statute books--to regulate the
relations between employees and employers,
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Worth Preserving.

Pie following is a true copy Of con
tract entered into some years ago, but
which At the present time is worthy the
attention Of every miner
by this contract catered into on the 18th OF
September 1863. between Louis 4. Dochez,
general agent OF the coal mining companies
of Illinois, of the first part, and Joseph Cam
bier, miner of the second part is is agreed
That the above Louis A. Dochcz, acting in
the name of the above named coal mining
companies Will convey the said miner to the
place OF his destination ia the state of Illinois,
United States Of North America, paving his
passage money and expenses.
That said companies will employ the said
miner in company OF other Belgians at their
mines during a term at least three years, dat
ing from the day Of the signing Of this con
tract.
That said companies Will pay Tor the SER
vices Of the said miner $3.50 2, 400 trancs), or
$40 200 francsl monthly, Ia II e following
manner, viz
That the money due to the miner for the
time lost during his journey up to the day of
commencing work shall be retained by the
companies, as well one-tenth of what shall
be due and pay able at the end Of each month
after he shall have commenced to work
1t is understood and agreed between the
parties hereto that if said companies are UNI
able to furnish the said miner constant en-
pigment, they engage, nevertheless, to pay
him for the days on which he is not required
to work, as long as the said miner shall con-
tinue under the direction of the said com
panies working ten hours day, from seven
To twelve in the morning, and from one TO
six in the evening.
1t is also understood that word is suspend
ed from Saturday evening TO Monday morn
ing.
The companies Will dispose of the money
retained from the miner, VIZ His wages from
the day of signing the contract to the day OF
commencing work, and tenth part of his wages
while he shall be at work - 20 francs) each
month as follows
|. II the miner or any Of his family should
become SICK it will be expended in medical
assistance in supplying his daily wants, and
towards the support OF his family.
2. Ii the miner should die, 1t will be paid
to his family
g. The whole amount or the balance there.
Of. shall be paid to the miner on the expira-
ton Of the contract, provided that the mineI
on his part shall have observed all its condi
lions.
The miner on his part agrees to 60 to one
of the mines appointed by the companies, en-
gaging to work therein during a term of three
years, from the date of tins contract, con
scientiously and faithfully, and under the di
rection Of the companies, or Of the persons
designated by them.
Signed in presence Of Florlan Brown
Jos. GAMBLER,
for
l. A. DoCHsz.